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maradi mxedari
( romani)

Tbilisi 2006
gamomcemloba `saari~
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`ciskarSi~ (#3-8, 1980).
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`meranma~

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 aw Senca, sayvarelo, odes SeiTqvnen Sen zeda xuTni mefeni
xorcTa SenTani, codvis-moyvareni: erTi mefe
Tvali Seni, romeli rasaca ixilavs, nebavs miReba
Tvisad da migizidavs mruSebad da angarebad, - meore
mefe yuri Seni, romeli maradis ganarisxebs gulsa
Sensa smeniTa amaoTa sityvaTaiTa da dagimarxavs gul-
sa Sina unjad ZmaT-moZulebasa da Zviris-zraxvasa,
- mesame mefe ena Seni, romeli zraxavs borotsa, da
ginebasa da tyuvilsa da cruficobaTa iwvrTis, -
meoTxe mefe saynoseli Seni, romeli misdevs soflisa amis
gemoTa da siamovneTa, - mexuTe mefe Seni xelni
da ferxni, romelni ganmzadebul arian tacebad, da
xveWad da parvad. Eeseni arian xuTni mefeni, romelni
maradis ebrZvian sulTa kacisaTa.

sulxan-saba orbeliani, `swavlani~

winaTqma
pirvel bedias bedi ewia ucabedad. saurme gzaze gvelis
wiwils waawyda, amasac ded-mama eyoleba, aq ki vinme ugulo
gasresso da buCqebSi gadasva. mM as Semdeg didi Wyonis Ziras,
soflis gaRma tyeSi, oqros fulebs poulobda yovel cis-
mare. gamdidrda, Turme, pirveli bedia, Sromaze xeli aiRo,
ar xnavda, ar Tesavda, magram mis ojaxs Citis rZe ar aklda.
xelisgulze koJri gadauvida, saxis kani TavSenaxuli di-
aciviT gauTeTrda, Ripi daaCnda da TveSi erTxel axal Ziq-
vas ikeravda, radgan ZvelSi ver eteoda. mTel sofels misi
vali hqonda. TviTonac xasiaTi Seecvala, gulqva da kriJan-
gi gaxda, mezoblis da stumris moZule. larSi oqros Cxri-
aliTRa itkbobda smenas... magram bedi Ralatsaa Cveuli,
eSmaki eaxla pirvel bedias da cbieri CurCuli gauba, nat-
vrisTvali eqneba, albaT, didi Wyonis qveS mcxovreb unass,
Torem saidan Soulobs amden fulso. mM krexelobad moeCve-
na pirvel bedias aseTi azri, macduris gandevna moindoma,
magram eSmaki sulSi ejda da ras moereoda. aiRo bari da wer-
aqvi, qamarSi waldi gairWo da riJraJze Sinidan gavida.
im dRes igi ar dabrunebula, arc meore dRes. bolos Se-
icxada ojaxma, sofeli Sehyara, Tavisi ubedureba gaando.
wavidnen didi Wyonisaken, oRond axlosac ver gaekarnen.
dageslili pirveli bedia xis qveS egdo, Wyons ki foTlebis
magier uTvalavi Wari esxa. M mixvda sofeli, eSmakis naxelavi
iyo yoveli. Mmouxmes mRvdels, moasvenes wmida xati, Se-
uloces. mM erme cecxli SeunTes did Wyonsa da gvams. roca
ferfliRa darCa, ganSordnen da samudamod aRikveTes gza
iqiTken.
wlebi gavida. dawyevlil adgils aravin ekareboda. f F er-
fli male daifara ZeZviTa da narSaviT, pirvel bedias amba-
vi ki daviwyebas mieca...
Taoba Taobas mihyva. wariSalnen winaparTa saflavnic
da mesaflaveni axladgaTxril samareSi miwadqceul ConC-
xebs awydebodnen...
magram bedis wignSi mravali ucnauri striqonia da meT-
xuTmete Tu meoce Taobis bedias uSobeli daekarga. erTi
sawyali kaci iyo, im uSoblis garda araferi ebada. TuTar-
Cela Rames mTeli sofeli daiara bediam, kvals versad mi-
agno da mTvares dandobili tyeSi Sevida. im dros sofels
utexi Txmelnari ertya irgvliv, dRisiTac ki ereoda gza
da kvali mogzaurs. TuTarCelam Seacdina bedia, saidanRac
gamomtyvralma veSapma gadaylapa mTvare, wkvarami Camowva.
biliks acdenili kaci mTeli Rame daborialobda Waobebsa
da ekalbardebSi. mM ere viwro Tiri dalanda da awi cdilob-
da, ar dahkargoda. eE tyoba, sofels Zalian daSorda. ZaRle-
bis yefa da mamlebis yivili didi xania miwyda. iseTi siCume
Camovarda, sakuTari fexis xma aSinebda. dD rois saTvalavic
aeria ukve da yovelgvari imedi gadaiwyvita, roca win sinaT-

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le acimcimda. jer varskvlavi egona, magram ase dabla vars-
kvlavs ra undoda. gaxarebuli bedia sinaTlisaken gaeSura.
u
U ndoda SeeZaxa, Soridanve gaefrTxilebina damxvduri. A
adgili ecnaura da gadaifiqra. gagonili hqonda, odesRac
aq, WalaSi, didi Wyoni idgao, salocavi. merme eSmakebs wau-
bilwavT Turme, mexi dascemia da daunaxSirebia. bedia
kvlav SiSma Seipyro. vin unda yofiliyo iseTi gulmagari,
RvTis dawyevlil adgils rom ar moerida da maincdamainc
aq dasca banaki? nabiji Seamokla, cerebze Sedga... tyeSi ko-
coni gizgizebda da musaifis xmac moismoda. b B edia buCqebs
amoefara, iqidan gaxeda. cecxlis piras sufra gaeSalaT.
erT mxares wowola kaci ijda, xelSi Samfuri eWira da
cvrian mwvadebs Seeqceoda; meore mxares ki uzarmazari
mgeli dayuntuliyo kudze, Tavisi Ronieri toti daglejil
uSobelze daedo.
wowolam saidanRac momcro yanwi daaZvrina, tikidan
Rvino daisxa, amowrupa, merme isev Seavso da mgels gada-
awoda: `geSvi, Rvini, qudmaxvami, saxel bjoxo gujmaxani!~
(Sesvi, Rvino, gadmomiloce, saxelad mqvia gujmaxani!). mgel-
ma cali totiT yanwi gamoarTva, Rvino xaxaSi Caisxa da da-
iRrina: gujmaxan, adamianis suni meca da kbilebis qavili
amitydao... Cems meti adamiani aq vin iqnebao, _ gaicina gujma-
xanma, _ Sen Tu bediaze ambob, sanam Tavis ezoSi Seva, suli
amoxdebao!.. mgelma nakverCxlebiviT moelvare Tvalebi
moavlo bnel tevrs da mzera im buCqze SeaCera, romlis uka-
nac bedia imaleboda.
TvalT daubnelda bedias, wamovarda da ukan mouxedavad
mokurcxla soflisken...
mglis sazareli ymuili moesma kvalze. frTebi Seisxa.
miSveleTo, erTi Sehkivla da Sevarda soflis orRobeSi.
sofels karga xania, eZina. kK ivilze xalxi wamocvivda, magram
mglis ymuilma SiSis zari dasca da veravin gabeda gareT ga-
mosvla.
bedia miiWra Tavis WiSkarTan, urdulis asayrelad Zala

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aRar eyo. mM gelze amxedrebulma gujmaxanma Semoiqrola
orRobeSi da gulSemoyrili bedia iqve daeca.
adamianis mexsiereba uZiroa. Sig bevri ram mniSvnelova-
ni ikargeba, umniSvnelo ki zedapirze tivtivebs. hH oda, bod-
Ros mama ratomRac yvelas daamaxsovrda, Tumca Tavi araf-
riT gamouCenia. ocdameaTe Taobis bediam ara uwyoda ra
Tavisi winaprebisa. erTi ubiri glexkaci iyo, welebze fexs
idgamda da erTaderT Svils patara, engurs gadamyure
jargvali dautova. wera-kiTxva ar icoda, Tumca erT dros
efuTi da karabadini ewyo kidobanSi da arc TviTon ekare-
boda, arc sxvas akarebda. g
G velis Selocva SeeZlo; Tanasof-
lelebs araerTxel unaxavT, WuWyiani perangis saxelodan
uxsenebels rom amoayofinebda Tavs da mis dReSi xeli
aravis CamourTmevia. miTqma-moTqma dadioda, masac da mis
colsac eSmakTan aqvT piri Sekrulio. xSirad unaxavT Tur-
me orTave, mgelze rom daToxarikobdnen. albaT Wori iq-
neboda... mokvda sruliad moulodnelad, fexi daucda da
engurSi gadavarda. curva kargad exerxeboda, magram ra-
tomRac uceb CaiZira da mere mis kvalsac ver miagnes. o
O jaxma
dafxrewili RarTi da Ziqva daitira. soflis uxucesTa
TanadaswrebiT kidobani gaxsnes. Sig daxruli qaRaldis
mtveriRa aRmoCnda... amoukvalTavi Savebi Caicva qvrivma
CaTum, cxare cremliT itira qmari. mM eore dRes ki ulmobe-
li Wori kvlav daZvreboda saxlidan saxlSi, Rame unaxavT
qvrivi CaTu ewerSi, mgelze ijda Turme wowola kacTan da
mihkioda tabakonisaken... oRondac, sofels ra daejereba...
TviT bodRo bedia patara kaci iyo rogorc aRnagobiT,
ise mdgomareobiTac. jer kidev akvnis bavSvi Rorma daiTria
da kinaRam SeWama. dD roze miuswres da waglijes, magram sa-
mudamod dakoWlda da sibereSiac es patiosani pirutyvi
dasanaxavad ejavreboda.
xeibrobam bavSvoba gaumwara. tolebi abuCad igdebdnen,
qvebs esrodnen. aA mitom mudam gulCaTxrobili da dardiani
iyo, marto TamaSobda. erTxel, _ maSin aTi-Tormetisa iqne-

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boda, _ Relis piras batebs mwyemsavda da Zalian gaerTo: Ti-
xisagan maRali koSki undoda aego, magram Tixis koSks saku-
Tari simZime angrevda. biWi isev Ziridan iwyebda gulmod-
gined. u U ceb axladamoyvanil Tixis zRudes Crdili daeca da
SeSinebuli biWi adgilzeve Cajda. jorze amxedrebuli, wver-
moSvebuli da anaforiani kaci RimiliT dahyurebda mis
nacodvilars. kK acs win uzarmazari, oqroTi mosviringebuli
wigni edo da ori didi xurjinidan kidev sxva momcro wignebi
da etratebi uCanda. `verRara aSendebied niWiTa SeniTa
cixeni da godolni keTilni, garna Zei Seni iqms keTilsa
ama saqmesa!~ `Zia, vina xar?~ – xmis kankaliT SeekiTxa biWi.
`jgrag!~ – upasuxa ucnobma da jors dezi hkra. sabralo biWs
im dRes batebi gadaaviwyda, risTvisac mamam, _ maSin cxone-
buli cocxali iyo, _ WinWari moscxo erT adgilas.
wlebs Tavisi gahqonda. bodRo bedia pirmSvenieri Wabuki
dadga, magram barem xuTma gogom daiwuna, aqaoda koWls
rogor gavyvebiTo. Wabuks guli moeSxama, qveyana aiTvalis-
wuna. oRondac, oblis kveris zRapari mxolod misTvis yo-
fila naTqvami da Wubabrias mSvenieri asuli Caigdo xelSi.
Semdgom, wamoCitebul Svilebs atyuebda, bavSvobidan gviy-
varda erTmaneTio.
sadRac dasakargavSi mcxovrebma naTesavma SemouTvala,
saSeno qali SevarCieo, modi da naxeo. mM arTalia, cota bru-
cianiao, _ ityobineboda, _ meloticaa odnav, kuzic amSve-
nebs, fexebis siSxvarTiTac ver daikvexniso, magram arc Sena
xar ciT Camofrenili da rogorme erTurTs SeewyobiTo.
yY vavi Cxikvis mamidaao, rom ityvian, swored is iyo bod-
RosaTvis es naTesavi. eE gebis sikeTe swadiao, _ CaTum mezob-
lis gafxavebuli Waki inaTxovra, TviTonve Seukazma Svils
da gaistumra. saRamomde Zlivs miCindrikda, CaTus mosakiT-
xi Cautana maspinZels. iman gaixara, pur-marili ar daiSura,
stumari kargad moalxina. bodRo galaRda, gamxiarulda,
imRera da koWli kacis pirobaze icekva kidec. ifiqres, Tva-
lebSi ver ixedebao da gamouyvanes sacole. imis naxvas

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 gadaRrZuebuli dedabris naxva erCia. hait, unda momaRoro-
no, gamofxizlda bodRo. Tumca fexze Zlivs idga, naTesa-
vic aficebda bebiis suls, magram gajiqda Wabuki da Waki mo-
ayvanina. aA , batono, ulvaSi, Tu Sen berbiWad ar darCeo, _
miadevna nawyenma maspinZelma. ulvaSi Semircxves, Tu umS-
venieresi qali ar Semoviyvano saxlSio, _ upasuxa bodRom.
im Rames merexi Camovida, msgavsi kacis Tvals ar enaxa.
o O r nabijze araferi Canda. iseTi xmauri idga, TiTqos ca api-
rebda Camongrevas. imdeni wyali movarda, caze aisvleboda.
bodRo bedia TmisZirebamde dasvelda. yY uryutebda sacodav
Wakze da mwared nanobda, im jojoxeTis maSxalis Txovna
jobda ase uRvTod galumpvaso.
Wakma imarjva. o
O riode saaTis ugzoukvlod xetialis Sem-
deg erTi soflis ganapiras miiyvana. wvimam ukve gadaiRo,
magram winandeburad bneloda. bodRom saxlis silueti ga-
arCia. xardali gaweuli aRmoCnda da ezoSi daubrkoleblad
Sevida. aA se cxendacxen miuaxlovda odas. Cqami arsaidan ismo-
da. SeSinebul Wabuks xma Cauvarda. sibneleSi fanjaras mi-
agno, maTraxis tariT frTxilad daakakuna. F fanjara umalve
gaiRo da rafaze Semxtarma Winkam, aqeT moiwieo, uCurCula
gulgaxeTqils. mM oswvda Winka, mxarze daeyrdno da cxens mo-
axta gavaze. `midi!~– ubrZana xmadabla, Tan zurgze uCqmita
wamiT Seyovnebuls. Wabukma dezi hkra Waks da waCaqCaqdnen.
WiSkramde rom miaRwia, maSin wamoewia qalis kivili.
aA yefdnen soflis nagazebi, araxunda darabebi da karebi. `he-
hei!.. ar SegeSindeT!.. he-hei!..~ – gaisma aqeT-iqiT. bodRom
kiserSi maTraxi mounacvla isedac gasavaTebul Waks da
ewris sibneleSi Caikargnen.
Mmxolod gariJraJze gamoirkva, sxvas elodeboda da
sxvis cxens moaxta Wubabrias asuli, TaTuSa... gawiwmatda qa-
li, qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira, Rawvi Camoixoka. is iyo, qvrivi
CaTu dabrunda tyidan, fiCxi moitana. u U sityvod Caavlo sar-
Zlos lamaz nawnavebSi xeli da jargvalSi SeaTria. aA ravin
icis, ra uTxra CaTum ymawvil qals, iqneb arc araferi uTq-

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vams, oRond yvelam dainaxa Tvalebdaxrili, beds Serigebu-
li patarZali.
mere movida omi. kK aci qudze Sehyares da dacarielda
sofeli. bare ki erCoda guli bodRo bediasac, magram koWls
vin waiyvanda saomrad. Sin darCenilma xeli gamoiRo, rigi-
anad Sromobda da saerTo saqmisaTvis ara dauklia ra. o O mis
Semdeg, roca qveyana cotaTi milagda, mamis datovebuli
jargvali odad aqcia, misi xasxasa ezo xom mtris Tvals ar
daenaxveboda da sofelSi pirvelma rkinis WiSkari dahkida.
RvTis madliT, ara uSavda ra, TiTqosda ar unda yofiliyo
bedis momduravi, da mainc, xandaxan oxvra aRmoxdeboda bod-
Ros, wuwunsac gabedavda, sicocxlis amaoebas uCioda.
zogjer wamowveboda beberi TuTis Ziras, Wilobis naglej-
ze, abolebda gazeTis naxevSi gaxveul wekos da ocnebiT
ixarebda gulis Wias.
soflis Tvals ra daemaleboda? sofeli, cxadia, didi
xania miuxvda wadils, oRond riTi uSvelida. soflis biWebi
CumCuma daqirqilobdnen, bodRo bedia albaT sxva ramiTac
koWlia da egeb waveSveloTo. erTxel SelazRandarebac
gaubedes. gaSra sawyali kaci, sisxli auvarda TavSi, sars
wamoavlo xeli... ise iyo ganawyenebuli, mwyrali dudRuniT
sofels ganerida da tyeSi daikarga. saRamomde ixetiala,
aginebda uxilav mtrebs, guls ioxebda. b B olos daRlili
miegdo Txmelis Ziras, Wrel CrdilSi. Tvalebi uneburad
mielula, cota xanic da usizmro Zilma CaiTria.
`SevWamo Tu ar SevWamo?~ – wailaparaka uceb viRacam.
bodRo bedia wminda giorgis xatze daificebda, rom es ada-
mianis xma ar iyo.
`ar SeiZleba, es xom CaTus naSieria!~ – upasuxa xrinwianma
xmam, romelic ufro adamianisas hgavda.
Tavzardacemulma bodRom Tvali daaWyita. miwaze mi-
lursmuliviT iwva da tani ver aezida.
u
U zarmazar mgelze amxedrebuli wowola kaci wamosdgo-
moda Tavze. kK acs Txeli da soliseburi, mwiTuri wveri mker-

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dze scemda, elami Tvalebi wiTlad uelavda.
`bodRo bedia, vici, rac gawuxebs da Svelac SemiZlia,
_ Tqva kacma, _ aha, gamomarTvi sami vaSli, aWame Sens cols
da sami vaJi SegeZineba zedized!~
bodRom daavlo xeli vaSlebs. Semdgom TviTonac ar
axsovda, rogor moaRwia soflamde. mTeli gza mglis brazi-
ani ymuili mosdevda. Tavi WiSkramde Zlivs moitana, aq ki gan-
cdili SiSisagan gulze Semoeyara... gons rom moego, cols
vaSlebi gauwoda, oRondac xelSi mxolod ori SerCenoda,
mesame gzaSi dahkargvoda.
sami Tve ar gasula im dRidan, TaTuSas muceli daetyo.
cxra Tvis Semdeg bodRom saidanRac moaTria kaJis Tofi da
buTqa odis aivnidan. d D aibada bediebis gvaris gamgrZele-
beli – juma. biWi Svid kilos iwonida da TaTuSa kinaRam ga-
dahyva. erTi Svilic meyofao, maSin gadawyvita. o O ri wlis
Semdeg ki isev daetyo muceli da gazafxulis sisxam dilas
gaCnda meore bedia – kaWuWia. TaTuSa kvlav bewvze gadarCa
da im dRidan bodRos saTofezec ar akarebda Tavis logins.
erTxelac metad ucnauri ambavi moxda. bodRo bedia,
Cveulebisamebr, TuTis xis qveS Wilobze goraobda, Tan Tu-
Tuns eweoda. TaTuSa samzadSi fusfusebda. qQ vrivi CaTu fiC-
xze iyo wasuli axlo tyeSi. u U cbad saSineli wivil-kivili
atyda, mTeli sofeli karSi gamoefina. tyidan moismoda
lawaluwi, xeebis mtvrevis xma, yiJini, Rrianceli, TiTqos
aTasi Winka Serkinebodes erTmaneTs. mere yvelaferi miwy-
narda. SeRamebulze qvrivi CaTu gamolaslasda tyidan.
saSinlad daberebuli Canda, kiTxvebze pasuxs ar iZleoda,
borotad gakvesavda xandaxan Tvals. loginSi Cawva da Sem-
dgom, wlidan wlamde, fexze iSviaTad Tu unaxavs vinmes.
im Rames bodRos sizmari moevlina. viRac TeTrsamosi-
ani qali tyisken ixmobda. damfrTxali bodRo uarze idga,
qali ki Tavs ar anebebda, eqaCeboda, ZaliT upirebda tyisken
wayvanas.
mamlis mesame yivilze gamoeRviZa oflSi gaxviTquls da


bavSvis tirili Semoesma. aA rc jumas xmas hgavda, arc kaWu-
Wiasi. mainc daxeda maT sawols. biWunebs Rrma ZiliT eZinaT,
kaWuWia Tu Seustvenda xandaxan cxviriT. bodRom Zveli
RarTi moigdo mxrebze, aiRo waldi da ezoSi gavida. aA q ukve
aSkarad gaarCia Cvilis Cxavili. ezos yoveli kunWuli ga-
daCxrika, ver iqna, ver miagno... bolos tyisaken mimaval bi-
liks daadga. rac ufro Sordeboda sofels, miT ufro naT-
lad esmoda bavSvis tirili. mM ere am xmaSi kvnesa da qalis-
susti Sekivleba gaeria. bodRos Tma yalyze daudga, erTi
suli hqonda, rodis gaecleboda am eSmakeul adgils, magram
cnobiswadili win eweoda da isic waldis qneviT mihyveboda
odnav SesamCnev biliks, romelic sul male momcro kva-
Waliaze gavida.
bodRo bediam uCveulo suraTi ixila. tye ise iyo mosxepili,
TiTqos cota xnis winaT devebs ebuqnavaT. Zirfesvianad
moTxrili Txmelebi raRac Zalas erTmaneTze mielewa, ZeZvnari
gaeTela, moerejgva... mdeloze, kentad darCenili Txmelis
CrdilSi, TeTrsamosiani asuli iwva da tkivilebisagan miwas
fxoWnida. iqve, ZonZebSi, axladSobili Cvili Rnaoda.
mixvda bodRo vinc iyo mis winaSe, muxli moidrika da
Subli mdeloze dahkra.
`mibrZane, diufalo!~
`me vkvdebi... – CurCuliT ambobda tyaSi mafa, _ me vkvde-
bi... waiyvane es bavSvi, adamiano, da dadias SviliviT gazarde!~
`damnaSave var, diufalo, me davkarge jadosnuri vaSli~,
_ atirda bodRo bedia.
`gujmaxanma mimuxTla,… _ Zlivs iRebda xmas tyaSi mafa,
_ gujmaxanma majoba... SenTvis ki mipatiebia, ucodveli xar~.
bodRom gulSi Caikra Cvili mzeWabuki da TaTuSas axa-
li akvani gaawyobina. mM eore dRes mTelma sofelma miuloca
bediebs mesame vaJis SeZena.


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marcxiani dRe
Tavi I. SiSi
jer msubuqma manqanam Caiara neli TuxTuxiT. mM cire xanSi
pirvelma tramvaim gaixrigina sadRac. mM ere isev siCume Cam-
ovarda. juma bediam ar icoda, ZilSi esmoda yovelive, Tu
cxadSi. gG uli ratomRac swrafad ucemda. u U cnauri sizmari
naxa, SiSis momgvreli, oRond axla daviwyeboda da veraf-
riT aRidgina... quCa TandaTan gamococxlda, TiTo-orola
gamvlelis fexis xma gaisma. male manqanebis mTelma qaravanma
Caiara da maTi guguni yurs ise moxvda, TiTqos samanqano
gza zed baliSze gadioda. Zil-buranidan mainc didxans
ver gamoerkva. eCveneboda, rom viRaca flostebis fratu-
niT gamodioda erTi kedlidan da Sedioda meoreSi. E es ukve
namdvilad sizmari iyo da damZimebuli quTuToebis gaxela
daezara.
saqme dRes bevri hqonda. aA mitom undoda kargad gamo-
eZina, magram quCa TiTqos oTaxSi Semovida da Zili daufr-
Txo. iwva TvaldaxuWuli da gaTenebas elodeboda.
mere mzis oboli sxivi daeca. saxe gaswia, raTa aTinaTs
arideboda. TeTrad SeRebil Wers axeda. WaRis irgvliv,
oqros eqvskuTxedSi, TeTri varskvlavebi eyara mkrTal
lurj fonze.
kedlebsac moavlo Tvali. Mmuqi vardisferi Spaleri
alag-alag aefxriwaT da TeTri, modRabnili laqebi aCnda.
araerTi dRe dasWirdeboda, raTa axal binas Sehguebodnen.
kvlav Tvali daxuWa da miayurada.
jerac ver damSvidebuliyo. nN etavi risi SeeSinda? ra iyo
is sizmari?
sisxli safeTqelSi moawva da usmenda sakuTari gulis
farTxals.


 troleibusma Caiguguna, bugelma sadRac mavTulze
gakvesa.
sarkmelTan, trotuarze gaxSirda fexsacmelebis bakabuki,
calkeuli sityvebi da frazebi Semofrindeboda xandaxan.
daZineba SeuZlebeli gaxda.
iqve, gverdiT, asakec sawolze Zma xvrinavda. jer sus-
tad iwyebda nestoebiT stvenas, mere umatebda da bolos
xrialSi gadadioda. aA mas miCveuli iyo, magram axla Sewuxda
da dauZaxa:
_ kaxa, mxari icvale, biWo, kaxa!
kaWuWiam piri gaawklapuna, wamoikvnesa da kedlisaken
Sebrunda. mM asac sizmari awuxebda albaT.
jumam sabani gadaiZro, wamojda. zambarebma gaiJRriala.
Zvel rkinis sawolze eZina, zambarebs Jangi Sehparvoda. yY ve-
laferi Zveli iyo am oTaxSi, adamisdroindeli – xveulfe-
xebiani monjRreuli magida, Weramde ayudebuli karada,
Cavardnili divani da zambaraamoCaCxuli savarZelic.
g
G aizmora. Zilisagan sabolood ver ganTavisuflebuli-
yo da logini izidavda... isev wuxandeli sizmari gaaxsenda.
TiTqos viRaca gadi-gamodioda kedlebSi da mis flosteb-
sac xmarobda. marTlac fexi rom wahyo, flostebi Tbili eC-
vena. albaT, kaWuWia adga RamiT da mere TvaldaxuWuli da-
borialobda oTaxSi, sakuTar logins veRar agnebda. aA se ico-
da xolme.
jumam sarkmels miaSura da Tavi gayo. nN awvimarze asfal-
ti Savad bzinavda. troleibusi viwro trotuarze mimaval
xalxs wvril Sxefebs ayrida. pP irdapir sarkmlis win rZe da
xaWo iyideboda. grZeli, nervuli rigi zoziniT miiwevda.
uceb zurgs ukan Rrena moesma. g G uli gadauqanda, Semot-
rialda da Tavi Zgides miartya.
kaWuWiam cxviriT daustvina.
_ kaxaber! – ukmayofilod dauZaxa jumam da magidaze
dayrili xurdidan Sauriani amoiRo, raTa kopze miedo.
pirsaxocs xeli daavlo, Seyoymanda. wuxel verafris

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dalageba ver moaswres. Cemodnebi da TasmiT Sekruli wig-
nebi kuTxeSi eyara da ar icoda, sad eZebna saponi da kbilis
jagrisi.
derefanSi murka awkavwkavda. jumam jinsi Caicva da kari
gamoaRo. mM urkas iatakze moesaqma da qalbatoni vasasi sisa-
ZagleSi cxvirs ayofinebda.
_ dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono vasasi! – xmadabla gasZa-
xa jumam.
_ aha, Se saZagelo, aha! mM eorejer xom ar izam? – eCxubebo-
da finias dedaberi. – RmerTma mSvidoba nu mogaklos, axal-
gazrdav! xom kargad geZina?.. murka, gaCumdi, Se saZagelo!
qalbatonma vasasim qeCoze wkipurti gahkra da kudamoZu-
ebuli finia karSi SeiZurwa. d D edaberi wamoiwia. aA xla is Zalian
patara Canda, Wabuks mkerdamdec ver wvdeboda. zurgze
uzarmazari kuzi ajda da TiTqos is ezideboda iatakisaken.
_ jeiraniviT gogo viyavi Tavis droze, _ jumas mzeras
gaadevna qalbatonma vasasim librmovlebuli Tvalebi, _
Cemi simaRle am kuzSi gadavida, axalgazrdav! eE h, cxovreba
vis ar gaxdis kuzians...
derefani sakmaod grZeli da Cabnelebuli iyo. erTi
bolo saerTo sapirfareSosTan Tavdeboda, meore ki gadio-
da Ria aivanze, romelic ezos gadahyurebda. b B ediebis oTa-
xi quCidan trotuaris doneze iyo, ezodan ki – meore sar-
Tulze. pP irdapir Sua derefnidan kibe adioda mesame sar-
Tulze, iqidan albaT zeviT da ase grZeldeboda sami-oTxi
sarTuli.
_ kai axalgazrda Canxar, bednieri dedaSeni!.. pirsabani
egeraa. iatakze, icode, wyali ar damiRvaro. aA sawmendad rom
davixrebi, es kuzi ver amiwevia zeviT... – qalbatoni vasasi
didxans uCioda beds, mere Tavi mogabezreo da wafratunda.
sapirfareSos rom miuaxlovda, ucnauri ymuili Semoesma
jumas, TiTqos aqve, mis gverdiT idga viRaca da gahymuoda.
sisuste igrZno, wamSi oflad gaiRvara. moCvenebebi dam-
Cemdao, gaifiqra. sakmarisia, civi wyali Seisxas saxeze da

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 yvelaferi dalagdeba.
pirsabanidan sinaTlis viwro zoli ecemoda. wyals Cxri-
ali gaudioda, viRaca frutuniT ibanda. R Y muili aqedan
momesmao da Seyoymanda. sasacilod eCvena Tavisi gancdebi
sapirfareSos karTan. swrafad gamoaRo. u U zarmazar, CafiJ-
vinebul kacs pirwmindad gadaxotrili Tavi onkanis qveS
Seergo da orTqlmavaliviT qSinavda. karis Wrialze arc mo-
uxedavs, TavisTvis ganagrZo frutuni da xvela, Tan ganuwy-
vetliv ipurWyeboda. Wadrakul iatakze wyali wurwuriT
iRvreboda, magram, etyoba, es ar awuxebda. bB olos Tavi aswia,
zewristola pirsaxociT daiwyo SemSraleba.
_ a, vasasis mdgmuri! – Caibubuna, sveli TaTi gamouwo-
da, kinaRam marjvena moaZro. – vicnobdeT erTmaneTs!.. za-
zuna, karis mezobeli da vaWrobis sferos muSaki! – pasuxs
arc dalodebia, ise Seaqcia zurgi.
jumam SvebiT amoisunTqa, onkani mouSva. civi wyali esi-
amovna. ramdenjerac saxeze Seisxamda, imdenjer Caixedav-
da sarkeSi. wveTebi wurwuriT Camosdioda, enis wveriT iWer-
da tuCebze.
kacma rom Tqvas, ar iyo urigo biWi. g G ogonebi misTvis
Tavs ar iklavdnen, magram TiTo-orolas ki moswonda... maRa-
li da oTxkuTxa Subli odnav win wamosweoda, ris gamoc
seriozulisa da Wkvianis STabeWdilebas tovebda. sibere-
Si rom siqaCle moeloda, exlave emCneoda, xuWuWa Tmas cota
aRma aewia. Tvalis upeebi CaSaveboda da es ar esiamovna.
Tanac Tvalebs mudam nervuli sulswrafobiT acecebda.
mM sxvili da vardisferi bageebi ise ebriceboda, TiTqos yve-
lafers zizRiT uyurebso. `mainc ara miSavs ra!” – gaifiqra
kmayofilebiT da guneba gamoukeTda.
Sin Sebruneba undoda, roca kibeze fexis xma gaigona.
lL akis maRalquslebian fexsacmelebSi gamowyobili Sxvar-
Ti fexebi mesame sarTulisaken mibakunebda. jumam kibesTan
miirbina da Tvali Seaswro lurjkoplebian TeTr kabas,
romelic moxdenil TeZoebs elamuneboda. qaliSvilma kari

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SeaRo da gaqra. `mzia!” – fiqrSi moefera juma da weRande-
li uguneboba mTlad daaviwyda...

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studentobis xuTi da kidev ori weliwadi juma bediam

studqalaqSi gaatara. mM obezrda am safutkreSi da sul imas
iZaxda, Semoqmed kacs es bazari Rupavso. aA ravin icis, Tu ram-
denad Seaklavda Tavs Semoqmedebas, misTvis rom ukeTesi
bina miecaT, magram Svidi wlis didi nawili aivnis rikuleb-
ze gadmoyrdnobil gogoebTan maslaaTSi gaatara. Znelia
Cveuli ritmidan amovardna, albaT bediebis cxovrebis
studqalaquri Jami manam gagrZeldeboda, sanam kaWuWia stu-
dentTa siidan amoiSleboda, oRond erTma SemTxvevam, ufro
sworad Cveulebrivma studenturma eqskursiam, ase vTqvaT,
piknikma, jumas cxovreba erTbaSad Secvala.
daTqmul dros, daTqmul adgilas, e.i. universitetTan
troleibusidan Camoxta da is iyo, gazeTis kioskisaken unda
miexeda, mzera quCis meore mxares, WadrebqveS Tavmoyrili
axalgazrdebisaken gaeqca. TiTqos hipnozis Zalam miizidao,
quCa pirdapir gadaWra, manqanebis signalebisa da sabura-
vebis RrWialisaTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia da, Tumca ir-
gvliv uamravi nacnobi idga, sruliad ucnob qaliSvils mie-
axla, Tavi moxdenilad daukra, xmaSic, cxadia, TviTironia
gauria, viTomc Cemi es uCveulo da cotaTi eqscentruli
qceva TamaSia da meti araferio, ase warudga:
_ juma bedia!
qaliSvilma, cotaTi gaocebulma, cotaTi nasiamovnebmac,
Rimili Seageba da es Rimili vardis piris gaxsnasa hgavda:
_ mzia!
wamiT realobas gamoeTiSa juma. aA xsovda, rom Tbilis-
Si, universitetis win idga, magram moeCvena, rom dRisiT-
mzisiT, lurji cis qveS aravin iyo, garda mziasi, im kacis
grZnoba daeufla, vinac udabur kunZulze Tavis naninanatrs

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waawyda. mM eore wams goneba gaunaTda da mixvda, yoveli zed-
meti sityva momaval gzebsa da xidebs daungrevda, TavSeka-
veba arCia da mimoixeda, saeqskursio avtobusis momlodi-
neni – axalgazrdebi da gamcileblebi SeaTvaliera.
_ es mamaCemia, _ Tqva mziam, _ es ki buba!
`mamaCemi~ Cia tanis kaci brZandeboda, saSualo xnisa. xe-
li gamouwoda da jumam xelisgulis koJrebi igrZno, albaT
zeinkaliao, gaifiqra.
_ amirani! – Tqva kacma.
axalgazrdam ki Tavi civad daukra, xelebi jibeebSi ewyo.
`yovel lamaz gogos hyavs Tavisi buba!~ – usiamovnod daask-
vna jumam, Tumca samarCielod dro win hqonda. iqneb es buba
Zma iyo, an biZaSvili... qaliSvilis win suleliviT dayudeba
euxerxula da nacnobebs Camouara xelis CamosarTmevad,
salam-qalamisaTvis, saqilikod da salazRandarod – mxi-
aruli da uSualo biWis rols TamaSobda.
mM ere kvlav mzias da mis mxleblebs miubrunda, undoda
rame saxumaro eTqva, magram gogonas Tvali rom Seavlo, mze-
ris arideba gauWirda, azris mokreba ver SeZlo da axiTxiT-
da, xelebi moifSvnita, viTomc weRan sxvebTan rom vixumre,
imis gamo mecinebao.
_ Tqven aq muSaobT? – zrdilobisaTvis hkiTxa amiranma.
_ diax, gamomcemlobaSi! – Tavmdablad upasuxa. kK mayo-
fili darCa, radgan mziam cnobismoyvare mzera hkida. kK idev
kargi, Tanamdeboba da xelfasi aravin moiZia.
aA vtobusi Camodga, eqskursiaze wamsvlelni Jivil-xivi-
liT acvivdnen, erTmaneTs aswrebdnen, raTa ukeTesi adgi-
lebi daekavebinaT. sxvaze adre bubam iyoCaRa, wina adgili
daikava, mzia dasva, TviTon ki Camoxta. is da amirani aRar mo-
diodnen, TavianTi mzeTunaxavi moaciles da eg iyo.
iqneb gaebeda jumas, mzias gverdiT damjdariyo. yY ve-
lani nacnobebTan eZebdnen adgils da gogona ucxod da ken-
tad rCeboda. gaubedaobam Seborka, SeWoWmanda da Sansi
xelidan gauSva.

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 avtobusi daiZra da sanam juma rames gadawyvetda, Ria
karSi tato amoxta, kibeze gaCxeril Wabuks mxarze Ronivrad
dahkra:
_ bedias gaumarjos!
mimoixeda da egreve im Tavisufal adgilze, mzias gver-
diT daskupda.
_ tato, tato!.. – akivldnen gogonebi, gaixares. biWeb-
mac salamis niSnad xelebi aswies. jumam Tavi gabiTure-
bulad igrZno, win, mZRolTan, gverdula skamze Camojda da
aqedan SeeZlo eTvalTvala mziasaTvis, tatosaTvis, yvela
danarCenisaTvis.
tatos jinsi da TeTri, gaxamebuli perangi ecva. g G ulis
jibeSi, ra Tqma unda, dakecili qaRaldebi elaga da kala-
mic. im qaRaldebze, albaT, cincxali leqsebi ewera, an iqneb
mTlad sufTa qaRaldebi iyo. aA rc moerideboda, amoiRebda
da muxlebze daiwyebda weras. amiT fexebze T E u ikidebda yve-
las, an iqneb TamaSobda, SemomxedeT, me iseTi poeti var, wuT-
sac ver vkargavo... `tripaCia ra!~ – daaskvna jumam. tato ki
mzias yurTan daixara, CurCuli gauba, vin icis, ras eub-
neboda, albaT mTlad leqsad gaikrifa. m M zia xelisguls
pirze ifarebda, mogudulad icinoda. juma daiboRma, guls
askdeboda. Tavi ar gavceo da gzas miaCerda. xandaxan Cum-
Cuma moxedavda da mzias mzeras SeefeTeboda. g G ogona masac
uRimoda, Riad, gulubryvilod, ucodvelad da jumas
rcxvenoda Tavisi uneblie boRmisa.
avtobusSi erTi aliaqoTi idga. dRe naTeli iyo, ca lur-
ji, garemidamo mwvane, haeri livliva da grili. aA xalgaz-
rdebs meti raRa undodaT da yvela Tavis gunebaze erTo-
boda. vin anekdotebs yveboda da TviTonve xarxarebda, vin
simReras iwyebda da sxvaTa ayoliebas cdilobda, vin gasas-
vlelSi cekvas lamobda... wyvilebi morcxvad da xmadabla
putunebdnen TavianTTvis... jumas sxvebisaTvis ara scxelo-
da, sakuTar Tavs vera cnobda, mzad iyo sixarulisaTvis,
magram aseve mzad iyo boroti afeTqebisaTvis... arc sxvebs

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ecalaT misTvis, veravin ixedeboda mis gulSi da arc aravin
cdilobda malamos wacxebas...
tatom gulianad gaicina, gaicina mziamac, kriala kbile-
bi gamoaCina. mM is lamaz tanze TeTri, koplebiani kaba iRvre-
boda da jumas moeCvena, rom raRac uxilavi, mocisfro Tu
TeTri ram asxivebs qaliSvilisagan, tatos elamuneba, liv-
liviT evleba da tato curavs bednierebis cisfer tbaSi,
juma ki xriok napirze darCenila, wyurvilisagan pirgamSra-
li itanjeba.
ise gairbina avtobusma Tbilisi-mcxeTis gzatkecili,
ise moilia armazisaken mimavali mcire manZilic, TiTqos
gaielvao. mTvraliviT Camovida juma avtobusidan da merec,
armazis saukunovan qvebs Soris gzaabneuls, goni ver mo-
ekriba, ver gaego, ase aRtacebiT ratom darbodnen misi
Tanamgzavrebi, ras tiktikebdnen, CitunebiviT dafrTxi-
alebdnen.
_ es aris serafita! – Tqva uceb tatom.
jumas gaaxsenda bilingva, misi araqarTuli warwerebi,
mexsierebaSi gaacocxla warweris qarTuli Sinaarsi, mere
uceb mixvda, rom naTqvami bilingvas ki ara, mzias exeboda,
mzia ki darcxvenili da aRvivebuli idga.
_ marTlac, uyureT, esaa serafita! – wamoiZaxa viRacam
da saeqskursiod wamosuli axalgazrdebi, aqamde SoriSor
mdgarni, mzias irgvliv SequCdnen, icinodnen da TiTiT
uCvenebdnen.
mzia mzis sxivebs ganemsWvala da TiTqos Riacisfrad
anaTebda.
`mival, _ gadawyvita jumam, _ xels Cavavleb da waviyvan!~
es iyo mxolod gafiqreba. mM ivida tato, mklavze xeli
waatana qaliSvils da gasasvlelisaken waiyvana.
jumas Rone waerTva, lodze Camojda. irgvliv verafers
xedavda da veravis cnobda. g G ons maSin moego, roca smenas
sicili miswvda.
_ SexedeT, bedia bedisweraze Cafiqrebula! – es tatom

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ioxunja.
jumas guli veeberTela gauxda, albaT afeTqdeboda
kidec, oRond Tavi moiToka. mM ixvda, sasacilo gamoCndeboda.
veravin gG aigebda mis guliswadils, ver amoxsnida xumrobis
wil balRamis mizezs... naZaladevi, sacodavi Rimili moaxer-
xa da pasuxi SeTxza:
_ bedi versad gameqceva, cxvirwin Tu amifrinda, bolos
mainc mivwvdebi!
mTeli danarCeni dRe wamebad gadaeqca. armazxevma da-
Rala. armazcixis Tavze mxolod mzias da tatos xedavda.
saxeldaxelod mdeloze gaSlil sufras mdumared ujda.
Sioda da puri ver gaetexa, wyuroda da ylupi ver dalia.
cdilobda mxiaruli yofiliyo, sawyal RimilsRa axer-
xebda... iqneb mxolod mzia xvdeboda mis gulisnadebs,
Rimilze RimiliT pasuxobda, oRond es iyo frTxili, gamo-
zomili Rimili, riTac TiTqos ambobda, damSviddi, gulTan
sawuxars nu miitan, davrCeT megobrebado...
ara, megobrad darCena jumas ar ewada! TviTonac ver
mimxvdariyo, ra iyo es, moulodneli, yovlismomcveli siyva-
ruli, Tu SuriT, damcirebis grZnobiT gamowveuli siZulvili.
saRamos ukan, universitetTan Sebrunebul mxiarul
eqskursantebs tato da mzia gamoeyo. jumam mZimed Seaqcia
zurgi da am dros tatom dauZaxa:
_ juma, marto nu damtoveb, modi, mzia gavaciloT!
xma ver daZra jumam, verc ho Tqva, verc ara, ise amoudga
gverdiT. mM Teli gza Cumad midioda. u U smenda tatos uTav-
bolo titins da mzias moridebul sicils. tato xan ras yve-
boda, xan ras, oRond yoveli axali ambis Semdeg serafitas
ubrundeboda, serafita aekviatebina, sul bolos, moulodne-
lad, leqsic amoTqva, etyoba iqve, gzaSive, titinsa da titins
Soris moazrebuli.
mziam taSi Semohkra, bavSviviT gaixara da jumasken mTe-
li taniT Semobrunda, koplebiani kaba tanze SemoeRvara.
_ juma, xom kargia?


 albaT, ara uSavda, ufro sworad, ase saxeldaxelod SeT-
xzuli leqsis pirobaze kargic eTqmoda, magram jumam sit-
yvebi ver moZebna da pasuxad Caizmuila – `mm!..~
_ me aq vcxovrob! – Tqva mziam, biWebs xeli CamoarTva,
Setrialda da gaqra.
iqve, kedelze qaRaldi gaekraT. tato kvlav raRacas
yveboda, quCas gahyurebda da jumas arsebobac daviwyeboda,
iqneb egona, rom Zveleburad mzias emaaslaTeboda. amasoba-
Si jumam im qaRaldze dajRabnili, okrobokro asoebi amoi-
kiTxa: `vaqiraveb oTaxs, ezodan meore sarTulze ikiTxeT
q-ni vasasi~.

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kaWuWias kvlav eZina. saaTi mxolod rvis naxevars uCve-

nebda. jumam Cemodnebi miswi-moswia, erTi tyavgadaqerc-
lili amoarCia. ra ar hqonda Sig CaCrili: WuWyiani peran-
gebi, TeTreuli, Zveli avtokalmebi, werilebi, reziniT
Sekruli sakuTari fotosuraTebi (vin icis, ra kaci dadge-
ba!). eleqtrosaparsi Zlivs ipova. kaWuWias gaeparsa da
gasufTaveba daviwyeboda. juma ukmayofilod abuzRunda
da axla sarkes dauwyo Zebna. isev amoaqoTa Cemodani, sarkis
natexi versad ipova da maSin erTxel kidev moaTvaliera
kedlebi.
kuTxeSi, sarkmlis siaxloves, xaverdis Savi farda ekida. A
adamianis simaRle iqneboda, foCebiani bolo ki iataks wvdeboda.
karga xans pirdaRebuli misCereboda am ucnaur fardas,
aqamde rom ar SeumCnevia.
mze erTi saaTis amosuli iyo. quCaSi xalxi ireoda. aA vto-
busebi da troleibusebi guguniT midi-modiodnen da sarkm-
lis minas wkriali gahqonda. trotuaridan uxilav adamianTa
xmebi aRwevda. iqve, asakec sawolze kaWuWias eZina. u
U kve mesa-
med icvlida gverds, miyuCdeboda da uceb xvrinvas amouSvebda.
juma ki Sua oTaxSi idga da xaverdis fardas ise misCere-


boda, TiTqos ai, amwuTas, farda gaixsneba da iqidan saSineli
jojo gamovao. Wabuki SeSfoTebuli iyo. Zalian kargadac ga-
ixsena, rom am kuTxeSi cota xnis win araferi ekida. aA n Tavi-
danve rogor ver SeniSnavda, rodesac kedels uzarmazar
laqad aCnda. eE geb kuziani vasasi Semovida da iman dahkidao,
_ gafiqra. usafuZvlo SiSi mainc ar Sordeboda...
daaviwyda, rom wveris gaparsvas apirebda. f F ostlebi
waiZro da loginze wamogorda. Jangianma zambarebma usi-
amovno xma gamosca. kaWuWiam wamoixrotina da damSvidda.
_ ho, ho, ho!.. ra xaSi iyo, biWo, ra xaSi! – zed yurisZir-
Tan Cailaparaka viRacam.
_ es oxeri, erTi kaTxa ludi gamovcale da TavSi eSmake-
bi Semixtnen! – Seepasuxa bednieri xma.
_ oxruli ludi iyo, oxruli! – daemowma pirveli da
xmebi gaqra.
mere viRac gogonam gaicina. aA raferi uTqvams, ise gaici-
na da Caiara.
mezobeli saxlis aivnidan bavSvi gaiZaxoda: `maloJni,
maloJni!..~
usmenda yvelafer amas juma bedia da uceb Zili wamo-
epara. esizmra, rom farda gadaiwia. iqidan viRacam gamoixe-
da... gulgaxeTqili wamoxta. zambarebi aJRrialda da gons
moego. f F arda ar irxeoda.
kaWuWias gaxeda, napirze gadmogdebuli TevziviT daeRo
piri da haers iWerda.
_ kaxaber, ha, kaxaber!
kaWuWiam Tvali daWyita, uazrod iyureboda.
_ Cvens zemoT mzia rom cxovrobs, studenti, naxe?
_ mzia?.. ho, ho!… _ waiburtyuna kaWuWiam, Tavi kvlav
baliSSi Cargo da xvrinva amouSva.
`mival da gadavwev mag farads, – gaifiqra jumam, – Tu
araferia, Camovxsni da vasasi kuzians davubruneb, nervebs
miSlis aq.~
miflatunda da TiTiT mosinja. Cveulebrivi xaverdi
iyo, sakmaod gaxunebuli. mM is ukan sarkis gluvi zedapiri
igrZnoboda. gulze moeSva, daakakuna kidec. g G aecina. nN erve-
bis bralia, Torem es farda, albaT, guSinac aq ekidao.
Tamamad gadaswia. aA damianis simaRlis sarkes faravda.
RimiliT Seavlo Tvali sakuTar gamosaxulebas da gaifiqra,
marTlac ara miSavs, sakmaod simpaTiuri sifaTi mqoniao...
gansakuTrebiT Tvalebi moswonda, azriT savseni. aseTi
Tvalebi hqondaT bediebs, kaWuWiasac ki, romelsac azrTan
did megobrobas veravin daswamebda. sul ramdenime wams
grZeldeboda narcisis es tkboba sakuTari TaviT... kiTxvam
gauelva: `ra viqnebi naxevari saukunis Semdeg?~ uceb Seam-
Cnia, rom misi oreuli sarkeSi mas ar hgavda. jer feri ecv-
ala oreuls. l L oyebs siwiTle moaklda, micvalebuliviT
gafiTrda, mere bageebi gaulurjda. juma bedias oreuls
TandaTan Semoacvda Tavisi garsi da Wabukma ixila SiSve-
li xorci, uamravi sisxlZarRviTa da nervuli boWkoebiT
rom iyo daqselili... juma bediam Tvali daxuWa da saxeze
xelebi aifara. lL oyebis simkvrive da siTbo igrZno. xelebic
winandeburi SerCa, vardisferi da Ronieri... momeCvenao da
kvlav sarkeSi Caixeda. Sig misi ganZarculi oreuli idga.
TvalnaTliv xedavda juma bedia sakuTari tvinis naxevars-
feroebs, romlis danaoWebuli zedapiri miriadi naper-
wklebiT cimcimebda... xedavda sakuTar guls, aseT coc-
xalsa da momcros, xorcis ubralo naWers, romelsac sakma-
risia, xeli mouWiro da yvelaferi gaTavdeba, xedavda
yurZnis didi mtevnebis msgavs filtvebs. m M erme esec da-
icrica, gaqra da juma bedias Tvalwin warsdga misi namd-
vili arsi, misi WeSmariti me – ConCxi... kbilebi dakriWa
Tavis qalam, axiTxiTda...
_ kaxa, kaxaber!
gulwasuli juma bedia iatakze daexeTqa...

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 Tavi II. mzeWabuk bedia
aA m ambebamde cotaTi adre, engurispira sofelSi metad
ucnauri faTeraki gadaxda nabolara bedias. mzeWabuks
es saidumlo arsad gaucxadebia, ifiqra, mainc aravin dami-
jerebso. TviTonac uWirda dajereba, WoWmanobda, iqneb
zmaneba iyo yovelive, Zili da cxadi erTmaneTSi aeria.
aA se iyo Tu ise, meore dRes soflis ganapiras, engurze gad-
momdgari saxli moinaxula, sadac guja biZia cxovrobda.
didxans uWvretda trifoliatis Robidan, magram saxlSi
Cqamic ar ismoda, TiTqos gujas miwam piri uyoo.
eE s guja erTi wowola, wiTuri kaci iyo, wakvexili, JRali
wveri hqonda. wvrili Tvalebi ise ebriceboda, TiTqos cxvi-
ris kexi rom ara, erTmaneTs daetakebiano. aA ravin icoda, ras
akeTebda, Tavs riTi irCenda. Sejdeboda Tavis nacrisfer
faSatze, aivlida orRobes da gaqreboda. magasTan aravin
mezoblobda, aravin stumrad ar daudioda. Sexvdeboda
mzeWabuks, gadmoxedavda elmad, CaixiTxiTebda da gzas ga-
agrZelebda. biWs ki guli SiSianad Seuxteboda da karga
xans ver mSviddeboda.
im faTerakian dRes yvelaferi ubralod da Cveulebri-
vad daiwyo. TaTuSas Tavi astkivda da Cais sakrefad mze-
Wabuki gauSves. didi veraferi siamovnebaa sicxeSi, gagania
mzis gulze Cais krefa, magram sxva ra gza hqonda, Tan imasac
fiqrobda, iqneb facic wamovideso.
oriode wlis win faci erTi Seuxedavi, patara maimuni
iyo. ufrosi Zma jimSedi aseve ajavrebda, Worfliano maimu-
noo, da ganawyenebuli faci gulamoskvniT atirdeboda. maTi
ojaxi iqve, bediebis ezos miRma cxovrobda. bavSvebi sul
erTad TamaSobdnen da mzeWabuks araerTgzis kikinebiT dau-
Trevia kidec. eE rTxel biWsaviT eWidava da am gulubryvilo
ZiZgilaobam ufrosebis sicili da orazrovani oxunjobani
gamoiwvia. mM ere faci uceb wamoizarda, Tvalsa da xels Sua
damSvenda da daqalda. aA xla Widaobas ki ara, TiTis dakare-

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bas veravin gaubedavda. g G ogonas umisamarTo xiTxiTSi da
welis zant rxevaSi bavSvur SeTamamebaze meti igulis-
xmeboda da mzeWabuks faruli ltolva eufleboda.
hoda, Seirbina mzeWabukma dedis nakveTze da pirveli,
visac SeefeTa, faci iyo. rigis dasawyisSi, buCqze daxrili
potnida foTlebs. mM zeWabuki usityvod daudga pirispir,
TviTonac krefas Seudga.
ase gahyvnen rigs aqedan da iqidan, TiTebs swrafad
amoZravebdnen, welze Camokidebul fuTebs mwvane duyiT
avsebdnen.
_ damcxa! – facim WroRa Tvalebi eSmakurad mowkura.
_ wamo, gaviparoT! – mzeWabukma qarsacavis evkalipte-
bisaken aniSna.
_ ih, eSmaki xar! – Caicina facim.
meti araferi uTqvamT, ise Cavidnen rigis bolomde.
f
F uTebis gavsebas araferi aklda.
_ esec ase! – kmayofilebiT Tqva mzeWabukma, Tavi aswia
da moulodnelad SeefeTa gujas dakvirvebul mzeras. G
guli SiSianad Seuxta.
facisac niri ecvala, gawiTlda, TiTqos saZraxis saq-
meze waaswreso.
nacrisfer faSatze ijda kaci. g G zad midioda da wamiT
Seyovnda, axalgazrdebi SeaTvaliera. yY mawvils moeCvena,
rom ori nakvercxali edga TvalebSi gujas, anaTebda.
_ gamarjoba, mzeWabuk! – kacs xma Caxrinwoda. f F aSatma
CiCviri aswia, kbilebi gamoaCina da ki ar daiWixvina, SehRri-
na TiTqos.
_ gagimarjos, guja biZia! – krTomiT Seepasuxa mzeWabuki.
_ ramdeni wlisa xar?
_ Cvidmetis!
_ asec megona! – Tqva gujam, faSati Seabruna da gzas
daadga.
karga xans veraferi Tqves facim da mzeWabukma. u U xmod
mihyvnen momdevno rigs. yY mawvils Sercxva uneblie SiSisa.

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risi unda hSineboda? mM artoni ki ar iyvnen, moSorebiT Cais
rigebs soflis qalebic Seseodnen. `vinaa es guja biZia? –
gaifiqra, – saidan modis da saiTken midis?~
_ msxali ginda? – SeTqmuliviT hkiTxa facis, amiT Se-
ecada, krToma daemala.
_ ah, Tqveni adreula damwifda?
_ ho, iq modi!
_ ra vici, aba!
_ dagelodebi!
_ vnaxoT!
am wuTidan muSaobas guli ver daudes. mM zeWabukma dak-
refili Cai fardulSi Caabara da aiTesa, mokle gziT Sini-
saken gautia.
arxis bondze gadairbina, ekalbardebSi gakvalul bi-
liks gascda da Txmelis naRobs lawaluwi autexa. simindi
ukve welamde idga, mwvane foTlebs aRaRanebda. yY anis miRma
wiTelquda sokosaviT ijda bediebis odis kramitiani saxu-
ravi. samzadis islis saxuravs ki boli asdioda, TaTuSa al-
baT sadils amzadebda.
ai, aq yanis kuTxeSi idga adreula msxali.
saamo mdumarebas mayvlis bardebSi mozuzune futkari
arRvevda. Soridan Zlivs aRwevda qalis xma, qaTmebs rom
mouxmobda: `meiWa, meiWa, meiWa!..~
cxeloda da ulurjesi cis gumbaTi ise aiwia, ise daSor-
da dedamiwas, etyoba mTlad uZiro gaxda. cis fonze gadmo-
kidebul kvanjRara totebze msxlis moyviTalo nayofi esxa.
uyvarda mzeWabuks es xe, ufro simaRlis gamo. mM isi ken-
werodan dasavleTiT, TxuTmeti versis iqiT, farTod gaS-
lili zRva moCanda, aRmosavleTiT, TxuTmeti versis miRma
– qalaqis TeTri Senobebi... cisqveSeTSi rom xvati damd-
gariyo, aq, xis kenweroze grili niavi fofinebda... yurSi
axlomaxlo mdgari xeebis Cumi Sriali da saxlebs miRma mod-
gafune enguris xma Caesmoda... am xmebSi xan ra gaereoda, xan
ra... ZaRlis uneblie wkmutuni, an moulodneli gniasi ded-

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lisa, qveyanas oqros kvercxis dadeba rom axara, kacebis gada-
Zaxili simindis yanaSi, meCaieebis usasrulod grZeli, sev-
danarevi simRera, anda Rlabuca gogo-biWebis tkarcali Cais
mimReb punqtTan... ijda mzeWabuki amoCemebul totze, usmen-
da qveynisa da soflis xmebs, misTvis aSkara xdeboda saidum-
loebani, risi dafarvac cidan SeuZlebeli iyo...
mayvlis bardebs miRma faCuni gaisma. mzeWabuks gulma
baga-bugi dauwyo. nN acrisferma lafSam gamoyo Tavi, balaxi
mowiwkna, magram ar dauReWia, ukanve gadmoyara... naxevari
tani gamoaCina. kidec hgavda lafSas da kidec ar hgavda...
drunCi waumaxvilda da pirs rom gaaRebda, wiTeli ena ga-
reT uvardeboda.
lafSaze guja ijda. u U zangebze aiwia, Tvalebi xeliT moi-
Crdila da mimoixeda, xeze asuli biWi ver SeamCnia. Aase
wamoweuli ufro wowola da grZeli Canda, ufro SiSis-
momgvreli da mzeWabuki xis tans aekra, suli ganaba.
gujam daustvina. pP asuxadac stvena moisma. g
G axeda mzeWa-
bukma da Tvals ar daujera. yanaSi CaTu bebia moiCqaris. rac
Tavi axsovda, CaTu bebia loginad iyo Cavardnili. bB olo dros
cota moixeda, bebrulad daCoCialobda. aA q ki ise msubuqad
mofarfatebs, TiTqos frTebi Seusxiao. moaRwia msxlis Zi-
ramde CaTu bebiam, adgilze samjer Setrialda da, _ amis da-
jereba mzeWabukma ver SeZlo, _ Tvaltanad, SxvarT ymaw-
vilqalad gadaiqca, kacisaken gaqanda.
guja faSatidan Camoxta. TvalebSi sinaTle uelavda.
TviTonac TiTqos cecxli ekida, magram qali ar SeuSinda am
cecxls, mieWra da zed aetmasna.
_ damSviddi, CaTu! – kacs Caxrinwuli xma hqonda.
_ gujmaxan, nuTu mtoveb? – atirda qali.
_ mcire xniT mivdivar, mosavali unda movimko! – kacma
qalis xelebi moiSora, faSats Seaxta... Tumca faSats ki ara...
moeCvena ymawvils, rom faSati uzarmazar mglad qceuliyo..
h
H kra dezi gujmaxanma, mgeli daiZagra, moswyda miwas,
aitaca Tavisi mxedari, gadaufrina msxals, sofels da aR-

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mosavleTis mimarTulebiT gauCinarda.
mzeWabuks SiSisagan gulmuceli aemRvra, kinaRam uSva
tots xeli da totma tkacani gaadina.
qalma moixeda, xeze mjdar ymawvils Tvali hkida, sib-
razisagan saxe moeqca... galurjda, galurjda, mkvdrisferi
gaxda. mivarda msxlis Zirs da es amodena xe Searxia. nN ayofi
pantapuntiT Camocvivda, miwa moifina moyviTalo msxlebiT.
mzeWabuki tots Caafrinda. u U ndoda eyvira, ra ginda,
CaTu-bebi, ras gadamekideo, magram is saSineli qali CaTu ki
ara, alqaji iyo da ukve xeze amosvlas apirebda. swored am
dros yanis bolos faci gamoCnda.
_ faci, faci! – Sehyvira mzeWabukma.
gogonam xeli dauqnia da gamoeSura.
alqajs boroti dudRuni aRmoxda, albaT iwyevleboda,
oRond cocxalmkvdarma mzeWabukma sityvebi ver gaarCia.
Setrialda alqaji da sadac idga, iqve gaqra.
moirbina facim, gaocebulma taSi Semohkra.
_ mzeWabuk, es ra giqnia, sul Camogibertyia!
ymawvili Zlivs CamoZvra xidan. Rone mTlad gamoleoda.
Zirs Cajda da Wiris ofli moiwminda.
_ ra mogivida, mzeWabuk? – CaeZia faci.
_ ar vici, Sens molodinSi, mgoni, totze dameZina. kK i-
naRam gadmovvardi!

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xSir-xSirad akiTxavda adreula msxals, magram uCveulo

araferi xdeboda. gG amgzavrebis winadResac miakiTxa, axeda.
totebi nayofisagan dacliliyo. Zirs dayrili lpeboda da
jorabuzi dastrialebda zuzuniT.
amoioxra da Sinisaken zlazvniT gamoswia.
burja Semoegeba mxiaruli yefiT, zurgze gadakotrialda.
samzadis karTan bodRo Sexvda doqiT xelSi, wyalze midioda.
_ momeci, babaia, me movitan!

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 _ Tu magden sikeTes izam...
bodRo Zelze Camojda, zurgiT kedels mieyrdno da
Sinauri weko gaabola.
mzeWabukma jaWvs CasWida xeli, owinari aayirava. gG vimze
gadayudebuli icqireboda WaSi. Wa Rrma iyo da bindSi
wyali vercxlisfrad liclicebda. yY mawvilis landi TrTo-
da da mravalgzis tydeboda... Widan sigrile amodioda da
pirze elamuneboda. is da misi landi TiTqos mifrinavdnen...
`afrinda da msxals gadauara!~ – sul amas fiqrobda.
sveli doqi samzadis kuTxeSi dadga. sinaTle marto Ria
karidan Semodioda. Suacecxlze larWa ekida, Wvartlisagan
Savad bzinavda. TaTuSas ori varia erTad wamoegi Samfurze
da Sebrawulis saamo surneli trialebda.
_ gagsarja mag sasikvdilem? TviTon weli moswydeboda?
– TaTuSas Suacecxlisagan pirisaxe daswiTleboda. Tma ub-
ralo dolbandiT Seekra, kabac Zveli ecva, fqvilSi amogang-
luli, magram mzeWabukma icoda, dediko erTaderT sagareo
kabas rom Caicvamda, mTel sofels masze rCeboda Tvali.
mzeWabukma dedasTan Caimuxla.
_ Camomijeqi gverdiT, me ar veyofi viTom am jojoxeTs!
– mwyralad CaidudRuna TaTuSam. icremleboda, albaT kvam-
lisagan.
mzeWabukma gamxdar mxrebze xeli mohxvia da miexuta.
_ nu moiwyen, dediko, me xSirad mogwer. b B olo-bolo
Tbilisi dasakargavSi xom ar aris, erTi Ramis gzaa...
_ kargi axla, Tavi damanebe, variebs ali ar ahyves! –
TaTuSam mandilis wveriT ofli da cremli moiwminda. – ara
gcxela? gG adi gareT, mamaSeni daamSvide, ver xedav, cxviri
daugrZelda dardisagan mag gaoxrebuls...
_ Zalian nu eCxubebi, dediko, codvaa.
_ axla esec Sen maswavle, – kefaze msubuqad wamouTaqa,
– es qoCori mainc daivarcxne, sul aburduli dadixar! ju-
mas gadaeci, damacade-Tqo, roca Camoxval, yurebs dagaR-
let-Tqo... werilebs ar iwereba, mamaZaRli, aravin axsovs... im

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biWs ras uSvreba, kaWuWias, ar unda gamagebinos? yY velani gar-
bixarT, saxli da kari aravis gindaT, awi am bebrebis yurebiT
daviwyliano Tvalebi?
_ Sen TviTon gindoda, wavsuliyavi da meswavla...
_ ho, mindoda.
Samfuri aswia, varias dabrawuli frTa gadauwia. Sem-
wvari variebi Samfurianad gobze dado. mM andilis boloTi
pirisaxe moiwminda, Svils Sexeda.
_ visa hgavxar aseTi, saidan moxvedi?
Tavze xeli mohkida, safeTqels Seexo tuCebiT.
biWs gaecina.
_ babaia xom ambobda, babuas hgavxaro!
_ ho! – TaTuSa axla zurgSeqceviT ijda da saxaWapure
comSi dafSvnil yvels debda. – iq frTxilad iyavi, didi qa-
laqia... – xma gaebzara da moCvenebiTi simkacriT laparakobda.
– bevri manqana dadis, ar Cauvarde; bevri usaqmuri daexeteba,
arafers gadaeyaro; gogoebs Tavi daanebe, jer patara xar, aq
gagirbis Tvalebi, iq raRa iqneba...
_ dediko! – mzeWabuki TviTonac gogosaviT gawiTlda.
_ dediko aRar gaxsovT, lamaz fexebs rom dainaxavT.
_ kai axla, babaia melodeba!
_ icodeT, vinme quCis gogo ar SemomiyvanoT ojaxSi,
Torem kacs rom ar gaukeTebia, iseT saqmes vizam! cecxls miv-
cem yvelafers da mec im cecxlSi Sevvardebi!
mzeWabuki ukve gareT iyo, dedis sityvebs ar usmenda,
TaTuSa ki ganagrZobda Wkuis swavlebas.
_ rao, gagcocxa?.. uh, ra sicxea! – bodRom weko moqaCa da
Caiwia, raTa SvilisaTvis adgili daeTmo .– Cemi Cibuxi xom ar
ginaxavs? sadRac damekarga... rao, dedaSenma Wkua gaswavla?
ase icoda, erTi azridan meoreze xteboda, Zneli misax-
vedri iyo, risi Tqma ewada.
_ baba! – mzeWabuks undoda saubari sxva rameze gada-
erTo, – msxlis qveS kaci vnaxe.
_ kaci? – bodRo mTeli taniT Semobrunda, weko daaviwyda,

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 is ki mileuliyo da TiTebs uwvavda, – vin kaci?
_ TiTqos guja biZia iyo, ganapiras rom cxovrobs... an
iqneb guja biZia arc iyo...
_ mere?
_ Sejda faSatze, iqneb arc iyo faSati, Sejda da gaf-
rinda!
_ gujmaxan, _ Sublze xeli miirtya bodRom, – aki veW-
vobdi, es guja saidan moeTra Cvens sofelSi-meTqi, – mis
xmaSi SiSi gakrTa, – ici, ras getyvi? gG ujaa Tu vincaa, sadme
rom Segxvdes, xma ar gasce, umal Cemken gamoiqeci!
_ me xom TbilisSi mivdivar!
_ ho, ho, gaemgzavre, aqedan gadaixvewe... dRes ki Sinidan
fexi ar gadga!
bodRo ymawviliviT wamoiWra, ezoSi koWlobiT gaiar-ga-
moiara, Saraze gaixeda, odis qveS SeZvra, samzads uknidan
mouara, naliaze afofxda da iq SeiWvrita, boseli da saqaT-
mec ar gamorCenia, WaSic Caixeda saqmianad.
_ naxe rame? – Rimili Seageba mzeWabukma.
_ ras dagikreWia mere kbilebi, – CaibuzRuna bodRom, –
Cemi sityva ar dagaviwydes, kacs safrTxe kudSi misdevs.
_ ra safrTxe? d D id qalaqSi jerac ar vyofilvar, magram
kinoSic bevri minaxavs, televizorSic.
odidan CaTu-bebi gamoxoxda. mM zeWabuki eWviT miaCerda.
is qali, msxlis Ziras, alqajiviT xtoda, es ki Zlivs moCoCavs.
aA ge, cdilobs kibeze Camovides, magram fexs momdevno safex-
urs ver awvdens da umweod iqnevs.
mzeWabuki Seegeba, mxari SeaSvela.
_ frTxilad, CaTu-bebi, cota qveviT daadgi fexi!
_ vina xar Sen? – mxarze xeli moufaTura dedaberma.
_ mzeWabuki var, Seni SviliSvili.
_ aint, xom ar matyueb? g G gonia ver migixvdi? Sen juma
xar, ara?
_ ho, juma var! – daeTanxma mzeWabuki da samzadis saC-
rdiloblisaken gauZRva.
_ ratom matyueb axla Sen? – kvlav awuwunda dedaberi,

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 – bodRos biWi xar, viTom, Sen?
_ ho, bebia, ho, ai, aq dajeqi! – jorko mouCoCa mzeWabukma.
_ aint, matyueb me Sen, juma xar da bodRos Svili varo,
iZaxi... – mTlad auria dedaberma.
_ sul erTia, bebiko, Sen iyavi kargad da...
_ mgoni sul davberdi, TvalebSi ver vixedebi. eE qimi mo-
miyvaneT-meTqi, vexvewe bodRos, magram ar daadga saSveli...
gamiSviT, batono, Cems sofelSi, mamaCemTan, is momivlis kargad...
_ eh, Se bedSavo, TvalSi Sen ki ara, me Zlivs vixedebi, _
aA moixvneSa bodRom.
_ ramdeni wlisa xar, bebia?
_ ra vici, magi maxsovs axla? samocisa ki viyavi, didi
Tovli rom Camovida, im wels...
_ es rodis iyo, CaTu-bebi?
_ ar gaxsovs, kuWuias Txa rom daglija mgelma?
_ axla ramdenisa iqnebi?
_ axla ki viqnebi kai samocdaaTis.
_ imdeni Sen gaixare, _ CaibuzRuna bodRom, _ maSin
akvanSi yofilxar, me rom dambade. Sen ki moilie saukune,
Cven vikiTxoT Torem.
_ aint, ratom matyueb axla Sen? – acremlda uceb de-
daberi, – gamiSvi, batono, mamaCemTan, Cems sofelSi...
mzeWabuks sicilis xalisi daekarga.
_ CaTu-bebi, nuTu marTla veRara mcnob? mM e xom Seni Svi-
liSvili var – mzeWabuki!
dedaberi gairinda. cremlis kvali SeaSra damWknar
loyaze. CaixiTxiTa da Secvlili xmiT aCifCifda:
_ mzeWabuki? rava damaviwydi, wie, mzisa da tyaSi mafas
Svili...
A_
M A D ena Caiwyvite, bebero! – uxeSad gaawyvetina bodRom.
_ nu uyviri, baba, mas xom ar esmis!
`veRara mcnobs, – gaifiqra, – msxlis ambavi an mezmana, an
is alqaji sxva viRac iyo!~

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Zneli yofila ganSoreba...

TaTuSas uZilo Rameebi, daRlili xelebi, mowyenili
Tvalebi... `vina xar aseTi, Cems Svilebs rom ara hgavxar?~
“mec Seni var, aba, visi viqnebi, dediko!~ marTlac ara hgavda
sxva bediebs, Savi, uxeSi, daumorCilebeli qoCrebiTa da
Taflisferi, an kunapeti TvalebiT rom gamoirCeodnen.
TviTon ki – mzeWabukma vagonis fanjaraSi sakuTari anarek-
li dalanda – oqrosferi, lbili kululebi gvirgviniviT
edga Tavze, Tvalebi lurji hqonda, ama sofelSi gamorCe-
uli, magram... “mec Seni var, aba, visi viqnebi, dediko!~
sadgurze zari Camohkres.
gamomSvidobebis sevdiani wuTebi... d D ilas aqeT bodRo
bedia samzadis diresTan, Zelze ijda. kK aci wuxils ver Seat-
yobda, magram gayviTlebuli TiTebiT gazeTis naxevSi Tu-
Tuns rom axvevda, xelebi ukankalebda. m M ere facim Semo-
irbina. `Cems Camosvlamde ar gaTxovde, gogo, mayrad wamo-
gyvebi!~ – gaexumra. f F acim ki erTi Semohxeda, uecrad crem-
li gadmoyara da gaiqca...
zari kvlav Camohkres. eE lmavalma yru guguniT upasuxa.
vagonebi raxraxiT miexalnen erTmaneTs.
derefanSi atyda sirbili da fusfusi, gadaZaxil-gad-
moZaxili.
mzeWabukma amoixvneSa, kupeSi Sebrunda, kuTxeSi dajda.
marto ar iyo. u U cxos gazeTi gaeSala da saxeze aefare-
bina. xandaxan xrinwianad Caaxvelebda, yels Caiwmendda,
aqedan daaskvna, rom moxuci unda yofiliyo.
matarebeli ukve swrafad midioda, roca kidev orni
Semovidnen. g G ogona zRaprebis wignSi daxatul gawripul
princesas hgavda da mzeWabukma Tvali aarida, gawiTlda.
pP rincesam ki civi mzera miapyro da karga xans ar mouSore-
bia. aA m Semoxedvam, am wamma zRvari dado ukan datovebul

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soflis sevdasa da axal cxovrebas Soris.
g
G aurkveveli asakis qalma, albaT, princesas dedam, taSi
Semohkra:
_ batono boCia, êàêàÿ íåîæèäàííîñòü!
kacma gazeTi gaswia, kapikianiviT saxe gamoaCina da qals
mowiwebiT xelze eambora.
_ðàä, î÷åíü ðàä, qalbatono RaRuli!
Semdeg isini CaerTvnen saubarSi, magram mzeWabuks ara-
feri esmoda. maTi xmebi airia matareblis borblis xmaurSi
da drosTan erTad, qvebze moCxriale wyaliviT miedineboda.
xandaxan sicili Sewyvetda am Cxrials. qQ als RuRuna, mker-
didan amosuli sicili sCveoda, kaci ki – ramdenime sahaero
buSti erTad gaskdao – ise icinoda. pP rincesa mzeWabukis
pirispir ijda, civ Tvalebs ar aSorebda, etyoba, arTobda
biWis simorcxve.
_ es Cemi gogoa! – Tqva uceb qalbatonma RaRulim, –
rogneda, miesalme Zia boCias!
gogona odnav wamoiwia, reveransis magvari moZraoba
gaakeTa.
_ saucxoo bavSvia, Tqvena ggavT, qalbatono RaRuli,
maxsovs, rogori iyaviT.
_ eh, axlandeli bavSvebi... – xeli Caiqnia qalma, mere
WoWmaniT gadaxeda mzeWabuks, – es ymawvili...
_ ara, Cemi ar aris, gogonebi myvanan! – swrafad upasuxa
kacma.
saubari kvlav gagrZelda. mzeWabuki maT ar usmenda. M
matarebeli dagadugiT miiswrafoda Ramisaken. vrcel,
TxmeliTa da ekal-bardebiT dafarul ewers TandaTan bin-
di epareboda. u U kan rCeboda saxli, enguri, deda... faci...
bavSvoba... zogjer swrafad hkidebda mzeras princesas
TeTr, sifrifana saxes, gamWvirvale yvrimalebs, civi inter-
esiT moyurade Tvalebs da isev fanjaraSi iyureboda. iq
ki sibnele matulobda.
erTgan matarebeli TxuTmet wuTs gaCerda. mzeWabukma

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fardulSi vaniliani Sokoladis fila iyida da gogonas
usityvod daudo win.
ufrosebma saubari Sewyvites da axalgazrdebs gadaxedes.
boCiam Caaxvela, kapikianis magvari sifaTi mTlad wareSala.
_ gmadlob, Svilo, ratom wuxdebodi! – civad Tqva
qalbatonma RaRulim da viTom araferi momxdarao, isev ba-
ton boCias miubrunda.
_ naxevari Sen! – Tvali Caukra ucbad gogonam, im TvalebSi
naperwklebi acekvdnen.
merme matarebeli Ramis ukunSi ise Segrialda, rogorc
gvirabSi. eE lmavalma guguniT moindoma misi garRveva. sibne-
le zeTiviT CamoiRvara da fanjaras Savad aekra. mzeWabuks
Zili daufrTxa, Tvalgaxelili iwva...
kupeSi ise bnela, viRacam Tvalze xeli aafarao. b B atoni
boCia ZilSi xandaxan dudRunebs, xan ki stvenas wamoiwyebs,
ucbad wamoixrotinebs da isev mSviddeba. qQ albatoni RaRu-
li mSvidad sunTqavs da aTasSi erTxel pirs Tu gaawklapunebs.
is ki, qalaqeli princesa, Cumad wevs, gasusula. mze-
Wabuks ver gaugia, gogonas CaeZina Tu masac Tvali sibneli-
saTvis miupyria da vagonis dagadugs ugdebs yurs... mzeWa-
bukic gasusula, ramdeni xania gverdis monacvleba unda da
ver axerxebs, ganZrevisa eSinia.
`rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...~ – liandagze ritmulad
akakunebs borblebi.
matarebeli Tavisi gziT midis. eE lmavlis guguni fantavs
Rameul wkvarams. Mmiiklakneba uzarmazari gveleSapi da
xmaursa da foriaqs tovebs gzaze.
`rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...~
xandaxan usiamovnod akiafdeba oblad Camokidebuli
naTura, Semoafens Wrel sinaTles kupeSi, gadaurbens mZin-
areTa saxeebs da isev wkvarami sadgurdeba.
`rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...~
mzeWabuki Tvals xuWavs, kedlisaken ibrunebs pirs. uZ-
ilobas rbili TaTebi Semouyvia quTuToebqveS, xan garedan

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SemoWrili naTuris sxivs uRvris, xan ki fisiviT mRvrie,
blanti sibneliT uvsebs.
`rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...~
gambedaoba moikriba da kedels zurgiT mieyrdno. aA xla
im mxares iyureba, sadac gogonas sZinavs. sibneleSi TeTrad
icriceba misi zewari da metis dalandva ar SeuZlia. mzeWa-
buki mainc uyurebs da Tvalwin is avadmyofurad susti, nazi
saxe utrialebs.
isev Semoefina romeliRac sadguris koSkze dadgmuli
proJeqtoris sxivi da pirisaxeze gadaurbina gogonas; gada-
urbina da beWdis TvlebiviT aasxivosna ori gaxelili Tvali.
_ ar gZinavs? – odnav gasagonad hkiTxa mzeWabukma.
_ ara, _ niaviviT susti xmiT gaepasuxa gogona.
orive SeSinda da xma gakmindes. b B atoni boCia viRacas
gamwarebuli ebrZoda ZilSi, qalbatoni RaRuli ki winande-
burad mSvidad fSvinavda. mM atarebeli migrialebda viwro-
sa da bnel xeobaSi, naperwklebi cvioda ukun RameSi.
_ me mzeWabuk bedia var.
_ rogneda erisTavi.
_ gamarjoba, _ wasCurCula mzeWabukma da sibneleSi
xeli gauwoda.
_ gagimarjos, _ upasuxa gogonam da misi TiTebi Seexo
mzeWabukis xels.
biWma xeli Cahkida da sasiamovno TrTolviT Sepyrobili
gaitruna.
princesac gasusuli iwva, borblebis raxraxiRa arRvev-
da Rameul siCumes – `rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...~

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 Tavi III. mosawvevi baraTi
is dro iyo, rodesac TiTqmis mTeli qalaqi daZrula da
troleibusebisa da avtobusebis safexurebze xalxi mtev-
nebiviT axunZlula. juma bediam amoioxra. samsaxurSi Cve-
ulebisamebr dResac agvianebda. troleibusis safexurs
Seaxta. f
F exis dasadgmeli adgilic Zneli mosaZebni iyo, kina-
Ram gadmovarda, magram viRacam qeCoze xeli waavlo da
Seakava. vatmani Seecada kari daeketa. jumam fexiT daamagra
axrotinebuli kari da mSvelels axeda.
_ vah, jano, Sena xar?
jano CikintilaZe mgzavrebSi iyo CaWyletili, suls
Zlivs iTqvamda. Secbunebulma saTvale gaiswora da jibeSi
xurda moiZia.
_ moica, xeli gamiTavisufldeba, jibe xurdiTa maqvs
savse! – Sewuxda juma. janom samkapikiani miugdo mebileTes
da araferiao, Caiduduna.
jumam mavanis cxeli mklavebi moiSora mxrebidan, erTi
safexuriT aiwia da janos gverdiT aRmoCnda, Tumca am dros
ucnobi qaliSvili Seaviwrova.
_ waikiTxe? – faruli mRelvarebiT SeekiTxa.
_ wavikiTxe, _ amoixvneSa janom da ucbad sxapasxupiT
daumata: _ niWieri xar, juma, udavod niWieri...
qaliSvilis TvalebSi interesma gaielva. Zalauneburad
ekvroda jumas, tanze ki Txeli kaba ecva da Wabuks azri ebneoda.
_ qaragmebiT nu meubnebi, pirdapir miTxari! – xmaSi
TrTolva Seepara.
_ araviTar qaragmebs ar geubnebi, – jano CikintilaZes
seriozuli cxvirpiri hqonda, saTvale ki imaze Wkvianis iers
aZlevda, vidre sinamdvileSi iyo da kaciSvili ver mixvde-
boda, Tu ris Tqmas apirebda, – daixsome Cemi sityva, mwer-
lada xar dabadebuli, es naRdia! xom ici, pirferoba ar
mCvevia!.. magram cota SeniSvnac meqneba da...
_ nurafrisa mogerideba, janos venacvale! – gulze

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ececxla jumas.
troleibusi gaCerda. mM suqani mamakaci Ronivrad ibrZo-
da, raTa rogorme CaeRwia. kK arebs mgzavrTa axali talRa
moawva da safexurebTan mdgomni ufro Seaviwrova.
msuqanma mamakacma juma kuTxes miaWeWya, qaliSvilsa da
mas Soris gaZvra, axalma talRam ki isini kvlav erTmaneTs
miagdo.
_ RmerTmani, sulac ar msurs Tqveni Seviwroeba, mag-
ram... – ankesi gadaugdo jumam.
qaliSvilma Tvali ganze gaaceca da xma ar gasca. jumam
tuCi moikvnita da, Tumca am aurzaurSi Zneli iyo saubris
gagrZeleba, isev janos miubrunda:
_ Sen Seni azri Tqvi, janos venacvale, nu mogerideba.
xom ici, iseTi kaci ara var, simarTle mewyinos, piriqiT...
morigma talRam orive Wabuki Sua vagonamde miiyvana da
juma ucnob qaliSvils daaSora. Tavebsa da mxrebs Soris
xandaxan xedavda mis maRal varcxnilobas. qaliSvilma erT-
xelac gamoixeda misken, mere sul fanjrisken iyureboda.
`movewone Tu ara!~ – gunebaSi wonida juma.
_ ici ra? – jano Soridan uvlida saTqmels, – cxadia,
niWiereba Cans, magram albaT Zalian Cqarob... me ra iseTi kri-
tikosi var, magram... me mgoni ofli ar dagiRvria, ise, haerSi
iWer, uSromlad... stilze unda izruno, xom ici...
_ gamatareT, amxanago, Tqven CadixarT? maS, gamatareT!
– viRaca energiulad moZvreboda. juma cdilobda misTvis
gza daeTmo da wesierad ver usmenda janos.
iman ki win gaiwia, or dedakacs Soris gaiWeda da Sesabra-
lisad aaxamxama Tvalebi. juma wamoewia, Sublze ofli mo-
iwminda da mis win ayudebuli wowola kacis zurgs gadaawyda.
_ disertaciisaTvis mogekida xeli, gana cudi saqmea? –
moubodiSasaviT janom.
_ erTimeores xels ar uSlis, – moiRuSa juma, – win gavi-
deT, Torem Casvlas ver movaswrebT.
jano dedakacebs Soris gasxlta da axla CamsvlelebSi

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gaiWeWya.
_ moica, nela, Cvenc CavdivarT! – ayayandnen aqeT-iqiT.
jumac aCqarda, magram wowola kacis zurgi uSlida xels.
_ Tqven CadixarT? – SeekiTxa zurgs. kK acma pasuxi da-
ayovna da Wabukma kiTxva gaumeora.
_ axlave gagatarebT, mibrZandiT! – xrinwiani xmiT
upasuxa kacma da gza dauTmo. rodesac Camodioda, jumam
uneburad moixeda. wiTuri kacis cxvirze miWyletil, sisx-
lian Tvalebs SeeCexa da airia.
jano CikintilaZe trotuarze ucdida.
_ mokled, sxdomaze vityvi, rasac vfiqrob!
_ ho, ho, _ Tavi dauqnia aRelvebulma jumam da zurgi
Seaqcia.
wiTuri kacis xilvam gaucxovela amdilandeli SiSi. M
mixvda, rom sarkeSi nanaxi ar iyo sizmari... maS, ra iyo igi? ra
iyo TviT sarke?.. im sarkes rom marCieloba SeeZlos, jumas
unda exila Tavisi namdvili momavali – safeTqlebSevercxlili
cocxali klasikosi an saxelmoxveWili mecnieri, sardali,
mTavrobis meTauri... ratomac ara?.. man ki ixila ConCxi da
ar icoda ras niSnavda es! jumas gaaJrJola, Seecada usiamovno
fiqrebis gandevnas.
_ juma, veRara mcnob? – mklavze mohqaCes.
macacuna iyo. Wreli, sxvadasxva geometriuli figure-
biT moxatuli kaba ecva. tans rom Searxevda, kabis Txeli
naoWebi lbilad ekvroda TeZoebze da jumas weRandeli SiSi
gadaaviwyda.
_ Cafiqrebuli viyavi! – viTom megobrulado, mklavze
xeli mohkida. mM isi kanis saluqi siTeTre izidavda, Tumca
gogos lamazi ar eTqmoda.
_ albaT axal romanze fiqrobdi, ara? verafers gamoma-
pareb! – sxapasxupiT isroda sityvebs, Tan gadametebiT pran-
Wiaobda. namdvil saxels malavda, esma mqviao, irwmuneboda.
– unda maxvewnino, ariqa, wamakiTxe-meTqi? aA r Segexvewebi!
isedac wamakiTxeb... xom wamakiTxeb, ara?

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 _ Cems xelnawers Sen ki ara, me Zlivs varCev, Cemo esma.
Tanac jer dasaxvewi maqvs, xom ici, stili... – jerjerobiT
romani dawyebulic ara hqonda, arc icoda, raze SeiZleboda
axlandel droSi romanis dawera, mainc siamovnebda es
ucodveli sicrue.
macacuna mklavze Camoekida, gverdiT gahyva. xmamaRla
WikWikebda; cdilobda gamvlelTa yuradReba miepyro,
Tanac viTom sulac ver amCnevda am yuradRebas.
jumam Tavi uxerxulad igrZno, ar icoda riTi SeeCere-
bina da Tvalebdaxrili usmenda.
_ ucnauri xalxi xarT es mwerlebi da poetebi. vgiJdebi
niWierebze, es iseTi xalxia... namdvili Slegebi xarT! eE rTi Seni
moTxroba wavikiTxe, gadasarevi iyo. gansakuTrebiT im qalis
saxe, mgoni xutuli hqvia, ara?
_ xuntuli, Tanac is kacia!
_ saidan mogaqvs es saxelebi? mSvenieri, romantikuli,
egzotikuri... dagibeWdaven? rodis?
jumam mxrebi aiCeCa, TxuTmetjer mainc hqonda naTqvami,
Cemi moTxrobebis bedi gaurkveveliao.
_ ar gibeWdaven?.. cxadia, ar dagibeWdaven. uniWoebs
Tavi ki gaaqvT, niWierebsaa gzas rom uketaven. guls nu ga-
itex, genacvale, niWi Tavis gzas monaxavs... naxav, Tu dRevan-
deli saRamo triumfiT ar damTavrdeba...
isini vestibiulSi SeCerdnen. mraval gancxadebebs Soris
gakruli afiSa iuwyeboda, dRes axalgazrda mweralTa wre
juma bedias axal moTxrobebs gaarCevso; oponenti jano
CikvintilaZeao... jumam amoixvneSa. axali moTxrobebi mas ar
hqonda. is aTiode moTxroba ki ori wlis win dawera. mere muza
ratomRac miuyuCda. moifiqrebda rames, daidebda win suf-
Ta qaRalds, daawerda saTaurs da gaCerdeboda. aA se ijda naxe-
vari saaTi, mere amoioxrebda da qaRalds daxevda. `yovel
Semoqmeds hqonia krizisi~, – amiT imarTlebda Tavs.
_ saRamos aucileblad moval, Seni warmatebis mowme
unda gavxde, _ waiRiRina macacunam, _ axla ki wavedi, melo-

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debian... Cao! damireke!...
xeli auqnia da fexsacmelebis bakabukiT gaSorda. saqmiT
datvirTuli qaliviT miiCqaroda da msubuqi kabis naoWebi
momrgvalebul TeZoebze exveoda.
jumam erTxel kidev f F iqrianad waikiTxa oponentis gvari
da derefans dauyva.
gza-gza mdablad Tavs ukravda nacnob profesor-maswav-
leblebs. zogi ver cnobda, gakvirvebuli, naCqarevi Tavis qnev-
iT pasuxobda, zogi uRimoda, zogi ki saerTod ver amCnevda, an
egeb amCnevda, magram salamze pasuxs ar aRirsebda.
derefani savse iyo studentebiT. jguf-jgufad idgnen,
yvelas sakuTari gaWirveba awuxebda. Ppirtitvela biWi
gatacebiT yveboda deteqturi kinofilmis Sinaarss da im
mxridan ganuwyvetliv ismoda `ba-bax!~ saTvaliani da ori
dRis gauparsavi ymawvili dinjad uxsnida genebis ambavs
nawnavebian gogonas, romelic adgilze ver isvenebda, fexs
ise inacvlebda, TiTqos sacekvaod emzadebao... upeebSeSu-
pebul qaliSvils rveuli mkerdSi Caexutebina, derefnis
erTi bolodan meorisaken mimodioda da CurCuliT raRacas
izuTxavda...
jumam gazeTis redaqciaSi Seixeda.
viwro oTaxSi aTiode kacs moeyara Tavi. juma gverdu-
lad SeZvra da karTan aituza.
beso banZelaZe savarZelSi mokalaTebuliyo. oTaxSi
cxeloda da amitom perangis Rilebi Seexsna, halstuxi moeS-
va da WaRara banjgvliT dafaruli mkerdi mouCanda. savar-
Zels win da ukan aqanavebda da ironiuli RimiliT usmenda
axalgazrdas, romelic jumam, grZeli Tmebisa da wvrili
xmis gamo, Tavdapirvelad gogod miiCnia, mere aznauruli,
aprexili ulvaSebi SeniSna.
_ asea, batono beso, yvelaferi Tu SegvisworeT, maSin
avtorebi aRarc gveTqmis! – axalgazrda cdilobda sima-
rTlisaTvis mebrZoli kacis STabeWdileba moexdina, Tum-
ca loyebi mRelvarebisagan gamcemlurad uRvioda, – bolo-

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bolo Tu kantisa da hegelis azrebSi Cawvdoma SemiZlia,
rogorme SevZleb maTi naazrevis gadmosacemi terminebis
moZebnasac...
_ ki magram, `gaRvrili~ ra aris, biWo? – mourideblad
Seawyvetina besom, – rogor SeiZleba RmerTi sadRac gaiR-
varos?
_ es termini me Sevqmeni! aA ba, rogor gadmovceT? mM ikvirs
Tqvengan, axals yvelafers aitacebT xolme...
_ axalia, biWo, `gaRvra~? – besos Rimili alersiani
gauxda, ramac ymawvili ganaiaraRa, – ara, Zmao, aTasi rame
gamigonia, kasridan ludi gaiRvaros, Tundac Cexuri, esec
ha da ha, magram RmerTi rom gaiRvaros...
_ rogor ver xvdebiT, batono beso, – axalgazrda sa-
sowarkveTili Canda da oTaxSi myofnic TanagrZnobiT us-
mendnen, _ RmerTi `rastvoriaetsia~ bunebaSi, samyaroSi,
gamigeT?.. panTeizmi...…
_ Se bedniero, sanam gazetCikebis amqarSi Sevyofdi Tavs,
filosofia Seviswavle, Tanac, ici, sad? kenigsbergSi!
axalgazrdam Sublze ofli moiwminda, xeli Caiqnia da
ganze gadga. sxvebic, albaT, msgavsi pretenziebiT movidnen,
magram xmas ver iRebdnen.
_ ra karTan gaCerdiT, juma batono, aqeT moiwiT! – Se-
amCnia besom. Tavis droze igi eswreboda jumas diplomis
dacvas, ratomRac daimaxsovra, albaT iSviaTi saxelis gamo
da mas Semdeg `juma batonos~ eZaxda. _ xom xedav, vebrZvi
axalgazrdobas! – mxiarulad ganagrZo. tuCebze ironiuli
Rimili dasTamaSebda kvlavac. – ra vuyoT, Zmao, me konser-
vatori var. kanti da hegeli rom wavikiTxe, mas Semdeg or-
moci weli gavida. juma batono, iqneb Tqven amixsnaT, ra aris
`gaRvrili RmerTi~? ar iciT? aA rc me vici. eE s niWieri ymaw-
vili erTi saaTia mixsnis da ver gamagebina... davberdi, nam-
dvilad davberdi!
axalgazrdebi gasusuliyvnen. jumas ver gaego, gahxare-
boda Tu swyenoda yuradRebis centrSi yofna.

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 _ gaicaniT! e E rTi wlis win esec studenti iyo, axla
wignis gamocemis saqmes emsaxureba. aA i, amasTan Tu miitanT
naSroms, maSin naxeT, ras uzams Tqvens `gaRvril RmerTs~...
_ ase rogor SeiZleba, batono beso! – sasowarkveTiT
wamoiZaxa axalgazrdam.
_ Sen mand gaCumdi, xma gakminde! – ficxad Seepasuxa
beso, – sakmaod niWieri axalgazrda xar, magram kvercxidan
guSin gamoiCeke da ramdenime anekdoti Tu gagigonia kantze!
axalgazrdam amoioxra da sxvebis zurgs amoefara.
jumam saaTze daixeda, samsaxurSi ukve daagvianda.
_ mgoni saqme gaqvT CemTan, juma batono, ise ar Sewux-
debodiT. iSviaTi stumari gagvixdiT. kK i daamTavreT, magram
sxva qalaqSi xom ar gadasulxarT. mogvaqcieT xandaxan
yuradReba...
_ me, batono beso, statia mqonda... – Zlivs amoRerRa
jumam.
_ ho, wavikiTxe! – uceb Caqra beso banZelaZe, – `ricx-
vniSnoba vefxistyaosanSi~, ara?
_ diax, batono! – Zalauneburad gawiTlda.
_ `gaRvrili RmerTia~, juma batono, `gaRvrili Rmer-
Ti~! – sacodavad daiWyana beso.
oTaxSi Sekavebuli fxukuni gaisma. jumas ar mouxedavs,
grZnobda rogor ewvoda fexqveS iataki da karis saxeluri
mosinja.
_ seriozuli kaci brZandebiT, juma batono, getyobaT,
niWieric, – miualersa besom, – erTi es amixseniT, raSi gWir-
debodaT zoma-arSinis amofxeka vefxistyaosnidan?
_ iq xom aris! – mTlad waxda juma.
_ vici, vici, _ xeli Caiqnia besom, _ gayidian, iyidian,
waageben, moigeben... vici, magram es me Tqveni naSromis wakiTx-
vamdec vicodi. ufro metic, juma batono, rac qarTuli
arsebobs, Cven Tvlac vicodiT da zoma-wonac gvqonda. igi
SoTas ki ar gamougonia, Tqve bednierebo. mM okled, nu miwy-
enT da `gaRvrili RmerTia~! – moWra uceb da Tvalebi Cauq-

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ra, – ase axalgazrdebo! – miubrunda oTaxSi myofT, daaviw-
yda karTan atuzuli juma...

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gamomcemlobis sakoreqtoro moTavsebuli iyo magide-

biT Caxergil did darbazSi, sadac sami aTeuli qali da ori
mamakaci dilidan saRamomde Tvalebs iRamebda, Tavisufal
dros ki, raic dRis did nawils Seadgenda, am qveynisa da im
qveynis Worebs maRalmxatvrul doneze Txzavdnen da
radioze swrafad avrcelebdnen. im or mamakacTagan erTi
gaxldaT gamge – batoni nikifore, romlis soliduri magida
yvelaze TvalsaCino adgilze idga, Tumca TviT nikifore
qaRaldis dastebidan arc moCanda; meore ki juma bedia – yve-
laze axali moRvawe koreqturis asparezze. mM isi magida dar-
bazis kuTxeSi mikarguliyo, zed fanjarasTan, dilidanve
mze adgeboda da juma mTeli dRe fardebis miwev-mowevas
undeboda.
darbazSi Cveulebrivi zuzuni ismoda, TiTqos uCinar
futkarTa gundi SemoWrilao. CurCuli, qaRaldis Sriali,
tuCebis wklapuni – amas juma ukve mieCvia. g G anyofilebis
gamge adgilze daxvda. batonma nikiforem saTvale cxviris
wverze Camoiwia da ise Semoxeda, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams.
jumam xmadabla Tavi imarTla, kibeze avtors Sevxvdi, saq-
meze velaparake da amitom damagviandao. batonma nikiforem
viTom daijera, saTvale Tavis adgilas daabruna da qaRal-
debSi Cargo cxviri. mM isi erTaderTi ocneba personaluri
pensia iyo da Cxubsa da davidarabas erideboda.
jumam fardebi gaaswora, magida tiloTi gadawminda da
Sori-axlo saubarSi CarTul mayvalasa da lias miesalma:
_ Worbiuros vaxlavar!
qalebma tuCabzuebiT moxedes da CurCuli ganagrZes.
_ mTlad degenerati yofila... – esmoda Wabuks nawyvet-
nawyvetad, – profesori kacia, ra dros misi gayraa... mesame

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coli... Tanac studenti gogo...
_ amboben, is gogoc araa wminda wylis angelozi...
_ angelozi ki ara xuTjeraa nakeri, – qalebma fxukuni
atexes. jumam yuri cqvita, ainteresebda, Tu vis aqiaqebdnen,
magram Tavi ise moaCvena, viTomc ar esmoda maTi saubari.
b
B atonma nikiforem isev gamoixeda, saxeze ukmayofile-
ba daetyo.
_ CemTan xom aravin yofila? – juma madonasaken gadaixa-
ra. gogona gawiTlda. Wabuki moswonda da masTan laparakis
dros mudam wiTldeboda.
_ avtori iyo, baraTi dagitovaT.
_ baraTi? _ juma erToboda gogonas simorcxviT.
madonam Tavi dauqnia da qaRaldi aifara, aqaoda, vkiTx-
ulob, xels nu miSlio.
jumam uxalisod moiCoCa oTxad gadakecili baraTi.
g
G axsna, karga xans aTvaliera.
`sisulelea raRac!~ – gaifiqra.
baraTze sul xuTi sityva ewera: `juma bedias. mM osawvevi
baraTi gujmaxanisagan!~
ar icoda, ra efiqra. erTxans yurs ugdebda gacxove-
lebul CurCuls ucxouri pomadis Taobaze. erTbaSad
dakarga interesi da magidaze raRac melodia Camoakakuna.
liam moixeda, TvalebiT gazoma:
_ saqme meti araferi gaqvs?
_ Tqven xom nametani gadatvirTulni brZandebiT!
ujridan Jurnal `pegasis~ Zveli nomeri amoiRo, CaaT-
valiera. veraferma daainteresa, moiwyina. aA ucileblad dav-
rekav redaqciaSio, gaifiqra, magram daezara. mTqnarebi-
sagan kinaRam yba moeqca da am dros batoni nikifores mzer-
as SeefeTa. gG amgem saTvale moixsna, gawminda, ganze ixede-
boda, ise Tqva:
_ ymawvilo, Sen jer axalbeda xar Cvens saqmeSi.
_ ar mesmis! _ Secba juma.
_ Secdoma gagepara, `materialisturis~ nacvlad `mate-

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 rialuri~ dagvibeWdia. saqmisadmi meti yuradRebaa saWiro,
ymawvilo!
telefonma dareka, batonma nikiforem darigeba Sewyvita.
kaWuWia rekavda. mzeWabuki Camosula soflidan, Sin
yvelani kargad ariano, ityobineboda.
_ juma! – yviroda mzeWabuki telefonSi, – juma!.. dedam
SemogiTvala, cxrajer gkocnio!.. rogora xaro, coli ratom
ar SeirTe aqamdeo?!
_ moica, biWo, ase nu yviri! – SeeSinda, qalebma yuri ar
mokran da sasacilod ar amigdono.
_ juma! aA r gesmis? f F ui, ra telefonia! – ver iTmenda
mzeWabuki, – SenTan gamomatana jempri, windebi!.. sofelSi
amboben, didi kaci gamxdarao!.. Seni Wirime, jima!
_ ho, ho! – Zalauneburad gaeRima jumas. g G arindebuls
Zmis xma kidev erTxans Caesmoda, am xmas eloliaveboda.
yurmili xelSi eWira da bare `pegasSi~ davrekavo, ga-
ifiqra. zumeris xma bejiTad tutunebda, magram redaqcia-
Si telefonisaTvis, albaT, veravin iclida.
imedi ukve gadaewura, roca telefonma gaiCxakuna da
yurmilSi moulodnelad iseTi xarxari da Rrianceli Semo-
iWra, yuri ar gamiskdeso da ganze gaswia. jer gaognebuli
daacqerda, mere mixvda, redaqtori givi gasparaSvili cin-
cxali anekdotebiT arTobda TanamSromlebs. mTelma qalaq-
ma icoda `pegasis~ redaqtoris es niWiereba.
_ alo, alo! – litmuSaki kvintiliane CasZaxoda yur-
mils, Tan sicils ver ikavebda, – alo, gismenT, geTayva!
jumam xma Zlivs amoiRo, sawylad Seaxsena Tavi, Cemi saqme
rogor ariso, ikiTxa.
_ cudad ratom iqneba, Se kaco, cudad Cveni mteri iyos!
aA maswinaT Senze velaparake amxanagebs. aA ger gvismens batoni
givic!.. niWieri ymawvilia-meTqi movaxsene, ase araa, batono
givi?.. magisgan kaci gamova-meTqi! aA se araa, batono givi? eE s moT-
xrobebi ki sustia, Zmao, ram dagawerina mainc... gramatika
aJurSia, erTi Secdoma mainc dageSva, Se kaco, kinaRam zed

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 wameZina... ise, niWieri kaci xar, juma bedia...
danarCens ukve ar usmenda. kvintiliane laparakobda da
laparakobda. g G ivi gasparaSvilis xma morig anekdots qargav-
da da `pegaselebi~ sicil-sicil exmianebodnen.
yurmili frTxilad dado. ramdenjerme TavisTvis ga-
imeora: `litmuSaki kvintiliane!~ marTlacda, ratom erqva im
kacs kvintiliane? ratom amoiCema maincdamainc juma bedia?
o
O ri weli imitom atara `pegasSi~, rom aseTi pasuxi gaeca?
darbazSi kvlav qaRaldebis SariSuri, Woriknebis ga-
mwarebuli CurCuli da baton nikifores Caxveleba ismoda.
jumas hH aeri ar eyo, misi suli ver eteoda am oTx kedelSi.
ucnauri baraTi gaaxsenda. erTxelac waikiTxa. d D ilan-
deli faTeraki gaucocxlda. cudad eniSna yovelive. baraTi
jibeSi CaikuWa da sakoreqtorodan gavarda...
kibeze isev am ucnaur saxelebs utrialebda – kvinti-
liane, gasparaSvili, gujmaxani...

Tavi IV. kaWuWia bedia

uceb Sehkivla viRacam da iatakze bragvani moadina.
kaWuWia bedia ise wamofrinda, cotaRa daaklda, Tvi-
Tonac Zirs ar daexeTqa.
misi ufrosi Zma gulwasuli egdo iatakze, Tavze wowo-
la, wiTuri kaci wamosdgomoda. kK aWuWias mzeras rom Seefe-
Ta, ukan daixia, sarkeze Camofenili Savi farda gadaswia da
gauCinarda.
kaWuWiam Tvali magrad daxuWa, moifSvnita da isev gaaxila.
`iq gavida!~ – gaifiqra, fardas mivarda, gadaswia, undo-
da Seebijebina da sarkes Subli axala.
sabolood gamofxizlda. ra Tqma unda, yvelaferi siz-
marsa hgavda, garda imisa, rom Zma marTlac gulwasuli
egdo...
unda iTqvas, rom kaWuWias sizmari iSviaTad ewveoda. mM i-

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debda baliSze Tavs da morCa, am qveynisa ar iyo. gemrieli
Zili uyvarda kaWuWias, gemrieli Wamac, smac da yvelaferi,
rasac sityva `gemrieli~ miesadageboda. dildilobiT misi
gaRviZeba jumas problemad hqonda gadaqceuli, araerTxel
wyali gadaasxa, raTa leqciebze droulad gaegdo. l L eqciebi
ki kaWuWias ise ejavreboda, SuaRameze rom wamoegdoT, mainc
daigvianebda...
kaWuWiam ufros Zmas saSvelad miaSura, grafinidan wya-
li miasxura... mogvianebiT, gonsmosulma jumam, samsaxurSi
wasvlis win, cudi sizmari vnaxe da iman SemaSinao, daibara...
cxadia, es simarTles hgavda, Tumca Sin darCenilma kaWuWiam
sarkes didxans uCxikina, veraferi aRmoaCina da xeli Caiqnia.
axlaRa igrZno, rom mgeliviT Sioda. b B ina gadaaqoTa da
puris namcecic ver ipova. aA man Zalian daadardiana. kaWuWias
cxovrebaSi xom TavidaTavi problema saWmel-sasmeli gaxl-
daT. saSualo Zmis madas ver audioda bediebis ojaxi. Tum-
ca, saca samarTalia, rogorc rigian studentebs Seefere-
baT, Zmebic araerTxel gadasulan xmela purze. b B edi, rom
bediebs imdeni gaWirveba ar adgaT. soflidan TveSi erTxel
mainc amodioda xoragi da kaWuWia erT Wamaze imdens mozR-
murdlavda, sxvas albaT mTeli Tve eyofoda. anda ra guli
gauZlebda amdeni nugbaris yurebas: Sebrawuli goWi da
variebi, WviStari da elarji, mxaleuli da keJeras mwnili,
lori da kupati, indauris sacivi da lobianebi... ras ar ag-
zavnida Svilebze dadardianebuli TaTuSa...
kaWuWiam amoioxra, sarkeSi Caixeda da mklavebze kunTe-
bi aiburTava. Rone da kunTebi iyo misi siamayis sagani. spor-
ti miaCnda Tavis erTaderTi hobad, sportze amosdioda mze
da mTvare. Tbilisis `dinamo~ rom agebda, wonaSi iklebda da
RaJRaJa loyebi cvilisferi uxdeboda.
pirvel klasSi Zlivs SeaTries. o O ri-sami weli mwyeriv-
iT wynari bavSvi iyo. mere SeeCvia da skolaSi im imediT da-
dioda, iqneb vinmes waveCxubo da cxviri amovunayovo. sa-
kuTar mtrebs ki ara, Zmebis mtrebs ar aZlevda gasaqans, Tum-

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ca maT arafrad sWirdebodaT misi Tavgamodeba. d D ireqtoris
kabinetSi samsjavroze rom Seagdebdnen, daiboRmeboda,
loyebi Camoefineboda, Tavs maRla joxiTac veravin aawevi-
nebda. mM eore wuTs ki vinme janmagar biWs Caigdebda xelSi
da exveweboda: `modi ra, amxanagurad davartyaT! vici, Cemze
Ronieri xar, magram modi da davartyaT!~
mowinaaRmdege Tu ar daTanmxdeboda, atydeboda Jriamu-
li, SeeSinda, kudi amoiZuao. kaWuWia gaibRinZeboda, ibere-
boda. mM jobnis mjobns ra dalevda, erTi-orjer Cveni gmiric
kargad amoiRliaves; imdenad, rom sami-oTxi dRe Sinidan
cxvirs ver hyofda. TiTo-orola mis mklavebqveS SeyuJuli
amxanagi Tu inaxulebda. isxdnen ukana oTaxSi da metoqis ga-
qiaqebiT iyridnen gulis javrs. `arasworad amomartya! – ir-
wmuneboda kaWuWia, – nokautze Cven ar SevTanxmebulvarT,
Zmakacuri tyepa unda gvqonoda! mM ec kai aliyuri vaWame, mag-
ram qvas wamovkari fexi da iman damRupa... gamoval Sinidan da
dedas vutireb!~
meSvide-merve klasamde amaze xarjavda Zal-Rones.
sabednierod misi niWiereba fizkulturis maswavlebel-
ma SeamCnia da jorsaviT Sejda. rac ki sportis saxeoba arse-
bobda, yvelaferSi kaWuWias Crida, is iyo yvelafris Cem-
pioni, yvelas jabnida da bediebis sulSi mofuTfuTe gan-
didebis Wias odnav mainc asazrdoebda.
umaRlesze arc ufiqria, is ki ara da skolasac Zlivs ga-
davurCio, fiqrobda, magram bodRom auCema: `Seni xnisa rom
moviyare, qveynis ambebi vicodi. nN ikoia rom noe CxikvaZem
Camoagdo, Cemi TvaliT vnaxe baTomSi... maSin rom meswavla,
xom viqnebodi axla uCiteli an raikomis mdivani...~
`gind eg Segiyvania umaRlesSi da gind kuboTi Segis-
venebia vinmes cxedari!~ – ganacxada jumam, magram naadrevad.
pirvelma gamomcdelma saTvale Sublze aikvexa da axed-
daxeda:
`sportsmeni xar, biZiko?~
hoda, sportsmenisaTvis erTi gaWirvebuli samianic xom

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Tavze sayrelia.
erTi Tvis Semdeg istoriis fakultetis studenti ka-
WuWia, ukacravad, TbilisSi kaxaber an kaxa bedias audito-
riaSi Tvali eblanteboda da viRaca iavnanasaviT tkbilad
CamReroda yurSi: `haleoceni, eoceni, oligoceni, mioceni,
plioceni...~
SimSilma kvlav Seaxsena Tavi. mzeWabuki Camodioda dRes
da imis imedi hqonda, mTlad xelcarieli rava Camovao. ji-
beSic araferi uWyaoda, xuTiode maneTi da cota xurdac...
Tavi mianeba Ramis sizmarze fiqrs, arc sarke aeWvebda ukve
da pirdapir sadgurisaken gaemgzavra.
mzeWabuki baqanze daxvda. kalaTebis, parkebis, toprake-
bis grovasTan mousvenrad cqmutavda. kaWuWia rom dainaxa,
Soridan gamoiqca:
_ kaxa, kaWuWia, ramdeni malodine, biWo!
kaWuWiam patara Zma Ronivrad mobubna, kinaRam laviwebi
Caumsxvria. eZiZgilavebodnen erTmaneTs da usityvod ici-
nodnen, ainunSic ar agdebdnen cnobismoyvare gamvlelebs.
_ dedam kaWuWias am loyaze akoceo, _ biWma erT loyaze
akoca, _ mamam ki amazeo, _ meorezec akoca, _ bebiam ki...
_ moica, Se sadauro, xalxi gviyurebs! – Zlivs daaSoS-
mina kaWuWiam.
_ juma ratom ar damxvda? d D edam Tqva, coli SeirToso...
_ cols dagixatavT-Tqo. aA si maneTiT unda arCinos? aA x-
la, Zmao, gogoebs Ceqmebi rom acvia, marto isa Rirs ocdax-
uTi Tumani. azrze xar?
_ qirzisa uyideT, Tumniani!
_ magi Sens cols Caacvi! _ kaWuWiam xumrobiT TavSi
Caukakuna, _ vxedav, sakenki blomad Camogitania... _ mox-
veta yvelaferi da wamovidnen. mzeWabuki fexdafex mosdev-
da, mZime Cemodans moaTrevda, wamdauwum gamvlelebs ejax-
eboda da bodiSebs arigebda.
vagzlis moedanze rom gavidnen, kaWuWias daeRrija, me-
troTi mamgzavreo.

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 _ moeswrebi! vasasis rezidenciasTan metro ara gvaqvs,
samwuxarod, taqsiT unda mivxrigindeT!
grZel rigSi karga xans mouwiaT dgomam.
Cajdoma ver moaswres, mzeWabukma nabiji ukan gadadga
da viRac qals mimarTa:
_ mobrZandiT, qalbatono!.. ara uSavs, Cven ara gveCqareba!
qalma loyaze xeli mouTaTuna gawiTlebul biWs da man-
qanaSi Cajda. mM as mihyva moklekabiani, gaCxinkuli gogona.
kaWuWiam gulmosulad miujaxuna kari. g G ogonam mzeWabuks
xeli dauqnia da naxvamdiso, waumRera.
_ rigi dauTmeT, xom? maS axla Cemi rigia! – viRac bRen-
Zma da cilindrianma gamoiwia.
_ vin wavida urigod, Tqven TviTon xarT urigod! – Seed-
ava kaWuWia, – es qali Cem win idga, Sen ki, biZakaco, Tvali-
Tac ar minaxixar!
_ moicaT, ymawvilo, moicaT! rogor Tu ar ginaxixarT?!
– gafiTrda cilindriani.
_ mokete, biZia, Torem... – kaWuWiam avbediTad aabriala
Tvalebi.
cilindriani gadafiTrda.
_ taqsis gulisaTvis mklav, biWo? – sustad waiCurCula.
_ egeTi sami mklavs mokluli! – udardelad waitrabaxa
Wabukma da gaCerebul manqanaSi Seyara bargi.
manqana rom daiZra, mzeWabukma usayvedura Zmas:
_ agre rogor gaimete, kaWuWi, is kaci, ar Segecoda?
_ eh, mogclia ra... aba, yvelas Tavze xels xom ar
gadavusvam? es qalaqia, Zmao, yvelas Tu qudi mouxade, kar-
gad wagiva saqme. cota magrad iyavi, Torem daijabnebi.
_ im xnis kacs ar unda Sehkadro!
_ Senc gamomiCndi Wkuis maswavlebeli. jer Cemdeni
icxovre aq da mere damarige! eE rTi is miTxari, vin iyo eg
qali? Sen raRac vardiviT wiTldebi, a? cota ukuRmarTad
xom araa saqme?
_ nu ici xolme yvelaferze kudis gamobma, ra xumrobaa!

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 – iwyina mzeWabukma.
_ xumroba ki ara, im qalis gamo kinaRam viCxubeT da...
Cveneburi xom araa?
_ ar vici, kupeSi erTad vimgzavreT.
_ kargi kia, Cemma mzem, ise miaqanebda TeZoebs...
_ kai ra?
_ mere SenisTana lawiraki rogor unda ekurkuros mageT
matronas? CemTvis xom ufro upriani iqneboda? – lazRandar-
obas ar eSveboda kaWuWia.
_ mgoni abodeb, magi qali dedaCemis tolia!
_ nuTu?.. aba, is patara xom ar mogewona, masTan rom iyo?
mzeWabuki damunjda, saxeze almuri asdioda.
_ is patara xvliki, Wiayela?.. – axarxarda kaWuWia, –
is erTi cicqna...
mzeWabukma xma ar gasca.
_ arafers vambob, arafers...
biWma piri Seabruna da fanjaraSi daiwyo cqera.
manqana viwro quCebiT miiwevda, trotuarze gamvlelebi
miiCqarodnen.
_ modi, SevrigdeT! – siciliT mxarze xeli mohxvia ka-
WuWiam.
mzeWabukma jiutad gaiwia.
_ kargi awi, nu gadamayole, mets arafers vityvi mag Sens
xvlikze.
_ kaWuWi!
_ sxvaTa Soris, kaWuWias nu meZaxi, sasacilod amig-
deben. qalaqSi me kaxabers meZaxian.
manqana gauSves da sanovagiT datvirTulni ezoSi Se-
vidnen.
ezo Was hgavda. o O Txiv mxridan saRebavamZvral aivnebs
Seekra igi, zevidan ki cis viwro nafleTi gadmomxoboda.
mM iwaze asfalti moesxaT da Reri balaxi ar xarobda. erTad-
erT TuTas rogorRac Tavis samflobelod gaexada es mu-
damJams daCrdiluli fskeri. misi foTlebis sixasxase

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axarebda Tvals.
bavSvebi ezoSi gamofeniliyvnen da Jriamuli gahqondaT.
biWebi daWerobanas TamaSobdnen. u U fro patarebi amxedrebu-
liyvnen samborblian da orborblian velosipedebze, fexiT
asamuSavebel avtoze, romlebsac siviwrovis gamo wamda-
uwum erTmaneTs ajaxebdnen. kuTxeSi gogonebs carciT
klasebi daexataT da klasobanas TamaSobdnen. bolo ar uCan-
da wivil-kivils, kamaTs, Cxubs...
_ daiWi, ar gauSva, daiWi!
_ pi-pip, Rv-Rv-Rv!..
_ gadaacdine, gadaacdine!..
_ pi-pip!..
uceb aRrialda biWuna, cremlad daiRvara. mM isi gulis
gasaxeTqad mxiarulad kiskisebda da irgvliv askinkilas
uvlida wiTelkabiani noRacxvira gogona.
mzeWabuki xmaurma daayrua, kaWuWiam ki kbilebi dakriWa:
_ unda mieCvio, sad naxav qalaqSi wynar adgils!
pirveli sarTulis fanjridan qalma gamoixeda. saso-
warkveTili Canda, xelSi Txel rveuls atrialebda.
_ bavSvebo, cota wynarad, ra! mTeli dRe yurTasmena ar
aris!
wamiT ezoSi siCume Camovarda. mM ere kvlav aCurCuldnen.
TamaSSi garTulebs ufrosis Txovna aviwydebodaT da isev
Jivil-xivils texdnen.
kibesTan saTvalian maswavlebels Tormetiode wlis
biWi miemwyvdia da cxvirwin TiTs utrialebda.
_ carieli gogra xar, Zamiav, Sen, mTlad carieli! mM omiy-
vane mSobeli xvalve! tyavs gavaZrobineb mamaSens! Sen Tu ar
iswavle, Zamiav, qveyana ar daiqceva, magram Seni ojaxi da-
iqceva da es mawuxebs me!
biWi ganze iyureboda. grZeli kiseri amitomac ufro
dagrZeleboda. moTminebiT ismenda maswavleblis dari-
gebas. xandaxan enis wveriT tuCebis lokvas mohyveboda, anda
fexs inacvlebda.

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 _ magre unda, patmasw! misdieT Ziramde, Tvara, roca ga-
izrdeba, Tqvenve gagamtyunebT, ratom ar maswavlao! – fami-
larulad gaucina kaWuWiam. Mmaswavlebels ar esiamovna,
ar daimCnia da `hm, hm~-o Caizmuila.
aivanze Cia kacs SeefeTnen. mM ieCqareboda, magram Seyovnda.
_ es Cemi umcrosi Zmaa, Zia amiran! – warudgina kaWuWiam.
_ sasiamovnoa, sasiamovnoa! – amiranma gauRima da rad-
ganac biWs xelebi dakavebuli hqonda, mxarze mouTaTuna da
kibeze daeSva.
_ gogo hyavs, mpu! – TiTze ikocna kaWuWiam.
aivanze gaiares. mzeWabuks sul eCveneboda, rom daukiT-
xavad Sedioda sxvis saxlSi. Tvals ver usworebda aivanze
daxorxlil taStebsa da sarwyulebs, noxgadafarebul
taxtze dagdebul Tavwamtvreul Tojinas, an xelsaxocs,
romelic iqneb mTlad perangis amxanagi iyo... zemo sarTu-
lebis aivnebidan da fanjrebidan xandaxan cnobismoyvare
tipebi imzirebodnen. mM eoTxe sarTulis aivanze viRac piJa-
moianma pensne gaikeTa da ise gadmoeyuda, mzeWabuks SeeSin-
da, ar gadmovardeso.
ezoSi Jriamuli kvlav grZeldeboda.
pirveli sarTulidan isev gamoixeda sasowarkveTilma
qalma da xvewniT waiknavla:
_ bavSvebo, cota Cumad ra, xeli meSleba!
viwro da grZel derefanSi kaWuWias fexze kata wamoedo,
amanac amosdo da kata CxaviliT gavarda.
_ zooparkia namdvili, amaTi... – Cumad Seigina, gzad Sey-
ril vasasi kuzians ki mouTafla: _ d D Res kargad gamoiyure-
biT, vasasi deida! gaicaniT, es Cemi Zmaa!
_ nena, nena, Semogevle, ra kai biWi yofilxar! – Taf-
ladve daiRvara dedaberi.
_ a, batono, esaa Cveni sra-sasaxle! – kaWuWiam tvirTi
dayara, fexsacmelebis gauxdelad sawolze wamogorda da
erTi `uf-f!~ zed daayola.
mzeWabukma sarkmelSi gaixeda. trotuari ise axlos iyo,

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 xels Tu gaiwvdenda, gamvlels quds waaclida kaci.
moixeda. bodRo bedias odaSi cxens gaaWenebda kaci.
mM asTan SedarebiT es derefaniviT viwro da grZeli oTaxi
veraferi sikeTe iyo, magram arCevani sad hqondaT.
kaWuWia cota xans suls iTqvamda, merme dilis ambavi
gaaxsenda. xaverdis Sav fardas miaSterda da uceb xarxari
autyda. ise xalisianad icinoda, mzeWabukic ahyva, Tumca si-
cilis mizezi ar icoda.
sicil-sicil wamobancalda kaWuWia, farda gadaswia,
sarkis win datrialda; emanWeboda, sakuTar gamosaxulebas
enas uyofda.
_ ra iyo, sagiJeTidan gamoqceulo, ver amixsni?
_ am diliT momeCvena... – nawyvet-nawyvet yveboda
kaWuWia, Tan Tvalebidan sicilis cremlebi scvioda. – momeC-
vena, rom viRac SeZvra am sarkeSi... jumasac moeCvena... ise SeeS-
inda, guli wauvida... brax! iatakze... sarkeSi SeZroma gagi-
gonia? – da kvlav axarxarebuli gagorda loginze.
mzeWabuks sicili CaeSrita. sarkis zedapirs frTxilad
daado xeli, TiTqos amowmebda, cocxalia Tu arao.
damSvidebulma gaiRima.
_ axalma binam dagcadaT, wigni amoideT baliSqveS!
_ muTaqis magivrobas wignebi ar gviwevs? – daijRana
kaWuWia.
_ Zalian ki getyoba wignis siaxlovisagan dabrZeneba,
_ mzeWabukic wamowva.
Tvali daxuWa da elmavalma daiguguna umal. vagonis
borblebs relsebze dagadugi gahqondaT, kupe irweoda da
sibneleSi gawvdili xeli exeboda gogonas Tbil xels...
rogneda... rogneda... rogneda...

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 manqanebis dilis nakadma Caiara, magram gmirTa moedan-
ze Casuli kaWuWia gamonabolqvma aacremla. u U wyveti gu-
gunisagan yurTasmena ar iyo da haerSi ekida uxilavi mtvrisa
da benzinis suni. erTxans ucada cxra nomer troleibuss,
magram mere qveiTad ganagrZo gza. zooparkis kuTxeSi, sa-
ludeSi ludis moyvarulni adridanve kaTxebs uWaxunebd-
nen da isedac mZime haers daRvrili ludisa da saWmlis
namusrevis suni Sereoda.
moswyurda. jibe moisinja, xurdis meti araferi Ser-
Cenoda.
trotuaris moajirTan Camomsxdari biWebi icno. g G va-
rianad naqeifarni Candnen, magidasTan ori, carieli boTle-
biT savse yuTi idga.
kaWuWiam aqeT-iqiT daiwyo Tvalis ceceba, aqaoda gxe-
davT, magram mzeras garidebTo.
_ kaxa! – moesma nanatri xma. yvinCila fexze wamom-
dgariyo da sufraze epatiJeboda. kaWuWiam xeliT aniSna,
meCqareba, smac ar SemiZlia da, Seni Wirime, axla nu daiCeme-
bo. yY mawvilma yeli gamoswia, gexvewebio.
_ kaxa, Cemi Tavi genacvalos, pativi dagvde!
kaWuWiam xelebi gaSala, aqaoda, ra gaewyobao da zvara-
kiviT fexaTreviT miuaxlovda, Tan gza-gza ixsenebda am bi-
Wis namdvil saxels.
_ megobrebo, gaicaniT Cemi Zmakaci kaxaber bedia! – wa-
rudgina yvinCilam Tanameinaxeebs. ise Tamamad iqceoda, al-
baT mamamisis fuli ixarjeboda dRes am sufraze.
biWebi dinjad wamoiwien, saTiTaod CamoarTves xeli,
TavianTi saxelebi uboZes Semoswrebuls: jebe, daTo, avTo
da roman... yvinCilas saxeli vera da ver gaixsena kaWuWiam,
Tumca karga xania, icnobda. aTjer mainc Sexvedroda uni-
versitetis baRSi. sul iseT pozaSi idga, me var da Cemi naba-
dio. mM udam Tavis mamakacur gamarjvebebze yveboda. kaWu-
Wiasac ra enaRvleboda, Tavs uqnevda. ar Caivlida odnav

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mainc Tvaladi gogona, yvinCilas rom ar eTqva, amasTan ki-
noSi viyavi da ase da ise vqenio, es vakis parkSi myavda, mili-
cielma gamogviWira, TumnianiT damajarimao, is ki CemTan,
marTalia, ar yofila, magram Cems ZmakacTan Tbilisis zRva-
ze kotrialobdao... gaaxsenda kaWuWias, rom misTvis saxeli
arasodes ukiTxavs da gunebaSi winaTac yvinCilas eZaxda.
swored Robeze Semomjdar im mamlayinwas hgavda, romelic
sicocxleSi pirvelad `yiyliyos~ Zaxils apirebs, magram
xrinwiani Cxavilis garda, araferi gamosdis. mM amlisa ar iyos,
biWsac erTi xelis dadeba saxe hqonda, kauWa cxviri da ise-
Ti wvrili kiseri, saxre rom vinmes moeqnia, gadaaclida...
_ Semoswrebulisa dagvilios! – romani iseT xmas gamos-
cemda, TiTqos kasrSi ijda da iqidan buxunebda. sami boTli
erTad daudga kaWuWias cxvirwin.
igi yvelaze ufrosi Canda SekrebilTa Soris. dRe da mos-
wreba, albaT, Tma ar SeekriWa, sayeloSi uZvreboda, kinkri-
xoze ki meloti aCnda ukve. mM is ulvaSebs araferi uwyodaT
samarTeblis arsebobis Sesaxeb, zRvis lomiviT cxviridan
gamoudioda da nikapze efineboda. laparakis dros TiTqos
ulvaSebs miRmeTidan gamoscemda sityvebs.
_ Sen amas ar icnob, _ cqmutavda yvinCila, _ es genio-
sia! romani rava ar gagigonia, Se kaco, mTeli Tbilisi ic-
nobs. pP atriotia, giJdeba, ise uyvars samSoblo. mM odernis-
tul romanebs wers, ara, roman?
_ Svidi romani davwere! – ganacxada romanma. Tvalebi
aryisa da ludisagan daswiTleboda da SekamaTeba ar Rir-
da, – vin aris kamiu? miqarvaa...
yvelam Tavi daukantura.
_ ludiT dRegrZelobas veRar gkadrebT! rac Cems mos-
vlamde TqviT, RmerTma egre qnas! – kaWuWiam samive boTli
yelSi Caicala da ukve gaciebuli mwvadebi moiCoCa.
_ auh, erTi arayic unda davurtyaT! – wamoiyivla yvinCilam.
_ ar qna axla magi! – gulsgareT Tqva kaWuWiam.
_ meti marTlac ar gvinda! – xma SeaSvela pirdapir

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mjdomma, romelsac an daTo erqva, an avTo. eE s ori biWi Tavi-
danve erTmaneTSi aeria kaWuWias. aA rc Zmebi iyvnen, arc biZa-
Svilebi, mainc tyupiscalebiviT hgavdnen erTmaneTs. amxa-
nagTa Crdilebs amofarebulni mexsierebidan slipi Tevze-
biviT sxltebodnen. kaWuWiam Tvali ramdenjerme Seavlo,
magram rogorc ki mibrundeboda, umal aviwydeboda maTi
arseboba.
_ Se kaco, Tu unda moitanos, arayia, sawamlavi ki ara! –
ganacxada romanma da xaxvis mozrdili foTlebi ulvaSebs
miRma gadamala.
_ me ludsac siamovnebiT mivirTmev, _ Caikrutuna ka-
WuWiam, _ arayi TavSi agvivardeba, sicxea...
_ agvivardeba da agvivardes, imisi deda!.. – daiquxa uceb
romanma da miixed-moixeda, Sarze iyo albaT.
mezobel magidebTan wuTiT laparaki Sewyda, mere viTom
araferiao, xalxi isev aruzruzda.
moajirs gaRma, trotuarze gogona SekrTa, SeSfoTebu-
lma moixeda. kaWuWiam gauRima da Tvali Caukra. iman viTom
ver SeamCnia, avtobusze rom adioda, wamieri mzera styor-
cna da kinaRam fexi daucda.
kaWuWiam kmayofilebiT Caixvixvina da yvinCilas mklavze
wauTaTuna:
_ raxan egre ginda!
_ aba, Cemo jebe, pativi gveci da mogvirbenine! – yvin-
Cilam jibeSi xeli gangeb daayovna; tkbeboda jebes krTo-
miT, romelic jibeebs iqeqavda, magram kapikians ver pou-
lobda. im kategorias ekuTvnoda, vinc mudam megobrebis
xarjze qeifobs. sakmarisi dro rom gavida, yvinCilam xuT-
maneTiani amoacoca da miugdo:
_ aha, gaiqeci!
jebes saxeze naTeli moefina. Tvalic ki ucinoda, oRond
erTi. meore SuSisa edga da kaWuWia Tvals aridebda. wamox-
ta da bufets miaSura.
_ maTxovari! _ daadevna gulRrZod romanma.

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 yvinCila zviadad da meti rixiT gamoiyureboda.
daTom da avTom Tvali aqeT-iqiT gaapares. albaT arc
maT hqondaT jibeebi banknotebiT gamotenili. kK aWuWiamac
erTgvari wyena igrZno. mM asac xom mcire xurda uCxrialebda
da am lawiraks SeeZlo misTvis zevidan daexeda... aseT fiqrs
mada ar wauxdenia misTvis. rac axlomaxlo ido, yovelive
moasufTava da axla yvelsa da pamidvris narCenebs acocebda
Tavisken... dacxa. mM oedanze qveiTni da manqanebi ar ileod-
nen. aA vtobusebi aswrebdnen erTmaneTs, cdilobdnen win gaZ-
vromas, gzas uketavdnen sxvebs... uxilavi mtveri ekida haer-
Si da Savi xrili efineboda sufras.
jebem arayi moarbenina:
_ xurda ar damibruna mag axvarma! – minis Tvali kaWu-
WiasaTvis miepyro, saRi TvaliT ki nacemi lekviviT Seh-
yurebda yvinCilas.
_ jandabas! – yvinCilam ludi Zirs daaqcia da arayi da-
isxa. xeli cudad emorCileboda da boTlis yels rakaruki
gahqonda Wiqis pirze.
_ amiT, megobrebo, minda Cveni kai kacoba vadRegrZelo!
_ gaumarjo-os! – Seawia romanma, romelic sicxisa da
sasmelisagan mTlad gamolenCebuliyo.
daTo-avTomac Wiqebi aiRes, raRac ijajRanes, ra, ka-
WuWiam ver gaigo, da gadakres, Tanac sacodavad daiWyanen.
jebem Wiqa ludis boTls amoafara, yvinCilam SeamCnia
da Tavi moigiJiana:
_ axlave dalie, Torem, Zmobas geficebi, kiserSi Cagasxam!
romanma ludis boTli daiTria, dalie, Torem TavSi Caga-
xarSeo...
_ biWebo, xom iciT, operacia gavikeTe, ra! – ixveweboda
jebe, sacodavad axamxamebda cal Tvals, magram aravin
daujera.
yvinCilam erTxel kidev Camoasxa, naxevari magidaze
eRvreboda...

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 sicxem imata. Crdili damoklda da SuadRis mze asfalts
adnobda.
haerSi ekida ludisa da aryis, asfaltisa da mtvris, ga-
monabolqvisa da zooparkis sunis saZageli nazavi da kaWu-
Wias guneba wauxda.
axlaRa daixeda ferxTiT. aA qa-iq eyara saWmlis namusrevi,
waqceuli boTlebi. Zirs daqceul luds buzi exveoda da
sufrazec cdilobda wilis dadebas.
viRaca ukve meaTed garboda sapirfareSoSi, viRacas kibe
waebilwa...
manqanebis uwyveti guguni, gamvlelTa fexis xma, mos-
murTa bubuni, sicxiT Sewuxebuli TeTri daTvis Rmuili er-
TmaneTSi ireoda...
daTo da avTo patarZlebiviT Cumad isxdnen da TvalSi
Tvlema eRvrebodaT.
jebe eSmakurad kusavda cal Tvals.
yvinCilas Tavi Caeqindra WuWyian TefSze, buranSi iyo
da raRacas ugergilod loRnida, albaT uTavbolo sad-
RegrZeloebs.
uceb romanma muSti daaxeTqa magidas, kididan boTli
Camovarda da daimsxvra.
_ vis davartya?! – daiRmuila da sisxlmowolili Tva-
lebi mimoabriala.
yvinCila wamoiyayva. avTo-daTo SeSfoTebulni SeinZ-
rnen, xmis amoReba ki ver gabedes. jebe moefera knaviliT:
_ kai, biWo, sircxvilia!
kaWuWia arxeinad ijda da Txeli perangis saxeloebqveS
Ronieri kunTebi eburTeboda.
_ ra iyo, genacvale! – damarcvliT gadmosZaxa erTma
mozveriviT biWma mezobeli magididan.
romani moquruSebuli miaCerda biWs. mM anac Tvali ga-
uswora. ase isxdnen TavTavianT adgilas da Tvalebis Wi-
diliT kmayofildebodnen.

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 `axla viCxubebT!~ – gamxiarulda kaWuWia.
romanma biWs mzera aarida, saxis nakvTebi moerRva da Ta-
vi mklavze mido.
`Caisvara! – daaskvna kaWuWiam, – SeSinda da mTvrals
TamaSobs!~
biWma mowinaaRmdeges zurgi Seaqcia, raRac gadaulapar-
aka Tavisianebs da maTac gaicines.
_ wavideT! – amoixvneSa kaWuWiam.
_ wavideT! – gons moego yvinCilac. sabralo fexze
Zlivs idga da mainc yoCaRobda.
mxolod jebe Seyovnda im mozveriviT biWTan da qaqani
gauba. uqonavda albaT, guls ulbobda. kK aWuWiam yuri mokra
zog sityvas – patriotio, modernistuli romanebio, wame-
bulio...
zooparkis SesasvlelTan romani gamococxlda.
_ unda vcemo! – aiCema, – Tu vaJkacebi xarT, gavbrundeT...
_ gavbrundeT! – udardelad daeTanxma kaWuWia.
_ auh, ar qna magi! – daesivnen danarCenebi da ar gauSves.
is ki uZaliandeboda, oRond mTlad imdenad ara, marTlac
xelidan gasxltomoda.
milicielma gaiara, eWviT SeaTvaliera moZiZgilaveni.
_ ras akeTebT, ymawvilebo?
_ Cven pas, ufroso! – xelebi aswia romanma. sxvebmac Sem-
rigeblurad CaixiTxiTes.
_ WkuiT iyaviT, wadiT Sin da gamoiZineT!
romanma Seigina, oRond ise, miliciels yuri rom ar
moekra. biWebi isev axiTxiTdnen da TiTqos ase hqonodaT
daTqmuli, zooparkis Sesasvlels miaSures.
_ bileTebi, axalgazrdebo! – gza gadauRoba mebileTe
qalma, – nasvamebi xarT, wasuliyaviT Sin, ar SeiZleba!
_ gaiwi, bebia! – uxeSad ubiZga romanma.
qali gaSra, magram sanam xmas amoiRebda, eseni ukve Sors iyvnen.
_ gamarjoba, muria, xom ar gcxela?! – miesalma romani
TeTr daTvs. sabralos marTlac cxeloda da wyalSi yur-

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yumelaobda.
`maimunobs, _ zizRiT gaifiqra kaWuWiam, _ am lawirake-
bis beladobas iCemebs!~
erTxelac iqneba vTeTqvavo, gadawyvita, magram iqve ga-
daifiqra.
yvinCilac yvinCilobda. kbilebSi papirosi gaerWo da
nikapi amayad aeprixa. bB ols ver ylapavda miuCvevlobis gamo,
wamdauwum axvelebda da mainc didebuli poza eWira.
maimunebis galias bavSvebi Semoexvivnen sicil-tkar-
caliT.
yvinCila nawnavebiani gogonas gverdiT aRmoCnda, ufro
gaibRinZa da enis borZikiT waumRera:
_ lamazo!
bavSvma SeSinebuli Tvalebi moapyro, tolebisaken gaiwia.
_ moeSvi! – uxeSad CabRuja kaWuWiam gaZalianebuli
biWi, – ver xedav, pataraa, skolis forma acvia!
_ mere ar gaizrdeba? – Wirveulobda yvinCila, Ronier
mklavebs ver gasxltomoda da Tavs damcirebulad grZnob-
da, – kaxa, gamiSvi, Tu Zma xar! – jiniani bavSviviT Seexvewa da
kaWuWiam xeli Caiqnia.
romani maimunobiT daiRala, skamze daeca da CasTvlima.
daTo da avTo wiwilebiviT gverdiT miusxdnen. ise yur-
yutebdnen, saamqveyno piri ar uCandaT. jebe kudSi dasdevda
da Tavs abezrebda kaWuWias... yvinCila Tavs gmirad grZnob-
da, bavSvebs aedevna da sadac isini gaCerdebodnen, isic iq
aetorRialeboda suleluri RimiliT. cdilobda aCemebu-
li gogonas yuradReba miepyro da aTasnair sibriyves ro-
Savda. gG ogonac ukve damSvidda, Tumca cdilobda nasvami
biWisagan Tavi Sors daeWira, Tan cotaTi keklucobda kidec.
rodesac vefxvis galiasTan mividnen, bavSvebis Jriamu-
liT SeSfoTebuli uzarmazari xatula nadiri mousvenrad
datrialda, Tan Tvalebs avad abrialebda.
_ ra lamazia! – Tqva gogonam.
_ midi, moefere! – gaixumra viRacam.

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 yvinCilam CaixiTxiTa, zRudeze gadaZvra da galias mi-
uaxlovda.
bavSvebi gaisusnen.
kaWuWia da jebe sxvaTa zurgsukan idgnen da verafers
xedavdnen.
wamiT vefxvic Seyovnda, TiTqos gaukvirda biWis siTamame.
_ privet, Zmakac! – enis borZikiT waiblukuna yvinCil-
am, romelsac TandaTan SiSi da sifxizle daubrunda, magram
gogo-biWebis Tvalwin ukandaxeva eTakileboda.
gisosSi xeli gahyo, papirosi drunCSi ataka da sulelu-
rad uTxra:
_ aha, mowie!
nadirma wamiT daixia, braziT daaRo saSineli Rojebi da
daiquxa.
_ vai! – zardacemuli biWi iqve Caikeca.
atyda CoCqoli da vai-uSvelebeli.
gabrazebuli vefxvi RmuiliT exleboda gisosebs, kaWu-
Wia ki sabolood gamofxizlebul Tanameinaxeebs moere-
keboda universitetis ezosaken, sadac mzeWabuks unda dal-
odeboda...

Tavi V. SiSveli mefe

ucnauri simZime daawva juma bedias. uU kve ar axarebda am
saRamos daniSnuli moTxrobebis garCeva. iqneb sxdomaze arc
wavideo, isic ki gaifiqra, magram ezoSi rom gavida, mixvda
ukve gvian iyo. misi nacnob-megobrebi da axloblebi ager
CrdilSi isxdnen da sxdomamde darCenil dros klavdnen.
mzeWabukic aq iyo, kaWuWias wamoeyvana. tatosTan erTad
ijda da tato xelebis qneviT raRacas umtkicebda. albaT
kaWuWiam Tu gaacno. mzeWabuki TvalebSi Sescicinebda
cocxal poets da juma Surma gakenwla, TiTqos umcrosi
Zmis siyvarulis Tundac namceci ar emeteboda sxvisTvis.

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 kibeze rom Cairbina, tatom dainaxa da mzeWabuki moaxeda.
biWs saxe Seecvala, sixarulisagan erTianad aenTo da
gamoiqca.
jumam TavSekavebulad akoca, mzeWabuki ki balRiviT
Camoekonwiala, Tan xmamaRla Camoarakraka mokiTxvebi da
mSoblebis, naTesavebis, mezoblebis kargad yofnis ambavi.
jumas euxerxula, suleliviT idga da iRimeboda.
macacuna movarda, mklavSi xeli staca jumas, zed aet-
masna, aratratda:
_ rogor movrbodi! Tavpiri davimtvrie, megona, damag-
viandeboda, suli Zlivs movatane... ise mainteresebs, ise
mainteresebs...
mzeWabukma madlieri Tvalebi SeanaTa.
– es Seni Zmaa? xom mivxvdi!.. ra lamazia! – xeli gamouwo-
da awiTlebul mzeWabuks, – esma!.. aba, gaviqeci, Cao! – ucbad
Sebrunda da Zmebs fexsacmelebis swrafi bakabukiT gaSorda.
saqmiani qaliviT miiCqaroda da msubuqi kabis kalTebi wvive-
bze exveoda.
_ isaa? – hkiTxa gabruebulma mzeWabukma.
_ vin isa? – ver gaigo jumam.
_ Seni sacole!
_ vina, macacuna? – ufros bedias gaecina, – sulelo,
mageTi gogoebi rom mindodes...
guneba cotaTi gamoukeTda. tatos Ronivrad CamoarTva
xeli, danarCenebs saerTo salami uTxra. kaWuWias gverdiT
CaiWuWka, Rvinis suni eca da CurCuliT hkiTxa: `nasvami xar?~,
`ara, erTi kaTxa ludi...~ `damaca me Sen!~ – daeqadna.
kaWuWia bednier gunebaze gaxldaT. igi maradiul prob-
lemebs ar eWideboda. swored axla, mcire nabaxusevze,
Tvals uJuJunebda lilis, romelsac msxvili muxlebi erTi
erTmaneTze gadaedo da kaWuWias wva da dagva viTom Cirad
ar uRirda...
lilis gverdiT kaWuWias Zmakacebi da Tanameinaxeni
Camomsxdariyvnen, mowafeebiviT daewyoT muxlebze xelebi:

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jebe, daTa, avTo da roman... da kidev yvinCila... `eseni wauRia
ufals!~ – gaifiqra jumam... jebes ar etyoboda simTvrale,
welgamarTuli ijda da saTvalidan Tvalmoucileblad
moStereboda ufros bedias.
es iyo saSuali Zmis samyaro, amaTi megobroba kmaroda
kaWuWiasaTvis da jumam smena mzeWabukisa da tatos masla-
aTs miapyro. tatos Zvelinduri filosofiuri traqtati
waekiTxa da imaze laparakobda. jumamde azris fragmentebi-
Ra aRwevda... boroti RmerTis jagernautis etlis qveS iR-
upebian Turme nirvanas maZiebeli fanatikosebi...
ucbad mexsierebis Tvalsawierze odindelma ambavma gai-
elva: viwro quCaSi tramvai mixriginebs, TiTqos borblebiT
relsebs CasWidebia da qvafenilze miaTrevso. juma bedia
carieli tramvais kuTxeSi miWuWkula, mTvlemare mebi-
leTes Sehyurebs cnobismoyvared. moxuci qali xandaxan
Tvals gaaxels, erTaderT mgzavrs uRimis. etyoba, Cadgmu-
li kbilebi aqvs, roca iRimeba, Cxriali ismis, TiTqos es
qalic am Zveli, mongreuli tramvais teqnikuri detaliao...
juma avlabris metrosTan Cadis, metexisaken eSveba. taZars
gars Semouvlis, Tan lodebs ufaTurebs xels, aqaoda,
vgiJdebi, ise miyvars es qvebio. Tan tramvais dedaberi ar
Sordeba mexsierebidan, maSinac ki, roca parapetTan dgas da
mamuliSvilurad gahyurebs nariyalas kalTaze Sefenil
Zveli Tbilisis Wrel ubnebs... moulodnelad Tvali uSter-
deba – gorgaslis Zeglis CrdilSi nacnob zurgs amCnevs. jin-
sian da TeTrperangian Wabuks muxlebze Tabaxis furclebi
udevs da gamalebiT wers. juma Cumad uaxlovdeba, zurgsu-
kan Cerdeba. kK isers iwvdens, magram dawerils ver kiTxulobs,
Tumca xvdeba, furcelze rom leqsis striqoni lagdeba...
mdumareba grZeldeba... irgvliv aravinaa!.. irgvliv aravi-
naa!.. ucbad, erTi wamiT, SesaZloa wamic ar iyo, mounda xeli
ekra TeTri perangisaTvis... TviTve SeaZrwuna am wamierma
azrma. gG ons moego da mxarze mohxvia xeli – `tato, ar gada-
varde, genacvale!~

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 gaxseneba ulmobeli iyo. juma awrialda, TiTqos dana-
Saulze waaswreso. wamodga, mgoni droao, CaidudRuna.
bedad, maTken moiCqaroda leo pirveli, damwyeb mweral-
Ta wris Tavmjdomare, axalgazrda poeti, romelsac ori
leqsi ukve daebeWda `pegasSi~, erTic respublikur gazeTSi,
ramdenime mravaltiraJianSi da uTvalavi yovelnair kedlis
gazeTSi. nN amdvili saxeli levani erqva, gvaric sakmaod grZe-
li hqonda da `Svilze~ Tavdeboda, leo pirveli ki fsevdoni-
mi gaxldaT.
mzeWabuki umalve mixvda, rom mis win poeti idga, radgan
leo pirvels TvalebSi moduri melanqolia ukrToda. Tvi-
Ton leo pirveli fiqrobda, ver avmaRldio saukunis moT-
xovnilebaTa donemde. jerjerobiT ver aRiWurva poet-
TaTvis egzom saWiro arakomunikabelobiT, Zalauneburad
Tavs iCenda misi provincialoba da vera da ver eziara mar-
toobis aucilebel sevdas.
_ magrad iyavi, Sen Cveni prozis imedi xar! – xeli mtki-
ced CamoarTva jumas. mM ere mzeWabukisaken Sebrunda, masac
magrad CamoarTva xeli. e E nergiulisa da keTilmosurnis
STabeWdilebis mosaxdenad arTmevda ase xels da mizansac
aRwevda.
_ leqsebs wer?
mzeWabukma daimorcxva da Tavi uaris niSnad gaaqnia.
_ albaT CumCumad wer! ra vici, ki gavxar poets da...
kibisaken rom midiodnen, jumam jibeSi qaRaldi mosin-
ja. mosawvevi baraTi iyo, oRond ver gaego, sad iwvevdnen.
TavSi qaosi utrialebda da SigadaSig amotivtivdeboda
ucnauri saxelebi – kvintiliane, gujmaxani, jagernauti...

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 sxdomaTa darbazTan uamravi xalxi ireoda. juma bedi-
am uCveulo SiSi igrZno. Tavs Zala daatana, pirze Rimilis
niRabi aifara da brboSi gaeria. nN acnobebs Tavs ukravda.
ucnobTa cnobismoyvare mzeras ki uxerxulad aridebda
Tvals.
darbazSi Tavisufali adgili arsad Canda. aA xalgazrd-
ebis nawili fexze idga kedlebis gaswvriv. xalxi ki Semodi-
oda da Semodioda.
juma prezidiumSi dasves, leo pirvelis gverdiT. dD arbazs
swrafad gadaavlo Tvali. mM zeras veravis usworebda da sak-
uTar frCxilebs dauwyo Tvaliereba. TiTo-orola yofili
Tanakurselic mosuliyo. pP irvel rigSi ramdenime nacnobi
profesori ijda. macacunasac mohkra Tvali. wamdauwum
saqmianad dgeboda, raTa jumasi da sxva nacnobTa yuradReba
miepyro. kaWuWias saidanRac monjRreuli skami moeTria da
romanTan erTad calgverdad ijda. mzeWabuki kedelTan
mieWuWkaT. biWs saxe alanZoda, Tavbru exveoda fiqrisagan,
amdeni xalxi aq Cemi Zmis pativiscemas Seuyriao.
prezidiumSi, jumas xelmarcxniv, magidas idayvebiT
dayrdnoboda profesori prokofi nadiraZe, wris ucvleli
gulSematkivari da sulisCamdgmeli. b B aton prokofis, mar-
Talia, studentobis xnidan leqsebi ar dauweria, magram
sxvadasxva gulisamaCuyebeli fsevdonimiT beWdavda sust
Canaxatebsa da eseebs. bB atoni profesoris gverdiT Sinau-
rulad mokalaTebuliyo docenti papua CirgaSvili, vinac
humanitarul mecnierebaTa yvela dargSi moRvaweobda da
literaturis arc erT Janrs ar aklebda yuradRebas. aA seve
icoda xalxSi laparaki: `me prozaSi vmuSaob!~, `me poeziaSi
vmuSaob!~ mere ijda axalgazrda poeti qali likaZe, ormagi
muqi saTvaliT, sinaTles rom ar atarebda, radgan poete-
sas xSirad sWirdeboda sakuTar sulSi Caxedva, rasac am
saTvalis meSveobiT axerxebda. b B olos, magidis kuTxeSi mim-
jdariyo WaRaradqceuli didad pativcemuli literatori,

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romelic miCveuli gaxldaT pirvelobas da saerTo aRtace-
bis fafuk Rrublebze SigadaSig xvrinvas amouSvebda.
rogorc iqna, siCume Camovarda. l L eo pirvelma fanqari
miukakuna Wiqas da jumas Tavi dauqnia.
_ midi, juma, Seutie! – daiknavla viRacam darbazis
siRrmeSi.
jumam tribunisken gaiwia, Tan ise wabarbacda, TiTqos
zRvis avadmyofoba Wirso.
darbazs gaxeda. mM acacunam Soridan kocna gamougzavna.
Wabukma swrafad CaRuna Tavi, Steria es oxerio, da qaRal-
debis dalagebas Seudga. d D asalagebeli araferi hqonda, Tva-
li asWreleboda da dros aWianurebda.
Tavdapirvelad xma Zlivs amoiRo. kiTxulobda monoto-
nurad, erTferovnad. xandaxan fraza ausxlteboda, wai-
borZikebda, kvlav wonasworobas aRidgenda da Zveleburad
ganagrZobda. TandaTan gajinianda, TiTqos viRacis jibrze
akeTebda amas, viRacis oxtSi amodioda...
darbazSi jer siwynare idga, mere cotcotaobiT imata
xmaurma. naxevari saaTic ar iyo gasuli da Tvlema SemoZvra
quTuToebSi, Zilma gaSala fafuki frTebi.
pativcemulma WaRara literatorma wamoixrotina, ga-
mofxizlda, egona, moTavdao da xeli xels Semohkra, Tumca
ise msubuqad, bevrs ar gaugonia.
tatos smena daeZaba. im mcireTagani iyo, vinc Tavidanve
gulisyuriT usmenda tribunaze mdgoms, oRond esmoda
mxolod sityvebi, mzeze dagdebuli, Zveli gazeTis naxeviv-
iT uemocio, ugrZnobeli...
juma ki miaWenebda. sadac odnav gamarTul frazas waaw-
ydeboda, Tamamdeboda, xmas auwevda, magram gauSalaSine-
bels, uxeSad naCorkns Tu miadgeboda, iwyebda sityvebisa
da frazebis ylapvas da maSin usityvo zmuiliRa ismoda.
mere ucbad dadumda, Sua adgilze Sewyvita. `yvelas
mobezrda! – sircxviliT gaifiqra da sulSi mtruli grZno-
ba aufuTfuTda, – risTvis moeTren, Tu ar ainteresebT...~

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 darbazSi CurCuli grZeldeboda. viRacam SeamCnia, av-
tors kiTxva daumTavrebiao da mezobels idayvi gahkra...
TandaTan dawynardnen, uxerxuli siCume Camovarda.
_ daamTavre? – Caaxvela batonma prokofim, romelsac,
codva gamxelili sjobs, odnav wasTvlima da wuxda, vinmem
xom ar SemamCniao.
jumam Tavi dauqnia da skams miaSura.
batonma prokofim erTxel kidev Caiwminda xma, yoCaRo,
_ gadaulaparaka da taSi Semohkra. kK antikuntad ahyvnen.
TiTqos cudi ram CavidineTo, umalve Sewyvites. am dros
gamofxizlebulma WaRara literatorma dascxo, oRond
meti aravin ahyolia... likaZem gaiRima, Tumca amqveynisa ar
iyo da aravin uwyoda, ras uRimoda.
docenti papua CirgaSvili winandeburad momnusxavad
iyureboda. mM eore rigSi mopoeto gogonas saxe aelanZa da
mzeras ver usworebda baton mecniersa da literators,
romlis mwiri naazrevi qveyanas didi xania moefina. `movwon-
var!~ – guli ufarTxalebda gogonas. `batistvinaa!~ – fiq-
robda batoni docenti.
leo pirvelma xma daiboxa. Tumca aravin xmaurobda,
fanqari mainc miukakuna Wiqas da tribunaze oponenti jano
CikintilaZe moixmo.
jano ar gaxldaT urigo ymawvili. saSualo simaRlisa
iyo, magram sigamxdre ufro maRals aCenda. saxe inteli-
genturi hqonda, kaciSvili nakls ver dauZebnida, naklad
saTvales Tu ar CavTvliT. axlomxedvels saTvalec Zlivs
Sveloda da wasakiTxi qaRaldi zed cxvirTan unda mietana.
mM iuxedavad amisa, wigni ar dabeWdila, rom ar waekiTxa. mTe-
li es codna misi tvinis sxvadasxva ganyofilebaSi wesierad
gaxldaT daxarisxebul-dalagebuli. SeeZlo aTasnairi,
sruliad ucnauri `izmi~ exmara, cnobili da ucnobi poete-
bis leqsebiT iseTi sityvieri manipulacia moexdina, rom
zogjer profesoric Tavs sulelad igrZnobda.
_ megobrebo! – Caiduduna, xelisgulSi Caixvela da

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 Tvali aarida kaWuWias, romelmac malulad muSti uCvena.
jano CikintilaZe principuli axalgazrda brZandeboda.
mM arTalia, misi sirbile zogs qalaCunobad eCveneboda, mag-
ram muStebiT mas veravin daaSinebda... mainc Seyoymanda, aqeT
mouxvia, iqiT miuxvia, avtors bodiSebi fiandazad daufi-
na, auditoriis moTaflvac moindoma, prezidiums momaja-
doebeli Rimili aCuqa... Seyovnda. l L eo pirvels aniSna, wya-
li damisxio. isic ise wamoiwia, TiTqos vinme batonkacs emsa-
xureboda. ylupi mosva da odnav gasagoni xmiT mosinja:
_ magram moTxrobebi?.. Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, am Txzule-
bebs ar SeiZleba moTxrobebi vuwodoT!
darbazi gairinda, TiTqos yvelas Rrmad eZina da muStis
kvriT gamoaRviZeso. juma bedia, romelic oponentis mieT-
moeTebma kinaRam miaZina, moixara da kvlav sakuTari frCxi-
lebiT dainteresda.
_ Sen aravin gekiTxeba, SenTvis Seinaxe Seni suleluri
azri! – adgilidan wamoiWra kaWuWia.
_ amxanago, acaleT orators! – wesrigisaken mouwoda
leo pirvelma.
_ oratori ki ara, didi vinmea! – boboqrobda kaWuWia.
_ Ca-Camodi tribunidan, Sen ara xar kri-kritikosi, uni-
Wo xar Sen! – dauyvira darbazidan studentma CafikaZem,
visac didi xania CikintilaZis Jini sWirda.
darbazi aCoCqolda, vin ras iZaxda da vin ras.
_ megobrebo! – gafiTrda jano, – macaleT, megobrebo!
_ Seni megobari boselSi abia bawriT! – Caibubuna
romanma.
jano CikintilaZe tribunaze apirebda daberebas da xmas
auwia:
_ me vTqvi da vimeoreb, es Cemi subieqturi azria. juma bedi-
as es Txzulebebi ar SeiZleba moTxrobebad miviCnioT. Cvens xel-
Taa ara moTxrobebi, aramed sakmaod saintereso n o v e l e b i!
darbazma amoioxra. Tavi yvelam motyuebulad igrZno.
jano CikintilaZe jadosnurad iRimeboda.

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 batonma prokofim gaocebuli mzera esrola, mere Tavis
kanturs mohyva, ho, ho, marTlac novelebiao.
oponentma sadaveebi bolomde miuSva...
leo pirvels SeeZlo mSvidad yofiliyo. kamaTi awi Cveu-
li gziT wavidoda. tribunas mudam erTi da igive oratore-
bi patronobdnen. imis mixvedrac ar iyo Zneli, romeli maT-
gani ras ityoda.
oponentma tribunidan erTi fexiT gaaswro soso wina-
maswaraSvils. igi yovelTvis yvelas aswrebda. aA rc uWkuo
iyo, Tu naklad imas ar CavuTvliT, rom xSirad ena azrs win
uswrebda, jer ityoda rames, mere dafiqrdeboda. aA mitom
araerTxel gadayria usiamovnebas. eE s rom ara, laparakobda
sakmaod dinjad, Tan wyliT savse Wiqas atrialebda xelSi,
rac leo pirvels acofebda. mM oindoma kidec, Wiqa gamoer-
Tmia, magram oratorma ar daaneba, radgan Tu xelSi rame ar
eWira da ar afuWebda, ise or sityvas erTmaneTze ver gada-
abamda... soso winamaswaraSvili studentma CafikaZem Sec-
vala. igi metad Tavmdabali gaxldaT, qveyana verafriT
daarwmuna Tavis geniosobaSi, amitom nerviulobda da enis
borZiki dasCemda... student CafikaZes bare aTiode sxva ora-
tori mohyva. yvela gamomsvleli erT azrs utrialebda,
marTalia, novelebi ar wagvikiTxavs, magram, vfiqrobT,
literaturisaTvis didi SenaZeniao...
juma mobuzuli ijda. qQ ebis meti jerjerobiT araferi
mousmenia, magram guli karnaxobda, fuWi iyo yoveli, tribu-
naze jer ar asula namdvili Semfasebeli. SesaZlebelia, arc
ava... egeb megobaria da ar surs guli atkinos... Tvali qurdu-
lad moavlo darbazs. vin iqneba?.. is?.. an is?.. tato?.. tato
mas uyurebda da mzeraSi simarTle ewera. `ityvis!~ – SeZr-
wunda juma bedia.
amasobaSi tribunas romani daepatrona da ufros bedi-
as cotaTi guli moeca.
_ es ra xdeba?! – ulvaSebs miRma daxSuli xmiT Caibubu-
na Svidi daubeWdavi romanis avtorma.

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 darbazi gairinda. zogi kars miaSterda, egeb iqidan unda
SemoWriliyo oratoris aRSfoTebis mizezi. b B atonma profe-
sorma umweod gadaxeda baton docents; papua CirgaSvilma
mxrebi aiCeCa, dro ixelTa da Tvali Caukra meore rigSi
sircxvilisagan awrialebul gogonas.
_ es ra xdeba, Tqven gekiTxebiT?! – gaimeora aRSfo-
Tebulma.
damfrTxalma leo pirvelma Wiqa Seuvso da miawoda.
_ damSviddi, roman, genacvale, aha, wyali dalie!
_ ar minda me Seni wyali! – mSvidad upasuxa oratorma
da tribunas xelebiT Caafrinda, TiTqos unda aitacos da
darbazSi moisroloso.
_ ki mara, ras gverCi, ra davaSaveT? – damnaSavesaviT
gaSala xelebi leo pirvelma.
romanma mis sityvebs yuradReba ar miaqcia. win gada-
izniqa, pirvel rigs miaSterda da ulvaSebi moiwuwna.
rigSi msxdomi gogonebi erTmaneTs aekvrnen, SiSiT ukan
miixedes, Tavze Tu dagvesxa, saiTken gaviqceTo.
_ movdivar amaswinaT zemelze da ras vxedav, biWebi
xvdebian erTmaneTs... privet-privet, mpa-mpu!.. – viTom kocna
gamosaxa, – movedi universitetis ezoSi da aqac privet-dos-
vidania, mpa-mpu!.. am derefanSic gogoebi, ah miloCka, rogo-
ra xar, mpa-mpu!..
viRacam isteriulad Caikiskisa da darbazi ganimuxta,
airia.
_ icineT, icineT!.. es ki p r o b l e m a a! amaze unda vwe-
roT poemebi, romanebi, moTxrobebi!.. gripi gadadis, honkon-
gisa, Tqven ki mpa-mpu, mpa-mpu!..
atyda sicili, Jriamuli. viRacam taSi Semokra, sxvebic
ahyvnen... Secbunebuli romani tribunaze ulvaSebs iwuwnida,
ver gaego, mxars uWerdnen Tu dascinodnen.
leo pirveli gaafTrebuli idga, Tvalebs ubrialebda
orators, magram romani misken ar iyureboda.
baton prokofis loyebi auRaJRaJda, dinjad wamodga

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da xeli aswia. roca sicili Senelda, auCqareblad mohyva
axalgazrdebis TaTxvas:
_ mda!.. – Tavi gaaqnia, – sicili, rasakvirvelia, kargi
saqmea. xandaxan unda gavicinoT... rogorc Cveni niWieri mecni-
eri, axalgazrda avtori wers, _papua CirgaSvils gadaxeda
am dros, _ sicili janmrTelobisaTvis sasargebloa... ixi-
leT misi bolo naSromi, gverdi oras samocdacameti... me miy-
vars Cveni axalgazrdoba, romelic droulad da zomierad
icinis. zomiereba, megobroba, zomiereba, ai, upirvelesi kano-
ni sicilis TeoriaSi...
_ bolo-bolo, mogwons Tu ara es moTxrobebi? – moTmi-
nebidan gamosuli leo pirveli fanqars RrRnida.
_ swored rom momwons, problemebis gamo! – TiTi zeviT
aiSvira romanma, – ise momwons, rom zogis avtorobas mec ki
ar daviwunebdi.
darbazma isev ver Seikava Tavi da azrialda.
romani valmoxdilis mZime nabijebiT CamobrZanda.
_ xom magrad davartyi! – gadaulaparaka kaWuWias.
_ uh, gamobenterebulo! – kbilebi gaakraWuna saSual-
ma bediam.
_ vis surs gamovides? – ikiTxa nervebmoSlilma leo
pirvelma da TvalebiT dauwyo Zebna diTirambebSi gawaful
nacnobebs. visac mzera hkida, yvelam Tavi CaRuna, an sxvis
zurgs amoefara.
juma damSvidda. o O ratorebma mxolod guls moufones.
SiSi mTlad ar gahqroboda, magram axla cota metad swamda
sakuTari niWisa da RmerTs evedreboda, oRond dRes mSvido-
biT gadamarCine da iseT moTxrobebs gavaSanSalebo, rom...
_ tato, iqneb Sen Segvawio oriode sityva?! – moesma
uceb leo pirvelis xma da TiTqos gulis ZarRvi Cawyda.
tatom nabiji win gadmodga, mimoixeda, yoymani daetyo.
mTeli darbazi misken mibrunebuliyo.
_ mefe SiSvelia! – wynarad Tqva.

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jadosnuri sarke
Tavi I. Ramis zRapari
pirvel Tbilisur Rames saocari zRapari ezmana. albaT
nawili sizmari iyo, nawili cxadi, magram namdvili da mogo-
nili ise airia erTmaneTSi, mzeWabuk bedia fiqrobda, iqneb
sul ar wamovsulvar Sinidano... egebis erTi kviris win CaeZi-
na bediebis saxlSi da jerac Zil-buranSia... asec erCivna,
magram sinamdviles versad gaeqceoda... darbazis aurzaurma
gaaogna, Tavgza aubnia. wesierad ver gaego, vin vis ekamaTebo-
da da vin vis mxares idga. imasRa mixvda, rom misi ufrosi Zma,
misi saTayvanebeli juma daamcires, abuCad aigdes... ras niS-
navs `mefe SiSvelia~? imas, rom is dediSobilaa, araferi
acvia, sarcxvineli sajarod gamoufenia, TvalTmaqcni ki si-
marTles ar eubnebian... mxolod tatom miaxala simarTle,
tatom gaubeda, daxie es qaRaldebi, Tavs nu ircxveno... ra
rjida? vin ekiTxeboda? ratom atkina guli jumas, gana ase-
Ti simarTliT adamiani ufro bednieri xdeba?
xedavda mzeWabuki, pirze rogori almuri asdioda ju-
mas, Tavi dabla daexara, lamisaa magidis qveS SemZvraliyo...
guli moewura, Seebrala. mM zad iyo oromtrialSi gadaSve-
buliyo da mteri duelSi gamoewvia, magram ver gaerkvia, vin
iyo mteri da vin moyvare... gulisZaxils mihyva, brbo gaarR-
via, sirbiliT daeSva kibeze da gareT rom gavarda, tato ukve
ezodan WavWavaZis prospeqtze uxvevda.
uCumrad aedevna...
sulac ar hgavda tato gamarjvebuls. xelebi jibeebSi
Caewyo, mxrebCamoyrili da Tavdaxrili mZimed miabijebda.
`unda gavlaxo!~ – gulsgareT gaifiqra mzeWabukma. verc
moereoda, cxadia, ufro Tavs gaalaxvinebda, magram guli

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sagules aRara hqonda da usityvod gaclas isev Tavis gal-
axvinebas amjobinebda.
wignis maRaziidan studenti gogonebi gamovidnen, ta-
tos Sescines, xmadabali salami uTxres. tatom isini ver
SeniSna, gverdiT Cauara.
_ ra mouvida? – ikiTxa erTma.
_ mTlad gaafrina, mgonia! – Caicina meorem.
iqneb marTlac gaafrina? pP oetebisas ras gaigeb kaci. ram-
denime saaTiT adre Tavi moawona mzeWabuks. reCitativiT
elaparakeboda, uxilavi bangi asva TiTqos, oqros etliT
aseirna aRmosavleTis udabnoeTSi da indur RvTaebaTa
TvalebSi Caaxeda... ase Sedga ucnauri nacnoboba, _ univer-
sitetis baRSi, mcxuvare mzis qveS... axla ki kvalze mihyvebo-
da, raTa Zmis magier pasuxi moeTxova.
guramiSvilis ZeglTan Seyovnda tato. Tvali gauswora
did winapars. saocrad naRvliani gamoxedva hqonda da mze-
Wabuki mixvda, gamowveva ver Sedgeboda.
moixeda tatom, icno da auRelveblad Tqva:
_ ah, mzeWabuk bedia? albaT saCxubrad momdev!
_ ho!
_ ra gaewyoba, Tu Zalian ginda, viCxuboT! – ase ki Tqva,
magram xelebi jibidan ar amouRia, idga da naRvlianad Se-
moscqeroda.
_ ra dagiSava Cemma Zmam?
_ araferi.
_ ase ratom Tqvi?
_ simarTle giTxra, ar vici.
_ ar ici?
_ ho, me xom mxolod teqsts vusmendi, mivxvdi, rom es
ar iyo literatura. juma arc gamxsenebia.
_ ar gagxsenebia?
_ ho, teqsti iyo, magram Sig juma ar iyo!
Tqva da amoioxra.
mzeWabukma ar icoda, meti ra ekiTxa, an awi rogor moqce-

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 uliyo, da TviTonac amoioxra.
_ ici ra, _ Rimili gakrTa tatos tuCebze, _ etyoba,
Cxubis gunebaze arc erTni ara varT. wamodi, viaroT, gza-
gza vilaparakoT, iqneb Cxubic mogvindes!
albaT uari unda eTqva mzeWabuks, xom uxerxuli iyo
Tavisi Zmis mterTan ase seirnoba, magram verc mixvda, rogor
damorCilda da gverdigverd gahyva. TviTonac xelebi
jibeebSi Caiwyo, Tavdaxrili midioda da trotuars dasc-
qeroda.
studqalaqTan xelmarcxniv Cauxvies. mzeWabukma fir-
niSze waikiTxa – `faliaSvilis q.~
_ sulac ara hgavxar Zmebs, – Tqva uceb tatom, – SenSi
TiTqos sinaTlea!
mzeWabuki gawiTlda, ukmexad Seepasuxa:
_ Cems ZmebSic sinaTlea!
_ dro gviCvenebs! – mokled moWra tatom. g G za mdumared
ganagrZes da karga xnis Semdeg guls amoayola: _ TvalebSi
TiTqos yinuli udevs, sikvdiliT memuqreba... diax, masSi
mkvleli cxovrobs!
mzeWabuki SekrTa.
_ visze ambob?
tatom Tvali gauswora, Tavi ise gaaqnia, TiTqos zmane-
ba Camoibertyao.
_ me ai, aq vcxovrob!
am binas, faliaSvilis quCaze, bina ar eTqmoda. u U fro
betonis ormosa hgavda. u U karobis gamo moxerxebul gamqi-
ravebels sardafis erTaderTi fanjara karad eqcia da es
sardafi binad gausaRebia. tato da misi stumari welSi mox-
rilni, didi sifrTxiliT SeZvrnen, raTa betonis Zgideze
Tavi ar miertyaT.
oTaxSi iseTi nesti idga, karaqiviT daniT gaiWreboda.
kK edlebze Spalers sisvelisagan yavisferi forejebi emCneo-
da. erTaderT asakec sawolze Raribuli logini elaga. mM ag-
idaze da iatakze dasta-dasta wignebi da xelnawerebi ewyo.
_ mdidrulad vcxovrobo, ver davikvexni, magram Cai da

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 Saqari, Tu ar vcdebi, ki unda mqondes, – tatom kustaruli
eleqtroqura CarTo, laboratoriuli kolbiT wyali dadga.
mzeWabuki monjRreul skamze dajda. pP irdapir kedelze
sami suraTi miemagrebinaT WikartiT. erTi Jurnalidan amoe-
WraT, zed axalgazrda, wverulvaSiani kaci iyo gamosaxuli.
kK acs varskvlaviani bereti exura, romlidanac qoCori mou-
Canda. m
M eore fotoze asakovani kaci xalisiT iRimeboda,
mesame – Jamisagan gayviTlebul suraTze jariskacisfa-
rajiani axalgazrda iyo gamosaxuli.
_ visi suraTebia?
_ eseni? fF otoze, ufrosi rom Cans, mamaCemia. kK ibom im-
sxverpla. maSin patara viyavi, Zlivs maxsovs. u
U fro ymawvili
ki papaCemia, Cvidmetisa waiyvanes, hoda, daiRupa, saZmo
saflavSia, ruseTSi... es ki `el komandantea~... ar gagigonia?
Ce gevara, komandante Ce!
ganagoni rogor ar hqonda, magram bevri araferi icoda.
_ amaswinaT leqss vwerdi, am suraTebs vuyurebdi da
vwerdi... momeCvena, rom vstumrobdi aqedan Sors, patara
mdinare niankauasus napirze, Ce gevarasTan. igi egdo mijriT
daxvretili, momcro saklaso oTaxSi... bavSvebma xom unda
iswavlon im klasSi, sadac kedlebs amCnevia sisxlis wveTe-
bi... mere papaCemis saflavi vnaxe, ruseTis mwir miwaze... iq
tyeebia, fiWvnari... araferi mohyavT kartofilis garda...
yvavilebic mwiria, xeSeSi, saflavze cocxebiviT dganan...
mamaCemis saflavi ki sul sxvanairia, vardebSia Cafluli,
Tan gadahyva magis movlas sawyali mamidaCemi...
_ deda?
_ ar maxsovs.
xmaSi sevda Seepara, dadumda.
kolbSi wyali swrafad aTuxTuxda. Cais sasiamovno sur-
nelma dafara nestisa da obis suni.
_ wamikiTxe Seni leqsebi! – sTxova mzeWabukma.

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Cai didixania gacivda, nestiani haeri dagubda. gG aseirne-

ba moundaT.
faliaSvilis quCas dauyvnen auCqareblad. mM zeWabukma
siyvarulze Camoagdo laparaki da tatom moulodnelad gu-
li gadauxsna. iseTi ndobiT alaparakda, TiTqos SemTxvevas
elodao.
_ pirvelad TeTrbafTiani mezoblis gogona momwonda.
mM ere xan erTi, xan meore... axla rom mTxovo, saxelebi Camo-
miTvaleo, imaTi, visac leqsebs vuwerdi, iasa da vards va-
darebdi, albaT, ver SevZleb. gatacebis kvalic ar SerCa
guls. TiTqos msubuqma niavma Camoiqrola, sigrile mome-
lamuna pirze da meti araferi. wlebma mexsierebidan es ganc-
dac amoSala. mM ere, roca ukve imedi arafrisa mqonda, roca
guls simartove klavda... Turme, rac manamde iyo, moCve-
nebaRa yofila...
vakis parkSi Seexetnen. dD acarielebul parkSi Sadrevani
scemda mZlavri SxuiliT, niJi ifanteboda dawmendil haerSi.
_ ai, aq, Zewnis Ziras vijeqi ganmartoebiT. qaliSvilma
gamoiara, merxis bolos Camojda. Mme mas arc vuyurebdi.
Tvalwin Zewnis toti qanaobda, mis iqiT laJvardi Canda da
misi pirisaxe... gamWvirvale, lurj sivrceSi gacurda TiT-
qos... warmosaxvaSi isev da isev meordeboda es Cveneba – Zew-
nis toti, lurji sivrce da misi pirisaxe... saxelic ar vi-
codi, pirvelad maSin vnaxe...
mzeWabuki Cumad Sehyurebda Sadrevans. xmauriT Cqa-
funobda wyali, auzSi trialebda. sustma niavma dahbera,
winwklebma moasxura.
_ TiTqos mibiZgeso, Sevtrialdi, saxeSi Cavxede. Semk-
rTalma mzera Semomageba. Tqveni saxeli albaT mzes hgavs-
meTqi. ailanZa, xma auTrTolda, megona, gameqceoda. Turme
micnobda. `Tqven tato xarT, me ki mzia!~ ar vici, ramden xans
visxediT ase. erTmaneTs SevcqerodiT da qveyana dagvviw-

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yeboda. maSin, TiTqos angelozi mkarnaxobso, TiTqos uCi-
nari frTa Semexo bageze, CurCuliT warmovTqvi: `Sen se-
rafitas hgavxar, mzia!~
mzeWabuks yelSi raRac gaexira, xma ver amoiRo. `mzia!~ –
es saxeli raRacnairad Semofrinda sulSi, Rrmad Caimarxa.
tatos mklavze gamosdo xeli, parkis gasasvlelisaken gaiyo-
lia. u U kve WavWavaZis prospeqtze iyvnen, dumili rom daar-
Rvia. parapets gadayrdnobilni dahyurebdnen parks. A aqedan
Sadrevani vercxlis uzarmazar naZvisxes hgavda.
_ me ki aravin miyvars!
faci gaaxsenda. mM isi lbili, xaverdovani loya (erTxel
gabeda da akoca kidec)... facis loyas mwife msxlis surneli
asdioda, an iqneb `fiso-fiso~ kamfetisa... SeeZlo axla
daetrabaxa, magram faci ise Sors iyo, odnavadac ar aTrTo-
lebia guli, ris gamoc cotaoden rcxvenoda kidec.
d
D a uceb moesma gvirabSi Segrialebuli elmavlis gabmu-
li guguni, borblebis dagadugi, vagonebis Wriali da coc-
xlad igrZno sibneleSi ndobiT gamowvdili xelis Sexeba.
_ ara, vtyui, mas hqvia rogneda! – da jibidan furceli
amoafriala, romelzec mowafuri batifexuriT ewera misa-
marTi da telefonis nomeri.
_ aha, es aqeTaa! – Tqva tatom.
guramiSvilis quCas dahyvnen. TuTebs Soris TeTri far-
dagiviT efina farTo biliki. Suaze gaxleCili gorakis kal-
Tebidan drogamoSvebiT kenWi vardeboda CxakuniT. saburTa-
lodan sufTa niavma dahbera.
mzeWabukma yvelaferi uambo rognedaze da isev Tavidan
yveboda. tato pasuxad mxolod icinoda, Tbilad, Tanag-
rZnobiT.
hipodromis Ria WiSkarSi Seuxvies.
Tavlebidan cxenebis mSvidi fSvinva da frutuni ismoda,
axladnaTibi Tivis surneli idga haerSi.
hH ipodromis restorani gaCiraRdnebuli iyo. mocekvave-
Ta landebi Soridan sanTelze mofarfate peplebsa hgavdnen.

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 tribunebTan ZaRlebi aRnavldnen.
Cumad midiodnen. vrceli mindori uzarmazari langa-
riviT ido. qalaqis CiraRdnebiT gafermkrTalebuli vars-
kvlaveTi aq Zalas ikrefda. ca iyo Rrma da TvalSeuwvdeni.
CaxCaxa varskvlavebi dabla Camosuliyvnen da haeris uxilav
talRebSi banaobdnen.
kvlav alaparakda. tatosTan ukve saidumlo araferi
hqonda. sibneleSi ver xedavda, magram icoda, rom igi usmen-
da. xmadabla yveboda Tavis sofelze, saxl-karze, modudune
engurze, simindis yanasa da Cais plantaciebze...
didxans gaugrZelda da uceb mixvda, rom marto idga am
vrcel da bnel mindorSi, ar icoda rogor daeRwia Tavi
uzarmazar langarSi CaRvrili sibnelidan.
_ tato! – wamoiZaxa SeSinebulma. – tato, sada xar?!
tato gamqraliyo.
_ tato, sada xar?! – gaimeora da awrialda.
bnelSi TeTri laqa dalanda, tatos perangi iyo. Wabuki
gulaRma egdo balaxSi. varskvlavTa mrume Suqi micvalebu-
lis fers afenda saxeze.
_ vaime, mokvda! – aRmoxda mzeWabuks da mis gverdiT
daeca.
_ Cumad, – wasCurCula tatom, – varskvlavebs uyure.
dRes qalaqSi ucnauri ambebi xdeba.
mzeWabuks guli moeca. TviTonac gulaRma gaiSota.
Savi gumbaTi wamomxoboda mindors Tavze. mM Teli varskv-
laveTi taatiT moZraobda mis garSemo... raRac Zalam aswia
biWi, haerSi aitaca da varskvlavebSi gaTqvifa... es iyo mxo-
lod wamieri zmaneba, radgan zurgsa da kiserze Cxvletda
xeSeSi balaxi, surnelovani miwa aTasi uxilavi ZafiT mkerd-
Si ikravda Tavis pirmSos.
niavma kvlav wamouqrola da farTo velze balaxi aaSriala.
wyneTis mxridan Savi sxeuli gamoeyo gorakebs, varskv-
lavebs Soris gacurda.
_ raRac mofrinavs.

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 _ Cu...
TandaTan axlovdeboda. g G adauara bagebs, vake-saburTa-
los gzas, iyalTos goraks, hipodromis Tavze gasrialda.
tribunebTan ZaRlebi aymuvldnen.
TiTqos Savi mxedari iyo, wamic da gaqra pekinis quCis
mimarTulebiT.
erTxans Cumad iwvnen. Semdeg wamocvivdnen da sulmo-
uTqmelad gadairbines mindori. mM xolod maSin damSviddnen,
roca saburTalos quCaze gaaRwies.
_ es ra iyo?
_ jandaba! aA mdens rom itlikineb, ra ar mogelandeba
kacs, – gaicina tatom.
saxli quCis dasawyisSive ipoves. f F anjrebi Savad lapla-
pebda. sadarbazoebSi Tu enTo alag-alag naTura da ezos
sibneles maTi anarekli fantavda.
_ axla raRa vqnaT? – ikiTxa mzeWabukma.
_ hm, sZinavT!
kibes zoziniT auyvnen. kK arze gakrul abrebs kiTxulob-
dnen. mexuTe sarTulze nacnob gvars waawydnen.
_ davazaruno? – TiTi Rilakze miado tatom.
_ ukve sami saaTia.
_ vsinjoT mainc.
sadRac binis siRrmeSi sustad daiwkaruna da orTaveni,
TiTqos qarma dahberao, sirbiliT daeSvnen kibeze, ezoSi
moiTqves suli, fanjrebs axedes. mexuTe sarTulis binaSi
Suqi ar anTebula.
mzeWabuki safexurze Camojda da zurgiT betonis ke-
dels mieyrdno. kK edeli sasiamovno sigriles gamoscemda.
biWi usityvo netarebas grZnobda, TiTqos am kedelSi Ca-
gubebuliyo bavSvis wynari sunTqva.
_ modi, davrekoT, telefoni ager hkidia, – Tqva tatom.
sadarbazos SesasvlelTan marTlac ekida telefoni.
_ yvelas davaRviZebT! – Tavi gaaqnia mzeWabukma.
_ ratom yvelas?.. albaT Sens rognedas udgas sasTu-

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malTan. gG ogonebi ver Zleben utelefonod.
mzeWabukma jibeSi orkapikiani moiZia. nN omers rom kref-
da, guli sagules ara hqonda.
yurmilSi zumeris gabmuli xma gaisma... isev... isev... ara-
vin iRebda. SvebiT amoisunTqa, undoda yurmili Camoekida,
magram am dros qalis bebrulma xmam CasZaxa:
_ alo, vin gnebavT?
mzeWabuks ena Cauvarda.
_ alo, ra dros xumrobaa, Zili gvacaleT, bolos da
bolos!
am dros namZinarevma xmamac ikiTxa:
_ vin aris?
mzeWabuks guli SeekumSa, gogonas xma iyo.
_ rognedas sTxoveT!
_ vina xar, Svilo, Sen! mSobeli ara gyavs? aA rc TviTon
gZinavs am SuaRames, arc sxvas aZineb!
_ bodiSi, albaT, sxvagan movxvdi.
_ bebia, dakide yurmili, xels nu miSli! – CasZaxa gogo-
nam. qalma raRac CaibuzRuna Tanamedrove axalgazrdebis
misamarTiT da yurmili dado.
_ alo, gismenT! – im bolos daamTqnares.
_ me var, mzeWabuki!
_ vin mzeWabuki?
_ rogor ar gaxsovar, Cven erT kupeSi vimgzavreT!
telefonic xom Sen momeci!
_ ah, mzeWabuki... moica, ra gvari xar?
_ bedia!
_ ah, mzeWabuk bedia... rogor ar maxsovxar, genacvale.
ra iyo, am SuaRames rom wamogvyare? – gulgrilad ambobda
gogona, ena eblandeboda, albaT, Zili ereoda.
_ momenatre!
_ ah, mogenatre?.. Zili nebisa, genacvale.
_ moica, yurmili ar dado! gG exvewebi, fanjaraSi damenaxve!
yurmili mainc dades.

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 biWebi ezoSi gavidnen. b B inis ganapira oTaxSi sinaTle
ainTo. patara figura gamoikveTa ganaTebul fanjaraSi.
gverdiT ufro didi landi edga.
mzeWabukma xeli dauqnia, oTaxSi sinaTle Caaqres da lan-
debi gaqrnen.
ukmayofileba igrZno, tatos mzera ver gauswora.
_ wamo, Sinamde migacileb. – Tqva tatom wynarad.
Rameuli taqsi gaaCeres. g G za aTiode wuTSi dailia. sa-
darbazosTan Camosva tatom da uceb hkiTxa:
_ aki unda gveCxuba?
_ sxva dros iyos! – xeli auwia mzeWabukma.
taqsi daiZra. mM zeWabuki xelaweuli idga da gahyurebda.
tatom Tavi gamoyo, TiTi saxlisken gaiSvira:
_ aq cxovroba mzia!
taqsi gaqra.

Tavi II. faTeraki

`mefe SiSvelia!~ _ juma bediam iseTi mzera esrola amis
mTqmels, TiTqos revolveris tyvia daaxala. sZulda! am
wuTas autanlad sZulda. aA xla rom yofiliyo iq, metexis
cixesTan, ar gaukvirdeboda azri, romelmac maSin TviTonve
SeaZrwuna.
`mefe SiSvelia!~ – es iyo saboloo ganaCeni. jumas kargad
esmoda am sityvaTa mniSvneloba. marTlac SiSveli iyo,
carieli ConCxi, rogoric am dilas ixila sarkeSi...
juma bedia skamze ijda, meliqiSvilis ZeglTan. toteb-
gabarjRuli fiWvis Crdils Sefareboda. cdilobda miegno
Secdomis pirvelwyarosaTvis, ZirisaTvis. tramplini ar
aRmoCnda safuZvliani, amitomac ar gamouvida naxtomi,
amitomac moecara xeli. egeb jobda, odnav ukan daexia, niada-
gi xelaxla moesinja, oRond ar icoda, ra iyo es `axali~.
`mefe SiSvelia!~ – kvlav mtkivneulad amosZaxa gulma...
anazdad gujmaxanis ucnauri mowveva gaaxsenda, baraTi

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 jibeSi edo... vin aris gujmaxani?.. ra unda?.. mixvedram aawri-
ala. mM osawvevi baraTi xom ar ukavSirdeboda gacocxlebul
sarkes?.. gujmaxani... gujmaxani... mainc ras niSnavda es
saxeli, es mowveva?
mZime kari gaiRo RrWialiT da universitetis mTavari
korpusidan studentTa laSqari gamoefina. Eezo aivso
sicil-xarxariT, xorxociT, gadaZaxil-gadmoZaxiliT...
gogonebis jgufma udardeli kiskisiT Camoirbina ki-
beze... jumas martoobis sevda daufleboda, magram arc
vinmesTan surda gamolaparakeba. ijda CrdilSi da Sav fiqrs
miscemoda.
nacnobma xmam gamoarkvia.
_ deda, ra iyo?! – matrakveculad iZaxda macacuna da
raRacas sxapasxupiT umatebda. Ppasuxad gogonebi tkar-
calebdnen da jumam veraferi gaigo.
gogonebi varazisxevs dauyvnen. juma uceb amoqmedda.
aA xali mizani gauCnda, Tumca aSkarad TviTonac ver gark-
veuliyo, ra unda gaekeTebina, sad unda aeRo revanSi, ra
saqmiT gaemarjva... gamarjveba ki sicocxleze metad sWird-
eboda.
TavpirismtvreviT misdia xmebs. Sua gzaze wamoewia da
gasZaxa:
_ esma!
gogonebi SeCerdnen, mere CurCul-CurCuliT daiZrnen
daRmarTze da mxolod erTi darCa bindSi TeTrad gamok-
veTili.
_ juma, ra saintereso iyo?! – Seageba macacunam. xmaSi
naZaladevi mxiaruleba igrZnoboda. jumas gulze moxvda,
magram Tavi Seikava, enas kbili daaWira, gogos moTaflvas
Seecada:
_ Sen gelodi!
xelkavi gamosdo, macacunas idayvi Zalumad miikra da
gverdiT ase gaiyola.
_ yvelas ki nu ugdeb yurs, – aratratda macacuna, – xom

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 ici, yovel adamians Tavisi azri aqvs!..
_ Zalian cotas! – moWra jumam, sulac ar undoda weRan-
del ambebs dabruneboda.
_ miT umetes! – umalve daTanxmda gogo, – maS, ratom
gajavrdi? ramdeni gaqes, Sen ki gajavrdi.
_ modi, amaze nuRa vilaparakebT! – gaawyvetina jumam.
_ rogorc genebos... – tuCebi aibzua macacunam. o O dnav
ganze gaiwia, radgan mklavi etkina, magram Wabukma ar gauSva.
g
G mirTa moedani gadakveTes da sanapirosaken Caiseirnes. G
gzatkecili rom unda gadaeWraT, manqanebis kolonam Caiara.
jumam mklavze xeli uSva da mxarze gadahxvia, viTom manqane-
bisagan gicavo.
mtkvris zedapirs vercxlis varayi gadahfenoda.
sakmaod Segvianebuli iyo. sanapiroze TiTo-orola kaci
Tu moCanda. g G rilma niavma amoiqrola. mM acacunas Sescivda,
mWidrod aekra vaJs, romelmac es moZraoba erTgvar niSnad
miiRo. aA xla misi TiTebi aSkarad exeboda gogos gabuStul
ZuZus da orives sisxli emRvreoda.
_ mudam TvalSi momdiodi, – WikWikebda juma, – vcdi-
lobdi amis dafarvas, magram moTmineba damelia...
macacuna gaisusa, beds miendo. juma sityvasa da sityvas
Soris xazgasmuli sisaTuTiT kocnida safeTqelze.
sanapiros baRebi TiTqmis dacarielebuliyo.
mtkvarSi irekleboda neonis naTurebi da feradi xaze-
bi seravdnen Sav wyals.
_ netav vicode, ase ras gavrbivarT? – gaecina jumas,
parapets gadaeyrdno da gogo gverdiT amoiyena.
ase iyvnen karga xans Caxveulebi, wyalSi iyurebodnen.
wylis Savvercxlisferi Wavlebi betonis kedlebs awyde-
boda. nN eli tylaSuni acocxlebda Ramis mdumarebas. xanda-
xan Tu Camoiqrolebda dagvianebuli manqana. b B riala farebs
moafrqvevda parapets. Wadris Crdilidan gamoitacebda
gverdigverd mitmasnebul wyvils da SeuCereblad Caigu-
gunebda.
_ erTad rom viqnebiT, ra kargad mogivli, – Caibutbu-
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ta macacunam da xelis zurgs nebi gadausva.
jumas kinaRam gaecina. `ra Steria!” – gulRrZod ga-
ifiqra. Tavi Tavs miayrdno da loyaze akoca. mM acacuna ar
ganZreula. meorejer rom akoca, gogom tuCebi Seageba. wvri-
li tuCebi hqonda. roca kocnida, saulvaSe bususebs grZnob-
da. aA r siamovnebda da mainc etaneboda.
_ vicodi, rom mogwondi, – TvaldaxuWuli, minazebuli
xmiT titinebda macacuna, – mec vireodi Senze, sxva biWebs ze-
dac ar vuyurebdi. Sen pirveli mamakaci xar, pirvelma makoce...
_ esma... – pasuxobda juma bedia. `sxva gaasulele, sxvas
dauyare eg sakenki~, _ umatebda fiqrSi, - esma... esma... – Cur-
Culebda da am CurCulSi gogo TandaTan Tavisken Semoab-
runa. wels daepatrona. tuCebs ekoneboda, Tan amowmebda,
guli misdis Tu arao. mqrqali naTurebis Suqze gogos saxe
ufro mimzidveli Canda. jumas daaviwyda Tavisi roli. U
ucbad movardnilma Jinma goneba daubnela. sakinZe Camoxia
da mkerdi gauSiSvla. mM acacunam sakinZeze itaca xeli. ena
Cauvarda, usityvod uwevda winaaRmdegobas. jumac xmas ver
iRebda, uxmod ebrZoda.
Rone ar dazoga vaJma, parapetze miakra. g G ogos TiTqos
Zala eleoda, aha, unda damorCileboda, unda ezeima gamar-
jveba juma bedias.
macacuna gamZafrda uceb. kH ra vaJs mkerdSi xeli, Wadars
miaxeTqa zurgiT.
_ esma! – wamoiZaxa gabruebulma jumam.
_ am CeqmaSi fexi ar Cagiva! – xrinwiani, nervuli sici-
liT upasuxa macacunam da gaiqca.
_ esma!
macacunas fexis xma miwyda. uU kacriel sanapiroze mar-
to darCa juma bedia, vnebaaSlili, erTxelac damcirebuli
da damarcxebuli. parapets muSti mtkivneulad dahkra da
zed gadaemxo.
gons male movida, magram ver damSvidda. b B ilwad agineb-
da macacunas ukanaskneli sityvebiT, usindisosa da matyu-

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aras eZaxda. rogor gaacura mag maimunma, mag Sterma da da-
centrilma...
roca wamoiwia, marqsis xidis moajirs kaci gadahyude-
boda da wyalSi icqireboda. uU kve gviani Rame iyo, jobda Sin
wasvla.

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mere ambavi swrafad datrialda. wamis ganmavlobaSi

juma bedias Tvalwin aTasma ramem gaielva. moeCvena gazeTis
furclebze dabeWdili werilebi, telekadrebi, nacnob-
megobrebis mier mxarze xelis TaTuni, gogonebis momxibl-
veli Rimili. iseTi araferi xdeboda, rom gmiris saxeli
didxans SerCenoda, magram mainc gmiroba iyo. sanam yvela-
ferma aman firze aRbeWdili kadrebiviT gaielva, is ukve
sanapiros parapetze idga da Sarvals facifuciT ixdida.
kaci ver xedavda jumas. romc enaxa, albaT, ar miaqcevda
yuradRebas. mTvralis uTavbolo zoziniT gadabobRda xi-
dis moajirze da axla Tavs mxolod cali xeliTRa ikavebda.
_ ehma! – SehRmuvla da Tavqve wavida.
jumas arc gaugonia wyalSi kacis zRarTani, radgan imave
wams TviTonac moswyda parapets da mtkvarSi gadaxta. eE ngu-
ris piras gazrdili, curvaSi vis ar gaejibreboda, oRond gog-
osTan naRlabucevs da gaoflils wyali yinulad moeCvena.
aTiode metri wyalqveS gascura. mM etic SeeZlo, xidis
burjs ar Sevaskdeo da imitom amoyo Tavi. xidi uzarmazar
parabolad iyo gadatyorcnili. sanapiroebs gaxeda da SiSma
gakenwla. orTave napiri Sveul kedels Seekra da zeviT
asvlas veRar moaxerxebda. kargi mocurave ki iyo, Rone
mainc unda gamoezoga. d
D inebas minebebuli nebierad micurav-
da, TvaliT eZebda wamiT adre gadavardnils, romelsac ase
udrood moswyureboda sikvdili.
kaci jer arsad Canda, juma ar Relavda. aA ucileblad amo-
tivtivdeboda, Tu, rasakvirvelia, qvebi ar ewyo jibeebSi.

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 xidze manqanam gadaiara da misi xma ise gaisma, TiTqos vi-
Raca gabmulad ubraxunebda uzarmazar dolze.
jumam Crdilidan gamoscura. mM tkvris zedapiri aqer-
cliliyo. Tvals Wrida uamrav sxivebad gardatexili feri
vercxlisa. aA xla ise ar scioda da nel-nela usvamda mklavs.
kK aci jer kidev ar Canda da Wabuks imedi TandaTan ewurebo-
da. albaT marTlac qvebiT amoivso jibeebi mag oxerma da
fskerze egdo wyliT gaWyepili.
ar Cqarobda, maincdamainc bevr Zalas ar xarjavda.
wyali macduri iyo da sakuTar Tavzec unda ezruna.
im adgils miaRwia, sadac kaci unda Cavardniliyo. aA q,
xidis CrdilSi araferi Canda. jumam Rrmad CaisunTqa da
fskerisaken daeSva. Tvalebs mondomebiT acecebda. kK unapeti
sibnele iyo da mainc verafers naxavda. yurebSi raRaca zu-
oda. SeSinda, Zalian Rrmaa da am sibneleSi raimes ar gamove-
doo. swrafad amoyvinTa, imedgawyvetili kvlav minebda
dinebas.
Crdilidan gamocura da maSin hkida Tvali. vercxlis mo-
cimcime WavlSi, romelic erTmaneTze gadabmul burTulebs
hgavda, mitivtivebda Savi burTi. `wyalma amoagdo, axla isev
CaiZireba~, – jumam swrafad gascura, win wasuls, albaT,
suli kbiliT eWira. `ukve aRara hsurs sikvdili, gada-
ifiqra~, _ gunebaSi dascinoda beddamwvars. Tumca civ
wyalSi amdenma trialma daRala, mklavebis imedi hqonda da
jer kidev Ronivrad usvamda.
miapobda wyals juma bedia, magram Sav tivtivas ver eweo-
da. sanapiroze axalgazrdebis xorxoci gaisma. viRaca gita-
ras aCxakunebda da gahkioda modur simReras, romelic kac-
ma ar uwyis, ra enaze iTqmoda. `neta Tu mxedaven?~ – wuxda
juma. dRe rom yofiliyo, uamravi xalxi moawydeboda napirs.
aA xla ki, aba, vin dainaxavda moZmisaTvis Tavgadadebuls. mM i-
licielma Castvina sanapiros baRebSi. jumam erTi-orjer
wyalzeviT amoiwia, egeb iman mainc mnaxoso, magram wylis
zedapiri Wreli iyo da Znelad Tu SeiZleboda ramis garCeva.

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 Savi burTi ki mitivtivebda TavisTvis. juma verc ewe-
oda da CamorCenasac ar apirebda. albaT, marTlac sxva
raRaca iyo, is kaci ukve daixrCoboda aqamde... moswyinda
devna, mklavic daeRala. zurgze gawva, raTa cotaTi daes-
vena. varskvlavebs miapyro mzera. qalaqis naTurebi ane-
lebdnen varskvlavTa sikaSkaSes. ratomRac Sercxva, Tum-
ca isic ifiqra, aravisTvis damiSavebia ra, wyalSi gadavar-
dnili kacis daxsnas vcdilobo. Tvali aarida cas, xan erT
sanapiros gaxedavda, xan meores; TiTqos TviTon uZrav
tivze iwva, mtkvris orTave napiras ganfenili qalaqi ki
aRma micuravda.
maSinRa aixeda zeviT, roca baraTaSvilis xidis qveS aR-
moCnda. ahyurebda xidis mZlavr monoliTs da sul sxva rameze
fiqrobda. wuTis Semdeg ki nafiqrali ukve aviwydeboda. xi-
dis Crdilidan gamosulma varskvlavebs kvlav hkida Tvali
da isev aarida. xidis qveda gadasasvlelze Seyvarebuli gogo
da biWi ijda, TavianTTvis WukWukebdnen. aA rc mouxedavT mdi-
narisaken, ar SeumCneviaT juma bedias gmiroba.
SeSurda maTi, radgan WeSmarit siyvarulze ocnebobda.
Savi burTi ki mitivtivebda da TiTqos arafrad agdeb-
da jumas mcdelobas.
Sescivda, aaZagZaga yinuliviT civma wyalma. gG avTbebio
da Ronis dauzogavad mousva mklavebi.
win metexi wamoimarTa, rodesac Sav burTs wamoewia. O
oriode metri aklda, magram Zala Semoelia da ar SeeZlo
am ori metris gacurva.
Savi burTi orTqlis manqanasaviT qSinavda, etyoba, uWir-
da... jumasac uWirda ukve. daumZimda xel-fexi, nebisyofis
daZabviTRa axerxebda wylis zedapirze Tavis Sekavebas. aA m
wuTidan sakuTari tyavis gadarCenaze unda efiqra. o O rive
napiri eSora da xomaldiviT moaxloebuli gorgaslis
xidis imediRa SerCenoda; xidis burjs miveyrdnobi da
mSvelels movuxmobo, _ fiqrobda.
mqSinavi burTi sul axlos iyo, `heio!~ – SeuZaxa.

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 moulodnelad burTze TeTrma kbilebma gaielva da ori
Tvali akiafda.
_ va, Zmakac, Senc qeifSi xar?!
juma bedias ena Cauvarda, xel-fexi waerTva; Savma siRr-
mem Caavlo marwuxebi da CaiTria, civi wyali aylapa. `gaTav-
da~, _ gaifiqra da igrZno, TmaSi Caavles xeli...
roca gamofxizlda, ukve miwaze iwva, gazonis mwvane
molze. WinkasaviT daWmuWnili kaci mucelze ajda, mkerds
uzelda, Tan drogamoSvebiT loyebze tkacatkuciT silas
uzapunebda. jumas ar stkenia, arc Seuracxyofilad ugr-
Zvnia Tavi, magram gaocebam wamiT daamunja.
_ amiSvi! – boRmiT uTxra mucelze mokalaTebuls.
_ a, gadavrCiT? yoCaRada varT? wamodi, sirCa arayi
gadavkraT, mTlad kargad viqnebiT! – kaci wamodga da Wabuk-
sac adgomaSi SeeSvela.
_ momeSvi! – pasuxad SehRrina daRlilma jumam.
_ va, momeSvi romelia? gadagarCine, arayi vikisre, Sen
ra, wipukas vera cnob?.. agre sad gagiSva? davlioT, viqeifoT!
_ momeSvi! – Sehyvira jumam, xeli aukra kacis gamowvdil
xels da gaiqca.
_ va, giJia, to! – miayola gakvirvebulma wipukam.
juma bedia mirboda, ar icoda ki saiT. mM ere gaaxsenda,
qalaqis centrSi rom maisurisa da trusis amara iyo. Serc-
xva. tansacmlis mosaZebnad wasvla sisuleled miiCnia, eSo-
ra... Sin dabruneba da gamoZineba arCia, iqneb saerTod
daeviwyebina es Savi dRe...

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 Tavi III. wipukas lxini
kaWuWia bediamac dainaxa kaci, romelic maisurisa da
trusis amara xidze garboda. g G aocebulma SeuZaxa, magram
kacs ar gaugonia. kaWuWiam Tvali gaayola, sanam kaci mosax-
vevs miefareboda.
_ ra iyo, wipuk, riTi daaSine is kaci?
_ magisi deda... ra vici, ixrCoboda da gadavarCine, pasu-
xad ki tlinkebi mayara!
_ kacs Tavis daxrCoba ewada, Sen ras erCodi? wava axla
cota aRma da isev gadaxteba!
_ orjer vin oxeri ixrCobs Tavs? – Caixvixvina wipukam,
– vinc erTxel gahyofs yulfSi Tavs, meorejer halstux-
sac moerideba... raxan egrea, me da Sen imis gadarCenisa dav-
lioT!
_ Sin unda wavide, gvianaa! – sxdomis Semdeg biWebTan
erTad gulis mosaoxeblad Caiseirna sanapiroze, axla ki
daRlili iyo da Zili qveyanas erCia.
_ Sen Tu wipuka gagigonia, isic gecodineba, ase iolad
rom ver Segelevi! – mklavze xeli staca wipukam. xmeli kaci
iyo, qonis natamali ar aCnda, kunTebi ki rkinisa aRmoaCnda
da kaWuWiam ar isurva ZiZgili, – am SuaRames marto kaci
codoa. Aai, waxval, mosaxvevTan tura Semogeyreba, `ham~
da aRara xar! visi brali iqneba? Cemi brali...
kaWuWias gaecina. wipuka erTxel hyavda nanaxi da kargad
daamaxsovrda. misi Ppirisaxe naoWebs erTianad daeRara,
dawiTlebuli cxviri tenisis burTiviT damrgvaleboda.
Tvalebs mxiarulad acecebda. sveli Tma miswebeboda da
ucbad daberebul bavSvsa hgavda.
_ Senze amboben, eqvsi boTlis Semdeg curvis iStaze
modiso!
_ amboben da marTalsac amboben! – daijRana wipuka, –
eqvsis Semdeg mtkvarSi vxtebi, oras-samas metrs gavcurav.
eE s Tu gamomafxizlebs. mM eore wreze oTxi myofnis... isev mtkva-

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ri... mere oric maTrobs... aba, raa es cxovreba, Tu ar davli-
eT?.. unda davlioT!.. unda davlioT!.. – arcTu urigo teno-
riT waumRera bolo sityvebi, – vinme loTi-SfoTi ar gegono!
wesieri mSromeli var. usaqmod ar SemiZlia. erTi Tve Tavau-
Reblad vimuSaveb, fuli CeCqvad gamomiCndeba. aA ba, miTxari,
sad waviRo? bankSi? salaroSi? aA ra! Zma-biWebTan unda dav-
lio!.. – kvlav simRera miayola da kaWuWia baniT ahyva.
_ mainc ras akeTeb, wipuk, ras saqmianob?
_ va, ras vakeTeb ras miqvian, rasa da fuls!
_ mere es oxeri, me ratom ver vakeTeb?
_ mxrebze Tavi unda gebas, genacvale, da gakeTdebi. sxva
Tu araferi SegiZlia, saxlebi aSene.
_ Cemi axalgazrdoba agurisa da betonis Trevas unda
Sevalio?
_ Tu mamuli gaqvs da ymebic gyavs, wamoweqi maSin mxar-
TeZoze da abole yalioni... zogi ofliTa da jafiT akeTebs
fuls, zogic sxvis gakeTebuls miirTmevs, Wkuisda mixedviT.
_ Sen romels ekuTvni?
_ orives! – moWra wipukam da cariel moedans, Cabne-
lebul fanjrebs kvlav mM Svenieri tenoriT Sehrakraka: _
xan xmel pursa vWam, xan mwvadsa...
kaWuWiac umalve ahyva da saxeldaxelod SeTxzulma
simReram orive gaamxiarula. sibneleSi viRaca abuzRunda,
fanjris daraba miaraxuna.
karga xans iboriales viwro da bnel quCebSi. qQ vafenili
ayrili iyo, Sua quCaSi binZuri wyali mowanwkarebda da sunic
Sesaferisi idga. kaWuWias cxviri xeliT eWira, dudRuniT
ilanZReboda, wipukas ki yvelaferi fexebze ekida.
_ esec ase, xom movediT?! – galavanSi gamoWrili kari
SeaRo wipukam da viwro ezoSi Sevidnen. erTaderTi naTura
sacodavad bJutavda, naxevrad bindi idga. zedmeti xaraxura
ezoSi gamoeyaraT da kaWuWia xan ras wamoedo, xan ras. wipuka-
mac wamohkra cariel taSts fexi, kinaRam kiseri moitexa, xmama-
Rla SeukurTxa patronis suls da mourideblad SehRriala:

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 _ kika, Se RvTis glaxav, gamodi gareT!
ezo gasusuliyo, aravin gamopasuxebia.
_ kika, ar amomiyvano axla zeviT!
kaWuWias yurTan fanjara WrialiT gaiRo, viRaca sibne-
lidan Seexvewa:
_ mogvasvene awi, wipuk, ar aris kika Sin.
_ wagaZrobT kisers Senca da Sens gaberil qmarsac, maSin
moisvenebT!.. kika, gamodi, Zmakaci moviyvane!... gamodi, er-
Tic Cveneburad SevuberoT!
_ alah, rodis damTavrdeba yovelive es? – CaibuzRunes
sibneleSi da fanjaraSi uzarmazari gogra gamoCnda.
_ movdivar, wipuk, Seni Wirime, movdivar!
_ aba, Cqara, bevri ar gvalodino!
_ axlave, wipuk, flostebi movZebno!
am sityvis Semdeg kibeze im gogris patroni gamoCnda.
d
D abali kaci iyo, oRond Ripi da Tavi hqonda Seufereblad
didi.
_ megona, erTi-ori saaTi icuravebdi, _ pirferulad
Caiqirqila, kaWuWias banjgvliani TaTi gauwoda. xeli ga-
qonili moeCvena da kaWuWiam Sarvalze Cumad Seiwminda.
aguris kibes Cahyvnen dabla. aTiode safexuris Semdeg
sardafis karze daabraxunes.
sardafSi sinaTle ainTo.
_ gaaReT, Tqveni!.. gegonaT, wipuka mtkvarSi CaixrCo-
boda? – wixli hkra wipukam.
_ ai, netavi is dRe gamiTendebodes da... – miawyevla
qalis xmam Signidan.
stumrebi SemouSva, oTaxSi SeuZRva, da mTeli am xnis
manZilze wuTiTac ar miutovebia lanZRva-gineba, magram
wipukas yuric ar uTxovia.
iatakze gafenil daglejil noxze axlaxan mitovebuli
sufra iyo gaSlili. saWmlis narCenebi, WuWyiani TefSebi,
naxevradcarieli boTlebi, daRvrili Rvino, erTmaneTSi
iyo areuli da Sezelili.

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 _ aba, diasaxliso, moita rac ram kargi da gemrieli
gaqvs! Cemi Zmakaci mewvia, jigari da purmariliani kaci!
_ Tqveni muclis amoyorvam, Sen oxer Zmakacebs ra da-
gilevs! _ buzRunebda qali.
_ kika, Se nexvis Wiav, iqiT dajeqi! kK axa, Zmao sayvarelo,
aqeT mobrZandi! nN u gikvirs, iatakze damsva wipukamo. skami
xuTi maneTi Rirs, noxi xuTasi!.. – wuTiT ar isvenebda wipu-
ka, xan erTs eqaCeboda, xan meores, – diasaxliso, es aqedan
waiRe, is aqeT moita! – fexi hkra cariel boTls, kedels
miaxeTqa.
kuTxeSi bavSvma atexa fSlukuni. oTaxSi susti sinaTle
enTo da kaWuWiam Zlivs gaarCia, daglejil sabanqveS bav-
Svebs eZinaT. xuTi Tu eqvsi Tavi erTad miwyobiliyo dabal
muTaqaze.
qali ki gauTavebeli dudRuniT mimodioda. kaWuWia
daakvirda, arc ise beberi aRmoCnda, rogorc Tavdapirve-
lad moeCvena, magram gabolili qoTnis Zirs ki miugavda
cxvir-piri... sxapasxupiT gadmoyril brZanebebs yurs
TiTqos arc ugdebda; saqmes zoziniT akeTebda, auCqareb-
lad. saWmels saWmeli waumata, WuWyiani TefSebi moaquCa da
iqve sufraze datova, garecxilebi Tavis gazinTul winsa-
fars Seawminda da stumrebs win dauwyo... carieli boTlebi
kuTxeSi miawyo, Rvinis narCenebi gadaasx-gadmoasxa, Wiqeb-
Si CarCenilebic Sig Caumata da sufraze dadga.
wipukam Wiqebi Seavso, Tanac laqlaqi ar miutovebia.
oTxi Wiqis Semdeg kaWuWias mada gaexsna...

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kaWuWias TavSi yvelaferi aeria. oTaxis kedlebi sadRac

gaqra. iataki qanaobda, TiTqos saaTis qanqara yofiliyos.
kK edelTan mjdari dedakaci Soreul kunWuls mietyepa da
TiTistola gaxda. wipukac dapataravda. kK ika ki pawia tiki-
nas daemsgavsa.

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 kaWuWiam igrZno ZalTa mozRvaveba. Mmounda simRera,
buqnaoba, Cxubi da davidaraba. oRond ar icoda vis scemoda,
yvela TvalSi epataraveboda.
_ kidev davlioT? – Jinianad CaekiTxa wipukas.
_ maS!
_ maS daasxi, erTic unda davlioT, erTic unda dav-
lioT!.. – viTom amRerda kaWuWia, kinaRam Weri Camoaqcia.
kuTxeSi bavSvi atirda. d D edakaci aCumebda, Tan iwyev-
leboda.
_ davlio-oT!.. – awripinda kika. kaWuWias misi xma ar
moewona da Tvali daubriala.
_ Sen ara xar kai kaci!
_ ara var da nu var, sxva vin ari ro...
_ amas xom ici, _ wipukam TiTi ataka kikas, _ aqve, ezoSi
qvevri aqvs, Sig rom mtkvari miuSva, erTi saaTi ver amoavsebs!
_ ara xar kai kaci! qQ vevrze boqlomi Camohkide, xom?!
_ maS, genacvalos Seni kika!
_ aba, Tqven Tu dedlebi ara xarT, qvevri amovxvripoT!
– mkerdze xeli daibraguna kK aWuWiam, Tumca erTi Wiqac da
fexze ver wamodgeboda.
_ amovxvripoT, amovxvripoT!.. – umal daeTanxma wipuka.
_ amovxvripoT... – kikas uceb moeria Rvino, Tavi mker-
dze uvardeboda.
fexze Zlivs idgnen, es oxeri kedlebi xan erTs exleboda,
xan meores.
bavSvebs gamoeRviZaT, Tavebi wamoyves da gabmuli
zmuiliT tirodnen.
_ ai, gaskdiT, gaskdiT, roma... Cemi Svilebis sinaTliTa...
– CaibuzRuna dedakacma.
ezoSi naTura Camqraliyo, bneloda. f F exze Zlivs Cer-
debodnen, erTmaneTs eZiZgilavebodnen da loSnidnen, mara-
diul Zmobas eficebodnen. kK ikam taSts wamohkra fexi. taS-
ti gaxriginda. kK ikam Tavis cols SeukurTxa, misi dagdebuli
iqnebao. kaWuWia xan erTs kocnida, xan meores da kikas laSebi

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rom moxvdeboda, ifurTxeboda.
bolos kikam kari gamoaRo, Sig Sebancalda. wipuka da ka-
WuWia mihyvnen. o O bis suni idga, saxeze ablabuda edeboda
kaWuWias; mTvrali iyo uzomod da qvevris amoxvrepis survi-
li gauqra.
maspinZeli kedelTan didxans faTurobda, CamrTvels
eZebda, ver poulobda da uazrod burtyunebda.
_ kika ki ara, nexvis Wia xar namdvilad! _ ilanZReboda
wipuka. asanTs eZebda jibeSi.
kaWuWias arafris Tavi ar hqonda. erT adgilas irweoda,
sibneleSi haers epotineboda.
rogorc iqna ainTo sacodavad mbJutavi, pawia naTura, sib-
nele ver gafanta, magram raRacis garCeva mainc SeiZleboda.
_ xom vTqvi, kriJangia-meTqi, ori abazi ver gaumetebia
rigiani naTurisaTvis, – Tqva wipukam.
_ uhm! – waiRmuvla kikam, muxlebze daeSva da frCxi-
lebiT dauwyo miwas Txra.
_ bari moita, Se marTla tvingaTxelebulo, qvevri gaqvs
da bari ara gaqvs?
kikam araferi upasuxa. Rmuoda, ZaRli ukana TaTebiT
Tavisi danaSaulis dafarvas rom cdilobs, ise Txrida fxvi-
er miwas. mM ale gamoCnda sarqveli. wipukamac CaiCoqa, exma-
reboda. kaWuWia kvlav erT adgilas idga da xelebs uazrod
iqnevda. mM ere Rone gamoelia, TviTonac CaiCoqa, amaT Soris
Tavi Cargo, gexmarebiTo da xels uSlida... rigianad arc
gausufTavebiaT, uzarmazar, brtyel sarqvels CaeWidnen,
amoabrunes da kinaRam qvevrSi Cacvivdnen.
Sig prkegadakruli, wiTeli, blanti siTxe idga.
_ uhm, sisxliviTaa, – waidudRuna kikam. miwiT moTxv-
rili, banjgvliani xeli Sig CauSva da roca amoiRo, yasbis
xels daemsgavsa.
_ sul amovxvripoT! – iyvira wipukam, Tavi qvevrSi
Cargo. kikam ar dauTmo, TviTonac Tavi Cahyo. SubliT mi-
askdnen erTmaneTs, waCxubebuli vacebiviT waZiZgilavdnen,

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daiZagrnen, kiserze ZarRvebi daeberaT... ucbad daixia
wipukam, mklavi kiserze mohxvia mowinaaRmdeges da Tavi Rvi-
noSi Caayofina. kK ikam Zlivs moiSora misi Ronieri xelebi.-
pP irze da melotze wiTeli siTxe wurwuriT Camosdioda.
_ uhm! – daibubuna erTxel kidev da moceliliviT daeca.
_ mokvda! – daaskvna kaWuWiam.
_ didi ambavi!
kikam xvrinva amouSva.
_ Sin miviyvanoT!.. kika, gainZeri, Se patronmkvdaro!..
uf, ra mZimea!
kaWuWias kikas Trevis Tavi sad hqonda. kalTaze ebRa-
uWeboda da wamdauwum zed ecemoda. wipukasac moeria Rvi-
no, magram Zal-Rone jer kidev erCoda.
SemdgomSi kaWuWia ixsenebda da verafriT gaixsena, Tu
rogor miaTries kika Sin, rogor ilanZReboda viRac damW-
knari qali, rogor Rnaoda bavSvebis mTeli l L aSqari, Tumca
ver gaego visi coli iyo es qali da visi iyvnen patarebi.
mere is da wipuka gamovidnen quCaSi, xelixelgadaxve-
ulni Rrial-RrialiT dahyvnen baraTaSvilis quCas. qQ alaqi
dacarielebuliyo, dagvianebuli manqanis TuxTuxi gais-
moda zogjer. b B araTaSvilis xidze bJutavda neonis Zalaga-
moleuli naTurebi.
_ modi, gadavxteT! – Tqva wipukam.
_ gadavxteT! – kveri daukra kaWuWiam.
_ metexamde gavcuravT, mere im qvevrs mivujdeT da
wirva gamovuyvanoT!
_ wirva gamovuyvanoT!
sanapiros naTurebi sxivebs afendnen mtkvarSi. verc-
xlisfer talRebs aeqercla misi zedapiri.
wipuka gadaeyuda xidis moajirs, `ehe-e!~ – SesZaxa da ga-
davarda.
kaWuWias simTvralisagan ver daeRwia Tavi.
qvevidan moesma susti Zaxili:
_ wavediiT!

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 kaWuWiam gadaixeda, cimcima talRebze pawia, Savi bur-
Ti mitivtivebda.
TviTonac gadaiwia, magram TiTqos TavSi Caartyeso, mix-
vda, zedmeti sWirda, SeeSinda da Sinisaken wabancalda...

Tavi IV. jadosnuri sarke

kvlav troleibusis bugeli Camovarda, mavTulebSi ga-
ixlarTa, gakvesa.
juma bediam Tvali daaWyita. aRar axsovda, eZina Tu fxi-
zlobda... guSindeliviT yoveli Cqami ise Semodioda oTaxSi,
TiTqos quCis mxridan kedeli arc hqonoda. mM anqanebis guguni,
gamvlelTa gadalaparakeba, fexis xma, niavis Sriali foTleb-
Si (Tumca iqneb msubuqi wvimis Sriali iyo), kaWuWias xvrinva
drogamoSvebiT... yoveli bgera aRizianebda jumas, azrs ufan-
tavda. aA rada, unda mieRo saboloo gadawyvetileba.
kedlisaken Sebrunda, Tavze sabani wamoixura, yurebi
daico; dascxa, kinaRam gaiguda. sakuTar Tavs emusaifeboda,
yovelnairad wonida. guSindel marcxian dRes igonebda.
mTeli qveyana mis daCagvras cdilobda, yvela misi mteri iyo.
b
B oroti aRSfoTeba daeufla. verafriT ganTavisuflda mis-
gan. iwva rbil loginSi, usmenda quCis xmaurs da yvelaze
mZime sasjels igonebda mterTaTvis, magram fuWi iyo yoveli
fiqri, uRonoba klavda da awamebda.
sabani Tavidan moicila. viRac yurisZirSi usiamovnod
axrialda, Savi fiqrebisagan gamoiyvana. kaWuWias piri daeRo
da arcTu musikalur bgerebs gamoscemda.
_ kaxa, mxari icvale, biWo! – xmadabla dauZaxa, mzeWabu-
kis gamoRviZeba ar undoda.
kaWuWia wamiT gaCumda, piris cmacuni morTo, mere isev
xvrinva amouSva.
`albaT wuxelic gamotyvra, – ukmayofilod gaifiqra, –
vera da ver gadavaCvie!~
mzeWabuki gasusuli iyo. eE sec dilamde ar mosula. Wkua

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unda aswavlos Zmebs, Torem gviani iqneba, wavlen xelidan.
fiqriT guSindel dRes daubrunda. g G ulma Semohkvnesa...
yvelaferi gaTavda! ra unda akeTos? riTi icxovros? riT
moipovos sulis simSvide? nuTu ase iolad unda daTmos
siyrmiseuli ocnebani. gza pirvelobisaken daeketa, usa-
xelo, uferuli cxovreba ki arc Rirda.
quCis xmauri erT mTlian gugunad gadaiqca. saxli hgav-
da qarxanas, romlis sardafSi mZlavri dguSebi muSaoben
dReniadag... wamiT warmoidgina dideba... ai, Sua quCaSi Savi,
gadaxsnili limuzini midis. zed juma bedia dgas yinCad. B
brbo xels uqnevs da uwyveti `vaSa~ talRasaviT xan miiq-
ceva, xan moiqceva... wamieri tkboba daeufla mTel mis arse-
bas, loginSi wamowolilma xeli gawvarTa, viTom esalme
boda mravalricxovan Tayvanismcemlebs. SiSiT moixeda,
Zmebs xom ar gamoeRviZaTo. moeCvena, rom farda Seirxa da
mis ukan viRacam Caiqirqila. -
im fardis ukan xom sarke iyo, mstovari sarke, romelic
misi sindisis darajad daeyenebina uxilav Zalas.
SiSi igrZno, iseve umizezo, rogorc wina dilas. g G ulma
baga-bugi dauwyo, saguleSi ar eteoda.
gujmaxanis mowvevas ixsenebda da wonida, ra imaleboda
amis ukan, ra safrTxes Seicavda es mowveva an ra sikeTe Se-
iZleboda mieRo misgan... dabolos, vin iyo es gujmaxani?
fiqrSi wasTvlima. eE sizmra, rom farda gadaiwia da viRacam
oTaxSi SemoiWyita; ze wamoiWra, mTeli sxeuliT caxcaxebda.
farda adgilze iyo. eE tyoba, aravis uxlia xeli. kaWuWias
mxari ecvala da cxviriT ustvenda. mzeWabuki kedlisaken
mibrunebuliyo, mSvidad sunTqavda.
jumam flostebSi fexi wahyo, fardasTan mivida, daaka-
kuna. sicarielis xma gamoiRo...
Cumad icvamda, Zmebis gaRviZeba ar undoda. Tma daivar-
cxna, piris dabana ki ar gaxsenebia. cdilobda yvelaferi ae-
won-daewona, magram azri efanteboda.
iseTi grZnoba daeufla, wyalSi gadasaxtomad gamza-

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debuls rom daeufleba, roca sakmarisia Seyoymande da ukve
aRar gadaxtebi.
Savi farda gadaswia, sarkeSi Caixeda da xmadabla Tqva:
_ gujmaxan, kari gamiRe!
zanzalakebma daiwkarunes sadRac, WrialiT ganixvna
uCinari alayafis kari.
_ Semodi!
yoymani ar SeiZleboda. g G viani iyo krZalva da ridi, na-
biji warsdga.
_ juma, ras Svrebi, juma! – mzeWabukis xma Semoesma.
sawolze wamomjdariyo da Tvalebs ifSvnetda.
kaWuWiasac gamoRviZeboda da piri daeRo, gamolenCe-
buli iyureboda.
juma bediam warsdga meore nabijic da sarkeSi Sevida.
u
U kan rom moixeda, oTaxi ise Canda, rogorc Sebrunebul dur-
bindSi; sadRac Sors, siRrmeSi gadaadgilebuliyo; yve-
laferi patara da deformirebuli eCvena.
farda gaixura da sibneleSi gza ganagrZo.
mzeWabuki da kaWuWia erTxans gaSterebuli isxdnen
TavTavianT sawolebze. mM ere wamocvivdnen. kaWuWiam farda
Ronivrad moswia, kinaRam Camoglija.
Cveulebrivi sarke iyo.
_ mogveCvena! – xma Zlivs amoiRo dafeTebulma kaWuWiam.
_ albaT, mogveCvena! – eWvianad aiCeCa mxrebi mzeWabukma.

yfobkb III .


 gzaboZali
Tavi I. xuTni mefeni
ise bneloda, egona uzarmazar gvirabSi midioda. mM ere
biliki acimcimda da imas mihyva.
mTeli Rame iara.
gamTeniisas qvis kerps waawyda. g G ulgrilad gadahyu-
rebda SiSvel gorakebs. zed ewera: `aqa ars sauflo jagerna-
utisa~.
juma bediam kerps gverdi auqcia, Tavqve daeSva, saurme
gzaze...… erTi saaTis Semdeg gzis gasayars miaRwia.
sami erTnairi gza iwyeboda am adgilas, sami mxarisaken
miemarTeboda, sami lodi egdo.
pirvelze ewera: `vinc aqeTken wava, adre dabrundeba~.
meoreze ewera: `vinc aqeTken wava, an dabrundeba, an ara~.
mesameze ewera: `vinc aqeTken wava, veRar dabrundeba~.

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juma bedia pirvel gzas daadga. Ooriode kilometri

gaiara da gzispiras TeTrwverosani berikaci ixila.… muSti-
sodena Tvalebi hqonda, bus hgavda. o O qros maRal taxtze
ijda. tanze siasamuris mosasxami moesxa. Tavze oqros gvir-
gvini edga. xelSi samefo skiptra epyra. TiTebze uamravi
ZvirfasTvliani beWedi ekeTa.
_ salami mefeo! – miesalma juma.
_ Seni bedi, rom mefe miwode, Torem orive Tvals
dagTxridi! – uTxra berikacma.
_ Cemi Tvalebi verc silamaziT gamoirCevian, verc
SorsmWvretelobiT. rad inebebs egzom mdidari mefe aseT
Raribul nadavls?
_ rac marTalia, marTalia, mdidari var, uZlieresi mo-


narqTa Soris, sinaTlis mefe, SorsmWvreteli, yovlismxed-
veli. CemTvis dafaruli arc ra aris amqveynad da imqveynad...
erTi Cemi sityva da Cini daubneldeba adamians, erTi sityva
da brmas Tvali aexileba.
_ nuTu, sikeTiT morWmulo, marto ganageb aseT saqmes?
sadRaa Seni sataxto qalaqi, sasaxle, vezirni?
_ eger, Cemi samefo!
qvemoT, vrcel tafobze didi qalaqi Canda. viwro quCebi
xalxiT iyo savse, WianWvelebiviT ireodnen, erTmaneTze
miiwevdnen, sadRac garbodnen da gamorbodnen, idga erTi
gniasi da aliaqoTi.
_ ras akeTeben? – ikiTxa jumam.
_ vin ras da vin ras! G gaborotebulni erTmaneTs Tvaleb-
sa Txrian, amiT vaWroben. zogs lamazi Tvalebi unda, zogs
SorsmWvreteli. iseTebic arian, sibrmaves irCeven. aA i, Sen,
magaliTad, ras eZeb? ras eswrafvi? iqneb Tvalebi gatyue-
ben? SemiZlia, gamogicvalo!
_ ara, rad minda! – ukan daixia jumam, – Cemi Tvalebi-
Tac kmayofili var, imasac meubnebian, keTilSobili mzera
gaqvso.
_ keTilSobili? h H i-hi, _ Caicina berikacma, _ keTilSo-
bili?.. Sens TvalebSi keTilSobileba imdenad mcirea, ro-
gorc oqro qviSaSi, Suri ki imdenia, rogorc is qviSa...
_ ra vqna, bedma es Tvalebi marguna.
_ Zala Semwevs da gamomiyene!
gvirgvinosani berikaci wamoimarTa, orive xeli gamo-
uwoda, TiTebze wamocmul beWdebze aniSna. juma daakvirda
da tanSi JrJolam dauara. adamianTa cocxali Tvalebi iyo,
azriT cimcimebdnen. erTmaneTisagan mxolod feriT gans-
xvavdebodnen da gamoucdeli kaci maTSi borotsa da keTils
ver gaarCevda.
_ marjvena xelze Tvalni keTilni mikeTia, – brZana me-
fem, – es mZime tvirTia. mM isi zidva yvela adamians rodi Za-
luZs. mM ec ki mimZims, magram mefe var da unda gavuZlo... da-


fiqrdi, SemiZlia erTi wyvili gagicvalo! Sen gaRatakdebi,
gagiCndeba uamravi mteri, dagamcireben, Seuracxgyofen, me-
gobaric ki xelsa gkravs, Tumca yvelas patiob. samagierod,
SenSi iqneba diadi s i y v a r u l i. es ki udidesi bedniere-
baa... mokvdebi uCumrad, Sens dakrZalvaze ori-sami axlo-
beli Tu mova. mM ere saflavic waiSleba da Sens xsovnas aravin
Seawuxebs... iq, sadac dagmarxaven, vardi amova, vinc ixilavs,
sikeTe da siyvaruli CaeRvreba sulSi... brZenTaTvis esaa
bedniereba... dafiqrdi!
_ unda gamabriyvo? eE g Tvalebi miwaSi Camiyvanen! albaT
kapikad fasoben Sens samefoSi!
_ ugunuri yofilxar! – mZimed amoioxra gvirgvino-
sanma, – ugunurTa meoxebiT gaiafda yovelive faseuli. Cemi
qveSevrdomnic ugunurni arian, mTeli sicocxle erTmaneTs
Tvalebs Txrian, imas ki, rasac eZeben, mainc ver ipovnian,
radgan sicocxle wamieria da sikvdili ufro adre moaka-
kunebs karze.
_ me susti arseba var, – Tavi moisawyla jumam, – mowame-
obrivi sicocxlisaTvis ar gavCenilvar.
mefe moiRuSa, es naTqvami ar epitnava.
_ mefuri sityva mainc unda aRsruldes! maS, aha, meore
xeli! marcxenaze Tvalni ukeTurni mikeTia, Sexedav, araf-
riTF gansxvavdebian sxvaTagan, magram maTSi sicivea... dafiq-
rdi, arCevani Sen gekuTvnis!
Seyoymanda juma. g G axeda mofusfuse qalaqs, iqidan wi-
vil-kivilisa da godebis xma modioda. TvaldaTxrili ada-
mianebi, romelnic borotis ZiebaSi siborotis msxverplni
Seiqmnen, Sesazari iyvnen sasmenadac da sanaxavadac...
da mainc, daixara da marcxena xelze akoca Cinis mefes.
_ iyos neba Seni! – brZana mefem da taSi Semohkra.
saidanRac gamocvivdnen nazir-vezirni, staces jumas
xeli, qveS amoigdes, Tvalni dasTxares da sxvani Causxes.
tkivili wamieri iyo, swrafad gauyuCda. moeCvena, rom
Tvalis fosoebSi yinulis ori natexi edo.

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 wamodga, Tvali moifSvnita. qalaqSi kvlav grZeldebo-
da aur-zauri. civad gaecina, moqalaqeTa ubedureba ar
adardebda. taxtze mSvidad mjdom mefesac amayi siciviT
Sexeda da moulodnelad waepotina, yovlismxedveli
Tvalebis amoTxra da misakuTreba moindoma.
mefem ganze gaiwia, xeli zizRiT auqnia da misma erTgul-
ma qveSevrdomebma juma bedia panRuris kvriT gaagdes Cinis
samefodan.

***

erT adgilas xSiri buCqnari iyo da iq Seisvena. faCuni

moesma. viRac moipareboda, jumas danaxva ar gahkvirvebia.
_ ssu! _ TiTi tuCze miido.
ucnauri kaci Canda. eE tyoba, esec mefe iyo. Tmebze xelis-
dadeba oqros gvirgvini miebnia qinZisTaviT. mM xrebze Savi
mosasxami moesxa, astrologiuri niSnebiT aWrelebuli. Savi
saTvale ekeTa, amiT kinoSi nanax jaSuSs hgavda. yY velaze
SesaniSnavi gaxldaT misi yurebi – Cveulebrivi viris yure-
bi esxa.
juma uxmaurod wamodga, cdilobda kacisaTvis xeli ar
SeeSala, iman ki uceb gadaixarxara da iqve palmis qveS dad-
gmul savarZelSi mokalaTda.
jumamac gaicina, mxari auba.
kaci moiqufra.
_ modi aq!
juma nela miuaxlovda, ucnobma yurze xeli staca da
daiTria.
_ ras icini, rom icini? RilebiviT yurebi rom gaqvs,
viTom Senc gaigone rame?
juma tkivilisagan daimanWa, xels dahyva.
_ SenisTana brZeni mefe umizezod xom ar gaicinebda? –
mielaquca.
_ Seni bedi, brZeni da mefe rom miwode! – xeli uSva ucna-

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urma mefem, – ubralo mefe ar gegono, yovlis gamgone
da momsmeni var. dedamiwis meore mxares WianWvelam rom
gaifaCunos, isic mesmis. ver warmoidgen, rogor miyvars Cemi
Tavi, gansakuTrebiT yurebi. Cemda sapativcemlod didi
viris yuris ordeni davaarse. vinc SeTqmulebas gaxsnis, imas
vajildoeb. mM e ukve miviRe xuTas samocdaTxuTmeti ordeni.
Tu SeTqmulebas gaxsni, Senc dagajildoveb!
_ brZeno mefeo, me am saqmeSi uniWo var.
_ ah, uniWo xar? maSinve mivxvdi. Zalian Wkviani var, ara?
xom iqneba samarTliani, kidev erTi ordeniT davjildovde
amis gamo?
_ diaxac, mefeo, erTi ki ara, Senze oric upriania!
_ ara, ori nametania... Tavmdabali kaci var. ras ityvis sa-
mefo kari, sazogadoeba, parlamenti?.. dResve davwer brZa-
nebas xuTas samocdameTeqvsmete ordeniT Cemi dajildo-
ebis Sesaxeb.
_ mogilocav, mefeo, maRal jildos! mapatie, aseTi
uRirsi da Seni fexis mtveri rom gekiTxebi, magram cnobis-
moyvareoba mklavs. raze icinodi weRan, roca Cemi yurebis
mofereba inebe?
_ iseTi araferi, – xeli Caiqnia mefem, – dedamiwis meo-
re mxares erTi kaci Semoswyra meores, dReniadag rom iRri-
jebi, netav ra gacinebso. iman upasuxa, bunebiT sevdiani
davibade, magram cxovreba macinebso.
jumas gaecina.
_ ssu... – gamoscra mefem, yurebi lokatoriviT aamoZra-
va, palmas aekra da gafacicebiT miayurada. aA rsaidan Cqami
ar ismoda.
_ asec vicodi, – kvlav savarZels daubrunda mefe, – ase
Tu gagrZelda, gavkotrdebi. Mme es viwinaswarmetyvele.
Tu sadme samarTalia, amisTvisac mekuTvnis ordeni.
_ ra moxda?
_ fasi daeca. aA ravin yidulobs da...
_ risi fasi?

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 _ ah, Sen xom gadamTieli xar. iqneb Sen iyido? erTi
wyvili mainc. kK apiki ara gaqvs? Tundac gaxvretili... samefo
xazinaSi gadaadnoben da axals Camoasxamen.
_ ra unda viyido?
_ yurebi!
_ me xom Cemi maqvs?
_ Seni yurebi? h H a-ha-ha... – gadafiCinda mefe, – eg ra
yurebia, Riladac ar varga. ra unda gaigono mag yurebiT?
Cvens qveyanaSi saukeTeso yurebi iyideba. mZarcvelebi axla
Tval-margalits ki ar iparaven, RamiT yurebs aglejen Segvi-
anebul mgzavrebs da Sav bazarze yidian.
_ yru ara var da CemTvis esec kmara, – Tqva jumam.
_ suleli yofilxar! – gajavrda mefe, – madloba miTxa-
ri, karg gunebaze var, Torem am uRirs yurebsac agaRletdi!
_ rad unda gaisarjo egzom patara kacisaTvis, romelic
Seni fexis mtvrad ar Rirs?.. ager, jibeSi mqonia kapikiani.
_ zrdilobiani ymawvili yofilxar, – mefem kapikiani
gadamala, pirvelma vezirma ar minaxos, Torem amcinclavso,
– me rom maqvs, iseT yurebs, marTalia, ver gaCuqeb. aA r SeiZle-
ba yurebiT TviT mefes hgavde. xalxi utvinoa, SeiZleba Sec-
des da Cems magier Sen giZaxos `vaSa~... samefo wesrigi dair-
Rveva da iZulebuli gavxdebi Tavi wagacalo.
_ nu wuxdebi, brZenTa brZeno! – Taflad daiRvara juma,
romelsac tanSi hzaravda SiSisagan, am axirebul mefes
RmerTi ar gauwyres da eg saxedris yurebi ar gamomasxaso.
_ TviTon amoirCie! – Tavs ar anebebda mefe. wamosasxa-
mi gadaiwia. mM is qveS nacrisferi kamzoli aRmoaCnda da imis
jibidan ori wyvili daCamiCebuli yuri gamoaZvrina: – erT-
maneTisagan arafriT gansxvavdeba! – profesionalis siamov-
nebiT ganmarta, – ai, marjvenaSi rom miWiravs, es wyvili
gerCios. aA m yurebis patronma yovelTvis icis, ras fiqroben
masze. kK argad esmis garSemo myofTa guliswuxili. sadac ki
SeemTxveva mokeTes ubedureba, am pawia niJarebSi CaewveTeba
da gulSi gamoiwvevs TanagrZnobas... es yurebi kacs gaaRari-

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bebs, egeb SimSiliTac moklas, magram xom netarebaa yvelas
uyvarde da gafasebdes... sikeTis Tesva visac swadia, misTvis
zedgamoWrilia...
_ sad SemiZlia amdeni, – akvnesdi juma, – isedac gamaRa-
riba sikeTis Tesvam, ramdenjer gavumaspinZldi amxanagebs,
ramdens vasesxe fuli, erTxel gamocdac ki Cavabare mego-
bris magier...
_ albaT ,meore wyvili ufro mogewoneba. igi yrua simar-
Tlis mimarT, sxvisi tkivili mRerad esmis, simRera ki – glo-
vad da godebad.
jumam TviTonve aixia yurebi da ferxTiT dauyara mefes,
samagierod ki axlebi aisxa.
_ axla namdvilad bednieri kacis smena gaqvs, – damcinavad
Tqva mefem da qinZisTaviT mimagrebuli gvirgvini Seiswora.
jumas misi sityvebi ar gaugonia.

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buCqnars iqiT tye iwyeboda, imis gaRma ki kvlav vrceli

mindvrebi. tyis piras, CrdilSi aTiode kaci dainaxa. raRa-
caze gacxarebulni daobdnen. jumasTvis yuradReba ar miuq-
ceviaT. qaqanebdnen, erTmaneTs sityvas piridan stacebdnen.
zogierTi mokamaTe xandaxan ZaRliviT gadmoagdebda enas,
mowinaaRmdeges uCvenebda, Tan mtkaveliT zomavda.
jumam veraferi gaigo, damfrTxali da pirdaRebuli Seh-
yurebda SekrebilT, bavSvebi ar arian da erTmaneTs risTvis
ajavrebeno.
erTma kacma moixeda. uU cxo Wabuki SeniSna, SekrebilT
sityvebi tyviasaviT miayara. yY velani Semobrundnen da ju-
mas moaSterdnen. jumam ukan daixia, magram pirveli kaci eca,
WuWyiani xeli pirSi Cauyo da enaze staca utifrad. kK inaRam
guli aeria jumas, ucnobs misi ena magrad eWira da cnobis-
moyvared aTvalierebda.
_ fie, fexsacmlis lanCisaTvis Tu gamodgeba! – Tqva

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sruliad gasageb adamianur enaze, oRond Zalian swrafad da
xeli uSva.
jumas isev Seaqcies zurgi da ganagrZes ratrati.
_ ra xdeba? _ ikiTxa damSvidebulma jumam.
_ mefes virCevT!
_ mereda rogori unda iyos Tqveni mefe?
_ Cvens mefes unda hqondes yvelaze grZeli da msxvili
ena, lamazic, xaoianic, mokled, Cveni mowonebuli.
_ maSin ai, is unda airCioT! – Tqva jumam da ganmarto-
ebiT mdgarze miuTiTa, romelic saerTo ratratSi ar mona-
wileobda.
yvelani gaCumdnen, xan is kaci aTvalieres, xan es ucxo.
_ ratom? – hkiTxa sxvebze utifarma, – is xom munjiviTa
dgas, CvensaviT Cqara verc ki laparakobs.
_ swored imitom! mM as, etyoba, imdenad didi ena aqvs, pir-
Si ver abrunebs!
kacebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes, naTqvami WkuaSi daujdaT.
Semoexvivnen ganmartoebiT mdgars. Tavze gvirgvini daad-
ges, mxrebze samefo mantia moasxes da xis CrdilSi dadgmul
taxtze dasves.
_ vicodi, rom Rirsi viyavi mefobisa! – Zlivs Caiblu-
kuna axalma mefem. lL aparakis dros ena pirSi marTlac ver
eteoda, gadmouvarda da TiTqmis welamde miwvda.
utifari kaci mivarda, enaze moefera, isev pirSi Caste-
na da vezirT-veziri me viqnebio, gamoacxada.
_ vezirT-veziris upirvelesi movaleobaa, patronis
enas uyaraulos da saWiro adgili miuCinos!
sxvebma qedi moixares, laquciT atitindnen.
_ me minda es ucxo davajildovo! – Zlivs moaxerxa mefem
da ena isev gadmouvarda.
_ davajildovoT, davajildovoT!..
_ man me damafasa... damafasa... – kvlav waiblukuna mefem.
sxvebi eqosaviT ahyvnen.
_ dagafasa... dagafasa...

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 vezirT-vezirma saidanRac vercxlis xonCa moarbenina,
zed mxaristola ena ido.
jumas elda eca.
_ brZeno mefeo da didebulno! – Tavi moikatuna, – Tqve-
ni sikeTe ganuzomelia, magram es ena Tqveni mefis enas unda
waabaT. marTlacda SesaniSnavi ram gamova, mefes imodena ena
eqneba, saerTod ver ilaparakebs.
_ didebulia, SesaniSnavia! – sixarulis yiJina dasces
vezirebma.
daesivnen da mefis enas es enac zed miabes. mM efe sacoda-
vad aWyetda Tvalebs da verafers ambobda.
_ me vezirT-veziri var, mefis survilebs ise vgrZnob,
rogorc sakuTars! – wamoiZaxa utifarma da meore xonCa
gamoaCoCa. zed uamravi ena eyara.
_ unda amovarCio? – ikiTxa jumam.
_ aq yovelnairi enaa, – auxsna vezirT-vezirma, – aqaa
tlikina, blukuna, ratrata, laqlaqa, utyvi, ucxo enebSi
ganswavluli, momRerali ena... ai, sikeTis mqadagebeli, bo-
rotic ageraa, es ena patronsa vnebs, es yvelas, es mxolod
sxvebs... yvelas mainc es sjobia, patronis erTguli msaxuria.
icis, sad ra Tqvas da sad ra... sustTan mbrZanebeli da Zli-
eria, ZlierTan tkbili da flidi, TvalTmaqcoba ZaluZs,
sicrue, cruficoba...
_ sakmarisia, es ena momwons! – gaawyvetina jumam, saku-
Tari ena amoiglija da pirSi axali Caido. eE mwara, magram
miveCvevio, gaifiqra.

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tyisa da mindvris mijnas viwro biliki gasdevda. juma

gamoemSvida enaratrataTa samefos da gzas daadga.bB evri iara Tu
cota iara, erT myudro adgils CrdilSi wamowva da CasTvlima.
ZaRlis yefam da lawaluwma gamoaRviZa. safaridan uyu-
rebda, ra xdeboda. monadireTa laSqari mosdeboda tye-

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Rres da ugzo-ukvlod daTareSobda.
uceb Cirgvebidan kurdReli gamovarda. Cacucqda, umwe-
od miixed-moixeda da skup-skupiT mokurcxla. cota gairbi-
na da buCqs amoefara.
didxans ar dasWirvebia lodini jumas. ketebiani kacebi
gamocvivdnen. kK etebs iqnevdnen da ZaRlebiviT wkavwkaveb-
dnen. kurdReli rom ver naxes, Seyovndnen, aqeT-iqiT gaifan-
tnen. zogi oTxze Sedga da nakvalevi dasuna.
_ daviRupeT, mefe Tavebs dagvayrevinebs! – wamoiZaxa
erTma.
_ vai Cvens Tavs, rogor gagvepara! – Sestira meorem.
_ eg ra sircxvili vWameT, kaco! – TavSi irtyamda mesame.
amasobaSi tyidan oTxi kaci gamovida. m M xrebze farCe-
biTa da zizil-pipilebiT morTuli palankini SeedgaT, zed
ki gvirgvinosani ijda. axlaRa daakvirda juma brbos. yY ov-
el maTgans ucnauri cxviri hqonda. zogs stafilos miugav-
da, zogs kidev Warxals, kartofils, msxals... vin CamoTv-
lis kidev ras. TviT gvirgvinosanis aTgzis meWeWiani cxvi-
ri karga mozrdili kombostosxela iyo.
mefis gamoCenisTanave mindorze gafantulebi miwaze
daemxnen.
_ asec vicodi! vficav Cems keTilSobil cxvirs, mag Ser-
cxvenil cxvirebs dagaWriT da Rorebs davuyri sajijgnad.
_ vaime, vaime, ra eSveleba Cvens col-Svils! – awuwund-
nen qve damxobilni.
palankini balaxze dadges. mM efe-gvirgvinosani gadmobr-
Zanda, gvirgvini da samefo skiptra palankinSi Caagdo, Zowis-
feri mosasxamic zed miayola. aA xla mas saucxoo wiTeli wa-
Rebi da oqromkediT naqsovi kamzoli ecva.
_ miyureT! – brZana da Tavis kombosto-cxvirs moefera.
ucbad oTxze daeSva, win da ukan gacunculda. Sedga, mona-
dire ZaRliviT dasuna nakvalevi da mxiarulad Sehyefa.
_ win! – SesZaxa da is buCqi aCvena, romlis ukan kurd-
Reli micucquliyo.


 stveniTa da yefa-wkmutuniT ixuvles im buCqisaken.
kurdReli wamoxta, xan aqeT gadaxta, xan iqiT, daibna, iskupa
da mefes Cauxta fexebSi. mM efe zed daeca, `daviWere, daviWi-
re, miSveleT!~ – morTo kivili.
wamSi zedaxora gaimarTa. yY vela cdilobda mefisaTvis
eSvela da kinaRam daglijes TavianTi mbrZanebeli. is, etyo-
ba, SeCveuli iyo da qveSidan uvnebeli gamoZvra. maSinRa da-
inaxa xis ZirSi mjdari Wabuki, romelsac adgomac ver mo-
efiqrebina.
_ Cvens mefur nadirobas viRac gadamTieli uTval-
Tvalebs! – kombosto-cxviri mrisxaned aaTamaSa mefem, –
Tanac didi Tavxedi Cans, Cveni mefuri didebulebisaTvis
saTanado pativi ar miugia!
_ mefeTa Soris uZliereso, _ juma ze wamoiWra da oTxad
moikeca, _ ise gamaoca Senma araCveulebrivma monadirulma
niWma, ufro ki Senma mSvenierma waRebma da am kamzolma...
davibeni da mapatie mefeo!
_ ho, marTlac mSvenieri kamzoli macvia! – molba mefe,
magram uceb SeiWmuxna: _ Cemi cxviri? ras ityvi Cems cxvirze?
_ qveyana momivlia da msgavsi ramis mnaxveli ara var,
dido mefeo!
_ diax, diax! – kmayofilebiT Tavi daaqicina gvirgvino-
sanma da moulodnelad Tvalebi auwylianda, – sabralo
gadamTielo! – Caiduduna da tirili morTo.
sxva monadireebic gars Semoexvivnen stumars, maTac
tiril-zluquni atexes. zogma mefes gadaaWarba, Sublze
xeli itkica, `vai, vai, ra sacodaobas vxedavo~.
dabneuli juma adgils tkepnida, ver gaego ra xdeboda.
_ Cemo Zvirfaso stumaro! – uTxra nazad mefem da mxar-
ze xeli mohxvia, – gauziare keTil gvirgvinosans, romel-
sac ameri da imeri emorCileba, agrerigad ram dagamaxinja?
jumam pirze xeli Camoisva. sarke ar hqonda da verafers mixvda.
_ cxviri... – qviTinebda gulamomjdari mefe, – aseTi
pawia cxviri... TiTqmis ucxviro... rogorRa cxovrob aseTi


cxviriT?
jumam cxvirze waivlo xeli, veraviTari cvlileba ver
igrZno.
_ dabadebidan aseTi cxviri mqonda.
_ vai, Se ubeduro, dabadebidano... – kinaRam gulze Se-
moeyara mefes, – gesmiT, xalxo, ras ambobs, dabadebidano...
gadamTielo, amieridan Cemi mefuri didebulebis mfarve-
lobis qveS Sedixar da Cemi samefos yvelaze ucnaur cxvirs
giboZeb, xuTmeWeWians...
mitrialda, erT-erT vezirs cxvirze staca xeli.
_ mTlad iseTi veraa, rogoric Cvena gvaqvs, magram uc-
xvirobas mainc jobia.
_ brZeno mefeo! – Taflad iqca juma, – win didi gza
midevs, aTasi yaCaRi da mZarcveli Semxvdeba, vinmes moewo-
neba aseTi brwyinvale cxviri da wamaglejs. maSin marTlac
ucxviro davrCebi.
_ ehe-he, marTals ambob, aseT cxvirs, aba, vin SegarCens,
– Sewuxda mefe.
_ Cemi cxviri sakmaod ugrZnobelia, mefeo, amisi Sec-
vla Tu ZalgiZT?
_ amaze advili raRaa, – gaecana mefes, – ginda iseTi
cxviri mogce, xuTasi saxeobis vardi gaarCio erTmaneTi-
sagan, aqedan as kilometrze ia amovides da igrZno?
_ ar vici, mefeo, _ Seyoymanda juma, _ raSi unda gamo-
madges es Tviseba? saWmels magiT ver SeWam, fuls ver moixveW...
_ ehe-he, eSmaki yofilxar, _ cxvirze xeli mouTa-
Tuna mefem, _ vxvdebi, rogori cxviric ginda! aA mieridan Sen
gaarCev yovelnair suns, oRond, Zvirfaso gadamTielo,
SenTvis Sens Ramis qoTans vardis surneleba eqneba, sxvis
yvavilnars ki – Ramis qoTnisa...


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oriode saaTis Semdeg trial mindorze gavida. raRac

grZeli farduli naxa. SesasvlelTan ewera: `saTadarigo
nawilebis bazari~. jumas ukve araferi akvirvebda. aA rc axla
dauwyia Tavis mtvreva imaze, Tu risi saTadarigo nawilebi
iyideboda fardulSi da Tamamad Sevida.
bazari savse iyo xalxiT. aA utaneli sicxe idga, dampali
xorcis suni trialebda. aA xlos mivida. Jangian kavebze ekida
adamianis sxeulis nawilebi. aravisTvis araferi ukiTxavs,
Camouara rigebs. aTvalierebda sxvadasxva zomis fexebs,
mklavebs, xelis mtevnebs (Tavi arsad iyideboda mxolod!)...
mravali qveynidan Camosuli vaWrebi xmamaRla yayanebdnen,
myidvelebs kalTebs axevdnen, TavianT saqonels xotbas
asxamdnen.
saidanRac TeTrCaCiani kaci gamouxta, mourideblad
gausinja xel-fexi. mM zareulsa hgavda da juma SeSinda, vaiTu
xeli mtacon da amqnano.
_ saxarbielo barklebi ara gqonia, magram ara uSavs ra,
_ uTxra kacma, _ gasaqcevad gamogadgeba. eE s xelebi ki araf-
ris maqnisia, TiTqos xisagan gamokopitebulni ariano...
_ eh, biZaCemo! – amoixvneSa jumam, – srulqmnili adami-
ani sad ginaxavs? rame nakli yovelTvis moeZebneba adamians.
_ he-he... – CaixiTxiTa kacma, – jer erTi, me `biZaCemo~ ki
ara, mefe var! Cems samefo gvirgvins ver xedav? – CaCze uC-
vena, – es bazaric samefo sakuTrebaa. marTalia, erT dros
gvirgvini oqrosi gvqonda, magram gavkotrdiT da axla aseTi
CaCi samefo privilegiaa.
_ mapatie, mefeo! vxedav, CemTvis sikeTe ginda, – Cveule-
bisamebr daiTafla juma, – egeb mirCio rame? eE s Cemi uger-
gilo xelebi ukve ver memsaxurebian!
_ amaze advili ra aris? Camouare am rigebs. rac mogewo-
neba, imaze gadacvale.
jumam auCqareblad Camouara, Tan kiTxulobda xel-

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 fexTa kompleqtebze daweril gancxadebebs. zogi naRd
fulze iyideboda, zogi mxolod gasacvlelad gamoetanaT.
pP irvelad `mowyale xeli~ daaTvaliera. mM osawoni araferi
hqonda, xeli albaT berikacs ekuTvnoda. `Tavisi moWama da
awi mainc ratom ar iqneba mowyale?~ – RvarZlianad gaifiq-
ra... mere uamrav `mSromel xels~ Camouara. didad ar dainte-
resebula. b B evri maTgani jafisagan dakorZebuliyo, mtveri
da WuWyi kanSi CaSaveboda, zogic mTlad dasaxiCrebuli
aRmoCnda. `poetis xeli~, waikiTxa erTgan da guli aufanc-
qalda. sakmaod natifi unda yofiliyo, oRond mis patrons
Sroma ar aklda da mevenaxis xels damsgavseboda. mM oqandak-
isa da mxatvris xelebi Tujis mdnobelisa da memaRaroelis
xelebisagan arc gansxvavdeboda garegnulad. `musikosis
xeli~ moewona, albaT diriJorisa iyo, an pianistisa, grZeli
da wvrili TiTebi hqonda, movlilic. kK inaRam arCevani masze
SeaCera, magram droze gadaifiqra. zedmetad nervuli moeC-
vena, mgrZnobiare, patrons datanjavda albaT... rigis bo-
los `xelswrafi~ ekida, TiTqos mokveTili arc yofiliyos,
mousvenrad faTurobda, yvelafers, rasac miswvdeboda,
sinjavda. rames Tu moixelTebda, mere misi xelidan gagde-
bineba Zneli iyo. erTi kaci sagangebod darajobda, raTa
droulad gamoeglija gamvlelTa Slapebi, saaTebi, safu-
leebi da misTanani.
naxevari saaTi idga da aRfrTovanebuli uyurebda.
CaCiani mefe movida.
_ mogewona?
_ amas ratom araferi aweria? – ikiTxa jumam.
_ didi gaqnili da vireSmakaa, – ratomRac CurCuliT
Tqva mefem, – cota gaviwioT, Torem Cvenc agvwapnis rames.
_ es xeli momwons, – Tqva jumam da sakuTari gauwoda, –
gadavcvaloT!

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 Tavi II. udabno
uceb Camobnelda, daigrgvina. wkvaramSi Caikarga xalx-
mravali bazari da CaCiani mefe. g G aixsna miwispiri da juma
bedia bnel ufskrulSi gadaiCexa. Ddidxans vardeboda.
mM ixvda, rom ganwiruli iyo. amas Seurigda kidec, magram guli
eTanaRreboda, gaviyide da mainc viRupebio.
mere rbil balaxSi moadina bragvani. eE gona, mTlad daim-
tvreoda. dD idad gaocda, roca saRsalamaTi darCa. erTxans
ijda da gons mosvlas cdilobda.
kvlav gzis gasayarze imyofeboda.
sami gza miiklakneboda aqedan sami mxarisaken.
meore irCia.
sicxem TandaTan imata, cidan xvati mze acxunebda. fex-
qveS balaxi dailia, Semdeg qva-RorRic, gza sabolood
gaqra.
qviSis diunze afofxda da win gaixeda. SiSisa da gaoce-
bisagan ena Cauvarda.
irgvliv udabno iyo...

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cis dasalieramde gadaWimuliyo vrceli udabno. qviSis

uzarmazari diunebi erTmaneTze mixoxavdnen wyeba-wyeba.
sivrce hgavda mZvinvare okeanes grigalis dros. mM zes uwya-
lod gaeqro sicocxlis yoveli niSani. susti, cxeli niavi-
sagan gacocxlebuli qviSa SariSurobda kalTebze.
juma bedia maRali diunis Tavze ijda da maradiul erT-
ferovnebas daetyvevebina. sicxiT gaTangul mkvdar sivr-
ceSi Tavs ise grZnobda, rogorc cocxali Tevzi tafaze...
sunTqva Sekvroda, TvalT ubneldeboda. xelebi Tavze Se-
moiWdo, qviSaze daemxo da godeba aRmoxda:
_ vaime, deda!
pasuxad mxolod qviSis Sriali ismoda. d
D iunis kalTebi-

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dan efineboda wvrili qviSa, usasrulo droSi auCqareblad
moZraobdnen diunebi, katastrofas umzadebdnen samyaros,
qviSis yoveli marcvalis gadaadgileba axali sivrcis dapyro-
bas niSnavda maradiul brZolaSi sicocxlesa da sikvdils
Soris..
sustma da cxelma niavma dahbera, Ronemixdili odnav
Seexo jumas, cecxlis uxilavma alma TiTqos Seutrusa piri-
saxe..
fexze wamodga da mimoixeda, egeb oazisi daelanda sadme,
egeb lurj miraJebs moexmo saiTkenve.
Tvals ar daujera.
diunebis kalTebi aWrelebuliyo uricxvi, mofuTfuTe
arsebebiT. mM zera daZaba da gaarCia, adamianebi daRoRavdnen
cxel qviSaze. yY vela feris da rasis, yoveli erovnebis ada-
miani Seeyara ucnob Zalas. mM uxlebze daCoqilebs xelebi ze
aewvdinaT da erTxmad zuzunebdnen:
_ aaa!..
Secba juma, veraferi gaigo... mainc gauxarda cocxal arse-
baTa xilva, sirbiliT daeSva diunis kalTaze. f F exi daucda
da Cakotrialda. mM omdevno diuns Seuyva. qviSa ecleboda
fexebqveS, sunTqva ekvroda, ecemoda da kvlav dgeboda, gzas
forTxviT ganagrZobda.
d
D iuns Tavs moeqca da xalxSi aRmoCnda. vin ar naxa aq! erT
mxares Calmiani, TeTr xalaTSi gaxveuli kacebi gametebiT
scemdnen qviSas Subls – albaT arabebi iqnebodnen... iqve
zangni garTxmuliyvnen. zogs evropulad ecva, zogs mxolod
TeZoze aefarebina Cvari, palmis foToli anda mTlad
dediSobila iyo... sxva mxares TeTrsariani indoni Seyril-
iyvnen, aqeT kidev drakonebiT amoqargul abreSumis tansac-
melSi – Cinni... ufro Sors jinsiani amerikelebi da fraki-
ani evropelebi... mTeli dunia Seyriliyo da raRac ZaliT
daTrgunvilni, muxlebze damxobilni erTad moTqvamdnen:
_ aaa!..
juma miiWra pirvelive kacTan. u U ndoda ekiTxa, ra xde-

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bao. kacma yuri ar aTxova, zecisaken xelapyrobils Tvaleb-
Si sigiJe enTo. raRac sityvas SesZaxebda zecas da susti
godebiT pirqve Caemxoboda qviSaSi. mM ere isev aRmarTavda
xelebs cisaken, sadac mze dneboda sicxisagan, da kvlav aR-
moxdeboda bRaviliT:
_ jaaa!..
marto juma idga fexze. aA r icoda rogor moqceuliyo da
bolos TviTonac arCia sxvaTa gverdiT Camuxlva, sxvebTan
erTad Tavpiris xokva. cdilobda xmac aeyolebina saerTo
RaRadisaTvis, sxvebTan erTad xan sityvis dasawyiss yviroda,
xan bolos, mTlianad ki es sityva vera da ver moexelTebina.
_ jaaa!.. – iZaxda giJTa brbo mis gverdiT.
_ nauut... nauut... nauut!.. – udabnos bolodan modio-
da pasuxad.
_ geeer... geeer!.. – talRasaviT movardeboda sxva
mxridan.
grZnobda juma, TviTonac Seuracxadi iyo ukve. vin icis,
egeb arc sxvebma icodnen, ras gahkiodnen, vis ixmobdnen,
risTvis iyo yovelive es saWiro... igic xan erT talRas ahyve-
boda, xan meores...
miwa iZra uceb, Setortmanda... yru guguni gaisma cis
Soreuli samanidan. samariseburi dumili Camowva vrcel
udabnoSi da maSinRa gaielva jumas tvinSi ucnaurma da
araqarTulma sityvam: `jagernauti~.
diax, jagernauti mobrZandeboda!
mtvris umniSvnelo Rrubeli wamoiwia horizontze.
TandaTan gaizarda, ze aimarTa, daigragna mTagrexiliviT,
gawva cis kidis gaswvriv... uSvelebel drakonsa hgavda, Subi
rom atakes... rogorc uxsenebeli wamoiyayveba sufTa mde-
loze, ze wamoiyayva, sivrceebi daipyro, cisa da miwis naxe-
vars moedo, gaafermkrTala, Camoabnela...
miwa zanzarebda da zarcemuli brbo pirqve daemxo, moax-
loebuli ubedurebis winaSe beds miendo. stiqiis jojoxe-
Tur rialSi adamianTa susti Civili Caikarga...

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 mtvris TvalSeuwvden grigals ucbad gamoeyvnen bumbe-
razi cxenebi. sacrisodena Tvalebs abrialebdnen borotad,
mkerdebze dauokebeli ZaliT exlarTebodaT mTasaviT wa-
moburculi kunTebi, mohqrodnen elvis uswrafesad da
floqvebiT Slidnen maRal diunebs...
Tvali Seaswro jumam wamier... oqros etls moaqanebdnen
bumberazi cxenebi. bB edisweris brwyinvale borblebi xvet-
da qviSas, masze garTxmul adamianebs wisqvilis borbali-
viT fqvavda da yvelaferi ikargeboda mtvris cadavardnil
koriantelSi...
da idga oqros etlze didi jagernauti... myiseulad
ahxeda juma bediam... mere veRar ixsenebda, mze dainaxa, caze
mobarCxale, Tu jagernautis sazarel TvalebSi Caixeda...
umalve daubnelda Tvalis Cini... movardnilma qariSxalma
aitaca da moisrola aduRebuli wyaliviT moTuxTuxe qvi-
Sasa da mtverSi... grZnobda, rogor efloboda gasresil
adamianTa sisxlsa da xorcSi da TandaTan kargavda gons...
didxans ismoda Soreuli grialis gamoZaxili, didxans
TrToda miwa, gruxunebda zeca, samyaros gumbaTi... merme
miwynarda... jumas moeCvena, rom cocxlebSi aRar iyo, dabo-
rialebda zmanebebSi...
bolos susti sinaTle gakrTa... win kvlav gzis gasayari ido...

Tavi III. gujmaxanis sauflo

mM is win kvlav gzis gasayari ido. sami gza miiklakneboda
sami mxarisaken. sami lodi egdo iqve.
mM ixvda juma bedia, ganwiruli rom iyo, magram sxva ra
unda eRona da mihyva mesames.
d D idxans midioda. win vrceli Waobnari gadaiSala...

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Waobze nisli gawoliliyo, Smoris suni idga. aTiode

nabijze araferi Canda. xandaxan gamotivtivdeboda Savi,
mkvdari xe, totebi cisken gaefarCxa da nislis fardas wewav-
da. eE kliani buCqi gatyapuliyo miwaze. islis kedeli moiwev-
da saidanRac da qreboda.
aqa-iq bzinavda leyepmodebuli, Camdgari wyali. uZiro
tlapo imaleboda mwvane xaos qveS, sacalfexo biliki tor-
tmanebda ufskrulis Tavze gaWimuli bagiriviT.
juma bedia nabij-nabij miiwevda bilikze, fexiT sinjav-
da mis simagres, nervebdaZabuls, SeSinebuls, damSeuls yo-
veli wami daRupviT emuqreboda. sad Tavdeboda es Waobnari,
ramdeni unda evlo am viwro bilikze, ra unda eqna, is rom mou-
lodnelad gawyvetiliyo?
erTi-orjer aucda fexi, muxlebamde talaxSi CaeSva. ro-
gorRac Tavi Seikava, ramdenime wams suls iTqvamda, gulis
cemas iokebda.
bolos Savma zRudem Semoangria nislis farda, TavzeviT
wamoimarTa. kunZuli aRmoCnda. g G axarebuli zeviT afofxda
da isliTxurul qoxs waawyda.
sawnaxelis morebisagan iyo Sekruli. nN estsa da Jams gae-
Savebina, daefuturoebina. qQ inqli da koRo, oboba da morie-
li exvia zed da juma axlos ver gaekara.
wripiniT gausxlta fexqveS katistola virTxa. u U amravi
xvrelidan wamdauwum Tavs amohyofdnen zonzroxa virTxe-
bi, mZivebiviT Tvals Seavlebdnen stumars da uCinar labir-
inTebSi ikargebodnen.
qoxs irgvliv Semouara da kari versad ipova. aA rada, sax-
uravs kvamli asdioda, SigniT albaT vinme iqneboda. aSinebda
es idumali qoxi, magram Waobis bilikebisa ufro eSinoda.
vasakam gaitkrciala xeze. sadRac WaobSi akivlda miki-
oti. TandaTan ufro iqufreboda, Ramdeboda.
mixvda juma bedia, jojoxeTis karibWesTan mosuliyo

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sakuTari fexiT da Sublze xeli Semoirtya.
xiTxiTi moesma.
saxuravze kacis Tavi moCanda.
sisxli gaeyina ZarRvebSi Wabuks, Tvali moifSvnita da
aixeda. iq ukve aravin Canda.
bolos da bolos unda eRona rame, Torem SemoaRamdebo-
da am dasakargavSi da vin icis, kidev ra saSiSroeba eloda.
gaCerda yru kedelTan da yoymanis Semdeg, TiTqmis Cur-
CuliT, gaubedavad Tqva:
_ gujmaxan, stumari movel, mimiRe.
yru guguni gaisma, CairTo uCinari meqanizmebi, gacocx-
ldnen miwisqveSa Zalebi. b B zari daaCnda kedels, gafarTov-
da... gaixsna farTo bWe da jumam sibneleSi Seabija... imave
wams ukan moindoma gasxltoma, magram kedeli daixura da
Wabuki xafangSi aRmoCnda.
vrceli darbazis bolos keriaze cecxli enTo da misi
sifrifana Suqi aRwevda am kuTxesac. gamWvartlul xarixa-
ze bu Semomjdariyo, Tvalebs abrialebda. Werze da kedleb-
ze obobas moeblanda qseli da gatiknuli, gojistola obo-
bebi sisxlsa wovdnen qselSi gaxlarTul, sacodavad awri-
pinebul virTxebs. Savad mbzinvare, dawinwkluli unasi
Semohxveoda jaWvs da wyvili sadafis Tvali moeSterebina
SemosulisaTvis. M miwaze eyara uamravi ConCxi, ver gaego, ada-
mianTa Tu nadirTa.
muStistola morieli Camovarda Weridan da mkerdze
daeca. ganze gaxta juma, morieli ki Camocurda da fexebis
swrafi xanxaliT gauCinarda.
meti gamosavali ar iyo da Suacecxlisaken wavida. g G o-
girdisa da damwvris suni trialebda, cxvirze xelis afare-
bas mainc ver bedavda.
jaWvze uzarmazari, saZroxe qvabi ekida da Sig raRaca Tux-
Tuxebda. jumas arc Cauxedavs, isedac hkida Tvali, Sig rogor
Caxta qudistola gombeSo, rogor moadina tyapani morielma.
SuacecxlTan, turis tyavebiT mofenil savarZelSi, wo-

 
wola kaci miwoliliyo nebierad. soliseburi, mwiTuri wveri
xiTxiTisagan uTrToda. eE lami Tvalebi gaurboda, kaci ver
mixvdeboda saiTken iyureboda.
jumam Tavi damcirebulad igrZno, magram saSiSroebam
welSi mokakva da pirmoTned mouTafla:
_ gujmaxan, aRfrTovanebuli var Seni sasaxliT! m M is
irgvliv gaSlil walkots edemi Tu Seedreba!
_ vicodi, mogewoneboda, Svilo!.. msaxurebi welSi gawy-
dnen mis morTvasa da mokazmvaSi... dro, etyoba, fuWad ar
dagvikargavs... xi-xi-xi...
_ aRfrTovanebuli var! – gaimeora jumam, welSi ufro
moiRuna, kuzians daemsgavsa, – aseTi mSvenieri, myudro
saxli... Tanac ra gemovnebiTaa SerCeuli adgili bunebis
wiaRSi...
_ diax, diax, mTeli dunia moviare da amaze ukeTesi
veraferi vnaxe, – gujmaxani nasiamovnebi Canda. taSi Semohk-
ra da uCinarT gasZaxa: _ hei, vin xarT mand, savarZeli mo-
arTviT stumars!
pirdapir kedlebidan qajebi gadmocvivdnen. welamde Tu
aswvdebodnen adamians, zogi ki miwispirs arc aCnda. titli-
kanebi iyvnen, gaurkveveli ferisa, tani TevzebiviT ubzi-
navdaT. saxe zogs saiTken hqonda miWyletili, zogs saiT-
ken. erTi calTvala iyo, meore calyura, zogs ki ramdenime
Tvali hqonda, an yuri, an cxviri, ucxvironic bevri eria, uc-
xvirpironic... piri xom nebismier adgilas hqondaT, kefazec
ki... iseT bgerebs gamoscemdnen, aTasi wiwila Wylopinebda
TiTqos.
yvela erTad moaTrevda oqros savarZels, Tval-margal-
itiT moWedils. d D audges, zed ki didi morieli mokalaTebu-
liyo. gaTamamebulma jumam xeli qeCoSi Caavlo erT qajTa-
gans, savarZeli cxvirpiriT CamoaferTxina da amis Semdeg
dabrZanda.
_ xi-xi-xi, rogor getyoba bedioba, xi-xi-xi, – kvlav
axiTxiTda gujmaxani, – momwons Seni siTamame, momwons, –

 
uceb warbebi Sehyara da iWeqa: _ vaxSami moarTviT stumars!
jumas dascxa, wamodgoma moindoma, fexze unasi Semoex-
via, nazad auloka orkapa eniT.
zurgze tao aeSala, magram ar daimCnia.
_ gujmaxan, darwmunebuli viyavi Sens sikeTeSi! aA q yve-
las uxaria Cemi stumroba! eE s lamazi, winwklebiani arseba
Zaliana cdilobs rogorme masiamovnos!
_ am unazesi arsebis odnavi Cxvletac sakmarisia, raTa
aqlemis suls f F rTebi Seesxas, – boroti sixaruliT Tqva
gujmaxanma: – brZeno, moSordi stumars, soroSi finjani rZe
gelis!
unasi zantad moSorda, Tavaweuli miyelyelaobda so-
rosaken.
jumas zafram gadauara.
amasobaSi qajebma tabla dadges, zed doqi da jam-Wur-
Weli daalages.
yvelaze WuWyianma da Seuxedavma qajma, romelic albaT
qalis modgmisa iyo, radgan mkerdze raRac meWeWebis msgav-
si aCnda, iskupa pirdapir qvabSi da savse gobi amoitana.
_ mSvenieri qalwulia, – elami Tvali Caukra stumars
gujmaxanma, – mpu!.. – TiTi daikocna, – SemiZlia, Semogfico,
mamakacis xeli jer ar icis ra aris! turfa, ar momiwyino
stumari!
jumam wauyrua, viTom ver mixvda maspinZlis qaragmas. turfa
virTxasaviT wripinebda, stumars kerZs usxamda, xandaxan ki
daixreboda da sakuTar tans ilokavda, romelzec salafavi
wurwuriT Camosdioda. Aamis Semyure jumas guli cudad
uxdeboda da cdilobda Tvali moeridebina.
_ etyoba, raRac araCveulebrivi kerZi mogvarTves! –
sacodavad Tqva.
_ miirTvi, stumaro, miirTvi!
TefSs Ramis qoTnis suni asdioda, Sig kidev iseTi rame-
ebi Canda, yvelafers miCveul adamiansac Tavzars dascemda.
jumam Tvali daxuWa, ynosva daixSo da ise gadaylapa


ramdenime lukma. kinaRam kuWi amoubrunda, kovzi dado.
_ if, if, ra gemrielia! – Tavs Zala daatana, pirze Rimi-
li gamoisaxa, – Tu SeiZleba, wyali... – daumata sawyaloblad.
doqi wamoaqcies da raRac mRvrie siTxe moarTves. sasmisi
rom aswia, iqidan bayayi gadmoxta damfrTxali yiyiniT. jumam
sasmisi mainc miido bageze. Smoris suni eca da ukanve dadga.
_ aseTi Rvino devsac daaTrobs! – ar dauyovna qaTin-
auri maspinZels.
daRlili iyo da savarZlis zurgs mieyrdno. turfa mieax-
la umalve. savarZlis saxelurze Camoujda, xeli kiserze
mohxvia da sakocnelad mietmasna.
jumam gaibrZola, moindoma qajis mklavebidan dasxltoma,
magram turfa Ronieri aRmoCnda. g G axarebuli wripinebda, viT-
om icinoda, tuC-pirs uloSnida, TiTxnida qoniani salafaviT.
_ uh, Se sulwawymedilo! – acundrukda gujmaxani, – uh,
Se daundobelo!.. xi-xi-xi, stumari mainc ar iyo... ar daeria qal-
wulebs?.. uh, Se mususo!.. es vin SemomiSvia Sin!.. midi, turfa,
midi!..
turfa ekvroda TevziviT mbzinvare sxeuliT, cdilobda
tansacmeli SemoefliTa WabukisaTvis, SiSvel tans miswvde-
noda almasis kbilebiT.
gaaxsenda iatakze dayrili ConCxebi jumas, igrZno saf-
rTxe, Zal-Rone moikriba, ubiZga da savarZlis saxeluridan
Camoagdo.
_ gujmaxan, kacni aseT dros sibneles eZeben!
_ araraobani xarT! – borotad gamoscra gujmaxanma.
Tvalebi im gveliviT ubzinavda, SemosasvlelTan rom ekida
jaWvze.
_ turfas mSveniereba eniT uTqmelia, magram sxvisaga-
na var uaryofili da es mtanjavs, – gujmaxanis gulis mosa-
gebad mimarTa sicrues.
gujmaxans elami mzera sadRac sivrceSi miepyro. jumam
icoda, maspinZeli mas Sehyurebda da ganmartebas eloda.
wamSi awon-dawona saTqmeli. SeiZleboda moeyola, rogor

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uaryo macacunam da amiT Seuracyo, Tumca macacunasadmi
siyvaruls gujmaxani ar daijerebda... mexsierebaSi kaSka-
Sebda sul sxva, serafitas lamazi saxe – m z i a... icoda saSi-
Si iyo aq misi saxelis xseneba, magram cdunebas ver gauZlo.
_ mas hqvia mzia, – Cavardnili xmiT warmoTqva da Seecada
mzera gaesworebina gujmaxanisaTvis.
gujmaxani gamococxlda, axiTxiTda.
sufras wixli hkra, gadaabruna, jumas saxe saxesTan miu-
tana, moindoma mis TvalebSi Caxedva.
TiTqos nakverCxali mouaxloveso, gujmaxanisagan sicxe
da damwvris suni modioda.
Wabukma elams Tvali ver gauswora da ganze gaixeda.
_ yvelaferi vici! – moWra gujmaxanma da xmaSi alersi
gauria: – aba, ukan miixede!
guguni moisma.
moixeda juma bediam.
kedeli ixsneboda...

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nazi musika dafarfatda, TiTqos fleitaze ukravdnen...

sufTa niavi SemoiWra, yvavilTa surneleba Semoitana. sina-
Tle iRvreboda, Tbili, macocxlebeli, lacica – axlad-
amowverili mzisa...
wamodga juma bedia. musikiT, yvavilTa surnelebiT,
sinaTliT datyvevebulma nabiji warsdga, magram SeCerda...
masSi ori juma ibrZoda...
_ midi, naxe! – zurgze ubiZga gujmaxanma, Cumi qirqilic
miayola.
juma gaxsnil kedels miadga.
mis win Cveulebrivi patara oTaxi iyo. kuTxeSi pianino
idga. kedelze wignis Taroebi ekida.
mzian fanjarasTan nikelis sawoli dainaxa.
TvalismomWrel siTeTreSi mzias eZina.

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 baliSi loyaze miexutebina, Tma gadmoSloda da mSvidad
sunTqavda.
_ midi, – kvlav CasCurCula gujmaxanma.
juma gaxevda. igrZno, mis sulSi raRac axali, uCveulo
xdeboda. SeuZlebeli iyo saxeli moeZebna im wminda, saTu-
Ti TrTolvisaTvis, radgan msgavsi arasodes ganecada.
undoda miaxloeboda, pirqve damxobiliyo, etira.
daixeda xelebze, tansacmelze. turfasTan bilw xvevnas
moelafa, myrali suni asdioda TviTonac da mTel am eSmake-
ul sauflosac.
koconze kvlav buybuyebda uzarmazari qvabi. jaWvze
unasi ekida da iyureboda sadafiviT mbzinvare TvalebiT.
mM orielebi cviodnen tyapaniT da RriWoebSi garbodnen.
_ ara, araferi minda, araferi! – isteriulad Cailaparaka.
gujmaxans tuCebi braziT moeRrica, borotad moiqufra.
_ ra ar ginda, bediebis naSiero?
dafrTxa juma, kvlav daixia, kvlav moiTafla morCili
ena, morcxvad daxara Tvalebi.
_ minda, masac vuyvarde.
gujmaxanma taSi Semohkra. kK edeli daixura, gaqra wmin-
da Cveneba.
_ bevri gdomebia, Cemo Svilo, es Zneli saqmea.
savarZels daubrunda, fexi fexze Semoiwyo, Tvalebi
milula.
juma idga da icdida.
_ siyvarulze me ar vbatonob, is Cemze Zlieria, – Tqva
gujmaxanma da daJinebiT miacqerdaA Wabuks, Tumca saxe sul
sxva mxares hqonda miqceuli, – amaRldi da Segiyvareben,
qalis buneba sustia!
_ mereda rogor avmaRlde? dReniadag vcdilobT, mec,
Cemi Zmebic...
_ me keTili var! – TiTqos arc gaugonia Wabukis naTq-
vami, – me sikeTes vTesav! aA se araa?! – mWeqared SeekiTxa kuTxis
bindbundSi mimalul qajebs.

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 _ keTili xar, keTili xar! – eqosaviT gamoepasuxnen
iqidan.
_ me TqvenTvis viRvwi, sakuTari Tavi damviwyebia! aA se
araa?!
_ CvenTvis iRvwi, CvenTvis iRvwi!.. – kvlav ayayandnen
qajebi.
_ Sen keTili xar, gujmaxan! Seni sityva kanonia! – welSi
moixara juma.
_ kanonia, kanonia!.. – kveri daukres qajebma.
mixvda juma, maTs siaSi iyo ukve Cawerili.
_ yovel gaWirvebuls vexmarebi, lamis TviTon gavkot-
rde... vficav Cems RmerTs jagernauts, romelic Zalas maZ-
levs, sul imis cdaSi var, vis ra vasiamovno!
_ mjera, gujmaxan! – qrTamad Seawia jumam.
_ mTxove, rac ginda! – mosWra uceb maspinZelma.
juma wamiT daibna, gawiTlda, ena ver moabruna. ra unda
eTxova am arsebisaTvis, romelic ase daJinebiT Cascqeroda
elami TvalebiT. araferi ar undoda jumas, arc simdidre,
arc sayvarlebi, fulebi... rac hqonda, imasac ikmarebda,
oRond...
_ CemTvis ar vzrunav, – yoymaniT Tqva, – araferi mWir-
deba, Tumca aq cota viwuwune. A ai, Cems axloblebs, nacnob-
megobrebs...
_ xom giTxari, rac ginda mTxove-meTqi! – Seawyvetina
gujmaxanma. kK arg gunebaze dadga da xiTxiTs verafriT ika-
vebda: _ xi-xi-xi, yvelas erT dRes vaCuqeb... xi-xi-xi, Ses-
rulebul survilTa dRes... xi-xi-xi... – TviTonve moewona
Tavisi azri.
juma Secbunebuli uyurebda, ver mimxvdariyo, ram gaam-
xiarula maspinZeli.
_ Sesrulebul survilTa dRe... ha-ha-ha... hi-hi-hi... ho-
ho-ho... – axarxarda gujmaxani, mucelze xels icemda, savar-
ZelSi goraobda... misi mWaxe sicili kedlebsa da Wers azan-
zarebda da jumam yurebi daico.

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 _ Sesrulebul survilTa... – imeorebda maspinZeli
sicil-sicil.
_ survilTa... survilTa... survilTa... – wripinebda
yoveli mxridan qajTa jari.
suli moiTqva gujmaxanma, TvalTagan sicilis cremli
moiwminda, moRuSulma Sexeda stumars.
_ es gindoda xom? xval Sens yvela nacnobs TiTo sur-
vili Seusruldeba!
_ mtersac? – ikiTxa gaRizianebulma jumam.
_ cxadia, mtersac! – kveri daukra gujmaxanma, mis
mkerdSi sicilis axali talRa ibadeboda.
_ mtersac, mtersac!.. – atkarcaldnen qajebi.
_ Cemi Zmebi... – wamoiwyo jumam.
_ ho, ho, Zmebi! – ar daamTavrebina gujmaxanma, – buT-
xuza kaWuWia? vici, vici... oqrosTmiani mzeWabuki... isic vici,
isic vici... – Tvalebis boroti elvareba sicilSi damala.
_ Cemi Zmebi... – xma gaebzara jumas.
_ orTaveze vizruneb, orTaveze, – cbieri RimiliT Tqva
gujmaxanma, – Cemi SvilebiviT miyvaran. Cemi baRidan mowy-
vetili vaSlebi mgonixarT samiveni. aA r vici axla raze oc-
neboben, magram... xi-xi-xi... Sevusruleb... xi-xi-xi... – kvlav
autyda sicili, kvlav aucremlda Tvalebi, kvlav mucelze
itaca xeli da kinaRam savarZlidan Camogorda.
_ Seusrulebs, Seusrulebs... – ahyvnen sibneleSi mima-
luli qajebi.
_ me?! – Zlivs CaurTo jumam.
_ sulswrafi bediebi, sicilsac ar daaclian kacs! –
ucbad moiqufra gujmaxani, – Sen Cemi rCeuli Ze xar,
rCeulebSi rCeuli... vici, vici, raca gsurs!
_ me araferi minda! – daimorcxva jumam.
_ ha, ha, ra Tavmdabali xar, egre, Svilo, egre!
_ egre, egre!.. – awripindnen qajebi.
_ me?!
_ Cu, araferi miTxra, yvelaferi vici, veravin momat-

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yuebs! gujmaxani mqvia, manam vici yoveli, sanam gaifiqreb-
de!.. ki, batono, ki... yvelaferi agisruldeba... Cu, ar gamaw-
yvetino... imdeni rame mTxove, gamiZneldeba, Zvirfaso, gam-
iZneldeba... mainc Segisruleb... oRond...
_ oRond, oRond... – aitaces qajebma.
_ oRond? – ikiTxa juma bediam.
_ RmerTebi msxverpls moiTxoven, Svilo Cemo! Cems
RmerTs ki, jagernauts, wminda sisxli swyuria! x v a l v e! –
da gujmaxanma marjvena gamouwoda, xelisgulze Savad
bzinavda cicqna revolveri...
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aRsrulebul survilTa dRe

Tavi I. mzia

mzis sxivi baliSze daiRvara da mziam Tvali gaaxila. pP ir-

dapir brdRviala mze Semohyurebda. ZafiviT wvrili toti
hkveTda mzes. totze pawia Citi Camoskupebuliyo da gata-
cebiT Jrikerikobda.
iwva da fiqrobda, netavi ra iyo, rom damesizmrao. TiT-
qos kedlebi gaixsna da farTo Wrilidan wowola, elamma
kacma Semoixeda. kK arga xans uyura mZinares, ixiTxiTa da ixiT-
xiTa... ZilSi Zalian SeeSinda. aA xla ki, naTel oTaxSi, SiSi
sasacilodac ar eyo.
gaeRima. sicilma sadRac gulis siRrmeSi SeuRitina, mag-
ram Tavi Seikava.
gaizmora.
kvlav mzes gauswora Tvali. guliviT patara Citis mfeT-
qavi sxeuli farTqalebda mzis brdRviala diskoze. Tvalwin
feradi wreebi daudga, cremli moadga, vardisferi laqebi
ativtivda sapnis buStebiviT... mzes aarida Tvali, kedelze
fardagiviT mifenil aTinaTebs miacqerda.
mezobel oTaxSi flostebis xma gaisma. mM ama Ramis cvli-
dan mosuliyo da axla fexakrefiT dadioda.
_ dila mSvidobisa, mamiko! – gasZaxa mziam, misi xma zan-
zalakiviT gaisma da gulSi eqo gamosca: `dila mSvidobisa,
mamiko!~
_ gRviZavs, Svilo? iweqi, iweqi, jer adrea!
_ bubam gaiRviZa? – droebiT Semosaxlebuli biZaSvili
ikiTxa.
_ ho, karga xania, samsaxurSi gamaswro!
oTaxi sinaTliT aivso, kedlebma gaiwies. mM ziam baliSi-

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dan wigni gamoaZvrina, Seecada cota waekiTxa. mM ze xels uS-
lida da wigni gadado.
esmoda, rogor dadioda amirani samzareuloSi. asanTis
Cxakunic gaigona. albaT, yavas ixarSavda.
mziam wamoiwia da mzis diskoze mofarTxale Citi gafrinda.
sadRac radio CarTes. Strausis valsi ismoda. mM ziamac
odnav gasagonad aayola xma:
_ rampa-rampa-rampapa... rampa-rampa-rampapa... rampapapa-
rampapa...
es `venis tyis valsi~ iyo.
loginidan afrTxialda da oTaxSi msubuqad datrialda, Tan
cekvavda, Tan xmadabla mReroda, Tanac wamdauwum ecineboda.
sunTqva auCqarda. Lloyebi wamouwiTlda. TviTonve
grZnobda, rom mSvenieri iyo da gulSi Cabudebul sixaruls
ver iokebda.
mowyvetiT gaCerda sarkesTan.
Tma CamoiSala, xan erT mxares daxara Tavi, xan meores; xan
pirisaxe daifara TmiT da maSin misi didroni, cisferi Tva-
lebi ise gamoiyurebodnen, TiTqos buCqebs miRma tba isarke-
bao; xan kidev Tavze gadaiwmawnida da maSin gamoCndeboda
saxis unaklo profili, savse, axalgazrduli tuCebi, Txe-
li nestoebi da warbebi, romelTac xan ase aswevda, xan ise,
ufro lamazi rogor viqnebio, magram yovelnairad lamazi
iyo da es axarebda.
uceb sakuTari gulis TrTolvas miayurada da damarcvla:
_ ta-to!
oRond ise, mamas rom ar gaegona.
da kvlav datrialda cerebze. cekvavda laRad da war-
mosaxuli musikis taqtze imeorebda:
_ ta-to, ta-to, ta-to...
_ modi, Svilo, sauzme mzadaa! – samzareulodan gamosZa-
xa amiranma.
_ movdivar!
pirdapir Ramis perangze gadaicva Wreli xalaTi. Tma Tav-

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ze gadaiwmawna da reziniT Seikra. fexSiSvela SeiWra sam-
zareuloSi.
cekva-cekviT Semouara magidas, cali mklaviT amirans
kiserze Camoekonwiala, loyaze akoca da abazanas miaSura.
_ ramdenjer giTxari, fexSiSvela nu darbixar-meTqi,
amodena gogo xar! – amirani viTom wyreboda.
_ nu meCxubebi, mamiko! – wamRerebiT iZaxda mzia saabaza-
nodan. aseve amRerebuli gamovarda, Tan pirs imSralebda.
f
F exi mamis Zvel flostebSi Caeyo da gangeb moafratunebda.
_ vis daemsgavse aseTi axtajana? – Rimili ulvaSebSi
Camala amiranma.
_ Sen, mamiko, aba meti vis? – isev loyaze akoca da skami
moiCoCa.
_ ho, kargi, kargi, visauzmoT.
_ guSin ra ambavi iyo... – erTi lukmis Semdeg aratratda
mzia, karis mezoblebs mosdga, – gigo-biWs uTqvams, Tavi da-
manebeT, Torem am pianinos nawil-nawil davCexav da fan-
jaraSi gadavyrio...
_ hm, Wame, Wame! yoveldRe erTi da igive mesmis!
_ noram ki iatakis joxs daavlo xeli da sul imiT TeTqva...
_ TeTqva ra sityvaa? – SeiWmuxna amirani.
_ scema, – ganagrZo mziam, – me ki veubnebi, deida nora,
codvaa-meTqi. is ki meubneba, Tu codvaa, Seni Svili iyos da
Sen aswavle rameo, Wiri da argaxareba magaso...
_ wamoizrdeba da xelobas iswavlis, – yava mosva amiranma.
_ mere susana mivida, ra ambavia norajan, dagvayeneT, am-
deni aliaqoTi rafer SeiZlebao, – mziam gamoajavra, – iman
kidev, Sens tyavSi daetie da Sens makler qmars mixede, Torem
me vici rasac vizamo...
_ rava kaWkaWiviT mikaklav yvelafers, Se Woris gudav!
– gaawyvetina amiranma, – sxva dros rom amdens ar WikWikeb?
_ sxva dros sxva iyo, – gaibusa mzia.
_ raRaca ambavia Sens Tavs, – eWvianad gaaqnia Tavi ami-
ranma, – Sensas mimalav da qveynis ambavs imitom miyvebi.

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 amirans coli adre moukvda, Cvili SerCa xelT. d D edinac-
vali bavSvs damiCagravso da sxva qali ar mouyvania, TviTon
iyo dedac da mamac. ise uvlida, bevr qals SeSurdeboda.
g
G ogo wamoezarda, magram safiqralic bevri gauCina. Svilis
momavali bundovnad esaxeboda. eSinoda, vinme uRmerTos ar
gadahkideboda, gzas ar acdeniliyo.
_ ras unda gimalavde, mamiko? – pasuxi Seayovna mziam.
_ eg Sen ukeT ici, ZilSi rom tatos CurCulebdi, vinaa?
mzia wamiT daibna, mere kvlav atitinda:
_ ega, mamiko? tato rogor ar gagigonia. iyo egeTi poe-
ti, mokvda ukve.
_ gagebiT rava ar gamigia, magram is gesizmra viTom?
_ araferic ar msizmrebia! – Secvlili xmiT upasuxa
mziam, sicili CaeSrita, mexsierebaSi sizmriseuli moCveneba
dalanda, SiSma gulSi mouWira.
karTan raRaca gaCxakunda.
_ fosta movida, fosta movida! – wamoxta da karisaken
gaiqca.
suni eca. ver gaerkvia, damwvrisa iyo Tu mZaRe karaqisa,
an orive erTad.
kari gamoaRo.
zRurbls miRma juma bedia idga. saxe miwisferi hqonda,
daRlilobisagan muxlebi ekeceboda. iseTi suni dadga,
TiTqos xanZari yofiliyos.
SiSma dazafra mzia, undoda mamisaTvis daeZaxa, magram
jumam tuCze TiTi miido, TvalebSi mudara gamoexata.
_ mzia, mapatie, rom ase adre Segawuxe. saTxovari maqvs
SenTan. oRond unda mendo, brmad unda damijero, radgan
axla verafers agixsni, – Seyoymanda, xmaSi uimedoba gauJ-
Rerda, xvdeboda, rom naTqvams sigiJed CauTvlidnen, magram
mainc daabolova: - ici, dRes nurafers inatreb!
_ ra? – ver gaigo mziam, Subli SeWmuxna.
_ ici, an nurafers inatreb, an Zalian dafiqrdi da ise...
– jumam qurdulad mimoixeda, TiTqos vinmesi eSiniao da

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 kibeze Cabragunda.
mzia samzareuloSi Sebrunda, magidis alagebas Seudga.
kK vlav sizmari gaaxsenda, TiTqos kedeli gaixsna da elamma
kacma Semoixeda. uU neblie SiSi CaixSo, amirans gasZaxa:
_ mami, xom kargia, CvenTan rom buba cxovrobs?
_ ho, ra Tqma unda! – Seepasuxa amirani.
nu inatrebo! giJia viRaca! ra hqonda sanatrebeli? d D e-
das xom ver gaacocxlebda? mM amiko ki usayvarlesi hyavda...
meti raRa unda enatra?.. bubac kai biWi iyo, yuradRebiani...
cxeli wyali mouSva, TefSebi Carecxa da mxolod maSin
gaifiqra: `tatos vuyvarde sikvdilamde!~ SiSma guli Se-
ukumSa, TiTqos am sityvebis gafiqreba danaSauli yofili-
yos... sikvdilamde?! mere tatos rom rame daemarTos?..
yvelaze ubeduri viqnebio, daaskvna. maSin isRa damrCeba,
vinc Cemze ubeduri aRmoCndeba, imisi sanacvlo gavxde, yve-
laferi, rac meqneba, imas mivuZRvnao...
azri bolomde momTavrebulic ar hqonda, viRacam
yurisZirSi CaixiTxiTa.
gulgaxeTqili Semotrialda. oTaxSi aravin iyo.
_ mami! – gabzaruli xmiT wamoiZaxa, – mami, dageZina?!
amirans marTlac CasZineboda.
sakuTari simxdalisa Sercxva, Tavi daituqsa. mM ere fiq-
rSi iangla, Tu natvraa, axla mamikom miTxras, wadi, haerze
gaiseirne, am binaSi nu CagiRamda Tvalebio. mM e ki avdgebi da
tatosaken movkurcxlavo.
amiranis oTaxSi xveleba da sawolis WraWuni gaisma.
_ aqa xar, Svilo?
_ ho, mami!
_ wadi, Svilo, haerze gaiseirne, am binaSi nu CagiRamda
Tvalebi!
_ ho, mami, waval!
tansacmlis karadas eca gaxarebuli. nN axevar saaTSi va-
kis parkis kibeebTan idga...

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 Tavi II. Ppirveli gakveTilebi
uTenia sarkeSi Semavali juma rom ixila, momeCvenao,
gaifiqra. ori Tu sami dRe amis Semdeg lodinad iqca. u U fro-
si Zma gaqra. mzeWabuki nervulobda. RamRamobiT cudad eZi-
na. g
G anuwyvetliv gaurboda raRacas, saSinels. SiSisagan
acaxcaxebuls eRviZeboda da ver ixsenebda, ras gaurboda.
gareT ki qalaqi dumda da moulodneli bgerebi Tu daarR-
vevda am dumils – waixrotinebda kaWuWia, an manqana Caiv-
lida, an gamvleli Cabakundeboda, an niavi SemofaCundebo-
da Riad darCenil sarkmelSi da qalaqi hgavda mSfoTvare
ZiliT Sepyrobil gigants.
mxolod dRisiT Tavisufldeboda SfoTisagan, aivanze
gavidoda. TiTqmis yvelas icnobda ukve. u U kvirda, es amdeni,
sxvadasxvanairi bunebisa da gvaris xalxi erT saxlSi ram
Sehyarao. b B nel saerTo derefanSi ramdenime kari gamodioda.
kuTxis binaSi zazuna da nora cxovrobdnen. zazuna sadRac
noqrad muSaobda, yovel saRamos kai-kai barklebi mohqon-
da Sin. nN ora ki mTeli dRe gigo-biWs aTrevda TmebiT. imaTi
binidan mudam kivili ismoda: `iswavle, iswavle, Se sasikvdi-
le! tyuilad vxarjavT amden fuls?!~ kivils pianinos xma
mohyveboda da nora ferebaze gadadioda: `agre ar jobia?
oRond kampazitori gaxdi da Tan gadagyvebiT!~ sapirispiro
kari qalbaton vasasis ekuTvnoda. iq murka wkmutunebda,
fexebiT kars fxoWnida. Ria aivnis divanze susana gamoikvan-
weboda xolme, mzes mieficxeboda da xorblisfer mux-
lisTavebs gamoaCenda. rafika makleri mTeli dRe ikarge-
boda da susanas usaqmobisagan, albaT , nair-nairi codvili
azrebi mosdioda. aA ivnidan zemo sarTulebis sxva aivnebi
da fanjrebi Canda. aA ger, axlo fanjara mziasi iyo da mzeWa-
buki Tvals aridebda, TiTqos ekrZalebao. M mopirdapire
mxares docenti papua CirgaSvili cxovrobda. M masTan xSir-
xSirad SeTqmulebiviT daZvrebodnen abiturientebi... ezo
Was hgavda, SuaSi erTaderTi TuTis xe idga da imis CrdilSi

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 bavSvebs mTeli dRe gahqondaT Jriamuli.
erToboda yovelive amiT mzeWabuki, magram Rame, login-
Si kvlav mousvenroba estumreboda.
erTxelac sunma gamoaRviZa. oTaxSi TiTqos raRaca
xrColavda.
_ kaWuWi, xanZaria! – iyvira da loginidan wamoiWra.
TavCaqindruli juma sawolze ijda, pirisaxeze miwis-
feri dasdeboda.
_ jimaia, ra dagemarTa? – gancvifrebuli mzeWabuki
mixvda, Zmas sdioda damwvris suni.
_ xma Caiwyvite! – SemohRrina jumam, Tvalebi gakvesa.
mzeWabuks ena Cauvarda. kaWuWiac wamomjdariyo da uazrod
acecebda Tvalebs.
Seuracxyofili mzeWabuki kedlisaken mibrunda, Tavze
sabani wamoixura.
jumas arc mouxedavs Zmebisaken. gaSiSvlda, tansacmels
iatakze yrida. aA xalsa da sufTas icvamda. Zvelebi TasmiT
Sekra, gaitana. maleve Semobrunda, etyoba sanagveSi gada-
uZaxa.
suni ki mainc sdioda.
_ vinmem xom ar momakiTxa? – yrud ikiTxa.
_ a-ara! – enis borZikiT upasuxa kaWuWiam.
_ miT ukeTesi, – Caiduduna jumam, Tan xelCanTaSi
awyobda sapons, pirsaxocs, yvelafers, rac abanoSi dasWir-
deboda, – miT ukeTesi... mzias xom araferi damarTnia?
_ vin mzias?
_ zeviT rom cxovrobs, amiranis gogos.
_ ra unda damarTnoda, yovel dilas simReriT xvdeba.
_ ra emRereba?
_ me ra vici!
meti araferi uTqvams jumas. g G asvlisas, nu damelode-
biTo, daagdo da wavida..
nasauzmevs aivanze gavidnen. mzeWabukma ezoSi gadaixeda.
mM eezove saqmianad rwyavda, bavSvebi ki sicil-kiskisiT wylis

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Sxefebs etanebodnen.
kaWuWia, divanze, muTaqebSi mokalaTebul susanas da-
udga win. raRacas uqargavda momxiblveli RimiliT, Tan
ise gajgimuli idga, sanaxavad Rirda. susanam pirze qaTqaTa
cxvirsaxoci aifara da gulianad xiTxiTebda.
ucbad, _ amas mzeWabuki naRdad ar moeloda da moulod-
nelobisagan kinaRam ezoSi gadavarda, _ aivanze dabarebu-
liviT rogneda amobakunda. g G ogonam kibe amoaTava da mzeWa-
bukma maSinRa dainaxa. yanCasaviT grZeli fexebiT or-or
safexurs tovebda, Tan wignebiT datenil CanTas moaqanebda.
_ nela, gogo, kiseri ar moitexo! – mosZaxoda qalbatoni
RaRuli da xvneSa-xvneSiT Zlivs amodioda, – ra kibe yofila
es dasawvavi... – dudRunebda, Tan sulis mosaTqmelad Cerde-
boda.
mzeWabuks feri ecvala, ifiqra CemTan modiano. sxva ra
SemTxveviTobisaTvis unda miewera gogonas gamoCena. erCivna
damaluliyo, magram fexebi Seeborka. amasobaSi ki rogneda
mis win daerWo.
_ ba, Sena xar? – wamoiZaxa, mis xmaSi arc sixaruli gaJRe-
rebula da arc wyena, _ ubralod gakvirveba.
mzeWabukma Tavi dauqnia, xma ki ver amoiRo.
_ aq cxovrob?
mzeWabukma kvlav Tavi dauqnia.
_ ena xom ar gadaylape? – gaecina gogonas da uceb cibr-
utiviT datrialda, – naxe, ra kaba Semikeres!
marTlac kargi kaba ecva, namdvil princesas hgavda.
_ xom lamazia?
_ lamazia, – Zlivs amoRerRa mzeWabukma.
_ im Rames rad dareke? kK argi biWebi ase ar iqcevian, –
Tqva butia bavSviviT.
_ ratom?
_ SuaRames vin giJi darekavs, yvelas Zili gagvityda.
d
D eda mekiTxeboda, vin ariso. mM e gavaxsene, is aris-meTqi, ar
damijera...

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 _ bodiSi, awi ar dagirekav.
amasobaSi RaRulic amovida. suli moiTqva. mM asac gauk-
virda mzeWabukis xilva.
_ ah, Cveni axalgazrda kavaleri.
_ gamarjobaT, qalbatono! – mowiwebiT Tavi daxara gaw-
iTlebulma mzeWabukma, xelis gawodeba ki ver gaubeda.
_ hm, kavaleri! – cxviri aibzua rognedam, biWs gverdi
auqcia da gza ganagrZo.
_ Íåñíîñíûé ðåáåíîê! – Tqva qalbatonma RaRulim, – nu
javrob, geTayva, magan sxvanairi dafaseba ar icis!
_ ra vici, aba... – enis borZikiT Seepasuxa mzeWabuki.
_ Íåñíîñíûé ðåáåíîê, iseTi ancia, TokiT ver vabam. amas-
winaT CvenTan dagirekia. d D areke, Svilo, dareke, oRond ise-
Ti mgrZnobiare Canxar, guli getkineba, axlandeli bavSvebi
ar dagifaseben. Cemi rogneda ki mTlad bavSvia, ar vici, ro-
dis daWkviandeba...
_ dediko, gicdi! – gogona ukve mesame sarTulze avar-
dniliyo da zemo aivnidan iyureboda.
_ axlave, axlave! – aCqarda qalbatoni RaRuli.
_ dediko, Cqara ra! – Wirveulad gadmosZaxa rognedam.
_ Íåñíîñíûé ðåáåíîê! – meramdenjer amoixvneSa qalba-
tonma RaRulim, mzeWabuks loyaze xeli mouTaTuna da mesa-
me sarTulis kibes Seuyva.
mzeWabukma Tvali miadevna. pP apua CirgaSvilis binis kars
miadgnen. rognedam uceb moixeda, ena gamouyo da gaicina.
mzeWabuks gulze moefona, gamxiarulda. albaT is
docenti amecadinebso, mixvda.
Semobrunda da pirdapir rafika maklers SeeCexa.
_ va, mezobelo, aq ras udgaxar?
mimoixeda. susana da kaWuWia arsad Candnen. Tavzari da-
eca, gons Zlivs moego.
_ va, ena SasWame?.. rogor maewyveT vasasis oTaxSi?..
rame-rume xom ar gWirdebaT? aA vej-maveji, firTi-furTi,
WurWel-CurCeli, iafi-Zviri, im wamsve rafika gaaCens.

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 _ gmadlobT, – sakmaod mSvidad upasuxa biWma, – jumas
SevekiTxebi, iman ukeT icis.
_ SeekiTxe, SeekiTxe! isic uTxari, rafikam SemogiT-
vala-Tqo, xuTi maneTi mergeba-Tqo, TveSi-Tqo, aivans xom
Cemi susana girecxams-Tqo. va, mezoblebi xarT, magram fuli,
xom ici, sCiot liubiat... kuziani vasasi ki iseTi finTia, ras
mogcems, qva rom xelSi Caidos, Sig Caidnobs.
_ vetyvi! – mzeWabuks mobezrda, magram cdilobda
drois gatanas, – ise, dRes raRac karg gunebaze xarT.
_ va, ma ar viqnebi? – rafikam jibidan fulis mozrdili
dasta amoacoca, xelSi gaatkacuna. – mivedi aleqsandrovis
baRSi, aravinaa. ra dRea iseTi-meTqi. kK lientebi modian, mar-
to vmuSaob. xuTi bina gadavcvale, xuTi gavaqirave, sami ki-
dev servizi, erTic spalnia... sul erT saaTSi gavakvaraxWi-
ne... kargi dRe iyo. roca tuzikas, piJonas, kikimoras vetyvi,
xom gagiJdebian... boRma da Suri... va, ma ra!
es Tqva da sityva gauwyda. mzeWabuks guli Cauvarda.
rafikas binidan kaWuWia gamovida. erTob moTenTili
Canda, nasiamovnebi, katasaviT krutunebda da idioturad
iRimeboda.
uceb zafra eca. Caaxvela, nerwyvze kinaRam daixrCo.
mU aleve gons moego, gaijgima da kunTebi aaburTava.
_ rafik, sada xar, Se kaco. ramdeni xania vfiqrob, axla
ki ara, axla mova-meTqi...
_ a-aqa var, va, ma sad viqnebi!.. – ena auborZikida rafi-
kas da uceb daiWyivla: - suzi!
_ ra iyo, Se kaco, ra gaRrialebs! – dinjad Tqva kaWuWiam
da win gadaudga, – ra moxda? erTi Wiqa yava dagilie, ojaxi ki
ar amomiwyvetia. f F ie, mogcem magis abazians da isaa...
jibeSi Caiyo xeli, Sig abazianic ar uWyaoda.
_ va, mamaZa, yava-mava ar vici me! – Tqva SemkrTalma
rafikam Wirveulad, – suzi!
aivanze awiTlebuli susana gamogogmanda.
_ rafikjan, agre ratom miyviri, dagiSave rame? – ise na-

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 zad CaiRiRina, ciT movlenili angelozi yofiliyos.
_ suzi, eg iyos pirveli da ukanaskneli! – xma aukankal-
da rafikas, – meti ar vnaxo, Torem, icode, gavbrazdebi!.. aha,
Seinaxe! – fulis dasta gadasca da kibe Cairbina, Tan Tavis-
Tvis butbutebda: _ va, mamaZa, yava-mava...
kaWuWiam xarbad miayola Tvali fuls, araferi uTqvams.
_ naxvamdis! _ nazad dauqnia xeli susanam da Sin Sebrunda.
mzeWabuki Tavs ise grZnobda, TiTqos sibilwes Sexe-
bodes, magram es sibilwe ratomRac aRelvebda da amitom
rcxvenoda.
_ if, ra qali iyo, ra qali, – tuCebi aawklapuna kaWuWiam.
divanze Camojda da fexi fexze Semoido. mzeWabuki aiv-
nis moajirs mieyrdno, gabusuli frCxilebs ikvnetda.
vasasis binaSi murka awkavwkavda. `gaCumdi, Se saZagelo!~
– vasasis xma moisma. raRacnairad ufro xalisiani da axal-
gazrduli moeCvena mzeWabuks.
murka mainc ar gaCumda, wkmutunebda da kars fxoWnida.
_ wadi, gaiseirne!
kari gaiRo. RriCoSi wamier gamoCnda karis gamRebi.
aA xalgazrda, sakmaod momxiblvelma qalma, romelsac vasasi
kuzianis saSinao xalaTi gadaecva, Tvalebi gamoabriala.
murka mxiaruli yefiT gamovarda derefanSi, win da ukan
gacunculda, kaWuWias fexsacmeli dasuna, SeuRrina, mere
mzeWabukTan mivida da yefa dauwyo.
mzeWabuki aivnis moajirze Camojda, murka ver wvdebo-
da da qvevidan uyefda. yY mawvilebma gaicines. `murka, mur-
ka!~ – miualersa mzeWabukma. ZaRlma Tavi daaneba da ezoSi
Cacunculda.
amasobaSi papua CirgaSvilma mecadineoba moaTava. rog-
neda da RaRuli aivanze gamoacila. mzeWabuki ufrosebs kar-
gad xedavda, maTi laparakic esmoda. rognedam ki gaaswro
dedas da axla kibeze Camorboda.
_ ra vqna, qalbatono RaRuli, ra viRono? – mkerdze
mjiRs irtyamda papua CirgaSvili, – Cvenc kacni varT, cxov-

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reba gvinda... aba, ra mrjis me, docent kacs, bavSvebs SuSa-
nikis wameba vazepirebino, Wirs cxovreba da ra vqna... mesmis,
rom Zviria. kK i, batono, geTanxmebiT, _ ar aZlevda qalba-
ton RaRulis xmis amoRebis saSualebas, _ geTanxmebiT, mag-
ram bevri Sroma gviwevs, Zalian vitvirTebiT. aA ra, nu ifiq-
rebT, marto me viyo... sxvebTanac mibrZandiT, merwmuneT,
fasi yvelgan erTia... mesmis, yvelaferi mesmis...
qalbatoni RaRuli cdilobda TiTo-orola sityva Cae-
rTo, magram amaod, ohisa da ahis garda verafers axerxebda.
_ aba, rogorc SevTanmxdiT, qalbatono RaRuli, kvi-
raSi orjer Tqveni cugrumela gamomigzavneT. nN axvamdis,
naxvamdis!
papua CirgaSvilma xelebi moifSvnita, `esec ase!~, _
Caiduduna da Sin Sebrunda. qQ albatoni RaRuli ki kibeze eS-
veboda da Tan Svils uxmobda:
_ momicade gogo, sad garbixar? Í N åñíîñíûé ðåáåíîê!..
mzeWabuki moajiridan Camoxta da mowafesaviT aituza.
gogona gaCerda, CanTa orive xeliT eWira da aqeT-iqiT
aqanavebda.
_ kviraSi orjer unda movide, dilis saaTebSi! – acnoba
da enis wveri tuCebze moisva. sveli tuCebi mTlad vardis-
feri da putkuna gauxda.
_ Zalian gvesiamovna! – divanidan wamoiwia kaWuWia, Tavi
daukra.
_ Cemi Zmaa, kaxaberi! – mzeWabuks yeli gauSra.
_ hm, ra RipuSkaa! – gaicina gogonam, Tavi gaaqnia, Tmebi
Sublidan gadaiyara.
qalbatonma RaRulim kibe CamoaTava da axla aqeTken
modioda.
rognedam ena gamouyo Zmebs, iseve rogorc weRan mesame
sarTulis aivnidan, da kibes miaSura, xtunva-xtunviT eSveboda.
_ moica, gogo! d D eda, ra bavSvia!.. – misZaxoda qalbato-
ni RaRuli.
ezoSi gogonas gawiwmatebuli murka eca, gogona kiski-

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sebda da CanTiT igeriebda.
mzeWabuki uyurebda zevidan, eRimeboda – `bavSvia,
mTlad bavSvi!~
kaWuWiam gaizmora, rognedas sveli bageebi Tvalwin
utrialebda.
`ah, es xvlikuna xelSi rom Camivardebodes!~ – gaifiqra
netarebiT.
umal xiTxiTi moesma. SeSinebulma mimoixeda. aA ivanze
Zmebs garda aravin iyo... gogirdis suni dadga...

Tavi III. saflavni mamaTa

wina Rames tatos ar eZina. ramdenjerac scada daZineba,

imdenjerve sityvaTa laSqari aemgzavreboda da Zils utex-
da. sityvebi jer danawevrebuli iyo, qaoturad ireodnen,
TiTqos yovel maTgans marTlac da damoukideblad SeeZlo
arseboba. aA rsebobda sityva `puri~, `wyali~, `haeri~, arse-
bobda `siyvaruli~, `tyvia~, `sikvdili~... vin CamoTvlis,
ramdeni sityva arsebobda da yvelas calke cxovreba ewada.
tato itanjeboda, lamis Tavi uskdeboda. sinaTles aq-
robda, Tvals xuWavda. sityvebi mainc ar aZlevdnen saSvels
da miriadi mweriviT yurebSi zuzunebdnen.
xandaxan mSviddeboda, tyved nebdeboda Semoseul
mters, maSin sityvebi lagdeboda bwkarebad da strofebad,
oRond isini iseTi susti ZafebiT iyo erTmaneTs mibmuli,
rom loginidan magidamde ver mihqonda. kK alams xelSi aiReb-
da da umalve tanjviT mopovebuli wesrigi irRveoda... Tavs
zeviT Zala ar iyo, kalams kedels mianarcxebda, isev log-
ins ubrundeboda. g G aitruneboda, raTa mSfoTvare Zils mis-
cemoda, magram es SeuZlebeli iyo. zogjer axerxebda stro-
fis daweras, wamiT imedi moecemoda da kvlav qreboda. roca
gadaikiTxavda, tuCebs ikvnetda, qaRalds daWmuWnida,
iatakze moisroda. iq ukve uamravi daWmuWnili qaRaldi
eyara da tato cdilobda ar miexeda iqiTken im kaciviT, vinc

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Tvals aridebs sasaflaos, sadac axlaxan miabara sayvare-
li adamiani.
ase SemoaTenda.
gariJraJze civi yava dalia da vakis parkSi wavida.
aq seirnobda moJuyJuye wyalvardnilTan. wylis musika
afrTxobda mtrad qceul sityvebs. sufTa da grili haeri
suls umSvidebda, uwmendda.
mere mze amovida auCqareblad. tato avida mTis ferdob-
ze, raTa mzis amosvlis saswaulisaTvis ecqira. Tbilisis
saxuravebs dilis janRi adga da mzesac TiTqos Txeli pir-
bade aefarebina. sxivebi ugzo-ukvlod mimoifanta, gamor-
Ceulad anaTebda kramitebsa da Tunuqis saxuravebs, wiTlad
rom Rvioda anda alumnisfrad duRda da iqneb CamoRvenTil-
iyo kidec.
mzis sxivebi mTawmindis mTel ferdobs dahyva, uamravi
xazebiT daaliandaga, aTinaTebi ki, romlebic auracxel mi-
naze irekleboda, Crdilovan kalTebs Seseoda TeTri baca-
cebiviT.
parkSi, sadac buCqebs SerCenili bindi kvamliviT icri-
ceboda, bulbuli galobda. Wabuks Tvalze cremli moadga,
albaT keTili Surisa, radgan erTi bewo mafSalia mReroda
Tavis simReras, TviTon ki vera.
kaskadis piras, tirifqveS, Zelze Camojda.
`unda icxovro, unda TviTon ganicado yovelive...~ _
fiqrobda. ra unda ganecada? aA n ranairad ecxovra? mrCeve-
li aravina hyavda, mis garda arc aravis unda scodnoda pa-
suxi am kiTxvebze.
fiqriT daubrunda binis kedelze Camokidebul mamisa
da papis suraTebs, romelnic yovel dilas, yovel saaTsa da
wuTs axsenebdnen mTavar movaleobas.
`sayovelTao simRera Tavisuflebisa~, _ ase waawera
Tavis umTavres leqss, arc ki axsovda rodis, albaT maSin,
roca pirvelad Camohkida es ori suraTi kedelze, Ce gev-
aras suraTis gverdiT... es iyo da es. strofi strofs mis-

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devda, magram ar iyo is `sayovelTao simRera~, romlis gamo
iwvoda. uU kve ar sjeroda, rom odesme daiwereboda igi, guli
utydeboda, mainc jiutad ubrundeboda erTsa da imaves,
ewameboda...
muxlebs idayvebiT daeyrdno, Tvalebi daxuWa. Tvalwin
kvlav sityvaTa qaosi urialebda; xandaxan lagdeboda uRim-
Ramo, gacrecil, xmarebisagan ferdakargul frazad da
tato daundoblad ukuagdebda mas.
wylis Tanabari Cxriali Caesmoda. gonebaSi bindi Semo-
dioda. azri sustdeboda, moswyvetoda amqveyniur realo-
bas da sadRac tkbili zmanebis samefoSi gadadioda. wylis
Cveuli Cxriali TandaTan moSorda smenas. mM is adgils sxva
xma ikavebda, mdeloSi Cakarguli nakadulis wanwkari,
romelic ase hgavda Sors myofi adamianebis uTavbolo Cur-
Culs... merme xma momZlavrda... es ukve xmebi iyo... brbos yay-
ani edga yurSi...
tatom Tavi aiRo da Tvals ar daujera... adgili veRar
icno...

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adgili marTlac arasodes enaxa... zurgsukan mTa, albaT,

mamadaviTi iqneboda, Tumca mis kalTebze egoden daburu-
li, beberi tye ar eguleboda. mM ze saidanac amodioda, cixis
Soreuli galavani da qongurebi moCanda. erTmaneTze mix-
uxulavebul qoxTa rigebs kvamlis sqeli fena adga da aqa-
iq mogizgize xanZari lokavda kedlebs. aA rsad Canda mraval-
sarTuliani saxlebi, asfaltirebuli quCebi, ar ismoda av-
tomanqanebis uwyveti guguni, yvelaze mSvid da mofarebul
adgilas rom aRwevs xolme. eE s Tu Tbilisi iyo, qalaqi ar
hgavda Tavis Tavs.
tato SemaRlebulze ijda, kunZze. irgvliv veluri buC-
qnari exvia. g
G amqraliyo geometriuli sizustiT gamoTlili
granitis kaskadi. Mmxolod susti nakaduli iwriteboda

"!
uCumrad maRal balaxSi.
buCqebs miRma moismoda brbos yayani, zanzalakebis
wkaruni, cxenTa Wixvini da Tqriali... xeTa kenweroebze
mtveri adioda bolqvebad.
roca wamoiwia, igrZno, uTvalTvalebdnen. SemkrTali
Setrialda. aA qlemis kozaks Tavi gamoeyo buCqebidan da gul-
grilad loRnida narekals.
tato totebs Soris frTxilad gaZvra da, CrdilSi dam-
alulma, gaixeda. Tavi sizmarSi egona, xelze ikbina, magram
amiT araferi Secvlila.
gaTelil mindorze ucxo mxridan Camosul qaravans dae-
ca banaki. Aaqlemebs wreze CaemuxlaT. Uuamravi, mZimed
datvirTuli saxedari eyenaT jguf-jgufad. SuaSi koconi
enTo. cxvrebis mokveTili Tavebi da Signeuloba mtverSi
azinTuliyo, ZaRlebis xrova zed exveoda yefa-wkmutuni-
Ta da aliaqoTiT. iqve Wrel aRmosavlur xalaTebSi Cacmu-
li kacebi isxdnen da jerac um xorcs jijgnidnen. yvelafer
amas ceristola buzi exveoda da haerSi gulisamrevi simyra-
lis suni trialebda.
banaks irgvliv xmlebiTa da SubebiT SeiaraRebuli meom-
rebi yaraulobdnen, panRuriT erekebodnen TavzexelaRe-
bul maTxovar bavSvebs, romlebic meqaravneebs piridan sta-
cebdnen gamoxrul Zvlebs.
uyurebda yovelives tato da sagonebelSi Cavardnil-
iyo.
kinogadaRebaao, WoWmaniT gaifiqra, Tumca arsad iyo
gadasaRebi teqnika, ar enTo proJeqtorebi, ar darbodnen
reJisori da misi asistentebi.
gverdiT totma gaifaCuna. wyvili Tvali Semoacqerda
yuradRebiT. CamoZonZili biWi iyo.
_ qarTveli xar? – hkiTxa CurCuliT tatom.
biWma Tavi dauqnia.
_ ra gqvia?
_ giorgi.

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 _ eseni vin arian?
_ ara vici.
_ skolaSi ar dadixar?
biWma wamwamebi aafaxula.
_ arca uwyi, rasa-ege Sen ityv.
tato Seyovnda, eWviT SeaTvaliera, xom ar damciniso.
_ es qalaqi Tbilisi ar aris?
_ haba? – biWma Tavi buCqSi gayo, qaravani da misi dacva
yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera, CurCuliT miubrunda tatos: -
frTxil iyav... uSjuloni mogvixdes qalaqsa zeda, rameTu
ineba ufalman mowyuedai Cueni... gfarvides ufali! – xmada-
bla daugdo da gauCinarda.
_ naxvamdis! – miadevna tatom.
ar icoda ra ekeTebina, yoymanobda. mM ere arCia qaravni-
saTvis Tavi aeridebina da qalaqisaken tye-tye gaswia.
sakmaod swrafad midioda. saaTi ar hqonda. dD rois msvle-
loba aeria. is adgili, sadac vakis ubnebi eguleboda, axla
aswlovan uRran tyeebs daebura, romelsac aqa-iq hkveTda
saurme Tu saqaravne gzebi da bilikebi. rac ufro miiwevda
win, miT ufro meCxerdeboda tye da, bolos, naxanZralze
gavida. f
F oTlebi aesxipa als da CanaxSirebul xeebs Savi
totebi gaefarCxa. aA lag-alag jer kidev bolavda da haerSi
mWvartli da ferfli trialebda.
naxanZralis gaRma qalaqis galavani igragneboda mTis
kalTebidan vidre mtkvaramde da albaT mis gaRmac. Zlieri
godolebi Seemusra, zRudeebi moerRvia Semoseul mters.
zogan jer kidev eyara daxocilTa gvamebi da qalaqis Tavze
yvav-yoranTa Savi laSqari ireoda.
tato xes amoefara. gaSlili midamo mofenili iyo mox-
rili xmlebiTa da grZeli SubebiT SeiaraRebuli meomrebiT.
aseTi xalxi arc enaxa odes. eE ldanacemi mTlad mzerad ga-
daiqca: `TualiTa mcire Wurit da greman, ganzidul da saCi-
no; TaviTa did, TmiTa Sav da xSir, Subl-brtyel, cxviriTa
mdabal esoden, romel Rawuni umaRles iyvnian cxvirTa da

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mciredni oden nestun Cndian cxvirTa; bageni mcire, kbilni
Sewyobilni da spetak, yovlad uwueruli, eseviTari aqun-
daT umsgavso saxe...~
tatom SeumCnevlad daixia, mdinarisaken daeSva frTxi-
lad. Aar undoda mtris meomrebs SehfeTeboda. xandaxan
gaixedavda xes an buCqs amofarebuli. yY velgan mteri iyo,
kaliasaviT Seseoda midamos. idga erTi yayani da aliaqoTi.
waRma-ukuRma daaqrolebdnen ubelo cxenebs, daaTrevdnen
naalafars, cxenze gadagdebul xel-fexSekrul diacT, iy-
oravdnen muclebs, venebs uxsnidnen cxenebs da sisxls ewa-
febodnen, gamarjvebiT damTvralni Tavebs aWridnen
tyveebs, cxvir-pirs unayavdnen erTmaneTs, eyarnen da xvri-
navdnen... tatos ki guli uqvavdeboda, zizRi da siZulvili
axrCobda.
mdinaris duduni Semoesma. mM tkvari SeeReba wiTlad sisxls,
gvamebi mohqonda... Tvali aarida. Saraze gavida.
gza qalaqis bWeSi Sedioda. bWec moerRvia mters da
uzarmazari karebi eyara gzis pirebze.
iq uamravi SeiaraRebuli meomari ireoda.
cxenTa Tqaruni moesma. Saraze mtveri avarda. TeTr
cxenze brge vaJkaci ijda. jaWvis perangi ecva, oRond arc
xmali hqonda, arc xanjali, arc Subi. sadavisaTvis Caevli
marcxena da cxeni nebaze mieSva, marjvenaSi maTraxi eWira.
SeaZrwuna tato vaJkacis xelebma. d D auokebeli, Segube-
buli Zala igrZnoboda maTSi da, amasTan, sasowarkveTa, usu-
suroba, TiTqos uxilavi jaWvebiT SeekraT isini. u U ndoda
saxes dahkvirveboda, oRond Tavi daexara meomars, fafari
CamoSloda, wveri mkerdze scemda. mM is arsebaSi aSkara un-
ugeSoba igrZnoboda.
aA mxedrebuli mxleblebi mohyvebodnen fexdafex, masze
ufro mdidrulad Cacmulni. isinic mgloviareebiviT saxe-
daRvremilni iyvnen, TiTqos sasikvdilod miacilebdnen
TavianT ufalsa da patrons.
ucbad gadawyvita tatom. Hgamovarda samalavidan da

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mxleblebSi Seeria. o O r cxenosans Soris garboda, Tan uza-
ngebisaTvis Caevlo xeli. mxleblebs arc araferi gahkvirve-
biaT, arc xma amouRiaT... ase unda gadaelaxa bWe, Tumca ar
icoda, ra moeloda iq, misTvis axlobel, magram axla sruli-
ad ucxo qalaqSi.
karibWes rom gauswordnen, orive mxridan mecixovneni
gamocvivdnen, gza gadauWres mgzavrebs. erTma, Canda meTave
iyo, sadaves xeli utaca TeTrcxenosans, aratratda Tavis
gaugebar, ucxo, qviSisa da udabnos sicxiT gauxeSebul
enaze.
tato gairinda, vaJkacis xels miaSterda. xeli atokda,
ZarRvebi daebera. maTraxma odnav aiwia, TiTqos undoda
gadaesxipa Tavxedi, magram sakuTari uRonobiT gulSeWirve-
buls moWriliviT Camoekida...
jiqur Camoxda cxenidan Wabuki mxlebelTagani, majaze
utaca mters, dasWyivla:
_ gza miec, noinis stumar ars!
daiRrija uSjulo, gvelis mzera damala wamwamebs
miRma. xeli uSva sadaves da daixia...

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karibWes gascilda Tu ara, mxedrebs Camoscilda... niavi

uberavda da Savi, zozina kvamli efineboda qalaqs. Canax-
Sirebuli saxlebi, mkvdari ubnebi, morRveuli balavrebi...
sasaxleTa da cixeTa sqel kedlebsRa ver Sewvdenoda xan-
Zari, magram mZarcvelTa xeli etyoboda yovelives... ugzo-
ukvlod daborialobda tato dangreul qalaqSi, eridebo-
da mtris meomrebs, viwro SukaTa labirinTebs misca Tavi.
zogi ubani daendo cecxls. iq patara, WuWyiani saxlebi erT-
maneTze mixorxliliyo, bani banisaTvis SeeerTebina, kibe
kibes ebmeboda, Sukebi ki egzom viwro iyo, kaci saxedars ver
Cauvlida gverdiT.
iSviaT gamvlels waawydeboda zogjer. damfrTxal

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mzeras Seavlebdnen tatos, kedels aekrobodnen. jer ukvir-
da, ver gaego SiSis mizezi. mM ere mixvda, jinssa da TeTr per-
angSi Cacmuli ucnaurad gamoiyureboda am ubedur qalaqSi.
merme centrs miaRwia. uU amravi qarvasla da bazari gadab-
moda erTmaneTs. xalxic momravlda. qQ arTuli ar ismoda,
Torem samyaros yvela enas gaigonebda kaci. tatoc ucxo-
eli Canda da aravin aqcevda yuradRebas.
moedanze ucxo vinme meomari Sedga. zuCi moixada, raTa
ofli moewminda, Tavi aswia. gaiSxuila haerSi isarma da Sig
yanyratoSi CaeWeda. mM eomari Setortmanda, piridan sisxli
waskda da qvafenilze daexeTqa.
momijnave Sukebidan usjuloni gamocvivdnen, Semoew-
yvnen saxls, saidanac isari gamofrinda, cecxli SeunTes.
cofsa yridnen, yayanebdnen. q Q vebi da maSxalebi dauSines
karebsa da sarkmlebs.
saxuravze patara biWi gamoCnda. mSvildi eWira erT xe-
lSi, meoreSi ki tarmoclili TeTri droSa, romelzec wmin-
da giorgi iyo gamosaxuli.
misi siTamamiT gaocebuli brbo TandaTan dacxra, gayuC-
da... xanZari Zlierdeboda da ali bubuniT Sedgomoda sax-
lis kedlebs.
biWma mSvildi dado, gadmoixeda.
saxlis wina moedanze Subebis tye dadga.
biWma pirjvari gamoisaxa, TeTri alami tanze Semoixvia
da gadmoxta...
tatom Tvali daxuWa, xelze ikbina. eE smoda brbos Rri-
anceli da yiJini. icoda, Subebze wamogebul msxverpls rom
daaTrevdnen quCa-quCa, garna ar SeeZlo Careva, radgan yove-
live didi xnis winaT moxda.
qvis kedelTan Zirs daeSva da ijda, sanam yvelafrisad-
mi gulgrilma mzem Tavis maradiul gzaze ar gadaiwia...
maSin wamodga da qva aitaca, ubeSi damala. dD adioda Suka-
Suka, SurisZiebas eZebda. mM teri yovel nabijze xvdeboda,
oRondac civ qvas xels rom Seavlebda, xorci xorcTagani,

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Ze uflisa aRimarTeboda mis win da xeli auTrToldeboda.
Tumca g G aecleboda Tu ara, isev axsendeboda Subebze wamoge-
buli biWi da suli exuTeboda.
erTgan kivili Semoesma. fF exmokle, brtyelpira usju-
los aTiode wlis gogo CaebRuja da cxenisaken miaTrevda.
g
G ogo kioda, qristes saxeliT Svelas iTxovda, irgvliv gad-
momyure aivnebi ki dumdnen.
sisxli TavSi auvarda tatos, ubeSi Camaluli qva CabRu-
ja. miuxda moZalades da kefaSi durTa. u U sjulo ar waqceu-
la, erT adgilze bancalebda mTvraliviT, ver mimxvdariyo,
ra daemarTa.
gogos xma Cauwyda, kedels akruli caxcaxebda da uzo-
mo SiSiT savse Tvalebi miepyro moZaladisaTvis.
tatoc adgilze gaxevda. zizRs Seepyro, am qvis mimarT,
am ucxo momxduris mimarT, am ubeduri qalaqis mimarT, sak-
uTari Tavis mimarT. rad undoda adamianad gaCena, Tu amde-
ni boroteba xdeboda qveyanaze.
viRacam mklavze staca xeli, moqaCa.
_ ivltode! – CasCurCula da axlo Sukisaken gaiTria.
tato gauZalianda, magram TviTonac SiSi moawva da gaiqca.
Mmxsnelic gverdigverd mohyveboda. Uukan kvlav ismoda
kivili. tatos Carevas ukve ar SeeZlo raimes Secvla.
ramdenime ubani gairbines da wyarosTan suli moiTqves.
_ giorgi, Sena?
patara biWma TeTri kbilebi gamoaCina.
_ egre mogkvlian, umjobeis ars, imalvide, – Tqva da
Tavi gaaqnia, – RmerTman qmnas, qalsa mas nura evnebis...
_ ras uzamen, moklaven?
biWma mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ netamc momekla is tiali! – siZulvili moawva tatos.
aqamde ar icnobda am grZnobas, magram borotebis wil siy-
varuli aRar SeeZlo.
saiT wasuliyo? ra ekeTebina?
aq sadRac unda yofiliyo sra-sasaxleni Tamarisi da

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 laSasi, palatni rusudanisa... sad cxovrobdnen brwyinvale
didebulebi da mxedarTmTavrebi, mecnierni da moSaireni,
sad iyvnen mamacni raindni da velad gaWrili mijnurni, mdi-
dari sovdagrebi da ganswavluli oqromWedlebi... sad inax-
eboda saWurWleni, wignni, stavra... sad?.. sad?..
gumbaTmorRveuli sioni icno, guldaTuTquli ganSor-
da. metexis platoze kvamlis svetSi veraferi gaarCia. mM rava-
li dRe da Rame gavida, sasaxleebi ki iwvis da iwvis... is, rac
aseuli wlebi keTdeboda, nadgurdeba da qreba pirisagan
miwisa...
patara biWi yvelgan dasdevda fexdafex. aA rafers eub-
neboda, magram ucxo Tvals aridebda, droze malavda dan-
axSirebul nangrevebSi.
ase gadaWres mTeli qalaqi da aRmosavleTis karibWes
miaRwies.
aq Seisvena.
ganadgurebuli qalaqis didi nawili garTxmuliyo fer-
xTiT. niavs mohqonda Wvartli da zurnis Wyvitini. nan-
grevebSi maTxovrebi iqeqebodnen.
viRacas naxanZralze qoTani Caedga, salafavs ixarSav-
da. Soriaxlo fexebgafSekili cxenebi eyarnen da yvav-
yornebi eseodnen yrantaliT. biWma qva mouqnia, maT ki yura-
dRebac ar miaqcies, ganagrZes Tavisi nadimi.
mxolod nariyalas zRudeebi gadmoscqeroda zevidan.
eE s iyo moCvenebiTi dideba, radgan mis kedlebsac aCnda xan-
Zrisa da rRvevis kvali.
cxenebis floqvTa Tqaruni gaigona.
kvlav TeTrcxenosani vaJkaci moagelvebda, ukan ki brwy-
invale amala mohyveboda uxmod.
vaJkacs winandelze ufro moexara mxrebi, davrdomils
damsgavseboda, TiTqos mTeli qveynisa da qalaqis ubedure-
ba magas awva beWebze da miezideboda.
_ cotne, cotne dadiani! – wamoiZaxa giorgim da muxle-
bze daeca.

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 uneblieT ferflze waiCoqa tatomac.
Tavi daxara da mxolod cxenTa floqvebs xedavda.
mM ocekvavda TeTri cxeni, grZnobda patronis wuxils, cdi-
lobda mis gaxalisebas.
gons moego tato, wamovarda, magram gviani iyo. bolo
mxedari gadioda upatronod mitovebuli karibWidan.
_ eh, mec wavyolodi aniss! – amoioxra, – mividodiT da
cxel moedanze CavjdebodiT yvaryvare jayelTan, sargis
TmogvelTan, SoTa kuprTan... mSvidobiT, giorgi, Cems gzas
unda davadge!
_ gfarvides ufali Cueni, wmida giorgi!
aTiode nabijze moixeda.
_ Sen raRas apireb, giorgi?
biWma gaiRima.
_ amier viwyo Senebad saxlakisa... merme vizraxo cole-
ba qalisa, Cemebr Wabukisa, rameTu aRvanTo kerakni mamaTa...
esa Tqva da naxanZralSi gauCinarda.
tatom bWe qalaqisa gaiara da saqaravne gzas daadga...

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mis win gadamwvari velebi da gorakebi gadaSliliyo.

bRuja-bRuja balaxi mimWknariyo goraxmiwaze, niavic ar
arxevda. aA damianis kvali arsad Canda... dacxa, mze sul erT
adgilas ekida da drois saTvalavi dakarga...
maRali borcvidan gadaixeda, Secba. liloWrelo ego-
na. TeTri laqebi faravda mTel mindors. sanam qveviT Cavi-
doda, ukve mixvda, naomari veli iyo, adamianTa ZvlebiT
mofenili.
pirvel ConCxTan Caimuxla. mTlad gaeTeTrebina mzesa
da qars. Tavis qalas Semzaravad daekriWa kbilebi. zuCi iqve
egdo. xmlis vadaze odesRac warwera unda yofiliyo, oRond
axla ar ikiTxeboda.
ijda tato da fiqrobda meomerze, vis ConCxsac mcire

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xniT patronobda. u U ndoda saflavi gaeTxara, magram romeli
erTisaTvis.
sanam Tvali miswvdeboda, yvelgan ConCxebi eyara da wa-
miT moeCvena, TiTqos sustad gminavdnen daRupulebi, beds
uCiodnen, radgan ver moiZies mSobliuri, Tbili saflavi...
gza ganagrZo. g
G adaiara vrceli veli. mM as kidev sxva veli
misdevda, iqidan ki Sors ar iyo samSoblos kide-samani.
floqvebiT gaTelil bilikebs waawyda, yvela erT mxares
midioda...
moulodnelad zurgsukan Tqaruni moesma, ganze gaxta.
cxenosnebi moiCqarodnen. sami aseuli meomari moag-
elvebda cxenebs, mtvris korianteli dgeboda kvalze.
mzeze brwyinavda Tori da zuCi, Subis wverebi da xmle-
bi... Wixvinebdnen urCi cxenebi...
_ sadaurebi xarT, meomrebo?
_ aragvis piras davtoveT mamaTa kera da SvilTa akvnebi!
_ saiT miiCqariT?
_ mteri mosdgomiao samSoblos samanebs!
Caiqroles cxenosnebma, merme miwyda floqvTa Tqriali,
mtveri daefina Saras...
tatoc bilikSi Cadga, misdia...
cota xanSi zurgidan kvlav moesma cxenTa Wixvini, kvlav
gadavida bilikidan, moixeda.
cxra meomari moiswrafoda gzaze. mM ewinaves WaRaraSer-
Tuli wveri scemda mkerdze, boloSi momavals jerac RinR-
li amosdioda saulvaSeze.
_ vina xarT, mamacno?!
_ xerxeuliZeTa gvarisa varT!
_ saiT gagiweviaT?
_ mteri mosdgomiao samSoblos samanebs!
amaTac Caiqroles da tato kvlav daadga gzas.
isev vrceli mindori gamoCnda, ConCxebiT gadaTeTrebuli.
midioda tato da ukve arc siZulvilsa grZnobda, arc
siyvaruls, arc kicxavda vinmes, arc ibralebda, ar icoda

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 vin iyo damnaSave da vin ubralo... Zneli yofila saganTa
namdvil arsSi Cawvdoma da axla mTeli Tavisi poezia, gata-
cebani WianWvelis ususur fusfusad miaCnda, romelic
araferia yvelaze Zlieris – maradisobis winaSe...
velis bolos miaRwia da sers Seudga...
sers gaRma xmauri moismoda. pP irvelad yuradReba arc mi-
uqcevia. xmauri gaZlierda da tato fiqrebisagan gamoerkva.
`oo-ala-aa, oo-ala-aa!..~ – gabmulad kioda brbo da
miwas guguni gahqonda floqvTa cemisagan.
wamier daaviwyda amdeni xnis nafiqrali maradisobaze.
aA r icoda ra xdeboda, magram brZolis Jinma Seipyro da fexs
auCqara.
xma ki Zlierdeboda. m M tvris giganturi bolqvi damd-
gariyo serze. viRaca ganwiruli xmiT iZaxda, mosTqvamda;
Wixvinebdnen cxenebi, ubragunebdnen dolebze, aWyivlebd-
nen zurnas...
cxenosani amoiWra serze. gaxviTquli cxeni datrialda
adgilze, floqvebiT qvas amsxvrevda, piridan cecxlsa
hyrida... orbis mzera mimoavlo mxedarma irgvliv. marjven-
iT xmlis vada CaebRuja. xmals sisxli sdioda wurwuriT da
TviTonac cxen-mxedari sisxlis SxefebiT aWrelebuliyo.
`cotnea, dadiani~, _ gaifiqra tatom da mxedars mieWra.
moxeda gmirma. G g aielves misma cocxalma, biWurma
Tvalebma.
_ giorgi, Sena?! – aRmoxda tatos, magram misi xma mxe-
dars ar gaugonia.
_ hka magas! – gadasWeqa vels da cxeni adgils moswyvita.
sers gaRma velze ori jari Seyriliyo samkvdro-sasic-
ocxlo brZolaSi da Zneli iyo mtrisa da moyvris garCeva.
_ oo-ala-aa!..
_ vaSa-a!..
auvl-dauvlida vels da mxedrionebi zvirTebiviT
askdebodnen erTmaneTs.
bolos iZlia Wreli brbo. Calmebi gagorda miwaze, Zvir-

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fasi xalaTebiT moifina brZolis veli, zurgi ibruna mterma.
_ ar gauSvaT, dahkariT!.. – ixuvla mdevarma da gamoeki-
da gaqceuls.
tatomac misdia, ver iqna, ver miewia.
TandaTan sustdeboda meomarTa yiJina, TandaTan Camow-
va mdumareba velze da maSinRa moisma daWrilTa da momakv-
davTa kvnesa-godeba.
Soriaxlo SesWixvina cxenma. icno tatom. g G iorgis cxeni
darboda daxocilTa Soris. zogjer SeCerdeboda, patrons
moixmobda da kvlav garboda damfrTxali.
didxans eZebda zedaxorad dayril gvamebs Soris.
bolos waawyda. goliaTi vaJkaci egdo mdeloze. mM is ir-
gvliv auracxeli mteri eyara...
farTo mkerdze jaWvi Seexia Subs, laviwebi Caemsxvria,
guls miswvdenoda, da mainc devkacis sxeuli Zalumad
ebRauWeboda sicocxles.
_ giorgi, biWo, giorgi! – CasZaxa sasowarkveTilma.
mkerdze yuri daado, guli odnav feTqavda.
_ giorgi, biWo, moixede, Seni Wirime! – exveweboda tato
da sakuTari umweoba axrCobda.
muStistola Tvalebi gaaxila giorgim, saniavebeliviT
wamwamebi Sexsna, Sig bindi edga.
momakvdavma Tavis fiqrs gauRima da CurCuliT ikiTxa:
_ xom gavimarjveT?
_ ho, giorgi, Seni Wirime, gavimarjveT, kudiT qva vas-
rolineT! – imedi moeca tatos.
_ eh, megobaro, xmaze gcnob, Cveneburi xar, oRond am
qveynisa me awi ara var.
tatos cremli moadga, xma Cauwyda.
_ nu swuxar, megobaro, satirali ra mWirs, gana dia-
curad vkvdebi! – misi xma ise ismoda, TiTqos WaSi iyo Cagube-
buli.
_ giorgi, biWo, is mainc miTxari, vina xar, Seni Wirime?
_ qarTlosianTa gvarisa var, megobaro... papaCemi far-

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navazis Jams dabadebula, mwignobrisa, mamaCemi daviTisa da
demetres droSis qveS ibrZoda... mec xmali damitova
anderZad... Sinaca myavs erTi giorgi, Cemi gvarisa... is iZiebs
Surs...
_ ramdeni wlisa xar, giorgi?
_ haba, ra vici, samasi-oTxasisa xom viqnebi.…
_ giorgi, Seni Wirime, Semomxede!.. nu kvdebi, giorgi! –
exveweboda tato.
_ eh, megobaro, Sori gza miZevs da nu miSli, – waiCurCu-
la devkacma da TandaTan Caqra.
ijda cxedarTan tato da ver gaego, cxadi iyo yoveli
Tu sizmari.
mze Caesvena horizonts miRma, Camobnelda...

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SuaRames gons moego. samariseburi siCume sufevda. caze

varskvlavebic gamqraliyo. nN iavi faCunobda totebSi.
xeli moafaTura. gG iorgi arsad Canda. aA rc brZolis velze
imyofeboda albaT, radgan tyis surneli igrZnoboda.
adga da xelis cecebiT gaudga gzas.
xandaxan uzarmazar xeebs ejaxeboda. xorkliani kaniTa
da suniT mixvda, rom fiWvnarSi midioda. miwa rbili da
sriala iyo, mravali wlis wiwviT mofenili.
gaTenebamde ase iara.
riJrajze sibnelidan RrublebiviT afuebuli sagnebi
gamoikveTa, TandaTan daiwminda da yvelafers Tavisi saxe
mieca.
tankenari fiWvebi aSoltiliyvnen irgvliv.
bilikic arsad Canda, aCemebuli mimarTulebiT miikvlev-
da gzas.
dilis janRi qreboda, mzis gamWvirvale sxivebi icxrile-
boda wiwvnarSi.

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 tato mihyveboda mzis sxivebiT gakvalul gzas da sxivebi
TiTqos masTan erTad miiwevdnen win, gzaze fantavdnen wyv-
diads.
tyispirs gaaRwia. win gaiSala vrceli yanebi da saZov-
rebi. dilis sxivebi Tanabrad daefina madlian miwaze.
igrZno raRac saSiSroeba, xes amoefara.
wyeba-wyeba sangrebi gaeTxaraT, bolo ar uCanda. mM uzara-
diani jariskacebi Casafrebuliyvnen da daZabulni elodnen.
mM iwayrilze avtomatebi da tyviamfrqvevebi ewyo. SeniRbul
qvemexebs lulebi miepyroT sivrcisaTvis.
uceb simRera moisma: `D Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles...~
– mRerodnen gaSlil velebze.
daakvirda tato da uamravi mixakisferi kalia SeniSna.
lL egionebad mosdebodnen Soreul sivrceebs da erTnairad
asworebdnen mTasa da bars, tyesa da vels. kK vamli da ferf-
li svetebad dgeboda maT nakvalevze, Sav Rrublebs Camo-
ebnelebina cis dasalieri da nTqavda mzis sxivebs.
idayvze viRac Seexo. mM edicinis da iyo. misi mSvenieri pi-
risaxe ecnaura. qaliSvilma aniSna, sangarSi Cadio. daemor-
Cila. swrafad da SeumCnevlad CaiZurwa da metyviamfrqveves
amoudga gverdSi.
metyviamfrqvevem Rimiliani Tvalebi Seavlo da tatos
guli gadaewura. g G iorgis hgavda. uU ndoda eyvira, gicanio,
magram giorgim tuCze TiTi miido da tatom Tavi Seikava.
mixakisferi kaliebis legioni axlovdeboda. mM Teli mi-
damo daekavebinaT saxeloebdakapiwebul, mkerdgaReRil,
Tavdajerebul arsebebs, romlebic Tamamad moimRerodnen
da CeqmebiTa da tankebis muxluxebiT Telavdnen purisa da
Wvavis yanebs.
_ giorgi, qaRaldi minda, – CurCuliT sTxova. gazeTis
nafxrewi gauwoda metyviamfrqvevem. tatom aiRo gayviTle-
buli, daWmuWnili qaRaldi, muxlze isworebda, usmenda
ucxo simReras, veluri JiniT rom mosdeboda qveyanas, da
icoda, rom aqve unda epasuxa, amwuTas unda epasuxa, raRac

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ZlieriT, amaRlebuliT, kacuriT...
`Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles...uber alles in der Welt...~ –
mReroda gaTamamebuli mixakisferi talRa da kaliasaviT
Seseoda purisa da Wvavis yanebs.
pirveli pwkari TavisiT dalagda furcelze... qarTuli
lamazi asoebi rigSi Camwkrivdnen sapasuxod gasrolil
tyviasaviT da maSin akakanda giorgis tyviamfrqvevi...

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da rodesac bolo sityva dawera tatom, irgvliv, tyis

piras, tyeSi da purisa da Wvavis yanebSi samkvdro-sasicoc-
xlo brZola gaemarTaT...
uceb qaRaldis naglejs Crdili daeca.
aixeda... eseselis formianma kacma revolveri daumizna...
srola ar gaugonia...
gahkra TavSi moulodnelma da ukanasknelma azrma: ese-
sels nacnobi saxe hqonda...

Tavi IV. sevda uecari

vakis parkis mrgval Sadrevans gascildnen da sacodaoba
maSin datrialda. yY ru tkacani gaisma. viRacam Sehkivla da
wamiT parkis Tavze autaneli siCume Camowva. foTolic ar
tokavda, Citunebi gainabnen, Sadrevnis Sxuili minavlda.
moseirneni SeCqvifdnen. mM ere yvelam im mxares miaSura,
saidanac tkacani da Sekivleba moisma.
kaWuWia adgils mowyda. aA r icoda ra moxda, vin kioda, vin
isroda, arc vinmes sacodaobiT iwvoda, magram azartma aita-
ca da lili ubodiSod miatova.
yovelive ekranze nanaxi kadriviT daamaxsovrda... Sebar-
bacda TeTrperangiani, jinsSi Cacmuli Wabuki, Sebarbacda
da gadavarda... gaiwela is wami, vardeboda, vardeboda da

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kaWuWias eCveneboda, rom kadrebi sagangebod Seenelebina
kinooperators.
aTasi wvrili detali aRibeWda kaWuWias mexsierebaSi...
viRacis galaquli fexsacmeli miiCqaroda win, viRacis
bukula, gadmokarkluli Tvalebi, gaxsnili piri, sadac
yviTeli Rojebi Canda, moxuci qalebis qoSini, dabneuli da
cnobismoyvare bavSvebis wriali, milicielis samxreebi da
gafiTrebuli saxe... jinsSi Cacmuli Wabuki vardeboda da
lamazi gogonas CamoSlili Tmebi saxeze efineboda, efine-
boda, gadaefina... mere Sauriani gadmovarda jinsis jibi-
dan... sasacilo iyo, Sauriani rom daamaxsovrda kaWuWias...
gadmovarda Sauriani da wkaruniT dagorda, kaWuWias fex-
Tan dabzrialda... dabzrialda, sxivTa uRono naperwklebi
mimohyara, daeca, gayuCda, mokvda...
kaWuWia angariSmiucemlad daswvda, mere im dRes arc
gaxsenebia, gadaagdo Tu jibeSi Caido.
icno Wabukic da masze daxrili gogonac.
`yvarebia, _ mwvelma Surma gahkra anazdad, _ jumas
rogor ewyineba?~
SekrTa. ra ewyineboda jumas? is, rom Wabukis mkerdze
TeTri perangi wiTeli laqiT ifareboda TandaTan, izrdebo-
da laqa, Semzaravi da saSiSi?.. is, rom gogona daxriliyo Wa-
bukis saxesTan da CamoSlili Tmebi elamuneboda daWrils?..
instinqturad miiWra kaWuWia, mivarda, raTa gaWirveba-
Si CavardnilisaTvis xeli gaewodebina. mM agram Cveulebriv
arcTu swrafazriani, axla SiSma aaforiaqa, xel-fexSi raRac
blanti da mZime CaeRvara.
jiqur Setrialda. pP atara xidi gadaWra da iqiTken gab-
runda, sadac lili datova. aA r surda mowmeTa siaSi Caewera
vinmes.
buCqnarSi rom gaiara, misma gawafulma ynosvam igrZno
haerSi Camokidebuli susti suni sidamwvrisa.
_ ra moxda? – ukmayofilod hkiTxa lilim.
_ araferi, biWebi Cxubobdnen! – icrua kaWuWiam, SiSi

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ufro moeZala, Tavgza aubnia, – wavideT aqedan! – mklavze
moqaCa lilis.
_ sad unda wavideT? – ratomRac gadaiWaxWaxa gogom da
Tvalebi ise moapyro, kaWuWiam mzera aarida.
`Steri ki aris, magram Ronieria!~ – gaivlo gunebaSi.
marTlac vaJkaciviT beWebganieri, Zvalmsxvili gogo iyo.
dakunTuli mklavebi ubolovdeboda miwismTxrelis farTo
xelebiT.
_ ici ra? – ucbad gaunaTda, – aq sul Cemi nacnobebi tri-
aleben, me ki myudro adgili mominda. mM odi, botanikurSi
wavideT, yvavilebi mainc davkrifoT!
lilim xelmeored gadaiWaxWaxa, aqaoda, ras melaparakebio.
uari mainc ar uTqvams da mesame nomer avtobusSi avidnen.
mgzavrobis dros sul ukan-ukan ixedeboda, TiTqos vin-
me mdevars gaadevnebda. Ggalaktionis quCa ise swrafad
gaiara, lilim daiCivla, daviRale, ase nu garbixaro. kaWu-
Wiam braziT moxeda. gogo sqel tans moaTaxTaxebda. Cqari
siarulis dros mkerdi ise utokavda, biusthalterSi coc-
xali baWiebi Caumwyvdeviao.
maSinRa damSvidda, roca gvirabSi Sergo Tavi, sigrile
gulze moefona.
wavkisis xeoba savse iyo sinaTliT, simwvaniT, grili ha-
eriT, yvavilTa surnelebiT.
lili mklavze aetmasna. kaWuWia idayvze grZnobda mis
gabuStul ZuZus, magram weRandeli SiSisagan jerac ver ga-
Tavisuflebuliyo da gogos siaxlove ar aRelvebda.
daburul koromSi miabijebdnen mSvidad. l L ili raRacas
ratratebda. kaWuWia ar usmenda, Sors iyo aqedan. eCvene-
boda, rom mwvane balaxze egdo, _ ar hqonda mniSvneloba,
cocxali iyo Tu mkvdari, _ egdo da qalwulis lbili Tmebi
saxeze efineboda...
uCveulo grZnoba – sevda estumra kaWuWia bedias. bB ota-
nikuri baRis lorTqo simwvane ar axarebda. aA Tasi feris da
surnelebis yvavili, ragindara jiSisa da asakis xe, buCqnari,

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xavsi da suro, _ ki aocebda, magram sevdas umZafrebda.
TiTqos aqamde qvis akldamaSi cxovrobda da axla pirvelad
xedavda deda-bunebis zeims. aA qamde sad viyavio, amaze wuxda.
uzarmazar gabarjRul xeTa totebSi mzis barCxala sxi-
vebi atanda, fantastikur fardebad daSvebuli, samejliso
darbazis iers aZlevda Crdilovan tevrebs. totebSi gada-
mtydari sxivebi foTlebSi mimaluli sarkis natexebiviT
brWyvialebda da aTinaTebs TeTri peplebiviT yrida.
da am sxivebSi, ufrore kaWuWias sulSi, wamiT rom amovi-
da bneli ufskrulidan, gakrTa asuli vinme, iqneb mzia, iqneb
rogneda an vinme sxva.
guli auCuyda kaWuWias, uCveulo netareba igrZno, Tum-
caRa icoda, warmavali iyo yoveli da warmavalobis uZiro
fskerSi dainTqmeboda es wamieri siwmindec.
muxlebze daeSva, norC mdeloze pirqve gawva da ase
gaisusa.
mdelo TiTqos dairwa, sulSi gaiRviZa ucodvelma, engu-
rispira WalebSi gatarebulma bavSvobam, roca qveyniereba
iyo erTi didi akvani...
moulodnelad mklavze amobobRebulma WianWvelam
ukbina, kaWuWia daabruna am sinamdvileSi, rodesac yvelani
nadavlis SovniT arian gatacebulni, WianWvelebic ki.
gons moego, Tavi aiRo. l L ili fexmorTxmiT ijda balax-
Si, Reros wiwknida.
gauRima kaWuWias, Worfliani, farTo saxe ufro farTo
gauxda. lamazi ar eTqmoda, samagierod Rawvi da kiseri
sufTad gadastkecoda.
_ megona, CageZina, _ minazebuli xmiT CaiRuRuna lilim.
kopwiad azida wamwamebi, mxrebi Searxia, ris gamoc ZuZuebic
mZimed Seqandnen.
_ moiwi aqeT! – uxeSad ubrZana kaWuWiam.
_ ra ginda? – viTom ver mixvda lili.
_ Zalian ki ar Segexvewebi!
_ ra ginda? aA mixseni...

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 kaWuWiam ar acala, xelze staca da daiTria.
maincdamainc ar gasZalianebia, ise, zrdilobisaTvis.
g
G anuwyvetliv wuwunebda da misi wuwuni ufro axelebda
ymawvils.
mere uceb zizRi daeufla. SeezizRa uzarmazari gogo,
SeezizRa dRevandeli dRe, es ufulo, Ratakuri cxovreba,
xe da balaxi, yvelafer amas rom malavda... ufro metad ki
Tavi, radgan totebs Soris Camofrqveul sxivebSi veravi-
Tar siwmindes ver xedavda, balaxmodebul miwas ki neSompa-
las suni asdioda.
_ wavediT! – miugdo lilis.
CanCqerisaken gaswies.
xidze Seyovndnen. Cqerali dgafuniT eSveboda lodebze
da winwklebi kvlav qafSi cvioda, an Txel nislad efinebo-
da qvebsa da buCqebs.
sevda Seubrunda. g
G auara mxurvalebam, qalTan siaxlovem
rom ganacdevina. sevdis es grZnoba uCveulo da mZime iyo da
axla ar ukvirda, Tu ratom xtebodnen adamianebi xidebidan.
lili mdumared mohyveboda gverdiT. isic xvdeboda,
kaWuWia ugunebodaao da wuwuns ver bedavda, Tumca enis
wverze ekida grZeli tirada gaTelil patiosnebaze, uman-
koebaze... bedias biWi mWmunvared dumda da mTeli misi gar-
egnoba metyvelebda, cremliTa da wuwuniT CemTan verafers
gaxdebio.
bB ilikma wyvili xeivanze aiyvana. wavkisis xevi mwvane fers
aevso. mM is gaRma gaSotili Taboris mTa, sadRac Sors wamosk-
upebuli SavnabadaTi, mzes gadaewva. da roca sityva `mze~
gaixsena kaWuWiam, mzia wamotivtivda cnobierebaSi da igi iyo
wminda, miuwvdomeli, mwveli. yY mawvilis gulic iwvoda mcxun-
varebisagan, rogorc gadamwvari balaxi titvel gorakze.
maSinRa mohxeda enaCavardnil lilis, SemTxvevas rom
eloda, raTa alaparakebuliyo. kaWuWia ufro moiRuSa da
xmis amoRebac ar acala.
qalaqis muzeumis karidan taqsi daiZra. kaWuWiam uceb

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moisazra, xeli auwia, manqanis ukana kari gamoaRo.
_ lili, mapatie, genacvale, dagirekav!
_ kaxaber?! – lilis Tvalebidan RapaRupiT wamoscviv-
da mjiRistola cremlebi, uzarmazari, msuqani sxeuli er-
Tianad auTaxTaxda.
_ vici, rasac metyvi, dagirekav, melode!.. – brZanebis
kiloTi Tqva kaWuWiam, – Caje, nu acdevineb kacs!
lili Zlivs Caekvexa manqanaSi, cremlma saxe erTianad
mouTxupna.
_ Tu Zma xar, miiyvane, saca getyvis!
TviTon ki swrafad gaSorda manqanas, radgan guli aev-
so zizRiT, oRond ara lilis mimarT, aramed sakuTari Tavis
mimarT...

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mTeli saaTi ijda nariyalas maRal koSkze. ramdeni we-

lia TbilisSi cxovrobs da aq pirvelad amovida. ratomRac
ver moicala, ufro sworad, arc moundomebia, fiqradac ar
mosvlia cixis kedlebze RoRiali. zamTarSi aq cioda,
zafxulSi cxeloda. gogos Tu sadme iSovida, myudro adgi-
lis saZebrad an vakis parkSi midioda, an sanapiroze, Tun-
dac zRvaze, lisis tbaze. TiTo-orolajer botanikur baR-
Sic Seexeta. Zveli nangrevebi ki ar izidavda.
axla TviTonac ar icoda, ra undoda aq, ram amoiyvana am
simaRleze, ratom aRelvebda mis irgvliv gadaSlili xedi.
juma rom yofiliyo, miT umetes, mzeWabuki, aravis gaukvird-
eboda, magram kaWuWiasagan, loyebRaJRaJa, RoniTa da madiT
savse kaWuWiasagan, visac saWmel-sasmelisa da qalebis dan-
axvaze erTnairad uTrToda guli, Zneli mosalodneli iyo
poeziasTan ziareba. Tumca yovel adamianSia, Tundac umar-
tivesSic, instinqturi swrafva siwmindisaken, amaRlebu-
lisaken.
mM zis mwveli sxivebi tvins uburRavda. mM Tawmindis mxri-

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dan susti niavi uberavda, xvats odnav anelebda. kaWuWia
ijda cixis Tavze, romelic qaliSvilis Sublze agragnil
msxvil nawnavs moagonebda. mM is ferxTiT imodena samyaro
gadaSliliyo, davTrebSi Camxmar Cinovniksac guli auTr-
Toldeboda, wamiT mainc moeCveneboda, miwas movwydi da
sivrceSi mivfrinavo. kaWuWias fantazia ase Sors ver wavi-
doda. uU bralod gaognebuli iyo simaRlis mSvenierebiT.
Taboris sers uzarmazari cis kide eWira mxrebiT. wavki-
sis xevidan gadmoRvrili botanikuri baRis lorTqo simw-
vane mis kalTebs exeTqeboda da ukuiqceoda. TviTon qedi
xami ferebiT naqsov sada fardagsa hgavda, Zveli qalaqis
kedelze rom mieWedaT.
zurgi Seaqcia Tabors da qalaqs gaxeda, igi gamoedine-
boda viwro xeobebidan, farTod gadaSliliyo mtkvris or-
Tave napirze, gorakTa kalTebidan kvlav uferul gorakTa
wyebamde, romelTa miRma zRva igrZnoboda – cxel hori-
zontze molivlive lurji amonaSuqi miirweoda maRla da
maRla.
aqa-iq asvetili saxlebi ise gamoirCeodnen wiTeli saxu-
ravebis uTvalavi jaridan, rogorc mitingze Seyrili brbo-
is SuagulSi Camdgari oratorebi, mTebsa da velebs Sefe-
nil aTasnair saxlTa yrilobas rom mouwodebdnen, win gav-
swioTo, irgvliv Semojarul mTaTa gadasalaxavad. b B rbo ki
Relavda, gugunebda, xmianebda... nariyalas kalTebze erT-
maneTs CaxlarTul saxuravebqveS uxilavi duRili ismoda
da kaWuWia bedias smenamde aRwevda... yefda ZaRli, yioda
mamali, Sendeboda qalaqi... mueZini gahkioda minareTidan;
gregorianelTa eklesiis cisferi gumbaTidan saamo galo-
ba iRvreboda; iudaelTa sinagogasTan Tavi moeyara qudian
mlocvelebs; sionis Tavze sakmevlis mocisfro boli idga
da sionis samreklo auCqareblad iTvlida dros...
amoioxra kaWuWia bediam. g
G augebari iyo samyaro, gauge-
bari iyo sicocxle...

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 Tavi V. M msxverpli
meqisem kinaRam tyavi gaaZro, magram damwvris suni ver
moacila. juma bedia dilidanve ugunebod iyo da yvelas
ubRverda. albaT marto man icoda, rom es dRe ar iyo Cveu-
lebrivi, rigiTi dRe. amCnevda cvlilebebs nacnobTa saxeeb-
ze. zogs faruli SiSi Seetyo, zogs sixaruli, zogisaTvis
gaurkvevlobas cxvir-pirze dabneuloba daexata, zogis-
Tvis uCveulos molodini... etyoba, yvelas raRac survili
usruldeboda, zogni ubedurdebodnen, zogni bednierde-
bodnen da jumamac ar icoda, ra ufro gaxareboda.
vin icis, vis ra enatreboda da ra usruldeboda am Tarss,
cametis ricxviT aRniSnul dRes... TviT jumas jer araferi
miuRia. verc xvdeboda ra iqneboda jildod... tanSi zarav-
da fiqrisagan, rom wminda msxverpli unda mietana didi
jagernautis sakurTxevelze. aA m fiqrs moewamla misi gone-
ba, CaexSo sikeTis yoveli simi masSi.
jumas TavSi feierverkiviT ireoda azri. f F iqri iyo aram-
dgradi, ver Cerdeboda raime konkretulze. xan mzia agonde-
boda, wminda da umwikvlo, TeTr sarecelSi bavSviviT rom
eZina; xan turfa – sazareli, myrali salafaviT aqoTebuli
alqaji; xan gujmaxanis cbieri Rimili da kvlav mzia, am di-
liT rom SeakrTo karTan.
gauxdelad wamowoliliyo Tavis Jangian sawolze da
Wers misCereboda. cdilobda viTareba gaeazrebina, aewon-
daewona.
fiqrSi TandaTan wasTvlima da uceb Semoesma musikis xma.
viRaca Zvelebur valss ukravda da fexsacmelebis bakuniT
cekvavda.
sizmari egona. roca gamofxizlda, melodia da bakuni ar
Semwydara. qQ albaton vasasis binaSi viRaca gatacebiT cekvav-
da, melodias axalgazrdul xmasac ayolebda.
ar gahkvirvebia, dRes araferi ar unda gahkvirveboda.
adga da im xmas mihyva vasasis karamde.

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 derefanSi meti aravin iyo. WuWrutanisaken daixara. wa-
miT gaielva diacma. maRali da farTo TeZoebi hqonda, swori
zurgi, romelzec majis simsxo ori nawnavi gadaegdo. nN amet-
navad Zveli modis kaba ecva, CrCiliT odnav SeWmuli, magram
jerac rigiani.
`nuTu vasasia?~ – gaognebuli moSorda WuWrutanas. Zne-
li iyo gujmaxanis Canafiqris garkveva. kK uziani, gadaRrZu-
ebuli dedabris ucabedi gaaxalgazrdaveba guls zizRiTa
da boRmiT uvsebda da mTeli qveyana SesZulda. quCaSi gamv-
lelT sxvanairi TvaliT uyurebda. saxeze ver malavda mZu-
lvarebas. Semxvedrni mxars uqcevdnen, raRacnairad eldan-
acemni da Seuracxyofilni.
`jagernautis monaTa brbo, WianWvelaTa legioni!~ – yve-
las erTnairad kreWda, TviTon ki Tavi maRla aewia da ise
miabijebda. sxvebs ara hgavda, gamorCeuli gaxldaT. is rom
daibada, bediebis saxls oqrosferi naTeli daadga. e E geb
wmindanis xvedri eloda, wvrilmani survilebi xom mas ver
gaitacebda, sawuwnavi kamfetebiT gujmaxani ver moTafla-
vda. xelSekruleba daido, magram igi faratina qaRaldia,
Tvalis axveva Tu moundomes.
`oRond msxverpli?~ – es mZime kiTxva uzarmazar tvir-
Tad awva, zidva uWirda. zogjer, sisustis wuTebSi, fiqrob-
da, rom jer kidev ar iyo gvian. SeeZlo ganzraxvaze uari
eTqva, winandeburad ganegrZo cxovreba. u U malve ukuagdeb-
da am azrs, radgan icoda, ver daixevda. juma bedia ar iyo
erTi kviris winandeli Wabuki, yvela karTan maTxovariviT
xelgawvdili rom idga. cxovrebisagan is Tavis wils moiTx-
ovda. g G awafuli TiTebi TavisTavad moZraobdnen, raTa yo-
velgvari sikeTe, rasac moixelTebdnen, miesakuTrebinaT.
jumam Tavi gaaqnia, gamofxizlda. samsaxuramde mieRwia
ukve. saaTs daxeda. erTi saaTiT dahgvianeboda. eE s ar awux-
ebda. aA wi aravisi eSinoda, ridi da morCileba gamousadegari
bargi iyo.
macacunas mohkra Tvali. gogom viTom verc dainaxa. `Cemi

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 gamoWera unda, _ gaivlo gunebaSi, _ egeTi eSmakoba Cemi
mogonilia!~ darwmunebuli iyo, macacunam sagangebod Cam-
oiara. cinikurad miadevna Tvali da kvlav boRma moawva.
aA ravinaa dasandobi, yvela fexebSi eblandeba da Tu asea, arc
mas aukankaldeba xeli.
derefanSi mdivanma qalma gaaCera, direqtori gibareb-
so. `amas kidev ra unda?~ – ukmayofilod gaifiqra. winaT Sey-
oymandeboda, sanam direqtoris karis SeRebas gabedavda.
aA xla jiqur SeaRo, usityvod miuaxlovda direqtoris mag-
idas, savarZelSi gaiSota.
direqtori werda. xmaurze Tavi aswia, erTxans uyura,
gakvirveba ar daimCnia da wera ganagrZo.
juma cnobismoyvared aTvalierebda direqtoris daRa-
rul Subls, WaRaras, SeRebil ulvaSebs, daRlil upeebs,
romlebSic, roca aixedavda, kontrastulad cocxali Tva-
lebi cimcimebdnen, axedviT ki mxolod oriodejer aixeda.
xma ar amouRia da aman jumas TandaTan siTamame daakargvi-
na. `wminda msxverplia viTom?~ – gaifiqra. danamdvilebiT
icoda, direqtoris wmindanoba qviSaze ewera.
SeiSmuSna, uxerxuloba igrZno. savarZelSi gasworda,
xmadabla Caaxvela. d D ireqtorma Sexeda, mainc araferi Tqva
da Rilaks TiTi daaWira, mdivans mouxmo.
_ sauzme momitane, geTayva, am dilas ver movaswari! –
da kvlav qaRaldebs miubrunda.
jumas guli yelSi moebjina, eZebda saTqmels da ver pou-
lobda.
mM divani langriT Semovida, sawer magidaze gazeTi gauS-
ala, zed xaWo, wvrilad daWrili Savi puri, erTi cali kver-
cxi da Wiqa Cai daudga.
d D ireqtorma qaRaldebi ganze gaswia. jer Cais mouria da
Tavi mianeba. pP uris naWerze daniT xaWo dado da Tu namceci
Camouvardeboda, masac purze abrunebda.
jumam moTmineba dakarga, wamodga da gabzaruli xmiT
Caiduduna:

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 _ Tqven damibareT?
_ ah, amxanago juma, brZandebodeT, brZandebodeT! –
viTom pirvelad SeamCnia direqtorma.
_ ara, me vidgebi! – Zlivs amoRerRa aRSfoTebulma.
_ rogorc gagixardeba, amxanago juma, ase kidec ukeTe-
sia, Canxar mainc, Torem im savarZelSi verc SegniSne, – saku-
Tar xumrobaze gaeRima.
jumam dumili amjobina.
_ Senze momaxsena ganyofilebis gamgem, kargi, muyaiTi
ymawviliao. d D avalebebs pirnaTlad asrulebso. aA maze mad-
lobis meti ra gveTqmis, magram acden Turme samsaxurs,
yoveldRe igvianeb. samsaxurSi ki, mogexseneba, upirveles
yovlisa, disciplinaa mTavari. axla sityvier sayvedurs
gakmareb, wadi da saqmes mixede!
kabinetidan gamovida da maSin ufro gamwarda. gunebaSi
aginebda direqtorsac, ganyofilebis gamgesac da yvelas,
vinc gzaze SeeCexeboda. `amiTvaliswunes, naRdad amiTval-
iswunes!~ – imeorebda aRelvebuli. eE wada raime gulsatke-
ni, mware sityviT epasuxna direqtorisaTvis, eTqva, rom arc
isaa wminda wylisa, juma bedias araferi gamoepareba... dam-
sxdaran da Seeqcevian uzarmazar namcxvars, jumas ki axlo-
sac ar ikareben, Tavisianad ar Tvlian, ar endobian... viTom
ver SeamCnia, savarZelSi misi Cajdoma rom eucxova? moicaT,
juma bedia muxlebze dagaCoqebT!..
moRuSulma `gamarjobis~ uTqmelad gaiara magidebs
Soris. gamgisaken ar miuxedavs. darbazSi qaRaldis Sriali
da xmadabali gadalaparakeba moismoda. mM ayvala da lia kvlav
gadasarev pomadaze saubrobdnen. kK acs egoneboda, erTi kvi-
ra ki ara, erTi saaTis win iyo, rac es laparaki wamoiwyeso.
uxmod amoiRo anabeWdebi da win daiwyo. aA r surda vinmes
yuradReba miepyro da TviTonac aravis uyurebda.
mxolod erTxel aswia Tavi da gulze etaka. Mmis win
mjdom lias cxvirze xeli aefarebina da naxevradgagudu-
li sacodavad aparpalebda Tvalebs.

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 _ madona, gamoaRe ra fanjara, raRaca iwvis? – gasZaxa
fanjarasTan mjdom gogonas.
gamgem saTvale Sublze aiwia da dakvirvebiT Sexeda ju-
mas. etyoba, saTqmeli enis wverze utrialebda. Wabukma Tva-
lebi gakvesa da enaCavardnili batoni nikifore qaRaldze
daixara.
jumam kiTxva daiwyo, asoebi Tvalwin xtoda da verafers
gebulobda. grZnobda, rom xandaxan SeaTvalierebdnen
da brazi TandaTan ekideboda.
mis magidas Crdili daeca. mM adonas anabeWdebi moetana.
_ gamarjobaT! – CaiCurCula gogonam, wiTldeboda da
SeumCnevlad tuCs ikvnetda.
jumam Tavi dauqnia. `amas xom movwonvar da movwonvar!~
– usiamovnod gaifiqra, anabeWdebi gamoarTva, magidis kuT-
xeSi dado da kiTxva ganagrZo.
Crdili ar inZreoda. vaJma Tavi aswia.
_ ratom ar brZandebodiT, avad xom ar iyaviT? – saco-
davi, sawyali xmiT SeekiTxa gogona.
_ ra Seni saqmea, vin gekiTxeba? – uxeSad upasuxa.
madona zafranisferi gaxda, Tvalze cremli moadga da
swrafad gascilda.
_ Ïîäóìàåøü! – zizRiT warmoTqva Sori kuTxidan
rusikom.
juma welSi gaimarTa da oTaxs moquruSebuli mzera
moavlo. yvelani mas uyurebdnen. siTbo da simpaTia, rac
aqamde xSirad ugrZvnia, aravis etyoboda. zogi gakvirvebiT
Sescqeroda, zogi gamkicxavi mzeriT.
_ ra iyo viTom es, ra dagiSava im sacodavma? – hkiTxa liam.
_ yvelam Tavs mouaros! – mouWra jumam. aA ravin moswon-
da dRes, arc aravisgan moeloda TanagrZnobas.
_ Zalian nu gagviamaydi, _ Semrigeblurad uTxra may-
valam, _ erTi ymawvili gvyavxar da pativsa gcemT, magram...
_ aravisi pativiscema ar mWirdeba me! – gamomwvevad Tqva
jumam, magidis ujra gamoswia, raTa qaRaldebi Sig Caeyara.

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 verafriT ver imuSavebda dRes. Yyvela mas uwewavda
nervebs da, cxadia, ver imuSavebda.
_ jobia Tqvens pomadebsa da xelovnur wamwamebs mouar-
oT! – Caiduduna borotad da ujra miajaxuna. aA m dros ki-
naRam qamarSi garWobili revolveri gadmouvarda, romlis
TviT arseboba aqamde arc gaxsenebia. pirkata eca, vinmem xom
ar daminaxao. f F rTxilad gaiswora da ucbad saxeze Rimilis
niRabi aifara.
_ ra mogividaT, gogoebo, damesieT da gamputeT? gex-
umrebiT, Tqve marTla gasaTxovrebo, rodis iyo amden
sisuleles vCmaxavdi?!
oTaxi aCoCqolda. zogma gaicina, zogma mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ esec Tu xumrobaa!
_ ai, mexi ki dagayare!
_ Ïîäóìàåøü! – marto rusiko darCa winandeburad
moRuSuli.
juma skamidan wamoxta, magidaze Camojda. pP irisaxe ga-
uciskrovnda, kbilebi uelavda, Tumca mzera SerCenoda ci-
vi, mZime. aA mas veravin amCnevda da erTbaSad mimzidveli Wa-
buki gaxda.
_ ei, gamgev, gveyofa muSaoba, cota SevisvenoT! g G ogo-
ebo, dRes gansakuTrebuli dRea!.. – mxiarulad daiZaxa.
batonma nikiforem saTvale Sublze aikvexa, dudRuns
apirebda, bevri samuSao dagvigrovdao, magram yvela erTad
qaqanebda da xeli Caiqnia.
_ dRes am Tvis cametia, Tarsi dRe, – xeli aswia jumam, –
dRes Tu katam gza gadagiWraT, Tavi bednierad CaTvaleT!
_ ena gadaylape!
_ saZageli!
_ Sen gadagirbina Savma katam da Savma Wirma! – moisma
aqeT-iqidan.
_ momismineT, me fakiri var!.. – axali roliT erToboda
juma da Semwed gujmaxans ixmobda, – dRes yovel Tqvens
natvras Sevasruleb!.. hopla, erTi-ori!.. lias venacvale, axla

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ar natrobdi frangul pomadas, spekuliantTan rom naxe?
jumam xeli aiqnia da TvalebdaWyetil lias win pawia
kolofi daudo.
_ RvTaebrivia! – Sehkivla liam, juma Ronivrad CabRu-
ja da loyaze pomadis wiTeli laqa miabeWda.
qalebi wamoiSalnen, pomadas miscvivdnen cnobismoy-
vared, lias ki eleTmeleTi mosdioda, Sescicinebda vaJs,
TiTqos mas pomadisaTvis xelic da gulic moeyolebinos.
_ alo, ar damimTavrebia! – isev aswia xeli jumam, – xom
vTqvi, dRes fakiri var-meTqi!.. yvelani adgilze dasxediT!..
yuradReba, erTi-ori, hopla!.. es ki Cvens mayvalas!
xelSi uzarmazari forToxali eWira. TviTonac ar ico-
da, forToxali rom unatria qals. aA r dabneula, Tavi daukra
da magidaze daudo.
_ deda, Seni Wirime! – Seicxada mayvalam, lia ki SesamC-
nevad moiRrubla, metoqes mowkuruli TvalebiT gaxeda.
_ yvelam Tavis ujraSi Caixedos, Cemi ZRveni lamaz go-
goebs! – ganagrZo jumam.
airia monasteri, aaraxunes ujrebi, iRebdnen Sig aRmo-
Cenil zizil-pipilebs... vin ras iZaxda, vin ras...
_ Cumad, amdeni xmauri ar SeiZleba, dawesebulebas Se-
vawuxebT! – magidaze daakakuna damfrTxalma nikiforem.
_ oho, Cveni gamge sul damviwyebia! – axla mas Sescina
jumam, – Cvens gamges, gogonebo, personalur pensias miarT-
meven xonCiT!
batonma nikiforem Tavi morcxvad CaRuna.
_ me ra Rirsi var, imdeni staJi arca maqvs.
fraza damTavrebuli arc hqonda, roca mdivanma qalma
Semoyo Tavi, xelSi marTlac xonCa eWira da zed konverti ido.
_ batono nikifore, socuzrunvelyofidan werili
movida, sapensio sabuTebi warmoadginoso!
baton nikifores kinaRam guli SeuRonda.
oTaxSi Jriamulma imata.
am dros kari gaiRo da zRurblze direqtori gamoCnda.

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 _ ra xmauria?.. sircxvilia, samuSao saaTebSi!.. vinme
gaigonebs!
umalve siCume Camovarda.
_ Sengan ar movelodi amas, batono nikifore! – usayve-
dura SeSinebul gamges.
_ me? mM e arafer SuaSi var! – Zlivs wailuRluRa baton-
ma nikiforem.
_ Cemi bralia, batono! – xazgasmiT Tqva jumam, Tan
Tavxedurad Sescina, – dRes natvris dRea, batono!.. marTa-
lia, yvelas arc ra unatria, magram vinc inatra, usruldeba
kidec. Tqven im bednierTa Soris brZandebiT.
_ reebs bodav? – moiRuSa direqtori.
_ diax, rasakvirvelia, vbodav!.. Tumca, rac dRes in-
atreT, is xom Tqveni magidis ujraSia ukve... nuTu jer ar
ginaxavT?
direqtori gafiTrda, tuCebi moeRrica.
_ xmauri ar gamagonoT! – daagdo da kari gaijaxuna.
juma skams daubrunda. erTxans Cumad ijda, mere amoix-
vneSa, revolveri moisinja da oTaxidan gavida.

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mzem TvalebSi SeaWyita da saxe aarida. Rimili ise Camo-

ibertya, TiTqos samaskarado niRabi moexsnas. gulSi yinulis
natexi Caudeso, raRac sicarieles grZnobda. xandaxan umiz-
ezo sibraze Sxamavda, gaurkveveli grZnoba aSfoTebda.
macacuna imave adgilas SemoefeTa. mTeli es dro albaT
quCaSi mimodioda. `maseT ankesze ver wamomageb~, _ gaifiqra
vaJma da gzaze gadaeRoba.
_ raRac veRara mcnob, esma!
_ ah, juma! – ise wamoiZaxa macacunam, sizmarSi iyo da
gamoRviZebisTanave Tavis naninanatrs SeeCexao.
_ ase male dagaviwydi, xom?
_ mapatie, juma, Cafiqrebuli viyavi!

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 _ lamaz gogoebs Warbi fiqri mxolod auSnoebs, _ Tavs
Zala daatana, salazRandaro guli sad hqonda.
_ me lamazi ara var, _ swrafad Tqva macacunam, Tan axed-
daxeda wamwamebis parpaliT, _ Senc ase fiqrob, me vici...
_ saidan moitane, gogo?!
_ biWebi marto gasarTobs eZebT, Cven ki mudam sa-
dardebels gvitovebT... moxvalT, agvaforiaqebT, TviTon
yovelives iviwyebT, sindisis qenjna Tqvens guls ar ekare-
ba; gadaTelili yvavilnari grCebaT gza da gza, magram es
raze SegawuxebT?.. – naRveliT ambobda macacuna da juma ver
arCevda, marTlac alali sityvebi esmoda, Tu kvlav raRac
rols TamaSobda gogo.
wamiT Seebrala kidec. `esec wmindani xom ar aris? – dac-
inviT gaifiqra, kalTis qveS damaluli civi sagani mosinja,
– es xom ar mimetana msxverplad?.. ratomac ara! mM eti ra unda
jagernauts?.. norCi msxverpli, cxeli sisxli, amoglejili
guli sakurTxevelze, bomonis win, rogorc actekTa qurume-
bi akeTebdnen!..~
macacuna didxans ratratebda kidev. juma ar usmenda.
gverdiT mihyveboda, saxeze yuradReba ewera, TviTon ki
Sors iyo, vrcel udabnoSi, sadac bedis wisqvilis kolosa-
luri borblebi fqvavda da fqvavda...
_ mzia Semxvda! – Tqva uceb macacunam da gamomcdelad
Sexeda vaJs.
_ romeli mzia? – bneli Widan amodioda juma da am mou-
lodnel sityvaTa azri gonebis zedapirze rikoSetiT ausx-
lta, gauCinarda.
_ Seni mezobeli!
_ aha, _ sinamdviles daubrunda vaJi, _ mere rao?
macacunas wmindanoba daujerebeli iyo da jumam xeli
moaSora civ sagans.
_ araferi, ise midioda...
_ Sen saidan icnob?
_ me yvelas vicnob, vinc SenTan trialebs.

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 _ is CemTan ar trialebs.
_ Sen xom trialeb? – moulodneli sibraze gakrTa maca-
cunas xmaSi.
_ ici, ra giTxra, esma? – juma SeCerda, Cavlil nacnobs
Tavis qneviT miesalma da aman daamSvida.
gogo Cumad ucdida.
_ wadi, leqciaze dagagviandeba! – esRa uTxra, mklavze
odnav ubiZga da gazeTis jixurTan SeCerda.
TavCaRunuli macacuna gaecala, jumas ukve daaviwyda igi.
gamyidvels xurdas uwvdida, roca macacunam idayvze moqaCa.
_ kidev aqa xar? – gakvirveba ver damala jumam.
_ vakis parkisaken wavida, _ wasCurCula gogom da vaJi
gairinda. _ me vxedavdi, _ gaimeora macacunam, _ tatosTan
erTad ijda, Cemi TvaliT vnaxe...
_ wadi, wadi! – Caiburtyuna jumam, trotuars nela da-
uyva, Tan axali gazeTi gaSala, saTaurebs aTvalierebda,
magram verafers gebulobda.
auCqareblad miseirnobda, an rad unda eCqara. aA rc ico-
da, saiTken midioda da risTvis... an iqneb dros welavda, fexs
iTrevda.
araferze fiqrobda, azri arc fofinebda TavSi; mTli-
anad daclili iyo, gulSi sicariele Causaxlda.
mziani dari idga. asfaltze cxeli Wavli livlivebda.
instinqturad eZebda Crdils, kedlebs etaneboda.
nacnobebs veRar cnobda, ucnobT ver amCnevda. adamianTa
saxeebi micuravda, rogorc feradi tivtivebi nisliani wylis
zedapirze. TviTonac TiTqos bulula nislSi iyo Cafluli.
erTi-orjer smenas miswvda `gamarjoba~. viRaca saidan-
Rac moesalma, ar icoda ki saidan. pP asuxad Tavs daufiqreb-
lad aqnevda.
erTxel SeCerda, gaxevda. b B orblebis griali moesma.
Mmiwa iZroda da bumberazi cxenebi moaqrolebdnen mZime
etls, floqvebs qveS skdeboda asfalti, ifSvneoda beto-
ni, dneboda rkina. wamoimarTa mtvris Rrubeli, ganwirul-

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Ta wivil-kivilma smena waarTva...
gamoerkva. `ikarusis~ tipis mZime avtobusma Camoiguguna.
turistebi iyurebodnen fanjrebidan, xelebs aqnevdnen da
mRerodnen areulad, xmis Seuwyoblad.
zmanebas Tavi daaRwia, perangis qveS gaCrili rkinis sa-
gani Seimagra.
`jaaa!.. – edga yurSi autaneli zari, _ nauut, nauut,
nauut!..~
sigiJe iyo yovelive, magram yvela xidi Caingra, yvela gza
moiWra.
es icoda da arc undoda amaze efiqra... sisxli Sxamad
gadaqceoda, mowamlulsa da gaborotebuls mTeli qveynis
mowamlva undoda. im Wiriansa hgavda, romelic quCaSi yve-
las ejaxeba, vinZlo sxvebic Cems gzas gavuyenoo.
Tavbru exveoda, es, albaT, sicxis brali iyo.
saxls Cauara, Crdili gaTavda da kvlav SeCerda. Takara mze
adga Tavze, jagernautis saxesaviT SeabarCxala TvalebSi,
daubnela, sinaTle waarTva... Sublze xeli moisva da meore
saxlis Crdils mietana.
quCa manqanebiT gaiWeda. oO ri troleibusi gaCxiruliyo
da gza gadaeketa. kK iodnen klaqsonebi, iginebodnen mZRole-
bi, iZabeboda haeri.
iqednurad CaixiTxiTa: `aRsrulebul survilTa dRe,
aRsrulebul survilTa dRe... didi oinbazi vinmea es guj-
maxani... netav vinmem Tu icis?..~
aravin araferi icoda.
mxolod man icoda. mM as ki erTaderTi survili SerCeno-
da, jagernautis sakurTxevelze mietana wmida msxverpli,
mis sisxlSi daebana xeli da amiT TviTon ganwmendiliyo.
diax, ganwmendiliyo!.. CamoSoreboda jojoxeTis daRi,
damwvris suni, gujmaxanma rom gamoayola Tavis rCeuls.
vakis parkSi xalxmravloba iyo. Sesasvlelis kibeebze
nela daeSva. aTvalierebda ymawvil gogonebs, albaT leqci-
ebidan gamoparul studentebs, romelTac sicil-kiskisiT

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gadaaswres. erTma mxaric ki gahkra SemTxveviT, moubodiSa,
Semoscina, albaT moewona kidec da daimanWa, amasac suni eca.
Sadrevnis mZlavri Wavlebi SxuiliT scemda, miriadi
winwklebi mihqonda Cum niavs. wylis Jvavi margalitis nisli-
viT qanaobda mzeze da jumam susti da nazi cisartyela naxa,
oRond misi guli daxSuli iyo... gulgrilad Cauara gver-
diT, Tumca niavma civi Sxefebi moafrqvia saxeze.
bavSvi Semoegeba, SeefeTa, ferxTiT waiqca. SeSinebuli
atirda. didroni Tvalebidan cremlebi Camoscvivda. mM isma
funCula, vardisferma Rawvebma, cremlebSi Cacvivnulma
cisferma Tvalebma guli moulbes wamiT, yovelive daaviw-
yes. bavSvis axalgazrda, lamazi deda movarda, Svili aita-
ca, gulSi Caikra, moefera, jumas ki mkacri, mtruli mzera
esrola.
_ TvalebSi ver ixedebiT?
jumas gulSi kvlav Sxami CaiRvara, gaqra sinaTle da
suli wkvaramSi CaeSva.
ismoda bavSvebis tkarcali, sicil-kiskisi. pP atarebi eb-
landebodnen fexebSi. maTi dedebi, bebiebi, papebi mwvane ska-
mebze Camomsxdariyvnen mSvidad. CoCqoliT moZraobda
grZeli rigi gazirebuli wylis jixurTan, karuselTan, sa-
qanelasTan. idga erTi aliaqoTi da mxiaruli zuzuni. juma
verafers amCnevda, mis guls araferi axarebda.
da uceb SekrTa.
tirifTan, wyalvardnilis piras isini isxdnen, orni.
tatos jinsi da TeTri, qaTqaTa perangi ecva. oO qrosferi
qoCori Sublze Camoeyara. mM uxlze qaRaldi edo da gamale-
biT werda... werda gayviTlebuli gazeTis furcelze, es
uceb SeniSna juma bediam... mxolod erTxel aswia Tavi; saxe
aRtyinebuli hqonda, daZabuli, bageze sxivosani Rimili
enTo, TvalebSi azri kamkamebda da verafers xedavda irgv-
liv, an xedavda, oRond sul sxva samyaros, miseuls, jerjer-
obiT yvelasaTvis dafaruls...
gverdiT mzia ejda, Tvals gafacicebiT adevnebda. naTeli

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efina pirze, TiTqos STagonebis nawili masac gadasdeboda...
buCqebs amofarebuli miuaxlovda. saaSkaroze rom
gamovida, maT Soris CanCqeris Txeli, ankara wyali moCqa-
funebda.
SeCerda, Suriani Tvali miaStera wyvils.
xvati mze barCxalebda caze da Tavi uxurda, azri usxl-
teboda, sicariele rCeboda... Tvalwin feradi wreebi utri-
alebda. eCveneboda, rom kaskadis Tavze susti, nazi cisar-
tyela ekida, xels uSlida... siCume sufevda irgvliv. mM iwy-
narda bavSvebis yiJina, arc radios xma ismoda, arc Sadrev-
nis Sxuili... mere uceb movarda Rrianceli da guguni... gu-
gunebda miwa, tortmanebda fexebqveS da pirmiwaze damxo-
bili brboi monaTa Rrialebda – `jaa-ger-nauut... nauut!..~
TvalTagan bindi gaqra. k K vlav parkSi idga, CanCqeris
piras. mzis sxivebi iRvreboda Txel wyalSi, vercxlisferi
Wavlebi lifsitebiviT dasrialebdnen.
tatos xeli gauSeSda ucbad, Tavi aswia... TvalebSi si-
naTle edga, sul sxva sinaTle da juma bedias ver xedavda...
mere TandaTan gamoerkva, icno... amas jumac mixvda... icno
da wamodga, saxeze SeSfoTeba daetyo...
jumac SeSfoTda, dafrTxa, muxlebSi sisuste CaeRvara,
magram mxolod wamier... daufiqreblad amoiZro revolveri
da TiTi Caxmaxs Camohkra.
gasrolis xma ar gaugonia. aA rc sxva ram xma gaugonia...
TiTqos munji kinos kadrebs xedavda.
nela, Zalian nela miido mkerdze xeli tatom. mM eore xeli
ki ze aswia da gadaixara... nela vardeboda... didxans varde-
boda, TiTqos miwa ar iRebda Tavis Svils... saxeze gaoceba
exata, bage gaexsna, magram xma ar amosdioda... mzia!.. farTod
gaxelili Tvalebi, CamoSlili Tma, CaxSobili kivili... da
rodesac tato davarda, mziac zed gadaemxo, misma Tmebma
pirisaxe daufara vaJs...
juma bediam revolvers zizRiT daxeda, wyalSi moisro-
la da buCqebSi auCqareblad gauCinarda.
Tavi I. mzeWabuk bedias bednieri dRe
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ormoci dRe

ucnauri Tavgadasavlebi waewyo im dRes mzeWabuk bedias.

cvlileba ucbad igrZno da es iyo saocari. g G uli auCqarda,
Setortmanda, ratomRac fexze kargad ver dgeboda, TiTqos
gasaberi buSti yofiliyos, bavSvs rom gauvarda da axla
auCqareblad da msubuqad xtis. smenac gaumaxvilda. A ar ico-
da rogor, magram cxadad esmoda adamianTa laparaki, daus-
rulebeli monologebi, romlebic erTmaneTSi ireoda da
Zneli iyo garkveva, vin laparakobda da ra undoda am qao-
turi sityvebiT gadmoeca.
mzeWabuki axladfexadgmuliviT midioda quCaSi. g G uli
swrafad, SiSneulad ucemda. xels avlebda yvelafers, rasac
Cauvlida, xes, trotuaris kideze dayenebul bariers, vit-
rinas, zogjer gamvlelsac, rogorc mTvrali, muxlebis ime-
di rom ara aqvs.
_ me meubnebiT? – SeekiTxa gverdiT Cavlil Slapian
mamakacs, radgan aSkarad moesma ukmayofilo dudRuni
narkoman axalgazrdebze, dRisiT-mzisiT quCaSi rom daexe-
tebian da gamvlelebs fexebSi edebian. m M amakacma warbebi
awkipa. mM as bage arc gauxsnia. `maS vin iyo, narkomani rom mi-
woda?~ – gaifiqra mzeWabukma da fexs Zala daatana. imave wams
saocreba moxda. trotuars mowyda da ramdenime metrze
avarda, mere ki nel-nela, uzarmazari babuawveras simsubu-
qiT, kvlav trotuarze daeSva. SeSinebulma gaoflianebu-
li Subli cxvirsaxociT SeimSrala da malulad moixeda.
Casqelebul dedakacs bostneuliT savse CanTebi daedga da
TvalebdaWyetili Sehyurebda. `ah!~ – wamoikvnesa uzomod

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 gakvirvebulma, meti araferi uTqvams, Tumca mzeWabukma
aSkarad gaigona: `magre kisers moitex, ai iqneba seiri!~
Tavi ar auwevia, gza ise ganagrZo. TandaTan SiSnarevi si-
xaruli daeufla, Tavbru daaxvia. mM ixvda, rac Wirda, magram
jer kidev ver bedavda Tavisi aRmoCenis sityvier garsSi
moqcevas...
es iyo misi saidumlo da veravis gaumxelda, jumasa da
kaWuWiasac ki. aA m mixvedriT aRgznebulma ar icoda saiTken
wasuliyo. sulac Sin gamoiketeboda, magram Zmebi dauwyebd-
nen gamokiTxvas, ra gWirs, ra gemarTebao... Tu ara da, sadme
Sors jobda gadakargva, undoda adamianTa Tvals mohfare-
boda, raTa Seemowmebina Tavisi aRmoCena.
quCam moedanze gaiyvana. mM inisa da rkinabetonis saxlze
metropolitenis wiTeli niSani cimcimebda.
eskalatorze metrodan amomavali qari uberavda da
mzeWabuki sakuTar simZimes ver grZnobda. moZrav saxelurs
CaeWida, radgan yovel mobervaze safexurs moswydeboda
xolme da totze Camokonwialebul foToliviT SeTr-
Toldeboda.
aRma momavali eskalatori aqamde carieli iyo. Canda,
morigi matarebeli Camodga, eskalators brbo moawyda da
misasvleli CaiWeda. moZravma kibem TiTo-TiTod amoitaca
iqidan mgzavrebi.
kibeze gasiswvrivdnen da piri mzeWabukisaken moapyres.
yY mawvils mzera gadaurboda saxidan saxeze, xan gulgrilad,
xan kidev susti interesiT, roca gogonas saxes SeefeTe-
boda, an bavSvisas, an ucnaur varcxnilobas, quds. aA ravis amo-
uRia xma, magram gverdiT, moZrav kibes, cocxali adamianebi
ahyavda da mzeWabuks aSkarad esmoda sulSi Camaluli xme-
bi: `oh, ra Rrmaa!..~ `xuWuWTmiani...~ `mgoni xurda damakles...~
`is gogo rom Camigordebodes...~ `me ki vuTxari, ise magrad
vuTxari...~ `ras iWyitebi netav?..~ `Saurianis magier Cavagde
da debili avtomati...~ `hi-hi-hi...~ `muSti Cagafaro...~ `ma-
kocnine...~ `jigaria, ra Wama-sma icis?..~ sityvebi da fraze-

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bi ireoda, qaoturad mofarfatebda yoveli mxridan da
tvinSi moZvreboda iseve, rogorc asasvlelTan mojaruli
brbo, roca yvela cdilobs sxvebs aaswros eskalatorze da
siviwroveSi iWeWyebian.
vagoni xalxiT iyo gatenili, saxelurs ver miswvda. roca
matarebeli daiZra, Tavi Zlivs Seikava. rogorme myarad unda
damdgariyo, sakuTar simZimes veRara grZnobda. rogorc ki
Seecdeboda fexi daekra iatakisaTvis, umalve haerSi
daekideboda. gverdiT aTleti edga, yvelas TavzeviT awv-
denda Ronier xels da saxeluri CaebRuja. `SegiZlia, Cems
mklavs CaebRauWo, magrad vdgavar!~ – xmadabla naTqvami
moesma mzeWabuks, Tumca aTletma mxolod Sexeda, piri arc
gauxsnia. aA xla sarkeSi uyurebda Tavissa da mzeWabukis ga-
mosaxulebas. M mzeWabuki mis mklavs CaeWida, ase dgoma ufro
moxerxebuli iyo. aA Tletma gauRima, xma mainc ar gaucia da
arc mzeWabuks moubodiSebia. `SenisTana TxuTmetisTvis
meyofa Rone, _ ismoda monotonuri duduni, _ mklavze
TxuTmeti kaci rom Camomekidos, odnavadac ver gada-
miRunaven... ise kai biWi Canxar... gagicnobdi kidec, magram es
oxeri xma ar amomdis yelidan, merideba...~
mzeWabuks gaeRima. mM atarebeli migugunebda viwro gvi-
rabSi. xandaxan susti naTura gaielvebda fanjaraSi, Tu ara
da iq mxolod vagonSi myofTa gamosaxuleba Canda: mjdom-
areTa nair-nairi kinkrixoebi, vinc idga, imaTi gauRimari,
seriozuli sifaTebi. `ori Sauris oxraxuSi, ori Sauris qin-
Zi, ori Sauris niaxuri, oTxi Sauris wiwaka...~ – iTvlida
viRaca bazris navaWrs, albaT is xanSiSesuli qali, romel-
sac xelebi mucelze daewyo, cxvirsaxocSi gaxveuli fuli
magra CaebRuja, fexebTan ki mwvaniliT gatenili CanTa edo;
`gzaze midis erTi kaci!.. raTa erTi? maS ramdeni?..~ – ganuw-
yvetliv imeorebda mavani, albaT is saTvaliani axalgazr-
da, mZime safiqrali rom aRbeWdoda saxeze; `am biWs gavxdi,
TandaTan, auCqareblad... mere Camexveva, gavuZaliandebi, is
ki mainc Camexveva...~ – esmoda mzeWabuks da loyaze almuri

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ekideboda, radgan aSkarad masze fiqrobdnen. moixeda. qal-
iSvilis mzeras SeefeTa. QqaliSvilma fanjaraSi daiwyo
cqera. mzeWabuki ver mixvda, iqac mis anarekls aTvalierebd-
nen Tu ukve daiviwyes. qaliSvils wamwamebze odnav waesva
Savi fanqari, bageze ki bavSvuri umankoebis daRi aCnda... `ise
vaxo mqvia, nakrebSi vWidaob... im dRes ori ucxoeli vber-
tye, televizorSi mainc ver mnaxe, Se kaco?..~ – es isev aTle-
ti iyo. mzeWabuks qaliSvili ukve daaviwyda, kvlav gauRima
aTlets da uceb uTxra:
_ me mzeWabuk bedia var!
aTleti daibna, fexi moinacvla, am dros daTviviT bajba-
jebda, mere mxrebi aiCeCa. fanjaraSi ise gaixeda, TiTqos mas
ki ara, sxvas mimarTes.
matarebeli gvirabidan gamovarda TvalismomWrel, mziT
ganaTebul miwispirze, gairbina da gaCerda. d D idubis sad-
gurSi ki yvela erTad daiZra karisaken... mM oedanze gaaRwia,
pirvelsave tramvais Seaxta...

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zRvis dasaxlebas gvarianad daSorda, samanqano gza

gadaWra da axladajejlil mindorze gavida. u U kacur adgils
eZebda da miagno kidec. samgoris vrceli mindvrebi okeanis
talRebiviT irweoda da dasaxlebis TeTri korpusebi Sori-
dan okeaneSi mimavali xomaldebis qaravans hgavda.
saidanRac beRura mofrTxialda; Soriaxlo dajda, mere
afrinda da ufro Sors gadajda.
albaT SeeZlo dasweoda metiCara Cits, magram jer kidev
ar iyo darwmunebuli sakuTar ZalaSi. aA mitom ar aCqarebu-
la. f
F renasac xom varjiSi Wirdeboda, rogorc yvelafer
gansakuTrebuls, gamorCeuls.
odnav moixara, rogorc xtomis dros Cveoda, da iskupa.
moeloda, magram mainc daibna, rodesac ociode metris si-

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maRleze haerSi daekida da nel-nela iwyo daSveba. SiSnarevi
sixarulisagan xel-fexi gaasavsava, xan erT mxares gaiWra,
xan meores.
SiSisagan gulgaxeTqili Cituna wripin-wripiniT gada-
ikarga beqobs gadaRma.
mzeWabuks misTvis sad ecala. g G uli aCqarebiT ucemda da
Tavbrudaxveuli imasRa fiqrobda, rogorme fexi myarad
daedga miwaze.
mere pirdapir mwvane jejilze gawva zurgiT.
nervulobisa da aRgznebisagan dascxa. Tavs warmoudgen-
lad bednierad grZnobda, oRond ar icoda, ramden xans gas-
tanda es bedniereba. aA se nebierad gawolili ixedeboda cis
usasrulod maRal gumbaTSi, romelic gaugebari mizeziT
misawvdomi gamxdariyo misTvis.
ucbad wamoiWra mzeWabuki, wamoiWra da moswyda miwas,
daufiqreblad, uangariSod, iseve Tavganwirulad, rogorc
kldeze gadamxtari kaci, vinc ver gabedavda gadaxtomas, Tu
yvelafers winaswar awon-dawonida.
haerSi ise asrialda, rogorc zRvis siRrmeebidan zeda-
pirze amoWrili delfini.
dapataravda yoveli sagani miwaze. TviT miwa ki ganivr-
co, amoiburca. aA m amoburculi mindvris kideebze gadaix-
arnen dasaxlebis TeTri korpusebi, rogorc talRebisagan
aqanavebuli xomaldebi, meore mxriv, titvel gorakTa usixa-
rulo wyeba mierekeboda erTimeores, rogorc talRa mie-
rekeba meore talRas, sanam ar miemsxvreva diad kldeebs,
an ar daiSriteba dabal, uRimRamo napirebze.
pirqve daeSva mzeWabuki. yurebSi haeri auSxuvlda,
gulic farTqalebda SiSisa da netarebisagan.
mwvane jejili qanaobda ferxTiT, xan erT mxares wamo-
iwevda velis kide, xan meore mxares, TiTqos talRebze gawo-
lili uzarmazari tivi yofiliyos. jejilis xalasi surne-
leba Semoegeba ciT daSvebuls, gaaqnia xelebi, raTa ar
Seskdomoda miwas da gasrialda pirmiwis gaswvriv velis kid-

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isaken. gG arboda ferxTiT jejili, yvelaferi aiTqvifa mwva-
ne saRebaviT, viRacas udierad rom daeRvara am mindorze.
gaTavda ucbad farTo veli, wiTeli kedeli wamoimarTa
moulodnelad. saomari spilos uzarmazar Sublsa hgavda,
cixis zRudeTa Sesalewad rom moiwevda.
aiwia mzeWabuki da gadaevlo wiTel kedels.
mis win gadaiSala safironiT savse langari, Tbilisis zRva...
mzes sxivebi uxvad moefrqvia da vercxlisferi xidi Sua-
Si ise Wrida wyalsacavs, TiTqos viRaca Camjdara da vercxlis
xerxiT lurji zeTiT savse jams xerxavso... caze maragi gadaS-
liliyo, rogorc siraqlemas uzarmazari fumfula frTa da
misi gamosaxuleba irekleboda wyalSi. nN apiris gaswvriv ki gad-
moyiravebuli saxlebi, gorakTa amobrunebuli Txemebi, nave-
bi eyara. zed Sua zRvaSi micuravda TeTri katarRa da mis
kvalze Cqefda permodebuli gamdnari TiTberi.
mzeWabukma gaicina. bB ednierebisagan icinoda, mSveniere-
biT moxibluli, laRi, janmrTeli, monavarde...
qvasaviT mowyda, elvis uswrafesad daeSva Zirs, wylis
sufTa pirs xeli ahkra, Wavli aisrola, mklavi daefara civi
winwklebiT da mosarkul zedapirs satorpedo katarRasav-
iT gadauqrola.
mihqroda mzeWabuk bedia, wyalSi Cavardnili Crdili
misdevda fexdafex. xan aSkarad xedavda Tavis anarekls,
aRtacebul saxes, tanze mofarfate perangs, gawewil Tmas,
xan kidev msubuq talRebze alivlivdeboda Crdili, gada-
tydeboda, daqucmacdeboda, formas icvlida, rogorc `si-
cilis oTaxSi~.
grili niavi elamuneboda mzeWabuks, mis srul ganwmen-
das cdilobda, sasicocxlo Zalas matebda, sulSi silaRe-
sa da sixaruls ubudebda. u U ndoda ecina, ecina... undoda mTe-
li es haeri Seesruta, es zRva mTlianad gulSi Caekra da siT-
boTi da siyvaruliT guldajerebuli, Ronemixdili dace-
muliyo mwvane jejilze...
irwmuna Tavisi Zala da ukve ar eSinoda simaRlisa...

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 haeris Tbil Wavls misdia, daucxromlad miiwevda maR-
la da maRla. TvalebiT isrutavda kamkama, gamWvirvale si-
lurjes da TandaTan iTqvifeboda masSi.
mifrinavda mzeWabuki, cis gumbaTi zeviT iwevda, far-
Tovdeboda. is ufro vrceli da grandiozuli iyo, vidre
aqamde egona, ufro wauryvneli da saTuTi, TvalSeuwvdeni
xufiviT gadmomxoboda dedamiwas.
qarTlis miwa gaSliliyo am cisqveSeTSi, rogorc qarTu-
li dedaena anidan haemde. Crdilo mxare TandaTan aizida
maRla, Seefina gomborisa da kaxeTis mTebs, isini ki Tavis
mxriv mTavar qedze abobRdnen da cis kideze xanjlebiviT
mzeze alaplapda civi da ukareba kavkasioni. samxreTiT
deda-Tbilisi gawva xeobis gaswvriv, nisli da kvamli adga
qalaqs Tavze. mM isi Soreuli ubnebi horizontze ikargeboda,
sadac sivrcis mkrTal ferebSi ilandeboda rusTavis sa-
qarxno milebi.
mzeWabuk bedia boinobda cis gumbaTze da sanaxaobiT
Tavbrudaxveuls sxva yvelaferi daviwyeboda...
dasavleTiT, xeobis Tavze Rrublis fTila gamoCnda da
mzis sxivma igi sisxlisfrad SeReba...
TandaTan abolqvda, maRla aiwia, cis sawieri moaTovla.
mM ze ise Cagorda fumfula RrublebSi, rogorc wiTeli bur-
Ti, sapnis qafiT savse abazanaSi. Cavarda da cecxlma gaiel-
va, RrubelTa kuwubebi agizgizda, oRond mcire xniT. mM ere
Sesustda xanZari, Senelda, sxivebma RrublebSi gaaRwia da
vercxlis uzarmazar fardebad CamoeSva mwvane gorakebze...

Tavi II. grigali

d
D edamiwa iyo uricxvi saunjiT savse sasaxle, ca ki am sa-
saxlis gumbaTi.
cis TaRi aRmosavleTis muqi lurjidan dasavleTis
sisxliviT wiTel ferSi gadadioda da ferTa yovel gamas
Seicavda.

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 mze epireboda Casvlas, ferTa gamWvirvale frTas hfen-
da cis kabadonze; oqros gvirgvini edga Tavze da haeris
uzarmazar okeaneSi ise iyureboda, rogorc ufliswuli
Tavisi baRis kamkama tbaSi.
mzeWabuki uZravad ekida cis TaRze da qvevidan Zelze
gakruliviT Canda.
Rame epareboda mwvaniT mosil gorakebs, samxreTis
vrcel velebs, CrdiloeTiT dagragnil kavkasionis Tovl-
yinulovan zRudeebs.
es iyo samSoblo... vrceli, Tbili, sayvareli...
da amRerda mzeWabuk bedia... arc icoda ras mReroda, xma
TavisTavad amosdioda yelidan.
Rrublebi moizlazneboda dasavleTidan. m M ze Caaqro
Rrublis CaSavebulma, zonzroxa qulam da sadRac mis bnel
stomaqSi agugunda, axrialda elva da Weqa-quxili, TiTqos
gavarvarebuli rkinis burTi Caegdos vinmes wyalSi...
maSin Tbilisisaken Sebrunda...
weroTa yapyapi gaigona. sahaero paradze dawyobili Zve-
li konstruqciis aviagamanadgureblebiviT miiwevdnen
weroebi caze. kiseri waegrZelebinaT, vardisferi fexebi
SasebiviT aekrifaT, didron, faTquna frTebs mozomilad
iqnevdnen. mM ewinavem moixeda, raRac gadahyivla mimyolebs.
SeTanxmebulebiviT yvelam erTad moabruna kiseri, mwkrivi
ar daurRveviaT. mM ewinave uceb gadaqanda da pikirebul bomb-
damSeniviT Zirs wavida. sxvebic aseve rigrigobiT mihyvnen
Tavqve da uZos mTasTan seliT dafarul tbaSi gauCinardnen.
TrialeTis qedis Tavze acimcimda aspirozi, umalve Cay-
lapa wamoswrebulma Rrubelma. mM Tawmindaze aRmarTul te-
leanZaze ainTo wiTeli Suqura. samxreTis vrcel velebs
TandaTan efineboda mqrqali bindis vuali. mM Tawmindis gaRma
ki ferad girliandebad daitota cimcima mwkrivebi quCis
naTurebisa...
sul axlos daiquxa. qQ arma dahbera da Tan moitana tyeTa
da velTa surneli. yY mawvils saxeze msxvili wveTebi daeca.

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 Savi, qufri Rrublebi mZimed moiwevda misken, ukve daefara
mTa da bari. tyian gorakebze cidan Savi farda eSveboda,
TiTqos viRaca kuprsa Rvrida.
mzeWabuki aCqarda, isariviT eSveboda teleanZis wiTe-
li Suqurisaken...
yru guguni moisma, TandaTan gaZlierda. mM ilioni zonz-
roxa bizoni erTad moTqrialebda da dedamiwa zanzarebda.
Bneli Rrubeli hgavda auwereli sididisa da siZlieris
veSaps, romelic nTqavda yovelives Tavis gzaze... mis uZiro
mucelSi ikargeboda mTaTa grexilebi da sofelTa vrceli
sanaxebi, ca da miwa, win ki mouZRoda cecxlovani maxvili,
romelsac uxeSad da moulodnelad, SemaZrwunebeli zri-
al-grialiT gaiwvdenda caze. maSin ca ise ifxriweboda,
rogorc gazeTis uzarmazari furceli.
dafrTxa mzeWabuki, SeeSinda cecxlovani maxvilisa.
grZnobda, rom imuxteboda eleqtroniT, naperwklebi cvi-
oda tansacmelze, Tmaze, mocisfro alSi exveoda wamier.
movarda grigaliseburi qari, SemoafliTa tansacmeli,
gaitaca sahaero burTiviT... aiTqvifa erTmaneTSi ca, miwa,
qari, Rrubeli. ukve ver erkveoda, ra xdeboda. marTlac
qariSxlis frTebze mifrinavda Tu bedisweras ucxo da
velur samyaroSi gadaegdo.
mxolod wiTeli Suqura arRvevda xandaxan sibneles.
qQ reboda da kvlav inTeboda, Tavisken ixmobda gzaabneuls.
masSi iyo raRac mSobliuri, Tbili, is hgavda megobris ga-
mowvdil xels, wyalwaRebuli rom dainaxavs moulodnelad
cxvirwin...
mere Rrublis fTila wamoewia. g G rigals moeglija da
moafrialebda TeTri qaTibiviT. g G adaaswro mzeWabuks, nes-
ti da sicive Seatova... axla sxva fTila wamoewia, male Rrub-
lis kvamliviT Savi qula Semoadga gars, Caixvia. u U kve vera-
fers xedavda, garda jojoxeTuri sibnelisa. xandaxan mris-
xane elva Tu gaapobda mas da maSin aTasi qvemexis erTdrou-
li quxili azanzarebda samyaros...

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 ucbad wiTel da TeTr zolebad SeRebil foladis ke-
dels mienarcxa. rkinis kauWs Caafrinda da zed aekra.
g
G igantur milze aRmoCnda, romlis arc Ziri Canda da arc
bolo. mM ixvda, mTawmindis teleanZaze ekida...
moaskda Rvari da mzeWabuki Tmis Zirebamde gaiwuwa.
teleanZis foladis sxeulze ise moTqrialebda, rogorc
wisqvilis Rarze miSvebuli wyali...
wamSi yvelaferi Sewyda. viRacam onkani gadaketa, nakadi
daiSrita, Rrubelic dailia da aqa-iq akiafda varskvlavebi.
mzeWabuks Rone daelia, mowyda rkinis kauWs. maRlidan
gadmogdebuli qaRaldis furceliviT, nel-nela, farfatiT
eSveboda dabla... xan rkinis safexurs gamoedeboda, anZaze
dakidebuli darbazis saxuravs, ganze gabarjRul gigantur
fexs, da bolos, rbil, svel balaxze daeSva...

Tavi III. gamoRviZeba

uecrad gamoeRviZa. TiTqos arc uZinia, arc gadaRlili
yofila uzomod. saocarma mdumarebam gaakvirva. aA r egona,
rom TbilisSi aseTi siCume Camovardeboda. Aarsaidan ar
modioda Cveulebrivi, uwyveti, ritmuli guguni sadRac
dasakargavSi Cavlili manqanisa, romelsac smena eCveva da
verc aRiqvam. siCume euxerxula kidec, Tavi wamoswia, mi-
ayurada. ar icoda, Tu ras malavda es mdumareba.
CurCuli Semoesma. TiTqos WianWvelebis qalaqze edo
baliSi da WianWvelebi mis yurTan musaifobdnen. o O ri xma iyo
da jer egona, paeqrobeno. smena daZaba da mixvda, erTmane-
Tisa ara esmodaT ra, rogorc sxvadasxva enaze moubarT, an
yru-munjT, TavTavianTi gzebiT rom mieSurebian da erTim-
eoris arsebobac ki ar uwyiT.
`sisxli... wiTeli sisxli... ara, ufro Savi... laqa daaCn-
da TeTr perangze... qaTqaTa TeTrze wiTelma laqam gamoJo-
na, rogorc pawia alamma TeTri xomaldis iluminatoridan...

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viRaca momZaxis... momZaxis... m k v l e l i!..~
mzeWabikma yurebi daico. iqneb sakuTriv misi gulisTq-
ma iyo. ras niSnavda es ucnauri, SiSismomgvreli sityvebi?..
verafriT Caswvdenoda da meore xmas miugdo yuri.
`...Saurs mivumatoT Sauri, iqneba ori Sauri... esec or-
jer gadavamravloT, iqneba oTxi... esec orjer gadavamrav-
loT, iqneba rva... esec orjer – iqneba Teqvsmeti... esec orjer
– iqneba ocdaTormeti... maneTi da samoci kapiki... hi-hi-hi...~
quCidan sinaTle ar Semodioda. aA rc erTi naTura ar enTo
qalaqSi, arc erTi varskvlavi ar cimcimebda caze. ise bne-
loda, TiTqos zeTiT savse kasrSi yofiliyos Camwyvdeuli.
zeTis Cumi talRebi eRvreboda TvalebSi da am autanel
siCumeSi mzeWabuks suli exuTeboda. xmebi ki, siCumis is
susti, faCuna xmebi ucnaur raRacas CuCunebdnen, viT gafu-
Webuli firfita, yovel Semotrialebaze ukve naTqvams rom
imeorebs.
`...sisxli... roca sisxli daaCnda TeTr perangze... misi
saxe... usazRvro tkivili da gaoceba saxeze... gaxsnili bage,
raRac undoda eTqva... ar dascalda... ver miTxra, magram xom
vici rasac metyoda... M mKk v l e l i... tuCis kuTxeSi qafiani
sisxli daaCnda, nikaps Camohyva...~
`Saurs mivumatoT Sauri, iqneba ori Sauri... ara!.. Saurs
gamovakloT Sauri, iqneba ori Sauri, gamovakloT ori –
miviRebT oTx Saurs... gadabrunebuli ariTmetika, mrude
sarke, `sicilis oTaxi~... SaurianebiT savse didi zardaxSa...
bRuja-bRuja amoviReb da Wers mivabnev... mzia dgas da bed-
nieri iRimeba... Saurianebs Tavze vayri da wkrialiT cviva
iatakze...~
mM zeWabuki wamoiwia, SubliT Seejaxa Sededebul sibne-
les, gaarRvia, magram kvlav sibneleSi aRmoCnda. xeli
kedelze moafaTura, raTa darwmunebuliyo, rom danamd-
vilebiT Tavis loginSi iwva.
siCumeSi koRos Sxamiani wuili gaisma:
`.. sisxli... sisxlis laqa TeTr perangze...~

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 `...Sauriani, varkala Sauriani...~
_ juma! _ xmadabla dauZaxa mzeWabukma.
xma aravin gasca, magram mis yurTan awrialda, afuTfuT-
da ori koRo, maTi wivili ise Seerwya erTimeores, ver ga-
arCia romeli ras laparakobda.
_ juma, vici, rom ar gZinavs.
_ ra ginda? – ukmexad Seepasuxa.
_ amixseni, ra xdeba Cvens Tavs?
_ raze ambob?
_ aTas raRacaze... Sen sul gamoicvale, sxvanairi gax-
di. mM ere es suni... kaxa ambobs, xanZars aqrobdao...
_ marTali uTqvams!.. Sen ra, xom ar geSinia?
_ risi unda meSinodes, magram...
_ Tu ar geSinia, mSvidad iyavi... – mcire xans iyuCa da
yoymaniT daumata: _ rame gadagxdeboda albaT. iseTi ram
xom ar gadagxda, rac ar ginatria?
_ ara, ubralod vifiqre, rom yovelive SengniT modis...
Tu es sikeTea, ratom gaxdi aseTi gulCaTxrobili?
jumam araferi Tqva. mM isi sawoli aWraWunda. mzeWabuks
moeCvena, rom ufrosi Zma dgeboda, magram etyoba mxolod
gverdi icvala.
_ juma!
_ erTi ram kargad daimaxsovre, jima, _ CaxleCili xmiT
gamoepasuxa juma, _ Tu rame Cavidine, martooden CemTvis
ar Camidenia. mM e Tqveni bednierebac mindoda...
_ juma, jimaia...
_ nu mawyvetineb! uTqvenod CemTvis sicocxlesac ar
eqneboda fasi, amaSi darwmunebuli iyavi. aA xla xma ar amoiRo,
gaCumdi da daiZine! mM e Zala mogec, Tu Wkua gerCis, gamoiye-
ne da ar mogakldeba simdidre, saxeli, aRiareba, brbos siy-
varuli... gaCumdi, daiZine!
_ oh, daiZineT ra!.. sacaa gaTendeba ukve! – brazianad
wamoiZaxa kaWuWiam.
mzeWabuki baliSSi Caemxo, Tavze sabani wamoixura. mM ixvda,

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rom Zmebis Tavzec saocreba xdeboda da amaze laparaki ar
SeiZleboda. samives SesZenoda raRac idumali Zala, samive
ufrTxoda erTmaneTTan mis gamxelas.
wamwamebs uCinari, fofina frTa Seexo da isev zeTiT
savse kasrSi Caeflo. ZilSi murkas gabmuli ymuili Caesmo-
da. Zili majlajunasaviT awva da Tavi ver daaRwia. mM ere uc-
bad, TiTqos Weri Camoingrao, sasikvdilod daWrili ada-
mianis xmiT ikivla viRacam da Tavzardacemuli Zmebi logi-
nebidan wamocvivdnen.
angariSmiucemlad gaatkacuna sinaTlis CamrTveli mze-
Wabukma, Tavi sizmarSi egona. jumas saxe areoda, xelebi
uTrToda, Sarvlis totSi fexs ver axvedrebda. kaWuWia ga-
moSeTebuli ijda sawolze da Tvalebs aWyetda.
mzeWabuki pirveli gavarda derefanSi, usazRvro mwux-
arebiT savse kivili silasaviT Semoewna saxeze.
mzia gadmomdgariyo zemo sarTulis fanjridan, xelebi
ze aRepyro.
_ tato, tato tato! – kioda uzomo tkiviliT.
mTeli saxli gacocxlda wamSi. mM oismoda fexebis bragu-
ni, karebis xaTquni, SeSinebuli gadaZaxili, murkas gabmu-
li ymuili da wkavwkavi. mM ere TandaTan dasadgurda mdumare-
ba. mM zias xma Cauwyda, fanjris rafas gadmoemxo. aA miranma
mxrebze xeli mohxvia, cdilobda Sin Seeyvana da fanjara
miexura.
mzeWabukma oriode nabiji gadadga da gaxevda. aA ivanze
gamokrefili mezoblebic sanTlis figurebs daemsgavsnen.
marto murka moTqvamda sawyaloblad.
_ ra aris es? – gaisma kaWuWias mtirala xma.
kbilebi gaaRrWiala gafiTrebulma jumam, xelze ikbina.
pirdapir Ria aivanze kuziani vasasi ekida gasanTlul
Tokze. mis nafotiviT msubuq sxeuls dilis neli niavi auC-
qareblad aqanavebda, raTa yvelas Caexeda dedabris damci-
nav saxeSi...

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 Tavi IV. dvrini
TiTqos yvelaferi es mis gareT xdeboda. verafris
gaazreba moaswro. dedabris ubedurebis xilviT gamowveu-
li zafra gaamZafra sxva, ufro saSinelma ambavma.
_ Sen araferi gagigia? tato daiRupa! aA xla naTesavis
saxlSi asvenia, biZa yolia aq Turme... amboben, gamzrdeli
mamida Camovida, is patronobso...
ubedureba ver daijera. tato daiRupa? kaWuWias sityve-
bi TiTqos rikoSetiT asxlta cnobierebaze. Ggaukvirda,
nuTu aseTi gulkerpi varo. fexaTreviT miabijebda viwro
trotuarze, axsendeboda tatosTan gatarebuli is mcire
dro, oRondODN Zveli filmis fragmentebiviT, roca ambis didi
nawili gamotovebulia, nawyvetebis mixedviT ki mTliano-
bis aRdgena Wirs. yY oveli nabijis gadadgmiT mxrebze ufro
da ufro awveboda raRac simZime, Tavdaxrili da mxreb-
Camoyrili midioda. axla, romc sdomeboda, ver afrindebo-
da albaT. Tumca amaze arc fiqrobda. eE gona, samudamod wav-
ida is Zveli, mxiaruli bavSvobao. cocxali tato rom Semo-
hyroda am viwro trotuarze, mainc SeuZlebeli iqneboda
bednierebis dabruneba. gaaxsenda didi xnis winaT mavanis
mier iqneb xumrobiT, uborotod naTqvami sityvebi: `Sen unda
ewamo~ da daijera.
orjer Cauara im saxls da isev gamobrunda. uWirda
siaruli, eSxameboda suli da es cxoveli dRe moqufruli
eCveneboda. moagonda siyrmis wlebSi nanaxi romeliRac
filmi. mTeli cxovreba gavida mas Semdeg da axla araferi
axsovda, garda erTi epizodisa – oboli bavSvi poulobda
mosiyvarule guls da bednierebisagan tiroda. naTlad war-
moudga es scena mzeWabuks, bavSvis bednieri saxe, misi crem-
lebi da misdauneburad guli amoujda. RapaRupiT gadmos-
dinda TvalTagan cremli da xes mieyrdno. rcxvenoda gamv-
lelebisa, cdilobda tirilis Sekavebas, magram Tavs ver
moreoda, mxrebi uZagZagebda.

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 tiroda mzeWabuki da ar icoda, ras dastiroda. ukve ar
axsovda tato, arc yulfze Camokidebuli dedaberi axsovda,
Tvalwin im bednieri bavSvis namtiralevi saxe utrialebda.
_ ar itiro, ra? g G exvewebi, ar itiro! – wkvitina xma ga-
igona da perangis kalTaze mohqaCes.
patara gogonas mkerdSi yuamotexili puri Caexutebina,
Tvalze cremli mosdgomoda da tuCebi ise emanWeboda, co-
taRa aklda da aRrialdeboda.
mzeWabuki uxmod gaSorda da saxlis sadarbazoSi Sevida.
kibeze aravin Sexvedria. mM ainc igrZnoboda, rom am sax-
lSi ubedurebas daedo sadguri.
binis kari farTod gaRebuli daxvda. Sua o O TaxSi kubo
idga. aravin iyo da mzeWabukma zewris kide aswia, daxeda.
mZinares hgavda tato, TiTqos mSvenier sizmars uRimoda
ZilSi.
dedaberi Semofratunda, albaT mamida iqneboda. u U nda
miesamZimra. eE na ver daZra. kuTxeSi, skamze daja, xelebi mux-
lebze daiwyo da gaitruna...
sulSi uTqmeli dvrini daiZra da drois saTvalavi da-
ekarga...
oTaxi xan carieldeboda, xan xalxiT ivseboda. mM odi-
odnen yovelnairi juris adamianebi, TiTo-TiTod, jguf-
jgufad. pP irze yvelas mwuxareba exata. erTi Cumad tiroda,
meores guli amoujdeboda da isteriul qviTins mohyve-
boda, mesame wivil-kivils ar jerdeboda da momyolni xeliT
akavebdnen, ariqa, Tavs rame ar autexoso, meoTxes briyvu-
li Rimili ukrToda da ver wareSala... fiqri ki bevrad ufro
Wreli iyo. mzeWabuk bedia iRleboda imis garkveviT, Tu
romeli iyo Sinagani xma da romeli eniT warmoTqmuli. g G an-
cvifrebuli iyo im katastrofuli sxvaobiTa da winaaRmde-
gobiT, rac maT Soris arsebobda.
xandaxan mamida Semovidoda. d D ajdeboda mopirdapire ke-
delTan da kubos ucqeroda. saxe mSvidi hqonda, mkacri
naoWebi da mokumuli tuCebi gaqvaveboda. mM xolod Tvalebi

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 avseboda SiSiT. iq aTasi kiTxva trialebda, eWvi, mudara,
wuxili... mzeWabuki misken ar ixedeboda, uwyvetad Caesmoda
uimedo duduni da TviTonac guli ewureboda.
`Svilo, Cemo biWo, es ra miqeni... es rogor gamamware, Cemo
biWo... Cemo lamazo, Wkviano biWo... jer me mogekali, Se
uxane, erT tyvias rava ver iSovidi CemTvis... neta adre
mefiqra sikvdilze, ar movswrebodi am dRes... axla rogor
Cavide saflavSi aseTi dardiT guldamZimebuli... vaime,
vaime, Svilo... egeb yvelaferi meCveneba, biWo... egeb coc-
xlebSi arca var da mesizmreba, biWo... egeb sxva sicocxliT
vcxovrob, biWo... Cemo biWo, Cemo biWo, Cemo biWo...~
autaneli iyo amis mosmena. mzeWabuki yurebs TiTebiT
icobda. mwuxare duduni mainc poulobda bzars, moZvrebo-
da mis isedac axurebul tvinSi.
pirvelsave dRes movida mziac... TvalebSi ver ixedebo-
da. mzeWabuki arc SeumCnevia. kK ubosTan mibarbacda, zewari
gadaxada da zed daemxo, loyiT loyaze aekra micvalebuls.
aA se iyo gatrunuli da mzeWabukma mosveneba dakarga.
`tato, tato, tato...~ – uwyvetad meordeboda gogonas
fiqrSi aCemebuli sityva. masSi ismoda usazRvro mwuxareba,
gulgatexiloba, braldeba adamianTa mimarT, ise gulgrilni
rom arian, TiTqos cisqveSeTSi yvelaferi rigze iyos.
mamidis fexebis fratuni moisma da mziam Tavi aswia. ax-
laRa SeniSna mzeWabuki. mM amidas moridebiT Seavlo Tvali.
araferi uTqvams. cxedars zewari gadaafara da kuTxeSi skam-
ze daeSva. mamidac sityvis uTqmelad dajda. mzeWabukma ar
icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, Zalauneburad usmenda deda-
brisa da qaliSvilis gulisTqmas da ara uwyoda, hqonda Tu
ara ufleba ganesaja isini.
`Cemo biWo, rogor yvarebixar am gogos? – wrialebda
mamidis azri, _ sxvisTvis ar memetebi, biWo, da unda mapa-
tio... axlac Cemi xar, mamida genacvalos, Cemo patara biWo...~
`tato, tato, tato...~ – ritmulad feTqavda uTqmeli sityva.
mezoblis qali Semovida Cumad. mM amidis yurTan daixara,

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Rvino Camoitaneso, samas litramde ki iqneba da albaT gve-
yofao...
gawyda mamidis fiqris Zafi.
_ ho, uTxari, dagenacvle, kargad daabinaon.
mziam SeSfoTebuli TvalebiT moixeda. mM isi fiqric gawy-
da, minavlda, sicariele darCa da mzeWabuks am sicarielisa
ufro eSinoda, vidre sulis kivilisa. mM ere sadRac bnele-
Tidan kvlav daiZra raRac uformo, efemeruli... amotivtiv-
da cnobierebaSi, winandeburad ritmulad axmianda, TiTqos
dasaRupad ganwiruli gemis radisti gadascemda Tavis Sos-
s eTerSi da mTel qveynierebas exveweboda, ixseniTo Cveni
sulebi...
`tato, tato, tato...~ – morzes anbanis dausrulebeli
rigi ibadeboda tvinis xveulebSi da yvelas gasagonad gadas-
cemda– sos, sos, sos...
uceb SekrTa mzeWabuki, damwvris suni eca. Tavi aswia
da zRurblze gajgimuli juma da, mis ukan, Semcbari kaWu-
Wia dainaxa.
juma bedias u k v e axali, ZviradRirebuli Sarval-
kostiumi da fexsacmeli ecva. mTeli misi garegnoba aSkar-
ad gamoxatavda rCeulis TviTdajerebulobas. oTaxSic ise
Semovida, darbaislurad, Rirseulad eWira Tavi. E es kaci nam-
dvilad ar unda yofiliyo bedisagan d a C a g r u l i.
kaWuWia bediasac rigianad ecva da misi saxec u k v e maZ-
Rari kacis keTilganwyobas gamoxatavda. mM is garegnobaSic
igrZnoboda raRac axali Zala, rac mas asxvavebda guSind-
eli m S i e r i kaWuWiasagan.
juma mieaxla mamidas, galanturad CamoarTva xeli,
miusamZimra.
_ es ambavi rom Sevityve, qalbatono, pirdapir Tavzari
dameca, _ mis xmaSi gulwrfeli mwuxareba moismoda, _ vahme,
es ra dagvemarTa, _ aq mjiRi mkerdze ikra da gulis jibidan
koxtad dakecili cxvirsaxoci amoacoca, Tvalze miido, _
rogori megobari davkarge, rogori... piruTvneli, mosiyvarule,

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 guliTadi... rogori niWieri, ra imedebi gvqonda...
muStiviT Sekruli mzeWabuki ar ismenda Zmis sityvebs.
eWvi ipyrobda, oRond jer TviTonac ar icoda, ra erqva am
eWvs.
kaWuWiamac xeli CamoarTva mamidas. o O riode samZimris
sityva CailuRluRa da isev Zmis zurgs amoefara.
_ daviRupe, daviRupe, Svilebo... – moTqvamda mamida da
muxlze xels irtyamda, _ daviRupe, ca Tavze dameqca,
Svilebo...
mzia kuTxeSi moikunta, bnel sicarieleSi Cafluls ked-
lis romeliRac wertilisaTvis mieyina mzera.
Zmebi dasxdnen da miixed-moixedes.
_ Senc aq yofilxar! – aRniSna jumam umcrosi Zmis
danaxvisas.
_ egec aq yofila! – kveri daukra kaWuWiam.
mzeWabuki moibuza. cdilobda rogorme gulidan amo-
egdo eWvis Wia, mis suls rom RrRnida.
axla mzias Sexedes Zmebma. kaWuWia vardiviT aRvivda. juma
ki gafiTrda da sifiTresTan erTad imata damwvris sunma.
mM amida SeSfoTda. rame xom ar iwviso, _ Caiduduna da gavida.
_ im dRes ukanasknelad vixile universitetSi! – Caaxve-
la jumam. xma xrinwiani gamouvida. Sinagani SfoTiT Sewuxe-
bulma Tavidan gaimeora: _ im dRes ukanasknelad vixile
universitetSi. TeTri perangi ecva, jinsi, albaT polonuri,
amerikuls sad iSovi...
`TeTri perangi... TeTri perangi... wiTeli laqa... uzar-
mazari wiTeli laqa... TeTri perangi zecaa... wiTeli laqa
mzea... ca amouxvretia da male mTeli samyaro unda gada-
bugos...~
_ ra niWieri iyo, Zalian momwonda misi leqsebi! – Caur-
To kaWuWiamac.
`eh, awi qelexi rad minda, fuli CeCqvada maqvs da... neta
ranairad gadaixdian, aRmosavlurad Tu dasavlurad? sak-
lavi eyolebaT?.. kai mwnili, kai Rvino... auh, sawyali ta-

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toia... CerCeti ki iyo, ra eleqseboda...~
_ wadiT! – aRmoxda moulodnelad mzeWabuks.
Zmebma gancvifrebiT Sexedes. mogveCvenao, yurs ar da-
ujeres da jumas bageebze cbieri Rimili aesaxa.
_ rame gindoda geTqva, Zamiko?
_ wadiT! – gaimeora mzeWabukma, Tan mRelvarebisagan
kbils kbilze aceminebda, cdilobda Tavi moeToka.
_ xom moxval Sin? – muqariT daekiTxa juma da adga.
kaWuWia dabawruliviT miekra skams, mere wamovarda, swra-
fad mimaval ufros Zmas mihyva.
mzeWabuki skamis zurgs mieyrdno, Tvali daxuWa. Sublze
oflis wveTebi eyara. safeTqelze dagrovili wveTi Camo-
ugorda Rawvze.
TrTolva daioka, pirdapir gaixeda da mzias Tvalebs
SeefeTa. gogonas upeebSi cremli gakrTa.
mzeWabuki wamodga, mivida da mis win daiCoqa.
SeSinebuli wamoxta gogona – `tato, tato, tato...~ –
Caesma mzeWabuks misi sulis Zaxili da skamze pirqve daemxo.
mamida rom Semofratunda, mzia ukve wasuli iyo. mami-
das mzeWabukisaTvis finjani Cai mohqonda...
im Rames skamze daiZina. dD idxans ebrZoda Zils, mainc
rogorRac tyavgadakrul skamze wamowolili aRmoCnda.
buranSi grZnobda, viRaca faTurobda mis gverdiT. mM ixvda,
mamida iyo. Txel sabans afarebda, Tan CuCunebda TavisTvis.
ramdenimejer Zili gaufrTxa, sabani uvardeboda. mM amida
Semodioda da kvlav usworebda, erTi-orjer Tavzec gada-
usva xeli.
dilauTenia gamoeRviZa...

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meore dRidan naTesavebi da axloblebi mocvivdnen. A

imdeni mokeTe Tu hyavda, im sardafSi ra undodao, _
fiqrobda mzeWabuki. dilidan gvian Ramemde buzebiviT ire-
odnen, saqmianobdnen, faci-fucobdnen. pP irvelad gaocebiT
Sexedes mzeWabuks, mere albaT isic naTesavad miiCnies da
yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen. mM ale ise mieCvia yvela, oTaxis ave-
jze met pativs aravin miagebda. xandaxan, roca skami sWird-
ebodaT an kuTxesTan mavans Ripis gamotareba uWirda,
daudevrad wahkravdnen xels. isic Cumad Caiwevda. ciT Camo-
suliviT vera xvdeboda, risTvis ireoda amdeni xalxi – da-
bali da maRali, msuqani da susti, beberi da axalgazrda, qa-
li da kaci, zogi mTlad dafexvili, ZvelmanebSi, zogic Ca-
kostumebul-Cahalstuxebuli, oqros saaTebianni, oqros
kbilebianni... qaqanebdnen, kinklaobdnen, Cxubobdnen da
daobdnen...
bolo dRes teva ar iyo, mTeli qalaqi daiZra TiTqos.
uwyveti qaravani amodioda kibeze, moedineboda oTaxSi,
Semouvlida kubos da viwro gasasvlelSi gverdulad gadio-
da. oTaxi gaiWeda xalxiT. yoveli meore Tavs naTesavad Tv-
lida, an megobrad, an misi poeziis trfialad da wasvlas ar
apirebda, raTa Tval-yuri edevnebina sazogadoebisaTvis da
sakuTari Tavic gamoeCina.
mzeWabuki da mzia mamidis gverdiT isxdnen. aA se gadaw-
yvita dedaberma. aA maze arc ulaparakia, uxmod Caavlo xeli
orives, gverdiT moisva da gayuCda. yY mawvili grZnobda zo-
gierTi naTesavis av mzeras, esmoda maTi ukeTuri fiqri, ma-
gram yurs ar ugdebda, Tumca Zneli ki iyo. mM is yurSi uamra-
vi mweriviT zuzunebda yoveli adamianis idumali fiqri da
zraxva. eE s erTmaneTSi areuli xmebi hgavda Warbi siswrafiT
datrialebuli firfitis xmas, sadac melodiis magier Cqari
da gaugebari ratrati ismis.
xandaxan gamoiWerda aTasi fiqridan erTs, azris naw-

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yvets Caswvdeboda moulodnelad. xan sikeTis imedi Caewve-
Teboda, xan kidev borotebis Sxami da maSin adamianTa mod-
gmis mtrad grZnobda Tavs.
`tato, mapatie, axladSeZenilo da umal dakargulo
Zmao, _ fiqrobda, raTa sxvebis fiqrisaTvis ar epasuxna, _
SenTvis amieridan amqveyniuri araferi arsebobs, me ki aqa
var da aTas kiTxvaze unda gavce pasuxi...~
`tato, tato, tato...~ – monotonurad CasZaxoda uwyveti
kivili sulisa. mM zias Tvali kedlis erTi wertilisaTvis
miepyro, xelebi muxlebze daewyo da veravis amCnevda. masSi
iyo raRac araamqveyniuri, usazRvro sevda, mwuxare mSve-
niereba. mzeWabuki xedavda, mosulTa didi nawili jer mzias
Seavlebda Tvals, _ zogi aRtacebiT, zogi SuriT, _ da mxo-
lod Semdgom – kubos.
`Svilo, Svilo, mogikvdes mamida...~ – gmadlobT, genac-
valeT, gmadlobT, gaixareT, Svilebo, Tqven mainc gaixareT!
– `Svilo, raRa vqna awi me ubedurma, risTvis unda mataros
am miwam... qveyanas vamZimeb, Svilo, da egeb Tan wamiyvano,
mamida genacvalos...~ – gmadlobT, genacvaleT, Cemi tatos
dafasebisaTvis. Tavi ver movikali me ubedurma. aA wi mainc
ra macocxlebs me dasamiwebels... Tqvens ojaxebs aridos
RmerTma, Tqven mainc icocxleT, Svilebo! – `mec male mo-
gyvebi, mamida genacvalos... Sen waxvedi da me ra gamaZle-
binebs, Cemo biWo... Se uxane biWo!..~ – gmadlobT, genacvaleT,
aseTi yofila Cemi xvedri da ra vqna?..
`tato, tato, tato...~ – gahkioda mzias suli da mezobeli
oTaxidan ixedeboda Tvalacremlebuli amirani, vinac
Tavisi cocxali Svilis daRupvas ufro mistiroda.
Semodioda aTasi vinme, gaivlidnen mzeWabukis win, TiT-
qosda zed mzeWabukis gulze gadiodnen, gza-gza xan sikeTis
marcvals tovebdnen, xan borotisa, keTilisa da borotis
sazomi dahkargvoda ymawvils.
`sabralo mamida, ra geSveleba awi...~ – es is moxuci qali
iyo, cremlebma rom sityva gaawyvetines. ise Caiara, kubosken

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arc miuxedavs, xelebs asavsavebda mxolod.
`rogor uxdeba am dasamiwebels Savi mandili, neta mec
egre momixdebodes...~ – es is gapranWuli gogo iyo, aqac rom
QWreli Carlstoni Caecva da xeligulisodena pirisaxes
uzarmazari saTvalis ukan malavda.
`ra axalgazrda yofila, ubeduri... uf, meWama mainc rame,
ra gamaZlebinebs qelexamde...~ – meloti kaci erTob darbais-
luri sidinjiT modioda da mwuxarebis gansaxierebas hgavda.
`vah, ra naSaa...~ – Wabuks TvalTagan cremli RapaRupiT
sdioda. jibeSi Tabaxis qaRaldi edo, albaT leqsi hqonda
gaSanSalebuli aseTi SemTxvevisaTvis.
`deda, deda, Sen magier me Cavsuliyavi, Svilo, samareSi,
ra jeeli yofilxar...~ – qali zonzroxa iyo, fexs Zlivs ad-
gamda, wvivebze ZarRvebi dahbervoda, saxeze wurwuriT
Camosdioda ofli.
`ra damabara colma, RmerTo gamaxsene, ra damabara col-
ma...~ – es kaci ise Sewuxebuli Canda, mnaxvels guls daswvavda.
`eh, erTi mogclia da...~ – kraviviT qali cremlad iRvreboda.
`vahme, Svilo, vahme...~ – amas kidev qofakis gamoxedva
hqonda, TvalTagan wveTi cremlic ar Camougdia.
`lamazi...~ `ukeTuri...~ `sabralo...~ `iqiTac gza hqonia...~
`yvelani sikvdilis Svilebi varT...~ `eh, me viyo da...~ `samwu-
xaroa, samwuxaro...~ `vuCqmite...~ `yava davlie...~ `aba, dards
xom ar gadvyvebi...~ `gazeTebSi ki spiridona moxsneso, ewera...~
`kai tipia...~ `ra gogoa!..~ `felamuSi vWame, TiTebs Caikvnet...~
`naRdad kvlav Cvenebi waageben dRes...~ `rogor cxela, oxeri-
mamaZaRli...~ `soko, soko, mis oko, mis oko-da si goko...~ `Cem-
ma profesorma Tu mnaxa da damimaxsovra, CaTvla ganaRdebu-
lia...~ `latariaSi mougia manqana...~ `ra gaaWira saqme...~ `de-
generati, kibeze xeli momisva...~ `ra kargi biWi iyo...~
aTasi fraza moZvreboda mzeWabukis tvinSi, uforiaqeb-
da suls. eSinoda, sigiJe ar moreoda, radgan ukve ver arkvev-
da sad iyo, ras akeTebda, an ras akeTebdnen es adamianebi...
uamravma saxem daRala da nacnobebsac ver cnobda. zogjer

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Tavi karnavalSi egona, sadac yovelnair niRabs ikeTeben.
viRaca niangs agonebda, viRaca – princesas, viRaca – gvel-
xokeras, sxva kidev Cinel mandarins, hotentots, yvelis
vaWars, WianWvelaWamias, qajTa belads, dedofalas, qeru-
bims. universitetSi nanaxi ymawvilebis saxeebi gacurda
dabinduli Tvalebis win. erTi-ori daamaxsovrda im saRa-
mos sxdomidan, Tumca maTi saxelebi ar icoda. Tavs Zala
daatana, raTa maTi nafiqrali gaego. zogis Wkua moewona,
sxarti da moqnili, sxvebisam ganacvifra – sicarielis gamo...
uRimRamo, azrisagan daclilma saxeebma Camoiares sanTlis
figurebiviT... da uceb xiTxiTi...
diax, mxolod mas Semoesma xiTxiTi da gamofxizlda,
mwyralad Sexeda Semosuls. wowola, JRalwvera kaci iyo.
Tvalebi ise miWyletoda, cxviris zurgi rom ara, albaT,
eZgerebodnen erTimeores. saxe mgloviare hqonda, oRond
bageTa kuTxeSi gauelvebda xolme ucnauri Rimili, maSin
wvetian kbilebs gamoaCenda da Cumi, tirils amofarebuli
xiTxiTi aRmoxdeboda.
kacs qurqSi gaxveuli tipi axlda. xvneSoda, wkmutu-
nebda, win wakvexil cxvir-pirs ise atrialebda, TiTqos
yvelafers sunavso. gamudmebiT raRacas eZebda Tavis qurq-
Si da Tu moixelTebda, umalve kbils gahkravda.
wowola kubosTan SeCerda. aA ravis miusamZimra. g G ulze
xeli daikrifa da zemodan dascqeroda micvalebuls. mM is uJ-
mur gamoxedvaSi mzeWabukma sazeimo naperwkali SeniSna
da SeSfoTda, aRelda. uneblie SiSi daZlia, TvaliT eZebda
raime nivTs, raTa iaraRad gamoeyenebina.
veraferi moaswro, radgan oTaxSi ucxo berikaci Se-
movida.
berikacs TeTri kaba ecva, damtverili, kalTaSemoZon-
Zili.. Sori gza gamoevlo, albaT. QWaRara, dauvarcxnel
Tma-wverSi birka SerCenoda, misi kani mzesa da qars CaeJanga.
Tvalebi zRvasaviT wminda da Rrma hqonda, umanko da brZnu-
li erTdroulad.

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 kubos meore mxares SeCerda. mM arjvena gadaafara neSts,
mzera miabjina wowolas.
airia wowola, Tvalebi xan saiTken gaeqca, xan saiTken.
_ jgrag! – wamoiZaxa uneburad da am wamoZaxilSi
igrZnoboda SiSic, gaborotebac, muqarac.
_ gujmaxan! – mSvidad Tqva kacma.
Setrialda wowola, mourideblad miswi-moswia moti-
ralni da kibeze bragabrugiT daeSva.
wkmutuni aRmoxda qulajians, uceb oTxze waikuza, fac-
xa-fucxiT mihyva gaqceuls.
gaocebuli mzeWabuki Semobrunda jgragisaken. berikaci
oTaxSi ver ipova da maSin eca damwvris suni.
mixvda, rom Zmebi movidnen.
cxedris gasvenebis dro dadga. qalebi dabla Cavidnen.
mM amakacebi gawamawiaSi iyvnen, viwro kibeze sasaxle rogor
gavatioTo.
jumam da kaWuWiam ar daayovnes. uU mal eZgernen, viTomda
upirvelesi axloblebi Cvena varTo.
_ frTxilad! aA r gagivardeT! f F exebi iqiT uqeniT!.. _
gankargulebebs iZleoda juma, xuTiode mamakacis daxma-
rebiT cdilobda kubo moxerxebulad gaetarebina kibis
mosaxvevze.
quCaSi procesia gaiWima.
mzeWabuki sxvebs CamorCa, Tavs ganZarculad grZnobda.
`me vina var? – fiqrobda TavisTvis, – ori dRea gavicani.
juma ki mravali welia megobrobda da guli Sestkiva... ka-
xasac...~ – cdilobda gaemarTlebina Zmebi, eWvis Wia RrRni-
da da suls uSfoTebda. raRac imaleboda jumas gadaWar-
bebul TavgamodebaSi. amaze fiqrisac eSinoda da ar cdila
eWvebSi garkveuliyo.
kubo Savad gasudruli manqanis Zaraze Sedges. juma ganze
gadga. Sublidan ofli moiwminda da Soriaxlo mdgomma mze-
Wabukma gaigona: `aha, gujmaxan, msxverplSewirvac davam-
TavreT... Zviri damijda, magram baribarsa varT...~


 Tavzari daeca mzeWabuks, TvalT daubnelda. gG ons rom mo-
vida, procesia Sors iyo... faliaSvilis quCas mihyva da male
miwaSi vagoniviT CaWedil sardafSi amohyo Tavi. dajda ta-
tos naqon skamze, tatos magidas daeyrdno idayvebiT da ase
gairinda, fiqris Tavic ar hqonda.
mogvianebiT moxucma diasaxlisma SemoiWyita.
_ am oTaxSi me vicxovreb, _ uTxra mzeWabukma, _ im-
densave gadavixdi, ramdensac tato gixdidaT!
dedaberi usityvod gabrunda, kari mouketa.

Tavi V. glova
da ganerida mzeWabuk bedia yvelas, ufrore Zmebs, rad-
gan codna awuxebda, mixvedra.
oTaxi betonis kubosa hgavda da mzeWabukma Tavi coc-
xlad daimarxa.
dilidan saRamomde bolTasa scemda am sarkofagSi, sadac
dRis sinaTle verc aRwevda, xolo ablabudebiTa da mtvriT
dafaruli erTaderTi naTura ise sustad bJutavda, mewa-
muli feri edeboda yovel sagans, mowyenisa da simartovis
grZnobas aZlierebda.
xandaxan mobezrdeboda umizno siaruli, gauxdelad
davardeboda loginze, tatos loginze da Wers miaSterde-
boda, ikvlevda baTqaSze damCneul bzarebs, romelic sis-
xlZarRvTa erT ferSi daxatul sqemas hgavda. am dros is
fiqrobda Soreul warsulze, roca ar arsebobda, magram
egona, rom mexsierebam Semoinaxa ucnauri xilvebi: TiTqos
sufevda wyvdiadi da am wyvdiadSi iSviaTad akiafebuli
pawia cicinaTela gzas ukvalavda qvebsa da RorRSi mosi-
arules. cdilobda rogorme gaexsenebina, rodis gadaxda es
da TviTon ras warmoadgenda maSin. mM exsierebas burusi Se-
mohxveoda da sagnebi mxolod aCrdilebs miagavdnen, an
mRvrie wyalze damCneul landebs.


 SimSili rom Seawuxebda, maSinRa grZnobda, rom miwieri
arseba iyo. sicocxle Tavisas moiTxovda. d D auwyebda puris
gamxmar qerqs loRnas da amiT kmayofildeboda. f F uli mainc
ar hqonda, rac hqonda, isic saxlis diasaxliss gadauxada
da axla SimSiliT wamebisaTvis ganewyo... dro ki midioda...
erTxel mamida movida. ise Semoipara, SemdgomSi mzeWabu-
ki sizmariviT ixsenebda. mSrali Tvalebi hqonda, tuCebi
mkacrad moekuma. Tavi dauqnia mzeWabuks. araferi uTqvams.
auCqareblad, uxmaurod mialaga wignebi da qaRaldebi, ga-
recxa WurWeli. tatos Zvelmanebi Seaxvia, sadRac gaitana.
iataki dagava. mM ere dajda da xelebi muxlebze daiwyo.
mzeWabuki sawolis kideze ijda, iqidan adevnebda Tvals.
mamida erTxans ase iyo garindebuli. b B olos wamodga,
tatos suraTi aiRo.
_ yvelafers aq vtoveb, Svilo, _ esRa Tqva, _ marto
suraTi mimaqvs. Sen ici, mixede aqaurobas.
uceb aqviTinda, magidaze Camoemxo, mxrebi aucaxcaxda.
_ mamida, mamida, genacvale, nu tiri, mamida! – mivarda
mzeWabuki. mM is win daeca, muxlebze mohxvia xeli.
mamida TandaTan damSvidda, Tavze xeli gadausva da wa-
vida, raTa samudamod amoSliliyo mzeWabukis cxovrebidan.
wuTierma cremlebma ganwminda mzeWabuk bedias suli,
ganridebam myudroeba moupova, _ moCvenebiTi, _ da kmayo-
fili iyo... meti araferi sWirdeboda da arc raimes moiT-
xovda vinmesagan...
meeqvse dRes es myudroeba daerRva... damwvris sunma gons
moiyvana. g
G aaxsenda, rom am qalaqSi marto ar iyo. aq cxovrobd-
nen misi Zmebi, mas ki daviwyeboda, ratom ganerida maT.
jumam Tavi daxara da ise Semovida. albaT imitom, rom
kari dabla iyo gamoWrili da sxvanairad ver Semoeteoda.
uxmod dajda da miaCerda loginze gauxdelad wamo-
wolil mzeWabuks, romelic gaocebuli umzerda, TiTqos
iatakidan eSmakeuli amomZvraliyos.
_ juma! – Tqva da wamojda, saxeze xelebi moisva, raTa


gaexsenebina yovelive. mexsierebaSi kvlav raRac fragmen-
tebi tivtivebda, rac sinamdvilis asli iyo mxolod.
jumam oTaxi moaTvaliera. kK edelze mimagrebuli sura-
Tebis danaxvisas yba moeqca, Tvali ver gauswora. mM zera magi-
daze dalagebuli qaRaldebis grovas miaciva.
amoioxra, radgan ar icoda, saidan moevlo. f F iqrobda,
yovelive isedac naTeliao, magram sinamdvileSi misTvisac
gaurkvevlobis burusi exvia sagnebsa da movlenebs; uneb-
lie da umizezo krZalvas grZnobda umcrosi Zmis winaSe.
_ ramdeni geZebeT, mTeli qalaqi SemovirbineT me da
kaxaberma... – sayveduriT dawyeba arCia, raTa imTaviTve moe-
Toka. aA qamde advilad mbrZaneblobda, amieridan, grZnobda,
yovelgvari uflebebi ayrili hqonda.
mzeWabukma mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ soflidan werili mogvweres, deda gkiTxulobs, xom
Wkvianad ariso, xom mecadineobso, ra gadawyvitao... ra unda
mivwero?
mzeWabukma kvlav mxrebi Searxia, oTaxSi bolTis cemas
mohyva. juma faruli SiSiT adevneboda Tvals.
_ gamomZiebeli xom ar yofila? – frTxilad ikiTxa, –
albaT yvela nacnobs dakiTxaven... me ra vici, vin mokla, mteri
eyoleboda vinme... – mzeWabukma araferi Tqva da jumam ena
moikvnita, saubris Tema Secvala, _ mezoblebi mekiTxebian,
sad daikarga Seni oqrosTmiani Zmao... – cdilobda mSvidi
yofiliyo, eZneleboda Tavis daWera da gulgrilobis am
kedlis gangreva, _ arc ki mekiTxebi raa axali, _ Tqva Sewux-
ebulma, – Cems moTxrobebs beWdaven. m M ale mTeli qveyana
gaigebs juma bedias saxels... rogor gauxardebaT sofelSi...
mzeWabuki magidasTan gaCerda, auCqareblad daiwyo
qaRaldebis xelaxali dalageba.
_ mgoni arc gixaria, _ wyeniT ganagrZo jumam, _ ra da-
gemarTa, erTi amixseni, marto CemTvis xom ar viRvwi. Cemi
saxeli Tqveni saxelic ar aris?
mzeWabuki uceb Sebrunda misken da nervulad hkiTxa:

!
 _ ra ginda?
_ rogor Tu ra minda? – ver miuxvda juma.
_ Cemgan ra ginda?
jumam tuCi moikvnita, erTxans TiTs akakunebda magida-
ze, mere daTafluli xmiT daiwyo:
_ mzeWabuk, Zamiko, mexsierebam ar dagaRalatos! mM e ara-
feri maviwydeba. ramdenadac vici, Seni Zma var, Tanac ufrosi.
gaxsovs, curvas rom gaswavlidi? erTxel engurma wagiRo,
Zlivs gadagarCine. uCemod rad Caxvedi wyalSi-meTqi da kidec
mogTeTqve... mTel saaTi vtirodi SenTan erTad, gaxsovs?
mzeWabuki sawolze Camojda, nikapi xels Camoayrdno da
kuTxes gauswora Tvali.
_ sanam skolaSi waxvidodi, Cems ferxTiT geZina. ramden-
jer dagisvelebia logini. aA r mindoda Seni atireba da me vib-
ralebdi. mere ki engurSi gbandi, raTa suni ar SegrCenoda...
sunze gaaxsenda, oTaxSi damwvris suni idga da suls
ugubebda mdumare mzeWabuks.
_ ra ginda Cemgan? – mesamed ikiTxa.
juma moiRuSa.
_ ra minda da Tavi gaanebe mag balRobas! wamodi Sin, im-
ecadine!
_ juma, _ pirquSad gaawyvetina. – damtove, Zalian
gTxov, damtove!
_ ar dagtoveb! – gadaWriT Tqva jumam, – xom ici, rom am
betonis xvrelSi ver Cagtoveb. aA q SimSili da nesti mogklavs.
Cven ki gavfarTovdiT. A axla kuziani vasasis bina Cvenia, beb-
ruxanam dagvitova anderZiT...
_ juma! – wynarad Tqva Tavdaxrilma mzeWabukma, – me bev-
ri rame vici, magram yvelaferi ara... Tu kidev erTi saaTi dar-
Cebi, yvelaferi mecodineba... me ki ar minda dagkargo, gesmis?..
swored imitom, rom yvelaferi maxsovs... damtove, juma!
Tavi aswia da Zmas Sexeda. jumas feri ar edo... Zlivs wa-
modga da uxmod galaslasda. gasasvlelSi Tavi isev daswia.
quCaSi aseve Tavdaxrili da mxrebCamoyrili midioda.

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meaTe saRamos pirvelad gamovida. quCaSi TiTo-orola

mkerdgaReRili axalgazrda Tu Canda, usaqmod klavdnen
dros sadarbazosTan. mzeWabuks arsad eCqareboda. fexiT
dauyva gzas vakis parkisaken. dRisiT qalaqSi cxeloda. sax-
lebis kedlebi TonesaviT iyo gaxurebuli, asfaltidan ha-
eris Tbili talRa adioda. sulis moTqma mainc SeiZleboda.
parkisaTvis uamrav xalxs Seexizna Tavi. Tumca gvianic
iyo da moseirneni jguf-jgufad miiwevdnen gasasvleli
kibisaken. parkSic bevri rCeboda jerac da Cafiqrebuli
ymawvili xan vis ejaxeboda, xan vis, wamdauwum uxdeboda
bodiSebis darigeba.
parkis centrSi uzarmazari Sadrevani scemda SxuiliTa
da dgafuniT. wylis faruli Zala guguniT styorcnida
mZlavr nakadebs, erTmaneTs anTqrevda vercxlis Wavlebs,
fantavda miriad wveTebad, haerSi ekida grili nisli da
macocxlebeli Jvavi efineboda gamvlelT saxeze.
gaCerda mzeWabuki. wminda sinotive ugrilebda pirisa-
xes, ucxrobda sisxls. aA viwydeboda sawuxari, wveT-wveTo-
biT ubrundeboda xalisi da udardeli bavSvobis grZnoba...
TiTqos araferi gadaxdenoda tragikuli, TiTqos kvlav is
bednieri mzeWabuki iyo, Tbilisis zRvis SemogarenSi rom
kiskasebda... amdeni xnis martvilobam daubuJa ZarRvebi,
mounda moZraoba, daRla, frena. gaSala mklavebi da gaina-
varda Sadrevnis Tavze.
Bbrbo Segrovda seiris sayureblad. maTi SeZaxilebi
Sadrevnis gugunSi inTqmeboda, mainc aRwevda aRtacebuli
SeZaxilebi, `vaSa~, taSiscema.
goliaT farvanasaviT evleboda mzeWabuk bedia vercx-
lis WaRs, xels Seaxebda da amsxvrevda Wavls, brWyviala win-
wklebs abnevda irgvliv.
magram wamieri iyo Tavdaviwyeba.
brbos yiJini gaZlierda. aRtacebaSi aRSfoTeba gaeria,

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`vaSaSi~ – `Zirs~, taSiscemaSi – stvena... gaunelda aRtyineba,
kvlav ubrundeboda Savi melanqolia.
ganerida brbos da ze aiWra qalaqis Tavze, raTa RameSi
gauCinarebuliyo.
susti niavi miafarfatebda mzeWabuks da qveviT, mTaTa
Sav siluetebs Soris moedineboda farTo xeobaSi gamomwy-
vdeuli qalaqi, moativtivebda auracxel, ferad girlian-
debs _ Ramiseul quCebsa da prospeqtebs.
dafioni amqrqalebda qalaqis cas, varskvlavebi Zlivs
bJutavdnen, ciskidurze ki sulac qrebodnen.
suli isev ewmindeboda mzeWabuks, Sordeboda dardi da
naRveli, evseboda ganuzomeli siTboTi. u U yvarda es qalaqi,
uyvarda misi sikeTiTac da biwierebiTac, misi simaRliTac
da dacemiTac... uyvarda misi sicxiani dReebi da grili Ramee-
bi... misi adamianebi!
Rameuli qalaqi savse iyo sinaTliTa da xmebiT. manqanaTa
dausrulebeli guguni qalaqis sunTqva iyo, feradi fanjre-
bi misi Tvalebi iyo, musikis moulodneli hangi misi xma iyo...
mavans muza swveoda da fortepianoze daxrili iwvoda siT-
bosa da siyvarulisagan.
u
U smenda varskvlavebSi gaTqvefili mzeWabuk bedia qa-
laqis xmebs da ucbad mounda Zirs daSveba, quCaSi gavla, vin-
mesTan laparaki, nebieri, alersiani pasuxis mosmena...
SuaRame gadasuli iyo, sanapiroze daeSva, mtkvris par-
apetze Camojda.
qalaqs ukve eZina da zurgsukan, avtostradaze iSviaTad
Tu Camoiqrolebda avtomanqana. mzeWabuki gadahyurebda
vercxlisferi talRebiT alivlivebul mtkvars, wyalSi
Cacvenil sanapiros naTurebsa da piraRma ayudebul sax-
lebs. wylis zedapiri hgavda vercxlis jejils, romelsac
cicinaTelebis jogi Seseoda. mM ere TiTqos aiwia vercxlis
talRa, TvalebSi Seesxa ymawvils, upeebi auvso brWyviala
buStulakebiT. mM ixvda, rom CasTvlima. daRlili iyo da gan-
Zreva daezara. moeCvena, rom kalmaxad iqca, aRma-daRma da-
curavda gamWvirvale wyalSi da winwklebi WorfliviT

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aCndeboda tanze.
moulodnelad yayani moesma. ver gaarkvia sad iyo da ra
xdeboda mis Tavs. viRacebi exvivnen gars da aqeT-iqiT eqa-
Cebodnen.
_ erTi da ori, erTad, he! – iZaxdnen da perangs axevdnen.
aryis sunze mixvda, mTvralebi iyvnen. gG aiwia, magram ver
dausxlta.
viRacam zurgSi muSti hkra, mtkvarSi gadaagdo.
sanapiroze uazro xorxoci da yiJina atyda. sadRac Sors
ikivla sirenam. mSveleli aravin Canda.
mzeWabukma wylis cimcima zedapirs odnav dahkra xeli,
CitiviT SeifrTxiala, Seinavarda da bumerangiviT ukanve
Seaxta parapets.
RviniT gamomtyvrali gogo-biWebi iyvnen. erTmaneTs
ebRlarZunebodnen da uSverad iginebodnen.
gadagdebuli kaci kvlav parapetze rom dainaxes, gaoce-
bisagan ena CauvardaT.
_ oh, Tqve naZiralebo! – sibraziT aenTo mzeWabuki.
mTvralebi gamoerkvnen, azuzundnen.
_ gamiSvi, magisi... unda vcemo! – daiRriala erTma,
ulvaSianma.
meorem daakava.
_ mokete, TiTsac veravin daakarebs! eE s Cemi Zmaa! – gai-
gona mzeWabukma nacnobi xma da dacxra.
kaWuWia Zlivs idga fexze. mM uceli gamobuStoda, albaT
dilidan svamda. axalTaxali pijaki SemoRletoda. saxeze
nakawri aCnda. idga da aslokinebda, Tan uyurebda parapetze
Semdgari mzeWabukis fexebs, radgan Tavis aweva emZimeboda.
_ wavideT, kaxas venacvale, aq ra gvinda! – ulvaSianma
xeli gadaxvia, ZalaTi daZra adgilidan da xrinwiani xmiT
SemosZaxa: _ Wyinti yvelis Wama miyvars...
sxvebic ahyvnen.
kaWuWiam moixeda, amoixvneSa da male misi xma Seeria
mTvralTa Rriancels...

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ori kvira, am Sexvedris Semdeg, mxolod RamRamobiT ga-

modioda Tavisi sarkofagidan. mTeli dRe gaSotili iwva
betonis vagonSi, sadac nesti, obis suni da sigrile sufev-
da, maSin roca barCxala mze quCebSi asfalts adnobda... iwva
tatos asketur sawolze da fiqrobda Zmebze – jumasa da
kaWuWiaze. aA r undoda maTi gaxseneba. Tavs Zalas atanda, raTa
azri aTas sxva ambavs gadawvdenoda, sasacilosa da sati-
rals, wakiTxulsa da ganagons, magram Zalauneburad Zmebs
ubrundeboda da mzeWabukis mexsierebaSi dausruleblad
trialebda faqtebi da movlenebi, romlebsac sxva dros
yursac ar aTxovebda, axla ki yovelives mniSvneloba eZle-
oda. mzeWabukis eWvi realur, sagnobriv formas iZenda.
swored amitom devnida igi fiqrs, Tumca akviatebuli abe-
zara Tavs mainc ar anebebda.
aA m Sinagani Widilisagan daRlils xandaxan moswyurde-
boda grili haeri, moswyurdeboda bneli cis okeaneSi CaZir-
va, javarvarskvlaveTSi qrolva, Rameuli qalaqis TvalTva-
li, datovebda Tavis nebayofil cixes da aiWreboda zeviT.
iq, cis Sav siwmindeSi mcire xniT ewveoda sulieri simSvide
da wamieri bedniereba.
erT aseT dRes gaaxsenda rogneda, gaaxsenda ise, TiTqos
papanaqeba sicxeSi ucabedad aA nkara, gril wyaros waawydao.
TviTonac gaukvirda, ratom ar moagonda aqamde, martoo-
biT Sewuxebulma ratom ar miaSura, ratom ar sTxova maSve-
li xeli...

Tavi VI. rogneda

rognedasac axsovda mzeWabuk bedia. im dRidan CarCa mex-
sierebaSi, rodesac vagonis kupeSi Sevida da biWis win das-
kupda. aseTi lurji Tvalebi, oqros Tma, sufTa kani, mSve-
nivrad moxazuli bageebi TvalSi vis ar mouvidoda. swored

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rom TvalSi, radgan rognedas guli jerjerobiT sxva, mac-
duri rameebisaTvis ar gaxldaT Semzadebuli. yY ovel SemTx-
vevaSi, ase irwmuneboda qalbatoni RaRuli da gogonasac
sjeroda dedis sityvebi.
miuxedavad amisa, rognedas xandaxan esizmreboda lurj-
Tvaleba biWi, uneblieT igrZnobda loyaze misi bageebis
Sexebas, gamoeRviZeboda ucnauri, gaurkveveli grZnobiT
acaxcaxebuls da Zili ukrToda didxans...
repetitorad papua CirgaSvili rom mouZebnes, mainc-
damainc ar gaxarebia. pP irveli danaxvisTanave aiTvaliswuna,
Tvalis Sevleba ezareboda. Nnametani cbieri da laquca
Canda. viTom didi simpaTiiT iyo ganwyobili mowafis mimarT.
xan mxarze Seaxebda xels, xan Tavze gadausvamda. aA m dros go-
gona finiasaviT aiburZgleboda, cota aklda, raTa kbili ar
gaekra am xelisaTvis. oRond simorcxvis gamo ki ar ikavebda
Tavs, binZuri xelia da kbili rogor davadgao, _ fiqrobda.
mainc ar acdenda mecadineobas, Tumca aqamde gansa-
kuTrebuli sibejiTiT ar gamoirCeoda. mM owafeobis xanaSi
imdens trialebda sarkis win, imdenjer irgebda mokle ka-
bebs, ise yuradRebiT aTvalierebda Tavis fexebs (TviTo-
nac ukvirda, rogor SeiZleba aseTi lamazi fexebi mqonde-
so), rom samecadinod sakmao dro aRar rCeboda. axla ki dRe-
sac ar ucdenda papua CirgaSvils. dilidanve raRac Zala
ezideboda am saxlisaken. sulmouTqmelad moirbenda WiS-
kramde, Tan enis wverze momzadebuli hqonda mware ram
saTqmeli, raTa moulodneli mowinaaRmdege daejabna,
oRond is mowinaaRmdege erTxelac ver ixila.E
rogneda imeds mainc ar kargavda, magram mzeWabukis nac-
vlad kaWuWias SeefeTeboda xolme. kaWuWiam albaT dro
daimaxsovra da aivanze xvdeboda mudam. Zveli nacnobiviT
Tavs dauqnevda da miacivdeboda gogonas mokle kabaSi ga-
momwyvdeul TeZoebsa da swor fexebs. sanam rogneda kibes
aaTavebda, kaWuWias gulSi aTasnairi tkbili zraxva isaxebo-
da. g
G ogonac grZnobda amas, erTgvari keTilganwyobiTac

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pasuxobda usityvo salamze da kibeze gangeb anelebda na-
bijebs. sul ufro nakleb fiqrobda mzeWabukze, TumcaRa
ratom unda efiqra amdeni im soflel biWze, visac ori si-
tyvis erTmaneTze gadabma Zlivs exerxeboda.NAD
es ki iyo ase, magram faruli imedebi mainc uRvioda. O
oriode wuTi meore sarTulis aivanze yovndeboda, Tan
eCveneboda, did-patara me miTvalTvalebso. zevidan papua
CirgaSvili gadmoeyudeboda, ar aclida, uxmod, SeTqmuli-
viT uqnevda xels. rogneda uxalisod adioda masTan. guls-
gareSe pasuxobda kiTxvebze, repetitoris Cmaxvas arc us-
menda, gareT hqonda gulisyuri.
mere SeamCnia, raRac ubedureba datrialebuliyo. ezo-
Si qalebi jguf-jgufad idgnen, ucxoebs eWviT aTvali-
erebdnen da dausruleblad Woraobdnen. oRond raze, es
ver gaigo. mopirdapire fanjridan ismoda viRacis gauTa-
vebeli moTqma. jer gadawyvita, dabnuli giJiao, giJebisa
ki yvelaze ufro eSinoda, magram mozares xma iseTi gul-
sawvavi iyo, TviTonac satirlad ganewyo. bolos moTmine-
ba dakarga da ratom gahkiviso, _ repetitors hkiTxa. pap-
ua CirgaSvili am dros gulmodgined arCevda luarsab
TaTqariZis madianobis ambavs da bozbaSisa da CixirTmis
problemebs wyvetda. ise iyo gatacebuli Tavisi origina-
luri mosazrebebiT am sakiTxze, rom kiTxva uceb ver gaig-
ona. mere Tavi sinanuliT gaaqnia, aqaoda iseTi tragikuli
ambavi vici, qveyanas SeZravso.
_ sartfo moukles amaswinaT da mgoni Tan gadayves!
rognedas meti araferi ukiTxavs. sulSi Caswvda gul-
dakodili arsebis xma.
roca moTqma miwyda, iseTi mdumareba Camovarda, mTe-
li qveyana dacarieldao bgerebisagan. papua CirgaSvilis
laqlaqiRa amRvrevda wminda mdumarebas.
amis Semdeg yovel mosvlaze im fanjaras uTvalT-
valebda, magram iq dumili sufevda.
erTxel aivanze SeefeTa mzias. Savmandiliani gogos


mzeram SeaZrwuna. sivrceSi iyureboda, TiTqos mis Tval-
Ta xedvas saxlis kedlebi ver sazRvravdnen. pirvelad
Tavis sicocxleSi moridebiT aekra moajirs da ise gaat-
ara. mogvianebiT papua CirgaSvilma usayvedura, tyuilad
virjebi, yurs mainc ar migdebo. rognedas misTvis ar eca-
la. Tvalwin edga Savmandiliani qaliSvili. TviTonac ar
icoda, ratom Sewuxda egzom. vaxSamze dedamac misca Se-
niSvna. bebiam ki Zilis win CurCuli gauba, viTomda Cven
mudam megobrebi viyaviT da Cemi gogo axlac arafers dami-
malavso. rognedas arc araferi hqonda dasamali, arc saT-
qmeli. rogor unda aexsna bebiasaTvis, ase da ase, gogo vna-
xe, vinac satrfos daRupvas sigiJemde miuyvaniao. bebia
amas mainc ver daijerebda, is gogo isedac giJi iqnebodao,
ityoda da Wkuis swavlebas mohyveboda. roca bebia gavida,
sabani gadaiZro da bnelSi TeTrad gamomkrTal telefons
miacqerda. TviTonac ar icoda, ratom egona, rom viRaca
moiclida da SuaRameze telefonis rekvas dauwyebda.
didxans uyura. telefons xma ar gauRia. Tvlema wamoepara,
Tvalebi milula da am dros SeakrTo moulodnelma azrma –
mas ara marto ebraleboda is gogo, mas Surda misi... awrial-
da, Zili gautyda...
loginze wamojda. oTaxSi cxeloda.
Surda?!
fanjaras kenWi moxvda da misma gaCxakunebam azri dau-
frTxo...

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fanjaras kenWi moxvda. g G aukvirda. fexakrefiT miipara

da farda odnav gadaswia. gamoRebuli fanjridan niavi uber-
avda, cxel tans ugrilebda, amSvidebda. quCis farani asfal-
tis patara wres anaTebda. nN iavi aqanavebda farans da masTan
erTad qanaobda sinaTlis wrec. aA ravin Canda. rognedam fan-
jara mixura, Tan minaze cxviri miaWylita da ise gadaixeda.


 uceb guli gadauqanda. f F anjris meore mxares viRaca
idga da rognedas Semohyurebda. SeuZlebeli iyo am simaR-
le kedelze amococeba, magram viRaca aSkarad uRimoda.
rognedam pirze xeli miifara, raTa SiSisagan ar ekivla.
icno.
SiSi daZlia, fanjara gamoaRo da perangze Caafrinda.
_ giJo, giJo, Camovardebi!
mzeWabuki fanjris rafaze gadmoZvra, mdumared moaCerda.
_ giJo! – Wirveulad gaimeora rognedam, pirisaxe biWis
mkerdSi Camala da cremlebi gadmoyara.
mzeWabukma xma Zlivs amoiRo.
_ rogneda!
_ rom Camovardniliyavi, rom Camovardniliyavi, ga-
dareuli, xuligani!.. – ar isvenebda gogona.
_ rogneda!
swrafad damSvidda, SiSma gadauara, biWs xeli uSva.
_ rogor SemaSine... moica, Cemken nu ixedebi! – Txeli xa-
laTi gadaicva, sinaTle aanTo.
sinaTleze mzeWabuki dabneuli da darcxvenili Canda,
gambedaoba daelia.
rognedam kvlav fanjarasTan miirbina, gadaixeda, tu-
Cebi mopruwa, biWiviT daustvina.
_ aq rogor amoxvedi? f F exis mosakidebelic arsadaa...
tyapani rom mogedina, ra unda gveqna xval? ras ityodnen me-
zoblebi? – gamococxlebuls saxe ucinoda, cqmutavda, mok-
le xalaTqveS saRamuris kalTebi ufrialebda.
_ rogneda, _ wailuRluRa mzeWabukma.
_ araferi Tqva, nu ilaparakeb, Torem deda da bebia
gaigoneben. rogor mogafiqrda CemTan mosvla, Tanac ase gvi-
an... me ki aRarc maxsovdi, aTasi saqme maqvs, Sens Tavs ra gamax-
senebda...
_ rogneda!
_ erTi sityvac ar unda maTqmevino? romeo Cemo, ras met-
yvi iseTs? xom ar damiCoqeb? siyvaruli ginda amixsna? wesieri


biWebi ase ar iqcevian. dD agereka mainc. kinoSi ratom ar dampa-
tiJe? albaT sxvebi dagyavs kinoSi da axla gagaxsendi...
ena moikvnita. mM ixvda, zedmets laparakobda. mzeWabuki
TandaTan fiTrdeboda da fanjrisaken ixevda.
_ oRond ar gadaxte! – wamoiZaxa da mivarda, – suleli
var, suleli! rogor ver gaige, enagatlekili gogo var, Ste-
ri... Sen ki yvelaferi gulTan migaqvs...
mzeWabukma mklavi mohxvia, mkerdSi Caikra da rognedam
anazdad igrZno, iataks rom moswyda, oTaxSi gacurda...
dafrTxa.
_ ar minda, ar minda! – SiSisagan mklavebi kiserze SemoaW-
do. oTaxis sinaTle gaqra da igi mzeWabukTan erTad Ramis Save-
TSi gadaeSva. sadRac vardeboda dausruleblad, vardeboda
da wamiTwamze eloda bolos, magram gagrZelda wami da ar daad-
ga saSveli.
bnel sivrceSi inTqmeboda gogona. qQ ari zuzunebda, Tmas
uwewavda... yeli yels gadaeWdo, mkerdi mkerds mikvroda, mis
wels ymawvilis mklavebi Semosaltoda, TandaTan SiSi qar-
wyldeboda da tkbil zmanebaSi eSveboda.
yovelive es iyo daujerebeli zRapari.
_ giJi, gadareuli, quCis biWi... – CurCulebda rogneda,
ekvroda. ukve ar eSinoda, radgan msgavsi sizmari araerT-
xel unaxavs winaTac, diliT ki daRlilsa da moTenTils
gamoRviZebia.
wamiT gaaxila Tvali. yovelmxriv moriale varskvlavTa
naperwklebi Seucvivda upeebSi... ise cimcimebdnen, TiTqos
aTi aTasi cicinaTela Semoseoda sizmars.
kvlav daxuWa, miendo sizmris laR mdinarebas, mzeWabuk
bedias mklavebs, radgan sizmarSic ver gabedavda martod-
marto ase maRla afrenas.
mzeWabuki ki, wamieri bednierebiT Sepyrobili, Tavis na-
davls Caxutebuli, daqroda Rameul zecaze da bolo dRee-
bis yvela wuxili daviwyeboda.
nela daeSva qalaqisaken, miagno saxls, ganaTebul fan-

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jaraSi Sefrinda da gogona sarecelze dasva.
ganze gadga da ar icoda ra moemoqmeda. rogneda baliS-
ze nebierad miwva, Tvalebi daxuWuli hqonda da iRimeboda:
_ ra kargi sizmaria!
wamwamebi aafaxula da mzeWabuks amoxeda.
_ Senc sizmari xar! – Tqva da TiTqos ena ar emorClebao,
TiTqos viRacam Zala daatanao, ucxo xmiT hkiTxa: _ is put-
kuna kaxaberi rogora gyavs? – Caicina mogudulad, ymawvils
moeCvena, orazrovnado.
feri ecvala mzeWabuks, fanjrisken gadadga nabiji.
rognedam xeli gamouwoda.
_ oh, SeCerdi! RmerTo Cemo, TviTonac ar vici ras vbodav!
magram mzeWabuks es sityvebi ar gaugonia, sibneleSi
gadaeSva da gaqra.
gogona fanjaras mivarda, asfaltze aravin dacemula...
farniT ganaTebuli are qanaobda Zveleburad.

Tavi VII. tatos gaxseneba

meormoce dRes gaaxsenda, rom yvavilebis sayidlad fu-
li ara hqonda. Rame gamovida saxlidan, gomboris mTebisaken
gaeSura. aA se Sors pirvelad mifrinavda. aA rc icoda, eyofo-
da Tu ara Rone iq misaRwevad da ukan mosabruneblad. gamTe-
niisas alpuri veli ipova, gvirilebiT ise dafaruli, vr-
clad gafenil TeTr xaliCas hgavda. serze mze wamoskupe-
buliyo da misi sxivebi gvirilebis gvirgvinebSi brwyinav-
da. cvarnapkuri mdelo cimcimebda, TiTqos mTeli veli Su-
Sis feradi namsxvrevebiT iyo savse. pP irvelyofili, marad
norCi samyaros surneleba Sinaganad asufTavebs adamians da
mzeWabuk bedias arc ise cudi eCveneboda samyaro.
naSuadRevs gvirilebis didi TaiguliT datvirTuli
daeSva saburTalos sasaflaoze, cvriani yvavilebi tatos
saflavze mimoabnia da iqve Caimuxla.
cxeloda, gvirilebma dakarges sixasxase.

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 TandaTan imata xalxma. sxva saflavebsac gamouCndnen
patronebi. mzeWabuki aravis aqcevda yuradRebas, arc vinmes
nafiqralis mosmena surda, raTa sulis simSvide SeenarCu-
nebina.
mzia movida, saflavis ferxTiT CaiCoqa da ase gairinda.
mzeWabuki daakvirda. cvlileba Seatyo, oRond ver
mixvda ra. mzias sulis xma ar esmoda winandeburad. d D adu-
mebuliyo misi azri da tvins bneli nisli mosavda...
sasaflao gamococxlda. aA qa-iq skamebze Camomsxdariy-
vnen Saosani dedakacebi, SeCveodnen marmarilosa da brin-
jaos am mdidrul qaoss; ise xSirad dadiodnen stumrad
Tavis dardTan, rogorc sxvebi dadian parkSi sasiyvarulo
paemnebze. kK vira dRe iyo da zogi bar-ToxiT mosuliyo. qQ ala-
qis qvebSi CaWedilebi am ori mtkaveli nedli miwis CiCqniT
gulsac ioxebdnen da sulsac. sasaflaos Sesasvlels zRva
xalxi mosdgomoda. mM anqanebis teva ar iyo. mzeWabuki xedavda
Seubralebeli Jamis namuSakevs, kuboSi Casvenebul moxuceb-
sa da axalgazrdebs, zogs dro moswrafeboda, zogi ki qala-
qis ritms gaeWylita, radgan siCqareSi ukan moxedvisa da
moZmisaTvis xelis gawvdenis dro aRar rCeba. moTqma-ti-
rili da samgloviaro musikis hangebi erTmaneTSi airia da
mzeWabukis TavSi jojoxeTuri kakafonia idga.
mzera dauSva. aA rc ramis mosmena surda, arc ramis danaxva.
datkepnil bilikze ori sxvadasxva juris WianWvela matli-
saTvis datakeboda erTmaneTs da samkvdro-sasicocxlo omi
hqondaT.
kvlav mzias axeda. gG ogos TvalebSi cremli daSroboda da
iq SiSi exata. `ra unda Cemgan, ra unda? – moesma mzeWabuks, _
tatos hgavs da imitom mtanjavs, imitom ar masvenebs, imitom
damdevs kvaldakval...~
gancvifrda mzeWabuki, egona, me vgavaro tatos.
oRondac mzia sul sxva mxares iyureboda da ufro da
ufro SfoTavda.
iqidan, saflavebs Soris datexil Tirze, Zmebi bediebi
modiodnen, win juma, fexdafex kaWuWia da raRaciT hgavda

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juma bedia tatos, Tumca siwminde aklda da mzeWabuki sabo-
lood darwmunda Tavis eWvebSi.
salamze pasuxi ar gaucia, Tavic ar auwevia. WianWvelebis
oms misCereboda.
jumam gulze xelebi daikrifa. m M is irgvliv damwvris
mZafri suni datrialda.
kaWuWia fexs inacvlebda, aRgznebuli Canda, rogorc
mcire simTvralisas Cveoda. mM is gamometyvelebaSi sruli
umweoba da dabneuloba igrZnoboda.
SeSinebuli mzia morCilad Tavdaxril mxevals ufro
hgavda, zogjer ciebianiviT SeaJrJolebda, haers Seis-
rutavda, suli exuTeboda, SiSiani TvalebiT axedavda jumas.
_ waval aqedan, sofelSi gadavikargebi... aq ra minda, –
gamomwvevi WirveulobiT Caiduduna mzeWabukma. mM isi sity-
vebi ise gaisma, rogorc udabnoSi, mopasuxe aravin iyo.
mzeWabukis gulSi TandaTan Zlierdeboda risxva, oRond
jerac ufros-umcrosobis dauwereli kanoni boWavda da
icdida, rodemde gagrZeldeboda es autaneli dumili, rom-
lis yoveli fiqri ase naTlad esmoda.
m z i a: `meti aravin Semiyvardeba, tyuilad cdilob...
me yvelaferi miveci mas, Cemi suli, Cemi siyvaruli... man igi
saflavSi Caiyolia... Cemi tato... Tavi damanebe, meti aravin
Semiyvardeba...~
j u m a: `Cemi unda gaxde, sxva gza ara gaqvs... amitom movi-
moqmede yovelive... mzia, mzia, Sen Tu Cemi ar gaxdebi, azri
ara aqvs am uzarmazar msxverpls... yvelafers mivaRwev, mag-
ram uSenod ra fasi eqneba...~
k a W u W i a (SigadaSig aslokinebs): `axla mdidaric var...
cota xanic da manqanas viyidi... Citis rZes ar mogakleb, sul
farCebSi gatareb... Senze ukeT parizSic ar ecmevaT... rus-
Tavelze rom CamovivliT, xalxs TvalSi ekals amovuyvanT...~
m z i a: `tato, Cemo biWo, rad uRalate Cems siyvaruls;
rad damtove xelmocaruli?.. siyvarulze siyvaruliT ver
mipasuxe, xeli gamomiwode da imave wams gaqri. E es ra jadoq-
roba iyo, biWo?! Sen waxvedi da Cemi gulic Tan gaiyole, biWo!..~

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 j u m a: `aqamde `is~ idga Cvens Soris. aA xla aRar aris,
wavida... male dagaviwydeba da, icode, CemsaviT aravin Se-
giyvarebs... Tavs rad aklav, mainc ar uyvardi. pP oetebs mar-
to sakuTari leqsebi da sakuTari Tavi uyvarT. sxvebi saku-
Tar `meSi~ Tu SeuyvardebaT. mM e ki uangarod miyvarxar, Cemsa-
viT veravin Segiyvarebs...~
k a W u W i a: `viTom riTi var sxvaze naklebi? Wkua maklia,
silamaze Tu Rone?.. Seni gulisaTvis qveyanas daveWidebi.
mM ovides visac unda, lavaSiviT gavakra miwaze, cxvir-pirs
amovunayav, gverdebs muStebiT davuzel... Cems Zamikosac,
Tu gadamidgeba... mifrTxildes, visac ori Tavi ar abia...~
m z i a: `meSinia, ratomRac meSinia... ratom ggavs Sen?.. Sen
dagemsgavsa da imitom meSinia... ratom hgavxar tatos?.. ra
ufleba gqonda?.. ah, rogor meSinia...~
j u m a: `aq marto gadaTxrili miwaa, meti araferi. iqneb
arc iyo igi amqveynad... dRes aqedan wavalT da meti ar mox-
vide... ar moxvide-meTqi, mkvdari rad unda idges cocxlebs
Soris? mM kvdarma rad unda gagvimwaros sicocxle?.. icode,
saflavsac wavSli! davamtrev am sasacilo xis jvars, dav-
tkepni miwas! mM oxval da ver ipovi, kvals ver miagneb!.. Senc,
mzeWabuk, Zamiko, Senc... mkvdari nu arCieT cocxals, Torem
mkvdarsac avi dRe daadgeba...~
k a W u W i a: `poetis siyvaruls gapatieb... ra moxda mere?..
es poetebi Ster gogoebs tvins gamoulayaven TavianTi
leqsebiT. gansakuTrebuli vinmeao da gogoc gaafrens... vi-
naa gansakuTrebuli?.. Cveulebrivi mkvdaria, misTvisac
erTma tyviam ikmara...~
m z i a: `agre nu miyureb... Sen me maSineb... ratom hgavxar ta-
tos?.. ra uflebiT?..~
j u m a (isteriuli gaafTrebiT): `maSin vicineb!.. davdge-
bi da vicineb! vnaxav Tqvens suls, cecxlze Segdebuls,
tkivilebisagan daiklaknebiT... davdgebi da vicineb!..~
_ me Tqven mezizRebiT, _ Tqva xmadabla mzeWabukma.
haerSi TiTqos Zalumad moqneulma maTraxma gaityla-
Suna, saxe aewva sameuls.

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 _ egeb momeCvena, _ boRmiT damarcvla jumam, _ raRac
Tavs gaxvedi bolo dros. eE tyoba, nebaze migiSvi da TavSi
agivarda!..
_ mezizRebiT! – gaimeora mzeWabukma.
_ mzeWabuk! – muqarasTan erTad SfoTic gaisma jumas xmaSi.
_ ra mogivida, Zamiko? – daaslokina kaWuWiam.
_ Senc, kaWuWia, maZRaro kaWuWia...
_ va, ra mouvida amas? – kaWuWia ufros Zmas amoefara.
_ mzeWabuk! – sibrazisagan suli Seugubda jumas.
_ Sen ki ufro metad! – miubrunda ymawvili, – TviTonac
ici, ratom!.. sisxli, wminda sisxli!..
_ xma! – ikivla juma bediam, – ar Tqva, Torem mogklav!
_ Cveuli xar! – zizRiT miugdo mzeWabukma.
_ ra ginda, ra ginda, ra ginda?! – duJi gadmohyara gaco-
febulma jumam. – mixvdi xom, mixvdi?! wadi axla da damas-
mine, mTel qveyanas mosde!.. daiviwye vinca var!.. marto Cem-
Tvis movimoqmede, ara?! Sen verafers gamomrCi, xom?! aA ba,
sindisi moikiTxe!..
gafiTrda mzeWabuki, Sescqeroda duJmoreul Zmas, enis
wverze utrialebda is saSineli sityva, waiCurCula kidec,
uxmod... `mkvleli...~
_ ar Tqva, ar Tqva! – jumam bnedianiviT gadmokarkla
Tvalebi da muSti TavSi waiSina.
damfrTxali kaWuWia ganze gadga, ar icoda ra eqna. d D a-
zafruli mzia TvalgafarToebuli uyurebda ZmaTa oms.
_ amaze gamcvale, amaze gamcvale, xom?! – kioda juma
bedia da wixlebs uSenda saflavs. Telavda gvirilebs, mixa-
kebsa da vardebs, buqnaobda saflavis zurgze, – mkvdari gir-
Cevnia, ara?! mM kvdari girCevnia!.. me Tqven giCvenebT seirs!..
mzeWabuki gaognebuli idga da Tvals ar ujerebda. u U sit-
yvod eca gamZvinvarebul Zmas, raTa tatos saflavi gada-
erCina. jumam Ronivrad hkra da mzeWabuki ganze moisrola.
WaxaniT daaskda saflavis jvars. Txemidan terfamde tki-
vilma dauara da yrmis goneba bnelma moicva...

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mamonas ganZi
Tavi I. Sauriani
Saurianze sisxlis pawia wveTi Canda, TiTqos viRacas pin-
cetiT daewveTebina. kaWuWiam igi mxolod meore dRes Seam-
Cnia, roca avtobusSi avida da jibeSi xurda moiZia.
axla ki, Saurianze sisxlis wveTi rom dainaxa, borot-
moqmediviT miixed-moixeda, Cumad TiTi gadausva. l L aqa ar
scildeboda. saswrafod Caagdo avtomatur salaroSi.
Camowia saxeluri, wkapuniT CamoWra bileTi da Tavisuflad
amoisunTqa. viTom pilate yofiliyos da xeli daebanos.
Camosvlisas jibe moisinja. mM eti xurda ar eguleboda. g G ul-
ma reCxi uyo. ver mixvda, saidan gaCnda mis jibeSi sxva mone-
ta – orSauriani. xelSi SeaTamaSa, masac wiTeli winwkli aCn-
da. uCveulo TrTolvam dauara kaWuWias. Tavi im qurdad
igrZno, vinac sxvis jibeSi CaZvra da am dros majaze staces.
iqve wylis gamyidveli vaWrobda da kaWuWiam saswrafod
gadaugdo orSauriani. wyals neba-neba svamda. g G azis civi
buStulakebi cxvirze winwklebs utovebda. eCveneboda, rom
es winwklebi wiTeli laqebiT Worflavda. avma winaTgr-
Znobam Seawuxa. Wiqa dado Tu ara, jibeSi kvlav Caiyo xeli.
iq moneta iyo, oRond ufro didi, abaziani da masac wiTeli
laqa ecxo. erTxans Tavzardacemuli idga. verafriT mim-
xvdariyo, saidan gaCnda mis jibeSi wiTellaqebiani xurda.
l
L ilim xom ar mieSmakao, gaifiqra. iqneb mixvda, ufulo rom
viyavi, da jibeSi Camiyarao. kaWuWiam es damajereblad miiC-
nia da jibeebi amoibruna. im abazianis meti veraferi ipova.
isic wylis gamyidvels miugdo, ori ormagi Camomisxio. g G am-
yidvelma gakvirvebiT amoxeda, araferi Tqva da savse Wiqe-
bi moawoda.
kaWuWiam naxevar-naxevariRa mosva, marTlac xom ar ga-
'
iWyipeboda da igrZno, rom jibe odnav daumZimda. o O riode
monetas ra iseTi simZime unda hqonoda, magram iseTi gafaci-
cebiT ugdebda yurs sakuTari jibis gacocxlebas, mixvda,
raRac moxda. xeli Caiyo... ukve icoda, rom ori abazi unda
amohyoloda... orives patara winwkli emCneoda.
yuradRebiT daakvirda, Tavi eWviT gaaqnia da xurda
jibeSi Caibruna. u
U mal ukanve amoiRo, raTa Seemowmebina, xom
araferi moematao. jerjerobiT jibidan isev is ori abazi
amohyva. Aaman cota daamSvida. ra hqonda gulgasaxeTqi.
jibeSi fuli uCndeboda da marTalia, zed sisxlis wveTe-
bic aCnda, magram, mogexsenebaT, fuls suni ar udis da azrad
vis mouvidoda, ekiTxa, es ra laqaao.
g
G adasayrelad ver gaimeta, rogorme davxarjav da moviSo-
rebo, gaifiqra. or abazad ra unda eyida, dro ki bevri hqonda.
gadawyvita, kinoSi Sesuliyo. bileTi aiRo. jerac salaros
ar moSoreboda, roca mixvda – jibeSi oTxi abazi edo.
SeSinda kaWuWia, Tumca am SiSs sixarulic axlda. im ada-
mianiviT dafrTxa, vinac axlaxan sakmao Tanxa Caijiba da jer
ar icis, marTlmsajulebis msaxvral xels gaeqca Tu ara,
magram cota uklia da samSvidobos gaaRwevs.
am ormagi grZnobiT aforiaqebuli uyuradRebod Sesc-
qeroda ekrans, Tan nayins miirTmevda, radgan oTxi erTad
iyida, Wamac uWirda da gadasagdebadac ver imetebda.
kinodan gamosuls xeli jibeSi hqonda, Tumca guli ere-
oda, TiTqos TiTebs sisxliT savse gubeSi afaTurebda.
eSinoda nacnobebTan Sexvedrisa, egona Tavs gascemda, Tum-
ca ra hqonda dasamali. `xom araferi momiparavs? – fiqrob-
da yoymaniT, – aravisTvis araferi wamirTmevia!~
TandaTan mSviddeboda da eCveoda. Uukve ar aqcevda
yuradRebas fulze damCneul laqebs, Tumca sulis wiaRSi
jer kidev boginebda susti krToma uCveulos winaSe.
sasadiloSi Sevida da zustad imdeni SeukveTa, fasad
maneTi da samoci kapiki rom dasWirveboda. wvnianic
bolomde ar Seexvripa, jibeSi ki, _ es danamdvilebiT ico-


da da arc ucdia Semowmeba, _ sami maneTi da abazi edo.
sicocxleSi pirvelad gaunaTda goneba kaWuWia bedias.
mixvda, rom miagno ulev ganZs da gasamdidreblad TiTis
gaqnevac ar dasWirdeboda, radgan yoveli daxarjuli kapi-
ki uorkecdeboda...
gamxiarulda. RiRin-RiRiniT miseirnobda... `rasaca gas-
cem Senia...~ – cxvirSi duduniT imeorebda akviatebul fra-
zas da gza-gza wvril fuls xarjavda, sanam jibidan pirveli
Tumniani ar amoacoca.
aivanze rafikas gadaeyara. mM aklerma Tvali aarida, kaWu-
Wiam ki Zmakacurad dahkra beWebze muSti.
_ rafikas gaumarjos, Zvirfas mezobels da karg kacs!
rafika daiRrija, beWi etkina, ukmexad Sepasuxeba mainc
ver gabeda.
_ va, gagimarjos ra... gamarjoba fuli ki ar miRirs.
_ fulze gamaxsenda, Cven xom Seni fuli gvmarTebs... aha,
Tumani geyofa?
_ kaxajan, jigari xar, _ daiTafla rafika, _ amaswi-
naT cota ukmexad gelaparake...
_ magi vis ar mosvlia. mM e Tu mkiTxav, arc maxsovs, – did-
sulovneba gamoiCina kaWuWiam, – maSin ki raRac sxvanairi
momeCvene.
_ eh, dRe iyo sarfiani, TiTebs daikocnidi... am diliT
ki elizbara milicielma gamomiWira, risi gakeTebac movaswari,
ori imdeni Semawera. tuzikas, kikimoras da piJonas viTomc
araferi... fui, samarTalsa, me Sen getyvi da Cemi gamoWera Zne-
lia? mM Teli milicia mcnobs. eE , mamaCems ra vuTxra! aA i, kikna
dalals verc daimaxsovreb, aTi welia vicnob da birJaze rom
modis, viRac sxva mgonia...
kaWuWiam gulianad Caixvixvina da xelis aweviT daem-
Svidoba.
im Rames gvianobamde ver daiZina. g G aorkecebul Sauri-
anebze fiqrobda. mM ere elizbara milicieli esizmra. viTom
kaWuWia oqroTi da Tval-margalitiT savse zandukze ijda.


mM ilicieli rezinis joxs TavSi urtyamda, cdilobda Camoeg-
do. kaWuWia ganZs gadafofreboda, miliciels gaafTrebu-
li igeriebda.
diliT xalisiT wamoxta. u U pirveles yovlisa, jibe Sei-
mowma. xelSi raRac webovani da arasasiamovno moxvda. f F uli
iyo. o
O riod Tumnians da sxva wvril fuls sisxlis mozrdili
laqebi ecxo. wiTeli melnisagan arafriT gansxvavdeboda da
SiSi gandevna. bolos da bolos RvTiur saCuqarze uars rad
ityoda (Tundac, eSmakisaze!).
piris dabanac ar gaxsenebia, ise gavarda quCaSi. `rasaca
gascem, Senia...~ – RiRinebda da aTas wvrilmanze ixarjeboda...

Tavi II. meufeba

tkbilia grZnoba dausjelobisa, radgan tanze gacvia
yvelaze SeuRweveli da Zlieri javSani – fuli... tkbilia
xvedri mbrZaneblisa... Sen xar mefe, sulTani, imperatori,
Sen xar maharaja da yurmoWrili monebis laSqari gikmevs
gundruks, locvas aRavlenen Senze, keTil dRegrZelobas
gisurveben, radgan ZalgiZs xelis udardeli, diadi moZ-
raobiT xarb brboSi mimoabnio tkicina Tumnianebi... xval
Seni iqneba brwyinvale sasaxleebi, karis poetebi mogiZ-
Rvnian odebs, mSvenieri qalebi muxlebs moiyrian Sens winaSe,
SegiZlia solomon brZenis sakadris haramxanas flobde...
gajgimuli, laRad moabijebda kaWuWia bedia qalaqis
mTavar prospeqtze, TiTqos sakuTar samflobeloSi Camo-
evlos. nN air-nairi ocnebebiT gatacebuls beWebi ise mohqon-
da, albaT gulSi mainc mReroda – me var da Cemi nabadio.
amgvarad gaxalisebuli zemelze jebes waawyda. bB eci Tva-
lebi moapyro, Canda, ugunebod iyo. biWebma Tu miatoveso,
_ gaifiqra kaWuWiam, _ albaT, rogorc yovelTvis, ufu-
lobis gamo masxrad aigdeso.
Seebrala. raRac sindisis qenjnis magvaric ki igrZno,
 mxarze xeli gadahxvia, Cabubna, TiTqos marTlac guliTadi
megobrebi yofiliyvnen.
_ getyoba, Zmakacebma giRalates, marto gxedav!
jebem naZaladevad gaiRima, saxe farisevlurad moeR-
rica.
_ wuTis win davSordiT erTmaneTs, ludis dasalevad
wavidnen.
_ Sen ratom CamorCi?
_ ar ici maTi ambavi? gatripaCdnen, Sayiri damiwyes!
_ kai axla, ra unda moTxovo mag WkuaTxelebs. wamo,
me gpatiJeb!
jebes saTvalis miRma cali Tvali aucimcimda.
_ daiwyeben qirqils, Tanac rafra brtyel-brtyel Sa-
yirebs uSveben. ra, maTze meti boTe var? dRes Tu fuli ara
maqvs, mamaCemma ar damitova da imitom. mM udam egre xom ar
iqneba, erT dRes mec movxev naWers da sxvaze nakleb ki ar
gavsuqdebi...
_ ho, axla, enad nu gaikrife! g G asuqdebi, Torem baybay-
devi gaxdebi!
kaWuWiam Tumnianebi amoiRo, xelSi CaukuWa.
_ aha, Sen gaumaspinZldi dRes biWebs! kK apiki ar daitovo,
icode, sul miaxarje. imisi deda vatire, fuli xelis WuWyia.
h
H oda, naxav rogor gagiJdebian!
jebem gaocebisagan piri daaRo. saTvale nervulad
moixsna, kvlav gaikeTa. kaWuWias Sexeda, xom ar damciniso.
kaWuWia udardelad iRmiWeboda. jebem farisevlurad
CaixiTxiTa da fuli jibisaken gaaqana. daTvlas moerida,
etyoba, cdilobda TiTebiT gamoecno ramdenic iyo.
naSuadRevi axlovdeboda. sicxe TandaTan matulobda.
manqanebis rigi gmirTa moedanze SeTxelda. b B enzinis mZafri
suni mainc idga. Camoigugunebda mZimed datvirTuli
avtobusi da Sxamiani amonabolqvi karga xans ar ikargeboda
haerSi. nN iavic arsaidan iZroda da kaWuWias is suni moagonda,
mis Zmas rom dahyveboda.

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 biWebi saludeSi daxvdnen. Svidi romanis avtorsa da pa-
triots cxviri CamogrZeleboda, radgan jer araferi daelia,
magidaze ki sul xuTiode boTli ludi edgaT. yvinCila yo-
CaRad gamoiyureboda, wvrili kiseri amayad wamoemarTa.
daTo da avTo, Cveulebisamebr, utyvni da uferulni, _
TiTqosda qaRaldze fanqriT daexata vinmes, mere saSleliT
waeSala da laqaRa darCeniliyo odnav SesamCnevi konture-
biT, _ Cumad miSterebodnen am ors da sibrZnesa da sib-
riyveze Tanabari gulmodginebiT uqnevdnen Tavs.
_ kaxas dideba! – Caibubuna romanma da pirze Camom-
xobili ulvaSebi moiwuwna. – xom xedav, rava gavRaribdiT.
aA sea, Zmao, studenturi cxovreba!
_ Sen ra gagaRaribebs, Cemo roman, e, mag romanebs rom da-
beWdav, imden fuls dairtyam, romanuli cxovreba geqneba!
romanma cerad Sexeda, xom ar mabiabruebso. kaWuWia se-
riozulad uyurebda da imiTRa upasuxa, rom Caaxvela, yeli
Caiwminda.
kaWuWiam skami daidga, erTi boTli Tavisken moswia. daTom
da avTom sawyaloblad gaayoles Tvali, araferi uTqvamT.
_ dRes me gimaspinZldebiT! – jebem xelis amayi moZrao-
biT magidaze ramdenime Tumniani daagdo, skami fexiT gamos-
wia da zed gamarTulad dajda, – roman, Tu Zma xar, mogvemsa-
xure, am oxerma sicxem siqa gamacala! – Tvali mowkura da
nebierad miwva skamis zurgze.
biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. yvinCilas saxe SuriT aev-
so, ver moiTmina.
_ ai, mesmis!
romanmac Tvali daWyita, Caaxvela da wamodga.
_ arayic gavaCino? – mis xmaSi pativiscema gaisma.
_ rac ginda, yvelaferi moita, fxizels aravis gavuSveb!
kaWuWiam Tvali mowyvita trotuarze Cavlil gogoebs,
cali yuri biWebisaken hqonda da romans miaZaxa:
_ macivrisa gamoarTvi, cota gavgrildeT!
_ sanam is moitans, es davlioT! _ jebem Camoisxa, odnav

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mosva da asfaltze gadaapurWya, – fu, ra Tbilia, Sardsa hgavs.
ra eSmaki gasmevdaT amas. Tavze unda gadaasxa mag mebufetes,
_ Tqva da magidaze Semodgmuli boTlebi Zirs Camoxveta.
salude TiTqmis carieli iyo. ramdenime klientma alma-
cerad moixeda, SarSi garevas moeridnen da viTomc araferi
momxdarao, maslaaTi ganagrZes.
_ hi-hi... – mxari auba yvinCilam, avTom da daTomac kbi-
lebi gamoaCines.
romanma ori yuTi ludi moitana, daZabulobisagan Zar-
Rvebi daebera, jibeebidan aryis boTlebi mouCanda. f F exda-
fex mebufete mohyveboda, simaZRris gansaxiereba, da xonCiT
misatanebeli ramerumeebi mohqonda.
_ yvelaferia, jigrebo, yvelaferi! suluguni gindaT,
rZiani, mwvanili xasxasa, axladdakrefili, siliotka, Ti-
Tebs CaikvnetT, lori, Zexvi – maskovski...
_ ZexviT unda gagaZRoT! _ marcval-marcval warmoT-
qva jebem da Sig imdeni gesli gauria, kaWuWiam yuri cqvita,
ar moewona.
_ ase Tu gvimaspinZle, ar Segvergeba, _ gaafrTxila.
jebe airia, ena moikvnita.
_ axalTaxali Zexvia, CvenTan kaci ar mowamlula, _
Seicxada mebufetem, _ oRond arayi ar gamoaCinoT, Tqveni
Wirime, CvenTan ar SeiZleba, gagviwyrebian.
_ as grams xom ar gadaxuxav?
_ Tqveni Wirime, ar SemiZlia. eE qimma miTxra, arays ar
gaekaro, Torem mokvdebio...
_ Se kai kaco, aba ukvdavi aq aravinaa, yvelani CavZaRlde-
biT Tavis droze! _ gaaqilika kaWuWiam.
_ icocxleT, biWebo, icocxleT! – daiRrija mebufete
da mococxa.
_ fulis suni eca, iseTi ynosva aqvs, rogorc leSze
svavs! – miayola gulRrZod jebem.
asfaltze oxSivari dadga. Mmanqanebi momravldnen.
Mmtveri da qviSa ibneoda sufraze, saWmelze, WurWelze.

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Crdilma gadaiwia da magidas mze moadga. wvrilad daWrili
lavaSi orcxobilasaviT gamoSra. sifrifana, gamWvirvale
firfitebad daTlili Zexvi da yveli Wvartlma da xrilma
dafara.
biWebi oflSi gaiRvarnen. aA rayi da sicxe TavSi auvardaT.
mkerdi gaiReRes, damTbari ludiT cdilobdnen wyurvil-
isa da mowyenis gandevnas. kaWuWia da jebe antisadRegrZe-
loebs qargavdnen. danarCenebi gamolenCebulebiviT xan
ahyvebodnen, aqaoda vxvdebiTo, xan ki umweod axamxamebdnen
Tvalebs. romans yovelwams ecvleboda guneba da kacma ar
icoda, rodis ras moimoqmedebda. zogjer boRmiT mimoxe-
davda mezobel magidebTan Sekrebil sazogadoebas. ufro
ki jebes Sescicinebda.
_ modi, am WiqiT Cvens romanists gaumarjos, _ Tvali
Caukra jebes kaWuWiam, _ Sen, Cemo roman, geniosi rom xar, ki
vxvdebiT Cvenc. nu Tavmdablob, nu iqnebi egzom mokrZale-
buli. TviTon xom es asi procentiT ici da Cven raze gvima-
lav, Se kai kaco...
romani mTlad galxva. mM zareulis winsafrisodena WuW-
yiani cxvirsaxoci daaZro da Subli SeimSrala. mM ere ulva-
Sebis wiwknas mohyva, Tan Tvalebi Tavmdablad daxara Tef-
Sze, romelzec mwvadis narCenebi da puris namusrevi eyara.
_ odesRac RmerTma sifaTSi Caafara Cvens romans, _
arc ki gauRimia, ise Tqva jebem (`es gaiZvera da Wkviani
oxeri~, _ gaifiqra kaWuWiam), _ mas Semdeg RvTaebrivad
dartymuli dadis...
romanma cali TvaliT axeda, naRdad damciniso. cxvirze
saTvalewamoskupebuli jebe kaTedraze gadmomxobil pro-
fesors hgavda da romanma amoioxra, marTlacda xeldasx-
muli var, oRond es aravin iciso.
yvinCila amRerda. yveruliviT yels maRla iSverda.
xmis simebs iwyvetda, Tumca Caxrinwuli yiyliyos garda
araferi amosdioda.
yuriswamRebad daiwivla muxruWma, gaiWaxuna. Mminis

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namsxvrevebi miriad nawilakebad mimoifanta asfaltze.
saburTalodan momavali manqana daejaxa varazisxevidan
Camomavals.
haeri ki, cxeli da gaTanguli, tortmanebda rogorc
uzarmazari da gamWvirvale jini, romelic es-esaa boTli-
dan amouSves...

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SeRamebulze sicxe Segubda. Crdilebi dagrZelda da

mTawmindis kalTaze pirveli lampionebi acimcimda. sqeli
da mZime haeri ise exveoda kacs, rogorc WuWyiani da Tbili
wyali guburaSi CayvinTuls. nN iavi arsaiT iZroda.
biWebi aryisa da ludisagan mTlad gamobenterdnen. mM uc-
lebi gaeberaT, Tvalebi dausisxliandaT, upeebi CauSavdaT,
oflis RvarSi gawuwulni, araqaTgamoclilni, buzebdaxve-
uli saWmlis namusrevTan erTad loRnidnen saTqmels da
xeirianad TviTonac ar icodnen, ras mied-moedebodnen.
romanma TefSidan Tavi aswia. idayvebsa da saxeze nam-
cecebi miwebeboda. Tvalebi gadmovardnaze hqonda. Camom-
wkrivebul boTlebSi gaCxiruls ver moeazrebina, sad
imyofeboda da ras akeTebda. avTo da daTo filosofiuri
aumRvrevlobiT iyurebodnen sadRac sivrceSi. yvinCilas
xma Caxrinwoda; ar eSveboda vokalur savarjiSoebs da
yvelas Tavi moabezra. jebe uecrad aslukunda, muStisto-
la cremlebi Camougorda, amdeni fuli Tqveni oxeri da
mamaZaRli kuWebis amosayoravad rad davxarjeo. kaWuWiam
ramdenime Tumniani kidev miugdo zizRiT. jebem ufro
aaRvarRvala cremlebi, is rom ar damexarja, esec momemate-
boda da xom bevri meqnebodao.
kaWuWias gulze ezideboda. u U kve meaTejer Cadioda bin-
Zur sapirfareSoSi. grZnobda, Smoriani talaxi fexsac-
melze aeglisa da Tan dahqonda. qQ eific sabolood moyirWda.
Tavi ver warmoedgina amaze mTvrali da Sin wasasvlelad

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 gaiwia. sxvebic ahyvnen bancal-bancal.
_ auh! – SehRmuvla meramdenejer gaficxebulma roman-
ma da magidas wixli hkra. aA zrialda damsxvreuli boTlebi.
_ ras SvrebiT, biWebi, ar damRupoT! – movarda me-
bufete.
_ aha da gaCumdi! – Tumniani miugdo kaWuWiam.
verc SeamCnia, mTvrali biWebi rodis Semoecalnen...
manqanaSi Cajda da simTvrale ufro moeria. mTeli dRe
nasvam-naWami yelze adgeboda. eCveneboda, rom muceli rum-
biviT gausivda da manqanaSi ver eteva. o O rive xeliT eWira.
cdilobda nakleb eyanyala, damZimebuli Tavi gamudmebiT
uvardeboda. Zalauneburad Subls wina savarZlis zurgs ax-
lida, anda gverdze gadavardeboda da afofxebas undeboda.
kibeze kinaRam waeZina. gG aaxsenda, rogor mReroda yvin-
Cila, TviTon ki erideboda, Torem gulSi bans aZlevda. aA xla
Tavi Seimagra da mZinare ezos iseTi xmiT SehRaRada, TiT-
qos qvabs xexavso: `Sumili voreq RviniTia, WiWe qumomTvini-
Tia!..~ (mTvrali var RviniT da cota mimiTmineTo!)
ezom dumiliT upasuxa.
kaWuWia gaTamamda da kvlav SemosZaxa. ise Weqda, fanjris
minebs wkaruni gahqonda. sadRac bavSvs gamoeRviZa, aRnavlda.
`Sumili voreq RviniTia, WiWe qumomTviniTia!..~ – mRero-
da kaWuWia da moajirs iSveliebda, radgan mTeli aivani xom-
aldiviT tortmanebda.
zemo sarTulze sinaTle ainTo. viRacam gadmoixeda.
f F ardas iyo amofarebuli da kaWuWiam Tvali ver Seaswro.
mM is mTvral tvinSi Savi jojoebi daZrwodnen da im siSaveSi
erTaderTi naTeli laqa farfatebda, suls uborgavda,
axsenebda raRac uCveulos, ZvelTaZvels, bavSvobis droin-
dels. mM ere TeTr laqas konkretuli azri mieca. is iyo TeTr-
frTebiani pepela, rogorc man naxa pirvelad, asi wliT adre
tatos gardacvalebamde.
ezo ki dumda. mM ezoblebi gasusuliyvnen TavianT cxel
loginebSi, moTminebiT elodnen, rodis dabrundeboda
siwynare.

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 sakuTar kars auara.
mesame sarTulis kibes Seuyva. aA miranis binas miadga. sif-
xizleSi dakakunebasac ver gabedavda, axla ki muStebi da-
abraguna da mTeli qveynis gasagonad aRrialda:
_ mzia, mzia!
TiTqos elodneno, kari ucbad gaiRo.
_ mzia, _ xma Cauwyda kaWuWias.
zRurblze perangisamara buba idga. mis ukan amiranis
gaafTrebuli saxe moCanda.
_ ra dagemarTa, kaxaber, ram gadagria? – pirquSad Se-
ekiTxa buba.
_ SemiSvi, mzia unda vnaxo, _ Txovnis kilo gauria kaWu-
Wiam da daaslokina.
_ wadi axla, gamoiZine, xom xedav mTvrali xar.
_ mzia unda vnaxo! – jiutad aiCema kaWuWiam.
_ xval gvewvie, Se kaco, gamofxizldi jer...
_ arad magdebT, xom? – gulze SemoenTo kaWuWias, _
viTom ratomao? Sesaxedaoba maklia, Wkua, vaJkacoba Tu
fuli?.. – Tumnianebis mTeli bRuja amoiRo, bubas cxvirwin
dautriala, – fuli CeCqiviTa maqvs, sul viyidi am saxls! –
xeli uSva da daWmuWnili Tumnianebi kibesa da derefanSi
mimoifanta.
_ gaeTria aqedan! – Sehkivla amiranma da gamoiwia, mag-
ram buba edga win da ar gamoatara.
_ kaxaber, misamarTi agrevia da Sin wadi, sanam lamazi
xar! – bubas brazisagan feri dahkargoda.
_ ar kmara? aA mdeni ar kmara?.. _ giJiviT iZaxda kaWuWia,
amohqonda bRuja-bRuja Tumnianebi, isroda haerSi, fexiT
Telavda, _ ai, kidev, ai, kidev...
mere mexsierebis Zafi gawyda. SublSi raRac daetaka
da TvalTagan naperwklebi gadmoscvivda. igrZno, rom
sadRac gadafrinda, kibeze dagorda da iq mdgari jumas
mklavebSi aRmoCnda.

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 Tavi III. marifaTi
ufrosi Zmis aliyurebi dilas arc mohgonebia. raRaca
rom daaSava, es ki icoda. cdilobda gaexsenebina, kerZod,
vis dauSava da ra, magram taqsidan gadmosvlis Semdeg mex-
sierebaSi bneli ufskruli gasCenoda.
gadawyvita dadinjebuliyo. aA seTi mdidari kacisaTvis
sasmelis gadayola ar vargoda. jobda, saqmisaTvis miexeda,
Torem arami fuli vis ar gaafuWebda.
loginSive daiwyo fiqri, raSi gamoeyenebina moulod-
neli Zala, romelic TviTon ar icoda, saidan gamouCnda. aA r
icoda, Tumca xvdeboda, rom wyaros Ziri wmidaTawmida
ar unda yofiliyo. amiT Zalian ar Sewuxebula. oRond, Sar-
vals rom icvamda, fuliani jibeebis sisvele ar esiamovna.
jibeebs garedanac dasCenoda muqi wiTeli laqebi da es
afiqrebda.
jumas werili daetovebina magidaze. Wkvianad iyavi,
nu mihqarav, mTeli dReebi dakavebuli var da aRviri nu
aixsenio. mzeWabuki sofelSi gabrunebula da ar vici, wels
gadaifiqra Cabareba Tu arao. pP atara Zmis gaxsenebaze kaWu-
Wiam sindisis qenjna igrZno. sasaflaoze momxdari Cxubis
Semdeg mzeWabuki gaqra. gaRizianebuli juma mis saxels arc
axsenebda. kaWuWiasac arsad uZebnia, ufro imitom, darw-
munebuli iyo, sofelSi wavidodao. aseTi gulubryvilo da
ucodveli biWi advilad ver Seegueboda qalaqis ritms.
binidan gasvlisa erideboda. aA r icoda, rogor Sexvde-
bodnen mezoblebi. dD aeloda, sanam samsaxurSi gaikrifebod-
nen, da rafika maklers miukakuna.
_ rafikjan, xom vici Seni marifaTis ambavi. erTi gam-
iZex da ramerume maSovnine. Ffuli CeCqiviTa maqvs, me ki
maTxovariviT davdivar!
rafikam xelebi moifSvnita, kmayofileba ver damala.
_ genacvalos Cemi Tavi, kaxajan!

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ori saxedris uremi erTmaneTs rom ver Cauvlida, iseTi

pawia moednis kuTxeSi, noxebgadmofenili aivnis CrdilqveS
subieqti idga. uazrod iyureboda sivrceSi, dinjad ReWav-
da kevs. zedac ar Seuxedavs CamvlelTaTvis, magram masSi is
onavari Rlavi igrZnoboda, suleli lifsitis molodinSi
rom garindula da mxolod maSin amoqmeddeba, roca nadavls
igrZnobs.
iqve axlos, yru kedelTan kidev ori tipi Cacucquliyo
da asfaltze daxatul SaSs TamaSobdnen. ise iyvnen garTu-
lni, TiTqos dardi araferi awuxebdaT, Tumca gakvirve-
buli Tvali SeamCnevda, raRacas elodnen da ucxo nabijis
xmaze xeli haerSi uSeSdebodaT.
cota moSorebiT ramdenime mcire jgufi SeamCnia. idgnen
da wynarad maslaaTobdnen. zogi krialosans Tvlida Tavis-
Tvis da Tvlemda. mM xolod Tvalebis uneblie, xarb gael-
vebaSi Canda, rom yovel mosaxvevSi da kuTxe-kunWulSi anke-
si iyo Cagdebuli da imasRa elodnen, vis ankesze ra Tevzi
wamoegeboda.
erTgan nardi gamoetanaT pirdapir quCaSi, gaxurebuli
TamaSi midioda kapikianebze. moTamaSeni albaT ar eE kuTvnod-
nen ankesis patronTa wres da Tavs ufro laRad grZnobdnen.
_ rame gaqvs? – kaWuWia kevis mReWavTan SeCerda. subi-
eqtma pasuxis Rirsadac ar CaTvala. raRacnairad moWyle-
tili tipi iyo, gaparsulic gauparsavsa hgavda.
kaWuWiam mxrebi aiCeCa da axla meores, tyirpians mimarTa:
_ fexsacmeli minda ucxouri, palto, jinsebi, kurtkebi...
_ vah, mec bevri ram minda! – tyirpianma miamiturad gaSa-
la xelebi.
_ magas colis gaSveba unda, magram alimentisa eSinia! –
CaurTo meorem.
kaWuWiam rafikas mohxeda. Mmaklerma Tvali Caukra,
mklavze Camoekida.

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 _ egre ara, kaxajan, qveyana nu daaSine. Sen aq maica,
ai mament...
gaZvra-gamoZvra, xan erTTan mivida, raRaca uTxra, xan
meoresTan. raRaca gaCarxa, raRaca Caawyo da Saurianisto-
la moedani Tavisi cunculiT gamoacocxla.
kaWuWiam mowyenac ver moaswro, aivnis qveS ayudebulma
subieqtma kevi gadaapurWya, perangis ube gadaswia da ucxo-
uri `botasebi~ gamoaCina.
_ hxm, mTlad muqTia, samoci maneTi.
kaWuWiam zizRiT Seaqcia zurgi.
rafikam erTi Cakuratebuli tipi moiyvana, goWs mohgav-
da, mucelze mavans rom moefxana, albaT Rrutun-Rrutu-
niT gawveboda Sua moedanze. wiTuri wveri mosdeboda pir-
isaxeze, gaparsva arafersa Sveloda.
_ patiosani kaci var, _ frTxilad arCevda sityvebs
wiTuri, _ pasporti da Sromis wignaki maqvs, darajada vmu-
Saob. yY idva-gayidva Cemi saqme ar aris, magram nacnobi myavs.
xom myavs nacnobi? – SeekiTxa rafikas.
_ gyavs, maS! – kveri daukra melis kudma.
wiTurma qveS-qveS gaixed-gamoixeda da momijnave quCis-
ken waClaxunda.
rafikam mklavze xeli staca Seyovnebul kaWuWias, Tan
gaitaca.
gza, cxadia, ver daimaxsovra. imdeni iares marjvniv da
marcxniv, win da ukan, SeiZleba sulac im moednis irgvliv
trialebdnen. yvela quCa hgavda da arc hgavda erTmaneTs.
`nacnobis saxli~ Tavad wiTurisa rom iyo, amaSi eWvic ar
Sehparvia. oO ri iseTi Raribuli oTaxi gaiares, SeeWvda kidec,
amis patronma ra unda SemomTavazoso. Sig araferi iyo Tva-
lis gasaxareli. danjRreuli xuTmaneTiani skamebi da mrgva-
li magida, zambaraamocvenili Zveli taxti, pirveli gamoS-
vebis televizori `rekordi~, erTi xelisdadeba ekraniT. eE s
iyo da es!
maspinZelma erTxelac Seamowma, vinme xom ar agvekidao

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da sakuWnaoSi SeuZRva. kaWuWias sunTqva Seekra, loyebi ise
daebera, ybebSi bambis tamponebi Cauwyveso. CF inuri, iaponu-
ri, amerikuli, franguli kostiumebi da paltoebi, yvela ju-
ris perangi, safirmo jinsebi, romelTa Rirsebasac ukanalze
miStampuli kovboebi, lomebi da Jirafebi amtkicebdnen,
mtkavlis sifarTe qamrebi, vercxliT moWedilni, revol-
veris budiT, Sigac revolveris formis sanTia rom ido,
modidan gasuli bawrisa da ultramoduri TvalismomWrelad
Wreli hH alstuxebi, im sifarTeni, gaWirvebaSi labadad gamo-
adgeboda kacs, bugebi da mokasinebi, botasebi da platfor-
mebi... visac ra miaCnda modis Zaxilad, imas SeiZenda aq.
_ dolarebic maqvs, _ wasCurCula maspinZelma, _ naR-
di amerikulia...
_ raSi mWirdeba, vin miSvebs amerikaSi.
_ ise, interesis gulisaTvis.
kaWuWias arc gausinjavs, ramdenime nivTi ise gadaawyo.
saukeTeso jinsi SearCia, sinaTleze gaxeda. Tmas movuSveb,
hipiviT vivlio, _ gadawyvita. tanze daixeda, ar moewona.
Sarvali gaicrica, pijakis jibeebi imnairad Camoezida, TiT-
qos Sig qvebi etarebinos, sayelosac, vinme zed mjdarao,
iseTi Sesaxedaoba hqonda.
_ fuli yelamdea! – waitrabaxa, – am Zvelmanebs mov-
iSoreb, axlebi unda Cavicva. b B uxari ara gaqvs? cecxlSi
CavyaroT!
gaiZro pijaki da pirdapir iatakze moiqnia. pP erangi da
maisuric mas miayola. maspinZelma moarTva arCeuli, ucxo-
uri, myvirala ferebiT moxaWuWebuli samosi. kaWuWia sarkis
win gaijgima, medidurad gaiar-gamoiara, mkerdi amoburca,
kunTebi SeaTamaSa... erT Sexedvad Rirda.
_ magari xar, magari! – Taflavda mwiTuri, ararsebul
mtvers aclida zamSis axal pijaks, kvlavac goWs miugavda
cxvir-piri.
_ aba, axla am jinssac Cavicvam!
kaWuWiam Sarvalze Rilebi Seixsna da xeli uSva. f F ulis

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dastebiT datvirTuli Sarvali Camoucurda. d D axra daeza-
ra, fexi fexze mousva, ise waiZro. zed Sedga da jinsis Cacma
daiwyo. ise moergo, sagangebod misTvis Seikerao. u U fro mo-
ewona Tavi, ufro gaibRinZa sarkis win, wiTuri ki mTlad dad-
na da gunebaSi, rac dro gadioda, fass umatebda.
sarkeSi rafikas saxe dalanda TviTkmayofilebiT gav-
sebulma kaWuWiam da ar moewona. Mmakleri gakvirvebuli
uyurebda iatakze dayril gamonacval tansacmels. mM ere kaWu-
Wias gacrecili pijaki aiRo, Searxia, jibeebi mousinja da da-
agdo. kaWuWiam mis mzeras gaayola Tvali da fexqveS daixeda.
Zveli Sarvali mtverSi amogangluliyo, Tanac ise daeWmuW-
na, TviT patroni Zlivsa cnobda.
dacecxla kaWuWias. jinsis jibeSi Caiyo xeli, veraferi
ipova.
_ fuli! – gamoscra da Subli ofliT daecvara, – sad
aris Cemi fuli?
damfrTxalma kacebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. maspinZels
feri ecvala, enis borZiki daiwyo:
_ da-amSvid-di, geTayva, sa-ad wavidoda...
_ ai iq naxe, kaxajan, iq! – rafikam xeli Zveli Sarvlisken
gaiSvira.
kaWuWiam jinsi swrafad Caixada, iatakze moisrola.
Zveli Sarvali dabertya, mtvris buRi daayena da Caicva. B
barklebze umal igrZno fulis dastebis simZime.
_ Cao, sxva dros Semovivli! – xeli dauqnia wiTurs, –
jer am SarvalSic kargada var!
(avtoris gviandeli komentari: im dros wiTuri spe-
kulianti da kriminali iyo, dRes albaT pativcemuli biz-
nesmenia da arc kaWuWiasnairebs mouwevT sayidlebze
iatakqveSeTSi CaSveba)

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 Tavi IV. qvevri uZiro
rafika maklers Tavi rom daaRwia, wipukas waawyda. sana-
piros parapets gadahyudeboda da mtkvarSi iyureboda. saxe,
romlis profili filTaqvas miugavda, naRveliT avseboda.
wipukas mTeli qveynierebisaTvis zurgi Seeqcia da gu-
lis gamawvrilebel baiaTebs moTqvamda wvrili xmiT.
kaWuWiam cota xans usmina, undoda gverdi aeqcia, xaTaba-
las gadamyriso, magram ver moiTmina da mxarze xeli Roniv-
rad dahkra.
_ agre ram dagaRona, wipuk-jan?
wipukam baiaTi Sewyvita, mtkvrisTvis mzera ar mouSorebia.
_ eh, naRveli Semomawva, jigaro. vada gauvida albaT
wipukas cxovrebis pasports. cxonebuli papaCemi mixmobda
amas winaT. xom ici, mtkvarSi CaixrCo am asiode wlis win...
mereda ra curva icoda!
_ kai, ra, wipuka, nu iwyeb xolme cremlis RvarRvals.
ra Tavs iklav, Se kaco. albaT saqeifo fuli Semogelia da
mtkvarSi gadaxtoma axla imitom daapire.
_ eh, keTilo kaco, ar icnob Sen wipukas... – amoixvneSa.
mM xolod axla Sexeda kaWuWias, etyoba veRar icno, ar daimC-
nia da gaRma napiras kldeze wamomarTul metexs ise miaSter-
da, xsnasa da gadarCenas masSi poulobso, _ ehe-he, jigaro,
Zveleburad veRar vcxovrob, axleburad veRar avawyve,
cxovrebis sxva saSualeba aRar vici da...
_ wavideT, erTi, gagamxiarulo! – kaWuWias amdilande-
li gadawyvetileba Tavidan gaufSvitinda da kvlav dros-
tareba mounda.
wipuka komikurad Setrialda quslebze, jibeebi amoib-
runa, aqaoda kapikic ar miWyaviso.
_ wavideT, wavideT, fuli aqamdea! – yelze xeli moisva
kaWuWiam.
`aragvSi~ TiTo boTli dalies. wipukas ar moewona, name-
tani saparado situaciaao. kK lientebs Soris yvelaze cu-

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dad iyvnen Cacmulni da oficianti cota agdebulad emsaxu-
reboda. g G ajavrebulma kaWuWiam angariSi samjer gadaaT-
vlevina, sami Tumnidan Tumannaxevramde daayvanina, Semdeg
ki eqvsi Tumani dauyara da pirdaRebuli datova.
mere taqsi aiyvanes, yvela cnobil restoranSi TiTo
boTli davlioTo, _ daTqves.
iqve sanapiroze migrialdnen. mZRols acdevines. o O fi-
ciants eCxubnen, swrafad ratom ar gvemsaxurebio.
ase Camoyvnen sxva restornebsac, `TbilisSic~ waiqeif-
es, `inturistSic~, `iveriaSic~, `imereTSic~...
bolos taqsi gauSves da Rrial-RrialiT dauyvnen sa-
napiros.
baraTaSvilis xidTan wipuka SeCerda.
_ gadavxteT, jigaro?
_ vinc ara?! – Zlivs amoRerRa kaWuWiam. simTvralisagan
fexze ver idga da wipukas mklavs Camokonwialeboda.
_ jer erTic vimReroT!
_ voisaraida, sivoraida, vo raida, sivoraida!.. – xmis
simebi Caiwyvita kaWuWiam.
_ aiiai, aiiai!.. – Tavis baiaTebs gaiZaxoda wipuka da maTi
xmebi Rameul sanapiroze iSviaT gamvlels afrTxobda.
moajirs gadaeyudnen.
vercxlisfrad mocimcime mtkvari moedineboda Cumi
duduniT, xidis CrdilSi ikargeboda da is adgili bnel uf-
skruls hgavda.
_ gadavxteT? – kvlav ikiTxa wipukam.
_ maaS! – umalve daeTanxma kaWuWia.
wipuka dinjad gadafofxda moajirze, wamiT Seyovnda
da xeli uSva.
_ wavediiT! – daiZaxa da gaqra, wylis tylaSuni moisma
mxolod.
_ mo-ovdivar, _ CailuRluRa kaWuWiam, Zlivs moaxerxa
moajirze gadafofxeba da axla xelis SeSveba kmaroda, raTa
Tavi wyalSi amoeyo.

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 uceb mTvral tvinSi erTma sityvam gaielva. Rone eleo-
da, Tavbru exveoda, iqneb civ wyals gamoefxizlebina kidec,
magram am sityvam SeaCera.
`fuli!~ – gaifiqra kaWuWiam da kvlav xidze amofofxda.
erTxans adgilze bancalebda, moajirs eyrdnoboda. b B olos
moaxerxa da jibeebi Seimowma. winandeburad gamotenili
hqonda.
_ voisaraida... – waiyroyina da umal xma Caiwyvita.
wipuka gaaxsenda. daixrCovo, _ Caizluquna. sanapiros
dauyva riyis yofil ubanSi. aA q Senobebi axlaxan aiRes, kaWu-
Wia xan mavTulis gorgals awydeboda, xan rkinabetons, xan
fexi gamskdar asfaltSi uvardeboda, an TxrilSi... erTi-
orjer bewvze gadarCa, kiseri kinaRam moitexa. mainc jiutad
dgeboda da mitustusebda, Tan uazrod mizluqunebda –
`daixrCo, daixrCo, daixrCo...~
ase miaRwia metexis xidamde da wipukas iq waawyda. wyli-
dan amosuliyo da tansacmels iwuravda.
_ cocxali xar, jigaro, megona wyalma wagiRo! – xali-
sianad Seageba.
_ wipuka, Se Zvelo! – gaixara kaWuWiam, – Zlivs ar gipove?
rogor SemaSine, Se usindiso!.. – guli auCvilda.
_ kai, kai, nu amiqviTindi! wipukas, ZaliTac rom gindo-
des, jer ver mohklav! nN axevari saukune kidev miweria bedis
davTarSi... ho, marTla, axla sadRa mivdivarT? Semogvelia
restornebi, SuaRamea...
_ sadguris restoranSi!
_ ara Rirs ra! wamo CemTan, Cems cols eqneba rame gadama-
luli. Tu ara da im virisTav kikas SevaweroT, or-sam Wiqas
rogor dagvamadlis?
_ SevaweroT! Uuari Tu gviTxra, im qvevriana viyidi,
ojaxs avuwiokeb, mag yurumsaRs!.. – imuqreboda kaWuWia, Tan
cdilobda mrisxane gamometyveleba mieRo, magram simTvra-
lisagan ise iyo morRveuli, wipuka rom ara, asfaltze gaw-
veboda lamazad.

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 mTeli gza eZineboda, mainc cdilobda xma aeyolebina wi-
pukas baiaTebisaTvis...
ezoSi ise Sevidnen, rogorc bnel gvirabSi. aA rc erTi naTu-
ra ar enTo. M moSvebuli onkani Cxrialebda kuTxeSi. kaWuWias
Tvalis gaxela ezareboda da egeb imitom bneloda. zurgiT
alayafis kars mieyrdno. gadawyvita, bnelSi nabijic ar gada-
edga. `unda gamZarcvos!~ – gaifiqra. tvinSi azri Zlivs zo-
zinebda da sagnobrivi forma rom mieRo, mravalgzis unda ga-
emeorebina. `unda gamZarcvos!~ – kvlav gaifiqra da axla sxva-
nairad Seabruna: `unda momklas! aA m sibneleSi yels gamomWris
da fuls wamarTmevs!~ orive xeliT jibeebs CaeWida, raTa
daecva Tavisi ulevi simdidre da waiburtyuna:
_ ara xar Sen kai kaci.
_ ara var, maS, var? – TiTqmis yviriliT Seepasuxa wipuka,
– axla vinaa kai kaci? yY velani CaTlaxebia! maSa! kK ikaa kai kaci?!
gamovides, erTi gveCvenos!.. kika, Se Zvelo yaCaRo, gamoeTrie
gareT!
ezom dumiliT upasuxa.
_ sZinavs, _ CaifSlukuna kaWuWiam.
_ sZinavs ki ara, dedas vutireb! baRlinjosaviT sisxlsa
mwovs, fu, magisi, dinamits Sevugdeb fanjaraSi! kK ika, Se gzis
yaCaRo, me var debili, Sen ki ara, gamoeTrie gareT!
uceb zed yuris ZirTan kikas Caguduli xma gaisma:
_ xoSiani biWi xar, wipuk, getyoba, fuli giSovnia, gamxi-
aruldi... ra dagiSava kikam, agre lanZRav?.. magram kika mili-
ciaSi ar Civis, radgan wipuka jigari biWia, sma da qeifi uyvars...
_ Sen me laTaiebs nu meubnebi, gamo gareT!
_ gamova, genacvale, maS kika ar gamova?
kaWuWiam Tvali farTod gaaxila, egeb rame vnaxoo. sib-
neleSi raRac zvaviviT daiZra, qSeniTa da faTxafuTxiT
moiwevda, rogorc Zveli orTqlmavali.
kaWuWiam adgili moinacvla, karze ar mimaWylitoso.
_ moiwi aqeT da gagviRe marani!
_ ra marani, Seni Wirime, Sig Rvinos ra unda? – bnelSi

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braguni gaisma, kika mjiRs icemda mTasaviT mkerdze.
_ mag sakenki sxva qaTmebs dauyare! Cqara, Torem xom ici,
jibeSi dinamiti maqvs...
_ kai ra, wipuka, nu axirdebi xolme... rac ar ari, ar aris!
gaiyida ra!.. ginda yuranze dagifico?
_ Sen yuranze daificav da razec ginda, gicnob, vinca
brZandebi. gasaRebi!.. gasaRebi!.. – bolo sityvebi aRmosav-
lur yaidaze waumRera wipukam.
kaWuWias moulodnelad qviTini moesma. jer wipukas bai-
aTebi egona, magram qviTini aSkarad gaarCia da igi im mxridan
ismoda, sadac zRvis siRrmeSi Camaluli meCeCiviT wamoyu-
debuliyo kika.
_ tiris! – usazRvro gaoceba daeufla kaWuWias.
_ tiris! – wamoiZaxa wipukam, – aferistia, magisi crem-
lebi ra dasajerebelia! g G uli unda agviCvilos!
fxizel kaWuWias cremli ras daaklebda, oRond Rvino
yelze hqonda mobjenili da erTi wveTi siTxe rom wahmate-
boda, meti arc sWirdeboda. TviTonac guli auCvilda, esaa
cremlebis RvarRvali ar dauwyia.
_ ra atirebs, hkiTxe ra, wipuk, ra atirebs?
_ fuli unda dagvcinclos, gulis amaCuyebel ambavs
mohyveba, Svilebi SimSiliT mexocebao, puris natexi aRara
gvaqvso, zandukebi ki gamotenili aqvs. wyalwyala RviniTa
vaWrobs da... smiT xom mudam sxvis xarjze svams!
_ aha, Se kaco, fuli! d D agvalevine cota, xaxa gagviSra!
vis rad unda Seni naCuqari Rvino!
qviTini uceb Sewyda. gaiCxakuna CamrTvelma da pirdapir
kaWuWias TavzeviT naTura ainTo.
taStebiTa da vedroebiT Caxergil ezos yoveli mxridan
brma fanjrebi dahyurebda.
kikas zewristola cxvirsaxoci amoeRo da cremls iw-
mendda.
_ Sens marans sul viyidi, Tu ginda! – daitrabaxa kaWuWiam,
– Senc giyidi colSviliana!.. – TavSi eSmakunebi uxtodnen. B

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bneli fanjrebi, naTura, kikas dasiebuli cxvir-piri ise qana-
obdnen, rogorc mdinareSi landebi, – dadeqiT erT adgilas,
Tavi nu gamabezreT, _ Tqva ukve daRlilma, _ Tu damalevinebT,
damalevineT, Tu ara da Tqvens mkvdarsa da cocxals...
_ gana kika uarzea? TqvenisTana kai biWebisaTvis!.. gana
kikam ar icis, rom ar daCagravT?.. egeTi patara kacia kika...
_ patara ki ara, nexvis gora xar, gaaRe Cqara! – Seufuc-
xuna wipukam.
kaWuWiam ramdenime Tumniani amoacoca, mokuWa da gada-
ugdo. kikam haerSive daiWira, mSieri ZaRli Zvals rom dai-
Wers, ise da mTeli saxe, gavarvarebul tafaze zeTi rom daes-
xaT, ise gaumxiarulda.
_ axlave, biWebo, axlave! iseTi Rvino dagalevinoT,
ukeTess sulTanic ver inatrebs!
gasaRebma gaiCxakuna da kaWuWiam maranSi Seabija.
raRac gansakuTrebulma grZnobam Seipyro. eE s iyo eqsta-
zi, fanatikos warmarTs rom daeufleba, kerpis winaSe gar-
Txmuls. kaWuWias undoda davardniliyo da Subli miwaze
exala. aA lkoholisagan Tavi ise daumZimda, eSinoda ver wam-
ovdgebio da muxlebze dacema ikmara.
_ dasxediT, jigrebo, qeifi axla iwyeba! kK ika, mwnili
gaaCine!
_ axlave, genacvale, axlave! – kikam qvevrs moxada, mere
kuTxidan xonCa moaTria, zed ramdenime daberebuli kitri
egdo. sakmaod WuWyiani Wiqebic moayola.
_ Seni sulisa, erTi gamasinje! – mozRvavebuli grZno-
bisagan wipukas yelSi wauWira da wmidaTawmidasaviT aswia
savse orSimo, WiqaSi Caisxa, gamoavlo, undoda gadaeRvara,
magram ver gaimeta, pirSi Caisxa da isev Seivso, – uh, Rvino ar
iyos, es cxovreba groSad ar eRireboda! aA mas me vambob, wipu-
ka! mM e ki imdeni Rvino damilevia, erTi qarxnis gegma iqneboda!
kaWuWiam sityva SeaSvela:
_ egre, wipuk, dalie da Segergeba!
wipukam neba-neba Sesva, Seavso, kaWuWias miawoda.
_ xoSi maqvs, `do konca~ unda davlioT, _ gaijgima ka-

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WuWia, _ am qvevrs fskeri unda vunaxoT!.. es ra Rvinoa?
_ kaxuris masalaa, Zviria es oxeri! – kikas fuli eco-
tava da kaWuWias sqel jibeebs TvalebiT burRavda.
_ nu awuwundi! – dautatana wipukam.
_ fexebze mkidia, ramdeni daxarje! – kaWuWiam Wiqa
gamoscala da gadaugdo, – dalie, Torem tyvias dagaxli
mag aTfuTian gograSi!
_ me raTa, me ras vaSaveb?.. kikas kuWmaWi tkiva, eqimma Tqva
ar dalioso...
_ enaneba, sakuTari Rvino enaneba! – daiRrija wipuka, –
dahkra unda es orSimo TavSi da Caagdo qvevrSi... CemTan rom
svam, maSin ratom ar gaxsendeba eqimi?
kikam daixia, am gatretilebma marTlac qvevrSi ar Ca-
magdono.
_ enaneba? – gajavrda kaWuWia, – imitomac moitana
aseTi Wiqa, cotas damileveno... qeifi mwadia-meTqi, ar giT-
xari? sul unda amovwrupo!.. kaTxa!.. monaxe ludis kaTxa!
wipukam saidanRac gamoaTria mtvriTa da ablabudiT da-
faruli kaTxa. aA rc gauwmendia, Rvino amoiRo da kikas miaCerda.
_ gadaylurwe, Torem qvevrSi Cagayude TaviT!
_ ar SemiZlia, wipukjan, ar SemiZlia, jigrebo! kuWmaWi
maqvs gamskdari, usinaTlo nawlavis wyluli mWirs da isa...
triptixi...
_ triptixi xar Sen, erT tiloze verc daetevi, _ ioxun-
ja kaWuWiam, _ dalie, dalie!.. yovel daleul kaTxaSi Tu-
mans Camovdivar!
kikas saxe gaunaTda, daumrgvalda, sixarulisagan cximi
Semoadna da winwklebi daaCnda.
_ gagimarjoT, biWebo! Tqveni kika mogikvdeT, ise uy-
varxarT, meti aRar SeuZlian!
_ mogvikvdes, mogvikvdes! – kveri daukra wipukam. kaTxa-
Si CarCenili Rvino gadaRvara, xelaxla aavso da sadRegr-
Zelos saTqmelad moemzada...

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didxans ar eyoT gamZleoba. Rvino TavSi auvardaT, ena

daebaT da ukve imdenic ar SeeZloT, savse kaTxa amoeRoT da
erTmaneTisaTvis miewodebinaT.
kika yvinTavda. sadRegrZeloebs ar ambobda. Yyovel
mowodebul kaTxas, sanam SeeZlo, usityvod clida. roca
dalevis Tavi ukve ar hqonda, CumCuma kuTxeSi Rvrida.
Tavidan cdilobda daeTvala, Tu ramdeni kaTxa gamoscala,
mere saTvalavi aeria da angariSSi Tavis sasargeblod
tyuvdeboda.
arc kaWuWias SeeZlo meti. Rvinis sunisagan gulze
ezideboda. Tanameinaxeebs verc amCnevda, Rvinos misTvis
smena daexSo, Tvalze bindi Camoefina. aA m bindSi feierverke-
bad gaiqrolebdnen jambazebi, gakrTeboda wipukasa da ki-
kas usicocxlo niRbebi. xandaxan apirqvavdeboda qvevri,
romelSic oqro duRda da kaWuWias panikuri SiSi euflebo-
da, vaiTu fexi damicdes da am aduRebul oqroSi gadavvard-
eo. zogjer moagondeboda `jibeebi~, dafrTxeboda, yve-
laferi erTbaSad xom ar gaqrao, xelebiT moWmuWnida Sar-
vals, darwmundeboda fulis dastebis simkvriveSi da
udardeli, bednieri, CaxleCili xmiT cdilobda emRera rame
`Cveneburi~, `loTiani~, `Jiniani~...
wipukas sxvaze nakleb emCneoda simTvrale. g G aregnulad
sruliad mSvidi Canda, welgamarTuli ijda. aA rc Tavi uvar-
deboda kaWuWiasaviT, arc ena ebmeboda. sadRegrZeloebs
Cveuli gatacebiT ambobda da erTxelac ar Semcdara. is ki
ara da erTi-ori originaluri sadRegrZeloc moaqiCmaCa.
mM isi Tvalebi mainc ver malavdnen imas, rom quTuToebs miR-
ma alkoholi iwvoda.
kaWuWias simReris nacvlad gabmuli zmuili gamosdioda.
kika xandaxan gamofxizldeboda. gafacicebiT iTvlida,
simTvralem ar damRupos da wagebuli ar davrCeo.
wipukas sneuli azri ki sicarieleSi foTinobda, bnel-

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sa da giJur zraxvebs badebda.
_ wipukac daTvra! – ganacxada moulodnelad.
_ Se-u-Zle-be-lia! – kaWuWia wipukas ise xedavda,
rogorc sakuTar Tavs sicilis oTaxSi.
_ xumrobs! – diaciviT Caikiskisa kikam.
_ wipuka daTvra da axla banaoba unda! – raRac giJur
gadawyvetilebas ayolili daborialobda Cabnelebul
maranSi.
kaWuWiam Tavs Zala daatana, raTa gaego ra xdeboda.
_ wavideT, mtkvarSi gadavxteT! – viTom waumRera, –
vibanaoT da am qvevrs wirva gamovuyvanoT!
_ Cemi vali ar dagaviwydeT, jigrebo! – daiRrija kika.
_ raRa mtkvarSi? – civad gaicina wipukam da misma sicil-
ma kaWuWias mTvral tvinSi ria-ria gamoiwvia.
`unda gamcarcvos~, _ gaifiqra da jibeebze xeli itaca.
_ ara xar Sen kai kaci! _ Caiduduna.
wipukas misi naTqvami ar gaugonia.
_ vinc mamacia, am qvevrs Ziri unaxos!
_ maaS, vinc mamacia! – daeTanxma kaWuWia, radgan saqme
mis jibeebs ar exeboda.
_ jer Sen gadaxti! – kikas daado xeli wipukam.
_ va, giJia! mM e raTa?.. rom ver amovide, amdeni Rvino
gavafuWo?
_ eh, Se marTlacda kika... – dananebiT gaaqnia Tavi
wipukam. – aba, kaxaber, vuCvenoT, ra magrebica varT!
_ me? – gaocda kaWuWia, – gadavxte?.. ki, kaco, gadavxte-
bi, magram tansacmeli?
_ gaixade!
_ ih, mere fuli?
wipukam brazianad gadaafurTxa, xelebi iseve aswia, ro-
gorc mtkvarSi gadaxtomis dros, erTic Sehkivla – `wave-
diT!~ da qvevrSi gadaeSva...

"!
 Tavi V. zardaxSa
ori kvira wveTic ar daulevia. smis moyvarul megobrebs
gaurboda. g G vian gadauara koSmarulma SiSma, rac im Rames
Wames man, kikam da kikas jalabobam, roca qvevridan Zlivs
amoaTries cocxal-mkvdari wipuka... Uusaqmobas daeCvia.
l
L eqciebze daswrebiT arc winaT iklavda Tavs, axla ki sul
aiRo xeli. Tumca swavla raSi sWirdeboda amdeni fulis pat-
rons. mM isi mTavari sazrunavi fuli gaxda, is iyo misi avad-
myofobis mizezi, fuli Seeyara rogorc saxadi, tifi, Savi
Wiri. f
F uli aRelvebda, rogorc pirveli siyvaruli, fulis
tkicini ise Caesmoda, rogorc tkbili musika.
axla ukve Tavisi oTaxebi hqonda, daRupuli dedabris
binas daepatrona. Sig Caiketeboda, amoawyobda jibidan
Tumnianebis gaqonil dastebs. mieCvia da yuradRebasac ar
aqcevda sisxlis laqebs. TiTs dainerwyvavda da ise iTvli-
da. imdeni hqonda, daTvlas ver audioda da meore kviris
Tavze jibes jibe miakera.
erTxel jumam sTxova, fuli masesxeo. Uuari stkica,
saidan fulio, Tumca Sarvlis jibeebi simZimisagan askde-
boda da ufrosma bediam mravlismetyveli mzera esrola.
kaWuWiam xelebi aafara jibeebs, amiT Tu cdilobda xelyo-
fisagan daecva Tavisi simdidre, swrafad Sevarda oTaxSi da
jumas kakuns mouyrua.
erT saRamos Zveli qalaqis ubnebs miaSura. rafika makle-
ric aiyolia. saqmianad iZunZules aRma-daRma. rafikas ynos-
va ufro uWrida, mudam icoda sad ra iSoveboda. d D olarebis
msxvili dasta SeiZina. cnobismoyvareobam ubiZga, Torem
raSi unda dasWirveboda. merme gautkba. mM ihyo xeli da male
misi karadis (vasasi kuzianis karadis) ujraSi Calagda li-
rebi da ienebi, frankebi da girvanqa sterlingebi, draxmebi
da markebi... Tavs koleqcioners eZaxda, cxadia, fiqrSi, Tum-
ca, vin icis, momavali ras uqadda. mM omavalze fiqrma oqro
Seayvara. yovelTvis xom ar iqneboda Sovnis dro. bedsac

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SeeZlo eRalatna. o O qros ki fasi mudam eqnebao da yidulob-
da beWdebsa da sayureebs, samkerdeebsa da manJetebs, saaTeb-
sa da samajurebs... arc nair-nairi WurWleuloba daviwynia,
umTavresad oqro-vercxlisa, arc Zvirfasi da patiosani
qvebi, romelTa CamoTvla Sors wagviyvans... binaSi aqa-iq
Cumad miyuCda ganZsacavebi. SuaRameze, roca yvelas eZina
da dagvianebuli manqanis TuxTuxiRa moismoda Soridan,
bnel oTaxSi zRaprul ferebad cimcimebda mZivebad asxmu-
li lali da firuzi, margaliti da brilianti... gamoCnda
patara, mZime zodebi, oqros zodebi, karadis ormagi fskeris
qveS uCumrad rom elodnen TavianT dros.
qveyniereba daaviwyda kaWuWia bedias, simdidreSi cu-
ravda da sxva aravin da araferi undoda...
gvian mixvda, rom Seicvala. yY velaferi Zveleburad iyo
mis irgvliv, magram TviTon gardaisaxa, aqamde Raribi gaxl-
daT, magram xelgaSlili, gulRia, keTili... ase egona yovel
SemTxvevaSi. aA xla ki fulis yoveli dastis SeZeniT ufro da
ufro xelmoWerili xdeboda da kapikians dahkankalebda.
winaT uTvalavi Zmakaci, megobari, Tanameinaxe, an ubralod
kai nacnobi hyavda. aA xla yvela mtrad miaCnda, yvelas fulis
wagleja surda, mZarcvelni da borotmoqmedni exvivnen
gars... fanjrebze rkinis gisosebi aasxa Tavisi xeliT, muSas
ver endo, kars cxraklituli gaukeTa; aravis Sin ar iRebda,
iSviaT stumars aivanze xvdeboda, martoxela kacis cxovre-
ba xom iciT, areul-dareuli maqvs bina da Sin imitom ver
gepatiJebiTo.
saSovarze Tu ar dadioda, saqme meti ara hqonda ra da
mTeli dRe loginze egdo, WuWyian loginze, radgan gasa-
recxad ver iclida, samrecxao ki eZvireboda; iwva tansacm-
liana, raTa SemTxveviT jado-Sarvali ar gamqraliyo. sarkis
win Tu Caivlida, Sig Caxedva ezareboda, tanze xom daWmuW-
nili ecva, TviTonac daWmuWnilsa hgavda. pirze bRuja wveri
gaezarda da adre bunCula loyebs feri gadauvida. aA r mos-
wonda Tavisi garegnoba, magram yvelaze mdidari rom gavx-

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debi, maSin mivxedav Tavso, fiqrobda.
fiqriT ki Tavi marTlac uskdeboda. mTlad egeTi gafu-
Webuli ara varo, sakuTar sindiss arwmunebda. wamdauwum
ixsenebda, rogor guluxvad gaumaspinZlda wipukas, rogor
daasaCuqra Tvalebdavsebuli jebe, Tumca meore wuTs guli
mosdioda, enaneboda is Tumnianebi, ubralo axireba iyo,
meti araferio...
Semdeg da Semdeg saSovarze mxolod SeRamebulze da-
dioda. eSinoda, nacnobebs gadaveyrebi, ase CamoCaCuli vis
venaxvebio, ufro ki imitom, egeb vinmem fulis Casesxeba
mTxovoso.
erT dRes, moulodnelad, suli SeexuTa oTx kedels Sua
da aivanze gamovida, mzes daenaxva...

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sifrTxiles Tavi ar stkioda. saWiro ar iyo mezoblebs

ekaliviT TvalebSi amosvloda. aA ivanze kaciSvili ver da-
landa da gamxnevda. taxtze Camojda, mzes mieficxa. o O Taxis
bnel sigrileSi Sescivnoda da mcxunvare sxivebi esiamovna.
mzem ruli mohgvara.
gaiTiSa, azrs CaeZina, sicocxles dascilda wamier.
_ ras gavxar, tansacmeli ver gamoicvale? aA n piri ver
gaiparse?! – SeakrTo uxeSma momarTvam.
modurad Cakostumebuli juma wamosdgomoda. mSvenieri
halstuxi ekeTa, brWyviala lakis fexsacmelebs WraWuni
gahqonda. niangis tyavis CanTas dinjad aqanavebda. kK iseri
yinCad eWira.
kaWuWiam Suri igrZno, Tavi dauqnia.
Tvali miayola mimaval Zmas, Tan wonida, Cemze meti fuli
eqneba Tu arao.
WiSkarTan axalTaxali `volga~ idga. Soferma qudi mo-
uxada, kari gamouRo da ise eloda juma bedias dabrZanebas.
`biWos, mTlad ar gaministrebula?~ – gaukvirda kaWu-

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 Wias. erTmaneTis gverdiT vtrialebT da egeTi feriscva-
leba rogor ver SevamCnieo, ufro es aocebda.
kvlav gayuCda, ukve ar eZineboda. eE zo bavSvebisagan da-
carielebuliyo, agarakebze waeyvanaT. TuTis xis CrdilSi
perangisamara mamakacebi isxdnen da dominos uxaTqunebd-
nen. `U usaqmurebi!~ – gaifiqra kaWuWiam. iseTi Sovnis dro
dadga, kacur kacs axla dominosaTvis rogor unda ecalos!
`kacurma kacma~ Seacbuna. sul cota xnis winaT sxvanairi
eCveneboda es cneba, sxva Sinaarss debda Sig. bavSvi iyo maSin,
gulubryvilo bavSvi! m M adloba RmerTs Tvali aexila da
cxovrebis WeSmariti mizani Seicno.
zeda sarTulebs axeda. d D ocent papua CirgaSvilis fan-
jaraSi xandaxan gogo-biWebis siluetebi gamokrTeboda.
aA xalgazrda mecnieri dauRalavad ixveWda fuls im mwiri
codnis safasurad, rasac awvdida swavlamowyurebul, niWi-
erebamoklebul abiturientebs.
`imisi~ fanjara migmanuli iyo, fardebi CamoeSvaT. im
dilis Semdeg arsad enaxa da rodesac fuliT daavadebu-
lis tvinSi sicxe daiwevda, maSin gaaxsendeboda, oRond
rogorc Soreuli da sanatreli ram, jildod rom eloda
odesme. maSin avCqardi da kinaRam saqme gavafuWeo, fiqrob-
da da eWvic ar epareboda, saboloo gamarjveba mas rom
darCeboda. warmoidgina kidec is sanetaro dro, rodesac
rvaoTaxian binaSi (Zvirfasi WaRebi Werze, broli da oqro-
vercxli karadebSi, ra Tqma unda), fafuki noxebiT mofe-
nil muxis parketze gamogogmandeba TeTri feria da sul-
TaniviT Semosili kaWuWia farCa-dibebs daufens ferx-
TiT... aRtacebuli qalwuli ki kiserze SemoeWdoba, mkerd-
ze Tavs miadebs (kaWuWias mkerdze daefineba misi gaSlili
Tmebi) da waiCurCulebs: `oh, Cemo batono kaxaber!~ cocxa-
li suraTiviT daudga Tvalwin kaWuWias yovelive da gan-
cxromas mieca...
zmanebidan fexis xmam gamoiyvana. rafika makleri amocun-
culda kibeze. ise morboda, vinme dasaWerad mosdevso.

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 _ kaxajan, Sin SevideT da iq movrigdeT, _ CasCurCula,
suls Zlivs iTqvamda.
_ ram SegaSina, Se kaco! – naZaladevi simSvidiT Tqva
kaWuWiam.
_ va, iseTi ramaa, vinmem wamarTvas, ra vqna? mM e Sen getyvi
da miliciaSi gaiqcevi saCivlelad.
_ ra aris iseTi? – muWSi CaamTqnara kaWuWiam, viTom sul
ar mainteresebso.
_ nu SemevaWrebi, kaxajan. iseTi ramea, TiTebs daikoc-
ni, gegoneba TaflSi amovlebuliao.
_ Tu Zaan Zviria... – WoWmani daiwyo kaWuWiam.
_ ara Tqva magi, SenTvis Zviri ki ara, miswrebaa. Zlivs
daviTanxme. aA xla ar Semarcxvino da uari ar Tqva, sityva sit-
yvaa. xom ici, rafika arCevanSi ar Secdeba. iseTi ramea, iseTi,
erT muzeumad Rirs...
_ fasi?
_ aq ara, aq ara, genacvale, oTaxSi...
_ aravin gviyurebs, Tanac vin mixvdeba rames.
_ Svidi aTas xuTasi... – Tqva rafikam da xma Cauwyda,
imedianad miaSterda kaWuWias.
_ Zveli kursiT?
_ ZveliT axla bebiaCemi Tu iTvlis, Se kaco.
_ matyueb? – Tavi gaaqnia kaWuWiam. – erTi `Jigulis~
fasia.
_ am adgilas gavqre, mexi dameces, kaxas tyuils vetyvi?
amovwydeT orTave, me da Cemi susana...
_ kai axla, dedakaciviT nu iwyevlebi! – uxeSad gaaw-
yvetina kaWuWiam.
rafika maklers xelebi ucaxcaxebda, daxeuli gazeTi
Zlivs Sexsna. mM is qveS ubralo zardaxSa iyo, gauwafavi xe-
liT SeRebili.
_ ai... – rafikas undoda rame kidev daematebina, magram
nerwyvma kinaRam daaxrCo da zardaxSa gaxsna.
kaWuWias Tvalebi gadmoucvivda. SigniT oqros jvari ido,

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albaT Zalian Zveli, natifi ostatis Seqmnili, Zvirfasi, ga-
uxunari qvebiT mooWvili... margalitis yelsabami hqonda,
msxvil-msxvili margalitebis mTeli asxmula... marTlac ar
eqneboda fasi am simdidres, aT kacs uzrunvelyofda mTe-
li sicocxle, Tu namdvil fass amoiRebdnen. oRond saSi-
Sic iyo igi da mavani cdilobda saswrafod mis gasaRebas.
_ rogoria? – enis borZikiT ikiTxa rafikam da zardax-
Sa frTxilad daxura.
_ mZarcvelebi! – damarcvliT Caisisina kaWuWiam.
_ mm! – rafikas xveleba autyda.
_ muzeumis qurdebi!
_ su, su, kaxas venacvale, aravin gaigonos, _ feri
ecvala rafikas, xelebi gaasavsava.
_ qveyanas aqcevT, ara? – aRSfoTebuli marcvlavda
kaWuWia, – marto Tqveni muclis amoyorva gindaT, ara?
Aarafers indobT am qveyanaze, arc erovnuli saganZuria
TqvenTvis rame! uU nda gamouZaxos kacma milicias da saku-
Tari xeliT migataninos sadac jer ars!..
_ ar damRupo, kaxas Wirime, _ cremli moeria rafikas,
_ susanas vficavar, ar mogviparavs. nN acnobi Tavadisagan
iyida patronma da axla fuli dasWirda.
_ muzeumSi unda wageRoT! pP atriotebi ara xarT? aA r giy-
varT samSoblo?
_ gviyvars, rogor ar gviyvars, kaxajan... – kvnesoda
rafika makleri da Tavbeds iwyevlida, es ra SarSi gavebio.
_ aba, erTi Semaxede! – molba kaWuWia.
rafikam zardaxSa Zlivs gaxsna, xeli ukankalebda. marT-
lac SesaniSnavi ram iyo. kaWuWias mTeli qoneba, erTad aRe-
buli, amisi fasi ar iqneboda. mM argalitebis sigrilem gul-
Si SeuRitina, oqros jvris simZimem iseTi netareba agrZno-
bina, umSvenieresi qalis alersze ar gaicvleboda.
_ kargi, mebralebi da milicias imitom ar movuxmob! –
daaskvna da yuTi CabRuja.
rafikam SvebiT amoisunTqa da Sublze ofli Seiwminda.

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 _ oRond eqvsi aTasi yelamde geyofaT.
_ kaxajan, Cemi xom ar aris?
_ magisi patroni, vici, xuTsac ikmarebs. Sen ki erTic Tav-
ze gadagiva, ai ase. g
G aSale magi gazeTi!
Tumnianebis eqvsi dasta Caulaga Zvel gazeTSi da igr-
Zno, rom jibe kidev ufro daumZimda.
rafikam nerwyvi gadaylapa, Suriani Tvalebi Seavlo
kaWuWias jibeebs.
`Tu vinme momklavs, es momklavs~, _ gahkenwla kaWuWias
da zardaxSas Tavisi daWmuWnili pijaki gadaafara.
_ ha, momwydi axla Tavidan! – nervulad SeuRrina.
rafikam Semrigeblurad Caiqirqila, miixed-moixeda,
vinme xom ar gviTvalTvalebso. saeWvo veraferi naxa da
gazeTSi gaxveuli fuli Sin Seacuncula.
kaWuWiam zardaxSa Caixuta. imas fiqrobda, sad Seenaxa.
yY ovel SemTxvevaSi, aivanze jdoma arafers argebda. wamod-
ga kidec, magram am dros docent papua CirgaSvilis binis
kari gaiRo da iqidan iRliaSi wigngaCrili axalgazrda
gamovida. kaWuWiam zardaxSa taxtze dado da zed dajda. Y
ymawvili dinjad Camovida, usalmod Caiara kaWuWias cxvir-
win da ezoSi daeSva. is iyo, kaWuWia isev wamoiwia, meore biWi
gamovida docentis binidan, axla saTvaliani, imanac am gziT
Camoiara. mM ere bafTebianma gogonam Camoirbina fexsacme-
lebis bakibukiT, kidev erTma gogonam, cxviraprexilma da
ukarebam... TiTo-TiTod gamodiodnen binidan, TiTqos ara-
legaluri sxdomis Semdeg ifantebiano. sul bolos rogneda
gamovida da papua CirgaSvili aivanze gamohyva gogonas, ra-
Racas TvalTmaqcurad eqaqaneboda. kaWuWias ar moewona, es
axvari xom ar `abamso~. g G ogona Tavdaxrili usmenda, mere
uceb Setrialda da kibeze mkvircxlad Camoirbina.
kaWuWiam cbieri Rimili Seageba, waixara, wamodgoma ki
ver gabeda.
rognedamac gauRima, nabiji Seanela.
_ gamarjoba! – salami ar daayovna kaWuWiam.

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 gogonas gaecina.
_ yuTze ratom zixar?
kaWuWia airia, wamodga.
_ ise ra, Sig araferia!
gogonam kvlav gaicina, TiTqos tkbilma simma gaiwkria-
la vaJis sulSi.
_ sad gaqra mzeWabuki? – Tamamad SeekiTxa, – ramdeni xa-
nia Tvali ar momikravs!.. – xmaSi bzari gaJRerda, ris mizez-
sac kaWuWia ar CasZiebia.
_ sofelSi wavida, bebia gvyavs cudad.
gogonam CanTa Seaqana, CamoSlili Tmebi mxrebze daefi-
na. etyoba, sicocxleSi pirvelad waesva quTuToebze Ria
cisferi da Svenoda.
_ gamocdebs ar Caabarebs?
_ manamde egeb Camovides, Tu ara da gaisad... – kaWuWias
axla ufro Sesjavrda papua CirgaSvili. u U yure mag cucu-
raks, aseTi mwyris Sebma ganuzraxavso, – Tu ar Caabarebs, qve-
yana ar daiqceva, darCeba sofelSi, Cais mokrefs...
rognedas ar moewona naTqvami, kopebi Sekra, araferi
uTqvams, gamosamSvidobeblad Tavi dauqnia.
_ albaT Zalian gadatvirTuli xarT mecadineobiT, _
kaWuWias ase uceb ar undoda misi gaSveba.
gogonam mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ Tumca ra gasakviria, male gamocdebi iwyeba da Zal-
Rone ar unda daiSuro, _ ufrosis sidinjiT arigebda
kaWuWia, _ oRond Tan gadayolac ar iqneba, daiRlebi, Tav-
Si goglimogliviT yvelaferi aidRvibeba. me Tu mkiTxav,
dRisiT unda imecadino, saRamos ki unda daisveno. zogi-
erTebi Rameebs TeTrad aTeneben da ise gamoSterdebian...
_ me Tavs ar viklav, _ gaeRima rognedas da kvlav wasv-
la daapira.
_ saRamos, Tu moicli, kinoSi wavideT! – SesTavaza ka-
WuWiam.
_ dRes ar mcalia.

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 _ xval?
_ arc xval.
_ aba, zeg?
gogona Seyoymanda.
_ vnaxoT!
kaWuWiam mzera miadevna kibisken mimavals, mere zemoT,
dagmanuli fanjrisaken aixeda. iq, im oTaxSi ganmartoebu-
liyo erTaderTi arseba, visac veravin Secvlida dedamiwis
zurgze...
amoixvneSa, zardaxSa Caixuta, magram wasvla isev ar das-
calda.
papua CirgaSvilma Tavi gamoyo karidan da kaWuWias
daakvirda. albaT ar moewona misi gasaubreba rognedasTan.
kaWuWiam Tavi uxerxulad igrZno. zardaxSa zurgsukan da-
mala. Eegona docenti gaZReba Cemi TvalierebiT da kars
miketavso. CirgaSvili ki abreSumis WiasaviT gamoZvra aivan-
ze. saqmiani ieriT Camovida kibeze. cxviraweuli modioda da
uzarmazari CanTa mohqonda. eE s CanTa mTel Tbiliss daamax-
sovra, mudam wignebiT gamotenils daaTrevda. CanTis yid-
vis dRes Caawyo Sig da mas Semdeg arc gauxsnia.
ise gaiara, kinaRam fexi daadga kaWuWias, gamarjobac ki
ar uTqvams. aA rc kaWuWia Sewuxebula didad, oRond Tavis
odnavi daqneva SerCa da aman gulze gaxeTqa.
cota kidev Seicada. mM eramdenejer wamodga. zardaxSa
iRliaSi amoido da nabiji gadadga, magram isev gaxevda.
zemo sarTulidan viRaca Camodioda. f F exs auCqareblad
da rbilad adgamda. SariSurobda Savi satinis qsovili da
kaWuWiam kibeze jer amoukvalTavi ZaZa dainaxa, Semdeg ki
mTlianad `is~.
pirisaxe gadahfiTreboda. d D idi, cisferi Tvalebi naR-
veliTa da dardiT avseboda, sisuste sinazeSi gadazrdoda
da zRaprul ferias damsgavseboda.
moabijebda nel-nela, msubuqad, TiTqos iataks arc
ekareboda, mocuravda... ablabudaSi gaxveuliviT dabneuli

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Canda, arc uwyoda saiT midioda da risTvis.
_ mzia! – win gadaudga kaWuWia. g G uli yels moebjina.
Seebrala mgloviare asuli da sakuTari Tavic. u U ndoda rame
iseTi eTqva, rom gaerRvia es jadosnuri bade, yvelaferi
gasagebi da naTeli gaexada, siTbosa da siyvarulSi yofil-
iyvnen amieridan da qveyniereba kvlav iqneboda wminda da
bednieri.
_ mzia, _ undoda eyvira, magram CurCulis mets vera-
fers bedavda.
gogona Rrma ufskrulSi idga. gaoceba da tkivili exata
saxeze. eE s uxeSi, biwieri xma Seuracyofda smenas.
kaWuWiam zardaxSa gamoaCina da gaxsna.
_ daxede, ai, daxede! – oqro da margaliti aelvarda,
aTinaTi acimcimda aivanze. kaWuWias xelebSi pawia mze ain-
To wamiT.
SeSfoTebulma asulma ukan daixia.
_ aiRe, mzia! Sengan araferi minda! Zalian lamazi niv-
Tia, aiRe! – sxapasxupiT ayrida kaWuWia da xelebSi zard-
axSas Crida. ver bedavda aexsna, Zviriao, raTa TviTve
ar daemcirebina es moulodneli, gulwrfeli da wminda
aRtkineba.
_ buba! – daiZaxa SeSinebulma mziam.
kaWuWiam zardaxSa daxura da gogos gverdi auqcia. b B ubam
Camoirbina. aA r misalmebia kaWuWias, muqariT Seavlo Tvali
da mziasTan miiWra.
_ ra iyo, ram SegaSina, Se glaxa! – alersiT uTxra da
gverdiT gahyva.
kaWuWia daiboRma.
CabRuja zardaxSa da kvlav binaSi Caiketa...

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 yfobkb 811
aRzeveba
sizmrisa ara mjera, magram im Rames juma bedia pirdapir
sizmarSi gamomecxada da amaforiaqa. xalxmravlobaze gaxl-
diT, oRond vera vxvdebodi, cirki iyo, bazroba Tu hipod-
romi... idga erTi gniasi da gawamawia. xalxi erTmaneTs Rilebs
awyvetda da mec kargad damiziles gverdebi. yY vela erTad ram
gadaria-meTqi, mikvirda. movixede, majis simsxo Toki gauWi-
miaT. erTi bolo sadRac gumbaTSi ikargeba, meore, qveda bo-
los ki brbo awydeba, cdiloben zed gasvlas, erTmaneTs ar
aclian. Tu vinme moaxerxebs da Tokze gava, sxvebi Caafrinde-
bian, ukan CamoaTreven, silaqebsac blomad miayoleben. zog-
ni mainc axerxeben aZvromas, avi ZaRlebiviT iRrinebian, tlin-
kebsa da muStebs iSvelieben, magram Tokze siaruli yvelas
rodi ZaluZs da zed gasulebi ukanve cvivian.
erTi piroba vifiqre, iqneb mec beds vewio-meTqi. aA xlo-
sac ver mivekare. imdeni dasaxiCrebuli da gaborotebuli
adamianis danaxvam SemaZrwuna. g G anze gavdeqi, seiris mayure-
belTa Soris...… vxedav, iq, sadac yvelaze didi Tavpirismtv-
revaa, juma bedia irjeba; ise Ronivrad muSaobs mxrebiT,
win veravin udgeba. sportulma azartma Semipyro, gava Tu ver
gava-meTqi. gunebaSi Cems falavnad vaRiare da yovel mis nabijs
taSiT vegebebodi. bB olos miaRwia kidec Tokamde, miyar-mo-
yara metoqeebi, ukan miweuls wixli uTavaza, win gaWrili
kalTiT daiTria, Zirs dasca da... Tokze gavida...
midis juma bedia gaWimul Tokze, aRma mihyveba... brbos
Rrianceli ukve veRara wvdeba mis smenas. aRSfoTebulTa
calkeuli xmebi iZireba gamamxnevebel taSis grialSi. pP irze
alebastris feri adevs, Tavs naTeli adgia, mxrebze msubu-
qi kvamliviT ezrdeba frTebi angelozisa... `satanaa!~ –
gaiZaxian misi mtrebi... `wmindania!~ – pasuxoben qlesani da

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farisevelni.
da aha, TiTqos miaRwia bolomde... frTis erTi gaqneva
da Caikargeba gumbaTis silaJvardeSi, sadac oqros asoebiT
aweria: `ukvdaveba~... magram uceb, bedi muxTalia, wonas-
woroba dakarga, Setortmanda...
`ah!~ – amoixriala brbom da sulganabuli miacqerda be-
diswerasTan moWidaves.
amovigmine, civma oflma damasxa da gamomeRviZa...

Tavi I. pirveli safexuri

pirvel dReebSi araferi Secvlila. juma bedia mzeWa-
bukis dakargvam Seawuxa da sakuTar Tavze ar fiqrobda. mTe-
li kvira eloda, magram mzeWabuki ar gamoCenila. soflidan
bolo dros werili werils mosdevda, rogora xarT, ratom
arafers iwerebiTo. juma moSxamuli da gauRimari dadio-
da, Tavs motyuebulad grZnobda. Rame koSmaruli sizmre-
biT daqanculs, dRe gulisreva da Sakiki awamebda. aA mxanag-
megobrebs Camoscilda, Tumca hyavda ki amxanag-megobrebi?
aA qamde egona, rom hyavda. roca gauWirda, moixeda da gver-
diT megobris idayvi ver igrZno... mogvianebiT dedisagan
depeSa miiRo, mzeWabuki Camovida, mTeli dRe gabusulia da
xmas ar iRebs, yvelas munji hgonia, egeTi ra damarTeTo. mad-
loba RmerTs, cocxali mainc yofilao, gaifiqra jumam da
am azrma mciredi Sveba mohgvara.
meore Zmam, kaWuWiam Tavi moabezra. dReniadag galewili
daeTreoda. aA ryis suniT aaqoTebda oTaxs, miegdeboda log-
inze da misi xvrinvisagan sarkmelSi minas wkriali gahqon-
da. ZilSi wamdauwum mzias saxels burtyunebda. juma cof-
deboda, mzad iyo baliSiT gaeguda saSuali Zma; ise iyo Seu-
racxyofili, TiTqos kaWuWias sarZlosaTvis ekadrebinos
augi. eSinoda gulSi davanebuli siZulvilisa da Tavqud-
moglejili garboda qalaqSi, raTa miyruebul, ucnob

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kvartalebSi xetialiT odnav damSvidebuliyo
samsaxuri Sesjavrda, Tumca rodis uyvarda? TanamS-
romlebi dasanaxavadac ezareboda. ramdenime dRe zedized
acdenda, jandabas, Tu gamagdes, gamagdono. gunebaSi agineb-
da direqtors, ganyofilebis gamges, Worikana qalebs. d D il-
idan saRamomde karis WuWrutanasTan iyo daCoqili, egeb
mziam Camoiaros zemo sarTulidano, magram bedi amaSic ara
swyalobda.
yvelaferSi gujmaxans adanaSaulebda. fiqrSic ver
bedavda mis lanZRvas. cxadSi da sizmarSi elandeboda
mgelze amxedrebuli eSmakeuli...
gujmaxans ki etyoba bediebi ar aviwydeboda.
amas maSin mixvda, roca saxlmmarTvelobidan movidnen
da vasasi kuzianis binis gasaRebi kaWuWias Caabares. o O dnav
amoisunTqa. Mmartooba erCivna. A aravin SeuSlida xels.
ijda TavisTvis, arc kiTxulobda, arc werda, arc radios
usmenda. televizori SeiZina, marto erT gadacemas uyu-
rebda avadmyofuri cnobiswadiliT, _ `kanonierebis sa-
darajoze~, Torem sxva dros arc CarTavda... ijda da usmen-
da quCis dausrulebel xmaurs, imaxsovrebda gamvlelTa
gadanalaparakevs, risTvis, es TviTonac ar icoda. xandaxan
SiSiT Seavlebda Tvals kedelze Camokidebul Sav fardas,
romlis ukan gujmaxanis sauflo imaleboda.
TandaTan CamoSorda kaWuWias. aA r ainteresebda misi amba-
vi. aviwydeboda kidec, rom hyavda Zmebi, mSoblebi, naTesave-
bi, rom ar iyo euli am qveyanaze, rom uxilav valdebule-
baTa Zafebs gadaeba mraval adamianTan...
orSabaT dilas karze frTxilad moukakunes. d D ireqtoris
mZRoli aRmoCnda. aA qamde SelazRandarebulni iyvnen. mZRo-
li koreqtorebs arafrad dagidevdaT, rac enis wverze
moadgeboda, imas laqlaqebda. aA xla ki jumas karTan krZalviT
daiwmawna, uxerxulobisagan ar icoda xelebi sad waeRo.
_ batono juma, direqtorma samsaxurSi Tu inebebT
mobrZanebaso!

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 juma gaSra, egona damciniso, kinaRam yanyratoSi eca,
mZRolis TvalSi morCileba Canda da aman SeaCera.
_ qveviT damelode, axlave Cavicvam! – uxeSad miugdo.
gangeb icvamda nela, marTla damelodeba Tu arao.
grZnobda, mis cxovrebaSi am wuTidan iwyeboda axali era.
Sinagani protestis susti xmebi CaaxSo da iwama Tavisi gamor-
Ceuloba.
axal kostiumSi gamoiwkipa, fexsacmelebi gaipriala.
h
H alstuxis ganaskva cudad exerxeboda da sarkis win kai aTi
wuTi ijaxira...
aivanze amayad gaiara.
trotuaris piras direqtoris axali, gakrialebuli,
Savi `volga~ idga. mZRolma kari mowiwebiT gauRo. juma
mxrebgaSlili gamoiWima wina savarZelSi da xeli aiqnia, neba
darTo daZruliyvnen. mZRolma misgan gaiwia, SeumCnevlad
cdilobda cxviri Ria sarkmelSi gaeyo. `ras maimunobs?~ –
mizezs miuxvda juma da gulSi Sxami CaeRvara.
mas kvlav damwvris suni asdioda.
`dedas gitirebT yvelas, _ iqadneboda, _ am sunsac ise
migaCvevT, vardis sunamo gegonoT!~
amas fiqrobda mTel gzaze da TvalebSi ver ixedeboda.
xalxiT savse trotuarebi kaleidoskopiviT Wreli iyo.
kibeze aravin Sexvedria.
misaRebidan mdivanma gamoixeda. kK eklucad gauRima, Tum-
ca cxvirze abreSumis qaTqaTa cxvirsaxoci aifara.
_ batono juma, direqtori gelodebaT!
`tyavs gamaZrobs, _ dafrTxa juma, _ im dRes rom gave-
xumre... vin meqaCeboda enaze?~
jer sakoreqtoroSi Sevida. sanam kars SeaRebda, kiskisi
da ria-ria esmoda. Tavi Seyo Tu ara, umalve samariseburi
siCume Camovarda.
aravisken miuxedavs. Tavi CaRuna da ise gaemarTa magidi-
saken. batoni nikifore wamodga, Caaxvela. `axla gacdenebze
damiwyebs lailais~, _ gaifiqra jumam.

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 _ cota SeuZlod viyavi... – undoda daeswro.
_ miuloce, biWo, _ liam wasCurCula, _ personaluri
gainaRda.
gamges saxe ucinoda.
_ momilocavs, batono nikifore! – gulsgareT gauRima.
_ gmadlobT, ymawvilo, gmadlobT! – sixarulis crem-
li damWknar loyaze Camoekida gamges, guli auCvilda.
`rogor uxaria cali fexiT kubos fskeris mosinjva!~ –
iqednurad gaifiqra jumam.
mdivanma Semoixeda, naZaladevi Rimili Semoafrqvia.
_ direqtori gelodebaT, batono juma!
`Cxubs mainc ver avcdebi, _ sevdianad daaskvna jumam,
_ kedelTan nu mimamwyvdevs, Torem davfqvav rac vici da
ixtunos mere... bevri ram vici me!~
direqtori karTan Semoegeba.
_ gelodi, batono juma, SeuZlod xom ar brZandebodi?
jumam madlobismagvari raRac Caiburtyuna. d D aeloda,
kidev ras etyodnen, raTa manamde dawynarebuliyo.
_ dabrZandi, geTayva! – savarZelze miuTiTa direqtor-
ma. mrisxanebis kvalic ar etyoboda. Wabukma SiSiT daxeda
savarZels, xom arafers miximandrebeno.
direqtori Tavazianad icdida da juma bedia moxerxe-
bulad mokalaTda.
_ ewevi? – papirosis kolofi gamouwoda direqtorma.
jumas undoda uari eTqva. g G aaxsenda, damwvris suni rom
sdioda da ifiqra, Tambaqos sunad gavasaRebo. pP apirosi am-
oiRo, moukida da fexebi nebierad daawyo.
_ raze damibareT? – agdebulad ikiTxa, guli ki SiSisa-
gan ewureboda.
_ aqamdec mindoda Seni naxva, magram samsaxurSi ar da-
diodi da... mesmis, mesmis, SeuZlod brZandebodi... sayveduri
arc mifiqria, sityvam moitana... im dRes ki...
_ ukbilo xumroba gamomivida, ujraze rom vTqvi, _
kompromisi arCia jumam.

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 _ sindiss geficebi, ver mivxvdi, ra ujraze meubnebo-
di. sakuTar TavSi eWvic ki Semepara. Cvens Soris darCes da
yvela ujra gadavqeqe...
_ Cvens Soris darCes, _ daeTanxma juma. direqtorTan
aseTi intimis SesaZleblobac ki ver warmoedgina.
_ me Sen momwonxar, _ gaeRima direqtors, _ kargi biWi
Canxar. xmebi momdis, niWierebas giqeben, Sromis unars. Seni-
sTana axalgazrdebi unda wavaxalisoT. sul Cven xom ar
viqnebiT, axalgazrdebic unda mivaCvioT mmarTvelobis
urTules saqmes. xval egeb Senc Cagabaron didi saWe, asea,
Cemo kargo!
jumas bednierebisagan Tavbru daesxa. d D ireqtori savar-
ZelSi gadawva, cxvirsaxoci pirze aifara da ise laparakobda.
_ Cveni nikifore pensiaze rom gadis, gaigebdi albaT,
_ pirdapir saqmeze gadavida.
_ diax! – Seecada udardelad epasuxna.
_ ras ityodi, gamged rom gagiSva?
iwyeboda, diaxac iwyeboda mzis amosvla juma bedias
cxovrebis Tvalsawierze. aA xla gadadgamda pirvel nabijs...
marTalia, arcTu ise maRal safexurze, magram dasawunic
araferi hqonda.
ucbad mainc ar daTanxmebula. Tvalebi milula, Rrmad
Cafiqrebuli kacis sifaTi moirgo.
direqtorma dro ixelTa, Ria fanjaraSi gayo Tavi, co-
taTi suli moiTqva.
_ ara! – kategoriulad wamoiZaxa jumam.
_ ra ara? – ver mixvda direqtori, – am saqmes ver mouvli?
_ me Cemi niWierebisa mjera! _ Tavxedurad Seepasuxa
juma, _ ufro metsac moverevi. sulac ar vapireb Cemi axal-
gazrdobis wlebi anabeWdebis kiTxvasa da mtvriani gverde-
bis TvlaSi CavaxrCo.
_ aba, ra ginda? – mkvaxed Seepasuxa direqtori, – Cemi
savarZeli xom ar mogwons?
`imasac moveswrebi!~ – gaifiqra jumam, TqmiT ki sxvana-

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irad upasuxa:
_ TqvenTvisac umjobesia, _ da am `TqvenTvisas~ xazi
gausva, – sxva ram SemomTavazoT.
_ magaliTad? – mtrulad SeekiTxa direqtori.
_ CamabareT poeziis ganyofileba!
_ mereda Sen ra gesmis poeziisa?! – iquxa direqtorma
da muSti magidaze dahkra, pirisaxe WarxaliviT gauxda.
`axla guli wauva~, _ mSvidad gaifiqra jumam.
direqtori savarZelSi miesvena da CurCuliT, uRonod
uCvena karisaken:
_ gaeTrie aqedan, ayrolebulo virTxav!
_ erT saaTSi TviTonve damibarebT! – bejiTad Tqva
jumam, kari gaijaxuna da mdivans daugdo: _ midi, Sefs wveT-
ebi daalevine!
damfrTxali mdivani kabinetSi Sevarda. Wabukma ki ji-
beebSi xelebi Caiwyo da udardeli gamometyvelebiT dauy-
va derefans. SiSi CarCa, suliT SfoTavda. u U kiduresad Seu-
racxyo direqtoris bolo sityvebma, f F iqrSi aTasnairi si-
saZagliT pasuxobda. u U fro `ayrolebulma~ Seawuxa, vidre
`virTxam~. gulSi moxvda, radgan mis am nakls verafriT da-
malavda da yvelas mtrad Tvlida, vinc ki SeamCnevda.
sarTulis vestibiulSi ping-pongs TamaSobdnen. Ses-
venebamde karga xniT adre iwyeboda TamaSi da, Tu direqtori
axlos ar egulebodaT, samsaxuris bolomde agrZelebdnen.
m
M agidis irgvliv ramdenime redaqtori da buxhalteriis
TanamSromeli Sekrebiliyo. poeziis ganyofilebis gamge,
ociode TiToformiani wignis avtori, romelTac TviT mTx-
zvelisa da misi megobari kritikosebis garda aravin kiTxu-
lobda da garegnulad ufro yasabsa hgavda, vidre poets,
energiulad eTamaSeboda kritikis ganyofilebis gamges,
damxrCval, awurul kacs, visac Tav-kiseri ise hqonda hal-
stuxiT mWidrod Sekrul sayeloSi Casobili, rogorc kal-
ami kalmistarSi. es kritikosi sayovelTaod cnobili
pirovneba gaxldaT, radganac yvelas Zmakaci iyo, Tavis or-

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moc wignSi aqebda ormoc cocxal genioss (Tanamdebobians,
cxadia!), or patara werilSi ki miwasTan asworebda or damw-
yeb avtors, romelTa saxelebi mxolod am werilebidan Se-
ityo mkiTxvelma sazogadoebam. aA m orma Studiam mamaci da
Seubralebeli kritikosis saxeli daugdo da bevri daafr-
Txo. imasac ambobdnen, yovel cocxal literatorze TiTo-
formiano monografia aqvs winaswar dawerili da kacs sulis
amoxdas ar aclis, ise miarbeninebs redaqciaSio. kK ritikis
burjs bejiTad gulSematkivrobda prozis ganyofilebis
gamge, kaci aranakleb cnobili, uTvalavi romanis avtori,
romlebSic qveyniereba gafurCqnul bostans miagavda. A
amitomac mis wignebs mudam xaxvisa da nivris suni sdioda.
TviTon igi sulac ar iyo vegetarianeli da gauTlel fan-
qarze plastelinis burTi rom migewebaT, misi sruli gareg-
noba gamovidoda. sxvebic Soriaxlo idgnen, TavianT rigs
elodnen da gulcivad uyurebdnen am orTabrZolas. P poezi-
is ganyofilebis gamge TavganwirviT cdilobda waego kri-
tikis ganyofilebis gamgesTan, oRond es ukanaskneli ise
ugergilod TamaSobda, verafriT axerxebda amas.
jumam umalve Seafasa viTareba.
_ maTamaSebT?
_ rigi daikave da iTamaSeb! – upasuxa buhxalteriis
TanamSromelma.
_ rigi ara, boloki, _ amayad mouWra jumam, _ mome, Tu
kaci xar, da wamSi giCveneb, rogor unda dajabno mteri!
mis xmaSi azartic ismoda da Tavxedobac. kK ritikis lom-
ma, Tumca maincdamainc daRlili ar iyo, Rrmad amoiqSina da
Cogani daagdo.
juma TamaSobda energiulad, sazrianad. yY ovel dartymas
`aha, Sen!.. egec Seno!~ _ miayolebda. marTlac Savi dRe ayara
mowinaaRmdeges. gulSematkivrebi irgvliv Semoexvivnen da
damarcxebuls SeZaxilebiT amxnevebdnen. p P oeziis ganyo-
filebis gamges meloti ofliT daewinwkla. Tavs ar izogav-
da, magram sakmarisi xnisac iyo da jumas siswrafe da Tavdaje-

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rebuloba aklda. b B olos Cogani daagdo da guldawyvetil-
ma qoSins amoayola:
_ wavage!
_ icnobdeT bediebs! – daitrabaxa jumam, – CemTan Wid-
ilSi xaric moimtvrevs rqebs.
gamgem Subli Sehyara, Seuracxmyo Tu arao. Aam dros
derefnidan SeSfoTebuli mdivani gamobakunda.
_ gibareben!
_ Sefi? d D amelodos, axlave moval!
mdivani Secbunebuli Setrialda. eE tyoba, ar icoda ra
pasuxi mietana direqtorisaTvis.
moTamaSeebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. d D ireqtors ar uy-
varda Tavxedebi da advilad verafers ubedavdnen. jumas
siTamamem zRvari aRmarTa masa da danarCenebs Soris. ico-
da, Tu gauWirdeboda, aravin eyoleboda qomagi.
amayad Tavaweuli gaSorda moTamaSeebs.
_ poziori! – miadevna viRacam. jiqur Semotrialda.
TamaSi ganaxlebuliyo da mas aravin uyurebda. jumam kbile-
bi gaaRrWiala. saCxubrad momarTuli Sevida kabinetSi, usi-
tyvod CaeSva savarZelSi da direqtors miaCerda.
direqtori fanqars awvalebda, gulmodgined aTva-
lierebda sakuTar frCxilebs.
_ im kacs ra vuyo? – yrud ikiTxa.
_ koreqtura CaabareT. nN ervebi mSvidi aqvs. aA mdeni Sin-
aberidan egeb erTma mainc SeasaRos Tavi.
ukbilo xumrobaze direqtorma calybad gaiRima.
_ mere da moerevi saqmes?
_ vinc unda Sevcvalo, ping-pongis TamaSis mets arafers
akeTebs, ping-pongs ki masze ukeTesad vTamaSob.
_ Zaan ki xar xumrobis gunebaze. mM iyure me Sen, kisers
rom waitex...
_ vici, es gindaT da esaa, _ momxiblveli RimiliT pa-
suxobda juma, _ magram egeTi TamaSi ar gamogviva. aA qedan
Tu wavedi... Jurnalis redaqtorad mainc waval. aA se rom, Tu

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gindaT Tavidan momiSoroT, xeli SemiwyveT!
_ Sen normaluri xar?
_ savsebiT!
_ RmerTma qnas, RmerTma qnas!.. simarTle giTxra, aseTi
warmoudgeneli Tavxedoba...
_ gaWirveba miCveneo, batono...
_ kargi, kargi... Sen iseTi viRaca Canxar, Sors waxval!
_ mec amisi imedi maqvs, Tqveni SemweobiT!
_ vnaxoT, vnaxoT!
juma megobruli RimiliT gamoemSvidoba, xelic ki
gauwoda, direqtorma viTom ver SeamCnia.
kars rom ixuravda, direqtoris xma miewia:
_ abanoSi mainc wadi, Se kai kaco, xalxSi xar!
jumam kari saswrafod miketa. mM divanma, etyoba, gaigona
direqtoris naTqvami, radgan gawiTlda. erCivna, miwa gaxeT-
qoda. gulSi boRma CaixSo da mdivans gauRima, aqaoda me da
Sefi ZmakacebiviTa varT Sexumrebulebio.
ping-pongis TamaSi moeTavebinaT da sami brZolagada-
xdili gamge derefanSi moseirnobda.
jumam poeziis ganyofilebis gamges xeli mklavze waatana.
_ momilocavs!
_ ra?
danarCenebic Sedgnen.
_ axali daniSvna... Sefi gibarebda!
_ ra daniSvna, Sen ra, Sexurebuli xom ara xar?
_ SebrZandi da naxav!
poeziis ganyofilebis gamge direqtoris karTan aituza.
erTxans iyoymana, kari odnav SeaRo.
_ SeiZleba, batono!
kabinetSi lomiviT Caibuxunes. mxrebawuruli gamge kars
miRma gaqra. sul raRac xuTiode wuTi ucades misaRebSi. mM ere
kari gaiRo, jer ukanali gamoCnda, mere moxrili zurgi.
_ ki batono, rogor ara batono!.. – pasuxobda uCinar
mbrZanebels.
roca Semotrialda, kacis feri ar edo. erTxans uyura

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jumas, raRacis Tqma daapara, pirs acmacunebda mxolod. b B o-
los Zlivs amoSaqra:
_ batono juma...
_ TviTon batono, _ alersiT Seepasuxa juma, Seecada
TanagrZnoba gamoexata.
_ ra moxda, ra iyo? – micvivdnen kolegebi. kK arebidan
sxva TanamSromlebmac gamoyves Tavebi, yuracqvetilni elo-
dnen cxel-cxel ambebs.
_ gadamiyvanes, _ xma aukankalda poeziis ganyofileb-
is eqs-gamges, _ koreqtura CamogvirCao, Sen ki yvelaze
gamocdili da mowinave myavxaro. pP ativi dagvde da CamorCe-
nili ubani amoqaCeo, aseo, iseo, uari ver vkadre...
_ fie, _ daustvina kritikosma, _ unda iCivlo!
_ ras iCivleb, Tavs zeviT Zala araa, _ xeli Caiqnia eqs-
gamgem, _ rom icodeT mainc, vin Semcvala!
_ a? u
U kve daniSnes? vinaa?
jumamac kiseri waigrZela, viTom warmodgenac arafer-
ze hqonda.
_ aha, gaicaniT, batoni juma bedia! Cven aqamde araferi
vicodiT da Turme saukeTeso specialisti yofila versi-
fikaciis dargSi!
gakvirvebuli moZraoba, mzera, samariseburi siCume...
juma idga da eloda molocvebs, pirferTa aRtacebul
titins, taSs. dD umili ki gaWianurda.
_ batonebo! – TviTon daarRvia igi.
viRacam CaixiTxiTa, Seuracxmyoflad, agdebulad. jumas
TiTqos gaawneso, risxva SemoenTo, magram Tavi moiToka.
yvela Tavis saqmianobas miubrunda. d D erefani dacari-
elda. jumam ar icoda saiT wasuliyo. Zvel magidas ar sur-
da dabruneboda, axlisaken ki euxerxuleboda.
_ rogor Caawyo egeTi saqme? – moesma karis RriWodan.
_ eyoleba vinme!.. eh, egeTebi xdeba? – amoixvneSa sxva
xmam.
juma Sebrunda da quCaSi gavarda. aA ravis, aravis uyvar-

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da igi, aravin TanaugrZnobda. `me giCvenebT seirs, dedas vu-
tireb yvelas!” – gunebaSi Wirsa da qoleras ugzavnida mter-
moyvares da verafriT damSvidebuliyo.

Tavi II. macacuna

quCa savse iyo manqanebiT, gauTaveblad miiCqarodnen
sadRac, erTmaneTs aswrebdnen da xandaxan uwyvet gugunSi
gaereoda muxruWis usiamovno xrWiali. trotuarebze gav-
la Wirda, imdeni xalxi gamosuliyo zafxulis cxel haerze.
juma bedia win da ukan darboda gamomcemlobis win da ver
gadaewyvita, samsaxurSi dabruneba jobda Tu sadme gada-
kargva.
macacuna, rogorc yovelTvis, Wadris Ziras idga, mas
eloda. ra icoda ra dros gamovidoda, samuSaos bolomde
jer xom Sori iyo? `albaT winaswar grZnobs, roca mapam-
puleben~, _ gaifiqra. mTeli is javri, riTac guli gasie-
boda, axla macacunas unda dastexoda.
_ ra ginda?! – ukmexad SeekiTxa.
_ araferi... ise videqi... – Secba macacuna.
_ viTom me ar melodebodi! – borotad gaiRima jumam.
verafriT aexsna es siZulvili qaliSvilisadmi, magram mzad
iyo, raime sisaZagle Caedina.
_ me, ara... – cremli moadga macacunas. ise daabnia Wa-
bukis siuxeSem, tirilic ver gabeda.
_ wamodi! – ubrZana uceb jumam.
_ saad?
_ wamodi! mM esamejer ki ar gagimeoreb!
juma Sebrunda da taqsis gaCerebisaken gaemarTa. d D arw-
munebuli iyo, macacuna misdevda.
manqanas droze miuswres.
_ Cajeqi!
gogom fexi aiTria. jumam manqanis kari gamoaRo, mklavze

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mtkiced staca xeli da Casva.
Cumad isxdnen. juma ganze iyureboda. arc arafers fiq-
robda, verc verafers xedavda. fanjaraSi gaelvebuli man-
qanebi, gamvlelebi, saxlebi, trotuarebi, xeebi feradi gor-
galiviT ixveoda da mexsierebaSi kvals ar tovebda. manqa-
naTa Sewyobili guguni harmoniul ritms hqmnida da juma
TandaTan mSviddeboda. u U kve ar iyo guli savse boRmiT, ukve
SeeZlo Sewynareba, ukve ar surda macacunas mospoba, oRond
mis pirquS pirisaxes es cvlileba ar dastyobia. Cveulebriv
motiktike da mxiaruli macacuna axla dazafruli ijda da
kabis kalTas awvalebda. b B olos veRar moiTmina.
_ ra iyo, ra, juma, ise SemaSine, muxlebi micaxcaxebs! –
Zlivsa Tqva. vaJma araferi upasuxa. mM acacunam xmas mouma-
ta: _ me ra dagiSave? aA rasdros cudi arc mifiqria, ise
axloblad gTvlidi... mere tato rom daiRupa, imis Semdeg...
_ amiratratdi axla! – Tvalebi gakvesa jumam da kvlav
fanjaras miubrunda.
macacunas ena Cauvarda. erTxans Cumad iyo. isev alaparakda:
_ Zalian cudad meqcevi. yY velas ki ver movuTmen amdens.
Seni sakuTreba ki ara var, dedaca myavs da mamac...
_ mdidrebia? – jumas kiloSi dacinva igrZnoboda, ra-
mac gogo ufro daabnia.
_ ki.
_ egeb sasiZos manqana uyidon, a, ras ityvi?
_ SeiZleba...
_ eh, Se marTla macacuna!
es ukve metismeti iyo.
_ axlave gaaCereT! Sen autaneli xar! aA raferi minda Sen-
gan!.. – Tvalcremliani daejajgura karis saxelurs, xele-
bi ucaxcaxebda da amitom gaRebas ver axerxebda.
_ gavaCero? – gulgrilad ikiTxa mZRolma, axalgazrde-
bis kinklaobas yurs arc ugdebda.
_ midi, kaco, me getyvi sadac gaaCero!
_ ara, me axlave Cavdivar! – gaWirveulda macacuna.

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 _ ijeqi wynarad! _ jumam piri fanjrisken miabruna,
macacuna ki savarZlis kuTxeSi moikunta. TandaTan damSvid-
da, wyenam gadauara. cdilobda sarkeSi Caexeda, wamwamebze
saRebavi xom ar Camomerecxao.
kibeze da aivanze aravin SexvedriaT. mM xolod susanam ga-
moyo Tavi wamiT, SeTqmuliviT Caukra Tvali da miimala. Wa-
buks ar esiamovna, kaWuWias kars fexaCqarebiT Cauara da qal-
iSvils oTaxSi SeuZRva.
_ aq cxovrob? – gakvirvebiT ikiTxa macacunam.
_ aba, sra-sasaxleebi jer ar amiSenebia, – mouWra jumam.
_ ara magram...
_ Seni bina rogoria?
_ ra vici, gveqneba albaT xuTi-eqvsi oTaxi...
_ hm, xuTi-eqvsi... – aborgda isev jumas suli, isev viRa-
ca iyo damnaSave, isev ebadeboda survili SurisZiebisa, mag-
ram mTel qveynierebas ver moereoda da es gonebiT umweo
gogoRa SerCenoda boroti vnebis dasaokeblad. tragediis
gmiris didebuli gamometyvelebiT gaCerda sarkmelTan da
moulodnelad brZanebis kiloTi warmoTqva:
_ gaixade!
macacunam uceb ver gaigo, Tvalebi aaparpala. pP irispir
aRmoCnda jumasTan da Tumca azri jerac ver davida mis
gonebamde, magram ucnauri vnebiani talRa uvlida, grZnob-
da, ar ZaluZda winaaRmdegoba.
_ ra?
_ gaixade! – pirquSad gaumeora jumam da macacuna mix-
vda, rom iRupeboda.
_ vina ggonivar... – xmaSi sulac ar gaJRerebula pro-
testis kilo. Mmeti arc uTqvams rame. jumas Tvalebidan
iRvreboda uSreti, dauokebeli, jojoxeTuri vneba da maca-
cunas terfiT Txemamde cxelma alma dauara.
xelebi ucaxcaxebda, Rilebs ver poulobda. kK idev cota
da muxli moeWreboda. n N el-nela ixdida uCveulo ZaliT
daTrgunuli; eloda im wams, Tu rodis moeWreboda Wabuki,

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SemoaZarcvavda yovelives da erTad CaeSvebodnen Tavb-
rudamxvev morevSi...
juma ki Sors idga, gulze xelebi daekrifa, adgilidan
ar iZroda. TvalebSi ucnauri, Semzaravi sxivi ukiafebda,
yurSi ganuwyvetliv gugunebda disharmonuli musika, sxe-
uli ewvoda mcxunvarebisagan, guli ixrCoboda moZalebul
sisxlSi, isev da isev ubrundeboda uCveulo talRa, TaviT
fexebamde dauvlida, gonebas ubnevda... imata damwvris sun-
ma, TiTqos naxanZralze egdo, ferflSi Caflul nakverCx-
lebze iwvoda uxmod...
gogona ki SiSvldeboda da misi TeTri, norCi sxeuli
sigiJisaken erekeboda jumas... Wabuks daaviwyda qedmaRlo-
ba, siamaye, Tavi, mzad iyo muxlebze dacemuliyo, ebobRa mis
winaSe, dorbliT waebilwa iataki, moeSTo igi, misi mteri,
raTa gamqraliyo is RvTaebrivi Zala, romelic grZnobaTa
ukeTilSobilesi mwvervalidan ase advilad Caagdebs adami-
ans sakuTar sibilweSi...
juma giJi iyo da dediSobila qaliSvili TrTolviT mo-
eloda mis velur Tavdasxmas...
elvasaviT gahkra jumas... gaaxsenda sanapiro, dRe, roca
marcxi marcxze daemata, roca yvelam xeli hkra da borote-
bas gauxsna gza mis sulSi; gaaxsenda macacunas bolo sityve-
bi, misi Seuracxmyofeli sicili da SurisZiebis sitkboebiT
Sepyrobilma gulgrilad, ufro zizRiT miugdo:
_ wadi!
macacunam ver gaigo. mM is TvalebSi igrZnoboda mowode-
ba, xvewna, mudara. mM isi yoveli nakvTi, yoveli iogi eloda
morCilad, fatalurad, roca yvelaferi ukve gansazRvru-
lia, radgan sakuTar TavTan damarcxebulze gamarjvebas
zeimobda mteri – vneba... magram haerSi Camokidebuli si-
tyvis mniSvneloba TandaTan mivida mis Segnebamde da jumam
boroti sixaruliT SeniSna, sircxvilisagan rogor wiTlde-
boda gogona, wiTldeboda mTlianad, rbili, vardisferi
talRa edeboda saxeze, mkerdze, mucelze...

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 iwvoda jumac, oRondac SurisZiebis survili ufro
Zlieri iyo da sisiniT gamoscra:
_ juma bedias Seuracxmyofeli samagieros miizRavs,
daimaxsovre! aA xla ki aCqardi, me ar mcalia!
macacuna uceb moikakva, tansacmeli moxveta da sawolis
zurgsukan mimaluls isteriuli tirili auvarda.
jumam zurgi Seaqcia, sarkmelSi uyurebda gamvlelTa
qudebs, raTa damSvidebuliyo, magram vneba isev da isev
cocxldeboda, moZalebuli sisxli ver poulobda gamo-
savals...
karis jaxuni rom gaigona, maSinRa Semobrunda. oTaxSi
marto darCeniliyo. izmuvla jumam, Ronemixdili daeca
loginze da baliSs kbilebiT Caafrinda...

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mTeli Rame borgvasa da Zil-RviZilSi gaatara. login-

Si trialebda, TiTqos minis namsxvrevebze iwva. TeTreuli,
baliSi, sabani mihyar-mohyara da sibneleSi yvelaferi aeria.
eCveneboda, rom veluri vnebiT da aRtacebiT perangs agle-
jda macacunas TeTr sxeuls da rac ufro aSiSvlebda, miT
ufro miuwvdomeli xdeboda igi. mere macacuna ki ara, mzia
Caemwyvdia mklavebSi, Sav ZaZas axevda, Savi ZaZa isev mrTel-
deboda da vera da ver miaRwia sawadels... xandaxan gons
modioda, fxizldeboda. aA utaneli damwvris suni idga, Tavi
uxurda. mcire xans dadgeboda Ria sarkmelTan, raTa sust
niavs gaegrilebina cotaTi, daecxro.
qalaqs ki eZina. Rame wvima mosuliyo. l
L aplapa asfaltze
naTurebi brwyinavda. uCveulo da SiSismomgvreli iyo quCa.
viRaca sarkmelqveS atuzuliyo da mas darajobda... icoda,
es mxolod misi tvinis nayofi iyo da kvlav wveboda, Tavze
sabans wamoixuravda da iZireboda zmanebaTa bnel ufskrul-
Si. isev mis gverdiT Cndeboda macacunas TeTri da lbili
sxeuli, romelic xan mziad iqceoda, mere kvlav macacunad...

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sasurveli da miuwvdomeli iyo SiSveli qalwuli da juma
bedias axrCobda moZalebuli da dauokebeli vneba...

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macacuna ver mimxvdariyo ra daemarTa. tanSi azrialeb-

da, caxcaxi ver CaexSo, ar icoda sad iyo, ras akeTebda, saiT
midioda. kedels miyrdnobili miiwevda naTeli laqisaken –
aivnisaken. jer kidev vneba Relavda mis ZarRvebSi, vnebas
daebinda da moespo azris unari.
ar fiqrobda Seuracxyofaze, Rirsebis Selaxvaze, mzad
iyo muxlebze exoxa jumas winaSe, raTa gaelxo misi mkacri
guli, moedrika kerpi, romelic axla kidec uyvarda da kidec
sZulda. yvelaferi aeria TavSi macacunas da jojoxeTi
rialebda mis tvinSi, mis gulSi, mis sulSi... TvalSi sibnele
edga, sxeulSi ki juma Semodioda SanTiT, mis yovel iogs
cecxli ekideboda, sisxls ki ara, gamdnar magmas mierekebo-
da guli-vulkani ZarRvebisaken.
uceb win kari gaiRo, rogorc Savi xaxa urCxulisa da im
urCxulis Rrju kbiliviT kaWuWia aituza.
macacunam Tvali daxuWa, yvelaferi moCvenebas hgavda,
yvelaferi sizmari iyo. eE geb kaWuWia ki ara, TviT juma idga
mis winaSe, patiebis iTxovda da kvlav Tavisken ixmobda...
mcired nabaxusev kaWuWias siTamame Sehmateboda. eE gre
daretianebuli gogo rom naxa, ufro meti ifiqra, vidre amis
safuZveli arsebobda.
_ esma, ise gamogvivida, TiTqos paemani dagveniSnos! –
Caiqirqila da muxlebgamoberili Sarvali aiwia, ar dami-
vardeso.
macacuna verafers mixvda, sityvaTa azri ar esmoda.
kaWuWiam xeli frTxilad Caavlo, ar avCqarde da ar gami-
frindeso mwyeri nanatri. g G ogo morCilad dahyva. maSinac ar
gasZalianebia, roca kaWuWiam taxtze dasva, mxarze xeli
mohxvia.
mere ki, winaaRmdegobas rom ver waawyda, Tamamad daado

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xeli mkerdze, mouWira.
macacunas denma dauara Tavidan terfamde, kbils kbil-
ze aceminebda ciebianiviT. eE lvis uswrafesad gauelva azr-
ma, ase usaxelod, usixarulod viRupebio.
xeli xelze uxeSad aukra kaWuWias, wamoiwia.
_ gamiSvi!
kaWuWia misma xmam ufro waaxalisa. Ronivrad CabRuja
gogo da Seecada taxtze miewvina.
macacunas TiTqos wyali gadaasxeso, vnebiani ltolva,
wva da dagva erTbaSad boroti sijiutiT Seecvala da Wabu-
kis Semotevas mZulvare gaxelebiT Sexvda. xmas ar iRebda,
piri moekuma, magram muxlebiT da frCxilebiT igeriebda
moZalades.
kaWuWiamac dakarga goniereba, daundoblad ebrZoda mis
mklavebSi gamomwyvdeul gogos.
arc erTs ar axsovda rodis SemoeliaT Rone, ramdeni
dro gavida am WidilSi.
gogo ucbad moiTenTa, uRonod miesvena...
kaWuWiac daRlili gaiSota mis gverdiT, Tvalebmilu-
luli isvenebda.
macacunam Zlivs wamoiwia. gaTavda misi cxovrebis erTi
nawili. dakarguls ukve ver daibrunebda. igrZno, rom suli
Caeferfla. aA r iyo arc vneba, arc siyvaruli, arc siTbo...
darCeniliyo mxolod wyurvili SurisZiebisa.
wamodga, tansacmeli gaiswora. zemodan daxeda gaSotil
kaWuWias, romelic briyvuli RimiliT Sescicinebda.
_ gananebT orTave Zmas, me Tu qali var! – esRa Tqva.
kaWuWia SeSfoTda, karisaken mimaval gogos Sesabrali-
si wuwuni aadevna...

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 ***

derefnis suliSemxuTveli sibnelidan mziT ganaTebul

aivanze gamosuli macacuna SeCqvifda, moeCvena, rom saxal-
xod gaaSiSvles da yvela mas aTvalierebda.
msuqanma dedakacma Cauara dudRuniT, daeTreviano aq
nair-nairebi, arc sindisi, arc namusi, bavSvebi mainc ar xe-
davdneno.
amis atana ver SeZlo. Mmuxlebi moekveTa, moajirTan
pirdapir iatakze daeSva da aqviTinda.
Sewyda ezoSi bavSvebis aurzauri, dedakacTa gadaZaxi-
li, dominos xaTqaxuTqi TuTis Ziras, manqanaTa Soreuli gu-
guni... macacunam cremlebs misca gza. axlaRa igrZno, raoden
iyo motyuebuli, borotad gaTelili, Seuracxyofili... Ses-
Zulda sicocxle, SesZulda adamiani, mamakaci, bediebis
mTeli sagvareulo, SesZulda TviT siyvaruli – matyuara
da daundobeli, ganadgureba rom ufro ZaluZs, vidre ga-
cocxleba...
_ adeqi, esma! – uTxra nacnobma xmam.
Tavi ufro daxara, saxe xelebSi Camala. erCivna es saxli
wamomxoboda, oRond axla ar Seexeda mziasaTvis, ar enaxa
misi dardiani Tvalebi.
_ adeqi, esma, wamo CemTan! – gaumeora mziam, mxrebSi xeli
Caavlo, wamoswia.
macacuna nebas ahyva, wamodga. saxidan xelebi ar mouci-
lebia, ase bancal-bancal mihyveboda uneblie qomags. `vin
ekiTxeba, ra misi saqmea? – fiqrobda mainc, CaxSoboda mad-
lierebis susti grZnoba, – viTom TviTonaa kargi, keTili...~
_ kargi awi, nu tiri, yvelaferi gamoswordeba, – gza-
gza amSvidebda mzia da mxarze rbilad xvevda xels.
_ araferi aRar minda, sicocxlec ar minda... – isteri-
uli TavSeukaveblobiT aCurCulda macacuna, _ araferi
aRar minda, aravisgan araferi... yvelani saZaglebi xarT,
yvelani, yvelani...

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 _ ho, ho, dawynardi...
Sin aravin iyo. stumari Tavis oTaxSi Seiyvana. savarZel-
Si Casva. mM acivridan civi `borjomi~ gamoutana.
_ dalie, mogixdeba!
macacunas xeli ukankalebda, `borjomi~ eRvreboda. co-
ta mosva, guli gadaewminda. TandaTan mSviddeboda. xmas ar
iRebda, xandaxan guls amoayolebda dardian amooxvras.
_ erTi wuTiT dagtoveb, yavas mogixarSav! – mzia samza-
reuloSi gavida.
macacuna savarZelSi CaiWuWka, mimoixeda... mziasTan pir-
velad moxvda. d D abneuli fiqrobda, aq ram amomiyvana, Sin
ratom ar gaviqeci, Tavi rad davimcireo.
cnobismoyvared aTvalierebda dabindul oTaxs. gan-
sakuTrebuli veraferi SeamCnia. piriqiT, tualetis magida
TiTqmis carieli iyo. `sofluSkaa, _ daaskvna, _ neta ra-
tom moswonT biWebs?.. Sterebi! imaT normaluri qali ras
gaugebs...~
kedelze suraTi miekraT. viRacas Savi fanqriT daexata. M
mxatvari didad gamocdili ar unda yofiliyo, macacuna mainc
mixvda, vinc gamoesaxaT. `nuTu tatosac uyvarda? – Suri ewvia,
– hm, saxalxod ar gaitrizava Tavi? ZaZa Caicva, kubos miujda
coliviT... sayvareli iqneboda... didi ambavi! biWi biWad ara-
feri iyo, leqsebs ki vin ar wers axla!~ sxvaze fiqrma sadarde-
beli Seumsubuqa. aA xla ufro saRi TvaliT Sexeda momxdars,
kvlavindeburad lanZRavda bediebs, ufro jumas, radgan Tav-
moyvareoba Seelaxa. `Sens sisxls davlev, juma bedia, dama-
cade, Seni sisxli Tu ar davlie!..~ – iqadneboda.
sarkeSi Caixeda. cremlebs saRebavi Camoerecxa da saxe
erTianad moTxupnoda. cxvirsaxociT Camoiwminda, quTu-
Toebze kvlav sqlad waisva Savi fanqari, Tma aiCeCa, erTi-
orjer savarcxeli gakra, xeliT daiyena. `viTom ra miSavs?
juma bedia Cemze ukeTess monaxavs vinmes?~ marTlacda ara
uSavda ra. l L amazi ar eE Tqmoda, magram momxiblaoba ar aklda
da dReSi sami biWi mainc uxsnida siyvaruls.

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 sarkesTan fotosuraTi ido. mM zia iyo gamosaxuli sazaf-
xulo tansacmelSi. icinoda da im dros gadaeRoT. Tvalebi
gasxivosneboda, kbilebi ukrialebda, mTeli pirisaxe si-
naTliT avsebda. mkerdze gadmofenil Tmas niavi uwewavda.
macacuna sakuTar anarekls miaCerda, mere fotosuraTs
daxeda. Surma, mwvelma Surma gul-RviZli aumRvria. Tavi
kvlav Seuracxyofilad da damcirebulad igrZno. jumas es
sxivosani gogo eyvareboda. aA mitom uaryo aseTi zizRiT
macacunas siyvaruli, Seuracxyo, gaTela igi.
mtroba SeiWra macacunas sulSi, iq daibuda...
mziam Semoixeda, gauRima:
_ xom ar moiwyine?
_ ara, yvelaferma gamiara, _ naZaladevi RimiliT upasuxa.
mzias araferi ukiTxavs. mM agidaze namcxvari, Sokoladi
da ori finjani yava dadga.
_ miirTvi, gagaxalisebs! – xma susti da nazi hqonda,
gafermkrTalebuliyo, naavadmyofarsa hgavda.
`male yvelaferi gauvlis, isev pirveli metoqe gaxde-
ba~, _ macacunam yava mosva, _ gmadlob, Zalian Segawuxe! –
zrdilobianad Seepasuxa, _ `iman aTria, axla viTom pati-
osani gogoa!~ – yava siamovnebda.
Cumad isxdnen. mM ziam ar icoda raze wamoewyo laparaki.
eSinoda, rame iseTi ar wamomcdes, stumari nawyeni damrCe-
so. g G aocda ki, bediebis aivanze aqviTinebuli rom dainaxa.
_ Sen iseTi keTili xar, mzia, _ gulsgareT Tqva maca-
cunam, _ im ambis Semdeg, rac Sen gadagxda, saidan SegrCa
imdeni Zala, sxvaTa Wiri gaiziaro...
mM zia ufro gafermkrTalda. `ufro mSvenieri gaxda!~ –
SuriT gaifiqra macacunam. icoda, tatoze ar unda elapara-
ka. eE nam wasZlia... Tvals adevnebda, Tu rogor ixateboda
mzias saxeze tkivilebi, bolomde Seuxorcebel Wrilobe-
bad rom aCnda mis suls.
_ dro yvelafris mkurnalia, genacvale, adamians ra ar
daaviwydeba...
_ ar vici, ar vici! – swrafad gaawyvetina aRelvebulma

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 mziam... Tavi Seikava da stumars sakmaod mSvidad uTxra: _ ar
vici, ra giTxra. var da arca var, gaviTiSe. raRac Catyda sul-
Si. Znelia ase cxovreba. mM ama mecodeba, davtanje, Torem...
_ sisulelea, genacvale, yovelive, _ macacunam xeli
Caiqnia. undoda eE Tqva, ager me ra damemarTao. eE nas droze
daaWira kbili, _ SenisTana lamaz gogos vin datovebs
uyuradRebod. u U qmrod Sen ar darCebi...…
_ me sxva maqvs mxedvelobaSi, _ umalve Caiketa mzia,
sityva `qmarma~ Seuracxyo misi smena.
_ egeTi lamazi rom viyo... – macacunas uWirda amis aRiareba.
_ Senc ityvi ra, _ Sewuxda mzia, _ Cems beCav
Sesaxedaobas Tu silamaze hqvia, uSno raRaa?.. an rad minda
es silamaze? visTvis?.. me vcxovrob mamisaTvis, mamas ki ise-
dac vuyvarvar, lamazic da ulamazoc...
_ rogor Tu visTvis? Zaan ki nu aCqardebi, genacvale!
qQ alisaTvis mTavaria silamaze, _ sakuTarma azrma gaitaca
macacuna, _ silamazeze didi bedniereba warmoudgenelia.
sayovelTao aRtaceba, yuradReba, gangmiruli gulebi. maS,
am cxovrebidan mets ras waiReb?
_ arc arafris waRebas vapireb! yY avas kidev dalev? –
saubarma arasasiamovno mimarTuleba miiRo.
_ gmadlob, sakmarisia... ise ki silamaze Tu ar gWirdeba...
– Seyovnda, _ ici Tu ara, rogor miSli xels? – ucbad sib-
raze moawva.
_ me? xels giSli? – gaognda mzia.
_ ucodveli batkaniviT ki nu momaCveneb Tavs. eE s bedie-
bi rom gadamirie, viTom araferi?
mzias pirkata eca, cvilisferi gaxda. xma ver amoiRo,
TvalebgafarToebuli Sehyurebda macacunas.
_ ho, ho, ras miyureb? pirSi simarTle aravis uyvars.
aqeT tatos kubos uzixar, iqiT ki... sabralo tato...
_ stumari rom ar iyoT... – mzia Zlivs wamodga, fan-
jarasTan milaslasda, Tavi ar moubrunebia, ise ubrZana
CurCuliT: _ axlave damtoveT!

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 _ magdeb, ara? – muqariT damarcvla macacunam.
_ wadiT da Tqvens sindiss mohkiTxeT! – gaxurebuli
Subli civ minas miado, gairinda.
macacuna mixvda, rom gadaaWarba. aA r unda ahyoloda wu-
Tier ugunebobas. `ena maqvs mosaWreli, ena...~ – imeorebda
TavisTvis da karisaken fexaTreviT midioda.
zRurblze Sedga, moixeda. mM zias mxrebi ucaxcaxebda.
albaT uxmod tiroda. g G uli daeTuTqa macacunas, ucbad mi-
varda fanjarasTan atuzul gogos, muxlebze daeca mis
winaSe, fexebze moexvia.
_ mapatie, daiko, mapatie! iseTi cudi var, iseTi boro-
ti! – da cremli meramdened waskda.
mzias TiTqos muxlis ZarRvebi daawyviteso, iqve daeSva
da ase Caxveulni tirodnen didxans.
mere, roca cremlma gulebi gadawminda, SercxvaT. mM aca-
cuna pirveli ver bedavda xmis amoRebas da slukunebda.
_ eh, ra sulelebi varT es gogoebi, _ gaeRima mzias. mM is
svel, dabindul TvalebSi im sxivma gaielva, fotoze rom
SeniSna macacunam.
_ qalis beds ra vuTxra, _ amoioxra, _ Rirdnen mainc
es mamakacebi amden cremlebad.
mzia wamodga, macacunac wamoayena. xelixelgadaW-
dobilni mividnen sarkesTan.
macacunas saRebavi isev Camorecxoda, aSkarad icrice-
boda mzias gverdiT.
_ Cems qorwilSi ar dagpatiJeb, _ naZaladevi xumro-
biT warmoTqva, _ Cemma saqmrom rom daginaxos, zurgs Se-
maqcevs...
_ RmerTs davimowmeb, oRond bednieri iyavi da, Tu es
SesaZlebelia, waiRe Cemi silamaze!
usiamovno xiTxiTi gaisma kedels miRma. oTaxSi gogir-
dis suni datrialda.
mziam Tavbrusxveva igrZno, TiTqos icleboda sasicocx-
lo Zalebisagan. gG ons rom moego, sarkeSi Tavi Zlivs icno.

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mM isi mSvenieri pirisaxe ubralo gogos pirisaxed qceuliyo,
macacuna ki sadedoflod gamzadebulsa hgavda...

Tavi III. sarbieli

daRlils gamoeRviZa juma bedias. Tavi stkioda. aA nalg-
inis ori tableti gadaylapa. SeeZlo Sin darCena, magram
dRes eloda rbili savarZeli da calke magida sakuTar kab-
inetSi. aseTi zeimis sxva droisaTvis gadadeba mis Zalas
aRemateboda. Tvalebi unda daeTxara mterTaTvis, gaexare-
bina moyvareni.
aivanze Cveuli sidinjiT gaiara. aA xeda mzias migmanul
fanjrebs. aA xla ratomRac eCveneboda, rom guSin dediSo-
bila mzia hyavda Sin da ara macacuna. Tavs ilanZRavda uka-
naskneli sityvebiT, es ra momivida, aseTi SemTxveva xelidan
rogor gavuSvio. TviTonac ver gaerkvia, romeli SemTxvevis
dakargva uklavda guls, wuxandeli SurisZieba Tu mZinare
mzias dandoba... yvelaferi erTmaneTSi aeria, qalis gamCen-
sa da Tavis gamCens erTnairad wyevlida.
Savi `volga~ kvlav WiSkarTan daxvda. d D ireqtori yura-
dRebas ar aklebda. `roca sakuTars SeviZen, ar Sevawuxeb~,
_ gaivlo gunebaSi da es azri ise Seeria misi fiqrebis qaos-
Si, rogorc grili sio daxuTul oTaxSi.
_ Sefi ukve movida?
_ diax, ufroso!
jumas gulze moefona. `ufroso!~ – Tavis sicocxleSi
pirvelad mimarTes ase. aA mieridan unda misCveoda, pirvelad
gagonili mainc sxvanairad fxanda guls. mZRols megobru-
lad mouTaTuna mxarze xeli. mZRolma uneblieT ganze gai-
wia, damwvris sunma Seawuxa. juma mixvda, magram Zveleburad
ar daboRmila, apatia...
kibeze mZimed adioda, nacnobebs ar uCerdeboda saWo-
raod. salamze Tavis qneviT pasuxobda, rogorc saqmeebiT
mZimed datvirTul adamians Cvevia. vestibiulSi ramdenime

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 axalgazrda awyobda ping-pongis magidas.
_ iTamaSeb? – dauZaxa erTma.
_ sada mcalia! – mxrebi aiCeCa jumam da pirdapir Tavis
kabinets miaSura.
erTi cida iyo. saweri magidis garda oriode skami Tu
eteoda. calke kabineti direqtorsa da mis moadgiles hqon-
daT. pP oeziis ganyofilebis gamges pativmoyvareobis dasak-
mayofileblad SeurCies da saxeldaxelod gauremontes.
mM anamde am oTaxSi damlagebeli Cvrebsa da cocxebs inaxav-
da, ris gamoc obis suni jerac igrZnoboda.
jumam kari Caiketa, bednierebisagan Tvalebi auJuJunda.
mM acqerali aravin hyavda, _ arc moSurne, arc taSis damkvre-
li; cnobismoyvareTa mzera ver SeaRwevda tyavgadakrul kar-
Si. aTrTolebuli juma bedia, visac sul sxva vneba ewvia, vi-
dre vneba qalisadmi, cerebze miepara sawer magidas. pP riala
zedapirs alersiT gadausva xeli. mM ere nebierad CaeSva savar-
ZelSi. rbil sazurges mieyrdno, xelebi sufTa qaRaldis
dastaze daawyo da mzes mificxebul katasaviT akrutunda.
ucbad angloba mounda, TavisTvis CaixiTxiTa, telefo-
nis yurmils miswvda.
_ alo, Jurnal `pegasis~ redaqtori mindoda! – Secv-
lili xmiT ikiTxa.
_ diax, vin brZandebiT? – upasuxa anekdotebis ostat-
urad moyolas daCveulma xmam.
_ RmerTi girekavs, jigaro!
_ ra gnebavT, batono RmerTo?
_ ki mara, sanam unda ijde mag rbil savarZelSi?.. moica,
Segiyeneb wyals!
esa Tqva da yurmili daagdo. erTxans Cumad, SeSfoTe-
buli uyurebda telefons, axlave gaigeben, vinc dareka da Sav
dRes damayriano, telefoni dumda da jumam gadaixarxara.
isev sazurges miawva, akrutunda. aA m dros dareka tele-
fonma. juma kinaRam savarZlidan Camovarda. f F eri ecvala.
u U azrod Sehyurebda da yurmilis aRebas ver bedavda. `Cemi

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oini gaigo, mixvda, rom me davreke, mixvda!~ – Tavbeds iwyev-
lida, es ra bavSvuri siance momividao, enaze vin mezidebo-
dao. `bavSvur siances~ CaeWida. gadawyvita, Tavi moekatu-
nebina, ramdenime dRe mainc yofiliyo kraviviT wynari.
yurmils miswvda da alersianad, rbilad Tqva:
_ gismenT! juma bedia gaxlavarT!
_ a, juma batono, mogilocavT warmatebas, juma batono!
_ Tqven brZandebiT, batono beso? – damSvidda juma da
axla civad pasuxobda.
_ ho, banZelaZe var, beso! rogor, dagaviwydi Tu, raSia,
juma batono, saqme?
_ Tqven Tavs ra damaviwyebs, beso batono! – aRizianeb-
da es ironiuli `batono~, Tumca besos xmas ironia ar etyo-
boda.
_ ait, Se eSmako, ra RobemZvralasaviT gamZvral-gamomZ-
vralxar, biWo!
_ me arsad ar gavmZvral-gamomZvralvar, beso batono!
– iwyina jumam.
_ vici, Zamiko, vici, viRaca gyavs zeviT, _ Caicina be-
som, _ kai axla, amaze xom ar davxocavT erTmaneTs, saTxo-
vari maqvs SenTan...
_ Tundac aTasi, beso batono, rac SemiZlia! – umalve
daeTanxma da iqve gadawyvita, TiTic ar gaenZria.
_ iq, TqvenTan erTi sacodavi broSura migdia, suli
amomxades win da ukan sirbiliT. Tu Zma xar, mimixede mag
saqmes. mgoni kritikosebTanaa...
_ vecdebi, beso batono, rac SemiZlia!
_ ho, marTla, ratom ar gamoiare, statia rom gaqvs Cven-
Tan, ar unda mixedva?
_ romeli statia? – viTom ver gaixsena jumam.
_ ar gaxsovs Tu? ricxvniSnobas rom exeba, iyidian,
gayidian...
_ aki damiwuneT?
_ ras ambob? Ddawuneba ki ara, kaTedraze wavakiTxe

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kolegebs da Cemi azric vuTxari. eE s-meTqi mniSvnelovani
SenaZenia-meTqi mecnierebisaTvis. cotas Tu daumatebs, gaS-
lis, gaafarToebs, sakandidatos xels gamokravs-meTqi...
_ gmadlobT, beso batono!
_ aTi wuTic araa, asawyobad CavuSvi. xval, xom ici, ko-
reqtura unda waikiTxo da...
jumam yurmili dado, oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva.
mdivanma SemoiWyita. d
D abneuli Canda. mouTmenloba et-
yoboda, rogorc didi da moulodneli ambis gagebis dros
emarTebaT.
_ gaigeT?
_ ra moxda?
_ `pegasis~ redaqciidan darekes!
_ mere, rao?
_ guli!.. givi gasparaSvils gulma umtyunao!
_ mokvda? – Cumad ikiTxa jumam, saxe cvilisferi gauxda.
mdivans Rawvze cremli Camougorda.
_ ara, madloba RmerTs, saswrafos mouswria. gadarCe-
bao, amboben...
juma savarZelSi moikunta, sastiki daRliloba igrZno.
Tvali milula da misi mzeris Tvalsawierze amotivtivda
Cveneba: SiSveli asulis sxeuli, orsaxovani, da ver gaerkvia,
mzia enatreboda Tu macacuna...

oTxSabaTs gazeTi daistamba, xuTSabaTs, samsaxurSi mis-

vlamde, universitetis baRSi gaiseirna, raTa molocvebis
mosavali moemko. soso winamaswaraSvils xom veravin daasw-
rebda, kinaRam xeli Camoglija, Tumca jerac ar waekiTxa.
jano CikintilaZem ise gaixara, TiTqos amaze Zvirfasi ram
dabadebidan ar waekiTxos. beso banZelaZe iqiT gaaxara, aJur-
Sia saqmeo. b
B esomac, kaci xar kacurio, da ase daSordnen...
gzaze ori-sami nacnobi Sexvda kidev, aqeT moeTiTlibazen,
iqiTac xurda daubruna da ase moaRwia samsaxuramde. jibeSi
ramdenime egzemplari gazeTi edo, Cumad eloliaveboda. o O ri

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dRis win, roca Tavis statiis koreqturas asworebda, gulSi
Tbili talRebi uvlida. isev da isev aTvalierebda saTauris
Tavze Savi SriftiT dabeWdil saxelsa da gvars: j u m a b e d i a.
pirveli mercxali iyo da imitom xarobda, Torem momavalSi,
roca didebis zenits miaRwevda, RimiliT gaixsenebda am
ucodvel aRtyinebas. dRes ki dilidanve Tavbrudaxveuli
dadioda. eCveneboda, rom gamvlelni aRtacebul mzeras es-
rodnen. nN eta sad moaxerxes dilauTenia wakiTxvao, fiqrob-
da. mM ere TandaTan gamofxizlda. mixvda, misi statiisaTvis
aravis scxeloda. mM xolod kritikis lomma gamoaCina CayviT-
lebuli kbilebi xalisiT:
_ vxedavdi Sens Studias. rao, qarTvelebma maSinac vi-
codiT mimateba-gamokleba?
juma gulze gaskda, magram mxolod nerwyvi gadaylapa.
_ ise, mapatie, ar wamikiTxavs da... veRar movicale! –
mixvda eSmakis kerZi, beberaze rom daabija.
danarCen TanamSromlebs yuradRebac ar miuqceviaT.
jumas mexsierebis Sav siaSi Sehqonda imaTi gvari, vinc imde-
nad zarmaci aRmoCnda, aRar eyo xalisi, kolegis naSromis-
aTvis pativi daedo.
guneba mainc ar waxdenia. kK abinetis kari Caketa. gazeTi
magidaze daafina, TviTon rbil savarZelSi mokalaTda da
ase nebivrobda. mM olocvebi, Tbili sityvebi haerSi ekida,
sasiamovno musikaluri pasaJebiviT suls uTrTolebda.
da uceb, wamier, misi daxuWuli Tvalebis win, gonebis
vrcel scenaze SemoiWra TiTqmis miviwyebuli da sindiss miR-
ma gadamaluli Cveneba: mziani sivrce kaskads miRma, naz ti-
rifebTan... jinsiani, TeTrperangiani Wabuki... sisxliT
Seferili perangi... tato!.. gaxseneba mtkivneuli da ulmobe-
li iyo. aA qamde TiTqos ar arsebobda es saxeli, ar arsebobda
misi sikvdilis faqtic. yovelive sizmari iyo, juma bedia ki
udanaSaulo gaxldaT... axla ki... erTaderTma sityvam aafo-
riaqa misi suli, Caaqri sxivi, Savi ufskruli gaamefa...
jumam simwrisagan tuCi Caikvnita, gazeTi mokuWa da

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kuTxisaken moisrola... Tavbrudamxvevi damwvris suni da-
gubda. xrColavda misi suli da haeri ar eyo. f F anjaras mivar-
da, Rrmad CaisunTqa.
mere telefons miswvda, nomeri akrifa.
_ alo, gismenT!
im bolos mouTmenlad elodnen pasuxs. jumas yurmili
Cumad eWira. xmis amoRebas ver bedavda.
_ alo, vin brZandebiT?
`gamojanmrTelebula, madloba RmerTs!~ – SvebiT am-
oisunTqa.
erTxans telefonSi mxolod sunTqva ismoda, mere gab-
zarulma xmam waiCurCula:
_ Sena xar, xo?.. im dRes xom kinaRam mimiyvane infarqtam-
de. laCari rom ar iyo, xmas amoiRebdi...
jumam yurmili frTxilad dado. g G arindebuli miaSter-
da kedels, raRac usasooba daeufla, fiqri ki, arc avi da
arc kargi aRar ekareboda.
karze daakakunes. Wabuki ZlivZlivobiT gamodioda bnel-
eTidan, cdilobda Tavi daeRwia koSmaruli moCvenebebisagan.
_ hei, muza xom ar gewvia? erTi saaTia kars muStebiT
vamtvrev!
_ Semodi!
_ aq SenTan stumaria, Jurnal `pegasidan~ mogakiTxes!
jumas feri ecvala. gaSeSebuli idga da ise icdida, TiT-
qos karidan minotavri mainc Semovidoda. `saidan gaiges?
rogor mixvdnen, rom telefoniT viangle? – awrialda
fiqri, – saxalxod unda Semarcxvinon, gamaTaxsiron...~
litmuSaki kvintiliane Semovarda, jumas gamowvdil
xels eca. dazafruli maspinZeli cdilobda xelis gamogle-
jas, stumari ki energiulad anjRrevda da raRacas aR-
tacebuli qaqanebda.
_ ase unda daviwyeba? aqeT unda geZeboT, Se saidan mo-
sulo da sad mimavalo? m M Teli qalaqi avawriale, qveyana
Sevyare...

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 _ aseTi ra davaSave, xalxo? – wamoiknavla jumam da sa-
var-ZelSi uRonod CaeSva.
_ bedi gqonia, Zmao, ZaRlis bedi! samaxareblo mekuTv-
nis, amas ar unda janjali, amas unda jonjoli, ha-ha, erTi
boTli Sampanuri, Torem krints ar davZrav...… _ litmuSaki
fanjris rafas Camoeyrdno, papirosis nafazi daartya, Tum-
ca kabineti isedac qarxnis mils hgavda.
_ egeba, erTi boTli ki ara, mTeli yuTic davdga, gaaCnia
risTvis! _ jumas guli saguleSi Caudga, SiSiani gancdebi gada-
aviwyda, sasixarulo ambis molodinSi bavSviviT acetda.
_ pirdapir iqidan movdivar!.. xom gaigoneT, ra Tqva,
mTeli yuTio? – kritikis loms miubrunda kvintiliane, –
iqidan movdivar-meTqi, ara vTqvi? kK olegiis sxdoma gvqon-
da. juma bedia gamoviyvanoTo asparezze... uaxloes nomer-
Si vixilavT axalgazrda geniosis namoRvawars...
jumas gulSi eSmam Cauyo xeli, klanWebi mouWira. aseTi
bedniereba Zneli warmosadgeni yofila. Tavi moiToka,
magidaze ar Semxtara, davluri ar dauvlia. wynarad ikiTxa:
_ xom ar mamasxaravebT?
_ ah, ar ikadro magi! _ gamococxlda kritikis lomi,
igi aqamde zurgiT kedels iyo miyrdnobili, xelebi jibe-
ebSi Caewyo da tans win da ukan aqanavebda neli taatiT.
_ naRdia da es aris! – fanjris rafaze Seskupda kvinti-
liane, cali fexi savarZlis zurgs miabjina, – me xom Tavidanve
vTqvi, naRdia-meTqi. zogierTi ar meTanxmeboda, magram Cem-
ma azrma gaimarjva. batonma givim, xom iciT, bolo dros Se-
uZlod iyo, viRacam raRaca uximandra, kacs kinaRam gulma
umtyuna, batonma givim juma bedias saxeli Cvens aqtivSi Cai-
werebao, sityva-sityviT...
_ raxan asea, madlobis meti ra meTqmis, _ wamodga juma,
_ am saqmes marTlac mouxdeba dasveleba, bediebma ar ician
ukan daxeva!
_ uh, Seni Wirime, vicodi ranairi biWic iyavi! – kritikis
lomma xelebi moifSvnita, – Cvenebs davuZaxo? biWebi cod-

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vani arian, kviraa, araferi dagvilevia!
_ dauZaxe visac ginda!
kritikis lomi CitiviT gafrinda.
_ me ara vsvam, RviZli mawuxebs, magram am kai ambavs ver
davakldebi, _ litmuSakma morigi papirosi gairWo kbilebSi,
_ ho, marTla, patara saqmec mqonda, amden laparakSi kinaRam
damaviwyda. samformiani wigni maqvs TqvenTan, ager meore
weli uTavdeba. direqtori mpirdeboda, magram, xom ici...
_ vuSveliT rames!
_ Cvens redaqtors, baton givis, Seni imedi aqvs. mM agisi
rCeuli ukve warmoebaSia. mM imixedeo, SemogiTvala. xom ici,
susti guli aqvs, magisi wyenineba ar iqneba!
jumam Tavi dauqnia. aA lmacerad gaxeda telefons, Sav
revolvers hgavda Savi telefoni...

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`dasvelebaze~ aTiode kacma moiyara Tavi. b B atoni givic

mobrZanda, `P pegasis~ redaqtori. pP irisaxe gahfiTreboda,
upeebi CaSaveboda. cxadia, Rvinis dalevas ver SeZlebda.
b
B evri eRrija juma da TiTqmis ZaliT wamoiyvana. `borjomis~
mets arafers dagalevinebTo, dapirda. pP irispir daujda.
Tavs uxerxulad grZnobda. ramdenjerme daiWira redaq-
toris eWviani mzera. xmaze xom ara mcnobso, gul-RviZli
ewvoda. aA mitomac zomaze mets mxiarulobda, xmaurobda,
mReroda, cekvavda, aiklo restorani. zogjer xvdeboda,
vaWarbebo. gayuCdeboda, Tvals Seavlebda baton givis, isev
xom ar eWvianobso. batoni givi ki morig anekdots yveboda.
aTiode wuTiT gaCumdeboda, sxvebsac aclida drostarebas,
manamde axal anekdots gamoacxobda da yvelas gaacinebda...
jumas Rvino moekida. aA xla darwmunebuli iyo, batoni givi
mcnobso da kuWSi CaRvrili Rvino sulSi Sxamad amosdioda.
`marTlac rom infarqtma dagartyas?~ – dairxa azri mTvral
tvinSi. aA rc sindisis qenjna gamouwvevia, arc aRSfoTeba. Tavi

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uxurda, guli ki gascieboda da aravis arafers apatiebda.
Caajinda, ginda Tu ara, samSoblos sadRegrZelo dagvilieo.
batoni givi, cxadia, fxizeli iyo, Rvino uyvarda da ise-
dac Zlivs iTmenda.
_ Tavidanve xom vTqvi, ver davlev-meTqi! – sustad
icavda Tavs. – Tqvenc kargad iciT, ori dRe Zlivsaa, rac saa-
vadmyofodan gamovewere!
_ magi araferia! TqvenisTana vaJkacs sami-oTxi Wiqa ras
daaklebs? g G uli axla vis ar awuxebs? eE qimebma araferi ician,
vaJkacma maT yuri ar unda aTxovos...
sxvebic sakmaod gamotyvrnen am droisaTvis, yvelaferi
eiolebodaT da jumas ahyvnen.
batonma givim Wiqa dalia, meorec miayola, xeli Caiqnia,
sanam var varo da yanwic zed daurTo.
agremc bolo mogeRebao, _ gulcivad fiqrobda juma.
redaqtors guli auCvilda. aA nekdotebi gadaaviwyda. yY ve-
las exveoda, kocnida, `klasikosis~ titulebs arigebda.
restornidan gvian gamovidnen. o O ri Tvis jamagiri datova
jumam, magram ar enaneboda. f F uli ki ar iyo mTavari. Tana mein-
axeebs pirze kocniT gamoemSvidoba. redaqtori taqsiT waiy-
vana Sin. kK ibeze aacila, Tumca TviTonac Zlivs idga fexze.
colma Seicxada, avadmyofi kaci vin damiTroo. jumam Tavi
imarTla, bevri vexvewe, nu svam-meTqi, man ki aiCemao. redaqto-
ris patara bavSvs moefera: `deda, la kalgi xalo~ da kmayo-
fili Sinisaken gamoeSura.
quCebi ukve dacarielebuliyo. iSviaTi gamvlelis fex-
is xma eqos gamoscemda. quCis naTurebi sustad bJutavdnen.
juma xmadabla RiRinebda, Rvino ufro da ufro ereoda.
tvinSi burani edga, muxlebSi Zala moaklda. TandaTan eu-
fleboda mTvrali sevda. carieli qalaqi, carieli quCebi...
meezoveebs WiSkrebi CaeketaT, mcxovrebT kar-fanjrebi Cae-
gmanaT da cxovrobdnen TavianT Tbil, myudro binebSi,
rogorc abreSumis Wia parkSi. mM arto juma iyo karSi gagde-
buli. mM as aravin eloda, aravis uyvarda, aravin uwiladebda
siTbos. aA modena qalaqSi kacic ar moiZebneboda, vinc kars

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 gauRebda, SeiTbobda, wminda, amaRlebul megobrobasa da
siyvaruls SesTavazebda. mM arto darCa juma, sul marto...
cremli moeria, fexebi eblandeboda, barbacebda da wuTs
winandeli RiRini qviTiniT Seecvala... mzia gaaxsenda da aman
ufro aatira... mxolod mzias SeeZlo wminda siyvaruli, suf-
Ta, umwikvlo megobroba, mas ZaluZda gaefanta WabukisaTvis
martoobiT gamowveuli kaeSani... oRond jumasa da mzias
Soris wamoimarTa tatos saflavi da jumam ar icoda, rogor
gadaelaxa igi... `mzia, mzia...~ – xmadabla moTqvamda mTvra-
li juma da xan kedels miaskdeboda, xan xeebs, romelnic
SuaRamisas daseirnobdnen trotuarebze da TvalebSi ver
ixedebodnen...
gzajvaredinze gogonam gadaiara.
_ mzia! – gasZaxa jumam da Tavi Seimagra.
gogonam SeSfoTebiT moixeda. Rameuli neonis Suqze mxo-
lod Tvalebi aukiafda, pirisaxes ki moyviTalo feri gada-
ekra da jumas momajadoeblad lamazi moeCvena, Tumca igi
ar iyo mzia.
fexdafex mihyva, Tan bodiSebs luRluRebda gauTaveblad.
gogona SeSinda, fexs auCqara, mere ki gaiqca. jumac aCqar-
da, oRond muxlebSi imdeni Zala ar hqonda da ver eweoda.
_ moicade, Seni Wirime, moicade!.. – egona Cumad vuxmo-
bo, misi xma ki mdumare quCaSi srolasaviT ismoda.
vneba eufleboda da sigiJemde misuli arc fiqrobda, vis
misdevda, an Tu daeweoda, ra unda moemoqmeda.
gogona uceb gaqra, TiTqos miwam piri uyo. juma uazrod
tortmanebda erT adgilze. u U zarmazari saxlis win idga.
mravali sadarbazo hqonda saxls da Tvali ver mohkra, ro-
melSi gauCinarda misi msxverpli.
kvlav Sinisaken daadga gzas. vnebaaSlili iyo da JiniT
Sepyrobils axla macacuna moagonda. mM isi SiSveli nakvTebi
warmoudga Tvalwin. g G oneba daubnelda, arc icoda, sworad
midioda Tu ara. waiborZika da kinaRam trotuars daaskda.
aA kacias waawyda, Caexvia. `macacuna, macacuna!..” – Rmuoda da
akaciis utyv tans exuteboda...

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mM olocvebi da gundrukis kmeva male mobezrda. yY ve-

las moswonda misi statia. mM xolod kaWuWiam uTxra uJmurad,
radgan nabaxusevze Tavi stkioda:
_ ra gaaWireT saqme, aseT buxhalterias mec movaCaT-
laxeb!
_ briyvi xar, araferi gesmis!
male daaviwyda Zmis SeniSvna da warmatebiT kvlav tkbe-
boda. xandaxan Tu ixsenebda Tavis jajgurs akaciasTan da
sircxvilis almuri uvlida saxeze. Kkidev kargi, aravis
daunaxavs!
SeeCvia qebas. zedmetma tkbilma moyirWeba icis. Tu vinme
gaaxsenebda `ricxvniSnobas~ (yvela ase eZaxda SemoklebiT),
saxelisa da didebisagan daRlili adamianis gamometyve-
lebiT Tavs odnav dauqnevda da amoixvneSebda, aqaoda, me
arafrad vagdeb Cems naSroms, Tqven raRam gadagriaTo. amiT
imis Tqma undoda, es raa, amieridan rasac gavakeTeb, is naxe-
To. marTlac undoda daewera oriod statia an narkvevi.
dabeWdva naRdad ar gauWirdeboda. p P irdapir gazeTis an
Jurnalis redaqtorTan Seafrialebda da rixiT etyoda:
`juma bedia!.. Cemi saxeli arafers geubnebaT?.. me avtori
gaxlavarT `ricxvniSnobisa~, romelmac egzom didi gamox-
maureba pova sazogadoebaSi!~ samwuxarod, ar icoda raze
ewera da oxravda, es ra uproblemo saukuneSi davibadeo.
kviris Tavze amindi Seicvala. gadauReblad wvimda. kK acs
quCaSi cxviris gayofa daezareboda da am dros darekes. te-
lefonSi pirveli xmas ar amoiRebda, eSinoda batonma givim
ar damirekoso. iqneb xmaze ecno, vinac saqme sainfarqtod
gauxada. aA mitomac gawvalda da sabolood Sesjavrda bato-
ni givi. `ugemovno meanekdotes~, `profans~ eZaxda, cxadia,
gunebaSi... jumam yurmili aiRo da Caaxvela. kvintiliane
rekavda, Seni moTxrobebis anabeWdebi mzadaa, Tu gsurs Cai-
kiTxeo. `gamovivli naSuadRevs~, _ dahpirda juma.

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 aTiode dRe da misi moTxrobebi dRis sinaTles ixilav-
da. ver garkveuliyo, uxaroda Tu ara. bolo wlebSi erTi
sityvac ar dauweria. imeds mainc ar kargavda, damacadeT,
raime genialurs movifiqrebo. g G enialuri azri ar ibadebo-
da, dro ki midioda da midioda... kvlav `ricxvniSnoba~ gaax-
senda. uU jridan amoiRo da gadaSala.
didxans uyura lamazi qarTuli asoebiT gamoyvanil sa-
xelsa da gvars. veraferi igrZno, verc sixaruli, verc wu-
xili, simic ar darxeula sulis siRrmeSi... marTla ainter-
esebda viTom es problema? kiTxva daiwyo da pirvelmave
frazam sircxvilisagan saxe auwva... Tavs Zala daatana,
daZabuli yuradRebiT kiTxulobda. TandaTan uxerxulo-
bis mwvave grZnoba eufleboda. aseTi ram estumreba msme-
nels, roca viRaca yru, CaxleCili xmiT daiwyebs operis
scenaze tenoris partiis Sesrulebas... sisulele da araf-
rismTqmeli iyo yoveli fraza, problema ki yuriT moTreu-
li... `maS, rad maqeben, rad meferebian? – gamwarebulma gaze-
Ti mobRuja, nafleTebad aqcia, sanagveSi gadauZaxa, – dam-
cini xom, beso banZelaZev? yY velani damciniT, ara? mamas-
xaravebT, xom?..~ – fiqrSi mZvinvarebda da suli kvlav
borotebiT evseboda. mM xolod Zma yofila piruTvneli, mSo-
beli Zma. `tato rom yofiliyo?~ – gauelva anazdad. civma
oflma daasxa. `axia, axia Cemze! – Sublze xelebi Semoiwyo
da gailursa, – axia, axia Cemze!..~
`waval `pegasSi~ da Cems moTxrobebs amovagdebineb, isi-
ni ufro Semarcxvenen!~ – mtkiced gadawyvita.
wvimas gadaeRo. susti niavi totebidan wveTebs bertyavda.
manqanebi trotuarebze asxurebdnen WuWyian, nawvimar
wyals.
win mimaval brboSi macacunas zurgi icno. f F exdafex mi-
hyva da miewia.
_ esma, gamarjoba! – mklavze xeli waatana.
macacunam gakvirvebiT mohxeda, warbebi awkipa, mklavi
ganze waiRo, raTa Wabukis xeli moeSorebina.

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 Tvals ar daujera jumam. aseT gasaocar metamorfozas
verc ki warmoidgenda. xom ar Sevcdio, Seyoymanda. g
G ogo, visi
mklavic Tamamad CaebRuja, macacuna iyo da arc iyo. mis na-
kvTebSi mzias mSvenier nakvTebs poulobda da es Sexameba dam-
abrmavebel simSvenieres aniWebda am ciT movlenil arsebas.
_ ah, juma, rogor SemaSine! – gulcivad Tqva gogom da
gza ganagrZo.
_ esma, moicade, ra dagemarTa?! – isev wamoewia vaJi da
uCveulo moridebiT gahyva gverdiT.
macacunas xma ar amouRia. yelmoRerebuli midioda.
xorblisfer Rawvebze siwiTle mosdeboda da es feri Zvir-
fasi Tojinis ostaturad SerCeul fersa hgavda. SiSi da
aRtaceba erTad datrialda vaJis gulSi.
_ esma, xma gameci! Tu ar ginda, miTxari da gagSordebi!
rodis iyo kiserze gekidebodi?
macacuna Sedga, civi RimiliT axed-daxeda jumas, zur-
gi usityvod Seaqcia da gaSorda.
Tavgzaabneuli vaJi adgilze darCa, Soridan uyurebda,
ra didebulad miarxevda macacuna moxdenil mxrebsa da
TeZoebs.
cofi gulSi Caimwyvdia, denTiT savse kasrs daemsgavsa.
`quCis qali! gG amyidveli! moRalate!..~ – ilanZReboda
gzadagza. gunebaSi aTasnair sasjels igonebda macacu-
nasaTvis. inkviziciis dilegebis yvela wameba gaixsena, kma-
yofili mainc ar iyo.
TandaTan damSvidda.
`pegasis~ redaqtorTan Zveli ZmakaciviT Sevida. b B aton
givis Tvalebi mTlad Cascvenoda. `didxans ver gastans, _
daaskvna jumam, _ vaiTu mixvda, rom me davureke!.. maSin xom
yvelaferi daiRupeba!~ nanobda im anglobas, Tumca baton
givis eWvis natamalic ver Seatyo. igi misustebuli xmiT
yveboda ukbilo anekdots. kabinetSi myofi kvintiliane da
mdivani qali naZaladevad qirqilebdnen.
jumam anabeWdebi wamoiRo, xvalisaTvis wakiTxulsa da

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gasworebuls mogarTmevTo, daibara. mM adlierebisagan sul
Taflad iRvreboda, iataks Tavs urtyamda. sakmarisi iyo ena-
xa teqstis anawyobi, umal gadaaviwyda weRandeli gadawyve-
tileba, moTxrobebs ar davbeWdavo...
kabinetSi Caiketa. d
D idxans kiTxulobda da asworebda
koreqturas. xan aRtacebaSi mohyavda sakuTar niWierebas,
xan gulmduRared moisroda furcels, radgan, rac iq ewera,
arafrad vargoda... wuTis Semdeg muxlebze daforTxavda da
krefda iatakze gabneul qaRaldebs.
eWvebma Seawuxa, albaT `pegaselebic~ damciniano.
telefons daxeda. revolversa hgavda, romlidanac
tatos esrola.
yurmili aiRo da nomeri akrifa. g G uls bagabugi gaudioda.
_ gismenT!.. alo, gismenT!.. – moesma Cveuli xma.
_ Sen jer kidev cocxali xar? infarqts gadaurCi, ara?
– xrinwiani xmiT CasCxavla.
_ ra ginda, ra ginda, ra ginda?! – isteriulad ikivla im
bolos xmam da uceb CurCuliT daamTavra: _ ra ginda, ras
gadamekide? – mere swrafi signalebi gaisma.
jumas xeli gauSeSda. mM ere yurmili frTxilad dado,
TiTqos xelyumbara yofiliyos da SeiZleboda afeTqebu-
liyo.
fiqri araferze undoda. nN ela adga, fexakrefiT gavida
kabinetidan da kari gaiketa...

Tavi IV. maCuqe sicocxle

ubedurebis im dRem zRvari dado, mziasaTvis yvelaferi
gaTavda. aA rsebobam TiTqos azri dakarga. cota xniT adre ki
Tavs im asakSi grZnobda, roca jerac bavSvoba ar damTavre-
bula, magram qaliSvilobamac karze moukakuna. b B avSvebTan
megobrobda. xandaxan ezoSi Cairbenda, patarebis maraqaSi
gaereoda, maTTan erTad TamaSobda. aA mirani uwyreboda, al-

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vis tola gaizarde da WkuiT am gigo-biWs rogor ver gaas-
wario. Yyvelaze metad swored gigo-biWi uyvarda. isic
grZnobda amas, lekviviT kudSi dasdevda, Tumca ukve `dei-
das~ eZaxda. uU cbad, Sua TamaSis dros mzias moagondeboda,
rom is didia, ukve qaliSvilia, ukve Seyvarebulia, maSi-
naTve dadinjdeboda da bavSvebs gamoeTiSeboda. g G igo-biWi
gamoudgeboda, `mzia deida, ar waxvide ra, viTamaSoT!~ mzia
ki TiTebs TmebSi Seuyofda, xumrobiT moqaCavda, saqme maqv-
so, xom ici, didebi ra saqmiani xalxi varTo da Sin amovi-
doda. iq ki dadgeboda sarkis win, erTxelac darwmundebo-
da, rom ukve qaliSvilia, sidinje marTebs. imdens trialeb-
da sarkesTan, buba dascinoda, Sin roca ara xar, sarkeSi
Seni landi mainc Canso. aA mirani ki emuqreboda, am sarkes Cam-
ovxsni da Cemi sidedriviT wyliT savse taStSi iyureo.
mere, macacuna rom daasaCuqra, imis Semdeg, sarke ara-
ferSi Wirdeboda. aiTvaliswuna, radgan sakuTari gareg-
noba Sesjavrda. erTaderTi, sicocxleRa SerCenoda, araf-
rismaqnisi, mosawyeni, ugulo. d D ajdeboda fanjarasTan da
ezoSi iyureboda, sadac patarebi kvlavindeburad xalisi-
anad yiraze gadadiodnen. eE s iyo, im bavSvebSi gigo-biWi ar
eria. g
G igo-biWi avad gamxdariyo. mM isi dardiT zazunac ki
Camodna, ubedurebam gaalamaza. nN ora mTeli dRe gadmomd-
gariyo aivanze da usasood tiroda, ginda Tu ara, me davRupe
Cemi biWio.
uyurebda yovelive amas mzia da guli sevdiTa da tan-
jviT evseboda. grZnobda, esec maxe iyo, mis winaaRmdeg da-
gebuli. aA r ZaluZda gverdi aeqcia am maxisaTvis. eSinoda,
rom borotebasTan Widils gigo-biWi udanaSaulo msxverp-
lad Seewireboda... TandaTan mis gonebaSi gamoikveTa gada-
wyvetileba da erT dRes, roca mixvda, metis dayovneba ar
SeiZlebao, magidaze werili datova, zed orad-ori sityva
ewera: `mapatie, mamiko!~
mere qveviT Cavida. norasaTvis araferi uTqvams, pirda-
pir SeaRo avadmyofis oTaxis kari.

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 bavSvs TiTqos eZina, sicocxlis niSanwyali ar etyoboda.
_ Semodi, deida mzia!
moulodnelobisagan guli gadauqanda, gigo-biWis xma
susti faCuniviT moisma.
_ aRar gZinavs?
_ axlos modi. Tvals kargad ver vaxel. vicodi, minax-
ulebdi...
mziam skami uxmaurod moiCoCa, Camojda.
_ megona, geZina. b B evrs nu ilaparakeb, daiRlebi.
_ ar daviRlebi... zogjer gangeb vimZinareb Tavs... dedi-
ko sul tiris da tiris, ar SemiZlia...
_ Tavs rogora grZnob? – mziam enas kbili daaWira, kiTx-
va uadgilo iyo.
_ ra vici. aA se mgonia, sul sizmarSi var... araferi ar
mtkiva, ubralod, viZirebi, viZirebi... mere raRac simRera
mesmis... gogonebis gundi Seyrila, Wreli kabebi acviaT, egeb
frTebia... dafarfateben da nazi xmiT mRerian... zanzalakebi
gegoneba...
_ xom ar daiRale?
_ ara... vicodi, deida mzia, rom moxvidodi... guSinac xom
iyavi, guSinwinac... Camojdebi xolme Cumad... me ki Tvals ver
vaxel da mainc gxedav...
mzia gawiTlda, xma ver amoiRo.
_ Sen Zalian lamazi xar, deida mzia, oRond damijere,
imas nu gayvebi...
_ vis, gigo-biWi, araferi mesmis?
_ Cems aivanze rom cxovrobs... Sen yvelas uyvarxar, ma-
gram is saSinelia... aivanze rom Caivlis, vgrZnob, sadRac
gogirdi iwvis...
_ gaCumdi, gigo-biWi, daiRlebi.
_ oRond ar waxvide ra, deida mzia, gexvewebi... imden
sisuleles vlaparakob, albaT mogwyinda... mets arafers
vityvi... Seni xeli sad aris? xels ver vxedav...
mziam axlaRa SeamCnia biWis fermkrTali xeli, sabanze

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uRonod esvena. xelisguli daafara, moefera. g G igo-biWma
sustad mouWira.
_ deida mzia, pianino sada dgas, gaitanes?
_ arsadac ar gautaniaT, agera dgas, magram gigo-biWs
Seawuxebso... yvela ambobs, gigo-biWi pianinom daRalao...
_ aravin araferi icis... magaT hgoniaT... ici, deida
mzia? dediko rom maZalebda, ise mZulda, ise mZulda...
vifiqre, najaxs aviReb, davCexav da gaviqcevi-meTqi... axla
ki, rogor giTxra, mindoda kalami ameRo, sanoto qaRaldze
damewera... ai, is... ar vici ra iyo... melodia, piesa... Rone ar
meyo, kalami gamivarda...
_ roca gamojanmrTeldebi, adgebi, Ronec mogecema
da dawer, _ cremlis wveTi SeumCnevlad moiwminda mziam.
_ wamovdgebi ki ara... Sen tiri da...
_ me ar vtiri, ra maqvs satirali, raRac Camivarda TvalSi.
_ veRar wamovdgebi, deida mzia, Rone ara maqvs... Tan-
daTan vsustdebi, vsustdebi... sul meZineba... mere CaviZineb
da... me ar meSinia, magram deda...
_ sulelo biWo, gaCumdi, gaCumdi! – daixara da uRono
xelze akoca.
_ daukari, deida mzia, eqimi mikrZalavs, Sen ki mainc
daukari... rame seriozuli...
mziam pianinos saxuravi axada. im saSineli dRidan, rode-
sac vakis parkidan amiranma Sin ugono moiyvana, misi TiTebi
ar mihkarebia klaviSebs, Tumca sulSi mudam rekviemi JRer-
da. aA xla ki ar SeeZlo, ar hqonda ufleba, sevda Semoetana
am oTaxSi... TiTebi Seaxo klaviSebs da haerSi dairxa nazi
bgerebi, mSvenieri yvavili musikis yvavilnaridan, RvTae-
brivi Sopeni...
qalbatonma noram Semoixeda. g G aognebulma Sexeda jer
mzias, mere bavSvs. eSinoda musikisa, romelic Turme mis biWs
klavda. wyevlida im dRes, roca gigo-biWi ZalaTi, cema-
tyepiT dasva pianinosTan da daifica an `kampazitors~ gavx-
di, an ar vacocxlebo.

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 mzia mixvda, viRac Semovidao, da dakvra Sewyvita.
Tavdaxrili ijda da eloda sayvedurs.
_ ra moxda, deida mzia? – susti xmiT ikiTxa biWma, – ra-
tom Sewyvite?
_ SenTvis mavnebelia, Svilo, daiRlebi, _ sabani Seus-
wora noram.
_ Sena xar, dediko? cotaxniT dagvtove, ra? b B olomde
momasmenine!
_ kargi, Svilo.
qalbatonma noram kari Cumad gaixura.
_ Tavidan daukari, deida mzia.
mzia daemorCila. TiTebi sulis simebs exeboda saTuT-
ad da oTaxi ivseboda haerovani bgerebiT... cxovreba mSveni-
eria, lamazi, oRond odnav sevdianic... wamiT daaviwyda, sad
imyofeboda, ratom da visTvis ukravda... SeeZlo odnav aeC-
qarebina, mM eti sixaruli Seetana da musikac xalisiani iqne-
boda, magram versad gaqceoda uneblie sevdas da rodesac
oTaxSi dairwa, dafarfatda bolo akordi, romlis Semde-
gac sulSi isev da isev grZeldeboda simebis TrTolva, kar-
ga xans ijda klaviSebze daxrili. bavSvis xmam gamoiyvana
ucnauri zmanebidan.
_ deida mzia, Sen bednieri unda iyo, Sen ki ara xar bed-
nieri.
mziam naZaladevad gaicina, wamodga da kedlis sarkes
Seavlo Tvali.
amoioxra. d D aixara bavSvisaken, mis uRono xels Seexo.
_ gigo-biWi, ras inatrebdi, yovlisSemZle rom viyo?
gigo-biWma sustad gaiRima.
_ Sen rom keTili feria iyo, deida mzia, Sen rom jado
gqondes...
_ maSin?
_ getyodi: maCuqe sicocxle!
mzias sunTqva Seekra. vaiTu tyuilubralod aRelveb-
da bavSvs, vaiTu is gaugebari Zala, ramac mas waarTva sil-

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amaze, ukve ar arsebobs. maSin jobda xma ar amoeRo, araferi
SeeTavazebina.
daixara, bavSvs sicxian loyaze akoca da wasCurCula:
_ Cemi Zal-Rone Sen, Seni avadmyofoba me... Cemi janmrTe-
loba Sen...
sityva bolomde arc daemTavrebina, viRacam kedels miR-
ma iqednurad CaixiTxiTa da gogirdis suni dadga.
mziam igrZno, rom Tavbru exveoda. xelebi Camoucvivda,
muxlis ZarRvebi daswyda, erTianad moTenTili da uRono
pirdapir iatakze daeSva. sadRac gadaqanda Weri da kedle-
bi, iataki dairwa akvaniviT, bavSvis kivili moisma Sori, bne-
li ufskrulidan. wamwamebi ver azida, Tvali daxuWa...

Tavi V. `icnobdeT, bednieri juma bedia!~

moTxrobebi daibeWda. Jurnali `pegasi~ ver iqna, ver
gasaRda. kioskebSi mTeli Tve eyara. juma bedia yoveldRe
TiTo cals yidulobda, jibeSi gaiCrida, Tanac ise, rom Ju-
rnalis saxelwodeba kargad gamoCeniliyo. samsaxurSi
sawer magidaze gadaSlida, efereboda sakuTari saxelisa da
gvaris anabeWdebs. kiTxviT ki ar kiTxulobda. TviTonac ar
icoda, ratom ver bedavda. mTeli dRe mets arafers akeTeb-
da. nN acnobebica da ucnobebic, romelTac aTasi saTxovari
hqondaT ganyofilebis gamgesTan, mohkravdnen Tvals gada-
Slil Jurnals da Zalauneburad, iqneb Cveni saqmec win wav-
igdoTo, Tavis moqonvas uwyebdnen, avtors arwmunebdnen,
msgavsi ram didi xania ar wagvikiTxavso. juma seriozuli
sifaTiT erT-or adgils gadaxazavda, aqaoda ar momwonso,
rac Tavmdablobad eTvleboda.
_ ra vici, ra vici, _ wuwunebda qveynis gasagonad, _
bevri nakli aqvs Cems moTxrobebs. ra vqna, saJurnalo vari-
antia. wignisaTvis davxvewav da is iqneba... es mainc ganvlili

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etapia, dRes me sxva rame mitacebs. masStaburi romani unda
davwero, epopea, tetralogia da aranakleb... mTeli Cveni
cxovreba unda avsaxo, globalurad. Ees saukune, ai, ase
midevs xelisgulze... aba!
aseTi grandiozuli gegma yovel msmenels Trgunavda da
pativiscemis grZnobiT msWvalavda. mM is Canafiqrze nair-nai-
ri Wori vrceldeboda. isinic ki, visac misi moTxrobebi
arafrad epitnava, veRar bedavdnen azris gamoTqmas. miTq-
ma-moTqma jumas yuramde aRwevda da dRe gancxromaSi gadi-
oda. saRamos ki, kviraSi erTxel mainc, avtomatidan urekav-
da `pegasis~ redaqtors: `kvlav cocxali xar? aRar CaZaRl-
di? infarqtma ar mogiRo bolo?..~ Sedegze ar fiqrobda.
o
O ri-sami dRis Semdeg miakiTxavda `pegasis~ redaqcias, sa-
dac sakmarisad gaSinaurda. aA nekdotebs Tamamad yveboda.
Wadraks TamaSobda Saurianze da yvelasTan igebda, garda
redaqtorisa, visac aTasnairi TiTlibazobiT xiblavda.
oO ri Sauris mogebiT gabednierebuli givi SesCioda, viRaca
usindiso ar masvenebs, telefoniT mirekavs da memuqrebao.
_ mteri myavs, batono, mteri! vici me, vinc aris! M me miTx-
ris ormos da TviTonve Cavardeba Sig!.. – Subls moisresda,
radgan bolo dros Sakiki mouxSirda.
_ yovel kacur kacs hyavs mteri, batono givi. Tqveni bar-
ikadaa Tqveni Tanamdeboba, unda gauZloT mtris Semotevas!
_ me ki vuZleb, magram es oxeri guli... – `pegasis~ re-
daqtori mkerdze miikakunebda da jumas ecodeboda kidec.
saRamoobiT fexiT daseirnobda. `es Cemi racionia, _
etyoda gzad Seyril nacnobT, _ ra vqna, Zalian viRlebi,
literaturuli Sroma Tavganwirvas moiTxovs!~
Sin dabrunebis win, rogorc wesi, waawydeboda vinme
WkuiT bedniers, visac oRond dabeWdili teqsti uCvene,
egoneba, RvTiur WeSmaritebas eziarao. warweriT aCuqebda
jibeSi TreviT Selaxul Jurnals, Cems uZvirfases megobar-
sa da damfasebels ase da ase, avtorisagano...
samsaxurSi sityvas xom ubatonod veravin scemda, Sin

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mezoblebi mowiwebiT eqceodnen, aqaoda, Cvens saxlSi mwer-
ali cxovrobso, Tanac `cnobilio~, mTel qalaqSi gafantul
nacnob-megobrebSi esRa hqondaT salaparako. saqme iqamde
mivida, xalxi akiTxavda, cnobili kaci xar, dagvexmareo.
juma yvelas Tavs ukanturebda, `Tu SevZeli, Zalas ar davi-
Surebo~, _ pirdeboda da arafers akeTebda... sad scaloda
aseTi wvrilmanebisaTvis!
zogjer kaWuWia moenatreboda. Zmuri siyvarulis
Semotevebi iseve iSviaTad mosdioda, rogorc Tavis tkivili,
bunebiT xom janmrTeli iyo... karze daukakunebda. kaWuWia ai-
vanze gamodioda da iq saubrobdnen, Sin erTxelac ar Seuwve-
via kaWuWias ufrosi Zma... damfrTxali Canda, Zmas gadaukra,
egeba gavbedo da coli SevirTovo. jumas verc warmoedgina
coliani kaWuWia, Tavis Sewuxeba Seezara da ar CasZiebia.
ezoSi bavSvebs kamfetebs urigebda. qQ alaqeli bavSvebis
Tavgasuli siTamame da autaneli Jriamuli ejavreboda, mag-
ram amas ar amJRavnebda. viTomda patarebze vgiJdebio, tur-
tlian loyebze kocnida, mere Cumad iwmendda tuCebs. bavS-
vebs ki misi damwvris suni awuxebdaT da gaurbodnen, suni-
ani modiso, _ erTmaneTs gadauCurCulebdnen da mimoifan-
tebodnen. mM is naCuqar kamfetebs ki Cumad urnaSi yridnen.
SabaT-kviraobiT saqme araferi hqonda. Zilisa da usaq-
murobisagan daRlili mTavar prospeqtze midioda gasase-
irneblad. rusTavelis prospeqti uyvars-Tqo, rom iTqvas,
uCveulo amaSi araferia, magram jumas igi raRacnairad
mtkivneulad izidavda. puSkinis skveridan rusTavelis
Zeglamde gavlas xuT-eqvs saaTs andomebda. gazeTis yvela
kioskSi Sehyofda Tavs, wylis yovel jixurTan Wiqas
daclida. muzeumTan metxans trialebda, egeb vinmem Semam-
Cnioso (mere imasac ambobdnen dRe da Rame muzeumebsa da bib-
lioTekebSi ikargebodao). kinoTeatr `rusTavelTan~ mavan
nacnobs gamoiWerda da literaturis kardinalur proble-
mebze gamarTavda msjelobas da, rasakvirvelia, qarTul
kinos zed mialanZRavda. galereaSi Tu gamofena iyo, auci-

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 leblad Seivlida. ferwera Zilsa hgvrida, mainc replikebs
isroda ferze, kompoziciaze, maneraze, skolebze da a.S.
erTi saaTi rusTavelis TeatrTan daeyudeboda, meore ki –
operasTan. aA rc iq dadioda da arc iq, magram imdenjer unax-
avT am Senobebis win, Teatralis saxeli daumkvidrda. `ah,
Teatri Cemi sisustea, _ ityoda xolme nacnobTa wreSi, _
Tu movicale, traRedia unda SevTxza... RmerTo, ratom ar
davibade musikosad, iseT operas Sevqmnidi...~ mere ambobd-
nen, juma bedia tragedias werso. zemelis usaqmurebma
gamougones kidec – `damideq, uiliam Seqspiroo!~ arc wign-
is maRaziebs aklebda yuradRebas, saaTobiT furclavda
axal wignebs. gamyidvelebTan ise gaSinaurda, arc arasodes
yidulobda rames, magram pirvel klientad iTvleboda. re-
stornebs Tavs aridebda, dRes rom davlio, xvalindeli
dRec gamicdeba da amden dros ver davkargavo. Ddemon-
straciulad jdeboda kafe `nargizSi~ da miirTmevda
blinebs, xaWomwvarsa da or Wiqa magar, uSaqro Cais...
zurgsukan xSirad esmoda CurCuli: `nuTu ar icnobT?
eE s xom juma bediaa!~ isic iferebda, Tumca ecotaveboda ki.
gamvlelT TvalebSi Sehyurebda, vinme xom ar momesalmebao.
Tu odnav Tavs dauqnevdnen, umalve Rrma salmiT pasuxob-
da. imden salams arigebda, bolos TviTonac irwmuna Tavisi
popularoba.
prospeqtis bolos rom gavidoda, yvelaferi Tavidan
iwyeboda.
didebis nayofs imkida bednieri juma bedia... asedac es-
moda yovel nabijze: `gaicaniT, bednieri juma bedia!~

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kabinetSi jano CikintilaZem Semoyo Tavi. juma bedias

ar gahkvirvebia, eloda mis mosvlas. aA r mouxmia, ar SeuTv-
lia, modio, magram SeuZlebeli iyo janos dakargva. is auci-

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leblad unda gamoCeniliyo.
jumam qaRaldebi gaswia, savarZlis zurgs mieyrdno da
uxmod miaCerda janos Tavs, radgan tani jer kidev ar Canda.
erTxans ase uyures erTmaneTs. o O rive fiqrobda, esmis
Tu ara Cemi zraxvebi meoreso.
janom CaixiTxiTa da umalve xma Caiwyvita.
jumamac CaixiTxiTa, saxidan seriozuli niRabi ki ar
mouxsnia.
janom cota ufro xangrZlivad CaixiTxiTa, yuri miugdo,
juma bedia raRas izamso.
manac mTeli wuTi ixiTxiTa da gaCumda.
maSin jano karis RriWoSi SemoZvra, farTod gaReba ver
gabeda, swrafad miketa zurgiT, magidasTan miiWra da axlo
manZilidan daiwyes erTurTis Tvalereba.
ucbad orivem gadaixarxara. janom mxarze Zmakacurad
dahkra xeli. amisaTvis kinaRam magidaze mouwia gawola,
radgan veRara swvdeboda. jumamac moaswro da sapasuxod
Ronivrad uTavaza.
_ gasagebia? – ukve warbSekrulad ikiTxa.
_ gasagebia! – mokled upasuxa janom.
_ rodisTvis iqneba mzad?
_ ukve mzada maqvs! – janom Tabaxebis mTeli Sekvra amo-
iRo, – ramdenime variantad gavakeTe. erTi Cveni gazeTi-
saTvis, ar vici beso ras ityvis. erTi sareklamo biulete-
nisaTvis. erTic saRamos gazeTisaTvis, iqac mgoni gamova
rame... did gazeTebSi merideba...
_ hm, imaTTvisac moamzade, egeb gamogvivides. Tu ara
da ras vkargavT? b B esos me davurekav, uars ver metyvis...
Tumca axlave...
nomeri akrifa, dakavebis signali moesma da yurmili
dado.
_ mere davurekav, miCvene erTi cali!
_ xom ici, pirdapiri kaci var! – naCqarevad Tqva janom,
– mieT-moeTebi ar miyvars. aA rc pirSi moveferebi vinmes. kri-

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tikosisaTvis mTavaria pirdapiroba...
_ vici, vici, hm...
jumam swrafad CaaTvaliera da aqa-iq amoikiTxa: `didi
xania aseTi siamovneba ar migviRia...~ `es pirveli mercxalia
didi Zvridan, rac literaturaSia mosalodneli...~ `Cveni
didi imedebi rom gamarTldeba, amis sawindaria is niWiere-
ba...~ `juma bedias fraza...~ `bedias TviTmyofadi stili...~
`Tematika moicavs globalur problemebs...~ `maradiuli
problemebi mocemulia iseT mxatvrul doneze, rom...~
gemos usinjavda frazebs, Tan butbutebda:
_ yoCaR, yoCaR jano!.. kaci xar kacuri!.. rogor giWris,
biWo, kalami!.. vah, vah, saidan amdeni!.. ras ar daweren es kri-
tikosebi!..
bolo abzacs daadga Tvali, ar moewona: `oriode mcire
SeniSvna, romlis gaTvaliswineba avtors...~
_ SeniSvna ki ara, ixvis tolma, moaSore aqedan!
_ ki mara, juma...
_ ra mara? mM e Senze meti SeniSvnebi maqvs, magram ki ar
vcdilob qveyanas movdo!
_ aq mxolod wvrilmanebze vlaparakob...
_ sul erTia, wvrilmania Tu msxvilmani, erTi fasi aqvs.
Tu wvrilmania, rad ideb Tavs?
_ batoni xar!
_ xval honorars aviReb da erTad aRvniSnoT! – mo-
uTafla, radgan janos uguneboba Seatyo.
_ me ara vsvam.
_ cota dalie!.. ho, im kviras gamoiare, Sens wignze mov-
ilaparakoT!
_ ra gaewyoba, oRond Rvinos nu damaZalebT.
jano CikintilaZe gamxiarulda da xelnaweri akrifa...

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ase da amgvarad amaRlda bednieri juma bedia... erTxe-

lac Sin marto brundeboda. im saRamos erT-erTi skolis
moswavleebTan mouwyves Sexvedra. imdeni aqes da adides,
guli mTlad gaulxva. isev da isev ixsenebda sityvebs, taSs,
SeZaxilebs, maameblur CurCuls, gogonaTa JuJuna Tva-
lebs... yovelive amiT mTvrals simRera mounda da cotaTi
wauRiRina.
gviani iyo. iSviaTi gamvleli gzas uTmobda, an mTlad
mopirdapire trotuarze gadadioda. `mTvrali vgonivarT!~
– ufro gamxiarulda juma da xmasac moumata: `odelia, di-
lovdela, odelia, ranuni!..~
trotuari eviwrova da Sua gzaze gadavida. SuqniSnis
qveS gaCerda, xiTxiTi autyda, TiTebs xrida da mogeba-wage-
bas angariSobda. kK arieris Weramde Sori iyo, maRali kibe
unda aevlo. `moTxrobebs wignad gamovcem... recenziebs
Cavawyob... disertacias gavakvaraxWineb... kandidatoba... do-
centura... doqtoroba... profesura... Tanamdebobebi... maR-
la... maRla...~ – es bolo sityvebi xmamaRla Tqva, reCitativ-
iT. `pirveli safexuri ganvlilia... kargi samsaxuri maqvs,
magram Cemi niWis patronisaTvis cotaa... cotaa... `pegasi~ Tu
gavxedne, ai, Rirseuli asparezi!..~
azris logika aq gauwyda. cxadi iyo, baton givis masze me-
ti wona da avtoriteti hqonda, fiqradac aravis mouvidoda
Tanamdebobidan misi moxsna... `unda moaxerxo!~ – ubrZana Tavs.
telefonis jixurSi Sevida. o O rkapikiani ara hqonda, or-
Sauriani ar daiSura. d D idxans esmoda grZeli signali. imedi
gauwyda da am dros qalis namZinarevma xmam CaibuzRuna:
_ vina xarT? ra moxda am SuaRames?
_ Cemi giviko Sin aris? – dedakacis xmiT Caiknavla jumam.
_ vin brZandebiT?
_ misi pirveli coli!
yurmilSi dumili Camovarda. mM ere Cxubi da kinklaoba

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ismoda cota xans, oRond sityvebis garCeva Wirda. b B olos
baton givis gaRizianebuli xma gaisma:
_ vin rekavs?
jumam xma kvlav Seicvala.
_ ras akeTebdiT, batono givi?
_ ras vakeTebdi da viweqi, genacvale!
_ kuboSi, batono givi?
im bolos ucnauri xriali gaisma, kaci ver mixvdeboda,
Tu ra xdeboda. telefonma gaiCxakuna, gamoirTo.
juma sicilma aitaca. Ddidxans icinoda isteriulad.
jixuris damtveril minaze sakuTar lands Sehyurebda da
masTan erTad icinoda. H hzaravda sicilisagan orad gaxeuli
piri da cotcotaobiT SiSi Seepara.
uceb xma Cauwyda. viRaca idga jixurs gareT. saxe minaze
miedo da farTod gaxelili Tvalebi misTvis moepyro. daR-
vremili pirisaxe ecnaura jumas, sadRac aqamdec enaxa.
yelSi burTi gaeCxira, gamoxeTqa jixuris minis kari da
Tavzardacemulma Sinisaken mokurcxla.

Tavi VI. `pegasi~

mTeli Rame SiSisagan kankalebda. sarkmlisaken mixedvas
ver bedavda. viRacis saxe Canda, viRaca trotuarze idga da
viwro sarkmlidan oTaxSi iyureboda. u U ndoda wamomdgariyo,
Cumad gaparuliyo aqedan, kaWuWias karze daekakunebina,
magram derefanSi gasvlas ufrTxoda. vaiTu iqac gadayroda
mavans, iqneb iqac iyo Casafrebuli. TiTqos marTlac epare-
boda kars, iatakma gaiWriala msubuqi nabijebis qveS, viRaca
frTxilad daejajgura saxelurs.
_ vina xar, ra ginda?! – ikivla jumam.
CaxCaxa naTura Suqsa hfenda oTaxis yvela kunWuls,
oRond kedlebic ver icavdnen jumas.
troleibusma Caiara guguniT. bB ugelma gakvesa Cveul adg-
ilas. pP irveli gamvlelis fexsacmeli abakunda trotuarze.

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 `nervebi, _ Tavs imSvidebda juma, naZaladevad xiTx-
iTebda, _ ra sisulelea, sul ar mivarga nervebi!”
naTura Caaqro da loginSi Cawva. qalaqSi riJraJi Semo-
dioda, kvamlisferi sinaTle aRwevda sarkmlidan da Tanda-
Tan ikveTeboda sagnebi. Mmajis saaTi wynarad wikwikebda
TavisTvis.
viRaca ki iqve idga, sarkmelTan an derefanSi, da icdida
uxmod, moTminebiT.
jumam Tavs Zala daatana, Tvali daxuWa. TviTonac ar
axsovda ramdeni eZina. kK akunma gamoaRviZa.
_ a!
sawolze wamojda da uazrod mimoixeda. sarkmelTan gam-
vlelTa saubari ismoda. qQ uCa savse iyo msubuqi manqanebiT
da troleibusebiT.
saaTze daixeda, aTi gaTavebuliyo.
derefanSi viRacam gairbina.
`coli unda SevirTo, _ gadawyvita uceb, _ eSmakma icis,
reebi melandeba! mM artodmarto mainc ar viqnebi... iqneb mzias
davuCoqo, is Tu gadamarCens, is damicavs...~
tanze Caicva. oTaxSi damwvris suni trialebda da sark-
meli gamoaRo.
pirsaxociT xelSi derefans miaSura.
gigo-biWi Camodioda zemo sarTulidan.
_ ukve momjobindi? – gaukvirda jumas.
_ kargad var! _ mtrulad Seepasuxa gigo-biWi.
_ yoCaR! – undoda qoCorze xeli gadaesva, biWma Tavi
jiutad gaswia.
jumas ewyina.
_ iseTive xuligani darCi?
_ rodis viyavi xuligani?
_ aba, zeviT ra gindoda?
_ deida mzia vinaxule.
_ rao, deida mziam?
_ kvdeba! – gigo-biWs Tvalze cremli moadga da gaiqca.

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 juma adgilze gaSeSda. Seubralebeli, yinuliviT civi
xeli SeuZvra sulSi, uxeSad moufaTura, guli monaxa da
mouWira.
Semdgom wuTs suli moiTqva, sacodavad gauRima ime-
dismomcem azrs: `momatyua mag maimunma, mec kai Steri var!~
Sveba ar moutana am azrma, eWvi uwewavda suls. pP irsaxoci
Zirs dauvarda, arc SeumCnevia. daufiqreblad ahyva kibes.
zaris Rilaks TiTi daaWira. rekvis xma ar gaugonia da mori-
debulad daakakuna. m M iayurada. flostebma gaityapunes.
kK ari amiranma gauRo. d D ardisagan mTlad daleuliyo, cxvi-
ri dagrZeleboda. Wabukis danaxvisas Tvali auwylianda da
Tavi dauqnia, Semodio.
juma awrialda. biWis sityvebi simarTles hgavda.
samzareuloSi bubas hkida Tvali. magidas TaviT dayrd-
nobils eZina.
SeaRo kari oTaxisa, romelSic fexi aqamde ar Semoud-
gams, da zRurblze gaxevda. g G aaxsenda gujmaxanTan stumro-
ba, salafaviani kardali, gujmaxanisa da turfas sifaTebi,
gogirdisa Tu damwvris suni da siwmindis xilva, _ is, rac
wamiTac ar daviwyebia, _ erTad-erTi naRdi jildo sulis
safasurad.
mM zis almaceri, sifrifana sxivebi icriceboda fardeb-
Si, avsebda naTel oTaxs. TeTr, qaTqaTa sarecelze iwva fer-
mkrTali, gamxdari gogona... arc ise lamazi, rogorc aqamde
enaxa, arc ise brwyinvale, magram imdenad Zlieri iyo Seg-
rZneba siwmindisa, jumam Tavi WuWyianad igrZno.
kari zurgiT miketa. iqve zRurblTan muxlebze daeSva,
Subli iataks dahkra, ubedurebiT savse guli ver daioka da
aqviTinda.
sakuTar iRbals dastiroda juma bedia, Tavis uryvnel
siaxalgazrdaves, romelsac ukve ver daibrunebda. Aase
muxlebiT miforTxavda mzias sareclisaken, Tan ki eSino-
da, gahkareboda.
_ vina xar? – bageebi odnav Searxia avadmyofma. ise sus-

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ti iyo misi xma, jumas uimedo zluqunSi gaqra.
sareclis kideze Camodo Tavi, ase gairinda, mxrebi uTr-
Toda mxolod.
_ vina xar? – xelaxla ikiTxa mziam.
_ gadamarCine, mzia, viRupebi da gadamarCine! – SehRaRa-
da jumam da mis wvril, gafiTrebul xels daekona sveli
tuCebiT.
_ ah, juma bedia, _ icno gogonam, _ mgoni raRaca iwvis.
_ es me viwvi, mzia, me mikidia cecxli, me viRupebi!
_ me ra SemiZlia?.. mapatie, Rone ara maqvs... – sveneb-
svenebiT Tqva gogonam. daiRala, gayuCda. u U Rrmes ufskrul-
Si CaeSva, Tavis wminda `meSi~, da samudamod gamoeTxova juma
bedias.
_ yuri damigde, mzia, yuri damigde!.. – sigiJe eaxla vaJs.
TavSi azri areoda da ar icoda romel erT fiqrs CasWidebo-
da: undoda xelSi aetaca avadmyofi, gulSi Caekra, masTan
erTad gadaxvewiliyo sadme, farad gaexada, amiT daecva Tavi
gujmaxanisagan...
mxarze xeli Seaxes. aA mirans saxe Secvloda, nikapi uTr-
Toda. bubasac gamoeRviZa, zRurblze idga, Tvalebs aceceb-
da, ver mimxvdariyo ra xdeboda.
_ kargi awi, nu gadaRli! – gakvirveba JRerda amiranis xmaSi.
_ mapatie, Zia amiran! – jumas Tavi ar auwevia, ise gavida.
quCaSi mze barCxalebda. mM subuqi niavi qroda da jumam
Rrmad CaisunTqa. sufTa haerma dardi Seumsubuqa. Tanda-
Tan damSvidda, beds Seurigda. aA xla ukve sxvanairad wonida
Tavis saqciels. rcxvenoda, ra balRiviT vRnaodio. cdi-
lobda moeSorebina fiqri momakvdav mziaze, miuyuCda gu-
listkivili da sul male yru xinjad Tu Caesmoda sadRac
gulis gulSi. iq patara sanTeliviT enTo adrindeli mzia,
misi mSvenieri saxeba, magram ise Sors iyo igi, rogorc yvela-
ze SeumCneveli varskvlavi.
savarZelSi gaiSota da ase iyo karga xans. aA r icoda romeli
erTi saqmisaTvis moeba Tavi, saqmeebi ki blomad daugrovda.

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 `pegasis~ nomeri gadaSala, sakuTari moTxrobebis kiTx-
vas Seudga. kiTxulobda nel-nela, dagemovnebiT da pirisaxe
TandaTan sisxliT evseboda... ucbad daxura, guli SiSisa-
gan SeekumSa. Tvali daxuWa da yurebi TiTebiT daico. mere
Jurnali ujraSi Cado, rac SeiZleboda Rrmad da zed sxva
qaRaldebi miayara...
isev savarZelSi gaiSota, raTa mziaze efiqra, an macacu-
naze, an jandabaze, an araferze...
telefonma daizriala. juma SlegiviT wamoiWra da isev
Cajda. savarZelSi CasZineboda. saaTze daixeda. sul naxeva-
ri saaTi eZina, magram ise Rrmad, TiTqos wuTisofels gamo-
salmeboda. vin icis, ramdeni reka telefonma, sanam Zils
daufrTxobda. yY urmili aswia. ukve dagvianebuli iyo, dam-
rekavs imedi gauwyda.
eSmakma SeaSvela xeli. yY urmili mainc xelSi eWira da
dazepirebuli nomeri akrifa. sulis siRrmeSi iqneb undoda
kidec, rom telefons emtyuna. albaT Sin ar iqnebiano, Sve-
biT amoisunTqa da am dros qalis daRlilma xmam warmoTqva:
_ alo!
jumam sindisis susti gafaCuneba CaixSo da Secvlili
xmiT ikiTxa:
_ batoni givi Sin brZandeba?
_b B aton givis dambla daeca! – Zlivs upasuxa xmam, mcire
dumilis Semdeg ki CurCuliT daumata: _ Tqven daRupeT
igi... miTxariT mainc, ra dagiSavaT?
juma TiTqos sisxlisagan daicala, yurmili mowyvetiT
daagdo. ufro iman SeZra, rom qalis xmaSi sayveduris nata-
malic ar igrZnoboda. muSti mokuma da axurebuli SubliT
daeyrdno. mM eore wuTs ki aborgda misi suli: `axia magaze,
axia! rad wamojda saCemo adgilze, rad gadamidga gzaze!..~
`Sen daRupe, Sen daRupe!..~ – CasZaxoda mSvidi xma da
acofebda, dorbls ayrevinebda. moeCvena, rom fanjaraze
moakakunes. kiseri moeRrica da ise gauSeSda. aA ravin iyo. an
vin unda amosuliyo am simaRleze? SiSi daeufla da dere-

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fanSi gavarda.
mdivanma Cvevisamebr gauRima.
_ Sefi kabinetSia?
_ sauzmobs!
direqtors ar uyvarda, roca sauzmis dros xels uSlid-
nen. aforiaqebul jumas Tavi ver moeToka da direqtoris
guneba-ganwyobileba arafrad Caagdo.
_ axali ambavi gecodinebaT!
_ Sen Tu im sabralo givize meubnebi, wuxelRam gavige,
– gulgrilad Tqva direqtorma, Tan Saqarmoyrili xaWos
Wama ganagrZo.
SemosulisaTvis skami ar SeuTavazebia. jumam ubodiSod
gamoswia, zed daetyepa da gulubryvilo sifaTi miapyro.
ase isxdnen karga xans. d
D ireqtori ar Cqarobda, juma ki
udidesi yuradRebiT adevnebda Tvals sauzmis daxvewil
proceduras. bolos direqtorma mcired daimorcxva, ki-
naRam namceci gadascda, ucodveli mzeriT Sexeda xe-
lqveiTs.
_ isauzme?
_ ras fiqrobT am ambavTan dakavSirebiT? – kiTxva Se-
ubruna jumam.
_ ra unda vifiqro? kK acs guli stkioda, xumrobaa? d
D amb-
lac xom iqvea Casafrebuli... eh, yovelive es bunebrivia Cve-
ni asakis adamianisTvis, _ direqtors madac wauxda, gune-
bac, _ Wori dadis, viRaca samares uTxridao!
jumas Tavi ar gaucia. mSvidad ijda. d D ireqtorma eW-
vianad Seavlo Tvali. aRaraferi ukiTxavs, xaWos miubrun-
da, oRond ise umadod ReWavda, rezinis lanCebiao.
_ awi redaqtorad ver imuSavebs, _ amoixvneSa jumam.
_ vera, _ Tavi gaaqnia direqtorma, Tan pijakze Camo-
vardnili namceci ori TiTiT aiRo da pirSi gadauZaxa.
_ aba, daiwyeba bataliebi magisi adgilisaTvis...
_ albaT, _ isev daumowma direqtorma, _ magram me ra?..
ager vzivar Cems savarZelSi mSvenivrad.

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 _ samagierod me ar vzivar saCemo savarZelSi!
direqtorma erTxans Cumad uyura. juma ufro da ufro
ficxdeboda, Tumca direqtoris zedmetad gaRizianebas
erideboda.
_ xumrob? – gaocebiT ikiTxa direqtorma.
_ ra dros xumrobaa, batono...
_ magram me ra SemiZlia?
_ rogorc gindaT! – juma wamoiwia, maincdamainc ar aC-
qarebula, – Tu Tqven gsurT gyavdeT CemisTana TanamSrome-
li, agera var... kaci, romelmac yovelTvis yvelaferi icis,
eg me var! – saCvenebeli TiTi mkerdze itaka da damarcvla:
_ yovelTvis yvelaferi!
_ kargi ra, juma, ra iseTi didi kaci me mnaxe, sxvaTa bedi
ganvago!
_ magi rogorc geneboT, _ gaawyvetina jumam, _ sxvaTa
Soris, xom waikiTxeT axalgazrda kritikosis jano Cikinti-
laZis werili Cems moTxrobebze?
_ me ras momatyueb, Svilosa, im CikintilaZesTan saqme
Caawyve da... CikintilaZesTan ki ara, RmerTTan vawyobdi,
jeeli rom viyavi.
_ hoda, axlac xelgewifebaT!
_ eSmaki xar, juma bedia, eSmaki! – TiTi dauqnia direq-
torma, _ magram coliani mainc unda iyo. martoxela kacs,
xom ici, naklebi ndoba aqvs, respeqtabeloba aklia...
_ erT TveSi davqorwindebi!
_ ho? kK ai, kai, damasvene awi!
juma kars iyo miRweuli, roca direqtorma bolo sity-
va miadevna, gulze gasaxeTqi:
_ is mainc inaxule, juma, is codviT savse givia. aA ra xar
magasTan marTali, kai kaci ara xar Sen!
jumam kbilebi gaaRrWiala... erTi saaTis Semdeg ki saa-
vadmyofoSi iyo.

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TeTri xalaTi mxrebze moigdo. d D erefans dahyva. mM isi

nabijebis xma rbil xaliCaSi ixSoboda, mainc eCveneboda, rom
Zalumad adgamda fexs, arRvevda saavadmyofos myudroebas.
`sisulelea, aravin araferi icis... tyviis gasrola
aravis gaugonia, telefonze vixumre, vin gaigebda?~
karze dakakuneba ver gabeda, verc unebarTvod gaReba.
mSveleli aravin iyo, derefanSi sulieri ar Canda. idga ase
orWofulad, sanam kari TavisiT gaiReboda da givi gasparaS-
vilis meuRlem zRurblze gadmoabija.
_ Tqven CvenTana xarT?
_ mapatieT qalbatono, baton givis sanaxavad movedi,
_ jumam Tavi morcxvad daxara da mandilosans mixakebis
Taiguli gauwoda.
_ eh, Cems givis rogor uyvarda mixakebi! aA xla misTvis
sul erTia, – madlobis magier Tqva qalma.
juma odnav moxrili idga, yuradRebiTa da TanagrZno-
biT usmenda.
_ codvam uwios Cemi da Cemi givis damRupvels! – qals
mzeraSi eWvi Caugubda.
juma grZnobda, rogor edeboda siwiTle saxeze, yvri-
malze, kiserze.
_ Tumca Tqven rad gayovnebT zRurblze, SemobrZan-
diT! – qalma daixia da palataSi SeuZRva.
_ Zalian SegawuxeT, _ luRluRiT bodiSobda juma, _
vSiSob ar gadavRalo... myudroeba ar davurRvio...
_ ras brZanebT, batono...
_ juma.
_ batono juma. mM agas awi ra moutans myudroebas, Tu ara
sikvdili... sikvdili magis damRupvels! – wyevla miayola
qalma.
juma kvlav gawiTlda da Tavi uxerxulad igrZno.
sakmaod saxieri kaci, batoni givi, ise daCiavebuliyo,

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sawols Zlivs emCneoda. saxis kani yvrimalebs gadahkvroda,
Tvalebi Cascvenoda.
_ Tavs rogora grZnobT, batono givi? – zrdilobisaT-
vis SeekiTxa.
_ Ru-Ru-Ru... – duJs xriali amoayola avadmyofma da
ganawamebi mzera aarida stumars.
juma gaSra. mM ixvda, avadmyofi raRacas xvdeboda, magram
dambladacemuls ar SeeZlo raime eRona...

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saavadmyofodan rom brundeboda, sakuTar Tavs fiqrSi

aCqarebda: `swrafad, swrafad!.. rom gamojanmrTeldes, xom
daviRupe, qveyanas mosdebs!.. cols moviyvan, gavredaq-
tordebi, krints Cava-wyvetineb...~
yvelaferi ucbad gadawyvita. Mmacacunas saZebrad
qveyana Sehyara. u U niversitetis korpusebi daiara. mM isma am-
xanagebma, dRes Tvali ar mogvikravs, leqciebze ar yofilao,
uTxres. telefonis nomeri gamoarTva gogonebs, avtoma-
tidan dareka, magram zari ver gadioda. taqsi daiqirava da
binas miadga.
faSfaSa dedakacma gamoixeda, pirisaxeze uzrunveli
simaZRre aCnda. uxmod moapyro viwrod gamoWrili mongo-
luri Tvalebi.
_ esmas amxanagi var, _ juma wamiT daibna. d D edamisi, aba,
rogori iqnebodao, RvarZlianad gaifiqra.
_ hxm! eE sma, genacvale, gamTeniisas gavida Sinidan da ar
gamoCenila! – mamakacuri, boxi xmiT upasuxa qalma, Tan
mtrulad SeaTvaliera. aA rc SeupatiJebia, zRurblze ise
idga, ZaliTac ver daZravda kaci. `esma Tu SevirTe, am saxl-
Si fexs ar Semovdgam~, _ sakiTxi TavisTavad gadawyda.
aA m wuTas mzia arc ki axsovda.
sul rom ar eloda, swored maSin waawyda macacunas. U
universitetSi, kibeze idga. or biWTan lazRandarobda.

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Tma xelaxla SeeReba, axleburad daeyenebina, quTuToebi
Savi fanqriT moeTxupna da Tojinas damsgavseboda. mSveni-
eri nakvTebi, mzias saxis nakvTebi, mainc ver gaefuWebina. E
es msgavseba mziasTan axelebda jumas. is, rac mzias siwmindes
amJRavnebda, macacunasTan sisxls umRvrevda Wabuks.
juma mourideblad Cadga biWebSi. u U ndoda moulodneli
da eqscentruli gamoCeniT daebnia gogo, magram macacunas
ar gahkvirvebia, ucnob biWs mklavze Camoekida, aetmasna,
Tanac Tvalebs aJuJunebda.
_ ah, batono juma, Tqven Turme mTeli dRe meZebdiT!
ra moxda? Tanakurseli gogoebi gagigiJebiaT!
jumas sunTqva Seekra. pP asuxi ucbad ver moisazra, uxe-
Sad staca mklavze xeli da biWs moaSora.
_ ise melaparakebi, weras autanixar, mgonia!.. wamodi
axlave!
biWebi aimriznen. jumas maTTvis yuradReba ar miuqce-
via, gogo TiTqmis ZalaTi Camoiyvana kibeze.
macacuna Tumca dafrTxa, ixtibars mainc ar itexda.
_ xom ar daeCvie, juma bedia, binaSi Cems tarebas? aA r
gamogiva, icode, Seneburad!
_ Tu ar gamomiva, imasac vnaxavT! – gulRrZod Seepasuxa.
mxolod kibis bolos wamoewia biWis xma:
_ megobaro, erTi wuTiT! – ymawvils raindulma grZnobam
xma amoaRebina. mM eore biWic nacemiviT idga da aqeT iyureboda.
_ ra iyo, genacvale?! – muqariT SeekiTxa juma.
biWi SemkrTali Canda. raRacis Tqma daapira. jumam de-
monstraciulad Seaqcia zurgi da macacuna Tan gaitaca.
_ esenia Seni Zmakacebi?.. lawirakebi!
_ ra ginda, bavSvebia... – macacunas xmaSi mudara gaisma.
jumam pasuxi ar aRirsa.
ezos bolomde Caaseirna.
beRura Camojda wyaros piras, saqmianad aitaca wylis
wveTi, Tavi maRla aiRo. mM oaxloebul axalgazrdebs eWvianad
Sexeda da iSxuvla.

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 juma molba. mM acacunac damSvidda.
_ me ar mcalia, mets ver wamoval! Tu rame gindoda...
juma xis morze Camojda. g G ogo ar miupatiJebia. Tavdax-
rili ijda da mxolod macacunas blagvcxvira fexsacmelebs
xedavda. mzia moagonda da am gaxsenebam gulis iara gauSiS-
vla. is kvdeboda, is TandaTan qreboda yvelasaTvis ucnobi
avadmyofobiT da amqveynad tovebda gulmoklul jumas...
sicocxle mainc saWiro iyo. win didi saqmeebi moeloda da
guli unda moeToka.
_ esma...
smena ukve gadaeCvia alersian xmas da macacuna maTra-
xis Sxuils ufro moeloda. d D aibna, ZarRvebSi kvlav is uCve-
ulo, yovlismomcveli vneba CaeRvara da wamidan wamze Rone
ecleboda. aA m Wabuks ki, vin icis, kidev ra satanjveli moem-
zadebina misTvis.
_ esma, unda gTxovo... me da Sen dResve wavideT qorwine-
bis saxlSi... sabuTebi SevitanoT, Cemi gogo!
macacunas bage aukankalda, Tvalebi cremliT aevso. U uceb
muxlebze davarda jumas winaSe da xelebi majebze staca.
_ ratom damcini, ratom?! ra damiSavebia SenTvis?!
juma daibna, gakvirvebiT Sexeda, irgvlivac mimoixeda,
moseirneebis yuradReba igrZno da gogos mxrebSi CaeWida,
wamoayena.
_ gons modi! vin dagcinis?! aA xlave wavideT, Tu paspor-
ti Tana gaqvs!
macacunam mkerdze xeli hkra, moiSora.
_ ara!
_ ra ara? – ver gaigo jumam.
_ ara-meTqi, ar mindixar, mZulxar, rogor ver gaige,
mZulxar!
_ esma!
_ gawyda Tqveni sinsila, bediebo, gawyda!..
_ gaCumdi!
_ grcxvenia? aA ravin gaigos, xom? b B atono mweralo, ba-

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 tono mecniero, batono redaqtoro!.. raSi mWirdebi?! mM amaka-
ci ara xar!
juma gafiTrda, xeli aswia.
_ damartyi! yY velam dainaxos, ra vaJkacica xar, damartyi!
jumam tuCi Caikvnita, erCia miwa gaxeTqoda.
_ morCi isterikas, geTayva! – Seecada moelbo.
_ xelis gartymasac ver bedav, ra kaci Sena xar!
moTminebis fiala aevso. xelkavi gauyara, ZaliT gaiyo-
lia, Tan pirze Rimili aisaxa.
macacunas Rone gamoelia, sust winaaRmdegobas uwevda,
Cumad tiroda... wamwamebidan Camorecxilma saRebavma saxe
mouTxupna. jumam gaqaTqaTebuli cxvirsaxoci miawoda.
mM acacunam saxe aarida. vaJma mzrunvelad moswminda piri da
cxviric... maSin ki xmamaRla aqviTinda ganiaraRebuli gogo.
eE mwara es uCveulo alersi...
ase Caiyvana kibeze, mere varazisxeviT daeSvnen gmirTa
moedanze. iq taqsi gaaCera da oriode wuTSi griboedovis
ZeglTan gaCndnen.
_ pasporti Tana gaqvs? – saqmianad hkiTxa jumam.
macacunam CanTa gaxsna da pasporti uxmod gauwoda.
_ Wkvianad iyavi, Tvis Tavze xels movawerT! – jumam
Caxeda lamaz saxeSi, sadme saRebavi xom ar aCneviao. Tvale-
bi ar moewona, dabuSteboda cremlisagan.
meore diliT mosawvevi baraTi win daudo direqtors,
zustad erTi Tvis Tavze qorwili maqvs, pativi dagvdeT da
gvewvieTo.
direqtorma almacerad axeda.
_ vin unda gaabedniero, juma bedia?
_ viTomda ratom ar gavabedniereb?
direqtori xumrobis gunebaze dadga.
_ warmomidgenia pirveli Ramis idilia. patarZals
egoneba saxls cecxli waekidao, iseTi suni trialebs...
jumas kbilatkiebuliviT pirisaxe moeRrica.
_ vxumrob, amxanago juma, Cvens Soris, xom ici, egeTebi

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 modis!
_ rasakvirvelia, batono direqtoro!
Tavs Zala daatana, gaiRima.
_ axla Sen TiTqmis daojaxebulin xar. Tanamdebobac
kargi gaqvs, binac, xelfasic. u U kve daibeWde. Sens wigns albaT
Cven gamovcemT, ara?
_ mindoda TqvenTvis meTxovna, _ Tavi moisawyla, ar
icoda, exumrebodnen Tu seriozulad sTavazobdnen.
_ isRa dagvrCenia, xeli gamogiwodoT. Cven vafasebT
SenisTana axalgazrdebs. mM e ar damviwyebia maSindeli da-
pireba. aA qa-iq ukve CavawveTe, Sevecdebi sityva kidev Segawio.
eE geb marTlac gaWras da `pegasis~ unagirze aRmoCnde, a, ras
ityvi?
`Tavidan unda momiSoros!~ – uborotod gaifiqra jumam.
_ Tu vinme gyavs iseTi... – direqtorma TiTi zeviT aswia,
_ sTxove, giproteqtoros... Znelia am saqmis mokvaraxWine-
ba, Tumca axla sakmaod respeqtabeluri tipi xar!

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Jurnal `pegasis~ redaqcia iseT SenobaSi iyo moTavsebu-

li, Soridan parTenons mogagonebdaT. mZlavr kolonadas
eWira girliandebiT moqarguli mZime karnizi. Sesasvlel-
Tan ori datanjuli atlanti idga. kunTdaberilebs betoni-
sagan Camosxmuli gadaSlili wignisaTvis SeebjinaT mxrebi.
aqedan iwyeboda saparado kibe, romelic arsaiT ar ux-
vevda, ise adioda mesame sarTulze. safexurebi iseTi pria-
la marmarilosi gaxldaT, gamoucdel kacs uTuod fexi
daucdeboda, iqidan Camogorebuls ki iSviaTad SerCeboda
mrTeli nekni.
juma bedia Savi `volgidan~ Zlivs gamoetia. Tumca wona-
Si ar moumatia, magram siamayec xom wonas hmatebs adamians.

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D injad, darbaislurad gadakveTa xalxmravali trotuari.
_ batono redaqtoro!
kibis pirvel safexurTan litmuSaki kvintiliane idga.
jumam igi ise SeaTvaliera, TiTqos uxarisxo saTvaleSi ic-
qireboda. daCiavebuli eCvena. winaT, rodesac juma damwyebi
avtori iyo, kvintiliane ufro maRali da beWebrtyeli Can-
da. mM ere juma poeziis ganyofilebis gamge gaxda cnobil ga-
momcemlobaSi da litmuSaki Cemze maRali ar yofilao, gai-
fiqra. axla ki mxrebamdec ver wvdeboda. jumam TaTi zizRiT
Caawoda, ar esiamovna aseTi cvlileba. kvintiliane orive
xeliT daacxra mis uRono xels.
_ bednieri varT, batono juma! Tqveni xelmZRvanelo-
biT `pegasi~ arnaxul warmatebebs moipovebs!
es ki esiamovna, zizRi gaunelda.
_ lifti aqeT aris, batono redaqtoro, kibeze daiRlebiT!
jumam mxarze xeli mouTaTuna. aA xla ukve moswonda. re-
daqtoris gverdiT marTlac cerodena Canda. mxrebSi mox-
riliyo, zurgi kuziviT amoburcvoda, ise ixreboda, TiTq-
mis marmarilos safexurs axlida Subls... diaxac, juma be-
dia Tavis xelqveiTebSi ver moiTmenda Tavisze maRals.
_ kibe mirCevnia! – waiduduna da mxarze xelaxla mou-
TaTuna xeli. kK vintiliane siamovnebisagan gainaba. o O rive
xeli SeaSvela redaqtors, fexi ar daucdes da ar daviRupo-
To. aA se anarekliviT mihyveboda redaqtoris burji, misi
sayrdeni...
jumas mxrebi laRad gaeSala, filtvebi haeriT aevso,
raTa ufro warmosadegi da brge gamoCeniliyo. d D injad adio-
da marmarilos brwyinvale kibeze, romelsac igi redaq-
toris rbil savarZlamde mihyavda.

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 yfobkb 8111
eWvi
Tavi I. Rameukuni
qalaqi hgavda naTurebis girliandebiT daxunZlul
uzarmazar xomalds, romelic okeanis siRrmeSi iZireboda.
mzeWabuk bedia qalaqs gaecala, bnel Rames misca Tavi.
sivrce iyo ukidegano, Savi usasruloba exvia irgvliv da
Tavganwiruli vardeboda uZiro ufskrulSi. sibnele Semo-
vida mis arsebaSi, civi wkvarami cdilobda mTlianad daepy-
ro misi suli, raTa sabolood ganedevna naTeli. mis axal
samyaroSi ise cota iyo sinaTle, ise iSviaTad gamokrTeboda
euli sxivi – Soreul saxlebSi lampis susti naperwkali, an
mravali kilometris iqiT Cavlili manqana, frTxilad rom
mimoafenda wyvil sacecebs... mTebis kalTebze moulod-
nelad abrdRvialdeboda urcxvi, sagangaSo farebi, uxeSad
arRvevda jojoxeTur siSaves, magram ara hyofnida Zala,
vera sZlevda okeanes da qreboda...
mzeWabuki araferze fiqrobda. f F iqric is sinaTlea, sib-
neles rom arRvevs, mas ki Zal-Rone ar hyofnida isev naTels
wahpotineboda. erTsaxovani, ucvleli sibnele azrs aZineb-
da da ufro advili asatani iyo.
Rrublis Tvaluwvdeni, gafafruli qula ucbad gad-
moefina. gveleSapis zonzroxa tani uCanda, mTeli cisieri da-
epyro da Tavisi amonasunTqiT qveynierebis walekvas epireboda.
Rrmad Sescura nestian da bnel qulaSi. Tumca dasakar-
gavi arc-rai hqonda, TviTgadarCenis instinqti aiZulebda
gascloda. sicive Semoetmasna, acaxcaxda. tansacmeli civ-
ma oflma daulbo. wvrili, uxilavi wveTebi ebneoda pirisax-
eze. h
H aeri ar yofnida, filtvebi nestiT aevso...

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 mere cam gamoiWyita erTbaSad. jerac msubuqi fTila
efareboda, magram gadaiZro TvalTagan da miriadi vars-
kvlavebiT moWiquli wamoemxo Tavze. aTasfereba, mocinari
varskvlavebiT aivso samyaro da TavSi amotivtivda kiTxva:
boroti iyo yoveli Tu keTili?
daRlili mzeWabuk bedia zurgze gawva da ase mihyva qaris
dinebas. qveviT darCa ruxi qaravani Rrublebisa... irmis nax-
tomi gadatyorcniliyo kididan kide da es uwyveti gaelve-
ba sivrceSi, samyaros gayinuli wami, arRvevda yovelgvar
ganzomilebas, yvela Teorias. kK vlav da kvlav ibadeboda mis
sulSi maradiuli kiTxva: boroti iyo yoveli Tu keTili?
utyvi varskvlaveTi, aTasnairi cxovelebiT, gmirebiT,
legendebiT dasaxlebuli Rameuli zeca mudam sikvdilsa da
sicocxleze afiqrebda mzeWabuks... Semodgomis erT Tbil
saRamos Wilobze iwva Tavis ezoSi. maSin patara iyo, raRac
zRapars kiTxulobda. albaT daiRala, moiTenTa, Zilma wasZ-
lia da, roca gamoeRviZa, cidan feradi fantelebiviT cvi-
odnen varskvlavebi da TviTonac micuravda usazRvro
sivrceSi... atirda patara mzeWabuki, SeSinda... dedis xma
moesma, xom ar daiJamao bavSvi, moirbina, mis TavTan daixara.
sibneleSi arca Canda, magram dedis xelebs Tbili surneli
asdioda, dedobrivi...
Semdeg ki, ukve siymawvileSi, astronomiis maswavlebel-
ma uCvena Rameuli ca da CamouTvala: es didi daTviao, is
patara daTvio, ager polaruli varskvlavi kaSkaSebso. mTe-
li zooparkia cazeo. Tu gnebavT focxveri egeraao, patara
lomic da Cveulebrivi lomic zed horizontTano, mwev-
rebico, arwivi da delfinio, agera menaxireco... ar daijera!
Ddaimaxsovra, ase rom erqvaT, oRond yovel Tanavarskv-
laveds sxva saxels uZebnida; Tavisi Zmebis, dedis, mamis,
megobrebis saxelebs arqmevda. d D idi daTvis Tanavarskvlave-
dis varskvlav micars facikos eZaxda da nasiamovnebi gogo-
na kiskisebda da kiskisebda...
gamoerkva. varskvlaveTiT mojadoebuls CasTvlemoda.

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samyaro ver icno. TeTr sivrceSi vardeboda. dasavleTis
ciskidurze aqaTqaTebulma mnaTobma qveyana TeTrad gada-
sudra da am siTeTreSi, rogorc Tvaluwvdenel hospital-
Si, micuravda guliT dakodili mzeWabuk bedia; Cqari nia-
vis frTebze mieqaneboda mnaTobisaken...
mTvare dabrZanda samefo taxtze, mianavla, Caaqro var-
skvlavebi. kaSkaSa sxivma gaaspetaka RrubelTa dausrule-
beli qaravnebi, romelTac aqa-iq aranakleb spetak mTaTa
Tovliani mwvervalebi arRvevdnen.
kvlav amotivtivda akviatebuli azri: boroti iyo yove-
li Tu keTili?.. pasuxi ar modioda.
kargad danayrebuli obivatelis pirisaxes miamsgavsa
gabadruli mTvare, lenCuri RimiliT rom dahyurebda
yvelas da yvelafers... magram, daakvirda mzeWabuki da saxe-
daRaruli, daRlili, mtvriani, damwvari warmoudga Tval-
win... vrceli udabnoebi, kldeebi, ufskrulebi, zRvebis,
mdinareebis, okeaneebis saxelebi rom hqviaT... nayvavilari-
viT mimofantuli kraterebi, sadac mxolod da mxolod
sikvdili sufevs... sicrue iyo yoveli, radgan wveTi wyalic
ar moiZieboda zRvasa da okeaneSi, erTi vardic ar yvaoda
mTaTa kalT-ebze, niavic arasodes daiqrolebda xeobebsa da
ufskrulebSi...
saxedaRaruli, daRlili mTvare micuravda zecaze.
TovliviT qaTqaTa, civ sxivebs hfenda garemos, romlis cen-
tri mzeWabuk bedia iyo...
Sescivda. dD idi xania scioda, im wuTidan, rac nestian
RrubelSi Sescura. mM ere TiTqos gadaaviwyda da axlaRa mix-
vda, siciviT mTlianad iyo gajerebuli...
mTvare ki zedized aqrobda varskvlavebs, rogorc beji-
Ti kamerdineri maradiuli sasaxlis uTvalav sanTlebs.
daqanculi ymawvili Zils ebrZoda, cdilobda Tavi
daeRwia, magram ZilquSi isev etmasneboda, gulSi ikravda,
unanavebda... egona, mRviZare mivfrinav TeTrad gacrecil
cazeo. sinamdvileSi ki Tvali ukve daexuWa. sizmarSi xedav-

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 da bumberazis Tavs – mTvares, mTeli zeca rom ekava da daRa-
rul saxeze usazRvro tkivilebi aRbeWdoda.
SeZrwunebuli mzeWabuki mixvda, rom TviTonac tanj-
visaTvis movlenoda qveynierebas... sasowarkveTiT wamoikvne-
sa da gamofxizlda.
samyaros gumbaTqveS mifrinavda, mocisfro sferoSi.
aA rsada Canda wamebuli mTvare, varskvlavebi ki saTiTaod
qrebodnen. qveviT gayursuliyo ukidegano zRva da Cumi
SfoTiT usmenda Soreuli etlis grials, mewamuli ciski-
duris miRma frTa aetyorcna mzes.
Semobrunda mzeWabuk bedia, gaxeda mrume napirs da mis
miRma gaSlil qveyanas, sadac mravali qalaqi da sofeli mi-
mobneuliyo... vrcel kolxeTs zRuded Semortymoda Tov-
liani, mzis sxivebiT aelvarebuli kavkasioni.

Tavi II. soflis idilia

ZaRlma daiyefa, mere iwkmutuna, iwkmutuna da kvlav
Sehyefa. mzeWabuks gamoeRviZa. g
G omuris kedels miyrdno-
bils CasZineboda. mze sakmaod maRla asuliyo, gomuris ke-
dels mxurvaleba sdioda da dascxa. m M is win burja ijda,
gamalebiT ubaTqunebda fumfula kuds miwaze.
_ burja, burja! – xmadabla mouxmo. ZaRli wamovarda,
sixarulisagan gadairia, erTxelac Sehyefa, gaiqca, ezos
Semourbina, qaTmebi da indaurebi aawioka da isev movarda.
o
O rive TaTi mxarze daawyo, loyaze ena ausva.
_ nela, burja, nu momTxvare! – gaxalisda mzeWabuki.
ZaRls xelebi mohxvia, Subli mis lbil kiserSi Camala. bB ur-
jam daiwkmutuna, dausxlta da isev Seaxta. mzeWabuki guls-
gareSe Seuwyra. ZaRli miaCerda, eloda, wyroma gauvlis da
gamiRimebso.
mzeWabuki wamodga, tansacmeli Camoibertya. `burja Tu
fiqrobs rames?~ – uneburad dainteresda, yuri miugdo. ZaR-

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lis tvinSi, albaT, ZaRlis xma iyo Cabudebuli, sawyalobe-
li wkmutuni gaigona mxolod.
gomurs Semouara. b B oslis Ria karidan nexvisa da fuCeCis
suni gamodioda. pP irutyvi ukve gaerekaT.
WasTan wvrilfexa frinveli Seyriliyo. mzeWabukis mi-
axloebaze qaTmebi tkarcaliT daifantnen. indaurebi gabe-
rilni daabotebdnen, klox, kloxo, _ imuqrebodnen. mze-
Wabukma jaWvs mohqaCa. owinari aWrialda da es Wriali ise
Caesma, rogorc raRac Soreulis, mSvenieris, ganumeoreb-
lis gaxseneba.
is kvlav Sin iyo...
gvims gadaeyuda. cis naWeri Cavardniliyo fskerze,
ulurjesi. nela moZraobda Rrublis fafuki, msubuqi fTi-
la. irxeoda jaWvze dakidebuli, Savi, xavsiani saTli, wiaRi-
dan amohqonda miwis sisxli, ukvdavebis wyali, laRi sigrile,
natkeni gulis damaamebeli...
gvimis kideze SeaCera. mopirTavebuli saTlidan wyali
iRvreboda, Cxriali gahqonda fskerze... orive xeliT CaeWi-
da, moiyuda. svamda patara ylupebiT, mere ucbad gadmoswia
da zed gadmoisxa...
TviTonve gaacina bavSvurma anglobam. mM xiarulad xto-
da adgilze, wveTebs ibertyavda.
mere aivanze avida da ucnauri dudRuni moesma. fanjara-
Si SeiWvrita. CaTu-bebi sawolze perangisamara ijda, WaRara
Tma gahburZgnoda. TavisTvis butbutebda raRacas da gamwa-
rebuli ifxanda wvril wvivebs. mM is moZraobaSi iyo raRac
aranormaluri da mzeWabuks guneba gaufuWda, gamobrunda.
naliidan kalaTa gamoitana, plantaciisaken gaswia...
biliki simindis yanas Wrida. simindi ukve ori kacis si-
maRlisa aiSota, taroebic esxa ukve. l L obios yvelaferi
erTmaneTze gadaexlarTa da zogan gavla Wirda. Kkvaxis
uzarmazari, bususiani foTlebi qolgebiviT Camwkrivebu-
liyo, gadaswevdi da briyvi gogra goraobda qolgis qveS...
kidev cota da Cais vrceli plantaciebi gadaiSala. qar-

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sacavi zolebi zust kvadratebad hyofda vels, romelic
TiTqos mwvane Tovls Caenamqra.
SeCerda. Cais xasxasa, swori rigebi Tvals grili, sasiam-
ovno feriT avsebda, suls amSvidebda. iqve, pirvelsave buC-
qze gaiSxlarTa. Cais yvavilis Taviseburi surneli, nedli
foTlis rbili, saamo Sexeba, TavzeviT moqanave evkaliptis
fiora toti uZiro cis fonze – es iyo misi edemi, misi nani-
nanatri samoTxe... aq mSviddeboda, aq ar SeiZleboda Tun-
dac iotisodena boroteba momxdariyo. qQ alaqis gaxsenebac
ki ar undoda... yvelaferi, rac aqamde moxda, iyo mxolod
moCveneba, sizmari... tatos sikvdili, jumas damwvris suni,
galeSili kaWuWia sanapiroze, jvars gakruli mzeWabuki da
TviT frena, RvTaebrivi da eSmakeuli erTdroulad...
wamodga da evkaliptis xeivans gauyva...

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mzeWabukma ylorts TiTebi Seucura, Rero frCxiliT

gadaWra. ase unda moewyvita sami norCi foTolo, sisxlsavse
duyi, mwvane ki ara, lbili Jangisferi rom gadahkravs...
mze acxunebda, magram buCqebSi jerac sigrile budobda da
Cais duyic grili iyo. mzeWabukma perangi gaiZro, Tavze ise
wamoicva, mis kalTebs SiSveli mxrebic rom daecva. pP irveli
bRuja mouqnelad Cayara kalaTaSi. sakuTari siswrafe ar
moewona. saqmes gadaCveva codnia Turme. yuradReba gaamax-
vila. muWi rom Cais duyebiT aevseboda, sanam kalaTaSi Ca-
iyrida, Tvali ukve aswrebda buCqis gadaTvalierebas
da ylortebis moniSnebas. aA se muSaobda mTeli saaTi da si-
amovnebda es erTferovani, daZabuli Sroma, radgan sxva
raimeze fiqris saSualebas ar aZlevda.
mze sakmaod maRla avida, uxvad afrqvevda sxivebs. pP lan-
taciebs msubuqi oxSivari asdioda. qQ alebis WrelaWrula
mandilebi xasxasa koindarze aqa-iq daSvebul peplebsa
hgavdnen. im qalebSi eria TaTuSac... pirveli Sexvedris gao-

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ceba: `uime, dagenacvlos dediko!~ (sixarulica da im-
edgacruebis sinanulic erTdroulad!); mezobeli qalebis
mokiTxvebi da vai-viSi (maTi Svilebic xom umaRlesebis
karebs angreven!); bodRos xumrobanarevi simkacre: `ar mo-
mekaro! CaiWeri, xom?~ (da mzeWabukma am dros smena daZaba,
mamis nafiqrali ver gaigona. albaT, rasac ar ambobda, imas
arc fiqrobda bodRo bedia); facis moulodneli gaucxoe-
ba (mandili moiglija, Tmebi CamoeSala, ucnauri morideb-
iT, Soridan gauRima)...
is ukve Sin iyo da sxvebTan erTad Casdgomoda Cais rigs...
verc SeamCnia, rodis aivso kalaTa. b B olo bRuja xelSi
SerCa da fardulisaken gaemarTa...
_ aqeT moiwi, dediko, Wame rame! – TaTuSam moixmo.
sadilobis dro damdgara!
_ ar mSia! – mzeWabuki moSorebiT Camojda, iseT man-
Zilze, sxvaTa nafiqrali rom ver moswvdenoda. xandaxan Tu
esroda mzeras facis. g G ogonas Tavi morcxvad daexara da
ugemurad wiwknida WviStars. Sexedavda da umal planta-
ciisaken miabrunebda Tvals. mM wvane rigebs uxvad efrqveo-
da SuadRis mwveli sxivebi, vercxlisferi aTinaTebi ipneo-
da brWyviala foTlebze, TiTqos vercxlis ZafiT monaqso-
vi bade daefina Cais buCqebze.
Tvali milula. saxsrebi tkioda. axlaRa mixvda, raoden
daRliliyo bnel RamesTan WidilSi. kunTebmoSvebuli,
miwispirs minebebuli iwva da netarebda.
egdo xelebgaSlili da iwovda im mcire sigrils, miwis
wiaRidan rom modioda. mM wvane, ZarRvian balaxSi damaluli
Zala mis sisxlSi gadadioda. yY ovelive amqveyniurs moswyve-
toda. Caesmoda manqanis Soreuli TuxTuxi, qalebis gadan-
alaparakebi, gafrenili Citis frTxiali... meti araferi...
TavSi azri zozinebda, miedeboda amqveynisas, im qveynisas...
ase unda ecxovra jerjerobiT, azris gareSe, mosvenebiT,
sanam saRi TvaliT ar moixedavda ukan da ar awonida avsa da
kargs...

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 `ratom ar Semomxede?.. ase male dagaviwydi?.. qalaqel-
ma gogoebma Tu gagitaces?~ – Caesma neli duduni. Tvali ar
gaaxila, SeSfoTebuli tvini daiwynara. samiod nabijze, Cero-
Si mjdari faci fiqrobda ase... sxva dros raoden gaaxareb-
da amis mosmena. aA xla aRaraferi surda, garda martoobisa...
`yoveldRe CaiSi vivli, _ gaifiqra, _ dilidan saRamomde...
Sroma yvelafris wamalia... Tanac marto viqnebi...~
`axlac viTom gZinavs... xom vici, rom ar gZinavs... qalebic
ar gviyureben... mosalmebisas rom gekocna, cuds aravin if-
iqrebda...~
kocna! g
G ogos bednierebad miaCnia misi kocna, magram midi
da akoce! silas ar gakmarebs, qveyanas Segiyris... iqneb arc
Sehyaros?
fiqri Tavidan moiSora, smena daixSo... gadabrunda, mkerd-
ze dawva da loyis qveS nebi amoido. b B alaxi ecacuneboda
loyaze, ar asvenebda... facis aCemebuli fiqric ar asveneb-
da, cdilobda yuri ar egdo...
mere marTlac CaeZina. SeiZleba arc CasZinebia. mM owyda
pirmiwas da ufskrulSi vardeboda. u U fskruli uZiro ca iyo,
dedamiwa ki im kldis qimi, saidanac Camovarda... kinaRam iyvi-
ra... sicili moesma. yurze balaxis Rero Seexo. f F aci Cacuc-
quliyo, balaxis ReroTi aRviZebda, Tan mxiarulad tkar-
calebda. Soriaxlo TaTuSa idga da iRimeboda.
_ Zilisguda! – TaTuSas siaxlovem gaaTamama gogo.
_ geZina, deda genacvalos? Sin wamo, Svilo, namgzavri
xar, daisvene!
_ saRamomde aq davrCebi, _ pirquSad Tqva mzeWabukma.
_ rad minda, biWo, Seni dakrefili Cai, wamodi Sin! – xma
gaebzara TaTuSas.
_ saRamos moval!
mzeWabukma kalaTas xeli daavlo da Cais rigs mihyva.
`raRac farsagi unda iyos magis Tavs!~ – Caesma TaTuSas
SiSnarevi nafiqrali...

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soflis orRobe ganumeorebeli siyrmiseuli ferebiT,

xmebiTa da surnelebiT aivso. Nnaxirma Camoiara dinjad.
xborebi zmuiliT eZaxdnen TavianT dedebs. rZis suni datri-
alda haerSi. mzeWabuks bavSvobis gaxsenebasaviT Caesmoda
saTlSi rZis Cxriali da mwyrali wamoZaxili: `dikin, gin,
viSo!~ (`gaiwi, xbov, iqiT!~). burja fxizlobda WiSkarTan,
yefiT miacilebda CamvlelT, uborotod, radgan saRamos
simSvide mis ZarRvebSic CaRvriliyo.
mzeWabuki aivanze ganmartovda. mM oajirs gadaeyrdno da
ase gairinda. mze ukve Cavida, magram dasavleTi jer kidev
Rvioda. sxivTa anarekli efina ezos da axla yvela fers er-
Tic wamateboda – sifrifana, gamWvirvale, SeiZleba Jangis-
feri an Ria vardisferi, _ amis gageba Zneli iyo, TiTqos
yovel balaxs, xes, foTols, Cirgvs, trifoliatis Robes
Tavis arsebaSi Seenaxa sinaTle da, roca mzem qveyniereba
datova, eseni gascemdnen TavianT Raribul saunjes... yru
duduniT moedineboda mRvrie enguri, misi vercxlisferi
zedapiri didxans fantavda yoveli kuTxidan momZlavrebul
binds... bindi ki ganuxrelad muqdeboda, nabij-nabij ipyrob-
da irgvliveTs, dabolos, rodesac marto zeca da enguri
darCnen sinaTlis samyaroSi, ucbad akiafda saRamois var-
skvlavi...
mzeWabuk bediam iwama wamier: `wmida ars!~
enTeboda varskvlaveTi caze... zogi Zalian axlos iyo,
TvalebSi SemobrdRvialebda, zogi sustad cimcimebda,
morcxvobda, zogi isev qreboda, raTa merme SerTvoda saer-
To gunds, da roca ganibna miriadi samyaro _ irmis naxtomi,
kvlav gaimeora gunebaSi: `wmida ars!~
Sehyefa burjam, WiSkrisaken gaiqca... qaTmebi ayutyutd-
nen leRvis totebze... Sewuxebuli dedaRori aRrutunda
gomurSi... mofrialda niavi da simindis yanebs dauara idu-

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malma Relvam, uCinari arsebebiT aivso cisqveSeTi... kvlav
gaimeora mzeWabuk bediam iWvneulad: `wmida ars!~
`wmida ars?~
fiqris wriali moawyda saidanRac. vin fiqrobda? aA zri
ver gaego. viRaca edga zurgsukan, SfoTavda giJur SiSs
ayolili... Semotrialda eldanacemi, aravin iyo. mixvda,
avadmyofi bebia wrialebda Tavis loginSi...
amoixvneSa. TviTonac logins miaSura.
cismare wamoxta. mM amas mainc ver aaswro... leRvis tote-
bidan qaTmebi vai-viSiT da kriaxiT eSvebodnen da ezos
iklebdnen. Bburja daTareSobda mxiarulad, xan qaTams
gamoekideboda, xan goWs aaWyvirebda, an Tavmomwone indaurs
waigdebda win.
mdeloze margalitis mZivebiviT brwyinavda niJi.
griloda.
bodRo modioda yanidan. winadRes moTibuli Tivis
uzarmazari bulula moegdo zurgze, boselSi mihqonda. iq
mouwvelavi Zroxa zmuoda da xesTan mokleze mibmuli boCo-
la pasuxobda sacodavad.
win gadaudga mamas umcrosi naSieri. piri aarida bodRom.
mxari auqcia.
_ babaia, raRacas mimalav! – miaZaxa moulodnelad mze-
Wabukma.
Tivis bululi SeCerda. nN ela mobrunda. bodRos Tvaleb-
Si eWvi da SiSi Canda. `vaiTu yvelaferi icis...~ – SfoTiani
kiTxva miswvda mzeWabuks.
_ eh, squa, Senc mimalav raRacas!
mzeWabukma zurgi Seaqcia. samzadis kedelze Camokide-
bul kalaTas xeli daavlo da WiSkrisaken gaswia.
_ gesauzma mainc! – miadevna bodRom.
mzeWabukma araferi upasuxa... mis gonebaSi eWvi wrialebda...

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 Tavi III. CaTu-bebi
Tve gavida, mere meorec. mzeWabuki yovel cismare
plantaciaSi midioda da saRamomde iq rCeboda. aA rc uqme
icoda, arc dResaswauli. gzaSi aravis daelaparakeboda, iq
ki, yvelasagan ganmartoebuli, Seusveneblad muSaobda.
saaTSi kalaTs avsebda, xuTiode wuTi fardulamde mis mi-
tanas da daclas Wirdeboda da isev ganagrZobda krefas...
mis moZraobaSi iyo raRac aCemebuli, arabunebrivi... Tavi-
dan mama Seexvewa, cota Seisveneo, mzeWabukma pirquSad Sexe-
da da araferi Tqva. bodRos xma Cauwyda da mas Semdeg ux-
mod, erTgvari SiSiT uTvalTvalebda Svils.
amindi sagangebi idga. ori Tve Rrublis fTila ar gamoCe-
nila caze. Tumca iklo sicxem, Canda, zamTars dadgoma ar
ewera. mzeWabuki netarebda. aA r dabrunebula winandeli,
gulubryvilo, bavSvuri silaRe, magram Tavs sul sxvanairad
grZnobda, Cveul da amave dros uCveulo samyaroSi, romelic
mxolod da mxolod mis dasawynareblad SeeqmnaT: cxovrobda
minis gamWvirvale sferoSi. erTi mxriv, xasxasa mwvane deda-
miwa ertya, misi plantaciebiT, qarsacavi zolebiT, baR-vena-
xebiT, Tunuqis wiTeli saxuravebiT, meore mxriv ki – zevidan,
cisferi minis uzarmazari xufi... yvelaferi gamWvirvale
da bundovani iyo am samyaroSi. F ferebi sulSi iRvreboda, haer-
Si ekida raRac uTqmeli bgerebi, mzisa da yvavilTa surne-
leba... mexsiereba ki... mexsiereba gadaeketa im dRes, rodesac
pirveli ylorti mowyvita Cais buCqze.
mxolod saRamoobiT eufleboda gaurkveveli mRelva-
reba. TviTonac ar icoda, ratom, Sinisaken fexebs iTrevda.
Cumad miujdeboda Suacecxls (saRamoobiT ukve anTebda
TaTuSa), eloda, rodis miiwvevdnen tablasTan. g G vianobam-
de rCeboda samzadSi, uWirda odis kibeze asvla. mM ere Cawve-
boda loginSi, Caexuteboda baliSs da TiTqos WianWvelebis
qalaqzea wamowolilio, afuTfuTdeboda eWvi, romelsac

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Zalumad devnida. aA r icoda ra eWvi iyo es, visze eWvobda, ra
safuZveli hqonda am eWvs... Rame sakmaod grZeli iyo, Zili
ar modioda. Tvalgaxelili Sehyureba bnel Wers, mxolod
gumaniT xedavda martiv, xeliT naCorkn CuqurTmebs (ixvebis
rigi iyo viTom), riTac, Tavis droze, saxlis xuros Tavi
mohqonda... mezobeli oTaxidan ki mTeli Rame Semodioda
suliT avadmyofis giJuri Cvenebebi...
as wels gadacilebuli bebiis gabavSveba aravis ukvirda.
RmerTo Segcode da dro iyo Soreul gzaze dadgomisa. mze-
Wabuks ar SeeZlo imis yureba, Tu rogor bavSvdeboda deda-
beri, rogor malavda jibeSi kamfetebsa da Sav xurdas, rogor
wuwunebda uazrod. ar SeeZlo moesmina ufrosebis Tundac
uboroto xumroba dedabris WkuadamTxveulobaze... es qali
ukve ar iyo CaTu-bebi, mis mixrwnil gvamSi sxva suli Casaxl-
da, daSinebuli, dakninebuli, sigiJis seniT Sepyrobili...
Rame miizlazneboda, ar Tavdeboda... saxli bnels mo-
ecva. Cumdeboda bayayi, Cumdeboda WriWinobela, aRar yefd-
nen ZaRlebi, aRar ismoda saqonlis fSvinva, arc qaTmebis
yutyuti... qurdis dro dgeboda... aRar axsovda rodis iZi-
reboda ZilSi, rodis gamodioda ZilquSidan... egona, sul ar
miZiniao. amasobaSi iyivlebda mamali, gaicriceboda bindi,
gamoikveTeboda sagnebi, fanjris miRma ki erTi da igive
toti, dilis namiT damZimebuli foTliT... iatakze SiSveli
fexiT gaiflatunebda bodRo, akrusundeboda TaTuSa, eza-
reboda Tbili loginis datoveba... perangisamara mzeWabuki
gamovidoda aivanze, gadaxedavda mziT gabrwyinebul, cvriT
naban qveyanas da kalaTas daavlebda xels...
erTxel, mosaxvevTan manqana damuxruWda, jimSedma gad-
moixeda.
_ hei, sad mixval, kaco?
mzeWabuki ver mixvda, ratom ekiTxebodnen.
_ CaiSi!
_ gaTavda Cai!
_ rogor gaTavda?

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 _ sezoni damTavrda, aravin krefs dRes!
mzeWabuki uxmod Setrialda, Sinisaken gabrunda.
ar icoda dro riTi moekla. wigni aiRo, engurispira kbo-
deze Camojda. aA qedan mdinare vrceli da wyaluxvi Canda. b B o-
rani miizlazneboda gaRma napirisaken. aA vtobusi elodebo-
da da mZRoli mouTmenlad apipinebda.
mzeWabuki wignSi iyureboda. sityvasac ki ver gebulob-
da. samjer CaikiTxa mcire abzaci. veraferi gaigo, azri Sors
mihqroda, raRac usxeulos, usagnos epotineboda, raime
arsebiTze ver Cerdeboda.
wigni daxura, mRvrie wyals CaaSterda. aA se ijda dabin-
debamde.
saRamos ki, Cumi vaxSmis Semdeg, wamokrifa Tavisi logi-
ni da boZkintebze Semjdar naliaze aZvra. mM osavali xom jer
aRebuli ar iyo. kuTxeSi SarSandeli simindi eyara; Werze
SarSandeli pilpilis, zafranis konebi, xaxvisa da nioris
gala ekida da sasiamovno suni trialebda. aA q daigo logini.
kK ars urdulis magier Zalayini gauyara da wamogorda.
`vaime, mTlad dameRupa Svili!~ – mkerdze mjiRi ikra Ta-
TuSam. qmarma daucacxana, risi geSinia, winaTac xom xSirad
gauTevia iq Rameo.
mzeWabuki iwva srul sibneleSi, pirvelyofil mdumare-
baSi, romelsac soflis Soreuli xmebiRa arRvevda.
verc ki gaigo, rodis CaeZina...
siwynarem gamoaRviZa. araCveulebrivi mdumareba idga.
Tvalze xeli moisva, radgan usinaTlo gamxdariyo. Tvali
TandaTan SeaCvia sibneles. Ggaixsena, rom Tavis sawolSi
ar iwva. haerSi niorisa da zafranis mZafri suni trialebda.
yY ovelive es siamovnebda kidec, oRond araCveulebrivma
siCumem SiSi mohgvara, Tumca ar icoda, risi unda SeSinebo-
da. vin ras uSavebda am naliaSi, an vin icoda, rom mas aq eZina?
gasusuli iwva sabanSi, ganZrevas ufrTxoda. TandaTan
mRvrie talRa SemoiWra wminda mdumarebaSi, aaSfoTa.
moeCvena, rom mis gverdiT viRac butbutebda. mzeWabuks

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sunTqva Seekra. Tavi wamoswia. butbuti aSkarad moesma,
oRond garedan.
sabani frTxilad moigdo mxrebze, kedelTan micocda,
Zelebs Soris sahaerod datovebul WrilSi gaixeda.
gareTac bneloda. mM ainc SeiZleboda ezo-baRis gragni-
lis an oda-saxlis saxuravis Savi siluetis garCeva. gumani-
Tac xvdeboda, sad ra iyo da amitom egona, vxedavo.
SiSisagan Tma aeburZgla. iqve, naliis Ziras, TeTri
landi gakrTa. mM isgan moismoda yru, gaugebari dudRuni,
aSkarad naTqvami Tu nafiqrali, amis garCeva axla Zneli iyo.
TeTri landi neli moZraobiT trialebda, mere daiZra,
ezoSi ifarfata, rac ufro Sordeboda nalias, miT ufro sus-
tdeboda gaugebari butbuti. mM ale sibneles Seeria, Tumca
mzeWabuks didxans eCveneboda, rom xedavda trifoliatTan.
ucbad ezos Soreul kuTxeSi gaisma mWaxe sicili da
umalve Caqra. mzeWabuks gulma baguni dauwyo, sisxli scem-
da safeTqlebSi, sunTqva Seekra. xeli moafaTura, sadme wal-
di xom ar gdiao. Semosasvleli erTxelac Seamowma, Zalayi-
niT ufro gaamagra.
TeTri landi kvlav brundeboda, mofarfatebda da
raRacas butbutebda. sustad daetaka boZs, romelzec nalia
idga, Seajajgura. oTxive boZi magrad iyo CarWobili, ver
moeria. isev gaiWaxWaxa usiamovnod. mM eore boZs daeWida, mere
mesames, meoTxes...
`kibes ver amCnevs~, _ oflma daasxa ymawvils.
TeTri landi mcire xans burtyunebda raRac gaugebars,
uazros, giJurs. mM ere im kuTxesve miaSura da daikarga. mM isma
gauCinarebam mzeWabuki ver daamSvida. Zili sabolood dau-
frTxa. ijda saTvalTvalo adgilze da fxizlad aTva-
lierebda ezos.
mamlis yivilze iriJraJa. wasTvlima, Zili moeZala.
kedelTan mokuntuls eZina... ezos gamococxleba ar gaugia.
bodRom qamarSi waldi gairWo, fiCxis mosagroveblad wavi-
da axlo tyeSi. TaTuSa dilis saqmeebs Seudga gulm-

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odgined... mzem aiwia... bavSvs gavaRviZebo, ifiqra, magram
moRuSuli mzeWabuki ukve Camodioda naliis kibeze...
uxmod dauqnia Tavis dedas. gG uli araferze miudioda.
ZarRvebSi sizante Caudga. mM isi zozina azri wuxandel moC-
venebas dastrialebda, isev da isev ubrundeboda, SiSsa da
cnobiswadils uRvivebda.
TaTuSam sauzmeze moixmo. aA rc amCnevda ras Wamda, aTi
wuTis Semdeg ki ukve daaviwyda, isauzma Tu ara.
_ Svilo, ra dagemarTa? xma mainc gameci!
mzeWabukma gaocebiT Sexeda.
_ araferi, dediko, ra unda dammarTnoda?
loyaze akoca da kvlav fiqrSi CaiZira... enguri miaqaneb-
da mRvrie talRebs da wylis monotonur dudunSi mzeWabuks
erTmaneTSi aeria Tbilisi, tato, juma, kaWuWia, TeTri lan-
di bnel RameSi...
navaxSmevs isev naliaSi aZvra. kK ari sagangebod gaamagra
rkinis ZalayiniT, loginze gauxdeli wamowva.
bneli Rame iyo. mzeWabuks ar eZineboda. Tvalgaxelili
misCereboda sibneles, yurs ugdebda soflis xmebs. sadRac
manqana agugunda. viRacis gadalaparaka moisma, meborne WiWy-
inebda boranze, manqana Tu gadahyavda. Sxuoda enguri. qaTams
gamoeRviZa, frTa aabaTquna, miwynarda. bB urjam CaiRrina, erTi
Sehyefa, mere sacodavi wkmutuni aRmoxda da isic gaCumda.
mM dumareba Camowva. iSviaTad Tu gaifaCunebda simindi,
an niavi gaiqrolebda, totebs Searxevda. mzeWabuki umalve
Tavs wamoswevda, miayuradebda... ruli mainc moawva. d D idxans
ebrZoda Zils, xan CaiZireboda, xanac amotivtivdeboda.
eCveneboda, rom viRac epareboda, Tvals gaaxelda da isev
buranSi iZireboda.
u U kve aRar icoda, sizmarSi iyo Tu cxadSi. raRac TeTri,
fumfula ufarfatebda TvalTaxedvis win. grZnobda nivris,
pilpilis, zafranis mZafr suns... daaviwyda sad iyo, ver
xvdeboda, ra emarTeboda.
gamTeniisas gamofxizlda. cotaTi Tavi tkioda, gaof-
lils perangi tanze usiamovnod ewebeboda...

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ori kviris Tavze depeSa movida. juma da kaWuWia ityo-

binebodnen, colebs virTavTo. aA tyda facifuci, oromtri-
ali. TaTuSam ar icoda, ra saqmisaTvis moekida xeli. biWebi
albaT patarZlebs sofelSi Camogviyvanen da ar Sevrcxve-
To. `ase SeiZleba? winaswar mainc eTqvaT mag gaTaxsire-
bulebs, damacadon erTi!~ – dabneulad dudRunebda da dil-
idan saRamomde fexze trialebda, xan mwnils debda lagvan-
Si, xan fqvils crida, mezoblebSi saxaWapure yvels sesxu-
lobda, goWebsa da frinvels iTvlida, Rvino ar gveyofao
da qmars eCxubeboda, gainZeri da sadme iSoveo. `hai, hai, _
gulze xels ibragunebda bodRo, _ damezardnen arwivebi,
aba! aA xlandeli axalgazrdebi mSoblebs arafers ekiTxebi-
an... movidnen erTi, yurebi avaRlito, hai, hai...~ – tyuilad
imuqreboda, Torem gaamayda, soflis SukebSi iseTi rixiT
dadioda, qveynis bed-iRbali mas Caabareso.
aA m saqmeebSi garTuli col-qmari mzeWabukisaTvis sul
ver iclida da ymawvili Tavis fiqrTan ganmartovda. f F iqri
ki ise aewewa, azris dalageba sabolood miatova. grZeli
dReebi enguris piras da aranakleb grZeli Rameebi naliaSi
ar amaxsovrdeboda, radgan es uwyveti qaotur azrTa srbo-
la erTferovani iyo, rogorc okeane tivze mocurave kaci-
saTvis. aA rsad Canda mexsierebis is kunZuli, romelic gaur-
kvevda samyofels samyaros usasrulobaSi.
erT dRes, napirze mjdars, faci waawyda, Sewuxeba ver
gaubeda, usityvod gverdis avlac ar SeeZlo da aman aawria-
la. mzeWabukma adreve SeamCnia, oRond jiutad miSterebo-
da wyals da icdida, rodis datovebdnen marto. f F acim wkne-
li gadatexa. iseTi Waxani gaisma, uyuradReboba ar iqnebo-
da. mzeWabukma Tavauwevlad ikiTxa:
_ ra ginda?
_ aqeT movdiodi da... – daibna gogo.
_ mere gzaze xom ar vzivar, Tu ginda, gaviwevi!

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 gogo mTlad airia, ar icoda ra epasuxna. Tvalze cremli
moadga da swrafad miayara:
_ raRac sxvanairi xar, mzeWabuk, ra gagikeTes im qalaq-
Si, guli xom ar gamogicvales?
_ gamomicvales, gamomicvales! mM ere Sen ra?! – ficxad
gaawyvetina mzeWabukma.
gogo Setrialda, tirils ver ikavebda. mzeWabuki mRvrie
wylisaken gadaixara, smena daixSo, arc ki gaugonia gaqceu-
li gogos Cqari fexis xma...
Rame gamoeRviZa. g G viani iyo. albaT male gaTendeboda...
ucbad ver mixvda, ra xdeboda. raRaca moxvda naliis boZs.
mzeWabuki moulodnelobisagan wamojda, nacnobi butbuti
moesma da gairinda. isev is TeTri landi ejajgureboda, na-
liis Camoqcevas cdilobda. isev ar eyo Rone, gulborotad,
javrianad butbutebda, iwyevleboda. o O dnav gaielva da Cex-
vis xma gaisma. eE tyoba najaxiT Wrida boZs. wablisa iyo, arc
ise ioli gasaCexi, da male mobezrda. `kibes ver agnebs~, _
gaifiqra mzeWabukma. TeTrma landma TiTqos gaigona misi
nafiqrali, CaixiTxiTa, naliis irgvliv ceceb-cecebiT da-
borialda. M male kibe aWraWunda. mzeWabuki mTlad aizRarba.
G guli swrafad ucemda. sagangebod momzadebul kets daav-
lo xeli. `Tu SemoZvra, vlewav da gavaTaveb!~ – daiqadna
gunebaSi. sunTqvaSekruli mokuntuliyo kuTxeSi da elo-
da. xelis faTuri gaisma, momxduri saZroms eZebda. daeja-
jgura, Tanac xmadabla xiTxiTebda. ver gaaRo, Zalayini ver
Camoagdo. gG abrazda, uazrod burtyunebda. mzeWabukma yuri
cqvita da mis smenas miswvda giJuri foriaqi sulisa: `tyaSi
mafaS squa!.. tyaSi mafaS squa!..~ elda eca, SiSis gamo ki ara,
eWvis gamo.
amasobaSi kidec gaTenda. mzeWabukma Zalayini gamoaZro
da gareT gaixeda.
sofels jer kidev eZina. ezoSi sruli simSvide sufev-
da. burjam Seswkmutuna, fumfula kudi Searxia.
mzeWabuki odis kibeze qurdulad aipara, karTan miirbi-

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na. bodRo xvrinavda gemrielad. d D edabris oTaxidan Cqami ar
ismoda. frTxilad SeaRo kari da SeiWyita. d D edaberi gasusu-
li iwva. mzeWabuki daificebda, wamis win igi Tvalgaxelili
iyo da axla Tavs imZinarebda. d D aakvirda mis saxes. siberisa-
gan damCaCoda. mixurul quTuToebqveS Tvalis gugebi mous-
venrad trialebdnen. ymawvilis smenamde aRwevda xma: `ar Se-
movides!.. ar Semovides!.. tyaSi mafa!..~ da mixvda, am nafiqral-
Si araferi iyo giJuri. d D edaberi sulac ar iyo Seuracxadi,
mis awrialebul fiqrebSi saidumlo ram imaleboda.
_ CaTu-bebi! – Cumad dauZaxa. d D edaberi ar Setokebula.
mzeWabukma kari gaixura da mdinarisaken gaswia.
WiSkarTan burja wamoewia, fexebSi gauwva, kudi aabaTquna.
_ ra ginda, Se uWkuo, _ kiserze xeli mouTaTuna, _ Sen
mainca xar bednieri!
burja sixarulisagan gagiJda. Sehyefa, mkerdze Sexto-
ma ver gaubeda da ezoSi gaqusla.
mezoblis saxlisaken gaixeda. f F aci amdgariyo da WasTan
trialebda. aA qedan ar Canda, ras akeTebda. eE s arc aintereseb-
da. Cumad daustvina. f F aci gairinda, xelebi Camohyara. mze-
Wabukma mxolod gauRima da aCemebul adgils miaSura, jir-
kze Camojda.
male faCuni moesma. Tavi ar moubrunebia, ise Caiwia, adgi-
li gaaTavisufla. f F aci Cumad miujda. aA se isxdnen xolme mzeW-
abukis gamgzavrebamde. `ra kargi iyo maSin, aq vijeqi da velodi,
egeb makocos-meTqi... erTxel xom makoca kidec!~ mzeWabuki
moiRuSa, guneba wauxda: `aki Tavs iklavdi, aRar minda Seni
kocnao?~
_ erTi es miTxari, dedaCems rogor icnob? – SeekiTxa.
facim gaocebiT Sexeda, ver miuxvda.
_ ho, ras gagikvirda, mezoblebi ara varT? rame xom ar
gagigia, Wori, zRapari?!
_ ra unda gamego?
_ e, ra Sterebi xarT es gogoebi? xom SeiZleba vinmes
rame gaexumra?

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 _ TaTuSa deida me dedaCemiviT miyvars! – es rom Tqva,
loyebze cecxli moekida, TvalebSi wyali Caudga.
mzeWabukma yuradRebiT Sexeda.
_ isic ar miTxra, rom bebiaCemi bebiaSeniviT giyvars!
gogom nikapi muxlisTavebze daayrdno, flostebs dah-
yurebda bejiTad.
_ veraferi gamigia, mzeWabuk, Sen... – xma Cauwyda, `iseTi
kargi iyavio~, _ fiqrSi ganagrZo.
_ me iseTi kargi viyavi... – mis magivrad daamTavra mze-
Wabukma, _ maSin Tqvenc yvelani kargebi iyaviT, ar
tyuodiT... ase megona! – ficxad daasrula, – bebiaCemze
mainc xom gagigonia?.. ar SeiZleba ar gagegonos!.. yvela
bebiaze yvebian rames!
_ mere ra, es xom Woria?.. mamaCemis dedas xom icnob,
msuqani bebia rom aris, `Se Cxiroo~ dedaCemis dedas ajav-
rebda... is ki xumrobiT pasuxobda...
_ es ara, es ara! – zizRiT gaawyvetina mzeWabukma, _ ban-
ze nu migdeb sityvas!
_ ar mesmis, ras mekiTxebi? – seriozulad Tqva facim, –
is xom ar ginda giambo, bebiaSeni rom tyaSi mafas eCxuba?
mzeWabuki airia, ZarRvebSi caxcaxma dauara. aseTi ram
marTlac ar gaegona.
_ rao, tyaSi mafao?
_ mereda es xom zRaparia? Worikana dedaberi romaa,
nadiakvnaris colyofili, is yveboda, magram imas ra daeje-
reba. Senc xom ici, ra tyuilebis gudaa. ra dros tyaSi mafaa?
Cvens dros, meoce saukuneSi... aseTi ram arc SeiZleboda
momxdariyo...
_ mainc rao nadiakvnaris colyofilma?
_ kargad ar vici. viTom im tyeSi iseTi wivil-kivili is-
moda, mTeli sofeli gamoefina... mere ambobdnen, _ me es ar
mjera, rasakvirvelia, _ Turme bebiaSeni SebrZolebia tya-
Si mafas. is kidev fexmZimed yofila... meti araferi vici...
_ mere, riTi damTavrdao is brZola?

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 _ ar vici ra! aA r vici! – mudariT Seepasuxa faci. grZnob-
da, raRac avi da zedmeti wamoscda.
moulodnelad wamoxta, gaiqca.
_ faciko!
_ ar vici, ar vici!.. – Tavis ezoSi Sevarda.
im Rames araferi momxdara, arc meores, arc mesames.
cxovreba Cveulebrivi gziT midioda. enguri sul ufro da
ufro klebulobda, sivrce pataravdeboda, ruxi napirebi
SiSvldeboda.
RamRamobiT ukve cioda.
kviris dasasruls Zili kvlav daerRva. aSkara butbuti
Semoesma. masSi igrZnoboda raRac boroti, daundobeli, ara
uneburi, wamieri, sificxiT gamowveuli, aramed ZvelTaZve-
li, gulSi Rrmad natarebi, naloliavebi...
TeTri landi mouaxlovda kibes, aWraWunda Txeli safex-
urebi. viRac frTxilad CaeWida kars, daejajgura. Zalayi-
ni magrad iyo saxelurSi Camagrebuli, magram mzeWabuks SiSi
sul ufro ipyrobda da xel-fexs civi tyviiT uvsebda.
_ ra moxda, CaTu-bebi, ratom ara gZinavs?! – wamoiZaxa
Tavisdauneburad.
kars miRma xmauri Sewyda. d D umili dasadgurda. ifiqra,
momeCvenao. kK ibe isev aWraWunda msubuqad. TeTri landi
qveviT eSveboda.
mzeWabuki loginSi Cavarda, sabani Tavze wamoixura...
Sescivda, dascxa, kvlav Sescivda... cudad xdeboda... yve-
laferi gaqra... roca gons moego, Tavis loginSi iwva, odaSi
da Tavze eqimi adga...

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 Tavi IV. nadiakvnaris colyofili
nadiakvnaris colyofili TviTonve movida Tavisi fe-
xiT. mzeWabuki loginSi iwva, Tavi maRal sasTumalze miedo
da Ria kariT ezos gascqeroda. o O Taxis kuTxeSi televizori
idga, dilidan gvian Ramemde CarTuli iyo. ymawvili erTnai-
ri gulgrilobiT uyurebda yvela gadacemas... wigni swrafad
Rlida, televizori Tu Seawuxebda, moixmobda vinmes da xmas
Caawevinebda. u U fro metad ki ezos uTvalTvalebda gaur-
kveveli molodiniT. Turme nadiakvnaris colyofilis mos-
vlas eloda. aA mas maSin mixvda, roca dedaberma WiSkari Se-
moaRo. bavSvobis droidan ar enaxa qvrivi, magram WiSkarma
rom daiWriala, umalve icno. saxe patara, Ceqmis yeliviT Savi
da daWmuWnuli hqonda. tanad erTi cidac ar iqneboda da is
simaRlec ekargeboda, radgan xeljoxs Camoyrdnobili wel-
Si moxrili dadioda. yY velas erTnairad uRimoda ukbilo
RrZilebiT. amiT mavans agrZnobinebda, erTi sacodavi viRa-
ca var, aravis arafers vuSaveb da mec xeli ar maxloTo.
daSavebiT ki vis ar uSavebda. mTeli soflis Wori mZiviviT
hqonda asxmuli, yvelaze yvelaferi icoda da enaze araferi
uCerdeboda. Tavisi dro da sicocxle imiTRa gaitana, dRe
erTi iyo, mezoblebTan samjer sadilobda cincxali Woris
xarjze, romelic didis gulmodginebiT dahqonda karidan
karze. aA mas ise mieCvivnen, sofeli Tavs valdebulad Tvli-
da Seenaxa abezari dedaberi.
televizorSi hokeis matCs gadmoscemdnen. mravalaTa-
siani brbo Rrialebda: `Saiba, Saiba!..~ Zveli raindebiviT
mouxeSav tansacmelSi CajavSnuli hokeistebi gametebiT
scemdnen joxebs da msajTa yovel stvenas tribunebis au-
taneli zriali mosdevda. hokei ar ainteresebda. Mmainc
uyurebda da cdilobda amoexsna Tundac erTi kiTxva aTas
erTidan, romelic misi gonebis Tvalsawierze trialebda:
`vin arian eseni? rani arian? ra amoZravebT? ra asuldg-
mulebT? ras niSnavs es jansaRi, optimisturi yiJina?~ –

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kiTxvebs ra gamolevda, martivi pasuxi ar arsebobda.
ezoSi am dros TaTuSa da nadiakvnaris colyofili bo-
diSebiT, TavpatiJiT, urTierTmokiTxvebiT erTmaneTs
awamebdnen da TvalTmaqcoba amosdgomoda sityvaze dasmul
yovel maxvils.
_ kantorisaken mivdiodi penciis asaRebad da qionia Semx-
vda, bardRas Sinabera, iman miTxra, biWi CauvardaTo logi-
nad. aA vma Tvalma Tu gaTvala-meTqi da aqeT gadmovuxvie... –
yovel sityvas umizezo xiTxiTs moayolebda dedaberi.
_ ver gadavixdi Sens pativiscemas, _ facifucobda
TaTuSa, _ axlandelma eqimebma araferi ician, Seni Wirime.
nevrasTeniaao, is Wiriani TviTonaa nevrasTeniki...
_g G aTvalulia, namdvilad gaTvaluli...
esec `Cveni saukune~ iyo! mzeWabuks gaaxsenda facis si-
tyvebi, `Cvens droso~, `Cvens meoce saukuneSio~... axla amaze
fiqri ar moisurva, kedlisaken Sebrunda da Tavi moimZinara.
televizorSi brbo isev Rrialebda: `Saiba, Saiba!~
_ CasZinebia, dediko enacvalos, _ waiCurCula Ta-
TuSam.
_ moica, Sevuloco, xval-zeg gauxednavi kviciviT
ikuntruSebs, _ Cumad Seepasuxa dedaberi. Tavs dastrialeb-
da mwoliares, Waobisa da xavsis surnelebiT avsebda oTaxs.
CG ifCifebda Selocvas, imeorebda gaugebar sityvebs,
abrakadabras, romlis azri iqneb TviTonac ar esmoda, sul-
Si ki uwyvetad xiTxiTebda misi namdvili, dedabruli `me~.
`aha, es Setevac damTavrda da `Sinnikma~!..~ – sulmouT-
qmelad iglejda xmis simebs diqtori da ucbad ovacia Sewyda.
oTaxSi aravin iyo, televizorSi multfilms uCvenebdnen,
es iyo zarmaci biWunas zRapari, Semdeg rom bejiTi gaxda.
mzeWabukma Tvali daxuWa da marTlac miiZina...
nadiakvnaris colyofilis Selocva aba, ras uSvelida,
karga xans SerCa logins. erTi periodi, amindi gafuWda.
Semodgomis civi, uJmuri wvimebi wamoiwyo. bodRo mTeli
dRe buxars eficxeboda, naRverdalSi apurWyebda.

!!%
 _ fui, mogikvda momgoni, _ aginebda avdars, _ e, si-
mindi Cagvilpa yanaSi, mSivrebi davixocebiT wels. aA m dilas
gaviare, yvelaze roxo kvaxi rom egdo, Zvras ver uyofdi,
cali gverdi molpobia... fui, daglaxvros eSmakma!..
wvima ki bodRos dudRuns arafrad agdebda, crida da crida.
_ es kidev aqa zis? – kapasobda TaTuSa, – mixede, kaco,
saqmes, ramdeni ramea gasakeTebeli, araferi gvaqvs qorwil-
isaTvis, sircxvils xom ara vWamT?!
_ mogclia, ra, dedakaco! – ugergilod Caiqnevda bo-
dRo xels.
mzeWabukis oTaxSi eleqtroqura dadges. yY mawvils ar uT-
xovia, ar scioda. xma mainc ar amouRia, misTvis sul erTi iyo.
iwva gaSotili, uyurebda teleekranze asaxul cxovre-
bas, romelic egzom mravalferovani iyo, oRond imdenad
Sors xdeboda, mzeWabukis guls ar aRelvebda. eE gona, amie-
ridan verasodes ver adgeboda loginidan, dRe-dReze ele-
oda Rone da TandaTan qreboda sanTlis cviliviT.
magram gamoidara. mM zem kvlav gamoacxuna, orTqli aadi-
na ezo-baRebs. mzeWabuki gaRebuli karidan uyurebda gada-
banil ezos da gvian SeamCnia, ra xarbad isunTqavda sufTa
haers. g
G aukvirda aseTi swrafva sicocxlisaken. baliSze wam-
oiwia da ukeT gaxeda. nN iavis yovel gafaCunebaze baRSi yvi-
Teli da vardisferi foTlebi cvioda da miwa rbil xaliCas
damsgavseboda.
mzeWabuks gaeRima. mM ounda wamoxtoma, bavSvuri sianciT
ezoSi gavardna, xexilze SerCenili momCaCuli xiliT piris
Catkbaruneba. gaaxsenda, rom avadmyofia, n e v r a s T e n i a
sWirs da uRonod miesvena. ra iyo bolo-bolo es nevrasTenia?
u
U cnauri, SiSismomgvreli sityva... teleekranze cirkis os-
tatebi yiramala gadadiodnen... da maSin pirvelad gaifiqra:
`nadiakvnaris colyofilTan unda wavide!~

***

!!&
 uU xmaurod Caicva. f
F anjara gamoaRo. baRidan grili haeri
SemoiWra, pirze moelamuna, sabolood gamoafxizla. sawo-
lis kideze Camojda, Cafiqrda. sad midioda, risTvis, ra
unda ekiTxa im ukbilo dedabrisaTvis? aA n imas ra ecodinebo-
da Woris meti? ras eZebda Tavad mzeWabuki, risi codna ewa-
da, ra saidumloeba unda gaerkvia?
`unda gairkves! – jiutad uTxra Tavs, – erTxel da sam-
udamod unda gairkves... Torem Znelia ase!~
f
F anjridan gadavida, baRis Tavze gascura. Tan wamoewia
wamieri, SiSiani fiqri, `esec nevrasTeniaa?~ grilma siom
guneba gauxalisa, Wmunvam TandaTan gauara. ze aiWra da iqi-
dan dascqeroda sofels... ca wvrili varskvlavebiT iyo mo-
fenili, mTvare ki varkalebda TvalismomWrelad da mTel
sivrces ucnauri, araamqveyniurad brWyviala ferebSi xvev-
da. TeTri, gamWvirvale mtveri efineboda Sav saxlebs,
ezoebs, baRebs, yanebs...
mzeWabukma daicxro wamieri aRtyineba, swrafad daeSva,
raTa vinme Zilgatexils Tvali ar moekra misTvis. yY ana-yana
gaswia, maRali simindis TavTavebs exeboda TiTqmis. sveli
Calis surneliT gaivso Rameuli haeri. yY ana hgavda cxvris
Sav tyavs, romlis bewvisaTvis Tmis gasaprialebeli zeTi
wausvamT...
swrafad gadauqrola soflis nacnob ubnebs, tyes...
uceb aRmoCnda patara, viwro ezoSi. oO rive mxares Waobi
Savad zimzimebda da bayayebis uwyveti yiyini idga.
jargvalis diresTan daeSva. kK vamlis suni eca, albaT
Suacecxlidan modioda. aA r sZinebiao, gaifiqra.
dakakuneba undoda. g G awvdili xeli haerSi SerCa, kari
gaRebuli daxvda.
_ Semodi, vinca xar! – dedabris CaxleCilma xmam
SeakrTo.
_ bnela! – wailuRluRa.
_ axlave cecxls avanTeb! – sibneleSi landi dafacur-

!!'
da. iq, sadac Suacecxli unda yofiliyo, naperwklebi acviv-
da. `cecxli gauxvevia~, _ daaskvna mzeWabukma.
dedaberma burbuSela miayara. cecxli abrialda. iqidan
koWobs moukida da Zirs dadga, miwatkepnil iatakze. maSin-
Ra moixeda.
_ Semodixar?
mzeWabuks Sercxva. Tumca erCivna gaqceuliyo, Tavs
Zala daatana, dires gadaabija.
dedabers ar gakvirvebia, iqneb eloda kidec.
_ dajeqi!
jorkoze Camojda. d D edaberi win Caucucqda. mzeWabuks
gaaxsenda, bavSvobaSi rogor hzaravda es qalica da misi gan-
martoebuli jargvalic. cnobismoyvareoba axlac awu-
xebda, oRond Tavis mobrunebas ver bedavda. aA m adgilidan
ki Savad molaplape ZelebsRa xedavda.
_ Tqvi! – dedaberi TvalebSi misCereboda. mzeWabuki
eloda, rodis atexda nadiakvnaris colyofili xiTxiTs,
magram maspinZlis mzera wurbelasaviT miswebeboda da mze-
Wabukma pirisaxe aarida.
_ unda miambo bebiaCemisa da tyaSi mafas ambavi! – Tqva
da Tumniani, sxva adgili rom ver naxa, koWobs amoudo qvev-
idan
dedaberma Tvali miadevna, CaixiTxiTa...

***

ambavi Zveli iyo. Tumca nadiakvnaris colyofils kar-

gad axsovda. rom gekiTxaT, rodindeliao, xels Caiqnevda,
albaT adamsa da evas aqeT ar momxdarao. eE geb yvelaferi
zRapari iyo, uTuod asec iqneboda, magram tyuil-marTali
erTmaneTSi ailesa da mzeWabuki amis garkvevas cdilobda.
_ axalgazrdebs mainc arafrisa gjeraT, hi-hi-hi, _ wam-
dauwum xiTxiTebda nadiakvnaris colyofili, _ sarkeSi
sakuTar drunCebs rom uyurebT, ggoniaT sul mageTebi

!"
iqnebiT?.. Cveni ukbilo, danaoWebuli sifaTebi gezizRebaT.
albaT, Senc darwmunebuli xar, rom dedis muclidan aseTi
Seuxedavi davibade...
mzeWabukma naZaladevad gauRima, Suacecxlisa da koWo-
bis Suqze SeaTvaliera. d D edaberi binZuri sacvlebisamara
ijda. mM xrebze nafleTebad qceuli Sali moexura. siRari-
bis gamo ki ara, cxovrebis wesis gamo iyo egre, _ imTaviTve
mixvda ymawvili da zizRi yelSi moebjina.
...Teqvsmeti wlisa rom Sesrulda, gogo ki ara, cecxli
iyo. mSoblebs jaWvebiT ebaT, Torem ucxo mamakacs rom Camo-
evlo, Saraze gaekideboda da qveS gaegeboda. aA mas Cven ver
movuvliTo da gadaberebul nadiakvnars SeaCeCes. Nnadi-
akvnari SeZlebul kacad iTvleboda. aA r SiodaT, farCa-abre-
Sums ar aklebda, oRond pirvel Rames gverdiT rom miuwva,
axalgazrda cols veRar moeria. efereboda, aSoSminebda,
qali ki ufro xeldeboda da dilaadrian, ukmarisobiT
SeWirvebuli, kvlav iseTive, rogoric akvnidan adga, qmars
gaeqca... qalis Civils aravin usmina da ukanve mihgvares...
nadiakvnarma, ufro sircxvilis gamo, maTraxiT scema da sa-
wolis fexs miajaWva. kK aci kacad ar vargoda da amiT ras uS-
velida?
aseT wamebaSi weliwadi gavida... mezoblis Tvali ve-
rafers xedavda. samzadidan kvamli amododa. stumars gu-
luxvad maspinZlobdnen. m M osavali beRels avsebda. vals
droze abrunebdnen, sesxs aravis uWerdnen. mM agram qalis
sulSi jojoxeTis cecxli trialebda da sikvdili erCivna
amgvar yofas.
erT dRes mgelze amxedrebuli kaci SemojiriTda sof-
lis SukaSi. vinc ki Tvali Seaswro, Tavqudmoglejili gaiq-
ca. aA tyda wivil-kivili, `Tavs uSveleT, gujmaxani modiso!~
zarcemulTa xmas SeerTo mglis ymuili, gujmaxanis xarxari,
darabebis raxaruxi... kvamli avarda gzis gaswvriv, moixru-
ka foTlebi, danaxSirda Sukispira Robewnuli...
gamoerkva nadiakvnaris axalgazrda coli. eE zos hgvida

!"
im dros. cocxi miagdo, winsafari da TavSalic miayola.
uCveulo, Semzaravma ymuilma da yiJinam Jruanteli mohgva-
ra, mimqrali vneba gauRviZa, orRobeSi gamoagdo.
mgelze amxedrebuli wowola, mwiTuri kaci mohqroda.
qalma xeli auwia jadoqars, gaucina, moixmo.
`mestumreT, batono!~
gujmaxanma mgeli Seayovna, gaocda, elami Tvalebi moWuta.
`diaco, sikvdils ar ufrTxi?~
`Cemi sacodavi sicocxle rad ginda, batono, Cemi Tavi
da sareceli ki SenTvis damiTmia!~
`oho, oho, mSvenieri diaci xar, mSvenieri!~ – ezoSi Camox-
ta gujmaxani.
mM geli boselSi SeuSva nadiakvnaris axalgazrda colma,
iq Zroxa eba mewveli.
mM xedars waruZRva odisaken.
mM amakacisagan mcxunvareba modioda da vnebisagan gaTan-
guli diaci sareclisaken miiswrafoda.
rasac Cauvlidnen, yovelive naxSirdeboda umal. isliT
gadaxurul nalias rom gauara, islis saxuravs cecxli
waekida, tkacatkuci autexa. mM ere gomurze da saqaTmeze ga-
davida, iqidan Tavlaze da samzadic maT mihyva.
warbic ar Seurxevia axalgazrda diasaxliss. vneba mi-
erekeboda da, masTan erTad qveynierebac rom daRupuli-
yo, ukan ar daixevda.
kibes ahyva gujmaxani. sadac fexs adgamda, danaxSirebu-
li nafexurebi aCndebodi. g G amxmar ficrebs naperwklebi
scvioda. fanjaraSi mina CamoifSvna zrialiT.
sarecelTan Sedga diaci, samosi gaiZro da cecxli Sexv-
da cecxls.
akivlda vnebisagan gaxelebuli qali, yiJina dasca guj-
maxanma. Segubda damwvris suni. aA lma moloka kedlebi, aRma
ahyva, saxuravze avarda...
am dros moadga nadiakvnari Tavis gatialebul saxl-
kars.

!"
 `avavai!..~ – Tavpirze muSti ica sabralom.
`vin aris?~ – warbi Sehyara gujmaxanma.
`Zalad qmaria Cemi!~ – SesCivla diacma.
`iqces gograd!~ – brZana gujmaxanma.
hoda, sabralo nadiakvnari kibidan Camogorda. SesaniS-
navi gogra iyo, im simsxo, mters Tvali daudgeboda. mTeli
Tve egdo kibesTan. mM ere mezoblis Rori Semoparula da Seu-
Wamia...
_ hi-hi-hi... – didxans qirqilebda dedaberi, _ mas Sem-
deg meZaxian colyofils, hi-hi-hi...
...im dRidan sofelma aiTvaliswuna. aA ravis undoda karis
mezobloba jadoqris SeyvarebulTan. CumCumad Caqolvasac
upirebdnen, magram gujmaxanis SiSiT caze yvavi ver gafrin-
deboda da vin gabedavda pirveli qvis srolas. TviTon ar
moisurva iq darCena. naxanZrali miatova. aA m WaobSi daido
bina, soflis ganapiras. jargvali aiSena sakuTari xeliT,
dajda keriis piras da daeloda mglis mxedars.
araerTxel gaugonia Semzaravi kivili Waobebidan so-
fels. eE s gujmaxani Rreobda nadiakvnaris colyofilTan,
dafeTebul monadireebs araerTxel unaxavT mglis mxedari,
romelsac kalTaSi Tavisi vnebiani satrfo esva. oRondac
wyals pirSi igubebdnen, radgan ambis momtanis ojaxi da
saqoneli erT kviraSi nadgurdeboda Jamisagan.
d
D a, aha, gujmaxanma Semoisva mijnuri, tabakonaze waiyva-
na, WinkaTa Tavyrilobaze. ver moaswro qalma mglis zurgi-
dan Camosvla, viRaca gamouvarda jadoqarTa ferxulidan.
`amaze gamcvale, gujmaxan?!~ – ikivla gaxelebiT, TmaSi
swvda da daiTria nadiakvnaris colyofili.
`vinc gaimarjvebs, is SemrCeba!~ – brZana gujmaxanma.
nadiakvnaris colyofils Rone ki erCoda, magram ja-
doqars jadoqroba exerxeboda da male wamoaCoqa, miwas das-
ca, yelSi xeli wauWira.
`oRond nu momklav da Seni moaxle gavxdebi!~ – SesTxo-
va nadiakvnaris colyofilma.

!"!
 jadoqarma xeli uSva, `me qalbatoni da Sen moaxleo!~ –
ubrZana.
amieridan ase cxovrobdnen. erTgulad emsaxureboda
Tavis qalbatons da mxolod maSin, rodesac gujmaxans daim-
artoxelebda, loginSi Cauwveboda, icxrobda giJur vnebas.
jadoqris Tvals, aba, ra gamoepareboda. u U mal ikravda Rala-
tis suns da sasjelad sami dRe da sami Rame fexebiT hkideb-
da maRali Txmelis wverze.
_ hi-hi-hi... – qirqilebda ukbilo dedaberi, _ qari
dauberavda da ankesze Camokidebuli TevziviT avsxmar-
taldebodi, hi-hi-hi...
_ Tqven cruobT, masxrad migdebT! – brazi moawva mzeWabuks.
dedaberma muxlisTavebi moiqeqa, gamxmar wvivebze
frCxilebi moisva, ise moifxana, sisxliani zolebi daaCnda.
qQ irqili mainc ar Seuwyvetia.
_ me dagpatiJe?.. mekiTxebi da rac maxsovs, imas giyvebi!
tyuili da marTali TviTon gansaje!
_ ki magram, ra SuaSia CaTu-bebi?
_ hi-hi-hi... – gadafiCinda dedaberi, misi ukbilo piri
Tagvis soros daemsgavsa, – ver mixvdi? Cemi qalbatoni be-
biaSeni iyo, hi-hi-hi...
_ erTi sityvac ara mjera Tqveni!
_ ar gjera da nu gjera! eE h, Zilis droa ukve, bayayebic
ki gaCumdnen...
_ ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT! – molba mzeWabuki.
...dro midioda. xeze Camokidebas Tu ar CavTvliT, cxov-
reba Wkuamxiarulad grZeldeboda. mM agram moulodnelad
RurRuTi tyeebidan gamoCnda tyaSi mafa.
nadiakvnaris colyofili silamaziT sofelSi gamoir-
Ceoda, misi qalbatoni xom bevrad sjobda mas, tyaSi mafaze
lamazi ki, mTel duniaze, arc SeiZleboda vinme dabadebuliyo.
hoda, gujmaxanma is rom dainaxa, mTlad gadairia. jer
pirispir SeebrZola, magram veraferi daaklo, radgan TviT
jgragi mfarvelobda qals, marad myinvarebSi rom cxovrobs.

!""
 ra xriki ar mougona, verafriT avno. b B olos jadosnuri vaS-
li miugdo da amiT acduna.
mSvenieri, u
U biwo tyaSi mafa daorsulda.
maSin estumra qalbatonsa da mis moaxles WuWyiani Wao-
bis batoni – Suri, amazrzeni arseba, romelic mudam iq aris,
sadac bilw vnebas aqvs adgili. eE stumra da maTs gulebSi
daido bina.
kargad gauges erTmaneTs qalbatonma da moaxlem.
mM yudro da bnel tevrSi iTaTbires, tyaSi mafa Tu davjab-
neT, gujmaxanis sareceli orTavem gaviyoT Tanabrado.
sami dRe da sami Rame, kidev sami dRe da sami Rame ixe-
tiales tye-RreSi, sanam tyaSi mafas kvals miagnebdnen.
Txmelis Ziras marto wamowoliliyo mSvenieri asuli,
ubiwod Casaxul Svils meSvide Tvea atarebda ukve. Rone-
mixdili isvenebda CeroSi.
dahkivles jadoqarma da nadiakvnaris colyofilma,
wamoxtoma ar acales. aA tyda samkvdro-sasicocxlo omi, Sem-
zaravi kivili karga xans esmodaT sofelSi. damfrTxali
soflelebi SukebSi gamocvivdnen. aA ravin icoda, ra xdebo-
da iq da verc veravin bedavda ambis mosatanad wasvlas.
xelCarTuli brZolisagan miwa zanzarebda, beberi xee-
bi ileweboda, qva skdeboda. o O rni miswvdenodnen mzis sa-
daris yels da axrCobdnen. sadac daadebda xels tyaSi mafa,
axalgazrda sxeuli iSriteboda, Zabundeboda, berdeboda.
bolos, rodesac omi damTavrda, momakvdavi tyaSi mafa
daeca gadajegil mdeloze. SvidTviani bavSvi Rnaoda mis
ferxTiT, CaTu da nadiakvnaris colyofili, mixrwnil de-
dabrebad qceulni, Ramis sibneles aefarnen da ise milas-
lasdnen Sin...
_ hi-hi-hi... – isev qirqilebda dedaberi, Tumca sasaci-
los verafers ambobda, _ ase da amgvarad, genacvale, ase da
amgvarad... hi-hi-hi...
_ mere? – mouTmenlad hkiTxa mzeWabukma.
_ danarCeni bebiaSens hkiTxe...

!"#
 _ Tqven ver metyviT?
_ mets veras getyvi!.. iCqare, male isic ver getyvis...
nametani ki SevrCiT am sicocxles... hi-hi-hi!.. – dedaberma
ucbad Sewyvita qirqili, Tvalebi borotad gakvesa da wa-
isisina: _ geyofa, ymawvilo, wadi axla, erTi Tumnis guli-
saTvis dilamde xom ar ginda mayuryuto?
gaognebuli midioda Sinisaken, midioda, radgan daaviw-
yda, rom frena SeuZlia. gG ons maSinRa moego, roca orRobe-
Si bombora ZaRli gadmouxta RafRafiT.
umalve ze aiWra, oriod wamSi Tavis fanjarasTan gaCn-
da. oTaxSi bneloda. ratomRac SiSiT Seixeda. iqneb mis
aryofnaSi vinme Seipara? nN eta ras vufrTxio, Tavi daitu-
qsa. Sin Sesrialda, sawolze Camojda. `sisulelea, _ WoW-
manebda, _ nevrasTeniki gavxdi. im gadaRrZuebulma fuli
damcincla da zRaprebiT gamomistumra!~ mounda axlave Se-
suliyo bebiasTan, gaeRviZebina, eTqva gulisnadebi.
kari SeaRo da Seixeda. sibneleSi Cqami ar ismoda, kvlav
SiSi aufuTfuTda. g G uli Zalumad ucemda. iq, sadac bebias
sawoli unda yofiliyo, naxtomisaTvis gamzadebuli raRac
TeTri zimzimebda. mzeWabukma win ver warsdga nabiji, ukan
daxevisac SeeSinda, xeli gaiwvdina, karTan axlos CamrTv-
els miswvda da sinaTle aanTo.
sawolze bebia ijda. SiSveli, gaCxinkuli fexebi iatakze
daedga. xelebiT muxlebs dayrdnoboda da win wamoweuliyo,
TiTqos wamoxtomas apirebda. saxe saSineli hqonda. kK bile-
bi zizRiT daekriWa, gadmokarkluli, civi Tvalebi mtru-
lad mosCerebodnen Semosuls.
Tavzari daeca mzeWabuks, wamiT ena daeba. swrafad daixia
ukan, ded-mamis oTaxSi Sevarda da iRriala:
_ dediko, babaia, CaTu-bebi mokvda!

!"$
 TaviV. faci
Zmebma ver moaxerxes Tbilisidan Camosvla. depeSac gvian
movida, cnoba droze ver miviReT, TqvenTan erTad gulam-
oskvniT vitireT Zvirfasi CaTu-bebi, ormocze ki aucile-
blad viqnebiTo. mzeWabuks depeSaze arc dauxedia. d D arwmu-
nebuli iyo, ormoczec ar Camovidodnen... bodRosa da Ta-
TuSas gulze ececxlaT. biWebis Camousvleloba didi sir-
cxvili iyo. bolos da bolos dedaberi xom odesme mokv-
deboda, magram cocxlebs WorebisaTvis unda aeridebinaT
Tavi. aA ra da, sofelSi ukve aCurCuldnen axalgazrda bedi-
ebis gulqvaobaze. TaTuSas xma CaexliCa. rogorc ki sam-
Zimarze mosulT mohkravda Tvals, cremls daaRvarRval-
ebda, Tan erTsa da imaves imeorebda, Senma SviliSvilebma ver
dagitireso, Zvirfaso dediko, Sens sayvarel jumas Turme
gulze Semoeyara, saavadmyofoSi wevs axlac da kaWuWia
Tavze adgaso. yY velam icoda, rom TaTuSas fantaziis nayofi
iyo es yovelive. mM ainc kvers ukravdnen, aba, aba, sabralo
biWebs iseTi Tavzari daecaT, cocxlebi rogor arian, ga-
sakviriao.
mzeWabuks ar SeeZlo amis mosmena. simindis yanaSi gan-
martovdeboda xolme, msxlis Ziras kunZze Camojdeboda da
iqidan usmenda ganuwyvetel vaiviSs.
mere TaTuSa SeamCnevda, mzeWabuki sadRac gaqrao. f F a-
cis gagzavnida saZebrad. g G ogom icoda, sadac unda moenaxa.
Tavze wamoadgeboda, moridebiT etyoda, dedaSeni geZebso.
mzeWabuki mcire xans xalxSi gaereoda, ismenda samZimrebs,
qiliks, moTqmas, sicils da aravisi araferi sjeroda.
d
D asaflavebis dRes wvima movida. aTasi fexis qveS ezo
tlapod gadaiqca. baR-bostani gapartaxda. iq uzarmazari
sefa gaSales da mravali aseuli adamiani nTqavda lobios,
mwnils, makarons, purs, svamda sulis mosaxsenebels. mzeWa-
buki zizRiT dadioda am talaxSi. mis garda yvela gawamaw-
iaSi iyo. is ki mxolod akvirdeboda. gaurkveveli protes-

!"%
tis grZnoba gulSi ar eteoda. qveyanas me ver gavasworebo
da pirze klite daido... mezoblis gogo-biWebi welebze gaw-
ydnen amdeni xoragis zidviT. dauRleli, cremlisagan
Tvaldasiebeli faci xandaxan mosamsaxureTa jarSi gaere-
oda, gankargulebebs arigebda, TviTonac xels wahkravda
saqmes, ufro ki mzeWabuks asdevneboda landiviT. yY rmas es
aRizianebda, TavSekaveba Ralatobda, moixmobda: `aq ras
darbixar? mM idi, kubosTan dadeqi, cota wautire, dedaCems
xma Cauwyda!~ faci marTlac garboda momcro fanCaturSi,
sadac naZvis totebsa da yvavilebSi Cafluli erTi cida
CaTu-bebi esvena. mM ale iqidan moismoda misi moTqma-tirili.
iseTi niWieri iyo, ise ostaturad mouqcevda, qalebs sul
zluquni auvardebodaT. `msaxiobia, _ fiqrobda mzeWabu-
ki, _ aq yvelani rolebs TamaSoben... artistebi... aravis
edardeba CaTu-bebi...~ naxevari saaTis Semdeg gogo gamovi-
doda fanCaturidan, Tvalebs SeimSralebda da isev mzeWa-
bukis Soriaxlo trialebda.
_ neta amdens ra gatirebs? – ver moiTmina mzeWabukma.
_ me CaTu-bebi...
_ vici, CaTu-bebi ise giyvarda rogorc sakuTari bebia!
– uxeSad gaawyvetina da zurgi Seaqcia. TviTonac ar uwyo-
da, rad eqceoda ase am gogos.
sasaflaoze marto darCa. saflavis borcvi saxeldax-
elod iyo gasworebuli. damWknari yvavilebi da gaZarculi
gvirgvinebi talaxSi eyara. biWi ferxTiT Camojda, dafiqrda.
sayovelTao Teatrs moaklda misi erTi msaxiobi. erTader-
Ti roli, romelsac awi CaTu-bebi ucvlelad iTamaSebda, iyo
mkvdris roli. mM kerdze saJeni miwa eyara da mzeWabukma war-
moidgina, rom iq, qveviT, kuboSi CaWedili CaTu-bebi TvaldaW-
yetili misCerebia sibneles, sarkastuli RimiliT usmens
SviliSvilis fiqrTa nakads.
bindi mococda fexakrefiT. viRacam gaiara. mzeWabuki
SekrTa, wamodga.
faci iyo.

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 _ meSinia!
_ mere ras daZvrebi aq?!
facim araferi upasuxa.
Sinisaken gamoswies. f
F aci ukan-ukan iyureboda, vinZlo
CaTu-bebi ar gamosdevnebodaT sasaflaodan.
WiSkarTan uxmod daSordnen erTmaneTs...

***
CaTu-bebis dakrZalvis meore dRes kvlav naliaSi gada-
bargda.
Tvalgaxelili iwva.
kibe aWraWunda.
sofels eZina. eE nguri dudunebda yrud. Zilgatexili
vasakas kruali moismoda Soridan.
_ mzeWabuk! _ facis xma iyo. viwro karSi Tavi Semoyo.
mM oquruSebuli cis fonze Sav landad gamoikveTa.
_ rad moxvedi? – mkacrad hkiTxa, Tumca xmaSi TrTol-
va Seepara.
_ Cvenebs sZinavT... – metis Tqma ver gabeda. nN aliis kar-
Tan Cacucqda.
iyuCa mzeWabukma, mixvda razom susti iyo TviTon, ar
unda gahkvirveboda sxvaTa sisuste.
_ wadi! – Segubebuli xmiT ubrZana, – mezobeli xar,
erTad gavizardeniT... wadi!
sibnelidan slukuni moesma.
_ ra ginda?
_ araferi...
_ hoda, wadi!
gogo ar midioda. aRelvebuli mzeWabuki wamojda. g G ri-
loda. kanze bususebma daayara. nN ervul TrTolvas am sici-
ves abralebda.
dumili Camovarda da mzeWabuki usmenda facis afori-
aqebul azrs: `saZageli! TviTon movedi, es ki magdebs... ra-
tom mamcirebs?.. arafrad mTvlis... me ki miyvars...~

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 `iqneb marTlac vuyvarvar?~ – guli moulba.
_ mand gaiyinebi, _ Semrigeblurad Tqva, _ civi Ramea!
gogom daislukuna. albaT bnelSi verafers xedavda da
eSinoda. Seatyo, vaJs guneba Seecvalao da frTxilad gamo-
cocda, faTuriT moagno, leibis kideze Camojda.
ymawvilma igrZno misi siaxlove, ufro aRelda. uWirda
Tavis Sekaveba. sabani tanze moixvia. aA r icoda ra eTqva. `wavi-
des ra?~ – gaifiqra, Tumca arc misi wasvla surda.
dro ki Cumad miipareboda. g G ogo bednieri iyo. mis TavSi
erTaderTi azri trialebda: `ra kargia?.. mirigdeba...
mirigdeba...~
_ ukve gviania...
_ ho...
_ Tqvenebs gaeRviZebaT da Zebnas dagiwyeben.
_ Sen ar miwyrebi, xom? – sawyaloblad ikiTxa gogom.
_ ara, oRond axla wadi.
gogoc caxcaxebda. Zlieri, mbrZanebeli Zala ezidebo-
da bnelSi gayuCebuli yrmisaken. Tavs moeria da xelis fa-
TuriT karamde miaRwia.
mere kibe isev aWraWunda, burjam Sehyefa, awkmutunda.
mM dumareba dasadgurda.
mzeWabuki loginSi Caemxo, sabani Tavze wamoixura. f F iqri
qaosma moicva. `egeb vuyvarvar?~ – gaifiqrebda da wminda
talRa awydeboda guls; meore wams ki sxva azri mosdioda:
`qali... seqsi... sxeuli – cocxali, mborgavi, cxeli...~ da
goneba bneldeboda, Savi nisli edeboda... `marTlac vuyvar-
var?~ – sjida mTeli dRe, malviT uTvalTvalebda mezob-
lis ezo-saxls. iq aravin Canda. f
F iqrebisagan ganawamebi, Tva-
lebCacvenili uceb gaSterdeboda da askvnida: `ara, mamri
unda!~ maSin SurisZiebis survili aaldeboda sulSi, mzad
iyo yelSi swvdomoda, waexrCo. cota xanSi ki kvlav ubrun-
deboda azri: `marTla vuyvarvar!~ da gulSi simSvide da
naTeli Semohqonda...
meore Rames mzeWabuks Tvali ar mouxuWavs. d D arwmunebu-

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li iyo, rom movidoda. winaswar aRgznebuli, nervebdawyve-
tili elodeboda. wami saukuned eCveneboda da gunebaSi ilan-
ZReboda, Tavi motyuebulad da damcirebulad miaCnda... kibe
rom aWraWunda, yvela fiqri gadaaviwyda da vnebianma TrTol-
vam TaviT fexebamde dauara.
_ mzeWabuk, gZinavs? – nervuli CurCuliT ikiTxa.
_ ara!
Semofofxda da karTan aituza.
mzeWabuki icdida. g G ogo ar ganZreula da mouTmenlad
waiCurCula:
_ sada xar?
_ aq, _ Zlivs gaisma pasuxi.
_ axlos modi!
gogo Seyovnda, yoymanobda. mM ere SeumCnevlad mococda
da leibis kideze Camojda.
mzeWabuki kbils kbilze aceminebda.
_ ras daexetebi yovelRam, ratom ar gZinavs? – naZa-
ladevi simkacriT hkiTxa.
_ ra vici...
ymawvilma sibneleSi xeli moafaTura, SiSvel mklavs
waawyda. civi iyo da TrToda.
_ gciva?
_ ho.
_ aqeT moiwi, gagaTbob.
odnav mohqaCa. g
G ogo sustad gauZalianda. iqneb arc gas-
Zalianebia, mzeWabuks moeCvena.
gverdiT moiwvina, sabani gadaafara da uceb damSvidda.
gogos xalaTi ecva, iseTi civi iyo, TiTqos macivridan
gamoetanaT.
_ rogor gayinulxar.
_ ho.
`vuyvarvar? – kiTxulobda mzeWabuki, – iqneb mamri unda
mxolod?.. an iqneb marTlac vuyvarvar?..~
eWvi klavda da simSvides ukargavda.

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 `sasurvelo... Camexvie, Camexvie...~ – rekavda gogos azri.
RvTaebrivi siyvaruli ixmobda mzeWabuks Tu xorcieli
Jini? Zneli iyo ramis garkveva.
wamoiwia. civ loyas bage Seaxo. g G ogo gaitruna, fiqri
gauCerda. yY mawvilma bage gaacoca, Jiniani tuCebi monaxa.
aRelda, acaxcaxda, sakinZe Seuxsna.
gogo uceb aslukunda, vaJis xelebs iSorebda da Tvi-
Tonve etmasneboda.
_ ra mogivida?
_ ar giyvarvar, ar giyvarvar... – waiCurCula. mzeWabuk-
ma tuCebze simlaSe igrZno.
_ ase Tu fiqrobdi, ras modiodi? – sakmaod uxeSad
uTxra. mixvda, gadaaWarba, mobodiSeba undoda.
gogom xma gakminda, cremls mainc ver ikavebda.
_ Cumad, isterika ar damiwyo, Torem Cemi nervebi ise-
dac dawyvetazea, _ Semrigeblurad uTxra mzeWabukma.
`sasurvelo, Camexvie, Camexvie...~ – esmoda tvinis siRrme-
Si CaWuWkuli azri da aRgznebuli vaJi nabij-nabij midio-
da Tavdaviwyebamde.
_ xeli gamiSvi, _ mudara gaisma gogos xmaSi.
`matyuara, _ SfoTavda mzeWabuki, brazi mosdioda, _
matyuara, erTs meubneba, meores fiqrobs...~
SiSvel ZuZus miagno, gogos kvnesa aRmoxda.
`mamri gindoda, xom?~ – vneba da risxva erTad moawva
mzeWabuks, cdilobda xalaTisaTvis Rilebi daewyvita. g G ogo
ki Zalas Rones upirispirebda. TviTonac efereboda vaJis
JiniT aborgebul sxeuls, magram iqve, mezobel saxlSi
eZina mis mamas, dedas, Zmas... mTel sofels eZina da SiSi da
Zrwola eria mis am alersSi.
_ wadi! – xeli hkra gaxelebulma mzeWabukma, saxe baliS-
Si Cargo, – wadi, axlave wadi, Torem ver gadamirCebi!
usityvod wamovarda gogo, sibneleSi kedlebs exlebo-
da, gasasvlels ver poulobda. mM ere miwyda misi slukuni da
siCume Camowva...

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 ***

ramdenime Rame ar mosula. mzeWabuki Jinisagan iwvoda

da borgavda. Rameebs TeTrad aTenebda. mM xolod gamTeniisas
CaeZineboda xolme. TaTuSa rom sadilze moixmobda, maSin-
Ra Camodioda naliidan upeCaSavebuli, gayviTlebuli,
TmaaburZgnuli... mosavlis aReba dagvianda, magram SabaTs
nadi moixmes, yanas Seesivnen da mzeWabukic cotaTi gamo-
cocxlda. simindi datexes, odaSi moaquCes. mere mamas moex-
mara, Cala azvines did msxalze. aA m dros zevidan dahyureb-
da sofels, uneblie fiqrs miedevneboda, anda mTlad gauw-
ydeboda azris Zafi da garindebuli tots xels uSvebda.
bodRo qvevidan ahyurebda da guli uskdeboda. `he, he,
frTxilad mand! ar Camovarde!~ mzeWabuki gons modioda,
mamis dasamSvideblad totze Sedgeboda. eE s saqmec moTavda
da umaqnisobiT guli kvlav daelia. erTxel CaTu-bebis
saflavs ewvia. gG aakoxtava, TeTri kenWebi Semouwyo, vardi
dargo... amas cotaTi guli gadaayola... eWvi mainc feTqavda
misi cnobierebis siRrmeSi. ramdenjerme daapira, nadi-
akvnaris colyofils vestumrebio, magram facis elodebo-
da da arsad wasula.
erT saRamos RvarTqafi movarda. saxuravze ise araxun-
da, buxarTan mokalaTebulma bodRom laparaki Sewyvita,
mosaubres xmas ver mivawvdeno.
_ karg dros aviReT mosavali, Torem dagveRupeboda! –
kmayofilebiT Tqva.
mzeWabukma Tavi dauqnia. lL aparaki ezareboda. miStere-
boda nakvercxlebs da wvimis xmaurs ugdebda yurs.
TaTuSa windebs kemsavda. yunwmotexili saTvale cxvirze
Camoecva, gulisyuri imisken hqonda, ar Camomivardeso.
_ dagvizamTrda, _ amoioxra, _ neta ras Svrebian juma
da kaWuWia, colebze arafers iwerebian...
_ coli ki ara, gamzrdeli bebia ar daitires! – guljav-
rianad gaepasuxa bodRo.

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 _ ra vici ki moiweres da...
_ ih, _ xeli Caiqnia bodRom, _ vatyob, age, mzeWabuki
daaswrebs magaT...
_ ras atyob? – wamovarda SeCqvifebuli mzeWabuki, – Sen
ra ici?
bodRom gakvirvebiT axeda. TaTuSas nemsi gauSeSda xe-
lSi, saTvale Camouvarda, SeSinebuli Tvali miapyro Svils.
_ ra mogivida, vxumrob... awi kaci xar da, ra gasakviria,
colze ifiqro?
_ eh, netavi Tqven! _ xeli Caiqnia gawiTlebulma mzeWa-
bukma da aivanze gavarda.
Camobnelebuliyo. wylis fardis iqiT xeebi Tivis
uzarmazar bululebs hgavda. wyali gametebiT uJapunebda
enguris zedapirs da iseTi Cqriali ismoda, etyoba qveyni-
erebas wyliT datborva emuqreboda.
`xom araferi SemamCnies?~ – SfoTavda mzeWabuki. ras wa-
movarda, ratom ver moiTmina?.. mamam ixumra, axla ki namd-
vilad daeWvdebian...
Sin Sebruneba ar moisurva. Zveli, dafleTili labada
Tavze moigdo da naliisaken gaiqca. kvlav martoobas eZeb-
da, kvlav unda mieca Tavisufali sarbieli eWvebisaTvis.
naliaSi cioda. sabanic nestiani eCvena, sicivisa da ner-
vulobisagan caxcaxebda, magram male CaTba.
aseT warRvnaSi faci albaT ver gabedavda mosvlas.
fiqri moeZala.
Tbiliss Seubrunda. ixsenebda yovel wams iq Casvlidan
wamosvlamde. wonida yovel sityvas, yovel nabijs, TiTqos
farTo ekranze uyurebda yovelives. Tvalgaxelili misCe-
reboda sibneles da xedavda TeTr ekrans, romelzec uwyvet
jaWvad moZraobda uxmo personaJebiT savse moqmedeba... er-
TaderTi musika wvimis uwyveti Sxuili iyo. mis monotonur
xmaurSi disonansi Sehqonda wveTebis raxaruxs yavarze,
lafaroSi wylis Wylopins, totebSi Cagudul Sxrials...
wylis mravalxmovani orkestri amoqmedebuliyo da rokavd-

!#"
nen landebi sibneleSi gaWimul TeTr ekranze.
ucbad mzia gaaxsenda. kK i ar gaaxsenda, Tvalwin warmoCin-
da viTarca xorci da sisxli cxoveli. mM zis barCxala sxivebSi
trialebda, lurjkoplebiani TeTri kaba tanze gatacebiT
exveoda. iseTi moulodneli iyo, ise Soridan, qveSecneulidan
amotivtivda, rom guli erTi muWa gauxda, _ SeSinda. `nuTu
miyvars? – gaifiqra uzomod gancvifrebulma, _ maS, rogne-
da? maS, faciko?.. SeuZlebelia!~
ZalaTi gandevna mSvenieri Cveneba. aA r unda efiqra akrZa-
lulze, maT Soris xom tatos saflavi iyo...
sabani Tavze waixura. wvimis CxrialSi TandaTan was-
Tvlima. sizmari eaxla. mM zia amodioda da kibe Wrialebda.
mzeWabuki aRelvebuli wamojda. sabani gadaigdo... mze Cax-
Caxebda da viwro SemosasvlelSi mze da mzia iyureboda. `mze-
Wabuk, gZinavs?~ – CurCuliT ikiTxa mziam. `ara, ar mZinavs!~ –
ena Zlivs daZra ymawvilma. Sercxva, maisuris amara rom ijda
loginze, sabani nikapamde aifara. aA se Sescicinebda mzeSi gax-
veul mzias. `Semovide?~ vaJs xma Cauwyda, dasturi ver gabe-
da, xeli gaiwvdina da Tvalic gaaxila... sibneleSi iwva. Suqi
arsaidan aRwevda. wvimis SxuilSi burjas sawyalobeli wkmu-
tuni gaeria. kK ibe aWraWunda...
karma daiWriala.
_ mzeWabuk, gZinavs?
mzeWabuki loginze wamojda da daeloda. f F aci xelis
faTuriT axlovdeboda. vaJis gawvdili xelebi mis svel
xels waawyda.
_ mTlad galumpulxar.
_ ho, davsveldi.
Zlivs gasagoni xmiT CurCulebdnen. Tumca am warRvnaSi
vin gaigonebda rames.
_ gaixade, Torem gacivdebi.
gogom araferi upasuxa. sveli xalaTi gadaiZro da iqve
daagdo.
_ modi.

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 uxmod miuwva gverdiT. sisveles xalaTSi gaetana da mze-
Wabuki nestsa da oxSivarSi gaexvia.
_ xeli ar maxlo! – xma uTrToda gogos.
`aba, risTvis moxvedi?~ – brazi iRviZebda mzeWabukis
sulSi.
`Camexute, oqrosTmiano, Camexute!~ – faCunubda gogos
naazrevi, ena ki TrTolviT sxva sityvebs ambobda:
_ xeli ar maxlo!
_ momSordi! – gajavrebulma vaJma Caiwia.
gogo ar ganZreula. kK bils kbilze aceminebda, albaT Ses-
civnoda.
Seebrala, TviTonac TrToda, oRond vnebisagan... xeli
mohxvia da Caewmaxna.
_ gamiSvi, gamiSvi, mzeWabuk... – ixveweboda gogo da mker-
dze exuteboda.
`Camexute, magrad Camexute!~ – TrToda azri da mzeWa-
buki mis Sinagan gulisTqmas ufro ugdebda yurs.
_ oh, dediko! – amoikvnesa gogom, sustad xeli hkra da
umalve TviT moexvia.
mzeWabuki mixvda, gogo nebdeboda... axla unda gaxsene-
boda jimSedi, mezoblebi, ded-mama... Zala ar eyo.
_ oh, dediko... – kvnesoda gogo da mzeWabukis sasurvel
mklavebSi momwyvdeuls, siyvarulisagan, Jinisagan, tkbili
Secodebisagan, ganwirulebis netari grZnobisagan cremle-
bi RapaRupiT sdioda.
mere uxmod iwvnen gverdigverd.
mzeWabuks bage moekvnita da ebrZoda Tavisa da gogos
fiqrebs.
`axla ra vuTxra dedas? Aaxla ra vuTxra jimSeds?..
mamas?.. ra wyalSi gadavvarde axla?..~ – uxmo cremli moR-
varRvalebda facis Tvalebidan.
`TviTon movida, loginSi Camigorda... xom gavagde? pP ir-
velsave Rames ar gavagde?~ – sulmokled Tavs imarTlebda.
mTeli soflis samsjavros winaSe idga da qvebiT upirebdnen

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Caqolvas. yY ovel qvaze ewera erTaderTi sityva – `daundobe-
li!~ `ra Cemi bralia? ras fiqrobda, mamakacs rom loginSi
Cauwva?~ – sakuTari sindisi upirebda Caqolvas da imis wi-
naSe imarTlebda Tavs.
`ra vuTxra dedas, jimSeds?.. ra piriT Sevxedo xval?..
neta sul ar gaTendebodes, neta warRvna wamiRebdes...~
_ axla ra vqnaT? – ikiTxa mzeWabukma, ufro sakuTar Tavs
SeekiTxa, vidre gogos. mM isi xma am nestiT damZimebul, gril
sibneleSi, wvimis qaosur dgrialSi gaisma civad, ugulod.
gogos azrTa dena Sewyda. kK rinti ar dauZravs.
mzeWabuki misken Sebrunda, sibneles miaSterda. grZnob-
da mis sunTqvas, esmoda Cumi slukuni... misi cxeli sxeuli
isev uRviZebda Jins. uU ndoda saxeSi Caexeda, TvalebSi amo-
ekiTxa pasuxi, oRond sibneleSi araferi Canda.
xeli Seaxo iq, sadac kisris ZarRvi feTqavda. Camoacu-
ra, raTa SiSvel mkerds mohfereboda.
wamovarda gogo, moiSora misi xeli. g G uli amoujda, mag-
ram cdilobda qviTinis Sekavebas. sveli xalaTi aitaca da
wvimaSi gavarda, sibnelesa da simartoves Seatova vaJi.
martosulad igrZno Tavi mzeWabukma. axlaRa mixvda,
im gogos mklavebSic marto iyo, uimisod ufro marto dar-
Ca da autaneli sevda Semoawva.
wvima TandaTan neldeboda...

***
mTeli dRe crida da naliidan gvian gamovida. nN esti Zval-
rbilSi atanda, loginidan adgoma ezareboda. SiSi aekviata,
Cemi wuxandeli Secodeba albaT mTelma sofelma gaigo da yve-
lasagan gakicxuli varo. vaiTu ezoSi darajobdnen facis
mSoblebi da Zma. yvelaze metad mainc jimSedisa erideboda...
marTlac, ra unda eTqva, riTi emarTlebina Tavi?
TaTuSam gadmosZaxa odis aivnidan, guli xom ar wagivi-
da, aqamde rom gZinavso.
Tvali ver gauswora dedas da mamas. Cumad isauzma. Si-

!#%
 nidan gasvlas ar apirebda. gulis fancqaliT moeloda, axla
ki ara, axla momadgeba karis mezobeli da pasuxs momTxovso.
aA se gavida naxevari dRe. gG amoidara.
manqanis xma rom gaigona, moTminebis Zafi gauwyda, mxreb-
ze Zveli labada moigdo da ezodan gavida.
jimSedi satvirTo `kolxidas~ saltes ucvlida. Sori-
dan mohkra Tvali mzeWabuks, xeli dauqnia.
_ hei, bukioto! aA mboben, Sen isev im soroSi SeZveri da
gareT cxvirs ar hyofo!
mzeWabuks Sescivda... `xom arafers eWvobs?~ – frTxoda
azri da ymawvili fexaTreviT uaxlovdeboda jimSeds.
_ ra mogivida? – iman erTi Sexeda da saqmes miubrunda.
manqanis qveS domkrati Seedga da saxelurs atrialebda.
Zara SesamCnevad mowyvita miwas, fexi hkra saltes, daatri-
ala, – ha, ra mogivida?
_ ra unda momsvloda?
_ erihaa! isev avad xom ara xar? kK acis feri ar gadevs!
_ ityvi raRa Senc... – ukmayofilod waiburtyuna mzeWa-
bukma.
`marTlac avadaa... ra aWames, neta, dedaqalaqSi?~ –
gaifiqra jimSedma. mM zeWabukma gaigona, moiRuSa. mM dinaris
piras Camojda. aqedan uTvalTvalebda jimSedis saqmianobas
da wyalSi kenWebs isroda. `ra misi saqmea? – ficxobda, – vin
ekiTxeba?~
WiSkridan faci gamovida. mzeWabuki dainaxa, SekrTa,
loyebze almuri waekida.
_ wyali gamomitane! – jimSedi saltes eWideboda da ar
miuxe-davs.
faci adgilze gaiyina, Zmis brZaneba ar gaugonia. mzeWa-
bukma Tvali aarida, saqmianad ganagrZobda kenWebis srolas.
mM ere wamodga da napirs dauyva.
_ ra mogivida, gogo, Sen?
_ ra moxda?
_ rava darexvilebi xarT yvelani, wyali-meTqi, ar gTxove?!

!#&
 _ axlave, ra iyo iseTi... – CaibuzRuna facim da wylis
mosatanad gaiqca.
mzeWabuki aCemebuli jirkze Camojda, aq daeloda. D
darwmunebuli iyo, gogo moirbenda. rame mainc unda eTqva.
aA se Cumad xom ar Caivlida yovelive. Wkuas Zalas atanda,
saWiro azri ar mosdioda. wiwknida balaxis Reros, xan ise
wonida, xan ase. Tavs yovelmxriv damnaSaved grZnobda,
oRond imasac adanaSaulebda da amiT imsubuqebda sasjels...
`vin exveweboda, rom morboda, vin exveweboda...~
marTlac moirbina, Soriaxlo gaCerda. mzeWabuki wamod-
ga, undoda pirdapir TvalebSi Caexeda, mzera ver gauswora.
_ me var damnaSave! – Tqva uceb facim, cremlma wamiT
daubinda Tvali, Tavi Seikava, – nurafris geSinia, nu ganicdi,
me var damnaSave...
mzeWabukma Sveba igrZno da Sercxva.
_ mec davaSave, magram... – moubodiSa.
_ ara, ara, saWiro ar aris! – swrafad gaawyvetina gogom.
_ ginda davqorwindeT? – gulsgareSe SeekiTxa.
_ ara, ara...
mzeWabukma Tavi daxara. u U xerxulobas grZnobda. sircx-
vili da TanagrZnoba awuxebda.
`Cemi lamazi, veluri biWi...~ – aSkarad gaigona.
_ kidev moxval? – SeekiTxa uneblieT, mRelvarebisagan
bageebi gauTeTrda.
_ ara, ra saWiroa? mM ainc ar giyvarvar... Seni guli iq dar-
Ca, did qalaqSi.
_ me aravin miyvars! – swrafad Seepasuxa mzeWabuki.
_ ar vici... – ukve unda wasuliyo, adgilidan ki ver iZroda.
`Cemi lamazi, veluri biWi...~
mzeWabuks abnevda es sityvebi, eWvebs uxsnida gzas.
_ simarTle giTxra, arc me miyvarxar! _ moWra uceb
gogom, naZaladevad gaicina da am dros upeebSi cremli aukiaf-
da, _ ar miyvarxar da ra vqna? Tavs Zalas xom ver davatan!
guli etkina, ar Sepasuxebia, sibraluli igrZno da er-

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Txelac daisaja Tavi.
Tvali miadevna gogos moqnil tans, ZarRvebSi TrTol-
vam dauara. ratom ar SeiZleboda facis siyvaruli, ra uSl-
ida xels?..
`guls ver ubrZaneb!~ – gaifiqra da isev moejara eWve-
bi... arsebobis arc erTi wami ar iyo myari, daiRala Tokze
siaruliT, wonasworoba ewada...

Tavi VI. deda

d
D id buxarSi cecxli gugunebs. g G ogonebi Sig fuCeCs yri-
an drogamoSvebiT. wamiT cecxli minavldeba, mere abrialde-
ba, abarCxaldeba. `didu, oda ar damiwvaT, Tqve argasaw-
yvetlebo!~ – Cxubobs TaTuSa. bodRo gareT garbis, buxris
milidan saSiSi naperwklebi samzadis islis saxuravs xom ar
uwevso. zedadgarze uzarmazari qvabi dgas, Sig kvaxi da si-
mindi ixarSeba. kK vaxi iseTi magari aRmoCnda, najaxiT Zlivs
gaCexes da wyalSi qvasaviT CaiZira. simindi ki, Zalian Wyinti
ar eTqmis, magram arc daiwuneba... sastumro oTaxs TiTqmis
Weramde uwevs fuCeCiani simindi. M mezoblis gogo-biWebi si-
mindis zvinze sxedan, taros arCeven, kalaTebSi yrian,
lazRandaroben, Wyints calke aquCeben mosaxarSad, daW-
ianebuls calke, Roris gasasuqeblad. foCebisagan wver-ul-
vaSs ikeTeben, erTmaneTs amasxaraveben... aris erTi tkarca-
li da mxiaruleba... romelime gaTamamebul jeels, viTomda
SemTxveviT daukrefavSi rom miZvreba, Jivil-xiviliT daese-
vian gogoebi, fuCeCSi Camarxaven... `didu, saxli ar damingri-
oT Tqve argasawyvetlebo!~ – sicils Zlivs ikavebs TaTuSa.
biWebi uwmawur anekdotebs yvebian. g G ogoebi yurebSi
TiTebs icoben. simRerasac wamoiwyebdnen, magram ver bedav-
en. CaTu-bebis ormoci axlaxan gadaixades. `imRereT, Svi-
lebo, Tu gemRerebaT!~ – neba darTo bodRom. mM ainc veravin
bedavs dawyebas... arc ormocze Camosulan juma da kaWuWia,

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depeSac ar gamougzavniaT. g G ogoebi CumCuma enas ifxanen.
g
G ulis siRrmeSi swyinT, Zmebma bediebma qalaqeli `kekelke-
bi~ rom arCies da sofelSi fexi amoikveTes. amitomac Wori
ufro daundobelia... biWebsac Tavisi saTaTbiro gauxsniaT:
`vah, wie, ici ra fexburTia? espaneTidan gadmoscemen!.. egeb
televizori CagvirTon, a?~ CaTu-bebis gardacvalebis
Semdeg televizori aravis CaurTavs. iqneb vinmem yurSi
CaawveTos maspinZlebs biWebis survili.
mzeWabuki gandgomoliviTaa. saerTo mxiarulebaSi
monawileobas ar iRebs, Tumca Zveleburad araa moquruSe-
buli. cota gaxalisda kidec, moswrebul xumrobaze eRime-
ba xolme... SeiZleba sxvebTan erTad fuCeCSi goraobac
surdes, oRond gauTviTcnobierebeli Zala xel-fexs
uborkavs, Tavisuflebas uzRudavs. savse kalaTebi bejiTad
daaqvs naliaSi da iq clis. kalaTa mZimea, mxarze bebera
daaCina, dabambul naWers idebs kalaTqveS. g G ansakuTrebiT
naliis kibeze uWirs asvla, kibis Wriali agonebs Rameebs,
roca masTan `is~ modioda...
facic gogoebTanaa. Cveulebriv anci da daudgromeli,
axla cdilobs da ver axerxebs sxvebs ahyves. mM isi sicili na-
Zaladevia... jimSeds daeWveba etyoba, cudad ibRvireba. vera
da ver aiyolies Wkuamxiarulma gogoebma da Tavi daanebes.
isic zis, taros fuCeCs aclis da zustad isvris kalaTaSi.
SuaRame rom gadascilda, bodRom biWebisaTvis WaWis
arayi Camoatara, gogoebisaTvis Sinauri liqiori, TaTuSas
naostatari.
viRacam televizori axsena. g G ogoebma iwivles, ar gvin-
da fexburTio. mzeWabukma biWebi daixmaria da Semoitanes,
kuTxeSi dadges. `oRond taro ar moaxvedroT, ar Camimtvri-
oT!~ – ixveweboda TaTuSa.
fexburTis matCi naxevrad damTavrebuli iyo. u U cxouri
gundebi TamaSobdnen, im wamsve `Cveniad~ da `imaTiad~ gaiyves...
`uyure!.. vah!.. eg reebs vxedav!.. midi!.. yoCaR!.. mekarec aseTi
unda, sapoJnikia!.. Wyinti simindi magas!..~ sul erTi iyo, vin

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igebda, vin agebda, odaSic da teleekranidanac gamayruebe-
li Rrianceli ismoda...
daiRalnen... kvaxic mobezrdaT, Wyinti simindic, xun-
trucic...
miwynardnen...
garedan neli stvena moisma.
_ CaTu-bebis sulma mogvakiTxa! – iyvira viRac lazRan-
daram, TviTonac dafrTxa.
gogoebi awivldnen... TeTrad Sesudruli arseba wamoima-
rTa zRurblze.
simindis taroebi miayares.
bodRo aRmoCnda. TeTri zewari gadaiZro da `ar momkla-
To~, xelebi aswia.
gamococxldnen... erTma mkvdari suli axsena, meorem
oCokoCi, tyaSi mafa...
gulSi gakenwla mzeWabuks. kuTxeSi mijda TavisTvis,
Cumad usmenda. Nnadiakvnaris colyofilis naambobi ar
sjeroda, Tumca masSi igrZnoboda raRac saidumloeba. yY urs
ugdebda axalgazrdebis lazRandarobas da amCnevda, rom
SiSi TandaTan ipyrobda maT. aqac aravis sjeroda arseboba
irealurisa, imqveyniurisa, SiSi mainc krToda. g G ogoebi um-
weod afaxulebdnen Tvalebs, zogi izafreboda, zogi ixvewe-
boda: `kai ra, gaCumdiT, ra mogividaT?.. nu yvebiT ra?..~ bi-
Webi baqiobdnen, agdebulad icinodnen.
_ im dRes sasaflaosTan gaviare, _ yveboda erTi, eS-
makurad acecebda Tvalebs, _ Rame iyo da guli kinaRam gamisk-
da, CaTu-bebis saflavze TeTri raRaca dafarfatebda...
_ erTxel Cvens tyeSi, saturias serze oCokoCi vnaxe,
veeberTela, saSineli... TiTs miqnevda, mixmobda... elda meca
da movkurcxle... ori dRe munjiviT viyavi. xmis amoReba ar
SemeZlo...
_ neta tyaSi mafa damanaxa, amboben, iseTi lamaziao!
_ axla sad aris tyaSi mafa. rac manqanebi Semovida,
dafrTxa, RurRuTs misca Tavi. winaT yovel nabijze iyo Tur-
me...

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 _ marTalia, bodRo biZias unaxavso? – wamoiZaxa wripa
gogom kuTxidan. axalgazrdebma yuri cqvites. mzeWabuki
Seirxa.
bodRo buxarTan ijda, Cibuxs eqaCeboda. cecxli minav-
lda da imas SeuCuCxuna. d D rois mosagebado, ase moeCvena mze-
Wabuks.
_ bodRo biZia, mogviyevi ra!
_ ra mogiyveT, Wirima, tyaSi mafa ar vici me! _ xma gae-
bzara, Tavi ar auwevia, mzera damala. mzeWabuks surda
TvalebSi Caexeda, simarTle amoekiTxa. `tyaSi mafa, eh, tya-
Si mafa!..~ – fiqris nafleTi moesma da dedas Sexeda.
TaTuSa malulad uTvalTvalebda Svils, SeSfoTeba
daetyo. yrmis mzeras rom waawyda, naZaladevad gaexumra
qmars:
_ Seni ena gRupavs, Se sacodavo, simTvraleSi moatyue
albaT vinme, xma gagivrceles!
mzeWabuks gulze Semoawva. asTaviani urCxuli – eWvi fu-
TfuTebda sulSi da uWirda daecxro, gulgrilobis niRabi
Camoefarebina. yY vela imas cdilobda, rogorme moetyuebina
igi, gza-kvali aebnia, bnelSi hyoloda. viRac uCinari ZaliT
arTmevda mis wil simarTles, sicocxleze Zvirfassa da mniS-
vnelovans... mzeWabukma Tavi gaZarculad igrZno.
`vin var me?~ – pirvelad ikiTxa da pasuxi ver gasca. eWvs
safuZveli am kiTxvaSi hqonda da roca pasuxi moiZebnebo-
da, maSinRa ganaTdeboda goneba, iqneb sikeTes emZlavra
borotze, sinaTles – bnelze...
ymawvili ukve aravis usmenda. grZeldeboda yayani, si-
cili, lazRandaroba... TandaTan gaizida naliaSi taro da
fuCeCi. buxarSi cecxli CaiSrita, qvabSi aRar TuxTuxebda
wyali... daRlili mezoblebi TiTo-TiTod emSvidobebodnen
maspinZlebs... sacaa gaTendeboda...
mzeWabuks haeri ar eyo. aA ivanze gavida. sigrile Semoet-
masna rogorc sveli tilo, gaaJrJola. idga erTxans, bnel-
Si iyureboda. Rame icriceboda ukve. TeTri nisli miizlaz-

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neboda orRobeSi, edeboda xeTa gabarjRul totebs, fum-
fula qulebi gasapent bambasaviT exveoda... awkapunda
totebze dakidebuli wveTebi... raRac idumali edeboda
qveyanas da SiSs hgvrida aivanze gadmomdgar ymawvils.
nislis fTila Seexo, daswinwkla. SeaJrJola, Sescivda,
TiTqos sveli xeli sayeloSi Cauyo viRacam.
igrZno, rom gadaiRala. beWebi stkioda. oTaxSi Sebrunda,
sawolze daegdo. Tvali daxuWa Tu ara, mZime buranSi CaiZira,
moswyda yovelive amqveyniurs. albaT didxans gastana ZilquS-
ma, dRe Rames cvlida, Rame dRes, is ki isev ise gaunZrevlad
iwva da egeb cocxalic ar iyo ukve. M mere uceb gamoerkva. ofl-
Si gaxviTquliyo da perangi zurgze miswebeboda.
mezobeli oTaxidan CoCqoli moismoda. darCenili stum-
rebi riJraJs elodnen da WaWis arayiT erTobodnen.
`ramden xans viweqi? aTi wuTi, aTi saaTi, aTi dRe?..~
goneba TandaTan ewmindeboda da iq, viT yamirze, kvlav
iTeseboda eWvis Tesli.
cxeloda. f F anjaras miswvda da gamoaRo. g
G rilma, nestianma
haerma SemoaRwia, xilisa da neSos suni Semohyva... esiamovna.
_ deda! – xmadabla dauZaxa.
moeCvena, rom TaTuSa aqamdec karsukan idga da WuWru-
tanidan adevnebda Tvals.
_ deda! – xmas auwia.
mezobel oTaxSi bodRo raRacas hyveboda da stumrebi
sicilisagan iWaWebodnen.
karTan viRaca dafacurda.
`albaT vgiJdebi~, _ SiSi kenwlavda mzeWabuks, guli
swrafad ucemda, sisxli safeTqelze ukakunebda.
_ deda!
TaTuSa Semovida, Suqi aanTo.
_ aqa var, deda Semogevlos, Cemo gulis dardo, _ xmad-
abla Seepasuxa, mis mzeraSi SiSi krToda.
_ aq mo, deda!
TaTuSa mouaxlovda, sawolis kideze Camojda, Sublze

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xeli daado, moefera.
mzeWabukma xelze xeli mouWira.
_ miTxari simarTle!
TaTuSas mitklisferi daedo, aCqarebiT wamoiZaxa:
_ vaime, Svilo, mogikvdes Cemi Tavi, ras mekiTxebi?!
_ miTxari simarTle!
TaTuSam saxeze xeli aifara, atirda. mzeWabuks guli
erTi muWa gauxda. Tavs sZlia da daJinebiT gaimeora:
_ miTxari simarTle, miTxari, miTxari!
_ am ZuZuTi gamizrdixar, Svilo!
_ mucliT ar gitarebivar?! – yrmis Tavze wisqvilis
borbali datrialda.
_ Seni Zmebis akvanSi gamizrdixar, Svilo!
_ maS, Sengan ar davbadebulvar?!
_ Rameebi TeTrad miTenebia, `nanas~ gimRerdi, Svilo!
_ Turme sxvisi Svili vyofilvar!
gaficxebuli, acaxcaxebuli sawolze wamoiWra, kedels
zurgiT aekra.
_ ra vqna, me ubedurma, ra vqna? – mkerdze mjiRi daikra
TaTuSam, Rawvi Camoixoka.
mzeWabuki TiTqos damSvidda, xelebi uRonod Camoyara,
fanjris rafaze Camojda. ramdenjerme wynarad gaimeora:
_ Tqven yvelani, yvelani matyuebdiT?!
_ vaime, Tugind momkali, Svilo! – SesTxova TaTuSam.
mzeWabukma dedas mzera aarida, Sebrunda da fanjaraSi
gadaeSva.

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 yfobkb 1:
didi qorwili
Tavi I. siyvarulis mecniereba
mzem rom loginSi moakiTxa, rognedam igrZno, amieridan
ase ver icxovrebda. biWi rom yofiliyo, adgeboda da cxra
mTas iqiT gadaikargeboda, sadme revolucias moaxdenda,
lamaz gogos moitacebda, yvelaze maRal mwvervalze aZvre-
boda, polusebs moixilavda... igi ki Cveulebrivi gogo iyo,
oTaxis yvavili, fufunebaSi da mzrunvelobaSi gazrdili.
aA qamde misi cxovreba ivseboda bebiisa da dedis alersiani,
oRond jiuti moTxovnebiT: `fiso, rZe dalie!~, `fiso, fafa
Wame!~, `fiso, ar gadaiRalo!~, `ar daece!~, `gogo xar, egre
nu iRrijebi!~, `cxvirsaxoci ra uyavi, cxvirSi nu iCiCqne-
bi!~, `moxdenilad gaiare, jariskaci xom ara xar?~, `gakve-
Tili iswavle!~, `kargma gogom musika unda icodes!~, `kargma
gogom franguli unda icodes!~, `inglisuri unda icodes!~,
`cekva unda icodes!~, es icodes, is icodes...
rognedas ki am diliT marTlac raRaca undoda, gansxva-
vebuli, Taviseburi, rac xelis erTi mosmiT daamsxvrevda
minis akvariums, magram ra iyo es `raRac~? iqneb momavali
gamocdebi, studentoba, kursis amxanagebi... dabadebis
dReebi, eqskursiebi, `Satalo~, kino, biWebi... kinom saSua-
li bedia gaaxsena. dRes ukve swored is `zeg~ iyo, Tumca egeb
vaJs daaviwyda kidec, qaliSvili rom dahpatiJa kinoSi.
cnobierebaSi mzeWabuki amotivtivda... is Rame, roca Cve-
uli akvariumidan amoiyvanes, sufTa haerze gaanavardes da
am sisufTavem, uCveulo amaRlebulobam kinaRam guli ga-
uxeTqa, ZarRvebi daawyvita. is mxolod sizmari iyo, SiSis-
momgvreli TeTri sizmari... gaiRviZa da mzeWabuk bedia ver
ipova, igi gaqra, gadaikarga. `sofelSi wavida! Cveulebrivi
sofleli biWia, qalaqSi brinjiviT ibneva!~ – fiqrSi didi

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xania uaryo igi. aA rc misi oqros Tmebi moswonda, arc cisferi
Tvalebi, Cumi da wynari mzera, magram, roca gaixsenebda,
guli Cxvletda da sevda eufleboda.
Aam dilasac, mzem rom loginSi moakiTxa, gamoaRviZa,
pirveli gaxseneba mzeWabuk bedia iyo. TvalnaTliv warmo-
idgina fanjarasTan mdgomi, bneli Ramidan mosuli. Tvali
daxuWa. eE rTxelac igrZno, rogor aitaca Zalam, moswyvita
iataks, sibneleSi gaitaca... Zalumad exveoda mis sxeuls, ga-
darCenaze fiqrobda da imitom exveoda, axla ki, loginSi,
moeCvena, rom kvlav etmasneboda sasurvelis mkerds, mkla-
vebi SemoeWdo misi beWebisaTvis...
SeaTrTola, sawolidan wamovarda.
`quCis biWi, sofleli biWi, mZuls, mZuls!..~ – cdilobda
Tavi daeRwia am damRleli zmanebisagan.
sarkeSi Caixeda, tuCebi aibzua.
_ fiso, ade, genacvale, rZe gagicivdeba! – dauZaxa
RaRulim.
`rZe, rZe... amaT bavSvi vgonivarT, me ki...~ – xelebi aisva
welze, sakuTari mkerdis borcvakebs rom waawyda, Sercxva.
`suleli, suleli...~ – imeorebda gunebaSi.
kedlis saaTs Sexeda. cxraze samecadinod unda wasu-
liyo repetitorTan, Tormetze ki mzeWabukis Zma elode-
boda – saSuali bedia...
filmi uRimRamo gamodga. viRacas viRaca uyvarda. aA mas
imiT gamoxatavdnen, rom dReniadag angreul loginSi kot-
rialobdnen, Tan erTmaneTs eficebodnen, Seni siyvaru-
liT vgiJdebio.
Semosvlisas afiSaze arc SeuxedavT, aq ki titrebis
Cveneba damTavrebuli iyo. amitom aA rc icodnen ra films
uyurebdnen, arc ainteresebdaT. xandaxan, roca filmis
gmirebi zomier siSiSvles gamoaCendnen, wina rigebidan Tav-
Seukavebeli xorxoci, arcTu zrdilobiani SeZaxilebi
moismoda.
kaWuWiam mxolod erTxel gaifiqra, am gogonas ukana

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rigSi davsvam da sibneleSi Cemeburad davbubnio, magram
gadaifiqra, aCqareba ar ivargebda.
Cumad isxdnen, ekrans misCerebodnen da verafers
xedavdnen. orTaves sakuTari safiqrali awvalebda. kaWu-
Wias macacuna gaaxsenda, is moulodneli brZola da Sedegi.
quCis qali egona da imitom daatana Zala...
rognedas cnobismoyvareoba wvavda. Sexvedrisas wamiT
Seavlo mzera da umalve mixvda, mTlad normaluri rom ar
iyo saSuali bedia. SesaniSnavi fexsacmeli ecva, ucxouri,
safirmo perangi, Sarvali ki – dalaqavebuli, Camofexvili,
muxlebdaberili, uSvelebeli jibeebiT... albaT jibeSi aTa-
si xaraxura CauCurTavs da ise dadiso, fiqrobda gogona da
cotaTi eSinoda kidec.
_ wavideT aqedan, _ wasCurCula.
kaWuWia fiqrebisagan gamoerkva.
_ ra Tqvi?
_ wavideT aqedan!
_ filmi ar mogwons? – Caiqirqila.
_ ar momwons! – gamomwvevad Seepasuxa.
kaWuWia gaCumda, sibneleSi gogos xeli moZebna. rognedam
gaiwia.
_ nu geSinia, _ cbieri CurCuli gauba, _ lawiraki ki
ara var, am sibneleSi rame gakadro!
xeli mianeba. KkaWuWiam fulis dastebiT gamotenil
jibeze miido.
_ ra aris es?
_ Zalian saintereso ramaa, darwmunebuli var, moge-
woneba.
_ ras CurCulebT mand, gvayurebineT, batono! – uceb
qaluri xmiT wina rigidan daiwripina zonzroxa tipma, aqamde
dausruleblad rom aknatunebda mzesumziras.
mcire xans gaCumdnen.
_ ginda es dampali gamovaTrio da vcemo? – SeTqmuliv-
iT SeekiTxa kaWuWia.

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 _ ar Rirs, debilia viRaca, _ am Setakebam erTi nabijiT
daaxlova qal-vaJi.
rognedam daijera misi Zliereba, idayviTac grZnobda
Wabukis dakunTul mklavs.
kaWuWias misi xeli ar gauSvia, viTom uneburado, Camo-
acoca da muxlze daido. g G ogonas araferi uTqvams. g G ayur-
suli Sehyurebda ekrans da cnobismoyvareoba uwewavda
nervebs.
uU ceb denma gahkra. g
G aaxsenda bneli kupe, matareblis daga-
dugi, sibneleSi gamowvdili mzeWabukis xeli, _ `gamarjoba!~,
_ `gamarjoba!~ gadaWdobil xelebs zogjer fanjridan SemoW-
rili sxivi efineboda da isev sibneleSi inTqmeboda. xelidan
xelSi gadadioda raRac Tbili, unazesi, xafifi, ubiwo... ka-
WuWias Ronier TaTSi momwyvdeuli misi xeli ki ido am gazin-
Tul, turtlian Sarvalze... ratom? risTvis? vis siamovnebda
es?.. zizRi moawva, xeli uxeSad gamostaca da wamoxta:
_ wavideT aqedan, aRar minda!
kaWuWia uxmod wamodga, gasasvlelisaken gauZRva.
quCaSi rogneda damSvidda, TandaTan gadaaviwyda kinos
bnel darbazSi gadaxdili gancdebi. RimiliT Seavlo Tva-
li kaWuWias Camogidelebul jibeebs, araferi hkiTxa.
_ kinoSi ise davixuTe, _ Tavi imarTla.
_ ho, _ ugemurad gaepasuxa kaWuWia.
uyuradRebobam gogona gaanawyena. g G aixsena, rom xeli
edo Wabukis muxlze, ufro sworad, ZaliT daadebines,
gaukvirda, aqamde ratom ar Semovwyerio.
_ aq unda dagemSvidoboT! – moiRuSa.
kaWuWia gamoerkva, safiqrals waeRo da gverdiT mimava-
li gogo gadaviwyeboda.
_ oh, mapatie, megona erTi gza gvqonda... gagacileb!
_ madlobeli var, _ niSnis mogebiT Tqva gogonam, – ise-
dac didi pativi meci, im sibneleSi kinaRam xeli momamtvrie!
_ ra gauTleli viRaca var, _ moinania kaWuWiam, Tva-
lebSi ki urcxvad Sehyurebda, _ yvelaferi instinqturad

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moxda, arc ki maxsovs, ratom Cagavle xeli. cudi ram guneba-
Si ar gamivlia... mapatie!
rogneda morbilda. cnobismoyvareobam Seipyro da tro-
tuars dahyvnen.
_ gunebaSi albaT dascini Cems Cacmulobas, _ alaparak-
da kaWuWia, _ kargad mesmis yelaferi. u U nda mogaxseno, yov-
el gamorCeul adamians ucnauri Tvisebebi aqvs... diax, nu geR-
imeba, _ rognedas arc gauRimia, _ nu gikvirs, Tavs rom ga-
morCeulad vTvli. garegnobiT yvelaze didi geniosi Cveu-
lebrivi adamiania. suls ki wuTieri nacnobobiT ver Seicnob,
amas dro unda... ase imitom geubnebi, mec gamaCnia saidumlo,
niWi... jerjerobiT bolomde ver agixsni, TviTonac ar mesmis
ase rad gendobi... RmerTma qnas, ar movtyuvde...
rogneda Tavdaxrili moabijebda. g G uli swrafad ucem-
da. vaJis xmaSi gulwrfeli simi JRerda.
ucnob sadarbazosTan gaCerdnen.
_ oRond aravin dagvinaxos, _ Wabukma trotuari mi-
moaTvaliera. A axlos aravin Canda. ezoSic Seixeda. iqac siwyna-
re iyo. gogona TiTiT moixmo.
_ aravisTan wamogcdes, xma arsad amoiRo, _ am sity-
vebTan erTad kurtakis kalTa gadaiwia da jibe gamoaCina.
asmaneTianebis mkvrivi dastebiT iyo gamotenili. kaWuWiam
erTi dasta gamoaZro, xelSi SeaTamaSa, ukan CaiCara.Ljibe
Zlivs itevda amden fuls.
_ rogor mibedav? – uceb wamoenTo rogneda, _ vina
ggonivar?
wamiT gaukvirda kaWuWias, mere gaicina, naZaladevad,
uxalisod. rac fuli gauCnda, erTxelac ar gaucinia Zve-
leburad.
_ ver gamige, Cemo kargo! vina mgonixar da wesieri gogo
mgonixar. imitomac gende. ukuRmarTi rame arc mifiqria!
rognedas Sercxva, Sewuxda, mainc jiutad gaaqnia Tavi.
_ simarTle Tu ginda, momewone da esaa! – moiRuSa kaWu-
Wia, TvalebSi sicive edga.

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 _ ar miyvars aseTi laparaki, daCveuli ara var! – Tavi
kvlav gaaqnia gogonam, _ es raa? fuls xom ar beWdav?
_ ih, ori Tavi sad mabia, _ eSmakuri Rimili aisaxa ka-
WuWias saxeze, _ gasametebeli Tavi sada maqvs?
kibeze fexis xma gaisma. kaWuWiam kurtaki gaiswora.
kedels mieyrdno.
macacunam gamoixeda.
kaWuWias feri ecvala, Tavi ar auwevia, macacuna uxmod
miaSterda da vaJi iZulebuli gaxda aexeda. ra bedi maqvs,
amis karTan ram momiyvanao, gaifiqra. sawylad gauRima.
macacunas bage zizRiT moeqca da rognedas miayara:
_ gogona, nu dgaxar masTan, ar daujero! es bilwi, us-
indiso kacia! gaiqeci aqedan, gaiqeci!
rognedam fexi ar moicvala, saxeze siave aesaxa.
_ Wkuas nu maswavliT, dedaCemi meyofa, patara ki ara var!
kaWuWia mitklisferi gaxda, nabiji warsdga, TavSi sisx-
li auvarda. _ waeTrie aqedan, Se Zuknav, Torem...
_ aba, TiTi damakare!
kaWuWias TavSekavebam uRalata, muSti marTlac aRmar-
Ta, mklavze rogneda Camoekida da uCveulo siTboTi wasCur-
Cula:
_ damSviddi, geTayva, viTom araferi gagigonia!
vaJi gons moego, kedels mieyrdno da ase gairinda.
macacuna aCqarebiT sunTqavda, bageze kvlav damcinavi
Rimili uTamaSebda.
_ ras udgaxarT, wadiT aqedan! – miaZaxa rognedam, Tan
kaWuWias mklavs ar eSveboda.
_ kai gvelis wiwili yofilxar, magram waitex kisers! _
borotad miugdo macacunam da sadarbazoSi Sebrunda.
_ uyure erTi, reebs mibedavs, _ aboboqrda kaWuWia, _
mTlad ar gavida Tavs? eE s qurdbacaca, quCis qali!...
_ kai, ho! nN ervebs nu iwyvet!
moulodnelma Cxubma wamSi daaaxlova qal-vaJi, TiTqos
saidumlo, rac mxolod orma icoda, ndobis jaWvad gadaiqca

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da igi iolad ver unda gawyvetiliyo.
`viTom aman ar gaqurda mzia!~ – gaifiqra kaWuWiam.
Tvalze bindi gadaekra, sul erTi wamiT, guli SeufrTx-
ialda TiTqos... gons moego. Sublze xeli moisva. u U nda da-
eviwyebina, Tu cxovreba ewada... hqonda fuli, simdidre, qa-
lebis meti ra iyo... is unda daeviwyebina...
rogneda wynarad misCereboda. sul sxvanairad xedavda
kaWuWias. misi Camogidelebuli Sarvalic ar eCveneboda ase
uSno. `albaT Semiyvarda!~ – amas wonida da grZnobda, rom
marTlac gaexvia raRac uCveulo, Tbil talRebSi.
kaWuWiam gogos mzera daiWira. mM ixvda, maTs urTierTo-
baSi raRac Seicvala.
rognedam Tvali daxara, sadRac gulis gulSi kvlav
afuTfuTda zizRi, magram umal CaixSo.
_ kaxaber, _ mRelvarebisagan xma auTrTolda, _ raRac
minda gkiTxo da ar momatyuo!
_ aqamde rodis gatyuebdi?
_ marTla giyvarvar? – lamazi Tvalebi moanaTa gogom.
kaWuWias ar axsovda, rom siyvaruli aexsnas misTvis. ukan
mainc ar dauxevia.
_ ki, miyvarxar! _ gulgrilad daumowma.
rognedas Tvalebi sinaziT aevso.
Tavi farTo mkerdze miado da gainaba.
`lamazi ki aris es oxeri!~ _ uCveulo gaubedaobam Se-
boWa kaWuWia.
_ colad miTxov? _ CurCuliT daekiTxa gogo.
_ dRedaRam amaze vocnebobdi! _ auRelveblad Seepasuxa.
rognedam wynarad Caicina. kaWuWiam yvrimalze akoca da
gaifiqra: `vinme xom unda SevirTo, es ki lamazi mainc aris...~
ki gamodgeboda saTadarigo variantad, ukeTess Tu ver iS-
ovida...

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 Tavi II. macacunas gancdebi
igi mteri iyo, juma bedia, igi iyo demoni, vinac daimor-
Cila macacunas suli, mTeli simZimiT daawva da amosunTqvis
saSualeba mouspo. mM acacunas gauqra is gataceba, survili
monobisa, rac siyvaruli egona. aA xla marto siZulvili Ser-
Ca, siZulvili, romelic ar aZinebda RamiT, mosvenebas ukar-
gavda dRisiT. sZulda juma, kaWuWia, bediebis saxsenebeli...
SurisZiebis aTas saSualebas igonebda, arc erTi ar miaCnda
sakmarisad, amitom arafers akeTebda da usasood mihyvebo-
da movlenaTa dinebas.
da ai, moulodnelad TviT jumam Caudo xelSi iaraRi...
ra dasamali es iyo da morCili Svilis roli gaiTamaSa.
Tavdaxrilma televizorTan Seyril mSoblebs ganucxada:
_ or kviraSi vTxovdebi!
mama politikur komentators usmenda gafacicebiT. aA f-
rikis erT qveyanaSi samxedro gadatrialeba momxdariyo.
aseT dros ojaxis wevrTa gadalaparakebas ver iTmenda da
braziT Caisisina:
_ momasmenineT, Tu SeiZleba!
komentatori faqts azogadebda, ori wuTis saTqmels
ukve naxevari saaTi ReWavda.
_ giTxari, batono, meore televizori viyidoT da kab-
inetSi daidgi-meTqi! – mkvaxed Seepasuxa deda.
_ Seni fulebiT rom viyidiT, imas davidgam kabinetSi! –
ar SearCina kacma, Tan televizorisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia.
`arc ki ainteresebT!~ – javri moawva macacunas.
_ vin aris? – gulgrilad SeekiTxa deda.
_ erTi kacia...
_ kaci rom iqneba, ki vici! _ uxeSad gaawyvetina, _ bina
aqvs?
_ ki, TiTqmis centrSi...
_ Òîãäà åù¸ íè÷åãî!.. didia?
_ vin? aA xalgazrdaa!

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 _ binaze gekiTxebi.
_ ra vici, aba...
_ Òîãäà íå ñòîèò, ìèëî÷êà !.. aq ar Semomiyvano, TviTonac
Zlivs veteviT!
_ amodena bina gvaqvs... – gaubedavad SeekamaTa macacuna.
_ yvelafers Tavisi rigi aqvs, is mamikos kabinetia, is
biblioTekaa, is sastumro, is saZinebeli, is samzareulo...
_ aqvs-meTqi bina, xom giTxari? romc Seexvewo, ar Semo-
giva zedsiZed!
_ Òîãäà åù¸ íè÷åãî!.. muSaobs? sad muSaobs? dD iplomiania?
xom ici Cveni wre, sazogadoeba...
macacuna nervebze moiSala, Tavi mainc Seikava.
_ diplomiania, cnobili mweralicaa, redaqtori...
_ xelfasic kai eqneba?
_ arc Tu ise didi, magram...
_ Òîãäà íå ñòîèò, ìèëî÷êà !.. gawvaldebi.
_ momasmenineT, batono, Tu SeiZleba! – moTmineba
dakarga ojaxis ufrosma, – sakuTar saxlSi, sakuTar televi-
zorTan ver mogisvenia kacs!
_ Tavi Sen gagiskda, qaliSvilis bedi arc gainteresebs!
_ mainteresebs Tu ara, momiyvans axla xviTos, isic Cems
kiserze Sejdeba albaT!
_ TqvenTan samaTxovro araferi gveqneba! – wamoiZaxa
macacunam.
_ bebia gicxonda, erT kviraSi karze momadgebiT! gic-
nobT axlandel axalgazrdebs, ra Citebica xarT!
_ Torem Sen wyvetdi varskvlavebs!
_ esma, mamas agre uxeSad nu elaparakebi! – qmars gamoe-
sarCla deda.
_ aba, ratom ambobs ase? – cremli gadmohyara maca-
cunam.
_ damSviddi axla! Tu yvelaferi gadawyvetilia, saqmes
unda mixedva!
macacuna gaitruna. Zalianac undoda mSoblebi daxar-

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juliyvnen, raTa momavalSi kidev erTi sasayveduro hqono-
da juma bediasTan.
_ SemWameT axla! _ iquxa uceb mamam, – sada maqvs, qalo,
amdeni? xom ici, aTi Tumani meZleva jamagiri, Sen ki zizil-
pipilebsa da agarakebs ar ikleb!
_ mexi ki dagayare, maSin me qmari da Sen coli, ijeqi Sin
da me waval saSovarze!
_ gadamrevs es qali! _ iyvira mamam. kK omentatorma ukve
moaTava, mamam televizori gamorTo, gacecxlebul diasax-
liss zurgi Seaqcia, gazeTi gaSala, raTa igive ambavi aqac
waekiTxa da erTxelac darwmunebuliyo, rom qveyanaSi, rom-
lis arseboba aqamde arc icoda, mTavroba Camoagdes.
_ ra aris, deda, es, ra aris?! Tavs momakvlevinebT Tqven!
_ kvlav atirda macacuna.
_ kai axla, nu daayene zRva, _ Semrigeblurad Tqva
dedam, – agrec ar SeiZleba, Svilo! xom ici, bolo dros xar-
ji gvqonda. agarakma bevri waiRo, manqanac xom didi xani araa,
rac viyideT?.. axla imdeni ar moaqvs mamaSensac, veRar Sou-
lobs. cudi dro dadga, xalxs iWeren... iqneba im Cvens sasiZos
hqondes meti saSualeba? Tanac, CvenTan rom xuTasi stumari
SemoviyvanoT, am parkets ra eSveleba? mosamsaxuresac ver
iSovi, Zlivs gavaprialebine...
_ parketi? _ angariSmiucemlad ikiTxa macacunam.
_ ho, Svilo, im sasikvdilem tyavi gamaZro, gaprialebiT
ki, TviTon xedav, sul me momixda. stumari, xom ici, windeb-
iT ar Semova ojaxSi...
_ parketi, parketi, parketi! – isteriulad wamoiZaxa
macacunam da oTaxidan gavarda.
_ ai, aseTia axalgazrdoba! Seni gazrdilia magi! _ niS-
nis mogebiT Cailaparaka kacma, gazeTi Tavze gadaifara da
xvrinva amouSva.
_ mexi ki dagayare! _ ar Seatova colma.

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 ***

`sabednieroSi~, vaJa-fSavelas prospeqtze saqorwino

kaba SeukveTa, TeTri, oRond mokle, muxlebi unda gamoeCina,
qorwinebis dRes ver damalavda Tavis lamaz fexebs... fata
iqneboda raRac araCveulebrivi, msubuqi, haerovani, ucx-
ouri, Zviric daujda... eCqareboda, maRaziaSi mainc Seyov-
nda. saqmrosaTvis manJetebiani perangebi SearCia, cxvir-
saxocebis kompleqti; or dReSi importuli fexsacmelebic
gveqnebao da, sTxova, gadaminaxeTo...
roca gamovida, agviandeboda. juma elodeboda univer-
sitetis ezoSi. macacuna Tavs aridebda saqmros, xSirad ar
enaxveboda. mTlad gadamalvac ar ivargebda da dRes droze
unda misuliyo. troleibussa da avtobuss ver daendo, taq-
sis ayvana gadawyvita. xeli auwia. taqsma Caiara. imave wams vi-
Racam axalTaxali rZisferi `Jiguli~ moayena saburavebis
msubuqi SrialiT. manqana ise prialebda, sarked gamodgeboda.
macacunam ukan daixia. sapatarZlosaTvis ar ivargebda
kerZo manqaniT seirnoba. saWesTan mjdomi axalgazrda gad-
moiwia, kari gaaRo, momxiblveli Rimili moanaTa:
_ dabrZandiT!
`sul erTi araa?~ _ gaifiqra macacunam. manqanaSi Cask-
upda da gaitruna, vaJisaken arc miuxedavs.
manqana lbilad gasrialda. aA rc gogos amouRia xma, arc
vaJs ukiTxavs, saiT unda wagiyvanoo. xandaxan mravlismet-
yvel mzeras esroda mgzavrs. mM acacunas dascxa, pirze almu-
ri moekida, bage mokuma, ixtibars ar itexda, viTom yvela-
feri es bunebrivi iyo.
or wuTSi gmirTa moedanze iyvnen, wre daartyes da isev
saburTalosaken mimaval gzas daadgnen.
`saiT mivyavar?~ – frTxoda macacuna, ena Caegdo da beds
mindoboda.
mxolod erTxel aswia Tavi, rodesac guramiSvilis qu-
CiT vakisaken gadauxvies. sarkeSi vaJis Tvalebs waawyda da

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dafeTda. kupriviT Savi Tvalebi momnusxavad misCere-
bodnen. Sav, gadabmul warbebze uxvi qoCori eyara. spor-
tulad ecva, isedac etyoboda, sportsmeni rom iyo.
_ kotes meZaxian! – pirvelad maSin alaparakda, rode-
sac wyneTis gzas daadgnen.
_ me aqeT ar vapirebdi, _ bolos da bolos, xma amoiRo
macacunamac.
_ qalaqSi cxela, aqeT ki sigrilea, sufTa haeri, laRi
buneba... – vaJma gaiRima, mtaceblis kbilebi gamoaCina.
_ mainc sad migyavarT?
_ saiTac mibrZanebT! Tu gnebavT, axlave movabruneb!
_ mnebavs!
_ am adgilze akrZalulia, cota zeviT mibrZaneT da
movabruneb.
gza daiklakna. mM acacuna ganze ixedeboda. xan vrceli
xedi gadaiSleboda, moCanda saburTalos masivis mraval-
sarTuliani saxlebi, universitetis axali korpusi, lisis
tba, xan ki tanmorCili naZvebi arbodnen kalTebze. sabur-
Talos Tavze mocisfro Wavli ekida, lisis tba ki miraJs
hgavda, yovel wams icvlida formas.
_ kote mqvia-meTqi, giTxariT, Tqven ki pasuxi ar game-
ciT. aA r miyvars nacnobobis Tavze moxveva, Tu ar gnebavT...
_ esma.
_ SesaniSnavi saxelia e s m a, _ gemo gausinja, _ e s m a...
lamazi saxelia. cudad ar gamigoT da Tqvenc lamazi brZan-
debiT!
_ gmadlobT!
_ gulwrfelad vambob! g G ogoebs hgoniT, Tu biWi daela-
paraka, aucileblad misi gamoWera unda. me ki araferi min-
da! mixaria Tqveni gacnoba da morCa.
_ Tqven gansakuTrebuli yofilxarT, _ ironias moux-
mo macacunam.
_ diaxac, _ cocxlad gamoepasuxa kote, _ albaT gan-
sakuTrebuli...

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 manqana wyneTSi Sesrialda. mwvaneSi Caflul mdidrul
agarakebs Soris erTi maTic iyo da macacunam Tavi daxara,
vinmem ar micnoso.
kojris gzaze gadauxvies. macacunas xma ar amouRia. arc
Wabuks uTqvams rame, Cumad marTavda manqanas.
_ Tqven gjeraT siyvaruli pirveli danaxvisTanave? –
dumili daarRvia kotem.
_ mxolod kinoSi.
_ agre guli ram gagitexaT? – gaecina vaJs. mM acacunas
kvlav moewona misi sicili.
gza kalTebze Sefenil muxnars Wrida. didi siswrafiT
midiodnen. vaJi laRad marTavda manqanas. mosaxvevTan ucbad
daamuxruWa, kinaRam ferdze gadavarda. iwivla saburavebma,
asfaltze Savi kvali daamCnia, wina borblebi kolboxze
aagdo. macacunam Tavi Zlivs Seikava. orive xeliT Caafrin-
da saxelurs. SiSi mogvianebiT estumra, roca gaiazra, ras
gadavurCio. ena Zlivs moibruna.
_ ase xom SeiZleba daiRupoT?
vaJi udardelad mieyrdno savarZlis zurgs, xeli mSvi-
dad edo saWeze, gauRima.
_ mindoda ferdze gadaxtoma, bolo wams gadavifiqre!
_ Tqven giJi xarT?
_ TavzexelaRebuli!
macacunam veraferi upasuxa, bage Caikvnita, jiutad
icqireboda tyisaken, sadac totebdakvranCxuli muxebi
mSvidad garinduliyvnen. grZnobda, vaJi dakvirvebiT aTva-
lierebda; brazdeboda, viRacaa, seriozuloba akliao.
_ mec momxede gogo, im tyes rad unda Seni lamazi mze-
ra, _ wasCurCula.
macacunas loyebi aewva.
_ Tqven Tu ggoniaT... – Tavis moubruneblad daiwyo,
xmaSi muqara gauria.
_ araferic ar mgonia, _ swrafad Seawyvetina kotem, _
me movkvde, cudi rame Tu gamivlia gulSi!

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 _ aba, aq ras gavCerdiT?
_ sityva minda giTxra...
macacunam Tavi daxara, tuCs ikvnetda da nervulad awva-
lebda kabis kalTas.
_ `sabednieros~ win rom gnaxe, reti damesxa, _ xmadabla
ambobda vaJi, _ kinaRam trotuarze amovagde manqana. vin icis,
ra sacodaoba datrialdeboda. gunebaSi win mimavali taq-
sis Sofers davemuqre, ar gauCero, Cemi mgzavria-meTqi. ima-
nac TiTqosda gaigoo, gverdiT Cagiara. Sen Cems manqanaSi
SemobrZandi, rogorc didi xnis winaT miZinebuli da axlad-
gaRviZebuli ocneba.
_ Zalian lamazad ki qargav, magram wavideT... – macacunam
mSvenivrad icoda, ra badesac uqsovdnen. Tavi mainc ver ai-
Zula uxeSad gamopasuxeboda.
kotem mxiarulad gaicina, manqana gzaze gamoiyvana, adg-
ils moswyvita.
_ ar gjera?.. gulwrfelad vlaparakob da mainc ar
gjera?
_ Cemze amden sityvas xarjav, Sens cols raRa darCeba?
_ mereda vin giTxra, colianiao?
_ coliani ki ara, Svilic karga mozrdili geyoleba, –
gaTamamda macacuna.
_ ra eSmakebi xarT es gogonebi! – gulianad gadaixar-
xara kotem.
kojorSi SeumCnevlad Sevidnen. saxlebs iqiT, mTaze
azeulas cixe wamoimarTa. gaRma xevidan nisli ibolqvebo-
da, cixes etaneboda. `amindi Seicvleba!~ – gaifiqra maca-
cunam.
_ ginda cixeze avideT?
_ Soria.
_ wamSi iq gavCndebiT!
kojorSi bavSvobis dros dausvenia, magram cixeze ara-
sodes asula. axlac dumili arCia. kK otem Tanxmobad miiCnia
da marTlac cota xanSi tyiT dafarul kalTaze avardnen.

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 macacuna manqanidan gadmovida. muxlis gamarTva esiamov-
na. kotesTvis ar moucdia, nela ahyva ferdobs. kK oSks miad-
ga da gaRma xevisken gadaixeda. nisls amoevso pirTamde, nis-
lis msubuqi fTilebi koSks awydebodnen uxmod.
umizezo sevda daeufla. aA rasodes yofila aseTi dinji,
sityvaZunwi... bolo dros megobrebi ver cnobdnen. Cqari,
enaratrata, kudabzika da metiCara, axla gulCaTxrobili
gaxda, yvelasagan dafarul wuxils ezideboda.
fexis xma moesma. vaJi uaxlovdeboda. mxrebze xelebi
Seavlo. unda mobrunebuliyo, cerebze Semdgariyo, Tval-
daxuWuli dalodeboda misi bagis Sexebas. juma gaaxsenda.
Setrialda, vaJs mxari auqcia, xmagabzarulma wamoiZaxa:
_ wavideT, damagvianda!
kotes mxolod wamieri imedgacrueba aesaxa saxeze. viTo-
mac araferio, Cveuli xalisiT Cajda manqanaSi da ori-sami
wuTis Semdeg kojori datoves.
ukanasknelad moxedes cixes. rac ufro Sordebodnen,
miT ufro maRldeboda.
_ Soridan ra lamazia, ha? – sityvis masalad gamoiyena
kotem, megobrulad gaucina macacunas da CaiRiRina: _ e s m a,
e s m a... ase sad migeCqareba?
_ xom miTxari, SevbrundebiTo, axla saiTken migyavarT?
– pasuxis magier SeekiTxa nirwamxdari macacuna. mM ixvda,
nametani gaaTamama vaJi, winaaRmdegoba unda gaewia, Torem
mere gviani iqneboda.
_ vbrundebiT, maS! wyneTidan amovediT, axla sololak-
Si CavalT! aqeT ufro moklea, mTawmindas SemovuvliT irg-
vliv... am gzaze ar givlia?
_ rogor ar mivlia, TbilisSi gavizarde, _ mxrebi aiCe-
Ca macacunam, _ wavkisSic vyofilvar stumrad, _ amwvane-
bul sofelze miuTiTa.
xelmarcxniv, mTawmindis Sublze satelevizio koSki wam-
oimarTa.
_ mainc sad miiCqari?

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 _ saqmro melis! – macacuna gaRizianda, guneba Seecvala.
_ saqmro?.. – gakvirvebiT daustvina kotem, aragulw-
rfelad, maincdamainc ar Seuwuxebia am cnobas, – albaT
matyueb!
_ ratom unda mogatyuo, dReis swors vqorwindebiT, Tu
gnebavT, dagpatiJebT.
_ mere da giyvars Seni saqmro? – sarkeSi gamomcdelad
Seavlo Tvali. gogo moiRuSa.
_ ratomac ara, Zalianac!..
_ ar giyvars! – daaskvna vaJma, _ albaT fuliani biZaa...
ginda, erTi Sevubero da gavaqro is Seni saqmro?
_ Tqveni saqme ar aris! – uxeSad Seepasuxa macacuna.
_ Cven bodiSi!
mTeli danarCeni gza mdumareni isxdnen, momdurebu-
lebiviT. wavkisis lamazi xeobiT sololakSi rom eSvebod-
nen, macacunas guneba kvlav gamoukeTda, gaxalisda... bota-
nikuri baRi, oqroyana, mTawminda, satelevizio koSki, `ro-
tonda~... qveviT ki xandaxan gamoCndeboda daserili kldee-
bis Ziras miyuJuli ZvelTaZveli ubnebi, romlebic dRisiT
aoceben adamians Tavis fantastikuri arqiteqturiT, RamiT
ki aRmosavlur zRaprebs aZleven TavSesafars...
gadakveTes qalaqi da macacunam sastumro `saqarTve-
losTan~ gaaCerebina, madloba daugdo, gadmoxta.
kotem kari gamoaRo, Tavi gamoyo.
_ nuTu awi ar SevxvdebiT?
_ dakarguls ver daibruneb! – siancem mouara macacunas.
vaJi gawiTlda.
_ uh, Seni!... Camivardebi kidev xelSi! – gaicina.
macacunam xeli dauqnia, universitetis baRisaken gaiqca.
Soridan dalanda saqmro.
juma bedia TiTebs ikvnetda. sami saaTi elodeboda da
aman gaacofa. aA ucilebeli saqme ar hqonda, magram eWvma aum-
Rvria goneba.
macacunam Tavi damnaSaved scno. aqoSinebuli mivarda

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da mklavze Camoekida.
_ Zvirfaso, bevri gacdevine?.. Cemi sikvdili!.. veraf-
riT ver gamovaRwie!.. – ise swrafad ratratebda, jumam
sityvac ver CaurTo, galxva, sificxem gadauara, gulSi mainc
eWvi ufuTfuTebda.
_ sad iyavi? – hkiTxa bolos, roca macacunam erTi da
igive sityva aTas sxvadasxva variantSi CamoaWikWika.
_ xom giTxari? – gaioca sapatarZlom, – aba, ras gixsni
amden xans? gogoebma gamomiWires, ar gamomiSves, xom ici,
rogor ainteresebT. `sabednieroSi~ SenTvisac gavaxerxe
raRac-raRaca... – Tvals ver usworebda, gan-gan acecebda.
jumam gamokiTxvas Tavi mianeba. Mmacacuna, rogorc
ki mixvda, eWvi gavuqarwyleo, gulgrili gaxda, damSvidda.
axlaRa igrZno mZafri damwvris suni, Tavbru daexvia. `ra
sWirs aseTi?~ – ukmayofilod gaifiqra. Aar Rirda amis
gamorkveva, zizRisaTvis ar unda mieca gasaqani, Torem ise-
dac Zlivs ikavebda Tavs.
erTxans ilaparakes qorwilis wvrilmanebze, sayidle-
bze, stumarTa dapatiJebaze... jumas eCqareboda.
_ sxva dros amdeni ar macdevino, _ moquruSebulma
uTxra, _ isedac gadatvirTuli var samsaxuris saqmeebiT,
dro bevri ara maqvs!
_ mesmis, Zvirfaso! – Sescicina sacolem.
rogorc ki juma gaecala, saxis gamometyveleba Seecva-
la, avad gaakvesa Tvalebi...

***

ramdenime dRe kvlav gawamawiaSi iyo. ar dautovebia ma-

Razia, samkervalo, oqromWedeli... juma bedias sacolis
morTulobiT unda gadareuliyvnen stumrebi. qalaqSi yve-
la nacnobma gaigo, Txovdebao da kari autalaxes. d
D edamisi
gamudmebiT wuwunebda, parketi mTlad gamifuWeso. imdens

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ver bedavda, mosalocad mosuli stumrebisaTvis kari
cxvirwin mieketa. mM ama kabinetSi daeyuda, xandaxan mowyaled
fulis morig dastas gamougzavnida, Tqven iciT, saqmes Tvi-
Ton mouareT, me ki Tavi damanebeTo, arc stumrebs eCvene-
boda, arc ojaxis wevrebs. f F inansuri geniosi morigi sabi-
nao kooperativis organizebiT iyo dakavebuli da didZal
fuls atrialebda.
erTxelac iyo da, sapatarZlom jumas moakiTxa samsa-
xurSi. litmuSaki kvintiliane karTan daxvda. kK abis kalTaze
ar mTxvevia, Torem ise iqceoda, redaqciaSi TviT brita-
neTis dedofali mobrZanebuliyos. kabinetSi mZime, masiuri
magidis ukan gamoWimuli juma sacoles acnobda TanamSrom-
lebs. mM acacuna ijda tyavgadakrul savarZelSi, romelic
ufro sadedoflo taxtsa hgavda. TanamSromlebi TiTo-
TiTod Semodiodnen, saxegabrwyinebulni xels arTmevdnen.
gansakuTrebiT mamakacebi gadairivnen, ufro gabedulebma
xelzec akoces, qalebi ki macacunas gverdiT daiCagrnen da
SuriT iwvodnen.
juma bednierebis mwvervalze dafrinavda... igi zeimob-
da...
_ batono juma, qalbatono esma! – kvintiliane siCumes
iTxovda, – mTeli Cveni koleqtivis saxeliT... batono juma,
qalbatono esma!.. Cven uaRresad... batonebo, vivat, vivat!..
Sekrebilebma taSi dascxes.
am dros telefonma dareka. jumam yurmili aiRo,O Tan
xalisiT ugdebda litmuSaks yurs.
telefonis im bolos dumdnen.
_ alo! – CasZaxa jumam da daeloda.
aravin gamoepasuxa da uceb mixvda, masac iseve ebrZodnen,
rogorc TviTon ibrZoda aqamde.
viRacam Secvlili xmiT wamoiwyo kidec:
_ juma bedia...
gvelnakbeniviT daagdo yurmili, guneba moeSxama. icoda,
rasac etyoda uCinari mteri... `ver mogarTvi, magari nervebi

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maqvs!~ – pirze udardeli Rimili aisaxa, guls ki Wia uxravda.
aravis SeumCnevia momxdari, aRtacebuli diTirambebi
grZeldeboda.
macacunas guneba gadaewminda, arcTu urigo saqme iyo
redaqtoris coloba. romans Tu ar davwer, romelime wigns
vTargmni, deteqtiurs, fulisaTvis, da mec damibeWdaveno.
d
D idebas jumasaviT ar eswrafvoda, magram Tu TviTon eaxle-
boda, arc uarze dadgeboda.
jumam kibeze Camoacila. kvintilianec bolomde Ca-
mocunculda. redaqciis manqana dakavebuli iyo da taqsis
gaCereba moindoma.
ucbad rZisferi `Jiguli~ dainaxa macacunam. sunTqva
Seekra. jumas aefara, kotem ar SemamCnioso. kK otem adreve
dalanda, ar daimCnia, rom icnobda, da manqana gaaCera, aqao-
da xalturaze gamovedio.
_ aq taqsis gaCereba Znelia, amasac ara uSavs ra... –
qaqanebda litmuSaki.
jumam TviTonve gauRo ukana kari. mZRoli SeaTvaliera.
Mmisi silamaze arafrad epitnava, litmuSakis TvalSi ar
undoda damcirebuliyo da ukan ar daixia.
_ Zmakac! eE rTi es qaliSvili miiyvane, sadac giTxras! –
fanjaraSi sammaneTiani Caugdo.
kotes fulisaTvis xeli ar uxlia, arc xma gaucia, uc-
dida rodis Cajdeboda macacuna.
_ kerZo manqana ar minda. taqsi movZebnoT, an sulac avto-
busiT waval! – Wirveulobda sapatarZlo. jumam manqanisaken
ubiZga.
_ Sen ra, geSinia? juma bedias sacoles vin gaubedavs
rames?
kvintilianem pirferulad CaixiTxiTa, kotes Tvali uyo,
jumas smenasac rom miswvdenoda, ise CasCurCula:
_ didi kacia, cnobili mweralia...
kotem Tavi uxmod dauqnia.
macacuna Cajda da juma manam uqnevda xels, sanam man-

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qanaTa nakads SeerTvebodnen.
_ gamarjoba, esma! – xmadabla miesalma kote.
_ ar dagviwyebiaT Cemi saxeli? – sakmaod ukmexad upa-
suxa macacunam.
_ Sens Tavs ra damaviwyebs, Cemo kargo, _ xalisianad
gaicina vaJma. savarZelze davardnili sammaneTiani ori
TiTiT aiRo, sarkmelSi gadauZaxa da pedals daaWira.
macacunam fuls Tvali gaayola, araferi Tqva. savarZ-
lis kuTxeSi mokalaTda. Aaqedan drogamoSvebiT SeaTva-
lierebda kotes beWebs, mxrebamde dafenil Tmebs. `nebier-
aa, _ fiqrobda, _ didi kacis Svilia!~
vaJi mourideblad miaqrolebda Sua quCaSi, xan vis gaas-
wrebda, xan vis, wamdauwum arRvevda moZraobis wesebs, mil-
icielebi ki viTom ver amCnevdnen, an Tu SeamCnevdnen, xelis
aweviT esalmeboda da isinic RimiliT pasuxobdnen. zogjer
kriala kbilebs moanaTebda macacunas. g G ogos guli uskde-
boda, wina manqanas ar SevaskdeTo. erTxel Tvali Caukra
vaJma, Tumca iqneb moeCvena kidec, radgan am dros fanjara-
Si iyureboda.
ase miemgzavrebodnen uxmod.
plexanovis prospeqti bolomde CaaTaves. Celuskinel-
Ta xidze gadavidnen, gmirTa moedanze wre daartyes da san-
apiroze gavidnen. aq vaJma xma amoiRo.
_ `aragvSi~ xom ar SevsuliyaviT?
macacunam Tavi gaaqnia. vaiTu restoranSi nacnobebs waw-
ydomoda. kK ote ar SehkamaTebia. mM iaqrolebda manqanas da
akviatebul `Cito-gvritos~ RiRinebda.
gogo mtkvrisaken iyureboda. wyali daSretiliyo.
sanapiros gaswvriv alag-alag riyis qvebiT mofenili naxe-
varkunZulebi gamoeCina. m M acacunas gaaxsenda is pirveli
saRamo, roca jumam aq gaaseirna. sevda moawva. rogor uyvar-
da maSin da ra cudad Setrialda yovelive...
marqsis xidze gadavidnen da isev plexanovis prospeqts
dauyvnen. g
G za eviwrova kotes, miuxv-mouxvia, viwro quCebiT

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malaknebis bazarTan gavida.
erTi kidev moxeda gayuCebul gogos, aqaoda amaze ras
ityvio da naZaladevisaken gauxvia.
macacunas arc axla amouRia xma.
xuTiod wuTSi rusTavelis memorialTan aRmoCndnen.
m
M acacuna farTod gaSlil qalaqs gadahyurebda zevidan.
eZebda sakuTari saxlis saxuravs, magram aTas didsa da pata-
ra saxuravSi Wirda misi moZebna.
ucbad gauelva azrma: is `Ralatis gzaze~ idga. axalTa-
xali `JiguliT~ mieCqareboda Ralatisaken da ukan Semob-
runeba ar ZaluZda.
Tvali daxuWa. aA rafris naxva ar surda, arc araferze
fiqri... `me yvelam miRalata ukve!~ – gaifiqra mwared.
saburavebis asfaltze Sriali ucbad Secvala kenWebis
xaTqa-xuTqma Zaris qveS.
Tvali gaaxila. irgvliv axalgazrda tye idga.
`saiT mivdivarT?~ – undoda ekiTxa, ena ar dauZravs.
kotem isev gadauxvia, etyoba am mxares yoveli biliki
icoda.
manqana gaaCera da Zrava Caaqro.
siCume Camovarda. xmas ar iRebdnen, qalaqis xmauri ki aq
ver aRwevda. mM xolod ucnobi Citi JivJivebda Soriaxlo.
macacuna im Cits ugdebda yurs, safiqrali gadaenaxa
uZiro skivrSi.
vaJi manqanidan Camovida, kari moajaxuna, miixed-moixe-
da, vinme xom ar gviyurebso. u
U kana kari gamoaRo, gogos gver-
diT aRmoCnda.
macacuna gamoerkva. Mmixvda, rom bevri daTmo. inana,
oRond gviani iyo, awi TviTonac ar ZaluZda winaaRmdego-
bis gaweva.
xelebi Wabukis mkerds miado instinqturad, TiTqos
cdilobda misgan Tavis dacvas, magram Ronier mklavebSi Cam-
wyvdeulma, vaJis kocnas kocna Seageba...

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 Tavi III. kaWuWia
pirveli, rac kaWuWias im dRes moagonda, iyo milicia. mM a-
cacunas SeeZlo eCivla da maSin milicia karze moadgeboda.
SiSisagan verafer Wkvianurs Tavi rom ver moaba, ifiq-
ra, modi, cota xniT gadavikargebi, dro ki yvelafris mkur-
naliao. aA dga da studqalaqSi mcxovreb romans Seekedla.
saSinlad gawvalda. oTaxSi romanis garda kidev sami biWi
cxovrobda. kaWuWia maspinZelTan erTad iZinebda Tavfex-
SeqceviT. aA man mTlad moaTava. P patrioti da Svidi romanis
avtori merve modernistul romanze muSaobda. mTavari am
romanSi is iyo, rom sasveni niSnebi ar sWirdeboda, Tu ar
CavTvliT mravalwertils, romelic gmirTa dialogebSi
yovel sityvas, zogjer ki yovel asos mosdevda. romani iZa-
xda, epoqalur nawarmoebs vwero. g G vian Ramemde ulvaSebs
iwiwknida, kalams awvalebda, usindisod TeTri furclebi
ar icoda riTi Seevso... kaWuWias awuxebda kaSkaSa naTura,
Zils ufrTxobda. daRlilobas mainc Tavisi gahqonda da
roca SuaRames gamoeRviZeboda, zed cxvirTan igrZnobda
romanistis daubanel fexebs.
xandaxan lili akiTxavda. eE s mudam im dros xdeboda, roca
romani leqciaze iyo. dajdeboda da uxmod moaCerdeboda
kaWuWias. mSier TvalebSi mudara edga. kaWuWia zizRiT ivse-
boda, Tavs Zalas atanda, raTa gulsgareT mohfereboda.
mere ratomRac aiCema, Cems aryofnaSi binas gamiZar-
cvaveno. SiSi daaviwyda da Sin dabrunda.
winandeburad Caiketa, kars aravis uRebda.
daiviwya universiteti, amxanagebi, ufrosi Zma, sofeli...
an eZina, an Wamda, an ijda da ganZs aTvalierebda. Zveli sacv-
lebis nafxrewebiT wmendda wiTel laqebs. mM erme amoalageb-
da jibidan fulis dastebs. iTvlida, iTvlida Tavdaviwye-
biT, sanam saTvalavi ar aereoda, Tavbru ar daexveoda.
maSin wuTier zizRs igrZnobda xelis am WuWyisadmi, ganZsa
da fuls gadamalavda, xel-pirs sapniT daibanda. Tavs ga-

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mohyofda derefanSi. cota xniT CaisunTqavda sufTa haers,
cdilobda ar miepyro visime yuradReba. aA m gagania sicxeSi
Zvel labadas icvamda, raTa misi kalTebiT jibeebi daefara.
zogjer susana gamogogmandeboda aivanze. Zveleburi
siTamamiT ver eqceoda Wabuks. imedian Tvalebs Seavlebda.
kaWuWia jibeebze xels aifarebda. isev oTaxSi Caiketeboda.
rafika makleri kvlav sadRac dacunculebda, Cum-Cumad
saqmeebs akvaraxWinebda. birJa Seecvala, aleqsandrovis
baRidan gagvrekes, mSral xidze gadavediTo, kaWuWias ac-
noba. kaWuWiasaTvis sul erTi iyo, kapikis daxarjvas ar
apirebda. isedac ar eteoda jibeebSi fuli... ocnebobda, xu-
ToTaxian binas viyidi, Tanamedroves, kerZos, gaTbobiT, ka-
nalizaciiT, telefoniT... `volgasa~ da `gaziks~ ezoSi Cavi-
yeneb, Sofersa da laqias daviqiravebo. icoda, yovelive es
iyo miraJi. Aamdeni rom daexarja, jibeebi dauskdeboda,
sisxliani fulis simZime isedac wyvetda welSi, dakunTul
barZayebze Savi forejebi aCnda. aA rada, Sarvals ver iSoreb-
da, egona, davkargavo... yvelgan uCinari qurdi elandeboda.
`cols SevirTav!~ – gaifiqra erTxel. e E s maSin, roca
aivanze mzes mieficxa. zafxulis mze sakmaod acxunebda.
labadaSi ise gaoflianda, moxarSul Tevzs daemsgavsa. mM ixv-
da, ase gagrZeleba ar SeiZleboda, gamosavali unda eZebna.
maSin mouvida TavSi es gadawyvetileba: `cols SevirTav!~
sami dRe da Rame ganagrZobda amaze fiqrs. u U nda moeZeb-
na iseTi sacole, vinc daicavda macacunasagan, Seuqmnida
mSvid, patriarqalur ojaxs.
gunebaSi ixsenebda nacnob gogonebs da rigrigobiT
uaryofda... nazibrola, lela, nargiza, zizi, JiJi, marina,
manana, maka... zogis garegnoba ar moswonda, zogis ojaxi, zo-
gis Wkua... zogs fuliT ver Seabamda, amitom saqmis dawyebac
ar Rirda... dondlo lili?.. fuh!.. es kaxpa macacuna... amaTi
coloba ra mosagonia!.. rogneda? h H m, rogneda!.. rogneda sad
gaiqceva, gamoWerilia CitiviT... roca yvela saxeli awon-
dawona, maSinRa gabeda, gunebaSi warmoeTqva erTaderTi sax-
eli, wamiTac rom ar daviwyebia – mzia.

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 ***

mzia iyo erTaderTi sinaTle mis bnel cxovrebaSi da

erTaderTi tkivilic, romelic namdvilad stkioda. iqneb
arc ZaluZda kaWuWia bedias amaRlebuli, wminda siyvaru-
li, iqneb mis warmosaxvaSi xorcieli ltolva Warbobda
suliers, magram, rac SeeZlo, gulwrfelad mzad iyo mzias
ferxTiT daefina.
ramdenadac SeiZleboda, gawminda Tavisi Camofexvili
Sarvali, Caicva axalTaxali, ZviradRirebuli fexsacmele-
bi, mtkavela lanCebiT. zamSis qurTukic ar daviwyebia.
oRond perangi mTlad ver brwyinavda umwikvlobiT.
dinjad Sehyva kibes da amiranis karze daakakuna.
kari bubam gauRo. im usiamovnebis Semdeg karga xani
gavida. aqamde erTmaneTs ar dalaparakebian. b B ubas gaukvir-
da, Tumca ar daimCnia. mobrZandiTo, Tavi dauqnia da SemouS-
va. b
B olo-bolo maSin kaWuWia mTvrali iyo, Semdeg ki xma ar
amouRia, aravin Seuwuxebia... buba win gauZRva, sastumroSi
Seiyvana, sadac RamenaTevi, upeebCaSavebuli amirani magi-
dasTan isvenebda. mM oulodneli stumroba ar gahkvirvebia.
mM isalmebis pasuxad Tavi dauqnia, cariel skamze miuTiTa.
kaWuWia dajda. Relavda, ar icoda xelebi sad waeRo. bubam
mkerdze xeli daikrifa, zurgiT kedels mieyrdno.
_ gismenT! – amirans xma CaxleCoda, sityva civad gaisma.
_ Cven erTmaneTs unda gavugoT, Zia amiran, – mxneoba
moikrifa kaWuWiam, _ arc quCis biWi var, arc tyeSi gazrdi-
li nadiri, rogorc Tavidan mogeCvenaT...
_ rogor gekadrebaT, kaxaber, _ amirans TiTqos kbili
etkina, _ rad kadrebT magas sakuTar Tavs!
_ marTalia, Tqvens winaSe davaSave... gTxovT, mapatioT!
– mis xmaSi gulwrfeloba gaJRerda, – ver gamigia, ra dame-
marTa maSin... ise, cudi simTvrale ar vici xolme, maSin ki
goneba davkarge... simarTle giTxraT, aRaraferi maxsovs.
_ ar Rirs gaxseneba, _ sityva Seawia bubam. mxars miWer-

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so da kaWuWia cota gaTamamda. savarZelSi ufro moxerxebu-
lad mokalaTda, muxli muxlze Semoido. Sinauri kaciviT
ganagrZobda maslaaTs.
_ rac gadamxda, cudkacobiT ar momsvlia. ra vqna, raRa
dagimaloT, da, sruliad sufTa da wminda grZnoba mibiZ-
gebda. siyvaruls kacs veravin dauSlis, guls ver ubrZaneb...
amiranis saxeze sifiTrem imata. b B uba Setokda, oRond
kvlav adgilze darCa. kaWuWia dafrTxa, Rrmad xom ar Sev-
topeo. pP asuxi aravis gaucia da naklebi TavdajerebulobiT
ganagrZo:
_ minda gamigoT, kargad vici, ramdenad giWirT... Tqvens
ubedurebas Cems ubedurebad vTvli. lxinSi megobrobas,
gaWirvebaSi TanagrZnoba jobia. h H oda, minda guliT giTana-
grZnoT.
_ madlobeli var, Cemo batono, _ amiranma TiTebi
gadaaWdo, zed nikapiT Camoeyrdno. mis xmaSi winandeli si-
cive aRar igrZnoboda. b B ubam mxolod amoixvneSa, araferi
uTqvams.
_ nebas Tu momcemT, Cems azrs gagiziarebT. aA xlandel
droSi mourCeneli avadmyofoba TiTqmis ar arsebobs. sa-
Sualeba iyos, Torem momakvdavs movabrunebT. aA q misi gaC-
ereba ar SeiZleba, undaN waiyvanoT moskovSi, leningradSi,
daaxvioT specialistebi, ar dazogoT fuli! Tu saWiroa,
saukeTeso ucxoeli specialistebi unda moiwvioT. sadme Tu
wamali arsebobs, oqros fasi rom Rirdes, unda SeiZinoT...
_ eh, Cemo kargo, Cemi marjvenis gayidva rom SeiZlebo-
des, moviWridi. Cemi da bubas xelfasi ras eyofa amden rames.
am binis gayidvas vapirebT, gancxadeba gavagzavneT `cnobis
furcelSi~, mainc ras gveyofa...
_ moxaruli var, amaSi mainc SemiZlia dagexmaroT, _
kaWuWia wamSi gaizarda. isedac beWebganieri da dakunTuli,
mTlad borbals daemsgavsa. cxvir-piri erTob didebuli
da keTilSobili gauxda, _ fuli imdeni maqvs, naxevar qa-
laqs viyidi. es Cven Soris darCes, Zalian gTxovT, nu gaaxma-

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urebT. moindomeT da specialur TviTmfrinavs daviqiraveb,
dResve gavemgzavrebiT, saukeTeso klinikaSi movawyobT,
specialistebs davaxvevT...
amirani da buba Cumad, daZabulad usmendnen.
_ iqneb eqimi ar sWirdeba, sufTa haeri unda, mTisa an
barisa. romeli kurortic argebs, iq waviyvanT, Tundac
ucxoeTs. axla bevr qveyanaSi SeiZleba wasvla. sagzurs gav-
CarxavT, vizas gavkvaWavT, oRond Tqven moisurveT da...
_ zRaparia es, kaxaber bedia, _ gaawyvetina amiranma, _
unda mogaxsenoT, rom sagzuri samsaxurSic SemomTavazes,
magram...
_ mere ra, _ aCqarda kaWuWia, _ miT ukeTesi! f
F uli mainc
saWiroa, bevri fuli. iqneb ggoniaT, vtrabaxobde, _ sazeimo
ganwyobilebiT dairtya xeli jibeze, _ es sul aTTum-
nianebis banknotebia. am jibeebiT ramdenime `volga~ damaqvs,
rom icodeT...
aA mirani moiRuSa. kaWuWiam bubasaken moixeda, mxardaWe-
ras eZebda. b B ubac moqufruli ijda.
_ kargi, vTqvaT, dagTanxmdiT, gamogarTviT amdeni
fuli. mM ere rodis gadavixdi magas Cemi SemosavliT. vali
Camyveba saflavSi.
amirani win gadmoixara, TvalebSi mzera gauyara.
kaWuWias suli Seugubda, misi survilebis gageba arcTu
Zneli iyo, magram mosaubreebs erTmaneTisa ar esmodaT.
_ mere vina gTxovT valis gadaxdas? mevaxSe ki ara var,
sesxi gaZlioT. ra, ara gjeraT uangaro sikeTisa?
_ rogor ara gvjera, oRond kaci kacisagan gansxvavde-
ba! – amirani skamis zurgs mieyrdno, axla TiTqos ufro Sori-
dan elaparakeboda im adamianis gamometyvelebiT, visTvisac
yvelaferi naTelia da daskvnac saTanado gaakeTa.
_ me ra SemamCnieT iseTi?
_ rogor gekadrebaT, Seuracxyofa arc mifiqria, Tqven
imodena saCuqars gvpirdebiT... – amiranma Tavi urwmunod
gaaqnia, _ adamiani, mogexsenebaT, sustia, sikeTis wil sxva

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sikeTes moiTxovs. Cven Soris darCes da... – es bolo fraza
mTlad kaWuWias xmiT warmoTqva.
kaWuWia wamoenTo, damciniso, magram amirani seriozu-
lad Sescqeroda da aman daamSvida.
_ asec rom iyos, iseTs ras mogTxovT, risi Sesrulebac
ver SeZloT...
_ ra vici, iqneb momTxovoT kidec.
_ ara var iseTi xarbi... – kaWuWia daibna. saubari
swrafad mimdinareobda, ver aswrebda sityvis awonvas, ami-
tomac pasuxobda pirdapir.
_ mainc, mainc... – Caajinda amirani.
_ pirdapir mogaxsenebT, raxan egrea! vaWroba aq sasir-
cxviloa... Tqven iciT, rom mzia...
mcire xans dumili Camovarda. kaWuWia bubasken arc
ixedeboda, nervebi daeWima, uCveulo SiSi epareboda.
_ mainc rogori naZiralebi xarT, Zmebi bediebi!
kaWuWias Solti gadaawneso, sunTqva Seekra, jiqur
mitrialda, bubas iseTi TvalebiT miaSterda, mzeriT rom
kacis mokvla SeZleboda, iqve gaafrTxobinebda suls.
_ ah, ase ara? – kbili gaaRrWiala.
_ buba! – mkacrad Sexeda amiranma.
_ Zia amiran, amdens rad iTmenT am vaWrukanasagan? imis
magier, rom kinwiskvriT gaagdoT... – buba xmadabla lapa-
rakobda, mSvidad, Cveulebriv, oRond saxe gahfiTreboda.
_ macale, buba! – amirani kaWuWiasaken Sebrunda, – siy-
varuls xom ver dauSli kacs? kK i magram, ymawvilo, vTqvaT
da gamojanmrTelebulma mziam Tqvensken ar moixedos?
kaWuWia gaRizianda, Tavmoyvareoba Seelaxa, uxeSad
pasuxobda:
_ viTom ratom ara? Aan ra gamosavali eqneba? tato
mkvdaria, sxva aravin uyvars. TviTonac is ar aris, rac winaT
iyo. arc gansakuTrebuli silamaziT gamoirCeva, janmr-
TelobiTac ver daikvexnis. raRa darCa? mM iyvars da imitom,
Torem, rom movindomo, magaze ukeTes gogos ver viSovi?

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 _ xom geubnebodi, Zia amiran, vicodi amiT damTavrde-
boda! – isev mSvidad Tqva bubam.
_ ratomac ar vityvi, ratom? – brazi yelSi moebjina
kaWuWias. – gyavdeT, batono, Tqveni xeibari gogo, mogikvde-
baT da Tqveni brali iqneba!..
amiranma Tvali daxuWa, xmas ar iRebda, Tavs ebrZoda.
mM ere wynarad Sexeda da simSvidiT, romelSic Sinagani daZab-
uloba igrZnoboda, Tqva:
_ wadi, kaxaber, mxolod imitom gapatieb, siyvaruliT
rom mogdis, Tumca boroti siyvaruliT... wadi da Cvens saxl-
Si fexi ar dadga!
kaWuWia usityvod wamodga, binidan ise gavida, karamde
aravis miucilebia.

***

qalbatoni RaRuli jer gadairia. kudSi dasdevda rog-

nedas, tyviamfrqveviviT isroda uamrav sityvas, romelTa
Sinaarsi isedac erT frazaSi Caeteoda: `Cven sxva wres ve-
kuTvniT, es tetia bediebi ki...~ rogneda jiutad icobda yur-
Si TiTebs, oTaxidan oTaxSi gaurboda dedas, is ki ar eSve-
boda. aA maT moviSviSe bebiac misdevda da samive erTad sak-
maod saintereso sanaxaobas warmoadgendnen. bolos rogne-
da tualetSi Caiketa. Qqalbatoni RaRuli karTan doin-
jSemoyrili idga da ar apirebda gaCerebas. b B ebiac mxarSi
amosdgomoda, gamxmar ferdebze xelebs ityapunebda da
Tavisi gasaWiriT maRal RmerTs awuxebda.
rogneda wyals CamouSvebda xolme, misi CqrialiT farav-
da dedis ratrats.
aseT mdgomareobaSi naxa momavali naTesavebi kaWuWia
bediam.
vaJs axalTaxali Savi pijaki ecva, qaTqaTa perangi, ci-
sartyelas yvela feriT aWrelebuli pirsaxocisodena hal-
stuxi ekeTa... vis ar moxiblavda, jibegamotenili, muxleb-

!'!
gaqonili Sarvali rom ara.
qalbatoni RaRuli daibna, arc bebia Cavardnila karg
dReSi, idga da Tvalebs aparpalebda.
_ mobrZandiT!
kaWuWiam, udroo dros movsulvaro, uxerxuloba igr-
Zno. ixtibari mainc ar gaitexa.
sastumroSi SeipatiJes. g G za-gza aTvalierebda binas,
wonida, aq gadmosvla jobs Tu axali binis yidvao.
stumari dasves, qalbatoni RaRulic Camojda skamis
Zgideze. TiTebs imtvrevda, ar icoda saidan daewyo.
bebiam xili da naxevari boTli liqiori dadga. stumar-
ma piri ar daakara, liqiori ra misi saqme iyo.
rognedam wyali erTxel kidev CamouSva. D dedis akompani-
menti rom ver gaigona, wasulao da tualetidan Tavi gamoyo.
sastumroSi SeiWyita. erTxans gulgrilad aTvalie-
rebda vaJs, marTla miyvars Tu arao. veraferi gadawyvita,
WoWmaniT daaskvna, albaT miyvars, radgan masze vTxovdebio.
morcxvad miesalma saqmros, taxtze mokalaTda.
_ qalbatonebo, rognedam albaT yvelaferi ukve mogax-
senaT! – daiwyo kaWuWiam.
qalbatoni RaRuli am sityvebma TiTqos Tvlemidan
gamoiyvana.
_ makvirvebs Tqveni ambavi, ymawvilo, ded-mama ara
gyavT?
kaWuWia gawiTlda, ukan mainc ar daixia.
_ dedaca myavs da mamac!
_ aseT saqmeze ufrosi unda gamogegzavnaT, ufro dad-
injebuli, darbaiseli...
_ vfiqrob, qalbatono, Cveni asakisaTvis Sesaferi arc
sidinje gvaklia, arc sidarbaisle. Cems ambavs ki Cemze ukeT
veravin gagacnobT!
`Tavxedi!~ – qalbaton RaRulis upeebi dauviwrovda. B
bebia SeSfoTda, skami aaWraWuna.
_ Tqveni damcireba ki ar mindoda, ymawvilo, deda var,

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rogneda ki jer bavSvia, cxovrebisa ra icis...
_ deda! – mudariT Seawyvetina rognedam.
_ gaCumdi, SenTvis sityva ar momicia! rogor gaTavxed-
dnen es bavSvebi, arc ufrosi ician, arc umcrosi...
_ qalbatono, ufrosebis mimarT pativiscemam momiy-
vana aq. marTali brZanebaa, axlandeli axalgazrdebi cud-
ad arian aRzrdilni, ufrosebs arafers ekiTxebian! Mme,
magaliTad, egeb am cxovrebaSi sxvaze CamorCenili var,
magram mSoblebma Caminerges ufrosebis pativiscema...
hoda, amitomac geaxeliT!
qalbatoni RaRuli daibna.
`arcTu urigo ymawvili Cans, _ gaifiqra, _ kargadac
acvia, magram es Sarvali...~
bebias Tvalebi auwylianda, galxva. TiTqos uCinari
talRebiT gadaecemoda Svilis guneba-ganwyobileba, masTan
erTad da mis msgavsad ganicdida yovelives. d D iasaxlisma
sityva Searbila.
_ aCqareba ar gargebT, Svilo. jer patarebi xarT, mov-
icadoT, dro bevria. rognedam umaRlesSi unda Caabaros,
gamocdebi karzea momdgari, mZime gamocdebi iqneba. mM e, ba-
tono, aTasebi ara maqvs papua CirgaSvilisaTvis. Tavisi cod-
niT Tu moewyoba, ho, Tu ara da, ra vqna?
_ papua CirgaSvils me movuvli, amaze Tqven nu Sewuxdeb-
iT. gamocdaze mTlad upatronod ver gavuSveb, ki maqvs amis
zurgi. rac Seexeba mocdas, me da rognedas Zalian gveCqareba!
qalbatonma RaRulim gaawyvetina:
_ jer me Tanxmoba ar momicia...
_ Tqveni naTqvamidan aseTi daskvna gamovitane, _ mo-
mxibvlelad gauRima kaWuWiam, sityva ar acala, _ raxan
gadawyvetileba miRebulia, Tqvens ojaxSi xelcarieli ver
gamovCndebodi. gTxovT, miiRoT mcire ZRveni!
jibidan kolofi amoiRo, oqros yelsabami Tavisi xeliT
kiserze Camokida qalbaton RaRulis, loyaze akoca.
_ bednierebaSi, dediko!

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 qalbaton RaRulis Tvalze cremli moadga. kK ocna da-
ubruna, xma ki ver amoiRo.
_ es ki Cvens bebias!
vercxlis saTuTune, TvalebiT mooWvili miarTva deda-
bers, imasac loyaze akoca.
_ rognedas ki...
mozrdili kolofi gaxsna, miriadi varskvlavi amocim-
cimda TiTqos. qQ albaton RaRulis aseTi simdidris danaxvi-
sas kinaRam guli SeuRonda.
imave saRamos inaxula papua CirgaSvili kaWuWiam. Sori-
dan ar mouvlia. ramdenio, _ pirdapir SeekiTxa. pP apua daf-
rTxa, Tavi ucodveli batkaniviT moaCvena, egeT saqmeebSi ar
verevi, isic ar vici, sagamocdo komisiaSi viqnebi Tu arao.
kaWuWiam daamSvida, TviTon nuraferi wamogcdeba, me ki qvaze
munji varo.
_ aseT saqmes ver vkisrulob, genacvale. aA r ici, ra dro
dagvidga? kK acuri saqme ver gagviCarxia. CamSvebni momrav-
ldnen. TviTon arafris gamkeTeblebi arian, sxvebsac xels
uSlian. aA mitom winandelze Zviri dagijdeba. sarisko saqmea,
genacvale, erTi nabijia cixemde.
_ ar minda amdeni lai-lai! – mtkiced Tqva kaWuWiam. –
mec vici saqme rogor keTdeba, yurbaliSze ki ar mZinavs, ase,
rom aTi naWeri geyofa!
papuas Tvali aucimcimda, mainc SeevaWra.
_ cotaa, genacvale, sarisko saqmea da...
_ ki xar gaqnili tura, _ gaecina kaWuWias, _ ar mevaWro
axla, ToTxmeti naWeri da amaze movrCeT. TiTi ar gamixdes
gasanZrevi, icode!
papua CirgaSvilma CaixiTxiTa, xeli gamouwoda. kaWuWiam
viTom verc SeamCnia.
mogvianebiT ufrosi Zmis karze daakakuna.
_ mgoni gikvirs kidec Cemi gamoCena! Cveni karebi erT-
maneTs Sehyureben, Cven ki ramdeni xania sagamarjobodac ar
SevxvedrilvarT.

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 _ ra vici, mTlad damiviwye da... _ jumam ukan daixia,
oTaxSi SemouSva, _ baiyuSiviT gamoketili ki ara var. ram-
denjer dagikakune, xma ar gameci. nN eta ra kuku-damaloban-
as meTamaSebi? erTi piroba, vifiqre, cudi rame xom ara
sWirs-meTqi, kari mindoda Semengria. rafika maklerma
miTxra, kargad aris, oRond zogjer uqeifodaao...
_ ho, vera var xandaxan kargad, _ Tavi moisawyla kaWu-
Wiam, _ sevda Semomawveba xolme. kK acis danaxva mezareba. vici,
mapatieb, an ra gza gaqvs, Zma xar Cemi, sisxli da xorci...
Tvals eSmakurad acecebda. oTaxs axali televizori
Seemata, meti araferi Secvlila. juma maincdamainc ar
Sewuxebula simdidreze fiqriT. `saxelis keTebiTaa daka-
vebuli, _ fiqrobda kaWuWia, _ suleli! yY velaferi warma-
valia, saxelSi ki ra xeiri yria!~ SemosvlisTanave damwvris
suni eca, amaze xma ar amouRia.
_ ar gainteresebs mainc, ras vakeTeb? egeb avad var,
vkvdebi, fuli mWirdeba, _ wuwunebda juma, Tan eWviT erTi-
orjer Seavlo Tvali Zmis gamotenil jibeebs. fulis
xsenebaze kaWuWia SekrTa, mouyrua, savarZelSi gaiSota.
_ vkiTxulob presas, Jurnalebs... – zantad Seepasuxa,
_ Seni saxeliT qveyana aivso. yvela imas ambobs, amomavali
varskvlaviao. Tumca Sens binas es ar dastyobia.
_ didi kacisTvis saxelia qoneba! – mouWra jumam, –
momavalSi saxeli materialur Rirebulebebsac moitans.
vinc marto qonebas gamoedevneba, sad scalia sasaxelo
saqmeebis gasakeTeblad...
_ if, kai sasaxelo saqmeebsac Sen akeTeb... – wamoscda
kaWuWias, iqve Seecada gamoesworebina: _ movrCeT amas, rad
gvinda egzom maRalfardovani saubari. saqmeze movedi!
juma Seuracxyo replikam, ar CasZiebia, TavSekaveba arCia.
_ vici saqme mogiyvanda, aba, ise sad gagaxsendebodi!
_ iseve maxsovdi, rogorc Sen gaxsovdi! droa aseTi! A
adamians sakuTari TavisaTvis ara scalia!.. hoda, axlac bo-
diSs gixdi, magram meCqareba... Semoviare, rom giTxra, sul

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male cols SevirTav... ar mindoda SenTvis dameswro, ufro-
si xar, oRond ra vqna, windis gamrecxavi aravina myavs.
jumam piri daRo.
_ ras gaioce? – nervulad SeiSmuSna kaWuWia.
_ ici ra, mec igive mindoda SenTvis meTqva, magram dam-
aswari... vin aris Seni rCeuli?
_ ar icnob, kai gogoa, ojaxis Svili, patiosani, oRond
ver gavige, ra unda geTqva?
_ mec vqorwindebi, gancxadeba ukve Sevitane.
_ mm... – kaWuWias gaecina, _ miT ukeTesi, erTad gada-
vixdiT, Tanac iseTs, qveyanas ukeTesi ar enaxos... erTi es
miTxari, vicnob Cems sarZlos?
_ rogor ara... esmas virTav!
_ esmas?!
kaWuWia Zmas daakvirda. aA xlaRa SeamCnia Rrma cvlile-
bebis kvali. o O dnav daberebuli Canda, naoWebi gasCenoda.
Tmas naadrevi WaRara Seeria, gauTxelda. TvalebSi raRac
araamqveyniuri aRtyineba kiafobda, magram es ar iyo mTa-
vari. mM is ukan SiSi imaleboda... `etyoba amasac cudi ambavi
gadaxda~, _ gaifiqra kaWuWiam.
_ esma?! – gaimeora, Zalauneburad wiTldeboda, – me
gTxov, rogorc Zma Zmas... ara mgonia Cemze axlobeli vinme
gyavdes am qalaqSi... hoda, me gTxov, xeli aiRo am qorwinebaze!
_ ver gavige!
_ Tu ginda, dagiCoqeb da ise gTxov, mag gogos nu Seir-
Tav, Torem inaneb!
juma wamoenTo.
_ Cemi saqmisa me vici! – uxeSad upasuxa.
_ Sen xom sxva giyvarda?
_ ah, es gqonda saTqmeli? – jumas borotad auelvarda
Tvalebi, – mudam Cems nakvalevze darbixar, biWuna, cdilob
gadamaswro. miyvarda? mM ere ra!.. aA xlac miyvars!.. mzia!.. Senc
giyvars!.. Cems Zmas uyvarso, mixvdi da im wamsve TviTonac
mivardi, ara?.. axla, albaT, esmac moginda!

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 _ vis rad unda... – kinaRam Seigina kaWuWiam.
_ xma! mM eti sityva ar gamagono! Zma xar da mipatiebia!
wadi aqedan!
kaWuWia uxmod gavida. aA rc ki Seuxedavs ZmisTvis. tuCze
damcinavi Rimili mieyina...

Tavi IV. redaqtori `ki, batono!~

juma bedia gancxromas mieca. mM as ar dauwyia qonebis da-
groveba, Tumca fuli ar sZulda, arc Wamas misZalebia, Tum-
ca mada sakmarisi hqonda da kbilebi jerac jansaRi, arc
qalebs gadahyolia, Tumca, rac redaqtori gaxda, mis
mklavebSi nebivrobis msurvelni mravlad gamoCndnen. raRac
tkivilnarevi siyvaruliT etrfoda Tavis savarZels;
tkivilnareviT – pirdapiri gagebiT, radgan yvelaze rbil
savarZelze (ukve sami-oTxi savarZeli gamoacvlevina redaq-
ciis mnes) xaoiani bususiviT Cndeboda daukvirvebuli Tva-
lisaTvis SeumCneveli eklebi. eE s msubuqi tkivili ver uSx-
amavda savarZliT tkbobas, raic Zlieri iyo yovelnair sxva
tkbobaze.
upirvelesi misi sazrunavi mdgomareobis ganmtkiceba
gaxda. mTavari Tanamdebobamde miRweva ki araa, aramed misi
SenarCuneba. eE s anabana kargadac uwyoda da Zal-Rones ar
iSurebda.
TanamSromlebTan imTaviTve kargi urTierToba daam-
yara. zogs sityviT moefera, zogs xelfasis momateba aRuTq-
va, zogs dabeWdva da kargi honorarebi. yY velaze ufro lit-
muSaki kvintiliane daiaxlova. saWiro da gamosadegi kaci
aRmoCnda. yY ovel nabijze xotbas asxamda axal redaqtors,
aZagebda Zvels. aA mas ise axerxebda, misi yoveli sityva ju-
mas yuramdec aRwevda cxadia. Tumca axal redaqtors arc
distanciis saWiroeba daviwyebia. is mainc redaqtori iyo,
mefe am pawia samyarosi, romelsac m i s i Jurnali erqva.

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 Rame iSviaTad Tu daesizmreboda rame. maSinac viTom
angelozi iyo da frTebis farTquniT kaSkaSa sinaTlisaken
mifrinavda. gamoRviZebuls esec aviwydeboda. diliT ad-
gomas ar Cqarobda. loginSive awyobda momavlis gegmebs,
amas davbeWdav, imas arao. sakuTaric SeeZlo ebeWda,
vin dauSlida. samwuxarod, xelT araferi hqonda. ver iqna,
ver miujda magidas, ver moaxerxa Tundac erTi udReuri
recenziis, an anotaciis dawera. erTaderTi, rac misi saxe-
liT qveyndeboda, iyo vrceli interviuebi, sadac kacobri-
obas Wkuas aswavlida da aTasnair pirobebsac debda. misTvis
rom mogesminaT, qveynis avic da kargic mis mxrebs awva.
sauzmes mTeli saaTi undeboda. aA m dros axsendeboda
macacuna. mM ale xom `mxevlad gaixdida~, `tyavs gaaZrobda~,
`suls amoxdida~, `kuTxeSi daaCoqebda simindis marcvle-
bze~... winaswarve tkbeboda Tavisi meore naxevris tanjva-
wamebiT.
Tormet saaTze redaqciis manqaniT mibrZandeboda sam-
saxurSi. rogorc wesi, kvintiliane saparado kibis pirvel
safexurze xvdeboda, musaifiT adiodnen zeviT (lifts isev
ara swyalobda), gza-gza wyvetdnen avtorTa da honorareb-
is beds. Cveulebriv, saqme ise iCarxeboda, rogorc es welSi
gadadrekil, pativiscemiT gamsWvalul litmuSaks awyobda.
Jurnalis saqmeebi redaqtoris Caurevladac keTdebo-
da. ijda savarZelSi, Tvalmilululi ismenda anekdotebs,
xiTxiTebda. Mmere TviTonac yveboda ukbilo anekdots,
romelic xelqveiTTa cocxal gamoxmaurebas poulobda.
gansakuTrebiT pirvel Tves iyo usaqmod. ori-sami nomeri
wina redaqtors hqonda momzadebuli da saqme inerciiT mid-
ioda. aA mitomac anekdotebi rom amoiwureboda, presas gada-
aTvalierebda, brZnul SeniSvnebs akeTebda saerTaSoriso
ambebTan dakavSirebiT. mM divani qalis mier morTmeul yavas
dalevda sveneb-svenebiT. m M iiRebda ramdenime avtors da
dRis bolomde WadrakiT erToboda. mM ale redaqciis Cempi-
oni gaxda, radgan mowinaaRmdegeni guldasmiT da niWierad

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TamaSobdnen wagebaze.
`niWieri kaci yvela saqmeSi niWieria!~ – viTom guldaw-
yvetiT ganacxada litmuSakma kvintilianem, vinac aqamde
Cempionis tituls marto `im sacodav givias~ uTmobda, wina
redaqtors.
saRamoobiT `bednieri juma bedia~ Cveulebisamebr dase-
irnobda rusTavelis prospeqtze, axla ukve yoveldRiurad...
Tavdapirvelad kabinetSi rom Sevida, aaTvalier-CaaTva-
liera karadebi, sadac Stabelebad ewyo xelnawerebi, rom-
lebSic, vin icis, ra ar iqneboda, geniosis gaelvebidan
grafomanis nabodvaramde. vis eyofoda moTmineba da nerve-
bi gamoerCia oqros marcvlebi qviSidan. yovel SemTxvevaSi,
juma bedia ar gaxldaT is kaci. aA mitomac arc arafrisTvis
uxlia xeli. `Jurnali rezinisa ar aris, amdeni ram Sig ver
Caeteva!~ – es lozungad gaixada, magram arc aravis ganawy-
enebas apirebda da vinc ar unda mosuliyo, yvelas mimzidv-
el Rimils Seagebebda. `ki, batono!~ – misi usayvarlesi
gamoTqma gaxda da pirvelsave dilas aTiode kaci ase rom
gaistumra, kvintiliane SeSinda, amdeni sad davbeWdoTo.
_ mogclia erTi! mM adloba miTxran, rom ar vawyenineb,
kai sityviT vxvdebi. SvebulebaSi rom gaval, yvela uariT
gaistumre!
ase da amgvarad aewyo saqme. saWironi ibeWdebodnen, sxve-
bi zRurbls tyuilad atalaxebdnen. zogi uZlebda, zogi
vera! vinc ver uZlebda, samudamod gadaikargeboda, sxva
Jurnalebisaken garboda.
TvalnaTliv xedavda, saxeli da dideba yoveldRiurad
rom emateboda. mM eti xalxi esalmeboda quCaSi, uCerebdnen
manqanas, xalturaze gamosuli mZRolebi xSirad fuls ar
arTmevdnen, `Cven ise, ufroso!~ icodnen, did kacTan hqon-
daT saqme. gG amomcemloba-redaqciebis kari Ria iyo. ekiTx-
ebodnen, rodis mogvitanT Tqvens naSromebso. isic male-ma-
leo, iZaxda. wliur sagamomcemlo gegmebSi SehqondaT da
uTvlidnen, Txzulebebi gamogvigzavneTo. aA vansebsac sTava-

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 zebdnen, magram ararsebul romanebs saidan moitanda. amito-
mac avansebze uars ambobda. restorans ise ver Cauvlida,
vinmes mklavze xeli ar etaca, Seni Wirime, TiTo boTli dav-
lioTo. Cais dalevac rom mosurveboda, mis magidaze umal
Camomwkrivdeboda Sampanurebi da koniakebi. vinme maZRari
patrioti daadgeboda Tavze da blukuniT eubneboda:
_ juma bedias gaumarjos!.. Tqven Cveni dideba xarT!..
Tqveni leqsebi rom wavikiTxe, cremli wamskda!.. Tqveni
wignebi Cveni ojaxis mTavari qonebaa!.. wereT egre, simarTle
wereT!.. genacvaleT jigarSi!.. xalxis imedo, erTi Wiqac ga-
davxuxoT!..
pasuxs ar daagvianebda, Tavmdablobis gansaxiereba iyo.
Tumca mTvralebTan mtlaSamtluSs verafriT Seegua, iT-
menda. nN ametans nu maqebTo, ityoda. vcdilobo niWierebis-
da mixedviT. mM weralma marto simarTle unda weroso, mec
simarTlisTvis Tavi gadamidviao. simarTlis mTqmels kar-
Tan cxeni unda geyenoso. mZimeao tvirTi simarTlisa, magram
vzidavo, sanam ar davecemi sulmixdilio...
ra jobia didebas! Tumca masac hqonia Tavisi minusebi.
eE s iyo Zveli megobrebi. yY vela nacnobma axla moindoma leq-
sis, moTxrobis, statiis, memuaris wera. kudSi dasdevdnen
da Tavs abezrebdnen.
romanma xom Tavi mosWama. aA rc axsovda, rodis iyo misi
megobari. d D aujdeboda cxvirwin, mudariT aRsavse sifaTs
miapyrobda, upeSi cremli gaubrwyindeboda. iyo ase Cumad,
metad aravis awuxebda, jumas ki guneba ufuWdeboda. aA ra da,
misi romanebis dabeWdvas jobda sakuTari xeliT daewera
gancxadeba, ar minda, batono, redaqtoroba da gamaTavisu-
fleTo. Zala ar eyo, eTqva, eg ra sisuleleebs mihqarav, Cemo
romano. piriqiT, xelweras uqebda, dRes-xvaleTi istumreb-
da. aA seve daarbeninebda winamaswaraSvilsa da CafikaZes...
mxolod jano CikintilaZes gaexsna gza farTo. daurekavda
`redaqtors vaxlavaro~ da juma xvdeboda, msoflio lite-
raturul-socialur-politikuri problemebiT savse sta-

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tia gamocxobili iyo. winaswarve icoda, janos indur vedeb-
ze, an Zvel Cinur poeziaze rom daewera, sadme mainc moaxer-
xebda juma bedias moxsenebas. amitomac uxdida samagieros.
arc Caxedavda, ise waawerda kuTxeSi: `aiwyos~.
xandaxan xvdeboda macacunas.P paemans uniSnavda xan uni-
versitetis baRSi, xan samsaxurSi, anda pirdapir binaSi. ci-
vad miesalmebodnen erTmaneTs, mere Cumad iyvnen. araferi
hqondaT saerTo, ar icodnen raze elaparakaT. juma erTxe-
lac ar mohferebia, erTxelac ar uTqvams alersiani sityva.
xalxSi Tu Sexvdebodnen, gulgareSe gamoikiTxavda, ra aris
axali, rogora xaro.M momakvdavi rom yofiliyo, gogo erTi
sityviT pasuxobda: `kargad~. `Tqvenebi rogor arian?~ pasu-
xad kvlav `kargad~. vaJma erTxel Seaxsena, bevri dro ar
dagvrCenia, male xels movawerTo. iseTi kiloTi ambobda,
TiTqos eubneboda, dasjamde mcire dro rCebao. `ho!~ – mok-
led upasuxa macacunam. binaSi Tu moakiTxavda, amdensac ar
laparakobdnen. macacuna swrafad mialagebda oTaxs, Wur-
Wels darecxavda, roca dro rCeboda, kerZsac gaakeTebda.
am oTaxSi, mudam rom damwvris suni trialebda, suli exuTe-
boda, usaqmod ver Cerdeboda.
juma kuTxeSi ijda, erTsa da imave sareklamo Jurnals
aTvalierebda. Jurnalis gatylarWuli, myvirala reklama
yelSi amosdioda... zogjer Cafiqrdeboda, gamoeTiSeboda,
mere, roca gamoerkveoda, gaocebuli Sehyurebda macacu-
nas, eg aq saidan gaCndao.
saqmes rom morCeboda, macacuna umweod gaCerdeboda
Sua oTaxSi. jumas arc Sexedavda, ise ityoda:
_ wavedi axla.
_ ho, midi! – Jurnals ufro Caakvirdeboda juma, Tum-
ca Tvalwin feradi laqebi ulivlivebda.

***
ase cxovrobda juma bedia qorwinebis dRemde. aseTi
cxovreba arCia TviTon. amas eZaxda bednierebas, Tan ki Cu-
mad umiznebda ufro maRal safexurebs...

"!
 Tavi V. qorwili
wina dRes jer kidev SeiZleboda qorwilis CaSla. oTxi-
dan arc erTi ar grZnobda Tavs bednierad...
kaWuWia bedias Ramec eSinoda Sarvlis gaxdisa. oTaxSi
haeri daixuTa, radgan rkinis gisosebakruli fanjara ar
iReboda, kars ki imdeni klite da urduli ekeTa, Tavze
xelaRebulTa banda ver Semoangrevda. mM Teli Rame raRac
koSmari esizmreboda. viTom fulian Sarvals xdidnen, es ki
ebRauWeboda, ar anebebda. u U ceb yvela kedeli erTad gask-
da, fanjridan gisosebi Camocvivda da uxilavi qurdebi
faTurobdnen mis ganjinebSi, karadebSi, kedlebs dataneb-
ul samalavebSi... SiSisagan oflSi gaxviTquli kaWuWia log-
inze wamoiWreboda, ver ixsenebda, ra daesizmra da kvlav
wveboda...
juma bediasac ar uZinia mSvidad. cudi winaTgrZnoba
awuxebda. icoda, moTavda gancxromis dReebi. Tavisi nebiT
yulfSi gayo Tavi. guli sxva vinmes dauTmo, iq mets veravis
SeuSvebda. sacoles sakuTar Wers sTavazobda mxolod.
mM ters uSvebda Sin da ar SeeZlo ukan daxeva... ucnaurma siz-
mrebma Seawuxes. Rrma ZilSi ucabedad moswydeboda da vard-
eboda... qreboda sawoli, oTaxi, miwa... SiSiT SeZrwunebuls
gamoeRviZeboda, gons ver modioda didxans... mere isev Rrma
ZilSi inTqmeboda, isev moswydeboda da guli amoxtomaze
hqonda... gariJraJze moTenTils da daRlils gamoeRviZa.
Tavi stkioda. RamiT oTaxSi damwvris suni dagrovda, yve-
laferSi gajda, kedlebSi, avejSi, Wer-iatakSi, misi gandev-
na ar SeiZleboda.
macacunam Rame TeTrad gaaTena. loginSi arc Cawoli-
la. perangis amara ijda sawolze, sibneles misCereboda.
f F iqri nela zozinebda, mniSvnelovans arafers ekareboda. aA u-
taneli gaxda bnelSi marto jdoma. mM artooba, samudamo mar-
tooba, ai, risTvis davbadebulvaro. aA mieridan icoda, na-

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natri qorwiliT iwyeboda martoobis grZeli gza. `ar gavyve-
bi!~ – yoymaniT Tqva. tyuoda. A ar SeeZlo ar gahyoloda, ar
SeeZlo daewyvita uxilavi Zafebi, gaqceuliyo. tirili moun-
da, cremli Tu moulbobda guls. Tavi Seikava, ar undoda mar-
tos etira, TanamgrZnoblis gareSe. A adga da dedis oTaxSi
Seipara. quCis farnebi sust sinaTles hfenda oTaxs. mM amis
kabinetidan xvrinva ismoda. fF inansur genioss iq eZina. mM aca-
cunam sinaTle aanTo da dedis sawolTan mivida.
_ ra moxda? – ukmayofilod ikiTxa gamoRviZebulma.
macacunam araferi upasuxa, qveda tuCi ukankalebda.
_ ra getireba, rom tiri? wadi, daiZine, xval lamazi
unda gamoCnde!
macacunam sinaTle gamorTo, Tavis oTaxSi dabrunda. K
kvlav sawolze aZvra. mM uxlebs mklavi Semohxvia da zed nika-
pi Camoayrdno.
cremlis uxmo wveTi Camougorda...
rognedas Cvili bavSviviT eZina. sizmaric bavSvuri esiz-
mra. yvavilebiT mofenil vrcel mindorze pepelasaviT da-
farfatebda. mere oqrosTmiani yrmac mofrinda. oqromke-
diT naqsovi tanisamosi ecva. ufliswuli unda yofiliyo.
Semdeg esec gaqra. viTom mravali sarkis win idga, uamravjer
meordeboda misi gamosaxuleba da sakuTari mSvenierebiT
moxibluli imeorebda: `ra lamazi var!.. CemisTanas vin ar Se-
iyvarebs?..~
gamoeRviZa. Tendeboda. mM zis sxivis mravalgzisi anarek-
li wiTel laqad daaCnda kedels. f F anjara Ria iyo da dilis
sigrile Semodioda.
_ deda, deda! – Wirveulad daiZaxa.
dedis oTaxidan xvneSa da sawolis WraWuni moisma.
perangis amara, naxevradmZinare RaRuli Semofratunda.
_ ra droa? aA se adre ram gamogaRviZa? – ybebi uskdebo-
da mTqnarebisagan, – Caiwi erTi, mec damawvine!
rognedam Caiwia. RaRuli Cawva, umalve Tvali daxuWa.
rogneda Caexuta, wasCurCula:

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 _ ver vixseneb.
qalbaton RaRulis xmis amoReba ezareboda, Zlivs See-
pasuxa:
_ ras ver ixseneb?
_ kaxabers! ramdeni xania, vcdilob warmovidgino da ver
vixseneb. iqneb sulac ar miyvars, a?
_ giJi xom ara xar? ra dros magia? daiZine!
rognedam xma gakminda. gunebaSi mainc utrialebda akvi-
atebuli azri: `iqneb sulac ar miyvars, a?~

***

kaWuWia bedia kapiks dahkankalebda da aTasebs xarjavda.

yoveli maneTis gaRebiT TiTo wveTi sisxli eRvreboda
gulidan. xelgaSlili kacis rols TamaSobda. amiT undoda
daefara muxlebCamogidelebuli Sarvali da ufrosi Zmis
damwvris suni. Tavdapirvelad fiqrobda, jumac gaiRebs
Tanxaso. fU rosi Zma taqtianad axerxebda Tavis daZvrenas.
xelfasis meti sxva Semosavali ara maqvso, _ ificeboda. A
asec iqneboda, Tumca xelfass sakmaod solidurs Rebulob-
da. kaWuWia ar SehkamaTebia. eSinoda, kinklaobis dros zed-
meti araferi wamoscdenoda...
qorwinebis saxlSi im dRes bevrni awerdnen xels. Zmebi
bediebi gamoirCeodnen mainc da sayovelTao yuradReba
miipyres. zarzeimis viTarebaSi Catarda arcTu rTuli cer-
emoniali.
bolo wams, roca xelSi sawerkalami eWiraT, yoveli maT-
gani Setokda, yoymani daetyoT, Cumad amoioxres.
juma bedias kalmis dagdeba mounda, Tavs Zala daatana,
daixara da moawera axali, `redaqtoruli~ xelmoweriT.
macacuna egzaltirebuli iyo. yY ovel moZraobas angariS-
miucemlad, manqanasaviT akeTebda. xelic aseve moawera.
u
U ceb cremli waskda, uxmod tiroda. jumas Sercxva, moefera,

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ram dagafrTxo, Zvirfaso, xom ici, rogor miyvarxar, sul
xelisgulze gatarebo. macacunam icoda litoni sityvis
fasi, cremli mainc moiwminda. SiSi Rrmad Camala gulis gul-
Si da gaRimeba scada.
kaWuWia Cqarobda, nervulobda. kK alami rom gamouwodes,
ise CabRuja, TiTqos vinme es esaa ecema da ZalaTi gamohgle-
jso. roca xelis mosawerad daixara, mis tvinSi mxolod da
mxolod prestiJis didi kiTxvis niSani exata. kaWuWias
amxanagebs SurdaT misi bedniereba da es axalisebda.
rogneda, Tamami da sulswrafi rogneda, mTlad airia.
TviTonac ar icoda, marTla uyvarda kaWuWia, Tu moeCvena
wamier. aSkarad damfrTxali adevnebda Tvals kalmis manipu-
laciebs. rodesac xelSi Caudes, saqmros TiTebis ofli ga-
mohyva da kinaRam gaagdo. kaWuWias feri ecvala. qQ albatonma
RaRulim daaswro: `aq moawere, genacvale, ai, am adgilas!~
griboedovis ZeglTan manqanebis teva ar iyo. mN efe-pa-
tarZlebi or sagangebod daqiravebul etlSi CaabrZanes.
orTaves TeTri cxenebi eba, oqros jinjilebiani, fafarSi
wiTel lentebCawnuli. win ufrosi wyvilis etli mihqroda,
mas kaWuWias etli misdevda. kudSi ki aranakleb xuTi aTeu-
li `volga~ mohyveboda.
sazeimo korteJma gadaWra CeluskinelTa xidi da vakis
parkisaken gaemarTa.
juma bedia ise iWimeboda, TiTqos mxrebs marSlis epo-
letebi umSvenebda. trotuarebze cnobismoyvare gamvlele-
bi Cerdebodnen. aivnebze xalxi gamoefina. sagzao miliciam
transports gza gadauketa, raTa korteJi gaetarebina. u U f-
ros bedias mTlad daaviwyda, rom gverdiT patarZali ejda
da sayovelTao yuradRebis tkbil talRebSi martodmarto
dacuravda.
macacuna, saocrad rom uxdeboda saqorwino TeTri kaba
da yvavilwnulebiani fata, iseTi momxiblavi iyo, bevri Se-
natroda im dRes juma bedias.
rogneda patara princesas hgavda. nN eta es bavSvi vin ga-

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imeta gasaTxoveblado, _ ramdenma ifiqra. mM Relvarebisagan
Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, oRond es ar yofila sixarulis gan-
cdiT gamowveuli Relva.
kaWuWia Tvaldaxrili, tuCgabuStuli ijda da muxle-
bze xelebs ifarebda. imTaviTve ar moswonda ase saqveynod
sakuTari Rirseba-naklovanebis gamomzeuroba. jumam aiCe-
ma, Torem arCevda, Cumad, uxmaurod gaeCarxa saqme.
WavWavaZis prospeqtidan rom gadauxvies, mZRolebma
SeTanxmebulebiviT daaWires klaksonebs xeli. gamayruebe-
li guguni atyda. meored mosvla egoneboda kacs. zarzeim-
iT miaciles sabanketo darbazis karamde da manam akivles
klaksonebi, sanam milicia ar Caeria...

***

pirveli biZgi susti iyo. TiTqmis aravis SeumCnevia. WaRi

Setortmanda, brolis firfitebma wkaruni gamosces. jumam
igrZno, raRac unda momxdariyo. SeSfoTebulma Sexeda WaRs.
sustad irxeoda. ukan moixeda, kedels bzari gasdevneboda.
`miwisZvra~, _ gauelva da uceb qalis isteriulma kivilma
dahfara memTvraleTa xorxoci:
_ miwisZvra!
sazogadoeba ukve Tvreboda. aRaJRaJebulma mamakaceb-
ma halstuxebi mouSves, perangis Rilebi Seixsnes, jagarmo-
sili mkerdebi gamoaCines. qQ alebi nervulad kiskisebdnen...
estradaze gamayrueblad JRrialebda orkestri. beWebze
Tmebdayrili, wverulvaSiani, Cajinsebuli biWebi gahkiod-
nen araamqveyniur simRerebs ararsebul enaze.
_ miwisZvra!
iataki mZlavrad Setortmanda. WaRi miaskda aqeT-iqiT,
brolis namsxvrevebi sufrebs gadaepna. g G aisma boTlebis
Waxani, WurWlis lawaluwi. aA wivldnen qalebi, mamakacebi
Tavisas gaiZaxodnen. airia, panikam moicva darbazi. skame-
bidan wamocvivdnen. kK uTxis magida gadayiravda. bB rbo kars

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 miawyda. mM awanwala ZaRlebma ar Segvawuxono da CaeketaT.
kK ars miWyletil mTvrals saketi Tavisi taniT daefara, ve-
rafriT mimxvdariyo, ratom ejajgurebodnen, win da ukan
eqaCebodnen.
moulodnelad darbazs ucnauri hangi moefina. TiTqos
eleqtromusikaluri instrumentebis orkestri ukravda.
mM elodiur, kosmiur musikaSi wamyvan Temad moismoda yru
guguni, borblebis grials Tan rom sdevs.
_ Cumad!.. damSviddiT!.. ra ambavia!.. – gaisma SeZaxile-
bi. visac nebisyofa eyo, sufras daubrunda, Tumca ar dam-
jdara. rcxvenodaT panikisa, dafaruli SiSiT iyurebodnen
Werisaken. sxvebi kedlebis gaswvriv mietmasnen erTmaneTs,
respeqtabeluri meqorwineebi wuTier sigiJes daeWmuWna,
tansacmelSemoxeulni, gaoflianebulni, dazafrulni
idgnen.
uCveulo hangi minavlda. aA vismomaswavebeli guguni ki
ufro da ufro gaZlierda. m M ere zed yurebTan dahberes
sayvirebma.
Sua darbazSi iataks bzari daaCnda, TandaTan gaixsna
bneli siRrme, piri daaRo uZiro ufskrulma, saidanac
bolqvebad amodioda Savi kvamli da mWvartli. d D arbazi ku-
prisa da damwvris suniT gaivso.
isteriulad CaiqviTina viRacam, umal pirze xeli itaca.
_ xalxo, warRvnaa, _ CurCuli moisma.
sadRac ufskrulis Soreul siRrmeSi wertili gamoCnda,
TandaTan gaizarda. Sua darbazSi amocurda oqros taxti,
romelzec wowola kaci wamoskupebuliyo da xiTxiTebda.
guguniT daixura iataki, Sewyda ucxo hangi, wowola
kacma elami Tvalebi moavlo dadumebul sazogadoebas.
_ bodiSs vixdi dagvianebisaTvis! – daiyivla, – ar Seme-
Zlo Cemi naTlulebis qorwils davklebodi!
gafiTrebuli juma mieaxla, win daudga, Tavi daxara.
_ moxaruli var, Zvirfaso gujmaxan, rom gvikadreT da
Cvens qorwilSi mobrZandiT! mM egobrebo, gTxovT yvelani

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 sufras davubrundeT, lxini grZeldeba!.. gaumarjos Cven
Zvirfas gujmaxans, dideba!..
_ gaumarjos! – daiwripina qalis damfrTxalma xmam.
_ gaumarjos!.. dideba!.. – kantikuntad gaisma, taSic
Semohkres.
mdgomareoba ganimuxta, gamxiaruldnen. g G adabrunebuli
magida aayenes. skamebic dadges. d D amsxvreul WurWels ara-
feri eSveleboda da iatakze datoves. Tamada Tavis adgils
daubrunda, mikrofoni aiRo, SiSiT moxedavda xolme axal
stumars, ena ebmeboda, morigi sadRegrZelos SeTxzvas cdi-
lobda.
_ Rvino momarTviT! – brZana gujmaxanma.
yanwi miurbenines.
_ gadRegrZelebT! – mokled moWra. frCxili gahkra.
aA li amovarda sasmisidan, yY anwi gavarvarda. g
G ujmaxanma Tavi
gadaswia, cecxliT agizgizebuli siTxe pirSi gadaisxa.
stumrebs SiSi SeubrundaT, gaucxoveldaT, skamebidan
weli ver aswies, kriWa SeekraT.
_ juma bedia, xelcarieli ar movsulvar!
xeli xels Semohkra. oO qros taxtis gverdebidan qajebi
gadmocvivdnen, yovelnairi feris da formis, warmoud-
geneli modis tansacmliTa da mTlad titlikanani, kuziane-
bi, brucianebi, elamebi, Tvaldavsebulni, ucxvironi,
mravalcxvirianebi, ucxvirpironi, yruCunebi da Sublze
miwebebuli yurebiT, upirkbiloni, sampirianebi... xonCebiT
xelSi moedvnen darbazs, Camoariges Semwvar-moxrakuli,
gveli da bayayi, xoWo da virTxa, Ramura da jojo...
stumrebi Tqvlefa-TqvlefiT miesien morTmeul nugbar
kerZebs, erTmaneTs uziarebdnen STabeWdilebebs:
_ ra gemrieli variaa!
_ es goWi SesaniSnavia!
_ mwyeri gadaiReT!
_ es albaT kalmaxia!
_ Tu sma aris, sma iyos! – ar cxreboda gujmaxani.

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 _ davlioT, davlioT... – waumRera Tamadam
_ davisxaT da davlioT, davlioT, davlioT... – yvela
erTbaSad amRerda.
moulodnelad oTxive kedlidan gadmoxeTqa Sampanur-
ma, mTeli darbazi datbora. d D atrialda goCgoCana, permode-
buli, SuSxuna Rvino. mM aTrobelma winwklebma aavso haeri,
Tavbru daasxa, daaTro, gadaria isedac gatretili meqor-
wineebi.
moTqrialebda Sampanuri da winwklebs apnevda. Sampa-
nuris tbaSi dacuravdnen mTvralebi. Sig ixrCobodnen, yvin-
Tavdnen, iberebodnen da kvlav mRerodnen:
_ davlioT, davlioT, davlioT!..
kaWuWia skamze Sedga. Sampanuri mainc muxlebamde swv-
deboda. rogneda magidaze Sesva, Zmas gadauCurCula:
_ nametan pativsa gvcems eg Seni gujmaxani, amdeni arc
aris saWiro.
welSi motyda juma, gacura Sampanuris tba, taxtis
safexurs Subli axala, moelaquca:
_ gujmaxan, Seni sikeTe ganuzomelia!
Semzaravma xarxarma daayrua juma. kK vlav gaixsna iataki
da gujmaxani oqros taxtianad gadaiCexa bnel ufskrulSi.
Sampanuris mZlavrma CanCqerma ramdenime mTvrali CaiTria.
maTs TavzeviT iataki isev SeerTda. jumam moaswro, ativ-
tivebul savarZels Caafrinda da aman ixsna.
darbazi TandaTan ivseboda. Sampanurma kari gaxeTqa,
fanjrebidan quCaSi gadaiRvara, swraf nakaduls mihqonda
mxiaruli memTvraleebi, romlebic xmaSeuwyoblad Rri-
alebdnen:
_ davlioT, davlioT, oh, davlioT, davlioT!..
jumas gverdiT leo pirveli gacurda. xelSi mikrofo-
ni Caegdo da sakuTar leqss ambobda. m M ikrofons zonari
moswyvetoda da, sabednierod, misi deklamacia aravis es-
moda... mM ere romani amotivtivda. zRvis lomiviT dasWyeto-
da Tvalebi da svel ulvaSebs iwuwnida... yvinCilas savse Wiqa

"
maRla eWira da sul erTsa da imaves gaiZaxoda: `aba, me
mismineT!.. aba, me mismineT!..~ papua CirgaSvili uzarmazar
yanwze Semomjdariyo, etyoba curva ar exerxeboda da Sam-
panuris nakadi xan erT mxares miagdebda, xan meores...
jumam mxaruli gausva, sufris Tavisaken gascura. ka-
WuWias magidaze skamebi Seedga da patarZlebi zed Seesva.
TviT mas ki Sampanuri yelamde miswvdenoda da winwklebi-
sagan cxvirs wamdauwum aceminebda.
_ aqedan unda movusvaT! – SeuZaxa jumam.
_ saiT gavideT? b B rbo gagvitans!
_ samzareulodan gavaRwevT!
patarZlebs Caavles xeli da samzareulosken gascures.
SuSxuna nakadma isini ukana ezoSi gaiyvana.
quCaSi ukve bneloda.
fanjrebidan kvlav TqeSiT iRvreboda Sampanuri. haer-
Si Rvinis mZafri suni idga. qorwilis stumrebi RrianceliT
Svelodnen Tavs.
sirenebis kiviliT mohqrodnen miliciis manqanebi...

Tavi VI. ganxeTqileba

gujmaxanis naxvam rognedas Tavzari dasca. SiSisagan
muxlebi ekeceboda, gza-gza meuRlis mklavs eyrdnoboda.
kK otes `Jiguls~ waawydnen, adreve eSvela TavisTvis. Zlivs
gaiwures tanisamosi. manqanaSi rom Casxdnen, rognedam Sve-
biT amoisunTqa, Tumca damwvrisa da Rvinis sunis nazavi
guls urevda.
_ ra iyo es?.. ra iyo es?.. – ramdenjerme ikiTxa namti-
ralevi xmiT. kaWuWiam mxarze xeli mohxvia, moefera, nu ge-
Sinia, ager ara varo? u
U fros patarZals saxe gafermkrTale-
boda. savarZlis kuTxeSi ijda kotes ukan, xma gaekminda.
wina savarZelSi juma gamoiWima. isic aRgznebuli da
gafiTrebuli Canda. SiSi da Zrwola masac gadadeboda.

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cdilobda amis dafarvas. Zalian ki gaocda, kote rom Seic-
no. eWvi aufuTfuTda, undoblobis Wia gaucocxlda.
_ ra iyo es? – imeorebda gaognebuli rogneda.
_ kargi awi, damSviddi, xom xedav, yvelani cocxlebi
varT, _ ukmayofilod gaawyvetina kaWuWiam.
manqanidan Camosvlisas macacunas Tavi ar auwevia, bolo
wams mzera esrola kotes, iman Tvali CaupaWuna. macacuna
SekrTa, jumam xom ar SeamCniao. juma mSvidad iyo. mxolod
kaWuWiam Sexeda rZals agdebulad, iqneb SeamCnia kidec Tva-
lis CapaWuneba da raRac ieWviana.
sabednierod mTels ubanSi sinaTle Caqra, sibneleSi
erTmaneTs Zlivs arCevdnen.
jumam mxarze xeli gadahxvia Tavis kanonier cols da win
gaatara. sibneleSi CaiZirnen oriveni. macacuna TiTqos bne-
li ufskrulis piras midioda. instinqturad Caafrinda
jumas pijaks. Wabukic SemkrTali iyo, oRond icoda oTaxSi
sad ra elaga, pirdapir sareclisken gauZRva.
sarkmlis miRma jerac ar eZina qalaqs. moismoda gamv-
lelTa fexsacmlis fratuni. manqana gaiqrolebda da wamiT
Semoafrqvevda Wrel sacecebs, kedelze daxatavda sasaci-
lo figurebs, gaqreboda.
macacunam igrZno jumas xeli, sakinZes uxsnida Wabuki.
mere mZlavri mklavebi SemoeWdo gogos, sunTqva Seukra.
unda aRelvebuliyo, unda muxlebi mohkveToda, magram sur-
vili daSretoda, gulgrilad eWidaveboda arasasurvels,
cdilobda Tavi daeZvrina misi xvevnisagan. vnebisagan gax-
elebuli juma ki winaaRmdegobas qalur keklucobad uTv-
lida da mourideblad axevda sapatarZlo kabas.
didxans gagrZelda Widili, bolos moeria, sarecelze
dasca. ucbad abrdRvialda sinaTle. jumas moeCvena, rom mis
win qaliSvili ki ara, sarkeSi danaxuli ConCxi egdo, iqed-
nuri RimiliT Sescqeroda TvalebiT – bneli soroebiT.
Tvali daxuWa jumam, kbilebi daaRrWiala, ukuagdo zar-
damcemi Cveneba. Tumca TiTqmis gaqra vneba, Tavi valdebu-

"!
lad CaTvala bolomde eTamaSa siyvarulis scena...
dro daaviwyda orTaves. arc axsovdaT ramdenxans
grZeldeboda cru alersi... juma grZnobda, rogor iyinebo-
da misi guli, eyineboda sisxli, vneba, da yovelive es ecv-
leboda mtanjveli zizRiT.
ze wamoiWra saxedaRrejili, gaxelebuli, sibrazisagan
Tvalebi gadmoucvivda.
Seubraleblad lewa ybaSi da dausisina:
_ vi-in?!

***

rogneda verafriT damSvidda. saerTod, wuwuns ar iyo

Cveuli, magram zarzeimiT dawyebuli qorwilis ase arevam
Tavgza aubnia. dedisa da bebiis ambavic awuxebda. TviTon
gamoiparnen, maT ki, vin icis, ra gadaxdaT Tavs. aq ki sinaT-
le ar daxvdaT da axla ra unda eqnaT.
savarZelSi mokalaTda. sinaTlis umniSvnelo sxivic
arsad Canda. kaWuWia oTaxSi daborialobda, xan ras wamoe-
deboda da xan ras, igineboda, oxrobaSi da tartarozSi ag-
zavnida yvelas da yvelafers. xmamaRla imitom laparakob-
da, gogona daemSvidebina, Torem TviTonac kargi dRe ar
adga. b
B olos moqanculma taxts miagno da Camojda.
_ nu geSinia, CarTaven albaT!.. es oxeri, asanTic ver
vipove! sad jandabaSi gadavagde?!
rogneda yurs ar ugdebda. xom SeiZleboda aqac gaxsnil-
iyo iataki da bnel ufskruls CaenTqa nefe-dedofali? xe-
davda, rom isjeboda, oRond ver xvdeboda risTvis.
_ RmerTo, ra davaSave, ra brali mimiZRvis? – imeoreb-
da wamdauwum. Tavs atrialebda, radgan sibnele moCvenebebs
badebs, rognedas ki gamudmebiT viRaca epareboda, raTa
turtliani brWyalebiT mohfereboda.
sinaTle uceb CarTes. bnels miCveuli Tvalebi wamiT
daxuWa. roca gaaxila, ganwyoba uceb Seecvala.

""
 _ madloba RmerTs! – taSi Semohkra.
_ Sen ki geSinoda, _ gauRima kaWuWiam.
taxtze wesieri biWiviT ijda. muxlebi qaliSviliviT
mietyupebina. xelebi zed morcxvad daewyo. rognedas
eucxova, TiTqos pirvelad xedavda. masSi igrZnoboda raRac
usufTao, ofliani, sibnelidan gamosuls bneli nafleTi
sazareli ufskrulisa Tan gamohyoloda TiTqos. am STabeW-
dilebas aZlierebda gaqonili Sarvalic, alag-alag rom
garRveoda da dakunTul fexebs uCenda.
Tvali aarida, mimoixeda. oTaxi sakmaod didi iyo. pirTam-
de aevso Zvirfasi avejeulobiT, gasavleli adgili ar dar-
Cenoda. kedlebze ferweruli tiloebi ekida, albaT Zvirad
Rirebuli. fanjrebi aeWedaT Jangiani gisosebiT. patara, muS-
ti rom gaeteoda, iseT sarkmelSi ablabuda farfatebda...
rognedas suli SeexuTa, haeri ar eyo.
`nuTu es miyvars?~ – Tavs SeekiTxa da vaJis Sarvals daad-
ga Tvali. d
D roa saqorwilo kaba gaixados, im uzarmazar sare-
celSi Cawves, mere es mova Tavis gaqonili SarvliT da...
rognedas kinaRam guli amoubrunda.
_ cudad xom ar gaxdi? – kaWuWiam SeamCnia misi krToma.
_ `borjomi~ Tu gaqvs? _ xmadabla sTxova.
_ axlave!
samzareulosaken gaqanda. iq WurWels autexa raxaruxi.
male mobrunda gaxsnili boTliTa da WuWyiani WiqiT xelSi.
rognedam SiSiT Sexeda Wiqas. samzareulodan usiamovno
suni modioda. binas qalis xeli aklda.
kaWuWiam WiqaSi `borjomi~ gamoavlo, pirdapir iatakze
gadmoasxa, Seavso.
gogonam ylupi mosva, Tbili iyo. ar esiamovna. magidaze dadga.
_ ugunebobas gatyob, albaT daiRale, _ SeSfoTda
kaWuWia.
_ ki daviRale... _ Tavi dauqnia da uceb hkiTxa: _ ra, am
Sarvals saerTod ar iSoreb?
kaWuWiam Sarvalze dabneulad daixeda. swrafadve gamo-

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cocxlda. eE ca rognedas savarZels, wamodgoma ar acala, mag-
idasTan miaCoCa, TviTonac skami daidga da miujda.
_ axlave giCveneb, Cemo lamazo coliko, egeTi qmari
gyavs, Citis rZes ar mogaklebs...
rognedas ar esiamovna sityva `coliko~, cnobismoyva-
reobam mainc wasZlia.
kaWuWiam sazeimo gamometyvelebiT amoaCoCa pirveli
dasta jibidan. jerac gauxsneli aTTumnianebi iyo, mkvri-
vad dapresili.
_ xedav? _ iseTi mowiwebiT dado magidaze, viTom
faifuri yofiliyos, – ai kidev...
pirvels meore dasta amoayola, meores mesame... male ma-
gidaze fulis mTeli gora dadga.
gogonam icoda, kaWuWia rom bevr fuls daatarebda
jibeSi. mainc amdeni Tu eqneboda, ver warmoedgina.
_ davTvaloT? _ kaWuWias saxe ubrwyinavda.
rognedam Tavi dauqnia.
_ ara, jer sxva rames giCveneb da mere davTvaloT!
karadaSi Tavi Cargo, iq sxva kari gamoaRo da rkinis karga
mozrdili yuTi gamoswia. Zlivs mohqonda orive xeliT, xvne-
Soda. Sublze oflis winwklebi daaCnda.
Sua gzaze SeCerda, eWviT Sexeda rognedas
_ aravis etyvi?
_ vis unda vuTxra? – kiTxva Seubruna.
_ icode, enas kbili daaWire... me, Cemo kargo, fereba-
ferebaSi SeiZleba yelic gamogRadro!
gogonas TiTqos zurgze civi xeli Seaxes. Tavi Zlivs da-
imSvida, mexumrebao.
kaWuWiam yuTi win daudo, tuCze Rimili ar mohSorebia.
_ TviTon gaxseni! _ SesTavaza.
rognedam gasaRebi gadaatriala, saxuravs Zala daatana.
gaxsna.
_ mZivebia? – imedgacruebiT ikiTxa.
_ ra mZivebi, aba, aswie!

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 pirvelad Txilisodena margalitebis grZeli acmula
amoiRo.
_ ici, amiT ramdeni manqanis yidva SeiZleba?
merme uamravi beWedi, yelsabami, sayure, samajuri,
gulsabnevi eyara, yvela erTmaneTze Zvirfasi da mSvenieri.
yuTis ZirSi lali da firuzi, brilianti da iagundi brwy-
inavda... saxelebi arc icoda... saxe gaunaTda, erTi asxmula
majaze daixvia da sarkeSi Caixeda. Zalian Svenoda. g G ada-
ireodnen misi amxanagi gogoebi. u U ceb winwkali SeniSna, yov-
el margalitze sisxlis winwkali esxura... elda eca, xel-
idan gauvarda...
_ ra aris es? _ ikiTxa zizRnarevi xmiT.
_ yuradRebas nu aqcev, _ xeli Caiqnia kaWuWiam, _ mec
Tavidan mezizReboda, Semdeg miveCvie, _ TiTo-TiTod iReb-
da Zvirfas nivTebs da CvriT aprialebda.
rognedam xeli saswrafod Seiwminda da cxvirsaxoci
moisrola.
_ me ver SeveCvevi, momaSore Tavidan!
kaWuWias saxe Seefakla, Seuracxyofili darCa. uxmod
daketa yuTi da ganZi kvlav samalavSi Seinaxa.
mere magidis ujra gamoswia, oTxkuTxa sagani amoiRo.
_ xedav?
_ mm?
_ oqros zodia. aseTebi aq miwyvia.
rogneda frTxilad Seexo, undoda gaesinja. u U malve xeli
ukan gaswia. oO qros zodsac sisxlis winwklebi aCnda.
_ saSinelebaa!
_ raa saSineleba? – ver gaigo kaWuWiam.
rognedam araferi upasuxa.
axla ukve aSkarad ezizReboda oqroc, Tval-margali-
tic, kaWuWiac.
_ ginda fuli davTvaloT?
_ modi, davTvaloT, _ uxalisod daeTanxma, raTa ga-
daewia gardauvali dro, roca sareclisaken moixmobdnen...

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 aTTumnianis banknoti jerac xelSi ar sWeria. aA rc icoda,
ra ferisa iyo. xeli rom daavlo, raRac aimRvra mis sulSi.
TiTqos sawamlavs svamda. damRupavs es fulio, gaifiqra.
sakuTari Tavi ver gadasZala. saxvevi Semoaxia dastas da
banqosaviT gaSala... ra iyo es?.. ra magiuri Zala hqonda fuls?
riTi gansxvavdeboda igi Cveulebrivi, moxatuli qaRaldis-
agan? ra itacebda masSi adamians?.. viTom sayidlebi? is au-
racxeli simdidre, kaWuWias rom Cauketia Tavis samalaveb-
Si?.. iqneb sazogadoebrivi mdgomareoba? xom amboben, fuli
yvelgan gaikvlevs gzaso... rognedas Tavisi mdgomareoba aqam-
de diaxac ar miuCnevia urigod da arc eswrafvoda aRzeve-
bas... maS, ra iyo is Zala, ramac gogona erT wamSi moxibla, mia-
ba am magidas, aiZula mokrZalebiT, rogorc RvTaebisaTvis,
ise ecqira am ubralo qaRaldebisaTvis? ra eSmakeuli faTur-
obda misi sulis jerac martiv kunWulebSi?
bejiTi molaris saxiT ujda magidas. aA uCqareblad iTv-
lida aTTumnianebs. eWvi arc epareboda, rom yovel dastaSi
asi cali unda yofiliyo. mM ainc iTvlida, TiToeul dastas
erTxel ki ara, ramdenimejer... isev da isev rwmundeboda,
amdeni da amdeniao, xelidan ki ver uSvebda...
bednieri kaWuWia iqve ijda. qimiur fanqars enis wveriT
asvelebda. iwerda cifrebs, mravalnulianebs, Tavidan anga-
riSobda, Tumca winaswarve icoda, ra Sedegsac miiRebda. eE na
da tuCebi melniT moeTxupna, magram amas ver amCnevda.
wuTi wuTs misdevda. rognedas angariSi aeria. erTi orad
eCveneboda. b B ru daexvia, Tavi daumZimda, Sakikma moakiTxa,
fulis dastas ki xels ver uSvebda. zed miswebeboda... mis-
webeboda... uceb marTlac mieweba erTi banknoti xelis-
gulze, Zlivs moiSora... gons moego. orive xeli ise moTx-
vroda, TiTqos sisxliT savse gejaSi daebana. gamoSterebu-
li dahyurebda yasabis xelebs, Tavis xelebs... mere gulmker-
dze da kalTaze daixeda, sisxlis laqebiT asWreleboda
saqorwino TeTri kaba.
zizRi yels moebjina, wamoiWra. u U dierad xeli hkra, fu-

"&
lis dastebi iatakze gadmoapnia.
_ ras Svrebi Seni!.. – Sehkivla kaWuWiam, mklavze xeli
staca.
rogneda magidaze mklavebiT daemxo, cremli gadmoyara.
_ vah, ra isterikiani yofilxar! – kaWuWia danarCen
fulebs gadaefofra.
Tavi wamoswia gogom. mM agidac sisxliT iyo moTxvrili da
axla idayvebic moeTxvara.
_ xeli damabanine, Cqara damabanine! – tiriliT sTxova.
_ egeraa onkani da daibane! – kuStad miugdo kaWuWiam.
Tavgzaabneuli da ukiduresad Seuracxyofili darCa.
`Zalian veloliavebi, _ gaifiqra, _ ase Tavs gava... colia,
ara? loginSi Cavigdeb da mTeli zizil-pipilebi Camos-
cildeba!~
skamze daeSva... diaxac, darwmunebuli iyo sakuTar Zala-
sa da simdidreSi.
rognedam ver moaswro xelis dasabanad wasvla, kars vi-
Racam wixli moartya.
yovelives Semdeg amis atana SeuZlebeli iyo. nerve-
bawewili gogona SiSisagan gaTavda. u U azrod Sehyurebda rki-
nis kliteebiTa da urdulebiT moWedil kars, Tavisi cixis
kars da usazRvrod mounda, aqedan dauyovnebliv gadakar-
guliyo.
kars garedan muStebi dascxes, mTeli saxlis gasagonad
gaisma gamwarebuli Rriali:
_ gaaRe kari, Se virisTao, gaaRe kari!..
kaWuWia gaSra, feri ecvala. mM uxlis ZarRvebi mohkveTe-
so, adgilidan ver wamoiwia. kK ars miRma misi ufrosi Zma, misi
sisxli da xorci boboqrobda:
_ gaaRe kari, dediCemis Svilo, Torem Semovamtvrev!..
gaaRe-meTqi, Se laCaro!
rognedam uxmod Sexeda wuTiT meuRles. mM is TvalebSi
SiSi, zizRi, siZulvili amoikiTxa kaWuWiam.
_ gagiJda albaT, _ sacodavad CailuRluRa, _ CemTan

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ra unda, gagiJda albaT...
rogneda karisaken wavida. auCqareblad atrialebda
gasaRebebs, xsnida saketebs, bolo urduli rom gaswia, kari
jiqur SemoxeTqa jumam, xeli hkra zRurblze Seyovnebul
rZals.
kaWuWia skamidan ar wamoweula, Tavze xelebi aifara.
jumam sakinZeze waavlo xeli, meoreTi saxeSi sTxliSa.
kaWuWia skamianad gadavarda da jumac Tan gadaiyola.
didxans kotrialebdnen Zmebi magidis qveS mimofantul
aTTumnianebSi, sakuTari da fulidan naJoni sisxliT moT-
xupulni. Semazrzenad aginebdnen erTmaneTs, Seubra-
leblad ulawunebdnen.
gulxeldakrefili rogneda zRurblze idga, Soridan
uyurebda ZmaTa Cxubs, mere Sebrunda, derefanSi gavida. K
karTan TvalebCalilavebuli, nagvemi macacuna idga, isic
gulxeldakrefili. saxeze SurisZiebis sixaruli exata.
amreziT Seavles Tvali erTurTs, rognedam fexs auC-
qara.
SiSnarevi zizRisagan quCaSic mTeli taniT TrToda.
Sinamde rom miaRwia, odnav damSvidda.
Rame, roca nabanavebs, qaTqaTa sacvlebSi, sakuTar na-
Tel oTaxSi, TeTr sawolSi gamoeRviZa, uceb mixvda, rom
fulis elvarebam daabrmava. mM isi erTaderTi, maradiuli
siyvaruli ar SeiZleboda yofiliyo kaWuWia bedia...

jgrag

" 
 yfobkb :
Tavi I. qvabi idumali
ubiwo, pirvelyofilma siwynarem gamoaRviZa. mSral
neSoSi CaTbunebuli ver mixvda sad imyofeboda, rogor aR-
moCnda am sibneleSi. fiqrs devnida, magram Zalauneburad
ebadeboda azri. frTxilad moafaTura xeli. viwro xvrel-
Si gaaTia Rame, neSo ki tyeSi moagrova. TiTebiT yovelmxriv
mSral Tixas awydeboda... gasasvlels wuxel lodi amoafara.
Aaxla gadaswia. civi haeri Semovarda, sayeloSi SeuZvra,
gaaJrJola. neSoSi ufro Rrmad Caeflo. aA se iwva da gahyu-
rebda bneli tyiT mosil xevs.
mdumarebaSi gamoikveTa fleitis xmasaviT wminda, sus-
ti wkanwkari. xeobis ZirSi mcire wyaro ikrefda Zalas.
ar icoda, ra dro iyo, arc ainteresebda. o O desme xom ga-
Tendeboda. Rames simSvide mohqonda, dRes ra unda moetana,
garda biwieri saqmeebisa.
xan eCveneboda, rom CaeZina. eE s wynari sibnele sizmari iyo
mxolod.
mSvidi simyudrove TviT sulSi SemoWriliyo, gaeTa-
visuflebina yovelive warmavalisagan. u U sasrulod SeiZ-
leboda ase arseboba. d D ro gaCerda, is ki am gaCerebul droSi
ekida. aA r arsebobda rame, rasac SeeZlo SeeSfoTebina mis
sulSi miZinebuli moCvenebebi; ganicdida mxolod netare-
bas, uzomod tkbil modunebas, roca erTi kunTic ar irxeva,
erTi azri ar Sefarfatdeba.
mM zeWabuk bediam ipova Tavisi samyaro, viwro da bneli
xvreli, sadac ver aRwevda veraferi gare arsebuli.
sadRac totebSi gaiwkvitina uxilavma Citma. SefrTxi-
alda. albaT igrZno, Rame tydeboda.
bindSi TandaTan gamoisaxa ucnaurad afuebuli, dagor-
glili urCxulebi, totebgabarjRuli qmnilebani, dinozav-
rebis uCinar aCrdilebs rom hgavdnen.

" 
 kvlav SeaJrJola. sust niavs Semodgomis tyis sunTqva
mohqonda, surneleba neSompalisa, gamxmari yvavilebisa,
gadaberebuli xilisa da kenkrisa, yviTeli foTlebisa,
dakorZebuli xeebisa... erTad Sezavebulni bnel RameSic
avlendnen TavianT arsebobas, oRond ise Wirda calkeuli
maTganis gamoyofa, rogorc aramusikoss uWirs simfoniuri
koncertis dros calkeuli instrumentis gamorCeva.
mzeWabukma Rrmad CaisunTqa. f F iltvebi sufTa, grili
haeriT aevso. is cocxali iyo da esec kmaroda. b B uneba mis-
gan ar moiTxovda mowameobriv cxovrebas, sindisis qenjnas,
sulisa da sxeulis gvemas. aha, haeri, eubneboda xeoba, am-
ieridan misi samflobelo, aha, wyaros sufTa wyali, aha,
xili... dRisiT mze da RamiT varskvlavebi... meti ra ginda,
mets ras moiTxov?
gmadlobT, esec bevria, Zalian mdidari var! – pasuxobda
mzeWabuk bedia.
marTlac meti raRa undoda?
sibnele TandaTan icriceboda. g G amoepara wami, roca
xvrelis piras dakvranCxuli, beberi muxa gamoikveTa.
SesWaxWaxa SaSvma, gaTeneba izeima...
`Sen ratom darCi? – gaifiqra mzeWabukma, – Sen ratom
ar gafrindi?.. male dahqrolebs CrdiloeTis civi qari...~
mopirdapire Txemma gadakveTa ca kididan kidemde.
savarcxeliviT idga tye Txemis Tavze, saTuTad varcxnida
mzis Jangisfer sxivebs, romelic cas mohkideboda da xeo-
bis yovel kunWulSi iWyiteboda.
mere amogorda mze, gavarvarebulma borbalma gairbina
Txemis Tavze, miRma ki, zecis kideze, vercxlisfrad aabri-
ala Tovliani mwvervalebi.
mzeWabuki forTxviT gamoZvra xvrelidan da mklavebi
tkacuniT gaSala...

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xelebi aRmarTa, mzes mieficxa. d

D ilis siTbo sulis siR-
rmeSi aRwevda, asufTavebda Sxamisagan, rac kacTagan amohyva.
`Tavisufleba bednierebaa!~
mzeWabukma igrZno ZalTa mozRvaveba. kunTebi moiTxov-
da saqmes, filtvebi xarbad sunTqavda.
moswyda miwas da haerSi Seikiskasa.
aqanavda Semodgomis xeoba, oqrosferi tyeebi Tavze
gadmoemxo haerSi atacebuls, mkerdi gadauSala, Wrel
fardagad ganerTxo ferxTiT...
dakiskasobda mzeWabuk bedia, mTeli sxeuliT grZnobda
sicocxlis bednierebas, mTeli sxeuliT iwovda Semodgo-
mis haers, mzes, tyeTa surnelebas. xan aRma avardeboda xe-
obis Tavze, xan dabla Camosrialdeboda nasaxlarebisaken.
Txemidan Txems gadaevleboda. yvelaferi dahviwyeboda,
Tavisuflebis bednierebas daetyvevebina.
mere Seyovnda, rogorc daRlili mocurave, zurgze
gawva sadRac cis gumbaTqveS. irweoda lbili niaviT nanana-
vebi, cargvali ki TvalebSi uRvrida mkveTr silurjes.
Tvalebmilululs kinaRam CaeZina.
uceb dahbera grilma siom, winwklebi Semoafrqvia.
Rrublis qula Semohxveoda Soreul, Tovlian mwvervalebs.
gaaxsenda, rom araferi eWama.
swrafad daeSva xeobaSi, wyaros piras... susti nakadi
mowanwkarebda. peSviT Seisxa pirze wyali, ylupi dalia. aman
ufro moaSiva.…
nasaxlarSi Cafrinda. tyemali da msxali dakrifa, ori-
ode miCamiCebuli leRvic ipova, imiT isauzma.
`Tavisufali~ iyo da saqme araferi hqonda.
dajda xvrelis SesasvlelTan, gairinda. cdilobda
araferze efiqra, undoda bednierad egrZno Tavi, magram
moswyinda.
jibeSi xeli moifaTura. f F uli amohyva. dD axeda. f
F uli

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civilizacias, adamianebs, axloblebs axsenebda. g G uli etki-
na, sevda Semoawva.
`Tavisufleba bednierebaa!~ – gaimeora jiutad da fuli
buCqebSi moisrola.
mzem ki wrebrunva moaTava, dasavleTis Txemze daskupda.
mousvenrobam Seipyro mzeWabuki, ze wamoiWra, haerSi
avarda. mifrinavda maRla da maRla. b B urusiani sivrceebi
farTod iSleboda. Txems Txemi gasdevda. xeoba xeobis gver-
diT miiklakneboda, mTa mTaze aRzevebuliyo... mze nel-nela
eSveboda. saRamos Jangisferi sxivebi Tanabrad efineboda
mTaTa kalTebsa da vrcel bars.
horizonts xanZari waekida. cecxli moedo Zirs garT-
xmul sivcesac.
mixvda, iq zRva iyo.
qvasaviT daeSva Zirs. tyeSi Camobnelda ukve. Zlivs
monaxa Tavisi sacxovrisi, kalTaSi SeWrili xvreli. Sig SeZv-
ra, Semosasvlels lodi aafara.
neSoSi CaTbunda. gareT wkapuni ismoda. eE geb wvima cri-
da, an janRma niJi Seatova totebs.
didxans ver daiZina, SimSilisagan kuWi ewvoda...
dilis sicivem gamoaRviZa. lodi cudad aefarebina. ga-
reT usiamovnod crida. mM opirdapire Txems Rrublis qula
gamobmoda. mTel xeobaSi Camowolili Rrublebi ise pirquS-
ni Candnen, TiTqos warRvnisTvis emzadebodnen.
uxmo Rvafi efineboda tyes, wyliT gaiJRinTa xe, foT-
lebi, miwa... xeobis Ziridan moismoda momZlavrebuli naka-
dulis Cxriali. Citi wkvitinebda sadRac sacodavad.
mzeWabuks guneba wauxda. neSoSi ufro CaZvra. SimSilma
Seawuxa. guSin morCenili oriode tyemali mowuwna. mcire
xniT kuWi dauamda. ase wola mowyinda da gareT gamoZvra.
CitiviT moibuza, ar icoda sad Seefarebina Tavi.
raRac axalma azrma gamoacocxla. im adgils miaSura,
sadac guSin fuli gadayara. wvrili xurda foTlebSi Cakar-
guliyo, qaRaldis fuli niavs mimoefanta. saTiTaod akrifa.

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mM ere swrafad moswyda adgils da TxemTa rigebs gadaevlo.
fF renisas ufro sveldeboda. zeviT aiwia, Rrublis frTa
gaarRvia da mziT akaSkaSebul cisqveSeTSi aRmoCnda.
Tvalsawierze miizlazneboda vercxlisferi fumfula
fara. aqa-iq gorakebze amoeSviraT mwvane qoCrebi, meCeCebi-
viT cnobismoyvared imzirebodnen. araamqveyniurma mSve-
nierebam wamiT sazrunavi daaviwya mzeWabuks.
soflis piras daeSva. Tavdaxrili mihyveboda orRobes.
Cumad miipareboda, rogorc ucxo jaSuSi mtris banakSi. Cu-
madve monaxa soflis maRazia.
noqarma xelebi moifSvnita, awuwunda, muStari gawydao
am sofelSi.
mzeWabuks krinti ar dauZravs. mozrdili puri daiTria,
sulugunis naWeri, asanTi, erTic najaxi.
noqarma Sublze xeli miikakuna, etyoba yvelaferi adg-
ilze ara aqvso.
mzeWabuki ki am dros Rrublis Tavze mifrinavda `Tavi-
si~ xeobisaken; fiqrobda, rom iZulebulia puri mainc
daesesxos kacT, romelTac zurgi Seaqcia...

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pirvelad marjvena kedels Caaso najaxi. Tixa rbili iyo,

advilad ifSvneoda. muSaoba mainc gauZnelda. mwoliares
unda eTxara, Tixa saxeze eyreboda. mTeli saaTi CiCqnida,
mere perangis kalTiT gareT gaitana. saqme nela miiwevda.
arc eCqareboda sadme.
dReSi samjer Wamda. xelisgulisodena puris natexs,
cicqna yvels, or-sam tyemals, erT msxals. xevSi Cafrin-
deboda ylupi wylis dasalevad. aA rada, iwva da CiCqnida.
tyupiscali dReebi waewyo erTmaneTs. zeca dilidan
saRamomde moquruSebuli iyo, JinJRlavda, iSviaTad Tu
gamoixedavda mze. orTqli daekideboda tyeze, nislis xa-
fifi pirbade efineboda xeTa kenweroebs. aA bolqvdeboda

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mTeli xeoba. gaunaTdeboda mzeWabuks, mzes mieficxeboda.
didxans ar gastanda netareba. isev moiRuSeboda ca, wamovi-
doda TqeSi, aRrialdeboda xevSi mRvrie nakaduli. mM ere ki
mTeli dRe JinJRlavda da JinJRlavda.
erTi kviris Semdeg qvabSi SeZlo muxlebze wamoCoqeba,
erTi Tvis Semdeg ki fexze dgeboda...
puri gamoelia. meorejer Cafrinda sofelSi, amoitana.
xandaxan, roca mobezrdeboda TxunelasaviT muSaoba, da-
agdebda blagv najaxs da tyeSi gavardeboda. dafrinavda
totebs Soris. xanac ufro zeviT gainavardebda, xilsa da
kenkras eZebda. erTi aseTi gafrenis dros ube aivso wabliT.
meorejer kvrinCxi ipova. mocisfro nayofi mJave iyo. `yinvam
unda dahkras~, _ gaifiqra da adgili moiniSna, ufro gvian
movakiTxavo.
mesamejer panta-msxals waawyda. fexiT miseirnobda
nadiris bilikze.
aTiode nabijze daTvis beli naxa. SeCerda, Soridan
uTvalTvalebda. belmac SeaTvaliera, piri ibruna. sasaci-
lod migvangvalebda. mzeWabuki kinaRam miewia, raTa aetaca
sayvareli arseba. Tavi Seikava, nabij-nabij mihyva.
panta-msxals deda-daTvi misdgomoda da ejajgurebo-
da. mwife panta cvioda. iqve meore belic miirTmevda xils.
mzeWabuki SiSma gahkenwla.
daTvma wyromiT mohxeda. burtyun-burtyuniT tyes mis-
ca Tavi. belebic mihyvnen dedas...
dRis umetes nawils ki najaxi eWira da CiCqnida gamoqvabuls...

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Tvec gaTavda da qvas waawyda. morRveul miwaSi ido. mTe-

li dRe ejajgura, ver amoiRo. g G aoflianebuli, daRlili,
daboRmili neSoSi CaZvra da mkvdariviT CaeZina.
dilis sicivem gamoaRviZa, keriaze cecxli Caferflil-
iyo, lodis amodeba kvlav daviwyeboda. gareT wvima asxamda.

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aA lbaT adamidan meored mosvlamde unda ewvima. moquruSe-
buli zeca, wyliT gaJiJinebuli miwa da xe, nestiT gajerebu-
li haeri sevdiT uvsebda guls.
sauzme ar gaxsenebia, arc cecxlis danTeba, sinaTlem
SemoaRwia Tu ara, qvasTan gaCnda. Zalas ar atanda. cotco-
taobiT aclida miwas, aSiSvlebda, magram saaTi saaTs mis-
devda, bolo ki ver unaxa.
SimSilma Tavisi gaitana. wyaroze Casvla daezara. foT-
lebSi Cagubebuli ylupi wyali dalia, lukma puri moitexa
da isev qvas miubrunda. meore mxare SemoaCiCqna... moulod-
nelad Camobnelda. verc ki mixvda ratom daRamda ase
swrafad.
daRlilobisagan araqaTgamoleuls CaeZina.
mesame da meoTxe dRec qvasTan WidilSi gaatara... saoc-
rad Seicvala. ciebians daemsgavsa. loyebi Caucvivda, saxe-
ze siyviTle moedo. Rone gamoelia. verc ereoda, mainc
ejajgureboda. naCiCqni Tixa ar gahqonda, fexqveS daugrov-
da. ucecxlobam nesti gaabatona, qvabis kedlebi dildi-
loboT TrTviliT ifareboda. mTeli Rame sicivisagan Zag-
Zagebda da veRar xvdeboda ra daemarTa.
mexuTe dRes gons moego. qvas Tavi mianeba. puris natexi
Wama. wyaroze Cafrinda da WuWyi Camoibana. gamococxlda,
sicocxlisaken ibruna piri. g G axalisda, xeobis Tavisaken
aiqrola.
foTlebi dascvenoda tyes. beberi wabli da muxa, ifani
da Tela asdevda damrec kalTebs. yviTel-vardisfer foT-
lebs daefara miwa, maRlidan Zvirfas xaliCas miagavda.
tyis Tavze mifrinavda. Tavs aridebda totebsa da kenwe-
roebs. martoobis bednierebiT gulsavse iyo, radgan mis
garda Ze xorcieli arsad WaWanebda.
Sveli gamokrTa. mM arto idga da buCqebs wiwknida. gver-
debze moyviTalo zolebi aCnda. sveli bewvi wvimas daeglisa.
tani uTrToda.
mzeWabukis gulSi siTbo daibada. moufiqreblad daeSva

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 Zirs, surda mohfereboda, mkerdSi Caexutebina nazi arseba.
damfrTxali cxoveli ganze gaxta, Tavdauzogavad moh-
kurcxla ferdobis gaswvriv. mzeWabuki xalisiT mihyva.
aA se mihqrodnen gverdigverd, dawyvilebulni. yrmis suli
aRtacebiT ivseboda. igi bunebis Svili iyo, igi iyo TviT
buneba, viTarca wminda Sveli.
uceb damTavrda seri, bolo moerRvia ufskruls. mM is
fskerze dakbiluli lodebi eyara.
haerSi asrialda mzeWabuki, Svelma ki erTi sacodavad Se-
hkvnesa, patara bavSviviT, da gadaeSva... Tvali daxuWa Wabukma,
sisxli gaeyina, gulgamexebuli ver bedavda daexeda Tavisi
namoqmedarisaTvis. saxeze xelebafarebuli irweoda ufskru-
lis Tavze, merme Semobrunda da sacxovriss moaSura...
ori-sami dRe TiTic ar gaunZrevia. d D ilidan saRamomde
goraobda. sakuTar TavTan laparaks daeCvia, oRond umniS-
vnelo rameebze. lanZRavda aminds, cas, miwas, RmerTs da eS-
maks. cdilobda mexsierebidan amoegdo damfrTxali cxove-
lis Cveneba. yurs icobda, radgan yurSi Caesmoda misi gan-
wiruli peteli... xandaxan purs motexavda da ugulod Re-
Wavda. miwaze dacvenil namcecebs saTiTaod iRebda, didx-
ans uberavda suls, viTom mtvers aclida, da pirSi igdebda.
nel-nela amtvrevda fiCxs, nakvercxlebze ayrida. sxva dro
gasusuli iwva, nikapi mklavze daeyrdno da xeobaSi iyure-
boda. verafers xedavda, garda uxmo winwklebisa, cidan uw-
yvetad rom icreboda.
erTxelac fiCxi dailia, cecxli Caiferfla. iZulebu-
li gaxda gareT gasuliyo. f F rena ar ewada. xoxva-xoxviT
daZvreboda daqanebul ferdobebze, raTa qarisa da mexis
mier momtvreuli totebi moegrovebina.
imdeni daaxvava SemosasvlelTan, didxans eyofoda.
gizgiza, brdRviala cecxli daanTo. nN esti da sibnele
gandevna cecxlma, siTbo da myudroeba moitana.
gamxiarulda. muWa wabli Sehyara nakverCxlebSi. tkaca-
tkuci atexa wablma, skdeboda. yY rma xelSi aburTavebda da

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 suls uberavda.
dawolis win, roca neSo gaaswora, Tvali hkida qvas.
sulSi raRac auwrialda, moTmineba daekarga da kvlav dae-
jajgura. Zvra ver uyo. u U kve dablagvebuli najaxiT miujda.
Txrida jiutad, ficxad. mtkavlisodena miwas moTxrida da
imwamsve etakeboda, cdilobda Camoegdo. q Q va ki, etyoba,
Rrmad ido. isev daavlebda xels najaxs, isev Txrida da eja-
jgureboda.
gviani Rame dadga, ver gaerkvia ra dro iyo. iqneb gaTenda
kidec, isev daRamda. iqneb bevrjer gaTenda da daRamda. mze-
Wabuks yvelaferi daaviwyda, garda miwaSi Cadebuli lodisa.
moulodnelad SeinZra lodi, viT amosagdebi kbili.
sixarulis yiJina aRmohxda mzeWabuks. yY oveli iogi SeuTr-
Tolda sxeulSi. moikrifa ukanaskneli Rone, Tlil lods
Camoekida.
wamovida... wamovida...
mzeWabuki ganze gaxta, raTa qveS ar mohyoloda.
lodi Camocurda, wverze Camojda, auCqareblad gadmo-
yiravda. cecxlis Suqze xuT asos hkida Tvali yrmam da es
asoebi gadmobrunebulma lodma qveS moiyolia.
iseTi xma gamosca, TiTqos miwisZvra yofiliyos. wvrili
napralebiT daiZarRva qvabis kedlebi da Weri. F fxvieri miwa
cvioda narRvevSi da TandaTan avsebda.
lodis gadmobruneba moindoma. veras gaxda. joxi Semo-
aTria, berketad Seuyena. L lodi odnavadac ar Seqanebula.
daRlilobisagan saxsrebi stkioda, welSi ver gaimarTa.
aA se mokakvuli miCoCda da cecxlis piras Camojda.
kvnesoda da ferflSi CxiriT xatavda sasacilo tikinebs.
Seecada mexsierebaSi aRedgina is warwera. Tvalwin warmoud-
ga lodis gadmobrunebis dros gaelvebuli xuTi aso da fer-
flze daxata asomTavruli `jgrag~.
`jgrag!.. jgrag!.. jgrag!..~ – gunebaSi ramdenimejer gaim-
eora es sityva, TiTqos ecnaura.
neSoze TavdaRma davarda da umalve CaeZina...

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 gamTeniisas Rrialma smena dauxSo, zed cxvir-pirSi
myralad SeaorTqles. eE ldanacemma Tvali daWyita. xelis
gawvdenaze velur Tvalebsa da xaxadaRrenil drunCs Seefe-
Ta. u
U cbad gons ver moego, SiSisagan xel-fexi Seekra, adgi-
lidan ver daiZra.
qvabSi SemoforTxebulma uzarmazarma daTvma SehRmuv-
la, elvare kbilebi gamoaCina, yrmisaken wamoCoCda.
mzeWabuki fexze wamoiWra. xeli moafaTura, najaxi mo-
iZia, versad ipova.
Caferflil kocons mivarda, mduRare ferfli aitaca
da nadirs drunCSi miayara.
daTuTquli bewvis suni dadga.
daTvma ufro sazarlad SehRmuvla, odnav ukan daiwia.
mzeWabukma muguzals staca xeli da nadirs dauSina. eE mwara
daupatiJebul stumars. Rrialebda da forTxviT ixevda.
Zlivs gaitana tani viwro xvrelidan, erTxans kidev
moTqvamda mwared, qvabis piras trialebda.
mzeWabukma keras fiCxi miayara.
qvabidan kvamli da cecxlis enebi gamovarda. daTvma
ikadra da tyisken mousva.
ukan ori wamozrdili beli misdevda.
Ronemixdili da dazafruli mzeWabuki Zirs daeSva.
kK arga xans ver damSvidda. mM ere Subli xeliT moisrisa, ra-
Racas ixsenebda da verafriT axerxebda.
qvabis siRrmeSi dagdebul lods Seavlo Tvali da
TavisTvis gaimeora: `jgrag!~
gaaxsenda: Tbilisi... tato... glovis dReebi... gujmaxani
da TeTrkabiani berikaci – jgrag...

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 Tavi II. TeTri mdumareba
ar iqna da ar gaTenda. g
G rZnobda, gare samyaroSi raRac Se-
icvala. SeeCvia wvimas, nests. eE zareboda neSos loginidan
wamodgoma, gareT gaseirneba.
gasasvlelTan miCoCda. u U moqmedoba aZabunebda. mM ravali
saaTis ganmavlobaSi SeeZlo Cumad woliliyo, TiTqos
leTargiul ZilSi CaZiruliyo. kunTebs TandaTan ekargebo-
da simkvrive. saxeze daaCnda pirveli wvrili naoWebi, misi
asakisaTvis naadrevi.
qva rom gamoswia, xvrelSi civma haerma fumfula fifqi
Semoitana da minavlebul ferflSi Caagdo, aSiSinda.
mzeWabukma nakverCxlebi amoqeqa, fiCxi moayara.
kvamlisagan Tvali aewva.
qva bolomde gadmoagora da Tavi gareT gahyo.
bardnida.
muStistola fifqebi trial-trialiT Camodioda cidan,
SariSuriT efineboda xeobas.
aTiod nabijze araferi Canda.
miwaze Rrma Tovli ido. totebze Tovlis gundebi axu-
xulavebuliyo, buCqebs ki uzarmazari TeTri qudebi Camo-
efxataT.E
gasaocari simSvide sufevda, fiCxis tkacatkuci arRvev-
da mxolod.
daTovlil miwaze fexi ar daukravs, ise gaexvia fafuk
fifqebSi. qQ aris mier waRebul fTilasaviT mihqroda caze.
f
F ifqi uxvad eyreboda yoveli mxridan, uZvreboda nestoSi,
pirSi, TvalebSi, sayeloSi... ucacunebda loyebze, SiSvel
mkerdze.
wamieri sixaruli ewvia. TamaS-TamaS dahqroda. xan zurg-
ze gadabrundeboda, xan TavdaRma. xan zeviT avardeboda,
kvlav dabla eSveboda. mM isxmartalebda rogorc Woromze
aRma mocurave kalmaxi, araferi axsovda, garda TamaSisa
fifqebTan, romelTa miRma arc ca Canda, arc miwa.

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 gvian gaaxsenda, rom gza dakarga. ver gaerkvia sad iyo
`zeviT~, sad `qveviT~. Ffifqebi yoveli mxridan mofar-
fatebdnen misken da arsaidan meti araferi Canda.
gauara bavSvurma siancem, dadinjda. swrafad daeSva,
sakuTar simZimes miendo. kK argad ver gazoma, fafuka TovlSi
Cavarda. mM iwa egona, magram Tovli moirRva da sadRac qveviT
moatana baTqani. uzarmazari fiWvis kenweroze Camom-
jdariyo.
ar axsovda es fiWvi, adgili ver icno.
Sescivda. sveli tansacmeli ekvroda tanze.
xan erT mxares gaqanda, xan meores. tyis Tavze dafrinav-
da. erT, mTlian gorgals miagavda TovliT dafaruli tye;
ufro recxvisgan dafleTil zewars, romelsac aqa-iq tit-
veli xeebi Sav laqebad aCndeboda.
mTis ferdobebs waawyda, TeTri kedeliviT aRmarTuli-
yo da fifqebi zed awydeboda. iqneb gaRma seri iyo, an gamoR-
ma, an sulac sxva.
sers dauyva gaswvriv, bolo ver ipova.
moswyinda ugzoukvlod xetiali. daiRala, gaiToSa,
moSivda.
ukve ar axarebda es bneli siTeTre, verasodes gaigneb-
da aqedan gzas. didxans mifrinavda aRma, fifqebis sapi-
rispirod. fifqebma Tavze TeTri qudi Camoacves, mxrebze
epoletebi Camohkides.
sul ufro da ufro viwrovdeboda Tvalsawieri, izRu-
deboda TeTri sivrce. viRacam TeTr sferoSi Casva albaT
da masTan erTad Caamwyvdia fifqebi – TeTri peplebi. zis
axla es giganti mTis wverze da erToba mzeWabukis tanjviT.
Rrublebi da fifqebi erTmaneTSi airia. aq cocxldeboda
fifqi, magram gaToSil Wabuks ukve araferi ainteresebda.
uceb amoiWra Rrublebze maRla da mzis civma sxivebma
Semoafrqvia...
mze dabla idga. TiTqos sul axlaxan gaTenda, magram
ukve dasalierSi Cagorebuliyo. spilenZisferi sahaero

"!
burTiviT mitivtivebda RrubelTa ukidegano okeaneze. iZi-
reboda da, mTel sivrceze, RrubelTa uswormasworo zeda-
piri ganemsWvala sisxlisferi maxviliT. cecxli mohyvebo-
da RrubelTa kuwubebs, susti ali garboda TivTika qoCor-
ze... yrma CaeSva alSi, oRond civi iyo igi... TviT mzec gaeyina,
gaeToSa zamTars, moCvenebiTRa brWyvialebda.
sivrcis centrSi tortmanebda mzeWabuk bedia. arsad
Canda myari sayrdeni, razec SeZlebda fexis dadgmas.Y yove-
lives daekarga forma, dabruneboda qaotur sawyiss. RvTae-
brivi vneba iyo saWiro, raTa wesrigi aRmdgariyo.
erTxans danavardobda vardisferi okeanis Tavze, gar-
boda Rrublis qoCorze. simZimes ver uZlebda fafuki qula,
welamde exveoda Sig, isev amosrialdeboda. eZebda miwas, miwa
ki misgan dafaruli iyo. is gaeqca Tavis Svils, gaiTqvifa
kosmiur usasrulobaSi.
zamTris pirze dakarga mzeWabukma Tbili bunagi. mM oenat-
ra is bneli soro, kvamliani haeri, Tvalebs rom wvavda, naxev-
rad dampali tyemlis Ciri, puris xmeli qerqi, daobebuli
neSo, bumbulis sabans rom erCivna... Tvals ar itacebda pirve-
lyofili samyaros mSveniereba, radgan caSi dakarguls Zili
wamoepara...
TeTr RameSi, roca mxolod Tovlis fifqi anaTebs, miagno
nacnob ferdobs. Rone gamoelia. TovlSi CaeSva. fexze
veRar dadga. Zlivs amoZvra namqeridan. Tavs Zala daatana,
xoxviT SeZvra sacxovrisSi. f F erfli gadaqeqa, susti nakver-
Cxlebi gaaRviva, fiCxi miayara... mere daviwyebis Tbil mor-
evSi CaeSva, mrume siRrmeSi... waiqca neSoze da buranSi
gaexvia... xan sicivisagan aZagZagebda, xanac sicxisagan of-
lad iRvreboda, cdilobda ararsebuli sabnis gadagdebas.
abodebda, uxmobda dedas, facis, rognedas da ratomRac
sxvaze xSirad mzias... esizmreboda: mzia mofrinavda mziT
gasxivosnebul ukidegano sivrceSi... viTom eZebda yrmis
qvabs idumals... monaxa kidec, Semofrinda, TavTan daujda
... wamSi yvelaferi gaqra, SlegiviT wamovarda, cecxli

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keriidan neSos gadmoyva da axla mis perangs Semohxveoda...
Tvali daaWyita damfrTxalma. srul sibneleSi iwva. fiCxi
kvlav Caferfliliyo... isev daeca da isev buranSi CaiZira...
mere sabolood moixeda. sicivisagan gaToSils aZagZa-
gebda. neSo veRar aTbobda. cecxli didi xnis Camqrali iyo.
puris yua qvas ufro hgavda. Tavbru exveoda, sunTqva uWir-
da. aA sanTi gahkra, wumwumam sustad gaielva da Caqra. wamod-
goma ver SeZlo. Tavi rom wamoswia, saSinlad emZima.
mixvda, cocxlad iyo damarxuli. h H aeri arsaidan Semo-
dioda. gasasvlelamde mixoxda. qva ar aufarebia, magram, sa-
dac xvreli eguleboda, TeTri kedeli daxvda.
`ra bevri mouTovia~, – gaioca. RmerTma uwyis, ra dro
iyo gasuli, rodis SemoZvra am xvrelSi, ramdeni xani isunTqa
am mowamluli haeriT.
mzeWabukma erTxelac uxmo Rones, culiT dauwyo Tov-
lis kedels Txra. sveneb-svenebiT muSaobda. bevri araferi
gaukeTebia, Sublze oflis Rvari mainc gadaaskda.
bolo moqnevaze culi xelidan gausxlta da TovlSi
gadauvarda.
viwro nasvretSi susxi da mzis Wyetela sxivi SemoiWra.
mxolod maSin monaxa miwaze dagdebuli puris yua da
loRna dauwyo...

***

haeri gasufTavda, magram susxic Semovida. ijda erT

adgilas, aZagZagebda. SeSisaTvis gasvla ezareboda. sicive
autaneli Seiqna.
mzeWabuki wamoimarTa, Tavis nebayofil cixeSi awrial-
da. TandaTan gaTba, Rone moemata.
uneblieT Tvali miayina im lods, kedlidan rom amoT-
xara.
gaixsena Tbilisi, tato, ucnauri sityva `jgrag~.
Seecada lodis gadmobrunebas. xan erTi mxridan dae-

"!"
taka, xan meoredan. versaidan miudga.
Sromam gaaxalisa. pP uris daZvelebuli yua egemriela.
im adgilidan, saidanac lodi amoCiCqna, miwa jerac if-
Svneoda. saqme gaiCina. nN ajaxis yuiT gadmoxveta. fF xvieri miwa
advilad emorCileboda. nN ajaxi gadado, xelebiT moxveta.
sul male TviTon rom Seeteoda, imodena xvreli gakeTda.
ase SeeZlo TveobiT eTxara. vin icis sad gaiyvanda es
jirgini, viRacas rom uxsovar dros gaeTxara da drois gan-
mavlobaSi mtvriTa da miwiT amovsebuliyo.
cnobismoyvareoba erekeboda.
mTeli dRe Txrida, mere gvian Ramemde.
daRlili daeca. roca Sescivda, kvlav wamodga, sibnele-
Si brmad ganagrZo Txra.
mxolod erTi kviris Tavze moisvena, roca arc fiCxi
SemorCa, arc puris namceci. xvreli ki sadRac oxrobaSi
Cadioda da bolo ar uCanda.
daRonebulma sisxliani frCxilebiT ukanasknelad mob-
RoWna miwa da myar sagans wahkra xeli.
kvlav gamococxlda. jildo unda epova Sromis wil. sibne-
leSi verafers xedavda. M miwa frTxilad Semoacala da Ta-
visken gamoswia.
usaSvelod grZeli moeCvena. forTxviT gamoZvra jirgin-
idan. miwayrilze Camojda, napovni gancvifrebiT daaTvaliera.
xmali iyo, uwrTobi, pirblagvi. o O qros vada hqonda xmals.
zed mTaTa grexili amoetvifra liTonmWedels. mM wvervalis
Tavze arwivs gaeSala frTebi.
meore mxridan ki wvrili mZiviviT asomTavruliT kuT-
xeSi ewera is erTaderTi sityva: j g r a g.
suli SeexuTa, qvabi eviwrova...
gareT gamovida da wamSi Tvalis Cini waerTva...
aTiode wuTi xelafarebuli idga, ver bedavda Tvalis
gaxelas. cotcotaobiT SeaCvia, mainc uWirda...
mTeli xeoba aRma da daRma mzes amoevso pirTamde. U ulur-
jesi cidan iRvreboda mze. qaTqaTa TovlSi tydeboda aRurac-

"!#
xeli cecxlis isari. TeTri elvareba gadadioda kalTebze,
aTasi mze mimopneuliyo irgvliv. kaSkaSa sxivi msWvalavda
xeebsa da buCqebze Camorigebul Tovlis qudebs... viRacas
gaexsna Tval-margalitiT savse zanduki, daxurva ki daviw-
yeboda.
gaixara mzeWabukma. miriad aTinaTebSi gainavarda, ro-
gorc cicinaTelebis grovaSi, cisartyelebiT daseril
haerSi, bengaluri cecxlis naperwklebSi, cidan Camokide-
bul ferad serpantinebSi... TviT deda-buneba awyobda saze-
imo feirverks Tavisi SvilisaTvis... didxans ver gastana
sixarulma. susxi SemoeWdo jalaTis marwuxebiT, iluzia
ganufanta...
xmali qvabSi damala. TviTon soflisaken daeSva, raTa
puri da yveli amoetana, Cveulebrivi miwieri sazrdo, rasac
Cais krefiT naSovni fuliT iZenda...

***

im saRamos pirvelad gaigona mglis ymuili. Camavali mzis

sxivebs Sehymuoda serze gadmomdgari mgeli. mM isi Savi lan-
di ikveTeboda cis fonze.
mzeWabuki fiCxs agrovebda da sanaxaobam Seayovna.
Tavzardamcemi iyo es usasoo moTqma.
male sxva mxridan misca bani xrovam da yrma saswrafod
ganerida im adgils.
qvabis SemosasvlelTan gizgiza koconi gaaCaRa.
gugunebda ali, cecxlis enebi xarbad lokavda xmel
totebs. qvabi aivso siTboTi da sinaTliT.
pirdapir miwaze ijda. cecxls Cahyurebda, butbutebda
xmadabla, TviTonac ar uwyoda ras. unanavebda sakuTar Tavs.
wasTvlima, Tavi waarTva Zilma.
win da ukan irxeoda mTvlemare mzeWabuki, butbutebda,
cecxls uxsnida siyvaruls.
Sors ki, serze mglebi ymuodnen, yinva uWerda, CaTbuneb-

"!$
ul daTvs eZina bunagSi. cas Seseoda irmis naxtomis varskv-
laveTi.
ucbad gaixsna kedeli da pirdapir koconze gadmoalaja
TeTrwverosanma berikacma. TeTri kaba ecva. wveri iatakamde
mosTrevda. cecxlis ali etaneboda, ar ki ekideboda. lurj
TvalebSi RvTaebrivi Suqi krToda.
xeli aRiRo berikacma. akurTxa yrma bedia da warmoTqva:
`aRsdeg, Svilo Cemo, da Seewie naSiersa adamisasa!~
SekrTa mzeWabuki, ze wamoiWra. b
B riala cecxli minavle-
buliyo. nakverCxlebi mewamul Suqsa hfenda.
aravin iyo. Tavisi gulis dagadugi esmoda civi Ramis
mdumarebaSi.
xeobis qveviT kvlav Sehymuvla mgelma. gG ahkenwla mzeWa-
buks, ar moewona.
swrafad gavarda gareT, kakaCa RameSi gaexvia...

Tavi III. bavSvi

miiswrafoda.
buranSi iyo gaxveuli, vercxlisfer nisls miarRvevda
TiTqos. samyaros simqrqale efina, unazes ferebad sxivde-
boda.
kakaCa mTvare ekida caze. g
G iganturi gvirgvini edga ver-
cxlis jiRasaviT. varskvlavebi cdilobdnen metoqeobas,
veras xdebodnen. mTvare batonobda, vercxlisferi nisliT
avsebda mTel xeobas.
mM iiswrafoda, misrialebda, rogorc moTxilamure gigan-
tur slalomze.
TovlSi Camkvdari xeoba, ararealur, sizmriseul su-
raTad exateboda.
xeebi pirquS ConCxebad aCaCxuliyvnen. pitalo kldeebze
mZime fardebad ekida vercxlis loluebi. TovlqveS Cakar-
guli nakaduli cocxldeboda zogjer, Woromebsa da pawia

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vardnilebze Cxrialebda, tanze mTvaris Suqs ipnevda, fan-
tavda winwklebs _ vercxlis mZivebs.
yrma aiTqvifa am zRaparSi. daaviwyda, ram gamoagdo bneli
sorodan, saiT mihqroda ase gametebiT, ra unda moemoqmeda.
susxianma qarma Caikra mkerdSi, SemoaToSa tanisamosi,
aaZagZaga.
qveviT bnel tyeSi Sehymuvla mgelma. R Y muoda gabmulad,
SiSsa da sevdas aRviZebda. xrova ahyva umal, Semzaravi ga-
loba daekida vercxlisfer RameSi.
mzeWabukma iqiTken gauxvia.
Tovliani veli gamokrTa. mTvaris Suqze uamravi nakva-
levi dainaxa. d
D id xrovas gaevlo etyoba.
dabla daeSva, mihyva nakvalevs.
win kvlav aymuvlda xrovis beladi. ucbad mieaxla yrma
bedia. kbilebma gaiwkapuna sul axlos.
elvis uswrafesad aiWra ConCxadqceuli xis totze, ze-
vidan daacqeda.
alya Semoertya xrovas xisaTvis. isxdnen wreze, xandaxan
gaawkapunebdnen kbilebs. wamodgeboda beladi, gadmodgamda
ramdenime nabijs, Cacucqdeboda, Sehymuvlebda. sxvebic
im erTs mihbaZavdnen, win gadmoirbendnen, sevdianad Sehqvi-
Tinebdnen kakaCa mTvares, dascemdnen zars, TiTqos raRac
religiur rituals asrulebdnen.
alya TandaTan viwrovdeboda.
daakvirda mzeWabuki. uU cbad ver mixvda, ras niSnavda yo-
velive es. zed xis ZirSi raRac arseba mokuntuliyo da gau-
gebar zmuils gamoscemda.
frTxilad daeSva dabal totze, Tvali xrovisaken eWira.
aSkarad gaarCia uxmo Civili: `dediko, deda, dediko, deda...~
fiqris dro aRar iyo. wamSi daeca yrma bedia, xis totze
aitaca gaToSili, SiSisagan gondakarguli arseba.
sazarlad Sehymuvles mglebma, nadiri moawyda xis Zirs,
TaTebiT dauwyes fxoWna. xrovis braziani beladi maRla
Sexta, haerSi kbili gaawkapuna, magram mzeWabukma nadavli

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mkerdSi Caikra da zeviT-zeviT miikvlevda totebSi gzas...
aTiode wuTi gavida, rac sizmarma wamoagdo, mTvarian
RameSi anavarda da raRac Seicvala, gadatyda mis sulSi.
zamTris grZeli Rame ar Tavdeboda. mTvare veSapma gada-
sansla, varskvlavebi momZlavrdnen, bneli CaeWdo xevs...
male unda gaTenebuliyo.
yrmis sulSi unazesi simi TrToda, azri mReroda, ibade-
boda musika. g
G uli gauTba. ise ucemda, xeobis erTi bolodan
meoreSi moismoda misi farTqali.
mkerdSi Cakrul arsebas pawia xelebi kiserze SemoeWdo.
SiSisa da daRlilobisagan goni daekarga, an sulac eZina.
neSoze daawvina frTxilad, cecxli gaaRviva, cecxlis
Suqze pirvelad daxeda gadarCenils.
sami-oTxi wlis bavSvi iqneboda. Rrma ZiliT eZina. xan-
daxan Tu SeTrToldeboda, satirlad daebriceboda pawia
tuCebi, nafiqrali gafofindeboda haerSi: `dediko, deda,
dediko, deda...~ oqrosferi, xuWuWa Tma Sublze eyara, ne-
SoSi areoda. biWurad ecva, magram gogona unda yofiliyo.
yrma sasoebiT Seexo bavSvis lbil Tmas. SeSinda, gava-
RviZebo. moSorda. rac tanisamosi hqonda, yvelaferi mas
daayara. TviTon ki TiTqmis SiSveli keriasTan moibuza da
cecxls SeukeTa.
ase gaaTena dilamde, ufro sxva siTboTi gamTbarma, vi-
dre cecxlis siTbo iyo.
gariJraJze ki, roca uneblieT wasTvlima, ucbad wkria-
la xmam gamoaRviZa:
_ Sen vina xar?
mzeWabuki SekrTa. g G amofxizlda. bavSvs Tavi wamoeyo.
TvalebSi gaoceba exata, SiSic, cnobismoyvareobac.
_ xom ar geSinia? – gauRima yrmam.
_ ara, _ yoymaniT Tqva bavSvma, moulodnelad daumata,
_ Tu ar SemWam!
_ aba, ra migavs kaciWamias? – gaxalisda mzeWabuki. gul-
Si sixaruli Caugubda, amas ver faravda.

"!'
 _ Sen maugli xar! – daaskvna pataram.
_ mzeWabuki mqvia, Sena?
_ dediko kudabzikas meZaxis, ise ki lela var, _ gada-
ikiskisa. neSos sawolidan Camofofxda, cecxlis piras Cau-
cucqda. SiSi ukve ar emCneoda. l
L urj Tvalebs acecebda cno-
bismoyvared.
_ Sen me momitace? – ikiTxa gaxarebulma, – Sen mefis
Svili xar?
_ ho, mefis Svili var, ufliswuli. Cemi sasaxle aqedan
Sorsaa.
_ me Seni coli viqnebi?
mzeWabuki gawiTlda. g G ogona gulubryvilod Semosci-
cinebda.
_ sulelo, me Seni ufrosi Zamiko viqnebi.
_ Tma ratom gaqvs gogosaviT?
mzeWabukma Tavze gadaisva xeli. oqros Tmebi am bavSviv-
iT masac mxrebze eyara. rbili wver-ulvaSi wamozrdoda,
saxe freskaze daxatul iesos miugavda.
_ Raribi ufliswuli var, sasaxleSi parikmaxeri ara
gvyavs.
_ ara gyavT? – gaixara gogonam, axlos moiwia, yrmis
gverdiT daskupda, – mSia!
mzeWabukma puri da yveli miawoda.
_ es ar miyvars.
_ meti araferi maqvs.
_ aki mefis Svili varo?
_ mere ra? mM efis Svilebic yvelsa da purs miirTmeven.
roca erT lukmas CakbeCen, es xaWapuriao, ityvian, meores rom
CakbeCen, es namcxvariao, mesames – es Sokoladiao, Tu ginda
nayini daarqvi, an broweuli, rac mogewoneba.
_ es nayinia, _ kriala kbilebiT CakbiCa pataram, Tan
sicils Zlivs ikavebda.
mzeWabuki lbil Tmebze moefera. b B avSvi ndobiT aekra.
_ meti ar minda.

""
 _ ginda CqaraWamobia viTamaSoT?
_ rom ar vici!
_ gaswavli, _ TviTonac moitexa puri, yveli ver gaime-
ta TavisTvis.
_ me ufro Cqara, me uU fro Cqara... – kiskisebda bavSvi.
mzeWabukis guli galRva da uceb, Tavisdauneburad,
TvalTagan cremli waskda, saxeze xeli aifara.
bavSvi gayuCda, SeSinda, mere xeli mohkida.
_ Zamiko, nu tiri, ra! aA i, naxav, me Segiyvareb!
mzeWabukma bavSvi miizida da roca pawia mklavebi kiser-
ze SemoeWdo, adamianebs apatia yoveli...

***

TviTonac gabavSvda. mTeli dRe erTad TamaSobdnen. anco-

biT aikles xeoba. bavSvis xalisiani kiskisiT gamxiarulebuli
daRlas ver grZnobda.
Ggundaobdnen. lela cdilobda Tovlis gunda moex-
vedrebina. yrma icdenda. iSviaTad, viTom ver gavaswario,
moixvedrebda. bavSvi sixarulisagan CabJirdeboda, Tovl-
Si iwyebda kotrials, farTxals. zogjer yrma tots Searx-
evda, wvril fifqebs daayrida Tavze. maSin patara gogo
Wirveulad awivldeboda:
_ ar ginda ra, civia ra!..
sulac ar gahkvirvebia frenis unari mzeWabukisa. yY rma be-
dia xidan xeze ciyviviT xtoda, an moulodnelad haerSi yi-
raze gadavidoda. l L ela xelebs haerSi iwvdida, exveweboda:
_ mec amiyvane, mec amiyvane!..
mzeWabuki gulSi Cakruls aitacebda, xeobaSi aRma-daR-
ma gaaqrolebda. P pawia Caafrindeboda, wivil-kiviliT qveya-
nas aqcevda.
_ damsvi ra, meSinia ra, ar minda ra!.. _ ixveweboda.
Tovlis papa gaakeTes. mzeWabukma uzarmazari gunda da-
agora. lelac viTom exmareboda, fexebSi eblandeboda.

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 Sesasveneblad rom Sedgebodnen, gawiTlebul xelebs gamo-
uwvdida, sacodavad ityoda:
_ mciva!
mzeWabuki gundas Tavs mianebebda, bavSvis win daiCoqebda
da mis xelebs Tavis xelebSi Camalavda, suls uberavda,
TiTebs ukocnida.
_ ai, am TiTs civa, _ ityoda eSmakuna, _ axla amas... axla amas...
ase daukocnida aTive TiTs da Tovlis gundas miubrun-
deboda.
Zlivs wamoayena qvabis SesasvlelTan Tovlis kolosi.
mM xrebze nesviviT wakoxili Tavi daadga. Tvalebis adgilas
ori naxSiri miaweba, piris adgilas joxi, cxvirze ki _ fi-
Wvis girCa... xelSi naZvis toti, viTom cocxiao...
_ es iqneba Cveni meezove, daraji da veziri... _ doinji
Semoiyara, TviTonac moewona naxelavi.
patara lela mTlad gadairia, daxtoda Tovlis papis ir-
gvliv, kiskisebda da kiskisebda, sanam araqaTi gamoeleoda.
zedmetad gadavRaleo, mzeWabukma bavSvi aitata, qvab-
Si, rbil neSoze miawvina da koconi gaacocxla.
g
G ogonas Tvalebi eblanteboda, mainc madianad Seeqce-
oda Raribul vaxSams, puris gamxmar qerqsa da wvnik yvels,
Tan umatebda:
_ es nayini ki ar aris, mananis fafaa... es brinjisa, cxe-
lia, piri damewva...
Tvalebi daxuWa, gaugebrad butbutebda.
mzeWabukma sasTumali gauswora, gverdiT miujda.
bavSvi ZilSi oxravda. mM is martivsa da gulwrfel siz-
mrebSi Tbili da yvelaze axlobeli _ deda trialebda.
TiTqos Tavidan umeordeboda wina Ramis Tavgadasavali...
ai, saxlidan gamovida, ezodan gaipara, Tovlis papasTan
midioda.
tye ki Zalze lamazi da myudro iyo. mzis sxivebi Tovl-
Si brWyvialebda. TamaS-TamaS midioda lela. Tovli ki sul
ufro da ufro Rrmavdeboda. daiRala. TamaSis xalisi da-

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ekarga. u U ceb naxa, rom tyes bindi wamoepara.
mM ere yvelaferi aeria.
`deda... dediko...~ _ jer xmamaRla Rnaoda. Semdeg xma
Cauwyda. mM idioda da midioda, ar icoda saiTken. amasobaSi
daRamda.
gaToSili, daRlili Cacucqda didi, bneli xis qveS da
tyeSi gaisma mglis sazareli ymuili.
_ deda! _ ikivla bavSvma da wamovarda. dafeTebulma
mzeWabukma xeli Seageba, moefera.
_ nu geSinia, patara daiko, nu geSinia, gesizmra mxo-
lod... nu geSinia...
_ dediko minda! _ daislukuna bavSvma.
_ gaTendeba da movZebniT Sens dedikos, nu geSinia.
alersiT cdilobda lelas daSoSminebas, Tavs ilanZ-
Ravda, patarasaviT TamaSSi gaverTe, bavSvis mSoblebi ki da-
maviwydao.
_ dediko minda... _ slukunebda bavSvi, Rrma ZilSi
eSveboda, sadac bnel Tovlian RameSi martodmarto rCe-
boda xrovis winaSe.
_ ho, ho, moiZebneba Seni dediko, _ CurCulebda mze-
Wabuki. esmoda mfrTxali sulis farTqali. mM ere ki Zilma ma-
sac Tavi waarTva, buranSi Caikarga.
bavSvTan Caxutebuls gamoeRviZa. ganZrevisa eSinoda.
Tvals adevnebda, Tu rogor moipareboda dilis sinaTle
qvabSi da bindidan TandaTan ikveTeboda saxe angelozisa.
wamwami aafaxula, Tvali gaaxila, amoixeda.
_ dedikosTan wamiyvane, Torem ar geTamaSebi!
_ ki magram, visi xar?
_ dedikosi da mamikosi!
_ aseve unda veZeboT? d D ediko da mamiko...
_ ho, lelas dediko da lelas mamiko!
_ sad cxovrob?
_ sofelSi.
_ ra hqvia im sofels?

""!
 _ sofeliao, ase ambobs bebia.
yrmas gaecina.
_ ra gaewyoba, gavwioT Seni soflis mosaZebnad!
bavSvi zurgze qamriT miikra. l L elam kiserze mklavebi
Semohxvia.
_ magrad xom xar? aA r gadmovarde!
_ ara! _ SiSi ar ugrZvnia. u
U fliswuls miendo, zRapari
xom sinamdvile iyo.
mzeWabuki yvrimalTan grZnobda bavSvis sunTqvas. g G uli
siTboTi evseboda, TiTqos misi pirmSo Semohxveoda kiser-
ze, elaciceboda.
ca iyo sufTa, lurji, Rrublis fTilac arsad Canda.
didi kavkasioni kaSkaSebda vercxlis gamdnar magmasa-
viT, mwvervalebi ki enTo, viTarca bumberazi kelaptrebi.
ferxTiT ganerTxo Tovliani gorakebi, pirquSi tyeebiT
daburulni, maT miRma vrceli tramalebi da sadRac Sors
ukidegano zRva.
_ ar geSinia? _ SeekiTxa.
_ ara! – mowyvetiT Caitkrciala lelam.
_ magrad Camkide xeli!
bavSvis susti Rone ar kmaroda, mzeWabuki civ qariSxlebs
aridebda Zvirfas tvirTs.
qveviT mimoifanta soflebi da qalaqebi, imdeni, ram-
denis Tvlac ar icoda patara gogom.
_ icnob Sens sofels?!
aqedan yvela sofeli erTnairi iyo. saxlebi saTamaSo
kubebsa hgavda, kacni WianWvelebs.
_ Sorsaa, ver vxedav!
iraoTi uvlidnen wres xeobis gasasvlelTan.
_ mogwons? _ nela misrialebdnen haerSi.
_ Zalian!.. mciva!..
_ male mivalT!
mzeWabukis sulSi ki imdeni siTbo dagrovda, aRar scio-
da, gamouzafxulda.

"""
 patara sofeli airCia, sul ramdenime komli cxovrobda.
yavarze Tovli ukve gamdnariyo, aqa-iq ido mcire laqebad.
buxrebidan mocisfro kvamli moizlazneboda, civ haer-
Si dneboda.
orRobeSi kenti gamvleli miiCqaroda.
gaCerda, aixeda. albaT ver gaarkvia, ra mifrinavda mow-
mendil caze.
dabla daiwies. aA damianebs ar ufrTxoda, aravis emte-
reboda ukve.
aivnebze gamovidnen zogan, zeviT iyurebodnen.
erT ezosTan uamravi xalxi Seyriliyo.
`lelas saxli~, _ mixvda mzeWabuki. iqiT miaSura, pir-
mSo unda daebrunebina mSoblebisTvis.
raRacam yurisZirSi gaistvina. uU cbad verc mixvda ra iyo.
dagvianebiT moaRwia xmam _ `buh!~
ganapira saxlis aivanze asanTis wumwumisodena kaci idga,
xelSi raRac eWira, im adgilas kvamli nela ifanteboda.
`gvesvrian!~ _ dascecxla mzeWabuks da ze aiWra cis
tatnobze.
isev dapataravda yoveli, adamianTa garCeva ukve ar
SeiZleboda.
mze ki civ sxivebs uxvad afrqvevda, mTeli qveyana ise iyo
sinaTliT savse, borotis arsebobas kaci ver daijerebda.
_ iq iyo! – Tqva lelam.
_ ra iyo?
_ dediko! iq iyo Cemi saxli! _ bavSvis xmaSi sayveduri
igrZnoboda.
swrafad daeSva qveviT, soflis ganapiras.
gayuCebulma bavSvma ufro SemoaWdo xelebi.
xeTa kenweroebs mihyvnen, Robewnulebsa da TovlqveS
Cagragnil ekalbardebs gadauares. saxlis ukan daeSvnen
uCumrad.
odidan moTqma moismoda. ezoSi xalxs yayan-TaTbiri
moeTavebina, axla Cumad ismendnen oTaxidan gamosul zars.

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 mzeWabukma sartyeli Seixsna, bavSvi gaaTavisufla.
_ gaiqeci, _ wasCurCula.
_ Sen?
_ me xom ufliswuli var, Cems sasaxleSi unda dav-
brunde.
bavSvi Setrialda. yY rma idga da Soridan uyurebda.
SeCerda patara lela, mobrunda, moirbina, xelebi ga-
mouwoda.
_ mciva!
mzeWabukma TovlSi CaiCoqa, TiTze akoca.
_ axla am TiTs sciva, axla amas, axla amas...
aTive TiTi daukocna, gauTbo, maSinRa gaiqca eSmakuna,
yrmis gulic Tan waiyola.

Tavi IV. maradi mwvervali

adriani gazafxulis mzian dRes pirvelad moesma Tov-
lis qveS pawia nakadulis rakraki da wasvla maSin gadawyvita.
Tovli damZimda, mocisfro gaxda, zamTarSi dagrovebul
cis sinaTles axla abrunebda ukan.
lelasTan daSorebis Semdeg martoobam gaawama. ramde-
nimejer Cafrinda sofelSi, bavSvi ver naxa, RamRamobiT e siz-
mreboda pawia angelozi, gulubryvilod efuCuneboda raRa-
cas, yelze SemoaWdobda naz mklavebs. sizmarSi sevda awvebo-
da, tirili undeboda. mM exsierebaSi amotivtivdeboda deda
da mama, tato da mzia, faci da rogneda... yvelas winaSe iCoqeb-
da, patiebas Txoulobda. gamoeRviZeboda da Tavs ikicxavda
sisustis gamo. gG aixsenebda rogor esroles aivnidan wminda am-
aRlebis Jams. d
D iax, dainaxes caSi monavarde moZme, Surma Tavi-
si gaitana da Tofi esroles... aTasi didi da wvrilmani siave
Seaxsendeboda aqve da guli umZimdeboda.
dRe erTi iyo, TxuTmetjer ecvleboda guneba-ganwyo-
bileba. melanqoliis mwvave Semotevis dros sikvdils nat-
robda. mM eore wams ki sicocxle imdenad mSvenieri eCvene-

""$
boda, misi daTmoba SeuZlebeli iyo.
erT Rames, roca Zili moeaxla, ucbad TavSi gahkra: `marto
me vitanjebi? sxvebi Seeguen yovelives?..~ aforiaqda, Zili
gaufrTxa. dilamde Tvalgaxelili iwva, bnel Wers miStere-
boda. dD iaxac, unda yofiliyvnen sulieri Zmebi, tanjvaSi
dabrZenebulni... da maSin mexsierebaSi wamotivtivda idu-
mali saxeli _ j g r a g. wamovarda, cecxli gaaRviva da mis
Suqze erTxelac waikiTxa xmlis vadis warwera.
unda moeZebna jgrag. im wuTidan aekviata. giJis da-
JinebiT imeorebda am azrs, eloda daTbobas.
dilidan saRamomde qvabidan Tavi gareT hqonda gamoyo-
fili, yurs ugdebda, Tovli xom ar galxva, Tbilma niavma
xom ar daiqrolao. aA r icoda ra Tve iyo, an ra dRe... magram mze
maRla miiwevda, dRe matulobda da didxans ar mouwevda
lodini.
mere griali Semoesma. luxumuraSdudis ferdobs zvavi
mowyda, Zirs Camoefina...
totebze Tovli dailia, xe atirda...
pirveli nakadulebi aCurCuldnen xevSi, rac dRe ga-
dioda, Zlierdeboda Sekavebuli guguni. eE rTxelac Waxani
gaadina, wyalma amoxeTqa Tovlisa da yinulis artaxebidan...
mainc ar aCqarebula zedmetad. Ddaeloda, sanam mzes
mificxebul ferdobze Tovli daileoda, sanam yoCivardebi
amocvivdebodnen.
maSin welze Semoirtya xmali uwrTobi, luxumura-
Sdudis mwvervalze avarda.
sam kilometrze da metadac Tovli da yinuli aezida
mwvervals. Ddakbiluli kldeebidan iSleboda Soreuli
zRvis horizonti. lakadis tyiTmosili kalTebi samefo
baldaxinebiviT eSveboda Zirs, gorakTa uwyvet wyebaSi gada-
dioda, uamrav xevxuvebs daesera. u U fro iqiT msubuqi nisli
efineboda barsac.
mwvervalis erT mxares maganas xeoba iklakneboda, meore
mxriv enguri mihyefda viwro kldovanebSi, sxva mxriv xele-

""%
dula miikvlevda gzas cxeniswylisaken. uU kan mTa mTaze izr-
deboda, maRla aetatebina svaneTis qedi, romlis Tavze la-
ilas didebuli konusi brwyinavda.
aq ar iyo jgrag!
mzeWabukma welze Semortymuli xmali gaiswora, lailas
miaSura.
wyalgamyofze micuravda, sakvirveli suraTi warRvnisa
suls uSfoTebda.
kldovani qarafebi moemsxvria diad Zalas, xanjlebiviT
aSvetiliyo maradis gaqvavebuli Zeglebi, gonmiuwvdeni
kataklizmis momswreni.
orTav mxares xeobebisaken daSvebul kalTebze qaoss
anelebda aswlovani uRrani tyeebi.
farTo xeobaSi isarkeboda Tavxedurad daklaknili cxe-
niswyali, meore mxriv ki _ enguri, erTmaneTis gadaswrebas
cdilobdnen TiTqos, xevTa molevas, raTa sadme zRvaSi
mainc Cahkonebodnen erTurTs.
Tovliani mwvervalis sikaSkaSem Tvali atkina...
ara, arc aq iyo jgrag!

***

im dResac mze acxunebda. aA rc araferi moaswavebda amin-

dis Secvlas. Rrublis oboli fTilaRa ekida cis tatnobze
da adgilidan ar iZroda. mM isi Crdili ferdobze gayuCebu-
liyo mSvidad, fantastikuri cxoveli gawolilao mosasve-
neblad.
mzeWabukis landi swrafad misrialebda mdeloze. Tov-
lis jiSTze alRoTi ikvlevda gzas.
galaRebuli mifrinavda, sufTa haeri livliviT exveo-
da tanze.
xeobas ahyva... moWaxWaxebda, RvarZlianad imuqreboda
enguri, uwyveti quxili mohqonda eqos...

""&
 vrceli mindvrebi gadasera yrmam... Tovls nambuli ekra
mxolod, iwriteboda, engurs aqafebda...
daviwrovda xeoba. lL odi lodze aexoxialebina stiqias.
warRvnisdroindeli samyaros nangrevebs hgavda garemo...
Cumi nakadulebi moiparebodnen lodnaridan, viTarca
maWari sawnaxlidan, miiCqarodnen deda-mdinarisaken...
saTaves ucbad miadga...
Camozvavebul myinvars Sublze mongreuli lodebi
wamoecva.
wyals gamoexra myinvaris guli, or did nakadad mosCqef-
da, wyali ki ara, rZe ki ara, rZis qafi... gamoeRadra lurji
myinvari da sixarulisagan gadareuli modgafunebda yinu-
lis talanidan.
lodze Camojda yrma bedia, yinulis gumbaTs daakvir-
da. qQ afi scemda, aprialebda talanis kedlebsa da gumbaTs.
o
O ri nakadi moangrevda gzas, da iqve, Soriaxlo Tavdaviw-
yebiT erTdebodnen.
naSuadRevi moaxlovda. mM zis sxivebs grili niavi anelebda.
Rrublis oboli fTila moswyvetoda mTebs, sadRac stra-
tosferoSi ekida ganmartoebiT. TvalSeuwvden marags gaeSa-
la vrceli frTebi. kalTebze mzis sxivebi aTinaTs yrida.
sadRac zeviT zviadi mwvervalebi wamomarTuliyvnen
medidurad... sad iyo jgrag, romeli maTgani SeerCia sa-
meufeod...

***

mzeWabuki nel-nela miiwevda myinvaris Tavze. fF exs ar

akarebda, zvavis moskdomisa eSinoda.
uzarmazari urCxuliviT gaSotiliyo myinvari, daeklak-
na Zlieri sxeuli. kK ldeebs Soris enebi gadmoegdo mkvdari
gveleSapiviT. zedapiri daskdomoda uamravi viwro napra-
liT, romlebSic silurje Cayinuliyo.
civi qari ustvenda napralebSi, Cxriali moismoda siRr-

""'
miseuli nakadebisa.
iquxa ucbad, gaskda aTasi WurviviT, myinvari dasera
miriadma napralma. iZra. l L odebi moirRvnen grialiT. CaCoC-
da uzomod mZime sxeuli, kvlav gaiyina, gayuCda. kenWebis
Cumi Cxakuni moismoda karga xans.
SekrTa mzeWabuki, SiSi aufaCunda sulSi.
TavzeviT frialo kldeebi ekida, suliers fexi ar
daedga zed arodes, Tovlic ver Cerdeboda masze.
instinqturad eZebda mtkice adgils, vaiTu warTmeoda
Zala frenisa.
didxans gagrZelda ltolva aRma, sanam Tavze moeqceo-
da bazaltisagan gamokveTil xanjlis pirs.
fexi Sedga yrmam. mM ixvda, frenas Tu ver SeZlebda, vera-
sodes Camovidoda aqedan.
Tavs Zala daatana, gandevna yoymani saSiSi.
cioda.
Sors moCanda enguris xeoba, ruxi mTebi, uSgulis koSkebi.
kavkasionis diadi mTebi igragneboda. Ppirvelyofil
qaosSi airia Savi kldeebi, pirdaRrenili ufskrulebi,
kldes Semosaltuli myinvarebi, bumberazi mwvervalebi,
morRveuli, ngreuli samyaro, sadac ususuria yovelgvari
vneba, iTrguneba Tavisufleba, TviT sicocxle.
zRvispireTidan wamosuli Rrublebi amococdnen
kalTebze, uzarmazari TeTri xomaldebiviT Ruza CauSves
Tovlian grexilebze, Semoejarnen mwvervalebs, ipyrobdnen
axal-axal sivrceebs...
Tqrialma moaxeda.
ganapira kldes yavisferi WianWvelebi Seseoda. d D aakvir-
da, jixvebi iyvnen. cota xani da sadRac ufskrulSi Ca-
ikargnen.
kvlav marto SerCa cadaWril danispirs.
mzem dasavaliT gadaixara, Tumca Sors iyo daRamebamde.
Rrublebs miRma Caikarga enguris xeoba. qaTqaTa quleb-
Si, viT sapnian varclSi, Caiflo mTaTa grexilebi, Txemebi,

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kbodeebi, kldeebi... TandaTan moswyda yrma bedia qveyni-
erebas, gadmoekida vrcel eTerSi.
ucbad Crdilma gadaurbina. mTis arwivs gaeSala laRad
frTebi, TavzeviT ekida uZravad.
Secba mzeWabuk bedia.
arwivi mihyinvoda cis gumbaTs, adgilidan ar iZroda, ar
epueboda civ qariSxals...
SeuZaxa mzeWabukma, Sehkivla. mM isi xma gadaawyda gareSemo
Wiuxebs, eqo mravalgzis daubrunda kldis wverze mdgoms.
frinveli odnavadac ar Setortmanebula.
`iqneb me ar miTvalTvalebs, _ gaifiqra yrmam, _ iqneb
bude aqvs axlomaxlo, an sxva msxverpls darajobs da malec
daacxreba!~
RrubelTa okeaneSi Tovlian mwvervalebs aqa-iq amoeS-
vita Tavi, viTarca kunZulebs zRvaSi, da sulieri arsad
WaWanebda.
moeRo bolo lodins. arwivma mefurad Semohkra frTa
frTas, wre daartya auCqareblad da uceb isariviT wamovida...
uxmod, mamacuri TavganwirviT, rogorc ZlierT CveviaT.
mzeWabuk bedia moswyda kldis wveros, ganze gavarda.
ar moeloda amayi mefe, Tavi ver Seimagra, kldes daenarcxa.
retdasxmuli tortmaniT CaeSva RrublebSi, gaqra.
mzeWabuki ki qars miendo. babuawverasaviT miaqrolebda
qariSxali mwvervalTa sxva mwkrivisaken...

Tavi V. beri grZneuli

grZnobda, rom Ronisagan icleboda TandaTan. winaaRm-
degobas ver uwevda susxian qars.
`es dasasrulia!~ _ gulgrilad gaifiqra, bedisweras
minebda.
Tvali daxuWa, cotcotaobiT dabla eSveboda. roca mo-
ixeda, veraferi dainaxa. g
G ars sqeli nisli exvia. SfoTma Se-

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 ipyro. aA dvili iyo xilul mterTan Widili, uxilavi ki SiSs
badebda.
Seecada ganridebda Rrublebs. g G za aebna. mZime wveTebiT
iwuweboda, qari ki svel samoss tanze ayinavda.
mere daiquxa. sul axlos gakvesa giganturma gragnilma,
gaskda, gairRva, molewa gazafxulis pirvelma quxilma...
mzeWabuks TiTqos WianWvelebi Semoesia. civi ali moedo tan-
ze, Caqra, isev moedo...
ganSorda saSiS Rrubels, Tavi aarida. f F exdafex mosdev-
da mteri sazari. d D aigrialebda gamayrueblad, gaixrigine-
bda, daiklakneboda almodebuli maxvili. aA zanzardeboda
xiluli da uxilavi samyaro. iZroda mTebi, didxans gamos-
cemda Soreul eqos.
moulodnelad miawyda Tovlian ferdobs. gadavrCio, _
gaifiqra, ferdobi ki daiZra. jer nela, mere ufro swrafad.
g
G uguni guguns waemata. Camoixveta zvavi, Camoiyola Tovli
da qva, atexa qariSxali, grial-grialiT moeqaneboda uxi-
lavi ufskrulisaken, angrevda yovelives.
qariSxliT atacebuli mzeWabuki mihqroda jojoxeTi-
saken, eloda wams, roca Tavze wamoemxoboda mTeli kavkasi-
oni, anda danasaviT pirwamaxul kldeebs miacxebda suls.
`jgrag! nN uTu ase unda daviRupo?~
fiqriRa gabeda, xmas mainc ver gadaawvdenda stiqiis
rials.
ucbad dacxra qaosi. Senelda qariSxali, SeTxelda civi
nisli da mzeWabuk bediam Tovliani mwvervalis spetak Sub-
lze Sedga fexi.
Ronemixdili daeca. g G anZrevis Tavi ar hqonda. Tovlis
civi sareceli dairwa. `daviZineb, aqve daviZineb!..~ _ dabe-
jiTebiT imeorebda.
Tvali milula marTlac. mM ixvda, gaiyineboda. Tavs Zala
daatana, wamoiwia, da maSin moesma xma igi ucnauri:
`ese ars Ze Cemi sayuareli, romeli me saTno-viyav!~
aravis ar warmouTqvams, xma TviT mis sulSi gaisma,

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mzeWabuk bedias tvinSi dareka. daiZaba yrma, weli azida,
fexze wamodga. dabindul Tvalebs sinaTle moemata.
fafuki nisli edga Tvalwin, qari arRvevda nisls, naf-
leTebs stacebda, aZarcvavda raRac fiqaliviT TeTrsa da
didebuls, raic kbodeze idga.
daakvirda yrma bedia, Zlivs gaarCia, gaubedavad war-
moTqva:
`jgrag!~
pasuxi kvlav mis sulSi gaisma, tkbili da amaRlebuli,
siTboTi da alersiT savse:
`aRdeg da moved Cemda!~
yrmam ramdenime nabiji warsdga, Setortmanda, isev Tov-
lSi Caemxo.
`aRdeg da moved Cemda!~ _ gaimeora xmam mkacrad.
kvlav moikrifa yrmam Zala, isev wamoimarTa tortmaniT,
mieaxla.
da ixila beri grZneuli.
lurji yinulisagan gamokveTili taxti idga. taxtze
saTno moxuci ijda. TeTri kaba emosa, qaris Semotevaze
etmasneboda mZlavr, dakunTul sxeuls.
WaRara Tma-wveri moeCeCa qars, mxrebze gadaegdo, afri-
alebda.
qaTqaTa fifqebi eyreboda, abezari mwerebiviT korian-
tels ayenebdnen irgvliv. vercxlis WirxliT evseboda ul-
vaSebi, Tma-wveri... yinulis loluebi ekida Zvirfas samka-
ulebad, yovel Serxevaze wkrials gamoscemndnen zanzala-
kebiviT.
`sTqui!~
aRelda mzeWabuki, gulze Semoawva. yY oveli sawuxari er-
Tad moagonda, ena ver daimorCila, mTavari da wvrili aeria.
`jgrag! codna mwadia, ucodinaroba mtanjavs!.. iqneb arc
Rirdes sicocxle?.. avi da kargi Tavze macviva, erTimeoris-
agan ver gamirCevia... ra vqna? vis SevekiTxo?.. vin var? sad
var? risTvis?.. jgrag! rad gamomecxade, Tu gza WeSmariti

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 ar maswavle?!~
muxlebze daeca mzeWabuk bedia, Subli Tovls dahkra,
TvalT cremli moadga.
sulSi afuTfuTda sityvebi. xma netari warmoTqvamda
albaT.
`aRiRe xrmali igi uwrTobi, rameTu Tqmul ars: ara bo-
rotisa msaxurebad ganvsWede igi, aramed _ keTilisa!~
mWmunvared iyureboda jgrag. qari ayrida msubuq
fifqebs. yinulis wvrili namsxvrevebi cvioda Tmebidan min-
is firfitebiviT.
xma uCveulo, Zlieri nebiT daTrgunvili, Zlivs scde-
boda bages.
`xrmali-igi ganiwmidos da iwrTos sisxliTa cxraTa
qarTlosianTa!~
bindi matulobda. Qqari gaZlierda. Tovli moayara.
yY inavda.
beris sityvebs itacebda qari, Sors mihqonda, mzeWabuk
bedias smenas aridebda.
xma misi gardaiqca Soreul bubunad, azris garCeva ukve
ar SeiZleboda.
TandaTan iyineboda yrma bedia, Zala ecleboda. Zlivs
miforTxda yinulis taxtTan, TeTri kabis kalTas Seaxo xe-
li, yinuli da ToSi SerCa...
_ jgrag! _ Sehkivla gancvifrebulma. frCxilebiT
mofxoWna yinulis sveti. sicocxlis niSanwyali ver ipova
masSi.
gaavebuli qariSxali ki aRmuvlda, Tovli da yinulis
namsxvrevebi aitaca, uRono yrma mowyvita mwvervals, susxi-
an frTebze gaitaca... mzeWabuk bediam goneba dakarga.
meore dilas ipoves uSgulis SemogarenSi, suli Zlivs
edga...

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 yfobkb :1
ganZarculi

zamTari usaSvelod gaiwela. xvavrielma Tovlma dafara

qalaqi. Tova dRisiT daiwyo, did-didi fantelebi ganuwyvetliv
cvioda cidan. sul male saxuravebs, totebs, gaCerebul man-
qanebs, asfalts, ezoebs TeTri sabani daefina. m M anqanebs
gauWirdaT moZraoba. Senelda svla, Zlivs mixoxavdnen.
gmirTa moedanze, universitetis win, zemelze, plexanovze
transporti gaiWeda, Tavgzaabneuli sagzao milicia cdi-
lobda qaosSi wesrigis Setanas... trotuarebze xalxi SeT-
xelda, yvela Sinisaken miiCqaroda...
mxolod bavSvebma gaixares. JriamuliT moedvnen ezo-
ebsa da skverebs. aA kakisa da ilias ZeglTan moswavleebma omi
gamarTes, universitetis ezoSi _ studentebma. Yyovel
nabijze usaqmuri biWebi idgnen Tovlis gundebiT xelSi,
mowonebul qaliSvils ar gaatarebdnen. visac esrodnen,
imaT xom swyindaT, visac ara _ imaTac. damrec kalTebze
ciguraoba gaimarTa. giJuri siswrafiT eSvebodnen TviTna-
keT cigebze. mZRolebi iq ver bedavdnen gavlas, vinme bor-
blebSi ar Cagvivardeso.
swrafad daRamda. quCis naTurebs Tovlis siqaTqaTe
asustebda.
bardnida...
mTlad dacarielda, mitovebuls daemsgavsa qalaqi...
meore diliT ufro Wirda. mM uxlebamde moeTova. mM eezo-
veebi xvetavdnen Tovls, manqanebis ZaraSi yridnen. trole-
ibusebi veRar moZraobdnen. samsaxurSi dagvianebuli xalxi
gaCerebebze nervebs askdeboda.
bavSvebi laRobdnen, gundaobdnen, oRond winandeburad

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ar iyo Tovli fafuki da msubuqi... damZimebuliyo, wyali ga-
udioda...
WuWyiani nakadulebiT daifara quCebi, manqanebi Sxefebs
asxamdnen erTmaneTs...
saRamos aqa-iq Tu SerCenoda Tovlis CaSavebuli gora-
kebi, zamTarma wamiT daixia...
dilaadrian gamoRviZebulma qalaqelebma fanjrebSi
gaixedes da gaocdnen. qQ alaqs kvlav Tovlis fafuki, qaTqaTa
sabnis qveS eZina. cidan ki bardnida da bardnida iseTi gul-
dajerebiT, TiTqos arc arasodes apirebda gamodarebas...
ase gagrZelda mesame, meoTxe, meaTe dRes...
ganelda pirveli aRtaceba... movida TeTri kaeSani,
nesti, zurgis Wvali, mokle, uferuli dReebi da dausrule-
beli bneli Rameebi...
kaWuWia bedias uZilo Rameebi...

Tavi I. grZeli zamTari

avtobusidan rom Camovida, sxvisTvis gamiznuli gun-
da zed warbebs Soris mieWeda. Tvalebidan naperwklebi
wamoucvivda. dafeTebuli bavSvebi beRurebiviT Semoe-
fantnen. aA vtobusis guguni miwyda. marto idga Sua quCaSi,
muxlebamde TovlSi. Tavze abardnida.
Setortmanda, saxidan Tovli Camoiwminda. sworad ver
abijebda, fexi ucdeboda da TovlSi iwyebda farTxals.
sadarbazoSi Sevida da kedels mieyrdno. simTvrali-
sagan fexze Zlivs idga.
lifti sadRac gaCxeriliyo. xSirad ar muSaobda. rkinis
kars braziT wahkra baTinkis cxviri. kK ibes ahyva.
nacnob binis kars Subli miabjina, Tan TiTi Rilakze eWi-
ra da ar uSvebda.
binaSi zari gabmulad wkrialebda.
fexis xma moesma. iqneb moeCvena kidec. kK ars muSti xeTqa,

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etkina.
_ gamiReT Tqveni!..
Tovli Semoadna mxrebze, qudze, wveTwveTobiT Camos-
dioda, baqanze WuWyiani gube daayena.
kars aravin uRebda. icoda, yvelani Sin iyvnen da gasus-
ulni usmendnen.
meramdened movida. mM udam mTvrali iyo da ayalmayals
texda...
pirvel mosvlaze qalbatoni RaRuli moefera, jer bav-
Svia, apatie, moWkviandeba da dagibrundebao.
erTi kviris Semdeg saCuqrebi miuyara, xmac ki ar gasca,
kari cxvirwin miujaxuna.
gulgasiebuli kaWuWia papua CirgaSvilTan avarda.
_ fuli xom mogeci?
papua dafrTxa, rames xom ar mipirebso. eE na Cauvarda.
_ Se-en rom masesxe? _ kbilebi aakawkawa, _ Se-emiZlia
dagibru-no!
kaWuWiam jibidan kidev ramdenime dasta amoiRo, win
daudo.
_ amas dagimateb, oRond imis javri amomaRebine!
papuam Tavi morcxvad daxara, Sen batoni da me ki ymao.
acaxcaxebuli xelebiT fulis dastebi sadRac gaaqro.
mainc ar endo kaWuWia. g G amocdis dRes dilidanve da-
udarajda colyofils. u U niversitetis maRlivi korpusis
win TmebiT unda eTria saxalxod. windaxedulma qalbaton-
ma RaRulim milicieli gamoayola Tavis gogos da kaWuWiam
wyena uxmod gadaylapa.
korpusTan, trial mindorze, aseulobiT abiturienti
da maTi mSoblebi Seyriliyvnen. yY vela erT tafaSi iwvoda.
TviT haeric nervulobiT iyo savse. vin uwyis, vin ras lapar-
akobda, vin ras grZnobda, fiqrobda... magram ymawvil bedias
eCveneboda, rom yvelam naxa misi gaboroteba, yvela masze
Woraobda, TiTiT saCvenebeli gaxda... sxvaTa zurgebs ukan
imaleboda...

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 mze aWerda. cxeli qari mtversa da qaRaldis nafleTebs
atrialebda, saxeSi ayrida. grZel labadaSi gaxveuls autan-
lad dascxa. barZayebze fulis dastebma kani gadauyvlifa
da stkioda.
adga da gaecala iqaurobas.
meore dRes gaigo, weraSi friadi mieRo rognedas.
gamZvinvarebuli miuvarda papua CirgaSvils, `doylapia!~
_ uZaxa, risTvis gixdi fuls, erTi lawiraki ver CagiWriao.
papua Tvalebs axamxamebda uxmod. aA cala, roca boRma
daeSriteboda. mSvidad auxsna, aTas sxva nawerSi misi rogor
unda momenaxao. `zepirze ki kisers movugrex!~ _ mtkiced
dapirda.
im dResac mtvriani qari qroda saburTaloze. mM tveri sa-
yeloSi uZvreboda da oflian kiserze egliseboda. wyur-
vilma tuCebi dauSaSra. kbilebSi xvinWkas grZnobda. kioskSi
ki Tbili da ugemuri limonaTi iyideboda. yY uradRebas mainc
arafers aqcevda, winaswar zeimobda mterze gamarjvebas.
wamdauwum elandeboda kibeze Camomavali, gafiTrebuli
rogneda, cremlebisagan dabuStuli TvalebiT... yoveli
CaWrili gogo, vinc ki minis karidan gamodioda, is egona da
xarobda.
mzem maRla aiwia. Crdili savsebiT gaqra. kaWuWias Tavi
uxurda. daiRala. pirSi simwares grZnobda, ylupi Rvino
enatreboda, arada, bolo dros yoveldRe svamda.
xalxis ruzruzi Tavs abezrebda. radio nervebze Sli-
da, Tumca yuri misken hqonda, iqneb raime mizeziT gamogde-
bulTa Soris rogneda erisTavic gavigonoo. naSuadRevs ki,
roca moTmineba daekarga, ucbad gaigona: rogneda erisTavi
_ xuTio... mere sxva gvarebi da sxva niSnebi...
kaWuWiam nekze ikbina.
garegnulad damSvidebuli imave saRamos estumra papu-
as, tyavis didi CanTa win daudo.
_ ra meqna, _ Tavs imarTlebda repetitori, _ marto
xom ar vcdidi? rac vkiTxe, yvelaferze mipasuxa, Cemi namec-

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adinebia. Tavmjdomare Tavze madga, aRtacebas ver malavda,
aiRo da iman dauwera. veraferi vuximandre... anda ra sakad-
risia, Cven Soris darCes da...
kaWuWiam mis bolo sityvebs yuri ar aTxova, CanTa gaxsna.
_ Caawyve!
_ ra?
_ ra da fuli, ukanasknel maneTamde!
papua erTxans Cumad aTvalierebda stumars, mere aqir-
qilda, telefonis yurmils moefera.
_ davreko?
kaWuWia aimriza, repetitori aSkarad upirebda gacu-
rebas.
_ Sen fuli dayaWe, darekav Tu ara, fexebze mkidia!
_ rom mqondes, uars rava getyodi, mara... Tu ginda, bina
gaCxrike. xelfasidan gadamirCa ocdaxuTi maneTi da came-
ti kapiki. Tu ginda, alali iyos...
_ fuli! _ Rmuili aRmoxda kaWuWias, sayeloSi Caaf-
rinda orive xeliT.
_ milicia, miSveleT! _ waiCurCula papuam.
kaWuWiam mohqaCa, gadmoiRo, muxli Zalumad amohkra cxvir-
pirSi da iatakze moisrola.
_ midi da dareke, Se CaTlaxo, Cemze uaresad Tu ara gaqvs
saqme, midi da dareke!
papua iatakze moikunta, saxes xelebSi malavda, xmadabla
krusunebda.
kaWuWiam fexsacmelis blagvi cxviri gulianad uTavaza
gverdSi da gareT gavarda...
or danarCen gamocdazec rogneda erisTavma friadi miiRo.
gulze gamskdari kaWuWia gamoileSa, SuaRames karze
miadga. bevri abraguna, magram aravin gauRo.
ase mihyva dRe dRes...
daTvreboda da colyofils Sin miuvardeboda. isic da
misi mezoblebic aklebuli hyavda. aA nda ijda telefonTan
da dReSi ToTxmetjer daurekavda. yY urmils iSviaTad Tu

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aiRebdnen, xmaze cnobdnen da usityvod ukidebdnen.
erTxel SemTxveviT rognedam aiRo. Cumad moismina kaWu-
Wias grZeli tirada, romelSic xvewnac bevri iyo, muqarac,
aRTqmac, mere moulodnelad hkiTxa:
_ mzeWabuki xom ar Camosula soflidan?
kaWuWias ena Cauvarda. eE Wvma sunTqva Seukra, uxmod dado
yurmili... Sublze xeli itkica, umalve dareka xelmeored,
magram im bolos yurmili meti ar auRiaT.
swrafad gavida Semodgoma, arc ki ugrZvnia rogor...
pirveli Tovli rom movida, gaocda. TiTqos sul axlaxan iyo
didi qorwili, ZmasTan Cxubi, rognedas gamocdebi...
Tovli ki bardnida... didTovliani zamTari dadga...

***

Sescivda. gayinul kibeze ijda, sicivem Zval-rbilSi ga-

atana, gamoafxizla. f F exebs veRara grZnobda. iqneb mjdariyo
ase dilamde. gamovidoda is `moRalate~ da ukve gaciebul
gvams waawydeboda. gadaifiqra. Zlivs wamodga. g G ulamRvreuli
daeSva kibeze, sicivisa da daRlilobisagan mTvraliviT ban-
calebda. tyapuWi magrad Semoixvia. saburTalos quCas qev-
qeviT dauyva. gG viani Rame iyo, manqana ar dadioda.
Zalumad bardnida. kaWuWias suls TeTrze uTeTresi,
civi Tovli efineboda. saSinel sicarielesa da martoobas
grZnobda. netav jumas mainc ar wasCxubeboda, Sevidoda Zmas-
Tan, cotas gaTbeboda. aA rada, uzarmazar qalaqs Tbilad
eZina Tovlis sqeli fenis qveS da kaciSvils ar ecala kaWu-
Wia bediasaTvis.
saxeze sisvele igrZno. ver mixvda, fifqi daadna Tu crem-
li gadmougorda Rawvze. Tovliao, _ gaifiqra. moiwminda.
g
G uli odnav gaulxva, vinme sulieri moenatra. oRondac, TeT-
rad gadapentili quCebidan ukanaskneli dagvianebuli gam-
vlelnic gakrefiliyvnen. Ramis darajebsac ki Seefarebi-
naT Tavi da arsad Candnen.

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 ubiwo Tovli brwyinavda pekinis farTo quCaze. mM imqrali
naTurebi nemsiswverisodena aTinaTebs ibrunebdnen. Suq-
Crdili gaTanabrda da idga erTiani, sayovelTao, mqrqali
siTeTre.
mSenebare saxlis bnelma fanjrebma Semohxedes SiSismom-
gvrelad. `gamZarcvaven!~ _ SekrTa kaWuWia, jibeebze xele-
bi aifara, fexs auCqara.
moerida trotuarze siaruls, Sua quCaSi gavida, raTa
safrTxe droze exila.
Tovls misi nafexurebiRa daaCnda. Savi wveTebi
gasiswvrivdnen, sisxlis wveTebi, jibeebidan rom epareboda.
sulmouTqmelad Caforxilda gmirTa moedanze. sunTq-
va Seekra, guli aCqarebiT ucemda. Aase sustad arasodes
ugrZvnia Tavi, bavSvic moereoda.
zooparkTan telefonis jixurSi SeZvra. iqidan uTval-
Tvalebda mdevars. aA ravin gamoCenila. mM ainc ver damSvidda.
d
D idi xania jibeTa tareba umZimda. aA mCnevda gamvlelTa xarb
Tvalebs. grZnobda, viRac fexdafex mosdevda, raTa es aurac-
xeli Tanxa aeglija, oRond winaswar ar icoda vin da rodis
wamoeweoda.
telefonis yurmili aiRo. oO rkapikiani daenana. mM isi daxar-
jviT jibe xom kidev ori kapikiT daumZimdeboda. ver bedavda
xarjvas. yelSi amosdioda amdeni fuli. aA parats imdeni uCxi-
kina, ori moneta Camoagdebina. g
G axarebulma erTi Caagdo. aA pa-
ratma umalve gadaylapa. `esec qurdia!~ _ gajavrda, muSti
moscxo. mM eore moneta ufro frTxilad CauSva. D dareka. kK ar-
ga xnis Semdeg moisma namZinarevi xma:
_ vin oxeri xar?
_ me var, kaxaberi!
_ a, kaxa, ara gZinavs? _ lilim etyoba gemrielad
daamTqnara, Tavi kvlav baliSSi Cargo da ise luRluRebda.
kaWuWiam RvarZlianad CasZaxa:
_ gamoiRviZe, ras xvrinav?!
_ vin xvrinavs? _ iwyina lilim, _ meZina...

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 _ adeqi axla da Camodi gmirTa moedanze, zooparkis
SesasvlelTan var!
_ gagiJdi? aA m siSoreze rogor wamovide? manqanebic
aRar dadis! Tan deda ar gamomiSvebs!
_ magi ar vici me! gamoipare! icode, naxevari saaTi
dagelodebi!
_ ar SemiZlia, ra! _ waiknavla lilim. kaWuWiam ar
mousmina. yurmili Camohkida.
axla es naxevari saaTi unda gaeZlo. gverdiT mina Camt-
vreuli iyo. Camoeyrdno da ase gahyurebda moedans. aA raer-
Txel enaxa am rakursiT, aseTi gasaocari ki _ arasodes.
TeTri, qaTqaTa moedani erT nakvalevsac ar Seelaxa
jer. fifqi uxmod eSveboda vercxlis mindorze, minis fxvni-
liT rom moefinaT.
TerTmetsarTuliani saxlis fanjrebi Cabrmavebuliyo,
magram aqa-iq feradi naTura enTo, maTi susti sxivi moedan-
sac efineboda, asxvaferebda.
gorakze wamomdgari cirkis Senoba TeTri kremiT dafa-
rul sadResaswaulo torts ufro hgavda. aseTma Sedarebam
kaWuWias odnav gamoukeTa guneba, uneburi Rimili mieyina
tuCze.
moeCvena, viRacis fexqveS Tovli aWraWunda TiTqos.
guliscema mouxSirda, muStebi momuWa. Tovlis WraWuni
kvlav moesma, kvlav viRaca epareboda frTxilad.
SeTrTolda, nervebi daZaba. uU cbad naZvis totidan baT-
quniT Camovarda gunda da es xma ise gaisma qalaqis mdu-
marebaSi, kaWuWiam kinaRam Sehyvira.
kbilebakawkawebuli gamovarda jixuridan. aA q ki aSkarad
gaigona fexis xma. `mZarcveli!~ _ iyvira viRacam mis sulSi.
g
G aqceva moindoma, magram fexi daucda... Ronier mklavebSi
aRmoCnda.
_ Zlivs gamovaRwie, aTasjer waviqeci! _ Semostira
lilim.
`debili!~ _ borotad Sexeda kaWuWiam. Tavi Seikava,

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 mklavze xeli waavlo.
_ CemTan wavideT!
_ dediko momklavs...
_ mogklavs ki ara, ubiwoeba ar wagarTvas vinmem!
_ ratom ici xolme egre?
kaWuWias SiSma gauara. swrafad veRar adgamda fexs.
cali mklavi lilis Semohxvia kiserze da Camoekonwiala.
g G ogo Ronivrad ezideboda fornis cxeniviT.
`basta, jandabamdis gza hqonia Cems cxvirmouxocav
colukas!~ _ kmaroda amdeni gawamawia. mM ainc veravin dasaja,
TviTon ki yovel nabijze isjeboda. `axia Cemze, _ Tavs
ityuebda, _ siyvaruls vuRalate, pirvelsa da erTad-
erTs... ra vuyoT, rom avadaa!..~ misi ciebiani azri isev mzias
irgvliv datrialda, Tumca mTeli im xnis ganmavlobaSi, rac
SurisZiebiT iyo gatacebuli, arc gaxsenebia.
lili mZimed xvneSoda, Zalumad eqaCeboda mTlad moS-
lil kaWuWias... yoveli nabiji tanjavda saSual bedias.
jibeSi ZalaTi Catenili fulis dastebi barZayebze exaxune-
boda. sisxliani koJrebi gauCina. kK valze mosxurebuli sisx-
lis wveTebi, fulisagan naJoni rom egona, iqneb misi sisxli
iyo. wyevlac ki wamoscda erTxel. im dRes wyevlida, roca
pirvelad ipova is Sauriani da sicocxle moewamla. maSi-
naTve ena Caigdo. ver eleoda Zalas, siamayis grZnobas, rasac
auracxeli Tanxis floba aniWebda...
lili xmas ar iRebda, haers xmauriT isrutavda, kaWuWia
mis zorba mxarze ekida, daRlilobisagan Tvalebi exuWe-
boda. ramdenimejer fexi daucda. TovlSi Cacvivdnen. ka-
WuWias wamodgoma daezara. gogom Ronivrad aswia, miwas
moswyvita.
ase gaiares mTeli gza.
arafris Tavi ar hqonda, magram kars rom miaRwia, eWvma
gakenwla. ratomRac ifiqra, Cemi kari viRacas uwvalebiao.
aA raviTari kvali ar aCnda, mcire nafxaWnic ki. mM ainc darw-
munebuli iyo, Cems aryofnaSi karis gaRebas cdilobdneno.

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 aivanze aravin Canda. sruli simSvide sufevda.
saxls eZina.
vin unda yofiliyo? u U ndod SeaTvaliera derefanSi Camw-
krivebuli karebi. lili bneli kolosiviT adga Tavze uZ-
ravad, SiSsa hgvrida.
_ ras gamoSterebulxar? xma amoiRe! _ Seuyefa.
lilim amoixvneSa.
_ Tu ar gezareba, wadi axla Sin!
kaWuWia ver arCevda mis saxes. gG ogo cxvirs aqSutuneb-
da, albaT tirils apirebda.
_ deda momklavs...
_ mogklavs ki ara...
gasaRebebis mTeli asxmula daaZro, karis gaRebis rTul
proceduras Seudga. zogi boqlomi advilad ixsneboda, zo-
gic Zalis datanebas moiTxovda, Rone ki ar hyofnida. uCum-
rad ayudebul lilis mainc icilebda eWvianad.
binaSi haeri ise iyo daxuTuli, kacs waaqcevda. Sesv-
lisTanave moixura, urdulebis gayras da kliteebis Ca-
ketvas kvlav naxevar saaTs mounda. cali TvaliT lilisak-
en iyureboda, saketebis sistemas xom ar imaxsovrebso.
saZile oTaxSi ar SemouSva. sastumroSi, divanze sabani
da baliSi daugdo.
TviTon gauxdelad Cavarda loginSi da nervulma, are-
ulma Zilma Tavi waarTva.
fexebze xundebs adebdnen TiTqos. cdilobda moeci-
lebina, rkinis xundebi ki ufro da ufro uWerda. Wrilo-
bebidan sisxli moTqrialebda. `gamiSviT, ras merCiT! isedac
Zala ara maqvs!~ _ ixveweboda. uCinari landebi daseodnen,
Seubraleblad koWavdnen.
_ Tavi damanebeT, Tavi damanebeT! _ iyvira da gamoeRviZa.
sastumrodan sinaTlis Suqi gamodioda.
Tavze lili adga, sinaTle zurgze scemda gogos, kaWu-
Wia mis gamometyvelebas ver xedavda.
_ ra ginda? _ ukmayofilod SeekiTxa, uneblie SiSi damala.

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 _ yvirodi! _ Caiduduna lilim. mM is xmaSi Txovnis kilo
daiWira kaWuWiam, zizRis meti veraferi igrZno, zurgi Seaqcia.
_ wadi, daiZine!
Zili gaukrTa. Tvalebi farTod gaexila da bneli kedli-
saTvis miepyro. verafriT xvdeboda, rad iyo ase ubeduri. vis
ra dauSava, cudi ra gaukeTebis vinmesTvis? aA xla eCvenebo-
da, rom uzrunveli bavSvoba, enguris sanaxebSi gatarebu-
li, iyo ubednieresi xana, radgan maSin jerac ar icoda fu-
lis fasi.
`egeb sofelSi wavide?~ _ gaifiqra. sulSi sustma sxivma
SemoanaTa. m M artoobis, yvelas mier mitovebulis mwveli
gancda Seunela. aA m azrs gauRima. ramdeni xania Sin ar yofi-
la. b
B olo-bolo CaTu-bebis saflavi xom unda moenaxulebi-
na? mSoblebi sixaruliT cas ewevian, megobrebi Seiyrebian,
lxins lxinze gadaabams, galaRdeba... wamiT bednierma gver-
di icvala da ucbad yvelaferi Caqra. lilis xvneSa moesma.
iqneb marto arc iyo lili, vaiTu vinmes kari gauRo.
mM oklaven kaWuWias, gaitaceben mis ganZsa da fuls.
SiSi daeufla, civi klanWebi Seuyo gulSi, mouWira.
_ lili!
xvneSa Sewyda. Zveli taxtis zambarebi aWraWunda.
iatakze SiSveli fexis tyapuni gaisma da lilim SemoaWyita
buTia Tvalebi.
_ modi aq!
lilis aSkara kmayofileba Seetyo, sawolis kideze
Camoujda.
_ vin aris mand?
gogom uazrod Sexeda, mxrebi aiCeCa.
kaWuWias Sercxva Tavisi eWvebisa. zizRnarevi surviliT
kedlisaken Caiwia, raTa zonzroxa gogo mis gverdiT da-
teuliyo.

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 ***

binaSi gamoiketa. Sin aravis uSvebda. mM xolod lili akiT-

xavda dRegamoSvebiT, erTsa da imave dros. d D adgeboda kar-
Tan, arc daakakunebda, arc SeuZaxebda, morCilad eloda. kK a-
WuWia WuWrutanidan uTvalTvalebda karga xans, vinmec xom
ar axlavso. mM ere iwyeboda karis gaRebis rituali. mM xolod
imdenad gamoaRebda, RriWoSi lili Semoteuliyo. aA rc misi
naxva epitnaveboda maincdamainc, magram lilis saWmeli mo-
hqonda. TviTon kapikis gameteba ezareboda. maRaziis fasebi
ancvifrebda, bazrisaken ki arc ixedeboda. Zalian Tu mo-
Sivdeboda, iaffasian Zexvs yidulobda, an Tevzis kon-
servs da imiT sazrdoobda. l L ilis ki Sinidan mohqonda sadi-
lis narCenebi. kaWuWia amiT Tavs sulac ar grZnobda dam-
cirebulad. kK ars Caketavda Tu ara, gazeTSi gaxveul ZRvens
gamohglejda da pirSi itenida qaTmis barkali iyo Tu mxa-
lis narCeni, gaciebuli mWadi Tu kviris winandeli xaWapu-
ri. l
L ili am dros gulxeldakrefili idga da uyurebda...
kargad rom danayrdeboda, vaJi Tavs maSinRa aswevda, axedav-
da lilis briyvul sifaTs da daeRrijeboda:
_ ras momSterebixar? mM odi aq!
lili uxmod Camoujdeboda loginze, elodeboda.
kaWuWia nasadilevs gayuCdeboda, isvenebda, mere
uTqmelad miubrundeboda gogos, uxeSad wamoaqcevda.
Semdgom isev dajdeboda, gairindeboda. l L ilic daaviw-
ydeboda, sakuTari Tavic. u U cbad gamoerkveoda, gaocebuli
Sexedavda gogos, gaRizianebuli miaxlida:
_ ra ginda aq, ver waeTrevi Sin?
lili mxrebSi moibuzeboda, cremlebs gadmoafrqvevda,
karisaken gaZunZuldeboda. gaReba TviTon ar SeeZlo. kaWu-
Wias xelidan gasaRebi uvardeboda, nervulobisagan urd-
ulebs veRar ereoda, surda swrafad gaestumrebina ucxo
da abezari gogo...
martod darCenili didxans ketavda, xan erTi gasaRebi

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aviwydeboda, xan meore...
fanjaraSi ki cnobismoyvare zamTari iyureboda, cxvir-
piri minaze moeWylita, Sinaberas gulmodginebiT moeqar-
ga. Sinaganad dacarielebuli, mowyenili kK aWuWia didxans
uberavda suls, alxobda, viwro saTvalTvalodan ucqeroda
gare cxovrebis fragments. aqedan mopirdapire aivnis naw-
ili moCanda. xandaxan gaielvebda fexi, Sarvlis toti mox-
vetavda iataks. xan gaibakunebda maRalquslian fexsacme-
lebSi gamoskvanCuli qalis fexebi da kaWuWias suli emRv-
reoda im vnebis susti naSTiT, rac ase Zalumad Cqefda mis
ZarRvebSi odesRac... vnebis es gafaCuneba axla skamidanac
ver wamoayenebda, amoioxrebda mxolod, kaeSnis gandevnas
cdilobda.
TuTis wvrili toti edeboda minas garedan, oTaxSi
epireboda Semosvlas. o O dnav dauberavda niavi da atexda
wynar kakuns, exveweboda, bare sarkmeli gamiRe, siTboSi Se-
momiSvio.
dReniadag uTvalTvalebda am tots. g G aCxinkuli toti
sicocxlisagan daclilsa hgavda.
im pirvel Tovlian dilas totze qudi dajda, Camozniqa,
magram Tovli Camocvivda da toti isev gaSiSvlda.
meore dRes isev daexura fafuki qudi. iseTi msubuqi
Canda, unda Camoegdo niavs, oRondac, yinvam zed miaWeda.
erTxelac wveTi daekida, cremliviT oboli, brWyviala...
im dRes kaWuWiasac cremli moeria, mizezi ki ar icoda.
ubralod tirilis gunebaze dadga. ijda Cveul adgilas,
uyurebda im wveTs, cremli ki RapaRupiT Camosdioda.
adrian gazafxuls im totze Citi dajda, SesWaxWaxa...
kvirtebi moulodnelad gaCnda, ver SeamCnia rodis...
mere gaifoTla... ezoSi imata bavSvTa Jriamulma...

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 Tavi II. oqros zodebis elvareba
samudamod xom ar gagrZeldeboda ase. cxovreba Tavisas
moiTxovs. g G azafxulma kaWuWia bediac gamoacocxla. igrZno,
rom kunTebSi uCveulo Zala Semovida. sWirdeboda moZ-
raoba, garja. g G aizmora, Zvlebi gaatkacuna, mounda gavla,
saqmianoba.
energiulad daabijebda oTaxidan oTaxSi. daxuTuli
haeri da siviwrove Tavbrus axvevda.
aivanze gamovida. mzis sxivebiT gamsWvalulma grilma
haerma gansawmendelSi gavlilis silaRe SesZina. idga da
xarbad isunTqavda im kaciviT, visac es-esaa axrCobdnen.
Sin Sebrunda, pirvelad am naxevari wlis ganmavlobaSi
sarkmeli gamoaRo. oTaxSi SemoaRwia notio haerma da Jria-
mulma.
`eh, kaxaber Cemo, Zvelo biWo, cxviri ras CamogiSvia?~ _
Tavi gaimxneva. marTlac ra sWirda sawuwuno amdeni simdid-
ris patrons.
qorwilis Semdeg ar dauTvalierebia Tavisi ganZi. aA xla
mounda, saqme gaiCina. gG axsna yvela ujra da samalavi. rac ki
ram hqonda, magidaze daaxvava.
Cabnelebul oTaxSi aTasi aTinaTi acimcimda, kedlebsa
da Werze aTrTolda.
aTrTolda kaWuWiac. aRtacebuli mzera ver moswyvita
mis win daxoravebul goras. rad sWirdeboda an coli, an
Zmebi, an ded-mama; rad sWirdeboda Ze xorcieli dedamiwis
zurgze, roca aseTi ganZis mflobeli iyo.
gulwrfelad, uyoymanod daaskvna, swor gzaze vdga-
varo. `mimifurTxebia yvelasaTvis!~ _ aRfrTovanebuli
sinaziT wasCurCula Tavis satrfos, Tavis guliswors,
erTaderTs, sanukvars, Zvirfaseulobis am ganZs...
xelebi ze aRmarTa, TiTqos kurTxevas upirebda. b B anjgv-
liani TaTebi caxcaxiT Cayo margalitebisa da briliantebis

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grovaSi, vercxlisa da oqros borcvSi...
raRacam, rasac saxeli ara hqvia, Sig gulSi SeuRitina.
bednierebiT mopirTavebuliyo misi suli, oqros zodebis el-
varebas waeRo Tvalis Cini. u U pirvelesi da umZafresi siyva-
ruli daeufla kaWuWias da netarebiT aRavso.
gaiCxakuna. viRaca idga derefanSi, kars miRma. aA dgilze
gaSeSda. mM oeCvena, rom gasaRebi gadabrunda kliteSi. M merme arc
fexis xma gaugonia, arc sunTqva vinmesi, arc araferi. M mxolod
bavSvebi xmaurobdnen ezoSi. karTan miirbina, zed aetmasna. `is~
iq idga!.. panikam Seipyro. WuWrutanidan veraferi dainaxa. u U r-
dulebi uxmaurod Camoxsna da ucbad gaaRo.
aravin iyo!
derefanSi yvela kari mWidrod miegmanaT. aA rc aivanze
Canda vinme.
frTxilad, cerebze miirbina rafikas karTan. mM iayurada.
TiTqos SigniT sagangebod gasusuliyvnen. eE Wvma aawriala.
d
D aakakuna. oTaxSi faCuni moisma, isev miwynarda. mM omiyrue-
so da ufro magrad daakakuna.
kari gaiRo.
Cabnelebuli oTaxidan, viTarca mRvrie wylis feria, ga-
movida mandilwakruli susana. nN aZaladevad gauRima.
_ ah, kaxajan, iseTi Sakiki mWirs, lamisaa suli gavacxo.
_ rafika Sinaa?
_ dilas aqeTaa ar gamoCenila. Semodi, yava dagalevino!
sul dagviviwye da...
_ ara mcalia! maS, rafika aRar aris?
_ maSa! aA r aris da ra giyo?
kaWuWiam zurgi Seaqcia. zazunas kars miadga. Signidan
mxiaruli SeZaxilebi da xorxoci ismoda. albaT stumrebi
hyavda.
_ mobrZandiT! _ kakunze gamoepasuxnen.
kari gaiRo. zRurblze haeriT gaberili didi buStiviT
aqanavda saxewamoJinJRlebuli zazuna.
_ ukve daiZvrine Tavi? _ gaioca kaWuWiam.

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 kviriT adre zazunas maRazia dauluqes da kinaRam Casves.
_ gamarjoba, mezobelo, gamarjoba!.. _ kaWuWias sisxliT
dalaqavebuli xelebi zurgsukan amoedo da amitom zazunam
mxiarulad gadahxvia xeli mxarze. roxroxebda da Tan pawia,
SiSian Tvalebs acecebda.
_ yoCaR, zazun! mM e ki megona, karga xniT gagiSvebdnen
dasasveneblad!
_ mTavrobam icis mtyuani da marTali, venacvale samar-
Tals. ra gamoirkva Tu ici? CemisTana umwikvlo da sufTa kaci
mTel savaWro sistemaSi ar yofila! _ zazunam urostola
muSti mkerdze daibraguna, _ me yovelTvis patiosnebas vqad-
agebdi, batono, sxvisi kapiki arasodes mimisakuTrebia. zogi-
erTi paraziti qveyanas yvlefs, iseTi nuravis vgonivar. Cemi
devizia: patiosneba, patiosneba da erTxel kidev patiosneba!..
kaWuWia Cumad usmenda. eE nis wverze ekera kiTxva, ramdeni
dagijda eg Seni qebuli patiosnebao, sxvanairad ki moWra:
_ RmerTi gfaravdes, Cemo zazuna!
_ patiosneba, upirveles yovlisa, Cemo batono! _ zazu-
nam TiTi damajereblad aswia, _ Cveni SromiT unda vWamoT
puri Cveni... asea, batono!
kaWuWiam Tavi dauqnia laparakmowyurebul mezobels,
gamoemSvidoba. jumas kars miapyro eWviani mzera, dakakune-
ba ki ver gabeda.
aivanze gavida. zeda sarTulebi SeaTvaliera. b B olo sar-
Tulze piJamoiani tipi idga durbindiT da mis sarkmels
aTvalierebda. kaWuWias feri ecvala.
_ hei! _ SeuZaxa.
tipma durbindi moiSora, gadmoxeda.
_ i-iq cecxlia?! _ ikiTxa.
marTlac sarkmlidan ucnauri elvareba gamokrToda.
kaWuWia swrafad Sebrunda oTaxSi.
magidaze daxvavebuli ganZis elvareba Tvals Wrida.
kari Caketa, fanjaraze farda Camoafina.
magidas miubrunda. zed sisxli idga. sisxlis wveTebi-

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 ekida magidis Zgideebs. m M is fexebze Camodioda, iatakze
itboreboda. amisaTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia. sisxls
mieCvia da mis motkbo suns ise itanda, rogorc manqanis mZRo-
li benzinisas. g G anZeuls sisxli wvril winwklebad efina,
TiTqos axlaxan moewvima. Zveli perangis naxeviT Seudga
wmendas. TiTo-TiTod iRebda nivTs, didxans atrialebda
xelSi, siamovnebda misi simZime, fasi... nazad usvamda tilos,
saguldagulod wmendda, Tumca icoda, rom erT-or saaTSi
kvlav sisxlis wveTebiT daifareboda...
TandaTan gaitaca saqmianobam, sabolood gamoeTiSa ga-
re samyaros. M misTvis mxolod es ganZeuloba da fuliT gamo-
tenili jibeebi arsebobda.
pirvelsave zods mTeli saaTi aprialebda. zodi brWy-
vialebda, elva gadasdioda. l L aqas mikroskopiTac ver upo-
vida kaci. is mainc usvamda da usvamda, xelze Seagdebda, awo-
nida, pirs gaawklapunebda, raRacas butbutebda Tu RiRi-
nebda, amas vin gaigebda. mM eore zods ufro didxans mounda,
radgan Zili wamoepara, mTqnareba autyda. albaT SuaRame
iqneboda. mM ere TviTonac ar icoda, ZilSi ganagrZobda yove-
lives Tu cxadSi.
ganZSi Cafluli aTiode oqros saaTi sxvadasxva xmaze wik-
wikebda. romelime maTgans xelSi rom aiRebda, sisxls gada-
swmendda, oqrosi da Zvirfasi Tvlebis elvarebiT Tval-
moWrili ciferblats ver xedavda. aA mitomac ver amCnevda
drois svlas, arc ainteresebda igi. maradis unda yofil-
iyo am utkbesi saqmianobiT dakavebuli. sxva ramisaTvis arc
Rirda cxovreba. g G aCerebuli drois wamierebas mihqonda misi
sicocxle.
Zili sabolood ganSorda. Tvalebi dauwiTlda, stki-
oda. quTuToebqveS sisxli Cauwva. uZiloba jerac ar iyo
esoden mtanjveli, magram azrs aqrobda, tvinSi sicarielem
daibuda.
SimSili igrZno, mwveli. g G ulis ZarRvs wovda, araqaTi
gamoelia. mM ere isic gadaaviwyda da, albaT, arasodes saWmlis

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 arseboba aRar moagondeboda.
dRis sinaTle morcxvad Semoipara fardis viwro Wril-
Si, elnaTuriT SeSinebuli ukuiqca. eE s gaelveba mowmobda
cis kabadonze mzis gaseirnebas.
gareT kvlav bneloda. iqneb meore Rame iyo, an mesame.
aA mis gageba ar ZaluZda, radgan ar axsovda, rodis, ramdeni
dRis win miujda am magidas, SeSlilis akviatebulobiT wmend-
da da alagebda mravalgzis gawmendilsa da dalagebuls.
dagubebul haerSi sisxlis motkbo suni gaZlierda.
raRac ixrwneboda, raRac amazrzeni xdeboda, oRond yove-
live dafaruli iyo binis yru kedlebiT.
erTxel gamofxizlda wamier. viRaca kars uCxikinebda.
SeSfoTebuli wamovarda, miayura. n N amdvilad idga dere-
fanSi ucxo vinme. kaWuWiam muSti dascxo kars da isteriu-
lad Seukivla:
_ vina xar mand?!
_ kaxajan, rafika var, saqme maqvs SenTan, _ CurCuliT
upasuxes.
_ waeTrie aqedan, saqme ar vici me, _ CurCuliTve upa-
suxa kaWuWiam.
_ iafi da momgebiania, kaxajan, gagexardeba.
_ wadi Seni... _ waisisina bediam da kars moSorda.
umalve daaviwyda es Selaparakeba, isev saqmes miubrunda.
arc mesame Tu meoTxe dRes gaxsenebia saWmel-sasmeli,
Zili. tuC-piri wiTuri banjgvliT daefara. Tvalebi mTlad
CauRamda, TiTqos bneli Widan icqireboda. Sublze, saxeze
naoWebi daaCnda. yvrimalebi amoezarda. tyavgadakruli
Tavis qala egoneboda kacs, gayviTlebul, wvril kiserze
rom iyo wamocmuli.
meoTxe dRis dasalierze retdasxmuliviT wabarbacda,
Tavi Zlivs Seimagra, sawolamde miaRwia da moceliliviT
daeca...

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 Tavi III. Tavdasxma
misTvis wami iyo, saaTis ciferblatze ki isarma mra-
valgzis daartya wre. Rrma Zilma mosveneba ver moutana.
Tvali gaaxila, ver gaigo, dRe iyo Tu Rame. SimSilisagan kuWi
ewvoda, guli misdioda. Rone ar eyo, Tavi wamoewia. Zilma
kvlav CaiTria. moeCvena, rom wamodga, daibana. viTom Tavbru
exveoda, bancalebda. mM ere gawyobil sufras miujda. sufra
ki ara, erTi didi gobi iyo. zed kerZi daexvavebinaT uxvad.
g G amwarebuli eZgera saWmels. sulmouTqmelad nTqavda da
nTqavda, magram odnavadac ver grZnobda SimSilis daokebas.
mM ere iazra, rasac miirTmevda. mM isi ganZi moexarSaT sisxlis
wvnianSi. kK bilebs imtvrevda saaTebze, diademebze, sayure-
ebze, beWdebze, samajurebze... oqros monetebs iWerda wvni-
anSi, TxiliviT aknatunebda... mTlad daimtvria kbilebi,
dausisxlianda piri, ena, aeria sakuTari sisxli da es ucn-
auri wvniani, romelsac motkbo, gulisamrevi suni da gemo
ahyveboda. aA mas rom mixvda, TviTonve SeZrwunda, ukan ga-
daiwia, oRondac, raRac neba aiZulebda eTqvlifa es jojo-
xeTuri kerZi. yelSi amosdioda da mainc ver Cerdeboda.
muceli ezrdeboda. mM ale faSvi ise gaebera, muxlebze ver
daixedavda. nN aylapi oqros simZimisagan skams mieweba, suli
Seugubda. ukve ar SeeZlo meti Wama, ukve namceci ver ete-
oda kuWSi, pirSi ki isev itenida...
uceb gaskda, daixeda da faSvidan oqro amosCroda, sisa-
ZagleebSi areuli Tval-margaliti Wvioda.
mixvda, rom koSmaruli sizmari naxa. nN ebisyofas mouxmo,
gamoiRviZa. quTuToebi erTmaneTs miswebeboda da Zlivs
gaxsna.
gons ver movida karga xans. oflSi curavda. Ffulis
dastebi uSnod mibjenoda gadaxexil barklebze da stkio-
da. saWiro iyo wamodgoma, civi wylis daleva, is Tu gamoaf-
xizlebda, magram Zala ar eyo. Zlivs icvala gverdi. g G axeu-

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li Sarvlis fxrawuni Cahyva bnel buranSi.
sizmari mTlad aewewa. viTom Tavi daaRwia koSmars. Y
yvelaferi ganaTda. Qqalaqis vrcel moedanze aRmoCnda.
mTeli moedani mdumare xalxiT iyo gaWedili. SiSi mohgvara
am mdumarebam, Cqamic rom ar arRvevda. g G aiwia, surda gaeR-
wia brbos rigebSi. aA wuxebda vrceli moedani, kaSkaSa mziT
gasxivosnebuli, ris gamoc yvelaferi saaSkaraoze Canda...
gaiwia da kinaRam waiqca. axlaRa naxa, xel-fexi TokiT hqon-
da Seborkili, moednis centrSi CarWobil boZze gaekraT.
elda eca kaWuWias. Rmuili aRmoxda, awyveta moindoma.
pirquSi brbo ki uZravad idga da dumda.
Tavi moimkvdaruna saSualma bediam, SiSma azri gaucxo-
vela. Sesabralisi mzera esrola axlo mdgomT. nN acnobi da
axlobeli veravin naxa da imedi mTlad gadaewura.
zars Camohkres. mM ikrofonTan kaci mivida, daiZaxa:
`xalxo, mivceT mas, rac sicocxles erCivna!~
xalxi dumda da Sesazari iyo es mdumareba.
kacma xeliT aniSna jalaTs. axlaRa SeniSna igi kaWuWiam,
Tvalebi gaufarTovda. tato Seicno. xelSi didi jami eWira.
jams orTqli asdioda. mM ixvda kaWuWia bedia, gamdnari oqro
isroda cincxal sxivebs.
`ar minda!~ _ izmuvla, kriWa Seikra.
tatos Tvalebs ver gauZlo.
`ar minda!~ _ tiriliT gaimeora, piri ki daaRo, raTa
mieRo kuTvnili sasjeli.
aduRebuli oqro Caasxes pirSi, CaeTuTqa ena da yeli,
cecxli moekida...
ikivla kaWuWiam, gaiwia, moaZro boZi da imianad waiqca .
`ar gauSvaT, magra SehkariT!~ _ ixuvla brbom da miesia.
_ magrad SehkariT, ar gauSvaT!.. _ aSkarad gaigona xrin-
wiani CurCuli. Ggaognda, SiSisagan ena Cauvarda. oTaxSi
jibis farani enTo da kaWuWias xel-fexs ukravdnen...

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 ***

es ki namdvilad ar iyo sizmari. cxadi ise savalalo gaxl-

daT, kaWuWia aborgda, Seecada gaTavisuflebuliyo, oRond
amaod. xma daZaba, undoda ekivla. mM xolod xavili aRmoxda,
radgan pirSi jenjo hqonda Catenili. ramdenime niRbiani
kaci mourideblad bubnida. mZime, zorba tipi zed awva da
vaJis neknebs lawaluwi gaudioda.
_ nu mklavT! _ ufro gaifiqra, vidre Tqva.
_ magra gakoWe, Tu wamodga, qveyanas Segviyris! _ nervu-
li CurCuliT ambobda nacnobi xma.
_ barem gavaTavoT da isaa! _ qali Seepasuxa.
_ gagiJdi? mM kvleloba ar gamagono... rom CavcvivdeT,
xom daviRupebiT, _ qSena-qSeniT amoayola zed dawolilma
zorbam.
kaWuWias Tavi gadauvarda. saSveli ar iyo da minebda.
Tavwaclil qaTams rom eleva TandaTan Zala, ise asustebda
winaaRmdegobas. bolos, garegnulad mTlad dawynarda.
Cumad iwva da Tvals acecebda. Semosasvleli kari Ria
iyo. Ramem dilisaken gadaiwia.
binaSi dafacurobdnen. jer mTeli jari egona, mere oT-
xiRa daTvala.
Tavdapirvelad verc mixvda, ras erCodnen. wrialebda
beci azri: ra xdeba? ra undaT?.. ganZi gaaxsenda. zmuili mor-
To. oTaxSi myofni yuradRebas ar aqcevdnen. Rones mouxmo,
asxmartalda. ise iyo gakoWili, sisxli ugubdeboda, kidu-
rebi daubuJda.
_ midi, gograSi uTavaze, egeb damSviddes! _ waisisina
qalma.
_ Tavi mianebe, Semogvakvdeba! _ gaaCuma zorbam.
yvelaferi naTeli iyo. kaWuWias gulSi cecxli bobo-
qrobda, magram TavzeviT Zala ar iyo da sawyaloblad Seh-
yurebda moZaladeebs.
isini magidis irgvliv trialebdnen. zed daxvavebul
ganZs tomaraSi iyridnen. erTi maTgani, patara kacuna, zedi-

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zed xsnida ujrebs, karadebs, yvelgan iqeqeboda. rasac
moixelTebda, iatakze yrida. albaT sxva ganZsac eZebda. ve-
rafers miagno, wixli Cahkra gakoWils da cudqarTuliT
Seamko.
_ Tavi gaanebe! _ isev gamoesarCla zorba, _ esec gveyofa!
kacunam araferi upasuxa, Tvali jibegamotenil Sarvals
daadga. xmis amouReblad dauwyo Caxda. SiSisa da nervu-
lobisagan kaWuWia mTlad dasvelda. titlikana mucelze
oflis wveTebi Rvarad Camosdioda. kK acuna Zalumad eqa-
Ceboda Sarvals, magram Toki uSlida xels, misi Sexsnisa ki
eSinoda. Sarvals fxrewa gaudioda, ise etmasneboda pat-
ronis sxeuls, TiTqos zed iyo Sezrdili.
amasobaSi sadRac tramvaim Caixrigina.
mZarcvelebs yuradReba ar miuqceviaT.
mere quCaSi msubuqma manqanam Caiara, mosaxvevTan mi-
asignala.
_ Tendeba, _ waiCurCula zorbam.
_ axlave, _ kriWa Seekra kacunas, kaWuWias gaqonil-
gasisxlianebul Sarvals ar eSveboda.
_ wamodi, ha, umagisodac kargada varT! _ moTmineba
daelia zorbas.
_ modi, mivaxrCoT, _ erTxelac gaimeora qalma, _ egeb
gvicno kidec, gviCivlebs!
_ amdeni Wkua ki eqneba, rom ar gviCivlos, wamodiT, ha!
obobas qseliT dablandul viwro sarkmelSi susti
riJraJi SemoiWra, an iqneb iqiTa aivanze sinaTle aanTes da
is ecileboda dRis sinaTles.
TandaTan iRviZebda qalaqi. smenagamaxvilebul kaWuWias
misi uwyveti guguni yurSi Caugubda.
sasowarkveTils esmoda wasulTa fexis xma, viTarca ube-
durebis zari. mM isTvis yvelaferi mTavrdeboda.
`giCvenebT seirs!..~ _ mainc imuqreboda usasood dar-
Cenili. saso ki marTlac arsaidan Canda...

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 Tavi IV. devna
qalaqi TandaTan iRviZebda. o O riod kvartals miRma av-
labrisaken mimavali tramvai miRoRavda, RriWin-RriWiniT
qveyanas iklebda.
quCaSi manqanebi gaxSirda.
viRacam gabmulad daapipina da umalve milicielis sas-
tveni gamoexmaura.
mezobel aivanze kalaTis qveS Semwyvdeuli mamali yi-
oda. etyoba, mamacurad itanda bedis ukuRmarTobas.
sirenis kiviliT Caiqrola saswrafo daxmarebis manqanam.
`viRaca kvdeba, dawydiT yvelani!~ _ borotad gaifiqra
kaWuWiam. smena gaumaxvilda, gaufacicda.
zemo sarTulze kaci daalajebda. `vin ojaxqoria?~ _
nervebi awydeboda. zemo sarTulis mezobeli yoveli cis-
mare ase dadioda, oRond kaWuWias aqamde es ambavi arafrad
Caugdia.
`neta Tu gaivlis vinme?~
mZarcvelebs kari odnav Ria darCaT. gakoWils Tavi gada-
egdo. derefnis nawils xedavda.
ofli SeaSra TandaTan, tansacmeli zed mieweba. Sescivda.
gaaxsenda, rom Sioda, guli Seuwuxda.
yoveli wami savse iyo tkivilebiT. d D idxans Tu gagrZel-
deboda, mokvdeboda albaT...
viRacam derefanSi gaielva. kK aWuWia SeTrTolda. ganZreva
ver moaxerxa, zmuili amouSva. g
G amvlelma ver gaigona, ymawvili
ki mainc ganagrZobda zmuils, sanam imedi ar gadaewura.
atirda maSin kaWuWia, cremlebi RapaRupiT Camosdioda
safeTqlebze. N nerwyvis gadaylapvisas ixrCoboda, krunC-
xvebi uvlida.
TandaTan misustda, Tvalebi mielula da mexsiereba
dakarga...
buranidan Soreulma xmebma gamoiyvana, bavSvi gahkioda

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ezoSi: `aqeT, zura, aqeT, daartyi, daartyi!.. gol!.. aris!..~ game-
tebiT daustvines. qQ alis xmamac zed yurisZirSi Caiknavla _
`wynarad ra, bavSvebo, gexvewebiT, rveuli ver gamisworebia!..~
albaT naSuadRevi gadacilebuli iqneboda. is ki isev ise
gaqaCuli iwva. mM ezobloba man ar icoda. aravin akiTxavda,
garda lilisa, da SeiZleba mTlad SimSiliT momkvdariyo.
l
L ilis gaxsenebam cotaTi imedi gauRviva. b B ilwi sityvebiT
aTasnairad Seamko, ratom maincdamainc dRes ar momakiTxao.
isterika moeria. yY vela ucnobi da nacnobi saTiTaod zed
mialanZRa. m
M ere isev itira da bolos Savi puris natexze
ocnebas Seudga. cota aklda da gunebaSi amRerdeboda...
am yofaSi iyo, roca samuSaodan dabrunebulma amiranma
saeWvod moRebuli kari naxa da daakakuna...

***

vin unda yofiliyo misi damRupveli? eE s kiTxva uwewavda

nervebs. yY ovel nacnobze eWvobda saTiTaod. uU saqmo xetial-
ma daRala, fiqrisagan Tavi uxurda.
`ratom ar momakiTxa mag debilma?~ _ lilize gaifiqra.
axlobeli meti aravin SerCa da im `debilis~ binisaken gaswia.
kars rom miadga, ar dauzarunebia. mM iayura, sxva vinmec
ar damxvdeso. icoda, lilis mSoblebi agarakze iyvnen. erT
dros Sin akiTxavda xolme. gasaRebi maSin gamoayola xels
da SerCa. CamiCumi ar ismoda. Sin Seval da davelodebio,
gadawyvita.
SeaRo, Tavi Seyo da gacxarebuli CurCuli gaigona. `uyu-
re mag dondlos, sayvareli gauCenia!~ _ uborotod ga-
ifiqra, iotisodenadac ara swyenia. Cemi moulodneli gamo-
Cena furors moaxdenso da cerebze Seipara.
parketma daaRalata, daiWraWuna.
oTaxSi siCume Camovarda. viRaca mZimed gamoemarTa
samzareulodan.
kaWuWias undoda tansacmlis karadas amofareboda, ma-

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gram ver moaswro.
zRurblze lili idga. ise iyo gawiTlebuli, oxSivari
asdioda. TvalebSi Zrwola Caudga. mM oulodnelobisagan ka-
tis knavilis msgavsi ram amouSva.
_ aha! _ mravalmniSvnelovnad wamoiZaxa kaWuWiam. aA m
dinjma, auRelvebelma wamoZaxilma lili ufro daafrTxo.
kaWuWiam nabiji gadadga, magram lili karSi gaCxeril-
iyo, gzas ar uTmobda, masTan SeWideba ki ver gabeda.
oTaxidan skamebis frTxili miwev-moweva, parketis Wra-
Wuni, sulSegubebuli `ss-u~ moesma.
_ vina gyavs, oqro, mand?! _ SeekiTxa gulRrZod.
_ aravin! _ xma aukankalda gogos.
kaWuWiam dro ixelTa, misi SiSiT isargebla da gverdi
auara.
oTaxSi uwesrigoba sufevda. saferfleSi papirosis ori-
ode namwvs kvamli asdioda. mM agidis gadasafarebels sisxlis
laqa aCnda da uceb yvelaferi naTeli gaxda.
_ aha-a!.. _ borotad wamoiRriala, pianinoze dadgmul
vercxlis mZime Sandals daavlo xeli da mezobel oTaxSi
Sevarda, raTa damalulni aRmoeCina.
im oTaxSi da arc momdevnoSi aravin iyo. sadarbazodan ki
fexebis bragabrugi da karis jaxuni moesma. uU kanve gamovarda.
Tvali mohkra gaqceulebs. isini ukve zRurbls gadascildnen
da kibeze Carbodnen.
kaWuWiam misdia, oRondac zRurblze isev lilis SeeCexa.
gogos pirveli SiSi ganeleboda, afTariviT gafxorili
idga.
kaWuWia eca, Seecada zRurblidan CamoeSorebina. l L ilim
Ronieri mklavebi mohxvia da moulodnelad iqve mdgar
taxtze daaxeTqa, TviTon ki warmoudgeneli siswrafiT kari
gaijaxuna.
Sercxvenili kaWuWia lanZRva-ginebiT mivarda kars, San-
dali dascxo. gvianRa mixvda, kari inglisuri saketiT iyo
Caketili da Signidan iolad iReboda.

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 aman zedmeti wuTi daakargvina. quCaSi veluri yiJiniT
gamovarda, gaqceulebi faliaSvilis quCis bolos dalanda.
Soridanve icno Tavisi mtrebi da bilwi gineba miayola...
vakis am ubnis mcxovrebT msgavsi ram mxolod ucxour
vesternebSi unaxavT. Cveulebriv mSvidsa da wynar quCaSi
warmoudgeneli Rrianceli atyda. u U kve Ramdeboda. pP irveli
naTurebi ainTo. is Jami gaxldaT, roca saseirnod gamosuli
xalxi avsebs trotuarebs. Sin darCenilebi aivanze gadmosx-
debian an fanjrebs gadmoeyudebian. yvela binaSi televi-
zori CaerToT da quCaSi jazis ritmuli musika iWreboda.
zustad am dros mravalricxovani mayureblis winaSe
warsdgnen SesaniSnavi sprinterebi.
yvelaze win rafika makleri mirboda. TviTon Cia tanis,
erTob daleuli, kafandara kaci, arc ki Canda mZime tomris
qveS. erTi Tvalis SevlebiTac naTeli iyo, es tomara ufro
Ronivrebsac welSi gawyvetda, magram rafika maklers raRac
Sinagani cecxli enTo da CitiviT mifrinavda.
Tavis meuRles fexdafex mihyveboda mSvenieri susana.
sxva dros lbilsa da sanetaros, axla Tma gaswewoda, kaba
Semoxeoda. tomris bolos Cahfrenoda, Svela undoda Tu
warTmevas lamobda, gaurkveveli iyo.
am wyvils aTiode nabijiT CamorCeboda zazuna. gza-gza,
ukeT virbeno da Sarval-perangi gaeZro, trusis amara mi-
tustusebda, winwagdebuli faSvi im tomarasaviT uxanxa-
lebda, ofli xviTqad gadmosdioda da Zveli gamoSvebis
orTqlmavals damsgavseboda.
mas or nabijze misdevda lili, simsxoTi didad ar Camou-
vardeboda zazunas, Rone ki iqneb metic hqonda. kK abis kal-
Ta muxlebs zeviT avardnoda, ToTo barZayebi mayurebel-
Ta nair-nair reaqcias iwvevda.
sul bolos, karga Sors, ginebiTa da yviriliT morboda
kaWuWia bedia da vercxlis Sandals xmaliviT moaqnevda.
procesias stvena-RrianceliTa da aurzauriT kudSi
misdevda bare ori aTeuli quCis biWi.

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 bavSvebis ukan sirenebis kiviliT moiwevda miliciis ori
manqana, Tavze brdRviala Suqfars atrialebdnen, gzis gak-
valvas cdilobdnen.
amasobaSi morbenalebma quCis bolomde CaaRwies da va-
kis parkSi Secvivdnen...

Tavi V. oqroTi datyvevebulni

vinmes rom eTqva, mZarcvelTa bandis xelmZRvaneli da
sulisCamdgmeli arc al kaponea, arc jeims bondi, aramed
msuqani, dondlo, utyvi lilio, aravin daijerebda.
kaWuWia bedias gaZarcvis idea TavSi ar mosvlia rafika
maklers. mM ada sakmarisi hqonda, kaWuWias ganZze fiqrisas
Tvalebidan cremli ki ara, sisxli sdioda, oRond gambedaoba
ar eyofoda saamisod. susanasac, bunebrivia, suli misdio-
da, magram erTi qarafSuta qali iyo da Tu vinmes gaZarcvav-
da, mxolod sakuTar qmars. zazuna xelmZRvaneli ki ara,
rigiT gangsterad ar vargoda, Tu, rasakvirvelia, tvirTis
mzidavi saxedris rols ar daakisrebdnen.
lilis Semxedvares moeCveneboda, mis TavSi azris nata-
mali ar iZvriso. marTlac cxvariviT morCil gogos Tvaleb-
Si sibriyves Tu amoikiTxavda kaci. o O ri mtkavela saxe, xor-
ciani tan-fexi, upirvelesad kupatebs Tu Seaxsenebda mavans.
u
U cnaurze ucnauria adamiani. xSirad gvinaxavs sadme Zvel
ubanSi mikarguli saxli, fasadi kbilatkiebuls miugavs, Sig-
niT Sexval da mdidrul apartamentebSi aRmoCndebi. xan kidev
marmarilos kibeebiT Sedixar WuWyian senakSi, sadac siR-
aribes kbilebi dauRrWenia, iqednurad xiTxiTebs. hH oda, li-
lis tvinSi meti azri trialebda, vidre mis Subls etyoboda.
ar Rirs imis moyola, Tu rogor Caifiqra lilim es ope-
racia; rogor nabij-nabij, auCqareblad axorcielebda
Canafiqrs; rogor Seiswavla yvela klite da gasaRebi, asle-
bi gaakeTebina. yY velaferi ise aewyo, rogorc mdare deteq-
tiur filmebSia. aA rc imaze Rirs laparaki, rogor daiaxlo-

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 va susana, radgan SeamCnia misi siwuwke da siStere. mM ere rafi-
ka gaicno, is xom ynosviTa grZnobda saSovars... mere ki za-
zunac daixvia xelze...
Cafiqreba advilia, ganxorcielebaa Zneli... mZime tomar-
am oTxive ise miijaWva, rogorc sikvdilmisjili borbalma.
tomara Tavdapirvelad oTxad mokecili, simwris ofl-
Si gaxviTquli, orTqlis manqanasaviT mqSinavi zazunas beW-
ze wamoskupebuliyo. danarCeni sameuli, ratomRac welSi
moxrilni, garSemo Semoxveodnen, viTom xels aSvelebdnen,
sinamdvileSi ki fexebSi eblandebodnen.
`milionebi eRireba, milionebi!..~ _ es azri TviT haerSi
dafarfatebda, xan erTis Subls miebeWdeboda, xan meorisas.
sxva rameze fiqri ubralod ar ZaluZdaT.
`oTxni varT, _ fiqrobda zazuna, _ aq milionis ganZi
Tu aris, meoTxedi milioni Semxvdeba... meoTxedi lilis... me-
oTxedi... Tumca ratom meoTxedi?.. susana da rafika xom er-
Ti ojaxia? samarTali moiTxovs, rom samad gavyoT... mesame-
di _ me, mesamedi _ lilis, mesamedi _ rafikas... Tumca ra-
tom mesamedi?.. qalebs naklebi xvdebaT... meoTxedi _ li-
lis, sami meoTxedi _ me da rafikas... Tumca me xom yvelaze
mZime saqme margunes? aM mkides zurgze, TviTon ki iTvlian
arxeinad... saca samarTalia, naxevari me, danarCeni maT...
Tumca...~
zazunas fiqri am tomris simZimiT moZraobda; ocnebaSi
Tavis saqmes kargad akvaraxWinebda da es umsubuqebda
tvirTs.
`erTi kai adgili unda movZebnoT... _ sxvanairad awyobda
rafika makleri, _ me vici da Cemma enama... fasi me gamegeba, amaT
ra ician? erTi Sen, erTic me... imaTi iafi Zviri vaCveno, Cemi
Zviri iafi vTqva. damijereben, ma ras izamen? ise avWikWikde,
naxevari Cavijibo, Cems susanCiksac blomad gamovayolo...~
rafika maklers tomara erTxelac ar auwevia aqamde.
nN ervulobam da gawamawiam mainc daRala. aA misda miuxedavad,
bavSviviT xalisiani iyo, cmukavda, uxaroda, eSinoda... Tav-

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deboda wvrili afiorebiT savse cxovreba, amieridan sikv-
dilamde iqneboda uzrunvelyofili...
`Cemi rafika Wkuis kolofia! _ sjida susana, _ Cemi
rafika, Cemi biWi... uu... dagenacvle jigarSia... ise vicxov-
rebT, roma... oqroebs CemodanSi Cavalageb... rafika gayidis,
me ki moskovSi waval, leningradSi waval, rigaSi waval...
cxovreba iqneba, ai... qera biWebi, manqana, restorani...~
lili araferze fiqrobda. manqanasaviT adre dadgenil
gegmas mihyveboda. m M isi civi Tvalebi aRnusxavdnen Tana-
monawileTa gancdebs da eloda wams, raTa jojoxeTuri
Canafiqris aRsrulebas Sesdgomoda...
Tavdapirvelad zazunas duqanSi gadamales nadavli,
axlos iyo da imitom. saRamos ki taqsi daiqiraves da lilis
binaSi aarbenines.
binaSi haeri daxuTuliyo, magram fanjara aravis gauRia.
piriqiT, mZime Storebi CamouSves da sastumroSi torSeri
aanTes.
Zvirfasi da sanatreli tvirTi, ramac zazunas zurgi a aS-
vlipa, mrgval magidaze daabrZanes. TviTon irgvliv Semo-
usxdnen. tomara webovani Savi siTxiT gaiJRinTa. g G aofli-
lebs yuradReba maSinac ar miuqceviaT, rodesac sufras
wiTeli laqebi daaCnda.
Cumad isxdnen. veravin bedavda pirvels gaewvdina xeli,
tomris yeli gaexsna, romelime Zvirfasi nivTi saaSkaraoze
gamoeCina.
mamakacebma nervulad gaaboles.
zazuna mousvenrad tokavda, iSmuSneboda, papirosi wam-
dauwum uqreboda. veeberTela cxvirsaxociT ofls imSra-
lebda Sublze da gaReRil, WaRarabanjgvlian mkerdze.
rafika ceti biWiviT irjeboda. zogjer moulodnelad
wamovardeboda, bolTis cemas mohyveboda, anTebuli papi-
rosi aviwydeboda, or adgilas moaswro sufris amowva. Tan
ise kvnesoda da wkmutunebda, TiTqos viRaca quslze abijeb-
so. iseve ucbad davardeboda skamze, magidaze TiTiT kakuns

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atexda.
RawvebSefakluli susana garegnulad mSvidad ijda,
xelebi muxlebze daewyo, kabis foCs awvalebda. xandaxan
sawyaloblad axedavda tomaras da amoioxrebda.
lili qvasaviT mZimed iyureboda. viTom sruliadac ar
ainteresebda nadavlis bedi. Sublze fiqris niSanwyali
ar aCnda.
_ daviwyoT? _ pirvelma zazunam waiknavla diacis xmiT.
karga xans pasuxi aravin gasca. b
B andis yovel wevrs Tavi-
si gegma hqonda da ar Cqarobda mis gamJRavnebas.
_ jer gvesadila! _ gulcivad Tqva lilim, _ guSinde-
li kerZi momrCa...
Tavisuflad amoisunTqes, yvelam SimSili igrZno.
lili samzareuloSi gavida, Tan cali Tvali sastumro-
saken eWira, uCemod rame ar ikisrono.
sagangebod gamzadebuli kerZi gadmoiRo. d D afSvnili
luminali blomad auria, gacxelebas Seudga. gegma iseve
ubralo iyo, ramdenadac idioturi. sadilis Semdeg sameuls
albaT CaeZineboda, lili ki an kiserze saZile arteriebs
daaWrida, an abazanaSi CaaxrCobda. auCqarebel, dondlo
lilis is ar ufiqria, mere ra unda eqna amdeni gvamisaTvis.
swored am dros gaiCxakuna sadarbazos karma. l L ilim
parketis WraWuns mohkra yuri. im wamsve zRurblze aisveta
da gafiTrebul kaWuWias SeeCexa...
rafika makleri sxvaze swrafi aRmoCnda, damfrTxals
mZime tomara emCata...

***

hoda, is iyo, ramdenime wuTSi faliaSvilis quCa bolom-

de Calies da vakis parkSi Secvivdnen...
Tbili saRamo gaxldaT da parks uamravi xalxi moawyda.
Cqefda Sadrevani, JRurtulebda kaskadi, muSaobda atraq-

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cioni. bavSvebi karuselebs etanebodnen; moxucebi Sad-
revnisa da kaskadis piras isxdnen, msoflio ambebs awesri-
gebdnen; Seyvarebulebi bnel tevrebs daeZebdnen. f F ormi-
ani da uformo miliciac kmaroda da moxuligno elementebi
kravebiviT wynarni dadiodnen.
mokled, vakis parkSi idilia sufevda.…
swored am dros Secvivdnen Cveni gmirebi da yvelaferi
airia, Tavdayira dadga.
iseTi aliaqoTi atyda, meored mosvlasa hgavda.
rafika maklerma ar icoda, saiT gaqceuliyo. centra-
lur Sadrevans rom miaRwia, samjer Semourbina irgvliv.
mTelma am jarmac, kudad rom gamobmoda, masTan erTad
samjer Semouara wres.
gzas momiWriano da mTavari gasasvlelisaken gautia.
ramdenime kaci am oromtrialisas wyalSi Cavarda. b B edad,
wyali mtkavelis siRrme iyo da maTTvis yuradReba aravis
miuqcevia.
rafika kibeze avarda. zustad aq umuxTla bedma. f F exi
daucda da tomrianad ukan dagorda. susanac mas mihyva. oO rive-
ni ramdenime abrundis Semdeg Zirs aRmoCndnen. amasobaSi
zazunam moaswro, zed daeca, mZime leSis qveS moiyolia toma-
rac da col-qmaric. rafika makleri xel-fexs asxmartaleb-
da, aqaoda gamWyliteso, tomaras xels mainc ar uSvebda. aA le-
sili susana frCxilebiT ukawravda zazunas bunCula loyebs.
imas ki tomara magrad Caexutebina da col-qmris Semotevas
ainunSiac ar agdebda... axla lilac Caeba brZolaSi. xan erTs
stacebda fexSi xels, xan meores, raTa zedaxoridan gamoeT-
ria, magram erTs rom daZravda, ori danarCeni tomriana zed
iyo dagorglili. veRaras gaxda. kaWuWiamac mouswro.
kaliasaviT daxtoda irgvliv, Sandals iqnevda, TavebSi
umiznebda, magram veravis Cascxo da gahkioda:
_ waeTrieT!.. tomara Cemia!.. xeli uSviT!.. waeTrieT!..
naZiralebo!.. banditebo!.. mZarcvelebo!..
seiris moyuradeni gars Semoexvivnen moCxubrebs. zogi

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aqezebda, zogic dinjad sTavazobda, gavaSveloTo, xels ki
aravin anZrevda. patara biWebi aRtacebisagan yiramala gada-
diodnen, midi, uTaqeo, _ gaiZaxodnen.
aTiode milicieli movarda. gaSvelebas Seecadnen. xuTi-
ve, _ zazunac, rafikac, kaWuWiac, susanac, lilic _ gamwa-
rebuli Cahfrenoda tomaras da yoveli maTgani wivil-kivi-
liTa da yiJiniT eqaCeboda Tav-Tavis mxares.
saSveli ar daadga da milicielebic Caebnen brZolaSi.
TiTo moCxubars or-orma Caavlo fexebSi xeli, aqeT-iqiT
gaswies...
dasasruli friad tragikuli aRmoCnda!
`fxriw!~ _ gaisma. xuTeuls tomris xuTi nagleji SerCa
xelSi. ganZma saSineli suni gamosca. mM ayureblebma ukan da-
ixies. yY velas Tvalwin tomridan gadmocvivda damxrCvali
katebi, manqanis mier gatanili ZaRlis leSi, laye kvercxebi
da sxva aranakleb sasiamovno Zvirfaseuloba...
xuTeuli gaognebuli dahyurebda brZolis Sedegs.
wamiT mdumareba Camovarda da uceb TavSeyril brbos iste-
riuli xarxari moedo...
kaWuWias guli SeuRonda da Zirs daebertya...

Tavi VI. kaWuWia bedias vnebani

_ Tavs rogora grZnobT? uCemod SeZlebT Sin misvlas?
ho?.. Tu giWirT, manqanas giSoviT! ar dagaviwydeT, miliciaSi
dagibares... danarCen moCxubrebs TxuTmet-TxuTmeti dRe
akmares. quCebs xvetaven albaT... _ eqTani didxans eratrata,
karamde miacila.
kaWuWia yurs ar ugdebda.
yvelaferi mobezrda.
midioda saiTkenac Tvalebi iyureboda. TvaliT ki vera-
fers xedavda. erTgan kinaRam gaqanebul manqanas Cauvarda.
aA rc muxruWebis wivili gaugonia, arc gaafTrebuli mZRo-
lis ginebisaTvis uTxovia yuri.

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 midioda da ar icoda saiTken, risTvis, visTan... fexebi
TavisTavad adgamdnen nabijebs. nN acrisferi asfalti edga
Tvalwin, sakuTari lanCebis auCqarebeli bakuni uxSobda
yvela sxva xmas. Rrmad Cafiqrebuli adamianis STabeWdi-
lebas tovebda, tvinSi ki mciredi azric ar iZroda.
misTvis yvelaferi gaTavda. sicocxlem azri dakarga. vi-
Racam dascina, fexi daadga, gaTela... gaamasxaraves misi ymaw-
vilkacoba, survilebi, ocnebani... arada, ramden rames pird-
eboda es sicocxle, ramden siamovnebas, simdidres, siTbos,
siyvaruls, qeifsa da drostarebas, gogoebs, amxanagebs,
megobrebs... yvelafers fasi daekarga, yvelafers...
nela miabijebda sanapiroze. mM anqanebi Camoiqrolebdnen
xolme, misi cnobierebis miRma gaielvebdnen usaxur lan-
debad. Sig mjdomi adamianebi aCrdilebs hgavdnen... adamianT
fexebze ekidaT kaWuWia bedia, misi survilebi, aravis scalo-
da misi ganZisaTvis. aA rc misi Camofxrewili, jibeebgamote-
nili Sarvali epitnaveboda vinmes... fuliani jibeebis gaxse-
nebaze tvinSi aRoRialda azri, adgilidan daiZra. oRond
am gaxsenebas sixaruli ar moutania. fF ulis dastebi kvlavac
exaxuneboda sisxliani forejebiT dafarul barklebze.
yoveli nabiji mware tkivilsa hgvrida.
fuli? raSi sWirdeboda aseTi fuli. wamebis wyaro
gauxda es uwminduri, sisxliT dalaqavebuli banknotebi.
ramdeni xania jibidan xurdac ar amouRia. tramvaisa da
troleibusSi ufasod mgzavrobda. erTi-orjer ayalmayal-
mac mouwia revizorebTan. eSinoda kapikis daxarjvisa.
jibeebi askdeboda isedac, misi Treva ilajsa swyvetda...
vin iyo damnaSave mis ubedurebaSi? _ am kiTxvas imeo-
rebda ganuwyvetliv, pasuxi ki ver daeZebna. versad xedavda
Tavis Tavze met damnaSaves, Tumca Zalian undoda vinmesTvis
gadaebralebina.
aixeda. sakuTari saxlis win aRmoCnda. Seyoymanda. ris-
Tvis unda Sesuliyo Sin? ra unda ekeTebina? vis eloda haer-
daxuTul binaSi? visTvis gadaeSala guliswuxili? aA qamde

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Tu ganZi iyo misi coli, megobari, Zmakaci, da da Zma, mSobeli
da Svili, axla ras unda Seecvala yovelive es?
_ asanTi momikide!
aTiode wlis biWi gadaudga. kbilebSi sigareti gaeCara,
qudi ki ZvelbiWurad gverdze moeqcia.
_ ra?
_ asanTi momikide!
_ wadi Seni!..
muSti aswia. biWma mZulvared gakvesa Tvalebi, gaecala.
ezodan pewian kostumSi gamowyobili, Cahalstuxebuli
kaci gamovida. xelSi niangis tyavis CanTas moaqnevda. pP ir-
ispir SeeCexa kaWuWias, gulgrilad daukra Tavi da uceb
gaSterda. aA se idgnen erTmaneTis pirispir Zmebi bediebi.
ramdenma wyalma Caiara, ramdenma drom ganvlo! juma
karga xania axal binaSi gadabargda. pP atara oTaxis gasaRebs
mainc aravis uTmobda. kviraSi erTxel moakiTxavda, Caikete-
boda ramdenime saaTiT da aravin icoda, ras akeTebda. erT-
xelac ar Sexvedrilan im Cxubis Semdeg. ise Canda, TiTqos
erTmaneTi gadaaviwydaTo.
jumam uxerxulad Caaxvela, nabiji gadadga. iqneb ewada
swrafad gacla. kaWuWiac Sebrunda sanaxevrod. Oorive
adgilze gaiyina da jumam CaxleCili xmiT hkiTxa:
_ kaxaber, ase ram gamogcvala, biWo?
Zneli iyo kaWuWias cnoba. Ddailia is loyebRaJRaJa,
kunTmagari biWi, visac gamvlelebi Senatrodnen. nN axevari
wlis ganmavlobaSi daberebuliyo, safeTqlebze naadrevi
WaRara Sereoda, Tmebi gameCxereboda, loyebi Cavardnoda,
piriskani gahyviTleboda, tansacmeli nakecebad ekida tan-
ze... magram jumac Zneli sacnobi gamxdariyo. kaWuWiac ver
ujerebda Tvalebs. mM is win TiTqmis gamelotebuli, asaksru-
li kaci idga. qaTqaTa perangi ecva, damwvris suni ki winan-
delze ufro sdioda da masTan gaCereba Wirda.
`Sen mec damRupe da Tavic daiRupe!~ _ gaifiqra kaWuWiam.
didxans idgnen Cumad. aA r icodnen raze elaparakaT. Se-

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uZlebeli aRmoCnda xidis aRdgena. Tumca bevri dro ar ga-
sula, mainc saukuned Canda es ramdenime grZeli Tve.
_ daviRale, _ waiCurCula kaWuWiam.
jumas TvalebSic daRliloba idga. Seecada dardi dae-
mala, naZaladevad gauRima da uCveulo sinaziT uTxra:
_ guls nu gaitex, kaxaber, cxovreba grZeldeba!
kaWuWiam araferi upasuxa.
ufrosi bedia iqve mdgom Sav `volgaSi~ Cajda da wavida.
kaWuWia marto darCa, mTlad martodmarto. mTel dun-
iaze ar iyo adamiani, mas rom gauqarwylebda am saSinel simar-
toves. saxls gaecala. u U gzoukvlod ixetiala. u U neburad
telefonis jixurTan SeCerda. o O rkapikiani didi yoymanis
Semdeg gaimeta da dareka.
aparatma ucbad gaiCxakuna, TiTqos elodneno.
_ diax?!
kaWuWias guli gadauqanda, xma ver amoiRo.
_ diax, gismenT! _ nervuloba daetyo xmas.
kaWuWia aCqarda.
_ rogneda, me var, oqro, yurmili ar dakido!
_ kaxaber?.. sul ar gelodi, _ xmas sicive daetyo.
_ rogneda, rom icode, rogor marto var... ra dagiSave,
Cemo gogo, risTvis amiTvaliswune? sicocxle mombezrebia...
_ me mapatie, kaxaber! _ rognedas xmaSi dafaruli
mRelvareba gaisma, _ me var damnaSave... Tvalebi mqonda axve-
uli, mec movtyuvdi da Senc mogatyue...
_ rogneda, genacvale... _ kaWuWias sixarulisagan Tavb-
ru daexvia.
_ gaCumdi, kaxaber, momismine!.. rac dagSordi, bevri vi-
fiqre. ra vqna, lawiraki viyavi, cxovrebisa araferi game-
geboda. Zalian ki nu damsji Cemi aCqarebis gamo... Senma sity-
vebma da oqros elvarebam damabrmava...
_ rogneda!
_ me ki Turme sxva myvarebia, kaxaber...
_ rogneda! _ guli Cauvarda kaWuWias, autanelma dard-

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ma kinaRam daaxrCo.
_ mxolod is miyvars, kaxaber... vici, arasodes momxe-
davs, magram mainc is miyvars!
_ rogneda! _ kivili aRmoxda kaWuWias. im bolos yur-
mili dakides.
gamwarebuli gamovarda jixuridan, kari miaxeTqa... moh-
klavda... am wuTas rom gadahyroda, wamic ar dafiqrdeboda...
aCqarebuli da mRelvare miabijebda trotuarze. A aravisi
erideboda. g G zas uTmobdnen. mM xars Tu vinmes gahkravda, bo-
diSis magier, RvarZlian ginebas miayolebda.
kvlav Tavisi saxlis win aRmoCnda. g G aukvirda, aqeTken
arc apirebda wamosvlas. aA rc arsad apirebda da saiTkenve
xom unda evlo. gaCereba ki ar SeeZlo.
kibeze airbina. sakuTar kars aTvaliswunebiT auara,
amirans miadga.
yvelani Sin iyvnen.
amiranma gauRo, uxmod SemouSva. aA qamde gaborotebuli
modioda, TiTqos es wynari adamianebi yofiliyvnen umTavre-
si mtrebi.
erTbaSad moiSala, moridebuli da sityvaZunwi gaxda.
_ mapatieT, _ waiCurCula.
_ Cven aq vsadilobT, _ naZaladevi mxiarulebiT
waruZRva amirani samzareulosaken.
_ dagvewvie! _ skami miuCoCa bubamac. aA r gaxarebia kaWu-
Wias gamoCena, magram ar daimCnia.
kaWuWia uxmod dajda. aA miranma wvniani gadmouRo, win
daudga. kaWuWia kovziT urevda nel-nela.
_ ase vcxovrobT, studentebiviT, _ daiCivla amiranma,
_ sanam mzia janmrTelad iyo, RmerTebiviT viyaviT...
mzias xsenebaze kaWuWia SekrTa, moibuza.
amiranma misi dumili usityvo kiTxvad miiRo.
_ dRiTi dRe uaresdeba, veraferi vuSveleT. TandaTan
qreba, qreba... sul meSinia, diliT gaviRviZeb da ar damxvde-
ba... ra unda vqnaT?

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 kaWuWias kriWa Seekra. mM etis atana ar SeeZlo. skami xma-
uriT gaswia, wamovarda da binidan gavarda.
quCaSi ise swrafad da mourideblad midioda, TiTqos
axloblis sulisaTvis unda mieswro.
quCidan quCaSi uxvevda, erTsa da imave adgilas ramde-
nimejer ubrundeboda da amas ver amCnevda.
dro ki gadioda. mM ze SeumCnevlad Cavida... Tumca misTvis
sul erTi iyo, mTeli dRe arc SeumCnevia, mze Tu iyo caze.
sanapiroze gamoexeta, CeluskinelTa xidTan. P parapets
gadaeyrdno da mtkvris cimcimma mzera moswyvita... maSin
gakvesa azrma...
diax! aA zri iyo ukompromiso, ar unda daewyo awon-dawon-
va, ar unda ganesaja didxans, ucbad unda ganexorcielebina
Canafiqri. TiTebi ukankalebda, Zlivs Seixsna Rilebi da Sar-
vlis Caxdas Seudga. borotad dudRunebda, viTomc kacis
kvlas epireboda. f F xrawuniT xevda, is ki ar emorCileboda,
TiTqos sxeulis nawili gamxdariyo. kani ise ewvoda, Sarvals
ki ara, kans iZrobso. `aha!~ _ gamarjvebulis aRtyinebiT wa-
moiRmuvla. pP arapetze axta. ZonZadqceuli Sarvali aswia,
SeaTvaliera rogorc mosisxle, magram damarcxebuli mteri.
sisxliani dastebiT gamotenili ori jibe lodebiviT ekida
da misi simZime mklavebs wyvetda.
barZayebze, iq, sadac aqamde jibeebi exaxuneboda, Cirqi-
ani Wrilobebi aCnda. g G ulisamrevad erTmaneTSi azeloda
Cirqi da sisxli.
_ xom mogiSore Tavidan! _ wamoiZaxa kaWuWiam, moiqnia
da mtkvarSi moisrola.
mtkvari ki am dros vercxlisfrad cimcimebda. caze mi-
moibna jari susti varskvlavebisa. sanapiros gayolebiT
abrdRvialebuli neonis naTurebi vercxlis TevzebiviT
Cacvivdnen wyalSi. criati feri gadahkvroda mtkvars, ver-
cxlis Wavli uvlida...
kaWuWia idga parapetze da gascqeroda Tavis Sarvals,
damxrCvaliviT auCqareblad rom mitivtivebda wyalSi.

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 _ xom mogiSore Tavidan! _ yoymaniT miadevna erTxelac.
ucbad daSanTuliviT gadmoxta parapetidan, sanapiroze
gavarda yviriliT:
_ taqsi, taqsi!..
ramdenimem Caiara, oRond trusisamara kacs aravin uC-
erebda da kaWuWias yvirilisagan xma Cauwyda.
bolos, Soridan dalanda cisferi naTura, gza gadauWra.
taqsisti abuzRunda. kaWuWiam yuri ar aTxova, mRel-
vared ubrZana:
_ win, baraTaSvilis xidisaken!
taqsisti dafrTxa, uxmod daemorCila.
erT wuTSi xidze iyvnen. kaWuWia taqsidan gadmoxta,
xidis moajirs mivarda.
mocimcime mtkvris talRebze auCqarebeli tortmaniT
motivtivebda fulis banknotebiT gamotenili misi Sarvali.
kaWuWia moajirze gadafofxda.
taqsis mZRoli manqanidan gamovarda.
_ hei, SeCerdi! _ dauZaxa.
gviani iyo.
kaWuWia bediam moajirs uSva xeli da mtkvarSi gadavarda...
mZRoli gadaeyuda, karga xans iyureboda qveviT, magram
xidqveS ukuni sufevda. mM tkvari yrud midudunebda...

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 yfobkb :11
cxrani Zmani qarTlosianni
(fantasmagoria)

... Sekrbnen warCinebulni amis samefosani koxtisTavs da iurvodnen ume-

fobasa da WirTa esreTTaTuis; garna daaskunes gandgoma TaTarTa da
warvidnen ama pirsa zeda imerni kazmad, xolo amerni ucdidnen munve. eE se
scnes TaTarTa biCus da angug, miuxdnen koxtisTavs mdgomTa, Seipyrnes
yovelni warCinebulni da wariyvanes aniss Sirakuans da miiyvanes qarma-
Ranis winaSe; xolo M man mxardakrulTa ganSiSulebulTa warscxo Tafli
da gansxna mzis sicxesa Sina...

Tavi I. SeTqmuleba
mklavebi gaeSala da caze gakrul jvarsa hgavda. im simaR-
leze ekida, saidanac ukve Cans, rom dedamiwa mrgvalia. nN axe-
varsferos giganturi wris kideebisaken zRvebi, okeaneebi da
qveynebi eSvebodnen. yvelaze maRali, amoburculi xmeleTi
ki saqarTvelos eWira.
Savi zRvis silurje fafuk, qaTqaTa RrublebSi aiT-
qvifa. kaspiis zRva ise kamkamebda, rogorc udabnoSi daRv-
rili melani. kavkasionis gragnili gawoliliyo or zRvas
Soris; ki ar gawoliliyo, kolosaluri mTebi mibobRavdnen
erTmaneTze, kldeebi amsxvrevdnen Tavze wamocmul myinvar-
Ta javSans, aSvetiliyvnen ukareba mwvervalebad. uTvalavi
qedi da xeoba, tyiT moqoCrili ferdni da xriokni axlarTu-
liyo erTmaneTSi, viTarca wamier gaqvavebuli qaosi. vrcel
dablobebs, dasavleTSi zurmuxtisfersa da aRmosavleTSi
Jangisfers, oxSivari asdioda.
sxvaTa mxareTa mTebi da velebi zRudeebad Semojarvod-
nen irgvliv, daserilni mdinareebiTa da gzebiT, viTarca
bade, romelSic gaxlarTula oqros Tevzi.

"'!
 rogorc foToli moswydeba xes da neli farfatiT eSve-
ba Zirs, ise nel-nela eSveboda mzeWabuk bedia cis kabado-
nidan. TandaTan farTovdeboda qveyniereba, maRla iwevd-
nen mTaTa zviadi mwvervalebi, TvalnaTliv SiSvldeboda
miwis yoveli iara. kK aspiis zRva gadaqanda, CaiRvara hori-
zonts miRma. mM imoifantnen qalaqebi da soflebi, daixlar-
Tnen gzebi da mdinareebi. yY anebi dalagdnen geometriul
figurebad.
mze iZireboda gamdnari TiTberis zRvaSi. mM isi sisxliani
sxivebi msWvalavdnen cisiers. pP irmiwaze ki bindi mococav-
da, efineboda, nTqavda yovelive naTelsa da mSveniers.
swrafad daeSva iq, sadac asfaltirebul gzatkecils
oRro-CoRro saurme gza gamoeyofoda.
koxta-goras cixis morRveuli zRudeebi, JamTa siaves
rom adasturebda, bnelSi Cailia.
lodze Camojda gzispiras. b B indi ufro da ufro muq-
deboda. varskvlavebiT moicxrila zeca. varskvlavTa caxca-
xi mainc ver jabnida Camofenil wkvarams.
ucbad Wixvini moesma. TvaldaWyetilma danaxviT vera-
feri dainaxa, magram igrZno, mxedrobam Cauara. mezmanebao,
_ gaifiqra. cota xanSi kvlav moisma Wixvini da floqvTa
Tqaruni. wamoiwia yrma bedia, moswyda pirmiwas, mimoixeda.
xmebi esmoda, mxedroba ki arsad Canda. aA se grZeldeboda
SuaRamemde. Ramiseul mdumarebas mxedrionis Tqaruni ar-
Rvevda.
Rame gadatyda. g G zatkecilze manqanis farebi abrdRvi-
alda. saurme gzaze gadmouxvia msubuqma manqanam. erTi kaci
ijda Sig. mzeWabuks moanaTa da daamuxruWa.
_ visi xar, veRara qcnof?
_ bedia var gvarad, mzeWabuki! Tqvena?
_ kaxeli var, mamaiCemis Svili. Soria koxta-goramdin?
_ aqvea!
gzatkecilidan meore manqanam gadmouxvia. iqidan erTi
sxarti kaci gadmoxta. deviviT kaxelma ar daayovna, manqa-

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 nidan Zlivs gamoetia.
_ gamarjoba, jima sqani, jgirobua qoreno Tqvan maxorobas?
_ gamarjoba, Zmao megrelo, xom mSvidobiT Camoxvel?
erTmaneTs gadaexvivnen, gadakocnes.
amasobaSi mesame manqana moadga uxmod.
vaJkaci gadmovida dinjad, saTvale gaiswora, im ors
SeuerTda.
_ amotela gza gavlie sam saaCi... hoode, Tbilisidan! _
etyoba qarTleli iyo.
meoTxe manqana giJiviT Semogrialda.
_ aqane var gurulic, apa! _ anglobiT wamoiZaxa da
gadmoxta.
mexuTe manqana yvelganmavali `gaziki~ iyo. SavulvaSian
vajkacs svanuri qudi exura.
_ xoCa ladeR, sgai!
meeqvse manqana wuTis Semdeg moadga.
_ xu ar davagviane? _ javaxi iyo an mesxi.
meSvide manqanidan gadmosul vaJkacs Warbi sidinje
axasiaTebda.
_ mec move, qve Wii!..
mervemanqanasignalis pipiniTmoiWra.M modaze gamokvanWul-
ma axalgazrdam Txel ulvaSze gadaisva xeli.
_ hait, megrelma main damaswro imerels?
sicil-xarxariT gadaexvivnen erTmaneTs.
mecxre manqanidan zviadi vaJkaci Camovida, dinjad gad-
moxeda SekrebilT.
_ gadmovxed fxovidgan, ha xrmali da ha kiseri!
_ mozoji, jimaia!
_ mobrZandi, Zmao!
_ sgaRe, muxvbe!
saTvalianma xeli aswia. d D umili Camovarda. m M anqanaTa
farebiT ganaTebul wreSi idgnen, erTmaneTis pirispir.
mM kacr saxeebze Crdilebi TamaSobda...
mzeWabuki Soridan uTvalTvalebda. vin arian?.. tanad-

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ni, janmrTelni, axovanni, rkinis kvneta rom ZaluZT albaT...
oRondac, rad Seiyarnen? nuTu saqeifod ver monaxes sxva
dro da adgili? nuTu drois gasatareblad?.. mamikoTa man-
qanebze, mamikoTa fulebiT... kargad acviaT, etyoba gaWirve-
ba ar unaxavT... modaze... erTs iugoslavuri kostumi, meores
finuri, erTs induri perangi, meores amerikuli jinsi, cil-
indri espaneTidan, beWedi egvipturi, saaTi-seiko, iapo-
nuri... spekulantebTan Tu SeiZines?.. Tumca ager svanuri
qudic... kaxuric... imerels baSliyi mougdia mxarze...
idga cxra vaJkaci, rva maTgani mkacri mdumarebiT Seh-
yurebda saTvalians, mas ki rafinirebuli, evropuli stilis
inteligentis gamoxedva hqonda.
_ qarTlosianno, wavideT, win koxta-goraa!
Sebrunda da sibneleSi gauCinarda. danarCenebma manqana-
Ta farebi Caaqres da pirvels mihyvnen.
mzeWabuki lodze ijda, sanam fexis xma miwydeboda. mM ere
wamoiwia, swrafad asrialda koxtas Tavze.
bnelSi amayad aimarTnen namusrevni koSkTa da zRude-
Ta. qveviT, velebze uamravi naperwkali cimcimebda, uCinari
sulebi Tu daZrwodnen.
dasavleTis cis kides vercxlis rkali Semoertya. Tan-
daTan ufro ganaTda. Uucbad uzarmazari vercxlis sini
amocurda, mWvirvali naTeli daefina midamos.
SekrTa mzeWabuk bedia, zRudes gadaeyrdno da ise daac-
qerda.
momcro ezoSi cxenosnebi idgnen. uCumrad xvixvinebd-
nen cxenebi, floqvebs scemdnen rbil miwas.
oqro da vercxliT moWedili unagirebi, mosarTavebi,
Torni da sabarkulni, Zvirfasi da patiosani TvlebiT Semku-
li bewvis qudebi, xmlebi, oqromkediT naqsovi mosasxamebi...
wverulvaSiani saxeebi, batonobas Cveuli mimoxra, quruSi
gamoxedva...
`ukueTu vinme fico amaod, ars orismetyvel, ars orgul
mefisa da mamulisa da qristeisi, kaci igi sikudiliTa gani-
patiJos!..~

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 `amen, amen!..~
`rameTu vficavT gandgomad uSjuloTa...~
`amen, amen!..~
Cumad ugdebda yurs SeTqmulTa saubars. calkeul fra-
zebs Tu gebulobda, arada niavis faCunSi ikargeboda naTq-
vami. b
B evri ram iTqva mTvariT ganaTebul RameSi... vizrunoT
samSoblos umaRles interesebzeo; qveyana daiqcao; samefo
taxti dasustdao; mteri momZlavrdao...
merme, mamlis meore yivilis dro iqneboda, imerni daem-
Svidobnen amerT.
`mSvidobiT vidodiT!~
`mSvidobiT, mSvidobiT!..~
mzeWabuki zRudes moscilda, maRla aiWra, Tvali moav-
lo aremares.
manqanebiT mosuli qarTlosianni jerac Sors iyvnen
cixidan...
imerni cxenebs miagelvebdnen dasavleTisaken...
amerni gasamgzavreblad ewyobodnen...
Sors bneli sivrce daefara Znelad gasarCev xrovas, fu-
TfuTebda, igorgleboda... miwa dgrialebda, iZroda uTva-
lavi floqvis qveS... mongolni moiswrafodnen SeTqmulTa
Sesapyrobad... Ralats ukve eqna Savi saqme...
SeSfoTda mzeWabuk bedia. qvasaviT daeSva Zirs. Seeria
amerTa jgufs, mieaxla mTavarTa krebuls.
`didebulno, iswrafeT! biCus da angug moiweven Tqven-
da Sesapyrobad!~
dafrTxa cxeni, WixviniT ze aiwia, floqvma gakvesa qvaze.
mozida sadave WaRara mTavarma, dinjad miugo:
`hei, qarTlosiano!.. weli Svidgzis asi da kualad ergasi-
si dahyovne... Jami ese droisa warvida, rameTu egre ineba
ufalman Cuenman!~
mzeWabuki ganze gadga, mxedrioni Camoatara. Tvals
adevnebda, sanam WianWvelebiviT mofuTfuTe urdoSi
CainTqmebodnen...

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 Tavi II. saubari cotne dadianTan
gulSeWirvebulma datova koxtagora da Crdilo-dasav-
leTs miaSura. mesxeTis qedis tyiani kalTebi nislSi iZire-
boda. vercxlisfrad molaplape mwvervalebsa da Txemebs
Crdilovani ufskrulebi cvlida. zevidan Semzaravi sura-
Ti iSleboda, viTarca verana zedapiri mTvarisa.
kakaCa mTvares aRar ZaluZda Ramiseuli bindis gandev-
na. Tvalsawieris mrume ferebSi inTqmeboda kolxeTis vrce-
li dablobi.
Sescivda. Cqara unda CaeRwia barSi. qrolviT Cauara
bnel kalTebs.
gaivaka. rionispira Walebs ahyva. quTaisidan Tbiliss
mimavali gzatkecili gamdnari tyviis mdinaresaviT mi-
iklakneboda.
yru duduniT moedineboda mZlavri rioni. vercxlis
criati gadahkravda kupriviT mdore wyals, mTvaris civ sxi-
vebs ifenda zewariviT, alaplapebda.
erTgan tyiT mosili goraki mosdgomoda mdinares.
xavsiT dafarul lodebze wyaro sCqefda.
wyaros piras, qvaze ucnobi vinme moyme Camomjdariyo.
Rrmad Cafiqrebuli misCereboda moJrukJruke wyals. Tavze
bewvis qudi exura, mTavris jiRiT damSvenebuli, welze
xmali ertya, patiosani TvlebiT mooWvili.
Soriaxlo hune eba, zRapruli raSi. mouTmenlad scem-
da floqvs miwaze. xmadabali xviviliT SesTxovda patrons.
iqve mxlebelni CamoqveiTebuliyvnen. Cumad icdidnen,
xmis amoRebas ver bedavdnen.
guli atkina moymis dardma. mM yudroebis darRvevas ekr-
Zala, gaCerda mis win, moTminebiT dauwyo lodini.
misi Crdili daeca wyals. vaJkacma amoioxra, Sublze xe-
li moisva, xmadabla ikiTxa:
`mamuka, Sena xara?~

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 `aqa var ufalo!~ _ mxlebelTa rigidan moisma pasuxi.
vaJkacma quruSad Sexeda mzeWabuk bedias, gaukvirda.
Tvalebi imalebodnen xSir warbeb qveS. WaRaraSerTuli
wveri mkerdze scemda. saxe naoWebs daeRara. iyo mis gareg-
nobaSi raRac unugeSo, mwuxare. `visi ymai xar?~
xmisTvis ar auwevia. mM ainc iseTi guguni gahqonda, TiT-
qos asfuTiani qvevridan iZaxda.
`bedia var gvarada, mzeWabuki mqvia!~
`ara smenil ars ege Cemda! sadaiT vidode, yrmao?~
`qristes dabadebidan meoce saukunes vcxovrob, mTavaro!~
undoblad axeda vaJkacma. yrmis Cacmuloba eucxova.
ucbad irwmuna, saxeze sixaruli aRebeWda da mRelvarebiT
wasCurCula:
`qarTlosianno, xarTa jereT?~
`varT, mTavaro, mamaTa miwaze vdgavarT mtkiced!~
`ixsenebTa mamaTa da papaTa TquenTa, romelTa brZodes
xrmliTa da horoliTa da aotnes uSjuloni mravalgzis da
ganutevnes sulni TÂsni brZolasa Sina?~
`gvaxsovs! wignebi iwereba, Zeglebs vaSenebT... Tqven?..~
`ese ars mTavari cotne!~ _ mamukas xma moesma.
mzeWabukma nabiji warsdga, Tavi daxara, ver malavda
aRfrTovanebas.
`gmiro mTavaro, miwaze ar daiareba Ze qarTlosiani, vinc
muxls ar iyris...~
`nuraras ityÂ! _ gaawyvetina mTavarma, _ bedi Cemi wign-
sa Siga daweril ars!.. nuraras ityÂ!..~
`nuTu ar gainteresebs, ra gadagxdebaT aniss, qarmaRanis
karze?~
`nuraras ityÂ!.. gzasa WeSmaritsa da marTals val... Zma-
ni Cemni, didebulni qarTuelTani Seikrnen xelT-borkili-
Ta da ganipatiJebian sikudiliT!.. he, yrmao, nuukue gnebavs
cvalebad sityuisa, raica qoronikonsa Sina ars?~
`es rom SemeZlos?!~
`warvides droni igini, viTarca Jam erT da wam erT... mi-

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wad miiqces mefeni da yrmani, Zalgulovanni da sustni,
gmirni da moSiSni, mbrZolni da ganmcemelni... verca aRiwyos
sisxli igi qarTuelTa, daTxeuli queyanasa zeda... ganviw-
mideniT sisxliTa patiosaniTa! maSa, arRara ars boroti?
aRmoscendian yuavilni keTilni da ganqra eSmaki? arRara
ars parvaÁ da xueWaÁ, arRara ars ganscemaÁ da Suri, cru-
ficebaÁ da tyuvili, kacT kvlaÁ da monebaÁ?.. maSa, mohbanes
kacTa maT zuzRaÁ igi wylulebaTaÁ ?.. maSa, ganikurnes
cisad-cisad guemulni da ganrRueulni, glaxakni da davr-
domilni?.. arRara arian RÂnis-msumelni da meZavni, mwirni
suliTa TuisiTa da kacismoZuleni?.. vecxli iudaisi ar-
Rara ixveWebis?.. Ture hmonebdes gonierni da cxebulni ni-
WiTa udebTa da umecarTa da uwignoTa?.. rameTu sisxli pa-
paTa izaxdes da RaRadebdes da xmobdes SvilTa maT!..~
gafiTrebuli usmenda mzeWabuk bedia. ena ver daeZra,
veraferi epasuxna. b B olos Zlivs warmoTqva:
`adamiani sustia, mTavaro!~
moiRuSa cotne dadiani. mM ixvda yovelives. Tavdaxrili
wyalSi iyureboda erTxans...
`arian, arian maradRe borotni... _ Tavi aswia, jiqur mi-
apyro mzera yrmas, _ garna arian keTilnica, kacTmoyuare-
ni, mbrZolni, gmirni quelni da uSiSni da wmidani, kacni su-
liTa spetak, viTarca Tovli?~
`arian, mTavaro!~
`sicocxle warmaval ars, Tesl-tomi Cueni saukuno... _
erTxans Cumad iyo, merme daumata: _ maradRe brZodian
keTili da boroti, garna ganumarjueboda keTilsa borotsa
zeda... Zlier ars eSmaki, garna ufrois Zlier ars ufali igi...~
`xmali Cvenc gvipyria, mTavaro!~
`madli Senda, ufalo, aRivso enai Cemi galobiTa!~
`Cvenc vibrZviT xmliTac, saqmiTac, sityviTac... sadac
ra iaraRi Wris!~
`papaÁ Cueni daviT brZoda xrmliTa usjuloTa da CinTa
da maCinTa zeda da ganavrco samefoÁ Tuisi zRuiTgan vi-

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dre zRuadmde da uflobda queyanaTa da erTa mravalTa...
ufali Cueni juars-ecua... osana, osana, rameTu ufalman man
daTrguna mteri igi kacisaÁ da mohfina sityuaÁ keTili
yovelsa xmelsa zeda...~
wamodga mTavari. o
O ri TaviT maRali iyo mzeWabuk bedi-
aze, zevidan dahyurebda.
`mamuka, cxeni!~
raSi mohgvara mxlebelma.
`saRaTar noins qondaqreb usxenan Cemisa TavisaTÂs... aha,
esera, aRvide juarsa zeda, viTarca ufali Cemi!~
moaxta raSs, erTxelac moxeda mzeWabuks.
`mamacTa da quelTa saqme ars micemad gulisa da sisx-
lisa da sicocxlisa mamulisaTÂs!~
da gaqra Tbiliss mimaval gzaze, Ramis sibneleSi Tan-
daTan miwyda cxenTa Wixvini, floqvebis Tqriali. nN akadu-
lis JRurtuli da rionis mdore duduni dasadgurda...

Tavi III. koxta-gora

miwisZvrebs, omsa da Jams daeqcia koxtas cixe. b
B umbera-
zi lodebi axorxliliyo erTimeoreze, viTarca daxocil
devTa gvamebi. lodebs Soris ZeZvi da narSavi xarobda. su-
raTi hgavda mitovebul, yvelasagan daviwyebul sasaflaos.
mzeWabuk bedia lodze daeSva. mM zera mimoavlo gaSlil
velebsa da gorakebs, romelTac gars zRudeebad evleboda
qedebi SavSeTisa da eruSeTisa, mesxeTisa da TrialeTisa,
javaxeTis platoze gawolili samsaris qedi...
mzis sxivebs ganemsWvala sivrce da miraJTa lurji zRve-
bi livlivebdnen cis kideze.
welze xmali Seiswora yrmam. l L odidan lodze xteboda
da ase miadga cixis patara ezos.
isini aq daxvdnen, cxrani qarTlosianni.
Raribuli sufra gaeSalaT, saxeldaxelo, yveli, puri
da mwvanili, xeladiT Rvino...

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 qeifsa da drostarebas ar eswrafodnen, saxemoRuSulni
isxdnen.
ar gahkvirvebiaT stumris gamoCena. salamze salmiT upa-
suxes, Caiw-Camoiwies, adgili misces.
uxmod Seuvses momcro yanwi.
_ dagvloce, mamai lekvo! _ alersiT gauRima kaxelma.
_ damilocnixarT! Qqveynis ambebiT CanxarT Sewuxe-
bulni. RmerTma safiqralic nu mogiSaloT, Ronec!
yanwi frCxilze daibertya, Tavyrilobas Tamamad gada-
xeda.
_ qarTlosianno, ambavi movitane!
_ Tqvi, Tqvi!..
_ brZane!.. _ gaisma aqeT-iqidan.
_ xma dadis, mteri mogvdgomiao uricxvi, moasworebso
mTasa da bars... boroti RvTaeba jagernautis kerpi moaqvT
Turme... sikeTe, saTnoeba, siyvaruli, megobroba, kacTmoyvar-
eoba, sipatiosne safrTxeSia... brZolad gvixmoben, qarTlo-
sianno!
_ hai, dedasa! _ kbilebi gaakraWuna fxovelma, muxlze
urosaviT tori daikra.
_ brZoli zari rekams! _ Tqva qarTlelma.
_ amxav qau amxedelix! _ daiqadna svanma.
_ aba, arTo jimalefi! _ daumata frTxilma megrelma.
wamoxta mzeWabuk bedia, wreSi Sevida, xmali uwrTobi
iSiSvla.
_ qarTlosianno, aha, xelT mipyria xmali grZneuli.
ZaluZs mas brZola borotTan, oRond Tqveni Zala da sisxli
sWirdeba. apkureT sisxli, raTa iwrTos!
wveriT miwaSi Caaso. xelisguli pirze ausva. tkivilisa-
gan gafiTrda, kvnesa ki ar aRmoxdenia.
yvelam dainaxa, mzeWabukis xelisgulidan sisxlma gad-
mosCqefa da xmals alisferi zolebi Seatova.
wamiT dumili Camovarda.
mere qarTleli adga, saTvale gaiswora, dinjad laparakobda:

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 _ Cemi mamai da papai qarTlSi cxovroben. imTveni sisxli
da ofli daiRvares, tkaveli ar darCa miwaze. l L xini bevri gvi-
naxams, Wiric ar dagvaklo sawuTroma... amis aqaT, mamZlavrda
boroti RmerTi, daZrwian misi jaSuSebi. TvaliTa ver vxedamT,
yuriTa ar gvesmis, miveCvieT yanaSi sarevelas... qarTlosian-
no, Tvali gavaxiloT, Tore xval da zeg dagviandeba!
daixara, marjvena Seaxo xmlis pirs. sisxlis alisferi
nakadi dasdinda xmals.
_ kaxeli var! Sobeli, naTesavi, yvelani kaxelebi myvan-
dnen, zogi kaxeT saxlobda, zogi gare kaxeTsa, zogi kidena
qiziysa... siZe myav ingilo, sulSi CaiZvren, igeTi biWia, pur-
mariliani. iman miTxra, saqarTveloiTvino Cemi sisxli wa-
iReo... Cvena ra?.. Rvinoi gvaq, pur-marili gvaq, yvelaferi
gvaq... emitom vambof, Zmai Zmas ar indobs, e ful Wedams, Tav-
bruti exveva qonebiTa, xolo sxva muSaofs, magran sada aq?..
vinc ar muSaofs, kaco, fuli saidanao?.. venax movla una, sad
exetebi, Se mamaZaRlo, daje, patiosani puri Wame Seni ofli-
Ta... guli agemRvreva kac, cudi kargad rodi gadaiqca?.. qarT-
losianno, Zmebi, kaxelni xmliT ibrZodnen yovelTvina, roma...
auCqareblad Seexo, xmlis pirs sisxli Seatova. tki-
vilisagan odnavRa SeiWmuxna. kK axuri qudidan Sublze gru-
za Tma gadmoeyara.
_ Zmiebo, dediT javaxi var, mamiT _ mesxi, cotani davr-
CiT aqandisin, maram qarTlosianni varT Conac... iem Tavze
wisqvili qva ar datrialebula, sxo yvelaferi... amravin ki-
dev vityvi, xmali qarqaSSi adre Cagvigia, Zmiebo!..
lazaTiani Wabuki iyo, moxdenili, roca laparakobda,
TvalTagan naperwklebi cvioda. d D injad Seexo xmlis pirs,
sisxli zed Seatova.
_ xevsur var, Satilioni. mM ewvivnen fxovelni, sruyve-
la, maxeveni, mTiulni, fSavni, TuSni... cxor davxkal, lud
bevri vsviT. maxeve ubnobs, xirCla, migvixvididiv barad, nax-
vididiv Zmebsad uTxridiv, mTaCi esmiTav sikeTei.. raicaR
kacebi, oJeb gegonebis, nifxvebiT vaWrobdian... eegrav ai!..

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 mTaCi ubnobav, mokveTil iqnav kacisZirani, leCaq daixurav
Tavzeda... abale, keWnaobas SavrCiTav, xrmals veRar vxma-
robTav... xrmalCi gamaicdebis vaJkaci..
ulvaSebze xeli gadaisva. eE vropuli kostumi ecva, xev-
suruli, Wreli perangi, _ pijakqveS. warbi odnavadac ar
Seuxria. RimiliT daacqerda TqrialiT wamosul sisxls.
mM xolod Sublze gamocvaruli oflis winwklebi gascemdnen
tkivils.
_ muSan xvi, uSgulxan... gamzrdeli maswavlida, Cveni
winaprebi pirvel daZaxilze isxamdnen xmals, gverdiT
edgnen Zmebs Wirsa da lxinSi... laxuba!.. simamace iyo Cveni
kanoni, patiosneba, stumarTmoyvareoba... isjeboda boro-
ti, zevdeboda sikeTe... maradis keTilma unda sZlios, esaa
mTavari...
warmosadegi vaJkaci iyo. nacrisferi svanuri qudi exu-
ra, texasura ecva. nela laparakobda. aA seve darbaislurad
Seexo xmlispirs, manam daayovna, sanam wkanwkariT ar CamoiR-
vara sisxli.
_ mamiT guruli var, dediT aWareli... aqanai rom mov-
diodi, mRera mindoda... gazafxulia, Zmebo, bzei anaTebs,
guria da aWara isTe Ceiflo mwvaneSi, quucinar kacs eemRe-
reba... mara amferi silamaze gana avsa da karqs erTnairad
damalavs? aA si sikeTe ver gamoCTeba, mara erTi pawa ukeTuri
dga gzajvaredinze, gakivis, aqanai var, yvelam mnaxeTo... Cven
kidom Tvals vxuWamT... rodemde masTe?
esec lazaTiani vajkaci iyo, xmeli da maRali. swrafi mi-
moxra hqonda. roca xmlis pirs Seexo, ui, dedao, _ TavisTvis
CaiCurCula, xeli mainc ar auclia, sisxli daanTxia, saku-
Tar sulswrafobaze TviTon gaeRima.
_ raWveli var, Cemi qali leCxumelia. wels imToni Tov-
li movida, aravis unaxiaye. i coli da baRvebi qve darCen
samSobloCi. Cve Tae viyaviT yvelaka, SeSas vCexdiT. oO da vije
cecxipiras da vfiqrobdi, ravarcaRa-Tqva ase una-Tqva, ise
rafer ari-Tqva.. ramToni maRiji kacia-Tqva... bravali, qve

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Seni Wirime, bravali...Hhoda, erTaT Tu viqeniT, dRes ara,
xval main movereviT...
neba-neba laparakobda, arsad mieCqareboda TiTqos.
zoziniT ausva xmlis pirs xelisguli, karga xans uyurebda,
rogor sdioda sisxli. tkivilisagan iWmuxneboda, CurCu-
liT imeorebda: ”hoda, qve Seni Wii...”
_ imereli var, genacvaleT... raRai asTea saqme, qe ver
gavCerdebodi saxSi, axla unda vaSkacofa-Tqva, mivdeq-
movdeqi, bofSebi ar daimSen Tqva, SeSa movwike, Wadis qbili
mevimarage da wamovedi... kie, marTali brZandebiT, camdin
marTali... apa, vaSkacebi varT, ulmaSebi gvaq, Tavze qudi
gvaxuria...
sxapasxupiT laparakobda, cqafi Wabuki iyo. sityva mom-
Tavrebuli arc hqonda, xeli SeaWra xmlis pirs, sisxli
moasxura, da Wriloba umalve qaTqaTa cxvirsaxociT Seixvia.
_ margali voreq... Cqimi gvari sami aTasi wlisaa. b
B ergi
da yama ar dagvigdia, Cxupic vicodiT, Sromac... ma Tis
ibCiebuqi, bevri ram ar momwons... amdRar dRas faram qore-
qida, koCi req, wesier kacs ra fasi eqneba?.. davglaxavdiT,
wavxdiT, sulis siwminde gvaklia... aba, arTo jimalefi, Rone
Rones mivumatoT, mteri modiso, davxvdeT!..
sxart megrels mWevrmetyveleba Svenoda. eE sec swrafad
laparakobda. xelisguli rom daisera, erTi SeiWmuxna, mere
Wriloba gamoaCina da RimiliT daumata: _ a, patoni!
mzeWabukma xmals xeli mohkida, vadamde miwaSi Caflo.
_ miwav, dedao! mM oec Zala xmalsa grZneulsa!
amoitaca, ze aRmarTa. TvalismomWrelad akaSkaSda wmin-
da xmali, abrialda, viTarca kelaptari, naperwklebi cvioda...
_ aha, damideq, jagernauto! _ amayad SesZaxa mzeWabuk
bediam.

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xvedri

saRi gonebisaTvis miuwvdomeli da yovlad saidumlo

SemTxvevidan erTi suveniri SemrCa _ sarkis natexi. im dRes
gamovayole xels, roca sxva cnobismoyvareebTan erTad
juma bedias adrindel binaSi SeviWvrite. oTaxSi araferi
iyo am namtvrevebis garda. vis raSi sWirdeboda? mavanTa
da mavanTa cnobiswadili ase Sors ar wasula, rom mtvrian
natexebs daxarbebodnen... milicia fexze idga, magram saqme
gauxsneli darCa. Mmxolod sami dRis Semdeg Seamtvries
patara binis kari da saeWvo veraferi ipoves.
sarkis natexi Cemi magidis ujraSi Sevinaxe. TavdaRma
Cavdevi. raRac gaurkveveli SiSi mqonda misi. mM ere da mere
kidec damaviwyda. amas winaT ujra gamovwie da natexi rom
davinaxe, mexsierebaSi yoveli wvrilmani aRdga. d D idxans
viyurebodi natexSi da sakuTari Tavi ver vicani. mM ezmana,
rom carieli Tavis qala var da viRac biWbuWebi CemiT burTs
TamaSoben. g G ulze Semomeyara. nN atexi swrafad gadavinaxe
ujris Soreul kunWulSi. Bbolos da bolos viyoT gu-
laxdilni, simarTle aravis gviyvars, Tu is Cvens goniere-
bas exeba. carieli Tavis qalas Tvaliereba sixaruls ver
momitanda. aA r mjera, rom aseTi uRimRamo momavali melis...

Tavi I. `vaSa,cxovreba grZeldeba!~

redaqciis manqanam varazisxevi bolomde amoaTava, ax-
lad aSenebuli TeqvsmetsarTuliani saxlis SesasvlelTan
gaCerda. saxli saqmosnebis aSenebuli iyo. saqmosnebi kar-

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ga xania, cixeSi Caayudes, juma bediam ki Tanamedrove sa-
moTaxiani bina miiRo. u U kve gaunelda pirveli sixaruli,
aRar axsovda lxini, molocvebi, wvril remontze da uc-
xour avejze bWoba, magram ar daviwyebia is nervebis wyve-
ta, SiSi, telefonebis rekva, qrTamebi, proteqciebi da
aTasi sxva gawamawia.
amoixvneSa. g
G rili niavi moelamuna, ylortebis surne-
leba moitana.
wels Cveulebrivi gazafxuli idga, Tumca yoveli gazaf-
xuli uCveulo Cans. d D ilas moulodnelma kokispirulma
wamouSina, quCebi mRvrie nakadulebiT daitbora. dRisiT
mze akaSkaSda, erT saaTSi gaaSro morecxili asfalti. Tbili
da mSvidi saRamo movida. visac sawuxari araferi hqonda,
aseT saRamos SeeZlo aivanze mjdariyo, mSvidad ecqira ji-
Ramovlebuli dasavleTisaTvis.
jumas sad ecala bunebis metamorfozisaTvis. mM is sul-
Si simSvide ar sufevda.
manqanebs Soris nacnobi `Jiguli~ SeamCnia, gulma usi-
amovnod gakenwla. kK ote, visi asaval-dasavali ar icoda,
nametnavad Tavgamodebuli `ojaxis megobari~ gauxda, bedi-
ebTan aRamebda da aTenebda. `erTxelac iqneba, kinwiskvriT
gavagdeb!~ _ daiqadna.
_ Tavisufali xar! _ kari miujaxuna mZRols, misi dam-
cinavi Rimili nasusxariviT gaiyolia. mZRols igi ar uyvar-
da, ufro damwvris sunis gamo. aA rc TviTon exata gulze,
oRond iTmenda, sxva mZRolis Sovna Wirda.
liftis Rilaks TiTi daaWira. aA maod! l
L ifti sadRac Sua
sarTulze gaCxeriliyo. gunebaSi Seigina da kibes fexiT auy-
va. kK ai ToTxmeti sarTuli unda evlo. winaT albaT askinki-
laTi airbenda. axla ki yoveli safexuri araqaTs aclida da
yovel baqanze sulis mosaTqmelad Cerdeboda. uCinari,
usaxo mtris lanZRva mainc ar miutovebia. sindisia?.. amden
kacTan Caawyob saqmes, amden nacnobs gamoiyeneb, ar daixev
pirmoTneobis, SantaJis, gamoZalvis winaSe, qrTams miaxar-

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 jav mTel Semosavals, dabolos ki xelSi SegrCeba ulifto
saxli.
Sin qurdulad Seipara.
macacunas kiskisi Semoesma. CanTa magidaze dado, cereb-
ze miipara karTan. WuWrutanaSi SeiWvrita. yY velaferi ar Can-
da, mxolod macacunas TiTqmis gaSiSvlebuli barZayebi da
mamakacis sqellanCiani cali fexsacmeli naxa. aA moioxra. D
didi xania eWvobda `ojaxis megobarze~, magram imdeni saqme
hqonda, sulac ver iclida ojaxisTvis.
`modi, Seval da wirvas gamovuyvan!~ _ ugergilod ga-
ifiqra.
kars moSorda. frTxilad abijebda, magram parketma ma-
inc daiWraWuna. axalTaxal binaSi parketi ukve acvivda.
kK edlebze baTqaSi daibzara. tualetidan wyali qvemo mezo-
belTan Cadioda. amaze, kviraSi Svidi dRea, ToTxmetjer
Cxubobdnen. kK apitaluri remonti iyo gasakeTebeli, erTi
binis fasi moundeboda. mM isi Semosavali ki macacunas ziz-
il-pipilebs ver audida. B bolo-bolo, ra iseTi Tanamde-
bobaa erTi gaquculi Jurnalis redaqtoroba? vinmes rom
yuradReba mieqcia misi organizatoruli niWisaTvis da min-
istris moadgiled mainc gadaeyvana...
sulganabulma meore nabiji gadadga. p P arketma kvlav
uximandra.
oTaxSi gaCumdnen. mM ere xmadabla aCurCuldnen. jumas
esiamovna, SevakrTeo.
_ juma, Sena xar? _ ikiTxa macacunam.
pasuxi daugviana.
_ diax, movedi! vinaa mand, SenTan?
macacunam naZaladevi xalisiT gamosZaxa:
_ ici, CvenTan batoni kote mobrZanda stumrad! mM e mgo-
ni, gagexardeba!
_ lamisaa gavgiJde! _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka jumam,
meuRlisaTvis ki araferi upasuxnia.
gaiCxakuna, aWraWunda, albaT wamodgnen.

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 _ ieWvianebs? _ xmadabla ikiTxa vaJma.
_ CerCetia, verafers mixvdeba.
jumam savarZeli fanjarasTan miaCoCa, Sig CaeSva da Ju-
rnalis axali nomeri gadaSala. saqmiani ieri miiRo, aqaoda,
momeSviT, batono, Zalian dakavebuli varo.
_ saRamo mSvidobisa, batono juma, rom icodeT, rogor
momenatreT! _ mxarze familarulad mouTaTuna kotem. Ta-
mamad laparakobda, Tumca xmaSi daZabuloba mainc emCneoda.
_ mec! _ Tavi ar auwevia jumas.
_ Cems meuRles imdeni saqme aqvs, dReniadag ase muSaobs.
wamobrZandiT, yavas dagalevinebT! _ macacuna samzare-
ulosaken waruZRva stumars.
_ ukacravad, xeli SegiSaleT! _ kotes xmaSi Sefaruli
dacinva gaisma.
jumam araferi upasuxa. Jurnalis gadaSlil gverds
dahyurebda, fiqri ki sxvagan hqonda. sad dauSva Secdoma?
aA mis gagebas cdilobda. rodis gaimarjva masze macacunam,
rodis Selaxa misi pativmoyvareoba, mamakacuri Rirseba?..
pirvel Rames gauqana da lewa patarZals. eE gona moklavda,
marTlac giJiviT daeZebda iaraRs. veraferi moixelTa da
macacuna bewvze gadarCa. mM eore dResve unda gaegdo sax-
lidan, qveyanaze moefina misi unamusobis ambavi, oRondac,
mTeli RvarZli Zmas gadaanTxia, cols ki meti araferi
uTxra. kK ai Tvenaxevari ubrad iyo, xmas ara scemda... mis sulSi
raRac Catyda...
Tavdapirvelad macacuna balaxiviT wynari dadioda.
xmamaRla laparaksac ver bedavda. daTrgunvili iyo. Tanda-
Tan gauara SiSma, ridma, pativiscemam. mM ixvda, misi qmari ar
iyo winandeli juma bedia. damwvris Zlieri sunic Zalauneb-
urad zizRs uRvivebda. Tavisi danaSauli ar axsovda, qmris
danaSauls ki beravda. erTxelac moxda da qmars rqebi daad-
ga. Cumad Cauara am ambavma. aA se jobnebiao da Tavi aiwyvita,
sanam qmari samsaxurSi wels iwyvetda, kuro Sin mohyavda.
jumam pirvelad rom Seaswro, xma gakminda, Tumca amRv-

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 reul sulSi moRalatisaTvis sikvdilis ganaCeni gamoitana.
m M acacunam iazra, usityvo SeTanxmeba dadebuliao. q Q mari
ufro SeezizRa, ver itanda. jibe da bina rom ara, didi xnis
winaT gaeqceoda. SurisZiebis eSmac ar iyo bolomde dam-
cxrali.
da, aha, axla samzareuloSi ekurkureboda `ojaxis megobars~!
juma gamoerkvia. Jurnali muxlebze Camoucurda. Tavi
aiRo. samzareulodan macacunas kiskisi da kotes TavSeu-
kavebeli xarxari moisma, erTmaneTs Tu eRlabucebodnen.
mM ere dumili Camovarda. jumam TvalnaTliv warmoidgina,
rogor dahkoneboda kote misi colis bageebs... sisxli Tav-
Si auvarda, wamoiwia, oTaxSi mimoixeda. rame mZime nivTs eZeb-
da iaraRad, veraferi gaimeta.
_ mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, batono juma! _ pirze ax-
lac sicili dasTamaSebda kotes.
saxegaSuqebuli macacuna miacilebda stumars. mM subuqi
xalaTi gadaecva. `albaT, SiSvel tanze!~ _ mRelvarebam
sunTqva Seukra jumas.
_ ukve midixarT? _ Tavs Zala daatana, zrdilobis vali
moixada.
_ meCqareba, saqme maqvs!
jumam gamowvdili xeli viTom ver SeamCnia, adgilze dar-
Ca. xelebi gulze daekrifa, flegma daufleboda.
macacunam stumari karamde miacila. iq cota xans Sey-
ovndnen. iqneb kocniT emSvidobebodnen erTmaneTs.
karma gaijaxuna da macacuna Tavisi oTaxisaken wavida.
juma moulodnelad adgils moswyda, kibis baqanze ga-
varda. elvis uswrafesad CaaTava ramdenime sarTuli. kK otes
wamoewia. `ojaxis megobari~ uzrunvelad ustvenda da ar
Cqarobda safexurebis CaTavebas.
_ kote, saqme maqvs SenTan! _ Soridan dauZaxa.
Wabuki Sedga. jumas saxe ar moewona, TviTonac zafran-
isferi daedo.
_ gismenT!

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 _ iciT ra, kote... _ damarcvla jumam da mzera TvalSi
gauyara.
`CerCeti!~ _ gaifiqra kotem. u U malve igrZno, rom tyu-
oda. juma bedias tyviasaviT mZime da civ mzeras Tvali
aarida, SiSi yinulis borkilebad SemoeWdo xel-fexze. eE s
kaci aSkarad ar waeCxubeboda, magram Causafrdeboda da ise
gamoRadravda yels, xelic ar aukankaldeboda. siamayem
sZlia da gamomwvevad gaimeora:
_ gismenT, batono juma!
jumas tuCze odnav gakvesa civma Rimilma. mM isi mowina-
aRmdege ufro susti aRmoCnda, vidre egona. aA raferi uTq-
vams, zurgi Seaqcia da kibeze datova.
oRond didxans ar SerCa gamarjvebis sixaruli.
zRurblze gaafTrebuli macacuna daxvda.
_ etake xom stumars?! erTi megobaric ar damiyeno! u U f-
leba ara maqvs, megobrebi sakuTar saxlSi miviRo, ara?! u U r-
Cxuli! degenerati!.. TviTon arafris Sno ara gaqvs, arc sxvas
acli cxovrebas!.. uniWo!.. mamakaci mainc iyo!..
jumam xma gakminda, gverdi auqcia cols, kabinetSi Caiketa.
mTeli saaTi ver damSvidda macacuna. xmamaRla lanZRva-
gineba rom mobezrdeboda, moadgeboda kars da ubraxunebda.
mM ere etyoba daiRala, an iqneb tiroda da amitom araferi
ismoda.
juma savarZelSi gaiSota. Tvali Wers miapyro. colis xma
mweris zuzunad Caesmoda. aA zrs ver gebulobda, fiqri erT
wertilSi gaeyina. aA n ra mniSvneloba hqonda sityvebs. isedac
icoda, miwasTan asworebdnen, WuWySi Txvridnen. saocari isRa
iyo, rom ar swyinda, ar aRelvebda, abezar buzsaviT iSorebda.
gvian mixvda, rom saxlSi siCume Camovarda. erTxelac
amoixvneSa, guli kinaRam amoayola. sastumro oTaxSi tele-
vizori CarTo. kK lasikuri musikis koncerts gadmoscemdnen.
jumas seriozuli musika Zils hgvrida. aA xlac ugulisyurod
usmenda, Tvali isev WerisaTvis miepyro. erT adgilas nes-
tiani laqa aCnda. zemosarTulels wyali daeRvara albaT da

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gamoJona. u U nda asuliyo da eCxubna, Wers Tavze rad mingrev-
To. wamodgoma daezara... daiRala!..
diax, ojaxuri cxovreba ver aewyo!
CasTvlima. moeCvena, rom yvelaferi sizmari iyo, usaS-
velod gaWianurebuli sizmari. gamoiRviZebda, CamoiferT-
xavda zmanebebs, adgeboda, kibeze airbenda da miadgeboda
im kars... mzia... juma bedia iseTive axalgazrdaa, sufTa, wmin-
da suli udgas, viTarca akvnis Cvils... mzia...
gamofxizlda. wminda saxeli yurSi rekda... amoioxra. A
amieridan verafers Secvlida... im saxls kviraSi erTxel
mainc estumreboda. kibeze Tavdaxrili aivlida, aravisi na-
xva ar surda. nabinavarSi Caiketeboda, avejisagan daclil,
mtvrian oTaxSi. zambaramoSlil savarZelSi Cajdeboda sar-
kis win. mM ravali saaTi uWvretda garindebuli. aTvaliereb-
da sagrZnoblad daberebul saxis nakvTebs, axladgaCenil
naoWebs, melots, WaRaras... mezoblebi albaT Woraobdnen,
raRac eSmakurs akvaraxWinebso. zogi fiqrobda, aq sayvar-
lebs xvdebao, rac, cxadia, macacunas yurebs ar ascdebo-
da... jumas ki qorwilis Semdeg imnair qalTa naSieri SesZu-
leboda... ijda mdumared, moTminebiT ucdida jadosnuri
sarkis gaRviZebas, raTa ukanve moeTxova Tavisi siRaribe da
wmida suli. Tumca icoda, gviani iyo da amisi imedi ar unda
hqonoda...
Semosasvlelis zarma dareka.
mcire xans Seyovnda. mM acacuna ver gamoetia Tavisi oTa-
xidan da juma gavida karis gasaRebad.
saRebavebiT Warbad moTxupnili, modurad Cacmuli go-
goebi iyvnen.
_ esma Sinaa?
_ mobrZandiT!
sastumro oTaxSi Seacila, TviTon ki kvlav kabinetSi
Caiketa.
macacuna, etyoba, stumrebs gamoegeba. aA tyda Jriamuli,
mtlaSa-mtluSi, kiskisi. `ra zeimia netavi?~ _ gulgrilad

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gaifiqra. savarZelSi isvenebda da yurs ugdebda. mokiTxve-
bi da molocvebi karga xans gaismoda, mere _ magidebisa da
skamebis miwev-moweva, WurWlis Cxakuni. Canda, sakmaod
gemrieli kerZebi daemzadebinaT. iseTi suni datrialda,
jumas nerwyvi moadga. axlaRa gaaxsenda, dilis aqeT xemsi
ar Casvloda pirSi.
kari odnav gamoaRo da xmadabla gasZaxa:
_ esma!
macacunas saxeze umalve gaqra Rimili, kopebi kuStad Sekra.
_ esma! _ jumas xmaSi xvewna igrZnoboda.
_ ra iyo, ra dagemarTa! _ cxared gamoepasuxa.
_ mSia, mTeli dRe lukma ar miWamia.
_ uuh, _ zizRiT amoixvneSa macacunam, _ mand moica, aqeT
ar gamoxvide, Torem aaqoTeb mTels saxls... mogitan rames!
juma savarZels daubrunda. Ddidxans eloda. kuWis
wva igrZno, samzareulodan ki iseTi madisaRmZvreli suni
aRwevda.
meorejer gamoaRo kari, coli Wirveulad moixmo:
_ esma!
_ uuh, gaawyale ra saqme!
guSindeli civi borSCi da moxarSuli kartofili ga-
moutana.
_ xom xedav stumrebi myavs!
_ me mxolod is mindoda meTqva, rom dilidan...
_ ho, kargi, kargi! _ gaawyvetina macacunam da kari
mixura.
isev dareka Semosasvlelis zarma. eE smas xma samzareulo-
dan moismoda. qQ mars uZaxda, kari gauReo. viRac stumarTa-
ganma gaaRo. vaJebis roxroxi da mxiaruli SeZaxilebi gogo-
ebis Jivil-xivilSi daifara.
_ kampanias gaumarjos!
_ Cvens iubilars dideba!
_ esmas venacvale, cameti weli Tu Segisrulda?
_ vah, ra gogoebi Seyrilan?!

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 _ biWebi ar vargixarT, Torem...
`nuTu dRes esmas dabadebis dRea?~ _ gaukvirda jumas.
Jriamuli cotaTi miwynarda. televizoris diqtoris
xma gaisma. programaSi iyo `kanonierebis sadarajoze~. ju-
mas uyvarda es gadacema, erTsac ar gamotovebda. yovelTvis
icoda sad vin daiWires qrTamisaTvis, spekulaciisaTvis,
qurdobisaTvis... `aseTi kaci unda daxvrito!.. waxda qveya-
na, raebi xdeba!.. Cven, patiosan mSromelebs lamis suli
amogvxdes da...~ _ msjelobda meore dRes. aA xlac siamov-
nebiT gavidoda sastumro oTaxSi, magram colis akrZalva
gaaxsenda da Tavi Seikava.
magnitofoni CarTes, jazebi... televizoris xma gviS-
liso da viRacam gamoTiSa.
sacekvao ritmi aRelvebs sisxls da arokdnen wyvilebi...
fexebis bragabrugi, metiCruli Wyivili, xorxoci...
mere sufras miusxdnen, pirebi aawklapunes... dana-Cang-
lis Cxakuni, sasmisis wkaruni, daRvrili siTxis rakraki,
grZeli da ugergilo sadRegrZeloebi, ukbilo xumroba,
sicil-xarxari, wivil-kivili...
isev jazi, ritmi, fexebis bragabrugi, Rlabuci...
memTvraleTa sityvis loRna, Cxubi, gawamawia...
ara, myudro ojaxur budes ver eRirsa juma bedia!
savarZlis saxelurs daxeda. CrCils SeeWama. mTeli
aveji dafuturoebuliyo da cotcotaobiT nadgurdeboda.
uZraobam daRala. wamodga da bolTis cemas mohyva...
fanjarasTan SeCerda, Subli civ minas miado da bnelSi
gaixeda... naTurebi cimcimebda quCebSi, TiTqos micuravd-
nen msubuq, sifrifana nislSi.
saxlTan asfalti jerac ar iyo dagebuli da taqsi mox-
oxavda oRro-CoRroze.
ucbad gahburZgla jumas, gaaJrJola, Sescivda.
ukan daixia...
_ esma!
fanjris minas garedan viRacis saxe miswebeboda da say-

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veduriT aRsavse TvalebiT Semoscqeroda.
TeTri perangi da jinsi ecva, perangze sisxlis didi laqa aCnda...
_ esma!
jazis RrialSi, mTvrali mocekvaveebis rokvaSi misi
xma aravis gaugonia.
jumam kari SeaRo, zRurblze gaeCxira, verc stumreb-
Tan gadioda, kabinetSi darCena ki ar SeeZlo.
idga ase gvian Ramemde, sanam zarzeimi damTavrdeboda.
daRlilma macacunam stumrebi rigrigobiT karamde
miacila, zogi gadaproStna, zogs gaeRlabuca.
juma aravis axsovda.
_ uh! _ macacuna savarZelSi Cavarda, mklavebi aqeT-
iqiT gadayara, cotaTi TviTonac damTvraliyo.
juma miuCoCda.
_ esma, mapatie, ar vicodi Seni dabadebis dRe rom iyo!
_ egre ician mosiyvarule qmrebma! _ Seawyvetina maca-
cunam, zantad wamodga, saZinebeli oTaxidan sabani da baliSi
gamoutana, taxtze dauyara: _ es WurWeli axvete, samzare-
uloSi gaitane!.. uh, rogor daviRale!
gemoze gaizmora, mTqnarebiT wavida dasaZineblad.
jumam saaTs daxeda. Ramis ori saaTi iyo. auCqareblad
Seudga movaleobis Sesrulebas. saWmlis narCenebs sanagveSi
yrida, gasarecxi TefSebi samzareuloSi gahqonda.
magnitofoni kvlav trialebda, jazis momRerali amq-
veyniur bednierebas pirdeboda msmenels.
telefonma dareka.
_ gamarjoba, juma!
xmaze icno. Ddidi kaci rekavda, Zili Tu gautyda am
SuaRames.
jumam xmas xalisi SesZina:
_ gagimarjoT, Cemo batono! b B ednieri var, rom gagax-
sendiT!
_ SenTan saTxovari maqvs, Cemo juma.
_ oRond mibrZaneT, batono, da...

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 _ Cems Zmiswuls raRac narkvevi dauweria, niWieri
axalgazrdaa, xelis wakvra unda...
_ ki batono, magaze advili ra aris!
_ raRac musikis xma mesmis Tqvensas, mxiarulad cxov-
rob, Cemo juma!
_ cotaTi wavixemseT me da Cemma meuRlem, _ jumam Ca-
ixiTxiTa, xmaSi sruli optimizmi Caaqsova, sakmaod familaru-
lad CasZaxa: _ Cemi mTavari devizi, batono, aseTia: vaSa,
cxovreba grZeldeba!
_ vaSa, cxovreba grZeldeba! – gaimeora didma kacma.
_ vaSa da vaSa, Cemo batono!..
telefonis yurmili dades.
jumam moiwyina, sixarulis natamali ar SerCa, an ras unda
gaexarebina.
colis winsafari gaikeTa da WurWlis recxvas Seudga...

Tavi II. ekliani savarZeli

pikis saaTi iyo da samsaxuramde mgzavrobas imden xans
mounda, fexiT ufro male mividoda. jer iyo da universi-
tetis win, WavWavaZis prospeqtze manqana gaiWeda. mM ere gmir-
Ta moednidan ver gaaRwia. betonis filebiT datvirTul
sazidars ori troleibusi erTad gadaawyda. aTamde daT-
vlac ver moeswreboda, mTeli moedani Caixerga, sagzao mi-
licia Tavbeds iwyevlida.
cirkTan Tavisi yofili direqtori daemgzavra. sruli-
ad ar Secvliliyo am xnis ganmavlobaSi. Aarc sakuTari
pirovnebisadmi siyvaruli da pativiscema mohklebia ioti-
sodenad. samsaxurSi win ar waweula, magram arc ukan dauxe-
via, pensiaze gasvlas sulac ar Cqarobda.
_ he, he, batono juma, _ Zmakacurad Caixvixvina, _ axla
didi kaci brZandebi. Senze amboben, lamazi coli SeirToo,
kai binac miiRoo. veris abanoSi ar gixdeba Turme sirbili,

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yvelaferi Sina gaqvs, abazana ginda, cxeli wyali ginda...
jumam Rrjod Caiburtyuna raRac. ise iyo gacofebuli,
SeeZlo zurgSi tyvia mieyolebina manqanidan CasulisaTvis,
iman ki udardelad xeli dauqnia da trotuars gauyva.
kibeze SefeTebuli litmuSaki kvintilianes naxvac ar
gahxarebia. yY ovel dilas aq xvdeboda pirferulad. sanam
juma sazeimo sifaTiT, Tavaweuli kibes aaTavebda, yoveld-
Riuri Worebis Camokaklvas aswrebda. d D ilaadridanve saq-
mis kursSi ayenebda. icoda, vin daagviana, vin ra waaxdina,
vin ra Tqva, gansakuTrebiT redaqtoris niWierebisa da ko-
mpetenturobis Taobaze, vin dareka, proteqcias vin vis uw-
evda, visi Txovna yuradeRo, visi _ fexebze daekidebina.
juma bedias `ki batono~ ZlierTaTvis naRdi veqseli iyo,
sustTaTvis _ maxe...
kabinetSi rom Sevida, mdivans daubara, CemTan nuravis
SemouSvebo.
savarZels daxeda, wvrili eklebiT iyo mofenili. frTxilad
dajda. dD undulebi mravalgzis daeCxvlita da emwara. dRiT-
idRe izrdeboda eklebi da ukve ver grZnobda savarZlis
flobis sitkboebas. `tyuilad cdilob amagdo, _ ejujRu-
neboda uxilav mters, _ tyuilad marwmuneb, Rirsi ara xa-
ro... ar dagijereb! Cemia es savarZeli, eklianic da uekloc!
sulac sisxlisagan rom davicalo, mainc ver wamomagdeb!~
jiuti bedia! sajdomidan wveT-wveTobiT sdioda sisxli da
mainc iTmenda, odnav Tu SeiWmuxneboda, isic Tu marto iyo.
xandaxan, TaTbiris dros, roca xelqveiTni TvalebSi Sesci-
cinebdnen, elaqucebodnen, an roca vinmes iRebda da saubari
gauxangrZlivdeboda, fexze wamovardeboda. masTan erTad
sxvebic wamoiWrebodnen da juma, raTa RonisZieba ar CaSlo-
da, iZulebuli xdeboda am jojoxeTur eklebze damj-
dariyo. isini sagangebod erTsa da imave adgilas Cxvletd-
nen, Wrilobaze Wrilobas amatebdnen, sulis moTqmas ar
aclidnen.
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Sveloda. kK bilebis RrWialiT, nebisyofis daZabviT unda
eTmina, sanam ar Sefofxdeboda ufro maRal, ufro mtkiv-
neuli eklebiT mofenil savarZelze. mM ere ki RmerTma uwyis
ra moxdeboda.
arcTu tkbil fiqrebSi wasuli juma telefonis zarma
gamoafxizla. `eSmakma dalaxvros!~ _ daaviwyda mdivanis
gafrTxileba, telefoni gamomirTeo. TavisiT verafers
mixvdebiano, brazobda. yovel diliT ase Caiketeboda ori-
ode saaTiT, arafers akeTebda, magram sxvebs afiqrebineb-
da, SemoqmedebiT wvas ganicdiso. `mas muza dildilobiT
ewveva!~ _ amtkicebda kvintiliane. `dildilobiT siz-
mridan gamoyolil muzas ver iSorebs!~ _ gaufrTxile-
blad iqilika erTma TanamSromelma da umal samsaxuris da-
toveba mouxda.
telefoni ar cxreboda. juma yurmils miswvda, nervu-
lad CasZaxa:
_ diax!
_ juma bedia, Sen kidev cocxali xar? mM ale Segiyeneb
wyals, Tu kaci var! _ CasCxavla viRacam da yurmili daagdo.
guli SeuCerda TiTqos. iq, sadac guli unda yofiliyo,
saSineli tkivili Semovida nemsis wveriT. `esaa albaT infar-
qti!~ _ gaifiqra. didi dro unda gasuliyo im wamidan, roca
yurmili daugdes, saaTis isarma ki mxolod wuTiT gadaiwia...
nel-nela moego gons... yvelafers mixvda! g G ujmaxans sxva
juma bedia Caegdo xelT, misTvis amzadebda safexurs. re-
daqtori `ki batono~ verasodes Caibanda WuWys, verasodes
amovidoda Waobidan, sadac gujmaxanma moisrola. `eSmake-
ulo, rogor vende Sens sityvas?~ _ aRSfoTebam sunTqva
Seukra. aA xla rom gujmaxani gamoscxadeboda, ar Seepueboda,
dahkivlebda, u U kanve mosTxovda Tavis suls, siymawviles,
wmida gulubryvilobas.
gacofebuli iqadneboda, magram male igrZno, rom gada-
aWarba. dafrTxa, aA mdeni qadili uqmad ar Cauvlida. marT-
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kiserSi civma sunTqvam CaaRwia. meCvenebao, ifiqra. Sescivda,
dascxa, isev Sescivda. mixvda, kabinetSi marto ar iyo. misi
savarZlis ukan viRaca aisveta uCumrad da xmas ar iRebda.
SiSisagan xel-fexi daubuJda, savarZlidan ver wamoiwia.
`miSveleT!~ _ waiCurCula. yelSi xma Camqraliyo da veravis
gaagebina. Tavs Zala daatana, nebisyofas mouxmo, Zlivs war-
moTqva:
_ ra ginda?
xma aravin gasca.
_ ra dagiSave? kudSi ras damdev? ra vali maZevs Seni?
_ zedized miayara.
Zala daubrunda odnav. SeeZlo Semobrunebuliyo,
oRond yvelaze ufro amisi eSinoda.
xeli gaapara, Rilaks TiTi daaWira. aA qamde arc gaxsenebia
Rilakis arseboba, axla ki, misaRebSi rom gaJRarunda, guli
moeca.
kvintilianem Semoixeda, Sefis karTan iyo mudam ator-
Rialebuli.
jumam uxmod Sexeda. lL itmuSaks saxeze molodini exata,
uCveulos verafers xedavda.
_ is aq dgas? _ CurCuliT hkiTxa jumam, ceriT Tavis
zurgsukan uCvena.
_ vin? Tqvens garda aq aravin aris!
juma Semotrialda. aA ravin iyo. SvebiT amoisunTqa, Tum-
ca bolomde ar iyo damSvidebuli.
_ iqneb sadme daimala?
kvintilianem yvelgan cxviri Sehyo, dasuna.
_ Tagvis sunia, xvrelSi gaZvreboda. mogexsenebaT,
sadac saxravia, Tagvic iq Cndeba. CvenTan ki saxravi ai, aqam-
dea! _ yelze xeli moisva.
jumas euxerxula, sityva banze augdo:
_ dRes ra programa gvaqvs?
_ axla avtorebi unda miviRoT, mere Sesveneba gveqneba,
pirvelze kolegiis sxdomaa, orze kavSirSi ixilaven imas, ra

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 qvia... wasvla aucilebeli ar aris. oTxze restoranSi dag-
vpatiJes, xuTze sxva restoranSi gadagvipatiJeben, eqvsze
_ Cvenma avtorma, Tavs moviklav Tu CemTan ar wamoxvalTo...
_ me xom ici, ara vsvam!
_ moadgile risTvisa gyavT? pP asuxismgebelma mdivanma
dalios.
_ imas kuWi tkiva. Sen rom gagxado pasuxismgebel mdi-
vnad, dalev?
litmuSak kvintilianes saxe aefakla.
_ me vinRa maRirsebs? _ daimorcxva.
_ rogor, imdeni Zalaufleba ara maqvs Cems JurnalSi?
_ RmerTi xarT, bodRoeviC! Tqven moindomoT da ver
SeZloT, amas kaci ver damajerebs.
_ ho, kargi, damasvene! aA vtori vinme Tua, TxuTmeti wu-
Tis Semdeg SemouSvi!
marto darCa. bolTis cemas Seudga, fanjarasa da sawer
magidas Soris daabijebda. xSir-xSirad oxravda. mTlad mo-
eSala nervebi. Ronec daelia, muxlebis caxcaxs ver iokebda.
d
D amwvris suni winandelze mZafrad sdioda. d D idxans ver Cer-
debodnen mis siaxloves, mTxovnelebic ki Tavs Cqara Svelo-
dnen... `oh, gujmaxan, gadagixdi samagieros, Tu vaJkaci var!~
es rom gaifiqra, fanjarasTan idga da magidisaken
apirebda wamosvlas.
Secba.
im savarZlis ukan, saidanac axlaxan wamodga, viRaca
idga. pirisaxe mitkalisferi hqonda, Tvalebi daexuWa. jinsi
da TeTri perangi ecva. pP erangs sisxlis wiTeli laqa aCnda.
xelebi win gamoewvdina da savarZelSi afaTurebda.
Tavzardacemuli juma kars eca.
_ miSveleT! _ ikivla da daejajgura.
kvintiliane Semovarda, gaocebisagan piri daaRo.
_ iq!.. nuTu ver xedav? _ jumas ena ebmeboda.
_ sad? iq aravinaa!
_ aba, midi, kedeli mosinje savarZlis ukan!

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 kvintilianem savarZeli ganze gaswia, kedels muSti dah-
kra, magidis qveS SeiWyita, ujrebi gamoswia da isev daketa.
_ xom geubnebodiT, Tagvia-meTqi... bodRoeviC! mTeli
koleqtivis saxeliT Zaliana gTxovT, amdens nu muSaobT,
Tavs nu iRupavT, Tqven Cven gvWirdebiT!.. _ litmuSakma
mudaris miSnad mkerdze xeli miido, upeebSi lamisaa kurcxa-
li daugrovda.
_ kargi, kargi! _ xeli uRonod Caiqnia jumam, SiSiT mi-
uaxlovda savarZels.
eklebze dajda. igrZno, Tu rogor Cxvletdnen... moiT-
mina...

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kolegiis sxdomaze Tvlema moeZala. arcTu uintereso

sakiTxebi ganixileboda, magram piradad mas ar exeboda da
fexebze ekida, ase gadawydeboda Tu ise, gasusuli ijda
TavisTvis. Tu rames SeekiTxebodnen, raRacas moaqiaqebda,
oRond ucodinaris StabeWdileba ar moexdina. amisaTvis
advili gamosavali ipova. ra azrisac iyo umetesoba, an masze
didi Tanamdebobisa da avtoritetis kaci, mudam im azrisa
iyo TviTonac... ase iyo, miT umetes dRes, roca gancdilma
SiSma daRala da arafris xalisi ara hqonda.
saministrodan gamosuls karTan kvintiliane daxvda.
kavSirSi wasvla ar Rirso da pirdapir restornisaken ga-
uties. juma winaT ar svamda, mTvrali kaci saerTod ejav-
reboda. bB olo dros ki Rvinos mieZala. aA m sufraze aravin
iyo, visi ridi da pativiscema savaldebulo iqneboda. aA mit-
om, guls ioxebda da, rac enaze moadgeboda, imas roSavda,
aravis sityvas ar aclida, vinc ratomRac ar moewoneboda,
ukbilod amasxrebda. sxvebi erT Wiqas Tu dalevdnen, es ors
svamda da male TavSi auvarda. xrinwiani xmiT simRera wamoiw-
yo. sakuTari xma ar moswonda, javrs ki sxvebze iyrida. imde-
nad mTvrali ar iyo, ramdenad TviTon eCveneboda. Tu moisur-

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vebda, SeeZlo kraviviT wynarad mjdariyo da pirferuli sa-
dRegrZeloebi esmina, oRond dRes am gunebisa ar iyo.
mogvianebiT erTi axalbeda avtori gamoecxada, sxva
restoranSi gadaipatiJa. iqac blomad dalies. jumas axla
ki moeria Rvino, Tumca jer kidev icoda rasac akeTebda. M
mainc Tavisas ar iSlida. viRacas gaujavrda, magididan Wi-
qebi gadmoxveta. Tvali daxuWes, viTom araferiao. mM xolod
oficianti aWiWyinda. rogor mibedavo da jumam saciviani
langari Tavze gadaamxo... atyda gawev-gamoweva. juma igine-
boda, oficianti ki milicias uxmobda. jumam piradobis mow-
moba daaZro da restornis direqtors Tvalwin dautriala...
yvelaferi mSvidad damTavrda. g G anawyenebuli oficianti
sadRac gaaqres. jumam da misma Tanameinaxeebma, Cven gavima-
rjveTo, da iseTi dRe daaTenes, danarCenma klientebma, aq
kai dRe ar dagvadgebao, droze uSveles Tavs.
ukve RamiT, sxva avtorma, romelic mxolod misTvis
saintereso statiis dabeWdvas apirebda, sufras juma da
kvintiliane mostaca, Sin gaaqana... jumam aqac waumata,
mTlad gamosulelda, maspinZlis uSno gogos ekurkurebo-
da aSkarad da yvelas guneba wauxdina.
SuaRame gasuli iyo, roca ugonod mTvrali manqanaSi
Casves da Sin aiyvanes...

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gamoeRviZa. quCaSi siwynare sufevda. kuTxeSi magidis

naTura enTo. Rame iyo, oRond ar icoda ra dro iqneboda,
ar axsovda saaTi sad dado. Tavi uskdeboda, TiTqos jalaTi
safeTqlebze marwuxs uWerda. kuWi damZimeboda, qviSiT
datenils ugavda, gulisreva yelze mosdgomoda. araqaT-
gamoclils ganZrevac ar SeeZlo. aA rc ase wola undoda.
pirSi Sxamiani naleqi daugrovda, enas Zlivs amoZravebda.
_ `borjomi~, RvTis gulisaTvis, erTi Wiqa `borjomi~,

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_ amoiluRluRa. mM opasuxe aravin Canda, _ esma, esma!.. _
Seecada colisaTvis moexmo.
oTaxSi damwvris Tavbrudamxvevi suni dagubda. aA rada,
sarkmlis gamRebi aravin iyo, saocnebo, sanatreli grili
haeri arsaidan Semodioda.
juma akvnesda, aCifCifda, sisuleleebs Cmaxavda. b B eds
emduroda, wuwunebda _ Aase ram gamasulelao, magdeni
Rvino ra eSmakma damalevinao... vin exveweboda, vin aZaleb-
da, vin gaubedavda daZalebas?.. `briyvi var, suleli!~ _ Tav-
beds iwyevlida. oRond axla gadarCeniliyo da amieridan
Rvinos axlosac ar gaekareboda.
miwebebuli wamwamebi Zlivs gaxsna, iqneb Cemi xma macacunam
gaigona da Semibralao. marTlac, igrZno kidec, oTaxSi viRa-
ca iyo. tkivilisagan Tvalebidan naperwklebi cvioda, feradi
laqebi utrialebda, nislSi Seburul sagnebs ver arCevda. Tavs
Zalas ver atanda. daiZabeboda da sisxli moawveboda
safeTqlebze, CaquCiviT uraxunebda kefaze.
rogorRac SeaCvia sinaTles Tvali. b B undovnad motor-
tmane sagnebi TandaTan daiwminda, TavTavis adgilze dalag-
da. nN islidan ucbad TvalnaTliv gamoikveTa `is~.
kuTxeSi idga. isev is jinsi ecva, isev is TeTri perangi.
zustad iq, sadac guli unda yofiliyo, wiTeli laqa aCnda.
Tvalebi daexuWa. Rawvze wveTi cremli ekida. xelebi mker-
dze iseTnairad daewyo, ver gaego jumas, Txovnas gamoxa-
tavda Tu sayvedurs.
pirdaRebuli Sehyurebda moCvenebas, wamSi daaviwyda
gulisreva, Tavis tkivili.
panikurma SiSma moicva mTeli misi arseba, xmis amoRebas
ver bedavda.
odnav rom Setortmanebuliyo, nabiji rom gadmoedga,
juma Wkuaze SeiSleboda albaT, magram moCveneba adgilidan
ar iZroda.
acaxcaxebuli, Ronedaclili juma loginidan frTxi-
lad gadmovida, iataks xelebiT miswvda da ise Camoxoxda.

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Tvals ar aSorebda kuTxeSi mdgoms, Tan oTxze Semdgari
karisaken miipareboda. SiSisagan reti daesxa da oflad
gaiRvara.
SubliT gaaRo, swrafad Sevarda macacunas oTaxSi. kK ari
qusliT miaraxuna, ukanaliT Seakava... grZnobda, viRaca aw-
veboda meore mxridan.
xmaurze macacunas gamoeRviZa, sawolze wamojda da ma-
gidis naTura aanTo.
_ ra moxda?
juma usityvod zmuoda. kK ars ukanaliT amagrebda. Zlivs
moisazra, saketi gadaebrunebina.
iatakidan arc wamomdgara, aseve oTxze Semdgari mifor-
Txda macacunas sawolTan, cdilobda aexsna SiSis mizezi,
piridan ki zmuili da duJi gadmosdioda.
macacuna dafrTxa, gaiwia.
_ gaafrine? mM omwydi Tavidan!
jumas misi xma arc gaugonia, loginze afofxda, nacemi
ZaRliviT moikunta colis ferxTiT.
_ fui, aaqoTa aqauroba, _ CaibuzRuna macacunam. sa-
bani Tavze wamoixura, magram im Rames metad ar uZinia.
diliT, iriJraJa Tu ara, juma Sin ver gaCerda. quCaSi
ufro usafrTxod grZnobda Tavs.
`avadaa!~ _ gaifiqra macacunam. wamier Seebrala kidec,
oRond imdenad ezizReboda, misi damSvideba arc ucdia.
jumam ki manam ixetiala, sanam xalxi quCebSi gamoefine-
boda da samsaxurSi SeZlebda misvlas.
savarZelSi rom mokalaTda, sajdomi ufro aewva, mixv-
da, im Rames eklebi ufro wamozrdiliyo...

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 Tavi III. berwi literaturuli
erT saRamos wris sxdomaze miiwvies universitetSi. Tav-
dapirvelad ar undoda wasvla, cudad gamoiyureboda. igi
ukve ar iyo Zveli juma bedia, visac aRelvebda wreze gamar-
Tuli umwifari bataliebi, arafrad dagidevdaT wris
ymawvili wevrebis azrs. oRondac, avtoritetis gansamtki-
ceblad xandaxan mainc saWiro iyo sazogadoebaSi gamoCena,
Tumca arc zedmetoba vargoda. xom unda efiqraT, Zalian
gadatvirTulia literaturuli da sazogadoebrivi saq-
mianobiTo. kK arga xans iyoymana sarkis win. aA r moewona Tavisi
areuli saxe, gulmodgine dabanvisa da gaparsvis Semdegac
mojRanulad gamoiyureboda. Tanac damwvris suni!.. arc
ocnebobda am sunisagan Tavis daRwevaze, bednieri iqnebo-
da, odnav mainc Tu Seanelebda... bolos mainc wasvla arCia,
cotas mec gaverTobi, guls gadavayolebo.
universitetis ezoSi iSviaTi gaseirnebis dros sevda
moeZaleboda xolme. zogjer mTeli saRamo ise gaivlida,
erT nacnobsac ver gadaeyreboda. mM isi Tanakurselebi da-
ifantnen. momdevno Taobebis studentebidan aravis da-
megobrebia, saxeze cnobda TiTo-orolas, isini kaWuWias
naamxanagarni iyvnen.
dRes ki ezoSi Semovida Tu ara, beso banZelaZes SeefeTa.
jumam piri daaRo, magram `gamarjoba~ zed Seeyina. bB esom us-
almod Cauara. ewyina jumas, TvalebSi xom ar vepataravebio.
_ veRar micaniT, batono beso?
_ a, juma batono, _ Cveuli kiloTi Seepasuxa beso, xeli
ar gamouwoda, _ megona avad gaxdebodiT. aA ferum Tqvens
nervebs!
_ raze meubnebiT magas? _ saxtad darCenili juma yav-
isferi gaxda.
_ isev magaze! mM e mudam vfiqrobdi, rom mTavaria niWi-
ereba. kargad menaxeT, juma batono, guls nu gaitexT, drom

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 moitana da... marcxi vis ar damarTnia...
Tavi dauqnia da gza ganagrZo. jumam misi sityvebisa vera
gaigo ra, nawyeni ki darCa. `albaT iynosa, rom viRaca miwas
miTxris!~ _ gunebagafuWebuli eZebda banZelaZis feris-
cvalebis mizezs.
kibe aaTava. jano CikintilaZe dalanda Soridan. igi ukve
gaxmaurebuli kritikosi gaxldaT (ra Tqma unda, jumas Sem-
weobiT), radgan moxerxebul dros moxerxebul statias
beWdavda, ris gamoc aRzevebulni kidev ufro aRzevdebod-
nen, damarcxebulni ki mTlad miwasTan swordebodnen.
aA mjerad janom Tvali aarida.
jumam pijakis kalTiT daiWira.
_ ra iyo, jano, veRar cnob megobrebs?
jano wamiT airia, magram CikintilaZe ra CikintilaZe
iqneboda, viTarebisda mixedviT wamSi ar gardaqmniliyo _
saxeze pirmoTne Rimili aisaxa.
_ rava gekadrebaT, batono, Tqven vin ar gicnobT, Cafiq-
rebuli movdiodi da...
`es mainc ram Secvala?~ _ Sewuxda juma.
_ Sen, getyoba, nawyeni xar Cemze. E egre ar SeiZleba, jano,
genacvale!
ramdenime kviris win mcired wakinklavdnen. Cikintila-
Zes ra sisulelec ar moeroSa, `pegasSi~ yvelafers ubeW-
davdnen, honorarsac umaRless gamouwerdnen xolme. mM erme
viRac did kacze ganawyenebulma paskvili dawera. juma
dafrTxa, avtors moefera, aqeTo-iqiTo, awowiala. amasobaSi
didi kacic gaafrTxila. iman Tavs mouara da CikintilaZis
Txzuleba ar dabeWdila. jumas is ambavi ukve daaviwyda,
jano CikintilaZes ki boRma SerCa.
_ rava gekadrebaT, Cven erTmaneTisa araferi gvwyins
xolme, _ janos pirze cbierma Rimilma gauelva, _ Cven xom
literatorebi varT da literaturis maRali principebiT
vxelmZRvanelobT!
jumas cudad eniSna raRac, gulma reCxi uyo. Mmeti

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 araferi uTqvams da sxdomaTa darbazisaken gaeSura.
cotaTi Seagvianda. dD arbazi xalxiT iyo savse. jumam ri-
gebi moaTvaliera, Tavisufal adgils eZebda. g G angeb akeTeb-
da ase, Torem icoda, rogorc yovelTvis, axlac prezidi-
umSi miiwvevdnen. marTlac, batonma prokofi nadiraZem Tva-
li mohkra da didis ambiT moixmo. jumam Tavmdablad iuara,
aseTi pativis Rirsi ara varo. b B atonma profesorma daiJina.
maTma uxmo saubarma darbazis yuradReba miipyro da yvelam
dainaxa karTan mdgomi juma bedia.
atyda facifuci, aWrialda savarZlebi, aCurCuldnen,
axiTxiTdnen, aaSriales qaRaldebi... diaxac, popularuli
pirovneba iyo da jumam morcxvad daxara Tavi, prezidiumSi
avida, savarZelSi mokalaTda da sakuTari frCxilebiT dain-
teresda. Tavi mxolod maSin aswia, roca darbazSi siCume
Camovarda.
malulad mimoixeda. Oorators yurs aravin ugdebda.
d
D id-patara jumas mosCereboda. eE siamovna, guneba gamoukeT-
da, gaibRinZa. maudgadafarebul magidas idayvebiT didka-
curad daeyrdno da orators miapyro smena.
jerac patara, magram litmcodneobis urTulesi ter-
minebiT damuxtuli biWi cdilobda raRac “izmi” miesada-
gebina Tanakurselis nacodvilarisaTvis. d D idxans iwvala,
SeuZlebeli ver SeZlo da sakuTar Tavze gajavrebulma
ucbad daamTavra:
_ bevri cnobili avtorisas xom sjobia? bB erwi mainc ar
aris! ra vuyoT, rom Tanamdeboba ara aqvs, aseTebi ibeWdeba?
darbazSi aqa-iq gaicines. jumas oratoris siTamame moe-
wona, gasamxneveblad Tavi dauqnia, xalisianad gauRima.
_ fariseveli, viTomda ara swyenia, _ waiCurCula viRa-
cam darbazSi. jumam yuri mohkra naTqvams da prezidiumi
moaTvaliera, ver mixvda, vin iyo `fariseveli~.
batoni prokofi aRaJRaJda, moiRuSa, etyoba, ewyina.
_ aseTi TavdauWereli axalgazrdoba gvyavs, _ gada-
ulaparaka jumas. `aha, Sen mogcxes?~ _ gunebaSi gaecina `pe-

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gasis~ redaqtors, ufro gaxalisda, TviTonac CaixiTxiTa.
gverdiT mjdomi papua CirgaSvili Rirseul mdumarebas
inarCunebda. erTi-orjer ki Seavlo mezobels tragikulad
sevdiani mzera, ris Sinaarssac juma veRar Cawvda. maSin pa-
puam idayvi gahkra da alersianad uTxra:
_ magrad iyavi, mezobelo, mterma ar dagjabnos!
jumam gauRima, uzrunvelad upasuxa:
_ magrada var, papua batono, RvTiT, jerjerobiT ara
gviSavs ra!
darbazSi leo pirveli SeniSna, Tavi dauqnia. l L eo pir-
velma umaRlesi ukve daamTavra, axla stumrad Semoiara
albaT. mM is adgils soso winamaswaraSvili dahpatroneboda.
L l eo pirveli Tavmjdomareobidan rom gadadga, soso
winamaswaraSvilma iseTi gawamawia atexa, batonma prokofim
irwmuna, amisagan raime dadgebao, Tumca rigiani laparaki
da fiqri ver aswavla... leo pirvelma jumas mzera daiWira.
gazeTi, rasac aqamde kiTxulobda, demonstraciulad sxvas
gadasca da mxrebi aiCeCa.
axlaRa SeniSna jumam, darbazSi bevrs hqonda gazeTi.
kiTxulobdnen da sxvas gadascemdnen. raRac saintereso
ambaviao, TviTonac mounda wakiTxva. aA xlos aravis hqonda,
Tanac prezidiumSi uxerxuli iyo gazeTis gaSla da Tavi
Seikava.
morigi oratori uRimRamod miedmoedeboda da jumam
moiwyina. gaaxsenda studentoba, pirveli nabijebi. u U siam-
ovno mogonebad SerCa moTxrobebis garCeva, am darbazSi rom
moewyo. Tumca aqes, magram is ori sityva _ `mefe SiSvelia!~
_ samudamod darCa daRiviT, ver amoiZirkva mexsierebidan...
marTali iyo `is~ maSin Tu ara?.. tato!.. am saxelis xsenebaze
gaaJrJola. amden xalxSic ar aZlevda mosvenebas, devnida,
axlac gaifiqra da umalve Tvalwin warmoudga. d D arbazis
Soreul kuTxeSi, iq, sadac maSin idga, isev gamoCnda igi.
jumam aSkarad dainaxa mkerdze xelebdakrefili, Tva-
lebdaxuWuli tato; misi gulidan TeTr perangze sisxli

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 mowanwkarebda wveT-wveTobiT.
wamier daaviwyda sad imyofeboda. Uundoda muxlebze
dacemuliyo, Sehvedreboda: ratom damdev?! Tavi damanebe!
nuTu ar kmara?! xuTjer sikvdili sjobia, araqaTi gamome-
lia, ar vici sad gageqce!..
`is~ ki TvaldaxuWuli, mitkaliviT gafiTrebuli mdu-
mared miyrdnoboda kedels, erTaderTi _ Tavisi arsebo-
biT sjida juma bedias.
gons movida. Sublze oflis winwklebi SeimSrala.
pP rokofi nadiraZes xeli aefarebina cxvirze. mM ixvda, sunma
imata da prezidiumSi msxdomni Seawuxa.
_ erTi wuTiT gaval, movwev, _ wasCurCula jumam.
_ ki, batono, rogorc geneboT! _ SvebiT amoisunTqa
batonma profesorma.
mxrebSi moxrili gaZvra skamebis ukan, karisaken gaemar-
Ta. icoda, Tvals adevnebdnen da nabiji ereoda. Cumi qir-
qili, lizRuri CurCuli mosdevda kvalze. ver gaego, ras
erCodnen, aqebdnen Tu aZagebdnen. eWvisagan Sewuxebuli
karTan Seyovnda. xelSi papiross nervulad WmuWnida da es
yvelam SeamCnia. mM xolod wamiT moixeda. mravalTa saxe erT
saxed SeerTda TiTqos, wariSala gansxvaveba. axla mas zo-
gadi axalgazrda Semohyurebda zizRnarevi, agdebuli Tva-
lebiT. eE s soso winamaswaraSvilis saxe iyo. wris axali Tav-
mjdomare morig orators ixmobda tribunisaken, cali Tva-
liT jumasken iyureboda da oratoris gvari daviwyeboda.
eE s iyo saxe studenti CafikaZisa. aA maswinobaze redaqciaSi
gamoecxada, man ki kabinetis zRurbls ar gadmoatara. eE s iyo
saxe romanisa. zRvis lomi jumas kabinetTan aRam-aTenebda,
mtirala xmiT SesTxovda Tavisi Svidi romanidan Tundac
oriode idioturi nawyvetis dabeWdvas... magram juma Tavs
ityuebda. u U kve derefanSi mixvda, rom yoveli es saxe Tvi-
Ton moigona sindisis dasamSvideblad. nN amdvilad ki im wams
man dainaxa saxe tatosi, is saxe, rodesac tato xmadabla war-
moTqvamda orad or sityvas _ `mefe SiSvelia!~

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 jumam sirbiliT CaaTava kibe, mziT ganaTebuli ezoSi
gavarda da aq cotaTi damSvidda. marTlac iseTi naTeli dRe
idga, sicocxle Rirda.
baRis skamze Camojda. fiqrs unda miscemoda da am dros
Tavze kvintiliane wamoadga. aqoSinebuli movarda saidan-
Rac. bevri erbina albaT, xelSi gazeTs moafrialebda,
SeSinebuli da gafiTrebuli iyo.
_ batono juma!
_ ra moxda, ram gadagria? _ ukmayofilod CaibuzRuna
jumam.
_ Tqven ar wagikiTxavT?
_ dRes gazeTebisaTvis ver movicale!
_ aq Tqvenze weria! _ enis borZikiT uTxra litmuSakma.
jumam gazeTi gaSala. sardafSi dabeWdili vrceli wer-
ili wiTeli fanqriT sagangebod SemoexazaT. jer xelmow-
era waikiTxa _ `jeims jaliaSvili~, mere saTauri _ `berwi
literaturuli~.
_ me ra SuaSi var? _ xma Cauvarda.
_ Tqvenzea! _ cnobismoyvare Tvalebi aucimcimda lit-
muSaks.
_ ho, kargi, wavikiTxav, _ amreziT uTxra jumam. mM isi kilo
ar moewona. gazeTi demonstraciulad jibeSi CaikuWa, Zalian
ki ar mainteresebso, _ mainc vinaa es jeims jaliaSvili?
_ ver xvdebiT? _ aCurCulda kvintiliane, _ vina da...
me gamovarkvie, is Cveni, uh, magisi, janoia CikintilaZea!
jumas feri ecvala, Tumca Seecada, araferi SemCneoda.
_ ho, kargi, kargi!
kvintilianes zurgi Seaqcia, baRs dauyva. erTi suli
hqonda, rodis amoiRebda gazeTs, rodis gadaSlida. ezoSi
xalxi ireoda da cnobismoyvare Tvalebs gaeqca. auCqare-
blad Caiseirna meteosadguramde, gza ganagrZo. fiWvnaris
bolos, SemaRlebulze ganmartovda. es adgili zevidan
gadahyurebs gmirTa moedans, zooparks. jumas sakuTari
sulswrafoba ar moewona, damSvidebas Seecada. romeliRac

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nadirma iquxa, frinveli gaepasuxa CxaviliT. ori aqlemi
damdgariyo mzeze, zarmacad icoxnebodnen. gmirTa mM oedan-
ze ki manqanebis nakadebi karuseliviT trialebda.
`cirkia es cxovreba!~ _ gaifiqra jumam, WkuaSi daujda
es arcTu originaluri azri.
gazeTi ise gaSala, ra sifrTxiliTac uvnebelyofen mi-
waSi napovn xelyumbaras.
feletoni mas exeboda. nN ela kiTxulobda. ramden fra-
zasac daZlevda, imdenjer mosdioda eleTmeleTi. erTi-
orjer kinaRam gulma daaRalata. mM artodmarto iyo, Wiqa
wyalsac aravin miawodebda da Tavi Seimagra... mere gazeTi
daWmuWna da gadaagdo. Zlivs wamolaslasda. f F iqris Tavi ar
hqonda. miwasTan iyo gasworebuli mTeli misi mecnieruli,
literaturuli Tu sazogadoebrivi saqmianoba. Bbedias
statia ricxvniSnobaze iumoristul JurnalSi unda daebe-
WdaTo, _ werda kritikosi, _ moTxrobebi grafomanis
nabodvariao. aA maze ukeTesad axla saSualo donis meoTxe
klaseli azrovnebso. vin gabedao am idiotobis dabeWdva. M
mwerali, Tu is mweralia, albaT mTel sazogadoebas dagvci-
nis da Seuracxyofas gvayenebso. rac bedia redaqtori gax-
da, Jurnali qarvaslas daemsgavsao, sadac yvela CarCsa da
vaWars, mawanwalasa da meZavs daudvia binao da a.S.
es iyo dasasrulis dasawyisi. aA mas kargad mixvda juma,
zurgi Seaqcia gujmaxanma da mterma Tavi umal wamoyo...
viRacis xmam SeaCera, gogo eZaxda...

Tavi IV. wonasworoba

_ ukacravad, SeiZleba SegekiTxoT? mzeWabuki xom ar
Camosula?
_ vina? _ uxeSad Seepasuxa arcTu sasiamovno fiqre-
bisagan gamorkveuli juma, _ mzeWabuki?.. hm, Sen raSi gekiT-
xeba? rogneda?.. veRar gicani! mM goni Sen kaxabers unda kiT-
xulobde da ara mzeWabuks!

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 _ es Cemi saqmea, visac vkiTxulob! _ wamoenTo rogneda,
_ Tqven mier dasaxelebul pirovnebasTan araferi makav-
Sirebs!
_ xom ara ggonia, Cemo kargo, mzeWabuki gabedavs da
Tavis rZladyofils daisvams colad?
_ jer erTi, me Tqveni `Cemo kargo~ ara var, meorec,
vinmes kiserze ar vekonwialebi!
qorwilis Semdeg ar enaxa jumas. d D aqalebula, damSvene-
bula, saucxood gamoiyureba. studentobam argo. Znelad
Tu vinme daiwunebda axla. mM oduri `platformebi~ ecva, mok-
le kabidan Sveti fexebi mouCanda. quTuToebze sqlad
waecxo Savi saRebavi, uxdeboda, Tumca juma amtkicebda
TvalSeRebili gogoebi ar momwonso.
_ Tu gadawyvite Zmebs Camouaro, CemiT unda dagewyo!
_ geslianad Seepasuxa.
_ vis raSi sWirdeba TqvenisTana tutuci, Tqven jer
abanoSi wabrZandiT! _ miaxala rognedam da iqve mdgom ja-
nian biWs, albaT Tanakursels, mklavi gauyara.
jumas TiTqos sila gaawneso, sibrazisagan kbilebi gaak-
raWuna, oRond gogos Tanamgzavrs rom Sexeda, Tavi moiToka.
biWs, etyoba, muSti eqaveboda da mizezs eZebda.
_ lawiraki! _ Caiburtyuna da swrafad gaSorda.
gzajvaredinTan Tvali hkida rZisfer `Jiguls~. saWes-
Tan TiTqos kote ijda, ukana savarZelze ki macacuna. rogne-
dasTan mis saubars Tu adevnebda Tvals. albaT meCvenebao,
gadawyvita. aA rc hqonda amas mniSvneloba. jumas cxovrebaSi
iseTi cvlilebebi xdeboda, wvrilmani kinklaoba colTan
an vinme sxvasTan axals arafers moutanda. SiSi, brazi,
Surisgebis survili, avadmyofuri agzneba, nervuli aR-
tyineba erT wams da Rrma depresia, uZlureba _ meore wams,
qancsa wyvetda. jumas Tvalwin xan jojoxeTis karibWe
ixsneboda, xan ki imedis susti varskvlavi krToda. erT Sav-
bnel dRes igi moswyda myar niadags da karieris wvril Tokze
gasuli cdilobda wonasworobis SenarCunebas.

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 taqsiT gavida mtkvargaRma. mM udam Zvel binas akiTxavda,
roca uWirda. TviTonac ar icoda ratom. iqneb imitom, rom
am saxlSi cxovrobda da wuTiT wuTze kvdeboda mzia, iqneb
imitom, rom ewada erTxelac Sexvedroda gujmaxans, visac
ZaluZs aRazevos dacemuli, xolo aRzevebuli limoniviT
gamowuros da Zirs dasces. iqneb aq gaurboda macacunas
mtarvalur despotobas, an iqneb micvalebulis lands, dRe-
Si aTjer rom gamoecxadeboda da am Tavisi gamocxadebiT au-
tanel tkivils ganacdevinebda.
taqsis mZRols fuli gauwoda da maSin kvlav dainaxa
rZisferi `Jiguli~. Mmxrebi aiCeCa. vin moTvlis, ramdeni
aseTi manqana dadis TbilisSi.
mezobelTagan aravis SeumCnevia, dausxlta aramkiTxe-
Ta cnobismoyvare mzeras. d D idi sifrTxiliT gaaRo kari. san-
am Sevidoda, karga xans iWyiteboda Sig. saeWvo veraferi
SeniSna. Caiketa da SvebiT amoisunTqa. aA q SeiZleboda mSvidad
yofiliyo, aq aravin moakiTxavda.
mcire xans mainc Seyovnda karTan, zurgiT mieyrdno.
umniSvnelo rameebze fiqrobda, raTa mniSvnelovans gaqceo-
da. rac aqedan gadavedi, oTaxs cocxi da tilo ar gahka-
rebiao; iatakze mtkaveli mtveri zimzimebso; Spaleri Cam-
oixa da baRlinjoebiT dabinZurebuli kedlebi gamoCndao;
sarkmeli, kuTxe-kunWuli obobas moublandiao...
xaverdis Savi farda gadaswia, ukan daixia da savarZel-
Si mokalaTda. mTlianad xedavda sakuTar gamosaxulebas.
aA se ijda xolme saaTobiT, eloda jadosnuri sarkis gacoc-
xlebas. oRondac, rogorc sxva milioni msgavsi sarke, esec
imas uCvenebda, rac masSi irekleboda. juma imeds ar kargav-
da, usityvod, fiqrSi ixmobda gujmaxans. TandaTan iZire-
boda am Cum, monotonur ZaxilSi, romelic refreniviT
dausruleblad meordeboda; TandaTan wydeboda qveynie-
rebas, eSveboda srul mdumarebaSi, Tumca oTaxi savse iyo
quCidan Semosuli bgerebiT.
dReniadag gugunebdnen manqanebi. troleibusi gaqande-

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boda zuzuniT, zustad erTsa da imave adgilas gakvesavda
bugeli, naperwklebs gadmoyrida, mavTulebs glejda.
zogjer viRac Tavxedi motocikls gamoaWenebda. mM isi `rax-
rax-rax!.. ~kedlebs azanzarebda. ufro iSviaTad reaqtiu-
li TviTmfrinavi gadauvlida qalaqs da maSin iseTi griali
ismoda, rogorc warRvnis drosaa mosalodneli.
sarkmlis qveS trotuarze uwyvetad mimodiodnen gam-
vlelni. uamravi fexsacmeli sxvadasxva bgeras gamoscemda.
skidan ayrili futkris bzuilsa hgavda uxilav adamianTa
dausrulebeli ratrati.
wkarunebda boTlebi rZis gamyidvelTan... sadRac gahki-
oda saswrafos sirena... milicielma Cahbera sastvens... bum-
bum-bum, _ frTxilad, moridebulad Camohkravdnen zars
eklesiaSi... tramvai mixriginebda oriod kvartals miRma...
tranzistoridan nazad JRerda violino...
juma bedia ijda mdumarebis samefoSi. mM is smenamde ver
aRwevda verc es da verc aTasi sxva bgera, rac avsebs qalaqis
haers. ijda sarkis win, sakuTar sulSi afaTurebda xels,
raTa gaerkvia sad ra ido, bnelSi ki Zneli iyo yovelives
garkveva.
xolo sarke, rogorc saxelmwifo standartiT gamoSve-
bul nivTs Seefereba, dResac uCvenebda imas, rac masSi
irekleboda, ar cdilobda filosofiasa da magiaSi garkve-
vas. Cveulebrivi, mkvdari sagani iyo. jumas ki ar surda amis
dajereba, jiutad mokuntuliyo Zvel savarZelSi.
mere ucbad amoZravda azri, afuTfuTda. mTeli simZaf-
riT igrZno jumam mdgomareobis tragizmi. Tavs veRara
cnobda sarkeSi. `Zalian Sevicvale bolo dros!~ _ amas
utrialebda intensiuri dineba fiqrisa. zedmetad gaZval-
tyavebuli da moTavebuli Canda. momavali ar arsebobda mis-
Tvis. ar undoda es daejerebina, ver miiRebda aseT ganaCens
da winaaRmdegobas uwevda. jer ra xnisa varo, momavalze
fiqrs rad avikrZalavo. mM arTlac jer xom siWabukis asaki
ar gasvloda. suli dauberda mxolod da amas araferi

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Sveloda... ase rom fiqrobda, ucbad moeCveneboda, rom sarke
dascinoda, masSi areklil arsebas bezrdeboda jumas gan-
cdaTa naturaluri aRbeWdva, uadgilo adgilas iwyebda
RmeWas: cocxal bedias saxe Camostiroda, sarkis anarekli
ki mxiarulad xiTxiTebda. grZnobda juma, rom orad ixli-
Ceboda da es ori nawili arafriT hgavda erTimeores.
moulodnelad Camobnelda. quCaSi ainTo neonis na-
Turebi. sifrifana Suqma sarkmelSi SemoaRwia, sarkes zed
miefina. g
G aqra, bindSi daikarga jumas gamosaxuleba. dafrTxa
Wabuki, kars mivarda. daaviwyda, rom TviTonve Caketa gasaRe-
biT da caxcaxma aitaca. sanam gaaxsenda, gasaRebi jibeSi moi-
Zia da kari gaaRo, Tavisi daemarTa.
derefanSi suli moiTqva, damSvidda. Sin unda wasuliyo,
macacunasTan. colis gaxseneba srulebiTac ar gahxarebia.
Ffiqri TavisTavad rognedasTan dRevandel Sexvedraze
gadaxta. `lawiraki!~ _ gulRrZod gaifiqra. axla mexsiere-
baSi mzia amotivtivda.
imis magivrad, rom ezoSi Casuliyo, aRma ahyva kibes, me-
same sarTulisaken. zaris darekva ratomRac ver gabeda,
frTxilad daakakuna.
amiranma gauRo, buba ar ariso da guli ufro moeca.
_ didi bodiSi, Zia amiran, aqeT gamoviare da Tavi valde-
bulad CavTvale... _ mileuli xmiT laparakobda.
_ mobrZandiT, batono, sabodiSo raa! _ misma umweobam
da sacodaobam amirani gaakvirva da ganaiaraRa.
_ ar minda SegawuxoT, me erTi wuTiT...
_ ra Sewuxebaa...
jumam ukve inana mosvla, fexi aiTria.
_ mzia rogorRaa? _ CurCuliT hkiTxa.
_ Seni mteri iyos egre! _ naRvlianad Tqva amiranma.
Zalian motexili Canda, Tma gaWaRaraveboda, saxe wvril
naoWebs daeqsela.
_ mindoda, Soridan mainc Semexeda, _ juma wamowiTl-
da, xmaSi xvewnis kilo gauria.

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 amiranma gamomcdelad Sexeda. TqmiT araferi uTqvams,
magram Tavi dauqnia.
jumam kari odnav SeaRo da SeiWyita.
yvelaferi ise iyo, rogorc maSin, gujmaxanTan stum-
robisas. oRond mze ver Semodioda qalwulis oTaxSi, naTu-
ris mqrqali, mocisfro Suqi efineboda rbilad. Mmzias
mileuli pirisaxe ki bindSi ikargeboda da Wabukma arc ico-
da, marTla xedavda mas Tu ara.
raRac moawva, yelSi moebjina. Tavis Sekaveba scada da
ver SeZlo. cremli TavisTavad wamouvida. aA r SemamCnioso
da amirans saxe moarida. `me davRupe igi, me davRupe Cemi bed-
niereba!~ _ sazari iyo amis gafiqreba.
_ mzia, _ waiCurCula. u U kve aSkarad tiroda da am tir-
ilma amirani gadaaviwya.
pasuxad TiTqos neli sios rxeva moisma.
juma oTaxSi Sevida, sawolTan muxlebze daeSva.
_ mzia, mapatie, yvelaferi mapatie!
avadmyofs Zala ar eyo pasuxis gasacemad.
amiranma stumari wamoayena.
jumam CurCuliT moubodiSa da gamoemSvidoba.

***

ori Tve mainc iyo, rac macacuna zveravda jumas. gaTxo-

vebis pirveli dRidanve mteriviT eqceoda meuRles. A atyobda,
rom arc jumas exateboda gulze, im dRis Cxubis Semdeg ar
gahkarebia. Tavidan macacunas es axarebda, arafrad epitnave-
boda qmris naZaladevi arSiyoba. mM ere da mere misma uyura-
dRebobam Seuracxyo. zizRze ufro mZafri zizRiT upasuxa,
siZulvilze _ ufro Zlieri siZulviliT. `yvelafris Rir-
sia, _ fiqrobda macacuna, _ CanCura da suniani...~ sunze ra
iTqmis, magram juma CanCura sulac ar iyo. erTxelac, iqneb
mRalatobso, eWvi ewvia macacunas. aA m fiqrma gaawama. aA raferi
iyo gasakviri, aseTi qmris patrons rom sayvareli gaeCina,

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magram dauSvebeli iyo, aseTi qalis qmars sxva qalebTan
ekurkura.
im dRidan kudad gamoeba jumas, yovel mis nabijs amow-
mebda. saeWvo veraferi SeamCnia, garda imisa, rom sakmaod
xSirad Tavis Zvel binaSi Caiketeboda da iqidan ise gaTave-
buli da daRlili gamodioda, kaci kacad ar vargoda. dRi-
Ti dRe icvleboda juma. loyebi Caucvivda, yvrimalebi
amoeCara. Tma sul gascvivda, TiTqmis gamelotda. rac Ser-
Ca, imaSic blomad eria WaRara. mM is moZraobaSi ar iyo winan-
deli sisxarte, modunda rogorRac, mxrebSi moixara. tanze
Sarvali ar uCerdeboda. pP ijaki safrTxobelasaviT ekida.
erTxel Zveli binis siaxloves rognedas waawyda maca-
cuna da masze ieWviana. kinaRam quCaSi eca viTomda metoqes.
rognedamac icno. arc SiSi dastyobia, arc dabneula. piri-
qiT, Zveli nacnobiviT miesalma, sevdianad hkiTxa: `Tqven
mainc ver metyviT, mzeWabuki ar Camosula?~ macacunas umc-
rosi mazlis arsebobac ar axsovda, verafriT gaamxneva Sey-
varebuli gogo. `erT Zmas Caugorda, axla meore mounda!~
_ RvarZlianad gaifiqra, TviTve Sercxva nafiqralisa, vi-
Rac uCinars SeukurTxa: `gawyda Tqveni sinsila, mec rogor
gamaboroteT!~
im dResac kvaldakval aedevna qmars. kotes manqanidan
uTvalTvalebda. juma oTaxSi Caiketa. mM acacuna kars frTx-
ilad aekra, yuri zed miado. Cqami ar ismoda. M mxolod erT-
xel daiWraWuna savarZelma, albaT Cajda. mM eti sxva xma iqidan
ar gamosula. didxans ucada ra moxdeboda, magram araferi
momxdara. manqanaSi dabrunda. kotem Tavis binaSi waiyvana,
col-Svili agarakze gaeSva. TiTo Wiqa koniaki dalies, mere
kacma fotosuraTi uCvena, tyupiscali gogo-biWisa, esenia
Cemi angelozebio. mM acacunas guneba wauxda, aiCema, minda
vnaxo, is CerCeti Tavis oTaxSi zis Tu arao. macacunam zus-
tad maSin miuswro, roca juma oTaxidan gamodioda.
derefanSi susti naTura bJutavda. mM acacuna ver xedav-
da qmris gamometyvelebas. mM ainc mixvda, rom juma daRlili

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 da SeSinebuli iyo. coli ar SeumCnevia, ise avida zeviT,
amiranTan da iq xuTiode wuTs darCa. Tumca macacunas
saukuned moeCvena es xuTi wuTi. `axla xom migixvdi, ra vaJ-
batonic yofilxar!~ _ qadiliT gaifiqra.
rogorc ki juma wavida, zeviT avarda da amirans miuxta.
_ grcxvenodeT! _ wamoiZaxa. iqve, zRurblTan SemTx-
veviT dadgmul skamze Camojda, cremlebi gadmoyara.
amiranma xelebi umweod gaasavsava, veraferi gaigo.
_ giCivlebT, qveyanaze kacs ar davtoveb, visTanac
Civili SeiZleba!
_ ki mara, ra davaSave aseTi? _ gons moego Seuracxyo-
fili amirani.
_ viTom ver xvdebiT, ara? _ gakapasda macacuna, _
ojaxs mingrevT, Tavs mWriT da verafers xvdebiT?
_ Cumad, geTayva, mezoblebi gaigoneben, _ Tavgza aeb-
na amirans, uxerxulobisagan ar icoda ra eRona.
_ gaigonon mere, ra maqvs sasircxvilo, Tqven unda
grcxvenodeT! tyuilad gaqvT imedi, Cemi qmari ase myavs ga-
moWerili, _ muSti mokuma, _ Tqveni gogo verasodes eR-
irseba...
amirani uceb mixvda, Tu ris Tqmas apirebda macacuna,
risxva SemoenTo.
_ gaeTrie! _ wasCurCula.
_ rao? eE s unda mkadroT?
_ gaeTrie!
macacuna demonstraciulad wamodga, kari gaijaxuna,
kibeze sul braguniT Cadioda, Tan gza-gza ilanZReboda.
Sinisaken gamoeSura.
jumam daaswro. colis naxva maincdamainc ar axarebda,
magram carieli bina sevdas hgvrida. aA r icoda ra ekeTebina,
guli risTvis gadaeyolebina. grZnobda, rom avad xdeboda.
mM xolod saqme Tu uwamlebda, xeli ki araferze miudioda.
ramdenjerme scada magidas misjdomoda. sufTa qaRaldis
mimarT alergia gauCnda. b B olos Tavs gamoutyda, marTlac

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berwi vyofilvar, literaturuli, araferi faseulis da-
badeba ar ZalmiZso.
fanjarasTan midga. mM Teli xevi Canda barnovis quCis xi-
damde. mtverSi gaxveul manqanebs Soris rZisferi `Jiguli~
icno. aA r esiamovna. aqeTken moemarTeboda `ojaxis megobari~.
`movklav!~ _ gulgrilad gadawyvita. iaraRis Zebnasac
Seudga. veraferi ipova. ojaxSi lursmnis CasaWedi CaquCis
meti araferi moeZeveboda. `rogorc ki Semova, CaquCiT dava-
retianeb, _ ocnebebSi CaiZira, _ mere vurtyam da vurtyam,
sanam tvins ar davanTxevineb!~ aSkarad tkbeboda am azriT.
meorejerac warmoidgina kotes dasjis scena. imdenad SemaZr-
wunebeli suraTi daxata, xel-fexi aucaxcaxda, kinaRam
iatakze dajda...
CaquCi magidaze datova da isev gadaixeda. m M anqanidan
macacuna gadmoxta. juma fanjris rafas sagangebod gada-
eyrdno, raTa ganSorebis scena enaxa. Mmacacunas albaT
eCqareboda, kari miujaxuna da SemosasvlelSi gauCinarda.
juma Sua oTaxSi gaCerda. aA xla fiqrSi macacunas klavda.
erTxel da samudamod unda eswavlebina Wkua colisaTvis.
`laye vgonivar magas, _ boboqrobda gunebaSi, _ Semova Tu
ara, vecemi da TmebiT daviTrev, muxlebze daviCeCqvav magis
cxvir-pirs, danas movitan samzareulodan da RoriviT gam-
ovWri yels...~ azris TvaliT xedavda, Tu rogor Sevida maca-
cuna liftSi, Rilaks daaWira TiTi, lifti daiZra da, aha,
sarTuli sarTuls mohyva... moaRwia... marTlac gaijaxuna
liftis rkinis karma. mM acacunas `platformebi~ baqanze swraf
bakibuks gamoscemdnen. juma adgilidan ar daZrula. moqu-
ruSebuli idga. ciebianiviT adgenda nair-nair gegmas, erTs
uaryofda, meores igonebda... imTaviTve iseTi ram unda eTq-
va, miwasTan rom gaasworebda, xelze daixvevda, motexda...
gaiCxakuna saketma da...
_ aqa xar xom?! mM tarvalo, aramzadav, moRalatev, ojaxis
gamyidvelo!.. _ ikivla da ikivla macacunam, momarTuli
frCxilebiT loyebze Caafrinda.

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 juma daibna, ukan daixia.
_ momeSvi, Se qalo, ram gagagiJa?
_ gegona, verafers gavigebdi, xom?! aA gremc kuboSi mina-
xixar gaSotili! Se utvino, Se bentera, oxero!.. _ wavida da
wavida, wavida da wavida... gancvifrebuli juma cdilobda
sityva CaerTo, xma Caewyvetinebina Tavgasuli colisaTvis,
SeeSinebina, magram macacuna giJiviT moiwevda da juma Tav-
dacvas undeboda. Nnabij-nabij ixevda, luRluRebda, _
`moica, Se qalo, momeSvi, sityva maTqmevine!~ macacuna ki ar
eSveboda, maincdamainc Tvalebis amowiwknas upirebda.
aseTi gawamawiiT miaRwies kabinetis kars. jumam Tavs
uSvela, kari Signidan Caiketa. mM acacuna iatakis sawmendi
joxiT uraxunebda, Tan usazizRresi sityvebiT amkobda.
nervebmoSlili, uRono juma taxtze daeca, Tavze ba-
liSi wamoimxo da gamoiTiSa, moscilda amqveyniur sinam-
dviles...
arc gaugia, rodis damSvidda macacuna. TviTon ga-
uxdelad CasZineboda Turme. uCveulo mdumarebam gamoaRvi-
Za. qalaqi dawynarebuliyo, Tumca SesaZlebelia dayruvda
da imitom ara esmoda ra. merme sastumros didi saaTis tik-
tiki gaigona. Cveulebriv dros mis smenamde arc aRwevda,
axla ki, sayovelTao mdumarebaSi, ise xmianobda, TiTqos
CaquCiT aluminis TefSze ubraxunebdnen.
saSiSroeba ZilSive igrZno. G guli gadaewura. Ddam-
frTxalma ucbad wamoswia Tavi.
`is~ aq iyo!
kuTxis magidaze naTura enTo. oTaxSi yoveli wvrilmani
TvalnaTliv Canda. `is~ kedelTan idga, adrindel adgilze.
Tvalebi daexuWa, xelebi mkerdze daekrifa. nN ikapze kurc-
xali ekida, erTaderTi, mociage. TeTr perangze sisxlis
wveTebi iRvenTeboda nel-nela.
Tavzardacemulma jumam Tvali moifSvnita, meCvenebao.
g
G uli ise ucemda, amovardnas lamobda.
`RmerTo, dilamde gamaZlebine!~ _ es fiqriRa CaeWeda

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tvinSi, mets verafers axerxebda.
moxda is, risic ase eSinoda.
`is~ wamovida!
nabijs ar adgamda. TavisTavad levda sivrces. f F exsac-
melebis lanCebi uxmod mosrialebda kriala parketze.
jumas pirkata eca, Tvalebi gadmocvenaze hqonda. `is~
iseTive iyo, rogoric daamaxsovrda kuboSi.
sabani Tavze wamoifara da gayuCda. igrZno, raRac mZime
da civi awveboda zevidan.
Sehyvira jumam, loginidan wamoiWra da karSi gavarda.
ramdenime sarTuli Cairbina elvis uswrafesad. b B neli Ra-
misac eSinoda da Ria lifts rom waawyda, Sig Caiketa. viRaca
daejajgura liftis kars. samariseburma sicivem Semoatana.
jumam Rilaks TiTi daaWira, meTeqvsmete sarTulze avarda.
l
L ifti gaCerda Tu ara, pirveli sarTulis Rilaks daaWira,
merme kvlav meTeqvsmetesi. gariJraJamde ase daaqrolebda
aRma-daRma, gaurboda sikvdilis mdumare sicives.
dilaadrian cocxali adamianebis xmebi gaigona kibeze.
lL iftis karze abraxunebdnen, isev gaiWeda es oxerio, ikur-
Txebodnen.
jumam Sin dabruneba ver gabeda. quCaSi jer kidev cota
xalxi iyo, avtobusis gaCerebamde sirbiliT Cavida. pP irv-
elsave avtobuss Seaxta, sul erTi iyo, saiT wavidoda. di-
RomSi amoyo Tavi. aA xla sxva avtobusze avida da iman kolme-
urneobis moedanze miiyvana. mM ere rkinigzis sadgurze gaem-
gzavra, iqidan eqspress aeroportamde gahyva. amasobaSi
qalaqi dRis Cveulebriv ritmSi Cadga da SiSi gaunelda.
`Svebuleba unda aviRo, oriode TviT waval aqedan!~ _
ukve samsaxuris kibeze gadawyvita.
`pegasis~ redaqciaSi mxolod kvintiliane daxvda, car-
ieli oTaxebi ar moewona. aA rc litmuSaki moewona, pirze
damcinavi Rimili SeamCnia da Tvali aarida. `albaT xvdeba,
Zirs rom miTxrian!~ _ zizRiT gaifiqra.
_ dRes saministroSi kolegiaa! _ orazrovnad Tqva

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kvintilianem.
_ mere Sen ra gixaria? _ ukmexad SeekiTxa juma.
_ me araferi... _ wamiT airia, swrafadve moiToka Tavi,
_ viRac maimunma dareka isev. imuqreba, wyals Segiyenebo.
roca gaigo, rom Tqven ar brZandebodiT, male viqnebi Tqve-
ni Sefio...
_ ici, ras getyvi? _ jumam sayeloSi staca xeli, mo-
izida da saxeSi SeaorTqla, _ aqedan Tu wavedi, erTaderTi
dardi gamyveba...
_ Tqveni wasvla vina Tqva, bodRoeviC! _ xma aukankal-
da litmuSaks. Tavs damcirebulad grZnobda, radgan jumas
Zalian uxerxulad eWira.
_ erTaderTi dardi gamyveba-meTqi, _ kbilebi gaaR-
rWiala jumam, _ is, rom Sen ar gagsrise pirvelsave dRes!
Sen Wia xar, qvemZromi! icode, Cemi Semcvleli mainc gag-
srisavs...
kvintilianem nerwyvi gadaylapa, Tvalebi aaparpala.
jumam xeli uSva. nN ervebi ar uvargoda, Tavis marcxs sxvas
tyuilad abralebda.
kabinetSi ridiT Seixeda. saSiSi araferi iyo. savarZelze
eklebi kidev ufro dazrdiliyo. amisTvis yuradReba arc
miuqcevia. kari mixura da umalve igrZno sikvdilis civi
sunTqva... TvalnaTliv xedavda, Tu rogor ikveTeboda
araraobidan `is~... savarZlis ukan idga da eloda, rodis Ca-
jdeboda juma bedia eklian savarZelSi, raTa civi xvevniT
mialerseboda.
jumam jiqur daixia.
es iyo misi ukanaskneli mosvla.
kviris Tavze `pegasis~ savarZelSi sxva redaqtori ijda.

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 Tavi V. xvedri
erTi Tvis Ziebis Semdeg saqme arqivs Cabarda. iyo kaci
da gaqra. SemTxvevas gamocdili iuristi iZiebda, magram
xelSesaxebi samxili veraferi moipova da martodmarto
eWvebiT fons ver gavidoda. mM owmeebis CvenebaSi veraferi
naxa iseTi, rasac kaci CaeZieboda. g G adawyda, bolo dros
suliT avadmyofoba dasCemda da iman daRupao...
gamomZiebelTan saubarSi macacuna cremlebs Rvrida da
cxarobda:
_ Tqven valdebulni xarT, valdebulni!.. yvelafers
naTeli unda moefinos! sicocxle ar minda uimisod! Tqven
Tu iciT, Cven rom siyvaruliT davqorwindiT?.. Cemi juma,
Cemi geniosi meuRle, iseTi keTili iyo, iseTi Wkviani, suf-
Ta, pewiani, sul qaTqaTa perangebs icvamda. mM ere rogor vuy-
vardi? Cemo erTaderToo, metyoda... ra niWieri iyo...
_ ratom iyo, qalbatono esma, iqneb cocxalia Tqveni
meuRle?
_ nu mamSvidebT, verafers damajerebT!
kotesac mwuxarebisagan cxvir-piri Camostiroda.
_ diax, me ojaxis megobari var. eE s albaT ukve mogexse-
nebaT. rogor vafasebdi, ZmasaviT miyvarda. aA qeTac `Zmaos~
meZaxda, sxvanairi momarTva arc maxsovs. ra wamsac davWir-
debodi, metyoda, kote, Seni manqaniT aqa da aq unda wamiy-
vanoo. SuaRamec rom yofiliyo, uars rogor gavubedavdi...
ra kaci, ra kaci!.. keTilSobili, didbunebovani, namdvili
vaJkaci, zogierTiviT gulmxdali ki ar iyo. mokled, Zalian
mafasebda...
litmuSaki kvintiliane TiTo dakiTxvaze TiTo duJin
cxvirsaxocs asvelebda.
_ Cemi Sefi, Cemi patroni, amieridan ra meSveleba? is
mafasebda, Tu mafasebda. mM eubneboda, pasuxismgebeli mdi-
vani pensiaze rom gava, Sen unda dagniSno magis adgilzeo,

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radgan SenisTana gulisxmieri, bejiTi, Sromismoyvare kaci
redaqciaSi meti aravin megulebao. sul erTad viyaviT, dRi-
siT da RamiT, imodena kaci iyo da erTxelac ar ugrZnobi-
nebia Tavisi didkacoba. Tavmdabali iyo uaRresad, mec imas
meubneboda, Sen, Zmao, nametani Tavmdabali xar, Torem bevrs
ajobebo...
ase da amgvarad, gamomZiebelma mravali kaci dakiTxa.
zogi juma bedias megobrad iTvleboda, zogi amxanagad,
naTesavad, TanamSromlad, ubralo nacnobad. Y y oveli
maTgani zogadi msjelobiTRa kmayofildeboda, romelSic
erTi laitmotivi aucileblad JRerda: `afsus, ra kargi kaci
iyo, mec dabejiTebiT meubneboda, kargi kaci xaro!~
ambavi ki amnairad warimarTa:
juma bedia Tavis kabinetidan rom gamovarda, WkuaT-
myofels ara hgavda. erTi ki iyo, gamocdili Tvali mis damf-
rTxal saxeze gadawyvetilebas waikiTxavda. kvintiliane,
Tumca nawyeni iyo, kibemde gamohyva. jumam arc moxeda.
lifti ar gaxsenebia. es maRali kibe sul kisristexiT Calia.
litmuSakma Tavi dananebiT gaaqnia, kibis qveda safexurze
Camojda, axali redaqtoris gamoCenas unda dalodeboda.
Senobidan gamovardnili Sefi rom dainaxa, redaqciis
gamocdili mZRoli manqanidan gadmovida, kari gauRo. jumas
arc misTvis miuqcevia yuradReba, daado Tavi da wavida. `ra
bzikma ukbina?~ _ gaifiqra mZRolma da isev manqanaSi Cajda.
misTvis sul erTi iyo, visac Causvamdnen, imas atarebda.
juma ki miiCqaroda xalxiT gadatvirTul trotuarze.
TvalebSi ver ixedeboda, xan erT gamvlels gahkravda
gverds, xan meores, xan pirdapir Seetakeboda viRacas. sxve-
bi gzas uTmobdnen gamalebiT mimavals. TviTon bodiSi ar
gaxsenebia, ar scaloda. f F exdafex lanZRvis korianteli
mosdevda, is ki mxolod sakuTar gulisxmas ugdebda yurs...
misi suli gaorebuliyo da juma bedia miiswrafoda juma
bediasaken...
SesaniSnavi dRe idga. gazafxuli gabatonda sabolood.
caze mze kaSkaSebda, arc civi, arc cxeli. yY ovel kuTxe-kun-

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Wuls aferadebda cincxali ferebiT. yoveli xe sasaCuqre
Taiguls hgavda. quCaSi gamoyrili xalxic, TiTqos axlaRa
gaiRviZao, Tvalis WyetiTa da raRacnairi netari zmorebiT
daseirnobda. siyvarulis pirveli, ucnobi ZafebiT ixlar-
Teboda cisqveSeTi. ar arsebobda boroteba, naTeli efina
yovel guls. mTawminda gadmoscqeroda qalaqs rogorc
axladgaRviZebuli keTili drakoni. Zlivs SesamCnevi sur-
neli yvavilebisa dafofinebda ubnebSi. wyneTeli biWebi
mindvris yvavilebs yiddnen, Tan milicias aridebdnen Tavs,
magram aseT dRes miliciac Tvals xuWavda...
sad miiCqaroda am dros juma bedia? vis Txovda Svelas?
RmerTic da eSmakic Tavis sulSi unda eZebna. oRondac, iq
ukuni Rame Camowololoyo, jojoxeTis mxrColavi kvamli
uwamlavda gons...
giJur fiqrebSi CaZiruls arc SeumCnevia, rom kval-
dakval, mTeli gza, auCqareblad mohyveboda `ojaxis mego-
bris~ rZisferi `Jiguli~, romelSic gawiwmatebuli macacu-
na ijda.
_ xom geubnebodi, kote, uyure, uyure, normalursa
hgavs?
_ Sen ra gaRelvebs, genacvale, iyos rogoric aris.
d
D idad ar gawuxebs, arafers gTxovs. mM e rom mkiTxo, rqianeb-
Si idealuri qmaria.
_ sul mexumrebi, me ki Cemi gaCenis beds viwyevli, egeTi
CerCeti rom Semaxvedra bedma!
kotem gaicina. xSirad moesmina msgavsi wuwuni. winaswar
icoda, rasac ityoda qali.
_ Se kai qalo, beds Tu vinme emduris, Sen ra gaqvs dasam-
duri? bina, fuli, qmari, saxeli, meti ra ginda? zed kidev
CemisTana sayvareli!.. geficebi, qveyana Semognatris, Sen
ki ukmayofilo xar...
_ me mkiTxe, xumrobis gunebaze Tu var, _ ufro gawiw-
matda macacuna, _ darwmunebuli var, im xeibarma raRac
jado gaukeTa, imaze giJdeba...
_ kai axla, sisuleles nu laparakob, sulTmobrZavi

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mainc Seibrale.
_ sulTmobrZavi?.. magi rom sikvdls apirebdes, aqamde
unda gaefrTxo suli. aA feristobs me Tu mkiTxav.
_ oh, qalebi, qalebi...
_ davifice, _ ficxad Seawyvetina macacunam, _ is Tu
mag gogosTan Sevida, gaveyrebi!
_ sisulelesac Caiden, _ moiRuSa kote, _ Tumca
rogorc genebos, ise moiqeci. CemdaTavad ukve giTxari,
Svilebi myavs da coli gulze romc ar mexatebodes, ojaxs
ver davangrev-meTqi. gulwrfelad giTxra, sulac ar mZuls
Cemi coli!
_ is maTxoji? _ RvarZlianad Seepasuxa macacuna da
aslukunda.
_ maTxojia Tu ara, Cemia da rqebs ar madgams! _ umalve
samagiero gadauxada kotem, _ kai axla, amaze nu viCxubebT!
Cxubis dro marTlac ar iyo da macacunam Tvalebi Seim-
Srala.
_ uyure! xom geubnebodi, iqiTken gauxvia!
aqoSinebulma jumam erTi-ori gauxvia, Tavis Zvel qu-
Caze gavida.
macacunam cota moicada da manqanidan gadmovida.
_ Sen aq damelode, male movbrundebi!
_ damijere, esma, Cxubi da davidaraba sikeTes ar mo-
gitans! _ dauyvava kotem.
_ Cemi ambisa me vici!
juma giJis gaxelebiT aiWra rkinis kibeze. A aivani ca-
rieli daxvda. vinmec rom yofiliyo, mainc ver SeamCnevda.
xelebi ukankalebda da gasaRebi Zlivs moargo klites,
gadaatriala. moeCvena, TiTqos fxakuni da xiTxiTi moismoda
Signidan.
SiSi da sixaruli erTad moawyda.
kari gaaRo da zRurblze wamiT gaiyina.
oTaxSi sicariele sufevda. iatakze winandeburad zim-
zimebda mtveri da zed jumas nakvalevis garda sxva kvali
ar aCnda.

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 Seyoymanda. uU kve ar icoda rogor moqceuliyo.
miaSterda sarkeze Camofarebul xaverdis fardas. o O dna-
vadac ar irxeoda.
_ gujmaxan! _ sasowarkveTiT wamoiZaxa, _ rad damRupe,
gujmaxan!
fardis kalTa gadaiwia, wowola Tavi gamoCnda wamier.
wiTuri wverebi aburZgnoda. eE lami Tvalebi moeWuta. g G uli-
anad CaixiTxiTa da miimala.
_ gujmaxan, pasuxi gamec! _ fardas mieWra juma, gadaswia.
sarkem misi gamosaxuleba airekla. ver icno oRond, guj-
maxans damsgavseboda TviTonac.
sadRac Soreuli siRrmidan ki uwyveti, agdebuli, Se-
uracxmyofeli xiTxiTi aRwevda.
_ gujmaxan, Surs viZieb! _ uRonod iZaxda gamwarebuli
juma.
pasuxad xarxari gaisma, damcinavi, gamanadgurebeli,
Tavxeduri.
Tavi jiutad daxara juma bediam, nabiji warsdga.
sarke comiviT rbilad daxvda da Sig Sevida.
imave wams zRurblze macacuna wamoimarTa.
Soridanve esmoda jumas Zaxili. oTaxSi rom veravin
naxa, daibna. u
U ceb fardis saeWvo rxeva SeamCnia da gawiwma-
tebuli mivarda.
_ aq memalebi, Se degenerato?!
gamoswia xaverdis Sav fardas da masTan erTad sarkec
gadmoiyola.
brax!
Semzaravad ikivla viRacam. iatakze, sarkis namsxvre-
vebSi sisxli gamokrTa.
gaognda macacuna, damunjda.
kotem Semoixeda. aA r moewona namsxvrevebs Soris daRv-
rili sisxli da qals xeli Caavlo, ZalaTi gaitaca oTaxidan.
kari Caketa, gasaRebi ki gadaagdo.
isini aravis SeumCnevia...

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 yfobkb :18
mzeWabuk bedias omi

naSuadRevs Tbilisisaken mimavali manqanis mZRolma ga-

moaRviZa. mzeWabuk bedias gzis piras Tivaze CasZineboda. wel-
Si Zlivs gaimarTa, mTeli tani dabeJili hqonda. vera da ver
gaixsena, aq rogor moxvda. xmals daxeda, vada TiTqos xelze
miswebeboda. TandaTan mexsiereba aumuSavda, amotivtivdnen
ucnauri, araamqveyniuri saxelebi _ jagernauti, gujmaxani,
jgrag... es iyo saidumlo da amas veravis gaumxelda.
RamiT TbilisSi ewvima. qQ alaqi axladganbanil Cvilsa
hgavda. rusTavelis prospeqtze Camovida, trotuars dauyva
auCqareblad. gamvlelT angariSmiucemlad uRimoda, pasu-
xad xan keTil Rimils iWerda, xan gaocebul mzeras, xan dam-
cinavs, zizRnarevs, borotsac ki, magram umTavresad mainc
xalisianad uRimodnen da gunebaSi yvelas Tavisas uzRavda.
gvian mixvda, SiSveli xmali gadametebul cnobismoyva-
reobas iwvevda da perangis kalTa gadaafara, Tumca mTlad
ver damala.
rusTavelis ZeglTan lomis piridan wyali dalia. g G za
ganagrZo. meliqiSvilis quCa gaiara da universitetis baR-
Si Sevida.
leqciebi jerac ar iyo dawyebuli. ezoSi studentebi ire-
odnen. mzeWabuki Soridan uTvalTvalebda. N nacnobi veravin
ipova, Tumca vin hyavda nacnobi, ramdenime ymawvili Tu
axsovda sagamarjobod.
wasvla daapira da am dros dauZaxes:
_ mzeWabuk!
Tavdapirvelad ver icno.
_ rogneda, gamarjoba! _ mSvidad miesalma.
daqalebuliyo, mzeWabukze ufrosic ki Canda. TiTze
beWedi ekeTa.

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 _ xom ar gaTxovdi?
_ ara, es ise, biWebma rom ar Semawuxon, _ beWdiani xeli
damala rognedam. U undoda kidev raRac eTqva, magram uc-
xoebiviT ubrad idgnen.
_ rodis Camoxvedi? _ xma Zlivs amoiRo gogom.
_ erTi saaTic araa. vinme nacnobs vnaxav-meTqi, gamo-
viare... mindoda, mekiTxa, mzias xom ar icnob, Cvens mezobels?
rogneda gawiTlda, Tavi dauqnia.
_ aq ar aris?
_ is xom avadaa, gareT arc gamodis, eqimebi vera Svelian...
_ nuTu? _ mRelvareba damala mzeWabukma, _ maS, me
wavedi, kargad menaxe!
rogneda adgilze darCa. g G ahyurebda mimaval yrmas da
Tvali cremliT evseboda.
mzeWabuki varazisxeviT gmirTa moedanze daeSva.
saaTze meti ixetiala da jer quCas, mere saxls miagno.
mouTmenlad daaWira ramdenimejer Rilaks.
_ nela, kaco, nu agvikeli! _ buzRuniT gamoixeda
amiranma.
_ veRar micani, amiran biZia?
amirani Secba. cxadia, icno, oRond zRurblidan fexi ar
moucvlia.
_ eh, kargad gicnobT bediebs, magram saxeiro veraferi
vnaxe amaSi!
_ amiran biZia, raRac ar maxsovs, rame dameSavebinos!
_ hm, _ amiranma ar icoda amaze ra epasuxa, Seyoymanda,
_ ho, Semodi, xmadabla ilaparake, avadmyofi gvyavs.
mzeWabukma gverdi auqcia. aA qamde arasodes yofila am
binaSi, magram gumaniT mixvda, sadac iqneboda mzias oTaxi.
nebarTvisTvis ar moucdia, ise Sevida.
avadmyofis cvilisferi pirisaxe Zlivs aCnda baliSze,
mZime fardebSi mze ver aRwevda da mrume, sifrifana Suqi
kidev ufro uferulsa da mileuls aCeda gogos.
_ gamarjoba, mzia!

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 Tvali gaaxila mziam, sustad gauRima.
_ gamarjoba, tato! _ niaviviT Seepasuxa.
mzeWabuki daibna, ena Seeborka.
_ bnelSi wola ras gargebs, gogo! _ Seecada mxiaru-
lad eTqva.
fardas mivarda, gadaswia.
sinaTle niaRvariviT moskda, pirTamde aavso oTaxi, mzis
sxivebi daefina parkets, aTinaTebi acimcimdnen Wersa da
kedlebze.
_ gareT iseTi amindia...
fanjara gamoaRo, grili haeri SemouSva.
_ gamarjoba, tato! _ Zlivs gasagonad gaimeora mziam.
mzeWabuks loyebi uxurda, avadmyofisaken daixara da
wasCurCula:
_ mxned iyavi, mzia, male ganidevneba mteri boroti. g
G za
damiloce!
_ damilocnixar, tato! _ bageze waikiTxa mzeWabukma,
gagonebiT ki ara gaugonia ra...
amiranma Semoixeda da gaocda. mziT savse oTaxSi stu-
mari ver ipova...

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`damilocnixar, tato!~ _ fiqrSi mravalgzis gaimeora

mziam. grZnobda, guls malamod edeboda es sityvebi, umr-
Telebda...
mzias mexsiereba TeTr qaRalds damsgavseboda, romel-
zec aqamde orad ori sityva ewera: `tato wavida!~ mziam ar
icoda, ratom wavida tato, sad wavida, rad miatova. iseTi
ra unda daeSavebina gogonas, ase sastikad rom dasajes.
im dRidan fiqri CaexSo, azri gadaeketa. igi udrtvin-
velad, winaaRmdegobis gauwevlad TandaTan qreboda, mor-
Cilad mihyveboda Savi zmanebis im tkbil Saras, romlis bo-
los maradisobasTan sruli Serwyma moeloda.

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 dRe hgavda Rames, Rame dRes... adamianTa yofis yovel-
dRiuri wvrilmanebi mis smenamde ver dadioda. xandaxan
bindbundSi odnav gamoCndeboda amiranis an bubas saxeebi.
isini raRacas CasCiCinebdnen, magram mzias mexsierebaSi
qviTkiris zRuded wamomarTuliyo sityvebi _ `tato wavi-
da!~ sxva ram ki misTvis ar arsebobda. cxovreba iyo usasru-
lod gaWimuli wami, radgan srul siTeTreSi SeuZlebelia
ramis garCeva.
mere ucbad Semovida tato. f F arda gadaswia, mzis sxivebiT
aavso oTaxi. f F anjridan grili niavi SemoiWra. `gamarjoba,
mzia, _ CasCurCula, _ didxans galodine, Zvirfaso, da ma-
patie... aha, movedi SenTan da amieridan arasodes migatoveb!~
`damilocnixar, tato!~ _ pasuxi Seageba mziam. pP irvelad
am usasrulo wamis manZilze moingra mexsierebis zRude da
iq SemoiWra macocxlebeli azri _ `damilocnixar, tato!~
sityvebi hgavda Ramis uRranSi mofarfate cicinaTelas,
romelic xan erT kuTxes mianaTebs, xan meores. mexsierebaSi
aTasi wvrilmani afuTfuTda. Zneli iyo mTavarisa da Ziri-
Tadis gamoyofa da mzias daavadebuli goneba gadaiRala,
moiTenTa, burusSi Caeflo... Sewyda susti azris mdinareba,
sizmris gafaCunebac ar arRvevda mzias aryofnas...
vin icis, ramden xans gagrZelda es SegrZneba, roca suli
tovebs sxeuls da sadRac bnel sivrceSi mieqaneba. TiTqos
samudamod gaCerda dro, mzias meoba ararsSi gaiTqvifa...
ucbad mkveTri, CaxCaxa sinaTle moefina pirze. Tvali ga-
axila gancvifrebulma, TiTqos bneli okeanis siRrmidan
amotivtivda. `sad var?~ _ Tavs SeekiTxa. kK argad cnobda am
oTaxs, Tumca raRac cvlileba mainc momxdariyo. wamlebis
sunma daaeWva, magram iseTi grZnoba daeufla, TiTqos wu-
xel CaeZina da am diliT jansaRi Zilis Semdeg gamoeRviZa.
g
G oneba naTeli da dawmendili hqonda.
`dRes tatos unda Sevxvde!~ _ gaifiqra. erTxans iwva.
reproduqtoridan Strausis valsebi moismoda. albaT
kvlav is dRe gaTenda, roca `venis tyis valsis~ melodiaze

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perangis amara am oTaxSi cekvavda.
wamoiwia. sxeuli msubuqad daemorCila. sulis siRrme-
Si bednieri sicili ibadeboda da musikis xmas ahyva, oTaxSi
datrialda.
sarkis win mowyvetiT gaCerda, Cveuli, ciskrovani Rimi-
li Semoegeba.
`dRes tatos unda Sevxvde!~ _ kvlav gaifiqra, magram es
dRe mainc ar hgavda mzis sxivebiT gamsWvalul im dilas da
mexsierebas Zala daatana.
`tato ar aris!~ _ pedanti maswavleblis xmiT Caukaku-
na viRacam.
bageze Rimili waeSala, magram jiutad gaaqnia Tavi, ar
daijera.
karga xnis uxmari kabebi gamoiRo karadidan. erTi Sear-
Cia, koplebiani, tatos rom uyvarda. quTuToebze odnav
waisva lurji saRebavi, rac Zalian uxdeboda.
samzareulos rom gauara, `dila mSvidobisa, mamiko!~ _
waumRera. aA mirani da buba sauzmobdnen. o
O riveni fexze wa-
mocvivdnen, uzomo gancvifrebisagan xmis amoReba ver mo-
aswres, mzia ki fexsacmelebis bakibukiT kibeze Carboda.
sanam quCaSi gavidoda, mezobelTa gaocebul mzeras Ri-
mils agebebda. verc xvdeboda, ra aocebdaT. mM isi goneba mxo-
lod tatoTi iyo dakavebuli.
sasaflaoze taqsiT wavida.
ormocis Semdeg iq ar yofila, magram axla moeCvena, rom
yoveldRe akiTxavda Tavis rCeuls.
uSecdomod miagno marmarilosa da brinjaos Soris
Cakargul ubralo saflavs.
viRacas zed mindvris TeTri gvirilebi gaexarebina.
`gamarjoba, tato!~ _ waiCurCula mziam da fxvier mi-
was moefera...

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 ***

mzeWabuk bedias xmali TavzeviT aRemarTa da mtris da-

saTrgunavad miiswrafoda. xmali anaTebda, viTarca Suqur-
varskvlavi, cincxali naperwklebi scvioda. mM is diad sikaS-
kaSeSi varskvlavni qrebodnen.
g
G aniwminda mzeWabuk bedia da mis sulSi mgznebare cec-
xli enTo. mklavSi ulev Zalasa grZnobda. bednieri iyo,
rameTu rCeulTa xvedri rgeboda wilad.
uSfoTveli qalaqebi da soflebi dailia pirmiwaze,
gorebisa da serebis bneli gragnilebi gamoikveTa...
qroda Zlieri zurgis qari, cdilobda ganeZarcva zecad
aWrili yrma, itacebda naperwklebs, cicinaTelebiviT
mimoafenda Ramis miwaze.
da sadac daecemoda naperwkali igi, mun aRmocendeboda
sikeTis lurji yvavili.
mzeWabuk bedia miiCqaroda uCinari mtrisaken. aRuSfoT-
vel Zils micemuli samyaros mkvidrni veraras gaigebdnen
mis gamarjvebasa Tu damarcxebaze, garna WeSmariti sikeTea,
roca gmirobis wil jildos arRaras moeli.
aRmosavleTis mTaTa Soreul mwvervalebze TeTrma
zolma gahkra, Sav waxnagebad gamohkveTa qedTa gragnilebi.
uCumrad, Tavmdabali simorcxviT movida lbili naTeli.
TiTqos proJeqtorebma moanaTeso, qvesknelidan amoSuqda
sxivi samyarois diadi meufisa, Tvalsawierze oqros jaWviT
dakidebuli Rrublis spetaki qula SuaSi gankveTa... mze
Cqarobda, raTa yofiliyo erTaderTi mowme mzeWabuk bedi-
as omisa...
ahare ganixvna karibWe sasaxlisa da diadi mze garda-
movida caTa Sina... naTeli daefina vrcel velebsa da tra-
malebs, mimoiWvrita yoveli naoWi kidiT kide gardaSlili
miwisa, mbrwyinavi oqros isrebiT gamsWvala ukidegano
eTeri... xmali grZneuli abrialda ufro, isxlita sxivi
mzisa da miriadi aTinaTi mimoabnia...

##!
 qari Cadga, gayuCda. wynari niaviRa uberavda xandaxan,
elamuneboda axalgaRviZebul miwispirs. gaiSalnen xeni da
yvavilni, torola aiWra cis kabadonze da yovelman mtil-
man mihmarTa Tvis samuSakos.
aCuxCuxda wyaroni ankarani da zefirma wamoiRo ded-
abunebis tkbili musika...
mzeWabuk bedia mihqroda vrceul eTerSi da lurji Wav-
li irxeoda mis kvalze...

***

iq ki, Tvalgadauwvden udabnoebSi, sadac mzis xvatiT

gadamwvar qviSis diunebze Tvali aTasSi erTxel Seisvenebs
sicocxledaleul, Camomxmar eklian buCqze, sadac aTasSi
erTxel Tu gacocdeba aqamde mzeze ganabuli unasi, anda
qviSaSi imaleba gojistola morieli, sadac aTasSi erTxel
Tu dahqrolebs cxeli niavi, ze aitacebs wvrili qviSis
Rrublebs, sadac sicocxlis sixaruli gandevnilia, qara-
vanTa nakvalevze TeTri ConCxebi hyria, iq miwa iZra...
jer susti, yru guguni ismoda erTxans. mM erme gaZlierda
xma. zeca gamoepasuxa bubuniT, Seirya samyarois gumbaTi...
aqlemis leSidan afrinda yorani, yrantaliT Seuwyra bedis-
weras, morieli swrafad Caimarxa qviSaSi, unasma wveTi Sxami
daanTxia, mSfoTvared daigorgla; diunebidan Cumi SrialiT
fena-fena CamoeSva wvrili qviSa...
gaZlierda guguni, moaxlovda, azanzarda vrceli tra-
mali. iquxa zecam, TiTqos uzarmazari gveleSapi dasWi-
debiao kosmosSi moxetiale dedamiwas da ingreoda qvey-
niereba. g
G askda, bzariT daitota udabno, CaifSvnen qviSis
diunebi Sav ufskrulSi.
horizontze avarda mtvris korianteli. maRla, maRla
aiwia, bolqvi bolqvze azida, mTeli ciskiduri daipyro. M
modioda Savi grigali, nTqavda yovelive naTels.
Mmze SeCerda cargvalze. Mmtvris pirbade gadaefara

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wamiT, gamoiWyita. Uumalve waritaces, viTarca ymawvili
mzeTunaxavi, visac Tavze Cadri moarges da bnel haramxanaSi
STaagdes.
mM iwis piri daipyro zvaviviT wamosulma qviSis grigalma,
boroti urCxuliviT gadaefofra...
u U cbad mtvris RrublebSi gaielves bumberazma cxenebma.
uzarmazar floqvebqveS dgrialebda miwa, avi Wixvini awy-
deboda cis kabadons, awewili qariSxlebi Tavgzaabneulad
miiCqarodnen qveynierebis yoveli mxarisken...
o O qros etli mohqroda udabnoze. oqroTi mosaltul bor-
blebqveS iSleboda diunebi, ifSvneoda sali klde, naper-
wklebad cvioda kaJi...
jagernauti wamoimarTa etlze. Tavze mzis brdRviala
gvirgvini edga. sacrisodena Tvalebidan ori didi varskv-
lavi anaTebda borotad.
mM odioda jagernauti da Seubraleblad spobda yovelives...

***

gazafxulis xasxasa mdelo livlivebda velebsa da go-

rakebze. lurji tbebi mimobneuliyo aqa-iq. yY ovel tbaSi
TiTo mze Cavardniliyo, barCxalebda TvalismomWrelad.
aRmosavleTis yavisferi kldeebi urCxulis ybebs daem-
sgavsa. dasavleTis mwvane fiWvnariT mosili mTaTa gragni-
li spetaki TovliT Seburvil mwvervalebSi gadadioda.
yovelive amas zevidan brolis xufiviT exura ulurjesi ca.
mzeWabuk bedia cisTavze ekida da uTvalTvalebda wyeba-
wyeba gorakebiT mofenil sivrces, sadac mtvris giganturi
grigali wamomdgariyo pirisagan miwisa, mZulvared emuq-
reboda am xasxasa, bukolikuri mSvenierebiT moxatul qveyanas.
moaxloebuli stiqia azanzarebda miwasa da zecas. gri-
aliT mohqroda jagernautis sisxliani etli, yovelives
asworebda da anadgurebda.
apokalipsur guguns erTvoda cxenTa Wixvini, Sav Rrub-

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lebSi sxlteboda oqros cimcimi.
mzeWabuk bedia elvasaviT daeSva Zirs, raTa pirispir
SehkveToda momxdurs.
mters moefina Tvalsawieri. mM oiweodnen spiloebisa da
aqlemebis qaravnebi, cxenosani jujebi, qveiTi qajebi. mM zeze
brwyinavda uTvalavi Subi da xmali. mM iwa ver uZlebda uricxvi
laSqris simZimes. kaliasaviT Semoseodnen zurmuxtisfer
velebs. sadac gaivlidnen, yvelgan qviSa da RorRi rCeboda,
gadajegili, usicocxlo, ganadgurebuli. Ggaiqrolebda
jagernautis etlis borblebi da qvaRorRic mtvrad inTq-
meboda... mtveri iyo yovelive da mtvrad iqceoda... sicocxles
dasdgomoda gansacdeli...
mzeWabuk bediam xmlis vada CabRuja, meTaur razms daac-
xra TavganwirviT. g G akvesa xmalma grZneulma, elva moswyda
pirs, cecxlis naperwklebi dayara...
Tvals ar daujera qvelma yrmam. iq, sadac mewinave mxed-
roba idga, Tixis borcvebis rigi daewyo.
Seutia axla spiloebsa da aqlemebze amxedrebul laS-
qars. gaiwvdina xmali grZneuli da Tixis borcvebis wyeba
gaCnda umal.
ase dahqroda velze, laSqris adgilas ki uricxvi borcvi
da goraki mimoifanta.
maRla afrinda yrma, Savi mtvris grigalSi gaexvia.
Rmuoda grigali, pirisaxeze axlida mtversa da nacars,
usicocxlo udabnoebidan wartacebuls. zanzarebda ca da
miwa, mexi skdeboda, xmaCaxleCili, boroti, gaavebuli.
ara drkeboda yrma bedia, xmali grZneuli win gaewvdina,
arRvevda moZalebul grigals.
bolos gamokrTa jagernautis cas Semwvdari kolosi.
bumberazis usicocxlo Tavi pirispir Sehyurebda mzeWabuk
bedias... iq, sadac Tvalebi eguleboda, gavarvarebuli rki-
na duRda. iq, sadac piri unda yofiliyo, Savi kvamli xrCo-
lavda. wamiT SekrTa yrma bedia. umalve gandevna krToma, ori-
ve xeli CasWida xmlis vadas, mieWra usicocxlo gigants.

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 `jagernaut!~ _ Sehkivla brZolis JiniT aRgznebulma.
eqom mravalgzis gaimeora misi Zaxili:
`jagernaut... naut... naut!..~
kolosi ar pasuxobda. mM kvdar saxeze kunTic ar Serxeula.
xmlis wveri miawvdina mzeWabukma, daRi daamCnia saxeze.
Senelda cecxli TvalebSi, Sxamiani kvamli aRar xrColavda
piridan.
`Tixa yofila!~ _ gaocda yrma, gaTamamebuli mifrinda
Tvalis upesTan.
Tvalis magier farTod amoWrili xvreliRa daxvda.
Sig Seixeda. uU zarmazari bomoni Signidan Rru aRmoCnda.
`hei!~ _ CasZaxa mzeWabukma.
`hei, hei, hei!..~ _ eqo gamoepasuxa kolosis stomaqidan.
mglis sazari ymuilic daerTo eqos.
kvlav xmali momarTa mzeWabukma. u U yoymanod Sefrinda
Tvalis WrilSi, taZris vrcel gumbaTs hgavda jagernautis
Tavi.
`hei, vina xar mand?!~
qveviT didi qura dainaxa. iqve mgeli Cacucquliyo da
ymuoda. wowola kaci cdilobda cecxlis anTebas, uberavda
da uberavda. qura ki sustad xrColavda, ali gahparvoda.
`damideq, vinca xar!~ _ daacxra zevidan mzeWabuk bedia.
wowolam quras Tavi mianeba, mgels zurgze moaxta, gaang-
ria kolosis kedeli da mindorze gaaqrola.
kvalze swrafad miedevna mzeWabuki. Dgriali moadina
kolosma da im adgilas Tixis mTa wamoimarTa.
yrma bedias ukan arc mouxedavs.
Zalas mouxmo. mM iewia mgelze amxedrebuls, gadaawvdina
xmali grZneuli, mouqnia.
ifrTxiala uceb wowolam, orbad iqca. mM oqneulma xmal-
ma orad gahkveTa mgeli.
orbs gamoenTo mzeWabuki.
yioda gaqceuli orbi, ewada Tavis daRweva.
`damideq!~ _ iZaxda mzeWabuki.

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 Semoubrunda orbi igi, pirispir SemoeCexa. mZlavri frTe-
bi aubaTquna saxeze, Wangi gahkra, mklavze sisxli adina.
yanyratoSi eca mzeWabuki, marjvenaTi ki xmali mouqnia,
frTebi daasxipa.
Cxavili aRmoxda frinvels, Savi sisxli warmosdinda
Wrilobidan. Waobis binZuri suni sdioda sisxls. Sxamiani
wveTebi esxureboda mindors da, sadac daecemoda, iq mxrCo-
lavi cecxli jojoxeTisa nTqavda yovelive cocxals.
erTxelac gaibrZola orbma, erTxelac gahkra Wangi,
WrilobiT dausera sxeuli.
Rone daelia yrmas. veRar ereoda mters, xmals ver iqnev-
da mZlavrad.
dausxlta frTamosxepili orbi, qvasaviT wavida Zirs.
misdia mzeWabuk bediam.
zed miwis piras miuswro.
amotrialda orbi da unasi gasrialda, Sxamiani Tavi
aayelyelava, orkapiani ena gamoagdo.
ar daerida mzeWabuki, miewia RorRebSi gaqceuls, miaw-
vdina xmali da weli moswyvita.
unasis Tavi ar SeCerebula mainc, xvreli ipova da gaqra,
miwam piri uyo...
amboben, kudwaWrili unasidan gveleSapi wamoizrdebao...
garna xmali jadosnuri kvlavac mtkice xels povebs,
kvlavac aRmoxdebis, viTarca Suqurvarskvlavi...

***

moiqanca, fexze Zlivs idga. Sublze oflis winwklebi da-

asxda. daserili sxeuli uxurda, WrilobaSi SeWrili Sxami
eSmakeulisa sisxls uwamlavda.
`wyali!~
wveTi wyali arsad moiZieboda gujmaxanis gadajegil
udabnoeTSi.

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 ze wamoiwia mzeWabuk bedia, ukanasknel Zalas mouxmo, su-
lis simxneve ar daTmo da cis tatnobs miaSura.
maRla da maRla miiwevda, droze unda mieRwia mwvane san-
axebisaTvis, raTa samSoblos wiaRidan amosuli nakaduliT
Wrilobebi moebana.
troposferos zRvarze wamoewia civi grigali, kiskasiT
Semoexvia yrmas, gulSi Caikra.
win, cis kideze amoizarda maradi kavkasioni, Tovliani
zRude Semoavlo horizonts.
zRvasa da zRvas Soris gadaSliliyo mzeWabuk bedias miwa.
dasavleTiT RrubelTa qaravani gamoCnda, TandaTan
moedo sivrces, mTlianad moicva zurmuxtisferi lix-
Timeri, lixze gadmobobRda, gza gadauWra.
`wyali!~ _ sicxiani tuCebiT CurCulebda yrma bedia.
civi grigalis frTebs mindoboda, RrubelTa TeTri ve-
lisaken rom miaqanebda.
mzeraSi bindi Caudga, TvalTagan waretaca zRvisa da cis
silurje.
ezmaneboda: wyali Aankara dioda CqafuniT. rZisferi
talRebi exleboda qarafebs. wylis grili nakadi trialeb-
da, Sxuoda, winwklebs isroda. fexSiSvela mzia idga wyal-
Si. zedapirze areklili lurji sinaTle msWvalavda haers
da gamWvirvale, landadqceuli gogonac TandaTan laJvar-
dSi uCinardeboda... daixara, peSviT wyali aitaca, gamo-
uwoda... gaqra...
ferxTiT amoigorgla Rrublis afuebuli qula. gri-
aliT gamoawvdina cecxlovani elva, daiklakna sivrceSi,
dafliTa, arivdaria TeTri qaravani.
SekrTa mzeWabuk bedia, gamoerkva. o O rive mxridan CaSa-
vebuli, quruSi Rrubeli uaxlovdeboda, qveviT ki, mwvane
WrilSi mTawmindis kalTebi wamoimarTa, ze amoizida, Semo-
egeba ciT movlenil Svils.
uxeSma gugunma smena dauxSo. Tvalwin ielva jojoxe-
Turad. gujmaxanis mokveTili kudi asxmartalda cis kaba-

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donze, jagernautis giganturi Tavi mogoravda grial-gri-
aliT, kvamlsa da cecxls axrColebda...
mere miwyda xmauri. nN eli Cqafuni moisma kvlavac. gamW-
virvale, sufTa wyalma datbora sivrce. mM uxlamde wyalSi
idga mzia, isic cisferi da gamWvirvale. d D aixara qalwuli,
peSviT wyali aiRo da gamouwoda...

1973_1975

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 I=H+ALE

winaTqma .................................................................................3
nawili!. marcxiani dRe......................................................12
nawiliII. jadosnuri sarke...............................................74
nawiliIII. gzaboZali............................................................101
nawiliIV. aRsrulebul survilTa dRe.......................129
nawiliV. ormoci dRe........................................................177
nawiliVI. mamonas ganZi....................................................219
nawiliVII. aRzeveba............................................................254
nawiliVIII. eWvi....................................................................316
nawili IX . didi qorwili.................................................366
nawiliX. jgrag...................................................................421
nawili XI. ganZarculi......................................................455
nawili XII. cxrani Zmani qarTlosianni...........................493
nawili XIII . xvedri..............................................................506
nawili XIV. mzeWabuk bedias omi ....................................548

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tomi I. me, rosinanti!... (avtobiografiuli romani)
Tomi II. mexamridi (moTxrobebi)
tomi III. mTeli dRe wvimda (moTxrobebi)
tomi IV. esxiri (romani)
tomiV. maradi mxedari (romani)
tomi VI. mkvdari saxli (romani)
tomi VII. kibe iakobisi (trilogia, wigni I da II)
tomiVIII. kibe iakobisi (trilogia, wigni III)
tomi IX. didobanas TamaSi (romani)
tomi X. zRaprebi patarebisa da didebisaTvis
tomi XI. publikacia.

gamomcemloba `saari~
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