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soflad Tavi I ltolvili movida jer kidev Zalian bneloda, mxolod erTgan, dasalierze, TiTqos odnav gabacda ca. wvimas axlaxan gadaeRo, wveTebi uxmaurod sxlteboda erTi foTlidan meoreze da akankalebuli, galumpuli, erTianad smenad gadaqceuli ltolvili yurs ugdebda am ilajgamoclil Cqams. yovelnair xmaurs aitanda igi, garda floqvebis TqaraTqurisa. wamdauwum mdevari elandeboda da, Ronemixdili, orive xeliT CabRauWeboda svel totebs. aqamde veravin SeniSnavda, ise gatrunuliyo, xes Caxutebuli; axla ki, gaTenebisas, roca Zalian acivda da Sewuxebuli ltolvili awrialda, im gabzarul sibneleSi aSkarad gamoirCa misi CaSavebuli, moZravi silueti. saSinlad eZineboda, Zlivs imagrebda damZimebul Tavs. kidev kargi, rom ijda mainc _ imodena aRmarTis Semdeg daRlil, gadatyavebul fexebs asvenebda. aq, xeze amZvrals, ZaRlebic ver Seswvdebodnen. Tumca, yefa arc gaugonia. cotaTi gamxnevda da iqve moSivda. ubeSi Caiyo Seciebuli TiTebi da puris yua amoaZvrina. nela, auCqareblad iloRneboda _ ase izogavda siamovnebas, magram erTi bewo puri iyo da Cqara SemoeWama. ufro aeSala saRerReli, sofels miaCerda, sadac saWmeli unda eSova. odnav gamoikveTa saxlebi, isev SeaTvaliera midamo da ucnaurma SiSma Seipyro: mdevrebisa ki ar eSinoda, sul sxva raRacis _ mainc ra saocrad, rogor Tendeboda!.. unaxavs kia rodesme iseTi ucnauri, mkveTrad gamoxatuli foTlebi, anda iseTi myari meseri Tu unaxavs, im bindbundSi TvalnaTliv rom ikrefda Zalas... rogor mocuravdnen xeebi Zalian Soridan, lodebic ra dinjad amodiodnen miwidan, iseTi saSiSi sioc Tu unaxavs sadme, gamTeniisas rom scodnia, da sios ayolili mkrTali Crdilebis miwaze boginic ra ucnauri da SemaSfoTebeli iyo... veRar gaCerda adgilze, xidan Camoxta da maxlobeli saxlisaken gaemarTa. WiSkarTan SeCerda da, Tavaweuli, nestoebdaberili, eWviT ynosavda haers. ezoSi Seabija, Tavlas frTxilad auara gverdi. mere raRac patara, qvis SenobaSi Sevida da ise ucnaurad daguduli moeCvena iqauroba, Tavbru daexva da iqve pirdapir iatakze dajda. suli rom moiTqva, mimoixeda _ aq ise ara cioda, oRond muqi minebi CaesvaT sarkmelSi da ucxod bneloda. Zalian Tu SeSindeboda, idayvsqvemoT da neknebze gayinuli nemsebi daeZgereboda da axlac ase mouvida _ TiTqos iqve, sibneleSi, viRac sunTqavda. jer egona, TviTon Tu iyo, magram mere, daRlilma rom amoioxra da wamiT gaitruna, isev moesma sunTqva. SiSma erTianad aitana, Tvalebi moifSvnita da iyvira: _ vin xar! _ me var, me. mSvidi xma iyo, damawynarebeli; mainc kedelTan miCoCda da zurgiT mieyrdno. ise daiZaba, TiTqos am myari kedlis gangreva surda; da Tumca veraferi gamouvida, mainc gamxnevda da raRaca Zalac igrZno. fexze wamosadgomad ar kmaroda es Zala, magram SekiTxvisaTvis ki eyo: _ vin Sen... _ am saxlis patroni. _ mereda, aq ras akeTeb? _ amas me mekiTxebi?

ltolvilma ise daircxvina, cotaTi damSvidda kidec. is kaci mSvidad, wynarad ebaaseboda da Semoxvewils guli auCuyda: _ me... _ mkerdze xeli miido ltolvilma, _ me didi damnaSave var, rom Semovedi, magram... _ ara uSavs. albaT gcioda. _ diax, iciT, me Zalian mcioda da... _ ho, vici, mjera. _ iciT, me... me saerTod... me damnaSave... _ kargi, kargi, _ dauyvava kacma, _ kargi, gaCumdi. Semoxvewils ZarRvebSi sixarulma dauara, gaabrua, mxarze dauvarda Tavi. erTxans TvaldaxuWuli ijda, kedels miyrdnobili. mere isev aforiaqda _ kidev raRac, raRac aucileblis mosmena mounda, sabolood rom damSvidebuliyo da iqiTken gaxoxda, xma rom moismoda. muxlebiT qvis iataks exaxuneboda da sqel kedlebs umweod awydeboda es xreSisdamagvari xma, mere ki, siCume rom Camovarda, ltolvilma xelisguli miado kacs muxlze, axeda da Seevedra: _ nurafris meSinodes? kaci dafiqrebuli dascqeroda, mere Tavze daado xeli da uTxra: _ nurafris geSinia. da uceb ltolvili pirqve daemxo da TiTebiT iataki moxoWna. xelebi auZagZagda, mxrebic, zurgic ucaxcaxebda. cremlebs ylapavda, saxes usvamda iataks, loyas adebda, yovel kunTs Wimavda, slukunebda _ es Sveba iyo, kaci moTminebiT icdida, rodis dawynardeboda ltolvili. kedlisken Sebrunda da sanTeli aanTo. rom Semobrunda, ltolvili Tvalebs axamxamebda da saxemoTiTxnili Sescqeroda sanTels. _ axlave moval, _ uTxra kacma, _ albaT mogSivda. _ ki, Zalian mSia, _ Tvali ar moucilebia, ise daiqnia Tavi ltolvilma. sanam kaci dabrundeboda, ltolvilma sanTels miuSvira damzrali TiTebi da gaukvirda _ saocrad gamWvirvale, lamazi feris TiTebs xedavda. mere loya miuSvira, Sublic, SeTba da madiani zmoreba autyda, kedelTan dajda, kisris saxsrebi aatkacuna. verc SeamCnia, rogor miuaxlovda kaci da misi xma rom moesma, SekrTa: _ a! _ aha, mogitane. _ raa... es raa... _ puri da Rvinoa. _ o... _ purs waetana ltolvili, _ o, ra Tbilia, _ da kidev erTxel mudariT Sexeda. _ Wame, Senia. ltolvili erTxans madianad ilukmeboda, mere Tungs waavlo xeli: _ Wame, Senia. _ davlio? _ dalie. _ Tqven gagimarjoT, _ Tqva ltolvilma da isev auCuyda guli: _ Tqven gagimarjoT, TqvenisTana adamiani ar Semxvedria jer... _ Senc gagimarjos, midi, dalie. _ yvela Tqvenians gaumarjos, _ vedrebiT Sescqeroda ltolvili, _ Svilebi Tu gyavT... _ myavs. _ ramdeni...

_ ori. _ qal-vaJi? _ vaJebi. _ imaTac gaumarjoT, _ Tqva ltolvilma da jami miiyuda, _ oh, ra Rvinoa, ra hqviaT? _ domeniko da gvegve. _ ra ucnauri saxelebia, _ gaukvirda ltolvils, _ domeniko da... _ gvegve. _ ah, ra ucnauria, _ dafiqrda ltolvili da Cumad gaimeora, _ domeniko... da gvegve... domeniko da... gvegve _ ase didxans nu atrialeb, _ Tqva pirvelma ymam, bibom, _ imas egre uyvars. _ odnav mainc xom unda Seiwvas. _ eyofa-meTqi, nu atrialeb. _ Tqveni nebaa. koWlma Samfurze agebuli kurdReli SeaTamaSa da sinaTlisaken wavida. saxuravidan wvrili sxivi Camodioda da mtvris namcecebs abrWyvialebda. swored am ganaTebul svetTan koWlobiT mivida da sxivs gafarCxuli kurdReli SeuSvira: _ eyofa viTom? _ dayruvdi Tu ra!! _ daigrgvina bibom, _ magidaze dade da momSordi. _ axlave, axlave, _ SeSinda koWli, _ sxva araferi? _ araferi, gadi da karTan dadeqi. sazamTro xom Caacive... _ rogor ara. _ midi-midi, gadi... is iyo koWls saxelurisaTvis unda waevlo TiTebi, uecrad saxeSi autaneli tkivili eZgera _ es gvegve Semovida oTaxSi da kari Sig cxvirpirSi moxvda koWls. iman saxeze xelebi aifara da waikuza, cxviridan sisxli waskda, TvalebSi simwris cremlebi Caudga da SeSinebuli daacqerda iatakze gagorebul muq wertilebs, _ mere ki, sisxli rom SeeCerebina, ukan gadaswia Tavi. _ mSia, _ Tqva gvegvem. _ ager, miirTvi, _ bibom magidisken gaiSvira xeli. _ me waval, Tu SeiZleba. _ iTxova Tavgadaweulma koWlma. _ sad unda waxvide, _ SeuRrina gvegvem. _ saxes daviban. _ he, saxis dabana momindoma... _ da uceb ifeTqa, _ ra unda daibano, Seni patroni deda! koWlma TvalebSi Sexeda gvegves, gulispirze sisxli CamoewveTa; karga xans uyura da moulodnelad xmaSi susxi daetyo: _ Cemi patroni mamaTqvenia. bibo moikunta _ egona, magidas Tavze gadaamtvrevdnen koWls, magram gvegvec SeSinda: _ ara, ara, ar davfiqrebulvar, ise vTqvi... ise vTqvi, ubralod, xom gesmis... koWli Wers ascqeroda. _ daufiqreblad wamomcda, ucabedad... xom aravis etyvi? _ ara, vis unda vuTxra. _ kargi, kargi; wadi xel-piri daibane, Zalian getkina? _ ara.

_ wadi, wadi, oRond... vinmesTan ar dagcdes, gaige? _ ara, ara. _ daica!.. Tu ginda, cota xorcs gaWmev. _ rad minda, umia, _ gaTamamda koWli. _ rao, umiao? _ gaioca gvegvem da bibos avad gaxeda, _ ar SewviT? _ rogor ara, ras ambobT, rogor ara, _ Seicxada bibom, Tqven rom giyvarT, swored ase... gvegvem CakbiCa da Tvalebi moWuta. mere saxe gaunaTda _ kargi yofila, ra ginda... nikapi mkerdze daibjina da sayeloSi Caicina: _ rogora Tqvi, umiao? esaa umi? he, naxe, ra Tqva, umiao, gaige, bibo? _ he! _ wadi, wadi, pirze wyali Seisxi, _ da Tvali gaayola. kari rom miixura, magidas miujda, TefSisaken gadaixara. madianad, xarbad daReWa xorci, Zvlebi gamotkvira, TandaTan imarTeboda welSi. mere skamis zurgs miawva, muxli gaSala da sazamTros didi naWeri yanwiviT miiyuda. axla isic koWliviT Wers Sescqeroda da daSaqrul, gril sazamTros wuwnida, alisferi zoli Camosdioda nikapze, bibo ki, nerwyvmomdgari, jiutad CaCereboda iataks. gvegvem nikapi moiwminda da Tvali milula. siamovnebda, Tvlema rom ereoda da mainc pirquSad gamoiyureboda. _ mamaTqvenma viRac ltolvili Seikedla. gvegvem Tvali gaaxila. erTxans uazrod Sescqeroda, mere uceb gabrazda: _ rodis! _ dRes. _ vin oxeria! _ ar vici... _ raRa miWirs! erTi muqTamWameliT meti gveyoleba... mainc vinaa, ra kacia! _ araferi vici. _ u, magis... axla sadaa. _ Zinavs. _ Zinavs? TiTqos raRaca waarTves, almuri moedo... magram uceb Caiferfla _ gamaZRari iyo. Zlivs aiTria weli, gabru-ebuli gavida ezoSi, vaSlis xis Ziras, Wilobze pirqve gaiSota da daiZina. gvegve rom daibada, Tovda. bebiaqalma erTi ki gaikvirva _ arasodes minaxavs, bavSvs dabadebisas rom ar etiroso, da meore sofelSi wavida. gvegve akvanSi iwva da xSir-xSirad da Rrmad sunTqavda. araferi awuxebda _ Tu ar eZina, Tvalebi gaxelili hqonda, Tu eZina da xom mTlad kargi. Zalian janmrTeli bavSvi iyo, magram fexi gvian aidga. laparaki sami wlisam iswavla, manamde sul `RR, RR~-s iZaxda, isic rom moSivdeboda, mxolod maSin. tanad dabali gamodga, magram imTaviTve grZeli, Ronieri xelebi hqonda. ymebs mudam uTvalTvalebda, rogor muSaobdnen. gansakuTrebiT is uxaroda, did xes rom waaqcevdnen xolme _ ori yma xes miadgeboda, najaxs dauSendnen da gvegves molodini axrCobda. mere ymebi xes miawvebodnen da gafacicebul gvegves Zalian siamovnebda jer RrWialis, mere ki zemodan aCqarebiT wamosuli Sxuilis gagoneba. waqceul xes mivardeboda da zed gaivl-gamoivlida. eqvsi wlisa rom gaxda, erTi Jangiani dana ipova. im daniT xeebs Corknida da nacrisfer

merqans useravda. baRCaSi sazamTros rom gadaawydeboda, mimoixedavda da, Tu aravin iyo, danas taramde CaarWobda xolme. dResaswaulebi ar uyvarda. xmauri, xmamaRali vedreba da SeZaxilebi aSinebda. ubralod, soflelebis erTad danaxvac ar siamovnebda. imaT sofelSi ki ucnauri dResaswaulebi icodnen, ras ar evedrebodnen bunebas: wvimas, mzesa da nayofierebas. cisken Tavaweulni, RrialiT iTxovdnen yovelive amas da gvegve tyeSi midioda xolme. qvas isroda da romel xesac moartyamda, danas Camousvamda. umcrosi Zma rom daibada, rva wlisa iyo. mas Semdeg Sin guli aRar udgeboda _ mCxavana bavSvs qalebi Tavs dastrialebdnen da misadmi aseTi yuradReba aRizianebda. aiRebda da soflis ganapiras, tbaSi dacuravda xolme. swrafad curva ar exerxeboda, samagierod, yvelaze didxans Zlebda wyalSi. deda rom moukvda, TerTmeti wlisa iyo. Savosani qalebi Tmas iglejdnen, loyas ixokavdnen, kiodnen. mamasac Savebi ecva da, uzomod dafiqrebuli, mowyenili, kedelTan idga. umcrosi Zmac icremleboda. gvegve bevrs ecada, magram mainc ver itira. mamis didi ridi hqonda, magram siyvaruliT odnavadac ar uyvarda _ Tavidanve, raRacnairad, eSinoda, erTxelac ar gausworebia mamisTvis mzera, malulad Tu SeaTvalierebda. mama mxolod erTxel gaujavrda _ gvegve ToTxmeti wlisa iqneboda, roca mis umcros Zmas moulodnelad gvimris buCqSi Camxobils gadaawyda mama. bavSvi erTianad ZigZigebda da mamam wamoayena, Tavi gadauwia, TvalebSi Caxeda. _ mama, mamiko, mama, _ iZaxda acaxcaxebuli bavSvi, _ gvegvem ZaRli mokla. _ romeli ZaRli. _ ai is, yavisferi, upatrono... _ ratom. _ ra vici, mokla... mama, miTxari, miTxari raa, ratom mokla... is ZaRli kardakar daZrwoda da ymebi purs aWmevdnen. sasacilo ZaRli iyo, ukana fexebze dgeboda da ase ixveweboda saWmels. aravisi eSinoda, gvegves garda _ igi SeTxvevas ar gauSvebda, wixli rom ar mieyolebina gverdebSi da erTxel, ZmasTan erTad rom banaobda, CrdilSi miZinebuli ZaRli SeniSna, miepara, mZime lodi gaWirvebiT aswia da zed ZaRlze daagdo. mzis gulze wamowolili umcrosi Zma verafers xedavda, magram wkavwkavis gagonebisTanave wamoxta, miirbina da ucnaurad TaTebmokecili, TavgaWeWyili ZaRli dainaxa, gvegves ki, mis Zmas, muxlisTavze sisxli ecxo da pirze cudi Rimili dasTamaSebda. _ sadaa... _ moiqufra mama. _ iq, sabanaoze... mamis misvla gvegves ar SeumCnevia _ dana moemarjvebina, da, dafiqrebuli, ZaRls Cxvletda. mere majaSi iseTi tkivili igrZno, TvalT daubnelda; mamam ki wamoayena, Semoatriala da magrad gaawna sila. gvegves fexebi moekeca da ZaRls gadaemxo. mamam dana aiRo, moiqnia da wyalSi isrola, mere gvegve aiyvana, tbaSi Sevida da sisxli mobana. gvegvem Tvali gaaxila da saCqarod daxuWa, kidev ar gamartyaso. mamam Sin waiyvana Svilebi, meore dRes ki gvegve uTenia gaaRviZa da yanaSi wasvla ubrZana. jer xel-piri daabanina, asauzma, mere Toxi miaCeCa xelSi da yanisken gaswies. mama win midioda, gvegve ki, mTqnarebaatexili, ukan misdevda. Tendeboda, sxeuls sasiamovnod wiwknida dilis sigrile, mamlebi yiodnen, gzadagza ymebi quds uxdidnen mamas, is ki, did yanaSi

rom Sevida, gvegves miubrunda da erTxans TvalebSi uyura, mere aniSna, momyevio, da Toxnas Seudga. simindis yana jer dabali iyo, mkerdamde swvdeboda mamas. gvegve uxeirod iqnevda Toxs, Tumca Zalian ki cdilobda. SuadRisaTvis TiTebze da xelisgulze beberebi amoeburca, tkivilma saxe mouRrica; mamam Sexeda da CrdilSi dajdoma ubrZana, TviTon ki Toxna gaagrZela. gvegve ijda, ijda, moswyinda da iqve, mis ferxTiT mofarfate pepelas waetana, magram maSinve gadaifiqra da ridiT Sexeda mamas. is zurgiT idga da dinjad, Seusveneblad muSaobda. mama yoveldRe muSaobda da yvelas ukvirda, aseTi mdidaria da netav ra Zala adgaso, igi ki, moRlili, saRamoobiT brundeboda Sin, roca saxlebisa da xeebis wagrZelebuli Crdili TvalnaTliv bacdeboda. ase, muSaobaSi gadioda weliwadis sami dro, zamTrobiT ki, roca saluqi Tovli uSnod daitkepneboda soflis gzaze, mTebSi ki rbilad brWyvialebda mzeze, mama mrgval buxarTan ijda da, TvalmoWutuli, didxans fiqrobda. mamasTan xSirad daiarebodnen ymebi, zogi rCevasa sTxovda, xan ras ekiTxebodnen, xan ras, xandaxan danaSaulSic gautydebodnen da, Tu gauWirdebodaT, fqvils xmadabla sTxovdnen da aravin iyo mTel sofelSi, mamis umaduri rom yofiliyo. meore dResac waiyvana mamam gvegve, magram CrdilSi dajdoma ubrZana _ xelisgulebi da TiTebi gadayvlefili hqonda. mexuTe dRes ki, roca gvegves natkeni adgilebi gaumagrda, Toxis aReba ubrZana da mas Semdeg yoveldRe samuSaod dahyavda. gvegve muSaobas Cqara SeeCvia, oRond is abrazebda, mamamisis ymebsa da mas erT-nairad rom unda emuSavaT. ramdenime weliwadi sul yanaSi gaatara gvegvem da ramdenjer, marto rom iyo, gadawyvita, mamisaTvis ganecxadebina, rom sakmarisia, rac imuSava, rom imis nacvlad, erTxel lodi rom aswia, aTasjer meti gamosasyidi moZraoba gaakeTa da axla eyofa muSaoba, miTumetes, rom mis umcros Zmas jer TiTi arafrisaTvis daukarebia. saWiro sityvebs daeZebda xolme gvegve, ramdenime gegmas awyobda, rogor eTqva es yvelaferi mamisaTvis da roca gaxarebuli saukeTeso winadadebas gulSi aTasjer gaimeorebda, mamis danaxvaze Tav-gza ebneoda da bejiTad iqnevda Toxs. kidev araferi, martokas rom emuSava, magram xandaxan uzomod mowyenili umcrosi Zma Semoivlida yanaSi da CrdilSi wveboda. gvegves Subls ucvaravda mlaSe ofli, TvalebSi Casdioda, loyidan miwaze ewveTeboda, umcrosi Zma ki, CrdilSi wamowolili, mowyeniT amTqnarebda da ar icoda, riT Seeqcia Tavi. gvegves Tibva sxva samuSaoze metad arTobda. siamovnebanarevi braziT iqnevda mzeze alaplapebul cels da jiutad miiwevda win, marcxniv ki mocelili, grZeli balaxi rCeboda. Tuki aravin uyurebda, ufro brazianad iqnevda xelebs da xmamaRla qSinavda, mere ki, moRlili, amayad miixedavda xolme ukan. mamas qvian miwasTan uyvarda Widili _ niadagSi Caflul lodebs texda, namtvrevebs agrovebda da mere gvegvesTan erTad sazidriT gahqonda. am samuSaosac ara uSavda, qvebi zRarTaniT ecemoda xevSi, magram es Toxna, Toxna... erTaderTi, rac gvegves marTla atkbobda, es iyo Semwvari kurdReli da Caciebuli sazamTro, anda imisi muraba, saRamoxans rom eloda. is iyo da is, gvegves Segnebulad araferi dauSavebia, oRond umcrosi Zma, domeniko, Wiris dResaviT SesZulda.

ltolvili da domeniko viRacam TiTqos xelisguli miado ltolvils da, Tumca eZina, siamovnebisagan kidev ufro gaitruna. raRaca msubuqi, Tbili elamuneboda loyaze da Jruantelma dauara. uzomod madlierma wamoikvnesa da Tvali gaaxila Tu ara, maSinve SeSfoTebulma saxe moWmuxna da xeliT moiCrdila _ mze dasdgomoda saxeze. jer kidev buranSi iyo, raRaca gaurkveveli silurje Tanabari svliT wamovida misken da TvalSi rom Caujda, mereRa gaarCia _ Ria fanjaraSi ca moCanda. ucxo oTaxs Tvali moavlo da, sanam Zalian gaocdeboda, erTbaSad gaaxsenda yvelaferi. Tvalebi daxuWa da gulaRma gadawva, xelebi TavqveS amoido, daiZaba, siamovnebiT grZnobda mxrebs, beWebs, wels, fexebs, da isev mimoixeda. yuradRebiT icqireboda _ sad ar uvlia, amdagvar oTaxSi ki mainc arasdros yofila; frTxilad wamodga, gamxdar, daZarRvul mkerdze saswrafod Camoicva xalaTi, magidasTan mivida. saWmeli daxvda da, sanam danayrdeboda, fexidan fexze irweoda, saqmianad aTvalierebda oTaxs. mere viRacis nabijebi moesma da mkveTrad Setrialda karisken, lukma gaeCxira yelSi _ zRurblze pirveli yma, bibo idga da iseTnairad iRimeboda, kaci ver gaigebda, ra edo gulSi. _ gamoiRviZe? _ hkiTxa bibom. ltolvilma Tavi dauqnia da lukma Caylapa. _ SenTan gamomgzavnes... xom ici, vinc? safeTqlebTan garkveviT gaiJriala SiSma, ise gluvma da mZimem, iseTma aSkaram, rom moendomebina, gayinuli TiTiswverebiT Seexeboda. uneburad xeladas Seavlo Tvali da maSinve gamozoma, moxerxebulad rom CabRujavda Tixis grZel, viwro yels. mere uceb gauelva: `ara, ara, mdevrebi ar gamogzavnidnen...~ da damSvidda: _ vici. _ hoda, ase damabara, sadamdec unda, iqamde iyoso, _ da amayad daumata, _ saWmeli ar mogakldeba da sasmeli, loginic geqneba, sxva ra ginda? _ araferi. Sen vin xar? _ vin viqnebi, kaci var. ltolvili fanjaras Seacqerda, daufiqreblad gadadga oriod nabiji, gareT gaixeda da xma daidabla: _ ai... am sofelSi... vinme xom ar amosula? _ rodis... _ guSin... dRes... _ ara, vin unda amosuliyo _ gzaze ara varT. _ aa... _ gauxarda ltolvils, _ gzaze ara xarT, ara? _ ara, ise ki amodis raRac-raRac bilikebi, magram... _ Znelad mosagnebia, ara? _ me aq didxans ver dagidgebi, Cemi saqmeebic bevri maqvs, _ moulodnelad gamoacxada pirvelma ymam, _ mokled, sadamdec unda, iqamde iyoso... _ didi madloba gadaeci, didi madloba, _ mkerdze xeli miido ltolvilma, _ egeTi kaci ar Semxvedria jer arsad, arasodes, _ da uceb guli auCuyda, magram Semosuls Tvali rom gauswora, enaze ikbina, ganze gaixeda da Cumad gaimeora: _ didi madloba gadaeci. pirvelma ymam damcinavad momuwa piri da gavida. WiSkarTan Rele Camodioda, ltolvilma ganze gadga fexebi, daixara da civi, yinulovani wyali orive peSviT rom Seisxa, SvebiT afrutunda _ Zalian cxeloda. saxe ar SeumSralebia, ise daadga gzas. soflis

ganapiras gauwia gulma. mSvenivrad icoda, soflis patronma kargad rom miiRo, mainc erideboda mis ezoSi wriali da tyispiras yofna mounda _ yvelgan, saca ki aseTi didi xeebi da buCqnari unaxavs, ase egona, rom xeebi yvelasi iyo da iqiTken miiCqaroda. xesTan rom mivida, momcro toti aaxliCa, foTlebi Semoacala da magrad daiqnia, zuzuniT gaipo haeri. yuri miugdo, isev aswia xeli da Soriaxlos ymawvili dainaxa, xes beWebiT miyrdnobili. erTxans xelSemarTuli uyurebda, mere uxerxulad gaiRima, daixara da toti miwaze dado, isev SeaTvaliera ymawvili da, sxva dros iqneb arc gahkvirveboda, magram axla, damSvidebuls, da gamaZRars, Tvali gauxara aseTi mSvenieri, fermkrTali ymawvilis danaxvam. isic Sescqeroda da ltolvils gaukvirda _ es ymawvili srulebiT ara hgavda aqaurs. arsad unaxavs, sofleli biWi uqmad rom mdgariyo xesTan, gulze xelebdakrefili, nazi TiTebiTa da fermkrTali saxiT. _ Sen ltolvili xar, ara? _ hkiTxa biWma. gamoTqma mainc soflelisa hqonda. _ ho, _ Tavi dauqnia ltolvilma da gauRima, _ Sena, domeniko? _ saidan iciT? _ vici. erTxans Cumad iyvnen. ltolvili miwaze dajda, balaxi moglija da gadayvlefil muxlze daiyara. biWs gaukvirda, Tvali moarida, uceb viRaca dainaxa da miaCerda. ltolvili ar wamomjdara. buCqi gadaswia da domenikos mzeras Tvali gaayola _ Tvrameti wlis gogo gzaze midioda. ltolvilma RimiliT axeda domenikos da gulaRma wamowva. Tvrameti wlis gogo ki gzaze midioda. maRali, jiSiani gogo iyo, kaba daviwroeboda da siarulisas mkerdi uxtunavda. Zalian cxeloda, loyebi wiTlad uRuoda gogos, zeda tuCi ofliT dacvaroda, tyisken miiCqaroda. tyeSi rom Sevida, gemrieli haeri CaisunTqa Tvali milula. RelesTan mivida, Camojda, patara Rele iyo, kenWebic moCanda fskerze. peSviT amoiRo wyali, saxeze ipkura. esiamovna, sveli xeli yelze Camoisva, Tma gaiSala, kiserze moixvia, mere sqeli, feradi windebi gaixada da fexebi wyalSi Cayo. erTxans gatrunuli ijda. ukan gadaxrils, xelisgulebs dayrdnobils da netarebisagan TvaldaxuWuls, CrdilisTvis SeeSvira saxe. mere fexebi wyalSi aadgafuna, icinoda da uceb tyisa SeeSinda _ daZabulma moavlo iqaurobas Tvali, magram SiSma Cqara gadauara _ wamodga da fexSiSvelam gaiara balaxze. jer TiTis wverebs dgamda, wamiT yovndeboda da mere mTeli fexisguliT grZnobda miwis sigriles. ase gaiar-gamoiara da guli rom ijera, isev SeeSinda. saCqarod Caicva WrelWruli, naqsovi windebi da tyidan gamovida. gzaze Zalian cxeloda, saxeze da yelze mainc SerCenoda tyis sigrile da Tamamad miabijebda. soflis ganapiras oriode wliT umcros biWs mohkra Tvali da CaiRima _ mSvenieri biWi iyo, Tanac _ umcrosi, da Tavisuflad emaslaaTeboda. axlac, pirdapir imisaken daado Tavi, iara, iara da Zalian rom miuaxlovda, erTi ki gamomwvevad Sexeda, mere mkveTrad Setrialda da zurgiT daudga: _ biWo, domeniko, _ uTxra gogom da TiTebi zurgze moipotina, _ emand Rili gamxsnia, Semikari raa... _ sada, aba... _ wamiT ltolvilisaken gaixeda domenikom, magram ver dainaxa, _ buCqi efareboda. _ ai, aqa... vera xedav? _ ki, _ xelebCamoyrili idga.

_ ra iyo, biWo, xom ar grcxvenia? _ mxarukuRma gamoxeda gogom. _ me? me risa unda mrcxvenodes, qurdi ki ara var. _ oo, yoCaR... didi madloba, domeniko. erTi wuTi daica... _ ra iyo... _ domeniko, gogosTvis gikocnia? _ rogor... _ sunTqva Seekra domenikos, _ ubralod, Tu... _ ubralod ki ara... ise, namdvilad Tu gikocnia... _ ra Seni saqmea... _ ar metyvi da nu metyvi, Zalianac ar minda?! _ mkveTrad Setrialda gogo da Tma mxarze CamoeSala. odnav rom gascda, miixeda, da gauRima. mere yvelaferi gadaaviwyda, Tamamad, laRad miabijebda soflis gzaze. _ vin iyo? _ wamojda ltolvili. _ erTia, Cvens mezoblad cxovrobs. _ aa, _ mimoixeda ltolvilma, _ marTla, es ra mcenarea? _ romeli? _ esa... _ romeli, aba... _ ai es, yvelgan roa... _ ah, ega? _ mimoixeda domenikom da zizRiT daumata, _ gvimra. _ rogor? _ gvimra. _ ra ucnauri mcenarea, rameSi Tu gamoiyeneba... _ ara, araferSi... rameSi rom gamoiyenebodes, amdeni iqneboda? _ ah, ara, ara, eg ar gaifiqro, _ xeli gaasavsava ltolvilma, _ raRai amodis, albaT gamoiyeneba kidec. _ raSi? _ me ar vici, raSi... Tqven unda icodeT. _ ar gamoiyeneba da ra vqna... _ SeuZlebelia, _ ganacxada ltolvilma. _ ager, visac gindaT, imas hkiTxeT... _ ara, me ki mjera, rom ar ician... magram ar SeiZleba, raime daniSnuleba rom ara hqondes. _ rasa, gvimras? _ agdebulad gaiRima domenikom, magas Rorebic ara Wamen. _ eg arafers niSnavs. _ Txebic ar Wamen, arc cxvrebi, SimSiliT rom kvdebodnen, pirs ar daakareben. _ marTla? ra ucnauri mcenare yofila _ dainteresda ltolvili da erTi Sto mowyvita, _ xedav, rogori yofila? _ rogori? _ ai, erTad rocaa, buCqad, marTlac rom Seuxedavia, magram aba erTi Sto daiWire maRla da ise gaxede, mSvenivrada aqvs asxmuli foTlebi... da foTlebic ra ucnauria... _ ltolvili isev wamowva, xelSi atrialebda Stos. domeniko gakvirvebuli Sescqeroda. _ da Sen kidev ambob, araferSi gamoiyenebao, ara? _ aba ra! _ maSin ratom ar Wamen Rorebi? _ me ra vici. _ raRaca aris am mcenareSi iseTi, rom Txebi da Rorebi ar Wamen... Sen albaT isic ar ici, gvelis SxamiT rom mkurnaloben?

_ rogor _ mkurnaloben?.. _ avadmyofs arCenen. _ uxseneblis SxamiT? _ daeWvda domeniko, da maSinve xeli Caiqnia, _ ras ambobT, eg xom adamians klavs. ltolvili wamojda da mimoixeda: _ ra, Tqvens sofelSic arian? _ rogor ar arian... Savebi. _ hoo? bevria? _ arc ise... magram erTi uxsenebelia, mtrisas... nemsisxelaa, arc Cans, arc araferi, magram Tu vinmes ukbina, imwamsve, maSinaTve klavs... _ marTla? ra hqvia... _ pataras? iirkola Ci... _ iirkola Ci... _ gaimeora ltolvilma, _ mereda, bevria? _ ara, or-sam weliwadSi erTxel Tu ukbens vinmes. _ hoo, eg ki veraa kargi ambavi... ise ki, domeniko, mcodne xalxi mag iirkola Cis Sxamidan uebar wamals daamzadebda. _ marTla? _ marTla. _ Tqven saidana xarT, bodiSi? ltolvilma ar icoda, sad daibada. ise ki, bundovnad axsovda is adgili _ saiTac gaixedavdi, yvelgan zRva Canda, albaT kunZuli Tu iyo misi samSoblo. napirTan uzarmazari, yavisfrad aConCxili klde idga, misi kenwero bunebasa Tu viRac axirebul moqandakes peSvisaTvis daemsgavsebina: pataraobisas didxans idga xolme iq. zRva xSirad icvlida fers, xan mwvane iyo, xan muqi lurji. xandaxan ki, roca Zalian Relavda, yviTlad imRvreoda da elva igrixeboda caSi, uzarmazari talRebi muqariT mogoravdnen, xmeleTze ki, grigalis atexisTanave, mrisxaned wamoimarTeboda samumi da es uSvelebeli, sazarali sveti mwivana simReriT daalajebda napirze. yvelani gamorbodnen bambukis saxlebidan da xeebs exutebodnen, magrad SemoaWdobdnen mklavebs, loyiTac ki ekvrodnen da albaT swored aqedan dasCemdaT xis siyvaruli. yvelas hqonda sakuTari xe _ zogisTvis mxolod mfarveli iyo igi, zogierTisTvis ki saqmro da daniSnuli. qaliSvilebs lamaz, vercxlisfertana xeebs gaurigebdnen xolme _ rogorc ki Tormeti wlisa Sesruldeboda, TmagaSlili mihyavdaT xesTan. iq ki, jer Takara sicxeSi didxans unda mdgariyo patarZali, TmagaSlili idga da Tumca dolebi gabmulad gugunebda, mainc esmoda sakuTari gulisZgera. mere ki, TeTrwvera berikacis niSanze, frTxilad Sedioda xis odnav mocaxcaxe CrdilSi da vercxlisfer merqans saxealewili hkocnida. ltolvilsac eguleboda sakuTari xe _ mas grili, motkbo nayofi hqonda. Tavad xe arc ise maRali iyo, Zalian uxeSi, aqerclili kaniT dafaruliyo da grigali rom miwynardeboda, ltolvils mTeli sxeuli dakawruli hqonda da sisxli sdioda. am xes mamas eZaxda ltolvili. _ mamas? _ gaikvirva domenikom. _ ho, mama ar myavda. gorakebi ki mSvenivrad, cxadad axsovda, oRond iseTi ucnauri ferebi mere aRarsad Sexvedria _ iq foTlebi mwvane iyo, magram iseTi mwvane ki ara, yvelgan roa-Ria, Ria mwvane. miwaze Camocvenili foTlebi swrafad Wkneboda, magram ise ki ar yviTldeboda, rogorc sxvagan _ baci, Zalian baci yviTeli dahkravda. samagierod, Semodgomispirs wiTlad CaxCaxebda

iqauroba da daRlili mzera iqiTken garboda, sadac talRebi jiutad lokavdnen yavisfrad aConCxil kldes. _ egeTi magari wiTeli iyo? _ egeTi magari. _ didxans cxovrobdiT iq? erTxel, roca didi grigali daatydaT Tavs, is ki axsovs, Tavis xemde rom veRar miaRwia, sxvas Caafrinda da mere, Tvali rom gaaxila, sqlad dagrexili, cisken mimavali Tokebi dainaxa, mere wvermoSvebuli, agdebulad momRimari saxeebi SeaTvaliera da gakvirvebuli wamojda _ irgvliv isev zRva iyo, lurji, dawmendili, mzis sxivebiT abrWyvialebuli, TeTri Rrublebi alag-alag qaTqaTebdnen caze da am mSvenier, lamaz ferebSi mkveTrad gamoirCeoda Savi droSa. _ vin iyvnen? axlac ar icis ltoleilma, sadauri mekobreebi iyvnen _ imaTi ena ar gaegeboda. mere ki, meore gemi rom daedevna imaTsas, aiRo da wyalSi gadaxta. _ ratom? Zalian cudad eqceodnen, saerTod, Zalian cudi xalxi iyo. _ gemi ra aris? _ gemi ar ici? _ ara, _ gawiTlda domeniko. _ raRas malaparakebdi, _ gaiRima ltolvilma, _ gemi xis didi saxliviTaa, zRvebze dacuravs. _ da... zRva ra aris? _ zRvac aRar ici? zRva bevri, Zalian bevri, didi wyalia. _ aa... _ eeh, domeniko, domeniko, _ Seacqerda ltolvili _ netai Sen. _ ratom? _ ratom da egre jobia. _ rogor _ egre? _ zRva da gemi rom ar ici, egre. Sen albaT, mteric ara gyavs. _ rad unda myavdes, cudi adamiani ki ar var. _ eeh, _ gulianad gauRima ltolvilma, Tavi gverdze gadaxara da ise Sexeda, _ marTlac rom netai Sen, domeniko... mamasTan ori kaci mivida saRamo xans mamasTan ori kaci mivida. gamxdarma, Worflianma ymawvilma frTxilad daakakuna da smenad gadaiqca _ loya gril kars miado da Tvalebi aaxamxama. _ SemodiT, _ moisma mSvidi xma, _ SemodiT, Riaa. Worflianma Tanamgzavrs mixeda da orivem frTxilad gadaabija zRurbls. mama atkarcalebul buxarTan idga, sinaTle exaxuneboda Tavsa da zurgze, Worflianma ymawvilma xeliT moiCrdila, meore ki, jmuxi da SublSekruli kaci, ufro moiRuSa. _ risTvis mosulxar, nandu? jmuxi kaci quds awvalebda erTxans, Tavi ar auwevia, mere TiTqos raRacis moyola daapira, magram maSinve gadaifiqra: _ jer magana Tqvas. _ Tqvas. _ ai, rogora vTqva, _ xelebi gaSala Worflianma, _ imdeni arc araferi momxdara. me wyaroze Cavedi da magisi coli, ra qvian, kokas avsebda. me aviRe da davexmare _ koka Sevudgi mxarze. eg Turme buCqebSi

damaluliyo da egona, rom ai, rogor amboben... viTom magis cols da me... viTom raRaca gvqonda erTmaneTSi. _ ratom gegona ase, nandu? _ egrea, _ aRelda kaci, _ aba, rogora vTqva... egrea, egre. _ ra icis rom egrea, ra icis? _ ra ici, rom egrea, nandu? _ raTa da, magan iseTnairad Caicina, rom... ai ise, rom... _ CaRimebas gaaCnia, ara? _ xo! _ gaexarda jmuxs, _ CaRimebas gaaCnia. _ sicili sicilia, _ iuara Worflianma, _ erTi gavicine, ra moxda... _ axlos modi, resa. Worflianma oriode nabiji gadadga, bneloda da sakmaod Tamamad miaCerda, magram mamam Tarodan kvari CamoiRo da saxesTan miutana. Worflians feri ecvala da Tavi daxara. TiTqos damnaSavesaviT idga, magram mainc TiTebs welze iTamaSebda, mamas rom ar daenaxa, ise. _ Sen rom daibade, Rrubliani dRe iyo, resa. cxeloda da sunTqva Wirda, niavis WaWanebac ar iyo, sio rom sioa, isic ki ar qroda. Sen CvrebSi gaxveuli iweqi, saxe gaglurjeboda da kacma ar icoda, gadarCebodi Tu ara, tirilis Tavic aRar gqonda. wyaros wyals gasmevdnen qalebi, wlisa ro Sesruldi, Zlivs gamoixede. Seni tolebi rom TamaSobdnen, CrdilSi dagsvamda xolme dedaSeni da mTeli dRe ase ijeqi da purs loRnidi, radgan wamodgomac ar SegeZlo _ fexebSi Zala ara gqonda, resa. erTxel ki, roca Crdilma gadaiwia da Takara mzeze aRmoCndi, veravis gaagone da erTxans sawylad moTqvamdi, mxolod me gxedavdi, magram ar movsulvar SenTan, Soridan giTvalTvalebdi _ vicodi, mze rom gWirdeboda. Tqvens ezosTan videqi, yanidan wamosuli, daRlili, Sen ki, tiriliT daosebuli, gulaRma gadavardi da SiSvel fexebze mze gacxunebda. cotaTi rom agrilda da gons moege, Tbilma Jruantelma dagiara fexebSi, xelebiT daeyrden miwas, wamoiwie, wamoiwie da dadeqi _ sami wlisa iyavi maSin, resa. mas Semdeg dro gavida, me yvelaferi kargad maxsovs, yovelTvis gakvirdebodi, Sen rom ar icodi, ise. patara biWobaSi saqonlis wvaleba giyvarda, didi anci bavSvi iyavi, sul tyuilsa da eSmakobaze geWira Tvali. RinRli rom amogivida, salamurze dakvra iswavle da, rac marTalia marTalia, yvelaze kargad ukravdi. damRerebac kargi SegeZlo, moswrebuli sityva-pasuxic kargi icodi da zog qals sxva ra undoda, ase ar iyo, resa? me iSviaTad gxvdebodi _ samuSaod rom mivdiodi, Sen tkbilad geZina, venaxidan rom vbrundebodi, sadme, tyispirs, viRacas tyuilebiT xiblavdi da mainc, aTasSi erTxel pirispir rom SemeCexebodi, viTom verca mxedavdi, amaridebdi xolme Tvals. saerTod, janmrTeli ymawvili ki dadeqi, araferi gawuxebda, magram erTxel cxenma gadmogagdo da ferdi da muxli ise gtkioda, sul idayvebs ikbendi. rom moikeTe, erTi piroba patiosnad cxovrobdi, im tkivilebiT bundovnad daSinebuli, magram male isev sicrue mogadga enaze, gautanloba Cagexvia gulSi, resa. mamas xeli gaeSvira, magrad CaebRuja kvari da ise laparakobda; mkrTali sinaTle ufarTxalebda Worflians saxeze. _ ise ki, bevrjer gadarCenilxar, eg mainc Tu gaxsovs, _ xanjliT dagdevnebian, isari aucdeniaT. bevri ram saerTod ver gaugiaT _ egec gadarCenaa, amaswinaT ki, mezoblis qorwilSi mwvane Tasze uari rom gaTqmevine, Sig sawamlavi esxa. `iih, _ gaifiqra Worflianma da SvebiT amoisunTqa. mamam kvari moacila.

erTxans gatrunulni idgnen, krinti ar dascdeniaT. Worflianma malulad isev aiTamaSa welze TiTebi da amis Semxedvare jmuxi kaci ise Cumad ganrisxda, frCxilebi Caeso xelisgulebSi. mere mama buxarTan, samfexa skamze dajda da Worflians Sexeda. _ es yvelaferi kargi, aba rame dagvikari, resa. _ romeli? _ gamococxlda Worfliani, TiTebi ubeSi Caiyo da salamuri amoaZvrina, _ Zlivs ar vipovne? _ wyarosTan damrCenoda. romeli davukra? _ romelic ginda. Sen rac ginda, is daukari da is daamRere. Worflianma tuCebi waiwvrila da salamuri pirze miido. TiTebi koxtad aaTamaSa, Tvalebi milula, Tamamad, xalisiT ukravda, mere xelebi CamouSva da daamRera, Tan salamurs TeZoze msubuqad irtyamda: orSabaTobiT aSenda cixe-qalaqi mTazeda, qva Semoivlo galavnad, ca daixura Tavzeda, he-e, hee... isev salamurs Cahbera, mxrebi aaTamaSa, mere Rrmad SeisunTqa: es salamuri koxtao ra kai xelSi moxvdao, he-e, hee... xelidan xelSi savalo, gamqarvebelo dardisa, mudamJams ubiT sataro, rogorc furcelo vardisa, he-e, hee... gaxarebulma ituca pirSi salamuri, mama daJinebiT misCereboda, magram Tvali verafriT gaaxelina; mere ufro gabedul simReraze gadavida resa: netai erTsa Ramesa SenTan mqoniyo binao, Cemi nabadi dagvxura Sens mklavze damaZinao. aRtacebulma, tuCze ikbina: liso, liso qari qriso _ lisim dalaleo, Sevardeni frTasa Sliso _ lisim dalaleo, arigebul, Carigebul _ ra turfa ram xaro, qmarmZinari, Sen mRviZari, _ ra turfa ram xaro, liso, liso qari qriso _ lisim dalaleo, Sevardeni frTasa Sliso _ lisim dalaleo. mamas yvrimalebi daebera, magram buxrisken zurgiT ijda da araferi Canda, Tanac Worflians Tvalebi magrad daexuWa da adgilze cmukavda, gaxarebulma, erTi-orjer Cabuqna kidec: SenisTana savse qali unda Cavigdo xelSia, netavi tuCiT Semaxo

Sen rom vaSli gaqvs mkerdSia, he-e, hee... jmuxi iataks CaCereboda da xelisgulidan sisxli sdioda. erTianad daWimuliyo, magram zRarTani rom moesma, SekrTa da gaognebuli daacqerda soxaneze gaSxlarTul momRerals _ imas mwvane laqebi dahyroda gayviTlebul saxeze. _ ra ari, ra moxda? _ uneburad ikiTxa. mama isev samfexa skamze ijda, mSvidi, gamarTuli, dafiqrebuli. _ ra moxda? _ gaimeora jmuxma da uceb SeeSinda, _ me... me araferi, me udanaSaulo var, me araferi Camidenia... _ Sen ra SuaSi xar, _ uTxra mamam. _ ager, kvari aiRe da daxede. nandu kvars waetana da waqceuls saxeze daanaTa. tuCidan nikapamde wvrili zoli SeamCnia, es sisxli iyo, magram SigniT TiTqos raRac irxeoda. xeliT moiCrdila da ufro daacqerda, mere ki, rom gaarCia, ukan gadaxta, kedels zurgiT aekro da daiyvira: _ iirkola Ci! _ iirkola Ci... _ wynarad gaimeora mamam. waqceuli axla ufro grZeli Canda. _ ki magram... aq saidan... aq ra undoda... Sig tuCSi ukbenia! albaT salamurSi Tu SeZvra... weRan ara Tqva wyarosTan damrCenodao. _ ra ucnauria, ra ucnauria, _ wamoiZaxa nandum da uceb moergo Tavs _ Zveleburad jmuxi da sityvaZviri gaxda. mama wamodga. waqceulTan daixara da Cxiri Camousva sisxlis zols, raRaca patara, wvrili, moZravi, magrad Caeso Cxirs, etyoba, sisxliT gaRizianebuli gveli Cxirsac sakbenad Caafrinda. mama buxarTan mivida, xeli gaiqnia da odnavi ali avarda nakverCxals, Tan wiTlad gaiklakna raRac da mere yvelaferi miilia. mamam kvars daavlo xeli da kedelTan atuzul kacs miuaxlovda: _ Semomxede, nandu! mkrTali sinaTle daborialebda kuSt saxeze, mere kacma gaRimeba scada, magram ar gamouvida. _ gagexarda, ara, nandu? _ ara, rasa brZanebT, _ SekrTa kaci, _ adamianis sikvdili rogor gamexardeboda... mama erTxans naRvlianad Sescqeroda, kacma isev scada gaRimeba, magram amjeradac ar gamouvida. _ wadi, gamecale, _ uTxra mamam da zurgi Seaqcia, _ Cems saxlSi aRar daginaxo, wadi, wa... ...kari rom miixura, mama fanjrasTan mivida da mimavals gaxeda: ...Tvalebi moeWuta. dafiqrebuli, sibraluliT gascqeroda RameSi Semavals da buxridan gamovardnili, mokiafe susti sinaTle isev jiutad exaxuneboda Tavsa da zurgze. dro gadioda... tyispiri Weramde abobRebuli mZime xaliCis nacnob, texil xazebs zantad misCereboda domeniko. ezoSi raxania SeSas apobdnen, magram gametebiT daqneuli najaxis mkveTri, mokle xma xandaxan Tu esmoda gabruebuls, wamodgoma ezareboda da, kedlisaken pirSeqceuli, Zalauneburad Sescqeroda xaliCas. ramdenjerme ZaliT daamTqnara, egeba Zili moreoda, magram araferi gamouvida. mainc ezareboda wamodgoma da Tvalgaxelili iwva, mere moswyurda da iqve, TavTiT midebul Tungs daswvda, pirze miiyuda da maSinve saxe moeRrica _ gamTbariyo wyali. sabani fexiT

moiSora da wamodga. fanjarasTan fexSiSveli mivida, gverdulad adgamda terfebs. ezoSi misi kbila biWi SeSas Cexavda. ki SeeZlo, daeZaxa da wyali amoetaninebina, magram, raRacnairad, moerida _ tolebi iyvnen. sawolTan dabrunda, zantad daswvda perangs, TiTqos isev moeria Zili; TvaldaxuWuli idga da ase icvamda. ezoSi Casvla ezareboda, erTxel kidev gadaixeda da bibo dainaxa, WiSkrisaken mimavali. pirveli yma ar uyvarda da amitomac gauxarda misi danaxva: _ hei, bibo. _ ra iyo? _ wyali amomitane. _ wyali? _ daezara bibos da maSinve iazra, _ biWo, gaiqe, wyali aurbenine... _ axlave, _ Tqva biWma, najaxi did morze daaso da gaiqca. guneba moeSxama. kibe mZimed Caiara, ezoSi aRarc biWi Canda, aRarc bibo. morTan mivida da najaxs waavlo xeli. magrad iyo dasobili, Ronivrad daeWida, uceb Semsubuqda, najaxianad ukan gadadga oriode swrafi nabiji da raRac moxvda welze. Sebrunda da biWi dainaxa, uxerxulad momRimari, doqze xelisgulmifarebuli. domenikomac gauRima, najaxi marcxenaSi gadaitana da doqi pirTan miitana, magram cali xeliT ver moeria _ didi doqi iyo. najaxi fexze miiyuda, aTive TiTi magrad SemoaWdo Tixis gril WurWels da civi, gemrieli wyali dalia. mere najaxi moimarjva, magram biWma uTxra: _ fexze ar moirtya. domenikos ewyina da gamomcdelad Seacqerda, magram dacinvisdamagvari veraferi SeamCnia. mainc xasiaTi wauxda da ugulod gauwoda najaxi. ezodan gavida. ise nela miabijebda, erTi-orjer mZimed datvirTulma uremmac ki gauswro. arc icoda, sad midioda, sad wasuliyo, riTi gaerTo Tavi. gzadagza yanebsa da venaxebSi, glexebi muSaobdnen _ Toxnidnen, baravdnen, xeliT iwmenddnen ofliT dacvarul Subls, patara xniT wels asvenebdnen da isev Toxnidnen. ho, marTla, ltolvili! is ki, tyis piras CrdilSi SeyuJuli, TvaldaxuWuli iwva, mklavi amoedo TavqveS da Tavisas fiqrobda. ltolvils sunTqva Seekra da wamojda. dafeTebulma miageba mzera mosuls da, damSvidda: _ Sena xar? _ ho, SegeSinda? _ ara, uceb, vfiqrobdi da... amas ras eZaxiT? _ pantas. _ msxalsa hgavs, ara? _ ho, tyeSi savsea. _ msxali xom modis Tqvens sofelSi? _ ki, gulabi. _ enaze dneba, ara? _ ki, kargia. aba, magas ra maWmevs, mJavea, _ saxe daeRrica domenikos. _ ratom, kargia. ara uSavs... _ kargi rom iyos, tyeSi amovidoda? _ aba ra, tyeSi amovida. _ mere ra... ltolvilma gaiRima da uTxra: _ eeh, ar gvesmis erTmaneTis me da Sen, domeniko.

_ raTa... _ ra vici, raTa... _ mxrebi aiCeCa ltolvilma da daamata, _ ise ki, cud xes da mcenares versad Sexvdebi, domeniko... _ versad? _ dafiqrda da gaaxsenda. _ aba es gvimra ra jandabis maqnisia? _ ras Caacivdi am gvimras, _ gaiRima ltolvilma, _ TavisTvisaa. domenikom Tvali aarida, sofels gaxeda. romeliRac glexi, Soridan ver gaarCia, uros iqnevda, xma ki mogvianebiT aRwevda tyispiramde. domenikom uyura, uyura, mere cas axeda, gemrielad daamTqnara, magram ltolvilis gamocvlili xma rom moesma, SekrTa: _ ici, saerTod, xandaxan... _ Zalian aRelvebuli Canda ltolvili, _ ai, kargad rom daukvirde, ara? xandaxan iseTi ucnauria, rom... ai, Sen ambob, gulabi kargiao da panta cudi, Tumca ara, ara, ase ver agixsni... Sen Tu gagigia, Tumca ara, saidan gecodineba, ise ki, sxvadasxva adgilebSi, ucnauri mtaceblebi arsebobs. _ CvenTanac kia daTvebi, mglebi... _ ara, cxovelebze ki ara, mtacebel mcenareebze vlaparakob, _ tuCi ailoka ltolvilma, _ aseTi mcenare Tu Segxvedria? _ ara. rogor _ mtacebeli. _ Cveulebrivad... is mcenareebi buzebiT, koRoebiT da ra vici, aTasnairi mwerebiT ikvebebian. _ mcenare? _ undod gaiRima domenikom. _ ki, mcenare. _ ufro aRelda ltolvili, _ ar gjera, ara? Sen ra ginaxavs, araferi, unda damijero... _ da Seacqerda, _ xom ar gewyina? _ kargi ra, domeniko, _ muxlze xeli daado ltolvilma, _ sawyenad ar miTqvams. ise ar gamigo, TiTqos WkuiT momqondes Tavi, ara, Wkviani kacis ra macxia, magram me bevri, Zalian bevri ram minaxavs... rac Tavi maxsovs, sul aRma-daRma davexetebi, ici, mdevnian xolme, domeniko, mmtroben, aravis vuyvarvar ki ara, netav arasodes aravin SemamCnios, CemTvis viyo minda, gesmis, adre ar mindoda ase, axla ki sul viRac melandeba, xes amofarebuli, lods miRma gatrunuli, CirgvSi Casafrebuli, kuStad mzirali, cudad momRimare... es mcenareebTan ra SuaSia, Tumca, rogor ara _ amden daZabulobisgan saocrad mindeba dasveneba da xandaxan, domeniko, roca sadme TiTqos saimedod Sevafareb Tavs da puris natexic maqvs, wyalic, Cemdauneburad visveneb raRacnairad, vdundebi, yovelives Semxedvare _ xe iqneba, balaxi Tu xoWo, magram is mcenareebi rom SevniSne, ise imoqmeda... imdeni vifiqre... gaugebrad xom ar vlaparakob? _ ara, ratom. _ ise ucnauria, _ xeli aiqnia ltolvilma, _ verasodes warmovidgendi, mcenare mtacebeli Tu gaxdeboda. `neta vinmem gamoiaros~, _ inatra domenikom. _ Tanac, erTi ki ara, bevrnairia, xom mismen? _ a? _ xom mismen? _ ki. _ saerTod, mcenare Turme haeriTa da niadagiT ikvebeba, uceb damSvidda ltolvili, dinjad, dalagebulad alaparakda, _ niadagidan fesvebiT iRebs sazrdos, haeridan ki _ foTlebiT. zogi mcenare ki, romelsac sazrdo ar hyofnis, mtaceblad iqceva. erTi mcenarea, nepentesi _ foTlebze doqis msgavsi wanazardi uCndeba. es doqi sxvadasxva

zomisaa, domeniko: xan TiTis sigrZea, xanac mklavisa. mSvenivradaa aWrelebuli da neqtarsac gamohyofs. mweri doqze dafrindeba Tu ara, maSinve Tavsaxuri daefareba, mweri veRar ikidebs fexs doqis SigniTa, slip kedelze da fskerze, siTxeSi vardeba, iq ki mas mcenare inelebs. _ marTla? _ ikiTxa domenikom, maincdamainc ar gahkvirvebia. _ marTla. erTia kidev, saracenia, WaobSi izrdeba. misi aTasfrad moxatuli, aWrelebuli foTlebi saocrad waagavs lamaz, ucxo yvavils. gindac gamaZRari iyos mweri, mainc am yvavilisaken miuwevs guli, iseTi lamazia... patara xans Soriaxlos utrialebs, mere ki, moxibluli, msubuqad Camojdeba foTolze da... zogierTi mtacebeli mcenare Seuxedavia, viwro foTlebi cisken Tavwawvdili gvelebis jgros miugavs, daklaknili, uSno Reroebi aqvs, romelzedac daRlili mweri Camojdeba Tu ara, maSinve Semoexveva da mogudavs... zogierTi ki, cvriana, magaliTad, Sesaxedavad iseTi uwyinari mcenarea... misi foTlebis wveroebi qinZisTavebCarWobil pawawina baliSs waagavs, mSvidad irweva, sios ayolili da mweri daajdeba Tu ara, maSinve erT-erT qinZisTavisdamagvar wanazardze Camoegeba. SeSfoTebuli mweri afarTxaldeba, sxva qinZisTavebsac exeba da ufro magrad gaebmeba xolme maxeSi. _ da rom ar afarTxaldes? _ unda afarTxaldes, domeniko, _ isev aRelda ltolvili. _ aseTia wesi. mere ki, mcenare rom igrZnobs, mweri magrad romaa mijaWvuli, moikeceba da gasress. ramdenime dRis Semdeg, moSiebuli, isev uwyinrad gaSlis foTols da axal msxverpls daelodeba, monelebuli mweris narCenebi ki qars miaqvs. _ yovelTvis iWers? _ rogor giTxra... albaT, xSirad iWers, mwerebiT cocxlobs da... saqme isaa, rom es mcenareebi arafriT ar hgvanan erTmaneTs _ zogi mtaceblis foTlebi saocrad sqel, webovan siTxes gamoyofs, zogic, ra vici, aTasnairadaa mowyobili, sul sxvadasxvanairad, erTi kia, yovel mtacebels namdvili, SedarebiT didi, mogrZo yvavili aqvs, romelic Tavisi foTlebis saqmeSi ar ereva, yovel SemTxvevaSi, TvaliT ase Cans, xandaxan iseTi lamazi yvavilia... ltolvili dadumda, domenikomac Tvali moacila da SvebiT amoisunTqa. aqamde euxerxuleboda, yuri rom ar daegdo, magram ltolvilma imdeni ilaparaka... sofels gaxeda, ucqira, ucqira da uceb gaaxsenda: _ aki cud xes da mcenares versad Sexvdebio? _ da radgan ltolvils Tavi ar auwevia, gamarjvebulma gaixeda soflisaken. mere igrZno, saxeloze rom daqaCes da gakvirvebulma Sexeda, ltolvili ki Zalian axlos miCoCda masTan, TvalebSi Seacqerda da Cumad uTxra: _ erTi icode, domeniko: is niadagi, sadac mcenare-mtacebeli izrdeba, cudia. mcenaris brali ki araa, mwerebs rom xocavs da ise ikvebeba, niadagis bralia, kargad daimaxsovre es, domeniko. _ aa, _ civad gaagrZela domenikom da saxe moarida, _ gindaT, Sin davbrundeT, mgonia wvimas apirebs. _ wavideT, davbrundeT, _ wamodga ltolvili, _ SeiZleba marTla mowvimos. _ Tanac, dilidan araferi miWamia, _ ratomRac amayad Tqva domenikom, _ mowyenilobaa aq, ara? _ ara, ratom... kargia, mouxdeba miwas.

_ wvima, ara? ki, _ da, TiTqos ltolvilis naTqvami guls CaebeWdao, ise ikiTxa: _ ese igi, mcenareebi cud niadagze izrdebian, ara? _ ho, _ sxvaTa Soris Tqea ltolvilma, _ WaobSi, silaSi, kldeTa napralebSi da ase... _ ucnauria, ara? _ ki, ucnauria, _ ugulod daeTanxma ltolvili, etyoboda, axla sul sxva raRacas fiqrobda. dResaswauli gazafxulobiT, roca xeebis feradi kvirtebi pawia nayofad gadaiqceoda, xalxi erTi RamiT tovebda sofels. Cafiqrebuli, morCili saxeebiT aikravdnen guda-nabads, Cvilebs Tbilad gaaxvevdnen, saqonelsac mierekebodnen da jguf-jgufad gadiodnen, sneulnic ki gahyavdaT Cardaxiani, uxalisod aRrWialebuli urmebiT. raRac ucnauri wuxili ki mihqondaT, mainc ufro didi sevda rCeboda dacarielebul, uadamianebo sofelSi. xorcielis WaWaneba aRar iyo, erTaderTi mama rCeboda Sin, qvis galavans msubuqad dayrdnobili. igi gascqeroda soflelebs, romlebic mZimed adiodnen aRmarTSi da mere borcvs miRma uCinardebodnen. iqiT, borcvs gadaRma unda gaeTiaT dResaswaulis wina Rame, kacebs unda efxizlaT da veeba koconTan uxmod msxdariyvnen. mama martodmarto rCeboda im uCveulo siCumeSi, uZravad idga, sanam ar dabinddeboda. Sebindebisas gabruebuli Citebis Jriamuli rbilad ikargeboda haerSi, saRamo xans TiTo-orola foToli wamiT Tu afrTxialdeboda xeze, mere isev siCume, siCume, siCume tlanq, mZime siSaved iRvreboda saxlebsa da ezoebSi, gzebze; TiTqos TvalnaTliv aorTqlebul kuprSi dinjad iZireboda yvelaferi da, roca Savad gaJRenTili, damZimebuli haeri yovelives waSlida, mama kvars anTebda da gzaze gamodioda xolme. igi miabijebda wynarad, uxmaurod, Ramenarevi idumalebiT moculi, da kvaris susti, odnav mokiafe sinaTle Tanabrad irweoda irgvliv. miwaze mocaxcaxe rkali, win rom miuZRoda mamas, Robeze swrafad acocdeboda da isev morCilad micuravda balaxze, mamis ferxTiT kibeze talRad gadadioda da mere susti cimcimiT irweoda oTaxSi _ mama dedaboZTan Cerdeboda da mezoblis saxls aTvalierebda. kvari mqrqal sinaTles hfenda kuTxeSi miyril qalamnebsa da ferad windebs, Wrel noxs, Tixis WurWels, xidan gamoCorknil kovzebs, yvelafers akvirdeboda mama, kunWulebSi ablabudasac ki amCnevda im daleul sinaTleSi da xelisguls adebda kedlebs, skamebs, magidas, TiTqos nivTebis mdumarebasac ki ugdebda yurs. mTel oTaxs moivlida da mere, sanam gavidoda, erTxans uZravad idga, kedelze ki misi wagrZelebuli, kuTxesTan TiTqos gadatexili xeli barbacebda, kvaris sust cimcims ayolili, magram Tavad mamas mtkice, daWimuli marjveniT ekava kvari da raRacas fiqrobda. dinjad, mZimed gadioda Savad daguduli Rame, TiTqos yovelives eZina, magram Ramesac hqonda Tavisi xmebi, saidumlonarevi, SiSismomgvreli _ sadRac ecemoda wveTi, erTi cicqna da ukuneTis wyalobiT mainc saocrad mniSenelovani, kedels avad exaxuneboda gamxmari mixakis gvirgvini, sustad gaiWrialebda Robe da xandaxan ZilgamkrTali mweric axmiandeboda, magram mamas es xmebi sulac ar uSlida xels _ soflelebis saxlebSi daiareboda da didxans, dafiqrebuli aTvalierebda yvelafers. mere ki, odnav rom Semsubuqdeboda ca, dasalierze odnav rom gaibzareboda siSave, mama kvars aqrobda da did lodze dgeboda: nela, Zalian nela Tendeboda, magram ise aSkarad

matulobda sinaTle... yovelive iwovda binds, saidanRac niavi wamouberavda, xeze daiWimebodnen foTlebi, saxlebic dinjad amotivtivdebodnen miwidan da romeliRac patara, suleli, yoCaRi Citi galobas iwyebda. bundovan haers mkveTrad apobda es uzomod gaxarebuli xma, da mama mRelvarebiT uyurebda Soreul borcvs, iqidan ki, uTenia, xalxi modioda! modiodnen fexiT, jer kidev molurjo haerSi abrdRvialebuli CiraRdnebiT, CvilebiT xelSi, Cardaxiani urmebiT modioda xalxi, didebi, patarebi, moxucebi, keTilni da borotni, guglrilni, macdurni, Secdenilni, _ xalxi modioda! isini qvemoT moabijebdnen, erTmaneTis axlobelni, naTesavni, mZimed Camodiodnen daRmarTSi da yoveli nabiji neknebze awvebodaT, mTeli sofeli modioda _ zogi daberil yvrimalebSi dagubebuli, uTqmeli mtrobiT, sxva _ gulgrilobis WiiT gamofituli, magram im dResaswauliT mainc odnav daZabuli, zogierTi raRac auxsneli, auwereli sikeTiT gulSi, sabralo da marTali RimiliT saxeze, xelixelCakidebuli bavSvebi, darigebisas Tavisas rom fiqrobdnen, morCili, yavisferxeleba moxucebi, romlebmac rodis Cauares raRac didsa da mniSvnelovans gverdi, arc ki icodnen da axla mainc saocrad mSvidni, raRaca umniSvnelos Seguebulni, frTxilad moabijebdnen, sakuTari TaviT uzomod aRtacebuli qaliSvilebi da adre motexili qalebi, mainc WrelaWrula TavsafrebiTa da mZivebiT, brmebi, saocrad daZabuli simSvidiT saxeze, bibo, pirveli yma, auRelvebeli, dalagebuli da mainc gulis kunWulSi mimaluli mtrobiT, gvegve, uxalisod momavali, misTvis umizno dResaswaulze duned gabrazebuli, ltolvili, ucxo adamianebiT garSemortymuli, mokrZalebulad momRimari, domeniko, norCi, gamoucdeli, armcodne, resas Saosani deda... xalxi modioda! isini daRmarTSi moabijebdnen, lodze Semdgar mamas ukve esmoda maTi fexis xma, modiodnen jgrod, areulni, najaxebiTa da nedli, drekadi rtoebiT xelSi, bRaoda saqoneli, urmebs gamobmuli ZaRlebi hyefdnen, isini ki xmagakmendilni Camodiodnen borcvze da roca dilis susti da TvalismomWreli mze iribi sxivebiT gaanaTebda RamenaTev, ferkmrTal saxeebs, yvelani maRla swevdnen xelebs: ucnauri tye modioda mamisaken, areuli tye _ rtoebi, xmlebi, namglebi, yvavilebi, Toxebi, barebi, Cvilebi, najaxebi... xalxi, xalxi modioda! Tavi II bibo Sin mivida da cols gamoelaparaka. erTma glexma meores ambavi uTxra. sul sxva ambavi _ wyali moitane, qalo, _ Tqva bibom da SeiWmuxna. colma didi koka Semoitana da gaubedavad miuaxlovda. _ midi, _ peSvebi SeaerTa bibom, _ uhu, civia... mZime koka iyo, qalma muxli SeaSvela da isev dausxa wyali; uceb xmauri moesma, mxarsukuRma swrafad gaxeda bavSvs, maSinve damSvidda. saxeze Seisxa wyali, Tvalebi magrad daisrisa: _ midi, daasxi... mm... mm, daasxi, ras gamoSterebulxar... mm!.. mm... m... kargi, geyofa, _ xelisguli Ronivrad Camoisva loyebze da SerCenili wveTebi Caiwura, Tvalebi daxuWa da ganze gaiSvira xeli, _ Cvari momeci. saxe SeimSrala da magidas miujda. mwnili egemriela, mainc krinti ar dauZravs. yveli moiWra, Rvino dalia, gaTba. raRaca gaulRva kidec gunebaSi da Tqva: _ is Rlapi raRac cudad miyurebs.

_ romeli, domeniko? _ ho. colma dumili irCia, biboc Cumad iyo, mere, coli rom Setrialda, axed-daxeda da inana, ram amalaparakao, gabrazda: _ ras daborialob aqeT-iqiT! _ ra? _ ver mixvda qali. _ ra da, ver daegdebi? ras daeTrevi aqeT-iqiT! _ sada... _ jandabaSi da oxrobaSi, sada... ltolvils xom ar Camouvlia. _ ara. _ rao, ras amboben sofelSi. _ ra vici, imis mets kacs ar elaparakeba da... _ hoo, _ gaicina bibom, _ es ki kargada Tqvi, kacs ar elaparakebao, daujdes im bRarts da iyos... oo, es ki kargada Tqvi, ra xar, ra xar vinc ar gicnobs?! patara xnis Semdeg ki, didi siaxlovis wuTebSi, aRelvebuli da tuCebTan naoWdagrovili, aqerclil muStze Tmagadaxveuli, cols uCurCulebda: _ icode, ar gaxde, qali msuqani unda iyos, ase... _ kaco, gavixede da, _ hyveboda am dros wyarosTan Camomjdari calTvala glexi, _ avdgebi diliT, gadatexilia simindi, xan erTi, xan ori, gavbrazdi, vambob, es oxeri ra aris erTi da ori simindi-meTqi, da waval, wamoval, daviZineb, gaviRviZeb _ gadatexilia isev, erTxelac gavbrazdi... davavle xeli saxres da davdeqi, davudarajdi. soro vicodi, saca hqonda, gavitrune... ro Sesrulda SuaRame, gamoyo Tavi da TxlaS! _ vdruze. _ sada, TavSi? _ Sig TavSi. ra vici, ra daemarTa, soroSi ki Sevarda, magram... ra vici, mgonia, veRar gamifuWebs siminds da... _ patara iyo? _ hkiTxa meorem, Tan namgals lesavda. _ arc ise, ai, amodena iqneboda, _ xelisgulebSi TiTqos webo esxa, erTmaneTs ise wvalebiT daaSora, daaSora, mere SeCerda da TiTebi daZabulobisagan aucaxcaxda. _ didi yofila, ra ginda. ho, ra vici, _ Tqva calTvalam da xelebi moudunda Tu ara, domenikos egona, ase wvalebiT daSorebuli xelisgulebi isev tkacuniT Seejaxebodnen erTmaneTs, magram glexma orive xeli mSvidad dailaga muxlebze da Tavi CaRuna. moxrili ijda, gvalvisagan damskdar miwas miugavda moyavisfro, danaoWebuli kiseri. _ marTla, es ranairi dResaswauli gcodniaT, _ duned gaikvirva ltolvilma, _ verafers mivxvdi. _ miTxari, agixsni. _ ai, magaliTad... xalxma rom xelebi aswia da mamas miuaxlovda, iman ratom ikiTxa, vinme xom ar darCao. _ wesia aseTi. _ rogor, _ vinmes stovebT xolme? _ ara, magram mama yovelTvis ekiTxeba xalxs, kide vinme xom ar modiso. _ verafers mivxvdi... Sebindebisas koconi ratom daanTeT? _ ra vici, xalxs hgonia, Cveni winaprebi cidan Camovidnen, nawili kidev iq darCao da cecxli maRla rom aiwevs da cisaken enas aaTamaSebs, ase hgoniaT, TiTqos cecxli imaT esaubrebao.

_ vin imaT? _ caSi darCenilebs. oho, _ Caicina ltolvilma. _ es rogori dResaswaulebi gcodniaT. _ ra vici, rac Tavi maxsovs, sul asea. _ rac Tavi gaxsovs? _ Sexeda ltolvilma. _ ramdenisa xar... _ Cqara Tvrametis gavxdebi. `auh!~ _ Caecina ltolvils gunebaSi da mainc sxvaTa Soris ikiTxa: _ marTla? _ diax. wuxel yanaSi, erT calTvala glexs, Tqven ar icnobT, maCvi mouklavs. _ ram gaufuWa? _ simindi? _ ara, Tvali ram gaufuWa. _ ra vici... wuxelis magan maCvi mokla. _ maCvi? raa maCvi... masai viyav! _ xeli maRla aswia ltolvilma, _ erTxel namdvili masai gavxdi. _ eg rasa niSnavs... _ namdvili masai? _ amayad imeorebda sityvebs ltolvili, _ lomis mkvlels niSnavs, lomis momkvlels. _ lomi... gamigia. cxovelTa mefea, ara? _ mefea, ginaxavs? _ ara, saidan. _ o-o, Rirs sanaxavad _ mzeze gafenili xorblis ferisaa, didi torebi aqvs, fafari, dinji mixra moxra, magram Tu gabrazda... kameCi mainc xom ginaxavs, domeniko, ici, rogor hklavs _ tors daartyams xolme qedze da xerxemals Caulewavs. mere yels gamoRadravs da Tbil sisxls gemoze svams, neba-neba... rom daigrgvinebs, frinvelebi SxuiliT aiWrebian maRla, caSi, dafeTebuli nadiri garbis, igi ki mdovred daiareba tyeSi da grgvinavs _ mefea, mefe. _ da Tqven mokaliT? _ me movkali, _ meore xelic SemarTa ltolvilma, _ Sav xalxTan, masaebTan movxvdi, Savi xalxi Tu ginaxavs, domeniko? _ Savi... Savgvremani? _ ara, _ ltolvilma xelebi dauSva da mere mkerdidan muxlamde Camoicura, _ Savad molaplape xalxi, farTo nestoebSi gayrili rgolebiT, aTasfrad aWrelebulni, dolebis guguns ayolilni da kunTebacaxcaxebulni, Txis tyaviT ifaraven sarcxvino adgilebs, zogierTs ki farSevangis frTebiT morTuli maRali gvirgvini adgas Tavze, eseni namdvili masaebi arian _ lomi hyavT mokluli. isini, am saocnebo gvirgviniT Tavze, amayad daiarebian soflad da Tumca arafers imCneven, mSvenivrad ician, aRtacebuli da Suriani mzera rom dahyvebaT. _ da Tqvenc... masai gaxdiT? _ masai gavxdi, _ isev aRmarTa xelebi ltolvilma, _ pirveli TeTri masai gavxdi. domeniko dafiqrda. _ egeTi Savebi arian? _ egeTi Savebi. _ gvegveze ufro? _ he... gvegve imaTTan spilos Zvalia, mTis mdinareSi Cagdebuli. _ rogor mokaliT?

TeTr-wiTel saRebavebiT tanmoxatuli beladi hyavdaT, mklavze rgolebSemortymuli, imasTan mivida. mimqral nakverCxlebs gabruebuli dascqeroda, nela aswia Tavi da zantad miaCerda. _ masai unda gavxde, namdvili masai. _ Tvalebidan bindi gadaecala _ SeZleb? _ gakvirvebulma amaTvaliera. _ SevZleb, _ vTqvi da erTianad avTrToldi. beladma erTxans miyura, mere mZimed damiqnia Tavi. oTxi masai momiCina, zvigeniviT biWebi iyvnen, Camosxmulni, kunTebi ulivlivebdaT mTel sxeulze, magram sirbilisas kvamliviT amCatdebodnen xolme. sqeli, didi Subi momces, Zlivs avwie, mklavi metkina, magram rogorc ki CavbRuje, maSinve gavifiqre, swored is lomi, am Subis wera rom unda gamxdariyo, axla, am wuTas, namdvilad iyo sadRac. ase gavifiqre da Subic memsubuqa. didi xe ZirSi moCexes da miTxres, Subi im dabal jirkSi Cameso. mec, namdvili masai unda gavmxdariyav da dros ubralod ar vkargavdi _ aTasjer mainc CavaWede Subi im jirkSi da roca acaxcaxebuli iaraRi haerSi gaitruneboda, wvalebiT amovaZrobdi xolme da vgrZnobdi, atkivebuli kunTebis miRma, sisxlSi rogor memateboda Zala. mere, ori nabijis moSorebiT damayenes, iqidan vesrodi xolme jirks, mere sam nabijze, iqamde vtyorcnidi, sanam jirkisgan aRaraferi rCeboda, nafotebi ki, icocxle, blomad eyara irgvliv. Svidi xe momiCexes, domeniko, Svidi uzarmazari xe, da yoveli maTganis waqcevisas maxsendeboda _ is lomi, me rom unda momekla, im wuTas namdvilad iyo sadRac. sakvebad mxolod rZeSi gareuli saqonlis umi sisxli mqonda, rom daviZinebdi, Subi TavTiT medo, gaviRviZebdi Tu ara, xelSi SevaTamaSebdi, moviqnevdi da zuzuniT mifrinavda maxlobeli xisken. Savad alaplapebuli qalebi farTo, sqeli tuCebiT miRimodnen, me ki, uCveulo siamayiTa da simkacriT Sepyrobili, arc vuyurebdi maT da isev da isev mizanSi visrodi morCil iaraRs. magram yvelaze Zneli is iyo, rom mwoliare lomis mokvla ar SeiZleboda, namdvili masai rom gavmxdariyav, kamaraSekruli lomisaTvis unda meZgerebina Subi. amitom oTxi masai did kunZs gaaqan-gamoaqanebda da mere gametebiT mesrodnen, Cemi damjeri iaraRi Suagzaze Caesoboda kunZs, me ki ramdenime nabijs swrafad gadavdgamdi win da zurgsukan yru xma mesmoda. ase gadioda dro da xandaxan, xis Ziras miZinebuls, moulodnelad, wyals gadamasxamdnen, Tvals vaxeldi, wamovxtebodi, maSinve Subs vbRujavdi da vxedavdi, kunZi ukve rom mofrinavda Cemsken. mklavi ki swrafi mqonda da utyuari _ masaebi mxarze xels mirtyamdnen kmayofilebis niSnad. mere Subze zeTi daRvares, lomis danaxvaze xelisgulebi ofliT icvareba Turme da amasac unda SevCveodi. mec SeveCvie, ra Tqma unda, da axla yovelTvis, mudam maxsendeboda, rom Cemi lomi am dros namdvilad iyo sadRac. namdvilad iyo!.. erTi suli mqonda, mis saZebrad wavsuliyavi, magram masaebSi akrZaluli iyo udanaSaulo lomis mokvla. didxans vicade, mere ki, moTmineba rom aRar meyo, Sebindebisas, yvelasTvis SeumCnevlad, erT kameCs maTraxi davcxe da soflidan gavagde. meore dRes, ki ra Tqma unda, velze ipoves, qedCalewili, yelgamoRadruli, TiTqos da mSvidad viweqi, bambukis qoxs kefiT miyrdobili, da mouTmenlad velodi macnes. imanac moirbina, erTxmad agugunda dolebi da beladma Tavi ise damiqnia, mZime sayureebi auTamaSda. me xeli davavle Cems iaraRs. wamovdeqi da soflis mamakacebis TanxlebiT kvals mxned gavudeqi, magram xelisgulebi mainc gamioflianda. jer arsad Canda, suli mikawkawebda mouTmenlobisagan da xandaxan xeli amiTamaSdeboda _ xom vicodi, namdvilad rom iyo sadRac.

da roca borcze Sevdeqi da qvemoT gadavixede, aRtacebisagan SevkrTi _ silaze wamowoliliyo da dilis mzes eficxeboda, zurgze gadakotrialebuliyo da wina TaTebiT mzes Tu aTamaSebda Tavisi WkuiT, ra vici... masaebi borcvze gamwkrivdnen, me ki dinjad daveSvi qveviT. Soridan isev aRwevda dolebis gabmuli guliscema. oc nabijze rom mivuaxlovi, megona, daminaxavda, magram Zalian iyo garTuli, CSssss-s, Sevusisine da xelad wamoxta. ra mouvida, axlac ar vici, cxovlebisa ra gamegeba _ ar vici, darcxvenili iyo, ase lekviviT moTamaSes rom mivuswari, gamaZRari iyo, winaTgrZnoba hqonda Tu ra iyo, ra vici, magram Setrialda da gacla daapira, mere vin _ mefem! avdeqi da marcxenaTi qvas davwvdi, vesrole da ferdSi movartyi, ganrisxebuli Semotrialda, wkapuniT ukbina haers, Caibuxuna, magram Cemsken mainc ar modioda. aviRe da mivuaxlovdi _ frTxilad vadgamdi terfebs, rom ar wameborZika, Tvals ar vacilebdiT erTmaneTs, aTi nabijiRa rom damrCa, Sevdeqi, sxva gza ara mqonda, kamaraSekrulisaTvis unda meZgerebina Subi. karga xans videqi, imas didi torebi da mZlavri ybebi hqonda, me ki wverwamaxuli sikvdili mepyra xelT da erTmaneTs SevcqerodiT. mere ki, ra vici, arc erTi lomi ar moiqceoda ase, ukana fexebze Cajda, torebi gaWima, uzarmazari, afofrili Tavi dado zed da Tvalmilululi Semomacqerda. mec Tvali ar momicilebia, ise davixare, marcxenaTi sveli sila movbRuje da saxeSi vesrole. es ki, es, veRar moiTmina, erTi daigrgvina da saocari kamara Sekra. SeSinebac veRar movaswar, erTguli Subi misken rom gafrinda da haerSi gawolils eZgera, me ki ramdenime nabiji win gavirbine da gamikvirda, zurgsukan dacemis xma rom ver gavigone. Semovbrundi da gavSri _ Subi swor xesaviT amosuliyo silidan, Subis Tavze ki gasaocar nayofad gafarCxuliyo lomi, grgvinavda da beWebSua wiTlad SeRebili, orTqladenili rkinis wveti mouCanda _ sikvdilis yvavili. TviTon raRacnairad wonasworobas icavda, mere, gacofebulma erTi ki gamomxeda da Tvalebi gadautrialda _ haerSi mokvda! Tavi rogorc Cakida, Subi swrafad gadaixara da dacemis xma rom momesma, mec Cavjeqi _ xelisguli ki ara, mTeli sxeuli sveli mqonda, gasawuri viyav. masaebis yiJinam gamomafxizla, isini jgrod gamorbodnen Cemken da, SiSi rom damefara, fexTsaburi gaviZre, TiTqos sila gamovyare iqidan, isev Cavicvi da wamovdeqi. o, es mainc saocrad kargad gamomivida _ viTom silam Semawuxa, lomis mokvlis Semdeg. unda genaxa, rogori zar-zeimiT Semiyvanes sofelSi: sakaceze damsves da ase cimcim Camatares bambukis qoxebs Soris, didian-patarianad Semomexvivnen, yvela miRimoda, mgoni, mec viRimebodi. mere ki beladma farSevangis frTebiT morTuli gvirgvini damadga _ namdvili masais Tavsamkauli. _ o, _ gaikvirva domenikom da SeaTvaliera. ltolvili wamowva da xelebi aaTamaSa. _ ai, swored ase iqnevda torebs. mogewona ambavi, domeniko? _ diax. _ didi ucnauri ambavi iyo. _ da is gvirgvini ra uyaviT? _ ra?! marTlac, ucnauri ambavi iyo, _ erTi kaci Zalian aviwroebda ltolvils, agdebulad elaparakeboda, mosamsaxuresaviT agzavnida aqeTiqiT, bevrjer wamourtyams TavSi. arada, ltolvilze meti arc Rone hqonda, arc SeZleba da isic marto iyo. sicocxle gaumwara da ltolvili Sors gadaixvewa, iara, iara da masaebTan moxvda. iq ki

saocari surviliT aRivso da bolos marTla mokla kamaraSekruli lomi, did pativSi ki iyo, magram meore dResve gamobrunda, im kacisaken miiCqaroda, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, momavali SexvedrisaTvis emzadeboda da yvrimalebs beravda, Ronivrad aud-Caudioda mkerdi. da, rogorc iqna, da im kacamde rom miaRwia, amayad daidga gvirgvini, fexebi ganze gadga da TvalebSi Seacqerda. maSinve inana _ kaci gakvirvebuli aTvalierebda erTxans, mere agdebulad Caicina, misken wamovida da ltolvilma uneburad Tvalebi aaxamxama, xelisgulebi daecvara, gverdze gadaswia Tavi, moibuza. im kacma ki xelukuRma sTxliSa da gvirgvini gadaugdo, ltolvili asaRebad daixara, am dros panRuric moxvda da saswrafod gaSorda iqaurobas, sirbiliT miaRwia maxlobel tyemde, nabiji Seanela, SeCerda, CabRauWebul gvirgvins daxeda, uyura, uyura da ReleSi Caagdo. _ ra? _ is gvirgvini ra uyaviT? _ is gvirgvini... is gvirgvini erT qals vaCuqe. _ qals... lamazi iyo? _ ise, ra... ara uSavs, _ Cailaparaka ltolvilma ganze gaixeda da Tvalebi moWuta: _ ai, iqiT, Sors rom dgas, gadaRma, vinaa? _ gvegve. _ marTla? _ ki, _ Tqva domenikom da ltolvils daeWvebuli miaCerda. gvegve weraqvs TavszemoT swevda da Ronivrad, qoSiniT urtyamda miwas. iqve, oriode nabijSi tye iyo, nawvimar xeebs mze dasdgomoda da mwvaned xasxasebda, magram gvegve arafers uyurebda, verc fiqrobda, muSaobda TavisTvis. erTxelac daiqnia xelebi da weraqvi Rrmad Caeso miwaSi. gamoswia, magram iaraRi ar daemorCila; meramdened mosvlia ase, erTi piroba mainc gaukvirda; kidev daejajgura da mixvda: qva yofila. maincdamainc arca swyenia, piriqiT, gaxalisda. jer frTxilad mosinja qvis sidide _ tars orive xeliT msubuqad daawva, mere ki, qvis kidem odnav rom amoburca miwa, amovagdebo, gaifiqra da isev frTxilad, oRond ufro Ronivrad daawva weraqvs, kidev, cota kidev, cotaTi da... tari gadatyda. _ fuh! _ xelSi SerCenil, xmarebisagan gaprialebul tars gabrazebuli daaCerda gvegve da Sors moisrola, _ fu, Seni gamkeTeblis... raRa darCenoda _ tyisken wavida. miuaxlovda erT xes, axeda, wvrili totebi hqonda, ar gamoadgeboda, mivida meoresTan, aaTvaliera isic, ar eWaSnika... sxva xes aayola Tvali da ciyvi dainaxa, gafacicebuli dahyurebda gvegves da TaTebi gaefarCxa. _ fSt! _ SeSineba daupira gvegvem, magram ciyvs yuric ar Seubertyavs. `amas uyure~, gaukvirda gvegves da qvas dauwyo Zebna. TiTi Caaso rbil, namian miwaSi da qva amoagdo, moimarjva da isev axeda, magram ciyvi aRarsad Canda. _ hm, Seni... _ xes Semouara geegvem, mere xeli Caiqnia da erTi toti moewona _ mSvenieri satare iyo. qamarSi garWobili najaxi moimarjva da erTi moqneviT moCexa toti. cal muxlze daiCoqa, Stoebi aasxipa, TvalTan miitana da gaxeda _ karga swori iyo, gamoadgeboda, cotaTi msxvili iyo, Torem sxvafriv ara uSavda. Seaswor-Semoaswora, isev miitana saxesTan, gaxeda da Soreul borcvze ori adamiani Zlivs gaarCia, daakvirda, uyura da icno. _ ra xelebs iqnevs, oxeri, _ gabrazda gvegve.

_ masai gavxdi, _ xelebi SemarTa ltolvilma, _ vficav, domeniko, geficebi, masai gavxdi, pirveli TeTri masai viyav! rogor movida Semdgoma dRem moimata, daTba. nazamTral miwas saxnisiT gadauseres mkerdi, Zalumi oxSivari avarda haerSi, sakinZe Seixsnes glexebma. kalTaakrefili, koWli glexi rweviT mimodioda xnulSi da xelis yovel moqnevaze TiTo peSv xorbals apnevda _ Semodgomamde jer sad iyo, magram Semodgoma swored axla, gazafxulze iwyeboda. balisa da alublis kenWiviT magar, cicqna burTulebs siTeTre Seeria, leRvis xaoiani foTlebis miRmac alag-alag SeimCneoda nayofi, wiTlad asaCaxCaxebeli broweulis xeebi Camwkrivebuliyvnen Robeebis gaswvriv, wvimda... Tbili wveTebi ecemoda glexebs, zurgze etmasnebodaT nacrisferi, gaxunebuli xalaTebi, xis Ziras dgebodnen, zogi amozneqil fesvebze jdeboda, icdidnen. amdeni wvima ar gamigiao, ambobda bibo. miwa iJRinTeboda, lbeboda, mere Tanabari, Cumi guguni calkeuli wveTebis xmamde dadioda, naTdeboda, mze amodioda caze, TavTavianT yanas ubrundebodnen Sarvaldakarwaxebuli, fexSiSvela glexebi, mZimed miabijebdnen da xanmokle damRad aCndeboda dambal miwas maTi farTo nafexurebi. mze acxunebda, orTqli asdioda beltebs, ufro mZimdeboda isedac gamabruebeli haeri, mokle balaxi amoizarda, damWlevebul saqonels mzeze ulaplapebda miwisaken daxrili kisrebi. gamogazafxulda, cxenebi aWixvindnen. moiisfro bindSi brundebodnen soflad namuSevari, madaaSlili glexebi, wvnianiT savse Tixis jamebSi xmela purs hyridnen da puriTve guldagul asufTavebdnen jamebis gacrecil fskers, wvimda, isev wvimda... msubuqi, sveli TiTebi akakundebodnen saxuravze, ufro moibuzeboda kibis qveS SeyuJuli ZaRli, foTlebi mZimdeboda, gubeebi axamxamdebodnen Saragzaze, gverds icvlidnen mZinare glexebi, wvimda... Releebi adidda, yviTlad imRvreoda tba, mere RrubelSemoclili mzis sxivi jer msubuqad aTamaSdeboda zedapirze, gaiklakneboda da, Zalmocemuli, jiutad miiwevda fskerisaken: miiwevda da, roca bolos da bolos sawadeli aisrula, im biWma, sicilisas zeda RrZilebi uklebliv rom mouCanda, tbaSi pirvelma ibanava, aZagZagebuli amoxta, Seciebul mkerdze gadaijvaredina xelebi da Secbunebul gamvlelebs morcxvad gauRima. gazafxulda, mercxlebi mofrindnen... daRlili glexi, saRamo xans xis Ziras dasasveneblad mimjdari da xorklian merqans kefamiyrdnobili, vera da ver dgeboda, ki eZineboda, magram mainc daudevrad Sescqeroda aciagebul foTlebSi Cabudebul Zveli mTvaris Suqs da gatrunuliyo, iqve ki, mis ferxTiT, veeba qofaki iwva da drodadro sevdiTa da SiSiT axedavda patrons. gaTenebisas, mainc cioda, mxolod TvalisaTvis SesamCnevi zmuiliT iweleboda nisli, ezoebSi gamodiodnen sicivisagan mxrebawuruli glexebi, isev yiodnen mamlebi, karebi Wrialebda da dilaadrian mowyurebulma, saxeSeSupebulma ymam mkvaxe aluCa mowyvita, daeWvebulma ucqira erTxans da mainc CakbiCa. uTenia gaRviZebul ltolvils erideboda am ucxo xalxSi gareva da icdida, sanam mindvrad ar gavidodnen glexebi, mere ki tyisaken daadebda Tavs da gzadagza romelime xesTan SeCerdeboda da xelisguls miadebda, yvelaze grili qerqi balsa hqonda, damwifebuli nayofic grili, daTafluli iyo. mere alubalic Semovida, tkbil-momJavo xils siamovnebisagan saxeSeWmuxvnilni Seeqceodnen glexebi, _ ukve cxeloda, muSaobiT daRlilebs, piri uSrebodaT da miswreba iyo am dros alubali. dacxa,

Saragza gaSra da amtverda, tbaSi Serbodnen sofleli biWebi, wuwaobdnen, gargari da qliavi damwifda, gazafxuli daTba, gaxurda, gavarvarda da zafxulad iqca, gamagrebul miwas ufro Ronivrad urtyamdnen Toxs Tavwakruli glexebi, wvimis madli moaklda niadags, nayofian xeebs aqa-iq foTlebi SemoaWkna, borcvebze ki jiutad, Ronivrad izrdeboda sarevela balaxi, erTaderTi, gvimra SeyviTlda... cxeloda, gaTenebisasac, mze rom amoiwvereboda, ukve sunTqva Wirda, SuadRiT ki, SuadRiT, mokle CrdilSi TavSerguli, ganrisxebuli gvegve mTels Tvalsawierze alivlivebul, tortmana haers warbSekruli gascqeroda, gabruebuli miiyudebda doqs da zizRiT emanWeboda saxe, _ fui, gamTbara oxeri... daklaknil Reles miuyveboda ltolvili, gzadagza SeSinebuli bayayebi wamiT gaiWimebodnen haerSi da wyalSi adendnen zRarTans, ltolvili tyis piras domenikos poulobda, esaubreboda da ukvirda _ ih, es ra sicxea, Sen iq unda genaxa, masaebTan, es ra sicxea... arada, cxeloda... aTasgan gaibzara mowyurebuli miwa, daskda, magram mzesac swyuroda, yovel nasvretSi Caebjina sxivebi da cicqna sinedles Sebindebamde wuwnida. qancgawyvetili ymebis mxardamxar muSaobda mama, Toxi veRar ereoda gamkvrivebul miwas da baravdnen; mere veRarc bari SvelodaT _ Tu ar mowvima, daviRupebiTo namdvilad, ambobda bibo, raime unda viRonoT, unda viRonoTo raime... rac ki Tixis WurWeli hqondaT, gareT gamozides da miwaze daalages glexebma, amomSral doqebsa da jamebs avedrebdnen zecas, wvima rom gamoegzavna; yvelgan, mTel sofelSi, WurWeli elaga, ucnauri sanaxavi iyo mzis gulze gaxurebuli WurWlis es utyvi xvewna. aman rom ar gaWra, gasaocari xerxi ixmares, ltolvilsac ki ar enaxa amdagvari ram: _ ki magram, is qali ratom dasviT borcvze? _ ra vici, wesia aseTi... yvelaze lamaz qals borcvze rom davsvamT, xalxi iZaxis, mze rom aseT lamaz qals SiSvels dainaxavs, SeCereba moundeba, es ki ar SeiZlebao da gza mSvidad rom ganagrZos, RrublebiT dafaravs im qalso, Rrublebidan ki, vin ar icis, wvima modis... egeba mowvimoso, imitom dasves borcvze SiSveli qali... _ ucnauria, ucnauri... magram mama imav dRes mivida qalTan da Sin dabruneba ubrZana. dasicxul mxrebze cila wausves, qali kvnesoda, Rrubeli ki ara da ar Canda, arc maSin gamoCnda, wvimis RvTaeba rom gamoCorknes xisgan da mzeze dadges, _ egeba Tavad dascxeso; mamas gaeRima, xelis zurgiT moiwminda ofli da yanebs gaxeda _ cotac, cotac da yvelaferi daiRupeboda, wvima iyo saWiro... xis kerpi ki mzeze egdo, egdo, da gamoxma. aiRes da Sors moisroles, ori dRec da, ambobda bibo, ori dRec da daviRupebiT.... sicxe ar unaxavT amaT, fiqrobda ltolvili, namdvili sicxe ar unaxavT, ise, mdevars ki daezareba am mtvrian gzebze wanwali... glexebi ezoebSi daborialobdnen da Tavpirze wyals isxamdnen, qarma mainc wamouberoso, natrobdnen... magram qari swored maSin amovarda, oriode Rrubeli rom mogrovda caze da Sors gadareka. daZinebis win uimedod moaTvalieres varskvlavebiT moWedili ca, gaTenebisas ki, Zil-RviZilSi, Cumi guguni moesmaT, griloda, sabani waifares da maSinve mixvdnen, _ wvimda! qalamnebSi fexi wayves, aivanze gamovidnen, xelisgulebiT daeyrdnen moajirs da, gabruebulebma, dinjad moavles Tvali iqaurobas, _ wvimda, wvimda! msxvili wveTebi aTrTolebdnen mtverCamorecxil foTlebs, yana damZimda, damskdari miwa gadaiglisa da atalaxda, mxolod soflis ganapiras, uzarmazar

gamoqvabulSi iyo simSrale da glexebma iq moiyares Tavi _ TiTo xelada Rvino, puri, kaklis foTlebSi gamoxveuli yveli da mwnili mohqondaT, miwaze daalages, jamebi Camoiriges, sufris TavSi bibo dajda, xumrobda: _ sul qaTams ara hgavs, ha? glexebi dinjad iRimebodnen, Rvino Camoasxes. cotaTi rom SeTvrnen, siCume Camovarda, erTmaneTs gadaxedes da sami glexi wamodga, gamoqvabulis gluv kedelTan mividnen, Tavi miades erTmaneTs, jer saidumlod waiRiRines, mere gaimarTnen da erTma wamoiwyo: _ mi-mi-no myva-nda, miy-varda... danarCenebi miwaze isxdnen, momRerlebis uzomod madlierni, mainc Tvals aridebdnen, _ examuSebodaT pirSi cqera da savse jamebSi iyurebodnen, sami glexi ki mTeli xmiT amRerda da gamoqvabulis kedlebSi Ronivrad datrialda simRera, jer samTave Relavda, mere ors gadauara. yvelaferi daiviwyes, Tvalebi daxuWes da ise mRerodnen, mesames ki TiTebSi CaebRuja sufridan SemTxveviT gamoyolili puris yua da xeli ukankalebda. mere pirvelma Rrmad SeisunTqa da Tavi gaaqnia: mamikles Cemi mimino! is ori dinjad, naRvlianad, Rirseulad ahyva: ma-mi-kles Ce-mi mi-mi-no, ma-mi-kles Cemi miminoo, hee... _ kargi iyo, kargi, daiZaxa bibom da jami aswia, _ karga viyoT, es gaumarjos... miwa sunTqavda. Zalamicemuli da orTqladenili, yovlisSemZle, mkerdSi CabRauWebul fesvebs wyals awvdida; axla, pirqve gawolil, Tavaweul ltolvils isic egona, rom haerSi motivtive Ronier xeebs niadagSi Casobili klanWebiT eWiraT miwa, magram TviTonac mSvenivrad icoda, ase rom ar iyo, Tavi CaRuna da aforiaqda, mainc ra iyo es miwa _ aseTi triali, gadaSlili, xramad Caqceuli, mTad aRzevebuli, ukidegano, ufskero, xandaxan peSvSi gamomwyvdeuli, sarevelaTa da vazis deda, madliani, yovelives amtani, najijgni, bevrisgan gadaTelili, Seryvnili da mainc marad Seuryeveli, erTguli, dalocvili, dalocvili: mainc ra iyo es miwa, yaniT gvimriT, balax-bulaxiTa da usaxelo yvavilebiT dafaruli, axla, Semodgomispirs, aRarc Canda, magram es wvniani, bususebiani atmebi, daxleCili broweulebi, SeTvaluli, jgrod asxmuli yurZnis marcvlebic xom miwa iyo, morCilebaSi myofi xisa da gamozogili wylis madliT dapurebuli, xom miwa iyo! bibo ki arxeinad mimodioda soflad da ambobda: _ cotac, cotac da Semodgoma mova... tbasTan. da koSki marjved gasrolili qva samjer aisxlita wyalma, mere ki iqidan, sadac ukanasknelad gakrTa, farTo wre gaiSala. _ oh, yoCaR, _ gaikvirva ltolvilma, _ modi, mec visvri. _ brtyeli qva unda SearCioT, ai, es kargia. _ aba, vnaxoT... ltolvilma Ronivrad moiqnia xeli, magram qva maSinve iribad Caeso wyalSi. _ egre ki ara, _ Tqva domenikom da gadaixara, _ ai, ase... qva xuTjer aisxlita wyalma. _ bravo, _ mxarze xeli dahkra ltolvilma, _ bravo, domeniko. _ ra TqviT? _ bravo-meTqi. _ eg ranairi sityvaa. _ imdeni araferi, Tqveneburad baraqalas niSnavs. _ marTla? me ar gamigia. _ ho, Sen saidan gaigebdi, mag sityvas mxolod qalaqelebi xmaroben.

_ romel qalaqSi... _ TiTqmis yvelgan, ai, Tundac lamaz-qalaqSi, wamdauwum magas gaiZaxian. _ eg ranairi qalaqia... _ oo, _ ltolvilma Tavi gadaswia, Tvalebi daxuWa da sadRac Sors gadaixvewa: _ lamaz-qalaqSi Wreli xalxi cxovrobs, magram mainc erTmaneTs hgvanan. _ ratom? _ qalaqelebi arian. _ rogor _ qalaqelebi. _ rogor da... ase ranairad agixsna, domeniko. _ ise... didia? _ ra Tqma unda. raRa Tqma unda, domeniko. ferad-feradi saxlebi dgas, mocisfro, vardisferi... ise ki, amieridan icode, rom qalaqi imitomaa qalaqi, rom didia. patara rom iyos, qalaqi aRar iqneboda _ mimixvdi? _ diax. _ iq rom mogaxvedra, _ muxlze wkipurti dairtya ltolvilma, _ xomalds naxavdi, lamaz qalaqTan didi tbaa, aseTi ki ara, _ xeli gaiSvira, _ xezec rom aZvre, Tvals ver gauwvden. im tbaze xomaldi dacuravs da mgzavrebi gadahyavs. _ bevri? _ hee _ ramdenic ginda. ltolvili qvas daswvda, haerSi aisrola da marjved daiWira Tu ara, Tqva: _ Sen iqauri qalebi unda naxo, zogi isea movlili... soflelebiviT mzeze ki ar ixrukebian, TeTrebi arian. domeniko gainaba. _ imdeni xalxia, _ arxeinad ganagrZobda ltolvili, _ giJi xom giJia, oTxi hyavT. aq ar arian? _ giJebi? ara. oRond erTi iyo, TmaSi yvavilebs iwnavda. _ kaci? _ ara qali. _ kidev ras akeTebda. _ arafers, magram TmaSi yvavilebs iwnavda. _ hee, _ xeli aiqnia ltolvilma, _ reebs iZaxi, ase rom waxvide, mTeli lamaz-qalaqis dedakacoba giJi gegoneba _ mere ra, yvavils Tu iwnavda, a, domeniko? _ ra vici, magram arc dResaswauli iyo da arc araferi. _ didi ambavi. _ Tanac ukve gaTxovili iyo. _ mere ra, qali qalia. _ ra vici, aba, sofelSi ki ase egonaT da.... _ rao, giJiao? ar daijero, domeniko, lamaz-qalaqSi erTi qalia, RamRamobiT TeTr saRebavs isvamda saxeze, magram giJs ki ar eZaxdnen, yvelas moswonda. _ da egre daiareboda? _ ara, ras ambob, daZinebamde isvamda xolme. _ Tqven saidan iciT? _ vici, _ gaamayda ltolvili da Tvalebi eSmakurad moWuta, _ vici.

* * * soflis ganapiras, koSkSi, samoseli pirveli inaxeboda. mama adioda CiraRdniT xelSi, cicabo kibeze, nestian, sqel kedlebs Soris miabijebda. midioda mZime urduliT daxSul karTan da TiTebis msubuqad SexebisTanave amazrzenad gaiWrialebda kari. mrgvali oTaxis SuagulSi mkrTalad abJutebul samosels zRurblidanve dafiqrebuli Seacqerdeboda. xis dabal taxtze uZvirfasesi kaba iyo gafenili. mama mZimed uaxlovdeboda, CiraRdans daanaTebda da samoselidan uamravi kamkama sxivi JRrialiT iweleboda bnelSi. iisfrad ciagebda didi ameTvisto, minanqriT moWedil sayelosTan mibneuli, mwvaned livlivebdnen zurmuxtebi, mTeli kabis sigrZeze mwyobrad datanebulni, yovel zurmuxts Soris lurjad kamkamebdnen safironebi, gverdiT ki yovel qvas wyvili margaliti ebnia. mTeli kaba oqromkerdiT iyo moWedili, civi, yinulovani cimcimiT TiTqos erTmaneTSi xraWuniT ifSvneboda uamravi yviTeli namceci, sinaTle livlivebda mTels samoselze da iqve, taxtis fexTan mowyobil or xamlze wyvili almasi kaSkaSebda, xaris Tvalis odena. samoslis minanqriT moWedil qamarze beWedi ido, yviTlad Semojarul oqroSi avad kiafobda Tlili brilianti. CiraRdans kedelze amagrebda mama, gulxels daikrefda, ase mimodioda oTaxSi da mere isev samoselTan Cerdeboda. ali TrToda da feradi gvelebi iklaknebodnen haerSi, mxolod didi ameTvisto ciagebda iisfrad, mkrTalad. dafiqrebuli dascqeroda mama samosels. mimodioda, isev dascqeroda. mere dinjad axedavda CiraRdans da ucnaurad awewil, gasusul als TvalebmoWutuli uyurebda. mere ki didxans zurgSeqceviT idga taxtTan, mZimed Semotrialdeboda, samoslisaken daixreboda, gaSlil xelisguls nazad daadebda did ameTvistos da sxva yvelafers ki ucnaurad Sescqeroda, _ raRa ar Canda mamis TealebSi _ risxva, sibraluli, zizRi... yovel qvas ubacdeboda Tamami kaSkaSi da mxolod didi ameTvisto grZnobda dakoJrili xelisgulis siTbos... mama weliwadSi erTxel adioda koSkSi, gviani gazafxulis romelime dRes. Tavi III feradi ambebi isini dilauTenia amovidnen soflad. wiTel-yviTlad moxatuli Cardaxiani urmiT amovidnen da koWlma ymam dafleTil pirsaxocSi Carguli Tavi aswia, gaixeda da, aRtacebuls, pirsaxoci daZabul, mokauWebul TiTebze gadafenili SerCa. isini ki modiodnen satkacuneblebiT, amodiodnen eJvnebisa da zanzalakebis wkrialiT, saRebavebiT aWrelebul xarebsac rqebze uxvad ekidaT eJvani, da ymebi zemodan dascqerodnen, rogor amodioda mimoxveul aRmarTSi Wreli, awkarunebuli mdinare, ativtivebuli CardaxiT, romelzedac uzomod momRimari saxeebi exata. dolis uTavbolo feTqva daRlili urmebis guliscemas hgavda da abreSumis feradi bairaRic gabmulad caxcaxebda qarSi. da mere, rom amoivakes, gamxdari, TvalebCacvenili, Zalian lamazi ymawvili erT xars zurgze moaxta da meores ki msubuqad dahkra wiTlad SeRebili joxi. WroRaTvaleba, zolebian tansacmelSi gamowyobili, TeTrad saxemoTiTxnili kaci, wowola qudiT, Cafiqrebuli ukravda spilenZis grZel, ucnaur salamurze, tuCze iribad rom miedo, xolo uzarmazari, wiTelloyeba, oTxkuTxa kaci miamitad iRimeboda da mrgvalTava joxs uborotod urtyamda fexebSua momwyvdeul did, ferad

dols, Tavze ki mWidrod Semotmasnili qudi exura da zedmetad ar irjeboda, radgan swored am qudze naxevradSiSveli lamazi qali TeTri mbzinavi fexebiT idga da xelT ki daira epyra da aCxakunebda. jambazebi movidnen! gvegve, TvalebSeSupebuli da nerwyvgamSrali, saxedaWmuWvnili, pirmokumuli, moTokili mTqnarebiT ezoSi gamovida, da urmis danaxvaze piri daaRo. mere ki, umowyalod TeTrfexa qalis Semyurem, magrad damuwa tuCebi, Tvalebad gadaiqca, da xelSi frTxilad eWira erTaderTxel CakbeCili msxali... da koWlsac ise frTxilad, ise saTuTad gadaefina majebze pirsaxoci... axalgazrda jambazma ki xars qedze xelisgulebi daabjina, mklavebs Zala daatana, daiZaba, daiZaba da yira rom gaWima, xelebSua Tavi gamoyo, mimoixeda da Tqva: _ mgoni, marTla ar moukrefiaT. _ xom vambobdi, _ CaiRrina wowolaqudianma jambazma, mere Rrmad SeisunTqa, gabrazebulma Tqva: `aq mTaa, mTa...~ da tuCze isev iribad miido ucnauri sakravi. _ ara uSavs, _ Tqva oTxkuTxa kacis Tavze Semdgarma qalma, uecrad Setortmanda da xelebis mkveTri aqneviT isev daicva wonasworoba, mere xalxs farTod, ugulod Sescina da RimilsSua Cumad gamoscra: _ rogorme gamoZebnian dros. _ da yurZens mouvlels datoveben, ara? _ sakravs tuCebi wamiT moacila wowolaqudianma da, qali isev rom ar Setortmanebuliyo, oTxkuTxa jambazma Zalian gamozomilad, tuCebis frTxili moZraobiT Tqva: _ Cvenc aviRoT da saRamoTi gavmarToT. _ swori xar, bemfi, _ laRad CamosZaxa qalma da fexisguli nazad gadausva Tavze, _ da me mixaria, rom myavxar aseTi Ronieri da Wkviani qmari. oTxkuTxa kaci wamowiTlda da dols Zalian nazad Semohkra mrgvalTava joxi, magram am sustma xmam TvalgaSterebuli bibo mainc SeakrTo, da, gamofxizlebulma, glexebs gadaxeda, magram vis ecala misTvis _ yvela qals Sescqeroda, isic, is calTvala glexi... `hai, dedasa, _ gaifiqra bibom, _ dasaxocebi xarT yvelani, u...~ da isev qals miaCerda. iman ki majis koxta moZraobiT patara, uxilavi wre Semoxaza haerSi, lamazi TiTebi jgrod aiSvira cisken da, xalxis dasanaxad gaRimebulma, Cumad ase Tqva: _ oh, tbaca hqoniaT. gvegve ki, muStebSekruli, nestoebdaberili, ise farTod Tvalebgaxelili _ warbebis tkivilamde, yvrimalebamoburculi, TeTr fexebze Sescqeroda qals da verc grZnobda, saxeze mwvane buzi arxeinad rom daudioda. mere urems erTianad aedevnen da soflis ganapiras rom aRmoCndnen, qali msubuqad daxta uremze, lamazad CamoSlil Tmas nela madianad Camoayola xelis zurgi, Tvalebi daxuWa, raRac gaaxsenda da imodena xalxis Tvalwin TiTqos sadRac gadaikarga, magram xelad gamofxizlda, Tavi gaiqnia da, orad moxrili, CardaxSi Sevida. sqeli jambazi mainc Zveleburadve frTxilad, gasusuli idga, amasobaSi TeTrad saxemoTiTxnili kaci miwaze daxta, xeli guluxvad gaiqnia da gamoacxada:

_ mogesalmebiT, Cven amovediT TqvenTan, rom movilxinoT da Tqvenc mogalxinoT, erTxel erTi kaci modioda gzaze da Zalian undoda, tansacmeli rom ar gasvroda, _ aq axalgazrda jambazma sasacilod Cauara _ magram mas daewia meore kaci da, _ aq molaparakem sarma gamosdo axalgazrda jambazs, xelic hkra da waaqcia, _ kvanti gamosdo da lafSi Caagdo. sulmTlad amoTxupna! axalgazrda jambazi wamodga da, viTom tiriliT, Camouara xalxs. glexebi daZabulad, raRacnairad undod iRimebodnen, Tan cali Tvali Cardaxisaken eWiraT, magram iqidan aravin gamodioda. _ neba momeciT warmogidginoT ymawvili, romelic amoisvara, _ da sazeimod, mZimed gamoacxada, _ axalgazrda jambazi, Cipo! da isic uecrad maRla Sexta, mere gaqanda da yiramala gadavida _ erTxel, orjer, samjer, Zalian maRla axta, haerSi amotrialda da xelebgaSlili erTbaSad gaqvavda glexebis winaSe da uremze mdgarma oTxkuTxa kacma Zalian Ronivrad dahkra joxi aWrelebul dols. _ Cveni mTavari jambazi, Zal-RoniT ganTqmuli medole, bemfi, _ gamoacxada wowolaqudianma da cisken amotrialebuli xelisguli oTxkuTxa jambazs miaSvira. imanac mrgvalTava joxi fexze miiyuda, saxeloebi dinjad daikapiwa, mklavebi rigrigobiT moxara da amoburculi kunTebi uCvena glexebs. kunTebis daWimvisas erTxans umizezod gabrazda kidec, magram Cqara gadauara da rom gamoerkva, xalxs morcxvad gauRima da, wamoWarxlebuli, Tavis joxs daswvda. _ da misi momxibvleli meuRle, ana, _ CiraRdnebis aTamaSebis ubadlo ostati da amasTanave... _ urmisaken miixeda wowolaqudianma jambazma da Cafiqrebulma daamata, _ da amasTanave gaWenebul cxenze wamowolac SeuZlia. axla ki marTlac suyvela erTad niavze msubuqad acaxcaxebul ferad Cardaxs Sescqeroda. da bevrs arc gaugia, saxemoTiTxnili kaci rom Semobrunda, TiTi mkerdze miido da Tqva: _ da me, _ yvelafris mcodne jambazi, _ zezuxbaia... _ gamarjobaT, _ uTxra pirvelma ymam, Tavi daukra da xelisgulebi mucelze miido, _ raRaca unda meTqva TqvenTvis da Tu ar gamiwyrebi, Seni saxelis Wirime, getyvi... bilikad midiodnen _ dafiqrebuli, kuStad Tavdaxrili mama _ win, bibo ki areuli nabijiT misdevda. _ giTxra? _ Tqvi, gismen. _ bodiSi, magrama... magram... ase ar SemiZlia Seni saxelis Wirime... mama Setrialda da uecrad mokuntul pirvel ymas daacqerda. iman ki, damfrTxalma, aqeT-iqiT mimoixeda, xelSi daWmuWvnili qudi gaaswora, TiTebi gadausva, mere uceb isev daWmuWna, gabedulad gaimarTa, mamas axeda da uTxra: _ codoa biWi. _ vin biWi.. _ SeiWmuxna mama, _ gvegve? sxvagan ixedeboda. _ diaxa... _ Segulianda bibo, _ gvegve, maSa... Tqven rom genaxaT, ara, ro genaxa, ranairad uyurebda im qalsa, qali ki ara, wyeuli iyo, urcxvi, Tqven rom wamobrZanebuliyaviT da genaxaT, ara? ro mobrZanebuliyaviT, ai rogor gibrZanoT da ara, e ra vTqvi, gibrZanoT ki ara, rogor giTxrameTqi unda meTqva, rogor giTxra-meTqi, ee, ise uyurebda _ a, _ sul TvalebiTa sWamda... vin icis, rogor itanjeba, raebsa fiqrobs, codoa

biWi... me ro magis xnisa viyavi, ori Svili myvanda _ codoa... ai, ro genaxaT, ara? gagiJdao, ifiqrebdi...T! marTla, ai, gegonebodaT, gagiJdao, marTla. mama isev ganze iyureboda da erTbaSad SeeWvebul bibos maSinve daekarga laparakis xalisi, isev quds miubrunda da moWmuWna. _ mere, _ ikiTxa mamam, _ mere? _ ra da, _ gamococxlda bibo, _ Tu Tqveni nebac iqneba, ai, is mindoda meTqva, vinme qali xom ar gagverigebina-meTqi, Tqvens ojaxs rom ekadreba, iseTi _ wesieri, lamazi, rigiani, patiosani... mamam Sexeda da uTxra: _ Seni nebaa, bibo. ase gadawyda. _ i biWi raRac ara Cans, Cveni domeniko, _ gvarianad rom SeRamda, uTxra mamas odnav SeTamamebulma pirvelma ymam, _ ra iqna neta, im Semoxiznulsac ar unaxavs, vkiTxe da... _ ara uSavs, _ Tqva mamam da zurgi Seaqcia, _ iqneba sadme. Semcbari pirveli yma fexis wverebze Setrialda, aZurwuli mivida karTan, saxelurs nazad Seavlo xeli, da ise frTxilad gadaalaja, TiTqos zRurblze sqlad dagragnili, mZinare maxrCobela woliliyo. * * * TeTrad saxemoTiTxnili jambazi, romelsac axla, sibneleSi nacrisferi dahkravda, miwaze ijda, xelebi moxril fexebze Semoexvia, zurgmorkaluli, nikapiT muxlebs eyrdnoboda da qals Sescqeroda, is ki saocrad amayad idga, odnav ukan gadaxrili, calfexmodunebuli da xuT aalebul CiraRdans haerSi rigrigobiT isroda da isev iWerda; am sibneleSi, kunapetSi, ucnaurad ganaTebuli lamazi qalis molivlive, naxevrad SiSvel sxeulze Crdilebi sxltodnen da axtunavebuli sinaTleebis romelime naucbaTevi talRa drodadro iqve mokuntul jambazsac swvdeboda, da iqve, Soriaxlos, TxrilSi gatrunuli domenikoc qals Sescqeroda, modunebul fexze. _ ra lamazi xar, ana, _ uTxra mzeraapyrobilma jambazma da qalma odnav, msubuqad gaiRima. _ mxrebic iseTi gluvi gaqvs, marmarilosaviT, xandaxan isea... srulebiT, radgan... _ airia jambazi, _ rom ar aris da roca... nu, erTis sityviT... xom ar daiRale? qals Tavic ar gauqnevia, bnelSi CiraRdnebs ise isroda. nikapaweulma jambazma erTxans uyura, uyura da pasuxis imedi rom gadauwyda, Tavis sakravs daswvda da tuCze iribad miido. Ramis idumal, amoucnob xmebs fleitis xmac Seeria, civad motivtive, msubuqad gamWoli... raRaca cudi, avismomaswavebelic eria am sifrifana xmaSi, mere ki jambazma miwaze miagdo sakravi, muStebi SemarTa da ganrisxebulma daiZaxa: _ aRar SemiZlia! qalma CiraRdnebi zedized daiWira, xuTive SeaerTa da kacs Seutia: _ gaCumdi, sulelo, bemfi gaigebs. _ fexebze mkidia eg Seni bemfi, _ mkerdze muSti orjer miibaguna kacma, _ aRar SemiZlia, gesmis, Sen icii, ra aris aRar SemiZlia? _ erTi nabijic, da saxeze mogadeb, _ uTxra qalma da CiraRdnebi TvalebTan miutana, _ aba, rad ginda, saxe rom dagewvas, mainc araferi gamogiva da saxe ki dagewveba, aba, rad ginda... kaci muxlebze idga, dabneuli, gaognebuli da TvalebSi cecxli ukiafebda, erTxans uazrod Sescqeroda CiraRdnebs, mere ki, simxurvalem

saRebavic rom gaudno, gamoerkva, Tavi gaiqnia da balaxs ori TeTri wertili rom daaCnda, Tqva: _ maSin, vilaparakoT. _ vilaparakoT, zezuxbaia, _ gulze moeSva qals, _ ramdenic ginda, imdeni vilaparakoT. _ dajeqi... maSin. qali lamazad daeSva mokecil fexebze da mrgval, gadidebul muxlisTavebs gaocebuli Seacqerda domeniko. jambazic isev muxlmoyrili idga, mere ki TiTqos dadablda _ ukan-ukan gadaixara da quslebze dajda. erTxans ase isxdnen, gayuCebulni, Tav-TavisTvis, da uceb jambazi mokle, Zlieri biZgiT isev muxlebze dadga, momuStuli xelebi ganze gaSala, Tvalebi daxuWa, nikapi qals miaSvira da yeldaWimulma ase Tqva: _ me aRar SemiZlia, ana, icode, aRar SemiZlia, yvelafers Tavisi sazRvari aqvs, aRar SemiZlia, gesmis? rogor laparakobda... _ dRedaRam SenTana var, Sens gverdiT _ erTad gamovdivarT, vWamT, vsvamT da RamRamobiTac Cardaxidan Seni mSvidi, udardeli fSvinva mesmis da veRar viZineb _ aRara mZinavs. ai, ase vwevar, Semomxede, _ miwas loya daado kacma, _ ai, ase vwevar mokuntuli, xan xelebs TavqveS amovideb da cas mivaCerdebi, xan loyas xelisgulze davideb da didxans aRar Sevicvli gverds, magram mainc ver viZineb da bolos, gamwarebuli, ai, ase, pirqve gaviSotebi da frCxilebiT miwas vfxoWni, ai, ase vfxoWni, xom xedav, Sen ki... hee, Sen ise arxeinad fSvinav... da, jandabas, Rames kidev ara uSavs, bolos da bolos, mainc CameZineba, _ Tvali milula kacma da wamiT gayuCda, _ cal loyaze miwa ahyoloda, _ magram dRisiT! _ Tavi mkveTrad gaiqnia da mrisxaned miaCerda qals, _ dRisiT ra giyo, rogor ar Segxedo, rogor ar gisurvo _ irgvliv trialeb mudam aseTi. naxevrad SiSveli ... mTeli dRe Tvalwin myavxar, mTel dRes Seni survili mawvalebs, isic ki minda, aRar Segxedo, aRar gisurvo, gadagiviwyo, magram rogor _ xalxis win, mudam axali ucnobebis TandaswrebiT, da Seni mosulelo meuRlis, dolTan gajgimuli bemfis Tvalwin xelebi civad unda Semogxvio welze, maRla, haerSi agiyvano da mere mxarze Segisva, gadagiviwyo _ advili saTqmelia... da Senianad maRla kibeze unda avide da Camovide, Sen ki feradi, suleluri rgolebi moxerxebulad unda aTamaSo, xalxs es ukvirs da, is rom icodnen, rogor mindixar da Tavs rogor vikaveb, es rom icodnen... iqve, loyasTan, Seni mkvrivi, qaTqaTa barZayi maqvs, da TeTr saRebavsac yovelTvis imitom visvam, loyiT rom ar migexuto fexze, radgan mere, ooo, mere, veRaraferi ver SemaCerebs, veRaraferi, ana, imsimaRlidan gadmovardnisas ai, mag tuCebze dagakvdebi da, sanam miwaze davecemiT, manamde amogxdi suls da rom icode, ai, axlac rogor msurxar, rogor mindixar, Sen rom icode, ana! da moixara, Subli muxls daabjina, braziani CurCuliT gawela: hxaa.. ha! da isev miaCerda. saxeganaTebul, gverdze Tavgadaweul qals saCvenebeli TiTi msubuqad daebjina miwaze da arc etyoboda, fiqrobda Tu WriWinas ugdebda yurs _ Ramis idumalebis gulubryvilo, jiut macnes. _ xandaxan mgonia, arvin miyurebs-meTqi da uecrad mainc Sevtrialdebi, _ Tqva qalma da odnav gaiqnia Tavi, _ da Turme iqve bemfi dgas, es-esaa TavCaqindruli, damorcxvebuli da TiTebiT ki did TeTr Rils awvalebs. ra aqvs dasarcxveni _ qmaria Cemi, magram mudam moridebuli RimiliT

miyurebs, ai, rogor giTxra... sul sxvanairi TvalebiT da rom gaicinebs, orive loyaze pawawina, sasacilod Sekecili fosoebi uCndeba. me marTla miyvars bemfi, radgan is keTilia, Ronieri da Tanac qmaria Cemi, Sen ki, zezuxbaia, Sen, verasdros ver Segiyvareb, radgan raRacnairad... rogor agixsna?! raRacnairad, sxvanairi xar _ amdeni xania, erTad daviarebiT da gaRimebuli ar minaxixar, tirilic ar SegiZlia, guliT xom verasodes gaicineb da, saerTodac, verafers gaakeTeb guliT... _ verafers, ara? _ ganrisxda kaci da grZeli yvrimalebi amoeburca, _ ginda, kbilebi davaRrWialo? _ rad minda, _ gaikvirva qalma, _ eg arc tirilia da arc sicili, raSi margia... aba, Tu gaicineb. kaci erTxans Sefiqrianda, mere TiTqos daiZaba, magram saxe moeWmuxna da Tqva: _ ra gamacinebs, cecxli mikidia. _ ai, xom giTxari, gacinebac ki ar SegiZlia, gacinebac. _ Sen kargad ici, rac SemiZlia, _ TvalebSi miaCerda kaci, _ ori sofeli xelebze moaruls gamivlia. mag xuT CiraRdans cali xeliT avaTamaSeb, kbilebiT lursmans gavRunav, Cveni uremic bevrjer gadamitarebia mkerdze da yovelive amasTan erTad... _ Rirseulad warmoTqva kacma da amayad SemarTa Tavi, _ fleitaze, usaTuTes sakravzedac vukrav. _ bemfic ki ukravs, _ Tqva qalma da Tvali aarida, _ dolze. _ he, _ xeli aiqnia kacma, _ doli raa... _ sakravi yvela erTia, suyvela, _ haerSi CiraRdnebiT wre Semoxaza qalma da irgvliv jer swrafad atortmanda Crdili, mere ki zlazvniT da uxalisod, _ doli ra, cudad gugunebs? _ he, _ isev aiqnia xeli kacma, _ doli ra sakravia... _ cudi kaci xar, zezuxbaia, _ zizRiT miaCerda qali, _ isic ar ici, rom visac ar unda Seedaro, Sen mainc igive iqnebi, raca xar, zustad igive. gaugebrad xom ar vlaparakob? _ ara, ara... swori ara xar, Torem gaugebari raa... _ araferi, ara?.. da rom icode, saerTodac, Seni Tvalebi ar momwons, gayinuli, momwvano-monacrisfro, da saxelic, saxelic iseTi gaqvs, heh _ zezuxbaia... rogor laparakobdnen. _ me kidev is SemiZlia, _ gaaxsenda kacs, _ maRal tots kbilebiT CaveWido da ise viqanao, uxelebod... kargad mismine, ana, qalo _ xom warmogidgenia survili im kacisa, visac aseTi ram SeuZlia... didi ambavi, momwvano Tvalebi Tu maqvs, aseT Tvalebs aqeben kidec... raze fiqrob? _ da saxelic, saxelic iseTi gaqvs, _ Tqva sibneles miSterebulma qalma, _ zezuxbaia... zezux-baia... TiTqos gveli Sevardao buCqebSi. _ reebs sulelob! _ xelis zurgi tuCebze aifara kacma da wamiT Zalian ganawyenda, magram iqve gadaifiqra, qalisaken gadaixara da frTxilad, CurCuliT hkiTxa: _ mereda, ar ginda, gveliviT mWidrod Semogexvio? Tbili gveliviT... _ marTla egeTi saxelia, _ Tavisas ganagrZobda dafiqrebuli, sibneles miSterebuli qali, _ aba, nela da CurCuliT Tqvi... ai, ase _ zezux... baia, Tumca, Tugind xmamaRla da swrafad wamoiZaxe _ zezuxbaia!.. marTla iseTia, TiTqos gveli Sevardao buCqebSi, ra ucnauria... _ da gulwrfelad, alersiT dauyvava, _ ici ra, zezuxbaia, wadi aqedan...

_ Sen araferi ar gwams, _ fexze wamodga am dayvavebiT ganrisxebuli kaci da farTo sayelo aiwia, _ Sen araferi ara gwams, ana, _ aba, mimoixede, suyvelas daakvirdi da miTxari, Tu geguleba vinme iseTi, CemsaviT bevri ram rom icodes, anda, saerTod, sad Segxvedria CemisTana jambazi! _ namdvil jambazs, _ Cailaparaka qalma da Sefiqrianda, _ namdvil jambazs, rac mTavaria, TvalebSi yinuli da webo ki ara, naRvliani saidumlo unda hqondes... _ oo, ese igi namdvili jambazic ar var, ara? me, ara, ana? _ aRSfoTda kaci, _ es me, visac yoveldRe SeiZleba xerxemali gadaelewos, namdvili jambazic ara vyofilvar, Zalian kargi, kaargi, Zalian kargi... _ magiT ver gamakvirveb, _ mSvidad uTxra qalma, _ yovelTvis, Zalian maRla rom adixar, mxarze gazivar... _ maSin, is mainc miTxari, _ suli Zlivs moiTqva kacma, _ is mainca Tqvi, Tu moiZebneba vinme iseTi CemsaviT rom ukravdes, anda, saerTod, _ da gaamayda, _ sxvagan sad geguleba WeSmariti musikosi. _ bemfic ki ukravs, dolze, _ xmadabla Tqva qalma, Tavi CaRuna da frCxiliT miwa moCiCqna. _ he, doli ra instrumentia, _ xeli aiqnia kacma, _ Cipo rom Cipoa, isic daukravs... _ da Semparavad hkiTxa: _ egeb ar gesiamovnaT Cipos xseneba, a, qalbatono? ganrisxebul qals CiraRdnebiani xeli maRla auxta, magram Tavi Seikava, TiTqos damSvidda da, siZulvilisagan mainc Tvalebmowkurulma, mZimed, mkafiod uTxra: _ nagavi xar Sen, zezuxbaia... rogor laparakobdnen! * * * erT mSvenier dRes, samuSaodan mobrunebulma gvegvem erTi piri rom gamoiZina da Wilofze gabruebuli wamojda, axal Sarval-xalaTSi gamowyobili bibo ezoSi Semovida, gvegves Soridanve gaucina, oriode nabijze daudga da Zalian megobrulad, xazgasmuli siyvaruliT Tamami sityvebi uTxra, Tan ki, gzadagza, erTTavad iRimeboda. _ ade, Se cuRluto, Sena, biWo, sadamde unda iwve da iZino, adeqi, qveyana gakeTda, _ da gvegves gansarisxeblad gamzadebul saxes Tvali rom Seavlo, saCqarod daayola, _ iseTi kargi rame unda giTxra, biWo, iseTi kargi rame-e... gesmis? adeqi, genacvale. _ ra iyo, _ Tqva gvegvem, Tvalebi magrad daxuWa da ZalisZalaTi gaizmora. _ ade, biWo, ro geubnebi, rodisme momityuebixar gana? ade, ade... fie, ra cuRluti xar, Se daudegaro Sena... modi aq, biWo. Sen! _ gasZaxa uceb koWls. _ modi, gan-gan ro daeTrevi dilidan saRamomde. _ ra ginda, _ uTxra koWlma da Soriaxlos gaCerda. _ modi, ro geubnebian! gamoadgi fexi! _ aha. _ kide! _ aha!! _ egre. wadi axla da doqiT kargi civi wyali moitane. koWlma ymam TaviT fexebamde zizRiT aaTvaliera da wavida. `i, rogor amxed-damxeda, _ gaifiqra bibom, _ es rogor amxed-damxeda, unda dameyvira, ara? magram araferi rom ar uTqvams... da rogor unda meyvira, ha?~ da Sefiqrianebuls, bundovnad isic gaaxsenda, risTvis movida aq da Wilofze mjdar gvegves daudevrobiT Tavze daado xeli. iman ki Tavi ise

mkveTrad gaiqnia da ise wamoxta, SemkrTali bibo maSinve gamoerkva, sawylad, SiSnarevi sevdiT miaCerda gvegves uxeS, mziT garujul saxeze da _ ganrisxebis mravalsafexurian kibeze wyromis erTi gadadgmuli nabiji _ uecrad mokumuli tuCebi rom dainaxa, maSinve Seageba: _ qali unda SegrTo, biWoo, qali. _ ha, _ SekrTa gvegve da aSkarad daibna, _ raTa. _ rogora? _ raTa... _ rogor Tu raTa, Se cuRluto, _ gamococxlda bibo da eSmakurad waumRera, _ raTa da ima-Ta, imaTaa... _ vin qali, ra qali... _ miaCerda gvegve da uceb Tvali aarida, _ aba, ras ambob, reebs laparakob, bibo... _ hee, bibos ar icnob Sena, _ gaijgima pirveli yma, _ iseTi qali SegrTo, Seni mowonebuli... _ marTla? _ marTla. _ hii, _ nikapi mkerdze miibjina da sayeloSi Caicina gvegvem, _ ras ambob, adamiano. _ rasac vambob, is me vici, _ daaimeda bibom, _ wadi exla Sena, xelpiri karqa daibane, axlebi Caicvi, moemzade mokleTa da iseT adgilas wagiyvano, ukeTesi ro aRar iqneba. aha, esec mobrZanebula doqiTa, jer pirze wyali Seisxi, mere Caicvi, karqi? _ kargi. _ mere Tmac daivarcxne, Cemi xaTri Tu gaqvs. _ Tma raTa... _ biWo, daivarcxne-meTqi, ra iyo, Tmis davarcxnasac rame unda? ha? _ vnaxoT, vnaxoT, _ Tqva gvegvem. _ me kidev, sanam Sen gaemzadebi, Cemsas mival da moval... anda, rom Camoivli, erTi Seneburad koxtad SemomZaxe da xelad gamoval, karqi? _ kargi. naxiri brundeboda soflad. viwro orRobeSi swrafad mimavali bibo wamdauwum ferxdeboda, mere Zroxas gabrazebuli auvlida gverds, erTiors idayvic ki gascxo, `ramdenni xarT mainc, u, Tqveni...~ binddeboda, jer kidev uCinari Savi wertilebi Seeria haers, da daRlil dRes haerovani sxeuli msubuqad daubuJda TiTqos _ agrilda. didi, feradi Zroxebi orRobiT brundebodnen soflad, gverdebgamoberilni, savse curebiT, da ezoebSi dabmuli xboebi WiSkrisaken iwevdnen, Tokebi daiWima, xeze miZvrebodnen Tvlemamoreuli qaTmebi, Citebis aJivlebuli gundic erTbaSad miCumda da orRobeSi mimaval bibos aRizianebda siCume _ TiTqos, viRac Sescqeroda. yovelive aaSkaravebda siCumes _ SeCveul WiSkars mimdgari Zroxa maRla apyrobil Tavs Ronivrad gaiqnevda da mere daWimuli kisriT, TvalebdaxuWuli SehbRavlebda bindSi Camuqebul saxls _ m-muu... rZe jiutad Cxrialebda kasrSi, sadRac kari Wrialebda, skivri xmauriT iketeboda, sarkmlebSi zogan sustad ciagebda sinaTle... viRaca uyurebda! iqac ki, sakuTar ezoSi. _ modi aq, qalo, _ gasZaxa cols, _ isini moamzade, mivdivarT. doqi frTxilad miiyuda, xalaTi rom ar gasvroda. piri majiT moiwminda, mere cols Tvali gaayol-gamoayola da gabrazda: _ ra dedofaliviT gamarTuli dadixar, Seni... qalma mouyrua.

_ erTad gadaabi rogorme, erT Tokze, gesmis? _ kargi. _ sadaa... `is sad ari, vaime, Tu davkarge, _ gaifiqra bibom da skivrs Tavi axada, _ ara, aqa yofila, kidev kargi, uh...~ ezoSi Casuls, colma grZeli Tokis bolo gauwoda. bibom gamoarTva da Tokze gamobmul saqonels gadaxeda: _ is burvaki xom ar dagaviwyda! _ ara. _ cxeni xom unagiriTaa... _ ki. _ xbo ramdenia, ori? _ ori. _ dabnelda da... Txebic aqaa, ara? _ Txebic. _ aba, wavedi, _ Tqva da erTxans Seicada. zurgsukan coli eguleboda, bibo idga da raRacas ucdida. mere uceb Setrialda da aRrialda: _ egeba gavgiJdi! iqneb Wkuidan gadavcdi, an rame, da amodena saqoneli rom moviyvane da isev mimyavs, ar unda mkiTxo, sad mivdivar? ha! qalma Sexeda da mSvidad hkiTxa: _ sad midixar? _ ra Seni saqmea! _ ifeTqa bibom, _ ra Seni saqmea, Se tlu... _ da TavisTvis Cailaparaka, _ abare amas angariSebi, ar dadis gaWimuli? _ bibo, _ mkacrad gaisma sibneleSi. _ ho, movdivar gvegve, movdivar, genacvale, _ gaepasuxa da cols miugdo, _ daica, davbrunde, me Sen gaCveneb... _ gvegve ara var, _ gaisma isev, _ ar movdivaro, gvegvem. _ rao? _ Seicxada pirvelma ymam, _ viTom raTao... piri xo daabanine... _ ki. _ Tma Tu daivarcxna. _ ivarcxnida, ho. _ hoda, ise wamova, Seni mowonebuli. da marTlac, aTiode wuTis Semdeg, Cabnelebul Saragzaze bibo saqonels mierekeboda. cal xelSi Toki CaebRuja, meoreTi ki fexebTan kvars unaTebda gvegves da moxrili emaslaaTeboda: _ icode, kargad aaTvaliere, CaaTvaliere, yureba fuli ki ara Rirs, Cum-Cumad Sexede... aha, es qamari gaikeTe, vercxlisaa, ara fuWdeba... mamaSenma gamogigzavna... aba Sen ici, rogor daukvirdebi, egeba me vcdebi, xom SeiZleba _ kacni vaarT, magram Sen ar unda Secde, magra daukvirdi, magra. icode, qals ori ram unda hqondes kargi _ tan-fexi da saxe. gaige? _ maS, aba tyuilad xom ar gismen. _ Tavi gamoido gvegvem. * * * _ saaTobiT SeeZlo Tavgadaweuli mdgariyo da caSi ecqira _ hee, didi ucnauri winamZRoli gvyavda. wvimian dRes, roca mTeli laSqari xeebqveS SeiyuJeboda, rCeulni ki ferad karvebSi mxar-TeZoze wamowvebodnen, winamZRoli gareT gamodioda, cas uyurebda da, romeliRac ucnobi bednierebisagan TvalebmoWutuls, saxeze awvimda. saavdro Rrublebs, uxmo zmuiliT rom iwelebodnen nacrisfer caze, aRtacebuli misCereboda. didi ucnauri kaci iyo _ mziani dRiTac swored ase Sescqeroda kamkama qulas. RamRamobiTac didxans mdgara sibneleSi, amorCeul lodze amayad gaxevebuli, gulze mklavebgadaWdobili da mZime, sqeli mosasxami kupris talRasaviT mdovred Casdevda terfebamde.

idga, fiqrobda... _ ucnauri winamZRoli gvyavda. imisTana meomari ki _ oo, imisTana meomari arsad minaxavs da veRarc Sevxvdebi _ Sen rom genaxa, domeniko, mSvilds rogor xmarobda, xmals rogor iqnevda... simagreebis aReba uyvarda, gafacicebiT Sescqeroda, sqel kedlebs rogor vanarcxebdiT uzarmazar lodebs, aRtacebuli usmenda buksa da naRaras, yalyze Semdgari cxenebis Wixvins da imaT fexebTan avardnil mtversac amCnevda _ yovelives aRfrTovanebuli Sescqeroda: brZolis JiniT Sepyrobili, acaxcaxebuli idga da iTmenda, laSqari ki aalebul isrebs styorcnida simagreSi, isini ki, isini, alyaSemortymulni, ganwirulni, wiodnen da mduRares gvasxamdnen Tavze, magram didi, tyavgadakruli fari yvelas geqonda da kedlebisaken gavrbodiT _ mTeli xmiT gavyvirodiT da ise. saguldagulod gawvrTnilebma kargi sirbili vicodiT, magram xandaxan romelime Cvengani uecrad SeCerdeboda, adgilze Setrialdeboda, da, gaWimuli kefiT enarcxeboda miwas da Tavi gverdze gadauvardeboda, Ria Tvalebs ki TiTqos im adgils aridebda, saidanac es gaSeSebuli isari isroles, axla mkerdidan umowyalod rom amozrdoda. winamZRols ki arc isari ekareboda, arc Subi da xmals xom veravin aZgerebda _ vis gaikarebda Soriaxlos. da adgils rom moswydeboda, unda genaxa, kedlisaken rogor garboda, rogor adioda kibeze, Tavze fargadaxuruli da raRacnairad moridebulad iRimeboda _ fars rom iSveliebda, cotaTi imisa rcxvenoda; es axovani, brge kaci moxdenilad adioda kibeze, farze ki gamudmebuli, mrisxane kakuni ismoda _ ara, ar SeiZleboda, fari rom ar exmara. da roca qongurs miaRwevda,zed kedlis Tavze amayad gaimarTeboda da mere dabla xteboda. xmliT gapobili haeris sisini da WaxaWuxi gvesmoda, sanam kibeze avrbodiT, mere ki erTbaSad Tavze vaxtebodiT winamZRolis irgvliv Semojarul mecixovneebs da patara xanSi Caxtomac ar gvWirdeboda, radgan qongurebidan pirdapir daxocil meomarTa grovaze vabijebdiT. kedlebTan brZola rom Sewydeboda, winamZRoli isars gadmoiRebda da im daZabul siCumeSi simagris kunWulebs aTvalierebda. romelime gamwarebuli mecixovne, visac Zma moukles, Svili an mama, yovelTvis iyo sadRac mimaluli da isrisa Tu Subis tyorcnas rom daapirebda, winamZRoli maSinve Tvals mohkravda da imis danaxva rac iyo, albaT mixvdebi, domeniko _ imave wams yelSi isari hqonda garWobili. yvelaferze metad es uyvarda _ siCumeSi xifaTis dacda da molodini, me mgoni, amisTvis iRebda kldeze miSenebul simagreebs, amisTvis adioda okrobokro kibeze, he, ucnauri winamZRoli iyo... ise ki, udanaSaulo kacis mokvla ar sCveoda, arc danebebulT sjida sikvdiliT, xelgaSlili, mwyalobeli, didsulovani, amayad daiareboda simagreSi da, Tu gawvimdeboda, sxva xom aRaraferi undoda ra... romeli cixe ar auRia, sad ar asula msubuqi kibiT, fargadaxuruli da morcxvad momRimari, romel kunWulSi ar upovnia Casafrebuli SurismaZiebeli... sad ar vyofilvar masTan erTad, qveyana moviareT _ is, winamZRoli, uSiSari, mklavutyuari, axovani, cxenze ijda da win migviZRvoda, Cven ki, Cven, qveiTebi, areuli nabijiT mivdevdiT... sad ar vyofilvarT, zamTarzafxul mivabijebdiT. bevri viareT, ra ar gadagvxda, im qveyanaSic aRmovCndiT, didi yinvebi rom scodnia da Tavpiraxveulni mivlaslasebdiT gaCxikinebul xeebs Soris, mkvdari, gayinuli Citebi ki qvebiviT cviodnen irgvliv da moyinul Tovlze pawia Rrmulebi Cndeboda. im usaSvelod grZel, gaWimul RameebSi cecxlTan vwrialebdiT da, saxeze gindac warbebi Segvtrusoda, zurgze mainc gvcioda. beWebs Tu

mivuSverdiT cecxls, saxeze klanWebad dagvetakeboda susxi da mTel Rames ase vZagZagebdiT, koconTan Tovli itkepneboda. beds viwyevlidiT da Cumad, Zalian Cumad vkrusunebdiT, winamZRoli ki, mxrebSi awuruli _ imitom ki ara, rom cioda, ara, SeumCnevlad undoda Cavla _ mxrebawuruli miipareboda cecxls iqiT, gaZarcul tyeSi, ufro iqiT ki, velze gavidoda da mowiwebiT iyureboda. ras xedavda da... Txeli Rrublebis miRma abJutebul mTvares, sakuTari sinaTlis lbili SaravandediT mosils, Sors, siRrmeSi Camuqebul Tovls, gzadagza rom bacdeboda da mis ferxTiT iisferdeboda; da Tu Tovda kidec da mkrTal Suqze akvesebuli msxvili, msubuqi fantelebi Tvals auWrelebda, sxva xom aRaraferi... ar undoda ra... Cven ki isev Tav-beds viwyevlidiT da mze, ah, mze gvenatreboda, yovelnairi: ginda _ TeTri, aalebuli, Tugind wiTeli, zRvaSi Casvlisas roa xolme da Tundac moyviTalo, Cveulebrivi, mze gvenatreboda. da isic, isic sakmaod vixileT _ dabzaruli miwa, Sen Tu ginaxavs, domeniko, erTianad damskdari, mwyurvali, xaxadafCenili miwa, ih, es ra sicxe iyo, domeniko, iq unda genaxa _ Crdilidan Crdilamde Zlivs gadavdiodiT, misavaTebulni, mZimed vqloSinebdiT, da Tvalze burani Camogvawva, sanam mdinare Camodioda, kidev ara gviSavda _ dRedaRam wyalSi veyareT, Tavs CavrgavdiT dalocvil sigrileSi da, gaxarebulni, vWyumpalaobdiT kidec, winamZRoli RimiliT Semogvcqeroda. mere ki, domeniko, mdinare rom daSra, sul rom daSra, aRar vicodiT, saiT wavsuliyaviT da Crdils SevafareT Tavi, araqaTgamoclilebs, arafris Tavi ara gvqonda, miwaze veyareniT da im mRoRav Crdilsac ki Zlivs mivdevdiT, tuCebi dagviskda, mere _ xelebi, ena dagvisivda, Zlivs vluRluRebdiT, pirqve viweqiT damskdar miwaze da, Tavs Tu wamovwevdiT, im did, umowyalo sinaTleSi ise aSkarad Canda yoveli foToli... mere ufro dacxa. qancgawyvetilebs sul niavi gvelandeboda, radgan gavarvarebuli haeri livlivebda da foTlebsac ufro axtunavebda. forTxviT mivyvebodiT axla ukve swrafad gaqceul Crdils da, vinc ver moaswrebda, vai imisi brali _ iqve rCeboda... ase vbobRavdiT, domeniko, mTeli laSqari xeebis irgvliv bobRavda, winamZRoli ki, mkerdze naRvlianad mklavebgadaWdobili da momlodine, marmarilos gluvad aelvarebul kedels miyrdnobili, mwuxared Semogvcqeroda da xmas ar iRebda... saqoneli ki isev iq iwva, sadac adre grili mdinare modioda da, mSvidad mokecilni, morCilni, sadRac Sors, mdinaris saTavisaken naRvlianad iyurebodnen. svavebis gundi dastrialebda mivardnil naxirs da sulTmobrZav Zroxebs zurgs ukortnida. mokauWebul niskarts sisxlSi awobdnen, maRla aRapyrobdnen Tavs, mere avad gaixed-gamoixedavdnen ganze da isev Caawobdnen niskarts... mere ufro dacxa. wyali ki ara, sunTqvac Wirda da, Rones odnav Tu movikrefdiT, Tavs gaWirvebiT wamovwevdiT da TiTqos zantad viyefebodiT _ ase veZebdiT daRebuli piriT sul mcire haers _ sad iyo, Torem ki. mere, ufro dacxa. axlac ar vici, saidan gaCnda imdeni Ramura, dRisiT, mzisiT, Ramurebi moedvnen iqaurobas da sazareli wripiniT, Savad dafarfatebdnen alivlivebul haerSi... gvelebic gvkbendnen! ise momravldnen... erTi Cems win rweviT aRimarTa, Tavbrtyeli, enamoqicine, asisinebuli, da uceb ganze daeso da gaxevda, nikapqveS muSti amovide da ise davacqerdi _ brtyeli Tavi miwaze hqonda milursmuli, wvalebiT avixede da winamZRoli davinaxe, mSvildiT xelSi, marmarilos kedelTan mdgari, mSvidad miRimoda. axlac ar vici ramden dRes viyaviT ase, xandaxan romelime Cvengani wamebiT dgeboda fexze, sadRac mibarbacebda

luRluRiT _ wyali, wyali... da ecemoda. erTxel mec davinaxe gube, oRond, kidev kargi, iqve, tuCebTan. davewafe da damskdari tuCebi mtvriT ameglisa, arada, ise naRdad, ise aSkarad davinaxe... mere ki, mere, sul bolos, domeniko, pirqve viweqiT, xelebgaSlilni, bednierebi, dapurebulni _ wvimda! Ronemokrefilni, zurgze gadavtrialdiT, Tavpirze gvawvimda! mdinarec movida, Cveni grili, didi mdinare, tansacmlianad SevvardiT, Tavi CavrgeT mis amozneqil talRebSi da didxans vsviT wyali, daxeTqili, gamxmari kani dagvilba da netarebisagan vkrusunebdiT, hee, vWyumpalaobdiT, mxiarulad gavyvirodiT, winamZRoli ki, erTianad galumpuli, Tavgadaweuli, borcvze idga da, bedniers awvimda. Cvenc, aRfrTovanebulT, rogorc ki damskdari kani mogviSuSda da tuCebze frTxilad avisviT ena, vin icis meramdened SevvardiT mdinareSi da mere, napirze arxeinad wamogorebulni, mxiarulad vbaasobdiT da drodadro Tungs viyudebdiT pirze. yvelgan sicili gaismoda, mxiaruli SeZaxilebi, yvelaferze vxarxarebdiT, bednierni, da uceb viRacam ise, sxvaTa Soris, Tqva: `hee, ra kargi iqneboda, sikvdili rom ar iyos...~ `sikvdili rom ar iyos, _ gaisma iqve, sibneleSi, _ winamZRoli dagvdgomoda Tavs da wamoxtoma rom davapireT, xelisguli gviCvena da SegvaCera, _ ara, Tu iciT, ra iqneboda, sikvdili rom ar iyos...~ ra unda gvcodnoda, Cven araferi vicodiT, simagreebis aRebis garda, gavinabeT da smenad gadaviqeciT, is ki, winamZRoli, erTxans Cumad iyo, mere ucnaurad alaparakda, magram Cven ki ar mogvmarTavda, sadRac Sors, gadakargulSi iyureboda. `sikvdili rom ar iyos, _ ase Tqva winamZRolma, _ aRar iqneboda amqveynad guladi da laCari, mdidari da mona, TviT sikeTe da borotebac ar iqneboda, sikvdili rom ar iyos. ar dagWirdebodaT arc brZola da erTmaneTis Jleta, magram arc mosavlisaTvis miwis dabarva dagWirdebodaT. arc ostaturi sityva-pasuxi, arc visime SiSi ar geqnebodaT da arc keTilebi iqnebodiT da arc borotni, arc bednierni da arc ubedurni _ aRaraferi ar viqnebodiT, viRa gagvarCevda, sikvdili rom ar iyos... mTeli is Cveni usasrulo sicocxle aRaraferi ar iqneboda, axla ki axla, sikvdili rom aris, sicocxle _ sicocxlea, maSin ki, merwmuneT, damijereT, Tavad wvimac da Tavad haeric aRaraferi ar iqneboda, aRaraferi, hee, sikvdili rom ar iyos...~ ase ilaparaka! mere dadumda, erTxans aRtacebuli iyureboda Cvens miRma, Ronivrad sunTqavda, uzomo bednierebisagan yvrimalebdaberili, aRzevebuli, mere uneburad Cvens gakvirvebul saxeebze gadaitana mzera da SekrTa. winamZRoli SekrTa! bevrjer gvinaxavs igi ganrisxebuli. bednieri da daRonebuli, Rrmad Cafiqrebulic bevrjer gvinaxavs, magram SemkrTali? _ ara, arasodes, axla ki, Cvens danaxvaze, sabraloblad moudunda saxe, Tvalebi moWuta da, SeSinebuli, TiTqos ixveweboda _ `ara, araferi miTqvams, ara, ar unda meTqva~... Setrialda da gagvecala. marTla amas fiqrobda, radgan RamiT mis karavTan SubiT modarajes, erTi-orjer mkrTalad Camesma _ `ara, ar unda meTqva...~ mcvelic arasdros dauyenebia karavTan, im RamiT ki auareba xalxs fxizlad yofna gvibrZana, anTebuli maSxalebiT _ dabneulni SevcqerodiT erTmaneTs. dRiTac kargaxans videqiT, SuadRe iyo, karvis Sesasvleli rom gadaiwia da fermixdili, aforiaqebuli winamZRoli gamoCnda, erTxans eWviT gvaTvaliera, mere viTom gagvicina, tansacmeli muxlTan xelis dakvriT ise gaiwminda, zedac ar dauxedavs, Tvalebs acecebda. arasodes gvinaxavs ase amCatebuli, raRacnairad zedmetad irjeboda. TiTqos gvicinoda, magram

uecrad Setrialda da xmalze itaca xeli, magram zurgsukan aravin daxvda, isev gagvicina... mere yvelani SegvaTvaliera da erT brge, lodiviT meomars naZaladevi xalisiT uTxra: `mimRere rame~ `me, winamZRolo? _ gaikvirva iman, _ da rom ar vici?~ _ `rogorc ici, _ Tqva winamZRolma, _ rogorc ici ise imRere~. `arasodes mimReria da...~ _ Cafiqrda meomari. mere Tavi amayad SemarTa da hkiTxa: `Cems enaze rom vimRero, SeiZleba?~ `SeiZleba, SeiZleba, _ Tavi dauqnia winamZRolma, yvelaferi SeiZleba, oRond imRere~. meomari kidev ufro gaimarTa; brge, mkvrivi, uSvelebeli, aRelda da momwyvdeuli nadiriviT gvimzerda, mere Tvalebi daxuWa, piri daaRo, Tavi ukan gadaagdo da wamoiwyo: `dilmun qi qugam dilmun siqilaam, dilmun siqilaam dilmun zalag zalaga-am...~ sazareli xma aRmoaCnda, TiTo amosunTqvaze sami godori xma ifrqveoda uzarmazar xaxidan da SemkrTali, caSi israd aWrili frinvelebi frTebis farTquniT dagvtrialebdnen Tavs. igi ki, Tavgadaweuli, pirdaRebuli da tuCnikapaTrTolebuli, muStebSekruli, TvalebdaxuWuli, ase mReroda: `uba muS nugalam giir nugala-am qa nugala-am urmax nugalaaam...~ ki ar mReroda, erTi bgera amoiCema da im erTaderT bgeraze aRrialebda ucnaur sityvebs _ `gi-ir nugala-am urmax nuga-laaam...~ `kargi, kargi~, _ SeiWmuxna winamZRoli da rom ver gaagona, oriod nabiji gadadga, mxarze Ronivrad dahkra xeli da, uecrad simReraSewyvetil, gaognebul meomars ase uTxra: `kargi, geyofa~. `ratom mbrZanebelo? _ gaikvirva iman, _ kidev gimRereb...~ `ara, ara, _ warbebi Sehkra winamZRolma da xeli aswia, _ isic meyofa, rac movismine...~ da uCveulo sicbieriT daamata: `kargi simRera ki gcodnia...~ `marTla? _ gauxarda meomars da mjiRi gulze miido, _ arasodes mimReria, pirvelad vcade...~ da mere xarbad, imediT daekiTxa: `gnebavs, kidev?~ `ah, ara, ara, _ Tavi gaiqnia winamZRolma, _ xom imRere ukve~. `maSin, _ Seevedra meomari, _ patara xniT sadme waval, ra?~ `wadi, wadi. _ uTxra winamZRolma, _ saca gsurs, iq wadi da, Tu ginda, mobrunebas maincdamainc nu iCqareb...~ gakvirvebulni SevcqerodiT brge meomars, ucnauri rweviT rom adioda aRmarTze da Tavi ratomRac ukan hqonda gadagdebuli, mere ki, Tvals rom miefara, winamZRoli uecrad ganze gaxta da xmali iSiSvla. ra moelanda, axlac ar vici _ aravin iyo. erTxans TiTqos awiTlda kidec, mere ise gafiTrda da Tvali agvarida, qarma dahbera da naglej-naglej mogvesma: `angalT qigalSee... geSTugani naangub...~ mReris, _ gaiRima winamZRolma, _ isev mReris~ `albaT WalaSia, _ Tqva meomarma, romelsac aRviriT ekava damfrTxali cxeni, _ WalaSi wasula sayvirlad...~ winamZRolma mxrebi aiCeCa da karavSi Sebrunda. im RamiTac vdarajobdiT karavTan da Soridan ganuwyvetliv moismoda `uba muS nugalam gir nugalaam qa nugalam urmax nugalaam...~ ram aamRera ar vici, ise ki, dRedaRam imisi Rriali moismoda, da roca mTeli laSqari aiyara, winamZRoli SuaSi Cagvidga da fexiT gaswia simagrisaken. karavi rom gavuSaleT da banakad davdeqiT, oc rCeul meomars isev fxizlad yofna ubrZana da mainc mTel Rames wrialebda, karavi SubiT dacxrila da xan romeli WuWrutanidan gamoixedavda, xan romelidan... meore dRes ki, oromtrialSi, roca aalebuli isrebi mravlad vtyorcneT simagres da kvamli cisaken aizida, kibe mivadgiT sqel kedels da winamZRolisaken mivixedeT, iman ki ramdenime nabiji koWlobiT gadadga, piri agvarida da Tqva: `dRes ar SemiZlia, fexi vitkine... raRas miyurebT!!~ simagrisaken gaviqeciT, fargadaxurulni, kibe avirbineT da gametebiT viqnieT xmali, mere ki, aqloSinebulni da sisxlSi

amoTxvrilni, gamarjvebulni, isev qvemoT CavediT da winamZRols davuwyeT Zebna, hoii _ xes efareboda! simagreSi asvla SevTavazeT, eWviT Segvacqerda da gvkiTxa: `aravin darCa?... yvela mokaliT~? `yvela, visac ki iaraRi hqonda...~ `ise xalxi... _ nerwyvi gadaylapa winamZRolma, _ ise xalxi Tu darCa.~ `ori moxucia, winamZRolo, _ vuTxariT, _ erTi saocrad SeWmuxvnilia, meore sul iRimeba...~ `ornio, ambobT? _ dafiqrda da xeli ganze gaiSvira, _ fari momeciT~. frTxilad adioda kibeze, safexurebs mkerdiT ekvroda, fargadaxuruls, xeli ukankalebda. simagreSi rom avida, farszemoT gaixeda da ikiTxa: `eseni arian?~ `egeni, winamZRolo...~ _ Tavi davuqnieT Cven. simagris SuagulSi, domeniko, ori moxuci dainaxa. pirveli erTTavad iRimeboda, mSvidad mokalaTebuliyo miwaze da gverdiT ki tiki egdo, wyliT savse. meore moxuci fexze idga, amayi, WaRaraafofrili da svaviviT iyureboda ganze. winamZRoli SemkrTali misCereboda imaT da uwyinar, gaRimebul kacs ufro didxans Sescqeroda. mere daixara da Sig TvalSi CaaSterda, TiTqos gauRima kidec, magram xmlis vada mainc magrad CaebRuja. cisferTvaleba moxuci iyo, raRacnairad, Zalian mSrali da sufTa. `uba muS nugala-am gi-ir nugalam qa nugala-am~, moisma Soridan da winamZRoli welSi gaimarTa. Setrialda Tu ara, moxuci tiks daswvda, winamZRoli mobrunda, xmali iSiSvla da pirze tikmiyudebuli moxuci Tumca ki SerkTa, mainc mSvidad miaCerda Tavze wamomdgar xmalamowvdil kacs, winamZRoli ki erTxans xmalSemarTuli idga da siwiTle rom wamoawva, ganrisxda da xeli Ronivrad daiqnia... yvelam Tvalebi davxuWeT da ganze mivabruneT Tavi _ raRacnairad, mSrali da sufTa moxuci iyo, cisferTvaleba... es pirveli udanaSaulo kaci iyo, winamZRolis xeliT mokluli. isev ismoda momabezrebeli `giir nugalam urmax nuga-la-am...~ `is kaci gamiCereT, _ iyvira winamZRolma, _ is kaci gaaCereT, Torem...~ `urmax nugalaam~, _ dinjad moismoda Soridan. `yuri damigde, _ Tqva uceb meore moxucma da winamZRolisaken miatriala Tavi, _ xval mosaRamovebuls, roca im xis Crdili am simagresTan mococdeba...~ da SeCerda, o, ise uyurebda... `mere, mere? _ cbierad daekiTxa winamZRoli, _ roca im xis Crdili am simagresTan mococdeba, mere?~ `mokvdebi, _ uTxra moxucma da cali warbi Tvalze Camoefara, mere ki rkalad aezida Sublze, _ mogklaven.~ `rao? _ undod aaTvaliera winamZRolma, _ momklaven?~ `mogklaven, _ jiutad gaumeora kacma, _ cotac moiTmine da darwmundebi.~ `ra ici, _ hkiTxa winamZRolma da damcinavad Seacqerda, _ ra ici meTqi?~ `vici,~ _ gaimeora iman da ganze amayad gaixeda. erTxans dabneulma winamZRolma uceb ifeTqa, xmali SemarTa da braziT saxedaRmeWili daekiTxa: `Sen, Sen rodisRa mokvdebi, glaxav!~ `axlave, _ uTxra kacma, _ ai, mag xmals daiqnev da movkvdebi~. winamZRolma kinaRam isic Suaze gaapo, magram Tavi Seikava, xeli mZimed CamouSva da uTxra, _ `ai, xom xedav, araferi gcodnia.~ `me is vici, _ Tvali gauswora kacma, _ rom xval mogklaven.~ `mainc vin momklavs?~ `Sav mosasxamSi iqneba gaxveuli, saxeze niRbiT, xmlianad amova kibeze da...~ `da momklavs?~ `mokvdebi, _ gaumeora kacma, _ Senive karavTan suls gagacxebineben~. siCume Camovarda da erTxans uxmod Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs. mere niavma isev moitana gaugebari `gi-ir nugala-am, urmax nugalaam...~ `is giJi gamiCereT, _ saocrad wvrili xmiT daiZaxa winamZRolma, _ is kaci gamiCereT, Torem...~ da TiTqos gons moego da Tqva: `es beberi gaacileT... vinmem TiTi rom daakaros, Tavs wagacliT,

icodeT... _ da moxucs damcinavad CaekiTxa: _ aki axlave movkvdebio, ybedo?~ RamiT isev karavTan videqiT da gvesmoda, bolTas rogor scemda. mZimed sunTqavda. xvneSoda, gamwarebuli imeorebda _ `momatyua, momatyua, rom ar momekla, imitom mipasuxa ase, gameqca, ratom ar avCexe, rogor momatyua...~ Tvlema mogveria, mesame Rames vaTevdiT karavTan da uamindobac dagverTo, is ki, winamZRoli, uTenia gamovida gareT da saocrad dainteresebuli, moTvalTvale, aforiaqebuli ixedeboda irgvlie _ wvimda. wvimda, nestoebi uTrToda, ucnobi bednierebiT Sepyrobils, aRaraferze fiqrobda, Tavi ukan gadaegdo, xelebi ganze gaeSvira, Tavgadaweuls, saxeze awvimda, wvimda... saxeze TqeSi Camosdioda, tansacmeli mWidrod mietmasna da goliaTuri sxeuli aSkarad gamoeZerwa, iRimeboda da enis wveriT ilokavda svel tuCebs, barbacebda, netarebisagan izmoreboda, wvimda... rodis-rodis gamoerkva, Semogvxeda da xelisguliT Camoiwura saxeze SerCenili wveTebi, Cvenc, mobuzulni, gavimarTeT da gaxarebulni SevaCerdiT _ adrindeli winamZRoli iyo. `uCemod xom ar gagiWirdaT?~ _ gvkiTxa da cas malulad axeda. `gagviWirda, winamZRolo, _ avxmaurdiT Cven, _ gagviWirda, magram mainc gavimarjveT~. raRac gaaxsenda, didxans fiqrobda, axla Tavdaxrils awvimda, mere Tavi aswia, Cvens miRma gaixeda da Tqva: `is kaci ar unda momekla, ara?~ veraferi vuTxariT, didxans videqiT Cumad, isev fiqrobda. `erTi icodeT, _ Tqva winamZRolma da amayad gaimarTa, _ yvelafris gamosworeba SeiZleba. xom asea?~ `asea, winamZRolo, _ vTqviT Cven da me gavifiqre: `im kacs raRa gaacocxlebs...~ karavSi Sebrunda da gaxarebulma gavayoleT Tvali _ dinjad, Zveleburad irjeboda. yuric mivugdeT, Rrmad da Tanabrad sunTqavda, WuWrutanaSi SevixedeT, mSvidad idga da raRacas fiqrobda. `meomari viyavi, _ Cumad Tqva winamZRolma, _ meomari viyav da, ra meqna...~ mere saCqarod gavxtiT ukan, radgan Sesasvlelisaken gamoemarTa. `yuri damigdeT, _ gviTxra winamZRolma, _ axla wadiT da moisveneT, saRamomde ar gamekaroT, saRamosac nuravin SemoxvalT, nurc damiZaxebT, xom iciT, Savmosasxamian, niRabafarebul kacs veli da vinme Tavs Tu Semoyofs Cems karavSi, maSinve isris wera gaxdeba. Tuki kibes amohyveba, Cemamde nu mouSvebT, gzaSi mohkaliT. gamigeT Tu ara?~ `gavigeT, winamZRolo~, Tavi davuqnieT. `da isic gaxsovdeT, _ yvelani SegvaTvaliera winamZRolma da dinjad, damarcvliT gviTxra: _ rom yvelafris gamosworeba SeiZleba~. mSvenier xasiaTze Canda da veRar moviTmine: `im kacs raRa gaacocxlebs, winamZRolo?~ didxans miyura da moiwyina: `imas veraferi, vera, magram Cemi saqcielis gamosworeba SeiZleba. gesmis?~ `mesmis, winamZRolo~, _ vuTxari da farTod gavuRime, veraferi gavige, magram mainc. da saRamo xans, mTeli dRe arxeinad rom gveZina da gamovSuSdiT, simagridan gadavixedeT da kedlisaken SeumCnevlad mcocav xis Crdils SevacqerdiT. xmagakmendilni, im Crdils daZabulni mivCerebodiT da Soridan ise jiutad, ise axirebulad moismoda _ `gi-ir nugala-am urmax nugalaa-am~... karvidanac CamiCumi ar ismoda. yvelani sulganabulni velodiT safrTxes. da roca Crdili Zalian axlos micocda kedelTan, Sors, Walis miRma, viRac axovani, Savwamosasxamiani kaci SevniSneT, simagrisaken xmalamowvdili gamorboda da, rom mogviaxlovda, niRabic davinaxeT. axla viRas axsovda Crdili, mSvildebi movimarjveT da gametebiT vtyorcnidiT misken isrebs, magram didi fari epyra xelT. msubuqad, swrafad amorboda kibeze, Subic mravlad vtyorcneT, magram

farze yru JRarunis mets verafers mivaRwieT. da kedelze mTeli taniT rom gaimarTa, mec gametebiT vesrole mZime Subi, magram msubuqad Caimuxla da aicdina, mere ki pirdapir simagreSi Camoxta. mTeli laSqari miesia, erTmaneTs xels vuSlidiT, magram aTamde meomari mainc uqnevda xmals, is ki, swrafi, moqnili, uSiSari, moxdenilad trialebda Cvens Soris da, visac moaxelTebda, xmals brtylad dahkravda majaze da ganaiaraRebda, aman mTlad gagvacofa _ amodena laSqars Segveba da, Tanac, gvzogavda. gamwarebulni davesieT. karvisaken mZimed miikafavda gzas, yoveli nabiji Zvirad uRirda _ sicocxlis fasad, magram mainc axerxebda da win miiwevda, hee, imisTana meomari manamde marTla arsad menaxa, TviT winamZRolsac ki SeSurdeboda misi. da karvamde ori nabiji rom darCa, yvelani Sesasvlels avefareT da, xeli rom aiqnia, uecrad xmalSemarTuli gaxevda. jer verafers mivxvdiT, gakvirvebulni, mere ki iman oriode nabiji raRacnairad ucnaurad gadmodga, Sebarbacda da pirqve daemxo, _ rbilad daeca nawvimar miwaze, zurgSi ki isari hqonda garWobili. Cumad davacqerdiT, gaognebulni _ saocari meomari iyo. Cumad davacqerdiT da isev mogvesma, _ `gi-ir nu...~ gamoverkvieT da avxmaurdiT, karvisaken vibruneT piri da vRrialebdiT, _ `movkaliT, winamZRolo, ager aqve gdia, aRaraferi gemuqreba, daxede, winamZRolo...~ is ki xmas ar iRebda. erTxans SevicadeT da mere isev mxiarulad SevZaxeT: `movkaliT, winamZRolo, mkvdaria, mkvdari, is Rrju beberi matyuara yofila~. magram xmas aravin iRebda. mere iyo da, wamowvima. `gamodi, winamZRolo, wvims!~ _ daviZaxeT da mainc aravin gvipasuxa. maSin frTxilad SevixedeT karavSi, mere swrafad SevabijeT _ aravin dagvxvda. `ee, damalula, _ gavifiqreT da SegvzizRda, _ ris eSinoda, amodena laSqris patrons~. da yoveli kunWuli, _ yoveli safari movinaxuleT, magram winamZRoli arsad Canda. `dagvtova, migvatova,~ _ vfiqrobdiT da risxviT avivseT, _ dagvtova, migvatova~, da uceb erTma meomarma Sehyvira, Tvalebze xeli miifara da meore xeli ki, gafarCxuli TiTebiT, gvamisaken gaiSvira. gaocebulni, SemkrTalni mivaCerdiT, iman ki ramdenime nabiji gadadga, CaiCoqa, Savmosasxamiani kaci zurgze gadaatriala, niRabi Camoglija da suyvelam SevyvireT da saxeze avifareT xeli, _ winamZRoli iyo. _ winamZRoli? _ ho, daRlili da mosvenebuli saxe hqonda, awvimda, Cvenc gvawvimda, videqiT, videqiT. da uceb kibis Tavze is brge, lodiviT meomari wamoimarTa _ galumpuli, aRgznebuli, winamZRols dascqeroda. mere daRonda da mZimed Camoxta simagreSi, uzomod mowyenili, dardiani. jer Cven mogvavlo mrisxane mzera, mere winamZRols sibraluliT daacqerda da naRvlianad Cailaparaka `uba muS nugalam... gi-ir...~ `Cvens enaze Tqvi, _ gavbrazdiT da iaraRi avaJRaruneT, _ Cvens enaze Tqvi, Torem...~ da Tumca odnavadac ar SeSinebia, fexebi ganze gadga da im TavsxmaSi ase daigrgvina: odes gveli ar iyo, morieli ar iyo, afTari ar iyo, lomi ar iyo, ZaRli ar iyo, mgeli ar iyo, SiSi ar iyo, Zrwola ar iyo, kacTa modgmas mteri ar hyavda, _ maSin Suburis mTebi, xamazis qveyana, Sumeris mxare tkbilmetyveli, diadi qveyana didebul wesTa,

uris qveyana mqonebeli yovelTa saxmarTa, amuru svebednierad davanebuli, mTeli samyaro, morCili xalxi, enlils erT enaze adidebda. ai, aseTi leqsi Tqva. mogewona ambavi, domeniko? _ ki. enlili viRaa? _ RvTaebaa raRac. marTla mogewona? _ ki. _ mdinaris piras davasaflaveT... * * * _ kargi diasaxlisobac etyoba, ra kargad trialebs, _ Tqva bibom, _ baraqala, baraqala... sunTqvaSekruli gogo iataks daaCerda. im stumrebisa ise ara rcxvenoda, rogorc mSoblebis _ dedas kidev ra uSavda ra, mkerdze muWebmixutebuli, uazrod, gauTaveblad imeorebda _ `Svilo, Svilebo, Tqveni WirimeT, Svilo...~ didi moxuci glexi ki, yavisfrad xelebdalaquli, umZraxad ijda da xandaxan ZalisZalaTi ambobda: _ miirTviT, miirTviT... _ da ganze ixedeboda. _ mivirTmevT, ratom ara, _ Tqva bibom, _ lxinis sufraa, Wirisa ki ara... erTi aba gareT gadi, gogo... gogo SewiTlda, Tavi mkveTrad gaiqnia da nawnavebi zurgze gadaiyara. kari rogorc ki miixura, bibom xnier glexs muxlze daukakuna TiTi da uTxra: _ xo mixvdi, razec movediT, ha? _ mivxvdi. _ hae, ras ar mixvdebodi?! _ gaixara bibom da xumrobis gunebaze movida, _ ras ar mixvdebodi, Sen imisTana xaar roma... _ ara, marTla mixvdi? _ ho. _ xoda, Senc kargad ici, amisi mama vinc ari... ra saTqmelia, magram, xom xedav, ra ZRveni mogitane _ xar-kameCi gindao, Zroxao, cxenio, Txa... reebi ar mogitane, gaicine kaco. ras gaCumebulxar... _ marTla iman gamogatana? _ ra, saqoneli? ara, me mogarTmevdi, rogor ara, diax... _ ara, TviTon iman gamogatana? _ ara, magrama, miTxra, rogorc wesi da rigiao... _ hoo, _ gulze moeSva glexs, _ hoo... _ kaco, ra hohoebs iZaxi aqa, Sen isa Tqvi, Tanaxma xar Tu ara, ha? glexs isev Rrubeli Camoawva. _ midi, ha! e ranairi kaci yofilxar, ee... _ bavSvia jera, _ Tqva glexma da Tavi CaRuna. xelebi erTxans gulze gadaijvaredina, magram mere CamouSva da gaubedavi doinji Semoiyara, es doinjic euxerxula da, bolos, muxlebze gaubedavad dailaga xelisgulebi. dilidan saRamomde dgomasa da muSaobas SeCveuli, axla uxerxulad ijda da iRleboda. _ rao, bavSviao? _ Seicxada bibom, _ ris bavSvia, aba, ras ambob, e ra Tqva, bavSviao... bavSvi ara, isa! erTi es biWia bavSvi da meore ega... aba, vnaxoT erTi, aba... gogo! gogo, erTi is cocxi momawode... aba, es aris bavSvi? ras ambob, kacou, raRa drois amisi pataraobaa, aba Sexede... Sexede karqaTaa. ar minda gogo e cocxi, ise giTxari...

SewiTlebulma gogom cocxi frTxilad miayuda kedels da mxari loyaze miido. _ aba ha, yabuli xar? Tqvi, Se kai kaco, bedi kars mogdgomia da... _ Tqveni WirimeT, Tqveni Wirime... _ imeorebda dedakaci da odnav SemkrTal, RviniT gaamayebul da Zalian gaWimul gvegves wamdauwum TvaliT zomavda. _ Tqvi, ha, ras gaCumebulxar... xom Sexede, ha, aki daukvirdi... magram glexs erTxelac ar Seuxedavs SvilisaTvis, Tavdaxrili ijda da ganze iyureboda. _ biWos, ra dagemarTa - ena Caylape? Tqvi, ha, ras gaCumebulxar. _ egre iyos, _ Tqva glexma da maSinve yelSi raRacam wauWira, Zlivs gadaylapa nerwyvi da Cumad daamata: _ bunebis wesia. didi, yavisfrad dalaquli xelebi hqonda. Tavi IV es domenikos balRobisdroindeli TamaSi iyo _ sadRacidan dabruneba. roca mTeli dRe sirbilsa da orRobeebSi joxis cxenis WenebaSi gaivlida, anda tbidan mobrunebuli, svel Tmaze daudevrad Camoifxatavda quds, roca koWli yma mouxeSavi xeliT nazad, moferebiT Camohbanda dakawrul fexebs, eqvsi wlis biWi puris did lukmas moSiebuli itenida pirSi da ucnauri gardatexa SimSilsac ki aviwyebda _ saRamovdeboda, bneloda. uecrad gaxevebuli, puriT gamotenili loyebiT, gaognebuli misCereboda Rames _ dumdeboda sofeli, is SeCveuli, nacnobi xmebi aRar ismoda, lodi aRar iyo lodi, aRarc xe iyo xe, zvini xom sul aRar hgavda zvins da mTvaris farfata Suqze cvalebad sagnebs didxans Sescqeroda _ daundobel, ucnaur Ralats hgavda yovelive es. da mainc, RamiT mSvidad eZina, xelisgulze loyadadebuls, diliT ki, uTenia, gabruebuli moavlebda oTaxs Tvals da saganTa erTgulebas ratomRac ampartavani sixaruliT xvdeboda _ Cveuli sakuTreba iyo dRe. erTxans moridebiT daabijebda, uecrad daviwyebuli sizmriT mainc Sefiqrianebuli da daSinebuli, mere ki, maRla rom amoiwvereboda mze, tyispirisaken garboda da romelime xes mTeli im Tavisi gamogonili simamaciT uqnevda joxs. acocdeboda gril xeze da maRlidan sxvagvari eCveneboda sofeli: tbasTan Carboda da didi lodidan xelebgaSlili xteboda balaxze, iqamde xtunavda, sanam Zalian ar moswyindeboda da mere, auxsneli sevdiT Sepyrobili, daZabuli, piraRma wveboda miwaze da didxans iwva, gulaZgerebuli da momlodine _ viTom mokvda, TvalebdaxuWuli, raRac ucxosa da amoucnobs siamovnebanarevi SiSiT daeZebda gatrunul xelebSi, fexebSi, mxrebze. mere wamoxteboda da xtunva-xtunviT garboda tbisaken, wyals aSxefebda, Wyumpalaobda. Sin mibrunebuli, ferdebze SerCenili sigriliT, Robeze mokle TokiT mibmul cxvars, romelic jiutad aridebda mzeras, Seacqerdeboda da mere, mowyenili, kamkamaqerqian xes axedavda da, gaxalisebuli, wamsve kenweroze moeqceoda _ tyup bals yunwi hqonda, safeTqelze da yursukan gril marcvlebs grZnobda da am tkbili sayureebiT, ucnaurad gaWimuli, isev amayad dascqeroda maRlidan sofels. miwaze damxtars, isev erTguli sagnebi xvdeboda da, guldamSvidebuli, arxeinad daabijebda soflad da mere... saRamovdeboda. isev is gatrunuli, CaSavebuli Crdilebi, xandaxan avad rom Seirxeodnen... isev is siCume, WriWinaTi sustad gabzaruli... viRacis uxilavi Tvali, kefaze jiutad mibjenili da sxeulSi JRrialiT

darweuli susxi... loginis sigrile, mere beWebze siTbo. viRac Savi, didTiTeba, zanti muqariT momavali, bediswerasaviT auridebeli, jiuti madevara... da mere isev dila, mziani da naTeli, gamWvirvale. mxarze Toxgadebuli glexebi, koWli yma, didi cocxiT xelSi... da SuadRiT soflis ganapiras mowyeniT mzirali eqvsi wlis biWi, domeniko... im erT SuadRes ki, gasaocrad, TiTqos Rame iyo _ isev is mkrTali, Suqi, isev is Crdilebi, idumali zvini, WriWinobela, CaSavebuli mTa da _ sul sxva domeniko, TvalebgafarToebuli, daZabuli, aRzevebuli, tyispiridan soflisaken gorozi Rrublebi fTilad daZruli _ viTom Sin brundeba, brundeba didi ganSorebis Semdeg... nabiji _ mZime, SeboWili da mainc gasaqcevad gamzadebuli... viTom tansacmelSemofleTilia, gaZarculi da damcirebuli, yvelasagan mitovebuli, dasisxlianebuli, viTom brundeba, brundeba didi ganSorebis Semdeg da xeebs ebRauWeba, muxli ekeceba, modis, mainc modis... es domenikos balRobisdroindeli TamaSi iyo _ sadRacidan dabruneba. * * * _ Sen imasTan gaiqeci, ra jandaba hqvia... dabali roa, dafexvili. _ ho. _ xoda uTxari, oci Wedila gamogatanos, mTeli sofeli unda gagaZRoT, Tqveni gaCenis saaTi... wadi, ha! biWo, Sen kidev is xarebi moiyvane, gaige? es ar eyofa... wadi, ara _ daica, daica, raRaca unda meTqva... ho, Sen ara, ee! modi aqa, ai, es salesi, da es danebi iseTi basri gaxade, iseTi, bnelSi brwyinavdes, Torem me vici Seni brali, sul kamkami gahqondes... mTvaresaviTa. _ mTvaresaviTa?! _ rao? ra ena gadmogigdia, wadi da galese, Torem... su SenTan salaparakod mcalia, ai... biWou! wyali mozideT kokebiTa, imdeni iyos, tbasaviTa, gaigeT?... Sen kide, gaiqe da aim qvebTan iseTi cecxli gaaCaRe, casa swvdebodes. _ casa? _ vah! raRa dRes alaparakdiT, Tqve oxris Svilebo, muqTa qorwili unda WamoT da kide ra gulze arian, amaTi... qalo! waiyva Seni jamaaTi da jam-WurWeli ise gaakrialeT, Sig Tqveni maxinji Tavebi dainaxoT... Sena, biWo, waiRe is Cvrebi, xo ici saca devs da oTaxebi ise darecxe, ise, Tagvs fexi daucdes... icode, amoval da vnaxav. kide raRaca maviwydeba... jer Sen modi aqa! gamoadgi fexi, aha, es gamomarTvi. _ rad minda. _ raTa da imaT! aha, es dana da Zroxebi dakali. _ ver davklav. _ rao? _ ver davklav, _ jiutad gaimeora koWlma. _ dakali-meTqi! _ vera. _ maS ver daklav, ara? _ ho. _ hoda dakali, aha, gamomarTvi. _ ara-meTqi. _ aba ho rom Tqvi? _ ho, ver davklav-meTqi, eg ra hoa. _ hoa Tu boa, mokide am danas xeli da dakali, Tore... _ vera.

_ vis eubnebi Sen verasa, ha? vis eubnebi, Sena ici, es saqme vin damavala? _ vina. _ vina da, gvegves ma-ma-maa. Tavisi piriT miTxra, me ar Caverevi, Senzed iyos qorwilis saqmeo. _ isic giTxra, rom Zroxebi me davkla? _ mama gicxonda, magden laparaks damiwyebda. _ hoda, ar davklav. _ ar davklavo? _ Seicxada pirvelma ymam, _ rogor Tu ar daklav, Se dabrecilo, xorcs xo kargad miirTmev, Se... _ ras mivirTmev, didi-didi TveSi orjera vWamo. SensaviT ki ara var. _ rao? daica erTi, daica, raebs mibedavs, is saxre ra iqna, ra iqna, _ miwaze daixeda da, Tavi rom aswia, uceb saxe gaebadra, _ vah siZe, amas vis vxedav, ras Cafiqrebulxar biWo? _ biWos mogcem me Sena... _ ih, biWi xar, ma ra xar, saqorwilo, mSvenieri... icode, gvegve, karga daisvene, moisvene, mZime rame ar aswio. weli ar aitkivo, Tore, xo ici, dasveneba ginda, Se cuRluto, Sena... vax! _ da ybaze itaca xeli, _ ra dagemarTa, Se kai kaco, SenTvis amdensa vwvalob da xumroba aRar SeiZleba? ara, es ra magari xeli gqonia, siZe, ha? _ moferebaze gadavida pirveli yma da mere, etyoba, sila mainc emwara da Cailaparaka... _ ra ari kaco,rasa hgams esa... _ me vici, rasaca hgavs, _ Tqva gvegvem da muqariT Sexeda, _ kide xo ar moginda. _ ara, ara, raT minda, erTxel xo vixumreT, _ guli gaikeTa bibom, _ erTxel xom ukve vixumreT da mTeli dRe rom vixumaraoT, amden saqmes Cems meti vin auva, ha? ara, gvegve? _ ho, ho. _ raRaca mindoda da... _ TiTi Sublze miido pirvelma ymam, _ ui, ho, _ puri, marTla. puri ar maviwydeboda? wadi maSin Sena, Se meore fexmosamtvrevo da Tone gaaxure, puris gamocxoba xom mainc ici... _ vici. _ xoda, wadi, eg saqme mainc gaakeTe, Se amosagdebo... puri mainc yovelTvis xom saWiroa, ha? _ dafiqrda pirveli yma da maSinve gamoerkva, _ biWo! modi aq, Se oxer-tialo da aha, es danebi da... * * * ...is zeviT idga da niSnisgebiT momRimari Tvals ar macilebda, sxvebi kuStad damcqerodnen. ase daundoblad gamomwyvdeuli, uiaraRod, lodebsac ki vejajgurebodi, magram Zala aRar Semwevda. Savebi ecvaT, mdumared damyurebdnen, mere gluv kedelze afofxebac vcade, magram amaod. is ki TandaTan miaxlovdeboda, dinjad, rweviT, kvamli saxeSi mcemda, Tvalebi mewvoda, tansacmelze cecxli wamekida, SemovifliTe da gamwarebulma vesrole imaT, zemodan uxmod rom damcqerodnen, magram ver mivawvdine, raRa Tqma unda. is isev moiwevda, gulgrili, dajerebuli da gindac imisi risxva rogorme amecdina, da im slip kedelze avcocebuliyav, zeviT mainc bevrni idgnen, gaxevebulni, mdumareni, Sav wred Sekrulni, da imedi rom gadamiwyda, oflad gaRvrili, misavaTebuli, zurgiT avekar im wyeul kedels da... rogor ggonia SeiZleboda Cemi gadarCena? _ diax. _ saidan, rogor... daibna ltoleili, _ yurs ar migdebdi?

_ rogor ara. _ da SeiZlebao, ambob? _ diax. _ rogor, mainc rogor? _ ewyina ltolvils, _ rogor! _ axla aqa xarT. ltolvili SekrTa da gaocebuli miaCerda. didxans uyura, mere saxeze aifara xelebi. dafiqrebulma, Tvalebi moifSvnita, Tavi Cargo, miwas daacqerda, fexze wamodga, gaiar-gamoiara, xidan foToli mowyvita da zed arc dauxedavs, ise gawiwkna, domenikos miubrunda da, aRelvebulma, raRacas mimxvdarma, hkiTxa: _ axla aqa var... ara? _ diax, _ mxrebi aiCeCa domenikom. _ da amitomac gadavrCebodi, ara? _ diax... ra vici. _ axla aqa var... _ Cumad gaimeora ltolvilma, cas axeda. Tvali moavlo tyes, sofels, venaxsac gadaxeda da isev mZimed Cailaparaka: `axla aqa var, aq var... da imitom....~ mere domenikos Sexeda da, madlieri, didxans Sescqeroda. domenikos examuSa da Tvali aarida. mkafiod Canda saxli, ezoSi viRaceebi dafusfusebdnen, Sors, saxls gadaRma, ferdobze, Zroxebi balaxobdnen. ufro iqiT ki, borcvze, koSki moCanda. Zera tivtivebda haerSi, uxilav wres avlebda soflis Tavze, frTagaSlili, haerze guliT dawolili... mxarze acaxcaxebuli TiTebi igrZno domenikom, SemkrTalma axeda. _ me mgoni mivxedi, domeniko, _ eubneboda aforiaqebuli ltolvili, _ me mgoni raRacas mivxvdi... jer unda vifiqro, dro unda gavides, sabolood rom davijero, magram mainc mgonia, rom ukve mivxvdi, es Sen, Sen mimaxvedre, domeniko, ucabedad.... _ ras migaxvedreT? _ Seacqerda domeniko da gaukvirda, radgan ltolvilma xes miayrdno Subli da ase idga, xelebCamoyrili, wingadaxrili da xes SubliT miyudebuli, _ ras mixvdiT? _ jer unda vifiqro, domeniko, raRac-raRaceebi gavixseno da mere... _ mere yvelafers getyvi, _ ambobda ltolvili, _ jer unda vifiqro... Sors, orRobeSi, patara biWs koka mihqonda. gadaRrecili, daZabuli, Cqar-Cqara adgamda fexs da mere koka Zirs dadga, isvenebda. ferdobze isev balaxobdnen Zroxebi, Soridan yru, moguduli kakuni ismoda _ viRaca xes Wrida tyeSi. _ lamaz-qalaqSi... _ Cumad Tqva domenikom, _ mdinare aris? _ ra? mdinare, mdinare... _ ugulod gaimeora ltolvilma, isev Tavisas fiqrobda, _ mdinare... ki, aris, WalasTan, qalaqis ganapiras. _ iqaurebma... curva ician? _ curva? ra vici. zogma ho, zogma ara. domenikom kidev daapira raRacis kiTxva, magram ver gabeda; isev sofels daacqerda uneburad da patara biWi kokas daswvda, daiZaba, miwas aacila da isev gadabrecilma waiRo. Tavisufali xeli WiSkars hkra, SeaRo da ezoSi dadga Tu ara, `lamaz-qalaqSi, _ ikiTxa domenikom, _ rogori saxlebia...~ _ saxlebi rogoria? didi, orsarTuliani... samsarTulianic kia, erTi... ese igi, axla aqa var, ara? _ diax... samsarTuliani? _ ho... da amitomac unda gadavrCeniliyav, ara? _ ra vici. samsarTuliani saxli rad undaT.

_ ratom ar undaT... baRebic aqvT da yvelaferi. _ ra mohyavT? _ sada? _ baRSi. _ baRSi? araferi. _ rogor _ araferi... _ ih, iseTi baRebi ki ara aqvT, Sen rom ggonia, _ lamaz xeebs rgaven, grZeli merxebi dgas, cisfrad SeRebili, buCqebi, patar-patara Sadrevnebi. _ ra? _ Sadrevnebi. auzSi Tevzebi dacuraven, baRSi qalebi gamodian da Cangze ukraven, mRerian... _ lamaz-qalaqSi... _ daiwyo domenikom, Tvali aarida da SeisunTqa, _ qalebi arian? _ hee, ramdenic ginda _ yrian... _ da ltolvili rom Cafiqrda, domenikos egona, rom isic anasTana qalebze fiqrobda, magram ltolvilma uceb muxlze Ronivrad dairtya xeli da wamodga: _ me mivxvdi, mivxvdi, _ ambobda saxeareuli ltolvili, _ Sen miamitad Tqvi, magram me mainc mivxvdi, ratom ar damgesla gvelma, imdeni Subi da isari ratom amcda, mekobreebma gemze rad amiyvanes da loms rom moverie, imasac mivxvdi, domeniko, xandaxan vxvdebi, yvelafers vxvdebi da mere isev damaviwydeba, magram axla, ai axla, vici, merwmune, ram gadamarCina... _ ram... _ ram da ai, aq unda vyofiliyavi, aq, sofelSi unda amovsuliyav, hee, domeniko, egeb verc gamigo, magram aq unda vyofiliyav, ai, aq unda damebijebina, aqac, aqac... _ balaxs tkepnida ltolvili _ SenTan unda mesaubra, aucileblad unda mesaubra, mamaSeni unda menaxa, ai, aq unda damebjina TiTi, _ daixara ltolvili da uceb balaxze gaiSota. _ ai, aq unda wamovwoliliyavi, mere isev unda avmdgariyavi, me vici, domeniko, yvelaferi vici, magram isic vici, axla rom unda wavide da gagecaloT, guli ase migrZnobs, unda wavide, esec kargad vici, esec... _ sad unda waxvideT... _ SekrTa domeniko, _ sad unda waxvideT, dRes qorwilia. _ sadme... sadme waval. ai aq, sami bilikia... cudad ar gamigo, me ise madlobeli var Tqveni, magram axlave unda wavide, marjvniv rom midis, im biliks gavyvebi, Sen ki, vinme ucxom rom gkiTxos saiT wavedi, marcxenas daadga-Tqo, xom gesmis, domeniko, marcxniv-meTqi, me ki marjvniv waval... _ lamaz-qalaqSi midixarT, ara? _ ah, ara, ara, lamaz-qalaqSi ar mimesvleba, bevri xalxia... gaige, rogor unda upasuxo, vinmem rom... _ ki. da lamaz-qalaqSi romeli gza midis... _ ai iqiTa, koSks ukan roa... Cemi biliki ar agerios! _ ara. da is biliki rom gaTavdes, mere? _ mere sul daRmarTSi unda iaro, sul dabla da dabla. borcvi Tu Segxvdes, ara uSavs ra, gadaiare, oRond mere isev dabla, qvemoT unda Cauyve da did Saragzas rom daadgebi, ikiTxe da yvela gaswavlis. _ vis vkiTxo... aravin rom ar Semxvdes? _ magis dardi nu geqneba _ did Saragzaze mudam dadian. _ vin? _ ra vici, vin, _ gaRizianda ltolvili, _ areuli xalxi... hee, ori drahkani rom momca...

_ mogitanT, _ aforiaqda domeniko _ daicadeT da mogitanT... _ ara, ara, axla unda wavide, axla... marcxniv-Tqo, domeniko, xom gaige, _ aba, rogor etyvi? _ marcxniv wavida-meTqi. _ oo, egre, egre, kargia... wadi axla da giyureb, wadi. _ sad. _ ra vici, sadac ginda... Sin dabrundi, xom qorwilia, Sin wadi, giyuro minda. _ naxvamdis. _ kargad iyavi, domeniko, ise madlobeli var Tqveni, wadi, wadi. xom ar moixedav... _ ar movixedo? _ ara. _ kargiT, mivdivar... ltolvili xes amoefara da ganabuli, acaxcaxebuli, iqamde uyurebda domenikos, sanam Tvals ar miefara, mere cota xans isev Seicada, Semdeg ki sami bilikis gasayars miuaxlovda da, SuaTana biliks, pirdapir rom midioda, aCqarebuli gauyva... ltolvili wavida. domeniko SeCerda. ukan miixeda, aravin Canda. borcvis Tavze mdgari xe sust niavze iSmuSneboda. mitrialda da soflisaken nabiji gadadga Tu ara, Soridan yvirili moesma. yuri miugdo, TiTqos imisi saxlidan ismoda. ho, marTla, qorwili iyo... `modian, modian~, yviroda bibo da glexebic, morcxvad atuzulni, bibos niSanze Cumad, moridebulad imeorebdnen _ `modian, modian...~ es gvegve Semodioda ezoSi, Tavisi saxealewili patarZliT, bibom iskupa da yanwi RviniT gaavso, gvegves miawoda. imanac erTi miixed-moixeda da pirze miiyuda. `gaumarjos, gaamos, gagimarjoT~, ayvirda bibo, glexebmac Cumad gaimeores _ `gaumarjoos...~ mere axalgazrda ymebma SefoTlili totebi gadaajvaredines, sustad exleboda totebi erTmaneTs da am acaxcaxebuli foTlebis qveS, mwkrivSi, gvegvem da TavCaRunulma patarZalma gaiares. erTi simaRlisani iyvnen, oRond gvegve, msxvili da Caskvnili, ufro dabali da Ronieri Canda. mwkrividan rom gamovidnen, bibom Tixis uzarmazari gobi maRla aswia, Tvalebi daxuWa da gamwarebulma ise daanarcxa lods, naRdad rom gatexiliyo. mere ki, iqve mimofantuli natexebis danaxvaze, gvegves Sescina da uTxra: _ Tqveni Wiri waeRos, sul imxiaruleT da ibedniereT... _ da uceb SesZaxa. _ hou! xis dabali, grZeli magidebi ezoSi gaeSalaT. yvelani samfexa skamebze dasxdnen. patara biWebi doqebianad garbi-gamorbodnen, bibos didi jami Seuvses da imanac grZeli sadRegrZelo Tqva, enawylianobda _ dRegrZeloba, mzegrZeloba, ramdeni wveTicaa... _ amisTanaebs iZaxda. glexebic rigrigobiT fexze dgebodnen, mxolod `gagimarjoT~-s ambobdnen, frTxilad svamdnen, Rvino gulispirze rom ar CamoRvrodaT. jer iyo da, mxolod purs ilukmebodnen, mere mwvanilic miayoles, sami jami rom gamocales, sufras moavles Tvali, romeliRaca moxarSul xorcs daswvda, meorec daswvda da marilSiac Caawo, kidev Sesves da moSiebulebma, Semwvari qaTmebi Suaze gaglijes, Ronieri ybebiT kbeCdnen, iReWebodnen, Zvlebi gamoxres. viRacam ixumra kidec, Sriala sicilma gadauara sufras, `midiT, midiT~, iZaxda bibo. mere im samma glexma simRera Tqva: `Seni qeba Semomesma...~ kidev Sesves, ufro mozrdili jamiT da bibom tuCebi idayviT SeimSrala Tu ara, maSinve ayvirda _ `akocon,

erTmaneTs akocon...~ `akocon~, gaimeora ymam, saocrad gabanjgvluli saxiT, mxolod Tvalebi mouCanda da, etyoba, gaiRima, radgan Suqi Caudga TvalebSi da ise kargad Seicvala: mere calTvala glexs mxarze dahkra xeli _ `akocon, ara?~ `ho, ho~, Tavi dauqnia imanac, yvela gamococxlda, gamxiaruldnen, mxolod sufris kuTxeSi patarZlis mama ijda mowyenili, TavCaqindruli _ didi, sevdiani glexi. viRaca ki iseTi gamyinavi xmiT gaiZaxoda: _ `akocon, akocoon...~ patarZali, etyoba, Tanaxma iyo, damorcxvebuls, gverdze gadaexara Tavi da morCilad icdida, gvegve ki, erTxans dabneuli, gamoerkva da bibos Tvalebi daubriala, imanac didxans aRar acqerina, xelisguli gaiSvira da glexebs SeuZaxa: `gaCumdiT, Tqve... aba, cekva!~ Savtuxa ymam iRliaSi gamoimwyvdia doli da erTi xeli Ronivrad dascxo, meore ki Tanabrad, gamozomilad. mkveTrma, guguna xmam kidev ufro auborga sisxli SemTvral glexebs, viRaca dedakacma sul gogmaniT dauara ezos da mere, axmaxi yma sacekvaod rom gadmoxta, winsafris boloTi SeimSrala Tvalis upeebi da ganze midga. patara xanSi yvela cekvavda _ buqnavdnen, xtodnen, zogi Zalian amayad irjeboda, sxvebi daudevrad, moflaSulebi cekvavdnen, farTo nabijiT, gulianad uRimodnen erTmaneTs, ori yvelaze kargi mocekvave ki, qamarSi cerebCawyobili, mxrebs dinjad aTamaSebda, dinjadve dgebodnen fexis wverebze da amasTanave erTmaneTs mkacrad adevnebdnen Tvals, calTvala glexi gaRimebuli ukravda taSs da yvela gamxiarulda, roca patarZlis mama ZalisZalaTi wamoayenes da sacekvaod gaiwvies. gvegve gaamayda, patarZalma isev CaRuna Tavi, didma glexma ki undilad gaSala xelebi, erTi-orjer adgilze uxerxulad SeiTamaSa da mere isev Tavis skamze dajda, ufro mowyenili. `kargia, geyofaT, _ daiZaxa bibom da jami aswia, _ kidev davlioT...~ aqloSinebuli glexebi skamebze dasxdnen, qalebmac TavianT sufras miaSures, erTbaSad Semwydari dolis xma aRar ismoda da glexebma weRandeli cekva-TamaSisaTvis cotaTi daircxvines. `es gaumarjos...~ wamoiwyo bibom. domeniko uaxlovdeboda ezos. sul sxva domeniko _ TvalebgafarToebuli, daZabuli, aRzevebuli _ viTom brundeba, brundeba didi ganSorebis Semdeg. ai, saxlic, ezo, WiSkari, viRaceebi cekvavdnen _ icekvon! ver amCneven _ nu amCneven. kibeze adis, sisxlSi amoTxvrili, gawamebuli, moajirs ebRauWeba, cotac, cotaRa darCa, kars aRebs... qviT nageb, dagudul SenobaSi mama idga, kedels miyrdnobili, patara xans domenikosaTvis iyo siCume, mxolod siCume da kvaris susti alis rweva, mere ki, Semcbarma, fexze daixeda da sakinZe Seibnia... _ sad iyav. _ me? ltolvili wavida. _ ezoSi Cadi, xalxSi dajeqi. iq unda iyo, Zmaa, sircxvilia. bibo sadRegrZelosTvis moemzada da mimoixeda, kibeze domeniko Camodioda, areuli, darcxvenili, mzis Suqze TvalebmoWutuli, kibezeve Semoesma: `oo, es vin mosulaa, modi, modi, xom dalev...~ yvelani misCerebodnen. domenikos jami emZima, patarZlisaken gaixeda da Tqva: `gagimarjoT...~ mere, undod momzirali moqeifeebis danaxvaze, Rvinos daewafa da, yvelas jinze, bolomde Sesva. _ erTsac xom ar miirTmev, _ cbierad daekiTxa bibo da yuri miuSvira, _ ha? domenikom Sexeda da jami gauwoda. _ oo, kargia, kargi... dausxi, biWo!

yeli daeZaba, Zlivs ylapavda. mere daucleli jami tuCebidan moicila da magidas gamwarebulma daxeda. _ geyofa, geyofa, nuRa dalev, _ uTxra bibom da sufras amayad moavlo Tvali. glexebi mSvidad isxdnen, mxolod erTi Sescqeroda naZaladevi RimiliT pirvel ymas. domenikom Tavi gaiqnia da ar damjdara, ise daswvda purs, CakbiCa. madli moefina saxeze, damSvidebulma, Rrmad SeisunTqa, dinjad gamoscala CarCenili Rvino da sasmisi pirqve gadaabruna. _ oo, yoCaR, _ Seaqo bibom, _ esec gaumarjos... domeniko veRar usmenda, amayad ijda. Rvinis gemo manamdec icoda, magram imodena jami pirvelad dacala. sufras daxeda da erTi Cveulebrivi, patara boloki rogorRac eucnaura. daiZaba da ise daacqerda _ ara, ara, Cveulebrivi boloki iyo. mere xorci gadaiRo, moSiebuli mieZala. marilisaken gadaixara, magram gawvdilma xelma kinaRam gadaZlia da sufraze gadawva, Zlivs Seimagra Tavi. mimoixeda, bibo raRaceebs ambobda. viRacam doqi waaqcia da yvela icinoda. mesame jami rom gamocala, cremlebi moawva, yelze ZarRvi daebera, magram isev purma uSvela. gakvirvebulma gaarCia, rom viRaca kaci ratomRac xtoda, xelebs iqnevda da bolos mixvda _ cekvavs, ho... magidas daeyrdno, viRacam raRaca uTxra, Zlivs aswia Tavi da miaCerda _ ha? iman kidev uTxra raRac, domenikom ugulod CaiRima da zurgi Seaqcia. mere meoTxe dalia. bibo Turme ori iyo. erTi, romelic laparakobda, da meore _ romelic zurgs ukan edga da pirvels yovel moZraobas ajavrebda. mere imReres. domenikomac scada. kovzi. calTvala glexi orive Tvals afaxulebda, viRaca bibos ki ori nikapi hqonda. ki, ki, magida. Zalian cxeloda, Zlier. sakinZe Camoiglija, piri daaRo da xeliT moiniava. ras uSvelida, ver uSvela, Zalian cxeloda, gan-sa-kuT-rebulad! ltolvili wavida, wavida... magram ara-uSavs, he! meore bibos Soridan gauRima da maSinve Tvalebi daexuWa _ ara, ara, maSinve gaaxila. yovelive kargi, dRegr... rogor cxeloda! tyeSi grila. tyeSi Zalian grila, Zalian... TuT! WiSkari Riaa. ai, es aris qva. Robe. Tavi mZimea, kidev Robe. mwvane, mwvane, SeCerda. _ balaxi. mwvane, mwvane, _ SeCerda. _ xom vTqvi balaxia. mwvane, mwvane... saRamo xans, glexebi rom daiSalnen, domeniko tyeSi pirqve iwva da eZina. glexebi TiTo-TiTod, or-orni gaikrifnen ezodan. areuli nabijiT, bancaliT gadiodnen WiSkarSi, xelebgadaxveulni, pirmobrecilni, Tvalebs Wutavdnen, enas Zlivs abrunebdnen, nikapi mkerdze uvardebodaT. CaZinebuli axmaxi koWlma ymam Zlivs wamoayena, mxarSi Seudga da Sinisaken waiyvana. mere daRlili mobrunda da gaukvirda _ gvegve da patarZali isev sufrasTan isxdnen. kacebidan mxolod koWli yma iyo fxizeli da qalebs sufris alagebaSi mieSvela, rweviT mihqonda axoxolavebuli jamebi da xis kovzebi. mere magidac gaitanes; daRamda, gvegve da patarZali, gasusulebi, mainc ezoSi isxdnen. bneloda, qalebi rom wavid-wamovidnen; mere kari WrialiT gaiRo da patara, ukbilo, tuCebSekecilma dedaberma Tavi gamoyo, mokauWebuli TiTiT mouxmo gvegves. patarZalic wamodga da mxrebawuruli gvegves mihyva. oTaxSi Sevidnen, farTo buxarSi cecxli gizgizebda. dedaberma RimiliT axeda patarZals, mere ganier taxtTan Cqar-Cqari, mokle nabijebiT mivida, sabani ise gadmokeca, patarZlisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia, qaTqaTa zewars nela Camoayola yavisferi, damWknari xeli da fexakrefiT gavida.

siCume iyo, xandaxan cecxli Tu gaitkacunebda. gvegve buxarTan idga da kedelze misi mZime Crdili xtoda. patarZalma Tavi aswia da nela moixsna TeTri Tavsafari, Tavi odnav gaiqnia da grZeli Tma zurgs ukan gadaiyara. nazad miaCerda gvegves, da is rom Semobrunda, Secba da ukan daixia _ avad uyurebda gvegve, raRaca mtroba Caebudebina TvalebSi. buxrisaken zurgSeqceuls, saxe kargad arc uCanda, magram ise midioda, ise gaefarCxa TiTebi... TmagaSlili patarZali isev ukan ixevda, mere zurgiT, kefiT, wvivebiT, xelisgulebiT kedels aekra da daiZaba. gvegve miuaxlovda, da SeSinebulma qalma jer xelisgulebi aifara saxeze, moikunta, mere ki TiTebi gulze miixuta da daiZaxa: `jer erTxel makoce, jer erTxel mainc makoce, gvegve...~ magram gvegves erTxelac ar ukocnia, ise aisrula sawadeli. * * * bneloda. Tavatkivebuli wamojda, Tvalebi isev daxuWuli hqonda, gaizmora. kiserSi raRacam gaitkacuna, da Tvali gaaxila. bneloda, sigrile esiamovna da xelisgulebiT nestian, balaxovan miwas daeyrdno, Tavi ukan gadaagdo, wvril-wvrili varskvlavebi sustad feTqdebodnen caze. piri uSreboda, Rrmad SeisunTqa grili haeri, sadRac iqave Rele Srialebda. tuCebze aisva ena, isev gaizmora. Ramis niavma wamoubera da mkrTali landebi odnav Seirxa tyeSi, `sada var...~ xeze Camocurebuli Crdili... fexze wamodga. TiTqos Sebarbacda, magram Tavi Seimagra da mimoixeda, bneloda, bneloda, da mainc Rameul wyvdiadSi imodena ram gatrunuliyo... Tvalebi moisrisa da sibneles jiutad Seacqerda _ sadRac Ramis frinvelma daiwivla. avad Srialebda Rele. da uceb dazrina _ siCume idga. uSvelebeli, erTiani... siCumeSi yvelaferi iyo _ iyo Relis dudRuna xma da iyo niavi, farTo da uzarmazari, gauval tyeSi mainc msubuqi da mosxletili gveliviT rom daZvreboda totebsSua, iyo quxili, yvelafris mZle, mrgvinavi, gamayruebeli, iyo muqarac, uxmo siSaved mxrebs dawolili, magram yvelaferze metad amazrzeni iyo siCumis gulgriloba _ sazareli, amorCeuli arcodna. xes mieyrdno, erTxans ase iyo, odnav moRonierda TiTqos, magram uecrad SekrTa _ xis ukan viRaca idga. jiutad momlodine! vin iyo _ veRar gabeda daenaxa, ukan-ukan ixevda, fexisgulebs SiSiT ver acilebda miwas. isev miCoCda ukan, sxva xes mieyrdno, Setrialda da gaSra _ im xis ukanac idga viRac _ yoveli xis ukan viRaca idga! momcro, Camuqebuli molis SuagulSi gavarda, xeebisagan Sors; mainc alyaSemortymuli, wingadaxrili, erTianad caxcaxebda, mxrebi, xelebi, muxlebi uTrToda, yvelaze metad ki morkalul xerxemals eSinoda. CaSavebuli kenweroebidan raRaceebi dascqerodnen, da mZimed moiwevdnen dabla. veRar gaZlo da adgils moswyda, Relisaken gaiqca, wyalSi Setopa, fskerze TeTri qva gaarCia, eama da sanam gaxarebas moaswrebda, gaixeda da gaSra _ ReleSi Cagdebul fesvebgafarCxul kunZze, Tavmomwone majlajunasaviT rom gaeSvira irgvliv nazad darxeuli maxinji mklavebi, SiSveli qali ijda, qaTqaTa tanze iisferi gadasdioda da Tmas ivarcxnida, da rac yoveliveze saSiSi iyo, TvalebSi uyurebda, saocrad mkafiod da bundovnad mouCanda gaRimebuli, odnav ganze miqceuli tuCebi da Tvalebidan momwvano-moyviTalo mzera gayinuli SuqiviT ukamkamebda. gaognebuls, zurgze viRacam jer civi TiTebi msubuqad dahkra da maSinve ferdebSi ise dazrina, TiTqos im viRacamve gayinuli xelebi staca da ayvana daupira. gauZalianda da erTxans dausxlta, mere ki is yinulovani TiTebi uzarmazar, TiTqos sakuTar

neknebad gadaeqca da ise SemoeWdo, ise Semoesalta, ise xuTavda... napirze amoxta, fexi dausxlta, kinaRam waiqca, pirvelsave xes mivarda da Caexuta; aqloSinebulma, sigrile igrZno, esiamovna, ufro Caexuta, fexebic Semoxvia, griloda, ufro agrilda, Sescivda da ukan gaxta _ viRac isev idga... yoveli xis ukan viRaca idga! isev molis SuagulSi gavarda, da mainc iqve Soriaxlos, irgvliv, raRac sazareli amodioda, modioda, izrdeboda, xeebs mieyrdno, mieZala, gafarTovda, gaibera, Seikra, amoizarda, es SiSi iyo _ Ramis yvavili. muxlebze daeca, gadaixara, saxe balaxSi Cargo, fexebi gaSala da pirqve gawva Tu ara, balaxi gamwarebulma moglija, mere nedl miwaSi Caaso TiTebi, Ronivrad mofxoWna da Sors moisrola, miwas gaxelebuli Txrida, ormoSi Camalva undoda, mere Tavi aswia _ Soridan, tyidan misken sinaTle moirweoda. `is modis, modis...~ gamwarebuli, loyiT gaexaxuna miwas, isev gamalebuli Txrida, mere gaixeda da ufro axlos dainaxa sinaTle _ `modis... is modis...~ vin is, ar icoda, manamde arnaxuli, sazareli ram arseba albaT, `modis, is modis!~ pirqve ganerTxo da Tavze xelebi Semoixvia, axla yvelaze metad kefas eSinoda. `modis, movida, isic movida...~ xelebi Camouvarda da mTelma sxeulma Sewyvita caxcaxi, mkveTrad Caesma nabijebi, damZimebuli, pirqve iwva sastiki, gamaTavebeli dartymis molodinSi da es molodinic gaqra, miilia erTxans, mere mainc SiSi daexmara da isev igrZno kefa, kvlav burani Camoawva da midioda, dneboda, umweod mivardnili sxeuli aCiCqnil miwaze rCeboda, TviTon ki sadRac Sors, Zalian Sors midioda... tkbili iyo es wasvla da Svebis momgvreli, magram mainc gons moego da SiSma isev rkinad uqcia sxeuli, romelzedac orad-ori sityva JrialiT gadasdioda, `movida, movida, isic movida...~ Tavis aweva undoda da vera bedavda, isev pirqve iwva... igi ki marTla movida, Tavs daadga da ase Tqva: _ me var, domeniko. mama iyo. _ geZina megona, _ uTxra mamam, _ adeqi, wavideT. domeniko TavCaqindruli ijda. mere axeda, xelisgulebs daeyrdno da Zlivs aiTria weli. _ daiRale, domeniko? _ hkiTxa mamam, kvari mianaTa da saxidan miwis namceci moaSora, _ egeba aq davrCeT? _ ara, wavideT... _ sad ginda, soflad? _ ho. _ ara, aq davrCeT, _ Tqva mamam. xeli daiqnia da kvari Caaqro, _ gaTenebamde. TeTri nabadi gaSala, orTaves eyo. piraRma iwvnen, domeniko xeTa kenweroebs Sescqeroda. mere ganze, Relisaken gaapara mzera _ ara, araferi... aRar eSinoda. mainc bneloda... mama gulaRma iwva, mSvidi, Tanabari sunTqva esmoda domenikos. Rame bacdeboda; gverdi icvala da mamas zurgi Seaqcia. karga xans iwva, mere mkrTalad Caesma: _ gZinavs, domeniko? _ ara. moerida da isev gulaRma gadmotrialda, xelebs adgili ver mouZebna, mere uxerxulad dailaga mucelze. mama Cumad iyo, iwva. _ Sen... mdidari xar? _ xmadabla hkiTxa domenikom.

_ ki. _ Zalian? _ xom ara gciva, domeniko? _ a?... ara. dabzaruli Rame Cumad Jrialebda da lurj, dabuJebul namcecebad ibneoda haerSi, _ Tendeboda. _ Senc mdidari xar, domeniko, _ Tqva mamam. isev gulaRma iwva, _ Cemi samkvidreblis naxevari Senia. _ Cemi? _ Senia, Svili xar. _ da... danarCeni... _ gvegvesi. _ naxevari... me da danarCeni gvegvesi? _ ho. _ da Seni? _ gaocda domeniko, _ Seni raRaa. _ Cemi _ orive naxevaria. _ ori samkvidrebeli gaqvs? _ ara, erTi. _ maSin... rogorRa, maSin... _ rac Cemia, _ Tqva mamam da Sexeda, _ is Tqvenia, da Tqveni ki _ Cemi, mixvdi, domeniko? _ ki, _ da gaifiqra, _ `rogor?~ _ rogor da, Tqven Svilebi xarT, me _ mama. xeebs ukan aRaravin idga, xmamaRla Tqva: _ maSin... naxevari marTla Cemia? _ Senia, Seni, _ dauyvava mamam, _ rad ar gjera? _ da rogorc minda, ise movixmar? _ ho, ltolvilma giTxra? _ ki. varskvlavebi ZlivsRa Candnen caze, aJivJivebuli Citebis xma siCumes kenkavda. _ rogorc moisurveb, ise moixmar, _ Tqva mamam. _ ginda, gaimravleb, Tugind _ Raribebs daurige, anda mdidrebs miarTvi, Tu moisurveb _ wyalSiac SegiZlia Cahyaro da, Tu ar ginda, TiTsac nu daakareb... ar ginda? _ minda, _ Cumad Tqva domenikom, _ magram rodis momcem? _ rodesac ityvi. _ da... rogor? _ samosel pirvels gavyidi da mogcem. _ imas vin iyidis... _ ar moewonebaT? _ ara, visa aqvs imdeni fuli... _ qalaqSi gavatan vinmes, iq gavyidi. _ romel qalaqSi? _ da fuls Sen mogcem. _ me? _ ho. ginda? _ minda. _ rad ginda? _ hkiTxa mamam. mSvidad uyurebda. _ gaTenebula, _ Tqva domenikom da wamodga, _ Sin davbrundebi. _ wavideT, _ mama fexze idga, _ wavideT. droa.

_ gza xom aqeTaa... _ miixeda domenikom. _ mandeTaa, ki. atami, ra xani iyo, moilia. gviani vaSlebiRa esxa xes. yurZens, saca iyo, dakrefdnen da yoveli marcvali gluvad krialebda _ raRac lamazi mtvrisdamagvari edo. _ kargad asxia, ara? _ miixeda domenikom, _ marTla, nabadi ra iqna? _ damrCa. _ sada, tyeSi? _ tyeSi. _ wavide, movitano? _ ar ginda, iyos. `ra ujiSo Zroxaa, rasa hgavs, naxevari marTla Cemia?~ `ki~. _ da rogorc minda... ise, ara? `rogorc ginda, ki.~ `he... is samoseli ra eRireba?~ `asi drahkani mainc~. `asi? asi kargia... ager ltolvili or drahkans natrobda. ee, rogor damibara, marjvniv wavida, marcxniv wavedio, ase Tqvio~. `egeba orasic momcen.~ `orasi?~ `ra ici, egeba mogvces~. `ise, gvegveze asic bevria~, _ ara? aravin iyo. `ra iqna, _ gaukvirda domenikos, _ ukan momdevda da...~ `ara, marTla ra iqna?.. visime ezoSi Tu gadauxvia...~ WiSkari Ria iyo, daeWvebulma Seabija. dagudul, patara Senobisaken midioda, `ra minda!~ mZime kars frTxilad miawva, isic Ria iyo. saamo, ucnauri surneli tivtivebda sigrileSi, feradi sarkmlebidan gzadagza mtvris namcecebiT iJRinTeboda lurj-mowiTalo Suqi da mere iataks mZimed ebjineboda. momcro sinaTleebic ciagebda, kedelTan, zurgSeqceuli, mama idga. domenikom Sublze gadaisva xeli, Tavi mZimed moabruna mamam. Tvalis kuTxiT dainaxa da uTxra: _ ra ginda, domeniko. feradma kedlebma aisxlita mzera, mere Werma, Tlili qviT naSeni kedlebi iyo, lurj-wiTlad SeRebili mtvris namcecebi mZimed dacuravdnen farfata svetebSi. _ ra ginda-meTqi, domeniko. piri gauSra. daguduli Senoba iyo, karga xans bubunebda kedlebSi gamomwyvdeuli xma. domenikom rom aixeda, mama isev zurgiT idga, oRond Tavi hqonda misken odnav miqceuli da eloda, orive muxlze daCoqilma domenikom ki Zalian maRla axedva rom ver gabeda, SiSvel fexebze miaCerda da uceb raRac saocari, ucnobi, mJReri sityvebi muxlmoyrilma Tqva: `mamao, momec me, romeli mxudebis nawili samkvidreblisai~. da mamam mZimed, odnav daxara Tavi. * * * koWlma ymam Seukazma cxeni. dinjad, auCqareblad irjeboda _ unagiri rweviT miitana ulayTan, gulamde aswia, SeCerda, Rrmad SeisunTqa da erTbaSad Tavs Zala rom daatana da zurgze daado, SvebiT amoisunTqa.

mere mosarTavebi mouWira, lagami amosdo, aRviri TavszemoT gadaugdo, unagirs daeWida, Seaswora, isev daeWida da mere, xelebCamoyrili, domenikos miaCerda. is qvemoT iyureboda, daRmarTisaken. _ mzadaa. _ mzadaa? _ swrafad Sebrunda domeniko, _ yoCaR, koWlo. _ sul koWli ki ar viyav... _ Tqva iman. _ ho? is sadaa... _ aqvea, mogcem. _ momeci. _ jer unda gagacilo. _ gamacilo? raT minda... _ mec ar minda, magram... iman ase Tqva. _ iman? axla sadaa. _ aii, sarkmeli ro Cans. _ iqaa? _ iqaa, giyurebs. cotaTi Sercxva da gabrazebulma unagirs CasWida xeli. zurgze moevlo, uzangSi fexi gaiswora. mardi cxeni iyo, Tavawyveta undoda, magram ise nela, iseTi mZime rweviT mihyveboda koWli... erTxans icdida, mere ki veRar moiTmina, miubrunda da gasZaxa: _ sad dagelodo! _ soflis bolos, koSkTan. _ kargi, iq modi, _ Tqva da cxens maTraxi msubuqad dahkra. Soreuli koSkic ki Sexta da im uqarobaSi qaric awivlda, gaxarebulma, Ronivrad gadauWira maTraxi cxens da muxlebi SemoaWdo, sixaruliT erTianad atanils, Wenebisas Tvalze momdgari cremli eucxova _ haeri saxeSi scemda. `egeba orasic mogvcen~, gaaxsenda da isev dahkra cxens maTraxi, magram maSinve lagami Ronivrad mozida _ koSkTan iyo, daRmarTi iwyeboda. dinjad Camovida cxenidan _ koWli yma Sors Canda. iqiTa mxares, gadaRma, tba laplapebda. Sexeda da Tvali aewva _ Wenebisas raRac namceci Cauvarda. jiutad axamxamebda wamwamebs, araferi gamouvida _ Tvali ise aewva, erTxans veRarc gaaxila. mere TiTqos gadauara da gaixeda _ Soors, viRaca glexi, ukan gadaxrili, albaT wyals Tu svamda _ uzarmazari muWi daedo pirze, koka iqneboda. saxlebi Zlivs moCanda moZalebul simwvaneSi. glexebi mTel dRes miwaze idgnen da muSaobdnen, iatakadac soxane hqondaT. is kaci, koWlobiT rom uaxlovdeboda, pataraobisas fexebsa hbanda, `mere ra...~ gvegve sadme yanaSi iqneboda, imisi dardi sul ara hqonda. gaixeda, gamoixeda, isev tbas miaCerda. bibo albaT vinmes ukiJinebda, resas dedas isev Savebi ecmeoda, sul, sikvdilamde, aseTi iyo wesi. `wesi, _ CaeRima, _ neta ramdenia, ro...~ isev aewva Tvali, gabrazebulma magrad moisrisa. koWlma yuriT erTxelac Cauniskarta haers da SeCerda. mZimed axeda da gauxarda: _ tirodi? _ vtirodi ara... _ aimriza domeniko, _ TvalSi raRaca Camivarda. _ hoo, _ gaagrZela koWlma da mozrdili tomara gauwoda, _ aha, eqvsi aTasi drahkania. _ ramdeni? _ eqvsi.

Zlivs amocurda zedapirze, haeri ris vai-vaglaxiT eyo. suli moiTqva da frTxilad ikiTxa: _ aTasi Tu eqvsi... _ eqvsi aTasi drahkania. _ saidan, rogor... _ daibna domeniko. _ samoseli pirveli gayida. ara, _ Tavi gaiqnia koWlma, _ samoseli pirveli mTlianad ki ara, Tvalebi daaZro da isini gayida. _ yvela? _ ho, yvela. mxolod erTi qva datova. _ romeli... _ didi ameTvisto. _ ratom? _ me ra vici, ratom... _ magdeni raT minda... _ ra vici, albaT ginda... _ amas ra gamolevs, _ Tqva domenikom da tomaraSi siamovnebiT, TvaldaxuWulma Cayo xeli. _ gamoileva, _ Tqva koWlma, _ ra ici, egeba sulac gzaze vinme dagixvdes da... _ ara, _ SekrTa domeniko da mere jiutad gaimeora, _ ar damxvdeba. _ imanac egre Tqva, _ ar waarTmeveno. _ ra icis... _ ra vici, egre ki Tqva da... mZime tomara iyo da, gaxarebuls, emsubuqa. unagirze didxans amagrebda, TokiT miaba, mere Sesamowmeblad daeWida da zurgidan naRvlianad Sescqeroda koWli. mere Tvali aarida da ise, ugulod uTxra: _ Tu ginda, erTi drahkani damitove. _ erTi? ratom... _ amobruneba rom SeZlo. _ risTvis. _ im erTi drahkanisaTvis. _ amas ra gamolevs, _ Tqva domenikom da tomaras daado xeli. _ datoveb Tu ara. _ ara, raRas amoval. _ ise, marTla aRar unda amoxvide. _ ratom, _ ewyina domenikos. _ vinc samkvidreblis naxevars waiRebs, aRar miiReben. _ da Tu ukan moitans? _ ukan Tu moitans, ki, _ da jiutad gaumeora, _ erTi drahkani damitove. _ amobrunebiT aRar amovbrundebi, ise, aT drahkans gaCuqeb, Tu ginda. _ ar minda, _ Tavi gaiqnia koWlma, _ fulTan saqme ara mqonia. _ mogcem, mogcem, _ tomaras xeli waatana domenikom, _ isedac bevria da... _ ar minda, _ ukan gadaixara koWli, _ Sen ufro gamogadgeba. _ amdeni arc minda, mogcem... _ ar minda-meTqi, _ xmas auwia koWlma da uceb moiwyina, _ rom ar gdomeboda, soflidan waxvidodi?... _ ar ginda, nu ginda, _ da xeli Caiqnia; kidev raRaca unda eTqva, magram koWli soflisken arc mitrialebula, ucnaurad aiSvira TiTi, saxe ise daeZaba, TiTqos raRac Soreuls yurs ugdebda da uTxra:

_ isev giyurebs. domenikom gaixeda da sarkmlis miRma Zlivs gaarCia raRac. Tvali isev ewvoda, is namceci stanjavda da Tvalebi gamwarebulma rom daxuWa, koWli miuaxlovda da sila gaawna. _ gagiJdi? _ gaognebuli miaCerda domeniko da ifeTqa, _ xom ar gagiJdi. _ ra vqna, jer aravisTvis ar gamirtyavs, magram... _ morcxvad Tqva Tavdaxrilma koWlma, _ ase mibrZana... iman. loyaze xeli miido. isev Seawuxa Tvalma. _ cremli gdis. gtkiva? _ ara, cotaTi... _ daixare, mogacileb, daixare, ramsimaRle xar... kidev, kidev... domenikom veRar moiTmina da cal muxlze CaiCoqa, koWlma saxeze SemoaWdo sqeli, dakoJrili, glexuri TiTebi da Tavi gadauwia. mere Tvali farTod gauxila, Zalian Rrmad SeisunTqa da frTxilad, gamozogili siamovnebiT Seubera suli. _ aba, Semomxede. domenikom axeda da koWlis moSavo Tvalis gugaSi sakuTari Tavi dainaxa, oRond raRacnairad gluvi da wagrZelebuli, usiamo. _ kidev gawuxebs? _ ara, _ Tqva domenikom, irgvliv mimoixeda da wamodga, _ ara, ara. _ wadi, _ uTxra koWlma da xeli aswia, _ wadi da kargad iyav, domeniko. _ jer Sen wadi. _ ara, Sen wadi, ase Tqva, iman... marcxenaTi mozida aRviri, daRmarTisaken Seabruna cxeni. frTxilad Cadioda, mere gaivaka da gaWeneba scada, magram domenikom aRar miuSva. Tavi Seatriala, sofels gaxeda, sadRacidan kvamli amodioda, koSkTan isev idga koWli yma, tba aRar Canda. `sad mivdivar! _ gauelva da maSinve CaeRima, _ lamaz-qalaqSi~. cxens quslebi Caaso ferdSi da imasac sxva aRara undoda, gaWenda. mere Wala iyo, dabaltotebiani xeebiT da isev SeaCera cxeni, frTxilobda _ Tavs dabla xrida da totebs erideboda. erTic miixeda _ aRarc koSki Canda, aRarc koWli yma. isev daxara Tavi, tots Cauara da gamarTva rom moindoma, veRar SeZlo _ viRacam Ronieri xeli CasWida sayeloSi, daiTria, kinaRam cxenidan gadmoagdo da axlos miutana saxe: _ saiT wavida! xma ver gaiRo, SiSma isev waavlo gayinuli TiTebi da isev neknebad Semoesalta, xuTavda, mere, kidev kargi, im kacs nacnobi saxe hqonda da cotaTi gamxnevda: _ vin... vin sad wavida... _ ltolvili! `ltolvili! marjvniv wavida, marcxniv Tqvio, Tu, marcxniv da, marjvnivo...~ airia domeniko da dabneuli miaCerda. iman ki Ronivrad SeajanjRara da saguldagulod, unamusod alesili dana yelze miado da muqariT uTxra: _ saiT wavida-meTqi! _ pirdapir wavida... iman ki, mdevarma, dana maSinve sadRac Seinaxa, mxrebi ise Seutokda, albaT, siamovnebisagan gaaJrJola, xelebi kmayofilma moifSvnita da uTxra:

_ kargad iyavi. viRacas hgavda, sadRac enaxa. gasusulma Seabruna cxeni, isev Walas gauyva. Weneba mounda, magram vera bedavda, mere, Sors rom Camoitova Wala, miixeda _ aRaravin Canda. tomaras daxeda, adgilze iyo. viRacas hgavda, adrec enaxa sadRac. arada, soflelebs yvelas icnobda. vin iyo... ah, sad enaxa... Cafiqrebuli, kinaRam tots wamoedo da, Tavi rom daxara da cxenis gril kisers loyiT miekro, SekrTa da gaaxsenda: `zezuxbaia!~ ki, ki, TeTrad saxemoTiTxnili jambazi iyo. * * * _ mamida ariadna, Cqara mova lando? _ ra aris, konCetina, _ mkacrad Sexeda qalma, _ meramdened unda mkiTxo, da, saerTodac, lando mova maSin, roca es saWiro iqneba da ara maSin, roca... vTqvaT, rogorc es Sen ginda. _ me xom ubralod vikiTxe, mamida ariadna! _ da saerTodac, ase xSirad ar unda axsenebde Cems saxels, iqneb ar minda, amodena ucxo xalxSi yvelam gaigos Cemi saxelwodeba, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam da mere yvelas Tavazianad gauRima. _ kargiT... aRar vityvi. _ keTili, Cemo patarav, keTili, _ Tqva qalma da mgzavrebs gadaxeda, _ Sen mSvidi da Tvinieri xar, radgan sxeulSi karraskoebis wminda sisxli giCqefs. domenikom qaliSvils Sexeda _ vardisferi kaba ecva, lamazi iyo, oRond raRacnairad umizezod gakvirvebuli. mamida ariadnas TeTri, foCebiani qolga ekava, ise icdida. yvelani mosaxvevisaken ixedebodnen, magram xmaurze Semotrialdnen da mamida ariadnam Tqva: _ asea. lando yovelTvis sapirispiro mimarTulebidan modis. _ Cveni rodisRa mova? _ isev? isev, konCetina? `patara oTaxi yofila, rva cxenze gamobmuli~, _ gaifiqra domenikom. landom xtunva-xtunviT Caiara da kofoze mjdarma grZelmaTraxianma kacma agdebulad gadmoxeda yvelas. _ uzrdeli, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam, _ romeli iyo, veRarc vicani. _ me rom oci wlisa viyavi, _ wamoiwyo uceb mwvaneboxCianma qalma, _ erTi kaci ras ar mpirdeboda, simdidres, qonebas... _ gatyuebdaT albaT, _ SeiWmuxna mamida ariadna. _ ai, yuri damigdeT _ ras ar mpirdeboda, fexqveS megeboda fiandazad da me ki ara mjeroda. _ savsebiT kargad moqceulxarT. _ magram mere iman Tqva: Tu Cemi ara gjera, me aRar vici, rogor moviqce. _ hm, crupentela! _ mismineT, qalbatono, _ da rom man ase Tqva, me vuTxari: dae... dae... nu... mokled, vuTxari, rom Tanaxma var. _ ar unda geTqvaT, igi xom gatyuebdaT, es Tqveni sityvebidan aSkaraa. _ da roca igi Cemi qmari gaxda, me verc ki warmovidgendi, Tuki SeiZleboda qveynad arsebobdes iseTi meuRle. _ sicocxle gagimwaraT, ara? _ ras brZanebT, qalbatono. warmoudgenelia iseTi kargi qmari. _ kargi gamodga?

_ Zalian, mSvenieri. _ aki geubnebodiT, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam da qolga moinacvla, _ xandaxan qmrebSiac ki SeiZleba gamoerios kargi adamiani, magram namdvili mamakaci mainc iSviaTad... _ simarTle rom iTqvas, me arc Semxvedria namdvili mamakaci, _ Tqva boxCianma qalma. _ arcaa gasakviri _ isini xom Zalian cotani arian. _ saerTod ki arian? _ vasko namdvili mamakaci iyo, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam, _ vaskosTana mamakacebi axla aRar arian. _ sad aris, ra iqna? _ dainteresda boxCiani qali. _ sadRac wavida. gviani Semodgoma iyo, nawvimar quCaze foTlebi eyara. magram me vici, rom dabrundeba. _ vin? _ vin! _ vasko. domenikom frTxilad moinacvla fexi. _ vasko iseTi ki ar iyo, rogorc yvelani, _ naRvlianad Tqva mamida ariadnam, _ sxvebi rom ityodnen _ `ki~, vasko ambobda _ `ara~ da roca sxvebi vaskos wamxedurobiT ityodnen _ `ara~, vasko ambobda _ `ki~. da roca erTxel zogi `ho~-s ambobda, zogi ki `ara~-s iciT, ra Tqva vaskom? _ ra Tqva? _ ikiTxa boxCianma qalma da Tmaze gadaisva xeli. _ vaskom Tqva: `oRondac...~ _ aravin icoda, ras ityoda vasko. _ iciT, me igi ukve warmomidga. _ hee, Zalian Zneli saqmea vaskos warmodgena, _ Cafiqrda mamida ariadna, _ Zalian Zneli, enis garda, sxva rameebic, ee, ese igi sxva Tvisebebic, SesaniSnavi hqonda. igi namdvili mamakaci iyo, am sityvis pirdapiri gagebiT. _ oh, landoc gamoCnda, _ SesZaxa konCetinam da mamida ariadnas gaxarebulma Sexeda. _ oRondac, oRondac, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam, _ erT saaTSi lamazqalaqSi viqnebiT.

nawili II lamaz-qalaqi Tavi I pirveli dRe saxlidan kaci gamovida, TeTr xelTaTmanebSi TiTebi gaWima da Tan cas aTvalierebda; mere mokirwylul quCas gauyva. meore saxlidan bavSvi gamovarda, magram Tmaafofrili qali daewia, xeli staca da ezoSi SeaTria. bavSvi erTxans gaZalianda da saxelurs Caafrinda, magram mainc SeaTries. didi Rriali gaisma da ucebve miwyda. viRacam, swored TavszemoT, aivanze noxi gadmofina, keti dascxo da buRi daayena. quCa xtunva-xtunviT gadaWra Sublze TmaCamoSlilma biWma, SeCerda, wvivze daixeda, mere oriod nabiji gadadga, isev wvivze daixeda, jibidan kanafis momcro gorgali amoiRo, daacqerda, moisrola da isev xtunvaxtunviT gaudga gzas. kuTxeSi rom Seuxvia, iqidan maSinve axalgazrda qali gamovida, TeTri, koWebamde kabiT, jer laRad modioda, mere ki, daJinebuli mzera rom igrZno, Tavi mkveTrad aiqnia da awowili varcxniloba rom ar CamoSloda, xeli frTxilad daido Tavze, mere nabijs auCqara, ufro auCqara da fexi rom aeria da kinaRam waiqca, wyeniT Sexeda domenikos. is vardisfrad SeRebil kedelTan idga da xelSi mZime tomara eWira; orma ymawvilma Cauara qals, erTma Tvali gaayola, meorem ki pirvels xeli hkra; pirveli miubrunda da imanac xeli wahkra, oRond ufro moridebulad, meorem aiRo da TiTqos xeli mouqnia, magram sabolood panRuri amoartya. pirveli ymawvili gamoekida, fexi mouqnia da ver miswvda, magram amiTac dakmayofilda; meore RreWiT miuaxlovda, raRac Semrigebluri uTxra, xeli gauwoda, imanac CamoarTva da xelixelgadaxveulebma gza ganagrZes. gaocebulma domenikom Tvali gaayola orives da verc SeamCnia kaci, romelic saguldagulod akvirdeboda saxlebs, fexis wverebzec ki Sedga erTxans, gaixeda, gamoixeda, mere kedelTan atuzul domenikos miuaxlovda da hkiTxa: _ bodiSi, xom ar iciT, antonio sad cxovrobs? _ ara. _ ise xom icnobT? _ ara. _ aseTi kacia, _ xeli aswia gamvlelma, _ maRal-maRali. msuqani... _ ar vici. _ ara? egeba vinsentes icnobT _ imis dis qmaria, siZe. _ ara, ar vicnob. _ rogor, arc imas? _ ara. _ aha, _ Tqva kacma. daeWvebulma SeaTvaliera da wavida. magram domenikos imisi Tavi ara hqonda, _ Zalian Sioda. didxans iara daRmarTSi, sanam landomde miaRwevda. miwaze eZina, tyeSi pantas Wamda. daRmarTi rom damTavrda, cxenic gaeqca _ kidev kargi, gadmovardnisas tomaras moebRauWa da rom daeca, xelT SerCa. im aivnidan, noxi rom gabertyes, Semwvari xaxvis saamo suni gamodioda, magram saidanRac, Soridan, SeTxelebul, uxilav kvamlad scemda Semwvari xorcis suni da pirs nerwyviT uvsebda. nestoebdaberili, im sunisaken wavida, im kacs gadaaswro, viRacas rom daeZebda da Zveleburad fexiswverebze Semdgari aTvalierebda saxlebs. mere gverdze gauxvia, mdinaris piras aRmoCnda, aq ufro igrZnoboda suni. arada, mxolod erTi saxli idga, xis, mwvaned SeRebili. farTo aivanze dabali magidebi idga, vidaceebi isxdnen, koxta

Wiqebs iyudebdnen pirze. iqve, patara ezoSi, joxze wamocmul xorcis naWrebs wvavdnen. kvamlisagan Tvalcremlian kacTan mivida da uTxra: _ xorci minda. _ kidev ra ginda, _ SeuRrina iman. _ puri. kacma cremlebi Seiwminda, tansacmeli SeuTvaliera, mere tomarasac amrezilma Sexeda da uTxra: _ midi-midi, aq saSeno adgili araa. _ ratom... _ ratom da, Senc uceb, drahkani ar amoiRo. _ rom amoviRo... _ midi-midi, gadi... _ modi, aq, Se viro, _ dauZaxa aivnidan viRacam im Tvalcremlian kacs. _ ra iyo, senior, _ asZaxa imanac. _ veRar Sewvi? tulio icdis. _ axlave, axlave. _ eg biWi viRaa. _ ra vici, maTxovaria viRac... _ maTxovari ar var, _ Tqva domenikom. _ aba ra ginda, _ zemodan daacqerda kaci. _ xorci minda. _ vaa, kidev ra ginda... _ puri. _ gadi-gadi... _ ratom. _ Senc uceb, drahkaniani ar daaZro. _ rom mqondes... rom mqondes, maSin? _ drahkani rom gqondes, _ daakvirda kaci, _ egre CamoZonZili ivlidi? _ da rom mqondes, _ jiutad gaimeora domenikom da cremli moadga, _ da rom mqondes, maSin? kacma aaTvaliera da uceb xeliT haeri moixveta, _ mobrZandiT, mobrZandiT, batono. domeniko kibes auyva. daZabuli adioda, kacs jer qvemodan uyurebda, mere ki, ukanaskneli safexuri rom aiara, zemodan daacqerda. _ ara, marTla gaqvs? _ ki. _ mobrZandiT, batono, ager aq dabrZandiT... _ xorci... sadaa? _ axlave iqneba, batono. ee, biWo!! _ gacofebuli Setrialda da uceb cxvirwin rom dainaxa kvamlisagan Tvalcremliani kaci, maSinve daSoSminda, _ Seiwva ukve? _ diax. _ gadauRe aba amas da mere tulios magidaze miitane. ori wiwilac Sewvi. xorcs cotaTi aklda cecxli, ufro siamovnebda. Ronivrad ReWavda, erTi-orjer Tvalebic moWuta, mere umi xaxvi daayola, siamovnebam aitana, aRaraferi awuxebda. ho, marTla, tomara! fexebSua gamoimwyvdia. mezoblad, did magidasTan, Zalian mxiarulobdnen. _ mere, Sen ra uTxari, Tqvi ra... _ kargi ra, tulio. _ Tqvi, Tqvi, ra moxda, sul Sinaurebi varT.

domeniko axla auCqareblad iReWeboda, neba-neba. _ gviTxari marTla, ra moxda... _ SeeSvela viRac tulios. _ ra moxda da... _ ugulod amoRerRa Tmagaprialebulma, _ is lenCi damxvda, zewargadafarebuli... amis gagonebisTanave tulio skamis zurgs miexala, Tavi ukan gadaagdo da axarxarda. mSvenieri kbilebi gamouCnda da Txeli, xarxarisas mkrTalad aTrTolebuli nestoebi: _ gaigeT, gaigeT? _ misustebuli iZaxda. `es albaT Zalian didi fulia, _ gaifiqra domenikom da awrialda, _ ra vuyo?~ _ ara, ara, dalagebulad gviambe, _ suli moiTqva tuliom da msubuqad Caicina, _ rogorc iyo, ise gviambe, dalagebulad... _ egre iyo da... _ egre ki ara... ginda, me movyve, rogorc iyo? _ rogor mohyvebi, _ gafiTrda Tmagaprialebuli vaJi, _ imis saxels xom ar ityvi!.. _ ara, ara, gagiJdi? _ daamSvida tuliom, _ imis saxels rogor vityvi. _ mohyves, ra, mohyves... _ jandabas, mohyves. `erT drahkans ase axseneben da... eqvsi aTasi rom icodnen... ~ _ hoda, _ daiwyo tuliom, _ wagvivida, mokled, vaJbatoni xelidan, sul qalebSi gadavarda... _ yvelaferi yvelaferi da Sen es ar unda gikvirdes. _ moicaT, ho! xoda, dRe ar iyo, vinmesTan paemani rom ar hqonoda. wavidodiT saqeifod, davsxdebodiT koxtad, es Cveni ymawvili ki axedavda saaTs da ityoda `aba, wavedi~, da midioda... saad? _ glaxa qalebSi. `ra vqna...~ _ hoda, erTxelac daubarebia erTi qali, qmriani, ara, ara, ar vityvi, xom giTxari _ ar getyviT, romeli qali iyo. ise, yvelani icnobT da, mokled, daubarebia es qali da ariqa, visa gaqvT calke oTaxi, visa gaqvTo _ zamTari idga. axlave mogitano, uTxra serviliom da wavida, swrafad mobrunda da Cxik _ gasaRebi misca. yvelani gafacicebulni usmendnen, vin SeamCnevda, domenikom isargebla da tomridan erTi drahkani amoaZvrina. _ midian Turme is qali da es vaJbatoni oTaxisaken _ es win, is ukan da rom Seiparnen derefanSi, qali Sedga da eCurCuleba Turme, _ modi, davbrundeT, viRaca dagvinaxavs da Tavi momeWrebao, Tanac Zalian kargi ki xar, magram qmris Ralati mainc Zalian cudiao _ da es ki eubneba Turme, ras ambob, vin dagvinaxavso, Tanac, ra moxda, qmars erTxel Tu uRalateb, imas ra daakldeba, Tanac _ amqveynad erTxel movdivarTo, bolos mainc yvelani movkvdebiTo, da, Tu marTla mogwonvar wavideT, SevideTo... marTla mogwonvaro? kio, qalma; xoda, SevideTo... mokled, daiTanxma is qali da... domeniko frTxilad Cadioda kibeze, yoveli safexuri Tanabrad Wrialebda. sqel kacTan mivida da drahkani gauwoda. _ sad mixvalT, senior... xurda rom ara maqvs? _ axlave moval. _ wiwila mogarTvaT? _ ra vici... ho, ho, sulerTia. iqve, mdinaresTan, Wala iyo. magrad CaebRuja tomara _ `eqvsi... aTasi...~ ara, erTi drahkani aklda, eg araferi... miixeda, sqeli kacis saxli aRar

Canda, xeebi gaxSirda, `sad Cavfla...~ gadaWril xesTan SeCerda, mimoixeda, erTaderTi iyo gadaWrili xe... _ hoda, daeTanxma bolos is qali da gadaatriala Cumad gasaRebi, Sevidnen frTxilad oTaxSi da kari rom mixures, Caketes da SvebiT amoisunTqes, gaixedes da ras xedaven _ viRaca ar zis magidaze, zewargadafarebuli? _ auu, _ Tavze xeli itaca erTma da atyda xarxari. yvelani ahyvnen, mxolod is Tmagaprialebuli odnav morcxvad da Tan erTgvari siamayiT iRimeboda. _ mere, mere? _ sustad ikiTxa erTma, siciliT daosebulma. _ mere, gavardnila giJiviT is qali, es kidev im zewargadafarebuls mivardnia da ras xedavs _ magidaze edmondo ar wamoskupebula? isic SeSinebuli _ vin iyo, ra iyo, ram ikivlao... Turme, _ ganagrZo tuliom, sicili rom miwyda, _ rom wasula servilio gasaRebis mosatanad, Sexvedria is vaJbatoni edmondo da SeuTavazebia, rogorc icis _ vimegobroTo. kargio, servilios uTqvams, im gaiZveras; oRond xom ici, megobari megobrisTvis raao; kio, vicio _ yvelaferiao; xoda, Tu megobari xar, wamodi da patara xans magidaze dajeqi, zewargadafarebulio; ratomo; megobrebi megobrebs ar ekiTxebiano; kargi, mogyvebio... xoda, mere, Caketa im oTaxSi, amas gasaRebi misca da mere, zed magidaze dascxes Turme erTmaneTs edmondom da aman. es ki iZaxis, me gavlaxeo, magram me mgoni edmondo moeria. _ ki, _ rogor ara, _ daemanWa Tmagaprialebuli, _ egRa maklia, edmondo momerios. _ ratom, xomaa Ronieri. _ Cxubs Rone ar hyofnis, moxerxebulobacaa saWiro. _ eg ki, eg ki, _ Tqva tuliom da maSinve wamoiwyo, _ netavi Ci-itad maaq-cia-a! _ tad maq-ci-aa, _ ahyva Tmagaprialebuli. _ qve-yanas gada-avifre-ndi-i... _ uaa, _ ahyva bani. mere samivem erTdroulad daamRera: _ davinaxavdi lama-zsaa-a! i-imis kal-TaSi vistvendi-i~... _ uaa... _ kargi iyo, kargi, _ SesZaxa tuliom da Wiqa aswia, _ modiT ra, es iyos simReris grZnobis sadRegrZelo... domeniko amovida. Tavis magidas saxealewili miuaxlovda _ igrZno, rogor gaayoles Tvali. magidaze wiwili daxvda, miwiani xelebi hqonda, magidis qvemoT muxlisTavebze Ronivrad gadaisva xelisgulebi da daibna _ isev Sehyurebdnen. TavCaRunuli ijda, wiwilis gaxleCas vera bedavda. _ ager, aii, es davaamxanagoT edmondos, _ Caiqirqila tuliom, _ arsad minaxavs, marto kaci puris saWmelad damjdariyos. _ egeba Sia. _ Tu Sia, eyida da wasuliyo sadme, WalaSi, iq mierTva. _ ginda, davuZaxoT? _ a? davuZaxoT, davuZaxoT, vnaxoT erTi, ra kacia, _ wamodga tulio da TiTiT miixmo, _ mobrZandiT, batono! domenikom ukan miixeda, magram iq aravin ijda. TiTi gulze miido da gaocebulma ikiTxa: _ me? _ Sen, _ Tavi dauqnia tuliom, _ modi, dagvewvie... ra gqvia?

_ domeniko. _ me tulio var. ai, es, _ Tmagaprialebulisken Tavi gaiqnia, _ Cemi amxanagia, cilio, es, _ nikapi gaiSvira, _ vinsentea, es kidev _ antonio, magisi tkbili colisZma da Cveni Zma da siyvaruli. antonios siZe, vinsente, daeWvebuli miaCerda tulios, mere wamodga, daixara da dabalis xmiT ganze gaixmo _ erTi gamodi aqeT, tulio... aivanTan Tavdaxrilebi mividnen _ orive Tavisas fiqrobda. mere vinsentem mwyralad uTxra: _ ramdenjer miTqvams, antonioze nu ixumreb-meTqi. _ ra vixumre? _ miamitad ikiTxa tuliom da mxridan raRaca moicila. _ ra Zma da siyvaruli agityda. ubralod vera Tqvi, antonioao? _ kaco, Seni ver gamigia, _ gulze moeSva tulios, _ rogor, Seni colisZma gana Cveni Zmaca da siyvaruli ar aris? _ ar ginda-meTqi, xom giTxari. _ kargi, kargi _ ar minda, nu minda. ise Se eSmako, _ gauRima tuliom da vinsentesac wamiT celqma Rimilma gahkra, _ sanam colisZma gaxdeboda, sanam damoyvrdebodiT, Zalian rom amasxaravebdi? _ rac iyo, iyo, _ Tbilad SesTavaza vinsentem, _ nuRar ityvi, kargi? _ kargi, kargi, aRar vityvi, wamo, davbrundeT, ra gamoSterebulebi dganan, vera xedav? ager, mgoni, is CamoZenZilic raRacas eubneba... _ da Caiqirqila, _ egec Tu exumreba, ha? _ viRaca geZebdaT... Tqven antonio brZandebiT, ara? _ diax, _ gaikvirva iman, _ vin meZebda, rodis? _ saaTi iqneba. antonio xom ar iciT, sad cxovrobso. _ ra ecva... _ davsxdeT, davsxdeT, ise vilaparakoT, _ Tqva mobrunebulma tuliom da gasZaxa, _ arturo, erTi Wiqac moitane, _ da domenikos miwiani xelebi swrafad rom SeuTvaliera, CaeRima da isev piri ibruna, _ oRond kargad gamorecxe, sufTa biWi Cans... Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni qalaqi, oRond xandaxan arc viciT xolme. orsarTuliani saxlebi, mokirwylul ferdobze nabij-nabij ayolilni. qalaqi, qalebiTa da kacebiT, bavSvebiT savse. lomis xaxidan gadmomdinare wyali, peSviT dalevisas ufro rom gemrieldeba. hee, qalaqi, wiTeli kramitiT mofenili, danaoWebuli saxuravebiT, zemodan Tu davxedavT; rkinis milebi, avdrisas wyali rom moCxrialebs da mZimed aorTqlebuli qalaqi nawvimarze. minis miRma danaxuli yalbi Tova da namdvili Tovli, saxeze rom gadneba; didi auzi qalaqis SuagulSi, Ronieri SadrevniT da, zafxulis isev cxel saRamoobiT sigriles monatrebuli lamaz-qalaqelebi, auzis irgvliv Camoskupebulni da axali ambebis molodinSi gatrunulni. lamaz-qalaqi, xelosnebisa da kantikunta mdidrebis bude da kidev imaTi, vinc axloblobiT xelosnebis viwro da mokle jibes Sehkedlebia. Cveni qalaqi, cisfrada da vardisfrad SeRebili saxlebiT, RamRamobiT rom Savdeba da, uamravi zaris rekvisas, yoveli saaTis gasvlisTanave rom aJRrialebs Cadedebul haers, Ramis darajis, matyuara lepoldinos ugulo SeZaxili: `Raamis amdeni da amdeni saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a...~ gamWvirvale nisli gaTenebisas, xasxasa ferebi, tirifebiani ezoebi, vardebiTa da georginebiT da romeliRac usaxelo yvavilebiT qalaqis ganapiras, WalaSi... _ vinsentes gaumarjos, _ Wiqa aswia tuliom, _ vaJkacs, amxanags. colis SerTvas gilocavT, kargad iyavi, mSvenier juliasTan da Sens axloblebTan erTad. gemrieli biWi xar da yvelas gviyvarxar.

_ wlisTavze vaJi mogvelocos, at, Se eSmako! vinsentem gaRimeba irCia. _ bolomde iyos, _ gamoacxada tuliom, Wiqa miiyuda da mere gadmoapirqvava, _ ai, ase... isev Seavso da Tqva: _ am meore WiqiT antonios gaumarjos, _ da gamocala. _ erTi wuTiT, tulio, _ isev ganze gaixmo vinsentem. aivanTan mividnen Cafiqrebulni, vinsente xmas ar iRebda. _ ra iyo? _ veRar moiTmina tuliom. _ ra da, geTqva erTi-ori sityva, ra mSralad Sesvi, ra mogivida... _ biWos! _ gulze moeSva tulios, _ Seni veraferi gamigia. rames vityvi da _ ratom xumrobo, da Tu ar vityvi da... _ vinsente! _ sufridan gamosZaxa ciliom. _ gagimarjos, yovelive kargs... antoniosac, SenTan erTad... _ da Wiqa rom miiyuda, uneburad Sors gaixeda da maSinve xeli Caiqnia, _ juzepe modis! _ marTla? _ SekrTa tulio, _ aqeT modis? _ ki, aqeT, _ da ciliom isev Caiqnia xeli. _ nasvami xom araa? _ ra vici, Soridan ki ara, or saaTs rom elaparako, mainc ver gaigeb. _ eg ki, eg ki, _ naRvlianad gaiRima tuliom, _ arturo, arturo! _ ra iyo, batono. _ rva mwvadi gaamzade. _ ramdeni? _ juzepe modis... qalaqTan mudam mdinare Cadis. xeebi, xeebi mdinaris piras, miwaSi Ronivrad fesvebgadgmulni da Soridan ki gafoTlili totebiT haers msubuqad Camoyrdnobilni, haerSi msubuqad motivtive. xis Ziras _ madliani Crdili, da kidev balaxi, wvniani, rZiani, lorTqo. zafxulis cxel, grZel, usaSvelo dReebSi qalaqgareT, mdinaris piras gaseirneba da saRamo xans napirTan Caciebuli Rvino, da yveli, puri da mwvanili, soflelebs qalaqSi rom CamoaqvT da gayidvamde gasacocxleblad wyals rom apkureben. totebis CrdiliT Seferili, gamuqebuli wyali da cota iqiT ki laplapa, mzeze mokamkame. _ au! _ iyvira juzepem, antonios uzarmazari marjvena gauwoda, magram, sanam is mowiwebiT CamoarTmevda xels, uceb cilios SarvalSi koxtad Catanebul perangs eZgera da amouCaCa, _ rogora xar, cilio, Se qalebis wuwko! _ kargad, juzepe, _ miugo iman, Sebrunda, Sarvali Seixsna, fexebi ganze gadga, Sarvali rom ar Cavardnoda, perangi isev koxtad Caitana, da sanam Rilebs Seibnevda, mxarukuRma Tavazianad hkiTxa: _ Tavad rogora xarT, juzepe? _ araa Seni saqme, kargad var, _ mere nabiji gadadga da xelebi gaSala: _ me miyvarxar Sen, tulio. _ vici, Cemo juzepe, vici, _ da erTmaneTi gadakocnes. tulio Txeli, maRali ymawvili iyo, magram juzepes sakocnelad fexis wverebze Sedgoma dasWirda, juzepe ki daixara da ise Cabubna. _ axla vinsentes sadRegrZeloa, _ megobrulad uTxra tuliom, _ colic SeirTo, antonios da, julia. _ oo, yoCaR, yoCaR, julia kai gemrieli qali Cans, _ aRniSna juzepem, _ kargad iyavi, vinsente, aba Sen ici ar gaanawyeno, guli ar daswyvito.

qals xom ici, rac uyvars da aba Sen ici. gaumarjos yvela naRd mamakacs, Tu egeTi xar, vinsente, gagimarjos, Tu ara da, am Cem fexebs... da Sesva. _ rame miataneT, juzepe, miataneT ra rame... _ sTxova ciliom. _ ra mivatano, araferi gaqvT _ Cafiqrda juzepe. moklesaxeloebiani, mxrebamde saxeloebakapiwebuli perangi ecva da fiqrisas uzarmazari kunTebi Zalian daebera. da fiqri ar Seuwyvetia, ise gaswia xeli ganze da cilios perangi amouCaCa, _ arturo sadaa, is... _ axlave mova, xorcs wvavs, _ Zalian mxiarulad uTxra tuliom, magram maSinve moiwyina. _ kargia, kargi, mwvadi cvriani unda iyos, kargi, gemrieli, rogorc kargi qali, ara, vinsente? antonios siZe gaqvavebuli ijda. _ ai, vinsentec am azrisaa. ise, coli arasodes ar unda moiyvano kacma, radgan yvela qali imnairia. ara, cilio? _ da Seuyvira, _ ha-meTqi!! cilio isev zurgiT idga, Sarvals ibnevda, _ aba ra, ra Tqma unda... _ xedav, Sens colze reebs iZaxis? _ vinsentes gaxeda juzepem, _ imnairiao... Sens adgilas, simarTle giTxra, ver moviTmendi. me axla gaval da xelaT moval, ar moiwyinoT. daZabuli siCume Camovarda. yvela vinsentes TiTebs Sescqeroda, Wiqaze Ronivrad SemoWdobilsa da acaxcaxebuls. _ kargi ra, xom ici, uzrdelia. _ movkla, rogor movkla _ ormoSi Camsvamen, _ kbilebSua gamocra vinsentem da caxcaxs umata, _ ar movkla _ rogor ar movkla, raebsa bedavs. _ kargi ra, dawynardi, _ sTxova ciliom. _ ra damawynarebs, _ miubrunda vinsente, _ perangi orjer amogiCaCa da me ki davwynarde? _ Tavi ar unda gauyadro, _ urCia tuliom, xorcis naWers xaxvi daado da CakbiCa, _ Sen colis patroni xar, marto ki ara xar, da rom mokla, oriveni daiRupebiT _ Sen ormoSi Cagsvamen, uimisod, ujuliaod, is ki uSenod darCeba da, xom ici, aTasi oxeri... gana es kargia? _ ara, mainc rogor amouCaCa cilios perangi, a? _ ikiTxa vinsentem, _ namdvili... eee... kambeCia. _ namdvilad, _ SeiWmuxna antonio da xmas dauwia, _ Cumad iyaviT, modis... sxva rameebze vilaparakoT. _ neta romeli saaTia, ha? _ xmamaRla ikiTxa vinsentem. Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni qalaqi, da visac gviyvars, saRamoobiT molurjo gorakze avalT, CamovsxdebiT, fexebmokecilni, nikaps davayrdnobT muxls da, xelebCamoyrilni, zurgmorkalulni, uxmod SevacqerdebiT, im Cvens qalaqSi rogor Ramdeba, sad ainTeba pirvelad Suqi, feradi fanjridan sustad mocimcime _ hoo, ager iq. jer arca bnela da, Znelad SesamCnevia, magram TandaTan mkafiovdeba. mere sxvaganac, zedized ainTeba ori fanjara da fardis miRma Zlivs moCans Suqi, mkrTali, umweo, da visime veeba Crdili gorozad aefareba bnelSi aliclicebul fanjaras. im Cvens qalaqSi wyvdiadi dgeba, feradi fanjrebiT mravalgan dabzaruli: simReris naglejs viRac uSnod wamoiRrialebs da miCumdeba, sadRac kari iReba, zRurblze umweod ifarTxalebs sinaTle da karis daxurvisTanave galRveba _ egeba sadRac midian stumrad, an martoxela kaci iZinebs, an erTmaneTis naadrevi survili aiZulebT, anda egeba sulac faranSi Cadgmuli kvari miilia. _ arturo, mogvinaTe erTi.

_ axlave, batono. da roca cxela, Cveni qalaqis ferad kedlebze aSkarad moCans yoveli bzari, da Tu qalaqi gviyvars, TiTs sinanuliT CamovayolebT dabzarul kedels, mere zurgiT miveyrdnobiT da madlian Crdils SevefarebiT, mTeli sxeuliT avekrobiT mainc gril kedels da saRamos vucdiT, odnav rom agrildeba; Tvals gavayolebT did, rvacxenian landoebs, romelSic Teqvsmeti lamaz-qalaqeli zis da kacma ar icis, saiT mieSurebian, da patara landos, oradgilians, grZelkaba, xelqolgian qalebs rom daaseirnebs, iseTi ampartavnebiT rom daaqvT didi, ganieri, foCebdakidebuli qudi; mere ki marTla agrildeba, roca matyuara lepoldino zarebis rekvis atexisTanave quCaSi gamova da ugulod daiZaxebs _ Ramis pirveli saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea... _ rogor, ukve pirvelia? _ gaikvirva tuliom. _ ho, biWebo, _ nazad Tqva arturom. _ egeba daiSaloT, ha? _ ramdenia Cvenze... _ es axalgazrda xurdas Tu ar moiTxovs, gadaxdilia. yvelaferi. _ ar minda, _ wamoiZaxa domenikom, _ ar minda, gadaxdili iyos... _ da mcire xurda xom ar mogarTvaT, ormoci groSi? gamomcdelad Sescqerodnen, da mixvda: _ SeiZleba, dagitovoT? _ rogor ar SeiZleba... _ daimorcxva arturom. _ maSin, Tqveni iyos. _ didi madloba, senior. juzepem ki SeaTvaliera, Tqva: _ es kargi biWi Cans, viRacaa... _ da cilios isev amouCaCa perangi. _ Ramis gasaTevi Tu gaqvT, senior? _ hkiTxa arturom. _ ara. _ CemTan wamobrZandiT. _ Tu daRlili ara xar, CemTan wamodi, _ xmadabla uTxra tuliom, _ glaxa qalebSi wavideT. _ domenikos egona, juzepem yelSi staca Ronieri xeli, magram juzepe Sors idga. _ ara. _ wavideT, Cemo kargo, _ miealersa arturo, _ aqve, axlos vcxovrob. marTlac, iqve cxovrobda. yviTlad SeRebili WiSkari SeaRo, xreSiT mofenil bilikze gaatara, meore sarTulze aiyvana da uTxra: _ aq, aivanze momicadeT, senior, axlave, am wuTSi.... ...oTaxidan qali gamovida. Tvalebi daxuWuli hqonda, kars mxriT daejaxa, magram arc gaugia. didi leibi, sabani da baliSi Caexutebina da ase, TvaldaxuWulma, zezeurad mZinarem, aivani gaiara da kibes Cauyva. _ es Cveni usaukeTesoesi oTaxia, mobrZandiT, moisveneT, _ uTxra arturom, _ ai am sawolze daiZineT, axalTaxali TeTreuli dagigeT, binis qiraze, imedia, movrigdebiT, Zili nebisa, senior. domeniko sibneleSi idga. mere CamoZenZili tansacmeli frTxilad gaixada, TerTmeti drahkani rom ar aJRarunebuliyo _ danarCeni miwaSi Cafla, gadaWril xesTan _ da dawva. qaTqaTa TeTreuls saamo suni asdioda, gainaba, da uecrad SekrTa: `sada var!.. ra minda...~ wamoiwia, idayvs daeyrdno, Tvalebi moWuta da saxedamanWuli miaCerda sibneles. mere wamojda, jibeSi frTxilad Caiyo xeli, TerTmeti drahkani amoaZvrina da baliSis qveS Seacura. `ar momklan!~

erTi drahkani iseve jibeSi Caagdo, `egeba dasjerdnen...~ kars ukan TiTqos viRaca idga, sunTqvaSekruli. domenikos qaTqaTa sabani Tvalebamde aefarebina, frTxilad sunTqavda. rogor ar SeSineboda, ra advili iyo yvelaferi _ karis gaReba, mis sawolamde fexakrefiT misvla, daniani xelis erTxel Ronivrad daqneva da morCa _ ara, ara... viRac icavda!.. anda, dana sulac ar undodaT, sisxliT dalaqavdeboda sawoli _ Ronier TiTebs yelSi wauWerdnen, meore xeliT ki baliSs daasresdnen cxvir-pirze, muxlsac daabjendnen, swrafad rom gaguduliyo _ ara, ara, viRacis imedi hqonda. ara, is ar gaswiravda... anda didi, wvetiani qvis moqneva da sakuTari Tavi dainaxa, gapobili adgilidan avad imzireboda Wriloba, danaoWebuli tvinis civi, gluvi TvalebiT _ ah, ara, ara _ viRaca swyalobda, is viRac daicavda... damSvidda, mieSva, mTlianad miendo im viRacas da maSinve igrZno, rogori daRlilic iyo. axla ukve nebierad iwva, moCvaruli, damZimebuli. Zilis saamo marwuxebi igrZno saxeze, Tvalebi daexuWa, nikapi mkerdze dauvarda. erTxans mainc sustad fxizlobda. mere ki kedlisaken iqcia piri... siamovnebda sufTa logini, netarebisagan msubuqad amoioxra da loya xelisgulze rom daido, mSvidad CaeZina. ...viRacas uyvarda. lamaz-qalaqSi RamRamobiT kaci dadioda. Zalian dabali, moklexeleba, mTrTolvare alian farans xan gaWirvebiT aswevda gulamde da TvalmoWutuli icqireboda, xanac qvafenils daanaTebda, rames povnis imediT, mere ki gaimarTeboda da didi, samadlod naCuqari fexsacmlis fratuniT gzas ganagrZobda. zamTrobiT Tavis saxeldaxelo, sifrifana ficrulSi SeiyuJeboda, anda Soriaxlos cecxls daanTebda da gaxeSeSebul TiTebs iTbobda, xandaxan zurgsac miuSverda. wvimian RamiT Tav-zurgze tomaras gadaifarebda da ase, moxrili daiareboda, drodadro Tavis ficrulSi Seivlida, silis did saaTTan farans miitanda da wvimiT bundovnad aciagebul quCebs ZaxiliT daivlida: Raamis ori saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a... zafxulobiT ki mTel Rames quCebSi atarebda, Ria, Cabnelebul fanjrebs ridiT Sescqeroda, sibneleSi mkafiod aJRrialebuli sxvisi saaTis xmas rom gaigonebda, farans gaaqan-gamoaqanebda da iZaxda: Ra-amis oTxi saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a... magram romeliRac sarkmlidan qalis moguduli slukuni ismoda, albaT, baliSSi Tu Caergo Tavi da ise tiroda, xandaxan yvirili da WurWlis mtvrevac atydeboda; sustad moliclice sarkmlis miRma, avadmyofi bavSvis sawolTan bolTas scemda viRac da wagrZelebuli aCrdili drodadro mTlianad aekroboda fardas; viRac kvnesoda, lepoldino ki, Ramis matyuara, Soreuli zaris awkrialebisTanave Tavis silis saaTs Sexedavda, tuCebs morkalul xelisgulebSi gamoimwyvdevda da morcxvad daiZaxebda: Ra-amis sami saaTia da yvelaferi rigzeaa... xandaxan romelime mTvrali Camoivlida, TavCakidebuli, moqanave, lepoldino maxlobel saxls amoefareboda da farans grZeli CamofleTili xalaTis qveS malavda... mere sibneliT SeSinebuli, romelime iseTi qali pakapukiT Caivlida, lamaz-qalaqSi glaxa qals rom eZaxdnen da kacebs imaTTan yofna Zalian rom uyvardaT... lepoldino imaTac erideboda, farans ar malavda, magram Tvals ki aucileblad aaridebda... mere Tendeboda... lamaz-qalaqi im mTeli Tavisi av-kargiT mJRavndeboda, cisfer-movardisfro saxlebiani da lepoldino, Seciebuli da moTenTili, mainc erTgvari gamoucnobi sixaruliT SesZaxebda: diilis eqvsi saaTia da yvelaferi rigzeaa-a... da qalaqgareT, Tavis patara

ficrulSi midioda da maSin iZinebda, sxvebi rom zantad iSmuSnebodnen da Tvals axeldnen... `sada var~! arturos oTaxi iyo. meore dRe arturos oTaxSi iyo. did, ganier sawolze gaSotiliyo, gakvirvebuls, axlaRa eucxova rbili, zambariani sawoli. nebivrad gaizmora da SekrTa; wamoiwia, baliSis qveS SeaZvrina xeli da damSvidda _ aTive iq iyo. mere Sarvals Seavlo TiTebi, is erTic iq egdo, jibeSi. kmayofili ijda sawolze, sisxami dila msubuqad iwiwkneboda, isev dawva da mxrebzedac daifara sabani. oTaxi moaTvaliera, Werze raRac laqa iyo, uyura, uyura da TiTqos viRacis saxe amoicno _ cxadad Canda Tvalebi, wveri, cxviri, tuCebic SeiZleboda aseTi hqonoda, mokumuli... fanjaras raRac mweri gametebiT miexala da iqiT miixeda, mere isev Seacqerda Wers da im laqidan veRar gamoarCia saxe, kargaxans ewvala, verafers gaxda. `Rrubeli xom araa, Secvliliyo...~ gaifiqra da kvlav jiutad Seacqerda, magram sxva veraferi amoicno, erTi uTavbolo laqis garda. wamodgoma undoda, ver gabeda _ maspinZlebs, albaT, eZinaT, CamiCumi ar ismoda. arada, mobezrda wola. ucxo nivTebs aTvalierebda, sofelSi arsad enaxa aseTi skami, koxta magida, vercxlis lamazi fiala gamosaCen adgilas ido... iataki wiTlad laplapebda, aRar SeeZlo ase gasusuls wola... esec bavSvobisdroindeli TamaSi iyo _ wvimian dRes, roca koWli yma ezoSi saTamaSod ar uSvebda, fanjris rafaze mokalaTdeboda da atalaxebul ezos SuSis miRma gascqeroda. da roca erTxel Zalian dawyda guli, iyura, iyura, cremlebi moiwminda da gamosavali ipovna _ TiTqos ezoSi daabijebda, gubeebSi fexebs abaTqunebda, da, rafaze wamoskupebuli, aRtacebuli Sescqeroda nanatr oreuls, vis fexqveSac talaxi Wyapunebda. axlac, wamowolili, viTom wamodga, Tamami braxuniT moiara oTaxi, yvirili mounda _ daiyvira, magidaze axta, Werzec ki gaiara Tavqvedakidebulma da uceb laqidan kuStad gamomzirali saxe dainaxa. daibna da isev daJinebiT miaCerda, maSinve gaqra Tvalebica da cxviric, wveri, mokumuli tuCebi... ara, aRar SeeZlo wola, wamodga da fexSiSvela mivida karTan, frTxilad miayura, xmauri moesma, WuWrutanaSi gaixeda _ arturo sulganabuli idga da kars misCereboda, aiRo da Caaxvela. _ gaiRviZeT, senior? _ xmadabla ikiTxa arturom. domeniko loginSi Sexta da gasZaxa: _ diax, ra xania... _ me ki fexis wverebze daviarebodi, rom ar gameRviZebineT, _ mxiarulad daiyvira arturom, rogorc ki kari SeaRo, _ rogor geZinaT, mSvenivrad, ara? sauzme loginSi mogarTvaT, Tu... _ ara, ara, _ awiTlda domeniko, _ avad ki ara var. _ Tqveni nebaa, sruliad Tqveni, Cemo axalgazrda, saucxoo senior, _ Tavi daukra arturom, gaRimebuli Seacqerda da domenikom SarvalxalaTi rom Caicva da daglejil qalamanSi Cayo fexi, pirze Seacivda Rimili. domenikom Sexeda da arturom Tumca maSinve Tvali aarida, yvelafers mixvda. _ aq, am qalaqSi... _ Cumad Tqva domenikom, _ tansacmlis Sovna Tu SeiZleba.

_ ah, rogor ara, _ gamococxlda arturo, _ drahkanebi kidev Tu gaqvT, tansacmels ki ara, Citis rZis mawons giSovniT... _ ramdeni eyofa... _ saSualo tansacmels erTi cali Tavisuflad eyofa, ai, rogoric yovel wesier moqalaqes acvia, iseTs... da kidev orsac Tu momcemT, imisTana tansacmels mogarTmev, brmamac Tvali gagayolos. _ ara, egeTi ar minda, _ Tavi gaiqnia domenikom, _ axlave Camoval, sad visauzmebT? _ Tu gindaT, qvemoT. gnebavT, aq amovitan... _ ara, Camoval. arturo rom gavida, baliSis qveS Seacura xeli, fuli jibeSi CaiCxriala. aivanze gavida da, TvalmoWutulma, lamaz-qalaqs gaxeda _ mziani dila idga, daRmarTSi, rakarukiT migoravda lando. kibe Caiara, oTaxSi Sevida da qaTqaTa sufraze koxtad gawyobili WurWlis danaxva esiamovna. _ oo, mobrZandiT? es Cemi colia, eulalia. _ keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba, _ Tqva qalma, grZel kabaze xelebi waivlo, odnav gaSala da wamiT msubuqad Caimuxla. _ gamarjobaT, _ Tqva domenikom. qali Secba. arturos Sexeda da mere oTaxidan amayad Tavaweuli gavida. _ ara uSavs, ara uSavs, senior, _ skami gamoswia arturom, _ dabrZandiT. Tqven albaT, ar icodiT, ara uSavs... _ ra ar vicodi... _ araferia, araferi, he, es wvrilmanebi... arca Rirs salaparakod, ra saTqmelia. _ ra wvrilmanebi... _ ai, qali rom mogesalmebaT, samagierod, qusli quslze unda miabakunoT da Tavi daukraT, araferia, araferi... domeniko airia. _ me... me ar vicodi. _ vici, senior, vici... ara uSavs, sxva dros, rogorme... _ axlave mival da... rogor unda? _ aii _ ase. ara, axla nu gaxvalT, dabrZandiT... ager, karaqi waisviT, yveli, Tafli... kvercxi magrad moxarSuli girCevniaT Tu Toxlo? _ sul erTia. _ maS orivenairi miirTviT. ai, aq CadeT, sagangebod kvercxisTvisaa, xeli dakavebuli rom ar gqondeT... _ da moulodnelad Zalian xmamaRla daamRera: _ Si-imSilobisas rad ginda ooqro da veeercxli! _ maRla aswia xeli, _ ufro saWiroa mo-oxarSuli kveeercxi, _ Rrmad SeisunTqa da maRal bgeraze dasWeqa. _ aaa!!! domeniko gaocebuli Sehyurebda, arturom ki, TiTqos araferio, xeli magidisken gaiSvira, _ ager, Tbili rZec aqaa... miirTviT, miirTviT, eWvi ar mepareba, rom fasze aucileblad movrigdebiT, winaswar arcaa saWiro, fulze saubari madas afuWebs... inebeT, kovzi. eeh, axalgazrdobaSi marTlac kargi ram xma mqonda. madawamxdarma domenikom purze yveli daado da ZalisZaliT CakbiCa, magram eugemura _ puri Txlad iyo daWrili, sofelSi gemrielad motexil yuas sxva fasi hqonda. _ xel-piris dabana sad SeiZleba?

_ ah, uWkuo yeyeCi, _ Tavze xeli Semoirtya arturom, _ ram gamomaStera, mobrZandiT, mobrZandiT, ager, ai, Tu gnebavT, isic... xolo es Cemi vaJia, janjakomo, SexedeT, ra kargad vzrdi, xom xedavT rogori wiTeli loyebi aqvs, xom xedavT? magram saWmelSi, eh, imdeni fuli midis, eh... oTaxSi rom Sebrundnen, domeniko magidas miujda, arturom ki Tqva: _ da Tu gnebavT, senior, ori drahkani momeciT da, sanam isauzmebT, tansacmels mogarTmevT. domeniko ukan gadaixara, skamis zurgs miebjina, marjvena fexi gaSala da jibeSi Caiyo xeli. _ axlave, axlave, zomas agiRebT, _ Tqva arturom da Wreli yuTidan kanafis gorgali amoaZvrina, _ aqve cxovrobs, gadavirben da wamSi gadmovitan, oRond erTi wuTiT wamodeqiT... kanafi kiserze miado, koWebamde dauSva, ganaskva, mere weli gauzoma, mkerdic, isev ganaskva da xelisguli aCvena, _ axlave mogitanT, senior, uh, fexis zoma gadamaviwyda... am dros karSi im kacma Semoyo Tavi, xorcs Tvalcremliani rom wvavda. _ wavide, gavaRo? _ hkiTxa arturos. _ aba ra unda qna!! _ ise dasWeqa arturom, domeniko SekrTa, _ aba ra unda qna, Se viro, Sen! arturos krZalviT Seacqerda domeniko _ sul sxva kacad iqca maspinZeli... da rom moibuza, arturo misken Setrialda, gauRima da nazad hkiTxa, _ ese igi, ordrahkaniani, ara? _ ki, _ Tavi dauqnia domenikom, _ ori eyofa? _ ra Tqma unda, axlave movitan, rogor ar eyofa... _ da gaixumra, _ ar eyofa ra, gana Tavisi nebaa? lamaz-qalaqSi koxta, wvetiansaxuravebiani saxlebi idga, cisferi, vardisferi... mziani dRe iyo, odnav gamWvirvale kabaSi gamowyobili qalebi feradi, msubuqi qolgebiT daseirnobdnen, xelixelgayrilni, zogs TeTrebSi Cacmuli bavSvisTvis xeli CaeWida. quCaSi kacebi idgnen, kedels miyudebulni, zantad aTvalierebdnen qalebs, qvafenilze mwvaniliT savse urikas miagorebda grZelxalaTiani kaci, da mwvane xaxvisa da qinZis danaxvaze domenikos guli moeca... quCaze gadmokidebul kopwia aivanze sqeli dedakaci Ceqmas wmendda da Tan RiRinebda. yovel karTan eniani zari ekida, gamvlelebi xandaxan fexs Seiwmendnen karTan dagebul tiloze da rekavdnen. kefaze qudmogdebuli, SemTvrali kaci Sua quCaSi idga da raRac priala, simebian sakravs saamod aJRarunebda, niavze sustad Srialebda aivnidan gadmofenili sarecxi; mSvenier qals, maRalvarcxnilobians, aivnidan vardi esrola viRac welszemoT SiSvelma, gabanjgvlulma kacma, iman ki, amayma, zedac ar daxeda yvavils, Tavisi gza ise ganagrZo, kacma moiwyina, naRvlianad daamTnara da Cafiqrebulma moifxana mkerdi. Wrel Robeebze tirifis totebi gadmofeniliyo, didi auzis SuagulSi qvis lomi idga, cisken TavaSverili da xaxidan Rmuilis nacvlad Sadrevnad Cqefda wyali. wiTelkabian qals Tokze gamobmuli Savi, xuWuWa ZaRli miuZRoda, Sors mdinare Canda, abrWyvialebuli... _ mogwons? _ hkiTxa tuliom. _ ra... _ Cveni qalaqi. _ Zalian, ki.

auzis kideze juzepe Camomjdariyo, Tavi Caekida da, albaT, raRacas fiqrobda, radgan Zalian dahberoda kunTebi. _ SS, _ tuCebze TiTi miido tuliom da wasCurula, _ Cumad, gavecaloT, magisi Tavi ara maqvs... fexakrefiT gascdnen da uecrad SemoesmaT: _ oo, xom gipovne, xom Camivardi xelT! juzepes TxuTmetiode wlis biWi dasdgomoda Tavs, xelSi mokle joxi moemarjvebina. iqve SeSinebuli moxuci qali idga. _ vinaa, _ gaocda domeniko. _ axalgazrda giJia, ugo, _ Caiqirqila tuliom, _ juzepes acofebs xolme. biWi laparakisas xelebs ampartavnad Slida, tuCebs wamdauwum eniT ilokavda. Zalian msuqanic ar iyo, magram saocrad fomflo xorci hqonda, saxiT ormocdaaTi wlis Zalian lamaz qals hgavda, magram im xnis biWisTvis sazareli iyo aseTi silamaze, didi, iribi, nacrisferi, gaocebamde mSvenieri Tvalebi hqonda, magram xandaxan mzera gauSterdeboda da bindnarevi yinuli Caudgeboda TvalebSi, mere ki nacrisferi, brWyviala Tevzi TiTqos kuds zantad moiqnevda da Tvalis gugidan rom veRar gamoaRwevda, gamwarebuli afarTxaldeboda. _ ahaa, _ iZaxda axalgazrda giJi, ugo, _ xom Camivardi xelT? _ da netarebisagan Tvalebs magrad xuWavda, _ axlave anderZs agigeb, aba, ra gegona _ damemalebodi, gadamekargebodi? _ gadi aqedan, Se lawirako... _ ahaa, dideda, xom gesmis, xom gesmis, nuTu am sityvebis Semdegac ar daimsaxura sikvdili? nuTu araa Rirsi, beWebSua rom Cavce alesili dana... _ gaaTrie aqedan eg wvintliani, Torem wixliT Sevdgebi... _ ras gvemuqrebi, Svilo, _ sabraloblad Tqva moxucma qalma, _ xom ici, rogoricaa... _ araferi ar vici me!.. Tu araa xalxSi gamosayvani, dagemwyvdiaT da is iqneboda... _ ra vici, zogs sulac ar erCis, Sens danaxvaze gadaireva xolme... _ Cems danaxvaze, ki! yvelasTan ase araa? im dRes ciliosac ase ar eubneboda? _ Sens nawlavebSi qarqaSi meguleba, juzepe, da am kamorul bebuTsac nela, dinjad Sevacureb qarqaSSi, netav, maSinac aseTi mrisxane Tu iqnebi, mucelze xelebs rom itaceb da orad moikecebi, juzepe... _ gadi aqedan, Se Cvaro... mag xis daniT, ara? _ Sen arxeinad iyavi, namdvil danasac giSovni, _ tuCebi ailoka biWma, _ mere bevri aRaraferi damWirdeba _ erTi xelis moqneva mxolod... da yelze Ronieri TiTebis waWeras igrZnob, didi ZarRvi dagebereba, da eldanacemi, xaxagamSrali, pirSi nerwyvs veRar moiZebni, mere ki diadi, tkivilis almuri mogedeba da udReur RelesaviT dagwrets, juzepe... _ yuradRebas nu miaqcevT, Zalian gTxovT... _ magisi ar meSinia me! ar meSinia!.. magram raRaca abdaubda sizmrebs vxedav da Tavidan momwydi, Torem iqiT mogklav, icode! _ kargad daimaxsovre Cemi sityvebi, juzepe, sul aseTi dana ki ar meqneba... _ bavSvia, apatieT, senior juzepe... _ da Tu gamTeniisas _ Ramis gardacvalebis Jams _ gamTeniisas, _ amayad gaimarTa biWi, _ pirqve arxeinad gawolili da dilis saamo Zils

micemuli, kiserSi saSinel tkivils igrZnob da SiSisgan wagrZelebuli yoveli sisxlis wveTi xeSi Casobili isariviT agiTrToldeba, sanam sabolood dakargav gonebas, Tu ginda rom ar Secde, gaifiqre rom es me var, me, ugo, juzepe... dabali, feradi magidebi pirdapir quCaSi idga, bambukis maRalzurgiani savarZlebi sustad bzinavda. tanadi, saxeloebdakapiwebuli qali mxriT kedels mihyrdnoboda da, TvalmoWutuli, odnav momRimare, gamvlelebs Sescqeroda _ mzis sxivi urtyamda saxeSi. _ ras dalev? _ hkiTxa tuliom, _ yvelaferi aqvs. _ ra vici... jer ar mwyuria da... _ dalevas mowyureba rad unda, _ gaiRima tuliom, _ xom ar unda? _ ara. _ maSin, davsxdeT, naxe ra qvrivia... tuliom fexi arxeinad gadaido fexze, domeniko daZabuli ijda. qali raRacnairi lamazi biZgiT moscilda kedels da SiSveli mklavebis didebuli rxeviT wamovida. yoveli nabijis gadadgmisas odnav gverdze izniqeboda da saocrad rbili, saamo xazi Camosdevda TaviTfexamde. maRali mkerdi hqonda da mkerdze, RilebTan gadaskdomamde daWimuli kaba. niavma maRal, TeTr yelze mbzinavi Savi Tma Semoaxvia, daujereblad grZeli TiTebiT Tma moicila, Tavi gaiqnia da zurgs ukan gadaiyara. oRnav moixara, magidas TiTis wverebiT msubuqad daeyrdno, ampartavnad gaiRima da ikiTxa: _ ras dalev, tulio... _ qafqafas. axalia? _ guSindeli. _ Zalian kargi. jer ori mogvitane... xom dalev, domeniko? _ ki. _ ra hqvia? _ dainteresda qali. _ domeniko. qali mouridebeli RimiliT aTvalierebda. tuliosken arc miuxedavs, ise ikiTxa: _ saidanaa, aqauria? _ jer mec ar vici. sadauri xar, domeniko... _ soflidan Camovedi. _ fermkrTali rom xar? _ alersiT hkiTxa qalma, TafliviT sqlad gadmoeRvara dabali, saamo xma. domenikom dumili irCia. _ axlave moval, _ Tqva qalma da Sebrunda. _ maRali Wiqebi mogvitane, tereza, _ miaZaxa tuliom. qals ar gamouxedavs, ise daxara Tavi. _ mgoni, moewone... fuh! _ juzepe modis? _ SekrTa domeniko. _ iih! juzepeze uaresia. _ gamarjobaT, _ Tqva edmondom, skami gamoswia da dajda. karga xans Cumad iyvnen. terezam maRali Wiqebi moitana, magidaze dadga. domenikos gauRima, Seacbuna da mere ori boTli moitana. qarvisferi sasmeli iyo, wyurvilis momklavi da madisamSleli. axladSemoswrebuli edmondo, TiTqos Cafiqrebuli ijda, magram fiqrisas ise gamarTulni ar arian xolme. Savi Tma hqonda, Savi warbebi, Zalian grZeli, magram swori wamwamebi. didi dacqvetili yurebi yovelgvari CurCulis mosasmenad moemarjvebina; sakvirveli iyo, yurebs raRacnairad meti simkvircxle

etyoboda, vidre mis Savad amRvreul Tvalebs. Tuki ganze gaxedvas daapirebda, jer Tavs Seatrialebda. mzera ki isev Zvel wertils zantad ebjineboda, mere ki, ukve TavSetrialebuli, Tvalebs duned gadaaadgilebda da mereRa Seacqerdeboda imas, rac daainteresebda. saSualo tanisa iyo, magram axla, rom ijda, domenikoze maRali Canda _ moklefexeba iyo. siarulisas cdilobda koxtad evlo, da erTTavad iZabeboda. axla ijda, magram mainc iseTi daZabuli iyo, erTxans danarCenebsac gadaedoT. _ Senc xom ar dalev, edmondo? _ ugulod ikiTxa tuliom. _ me ki. _ erTi Wiqac, tereza. isev Cumad isxdnen, mere edmondom aRniSna: _ marjvena yuri Zalian mixurs me. _ hoo? _ yasidad gaikvirva tuliom da savarZelze gadawva. _ albaT viRaca gWoravs. marTla Woravdnen. qalaqgareT, WalaSi wamogorebuli, Tmagaprialebuli cilio sulelurad momRimare qaliSvils eubneboda: _ is Steri veRar movicile. dResac dilaadrian momadga da ginda Tu ara, viamxanagoTo. _ ra kargi dRea, ra kargi dRe... _ iZaxda qaliSvili, _ ginda, balaxebSi virbinoT? _ yuri rom mixurs, _ dainteresda aqeT, qalaqSi, edmondo, _ ese igi, mWoraven me? _ ra vici, egre ki amboben da... _ Tavi gaiqnia tuliom da Wiqebi Seavso, _ aba, gagvimarjos... edmondom ori momcro ylupi didis mRelvarebiT Sesva da Wiqa magidaze dadga. _ ara svam? _ ara. saerTod sasmels veridebi me. _ ratom eridebi sasmels... Sen? _ hkiTxa tuliom da Tvalebi gaueSmakda. _ ra vici... ra vici me. _ esec, edmondo, gagimarjos Sen, _ Tqva tuliom da Sesva, _ auh, kargia... _ madlobeli var me. _ vin? _ me. _ gagimarjos, gagimarjos, _ moiwyina tuliom da cas axeda, _ cxela... ui, marTla, cilio geZebda. _ rodis? _ gamococxlda edmondo. _ axlaxans Caiara; edmondom, aucileblad mnaxoso. _ marTla? sadaa... _ wamodga edmondo. _ WalaSia, gicdis... _ didi bodiSi, mapatieT, kargi iyo TqvenTan yofna... _ kargad iyavi, kargad, Sen... _ miaZaxa tuliom da gemrielad amoisunTqa, _ Zlivs ar movicile? _ da uceb xarxari autyda, _ cilio gagiJdeba naRdad... egaa, zewargadafarebuli rom daxvda... `droa, _ gaifiqra ciliom, wamojda da Wala moaTvaliera, _ droa...~ da mxarze daado xeli. _ sasiamovno amindia, ara? _ raRacnairad orazrovnad ikiTxa. qalma uceb ise uadgilod gadaikiskisa, cilios gulma reCxi uyo.

_ ai, Sen axla icini, rozina, _ naRvlianad warmoTqva ciliom, _ Sen icini da, Tu ici, ra aris JamTa msvleloba? _ ara, ara, ra sainteresoa, cilio, miambe ra, miambe, Sen ise kargad hyvebi... _ aris weliwadSi oTxi dro, _ daiwyo ciliom da welze moxvia xeli, gverdigverd isxdnen, _ zafxuli, Semodgoma... yviTeli, SemWknari foToli zed magidaze daeca, tuliom msubuqad gahkra xeli. mere domenikos Sexeda da Tqva: _ SuSxuna Tu dagilevia? _ ara. _ ginda? _ ra vici. _ tereza, _ gasZaxa tuliom, _ ori SuSxuna moitane, oRond Tbili ar iyos, imdRevandeliviT... _ da mere, civi zamTari rom galRveba, modis gazafxuli, _ mgznebared warmoTqva WalaSi ciliom, _ ase trialebs grZeli JamTa svla, da weliwadis yoveli dro kargia, kargi, xom kargia? _ ki, _ Tqva rozinam, _ oRond xeli aiRe. _ ratom? _ lamazad gaRimebas Seecada cilio da saCqarod daekiTxa: _ ar gainteresebs ambavi? _ da xeli raRa SuaSia? ciliom xazgasmuli sevdiT Caicina: _ hm... axlave, agixsni. JamTa msvleloba kargia, Cemo tkbilo rozina, magram saqme imaSia, rom amasTanve dro gadis. verc ki gavigebT, ise mogvixteba is garduvali sibere da mereRa mivxvdebiT, rom arasworad viqceodiT, roca vambobdiT: `xeli aiRe!..~ _ ha? _ Cafiqrda rozina. _ aman cudi simTvrale xom ar icis? _ ikiTxa terezam da ori boTli magidaze dado. _ ara. cudi simTvrale xom ar ici, domeniko? _ ara. _ kargi biWi Cans, _ gaiRima terezam, _ axalTaxali tansacmeli acvia, magram mwvane rad unda, magas lurji ufro mouxdeboda. _ ratom? _ fermkrTalia. ramdeni wlis xar? _ cxrametis gavxdebi. _ jer sul bavSvia. dedam marto rogor gamogiSva? _ deda ara myavs. _ ara gyavs? _ Sewuxda tereza da Tavze daado xeli, _ ar vicodi, mapatie. domeniko gasusuli ijda, grZeli, moqnili TiTebi elaga Tavze. _ sabralo biWi, _ Cumad Tqva qalma, _ aba, vina gyavs? _ mama. _ erTad CamoxvediT? _ ara, marto... _ aq, am qalaqSi Tu gyavs vinme... _ aq ara. aravin. _ sabralo biWi, _ Tqva terezam da Tavze gadausva xeli. mere meore xeli nikapze mohkida, Tavi auwia, TvalebSi Caxeda da hkiTxa: _ ginda, gakoco? oRond loyaze...

_ xeli aiRe-meTqi! _ xma dauwvrilda rozinas, _ ara grcxvenia? me kargi adamiani megone Sen, cilio... _ wava, es Semodgomac wava, _ Tqva ciliom da gaifiqra, _ `gaTxovili qalebi gacilebiT ufro Segnebulebi arian...~ _ es Semodgomac wava da zamTari rom mova, isic wava, da mere mova gazafxuli, mCqefare da xasxasa, afeTqebuli, da es mindoric moifineba feradi, usaxelo-usaxelo yvavilebiT... _ usaxelo-usaxelo yvavilebiT? _ dainteresda rozina. _ ho, Cemo kargo. Sen giyvars isini? _ ki. ra kargad Tqvi, _ usaxelo-usaxelo yvavilebi? _ ki. magram isinic wava. _ sad wava? _ SeSfoTda rozina da gaifiqra, _ `ra kargi tuCebi aqvs...~ _ JamTa msvlelobaSi wava. yvelani wavalT da axla erTi ram unda gkiTxo: ver mitan? gezizRebi? _ ara, ratom. nuTu Cven marTla wavalT, a, cilio, me ara mjera, ara, da arc minda mjerodes... _ maSin, Tu ar ginda gjerodes, Tvalebi daxuWe da ai, naxav, muxTali JamTa msvleloba Tu ar datkbeba... _ maSin jer cotaTi gamamxiarule... Sen ise damaSine, rom... _ usaxelo-usaxelo yvavilebi... _ saxe axlos miutana ciliom da welze frTxilad Semoxvia xeli. _ ah, kargia, _ Tqva rozinam da Tvalebi daxuWa. iman ki jer frTxilad akoca. mere orive xeli Semoxvia da ufro magrad akoca. rozinamac Semoxvia xelebi kiserze da ciliom mesamedac rom akoca, zurgze TiTebis msubuqi kakuni igrZno. waqezebad eniSna da ise Zalian magrad akoca, rom rozinam cali Tvali gaaxila da uceb sazarlad, wvrili xmiT Sehkivla, Tavi gainTavisufla da im kacis dasanaxad, zurgze rom ukakunebda aRfrTovanebul ymawvils, swored im kacis dasanaxavad cilios karga magari sila gaawna. wamoxta, grZeli kaba koWebs zemoT aiwia da uSno farTxafurTxiT gaiqca. dabneuli cilio ki Sebrunda da axladmosuls ise miaCerda, TiTqos pirvelad xedavda. arada, edmondo iyo. _ mogwons SuSxuna, domeniko? _ ki. _ me ar mogwonvar? _ hkiTxa qalma da doinji lamazad Semoiyara. domenikom Tavi CaRuna. _ hee, _ gaioca tuliom, _ ra bedi gewvia da pasuxsac ar aZlev? mTeli qalaqi magas vutrialebT, magram araferi gamogvivida. _ Tqven abezrebi xarT, es kargi biWia. _ cotaTi morcxvia, magram ara uSavs. guSin nasvami iyo da glaxa qalebSi mainc ar wamomyva. _ marTla? _ kargi biWia-meTqi, xom geubnebodi. glaxa qalebSi karg biWs ra unda. aba, Semomxede!.. tereza isev doinjSemoyrili idga, mzeze TvalmoWutuli, susti RimiliT bagegapobili, domenikos zemodan dascqeroda. _ aRar momeSvebi, Se viro? _ me... me miTxres, rom Sen meZebdi me. _ ra jandabad da oxrobad mindixar... ra ginda bolosdabolos Cemgan, ra! _ Sehyvira ciliom, _ ra ginda!! _ tuliom miTxra, WalaSi gicdiso. _ u, magis... da Senc daijere, ara, Se viro?

_ me viri ara var... _ xmadabla Tqva edmondom da Tavi rom daxara, duned amRvreuli mzera erTxans cilios saxeze SerCa, _ me viri ar var... me SenTan amxanagoba minda... _ Seni amxanagis da Seni... terezam uceb gadaifiqra: _ eg biWi momacile, tulio, meSinia. _ magisi geSinia, ratom? _ ra vici, ise... _ marTla SeSfoTebuli Canda. _ gagiJdi, tereza? cudi simTvrale ar icis da araferi... _ ara, magisi ki ar meSinia. _ aba? qalma gaiRima, isev SeaTvaliera domeniko, SiSvel mklavebze saxeloebi nela Camoiwia da im Tavisi saamo xmiT Cumad Tqva: _ Cemi Tavis. * * * da duilio, rogoric iyo, mosaRamovebulze Sinidan gamovida. duilio, lamaz-qalaqelTagan usasiqadulesi movaleobis aRmsrulebeli _ moqalaqeTa mTavari mrCeveli _ nacionalur tansacmelSi gamowyobili, iRliaSi amoCrili koxta joxiT, Sinidan gamovida swored iseTi, rogoric iyo. ho, marTla, rogori iyo? ara, mainc ra ucnauria _ netav rogori unda yofiliyo duilio? oo, rTuli ambavia _ xom SeiZleba iTqvas, rom duilio iyo patara da sqeli, magram... ara, ara, ase xom sasacilo gamova, da srulebiTac araa saWiro, duilio sasacilo iyos. da maSin rom vTqvaT, dabali da gamxdari? _ ara, maSin duilio patara gamova, da iotisodenac araa saWiro, duilio patara rom iyos. da bareRam rom vTqvaT, maRali da msuqani? _ ara, maSin igi SeiZleba didi gveCvenos, da gana mxolod garegnulad, aramed gadataniTi mniSvnelobiTac, radgan Cven yvelasa gvaqvs raime dafarulis aRmoCenis wriala survili, da is rom iTqvas, maRali da gamxdari iyoo, aseTi ar iyo da arc patara iyo da miT umetes, arc saSualo, da maSin, ranairiRa iyo da rogor ggoniaT, arsebobs kia iseTi sityvebi, romlebic mainc zustad agviweren qalaqis meore moqalaqes? ra Tqma unda, sityvebi yovelTvis arseboben. `rogori iyo duilio?~ _ `rogoric iyo~ _ ai, pasuxi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, zusti. axla ki mivyveT, Torem sacaa, quCis kuTxes miefareba da eZebe mere. maS ase, ganvagrZoT _ da duilio, rogoric iyo, mosaRamovebulze Sinidan gamovida da mTavar quCas dinjad gauyva. gamvlelebi pativiscemiT esalmebodnen, qudsac uxdidnen, Tuki exuraT; qalebi Tavazianad, magram raRacnairad ugulisyurod uRimodnen, duilio ki irgvliv megobrul mzeras urigebda yvelas, da midioda. yvavilebis gamyidvelTan SeCerda, iman alersianaR amourCia TeTri vardebi, duiliom jibe moiqeqa da aseve alersianad gauwoda groSebiT mofenili xelisguli, gamyidvelma doqSi CaaCxriala fuli da ori vardic Tavisi mxridan daumata. duiliom momxibvleli RimiliT gadauxada madloba, gamyidvelmac madloba uTxra da aRtacebuli mzera gaayola. is ki, TeTri vardebiT xelSi, mamida ariadnas saxlisaken gaeSura, sadac celqi konCetinas xaTriT stumrebi daepatiJebinaT _ konCetinaoba dRe iyo. lamaz-qalaqSi gana bevrs erqva es saxeli, rozinaoba dRes ki TiTqmis yvela qeifobda _ zogi sad, zogi sad... uamravi rozina iyo. axla ki, konCetinaoba dRes, mxolod rCeulni Tu moxvdebodnen saxelganTqmuli karraskoebis CamomavlebTan, Zveleburi WurWliTa da avejiT morTul sastumro oTaxSi, sadac mamida ariadna

ukanasknelad amowmebda dapatijebulTa sias imis SiSiT, rom vinme Rirseuli moqalaqe ar gamorCenoda da gabolil samzareuloSi wamdauwum amowmebda jer Seubrawav vaSlis namcxvars. stumarTagan aravin Canda, Tumca Ramis darajma, lepoldinom, axlaxans daiZaxa namZinarevi xmiT: `sa-aRamos cxra saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a~ _ lamaz-qalaqSi uzrdelobad iTvleboda wveulebaze droiT misvla. mamida ariadna cotaTi Sefiqrianda kidec, magram maSinve gaisma zaris mxiaruli rekva _ konCetinas megobrebi, silvia da rozina, ai is, WalaSi rom iyo, kiskisiT Semocvivdnen oTaxSi da jer mamida ariadnas akoces, mere imis Zmiswuls da mixakebi lamaz larnakebSi gaawyves. saubrobdnen da Tan kiskisebdnen, irwmunebodnen, rom Zalian moswonT konCetinas axali, sagangebod am dRisTvis Sekerili Jolosferi kaba, gansakuTrebiT silvia mxiarulobda, rozina ki, ai is, WalaSi rom iyo, xandaxan cotaTi Sefiqriandeboda. mere gaisma zaris dinji wkaruni da Semovida senior julio, sidarbaisliT cnobili lamaz-qalaqeli, mamida ariadnas siyrmis megobari da mezobeli, da gaxarebulma mamida ariadnam jildod tuCebTan miutana xeli. is Rirseulad eambora mandilosnis xels, Tumca, simarTle rom iTqvas, zed beWedze mouvida kocna da raRac ugemuri kvali SerCa tuCebze. patara xanSi antonio da misi sayeloSebneuli siZe vinsentec movidnen, romelmac Tavazianad gaixmo gverdze mamida ariadna da Tavisi axladSeZenili meuRlis, mSvenieri julias mobodiSeba dabalis xmiT gadasca _ axladdaqorwinebuli Turme cotaTi SeuZlod iyo da mamida ariadnas asakisdaSeuferebel, eSmakur gamoxedvaze airia da Tqva, rom ara, ara, julia namdvilad gaciebulia. mere celqi xboebiviT SemokuntruSdnen konCetinas kargi nacnobebi, sami gogona, romlebmac qalebTan kocnakocniTi misalmebis Semdeg antonios Sexedes, erTmaneTs saocreba gadaulaparakes: CiesCituCituCicicCimoCisuCila da sicilisagan kinaRam gaigudnen. antoniom sabraloblad gaxeda vinsentes, iman ki viTom veraferi SeamCnia, yelze sadafis Rili Seixsna da erTianad gamoicvala. da quCaSi rom gaisma _ `sa-aRamos aTi saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a~, Semovida kaci, romelsac wina kbilebi ara hqonda da amitom ise iRimeboda, tuCebs ar acilebda erTmaneTs, raRac ucnaurad, ugergilod, erTi sityviT, daxSulad iRimeboda, Tuki amis aucilebloba Seiqmneboda. da yvelani pativiscemiT aRiWurvnen, roca oTaxSi mokle-mokle, magram Zalian mxne nabijiT Semovida duilio, rogoric iyo, da konCetinas vardebi gauwoda. _ ah, ra kargi konaa, _ SesZaxa konCetinam da larnakisken gaiqca. _ salami, duilio, _ nazad uTxra mamida ariadnam da gaibadra, roca sapatio stumari xelze emTxvia, _ es Zalian kargi kona mogitaniaT, me Zalian miyvars vardebis kona. _ TqvenTvis cotaa aseTi kona, me unda mometana ufro didi kona. _ ras ambobT, duilio, raRa unda iyos amaze didi kona. _ namdvilad, _ CaurTo sayelogaReRilma vinsentem. yaCaRsa hgavda. mere movida cilio da saCuqrad wiTeli mixakebi moitana. rozina, ai is, WalaSi rom iyo, gawiTlda da silviasaken iqcia piri, magram is daufaravi aRtacebiT Secqeroda cilios; rozina gabrazda da Semosuls jiutad miaCerda, iman ki priala Tmaze faqizad gadaisva xeli. mamida ariadnam didis zar-zeimiT Semoitana vaSlis namcxvari da gasacieblad fanjarasTan dado. mere maRalyeliani, gamWvirvale surebi gaawyo magidaze, dinjad mobaase juliosa da duilios gzadagza eubneboda: _ es alublis nayenia... ai es, pitnisa... oo, ai es ki surnelovani atmisa, Zalian

magari gaxlavT... tkbili wyaliviT ismeva, magram... _ da xmamaRla SesZaxa _ Cemo axalgazrdebo! Tqvens gasagonad vambob: _ nayenis smas sifrTxile marTebs... sufras mxiarulad rom Semousxdnen da konCetinas sadRegrZelo is-is iyo unda SeesvaT, zari awkarunda da tulio movida, lamaz-qalaqelTa sayvareli, onavari axalgazrda kaci; TviT gamocdili, mravlismomswre mamida ariadnas azriT, qalaqis pirveli sasiZo, da moiyvana viRac mwvane tansacmelSi gamowyobili maRali, fermkrTali, gaubedavi ymawvili domeniko, romelmac qusli qusls uxerxulad miartya da Tavi daukra yvelas. tulio awiTlebuli iyo, `kargia, ara, kargi, SuSxuna?~ _ eSmakurad hkiTxa vinsentem, pasuxis molodinSi odnav win gadaixara da yuri miuSvira, _ ha?~`aba ra... _ mxiarulad Tqva tuliom, _ SuSxunasTana sasmels, tyuilia, veraferi Seedreba... _ da sufras Tvali rom moavlo, daamata: _ alublis nayenis garda...~ `oh, tulio, tulio Se celqo!~ _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam da vardisferi marao msubuqad dahkra mxarze. mere ki, sad iyo, sad ara, edmondoc movida. danaRvlianebuli mzera wvalebiT moavlo yvelas da konCetinas cisfer qaRaldSi saguldagulod gaxveuli saCuqari _ lambaqi da finjani miarTva. `ratom wuxdebodiT, edmondo, vin giTxraT, rom vikribebodiT, _ Tqva konCetinam, fanjaraSi gaixeda da daamata, _ Cqara zamTari mova.~ da am sityvebis gagonebisTanave rozinam mRelvared gauRima cilios, iman ki naRvlianad, mravalmniSvnelovnad gauRima da orjer mZimed dauqnia Tavi. konCetinas sadRegrZelo didis ambiT Seisva, ra ar usurves _ yovelive kargi, didad enawylianobdnen, mxolod ukbilo kacma da im mwvanetansacmlianma, domenikom, TiTo sityva Tqves _ gagimarjoT... dalies marad uberebeli mamida ariadnas sadRegrZeloc, romelic, senior julios sityviT, `maradiuli axalgazrdobis niSniT iyo qveyanaze gaCenili~. tuliom ki gaxeda erTs, meores, da moiwyina. erTxans mTqnarebaatexili dascqeroda namcxvrebsa da yvavilebian larnakebs, mere Tvalebi gaubrwyinda da edmondos xmadabla uTxra: _ ciliom, vawyenineo. _ vis? _ SeZlebisdagvarad gamococxlda edmondo da sufras mzera aaglija, _ me? _ ho. qalTan rom daminaxa, ver moicadao? axla ki Zalian dardobs _ aRelvebuli viyavi, saxedari vuwodeo. _ marTla dardobs? _ ikiTxa edmondom da namcxvris miviwyebuli lukma, Cafiqrebisa gamo didxans rom edo pirSi, gadaylapa, _ marTla? _ marTla. aba, saidan vici? _ hoo. marTla uTqvams. mere? _ mere, TviTon Zalian damorcxvebulia, ver gibedavs... isev Sen midi da uTxari, kargi, viamxanagoT-Tqo. _ rodis vuTxra? _ rodis da... roca ginda, dros rogorc SeurCev, maSinve uTxari. anda, niSani mieci raime... _ hoo, _ kmayofilad gaagrZela edmondom, _ maSinve vetyvi an niSans mivcem... me. mere Seisva lamaz-qalaqis sadRegrZelo, wvetiansaxuravebianis, cisfermovardisfro, suroayolili saxlebianis, auzianis, kargmoqalaqeebiani, duilioiani qalaqis sadRegrZelo, romelic, rogorc sadRegrZeloebidan gamoirkva, yvelas uyvarda. odnav SeTvrnen, roca duiliom aiRo sityva da pitnis nayeniT qalaqis yvela mkvidri adRegrZela, dawyebuli, ra Tqma

unda, sxva qalaqSi mcxovreb marSal betankuriT, da adRegrZela lamazqalaqis `yoveli mkvidri~, sikeTe da janmrTeloba usurva did-pataras, yvelas, suyvelas da, rogorc xazgasmiT aRniSna, `aleqsandrosac ki~. aleqsandros xsenebam erTob didi Jriamuli gamoiwvia, duilio ki, momcro WiqiT xelSi, amayad idga. _ eg aleqsandro viRaa? _ hkiTxa tulios domenikom. _ ar ici? oo, eg giJi qadagia, sul ori giJi gvyavs _ ega da ugo. qadagi xom ici, rasac niSnavs? _ ki. qadagad davardao, rom ityvian... ara? _ ho, _ Tqva tuliom da gaaxsenda, _ ara, rogor moewone terezas, a? egeTi qali xelidan ar unda gauSva, naRdad moewone, _ da wamodga, _ es gaumarjos... mere fantobana iTamaSes. duilios priala, maRal qudSi yvelam Cayara Tavisi fanti, anu, ubralod, raime momcro nivTi. mamida ariadnam sagvareulo beWedi Caagdo, darbaiselma senior juliom _ orgroSiani, celqma konCetinam _ vardis foToli, tuliom medalioni Seixsna, duiliom _ Tavisi saxlis uzarmazari gasaRebi, rozinam koxta, brWyviala savarcxeli, mxiarulma qaliSvilebma mixaks Rero moawiwknes, edmondom didi yavisferi Rili, ciliom vercxlis Zewkvi, da sxva, da sxva, da mwvanetansacmlianma odnav dabneulma axalgazrda kacma, veraferi rom veRar moifiqra, jibidan drahkani amoiRo da Caagdo, riTac yvelas Surnarevi pativiscema gamoiwvia. ciliom dro ixelTa, rozinas zurgsukan amoudga da CasCurCula: `rad gamijavrdi, patarav? da pasuxis molodinSi frTxilad moavlo Tvali yvelas... edmondo Sescqeroda! nirwamxdari cilio rozinas moscilda da isev Sexeda edmondos, iman ki, Serigebis niSnad, mZimed dauqnia Tavi... pirveli, rac warmoidgina ciliom, iyo webovani vaSlis namcxvari, edmondos cxvir-pirze mTeli ZalRoniT miWyletili, magram... ara, ara, saxelganTqmuli karraskoebis CamomavalTa ojaxSi ar SeiZleboda Cxubisa da ayal-mayalis atexva. arada, ra eqna! isev Sexeda edmondos da iman isev mZimed, Semrigeblurad dauqnia Tavi. gacofebulma, zurgi Seaqcia, sxvagvarad SeuZlebeli iyo TavSekaveba, acaxcaxebuli TiTebiT cxvirsaxoci amoaZvrina jibidan da, ise Ronivrad Camoisva, kinaRam saxe gadaiyvlifa. amasobaSi savarZelSi koxtad mokalaTebuli mamida ariadnas muxlebze Subli Camodo daCoqilma tuliom, mamida ariadnam fantebiani qudi msubuqad daabjina kefaze, xeli daado pirvelsave fants da sazeimod ikiTxa: _ aamis patronmaa, ra qnas? _ magis patronma, _ wamoiZaxa TvaldaxuWulma tuliom, _ leqsi Tqvas. fanti erT-erTi mxiaruli qaliSvilisa aRmoCnda. imas bevri aRar ufiqria, Tavisi sayvareli leqsi Tqva, romelSic eria sityvebi `Tvalebze,~ `ruli,~ `mwvavs,~ `siyvaruli,~ `tanjva~ `kruli~ da Tavdeboda gamoTqmiT `mudam Senia es Cemi guli.~ leqsma taSiscema daimsaxura. mamida ariadnam TiTiT miixmo mxiaruli qaliSvili da nikapze xeli mouTaTuna; mere senior julios gaxeda da Tqva: _ kargi gogonaa. cilio ki isev zurgs ukan amoudga rozinas, gadaixara da xmadabla uTxra: _ mogewona leqsi?

magram rozinas ar upasuxia, mxolod Tavis nerviuli, mkveTri moZraobiT Tma Seiswora. _ ra iyo, patarav... xom aravin... _ da gaSra _ edmondom Soridan isev mravlismetyvelad dauqnia Tavi. _ aba-aba, tulio, amis patronma ra qnas? _ moCvenebiTi sicbieriT daekiTxa mamida ariadna. magis patronma xuTi didi Wiqa wyali dalios, _ Tqva tuliom da maSinve sicilma ifeTqa: _ fanti TviT tuliosi aRmoCnda. `oo, ooo, _ SesZaxa erTbaSad gamxiarulebulma vinsentem da doqi mourbenina, _ abaa, ymawvilo.~ tuliom ori Wiqa ise Sesva, ixtibari ar gautexavs _ `mainc mwyuroda...~ mesame Wiqis daclamde ylapvisas cotaTi Sefiqrianda, meoTxe Wiqis miyudebamde ki qoSiniT Tqva: `hm, Cemi ena ra vTqvi...~ _ ramac saerTo mxiaruleba gamoiwvia. mere tuliom damswre sazogadoebas sTxova, mexuTe Wiqis gamocla patara xans edrovebinaT, cal muxlze daCoqeba gauWirda da Tavi Zlivs daado mamida ariadnas muxls, romelic maSinve gamomwvevad daekiTxa: _ daa, am fantiis, patronmaa... ra qnas? _ mag fantis patronma... _ Sefiqrianda tulio, gabrazebuli iyo, _ mag fantis patroni skamze aZvres da samjer daiyviros: `viri var da vyvirivar...~ _ ooh, Sen ra giTxari, _ marao msubuqad dahkra mamida ariadnam, _ visia? gadamaviwyda... orgroSiani senior juliosi aRmoCnda. _ oh, ara, ara, _ xeli gaasavsava Semcbarma tuliom, Tumca cotaTi eSmakurad ki eRimeboda. _ Tqven rogor gakadrebT amis Tqmas, ah, ara, ara, cocxali TaviT... _ TamaSi TamaSia, _ Rirseulad warmoTqva senior juliom, _ radgan agyeviT, axalgazrdebs, kidevac unda vago pasuxi. _ eg xom pasuxi araa _ magis daZaxeba. _ waeSvela tulios konCetina. _ sworedac rom mag TamaSis pasuxia, _ bundovani orazrovanebiT warmoTqva senior juliom. nawyeni Canda. _ maSin erTxel TqviT, biZia julio, _ xalisianad SesTavaza tuliom. _ samjer ra saWiroa... _ agre iyos, _ daeTanxma julio da skamze frTxilad Sedga, _ erTxel vityvi. da samarisebur siCumeSi senior juliom dinjad, amayad Tqva: _ saxedari var... da vyvirivar. uxerxuli siCume Camovarda. `Ra-amis TerTmeti saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a~, _ moisma Soridan. _ aba, aba, ganvagrZoT, _ xalisianad SesZaxa mamida ariadnam _ am fantis patronma... ar gamoixedo, Se eSmako... ra qnas? _ magis patroni... magis patroni magidis qveS gaZvres. drahkaniani iyo. mwvanetansacmlianma umweod Sexeda yvelas, mere muxlebze dadga, moikeca da magidis meore mxares rom amoyo Tavi, didi mxiaruleba Seiqmna _ oo, ooo... _ da amis patronma raRa qnas? _ Zveleburad, cbieradve daekiTxa mamida ariadna, _ nu iyurebi-meTqi, axlave daxuWe Tvalebi! _ mag fantis patronmaa... _ ah, Seicade, Seicade, sdeq, es xom pativcemuli duilios fantia, xom Tqvenia, miTxariT, miTxariT, mipasuxeT raa...

_ davuSvaT, davuSvaT, _ gaibadra duilio. _ hoda, _ mamida ariadna ise swrafad wamodga, tuliom kinaRam bragvani moadina, _ pativcemulma duiliom raime ambavi unda gviambos... _ namdvilad, namdvilad, _ SesZaxes mxiarulma qaliSvilebma. _ ki, magram... ase rogor, _ odnav gaWirveulda duilio, _ ase sagangebod... ufantod. _ Tqven fanti rad gindaT, Tqven iseTi araCveulebrivi ambebi iciT... _ gviambeT, gviambeT, duilio, _ Rirseulad warmoTqva senior juliom, _ Tqven ise SesaniSnavad hyvebiT... _ ki magram, yvela Tanaxmaa? _ ikiTxa duiliom da muWSi sagangebod Caaxvela. _ yvelani, yvelani Tanaxmani varT _ SesZaxa mkerdze xelebmixutebulma mamida ariadnam, _ oRond raime iseTi, Tvalze cremli rom mogvadges... _ ubeduri SemTxveva? _ gaikvirva duiliom, _ aseT sazeimo viTarebaSi? ah, ara, ara... _ ah, ara, ara, _ xelebi gaasavsava mamida ariadnamac, _ raime keTilSobiluri _ isic xom cremls gvgvris... sixarulisas. _ sworia, sworia, _ warmoTqva Cafiqrebulma duiliom da uceb gaxarebulma aswia Tavi, _ oo, erT damafiqrebel, keTilSobilur ambavs giambobT... _ diax, diax, umorCilesad gTxovT, _ wamoiZaxa vinsentem, sayelo Sebneuli hqonda. da duiliom, rogoric iyo, oTaxSi gaiar-gamoiara, moWutuli, STamagonebeli mzera fanjaras miapyro da im siCumeSi ase daiwyo: _ namdvili ambavi. ramdeni ramaa xandaxan TiToeul winadadebaSi _ sikeTe, boroteba, sasoeba _ yovel winadadebas Cakvirveba unda, raodeni ram imaleba ubralo sityvebis miRma. ai, Tundac gamoTqma, `ver imRerebs yvav-yorani iadonis xmaze~ _ am winadadebaSi nebismieri sityva ubraloa, samagierod, ramden raimes migvaniSnebs, yovelnair adamians miudgeba. Tumca, mTavari ambidan gadavuxvie. maS ase _ ramdenime xnis winaT, gazafxulze, roca xeebi TeTrad da vardisfrad saamurad afeTqdnen, erT qalsa da erT kacs Zalian SeuyvardaT erTmaneTi. isini daaxlovdnen, Camosxdebodnen xolme Relis piras, qorfa da xasxasa mdeloze, da am ankara nakadulis CuxCuxSi kaci qals siyvaruls eficeboda. igi ki... imas ki Rawvebi Seufakldeboda da ase usmenda, mere wamodgebodnen da qalaqSi brundebodnen. Tuki SeiZleba ase gamoiTqvas. _ rogor ar SeiZleba, rogor ar SeiZleba, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam, _ ganagrZeT raa, duilio... _ qalaqSi TavianT saxlebSi midiodnen da gulis fancqaliT elodnen gaTenebas. diliT ki xel-pirs daibandnen da mere isev xvdebodnen erTmaneTs. bodiSs vixdi gamoTqmisaTvis, magram unda vTqva _ kaci isev uambobda mas Tavisi grZnobebis Sesaxeb da qalic usmenda, Semdeg ki isini daqorwindnen. orive kargi adamiani iyo. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavia, _ wamoiZaxa mamida ariadnam, _ mere, mere? _ da swored am qals Zalian uyvarda Tavisi kanonieri meuRle. siamtkbilobaSi gavida ramdenime dro, meuRle kargi hyavda da qali Zalian amayobda am garemoebiT, magram uecrad qalma TandaTanobiT Seatyo, rom qmars sxva uyvarda. yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, qalma mainc daazusta es metad sasowarmkveTi ambavi da, rom darwmunda misi eWvi safuZvels ar iyo moklebuli, aRar icoda ra eqna... meuRlis TandaswrebiT igi arafers imCnevda, magram martod rom darCeboda, sul

mduRare cremlebiT tiroda. saxlis win ki, baRSi, grili Sadrevani Cqefda, isini Zalian kargad cxovrobdnen; sxvaTa Soris, mSvenieri baRi hqondaT, Cvidmeti broweulis xe da ocdaTerTmeti nuSisa. da qali... _ ramdeni da ramdeni? _ Cvidmeti da ocdaTerTmeti. _ ah, ra kargi ricxvebia, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam, _ mere, mere? ganagrZeT... _ da qali xSirad tiroda. amas daemTxva Tavis tkivilebi. uZilo Rameebi... _ saSinelebaa... _ arada, xedavda rom qmaric itanjeboda _ igic patiosani adamiani iyo, sindisi hqejnida. da dafiqrda keTili qali: `oriveni vwvalobT... ratom unda viwvaloT orivem... dae, iwvalos mxolod erTma...~ da iciT, rogor moiqca? _ ar vici, ara, Cqara gviambeT, duilio Cqara gviambeT... _ es istoria me tyuilad ki ar daviwye imiT, rom qals Zlier uyvarda Tavisi kanonieri meuRle. da ai, ra hqmna: mivida qmarTan da eubneba _ tyuils, ra Tqma unda, _ aRar miyvarxar, me aRar SemiZlia SenTan cxovreba, me sxva miyvars... da wavida, gaecala... sxva qalaqSi. warmogidgeniaT? _ es gmirobaa, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam da Tvalebi vardisferi cxvirsaxociT SeimSrala, _ mxolod, qals SeuZlia gaiRos amdagvari ram. _ es adamianobaa, _ daazusta duiliom, _ namdvili, rTuli da mainc ubralo adamianoba _ igi ise moiqca, rom sayvareli qmari im qalTan datova da Tanac ise moiqca, rom qmari sindissac ar daeqenjna _ sxva miyvarso, ase Tqva man. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi ambavia. _ ra Tqma unda, _ daemowma duilio, _ metad sagulisxmo ambavia da gana yoveli qali SeZlebs amas? gana yovel qals miuwvdeba aseTi saqcielis Casadenad Wkua, goneba da janmrTeloba? amitom am istoriis dawyebamde tyuilubralod ki ar gamaxsenda gamoTqma: `ver imRerebs yvavyorani iadonis xmaze~. _ namdvilad, namdvilad _ stumrebs aRtacebuli mzera moavlo mamida ariadnam da im ukbilo kacis danaxvaze, xandaxan daxSulad rom iRimeboda, gancvifrda, _ ra mowyenili saxe gaqvT, nuTu ar mogewonaT ambavi? iman gaubedavad Sexeda da mxrebi aiCeCa. _ rogor, _ gancvifrda mamida ariadna, _ ar mogewonaT? kaci Sewuxda, Tavi CaRuna da Tqva: _ raRacnairad, yurs ar gigdebdiT. _ hm... _ gulmosulad Caicina mamida ariadnam da wvrili warbebi awkipa, _ ucnauria, ucnauri _ yoveldRe ki ar gvesmis amdagvari gamorCeulad amaRlebuli ram, _ da erTian Rimilad gadaiqca, _ didi madloba, pativcemulo duilio, didi madloba... _ arafris, arafris... _ axla ki ganvagrZoT, ganvagrZoT, ara? modi aq, Se eSmako... damade Tavi... da amis patronma ra qnas? _ magis patronma edmondos akocos! _ swrafad daiZaxa tuliom. fanti, ra Tqma unda, ciliosi aRmoCnda. _ kacma kacs rom akocos, ra didi ambavia? _ ikiTxa mxrebaCeCilma mamida ariadnam, _ modiT, sxva rame CavuTqvaT...

_ aRar SeiZleba, _ mkacrad Tqva senior juliom, _ sxvas Tu ar gadauTqviT, es cilio raRaa... _ namdvilad, _ daemowma duilio, rogoric iyo, _ vaJkacTa kocna iSviaTad minaxavs, xolo, batonebo da qalbatonebo, qalisa da vaJis kocnis movlenas ki interesi daekarga, iseTi xSir-xSiri xasiaTisaa. ha-ha... _ oh, ra kargi iumoris grZnobiT TqviT, _ gadaikiskisa mamida ariadnam da, suli rom moiTqva, daamata, _ me ise Zalian miyvars iumoris grZnoba... _ abaa, cilio... da uceb iman daiRriala: _ ar vakoceeb!!! _ ra gayvirebs, cilio, ra dagemarTa? _ ra daemarTa... raSia saqme? _ ara, ara, Tavi damanebeT!! sadaa Cemi qudi! gakvirvebuli antonio Tavis siZes miaCerda, magram vinsentes imisTvis sad ecala _ isic gakvirvebuli iyo. _ ra moxda, raSia saqme? _ xelebi gaSala senior juliom, _ aseTi umizezo yvirili namdvilad ar SeSvenis namdvil mamakacs. aq ki mamida ariadnam Werisaken aRapyro mzera da Tqva: _ vasko namdvili mamakaci iyo. _ ar vakoceb, ara, ara, _ xel-fexs ucnaurad asavsavebda cilio _ magan sicocxle gamimwara, momSxama, gaamimwara, gadamekida, momspoo!! _ ra daemarTa... _ wyali,wyali! _ ariqaT, wyali! wyali asxureT!!! _ damangr-damaqcia! arc qudi minda, arc araferi, oRond gamiSviT, gaamiSviT-meTqi!! edmondo Cafiqrebuli idga. _ sul pitnis nayenis bralia, _ aRniSna senior juliom, _ axalgazrdaa, albaT, zedmeti mouvida. _ wveTi ar Camsvlia pirSi! _ iyvira ciliom da Wreli yelsaxvevi Camoiglija, _ ar vakoceb, ara, gamiSviT, ara-meTqi! da uceb edmondom vaSlis namcxvars daabjina mzera da Tqva: _ pirobas vdeb, dReis Semdeg xmas aRar gavcem. _ ha? _ ikiTxa ciliom da farTxali Sewyvita. _ dReis Semdeg xmas aRar gagcem. _ marTla, edmondo? _ ori nabiji gadadga ciliom. _ marTla, _ upasuxa edmondom da mzera Zlivs aaglija namcxvris webovan zedapirs, _ marTla. _ Sen gaixare, edmondo, _ SesZaxa ciliom, xelebi gaSala, gadaexvia da akoca, _ ahaT, _ sazogadoebas miutrialda, _ ahaT, xom avasrule Cemi fanti? _ ki, ki, cilio, yoCaR... sayelogaReRilma vinsentem veRar moiTmina da aRtacebis niSnad ori TiTi Caido pirSi da ise sazarlad daustvina yurebze xeli itaces. stvena saerTod uzrdelobad iTvleboda lamaz-qalaqSi da damorcxvebulma vinsentem Tavisi Rili Seibnia, wamsve Seicvala, Tavi CaRuna da dabalis xmiT Tqva: _ momiteveT, uRrmes bodiSs vixdi. sakvirveli iyo, ise swrafad icvleboda _ RilSebneuli sul sxva iyo, sayelogaReRili _ suuul sxva.

_ da raxan cotaTi gavjiutdi, _ gamoacxada edmondos pirobiT aRfrTovanebulma ciliom, _ ahaT, damatebiTac... da damatebiT rom akoca, edmondom Tvali TvalSi gauyara da uTxra: _ erTi kocnis Semdeg, pirobisamebr, xmas ar gagcemdi, magram axla meoredac, ese igi Sesarigeblad rom makoce, me winaaRmdegi ar var: da ginda, viamxanagoT kidec? _ araa, _ Tqva ciliom da TiTebi mkerdze brazianad aiTamaSa, _ aa... aaarraa... _ kargi, damSviddi, ra gacaxcaxebs, _ uTxra tuliom, _ amxanagi vis ar hyolia. _ sufrasTan, sufrasTan, _ gamoacxada duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ TiTo sadRegrZeloc SevsvaT da ise ganvagrZoT... darbaiseli senior juliosi Tqves. didis mowiwebiT da pativiscemiT, siyvaruliT Seisva sadRegrZelo da vinsentemac mSvenivrad daiwyo: _ did bodiSs vixdi, erTis wuTiT batonebisa da qalbatonebis yuradRebas viTxov, _ ase daiwyo vinsentem, Rili Sebneuli hqonda, _ uangaro siyvaruliTa da mokrZalebiT msurs Sevsva Rrmad pativcemuli senior julios sadRegrZelo, _ dideba da gamarjveba, imdenad, roma... _ magram aq Rili Seixsna, TiTebiT moisrisa dabuJebuli yeli, Rrmad SeisunTqa, mere xmauriT amoisunTqa da ganagrZo, _ mokleT, gagimarjos julio, karga iyavi, kameCis jani mogces... mamida ariadnam saCqarod Tqva: _ ee, xom ar... ee, egeba ganvagrZoT fantis TamaSi, ha? _ diax, diax, _ taSi Semohkra erT-erTma celqma qaliSvilma, _ es iseTi kargia... _ ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda _ Tan namcxvrebi vWamoT da Tanac dro gavataroT, ara? gTxovT, gTxovT... _ me rom ar damilevia? _ ikiTxa antoniom, gvarianad SewiTlebuli iyo. didi, mrgvali, gamoburculi Tvalebi senior julios miapyro da uTxra: _ es gagimarjoT, julio biZia, kai buRas jani mogcesT... _ vasko namdvili mamakaci iyo, _ Tqva Sefiqrianebulma mamida ariadnam, _ am sityvis rogorc pirdapiri, aseve gadataniTi mniSvnelobiTac... aba, tulio, modi aq _ am fantis patronma, _ ra qnas? _ maag... fan... tis pat... ro... nn... ma _ dafiqrda tulio, _ mag... fan... magidaze icekvos! _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi! visia? antoniosi aRmoCnda. _ magida moasufTave, konCetina, _ daiZaxa mamida ariadnam da gakvirvebulma moavlo Tvali oTaxs, _ konCetina, konCetina! netav ra iqna... mwvanetansacmliani domeniko, gaocebuli Sescqeroda yvelas. Tavi daumZimda. Tvalebs Zalas Tu ar daatanda, yovelive ordeboda. didxans ifxizla, mere daiRala da CaTvlima. mxiarulma SeZaxilebma SeakrTo, Tavi aswia, da is Tmagaprialebuli dainaxa _ viRacas hkocnida, ho, edmondo erqva. Tavazianma ymawvilma sayeloze Rili Seixsna da erTianad gamoicvala, mere konCetina, konCetinaas Zaxili atyda da saidanRac nazi, gamxdari qaliSvili gamoiyvanes, namtiralevi saxe hqonda da yvela miesia, is ki iZaxda _ `ara, ara, araferia...~ mere sufraze Sexta viRac didTava, mrgvalTvaleba, ho, antonio da im Tavisi mouqneli, uSno xtunviT iatakze Camodebuli WurWeli aacaxcaxa, vinsentem Rili Seibnia da mkacrad SesTavaza magididan Camosvla, antonio erTxans uazrod

miaCerda _ Tvalebi uelamdeboda. mere icno da Camoxta, domenikos gverdiT dajda da erTmaneTs gakvirvebulebma Sexedes; antoniom uyura, uyura, raRac wailuRluRa, nikapi mkerdze Camouvarda da daiZina. ai, is, vis qudSiac fantebi eyara, uTuod RirsSesaniSnav ambavs hyveboda, radgan darbaiseli senior julio didis gulisyuriT usmenda, mere yvelam taSi daukra, mamida ariadna ki amayad iRimeboda, Tavs ukan swevda da daWimul yels maraoTi iniavebda. mere iyo da, saocreba moxda, _ ai, im ukbilo kacma, daxSulad rom iRimeboRa, raRac mrgvali da grZelyeliani sakravi gulze miido, Tavi ukan gadaagdo, Tvalebi daxuWa da simebs frTxilad Camoayola TiTi. haeri aTrTolda, yovelives nazad miexala raRac uxilavi, gabruebuli domeniko veRarafers grZnobda, garda auareba ucnauri xmisa, da roca kacebma welze xeli moxvies grZelkabian qalebs da oTaxSi dabzrialdnen, gaognebuli Sescqeroda yvelas da ukvirda, rogor SeiZleboda ase saxalxod, ase saqveynod qalisTvis welze xelis moxveva da is kaci ki, sakravmixutebuli, verc verafers xedavda albaT, radgan Tavi ise ukan hqonda gadagdebuli da Tvalebic ise magrad, ise Ronivrad daexuWa da mere ki, eSxSi ufro rom Sevida, yovelive gadaaviwyda, tkivilamde miRweulma netarebam mTeli saxe daumanWa, tuCebic gaewela da wiTeli RrZilebic ki gamouCnda, magram mainc ar iyo misi danaxva usiamo, is ki arada, sasiamovnoc gaxldaT _ raRacnairad, marTali iyo. im sakravs sulad frinveli hyavda _ xan did frTebs gaiqnevda oTaxSi, haerSi gorozad tivtivebda da maRlidan amayad ascqeroda yvelas, mere patara, Semcivnebul beRurasaviT moibuzeboda da mowyenili, kuTxeSi sabraloblad miiyuJeboda, uceb im frinvelad gadaiqceoda, yvelaze ucnauri frena rom icis _ yornad, da zanti frenisas Tavxedurad dascqeroda yvelas, mere oTxkedelSua gamomwyvdeul, dafeTebuli mercxaliviT TaviT exleboda fanjaras, magram veras xdeboda, sanam yvelaze namdvil frinvelad _ werod ar gadaiqceoda da isariviT gaWimuli, zuzuniT ar gaapobda haers. hee, ucnauri frTosani iyo _ xan mZimed dabajbajebda, lurj-mwvaned abzinebuli, didebulad gaSlili kudiT, xan TeTr, grZelyela gediviT msubuqad ijda wyalze, xan gamalebuli ikenkeboda da SiSiT acecebda Tvalebs, mere yvelas ferxTiT mliqvnelad dabzrialdeboda da TiTqos morCili, gaubedavi, wamsve SxuiliT aiWreboda maRla _ TvalTmaqci, TvalTmaqci! dafeTebuli awydeboda daxSul fanjaras, iqve ki, gverdiT, Ria sarkmels ver amCnevda da gamwarebuli daborialebda oTaxSi _ suleli, suleli! da roca Zalgamoclili xmebi brmasaviT afaTurebdnen sagnebs, da wamieri siCumis drosac ki, sadRac Sors, Zalian maRla, sanam frTebs isev daiqnevda, uxmo iraos avlebda tortmana haerSi da uceb zed saxeSi miafrindeboda yvelas _ Tavxedi, Tavxedi, da im TvalebdaxuWul, Tavgadagdebul, tkivilnarevi netarebisagan saxedaRmeWil kacs didi, mokauWebuli niskartiT Ronivrad kortnida _ veluri, veluri! domeniko quCaSi midioda, aqa-iq sustad bJutavdnen farnebi. arturos saxli sadRac iqiT iyo, saxe uxurda. magram gaubedavad miabijebda da Sescivda, gaaJrJola, ganaTebuli saxli dainaxa Sors, oo, ho arturosas hgavda... iqiTken wavida. gzad sxva saxli gadaeRoba, frTxilad auara da isev dainaxa sinaTle. axla ukve axlos iyo, damSvidda da WiSkars rom miadga, viRaca adgils moswyda da sibneles Seeria. ukan daixia, kedels mieyrdno, guli Sig yelSi ubagunebda. WiSkars Seacqerda, sad wasuliyo... egeb sxvac iyo ezoSi, buCqebs amofarebuli, gatrunuli, momlodine, saiT

wasuliyo... zurgs ukan lamaz-qalaqi iyo, Cabnelebuli, avad mTvlemare... iqac, WalaSiac saSiSi iyo asvla, ara, ara, Wala yvelaferze metad iyo saSiSi... aq, am ezoSiac veRar Sebedavda, vin iyo, vin iyo... odnav gadaixara, TvalebgafarToebuli miaCerda ezoSi Camowolil sibneles da isev moesma nabijebis xma. kedels aekro, viRaca kaci modioda. zed im WiSkars miadga da frTxilad ki ara, xmauriT SeaRo kari _ egeba arturo iyo! ki, ki, naRdad imas hgavda... kedels beWebiT ubiZga da Sua quCaSi gamovida. kacma moixeda, mere niavze darweuli farnis Suqmac gadauara orives da maSinve icno: _ Sena xar, domeniko? _ ki. _ Sens saZebnelad wamovedi, _ da gaiRima, _ aqamde sad iyavi? _ tuliom wamiyvana, konCetinaoba iyo. _ konCetinaoba... rogor, karraskoebTan iyav? _ ki. aq viRaca iyo... bnelSi gaiqca. _ gaiqca? _ gaukvirda arturos, _ rogor Tu gaiqca... _ ra vici... uceb gaiqca. _ da sul araferi uTqvams? _ ara. _ ucnauria, _ Sefiqrianda arturo, _ ar SeiZleba, rame ro ar eTqva. _ ratom... vin iyo! _ Cveni ugo, sawyali... romelime saxls amoiCemebs da Soridan gvemuqreba. _ ki magram... _ didi ambavi _ SeCveulebi varT, magram Sen ratom ar giTxra araferi... _ ra unda eTqva. _ ra vici, aTasi sisulele _ danis wverze agagebo da amisTanebi... _ ratom unda eTqva? _ me saidan unda vicode, _ mxrebi aiCeCa arturom, _ imas mohkiTxe... ra vici, giJia. ara, marTla TviTon gaiqca, Tu... xom ar galaxe? _ ara, ara, ras ambobT. _ ucnauria, ucnauri, _ guliT gaikvirva arturom, _ eg aravis gaurbis xolme, piriqiT, yovelTvis sxvebTan Sexvedras cdilobs. _ egeb sxva iyo. _ vin iqneboda. _ ra vici, vinme... _ ara, ara, Sens mosaZebnad rom gamovedi, erTi-orjer momaZaxa, Seni dRec dadga, arturo, Seni dRec dadgao... egeba Sendauneburad SeaSine, Tumca, magas arafris da arvisa eSinia _ da, isev gaukvirda, _ marTla gaiqca? _ ki, ki, aba ra... _ ucnauria, ucnauri, _ Tavi gverdze gadaxara arturom da, rom gamoerkva, Tqva: _ Sin SevideT, aq rodemde unda vilaparakoT... _ cotaTi uxeSad mouvida da maSinve daayola, _ senior. mesame dRe, gaseirneba Zalian stkioda Tavi. yeli gamSrali hqonda, TiTqos gvalvisgan daxleCili. kidev kargi, magidaze savse doqi idga. wamodga da pirze miiyuda, magram Weridan kuStad daacqerda nacnobi laqa. wyali gadascda, xvela autyda da maSinve arturomac Tavi Semoyo _ gaiRviZe, senior? _ ki. axlave Camoval. _ gicdiT, gi-icdiT, _ alersianad gaWima arturom.

raRac esizmra, eeRar ixsenebda, kanafis Tavi rom moeZebna da TiTebi Caevlo, maSinve gaxsnida im awewil gorgals, magram verafers CasWida xeli. is biWi gaaxsenda, bnels Sereuli, ara, ara, is sizmrad ar iyo... dafiqrebuli icvamda, koxta, axali tansacmeli siamovnebda, eg ki iyo, wvalebiT ikravda Rilebs. mwvane tansacmeli, mwvane... `amas lurji ufro mouxdeboda~, _ ase Tqva doinjSemoyrilma qalma, tereza erqva... rogor dadioda! `ginda, gakoco? oRond loyaze...~ ki, ase hkiTxa... rad ar miuSvira loya! ara, ara sircxvili iyo _ Tumca, TviTon ra _ im qals unda Sercxvenoda. ara, ara, mainc sircxvili iyo... ailewa, doqi isev miiyuda pirze. Tvalebi daxuWa, is gamaRizianebeli laqa rom ar daenaxa, doqidan wyali gadmoiRvara, sakinZeSi Cauvida, muclamde CauRoRda sicive. gaaJrJola, xelisguli aisva garedan, tansacmelze. gaTba, dawynarda, raRac siamovnebda, ho _ `ginda, gakoco? oRond loyaze...~ lamazad siaruls cdilobda, kibe Caiara, oTaxSi Sevida. _ gamarjobaT, _ uTxra arturos colma, eulaliam, grZel kabaze xelebi waivlo, odnav gaSala da msubuqad Caimuxla. maSinve gaaxsenda da quslze magrad miirtya qusli, _ gamarjobaT, qalbatono... msuqani qali iyo, arturosaviT wiTelloyeba. Svilic friad janmrTelad gamoiyureboda _ norCi janjakomo. _ rogor geZinaT, mSvenivrad gamoiyurebiT... _ ee... _ daibna domeniko, _ aa... _ `gmadlobT, kargad~ unda Tqva, _ SeaSvela arturom. _ gmadlobT, kargad. _ xom ara gwyins, aqaur wesebs rom gaswavli? _ ara, ras brZanebT... me rom xandaxan rame gkiTxoT, Tu SeiZleba? _ rogor ara, rogor ara, Cemo... marTla, saxeli arc vici Seni... _ domeniko... _ da gaexarda: `ginda, gakoco? oRond loyaze~. _ mSvenieri saxelia, mSvenieri, kargi... ra qali iyo. Cafiqrebuli iReWeboda. nasauzmevi, quCaSi gavida, ise aRar stkioda Tavi, jibeSi rva drahkani edo, karga xans eyofoda. `eqvsi aTasi, eqvsi...~ _ siamovnebiT gaifiqra da maSinve Walisaken mimaval biliks daadga. mTvralis nakvaleviviT biliki iyo, mixveuli, moxveuli. gadaWrili xe Soridanve SeniSna, Tvali aarida _ `aravin mixvdes.~ irgvliv Tumca adamianis WaWaneba ar iyo, mainc... frTxilad Cauara, karga xans iara, mere Semobrunda, Soridan ucqira, datkba. mwvane xalaTze daixeda, gaifiqra _ `ha?~ _ da uceb gawiTlda _ `ara, ara, maSinve mixvdeba...~ mainc wasZlia sulma, arturos saxlisaken gaemarTa, WiSkarTan iwriala, `mixvdeba, damcinebs...~ da mainc WiSkars uceb fexi hkra, karic xmauriT SeaRo, yuradRebadqceul arturos ori drahkani gauwoda da ase uTxra: _ Tu SeiZleba, lurji tansacmeli momitaneT. _ aseTi Tu... yvelaze kargi? _ ara, aseTi. _ aseTi raRad ginda. SegveReba da is iqneboda... _ ara, axla minda... axlave. _ SegveReba, ra iqneboda. ise ki, rogor giTxraT, _ odnav airia arturo, _ Cems cols Tavis tkivilebi... diax, tkivilebi awuxebs da, Tu

SeiZleba, CvenSi winaswaroba ra saTqmelia, magram erT drahkans Tu momcemT, SegiRebavT kidec da Tqvenc fuls gamozogavT da is iqneboda... _ ara, ara _ uTxra domenikom, fuli peSvSi Caudo, mere viwro jibeSi wvalebiT Caiyo xeli da uTxra: _ ha Senc, drahkani... tulios gverdiT miabijebda, isev mwvane tansacmelSi gamowyobili. lurji samosi Tavis oTaxSi moirgo da ucnaurad gaiar-gamoiara, magram mere mainc gadaifiqra da isev mwvane tansacmelSi amoyo Tavi. lamaz saxlebs Soris mimavali, Zalian Relavda, tulio ki guSindeli magidebisken arxeinad miabijebda da gamvlel-gamomvlels RimiliT uwevda xels. qals ganze gaedga fexebi, Ronivrad idga da cisfer sufras Tavs zemoT ifrialebda. _ gagiJdi, tereza? _ gaukvirda tulios, _ ra dReSi xar... _ Cqara minda gaSres... oh, moiyvane? _ ki. isev mogwons? _ ara, cotaTi gadamiara. _ matyueb, ara? _ gatyueb, ho. axla rom davinaxe, isev momewona. rogora xar, domeniko... _ me, kargad... gmadlobT, kargad. qalma gaicina _ moixara, xeli muxls zemoT dairtya da wamSi gaimarTa. ise lamazad gamouvida... _ dRes gaswavles, ara? _ ra... _ eg pasuxi. _ diax. _ hee, Stero, _ miealersa, _ suleli... genacvaleebs sjobda. mainc vin iyo _ yvelaferi uxdeboda. mere isic skamis kideze Camojda, domenikos uyura, RimiliT SeuTvaliera Subli, Txeli cxviri, tuCebic mzeriT Semouxaza, mere TvalebSi raRac sicelqem gauelva da alewili domeniko maSinve mixvda, raRac saSinels rom hkiTxavda... _ Sen Tu mogwonvar? _ me? _ Sena, ho... _ ra vici... ar vici, _ da Tvali aarida. _ mogwonvar! _ gauxarda qals da cisferi sufra TavsafariviT Semoixvia. yelTan koxtad amoikeca, warbze gaisva xeli, Tavi amayad SemarTa da gaRimebulma, farTo, lamazi kbilebiT daityveva udardeli, xmamaRali sicili, _ ase ufro ar mogwonvar? _ diax... _ Tavi daiqnia domenikom. _ da... _ fexze wamodga qali, xelebi ganze gaSala, _ ase? sufra welze miido, xelis erTi mcire, mkveTri moZraobiT varcxniloba CamoiSala da mxarze moigdo sqeli, mZime Tma, ufro gaimarTa da TvalebiviT miabjina ori wvetiani, saocnebo borcvi, _ da ase? ZlivasRa ijda. erTxans kinaRam wamoxta da gaiqca, magram amisi Tavic aRara hqonda. mere terezas vedrebiT axeda da qali Secba: _ kargi, kargi, aRarafers getyvi... mapatie. erTxans tulios uyura da iribad axleCil, mwvane TvalebSi Suqi Cauqra, mere ki odnav aubJutda _ malviT gaxeda domenikos. _ ra mogarTvaT, tulio...

_ ori SuSxuna, if... _ orio, Sen ambob? _ ikiTxa da isev aukiafda mzera. iman ki, TavCaqindrulma, Tqva: _ me dRes ver davlev. _ ratom? _ gaukvirda tulios. _ Tavi mtkiva da... _ Tavi gtkiva? _ Sewuxda qali, _ Zalian gtkiva? _ ara, ise... _ wamali ginda? _ ara. _ gZulvar, domeniko? _ ara, ras ambobT... _ kargi, ho, kargi nu gaagiJe... _ marTla meyofa, _ Tqva terezam, _ Torem glaxa qali vegonebi. erTi SuSxuna... sxva? _ sxva araferi... amas erTi qafqafa moutane, moarCens, madlia... ise, tereza, ar ifiqro, Suri malaparakebdes _ ratom mogewona? _ rad momewona? _ dafiqrda qali, Tan domenikos swrafad daxeda, _ ratom da... ratom da... axlave moval. ise uceb gagulgrilda, domenikos guli Cawyda. qali Sebrunda, gamarTulma, amayad darweulma gadadga oriod nabiji da uceb siarulzeve Seetyo, saxe rom Seecvala, mere mxarukuRma swrafad gamoixeda da domenikos orive Tvali erTdroulad, alersiT dauxuWa. iman ki maSinve aarida mzera da tulios uTxra: _ axlave moval. saiT wasuliyo, arc icoda. arada, aRar SeeZlo im qalTan yofna, sadRac wyali xmaurobda, iqiTken walaslasda. auzTan SeCerda, is biWiRa aklda _ axalgazrda giJi, ugo. biWi viRacas emuqreboda, magram uceb SekrTa da domenikos Sexeda. maSinve aiZurwa da mokle joxic ki, danasaviT rom eWira, iqve daagdo da mxrebawuruli gaecala iqaurobas. mosaxvevTan SeCerda, erTxel ki gamoxeda da maSinve gauCinarda. guneba wauxda. biWis TvalebSi ise usiamod gaiklakna dondlo, nacrisferi Tevzi... dafiqrebuli Sebrunda da mosaxvevTan tulios waawyda. _ wamo, wamo, _ qalaqgareT mivdivarT... _ da amayad gaimarTa, _ danaxarji me gadavixade. _ sad? _ qalaqgareT, saseirnod... terezas mama cudad Seiqna, alagebulia yvelaferi. _ bevrni midian? _ ise, ra... zogierTs icnob _ konCetinasTan iyvnen. _ mec... wamovide? _ aba ra, _ gaikvirva tuliom, _ Sen am qalaqSi ucxoda xar da... rogor ityvian? ho, interess warmoadgen. _ marTla? _ Seacqerda domeniko _ marTla wamovide? _ he! _ xeli aiqnia tuliom, _ rogor Tu marTla... TviT duilioc ki modis, axalgazrdebis xaTriT. da, Sefiqrianebulma, daamata: _ tereza marTla glaxa qali ar gegonos, yvelani vutrialebdiT, araferi gamogvivida. domeniko gaitruna.

_ cilios warbTan rom naWdevi aqvs, SegimCnevia? _ ara. _ magan Caartya. _ egre magra? _ Wiqa Caartya. Tu ici, ratom... _ ara. _ Tvali Caukra mxolod. _ mxolod _ magitom? _ eg... egeTia? _ auh! _ xeli aiqnia tuliom, _ ubeduris erTia, ubeduris... _ aqve, axlos unda iyos wyaro, batonebo, _ Tqva vinsentem, sayelo Sebneuli hqonda, _ diaRac rom gemrieli da sasiamovno wyali geliT. _ mSvenieria, mSvenieri, _ gadaikiskisa silviam, _ wyals araferi sjobs. _ Tuki gvwyuria, _ daazusta duiliom, rogoric iyo. foTolcvena dawyebuliyo. mziani dRe idga, mSrali foTlebi haerSi yovndebodnen, sveneb-svenebiT mofarfatebdnen dabla, uzarmazari, yviTeli fifqebiT Tovda tyeSi. kenweroebze Citebi xmianobdnen, wminda haerSi zvirTebad imsxvreoda JRurtuli, magram erTi uxilavi Citi naRvlianad uxmobda sxvas, avad dadumebuliyo CaSavebuli fuRuro, xavsSemorkaluli. _ aii, wyaroc, _ Sedga vinsente, _ viRac madlians Wiqa dautovebia. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi _ wamoiZaxa romeliRac celqma qaliSvilma, _ ise mwyurodaaa... _ jer Tqven SesviT, bolos davlev me, _ Tqva edmondom. _ ai, namdvili amxanagi, _ gamoacxada tuliom, _ warmodgena ara maqvs, ciliosTan ra gamonaxe saerTo... edmondom amayad Caqindra Tavi. mere foTols Zlivs aaglija mzera da tulios mimarTa: _ Tu ginda, viamxanagoT Sen da me. _ ara, ara, ra Seni Rirsi var, _ Tavi moikatuna tuliom, _ Sen ciliosaTvis xar Seqmnili. _ Sen ufro momwonxar. _ ra mosawoni me var, dRedaRam SuSxunas suni amomdis. _ gamogasworeb. _ Tavi damanebe, viRaca xar, _ mobezrda tulios da Caecina, _ momwonxaro... ar damiwyo arSiyi? tyeSi... piri rom gaisveles, mxiaruli qaliSvilebi erTbaSad gamkacrdnen da saqmianad amoalages Wreli, lamazi CanTebidan sauzme. molze feradi sufra gafines, zed daalages civad moxarSuli xorci, yveli, mwvanili, aTasnairi namcxvari, Semwvari qaTmebi, `if, if, _ iZaxda tulio, _ yvelafersa sjobs...~ vaJebi da duilio gemrielad iReWebodnen, mxiaruli qaliSvilebi ki nazad, neka TiTebabzekilni icicqnebodnen neba-neba. erTma ucnobma jeelma ki, romelic ZaliT mietmasna sazogadoebas, da romelsac kumeos eZaxdnen, sul moasufTava yvelaferi, sadamdec xeli miuwvda. xarbad, TqlafaTqlufiT sauzmobda da tulio sxvagan gadajda, yvela interesiT Seacqerda, icodnen, aucileblad rom ixumrebda da tuliomac Tqva: `magis gverdiT jdoma saSiSia, SeiZleba ucabedad mklavi momaWamos.~ yvelam gaicina, kumeomac Zalumad gadaixarxara, mere muxlebze dadga, gadaiwia, gadaizniqa da Semwvari qaTami ori TiTiT daiTria. duilios momcro Wiqa pitnis nayeniT Seuvses da imanac sazeimo xmiT Sesva Soreuli marSal betankuris sadRegrZelo, adamianisa, `visi fiqri da ocneba mudam Tavs evleba Cveni mitovebuli qalaqis xalxs~,

xolo gamZRarma kumeom uceb erT Cafiqrebul qaliSvils wvivze staca TiTebi da ZaRliviT, sazarlad Sehyefa. gulgaxeTqil qaliSvils wyaros wyali apkures da Zlivs moiyvanes gons, duilios ki saxe gaunaTda da, etyoba, sul sxvas fiqrobda, radgan Tqva `wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiReb!~ _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi, _ SesZaxa silviam, _ es xom namdvilad erTstriqoniani leqsia. _ Tanac keTilSobiluri mizniT, _ daazusta konCetinam. _ gmadlobT, konCetina, Cemo patarav, _ Tqva duiliom, _ Sen kargad Caswvdi am leqsis arss: keTilma adamianma sxvebis sakeTildReod wyarosTan Wiqa datova, sxvaTa saameblad, Cven ki, Cvenc keTilebi, Wiqas ki ar gavtexT, ar davamsxvrevT, da miTumetes, ki ar mivisakuTrebT, aramed vityviT: `wyarodan Wiqas... nu wamoiReb!~ _ ah, kargia. _ kargia, kargi. _ marTla kargia. _ rogor Tu `marTla?~ _ ewyina silvias. _ marTla, aba tyuila? _ gaseriozulda kumeo. mere Seisva maraduberebeli mamida ariadnas sadRegrZelo, vinc asakisa gamo tyeSi saseirnod wamosvla ver SeZlo, magram konCetinas mSvenieri nayenebi gamoatana. Seisva sxva sadRegrZeloebic, yvela arxeinad svamda, mamakacTagan mxolod duilio ikavebda Tavs. odnav Sexurdnen da konCetina uceb atirda. `ra iyo, ra iyo, Cemo kargo~. _ uTxra silviam da vardisferi cxvirsaxociT SeumSrala Rawvi, antoniom im arwamosaRebi WiqiT miurbenina wyali, yvela SeSfoTda, `ra iyo, ra moxda,~ konCetina ki, Tvalebze cxvirsaxocafarebuli, nazad iZaxda: `ara, ara, araferia...~ mere tuliom xeli faqizad CamoaSvebina saxidan da ise sasacilod daeWyana, konCetinam gaiRima da gaxarebulma tuliom Tqva: `Tan tiri da Tan icini... mze pirs ibans.~ `ah, poeturi iyo, _ aRniSna duiliom, _ yoCaR, me mudam mjera axalgazrdobis.~ yvela karg guneba-ganwyobaze dadga, kumeom namcxvris didi naWeri gaiqana pirSi, da mzeraamRvreuli antonioc sacekvaod ganemzada, magram konCetinam moiTxova: `duilio biZia, gviambeT ra, rame...~ xolo duiliom, rogoric iyo, Tqva: `ara sjobia, SekiTxvebi davsva?~ da yvelam upasuxa: `diax.~ duilio, Cafiqrebuli, erTi xidan meoremde bolTasa scemda da damWknar foTlebs aSariSurebda, sxvebi mouTmenlad elodnen SekiTxvebs, kumeos garda, romelic isev iReWeboda; duilio ki mxar-TeZoze wamowolil axalgazrdebs miuaxlovda da ikiTxa: _ ai, Tqven, Tqven, antonio _ giyvarT Tu ara Tqveni saqme? ggvriT Tu ara igi siamovnebas? da Tu ara _ ratom? _ me Zalian miyvars Cemi saqme, _ Tqva antoniom, _ Cavagdeb TeTr perangs qvabSi, vaduReb, vaduReb _ wiTeli amodis. mere Cavagdeb yviTel xalaTs sxva qvabSi, duRdeba, vaduReb, amoviReb _ cisferi amodis. Cavagdeb... _ ratom tirodi? _ xmadabla daekiTxa silvia konCetinas. _ aravis etyvi? _ ara. _ me mgoni, vinsentes vuyvarvar, is ki coliania da misi coli mecodeba. _ ra ici... _ ra, ra vici... _ rom uyvarxar. _ namcxvari SemomTavaza.

_ da guSin ratomRa tirodi? _ antoniosac vuyvarvar. _ ra ici? _ ra, ra vici? _ rom uyvarxar... _ cekva ar icis da Cemi xaTriT mainc icekva. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi, yoveli saqme mSvenieria, _ Tqva duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ da siamovnebas ratomRa ggvriT? _ purs magiTa vWam. Tanac, bevri muSaoba ki ar unda, _ gamxiarulda antonio, _ Caagdeb, amoiReb, mzad ari, Caagdeb, amoiReb, morCa _ TavisiT iRebeba. _ hoo, _ dafiqrda duilio, _ visac Tavisi saqme uyvars, igi SesaniSnav warmatebebs miaRwevs, xolo es _ kargia. aba, axla _ Sen, vinsente _ ra ocneba, miznebi da miswrafebani gaqvs momavlisaTvis? _ me minda, _ amayad SemarTa Tavi vinsentem, _ yovelTvis gaxldeT Tan mdidari da Tanac kulturuli inteligenciis warmomadgeneli. _ xom vTqvi, vuyvarvar-meTqi, _ wasCurCula konCetinam megobars. _ mSvenieria, mSvenieri, _ aRniSna duiliom, _ oRond fuls xom keTilSobilur mizanTa misaRwevad gamoiyeneb? _ diax, diax, uciloblad, _ Tqva vinsentem, Rili Seixsna da daamata, _ kargia, ma ra... _ kargi, _ Cafiqrda duilio, _ aba, axla Sen, Cemo patara konCetina, _ vin migaCniaT Tqveni idealebis gmirad da ratom? _ Cemi idealebis gmirad, _ Tqva konCetinam, _ me mimaCnia mamida ariadnas meore qmari _ biZia vasko. SeiZleba avxsna _ ratom? _ ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, konCetina, _ miugo duiliom. co-otaTi nawyeni Canda. _ me Tumca arasodes minaxavs igi, radgan maSin arc viyavi amqveynad movlenili, magram bevri msmenia masze. Turme, roca yvela ambobda: `ki~, biZia vasko ityoda: `ara~, xolo, roca yvela aRniSnavda: `ara~, biZia vasko miugebda: `ki~, da, saerTodac, Turme igi namdvili mamakaci iyo. _ hooo, _ gaagrZela duiliom, _ Tumca mec ar vicnobdi senior vaskos, magram darwmunebuli var, rom igi namdvilad Taviseburi adamiani iyo, xolo es kargia. hoo... ai, Tqven, Tqven, edmondo, romeli sakacobrio idealebi gxiblavT yvelaze metad? _ yvelaze metad amxanagoba mxiblavs me, _ Tqva edmondom. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi, _ energiulad daeTanxma duilio, aRfrTovanda, _ amxanagobas xSir SemTxvevaSi mohyveba urTierTsiyvarulis atmosfero da seriozuli valdebulebani. me myavda erTi amxanagi, romelic amasTanave xelovani iyo, da es Tanamegobroba axali SemoqmedebiTi gamocdilebiT gamdidrda. Cveni amxanagoba mZlavri nabijebiT midioda TvalsaCino miRwevebisaken. WeSmariti amxanagoba Sors gaigdebs saxels da megobrobis SuqiT gaciskrovndeba. da, saerTodac, adamianTa megobrobas mohyveba dadebiTi Sedegebi. _ xolo me ar miyvars igi, _ isev wasCurCula silvias konCetinam. _ axla ki, Tqven, ara, Tqven ki ara, ara, Tqven, aramed Tqven, _ TiTi miabjina duiliom kumeos, romelic emaleboda, _ ras ufro afasebT Tqveni Tanatolebis bunebaSi: fizikur Zalas, gonebriv monacemebs, rac sawindaria RirsSesaniSnavi gamarjvebebisa, uh, dacxa, xo ici, Tu namdvil adamianobas, anu pirdapirobas, romelic Cveuli ostatobiT Zerwavs saTqmels?

_ me, ara? _ TiTi miido gulze kumeom. uceb Seicvala, gaamayda, _ me mgonia, rom adamiani unda iyos Wkviani, gonieri, pirSi mTqmeli, da Tu Ronieric iqneba da fulic eqneba jibeSi, amiT araferi daSavdeba. _ aaha, _ kidev ufro gaimarTa duilio, _ ese igi, Tqven ambobT, rom adamiani unda iyos bevri dadebiTi TvisebebiT Semkuli? _ diax, Semkuli. _ Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom Semkul-aRWurvili, ara? _ diax, diax. _ SesaniSnavia. kargi adamiani mudam gvxiblavda da momavalSic gagvaxarebs. _ ise ki, me ar Semxvedria namdvilad kargi adamiani... _ isev wasCurCula silvias konCetinam. _ ara? da duilio viRaa maSin... _ eg ki, eg ki... magram xnieria. me axalgazrdebze vambob. _ ah, egre ambob? ho... ise ki, axalgazrdebi asakSi rom Sevlen, SeiZleba mere isinic kargebi gaxdnen... _ es ki, es ki... isxdnen, saubrobdnen. arada, Semodgoma idga, tyiuri, gaCaxCaxebuli. Ramis daraji, matyuara lepoldino, quCaSi fexakrefiT miipareboda. daJanguli farniT xelSi, mousvenrad acecebda Tvalebs, yurdacqvetili, yovel Cqamze gaitruneboda da farans dafleTili mosasxamis qveS malavda. jer lamaz-qalaqis SadrevanTan unda misuliyo da pirvelad iqidan daeyvira: `Ramis sami saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a...~ eh, yvelaferi rigze rom ar iyo, kargad icoda, magram ra eqna _ swored amaSi uxdidnen yovel Semodgomaze erT drahkans _ oqros mrgval, momcro fuls, romelic mTeli weliwadis sigrZeze purad da xaxvad unda gaweliliyo. yvelas winaSe damnaSaved grZnobda Tavs _ lamaz-qalaqelebi Raribad ar cxovrobdnen, magram sad ar avadmyofoben da xandaxan, romelime aivnidan mZime, samgloviaro fardas rom gadmohfendnen, sircxvilisagan awiTlebuli, mobuzuli lepoldino moridebulad SesZaxebda: `Ra-amis pirveli saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a...~ da mxrebawuruli, mokle nabijiT mieSureboda Tavisi ficrulisaken, magram erT saxlTan yofna yvelafers erCia. axlac SeCerda, farani damala da gaxevda _ wina kbilebi rom aklda da mudam daxSulad iRimeboda, im kacs ar eZina _ mkrTali sinaTle liclicebda oTaxSi. Ramis siCumeSi susti Sriali moesma, TiTqos viRaca masaviT fexakrefiT dadioda, qviSaze _ kaci Tavis sakravs, romelsac sulad frinveli hyavda, xaverdis naWriT faqizad wmendda. mere iwyebda dakvras, Zalian Cumad, frTxilad, mZinare mezoblebi rom ar Seewuxebina, sadRa iyvnen is gorozi da laRi frinvelebi _ RamRamobiT im kacs erTaderTi patara Citi rCeboda, da ragind pawia yofiliyo da wynari, lepoldino mainc mojadoebuli ugdebda yurs xelisgulSi gamomwyvdeuli beRuras Cumad aRelvebul gulisZgeras, ramdeni ram iyo _ Sekecili frTebis afrTxialebis SiSi, totidan totze gadaskupebis natvra, frena, rac mTavaria, frena... yovelnair frTosans monatrebuli kaci Zlivs ikavebda Tavs, TvaldaxuWuli ukravda da xmebic usinaTlos TiTebiviT dafaTurobdnen sagnidan saganze, odnav arxevdnen haers, TvaldaxuWul kacs ki survilisagan eRriceboda saxe, aJrJolebda da, gaTenebamde, erTi suli hqonda, rodis gadaaqcevda im cicqna beRuras RrublebSi israd gaWril, kiserwawvdil werod; magram axla Rame iyo da bneloda, da misi saxlis

kedels mixutebuli lepoldinoc grZnobda, kacs rom erideboda xmamaRla, Tavisuflad dakvra, RamRamobiT misTvisac ki, gasaocari damkvrelisaTvis, ar SeiZleboda es. TviTon ki, Tavad lepoldinos, Tavisi Jangiani xmiT aucileblad unda SemoeZaxa mTeli qalaqis gasagonad: `...da yvelaferi rigzea-a...~ im moguduli dakvris gagoneba ufro mtkivneuli iyo lepoldinosTvis, vidre aivnidan gadmofenili Savi fardis danaxva, magram mainc qurdulad mieSureboda moednisaken, Rrmad SeisunTqavda, Tvalebs daxuWavda da, almodebul brmasaviT exleboda lamaz-qalaqis kedlebs: `Ra-am-is oTxi saaTia da...~ ...da aleqsandro _ es, yvelaferi kargi, _ Tqva maRalma, _ magram saRamomde ra vqnaT? daTroba ar iqneba. _ ratom? _ ratom da, iseTi sanaxaoba gvelis. _ mere, patara rom davurtyaT, ra iqneba? _ ar SeiZleba, _ TiTi aiSvira maRalma, _ araferi ar unda gamogveparos. _ bodiSi, ra sanaxaobaa? _ ikiTxa domenikom. SadrevanTan idga da tulios ucdida. _ ar ici? mTeli qalaqi emzadeba _ aleqsandro gamodis sajarod. _ ratom gamodis... _ saTauri aqvs... _ ra saTauria... _ `adamianTa Soris ukeTesi urTierTobisaTvis!~ _ auf! _ saxe gaubrwyinda dabals, _ marTla ar SeiZleba daTroba. _ aba ra... magram manamde ra vqnaT? _ kaco, _ ar iSlida dabali, _ patara dagvertya, TiTo SuSa, ra iqneboda? saubris dawyebas xuTiode wuTi aklda. norC janjakamos ufro dabrawoda loyebi, radgan, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, gahyviroda: _ mxolod ori groSii! saubars amaRelvebel Temaze _ `adamianTa Soris ukeTesi urTierTobisaTvis~ _ waikiTxavs senior aleqsandro. SekiTxvis dasma SeuZlia yvelas, pasuxobs _ mxolod aleqsandro! _ viwro, maRal SesasvlelSi arturo idga da saubarze daswrebis msurvelT or-or groSs arTmevda. domenikos gauRima da uTxra: `modi, modi, Sen ufasod...~ magram domenikos tuliosTvis xurda ara hqonda, tulios ki arturom uecrad gauxeSebuli saxiT gamoarTva ori groSi. grZeli, didi oTaxi TiTqmis savse iyo, arturo drodadro dafaruli kmayofilebiT Tvals Seavlebda darbazs. _ gasasvlelTan davsxdeT, _ uTxra tuliom, _ raxan ar daiSale, imitom Semogyevi, Torem... _ ratom? _ ra vici... magis saubrebs xandaxan Cxubi mohyveba, icode, Cxubi Tu atyda, maSinve gavideT, kargi? _ kargi. mTeli darbazi Seivso, zogierTebi fexze idgnen. axla ukve TiTo groSad uSvebda xalxs arturo. aqa-iq qalebic Candnen da biWbuWobasTan erTad ramdenime darbaiseli moqalaqe mosuliyo. viRac ymawvili wamoxta, xeli xels Semohkra da yuradReba rom miaqcies, Tqva: _ modiT, nu gavawyvetinebT xolme... TavisiT gagiJdeba.

_ sworia, swori... _ moewona xalxs. viRac mTvrali wamdauwum iZaxda: _ sad aris, sada, aRar iwyebs? magis... _ Zalian suleluri SekiTxvebi ar misceT, Torem mixvdeba... ai, iseTi rameebi hkiTxeT, rom daibnes... _ magas ra daabnevs... _ dardi nu gaqvs, daibneva... _ mainc ra unda hkiTxo egeTi... _ eg me vici. kaco, suzanas fexi moutexia. _ marTla? _ ki. aba aleqsandros ki ar daemarTeba rame... _ eh, _ Caicina maRalma, _ amaze meti ra unda daemarTos... _ eg ki, eg ki... wina rigSi viRacam Sublze itkica xeli: _ auh! dRes xuTSabaTia, ara? _ xuTSabaTia. _ uh! _ ra iyo? _ ara, araferi... da uceb farda gaixsna da scenaze gabeduli, Tamami nabijiT Semovida TviT aleqsandro. atyda taSi, SeZaxilebi, aqa-iq Ronivrad daustvines, aleqsandro avanscenaze dadga, xalxs xelisguli aCvena da yvela eSmakurad gainaba. aleqsandros etyoboda, laparakis dawyeba rom uWirda, magram xalxs rom moavlo Tvali, yvela icno da rixianad Tqva: _ gamarjobaT, adamianebo. _ oo, aleqsandros gaumarjos, _ atyda mxiaruli SeZaxilebi, _ rogora xar. xom kargad, rogor brZandebiT, aleqsandro biZia... axals ras gvetyvi! _ adamianTa Soris ukeTesi urTierTobisaTvis! _ midi, midi! dascxe Seneburad! _ siCumes viTxov da yuradRebas, _ isev xelisguli aCvena xalxs aleqsandrom, pirvel rigSi viRacam ver moiTmina, wamodga, aleqsandros xelisgulze daakvirda da umkiTxava: _ am erT TveSi dabrmavdebi. _ aba, ra momiva Tqvens Semxedvares? _ xelebi gaSala aleqsandrom da Caicina, _ kmara, daviwyoT, Tqven borotad ixumreT, me _ keTilad, axla ki gveyofa, viwyebT! Cafiqrebulma gaiar-gamoiara. _ simarTle rom giTxraT, _ ase daiwyo aleqsandrom, _ Zalian bevri vifiqre, rogor melaparaka TqvenTan _ zogadad, dawvrilebiT, ubralod, maRalfardovnad Tu rogor... da mainc mgonia, rom Sinauruli saubari ajobebs _ rac ar unda iyos, erTmaneTs mSvenivrad vicnobT! _ midi, midi! _ SeuZaxa mTvralma. _ Cven, adamianebi, _ daiwyo aleqsandrom, _ Tumca ki viTom kargada varT erTmaneTTan, magram sruuuliad advili SesaZlebelia, ufro ukeTesad viyoT. _ sworia! _ daiRriala mTvralma da misken uneburad Setrialebul, SemkrTal qals Tvali Caukra. _ adamianTa urTierToba ukeTesobisaken midis, _ damajereblad ganagrZo aleqsandrom, _ Cveni uZvelesi winaprebi Turme erTmaneTs

Wamdnen, am sityvis pirdapiri gagebiT, axla ki, amdagvari SemTxvevebi aRmoifxvra. xolo es, _ kargia. _ vaSaa!! _ dasWeqa kumeom. _ adamianis gza, _ Cumad Tqva aleqsandrom, _ es unda iyos gza ukeTesobisaken. xolo me gekiTxebiT, _ xalxisken gaiSvira xelebi, _ ra migviyvans ukeTesobisken: _ WeSmariteba! _ wamoiZaxa viRacam da siciliT kinaRam gaiguda. _ ufro zustad! _ moiTxova aleqsandrom. _ saponi! _ ioxunja viRacam. _ pirveli aso sworia! _ gaexarda aleqsandros. _ s?.. skami! _ ara! _ Tqva eSxSi Sesulma aleqsandrom da uceb Zalian gaukvirda, _ ra SuaSia skami? _ saTnoeba? _ ufro zustad! _ imedi mieca aleqsandros. _ rainduli keTilSobileba!!! _ sad aris mand s? _ aba ra, ra, aleqsandro? _ ra da... _ aleqsandros raRac rbilma da nazma dauara sxeulSi, ise ucnaurad moeSva, ise Camoyara mxrebi; Tvalebi ki zemoT, darbazis Werisaken aRapyro, cali xeli nela, nela aswia maRla da Tqva: _ siyvaruli... didi mxiaruleba atyda: _ oo, o, Seyvarebuli yofila! mTvrali wamoxta, Sublze miido TiTi da atingicda: _ siyvaruli ras ar Svreba, ras ar Svreba, ras ar Svreba!.. _ ara, ymawvilo, es mxolod is siyvaruli araa, Sen rom gulisxmob, _ naRvlianad Seacqerda aleqsandro, _ me ufro did, ufro karg siyvarulze mogaxsenebT. _ ra ici Sen siyvaruli raa! _ gabrazda uceb viRac darbaiseli kaci, _ coli Sen ar gyavs da Svili! _ Sen Tu coli gyavs, da namdvili siyvarulic ici, imitomac ar daZvrebi rozaliasTan! _ aranakleb gabrazda aleqsandro. kaci gaSra. yvelam misken miixeda, aWarxlebuli kaci erTxans TiTqos skamSi Caimala, magram mere wamoxta da aleqsandros ferdakargulma dauRriala: _ Steri xar, Steri, yeyeCi... ra unda gelaparako!!! _ ai, siZulvili, _ uTxra xalxs aleqsandrom, _ gana es kargia? _ movklav, mag... mag... _ sityva gauwyda kacs, _ mag Rors, mag virze uaress, magas! _ ici, julio, axla ras getyvi? _ RimiliT hkiTxa aleqsandrom. swored is julio iyo, darbaiseli, mamida ariadnas siyrmis megobari. _ ras metyvi! miTxari, aba, aba, gabede rame, miTxari, aba! _ me Sen miyvarxar, julio... _ gadi aqedan, Sen da Seni siyvaruli, Se Zroxa, Se... _ SeaTvaliera juliom, _ Se mWle Zroxa, Sen! _ rogor miyvarxar, rom icode! gacofebulma juliom sxva rom veraferi moixelTa, fexsacmeli gaiZro da esrola, magram aacdina. aleqsandro daixara, Tavisi cxvirsaxociT gawminda fexsacmeli da pirvel rigSi mjdar axalgazrdas gauwoda: _ ai, esaa namdvili siyvaruli, miutane, geTayva... _ magas rogor Cavicvam, magis xelSi gamovlils, mag mudregis xelSi, mag...

_ ai, egaa siZulvili, _ juliosaken gaiSvira xeli aleqsandrom, mere ki mkerdze Camoisva, _ xolo es _ siyvarulia, a, romeli sjobs? mainc miyvarxar, julio... _ amdeni xalxi imitom movediT, Tqvens arSiyobas rom vuyuroT? _ wamoiZaxa viRacam da mTeli darbazi axorxocda. juliosac Caecina. xeli Caiqnia, Tqva: `eh, ra velaparako, Steria...~ da dajda. _ rac ginda viyo, _ danaRvlianda aleqsandro, _ ginda Steri, ginda piriqiT, me Tqven miyvarxarT... me guli mtkiva, Tqven rom SegcqeriT, oo, ise mwyins Tqveni yoveli umsgavsoba. magram mainc miyvarxarT, eh, ra kaaargi, ra SesaniSnavi grZnobaa, rom icodeT... mec TqvensaviT viyavi erTxans, mxolod Cemianebi miyvarda, da mere, CemTvis moulodnelad, sulSi gamefurCqna ucnauri, siyvarulis mcenare _ aba, Tu mixvdebiT, romeli? _ yayaCo! _ ara, _ Cqara Wkneba... _ enZela! _ nazia Zalze... _ georgini! _ gafofrilia... _ vardi!! _ Sablonuria... _ aba ra?! _ da uceb sulSi gamefurCqna ucnauri mcenare, _ ganagrZo aleqsandrom, _ siyvarulis kaqtusi _ ekliani da eklebiani, oRond saocrad tkbili iyo misi yoveli Cxvleta, da ai, axlac, Tqven rom giyurebT, axlac, mCxvlets... _ yuradRebas nu miaqcev, aleqsandro! _ rogor ar mivaqcio. _ gaikvirva aleqsandrom, _ mCxvlets... _ ar daijero eg. _ da rom icodeT, rogor miyvarxarT, rooogor _ ver warmoidgenT... _ da uceb Seicvala, _ ameebs rom viZaxi, ar gegonoT, TiTqos momwondeT, ah, ara, ara, mSvenivrad vici, raca xarT, rasac warmoadgenT, magram mainc... ai, aq, am darbazSi, mexuTe rigis, _ da gadaTvala _ ori, oTxi, eqvsi _ mecxre skamze rom zis, yvelam mSvenivrad viciT, ra kacicaa, magram me mainc miyvars igi... is kaci gaitruna da ar icoda, raime eTqva, Tu gaCumeba sjobda. ukana rigebidan wamodgnen, im rigsa da skams eZebdnen, magram aleqsandrom axla sxvagan gadautana yvelas mzera: _ aii, xalxo, SexedeT, SexeT, aq erTad movida ori kaci. ori Wabuki _ vinsente da antonio. dasamalavi araferia _ am or adamians adre erTmaneTi Zalian sZulda. vinsente darwmunebuli iyo, rom gacilebiT maRla idga antonioze, antonio ki vinsentes qedmaRlobis gamo ver itanda. mokled, ise iyvnen erTmaneTTan, rogorc cudi ZaRli da cudi kata, magram cxovrebaSi, _ uceb gauxarda aleqsandros, _ ra ar xdeba da axla, xom xedavT, ganuyrelni Seiqmnen _ vinsentes antonios da _ mSvenieri julia Seuyvarda da coladac SeirTo. amrigad, isini danaTesavdnen, vinsente Seicvala antonios mimarT, uuufro Tavaziani da megobruli gaxda, bunebiT moyvaruli antonio ki sul dadna mis aseT saqcielze da yvelani mowmeebi varT, ra mSvenivrad arian axla isini, rogor daaxlovdnen, erTad svamen, qeifoben, qaRalds mxolod gasarTobad TamaSoben, groSebze ki ara... ai, ra SeuZlia unebur, misjil

axloblobasa da siyvaruls, Tumca es uneburi siyvaruli ver miva, vera, sayovelTao, gabatonebul siyvarulTan, ver miva, Cemo Zviiirfaso adamianebo, da maT erTmaneTs gauRvives yovelive kargi Tviseba, sul daTmobaze midian... _ da aleqsandro isev Seicvala _ es yvelaferi, davuSvaT, Zlier kargia, magram axla me gekiTxebiT _ am Cvens vinsentes Tavisi cxovrebis mudmiv Tanamgzavrad rom ar amoerCia mSvenieri julia, axlac xom isev ZaRli-katasaviT iqnebodnen? xom var swori, vinsente? _ kbilebs amogamtvrev... _ dawynardi, vinsente, dawynardi, xom ici, _ giJia, _ daamSvida antoniom. _ kbilebze gamaxsenda, _ gaaxsenda aleqsandros, _ nu sWamT erTmaneTs, nu, iyaviT ise, rogorc axla es ori kacia erTmaneTis mimarT. gugulebiviT... xom xedavT, rogori siyvaruliT Sehyurebs saTno antonio gulficx vinsentes? ai, mSvenieri sanaxaoba iqneboda, vinsentec rom alersiT Sescqerodes keTil antonios, igi ki amis nacvlad me mibRvers, me ki _ igi miyvars, iseve, rogorc yoveli Tqvengani. nu iCxubebT, nu, erTma brZenma Tqva, roca ori kaci Cxubobs, orive damnaSaveao. es WeSmaritebaa, Zvirfasebo, da xandaxan unda apatioT xolme erTmaneTs danaSauli. Tqven ki maSinve muStikrivze gadadixarT, gana es kargia? modiT, dampirdiT, rom apatiebT erTmaneTs, xom aRmiTqvamT, adamianebo? _ aRgiTqvamT, aRgiTqvamT, _ icinoda xalxi. _ ahaa, iciniT? _ dafiqrda aleqsandro, da uceb viRacas miabjina TiTi: _ ai, Sen, miqele, Senc xom aRmiTqvam? _ aba, ra, _ gaikriWa axovani jeeli. _ Semomfice. _ suliTa da guliT geficebi. _ me mjera Seni da axla erT patara saidumloebas gagimJRavneb. xom apatieb damnaSaves? _ ki, ki, _ dainteresda miqele, _ xom Semogfice. _ kargi, midi maSin axla kumeosTan da xeli CamoarTvi. _ ratom? _ jer CamoarTvi xeli da mere getyvi. kumeos ferma gadahkra da SeSinebuli uyurebda axovan miqeles, romelmac xeli CamoarTva da adgilze dabrunda, _ aha, miTxari. _ radgan Sen didsulovneba gamoiCine, getyvi, _ sazeimod gamoacxada aleqsandrom, _ am ori dRis winaT quCaSi mTvrals rom geZina, Seni oqros Zewkvi swored mag koxta kumeom amogacala. _ ras meubnebi, _ ucnaurad gaiRima miqelem da kumeos gaxeda, _ axla, xom viqnebi Cemi ficis erTguli, rom mivide da vakoco? _ Sen amiT amaRldebi, Zvirfaso adamiano, midi, midi, akoce... _ ar minda, ara nu makocebs! _ SeSfoTda kumeo. _ unda gemTxvio, sayvarelo... xomaa kocnis Rirsi? _ xalxs miubrunda miqele. _ ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, aucileblad! _ daiZaxa ramdenime cnobismoyvarem. _ ara, ara! _ iyvira vinsentem (kumeos biZaSvili iyo). _ ara, ara da ara! _ miemxro antonio. _ akocos, akocos! _ yviroda umravlesoba da miqele kumeosTan mivida, yurebze xelisgulebi jer ise nazad miado, yvela gancvifrda _ egonaT, marTla akocebda, da rom gaikvirves, swored maSin miqelem kumeos Sig

cxvir-pirSi Tavi sdruza. kumeo rigebs Sua Cavarda da miqelem ori wixlis miyolebac moaswro, mesamezec ar ityoda uars, magram ficxma vinsentem viRac-viRaceebis Tav-mxarze gadairbina da zemodan daaxta. oriveni kumeos daecnen, im siviwroveSi xels veRar gaartyamdnen erTmaneTs, amitom vinsentem loya CamoafxaWna. _ fici, fici, _ iZaxda aleqsandro, _ miqele, sadaa Seni fici, miqele! juzepesac sxva ra undoda _ moCxubrebTan miiWra, pirvelives daswvda, aswia da oTxi rigis miRma isrola, es vinsente iyo _ viRac qals Seenarcxa da skamianad aayirava, im qalis gamwarebulma qmarma ki farTo qamari Seixsna da vinsentes saxeze gadauWira. gacofebulma vinsentem sul sxva adamians wixli amoartya da im adamians antonioc erTgulad mivarda. am dros viRac tanmomcro biWma gza gaikvlia juzepesaken da ybaSi ise koxtad amohkra, gondakarguli juzepe iqve Caikeca. es saswauls udrida, magram vis ecala gasakvirvad _ areulobiT mSvenivrad isargebla rozalias qmris Zmam _ darbaisel senior julios miepara da ukanidan muSti xeTqa, mTvrali adamianic wamodga, mimoixeda, iqve mdgari kacis qudi ar moewona da TavSi Caafara. im kacma mezobels yavarjeni gamostaca da mTvrals mouqnia, magram ucabedad sxvas moaxvedra, romelmac jer gamwarebulma daiRriala, mere ki ybaSi sila stkica. qalebi akivldnen, SedarebiT gonierebma gasasvlels miaSures, mTvralma axla sxvas Caafara TavSi. `ratom ar davlieT diliT, ratom ar davurtyiT patara~ _ iyvira uceb dabalma da maRals mucelSi ataka Tavi. maRalma cali xeli qeCoSi CasWida, meore xeli ki mouqnia da loyaSi xeTqa. mere isev daartya da am dros viRac gamwarebuli daeZgera _ es ukve arturo iyo, _ `vis urtyam, vis urtyam, Se...~ Cxubis eSxSi Sesulma maRalma arturosac gaulawuna da maSinve saSineli yviriliT _ `mami, marCenalo, maami!~ _ norCi janjakomo gamoqanda. areulobiT yvelam isargebla da, visac visi javri hqonda, erTmaneTs daerivnen da didi, masobrivi, grandiozuli Cxubi gaimarTa. _ adamianebo! _ scenidan yviroda aleqsandro, _ nuTu ase imoqmeda Tqvenze Cemma damayvavebelma saubarma, adamianebo! mere yvelaferi airia, didi ucnauri ambavi moxda _ TiToeuli maTgani yvela danarCenis winaaRmdeg Cxubobda. viszec xeli miuwvdebodaT, ganurCevlad yvelas scemdnen, ase gansajeT, dasisxlianebul vinsentes TviT antonio moegdo fexqveS da gamozogili siamovnebiT da gemovnebiT urtyamda. _ ram gagagiJaT, adamianebo, _ isev yviroda aleqsandro, _ bolosdabolos, Tqven xom gasarTobad moxvediT aq, adamianebo! _ aq, am qalaqSi... _ daiwyo domenikom da airia, _ bodiSi, sxvanairad ar miiRoT, magram... ise, mainteresebda, qurdoba Tua? _ sad, aq? ara, ras ambob, _ gaikvirva tuliom, _ aTasSi erTxel... _ da im kacma rom Tqva, kumeom moipara oqros Zewkvio? _ kumeosTana ras ar ikadrebs, _ aRSfoTda tulio da iqve dawynarda, _ magram eg gamonaklisia. aba, sad gagigonia, romelime qalaqs TiToorola egeTi regveni rom ar arcxvendes?.. _ da Sefiqrianda, _ Sen ra, fuli gaqvs? _ ara, arc ise... _ ramdeni gaqvs mainc? _ samoci... drahkani. _ samoci? _ gaukvirda tulios, sad iSove... _ eg ra... bevria?

_ he! _ xeli aiqnia tuliom, _ bevriao? bevricaa da cotaTi ufro metic... Tavidan ramdeni gqonda? _ Tavidan... ee, samocdaaTi. _ da aTi drahkani ukve daxarje? raSi, domeniko... _ ori xeli tansacmeli viyide... _ eg erTi drahkani... kidev? _ erTi ratom... _ aba? _ oTxi... _ rva xeli iyide? _ ara, ori. _ mere, eg erTi drahkani Rirs. _ marTla? _ gaocda domeniko, _ marTla? _ aba ra... Sen ra, ramdeni gadaixade. _ me? me oTxi... _ vin gadagaxdevina, arturom? _ ho. _ u, magis... ux, magisi, _ da uceb gaaxsenda, _ domeniko, terezam Tu icis, magdeni fuli rom gaqvs... _ ara, ar icis, saidan unda icodes? _ marTla ar icis? _ dafiqrda tulio, _ ucnauria, rad moewone... ise, tereza araa maincdamainc fulis giJi, magram mainc... ara, sxvanairad ki ar gamigo, garegnobiT ara giSavs ra, magram ise uceb moewone, ise uecrad... _ aq, am qalaqSi, _ Tqva domenikom, TvalebSi uyurebda _ qurdoba, ese igi, araa, ara? _ ara, ras ambob... vinme Tu mogatyuebs, arturosaviT, Torem jibidan aravin amogaclis da ZaliTac aravin wagarTmevs. da Seni bedi, kamoraSi rom ar moxvdi _ iq ukve yelgamoWrili egdebodi sadme. _ sad, kamoraSi? ra qalaqia... _ hee, ase uceb rogor agixsna... ise ki, namdvilad gamogWridnen yels. _ ratom... risTvis... araferi damiSavebia da... _ hee, _ piri daaRo tuliom, _ kamorelebisTvis ra mniSvneloba aqvs, dauSaveb rames, Tu ara... _ namdvilad gasaZevebelia eg wyeuli aleqsandro, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam, Tevzebs aqvariumSi saWmels uyrida, _ jer eg erTi, baton julios rogor daswama rozaliasTan imnairi urTierToba, me xom kargad vici, rom julios araviTari imnairi damokidebuleba ara aqvs rozaliasTan _ jer es erTi, mezoblebi arian da rogor SeiZleba senior julio iyos iseTi veragi, rom mezobelTan imnairi damokidebuleba da urTierToba gaaCaRos? meorec, me xSirad minaxavs isini erTad, sazogadoebaSi, da msgavsi araferi SemimCnevia, xolo raime imnairi rom momxdariyo maT Soris, aucileblad SevamCnevdi, radgan qalsa da kacs, romelTac erTmaneTSi imnairi urTierToba hqoniaT, yovelTvis, patara, raRac, sadRac, yovelTvis etyobaT. xom ar mogbezrdaT Cemi laparaki? _ ara, ara, ras brZanebT, me Zalze miyvars laparaki, _ miugo duiliom, _ oqros iReben miwis wiaRidan, xolo codnas _ laparakidan. _ ra SesaniSnavad TqviT, ra SesaniSnavad, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam, xelisguli moisufTava da aqvariums moscilda, _ xom marTali var, baton julios interesebs rom vicav?

_ ra Tqma unda, oRondac, oRondac, _ Tqva duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ senior julios saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi mravali dadebiTi Rirseba axasiaTebs. _ namdvilad Rirseuli adamiania, uiSviaTesi. _ diax, diax, _ cotaTi ewyina duilios, magram ar SeimCnia, _ kargi adamiania... magram me Tu mkiTxavT, bunebaSi iSviaTad moiZebneba unaklo adamiani, Zalze iSviaTad. _ ra Tqma unda, _ saCqarod daeTanxma mamida ariadna da iqve SeniSna, _ ise ki, batono duilio, senior julios cotaTi amRvreuli gamoxedva aqvs. _ eg ki, eg ki... _ xandaxan ise amxed-Camxedavs xolme... CemisTana xnovan qals, warmogidgeniaT? _ ras brZanebT, ras brZanebT, Tqven maradiuli axalgazrdobis niSniT brZandebiT gaCenili, eg aRar brZanoT, aRara TqvaT, ah, aRar gamagonoT, kargi? _ kargi, _ aRfrTovanda mamida ariadna da sakocnelad uboZa xeli, _ konCetina! surnelovani wyali mogvitane. ai, is, yviTeli... batono duilio, Zalian gTxovT aRweroT namdvilad kargi adamiani. _ axla? aqave? _ diax, diax, Zalian gTxovT... _ es Zneli Temaa, _ wamodga duilio, _ magram me mainc Sevecdebi... gmadlobT, konCetina... mSvenieri wyalia, ahaa... ese igi, namdvilad kargi? _ diax, diax, umorCilesad gTxovT. _ me vicnobdi erT namdvilad karg adamians, _ daiwyo duiliom, rogorc iyo, _ Cven erTmaneTs gulTbilad da gulisxmierad veqceodiT, adamianuri TvalsazrisiT, ra Tqma unda. Cven Cveni adamianobiT CamovicileT ZiriTadi metoqeebi, ramac sazogadoebaSi farTo gamoxmaureba hpova. Cven mudam vicavdiT winaparTa saucxoo tradiciebs da didi yuraddeba davuTmeT agreTve mraval dadebiT adamianur Rirsebas, rac sawindari gaxda Cveni uzado gamarjvebebisa. me maSin, _ Tvalebi Werisaken aRapyro duiliom, _ sixaruliTa da bednierebiT aRsavse Wabuki viyavi, Cemi sulieri tkivilebiTa da agreTve orives gvqonda, bodiSs vixdi gamoTqmisaTvis, keTilSobiluri buneba, agreTve Cveuli ostatobiT SegveZlo gamogveZerwa Cveni saTqmeli, xolo es _ kargia. da Tu adamianSi uciloblad karg, sasargeblo Tvisebebs SevamCnevdiT, Cven mxurvaled mivesalmebodiT am wamowyebas. _ ah, Tqven iseTi dadebiTi xarT, iseTi dadebiTi, _ Tvalze cremli moadga mamida ariadnas, _ xolo eg, xolo eg _ ise kargiaa... _ oo, _ fiqrebSi Caeflo duilio, _ dadebiTi adamianis gansaxiereba did ostatobasa da Rrma fsiqologiur azrovnebas moiTxovs. aq ki rozinas, ai, swored imas, WalaSi rom iyo, Tmagaprialebuli cilio gaaxsenda da aforiaqda. _ xSirad SemoiareT xolme CvenTan, xSirad, senior duilio, _ gadajvaredinebuli xelebi mkerdze miixuta mamida ariadnam, _ Tqveni saubari mudam saucxoo mogonebebs aRmiZravs. _ da Tu Tqveni guli mzadaa mSvenierebisadmi Sesaxvedrad, _ gaibadra duilio, _ maSin modiT da vimReroT kargi da lamazi simRerebi. _ oRondac, oRondac, vimReroT, aki vambobdi, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam da uceb gaSra, _ ra iyo, ra dagemarTa, konCetina?

konCetina ki cxared tiroda. `ra iyo, patarav~, _ ikiTxa duiliom da mxarze daado xeli, `netav, romelma cudma adamianma awyenina~, _ gaukvirda silviasac da nazad akoca loyaze. ` miTxari, miTxar, _ aRSfoTda mamida ariadna, _ vin amitira saxelganTqmul karraskoTa STamomavali, mipasuxe, miTxari~. konCetina ki sustad ambobda: `ah, ara, ara, araferia...~ da rom damSvidda, mamida ariadnam Tvalebi moWuta da ikiTxa: `raRaca kargi unda gveqna, ram damaviwya, raRac mixaroda da...~ `unda gvemRera, Cveno kargo, _ miugo duiliom, _ unda gvemRera kargi da lamazi simRerebi, romlebic...~ `sworia, swori, unda gvemRera, aki vambobdi, _ taSi Semohkra mamida ariadnam, _ me ise miyvarda erTi uwyinari simRera...~ `eg romeli _ `guli Tvalia Cveni?~ `ah, ara, ara, simRera benze...~ `gTxovT, gTxovT, yvelani gTxovT...~ _ mxurvaled sTxoves danarCenebma, xolo mamida ariadnam Tma faqizad Seiswora, malulad gaxeda Soreul sarkes, da aTrTolebuli xmiT ase daamRera: netav ra unda bens? ra adardianebs bens? ra? raa? ra da lamazi enatreba bens, koSkSi rom cxovr-oooobs... * * * Soridan kunZi miwaze gatrunul, naxtomisaTvis gamzadebul kacs hgavda. mSvenivrad icoda, kunZi rom egdo, mainc iqiTken wavida da, yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, Sesamowmeblad fexi wahkra, mere zed Sedga. raRacnairad uxerxulad Camoxta da fexi gadaubrunda. wamiT TiTqos dana dausves wvivze, gamwarebulma nikapi maRla aswia da maSinve gadauara. Rrubels axeda, im laqas hgavda. frTxilad gaemarTa gadaWrili xisken, mimoixeda. aravin Canda, Zexorcieli, mainc undo iyo Rame... cal muxlze daiCoqa, miwa rbili iyo, nawvimari, mokle joxiT advilad iCiCqneboda. pirvelma drahkanma rom gaibzina, meore muxlzec daiCoqa da, gadaxrili, im cicqna ormos mTeli taniT gadaefara. zurgmorkaluli, aTive TiTs oqros fulSi TvaldaxuWuli urevda, mere or-orad amoiRo, bejiTad iTvlida: `ori, oTxi, eqvsi...~ oci drahkani rom SeaquCa, isev miwa daayara danarCens da xelisgulebiT saxeldaxelod datkepna, mainc odnav SemaRlebuli Canda amovsebuli ormo. cali peSvi miwiT aivso, meoreSi drahkanebi ekava. Zlivs eteoda xelisgulze, mucelze miexutebina. is zedmeti miwa axlos ar dayara _ yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, vinme raimes ar mimxvdariyo... aTiod nabiji gadadga da mereRa moiqnia xeli. drahkanebi ki frTxilad Caido jibeSi da, rom ar aeJRarunebina, xelisguli miikra barZayze, Cabnelebul xis saxls Cauara, moqeifeni aRar Candnen, gviani iyo. qalaqSi rom Sevida, qvafenilidan yrud areklili sakuTari fexis xma ar esiamovna; mimoixeda. viRac patara, mokuntuli, kedels ahkroda da ise Sescqeroda. daglejili xalaTidan sinaTle bJutavda. vin iyo, ra iyo, verafers mixvda... mxolod is igrZno, gaqceva rom ar SeiZleboda da, uecrad SiSiT gaTamamebuli, pirdapir im kacisaken gaemarTa. kaci erTxans ufro moikunta, magram mere adgils moswyda da, cal xelSi anTebuli farniT, sadRac gaiqca, farnis wyalobiT kedelze afarTxalebul uzarmazar Crdilebs gaurboda TiTqos, domenikoc gaiqca, oRond arturos saxlisaken, jibeze xelmikruli, qoSiniT miadga WiSkars,

cali xeli CasWida, daeyrdno da, sanam suls moiTqvamda, mZinare qalaqs SeSfoTebulma daugdo yuri, da sabolood damSvidda, roca Soridan moesma SeSinebuli Zaxili: `Ra-amis ori sa-aTia da yvelaferi rigzeaaaa... seirnobis saaTi mTavar moedanze, auzis irgvliv, lamaz-qalaqelebi isxdnen da Zalian xmamaRla laparakobdnen _ Sadrevnebidan Ronivrad Cqefda wyali. gviani Semodgoma idga, droebiTi madli momateboda mzes. Txeli, moxdenili konCentina axalTaxal, wiTel tansacmelSi gamopranWul tulios esaubreboda da gvian SeamCnia domeniko, romelic iqve icdida da misalmebis niSnad msubuqad Caimuxla, domenikom ki, Tumca natkeni fexi awuxebda, qusli miirtya quslze da Tavi daxara _ amjerad mSvenivrad aRasrula lamaz-qalaqelTa wesi, aravis gaRimebia. sayeloSebneul vinsentes dinjad, amayad mohyavda xelmklaviT axalSerTuli coli, moxdenili RimiliT esalmeboda nacnobebs. seirnobis saaTi iyo, da martoxela edmondos verafriT gadaewyvita, vis asdevneboda _ xan romels miabjenda webovan mzeras da xan romels, magram yvelani Tvals aridebdnen. koxtad, mokle nabijiT moseirne duilios ki yvela alersian Rimils uZRvnida. duiliom ki, rogoric iyo, Tqva: `wyarodan Wiqas... nu wamoiReb!~ `ah, ara, ara, ar wamoviRebT,~ _ yvelas saxeliT miugo vinsentem da darbaisel senior julios pativiscemiT daukra Tavi. ah, ra dRe iyo, da kidev ufro ukeTesi iqneboda, ramdenime lamaz-qalaqels Calurjebuli rom ar hqonoda saxe. `uh, eg wyeuli aleqsandro, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam da gaikvirva, _ ager ar modis?~ mTeli qalaqi daseirnobda, qolgiani, maraoebiani qalebi da darbaiseli mamakacebi Rirseulad esalmebodnen erTmaneTs, galiebSi Citebi stvendnen, niavs mohqonda im sakravis xma, sulad frinveli rom hyavda da upatrono, daCaCanakebuli moxucis danaxvaze kumeos Tvalebi avad gaubrwyinda, mere miepara, qudi moxada da auzSi Caugdo. moxuci gamwarda, uRonod mouqnia acaxcaxebuli xeli, magram kumeo RreWa-RreWiT gaxta ganze da Sehyvira: `aba, aba, taS-maimun, taS-maimun...~ aq ki vinsentemac veRar moiTmina, sayelo gaiReRa da SesZaxa: `taS, tuS, maimun, taS, tuS, maimun...~ magram meuRlis sayveduriT aRsavse mzera igrZno, isev Seibnia sakinZe da unaklod daukra Tavi romeliRac Rirseul moqalaqes. aleqsandrom ki mxrebi aiCeCa da gakvirvebulma Cailaparaka: `ucnauria, ucnauri, me _ giJi da eseni _ Wkviani?!~ mziani dRe idga da seirnobdnen lamaz-qalaqelebi, Tmagaprialebuli cilio, didi wiTeli mixakiT xelSi, Walel rozinas esaubreboda da zurgiT idga silviasTan, romelic dobils ucdida. rozina Tavdaxrili idga da xandaxan uaris niSnad odnav gaiqnevda Tavs, da roca ciliom mklavze waavlo xeli da yurSi mwveli sityvebi CasCurCula, rozinam sakmaod uxeSad gamostaca mklavi. cilio erTxans daibna, magram swrafad moikriba gambedaoba da uceb silvias miubrunda, romlis winaSec aqamde zurgiT idga da uTxra: `amasTan laparakSi Tqven SemiyvardiT. gnebavT, gaviseirnoT sadme?~ `ra TqviT, cilio?~ _ viTomc ver gaigo silviam da Tan etyoboda, raRacas gamalebuli rom fiqrobda. sadRac Soriaxlos, gamxmar foTlebs wvavdnen, kvamlis tkbil-momwaro suni mohqonda niavs, fiqrebSi Caflul aleqsandros mzisTvis mieSvira loya da mTvlemare mzera gaayola xelixelgayril, Walisaken mimaval ciliosa da silvias, mere dainteresebulma Sexeda brazisagan saxedaRmeWil rozinas da maSinve mixvda, samudamod rom CaiSala yovelnairi sasikeTo urTierToba im ori axalgazrda qaliSvilisa, romelTa megobrobac samagaliTod iTvleboda

lamaz-qalaqSi, xolo roca gamoCnda ugo, axalgazrda giJi, da roca iman viRacas muqariT aRsavse sityvebi uTxra, aq ki aleqsandro gamococxlda, mxne, janRoniT aRsavse kacad wardga ugos winaSe: _ aba, dafiqrdi, abaa, Cemo kargo, Cemo biWunav, kargad dafiqrdi, ras ambob, _ dauyvava aleqsandrom, ici Tu ara Sen, rom es _ cudia? _ davklav, davklav, kamoruli daniT... _ ase ar SeiZleba, ugo, rogor SeiZleba ase? _ usayvedura aleqsandrom, _ aba, dafiqrdi, raebs iZaxi? _ wvrili, wvrili daniT, _ Tqva ugom da xalxs moavlo amRvreuli mzera, _ wvrili dana ufro Rrmad Cadis... _ gamofxizldi, gamofxizldi, ugo, _ SekrTa aleqsandro, _ Sen iseTive kargi xar, rogorc yvela, magram iseve dabinduli gaqvs goneba, rogorc yvelas, oRond suuul cotaTi ufro. mTavaria, rom Seigno Seni Secdoma da yvelaferi rigze iqneba, darwmunebuli var. cotaTi jiuti ki brZandebi, magram ara uSavs, giSveli _ SenTan daZabuli mecadineoba aucileblad gamoiRebs sasurvel nayofs. fuh, ra suleluri gamoTqmaa, magram axla amis dro araa, abaa, Tanmimdevrulad daviwyoT, xom gagigia, Tanmimdevroba warmatebis sawindariao. aRar maxsovs, me vTqvi pirvelad es, Tu vinme sxvam, ise ki, orive SemTxvevaSi, sakmaod briyvuli gamoTqmaa, magram es Cven xels ar SegviSlis, aba, jer iqidan daviwyoT, rom Sen ase unda Tqva: `mogat-yueT, mogat-yueeT, _ gaWima sityvebi aleqsandrom da uceb sxapasxupiT daumata: _ aravisac ar gamovWri yels! _ isec alesils, isedac mbzinavs, ufro avlesav... _ SeiZleba Tamamad iTqvas, rom Sen aSkarad ver gamige, ugo; aba, kargad damigde yuri, ai, ase unda Tqva: _ da odnav waumRera: _ ar gamovWrii yels. _ RamiT, gzaabneuli, mosaxvevSi gadamawydeba... _ ugo, ugo, egre ki ara, aramed, ai ase: aba, modi, erTad davfiqrdeT, vikiTxoT, _ da xma daiwvrila, _ vis ra dauSavebia CemTvis? _ da boxi xmiT upasuxa Tavisive SekiTxvas: _ aravis, _ mere kvlav wvrili xmiT ikiTxa: _ hoda, ratom unda movkla vinme? _ ar unda movkla, _ isev daiboxa xma da mere Cveulebrivad alaparakda: _ axla xom gasagebia, Cemo biWunav, xomaa gasagebi? daa, abaa, gasagebi Tuaa, gaimeore: aravisac ar gamovWri yels. _ Sig beWebSi, Sig beWebSi... _ muqariT Tqva ugom da mwvane TvalebSi nacrisferi Tevzi gaeklakna, _ mere ki gulSi, Sig gulSi, gulSi... _ Sig gulSi, ara? _ iwyina aleqsandrom, _ aba, ras ambob? reebs iZaxi? eg xom aSkarad ewinaaRmdegeba imas, rac me dagarige... _ da mainc Tavi gaimxneva, _ ara uSavs ra, bolos mainc gamogasworeb... _ TqvenisTana adamianebi veravis gamoasworeben, _ veRar moiTmina duiliom, romelic imaT saubars sxvebTan erTad TavSesaqcevad ugdebda yurs, _ TqvenisTana adamianebma SeiZleba mxolod daabnion da gza aurion sxva adamianebs, es cxadia. _ oh, Senc aqa xar? _ agdebulad SeaTvaliera aleqsandrom da gverdze gadaxara Tavi, _ rogor brZandebiT, duilio, patarav, xom kargad geZinaT wuxel? _ ara Seni saqme! _ gacxarda duilio, _ Tu SeiZlebodes, zrdilobianad ilaparakeT. _ araferi mikadrebia, batono, cudi, _ viTom SeeSinda aleqsandros, _ Tumca, marTali brZandebiT, misalmeba damaviwyda, magram, ara uSavs ra, axlave gamovasworeb, _ da mdablad daukra Tavi, _ gamarjobaT,

pativsacemo duilio... xom kargad geZinaT wuxel, Tu... _ da viTom SeSfoTda, _ Tu... gawuxebdaT Savbneli sizmrebi? _ araa Seni saqme... gamarjoba, _ mainc daicva wesi duiliom, _ sisuleleebs Cmaxav da kidev ufro umRvrev gonebas sabralo Wabuks... _ egeb mirCioT, rogor moviqce? TqvenTvis xom rCeva araferia... _ rogor da... rogor da... _ fiqrebSi Caeflo duilio, _ jer eg erTi, upirveles da uwinares yovlisa, magisTvis mTavaria dieta da reJimi. _ xom ver daazustebT? _ siamovnebiT, _ eSxSi Sevida duilio, _ Cven yvelam viciT, raoden sasargebloa kombosto. ugos ulufaSi kombostos TvalsaCino adgili unda ekavos. _ giyvars kombosto, Cemo kurdRelo? _ nazi RimiliT Seacqerda duilios aleqsandro, _ maS, kombosto, kombosto, kombo-sto, ara? _ kurdRlebi da ofofebi mag Sen Tavqarian TavSi moikiTxe! _ gabrazda duilio, _ rogor mibedav!! _ kargi, kargi, nu xarT aseTi ficxi, duilio, da nu maSineb, Zalian meSinia, _ Tavi moisawyla aleqsandrom, _ raRacao, reJimio, raRacas kidev ambobdi. _ diax, reJimi! _ amayad ganacxada duiliom da xalxs moavlo mzera, _ wesierma adamianma unda daiZinos garkveul dros, gaiRviZos agreTve garkveul dros da... _ da Tu uwesrigo adamiani Tavis droze adre gaiRviZebs, Tavi unda moimZinaros? _ dainteresda aleqsandro. _ araa Seni saqme! da ar unda ilaparakos SensaviT sulelurad _ misi sityva ubralo da cxadi unda iyos, rogorc nakadulis fskerze dagdebuli kenWi. _ rogor? _ rogor da, Cemi sityvebi saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi kidev ufro STambeWdavsa da misawvdoms xdian rTul fsiqologiur ambavs. _ if, if, ra martivad Tqva?! _ gaioca aleqsandrom. xalxi wred Seikra, wris SuagulSi duilio, aleqsandro da ugo idgnen. biWs ar esmoda, ras laparakobdnen da, Tavis amRvreul fiqrebSi Cafluli, mokle joxs TiTebs uWerda da CurCulebda: `gulSi, Sig gulSi, mucelSi, yelSi~... _ egeb laparakic damiwuno, _ agdebulad SeaTvaliera duiliom, _ egeb ambis moyolaSic gamejibro, Tavxedo... _ ratomac ara, _ ar daixia aleqsandrom, _ ki batono, gavejibroT... arsebobs erTi, arc Tu ise suleluri, gamoTqma _ `cda bedis monaxevreao~ _ Sevecdebi mec... _ ai, Tavxedi! _ xalxs miubrunda duilio, _ nuTu ver xvdeba, rom yovelTvis davamarcxeb, yvelgan, yovelnair amindSi... _ da... _ cas axeda aleqsandrom, da TiTiT uxilavi TaRi gadaivlo Tavze, _ da zustad aseTnair amindSic? _ diax, diax. ki! wris SuagulSi orniRa idgnen _ ugo jer SekrTa, mere Tavi aswia da domenikos Sexeda; uecrad SeSinebulma, dabneulma, Tavi Caqindra da, mxrebawuruli, fexis wverebze frTxilad mimavali, SeumCnevlad gavida wridan. _ ah, is gviambeT, is ambavi, keTilSobil qalze, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam, _ me ise miyvaars... _ eg romeli, wyalSi rom Cavarda?

_ ara, ara, _ maraoiani xeli gaasavsava mamida ariadnam _ ai, is, qmars rom sxva Seuyvardeba da... _ ho... ho, ai, Tundac eg istoria... rogori ambavia? _ igi swored ise moiqca, rom sayvareli qmari im verag qalTan datova da Tanac swored ise moiqca, rom qmari daudgromel sindissac ar daeqenjna _ sxva miyvarso. ase Tqva man. _ agaSena RmerTma, _ Seaqo aleqsandrom, gamarjvebuli RimiliT saxegabadrul duilios mxarzedac moutyapuna xeli da uceb daamata: _ magram tyuilia... _ ha... _ daibna duilio, _ rogor Tu tyuili... _ rogor da, Cveulebrivad _ tyuilia, tyuilii... _ vis ubedav! _ gabrazda duilio, _ me xom istoriis dasawyisSive aRvniSne, namdvili ambavia-meTqi... _ tyuili kia da... _ rogor, rogor Tu... xedavT, ras laparakobs? ara, ras laparakobs, xedavT? _ da gindac namdvili ambavi iyos, vTqvaT, davuSvaT, ara? _ mainc tyuilia, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ tyuilia da ra vqna, duilio, patarav... xdeba xandaxan iseTi namdvili ambebic, romlebic tyuilia... _ xedavT, xedavT, raebs iZaxis, _ aRSfoTda duilio, _ rogor SeiZleba, namdvili ambavi iyos tyuili? _ mSvenivrad SeiZleba, mSvenivrad, patarav... da, Sen warmoidgine, isic SeiZleba, tyuili rom marTali iyo, xom ar dagabnie, Tu iqneb gamige, duilio, xom gamige, tkbilo? _ da Tavze gadausva xeli. _ xeli aiRe! _ gawiwmatda duilio, _ vis ubedav, Tu ici! ara, Sen Tu ici, vis ubedav! _ Sen gibedav, Sen, duilio, patarav, tkbilo... _ alersianad Seacqerda aleqsandro, _ da Tu gainteresebs, ginda, iseT tyuils giambob, marTali rom iyos, ginda, duilio? _ rogor ara, rogor ara, davijere, ki... _ daemanWa duilio. _ Tu ar ginda, nu ginda, _ zurgi Seaqcia aleqsandrom, _ aba, wavedi. _ daica, daica, _ SeSfoTda duilio, _ gviambe, kargi, Seni tyuili, diax... _ hoo, rogor ara _ diax, _ gamoajavra aleqsandrom, _ marTla giJi ki ara var, iseTi kargi zRapari yvelas erTad rom giamboT _ ager, kumeos Sexede, erTi suli aqvs, raime uxamsoba daiZaxos. es Cveni vinsentec Cemi zRapris dawyebisTanve sayelos gaiReRs da iseTs ityvis, iseTs rom _ mtrisas, da antonioc maSinve ahyveba da Cveni mxiaruli tulioc gadabJirdeba siciliT... adamianebo! yvelas giambobT im zRapars, `zRapars balaxisfer kacze~... magram, nuras ukacravad, booodiSi, es is saubari ki araa _ `adamianTa Soris ukeTesi urTierTobisaTvis..... _ iotisodenadac ar minda, am zRapris gamo erTmaneTs rom dascxoT da amitom cal-calke, saTiTaod yvelas giambobT, suuul yvelas, axla ki, axla ki, duilio, Sin unda wabrZandeT, xom xedavT, rogor moiRrubla, mgoni, kidec wvims, hoo, wvims, wvims, _ da xelisguli cas SeuSvira, _ ahaaT, wvims, xo-xo, rogor dauSva? aRaravin usmenda, Sinisken garbodnen. burusi sanam burusi Camowveboda, lamaz-qalaqSi nisliani dReebi idga. wvrilad, ugergilod crida, muqi Rrublebi iwelebodnen caze, gzebi atalaxda, Rrma kvals tovebda miwaSi lando. qvafenilebi erTxans

bzinavda, magram iqac SeaRwia mosiaruleTa fexze akrulma talaxma, yovelive danestianda, SefuTvnili mamida ariadna Sinidan aRar gamodioda, umZraxad daiareboda quCebSi xalxi, aJrialebdaT, webovan miwas Zlivs acilebdnen fexs. qalaqi Cakvda, gaiJRinTa, aRar ismoda SeZaxilebi, meetleebic ki ar uwyrebodnen cxens, totebi daumZimdaT galumpul xeebs, yivils umates mowyenilma mamlebma. `xoxoxo, biWo, ra saqeifo amindia?~ _ aRfrTovanda tulio da qalaqgareT, arturos Senobisaken gaswies. domenikos maRali Ceqmebi ecva. muxls zemoT mTeli mtkaveliT adioda maRla, wvril welze mWidrod SemoeWira farTo, vercxlisbalTiani qamari, ganierfarflebiani qudi warbebamde Camoefxata da lurji xaverdis mZime, lamazi mosasxami moegdo beWebze, jibeSi ocdaxuTi drahkani edo. _ `wamodiT, wamodiT, nu geSiniaT, _ iRimeboda tulio, _ domeniko gvpatiJebs...~ kibeze fexebi aabakunes, safexurebs Seaxoces talaxi. saxegabadruli arturos danaxvaze tuliom Tavisi mwvane mosasxami koxtad miagdo Sors, oTaxis kuTxeSi dadgmul skamze da sanam saxes cxvirsaxociT SeimSralebda, Tqva: `aba, Cqara, rac kargi gaqvs _ saCveno...~ arturom kuTxeSi miZinebuli ori TanaSemwe sul kinwiskvriT wamoagdo, da dafacurdnen... Tavebi dasWres qaTmebs, yeli gamoRadres aWyvirebul goWs, erTianad dambal xeze mokle TokiT mibmul cxvars gulSi atakes dana, ezoSi sisxli daaCnda atalaxebul miwas da nafexurebSi wiTlad amRvreuli wyali Cadga. facifucobda saxeloebdakapiwebuli, idayvamde sisxlSi moTxvrili TanaSemwe, meore _ cecxlTan jaxirobda, aivanze gadmomdgari arturo ki, qolgiT xelSi brZanebas brZanebaze iZleoda da drodadro alersianad Seexmianeboda stumrebs, romlebsac naxevar wred SemoewyoT skamebi da agizgizebul buxarTan Tbebodnen. oTaxis SuagulSi ki sufra iSleboda _ jer TefSebi moarbenines, mere puri, mwvanili; yvelic moitanes, WaSnikad ori xelada miarTva arturom, tuliom orivedan mosva rigrigobiT, mowrupavda da Tavaweuli, TvalmoWutuli, sasmelis gemoze guldasmiT fiqrobda, mere erTerTi airCia da maSinve magidas Semousxdnen. `ohoho, hoho, naRdia, naRdi~, _ xelisgulebi swrafad gauxaxuna erTmaneTs tuliom da sqlad daxveuli mwvanili marilSi Caawo; antoniom Suaze gadatexa axalgamomcxvari puri da aorTqlebuli naWeri Tavis siZes, vinsentes gauwoda. ciliom saaTi ikiTxa, mere mwvane wiwaka moiTxova da acremlebulma miatana puri; jamebi Seavses, `jer amiT davurtyaT erTi-ori, _ gaexarda tulios, _ mere ki WiqebiT, patara WiqebiT SevuyveT, didxans vsvaT, didxans...~ pirveli, naxevrad Semwvari qaTami rom moitanes, marTlac momcro Wiqebze gadavidnen, mere umi xorci eugemuraT da kvamlisagan acremlebul TanaSemwes ukanve gaatanes. patara xans umZraxad isxdnen, zizRi aRbeWdodaT saxeze, magram iqve gamxiaruldnen, koxtad dabrawuli varikas danaxvaze, romelsac antoniom maSinve barkali aaxliCa da mzrunvelad gauwoda vinsentes, `mJave moitane, arturo, mJave~, _ gasZaxa tuliom da maSinve edmondomac Semoabija. `gilocav, gilocav, mravals daeswari, _ gadaixarxara tuliom da cilios muxlze dahkra xeli, _ amxanagi mogivida, xedavT?~ qeifis gunebaze iyvnen, xumrobas cdilobdnen; Tu maincdamainc veraferiSvili oxunjoba gamouvidodaT, naZaladevad icinodnen da guliani xarxari atyda, ciliom saaTs rom axeda da wasvla moisurva, tuliom ki edmondos uTxra: `aba, Sen ici, gadaifare zewari da misdie kudSi...~ ciliosac ki gaeRima, xolo damorcxvebulma edmondom TefSs daabjina iseTi mZime mzera, aravis gaukvirdeboda, TefSi rom

gabzaruliyo. cilio arafrisdidebiT ar gauSves. `ra ginda, biWo, axla qalebSi. brr, ise civa...~ `siciveSia kargi...~ _ Sefiqrianda cilio, magram tuliom qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira: `icode, axla Tu waxval, samudamod damkargav, icode... _ da maSinve eSmakurad daamata _ Se kai kaco, amxanags gvitoveb?~ cilios gaeRima, xeli Caiqnia, Tqva: `eh...~ _ da darCa. kmayofilma tuliom ori jamiT Sesva wvimis _ saqeifo amindis sadRegrZelo, da axlad Semotanili Roris mwvadi daayola; albaT, Zalian, Zalian esiamovna, radgan Tvalmilululma Tqva: `ah, dneba, dneba...~ da yvelani madianad miaZRnen xorcs. mere SemoemataT dino, swored is, juzepes rom gaartya da skamebSua miawvina, da TviTon dinosagan didi kmayofilebiTa da gakvirvebiT Seityves juzepes meored galaxvis ambavi, `ki magram, rogor moerie?~ _ aRfrTovanebuli daekiTxa tulio. dinom mxrebi aiCeCa, patara ymawvili iyo, magram saocrad yoCaRi, mkvircxli. `magrad daTeTqve?~ _ hkiTxa vinsentem da SeSinebulma ybaze moisva xeli, `oo, icocxle...~ _ Caicina dinom. vaJkacobisa Sesves, antonios didi, mrgvali Tvalebi gauelamda, tuCebi magrad momuwa da Ronivrad qSinavda, sxvebi ki ufro gamxiaruldnen. mere ki, patara xniT siCume rom Camovarda, edmondosac mounda Tavis gamoCena da Tqva: _ kamoraSi... Turme... erTxel erTma kacma coli moiyvana da igi ki qaliSvili ar aRmoCnda. _ mere? _ gamomwvevad ikiTxa tuliom da boloki CakbiCa. _ mere _ araferi... qaliSvili ar aRmoCnda. oo, didi sicil-kiskisi atyda: `mere ra, Se blu, didi ambavi,~ `mohyva ra, esec, ambavs...~ `xoxo, ra gviambo, biWo?~ yvela xorxocebda, xmaurze Tavwamoyofili antonioc gaelmebuli TvalebiT iRimeboda, da, xarxari rom miwyda, isev Camodo magidaze Tavi. tuliom mWeqare xmiT Sesva vaJkacobis sadRegrZelo, suyvelam Sesva, mZinare antoniosa da domenikos garda, da dino, Tumca SeiWmuxna _ TiTqos ar siamovnebda qeba _ mainc, sadRac, etyoboda, rom gulis kunWulSi uneburad siamovnebda yovelive es. didi lxini da cekva-TamaSi gaCaRda _ vinsentem skamze aabaguna xelisgulebi, tulio ki magidaze Sexta da koxtad icekva, magram bolos mainc ver Seikava Tavi da zed antonioze daeca, romelmac gaiRviZa da, rogorc Cans, kargad gamoiZina, radgan ar iyo maincdamainc mTvrali, kuTxeSi midgmuli doqiT wyali Seisxa, mere erTi jami gamocala, gamxiarulda da Tqva: `Tqveni Wirime, Tqveni, WirimeT, es ra kargi biWebi SevikribeniT, Tqveni ki Wirime, kidev kargi, arc erTi xepre da uzrdeli rom ar Semogveria, Torem kumeos, anda juzepes aitanda kaci?~ amazec erTob didi sicili atyda, `sul, sul eZina? amdeni xani?~ _ gadafiCinda tulio. vinsentemac xarxariT aRniSna: `ara, Zmao, es marTla briyvia...~ xolo kmayofilma ciliom, romelic sifxizleSi mudam malavda satrfos vinaobas, wamoayrantala: `marTla, ra kargi vqeni, silviasTan rom ar wavedi...~ da tuliosac sxva ra undoda, mometebulad axarxarda: `gaigeT, gaigeT? ar gayida TxasaviT?~ gakvirvebuli antonio ki ise sabraloblad axamxamebda Tvalebs, da ise sawylad gamoiyureboda, rom edmondom mdgomareobiT isargebla, is Tavisi mZime mzera zed gadabmul warbebSua miaweba antonios da SesTavaza: `ginda viamxanagoT?~ amaze xom sul gadairivnen, `vaime, vaime, aRar SemiZlia meti, _ iZaxda daosebuli tulio, _ raRac cudi TqviT, Torem davixrCvi, davixrCvi, aRar SemiZlia meti...~ da domenikom pirvelad gaiRima.

lurji xalaTi ecva, lurjive Sarvali, maRalyelian CeqmebSi Catanebuli, jibes drahkanebi umZimebda, farTo qamari Semoertya welze, siamovnebda, dagemovnebiT gamocala jami, esiamovna Rvino, gaimarTa... mere wamodga, oTaxSi amayad gaiar-gamoiara, muxli gaSala. es mxiaruli, udardeli Wabuki, gacinebisas lamaz kbilebs rom aCenda, misi amxanagi iyo. `dilamde vsvaT, dilamde. _ gaiZaxoda tulio, _ axla ki vimReroT, erTic, aha, ha, haT... kargia!~ oo, magrad daTvrnen _ cilios Sublze CamoeSala koxtad davarcxnili qoCori, Wipamde sayeloCaReRili vinsente ki iseT sityvebs iZaxda, auuh _ mtrisas, antoniom kidev sami piri gamoiZina, da domenikosac, abarbacebuls, TavdamZimebuls, kiseri moswyda... mere, dila iyo... xaxagamSralma Zlivs gaaxila Tvalebi, da gaocebis Tavi rom hqonoda, gaocdeboda _ yvelaferi zmuoda irgvliv: doqebi, Wiqebi, ayiravebuli skami... buxarTan tulio idga, WiqiT xelSi, svamda... antonio sakmaod yoCaRad gamoiyureboda, cilios raRac laqa guldasmiT amohyavda xalaTidan. vinsentes iatakze antonios mosasxami gaefina, zemodan _ Tavisi gadaexura da eZina, fSvinavda. sayelo gaReRili hqonda da sizmarSiac albaT uwmawurad iqceoda _ gamometyveleba hqonda raRacnairi, iseTi... edmondo jiqur misCereboda cilios, kumeo ki vin icis, saidan SemotorRialebuliyo da axla, kuTxeSi mimjdari, qaTmis Zvlebs RrRnida _ yvela, yvelaferi zmuoda TiTqos! daretianebulma domenikom Zlivs aiTria weli, da maSinve mxiaruli SeZaxilebiT miegebnen _ oo, ooo... da yvelam xeli CamoarTva. `aba, SeuvseT, _ Tqva tuliom. domenikos ki erTi suli hqonda, xelebi magrad daebana _ kumeos TiTebidan ayolili qoni rom moecilebina. amasobaSi didi, aorTqlebuli qvabiT Semovida arturo da, saxedabuJebulma, RamenaTevma, CaJamebulma, mxiarulad Tqva: `abaaT, biWebo, dilis wvniani...~ madisamSleli kerZi iyo, orTqlSi mZimed gaJRenTiliyo nivris suni, `ohoho, hoho _ netarebisagan Tvalebi daxuWa tuliom, _ sul mzrinavs, mzrinavs...~ domenikomac, oriod kovziT rom daiTuTqa piri, erTbaSad saocari SimSili igrZno da madianad miaZRa im dilis wvnians. erTaderTi, vinc Tavs ikavebda, cilio iyo, da tulio meore maTlafas rom Seudga, mereRa gaaxsenda da hkiTxa: `albaT, silvias sulac ar uyvars nivris suni, ara?~ yvelam eSmakurad gaiRima, ciliom erTxans aRSfoTeba daapira, magram gaaxsenda, TviTonve rom wamoroSa es saidumlo da morcxvad Caqindra Tavi. vinsente ki wamodga da Tqva: `unda wavide, coli micdis...~ `cols nu gaiTamameb, _ xumrobiT uTxra tuliom, _ Tumca, axali colia, kargi, wadi, magram jer oriod Wiqa Sesvi...~ `mxolod ori, _ Tqva vinsentem, sayelo Sebneuli hqonda, _ Senc wamomyvebi antonio?~ `maS rogor...~ Tqva antoniom da mxarze gadaxvia xeli, vinsente ki wamodga, gaiar-gamoiara da dajda. ori Wiqa rom Sesves, arturom wuxandeli Roris mwvadebi Semoitana, aSiSxinebuli, `oh, oh, dneboda, dneboda~, _ Tqva tuliom da xorcis naWrebs amosarCevad daaSterda. svamdnen, mRerodnen, vinsentem isev moindoma colTan wasvla, magram erTis dalevac sTxoves. imanac dalia da, Seetyo, smis iStaze rom dadga, radgan gamosaTxoveblad kidev erTi Wiqa isurva, mere _ kidev erTi, da uceb sayelo Seixsna da Tqva: `coli ara, moli _ vrCebi~. didi mxiaruleba atyda, gulianad icinodnen, antonios garda (antonio xom colisZma iyo misi), da vinsentem wyena rom SeamCnia, xumrobiT Sublze wkipurti dahkra da antonioc iseT mSvenier guneba-ganwyobilebaze dadga,

rom kidev ori Wiqis Semdeg dabarbacda da Sig muxlebSi Cauvarda edmondos, romelmac myisve dabalis xmiT amxanagoba sTxova. mere iyo da, gakvirvebulni Seacqerdnen fanjrebs _ burusi idga. aseTi ram jer ar enaxaT, civad aorTqlebul rZeSi CaZiruliyo lamaz-qalaqi, aRaraferi Canda. aivanze moridebulad, fexakrefiT gavidnen, veRar xedavdnen erTmaneTs, erTmaneTs ki ara, sakuTar sxeulsac veRar arCevdnen im ucnaur sinaTleSi. gaocebulni akvirdebodnen erTurTs, mkrTal da bundovan Crdilebad qceulT, da, Semcbarebma, mxarsa da Sublze moisves xeli, da ase idgnen, sanam tuliom naZaladevad mxiaruli xmiT isev oTaxSi dabruneba ar moisurva, domenikom ki, gabruebulma, mZimed Caiara uxilavi kibe. ezoSi Sedga, Zlivs gaixsena, saiT unda yofiliyo WiSkari, da, xelgaSverilma, iqiT gaswia. lamaz-qalaqSi, ucxo qalaqSi miabijebda, im sqel burusSi xelgaSverili da xandaxan visime xelgamowvdili aCrdilic mZimed Cacurdeboda gverdze, axla suyvelas erideboda erTmaneTisa da ise ucnaurad, ise saeWvod gaisma uceb Ramis darajis SeZaxili: `diilis rva saaTze metia da yvelaferi rigzeaa...~ `mZime mosasxamSi gaxveuli, Txel, maRal, Camosxmul fexebs iseTi ridiT dgamda, TiTqos TeTri tbis fskerze daiareboda. gverdiT isev mZimed micuravdnen xelgaSverili, calfarfliani adamianebi, da kidev kargi, romeliRac CaZiruli gemidan im sakravis frTxiali aRwevda, sulad frinveli rom hyavda da midioda, midioda, sad _ arc icoda da viRacis lamaz, moxdenil aCrdils Tvali rom mohkra, Sedga, gairinda. is ucnaurad _ Tan mZimed da Tan saocari simsubuqiTac miuaxlovda, mis win SeCerda, xelgaSverili. ase idgnen da TiTqos moCanda mwvane, didroni, warbis nazi daboloebisken axleCili iribi Tvalebi. iman ki erTaderTi nabijic msubuqad gadmodga, mZime burusi moxdenilad gaarRvia, mxarze xeli daado da hkiTxa: _ domeniko, Sen? tereza iyo. _ me... _ Tqva domenikom, _ me, da... _ saiT yofilxar... civi burusi maSinve gaiJRinTa misi dabali, sasiamovno xmiT da ise axlos miutana saxe, domenikom marTlac gaarCia misi Tvalebi, mwvane SuqiT abzinebuli da, Zalian rom daakvirda, Secba _ danaRvlianebuli iyo qali. _ me arturosTan... me arturosTan viyavi. _ me ki, ai, wamali mimaqvs, _ xmadabla Tqva terezam, _ mama myavs avad. ver upasuxa, anda, ra eTqva... lurjebi ecva, magram ar Canda, eh, nisli, nisli... da uceb gaaxsenda, dilis wvniani rom hqonda mirTmeuli da nivris sunisa Zalian Sercxva, piri aarida. _ Sin vbrundebi da... ver gamacileb? _ hkiTxa terezam, _ win gamiZexi. _ gza rom ar vici... _ me gikarnaxeb. aba, Sebrundi, _ da, Sebrunebuls, uecrad mxarze daado xeli, msubuq klanWebSi moeqca TiTqos, da im natifi TiTebis sigrZes aalebuli mxriT kargad grZnobda... _ pirdapir wadi... xelgaSverili, mZimed miarRvevda buruss, mxarze tvirTi edo, oo, iseTi, o, imisTana... saWed ki dabali, rbili xma hqonda: `axla, aq _ marjvniv, cotac, cotaTi...~ didxans iares. da isedac rbili, burusiT gaJRenTili grZeli mosasxami ucnauri, jer arnaxuli siamiTac gaeJRinTa. erTxel ki, roca waiborZika, marTla klanWebis susxi igrZno mxarze da koxta, msubuqi Cacineba...

_ ai, movediT, _ xmadabla Tqva qalma, _ axla sad waxval... Semodi, ginda? _ iq micdian da... _ gzas ver gaigneb. migiyvan, ginda? _ ara, ras brZanebT. isev gaaxsenda dilis wvniani da ganze rom gaixeda, qalma maSinve CurCuliT hkiTxa: _ ginda, gakoco? oRond loyaze... _ ki. da, TvaldaxuWuls, tereza dinjad miuaxlovda. cal loyaze mSrali, Tbili xelisguli igrZno, wawvetebuli TiTebi ki safeTqlamde auyva, TmaSi... meore loyaze ki ucnauri SanTi daades _ rbili da nazi. Txelkaniani, cxeli... da uneburad sul miaviwyda nioris suni, Tavi Seabruna da xelisgulze magrad, isev TvaldaxuWulma akoca; iman ki, qalma, orjer msubuqad mouTaTuna xeli loyaze _ ori unazesi sila _ da uTxra: _ kargi biWi xar. axla ki wadi. rac imaT Sesves... aRelvebuli, aRfrTovanebuli domeniko Wiqas Wiqaze iyudebda, tulios mxiarulebasac aRar hqonda sazRvari, cilio, vinsente, kumeo, dino, yvelani svamdnen, svamda edmondoc, amxanagobaze xelCaqneuli da is viRac kacic, erTi drahkanis safasurad domeniko arturos SenobaSi gaxarebulma rom miiyvana... svamdnen TasebiT, gluvi jamebiT, doqs iyudebdnen pirze da RviniT sakinZedasvelebulni, axorxocebulni, darweulni, bolos fexze idgnen da svamdnen da svamdnen... da roca fexakrefiT Semosulma arturom kiseri beWebSi CaiZvrina da sawylad, cbierad moiTxova eqvsi drahkani, domenikom maSinve jibeze gaikra xeli da, rac ki amohyva, amayad misca... da abarbacebuli antonios doqs saCqarod SeuSvira farTo, lamazi, kriala Tasi... Tavi II poeziis saRamo da zRapari balaxisfer kacze _ me mainc mgonia, _ ganagrZo darbaiselma senior juliom, _ rom qmari ufrosi unda iyos colze. _ ara, ratom... _ Tqva mamida ariadnam. _ imitom, rom qali ufro adre berdeba... ah, ara, ara, Tqven es ar gexebaT, _ Tqven maradiuli axalgazrdobis niSniTa xarT gaCenili. _ julio, Se celqo... ise ki, sadac namdvili da amaRelvebeli siyvarulia, asaki ra mosaxsenebelia. _ me, magaliTad, _ Tqva duiliom, _ vicnobdi erT SesaniSnav wyvils, sadac qali Tormeti wliT ufrosi iyo mamakacze. mamakacze ki ara, biWze. _ da xom kargad iyvnen? _ mSvenivrad, _ aRniSna duiliom, _ coli yovel diliT adrianad wamodgeboda, winsafars ukeTebda da vercxlis kovziT aWmevda sauzmes. did landoSi roca Casxdebodnen, biWi fanjarasTan jdeboda, radgan axalgazrda iyo da uxaroda Tvalwarmtaci garemos Tvaliereba. _ da gana SedarebiT ufrosebs ar uxariaT Tvalwarmtaci sanaxebis Tvaliereba? _ gaibuta mamida ariadna. _ rogor ara, rogor ara, Tqven maradiuli... _ me konCentinasac landos fanjarasTan vsvam, da gana es imas niSnavs, rom igi qmaria Cemi? ah, ra sisulele gamodis... _ ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda...

_ es _ erTi. da, meorec, vasko ramdenadme axalgazrda iyo Cemze, da es sruliadac ar gamoricxavs im garemoebas, rom igi WeSmariti mamakaci iyo. _ mSvenierebaa, mSveniereba. _ da Tu Tqveni guli mzadaa mSvenierebisadmi Sesaxvedrad, _ aRfrTovanda mamida ariadna, _ maSin modiT da vimReroT kargi da lamazi simRerebi. _ namdvilad, namdvilad, udavod, _ Tqva vinsentem da sayelo Seixsna, _ kargi xar, ariadna! mamida ariadna ki SeiWmuxna da Tqva: _ Tumca, jer pitnis nayeni davlioT. miirTvi, tulio, da Sens megobarsac SesTavaze... mSvenieri Wabuki Cans, morcxvi, ra hqvia? damaviwyda... _ domeniko. _ gTxovT, gTxovT, ymawvilo! _ midi, daurtyi, _ Cumad uTxra tuliom, _ namTvralevze kargia... samiod Wiqa. _ ager, zamTaric movida, weliwadis yvelaze civi dro, _ aRniSna fanjarasTan mdgarma ciliom da rozinas, ai, swored imas, WalaSi rom iyo, gadaxeda, _ Tovs. lamaz-qalaqSi wvrilad, ususurad Tovda. _ biZia duilio, _ Zalian seriozulad mimarTa antoniom, _ ai, axla Tovs da ver debs, da romeli ufro swori gamoTqma iqneba _ Tovli dado Tu Tovlma dasdo? _ ee... Tovli movida, _ Tqva duiliom, rogoric iyo. _ aa... _ Tqva antoniom. _ CvenTan ki Tbila, mainc Tbila zamTrobiT, _ fiqrebSi wavida duilio, _ Cveni qalaqi me ise miyvars... _ me mgoni, im mdidar sulelsac... ho, domenikos... mgoni imasac vuyvarvar, silvia, _ wasCurCula konCetinam megobars, _ da ici, rogor Sevatye? _ ara? _ dabneulia xolme Cvens saxlSi. _ duilio, duilio, _ SesZaxa uceb mamida ariadnam, _ iciT, ra azri momivida? _ ra... _ modiT, am karg saRamos poeziis eniT vilaparakoT. _ ah, _ ra kargia, _ taSi Semohkra konCetinam, _ me ise miyvars poeturoba... _ mamidaSenis ZmisSvili xar da imitom _ moefera senior julio. _ ra Temaze? _ ganemzada duilio, _ Temebs SerCeva unda. _ modiT, Tovlze ilaparakeT. _ Tovlze? da jer xom ver dado... _ cidan xom modis... esec kargia! _ Cveni qalaqi... _ gamoacxada duiliom. _ Tovlze rom gveTqva... _ orive Sedis. _ maS jer piri gaisveleT, ager, duilio, ager, vardisferi wyali igemeT... aaba, gismenT! da, moismines: CvenTan, lamaz-qalaqSi, Tovlis babua qurqis gareSe Semodis,

mTebSi ki SeuZlebelia uqurqod, magram yvelgan erTnairad kargia, rogorc Cvens lamaz-qalaqSi, aseve sxvaganac, Sen ki, Cemo deda, dedi, Cemze nu daidardeb, zogierTi adamiani kargia. _ ar gagiara Tavis tkivilma? _ wasCurCula tuliom, _ erTic dalie, domeniko... _ cota miSvela... _ mSvenieri leqsia, uriTmo, _ aRniSna mamida ariadnam, _ ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT... _ ah, ra kargi fifqebi datrialeben, haerSi, da gana codva ar aris, silamazis muzeumSi rom ar arian isini? _ marTlac, sacodaoba... _ Tqva konCetinam da mxarze daido loya. _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi... _ xom gagiara? _ ki. magram gaTenebisas isev stkioda. haeri ar hyofnida, yelze moisva xeli. sawolTan mdgari doqi xelis faTuriT moZebna. pirze miiyuda, isev is laqa! wamodga, lurj xalaTSi Tavi amoyo, Weridan kuStad dascqeroda viRac. safexurebi frTxilad Caiara, arturom mainc gamoyo Tavi, _ modiT, mobrZandiT, domeniko... _ araferi ar minda. _ gawyenineT rame? _ Seicxada arturom. _ ara, saqme maqvs... aRara Tovda. miwa sveli iyo, jiutad JinJRlavda. gadaWril xesTan mimoixeda, Cacucqda, advilad iTxreboda dambali miwa, xelebze scioda mxolod. jibeebi amoivso; isev dafara tomara miwiT, TiTebze SerCenili talaxi mozila, aagorgolava, moicila. mSrali TiTebi jibeSi veRar Caiyo _ savse hqonda. magrad SeifuTna mosasxamSi, Walas gauyva _ aRaravisi danaxva surda. didxans iara, mosasxami daumZimda, saxec dausvelda... didi, uzarmazari tba moCanda da dabal, nacrisfer RrublebSi ikargeboda. napirTan idga, mosasxamSi gaxveuli, Tvalebze qudCamofxatuli, mxrebawuruli. wvimda. tereza gaaxsenda, Tamami qali. loyaze moisva xeli. da uceb moesma: _ eh, ees ki daungreviaT, magram ara uSavs. aleqsandro iyo. ficarze ijda, wyals gascqeroda. domeniko SekrTa _ danislul tbasTan, martodmartos, giJiRa aklda. _ marTla giJi ki ara var, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, wyals gahyurebda. _ domeniko gqvia? _ ho. _ kargi saxelia. uneburad jibeze moisva xeli da gamxnevda _ oqroebiT pirTamde iyo savse. _ am ficrebs xedav? _ Tqva aleqsandrom da domenikom bevrgan dakerebuli mosasxami rom SeuTvaliera, ufro gamxnevda. _ vxedav, aba ra. _ daungreviaT, magram ara uSavs, albaT, vinme mTvrali Tu izamda; aba fxizeli kaci ratom gaafuWebda imas, rac SeiZleba dasWirdes _

xomalds rom ucdian, wvimaSi am ficruls afareben Tavs. axla ki, xedav, daungreviaT. da Sefiqrianebuli domeniko rom aaTvaliera, saCqarod daamata, _ dardi nu geqneba, axals avaSeneb. ise, rogor mogwons Cveni qalaqi? _ ra vici, kargia. _ ugulod uTxra domenikom. _ awvimda. _ aha, gamomarTvi, _ qolga gauwoda aleqsandrom, _ aqamde rogor ver movifiqre. marTla, mec gavSli... dajeqi... dajeqi, kaco. savse jibeebi uSlida, Zlivs dajda ficarze da fexebi gaSala. kmayofilma, amayad daiWira qolga, karga xans Cumad iyvnen, mere aleqsandrom hkiTxa: _ xom ar mogbezrda Cemi laparaki? _ ara, ratom. _ me Zalian miyvars zRaprebi, _ gamoacxada aleqsandrom, qolga zed Tavze daido da xelebi gainTavisufla, _ Tu ginda, erT zRapars giambob. _ midi, _ da Tanxmobis mizezic auxsna, _ sxva saqme mainc araferi gvaqvs da... gverdigverd isxdnen, nislSi areul tbas gascqerodnen. _ ici ra, _ Tvalebi moWuta aleqsandrom, _ zRaparSi rac iTqmeva, yvelaferi zustad ise ki ar unda miiRo, yvelaferSi raRac sxva, ufro didi ram igulisxmeba, zRapris yvelaferi ai, rogor amboben... _ ho _ gadataniTi mniSvnelobisaa!.. magram es sul, suul sxvaa, aq yvelaferi pirdapiraa naTqvami, da, sxvaTa Soris, ubralod. maS ase, viwyeb... saTauria `zRapari balaxisfer kacze~... mogwons saTauri? _ ki. _ hoda, sanam balaxisferi kaci karavelebTan mividoda, ori dRiT adre yvelaze kargi moqalaqe gaaZeves. yvelaze patiosani kaci iyo da gaZeveba miusajes, warmogidgenia? aseTi rameebic xdeba... aRar ikiTxav, ratom aiTvalwunes? karavelebma erTxel did TavSeyraze _ nadirobis dasawyisSi aRniSnes, rom imaTi qalaqi yvelasa sjobs... im kacma ki Tqva, rom alublis qalaqi ufro kargia. Cven Soris darCes, domeniko, da es marTlac ase iyo da miT ufro aewvaT kuWi, mis sawinaaRmdegod amxedrdnen, cili daswames, rom mas ar uyvarda Tavisi qalaqi da amitomac ar iyo maTTan yofnis Rirsi, da gaZeveba miusajes. didma karavelma... kamorelSi ar SegeSalos, didma karavelma Tofi SeaTamaSa da Tqva: `Tu Sen axlave ar datoveb Cvens sayvarel qalaqs, maSin me gesvri...~ kaci Seacqerda, ramdenjerme nela, sayveduriT daiqnia Tavi da wavida. es, ra Tqma unda, sababi iyo, mizezi ki suuul sxva ram gaxldaT: karavelebs ar moswondaT patiosani kaci. bevrs ki arafers aSavebda _ vinme rame cud saqmes rom Caidenda, paaatara, mcire sayveduriT Seacqerdeboda xolme. es iyo da es, im dRes ki, albaT, veRar moiTmina da imitomac Tqva, aba, yuradRebiT Tu mismendi, romeli qalaqi sjobso? _ alublis qalaqi. _ oo, swored egre Tqva, yoCaR. ...raRa darCenoda, _ aiRo da wavida. mesame dRes ki, zustad TerTmetis naxevarze, qalaqs meore mxridan swored is Cveni zRapris gmiri _ balaxisferi kaci miadga. qalaqSi rogor Semovida, aravis daunaxavs, radgan kacebi sanadirod iyvnen wasulni, qalebi ki morevTan Sekrebiliyvnen da kamaTobdnen, didi karavelis cols maRla aweuli varcxniloba ufro uxdeboda Tu mxrebze dayrili Tma. balaxisferi kaci ki auzTan mivida da ramdenime peSvi wyali dalia. etyoboda, rom ar swyuroda, magram mainc siamovnebda is wyali. mere qalebis xma moesma da

imaTken gaswia. frTxilad miabijebda, rom ar SeeniSnaT, magram nacrisferi kedlebis fonze aSkarad gamoirCeoda, TaviT-fexamde balaxisferi iyo, mwvane Sarvlis garda, araferi ecva da, fexSiSveli, frTxilad miabijebda. morevs rom miuaxlovda, SvebiT amoisunTqa da balaxze gawva _ ase veravin SeamCnevda. mxolod Tvalis gugebi uelavda. qalebis saubars naRvlianad usmenda da Tan suul cotaTi iRimeboda, TeTri kbilebi rom ar gamosCenoda. da uceb iseTi ram moxda, yvela qalma gakvirvebiT mimoixeda _ raRacnairad ise daemTxva, rom oriod wuTiT srolis xma Sewyda. karavelebis qalaqSi es diiiidi ucnauri SemTxveva iyo _ iq yovelTvis gaismoda srola _ Tu ar nadirobdnen, erTmaneTs ejibrebodnen srolaSi, anda ise, umizezod isrodnen. RamiTac ar hkargavdnen dros _ romelime karaveli SuaRamisas Tu gaiRviZebda, iqve, TavTiT miyudebul Tofs aswevda da Ria fanjaraSi gaisroda _ ise, tyuilubralod, mezoblebis gasagonad. sanam sxvebi gamoepasuxebodnen, oTxive lulas datenida, Tavs baliSze dadebda da maSinve iZinebda da ai sruliad SemTxveviT, uceb karga xans miyuCda srolis xma, gakvirvebulma qalebma Tavi aswies da SvelebiviT ynosavdnen haers, `ratom ar isvrian? _ ikiTxa didi karavelis colma, _ netavi raime ubedureba xom ar moxda. ha...~ da ramdenime nabiji daufiqreblad gadadga. SeSfoTebuli iyureboda irgvliv da uceb, zeed cxvirwin, balaxisferi kaci ar wamoxta?.. qalma igi jer mwoliare dainaxa, TvalebSi Seacqerda da mere, bundovnad rom gaarCia cxviri, Subli, SiSisagan uceb TvalT daubnelda da zustad iseve swrafad Caikeca, rogorc is kaci wamoxta. amasac karga magra SeeSinda _ klaknilad garboda, radgan qalebsac dahqondaT msubuqi iaraRi, magram aravis azradac ar mosvlia srola, iseTi gakvirvebulebi iyvnen _ imgvari cxoveli arsad enaxaT. amasobaSi srolac ganaxlda, didi karavelis colma Tavi wamoswia, mimoixeda da gaiRima, _ `gesmiT, isvrian, _ da uceb gaaxsenda, _ vai! is ra iyo, ra?~ nadirobidan rom dabrundnen da axali ambavi Seityves, kacebma agdebuli RimiliT SeaTvalieres aforiaqebuli colebi, cali yuriT mousmines da mere almacerad gaxedes erTmaneTs, rac niSnavda: `yoveli qali sulelia.~ magram meore dRes, nadirobisas, roca buCqebSi gatrunuli kurdReli SeniSna erTma karavelma, meores idayvi gahkra da Cumad uTxra _ ai, aq aris... Cqara gatene... _ ganze ki iyureboda, magram uceb, iqve, mwvane kaci wamoxta da gaiqca. monadireebma Tofis gatenac ver moaswres, rac, usaTuod, did gakvirvebasTan iyo dakavSirebuli. xom ara gciva? _ ara. _ sxvebma rom gaiges es ambavi, amayad gadaxedes erTmaneTs: `zogi mamakacic sulelia...~ im ors saxeli gautyda, radgan mTeli erTi kvira aravis unaxavs balaxisferi kaci... erT mSvenier dRes ki, did dResaswaulze, roca karavelebma nairfrad SeiRebes sxeuli da, SuaRamisas koconis piras cekva da yvirili atexes, maTi yuradReba miiqcia erTma mwvaned SeRebilma kacma, romelic ucnauri aRgznebiT cekvavda da Tavdauzogavad igrixeboda. yvela SeCerda da gakvirvebulni Sescqerodnen _ arc erTs ar ecnaura. yvela gaxevda, mxolod is kaci cekvavda TvaldaxuWuli da, uzomod gatacebulma medolemac raRac igrZno imis danaxvaze da dakvra Sewyvita. doli miCumda Tu ara, im kacma erTi ki moavlo yvelas Tvali da uceb gaiqca. yvela mamakaci iq iyo, koconTan, ase rom, veravin gabedavda imis Tqmas, rom `yvela karaveli sulelia...~ brazisagan veraferi amoRerRes, didma karavelma ki simwriT

mxarze ikbina. im RamiT srola ar Sewyvetila, ise iyvnen ganrisxebulni, rom erTma WaSi Cacala Svidi tyvia da, acaxcaxebuli, yovel gasrolaze iZaxda _ `orSabaTi, samSabaTi, oTxSabaTi...~ meores raRac faCuni moesma, iqiTken gaxoxda calxelaweuli _ Tofi mihqonda _ da, kidev kargi, rom ar isrola _ Zma mixoxavda misken. xom ar gadaiRo? _ xelisguli SeuSvira wvimas aleqsandrom. _ ara. _ meore dRes ki didi kreba moiwvies. rac ki doli iyo, yvela erTad agugunda, xalxi maSinve Seikriba, dolebi mainc karga xans gugunebdnen, didi karaveli xalxis win, kasrze idga, ganrisxebuls, Canacrisferebuli ZarRvi mouCanda yelsa da Sublze da mZimed sunTqavda. yvelani gacofebulni iyvnen, Tofs magrad uWerdnen TiTebs, meore xels ki mkerdze ibagunebdnen. mere orma Sikrikma moiyvana brZeni karaveli, romelic WkuiTa da sazrianobiT iyo ganTqmuli da xalxis win daayena. brZeni karaveli xalxis winaSe wardga da iseTi ram sityva Tqva, TiTqos yoveli maTganisaTvis sila gaewnas: _ erTma balaxisferma kacma aseT dReSi CagagdoT, netav, ra geSvelebodaT, rom mosuliyo ori balaxisferi kaci? didma karavelma kbilebi gaaxrWiala da Tqva: _ sanam ar movklav, cols ar gavekarebi. suuulyvelam daijera misi aRTqma, magram didma karavelma mainca brZana koSkis ageba; Sig daamwyvdies qali. is balaxisferi kaci ki am dros nayofs agrovebda tyeSi. kakali dabertya da saimedo adgilas gadamala. kargad icoda, rac moeloda, Tuki SeniSnavdnen. isic icoda, adre Tu gvian naRdad rom moklavdnen da mainc ar midioda. yvelaferze metad wvimisa eSinoda _ did fuRuroSi SeZvreboda xolme da gaxevdeboda, wyvilad uelavda Tvali. dari Tu iyo, mTaze adioda da iqidan dascqeroda qalaqs. igi uyurebda karavelTa fusfuss dResaswaulebis dros, ainteresebda, pirveli vin gamovidoda saxlidan gamTeniisas, saRamoobiT fanjrebSi mkrTalad mociage sinaTleebs Sescqeroda da ase iwva, gaxevebuli. mere mTazedac veRar adioda: erTma monadirem SeniSna da myisve did karavelTan gaiqca _ imas Zalian ewyineboda, sxvas rom moekla balaxisferi kaci. didi karaveli Sin ar daxvda, am dros igi erT lamaz qvrivTan ijda da bewvis qudi Tvalebze hqonda Camofxatuli, rom ar ecnoT. nela wrupavda fialidan badags, qali ki dabalis xmiT umReroda sayvarel simReras... meore dRes ki, naSuadRevs, didi karavelis meTaurobiT yvela monadire avida mTaze da im adgils, sadac winadRiT balaxisferi kaci iwva, brazianad daaxales uamravi tyvia. is ucnauri kaci ki iqve, maRali xis totze idga, mwvane foTlebSi SeyuJuli. karavelebs imedi moecaT, rom SeniSnavdnen mas, dRedaRam tyeSi dadiodnen da eZebdnen. did karavels brZeni dahyveboda da ganzrax iZaxda: ai, xedav, sada yofila? _ sad! _ Tofiani xeli maRla auxteboda xolme did karavels. _ ara, ise viZaxi... Tu axlomaxlos imaleba, maSinve wamoxteba. _ aa. da ramdenime dRis Semdeg, roca mowyenilma brZenma gulgrilad Tqva: `ahaa, xedav, sada yofila?~ _ uceb xidan balaxisferi kaci Camoxta. muxlamde dafenil yviTel foTlebSi garboda da mizanSi mSvenieri amosaRebi iyo. rogor ggonia, domeniko, moartyamdnen? _ ra vici... moartyes? _ ki, didma karavelma kargad icoda Tavisi saqme.

mere aleqsandro dafiqrda, gayuCda, moiwyina da uceb hkiTxa: _ aba, Tu mixvdebi _ vin iyo is balaxisferi kaci? _ ra vici, _ gaikvirva domenikom, _ saidan unda vicode... _ rogor Tu saidan... _ iwyina aleqsandrom, _ magas ver unda mixvde? _ ara, mainc rogor unda mivxvde! _ iwyina domenikomac da Seacqerda. aleqsandro braznarevi mudariT uyurebda, domenikos ki axlaRa moesma, rogor xmaurobda qolgebze wvima. mere aleqsandrom gadawyvita, aexsna: _ rac giambe, marTalia, zRaparia, magram kargad dafiqrdi, gana SeiZleba arsebobdes namdvilad balaxisferi kaci... a? a?... sxeuli unda See... SeeRe... SeeReba, ara? aba, axla kargad daukvirdi, vis dasWirdeboda qalaqSi ase malulad Semosvla... a? ha? _ erTxans Seicada, _ aba, pirvel asos getyvi da maSinac Tu ver mixvdebi, suul damekargeba Senze warmodgena, _ da sazeimod gamoacxada _ `p!~ _ p? _ dafiqrda domeniko, _ p... _ ho, _ Seacqerda dainteresebuli aleqsandro, _ eh, rac aris, aris _ `pa?~ _ pa?.. patara? _ fii, Sen ra giTxari... patiosani kaci iyo, ymawvilo, patiosani, aii, rom gaagdes, is... alublis qalaqs isev Tavisi oxeri qalaqi erCia... _ marTla? mere, rogor unda mivmxvdariyavi? _ mxrebi aiCeCa domenikom da uceb gaaxsenda, _ Tqven ara TqviT, qalaqs suuul sxva mxridan miadgao? _ es imitom vTqvi, cotaTi rom gagZneleboda gamocnoba, magram saerTod Tu ver gamoicnobdi, ar megona. hee, ra kai biWi xar, _ gamxiarulda aleqsandro, _ aba, rom meTqva, is kaci saidanac gavida, iqidan Semovida-meTqi, xo maSinve mixvdebodi? _ mere ra... _ ra da, zRapars interesi daekargeboda. _ ee, _ xeli aiqnia domenikom, _ viTom egeTi kargi zRaparia? _ ehh, _ ewyina aleqsandros, _ ras izam... me mainc darwmunebuli var, rom patara, suul patara sargebloba mainc mogitana am zRaparma. gaixseneb rodesme. ise ki, sxva Cems adgilas gabrazdeboda da Tavs gaganebebda, magram me mainc mokled davamTavreb _ wvimam rom wamouSina, im kacs sul Camoecala mwvane saRebavi da yvelam icno, saRamos ki, dolebis gugunSi, did karavels Tavisi coli mihgvares _ koSkidan gamoiyvanes, taxtrevanze dasves da cimcim mohyavdaT. yvelas sazeimo ieri dahkravda, qmars monatrebuli, TmaCamoSlili qali ki lamazad ijda taxtrevanze, fexebmokecili, xelebi qmrisaken gaeSvira, didi karaveli ki amayad aTvalierebda yovelives da siamovnebisagan yvrimalebs aTamaSebda. _ gaTavda? _ ugulod ikiTxa domenikom. _ eeh, marTla ara xar Rirsi, magram mainc davaboloveb _ im adgilas, sadac mwvane kaci mokvda, fiWvi amovida. aleqsandro wamodga, Sarvlis totebidan wyali CamoiferTxa da wasvlisas uTxra: _ Sen albaT isic ar gagaxsenda, fiWvi rom maradmwvanea. zamTris TamaSebi lamaz-qalaqSi daketili fanjrebidanac xSirad moismoda sicili, magram swored im RrublebCamowolil saRamos ratomRac yvela gaRizianda. Tav-TavianT saxlebSi isxdnen, aravin wasula stumrad. vaxSamsac aRar hqonda gemo, wrialebdnen. im saRamoTi vinsente pirvelad Seuwyra cols, da antonios cremlnarevi mzera rom igrZno, magidaze

ceriT uxilavi WianWvela miasrisa TiTqos. mezobel saxlSi ki didi xnis col-qmari ufro Tamamad jajRanebda _ kacma ganjina gamoaRo da raRac rom gadmovarda, maSinve cols daetaka: `raa, qalo, am oxer saxlSi yvelaferi unda cviodes?..~ `saWiroa albaT...~ _ ganrisxebuli zelda coms qali. `raa saWiro...~ `rac mand awyvia. mSvenivrad xedav...~ `rom ar eteva! aTasi nagavi...~ `meore iyide, aravin giSlis...~ `riTi viyido!! riTi viyido, me Tqveni...~. tuliosac ki aRar undoda sma, iqiT arturo ubRverda col-Svils: `hm, erTi groSic ar giSovniaT... ra genaRvlebaT ra _ dagiRiaT piri...~ konCetinam fiala miitana pirTan da mamida ariadnam maSinve daayvedra: `ar gamigia ase mowyureba...~. sxvagan ki kaci ase cxarobda: `ramdens tiris es bavSvi, ra xdeba bolos da bolos!~ `yvela asea...~ `sul ase Rnavili mainc ar gamigia...~ `yvela asea. Senc ase iyavi...~ `ra ici Sen! ra ici-meTqi, micnobdi Tu ra! maSin micnobdi? _ da daayola, _ Seni gacnobis dRe da saaTi...~. darbaiseli martoxela senior julio TiTebs nerviulad ikakunebda mkerdze da duilios, rogoric iyo, erTxelac ar gaxsenebia Tavisi sayvareli `wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiReb...~ da, gindac gaxseneboda, mere, piriqiT, ase gaifiqrebda: `mivamtvrev, davfSvni...~. cilio rozinas (ai, swored imas, WalaSi rom iyo) gindac Sexvedroda, albaT, Tvals aaridebda da edmondosac ki SedarebiT swrafad gadahqonda mzera kedlidan kedelze. farnebis susti Suqic aRizianebdaT, im saRamoTi yvelani adre dawvnen, patara xans ver daiZines, mxari icvales, wrialebdnen, da mere, rom gayuCdnen, vinmes rom SeeWyita lamaz-qalaqis gaxevebul saxlebSi, gancvifrdeboda _ yovel mosaxles pirqve eZina! Ramis daraji ki, lepoldino, pirvel Tovlze miabijebda. da rogorc iqna, naSuaRamevs, namdvili Tovlic movida, qvafenilTa siTbos momrevi, rbilad brWyvialebda farnis Suqze. jansaRi haeriT sunTqavda mxrebawuruli, mokuntuli Ramis daraji. Tovli, iseTi TeTri, abzinebuli iqve, mis ferxTiT. Tovli, sibneleSi lurji, lurji da iqac, Zalian Sors, TiTqos muqi da spetaknarevi, mainc spetaki, da irgvliv _ bardna... ah, rogor Tovda lamaz-qalaqSi, msubuqad ido saxuravebze, TeTrad aCenda aqa-iq xeebs, peSvze loya edoT lamaz-qalaqelebs, eZinaT. erTaderTi lepoldino daiZurweboda mimoxveul quCebSi, haeri iyo iseTi laRi, iseTi kriala, veRar iZaxda im Tavis sityvebs: `Ra-amis...~. im kacis saxlidanac ki ar ismoda sakravis xma, sulad frinveli rom hyavda, sadRac SeZurwuliyvnen TovaSi Citebi, mZimed, msubuqad, uxvad bardnida. siCume idga pirveli Tovlis da mxolod erTgan, mkrTalad ganaTebuli fanjridan gamosul Suqze TiTqos odnav Srialebdnen naTeli, gadidebuli fifqebi... Tovda! Tovda, pirmokumuli daiareboda lepoldino, ucxo simarTle farfatebda irgvliv, pirveli Tovlis TeTri simarTle da lepoldinom, Ramis matyuaram, saaTs droulad daxeda da mainc krinti ar dascdenia. eh, kargi iyo, da mainc hqonda Tovls misi sevda, fifqebiT Sekowiwebuli, TeTri, uTqmeli... martoka iyo lepoldino morTul qalaqSi da farani dauSva. Tavis nafexurs, im fafuk TovlSi Ronivrad CaWedils, odnav nacrisfers, daacqerda da, rom gaimarTa, mxrebic gaSala. eulad daabijebda silamazeSi, da gaamayda. Tavi gadaswia, saxeze aTovda. mxned, Tamamad daiareboda gaTenebamde, yovelive TeTrad gamJRavnda, da TiTqos alag-alag dabzaruli bindis gasafantavad, lepoldinom farani moisrola, xelebi gaSala, Rrmad SeisunTqa laRi haeri da TvaldaxuWulma, uceb iyvira: `aager, gaTenda da... Tovli movidaa!~

ucnaur Svebas grZnobdnen bundovani, TeTri sizmrebidan TavdaRweuli lamaz-qalaqelebi: Tvals axeldnen da maSinve fanjrisken gaurbodaT mzera _ ucxo sinaTle idga oTaxSi, fexSiSvelni midiodnen fanjarasTan perangisamara qalebi da Tovlis danaxvaze TiTqos umkvrivdebodaT gamWirvale perangebidan gamomzirali madliani nakvTebi _ Tovli mosula! uceb, erTbaSad iRviZebdnen da lamaz-qalaqSi aTasgan TeTrad feTqdeboda gaocebul TvalebSi Tovli, magrad SefuTvnili, ToTo bavSvebic mihyavdaT dedebs fanjarasTan da isinic TvaldaWyetilni Sescqerodnen ucnob siTeTres da gaocebisagan patara TiTebs aRar loRnidnen _ zogi axlaRa xedavda pirvel Tovls, zogic, vin icis, meramdened da yvelas uxaroda... aCqarebulni sauzmobdnen da quCaSi garbodnen, bevrs lukmac ar Casvlia pirSi, ise gamovida lamaz-qalaqSi, viRacas moxvda vinsentes xeliT nasroli gunda, mamida ariadnamac ki vadaze adre gaiRviZa _ gakvirvebulma, vadaze adre daafaxula sqlad SeRebili wamwamebi da netarebiT Tqva: `ah, brr...~ isev, kvlav Tovda! dRis sinaTleze xalisianad eSvebodnen didi, daCvretili, msubuqi fifqebi da iseTi laRi, ise Tamami gundaoba gaimarTa! darbaisel senior juliosac zed kinkrixoSi moxvda gunda da wowola qudi gadauvarda. magram julios ara swyenia, cilio moxdenilad styorcnida pawia gundebs mxolod lamazebs, antoniosTvis erTi iyo yvela da juzepemac, gaxarebulma, mTeli peSvi Tovli ituca pirSi. cigebiT mosrialebdnen loyebawiTlebuli bavSvebi, da saeWvo daRmarTTan mdgarma mamida ariadnam nazad iTxova: `geTayvaT, duilio, momaSveleT raa, mklavi...~ magram duilio Tavad waiqca, TovaSi gawkrialda konCetinas laRi sicili, iRimeboda edmondoc, erTTavad Cafiqrebuli da Sewuxebuli, `gamikeTeT, ra, gunda, xelebi gameyina,~ ixveweboda viRac qali da aleqsandro gaxarebuli Sescqeroda bednier, saxegabrwyinebul lamazqalaqelebs, da mxolod kumeom, briyvma, mouSxama guneba _ iman qva Cado gundaSi da mTelis ZalRoniT esrola rozinas. da, kidev kargi, aacdina da gabrazebulma dinomac maSinve ise auwia yuri, kumeos saxe moeRrica da wvrili xmiT patieba iTxova. gorakebisken gaemarTnen, maRal fiWvebze sqlad ido Tovli, didianpatarianad, cigebiT eSvebodnen, da ise bednierad, ise Zalumad gaismoda ayiravebulTa sicili... dino moqroda TvalmoWutuli, erTianad awuruli, yvelafrisadmi mzadmyofi, gzadagza moxerxebulad icdenda gundebs, Tokgamobmuli cigebiT daaseirnebdnen jer fexaudgmel bavSvebs, momcro xeebs ajanjRarebdnen da Tovls ayridnen erTmaneTs Tavze, im TeTri bednierebiT pirTamde bednierni, da mxolod saseirnod gamoyvanili ugo, TxuTmeti wlis giJi, siZulviliT Sescqeroda yvelas da xmadabla butbutebda: `wiTeli sisxli... wiTeli, Tovlze...~ magram misi xma arc gaugiaT, Jriamulobdnen... da domenikos danaxvaze ugo maSinve aiZurwa da fexakrefiT gaipara Sin, domeniko ki modioda, gabruebuli im wminda haeriT, mis sofelSi rom icoda da, lurj mosasxamSi gaxveuli, Txeli, maRali, ucxo qalaqSi pirvel Tovlze miabijebda. `SexeT, SexedeT, ra lamazad eSvebian fifqebi, _ iZaxda duilio, _ gana sacodaoba ar aris, silamazis muzeumSi rom ar imyofebian isini? _ da daayola, _ wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiReb!~ `aman rom ar Cagvamwaros...~ _ aimriza aleqsandro, norCi janjakomo ki, awiTlebuli, sadRac mRelvared iyureboda da iqiTkenve iyureboda cilio, msunagi, akrefili. tereza modioda. is modioda laRi, Tamami, da raRac sicelqe aSkarad Caexvia gulSi _ mwvane Tvalebi ise ubzinavda. daTovlil gorakze adioda tereza, odnav

wingadaxrili, cali xeliT doinji Semoeyara, meores ki lamazad arwevda yoveli moxdenili nabijisTanave. grZeli qurqi ecva, didi, mamiseuli tlanqi Ceqmebi da mainc ise moxdenilad, iseTi rweviT amodioda... sqeli Tavsafari magrad gaenaskva yelze, tuCebmokumuli, Rimils ZlivsZlivobiT ikavebda da pawia foso jiutad aCnda mxolod cal, susxiT nazad Seferil loyaze, Txeli, faqizi nestoebi siciveSi TiTqos uTrToda. tereza amodioda gorakze, tereza, TaviT-fexamde qali, laRi, Tavneba da qalurobiT mainc tansacmlianad gaJRenTili, ucnauri, axirebuli moZraobebi TiTqos aSiSvlebdnen gaognebuli mamakacebis TvalSi da uu, rogor sZuldaT suyvelaferi, rac ki terezas im susxian diliT ecva. qali amodioda TovlSi, axalgazrda, bednieri qvrivi, da arafrisa dardi ara hqonda, moabijebda. is goraki rom amoiara, Sedga, uneburad wre Semoartyes, terezam ki Tavsafari Seixsna, qurqi moiReRa, Ceqmiani fexi Ronivrad dahkra Tovlze da xeli SemarTa. gaocebulni umzerdnen, terezam ki fexebi aaTamaSa Tovlze, SeCerda da... TeZoze dairtya xeli. mere Sebrunda, mxari loyamde azida, xelebi ganze gaSala, fexis wverebze aiwia da, uecrad mkerdze xelebmixutebuli, adgilze gaqvavda. da sanam gaocebili lamaz-qalaqelebi daWyetil Tvalebs daaxamxamebdnen, tereza odnav, msubuqad Sexta da yvelani erTad mixvdnen _ cekvavda qali. tereza cekvavda pirvel Tovlze, mxolod misTvis gasagebi bednierebiT bednieri, tereza cekvavda romeliRac ucnob, saxeldaxelod gamogonil cekvas, grZeli Tma ufrialebda, ucaxcaxebda mxrebi, erTianadac caxcaxebda da gamwarebuli iRimeboda cekvisas TvaldaxuWuli qali da irgvliv _ Tovda... didi CeqmebiT tkepnida Tovls acekvebuli qali _ tereza da is arnaxuli xelebis qneva sxvas Tu sasacilos gaxdida, terezas ucnauri, yovlis momrevi sisastikiT amSvenebda, qali cekvavda maT Tvalwin, wreSi, gamaRizianebeli, Casaqoli da mainc TiTs vin daakarebda _ yvelas uyvarda, da sZuldaT kidec _ cekvisas ise ucnaurad amaRlebuli da miuwvdomeli, is ki SeCerda, odnav ukan gadaixara, moqanculma, marcxena xeli TiTqos Zlivs aswia, grZeli, moqnili, wvetiani TiTebi domenikosken gaiSvira da imisTvis zedac ar Seuxedavs, siCumeSi xalxs im Tavisi lamazi, dabali xmiT ase uTxra: es biWi momwons... naSuadRevs ki, qalaqis ganapiras, didi Sejibri gaimarTa. jer iyo da, Tokis gadazidva moagondaT, mSvenieriao, SesZaxes, magram Toki jibeze aravis hqonda. xaTrianma antoniom maSinve iTava Tokis motana, siZis gamamxnevebeli Rimilic guls moefina da Tavqudmoglejili daeSva saxlisaken. ise iyo mondomebuli, daRmarTSi orjer Cakotrialda, vinsentes xaTriT SeumCnevlad, sayeloSi Caicines. sanam mobrundeboda, ganawildnen _ yovel gundSi sam-sami kaci Sedioda. iyo erTkaciani gundic _ es juzepe gaxldaT, veeba, Ronieri. sanam Toks moitandnen, erTi suli hqondaT, aRar icodnen, riTi gaerToT Tavi, cilio frTxilad misrialebda cigiT da qaliSvilebis dasanaxad aqaoda qari mawuxebso, eSxian Tvalebs aJuJunebda. kumeom Tavis sayvarel gasarTobs mimarTa _ viRacas wvivze xeli staca da ZaRliviT Sehyefa, Semxtari qalis danaxvaze Zalian gamoukeTda guneba, magram, dinom amisaTvis panRuri rom amoartya, didad ar esiamovna _ adamiani iyo isic. wamdauwum icinoda tulio, Tavs ukan gadaigdebda da gemrielad xarxarebda, dafiqrebuli edmondo ki Tovls veRar acilebda Tvals, `ici ra, silvia?! _ wasCurCula konCetinam dobils, _ me erTi biWi miyvars...~ `ras ambob,

marTla? _ Seicxada silviam da erTmaneTs saCqarod akoces, laparaki maSinve rom gaegrZelebinaT, _ vina, tulio? mxiarulia, laRi...~ `ara, ara, tulio, ara...~ amasobaSi mxiaruli SeZaxilebi gaisma, radgan gorakze qSeniT amomavali, gaxviTquli antonio dainaxes, magram iman CaquCi da lursmnebi moitana, Tokis nacvlad _ SeSloda ymawvils. fuuio, Tqves. gamwarebuli vinsente mzad iyo, Suaze gaeglija colisZma, romelic iqve, oriod nabijze, sacodavad idga, tuliom kiskisi atexa, mtrisas _ erTianad gadafiCinda, edmondo ki TanagrZnobiT Sehyurebda gawiTlebul, darcxvenil antonios, visTanac megobroba axlac ki, axlac, guliT undoda. `aaa, mivxvdi, _ TiTi dauqnia silviam dobils _ servilio, ara? sazriania, moxerxebuli...~, `ah, ara, ara, imas ra Semayvarebs, _ xeli gaasavsava konCetinam, _ imas xom kamorelebTan aqvs saqme...~, `aaba... _ dafiqrda silvia da aforiaqda, _ cilio xom ar?~, `aara, ara... Sen Segecilebi?~ da erTmaneTs isev akoces, antoniom ki isev Caiara aRmarTi, TavCaqindruli miabijebda da axla aRaravis epareboda eWvi, Toks rom moitanda da, marTlac, antoniom bolos da bolos, Seasrula davaleba, oRond meore cdaze _ Toki moitana da erT bolos tulio, aRelvebuli domeniko da cilio daejajgurnen, meores ki _ mxolod juzepe da mainc samive gadmoizida. taSi atyda, mtredebi auSves TovaSi, `es biWi xom ara, Camosuli, domeniko?~ `ara, eg ara, cotaTi glexia.~ `fermkrTali roa?~ `didi ambavi...~ mere vinsentem aiRo Toki, imas welze moexvia moyvaruli colisZma _ antonio da antonios ki amxanagTmaZiebeli _ edmondo magrad Caexuta, xolo juzepem daiqSina, erTi ki moqaCa da samiveni mis fexebTan gagordnen. axla SedarebiT mcire taSi gaisma, radgan juzepes ZalRonisa SeSurdaT, xolo roca juzepem oTxi kaci _ miqele, dino, darbaiseli senior julio da duilio, rogoric iyo, _ gadmoizida, krinti aravis dascdenia da jibidanac ar amouRiaT xelebi. axlad waqceulebi swrafad wamodgnen, Tovlze ki darCnen manamde waqceuli antonio da imas Caxutebuli edmondo, magrad mihkvroda uwyinar mRebavs amxanagTmaZiebeli, wamodgomas ar anebebda da xan erT, xan meore yurSi, mwvelad CasCurCulebda: `viamxanagoT, ra, viamxanagoT, raa...~ yvelas daekarga Tokis gadazidvis xalisi, juzepe ki, didTava, mkerdganieri, mxarbeWiani, Zalumad isunTqavda haers. `juzepe xom ara? mZlavria, warmosadegi...~ `gagiJdi, silvia? _ Seicxada konCetinam, _ mag kameCs ra Semayvarebda... marTla mkiTxe, Tu?~ `ara, ras ambob... da dino xom ara? moxerxebulia, cqviti...~ `aba, ras ambob, silvia, _ usayvedura konCetinam, _ Cemze dabali mamakaci rogor Semiyvardeboda?~ mere iyo da, didi cigaoba gamarTes. Sarvliani qaliSvilebic uSiSrad misrialebdnen qveviT, magram wona ara yofnidaT da maTi ciga nelinel eSveboda daRmarTSi, iqac juzepem ajoba yvelas _ mZime iyo da Tormet daTvlaSi Casrialda, sxvebi ki TxuTmet, oc daTvlasac ki undebodnen. damTvlels ki, aba, vin ar daujerebda _ duilio gaxldaT. vinsentem da edmondosagan TavdaRweulma antoniom saerTod ver CaaRwies dabla, radgan im grZel cigas daejaxnen, sami mxiaruli qaliSvili rom ijda _ imaT cigis marTva ar icodnen da ver Camoecalnen, cigebi ayiravda. erTmaneTSi gadaixlarTnen gogo-biWebi, kiserze, Tavdayira mdgar vinsentes Rili aawyda, Tbili yelsaburic moeReRa da am areulobaSi vinsentem isargebla da visac miswvda, garkveul aRgilas Zalian ubwkina, magram, bedi ar ginda? _ yvelani rom wamodgnen, mxiaruli qaliSvilebi arxeinad ibertyavdnen Tovls, da maincdamainc antonio gamwarebuli

isvamda xelisguls erT adgilas, _ da mxiarul qaliSvilebs eWviT Sescqeroda. `ar gamagiJo, konCetina, _ SiSiT Seacqerda silvia, _ vinsente? is xom colSviliania...~ `ah, ara, ara, ras ambob, colSviliania...~ `ho, mec ar gamikvirda?! _ gaukvirda silvias, _ is xom colSviliania... da antonio?~ `gagiJdi, silvia? es rogor ifiqre, me da... is boTe? ase miyureb?...~ `ara, ara, ras ambob, ara...~ _ wamoiZaxa silviam da erTmaneTs akoces. mere iyo da, lamaz-qalaqeli Wabukebi sirbilSi gaejibrnen erTmaneTs, pirveloba aqac juzepes darCa _ uzarmazari, mZlavri naxtomebiT miiWra daTqmul xesTan, samgzis gamarjvebuli, gaamayebuli, zemodan dascqeroda yvelas da, dino rom moxvda TvalSi, gaxsenebam yba auxura _ rogor gaubeda! mTvrali iyo maSin, Torem, es cerodena... dafexvili!.. ganrisxebuli, sul TvalebiTa Wamda, auara, Cauara. gacecxlebulma, is Tavisi rkinis idayvic gahkra, daazanzara, jer medidurad Seacqerda, mere _ dacinviT, zizRiT, dinom ki arxeinad uTxra: _ ra iyo, Ziajan, ras ibRvirebi... _ araa Seni saqme, Sens Tavs mixede Se... _ miugo juzepem da daayola, _ lawiraki. _ bodiSi moixadeT, senior, _ Tavazianad urCia dinom, _ dro kideva gaqvT. _ rao? bodiSs mogcem me Sen... da mouqnia, magram dinom aicdina da... jer Sublze daades Tovli, mere ki, gaSxlarTuls, mravlad daayares Tavsa da yelze. Zlivs wamosves da, ugonos, TavCaqindruls, kiserSiac ki Caugdes oriode mozrdili gunda, magram ah, ara, ara, apapapapa _ juzepes sicocxlis nasaxic ar etyoboda. Subli rom gaugriles, mere magrad dauziles safeTqlebi... veraferma uSvela da bolos arturo movida, SeSinebulma wre gaarRvia, Tqva: `es gamoafxizlebs~, da sila rom gaulawuna, juzepem marTlac gaaxila Tvali da arturos sapasuxo sila mkvircxlad xeTqa, ris Semdgomadac momsuliereblebi arturoze gadavidnen, xolo Soridan norCi janjakomo SeZaxiliT `mamilo, marCenalo, maami~, gamoqanda da xalxis garRvevas lamobda. mamida ariadna ki odnavadac ar Sewuxebula arturos bediT, da Tu sasurveli lamaz-qalaqelis mzeras daiWerda, aniSnebda _ Sen _ TiTs miaSverda, CemTan _ igive TiTs mkerdze msubuqad ikakunebda, or saaTze modi _ or TiTs aCvenebda, miuxedavad imisa, ukve sami saaTi rom iyo. mamida ariadnam mSvenivrad icoda dro da isic, raRa Tqma unda, icoda, lamaz-qalaqSi uzrdelobad rom iTvleboda maspinZlis ojaxSi daugvianeblad misvla. ase, oTxidan xuTamde movidodnen, albaT, stumrebi da mamida ariadnac manamde mSvidad, arxeinad gaSlida sufras, xolo arturos isev sakuTarma meuRlem uSvela, eulaliam _ araviTari Tovli da dazela, _ arturos jibeSi qurdiviT Caucura TiTebi, imanac wamsve Tvalebi daaWyita da jibeze itaca xeli, _ gadarCa kaci. * * * qali, tereza... sawolze pirqve iwva domeniko. sabani magrad CaebRuja, baliSs Cahkvroda, qali, tereza _ rogori rxeviT dadioda, rogor dahqonda maRali mkerdi... odnav gverdze gadaxrili Tavi, maRali qalis raRacnairad saocrad mSrali, Zalian mSrali Tma, qarSi rom frialebda... yeli, maRali, yeli, qaTqaTa, yeli _ daWimuli da gamoZerwili yvrimalis Zvali, iseTi nazi, ise mkafio... da, eSmakurad doinjSemoyrils, gaRimebisas _ pawia foso, mxolod cal loyaze... didi,

lamazi, farTo kbilebi, gaRimebisas _ WiSkari TeTri... misi tuCebi, daskdomamde savse, daberili, misi tuCebi _ mzakvari da momlodine, misi qveda tuCi, gamoburculi da Tamami, gamomwvevi, webowasmuli TiTqos _ terezas bage... da nazi, nazi laviwis Zvali, odnav, sul odnav gamoxazuli da zeviT, iqve, ganivi ormo _ wyaro dasawafebeli, tereza, qali... da xeli, xeli, moqnili xeli, gveliviT mklavi, da grZeli, wvrili, muqariTa da sinaziT savse misi TiTebi _ xuTi gansxvavebulad moSiebuli, lamazi maxrCobela, da Txeli qalis muqariT datenili mkerdi _ misken undoblad damiznebuli... qalis xma _ nazi, dabali, lbili, alublis gemo, Taflis surneli terezas xmaSi, eh, fiWa, fiWa... misi Tvalebi, xan moalerse, Tbili da amo, xanac _ undoblad akvesebuli, qali, tereza... misi saxlisken midioda domeniko. _ zustad, droulad naTqvami Wkviani sityva Semdgomi amaRlebis safuZvelia, _ ganagrZo duiliom, _ Cemi ubralo-qmediT sityvebi da agreTve... didi madloba, qalbatono ariadna, siamovnebiT giaxlebiT, radgan kombosto mravali wliT SegvinarCunebs gonebriv simxnevesa da fizikur srulyofilebas. imas vambobdi, _ ubralo _ qmediT sityvebs ZaluZT dadebiTi roli gaiTamaSon yoveldRiur cxovrebaSi. _ vaskosac Zlier moswonda kombosto, _ moiwyina mamida ariadnam, _ Tqvenc gadaiReT, senior julio. _ kargia, kargi. `wiwaka ar sjobs?~ gaifiqra ciliom da fanjarasTan mdgar rozinas (ai, imas, WalaSi rom iyo), mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaxeda. _ marTla kargi ki marTla isaa, rom adgili aqvs maRali disciplinisa da urTierTmomTxovnelobis wrfel atmosferos, _ ganagrZo iman, _ ai, magaliTad, dRes Cvens wreSia aleqsandro, kaci, romelic TavSeukaveblobiTa da daufiqreblobiTaa saxelgavardnili, magram romelsac mainc faqizi guli hqonia xandaxan _ swored amas da sxvas ras unda niSnavdes is mSvenieri saTamaSo-saCuqari, romelic man dRes Cvens maraduberebel qalbaton ariadnas moutana sakuTari xeliT da xelidan xelSi gadasca? ra mSvenivrad reks... _ Tu rekavs? _ ikiTxa aleqsandrom. _ magas ara aqvs mniSvneloba, isedac xom mixvdiT. ra saWiroa zedmeti xmovani, Tuki isedac mivxvdebiT, ara? ha, aleqsandro? _ swrixr, _ daeTanxma is. _ rao... _ swori xarT-meTqi. _ o, ra Tqma unda... yovelTvis SeiZleba simarTlis myarad dadgena, simarTle _ sazRvariviTaa. _ yovelTvis? mudam? _ raRa Tqma unda. _ raRac rom giTxraT, ukan ar daixevT? _ arasgziT, ara. _ ai, vTqvaT... rodesac ori adamiani Cxubobs, erTi qera, meore ki Savgvremani, romelia damnaSave? _ da uceb aleqsandrom ise daiyvira: `hop!!!~ _ SemkrTal senior julios sasmisic ki gauvarda xelidan, galiaSi SeifrTxiala mamida ariadnas xuTive iadonma, da aleqsandrom Tavazianad daayola, _ bodiSi, magram, iaffasiani efeqti yuradRebis dedaa. maS, romelia damnaSave?

_ orive kacia? mamakaci... moCxubari? _ Tqva duiliom, Zlier SeSinebuli iyo. _ dia-ax! _ is Savgvremani... Zalian Savia? _ Savtuxa, kupri... _ maS, Savgvremani, raRa Tqma unda. _ ratom? terezas saxlTan aravin iyo. maRal aivans, daxSul fanjaras, mwvane fardas ahyurebda domeniko. saxls fexakrefiT Semouara _ martivi qurdi... _ imitom. _ imitom _ ratom? ratom imitom? _ imitom, rom Savi _ Savia, qera ki _ TeTri. _ ah, ra kargad TqviT, _ taSi Semohkra konCetinam da silvias gadaulaparaka, _ is, me vinc momwons, qeraa; TeTri... _ qeraa, qera? _ mTlad ki ara, magram moyavisfro Tma aqvs, iseTi kargi, ise jagara... _ qera ra _ aucileblad kargia? _ gaocda aleqsandro... _ SavTan _ ra Tqma unda... da Tanac, yvelafersa da yoveliveSi aris ram kargi, Tuki gulisyuriT fxizlad iqneba da Cemi ubralo sityvebi kidev ufro STambeWdavsa da advilmisawvdoms xdian rTul fsiqologiur ambavs. _ if, if, ra martivad Tqva? _ Tavi gaiqnia aleqsandrom. _ ise ki, rom icode, orive damnaSavea, oh, Se patara, ah, Se patara, Cemo yurcqvita... qali ar Canda. namdvili qali... grZel, viwro sarkmels misCereboda domeniko, urCad, jiuti CurCuliT ixveweboda: `gaaRe, modi...~ xandaxan isec eCveneboda, TiTqos ganze iweoda mZime mwvane farda, magram ara, ara, eCveneboda... kvlav CurCulebda, `gaaRe, modi...~ gamwarebulma Zirs daixeda _ Tovlze idga... pirvel Tovlze idga da daixara, gaoflili TiTebiT daswvda, esiamovna, Sublze miido... isev aiRo peSviT Tovli, daagundava... Tovls daacqerda, gundis wagrZeleba scada, CaefSvna xelSi... mere Seaswor-Semoaswora, ceriT avlebda kvals da pawia gunda daado, gverdebzedac Seaswora raRac _ ah, ara, ara, arad vargoda es Tovlis oRroCoRro qali... civi iyo da erTnairad TeTri, uSuqo, siTbo ar hqonda... raRac gaaxsenda, daixara isev... _ me yurcqvita ara var, Tu SeiZlebodes! _ ganrisxda duilio, _ gana marto saqciels, aramed sityvebsac SerCeva unda! _ kargiT, ka-argiT, duilio, moferebiT giTxar, kargi, kargi, tkbilo, sayvarelo, mSobliuro, keTilo, yurumsaRo, goniero, moyvaruldadebiTo... _ vinaa Seni yurumsaRi! amas ver xedavT. _ wamoxta duilio, _ me!.. me... wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiRebT, sadaa Cemi mosasxami! _ kargi ra, duilio, cxra sityvaSi rva mosaferebeli giTxari da erTi yurumsaRi ucabedad gamomeria, raRa im sityvas Caacivdi... _ damSviddiT, duilio, yuradRebas nu miaqcevT... xom iciT, da... _ vinaa magis yurumsaRi! _ kargiT ra, duilio, damSviddiT, damSviddiT, Zalian gTxovT, _ sTxova aleqsandrom, _ rva qera sityvaSi erTi Savgvremani ucabedad gamomeria, Sevcdi, ra moxda...

_ Secda, ra iyo, apatieT, senior duilio, magan iseTi kargi saCuqari momitana, apatieT, apatieT, keTilo. _ dauyvava mamida ariadnam da fiqrebSi wavida, _ eh, eg ki ara, vaskoc cdeboda xandaxan... saRamoobiT... _ Cemi ocnebis Wabuki ki arasdros ar cdeba, _ wasCurCula konCetinam silvias, dobils, _ radgan is _ uSualoa. Tovli gaqeqa domenikom, Cacucquli, Semcivnebuli TiTebiT raRacas eZebda... majamde Cayo TovlSi xeli, mainc ver Caswvda, saxelo daikapiwa da mere, rogorc iqna, raRac civsa da magars miagno _ Rrmad iyo TovlSi... TiTebiT mofxoWna, TiTebi itkina... qamari Seixsna da vercxlis didi balTiT amoWra cotaodeni miwa, isev moCiCqna, kidev da kidev... nela wamodga, gaimarTa, miwa hqonda xelT... magram magari iyo da is Tovlis uswormasworo patara qali xelisgulSi miwasTan erTad moimwyvdia, daadno, imiT daasvela miwa... ruxi wveTebi daeca Tovlze, miwa ki dalba, atalaxda, da mis peSvebSi gamomwyvdeuli, TiTqos SeTba kidec... _ mapatieT, senior duilio, magram is unda meTqva, rom... aii, swored is, rom... diax, ai, Tqven, magaliTad, yovelTvis imas ambobT, Tu rogori unda iyos kargi mamakaci, xolo, rac Seexeba karg qals, qali rogori unda iyos, amas ar ambobT... _ xedavT, es ra Tqva? _ Tqva duiliom da mimoixeda, _ ara, Tqven xedavT, es ra Tqva? da gana me ar giambeT im SesaniSnavad umwikvlo qalis naRvliani istoria, romelic qmris keTildReobisa gamo igive qmars didsulovnad gaeyara? _ ah, maxsovs, maxsovs, rogor ar maxsovs, _ xelebi mkerdze miikra mamida ariadnam, _ mxolod qals SeuZlia gaiRos amdagvari ram msxverpli... _ is xom tyuili iyo, nu gewyinebaT, magram, senior duilio... _ rogor Tu tyuili. _ ganrisxda duilio, _ vinaa Seni matyuara! sadaa Cemi... _ kargi, kargi, damSviddi, _ sTxova aleqsandrom, _ damSviddi da gviambe, ra unda hqondes qals kargi. _ qals? _ odnav Cafiqrda duilio da maSinve warmoTqva: _ qals sami ram unda hqondes kargi _ xasiaTi, tan-fexi da saxe. _ raRa axla moginda simartive, _ ewyina aleqsandros, _ TumcaRa, swori kia... erTi peSvi talaxi epyra xelT, TovliT gaJRenTili, darbilebuli, Tbili... xelSi mosrisa, talaxiani TiTebiT daagundava, jer sxeuli gamoZerwa, sasacilo da amazrzeni, sqeli fexebi gamoukveTa, mxrebi gadauglisa, ori pawia borcvi amouzniqa, miwis qals Zerwavda domeniko... savse TeZoebi daumrgvala, frTxilad miaba ori maxinji xeli, pawia Tavi daado, Seaswora, rogorc SeeZlo, Sealamaza da sami TiTiT _ ceriT, saCvenebliTa da SuaTiTiT, frTxilad aiyvana peSvidan, frTxilad aswia, Seacqerda... es mcire miwis uswor-masworo qalic ki raRac sanukvari iyo da, qali namdvili, qali, tereza... _ egre Tua, ufro martivad unda geTqvaT. _ rogor mainc? _ rogor da: xasiaTi da garegnoba. Tumca `tan-fexi~ garegnobaze mokle sityvaa... asoebis mxriv... _ aRiara aleqsandrom, _ mainc ar varga... ui, ho, saxe rom damaviwyda? _ maSin, Tqven scadeT... ai, xedavT, TqvenobiT rom velaparakebi? _ me vcado? _ gaexarda aleqsandros, _ vcado, rogori unda iyos qali?

_ scadeT, Cven gismenT... _ namdvil qals... _ dafiqrebuli iRimeboda aleqsandro, _ namdvil qals... misi gamoCenidan daviwyeb, kargi... namdvili qali fexakrefiT unda daiarebodes... oRond uneburad. _ fexakrefiT? _ ki. rogorc devnili... an, mdevari. miwis qaliT xelSi, isev im sarkmels ahyurebda da ixveweboda, `gaaRe, modi...~ Tvals ar acilebda mwvane fardas, isev CurCuliT ixveweboda, magram aq mxarze msubuqad daukakunes. Setrialda da, eldanacemma, muWSi damala is miwis qali, ise Ronivrad CabRuja, talaxma TiTebSua ipovna gza da wvrilad gamoiburca _ tereza idga mis win, tereza, qali. oRond amjerad ar iRimeboda, Tavi odnav gadaexara, da dakvirvebiT, TvalmoWutuli Sescqeroda. saRamovdeboda. _ da roca mova, _ Zaan xmadabla Tqva aleqsandrom, _ rodesac mova, da Semogxedavs, raRacas maSinve unda migaxvedros _ dumilis drosac, mudam raRacas unda ambobdes namdvili qali. _ es rogor... _ gaukvirda duilios. _ zurgidanac rom aaTvaliero, mainc unda mixvde _ mxari, kiseri, namdvili qalis weli, xelebi, mudam amboben... _ ras amboben... _ ar ici is Sen... da Tu pirispir dgas da giyurebs, maSin... o, maSin... saRamovdeboda da muqi mwvane TvalebiT mSvidad Sehyurebda. wamali ekava xelT _ isic muqi mwvane, Tvalebisferi... da uceb auCqareblad, msubuqad da fexakrefiT, gaqvavebul domenikos irgvliv Semouara, Tvals ar acilebda. isev pirispir daudga, Cafiqrebuli da gamarTuli, mere ki Rrmad, Zalian Rrmad Caxeda TvalebSi da, odnav SemkrTali, saxlisken gaemarTa. sami patara safexuri aiara, saxelurs CasWida xeli da, sanam kars SeaRebda, erTic moxeda... magram sxvagvarad, sul sxvanairad. SeSinebuli, mainc Seyolas sTxovda... SeSinebuli _ es wuTic dadga. _ TvalebiT yvelafris Tqma unda SeeZlos, duilio, keTilmoubaro senior... yvelafers miganiSnebs, da, rac mTavaria, undixar Sen, Tu ara... da sul, sulmTlad Ria datova kari. iqiTac kibe iyo, oRond maRali, viwro, bneloda... xeli aiSvira, anTebuli farani CamoiRo, maRla aswia, meore xeliT ki, wamliani xelis nekiT, grZeli kaba muxlTan CabRuja da cotaTi aswia _ maRal safexurebze odnav gverdulad, daZabuli adioda qali, tereza, maRla adioda xelfarniani qali da Sav, muq talRad misdevda yovel safexurze rbilad datexili grZeli mosasxami, mkrTal sinaTleze, kedelzedac yvelaferi idumalebiT meordeboda, da misi Crdilic moxdenili iyo, darweuli da acaxcaxebuli. qalis SeSinebuli Rimili gaaxsenda uceb domenikos da sam safexurze erTbaSad axta. kibes axeda _ mobrunebuli qali, tereza, uyurebda ki, magram saxe ar uCanda. gaognebuli Sedga domeniko, aRar icoda, aeara es mZime, Zneli safexurebi, Tu gabrunebuliyo, da maRla mdgari qalic wamsve miuxvda, farani saxesTan miitana, gainaTa da domenikom maSinve dainaxa misi Rimili, sul gamocvlili, axleburi, avazakuri... terezam swrafad aiara darCenili ori safexuri da farani kibis TavSi dadga. rbil safexurebs auyva, domeniko, im sibneleSi Cayuryumalavebuli, ganaTebuli, zedapirisken amotivtivda. cali xeli daavlo farans, meoreSi ki isev is gasresili miwis qali eWira, da oTaxi moaTvaliera, nestoebdaberili

ynosavda haers. grili, dabali oTaxis Soreul kuTxeSi Savad moCanda qali, tereza... _ saxis Crdilebi, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ yvelafersa aqvs Tavisi Crdili, _ Subls, Tmas, cxvirs, tuCebs... da Tumca gamarTuli idga, Tvalebi Zirs daexara, wamwamTa Crdili gadahkvroda mwvane Tvalebze, farani qalis saxesTan mietana domenikos, da, mzeradaxrils, gafacicebuli Sescqeroda... magram terezam TvalebSi Sexeda da mere mis miRma gadaitana Tamami mzera... domenikomac miixeda da ucnobi nivTebi dainaxa _ skami, magida, skivri, sawoli... raRac Tojina, maRal Taroze... Wiqa da Tungi, tafa, kokura... nacnobi nivTebi dainaxa da gaTamamda uceb tereza, domeniko ki, ucxo, stumari, dabneuli idga... magram xelT miwis qali epyra, ukve gamTbari, gaoflil TiTebSi isev talaxad azelili da rom moicila, iatakze yrud rom daagdo, maSinve Tamamad miubrunda qals, TiTqos raRac kuTvnil sanacvlos moiTxovda miwis qalis nacvlad da es namdvili qalic maSinve TvalnaTliv gatyda _ moibuza da Tvalebi daxuWa, da mere mainc gaimarTa, TvaldaxuWuli. gamarTuli idga da eloda... domenikomac saCvenebeli TiTi da ceri mwared gauxaxuna erTmaneTs, am orad-ori TiTis wveridan talaxi saCqarod moicila da Tavidan gadaxada Savi Tavsaburi... mere mosasxams daswvda im ori TiTiT da skivrze miagdo... kabaSi idga qali, tereza... axla raRa eqna, aRar icoda, TvaldaxuWuli ucdida qali... da mere Tavi mkveTrad Searxia da maRla awowili varcxniloba raRacnairad nela, Zalian mZimed CamoeSala _ kupri dacurda TiTqos TeTr yelze, da TiTqos Svidive naz sims dinjad Camoayoles ceri _ ise TandaTan CamoiSala... kabaSi idga. ra, raRa eqna, aRar icoda, farani isev maRla aswia, da gapobili odnav tuCebi ki, momlodine rom dainaxa, yvelafers mixvda... qalmac odnav gadaxara Tavi, TvaldaxuWuli, idga, icdida da wyals daewafa ymawvili mgzavri, ucxo, domeniko... xelfarniani, svamda da svamda. da sibrZnes hgavda qalis tuCebi, rac ufro svamda, ufro icoda, ufro xvdeboda, wamiT moscilda da iqve, lursmanze Camohkida akviatebuli farani, mere xelebis moxveva mounda, magram gaaxsenda, talaxi rom ecxo da gazneqili majebi miado mxrebze, miizida da svamda, kvlav svamda... uZravad idga TvaldaxuWuli qali, oRond Tavi gadaegdo ukan da domenikom is wyaroc dainaxa, laviwis zemoT, odnav CaRrmavebuli, amouSrobi, dasawafebeli... imasac svamda da talaxiani TiTebiT terezas zurgze frTxilad eZebda Rilebs, sakinZes, isev TvaldaxuWulma qalma ki mware siamiT gaiRima, nazad, msubuqad moicila, zurgs ukan _ lamazad ise! _ waiRo xelebi, raRacas miswvda, raRaca gaxsna, mere mklavebi saxeloebidan sxeulisken CaiZvrina, moRelil sayeloSi gaWirvebiT amoyo, maRla aswia TeTri, SiSveli xelebi, saxe aRar uCanda, kaba hqonda Tavze xelebaweuli, cota xans ase idga, idga, fiqrobda da, sabolood rom gadawyvita, erTi ki laRad, jiutad SeifrTxiala da iqve, mis ferxTiT mkrTal wred daeca lamazi kaba. axlaRa gaaxila Tvalebi da swori, maRali, qaTqaTa fexi wridan gadmodga, Tavi ukan gadaagdo da, xelebgaSlili, domenikosken wamovida... _ qali saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi unda iyos Tavazianad mosaubre da saintereso msmeneli, _ aRniSna duiliom, _ da, ra Tqma unda, sasargeblo kerZebsac amaRlebuli Seqebis Rirsad unda amzadebdes. _ ara, es mainc ra ubeduri gamoTqma iyo, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ tanfexi...

sawolze ijda tereza, qali, welamde zewarafarebuli. welsqvemoT ki moqnili TiTebiT jer TeZoebidan moicila raRac Txeli zRude, zurgmorkalulma, siavemde nazi xaxuniT mkvriv gzas gaayola Tlil terfebamde, oriod talRa daetyo zewars, mere gaimarTa, xelebi zurgs ukan waiRo, farnis sust Suqze gluvad ubzinavda mxrebi da mkerdidanac uceb Semoixsna erTmaneTs mokled gadabmuli ori Tbili bude... _ Tqven brZaneT ukeT, Tu SegiZliaT... Cven mosmenac ki SegviZlia moTmeniT, diax, ukiduresi aucileblobis gamonaklis SemTxvevebSi. _ es erTaderTia, roca vibnevi, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ ar SemiZlia... _ ratom? _ dainteresda mamida ariadna. _ ratom da, _ aleqsandros nacvlad upasuxa duiliom, _ mas ar ZaluZs sityviT moiaros qalis kargi sxeulis RirsSesaniSnavi adgilebi. _ ara, ara, magitom ara... _ aba, ratom? _ ratom da vibnevi, _ Tavidan romels mivadge, romeli erTi... da marTlac, marTlac, romeli erTi... viRas axsovda talaxiani TiTebi _ imaTi iyo mxrebi, xelebi, weli da zurgi, da mkerdi, mkerdi... magram orad-ori xeli hqonda, mxolod ori da aRar icoda, ras mohfereboda _ romeli erTi... da, kidev kargi, tuCebic hqonda, da mkerdze kocnam is saidumloc myisve aswavla _ yvelaze didi, yvelaze martivi da mTelma sxeulma bednier TiTebs ayola isurva _ Sors moisrola Tavisi didbalTiani, farTo qamari, lurji mosasxami... axla yovelive erTmaneTs grZnobda, da mainc, mainc, romeli erTi... rbili muceli da daWimuli yeli, tuCebi _ mudam momlodine, welze morkaluli talaxiani xeli da amozneqili qali, tereza, namdvili qali, da misi odnav Soreuli neknebis TiTebSi yofna, ymawvili mgzavris, domenikos SiSveli sxeulis yvelaze bednieri nawili _ TiTebi da mere uceb mTeli sxeuli, yoveli namceci, TiTebze sazarlad ufro bednieri gaxda _ miwa ki ara, Tavad sxeuli, sxeuli iZra da Tanac sadRac dakargvas hgavda... rom miikarga, erTi msubuqad amoioxra, Svebis oxvrasa hgavda da momCvarulma, ucxo RrubelSi pirqve gawolilma, saxe mouTvaliera da, bednierma, madlobis niSnad loyaze akoca, ra ucnaurad umzerda qali. isev uyvarda! isev da isev svamda da svamda, ra gamolevda am qalis wyaroT _ romeli erTi... _ ai, vTqvaT, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ Tundac... ai, vTqvaT... dawafebuli, mkerdze hkocnida. da raRac gemo, ise nacnobi... Tavi aiRo, daacqerda _ es miwa iyo, qalis sxeulze talaxad mikruli, da miwis gemom erTxans rom SeakrTo, mere, raRac ucnaurs bundovnad mimxvdari, qalis sxeulze miwas lokavda da TvaldaxuWuli terezac TiTqos miuxvda, rom es yvelaferi, suyvelaferi _ `romeli erTi~ _ sul miwa iyo, miwa da miwa, droebiT mkerdad, TeZod qceuli _ romeli erTi... droebiT sxeuls, magram ra sxeuls _ amJamad lamazs, axla _ gafurCqvnils, miwiani gemoTi tuCze, daxarbebuli hkocnida mgzavri... _ ai, Tundac xelisguli, _ Tqva aleqsandrom. _ rao? _ gaikvirva mamida ariadnam da malulad daixeda. _ TqviT, Cven mogismenT, _ Tqva duiliom, _ oRond ara TqvaT mtknari sicrue. _ ho, xelisguli, _ dafiqrebulma gaimeora aleqsandrom, _ namdvili qalis xeli aiReT, viwro xelisguls daxedeT da naz, mSral xazebs didxnas ucqireT... mere frTxilad CamoayoleT sami TiTi da TvalebSi SexedeT _ maSinve mixvdebiT, namdvili qali Tua... anda, sakuTari xelisguli daadeT da maSinve raRacas igrZnobT _ raRac Soreuls,

raRac bundovans, yovelTvis getyviT qalis xelisguli... da Tu uyvarxarT, Tu uyvarxarT, maSin mxarzedac, Cacmulsac ki rom dagados is nazi xeli... _ didi ambavi... _ Tqva duiliom. gulaRma iwva dapurebuli, daRlili mgzavri. da bednieri isev sxeulis mTel sigrZeze grZnobda mxarTeZoze gawolil, mWidrod mitmasnil namdvil qals, xelisguliT rom efereboda Sublze, Tvalebze da yurSi gafacicebuli eCurCuleboda: `ar daiZino, jer ar daiZino, mogwonvar, ara? ar daiZino, kargi vyofilvar? marto aRar xar lamaz-qalaqSi... sabralo biWi, sul marto iyo, xom, xom mogwonvar...~ _ xelisguli, xelisguli, _ gabrazda duilio, _ didi ambavi... _ eh... _ xeli Caiqnia aleqsandrom. _ vaskom srulebiTac ar icoda xelisguli-brelisguli, magram WeSmariti mamakaci iyo, _ ganacxada mamida ariadnam. aq ki aleqsandrom veRar moiTmina da Tqva: _ mainc ra iyo es vasko, TqvenisTana mravlismnaxveli dedakaci rom gadaria. xolo aq mamida ariadnam Tqva: _ wyali. mgzavrs, domenikos, mklavze eZina. ra mklavze mere... ase daiwyo lamaz-qalaqSi zamTris TamaSebi. raRa Tqma unda, mxolod gazafxulamde gagrZeldeboda es, radgan gazafxuls Tavisi TamaSebi hqonda, JrialiT savse. SuadRisas Tu gamoCndebodnen gayinul auzTan qalaqelebi, Tavazianad moikiTxavdnen erTurTs, ylapavdnen haers, zamTrisas, janmrTels, daseirnobdnen; antonios saxelosnoSi ki mravalgan gizgizebda cecxli, _ did qvabebSi tansacmels Rebavda uwyinari ostati, vinsentes colisZma. Tavad vinsente ki xan alersiT epyroboda mSvenier julias, xanac ki Zlier uwmawurad _ yovelive imaze iyo damokidebuli, sayelo Sebneuli hqonda Tu ara; xSirad ki arturos duqanSi, ZmabiWebTan qeifobda da imaTTan erTad ramdenjerme iyo TviT servilioc, duilios erTaderTi vaJi, visac kamorelebTan raRac saqme hqonda da mxolod zamTrobiT brundeboda lamaz-qalaqSi. sufrasTan xSirad ijda sul gamocvlili fermkrTali ucxo, domeniko, fuliani da axla gacilebiT xSirad iRimeboda, mxiarulobda kidec, magram SemTvralebs qalaqis ganapiras, glaxa qalebTan ar mihyveboda _ sofluri ridi... darbaislurad, rogorc SehferodaT, daseirnobdnen TeTr, mimoxveul quCebSi ori Rrmad pativcemuli moqalaqe _ julio da duilio, yvelas Tavazianad ukravdnen Tavs, lamaz-qalaqSi giJad wodebuli aleqsandros garda, romelic duilios danaxvisTanave aucileblad SesZaxebda: `oo, duilios salami, xelSi _ kalami: Zvirfasi azrebi STamomavlobas rom ar daekargos~. da Semcbar duilios dinjad amSvidebda darbaiseli senior julio _ `xom iciT, aranormaluria...~ koxta, cqriala konCetina ki, Seyvarebuli, dadardianebuli ijda fanjarasTan, xandaxan viTom gaicinebda, gacilebiT xSirad ki uadgilod tiroda _ rogor ar miudgnen, magram verafriT gaiges, Tu vin iyo saxelganTqmuli karraskoebis erTaderTi gasaTxovari nazi asulis egreTwodebuli gulis Wabuki. yvelas Tavisi saqme hqonda, spilenZis Tasebs ukakunebda miqele, laparakisas Tbil windebs qsovdnen erTimeoresTan stumrad misuli qalebi; amzadebdnen brWyviala folaqebs, balTebs, tyavis fexsacmels hkeravdnen da magidebs, skamebs, skivrebs yuradRebiT aWedebdnen lursmans, TavisTvis muSaobdnen lamaz-qalaqeli

TerZebi, durglebi da mewaReebi; farTo, uzarmazar qudebze abreSumisa da atlasis ferad yvavilebs amagrebdnen xelmarjve qalebi. RimiliT amzadebda Tavis kopwia saTamaSoebs giJad wodebuli ostatic _ aleqsandro, xaliCebs qsovdnen, minis WurWels beravdnen, Tixis feradi doqebi amohyavdaT... da yvelaferi mihqondaT axlo soflebidan kviraobiT Camosul glexebs, lamaz-qalaqSi kopwia nivTebis sanacvlod saWmelsasmeli rom CamohqondaT. ar muSaobdnen mxolod SeZlebuli ojaxis Svilebi, aseTebi ki bevrni ar iyvnen _ cilio, edmondo, tulio, vinsente, samiod sxva kidev... rigian gasamrjelos iRebda juzepec, romelsac axirebuli diasaxlisebis TxovniT mZime aveji wamdauwum erTi oTaxidan meoreSi gahqonda. iyo Rataki usaqmuric _ kumeo, magaliTad, romelic wveulebebze daupatiJebeli stumrobiT irCenda Tavs, im netar dRes xom erTi kviris saWmel-sanovagiT amoiyoravda mucels, meore dRes ki sufridan SeumCnevlad wamoRebuli qaTmis barkali, anu rogorc TviTon moferebiT eZaxda _ `qaTmis wixli~, anda xbos civi xorci daanayrebda. usufTaosa da uzrdels, mTeli qalaqi erideboda, xandaxan panRurs Tu amoartyamdnen misi briyvuli xumrobiT gulmosuli ampartavani biWebi. magram kumeos cotaodeni fuli yovelTvis eguleboda jibeSi _ lamazqalaqelTa mrCeveli, duilio tkbili saubriT xSirad Searigebda xolme waCxubebul col-qmars, an da-Zmas, deda-Svils da, radgan qedmaRali duilio xelidan xelSi gasamrjelos arafris didebiT ar aiRebda, kumeos gaatandnen xolme honorars madlieri lamaz-qalaqelebi da aSmorebul mociquls sulgrZeli duilio ramdenime groSs amayad miuTvlida xolme. saRamoobiT ufro mkafiod moismoda im ukbilo kacis daxSuli fanjridan saucxoo dakvra, yovelTvis idga mis fanjarasTan ramdenime grZnobebaSlili lamaz-qalaqeli, oRond ver arCevdnen, romeli ukravda, mama Tu Svili. im ukbilo kacs Turme qaliSvilic hyavda, saxelad ana-maria, da isic mamaze aranakleb ukravda Turme. da Tu cisferi fanjara dumda, yvelam icoda, rom samsimian, martiv sakravs soflelebisaTvis misayidad amzadebda ukbilo kaci _ imasac sWirdeboda saarsebo fuli _ lamaz-qalaqSi vis eyofoda mxolod musika... im ramdenime ymawvilis garda , magram isini sul ver ukravdnen. saRamoobiT terezas sarkmels ascqeroda domeniko, magram daTqmuli farani jer ar bJutavda da uqmad dayialobda lamaz-qalaqSi, mimodiodnen gviani mgzavrebi, binddeboda da ager, Semcivnebuli lepoldinoc moridebiT daiyvirebda _ `sa-aR-amos rva saaTia da yvelaferi rigzeaa...~ qalis saxlTan dawrialebda domeniko... da is farani, daTqmuli Suqi... maRali kibe da maSinve zamTris grZeli, vrceli Ramis TamaSebi... saRamoobiT did, Tbili wyliT savse kasrSi ijda xolme qali, tereza. dasapnuli mxrebi ubzinavda, axaldabanili, jer kidev sveli Tma maRla hqonda xan nacrisferi, xan vardisferi da xanac _ lurji TavsafriT akruli, mklavebs ibanda, eSmakuri RimiliT Sescqeroda sicividan Semosul, SiSveli qalis danaxvaze dabneul ymawvils da rom gaiRimebda, cal loyaze uCndeboda pawia foso _ `ha, rogora xar, rogor, domeniko?~ `kargad~. `hee, _ icinoda qali da im Tavis yelze TiTebs isvamda, _ maS, kargad, ara?~ `kargad, _ ambobda domeniko da uilajod iRimeboda, _ gaCerdi, Torem...~, `gawyenineT rame, domeniko?~ Seicxadebda tereza, TvalTmaqci. `ara~. `marTla giyvarvar?~ maSinve Tavs morCilaR daiqnevda domeniko _ marTla uyvarda. `sabralo biWi _ TiTqos guli auCuydeboda terezas, vin gaugebda, xumrobda Tu

ara, miT umetes axla, kasrSi SiSvlad mjdars, saxegasapnuls, calTvalmoWutuli rom Sescqeroda _ ras gaugebda, _ sabralo biWi, aravin hyavda... dRes isadileT? miirTviT rame?...~ `ki~, `ra, doumenikou?~ _ ucnaurad warmoTqvamda saxels. `sulerTi araa...~ `ara mpasuxob?~ _ gamkacrdeboda qali. `wvniani da tolma.~ `oo, eg kargia, kargia, yoCaR, _ ara, namdvilad emasxaraveboda, _ marilis moyra xom ar dagaviwyda?~, `ara~. `da imisi kidev... ee... _ maRla iyureboda, Cafiqrebuli isvamda xelisguls mxarze, _ da ee... mwvanili xom miatane, mwvanili, sasargebloa isic.~ `kargi ra, modi...~ `ra dros mosvlaa, pirvelSi vzivar...~ sami didi kasri gverdigverd idga, meore kasrSi saponi unda moecilebina, mesames _ gasaxvanCalebels eZaxda: `egeba mosasxami skamze gadagefina, a, oRond frTxilad, ooo, ase, ah, ra qamari gaqvs, namdvili gmiri xar... _ da dros ar hkargavda, gamalebuli izelda gverdebs, magram sapnian wyalSi araferi Canda, _ ar Semomxedo!.. ici, ra giTxra?~, `ra...~, `ra da... eee... ra da...~ `ra...~ _ suli eleoda domenikos; `ra da mitrialdi, meore kasrSi unda gadavide.~ `gadadi, mere ra...~ `ar minda, rom Semxedo...~ `a, ratom?~ `imitom. Sen axla kidev metyvi _ ratom, me isev getyvi _ imitom, mere Sen metyvi _ ratom imitom, da bolos me mainc getyvi imitom da ratom, mitrialdi raa, domeniko...~ `ara~, `kargi ra, Sen xom damjeri biWi xar, me rom gTxov... _ iatakze moavlebda Tvals da uceb ise SeSinebuli Sehkivlebda, _ vaime, Tagvi!~ `sadaa~, _ SekrTeboda domenikoc. `aii, kuTxeSi... aii, iq, Senc xom ar geSinia, kacebs Tagvisa ar eSiniaT, ai, es daartyi, aii, tafa~. da tafiT xelSi domeniko bneli kuTxisken daZabuli gaswevda, magram Sua gzaze qalis kiskisi esmoda, moixedavda _ meore kasrSi ijda tereza, _ `hee, suleli... xom mogatyue?~ `kaargi, kargi, _ brazdeboda domeniko, _ axla moval da...~ `ar momekaro, _ SeSfoTdeboda tereza, _ ar momekaro, Torem vikivleb! _ maSinve Rrmad SeisunTqavda haers, Tvalebs gamwarebuli daxuWavda da pirs ise daaRebda, SeSinebuli domeniko ukan ixevda, _ kargi, ho, kargi...~ `aii, ase... _ gamarjvebuli RimiliT aTvalierebda qali. _ kargi biWi xar, _ TvalTmaqci iyo, _ Zalian kargi, _ da moiwyenda, _ magram Tu ici, dRes ra sawyeni raRac SememTxva?~ `ra...~ `ra da, dRes viRac kaci amekida, Sin movdiodi...~ `mere, ra giTxra...~ `pirdapir TmaSi Camavlo xeli~. `ra... TmaSi?~ `ho, da mTeli dRe Cems saxlTan idga... mere amomZaxa, vivaxSmeb da isev movalo, garewari! _ Zalian ar menaRvleba imis vaxSami? isev movalo... is wavida da Senc amoxvedi. vaiTu, egeb... kamorelia, ah kidev kargi, erTmaneTs rom ar SexvdiT, _ SeSinebuli ambobda qali, _ albaT isev dgas, ar gaixedo...~ `rogor Tu ar...~ `ara ra, kargi, qva rom gvesrolos?~ gabrazebuli domeniko (lamaz-qalaqSi ukve rCeuli Zma-biWebi hyavda) fanjarasTan midioda da ganrisxebuli iyureboda sibneleSi, qali ki eZaxda `doumenikouu! naxe, sada var?~ Wyumpalaobda, mesame kasrSi arxeinad ijda. `momatyue, ara?~ _ uxaroda domenikos. `didi Zneli mosatyuebelic Sena myavxar...~ zeimobda qali. da mere uceb iseTi wrfeli alersiT, iseTi siyvaruliT miaCerdeboda _ `magitom miyvarxar~. vin icis, ra daejereboda... `da mxolod... magitom, ara?~ `ara, ara, kargi biWic xar... maRali, Txeli... raRac naRveliT SeboWili... dabneulic xar... boTe ki ara, ise, ubralod, cotaTi dabneuli... gakvirvebulic... da mowyenili.... raRaca gelis... kargi biWi xar...~ _ guliT ambobda, iseTi sevdiT Sescqeroda, ise dardianad laparakobda, da myisve Seicvleboda, gaRimebuli, TvalmoWutuli umzerda, _ `axla ki, radgan meoTxe kasri saubedurod aRar gvaqvs, moixure eg Seni suleluri mosasxami da wadi.~

`ratom...~ _ guli ekumSeboda domenikos, yvelaferi iyo am qalisagan mosalodneli. `ra, wasvla ar ginda?~ `ara... ara, rad minda!~ `maSin, maSin... _ da Seuwyreboda, _ gaixade eg Seni marTla suleluri lurji samosi da logini gamiTbe~. `Senc nu Semomxedav, _ eubneboda gaxarebuli domeniko da aRar icoda, sad daedo farTo qamari. `eg Cemi saqmea, ras atrialeb...~ domeniko ki beWebze sabans moixuravda, ise ixdida, `gamWvirvalea~, _ icinoda tereza. domeniko ki civ loginSi ZagZagebda. mere Tbeboda da loginsac aTbobda _ SoriT mosuli, gamoucdeli mgzavri. tereza ki welamde amoimarTeboda kasridan, didi pirsaxociT saCqarod imSralebda zedatans da, msubuqi bagabugiT gamorboda sawolisken. sveli fexebidan wveTebi scvioda, wvimasaviT gamorboda qali, tereza da naxevrad sveli, akankalebuli, gamTbar loginSi Semouxteboda, Caxutebulni, gasusulni iwvnen da domeniko grZnobda, rogor Tbeboda sxvisi sxeuli, didi iisferi sabani gadaexuraT Tavze da erTmaneTis sunTqva aTbobdaT, da im nelinel moZalebul siTboSi ifurCqneboda TiTqos tereza... zamTris TamaSebi... Tmaze usvamda naz, moqnil TiTebs, efereboda... `deda ara gyavs? sabralo biWi... sami wlis iyav?... da sul ar gaxsovs?~ _ naucbaTevad, warbze hkocnida. da domenikoc, pirTamde madlieri, jer kidev gril TmaSi Cargavda saxes da ra ucnauri iyo am Sua zamTarSi moTibuli balaxis Soreuli suni... rogor uyvarda! da sibrZnis wyaro, laviwis zeviT... am dros ki mamida ariadna bebrul muxlebze Tavdadebul tulios Zalian celqad ekiTxeboda: _ daa, aaam faantis paaatronma... ra qnas? zamTris TamaSebi... magram verafriT daadgines, Tu vin iyo konCetinas `gulis Wabuki.~ vin ar axsenes, romeli lamaz-qalaqeli ginda, ar CamoeTvalaT, senior juliosac ki miadgnen, duiliosac, imisi vaJic _ servilio SiSiT moixsenies _ imas xom kamorelebTan hqonda saqme _ magram ara, ara, veraviTari Sedegi... `nuTu lamaz-qalaqelia?~ _ gakvirvebulni ekiTxebodnen. `ki, ki,~ _ tiroda konCetina. `mereda, gviTxari, gviTxari, Svilo...~ `da uari rom miTxras, xom gavgiJdebi... Tavs ar vicocxleb!~ `wyali moitaneT... ariqaT, wyali...~ saqme iqamdec ki mivida, Ramis daraji, lepoldino axsenes, magram ara, gagiJdiT, ara, edmondo? ara, lenCia, lenCi, juzepe? ara, kameCi, dino? ah, dabalia, tulio? ara, is ara, cilio? ras ambobT, silviasia, antonio? ara, boTea, vinsente? ras ambobT, colSviliania, ar gamagiJo? maS, aleqsandro? ara, giJia, da antonio? ara, eg xom TqviT... antonio ki ara, mTeli qalaqis mamakacebi Cvidmet-Cvidmetjer axsenes, da bolos TavSi Semoirtyes xeli _ nuTu ugo, axalgazrda giJi? ah, ara, ara, _ da, rogorc iqna, gamoacxada: `me miyvars kumeo, radgan igi uSualoa.~ aq ki mamida ariadnam veRarc Tqva: `wyali~ _ gulaRma gadavarda da Tavis sicocxleSi dRisiT pirvelad Seuwuxda guli. duiliom ki gadawyvita, kargi qalis miseuli portreti Seeqmna, zogi ram Tavad moigona, zogic _ sxvisgan gaigo da daimaxsovra, `kargi qali? _ ambobda duilio, _ sadafiviT unda iyos: mTvareze _ bzinavdes, mzeze _ brwyinavdes...~ `sadafiviT ki ara, sardafiviT, _ usworebda aleqsandro, _ zamTarSi _ Tbili, zafxulSi grili...~ `SesaniSnavi diasaxlisi iyo, _ eqspromtad ambobda duilio, _ fqvilidan, naxerxidan da cotaodeni nigvzidan SeeZlo daemzadebina... ee... erbo-kvercxi~. `oh, unda dagsvas

kacma da gagaZRos magiT. _ brazdeboda aleqsandro, _ iqneb eg kerZic, Seni Tavian-fexebiana naTeli pirovnebisa ar iyos, adamianTa Semdgomi donis Seunelebeli zrdis amaRlebaa?~ `me arafers getyvi, magram icode, kumeos fexi am saukeTeso SaravandediT mosil ojaxSi da Cemi sikvdili erTi iqneba. kidev kargi, rom jer ar gadaSenebula am qveynad basri samarTebeli... arafers vambob, magram, icode, ase iqneba~. `mamidav, mamidav _ da me rom miyvars igi?~ `ratom, risTvis... namdvilad gavgiJdebi, ratom!~ `me miyvars igi, radgan igi _ uSualoa~. `fizikur naklze miuTiTeT, _ arigebda duilio damartoxelebul mamida ariadnas. _ konCetinas bedis uzrunveli yofa moiTxovs Cvens erTobliv mecadineobas, da ai, girCevT _ miuTiTeT gamoucdel qaliSvils misi gulis Wabukis fizikur naklze, rac zemoddasaxelebul Wabuks mravlad gaaCnia~ _ `Ra-amis pirveli saaTia da...~ _ yviroda lepoldino. xvela axrCobda Soreul oTaxSi terezas mamas, gatrunuli ugdebda yurs qali... mgzavrs, domenikos, pirqve eZina, qali ki kabaSi ijda da avadmyofi mamis oTaxSi Sesvlamde mosasxamsac ki moigdebda mxrebze, ise Sedioda _ `xom araferi...~ `ar minda, Svilo...~ `sul umizezod, sul umizezod rom ikriWeba, imas mainc ver atyob? ram dagabrmava, ha, konCetina...~ `ra kbilebi aqvs _ rkinasac gakvnets...~ `da mere, mere, ar geSinia?~ `rkina ki ar var, mamida ariadna, _ nazdeboda konCetina, _ qali var, qali...~ `ariqaT, wyali~, _ yviroda duilio. `wadi Svilo, amxanagebTan, Sin rad zixar, _ eubneboda Cafiqrebul edmondos deda, _ wadi, amxanagebSi gaiar-gamoiare...~ `sadaa Torem ki...~ ufro dardiandeboda vaJi. `konCetina, erTi wuTiT moixede, konCetina, bodiSs vixdi TqvenTan, senior julio, gamoTqmisaTvis, magram rogor Wams igi, konCetina _ swored, swored es Savgvremani sityvaa misTvis Sesabamisi da ara sityva `miirTmevs~ _ rogor Wams, ra usazizRresi xmauriT, ra xarbad... nuTu esec ki ar SegimCnevia, konCetina?~ `Sia da ra qnas... _ cxarobda qaliSvili, _ Sia da TqvensaviT ki araa, moCvenebiTi TavSekavebiT waicicqnos, radgan igi _ uSualoa.~ magrad sayeloSebneuli vinsente ki, ojaxis mama, rbil savarZelSi buxris win ijda da cecxls ampartavnad Sescqeroda, tkbeboda cecxliT, magram moyvaruli antonio gverdiT rom miujda, vinsentem erTxans iTmina, iTmina, mere ki, gabrazebulma, sayelo moiReRa da cecxlSi mrisxaned rom CaafurTxa, wamodga da SemkrTal antonios viTomcda ucabedad Ronivrad gahkra fexi. `mere da, adamianis gajavrebac kargia gana? _ ganagrZo mamida ariadnam, roca moasulieres, _ ai, rozinas ukanidan fexSi rom staca xeli da ZaRliviT Sehyefa, kinaRam guli gauxeTqa.~ `ra kargad ajavrebs...~ _ Tqva aRfrTovanebulma konCentinam, taSic Semohkra nazi xelebiT. `ra? _ gadairia mamida ariadna, _ adamianis gajavrebac mogwons? sisxlismsmeli gaxdi? rogor Tu kargad ajavrebs...~, `ara, ZaRls ra kargad ajavrebs-meTqi. _ auxsna konCentinam da TviTonac scada. _ hav, hav...~, `daviRupe qali...~, `uSveleT, wyali! _ wamovarda duilio, _ wyali saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi Zalian...~ axalgazrda giJi ki, ugo, mifarebulSi idga da CurCulebda: `Tovlian RamiT... Sig gulSi dana...~, `sa-aRamos Svidi saaTia da...~, `wamodi, Svilo...~ dakvra ismoda im fanjrebidan, wynari, moguduli... `mamilo unda giyvardeT, Svilo, _ arigebda saRamoobiT arturos coli, eulalia, janjakomosa da patara gogos _ mama gacmevT, gaWmevT, Sromobs mama... ai, Sen, Sena, magaliTad, _ eubneboda janjakomos, _ ai, egeTi wiTeli loyebi rom gaaq, visi ambavia Tu ici ega Sena...~ `ra vici aba, dedi...~ _ morcxvad ambobda janjakomo. `visi da, Sviloo _ mamiSenisa. is gaWmevs, gacmevs, Cacma-daxurvao, me

SensaviT qalaqSi ki ar vcxovrobdi, Svilo, sofelSi davibade da Senaa... ar ici, ramdeni muSaoba unda~ `visa, mamilosa?~, `diaxa~. `bevri unda, dedi?~, `diaR, _ axla ukve qalaqurad uqcevda diasaxlisi, _ Sromobs, itanjeba, Tqven rom kargi adamianebi dadgeT, diaR, _ da uceb SeSinebuli emudareboda, _ erTs gTxov, janjakomo, vinme kamorelma SemTxveviT Cvens qalaqSi rom gamoiaros, ar upasuxo, ar Sexedo, pirdapir Sin gamoiqeci...~ `ve, _ ukvirda janjakomos, _ Tu ar Sevxedav, rogor mivxvdebi, kamorelia Tu ara.~ `mixvdebi, janjakomo, rogor ver mixvdebi _ yovel kamorels raRac susxi dasdevs~. `aii, jandabas imaTi Tavi da tani, _ dasZenda kuTxeSi mimjdari arturos deda, yoCaRi moxuci sivilla, _ kidev kargi, mTel zamTars ar gamoCenilan.~ `rad gamoCndebodnen, _ Tavs imSvidebda eulalia, _ gadasaxads yvelani droze vugzavniT da...~, `is biWi netav sad daikarga amden xans, a...~ _ ambobda moxuci. `vin biWi...~ `arturo, vina...~, `hoo, _ eRimeboda eulalias, _ mec ar gamikvirda?... TqvenTvis biWia, aba ra... duqanSi iqneba~. `amden xans, qalo?~, `axla zamTaria, deda*, adre Ramdeba, Torem gviani ki ar aris...~ sam grZel dRes unda moeTmina uterezoba. axal weliwads ki erTad unda Sexvedrodnen da arturos saCuqrad ulamazesi kaba aSovnina, Tormetdrahkaniani, oqromkediT amoqarguli, abrWyvialebuli... baliSis qveS inaxavda, wamdauwum gaSlida da daxedavda xolme kabas, romelic namdvil qals, terezas unda Seevso, ise saamod unda gamoeburca... ori dRis Semdeg namcxvrebis suni datrialda lamaz-qalaqSi, didi facifuci iyo, vaSlis namcxvari, nuSis namcxvari, Rvino da qada, aTasi raRac... didis ambiT emzadebodnen mekvleebi, sasurvel ojaxSi niRabafarebulni unda misuliyvnen, misaloci, sazeimo sityva unda warmoeTqvaT, mere maspinZlebs unda gamoecnoT, vin iyo mekvle... wesi iyo aseTi, Torem, raRa Tqma unda, yvelaferi winaswar icodnen... erT-erT mekvlesTan dakavSirebiT meore diliT, didi mxiarulebis Jams, duilios mxolodSobili vaJi _ servilio mosaklavad daeZebda erT lamazqalaqels, Tumca, imas azradac ar mosvlia damalva... magram servilios gaguliseba meore diliT moxda, axla ki, saRamoxans saocari fasi daedo lepoldinos Zaxils: `sa-aRamos rva saaTia da...~ saaTi ki yvelas hqonda, magram es SeZaxili lamaz-qalaqelTaTvis, raRac ufro zusti, saerTo dro iyo, axla, am saRamos, gansakuTrebiT JRerda... da gaamayebuli lepoldinoc sxva xmiT iZaxda: `sa-aRamos cxra...~ da TerTmeti saaTi rom gaxda, domeniko saukeTeso oradgiliani landoTi gaeSura terezas saxlisken. iqve, oriod nabijze iyo misasvleli, magram landoTi ramdenime boTli SuSxuna, tkbileuli da Tavad arturos xeliT SemwvarmoxarSuli xoragi mihqonda, iRliaSi amoedo frTxilad dakecili, lamaz qaRaldSi gaxveuli kaba da sixarulisagan gaognebul melandoes muWSi Caudo mTeli drahkani. viwro sarkmels ki erTbaSad sami farani anaTebda, casweul melandoes TviTon undoda saCuqrebis atana, magram domenikom ar daaneba da maRal kibeze oTxi gza gaakeTa, da rom miubrunda, ganrisxebuli umzerda qali _ `raa, es raa~. dabal, patara magidaze mcire tkbileuli elaga, moxarSuli qaTami, yveli, mwvanili, ori boTlic _ SuSxuna... `meored ar gabedo, _ uTxra terezam, _ Senca da Seni saCuqrebi...~ ra ganrisxeba scodnia mainc, magram saCuqrebisken TiTi rom gaiSvira, ise lamazad, ise mSvenivrad gamouvida _ ganrisxebuli idga, TavSemarTuli, odnav ukan gadaxrili, mSvenieri Tvalebi uelavda da grZeli, moqnili, wvetiani TiTi saCuqrebisken gaeSvira _ yvelaze lamazi mrisxaneba iyo, jer arnanaxi... `ratom, tereza...~, `imitom, rom

saCuqari yvelafers afuWebs, _ ganrisxebuli mimodioda oTaxSi qali, swrafad, amayad trialdeboda kedelTan da afrialebuli kabis kalTebi wvivebze msubuqad exveoda, gabrazebuli, cal mklavs moxdenilad iqnevda, yelze miedo meore xeli, _ Seni araferi minda...~, `ratom, tereza...~, `ise var Seni, _ Sedga tereza, _ ise, usaCuqrod...~ verafers mixvda domeniko, magram iRliaSi amodebul kabas, raRa Tqma unda, mainc ver aCenda _ es purmarili oriode drahkanis Tu iqneboda, lamazi kaba _ Tormeti Rirda. doinjSemoyrili tereza ki mrisxaned ganagrZobda: `eg yvelaferi, gesmis, sulelo, ragind tkbili da kargad Semwvari iyos, mainc fulia, Seni fuli ki ra jandabad minda, glaxa qali var?~ ganrisxebuli, SemarTuli, Sua oTaxSi idga, farans daswvda da saxesTan miitana, Tavi gainaTa da isev daekiTxa: `glaxa qali var?~, `kargi qali xar...~ _ Tqva domenikom da aq terezas uneburad gaecina, ise guliT Tqva es domenikom, ise xmadabla da Tavdaxrilma. _ `ho, kargi, kargi, amoalage, sxva dros ki...~ sarkis win didis ambiT emzadeboda duilio, mTeli qalaqis saocnebo mekvle, da lomis niRabi wamdauwum saxesTan mihqonda. mamida ariadnasTan ki saCqarod Seirbina edmondos dedam da Zalian sTxova, ixveweboda: `Tqveni WirimeT, TqvenTan Sexvdeba axal wels Cemi vaJi, amxanagi ar hyavs da...~, `ra saTqmelia, Cemo kargo, aba. ra saTqmeli eg aris, imitom ar SegatyobineT, rom misi stumroba TavisTavad igulisxmeboda _ movides, veliT...~ vinsentem ki sayelo Seixsna da bavSvTan martoka datova Tvalcremliani meuRle _ julia, xolo quCaSi gamovida Tu ara, yeli SeifuTna da darbaislurad gauyva gzas mamida ariadnas gaCaxCaxebuli saxlisaken, imas ki, raRa Tqma unda, moyvaruli antonioc kvaldakval aedevna, gzadagza ikravda Sarvalze Rilebs da, kidev kargi, juliasTan mSoblebi mividnen stumrad _ gaTxovil qaliSvils monatrebuli siTbo ise lamazad, ise bunebrivad da uTqmelad Seawies... Ramis Tormeti saaTi axlovdeboda. `mamasTan Seval, da iq Sevxvdebi, _ uTxra terezam, mxarze daado xeli, _ xom ar gewyineba...~ `ara~, `Cqara gamoval...~, `Cqara gamodi...~ mamida ariadnasTan Tormetis naxevrisaTvis yvela stumari Seikriba _ Svidze iyvnen dabarebulni. SuSxuna-boTlebi da SuSxuna-cecxli moamzades, maSxalebi moimarjves xelSi... Tormeti gaxda, Ramis daraji ki jer ar yviroda. mcired SeSfoTebulebma, saaTebi Seamowmes, ki, ki, Tormeti ukve iyo, da sanatreli daZaxilis molodinSi fanjrebs miadgnen, Ramis daraji ki, lepoldino, qalaqis mTavar moedanTan avi RimiliT saxeze, idga, idga da daZaxebas ganzrax agvianebda. es erTaderTi wuTi iyo, roca lepoldino Tavs kacad grZnobda _ yvelas axsovda, yvela ucdida, da CamoZenZili Ramis daraji, weliwadSi erTxel mniSvnelobaminiWebuli, amayad gajgimuli, yvrimalebdaberili, Tavis SeZaxils agvianebda da Ronivrad aud-Caudioda mkerdi; auzTan idga lepoldino, gatrunuli da momlodine, lamaz-qalaqis wuTieri ganmgebeli da, sakuTari RirsebiT Troba oriod wuTiT rom igema, didis siamovnebiT daiZaxa: `Ra-amis zustad Tormeti saaTia da yvelaferi rigzea-a,~ _ SuSxuna cecxli auSves caSi, satkacuneblebs axmaurebdnen, SuSxunas boTlebi xaTqaxuTqiT gaxsnes, `mraval axal wels, Cemo hortenzia~, tuCebSi kocnidnen lamaz-qalaqelebi erTmaneTs, martoka idga mgzavri, domeniko, da konCetinam stumrad miwveul kumeos (mainc Tavisi gaitana da...) pirvelad akoca. kumeomac didi wklapuniT CaproStna, mamida ariadnam kinaRam ar Tqva: `wyali~, magram axali wlis xaTriT gadaifiqra, bednieri, saxealewili konCetina ki SuSxuniT xelSi stumrebs dafrTxialebda da maRal Wiqebs yvelas uvsebda. axali weli

dadga, frTxilad hkocnidnen mZinare bavSvebs, brolis Wiqebi wkarunebda. jer kidev isrodnen dagvianebul SuSxunebs caSi, `ase tkbilad, tkbilad~, gaismoda yvelgan, `ah, ase tkbilad,~ _ gatacebiT Tqva mamida ariadnam da uecrad, dakreWili kumeo rom dainaxa, guls Semoeyara, magram amjeradac ara Tqva: `wyali~ _ mekvles eloda, da mere, rogors... lamazi WiqiT xelSi, isev martoka idga mgzavri, domeniko... sofelSi axla sanTlebiT xelSi, kardakar dadiodnen! uxerxulad gauRimebdnen erTmaneTs da Tixis jamebiT svamdnen Rvinos... mamis xeli gaaxsenda, mxarze mZimed moalerse... Wers axeda da... viRac uyurebda! mudam dascqeroda viRac _ visac uyvarda... am sibneleSi martoka mdgari, viRacas uyvarda! magram iseTi idumali iyo es siyvaruli, rom sixarulze metad SiSi axlda, es mainc SiSi iyo _ ucnauri da axlobeli, mfarvelisadmi SiSi... magram tereza rom Semovida, didi lamazi faraniT xelSi, da moxdenilad rom daixara da farani iatakze dado, da domenikos msubuqi kocniT rom miuloca axali weli, yovelive gadaaviwyda da saCqarod gaxsna civi SuSxuna... miaWaxunes, bolomde gamocales Wiqa, domenikom daaswro da Tavgadaweul qals meramdened SeuTvaliera qaTqaTa yeli _ ra kargi iyo, rogor uyvarda!.. `mraval axal wels, domeniko, _ gauRima qalma da dabal skamze Camojda, muxlebze mSvidad dailaga xelebi, Tvali moWuta, _ ubeSi ra gaqvs...~ dinjad uRimoda mamida ariadnas senior julio, xandaxan Tu aacmacunebda tuCebs, savse WiqiT xelSi, laRad kiskisebdnen mxiaruli qaliSvilebi, mamas exveoda norCi janjakomo, yvelgan, yvelani mxiarulobdnen, daRonebuli, mxrebCamoyrili Ramis daraji ki Tavisi ficrulisaken miiZurweboda _ momaval axal wlamde... da didad rom Seaqes uamxanagebo edmondos saaxalwlo saCuqari _ finjani da lambaqi, kumeom dro ixelTa da qaTmis meore barkalic ubeSi gaiqana, swored am dros ki mamida ariadnas saxlSi mekvle Semovida _ cotaTi adre mivida, etyoba, veRar mouTmina gulma _ didis Jivil-xiviliT miesalmnen, magram mekvles niRbis nacvlad Tavze uzarmazari qaTqaTa zewari gadaefara, TaviT fexamde damaluli iyo, mxolod ori pawia nasvretidan aTvalierebda sazogadoebas da, ra Tqma unda, alaparakda: _ axal wels gilocavT, uZvirfaseso megobrebo, da me imitom ar movel TqvenTan lomis niRbiT, radgan cxovelmyofelur siZlieres ukanasknel momentSi faqizi zewari varCie, sisxlsavse umankoebisa da didmniSvnelovani sasikeTo Zvrebis feri... _ baraqala, baraqala, ra kargad Tqvi, dui... _ da mamida ariadnam droze Seikava Tavi _ mekvles saxeli ar unda gaemJRavnebinaT, viTomc ar icodnen, aseTi gaxldaT wesi. _ am keTil, maradsasurvel dRes bevri keTili da uniWieresi sityvis Tqma SeiZleba, _ ganagrZo mekvlem, _ da vilaparakoT kargad, keTilad, radgan siborote veraviTar kritikas ver uZlebs. axla, rodesac kargi mekvleebi cxovrebis SuagulSi trialeben, zogierT uaryofiT adamians arc ki siamovnebs es, xolo es _ es xom misi mxridan moraluri Zarcvaglejis aspaarezia, dae, axal, momaval naTel wels ki mosaxden didmniSvnelovan sasikeTo Zvrebs gaumarjos! _ gaumarjos, _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam da sxvebic ahyvnen. _ magram rogor davicvaT es gzebi, es ufaqizesi bilikebi, rogor mivaniWoT maT Seuqcevadi mtkice xasiaTi _ rogor? roogor?.. rogor da adamianis Sinagani viTarebis gajansaRebis gzaze Tanmimdevruli winsvla unda aRvWurvoT mTavari yuradRebiT, rac xandaxan ar xorcieldeboda

gasuli wina wlis gansakuTrebiT meore naxevarSi, magram axla, momaval axal wels ki, pirobas gaZlevT, rom Tavdauzogveli gansakuTrebuli adamianebis zrunvis meSveobiT _ gan-xor-ci-e-l-d-eba! _ vaSa, duilio! _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam, veRar moiTmina, _ iseT mWevrmetyvel kacsac ki, rogoric es Tqvena xarT, jer ar ulaparaknia ase kargad, ase brwyinvaled, oh mekvlev, gmadlobT... _ ar ifiqroT, rom es araa Zneli, esaa Semxvedri miznebi adamianTa gakeTilSobilebis vardfenil gzaze, xolo ra aris aucilebeli dadebiTi TvisebebiT adamianis aRWurvisaTvis? _ saamo sityva... da Tu ar TviT saamo sityva, sxva ra daaCqarebs adamianis erTpirovnuli sikeTis nayofierebis zrdis tempebs; me ki mogigebT: _ sxva? _ araferi... _ ra kargi iyo, ra kargi, _ ambobda saxegabrwyinebuli mamida ariadna. _ ra mniSvnelovnad Caaxvia Tamami azri... _ rac Seexeba... `ubeSi ra gaqvs... ramdenjer gkiTxo...~ `ara, araferi iseTi... _ airia domeniko, _ raRac mindoda meCuqebina...~ `marTla?.. Tumca, kargad iqcevi, rom ar maCveneb... ai, rodesme, rom mogbezrdebi, _ saocrad gamarTuli ijda, _ glaxa qalebSi waxval da imaT aCuqe. sixarulisgan sul aglokaven...~, `ar waval, ara~, _ Tqva domenikom. `marTla? _ Seacqerda qali, _ aba, Semomxede... marTla ar waxval?~ _ xolo rac Seexeba sakiTxs, Tu rogor unda Sesruldes adamianTa gulebSi jansaRi atmosferos myarad dasadgureba, Cven amTaviTve unda davsvaT sakiTxi, ras unda mieqces mTavari yuradReba. maRalmniSvnelovani saqme ise unda warvmarToT, rom ganvicadoT bednierebisagan gamomavali arsebiTi cvlilebebi. _ ra mSvenivrad laparakobT, ah, ra mSvenivrad... dRes Tqven Tavis Tavs gadaaWarbeT, Zvirfaso mekvlev... _ axla ki, axla, rodesac Cemi dadebiTi sityvebis meSveobiT daCqarebuli tempiT viTardeba... `vis aSovnine...~, `arturos~. `saidan mogarTva...~ _ dagemovnebiT svamda SuSxunas, nela wrupavda. `ar vici~. `ra gamogarTva...~ `Tormeti drahkani.~ `rao? _ Seicxada qalma, _ ramdeni... samkaulia?~ `ara, ara, kabaa raRac...~ _ ...daCqarebuli tempiT viTardeba da Semdgomi amaRlebis zrunviT aris ganmsWvaluli Cemi amJamad ganviTarebuli ena da amasTanave am keTilSobilur mizanSi Cabmulia da aseve Semdgom viTardeba Cemi saqcieli _ es TqvenTvis, TqvenTvis vlaparakob me _ moamage, wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiRebT, wyaro _ Cvenia! _ Cvenia, Cveni!! _ ra didebulad laparakobs, ra didebulad... _ kargia, kargi!! _ Zalian kargi!! _ Tamami azri ra mniSvnelovnad CaaxuWuWa!.. _ da arsebiTi cvlilebebi rom ganvicadoT... `rogor moutyuebixar... _ naRvlianad Seacqerda qali. _ yvelam Sen unda mogatyuos...~ `ra ici, xom ar ginaxavs...~ `ar SeiZleba, kaba Tormeti drahkani Rirdes...~ samoseli pirveli! _ eqvsi aTasi drahkani Rirda... sofelSi axla Tixis jamebiT, Tixis doqebiT svamdnen kamkama Rvinos, da pirs didi majebiT imSralebdnen. `ram Cagafiqra... maCvene aba...~ _ ...maSin Rrmad unda gvqondes Segnebuli bevri sasixarulo siaxle da TvalsaCino warmatebebs rom mivaRwioT, gansakuTrebiT didia adamianTa gonebis gavarjiSebis roli, da aba, sanam me vlaparakob, Cemo antonio,

aiRe batis frTa da qaRaldi da daiangariSe, ramdeni iqneba 511-s rom gamovakloT 42... tvini, goneba unda gavavarjiSoT... Torem davkargavT wyarosTan Wiqas! _ ah, ra kargad Tqva... ra kaba iyo! orive xelze gadaefina, da farnis Suqze abrWyvialebul kabas alag-alag afeTqebuli zoli Camosdevda, moulodnelad akiafdeboda romelime namceci, xelebze talRebi gadasdioda terezas, oqromkediT moqargul kabas dascqeroda qali... mere Tqva: `kargi, erTxel Cavicvam...~ da meore oTaxSi gavida. _ da sanam Cveni guliTadi, siZis moyvaruli antonio daiangariSebs, kidev erT rames miganiSnebT: jer aseTi saxis SekiTxvas davsvam _ vinaa bednieri?.. is, vinc icinis... ratom icinis? _ bednieria, da, megobrebo, erTad rom SevsvaT siamis Tasi, modiT, vicinoT... erTi ori da... ah, icinodnen... kiskisebda konCetina, marTlac bednieri, xiTxiTebda cilio, fanjarasTan mdgari, TavSekavebuli iRimeboda darbaiseli senior julio da edmondomac daaSoriSora miwebebuli tuCebi; xarxarebda tulio, mudam udardeli da Wixvinebda kumeoc, gamZRari da ori dRiT mainc danayrebuli, mxiaruli qaliSvilebi xom sul gadafiCindnen. tereza Semobrunda oTaxSi, nela, WrialiT gaiRo kari, Tmac sul sxvagvarad daevarcxna, nela gadmodga nabiji da mTeli fexis Cayolebaze afeTqda mbzinavi kaba; meore fexi gadmodga mere, da im talRamac gadainacvla... mkerdze uwesrigod feTqdeboda sinaTleasxletili namcecebi; da, erTianad asafeTqeblad gamzadebuli, TaviT fexamde bJutavda qali... iseve, rogorc yovel namdvil qals, kargad axsovda, ra kaba ecva... mudam axsovda yoveli kabis feri, winwklebi, da misi yoveli moZraobac saocrad exameboda im fers, im winwklebs. mwvane, ubralo kabas Tu Caicvamda, simwvanis niSnis qveS xdeboda xelis aqneva, Rimili, siaruli; Tu lurji ecva, TaviT fexamde silurjisa iyo da axla, am dedoflur kabaSi, domenikos uceb ise didebulad ucxo, ise Soreuli, miuwvdomeli eCvena qali; magram is qedmaRlurad miuaxlovda Tu ara, muxlebze daujda, kiserze auCqareblad Semoxvia xeli, loyaze akoca, uTxra: `marTla kargia... madlobT, domeniko~. _ da erTmaneTi unda gviyvardes... unda gviyvardes is ugoc, giJi, da meore giJma, utifarma aleqsandromac ra daaSava _ Tavisi ubedurebac eyofa, xom giyvarT, xom giyvarT-meTqi erTmaneTi! _ ki, gviyvars, gviyvars, Zalian gviyvars, _ SesZaxa ciliom da rozinas gadaxvia xeli. _ xeli aiRe! _ SesZaxa mekvlem, _ eg sxvanairi siyvarulia, _ faqiz siyvaruls vgulisxmob mxolod, da rom amis brwyinvale magaliTic mogceT, aba, kumeo, skamze Sedeqi! _ ase? _ ho, ase, axla ki Tqven, Cveno usayvarleso, ufaqizeso qalbatono ariadnav, Cveno keTilo, xom vici, rom gulis ukunWules siRrmeebSi ar giyvarT kumeo, magram siyvarulis, erTiani siyvarulis saxeliT muxlmodrekili, gTxovT, Tqvenc SedgeT skamze... iqve, mis gverdiT! _ Tqven ise mniSvnelovnad laparakobT, duilio... ise saamod. ai, Sevdgebi _ gTxovT, momexmaroT, senior julio... _ axla ki, erTiani siyvarulis saxeliT, gTxovT Cvensken gadmoisroloT TaviT-fexebamde SeiaraRebuli Tqveni Zalumi siyvaruli da kumeos akoceT! Cqara, Cqara, sanam antonio daiangariSebs...

_ ahaT, me vkocni! _ SesZaxa mamida ariadnam da gakreWil kumeos loyaze eambora. _ es yvelaaferi am ferma Seqmna, _ ganagrZo mekvlem, _ vadaze adre imitom movel, rac SeiZleba ufro adre gameRviZebina TqvenSi siyvaruli, da ra kargi vqmen, lomis niRbis nacvlad es zewari rom gadavifare _ sisxlsavse umankoebis feri... _ ki, kargi hqeniT, ah, da ra kargi. _ xolo es zewari ubralo ar gegonoT, adamianebo, saswaulmoqmedia, abaa, zewaro, TeTro, qaTqaTav, brSS, SS-S!.. _ amamaRle! amamaRle-meTqi!! da saocrebav, mekvle amaRlda. _ xom vilaparake dRes yvelaze kargad! _ iZaxda amaRlebuli mekvle, _ Cems sakuTar Tavs dRes xom TviTonve gadavaWarbe! _ ki, rogor ara!.. _ gadaaWarbeT!.. diax, rogor ara!.. _ SesZaxa gaocebulma sazogadoebam. _ xolo bolos imasac davsZen, rom am saswaulmoqmed zewars isic ki SeuZlia, rom me, keTilmoazrovne duilio, ubralo giJad gadamaqcios, aba, gadamxadeT! Sen gadamxade, biWo, kumeo! kumeo skamidan Camoxta, zewari gadaxada da... aleqsandro igda! yvelani gaSrnen... mxolod mamida ariadnam, romelic isev skamze idga, ar gaitexa ixtibari: _ ranairi xarT, ici, duilio? isev dabrundiT... Tavs daubrundiT... _ aRar gamodis, _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ gadavixade. _ mag TeTri zewriT Tu ar gamodis... antonio, Savad SeRebili zewari xom ar gaqvs? Sen geubnebi, antonio, ra mogivida! antonio gamoerkva da Tqva: _ samas samocda cxra. _ magdeni rad gvinda, erTic gveyofa... _ ara, samas samocda cxra, 511-s rom gamovakloT 42. _ vgiJdebi... mgoni... xolo aq kari gaiRo da viRac lomisniRbiani Semovida: _ axal wels gilocavT, uZvirfaseso megobrebo... _ vaime, mgoni, marTla vgiJdebi, _ Tqva mamida ariadnam, _ romeli, romeli xarT... _ me _ me var, _ daamSvida aleqsandrom, _ es kidev _ is... vixumre, ra moxda... _ patara rom Canda! _ iyvira ciliom. _ mokuntuli videqi. _ da xma... rogor miamgvaneT xma, laparaki! _ ah, artistizmi... _ Tqva aleqsandrom, _ Zlier kargia. da rac mTavaria, xom mSvenivrad vilaparake? _ wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiRebT! _ jer es erTi, _ Tqva lomisniRbianma, _ eg Cemi sityvebia... da uceb mamida ariadnam Sublze itkica xeli: _ kumeosTvisac rom makocnina... _ didi ambavi... aq ki mamida ariadna skamidan frTxilad Camovida, savarZelSi miesvena da mereRa Tqva: _ vardisferi wyali... * * * zamTari idga lamaz-qalaqSi, didi ianvris Tve. nacrisfer Rrublebs miRma mikarguliyo mze, Tovli anaTebda qalaqs. saRamoobiT buxarTan

isxdnen, nikapTan sabanamokecilebs, raRa Tqma unda, eZinaT RamiT, Semcivnebulni dgebodnen diliT, xelebs iqnevdnen, da eklian wyals isxamdnen pirze. SuadRisas ki sufTa, gemrieli haeri da erTmaneTi enatrebodaT, SefuTvnilni gamodiodnen gareT. Tbili mosasxamis kalTebi rbilad misrialebda Tovlze, isev ismoda nagvianevi `mraval axal wels, ah, mraval, mraval~, saRamo xans ki, iisfer bindSi, ise lamazad Tovda da Tovda... daTvis did tyavze, buxarTan mxarTeZoze iwva qali, tereza, mklavebqveS muTaqaamodebuli, da meore xelis nazi, wvetiani TiTebiT mis kalTaSi Tavmidebul mgzavrs, domenikos, Tmas uvarcxnida _ `rogor gagafuWe...~. mamamisis fuliT mozidul sursaT-sanovages mamisadmi pativiscemis urRvevi grZnobiT Seeqceoda loyebRaJRaJa janjakomo, dinjad marcvlavda krialosans darbaiseli senior julio, siciveSi raRacnairad mfrTxalad kiskisebdnen mxiaruli qaliSvilebi da ugo, axalgazrda giJi, nacrisferi dondlo TevzebiT TvalSi, CurCulebda: `suyvelas sisxli... yvelasi, Tovlze...~ lamaz-qalaqelTa cnobili mrCeveli, duilio ki isev daeZebda moxdenil gamoTqmebs Zalian kargi qalis Taobaze da erTxel, auzTan, ase warmoTqva: `me sulac ar mjera adamisa da evas SeTiTxnili ambavi, magram umwikvlo qalma, yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, mainc ar unda Wamos vaSli. ramdeni xilia sxva _ atami, msxali, qliavi, magaliTad, aluCa...~. konCetinas qorwili axlovdeboda... didad Relavdnen lamaz-qalaqSi _ vis dapatiJebdnen da romels _ ara, ramdenime Rirseulsa da SeZlebul moqalaqes ki Tavi qudSi hqonda _ igiv duilios, magaliTad. aseve Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli, oRond daupatiJeblobaSi, TviTmarqvia mekvle, aleqsandro, magram maincdamainc arc edardeboda _ `mTvralebs ra unda gavagebino...~. qorwilis zed winadRes ki konCetinam aixira _ `uuZvirfasesi Sarval-xalaTi unda SevukeroT!~ `pirvelsave RamiT mainc gaeyrebi da rad ginda, Svilo~, _ arwmunebda Tvalcremliani mamida ariadna, konCetinam ki: `gaveyrebio? rogor SeiZleba gaeyaro gulsa da suls...~ `ra naxe, Svilo, mainc ra naxe aseTi...~ `uSualoa igi, _ Tqva konCetinam, sarkeSi daZabuli icqireboda, _ vaiTu, sxva qali Seiyvaros... Cemze lamazi!~ oTxi cnobili mkeravi daexvia imav saRamos farTo sawolze gaSxlarTul kumeos, tan-fexis zomas uRebdnen sakuWnaodan aTasnairi Semwvar-moxrakulis suniT nerwyvmomdgari TerZebi. mTel lamaz-qalaqs ainteresebda, Tavs gaarTmevdnen Tu ara aseT Znel samuSaos _ uZvirfasesi Sarval-xalaTis erT RameSi Sekervas, xolo meore dRes, didi qorwilis dRes yvavilebiT, Zvirfasi finjan-lambaqebiT, vercxleuliT, qsovilebiTa da mzatansacmliT misulma stumrebma daaskvnes _ ver mouswriaT... magram cdebodnen _ piriqiT, TerZebma gaTenebisTvis moaswres axali samosis Sekerva, saubedurod, vadamde xuTiod saaTiT adrec, radgan gamowyobili kumeo am drois ganmavlobaSi jer iyo da, ucabedad vaSlis namcxvarze dajda, mere muxlebze uneburad daiqcia vardisferi wyali, patara, xanSi cxare sawebelaamovlebul `qaTmis wixlic~ mkerdze dauvarda, mere ki Zvirfasi xalaTis kalTebze Seiwminda Rorisqoniani TiTebi, `uSualoa _ iZaxda gaxarebuli konCetina, _ tansacmels arad agdebs, sxva ki, sxva magis adgilas, dahkankaleboda iqneba, eg ki _ uSualoa~. magram uZvirfases Sarval-xalaTTan dakavSirebuli faTerakebi amiT ar damTavrebula _ igiv xuT saaTSi meore sauzmisas kumeo Taflian lambaqs daeyrdno idayviT, xolo am webovani laqis mocileba fqviliani TiTebiT scada. Semdgom Zveli Cveulebis Tanaxmad gulis jibeSi ituca mJave kitri da pamidori, romlebidanac siTxem gareT, zed gulze mibneul

mixakTan gamoJona. drodadro yovelive es ganelebuli iyo wvril-wvrili faTerakebiT, rogoricaa oriod wveTi momwvano da moyviTalo wyali, kirian kedelze gaxaxuneba, vardisferi wyliT gaWyepils, Sarvlis Rilebis Sekvris daviwyeba da ase. ase rom, Tumca sazeimo sufrasTan Sekrebil lamaz-qalaqelebs egonaT, rom TerZebma Tavi ver gaarTves, saqmes, sinamdvileSi kumeo axal, uZvirfases Sarval-xalaTSi gamowyobili ijda, ambobda: `madloba, madloba, didi madloba~, da saCuqrebs didi WaRis qveS, sinaTleze aTvalierebda. sufris xelmZRvanelad Sviliani axalgazrda kacis arCeva simbolurad ganizraxes _ vinsentesi, xolo sapatio xelmZRvanelad darbaiseli senior julio daasaxeles, romelsac vinsentes naTqvami sadRegrZelo pirvels unda gaemeorebina _ aseTi iyo wesi, sul bolos ki Wiqa unda aewia duilios _ damagvirgvinebels, _ ver daagvirgvinebda, Tu ra. ah, ra ar gaxldaT _ kalabriuli xbo da goWebi, Zroxa da cxvari, aTasnairad damzadebuli, Semwvar-moSuSul-moxarSuli, mravalgvari sawebliT, Rvino da SuSxuna, nair-nairi feradi wyali, da ra namcxvrebi _ oTxi saxeloebdakapiwebuli, am saqmeSi saxelganTqmuli dedakacis xeliT mozelil-aTqvefili, Semkul-Selamazebuli, zed kremiT gamoyvanili konCentinasa da misi gulis Wabukis profiliT. `batonebo da qalbatonebo, es gaumarjos...~ _ ambobda vinsente. pirveli saddegrZelo _ axalgabednierebulTa _ sayeloSebneulma, sufris xelmZRvanelma Tanabari rixiTa da mowiwebiT Sesva, da sapatio xelmZRvanelTan did sasmiss am sityvebiT gadavida: `umorCilesad gTxovT, miirTvaT Tqven, Cveno upativismcemleso, darbaiselo senior julio~. sulyvelam Sesva, raRa Tqma unda, duiliomac, rogoric iyo, daagvirgvina. meore sasmisiT maraduberebeli qalbatonis sadRegrZelo aswies, da Tvalcremlians, mainc Zalian esiamovna imdeni qeba, xolo vinsentem ase mimarTa sapatio xelmZRvanels: `umorCilesad gTxovT, Tqven, Cveni pativcemulo senior julio.~ saxealewili konCetina bednierad uRimoda yvelas, da Seyvarebul mzeras drodadro gulis Wabukisaken gaaparebda xolme, romelic Tavis mxriv Rimilsa da Tavis qnevaSi ar hkargavda dros _ Wamda. mxiarulobda tulio, oxunjobda, mTel sufras acinebda. daRonebuli iReWeboda edmondo, bolokze mzeramiwebebuli. nazad wiwknidnen variebs mxiaruli qaliSvilebi, silvias gverdiT mokalaTebuli cilio rozinasaken (ai, imisken, WalaSi rom iyo) aparebda Tvals, stumrebs aTvalierebda mgzavri, domeniko. duilio ki, hquxda... axladgabednierebulT drodadro am Sua ianvarSi danasisxlad naSovn vardebsa da mixakebs ayridnen Tavze. magram konCetinam SeSinebulma wamoiZaxa: `vardebi mxolod me damayareT, amas _ mixakebi!~ `ratom, konCetina...~ _ SekrTa mamida ariadna. `imitom, rom vardi _ ekliania, da saxe rom ar gaekawros!~ konCetinas arwmunebdnen, rom ar SeiZleboda es, rom aseTi iyo wesi, rom `SeuZlebelia~, rom `kus javSans ras daaklebs pawia ekali~, magram konCetinam mainc Tavisi gaitana, kumeom ki areulobiT isargebla da xbos xorci gaiqana ubeSi. mesame sadRegrZelos Semdeg vinsentes winadadebaSi sityva `umorCilesad~ Seicvala sityviT `Zalian~ _ `Zalian gTxovT, Tqven, Cveno pativcemulo senior julio...~ meoTxe mimarTvaSi amovarda sityva `senior~ _ `gTxovT, Tqven, Cveno pativcemulo julio...~ mexuTe sadRegrZelo tulios simReram `netavi Citad maqcia~-m daamSvena, meSvide sadRegrZelos warmoTqmisTanave skamze icekva TvalebamRvreulma antoniom, kbilebSi danagaCrilma, vinsente ki merved ase gadavida sasmiss _ `gTxovT, Tqven, Cemo julio...~ mecxre

saRRegrZeloSi didis mowiwebiT moixsenies karraskoTa mTels saxelganTqmul gvarSi gardacvlilTa xsovna, magram daayoles Seuferebeli simRera: `gogo midis moxveulSi...~ sayelogaReRilma vinsentem meaTed ase iyvira: `aaba, julio, Tqven Cemo...~ meTerTmete _ `julio, Sen Cemo...~ meTormetezed ki perangi Wipamde Caixsna da, sasmisi didis wvalebiT rom gamocala, sapatio xelmZRvanelisaken isrola, kinaRam TavSi moaxvedra didi fiala da SeuZaxa: _ voee, julio! Se Cema!! _ mere ki vinme graciaza matirelis Zalian ubwkina. sufra airia. iqve, magidaze eZina kbilebSi danagaCril antonios, edmondo ki yurSi CasCurCulebda _ viamxanagoT, modi, viamxanagoT, ra... erTmaneTs hkocnidnen abarbacebuli mamakacebi, yvela mReroda TiTqmis, visac rogor SeeZlo da galiis kedlebs awydebodnen mamida ariadnas damfrTxali iadonebi. kumeom patarZlis didi kalaTa moatanina, xarbad moaTvaliera sufra... ciliom dro ixelTa da rozinas [(ai, imas, WalaSi rom iyo). ar gavuWireT saqme am erTi WalaSi yofniT?!] wasCurCula _ `ratom ayovneb, ai, xom xedav, ianvaric dadga, JamTasvlis yvelaze civi dro...~ viRaca cudad gaxda, saswrafod gaiyvanes, uSualo kumeo ki elviseburad alagebda saukeTeso naWrebs kalaTSi, qalTaSua daborialebda vinsente, romeliRac qedmaRalma silac gaulawuna, magram vinsente verafers mixvda, dailoca da sawebela miiyuda pirze, mere tuCebi cotaTi SeeWvebulma moiwminda da mZinare colisZmis _ antonios Tmaze Seixoca TiTebi _ ah, didebuli qorwili iyo, da, maspinZelTa sasaxelod, suyvela daTvra! duilioc ki veRar abamda urTules winadadebebs Tavs, mxolod iZaxda: `wyarodan Wiqas... Wiqas... daamtvrieT, magis oxeri...~ viRac sulwasuli daupatiJeblad Semoexeta da ikiTxa: `bodiSi, xom ar iciT romeli saaTia? ux, qorwili yofila? waval, waval...~ `ah, ara, ara, dabrZandiT, dabrZandiT, sad iyaviT aqamde...~ `jarima magas!~ _ quxda vinsente. `ici, ra kargi ambavi mogiyve? Turme erTma... _ eCurCuleboda mZinare antonios gamococxlebuli edmondo, _ xolo igi sul gadaikarga gaige? xedav? warmogidgenia?~ viRaca mTvralma domenikos qoniani tuCebiT yelze akoca da mere mdidrul, Zvelebur, uzarmazar karadaSi Sevida _ karebi aeria da, Sarvlis Rilebze xelebwatanebuli, droiT gamoaTries. xolo roca romeliRac pativcemul lamaz-qalaqels maraduberebelma qalbatonma hkiTxa: `araferi gadagiRiaT... mSieri darCiT ara?~ _ iman zezrdilobiani aRSfoTebiT pasuxis gacema scada, rac sityvebiT ase gamoixata: `rogor gekadrebaT, hik!.. rogor ar gadaviRe, ras mihqaravT, qalbatono...~ bevrma Tvalebgaelamebulma lamaz-qalaqelma gakvirvebiT aRmoaCina, rom kumeos tyupis cali hyolia, da, hoi, simTvralis dune sakvirvelebav _ yvelas hyolia Turme tyupiscali _ mere ra, didi ambavi... da roca axalgabednierebulTa ganmartoebis Jammac moaRwia _ `saRamos TerTmeti saaTia da...~ _ ubednieresi konCetina gulis Wabukis marcxena mklavs daeyrdno, meore xeliT ki nefes sawol oTaxSi xoragiT savse kalaTa mihqonda. da roca kari miixura, mamida ariadnam TavSi frTxilad Semoirtya xeli da warmoTqva: _ hoii, gangebav! es upirutyvesTagani _ TviT didi benjamino karraskos sarecelze!! qorwili damTavrda. * * * imave RamiT domeniko terezas saxlTan mibarbacda, didxans abraxuna, magram qalma mainc ar gauRo kari. mTvralma, arturos saxlisken qanaobiT gaswia, dRisiT _ bevri araferi axsovda, mxolod cotaTi

stkioda mxari. gabruebulma, wyali Seisxa pirze, gaaJrJola. `mamiloma, rame Tu moundes, ukve duqanSi vaaro~, _ gadasca janjakomom. Camwvar yels ise mounda SuSxuna, survilisagan daburZgla kidec. maSinve mxrebze moigdo lurji mosasxami, tuliosken gaemarTa, is ki gzad Sexvda, `kargia, ara, axla SuSxuna? _ hkiTxa tuliom, _ fuli rom ar maqvs~. `me maqvs, wamodi...~ `ooo, oo _ xelebi moifSvnita tuliom, _ wavideT, Cqara...~ am zamTris diliT, dilaadrian, susxiani qari daexeteboda lamaz-qalaqis daklaknil quCebSi; TvalmoWutulni, gamalebiT miabijebdnen arturos duqnisaken, magram uecrad win viRac gadauxtaT: _ gamarjobaT, adamianno... Tavi aswies _ aleqsandro gaxldaT. `ih~, _ xeli Caiqnia tuliom da auara, magram aleqsandrom maSinve daadevna: _ am quCis bolos sami kamoreli dgas. _ vin? _ myisve Sedga tulio da domenikosac xeli staca. _ kamorelebia. erTi _ masimo, ori kidev sxva. _ fui, magaTi... _ Zalian xmadabla, frTxilad Cailaparaka tuliom, _ sad mivefaroT. _ ager, aq davdgeT, adamianebo, _ urCia aleqsandrom _ aTiod wuTSi servilio Segrovil fuls miurbeninebs da wavlen. _ rogor gavigoT... ra dros egeni iyvnen! _ ra iyo, geCqareboda sadme? _ SuSxuna unda dagvelia. _ nu geSinia, magasac moeswrebi. imaT wasvlasac maSinve gavigebT _ landoTi arian. _ ho, marTla, _ gauxarda tulios, _ Tu aqve dganan, landos xmas maSinve gavigebT. _ hooda, ideqi... ici, tulio, raa saWiro? _ pirdapir saqmeze gadavida aleqsandro, _ Tu ginda, vinme Znel pirovnebasTan raimes mivaRwioT, mesame kacia saWiro. _ vin mesame... _ aam SemTxvevaSi _ Sen. tuliom almacerad axeda. _ ho, ho, ras miyureb, mesame kacia saWiro. Sen da es biWi, ase Tu ise, Zalian saSiSarni ar xarT da mesame kacad ki imitoma xar saWiro, vinme bnel pirovnebas Seni meSveobiT is didi ambavi rom vuambo. Tqven ki yuri unda damigdoT, imasTan erTad _ arc Tqven ar gawyenT. _ momeSviT erTi, Tu kaci xar... fuh, rogor civa. _ yurs Tu ar damigdeb, iseT yvirils gavabam, iseTs, samive aq gaCndeba, _ daemuqra aleqsandro, _ axla xom mainc gamogiWire. hooda, maSin, romelime Zneli pirovneba damisaxele. _ rinaldo gamogadgeba? _ diax. _ rinaldo! _ ki, batono, rinaldo iyos _ magaze kargs, ese igi _ oxers, sxvas vis metyodi, namdvilad dasalaparakebelia, gafuWebul-gaTaxsirebuli. axla, albaT, isic CvensaviTia gatrunuli sadme, magram mere, lando rom wava, ohoho, rogor gaibRinZeba?! oxeri kia, didi oxeri... hoda, vcxovrobT me da rinaldo erTdroulad, am mravlismomswre dedamiwis zurgze da, ramdenic ar unda veCiCino, is mainc iseTi iqneba, rogoric aris _ qaRaldis moTamaSe, qalebis mususi, orpira da gaiZvera, Tanac

gabRenZili. rogorc ar unda veqaqano, Cems darigebas erT yurSi SeuSvebs da meoreSi gamouSvebs _ wava, iTamaSebs, an moigebs, an waagebs, ufro, ra Tqma unda, moigebs _ gaqnilia, oxeri da herii! gaiseirn-gamoisernebs glaxa qalebSi. axla, vTqvaT Sevxvdi me rinaldos da veubnebi, rogorc wesi da rigia: gamarjoba, rinaldo. igi damcinavad amaTvalierebs da metyvis _ o, baton aleqsandro biZias salami da gamarjveba, qeifSi rogor brZandebiT? me cotaTi nawyen saxes miviReb da vetyvi: gaCerdi, rinaldo, xom ici, rom ara vsvam... oh! _ gaicinebs igi _ patara dalie, araferi giWirs, qveyana svams da Sen ra dagemarTa, cota sasmeli margebelia. warmogidgeniaT, tulio da ee... domeniko? aqeT damiwyebs Wkuis darigebas. nu, moviyrueb da vetyvi _ moodi, rinaldo, baRSi SevideT, vilaparakoT, visaubroT, wavibaasoT, Sen xar Cemi batoni, viWukWukoT, wamodi raa?! _ Sevexvewebi. igi ki metyvis: _ oh, aleqsandro biZia, rom ara mcalia? qals unda Sevxvde da qalaqSi gavaseirno, rom ar mivide, qveyanas daaqcevs tiriliT... wamodi, waamodi, rinaldo, davuCemeb me, Sen iseTi yaidis adamiani xar, dRisiT qals quCaSi ar gaaseirneb, Rame rom iyos da bnel oTaxSi Seiyvano, icocxle, dagijereb, magram axla... wamodi, rinaldo, waamodi... ar mogbezrda amdeni fulze TamaSi? gaeTrie aqedan Se viro viriSvilo, _ momigebs amaze gacxarebuli igi, _ Cqara gamecale, minam lamazi xar... da TviTonve wava. me ki adgilze myarad davrCebi da mivaZaxeb _ nu midixar, nu-u, rinaldo, rad ginda sxvisi fuli... rinaldo momiyruebs, Zalian gabrazdeba da mere mainc RimiliT gaifiqrebs _ Tqva ra _ fuli yvela sxvisia... da Tvals miefareba. ise ki, simarTle rom iTqvas, am brunde da gamousworebel qveyanaze jer ar gamougoniaT iseTi fuli, romelic vinmesi iyos. da, miTumetes gaTamaSebuli: moigeb _ sxvisia, waageb da _ xom sxvisia da sxvisi. da, saerTodac, qveynad arsebul xelSesaxebi nivTebidan Zalian cota, SeiZleba iTqvas suul araferia iseTi ram, vinmesi iyos... magram Zalian cotam viciT es. didi bodiSi, rom gadavuxvie, axla ki, tulio Cemo, vTqvaT, swored Sena xar zemoaRniSnuli mesame. didxans vifiqre da davaskveni, rom mesame kaci aucilebelia. Sen axalgazrda xar, lamazi, moqnili, warmosadegi, adamianma rom Segxedos, _ gauxardeba, sufraze koxta simRera ici, sityva giWris, fulic gaqvs jerjerobiT da yovelive am sisuleleebis gamo lamaz-qalaqSi didad gafaseben. Sen axlosa xar rinaldosTan, yuri damigde _ mixval imasTan da etyvi: wamodi, rinaldo, did baRSi Semwvari wabli vWamoT. swored agre uTxar, martivi dakvirvebis Sedegad me SevamCnie, rom rinaldos uyvars Semwvari wabli. igi wamogyveba, baRSi grZel merxze dasxdebiT, muxls gaSliT, sufTa haeriT isunTqebT, Semwvar wabls miirTmevT, Sen xar Cemi batoni, karg xasiaTze dadgebiT, swored am dros gamovCndebi me _ viiiTom sul sxvagan mivdivar, Sen ki, TiTqosda uneburad, Tvals momkrav da damiZaxeb, me Tqvensken wamoval, rinaldo ki getyvis _ gadaagde aqedan, magisi oxeri... Sen mswrafl miuge _ ra moxda, movides, nu gauwyrebi, Tavisi gaWirvebac eyofa... sxvaTa Soris, eg gamoTqma Zalian urbilebs adamians guls _ `Tavisi gaWirveba eyofa...~ me moval, Tavazianad mogesalmebiT, rogorc wesi da rigia, mere ki Sen mkiTxe: ras gvetyvi axals? me iqve mogigeb _ axali araferi vici, Tu ginda, Zvels getyvi... midi aba, gismenT, dascxe, miTxari Sen da maSinve daviwyeb... Tu ginda drodadro Tvalic Caukari, ase interesi ufro gauRvivdeba. SevTanxmdiT, tulio? a, mesame kaco... _ Tavi gamanebe erTi...

_ CvenSi ese? _ guli daswyda aleqsandros. _ `CvenSi~ ra _ romeli Zmakacebi varT me da Sen. _ Zmakacebze meti ara varT? _ adamianebi varT... eeh, tulio, tulio, _ Tavis kanturs mohyva aleqsandro, _ oRond es saqme gamikeTe da ai, amas gaCuqeb. _ ooh, visia? _ aRelda tulio. _ Cemia, visi iqneba. saocrad lamazi saTamaSo gaxldaT _ minis momcro burTSi pawia iremi, Sveli da sami naZvi idga. burTs Tu Searxevdi, fskerze daleqili TeTri namcecebi zemoT aiWrebodnen, mere ki Zalian nela eSvebodnen dabla da iseTi STabeWdileba iyo, TiTqos lamazad Tovda. _ zafxulSi meti fasi eqneba _ Seaguliana aleqsandrom, _ aha, aiRe, vinmes aCuqeb. rinaldosTan xom malaparakeb... _ ki. _ eh, _ moulodnelad moiwyina aleqsandrom, _ SenisTana mesame ra vTqvi, magram ra gza maqvs... ise ki, namdvilad araswori gamoTqmaa, rom miTxari vinaa Seni amxanagio da... sanam tulio naTqvams gaiazrebda, aleqsandrom Tqva: _ aii, is rom aq iyos, Cemi ufrosi Zma, o... imisTana mesame saerTod ar dabadebula. me rom aseTi dadebiTi var, mere sad _ TqveeenSi, sul imis damsaxurebaa. me arafer SuaSi var. ise ki, erTi suli maqvs, axlave giamboT is ambavi, magram mere jobs, rinaldosTan erTad rom viqnebi... unda moviTmino, ra vqna _ moTmineba warmatebis dedaao da... es Tumca sakmaod briyvuli gamonaTqvamia, magram mainc asea... xandaxan. oh, domeniko, _ da TeTri Zafi aacala mxridan, _ viRac Tovlisferi gogo dagdevs, frTilad iyavi, bi-Wi-ko... * * * kalabriel glexs didi tomara gaedo mxarze da mZimed miabijebda. xuTiode wlis biWi misdevda, Svili Tu SviliSvili. TavisTvis midiodnen, magram quCis TavSi sami kaci atuzuliyo. cotaTi nasvamebi iyvnen, or dabal kacs ufro dastyoboda sasmeli, mesame ki, saocrad lamazi, axalgazrda kaci, fexze myarad idga. kalabrieli glexi SeCerda, magram isini maSinve fexakrefiT wamovidnen misken. soflels rom gauswordnen, erT-erTi dabali tomaras swvda da SeajanjRara. gakvirvebuli sofleli ucnobs Sescqeroda. iman ki aiRo da, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, gaartya. sofleli dabarbacda, SemkrTalma bavSvs moxvia xeli, gacla daapira, magram meore dabalma sofleli gaaCera da mrisxaned Seacqerda pirvels: _ ra gindoda, ras erCodi, midis kaci TavisTvis, Tavis gzaze... sofleli madlieri saxiT Sescqeroda. _ aseTi mZime tvirTi miaqvs da... tomaraSi ra gaqvs? bamba? sxva araferi?.. hoda, ras erCodi, midis kaci Tavis gzaze da Sen raRac ori Wiqa dalie da ver moginelebia. icnob, gicnobs, Tu ra? mainc ra dagiSava, ase umizezod, rom... _ da uceb molaparake mkveTrad Setrialda, xeli Ronivrad gaaqnia da soflels gaartya. dartyma Zalian moulodneli da Zlieri aRmoCnda. soflelma Tavi mianarcxa kedels da iqve Caikeca. bavSvi RrialiT gadaemxo, sabraloblad tiroda da drodadro amoxedavda samTaves. lamazi axalgazrda ki gafiTrda, cxvirsaxoci wyals SeuSvira da saxe dauzila soflels. Tvali gaaxelina Tu ara, axalgazrda damSvidda, suli moiTqva, mere meore dabal kacTan mivida da sayeloSi ise magrad CasWida TiTebi, Rilebi daawyvita.

_ nagavo! _ uTxra axalgazrdam da saocrad mouxda, Zalian rom gafiTrda, _ yvelaferis neba gaqvs, icode, yvelafris, magram adamians rom Svili axlavs, isic mcirewlovani, marTla mxeci unda iyo, ase muxanaTurad rom gaartya. Tanac umizezod... sofleli kedels mihyrdnoboda da Tvalebs Tumca uazrod axamxamebda, mainc Seetyo, axalgazrdis naTqvami rom esiamovna. _ is kaci Sevarcxvine, vinc TqvenTan erTad kidev dalios, Tqve... _ da, saWiro sityva rom veRar moZebna, daixara, gacrecili, Raribuli qudi aiRo da Tavze daado soflels. _ eh, biZaCemo, es TiTistola bavSvi amodena gzaze ratom wamoiyvane... _ coli avad myavs... veravis davutove... kvdeba... _ Zlivs Tqva soflelma. _ ras ambob, kaco... da nuTu veravis dautove? aravina gyavs? da am qalaqSi raRa gindoda, xom ici, aqeT ra xalxia _ aTasi oxeri... yvelafers unda moelode adamiani qalaqelebis xelSi... da uceb imanac gaartya. sofleli gulaRma gadavarda, dablebma taSi Semohkres da waqceuls interesiT rom daaCerdnen, axalgazrda kacma isargebla da TiTebidan SeumCnevlad CaiZro naxvretebiani rkina. soflels loya gapobili hqonda, sisxli sdioda. _ marTla ra magari xeli gqonia, Zmao, _ Tqva meore dabalma. _ ra, aqamde ar icodi? _ xmamaRla hkiTxa pirvelma, _ Cem mters moxvda amisi xeli. axalgazrda TavSekavebulad iRimeboda. mere samive wavida, isev quCis TavSi dadgnen. patara biWma qudi wyliT aavso da mamas saxeze daasxa. soflelma Zlivs gaaxila Tvali. gaWirvebiT wamojda, xelisguli miido loyaze da TvaldaxuWuli akvnesda. patara biWma isev miutana wyali, Cumad zluqunebda da mxrebi uZigZigebda. sofleli karga xnis Semdeg ris vaivaglaxiT wamodga da gabruebulma, dasisxlianebulma ganagrZo gza, mxrebze isev didi tomara edo. patara biWi erTianad kankalebda da drodadro SiSiT ixedeboda. lamaz, maRal axalgazrda kacs masimo erqva. kamorelebi iyvnen. _ ise ki, am saTamaSos mere miiReb, _ gadaifiqra aleqsandrom, _ jer rinaldos damalaparake da... _ ra, ara gjera Cemi? _ ra Tqma unda _ ara. mere ki aucileblad miiReb... _ ki magram, am Sua zamTarSi baRSi ra damsvams... _ axla gagaxsenda, ara, saTamaSo rom gamogarTvi... Tbili dRe SevarCioT, axlave davTqvaT _ pirvelsave Tbil dRes, zustad or saaTze, baRTan... movide? _ kargi, _ Tqva tuliom da yurebi dacqvita. _ ai, midian! sadRac agruxunda lando, mere ki TandaTan miwyda. _ Zlivs ar wavidnen? aii, jandabas magaTi Tavi da tani _ sul gadamewva yeli. wamo, domeniko... oh, servilio, ra qeni, gaistumre? _ ki. _ isev xom ar mobrundebian?.. _ ara, jer ara _ gazafxulamde. _ marTla? Tumca raRa darCa... wamo, servilio, SuSxunaze dagvewvie. _ siamovnebiT... Tqveni sami drahkani arturom gadaixada. _ Cemi? _ gaocda domeniko.

_ diax. _ Cemi... _ me ratom... ra SuaSi var... ara, fuli ki ar menaneba, magram... raRac Secdomaa. _ ah, jer ar icis? _ ara, ar icis, duqanSi avuxsnaT... wavideT, movkvdi... _ Tqva tuliom da aforiaqda _ raRas vudgevarT, wavediT, raRa... xandaxan Tovda lamaz-qalaqSi, da farnis Suqze akvesebul fifqebs daudevrad aTvalierebda domeniko. dafiqrebuli, am ucxo saxlSi, ucxo qalaqSi fanjarasTan idga... mkrTalad bJutavda viwro fanjrebi, sakvamuridan cisken xrColavda, saRamoobiT msubuqdeboda cisferi boli... saRamoobiT, didi buxris win ijda, cecxlisken gadaxrili, da cecxlmodebul, simxurvaliT gaJrialebul tots Sescqeroda, da nakverCxlebic drodadro iSmuSnebodnen alSi. am grZel, gaWimul saRamoobiT raRac undoda, raRaca surda, im terezaze vrceli da meti... da ar icoda ra. farnis mkrTal Suqze im bundovani survilis gamo erTxel doqi gadaaadgila, Tavdayira dadga Wiqa, wyali daRvara TeTr sufraze, uRimRamo nacrisferi laqa, magram isic ki, isic, raRacas hgavda... dildilaobiT naTeli idga. norC janjakomos amohqonda SeSa, xmeli totebiT cecxls aCaRebda, siTbo datrialdeboda oTaxSi, cecxlze tansacmels uTbobda janjakomo, cotaTi rcxvenoda, domenikosac rcxvenoda cota, magram loginSi CamTbar beWebze im gayinul xalaTs ra Caacmevda... xandaxan qalaqgareT, mdinarispira WalaSi qurdulad miipareboda, momcro niCbiT xelSi, da drahkanebiT ivsebda jibes. qorwilsa Tu dReobaSi bundovan siamayes grZnobda _ saCuqrad mudam hqonda drahkani. sasurveli stumari iyo, ojaxSi Sesuls, Tavazianad uRimodnen, tulio yvelgan daatarebda. magram raRacis mZafri survili, drodadro amaforiaqebeli, daobebuli, zedapiris moSorebas cdilobda da zamTris grZel, bnel saRamoobiT ufro awvalebda. raRacas hgavda _ Tixisgan cxvrisa Tu cxenis gamoZerwvas, radac ucxo xmebs, Tu ar msgavs sityvas, mRvrie dinebas, raRacas hgavda... da im mxiarul Rvinis smaSiac mowyenili ijda, raRac ucxod gariyuli, grili simartovis damRiT, da kidev kargi, tereza hyavda. ase, samiod dReSi erTxel, ise Ronivrad, ise Zlierad brdRvialebda susti farani. im maRal kibes aivlida, `modi, cilio, modi, _ ambobda qali. sarkis win ivarcxnida grZel, CanCqeriviT Tmas, _ oRond jer sarkmlis farani Caaqre, i biWic ar movides, sofleli domeniko...~ eldanacemi, Ria karTan SeCerdeboda da gaognebuli Sescqeroda zurgSeqceul qals, `wuxel isev silviasTan daginaxe, ranairi xar, cilio, ici? aki mxolod Seno, rad ara mkocni..~ gaSterebuli domeniko yurs ar ujerebda. `silvias Tavs Tu ar daanebeb, aRar mogiSveb, icode, marTla; ho, marTla, sadRac kuTxeSi SuSxunebi dgas, soflelma momarTva, gaxseni erTi... _ da arc gamoixedavda, ise daayolebda, _ gaxseni, ho, ho, gaxseni, Sen geubnebian, Stero, domeniko...~ _ da Semobrundeboda, skamze erTs ki SeifrTxialebda, swrafi, msubuqi nabijiT miafrindeboda, kiserze Camoekideboda, akocebda da Tan kiskisebda: `xom gagagiJe, biWo, domeniko...~ jer kidev gaognebuls, TvalebSi hkocnida, quds gadaugdebda Tavidan, rbil Tmas uwewda _ `suleli, Steri...~ da sabolood mimxvdari domeniko gaRimebul qals, im saocari Rimilisas, mxolod cal loyaze rom uCndeboda pawia foso, ubednieresi sayveduriT miaCerdeboda, _ qali, tereza, TvalTmaqci gaxldaT. `Ra-mis ori saaTia da...~

Cvili bavSvebi naSuadRevs saseirnod gamohyavdaT, seirnobda ugoc, xis mokle daniT xelSi, isev mzeraamRvreuli, abutbutebuli, Tbil dRes ucdida tulio da wamdauwum is mSvenieri saTamaSo axsendeboda, xolo karraskoebis ojaxSi misuli stumrebi kumeos rom moikiTxavdnen, mamida ariadna ambobda: `isvenebs, isvenebs, axlave gamova...~ loyebze xelisgulebmixutebuli konCetina ki yavisfer ocnebebSi wasul mxiarul qaliSvilebs ase eubneboda: `ah, siyvaruli!.. es ra yofila... gaTxovdiT, gaTxovdiT, gaTxovdiT, Cqara!~ da mxiaruli qaliSvilebic ise Zalian dainteresdnen, rom antonios mSoblebma mdgomareobiT isargebles da TavianT erTaderT vaJiSvils oriod kviraSi SerTes erT-erTi mxiaruli qaliSvili. kalabriuli goWi da cxvari, xbo, Txa, wiwila... da naTesauri grZnobiT aRvsilma vinsentem sayelo kargad Seibnia, zed karebTanve xvdeboda stumrebs. TiTo finjani, Wiqa, lambaqi, vercxlis Tasi da qudi _ saCuqrad. xuTi drahkanic! mTeli qoneba _ tuliosa da domenikosgan. milocvisas mamakacebi ufro patarZlis kocnas lamobdnen, mxolod edmondo emTxvia grZeli, webovani kocniT nefes. mexuTe sasmisze `netavi Ci-tad maqcia~ dasWeqes da Zia duilios grZeli, vrceli, mravalazrovani dalocva `axladSesaRebi~ cxovrebis karTan... imden xalxSi mxolod nefe, duilio da vinsente ar svamdnen. erTi piroba juzepem auria cota, magram dinom Sexeda TvalSi. sxvebi ki daTvrnen, aliaqoTi, aurzauri Seiqna, edmondosac ki orjer akoces, Zvlebs TvaldaxuWuli RrRnida kumeo, goWis Tavs kbilebiT Cafrenili, konCetina ki wamdauwum uvsebda Wiqas vardisferi wyliT, TeTr xorcs cicqnida mamida ariadna, uberebeli, xolo rodesac vasko gaaxsenda, cxare sawebela gadaiRo TefSze, raRacas CaliCobdnen erTmaneTs mikruli silvia da cilio, TavSekavebulad iRimeboda gaRizianebuli vinsente, `ratom aravin ar gasinjeT fxali~, dausrulebliv gaiZaxoda diasaxlisi _ antonios deda, SemTvral stumrebs ki SeumCnevlad gaepara darbaiseli senior julio, romelic didis mowiwebiT gaacila vinsentem, ojaxis axlo naTesavma, siZem. yayani idga, xolo roca axalgabednierebulni sawoli oTaxisaken gaeSurnen, qeifis bolo monakveTSi oriod WiqiT odnav, sul odnav SemTvralma duiliom, rogoric iyo, nefes mklavSi gamosdo mklavi, SeaCera, Tavi daaxrevina, fexiswverebze aiwia da raRaca uTxra yurSi. Tavdaxrili antonio didis gulisyuriT usmenda, mere uceb gaimarTa da aRuTqva: `ara, ara, duilio biZia, mxeci ki ar var...~ `hoo, eg erTi, da savsebiT moulodnelad Tu...~ ganagrZo mrCevelma, antoniom isev daxara Tavi, duilio ki kvlav fexiswverebze Sedga. raRacas eCurCuleboda yurSi: daZabuli antonio srulebiT ver aRiqvamda skamze miyudebul viRacis Wrel qolgas, moxrili, TvalebgafarToebuli, uneburad rom misCereboda, TaviTfexamde _ yuradReba iyo da uceb maRla aswies Tavi, erTmaneTs Sexedes: `ah, ara, ara, pirutyvi ki ara var...~ `daica, kidev...~ _ ganagrZo winasasarecelo darigeba senior duiliom, isev daaxrevina Tavi. `ah, ara, ra Tqma unda, ara, _ iZaxda antonio, _ magas rogor vizam, nadiri ki ara var...~ `ho, marTla, da ai, kidev roca... vTqvaT, moulodnelad...~ da isev uneburad Sescqeroda qolgas antonio, isev fexis wverebze Semdgari CasCurCulebda romeliRac sawinasarecelo darigebas duilio, da uceb raRac iseTic uTxra, antonio mSvildiviT gaimarTa da TiTqos odnav Sexta kidec, _ `ah, ara, ara, rogor gekadrebaT, duilio biZia, cxoveli ki ar var...~ magram aq patarZali mainc SeSinda, gafiTrebuli idga erTxans, mere ki iskupa da sul sxva

karisaken _ quCaSi gasasvleli karisken Tavgvirgvinmoglejili gaiqca. magram naTesavebi droulad gadaeRobnen, im gawamawiaSi Rilawyvetilma vinsentem TmaSi staca xeli... zamTris TamaSebi... didi zamTari iwureboda. da aforiaqebulma domenikom, rogorc iyo da rom moaxerxa, terezas uTxra: `colad wamomyevi, kargi?~ is ki domenikosaken Semobrunda, cali xeliT doinji Semoiyara, ukan gadaixara, meore xeli ki gancvifrebulma miaSvira da SiSiTac ki wamoiZaxa: _ gagiJdi? Zalian ginda, erTmaneTi davkargoT, biWo?! Tavi III gazafxulis TamaSebi ambavi TerTmeti wlis mkvlelze _ xandaxan didi ucnauri ambebi xdeba, rinaldo-Cemo, diidi ucnauri... _ Tqva aleqsandrom. pirveli Tbili dRe iyo. baRSi, grZel merxze isxdnen, aleqsandro ki idga, saubrobda da mTqnarebaatexili tulios dasanaxavad drodadro jibeze miityapunebda xels, romelSiac is saTamaSo ido. domeniko pirvelad xedavda am ymawvils _ rinaldos. garegnobiT TiTqos ara uSavda ra: koxtad gadavarcxnili qoCori, swori nakvTebi, piris kuTxeebTan odnav CamogrZelebuli wvrili ulvaSi, saSualoze maRali tanisa gaxldaT, gaqaTqaTebuli samosi ecva, mzeze kriali gahqonda Ceqmebs, magram Tvalebi... ra gamoxedva, rogori daundobeli gulgriloba Camdgariyo rinaldos TvalebSi, aseTi Tvalebis patrons aravin da araferi uyvarda albaT, sxvisi fulis garda. Sexedavdi da... Segcivdeboda. sakuTari Tavi ki mTel im gulgrilobas unazRaurebda _ ah, sakuTari Tavi Zlier uyvarda. pewian tansacmelzec etyoboda es, erTi xelis TiTebiT meore xels efereboda, drodadro xelisguls nazad Camoisvamda loyaze _ am sulelur laparakSi wveri xom ar amouvida? mzrunvelad isworebda ulvaSs, merxze dafenil cxvirsaxocze ijda. _ imas vambobdi, _ ganagrZo aleqsandrom, _ xandaxan didi ucnauri ambebi xdeba-meTqi, rinaldo, saocrad moulodneli, daujerebeli ambebi, romelTac kidev ufro sakvirveli Sedegi mosdevs xolme. magram kacma ar icis _ is, rac moxda, kargia Tu ara... sinamdvileSi, raRa Tqma unda, is yovelive, rac ki moxdeba, zogierTisTvis kargia, zogierTisTvis _ cudi. magram uufro romelia, hee, vin icis... xandaxan, ggonia, rom kargi moxda, savsebiT SesaZloa sinamdvileSi cudi aRmoCndes, xandaxan _ piriqiT... _ gaugebrad xom ar vlaparakob? _ Zalian, _ SeiWmuxna rinaldo, _ Tumca, sulerTia... _ giJi Tavisufalia, ara? _ sayveduriT daekiTxa aleqsandro, _ eh, TqvenTan magaliTis moyvanis gareSe, ese igi _ umagaliTod, Sors ver waval... ai, vTqvaT, rinaldo, Sen moige oci drahkani, gana es kargia? _ he! _ Caicina rinaldom, _ aba, cudia? _ ara, pasuxi gamec _ me gekiTxebi, kargia? _ Senze uaresi suleli var, fuh!!. ras gelaparakebi, ade, wavideT sadme, tulio. _ ara, daicaT, daicaT, kargi, magas Tavi davaneboT, saerTo jamSi cudia Tu ara fulis mogeba. sxvas getyvi _ ager erTma Cemma nacnobma marTla moigo erTxel oci drahkani, mogebuli fulis nawiliT daTvra, magrad Sexurda, gagrileba mounda da tbaSi gadaeSva. zamTari iyo* da civ wyalSi guli gauskda, axla Tqven gekiTxebiT _ gana ar erCia, sulac rom ar moego is fuli? ara? es Zalian, Zaalian suleluri magaliTi iyo, magram TqvenisTanebze aseTebi ufro sWris xolme, magram me erTi ambavi

vici, hee, is ki marTlac warmoudgenlad sainteresoa _ ara, ara, mainc vin ifiqrebda, is ambavi ase Tu Setrialdeboda, ra ucnauri damTxvevaa, ah... bevri RirsSesaniSnaobani gamigia, magram egeTi? ah, ara, ara... _ wamodi, kaco, wavideT erTi... _ daica ra, rinaldo, _ uTxra tuliom, aleqsandros gamoberil jibes uyurebda, _ vinsentem unda gamoiaros, gadaudebeli saqme maqvs, manamde ki, ra genaRvleba, mohyves im ambavs, Tavisi gaWirvebac eyofa. _ jandabas, mohyves. _ ki, batono, siamovnebiT, raxan ase gsurT... _ da sazeimod gamoacxada _ namdvili ambavi. mere Zalian moiwyina, dafiqrebuli mimodioda grZeli merxis win, Cumi xmiT mohyva: _ erTi sabralo qali daqvrivda da eqvsi wlis biWi darCa. qali Sromobda, rogorc SeeZlo _ mTeli dRe sxvis TeTreuls recxavda, xelebi erTTavad sapnian wyalSi hqonda da mxriT iwmendda xolme Tvalis upeebSi Camdgar ofls... Zalian iRleboda, magram mainc qali iyo da erTi kaci, ee, rogor gamovTqva... daiaxlova. is kaci didi uxeSi vinme yofila, aylayuda da tlanqi, xSiradac svamda, qals fulsa sTxovda, sad eqneboda im gaWirvebul dedas fuli, uyviroda, emuqreboda da qvrivis bavSvs Zalian sZulda igi. biWi TerTmeti wlis rom gaxda, ukve mSvenivrad apobda SeSas, dedas wyals uzidavda, yovelnairad exmareboda dedas, mowyenili Sescqeroda aqafebul wyalSi naRvlianad macqeral qals da, ra Tqma unda, mSvenivrad xvdeboda, lukma-purisTvis rogor Sromobda da itanjeboda deda _ erTaderTi adamiani, vinc efereboda xolme. erT mSvenier dRes ki, Tumca raRa mSveniers, SeSas rom Cexavda, Sinidan kivili moesma da saCqarod Sevarda oTaxSi _ im kacs iatakze waeqcia dedamisi, narecxi wyali Tavze gadaeqcia qalisaTvis da axla wixlebiT scemda. rogorc im bavSvma didi xnis Semdeg Tqva, TviTon arafer SuaSi iyo _ arc araferi daupirebia, arc ganuzraxavs, magram Cawixluli dedis danaxvaze TiTebs magrad CaubRujiaT oTaxSi Seyolili mZime najaxi da xelebs Ronivrad mouqneviaT. amas Turme saSineli xma mohyva _ yru, daguduli, Tanac, TiTqos raRacam gaiRrWiala da kefagadaxsnili kaci iqve Caikeca da veravin mixvdeboda, manamde sapniani wyali Tu iyo daqceuli iatakze _ sul sxvafrad SeRebila Turme iataki. SeZrwunebuli qali male gamoerkva, radgan mis Svils naRdad ar SearCendnen moklulis naTesavebi, im adgilebSi, sadac es namdvili ambavi moxda, sisxlis aReba, es ugunuri wesi, aucileblobad da vaJkacobadac ki iTvleboda _ bavSvs xeli CasWida da maSinve datova sofeli. wasvlisas kari gamoiketa, ase rom, im kacs erTi kviris Semdeg Tu moikiTxavdnen, _ nasvami, xSirad ikargeboda xuTiode dRiT. deda erTxans marjved midioda, magram uceb daiRala _ fexmZimed iyo. albaT, mixvdiT, im kacisagan. aRar icoda, ra eqna, Tanac axalgazrda mkvleli aRizianebda, radgan igi gaubedavi RimiliT erTTavad Sescqeroda dedas _ warmodgena ara hqonda, ra Caidina. SeZrwunebuli qali ki veRar ubrunebda Rimils. tyeSi SemoaRamdaT, qalma bilikidan gadauxvia, miwaze dajda da gril xes zurgiT mieyrdno. bavSvi iqve, mis ferxTiT wamowva da kalTaSi Caudo Tavi, sustad gaiRima da maSinve CaiZina. arasodes ise ar dabneula sabralo qali, adar icoda, ra eqna, rogor moqceuliyo _ xan sibraluliT dascqeroda daRlil, moCvarul bavSvs, romelsac xuTiod dReSi mosaklavad dauwyebdnen Zebnas didi da tlanqi, daundobeli kacebi, xan zizRiT miatrialebda saxes gapobili Tavis

gaxsenebaze, mere isev dedasaviT dascqeroda, mere ki sxeuls uwvavda axalgazrda mkvlelis kefa da swored am dros, Tqven SeiZleba arc daijeroT, swored am dros meore bavSvma, mucelSi pirvelad gaifaCuna. is nela da raRacnairad mxiarulad ukakunebda dedas, SeSfoTebuli qali dawynarda, Tan sasiamovnod aforiaqda da, gaRimebuli ugdebda yurs... meore diliT viRacis etli wamoewiaT. dedam meetles misca mTeli Tavisi mcire qoneba, boRCaSi gamokruli; beWedic waiZro da im Sor gzaze damdgarma kacma erTi kviris Semdeg mgzavrebi iseT qveyanaSi Caiyvana, sadac suul sxva enaze laparakobdnen. da kidev kargi, sarecxi yvelgan rom irecxeba, _ qali yoveldRe Soulobda imdens, SimSiliT rom ar daxociliyvnen, mere ki meore vaJi SeeZina. deda TiTqmis mTeli dRe recxavda, bavSvs ufrosi biWi kargad uvlida, efereboda, uyvarda rogor, da TiTqos gadaaviwyda, rac Caidina, magram Zalian dadardiandeboda, roca erTaderTi mesaidumlis _ dedis civ mzeras waawydeboda xolme. yoveldRe, roca dedis romelime davalebas pirnaTlad Seasrulebda, gaxarebuli brundeboda Sin da, daZabuli gasaRimeblad momzadebuli Seacqerdeboda dedas, magram bavSvis daZabul, momlodine da sevdian nakvTebSi dedas mkvleli axsendeboda da civad aridebda Tvals. arada, rogor gavbedo amis Tqma, magram biWi im dros rom ar Sevardniliyo oTaxSi, najaxiT xelSi, is kaci aucileblad mohklavda dedas, Tanac, deda maSin ori iyo. _ rogor Tu ori? _ gaikvirva rinaldom da iqve mixvda, _ aa... _ ufrosi biWi Tvrametisa rom gaxda, veRaraferze fiqrobda, im sabediswero SemTxvevis garda, vTqvaT, vinme Camosuls rom ekiTxa _ `Sadrevnebisken rogor wavide?~ _ gzas, ra Tqma unda, miaswavlida da mere, Tvals rom gaayolebda, ase egona, Camosuls misi warsuli rom scodnoda, albaT arc hkiTxavda arafers. amgvar wuxilebs kidev ara uSavda ra, magram erT RamiT uceb is kaci daesizmra _ TvalebamRvreuli, wvermoSvebuli da sisxlSi amoTxvrili. laplapa daniT xelSi, misken miiwevda da kbilebs aRrWialebda. biWs gaqceva mounda, magram adgilzeve usxlteboda fexi, kaci ki modioda, modioda, uaxlovdeboda... SeZrwunebuls gamoeRviZa, sawolze wamojda da gaTenebamde veRar daiZina; ijda sibneleSi da eSinoda... mere, nacnobi nivTebi rom ganaTda, cotaTi guli moeca da TiTqos yvelaferi gadaaviwyda, magram Sebindebisas isev moiwyina, dadardianda, dedac aridebda Tvals... erTxans mSvidad eZina, mere ki isev daesizmra kaci _ tlanqi da mouqneli, danaCabRujuli moiwevda misken, meore xeli ki, niCabiviT farTo xelisguliT, erTxans neba-neba qanaobda, mere ki TiTqos kbilTa RrWials ahyvao, ise aqanavda; biWi gaqcevas lamobda am sazareli, gadaxsnili, wiTlad amofurCqvnili Wrilobisa da daundobeli mzeris danaxvaze, magram sisxlSi usxlteboda fexi; kaci ki uaxlovdeboda, uaxlovdeboda... uaxlovdeboda! oflSi gawuruls gamoeRviZa, im sibneleSi gareT gavarda, momcro RelesTan Cairbina da iqRa itira, fumfula xavsSi cxvirpirCargulma... mere ki, guli rom ijera, wamodga da Sinisaken gaemarTa... ucnauri Sesaxedi iyo _ Tumca tirili adamians amSvidebs xolme, imas _ piriqiT, qva-boroteba SiganSi gaujda da, am ucnaur, pirquSi grZnobiT gatrunuls, Tvalebi gauyina. saxezedac raRac ucxo kmayofilebam gadaurbina, mere yvelaferi gadaiviwya TiTqos, sanam umcrosi Zmis miamiti saxe ar eca TvalSi. nacnobi saZulveli nakvTebi _ danaCabRujuli kacis nakvTebi amoicno misive Svilis saxeze, didxans uyura, raRaceebi awon-dawona gunebaSi da mere xeli Ronivrad SemarTa

da, gaartya. gaocebul bavSvs ena Cauvarda, magram meoredac rom gaartyes, aRrialda. iman ki, ufrosma Zmam, erTi wixlic miayola gverdebSi da cudad, Zalian cudad CaiRima. Sebindebamde kmayofili da mosvenebuli iyo am ucnauri SurisZiebiT, mere ki, SebindebisTanave, SiSad gadaeqca es kmayofileba da isev movida sizmrad is kaci, uwindeburad gacofebuli da daundobeli, ufroc ki, ufro... is ki yoveldRe Ramindel javrs umcros Zmaze iyrida, visi saxec ase agonebda im kacis sisxliT gaTxapnil saxes... yoveldRe mTeli ZaliT urtyamda da xelisgulebi rom astkivda, mere, waqceuls, wixlebiT scemda, mSvidad, gulgrilad, jibeebSi xelebCawyobili... ho, im dros deda aRar hyavdaT... umcrosi Zma emaleboda da mTel WalaSi daeZebda, rom ipovida, gatrunulsa da xes amofarebuls, guls ijerebda imisi cemiT. mibrundeboda, magram isev boRmianad enatreboda xolme Zma da jiutad daeZebda. karga xans grZeldeboda ase da yovelRame borotebis wveTi emateboda sulSi, da TviT umcrosi Zma, sul rva wlis bavSvi, gauTavebeli cemis, SiSisa da SurisZiebis wyurvilis gamo, aranakleb gaborotda... axla aRarc tiroda, roca urtyamdnen, TvalanTebuli, tuCmokumuli Sescqeroda da SurisZiebis velurad gamyinavi, wivana simRera ar asvenebda. mxolod erTxel moioxa guli, isic cota xniT _ Zveli Senobis nangrevebSi Ramuras waawyda da frTebi aaxliCa, awripinebuls, qviT gausrisa Tavi. amasobaSi ufrosi Zmac Tavze daadga da imasac mounda Ramuras povna, eZeba, eZeba, tyuilubralod gaisarja da, gabrazebuli, Zmas miubrunda da xeli gaartya _ sul daaviwyda, Zalian rom stkioda, gamwarebulma, fexi amoartya mucelSi da waqceul Zmas wixlebiT Sesdga. da rodis rodis, Zlivs daiRala, Sinisaken gaemarTa oflSi gaRvrili _ ukve binddeboda. da swored im dRes, gamTeniisas, isev esizmra is tlanqi kaci, oRond... momRimare, saxeganaTebuli, mSvidi da uwyinari, keTili RimiliT bageze, TavSexveuli, alersiT umzerda da Serigebas sTavazobda TiTqos _ gaocebuli Sescqeroda am ucnaurad gamocvlil saxes da erTxans daeWvebuli misCereboda. mere ki, aSkarad gulwrfeli Rimili rom Seicno, sixarulisagan gamoiRviZa... aforiaqebuli gavida gareT, ezoSi, da Tavis cxovrebaSi pirvelad Seicno gaTenebis neli, Cumad gawelili silamaze. mTeli dRe wrialebda, gabruebuli mimodioda WalaSi, erTxel xezec ki aZvra da mouTmenlad ucdida daRamebas, kidev rom enaxa is momRimari, saTayvano, gaZvirfasebuli saxe. da rogorc ki Tavi dado baliSze, jer _ damZimda da mere amsubuqda, ZilSiac im kacis momRimari saxis danaxvis survilma Seipyro da gaTenebamde ase eZina, molodinSi. da rogorc ki odnav gabacda Rame, is kaci daesizmra, isev alersiani, momRimare... gaxarebulma Caicva da gareT gamovida, mdinaresTan Cavida, silaze pirqve gawva da roca mze amovida da gaaTbo, madiani zmoreba autyda, silaSi saxeCarguls; mere ki, Zalian rom dacxa, mdinareSi TaviT gadaeSva da gagrilda. Sin rom dabrunda, sveli TmiTa da mxiaruli, bednieri saxiT, umcros Zmas karebSi SeeCexa da gancvifrda _ iman gartymis molodinSi borotad SeanaTa Tvalebi. magram ufrosma Zmam gauRima da umcross erTxans eWvi Seepara imis RimilSi, mere ki, kargad rom daakvirda, Tavadac Seecvala saxe _ wrfeli Rimili yvelaferze metad gadamdebia, mTqnarebazec ki... erTxans SoriSor idgnen da odnavi Serxevisac ki eSinodaT, radgan aSkarad grZnobdnen, gatrunulni, rogor amodioda maT sxeulSi ucnauri, mCxvletavi mcenare _ siyvarulis kaqtusi. _ sul eg iyo? _ ikiTxa rinaldom mcire dumilis Semdeg.

_ ar mogewona? cotaTi dakvirvebac unda, adamianebo... _ ara uSavs ra, magram tyuilia. _ tyuiliao... vin mogaxsena. _ etyoba ambavs. _ erT-erTi Zma rom pirze dagayeno, maSin raRas ityvi? _ ver damayeneb. _ ratom. _ ratom da tyuilia. _ aqa var! _ wardga aleqsandro. _ didi ambavi. mere ra... _ rogor Tu ra _ erT-erTi ZmaTagani var, _ sazeimod gamoacxada aleqsandrom. _ Tqven? Tqven romeli xarT... _ gaocda domeniko. _ aba, Tu mixvdebiT... _ Tqva aleqsandrom da tulios is lamazi saTamaSo misca. _ isaa... e... ufrosi. _ ah, _ iwyina aleqsandrom, gulze miido xeli da sayveduriT miaCerda, _ kacismkvlels ra migavs, a, domeniko? Seyvareba Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni qalaqi, oRond xandaxan arc viciT xolme... Tvalebze qudCamofxatulni, mxrebawurulni miviparebiT _ vinmem ar gvicnos... Cveni qalaqis, lamaz-qalaqis mocisfro da vardisferi saxlebi, jer kidev nedli, mzeze orTqladenili kramitis saxuravebi _ Tovli rom dneba... naucbaTevi gazafxulis amRvreuli siTbo, da msubuqad Tavbrudaxveuli lamazqalaqelebi... uCveulod aforiaqebuli darbaiseli senior julioc ki, da ugo, axalgazrda giJi, kedels miyrdnobili, loyamiSverili gazafxulis mzes... umizezod aRrenili vinsente, gaognebuli axmaxi _ juzepe da imas sayveduriT miCerebuli aleqsandro _ `eh, axla xuToyian Toxs unda iqnevde sadme, sofelSi, Sen ki sada xar...~ im dRiT madadakarguli kumeo, `avad xom ar gamixdi... mec mtkiva Tavi~, _ mzrunveli meuRle konCetina... gatrunuli da miyuCebuli xeebi mzeSi... saocrad abzinebuli, gamococxlebuli qerqi... CrdilSi, saxls ukan CarCenili daumdnari Tovli, WuWyiani namcecebiT daWorflili... Cveni qalaqi, pirveli Tbili dRiT areuli, daretianebuli qalaqelebi _ landos kofoze CaZinebuli ulvaSa kaci, `ai, gazafxulic movida, weliwadis mTavari dro, _ cilio fiqrobs, _ ras movayole...~ _ aRarc ki axsovs, mTeli qalaqi _ areulia, da Cacmulobas xom nuRar ikiTxavT, zogi _ isev Tbili mosasxamiTaa gamosuli, zogi _ xalaTiT, da oriod uzomod Sexurebuli moqalaqe _ TeTri perangisamara!.. qvafenilze ki ise mZimed daiarebian, TiTqos gadaxnul miwaze miabijebdnen, miwis suni dgas, ra uceb daTba... aseT siTboSi soflad pirveli banaobda biWi, Semcivnebuls, naZaladevi Rimilisas RrZilebi rom mouCanda, da xeebs lokavda damWlevebuli saqoneli... qalebs tuCebi gamoeburcaT. sarkis win isxdnen, magram daudevrad icqirebodnen iqiT, sarkis miRma, Ria fanjaraSi... `wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoviRebT... Tu wamoviRoT?! a, wamoviRebT?!~ is edmondo ki, sabralo Cveni, mTlad gzaabneuli daabotebda lamaz-qalaqSi, Ceqma Caagdo SesaRebad qvabSi antoniom, fexze ki viRac lamazi muStris kaba Semoixvia, _ ra uceb daTba, es ra xdeboda _ sul miebnida saxe rozinas, norCi janjakomo ki mTlad gaRaJRaJda, sulSexuTuli, taxtze goravda. da erTaderTi qali, tereza, msubuqad iareboda lamaz-qalaqSi, radganac Tavad gazafxuls hgavda.

Tvlemamoreul rinaldos fulisadmic ki gauqra eSxi. tulio ki, Tavisi uecari umZraxobiT SemkrTali, ZalisZaliT iseT, iseT sisuleles mohyva... morcxvad miiZurweboda sadRac dabali mawanwala ZaRli.. es ucnauri, es giJi marti _ gazafxulis TamaSobani iwyeboda, mosaridebeli, undo... iqve momcro duqnis win, xes zurgiT mihyrdnoboda domeniko. gamvlelebs aTvalierebda, bevrs ukve icnobda da esalmeboda _ kacebs megobrulad uwevda xels, qalebis danaxvaze _ Tavs daxrida da yoCaRad miibakunebda quslze qusls. juzepem Camoiara _ saxeloebi Zalian maRla, TiTqmis mxrebamde aekapiwebina da kunTebdaberili, sunTqvaSekruli modioda. iseTi STabeWdileba iyo, sadme nemsi rom geCxvlitaT, maSinve daiCuteboda da sawyali kaci SegrCebodaT xelSi, magram Cxvletas vin gaubedavda. domenikos ise mZimed auwia xeli, TiTqos orfuTiani sWerodes. domeniko Tavazianad miesalma da Zalauneburad siyvaruliTac gauRima _ rogori xeprec ar unda yofiliyo, saSiSi kaci gaxldaT, Ronieri, da imasTan `siyvarulobana~ da `pativcemulobana~ ufro gamoadgeboda. domenikos Sioda, magram duqanSi eulad Sesvlisa erideboda _ martoka kacis sadiloba uaRres sircxvilad iTvleboda lamaz-qalaqSi. _ domeniko, _ dauZaxa vaRacam, _ tulio xom ar ginaxavs. _ara. _ rom naxo, moedanze Camodi-Tqo, kargi? _ kargi. Tvali gaayola da ratomRac, uceb, Zalian aRelda. TiTebi momuSta, Rrmad SeisunTqa haeri, mere ise Ronivrad amoisunTqa, TiTqos sanTlis Caqroba surda. didma saaTma nazad Camohkra eqvsjer, rekva rom Sewyda, gaRizianda da, daZabulma, Tvali moavlo iqaurobas. tulio gaRimebuli miuaxlovda, magram domenikos imisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia, isev viRacas gaayola mzera, da isic rom Tvals miefara, mereRa SekrTa _ aravin Canda, mainc SemkrTali misCereboda quCis im kuTxes, gaaJrJola _ ise icdida, da is gamoCnda _ grZel, TeTr kabaSi Cacmuli qali. gamarTuli modioda da mainc frTxilad, odnav momRimare, dafiqrebuli saxe hqonda, TiTqos raRacisa eSinoda. erTxans gaognebuli Sescqeroda am ucnauri siamayiT damfrTxal qals, raRacnairad, umweo Canda es nazi qali, da mainc ucxo, Soreuli, siamayiT savse; raRac etkina TiTqos domenikos, SeZrwunebuli, gaognebuli, kinaRam ar aedevna, magram gaaxsenda, pirvelad rom xedavda, Tumc ara, ara, sadRac enaxa... Tanac, tuliom mklavze waavlo xeli, is ki isev aforiaqebuli, qals Sescqeroda, visi siTeTrec ise naTlad gamoirCeoda nacrisfer kedelze. suli moiTqva: _ vinaa es qali... _ esa? erTia ra... aqauria, antonio xom ar ginaxavs. _ ki, ra hqvia? _ visa... _ am qals _ vis... _ magas? ana-maria, sada naxe? _ aq ar Camoiara? _ ara, antonio sada naxe... _ vina? _ antonio. _ ho. moednisken midioda. ramdeni wlisaa, xom ar ici... _ ra vici, aba, xom araferi uTqvams.

_ vis, antonios? _ ho. _ Camovideso. _ sadao... _ moedanzeo... RmerTo, vin iyo. _ marto iyo? _ ara, viRaca axlda... _ sad cxovrobs, xom ar ici? _ vin, antonio? _ ara, es... _ da pirvelad Tqva: _ ana... maria... _ aii, iqiT... im kacis Svilia, kargad rom ukravs... da meore qera kaci xom ar iyo, dabal-dabali? _ ara. _ Savgvremani kaci xom ar iyo, dabal-dabali? _ ara. gaTxovilia? _ mogewona? _ axlaRa miubrunda tulio, aqamde gan-gan icqirebodnen, _ marTla mogewona? _ marTla. _ Zalian? _ Zalian. _ Zalian-Zalian? _ meti rom ar iqneba, _ TiTqos xumrobiT iRimeboda domeniko, magram saocrad siamovnebda, ise aSkarad rom ambobda imas, rac wesiT TiTqos unda daemala... mere ki es Tqva: _ xom ar gagiJdi, ise vikiTxe. _ ara, gauTxovaria. zogi iZaxis, mamamisze ukeT ukravso. ise, zogs moswons, magram me ara... _ eg araferi... _ Tqva domenikom. _ xom ar uTqvams rame? _ ra unda eTqva... _ ra vici, SemTxveviT... _ ratom metyoda, jer xom ar vicnob... _ vis, antonios? ar gamagiJo, antonios ar icnob? _ ah, antonios? moedanze Camovideso... ris gazafxuli, ra gazafxuli, isev zamTris piri idga. magrad SeifuTna mosasxamSi da qalaqgareT wavida, raRac tkbilmomwaro suni scemda _ xmel foTlebs wvavdnen, sadRac sxeulSi ki ucnauri, mCxvletavi mcenare ifurCqneboda, oho, _ kaqtusi! binddeboda da farTo qudi warbebamde Camoifxata, yvelas, yvelafers emaleboda, rom veRar ecnoT _ trial mindorSi! _ qaris Srialze magrad bRujavda daSnas. ucxod sisinebdnen qariT SemkrTali wowola Znebi _ Sebindebis Jams, ucnauri Zil-RviZili idga da sul ufro mcired gamoirCeoda lurji horizontisagan domenikos muqi silueti. SeTqmuliviT frTxili, garinduli; mainc cdilobda lamazad gadaedga fexi _ eamayeboda Tavisi Txeli, moqnili tani da Cumad xmianobda daZabul sxeulSi es sixaruli. Znas mxari gahkra, SeSinebulma aayola Tvali, win gaixeda, naxevraddangreul, pirquS Senobas mohkra Tvali; im momcro qvis kibes sul sami safexuri hqonda, magram pirvel safexurze gveli iwva da Zalian Ronivrad, magram raRacnairad SeboWili iklakneboda _ izmoreboda albaT. domenikom gadaabija, mZime kars fexi hkra da bnel SenobaSi Sevida. xelgaSverili, frTxilad miabijebda, meore xeliT daSna amoacura qarqaSidan da daZabuli miiwevda, xelgaSverili, yrud

gaismoda Cabnelebul SenobaSi misi fexis xma. da uceb daWimuli TiTebiT raRac mkvrivs, gluvsa da civs waepotina. wyvdiadSi erTxans gaSeSebuli idga da TiTebiT iwovda im gluv sicives, mere lurj-wiTeli miniT aWrelebuli sarkmeli odnav, bundovnad ganaTda _ yviTeli, gacrecili disko garedan moadga sarkmels. lurji, idumali sinaTle ki, saocrad msubuqi, haerSi motivtive, SenobaSi farfatiT gaiJRinTa da domenikom gaarCia, rom TiTebiT marmarilos svets exeboda. ucxo mcenare, ucxod mCxvletavi _ oho, kaqtusi gaeSala da am didebul ganaTebaSi, isedac uCveulo sixaruliT aRvsilma, magrad Semoxvia marmarilos svets marcxena xeli, marjvenac, daSniani xelic SemoaWdo, magrad miexuta, loyac miado da, aTrTolebulma, gaimeora: ana-maria... ana-maria... a... _ a... _ didi xania? _ ra... ra _ didi xania... _ rac Caiara. _ vin... _ vin _ antoniom! _ ho... iqneba ase... ara, ar vici. _ saaTze meti xom ar iqneba... _ ara, saaTze meti ara... _ da gulSi isev dinjad, mZimed gaimeora. `anamaria, ana-maria... ana... maria...~ ana-maria qali iyo, magram Svels hgavda. axirebuli gaseirneba Cemo moclilo, rogorc erTma Tqva, da mowyenilo...!?!!! _ xom ar SegeSinda... ai, aseTi uniWo xumrobac ki vici. Zalian mimZims, xeli rom ar CagWido da kargad ar gigrZno. Sen mudam mxedav, mudam miyureb, me ki ar vici vin xar, sada xar, ise ki, advilad rom dagiyolio, vis ar Seusvams oriod Wiqa da davlioT erTi Cvenc! Cven ra davaSaveT viTom... ra mourideblad gelaparakebi, ara? aRar iqneba... modi, Cemo kargo, da, ara _ modiT, Cemo batono, da davlioT es pirveli siCumis didi WiqiT, ager a, mandeTaa, gamorTe eg oxeri, gamoTiSeT, Tu SeiZleba... miirTvi, es _ erTi axla, Cemo kargo megobaroo, fuh, isev vxumrob, me ar mecinebodes, meti araa... axla ki, bodiSi da meorec davurtyaT, martoobis uzarmazari jamiT, raRaca axatia fskerze _ martoebi varT axla Sen da me... TqvenobiT imitom ar mogmarTavT axla, martokina xar CemTvis da ise, Tu gnebavs, avurioT es Sen-TqvenobiTi _ Sen brZaneT maSin, rac gindaT Sen _ maincda mainc, Tu ar gnebavT, gnebavT ki ara, asea TiTqos miRebuli da xandaxan moviSvelieb gamoTqmas `Cven~ _ meca var SigniT da Tqven xom ormagad _ Senc da Tqvenc... xom siCumea... da martooba... patara SevTvreT... Seni Wirime, ar daiyviro, Cven ar viyvirebT, arsad, arasdros, SevTanxmdiT, ara? yuri momeciT, raRacas getyvi... TiToc davlioT. mgoni dagvaTrobs, misayolebeli mainc ar gvaqvs da... es waxemseba xom ar iTvleba. axla kvlav jamiT, martokinobis... Seni ar vici, me ki vbancaleb... CemsaviT swrafad aravin Tvreba... didi ambavi, ena da saxe Tu ar mereva, da nafexurzec veravin matyobs... aqamde mainc... yuri damigde, raRacas getyvi: Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni qalaqi, oRond xandaxan arc viciT xolme da, Tu ar gamTqvamT, batono Cemo, SeRamebis Jams am Cvens qalaqSi erTi gaviar-gamoviaroT... oRond su, Cumad, da fexakrefiT, ah, _ frTxilad; frTxilad; quCebSi rogor miviZurwebiT _ Cveni qalaqi ar iyos TiTqos... egeb ar gnebavT, an ar gcaliaT, ver dagiCemebT, sxumis viaroT, da Tu wamoxval, modixaarT, ara, tyuilubralod ki ar gakadreT,

moclilo-meTqi, Tu wamoxval, xom _ Zaalian kargi... oRond Cuu, frTxilad, mainc rani varT _ aravin gvinda, rom dagvinaxos, gvinda, aravin ar dagvinaxos, rom dagvinaxos aravin, gvinda, gvinda, rom aravin dagvinaxos da Cven ki, Tavxedni, cnobismoyvare, mxrebawurulni daviparebiT... fanjaras xedavT? xedavT fanjara rogor liclicebs, gainteresebT, iq vina cxovrobs, gainteresebT? kibe ar gvaqvso _ rad ginda kibe, ager ara var, modi, mobrZandiT, Cemi Tavi da Tqveni fexebi _ jer aq damadgiT eg Tqveni lanCa _ xom ase hqvia _ oo, swored aq, xelisgulebze, axla ki TmaSi CamWideT xeli, mxrebze damadeqiT talaxiani terfebiT, nu geridebaT, raa sasircxvo, SeCveuli var mtversa da talaxs, axla ki kedels mieyrdeniT da gaimarTeT. fanjaras miswvdiT? cota gakliaT? o, ki, batono, Tavze damadgiT eg Tqveni fexi, eg araferi _ oRond ki ramiT momixmareT da... xandaxan minda, marto ar viyo... da martoobis did-jamiT Sevsvi... swored amitom _ ucnauria? ah, sulac ara, damadgi fexi... axla ki, kedels xom mieyrdeniT, da gaimarTeT... Tqvenc giWirT cota, fexiswverebze... ah, martoobis uZiro fasi... me _ quCisaken piriTa vdgavar, Tqven ki Cems Tavze da fanjaraSi xom icqirebiT _ duned Tu xarbad? nu geSiniaT vervin SegamCnevT _ me xom quCisken piriTa vdgavar, midiT, iyureT, da Tu viRaca gamoCnda SoriT, xels maRla avwev da koWze orjer msubuqad mogikakunebT _ mSvidad iyureT... mSvidad ki ara, es ra vTqvi, RmerTo, de yovelive daguflebodeT, simSvidis garda, aforiaqdiT? eg tulioa, lxinis ymawvili, rogor icinis, icinis rogor... xom ar SegSurdaT? ah, ara, ara... ager, Tu gnebavT, edmondo vnaxoT, amxanags eZebs... mowyenilia, SegecodaT, xom; xom SegecodaT, mowyenilia, eg araferi, egeb... egre sjobs... egre sjobs egeb... cotaTi aqeT gaviseirnoT, ah, ara, ara Tqven nu CamoxvalT, ideqiT Tavze, es _ me wagiyvanT, o, ra mZime xarT, Tan ra msubuqi, msubuqi rogor, am kacs xom xedavT, giJi araa, ara, ras brZanebT, ubralod, sakuTar sxeuls mixramoxras aswavlis da sarkeSi swored amitom iqnevs xelebs da saukeTesod iRimeba _ duilioa, maTi mrCeveli... ra unda uTxras? ra vici, aba. imaT moswonT da, fuh, momekida, Zaan didia is savse jami, xedavT julios? julios xedavT? darbaiselia, amayi, dinji, magram xandaxan mainc biTurdeba, cxovreba raa... raa cxovreba?! cota _ fanjrebi... es vinsentea, ras laparakobs? daimaxsovreT, sayelo Sebneuli aqvs Tu ara, da mere getyviT Tav-Tavis droze... eg terezaa, viRacas ucdis? ara, ar miva _ cvlilebebia. ise, xom mogwonT? ah, ra qalia, eh, mec ki momwons... aqeT wavideT, im fanjrisaken, gesmiT eg, xmebi? gesmiT, ukraven... gesmiT? xedavT, vin ukravs... xedavT? _ sxvisia... xmaTa meufis, SexedeT xelebs, simebs kenkaven, SexedeT saxes, gaqvavebaSi amoZravebuls _ meufisaa. visia mainc, nazi, uxeSi, qali dakvris Jams, aRzevebuli, Tuki ukravs da sxvafriv _ umweo... ise, Tu giyvarT? eeh, mec miyvars, Tqven gesmiT? _ vtiri... ai, es qali mec ki miyvarda da imas kidev, mgzavrs, domenikos, imas nu vnaxavT, nu vnaxavT imas, ara aqvs azri, aq, am xalxidan, suyvelasa aqvs Tavisi saxe, mxrebi, xelebi, mzera, sayelo, da ama Tu im saganze azri, amas ki, Cems mgzavrs, mgzavrs _ domenikos, jer araferi xom ar etyoba? xom ar etyoba jer araferi... araferi xom ar etyoba jer, radgan ase msurs _ comia, comi, rogor davTveri... magram moivlis kidev qveyanas, naxavs kamoras, kanudoss naxavs da mere, mere _ vici yoveli, winaswar vici, xom ar vRrialeb?... didi bodiSi, gaverTe cota, did bodiSs vixdi... magram imas jer nu, nu SexedavT, ager es saxli, saxli cisferi, ra avejia, ra WurWleuli, aqeT mobrZandiT, ara, migiyvanT, SeswvdiT

fanjaras? raimes xedavT? ara, egeni col-qmari ar arian, rogor gekadrebaT, es qali _ colis mamidaa misi, ZmisSvili SeuZloda hyavs, mizezobs cotas da ZmisSvilisave TxovniT siZes zurgsa hbans _ ras ar Seswvdeba qurduli Tvali, ra da ra hqviaT? kumeo da mamida ariadna. da am jeilis colic Tu gainteresebT, aqeT wavideT, am fanjrisaken, mobrZandiT aqeT, es mSvenieri axalgazrda ki swored cqriala konCetinaa, mJaves roma Wams... xom ar daiRaleT amdeni fexze dgomiT, Tanac, viwrod xarT _ sulac ara maqvs veeba Tavi... kidev kargi rom, talaxi gaxma _ naklebad gicurT fexi, ara? es ki cilios oTaxia, da Tumca bnela, orni arian, ah, ara, ara, axla mand cqera ar SeiZleba, saintereso kia, icocxle, da uxerxulia mainc... erTxel xom viyaviT ukve, oRond sul sxvagan, gaxsovT, viyaviT?.. im orTan, orni... im namdvil qalTan... sxvagan wavideT, vibodialoT, Cven xom, moclilebs, sxva saqme ar gvaqvs... ise ki getyviT, Tu arsad gamTqvamT, mgzavrs, domenikos, drahkanebians, damkvreli qali me Sevayvare, quCaSi idga, me ki, batono, mona-morCilma, ana-maria Camovatare... ra Zala madga, erTi xom hyavda _ tereza, qali... asea, ase, CveniT virTulebT mudam yvelafers da, warmogidgeniaT, batono Cemo, ase gansajeT, rom SeiZleba, SeiZleba, rom mesamec mohyves... ZiriTadgani, Torem ise ki, icocxle, WrelWrulaebs bevrs Sevaxvedreb... kamoras naxavs, naxavs kanudoss... ra matlikinebs, xels xom ar giSliT? ah, antonioc, Cveni mRebavi, da mxiaruli qaliSvilebi _ orniRa darCnen, gauTxovarni, es mesame ki colia misi, veRar icinis kvlavindeburad, ra sxapasxupiT mogayareT, xom? xandaxan azri gadamcdeba da amitomaa, rom sxapasxupiT... eg araferi, Tqven, Tqven _ iyureT... oRond iyureT _ Tqveni Tvalebi da Cemi Tavi _ oRond iyureT da, Tu mogwyindaT, _ Tqveni xmali da Cemi kiseri _ ager ara var, wamsve damxureT... me ki, manamde, SeviTamaSeb, ar CamovardeT, heh! _ mxiaruli meomari, manuelo kosta! hop! xom ar tortmanebT, isic dagvicdis, iis, miCinio... da don diego, vCurCuleb gesmiT, am ucxo saxelebisa nu geridebaT _ didi ambavi! doon diego, don... da vakeiro, guladi mwyemsi Zlier ubralo saxeliT _ ze erqva mxolod... col-Svili hyavda... cota davlie, ara miWirs ra, Tqvenc ylunweT, ara? sakvirvelia, ase nasvamni, fexze rom vdgavarT, Tanac Tqven _ Tavze... es yvelaferi, Zaliana gTxovT, xumrobaSi CamomarTvaT mxolod da axla _ droebiT, Cven-Cveni gza gvaqvs, gvaqvs Cven-Cveni gza, gza gvaqvs Cven-Cveni da ar gewyinoT ki, rom me uTqvenodac SemiZlia fanjrebSi cqera... raRac uxeSi gakadreT, mgoni _ xom ar gewyinaT, CemTvis rom saWiro araa Tqvens Tavze fexis Sedgma... cotas ki vnanob, raRaceebi rom wamomcda da, ra vuyoT mere... ori sasmisiT nasvami gaxldiT, Tanac, saRamo, mogexsenebaT, saRamo Jami da Tu ar gjeraT, rom saRamoa, aqve viyvireb: `sa-Ramos rva saaTia da yvelaferi...~ yvelaferi ki, viTom? ah, cvlilebani... ana-maria! da fiqri, fiqri, saTauriT _ `vTqvaT...~ ana-maria, vTqvaT, quCaSi midis, umweod iRimeba... is TeTri kaba, sada kaba acvia TeTri, quCaSi midis, fexs frTxilada dgams, nafexurebi _ vTqvaT da Tovlia... ara, Tuki Tovs, mbzinav mosasxamSi SefuTvnils, Savi Tval-warbi mouCans mxolod, da, Semcivnebuls, nikapi mkerdze daubjenia, Tbil yelsaxvevSi sunTqavs da sunTqavs, Tbili haeriT notiovdeba grili tuCebi, spetak saxeze ise vardisfrad gamoxazuli, Tavdaxrils aTovs, gaTenebula... ara, ar unda mgzavrs, domenikos, wamodgoma da piris dabana, gamofxizleba ara surs, ara, ise sjobs, ase, zarmac TvlemaSi fiqri da

fiqri, is jiuti `vTqvaT~ _ es ra sityvaa, yvelafris SemZle, yovlismomcveli... _ xom ar isauz... _ ara, ara. _ keTili, senior. fuh, CauSala... ras SemoeTra, vinme Tu mova, ase cocxali, wiTelloyeba, mere Znelia, Zneli _ ukarebaa vTqvaT... ux, es nivTebic, ase namdvili, iseTi cru... sabani waifara Tavze, moikunta da nela, mZimed ativtivda im gamTbar sibneleSi misi usaswaulmoqmedebulesoba _ vTqvaT _ ana-maria did velze mihyavs. raRa Tqma unda veli mwvanea, TumcaRa _ ara, ara, vin mogvisaja velTa simwvane _ iisfer velze orni midian... sul sxva ferebi: lurj mdinareze _ yviTeli xidi, amozneqili da moqanave, gadasasvleli, xelze eyrdnoba mSvidad damfrTxali, umweo qali... am dros edmondoc Tavis oTaxSi taxtze iwva da mucelSi raRac jiutad, mourideblad RrRnida. imanac ramdenjerme daapira wamodgoma, magram gadaifiqra. mere mainc wamojda, msubuqad daexva Tavbru, gakvirvebulma, mucelze miido xelebi _ dana atakes... moeCvena, ra Tqma unda, namdvilad ki ara _ esec `vTqvaT~ gaxldaT _ oTaxSi martodmarto iyo, ise ki, danis takebas Zaliana hgavda. tkivilma rom gadauara, sqeli windebi Caicva, CeqmebSi Cayo fexi, isev daexva Tavbru, fexebSiac RrRnida, welaTreuli, fanjarasTan mivida. gazafxulis Zalian Tbili dRe idga, quCebSi gamofeniliyo xalxi... moRonierebuli mzisken aeSviraT saxe, iRimebodnen. viwro oTaxisa SeeSinda edmondos, quCa mounda. wvalebiT Seikra TeTri xalaTis Rilebi, Tavbru daexva... domeniko ki isev iwva. iwva _ nebivrobda _ ana-maria wvimaSi moxvda, vTqvaT. uceb rom dascxebs, mxiaruli SxapuniT, iseTSi... xisken miaSurebs, oRond sirbilis ratomRac rcxvenoda da odnav aCqarebuli nabijiT, saxealewili, gafoTlil totebqveS Seafarebs Tavs, saxealewili _ domenikoc iqve dgas, radgan... Tavis mosasxams moargebs mxrebze, TvalebSi Sexedavs, ganze da dabla iyureba fermkrTali qali, erTianad akrefili da Txeli, jiSiani nestoebi uTrTis, lamazad inacvlebs fexs, lamazia da aSoltili, sustic, umweo, uneburi siamayiTa da sevdiTac savse _ ana-maria qali iyo, magram Svels hgavda... _ ee, bodiSi... avad xom ar xarT? _ ara. ara, kaco, ara, `Semikla xelSi! mainc ar momasvenebs... quCaSi xom ar gavsuliyavi... egeba Semxvdes~. aTiod saxls iqiT, arc Tu ise Sors, edmondo kibeze Camodioda. saxelurisTvis CaeWida xeli, frTxilad Cadioda, magram tkivilma orad moxara. xelebi isev mucelze itaca, moikakva, Zlivs amoisunTqa, odnav eSvela, oriveni gayuCdnen, isica da Casafrebuli tkivilic TiTqos Rones ikrebda, xelis zurgiT moiwminda ofliT dacvaruli Subli, kibe Caiara, kedels gauyva. Tavbru rom daexveoda, mxriT eyrdnoboda kedels da ase idga, Tvals aridebdnen... da mwvane, mrgvali WianWvelebi... is oxeri arturo mainc ar moasvenebda; gabrazebulma, fexi kra sabans, iatakze gadmoagdo. xalaTs daswvda da ise Ronivrad Camoicva tanze, kinaRam gafxriwa. `egeba Semxvdes...~ da amayad Cairbina kibe, ana-mariaze fiqrisas ratomRac mounda, lamazad emoZrava, amayad da koxtad, viRac jiutad uTvalTvalebda da daxvewil moZraobebsa sTxovda; ra iyo mainc, es ra xdeboda... ezoSi doqs waatana xeli da wyali cali peSviT samjer ipkura. lamaz-qalaqis binadarni quCa-quCad gamofeniliyvnen, didianpatarianad da, gazafxuliT gabruebuli, ugoc ki aRar imuqreboda,

magram domenikos mohkra Tu ara Tvali, ise SeSinda, gafiTrda kidec da Tvals miefara. `ra emarTeba Cems danaxvaze... ucnauria...~ edmondo ki mxriT mihyrdnoboda kedels, cisferi saRebaviT amoTxvriliyo. Tvals aridebdnen, magram imas mainc aravisi dardi ara hqonda _ gaRonivrebul guliscemas yurs ugdebda, gakvirvebuli. raRacas imuqreboda ganrisxebuli guli, jer sxapasxupiT aborgdeboda, miCumdeboda mere, magram es gatrunva ufro saSiSi iyo da amazrzeni, gulisa isev muqara sjobda da edmondo gakvirvebuli, auzisaken miikvlevda gzas da guli rom ara, arc gauZneldeboda misvla _ gzidan yvelani eclebodnen. meuRliana saseirnod gamosulma antoniomac saCqarod aarida Tvali, ciliom wamiT zizRianad Seavlo mzera da piri iqcia. `auh, gamobrZanebula esec, _ mxiarulad gaifiqra tuliom, mimoixeda da _ Sors domenikos mohkra Tvali, _ oho, vin modis... ori SuSxuna...~ edmondo ki auzTan mivida, Zalian mounda Tavisi qalaqis wyali, magram qvis lomTan TviT duilio da darbaiseli senior julio idgnen, Tavazianad usmendnen aRSfoTebul mamida ariadnas: _ gaigeT? wuxelis Turme viRac ori salaxana daiareboda lamazqalaqSi, erTi meoris Tavze idga da fanjaraSi Cumad icqirebodnen. vin iyvnen mainc, kacma ar icis. keTilinebeT da amixseniT _ es ra wesia? salaxanebi!.. _ qurdulad cqera _ gaiZverobis sawindaria... Sig yelSi mZlavrad urtyamda guli. erTi waqceva qveyanas erCia, magram aq, xalxSi, misTvis ukareba xalxSi erideboda. da Walisaken daado Tavi, abarbacebuls, sunTqva ekvroda, rkinad qceuli haeris CakbeCa surda... mTel Tavis mokle cxovrebaSi amxanagTmaZiebels, aRaravisi danaxva surda... sadme Sors marto... domenikom ki uxeSad moicila tulio da TeTrxalaTians aedevna, zed Walis pirTan daewia, ah, sxva yofila, magram nabiji, uzomo da areuli... ra dagemarTaT... Sen xar, edmondo? edmondo, gesmis?.. iman ki xelisguli aCvena, susti brZanebiT gaaqvava adgilze, ra idumali Zala hqonda mainc TvalebSi _ mwvaned ukiafebda mzera, ucnaurad ganaTebuli mwvane iyo _ Waobisferi, mze rom yviTlad aakiafebs da swored im gadaWril xesTan wamiT Camojda Tu ara, maSinve wamoiWra zeze, im gaWril xes gaecala da aRtacebuli, gaxevebuli, raRac Soreuls, yuriT ki ara, mTeli sxeuliT usmenda edmondo, calxelgaSverili, meore ki yelze miedo. gamwarebisagan gadaqancul, aborgebul gulTan, oriod wams ase idga, ismenda imas, rodesac Turme mTeli cxovreba gagaxsendeba _ oriod wamSi _ daeca mere... jer CaiCoqa, pirqve daemxo... fxvier miwaSi TiTebCasobils, zurgze daetyo, madianad izmoreboda... da acaxcaxebuli, areuli domenikos sityvebis gagonebisTanave lamazqalaqelebi WalaSi rom micvivdnen da edmondo piraRma gadmoabrunes, gaSrnen _ amayi iwva, arvin undoda... da mainc, taxtze rom daasvenes, veravin scnobda _ yvelasaTvis ucxo, amaRlebuli, Tavisufali iwva _ aravin surda! dedas ki Tumca ar uyviria, arc WaRara ar dauglejia, loyebic ar Camouxokavs da TavSiac ar wauSenia xeli _ yvelani mixvdnen, rogori yofila WeSmariti glova: iman, moxucma, ubedurebiT gakaJebulma, civ xelze daado xeli da, didebuls, amays, usayvarless, mxolod es uTxra, gaocebulma esa Tqva mxolod: _ rad ar uyvardi aravis, Svilo. eh, sxvisi Wiri...

patricia, sasacilo qali WalaSi ferad noxebze isxdnen. lamaz-qalaqis rCeuli axalgazrdoba, Suaxnis kacTan _ mitmasnil aleqsandrosTan erTad, gazafxulis Tbil, mzian dRes qalaqis ganapiras, WalaSi atarebda, da Tumca mxiarul qaliSvilebs erTi suli hqondaT, akiskisebuliyvnen, drostareba ver aewyo raRac, daRvremilebi isxdnen. ra moxdeboda, ana-mariac rom yofiliyo, mxolod iq mohkra guSinwin Tvali, lamaz-qalaqis sasaflaoze. _ Sen mainc ram dagaRona, aleqsandro? _ Tqvens xelSi... ra vici, aba, cilio-Cemo. _ tulios bralia, _ cotaTi gaibuta konCetina, _ eg rom moiwyens, yvelaze gadadis xolme. tulios esiamovna, magram ar ki SeimCnia. _ ki batono, _ gakapasda konCetina, _ vijdeT ase... oo, vin modis. _ vin? _ Tavi aswia antoniom. _ patricia, tipusi. axla ki vicinebT, icocxle _ Steri, Steri, meti rom ar SeiZleba. axlaxan qmars gahyria, kumeo, cxvirsaxoci ar amogivardes, cun-cula, da naxeT, reebs movayoleb. _ reebs? _ dainteresda tulio, _ axalgazrda qali Zalian mimzidveli Canda, _ CvenTan mainc ar gadagiSlis guls. me, magaliTad, saerTod ar vicnob. _ arc me. _ arc... _ magas ara aqvs mniSvneloba, eg iseTi sasaciloa, iseTi mimndobi. sawyali, ase gazardes da ra qnas, axla ki, naxavT, naxavT, ra iqneba, kargi ra, kumeo, sircxvilia... patricia! qali SeCerda da erTxans didis gakvirvebiT Seacqerda konCetinas, mere ki Rimilma gaunaTa saxe: _ oh, Sen? _ salami, salami, gamarjoba, genacvale, _ gadakocna konCetinam, patriciamac Tvalebi daxuWa da ise akoca _ rogora xar? _ eeh, cudad, cudad, Cemo... ici, Seni saxeli damaviwyda. _ konCetina. _ cudad var, cudad, Cemo konCetina, eeh, ra cudad gavTxovdi. konCetinam gamarjvebuli mzera moavlo sazogadoebas: _ ras ambob, marTla? ah, ra cudia, Camojeqi, Cemo patricia, ager dajeqi da gviambe. yvelani Sescqerodnen qals _ Zalian lamazi iyo, oRond saxeze uWkuobis damRa aCnda. _ eeh, ra cudad gavTxovdi, _ daiwyo patriciam, _ me ki igi inteligenti megona. xom iciT, ganaTlebuli kaci, nakiTxi, da me, gamoucdeli gogo, ise momajadova... erTxel did baRSi davunaxivar, vardebis buCqTan da ase uTqvams Tavisi megobrisaTvis: `vin aris netav es gogo?~ me mas Tavidan movewone, magram rad ginda... Sen mainc xom ici, konCetina, Tu rogori ojaxia Cveni, deda rogoria, mama... Tavidanve ise iqceoda, Cvens ojaxSi rom Semovida, rom.. roca sadilad modioda, yvelani vkankalebdiT. magidaze abreSumis xelsaxocebi unda yofiliyo, Tormeti cali, da Zvirfasi sufra, amoqarguli, iZaxda, inteligenti varo. mec ase megona... rom isadilebda, sufraze Sav Rvinos apkurebda, vaxSmadac es sufra ar SemomaparoTo... movkvdi recxviT, konCetina, movkvdi... baliSispirze erTxel Tu dadebda Tavs, meore dRes rogor ikadrebda. is ki ara, RamiT Tu gaeRviZeboda, gverdiT axali baliSi edo da imas idebda TavqveS _ saxeze naoWebi aRar gamiCndebao. Sen mainc ici,

konCetina, rogor mzrdidnen, dideda gana rames damavalebda? gagiJebuli miyurebda da meubneboda, o, patricia, Sen unda dadge da auTovo? gana amisTvis iswavle lirazed dakvra? ara, is namdvilad despoti iyo da sadisti, fuli... fulze xom zedmetia laparaki. umaRles sazogadoebas xom ver CamorCeboda _ qaRalds TamaSobda, warmogidgeniaT? vali roca hqonda, Cem zurmuxtis beWdebs vyiddi da fuls vaZlevdi, aba, ra meqna. puris fuli rom puris fulia, isic ki ar moucia Tavis sicocxleSi. ara, ubralod boroti adamiani iyo, me ki igi inteligenti megona. roca fexmZimed viyavi da, vTqvaT samzareuloSi ido yurZeni da Zalian mominda, ara? _ me xom fexmZimed viyavi _ ar SemeZlo amis Tqma, ver gavbedavdi. _ ratom? _ ra vici, ratom. ai, verc ki gavbedavdi amis Tqmas _ oTaxidan samzareuloSi ver gavidodi. _ ratom, patricia? _ ai, ra vici, ratom, ubralod, ase iqceoda... me ki igi inteligenti megona. iman namdvilad Tavgza amibnia, Torem sulac ar vapirebdi gaTxovebas. ai, axlac sadme rom Semxvdeba, majadoebs da saswrafod gaveclebi xolme, kidev rom ar momajadovos da ar Semirigos. imisi coloba ki saSineleba iyo _ kviraSi ramdenime Rames sulac ar modioda saxlSi, meubneboda, dedaCemi uCemod ver iZinebso. dRes dedasTan unda davrCeo da ise ki, rogorc wesi, Ramis or saTamde ar modioda. rom vkiTxavdi, sad iyav-meTqi, dedas vaZinebdi, dediko ise ar daiZinebda, xelze Tu ar veamboreo. ise ki, sinamdvileSi, Turme glaxa qalebSi dadioda, warmogidgeniaT, rogori sazizRrobaa? tuliom amayad gaiRima da, xaliCaze wamowolilma, TiTebi aiTamaSa muxlze. _ maSin verafers vxvdebodi, bavSvi viyavi; da Turme ise sastikad matyuebda, me ki, sulels, inteligenti megona. Tanac, xom ici, qalebs ratomRac moswonT aseTi tipebi, warmogidgeniaT? Tumca, raRa Sors wavide, mec xom momwonda... marTla, wlovanebas aRar ikiTxav? axlac ar vici, zustad ramdenisaa. roca Sevcdi da mivTxovdi, ase ambobda, ocdaTormetisa varo, mowmeebs xom ar movTxovdi, sityvaze vende, sinamdvileSi ki ormocdaerTi wlisa yofila, ormocdaerTisi, me ki igi inteligenti megona. ara, namdvilad momajadova, raRac jado ixmara, Torem rogor gavyvebodi, me sulac ar vapirebdi gaTxovebas da, warmogidgenia Cemo, ee... _ konCetina. _ warmogidgenia, konCetina, ra dReSi Camagdo? _ aseTi sazizRari kaci iyo? hm, sazizRari... _ swored aseTi, Cemo konCetina, me ki igi... `qali suleli unda iyos, _ fiqrobda aRfrTovanebuli tulio, _ ise araferi uxdeba, rogorc sisulele, RmerTo, ra mSvenieria...~ _ axla ki waval, Cemo konCetina, bavSvi haerze unda gaviyvano, gaiRviZebda. _ gyavs bavSvi? _ ki, sami wlis gogo, iseTi kargia, _ patricias Tvalebi aucremlda. _ kargad iyavi, Cemo keTilo. _ bodiSi, Tu SeiZleba, erTis wuTiT, _ wamodga cilio, _ nuTu is marTla iseTi sazizRari mxeci iyo, rom qarvisfer yurZensac ki ver miirTmevdiT Tqven _ aseTi SesaniSnavi arseba, da Tanac, Ta-anac, Tqvens im mdgomareobaSi?

_ ra mdgomareobaSi. _ ai.... _ Tqva ciliom da Tvalebi erTbaSad aucimcimda, _ fexmZimed rom brZandebodiT... ah! _ aba?! im mdgomareobaSic ki... _ Tqva patriciam da konCetinas miubrunda, _ ra kargi biWi Cans, mSvenieri ymawvilia, ra hqvia? _ cilio. _ kargi saxelia. magram yovelive es ise gulgrilad, ise daudevrad Tqva, cilios erCia, mklavze msubuqad, odnav veragulad rom Sexeboda da imas ki sila gaewna. iqve Cajda. axla ukve sisulele iyo gacilebaze fiqri. _ egeba darCe? _ ara, konCetina, bavSvi haerze unda gaviyvano. erTi dRec rom gavucdino, maSinve fers hkargavs. naxvamdis, konCetina, _ da lamazad wavida. tuliom ki Tvali gaayola da mtkiced gadawyvita erTi ram. patara xans Cumad iyvnen, konCetina gamarjvebuli Sescqeroda yvelas. _ va, ra mazalo tipi iyo, ara! _ daiyvira kumeom da mxiaruli qaliSvilebi wamsve akiskisdnen. _ xom giTxari, cun-cula, aki geubnebodi. aq ki aleqsandrom veRar moiTmina da sityva aiRo: _ raRac unda giTxra, konCetina. romeli yofilxarT kalabriaSi? Turme arc erTi. _ kalabriaSi kldovani, Zalian Znelad, uuZnelesad dasamuSavebeli miwaa _ Soridan wamoiwyo aleqsandrom, _ rkinis mZime, wvetiani lomi unda urtya, damuSavebas Tu moisurveb. yoveli goji _ es wamebaa, Sen ki, konCetina, axla rom giyureb, aba, cotaTi Seatriale Tavi... ho, ai ase _ Sens Tavs rom vakvirdebi, miuxedavad afuebuli varcxnilobisa, mainc vxedav, SigniT ra xdeba. Sen nazi tvini gaqvs, konCetina, aqa-iq naoWebiT mkrTalad gadaxazuli, magram Seni ToTo tvini gacilebiT ufro Zneli dasamuSavebelia, vidre kalabriis miwa! aseTi gabrazebuli iqamde aravis unaxavs. _ erTi bewo raime adamianuri rom SegagnebinoT, rkinis lomic ki ar miSvelis, ager, grZnobaze xarT da Sen ki, konCetina, marTla suleliviT rom aparpaleb Tvalebs, rkina rom Cagcxon, RmerTma dagifaros da, gulwasuli mixvdebi rames? arada, laparaki Tqven ar gesmiT, arc darigeba, adamianebSi xom ver erkvevi da ver erkvevi da sxva ra giyo, romeli mxridan mogidge, konCetina, briyvo? raRa gakadro sxva... _ amaze mets raRas akadreb, aleqsandro, _ yalbad gauRima tuliom da daayola, _ uyureT, gabrazebac rom scodnia am maTxovars... _ maTxovris xma mesmis! _ daigrgvina aleqsandrom, _ namdvili maTxovris xma _ wamo, SuSxunas dagalevineb... Tqven arc ki iciT, vin idga Tqvens win, bevri ki gegulebaT ase mimndobi, iseTi saTno? da uceb konCetina gakapasda, wamoxta da qusli dahra miwas. aleqsandroc ganrisxebuli gaxldaT da mokle-mokle winadadebebs ise styorcnidnen erTmaneTs, TiTqos Subs asobdnen xeSi: _ riT damimtkicebT! _ ras! _ suleli rom var!! _ magas ra damtkiceba unda! _ scadeT, aba! _ vcado?

_ diax! _ sabuTi gnebavT? _ ki! _ ki batono! da aleqsandrom uceb saSinlad daiRriala: _ aRsdeq, kumeo. aguris momcro, patara saxli lamaz-qalaqSi vardisfrad da mocisfrod Rebavdnen saxlebs, is ki, is erTi, aguris sada, ubralo saxli, ana-mariasi... sevdanarevi burusiT moculi samflobelo... Ramis daraji, lepoldino, arasgziT aRar aivlida aguris saxlTan, radgan Ram-RamobiT, mamlis xmobamde, viRac Savmosasxamiani, Tvalze qudCamofxatuli adamiani idga _ is Cveni mgzavri, yrma, domeniko. samni cxovrobdnen patara saxlSi _ ukbilo kaci da misi Svili, umweo qali, da kidev erTi _ xmaTa meufe. domeniko, gril kedels mxriT miyrdnobili, ucnaur xmebs sulganabuli usmenda. ra iyo mainc, ra suli edga xmaTa meufes, gamoucnobi _ Tavi da Tavi frinveli iyo, mere zRva, bnelSi aqafebuli... miwis suni da ucxo ferebiT, momferebeli, mesaidumle... amayi tanjvis momgvreli xmebi... ucxo qveyana, monatrebuli, xmaTa duRabiT agebuli da msubuqi, rbili... uswormasworo, dabali safexurebiT talRad darweuli kibe, xan zeviT, qveviT, zeviT, kvlav qvemoT da mainc maRla, sul maRla, maRla _ meufisaken... orni ukravdnen, mama da Svili, oRond _ cal-calke, arasdros erTad... da romeliRac ukeT ukravda... ras aniSnebdnen mainc es xmebi _ ferad-feradi, ucxo, natifi _ RrublebSi wolas? riJraJis sizmars, gauxsenebels? ucxo buxarSi raRac iwvoda, sveli SiSiniT, da mxurvale ki ara, moTbo ali hqonda, am ucxo siTboSi idga aguris kedels akruli mgzavri, domeniko, da sevdanarevi bedniereba, es Tbili ali _ TviT suls aTbobda! naSuadRevs ki, modi da ugde yuri _ `wyarodan Wiqas nu wamoiReb!~ iqauroba _ ise namdvili, iseTi yalbi, uintereso da unamuso sinaTliT gaSuqebuli, eeh, saRamomde... axla ki: `ooh, qafqafa... damewva yeli...~ mainc mihyveboda, svamdnen... juzepe roxroxebda, juzepe, samgzis galaxuli... kmayofili cilio eSmakurad nabavda Tvalebs, _ `ara, ara, ise, ubralod gaviseirneT~. `TuT, melakudav, _ uRimoda tulio, _ im oTaxSi rom Seiyvane, WuWrutanidan giyurebdiT da yvelaferi davinaxe~, `yvelaferi?~ `diax~. `ra yvelaferi...~ `ra da... rac moxda~. `yvelaferi, rac moxda?~ `diax~. `hee _ ukvirda cilios, _ yvelaferi, rac moxda, me TviTonac ki ver davinaxe da...~ `oxoxo, ra xar~, _ Tavs gadaswevda tulio, laRi, axarxardeboda, Txeli nestoebi uTrToda. `sanam pirSi suli midgas, ubadlo WeSmaritebis msaxuri da ukvdav sibrZneTa umartivesi sityvebiT mqadagebeli viqnebi, _ eubneboda mkerdze muWebmixutebul mamida ariadnas duilio, rogoric iyo, _ magram roca movkvdebi, dae, saflavze dadgan tirifi da alva, radgan alva _ es me viqnebi, tirifi ki _ mxrebCamoyrili zogadi kaci, Tumc ara, ara, mravali tirifi dadgan Cvenma SvilTaSvilisSvilebma da SuaSi ki kenti alva _ ase ufro gamoCndeba Cemi Seuvaloba~, _ da aq xasiaTi ufuWdeboda, radgan aleqsandro SeuZaxebda, _ samgzisi vaSa, duilio _ mxurvale salami, xelSi ki _ kalami, eg usaTuTesi azrebi STamomavlobas rom ar daekargos. ise ki, tirifs ki ar dgamen, aramed _ rgaven...~ `didad sakvirvelia, rad Seiyvara, _ eubneboda konCetinasa da kumeos danaxvaze sayeloSebneuli vinsente cilios, is ki, pasuxad: `mamakacadac didi veraferiSvili rom ar yofila?~ `ra ici~... `ager, luaras vTxove da gamigo...~ `egeb im erTxel

xasiaTze ar gaxldaT.~ `mec egre vifiqre, magram janetmac damizusta~. xolo konCetina lorTqo balaxiviT efereboda gulis rCeulis eklovan Tmas _ `cuncul, giyvarvar?~ `ro ar miyvarde, _ amayad miugebda kumeo, _ colad wagiyvandi?~ RamRamobiT ki, aguris saxlTan, dRiT mowyenili suli Tbeboda... ucxo enaze saubrobda raRac sakravi, gabmuli xmovanebiTa da idumali, Rameul tyeSi dabadebuli TanxmovnebiT savse... Tova, fifqebi... Tovs da kvlav Tbila... wkriala Rele, moZravi Citi da movardnili uceb xalisi, raRac daiqca! awyvetili kvici, Tokis naglejiT kiserze da uxvad boZebuli sakenki _ beRuraTa gunds... da mainc sevda, raRaca sevda _ Soria mudam xmaTa meufe, gind laRi iyos, gind _ bednieri... da Tu moiwyens, ra Seedreba _ unayofo xe? Wa amomSrali? Tu didi veli, mitovebuli, gadauxnavi miwa, eh, upatrono miwis sevda, sevda _ saxnisad mokidebuli ucxo mgzavris suls, da umweo qalis uxilavi TokiT dabmuli mgzavri, xelebSekruli, gakoWili, pirSi gorgalgaCrili, da mainc suli _ Tavisufali, atkivebuli, Tavisufali suli, oo, ukravdnen, oo, es bgerebi, es xmebi, xxmebi... naSuadRevs ki... ra qnas, raRa qnas, aivanzea, haeri unda Tavisi wili. fardis iqiT ki, arturos oTaxTan, raRacas CurCulebdnen... bevrni arian, albaT... gulze xelebdakrefili, kefiT miyrdnoboda savarZels... cudi dRec iyo, ganaTebuli, mziani, burusi erCia... da is mSveleli, yovlisSemZle `vTqvaT~ _ Tvali daxuWa, Ramea, Rame, ra simSvidea, inatre, rac gsurs, magram, daswyevlos... iq, fardis ukan, uSnod gaismis sisinSiSina Tanxmovnebi, mere CurCulma imata, arturos mokeTeebi unda yofiliyvnen, Sori stumrebi, uneburad, yvelaferi esmis: `ara, egre ar gamova...~ `ar gamova, mec manda var...~ `unda vTxovo, yvelam unda vTxovoT.~ aivnis karma gaiWriala: `rogoraa saqme, isev ise?~ `eh, Cemo rujiero...~ _ isev isea, iZaxis _ ar gadavixdio. _ gagiJda? ormoSi Casvamen. _ mara... _ mainc ramdeni unda gadaixados... ras ambob, aTi? _ aTi, maS. _ ra moxda mere... ara, eg ki kargi fulia, magram mainc, arturosaTvis... jer arc ki vici, ratom unda gadaixados. _ ratom da, eg darbazi xom jakomo meniCelim aago, aqeT moiwi... marSal betankuris kacia. oras samoci adgilia da didZali bileTebic dautova, yvelas rom gayidi, eqvsi wili me da erTi wili Seno, mere modi da axal bileTebs mogcemo. Cveni arturo, ra Tqma unda, ki yidda bileTebs, magram ise ara, rogorc uTxres. ai... ai, ese or-sam kacze erT bileTs hyidda, danarCen fuls ki jibeSi idebda. ara, ki ar vamtyuneb, ojaxis kacia, saxli, col-Svili... jakomo meniCelim icada, icada Tavis kai gawyobil binaSi, kamoraSi zed qalaqgareT cxovrobs, da gulma rom uTxra, arturo bileTebis gayidvas agvianebso, Tavisi kaci gamogzavna Sesamowmeblad... hoda, swored guSinwin, ai, tingic-jambazebma warmodgena gamarTes, arturo SesasvlelSi idga da erTma oci groSi rom gauwoda, arc Sexeda, gamoarTva da uTxra _ gaiareo. im kacma rom ar gaiara, axeda da vah! _ masimo ar SerCa?! _ vah... aba, me Sen gekiTxebi da mipasuxe, miTxari _ rogor ar Sexeda, ha? mere iyo da masimom darbazSi gaiargamoiara, bileTebi Seamowm-gamoamowma, or-sam kacSi erTsa hqonda, hoda, am Cvens arturos _ vah, aRar modis? ra iqna... _ da Cven arturos pirobis darRvevisaTvis aTi drahkani daakisra...

_ vah!.. mere, arturo ras iZaxis? vah! _ ar mivcemo. _ ar mivcemo? _ maS! _ mere, im kargi ded-mamis Svilma, ar icis jer kbilebSi rom scemen da mere ormoSi Casvamen da mere saxlidan rac kargi ramea yvelafers waiReben da rasac ar waiReben, imasac daswvaven? kamorelebia, Zmao... _ gana ar viciT, viciT. _ hoda, unda gadaixados. _ eh, Sena ggonia ar gadaixdis? _ ara, ar gadaixdis, amayia! _ daikvnesa eulaliam, _ da ormoSi Camisvamen! _ ise gadaixdis, Seni mowonebuli... ega, ici, ratom iZaxis ar gadavixdio? Tqveni rcxvenia, Tqveni erideba _ magas rom cota angariSianad gaeyida bileTebi, Tqvenc mogebas naxavdiT bolos da bolos da kamoraSic aRar daeWvdebodnen. axla ki, saqme rom Caaflava, Tqveni rcxvenia da iZaxis ar gadavixdi, ar gadavixdio, magram marTla giJi ki ar aris, ormoSi rom Casvan _ magas unda, Tqven ki ar datuqsoT, aramed uTxariT: gadaixade, arturo, Semogevle, dagenacvle, Cemo kokoboTqo da didi xvewnis Semdeg dagTanxmdebaT, eulalia, Cemi RviZli da xar da amitom geubnebi amas, minda, tyuilad ar ijavro. ise, rom mova, mainc alersianad moeqeci. kargi? _ ra Tqma unda. _ namtiralevi xma moesma domenikos, _ igi xom ojaxis burjia. _ Zalian kargi. ara, mainc im masimos rogor ar Sexeda... _ ici, Cezare, kidev ratomaa gabrazebuli? _ gamococxlda eulalia, _ arturo iZaxis, rom Senobis darajma da damlagebelma or-ori drahkani unda gadaixadono. _ imaT Tu uyofda mogebas, maSin ki... _ ara, ar uyofda. _ ra ici... _ namdvilad vici... _ aba, ratom unda gadaixadon? _ ra vici... meo, imaTi ufrosi vaaro da... _ ara, ara, Cemo eulalia, eg ver uTqvams kargad. _ me kidev mikvirs, im masimos rogor ar Sexeda... _ maS? rogor ar Sexeda... _ bileTebs mainc Seamowmebda. _ ara, mainc ratom ar Sexeda, unda Seexeda... ho. _ Cuu, mgoni modis, aba gaxede, ha, janjakomo... domenikos safexurebis Wriali moesma _ norCma janjakomom Cairbina, amoirbina da Tqva: _ modis, dedilo... mZime, darbaisluri fexis xma gaisma, mere skami gaaCoCa viRacam da patara xniT yvela miCumda. albaT, warbSeWmuxvnil arturos Tu Sescqerodnen. mere arturom Tqva: _ ax, netavi mklavebSi mamagdebina?! _ vina, masimo? xom ar gagiJdi... _ ara, sxva. _ maS vina...

_ mauricio! _ eg viRaa... _ daraji. _ aa... karga xans dumdnen. domeniko icdida, ras ityodnen da, molodinSi mTebs aayola Tvali. _ RoriviT davklam! _ Tqva mere arturom. da uceb laparakSi sruliad ucxo xma Caeria, romlis patronmac Zalian cudad icoda gramatika: _ vTqvaT, Sen mokali im kacma... Senc mogklamen... _ ar vici, ara, davklam... _ hoda, Casvamen... _ rac undaT, is uyon... _ ara, Sen Casvamen... _ auxsna kacma, romelmac rigianad ver icoda gramatika. _ meca mRupav, mami? _ sawylad Tqva janjakomom da domenikos maSinve misi dabrawuli loyebi gaaxsenda. _ araferi ar vici, ai, axla avdgebi, waval da davklam... magram iataki ar Wrialebda, etyoboda arturo magrad ijda skamze. _ kaco! _ warmoTqva gramatikis cudad mcodnem, _ Sen iseTi brazianoba xar, marTla ar mokla im kacma... ar unda mokla, Torem Senc moklamen kanonma, ar unda mokla, egeTi bavSvoba iqneba?... _ da mere saidumlod daamata: _ winaswar mainc nu ambob. _ Se kai kaco, _ Tqva eulalias RviZlma Zmam, _ bavSvebsa Rupav? am bavSvebs? Sexede, ra karg ferze arian, eseni unda umamod dastovo? _ kargi, ra, kargi, guls nu miwvav, nu, _ cotaTi danebda arturo. _ mere, Se kai kaco, ori drahkani fulia, darajs magdeni sad eqneba, erTi drahkani sTxove, egeba mogces. _ Saurs ar iZleva, Saurs!! _ ifeTqa arturom, _ Saurs ar iZleva... ici, Saur-kapiki ra ari? imasac ar iZleva. _ viTom ratomao. _ ra vici. ar iZleva da morCa. _ ara, mainc rogor ar Sexede. _ rogor ar Sevxede, sul TvalebiTa vWam. _ ara, masimos raT ar Sexede-meTqi. _ eh... patara xans miCumdnen, mere eulaliam Tqva: _ viTom is rom samsaxurSi damdgara, samsaxurSi dasadgomad orasi groSi miucia amisaTvis. _ davklam. _ mami, mRupav, mami? _ guli amoujda janjakomos. _ araferi ar vici, davklam! _ mami, ar gecodebi? aba Semomxede, mami... _ ra vqna, Svilo, aba ra vqna, ha... _ kaco, ormoSi rom Cagsvamen, xom saqveynod gamaimundebi? _ amaze metad raRas gavmaimundebi _ Cemi jibidan aTi drahkani amoviRo da sxvis jibeSi Cavdo, ara? ar Cavudeb, davklam! _ visa, kaco, masimos? masimos daklam? _ ara. _ aba... _ mauricios!!

_ ai, damijereT, _ Caeria saubarSi arturos deda, yoCaRi moxuci sivilla, _ guli migrZnobda, veubnebodi, am kviraSi nurafers nu gaakeTeb, wesierad gayide-meTqi bileTebi, magram ar, damijera _ ficxia. _ is saaTic mova... _ daiwyo arturom, magram gaawyvetines. _ ormoSi rom Cagson, Seni Svilebma ra qnan, naxe, vax, ra kargebi arian, ha? ha? _ ra vuyo... aqamomdis gamovzarde da... _ qveyana egrea, Cemo arturo, _ erT dRes igeben, meore dRes ageben. _ fuli rom mivce, ara? _ pirvelad dauSva es azri arturom, _ mauricios mere Tanamdebobidan egreve movxsni. gavagdeb!!! dav... _ egre, ra, Se kargo adamiano... _ gaexarda yvelas. _ mami, genacvale, Sens xelSi ar aris gagdeba da miReba? _ jer es saqme unda gaswordes da mere rac ginda, gaakeTe. _ Torem rac damsaxureba gaqvs, wyalSi Cageyreba... _ kaco, xom ici, zogi haramzada... _ ici, arturo, ras getyvi? _ gaisma nacnobi xma, _ is kaci da gramatika erTmaneTSi ZaRli-katasaviT iyvnen, _ ai me, gais-SarSan, ori wlis ukan, raRa, sxva qalaqSi vmuSaobdi. im qalaqSi quCebis magivrad wyalmas arxebia da Cemi koxta navi damyavs da Turme, bavSvi ara curaobs, kaco?! yvirili rom gavige, gvianma iyo _ es amodena navi mxarSi dastakebia, maS. jer vifiqre, modi gaviqcevi-meTqi, magram mere eWvi Semepara _ iqneb vinme mxedavs-meTqi, da namusianad moviqeci _ bavSvi navze aviyvanem da pirdapir Sig eqims mivadeqi. Turme, mxaris Zvali gatexili ara hqonda, mTeli hqonda, ise ra, ubralod gadayvlefili hqonda. mere veubnebi, dedaSeni sad muSaobs-meTqi. iman meubneba, Sig qarvaslaSi muSaobso. me mivedi. dedas veubnebi, ai, am bavSvi cota mxari itkina, ho, eqimsac veubnebi, Sen jer nuraferi dasweram-meTqi... calke gaviyvane, ise veubnebi, ese ese, pativiscema, Sen nu dasweram. visa? _ qaRaldi. iman meubneba _ kargi... exla iseTi cocxali bavSvia, iseTi... _ ganagrZo kacma, romelic mwyralad iyo gramatikasTan, _ bavSvi ki uTxra, ai, am Zias navis qveS Cavvardi... erTi sityviT, qali bavSvis deda iyo, Zalian kargi qali iyo. giJi ki ar iyo. exlaa, wavedi, es qali, raRa, nu... nu, ai, es qali vuTxari, ese iyo, ise iyo, erTi sityviiT, raRa, wamovedi raRa, qali miTxra, Cemi qmari cudi aris. me vuTxari, bavSvma Tqvas, viTom sxvagan Cavardi, Civili, rame, saCivari, rame, raT gindaT, rame, bavSvi araferi aqs, gifsi daado, xuTi dRe egre iyos, mere wavides Tavis ostatTan _ Segirdi iyo, deda ki ara, bavSvi. dedac Segirdi iyo. xelaT bazarSi gaviqeci, xili, rame, variebi, erTi-meore... xval Sen qarvaslaSi-meTqi, via-recoze moval-meTqi da fuli movitan-meTqi, mere ki vnaxoT... _ kaci, romelic kargad ver flobda gramatikas, erTxans SeCerda, _ ai, mivedi meore dRes, _ ganagrZo kacma, romelmac zedmiwevniT ver icoda gramatika,_gavixede, mama iq ari, mezobels uTqvia, amas kidev arao. uTqvia qalsa, fundamentSi Cavarda. maS es navis nomrebi raRa ario da ise ecemna, vah... ise mcemao, vah, mezoblebma Zlivs gamomarTveso... exla, me aqedan waviyvane Cemi biZaSvili da imisi qvisli jovani da imisi qvisli jovanis amxanagi severino da erTic kidev raRac amxanagi, raRa, xmas ar iRebda... wavideT, rame, kidev kargi pravizia viyide, variebi, rame, xili, vitaminebi, rame, am kargi qalmac qaTami dakla, cota beberi iyo, ara, qali axalgazrda iyo, qaTami beberi iyo, Zalian kargi qali iyo, purmarili gaSala, aqeT, iqiT. navze davjeqiT, erTad wamovedi, is mama

ori drahkani miveci, jer es iyos-meTqi, arao, ambobs, sul erTad iyoso... jovanim eubneba, bavSvi araferi ara aqvs, ori drahkani gaZlevs. sxva ra gindao... meo mindao _ ar SageSindeT _ meo mindao ocdaaTi drahkanio, vah!... biWo, raSi ginda ocdaaTi drahkanio... me aqauri eqimebi ar vendobio, pompeaSi unda waviyvano da iq unda vuwamloo. hai aqeT, hai, iqiT, maSo, Tu ocdaaTi drahkani ar iZleviTo, grafis policiaSi unda wavideo, bavSvi navi dartya da ai, vnaxoT, niCabi Tu ar CamogarTvano da, Tu ara da, Cven CveniT viciT gasworebao... ranairado, jovanim... biWo, zarbazani rom geWiros mag xelSiao, me ver mamaswrebo, gagxliCamo, maS? _ jovanma... exla iman wamoxta da rogori aqti dawereTo, navis qveS ar Cavardao, fundamentSi Cavardao, Sen niCabi wagarTmeven da eqimi kidev _ fonedoskopio, veubnebiT, kaco, eqimTan ra ginda, Cven gvelaparakebio? _ Cven gvelaparakeo... wadi, arao, wamodi grafTanao... _ aq kacma, romelic gramatikiT ver daikvexnida, suli moiTqva, _ hhai aqeT, hai iqiT, erTi dRe wavida, meore dRe wavida, mesame dRec ha, ha, sacaa wavida da saRamoze zed Sig im colis ufrosTan vai-recoze mivediT... isic kargi qali iyo, rom mivediT, ara? _ didi qva eWira da kaklebs amtvrevda. veubnebiT, ai ase, ise... kaklebi Wams, gvismens. kaklebi SeWama egreve dauZaxa im biWis mama... biWs Saxeda, xedams, kargad ari... hai aqeT, hai iqiT, im biWis mamas uTxra, ai, Se gaTaxsirebulo, ra aqs Seni Svilsa, aTas-aTasebad ro yidi, Se usvindis-namuso, Senao... ocdaaTi drahkani egreve Camoiyvana xuT drahkanze _ kargi qali iyo, maS, is qalis ufrosi qali... alalia imaze sami drahkani... xelaT im kacs xelwerili daawerina, rom CvenTan araferi saqme aRara aqs... aviRe da miveci... xuTi drahkanis xsenebaze dumili Camovarda. mere im kacma, srulyofilad rom ver iyo dauflebuli gramatikas, Tqva: _ faifori eyidnaT. atyda sicili _ vin icis im bavSvs exveweba, wadi da kidev navs daejaxeo... bedi magaT hqoniaT... vah, jovanis ra uTqvams, ha? Seni bedi kargi xalxi Segxvedria... _ iciT, mTavari ra ari? _ aRniSna kacma, romelic ver iyo gramatikaSi Zlieri, _ mzianma dRe rom ar yofiliyo, ai... TvalebSi mirtyamda... Sen mainc rogor ar Saxede, kaco... rom Sagexeda, arxeins xelidan ar gauSvebdi. _ rasa? _ dainteresda arturo. _ arxeins... ho, xeirs, raRa. arturom mxridan raRac moicila, wkipurtiT gadaagdo da Tqva: _ jani gavardes, mivcem... `oo, saRol, saRol, arturo, _ gaisma mxiaruli SeZaxilebi, _ kaci xar kacuri! Seni xelgaSlilobis Wirime... rogor ar Saxeda... madlobT, mamijan, madlobT... rogor ar Sexede... sworia, swori...~ _ sworia, ma ra, _ Seifera arturom, _ maS es bavSvebi umamod davtovo? naxe, ra karg ferze arian, _ da mundStuki SeirWo pirSi. _ ai, rogor uyvars bavSvebma, _ dasZina kacma, romelic gramatikaSi moikoWlebda. amisTanebi, eeh... da gvian, RamiT, is Tbili cecxli, marTobela `vTqvaT...~ aguris kedels mxriT miyrdnobili, gril zRvaSi Sedis. Ramea, mTvare gacveTili, Rameul zRvaSi gicuraviaT? ah, silamaze, da SiSi, SiSi... da Tavs aRaReb, ra sibnelea, da silamaze, TiTebidanac wveTebi cviva, TviT savse mTvariT ganaTebuli, da silamaze, wyeuli SiSis erTaderTi momrevi, CvenTanaa da vin Cven? Cven orni, orni, me da Tqven,

lamaz-qalaqSi salaxanebad wodebuli ori mawanwala, RamRamobiT fanjrebidan rom vuTvalTvalebT adamianebs, xom gaxsovT, gaxsoovT, Tavze rom madeqiT da sxva saqme ra gvaqvs, aqac mivdioT, curva xom iciT? eg araferi, navSi CabrZandiT, me ki, Tqveni erTguli, mona-morCili, yelze Sevibam navis uxeS Toks da egeb imdenic SevZlo, rom curvacurvisas Tqveni navic momyves, da ara, ara, niCbebis mosmas rogor gakadrebT, Tanac, ara gaqvT... oRond suu, frTxilad, es meufea, meufe xmaTa, is gvaswavlida Ronivrad sunTqvas, gaxarebisas didis xmiT yvirils _ pirvel simReras, gamoqvabulSi cecxlTan gveZina da mdinaris xma, yruc, garkveulic, meufis iyo... gaxsovs? vuyvardiT, da Crdilebs xeTa acaxcaxebda gabmuli qari, o, e reebi gamovigone... mets aRar vizam. Cven sul gvesmoda meufis xmebi... wvimaSi miwas aCurCulebda... daTvis bRavili, brdRvinva lomTa da miyuCebisas, Citebi stvendnen, ah, es Citebi _ egec saqmea... viT davanebo am TeTr leqss Tavi? martivi wyobiT? ki, batono: Tu gnebavT, wavideT aqedan, wa, mec ki maqvs TavSesafari da Tqven _ miT umetes, am Sua RamiT ra gvabodialebs, ra gvacuravebs, Sen xar Cemi batoni da wavideT Cven-Cven saxlebSi, maincdamainc sasiamovno arc navSia jdoma da am Tokma xom sul gadamiyvlifa kiseri. wavideT da daviZinoT, rogorc yvela sxvam da gaviRviZoT mere Cvenc, gvarianad rom gaTendeba... wavideT samuSaoze, batono, nuravis gavuCerdebiT gzaSi, salami vTqvaT ori-sami, ase, davbrundeT mere samuSaodan, wvril saqmeebze visaubroT ojaxSi da daviZinoT isev da gaviRviZoT mere, rogorc sxvam da... magram es xmebi, xmebi, es xmebi... tye ra kargia dRisiT da mzisiT, ra kargia tye... amwvanebuli, rbili, xasxasa da Sens mters RamiT _ es gafarCxuli raRac kunZebi da veragoba, gatrunuli da yelSi sawvdomad gamzadebuli, iih, araraa, magram es xmebi, Rameuli tyis mzakvari xmebi, SiSi _ isaa, da mze! sinaTle! RrublebSi wola! gamoucnobi bedniereba, SiSic, sinaTlec, es _ musikaa.... mefe... musika... aguris momcro, patara saxlSi isev ukravdnen... mgzavri, domeniko, mxriT miyrdnoboda kedels... mgzavri Tbeboda. * * * giJiviT iyo: SuSxunebze rom gagzavna tuliom, mosaxvevSi viRac qals ise daetaka, gulaRma gadaaqcia. Sewuxda da CaiCoqa. frTxilad wamoayena, bodiSs uxdida, xelzec akoca, qali ambobda: `araferia... ra uWirs, Svilo~. iqve, fardulSi, naadrevi vardebi iyideboda, rasac moeria, iyida da qals miaCeCa, mere arturos saCqarod Caalagebina did kalaTSi SuSxunebi, kalabriuli qaTmebi da xorci, moseirneebs qalaqis ganapiras daewia. TiTo-TiTod miuyvebodnen viwro biliks, mwkrivSi meeqvse _ anamaria iyo! _ maCvene, aba _ kalaTaSi Caixeda tuliom, _ yoCaR, kargad giyidia. nacrisferi kaba ecva tilosi, sada... _ kargad. ki... _ momeci, wamoviReb, Sen ar gatexo... da danapirebi? xom Sempirdi, Tu... aTi drahkani gadaTvala, tulios misca da raRac usiamom gahkra: _ TviTon uTxari? _ ara, silvias wamovayvanine. _ amxanagia? _ ara _ ubralod, mezobelia da... _ maSinve daTanxmda? _ eg ar mikiTxavs, ise ki, rac Tavi maxsovs, saseirnod ar wamosula. da amxanagic ara hyavs. _ da arc hyolia?

_ arasdros, ara... Zalian giyvars? magram aq qalma domenikosken gamoixeda. wamiT Seavlo Tvali, isev Sebrunda da maSinve, iqve, meored gamoxeda, oRond amjerad gakvirvebuli Seacqerda. da TiTqos raRac gauxarda, oRond sevdanarevi, dune tkivili Semoawva; ucnaurad umzerda qali. da domenikos Tvali ar moucilebia, tulios ise uTxra: _ Zalian miyvars. da kidev ufro. xmadabla uTxra, sxva veravin gaigonebda. qali Sebrunda, magram ise miabijebda... siarulze ki ara, wablisfer, odnav abzinebul Tmazedac ki etyoboda raRacnairad, domenikos danaxvam rogor Caafiqra. _ xval Tu dampatiJeb, raRaceebs gaswavli _ axlave... ginda? _ ras... _ dampatiJeb? _ tulio xumrobda viTom. _ ho, ho. _ qaTinaurebi uyvarT. suyvela qali erTnairia. fants viTamaSebT, ise movawyob, martoebs dagtovebT da... domenikos SiSiT gaazriala. _ da maSinve raime Seuqe, sxeulis romelime nawili, oRond frTxilad, gamozomilad, ase uTxari, rom... vTqvaT, ra SesaniSnavi Tvalebi gaqvT, ana-maria, arsad Semxvedria aseTi Tvalebi, Tvalebi marTla kargi aqvs, Tumca, Tvalebze nuTu SeiZleba iTqvas _ arsad Semxvedria?! ra vici, an _ ra xaverdovani xma gaqvT, Tumca, ara, eg xmas ar iRebs xolme, hoo, uTxari: ra SesaniSnavi TiTebi gaqvT, mag TiTebs, albaT, yvelafris dakvra ZaluZT... xom kargi iyo, a, _ es mesame yvelafers sjobda, au, ra kargad gamomivida... xom dampatiJeb? qalis mxars, naz mxars, daWimul kisers axla marjvnidan Sehyurebda domeniko _ biliki uxvevda. frTxilad midioda qali, dafiqrebuli, viwro gzas dascqeroda. Tvals veRar aSorebda domeniko, uyurebda da suli stkioda _ ra ucxo iyo es umweo, Cafiqrebuli qali, miuwvdomeli, gaugebari, yvelasaTvis ucxo... _ anda, domeniko, Rele roca iqneba gadasasvleli, mklavSi waavle xeli da mieSvele. oRond ise ki ara, sila rom gagawnas, aara _ frTxilad waavle xeli, magram amasTanave, mamakaci unda igrZnos, viRac ambobda amas, duilio mgoni... da, saerTodac, darbaisluri sityva-pasuxi gmarTebs, dinji mimoxra, mamakacs ar Seferis aceteba da mikibulmokibuli sityva-pasuxi, Tu ara gjera, duilio aq ar aris? midi da hkiTxe. magaze ukeTess... xval xom dampatiJeb? _ ki, ki. _ momexmare, cuncula, _ mimarTa konCetinam meuRles da yelze Semoxvia xeli, _ ReleSi fexi ar damisveldes. _ modi, ho! _ uTxra kumeom da Releze gadaaxtuna. _ cotaTi frTxilad ar SeiZleboda,_odnav gaibuta konCetina da mucelze miido xeli, _ a, cuncul? aq ki kumeom Cafiqrebul darbaisel senior julios wvivze staca TiTebi da ZaRliviT Sehyefa! senior julio moulodnelobisagan Zlier Sexta haerSi, mere ReleSi Sevarda, aSxefebulma wyalma odnav gamoafxizla, saxeareulma miixeda ukan da ZaRlis nacvlad dakreWili kumeo SerCa. _ jandaba da oxroba Sen, Se viro! Se viris modgmav... oh, mapatie, Svilo konCetina.

_ ara uSavs, julio biZia, _ gaamxneva konCetinam, _ Cven, karraskoebs laRi xumroba odiTgan gviyvars. _ virs raRas erCoda, _ gaioca aleqsandrom, _ mSvenieri cxovelia, uwyinari, saTno... kumeos gaognebuli Sescqeroda ana-maria, damfrTxali qali. ise gaocebiT aTvalierebda, ver garkveuliyo, marTla moxda Tu ara es _ ise Sors iyo yovelnairi sibriyve am umweo, damfrTxali qalisagan, gasusuli, Rimilgadakrul moseirneebSi idga, heii, xmaurobdnen: _ kumeo, Se Zvelo! _ mxarze xeli moutyapuna vinsentem. _ ra xar, a, ra xar! _ aii, sadacaa gazafxulic wavida, _ CasCurCula Walel rozinas ciliom, _ weliwadis yvelaze anci dro. modi, mogeSvelo, _ da Releze gadaaxtuna. _ midi ha, biWo... domeniko, biWo, _ idayvi wahkra tuliom _ midi, uSvele... _ ar SemiZlia. _ midi, Se laye, _ isev ubiZga _ fiih, Se uSno... aleqsandrom ki saidanRac ficari moitana, Releze gado da ana-marias uTxra: _ gadadi, Svilo... ana-maria SekrTa, mere gauRima da, fexis wverebze Semdgarma, es mokle xidi gadaiara. oci wlis iyo da am xnis qali Sinaberad iTvleboda lamaz-qalaqSi. aravin surda, arvin undoda, ubralod, arc ki dafiqrebula amaze... saqmro ki ara, megobari gogonebic ar hyavda da axla, saseirnod pirvelad gamosuli, im Tavisi oTaxis gareT, im oTaxisa, meufes rom ekuTvnoda, am Tamam xalxSi dabneuli idga, yvelasaTvis ucxo da Soreuli... da erTaderTi gauRimar ymawvils, domenikos, drodadro Tvals Seavlebda. _ aq movkalaTdeT, _ Tqva duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ Rele gadavlaxeT da mdinarec _ aqve, tyeebis nayofieri Crdili _ aqve da sufTa haeric _ aqve, bunebis wiaRSi Sesvla dadebiTad moqmedebs adamianis organizmsa da saerTo janmrTelobaze, modiT, davsxdeT, aq, rogorc bunebis wesia da rigi da movyveT amaRlebul SemTxvevebze. _ duilio, _ dauZaxa aleqsandrom. _ ra gnebavs... _ fSt! magram duiliom yuradReba ar miaqcia: _ qalaqelTa megobroba qalaqelTa Soris jansaRi damokidebulebis upirvelesi sawindaria, da Tundac saerTod ar icnobde megobars. igi daRlili, mowyurebuli, umZimesi tvirTiT zurgze, rasac megobroba da gatana hqvia, Tavankara wyarosTan SeCerdes egeb da, yovel SemTxvevaSi, wyarodan Wiqas... nu wamoiReb! anda, Tundac aseTi gamoTqma... ana-maria gadaWril xesTan ijda! muxlze elaga nazi, sifrifana, yovlisSemZle TiTebi da gverdze odnav gadaexara Tavi, balaxs dascqeroda. mere Tvalebi odnav, sul odnav gauelamda _ fiqrSi wavida. ra, ras fiqrobda! ras gaugebdi _ ana-maria qali iyo, magram Svels hgavda... Tma lamazad hqonda SekreWili, da yvrimalis naz, unazes xazTan umTavrdeboda. cxeloda ukve, da WalaSi sasiamovno niavi drodadro wamouberavda, ana-marias fermkrTal loyaze ucaxcaxebda Tma, TavisTvis ijda. fiqrobda, sadRac Sors iyo, ras gaugebdi... da uceb SekrTa,

iqaurobas Tvali moavlo, Tma Seiswora _ gasaocari moZraoba iyo, TiTqos naz Rawvze daukres raRac... da wablisferi Tmac, uamravi simi, uxmod aJRerda grZneul TiTebqveS... _ aba, ras niSnavs? _ sazeimod ikiTxa duiliom da mimoixeda. _ me getyviT, ginda? _ daekiTxa aleqsandro. _ Tqvas, _ ratomRac tulios mimarTa lamaz-qalaqelTa mrCevelma, da aleqsandrom Tqva: _ ras niSnavs daa, duilio, duilioo... fSt! _ aRar minda, aRar minda! vin wamoiyvana! sadaa Cemi qudi!! _ dabrZandiT, dabrZandiT... aravis wamouyvania, TviTon wamovida... Tavze ar gaxuravT? _ mets aRar vizam, _ aRuTqva aleqsandrom da dafiqrda, _ warmoidgineT, egec ki miyvars, egec ki... _ vinaa magis ki! kis ki ara, gaCveneb me Sen, ki rogorc unda! kiio... hm!! _ ager, sauzme, senior duilio... fantic viTamaSoT, ar sjobs? _ diaxac rom kargi TamaSia, _ aRniSna erTbaSad dadarbaislebulma duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ SesaniSnavi TamaSia, bedisweruli. _ aba, aba, fantebs CamodiT, _ Tqva tuiliom da domenikos Caukra Tvali, magram is isev qals Sescqeroda. odnav gamoxazuli, mkvrivi nestoebiT sunTqavda, mkrTalad audCaudioda mkerdi. gayuCebuli, mimndobi da erTdroulad mfrTxali, Tavadac ucxo, ucxoebSi ijda da wawvetebuli TiTebiT axla balaxic aaJRera _ Cafiqrebuli, balaxs varcxnida, da uceb SekrTa _ sadRac, WalaSi, Citi ustvenda. Tavi SemarTa, Tvalebi wamsve gaufarTovda, da Sinaganad erTianad aforiaqda, amoZravda, didi meufis am martiv Zaxils gaxarebuli ismenda, `stvens, stvens, xom gesmiT,~ iRimeboda, oRond im mcire RimiliT, roca kbilebi ara Cans xolme, da isev SekrTa _ wvrili xmiT kaskasebda silvia _ es ra Tqvi, ra Tqvi, Sen ra giTxari... da konCetinam tulios TavSi xumrobiT rom wamoartya xeli, isev moibuza ana-maria, gaocebuli, Tvals aridebda. fanti moTxoves. uaris Tqma veRar gabeda, wamowiTlda da mimoixeda, mgzavrs, domenikos tkivili RrRnida... rogor uyvarda! erTad-erTxel xelisgulis dadeba Tavze, da tuCebSi ki ara _ Tlil Sublze kocna... anda, TvalebSi didxans yureba, WroRa gugebis Tvaliereba _ TviT did qals, terezas, Tavian-fexebiana sjobda _ mxolod TvalebSi rom Caexeda... hoii, cxeloda, da Txel majaze sustad mfeTqavi, mkrTali cisferi ZarRvi rom daunaxa, wamodga da ram aiZula, rogor gabeda _ fexT gaixada, Sarvali muxlamde daikapiwa, da miwis sigrile rom ecotava, koWebamde Sevida mdinareSi. mRvrie mdinare iyo, sadRac Sors, mTaSi danawvimari, da gril alerss grnobda, da mTeli tanic, mTeli sxeuli alerss iTxovda da, haeri rom damZimda, autaneli rom gaxda sicxe, suli SeexuTa, da gaocebuli moseirneebisken arc miuxedavs, perangi ise gadaiZro, zurgs ukan moisrola da uceb gadaxta, mdinareSi moadina zRarTani, `ah, gaviwuwe,~ _ SesZaxa konCetinam, sxvebi isev dabneulebi Sescqerodnen. domeniko pirqve gawoliliyo mdinareze da xel-fexs Ronivrad urtyamda wyals. irgvliv Sxefebi cvioda, domenikos irgvliv TiTqos wyali duRda, xandaxan romelime avardnil wveTSi pawia cisartyela gaielvebda da pirdaRebuli moseirneni kvlav Sescqerodnen, wyals rogor urtyamda xel-fexs domeniko, gamwarebuli, mdinares scemda, magram mdinares galaxulisa ra etyoboda, nela miagorebda amRvreul zvirTebs da domenikom, ganrisxebulma, misi oriod ylupic

igema da guls moefona, CayvinTa kidec, Tvalgaxelilma, da daklaknili raRac xazebi yviTlad, moruxod auWrelda da amotivtivda, napirisaken gamocurda da xaoian Slamze rom dadga fexi, wamwamebSi Cagubebulma wveTebma yovelive gaabundovana, saxeze Camoisva xeli da nela, mZimed gamovida mdinaridan, wurwuriT Camosdioda wyali. Zalian cxeloda, is ki, gagrilebuli, ise velurad darwyulebuli, uxerxulad Sescqeroda moseirneebs, ase rom gaakvirva. mere ki, ana-marias saxeze raRacnairi saTno simSvide da Rimismagvari amoikiTxa da gulianad gaicina. yvelas uRimoda da, rac unda yofiliyo, sasiamovno gaxldaT am gagrilebuli, TaviT-fexamde sveli ymawvilis yureba, wels zemoT SiSvels, TeTr, gluv sxeulze wveTebi ucimcimebda, nikapi mzisken gaeSvira da maRal yelze jiutad ufeTqavda cisferi ZarRvi. gaxarebuli, Ronivrad sunTqavda da TviT saocrad sworad Camosxmuli silviac ki SuriT Sescqeroda mis wvivebsa da grZel fexis TiTebs. _ perangi moixureT, ymawvilo, sifrTxile janmrTelobis sawindariao Tavdapirveli. _ ra gaaciebs, soflelia. tuliom brZana. Subli ofliT dascvaroda da agdebulad naTqvami rom Seerbilebina, TiTqos siyvaruliT gauRima domenikos. imanac, ra Tqma unda, Rimili daubruna. perangi Caicva, zurgze laqebma gamoJona, Sarvals Ronivrad Caayola xelisgulebi, wyali Cawura. gaimarTa da Secba _ madlobeli umzerda qali. _ da... amis patronma... amis patronma ra qnas? _ gamomwvevad ikiTxa silviam da mis kalTaSi TavCargul tulios odnav ahkra muxli. ana-marias fanti iyo, moSavo kenWi. _ magis patroni... ee... magis patroni... ho _ domenikosTan erTad, wavides da fiCxi moagrovos, _ da Tavi gaimarTla, _ bolos da bolos, xom unda Seiwvas xorci, visi fantia, Seni, kumeo? _ ara, kaco. Cemi Saqaryinuli iyo da kenWs ra SemaWmevs. _ aba ra, aba ra, xom gagitexavs mag kbilebs, cuncul. _ aba, visia? TvalTmaqcic gaxldaT lxinis ymawvili. fiCxs agrovebdnen. `Tqven ara, Tqven nu...~ _ uTxra. Soridan xandaxan sicili ismoda, gabmulad Wixvinebda kumeo, `raRa es sityvebi vuTxari pirvelad, _ gaifiqra domenikom, _ `Tqven ara, Tqven nu...~ ana-maria frTxilad hkrefda Semxmar totebs, erTad awyobda. aseT mcire muSaobasac ki SeuCvevels, loyebi wiTlad uRuoda, domenikos ki, jerac SeumSrals, msubuqad aJrialebda, ra unda eTqva... sityvebs eZebda, ar vuTxra? vuTxra? ra unda eTqva, arc ki icoda, TviTon verafers moaxerxebda, Svela undoda, sad ipovida WalaSi mSvelels... _ dagcxaT? _ cotaTi... _ axlave moval. Tavis mdinaresTan miirbina, xelebi Cayo, mere peSvi SeaerTa da frTxilad amoiRo wyali. frTxiladve gaeSura qalisaken, dauflebuli mdinaridan mcire wili, oriod peSvi wyali gauwoda da uTxra _ `Tuki inebebT... gagrildiT cota...~ ana-maria uyurebda, aseTi cqera warmoudgenlad gulubryviloebma ician mxolod da domenikos ise SeekumSa guli, is ki ara da, gorgalic gaeCxira yelSi, rogor uyvarda... qalma ki Tavadac SeaerTa xelisgulebi, domenikom bolo wveTamde CauRvara peSvebSi wyali da ana-mariam saxe gaigrila _ Subli, Rawvebi...

yelzec moisva. TvaldaxuWuli, mzis gulze dadga, mzes SeuSvira saxe da isev im mkrTali, mcire RimiliT, Tavgadaweuli, TvaldaxuWuli, mzes usmenda Tu raRac amgvari... axla unda eTqva, axlave unda eTqva, magram ra, ra _ mSvelels uxmobda areuli mgzavri, visTvis eTxova gunebaSi, tuliosaTvis? ah, ara, ara, TvalTmaqci iyo, duiliosTvis? ara, ar surda daTafluli da gapranWuli sityvebis frqveva, aleqsandrosTvis? yurs vin ugdebda, ciliosTvis? fuh, yalbi gaxldaT, kume... ah, ara, ara... Tavgadaweuli idga qali, agrilebul saxes mzeze iSrobda da, TvalebdaxuWuls domenikom mcire, Zlivs SesamCnevi Worfli SeamCnia, sul odnav rom dahyroda Rawvebze, da Tumca dedakaci ki ar uyvarda am saTuT qalSi, aramed sul sxva, amouxsneli da gamoucnobi, amaRlebuli, Worflis danaxvaze ki mainc gaifiqra: `albaT swored am feris kertebi gaqvs, ana-maria~, mxolod gaifiqra, magram SemkrTalma qalma maSinve gaaxila Tvali, SiSiT Seacqerda, cotac, cotac da yvelaferi daiRupeboda, ise uyurebda; ra unda eTqva, mSvelels uxmobda, egeb koWli yma? bavSvobaSi tans hbanda xolme da erTxel Tavze akoca... ara, sxva, kidev sxva... viRaca iyo... viRacas uyvarda! gvegve? ah, ara, ara... da raRac ucnaurs mimxvdari, grZnobda, araferi rom ar eTqva, ar SeiZleboda da axla, WalaSi, TvalTmaqcurad damartoxelebulisaTvis, rom eTqva, esec ar iqneboda da gaaxsenda _ mama, ho, mama!.. miSvele, mama, mamav, miSvele... da qalic grZnobda, raRac rom unda eTqva domenikos, da imasac grZnobda, martokasaTvis rom eTqva, Seuracxyofda, is ki, is, mgzavri, ixveweboda: `miSvele, mama, mamav, miSvele~, da saswauli moxda: `tulio, tulio, _ aRrialda domeniko, _ Cqara, aqeTken, Seenc, duilioo, senior jovanii, kumeo, konCetina, biZia aleqsandro, silviaa, vinsente, yvelani modiT, Cqaara, modiT~ da aqoSinebuli tulio pirveli moiWra, mere _ cilio, aleqsandro. yvela Segrovda, gvelma xom ar ukbina, SeSfoTda mogvianebiT mosuli konCetina, domenikom ki ana-mariasTan CaiCoqa, fexebze Semoxvia xeli, loya miado muxlze da daiyvira: _ es qali miyvars! ana-mariam mxarze daado xeli, wamoayena, TvalebSi uyura, uyura, da gasusul mgzavrs, domenikos, loyaze akoca uceb... ubralod moxda. Tavi IV zafxulis TamaSebi _ rodis davniSnoT, _ Tqva duiliom da mimoixeda, _ ah, xval xom ara? aminds kargi piri uCans, zafxulis TamaSebis Casatareblad... kargi ra, ugo. mWevrmetyvelebiT gatacebuls, axalgazrda giJi xis daniT utrialebda da eubneboda: `wiTeli sisxli, mwvane balaxze...~ duilio ki sazogadoebasTan zafxulis TamaSebis daniSvnaze bWobda: _ vgoneb, zeg ajobebs, yvelgan unda gaismas qaliSvilTa kiskisi da WabukTa Rimili. _ zeg iyos, senior, _ warmoTqva sayeloSebneulma vinsentem, _ diaxac rom. _ sxeulis gakaJeba-ganviTareba gonebas Seuferxebliv awvdis axalaxal sasicocxlo Zalebs, _ aRniSna duiliom, rogoric iyo _ xolo es _ diaRac rom kargia. uh, ra qorwili iyo? _ aba?! _ maS! _ ra Rvino, ra goWi!.. Tevzi xuravda. _ is kaci raRa iqna...

_ vina, ukbilo? sadRac wavida. _ saad, sxva qalaqSi? _ ra vici, sadRac gadaixvewa. _ da sul martoebi datova, ara, aguris saxlSi? rad ar Rebaven, netavi... axla ki namdvilad gaavardisfereben _ domenikos fulebi aqvs bevri... _ ara, fulze araa... fuli qalis mamasac hqonda, magram ar Rebavdnen. _ magaTi gemovneba momca da, _ ixumra tuliom, _ Camomkida xeze. _ ise, kargi gaZleba misca, _ gaicina antoniom, _ sul dakvraa, dakvraa... _ axla mainc SeeSlebaT dakvraSi xeli _ mogexsenebaT, axali qmari... _ Sig yelSi Cagcem, duilio, Suagul yelSi, ai, ylapvisas rom agidCagidis, iq, swored iiq,_ambobda ugo da TvalebSi isev is Zveli binadarni _ mwvane Tevzebi eklakneboda, _ ilaparake mere... yelgadaxsnilma, wiTlad gulispirSeRebilma, sakuTari sisxliT... _ kargi ra, ugo, kargi, dawynardi, _ urCia duiliom, _ aRar mogbezrda? _ ise ki, ra azri aqvs zafxulis TamaSebs, _ odnav moiwyina ciliom, _ juzepe mainc yvelas gvajobebs. _ ara, ara, cilio _ Tuki goneba nayofier muSaobas gaswevs, yovelTvis SeiZleba maxvilgonivruli gamosavlis povna da ahaT, inebeT _ modiT, juzepes gamarjvebebs nu CavTvliT xolme. _ xom dagvamtvria! _ ara, CvenTvis, Cum-Cumad, saidumlod... _ Seni ojaxi aSenda, duilio... _ kaci ki ara, tvinia carieli... _ Wkuaa, Wkua... _ swored mag TavSi, Wkvian TavSi CagiSveb danas, _ CurCulebda ugo, gamwarebuli, cecxlmodebuli, _ orive xeliT CavbRujav danas, da ai, maSin didi tkiviliT yovelive gaginaTdeba... _ raa bolos da bolos! gaaCereT es bavSvi! ar waiRo tvinii, uh! _ is domeniko mainc gamoCndebodes... _ rad ginda... _ es gaipareba maSinve. imis danaxvaze... _ imis danaxvaze ho, marTla, eSinia. _ ratom?.. _ ra vici, ratom... erideba da... ana-marias did, farTo sawolze mokuntuli eZina. zafxuli idga lamazqalaqSi, siTbo Semodioda Ria fanjridan, ana-marias Txeli zewari gadaefarebina da ori TeTri talRa gadasdioda _ TeZosTan da mxarTan. rogor icvleboda ZilSi _ sadRac Sors, Soors, gadakargulSi wasuli, dakvriT daRlili da gatanjuli, ZilSi ise ucnaurad, daujereblad icvleboda _ arxeindeboda TiTqos... ususuri manamde qali, Soreuli xmebis es saTno mona, miiZinebda Tu ara, SvebiT Rvivdeboda TiTqos da udardeli, bednieri Rimilic ki aubJutdeboda saxeze, da domenikos eWvi RrRnida _ viRac sxvas, sul sxvas uRimoda imisi coli... orni cxovrobdnen aguris momcro, ubralo saxlSi, da mainc, yvelgan, yovelTvis trialebda viRac sxva, sul sxva... roca ukravda, im sxvasTan iyo, Tu ar ukravda, im sxvasTan surda... axla eZina da mkrTalad iRimeboda sadRac Sors, rbilad moxetiale sizmris iisfer sardafebSi... lamazi iyo. Svlis Tvalebi hqonda, Svlisave mzera... naqorwilevs, meore diliT, roca damorcxvebul qalSi kuTvnili axlobloba moiZia da

gamamxnevebeli RimiliT Sexeda TvalebSi, SekrTa _ mainc sxvisa iyo masTan pirvelad RamenaTevi qali, suuul sxvisa... airia da, gabrazebulma, Sublze akoca, iman ki Sexeda, wamiT daubrunda, gauRima da isev wavida, isev ganerida im sxvasTan, sxvasTan... sxvisken wavida! axla eZina, xelisgulze loyadadebuls, iRimeboda... _ an beWebSua, duilio, beWebSi Cagcem, guli zurgidan ufro axloa... _ ra ici, biWo, Sen! _ gaikvirva duiliom da naTqvami saswrafod gamoaswora, _ ra icis am Wabukma esoden saguldagulo ambebi... _ fSt! _ gSurs, aleqsandro? gSurs, ara, ase guldasmiT rom vlaparakob? da imitomac mawyvetineb, es Cemi sityvieri warmatebani ki erTis mxriv imanac ganapiroba, rom... _ fSt! _ gamiSviT, movklav! fStebze gadavida, sanamde mivida, gamiSviT male, axlave avkuwav milanuri xanjliT... sul nawil-nawil! _ gagiJdi, duilio? _ xeli miido mkerdze mamida ariadnam, _ ra ugosaviT laparakob Sen... sacodaoba iyo, rogor amzadebda sadils... xaxvs rogor Wrida, Tvalebi rogor ecremleboda... mwvanilis did konaSi amaod daeZebda rehans, umweo, mfrTxali, damnaSavesaviT miaCerdeboda domenikos da isic maSinve, kalaTiT xelSi, arturos duqnisken garboda... da, mibrunebuli, Secba _ qali ukravda, grZneuli qali, TaviT-fexamde _ sxvisi da Tavad meufes dedoflad hyavda; ra ar uboZa: zRva, bnelSi avad aqafebuli, sisxami dilis haeri, wminda, yvela frinvelis Tamami suli, rac mTavaria, maradiuli saidumloebanic uwyaloba da ucxo, Soreuli, burusiT mosili qali, qali, _ mbrZanebeli, am damjer, gaxednil, daokebul, TavaSvebul xmaTa mbrZanebeli, qali ukravda, mere _ ra qali, im Tavis ucxo qveyanaSi ra gabedulad daabijebda, frena icoda, yovlisSemZlem da miuwvdomelma, icoda glovac, miwaze forTxva da uceb _ maRla, sul maRla, maRla da ubir qveyanas ise zemodan dascqeroda, RrublebiRa Tu SeuSlida xels, mTa, daTovlili, da sixaruli swored mTasaviT vardeboda, Suagul zRvaSi... da axla wylis mTa amoizrdeboda maRla, didebulad mrisxane, Ronivrad aizideboda, uzarmazari yvavili adioda cisken, es _ qali iyo, ra Zala hqonda imis naz TiTebs, mbzinav klaviSebs Wangebs asobda, frTagaSlili svaviviT kortnida simebs. simebsve qamanCas SoltiviT scemda, nuTu is iyo, umweo qali, da, saocrebav, ise uecrad, ise erTbaSad ganazdeboda, balRi fSvinavda axla oTaxSi, ucodveli, wminda... bavSvi darboda maRal balaxSi, da yvelaferze metad baci xma _ TiTqos balaxi imarTeboda... Semcivnebuli, mzis gulze iwva, izmoreboda, oo, siTbo, siTbo, mze moyvaruli... wyali, haeri _ bedniereba... balaxis mWaxe, umanko suli, Wa _ avsebuli, pirTamde savse, zedapirze ki _ is Zveli mTvare, ise nacnobi, mTvare, is Zveli... didi, gorozi gamoqvabuli, sip qvebs mimwydari nabijebis xma, da dRisiT, mzisiT, viwro wyvdiadSi mucelze xoxva, calTvala SiSi, dabadebamde, da uilajod qviTinebs viRac, Cvens gulgril mxarze Tavmidebuli. is ki, jiuti, gautexeli, sadRac Sorsaa, erTgulad icdis, vin is, romeli, sadauria, ramdeni deda arsebobs qveynad, is isev tiris, da mze, sinaTle, bedniereba _ haeri, wyali, fiWvebi tyeSi, kargia, ara? _ u, ra kargia, marTla kargia, da zanti Tvlema, cotac macaleT, es wyalobaa, vrceli da nazi _ pawia, bavSvis fexisguliviT, xmaa yoveli, Rimilic _ xmaa, qali ukravda, lamazi qali _ TxemiT-terfamde _ sxvisi, sul sxvisa, da, kidev kargi,

dabneuli mgzavri mis zurgs rom xedavda mxolod, Cven ki, Cven _ me da Tqven _ ese igi, lamaz-qalaqSi salaxanebad wodebulma orma mawanwalam, xom viciT, viciT, vis Sescqeroda TvaldaxuWuli, grZneulTiTeba qali, vis uRimoda, ah, Cven xom viciT, domenikom ki, gabrazebulma, kalaTi moisrola da yru xmaurze ana-mariam SemkrTalma gamoixeda, gaocebuli Seacqerda da Zirs, iatakze, Soreul kuTxesTan Zlivas migorda didi wiTeli, wvniani, ubralo vaSli... _ axla, rodesac zafxulis TamaSebis moaxloebulma sunTqvamac ki ganvlo da swored am dRes _ dasawyisia, msurs SegaxsenoT is didi moRvaweoba, zafxulis TamaSebs rom kvaldakval misdevs, _ wamoiwyo borcvze Semdgarma duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ da ra, Tu ar zafxulis TamaSebi, gonebas Seuferxebliv awvdis axal-axal sasicocxlo Zalebs. gaimarjvebs is, vinc daZabuli da mizandasaxuli varjiSiT sicocxle STabera Tavis kunT-mklavebs. diaxaac, rom asea mudam es. jer sirbilSi gaejibreT erTmaneTs, Cemo gonivrebo, aqedan unda gaiqceT aii, im xesTan, xeli daartyaT, SemourbinoT da isev dabrundeT, gasagebia? SekiTxvebi Tu aris... _ SeiZleba? _ brZaneT. _ senior duilio, xes marjvnidan SemovurbinoT Tu marcxnidan? _ sulerTia. Tumca, ara, marcxnidan SemourbineT. kidev Tu aris SekiTxvebi... _ romeli xeli davartyaT xes... _ xeli? xeli _ marjvena. kidev Tu aris SekiTxvebi... _ aris. Sen Tu kai kaci xar, Seni Svili ras daZrwis wamdauwum kamoraSi? _ SeekiTxa aleqsandro. _ ra SuaSia! ra SuaSiaa-meTqi!! _ iyvira duiliom, _ jer es eg erTi, bavSobis amxanagebi hyavs iq, es ki metad saTuTi, keTilSobiluri grZnobaa, rac didad uwyobs xels adamianebis urTierTobis gakeTilSobilebas, rac... es _ erTi. da meorec es eg erTi... _ gaCe-gaCe... _ Seawyvetina aleqsandroS, _ fSt! rogor uyvarda... Soridan Tu mohkravda Tvals, maSinve SeeZlo mofereboda, Soridanve Tavze gadaesva xeli, da misi savali gzac xelisgulebiT gaesufTava _ siyvaruls grZeli, rbili xelebi hqonda. _ Sen... da xom ar gyavs, ana-maria? _ ara. _ sul ar gyolia? _ ara. erTi var. _ marTla erTi xar, _ gauRimebda, _ ucnauria... sadRac, rodesRac... _ ra... _ Semxvedrixar TiTqos... dafiqrebuli iRimeboda. yvelaze didi silamaze _ amaRlebuli ubraloeba... sadRac enaxa... _ iqneb bavSvobaSi sadme wagiyvanes... _ sad... _ soflad. _ Tqvenken arasdros... da Sen xom ar Camouyvanixar qalaqSi mamas? _ ara, Zalian Sors varT, _ da gaocebuli eubneboda, _ miyvarxar rogoor... iRimeboda, siamovnebda. iqve, mis gverdiT dajdeboda xolme domeniko, da ucxo siyvarulisagan dabuJebuli TiTebiT uvarcxnida Tmas,

safeTqelTan Camocurebul zvirTs Seusworebda, xels Semoxvevda mxarze, loyaze kocnida. gaitruneboda xolme areuli qali... _ oo, juzepem gaimarjva, juzepem _ aRniSna duiliom da vinsentes Tvali Caukra, _ pirveli jildo juzepinos ekuTvnis _ bravissimo, bravo... iseve, rogorc sirbilSi, sigrZeze xtomaSic diaxac rom SesaSuri Sedegi aCvena _ swored ormocdacxra goji. magram, roca ukravda... dilaadrian esmoda xmebi _ meufis ena da ZilRviZilSi bednierebiT ivseboda, magram uecrad fxizldeboda da, ganrisxebuls, eWvebi RrRnida _ vin iyo mainc es abezari, ana-marias utyvi mbrZanebeli, es sxva _ mesame, ana-marias qmarze metad rom uyvarda, suls rom erCia... da im oTaxSi rom Sedioda, ana-maria maSinve Sewyvetda xolme dakvras da damnaSavesaviT, waswrebuliviT, Tavs dabla xrida... da domenikoc, Sewuxebuli, sulo codvilo, loyaze SemoaWdobda, TiTebs, Tavs gadauwevda, TvalebSi Caxedavda, mzeras aridebda qali, domeniko ki magrad, magrad Semoxvevda xelebs da Caikravda gulSi, TvalebSi hkocnida, gorgali ebjineboda yelSi, suli stkioda... TvaldaxuWuli hkocnida yelze da grZnobda, rogor Tbeboda momlodine, madlieri qali, ise madlieri, gaamayebul mgzavrs cremlmoreuli Tvalebis danaxva moundeboda da, rom Sexedavda, _ ah, sxvisi iyo, mainc suul sxvisi... sxvas ekuTvnoda! da, quCad gasuls, gamarjvebuli meufis mainc sevdiani xmebi esmoda... _ am saxeobebSic aRiarebulma juzepem gaimarjva, baraqala mas! Sen ra mogivida, dino, rad ara styorcne? _ kuWi mtkiva da... senior duilio. _ ra gtkiva? _ dainteresda juzepe. _ kuWi. _ didi xania? _ aris ager... ori Tve. _ da aRar varjiSob? _ vvarjiSob ki ara, Zlivs vdgavar fexze. da aq juzepes kargad gaaxsenda, dinos oTxjer rom hyavda galaxuli. mainc daazusta: _ namdvilad gtkiva? _ uh... wyals ver vsvam CemiT, _ Zlivas axeda mokuntulma, mucelze xelisgulmixutebulma dinom. _ mere da, Sen rogor gamibede im dRes, a? duqanSi, a! _ kargi ra, juzepe, _ sacodavad awripinda dino, _ roca janmrTelad viyavi, maSin unda gadagexadaT, aba axla rom gamlaxoT, dasustebuli, ra vaJkacobaa. _ ra da, xom vajobe yvelas sirbilSi, xtomaSi... simZimeebis awevaSi, ee... ee, tyorcnebSi, ee... _ ki, magram... _ vinaa Seni magram... lawiraki! da aq juzepem mZleTamZle mklavi mouqnia. magram Waxani maSinve ar gaisma. Waxani gaisma mxolod mas Semdeg, roca dinom dartyma koxtad aicdina da mokled gaiqnia xeli. mere ki piraRma gaSxlarTul juzepes daxeda da mxiarulad Tqva: _ motyuvda, ai, kuWi ara, muWi... magram imisTvis ara scxelodaT: _ ariqaT, wyali... uSveleT, wyali... jer Cveulebrivi wyali apkures, mere vardisferi wyali moarbenines, mere _ wiTeli, sul bolos _ mwvane, mere kumeo gagzavnes yviTel

wyalze, magram iman gzaSi dalia da qafqafac ki scades, veraferma uSvela, da arturom damajereblad Tqva: ,,mimiSviT, me vici magis wamali. mimiSviT.~ da loyaze mouTaTuna xeli. juzepemac maSinve sTxliSa. sanam arturos moasulierebdnen da daaSvidebdnen norC janjakomos, jiqur moWrils yviriliT: `marCenalo, mami~, dino Tavs daadga miwaze briyvulad wamomjdar goliaTs da hkiTxa: _ sirbilSi vin gaimarjva? _ me, senior, _ morcxvad miugo juzepinom. _ simZimeebis awevaSi? _ me, senior dino. _ da xtoma-tyorcnebSi? _ me. _ magram Cxubi simZimeebis aweva, xtoma da tyorcna ar aris, juzepe, da Sen warmoidgine, krivic ki araa Cxubi, _ uTxra dinom da TvalTmaqcurad gauRima, _ Cxubi sul sxva ramea, Cito. _ vici... _ ici, aba ra... _ raRa axla mogindaT Cxubi da aliaqoTi, am ucxo xalxSi, mogveWra Tavi, SegircxvaT Tavi. _ vin ucxo xalxia... _ ori mogzauria, qarTvelebi. _ sadaurebi? _ aris aseTi xalxi... magaTi ena mainc vicode. didi bodiSi, qarTvelebo, magram Cveni qalaqi Tu mogwonT, aa? pirvelma qarTvelma veraferi gaigo, mxrebi aiCeCa, meores miubrunda: _ Mi sembro che offronoi appartamenti1. da meore qarTvelmac dasZina: _ Vale a dire avaveno i grandi temperamenti2. _ vinaa es xalxi, _ dainteresda mosulierebuli arturo. _ mogzaurebia, raRac-raRaceebs ixataven gzaSi. _ ise, saxiT ki gvgvanan Cven. _ yvelani adamis Svilebi ar varT? _ netavi CvensaviT mdidari ena Tu aqvT, _ dainteresda aleqsandro, _ ai, Tundac Cveni sityva aviRoT _ kocna... ramdennairad gamoiTqmeba... da mogzaurebs miubrunda, _ kocna _ qarTvello... rogor gamoiTqmeba, qarTvello, _ da haers akoca. _ Beh che vogliono... _ gaioca pirvelma qarTvelma, _ Mi chiano Hainrich, mio amico-Dragomiro3. _ orad ori Sesatyvisi hqoniaT, _ daazusta aleqsandrom, _Cven ki, hee, ramdeni... _ ramdeni mainc... _ SeekiTxa duilio. _ ramdeni da, ra vici, ramdennairad aRar gamoiTqmeba _ akoca, eambora, emTxvia, bage bages daaweba... bageze daewafa... mtlaSamtluSi... daloSna... CarpoStna... _kuWis wveni amouRo, _ SeeSvela kumeo. _fuh... qalis Wkua ra vTqvi, _ SeiWmuxna aleqsandro. Txeli zewari efara mxolod... Tma CamoSloda ana-marias, kedlisken eqcia piri, eZina. Tavs dasdgomoda domeniko, gatrunuli Sescqeroda ulamazes talRas, talRisave TmiT rom mTavrdeboda. Ria fanjridan dilis sigrile Semodioda, zewari nikapqveS amoekeca qals. im Tmis qveS, albaT, mkrTalad iRimeboda. da areul mgzavrs imisi saxis danaxva

surda, magram es unazesi, haerovani simZimiT CamoSlili Tma rom gadaewia, maSinve gaiRviZebda qali _ iseTi frTxili Zili icoda, gaRviZebuli ki, kidev ufro sxvisi gaxdebod, da domenikom mimoixeda... erTianad aiwura, fanjarasTan frTxilad fexiswverebze Semdgari mivida, magrad Caraza. mere karisken gaeSura, isev sunTqvaSekruli, frTxilad gaaRo, ezoSi gavida. momcro fardulSi xmeli totebi amoarCia, xelebze dailaga, Cvili bavSviviT Seitana oTaxSi SeSa. buxarTan CaiCoqa, koxtad Seawyo, cecxli daanTo, frTxilad uberavda suls. fiCxis tkacunze guli ekumSeboda, SiSiT gaxedavda qals, imas ki isev eZina, da siTbo rom datrialda, simxurvale autaneli rom Seiqna, isev qalTan aituza domeniko... ana-maria SeiSmuSna, mZinarem zewridan xeli amoaZvrina, Tma gadaiwia saxidan, zeda tuCi ofliT dascvaroda. xelebi ukan, TavszemoT gadaagdo, daWimul iRlias mkvrivi borcvis kalTac ahyva; gulaRma iwva axla qali da am Sua zafxulSi lamaz-qalaqis erTaderT buxarSi cecxli gizgizebda, rogor cxeloda, da ana-mariam zewari domenikos ferxTiT, iatakze gadmoagdo. SiSveli iyo da, sicxisagan gabezrebulma, ZilSi Rrmad, mZimed amoikvnesa. gverdze gadaegdo Tavi, domenikosken, is ki mojadoebuli dascqeroda umweo qalis Ronier sxeuls, ana-maria, Tavisufali da udardeli, Tavs zemoT xelebgadagdebuli, mkrTalad iRimeboda TiTqos, mainc ra ferisa iyo, rogori rbili xazebi hqonda, da am sicxeSi gaRvivebuli misi sxeuli, odnav, sul odnav, bacad savse, ris marmarilo _ Tavad sxeuli da domenikom muxlT moiyara, daCoqili mZinare qalis winaSe, im saluq sxeuls dascqeroda... da, rogooc mosaRamovebuls, cis daJinebuli Tvalierebisas mkTalad, bundovnad gaikiafebs usaxelo varskvlavi. mxolod aseTi daJinebuli mzeris Semdeg qalis sxeulze domeniko xedavda mkrTalad cisfer ZarRvebs, cisferic ar eTqmoda, moCvenebas hgavda, mxolod yelTan mouCanda odnav mkafiod. sisxli brunavda natif sxeulSi, uxv sxeuls viwro mdinare rwyavda, ise erTgulad, ise Tanabrad, da majazedac mkafiod ufeTqavda, qvaze gadavlil nakaduliviT, da domeniko, gamoucdeli, mgzavri, ise madlieri iyo im yvelaze Cveulebriv, yvelaze ucnauri Zalisa, sicocxle rom erqva _ sisxls rac abrunebda, haers rac awvdida mSvidad asunTqebul sxeuls, rac aRamebda da aTenebda, da es mainc ra iyo _ tani da saxe, xelebi, fexi... da ori borcvi, ah, ra simaRle, da domeniko, gaxarebuli, im cisfer ZarRvs daewafa, yelTan rom aCnda qals, da imanac ZilSive icno, xelebi moxvia, Tvali gaaxila, da axla TvaldaxuWuli domeniko hkocnida da mkerdze adebda yurs, gaxarebuli, guliscemas usmenda da tuCebSi rom hkocnida, sixarulad elamuneboda loyaze ana-marias sunTqva _ cocxali iyo, ki, ki, cocxali, da xelisgulze misi weli edo, amozneqili, nazi... TvaldaxuWuli hkocnida isev, da gluv mxrebs tuCiT efereboda, mere sxeulze isev daxeda, muxlze akoca da im ucnauri xumrobiT gulmocemulma, TvalebSi RimiliT Caxeda da gaSra _ mainc sxvisa iyo... _ Cemi dedas erTi qaliSvili yvanda, imas kiden biWi yvanda, mokled rom vTqvaT, diSvili myvanda, _ Tqva kacma, romelic gramatikas diaxac rom kargad ver flobda, _ hodaa, colis moyvana daagviana, ar moyavs coli, ukve ulvaSi qonda, wveri qonda, erTi, meore, yvelaferi qonda, mouyvaneT colii. es biWi cota xerxemali gaRunuli qonda roca coli ara qonda, da roca coli ukve qonda, xerxemali mainc gaRunuli qonda. hoda, es coli qorwilze veraferi SeamCnia; erTi dRe gavida, veraferi SeamCnia, xuTi dRe, aTi dRe, aTi kvira gavida, veraferi SeamCnia, Zalian

kargi biWi iyo, TveSi xuTi-eqvsi drahkani gamodioda. hoda, erTxel banaobs ra, imaSi, ai... ai, imaSi, ai... vah, kasrs ra qvian. _ kasri hqvia... _ ho? va... hoda, banaobs erTxel es biWi kasrSi, da es qali ukanidan Sexeda da Trax! _ xedams, xerxemali gaRunulia, vah, ufro karqa Saxeda, xedams, mainc gaRunulia da erTi fexi rom iq dakra, pirdapir CemTan movida, da zed Sig pirSi meubneba, raT gamirige, es ra qeni, ratom qeni, xerxemali gaRunuli hqonia da ise SemomapareT, ratom aqamde ar meubnebodi, es xomo... ai, xomo... vah, hodaa... TvalTmaqcobas ra qvian? _ TvalTmaqcoba hqvia... _ho? va... hoda, ambobs, es TvalTmaqcoba raTa qeni, risTvis qeni, mokled es qali iqiT gaiwia, ara, iqiT ki ar gaiwia, piriqiT aqeT gaiwia, me vicdi, vicdi, egeb TavisiT Sarigdnen-meTqi, axalgazrdebi arian-meTqi, jer araferi vambob, vicdi, ara rigdebian, raRa, vicdi, brazianoben, xo ici axalgazrdebis ambavi, vicdi. hoda... angarebas ra qvian? _ angareba hqvia... _hoda, me aviRe, pirdapir mivedi im qalTan, veubnebi _ ra aqs dasawuni Cemi dedas Svili da kidev imisic Svili, Cemi diSvili raRa-meTqi, sayvarelo Svilo-meTqi, qali xom ar aris, magisi silamazes rom dasdevmeTqi, mSvenieri moyvaruli qmaria-meTqi, smiTac bevri ara svams-meTqi, aba, loTi Sagxvedroda-meTqi, TveSi Svidi-rva drahkani gamosdis-meTqi da sxva ra ginda-meTqi. hodaa, am qalsa me es yvelaferi rom meTqi, isev SauyvardaT erTmaneTi, maS?! mTavaria, drozed uTxra adamians yvelaferi. _ eh, vasko namdvili mamakaci iyo, _ amoioxra mamida ariadnam, _ xerxemalic swori hqonda da yvelaferi. aguris momcro, ubralo saxlis mTavar oTaxSi fexis wverebze Semdgari, frTxilad daiareboda. swored is oTaxi iyo, sakravebiT savse. ramdeni iyo mainc, ramdennairi... ana-maria sadRac wavida, wvrilman sasyidlebze, momavali vaWrobiT winaswar dabneuli. ra vaWroba eTqmoda _ rasac etyodnen, imas ixdida, oRond erTimeorisagan ver arCevda groSsa da drahkans... da dromoxelTebuli domeniko im sakravebSi Tavisi maRali mtris, meufis gatrunul suls jiuti mzeriT daeZebda. am dRisiT, mzisiT, fanjrebze darabaafarebul oTaxSi faTuriT daeZebda da ver poulobda; ise ki, grZnobda, suyvelgan iyo musika, mefe, siamayenarevi idumalebiT gasusuli... xeli Seaxo sibneleSi sakravebs da aforiaqda, suli gaekawra _ raRaca igrZno, raRac moesma TiTqos, Soreuli... budidan frTxilad amoiRo simebiani, grZelkisera, ucxouri ram nivTi da yurze miido. raRac ismoda, rCeulTaTvis misawvdomi mxolod, vera xvdeboda, verafriT Caswvda da, rogorc iqna, gabeda da wvril sims frTxilad gamohkra TiTi... da simmac mokled gaiJRriala, es ubiri xmac meufis iyo, oRond mxolod misi ferxTa mtveri... ana-mariasaTvis boZebuli xmebi ki Tavad meufis vrceli sulis bgerebi gaxldaT, anamaria _ rCeuli iyo, maRali dedofali, da domeniko, imisi qmrobiT gulmocemuli, mxolod im ferxTa mtveriTac ki wamiT bednieri, aguris saxlis mTavar oTaxSi, im sibneleSi, yovel saunjes tlanqad sinjavda... _ Zvel romaelTagan bevri ram unda viswavloT, _ aRniSna duiliom, rogoric iyo, _ Cveni naTeli goneba da mizanswrafvebi erTad, es beRelia, saxelovan kamorelTa... ee, saxelovan lamaz-qalaqelTa dasapurebeli. (aq aleqsandrom Caaxvela) da amitomacaa igi CvenTvis esoden Zvirfasi, xolo Cveni piraduli beRelis garda, sibrZnis pureuli Zvel romaelTa Tvaluwvdeneli beRlidanac unda amovxapoT.

_ riT amovxapoT, mag Seni qudiT? _ hkiTxa aleqsandrom. magram duilios ratomRac ara swyenia, piriqiT, gaxarebulma miugo: _ Tundac, ho, Tundac, Cemo aleqsandro... _ gviambeT, raa, gviambeT, raa, raime Zvel romaelTa cxovrebidan, _ Seevedra duilios mamida ariadna da imas senior julioc darbaislurad ahyva: _ brZaneT, Cven gismenT. _ erT Zvel romaels mimino hyavda, frTagaSlili, _ egreve daiwyo duiliom, _ saxels ara aqvs mniSvneloba... _ miminos saxels? _ ara, Zveli romaelisas. es uxucesi didad Sromobda miminos movlis saqmeSi da miminos swrafad frenis saqmeSic mniSvnelovani wvlili Seitana manve. Zalian uyvarda koxta, patara mimino, rogorc arwivi, ise, mimino mswrafl iWerda misTvis mwyerebs, momcro kurdRlebs, kakbebs, da kidev aTasgvar sursaT-sanovages, xolo, roca mimino siberis gamo veRar iWerda mavneblebs, Zvelma romaelma gaifiqra: `raSi margia? amis movla ar ginda?~ da, dasustebuls, yoveldRiuri sakenki dauniSna, Tanac, sxva miminoebs rom gaegoT misi ugulisyurobis ambavi, aRar moemsaxurebodnen mavnebeli sursaT-sanovagis daWeraSi da Zveli romaeli diaxac rom kargad uvlida axalgazrda miminoebis dasanaxad, ar gadayara wyalSi xnieri miminos amagi, wyaluxv tingrosSi ar gadaagdo. _ didad amaRlebulia, senior, _ aRniSna sayeloSebneulma vinsentem. _ da Tqveni azri rogoriRaa, aleqsandro? _ Tavazianad daekiTxa duilio. _ Cemi azri ki iseTia, rom verc erTi mteri verasodes ver dagiSavebs imdens, rasac sakuTari Tavi, _ gamoTqva azri aleqsandrom da iqve axsna: _ rom mjdariyavi SenTvis, Cumad, ra daSavdeboda... Cin-mendlebi CamogerTmeoda Tu ra... axalgazrda giJma, ugom, WalaSi grZeli da viwro dana ipova. Tavisi xis dana totze Semoskupebul beRuras esrola, aacdina da xis danis asaRebad rom daixara, gaSra _ iqve, _ ori TiTis dadebaze, namdvili, alesili dana ido. gaocebuli dahyurebda sanukvar nivTs, aqamde yvela rom umalavda. tuCebi eniT ailoka, axalgazrda giJi, ugo, alesil danas mojadoebuli dascqeroda. ugo Zalian msuqani ar iyo, magram saocrad fomflo xorci hqonda, saxiT ormocdaaTi wlis ulamazes qals hgavda, magram im xnis biWisaTvis sazareli iyo aseTi silamaze; didi, iribi, nacrisferi, gaocebamde mSvenieri Tvalebi hqonda, magram xandaxan mzera gauSterdeboda da bindnarevi yinuli Caudgeboda TvalebSi, mere ki nacrisferi, avad brWyviala Tevzebi TiTqos kuds zantad moiqnevdnen da Tvalis gugidan rom veRar gamoaRwevdnen, gamwarebulni afrTxialdebodnen. danas dascqeroda ugo. ana-maria, rCeuli, ukravda... Tavi ukan gadaegdo, Tvalebi daexuWa da quCidan Sehyurebda fanjaraze abobRebuli, gamwarebuli domeniko. pirvelad xedavda dakvrisas ana-marias saxes, moRalate cols Sescqeroda ganrisxebuli mgzavri _ imas meufe efereboda... Tavze usvamda uxilav TiTebs, tuCze hkocnida, ukravda qali... netarebisagan TvaldaxuWuli, netarebisagan uxmod kvnesoda, ana-maria, Suamavali meufesa da sakravebs Soris, im didi Sromis, dakvra rom erqva, jildos iRebda _ Tavad meufe efereboda, netarebisgan kvnesoda qali... Tavgadagdebuls yelze hkocnidnen, da TviTon qalic tuCebs sixaruliT awvdida meufes... ra dainaxa, ra, ras xedavda! miwaze daxta, gaognebuli, da pirvelive, rac gaifiqra _ `terezasTan... terezasTan waval~. magram is,

albaT, arc miiRebda... da TviTonac ara surda namdvili qali, da moifiqra _ `oo, kargia, me Sen gaCveneb, Ralati rogor unda...~ xmauriT gaRebuli fanjridan ki eZaxda:. `domeniko, domeniko...~ arc Sebrunebula, `me Sen giCveneb...~ da aqloSinebulma tulio moZebna, `erTi Txovna maqvs...~ `ra iyo, brZane...~ `glaxa qalebSi wamiyvane ra...~ `Sen gagaxara... Zalian mindoda, fuli Tan Tu gaqvs...~ `ki, ki.~ ucnob quCaze miabijebda, `xom gadagixdi, _ fiqrobda mgzavri, _ Sen Tu Tavad meufes manacvale, me glaxa qalebSi gagcvli...~ saxlSi Sevidnen, `aba, SuSxuna! _ SesZaxa tuliom, _ Cqara, orni varT~ da ori qali gamovida, `icnobde, domeniko, yvelaze kargi glaxa qalebia _ laura da tango~. lauram Tvalebi aaJuJuna, stumars gulianad gauRima da uceb moiwyina, fiqrebSi wavida, mere isev gaiRima, tango ki maRalfardovnad wrupavda sasmels. _ romeli girCevnia, ha! _ muxlze daartya xeli tuliom. tango raRacnairad amayi iyo, isev laura erCivna _ ufro glaxa, glaxa qali. _ ki batono, _ Tqva tuliom. _ me? _ ikiTxa gaxarebulma lauram, gauRima da isev gagulgrilda. domeniko morcxvad ijda. tulio ki, ah _ Tevzi wyalSi. `yoCaR, domeniko,~ Seaqo da simRera dasZaxa: kargi qali laura, Cim-Caira Caira. yvelaze kargi glaxa qali laura, Cim-Caira, Caira. hat! taSii! da mere, laurasTan damartoxelebuli rom ijda mgzavri, da rom aRar icoda ra eqna, rogor daewyo, qali ganawyenda da Tqva: _ Sen me usaqmo xom ara ggonivar, viRaca xar... _ sifrifana xalaTi ecva mxolod. axalgazrda giJs, ugos baliSis qveS xelSeyofils eZina. baliSis qveS grZeli, viwro, namdvili dana eguleboda. da Ramis darajma, lepoldinom morcxvad rom daiZaxa _ `Ra-amis sami saaTia da yvelaferi rigzeaaa~, domeniko aguris saxlSi mxrebaweuli, darcxvenili dabrunda. taxtze ijda ana-maria, da tansacmlians CasZineboda da domenikom Tumca frTxilad SeaRo kari, maSinve Tvali gaaxila, wamodga da qmrisken gamoemarTa. ra qali iyo, Svels rogor hgavda... da domenikos Semoxvia xeli, loyaze akoca. pirveli arasodes akocebda xolme, da mainc mainc axla, gabinZurebuls, TaviTfexamde gaJRenTils lauraTi loyebze da Sublze hkocnida, bavSvs rom akoceben, ise... _ ugunurebo, yuri damigdeT, _ dilaadrian boboqrobda aleqsandro, _ eh, Tqven ra iciT TviT Widilis fasi, es gonivruli grZeli Widili, Tavisi miRwevebiTa da CavardnebiT, o, es Widili Tu iciT, raa... bevrgan yofilxarT? ra mogivliaT... Tqven arc ki iciT, rom im qveynebSi, sadac miwasTan araviTari brZola araa saWiro _ arc morwyva, arc damuSaveba, iciiT, iq rogori zarmaci, arxeini da amitomac gonebaClungi xalxi cxovrobs? da is qveynebi Tu ginaxavT, sadac TiTqmis araferi xarobs da sazrdosaTvis dRedaRam Sromoben da im miwaze gazrdilni _ mkacri da TavisTavSi Caketili adamianebi Tu ginaxavT... magram isev esa sjobs, adamianebo, warmoidgineT... axla ki kargad damigdeT yuri _ kalabriaSi

xom Tavsayrelad aqvT xorci da fuli, da roca moesurvebaT, rom iyidian nebismier xils, magram Sromoben, radgan TavianTi xili undaT _ kalabriaSi xe aris erTi, patara, surnelovani nayofi aqvs, dekembris damdegs mwifdeba mxolod, didxans mwifdeba da papas xils eZaxian kalabrielebi. sanam im xes dargaven, rkinis grZeli, wawvetebuli iaraRiT amtvreven kldovan miwas, Ronivrad urtyamen, bzaraven, aqucmaceben lods, gaaqvT da peSviT agroveben Soriaxlo miwas, nergs rom Caatanon. mere ki, adamianebo, Soridan ezidebian wyals da frTxilad usxamen, faqizad rwyaven, wyalma miwa rom ar gaiyolos. ase mwifdeba patara, surnelovani nayofi _ papas xili. im xils sxvagan ver waiReben, ver gayidian, im xilis momyvani vera, verasdros gayidis im pawia nayofs, imdeni Sromisas da najafisas, adamianebo, abrZandiT erTxel kalabriaSi, imaT uyureT, da mcire mzeSi damwifebuli is xilic igemeT, geTayvaT, da egeb Tavadac iswavloT im xilis moyvana da, rac ar unda gagiZneldeT, is papas xili gaxsovdeT mudam _ im Znel xes sulSi amoyvana unda, adamianebo, Tqvens kldovan sulSi _ da gakvirvebul lamazqalaqelebs daemuqra, _ papas xiliviT mogiyvanT bolos! ugo quCebSi daiareboda, perangis qveS xelSeyofili, mkerdze miexutebina dana. civi ki iyo, magram Jruantels hgvrida da Jruanteli ise aTbobda... moseirneebs akvirdeboda, `imas? xom ar... a?~ aRelvebul aleqsandros Seavlo Tvali, ara, ara, gagulisebuligaxldaT... juzepes, kunTebdaberils? Sig yelSi, yelSi... ara, katasaviT miaxrCobda juzepe. da antonios, ZroxisTvalebas? ara, vinsentes axlda, orni iyvnen... axla, saqme saqmeze rom midga, yvelafris awon-dawona surda, magrad CaebRuja namdvili dana, SekrTa _ isic xom ar idga iq, ucnobi mgzavri, visac ratomRac erideboda _ ara, ar Canda... da, duilios? pirdapir mucelSi... ara, ara, mTeli xalxi daeseoda, duilio xom kerpi gaxldaT da darbaisel senior julios? ara, duiliosTan amxanagobda da dinos? ah, vera, vera, cqviti iyo, moqnili, swrafi, da arturos xom... mTavar oTaxSi dawrialebda domeniko. ara, ara, arturos ara, naTesaoba exvia da is moxuci? ara, ah, ara, Svilebi hyavda, norC janjakomos? ara da ara, naTesaoba imasac hyavda, da mamida ariadnas, im gaReRil, SemWknar mkerdSi? ara, aravin apatiebda saxelovan karraskosTa Camomavalis sikv... da kumeo rom... ara, erTguli coli Surs iZiebda da TviT coli rom... ara, isic xom karraskosTa Camomavali iyo, da tulio xom ar... SeSfoTebuli dascqeroda sakravebs domeniko. ara, tulios ara, mTeli qalaqis rCeuli Wabuki iyo, da romelime upatrono glaxa qali? ara, ara, droebiTi patronebi imaTac hyavdaT, quCas gauyva danis siciviT gamTbari ugo _ fexiswverebze miabijebda, da grZlad, gabmulad isrutavda daberili nestoebiT haers, da cilio rom... ara, imisi ZmabiWebi ar SearCendnen, da edmondo rom _ xelmocaruli amxanagTmaZiebeli! magram is xom ukve miwaSi iwva da patricia? sasacilo qali... ara, imasac vrceli naTesaoba hyavda, da arturos TanaSemwe, kvamliT acremlebuli kaci? ara, imas erTTavad Samfuri ekava. da Ramis daraji, lepoldino? RamiT koxtad dadarajeba, magram is iseTi frTxili iyo, da imisi mokvlisas mainc verafers dainaxavda _ rogor gaikrunCxeboda, da rogor daRvrida sisxls. da tereza? lamazi iyo, da meti gemo eqneboda imis wivil-kivils, magram ara, ara, is xom arc daikivlebda da yoCaRi iyo, vaiTu sulac waerTmia dana, da servilio? ah,

ara, ara, saSiSi gaxldaT, kamoraSi daiareboda, iqiT Cascemda danas kiserSi da vinme moxuci? vTqvaT... da wyarosTan darCenil salamurSi pawawkintela, wvrili gveli Secocda _ iirkola Ci... satuCeSi gaitruna, isedac cicqna, orad moikeca da kudi amoido TavqveS, da gvelis Tvalebi mimoacura xvrels... magram resa damnaSave iyo... xalxian quCas gaerida ugo, iq bevrni iyvnen... wynari, daklaknili quCa amoirCia, mosaxvevTan dadga, gaitruna... momlodine, frTxilad sunTqvasa cdilobda, magram ise ucemda guli... Soriaxlos, sami quCis iqiT, ana-marias momcro kalaTiT sauzme mihqonda. gaocebuli, gaxarebuli, SeSinebuli, axal, sul sxvagvar xmas ugdebda yurs _ gulis qveS bavSvi ukakunebda... da napovni salamuri ubeSi Caido resam, arxeini stvena-stveniT gaeSura Sinisaken. sqeli perangi ecva da Tavis Jams ucdida gveli... magram resa damnaSave iyo. aq ki kedels ahkvroda ugo, mkerdze miexutebina mbzinavi dana, nabijebis xma ismoda TiTqos... gaognebuli domeniko amaod Seexo simebs _ romeli erTi ara scada da, vercerTs gaaRebina xma... `uba muS nugalam gi-ir nugalaam~, mReroda brge meomari da winamZRoli iWmuxneboda, quCad midioda damfrTxali qali, ana-maria, meufis toli, _ Tavis oTaxSi, magram aq, gareT, susti, umweo da dabneuli, Tan es kakuni... iseTi wminda... mosaxvevSi idga ugo, sunTqvaSekruli, irgvliv ki sisxlis suni idga _ iseTi mwklarte... momReralma ki, resam, salamuri miido pirze, da zantad, civad aRelda gveli, pawia tani gaSala, pawawkintela kudiT daeyrdno aJRerebul xes, da odnav moirkala, `o _ orSabaTobiT aSenda cixe-qalaqi mTazeda, hee, qva Semoivlo galavnad ca daixura Tavzeda, hee, he...~ _ arxeinad mReroda resa, magram is damnaSave iyo. meore quCaze moabijebda qali, amaod kenkavda simebs SindarCenili domeniko... da mtacebeli mcenareebi, afarTxalebul mwerebs rom nTqavdnen, `gi-ir nugalaam, urmax nugalaam...~ `SenisTana savse qali unda Cavigdoo xelSia, neetavi tuCiT Semaxo Sen rom ZuZu gaqvs mkerdSia, hee...~ _ daamRera resam da isev ituca pirSi salamuri, magram is damnaSave iyo, da damnaSaveve iyo winamZRoli, gafiTrebuli, wvimadaviwyebuli, karavSi wrialebda, da mTavar oTaxSi wrialebda domeniko, rad ar esmoda simebis JRera, egeb _ dayruvda, da fexi dahkra iataks, mkafiod Caesma braguni, da WaobebSi mtacebeli mcenareebi idgnen, miamit mwerTa molodinSi, da TrToda ugo, frTxil nabijTa xmiT aTrTolebuli, sisxli esmodaT misi Tvalebis binadarT _ Tevzebs, Ronemocemulni, axalis ZaliT rom iklaknebodnen, da gamwarebulma domenikom ise Ronivrad amoswia simi, rom gawyvita da axlaRa moesma ganwiruli, mabezRara xma, da quCaSi gavarda, moSorebiT ki pirispir SeCexili, SveliviT qalis damfrTxal, umweo TvalTa yurebiT ugo, axalgazrda giJi, Zalas ikrefda, da mamis ferxTiT daeca gamwvanebuli resa, magram is _ damnaSave iyo, `odes gveli ar iyo, moorieli ar iyo~, Tavis enaze Rrialebda brge, zorba meomari, Sewynarebas ivedreboda didi, lamazi, iribad axleCili TvalebiT ana-maria, magram gulmocemulma ugom, Teqvsmeti wlis urCma, maRla SemarTa xeli, da gaaxsenda _ `guli zurgidan ufro axloa,~ zurgs ukan mouara, da anamaria, akakunebuli bavSviT, verc Seirxa da sauzmiani kalaTi gauvarda mxolod da Tvals nu daxuWavT, vici, Znelia, Zalian Zneli, magram Cven, orma, lamaz-qalaqSi salaxanebad wodebulma orma uxilavma mawanwalam, xom viciT, viciT, yoveli viciT, ra Rrmad SeisunTqa mwklarte haeri xelebSemarTulma ugunurma, ugom, da ra Ronivrad Casca orive xeliT

napovni dana... namdvili dana, marcxena beWSi... da iqaurobas saswrafod gaecala, oRond drodadro ukan ixedeboda, da erTxelac rom miixeda, Tavmibrunebuli, viRacas daetaka gzad, ganrisxebulma axeda da SekrTa _ domeniko iyo... da, erTmaneTs rom gaocebulni Sescqerodnen, iqiT, sami quCiT iqiT ana-mariam suli dalia... da SeZrwunebuli ugo rom gaecala, domenikom gaifiqra, `rad merideba, netav~, _ da isic gaiqca, oRond anamariasaken, da pirqve Camxobils rom gadaawyda, da gulaRma rom gadmoatriala es yvelaze didi, dadumebuli simi, gaSra: sul sxvisa iyo! ucxo qalaqisken, gzad... isev Tqvena xarT? Sewuxebuli... erTi mec mkiTxeT... da mainc, modiT, CamWideT eg undo xeli da lamaz-qalaqi mimoviaroT _ Cqara davtovebT, ubedur mgzavrs avedevnebiT. yvavildayrili momcro goraki, qalaqis ganapiras, tyesTan... loginze pirqve damxobili domeniko, da mis TavTiT dayudebuli, sikeTiTa da TanagrZnobiT uneburad damnaSave xalxi _ martooba uyvars glovas. gulaCuyebulni, mxarze adebdnen xels, imas ki baliSSi Caergo Tavi... ana-marias Tmis Soreuli, moTibuli suni... miwaSi iwva! iq ra undoda! mTeli sicxadiT _ rac moxda... moxda! mere burusi da damZimeba, viRacis xeli, `ra ubedurebaa, ah~, `sabralo qali...~ auareba yvavilis suni, ana-marias Tmas rom axSobda, da isev sxvisi `ah~, sxvisi `eh~, gulwrfelad wuxdnen oriode dRiT amaRlebuli lamaz-qalaqelebi, magram WeSmariti glova mainc sxva iyo _ Tanxmovnebi ar eria... yvelaze didi ubedureba _ xmovnebia, sad `uxx, axx,~ da sad gamwarebuli sulis Rriali _ iaaiauoouu... egdo, glovobda. vin ra icoda, rogor uyvarda... da Tumca erTxelac ar mosvlia azrad Tavis mokvla _ mainc soflidan gaxldaT Camosuli, iq ki kldesaviT glova icodnen _ sxvisi xelidan sikvdili mainc Zalian surda... da avazakTa qalaqSi gadawyvita wasvla _ kamora... arturom piri daabanina, WiSkarTan icdida lando. WalaSi unda misuliyo, gadaWril xesTan. axali tomara moatanina janjakomos, Sebindebas ucdida, radgan aravis danaxva ar SeeZlo. fuli TavisTvis arca surda, magram icoda, drahkanebisTvis ufro advilad rom moklavdnen _ eeh, isev TavisTvis undoda fuli... rogorc iqna, dabindda, magram oTaxSi aleqsandrom Semoabota _ meore giJi... oo, gamwarda: _ ara mcalia! _ yuri damigde, domeniko, _ Tqva aleqsandrom da miuaxlovda, _ erTi saaTi mainc mogagebine da damiTme, ra iqneba xuTiod wuTi... _ ra erTi saaTi... _ ai, Seni drahkanebi mogitane... _ da Tqven... icodiT? _ raRa Tqma unda. _ da ar aiReT? _ mgloviared rom ar iyo, silas gagawnavdi, _ uTxra aleqsandrom, _ ranairiRa Seuracxyofa ar mimiRia, magram aseTi? arasdros, ara... yuri damigde. gadaWril xesTan aTasi drahkani davtove, aucileblaR dagWirdeba, oRond mere, eseni rom Semogexarjeba _ aq oTxi aTas rvaasamdea. nu gewyineba, Seni saidumloebebi rom vici _ ra vqna, suyvelas gakvirdebodiT... da asec ganvagrZob. isic vici, kamoraSi rom ginda wasvla. imasac vxvdebi, ratom... _ Tqven... _ airia domeniko, _ Tqven... giJi ar xarT?

_ ara, gagiJdi? _ gaeRima aleqsandros, _ ara, zedmetad dalagebulni, xandaxan asec gamoviyurebiT. Tavis qebaSi ar CamomarTva, radgan Cemi damsaxureba araa es _ ubralod, aseTi gavCndi, axla _ saqmeze... me erTi Zma myavs _ SeiZleba gaxsovdes, erTxel giambe _ TerTmeti wlis mkvleli. axla is Suaxans gadacilebuli kacia, magram asaks ver gaugeb _ arian xolme aseTebi. yuri damigde _ me da Cemi Zma swored erT saqmes vemsaxurebiT, Tu gaxsovs _ kaqtuss... magram me Tu saWiroebisdamixedviT ayrantalebuli da dasacini var _ asea am qalaqSi saWiro _ is, oo, is _ SeniRbulia, da mere rogor, unda mapatio, domeniko, ver getyvi imis saxels... magram icode, uCinar mxsnelad geyoleba. da ukve icis, iq rom midixar. am qalaqidan kamoraSi mxolod orsa gvaqvs faruli kavSiri _ duilios da me. oRond imas _ garewruli... garewari xom ici, rasaca niSnavs... _ vici. _ yuri damigde. Tavs tyuilad nu Seiwuxeb, mainc ver gaigeb, Cemi Zma romelia. TviT egreTwodebul `did marSalSi~ _ edmondo betankurSiac ki SeiZleba Segeparos eWvi, imis Zmobas ki verc gaivleb gulSi, radgan advili SesaZlebelia, saerTod verc gaicno. bevrnairi avazaki Segxvdeba, magram vimedovneb, gadarCebi da didebul qalaqs _ kanudossac naxav. TvalebSi uyurebda. _ da is Cafluli aTasi drahkanic iq dagWirdeba. kargi saqmisTvis. Tu daiRupebi _ me movaxmar im saqmes. aqamde comi iyav, domeniko, ar gewyinos ki da kamoraSic comi iqnebi, oo, dagzelaven... da mxolod kanudosSi Tu mixvdebi raimes da, bolo-bolo, SeiZleba gamocxve kidec. axla ki, arturo mogicdis albaT naxevar saaTs, wamo, erT ambavs mogasmenineb... kraviviT gahyva. _ axlos nu moxval, am xes amoefare, _ wasCurCula aleqsandrom, _ mgloviared xar da Seni moeridebaT, Tamamad ver ilaparakeben... _ da kocons miaSura, _ oo, adamianebs gaumarjos, adamianebs, rasa iqmT, adamianebo? _ oh, movida mSvidobis maZiebeli, _ mxiarulad SesZaxa koconTan mokalaTebulma tuliom. _ ise, vsaubrobT... _ saubrobT Torem, Tqvenc Zvel enaze ar ilaparakoT. _ ra Zveli ena, giJia oxeri! _ gaikvirva sayelogaReRilma vinsentem. _ Zveli ena kargi da safuZvlian-marTebuli rom yofiliyo, ar daZveldeboda, _ aRniSna duiliom, rogoric iyo. _ viTom ratom, _ Seepasuxa aleqsandro, _ riTia cudi, magaliTad... ee... _ mamasa visme esxnes ori Ze... _ esxnes ara flavi... _ Seawyvetina vinsentem. _ Tqven rogor ityodiT, duilio. _ mamas ori Svili hyavda. diaxac, rom. _ da amas? _ `da hrqua umrwemesman man mamasa Tvissa: mamao, momec me, romeli mxudebis nawili samkvidrebelisa, da ganuyo maT sacxovrebeli igi.~ _ amis Tqmas ra unda _ Tavisi wili gaitana. _ viTom? _ oRondac, oRondac, _ aRniSna axlad sayeloSebneulma vinsentem da moyvaruli colisZmis _ antonios alersian gamoxedvaze SeiWmuxna. _ kaco, raT ginda amdeni hai mama yvanda, hai Svili erTi-ori yvanda, iqneb saqme-saqmeze sulac ara yvanda? _ daeWvda kaci, romelic

gramatikaSi moikoWlebda, _ vera, veRar ixilavda gramatikis siRrmeebs _ ukve xanSi Sesuli iyo. aleqsandro gamotrialda, wynarad aedevna domeniko. _ raRac Camivarda TvalSi. _ aba, maCvene. bneloda. Tavi mTvarisken Seubruna, quTuToebi gadauwia, Rrmad Caxeda TvalSi da frTxilad, gamozogili siamovnebiT Cahbera suli. _ Tu gagiara. _ ki. da uceb... sakvirvelebav, sila gaawna. _ gagiJdi? Tu ra!.. _ ara, domeniko, ase iyo saWiro... mapatie _ da Tavze akoca, _ aba, Sen ici... da Zvel ambebsac nu SeviZulebT, aris raRac saTno, raRaca kargi, ubralod rom vTqvaT... Cemi Zmac gaxsovdes, _ da RimiliT daamata, _ kaqtusovani... me _ gayiduli sikeTe var, iman ki sul sxva gza airCia _ SeniRbulia, da mere rogor... arturo qalaqidan oriod saaTis savalze Camogsvams, ra Tqma unda, RamiT. ufro axlos SiSiT ver miva, gamobrundeba, verc gaamtyuneb... mimoixede, da Camuqebul mTisken iare _ kamora Soridan ase moCans RamiT... nu SegeSindeba, Sedi _ Cemma Zmam ukve yvelaferi icis... albaT, verc dainaxav, magram nu geSinia. Cumad gipatronebs... _ SeCerda, saTqmeli enaze adga, magram uWirda, Tavi daxara, _ da, mapatie, domeniko, ana-maria unda vaxseno _ idarde, iglove, ramdenic ginda, magram isic icode, bevrs ar ucocxlia qveynad ise faqizad, da im simarTliT... da viTom... viTom, ubeduria? eeh, siRrmeebi... aba, Sen ici, wadi. da kidev erTxel akoca Tavze. sul sxva qalaqi sibneleSi, avad CamoRvril mdumarebaSi yvelaferi Jrialebda TiTqos, saxlebs ver arCevda kamoraSi SuaRamiT Separuli mgzavri. kedel-kedel iara erTxans, xelis faTuriT mihyveboda yrud, magrad Carazul saxlebsa da WiSkrebs... _ sikvdils eZebda avazakTa qalaqSi mgzavri. mere SeCerda, kedels mikruli, caxcaxebda _ drahkanebiT savse tomriT xelSi, ucxo qalaqSi sikvdili surda, da saocrad frTxili, uxmauro sirbiliT uaxlovdeboda viRac. tomara dauvarda, Tvali daxuWa, is ki, Savad mokuntuli ucxo, mivarda da ufro didi tomara miaCeCa, sxapasxupiT miayara _ es damiWire, hale, Tu Zma xar, hale, Sen iqiT gaiqeci, me aqeT gaviqcevi, kvals ver aiReben. hale, oTxi Svili myavs, amasac SviliviT vuvlidi... _ da gaiqca. gaognebuli domeniko pirvelad xedavda axtunavebul tomaras, uneburad CaebRuja da pirdaRebuli dascqeroda, sanam xels stacebdnen _ axtunavebuli tomara gamoglijes, `ooo, xale, modi aq, xale, aba, erTi mianaTeT, oho! aqaurs ar hgavs, waamo, biZia, wamodi, xale, esec Senia?~ drahkanebian tomaras gahkra fexi. moCvenebebs hgavdnen _ xis Savad SeRebili mosasxamebi wamoexuraT, sakvirvelebav, da xisave qudebi exuraT, saxezec _ xis niRabi, TvalebTan da pirTan odnav, wvrilad gaWrili. `wamoiRe eg patarac, xale...~ daguduli, sisina xmebi gamodioda niRbebidan, fexSiSvelni iyvnen, domenikosac gaxades maRali Ceqma, sadRac miarbeninebdnen, mosaxvevTan Cerdebodnen, niRabis qveS Seiyofdnen sayvirs, wyvetilad Cahberavdnen, mere isev miarbeninebdnen, axal mosaxvevamde, Cahberavdnen... Zalian ucnaurad daakakunes, sadRac Seiyvanes, farnebi enTo, rbil taxtrevanze mxarTeZoze wamogorebuliyo viRac, mTqnarebaatexili, mowyenili kaci; da TvalebSi rom Sexeda,

domeniko kinaRam Caikeca _ aqvT xolme xandaxan aseTi Tvalebi... Sesulebma xis niRbebi moixsnes, mosasxamebic kuTxeSi miayudes da marwuxebiT gulgrilad amoaZres xidan wvrili danebi. `vinaa?~ _ ugulod ikiTxa wamowolilma. `sasikvdilea, _ miuges, _ ai, es davuWireT xelSi, _ axtunavebul tomaras gahkres fexi, _ Tanac, aqauri ar unda iyos...~ `kargad yofila Cveni saqme, ucxoebmac Tu daiwyes RamiT bodiali. Tanac, amiT... aba, gaxseni~. raebi xdeboda, im axtunavebuli tomridan pirakruli kata amoiyvanes. `brWyalebiania xom? `auh, sul WangebiviTa aqvs, hale... oTxiania~. `aqauri ara xar, biWo?~ `ara.~ `daa... _ aq ki kaci wamodga da uceb Tavazianad hkiTxa _ da naTesavi xom ar gyavT vinme zeda ubanSi, pativcemulo?~ `ara.~ `sul-sul aravin, hale?~ `ara.~ `da davaleba xom ara gaqvT raime, pativcemulo, a, hale?~ `ara~. `aba raRas mogyavdaT, _ Tqva kacma da isev wamowva, _ waiyvaneT, waiyvaneT, oRond cota Sors gamosWeriT yeli... Cemi Rili mainc ver ipoveT, xom?~ `vera, hale... xevSi CavagdoT mere?~ `saca gindaT, iq CaagdeT... kargad ver eZebeT, albaT~. `namdvilad kargad veZebeT, hale, tansacmeli gavxadoT, Tu...~ `ra vici, ra acvia... egeb am taxtis qveS Sevarda.~ `mand vnaxeT, rogor ar vnaxeT, hale...~ da domenikos farani mianaTes, _ `uime, hale, mSvenieri kargi tansacmeli acvia, hale...~ `marTla? _ daeWvda kaci, _ kargia... da im tomaraSi ra aqvs...~ `jer ar viciT, hale...~ `Caxede aba, CiCio...~ yvelaze dabalma kamorelma koxtad, wamSi gaxsna yulfi, tomaraSi Caixeda, Caacqerda, TiTebic Seavlo da gaSra, _ `drahkanebia, hale!~ `ras ambob, CiCio...~ _ daibna kaci, frTxilad gadadga oriod nabiji, tomaras piri gaufarTova, da Caxeda... `gvapatieT, senior...~ _ muxlebze idga! da domeniko maSinve mixvda, rom kudamoZuebuli sikvdili magrad Carazuli oTaxidan sadRac sxvagan wavida. _ gvapatieT, senior, _ uTxra muxlmodrekilma _ mapatieT, gvapatieT, ras vifiqrebdi... Tqven ise ubralod geWiraT Tavi. mapatiebT, xom? domenikos dana pirs ar uxsnida. _ ramdenia, senior? _ oTxi aTas rvaasamde. _ ra-ao? oTxi aTas rvaasjer idRegrZeleT, hale, _ da unebarTvod wamodga, muxlisTavebi daiferTxa, _ albaT, marSalis brZandebiT rame... didi marSalis, ese igi... umZraxad idga. _ es katiani tomara... marTla Tqveni iyo? _ ara. _ aba? _ sxvam SemomaCeCa. _ da gamoarTviT? auh, vaJkaci esa yofila, CiCio, a? rogor auRia Tavis Tavze amodena danaSauli, magram marSalis naTesavi iqneba da... ra genaRvlebaT, ara, hale? _ alersianad daekiTxa, _ umosasxamod mainc ram gagabedinaT, hale... xma ar gaucia. aq, am avazakebSi uceb ana-maria gaaxsenda, elda eca da erTxans daapira yvelaferi eTqva, magram gadaifiqra _ xorci tkbilia. _ bina Tu gaqvT Sepirebuli, hale? _ ara. _ gadi, gaacile, biWo... Sen geubnebi, CiCio... Cemsas miiyvane, Tumc, ara, ar melodebian, morige myavs marjve... ra vqna... skarpiozosTan miiyvane, ho! _ gauxarda, _ amaRam micdis. mexuTenairad daukakune, gesmis? kargi

mosasxami aafare, qudic, niRabic... erTi wyali damalevine, CiCio... _ moswyureboda, adamiani iyo isic, _ mexuTenairad, xom gesmis... _ aba ar mesmis, hale? isev kedlebs miuyvebodnen. dabali CiCio _ win, is ki, xmeli, maRali, kvaldakval misdevda. ori niRbosani miiZurweboda Rameul kamoraSi. `auh, marSalis saxeli damaviwyda, Tqven xom ar gaxsovT?~ _ hkiTxa CiCiom. `ara~ `ram damaviwya. _ moismoda niRbidan daguduli, sisina xma, _ imas da polkovniks sezars erTi saxeli ar hqviaT, hale?~ `ar vici~, `rogor _ arc erTs ar icnobT, hale?~ xma aRar gasca domenikom. midiodnen da Cqamic ar ismoda _ fexSiSvelni iyvnen, domenikos Ceqmebi xis mosasxamis qveS, iRliaSi amoedo megzurs _ pativsa scemda. _ es kata ras niSnavs... _ auh, egec ar iciT, hale? _ ara. _ aravin gagvigos da... yurSi getyviT, hale... da, saidumlod rom gadaixara, dabalma kamorelma domenikos uecrad xis mosasxami gadaugdo da muclisken gauqana daniani xeli, magram domenikos zurgs ukan viRacam marjved Caartya CiCios majaSi dana. _ auuh... vaime, hale... _ wamoiZaxa CiCiom, _ kaci Tu gaxlavT, ver miTxariT, hale? eg rom mcodnoda, vin gagibedavdaT, vin oxeri... domenikom miixeda, magram aRaravin Canda. _ ase SeiZleba? _ usayvedura CiCiom, xels yuradRebiT ixvevda, _ sul ucodinrad momaCvene Tavi da... ase unda dascinoT ubralo adamians? ase ar varga, hale... vin ixsna, netav... da gaaxsenda _ aleqsandros Zma! _ hoda, imas geubnebodiT, hale, kata ar SeiZleba arafriT CvenSi, brWyalebiani xom _ araviTar SemTxvevaSi! _ ratom... _ noxebs gareT vfenT RamRamobiT, aivanze, hale, aseTia wesi. ager, aivanze aixedeT, yvelgan noxia, xedavT? araferi Canda. _ Cven-Cveni qoneba ratom unda davumaloT erTmaneTs, hale, da Zviri noxebi gadmofenili gvaqvs mudam. sami kaci erTmaneTs rom daadges, mainc ver miswvdeba da verc erTi Wangi imas ise koxtad ver CamoiRebs, rogorc kata. avukravT xolme katas pirs, hale, gamovabamT Toks da noxic Cveni araa, hale? _ da amitomaa kata akrZaluli? _ aba! _ klanWebiani? _ klanWebianic da uklanWeboc. mxolod marSal betankursa hyavs katebi, hale. _ hale ras niSnavs? _ arafers, ise... _ rogor Tu ise... _ kidev mabiTurebT, hale?.. arafers ar niSnavs. _ marTla? _ marTals geubnebiT, hale. _ aba ratomRa ambobT? _ ise ubralod... masalaa sityvis. Rameul kamoraSi ori niRbosani miabijebda.

_ ah, imis kata rom naxoT Tqven... iseTi didia, koxta, cxriania, fumfula, movediT mgoni... da Zalian ucnaurad daakakuna. maSinve gaiRo kari. _ ar SemoxvideT! _ ratom, hale? _ Seval oTaxSi jer. _ ra, ar gvendobi? me var, CiCio... _ ra gamaxare, biWo? _ Caiqirqila maspinZelma da sadRac miimala. mere moesmaT: _ ager, im oTaxSi SediT. _saidan ici, rom orni varT? _vici! _ saidan ici?! visi kacia Tu ici! _ vici. _ visi, aba? _ marSal betankuris. _ki magram, vin giTxra... _ ra vici me... viRacam mexuTenairad damikakuna, TqvensaviT, da miTxra. _ vin iyo. _ ra vici... uniRbod iqneboda am SuaRamiT, Seni WkuiT? _ ah, ara, ara... aleqsandros Zma! oTaxSi Sevidnen, da uceb saSineli Waxani gaisma. _ vaime, hale, aqac gyavT kaci, hale? vaime, hale, Camimtvria yba... CiCio wripinebda. _ ver miTxariT, hale? geTqvaT da, vin oxeri dagipirebdaT meored... ase ar varga, hale. erTi drahkani mainc momeciT... _ xval mogcem, _ uTxra domenikom, _ wadi, gamecale. _ marTla, kargi qali xom ar gnebavs, hale? _ wadi damekarge! _ ager gasaRebi, hale, Signidan Cakete, hale, ager, me rom gaval, amiTac gadaraze, Sen rom rame mogivides, albaT yvelas amogvxocaven, hale. martoka iyo. saguldagulod daxSul oTaxSi, sawolze iwva. arc mosasxami mouSorebia da arc niRabi, saxe gauoflianda, marto iyo da mainc grZnobda, im sibneleSi mainc amCnevda Werze raRac uformo, usaxur laqas, marto iyo da mainc icoda _ viRacas uyvarda! es aleqsandros Zma ar iyo, arc aleqsandro, ufro sxva, viRac... piraRma iwva, esec, kamora... ori dRis namgzavrs, kiseri stydeboda, magram mainc ver iZinebda. sawolze gaSotiliyo axali niRbosani. da kamoraSic yofila Turme Ramis daraji, oRond lepoldinosaviT moridebuli da daSinebuli ki ara _ ah, ise mWaxed, ise Ronivrad moisma uceb: _ Ra-amis sami saaTia da yvelaferi geeniiaaluraaadaaaaa!

nawili III kamora Tavi I nacnobobani gaTenebisas mZimed amotivtivdeboda xolme didi, nacrisferi, gluvi qalaqi _ kamora. gisosebian fanjrebSi fardebi saeWvod Seirxeoda, yvela fardaze uamravi Tvali iyo amoWrili da irgvliv lamazad amoqarguli; frTxili maspinZlisaTvis miswreba iyo es _ romelime nasvretidan iWyiteboda da saxlis win mteri rom atuzuliyo, verc gaigebda, fardidan uTvalTvalebdnen Tu ara. mzis amosvlamdec abJutdeboda xolme mkvrivi kedlebi, mTel kamoraSi _ marmarilos saxlebi idga. saguldagulod Carazul karebze mrgvali, kuSti saxelurebi ekida _ dasabraxunebeli. sxvisTvis TvalSeuvlebi simdidre saimedod gamoeketaT Sin, mxolod didi, sqeli noxebi gadmoefinaT maRla, aivanze. Ramis amayi daraji, maRali, xmeli kaetano, javSanToriani, rkinis badeSemovlebuli, mZimed daabijebda quCebSi da galiidan mxolod rkinis xeli gamoeyo, danaCabRujuli. rkinis niRbiT yelgaSeSebuli, gorozad miiwevda quCaSi da drodadro rkinisave xelTaTmanSi Cadebul saaTs Tu miitanda organ gaWril niRabTan; isev mZimed CamouSvebda xels. SeSinebuli ustvenda Citi, ucnauri mwklarte suni idga, sazarlad motkbo, aqa-iq mokled yiodnen mamlebi. es suni idga iqac, oTaxSi; ZilSi wrialebda mgzavri da raRac mSobliurad usiamo tuCze hkocnida _ gulaRma iwva, tuCebze Tbil, gabmul sunTqvad Camosdioda autaneli suni, mere yelic ki sqlad dausvelda, SemkrTalma gaaxila Tvali, pirze itaca TiTebi _ orive nestodan sisxli sdioda. SeSinebuli wamoxta, gulispirze daixeda da iatakzedac malimal atkapunda mZime wveTebi. wamowva da Tavi ise Zalian gadaagdo ukan, Tvalis upeebSi CaeRvara sisxli. araqaTgamoclili, axla Wers Sescqeroda, da raRac laqa, ise nacnobi... ZvelisZvel laqas mudariT ascqeroda domeniko, Tavgadaweulma miaSura magidas, doqi ipova sisxliani xelisgulebis faTuriT, cxvirsaxoci amoaZvrina, daasvela, cxvirze miido, wamowva isev. esec kamora... aq ra eloda! sarkmlisaken gaixeda, Tvalebamoqarguli fardidan WrilobebiviT Semodioda dilis sinaTle, amoZravebuli siCume kuStad dacuravda uamrav irib svetSi. aq ra eloda _ mucelSi dana? Tu sisxli, sisxli... an beWebSua cecxlovani yinulis kocna _ kamoruli frTiani dana... egeba _ yelSi, da ukanasknel guliscemasTan amonafeTqi sisxli amodis, laviwis ormoSi grovdeba; ivseba, dacurebuli, neknebs gadivlis da Tvalebatrialebuli, gdia, iiq gdia... swrafad wamodga, ise dazrina, sisxlisdenac ki SeuCerda Semcivnebuls, da fardas aekro, aesusa, erT Tvals moargo Tavisi Tvali, gadaixeda. damrec quCaSi aravin Canda, mxolod mopirdapire saxlSi, fardis miRma, avad Seirxa viRacis Crdili. sarkmels moscilda, daixia, kedels aekro, TvaldaxuWuli. zurgmiyrdnobili, idga da idga, da, kidev kargi, kefa da zurgi mainc mSvidad iyo axla da oRond scioda, yelze _ arc ise _ nikapi daebjina mkerdze, yels ifaravda, yavisfrad dalaqul baliSsa da zewars SiSiT daxeda, mfarvel Werisken aixeda isev da sanam raimes gaarCevda, `di-ilis rva saaTia daa, _ omaxianad gaisma sadRac, _ suyvelaferi geeniiaaluraadaaaaa...~ mere raRaca mokled aJRarunda, sxvafriv _ siCume idga da JRaruni rom miilia, maSinve abakunda quCa, xmauri atyda marmarilos qalaqSi, oRond raRacnairad uxifaTo, mSvidi, isev

fardasTan miipara da gaixeda _ sarkmels aRebdnen yvelgan, mopirdapire saxlidan arxeinad gamovida viRaca kaci, Cveulebriv adamians waagavda Soridan. iReWeboda kidec, iqiTa saxlSi aivnis noxs didi keti dascxo viRac Tavwakrulma qalma, gamwarebuli scemda da scemda. Soridanac aRwevda es yru bragvani, mravalgan bertyavdnen albaT xaliCebs. TiTqos miendo am uwyinar xmebs, moeSva TiTqos... aq karze frTxilad daakakunes. maSinve gaaxsenda, sadac iyo, da yvelaze metad zurgs SeeSinda, mxrebis xaxuniT gauyva kedels, karsac zurgiT aekro da, Tavmiqceulma CurCuliT hkiTxa: _ vin xar... sxeuli TiTqos daeSala, da yovel nafleTs Tavisi dardi hqonda. iqidanac waiCurCules: _ gRviZavs, gaiRviZe? _ ho, vin xar... daxSul kars aqeT-iqiT akrulni, CurCuliT saubrobda stumarmaspinZeli: _ me var, me... _ vin Sen... _ vin viqnebi! _ xmamaRla moisma uceb da isev saidumlod dadablda xma, _ qali xom ar ginda? _ ha!! _ CurCuliT SekrTa domeniko. da isev Cumad, sulwasulad moisma: _ dilis qali xom ar ginda-meTqi, hale? _ vina xar-meTqi, kaco... _ vin viqnebi, _ gagulisda karsiqiTa xma, _ am saxlis patroni var, skarpiozo, sxva vin viqnebi, jer ar gamiRia mTavari kari. _ mere, ra ginda... _ Sen TviTon ra ginda, ver gamigia, ratom ar gamodixar karSi! _ ra vici, ise... _ ar ici wesi? _ a... ara, ar vici. _ diliT yvelam unda gaviaroT qalaqSi da Tu gavla ar ginda da dilis qali ginda, giSovi sapatio talons. _ras? _ or talons, hale. `damSvidebaTa navTsayudari, sworupovari marSali edmondo betankuri mSvidobis dReebs gisurvebT yvelaas~ _ sazeimod iyvires sadRac. _ axlac ar gjera? _ ra... _ rom ro gaiRo mTavari kari! _ visi... _ mTeli qalaqis, visi... mSvidobis saaTebi daiwyo. _ sadamde... _ saRamos rvamde... viTom ar ici, araa, hale? _ da uceb SeSinda, _ Sen ise miamitad melaparakebi, albaT raRacas mipireb, hale, ra dagiSave aseTi, ra, hale... da erTbaSad gaRizianebulma domenikom gasaRebi gadaatriala, urdulic amoagdo, Ronivrad miizida mZime kari da mis danaxvaze duned dainteresebulma maspinZelma udardelad hkiTxa: _ daWeri Tu gaasaRe, hale? _ ha!

_ xeelisguleeebs,_eSmakurad waumRera maspinZelma, _ daabanva undaaa, hale. _ wyali momitane. _ axlave, tkbilo. yvrimalebdaberili, mkacrad, Tamamad Sescqeroda _ viRacas uyvarda. didi varcli Semoarbenina maspinZelma, or skamze dado, vercxlis TungiT dausxa wyali, aRarafrisa eSinoda, braziani frutuniT ibanda pirs, magram qvemoT rom daakakunes, Zalian SekrTa, myisve gaimarTa welSi. _ vin xar! _ daiZaxa maspinZelma. _ CiCio var, hale... _ ra gamaxare?! ra ginda mere... _ kargi dilis qali xom ar gindaT, hale... _ gad-daikarge iqiT... _ oTxia, icode, Cemi... SemomiSvi, ra... _ oTxi, aba ki... _ skarpiozo, sams ar gauva wyali... _ ori, Tu ginda... ras laparakobdnen... _ erTi ra ari... _ guldawyvetilad moisma qvemodan. _ aseTia wesi. _ Zalian wesis kaci ar xar? _ wadi, miCivle... _ giCivleb icode, hale... _ hoda, Sens wils mainc is waiRebs, visTanac iCivleb da Sen mainc Seni dagrCeba da momCivanis saxeli ki gagivardeba. abaa, hale... reebs ambobdnen... * * * momavali kanudoseli, ze moreira, marmarilos qalaqidan Sors, sertanaSi cxovrobda. dilaadrian iRviZebda mwyemsi, fexze dgeboda. maRali fexebi hqonda zes, tyavis farTo qamars zed neknebTan SemoiWerda, tyavisave SarvalxalaTi ecva, foCebiani. bambukis qoxSi cxovrobda mamaci vakeiro _ mwyemsi, Zlier ubralo saxeli erqva, _ ze. qoxis kuTxesTan, ori balRis SuaSi, imisi coli, mariami iwva. gamrje qali ki gaxldaT, magram ase, zesaviT, gaRviZebisTanave ar SeeZlo wamoxtoma _ did, afuebul Tmas saxeze CamoiSlida da viwro napralebidan uWvritinebda zes _ raRacnairad, farulad uyvarda. mariams uyvarda malulad cqera, rogor amohyofda tyavis xalaTSi Tavs ze, rogor moirgebda dakunTul mxrebze, da rogor gamoikveTeboda qamriT misi daujereblad Txeli, viwro weli; TavqveS mklavamodebul mariams uxaroda, rogori bundovani siamayiT, rogor lamazad mimodioda qoxSi ze da mere kuTxeSi, skamze Camomjdari, rogor svamda rZes da xmel purs rogor atanda. mere ze wamoimarTeboda da qoxidan gasvlamde, mariams Sekavebuli RimiliT dascqeroda. mariami ki, erTxans daZabuli, Tavs moimZinarebda da mere uceb gaielvebda TeTri kbilebi, gulianad gaicinebda, ze muxlze dgeboda, Tmas Semoaclida saxidan da Zilisagan odnav gafuebul tuCebze orjer hkocnida. mere cxenTan midioda ze, xelisguls rbilad Camousvamda kiserze _ cxenis ena mSvenivrad icoda _ da Seudarebeli patronis moferebiT

ganabul cxens maSinve zurgze moeqceoda _ skup erTi! _ da morCa, gamarTuli ijda ubelo faSatze moxdenili vakeiro, ze... ucnauri adgili iyo sertana, alag qviSiani, gvelebiTa da TagvebiT savse, alag _ gauvali tyiT dafaruli, balaxovani, Txebze nadirobdnen afTrebi. qviSrobze dinjad miaroninebda cxens, damfrTxali xvlikebi TaviT Caigrixebodnen qviSaSi, mzerad gadaqceuli gvelisken damuxtuli miiZurweboda Tagvi, momnusxvel mzeras romeliRac amazrzeni kanoniT damorCilebuli. maRal, garindul kaqtusebsa da saocrad eklovani buCqnaris _ kaatingas Soris midioda cxeni, cotaTi iqiT ki, molze, tyispiras, zes mibarebuli naxiri balaxobda. momcro tanis Zroxebi mSvidad icoxnebodnen, Tavisuflebas SeCveuli, avi xarebi ki drodadro Tavs SemarTavdnen da mrisxaned ynosavdnen haers. ze didad scemda pativs Tavisuflebas da naxirs ZaRlebs ar akarebda. ZaRlebiT mosvla mxolod naxiris patronT, kamorelebs sCveodaT _ weliwadSi erTxel mTel sertanas iklebda yefa da wkavwkavi, ise ki, imodena naxirTan martodmarto iyo ze, erTguli cxenis anabara. CorTiT Semouvlida samwysos, pirutyvs aTvalierebda. Soridanve amCnevda iaras, kaqtusisa Tu kaatingas eklebi rom uCenda saqonels. Zroxa Tu iyo, ara uSavda, iolad waasmevinebda malamos, xari ki zes miaxloebisTanave Tavs daRunavda da molze gavardeboda. cxens daadevnebda mxedari, magram xari WalaSi Sevardeboda, da SxuiliT wamosuli totebis asacdenad ze xan erT gverdze gadaixreboda, xan meoreze, xSirad ki Zalian dabali totis asarideblad gaWenebuli cxenidan Camoxteboda, cal fexs miwaze dahkravda da wamsve isev amxedrdeboda umayureblo, uaplodismentebo, WeSmariti euli jambazi, ze. ise lamazad _ yovelive es... dabal xars tyeSi ufro exerxeboda srbola, mere ki, isev velze rom aRmoCndebodnen, cxeni imarjvebda da zec ucnaurad gadawveboda, Tavqvedakidebuli, kudSi xels stacebda devnils, daqaCavda, da waqceul xars kiserze pirdapir cxenidan axteboda. rqebSi CasWidebda xels, da gaafTrebuli, duJmoreuli xaris qSena saxeSi scemda, dagrexili kunTebi ebereboda vakeiros, da uCveulo Zalis SegrZnebiT gaognebuli pirutyvi morCilad iwva gverdze. cali xeliT isev xaris rqa eWira, meoreTi ekals amouRebda. mere Ceqmis oTxkuTxa jibidan malamos amoacocebda da wylulze usvamda. erTxelac guldasmiT SeaTvalierebda da mere iqve morCilad mdgar cxenTan, xars Tvals rom aridebda, midioda da, skup erTi! _ laRad amxedrdeboda. gabruebuli da darcxvenili xari saiTkenme gaswevda, ze ki axali, iariani pacientis saZebrad mieSureboda. da mTeli dRe ase... magram xandaxan isec xdeboda, Zroxas calfexa Winka _ sasi waiyvanda xolme. iqaurobas gadaatrialebda ze, Zroxa ar Canda, `ah, sasi, Seni col-Svili~, uborotod gaifiqrebda ze. mere Zroxis nakvalevs mainc ipovida, CamoqveiTdeboda da pawia RrmulSi or gadajvaredinebul Cxirs Cadebda _ sasis Zalian eSinoda jvrisa. ze nakvalevs mezobeli vakeiros sazRvramde gasdevda, iqiT ki uxerxuli iyo gadasvla, undoblobas niSnavda _ mezobeli isedac mouyvanda Zroxas, erTimeoris damRas yvela scnobda _ vakeiroTa patiosneba eWvmiutaneli iyo. TviT kamorelebsac ki sjerodaT maTi. SuadRiT, sadme xis Ziras Camojdeboda, did, ganier, orkuTxa quds moixdida, grZel fexebs gaSlida, da mariamis bostanSi moyvanil kombostosa da stafilos leopardebze sanadiro gaRunuli daniT _

maCeteTi Wrida da ase kurdReliviT icucneboda sruliad sertanis usaxelo, mikarguli gmiri _ ze. Sebindebisas ki, Sin mobrunebuls, kedlis WuWrutanidan sixaruliT aRvsili uTvalTvalebda coli, mere ki _ malulad uyvarda _ cecxlze Sedgmuli qvabisken Setrialdeboda da mxarze rom igrZnobda uecrad ganazebul dakoJril xels, TiTqosda ugulisyurod ityoda _ aa, moxvedi?.. erTad vaxSmobdnen, Raribze ufro Raribi iyo ze, Tumc mis cols leopardebis tyavi emosa _ groSebs uxdidnen, da balRebis xaTriT oriod naWer Txis xorcs pirs ar akarebda. SuaRamiT ki uxv mariamSi iZireboda ze, uTqmeli iyo, mofereba ar SeeZlo da Cumad, gulSi imeorebda _ mariam, gvirila... ze weliwadSi erTxel Cadioda qalaqad, bazrobaze, da iq mixakebiani da vardebiani qalebi rom naxa, uceb ki moewona, magram raRac sicivec igrZno, mariami gaaxsenda, _ erTis SexedviT yvelaze ubralo yvavilis saxeli saidumlod Searqva da mas Semdeg, mis TmaSi saxeCarguli, sul Cumad, Cumad imeorebda: `mariaam, gvirila...~ ze erT-erTi iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc Semdgom didi kanudoseli gaxda. * * * _ aba ase quCaSi ver gamoxvalT, mSvidobis saaTebia da Tu giWyaviT fuli, mSvenier tansacmels mogarTmevT. _ ramdeni unda. _ oci groSidan dawyebuli, samoc drahkanamde, hale. _ ra ambavia... _ ra _ oci groSi? _ ara _ samoci drahkani. skarpiozom mzera frTxilad moucura saxeze da Tavi TiTqos morcxvad CaRuna: _ mTlianad samoci ki ar Rirs... _ aba? _ ormocdaaTi. _ da _ samocio? _ mere me fexis fuli ar minda, hale? _ ra fexis fuli... _ magden fuls mitana ar unda TerZTan? _ ra, ase mZimea? _ mamasxaravebT, xom? _ yeli rom gamomWras vinmem, mamaci gabedulebis safasuri fuli ar minda? _ aki mSvidobis saaTebiao? _ romel mSvidobas ara sjobs samoci drahkani, hale? _ gaukvirda maspinZels, _ rogor bavSviviT laparakobT Tqven... skamze Camojda domeniko. esec, mSvidobis saaTebi... _ Tqven romels mirCevT? _ mamasxaravebT kidev, xom? samociani, ra Tqma unda, _ da daayola, _ xom gagigiaT, cxoveli bewviT fasdeba da adamiani tansacmliT, hale! _ qvemoT damicadeT, axlave moval. mZime urduliT Caraza kari. tomara gaxsna, drahkanebi sawolze peSviT dayara, jer samoci drahkani gadaarCia, mere _ ToTxmeti, baliSis qveS Seacura. Tavwakruli tomara isev sawolis qveS Seagdo, mere urduls xelisguli ahkra da gasZaxa:

_ mobrZandi, hale. es ra wamoscda _ ucnobi sityva! SemkrTali idga... _ movedi, hale! _ uTxra imanac. _ aha, swored samoci drahkania. aq maspinZeli marTla gamwarda _ mxrebi azida, gulze aibaguna xelebi, Tvalebi gadmoqaCa, sakvirvelebav, muxlebze dadga: _ marTla unda gamatano amdeni fuli quCaSi, hale? viTom ar ici vaWrobis wesi, ara? ra dagiSave aseTi, ra! ar ici, ara, mesamedi rom unda momce? da marto oTxi drahkani rom damrCeba, ar ici, ara? _ ki magram, ramdeni mogceT? _ yvelaferi ici Sen! Tavs ikatuneb mxolod! ra miamiti biWi xar, xoxoo, biWo! jer iyo da, yvelafers Tavi rom gavaneboT, RamiT gamoxvedi quCaSi da TviT zedamxedvel navoles kacma mogiyvana. mere iyo da imas SenTvis danis dartyma undoda da viRaca iyo Seni kaci _ aSenda imisi ojaxi _ CiCios xelSi Caartya dana, mere iyo da, saidan da rogor moaxerxe, polkovniki sezaric ki ver mixvdeba amas da RamiT Cems mTavar kars saidumlo gasaRebi moarge da gaipare da viRaca daWeri Tu mokali. ufro moklavdi albaT da isev arxeinad daiZine. da me rom laparakSi gangeb biTuroba gadavwyvite, Sen mainc majobe gangeb biTurobaSi da, Tu ginda, momkali da gamaTave, magram Tqveni SesaZleblobebis kacs Cemi mokvla ekadreba, hale? ah, es sad moxvda, gaognebuli idga domeniko; magram maspinZlis aseTma SeSfoTebam mainc gaamxneva da oci drahkani amayad CauTvala, _ aha, miyide. Sen _ oTxi grCeba? _ me ara, hale, _ fexze wamodga skarpiozo, xelisguliT haeri moiniava, _ aqedan ori drahkani marSal betankurisaa, erTi_polkovnik sezarisa da erTic CiCiosi... _ ra, isic didi kacia? _ ara, magram... aq rom mogiyvana. _ Sen raRa grCeba... _ imdeni imas gverdebi ar audga, Teqvsmeti drahkani ar mivce. _ vin imas? _ vis _ mkeravs, hale. erTxans Cumad idgnen, gakvirvebulni Sescqerodnen erTurTs. _ da eg marSali raRa SuaSia? _ ah, _ SekrTa maspinZeli da pirze miifara xeli, _ aravin gagvigos, daviRupebiT, hale... _ ra vTqvi aseTi... _ isev ikatunebT Tavs, xom? viTom ar iciT, Tavisi wili roma aqvs yvelaferSi marSals... Cveni qalaqi kargad rom warmarTos da samarTliani iyos, adamians bevri, Zalian bevri fuli unda uWyaodes. hale, brZnulia wesi. mere gaxdeba samarTliani, aba ras izams, hale... verafers mixvda da dabneulma Tungs waatana xeli. pirze miiyuda, Tavi gadaswia, ah, Zveli laqa _ kuStad mzirali. mainc gamxnevda: _ wadi, ho, wadi, raRas udgaxar. _ mivdivar, hale. _ daica! zoma rom ar agiRia? _ rogor ar amiRia, _ gaikvirva maspinZelma, _ amdeni xania gzomav da gzomav TvaliT! _ kargi, ho, wadi.

skarpiozom kari rom miixura, araqaTgamoclili, skamze Camojda. aTasi fiqri eweweboda TavSi, xandaxan raime saSineleba gauelvebda, joxis dartymasa hgavda da is ulmobeli saxre fiqrebs matyliviT wewda _ rom momklan! Tu ara, ara, RamiT gadavrCi... egeb meore gasaRebic aqvs? ah, ara, ara, ver Semobedavs, mkvleli vgonivar... da sxvam rom momklas! ara, mSvidobis saaTebia... arafrad uRirT es saaTebi! Tumca aq fuliT afaseben da fuli ki hee, maqvs... is morCenili ormoci drahkani orive peSviT aiRo, sawolTan mivida, zewarze dayara, cal muxlze daiCoqa da tomris gamosawevad cali xeli sawolis qveS Sehyo; ver miswvda, gadaixara, loya daabjina sawols, ufro Rrmad Sehyo xeli, moafaTura da uceb majaze marwuxi igrZno. jer, ra Tqma unda, afarTxaleba mounda, magram ver SeZlo _ wamsve dazrina da damZimebuli, darbilebuli, gverdze gadagorda, da Tvinieri siamiT gaiJRinTa, oho, Rrublebi _ RrublebSi iwva. erTianad SiSveli, lbili qulebiT SemofuTuli, netarebisagan dabuJebuli, iisfer RrublebSi iwva, magram uxeSi TiTebiT safeTqlebs uzeldnen, silac gaawnes, koWli xom ara, ah, ara, ara, uRonod fiqrobda domeniko, aq sjobs, aqa sjobs, cota macaleT, oo, kargia, ra kargia, arafris dardi, damacaT cotac, im abezarma ki wyali daasxa Tavze, saxezec apkura, ukmayofilod gaaxila Tvali da sazareli niRbosnis danaxvaze aiRo da isev Rrublebisken daado Tavi, magram iman Tqva: _ yuri damigde. me aleqsandros ufrosi Zma var. sawolze iwva. rogor aRmoCnda... umweod damSvidebuli, Ramindel mxsnels ascqeroda, is ki niRbis viwro, iribi Wrilidan esisineboda: _ kargad damigde yuri. bevri dro ar gvaqvs. ar daijero, rom skarpiozos marTla avazaki hgonixar. mSvenivrad icis, misi saxlis mTavari kari RamiT rom ar gaRebula. da, zeda tuCzec gemCneva sisxli. axla cota xans Seagvianebs, radgan jer is unda gaigos, marTla xar Tu ara marSlisa an polkovnikis naTesavi. mere tansacmlisTvis Seivlis da mozomvisas odnav didi Tu mogivida, icode, mosaklavad wagiyvans sadme _ im tansacmels ki gagxdis da TviTon Caicvams _ Senze cotaTi sruli kacia. yuri damigde, arc ise bevri dro gvaqvs... _ niRbosani karTan mivida, gamoaRo, xis mosasxamidan cicqna najaxi da raRac xelsawyoebi gamoaZvrina, klite gamoiRo budidan, _ tyeSi wagiyvans albaT da vinmem rom ar dainaxos Seni damarxvisas, jer raime tyuils getyvis da saflavis winaswar gaTxraSi mogixmarebs, gaTxare, ara uSavs, magram SaSvis WaxWaxs rogorc gaigoneb, skarpiozos dasanaxad romelime xisken samjer daiqnie xeli. ar SegeSindes, zurgsukan me geyolebi, magram Cems gamosacnobad Tu gabedav da Tavs moabruneb, maSinve yelSi Cagesoba CemgniT nasroli dana... _ raRac moargo kars, xeli ki utyuari maqvs, danas CemsaviT veravin isvris... rogor sisinebda! _ RamiT Seni sawolis qveS meZina _ Tamamad SeiZleboda, skarpiozo Semoparuliyo, moekali da Seni drahkanebianad sadme gadakarguliyo. ara, ver gadaikargeboda, mainc ipovida zedamxedvel navoles xalxi, magram magdeni fuli mainc gonebas daubnelebda. amitom davrCi, axla ki, _ kari mixura niRbosanma da domenikos miuaxlovda, _ klite gamovcvale, ha Sen, gasaRebi, oTaxidan gasvlisas Sen Tavad dakete kari, skarpiozo verafers SeamCnevs, imis klites hgavs. mere ki, uvneblad rom mobrundebi, skarpiozo Tavisi gasaRebiT Seecdeba karis gaRebas, magram ver SeZlebs,

Sen ki, ha, es gamomarTvi, _ gasaRebi Caudo xelSi, _ da gaaReb. es sabolood daaSinebs _ da daayola, _ gamige, ara? _ gavige, hale, _ uTxra madlierebiT aRvsilma domenikom. _ hales mogcem Sen, _ brazianad waisisina kacma, _ aRar gavigo Sengan es sityva. magiT daiwyeb, da mere TandaTan ise agiyolieben, rooo... _ aleqsandrosaviT gawela. _ da Tqven axlave waxvalT? bodiSi... _ ara, davrCebi. _ da kari rom unda davketo? rogor gamoxvalT... raRacnairad niRabzec daetyo, rom gaiRima, alersi Seeria sisins, _ meoreca maqvs. _ viwro naxvretidan Tbilad Sehyurebda TiTqos, _ maS ase, SaSvis WaxWaxze maRla aswie xeli da samjer Ronivrad, swrafad daiqnie. romelime xisken... gamige? _ diax. _ aha, es danebi gamomarTvi. tansacmels rom mogitans, aqauri wesisamebr, xuTgan iqneba Catanebuli dana. oRond xuTive albaT yalbi. da ameebiT Secvale, ori _ Ceqmis gareTa, viwro jibeSi, oric, qamarSi da erTic _ mosasxamis sayeloSi. gaige? _ diax. _ axla mibrundi, isev sawolis qveS unda SevZvre, oRond icode, danebi ar amoaZro xidan. imasac ar gaabedino. _ damijerebs ki? _ ki. _ da axlave, rom gasuliyaviT da... iq dagvlodebodiT, tyesTan? _ ar SeiZleba. jer erTi, SeiZleba aqve gagaTavos, ara mgonia ki da, meorec mainteresebs, rogor moiqceva, ranairad ilaparakebs. _ da Tqven... rogor gaigebT... _ ras. _ ai... raimes Tu damipirebs... _ etyobaT xmaze. mibrundi-meTqi... iatakze gawolili aravis vunaxivar. Setrialda da idga, icdida... zurgs mainc eSinoda. skarpiozom mowiwebiT Semoitana xelebze gadafenili samosi. mSvenieri Sarval-xalaTi iyo, mosirmuli, iRliaSi amoCril maRal Ceqmebsac gverdze oqrosferi zoli Casdevda. qaTqaTa perangi cal mxarze Camohfenoda, mrgvali, fumfula sayelo hqonda. _ ager, gaizomeT, hale, yvelaferia aq, _ skamze sasoebiT gadahfina, _ ager, batono, Sarvali, xalaTi, ah, ra perangi, ax... ageraa, aqve, qamari da Ceqma, SigniTa perangi da imisi saukeTeso amxanagi, winda, Sen xar Cemi batoni... _ da Sescina, _ yvelafris Rirsi brZandebiT Tqven. _ marto damtove, _ Tqva domenikom. _ xom gamoiseirnebT, mere tyeSi, hale? _ momxiblavi RimiliT daekiTxa maspinZeli, _ haeri aris sufiTa. _ Tu ar momcildebiT, ki. _ ah, rogor gekadrebaT, Tqven mogcildebiT? rogor ifiqreT... yvelafers rom moirgebT, hale, samjer SemohkariT taSi. domenikom sisxliani perangi kuTxeSi miagdo, qaTqaTa gadaicva, mere Sarvlis totSi gahyo fexi, xalaTSi amohyo Tavi, suyvelaferi srulad adga, gaaJrJola, yalbi saocrad drekadi danebi amoaZvrina Ceqmebidan, qamridan, sayelodan, baliSis qveS damala. tansacmelze datanebul ucnaur qarqaSebSi ki niRbosnis danebi frTxilad Caacura, sawolze

moridebiT Camojda da CeqmaSi rom Cahyo meore fexic, SekrTa _ koWze daukakunes: _ tyeSi erTxel mainc rom motrialde, dana ar agcdeba yelSi. da Tavad niRbosanma samjer Ronivrad Semohkra taSi. viwro quCebSi miabijebdnen, moRrubluli dRiT nacrisfrad Camuqebul marmarilos saxlebs Sua. mTel gzaze, Zvirfas kedlebs miyrdnobilni, kamorelebi idgnen! ridiT aTvalierebda avazakTa qalaqis mkvidrT domeniko _ Soriaxlodan, ase, Cveulebriv adamianebs waagavdnen _ or-ori xeli, fexi, Tval-yuri hqondaT. xmeli, momaRlo xalxi iyo, aqa-iq Tu gamoereodaT vinme msuqani. magram TvalebSi rom SegexedaT... ginda, SevxedoT, SevxedoT, ginda? mivuaxlovdeT, Cven, uxilavebs, or salaxanas, daukiTxavad rom vbodialobT, veravin gvamCnevs, mxarze damadeT eg Tqveni xeli, momyeviT, oho, warbebamde CamoufxatavT ganieri qudi, da moWutul TvalebSi raRac ubzinavT, raRac survili _ raRa ra raRac, albaT mixvdebiT, fuliani kacis danaxvaze rasac fiqroben... qamris miRma CauyviaT cera TiTebi, swored iq, sadac grZeli, wvrili danebi egulebaT, da, kidev kargi, jer rom aq movxvdiT, es kamorelTa Sua qalaqia, zeda da qveda qalaqSi ki hee, amaTze Svidjer uaresi xalxi bunagobs... magram esenic, oo, eseni... erTi suli aqvT, Cvens mgzavrs esrolon mwivana dana, magram ase iZaxis misi megzuri da maspinZeli _ TviT polkovnikTan mivdivarT, hale... es ki CiCioa, qveda qalaqidan axlad gadmowinaurebuli, qveda qalaqi ar iciT, raa? yvelas agixsniT, agixsniT yovels Tav-Tavis droze... hoda, CiCio uaxlovdebaT: _ mSvidobis saaTebs gilocavT, haleebo... guSinRam rom drahkans dampirdiT, hale? egeb miboZoT... domenikom ki zizRiT Sexeda: _ ratom giboZo... mokvlas rom mipirebdi orjer? aq CiCiom odnav, sul odnav daircxvina, wamiT Tavic ki CaRuna, magram mere gulmarTlad Sexeda TvalebSi da daanamusa: _ da Tqven rogor moiqceodiT Cems adgilas, hale? xom isev aq xarT, daimaxsovreT _ iSviaTad, rom Sua kamorelma pirdapir TvalSi Sexedos vinmes. xan cxvirze SeaCereben xolme mzeras, xanac _ warbebze, xelebze, Sublze, yursa Tu tuCze, TvalebSi ki _ ara, arafriT, uneblieT Sexedaven erTmaneTs da wamsve ausxltebaT veragi mzera _ aseTia maTi daukanonebeli, uneburi wesi _ sulac ar undaT tanSi dazrinoT. da sakuTari Tvalebic rom ar gaaxsendeT _ rac ginda iyos, suyvelam viciT. ras warmovadgenT da sarkeSiac, wveulebamde gakoxtavebisas, wveris parsvisa Tu Tmis davarcxnis dros, morCil oreuls Tvals arideben. _ aha, aiRe, _ Tqva domenikom da qvafenilidan drahkani wkrialiT axta, magram meored aRar dacemula _ waxrilma CiCiom daujereblad sxartad moiqnia xeli da imav moqneviT drahkans sadRac gulis SigniTa, saidumlo jibeSi CauZaxa, _ mSvidobis saaTebi gaggrZelebodeT, tkbilo... skarpiozo ki, TvalaridebulT, yvelas amcnobda: _ TviiT polkovnikTan mivdivarT, hale... vinc agvedevneba, TviiT polkovnikTan eqneba saqme, hxale! TvalanTebulni, nerwyvgamSralni misCerebodnen zurgze... uZravad idgnen. _ cota didi maqvs Sarval-xalaTi, _ Tqva domenikom. tyed midiodnen.

_ unda gagasuqo, hale, _ Sescina maspinZelma, _ aba raa, aseTi gamxdari rom xar magisTana fulis patroni kaci. mucelzedac ki unda etyobodes adamians kacoba, aba? Semwvar-moxrakul-dabrawulebs mogarTmev sul. _ gasamrjeloze ratom ar melaparakebi, hale, _ hkiTxa domenikom, da `hales~ Tqmaze ise SeSinda, enaze ikbina da kinaRam miixeda. _ ra gveCqareba, hale. mere skarpiozo SeCerda, miixed-moixeda da Tqva: _ aq Sen ucxod xar... am qalaqSi da keTilis guliT raRacas SemogTavazeb, Tu ar damiwuneb da Tuki mikadreb, hale. _ brZane, _ uTxra domenikom. muxlebi ukankalebda, da mainc Rirseulad eWira Tavi. _ ra da... Zmadnaficebi gavxdeT, Tu ginda, Zmadnaficobas ra sjobs cxovrebaSi. xomaa kargi? _ ki. midamos aTvalierebda skarpiozo, arc uyurebda, ise laparakobda: _ xoda, Tuki mikadreb, davZmadnaficdeT, hale! raa amisTvis saWiro, Tu ici... _ ara. _ ar ici wesi? _ ara. _ ra iyo da, tkbilo, miwaa yvelafris Tavi da Tavi, hale! xom gagigia, miwa varT da miwad viqceviTo, wamia wuTisofeli da am erT patara monakveTSi patiosnebis garda ra dagvrCenia, hale? vin ras waviRebT im qveynad, samoTxeSi, tkbilo, sikeTis garda... hoda, Zmadnaficobas miwaSi Rrmad, ormoSi eficebian erTmaneTs, Tavi da Tavi miwis wiaRSia, ager, am fuRuroSi maqvs damaluli weraqvi da niCabi... muSaoba Tu SegiZlia, hale? _ ise, cotaTi. mze gamovida, auareba wvrili namceci gamJRavnda da abrWyvialda xeebidan gamosxletil caxcaxa svetSi. _ Za-alian kargi, Zlier. hoda, Cemo mSveniero, ager, weraqviT imuSave Sen da miwis amoyraSi niCabiT me mogexmarebi, aba ha, dascxe... domenikom miwaze miagdo mosasxami da xalaTi, raebic totze maSinve mzrunvelad Camohkida skarpiozom. domenikom Tvali gaayola, mere farTo qamari odnav Seixsna, gaaganiera, da weraqvi gametebiT moiqnia. _ daica patara xans... _ SeSfoTda skarpiozo, _ aq naTxari Cans miwa, _ da CaeRima, _ aq ukve daZmadnaficebulan, Cven Cveni ormo amovTxaroT, sxvisi araferi unda gvindodes cxovrebaSi, araa ase? samiod nabijiT gadainacvles, pirvelma skarpiozom daiqnia weraqvi, mere domenikos gauwoda: _ ah, es mSvenieri kargi adgilia, hale. domenikos msubuqad uZigZigebda muxlebi, Ronivrad iqnevda weraqvs. saflavs iTxrida... is ki, skarpiozo, irgvliv moTvalTvale, niCbis tars msubuqad dayrdnoboda da emaslaaTeboda: _ aba uZmadnaficod ra gagvaZlebinebs aq... Seni mteri _ Cemi usastikesi mteri iqneba da mokeTe xom mTlad moyvare iqneba Cemi Seni, hale... gamodi aba, axla me amovyri miwas... didis mondomebiT Sromobda. domeniko xesTan, CrdilSi idga da Sescqeroda. bevri ram ver gaegeboda maspinZlisa. mere ki, rogorc iyo, yvelafers TiTqos mixvda _ oTaxSi rom moekla maspinZels, da tomriT daenaxaT im viRac zedamxedvelis xalxs, gaTavebuli iyo saqme _ tomarasac waarTmevdnen da albaT; moklavdnen kidec... aravin rom ar

adevnebodaT, TiTqos polkovnikTan mihyavda axla... mere ki, ormoSi Rrmad Camdgars rom moklavda, saswrafod unda amoevso saflavi da qalaqSi dabrunebuliyo, viTom polkovniks Caabara mgzavri da zedamxedvelis xalxi yuradRebas rom moadunebda, tomrianad daapirebda qalaqidan gaqcevas, albaT Tamami ganzraxva iyo... skarpiozom ki ofli moiwminda, mcire ormodan amovida, sanam miwaze dajdeboda, Tqva: _ Sromis fasi raa cxovrebaSi, hale? Sevarcxvine me arami lukma... tansacmeli ar gaisvaro, hale, Zvirfasia. ra eRimeboda, mainc Caicina domenikom. _ dahkari, dahka, _ waaqeza skarpiozom, _ Tu ginda, gimRereb rames, simRera rom gesmis, ufro advilad muSaobs kaci... ginda? _ ki. _ erTi ori sami oTxi, erTi ori sami oTxi, vaah, dedas cudi mSromlisa ra cudi gauzrdiaooou-ooo-u, heeee, hee... _ wamoiwyo skarpiozom _ karg kacis gulsa vaxareebT cudisa dagvilpiaooou, ooo-u, heee, hee... xom mogwons, biWi? _ ki. _ midi-midi, dahka! cudisa ka-acis mzesmziras ara gamoodis zeTiaaaa, cudsa daaxvdeba afTrebi, kaargsa _ aplodismentiaaooou, ooo-u, heeee, hee... amodi axla, me gadavyri miwas, Cqara wava saqme... ra ukan-ukan dadixar, biWi?! imitom ixevda ukan-ukan, sadme mimalul aleqsandros Zmisken rom ar gaexeda. skarpiozom ki, piriqiT, domenikos wina xeebze aiRo eWvi da gveliviT mzeras iqiTken acocebda. ormoSi welamde idga, qSeniT amoyara miwa. mere ofli moiwminda, ormodan amoZvra da uTxra _ erTic da... eyofa mere, mgonia, batono, _ da usayvedura, _ mag SarvliT miwaze rogor dajeqi, ar gecodeba materia, hale? ise iyo daRlili, simReris Tavic aRara hqonda, RiRinebda mxolod: uuu-o, heee, ee... mmuuu-o, heee, ee... magrad dahkari, hale... daZmadnaficebas ra sjobs cxovrebaSi, hale, ooo-u, uuu-o, heee, e... erTiorjerac da... amo, amovyri, bolo jeria, _ da isev mimoixeda, _ Tu, egeba, Sen amoyaro, axalgazrda Zmadnafici xar da... magram domeniko mixvda da Tqva: _ ara. Sen amoyare. skarpiozo eWviT Seacqerda, mere niCabs waavlo xeli: _ ise, rom icode, qveda da zeda qalaqSic sisxliT naTesavebi myavs, hale da sityvaze, me rom vinme ugunurad TavzexelaRebulma rame damipiros, auuh, gagiJdebian naRdad, wamSi daesevian mtarvals. abaa?! _ ormoSi Caxta, _ Znelia, Zneli, ase qvemodan miwis amoyra, _ da gaikvirva, _ ramdeni Sroma giwevs kacs ZmadnaficobisaTvis, hale? mere gaWirvebiT amobobRda ormodan, mZimed xvneSoda, sTxova: _ cotas davisveneb, kargi? mxar-TeZoze iwva, iqve mdgar domenikos miwis namcecebs aSorebda muxlidan da Tan emusaifeboda: _ daZmadnaficebis wesi aseTia, tkbilo _ jer umcrosi saZmadnafico unda Caxtes ormoSi da mere ki ufross erTguli xeli Seagebos. ramdeni wlis xar? _ ocis. _ hooda, hale, ager, ormocdasamis var me da Sen giwevs wesiT. davisvene ukve, xo ici, _ wamodga, _ es surdo ver movicile verafriT, ah! _ ukana jibeSi Caicura xeli, _ dReSi sami cxvirsaxoci minda, Caxti aba, hale...

aq uceb SaSvma daiWaxWaxa. da domenikom pirvelsave xisken samjer Ronivrad daiqnia xeli. skarpiozos saxe ecvala, xes daakvirda. sami wvrili dana TrToda xeSi, erT wertilSi iyo Casobili samTave, oRond ori _ odnav iribad. sam danas ki ara, isriswvers hgavda. _ axx! _ SesZaxa skarpiozom da orsav muxlze daeca, _ oRond nu gamaTaveb da... ra ginda Cemgan, axx! TqvenisTana msroleli, hale? an... Tqveni SesaZleblobebis kaci! ra vicodi me Sterma, arnaxul vaJkacsac rom SeiZleba wamouvides cxviridan sisxli! bunebis wesia eg... piriqiT, ityvian, kargia ego, zedmeti racaao, cudi... xom SemiwyalebT, hale! coli myavs mosayvani, bavSvebi gasaCeni, bavSvebi xom giyvarT, hale, raa cxovrebaSi sxva?! domenikom ki mkacrad miugdo: _ adeq. _ avdgebi ki ara, meoreda var dabadebuli, hale... ah is ki ara, yalbi danebi SegapareT tansacmelSi da nu miwyenT magas, xom iciT axla, rasac gipirebdiT gamoucdelobiT da... da uceb mixvda, rom skarpiozo aRar tyuoda, isev Seavlo marjved nasrol danebs Tvali. axla isev uZigZigebda muxlebi domenikos, oRond _ siZulviliT, Sua kamorels zizRiT Sescqeroda. _ yalbi araa. _ rogor araa, Cemi xeliT ar Cavacure Sig?! _ modi, gasinje. skarpiozom mosasxamis sayelos Seavlo TiTebi da viwro, alesili dana amoaZvrina: _ amas ras vxedav, hale, moxarSuls micnob Turme, tkbilo... erTi danac gaqvT mand, CeqmaSi? _ ara. _ aba, arc erTi? _ ikiTxa skarpiozom da odnav Seecvala saxe. _ xuTive adgilzea, is sami dana xelSi meWira. _ sul es mTeli dro? _ ki. xom SeiZleboda, veRar mogeTmina. _ auux, hale! _ aRfrTovanda skarpiozo, _ windaxeduleba _ aii, mesmis... _ da mudariT Seacqerda, _ erTi Txovna maqvs TqvenTan! _ ra gnebavs. _ davZmadnaficdeT, hale... _ gadi aqedan... _ Tqva domenikom, xalaTs icvamda. Sua qalaqSi isev tyiT dabrundnen, bilikebs erideboda skarpiozo. win miuZRoda, da domenikos utyuar mklavs uqebda. qalaqSi rom Sevidnen, Tvalze qudCamofxatul, Tvalaridebul kamorelTagan, erT-erTs uTxra: _ es Cvenze magris erTi ar yofila?! aba!.. da zRurbls rom gadaabijes, kibes auyvnen, skarpiozos gaaxsenda: `is Zvirfas-Zvirfasi danebi rom CagvrCa xeSi?~ `aRar iqneba~, Tqva domenikom. `Tqven amoiReT uCumrad, hale?~ `ki.~ `auh, ra kaci...~ da skarpiozom karis gaReba scada, da karga wvalebis Semdeg gaocebuli rom miubrunda domenikos da iman ki jibeSi Caiyo xeli, gasaRebi amoaZvrina da kari gaaRo, maspinZeli mTlad gadaria: _ ase uCumrad SemicvaleT gasaRebi, xom! _ da gaxarebulma iRriala, _ aaa, mivxvdi! kaci mokaliT da mere zeda tuCze gangeb waisviT sisxli! aqamde rogor ver movifiqre, auuh, daberdi, ara, skarpiozo, Se ubeduro... _ Sublze itkica xeli, _ Se laye,

laye... _ da domenikos miutrialda, _ axali xerxi, axali xerxi! araa ase, hale? da imanac dinjad, mZimed dauqnia Tavi. imav saRamos skarpiozo Tavad polkovnik sezaris winaSe warsdga da moaxsena: _ mSvenivrad gamoiyurebiT; Tqveni megobrobis Rirsia namdvilad, grandhalle. rogorc msroleli, iSviaTia da fuli aqvs bevri _ oTx aTasamde, Tu, mgoni, metic... imedia, mcireds miwyalobebT, Tqvens monamorCils. yovelmxriv saWiro kacia TqvenTvis _ xumaracaa didi da sanam fuls mougebT, uSiSrad SeikedlebT Tqvens naTel WerqveS da mere, gamouSviT CvenTan, Zalian gTxovT, ase, oras drahkanamde rom darCeba, _ da kmayofileba rom SeamCnia, SeeTamama. _ Tqven ra geswavlebaT Cemgan, kulturulad gaatyavebT, grand-halle! da radgan RamiT mainc saSiSi iyo Sua qalaqidan zedaSi Casvla (zeda qalaqi ufro qvemoT mdebareobda), skarpiozos saxlTan Rame TeTrad gaaTia zedamxedvel navoles Tormetma rCeulma kacma _ cotaTi avi tarosi daemTxvaT _ da, niRbianxismosasxamiana aZagZagebulni, danaCabRujulni, mouTmenlad ucdidnen Ramis darajis, kaetanos omaxian SeZaxils: _ diilis rva saaTia da yvelaferi geeniialuradaaaaa!!! ra mSvenieri tye iyo, ise... * * * momavali kanudoseli, manuelo kosta, marmarilos qalaqidan Sors, sertanaSi cxovrobda. ucnaurad iRviZebda vakeiroTagan yvelaze mxiaruli _ Tvals gaaxelda Tu ara, iRimeboda. sulelis Rimils ar waagavda misi sixaruli, ucnauri ram bedniereba sWirda manuelo kostas _ yoveliveTi aRfrTovanebuls, koSkiviT suli evseboda da mxiarulad dasdevda duJmoreul xarebs. rogorc yovelma vakeirom, imanac mSvenivrad icoda Tavisi saqme da suul cotaTi _ ufro. TviT did mwyemss, ze moreirasac ki uaxlovdeboda mamacobiTa da RoniT, oRond mariamisTana coli ar hyavda da qalaqSi xSirad daiZurweboda xolme, sixaruls winaswaratanili. garegnobiTac ymawvili gaxldaT, hee... rogor uyvarda Tavisi cxeni... da Tu yoveli xe, ukanasknel foTliana, Jruantels hgvrida, udabnoSi peSviT aRebul silasac igiv siyvaruliT dascqeroda, vin ras gaugebda _ martokina iyo. manuelo kostam icoda yovelive dafarulis fasi da ucnauri siyvaruli sWirda _ misi ori lamazi Tvalidan gamomWvirvali mzeris Sexebisas romelime ubiri buCqi maSinve manuelo kostas buCqad gadaiqceoda da _ baobabiviT diaddeboda _ lamazdeboda, ifurCqneboda, ra ucnauri mwvane efineboda, ras ara gavda, cad aziduli _ manuelo kosta cxenidan msubuqad Camoxteboda da Suagul buCqSi gulaRma wveboda _ camde amaRlebda. mTeli qveyana _ Ratak manuelosi gaxldaT, iseTi cqera icoda _ saca ki Tvali miuwvdeboda, suyovelives iTvisebda, yoveliveTi iJRinTeboda vakeiros tevadi suli da, bednierad aRzevebuli, gaRimebuli daagelvebda mSvenier ulays erTcxeniani mefe _ manuelo kosta da gakvirvebuli uWvritinebda did xes amofarebuli calfexa Winka, sasi _ aseTi vakeiro arsad enaxa. da TviT kaatingac ki, daundobeli, eklovani buCqi, ise ucnaurad gaitruneboda mxiaruli vakeiros Cavlisas... magram manuelo kostas cocxali, aSoltili qali yvelafers erCia. oriod dRes mxiarulad iTmenda, mere ori TiTiT yels moiwiwknida da ase sTxovda Tavis mezobels, ze moreiras, naxirisaTvis erTi dRe epatrona, mere ki usagzlod moaxteboda cxens da qalaqisaken

gaswevda. mTel Rames ZilgamkrTal, sadRac ganabul leopardebsa da qurcikebs Soris miaroninebda cxens manuelo kosta, dilaadrian ki, uTenia, qalaqad Sedioda ulayis ferdebs muxlebiT miwebebuli moxdenili vakeiro da, cxens saocrad SeCveuli, cotaTi daudevrad irweoda da axalgaRviZebuli qalebi sarkmelebidan uWvritinebdnen _ imisi cxenis kakuna fexis xmas suyvela scnobda. manuelo kosta ki oriode groSiT ise isauzmebda, cxenidan arc CamobrZandeboda, xandaxan ki vakeiroTa orkuTxa qudze TiTebs waivlebda, moxdenilad daiqnevda uzangamde da quCebSi viTomcda SemTxveviT gamosul, aWarxlebul qalebs ase etyoda: _ veronikas vaxlavar... rogor gikiTxoT kolombina... ise ki, saxelebi xSirad eSleboda. didi ambavi _ qalebs isedac moswondaT mwyemsi. da sadme, qalaqis ganapiras, ukacriel tyeSi, Suagul mzeze Camosvamda Tavis damZimebul ulayze Seskupul qals, TviTonac raRacnairad ucnauri xrikiT Camoxteboda, farTo qamars morCili cxenis zurgze gadafenda, mere ki WrelaWrulebiT Semkul qals Sewuxebuli eubneboda _ ra rogor ixsneba, veRar viswavle, da Tumca qali buCqebisaken gamalebuli iwevda, moxdenili mwyemsi mainc mzis gulze awvenda da mere, saxeganaTebuls, moxibluli dascqeroda, da is ki, qali, ucnauri mwyemsiT aRzevebuli, bednierebiT gakvirvebuli, mxolod amis Tqmasra axerxebda: manuelo kosta, manueel... manuelo kosta erT-erTi iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc Semdgom didi kanudoseli gaxda. * * * da kaetanom Tavisi rkinis galia da niRabi JRaruniT rom daagdo filaqanze, zedamxedvel navoles Tormetma kacmac maSinve moicila xis mosasxami. mTeli kamorac abakunda, dagmanul karebs aRebdnen mezoblebi; farTod, mxolod piriT uRimodnen erTmaneTs, Tvalebi ar ecvlebodaT da mere eWviT axed-daxedavdnen erTmaneTs zurgze. im Tormet kacTagan yvelaze ukeT Cacmulma, brWyvialaRilebianma, skarpiozos saxls miaSura da maRal saxelurze dakidebuli brinjaos rgoliT Ronivrad daabraxuna karze. _ romeli xar, hale! _ moisma skarpiozos mWaxe xma. _ me var, eliodoro. _ ah, Cemo kapralo, _ datkba skarpiozo, _ axlave gagiRebT, hale. kapralma eliodorom rogorc ki gadaaalaja zRrubls, Tqva: _ damSvidebis saaTebs gilocav, hale. kacs ubralod ar gamovWri yels, magram raime Tu damiSava? ah, Cems mters, mtrisas... dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali. _ maRalbednieri yofiliyos damSvidebis navTsayudari, hale. Tqven vin suleli dagiSavebT rames. _ axla sada gyavs... _ im oTaxSia. _ rogor eZina? _ ara yviroda. _ Zalian kargi. fexiswverebze aiares kibe. karTan SeCerdnen, kaprali eliodoro WuWrutanisken gadaixara da, Werisaken Tvalapyrobili, erTxans raRacas gasusuli ugdebda yurs, mere xis didi mosasxami moimarjva, fexakrefiT daixia ukan, frTxilad SeisunTqa CaxuTuli haeri da eqvs mxlebels raRac aniSna. isinic frTxilad Camwkrivdnen, saxelurebiani, rkinis veeba mili CabRujes, gamoqandnen da kars Seanarcxes. mere mili daagdes da

aqeT-iqiT gaxtnen, kedels amofarebulma kapralma ki gamongreuli karis adgilas uceb xis mosasxami gahyo, oriod wams gaaCera, mere ki samklauriani xeli myisve gamoswia, ganze gaxta da xis mosasxams daxeda _ arc erTi dana ar iyo Casobili. skarpiozos gaocebulma Sexeda, isic dabneuli Sehyurebda. eqvsive mxlebelic gakvirvebuli axamxamebda Tvalebs. _ es an didi Sebertyili unda iyos, an warmoudgeneli biTuri, _ Tqva kapralma eliodorom da xis mosasxams isev daxeda. _ biTuri ranairadaa, _ gaikvirva skarpiozom, _ guSin arafriT ar momakvlevina Tavi. _ maSin ra rCeba? _ didi Sebertyili. _ sworia. ise, gvicdida? _ gvicdida, diax. _ momeci mainc eg mosasxami. da kaprali eliodoro xis mosasxamian-niRbiana warsdga gafiTrebuli domenikos winaSe da moaxsena: _ polkovnik sezars daZmakaceba surs, TqvenTan, grandhale. mogexsenebaT wesi da rigi, xeli miboZeT. saidanRac wvrili Toki gamoaZvrina da sami yvelaze moqnili TiTi _ ceri, saCvenebeli da SuaTiTi magrad Seukra. mere meore xelic dauluqa, pawia tomrebi Camoacva majebamde, magrad gaunaskva, tansacmlidan yuradRebiT amoucoca danebi da uTxra: _ rogor ar gendobiT, magram wesia aseTi da rigi... gTxovT, wamobrZandeT. es tomaraa? _ ki. _ Tqven wamoiReT. mkerdze miixuteT da ise. albaT, leitenanti navolec gvicdis. zedamxedveli navole, rogorc yovelTvis, pirRia iyo, oRond doylapia, raRa Tqma unda, sulac ar gaxldaT. ubralod, piriT sunTqavda, cxvirSi laparakobda, TiTqos cxvirpirma erTmaneTis saqmeebi gacvaleso. ise ki, saWmels mainc piriTa Wamda da mrisxaned gamoburculi TvalebiT Sescqeroda domenikos. _ arc erTi dana ar esrola mosasxams, Cemo leitenanto, _ moaxsena kapralma eliodorom. _ nrao? _ gaioca zedamxedvelma navolem da daayola, _ viTom, biTuria, nCemo kanpralo? _ piriqiT unda iyos. _ ndidi Senbertyili nsCans, _ dasZina zedamxedvelma navolem. _ namdvilad asea, Cemo leitenanto, da Tanac ZilSi ara yviroda. _ TiTebs nrkargad rom Seukravdi, arc gekinTxebi amas... _ Tqva zedamxedvelma navolem da gamomcdelad Seacqerda. _ WeSmariteba RaRadebs Tqveni piriT, Cemo leitenanto. arada, navole cxvirSi laparakobda. _ nrkargiT, wavideT, nCemo kanpralo. marmarilos saxlebs Soris, ferdobze mwkrivad Cadiodnen, Tvals raRac aklda _ arcerTi xe ar idga quCebSi, ho. Sua qalaqis kamorelebi tomaras TvalanTebulni misCerebodnen, da xandaxan gafiTrebul patronze gadahqondaT mzera _ yoveli Tvali iwiwkneboda. SoriT zRva Canda, mzisgan iribad gadaserili. ucnauri da Seusabamo iyo Sua kamorasTvis mziani dRe _ yvelas, yvelafers mimalva surda, TvalmoWutulni, Tvalebs malavdnen, ceri qamarSi CaeyoT da rogorc ki

vinmes mzeraSi akawkawebul suls amoikiTxavda eliodoro, maSinve muqariT Seagebebda _ `didi marSali, edmondo betankuri damSvidebis saaTebs gilocavT yvelas~. qvemoT da qvemoT, zeda qalaqisken ufro didi, Savi marmarilos saxlebi idga da ufro sqeli, ufro Wreli noxebi gadmoefinaT aivnebze, ukeTesadac ecvaT, es _ ukve zeda kamora iyo, da iqauri kamorelebi TvalanTebulni ki ara, Tavazian-moeSmako RimiliT xvdebodnen mwkrivs, mere ki, domenikos zurgze Cafiqrebul mzeras awebebdnen da yvrimalebi eberebodaT. zeda qalaqelT _ mosirmul Sarval-xalaTianebs, im sicxeSi Zvirfasi bewvis qudi exuraT, Tavazianad esalmebodnen erTurTs _ `dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali...~ Zalian maRal, marmarilos grZel kedels miuyvebodnen, zedamxedvelma navolem cxvirSi iyvira: _ ndRegrZeli iyos ndidi marnSali edmondo betankurii... _ da xeli rogorc daiqnia, mwkrivmac ifeTqa: `grandissimoo-bravo!!! kedels gadaRma utyvi misalmebis niSnad mwvane maSxala SiSiniT aiWra haerSi, kmayofilma navolem gaRimeba scada, isev bundovan gzas daadga mwkrivi. didi kedeli rogorc moTavda, iqve, ociod nabijze, sxva kedeli wagrZelda, oRond SedarebiT dabali _ Tormeti xiluli kaci erTmaneTs CvensaviT mxrebze rom dadgomoda, albaT, meTormete Tu SeZlebda kedlis miRma gadaxedvas, kedlis Tavze ki alag-Zvirfasi noxebi efina, alag _ SuSis namsxvrevebi CaesoT. did, ucxod moxatul, zeimnarev WiSkarTan SeCerdnen, da zedamxedvelma navolem iyvira _ Svindjer oTxi aTiaa! albaT am daTqmul SeZaxils fxizlad elodnen, maSinve uxmaurod gaiRo WiSkris gverdiT kedels saidumlod datanebuli viwro kari. saTiTaod Seabijes, domeniko meeqvse kacad Sevida da saocari baRi ixila _ gviani oqtomberi idga, Semodgomis Tve; maRal kviparosebs ahyoloda Savi yurZeni, magram sazarlad Semoxveoda vazi merqans, gasusuliyo xe, avad bzinavdnen wiTlad daxleCili broweulebi... magram domenikos aRar dascalda _ Savzolebian, wiTel xaverdSi gamowyobilma mcvelebma Tvalebi auxvies yvelas, zedamxedvel navolesac ki, romelmac mcvelebis ufross qamarSi CasWida xeli, navoles _ kapralma eliodorom, eliodoros domeniko amouyenes, xelis cecebiT Zlivs ipova misi qamari, domenikosac viRaca CaebRauWa da mcvelebis Tvalxilulma ufrosma sxva saidumlo kariT Seiyvana TvalaxveulTa mwkrivi sadRac, jer oriod umizno wre daartymevina, marcxena xelisguli win gaeSvira oTxives, iRliaSi tomaraamoCril domenikosac ki, muxlebSi moxrilni daborialobdnen. yovel nabijze TavRia Wa eCvenebodaT da fexis dadgmisas SvebiT grZnobdnen marmarilos iataks, mere Svid kibeTagan erT-erTs miadgnen da mcvelma dabali safexurebiT aiyvana droebiTi brmebi, romeliRacam waiborZika da talRa gadaevlo mwkrivs, saiTkenRac watorRialdnen, ukana kacis TiTebi uTrTodaT welze, sadRac Seuxvies. da mere rigrigobiT Sexsnes yvelas Savi Tvalsaxvevi _ did, uzarmazar savarZelTan warmosadegi, aelvarebul-tansacmliani kaci idga, da dakvirvebiT Sescqeroda pativnacem stumrebs _ es ymawvilia? _ Tqva. _ eng ganxlavT, grandhalle, _ moaxsena zedamxedvelma navolem. _ eg tomaraa? _ ikiTxa brWyviala maspinZelma da saocrad msubuqad, fexakrefiT gaiar-gamoiara. _ ndiaax, grandhalle. _ Zalian kargi, Cemo leitenanto, _ rbilad warmoTqva polkovnikma sezarma da savarZelSi Caeflo, fexi gadaikvantila fexze, epoletebi ubzinavda? _ ahh... domenikos erTxelac dakvirvebiT Sexeda. TaviT-

fexebamde awiwkna mzeriT da TavSekavebuli RimiliT miugdo navoles: _ rogorc Tqvena TvliT, didi Sebertyilia, ara? _ ndidad Seberntyili gaxlavT, ngrandhalle... _ Zalian kargi... _ Tqva polkovnikma sezarma da axla kaprals uwyaloba: _ TiTebi SeuxseniT. _ saxifaToa, dRegrZeli iyos marSali betankuri. _ SeuxseniT-meTqi, maRalbednieri yofiliyos damSvidebis navTsayudari. Zlivas aamoZrava dabuJebuli TiTebi. Tavi daxara, yvelas aridebda mzeras _ yoveli Tvali isusxeboda, sezaris _ ufro. _ moangariSes damiZaxeT. aq, sakvirvelebav, TxemiT-terfamde SiSveli kaci Semovida, Tmac ki gadaeparsa Tavze. _ daTvale, aniseto. xom ar eCveneboda! _ ise uSualod iqceoda SiSveli kaci. _ es tomaraa? xom ki egaa, dideba sworupovar marSals? _ egaa, ki. anisetom piri gamWvirvale qsoviliT aikra, xeli tomaraSi Cahyo, TvalnaTliv SekrTa, gaaJrJola, bususebi daetyo mklavze, meore xelic CaaZvrina, tomara yrud aaJRaruna, TiTebi aur-dauria da Tavgadaweulma Tqva: _ saidumloebaSi gadadis, Cemo polkovniko. _ yvelani gadiT... mxolod aniseto da... _ Tqva polkovnikma sezarma da isev cbieri RimiliT daamata, _ da didi Sebertyili darCnen. ho, marTla, miCinios damiZaxeT. _ nCemo polkovniko, ngrandhalee, _ muxlT moiyara navolem. _ cali nTxovna maqvs _ gamouSviT raa, Cemebi...xom ndroulad CagabareT, nzustad... polkovnikma Wers miapyro Tvalebi, raRacebi awon-dawona da Tqva: _ TavdebSi myofni gamouSviT, amisi coli da Svilebi _ da amaRlebulad warmoTqva: _ bavSvebis fasi raa amqveynad, gibruneb, hale. _ ndidi madloba, ndidi marSalis marjvena mklavo, _ aRfrTovanda navole da kapralma eliodoromac daamata: _ TqvenisTana sworupovari? ah ara, ara... daa... Cemo leitenanto, Tqvenc xom Tqvenis mxriv damibrunebT col-Svils? _ raRa nTqma unda, Cemo kanpralo, undobloba da _ nCvenSi? _ Sen gaixare, hale... mec davubruno mxleblebs col-Svili? _ aq, Cems darbazSi TaTbirobT amas? _ susxianad ikiTxa polkovnikma sezarma da Tavi SemarTa. _ raRaca gvelis daetyo TvalSi. _ ah, ara, ara, gvapatieT, grandhalle, svebednierad brZandebodeT, mzemde amaRldes didi marSali. samniRa darCnen. polkoviki wamodga, da ucnaurad gaiara, ise rbilad, ise fexakrefiT _ bambad aqcia marmarilos iataki, TvalmoWutulma, cbierad hkiTxa: _ ra gqvia, biWi... _ domeniko. da Tvali ar mouSorebia, ise ikiTxa: _ marTals unda ambobdes, ara, aniseto? _ ki. _ odnavadac ar dafiqrebula da TvalebiTac ar uyoymania, _ daeTanxma SiSveli kaci. piri isev gamWvirvale qsoviliT akruli hqonda. _ kedlisaken SetrialdiT. domeniko maSinve Sebrunda, da SiSveli kacis darcxvenili xma moesma: _ ase zurgiT rogor davdge TqvenTan...

da isic maSinve swrafad Sebrunda, etyoba, moiRuSa brWyviala polkovniki. raRac Wriali gaisma, mere isev, brZanebaze Semotrialdnen, polkovnik sezars vercxlis lamazi sura ekava, aprialebuli, magidasTan mivida da Zvirfasi TvlebiT moWedil WiqaSi alisferi siTxe Caasxa, Tan domenikos uyurebda. _ mobrZandiT da miirTviT, hale. ra, es ra iyo!.. da uceb mixvda _ aYamaT xelSi sawamlavi yvelafers sjobda. Zlivs gadadga oriod nabiji, fexebi ukankalebda, ucnaurad ise _ xan barZaySi gaujdeboda susxi, xan _ wvivze, mere fexisguli gaenaskva, moekunta, sabralo mgzavri, da TiTebic gaeyina; sikvdili rom monatreboda, TvalebSiac ki Sexeda polkovniks, mainc Zlivs waavlo sasmiss xeli da, albaT Wiqis awevis Tavic aRar hqonda _ magidas ver aacila. daejajgura da polkovnikis msubuqi sicili moesma _ ah, arc eg ici, ara, biWo, hale? ra unda scodnoda, gaognebuli misCereboda mliqvnelurad axiTxiTebul anisetos. polkovniki ki gulianad iRimeboda: _ didi Sebertyili varo, marTla Sen unda daikvexo. egec ar ici, aseTi Zvirfasi Wiqebi mixraxnili rom gvaqvs zeda kamoraSi? ginda, gaCveno, Tu rogora vsvamT... _ magidaze migdebul ferad CxirTagan erT-erTi amoarCia, kbilebiT daiWira, gadaixara, WiqaSi Cahyo da domenikosTvis Tvali ar moucilebia, ise amowuwna alisferi siTxe, sazarlad svamda! mere ikiTxa: _ ha, ramdenia aniseto? _ oTxi aTas rvaas Tormeti drahkani gaxlavT, hale, yvela saRia. _ rogor aRelda, xom xedav, biWi? halec miwoda... nu akankaldi, Cemi ramdeni gamodis... _ aTas eqvsas oTxi drahkani, grandhalle. _ imasac ver mixvdeboda, ase gvian ratom vikiTxe es, _ da anisetos cbierad gauRima, _ siamovnebas vizogavdi, hale. albaT isic ar ici, moangariSe SiSvlad rada dgas _ fuli rom ar Caicuros sadme. kedlisakenac, jer erTi, Sesamowmeblad vaqnevine piri da, meorec, aravin icis Cemi saidumlo ganjinebi rogor iReba, sasmels iq vinaxav xolme _ sifrTxile saWiroa mainc. Senc xom gagaxsenda, a, sawamlavi? es ras gabedavs, an moparvas da an Cems mowamvlas, ah, zRaparia, magram mainc yoveli warmoudgeneli SemTxvevisaTvis, ara, swori ara var, a, aniseto? ucnauri Cveva hqonda _ vinmes raimes Tu etyoda, sxvas Seacqerdeboda xolme. axlac anisetosTan rom mivida, zedac ar Seuxedavs, ise gaartya uceb xelukuRma da hkiTxa: _ xom ar getkina, a, aniseto? _ arada, domenikos uyurebda. _ ara, grandhalle, _ mxiarulad miugo anisetom, cxvirpiridan sisxli sdioda. moSavod SeeReba gamWvirvale pirsaxvevi. _ sadaa aqamde miCinio... _ Tqva Cafiqrebulma polkovnikma sezarma da kidec moisma: _ aqa var, hale. aseTi mainc jer araferi gakvirvebia _ darbazSi meoTxe adamiani idga. da, Sexeda da... jer xom iyo da, misi xmis gagonebisTanave ise dazrina, tansacmelic ki Seeyina, da, rom Sexeda... TiTiswverebi daubuJda, safeTqlebs raRac ukortnida, da ise mZlavrad, ise Ronivrad axtunavda guli, yelis gamoglejas lamobda, am ganaTebul, kriala darbazSi Ramis yvavilad amoizarda _ SiSi. vin iyo masTan an polkovniki, anda navole da

eliodoro, arsad enaxa msgavsi ram saxe, vin iyo mainc, ra dagrexili yvrimalebi hqonda, ra feris Tvalebi, namdvili nacrisferi, mTlianad nacrisferi, WriliT Wrilamde, gugasac ki ver gamoarCevda, da, mxolod SiSiT veRar moswyvita mzera, warbebic TiTqos sxvadasxvanairi hqonda, erTi _ Tvalze rkalad Camoziduli, meore _ safeTqlisken israd gafenili, da SeZrwunebuli, monusxuli mgzavri am sazareli Tvalebisken daiZra, nacrisfer TvalebSi alag-alag nakverCxlebi ubJutavda, mere ki, saidanRac Tvalebis siRrmidan, raRac avma qarma wamoubera da mxurvaleba moemata nacars, Tvalebi _ ewvoda! avad daRebul, gatrunuli pirisaken miiZurweboda Tagvi, magram uecrad cecxli gafermkrTalda, modunda, orive warbic gausworda _ Turme dakvirvebiT rom aTvalierebda mgzavrs, imitom gadasxvafereboda da domenikoc odnav damSvidda, magram isev Sexeda da TiTqos nacari Seeyara wamsve _ Tvalebi daexuWa, Tavi dauvarda da iqve, iatakze Cajda. erTxans ase iyo, TavCaqindruli, xelebCamoyrili, aRaraferi axsovda da mere odnavac ar daZabula, sakvirvelebav, raRacnairad TavisiT wamodga, tani gamarTa da isev rom Sexeda, gaaJriala _ Turme imisi Tvalebis brZanebiT amarTuliyo tani, da uRono sxeuli waqcevas apirebda isev, magram ucxos TvalebSi kvlav ifeTqa cecxlma, adgilze gaaqvava, da mere Sebrunda, Tavi mianeba, arxeinad iTvalierebda frCxilebs. _ wadi, aniseto, _ TavCaRunul domenikos uTxra sezarma, _ ah, cxvirpirze es ra dagmarTnia, hale? _ kedels mivartyi, grandhalle. _ wadi, keTilo. frTxilad iare. anisetom ki eniT ailoka sisxliani tuCi, Tqva: ,,dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali~, da wavida. _ marTla biTurebis xelSi varT, Cemo miCinio, _ Tqva polkovnikma sezarma da savarZelSi Caeflo, _ es momiyvanes da didi Sebertyiliao. aba?! _ regvenebia, _ Tqva miCiniom, isic savarZelSi Cajda. ratomRac ubralod ecva. _ magari xalxi ki gvyavs, ara? Tumca, egeba asec sjobdes, magram oxris erTia mainc yvela... _ da, gamococxlda, _ Cemi wili aTas eqvsasi drahkani gamodis. xom ara uSavs? _ didebulia, hale. _ amas ra vuyoT? _ mereda, sad iSova... sad iSove, biWo! _ me... mamam momca. _ mokali? _ ara. _ TavisiT mogca? aqauria? _ dainteresda polkovniki da miCiniosken gadaixara. _ sofelSi cxovrobs. _ romel sofelSi... _ amas ra vuyoT, _ Tqva miCiniom da vercxlis suridan WiqaSi Caasxa alisferi siTxe _ rogor wamodga, magidasTan aRmoCnda rogor! verc dainaxa... Cxiri kbilebiT daiWira, saSinelebav, iseTi TeTri kbilebi hqondaa... _ Tu ginda, Sen gaCuqeb, hale, _ uTxra sezarma da gauRima, _ magram SenTvis Zalian wvrili yeli aqvs.

_ marTla? _ ugulod ikiTxa miCiniom da TavCaqindrul domenikos uTxra: _ aba Tavi gadaswie, biWo. domenikom Werisken morCilad aRapyro mzera, WianWvelebi daesivnen gadaWimul yelze, da _ isev is laqa! ise nacnobi! am gakrialebul, mdidrul darbazis Werze... isev is laqa! _ me ra _ qaTmebis gamsaReblad gadagyavarT, hale? _ ara, ah, ara, miCinio-Cemo, _ dauyvava polkovnikma, domenikos uyurebda _ iqneb gagvesuqebina-meTqi jer da mere... ise... _ amas ra gaasuqebs,_Tqva miCiniom, Tavgadaweul domenikos Sescqeroda, _ sisxlic ar eqneba bevri, fermkrTalia... erTxel fexs gaiqnevs da morCa. _ ara, ra vuyoT, marcxena xelo. _ damwyeb kariskacs gaasaRebine. an qveda qalaqSi mivyidoT vinmes, anda, ubralod, zRvaSi Cagvegdo... _ mainc gamoriyavs. ver vitan gaberilebs. _ maSin... _ Cafiqrda miCinio, _ gamoixede, biWo... ah, erTi azri momivida. _ romeli, Cemo. _ erTis wuTiT, hale... wamodga da domenikos Semouara. zurgs ukan daudga, axla oriveni domenikos misCerebodnen da kefa, kefa ufro ewvoda. miCinios isev kbilebiT eWira Cxiri, kbilebdaxSuli ucnaurad laparakobda: _ yuri damigdeT, Cemo polkovniko, kargad damigdeT yuri. amisi mokvla ra aris, hale, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali, erTxel xelis gaqneva da morCa. da radgan msgavsi biTuri jer ar Segvxvedria, erT azrs mogawvdiT, hale, _ da gamoTqmaze maSinve Seetyo, Cxiri rom gamoiRo piridan, _ daitoveT ise, rogorc saTamaSo. _ rogor saTamaSo... _ gaukvirda sezars. _ Cveulebrivad, Cemo polkovniko. gyavdeT gasarTobad. bavSvobas dagibrunebT, bavSvobis fasi raa amqveynad, hale. _ a? aa? viTom _ dainteresda polkovniki, magram iqve gadaifiqra, _ ara, ras ambob, marcxena xelo, saqmeebis meti ra maqvs... _ swored magitom, bevri saqmeebi rom gaqvT, Cemo polkovniko, _ imasac ki borotad miealersa miCinio, _ garTobisTana dasveneba sxva raa, hale... _ a? aa? viTom _ axla ki marTla Cafiqrda polkovniki. _ TqvenTvis vambob, Torem amas ori TiTiT mogigudavT axlave, hale. me ra, ki ar mezareba. veeba kaci iyo. msubuqi, tlanqic... _ da mere ra vuyoT? rogor vaTamaSoT... _ TamaSis meti raa qveynad, hale, gnebavT, Cveni namoqmedaridan raime vkiTxoT xolme, ise sulelurad agvixsnis, siciliT davixrCobiT, Cemo polkovniko, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali. _ maRalbednieri yofiliyos damSvidebis navTsayudari, mainc ra vkiTxoT, hale? _ aii, Tundac... _ da domenikom zed yurTan igrZno misi sazareli sunTqva, yinuleTiviT daundobeli, _ aba, Tu mixvdebi, biWo, ratom miwoda grandhallem marcxena xeli? abaa!.. ar ici? _ ara. polkovnikma ki gulianad gaicina da miCinios uTxra: _ ratom da, cacia var, biWo. ra biTuria, hee... _ da uceb moiwyina, _ eg yvelaferze ar vici-s gvetyvis.

_ ratom, patar-patara gavanaTloT gzadagza, gzaSi... ai, xom xedavT, pirvelsave SekiTxvaze rogor gagacinaT da mere da mere... Tavisi WkuiT Wkuas rom moikrefs... gnebavT, erTi Taroc gavukeToT da SemovsvaT xolme zed... da domeniko iataks daenarcxa, frCxilebiT kriala iatakis mofxoWnas lamobda, gamwarebuli, Tavs urtyamda marmarilos, braziT acaxcaxebuli, iatakze goravda da yviroda: _ momkaliT, Tqveni... Tqveni avazaki... ar meSinia... momkaliT, Tqveni... _ da daibRavla: _ aana... mariaaa!! da am saxelma mTlad gaayuCa, miizida da gulgrilad iwva ulmobeli dartymis molodinSi, magram aq miCinios xma Semoesma: _ amaze kargi saTamaSo? momkaliTo, Tqva. adeq, patarav... adeqi, Se lawirako. gaocebuli imiT, aseTi mWaxe sityvebi rom SerCa, wamodga da suul cota, cotaTi, odnav, amayad idga. _ ara, es ra marTla mSvenieri azri mogivida, hale... _ da polkovniki wamiT dafiqrda, _ amas ise koxtad gamoviyeneb, rom, ah, erTi azri momivida... _ romeli azri, Cemo polkovniko. _ xval aristokrat qalebSi waviyvan da raRa iqneba amaze kargi? hee, aristokrati qalebi da es... warmogidgenia? ah, es ra miTxari, miCinio. _ ise, cota jibis fulic dautoveT, TavmoyvareobisTvis, hale... _ CaeRima, _ kacad rom igrZnos Tavi, ufro gasasacilovdeba, ara, grandhale? _ sul mivcem im fuls, _ Tvalebi gaubrwyinda sezars, _ da yvelgan amas davapatiJineb Tavs. saTamaSo-yulaba iqneba, miCinio, ara? _ domenikos Sescqeroda. _ didebuli azria, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali. _ am or mesameds ki dResve mivarTmev did sworupovars, svebednieri yofiliyos damSvidobebis deda, vrceli marSali. _ rom gamouzogoT, viTom ara sjobs? ufro xSir-xSirad asiamovnebdiT maSin did sworupovars. _ egec sworia, bravo, kargi xar. Tavi aswia, aRarsad Canda nacnobi laqa. mainc axsovda... axsovda rogor! _ ise ki, Tavi Tu SegawyinoT, me misaCuqreT. sanam davklavde, kargad gavirTob mec Tavs, hale. _ sityva sityvaa, marcxena xelo, _ Tqva polkovnikma sezarma da mere domenikodan miCinioze gadaitana mzera: _ dajeqi, biWi... * * * momavali kanudoseli, Joao abado, marmarilos qalaqidan Sors, sertanaSi cxovrobda. uJmuri iyoo _ mtrisas... dilaadrianve jajRanebda, `es aq ratom devs, skams iq ra unda, sadaa kovzi... rogori amindia, xom ar wvims...~ `ar vici~, _ buranSi ambobda TvaldaxuWuli coli da Joao gulmosuli dudRunebda, _ araferi amaT ar ician, araferi... `viTom ar gesmis, wvimis xma rom ismis, ara? Sarvali ratom ar damikere...~ `rogor ara, gavkere...~ `ki, ki, axalTaxals daamsgavsebdi...~ daxedavda Sarvals. koxtad gakerili iyo, Rarib oTaxs moavlebda Tvals, `sadaa makrateli...~ `rad ginda...~ `ra Seni saqmea, mWirdeba albaT. imas ki ar getyvian, sadaa, yovelTvis sxvas gipasuxeben, _ rad gindao, hm!~ `aim yuTSi devs, rogorc yovelTvis...~ `rogorc yovelTvis, _ gamoajavrebda Joao, _ rogorc yovelTvis! da

roca vxmarobT, maSinac yuTSi devs? a? maSinac yuTSi devs, ara, yovelTvis, ara?~ da makratels arc amoiRebda, axla yuTi aajajRanebda, _ `ratom ar gadawminde mtveri, a? _ abuzRundeboda, _ mTeli dRe _ mtverSi, saRamo _ mtverSi, saxlSi moxval da _ mtverSi da dammarxeT cocxlad barem... ki dammarxavdiT, magram marCenali gWirdebaT da mosamsaxure gindaT, ara? kargia, ara, mosamsaxure, ara?~ `kargi, ra, Joao, _ frTxilad dauyvavebda coli, _ ra gabuzRunebs, kargi ra, xom ar daberdi, Cemo pumpurika~. am ucnaurad mosaferebel sityvaze sasiamovnod SeukrTeboda guli, wamiT gaitruneboda, magram ras daimCnevda, ra Citi iyo? _ piriqiT, ufro ifeTqebda: `davberdebi, aba ra iqneba kaci Tqven xelSi _ sul moitaa, moitaa, erTxel waiReo ar getyvian...~ `ager, sagzali waiRe, pumpurik...~ `pumpuriks mogcem me Sen, _ gabrazdeboda Joao, ganmeorebuli mofereba aRar moswonda, sxva moTbo sityvac Tu undoda albaT... _ sagzali Torem, Senc Semwvar-moxrakulebs Camiwyobdi~. `Txis xorcia Semwvari, naxSirze Sevwvi, Joao...~ aq ki daircxvenda, qvabSi Caixedavda, ojaxSi Turme aRaraferi rCeboda, bostneulis garda da, siwiTlemoreuli, Txis xorcs abgidan qvabSi gadasdebda da kombostosa da stafilos wamoavlebda xels _ `ar gagirecxia, ara?~ `rogor ara, Joao...~ `ho, ho, sul rogor ara iZaxe da win wava saqme~. rogorc yoveli vakeiro, isic xmeli da maRali iyo, oRond saocrad msxvili Zvlebi hqonda. ormocdaxuTisa gaxldaT, Tormeti wlis cxenze ijda _ tolebi iyvnen. sxva megobari Joaos ar hyavda. kiserze malulad efereboda, vinmes siyvaruli rom ar SeemCnia da Tuki sadme mezobeli vakeiro Semoxvdeboda, maTraxs Ronivrad moiqnevda da viTom mtkivneulad gadauSxivlebda cxens _ magram fexs ukan swevda, Ceqmaze irtyamda. mteric erTi hyavda _ calfexa Winka, sasi. sasi Tu didis mowiwebiT Sescqeroda did vakeiros _ zes, da mxiaruli mwyemsi _ manuelo kosta Tu aRafrTovanebda, da Tu yovel vakeiros uneburad pativs scemda, Joao abados, uJmurs, xSirad acofebda xolme da imis Wvretisas uxmo siciliT gadafiCindeboda xolme. daRlili Joao SuadRisas CrdilSi Camojdeboda, gaoflili Tavidan orkuTxa quds moixdida, gverdiT dadebda da, TvaldaxuWuli, col-Svilze fiqrobda. `ras gadavekide im qals, ras verCi, _ darcxvenili msjelobda Joao, _ saWmeli imas ara aqvs Cems xelSi, saxli da qoneba, tansacmeli... zogi qalaqeli rogor arCens colSvils da me... me Txis xorcs vamadli... ara, ki ar vamadli, magram... ise gamodis. sawyali qali...~ aq sasi fiqrebSi garTuls uxmaurod miuCoCdeboda da ganze migdebul quds hparavda. `ramdenjer utiria, gaZvaltyavebuli bavSvebis Semxedvares, eeh, Se briyvo! _ Tavs SeuZaxebda Joao, Tan kombostos fcqvnida, _ da kidev Cemi sayvedurebi aklia sawyals? ra aris mainc misi cxovreba... wvaleba, tvirTi... da _ jer mSvidad gaifiqrebda, _ xom SeiZleba, Tavic moiklas?! _ da uceb, erTbaSad aforiaqdeboda, Cumi panikiori gaxldaT, _ xom SeiZleba, moiklas Tavi!~ _ wamoxteboda, qamars saCqarod isworebda, qudisken daixreboda _ sadRa iyo qudi, Torem ki... `i, aq ar davde? ii, aq ar davdee... _ mimoixedavda, gaocdeboda, _ iie...~ sasi fuRurodan uWvritinebda, uyurebda, uyurebda, kvdeboda siciliT... Joao ki irgvliv yvela buCqs gadaqeqavda, Tavzec erTi-orjer moisvamda xels, totebsac ki aayolebda mzeras, da rom motrialdeboda, gancvifrdeboda _ adgilze ar ido Turme, qudi? jer TvaldaWyetili dascqeroda, mere ganrisxdeboda _ `uuux, sasi, Se calfexmosamtvrevo, me Seni... ki...~ gadabJirebuli sasi axla xis kenwerodan dascqeroda, foTlebTan erTad

acaxcaxebuli, gaxarebuli. Joao ki cxens moaxteboda da Tavisi qoxisken gamwarebuli miagelvebda. Soridanve mohkravda Tvals bostanSi mofusfuse cols, mSviddeboda, `Tavi moiklas ki ara erTi... da gabrazebuli uxsnida: `malamo damrCenia... gamibam xolme dilauTenia saubars da damrCeba rame, ra iqneba aba... dilaobiT xma aRar gamce, icode...~ `kargi Joao...~ _ morCilad aRuTqvamda qali, ganze eRimeboda _ rogorc yoveli coli, qmars isac mSvenivrad scnobda. Joao ki kopebSekruli Caidebda malamoian boTls Ceqmis did jibeSi, Zvel boTls _ xalaTis qveS malavda da naxirisken mieSureboda. `ra sisulele momivida, _ fiqrobda gzaSi, _ qals rogor unda ahyve...~ saocrad lamazad ijda cxenze, vakeiro iyo _ ukan gadaxrils, daudevrad erweoda tani, _ `isev esa sjobs, gaWirveba... _ fiqrobda Joao, _ qonebam gadaria mTeli kamora... da drostarebam... isev esa sjobs, gaWirveba da... patiosneba da umZraxoba... msaxiobobam daRupa xalxi...~ isev Sehyrida warbebs, sayvedurebis xasiaTze modioda, aiRerReboda, gverdiT Cavlil vakeiros Tvals aridebda _ aravis esalmeboda Joao, Tvlida, rom `nacnobobanam~ daRupa xalxi... aimrizeboda, mere waqceul xars SiSveli xelebiT moTokavda da, gayuCebuls, imasac ki ebuzRuneboda: _ Tvalebi sada gqonda, oxer-tialo, amxela Tvalebi gadmogiyvlefia da kaatinga veRar dainaxe?.. uh, fih, uh _ briyvi... saRamoobiT ki qalaqisken TavdaRerebul manuelo kostas danaxvaze tuCebs usiamod momuwavda _ `dardimands damixedeT _ qalaqisken mibrZandeba ymawvili... hm!..~ Joao abado erT-erTi iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc Semdgom didi kanudoseli gaxda. * * * _ me mainc vgoneb, _ ganagrZo brWyviala polkovnikma, _ ferweraSi xazia mTavari. ori _ ras brZanebT, Cemo polkovniko, _ aRniSna qalma, _ ferTa Sexamebas ra Seedreba. ocdaxuTi. _ ratom, greg rikio aviRoT Tundac, _ Tavazianad Seesityva polkovniki sezar, _ rogor saocrad wamoswia xazi. oTxi. _ ras brZanebT, polkovniko, ubralod iman rakursis SerCeva icoda kargi, ki, es procesi, ocdaori. mdidrul, svetebian oTaxSi isxdnen, uzarmazari Savi taxti idga kuTxeSi. sqeli, fumfula noxis siRrmeSi CaZiruliyo momcro magidis morkaluli fexebi, yviTlad aprialebul sufraze oTxi gaxsnili SuSxuna ido. rbil savarZelSi gadafluliyo polkovniki sezar, svetis gverdiT ijda da fexi koxtad gadaedo fexze, svetisTvis xeli ise nazad Semoexvia, TiTqos qalis wels grZnobda mSrali xelisguliT, didsayureba, Wrelad morTuli nasuqi qali ki mis pirdapir ijda, Tvalebs uJuJunebda, drodadro koxta, momcro boTlidan ucxo ram gamomwvev surnelebas afrqvevda oTaxSi, da oriod wveTs yelsa da yurebis ukan isvamda. usaxeloebo kaba ecva, TeTri, savse mklavebi hqonda. cali xeli ganze gaeSvira da odnav maRla, magidaze Camoedo, drodadro iRliaSi mzeras Seucurebda polkovniki da sakuTar barZays uneburad efereboda. qals TiTqos arauSavda ra, magram didi laSebi hqonda da sadRac, saxeze, mozrdili xali, da ise ucnauri, iseTi xazgasmuli sinaziT icinoda rom sadRac, tanze, naiarevi unda hqonoda. polkovniki meore aristokrat qals umzerda da ise ebaaseboda pirvels, meore qali ki qedmaRluri gamowveviT Sescqeroda TavCaRunul domenikos da pirveli

wyvilis maRalfardovani saubris damTavrebas sulmouTmenlad ucdida _ aseTi iyo wesi _ jer erTni unda morigebuliyvnen, da meorenic alaparakdebodnen mere... iqve, domenikos ferxTiT, drahkanebiani tomara iyo. _ ise ki nu gamigebT, maRalo qalbatono, TiTqos ferTa mniSvneloba ar mesmodes, magram TviT saxelwodeba ferwerac xom feridanaa warmomdgari, magram wera, a, ferebs wera ar unda, aii? Svidi. _ raRa Tqma unda, Cemo polkovniko, magram ferwera Tavis procesiT rogori Rrmaa da SemzRudveli. ai, Tundac arqiteqtonika, _ aRfrTovanda qali, Tvalebi nazad daxuWa, sanTlebis Suqi auciagda sayureebsa da lurjad SeRebil quTuToebze, _ arqiteqtonika _ es xom mTeli organizaciaa, daa, koloriti? eqspoziciasac ver gamovtovebT. oci. raRaca xdeboda. _ oRondac, oRondac rom, maRalo qalbatono, _ daeTanxma polkovniki sezar, _ ubralod, jeri ar mimdgara kompoziciaze, Torem vin uaryofs, vin TavzexelaRebuli. Svidi. ai, im tomridan miirTviT. _ da Tqven faqturac dagaviwydaT, Cemo polkovniko, faqtura, _ orazrovnad gauRima qalma, _ da imasac didi mniSvneloba aqvs, sinaTle saidan ecema naxats. Tvrameti. _ Svidi. _ Tvramets ar gauva wyali. _ gakeklucda qali. _ Svidi-meTqi!!! _ ifeTqa polkovnikma da wamoxta, yvelani gaSrnen _ sxva kaci iyo TiTqos oTaxSi, abrialebuli, mware, _ Svidi drahkanimeTqi, samjer giTxari ukve, Se dampalo, Sen... _ kargi ra, polkovniko, _ gulze xeli miifara qalma, _ SenobiT nu melaparakebi, rac ar unda iyos, aristokrati vaar da... _ frTxilad, Semparavad uRimoda, _ rogor gixdeba ganrisxeba, tansacmliana _ mamakaci xar, gangeb gagabraze. ase araferi mxiblavs SenSi, jandabas, Svidi iyos. Sen TviTonac xom mogwons vaWrobis procesi... _ mere samjer rom gagimeore... _ gavaxangrZlive procesi, kargo, _ wamodga qali, da sqel xaverdSi gamoxveuli msuye tanis rxeviT gaemarTa dabali karisaken. _raime amaRelvebeli! _ SeuZaxa polkovnikma sezarma da qali SeCerda, vercxlis saxelurs Seavlo TiTebi, patara xans idga, muzas Tu ucdida albaT, mere mxarukuRma gamoxeda, TvaldaxuWulma gasWima, _ hxaa, _ odnav gaSala xelebi, cali TvaliT gamoiWyita, mTel tanSi msubuqad gaaZigZiga TiTqos, didi sqeli qveda tuCi kbilebSua moimwyvdia, msubuqad ikbina, Tavi gadaagdo, Tqva: _ ahh! _ da Ria karSi Sevarda. polkovnikic mswrafl Sevarda yuC oTaxSi da kari jaxuniT mixura. orniRa darCnen. ra, ras etyoda... qali erTazrovani RimiliT aTvalierebda, mere uTxra: _ Tu SeiZleba, SuSxuna damisxiT. daburZgvluli brolis Wiqa miawoda mgzavrma. _ giyvaarT ferwera? xazi girCevniaT Tu feri? _ me... feri. _ SesaniSnavia, _ Tqva qalma, wamodga da kiserSi Cauyo xeli, _ greg rikio xom mogwonT? greg rikiom diaxac rom icoda sagnebis fasi _ qmnilebaSi `Zebna~ skivrTan daxrili qalis figura pirdapir cxovrebidanaa aRebuli. me Tu mogwonvarT? _ ara.

_ Sevcdi, _ aRiara qalma, _ vuali unda gamekeTebina. pirbade qals met idumalebasa da amitom mimzidvelobas aniWebs. SuSxuna miirTviT, aRmgznebadia. iseTad duuuRs... gaqvavebuli, kriWaSekruli ijda. _ hm, _ eSmakurad gauRima qalma da karze aniSna, _ hm... _ da maSinve dasZina: _ greg rikiom mSvenivrad icoda eqspresiis fasi, misi meomrebi pirdapir brZolis velidanaa aRebuli. gainteresebT? _ ara. _ da nawiurmortebs aRar ikiTxavT? leRvi iqneba, kitri Tu vaSli, pirdapir xidanaa aRebuli. rad ar mogwonvar? xmas ar iRebda. _ ar mogwonvar, ara?! daa, pinkurika, mxatvroba Tu ara, musika mainc xom albaT giyvarT? musika ise amaRlebulia, ise diadi da yovlismTqmeli... ah, vinc ki ukravs, bednieria, ra SeiZleba iyos ukeTesi, instruments flobde, es xom namdvili jadoqrobaa... ra dagemarTaT! tiroda mgzavri. _ ra dagemarTa, hale! gamarTuli ijda, da, gaqvavebuls, araferi Setokebia saxeze, oRond cremlebi Camosdioda. _ da ase giyvarT nuTu musika? warmogidgeniaT, _ mimarTa qalma axalSemosul, Tmaawewil polkovnik sezars, _ mxolod sityviT vaxsene da rogor atirda, xedavT? _ ra axsene? _ domenikos Seacqerda msubuqad dabneuli polkovniki. _ saxelwodeba musika... da atirda. _ sxva araferi? _ araferi sxva. _ da ase ubralod itira? zedapiruli hangebisaTvis? aaba, gamovcadoT, _ da fexakrefiT Semouara, rbil noxSi efloboda fexi, CasCurCulebda, _ musika... domeniko, musika... marTlac asea. cremlma umata, _ da gaibadra _ saTamaSo da _ amisTana? aseTi kargi... motirali... _ rogor iqceva? _ ikiTxa miCiniom, saidan gaCnda, rogor Semovida... _ mSvenivrad _ tiris... _ Tqva polkovnikma, _ ramdeni xania, cremli aRar minaxavs, viRas aatireb axlandel droSi... es ra kargi ram gamoigone, marcxena xelo... uilajod icremleboda gasusuli mgzavri. * * * momavali kanudoseli, moxuci, santosi, marmarilos qalaqidan Sors, kalabriaSi cxovrobda. imaT sofelSi or kacsa hqonda es gvari da, saubrisas erTmaneTSi rom ar areodaT, soflelebi Cvens santoss Tavdapirvelad axalgazrdas eZaxdnen, radgan aTiode wliT mogvareze umcrosi iyo _ ormocisa gaxldaT. im ambis Semdeg ki Tmac gauTeTrda, warbebic, wveric da imas gadaarqves moxuci _ Cvens santoss. cali yba Cangreuli hqonda; dabali, Caskvnili, lodiviT glexi iyo, Cveulebrivi. im ubedurebis Semdeg ki Ronis dagrovebas gamwarebuli Seudga _ glexkacs saqmes ra gamoulevda, magram Tavisufali dro mainc rCeboda da santoss qalaqeliviT ar SeeZlo, tyuilubralod rkina aewia, anda xelebgaSlils Caebuqna da sigrZeze gadamxtariyo _ mezoblebs mZime samuSaoze exmareboda. gamravlebul ojaxebs axali saxlisTvis saZirkvels umzadebda didi, mZime, wverwamaxuli rkiniT _ kldovani iyo kalabriis miwa da gametebiT iqnevda Ronier xelebs, kldes aqucmacebda. mxarsa da cal xelisgulze

daidebda lods, meore, TavszemoT morkaluli xeliT lodis wonasworobas icavda da taatiT midioda ufskrulisaken, mere gamozomili biZgiT icilebda lods da mxolod oTxi amosunTqvis Semdeg aRwevda yru, moguduli xma da xmasTan erTad wivana lodiT SemkrTali frinvelebic amoiWrebodnen xolme. xis moWrasac aravis anebebda _ santosi sqeltariani najaxiT miadgeboda didi xnis muxas, maRla amarTavda xelebs, SeisunTqavda da Rrmad esoboda alesili piri xeSi, mere yuas Caasobda marwuxebiviT TiTebs, gabzaruli merqnidan amoglejda, mere isev SemarTavda xelebs da iseTi gametebiT daiqnevda, TiTqos xis nacvlad im kacs uqnevda, vinc daaqcia da gaaubedura _ lamaz-qalaqSi maRalma, moxdenilma kamorelma rkina rom daartya ybaSi, avadmyofi colisken wamlebianad mimavals, da erTaderTi vaJiT _ gverdze, amas kidev aitanda glexi, magram SeSinebuli bavSvi imav saRamos ise gayviTlda, Tavbrudaxveul santoss reCxi uyo gulma da atatebuli bavSviT xelSi aiara kalabriis vrceli aRmarTi, mowmendil RameSi mTebisken amavali, vaJs SiSnarevi, uilajod gamamxnevebeli RimiliT dascqeroda da xandaxan wamiT Tu Seabrunebda Tavs _ piri evseboda, sisxls afurTxebda da mere isev or gafarToebul, SeSinebul Tvals Tavadac SeSinebuli dascqeroda _ foToliviT gafiTrebuliyo bavSvi, sruliad ymawvils, gviani Semodgoma sWirda da SeZrwunebuli santosi Tvalebs xuWavda _ vin vin da, glexma icoda gviani Semodgomis zne. Sin rom Sevida da Tavgadagdebuli, xelebCamoyrili bavSvi taxtze daawvina, SeZrwunebuli qali Zalian swrafad wamojda sawolze, bavSvs Sexeda, mere mokled, mkveTrad SeisunTqa da loginze gadavarda. santosma akankalebuli xelebiT wyali apkura, safeTqlebi dauzila, Tvali gaaxelina da uTxra: `ram SegaSina, araferia, daeZina, mirca...~ `da feri... feri... _ CurCulebda qali, _ ra feri adevs...~ `ra uWirs mere... _ gaamxneva santosma, muxlebi ukankalebda _ daisvenebs da...~ `Sen raRa mogivida...~ `daveci qvaze...~ `maSin Tvalebi ratom aqvs Ria...~ _ Tqva qalma da dinjad, Ronivrad, sazarlad Camoixoka loya. santosi bavSvTan mivida, Tavs daadga, xeli daado Sublze, sisxliT piravsebulma, Zlivs uTxra: `Svilo...~ bavSvs araferi esmoda, erTaderT sityvas kvnesoda mxolod: `ara... ara, ara... ara,~ mama erTaderTxel aRiqva nislmoreuli TvalebiT, magram nagvemi saxis danaxvaze ufro gaaxsenda yvelaferi, isev akvnesda: `ara... ara ra, ara... ara ra, biZiebo, ara...~ santosi maSinve gamoiWra gareT, wyali Seisxa, sisxli moibana, Savi qoCridan mtveri moicila, da erTaderTi xeli axali tansacmeli Caicva _ usisxlo. gons mosuli qali wamowevas cdilobda, magram isev uvardeboda Tavi da imav RamiT, roca gulSemoyrili qali sustad, uRonod ebrZoda sikvdils, gonebaareuli bavSvi ki didi TvalebiT exveweboda Wers _ `ara... ara ra, ara...~ _ santosma axlo-axlos miaCoCa imaTi taxtebi, TviTon SuaSi, samfexa skamze dajda da orives xeli aiRo xelSi, saxeze rigrigobiT Sescqeroda. mere taxtebis Sua gauSterda, gauqvavda mzera, magram orTaves grZnobda Tvalis kuTxiT, axlobelT ise... gamarTuli ijda da cxeli TiTebi epyra xelT, xelebze cxeloda, da erTxans veRarca grZnobda _ sakuTari xelebis siTbosTana eWira da mere augrilda dakoJrili xelebi glexs, ori unazesi xeli Seeyina xelebSi, erTi _ ufro momcro... mTel Rames gamarTuli ijda santosi, uZvirfasesi, yinuliviT TiTebi epyra xelT; arc erTs ar Sescqeroda, drodadro sisxls Tu Caylapavda, sxva _ araferi, isic gayinuli, gamarTuli ijda samfexa skamze. ijda da TeTrdeboda. da roca diliT mezoblis qali

ambis gasagebad Semovida, orTqladenili rZis kasriT xelSi, jer verc erTi ver icno _ gaciebuli, SiSiT saxemoRrecili, TvalRia deda-Svili da TeTri santosi, mere ki kasri gauvarda da Ria karisken wawvrilda TeTri, Txevadi gveli _ akivlda qali. deda-Svils sanam gorakze daasaflavebdnen, samiod dRes santosis qoxSi uxerxulad inacvlebdnen fexs kedelTan ayudebuli glexebi. xma ar gauRiaT, anda, ra eTqvaT... erTma moZravma qalma xmiT datireba scada, magram santosma ise Sexeda, maSinve xma gaakmendina. mirca mTeli soflis siamaye qali iyo da veravin mixvda, rad gahyva santoss _ garegnoba imas ar uvargoda, qoneba, da verc sityva-pasuxiT daikvexnida. veravin xvdeboda, mxrebs iCeCavdnen, ise ki, mirca albaT is iSviaTi qali iyo, momavali damsaxurebisaTvis rom SeuZliaT Seiyvaron arafriT gamorCeuli, ubiri glexi _ imas Tu grZnobda, santosi merme didi kanudoseli rom gaxdeboda. mere ra, misi sikvdilis Semdeg rom moxdeboda es, da Tavad kanudosic ar arsebobda... ra coli hyavda, rogor uyvarda, rogor icoda qmris Segebeba, laRi sicili... kuboSi iwva. da iqve, momcro kuboSi iwva Tavi da Tavi, mze, mTvare, wvima... Tavad qveyana, qveyana vrceli! momcro goraki rom aiares, santosma cols sadRac loyaze akoca, da, ybaCangreulma, Svils ver Sebeda saxeze kocna, muxlze daado loya, TvaldaxuWuli, gaitruna da mZimed wamodga mere da ganze midga. odnav SoriSors daasaflavebina santosma col-Svili, SuaSi erTi saflavisxela adgili daatovebina. `TavisTvis SuaSi sdomnia, qaa... ~ _ waiCurCula moZravma qalma, magram santoss Zalian Sors, jer ararsebul kanudosSi ewera sikvdili, Tumc is morCenili adgili sicocxleSiac gamoadga _ meore dRes marto avida sasaflaoze, weraqviTa da niCbiT mxarze, welamde ormo amoTxara, Sig Cadga, cali xeli erT borcvs daado, meore _ meores da ase, viwro saflavSi cocxali idga, da ori borcvis Seyinul siTbos xelisgulebiT ismenda. mesame dRes ki lamaz-qalaqSi Cavida da pirvelsave laR, Tavis tol moqalaqes hkiTxa: `kamorelTagan maRals ra erqva~. `masimo, Zia~, `masimo, Zalian kargi~, _ Tqva santosma da kalabriaSi abrunda. gzad fiqrobda da uTenia ezoSi rom Sevida, pirdapir bosels miaSura, xbos xelebi SemoaWdo da SeSfoTebuli maRla aswia. is dRe iyo da, Ronis dagrovebas Seudga moxuci santosi. xbos yovel dila-saRamos swevda, morebs xerxavda, kunZebs upobda motexil qvrivebs. yvelani ridiT umzerdnen, xmas aRaravis scemda, magram erTi ucnauri ram ubedureba dasCemda _ kalabriaSi yovel nabijze silamaze aRmoaCina da Tumca Tvalis aridebas cdilobda, mainc xiblavda Tavisi mxare, gorozi mTebi, Rriala mdinare, xSiri tyeebi da vrceli saTibebi, da yovelive amis uneburad damnaxavs erideboda colis da Svilis, verafers radgan veRar xedavdnen, da, uneblie damnaSave, santosi, yovel saRamos, miyuCebisas, Tavis saflavSi Cadgeboda da, or Zvirfas borcvze xelebdadebuli, rogorc SeeZlo, ise hyveboda. xandaxan ucnaurad amodioda mze _ mTis gadaRmidan, Rrublebidan viwro svetad amoxeTqavda, ise msubuqi, Zlieri ise, da Sua caze dakidul muq Rrubels TvalismomWrelad gaanaTebda. jer kidev amousvleli, Ronivrad daabuJebda amoCemebul Rrubels, jerac uxilavi, Jiniani sinaTliT anamcecebda, Tavad maxarebeli _ amoiwvereboda da grZelsxiveba, SuqTamfeni, Tavis ferxTiT Camogorozebul, daTovlil qeds _ nahlas, aabrWyvialebda. ucnauri sanaxavi iyo qedi _ kalTebze Sefenili simwvane odnav zemoT bacdeboda, mere muqdeboda isev, silurjeSi gadadioda, mere

rbilad TeTri iyo da kenweroze _ vardisfrad aabrWyvialebda mze, magram dilaobiT aRtacebuls, saRamoTi, Tavis saflavSi mdgars, Tumca araferi aviwydeboda, amis TqmasRa axerxebda mxolod: `dRes mze amovida, mirca...~ mere marjvniv Seatrialebda Tavs: `mze amovida, Svilo~. _ ra eqna, ar exerxeboda santoss laparaki. sqel kunZebs orad hkveTda moxuci, da Tu erTis dartymiT ver gaapobda, sanaxevrod gabzarul kunZs Ronier TiTebs Caavlebda, daiZabeboda, TiTqos gamaubedureblis, masimos xaxas Cafrenoda zeda kbilebsa da nikapSi, Suaze xleCda damaqcevels SurismaZiebeli, da mravlismomswre glexebs msgavsi Ronis patroni jer ar enaxaT. `iseTi kokispiruli iyo, iseTi... mirca... _ hyveboda saRamoobiT borcvebze xelisguldadebuli santosi, _ Tqvenc gaigebdiT albaT... Tqvenamdec ki CamoJonavda, vaime, Svilo~. axla ukve xars swevda dReSi orjer santosi, da boColobidan miCveul pirutyvs aRar ukvirda haerSi yofna, arxeinad icoxneboda. `papas xili mogitane, Svilo, Sen rom giyvarda... papas xili mogitane, mirca... _ ambobda santosi da gulispirSi Cayril, Tavis kunTebadqceuli sxeulis siTbogamoyolil pawia marcvlebs borcvebze debda, _ Citebs aWameT... marTla, galiiT Citi giyide, Svilo... da Sens saxelze gavuSvi... hohoho, hohoo _ ra SeifrTxiala?~ _ iRimeboda, idumal borcvebs guls ukeTebda viTom. magram bneli RamiT, roca ybebze sxvadasxvagvarad ebereboda yvrimalebi, Camtvreulze _ ufro, daZinebamde, did mors, romelsac masimo daarqva, TiTebs wauWerda da axrCobda, gudavda... mere da mere, mkrTal wred daetyo mors misi Ronieri naTiTarebi, da arsad rom ar gaqceoda, masTan erTad wveboda da moxdenili, avTvaleba Wabukis dasizmrebisTanve ZilSive faTuriT poulobda mors da TiTebs uWerda... da ramdenime xnis Semdeg moxucma santosma Suri iZia, mtrisas... moxuci santosi meoTxe iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc Semdgom didi kanudoseli gaxda. * * * es erTaderTi samalavi iyo, romelic misma colma, mersedes bostonmac ki ar icoda, kedlian-iatakiana filebiT moWedil oTaxSi, martodmartom, saimedod Carazuli kari erTxel kidev Seamowma da, farniT xelSi, kedels miuaxlovda. erT-erT oTxkuTxa filasTan SeCerda, savarZeli miiCoCa da zed Sedga, uCinar Rilaks daaWira TiTi, mere CamoqveiTda, kedels gauyva, meore Rilaki moxraxna, grZeli, frTiani Cxiri Seyo xvrelSi da zurgs ukan, iatakze, uxmaurod amoiburca noxi. wels zemoT SiSveli iyo kaci, da asaki odnav, sul odnav Separvoda SemWknar mkerdsa da odnav savse welze, rom daixara, ZuZusTavebi mcired Camoekida, feradovani noxi faqizad gadaaxoxa amozneqil filas. xeli Cayo da jer momcro ram qila amoaZvrina, sqeli webovani siTxiT savse. frTxilad aswia, mucelzec ki miixuta grili SuSa da gaaJriala, magram ara, ara, oTaxSi Tbiloda, maRal buxarSi maRali cecxli enTo, wriala bindi dafaTurobda oTaxSi. samiod frTxili nabiji gadadga da SeCerda, xeli waswia, farani sarkis rafaze dado, ucnaurad ganaTebul, sakuTar Tvalebs gaxeda malulad, mxarzemoT cecxli mouCanda, buxarSi avad awrialebuli, da is sinaTlec sarkidan ecemoda. qilas Tavi axada da mwvane webos magvari Zalian sqeli siTxe SemWknar sxeulze alag-alag muq wertilebad daimCnia. Sarvlis jibidan oTxad gakecili qaRaldi amoacoca, gaaswora da farnis gverdiT, rafaze dado, samalavTan

mibrunda isev, Sav xaverdSi gaxveuli meore qilac amoaZvrina, organ SeumCnevlad dasvretili, xufi axada da mkerdze miido. mere ganabuli idga sarkesTan, TvaldaxuWuli, mware siamiT momlodine da, rogorc iqna, gaaJriala. maSinve moiSora qila, TvalmoWutulma Caxeda sarkes, ki, ki, is iyo _ zed Sua mkerdze iribad gasusuliyo xvliki da, sibnelidan amomZvrali, am mkrTalad aTamaSebul Suqze yuradRebadqceuli kusavda Tvalebs. mere iyo da, mobuzulma, gabeda _ odnav gaasisina kudi, erT-erT mwvane laqas miuaxlovda, avad gafarCxuli pawawkintela bwkalebiT daeyrdno SemWknar sxeuls da viwro eniT malimal aloka sqeli siTxe. kacs saxe moeRrica, kankalma aitana, qaRalds daxeda, Tqva: _ Tu vinmem raime gaivlo gulSi, gaivlo-meTqi, gabedvaze xom aRaras vambob, radganac mtknari uazrobaa _ Cemi grZeli da mimoxveuli nestari ar ascdeba... SxamSi amovlebuli! _ laparakisas, gafacicebuli imaxsovrebda sakuTar saxes _ xvlikis msubuqi, saSinlad nazi kbeniT daZabulsa da ucnaurad ganrisxebuls, _ sakuTar saxes imaxsovrebda, axal muq wertils daeZebda madaaSlili xvliki, mkveTri biZgebiT dasrialebda civi, moqnili, gaiyineboda xolme, isev mimoxveuli biZgiT waiwevda da exicineboda kacs, zizRiT icinoda, waikiTxavda _ WeSmarit megobrobas ra sjobs... adamianTa megobrobas moyveba dadebiTi Sedegebi... _ xvlikiT boZebuli siciliT mzakvrulad icinoda, imaxsovrebda sakuTar saxes, mere ki xelisgulebi kefaze SemoiWdo da didi, mwvane laqebi mis iRliebSi ipova uneburma, ucnaurma mwvrTnelma. mieZala da _ ohoho, haha, _ axiTxiTda kaci, _ Semowmebas da yuradRebas moaqvs bedniereba, bedniereba iqneba, ki, kii, rogor ara, _ uh, icinoda, _ bedniereba iqneba, da ai, ase vicinebT xelixelCakidebulni yvelani... maagram, Tuki...~ da sarkidanac jer avad ucinoda tortmana Crdildafenili oreuli, da erTmaneTsac TvalebiT Wadnen, xvliki ki isev dacocavda da, xom isev aq xarT, SegzizRdaT, ara? SegzizRdaT rogor... me mapatieT, ra vqna, asea... ase sWirdeba, Tvisi miznisTvis, amiT ajoba bare erTi-ors, da aq, am oTaxSi saidumlod damartoxelebuli, momecadine, TqvenTvisac rom ar meCvenebina, veRar SevZeli _ sulwasuli var... da mainc, or kacs, orad-or kacs dagimalavT karga xans, gvian gagimxelT, erTi _ aleqsandros ufrosi Zmaa, meore _ mexuTe didi kanudoseli; da am bolo adamianzec rom ar SeitanoT CemgniT dafarvis raime eWvi, aqave mogaxsenebT, rom swored is kaci, tanxvlikiani, Tavad didi marSali edmondo betankuri iyo... aqve mTavrdeba Tavi pirveli _ `nacnobobani~. Tavi II drostarebani 1 erTaderTi, vinc didi vakeiros, ze moreiras cols, mariams sertanelTagan Wiris dResaviT ezareboda, erTis SexedviT gasakviria da, mxiaruli mwyemsi manuelo kosta gaxldaT, `coli magas ar enaRvleba da Svili, _ dilaadrian ebuzRuneboda ucnaurad moTenTil zes mariami da Tanac gulis kunWulSi uxaroda, misavaTebuls, amisTanaebs rom ubedavda, _ daiareboda vaJbatoni qalaqis SeRebil qalebSi, Senc gamoZebne, raRa, amxanagi, if, if... imas rom raime mouvides, vis ra enaRvleba, coli autirdeba Tu Svili, Sen, Sen ikiTxe, Sen~... `kargi... ho, kargi...~ _ uniaTod CaibuzRunebda ze, axla, Tavatkiebuli, sul sxva kaci iyo. mariammac mSvenivrad icoda, zes Sepasuxebis Tavic rom ara hqonda da sxapasxupiT ayrida: `da mere kidev. isic icode...~ saqme ki imaSi gaxldaT, rom

manuelo kosta da didi mwyemsi ise ra, xandaxan, ase, TveSi erTxel manuelos mcire ezoSi maRal fexebs moirTxamdnen da cecxliviT siTxes rigrigobiT svamdnen. ki, ki, mSvenivrad icoda mariamma, misTvis am sazareli drostarebis wamomwyebi mxiaruli mwyemsi rom brZandeboda da, gagulisebuli, rogorc ki zes Seagviandeboda, manuelo kostas wyevliT ioxebda guls. naSuaRamevs, Zil-RviZilSi Soridanve mokravda yurs floqvebis nacnob xmas, gareT gamorboda da, gulafancqalebuli, qoxis ukana kedelTan dgeboda. ze udardelad moaroninebda cxens, TavCaqindruli, cudad irweoda, aRviric ki ar epyra xelT, cali xelisguliT cxenis kisers dayrdnoboda da orkuTxa, ganieri qudi cxvirze Camoefxata. `ra mSvenieria, ymawvili, if...~ _ gabrazebuli fiqrobda mariami da Tavisi RriWodan gamalebiT icqireboda. cxeni morCilad Sedgeboda ezoSi, ze daudevrad, Zalian maRla aswevda Tavs _ qudi uSlida _ Tavis ubadruk qoxs, raRa Tqma unda, scnobda da uceb warmoudgenlad maRla aiqnevda cal fexs, cxens Tavze gadaavlebda da miwaze ise msubuqad, ise sxartad xteboda, gaocebuli mariami gaifiqrebda: `mainc marjvea, oxeri...~ da gainabeboda. ze ki bancalbancaliT mimodioda ezoSi, cxens aRvirs moxsnida, Seinaxavda, mere Toks Seabamda fexze erTgul faSats, wyals daudgamda. `araferi rom ar aviwydeba mainc, hm...~ _ ratomRac brazdeboda mariami da axla ukve sunTqvasac frTxilobda, radgan ze qoxis SuagulSi idga, irweoda da mTvrali kacis ucnauri, samazrovani RimiliT aTvalierebda kunWulebs _ sad wavida, a... u... o... zlazvniT Seixsnida did, farTo qamars, iqve daagdebda, uceb Tavs SemarTavda da xmamaRla ambobda: `mariaam... modi~. magram nuras ukacravad _ mariams ise araferi ezareboda qveynad, rogorc mTvrali qmris alersi, sunTqvaSekruli, axla zurgiT akvroda kedels, naxevrad mSiers, leopardebis tyavi emosa. `modi, o~, _ xmas aumaRlebda ze da qoxSi dabodialebda. iseTi mTvrali gaxldaT, xandaxan gadaaviwydeboda kidec, vis, ras eZebda, oRond is mainc axsovda, raRacas rom eZebda da, ase gansajeT, xandaxan qvabsac ki axdida xufs. da rom gaaxsendeboda _ `mariaam... modi~, magram mariami yursac ar ugdebda, ise gatrunuliyo da zec tyavis xalaTs Tavze gadaiZrobda, maRal CeqmebTan erTad kuTxeSi moisroda, maCetes ki nazad amoidebda TavqveS da imwamsve afSvindeboda _ viTom eZina; magram mariamma kargad icoda imisi xrikebi da isic, raRa Tqma unda, mSvenivrad icoda, rom zes oriod wuTSi marTla CaeZineboda da mereRa Sedioda qoxSi, frTxilad, uxmaurod wveboda. dilaadrian ki, TavTiT rom daadgeboda, ze buranSive igrZnobda momaval buzRuns, da rogorc ki SeiSmuSneboda, mariamic myisve agebebda _ `visTan brZandebodi~. `visTan viqnebodi...~ _ jer kidev TvaldaxuWuli, uRonod ambobda ze. `im ymawvilTan brZandebodi, ara?~ ze aRar upasuxebda, gabruebuli wamojdeboda, tansacmels moWutuli TvalebiT mimoiZebnida da, mere maRal fexebze wamoizrdeboda da kuTxeSi miyril samoss daswvdeboda. mere zed neknebTan SemoiWerda qamars, imsimaRlidan daixreboda da baliSis qveS Seacurebda xels, CaeRimeboda. jerac daxrili, mariams axedavda, nela wamoimarTeboda da saxezec nelinel efurCqneboda Rimili. ise ki, iSviaTad, _ magram Tu gaiRimebda... cxel wyalsa svamda, suls uberavda, doinjSemoyrili umzerda mariami. mere ze colisken ise gaiSverda xels, zedac ar Sexedavda da mxolod amas ityoda: `maCete~. `ra vici me, _ yalbad abuzRundeboda mariami, _ Sens Tavs mohkiTxe. maCete ki ara, Tavi rom ar dakarge. ar gikvirs? ra naxe saerTo im vigindarasTan, ra...~ `araa cudi

biWi~. `raao? aii, cudi da jandaba magis mawanwala Tavsa da tans, dana rom dagakargina, leopardebi rom dagsxmodnen, egeT mTvrals, bavSvebs viRa arCenda mere!~ `maCete~, _ isev ambobda ganze xelgaSverili mwyemsi, meoreTi cxel wyalsa svamda. `ra vici me, ager, meorec xom gaqvs, dakarge bareRam isic...~ aq ki ze cols TvalebSi Sexedavda da Tumca isev wynarad ityoda _ `maCete~ _ mariami saswrafod mivardeboda kuTxeSi miyudebul, gafuebul cocxs da iqidan gaRunul danas gamoaZvrenda. ze saqmianad gamoarTmevda, Ceqmis jibeSi sanaxevrod Caacurebda da cxens sanam aRvirs moargebda, TvalnaTliv emateboda Rone. `sad waxval aba ase, sad, mTeli jogi dagefanteba~, _ abuzRundeboda mariami, ze ki _ skup erTi! _ da ubelo faSatze arxeinad ijda. mariami sauzmes awvdida, Tavisi WkuiT abrazebda: `ase daretianebuli, gadmovardebi~, zes ki CaeRimeboda, quslebs odnav mouWerda cxens da isic, yalyze Semdgari, wamiT gaqvavdeboda, mere ki iskupebda da pirdapir WenebiT gavardeboda velze. ze orkuxa qudze waivlebda TiTebs da gamTeniis mwiwknav haerSi ronivrad, iribad, xelukuRma isroda, WenebiT eweoda da, haerSive koxtad iWerda, qudian xels amayad daiqnevda da mere cxens SeaCerebda, win, Sors gaisroda mZime quds, ganze misrialebda gveli, da isev gaqandeboda ferdebSi quslebCasobili faSati da Tavqvedakidebuli ze quds yoCaRad stacebda TiTebs, mere gaimarTeboda da, mariamisken mobrunebuli, orkuTxa quds Tavs zemoT ganivrad Semoivlebda _ salams uZRvnida, aq ki aRtacebul mariams yvelaferi aviwydeboda, is Tavisi amoCemebuli, faruli siyvarulic da zes haerovan kocnas TvalebdaxuWuli ugzavnida. `ram aatingica es deviviT vaJkaci, lazRandara~, _ brazianad gaifiqrebda Joao, erTTavad moRrubluli, heei, uJmuri iyoo, mtrisas, xes amofarebuli sasi ki, calfexa Winka, did mwyemss aRfrTovanebuli Sescqeroda. magram simarTle _ simarTled da gulis siRrmeSi Joao didad afasebda zes _ vakeiroTagan upirvelesi, aRiarebuli gaxldaT _ erTaderTi iyo, visac sertanaSi gacofebul xarTan Sebma ZaluZda; raRa Tqma unda, mudam imarjvebda, Torem cofSeyril xarTan damarcxeba rasac udrida, yvelam mSvenivrad icoda, da erTaderTi gasamrjelo, rasac ze sanacvlod iTxovda, is gaxldaT, rom mariamisTvis ese ambavi aravis eTqva. ise ki, kaci ver ityoda, mariams ufro ejavreboda manuelo kosta, Tu Joao abados. mxiaruli mwyemsi mariams Tavs Tu aridebda, JoaosTan Sexvedra mainc uwevda da roca uneburad SeeCexebodnen erTurTs, winaswar siciliT igudeboda sasi. rogorc ki gauswordeboda, manuelo maSinve Tavaziani RimiliT etyoda: `gamarjobaT, Joao biZia~. Joao ki, erTianad daZabuli, misi xmis gagonebisTanave ifeTqebda: `vinaa Seni biZia, vin! Sen dabadebulic ar iyav, me rom vmwyemsobdi... aba!~ `hoda, swored magitom _ ufrosi brandebiT da imitom giwodeT, Joao biZia.~ aq sruliad sertanis mTavari uJmuri xvdeboda, damayruebelma siZulvilma rom Seacdina da umZraxad gaecleboda, sasisac sxva ra undoda, fexebSi gaeblandeboda cxens, waaforxilebda da Joao Tavs Zlivs imagrebda, udardelad gaiRimebda manuelo kosta, ucnaurad lamazi, SemarTuli, mxiaruli mwyemsi. Sors ki, sertanidan Zalian Sors, jer im savaWro _ bazrobaTa qalaqis gavliT, ze _ iSviaTad da manuelo kosta xSirad rom Cadioda da mere landoTi orkviriani CaqCaqis Semdeg, kamorasac uvneblad Tu gaaRwevda kaci, iqidan ki ordRiani mgzavrobis Semdeg lamaz-qalaqs arxeinad Tu

moinaxulebda da mere mTel dRes aRmarTSi eara, asuliyo kalabriaSi da iq kidev erTi sevdiani borcvi aeara, SeRamebisas naxavda kunTebadqceul, lodiviT moxuc santoss, Tavis saflavSi gulamde mdgars, xelebi rom daedo or momcro gorakze da ambobda: `dRes Cveulebrivad gaTenda, mirca... iseTi araferi momxdara, Svilo, msxali mogitaneT~. ase da amgvarad atarebda xandaxan dros momavali oTxi didi kanudoseli _ ze moreira, manuelo kosta, Joao abado da moxuci santosi. rCeuli mexuTe ki jer arsad Canda, da jer arc iyo agebuli Tavad kanudosi, Tixis ubralo, didi qalaqi. 2 erTaderTi sixaruli gaTenebas axlda. gamTeniisas, roca mZimed amCatebuli, moiisfrod dabuJebuli sxeuli mTeli Tavisi sigrZe-siganiT gabruebuli axelda Tvalebs, gamTeniisas, roca pirveli sixaruliT Zalas ikrebda gasagoliaTebeli dRe, gamTeniisas, roca sinaTlis madliT gulmocemuli mcire Citebi Ramis muq sizmrebs mxiarulad hyvebodnen, mgzavri iRviZebda. buranSi iSmuSneboda, ucnaur sixaruls atanili, dila iyo, dRe... raRac idumals, vinme uZlevels Tu uRimoda gamoucdeli... zmorebaatexili sxeulis yoveli namceci sasiamovnod iwiwkneboda, da mainc, uceb, SiSiT axelda Tvalebs _ vaime, aq var... kamoraSi gaxldaT, SeZrwunebuls, miCinios saocari Tvalebi axsendeboda, WriliT-Wrilamde erTianad nacrisferi, susxi dauvlida tanze da zizRiT axsendeboda juja umberto, romelmac oriod dRis ukan uTxra: `salam-gamarjoba, hale, me momagrebuli var Tqvenze...~ axlac, maimaxs, iqve eZina... kargad icoda domenikom, Zvirfasi sabnidan fexs gamoyofda Tu ara, umbertoc maSinve Tvals daaWyetda da etyoda: `salam-gamarjobaT, hale, dRegrZeli iyos...~ mere Seiyvandnen miCiniosTan, yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, mTeli dRiT rom gahyoloda morCileba da SiSi, da miCinio bevrs ki arafers aSavebda, ubralod, mis dasanaxad erT naWer purs Wamda, magram ise rom, magram, ah, ise... Zvlebamde grZnobda mis mWaxe kbilebs, purs Seeqceoda miCinio, domeniko Zrwoda. _ salam-gamarjoba, hale, dReeli ios dii marSali. _ gamarjobaT. umberto, juja, saqmianad icvamda, da drodadro sarkisaken aparebda Seyvarebul mzeras. _ naSuadRevs grandhale polkovniks miRebis saaTebi aqvs da Tqvenc unda daeswroT, hale. _ ra saWiro var... _ ra da miTiTebaa aseTi, cotaTi unda gaiqeqoT, hale. _ ratom? _ rogor Tu ratom _ ratom da gaqeqili rom miviRoT Tqvengan, hale. kedlebian-Weriana yavisfrad gakrialebul oTaxSi polkovniki sezar rbil savarZelSi gadafluliyo da hoi, sakvirvelebav _ viRaca kaci msubuqad ulawunebda ybaSi. _ oo, saTamaSoc mosula Cemi, ha, rogora xar, _ umbertos Sescqeroda polkovniki. _ kargad, _ Tqva domenikom da mZime tomara moinacvla. polkovnikma axla domenikoze gadaitana mzera da ikiTxa: _ Sen raRasa iqm, Cemo devgmiro? _ gmadlobT, grandhale, _ Tavi mowiwebiT daxara umbertom da qvemodan ascina.

didad ucnauri eqvseuli Sekrebiliyo: savarZelSi gadawolili, alersiT SeniRbuli mrisxane polkovniki da viRaca ucxo, Tavad grandhalles msubuq silebs rom utkacunebda; gulze xelebgadaWdobili, sazareli miCinio, Zalze gadazneqili, mxriT miyrdnobili kedels; titlikana, piraxveuli aniseto; mowiwebiT Tavdaxrili juja da kamoraSi gaCxerili ymawvili mgzavri, gamoucdeli, egreT wodebuli didi biTuri domeniko, mZimetomriani. _ maS kargad, ara, kargad, ha, ara, domeniko? _ jujas daekiTxa polkovniki. _ ara miSavs ra. _ Tu ara giSavs, domeniko-Cemo, ager im Taros xom xedav, tkbilo? gulma reCxi uyo. _ hoda, Tu xedav, _ isev umbertos Sescqeroda polkovniki, _ aniseto, uTxar, Taroze Semoskupdes, _ da gaibadra, _ Ce-emi saTamaSo... _ TrzeSSmmjqx, _ Tqva anisetom. piri axveuli hqonda. _ ara. aq polkovnikma anisetoze gadaitana mzera da Tqva: _ maSin Sen uTxar, marcxena xelo. miCinios araferi uTqvams, magram Sexeda... Taroze ijda! polkovnikma axla miCinios gadaxeda da brZana: _aeg tomarac gverdiT moidgi. ase. mere polkovniki wamodga, WerSi aixeda da Tqva: _ cotaTi unda gamovqeqoT. aaba, domeniko, vinaa es kaci? _ ar vici. _ egec ar icis, _ axla iataks SesCivla grandhallem, _ unda mimxvdariyav ki _ sxvas vinmes amas gavabedinebdi? _ memassaJea Cemi. bolTasa scemda. _ mnaxvelebs mSvenivrad rom warvudge, kargad mainc xom unda gamoviyurebode da kargad rom gamoviyurebode, aucilebeli pirobaa saxis massaJi. Cahxvdi? _ ki. _ am kacma friad mSvenieri samsaxuri gamiwia, domeniko, xedav _ vRaJRaJeb, es erTi, magram meores mxriv, amas SevarCen Tundac samsaxurs? vis kans Seexo! _ mSvidad aimaRla xma polkovnikma da ucnobs muSti xeTqa. kaci waiqca da ayayandnen: _ ah, ra xeli gaqvT, grandhalle, ah, ra oqros xeli gqoniaT, grandhalle... dumdnen mxolod domeniko, da miCinio, romelic waqceuls ucnauri zizRiT dascqeroda, naRverdali gamoreoda TvalebSi. waqceulic aRfrTovanebuli iZaxda _ es ra koxtad momdeT, ra koxtad, Tqveni caciis Wirime, grandhalle. _ kargi, ho, wadi, _ Tqva polkovnikma da yvelaferze metad sakvirveli is iyo, rom waqceulma anisetos sami drahkani iqiT CauCxriala, mere mdabali Tayvani sca zurgSeqceul polkovniks da oTaxidan didad kmayofili gavida. _ es misi Semosavlis nawilia, Cemo Tojinav, _ Tqva polkovnikma, _ mogexseneba, rom Semosavlis... _ da erTbaSad mobezrda, _ kargiT, gveyofa. aba, daviwyoT! _ da daiZaxa: eqvsjer sami Svidiaa!.. zRurblze msaxuri idga, TvalebSi Sescicinebda, polkovnikma ki anisetos hkiTxa: _ pirveli vinaa, Cemo serJanto? _ kaprali eliodoro gaxlavT, grandhalle.

_ SemoiyvaneT. mendes masieli bazrobaTa qalaqSi uCveulo mxridan movida _ swored iqidan, sadac gauvali buCqnari, kaatinga idga. orma sertanelma mwyemsma Soridanve SeniSna ucnauri, grZeltansacmliani momavali. ori vakeiro _ gregorio paCeko da senobio losa naxirTan idgnen. Tvalze qudCamofxatulni, calfexmokecilni miyrdnobodnen kedels da xelebi gadaejvaredinaT gulze. bazrobaze Camosul kamorelTa danaxva ar siamovnebdaT da vakeiroTa orkuTxa qudi CamoefxataT Tvalze, magram uecrad orivem erTdroulad aswia Tavi da kaatingas moaxloebuli ucxo dainaxes. TvalmoWutulni, undod Sescqerodnen _ mibruneba ewera mgzavrs, im buCqnars vin gaivlida, zafxulis sicxiT gamwarebuli, Rrju kaatinga mowyurebul kaciWamias hgavda _ vinme Tu gaekareboda, maSinve Caasobda auareba marwuxs, tansacmels SemoafleTda, SeZrwunebul mgzavrs xorcis nakuwebis fasad Tu gauSvebda, Tavad ki, sisxlnapkurebi, madianad iSmuSneboda da sanam xorcsa da sisxls Seiwovda, erTi-orjer romelime daxveul Wangs gaisroda Soriaxlos akvnesebuli mgzavrisaken, Tu miswvdeboda, isev waaglejda xorcs da SeZrwunebuli msxverpli gatkepnili gzisken garboda; xandaxan gamoereoda iseTi gonebadabindulic, tkiviliT gamwarebuli kaatingas fexebiT cemas rom dauwyebda, magram... brWyalebi tanze, Wangebi _ yelSi da Tvalebgadmokarkluli, Tavzardacemuli mgzavri erTianad iZireboda am momakvdinebel alersSi da mis irgvliv Caxveuli kaatinga meore diliT mzes TvalTmaqcurad rom Seegebeboda da amayad aRawvdida nasisxlar mklavebs, dafxaWnil Zvlebs Tu gamoagdebda, sxva _ araferi. ra daabnevda mravlismomswre mwyemsebs, magram gregorio paCeko da senobio losa gaognebulni idgnen. mxolod kedels miyrdnobili fexi CamouSves da mkerdze gadajvaredinebuli xelebi CamoeyaraT, sxva _ veRara moaxerxes ra, gamafrTxilebeli SeZaxilic ar dascdeniaT _ raRacnairad gorozad modioda mgzavri. da momakvdinebel buCqnarSi kuStad rom Semoabija, didad gancvifrdnen, arc erT vakeiros ar enaxa amdagvari ram _ kaatingas buCqnari gadaiwia, gadaiSala da ganze ganerTxo, da Tumca grZeli tansacmlisa gamo fexebi ar uCanda mendes masiels _ mgzavrs, mainc etyoboda, rom ise amayad, ise gabedulad moabijebda, da gregorio paCekom da senobio losam isRa moaxerxes, didi orkuTxa qudebi moixades da, mRelvarebisagan sunTqvaSekrulebs, daWmuWnilebi ekavaT xelSi... _ cotaTi uxerxuli Txovna kia didi, _ wamoiwyo kapralma eliodorom, _ grandhalle. _ Tqvi, Cemo kapralo, _ uTxra umbertos brWyviala polkovnikma, _ Sen cud saqmeze ar moxvidodi. _ ra saTxovaria patara uxerxuli didi da, grandhalle, coli minda gaaxloT, _ ridiT umzerda eliodoro, kaprali, _ muceli eZra da xalxi mainc brZenia, iZaxis xalxi, xom iciT naTqvamia, visac qali pirvelad Sexedavs, imas daemgvaneba bavSvio da, Tqvenze ukeTes, Tqvenze mSveniers, grandhalle... _ Zalian ginda, me damemgvanos? _ ikiTxa nasiamovnebma polkovnikma. _ Zlier Zalian, ki, ki, grandhalle... polkovnikma ki jer gaiar-gamoiara da mere Tqva: _ ase Tu gindoda, Se kai kaco, migeSvi bareRam Tavidanve me. ha-ha... _ ha _ ha-ha, haha, _ Sescinoda xumrobiT nasiamovnebi kaprali eliodoro.

_ xedav, domeniko, _ kaprals gauRima polkovnikma sezarma, _ xedav, ra sanukvari patroni gyavs?! axla sadaa. _ mosacdelSi myavs Tvalaxveuli... _ SemoviyvanoT? jer momismine... _ sarkes miuaxlovda polkovniki, Tmas isworebda, xumaraobis guneba-ganwyobaze Canda, _ ise ki, dabadebisas mainc anisetos daemsgavseba. _ saxiT, grandhalle? _ ikiTxa SeSfoTebulma eliodorom. _ tansacmliT, hale, _ isev ixumra polkovnikma, _ oRond, albaT piri ar eqneba akruli, iCxavlebs da iCxavlebs. _ da didad seriozulad daamata, _ bavSvze kargi raa amqveynad, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali. _ dRegrZeli yofiliyos samfenovani kamoras mze. _ da saTamaSos sayidlad Tu gaxval, jer amas Sexede da ise wadi, _ diaxac ixumra kvlav polkovnikma, Semobrunebulma, domenikosken gaiSvira TiTi. Taroze ijda! _ amas ra vuyoT, grandhalle. _ anisetosken gaiqnia Tavi kapralma eliodorom, _ xom iciT, qali mainc qalia da magisken rom gaeqces Tvali, xom daviRupe... _ Sen ras gvirCevdi. _ zurgiT rom dadges? _ ara. egre ara, Cemo kapralo, ase ufro vaJkacuria. _ da gverdulad rom... _ ah, ara, ara, eg yvelaferze uaresia. _ gverdulad rom dadges da Cvenkena fexi odnav wamoswios, greg rikios naxatebSi uxerxulobis dasafaravad romaa, ise? _ arc eg ivargebs, greg rikiom ki diaxac rom icoda rakursis fasi. _ namdvilad, Tqven ras mirCevdiT?! _ mgonia, rom ajobebs, Caicucqos... xom ki ajobebs? _ diax, grandhalle. _ cucq, aniseto, _ Tqva polkovnikma da gasZaxa: _ eqvsjer sami Svidiaa! _ gismenT, grandhalle, _ zRrublze wamoWimuliyo cqviti serJanti. _ Tvalaxveuli qali Semoiyvane, norberto, _ domenikos uTxra polkovnikma, kmayofili aTvalierebda, _ sul, sul cotaTi, ar gaiqeqe? da ucnaurma mgzavrma gaxevebul mwyemsebs rogorc ki Cauara, odnav ganze SemarTa Tavi da gregorio paCeko da senobio losa uneburad kvaldakval mihyvnen. gamarTuli midioda ucxo, yovelives mrisxaned Sescqeroda, dagubuli braziT akiafebuli mzera gadahqonda mwyemsidan mwyemsze, da yvela SekrTa. kamorelebs ki Tvals aridebda, kuStad Cauvlida da Tvalis kuTxiT mainc Tu aRiqvamda imaT mosirmul, WrelaWrula, mbzinav tansacmels, iseTi Ronieri zizRiT eweleboda tuCebi, kiseric ki eZabeboda. TavSiSveli iyo, mxrebze dahfenoda Tma, grZeli, ganieri samosiT Saragzas amtverebda. bazrobaze axlad Camosuli sertanelebi ridiT Sescqerodnen, fexebi misken ezidebodaT, magram adevnebas vera bedavdnen da mxolod orni _ gregorio paCeko da senobio losa misdevdnen mgzavrs. bazrobaTa qalaqSi Camosul kamorelTagan rogorRac arc erTs SeumCnevia igi, mendes masielma ki duqans Semouara, mofarebulSi mimjdar kacs, uSfoTvelad rom marcvlavda krialosans, TavT daadga da hkiTxa: _ mendes masieli xar? imas arc auxedavs, uTxra: _ ki.

_ aq ras akeTeb. _ arafers. vicdi. _ ras ucdi. _ arafers, _ Tqva mendes masielma. mgzavri erTxans kuStad dascqeroda, mere uTxra: _ naTesavTagani Tu gyavs vinme. _ aravin. ara. _ ratom. _ yvela amoxoces. _ vin. _ arauJoebma, arauJoTa gvarma. _ Rirsni Tu iyvnen. _ vina, Cemebi? _ Senianebi, ho. _ ara, ras ambobT. miwas Cascqeroda. _ Suri iZie? _ ah, vera, ara... _ ratom? _ mkacrad daekiTxa kaci. _ mec ki momklavdnen, _ Tqva mendes masielma. aq mgzavrma grZeli saxeloebi daikapiwa da uTxra: _ kargad Semomxede. mec mendes masieli var. da krialosani mtverSi rom Cavarda, ukve fexze idga, sanatreli mgzavris pirispir. _ Sen... sad iyavi... _ hkiTxa. _ udabnoSi. _ ras akeTebdi. _ didxans vfiqrobdi. tyupebsa hgavdnen! _ bevri ifiqre? _ Zalian bevri. _ da... moifiqre? _ ki. _ ra. _ kargad Semxede. xelebi ganze gaSala ucxom, mendes masielmac, monusxulma, ganze gaSala orive xeli. gregorio paCeko da senobio losa ucxos saxes vera xedavdnen, qalaqeli mendes masieli ki ise kuStad, ise mrisxaned miuaxlovda mgzavrs, da Sublze miado Subli. da ase idgnen, xelebgaSlilni, Tavfexiana erTmaneTs miwebebulni, muxli muxlze miebjinaT, da ise jiutad, ise mrisxaned Cascqerodnen erTmaneTs TvalSi. da SoriT mosuli ucxo kaatingas Tu hgavda, radgan qalaqeli mendes masieli dapataravda, dakninda da daiwrita, oRond bolomde mrisxane hqonda Tvali, da ucnaurma mgzavrma mTlianad rom Seisruta bazrobaTa qalaqis mendes masieli, Zvlebic ar gamouyria mzeze ise, gaognebul gregorio paCekosa da senobio losas miubrunda da uTxra: _ dReis amas iqiT konseleiro damiZaxeT. konseleiro mrCevelsa niSnavs. xolo roca didad kmayofili kaprali eliodoro da imisi coli zeda kamoras amoscdnen, qali SeCerda, mimoixeda, mere ganze gadga fexebi,

xeli kabis qveS Seiyo da, TvaldaxuWulma wvalebiT gamoiZro momcro baliSi. _ saxlamde veRar moiTmendi? _ SeiWmuxna kaprali eliodoro da imanac mimoixeda. _ ra vqna, odoro, Semomaskda kaba, _ SesCivla qalma, mere saxelodan cxvirsaxoci gamoiRo, danerwyva da cxvirpiridanac saguldagulod moiSora moyavisfro laqebi. _ wesi wesia, _ aRniSna kapralma eliodorom. _ wesi, Torem Senc... mainc mSvenivrad mixvdeboda. _ ras. _ ra fexmZimec var. _ mixvdeboda da Zalianac kargi. grandhales sulac ar moswons, xarks umizezod roca uxdian xolme. _ ramdeni miec. _ ramdeni _ sami Tvis. _ Tormeti drahkani, ara, odoro? _ ki, _ da ixumra, _ ah, Seni maTematika momca?! sertanuli Rame mosaRamoebuls, naRvlianad rom abRavldeboda vrceli naxiri, da jerac sustad fexadgmuli sibneliT mxolod varskvlavebi rom gamomJRavndebodnen caze, ze moreiras, did mwyemss, Cveuli dardi ipyrobda. vin-vin da zem kargad icoda, rasac niSnavda miwad davardnili pawia Citis es ucnauri gaxeveba, uRonod Camovardnili frTiTa da xanac _ romelime pirqveCamxobili vakeiros dakrunCxuli, uCveulo maxedqceuli TiTebis gaSeSebuli elda _ ze moreiram kargad icoda sikvdili, aq, sertanaSi, kidev metad TvalSisacemi, sertana xom uTanabro cxovelTa mxare iyo da isRa ukvirda, rogor miiZurweboda mzeradqceuli gvelis daRebuli xaxisken bewvebajagruli Tagvi. zes xSirad unaxavs, rogor acxreboda damfrTxal Svels didi kondori da TvalebgafarToebuli, umzerda, sabolood rogor aiqnevda ukana fexs msxverpli, raRacnairad madianad da amazrzenad, ki, ki, ze moreiram sikvdili mSvenivrad icoda da dRisiT amays, dRisiT gabeduls, sruliad sertanis upirveles mwyemss, mosaRamoebuls, Cveuli dardi ipyrobda _ rogorc yvela, isic, ki, isic mokvdeboda da ze moreira, umayureblo, amayi jambazi imasac grZnobda, rom araa Tavisufali. mosaRamoebuls gaujdeboda es mware fiqri yvelaze didi naxiris, polkovnik sezars rom ekuTvnoda, am dinjad Cauq mwyemss; dRisiT sul arara awuxebda _ ucnobi damqiravebeli, polkovniki sezar gaxsenebisasac ki maRal fexebze ekida da gauxseneblad _ ufro, dRiT yovelive, rac sertanaSi budobda, gan-gan gaurboda, mosaRamoebuls Tu aSariSurdebodnen da aymuvldebodnen da ze moreirasac Zilis win, mcire gardacvalebamde, auymuildeboda Cveuli dardi _ rom Tavisufali araa, ara. ase egona, saflavebze gadadioda da frTxilad daaroninebda cxens xmeli, sevdiani vakeiro da, kidev kargi, ase, TveSi erTxel, mxiaruli mwyemsi manuelo kosta laRad gamoaWenebda misken cxens, pativiscemanarevi RimiliT Seacqerdeboda da uxmo kiTxviT TvalebSi, Ceqmis jibeze daidebda xels, iq ki did TeTr boTlSi cecxliviT siTxe esxa, bazrobaTa qalaqis romelime gulaCuyebuli qalis naCuqari, da zec, yvelafris daviwyebas monatrebuli, odnav dauqnevda Tavs. araferi sxva... ampartavnobiT ar mosdioda es _ uneburad amayi gaxldaT, ucnauri ZmabiWoba hqondaT, iSviaTad Tu gascemdnen erTmaneTs xmas. manuelos farRalala qoxisken Tavs daadebdnen da mxiaruli

mwyemsis cxens patroniviT eCqareboda, ukawkawebda suli da Wenebas lamobda, mxedariviT danaRvlianebuli zes ubadlo faSati ki dinjad, TavCaRunuli midioda, gzad erTi-orjer mariamis saxe amoutivtivdeboda zes, warmoudgeboda misi Rameuli damalva, sadilandelo buzRuni da damnaSavesaviT, winaswar, uilajod iWmuxneboda. manuelo kosta yoCaRad gadmoxteboda Tavis ezosTan, boTlze xelisgulmidebuli; sevdiani ze ki dinjad CamoqveiTdeboda. `ager, aq Camojeq~, samfexa skams miuCoCebda manuelo da momcro abgidan yvavilmoxatul namcxvrebs iRebda, gulaCuyebuli, Seyvarebuli qalebis sixaruliT akankalebuli xeliT gamomcxvars. ze didis undoblobiT dascqeroda romelime daujerebel namcxvar-yvavilas da manueloc mxiarulad kvers ukravda: `aba, qalebs Wkua aaqvT?~ momcro Wiqebi gamohqonda mxiarul mwyemss, xis Ziras jdebodnen. raRad undodaT skami, ze Rameuli, mcire JrJoliT agrilebul merqans zurgiT eyrdnoboda, grZel fexebs gaSlida, Tavisi abgidan bostneuli amohqonda da WrelaWrula namcxvrebis gverdiT frTxilad debda. manuelo momcro Wiqas Seavsebda da jer zes gauwvdida, cudgunebagadayrili didi mwyemsi auCqareblad gamoclida sasmiss, auCqarebladve dauSvebda xels da Tumca yeli Zlier ewvoda, mSvidad ityoda: _ es erTi. da manuelo kostac gadahkravda: _ erTi, hhu, erTi... oho, ra cxelia?! ze ugulod ReWavda stafilos, manuelo kosta ki moridebiT daxedavda namcxvrebs da frTxilad ikiTxavda: `ameebs xom ar gasinjavdi, ze?~ `ara~, _ Tavs gaiqnevda didi mwyemsi. erTi suli ki hqonda, zes erTi suli hqonda, es saamod sunadenili, sunaJRerebuli namcxvari gaesinja, magram naxevradmSieri col-Svili axsendeboda da nugbaris mirTmevisa rcxvenoda. manuelo kostasac rcxvenoda, eulad Caetkbarunebina piri da ze rom ityoda _ `es xuTi...~ _ manuelo kosta, namcxvris suniT gaRizianebuli da gaRizianebuli imiTac, rom amay zes namcxvrebis Sin waRebas ver SesTavazebda, uceb gamxiaruldeboda da Soriaxlos akivlebuli turebisaken gatyorcnida qalTa siyvarulCatneul namcxvrebs. atydeboda erTi wivil-kivili, sertanel wuwkTa Cxubi da ayalmayali da Sors, bazrobaTa qalaqSi, albaT usiamod iSmuSneboda ZilSi romelime afuebuli qali. manuelo ki kombostos arxeinad Seeqceoda da mere, uceb, gaxevdeboda, iZabeboda, TvalebgafarToebuli, nestoebdaberili, sul icvleboda kaci. sertanuli Rame... mTvaris royio, sifrifana da mainc msuye SuqSi faruli sevdiT JRrialebda sertana, eklian alersad aRwvdiliyvnen garinduli kaqtusebi, naTeli adga Soreul gamofitul kldes, gluvad elvarebda xavsmodebul napralebSi mTvaris rbili Suqi... did fuRuroSi sasis col-Svils eZina, mcired Cacurdeboda erTi peSvi sila, da floqvdadgmuli balaxi imarTeboda. cicqna sioTi odnav krTeboda romelime foToli da mTvaris Suqi qvemoTa, manamde mofarebul foTolze mdore simsubuqiT CaiRvreboda, isev ativtivdeboda maRla, gveliviT daZvreboda foTlebSua sio. msxverpls alalbedze, faTuriT daeZebda brma kaatinga, haers fxaWnida, magram manuelo kostas tevad TvalebSi es yovelive lamazdeboda, lamazi iyo da gamxmar xesac ki ise saTuTad aliclicebda Rame sertanuli, sertanuli Rame... da radgan yovelive Ratak manuelosi gaxldaT, mxiaruli mwyemsi veRar uZlebda

amdens da RamRamobiT ucxod sevdianobda, cxenis gavaze Tavqve mibmul gitaras CamoiRebda,. tvins Tavis Wkuaze auwyobda, yelze SemoaWdobda TiTebs, zurgiT mkerdze miikravda, ferdze idayvs daabjenda da eqvssima tanjvas Tavis sando xmas SeuerTebda, mTels sertanaSi dauZvelebel, cnobil simReras xmadabla RiRinebda manuelo, amJamad danaRvlianebulmxiaruli mwyemsi: `masielebis uricxvi, uricxvi gvari...~ gatrunuliyo xes zurgiT miyrdnobili ze, Tavisufali ar iyo, ara, `erTi cicqna miwisTvis, miwisTvis, _ mReroda TvaldaxuWuli manuelo kosta, TvalebdaxuWuli, sertanul Rames rom ar gadaebirebina, _ qveda kamorelebs gaaJletines, gaaJletines masielebi...~ wamoiweoda ze, daZarRvuli sxeuli eZabeboda, `sul erTi cicqna, erTi cicqna miwisTvis, miwisTvis~, _ mReroda manuelo kosta da sadRac iqve abuzRundeboda Joao abado, uJmuri, `mTlianad gaJlites, gaJlites, ra unamusod gaJlites...~ maCetes CabRujavda ze, ra tari hqonda mainc, rogor uZlebda, `RamiT Secvivdnen masielebTan, RamiT Secvivdnen, _ mReroda damwuxrebuli mwyemsi da sinanuliT akanturebda Tavs xes amofarebuli calfexa Winka, sasi, _ `yvela daxoces, kamoruli wvrili danebiT yvela daxoces...~ `ar gaaWira saqme?! tingica...~ _ ugulod buzRunebda sadRac axlos Joao abado, Zalian Sors ki, kalabriaSi, moxuc santoss mori CaebRuja da erT-erTi kamorelis saxeliT gulSi, ise gudavda, ise axrCobda... `erTi gadarCa masielTagan, erTi gadarCa~, _ mReroda manuelo da ze boRmianad avsebda Wiqas _ `es cxra~ _ da svamda, mSvenivrad icoda, rasac daayolebda manuelo kosta _ `ZilSi sawolqveS Segorebuli, SemTxveviT Segorebuli gadaurCaT bavSvi...~ yvrimalebdaberili Sescqeroda Soreul mTebs ze, sadRac iq, iqiT, kamora iyo. `Torem moklavdnen, Torem mendes masielsac ki, ki, moklavdnen~, mReroda manuelo kosta da Tvalebs axelda, sinanuliT amTavrebda cnobil simReras, _ `magram mendesi rom gaizarda, laye aRmoCnda, laye aRmoCnda...~ mrTeli guli etkineboda zes, tarze Seadundeboda TiTebi, ah, ara, ara, Tavisufali ar iyo, ara, `unda eZia bolo masiels Suri da Suri, _ mReroda dadardianebuli mxiaruli mwyemsi, manuelo kosta, _ magram mendesi, magram mendesi...~ magram iq, sertanasa da kamoras Soris, bazrobaTa qalaqSi, Savtansacmelafrialebuli mendes masieli ukve did kasrze idga da Zalian xmamaRla ase ambobda: _ Zmebo! Zmebo, Sorsaa Cvengan didi miwebi _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro, magram... 3 xom isev aq xarT, ar migvaviwydes ymawvili mgzavri... erTi SexedeT, kargad Sexede, rogor CurCulebs... umberto, juja, domenikos darbaislurad miuZRoda da Tanac xmadabla, gamozogili siamovnebiT RiRinebda: `vaJkaci daaCexili sjoobs, qali rac ufro TeTriaa, _ amayad dascqeroda ekliT gakawrul xelze sifrifana naiarevs: _ hee!~ _ grandhalles baRSi daseirnobdnen. vardi da tita, iasamani... natifad Tlili marmarilos auzebi, alisferi, zantad darxeuli TevzebiT fskerze da zedapirze ki _ nesvi da msxali tivtivebda. gakreWil buCqebSi aqa-iq _ marmarilos svetebi, gluvad abzinebulni, suroayolilni, da mcire molze uceb _ buxari; zorba kakali, totebze vercxlis koxta SandlebiT. tbaSi Cawvdili tirifis nazad morkaluli rtoebi da oqrosfrad SeRebili tyuili namdvili gedebi tbaze... viRac qeduxrelis pawia qandakebani xexilis rtoebze _ CitebiviT mravlad da erTic didi igiv qandakeba tbis piras, ferxTiT mixakmoyrili, `didi

marSali, betankuria~, _ mxarukuRma uTxra umbertom. sveldrunCa Svlebi marilmoyril balaxs wiwknidnen, zurgze kotrialobda xeze grZeli jaWviT mibmuli beli... da erTgan, xilad, askilis buCqi, rtoebze feradbafTebiani kviparosebze axveuli sqeli vazi da xis kenweroze _ mZime yurZeni, muq-iisferi, grandhalles baRi, sazareli baRi. da, kidev kargi, marmarilos maRali Robis kuTxeSi WinWars da gvimras Sescqeroda, zizRnaWams, nerwyviT evseboda piri, da, kidev kargi, SemoRobil kuTxeSi WinWars da gvimras Sescqeroda, ise jiutad, ise namdvilad amosulT CrdilSi... da, siTbodavlils, nerwyvi gauqra, yelgamSrals, Soreuli bednierebiT gulma reCxi uyo, maRla aixeda da naZvis totebze mbzinavi saTamaSoebi rom dainaxa, isev WinWarsa da gvimras miatana Tvali. _ modi, aq davjdeT, _ SesTavaza umbertom da vardebTan moirTxa fexi, domenikoc nelinel daeSva uxvad niJarebmoyril miwaze, frTxilad ikiTxa: _ raa, is raa... _ aa, egeni? _ ampartavnad Caicina umbertom, _ eg nayarnuyari mcenareebi TvalsaCinoebisTvisaa, hale. _ risTvis? _ TvalsaCinoebisTvis, hale, _ kidev ufro rom gabrwyindes baRi. _ nayarnuyari... ratoa... _ Tqva domenikom, magram umberto, etyoba, sul sxvas fiqrobda, radgan fiqrSi wasuls, Tvalebi gaelameboda da ambobda: _ ra qali iyo? maRalic iyo da yvelaferi, qvemodan avcqerodi. yvelafers mijerebda, sul TvalebSi Camomyurebda... _ da gaukvirda, _ ra TeTri iyoo?! fexmorTxmuli ijda, da Tavissave muxls efereboda, saRamovdeboda baRSi. _ CvenTan, sofelSi, _ Tqva domenikom, Robis kuTxisken iyureboda, _ gazafxulobiT mTeli sofeli aiyreba, erTi kacis garda da borcvs gadaRma erTi RamiT banakdebian, avadmyofebic gahyavT. da gariJraJze vbrundebiT xolme, rtoebiTa da najaxebiT xelSi. _ saxeze uceb verc Seatyobdi, iseTi TeTri rom iyo; mere, damjeri? _ nuRar ikiTxav. _ muxls efereboda umberto, _ rom meTqva, ager aq, oTxze dadeqi da es balaxi moZove-meTqi, is aRar vici, sul Tu moZovda, magram cdas ki ara, ah, ara, ar daaklebda... ra qali iyo?! _ meore dRes ki, ganTiadisas, soflad vbrundebodiT, xelebawvdilni, saxeSi mze gvirtyamda. borcvs CavivlidiT da is erTi kaci gvekiTxeboda _ yvelani aq xarT? ki, ki, yvelani, _ vambobdiT Cven da is kaci ki mainc gvkiTxavda _ vinme xom ar darCa? ara, aravin, _ vambobdiT da is ki mainc Tvals Seavlebda Soreul vels da mere ambobda _ damilocnixarT... _ ra tani, ra fexi, _ Sarvali muxlamde aekarwaxebina da sazareli, damWknari xelisguliT sakuTar, mokle wvivebs efereboda juja, umberto, _ fexis TiTebi yurZnis marcvlebs miugavda, grZeli romaa, ai, imas, hale, ra qali iyoo _ Casatkbarunebeli. vuyvardi, ma ra _ aba TveSi sami drahkani ra saxsenebelia? saRamovdeboda, da Ramis kuSti daraji _ gorozi kaetano Sua kamoraSi um kvercxebs saqmianad ylapavda, ociod wuTSi omaxianad rom daeZaxa samfenovani qalaqis yoveli mcxovrebis gasagonad: _ sa-aRamos rva saaTia da yvelaferi geniialuraaadaaaaa. _ lirazed-c ukravda... _ aRniSna umbertom.

_ saRamoobiT kocons vaCaRebdiT, _ gamuqebul gvimras Sescqeroda domeniko, _ wres vartyamdiT, da uZravad videqiT, sanam kargad ar aaldeboda. mere ki, rom atkacundeboda da agugundeboda cecxli, rigrigobiT vuaxlovdebodiT, tansacmlis kalTidan momcro naWers CamovixevdiT da koconze vyridiT _ ase ambobdnen, TiTqos Cven, imsoflelebi, didi xnis winaT cidan CamovediT da winaprebi ki iq darCneno da tansacmlis naglejs Cveni ambebic sxeulidan Sehyvebao da sxeulis siTbogamoyolili naglejis kvamlic xom maRla adis, da caddarCenilebs Cveni ambavic kvamlad auvaTo, ase ambobdnen... _ nkvamlad ara, nflavi, _ gaisma uceb, orive Sexta, muqi vardebis ormagi wyeba ki miwianad amoizniqa, aizniqa, yalyze Sedga da mere adamiani gamoCnda, zurgidan miwas xelukuRma iferTxavda. vardebi ki saimedod daemagrebina tansacmelSi, arxeinad ibertyavda da ambobda: _ auvaT, ara, isa... nkvamlad ara, nflavi... zedamxedveli navole gaxldaT. _ ndamsxdarxarT aqa ori nsanTamaSo da nsisulenleebs iZaxiT, _ zomierad gawyra, _ aba, nvaJkaco, mniSani miTxar. _ cxrajer oTxi eqvsia _ ar daayovna umbertom. _ nsworiaa, _ gaagrZela navolem da alersic ki gairia dagudul xmaSi, _ nwadiT axla, nmofsiT da daiZineT. _ wesierad ilaprakeT, Tu SeiZlebodes, _ mkacrad miugo umbertom da gaijgima, _ polkovniks vucdiT. _ ngrandhalles TqvenTvis aRar nscaliaa, _ kvlav dauyvava zorba navolem, did Tvalebs nazad abrialebda, _ me damabara, erTxans nTvalyuri adevne, rame ar daiSavono da nwadiT, ha, male... npolkovniki, a, ar momindomes? polkovniki ki didi marSalis misaRebSi gaWimuliyo da TvalebSi Sescqeroda. polkovniki sezar marSal betankuris misaReb oTaxSi gaWimuli idga, didi marSali edmondo betankuri ki erTxans saxeaqavebuli umzerda, iSmuSneboda, TiTqos xvliki ram dauZvreboda tanze da Semdgom TiTqos gadauara, da, SiSnaWam grandhalles Sekavebuli alersiT uTxra: _ dabrZandiT, Cemo polkovniko. _ gmadlobT, grandissimohalle, _ Tqva polkovnikma da dasajdomad ganemzada. magram didi marSlis xmam SeaCera, _ mand ara, ara, meoreze dajeq! _ gmadlobT, grandissimohalle, _ samiod nabiji fexiswverebze gadadga polkovnikma da savarZlis kideze frTxilad Camojda. marSalma edmondo betankurma ki gaiar-gamoiara, Sedga, kedlisaken iqcia piri, gverdze gadaixara, odnav gaaJrJola kidec da mere quslebiT Rrmad rom Caeflo noxSi, ikiTxa: _ Sua qalaqSi ra ambebia. _ Tqvenis SewevniT, ara uSavs ra, grandissimohalle. didi marSali Semobrunda da, tuCebgawelilma, TvalmoWutulma, hkiTxa: _ raRac yvirili momesma RamiT. _ greg rikios vaSinebdiT wuxel. _ viTom, undoda? _ imas? ah, ara... _ imas ki ara, saqmes... _ CaeRima marSal betankurs. _ ra vici, rogor mogaxsenoT... rac ar unda iyos, mainc... yovelSemTxvevisaTvis, grandissimohalle, _ ridiT Seacqerda polkovniki.

edmondo betankurma ki gulze Ronivrad SemoiWdo xelebi, darabaakruli fanjrisken calTvalmoWutulma gaixeda, dainteresda: _ is Tu gaasaReT. _ ki, rogor ara, grandissimohalle. da saqmianad, sxapasxupiT alaparakdnen: _ sad gadaagdeT. _ saerTod davwviT. _ vis SeawereT. _ kapral eliodoros. _ rogori kacia. _ kargi biWia. _ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva marSalma betankurma, _ yoCaR. SeqebiT aRfrTovanebuli polkovniki sezar madlobis saTqmelad wamodgomas apirebda, magram marSalma wamiT aCvena xelisguli, SeaCera da hkiTxa: _ kaetanos mcired raime xom ar daurRvevia _ normis farglebSi... _ orgzis, grandissimohalle. _ erTi albaT iq, meore, Cemo? _ pete-eqimi mihyavda fexmZimesTan. mSvidobiT moarCina... _ Zalian kargi. gasamrjelo Tu gadaixada? _ ixumra kidec marSalma betankurma. _ aba ra, hal... _ da xma Cauwyda, frTxilad gadaylapa nerwyvi, _ diax, grandissimohalle... _ sworad moqceula, _ aRniSna edmondo betankurma; erTianad daZabuli, TiTqos sxeuliT raRacas ucdida, mere ise TvalnaTliv gaaJrJola, polkovnikic Seacbuna da Zvirfas xalaTSi Seiyo xeli. polkovnikma Tavi CaRuna, marSalma ki momuWuli TiTebi viwro jibeSi wvalebiT Caiyo, dawynarda, maRla SvebiT aixeda, WaRis ori erTnairi burTula awondawona TvaliT, erT-erTi metad Seafasa da Tqva: _ Zalian kargi. bavSvze ukeTesi raa amqveynad. _ meore bavSvi. marSals gamonaTqvami moewona da RimiliT daekiTxa: _ daa, meore bavSvze ukeTesi? _ kidev sxva bavSvi. aq ki TamaSis iStaze damdgar marSal betankurs gamosacdelis CaWra mounda da hkiTxa: _ da yvela bavSvze ukeTesi? magram polkovnikma yoCaRad Seageba: _ Tqveni gvritebi, grandissimohalle! marSal betankurs jer odnav, sul odnav gaukvirda kidec misi moxerxebuloba, magram maSinve mixvda: _ winaswar moifiqre, ara? _ ra? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa polkovnikma. _ aeg pasuxi. mkacrad umzerda. _ diax, grand... _ mainc kargia, _ rbilad warmoTqva marSalma betankurma da Tavisive xma rom eucnaura, maSinve taxtze gadawva, TavCaRunuli polkovnikis uCumrad fexi gaSala, viwro jibidan xeli amoacoca da mundirqveS raRac SeiZvrina, mkacrad Tqva: `polkovniko!~ `diax grandissimohalle!~ `lmobieri var, _ aRniSna marSalma betankurma, _ Senc kargad ici, lmobieri var~.

Tvalebi avad ubrwyinavda, gaJrialebisgan saswauliT ikavebda Tavs, sxeulis nacvlad Tvalebi uJrialebda da sanam polkovniks civi ofli daasxamda, didma marSalma Semparavad Tqva: _ moodi, arufa! farda Seirxa da saocrad grZelbewviani, fumfula kata fexakrefiT miuaxlovda, rbil TaTebSi Seemala grZeli Wangebi; marSalis ferxTiT SeCerda, TvalebSi Seacqerda da mere msubuqad axta, kalTaSi gauwva da betankurmac nazi siaviT Seucura bewvSi TiTebi, im Tavis Sekavebul Jruantels katasac gadascemda TiTqos, msubuqad uwiwknida yels. akrutunebuli kata axla zurgze gadagorda, da ise rbilad iklakneboda, TiTqos mis mucelze daRoRavda xvliki. marSals krialosani dauvarda noxze, polkovniki mswrafl wamoiWra, daixara da qvemodanve moxrilma aawoda, Secbunebuli umzerda. edmondo betankurma TvaliT aniSna igiv savarZelze da katas dafiqrebuli uxicinebda. mere iqve, magidaze, Zvirfas niRabs cali xeliT gadaswvda, cali xeliTve miimagra saxeze. `lmobieri var, _ Zalum krutunSi ZlivsRa ismoda marSlis wynarad Semparavi xma, _ didad lmobieri, gana ar vici, stellas yovel nabijze rom Ralatob, mereda visTan... icode egre aravin miyvars disSvilebSi. Cemi gazrdilia... magram gpatiob _ saqmeebiT gadaqanculs, vici, gWirdeba dasveneba da amitom gpatiob meuRlisadmi orgulobas, Tanac, SenisTana sapasuxismgeblo samuSaoiani kacisTvis aucilebelia sxvadasxvanairi qali da eg araferi, nair-nair dedakacebSi rom daZrwi... ise, xom ici, Cems xelT roma xar... _ da SeuZaxa, _ egeba ara!~ `ki rogor ara, diax, grand...~ magram marSalma gaawyvetina _ jer xelisguli aCvena, mere ki ise, katis alersi arc Seuwyvetia, momcro baliSi isrola pirvel savarZelze da mokle tkacuniT savarZlis zurgidan wverwamaxuli xiSti gamovarda da gaiyina, sad iyo mainc Camaluli, da polkovnikma gancvifrebisgan piri daaRo. `ai, xom xedav, Cemo grandhalle, _ rbilad mimarTa niRabafarebulma marSalma, _ rom damjdariyav, rac moxdeboda... magram miyvarxar, rogorc erTguli~. da radgan gaocebuli polkovniki savarZels Tvals veRar aSorebda, iqve auxsna: `eg raa, araferi, xom ar ggonia ufro did mTavar saidumloebebs, me rom mravlad maqvs, imaTgan romelimes gavTqvamdi, raa, es raa, sxvebi rom icode... heeee?!~ da isev katas efereboda, sulic ki Seubera, ase CaasunTqa: _ huu-u, arufaa. qveda qalaqSi ra ambebia. _ kargi, marSalo, erTmaneTs klaven. _ Zalian xom ar SeTxeldnen. _ ara, grandissimohalle... ise, zomierad. rac ar unda xocon erTmaneTi, samagierod, kargad mravldebian... virTxebiviT, grandissimohalle. _ aeg kargia, _ Tqva betankurma da gulispirSi Seicoca xeli _ da Cveni Zala magaTSicaa, icode, sezar... _ diax, marSalo. _ rigo rasa iqms, Cveni rigoberto, isev pirvelobs? _ diax, grand... _ da iseTive amazrzenia? _ Zalze saSiSi gaxlavT, gran... _ gavasaRebinebdiT vinmes, magram sxva vin ipirvelebs qveda qalaqSi, _ Cafiqrda didi marSali, _ sul air-dairevian. ara, grandhalee? _ diax, marSalo. _ yuri damigde. dilis qalTagan erT-erTs daavaleT, rigos nayofi SeinarCunos. yvelaferi aqvs mag adamians, rac saWiroa CvenTvis, garda

erTisa _ xelaRebulia. TavzexelaRebuli yvela kia qveda qalaqSi, magram is Sen winaSec ki ar daixevs _ sulzexelaRebulicaa, grandhalle. da SeiZleba codvac itvirTos _ Senzec aswios is gamrje xeli da Svili rom SeeZineba, ukan daxevasac SeZlebs _ xom ici, Svili _ siyvarulia, siyvaruli ki _ tvirTi... patara SiSic Seepareba, sul, sul patara, Zalian mcire, Cven rom gvawyobs, aii, iseTi... bavSvi sirbiles gauCens gulSi, ToTo xelebiT, da nedli TaviT... Seuyvardeba, Cemo grandhalle, bavSvze ukeTesi raa amqveynad, mZevladac davitovebT xolme da rigosTana TavsulzexelaRebulsac ki Segvirbilebs erTi raRac fslikiani, bavSvze ukeTesi raa amqveynad... _ WeSmariteba RaRadebs Tqveni piriT, dido marSalo. _ Zalian kargi. saTamaSo rom gaiCine, rad ar miTxari. _ jer gawvrTna unda. _ gauwvrTneladac mainteresebs. im kviras momgvri, mersedesis dabadebis dRes. _ aucileblad, dido marSalo. _ madlobeli var dapirebisaTvis, _ dascina kidev marSalma betankurma, arufas pirSi Cauyo TiTi, _ da samwvaneTSi ra ambebia? _ kvlav, isev uyvarT iqauroba. _ Zalian uyvarT? _ diax, marSalo. imdenad uyvarT, dedasamSoblos eZaxian. _ magaT, me mgoni, erTmaneTic ara sZulT, _ dafiqrda marSali betankuri, _ raRacnairad, Tbilad arian erTmaneTSi da eg ki veraa kargi ambavi. unda davqsaqsoT. arada, ZaliT _ uxerxulia. da ulamazo. tye gavuCexoT, viTom gvWirdeba, mere ki viRas endomeba xrioki samSoblo... tye gavuCexoT, polkovniko, tye gavuCexoT da gadagvardebian... _ agre iqneba, dido marSalo. _ oRond erTbaSad nu miadgebiT _ Sen gulficxi xar. ise, TandaTan... TandaTanobiT... da mieCvevian. gadasulT kargi pirobebi SeuqmeniT, da sertanaSiac uboZeT aTiod fexi saqoneli. da sertanaSi rogor arian... _ kargad, mwyemsaven. _ tbian soflebSi ra ambebia... _ eh, isev ise _ WkuiT arian. ca da qveyana ainteresebT. varskvlavebs sWvreten. balaxs swavloben, akvirdebian... _ eg araferi _ isev ise gamxdrebi xom ar arian? _ diax, marSalo. da cota ar iyos, gabeduli xalxicaa... aq ki marSalma edmondo betankurma arufas muxlebi ahkra, rbilad daeca kata rbil noxze, didma marSalma ki Zvirfasi niRabic moixsna, polkovniks dakvirvebiT Seacqerda, Tvali gauyara TvalSi: _ erTi icode, Cemo polkovniko, erTi icode _ magaTi wamali simsuqneSia. Cemo grandhalle, saukeTeso mzareulebi gaugzavne, Roris xorcis kargad Sekmazva rom icodnen, swored iseTebi _ da Cemi sawyobebidan mJaves da cxares nu dainaneb, wyalsac awyurebs egeTi xorci, Rvinos xom _ ufro, da radgan yvela raRac garkveul siamovnebas wiwknis ama cxovrebas, cisa da qveynis gagebis survili ZRomis survilad gadaeqcevaT da aes simsuqne imiTacaa kargi, gabedulebasac daukargavs _ adamians xorci xom uyvars, da Tavisi _ ufro da, rame iyos, msuqani xalxi winaaRmdegobasac naklebad gaswevs _ ver gabedaven, veRar gabedaven, maZRar TvlemaSi, gesmis, grandhalle? _ diax, grandissimohalle.

da aq marSalma ise moulodnelad uTxra, polkovniks jer egona, momesmao. _ axla ki wadi. _ ra... grandissimohalle? didma marSalma ki Ronivrad SemoiWdo gulze mokle TiTebi da gaumeora: _ naxvamdis, wadi. rogor umzerda! 4 mZinare col-Svils dabneuli dascqeroda didi mwyemsi, ze, im siyvaruliT ususurad xelebCamoyrili. es maradSemarTuli didi vakeiro, ze, mxolod mZinare col-Svilis danaxvaze moikunteboda da, darbilebuls, ra ar utrialebda gulSi, da umTavresi, rom Tavisufali araa, ara. rom mis lamaz cols, axla mcired afuebuls, ZilSi, Tavisufali qmari ara hyavs, da rom _ codvaa, rom ager, mis biWs, mamis maCeteTi xisgan gamoCorknili cxvrebi rom gaumwkrivebia TavTiT, neta ra elis _ masac mwyemsoba albaT da mamamisiviT, isic Tavisufali, eh, ar iqneba, ara... da mis laR gogos axla ise lamazad rom gadaugdia TavszemoT xelebi da sZinavs, sZinavs, ah, rogor sZinavs, siyvarulisgan mravalekalnaZgerebi sxeuli aeburZgleboda zes, oho _ kaqtusi, xolo is Cveuli tanjva, rom Tavisufali araa, ara, gulsa da yels ukumSavda zes, da didi arxeini manuelo kostac ki grZnobda mTvaris bacad Camomwvdom Suqze, raRac rom aklda, mibnedili qalebis, Cauqi cxenisa da gitaris garda, da amasve grZnobda Joao abado, igiv naRveliT gulSi da moxuci santosic, ZilSic, gulze aibagunebda Ronier muStebs... raRac swyurodaT momavl rCeulT, da manamde ki Tav-TavianT dards sul sxvanairad, sxvadasxvanairad iklavdnen. TvalebamoRamebuli moxuci santosi mTel Tavis sofels yovlad ufasod SeSas upobda, Ronivrad daiqnevda im Zalum mklavebs da ra kunZi unda yofiliyo qveynad iseTi, SxuiliT wamosuli misi najaxisaTvis rom gaeZlo, `hax!~ _ daayolebda kamorelTa Jletis warmodgeniT eSxSi Sesuli moxuci santosi, axal kunZs SearCevda, isev mrisxaned SemarTavda xelebs. mere imdenad daCveul xars, awevisas isev rom icoxneboda, dila-saRamos miwas Ronivrad aacilebda da msubuqadve miwaze abrunebda, da mTeli sofeli malulad, moridebiT aTvalierebda am kuSt moxucs, mosaRamoebulze ki, ucnaurad ganazebuli santosi Tavis saflavSi Cadgeboda, frTxilad miawyobda mcire borcvze patara mosakiTxs da, im grZnobiT gulSi, dakninebulad tanjva rom hqvia, nazad ambobda _`dRes... dRes iseTi araferi, mezoblis Zroxam dRes xbo moigo, msxali mogitane, mirca... msxlebi mogitane, Svilo...~ da ZilSi, ZilSi, mors marwuxiviT TiTebCafrenili, uu, kvnesoda rogor: `massimo, Seni...~ _ Tavisufali ar iyo, ara. da Tavisufalive ar iyo Joao abado, sruliad sertanis pirveli uJmuri, im wyeul SegrZnebis gasafantavad dilidan saRamomde, Tuki ecala, col-Svils rom gauTaveblad ejajRaneboda: `es sad dagigdiaT, amas iq ra unda, sadaa Toki...~ buzRunbuzRuniT mimodioda Tavis Rarib qoxSi da, iih, eg araferi, _ Tavisufali ar iyo, ara! da, gamwarebuls, esRa amSvidebda _ gauTavebeli `sadaa~, `risTvis~, `rogor Tu...~, `ratom...~ da Tu, msubuqi Saris modebaSi friad gamocdils, faqizi colis gulmodgineobisa gamo sasayveduro mainc Semoakldeboda, hoi, sircxvilo, _ Joao abado raime nivTs sadme kunWulSi gadamalavda da mere cxarobda: `sadaa kovzi... is Cemi kovzi sadaa meTqi!~ sruliad sertanis upirvelesi mwyemsi ki, didi ze, xifaTian WidilSi droebiT Tu poulobda gamosavals _ xandaxan marcxena xels

zurgs ukan, qamarSi Caiyofda da ase, cali mklaviT imorCilebda Ronier xarebs. da Tu sertanaSi romelime cxoveli gacofdeboda, naxirs SemoRobilSi Serekavdnen mwyemsebi da zesTan garbodnen. ze dinjad wamoimarTeboda maRal fexebze, sxvadasxvanairi ram iaraRi mihqonda _ Tu leopardi an gareuli kata iyo, SubiT mialursmavda silaSi an xeze, Tu ZaRli iyo, SubisTvis Sin arc Seivlida, ubralod, kets daavlebda xels da Tu kameCi gacofdeboda, ze moreira Zalian grZel, wverwamaxul samRarian maxvils, tarisken odnav rom msxvildeboda, mezobels gamoarTmevda, alesva Tu aklda, umal aabzinebda da meore xelSi ki grZeli WokiT, miwaze TiTqosda arxeinad rom miaCoCialebda, sertanis gaSlil, vrcel qviSrobze gavidoda da iq, martodmartos, CamoqveiTebuls, mxolod manuelo kosta, erTaderTi ZmabiWi, amxedrebuli mihyveboda, ori mZime SubiT xelSi, sxvebi Soriaxlos did xeebze aZvrebodnen xolme. `kargi, ar ginda, rom...~ _ eubneboda ze, da manueloc ver amTavrebda winadadebas~ `rogor ar...~ ra Zneli iyo gacofebuli kameCis mokvla _ isedac Zliers, Roniers isec, Zala da mrisxaneba emateboda. manuelo kosta xeebis fonze dgeboda, jer is rom ar SeemCnia kameCs, radgan cxeniana kameCTan verafers gaxdeboda, mere ki, fexosan zesken rom gavardeboda daoTxili, mZime duJdakidebuli cxoveli, manueloc maSinve dezebs Caasobda cxens da zes dasaxmareblad gaWendeboda. didi veli iyo. zesken TavCaRunuli, rqebdamiznebuli mohqroda uzarmazari Savi Zala da ze, awuruli, SemarTuli, daZabuli, axla, amJamadac yvelaze moxdenili mwyemsi, kameCs asiod nabijze rom daigulebda, TviTonac sirbiliT gaiWreboda misken; Woki win gaeSvira, da marjvenaTi WokTan erTad is grZeli maxvilic Ronivrad CaebRuja. es bevrad ufro Zneli ram gaxldaT, vidre masais SubiT lomis mokvla _ mxolodRa SubiT verafers daaklebda da gindac marjved eZgerebina, mainc gadaiqeleboda, ufro ram meti, sul sxva xriki esaWiroeboda dasamarcxeblad am swraf Sav Zalas da mxolod amgvarad _ WokiTa da maxviliT Tu daamarcxebda, da ze sirbilisas sasurvel manZils rom daigulebda, gaqanebuli, Wokis gaSveril, Soreul wvers aTiod nabijiT win daasobda, mTeli Tavisi mosxletili taniT ubiZgebda mSobliuri sertanis miwas da Wokis kenweroze moqceuli, amaRlebuli, haerSi saswauliT yovndeboda da Woks rom daeZgereboda is Savi Zala, ze mTeli Tavisi simZimiT maRlidan ecemoda da im grZel maxvils qedidan muclamde CaaWedebda kameCs da movardnili manuelo kostac _ zes kameCisTvis rom aecdina momakvdinebeli dartyma, _ manuelo maSinve Subs aZgerebda da cxendacxen gamoityuebda kameCs, SubiT egeba oriod wams mainc SeeCerebina raRac idumalebiT gamowveuli Savi cxovelis es mrisxane amboxi da _ ara, ara, duJmoreuli, morCilad iwva, didTvalebCaferflili, ki, ki, sertanelebma kargad icodnen, rasac niSnavda es gaxeveba, raRac pirquSadac ki ecodebodaT, da mere zes gambedaobiT aRfrTovanebuli romelime mwyemsi pirvel vakeiros Tuki etyoda: `Sen gaixare... ra ginda Cvengan~, ze yovelTvis erTsa da imaves upasuxebda: _ mariams ar uTxraT (radgan daiwyebda is: es ra giqnia, rame rom mogsvloda, ze, me kargi, Cemi Tavi jandabas, magram Svilebs vis, vis utovebdi, rogor gabede, sxvas gaebeda, es ra giqnia...). da Tuki vinme gaiocebda: `ver gamigia, ratom umalav, sxva Sens adgilze itrabaxebda~, ze erTs ki Sexedavda amis mTqmels TvalSi, da mariamma, raRa Tqma unda, araferi icoda. vakeiroTa colebic arasodes Woraobdnen _ saqme isedac Tavsayrelad hqondaT da... ze Cumad madlobeli iyo manuelo kostasi,

masaviT Tavdadebuli mwyemsis, is ki, axla odnav, sul odnav mxiarulad gaamayebuli, laRad icinoda... mariams ki, eeh, mariams aseTi ZmabiWobisa ra gaegeboda, misTvis mTavari is iyo, ze da manuelo xandaxan erTad rom svamdnen da mxiaruli mwyemsis danaxvaze, misi mosxletili saxelis gagonebisTanave sastikad iwyevleboda. yvelani faruli krZalviT, Cumi aRtacebiT Sescqerodnen zes, da erTaderTi: `sulac ar iyo is kameCi gacofebuli, tyuilad ratom moakvlevineT~, _ buzRunebda Joao. ai, ase da amisTanebSi iklavda umTavres javrs didi vakeiro _ rom Tavisufali araa, ara... manuelo kosta ki, mxiaruli mwyemsi, laRad daaWenebda sertanaSi cxens, laRadve miemgzavreboda bazrobaTa qalaqSi, natvrad davardnil qalTa guli saamod rom aeCqrolebina, hohoo, manuelo kostas gamoCenisTanave raRaaranair mimoqargul sayeloebs ibnevdnen yelze, manuelos ki tansacmlisa dardi ram, rogorc aseTi, odnavadac ki ara qonda. piriqiT, srul zedmetobadac miaCnda da, meore diliT RiRinRiRiniT brundeboda Zroxasa da cxvarSi. ucnauri ram bedniereba sWirda manuelo kostas _ iseTi cqera SeeZlo, yovelives alamazebda da mTeli feradi qveyana Ratak manuelosi gaxldaT _ ucnauri, suyovelives amTvisebeli Tvali hqonda. an rogor binddeboda, an rogor Tendeboda mZimed Wrel sertanaSi, rogor lRveboda zamTrobiT Rame, mzec ro aSrobda nawvimar Walas da manuelos Tamami sulic, danawvimari, maRla, cisaken orTqldeboda da _ yvelaze kargi mpyrobeli gaxldaT. yovlad umsgavsi romelime qva manuelosTvis _ Sveba iyo da, xelSi Tbeboda, idumali xazebiT nacrisfrad daWirxluli, da Tu imasac warmovidgenT, rom, xandaxan, caze, kidiT-kidemde Tavad cisartyela gadaiWimeboda, an Camavali mziT rogor Suqdeboda awewil-dawewili moTbo Rrubeli, ra lurji iyo sertanuli ca, Tavisken rogor avi vedrebiT uqnevda gamowvdil brWyals SimSiliT zmorebaatexili kaatinga _ modi, aq modi _ ecineboda, ra miiyvanda, kaatingac ki Rimilsa hgvrida; ferTa Cumi wva SemodgomobiT, es gacrecamde natifi ali, da movardnili gazafxulobiT adidebuli mWaxe mdinare Tavisuflebis simReras hgavda da manuelo kosta, uecrad mowyenili da dadardianebuli, unagirzeve modundeboda _ Tavisufali ar iyo, ara. Tavisufleba xom _ suls erCia, ubiri qoxi da naxiris namatis meoTxedi raRa jandabad undoda, mTeli qveyana imisi iyo, magram Tavisufali ver gaxldaT, ara... qalebSi xandaxan ki aviwydeboda es, magram... Cems mters, sul qali, gaRizianebuli fiqrobda da mTvaris bac Suqze, gaxevebuli, mowyenili manuelo RamesTan ijda, Tavi Caeqindra da dadardianebul mxiarul mwyemss gakvirvebuli Sescqeroda xes amofarebuli calfexa Winka, sasi, colSviliani, am SuaRamiT sertanaSi mcire saSovarze gamosuli... eh, manueloc ki, qveynis patroni, cisa da miwis mqonebeli, Tavisufali ar iyo, ara, rogorc santosi, rogorc Joao da didi mwyemsi, ze moreira, magram bazrobaTa qalaqSi did kasrze ukve Semdgariyo Savtansacmelafrialebuli mendes masieli, romelsac ukve ori mimdevari _ gregorio paCeko da senobio losa hyavda, da gaocebul brbos ase uxmobda: _ Zmebo! Zmebo, Sorsaa Cvengan didi miwebi _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro... * * * _ yuri damigde, Cemo domeniko, _ wamoiwyo polkovnikma, aforiaqebuli Canda. da radgan mxolod orni iyvnen, kedelze akrul viRac amayis portrets Sescqeroda, _ erTaderTi xar, visac gendobi, mxolod Sen,

biTurs, SemiZlia bolomde gendo, yuri damigde, _ WaRze gadaitana mzera, _ Sen xom ar grcxvenia Cemi? _ ara. _ hoda, maSin me ratom unda mrcxvenodes Seni da arc me ara mrcxvenia da, domeniko, kargi biWi, Cems Zvirfas baRSi paemani maqvs, oRond _ faruli. sadac gibrZaneb, iq unda dadge da Cemi saTayvanebeli meuRle Tu gamoCndeba, vards dagakavebineb xelSi da maSinve cxvirTan miitane, gesmis? xom gesmis? _ Tqvens cols ar vicnob. _ coli ki ara, jer es eg erTi, meuRlea da imis gamocnobas araferi unda _ moaxleTagan CacmulobiT gamoarCev, xronw naTesavTagan _ axalgazrdobiT. ise ki, mainc rom icode, axla, saRamos, Tma mxrebze eqneba CamoSlili, magram, ar vici, am saRamoTi rafrad SeiRebavda da saerTod ki, Txeli qalia, Zalian Txeli, magram didi, ZroxasaviT mkerdi aqvs, venacvale. _ arc ise didi hqonia. _ Zalian didi, ai aqamde... aki giTxari, ZroxasaviT-meTqi. _ mkerdi xars meti aqvs. _ ah, gadataniTi mniSvnelobiT giTxar, aba, im sityvebs xom ar getyodi, rogor ver mixvdi, _ gaiRima polkovnikma, axla isev amay portrets Sescqeroda, _ xarTan da kameCTan Sedareba rogor SeiZleba, Tumca kameCi SeiZleba mdedrobiTic iyos, ah, mawoni aqvs kargi, daniT iWreba, mokled, jandabas _ aSkarad Relavda grandhalle, _ da stellam rom Camavlos, ah, mtrisas, mtrisas, sakuTar baRSi? ah, mtrisas, mtrisas... sworic iqneba, radgan gare-gare yvelafris ufleba boZebuli maqvs. araoficialurad, hale. amas imitom gixsni, gansakuTrebuli pasuxismgebloba rom igrZno da, rom icode, Sen garda msgavs SemTxvevaSi veravis vendobi, yvela Sebertyilia, da SeiZleba grandissimosTan damabezRon, ojaxi gaibzarao, didi marSlisa ki mkvidri disSvili gaxlavs Cemi sanukvari meuRle stella, is ZaRlisSvili, da mokled, Sen erTi myavxar sando, biTuri, Cemo haleko, hale, da Tu ise ar moiqcevi rogorc saWiroa, sakuTar xeliT gamogWri yels. xom damijereb! _ ki. _ miCiniosTan Segagdeb oTaxSi, hxale! ise dazrinaa... _ wamodi, wamo. xeli Cakida; ususursa da dabneuls, saiTRac miuZRoda. da domenikos raRac ukvirda _ ho, SiSs ar grZnobda... gzaSi ratomRac SiSs vera grZnobda, gza mainc sxva, iyo, gza yovelTvis rom sul sxva ramea, heh! magram polkovnikma karTan SeaCera da gverdiTa kedelTan saxiT daayena, da uceb domenikos Tvalwin, sakvirvelebav, kedlis nawili mZimed SeiRo, da polkovnikmac zurgSi ubiZga: _ wadi, ha, wadi... _ da gadaaswro. gaognebuli mihyveboda _ is kedeli kari yofila da namdvil kars rom hgavda, is albaT _ kedeli... Tumca, vin icis, egeba isic kari iyo da... ras gaigebda. _ aq damicade. axlave moval. polkovnikma sezarma momcro kibe msubuqad Cairbina, oRond marmarilos bolo safexurs gadaaxta, orjer Semohkra taSi, mere bnel, Zvirfas baRSi Tamamad Seabija da erT-erT vardTan miwas Ronivrad dahkra fexi. vardebis wyeba maSinve yalyze Sedga da zedamxedveli navolec aRmocenda _ ngismenT, ngrandhalle...

_ ori saaTiT saaRlumos iatakqveS dawvebi. aniseto da eliodoro isaubreben. yvelafers Tu ver daimaxsovreb, vai Seni brali, icode. icode, qaRaldze dawerili saubari eqnebaT, Cems mier Sedgenili, Sevamowmeb, da... magram navole maincdamainc ar Sewuxebula _ albaT imasac hqonda qaRaldi. _ Cem garda vervin gamogiZaxebs, niSani aseTi iqneba _ xuTjer eqvsi erTia. me ki manamde _ domenikosken gaiSvira TiTi, _ saTamaSos gavaseirneb baRSi, haerze. gaimeore. _ nsanTama... _ briyvo! niSani... _ nxunTjer enqvsi ernTiaa, _ Tqva zedamxedvelma navolem, wixliT natken gverds nazad ifxanda. _ wadi, ha, wadi, nuRar ayovneb... Cemo leitenanto. xom aravin SeginiSnavs baRSi. _ ara, ras amnbonbT. _ kargi, ho, wadi. da Tvali rom gaayola, Cailaparaka: _ Cemi xeliT xar yelgamosaWreli, magram ras vizam _ ase mawyobs da... Tumca meve mogatyue da, ras SeniSnavdi, _ da domeniko sisiniT miixmo, _ sul bolo safexurs nu daabijeb... _ kibes Cauyva mgzavri, xelT vardi SeaCeCes: _ ai, aq dadeq da Tu meuRle gamova, maSinve cxvirSi itkice, gesmis? `meuRle, qali... coli, meuRle... aana... mari...~ _ ras gamoSterdi... _ risxviT Seusisina polkovnikma. _ diax, grandhalle. _ es ra wamoscda, akrZaluli sityva, da gaaxsenda _ aleqsandros Zma! _ mimoixeda, vaiTu aqac iyo, gaazriala _ baRis kedelTan viRaca idga... aleqsandros Zma? _ didi, ganieri qudi Tvalebze Camoefxata, mosasxamSi SefuTniliyo, da daSnis taric mouCanda da swored misken fexiswverebze gaemarTa polkovniki sezar. Zalian frTxilad ki uaxlovdeboda, magram, etyoba, miwaze dagdebuli mosasxami ver SeamCnia mRelvarebisgan da waiborZika, gaxevda, SiSiT moixeda ukan. mere isev idumali gza ganagrZo da im viRacas mouaxlovda, uTxra: _ sad dagiyria... _ xelebi Semoxvia da, imanac mklavebi SemoaWdo da, aq kii, daibna domeniko _ ise hkocnidnen erTmaneTs orni... _ vin mogiyvana... _ eliodorom... qalis xma iyo! _ suzanna, Cemo yvelav... _ umamaceso... magram polkovniks susxi daetyo xmaSi: _ ram mogiyvana! _ me aRar SemiZlia, federiko, aRar SemiZlia, gesmis? _ Cioda qali, kacurad ecva, _ me aRar SemiZlia ase. _ rogor Tu ase... _ rogor da... mSvenivrad ici, rac minda. _ ra ginda, suzzi... _ me saxifaTo siyvaruli mwams... _ saxifaTo araa, SenTan RamRamobiT rom daviparebi? am wodebis kaci...

_ araa saxifaTo _ Sen yvelaferi mudam gaangariSebuli gaqvs, federiko... _ mere, cudia? _ cudia, diax... aes vinaa... _ Cveni biWia... ratomaa cudi, suzanna... _ nazad daekiTxa polkovniki da isev magrad Caikra gulSi. _ me saxifaTo siyvaruli mwams. swored aseTi... da kidev ufro... mere Zalian aixlarTnen erTmaneTSi, veRarafers arCevda domeniko. _ suzanna, suzi... _ fe... ffederiko... _ suzzi, msxmoiarev... _ mand nu makoceb, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali... _ greg rikio xom ar uaryofs da... da galiaSemovlebulma kaetanomac sadRac Sua qalaqSi sWeqa: _ Ra-amis pirveli saaTia da yvelaferi geenialuraaadaaaaa! mere ki, roca polkovnikma sezarma xis mosasxamsa da niRabSi saimedod SefuTna daWmuWnili qali, pirvel safexurze Sedga da maSinve iqve gaCenil eliodoros uTxra: _ gaacile, _ da domenikos mrgvali Tavis dajerebuli moZraobiT aniSna kibeze asvla, saTamaSom Tqva: _ erTi Txovna maqvs. _ Txovna? Tqvi, gismen... uh, kargi iyo. _ Tu SeiZleba, me... Tu nebas damrTavT... _ Tqvi, ho... midi, ha... _ da xval rom gaTendeba, dRisiT, _ rogor Relavda, _ Tqveni baRis erT kuTxeSi SemiSviT, ra... gTxovT. _ romel kuTxeSi, uh, kargi iyo... _ TvalsaCinoebisaTvis romaa... _ WinWar-gvimraSi? _ diax, grandhalle. tuCze ikbina, mimoixeda _ aravin iyo... _ ki batono ki, _ Tqva polkovnikma, _ magram rad ginda... _ ra vici... minda. _ miTxari-meTqi! _ miyvars me... gvimra. aq polkovnikma wamiT saxezec ki moucura mzera: _ xumrob Tu... hale? xolo oTaxSi, roca momlodine domeniko _ damdablebuli pirvelad suli _ did madlobasa da qebas ucdida, polkovnikma Tqva: _ aravis uTxra, Se nabiWvaro. _ me nabiWvari ara var. _ ma ra xar _ aravina gyavs. _ mama myavs. _ sada gyavs, aba, _ umbertos Tvalebi mouWuta polkovnikma. _ maRla myavs, soflad. maRal sofelSi... _ soflad ara, is... aravisi xar, mama ara gyavs. _ myavs. _ sada gyavs, aba, sadaa mama?! _ da ratomRac Ronivrad gamwarebuli polkovniki taxtis gadasafarebels daswvda, moisrola, daixara, da taxtqveS Seixeda mere ganjina gamoaRo, Taroebze aafaTura xeli, sawoli aangria, savarZels fexi hkra da aayirava, umbertos jibe amoutriala, gamWvirvale tolCaSiac ki Caixeda da gamwarebuli dacinviT ase iZaxda, _

sadaa, aba? sadaa mama! mama ara, is... sadaa, aba? mamaSeni ar arsebobs, ara, ho, ara, gesmis? magram domeniko Tavgadaweuli idga da Wers Sescqeroda. * * * xom ar dagRaleT ase wanwaliT, xan _ kamoraSi, da xan aqeT, iqiT. sertana miyvars, matyobT albaT, xom? sertanelebic... kargi, vaJkaci, briyvi xalxia _ sxvas msaxureben. magram mendesi gaxsoovT? iqa dgas... Tu domenikos xandaxan vkargav, ara uSavs ra _ isaa mainc CvenTvis mTavari, gikvirT ara, xom? sul bolos vnaxavT, rogorc iqneba... da uh, es ra vTqvi, unaxavs kia vinmes ambavi, rom hqonebodes odesme bolo? ah, ara, vera... gamosavali mainc arsebobs, rogori? _ vnaxavT; ki, vnaxavT, vnaxavT, jer viwanwaloT... ra cbieri var xandaxan, ara? Tqvenc _ aranakleb, da viwanwaloT... veRar avubi am TeTr leqss Tavi _ Tqven, Cemo batono, ra, giWirT, ra, SegiZliaT damxuroT, magram me CemiT rom davixuro, daviRupebi _ werasa var atanili da me, egreT wodebul salaxanas, amdeni xalxi vin Camabara... Cven mxolod TvalTvali da Cumad Wvreta gvsurs da WoraobiT guls ver movifxanT _ Woraobisas, viTom guldawyvetilni, TanamgrZnobi, gaxarebiT rom aisavsaveben nerwyvmomdgar tuCebs, dakvirvebixarT? _ sadRacas, ganze ixedebian _ axlis surviliT... Cven ki, batono, sul erTmaneTis pirispira varT, me ferad ambebs TqvenTa ferxTa qveS noxiviT gavSli _ gadaiareT, Tqven ki, damyoli, jiuti rogor, sulSi CamyurebT... da ragindara unda moxdes rom, Tvali agaridoT... vera, ver SevZleb, Tqveni var, Seni... xandaxan isec ki momindeba, mxarze mogxvioT daRlili xeli, magram ah, ara _ mTel am ambebSi mxolod Tqven ver gcnobT da, samagierod, rogor CamyurebT _ pirdapir sulSi, da uneburad cbieri gavxdi... ucnauria, yvelas mona var, magram _ nebaze miSvebuli da erTiRa mmarTavs _ is ucnauri, usaxuri Werisa laqa... Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cven-Cveni laqa, oRond xandaxan ar viciT xolme... da cac ra Rrmaa, moRrublulSic ki, gonebis TvaliT... axla gagimxelT _ iciiT, samni varT... me mudam madevs mxarze viRac veeba usinaTlos xeli, aravin icis, me damyavs igi Tu is damatarebs, ise mZimea misi TiTebi, da ise nazi misi dakoJrili xelisgulebis usityvo glova. xels mxarze madebs, da gaqvavebul qalaqebSi adamianTa gasacocxleblad daviarebiT, cota _ Znelia da Tqvenc madgaxarT xandaxan Tavze da amdeni xnis nacnobobas xom ar SeeZlo, uqmad Caevlo _ modiT, CamWideT eg undo xeli da sertaneTi, Cveni sertana mimoviaroT _ dResaswauli icodnen erTi, mTvarian Rames... did, ganier quds daixuravda ze, skup erTi! _ da ijda, faSatis ferdebze wvivebmikruli; mere gadmoixreboda, mariams welze Seavlebda marwuxa TiTebs da imasac cxenze Semoisvamda, momcro fexisgulebs tyupad abjenda mariami cal, ganTavisuflebul uzangs, did mwyemss kiserze SemoaWdobda orive xels, ze ki cdilobda, am uCveulo, xalxisaTvis TvalSisacemi axloblobiT gamowveuli mRelvareba daefara da, SublSeWmuxvnili, Tavze qudCamofxatuli, amayad ijda. Cumi eklovani, mCxvletavi vedrebiT cisken aRwvdil kaqtusebs Soris midioda damZimebuli faSati, da Soridanve moCanda saRResaswaulod agizgizebuli, zezeurad Camomxmari xe. yoveli mxridan dinjad moaroninebdnen cxenebs sertanelebi, aalebuli xis irgvliv iyridnen Tavs da colebs miwaze rom Camosvamdnen, Tavad amxedrebulni rCebodnen, Tumca, raRa amxedreba erqva _ cxenebze gazrdilT, sul araraobad miaCndaT es da ucnaurad moflaSulebi, daudevrad isxdnen. da gregorio paCeko, dolis jadoqari, muxlebSua moimwyvdevda erTis SexedviT martiv,

tlu sakravs da, TvaldaxuWuli, jer gabmulad aaCurCulebda _ frTxilad usvamda xelisguls mSral zedapirze, magram... koJrebi hqonda, da uxeSad naz xaxunSi ikribebodnen sertanelebi, da am ucxo SariSurs ayolili, Soridan frTxilad icqireboda koconisaken kiserwawvdili gveli, da jamisaken gveliviT gadaexara Sors, kamoraSi, Tavi kadimas, cxel wvnians Wamda. puris finCxebs aagorgolavebda, awvalebda, sresda, mere orTqladenil jamSi agdebda _ Zalian cxeli wvniani uyvarda kadimas, piri mokaluli Tu hqonda, is simxurvale Rones matebda da, kbila niors gverdulad, Rrmad idebda pirSi. da enas mainc uTuTqavda imdeni niori, kadima grZel, viwro enas gamoagdebda da haerSi aasavsavebda, mere ki gacrecil tuCebs moamrgvalebda da iqve awelil sanTels suls uberavda, iklakneboda ali, da wamomarTuli kadimac saZulvel sinaTles mTeli taniT gamoajavrebda, _ isic irxeoda, irweoda, iklakneboda, da Tu niori ebevreboda, iqve mdgar qilaSi moqnil, uZvlo TiTebs Cahyofda da komSis murabas muWiT idebda pirSi, nikapze Tu CamoeRvreboda, eg araferi, an grZeli eniT Cailokavda, an _ xelis zurgiT Seiwmendda da gawebil TiTebs siamovnebisagan Tvalmilululi uglasunebda erTmaneTs, mkrTalad abJutebul oTaxSi madianad izmoreboda _ fexze idga da, TxemiT terfamde, iklakneboda, da mTel sxeulze, dablidan maRla, neli, daguduli talRa amosdevda, Zvlebi ar hqonda tanSi kadimas da moZulebul sanTels alis sawameblad isev rom Seuberavda suls, ufro didi da texili rxeviT imeorebda mis yovel moZraobas sazareli aCrdili. gawebil TiTebs momuStavda, da muStebs zed beWebamde aigorebda, ucnauri ram epoletebi edo mxarze _ daxveuli mklavebi _ Zvlebi ar hqonda, da pirgawewils, Rimilisas yviTlad mouCanda orad-ori farTo kbili, mere uecrad gaxevdeboda, da amazrzeni daJinebiT miaSterdeboda iatakTan, xvrels danayrebuli kadima, xvrelidan TvalebiT raRacas isrutavda, da notio ram wertili Tu gamoCndeboda, ufro eyineboda mzera, da im yinuleTSi raRac avi cecxlic bJutavda, da am yinulovan brZanebad gadaqceuli Tvalebisaken rom gamoeSureboda balanajagruli Tagvi, kadima iqve, taxtze mdgari galiisaken gaacocebda xels da didWangebian katas uSvebda. da ise uxmaurod, Tbili TaTebis oriod dakvriT mivardeboda kata xvreliT gamoyvanil msxverpls, zurgSi klanWebs asobda da klanWebsve grZnobda zurgSi, iqiT, aTiod saxls miRma kedels akruli kaci, vinme demetrio, saxeze gaoflili xelisgulebi aefarebina, `sxva gza ar aris, demetrio, unda gaiqce... _ tiroda qali, _ unda gaiqce!~ `egeb ar gamces...~ `vina, CiCiom? aba ras izams...~ `dResve, am RamiT gaviqcevi... kaetanos movisyidi, rigrigobiT gagvaparebs, naTesavadac cota gvergeba~. `rogor gendoba im saidumlo gzis Cvenebas...~ `Tvalebs amixvevs albaT, da ise...~ ufrTxialebda, sacodavs, guli, da Soors, Soreul sertanaSi, dolis jadoqari gregorio paCekoc msubuqad akakunebda Tavis sakravze dakoJril TiTebs, Tvalebi ucimcimebdaT cekvis eSxiT JrJolamogvril mwyemsebs, da dolis msubuqad acelqebul xmas uceb floqvebis TqaraTquri faravda, es _ mxiaruli mwyemsi, manuelo kosta moWenaobda bazrobaTa qalaqidan, yovlad umaqnisi namcxvrebiani abgiT zurgze da, aalebul xesTan cxens rom gaaqvavebda, did orkuTxa quds lamazad moixdida, mdablad miesalmeboda yvelas, da mariami saocari xazgasmiT miabrunebda Tavs. manuelo ki Tvals Caukravda zes, ZmabiWs, da uilajod iRimeboda. vrceli sertanis erTian gulad gadaiqceoda gregorio paCekos dakoJrili xelisgulebis wyalobiT doli, sertanasaviT xan idumalad

aCurCuldeboda, xan ki, sertanasaviT xifaTiani da moulodneli, mZlavr guliscemad gamJRavndeboda, Ronivrdeboda, da avismomaswaveblad axmiandeboda mere _ es xom afTari epareboda qurdulad msxverpls da, ganabuli, iskupebda mere, magram sertanaSi _ xmeli, guladi, pirdapiri mamakacebi cxovrobdnen da maT sadidebels agugunebda gregorio paCeko da sertanelebs, agizgizebul xesTan am sayovelTao guliscemiT gaerTianebulT, uTqmelT da umZraxT, erTimeorisaTvs xelebis CaWideba da ferxulad datrialeba surdaT _ axloblobasa grZnobdnen... da daokebul wriala survils, imdenad Zliers da sagrZnobs ise, zmorebamdec ki mihyavda mTeli sxeuli da dolis eSxiT aZigZigebuli gregorio paCeko qveda tuCs kbilebSua gamoimwyvdevda da, Tavgadagdebuli, TvalebdaxuWuli, gametebiT rom aagugunebda Ronier sakravs, manuelo kosta dezebs Caasobda cxens da aalebuli xis irgvliv SemoaWenebda; oriod wres rom Semoifrenda, unagiris wina qims CaeWideboda aTive TiTiT, gadmoxteboda, wamiT dahkravda miwaze fexebs da maSinve isev amxedrdeboda. SeaCerebda cxens, da rigrigobiT yvela sertaneli igiv advil ileTs Zaladautaneblad imeorebda. da mxolod sami vakeiro ar ahyveboda xolme Sejibrs _ gregorio paCeko, Joao abado da ze. pirvels _ ra eqna, sertanelTa did, mrgval, erTian guls warmarTavda, meore _ didi uJmuri gaxldaT da mesames ki, didi mwyemsis kvalobaze, ar ekadreboda es. da isev WenebiT Semourbenda im uzarmazar sanTlad danTebul xes manuelo kostas sulswrafi cxeni, misi Cauqi patroni ki am frenia Wenebisas gadaixreboda, gadaixreboda, cali xeliT uzangs CabRauWebuli, cxens mucelqveS moeqceoda, Tavqvedakidebuli, Ronier TiTebs meore uzangs CasWidebda, mere _ unagirs, amotivtivdeboda da isev gamarTuli ijda Tavis cxenis irgvliv CaliCa wreSemortymuli mxiaruli mwyemsi, `fiih, tingica~, abuzRundeboda Joao abado. da igiv ileTs suyvela mwyemsi imeorebda, isev im sami vakeiros garda, da gametebiT dascxebda dols srbolis iStaze mosuli gregorio paCeko, da sxapasxupiT naTqvam siyvaruls hgavda yru, daguduli es guliscema, sertana Cveni, erTferovani... da tkacunebda lamazad ganwiruli agizgizebuli xe, magram gregorio paCekos grZneuli doli yovelive sxva xmas hfaravda, da manueloc, ucnauri xrikebis iStaze damdgari, miWenaobda da mere, uceb, unagirze Tavdayira idga! `fih, qarafSuta,~ _ SeiWmuxneboda Joao, magram sertanelTa umravlesoba igiv rTul ileTs imeorebda da mousvenrad cmukavda cxenze Tavis axal jers momlodine mxiaruli mwyemsi. dolis guguni mZlavrad ismoda mTel sertanaSi, Tvalebs afaxulebdnen SeSfoTebuli turebi, gamalebuli wyevlida upatronod mitovebul Zroxebs calfexa Winka, sasi, sertanelebi ki grZlad Camwkrivdebodnen, erTimeorisagan samiod nabijze idgnen, xelT _ aalebuli maSxalebi epyraT, da urTulesi xrikis Sesasruleblad emzadeboda manuelo, CamoqveiTdeboda. mRelvarebiT aRvsili, cxenis sadaves romelime sertanels Caabarebda da liclica mwkrivis Suagulisken gamarTuli miabijebda. Sedgeboda da iRimeboda, da mere _ rogor; sxvagvarad rogor! xels aswevda da misken gamoWendeboda sulswrafi cxeni, xelmaSxlianTa gaswvriv mihqroda, da manuelos rom miuaxlovdeboda, mxarukuRma gamoxedavda mxiaruli mwyemsi, sirbiliT gavardeboda win da cxeni gadaswrebas rom dauwyebda, xelebs Ronivrad daiqnevda, skup erTi! _ da ijda, _ qariviT ulays zed unagirze daaxteboda da, sakvirvelebav, sixarulisagan erT-ors qaliviT Sehkivlebda kidec. mere siciliTve brundeboda gizgiza xesTan. Joaos

garda, gaRimebulni Sescqerodnen, ase gansajeT, mariamic ki uWvritinebda _ an ra sicili icoda mainc, rogori TeTri kbilebi hqonda! da molodiniT ivseboda, mTvares natrobda, ukeT rom daenaxa suyvelaferi _ bolos da bolos, zes guli ver uTmenda da, ganrisxebul dols ayolili, isic ki, isic, didi mwyemsi, urTulesi ileTis Sesasruleblad emzadeboda _ sulwasuli, dinjad, Rirseulad CamoqveiTdeboda. cxens manuelos Caabarebda da gasusul xelmaSxlianTa mwkrivSi miabijebda, mere gamarTuli, amayi, momlodine, idga. cxenis gamoWenebas ucdida erTianad akrefili didi mwyemsi, da manueloc zes xelis awevisTanave kai magar silas uborotod miawebebda gavaze faSats, da gaWendeboda cxeni. Tavdaviwyebuli gregorio paCekoc ki Sewyvetda xolme dolis bagabugs da im siCumeSi mxolod floqvebis yru sxapasxupi da aalebuli xis tkacani ismoda, ze ki mosxletilad aedevneboda cxens, gverdigverd garbodnen, zes xelebic ki zurgsukan, qamarSi majebamde Caeyo, ah, irTulebda am ileTs ufro, garboda rogor, mainc ramsimaRle fexebi hqonda, mere ki, uceb skup erTi! _ da faSatis gavaze idga didi mwyemsi, isev qamarSi TiTebCayofili, vakeiroTgan upirvelesi, ze moreira, da moxibluli umzerda coli, Rawvebs siwiTle daubuJebda da arxeinad idga gafrenil faSatze didi mwyemsi, ze, koxtad ki idga, magram isev is, Zveli, Cveuli dardi mrTel guls uRrRnida _ Tavisufali ar iyo, ara... lagams daswvdeboda, odnav moizidavda da gaxevdeboda cxeni, uneburi siamayiT CamoqveiTdeboda ze, TvalebSi Ronivrad ukiafebda aalebuli, gaavebulad sulTmobrZavi xis axtunavebuli cecxli, da iqiT, Zalian Sors, kamoraSi, cecxlive ukiafebda uecrad saxvevCamoglejil, kaetanos viwro galiaSi mdgar vinme demetrios _ dabneuli da gakvirvebuli, Tormet xelmaSxlians Sescqeroda, mdumare wred rom Semortymodnen galias irgvliv, da erT-erTi ki Ramis gorozi daraji, kaetano gaxldaT, cbierad iRimeboda. grandhalles baRSi, Zvirfas, sazarel, ki, baRSi idga vinme demetrio, gayiduli, da idumal megzurs miubrunda _ iqamomde kaetano egona... iman ki, megzurma, jer xelTaTmanebi dayara, mere _ xis mosasxami da bolos niRabic rom moicila,SiSiT gamwvanda demetrio _ viwro galiaSi kadima idga, TviT betankuris uSualo aRmsrulebeli, didi jalaTi... SiSi iyo Tu brma gamwareba, swrafad mouqnia daniani xeli, magram avad gaRimebuli kadima grZeli, uZvlo TiTebiT majaSi swvda da viwro dana maSinve, wamSi gaagdebina, mere kiserze orjer Semoagragna civi, moqnili, daqerclili mklavebi da meore xelis klaknili TiTebi xorxSi Caavlo da mouWira. Tvalebi amoeburca ganwiruls, sqeli murabiT gawebili, sazareli TiTebiT Cafrenoda yelSi, da siamovneba rom gamoezoga, kadima msxverpls wvalebis gasagrZeleblad krunCxvad daRebul pirSi nivriT ayrolebul suls uberavda da, mere ki veRar moiTmina, im orad-ori yviTeli kbiliT, tuCze ukbina! erTi ki asavsavda da maSinve modunda msxverpli, xelebCamoyrils, kadimam erTxelac gamozogili siamovnebiT CaasunTqa, mere klakvnadqceuli TiTebi SeuSva, ormagad Semosaltuli xelic moacila da iqve, pirqve Caemxo didi marSalis maginebeli. nacrisferi Tvalebi uelavda miCinios, juja umbertom kadimas rZiT gapipinebuli didi jami miurbenina, polkovnikma mTeli am drois ganmavlobaSi gulze amayad gadaWdobili xelebi CamouSva, domenikosken gadaixara, `xom kargad xedav, rasac uSvreba, _ jer ase CasCurCulebda domenikos, ise, rom gadanaskvul wyvils Tvals ar aSorebda, _ sad aris, aba, sadaa mama...~ domenikos ki guls azidebda, nerwyvmoZalebuls, magrad moekuma piri da,

Siganamomjdari, simwris cremlebad iRvreboda, Tvalebi Causisxlianda, _ `mama rom iyos... _ gaxarebuli CasCurCulebda polkovniki, _ amas dauSvebda?! amas izamda?! sadaa, aba, sad aris mama... mama ara, is...~ kadimam maRla aswia rkinis bade, gamoalaja, jamisaken waigrZela xelebi, vardebSi CarCa demetrio da imisi dana. da, gulisreva rom Seekavebina, baRis Soreuli kuTxisaken gavarda mgzavri, WinWar-gvimraSi saxiT Caemxo, msusxav, cecxlovan foTlebs gaafTrebuli glejda da magrad ixaxunebda saxeze, cxvir-pirs WinWris foTlebiT dauzogavad ixurvebda da im sibneleSi raRac egrila... es _ gvimra iyo, gaognebuli dascqeroda ubadruk mcenares, TanamgrZnobi, gvimra... raRacnairad, mWaxed mSvidi suni hqonda, gamalebuli ynosavda aTvalwunebul mcenares, da gulma siyvarulis reCxi rom uyo, nazad moisva daTuTqul saxeze, yuradRebas veRar aqcevda TavTiT wamoWimuli polkovnikis xarxars _ `es vina yofila, es ra yofila, pirs WinWriT ibans, ar gamacina amxela kaci?~ _ rogor laRobda polkovniki sezar, icinoda rogor, _ uh, movkvdi, movkvdi, vai, muceli, saponic xom ar ginda, aguris saponi? ze win miuZRoda cxens, daRlil faSatze mariami ijda. sadRac zurgsukan xrColavda akvamlebuli, CanaxSirebuli xe, da gakvirvebiT umzerda did, sevdian vakeiros rZiT gaWyepili calfexa Winka, sasi, _ Tavisufali ar iyo vakeiroTgan upirvelesi, Tavisufali ar iyo, ara... da Joao abado cols umZraxad rom miiyvanda Sin da Tavs daimartoxelebda, Sors, sertanis siRrmeSi gahyavda cxeni, da manuelo kostas xrikebs gulaCqrolebuli, da mainc warbSeyrili imeorebda _ didi uJmuric WeSmariti vakeiro gaxldaT... da, mowyenili, Sin brundeboda, sevdianad gascqeroda Rameul sertanas ubiri qoxis win Camomjdari manuelo kosta, mxiaruli mwyemsi, mTad daswoloda es bneli Rame, uZravad ijda. kalabriaSi iwva santosi, da rkinis glexi ZilSi borgavda _ ara, ar iyvnen Tavisuflebi, Tavisuflebi ar iyvnen. magram Savtansacmelafrialebuli mendes masieli male did kasrze Sedgeboda da WrelaWrula brbos didis xmiT ase SeuZaxebda: _ Zmebo! Zmebo, Sorsaa Cvengan didi miwebi _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro, magram... kamoraSi ki mZlavrad ismoda: _ Ra-amis oTxi saaTiaa da yvelaferi geeniialuraadaaaaa! * * * _ dRes iseTive lamazi xar, rogorc yovelTvis, da kidev ufro, sulo, _ xelze emTxvia naSuadRevs gaRviZebul meuRles, stellas, polkovniki sezar, _ rogor geZina Zvirfaso, RamiT, TeTri Rrublebis qulaSi iweq Tu gawuxebda avi sizmrebi? _ romeli saaTi iqneba... _ ikiTxa stellam, da gaikvirva, _ ra dro gasula? _ Zalianac kargi, didxans rom geZina _ saRamos xom Seni maRali bicolaSenis dabadebis dReobaa da mSvenivrad unda gamoiyurebode, sulo, ratom giyvarvar? _ ra unda vaCuqoT? _ raRac-raRaca maqvs Senaxuli: briliantis beWdebi da platinis erTic simboluri dana. maincdamainc dalagebulad ver saubrobda yoCaRi polkovniki, Relavda albaT. _ xom kargebia... _ duned ikiTxa stellam da Rilaks TiTi rom daaWira, nazi SrialiT ativtivda Zvirfasi farda.

_ as-asiani. ratom giyvarvar? _ wvims. _ fuh... _ ratom _ fuh... _ dainteresda stella. _ radgan wvims, sulo. `winamZRoli, eh~ _ Taroze saxedalaquli domeniko ijda. _ rodis wavideT. _ SvidisTvis, ase... _ gvirabiT gavalT? _ ra vici... Sen rogorc inebeb, sulo, genatrebodi? _ es rodis... _ RamiT. _ aes vinaa? _ saTamaSoa, Zvirfaso, stella, gagiJdebi, iseTi kargi raRacaa _ dildilaobiT pirs WinWriT ibans da mere gvimriT imSralebs xolme, naxe, rasa hgavs, ase dalaqavebuli rogor wamoviZRvanio dabadebis dReze, Tumc, saRamomde albaT gadauvlis da musikao, Tu etyvi, tiris. ho, marTla, stella, iq xom daukrav? _ Tuki bicola mersedesi mTxovs... _ mogTxovs, aba ra, da ar unda waivarjiSo? _ marTla, xo ici... _ Cafiqrda stella. _ maswavlebeli ar ginda mere? _ ki, rogor ara. _ axlave moggvri, _ mtkiced aRuTqva polkovnikma da koxta zari gaawkaruna. kaprali eliodoro zRrublze rom gaiWima, polkovnikma domenikos Sexeda da Tqva: _ sul aT wuTs gaZlev _ sruliad kamoras romelime upirvelesi maswavlebeli unda momgvaro, musikis dargSi. aT wuTSi-meTqi _ an cocxali, an mkvdari. _ mkvdari raT minda... _ gaikvirva stellam. _ ho, ara, ara, aucileblad cocxali iyos, es ra vTqvi?! _ gamoaswora polkovnikma, da morCil kaprals wamiT saxeze moucura mzera, _ ocdaSvidi oTxia. _ mesmis, grandhalle, _ Tavi CaRuna eliodorom, _ wavide? _ wadi. gaSpa. _ yuri damigde, Zvirfaso, stella, _ wamoiwyo polkovnikma, aRelvebuli Canda, _ egRa maklia, Zvirfaso sulo, viRac maswavlebels pirdapir daxvde. wadi, Caicvi... ara, ee, sxva tansacmeli gadaicvi, rogor gixdeba, ah _ vardisferi, waisauzme da kargad icode, Sen, sworupovrad didi marSalis mkvidr disSvilsa da misi marjvena xelis qmris cols, ara, pirdapir cols, ar gekadreba, viRac vigindaras samecadinod ai egreve, gamzadebuli daxvde, greg rikioc xom ar uaryofs amas. sami. _ raao? _ eee, ara... ho, is giTxari, jer erTi, Sen ar gekadreba-meTqi, meorec_me ar mekadreba da mesamec _ greg rikio ar uaryofs-meTqi _ sami-meTqi. gamige? _ ara. _ stella, stellita, Wuk-Wuk, _ dauyvava polkovnikma, _ yuri damigde, Sen, Cemma colma Cveulebriv moqalaqes ociod wuTi mainc unda acdevino. axla gamige?

_ axla ho. da qali rogorc ki gavida, fiqrs gayolilma polkovnikma ase ikiTxa: _ xom didi mkerdi aqvs? _ diax. _ venacvale. didi sarkis win bolTasa scemda. Tmaze faqizad gadaisva xeli. _ ocdaSvidi oTxia? _ Tavi Semohyo kapralma eliodorom. _ Semoiyvane, Semoiyvane, _ aforiaqda polkovniki sezar da xaverdis niRbian-mosasxamiani qali ise mizanswrafulad gamoemarTa misken, wamiT Tvalebacimcimebul polkovniks feri ecvala da kaprals miugdo: `gaddaikarge, Cemo kapralo~, samniRa darCnen, qalma gzadagza niRabi moicila, `Camodi, biWi, _ Tqva polkovnikma, suzannas xelisguliT aniSna SeCereba, aRfrTovanebuli Sescqeroda _ aim karTan dadeq, biWi, da kargi stella rogorc gamoCndeba, Cvenken mobrundi da wamoitire _ mSiaa, mSiaaaa... gamige?~ _ diax. da domeniko jer karTanac ar iyo misuli, polkovniki suzannas rom Semoexvia, magrad miikra mamacur mkerdze, yurze hkocnida. `ah, federiko, _ Zlier Ronivrad CurCulebda Tavgadagdebuli qali, _ me saxifaTo siyvaruli mwams...~ `suzzi, msxmoiarev...~ `rogor miyvarxar... Sen Tu giyvarvar?~ `aba eg gana sakiTxavia? _ gaimarTa polkovniki da TvalebSi damanamuseblad Caxeda, _ aba, ras ambob, ha, suzzi?~ `ratom giyvarvar?~ _ acelqda qali, `kargi ra, suzzi, _ guneba wauxda polkovniks _ aba, rogor SeiZleba magisi axsna? miyvarxar da morCa, es Seixseni...~ `rom Semovides?~ `nu geSinia, es abRavldeba.~ `me meSinia? _ Rirseulad gaioca qalma da pawia Rilze waivlo xeli, _ me xom saxifaTo siyvaruli mwams...~ `ratom, Wuki-Wuk?!~ `aba, ra vici, mwams, mwams da morCa, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali...~ aq polkovnikma warbi azida: _ erTi mosasxami maCvene Seni... _ rad ginda, federiko? _ vah, ras gadavrCiT?! _ msubuqad gaikvirva polkovnikma, _ Sua kamoradan amogiyvanes viTom da _ wveTic ar dagcemia? _ ratom unda damcemoda. _ gaixede... wvims. _ aba, me ra vici, federiko, iseT oTaxSi damamwyvdieT da gamaTevineT Rame, arc fanjara hqonda, arc kari da ranairad unda gamego... da kidev kargi, is mainc rom damidgiT. _ Werze mainc ar akakunda? _ aba, ra vici, guli micemda. Tanac, saxvevi yurebzedac mqonda Semovlebuli... da egeb landoTi movedi TqvenTan? _ da Zvirfas baRSi, vardebzec landos gadaatarebdnen, ara? _ ho, ar gamodis, _ daTanxmda suzzi, _ iman raime xom ar iyida? _ ara, mTeli Rame vamorigeve da saRamomdec vardebSi iwveba. aba, gaSale... da polkovnikma noxze gafenil mosasxams mravlad apkura wyali, skamze TvalSisacemad gadafina mere. `modi aq, suzzi...~ `ra-atom?~ _ isev gacelqda qali, `iii-mitoom~, _ celqadve upasuxa yoCaRma polkovnikma, magram aq domenikom frTxilad wamoitira: `mSia, mSiaa...?~ _ polkovniki momcro magidas gadaaxta da pirdapir rbil savarZelSi gaadina msubuqi bragvani, awewil Tmaze gadaisva xeli, suzzim ki saswrafod Seibnia Rili, kdemamosilad aisveta Zvirfas sakravTan da Tavi Caqindra.

_ sad xar aqamde, Zvirfaso, stella, _ zewamoiWra polkovniki, meuRles xelze akoca da qveS-qveS momziralma suzannam ki msubuqad moikvnita tuCi, _ Tumca ho... diax... erTi Txovna maqvs _ giyuro-minda. _ miyure ra... _ me ise miyvars, roca Sen ukrav... fiandaz xmazed... kargad amecadineT, qalo, Torem CemTan geqnebaT saqme. _ cdas ar dagaklebT, grandhalle, _ miugo suzzim, kabaze waivlo TiTebi, odnav gaSala da wamiT Caimuxla. _ Sen kidev, biWi, Tu gSia, ager, namcxvrebi da miirTvi, margebelia sitkbo. _ aman siarulic icis?! _ duned dainteresda stella. _ ki, rogor ara... ki. Tavisuflad... ra mSvenieri saTamaSoa, xom?! _ daqoqvac ar unda da araferi. _ xom ar dagvewyo? _ ikiTxa stellam. da, datrialda: laplapa sakravs miusxdnen orni, polkovniki rbil savarZelSi gadaeflo, domeniko _ Taroze aZvra `erTiorisamioTxi, erTiori... _ xmamaRla iTvlida suzanna, stella ki Tumca ugulod, magram sakmaod moxerxebulad aTamaSebda TiTebs sakravze, _ samoTx... es bgera _ pam _ mesame TiTiT unda ageRoT, moxerxebulia ufro, maRalo qalbatono~ _ urCia suzzim, stellamac scada, da moewona, _ `ah, ra kargia? rogor ver mivxvdi...~ didad mxiaruli ram marSi gaxldaT, magram gulcivad ukravda stella, moSvebuladac ijda... Taroze Seskupuli, yelSi gorgalgaCrili domeniko ki am sulelur musikazec Zlivs ikavebda msxvil, mZime cremlebs _ sabralo mgzavri... federiko sezar ki Zalian grZel da CaxlarTul fiqrebs miscemoda _ ratomRac egona, rom es yvelaferi, yovelive es _ rodesRac ukve iyo. da dakvirvebiT aTvalierebda iataks, skamebs. ki, ki, ki, iyo, namdvilad iyo, ver ixsenebda Tumca da raRac CasabRauWebeli izidavda, miuwvdomeli da uxilavi, iseTi ucxo, ise slipina, ah, Soreuli iseTi raRac, da mainc misi, Taviseuli, sulis siRrmidan amomdinari, nacnobi ise, _ SeSinda kidec da ufro advil, msubuq fiqrebze gadavida. `ucnauria, _ ase msjelobda polkovniki sezar, _ sad Caisaxa es ori qali, vin ranairad gavicani, rogor aRmovCndiT aq axla, erTad, anda es rogor gamomyva colad, lamazi ki var, magram arc arasodes ar vyvarebivar, rogor gamomyva, an amas ratom Sevuyvardi, Tan saxifaTod. me rom saerTod ar davbadebuliyav, raRas izamdnen maSin, Tumca, raimes maSinac albaT izamdnen, qalebis deda, sad iqnebodnen uCemod axla, ucnauria, Cven samni axla aq rom varT~, _ domenikos ara Tvlida, ai, swored mas, vis gulisTvisac mTeli es awewili ambebi xdeboda, marTlac rom ucnauria, ara? xom isev aq xarT... `anda, vin icis neta, ramdeni winapari gvyavda, _ ganagrZobda rTulad axlarTul martiv fiqrebs polkovniki sezar, _ da im winaparTagan romelimes naadrevad raime rom mosvloda, _ ah, ra SemTxveviT ibadeba Tund erTi kacic, heii, hehee _ saidan modis, da auareba winaprebSi vinmes raime rom mosvloda, sikvdilis meti raa, aq aRarc erTi ar viqnebodiT, CemTvis ucnobi romelime winaprisaken nasroli Subi ucnauria, aTas kacs agvcda, ra aris mainc, ra iRbalia, axla, am wuTas Cven samiveni aq rom vyofiliyaviT, ramden raRacas gadavrCiT albaT, srulebiTac rom ar vicodiT, ise, dabadebamde ramdenad adre, xifaTi gvdevda, da gagvimarTla, gagvimarTlda rogor, auareba ram xifaTs rom avcdenodiT, axla aq, axla, samiveni rom vyofiliyaviT erTad da samni radgan varT, samjer auareba gamarTleba

gamodis da, Tumca, es yvelaferi xom ukve iyo! es Tanac... ah, _ da aq ki aseTi rTuli, ucxo siRrmeebSi mobodiale fiqri ise martivad gaawyvetines _ suzannam ukan gaaCoCa fexi, maRali qalbatonis SeumCnevlad frTxilad aicura kaba da polkovniks TiTqmis muxlamde daanaxa wvivi. da bediswera-genealogiaZiebadaviwyebulma polkovnikma uneburad Tvalgaqceulsa da mere mzeragaSterebul domenikos muqariT dauqnia TiTi, da axla WerSi iyureboda kamoraSi gaCxerili mgzavri... polkovniks ki mTeli sxeuli, orad gaeyo _ cal mxares mxolod saqmegaCenili Tvalebi gaxldaT, meore mxriv ki _ mzerawarTmeuli sxva danarCeni, Tvalebis SuriT dabrmavebuli sxva nawilebi, TiTebs, loyebs, neknebs da tuCebs, ah, lamaz msxvil tuCebs mxvrepavi Tvalebisa SurdaT, imaTac moundaT saqme, Tan _ gemrieli, saxifaTo da cali wviviT aRelvebul polkovniks iqve mounda ufro ram meti, da moifiqra: _ stella, stellita, Wuki-Wuk... axla ki mSvenivrad ukrav, magram aq sxvaa, sxva garemoebaa. mSvidad xar radgan, iq ki, stumrebSi, dakvrisas ufro daiZabebi, iRelveb albaT, sul ase TavCargulic xom ver daukrav, da xandaxan vinme rom gagiRimebs, Rimilic unda xom daubruno da me Tu mkiTxav TvaldaxuWulsac unda SegeZlos dakvra... yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, stellita... _ ki SemiZlian, _ gaTamamda stella. da sanam stella TvalebdaxuWuli ukravda, suzannam farul siyvaruls ori saxifaTo haerovani kocna SeuTvala. _ aki davukar? _ ikiTxa stellam. _ Sen albaT bolomde ara gqonda eg yovlad lamazi Tvalebi daxuWuli, sulo, _ SeeTamaSa yoCaRi polkovniki, _ albaT Cum-Cumad iWyitebodi. _ ara, ras ambob... ki, rogor ara... _ aba egre rogor daukravdi, sulo. _ Tu ara gjera, maSin... _ ai, me mxolod ase davijereb, _ Savi Tavsafari Semoaxvia stellas polkovnikma, magrad ganaskva da gaixumra, _ Tuki daukrav, raRa Tqma unda. stella mSvenivrad Seudga dakvras, polkovnikma ki suzis yelze akoca, da mbzinav TmaSi Seucura xeli. _ xom vukrav, vukrav? _ ikiTxa Tvalebdaluqulma stellam. _ ki, rogor ara, _ Tqva polkovnikma, suzanna cxvirze efereboda, _ ganagrZe, midi... domeniko maRali Tarodan pirdafCenili iyureboda. _ Cem mier SemoTavazebul ritmSi Tu SeZlebT, maRalo qalbatono, dakvras? _ mowiwebiT daekiTxa suzzi da Tanac polkovniks sayeloSi Rrmad Cauyo xeli. _ SeZleb, stellita, mhhhu? _ ikiTxa polkovnikma, eRitineboda. _ SevZleb, aba ra, _ gayoyoCda stella. _ aaba, midiT, maRalo qalbatono, aba he! _ Seaguliana suzzim, Tanabar taSiscemas mohyva, Tanac polkovniks msubuqad ukbina yurze da domenikos isev zizRiani nerwyviT aevso piri. did mwyemss, ze moreiras, colTan erTad cxenze Sejdomisa rcxveno da. taS-taS, `Zalian kargi~, _ CaurTo suzzim, visac saxifaTo siyvaruli Zliera swamda, taS-taS, _ da wamodga, polkovniks swrafad Seucura iRliebqveS xelebi, mkerdze miexuta, polkovnikis zurgs ukan ki

JrJoladavlili xelisgulebiT Tanabar taSsa scemda da yoCaRad ukravda Tvalebaxveuli stella. mere suzzim Zlivas moswyvita polkovnikis msxvil tuCebs bage da nazad warmoTqva _ `axla araTanabar ritmSi Tu amyvebiT, mTlad saucxoo iqneba, maRalo qalbatono~, _ polkovniki domenikosken gaaxeda, aniSna raRac da polkovnikmac domenikos myisve miuTiTa _ `Sen daukari... taSi...~ `me?~ _ gulze TiTi miido domenikom, verafers mixvda. polkovniki ki miwebebul suzannaianad fexiswverebze miuaxlovda, skamzec erTad Sedgnen, da Tavdaxril domenikos CasCurCula _ `taSi daukar, Torem miCiniosTan Segagdeb, lekvo...~ ah, musikaluri saaTebi, ra didebuli kvarteti iyo _ polkovniki da suzzi pirvel-meore xmasa hgalobdnen, Taroze Semjdari, didi biTuri araTanabar taS-piCikatos altze asrulebda da meoTxe, stella, es nazi qali, Tavisi WkuiT umTavresi xma, umowyalod aSlil kontrabasze Tu ukravda mxolod, magram polkovniks mainc CaSxamda _ es yvelaferi ki, iyo, iyo... saidan gaCndnen, rogor movidnen da ganmeordnen, da auareba winaprebSi rom... romelimes raime rom mosvloda, iqnebodnen ki? ucnauria, sad Caisaxnen, _ fiqrobda sezar, _ an amas netav rad Sevuyvardi, an imas ratom ar venaRvlebi, sad gavicani, rogor aRmovCndiT aq, am oTaxSi samive erTad, anda vin iyo papaTa papa, Sebertyili Tu didi biTuri, ras ifiqrebda, rogor gadarCa... Cvenc agvikida... da vinme utvino, gabanjgvluli pirvelyofilis ferxTa mtveric rom gamovdivarT samTave, fuhuh... Sori gzidan modiodnen suzanna da stella. aleqsandros Zma! _ da domeniko Tavis mdidrul sakanSi rom dabrunda, vercxlis viwroyelian suraSi CaCxerili baraTi daxvda: `polkovnikis, miCinios, kadimasi da misTananis nu geSinia _ didi-didi, mogklan, marSal betankurs moeride _ SeiZleba wargwymidos~. aleqsandros Zma... aqve mTavrdeba Tavi meore _ `drostarebani~. Tavi III dabadebis dReebi im sam mxlebelTagan, marSal betankurs yvelaze Zvirfas, mosarkul darbazSi stumrebTan rom unda Sehyoloda, pirveli _ juja umberto iyo. momcro senakSi idga, icdida. uxmaurod, mcired gaiReboda kari da viwro RriWodan saCvenebeli TiTiT ixmobdnen. marSlisa gaxldaT _ msgavsi almasi sxvas vis ekeTa... da pativiscemiTa da aRmafreniT gapipinebuli juja mswrafl miirbenda karTan, gamoaRebda, mosasxamis kalTaze emTxveoda vrcel navTsayudars. marSalic miefereboda _ jer xelTaTmanSi gaWimavda TiTebs, mere xelisguls Tavze adebda, viwro derefans gauyvebodnen, aq _ droebiTi saknebi iyo, gamorCeulTa Rirsi, da erT-erT sakanSi morCilad icdida TviT greg rikio, kamorelTa pirquSi kerpi. juja umbertos _ xelisgulis mkacri CvenebiT derefanSi gaaxevebda didi marSali, Tavad _ frTxilad daakakunebda karze, Tavazianad ikiTxavda: `xom ar SegawuxebT, rom Semovide, Cemo greg?~ `raxan mobrZandiT... ra gaewyoba~ _ pasuxi iyo, zrdilobiTa da kadnierebiT Tanabrad savse, mdidrul senakSi Sedioda didi marSali da sanam kari miixureboda, Rirseulad gamoiyureboda ferTa didostati, karis mixurvisTanave ki, misi gaugonari sigorozis erTaderTi mowme, juja umberto miRma rom darCeboda, orsav muxlze davardeboda. noxSi Cargavda viwro, maRal Subls, _ ah, Cemo ganuyrelo muzzav, da olimpo,

grandiozulo diad-marSalo, samfen...~ magram marSali awyvetinebda: `jer taSi Semohkar, mere Sexti da xelebgaSlilma daiZaxe: `hop!~ da greg rikioc jer mondomebul taSs Semohkravda, mere Ronivrad Sexteboda da xelebgaSlili daiZaxebda: `hop~! `ufro mZlavri hop!~ _ SeiWmuxneboda didi marSali da savarZelSi Caefloboda. `hhopp~! _ mTelis arsebiT SehRrialebda ferad muzaTa navTsayudari da molodinad gadaiqceoda, marSali ki vercxlis mcire CaquCiT Txils gatexavda, naWuWs Semoaclida da, kvlav orsav muxlze davardnils, xelTaTmaniani TiTebiT pirSi udebda. wina kbilebiT iReWeboda muzaT megobari greg, madlierebisgan cremlmomdgari TvalebiT ahyurebda, didi marSali edmondo betankuri ki zed kinkrixoze msubuqad ukakunebda Zvirfas tyavSi gamoxveul TiTebs, xmamaRla fiqrobda: `Sen xalxis TvalSi gorozi da qedmaRali unda iyo, rikio, gesmis? am daSinebul xalxs Sen, muzaTa egreTwodebuli megobari, hm, heh... _ haeriviT sWirdebi da swored SenSi im siTamamesa da Seupovrobas unda xedavdnen, razedac RamRamobiT iSviaTad, Seugneblad ocneboben da Sens im qedmaRlobaSi, Cemi waqezebiT rom gamomdinareobs, im ocnebaTa dakmayofilebas xedaven, da radgan yvelas unda Tavisi moCvenebiTi namcxvari, rikio-Cemo, heh, vardisferi kremiT gaJRenTili da dalbilebuli, pirvel TovliviT msubuqi da SemodgomasaviT noyieri, Sezavebuli nigvziTa da marwyviT, naRebiTa da kvercxiT, vanilnapkurebi, Cemo, da moxatuli aTasgvari suleluri cximovani xaziTa da feriT, radgan sWirdebaT ese namcxvari, Sen, greg rikios, me, didma marSalma mogec palitra, funji da tilo, mogec qoneba, ah, marmarilos ra WiSkari Semoartyi Sens mdidrul binas, ezoSi avi ZaRlebic givis, da qonebasTan erTad mogec pativiscema, da Sens sityvebsac meti fasi rom miscemoda, Seni gulisTvis sul sxva qalaqSi eqsperimentulad avalaparake fsevdokeTilmoubari duilio, raTa mis bageTagan gadmomdinari mTxledan SemerCia iSviaTad gamoreuli naRebi da yovelive es Sen mogec, raTa xato da xato, rikio, gesmis?~ `rogor ar mesmis, dido marSalo, samfen...~ `CemTan ar ginda tkbilmoubroba, _ awyvetinebda didi marSali, _ Cven erTmaneTi mSvenivrad viciT. da qedmaRlobas Tu daiviwyeb, _ axla ki ara _ xalxisa TvalSi, TviT miCinios, anda kadimas cali TvaliT vaniSneb Senze...~ `ra damaviwyebs, dido marSalo, samfen...~ `Zalian kargi, _ ambobda edmondo betankuri da xelTaTmanian-Txilian TiTebs pirSi udebda, _ radgan monurad erTianad morCil da mainc Cems gansxvavebul, samfenovan xalxs Sendami rwmena daekargeba, da vaiTu rom, sakuTari rwmenis Zebnas Seudgnen, SenSi xedaven TavianT siamayes, da Seni qedmaRlobis xarjze unda modundnen... didi funqcia gaZevs kiserze, didi funqcia, greg, aba, wamodeq, da gaibRinZe~. hoho, ra Tvalebs akvarkvarebda? `axla gaweqi~. morCilad iwva. `aba, es Txili gamomarTvi da moisrole...~ xelukuRma isroda nugbars muzaTmpyrobeli. `axla moZebne da Caitkbarune piri~. da didi taxtis qveS Segorebuli Txilis mosaZebnad rom waikuzeboda qedmoxrili greg, Txili TavisiT gamogordeboda. ah, im taxtis qveS albaT viRaca iwva! da sanam akankalebuli, iReWeboda, didi marSali dauyvavebda: `axla ki wadi, rikio Cemo, stumrebSi gaerie da, mSvenivrad ici im briyvTa aRfrTovanebuli, mowiwebuli mzera sul rom gagiqarvebs am pawia SiSs, Tavs kacad igrZnob. Cems gamoCenas amayad Sexvdi~, `mesmis, marSalo~. `iqidan gadi. derefnis bolos Svidi msaxuri idgeba marcxniv, meores uTxar, rom ocdaSvidi zustad eqvsia~... `mesmis, marSalo~, _ da gasworupovrebuli greg rikio, vinac mSvenivrad icoda rakursis fasi, sul sxva karidan gadioda da mere marSali, mcire xnis Semdeg, magidaze

migdebul xis mrgval, viwro sakravs aiRebda da TvalTmaqcurad Cahberavda suls. da sifrifana, gamWvirvale xmaze taxtis qvemodan moxoxavda kadima, erTianad gamoZvreboda, mTeli taniT aimarTeboda mere da gayinul mzeras sadRac marSalis gverdiT avi naRveliT gaaxevebda. marSali ki fexiswveriT frTxilad miuCoCebda rZiT savse jams, dakvras ar swyvetda, da madaaSlili kadima Tavs jer gverdze Seabrunebda da erTxans zemodan ase dascqeroda monatrebul siTxes, mere erTbaSad waixreboda da, morkaluli, rZian jamSi saxeCamxobili, im grZeli eniT svrepda da svrepda. izmoreboda Tan... derefanSi jer betankuri gamodioda, rweviT mosdevda uZvlo kadima da mis danaxvaze sabralo jujas balani aeSleboda, oriod kars umZraxad Cauvlidnen da derefanSi tovebda mxleblebs didi marSali, Tavad, _ mdidrul oTaxSi idga. dabal magidas oTxi generali ujda, qaRalds TamaSobdnen. marSalis gamoCenisTanave alyaSemortymul magidaze miagdebdnen karts da ise swrafad zewamoiWrebodnen, romelime uneburad SuSxunasac ki waaqcevda da, gaWimulebi, samxedro yaidaze idgnen, marSali ki SuSxunas mcire, aTasgan axamxamebul gubes daacqerdeboda, ityoda mere: `dabrZanebas gTxovT, batono generlebo... `ah, ara, ara, ase vidgebiT, grandiss...~ magram marSali imeorebda: `dabrZandiT-meTqi~. gaWimulebi isxdnen, didi marSali bolTasa scemda, eWvianobda: `hm, fexze dgomac rom moindomes... fexze rom dadgnen, Cems SekiTxvebze pasuxis gasacemad xom ver wamoxtebian da...~ bolTasa ucemda, `sxva, rogor midis cxovreba, Cemo?~ _ lamaz generals ekiTxeboda. `gmadlobT, marSalo, _ wamoiWreboda generali, _ mogexsenebaT, samxedroTa cxovrebis... mkacri, sakeTildReo wesi...~ `dajeqi, dajeq, donna gumersinda rogor brZandeba?~ `gmadlobT, grand... _ isev wamoiWreboda lamazi generali, _ issimohalle...~ `Sen raRasa iqm, keTilo ramos?~ `gmadlobT, grand...~ _ pasuxobda damsjeli razmis generali ramos. `dajeq, keTilo da qalbatoni artidora, generalo xorxe?~ `kargad, marSalo, dietaze gvyavs...~ `Zalian kargi, dajeq. celqi margiCa?~ `ah, isev celqobs...~ `dajeqi, dajeq... rCeul laSqarSi ra ambebia?~ `kargi, marSalo, _ wamofrindeboda lamazi generali, _ Tqvenis SewevniT, kargad arian... krial-kriali gaudiT tanze~ `Zalian kargi, dajeq, radgan rCeuli _ gamorCeuli unda iyos da disciplinas Tu moaduneb, Cemo generalo, kbilebSi gadagWri, rogor brZandeba momxibvleli dona gumersinda?~ `gmadlobT, grandiss... _ wamoxteboda generali,_imohhalle...~ `Zalian kargi, dajeq, daa, qalbatoni artidora, generalo xorxe?~ `didi madloba, sworupovaro, _ zewamoiWreboda generali, _ dietazed gvyavs~. `Zalian kargi, dajeqi, xorxe. da rogoraa celqi margiCa?~ `kvlav, isev celqobs, _ kvlav axteboda generali xorxe, _ vercxliswyaliviTaa, grand...~ `Zalian kargi, sxva, rogora xarT?~ `gmadlobT, marSalo, _ oTxTave fexze idga, _ Tqvenis SewevniT...~ `dabrZandiT, Cemo generlebo, axla ki wadiT, darbazSi damxvdiT~. mxedrul yaidaze stovebdnen oTaxs, didi marSali SuSxunas boTls SeajanjRarebda, mfeTqav buStukebs akvirdeboda, `jari, ki, jari... laSqari, jari... bevr rames niSnavs...~ zedapirisken gasaskdomad mitivtivebda auareba wvrili buSti, qrebodnen mere, da isev ise ajanjRarebda boTls, isev Cndeboda uricxvi nawilaki, SuSxunas boTliT mcired daRlil Tavs irTobda edmondo betankuri... dinjad gamodioda, derefanSi kadima da kadimas SiSiT gadamwvanebuli umberto ucdidnen, msubuqad akakunebda Zalian sqel karze da titlikana anisetoc uzarmazari carieli tomriT maSinve gamodioda, da odnav saxecvlili

gamoiyureboda _ didi marSlisa pativiscemisa gamo leRvis foToli miekra organ. da Rirseulad, amayad uaxlovdebodnen uzarmazar kars, welszemoT SiSveli, dakunTuli goliaTi umZimes uros SemarTavda, oqrosfer Tokze Camokidebul rkinis uzarmazar TefSs daartyamda da Zalum JRrialze ganixvneboda mosarkuli darbazis veeba kari. _ Zmebo! Zmebo, Sorsaa Cvengan didi miwebi _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro, _ brbos mouxmobda bazrobaTa qalaqSi did kasrze mdgari Savtansacmelafrialebuli konseleiro _ mendes masieli _ magram simyralem aqamomdisac ki moaRwia! laCrebo, briyvno, nuTu vera grZnobT, Rrmad SeisunTqeT, sunTqva xom mainc ar dauSliaT, jerjerobiT da, bolos magasac moeswrebodiT... magram movedi! musika Sewyda, da mTeli darbazi gasusuli miaCerda marSal betankurs. is zRrublze idga, TvalmoWutuli, mcire RimiliT, gaSeSebul stumrebs bejiTad aTvalierebda. samad-sami mxlebeli amosdgomoda: ori zurgs ukan _ drahkanTamkrefi SiSveli aniseto da piradi jalaTi, grilsisxliani kadima, da erTic, juja umberto _ gverdigverd _ ara, TeZogverd edga _ TvalsaCinoebisaTvis, hale... cekvaSewyvetil, gaqvavebul stumrebs umzerda didi marSali, _ brwyinvale mamakacebs xeli SerCenodaT momxibvleli qalebis welze, da mocekvaveTagan gaqvavebisas vinc zurgiT aRmoCnda vercxliT moWedil karisadmi, Tavi Ronivrad Semoebrunebina da mxarukuRma mowiwebiT Sescqeroda did marSals. vrceli marSali, edmondo betankuri ki stumrebs aTvalierebda _ ager, marjvena xeli polkovniki sezar da misi meuRle, Tavad marSalis diswuli stella, lamazi generali da misi mSvenieri meuRle gumersinda; msxvilfexa pirutyvis mefe, wesrigTdamcvelTa Tavkaci don rigo, Zalian didi naxiri hyavda; damsjeli razmis keTil-generali ramos, xnierTa dasis uxucesi porfirio da misi qaliSvili, dona CaYo da imisi qmari _ ulamazesi Wabuki ramires kispe, qveda kamoradan swored garegnobisa gamo amomzeurebuli, axlo warsulSi brWyaliani katiT noxebze nadirobis didostati da gamJRavnebis Sedegad mklavmokveTamisjili, magram Seuxedavi dona CaYos usaSvelo xvewna-mudaris wyalobiT gamarTlebuli da qmraddasmuli, Rirseuli _ aw; misi ganuyofeli Zmakaci, isic mSvenieri garegnobisa Wabuki masimo, masimo, santosi gaxsoovT?.. generali xorxe da misi meuRle, modiete artidora da imaTi qaliSvili _ margiCa-celqi, savarZlebidan wamomxtari da galursuli kamorelebi, lamaz-qalaqeli servilio, gragniliT xelSi, loyebCamokidebuli didvaWari artemio vaskes; qvedakamorel avazakTa Soris pirveli _ xilad mowveuli _ TavsulzexelaRebuli rigoberto, gadacmul oficerTa SeumCnevel rkalSi; gasaidumloebuli didi gamomgonebeli remixio dasa vaWris tansacmliTa da naRvlianad utyvi TvalebiT, pirgamSrali, rogorc yovelTvis axlac wvalebiT iylapeboda nerwyvs; anisetos, masimos, da misTananis _ auareba amkref moxeleTa mTavar Semmowmeblad aRzevebuli yofili jibis qurdi pedro kardenasi, ratomRac saocrad mokleTiTeba da nazi; didgvarovani aristokrati germogen karrasko da Tavisi saqmis ubadlo ostati, marSalis gasaidumloebuli meqise alfredo evia; wvril-koklozinayeliani karis liriuli tenori ezekiel luna; mTavari prokurori, pirSimTqmeli noel; cocxali saTamaSo, ferkmrTali mgzavri domeniko da miCinio, WriliTWrilamde nacrisferTvaleba, mbJutavi naRverdaliT amay gamoxedvaSi, sazareli miCinio, visac Tavad kadimac ki hyavda erTxel daWrili. magram apaties _ saWiro kamoreli iyo; mTel samfenovan qalaqSi sikeTiTa da

uSualobiT cnobili oTo-eqimi, magram aravin Riziandeboda _ eqimi gaxldaT, mTeli kamora uCveulo alersiT oTo-biZias eZaxda, xandazmulnic ki. wylian TvalebSi imedianad Sescqeroda mgzavri, es ra ixila, keTili saxe _ aleqsandros Zma? Tavmdablobis dasadastureblad mowveuli wvrilmani gamomvleni _ CiCio da WeSmariti gamomvleni, bavSvobidanve yru-munjad Seracxili absolutursmeniani esteban pepe; namowm-erTguli msaxurebi da zemoT, qandaraSi bartyiviT Camjdari sasule instrumentTa yoCaRi orkestri da marSalisaken Semobrunebuli, xelebSemarTuli, gasusul musikosTa mcire ganmgebeli; da mxolod erTi _ pirquSi kaci, savarZelSi isev arxeinad mjdari, hoii, Tavxedi _ qedmouxreli greg rikio da didma marSalma qandarisaken odnav aiqnia TiTi _ maestrino, gTxovT... _ da kvlav gaisma Sewyvetili musika, mdidrul darbazSi datrialdnen wyvilebi da Wrel kabaTa mciredma siom auareba feradi sanTlis moqnili ali aatortmana, da xan sad, xan sad, da xanac ah, sad gaiJrialebda epoletebze, almasisa Tu Tval-margalitis beWed-sayureebze cimcima sxivi. da yovelive xom uTvalavjer meordeboda _ kedlebian-iatakiT-Weramde sarkeebiani darbazi gaxldaT. _ briyvebo, Zmebo! _ brbos mouxmobda Tmawveraburduli mendes masieli, kasridan kasrze gadadioda, da miwa-miwad mihyveboda jer ori mwyemsi _ gregorio paCeko da senobio lYosa, sxvebi uZravad, TavSemarTulni idgnen, _ didi xnis winaT, ugunurebo, asureTis fxvier miwaze kerpi moloqe amoizarda, yuri damigdeT! _ jer kaci iyo, spilenZad iqca... Rvino iyo Tu damdgari wyali, puri iyo Tu gamomSrali Zna, suyvelafridan Tavis wils iTxovda! kaci iyo, da spilenZad iqca... jer xnulSi idga, kaci rom iyo, mere SeZulda moloqes miwa da aRmarTaRmarT iara TiTqos, kldeze avida, marTla avida moloqe kldeze, sinamdvileSi ki daRmarTs Cauyva, jojoxeTisken Cacurda nela _ kldis Tavze dadga! da TqvenisTana ugunurebi wyals uzidavdnen mxrebiT, urmebiT... ah, ra wyvilebi datrialebdnen, TvalmoWutuli Sescqeroda samfenovani mrevlis naRebs didi marSali. da, bzrialisas did sworupovars wamiT vedrebiT Tu gausworebdnen Tvals, didi marSali romelime aRfrTovanebuls TiTiT ixmobda: `aq mo...~ mRelvarebisgan mxrebis zedmeti rxeviT, ratomRac dardimandulad uaxlovdeboda erTTavad momCvaruli didvaWari artemio vaskes, `rasa iqm, Cemo?~ _ ekiTxeboda didi marSali. `Tqvenis SewevniT, gmadlobT, grandissimohalle... WalaSi gaxldiT, sworupovaro, Tqvens maRal Tanamecxedres beWedi rom daukargavs, is adgilebi mimoviare, grandissimohalle, da vinc eZiebs, mogexsenebaT, hpovebs kidec da... es xom ar aris?~ `swored esaa, artemioCemo, maSinve vican misi almasi...~ `anisetos, xom?~ `anisetos, ki... wadi, icekve~ `raRa dros Cemi... _ morcxvad gaiRima artemio vaskesma da SeeSinda, _ visTan mibrZanebT, dido marSalo? oRond mimiTiTeT da...~ `aravisTan, hale... wadi, dajeqi~. da axla lamaz generals ixmobda TiTiT _ `sxva, rogora xar, Cemo?~ `mogexsenebaT, grandissimohalle, samxedroTa cxovrebis mkacri, piruTvneli wesi... Sesvenebisas WalaSi gaxldiT, haerze gaviar-gamoviare... davixede da, ras vxedav, iciT? _ Tqveni maRali Tanamecxedris didi beWedi balaxSi gdia... xom ki esaa, dido marSalo?~ `eg gaxlavs, Cemo, _ uTxra marSalma, _ swored is wminda margalitia~. `anisetos, xom?~ `anisetos, ki, axla wadi da dros nu dakargav, qalbatoni gumersinda momikiTxe da generali xorxe gamoagzavne CemTan~. `rogor brZandebiT, grand...~ `kargad, ki, Cemo generalo, sxva, rogora

xar, sul wvrTna-wvrTnaSi Tu...~ TvalSi Sexeda. `saRamo idga, da Ziliswina miyuCebisas, daRlilobis Jams, WalaSi gaviar-gamoviare. yvavilnars kargad davacqerdi da...~ `egeb sxvisia?~ `ara, marSalo, amgvar briliants vin dakargavda, dedoflis meti...~ `swored isaa~. `anisetos, xom?~ `anisetos ki, margiCa-celqi momikiTxe da, aba erTi porfirio mixme...~ _ jer xnulSi idga moloqe igi, isic sxvasaviT jer glexi gaxldaT, imis mezobels ki iane erqva _ erTi TqvensaviT Cveulebrivi kaci iyo... magram moloqem erT dawyevlil dRes TvalSi Sexeda. saRamo idga da Ziliswina miyuCebisas, daRlil ianes soxaneze dagebul cxvris tyavebisken rom ezideboda namuSevari, dgomiT daRlili wvrili fexebi, TiTqos axlaxan gamoRviZebul moloqes Tvalebs waawyda, da SeeSinda! da radgan jerac ar gaCenila amqveynad iseTi bzari, sadme sxvagan raime rom ar gaemagrebinos, im yurebisas moloqe igi _ gorozdeboda, Rones ikrefda, umagrdeboda wyeuli guli, erTmaneTs TvalebSi Sescqerodnen da sacodavi iane kidev _ pataravdeboda mTlad... fuh, lawiraki, da, ugunurno, Tqven yvelas ggavdaT! `Tqveni maRali Tanamecxedris saukeTeso beWdis dakargvis xma rom dairxa, samwuxaro xma, grandissimohalle, sxva saqmeebi ra mosaxsenebelia da, xnierTa dasidan pirdapir WalaSi wavel, _ Tqva porfiriom, Tavdadrekili ahRimoda. _ CaviCoqe da is yvavilnari sul gadavvarcxne Cemiv TiTebiT da uceb, nekze ar wamomego? grandissimohalle?~ `Zalian kargi~. `msgavsi firuzi jer arc menaxa, anisetos, xom?~ `anisetos, ki~. `ah, ra mZime iyo, ra mZime, _ da porfiriom xumrobac scada, _ kinaRam anisetos tomarac Caxia...~ `anisetos tomaras veraferi Caxevs _ mkacrad Tqva marSalma da Tvali gauyara TvalSi, _ Tu ara gjera, Seni beWedic moiZre da Caayole...~ `rogor ar mjera, dido marSalo, da magram, mainc, ki Cavayoleb...~ `Zalian kargi. aki xom giTxar, ver Caxevs-meTqi. raRacis Txovna gindoda weRan... porfirio.~ `ra da, marSalo, siZe myavs erTi. mogexsenebaT, SviliviTaa isic da... Tu ar miwyenT da...~ `Tqvi, amoSaqre.~ `licenzias gTxovT, didi marSalo~. `romel nawilSi~. `raRa Tqma unda, Sua qalaqSi, grandissimohalle: Tqvens ubans vin ugunuri kadrebs augs, qveda qalaqSi _ vin giJi ava. arki miwyinoT _ Zalian mTxova. mogexsenebaT, axla imas arc Cacma-daxurva aklia, da arc sasmel-saWmeli, magram noxebze katiT nadiroba moenatra da... rogorc mogaxseneT, verc gamomiTqvams, moenatra da... nostalgiasaviTaa esec, grandissimohalle~. `kargi. sanadironoxian moqalaqeTa sias mxolod polkovniki sezar mogcems~. `didi madloba licenziisTvis, grand...~ `prokurors mixme~. _ saRamovdeboda, Zmebo, da qancgawyvetil ianes Tavis qoxamde rom mieRwia, vaxSami dawnul kalaTSi edo, misavaTebuli, gzadagza unda Seqceoda, magram axla, daSinebuls, mcire kalaTi aRar axsovda, ise eWira, idga da iCuteboda sabralo, briyvi, moloqem ki ise, rom ianes TvalTagan daJinebuli mzera arc moucilebia, kalaTSi CauZvrina xeli, majamde Cayo da, moafaTura, civad moxarSul raRac pirutyvis gulRviZls waawyda, amoiRo, da, erTxelac ar dauxamxamebia _ umzerda isev _ ianes vaxSams ase Seeqca, didi da farTo kbilebi hqonda... es gul-RviZli ki ucnauri xorcia, Zmebo _ muqad momwvano, siSavemdec ki daburuli mwvane, da Tanac xaomokidebuli _ Sededebuli sisxli... iReWeboda mZlavrad moloqe, Semcbar ianes _ mkerdqveS, mucelSi raRac stkioda.

`pirdapir getyviT, _ eubneboda marSal betankurs mTavari prokurori _ pirSi mTqmeli noel, _ maRalia Tanamecxedre Tqveni da misi beWdis dakargvis signali rom Semovida, maSinve Walas gaveSure da TiTebs yvavilnari gavaCxrekine saguldagulod, da Tumca Zalian bevri Zieba Cavatare, mainc vipove, grandissimohalle, xom ki esaa?~ `egaa, noel. aba maCvene...~ `xom mSvenieri lalia, grandissimohalle?~ `marTla kargia, yoCaR Sen, noel... anisetos, ki... im ymawvils mixme~. da moridebulad, fexiswverebze momavalma karis tenorma uceb zurgs ukan simZime igrZno, gaxevda, gaSra, marSalic SeniRbuli dakvirvebiT, calTvalmoWutuli imzireboda mis miRma _ xuTive gadacmuli oficeri kefas ifxanda, ase ufro upriani iyo _ radgan qveda kamoris pirvelma TavzexelaRebulma, rigobertom, jibeSi Caicura daZarRvuli xeli da raime rom daepirebina, oficrebs xelis aqneva aRar dasWirdebodaT, qveda kamorelisken egreve gaafrendnen saxeloSi Semalul danas. Tav-TavianTi qalbatonebi cekvacekviT da kefis fxaniT ganze gaiyvanes, didi marSali da rigoberto erT swor xazze namdvilad rom ar aRmoCeniliyvnen, calmxarazidulma rigobertom ki jibidan mxolod abreSumis cxvirsaxoci amoaZvrina, enZelebmoxatuli, nazi, warbze moisva, jibeSi Caabruna, isev amoiRo cariela xeli da gadacmulma oficrebmac orive xeli Semoxvies TavianT qalbatonebs welze, did marSals moWutuli Tvali mSvidad gaufarTovda da adgilze gaqvavebul karis tenorsac gulze moeSva didi marSlisken frTxilad, fexiswverebze Semdgari gaeSura, Tanac faqizad Caaxvela, odnav Caiwminda brolisa yeli. _ da gaZRa, gaZRa, zedmetad gaZRa moloqe igi, mklavebSi Zala Caebuda, pirSi _ simyrale, da meore dRes veRar ikmara ianes xorci. da axla sxvisas waepotina, Ronierisas ufro, radgan moloqes axla sxva Zalac eguleboda _ beCav ianes Tvalebidan rom amouwova, is... qveynad arara ar ikargeba, oRond xandaxan gvaviwydeba xolme da, Zmebo, ianes donec Semoimata binZur sxeulSi moloqem, momavalma kerpma, da sxvac daCagra. isini, briyvno, cal-calke iyvnen, Tavis ojaxSi, TavianT SemoRobilSi, Tav-TavianT soroSi, swored TqvensaviT _ da rarig koxtad cxens aWenebdeT, mainc soroSi dabobRavT, Zmebo!.. mere SeZulda moloqes miwa, miwaze dgoma, da miwis suni, amyralebuli kldisaken wavida, maRla dadgoma mounda, oxers, Tavisi WkuiT kldes auyva, da, da vin briyvma dasZina netav pirvelad rom qveynad swored imdeni daRmarTia, ramdenic aRmarTi _ ara, aRmarTi cotaa, Zmebo! daRmarTi _ bevri... `yva-avileebis qveyanaa, Cooq-viT Seemoviaaareee, _ alersianad umRerda marSals wvrilkoklozinayeliani karis liriuli tenori ezekiel luna, _ iis beWedi viipove daa, xoom ar daavigviaanee...~ `ara, Cemo ezekiel, ar dagigviania, ara, _ mcire alersi gairia marSalma xmaSi, _ aba maCvene erTi, _ rogori...~ _ da uceb aRfrTovanebisgan gaSra, gaxevda, sarkeebiani darbazis Soreul kuTxes miapyro Tvali _ yvela stumari mowiwebiT, sasoebisgan TavCaqindruli idga, gorozad ampartavani greg rikioc ki _ ah, ra lamazad, ra didebulad moabijebda Tavad marSalis Tanamecxedre, maRali qalbatoni mersedes bostoni! _ kldis Tavze Sedga moloqe igi, mrisxanebiT dahyurebda mobuzul sofels. uzomod gamZRars, da siamayiT gamomtyvrals, oxers, didi Tvalebi gadmoekarkla, da Ronivrad sunTqavda, niavs mihqonda mZime simyrale, Zmebo da soflad hfenda _ ara, arara ar ikargeba! da TqvenisTana ianeebi wils uzidavdnen mxrebiT, urmebiT, visac ra hqonda _ RrublebSi idga moloqe igi, TvalebSi cecxli uelavda da, radgan

arara ar ikargeba, da niavis gzas vin gamoicnobs, didron-didroni qalaqebic gaSenda qveynad _ romi, babiloni... maRali qalbatoni, mersedes bostoni, sarkeebian darbazSi moabijebda. Soreul kedels wamiT burRavda elvare sxivi, uuZvirfases sayure-qamardiadema-yelsabam-samajur-beWdebidan iribad gamosxletili, oh, ra brwyinvaled _ ah, ra gorozad abrwyinebuli modioda stumrebian darbazSi diadi marSlis Tanamecxedre, kaSkaSa sxivebiT erTianad aJivJivebuli, uSvelebeli qali ki iyo, magram saocrad sworad asxmuli, rogori mkvrivi, didi da mZime, mainc msubuqad, Semparavad moabijebda, muStisodena yavisfer Tvalebs avad, keklucad aelvarebda, mainc ra iyo, raRanairad ar ecvleboda saxe, yvelas Seavlo elami mzera, da raRacebs Tu fiqrobda gulSi _ saxe xan avad eWmuxneboda, cbierad CaeRimeboda mere, kopebs Sehyrida. ibuteboda TiTqos, gaexsneboda Subli, TvalmoWutuli, raRac mzakvruls Caifiqrebda, mere mrisxaned aabrialebda farTod daxelil, brWyviala Tvalebs. yvelas raRacas hpirdeboda, sixarulsa Tu ZaZas, da uxilav samkaulad misdevda ucxo sunamoTa gamWvirvale mosqo Rrubeli, modioda da aRfrTovanebul stellas arc ki Sexeda, magram Cavlisas fafuk loyaze nazad mouTaTuna firuzisferi grili tori da orad gapobil samfenovani qalaqis naRebs ise gamoscda, wamiTac ar SeCerebula, is erTaderTi moZraobda imodena gaSeSebul xalxSi da, ra iyo mainc, ramodena iyo _ pirdafCenili Sescqeroda gamWvirvale kabaSi Ronivrad gamokvarTul uzarmazar, Camoqnil barZayebs yrumunjad Seracxili gamomvleni esteban pepe da samagierod igiv barZayebs gasaidumloebuli didi gamomgonebeli remixio dasa _ pirmokumuli misCereboda da drodadro wvalebiT ylapavda moZalebul nerwyvs; amoburcul, Cakirul TeZoebs umzerda qvedakamoreli pirveli TavzexelaRebuli rigoberto da qveda tuCi kbilebSua gamoemwyvdia, Rrmad amoeWra Zalian kaba da amoTqviruli mkerdi mouCanda, iseTi TeTri, Segcivdeboda kidec da bususebdayrili umzerda damsjeli razmis keTil-generali ramos, SiSvel, Ronier, vercxlisfer mklavebs odnav arxevda, or-or mowiful vaJkacs amoidebda iRliaSi, rame yofiliyo... didi zurmuxti Sublze ekida, ratomRac wiTlad SeeReba yeli da yviTeli Tma zvinad aexoxolavebina Tavze, mTlad aiwura tanSi kadima, marSals eaxla Tanamecxedre, tuCebi mwvaned moexata, pirSi ucqerda didi marSali, iman ki odnav gauRima, kbilTa siTeTrem gamoupo bage, daixara, marSals zed yurTan miutana piri da ezekiel luna saCqarod rom gaRoRda ganze, xmadabla hkiTxa: `vinmes raime ar uTxovia?~ `mersedes ki, _ uTxra marSalma, awrialebuli Canda, _ porfiriom erTaderTi siZisTvis noxze nadirobis nebarTva mTxova~. `mere, mieci?~ _ iseve CaaorTqla did marSals yurSi. `mersedes, ki~. aq mersedes bostoni amayad gaimarTa, marSal edmondo betankurs saxeze damcinavad moucura elami mzera da uTxra: `kidev kargi rom, qalad ar gaCndi, uars veravis etyodi, davsxdeT~. _ didron-didroni qalaqebi gaSenda qveynad _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro, da qalaqebSi ise cxovrobda axali xalxi, ukeT cxovrebas rom eZaxian ratomRac, Zmebo, xolo qalaqSi, koxtad mokirwylul quCabandebSi jejili rom ver aTavTavdeba, _ mogexsenebaT; da puris garda, sxva ram, kopwia nivTebic surdaT, mezoblisaze ukeTesi, da qalaqebis gaSenebamde mtaceblebma da gaumaZRrebma, moloqes suniT mowamlulebma, kldeze ipoves mixrwnili kerpi. kldeze afofxdnen, da rom yovelTvis mcvelad hyolodaT, mixrwnili leSi wamoayenes,

spilenZiT kargad moWedes, saguldagulod aprialebdnen, da abrWyvialda moloqe mzeze, da xelovnuri, brolis TvalebiT sadRacas kuStad imzireboda, kaci iyo da _ spilenZad iqca, misi xalxi ki dablobisaken CamobobRda, mraval ianes _ qalaqebi aSenebines, motyuebiT da muqariT, Zmebo, enac _ daitkbes da oTxi briyvi ianeTi mexuTes _ Wkvians, sikvdiliT sjidnen, da TqvengniT Zala ematebodaT, da moloqesgan ayolili binZuri suni rom mieCqmalaT, sunamoebs isxamdnen Tavze, koxta etlebiT daseirnobdnen, gaivses saxli, da amis Rirsni rom yofiliyvnen _ ianeebis dabindul TvalSi _ suyvelam Tav-Tavisi zRapari SeTxza, da moukirwylav, vrcel miwaze darCenilebs Soridan koxtad anugeSebdnen, swored TqvensaviT ugunurT, Zmebo, da kerpi prialisgan rom gacvda, mere brinjaod Camoasxes _ ufro damZimda... erT moloqeTa ianeebi meoreebis ianeebs ebrZodnen xandaxan, Zmebo, da qalaqebSi mZlavrad iqnevdnen mWedlebi uros, ianeTaTvis namglebsa da xmlebs sWeddnen, isinic karga gvarianad iRlebodnen da saRamoobiT _ zRaprebs ismendnen da Tqvenc, briyvebo, didi xnis ukan dRevandeliviT welSi wydebodiT, xandaxan cxensac aWenebdiT, xom? _ namdvilad didi SeRavaTia... moloqeebi giTxzavdnen zRaprebs, da mxar-TeZoze wamowolilebs, anda _ gajgimulebs sabrZolo etlSi, axal-axali muza ipyrobdaT _ wina muzaze ufro moqnili, da Seferili haerTan gveli; Zvirfas-Zvirfasi larnakebiTa da TasebiT gaivses saxli, vercxliT moWedes bedaurebi, da moloqesac vercxlis samosi gadaacves, rogor bzinavda... Tqven, welSi gamwydarT, raRac-raRacis ufleba mainc mogeniWaT, mxolod imisaTvis, ugunuri Tavi rom gagetanaT, da ramdenime Svebac, briyvebo, zeimad mogces: mcire qorwili da qorwineba, rom ar gadaSenebuliyaviT da vrcel RameebSi Caxutebulebs, Tqven siyvaruli gegonaT. Zmebo, mcireodeni TamaSobani _ im simkvircxlisTvis, muSaoba rom SegeZloT, da Tqven, beCavni, silaRed TvlidiT, bednieradac rom CageTvalaT utvino Tavi, cekva-simRerac ar aukrZalavT da Tqveni yofis samadlobeli yalbi simReris SeTxzvisaTvis _ o, garewarno _ TqvenTvis Tavzec ki gadausvamT vardisa wyalSi ganbanili binZuri xeli, ah, rogor TrTodiT, ianes suli gikawkawebdaT, da moloqesken nabiji warsdgiT, Sin ki, Taroze, SemogemataT erTi qoTani... da, ugunurno, buniobisas mTvaris moqcevas, anda axal wels roca zeimobT, aravin iciT, TqvenTvis mudam rom Zveli welia da ufro metic _ is dawyevlili ianes bindi, igiv saRamo... magram, gamxnevdiT, Zmebo _ vinc gamomyveba, namdvil, didebul, did qalaqs naxavs... Sen raRa gqvia? _ me... _ ra gqvia! _ roxas. _ Tavs riTi irCen? _ mwyemsi var, vakeiro. _ didi fara gyavs? _ saSualod, ise. _ visa msaxurob? aq ki roxasma Tavi CaRuna, xmadabla uTxra: _ kamorel serJants. _ garewari xar, Sen raRa gqvia. `nu gamiwyrebi, raa, mersedes, _ eubneboda vrceli marSali, did muxlze nazad efereboda, _ samagierod, Svidi beWedi movacemine~, `beWedi, Torem... ar gamakvirvo, daukar stella, kargebi Tua, ah, rigobertoc

mogiyvania? Seni ar iyos, masac vuyvarvar, germogen, gmadlob... Senc WalaSi, xom? Zalian kargi, anisetos, ki~. didi marSali, aforiaqebuli edmondo betankuri mersedesisTvis Semonaxul maxinjebs TiTiT ixmobda _ TvalsaCinoebisaTvis, hale _ `mogviaxlovdi, pedro kardenas... swored isaa, ki... anisetos, ho, erTi don rigos Cemken aniSne...~ juja umberto win daiyena, meored ixmo stumarTagan yvelaze metad Seuxedavi _ did-vaWari artemio vaskes, magram mobezrda mersedes bostons maimaxebi, darbazs moavlo elami mzera, avi RimiliT SeaTvaliera lamazi generali, masimo, ramires kispe, da uceb elami Tvalebi gausworda, dakvirvebiT miaCerda viRacas: `ais, vinaa?..~ `romeli, sulo...~ _ nazad daekiTxa didi marSali. `ais, fermkrTali, xeltomriani...~ `ah, eg sezaris saTamaSoa~. `erTi aq mixme~. _ me... avelino. _ visa hmsaxureb? _ pedro kardenass. _ sadauria? _ kamorelia. _ naZirala xar. mere, ras iReb? _ dadgenil jildos _ namatis meoTxedi Cemia, konseleiro. _ jildos eZaxis... _ tuCze ikbina mendes masielma, da daekiTxa: _ rame saxadma rom imsxverplos Zroxa? _ eg ar iTvleba. _ Sari rom mogdos _ moipareo? _ eg ar momxdara_vakeiroTa patiosneba eWvmiutanelia, konseleiro. _ gesmiT, briyvebo! _ iquxa uceb mendes masielma, barZayze Ronivrad dairtya gaZvaltyavebuli, dagrexili, Ronieri xeli, _ axali juris aramzadebic momravldiT qveynad, ianeobam ra giyoT, xedavT? _ patiosani aramzadebic momravldiT qveynad! _ konseleiro... _ xma Caiwyvite! icodeT, briyvno, icodeT, Zmebo, moloqeca da mxdali ianec _ orTave erTad damnaSavea, da Tumc moloqe _ ufro, eg veraferi SeRavaTia, radgan simxdale da utvinoba _ Tqven gematebaT. Sen raRa... _ da uceb Secba mendes masieli, or metismetad moxdenil vakeiros SeaSterda, da, veRar moswyvita mrisxane mzera, mere risxvaSi raRac gaebzara da, mainc faruli aRtacebiT aTvalierebda or moxdenil mwyemss, gverdigverd rom idgnen, erTi _ ufro maRali, daberilyvrimalebiani, ah, SemarTuli, mosxletili ise, ufro moswonda, xmadabla uTxra: _ Sen romeli xar. _ ze moreira. `biWo, visi xar malxazi... _ hkiTxa mersedes bostonma da pirSi Seacqerda, _ ra gqvia, biWi...~ `me... domeniko~. kaargi biWia, Zaalian kargi, _ Tqva mersedes bostonma, axla xelebSi misCereboda, _ mZime tomara xom araa, patarav, biWi?~ `ara, arc ise~, `sruli pasuxi~. `maRalo qalbatono...~ _ asCurCula juja umbertom. `ara, arc ise, maRalo qalbatono...~ `Zaalian kargi, erTi Cemi tomara momec aniseto, mTaSi iremi ayvirda, bRavili ufro iyo, Sen am qalaqSi ra ginda, patara domeniko, saidan mosulxar, biWi?~ `maRal soflidan...~ `maRalo qalbatono!~ _ brazianad Seusisina jujam da domenikomac gamoaswora, _ `zemo soflidan, maRalo qalbatono~. `SenisTanebi gvinaxia, _ Tvalebi isev gauelamda mersedes bostons, muxlebze dadebul Tavis tomaraSi xels Cahyofda,

Tavgadaweuli, TiTebs moafaTurebda Sig, romelime beWeds TvaldaxuWuli, mxolod SexebiT amoarCevda, mwvaned moxatul pirTan mihqonda, Zvirfas Tvals kbilebs msubuqad daaWerda da amoagdebda, aknatunebda, sworad gamomzirali TvalebiT Sescqeroda mgzavrs, domenikos, nafSxvens msubuqad ylapavda mere, uuZvirfasTvlo beWeds arxeinad isev tomaraSi agdebda da, Tvalebgaelamebuli, axal Zvirfas Tvals eZebda isev, _ Sens tomaraSi raRaa, biWi?~ `drahkanebia, maRalo qalbatono~. _ didi jogi gyavs, ze? _ ki. _ visa msaxurob. _ polkovnik sezars. da mendes masielma isev moiToka aRtaceba, aTvalwunebiT Seacqerda, xmadabla uTxra: _ Sen laCari xar, ze. did mwyemss, zes uTxra. yovel sertanels sila gaawnes da did vakeiros _ zes, raRa Tqma unda, yvelaze metad aewva orTave loya. TiTebi risxviT moemuSta da TiTqos gadadga mcire nabiji, magram mis mxardamxar mdgari mwyemsi Tamamad gamovida win da TvalebanTebul mendes masiels Tamamadve uTxra: _ ze laCari ar gaxlavs, konseleiro. _ Sen raRa gqvia? _ manuelo kosta. imasac risxviT SeniRbuli mowonebiT umzerda, vis Tvals ar gaaxarebda mxiaruli mwyemsi. _ saidan ici! _ ze moreiras, konseleiro, gaavebuli xaris damorCileba cali xeliT ZaluZs da Tuki sertanaSi kameCi gacofdeba, sxva vin Sebedavs, pirvel vakeirod aRiarebulis garda. gulis siRrmeSi nasiamovnebma mendes masielma mainc agdebiT SeanaTa did mwyemss Tvalebi, da daigrgvina: _ xedavT? xom xedavT! _ umamacesi laCrebic ki momravldiT qveynad, ianeobam ra giyoT, xedavT? konseleirosken mrisxaned miabijebda TavSemarTuli, braziT acaxcaxebuli ze, maCete magrad CaebRuja, ra tari hqonda mainc, rogor uZlebda, da konseleiros Zalian rom miuaxlovda, maRla, kasrze mdgars, mZimed axeda da naxtomisaTvis moemzada, magram mendes masieli odnavadac ar SemkrTala, piriqiT, misken daixara, TvalSi jiutad Caacqerda da vakeiroTa win mdgar ze moreiras raRacnairad zurgzec Seetyo, saxe rom gaebzara, konseleirom ki Zaan xmadabla, mowyeniT hkiTxa: _ Sen Tavisufali xar, ze? _ ara. `drahkanebio, patara biWi?~ _ daekiTxa mersedes bostoni, mklavSi Caavlo rkinis TiTebi, miizida da muxlze daisva, ratomRac ganze iqcia piri, Zvirfas Tvlebs isev aknatunebda, `ra, fuli gqonda?~ `diax, maRalo qalbatono~, _ Zlivas miugo damorcxvebulma domenikom, ucxo sunamoTa gamabruebeli eSxi Zalumad scemda. `ramdeni, biWi?~ `eqvsi aTasi drahkani, maRalo qalbatono~. aq mersedes bostonma Tavi moabruna, gaelamebuli mzeriT aaTvaliera muxlze daskupebuli mgzavri, wvrili, moqnili, eniswveriT aiRo qveda tuCidan manamde SeumCneveli, SeRebil simwvanesTan Sexamebuli didi zurmuxti, Zalian msxvili bageebi gemrielad momuwa,

Tvali milula da dafSxvnili zurmuxtis susti xraSuni moesma domenikos, gaazriala, mersedes bostonma ki isev gaaxila Tvali, kefaze SemoaWdo moqnili marwuxebi, Zalian axlos miizida fermkrTali saxe da Sig tuCebSi sazareli alersiT uTxra: `Cemi ZuZu giwovia~. simyrale eca mgzavrs, domenikos, mixrwnili suni da, kidev kargi, maRal qalbatons erTi xelis mkveTri mtevani mis kefaze rom SemoeWdo, meore xelis avi TiTebi ki idayvSi Cafrenoda; Torem muxlidan gadmovardeboda, iatakze daecemoda sabralo mgzavri, Tumc, dacemac ki amaRlebas daemsgavseboda, oRond is suni, is sazareli ucxo simyrale rom aRar egrZno, `maS, sofleli xar, patarav, biWi? _ TiTqosda nazad daekiTxa maRali qalbatoni, mersedes bostoni, oRondac TiTebs ise uWerda, _ nu gerideba, aq visac xedav, yvela soflelia da, mec sofleli var, patarav, biWi, Zalian adre _ xosefa merqva~, sustad, umweod farTqalebda rkinis mklavebSi moqceuli sabralo mgzavri. oRond is suni, is suni nu, nu, da mere, uceb, SeZrwunebuli miaCerda da erTbaSad mixvda: namdvili ar iyo!!. da suzzis mier naswavl amay marSs mxned da lamazad ukravda sadRac darbazis siRrmeSi stella. aq mendes masielma Tavze xeli daado did mwyemss da uTxra: _ nu gewyineba, ze... oRond icode _ WeSmaritad guladi kaci rom gaxde, raRaca ufro RirebulisTvis unda ibrZode, vidre es gaavebuli xari Tu gacofebuli kameCia... Tavapyrobili, damduRruli Sescqeroda pirveli mwyemsi, didi vakeiro, da rogorc iqna, bolos gabeda... `Tavisufleba?~ _ mxolod TvalebiT ikiTxa, mxolod, utyvad ikiTxa ze moreiram, `Tavisufleba?~ _ ase ikiTxa TvalebiT mxolod, da enis wveriT xarbad ailoka zeda tuCi da Seacqerda. _ xo. gaxevebulni idgnen mwyemsebi, frTxilad sunTqavdnen. TiTqos moesmaT zes utyvi kiTxva, tevadi sulis morCil kunWulSi ianeebi exocebodaT... xo... ar icodnen ki, jer isev frTxilad, mokled sunTqavdnen. _ ais, brezenti momitaneT. da vrceli bazris oTx maRal boZze oTxi yoCaRi vakeiro yoCaRad aZvra, yulfebi Sexsnes, erTdroulad SeuSves xeli da uSvelebeli brezenti sanam miwaze gatylaSundeboda, Tavad Camoxtnen, eCqarebodaT raRac... _ SemWidrovdiT da ise dasxediT. suyvela dajda, viwrod iyvnen da ze moreiram Zlivs mokakva grZeli fexebi. mendes masieli ki kasridan Camovida, brezentis bolo daiTria, ukanukan ixevda, miwaze damjdar, momlodine vakeiroebSi ase Caiara da farTo brezenti gadaafara yvelas. mere Tavadac sibneleSi Seabija, SuaSi dadga; vakeiroTa Tavze gardamavali mcire, uZravi talRebi amoburcoda brezents. siCumesa da wyvdiadSi isxdnen da aziduli erTaderTi talRa _ Tavdaxrili mendes masieli, fskerisken CurCuliT alaparakda: _ yuri damigdeT, Cemebo, Zmebo... `biWi eZaxe, _ nela warmoTqva marSalma betankurma, domenikos miabjina mzera, _ da yvelaferze Zvirfasi saCuqari aman mogvarTva~. drahkanebiani tomara! xelidan sabolood ecleboda... `me mainc mgoni, srulad mogvarTva, kargi biWi Cans~... da gaognebuli domenikos Semyurem, mxarukuRma gadaagdo: `Sen rogor fiqrob, aa, kadima, srulad mogvarTva?~ imas ki Jriali auyva qvedatanidan CayviTlebul kbilebamde, gaiklakna da

mere, SemarTuli, gayinuli, wingadaxrili, mgzavrs TvalSi Caacqerda, `srulad, ki, srulad, _ wamoiZaxa domenikom, kankalebda, da sarkeebSi rogor cioda... `Zalian kargi, yoCaR, _ gaamxneva odnav tuCgawelilma, didma marSalma, sanacvlod uwyaloba mcire Rimili, oRondac, sxvagan iyureboda _ darbazis siRrmeSi dabadebidan yru-munjad Seracxil, absolutursmenian gamomvlens, esteban pepes Sescqeroda, _ sul aRar dagrCa?~ `ara~. `im soflidan xar?~ `ki~. `rom ar arsebobs?!~ esteban pepes yru-munjis gamoTiSuli, miZinebuli naRveli amoetivtivebina saxeze, marjvniv eqcia Tavi da, mxarmarcxniv mokalaTebuli lamazi generlis saubars ismenda, `sufTad muSaobs, _ gaifiqra marSalma betankurma, _ yoCaR...~ da mere SiSvel anisetos odnav miubrunda, gaawyvetina aseTi fiqri _ `weliwadis yvelaze kargi droa zafxuli, zamTarSi civa~, _ da daekiTxa: `amas ramdeni vuwyaloboT, Cemo?~ `me mgonia, rom, _ Tqva awrialebulma anisetom, Secdomisa didad eSinoda, _ ormocdaTxuTmeti drahkani savsebiT sakmarisi iqneboda~. `aba, ras ambob, aniseto, _ ugulod gaikvirva didma marSalma, _ Zalzed cotaa, _ da uwyaloba, _ samoci drahkani gadauTvale~. sabralo mgzavri, rogor gauxarda... `magram am TanxiT zeda qalaqSi ver gavaCerebT, uxerxulia, Sua qalaqSi gavuSvaT unda. iq vinmes icnob?~ `ki, skarpiozos~. `grandissimohalle!~ _ iukadrisa juja umbertom. `skarpiozos, grandiss imohale~. `erTi l da erTi s mainc dagakloT, dido marSalo~, _ aRSfoTda isev umberto, magram did marSals araferi SeumCnevia, _ `imasTan _ ginda?~ `ara, grandissimohalle~. aq marSalma betankurma anisetos Sexeda da isic maSinve alaparakda: `aba, sad waxval? am qalaqidan veRar gagiSvebT _ sakmarisze meti ram ici. verc gagasaRebT _ egeba kidev gagiCndes fuli...~ `Cems stumarTagan Tu mogwons vinme? _ ikiTxa marSalma betankurma, muxlebze TiTebs iTamaSebda, _ imas migamagrebT~. `diax, grandissimohalle~. `marTla? romeli...~ _ gaukvirda marSal betankurs, warbi azida. `ai, is kaci, sul marto rom dgas...~ `marTla? Zalian kargi, Zalian kargi... mainc iZaxda Turme, damxmare mesaWiroebao. aniseto, oTo-eqims gamoelaparake Seneburad erTi...~ da gaifiqra: `kargia, yoCaR...~ _ Tqveni Tvalebi, esteban pepe, Tqveni Tvalebi _ gayursuli mimino... magram lamazi generali arafers iseTs jer ar iZaxda: `ramdeni xania mamidaCemi aRar gvinaxavs, xvalve vewvioT, ra, gumersinda...~ Tqveni Tvalebi, esteban pepe, gayinuli da Signi-Sigan ki farulad afrTxialebuli, niskarts ilesda avi mimino, magram ar Canda arsaiT msxverpli _ `ais, namcxvari mivutanoT, nuSis naRebiT, Zalian uyvars...~ `mamidaSenis Zalian... _ guljavrianad fiqrobda pepe, _ Tqvi, raRa rame...~ magram generals aq deidac gaaxsenda da esteban pepe wamoxta, celq margiCas mosarkul iatakze davardnili Zvirfasi cxvirsaxoci miawoda, munjur TvalebSi cremlmowolilma, sixarulisagan aRtacebulma, madlierad Seisruta misi alersiani Tavis dakvra da, general xorxes miujda gverdiT, bunebrivad gadaadgilebuli, axla sxva generlis gamovlenas Seudga _ ganze ugulod iqcia piri; Tqveni Tvalebi, esteban pepe, mzakvrulad rogor SeniRbuli, Tqveni Tvalebi, gril fitulad gaxevebuli cocxali, avi, da mainc briyvi, briyvi mimino. _ Cemebo, Zmebo... _ aCurCulda brezentgadafarebul, mokuntul sertanelebSi mdgari mendes masieli, rogor bneloda, _ gamomyeviT da did qalaqs naxavT... jer ar arsebobs da Cveni xeliT unda aSendes, sxva vin gviboZebs sanukvar qalaqs, Cemebo, Zmebo, Sorsaa Cvengan didi miwebi _ romi, babiloni, pompea da rio de Janeiro, magram simyralem aqamomdisac

ki moaRwia, da gaviJRinTeT, Tavi davixsnaT, Cemebo, Zmebo, unda davixsnaT beCavi Tavi, ianeebo, me gamomyeviT... da Tumca brZolas arvis avutexT, da wesiT TiTqos amis nebac gvaqvs _ ganridebisa, _ mainc icodeT, Tavdasasxmelad agvixirdebian, da Sars mogvdeben raRacas, rasme, _ brZola mogvelis... isic icodeT, rom davmarcxdebiT, magram silaRes igemebT, Zmebo _ Tavisuflebas gaCvenebT, raa. oRond, droebiT, icodeT esec, da nu SekrTebiT, radgan isedac droebiTa varT, aq, am miwaze... da sikvdilisac nu geSiniaT, nurc _ aryofnisa, nu ggoniaT, rom ucxo xilia _ dabadebamdec, xom ar viyaviT... ra ar momxdara Cvens gaCenamde, didron qalaqebs iRebdnen erTni da meoreni _ Tayvansa scemdnen... bnelSi tiroda patara biWi... zRvis piras grZel navs ucdida qali... viRaceebi _ viRaceebs klavdnen... xom ar gtkeniaT? da merec, mere, sikvdilis Semdeg, Tqvens moqnil sxeuls aRaraferi ar etkineba, da gaCenamdec gayuCebulebs _ mindvrad, balaxsa Tu gril nayofSi, meredac ase dagebedebaT _ da ganwiruli Tqveni sxeuli, sikvdilis Semdeg _ kvlav sigrileSi iyuCebs mSvidad, da, oTx ficarSi gaxeveba-misjilebs, Zmebo, aq, sicocxleSi, Tvalaxelilebs, gulaZgerebulT, nuTu sicocxle, anu tkivili, ar genatrebaT, nuTu ar gsurT Tavisufleba _ silamazeSi dabadebulebs... ugnurno, briyvno, sul erTaderTxel gaCndes qveynad adamiani da isic _ sxvisTvis? _ gamoeTrieT yvelani gareT! _ da isev Cumi, Semparavi CurCuliTa Tqva: _ Cemebo, Zmebo, mimoixedeT... konseleiro ukve mzis gulze amayad idga, brezentidan moxoxavdnen sertanelebi, wyvdiads SeCveuli Tvalebi Ronier Suqze exuWebodaT, da, wamomdgarni, dabneulni, aforiaqebulni, pirvelaRmomCenis sigorozegareuli gakvirvebiT Sescqerodnen mTebsa da Rrublebs... ra _ ra yofila da _ ra egonaT... `es yvelaferi, konseleiro, nuTu Cvenia...~ _ ridiT ikiTxa gregorio paCekom da Zlivs moswyvita maRal mTas Tvali. `Senia, Tqveni, _ uTxra mendes masielma, Sav samoss qari ufrialebda, sxvagan ar hqroda mciredi sioc, _ Tu moindomebT...~ `ki, rogor ara... _ wamoiZaxa SeSfoTebulma senobio lYosam, _ magram amisTvis saWiro raa...~ _ me gamomyeviT. _ me Tu wamiyvanT... _ maSinve morcxvad Tqva TavCaRunulma vakeirom, miwas jiutad Cascqeroda. is, erTaderTi, ar Sehyurebda zecasa da Rrublebs. _ Sen romeli xar... _ Joao abado. _ yvelas wagiyvanT, vinc moisurvebT. pirquS vakeiros Sescqeroda mendes masieli, auCqareblad Semouara. _ ginda TanaSemwe iyo Cemi, Joao? _ Zalian Zlier, konseleiro, _ uTxra iman da mere ganze gaixeda, jiutad moinacvla fexi, _ uJmuri rom var? _ eg araferi. Zalianac kargi. `_ vin ras gaxdeba qveynad,_wamoiwyo SiSvelma anisetom, organ miekra didi foToli, _ Tu ar eqneba bedi, kvati gascuravs xelad, CaiZireba gedi, aes ymawvili Sen unda Caibaro, oTo-eqimo~. da keTil saxes aq, am mowamlul darbazSi pirvelad SeeCexa mgzavri, erTmaneTs ndobiT Sehyurebdnen da WroRa TvalebiT uRimoda msuqani kaci, iseTi laRi sixaruliT, TvalSi sisovle moeZala, da siyvarulis gamxelisa TiTqos rcxvenoda, viTomc Tamamad da saqmianad da mxned ikiTxa: `ra gqvia, biWi!~ `me... domeniko~, uTxra da mixvda, aq, kamoraSi, wyeul qalaqSi pirvelad rom gaiRima da aman gaaRima ufro, da maT mzeraSi vedrebac iyo _ ar

Secvliliyvnen, erTmaneTs sTxovdnen... `sadauri xar...~ `upatronoa, _ mWaxed gaisma anisetos xma, bzari gauCnda maT naz, lbil bgerebs, _ xom Caibareb~. da isev galRva irgvliv yinuli _ `ki, ki, aba ra... fermkrTali rad xar~. `ra vici, ise~. `eg araferi, Cemsas wavideT, da kargi puri vWamoT, _ Tqva da xelebi moifSvnita, _ xom ginda...~ `diax~. `jer polkovnikTan unda mivides, _ gaRizianda kvlav aniseto, ucxo burusSi aRmoCnda radgan, _ gareT daicdi, oTo-eqimo~. _ col-Svili myavs da... _ Tavi CaRuna, _ konseleiro, axlave albaT ver wamogyvebiT. _ mere momagneb. gamexardeba icode, ze. _ kuSti RimiliT Tavs dascqeroda. _ rogor mogagnoT... _ yvelam mismineT! visac wamosvla axla ar ZalgiZT, da gabrunebulT, iq, sertanaSi mogenatrebaT Tavisufleba, am gzas misdieT. kaatingasken gafarCxa xeli. _ jer iq gaivliT, da iq rom gaxvalT, mimoixedeT, da kaatingas sxva buCqnars rom SeniSnavT mere, _ iqiT wamodiT. kaatingaSi iareT, Zmebo. _ ki magram, rogor... _ piri daaRo avelinom da konseleirom jer mas Sexeda, mere suyvelas moavlo Tvali. _ gamogatarebT kaatinga. gadaiSleba. gaocebulni idgnen mwyemsebi. _ ze, _ xmadabla Tqva Joao abadom, ganze ibruna piri _ uJmurs, gamolaparakebisa rcxvenoda, _ roca wamoxval, Cemi col-Svili wamoiyvane, ori xboca myavs da Cemi cxenic Caabare, Zaliana gTxovT, patrons. _ kargi... da me rom... vTqvaT da... _ me wamoviyvan, Joao biZia, _ gauRima manuelo kostam, _ me ra, axlavec wamovidodi, zes rom ar vaxlde, amxanagia Cemi. _ vinaa Seni biZia, _ maSinve cxviri aibzua Joaom, _ ki, rogor ara, Sen Cagabareb col-Svils, ki, rogor ara, Zalian, diax... ande cxvars bati... ara, mgels kravi Tu, rogoraa... fih! _ da xmas daudabla, _ Sen Tu ver SeZleb, ze moreira, davbrundebi da me wamoviyvan... _ aba, wavedi, _ mZimed Sebrunda konseleiro _ mendes masieli, xmeli goliaTi; Soreul sivrces pirquSi rwmeniT gahyurebda, da zurgs ukan myofT esRa miugdo: _ visac surs, momyves. gadadga fexi. `aba, midixar? _ TiTqos ugulod ikiTxa brWyviala polkovnikma, magram raRaca mainc awuxebda, sevdianad Sescqeroda didad amayi winapris aranakleb sevdian portrets, _ ucnauria... raSia saqme...~ `Cems bedze Tu wuxs... _ madlierebiT gaifiqra domenikom, oTo-eqimis Tvalebis Semdeg rwmena aRudga TiTqosda, TiTqos... _ diax, grandhalle~. `ucnauria~, _ gaimeora polkovnikma, TiTs magidaze Cafiqrebuli akakunebda, da domenikos guls moefona _ SemeCvia Tu... raSia saqme... rom vtoveb, albaT imitom dardobs... `mmm, mm... _ sevdianad RiRinebda polkovniki, _ midixar, aba? vin unda iyos... ucnauria... vin unda iyos~. `vin da mSvenieri kacia, nu daidardebT _ oTo-eqims mivyvebi, grandhalle~. `vis?~ _ gamofxizlda polkovniki da wamiT saxezec ki Seavlo mzera. `zeda qalaqSi aRar gageCerebao da... oTo-eqims gadamabares~. `vici, eg vici, _ xeli Caiqnia polkovnikma, _ Sen is Tqvi, Torem...~ `ra vTqva, grandhalle...~ `ra da, domeniko, biWo, _ uceb salaparakod aiRerRa polkovniki da sxapasxupiT miayara, _ es qali gamagiJebs pirdapir, suzzi. ver gamigia magisi saqme,

qmris Semdeg Sens garda aravisTan vyofilvaro, mimtkicebs, meficeba, da arc qmramdeo aravisTano, Tqven oris garda aravin vicio da Zalianac kargi, ase Tua, Zalian kargi, magram es rogor davujero, radgan im dros, ai... ai, im momentSi... _ aq odnav Seferxda, _ ai, loginSi, sawolSi raRa, eSxSi rom Seva, sul kvnesa-kvnesiT gaiZaxis _ ohohooo, vasko... rogor davujero, a, domeniko, miTxari aba _ me, kargad ici, federiko mqvia, imis qmars _ navole da sxva Tu aravin ar ganucdia, raRas iZaxis: vaskoo, vasko...~ ai, polkovniks ra awuxebda. Turme. TvalmoWutulni gascqerodnen sertanelebi qviSa-qviSad mimavalT. mendes masieli kuStad miuZRoda, Joao abado fexdafex mihyveboda, mere _ gregorio paCeko, avelino, roxasi... Tormetni iyvnen, silaSi mZimed eflobodaT fexi... ZlivsRa moCandnen mere, ruxi kaatinga gadaeRobaT da, Seferilebi, aRara Candnen. sunTqvaSekrulni, daZabulni Sescqerodnen Soreul buCqnars, da erTgan raRac gaibzara da, Zlivas gamosxlta dune siyviTle, es _ kaatinga gadaSliliyo, da Soreuli moCanda sila. muStebSekrulni gascqerodnen sertanelebi, moRrubluliyo, da Znelad Canda, da mere, mere, cota xnis mere, Sin brundebodnen, amxedrebulni, mxrebCamoyrilni, Zlier awvimdaT... `Sen Tavisufali xar, ze? _ esRa esmoda. Zalian wvimda, _ me, ara, ara... ah, ara, ara, _ gauTaveblad imeorebda ze, dambali ijda, wvima Camosdioda mWmunvare saxeze, tiroda TiTqos, _ ah, vera, vera...~ `da ginda, iyo?~ `Zalian Zlier, ki, ki, ho, diax...~ ze moreira, col-Svili gyavdaT, giyvardaT rogor, ah, ise Zlier... eridebodiT imaTTvis xifaTs... da mainc suli, Tavisufali, Tavisufali gerCiaT suli... xom ki, ho gsurdaT? `Zalian Zlier...~ _ iq rom gavidnen, Tormetni iyvnen. `unda damiTmoT, me unda damiTmoT, Cemo polkovniko, _ exveweboda sazareli miCinio, Tvalebi isev WriliT-Wrilamde nacrisfrad, avad uelavda, _ aki SempirdiT, Tuki mombezrda Sen dagiTmobo...~ kuTxeSi TrToda sabralo mgzavri. `ar mombezrebia, marcxena xelo, imdeni macinaa... _ dafiqrebuli ambobda brWyviala polkovniki, _ vinaa netav?..~ `rogor Tu vinaa... _ gaikvirva miCiniom, ubralod ecva, _ visa hgulisxmobT...~ `Sen xom ar ici, marcxena xelo, _ uecrad gamofxizlda polkovniki sezar _ aq, am qalaqSi, saxeli vasko vinmes xom ara hqviaa?~ `aravis, ara. damiTmeT, raa, _ Semzaravad ixveweboda miCinio, raRacnairad erTianad moeRrica saxe, _ sulac, momyideT, Tu gnebavT, hale, es mosaklavad yvelas ajobebs, Cems cxovrebaSi ar momiklavs didi biTuri... raRac sxva eSxi eqneba magas...~ `daa, moferebiT xom ar eZaxian visme...~ `ras, polkovniko?~ `rasa da _ vaskos...~ `ara, aravis... momyidiT, hale?~ `vera, ah vera, marcxena xelo. didi marSalis gadawyvetilebaa... patara xans daaclian albaT da fuls Tu versad SeiZens, daudarajdi da waaWeri Tavi sadme~. `patara xanSi SeiZleba gamoiqeqos, TvalanTebuli mokvdeba mere. axla ki, hale, sul erTianad miibnideba... _ axla aqvs fasi~. `da sulac SeiZleba, rom mogonili saxeli iyos, ara?~ `romeli, hale!~ _ `romeli _ vasko...~ `ki, rogor ara... egeb me vTxovo Tavadve marSals~. `ra unda sTxovo...~ `amisi yeli~. `ar girCev, hale. jer erTi, gadawyvetilebas Seni siamovnebisaTvis ar Secvlis da amas mere vinmem SemTxveviT rom gamoWras yeli, maSinve Senze ifiqreben da uxerxul mdgomareobaSi Cavardebi, hale...~ `maSin, grandhalle, or sityvas vetyvi, _ Tqva miCiniom, domenikosken gamoemarTa. ganze Tavdaxrils, aridebul

TvalebSi Cascqeroda, _ suli wagiswrebs, icode, lekvo _ an sadme, qalTan SerCebi albaT, an sulac, smaSi Caiklav sevdas; ubralod, gavlac mogenatreba mTvarian RamiT da... aswie Tavi!~ Tavapyrobili, morCilad idga _ `emag kiserSi Cagasob danas!~ Tavapyrobili, imediT idga _ isev is laqa... da imave RamiT guSagebma zeda kamoras alayafis kari ganaxvnes _ ocdaaTi cxenosani, grZeli serJantis meTaurobiT, Tavad marSalis uSualo miTiTebiTa da davalebiT, viRac Tormeti kacis mosaZebnad gaeSura... bazrobaTa qalaqSi mcired Seisvenes, sisxlSi amosavlebi xelebiT puri gatexes da, isev Caases dezebi cxens... Tavis farRalala qoxSi piraRma iwva ze moreira, didi mwyemsi, da, Wers miCerebuli, mariams eCurCuleboda: `wavideT, qalo...~ `rom daviRupoT... xom kargad ici, ar dagvindoben...~ `arc me davindob~. `bevrni arian kamorelebi~. `didi ambavi _ iyvnen ra, mere...~ `ver wamogyvebi... bavSvebianad, ver wamogyvebi... amaT ki, ici, ar mivatoveb. _ gamwarda qali, _ martoka wadi, ase Tu ginda~. `vin garCenT mere...~ oTo-eqimma kari gaaRo, Sin Seiyvana, mere, kibeze, TiTqos mobodiSebiT uTxra: `saxls ar vketavdi adre, domeniko, magram mec mnaxes raRa, mzeTunaxavi qalbatoni _ wamdauwum mitacebdnen~. `Tqven gitacebdnen? _ gaioca domenikom, _ ratom...~ `imitom rom, vinme Zalian avad Tu gaxdeboda, did fuls axdevinebdnen, me rom gamoveSviT.~ hee, kamora... `aq damicade, axlave moval...~ _ uTxra eqimma, da guli Cawyda maSinve domenikos, _ `esec isaa, _ aqauria _ raRacas malavs~... magram oTo-eqimi swrafad gamobrunda oTaxidan da auxsna: `axla, mibrZandiT... areuloba iyo cotaTi... da mivalage... mogexseneba martoxela kacis ambavi.~ da, rogorc iqna, Tormet sertanels wamoewia grZeli serJanti, gulmxiaruli stvena-stveniT da SeZaxilebiT wamoewivnen... piraRma iwva sadRac, silaze, ze moreira, aw momCvaruli didi vakeiro, sxvis cas, sxvis Rrublebs ahyurebda, kargad icoda, mezoblobaSi zogierTebi ukve rom apirebdnen kaatingasken wasvlas _ mcire sarCosabadebels agrovebdnen da, pawia tomrebiT stafilosa da kombostos Tesli mihqondaT... Tvals aridebda zes manuelo, darcxvenili da gabruebuli daabotebda isic _ kaatingasken guli uwevda. Tavisi qoxisken gamoemarTa ze, Semoabija, mariamis win _ sakvirvelebav! _ cal muxlze dadga _ `wavideT, wamo... Zaliana gTxov...~ da meramdened, kvlav ganmeorda: `rom amogvxocon... xom kargad ici, ar dagvindoben~. `arc me davindob. _ gulze xeli miido zem, _ arc me davindob aravis, qalo~. `bevrni arian kamorelebi~. `mariaam, iyvnen...~ `bavSvebianad, ver wamogyvebi, _ Tqva mariamma, da, gulCamwvari, muxlmoyril mwyemss Tvals aridebda, _ amaT ki, ici, ar mivatoveb... martoka wadi, ase Tu ginda~. `vin garCenT mere... _ xmadabla Tqva ususurma zem, mxrebze simZimeCamowolili, soxaneze uilajod muxlmoyrili idga. _ bavSvebianadac xom midian da... sxvas ra _ ar uyvars Tavisi Svili?~ da, rogorc iqna, Sors, kamoraSi, mgzavrma gabeda _ `Tqven... aleqsandros ufrosi Zma xarT?~ iseTi ndobiT Sescqeroda, vedrebiT ise, rom oTo-eqimi Zaan daibna: `visi, domeniko?~ `aleqsandrosi... aleqsandros Zma!~ `ara, geTayva...~ `ki, rogor ara, _ Seevedra domeniko, _ Tqven aleqsandros ufrosi Zma xarT~. `erTi da myavda, sul, domeniko...~ `Zma _ arc erTi?~ `ara... ara-meTqi, kaco, _ TiTqos odnav ganawyenda kidec oToeqimi, radgan undoblad Sescqeroda mgzavri, _ ratom ar gjera?~ `imitom, rom _ uTxra domenikom, _ mainc ver mixvdebio, ase miTxra~. `vin giTxra,

kaco~. _ marTla daibna oTo-eqimi. `Tqvenma Zmam _ aleqsandrom~. `hee _ xeli Seagdo maRla eqimma, _ ai, Sen axla coootaTi aurie...~ `da sityvebs swored ase, ai ase, TqvensaviT agrZelebda!~ `vin agrZelebda, Se kai-kaco?~ `Tqveni Zma...~ magram aq oTo-eqimma ise ubralod urCia: `ai es fxvnili dalie, biWi~, rom domeniko maSinve mixvda _ naRdad sxva iyo aleqsandros Zma... didi marSali, edmondo betankuri ki gamomcdelad Seyurebda ucnaur serJants _ iseTi gaWimuli Semovida, da ise mokle-mokled adgamda nabijs, cota ar iyos, gaocda kidec: ram gaaamaya ase _ Tormet ujiSo mawanwalaze ocdaaTkaciani razmiT gamarjvebam? magram grZel serJants Tav-piri Zlier Camostiroda, da didi marSali, mravlis momswre edmondo betankuric ki gancvifrda _ bevri enaxa damarcxebuli, magram isini momCvarulni da moxrilni iyvnen, xmel serJants ki manamde marad Cavardnili, uxilavi muceli gamoezniqa axla, da mxrebic ukan gadaeWima: xmeli da mucelgamozneqili, winmorkaluli, mSvilds Zlier hgavda, da betankuri erTbaSad mixvda: albaT, gamomSvidobebisas kai magari panRuri amoartyes... da egreve darCa. da sertanaSi, naxirisaken ipareboda mariami, Tavmkvdari qmari Tvalwin edga da, guldamduRruli, naxirisaken miipareboda, garindebuli idga faSati, da xesTan mimjdar did vakeiros Tvals aridebda, mariami ki, msubuqi, fexSiSveli, qmars zurgs uknidan Tavs dasdgomoda da, mere, mere, ver moiTmina, gaebzara guli da, TavCaqindrul, mokuntul zes ama sityvebiT gamoecxada: `ade, wavideT...~ panRurmibeWdili serJanti ki ase hyveboda: `kaixans ver wamovewieT, grandissimohalle, radgan kaatingas gverds vuvlidiT da isini ar vici, rogor gadiodnen...~ `saidumlo xvreli xom ar SeginiSnavs sadme~. `ara, grand...~ `mere!~ `da rom wamovewieT, mxned mivvardiT da ise ucnaurad gaCerdnen, gran...~ `eg grandissimohalle aRar gamagono! _ muqariT Sexeda didma marSalma, _ saqme! saqmeze ilaparake...~ `da ise ucnaurad gaCerdnen cota xans kidec davibeniT: xelCamoSvebulni idgnen da Semogvcqerodnen. mere me erT-erTs daniani xeli movuqnie, magram arc Serxeula. mere me gavbrazdi da kiserSi rom Caveci dana, mere kargad aRar maxsovs, gr... da mere gons roca movedi, yelze maryuJi mqonda da yvela silaze eyarnen, ese igi, Cemi razmelebi, yvelani _ gulSi maCeteCacemulebi da isini ki isev TerTmetni iyvnen~. `nTu nTormentnio? _ Caeria saubarSi leitenanti navole da maSinve enaze ikbina. `ara leitenanto, hale, erTi xom ukve me gavasaRe~ `da, ese igi, Tavidan erT-erTis mokvlas ucdidnen?~ _ Tvalebi moWuta marSalma betankurma. `ase gamodis, TiTqos. gr...~ `da cxenebi da Tof-iaraRic agarTves, ara?~ `diax... pativcemulo~. `da eg panRuri vin mogaWeda?~ `Cems jogs mwyemsavda adre, gr... _ daimorcxva serJantma, _ roxasio Tu raRac jandaba erqva~. `kaargia, kargi... _ Tqva marSalma betankurma, _ Tormetma CamoZenZilma mawanwalam ocdaaTi cxenosani dagamarcxaT, kaargia, kargi... da isic gamoiangariSes, yvelas gaego, jer Tqven rom gaasaReT imaTi kaci... yvelas erTbaSad rad ar esroleT!~ `ver moviTmine. pativcemulo. da Tanac, daniT, sainteresoa ufro...~`kaargia, kargi... polkovniko sezar.~ `diax, grandissimohalle!~ `oraskaciani brigada gagzavne. axlav, saswrafod~. `vin davuniSno meTaurad~. `vinc ginda... ager, navole gagzavne~. `ngmandlob ndobisTvis, ngr...~ `Tu hyavs amas vinme, TavdebSi datovebis Rirsi~ `coli hyavs, mgoni, _ Tqva polkovnikma, _ mgoni, gyavs, ara?~ `ndiax, ngrandhalle... nsuzanna qvia...~ `Zalian kargi, _ Tqva betankurma da polkovnik sezars TvalSi Sexeda _

icoda yovelive, _ Tavdebad gyavdes, _ mere navoles miubrunda: `yvela gaJliteT... oriod kaci moiyvane mxolod. mainteresebs, risi imedi hqondaT. saidumlo xvrels egeb waawydeT, Cemo leitenanto, sadme, ise, xom ici, kaatingaSi ver gavidodnen~. da mere isev polkovniki federiko sezar moixmo, morCili Tavi daaxrevina, da yurSi uTxra: `aes, serJanti gaasaReT... gajgimuli eg ki ara, greg rikioc ki mezareba xandaxan~. `orive gavasaRoT grandissimohalle?~ `erTi, grandhalle. es~. mcire saxl-karSi daabijebda ze moreira da wvrilman-wvrilman nivTebsa hkrebda. mere Joao abadosas Seiara, da misianebs _ colsa da oTx qaliSvils daexmara mcireodeni bargis SekvraSi da gaRimebuli dasdevda yvelgan mxiaruli mwyemsi. did vakeiros maSinve daemgzavra aTiod kaci _ cxeni, naxiri srulad datoves, mxolod sakuTar, oriode sul saqonels Caabes Toki: da erTic, ucxo, viRac yru-munji SemouerTdaT _ xan momRimari, momlodined Sescqeroda dabneul mwyemsebs, utyvi, keTili, yvelas daxmarebas mouxeSavad cdilobda, kamorasaken gaiSverda xelebs mere da muStebs iqnevda. jer egonaT rom, kamorelebma amoglijes ena, magram im ucxom ena gamohyo, kamorelebis misamarTiT Rmuil-RmuiliT imuqreboda raRacas; sadauroba gamohkiTxes, ise, ubralod, zrdilobisaTvis, da veraferi gaagebines, radganac pasuxad is ucxo mxolod da mxolod gulze Ronivrad ibagunebda xels da, mere, gregorio paCekosTan wasaReb did dols karga magrad rom Semohkra mrgvalTava joxi manuelo kostam, qvaze Camomjdar, zurgSeqceul ucxos Tvalic ar dauxamxamebia _ yruc ki yofila... RamiT daadgnen aRTqmuli qalaqisaken gzas. mziani dRiT ki Sua kamoraSi arxeinad mimaval eqims mgzavri, domeniko mihyveboda, wamlebiani CanTiT xelSi da, gaocebuli ismenda, reebs ubedavda avTvalebian kamorelebs oTo-eqimi: _ `oo, mTavar yurumsaRs vaxlavarT, rogor gikiTxoT _ aivanze gadmoyudebul viRac amazrzen, welszeviT SiSvel kacs uyviroda, _ ra qeni guSinRam, moinadire rame?~ `romeli monadire me mnaxe, oTo-Zia,_ gulianad uRimoda isic, gabanjgvluli kaci, _ ar Camiva fexi~. `ki, ki, sawyali... fexi ar Cauva, _ raRacnairad uborotod gamoajavrebda oTo-eqimi da mere domenikos xmadabla uxsnida, _ cnobili katiT monadirea, _ da uceb naRvlianad Sexeda mgzavrs, domenikos. rogorc SeeZlo amxnevebda, _ nu geSinia, miCinioc ki veras dagaklebs. dRisiT da mzisiT akrZalulia danis xmareba, RamiT ki arsad gagiSveb, biWi, nuRarafrisa geSinia, gasaRebi maCuqa avadmyofma erTma iseTii, ah... Sen, mTavaria, saRamoTi ar gamoTvre, biWi... sma xom ar giyvars? Zalian kargi, ai es kaci, domeniko, kedelTan rom dgas, Zaliana mZuls, mZuls da ha, ra vqna... wuwkia, Zunwi _ nuRar ikiTxav... drahkanebi aqvs Zalian bevri da, romelime naTesav-nacnobi ar damesesxoso da, gaqurdvis SiSic xom akankalebs da, wuwunSia sul _ miWirs, miWirso... magram ambavi daemarTa amas win? mtrisas... samasdrahkaniani lando iyida da erT gaWirvebul moqalaqes, romelsac, piriqiT, mdidrad mohqonda Tavi, gaurigda, rom: orives gvawyobs ese ambavi _ viTom es fuli Sen masesxe da me visesxeo da modi, mTel qalaqs ase vuTxraTo da yovlad uadgilod, domeniko, amas hyvebodnen, is gaWirvebuli _ trabaxobda, fuli vasesxeo, es wuwuraqi _ Tavs izRvevda, mere, uceb, domeniko, uceb is kaci ar gadabrunda da ar mokvda? aba... hoda, miadga amas im kacis qvrivi _ Cveni samasi drahkani momeo... amasac, am wuwks, raRa eTqmoda, raRas izamda _ mTeli kamora daadgeboda pirze... sul gminva-gminviT CauTvala; mgoni, daTvlisas moatyua ori drahkani...

ise, domeniko, imasac iZaxdnen _ aq, am qalaqSi nuraferi gagikvirdeba _ im qalma viTom Tavisi qmari am fulis asaRebad mowamlao da ra vici aba, amaT gaugebs vinme raimes? _ da axla sevda moeZala wylian TvalebSi. raRacnairad gasacodavebuli Cafiqrda. mimoixeda, da gaubrwyinda maSinve saxe, _ oo, qalaqis mTavar grosyalTabandmaisters vaxlavar, hale!.. me ara miSavs, rogor iqneba kaci Tqvens xelSi...~ kaatingasTan SeCerda mwkrivi, suyvelaze win manuelo kosta idga, ridiT umzerda buCqnars... Semzaravad gaxevebuliyo kaatinga, da yovel Wangze emCneoda, rom ara Tvlemda _ daZabuli da gadaxlarTuli, utyv molodinad gadaqceuliyo isic. manuelo kostam mwkrivis kudSi mdgar zes gamoxeda. _ aq ver ipirvelebda didi vakeiro, radgan bavSvebi aeyvana _ gogo da biWi... zes amoburcul beWisTavebze loya miedoT, mSvidad eZinaT da bavSvebi rom ar gaeRviZebina, pirvelma mwyemsma manuelo kostas odnav dauqnia Tavi, kaatingasken daiZra manuelo, zed miadga da SeCerda mere, kaatingam ki erTi moqnili, Zalian grZeli brWyali amohyo, saxesTan nela miutana mwyemss, TvalTan gauswora, SemarTulebi idgnen _ kaatingas auareba marwuxebidan _ erTi, da gaSeSebuli mxiaruli mwyemsi; da mere alesili brWyali sxeulis gaswvriv auCqareblad, kuStad Camouyva manuelos da, gadaiSala buCqi. auCqareblad gaiara manuelo kostam, oriod saSiSi nabiji daZabulma gadadga... moixeda mere _ ukve sxva mwyemsi Semodioda gadaSlil buCqSi. da ganze ki gadaweuliyo kaatinga, magram aSkarad caxcaxebda, mainc morCilad garTxmuliyo ganze braziT aTrTolebuli buCqi... mere qalebic gamovidnen _ Joaos col-Svili, mariami, gregorio paCekos coli da sidedri, avelinos sacole... brazi, caxcaxi emateboda kaatingas, brWyalebs aSkarad aJrialebda, rva vakeiro gavida kidev da zes win mdgari yru-munjis jeric rom dadga, did vakeiros dabneuli, morcxvi RimiliT gamoxeda da fexi rom Sedga, myisve wamoimarTa garTxmuli kaatinga, didi, RvarWnili marwuxebi yelSi Caaso. magrad daqaCa, jer didi mwyemsisken Seatriala sacodavi munji, mere qviSisken miizida da, dasca, gaxevebuliyo ze moreira, sakvirvelebav, munji ayvirda: `mets aRar vizaam, miSvele, zee, miSveleT, xalxoo...~ kaatingas iqiTa mxridan saSvelad moiWra maCeteamoRebuli manuelo, magram kuStma buCqnarma gasafrTxileblad mxolod erTi SedarebiT uwyinari marwuxi gamoisrola misken. da barZayidan aaglija mciredi xorci, da manuelo gamoafxizla, ayvirebul msxverpls ki kani gadmoafxoWna Tavze, loyebSi Caeso, yels ukortnida, `miSveleT Tqveni... _ ZlivsRa iZaxda munji, TvalgaSterebulni dascqerodnen gaRviZebuli, SeSinebuli bavSvebi, _ ara, ar vizam, mets aRar vizam...~ gamwarebulma, amRvreuli Tvalebi daxuWa, magram quTuToebSi Caafrinda daundobeli buCqis brWyalebi, quTuToebi Camoaglija, da uneburad TvalRia munji, agizgizebuli tkivilisagan gonebawarTmeuli, brWyalebSi gamomWvirval cas Sescqeroda, kaatinga ki gfleTdaT da gfleTdaT, iklaknebodiT, esteban pepe _krunCxviT damTavrda Tqveni sicocxle... Tqveni Tvalebi, estepan pepe, Tqveni Tvalebi _ avi mimino, aw _ uZravi da gaqvavebuli... esteban pepe, gayursuli miminos nacvlad, axla, amJamad, yviTlad uZravi gayinuli Sardisferi Tvalebi gqondaT... mere ki dinjad, saqmianad amoaglija yofil esteban pepes kaatingam basri brWyalebi, ganze ganerTxo, da mSvidad daeloda zes, romelmac grZeli fexebiT gadaalaja ase umowyalod gamovlenil did gamomvlens da Tavisianebisaken gavida... Sors, Zalian Sors, sxva kaatingas kidiT kidemde

gadaWimuli buCqnari Canda. da axla iqiT wavida mwkrivi, mamisTvis kiserze magrad SemoexviaT xeli daSinebul bavSvebs... da Tumca esteban pepesgan _ visac saidumlod davalebuli hqonda, aucileblad gaego sad iwyeboda kaatingas qveS saidumlod gamavali xvreli _ araviTari cnoba mosula, da oraskaciani leitenanti navolec jerjerobiT amaod daZrwoda aRma-daRma, Sors, kamoraSi, bazrobaTa qalaqis gavliT, mainc dairxa didad saeWvo, ucnauri xmebi, rom: Turme sadRac, Zalian Sors, sertanis siRrmeSi, ayril vakeiroebs qalaqi gauSenebiaT; rom is qalaqi romeliRac mdinaris napirTan Zevs; rom iq saxlebi TeTri Tixisganaa agebuli; rom iq adamianebi ZmebiviT arian da Tanabrad iyofen yvelafers; da rom im qalaqs _ `kanudosi~ hqvia.

nawili IV kanudosi Tavi I TiTqmis mTlad ayril, mitovebul sertanas mSvidad, gulgrilad, uqmad awvimda. SemoRobilSi naRvlianad mimdgariyo sisovliT daRarulbewviani naxiri, kuStad, ugulod icoxneboda, CamoZenZili, dabali Rrublebi Camowoliliyvnen, naadrevi bindi ukvirda nasiamovneb Wots, did muxaSi rom SeyuJuliyo da igiv xis fuRuroSi colSviliana mokalaTebuliyo rZiT gaWyepili calfexa Winka, sasi, da Tumca axla, imodena mitovebuli Zroxebis wyalobiT, rZe da karaqi sul ar uWirda, mainc dasevdianebuli gascqeroda danawvimar sertanas, sadac Cauqi mwyemsebi fexmali cxenebiT aRar danavardobdnen, wvimda sertanaSi, raRacnairad, ugulod wvimda, mcire wveTebiT isereboda dambal haerSi mZimed ativtivebuli nesti, da samad-sami sevdamoreuli, dafiqrebuli vakeiro xis Ziras, amozneqil fesvebze ijda, xmas ar iRebdnen. aRarcerT qoxSi ar bJutavda uRono Wraqi, sakvamuridan msubuqi boli arcvis saxlidan amodioda. duned, zantad acaxcaxebda wveTebi Camuqebul foTlebs, umZraxi damRa suyovelives jiutad edo, da mxolod miwa, erTguli miwa, yovelivesi erTiaTad dambrunebeli, Tavis did saqmes Cveuli sidinjiT aRasrulebda _ xeebisaTvis, balaxisa da yvavilebisTvis isrutavda macocxlebel sisovles, gafuebuli, gulmadlianad SiSinebda da mainc, axla, adamianTagan mitovebuli, isic ki, isic, Tavad miwa, alag-alag raRac ucxod uJmurad atalaxebuli iyo da ze moreiras ezos kuTxeSi lafSi amosvrili, xidan gamoCorknili pawia cxvari egdo _ balRebis miviwyebuli saTamaSo da manuelos ezoSi ki, iqve RobesTan, romeliRaca gulamoskvnili qalis naCuqari, yovlad umaqnisi, gadagdebuli enZelaamoqarguli abreSumis cxvirsaxoci TiTqos cremlebiT inameboda, mxiaruli mwyemsi ki gakvirvebuli atuzuliyo iq, Soreuli kanudosis misadgomebTan _ goraks mofarebul, uxilav kanudosTan, sadac jer mxolod aTad-aTi Tixis saxli idga, gorakis Ziras eulad mimjdar, muxlze gadaSlil qaRaldSi cxvirCargul batisfrTamomarjvebul uJmurs Sescqeroda: _ me var, Joao biZia, veRar micani? _ saxeli da gvari miTxari-meTqi, vis veubnebi, vinaa Seni biZia. _ mamasxaravebT, Joao biZia? ra, veRara mcnob? _ ikiTxa uneburad SeWmuxvnilma mxiarulma mwyemsma, _ Camavali mze scemda TvalebSi. _ SenTan samasxaraod mcalia swored, vinaa SenTan momasxarave! _ batis frTa daagdo gulmosulma Joaom da risxviT axeda, _ aq aRar gagiva Zveli xrikebi da tingicoba, wesi unda icode aqauri da rigi... aq manuelom ridiT Sexeda, Tavi daxara: _ qalaqis naxva meCqareba. ki. _ Tu geCqareba, rad ar mpasuxob... _ da gaamayda, _ Cveni qalaqi Zlier axloa, ai, am goraks gadavivliT da... _ ra gipasuxoT... _ saxeli da gvari rogoria Tqveni. _ manuelo kosta, _ Tavazianad miugo mxiarulma mwyemsma da viRacas SeumCnevlad Caukra Tvali. _ ramdeni wlis xar. _ ocdaSvidisa. _ saidana xar.

_ kalabriidan. _ TaT!! _ gagulisda isev Joao, _ sertanidan xar! moxarSuls gicnob... _ raRas mekiTxebodiT mere... _ aseTia wesi! _ sertanidan var... _ ra moitane. _ jer, ra Tqma unda, sakuTari Tavi da tani... _ daiwyo isev! _ sami xbo moviyvane, Joao biZia, Cemi kuTvnili da erTic zaqi. _ aRar axseno Cemi saxeli. _ xbo da zaqi vTqvi, ram gagabrazaT. xom isev aq xarT? heh! _ kaatingac gamoviareT... sul ar gagfxaWnaT? sul, sul, cotaTi. eg araferi, nu gewyinebaT... da aba, axla, gorakTan mdgari, Tuki mixvdebiT Cvens manuelos Tu ra axumrebs, Zalian Zlier gamexardeba... ar iciT, ara? _ Relavs, Zvirfaso... da isic, kidev, isic axumrebs, rom im gorakis gadavlis Semdeg veRar ixumrebs uwindeburad, amasaca grZnobs, radganac, iqve, konseleiros mier aRqmuli mcire qalaqi Cveni, didi kanudosi elis... mxiaruli mwyemsi ki ara, ager, mudam uTqmeli es vakeiroc saxumarod gamzadebula, es ra ikisra, yuri daugdeT... _ Sen raRa gqvia. _ inosensio. _ saidana xar! _ sertaneli var. _ ramdeni wlis xar! _ me? _ ara, _ me... _ gamoajavra Joaom da TvalebSi gamomwvevad Sexeda. iman ki arxeinad gauswora mzera da uTxra: _ Tqven? Tqven iqnebiT, ase, ormocdaori-ormocdaxuTi wlisa. _ TaT!! _ gagulisda isev Joao, magram namdvilad maSin daibna, SeumCnevlad, farulad aRtacebulma Tavisi col-Svili rom SeniSna mwkrivSi. drois mosagebad didi gulmodginebiT wvers usworebda batis frTas da Tan gamalebuli fiqrobda _ ar ekiTxaa, Sinaurobisa gamo Tavisive mier SemoRebuli wesis darRveva gamouvidoda, arada, romeli WkuaTamyofeli hkiTxavda cols da Svils saxels... da moifiqra: _ qalebi iqiT... iqiT mideqiT... mariaam, Tqvenc. aq Joao abados pirvelad gauxarda, rom oTxive qaliSvili hyavda. da mere, did mwyemssac veRar akadra es yovlad umaqnisi gamokiTxva da mcire baraTi ase Seavso: `ze moreira, ara?~ `ocdaToTxmetisa, ara?~ `ki~. didis gulmodginebiT gamohyavda asoebi: `se... er... ta-ne... li. madlobT~. sertanaSi ki is sami mwyemsi didxans umZraxad, mowyeniT ijda. wvimiT dambali didi, orkuTxa qudebi daudevrad exuraT eWvebiT damZimebul Tavebze, mobuzulebi isxdnen. mainc usmendnen wvimis Cum SiSins da ukanaskneli wveTebis uRono xma miwaSi rbilad rom Cailia erTi maTgani wamodga fexze, Sors gaixeda, da gabrazebulma Tqva: `unda wavide!~ `sad unda waxvide...~ _ Tqva yurmoWrilma, mesame vakeiro TavCaRunuli, kriWaSekruli ijda, jiutad Cascqeroda miwas. `mereda, Cveni miwa rom mainc araa es?~ `aba visia _ iwyina mwyemsma da fexze mdgars axeda, _ me vamuSaveb~. `Tu Seni coli...~ `sul erTi araa?~ `ara. mwyemss miwa ara aqvs, ara, _ Tqva fexze mdgarma, _ balaxze cocxlobs~. `balaxi mere _ raa, cudia?~ `mSvenieria, _ Tqva wamomdgarma, _ magram fesvebi ara aqvs grZeli~. `aba, sxva ra gsurs... _ Tqva yurmoWrilma, _ xeebic xom gvaqvs,

grZelfesviani...~ `xe Seni moyvanili araa, tugo, _ Tqva fexze mdgarma, _ xolo kombosto, stafilo da oxraxuS-qinZi ver damakavebs~. `maS ra dagakavebda, prudensio...~ _ xmadabla ikiTxa fesvebze mjdarma. `jer, ra Tqma unda, SeiZleboda isic myofnoda, rame mcenare rom gvqonoda, Cveni gazrdili, Rrmafesviani. magram xexilic agvikrZales, es imitom, rom imaT saqonels movla da zrunva ar mohkleboda, sxva raimeze _ yuradReba ar gadagvetana, magram xexili kidev jandabas, Cemi fesvebi ara maqvs, sakuTari, Cemi, siarulisas miwas verca vgrZnob, ver davabije verafriT fexi, radgan _ sxvisia, da Tumca guls gatken, tugo, mainc unda giambo is cali yuri Tu rogor mogWres... rogor da risTvis...~ gorakze mZimed adioda sertanelTa gorozi mwkrivi. sul win _ Joao miabijebda, didad amayi, TavSemarTuli... Zlivs sunTqavdnen, TiTqos kaatingas marwuxebi SemosaltodaT yelze, ise Relavdnen. ze moreiram gogo da biWi miwaze dasva _ ara, ah, ara, zes ra daRlida _ Tavisi fexiT unda asuliyvnen bavSvebi borcvze, da TavianTi simaRlidan unda enaxaT ucxo qalaqi _ zes ase surda. iqve, mis ukan miabijebda gafiTrebuli mariami, da maCeteze TiTebSeyinuli inosensio, da yvrimalebdaberili, pirvelad kuSti _ manuelo kosta... adioda mwkrivi. frTxilad sunTqavdnen, da yvelasTvis SeumCnevlad _ ah, qalis iSta... _ gaampartavnebul Joao abados sxvebisTvis SeumCnevlad saxeloze CamoqaCa colma da miaCurCula: `ar mogenatre, ah, pumpurika?~ raRa dros imisi celqobaa... _ gasaTxovari qaliSvili hyavda, da gakvirvebisgan mTlad retdasxmulma Joaom mxolod xmadabla waizmuvla raRac da isev gasworda, isev gadadga mtkiced nabiji, da borcvis Tavze amayad Sedga. sertanelebi aim gorakze gverdigverd idgnen, Rrmad da Ronivrad sunTqavda yvela, da yovelives, gaognebulni, TvalebiT Wamdnen. `kamorelebi rom amovidnen, Semmowmeblebi, sul sami kaci _ Tqva fexze mdgarma, prudensiom, fesvebze damjdars arc uyurebda, _ aba, romel erTs gvesiamovneboda, magram Sen mainc, gansakuTrebiT SeZrwundi, tugo _ qaTmebi gyavda. vis ras uSlida is frinvelebi, magram esec ki akrZaluli gvaqvs, qaTmebis yola _ ase hgoniaT, rom im Cvens kuTvnil namatis meoTxedze ise Zalian aRar vizrunebT, qaTmis imedic Tuki gveqneba... ra mSvenieri azria, ara? hoda, Sen erTi gamodeq CvenSi, vinc maTi brZaneba daarRvia. sxvebma ar vikadreT es, ki ar davSindiT, ubralod, ise... da vidre is sami kamoreli naxirs Soris mimodioda, Senma mamalma iyivla, tugo... da gaigones. wamsve ecvala samTaves saxe, Seni saxlidan jer Sors iyvnen. da morig, axal yivilamde gaSeSebulni, smenadqceulni, wingadmoxrilni, mamlis xmobisas ociod nabijs gamoirbendnen. ase gipoves is akrZaluli frinvelebi, tugo. mere im kacma, danarCen ors rom Tavkacobda, Zalian dinjad da saqmianad ikiTxa ase: `aq vina cxovrobs?~ Sen ki beCavo imis win warsdeq, Semogyurebda qedmaRali, ah, ra samosi, ra didebuli kurtaki ecva, sul vercxlis mbzinavRilebiani... Sen ki, beCavi, CamoZonZili, imis win ideqi... im ors aniSna da kamoruli wvrili danebiT qaTmebs alersiT gamoWres yeli _ tuCi kbilebSi gamoimwyvdies, Tvali milules, qaTmebs ase usvamdnen danas... mere mesamem, im Tavkacma, Rilebianma, erTxans TvalebSi giyura, xeli brZanebiT gamogiSvira da sakuTari Seni maCete, im Semmowmebels Caude xelSi. is agdebulad Semogcqeroda_ eh, ra dacinviT gimzerda, mere ori TiTiT zizRianad gadagiwia yuri, meore xeli aRimaRla da, hoi, sircxvilo, sakuTari, Seniv maCeteTi marjvena yuri CamogaTala, me _ prudensio, iqave videq! da iqve idgnen sertanelebi. maCetesaken wauvida suyvelas xeli, Sen ki, Semcbari,

gaognebuli, uZravad ideq, sisxli gdioda. uiaraRod ideqi, tugo, da maSin kidev _ araferi, magram Tavkacma Seni maCete, vai sircxvilo! _ dagigdo ferxTiT da maSinac ki ar daixare, erTxans gicadeT, Sen kidev _ ara, araferi, vai, sircxvilo, me _ prudensio, Seni RviZli Zma, iqave videq! magram Sens nacvlad rom gamoeRo romelime sertanels xeli, mTlad Tavis moWra iqneboda Seni da, jandabas kidev, CamoTlili _ yuri... araa, tugo? da SenisTana mwyemsis wyalobiT, imav dRes tugo, yovel sertanels mogveWra TiTqos cal-cali yuri... yurmoWrilebi gavxdiT yvelani... axla ki, axla, ais qalaqi gveZaxis Turme, sadac sakuTari Tavis baton-patroni iqneba yvela da rad ar modixar, aq ra gakavebs! Tqvi, ra gakavebs, _ welSi orad moikeca, Zmisken daxrilma, CurCuliT hkiTxa: `aYam miwaSi Cafluli yuri?~ iman ki Tvali aarida, oflma daasxa, sadRac ganze Tqva: `ho~ da fexze mdgari kvlav gaimarTa, sibraluliT daxeda erTi, uTxra: `Sen Sens miwaze ar ideq, tugo... da imitomac _ galaCrdi~. aq fesvze mjdari raRacnairad Ronivrad, nela, Zalian nela, TandaTanobiT wamoimarTa, Zmas Seacqerda aalebuli TvalebiT, da mTeli saxec ise ewvoda, Tavs zemoT haeri aulivlivda da almuris miRma Soreuli xeeebic ativtivdnen TiTqos. `ai, swored mag sityvas vucdidi Sengan, _ Tqva mwyemsma, saxe ubrialebda, _ magram laCari ar var. kargad mismine, yovelives getyvi. odond Sebrundi! aii, ase... _ Setrialebuls mxarze daado marcxena xeli, _ erTi icode _ sikvdilisa ar meSinoda. yvelafers agixsni... ais qaTmebi, prudensio, imitom myavda, mindoda gamego, amisTvis marTla damsjidnen Tu ara, da isic msurda, yvelas gaego, rani arian kamorelebi... rom amovidnen, ki ar SevZrwundi, prudensio, ara _ vRelavdi... mere rac moxda, kargad ici da isic icode, prudensio, Tumca SensaviT Seupovari ar var, sikvdilis SiSma ar maiZula is saocari moTmineba... me mainc movkvdi sertanis TvalSi _ es imitom rom Tqven, Tqven dagindeT. mSvenivrad ici, mTeli jari amovidoda da dedabudiana yels gamogvWridnen. Cemi sikvdilis ar meSinoda, prudensio... isedac movkvdi. magram im Cemi uzomo damcirebiT yvelani sabolood xom migaxvedreT, visTanac gqondaT saqme. da axla, rom ar mogyvebi, esec araa sikvdilis SiSi, piriqiT _ naadrevi sikvdilis survilia, prudensio... _ aq rom amovlen, mogexseneba, mainc momklaven _ vis rad argia erTaderTi mwyemsi. javrs ki iyrian... isic icode, xels ar gavanZrev, TiTsac ki aravis davakareb, da es SiSi ki ar iqneba, prudensio, ara, _ minda, rom iq Tqvens qalaqSi, aqedan Sors, yvelam icodes, cxenebi da saqoneli uklebliv rom Cavabare kamorelebs da arc wyenis sababi mimicia raime da mere, mainc, mainc rom wamovlen Tqvenze, gecodinebaT, rom marTlebi xarT, SemotrialdiT~. _ Zalian kargi, Tqva prudensiom, _ asec megona. magram Seni piridan msurda gamego yvelaferi da imitomac gangarisxe da gaTqmevine. Zlivas davmSviddi. _ wadi. _ gaxarebuli mivdivar Sengan. _ wadi. Cemi col-Svilic waiyvane. aq mesame Zmac wamodga, xma amoiRo: _ mec aq davrCebi. codoa marto. _ mec davrCebodi, _ Tqva prudensiom, _ magram sircxvilia, Cveni gvaridan iq arc erTi rom ar iyos da, sircxvilic rom ara, mainc migatovebdiT _ didad vecdebi, erTi aT-oci kamoreli mogayoloT gzaze. _ keTilad gevlos.

_ aba, wavedi. da prudensiom orkuTxa qudi moixada, Rrmad Tayvani sca orives da Tqva: _ mSvidobiT, Zmebo. ara tiroda. sertanelebi ucxo gorakze gverdigverd idgnen. aferadebul Tvalsawierze jer qviSnari iyo, mzis gulze yviTlad akiafebuli, TvalismomWreli... usicocxlo da miusafari, mainc bzinavda da livlivebda, raRac moZravi ram feri edo _ sufTa, yviTeli... qviSrobis iqiT yvavilovani veli Rvioda, aTasnairad dawinwkluli, wynarad, uCumrad, TavisTvis xarobda da mkrTali biliki etyoboda, dauCagravi. im vels miRma ki Wala iyo, ativtivebuli, meCxeri, raRacnairad, msuyed gamWvirvale da totebSua sertanelTaTvis ucxo ram Sveba, mdinare Canda _ pirvelad sWvretdnen am abrWyvialebul mimoklaknil wyals, uxvad rom moagorebda zvirTebs, rbilad Casdevda Tixovan napirs da napirTan ki, gverdigverd, erTad, Tixis aTiod saxli idga. axali, TeTri... kanudosi, heh! arc gaugiaT, rogor daiZrnen, rogor gadadges pirvelad fexi, da, gorakidan rom Cadiodnen, ar Sescqerodnen mindorsa da qviSnars da arc icodnen sad abijebdnen, raze, mxolod mdinares, mdinares, cocxals, Sehyurebdnen da miabijebdnen. daRmarTSi CamavalT, yoveli nabiji neknebze awvebodaT, mere qviSaze miabotebdnen sunTqvaSekruli sertanelebi, biliks daadgnen grZel mwkrivad mere, gadaiares feradi veli, kvlav gaiSalnen, Wala egrilaT da Tixis saxlebTan misianebi daxvdnen. uRonod, morcxvad wauRimiles, sxva ram elferi edoT saxeze gregorio paCekos, avelinos, roxass senobio lYosas... konseleiro jer arsad Canda. wamiT Seavles erTmaneTs Tvali, krinti ver daZres _ yvela, suyvela mdinares Wvretda, oRond, farulad icqirebodnen, eridebodaT _ TiTqos mdinare cocxali iyos! is ki, mdinare, uxvi, mdidari, amozneqili, ferad kenWebze gadadioda da aTasxmovan martiv simReras aCxrialebda, aCurCulebda, abrWyvialebul gluv kunTebad amosdioda nazi kunTebi, modioda da sul, sul, yovel wams _ axali iyo! Sublze xeli moisva gabruebulma zem, Tvalebi moisrisa, ezideboda rbili taldebi, mzis gulze damdgars, uxmobda rogor, da mainc ver gadadga fexi, Tavisufali jer kidev ar iyo, ara, da mdinare ki, uxvi, cocxali TiTqos TavisTvis miedineboda, magram raRa iyo is idumali, rbili Cxriali, mdinare yvelas jiuti CurCuliT uxmobda... maRali fexi moinacvla zem, uxv wyalSi mzeraabjenils, piri gauSra, da mdinarisken rogorc gadadga uneburi, grZeli nabiji, maSinve Cauqrola manuelo kostam, napirTan Ronivrad dahkra fexi, iskupa da mdinareSi moadina zRarTani. da wamsve agugunda napiri _ mdinarisaken garboda yvela, TaviT, fexebiT, mucliT xtebodnen mamakacebi, qalebi ki yelamde wyalSi Sediodnen da, axmianebulT, mdinareSi mdgarT, mdinare surdaT, vera ZRebodnen da didma mwyemsmac daaRira Tavi da iseTi zRarTani gaadina, napirze darCenil bavSvebs mieSxefa wyali. dinji mwyemsebi uCveulod celqobdnen da Wyumpalaobdnen _ gregorio paCeko, senobio lYosa, saxes urtyamda zvirTebs roxasi, TvalebdaxuWuli da ganabuli idga yelamde wyalSi mariami, Joaos coli da qaliSvilebi, inosensio Cabuqnavda da mere axteboda maRla, Zalian maRla da tansacmlidan grZeli wveTebi scvioda, xtoda da xtoda, ze moreira wyalSi Tavs hyofda, bundovan fskers Tvalgaxelili Cascqeroda, mere maRla SemarTavda Tavs, gemrielad kbeCda moSiebul haers, da, erTxelac rom aRaRo Tavi, svel

wamwamebSi mzem ifeTqa da xelisguli rom Camoisva, gorakisaken gaixeda, wamoimarTa _ Soreul borcvze sertanelTa axali jgufi idga. gaxevebulni, mdinares sWvretdnen, mwemsTa celqobiT mravalgan afeTqebuls, da zes, zes garda veravin amCnevda maT, daZabulebs da gaxevebulebs da mwyemsi mixvda, rom ager, axla, am mdinareSi, maTgan gansxvavebiT cotaTi ufro, sul, sul cotaTi ufro, TiTqos rogorRac Tavisufalia da iq gaaxsenda Tavisi Tavi, momcro gorakze. daRmarTSi mZimed Camodiodnen... manuelom ki aq, mdinareSi, erT-erT qaliSvils Soridanve apkura wyali, imanac koxtad SemohRimila, mamamisi ki, didi uJmuri, mTlad moiqufra, magram Joao namdvilad maSin gacecxlda, saxeze mZimed svelTmaCamoSlilma manuelom Tavi mkveTrad rom gaiqnia, da rom urCia: `Tqvenc CamodiT, ra, Joao Zia, iciT, ra kargia?~ aq didma uJmurma gacla daapira, Semobrunda da uceb, erTbaSad dainaxa sertanelTa axali jgufi _ mdinarisaken Tavqudmoglejilni gamorbodnen da Joao, erTxans dabneuli, gamoerkva da maSinve gzaze gadaeRoba _ `jer ara, ara, jer qaRaldi unda Seivsos~, _ aq romeliRacam swrafad aurbina da Joaom iquxa: `jer saxeli miTxar, saxeli miTxari-meTqi, ar SeiZleba ase, gesmis, nikasio!~ da roca iman mdinareSi gaadina gemrieli zRarTani, sxvas miaZaxa: `Sen raRa gqvia, Cemo gabriel!~ magram imanac iqiT iskupa, gabrazebuli Cveni Joao Walas Seefara, zurgi auqcia uxv, gril mdinares, magram xandaxan malulad moabrunebda Tavs... Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni mdinare, magram xandaxan arc viciT xolme... _ da wyalSi xtodnen tansacmliani sertanelebi, mariams gogo-biWi napirTan daeyenebina da svel xelisgulebs nazad usvamda muxlebze, Tavze, da mere uceb gayuCda yvela _ Tixis napirze Savtansacmliani konseleiro _ mendes masieli idga. gaxevebul sertanelebs aTvalierebda da, sadRac, tuCis kuTxeebsa Tu Sors, Rrmad TvalebSi, Tvalebis miRma, mainc etyoboda Rimili da kuSti alersi. `Zalian kargi, _ Tqva mere konseleirom, gawuwuli mrevli rom SeaTvaliera, _ roca amoxvalT, Tixis mozelas SeudeqiT. yvelani erTad imuSavebT. jer bavSvebisaTvis aageT saxli, mere _ visac qalebi da moxucebi hyavs, danarCenebi jerjerobiT sxvas SeexizneT. dRe jer didia. amodiT, Zmebo~. da, amosulni, yvelani mixvdnen _ im mdinareSi sertanelebad Cavidnen da axla ki, axla, ganbanilebi, grilni, Zlierni _ kanudoselebi iyvnen. Joao abadom cotaTi mogvianebiT gaigo es _ imave grZel dRes, roca yvelam daiZina da mTvarian RamiT iq mdinareSi WyumpalaobiT ijera guli. * * * _ aes viRaa, oTo-eqimo? _ magas kidev ara uSavs, magram iqiT rom dgas, dabali, uh _ ubeduris erTia, ubeduri... Sua kamoraSi miabijebdnen, aqa-iq saeWvod irxeoda fardebi. nacrisfer saxlTan zorba musikosebi idgnen, Ronivrad azmuvlebdnen raRac Casaber sakravebs, medolec gamwarebuli iqnevda mrgvalTava joxs, aziduli Rrianceli idga, magram saxlidan SigadaSig mainc gamosxlteboda kvnesayvirilis nafleTi... _ ar SeimCnio araferi, fanjrisken ar aixedo, CCuu, gaiRime, _ gadaulaparaka oTo-eqimma, _ gaiRime-meTqi. Tavgadaxrilma domenikomac gaiRima, rogorc SeeZlo _ RawviT-Rawvamde mSrali, iribi naiarevi gadaesera. _ ra... ra xdeboda im saxlSi Zia? _ viRacas scemdnen.

_ ratom? _ ra vici, ise ki, imitom ukraven xolme, yvirilis xma ar moedos qalaqs. _ ratom? _ viTom kamoraSi cema ar arsebobs. aseTia wesi. _ da ise abneulad ratom ukravdnen? _ ar ician da imitom. ise ki, iZaxian, momavlis musikaao. _ Zalian scemen? _ ara, arc ise, mxolod cxvir-pirSi. raSia ici, saqme, domeniko? am yvirils gangeb gvasmenineben. _ rogor... es rogor... _ rogor da, sinamdvileSi, damnaSaveebs sadRac miwis qveS awameben, magram es rom miiCqmalos, viTom cemac ki akrZalulia da viTom mainc Cumad scemen da cemac rom viTom gasaidumloebulia dakvris wyalobiT, viTom mxolod cemaa kamoraSi, if, if, ra dalagebulad vlaparakob? _ fuh, ramdenjer vaxsene es erTi sityva... gaige rame? _ vera, veraferi. _ eh, Sen ki ara, _ moiwyina oTo-eqimma, _ mec ver avige veraferi. arada, am qalaqSi davberdi kaci... erTxans umZraxad midiodnen, domenikos wamlebiani yuTi mihqonda. _ da im saxlSi vin cxovrobs? _ sada, cxvir-pirSi rom scemen? _ diax. _ aravin, domeniko. dawesebulebaa. _ eg rasa niSnavs? _ eeh, _ amoioxra oTo-eqimma, _ auxseni axla amas erT wuTSi, kamoraSi ra rogoraa... _ da gamococxlda, _ aq SegiZlia aixedo, yvelaze xnieri kamoreli qalia, magram iqiT gveZaxis yvelas bebias. ai, naxav, Tavisi SviliSvilis ambebi Tu ar gamogvkiTxos... noxgadmofenil aivanze moZravi, cqriala dedaberi mimodioda, xeliT moiCrdila, Sedga: _ Sena xar, oTo, bebia? _ me var, bebia. _ Cemi ramunCo xom ar ginaxavs, bebia? _ ara, bebia. _ ras ambobs xalxi, aRar moyavso ramunCos coli, bebia? _ araferi msmenia, qalbatono. _ kargi qalia, _ Tqva mere oTo-eqimma, aivans rom gamoscdnen, _ mxolod magas da me ar gverCian mTel am ubanSi. me imitom rom _ eqimi var, magas imitom _ rom aseT xandazmulobamde miRwevis imedi hqondes yvelas. _ qalebsac erCian? _ qali raa amaTTvis viTom... _ gaikvirva oTo-eqimma, _ ise, rom icode, bavSvebs marTla ar erCian arafers, Tormet wlamde, _ da daayola, _ Tuki imaTma axloblebma ar daaSaves raime, nu Semomcqeri ase, gaiRime... win mokirwyluli aRmarTi Canda; viwro, daklaknili quCa mZimed mibobRavda maRla. Tujis WiSkarTan mcvelebis ufross raRac wasCurCula oTo-eqimma da imanac maSinve xis ori mosasxami gamoatanina xelqveiTebs, domenikos didis yuradRebiT umzerda. xis uxeS samoss vidremde mxrebze moirgebdnen, da rkinis niRabs saimedod aifarebdnen, mcvelTa ufrosma nela aswia xeli da qveda kamoraSi Sesasvleli Tujis

WiSkari zlazvniT, RrWialiT ganixvna. qveda kamorasken acocebul aRmarTs mZimed Seuyvnen, rkinis niRabSi rogor cxeloda, oflad gaiwura sabralo mgzavri, sveli rkinis suni uJmurad scemda, Zlivs adgamda damZimebul fexs, _ `gaiRime, domeniko, gaiRime... _ uCurCulebda oTo-eqimi, _ eg araferi, niRabSi rom xar, gaiRime, mainc gaiRime...~ mokirwyluli aRmarTi terfebsa stkenda, ezizReboda gaoflili xelisgulebi, viwro Wrilidan sul nair-nairfrad SeRebil, TiTqos mxiarul, magram av, undo, yru, pirquS saxlebs SeZrwunebuli misCereboda, da uceb, zurgSi, xis mosasxamze, raRac mokled eZgera da Caelursma _ `nu geSinia, domeniko, _ waiCurCula oTo-eqimma,_ eg araferi, xumroba iyo~. `ra iyo...~ `dana~. `rogor Tu dana!...~ `xumrobis niSnad, mosasxamSi dana Cagases.~ domenikos, mobuzuls, civi ofli sdioda. aq saocrad Rirseulad morTuli kaci nazis RimiliT miuaxlovdaT, mowiwebiT daukra oTo-eqims Tavi: _ rogor brZandebiT, batono oTo, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali? _ kargad, Cemo gabriel, Tavad rogor xarT, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali? _ ra miSavs, gmadlobT, varT nela-nela, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali. frTxilad vzrdi bavSvebs, gulisyuriTa, rogorc ityvian, radgan amdeni traRikulobis SemxedvareT, naRveli ar gaujdeT norC gulSi, didada vSiSob. miuxedavad niRab-mosasxamisa, meyvseuladve SegicaniT. aes Wabuki, xelyuTiani, raRa Tqma unda, TanaSemwea keTili Tqveni, ara batono? _ diax, gabriel. _ batono oTo, Tu nebas momcemT, mosasxamebi damitoveT, SegawuxebdaT, aq ukve nakleb saxifaToa. _ ki, ki, gabriel, aqve davtovoT? _ raRa Tqma unda, me vudarajeb, Tuki mendobiT. _ ki, rogor ara, da Sen Tu ara _ sxvas vis vendobi, diax, gabriel. erTianad svel, alag awiTlebul, alag _ gafiTrebul, SiSiT daforajebul saxeze xeli Camoisva damSvidebulma domenikom, esiamovna ucnobis zrdili, TavdaWerili saubari da rogorc ki gascdnen, xmadabla hkiTxa: _ es albaT erT-erTi yvelaze kargi qveda-kamorelia, ara, oTo-eqimo? eqimma ubrad iara erTxans, mere ki Tavi miabruna, SoriT Camotovebul gabriels megobrulad dauqnia xeli da sxapasxupiT miaCurCula: _ gagiJdi, domeniko? rigiT meore TavzexelaRebulad iTvleba qveda kamoraSi, rigobertos Semdeg. magisma laparakma ar Segacdinos, da isic icode, domeniko, rom miT ufro TavzexelaRebulia qveda kamoreli, ramdenadac ufro zrdilobianad gebaaseba. _ rogor... es rogor... _ rogor da, biWo, TavzexelaRebulebs mSvenivrad aqvT mowyobili cxovreba da, kmayofilni, Tavazianad saubroben. aq marTla wesieri kacia ramdenime, inteligentebi, aristokratuli ojaxidan gamosulni, romlebic jer zeda kamoraSi, mere ki aq, gayvlifes da, raRa Tqma unda, Zalian uWirT da, ganaTlebisa da aRzrdis miuxedavad, sul dedis ginebaSi arian. amisma Tavazianobam dagabnia, ara? aba erTi mosasxami maSinve ar mogvecilebina, wamSi wagviWerda yelSi xels. mere genaxa magis gineba. _ rogor, eg kaci da... igineba? _ vai, Cemi brali... _ muxlze dairtya oTo-eqimma, _ Tuki dasWirda? ah, mtrisas, mtrisas...

_ ese igi, biZia oTo, Cveulebrivi saubrisas vinc zrdilobianad laparakobs, ufro cudi kacia da vinc igineba, is kidev _ kargi? _ asea, ase... _ da xumrobiT Seigina oTo-eqimma, mouwylianda nacrisferi, sveli Tvalebi, _ ai, es rom vTqvi, mec axla kargi gamovedi, amaTi wesiT. _ da, ese igi, biZia oTo, tyuil-ubralod vinc igineba, yvelas mivendo? _ ara, ras ambob, ras, domeniko... zogi oxeri xandaxan gangeb igineba _ viTom inteligentia... _ aa... sul is TavazianobiT aRsavse kaci edga Tvalwin, ver ijerebda. _ da... magan xom ar Camaso dana? _ ara, ras ambob... eg egeT wvrilmans ar ikadrebda, msxvili Citia... _ da daiZaba, _ aes saxlia, ai, movediT, gaiRime, domeniko, ha, gaiRime... _ da waumRera, _ Sviidasjer oTxii Sviidas erTiaa... gviani RamiT, kanudoselebma Tixis kidev erTi saxli rom aages da, bnelSi yuCad mdgars, moxiblulebi Seacqerdnen, konseleirom didi mwyemsisken gaiSvira mwyalobeli xeli da liclica sanTeli miawoda _ aha, ze, Sedi... _ da, sanTliT xelSi, mcire sinaTliT, suyovelives idumlad, mZimed rom amJRavnebda, zem Cauara gaRimebul manuelo kostas, kuStad kmayofil Joaosa da inosensios, moxiblul roxass, bnelSi gatrunul gregorio paCekosa da senobio lYosas, avelinosa da kidev sxvas, bevrs. yvelas saxeze mocurda Suqi, mSvidad afrutunda WalaSi mdgari Tormeti cxeni, im kamorelebs rom aarTves da xelsanTliani didi mwyemsi, col-Sviliani, bnelSi sinaTliT miabijebda. bnelSi yuCad mdgar, TeTrad mbJutav saxls moridebiT miuaxlovda, erTxans SeCerda, JrJoladavlili, da mcire ali misi sunTqvisgan odnav wawvrilda, Soreul kedels wamiT miebjina mqrqali sxivi da qvemoTken dasxlta, da didma mwyemsmac Sinisken warsdga maRali fexi. SvilTa Sua Camdgar mariams xelisgulebi edo bavSvebze, odnav ubiZga... rogor Seivso Tixis saxli da, Tqveni Senoba, TeTri da mSvidi, mcire sinaTliT abJutebuli Tqveni spetaki, grili saxli, ze... bavSvebs eZinaT da odnavi fSvinva ismoda oTaxSi, kedelze mimagrebuli sanTlis wvas saocrad Sexamebuli... alivlivebul mcire sinaTles Sescqerodnen ze da mariami; mariami da ze... sunTqvaSekruli didi mwyemsi gaognebuli misCereboda konseleiros naboZeb Suqs da Tavadac, sulSi, raRac ewvoda. da neknebzedac grZnobda did, uzarmazar xelisgulebs, viRacas hyavda gamomwyvdeuli didi mwyemsi, ze, rbilad eWira, grili mdinaris moguduli xmiT gaJRenTiliyo misi oTaxi, misi Senoba, is ucnauri xelisgulebic _ rogor aTbobda... da sanTlis ali rom miilia, ah, es ra moxda _ Tavad pirveli vakeiro, didi ze SekrTa _ mobuzuliyo im kunapetSi, mdinaris xmaRa esmoda mxolod, ara, ar surda es simartove da kunapeti, Setrialda da, xelgaSverilma, gadadga fexi _ raRac cocxals da Tbils eZebda. Tavisi saxlis mdumarebasa da wyvdiadSi brmasaviT TrTolviT daZabuli daiareboda ze, mokle nabijebs frTxilad adgamda, Tanac esmoda sxva nabijTa xma, da is sustad aSrialebuli sxvisi fexis xmac jiutad maZiebeli da mosurvile iyo. xelgaSverilni, xelis cecebiT daZrwodnen bnelSi, ibodiales, da mxarze moxvda nacnobi xeli, gaitruna da mere ki, mere, saxlsaviT grili mariami mkerdze miikra da Caixuta... suli Tbeboda, vakeiros tevadi suli, mariami ki, fexiswverebze Semdgari, gasusuli, mxolod amasRa CaCurCulebda: `ze... Cemi qmari, ze~, uTqmeli mwyemsi ki ver bedavda verafris Tqmas da, raRa

dros `gvirila~ iyo, umRerda suli _ sul, sul, cotaTi, sul odnav, cota _ am gril kedlebSi, maRal kedlebSi _ Tavisufali iyo!.. _ didi xania, rac avad gaxda? _ ikiTxa oTo-eqimma, wamlebis yuTi gamoarTva domenikos da magidaze dado. aq yovel kedels sqeli farda dauyveboda, Tvalebamoqarguli. oTaxis SuaSi taxti idga, da avadmyofi gawoliliyo zed. Txeli zewari efina mxolod, Sublze sveli tilo edo da drogamoSvebiT sustad, uRonod kvnesoda. Wirisuflebi idgnen oTaxSi, xuTi awuruli kaci, xazgasmuli sevdiT dascqerodnen avadmyofs da mainc, yvelas, raRacnairad TiTqos sul sxvagan hqonda gulisyuri, romeliRac gaurkvevel, magram aSkarad erT adgils milursmoda mTeli maTi arseba da isic ki, vinc eqims pasuxobda, gulze TiTqosda nazad TiTebmixutebuli kaci, sul sxvagan iyo: _ wuxelis, RamiT, batono oTo. guSin, mTeli dRe, Cemo batono, iseTi saR-salamaTi iyo, Surian adamiansac ki daeTuTqeboda guli da mere, uceb, gavixede da, kvnesis, mowyaleo xelmwifev! ah, aes kacic zrdilobianad laparakobda... _ vkiTxe, ra mogivida, ra gtkiva, ra gawuxebs-meTqi, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali-meTqi, _ sityva CamoarTva meorem, elamma qveda-kamorelma da gaurkveveli mzera oTo-eqimze moacura, _ gagigoniaT?! _ xmas veRar iRebs. umorCilesad vevedrebodiT krintis dacdenas, magram ara qna _ ar SeeZlo da... verc gavamtyuneb. axla kidev ra uWirs, TeTrad gadafiTrebuli maincaa da maSin ki, guSin, wuxel, ese igi, ise gamwvanda, Cemo batono _ sul mdelosferi gaxda. bunebis fasi raa amqveynad, magram saxeze? _ ah, ara, vera... Cemo batono... oh, aes kacic zrdilobianad laparakobda... _ oRond ki eg gadagvirCineT, batono oTo, _ Tqva mesamem da, sadRac zurgsukan gafacicebiT miepyro mTeli Tavisi yalbi arseba, raRacnairad, zepirad laparakobda, _ Tan stumrad iyo da, mogexsenebaT, Cveni qalaqis egzomi ambavi _ vis daajereb, ar mowamleso, da eg rom miicvalos Tundac Zalian mSvidi gardacvalebiT, xom dagvWres yvelas keTili Tavi, mogvaSToben da, gviSveleT rame, oTo-eqimo, gTxovT gviwyaloboT yovelnairi ganswavluleba da codnani auracxelni Tqvenni. uh, aes kacic zrdilobianad laparakobda... oTo-eqimma maja gausinja avadmyofs, raRaca didad gaukvirda da, piri rom daaRo, elamma myisve aCvena muSti, mrisxane mzera uneburad ganze aacdina da, didis TavazianobiT daekiTxa: _ viTom, araa imedi, batono oTo? _ ra vici, aba, jerjerobiT Zneli saTqmelia... _ oRondac magas uSveleT rame, batono oTo, _ Tqva aq meoTxem, taxts irgvliv uvlida, _ da ferxTa TqvenTa noxad gviguleT. da uRrmes bodiSs ki mogaxsenebT gamoTqmisaTvis, magram wveTi ar gviZinia, magas rom raime mouvides... eeh, ais kacic zrdilobianad laparakobda... erTs mainc netav Seegina. _ am wamals miscemT or saaTSi erTxel da... _ wamoiwyo oTo-eqimma, magram Zaan Ronivrad, gabmiT dastvina uceb elamma. farda Werisken avarda da xelSemarTuli kaci gamosxlta, avadmyofs mieWra, magram yelSi eZgera xuTi wvrili, alesili dana _ zustad esroles. Caikeca da jer kidev SuqSerCenili, saocrad gaognebuli da damanamusebeli mzera aRapyro erT-erTs, isini ki, saqmianad wakuzuli qvedakamorelebi, danas uxmo gaafrTebiT scemdnen. da elamma erTxelac rom Caaso mucelSi dana,

amoRebisas, sanam xels SemarTavda, gzad erT-erT amfsons yelSi SeumCnevlad amohkra, mere isev Cascxo waqceuls da misi amfsonic gverdze mZimed, morCilad gadagorda. _ kaci mogvikla! _ iyvira elamma da Sig TvalebSi Caaso wvrili dana pirvels, _ am oxer-tialma, kaci mogvikla!.. SurisZiebiT anTebulni, mkvdars gametebiT sCxvletdnen, drodadro amfsonisaken aparebdnen Tvals. egdo, hyinavda... isev urtyamdnen wvril danebs pirvels da, oTo-eqimma moridebiT Tqva: `ratom iRlebiT tyvila, kmara, mkvdaria...~ _ eg araferi, _ moisma uceb, da avadmyofi taxtze wamojda, _ Zalianac sworad iqcevian, batono oTo _ Tu cocxalia, unda moiSTos, kaci mogvikla, Tu mkvdaria da, ra uWirs mere _ sul araferi ar etkineba. _ dediT cnobilma, kaci mogvikla, _ moridebiT SesCivla elamma. avadmyofi wamodga da amfsons didis sinanuliT daacqerda, magram ah, ara, ara, tyuoda... _ uuZvirfases adamianebs vkargavT... _ naRvlianad Tqva. qvedakamoreli pirveli TavzexelaRebuli, rigoberto gaxldaT. bnel da dagudul, gabmul JrialSi... netavi rogor gamomZvraliyo... viwro xvreli amodioda kldidan, iqiT qveyana iyo, ganaTebuli, magram SvebisTvis jer ar ecala _ rogorme unda amomZvraliyo... jer xeli gayo, did, grZel, dagrexil kunTs loyiT miexuta, mxaric miayola, da daiZaba, daiWima ze, magram, ah, ara _ im viwro xvrelSi ver eteoda... daixia da esec gauWirda, umowyalod gaCxerils, mxari gadauyvlifa Semosaltulma kldem, siviwroveSi moikunta ze, mZimed Caxoxda dabla, da didad ucxo ram iisferi _ awrialebuli iisferi Semoburvoda da ukanve miaCoCebda, dabla, magram xvrels miRma qveyana Canda _ uSvelebeli, mwyalobeli sinaTliT SuqCamdgari da ganaTebuli... isev gaxoxda zeviT, da maRla; mrgval cas xedavda mcire nasvretSi kldiT SeboWili didi mwyemsi, ze, da ra simZime, ra sulisxuTva ra kuStad edo... Tavi CaRuna, rogor bneloda... SekumSul sxeuls asvenebda ze, mainc borgavda _ TvaldaxuWuli, radgan sinaTle adidebda da afarTovebda... da, TavCarguli, isev gaRoRda, fexis TiTebiT ebjineboda misi sxeuliT amoqolil xvrels, mZimed miaxaxunebda ferdze miwebebul idayvebs, da ra tkiviliT acurda maRla... magrad daxuWul quTuToebSi Suqi Caudga, gariJraJiviT nacrisfrad TeTri... da cali mxriT rom autanel tkivilamde miebjina daundobel xvrels, meore xeli didis wvalebiT iq, gareT gahyo... da Tavisufal haers, gareTa haers dabuJebul TiTebs upotinebda ze, SvebiT aRvsili, haers, uxilavs, efereboda, TvaldaxuWuli, bednieri TiTebiT mTel sxeuls Svebas agrZnobinebda, da rogor surda, TaviT-fexebamde, gareT, sul zeviT, sul maRla, maRla, Zalian SekrTa, wamoikvnesa da gaaxila didma zem Tvali, xelaweuli, gril saxlSi iwva _ Tqveni spetaki, Tixis qoxi, ze _ erTTavad Ria, amouSenebel karSi ki mdinare Canda, maradaxali, mdore, wyaluxvi, da did mwyemss xeli ar dauSvia, ise wamodga, xelgaSverili gavida gareT, da dila iyo... dila iyo mSvenieri, ze... _ sul ver gavige veRaraferi, gaiRime, domeniko, gaiRime, _ miaCurCula oTo-eqimma, saxls rom gamoscdnen, _ ara, raRaca rom mzaddeboda, maSinve mivxvdi, avadmyofs maja rom gavusinje... ucnauria, didi ucnauri... _ ra, oTo-Zia... _ rigoberto rom mag saqmeSi eria. _ ratom...

_ ara kadrulobs egeT wvrilmanebs. Tumca, xandaxan, egec ancia... _ oTo-eqimo, _ Seacqerda domeniko, TvalebSi xvewniT uyurebda, _ ancoba iyo? _ ara mgonia. Cqara, gaiRime... didad Tavaziani gabrieli uaxlovdebodaT, ah, rogor ecva, `raa axali, batono oTo, rogor moiareT ubadruki adgilsamyofeli Cveni?~ `kargad, Cemo gabriel~. `Zalian kargi, _ Tqva gabrielma, _ enaWartala xom ar aris keTili Tanamgzavri Tqveni?~ `ara, ras brZanebT~, wamoiZaxa oToeqimma, domenikom ki gaiRima _ ecineboda, rogor ara, aba, ki... `sityva frinveli ki araa, _ aRniSna Savtuxa gabrielma, da Zalian grZeli oqrosferi Tmis Reri faqizad moicila mxridan, _ ojaxsa vficav, erTxel gaSvebuls veRar daiWerT~. `raRa Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, Cemo gabriel...~ `da is andazac araa swori, _ Tqva gabrielma, _ orma iciso, Rormac iciso. araa ase _ batono oTo?~ `simarTles brZanebT~. _ verafers mivxvdi, _ waisisina mere oTo-eqimma, niRabmosasxami rom moirges da gabriels gascdnen, _ vis rad undoda imis sicocxle... _ visi, oTo-Zia... _ pirvelad rom mokles. upatrono iyo, sacodavi, samadlod vzrdidiT, damtirebelic aravina hyavs... rogor gabeda rigobertoze xelis SemarTva... Tumca, egeba arc icoda, taxtze vin iwva... mec ver vicani, wverulvaSi daekra da Sublic ar uCanda, naWrilobevi... civi tilo edo. _ da is... meore... _ gasaRebuli? oo, imas didi naTesaoba hyavs, mTeli kamora iq Seiyreba. ise ki, Zaan ucnauria, yelSi xuTgan danagarWobilma kacma rogorRa SeZlo visime mokvla. _ Tqven... _ gaioca domenikom, frTxilad gadaylapa nerwyvi, _ ver dainaxeT?! _ ra, domeniko... _ Sedga eqimi. ori umetyvelo niRabi briyvulad misCereboda erTurTs. _ aim meores aim elamma amohkra dana! aq oTo Ziam nabijebi swrafad gadadga, da adevnebul domenikos drodadro ase eubneboda: _ araferi gamigia, domeniko, araferi gamigia... gaiRime, me araferi gamigia... mere ki, mosasxamebi da niRbebi rom Caabares Tujis gaxvnil WiSkarTan mcvelebis ufross, da patara xans ubrad iares, oTo-Ziam Tqva: _ ai, axla ki, domeniko, yvelafers ara, magram raRac-raRacas ki mivxvdi. meoris gasaRebas mainc usiamovnebis motana SeeZlo da, amisTvis is pirveli Seacdines, rom viTomcda rigobertos an Cveni gabrielis davalebiT vinme avadmyofi moekla. gaiRime. _ da eg raRa SuaSi iyo? _ im SuaSi rom domeniko, am Cvens qalaqSi, yvelgan, saerTod, aravin aravis endoba da Cveni misvla albaT orgvarad gamoiyenes _ erTi, rom Cvens danaxvaze is sacodavi marTla daijerebda, rom namdvil avadmyofs advilad gaasaRebda, da, meorec, rame iyos, mowmeebad dagviyeneben, rom is meore pirvelma mokla. _ mowmeebad? _ aba. _ da simarTle rom vTqvaT, mere? _ ah, domeniko, _ SekrTa eqimi,_ aRar axseno seriozulad aq, kamoraSi sxva dros eg sityva. gaiRime.

dafiqrebulni midiodnen da, ukve aRwevda janmrTel musikosTa sakravebis xma, didad aRreuli... momavlis musika... Sors, aivanze, ramunCos cqviti bebia Canda, xeliT iCrdilebda saxes, gamvlelgamomvlels daeZebda, `gaaWira, domeniko, saqme...~ _ Tqva oTo-Ziam. _ aq, kamoraSi... rogor marxaven... _ aaq? ornairad. im upatronos, magaliTad, naRdad daswvaven, rogorc damnaSaves da meores ki muxis kuboTi miabareben miwas. _ da... me rom momklan... _ Sens Tavs aravis davaCagvrineb, aravis, domeniko, _ naRvlianad Seacqerda oTo-eqimi, nacrisferi Tvalebi mouwylianda, _ SviliviT myavxar... da am qalaqSi yvelas vWirdebi, dRevandeliviT ki ara. marTla xdebian xandaxan avad. diiidad vWirdebi... _ Tqven... _ Seacqerda domeniko, vedrebiT sWvretda, _ Tqven aleqsandros ufrosi Zma xarT? _ vin aleqsandro..._ Secba eqimi. _ ar iciT, ara? _ ridiT gauRima domenikom. _ JagunsoebSi Camagdon, Tuki vicode. Zma arasodes myolia, da Tavis droze mamaCems Tu uyoCaRnia Cumad sadme, eg aRar vici. _ Jagunsoebi ra aris, Zia? _ erTad damwyvdeuli, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi, qveda kamorelebia. _ ratom amwyvdeven... _ ar gaiSvebian Jagunsoebi gareT. _ rogor, amaTze uaresebi arian? _ gacilebiT, maS. _ da damwyvdeulni raSi argiaT? _ xalxs rom imaTi SiSi hqondes, brr, domeniko... _ da sul damwyvdeulebi arian? _ ara, xandaxan gamoiyeneben xolme. arcTu iSviaTad... _ da, riT cocxloben... damwyvdeulebi... oTo-eqimma naRvlianad Sexeda, uTxra: _ drodadro vinmes Seugdeben xolme. dila iyo... dila iyo mSvenieri, ze. da Wala-Walad miabijebda mxrebawuruli didi vakeiro, ucnaurad gaitrunen cxenebi, dilis haeri, saamod mWaxe, iwiwkneboda, suls erTvoda da Tavisufal, amJamad momcro jer kanudosSi miabijebda suul cotaTi Tavisufali ze, iqaurobis erTi rigiTi patronTagani, mdinarec hqonda! miuaxlovda, daixara da xelebi Cahyo, mere peSvebi Seatyupa, SvebiT Seisxa saxeze wyali, wamoimarTa, Svebamogvrili, mdinarenapkurebi, da saca Tvali miuwvdeboda, xarbad isunTqavda yvelafers, filtvebdaberili _ tlanqi sizmris SemorCenili nafleTebi mainc isev mZimed eqiCaveboda sadRac zes, dabla, da did xesTan mivida mwyemsi, rkinis xelebi SemoaWdo, acocda maRla. mere totebi Semoxvda amamaRlebel gzaze, TiTebi Caaso, aizida, mwyurvali afaTurebda axali totis mosaZebnad xelebs, da erTi-orjer axta kidevac, simaRles CaebRauWa, da kenweros rom miuaxlovda, Tavi CaRuna, gawiTlda, Sercxva _ zemoTa totze mxiaruli mwyemsi, manuelo kosta idga da isic didad damorcxvebuli Camoscqeroda. mere mainc amoudga gverdiT Zmakacs ze. da erTmaneTi rogorRac miaviwydaT _ simaRle surdaT, da, maRla mdgari, ra Tavisuflad, rogor sunTqavda didi mwyemsi, ze, wvril rtoebs ganze swevdnen da oTxsave mxares laRad, amayad imzirebodnen. Tavisi saxlis TeTrad abzinebul saxuravs dahyurebda mwyemsi, sxvaTa saxuravebsac igiv axali, ucxo alersiT

dascqeroda mere, Tvali moavlo gadaTibul vels, zurgmorkaluli maTi qalebi kombostosa da stafilos sTesdnen. Sors, im gorakze, viRaca idga, daakvirdnen da, prudensio icnes. uZmebod iyo... bavSvebiani rZlebiRa axldnen. da sxva mxridanac Semodioda kanudosSi xalxi. sxvagvarad ecvaT, eseni sertanelebi ar iyvnen, ara, erTs grZeli, farTo xmali eWira. koJrebamoburculi xelisgulebiT izileboda damyoli Tixa, mdinaris piras ki kuStad mgloviare konseleiro, Savtansacmliani mendes masieli modioda, da sertanelTaTvis ucxo ram nivTi _ bade mohqonda. napirTan Sedga, Tixis saxlebidan gamodioda xalxi, zes gulSi gahkra, col-Svili rom dalanda foTlebSua, axlovdeboda mrisxane prudensio, yvrimalebdaberili, maCeteCabRujuli, da Sors darCenil Zmebze fiqrobda, xalxi ikribeboda konseleiros zurgs ukan, didad ram ucxo saswaulis molodinSi, da mis ucxo nivTs ZrwoliTa da imediT Sescqerodnen. mendes masielma ki bade moisrola, Tqva: `aq erTma kacma Svidi Tevzi gauSva adre... da damZimebul bades Ronivrad CaebRauWa, maSinve mieSvelnen gregorio paCeko da senobio lYosa, im ucxo gamWvirvale qselSi Soridan vercxli bzinavda TiTqos, `sul ramdenni xarT...~ `ocdaaTi...~ _ wamoiZaxa Joaom da myisve SeCerda _ axali dasta SematebodaT, da iqiT, borcvze, sxvebica Candnen... `samocdarvani, konseleiro,~ uTxra Joaom, amayad aRmarTa Tavi. da konseleirom kidev orjer isrola bade, mere Tevzebi gadaTvala, da ramdenime ukanve isrola, wyalSi. `TiTo gergebaT suyvelas, _ uTxra, _ amieridan, kargad icodeT _ bavSvi iqneba Tu zorba kaci, yvela Tanabrad ganiyofT yovels~. _ da im Segdebuls... Jagunsoebi ras uSvrebian? _ jer mohkvlen xolme. _ da mere, mere... oTo-Zia? _ ar vici... araferi vici, domeniko, _ Tvali aarida oTo-eqimma, _ ise ki, xalxi ras ar ityvis, uZvloa ena. _ ra, ras amboben, oTo-Zia? _ daekiTxa domeniko, xelSi CasWida aTrTolebuli xeli. _ ar vici, ara... sxva rameze vilaparakoT... viRaca gvlanZRavs. _ da, oTo-Zia... im Jagunsoebs ufrosi Tu hyavT. danaRvlianda oTo-eqimi, xmadabla uTxra: _ ki, domeniko... miCinioa. _ salam-gamarjobaT, bebia, _ aivanze gadmomdgariyo cqviti dedaberi, uh, meramdened esalmebodaT, _ saiT yofilxarT, bebia? _ salam-gamarjobaT, bebia, ise, gaviseirneT haerze tyvila... _ Cemi ramunCo xom ar ginaxavT, bebia? _ ara, bebia. _ ras ambobs xalxi, ar mohyavso ramunCos coli, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali, bebia? _ araferi msmenia, dRegrZeli iyo didi marSali, bebia. _ eg saZageli glaxa qalebSi daiareba albaT xSirxSirad, ara, bebia? _ ara, ras brZanebT, ar ekareba glaxa qalebs axlos, bebia... Tavisi WkuiT anugeSa oTo-eqimma, magram aq moxucebulma moiwyina, Tavi Cahkida da Tqva: _ aba, Tlad davRupulvar, Svilo. Tavi II wakuzul adamianTa mobodiale jgro silaze raRacis amokiTxvas amaod cdilobda, orasni iyvnen. duned maZebarni, blanted mofusfuseni, orad

moxrilni, welatkiebulni, oTxiT daiarebodnen da xelebi silaSi majebamde eflobodaT, xandaxan TavebiT ejaxebodnen erTmaneTs, magram verc grZnobdnen, oeh, amisTvis viRas ecala _ mrisxane leitenanti, zedamxedveli navole, mcxunvare mzisgan TavdaRweuli, ferad karavSi wamowoliliyo da iqidan mkacrad imzireboda. kaprali eliodoro ki, didi, Wreli qolgiT xelSi, karvis SesasvlelTan, odnav ganze atuzuliyo da daoTxil brigadas guldasmiT Sescqeroda. `nsul ver ngavige veranferi, _ Tqva zedamxedvelma navolem da didi tolCa pirze miiyuda, ra enaRvleboda ra _ mainc cxvirSi laparakobda, _ sul ganmovcaleT TinTqmis npronduqti da imaT nkvals mainc ver mivangeniT~. `WeSmariteba RaRadebs Tqveni piriT, Cemo leitenanto, _ maSinve daeTanxma kaprali eliodoro da qolga gaiSvira, _ im nawvimarzec xom swored rom ai aq, kaatingasTan davkargeT kvali. aq ki, ufroso, ise-ubralod xom ver gaivlidnen da...~ `ras nfiqrob mere...~ `saidumlo xvreli unda iyos sadme, _ aRniSna kapralma eliodorom da Tavmowonebis eSxiT vrclad laparakis iStaze dadga, _ rom xvreli ara, raRa aq daikargeboda kvali, kacma rom Tqvas da, miT umetes, kaatingaSi Zvlebic arsad Cans da is erTi ucnauri tyvec xom swored kaatingasTan dagvekarga, _ aq Zaan sxapasxupiT miayara, _ magram silaSi yvelgan erTianad efloba Woki da Tumca jer xvreli ver vipovneT, me mainc mjera, Cemo leitenanto...~ `ncontaTi mnela ilaparake, _ SeiWmuxna leitenanti navole, _ nsul nver gavige suln veraferi~. `xvrelia-meTqi, Cemo leitenanto, sadRac, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali~. `ndRegrZeli iyoos... _ isurva navolemac, fiqrSi wavida, _ nvin icis, nhaa, Cems koxta nsuzis nrogor venatrebi?~ suzzis ki qmari, Sors, kamoraSi, marTla Zalian enatreboda _ mowyeniT ijda, amTqnarebda, ase ambobda: `eh, Cemi dudRuna navole mainc iyos aq...~ `ra jandabad da oxrobad ginda sulo?~ _ suzannas nacvlad amayi winapris sevdian portrets daekiTxa polkovniki sezar. `me saxifaTo siyvaruli mwams, _ aRniSna qalma, did TeTr vards furclebs nazad afcqvnida, _ aba, raRa xifaTia es Cveni trfoba da siyvaruli, rodesac qmari sadRac gadakargulSi daZrwis~. `da, Cemo suzzi, stela xom aq gvyavs?~ momxiblavad axla WaRs daekiTxa yoCaRi polkovniki. `ih, stela, stela... _ xeli Caiqnia suzzim, _ stela _ briyvia, ver-saxifaTo~. `xo _ navole myavs didi Wkviani~, _ Sors, kamoraSi, ase iwyina yoCaRma polkovnikma, aq ki, kaatingas misadgomebTan, Cveni zedamxedveli navole, erTguli leitenanti, Tavis xalxs oTxiT daaroninebda da, Woks Rrmad asobinebda silaSi, _ `ins ori nmunji nrogor davbrideT?~. `vina, mwyemsebi? _ gamxiarulda kaprali eliodoro, _ Zaan yoCaRad mivabrideT, Cemo leitenanto. rogor daSindnen, haaha, haha, ver gaanZria verc erTma xeli~. `nmereda, Cemo, inse kankalebdnen, inse, gegoneboda, ganbrazebulni ariano nhara?~ `aba, aba, _ muxlze xeli dairtya kapralma eliodorom, _ Zaan SeSindnen. imaTi Zma ki, ra qvia, fui, ager, cxrilSia... ho, prudensio, sxvebs gahyolia...~ `nyvelas davbridavT, _ mxiarulad aRniSna navolem da, kvlav moiwyina, _ enhx, Cemi sunzi alnbaT rogor melis?~. * * * kanudoss xalxi emateboda, mdinaris napirs _ TeTri saxlebi, atatebuli bavSvebiT xelSi, pirquSi rwmeniT, da dabneulni Semodiodnen _ Zaan ucxo ram qalaqSi Canda, da _ sasurveli. modioda xalxi bazrobaTa qalaqidan, gulisTqmas mindobili, ayolili; modioda xalxi tbian soflebidan. dafiqrebulni, uTqmelni iyvnen. sertanelTaTvis ucxo sakvebi _ kartofili didi, mxarze mZimed dadebuli tomrebiT mohqondaT,

Semodiodnen TiTo-TiTodac, mitovebulni, mimtovebelni... mWedelic hyavdaT. farTovdeboda kanudosi, saxlebisaTvis Tixasa zeldnen, garujuli mklavebi TeTrad moTxvrili hqondaT, yvelas Joao egebeboda, Tavisi saqmis didad erTguli, muxlze qaRaldgaSlili, da, mosulni rom gadaebirebina, uaRresad moqufruli xvdeboda yvelas, Tumc saamiso araferi sWirda _ Tixis qalaqSi gaognebulni, gaxevebulni Semodiodnen... magram iq erTxel viRaca erTi dilaadrian ise movida!.. Joao abadom ampartavnad momavals Soridanve rom mohkra Tvali, gaocebulma wamoiZaxa: `vinaa es safrTxobela...~ xmeli, Zalian maRali axalgazrda kaci gaxldaT, yanCasaviT, amayad moadgamda fexs; aim sicxeSi yviTeli xaverdis mZimed alaplapebuli mosasxami uqarqaSo, SiSvel satevars moxdenilad gamoebzika. iseTi kriala Ceqmebi ecva, sul aTinaTi gadasdioda; farTofarflebiani, didad ganieri qudi exura, farSavangis mbzinavi kudi qudSi gaerWo, da raRac zedmetad brWyviala sami mcire qva miebnia mkerdze. gaocebulni misCerebodnen, amgvari ucxo ram frinveli jer ar enaxaT, is ki arxeinad, odnav SesamCnevi mowonebiT aTvalierebda garemos. Cveni mTavari uJmuri amrezili misCereboda da, piri rom daaRo, ucnobma daaswro, daiquxa: _ erTi sabuTi maCveneT Tqveni! da, pirdaRebul Joaos moulodnelad ise Sescina... _ gexumreT, Zia... kanudosSi var? _ aba sada xar!! _ keTili iyos Cemi aq mosvla... erTmaneTs rogor mimarTavT xolme? _ konseleiro Zmebos gveZaxis. gregoriom uTxra. _ keTili iyos Cemi aq mosvla, _ Zmebo, _ daSnis tars Camoado marcxena xeli, marjvenaTi _ qudi moixada, jer lamazad daiqnia muxlebamde, mere haerSi uxilavi wre Semoavlebina, da calfexwardgmuli, odnav moixara, _ mimiReT, Zmebo. _ ra xeloba gaqvs ro... _ aTvalwunebiT axed-daxeda Joaom. _ kabaliero var. _ vin xar?! _ kabaliero. _ jandaba Sens Tavs, _ Caiburtyuna Joaom, yuri miuSvira, _ ra varo. _ kabaliero. _ kabalieroebi aq ar gvWirdeba! _ mkvaxed miugo Joaom, _ visac gviyureb, sul mwyemsebi varT... daa, glexebi. _ mere, ar gindaT erTi sxvagvari? _ ara, ar gvinda. es ukve prudensio gaxldaT, ZmaTa damkargavi, mdidrul samosSi gamowyobil kacs mtrulad umzerda. axalmosulic sul erTianad aikrifa, raRaca avi gaukrTa TvalSi. _ unda miviRoT, _ gaisma iqve, mendes masieli sadRac, ganze iyureboda, ise ambobda: _ vinc ki aq mova, yvela, yvelani unda miviRoT, Joao. daimaxsovre. _ ai... aseTic? _ didad gancvifrda Joao. _ egeTic, ho. axalmosulma cali muxli moiyara, imanac ganze gaixeda, Tqva: _ didada gmadlobT, konseleiro. Tvals aridebdnen erTurTs.

imisma muxlmoyram ki Joao odnav keTilad ganawyo, amayad hkiTxa: _ xeloba ici rame? _ ki, rogor ara, _ sxartad wamodga ucnobi, _ magram TqvenobiT melaparakeT, TandaTan, mere SeiZleba dagrToT kidevac SenobiT momarTvis ufleba. _ ar gvinda, ara! _ mendes masiels SesZaxa Joaom, _ es gapranWuli, es safrTxobela Cven aba raSi gamogvadgeba... _ ara uSavs ra, _ mZimed warmoTqva konseleirom, yvelas isev aridebda Tvals, _ midi, ganagrZe. _ xeloba ici-T? _ kabaliero gaxlavarT, Zmebo. _ kombostos Tesva Tu iciT, ee... _ ah, ara, ara. _ xvna-Tesva? _ ah, ah. _ xeli gaasavsava mosulma. _ cxenze jdoma Tu mainc SegiZlia... _ ooo, cxeenze... _ siamovnebiT gaWima ucxom, _ gaWenebul cxenze SemiZlia wamovwve da daviZino. _ saxeli Tqveni. _ don diego. _ rao? _ don, ese igi _ batoni diego. ucxouri sityvidan _ dominus... _ aha, xom vambob! _ imedianad Sehyvira gamwarebulma Joaom, _ ar gamodgeba-meTqi, batoni da oxroba gvinda? magram mendes masieli dafiqrebuli iyureboda ganze. _ mTavarsac getyviT, _ mSvidad ganagrZo don diegom, _ kargad vici rom, brZola mogeliT. magram Cemi imedi iq nu geqnebaT. ar SemiZlia, mters erT-erT mebrZolad rom Severkino. did bodiSs vixdi, axalo Zmebo, magram, ver amogidgebiT mxarSi. CemisTana SesaZleblobebis kacs ar ekadreba, oTx kamorels rom erTad ebrZolos da uceb ki zurgSi brma tyvia moxvdes, romelime Tqvenganisken damiznebuli. samagierod, mowyaleo Zmebo, urTulesi ram SegiZliaT damavaloT _ vTqvaT, mindvrad moxetiale razmis gaJleta. siamovnebiT gaveSurebi, radgan mxolod me da Cemi keTilSobili Tavi viqnebiT pasuxismgebelni. _ rame Tu iciT... _ xmadabla ikiTxa Joaom, cotaTi dabneuli Canda. don diego ki ufro gaimarTa, Tqva: _ yvela Citis ena vici. _ ha! _ SekrTa Joao, _ masxaraobac aq moitane? _ ara, ras brZanebT, sxva rameebi, ai, Tundac es. _ Tofebs iyidiT, _ erT-erTi brWyviala qva Seixsna, Tvalaridebul konseleiros mowiwebiT daudo ferxTiT, _ da kidev sul sxva ucxo ram. _ ra... _ qaRaldi moimarjva Joaom. _ artistizmi. _ raa? _ artistizmi, mowyaleo Zmao, _ dinjad gaumeora don diegom, _ nemsis yunwSi SemiZlia gavZvre, _ da gaikvirva, _ hoii, ramdeni vilaparake, axla ki SegiZliaT, SenobiT mommarToT, ukve sakmarisad davuaxlovdiT erTmaneTs radgan. _ wadi maSin da kartofili gaTale, kargi. _ amayad darTo neba Joaom. don diegos saxe sawylad moebrica, Tqva: _ egeb sxva rame damavaloT, eg ar SemiZlia.

_ ra gnebavs mainc! _ SeSas davCexav, wyals amovitan, Tixas movzelav... _ ara, _ gamkacrda Joao, _ kartofili gaTale-meTqi. _ kargiT ra, Zia... kabaliero da _ kartofilis Tla? _ ar gamagono aRaraferi! me Zia ar var, Joao mqvia... don diego erTxans mxrebCamoyrili idga, mere iTxova: _ ZonZi momeciT... Joao Zia... _ Tu dana... _ dana Svidi maqvs. ZonZi momeciT... _ ra oxrobad da jandabad ginda! _ raa _ Znelia?! da TiTqos morCilad gaeSura kartofilis grovisaken, ori TiTiT zizRianad eWira ZonZi. mere ki, roca moikiTxes, arsad aRmoCnda. gamwarebulni ecnen aqeT-iqiT, iqauroba moirbines, arsad Canda da Joaom, ganrisxebulma, ase ifeTqa: _ aki vambobdi, gavagdoT-meTqi, pirvelsave dRes vin gaparula! mogvekla unda! wava axla da... ambavs waiRebs... magram don diego oriod saaTSi mobrunda, odnav mZimed moabijebda, iRliaSi ki pirSi ZonZgaCrili kaprali eliodoro hqonda. _ ai, es gaTlis, _ uTxra pirdafCenil Joaos da kapralisaTvis arc dauxedavs, ise daagdo miwaze, _ sul erTi araa? gadaWarbebiT Sevasrulebineb gegmas. * * * mgzavrs, domenikos, raRac undoda, raRaca surda... ai, im SiSSi, da av fiqrebSi, awewil bindSi gauelvebda xolme survili, ra _ ar icoda, da pirqve iwva. im monacrisfrod sazareli Tvalebis susxic zurgSi klanWebad esoboda da gulaRma amotrialdeboda ymawvili mgzavri, axsendeboda wyali, balaxi, sadRac, ki, sadRac... da im survilTan miaxloebuls, isev sazareli miCinios Tvalebi warmoudgeboda, RvarZlianad mbJutavi, WriliT-Wrilamde erTianad nacrisferi... qvedaqalaqel Jagunsoebis ufrosi, mTel kamoraSi nebaze gaSvebuli! gadamterebuli... yeli sadanod aeqaveboda, SeSfoTebuli ikecavda nikapqveS sabans, da im survilTan misaaxloeblad Tvalebs xuWavda, magram fexis xma esmoda TiTqos _ rbili, msubuqi, amazrzeni, miCiniosi... SeSfoTebuli wamojdeboda, TvalebgafarToebuli ise, TiTqos mzeriT surda am saSineli xmis aRmoCena, _ aravin iyo... iqiTa oTaxSi oTo-eqimi xandaxan uneburad Tu aaxmianebda WurWels, Svilobilis Zils ufrTxildeboda... adriani dila idga kamoraSi, omaxianma kaetanom weRan iyvira: `di-ilis rva saaTia da...~ ki, suyvelaferi geeniiaaluraaadaaaaa-d iyo, ki, rogor ara. diax. ki... isemc!... aforiaqebuli, tansacmels daswvda, miifara da ise Seixeda taxtqveS _ aravin iyo... magram karada avad gasusuliyo, maRali, Savi... _ gamalebuli icvamda Ceqmas, am oTxkedlobas, isev quCaSi sikvdili sjobda. magram domenikom wamiT isev airbina Sin, aforiaqebulma, oTo-eqims WurWeli sTxova: `oRond Tixisa, ra, oTo-Zia...~ `rad ginda, biWi~. `ra vici, minda...~ _ quCis kuTxeSi rZesa yiddnen. quCis kuTxeSi rZes yiddnen da, Tixis kokiT xelSi, kamorelebs amoudga domeniko, xorcic ekida basr kauWebze mZime, Caxunebulsisxlian naWrebad, yasabi xan najaxs moimarjvebda, xanac ki, binZur tiloze xelSexocili, CamCas waavlebda molurjo TiTebs da qalebs WurWelSi rZes CauRvrida. kacebi xorcs yidulobdnen, ar epitnava domenikos

qalebis xvedri, magram cxeli rZe Zaan undoda... mis win ki, rigSi sisxam diliT, Sua zamTarSi ise Silifad Cacmuli qali idga! da mosasxamSi SefuTvnil domenikos iqiT Sescivda, misi SiSveli mxrebis danaxvaze. gabruebulma nabiji warsdga, da, Cafiqrebuls, gverdidan sWvretda. qali ki TavisTvis idga, xorcsavse, noyieri, iseTi Tbili, rbili da saTno, verc Seatyobda veravin asaks, arian xolme aseTi qalebi; miT umetes axla, sisxami diliT axalgaRviZebuli, uferumarilo, saxeldaxelod Sezvinuli TmiTa da mimzidvelnaoWebiani, jafisagan msubuqad saxedaRaruli, loginis siTbogamoyolili _ namdvili iyo, da mojadoebuli dascqeroda imis SiSvel mxrebs ymawvili mgzavri, exibleboda didi Tvalebi, da erTi suli Tumca ki hqonda, Semoexvia civi xelebi, did, fafuk mkerdze miedo gamxdari loya, Caxuteboda magrad, Zalian magrad, amasTan erTad aim survilis natamalic ki ara Canda mgzavris TvalebSi, Cveulebriv dedakacze meti iyo axla imisTvis es Tbili qali _ deda mounda, deda undoda... da Cafiqrebulma qalmac igrZno es daJinebuli, lamazad maTxovruli mzera, Tavi aswia da mere mZimed Semotrialda. jer dakvirvebiT axed-daxeda, kargi samosi TvalT mouvida. da mgzavris saxec _ Tlili, fermkrTali, vedrebiT savse, da veraferi gaugo albaT, radgan maSinve ise bilwad, ise binZurad SeaRimila... mgzavri _ sabralo, da gvelnakbeni, `ram dagaRona, lamazo biWo?~ _ daekiTxa qali da domenikomac Zlivas gabeda: `me... deda ar myavs...~ da Seacqerda, raRac Tbil sityvebs, nugeSs eloda, qalma ki uTxra: `didi ambavi... mSobeli midis da Svili rCeba~. sabralo, mgzavri... da roca qali savse qvabiana maxlobeli saxlisaken qvedatanis Ronivrad datenili rxeviT gaeSura, da gamarjvebis momlodine TvalebiT gamoxeda, Secba _ TavCaRunuli idga domeniko... yasabma ki uTxra: `momeciT, hale...~ da sisxlSemxmari, sazarlad CayviTlebuli xelis danaxvaze SemkrTalma domenikom uceb kinaRam mosasxamis qveS Semala koka, mere ki mainc gauwoda da, SeZrwunebuli uyurebda, yasabma rogor miixuta ucodveli Tixis WurWeli sisxlian winsafarze, meoreTi ki didi CamCiT marjved gaavso _ `samoci groSi...~ oTo-eqimis kibeze adioda, Seryvnili koka TiTebsa swvavda, magram ra eqna, rZe surda beCavs... dafSvnili aguri iqamde uxaxuna WurWels, xelisgulebi sanam ar gauTxelda da mereRa gadaasxa rZe qvabSi, cecxlze Semodga... balaxi, wyali, ki, esec surda... cecxls Sescqeroda _ rogori ucxo, Tavis Tavisa gulgrili iyo... simxurvale ki, icocxle, hqonda _ Zlivas moaswro domenikom qvabis gadmodgma, ativtivebuli Takara siTxe sveneb-svenebiT CaSoSminda, Taros Seavlo obolma Tvali, mozrdili tolCa gaapipina... eCqareboda pirveli ylupi, suls uberavda, xelisguliTac uniavebda, da rogorc ki mosva, xelidan gauvarda tolCa, fanjaras mivarda, gamoaRo, gadaeyuda _ am qalaqis rZes sisxliT aWrili gemo dahkravda... ucodvel TixaSi mainc gaatana albaT sisxlma da ikrunCxeboda umowyalod gulareuli mgzavri, gadmocvenaze hqonda Tvalebi, muclidan yelSi xaoiani dana urtyamda, dedis rZe aRar SearCina da gamovardnili oTo-eqimic gancvifrda, SekrTa: `xom ar mogwamles...~ domenikom Zlivs gaiqnia Tavi, xelisguliTac ara, arao, uTxra... `ra, rZe dalie?~ _ iataks daaCerda oTo-eqimi, Tavi orjer daiqnia fanjaraSi gadayudebulma mgzavrma, aJrialebda. `SemogTavazes?~ _ gadafiTrda oTo-eqimi. `ara, quCaSi... _ Tqva domenikom, Zlivs gaimarTa, simwris cremlebiT dasveleboda loyebi, nikapi, yba... _ quCaSi viyide~. `quCis rZes ar mowamlavdnen, nu geSinia, _ amoisunTqa oTo-eqimma, _ aq wamoweqi...~ `ara, ar minda... _ Tqva domenikom,

is SesazizRi, avmotkbo gemo isev amRvrevda, da mere, uceb, ase iTxova: _ puri momeciT~. `aha, domeniko...~ rbil purs ReWavda da yoveli lukma uqarvebda im sazarel gemos, madlierma, puri svel loyazedac ki miixuta... `rZe moginda, ara, domeniko?~ _ wynarad daekiTxa oTo-eqimi, sisovlemoZalebuli TvalebiT naRvlianad dascqeroda, da domenikom rogorc ki Sexeda, imisi TvalebiT pirTamde nawyalobevma, orive xeli Semoxvia, mxarze daado sabralo Tavi, atirda mere... `eg araferi, domeniko, eg araferi, _ anugeSebda oTo-eqimi _ ra vuyoT mere, Tu ar mogixda... _ mgzavris Tmas jer kidev bavSvis surneli hqonda, Tavze akoca oTo-eqimma, _ samagierod, puri xom geama?~ `deda ara myavs _ sadRac, mkerdSi CasCurCula mgzavrma, _ mamac davkarge... aravina myavs~. `nu geSinia, domeniko, _ uTxra eqimma, miualersa, _ me xom aq gyavar, nu geSinia~. Weridan kuStad imzireboda nacnobi laqa. alal Cemi, alal misi, domeniko, eh... * * * da dilaadrian mendes masieli Joaos TanxlebiT im saxlisaken gaeSura, don diegos rom uwyalobes da, Sig Sesulni, cota ar iyos, SekrTnen: gaTlili kartofilis uSvelebeli zvini idga oTaxSi, TvalebamoRamebuli kaprali eliodoro maSxalis Suqze didis gulmodginebiT, ganagrZobda Tlas, kedlisaken gadatrialebul don diegos ki arxeinad eZina, magram rogorc ki daacqerdnen, maSinve igrZno, sxartad wamoxta, qudi daiqnia: `TavkacT vaxlavar... tyuil-ubralod ar moxvidodiT, gismenT~. `marTla geZina?~ _ kiTxa Joaom. `meZina, diax... _ da gaikvirva, _ aba, RamiT, usaqmo kacs sxva ra unda meqna?~ `ki magram... rogor... es _ daniT xelSi da... Sen ki geZina?~ ah, eg verafers gabedavda, _ Caecina don diegos, _ magan iseTi SiSi Wama rom... erT or-sam kviras mainc, veRar ivargebs kacad~. `aseTi ra uyav...~ _ mcire Rimili gaukrTa mendes masiels. `eg me da magan viciT, konseleiro, _ mowiwebiT daxara Tavi don diegom, _ mTeli Cemi qebuli artistizmi Tavs davatexe~. `gareT gavideT yvelani, egec, _ kuStad Tqva mendes masielma, mobuzul kaprals zizRnarevi sibraluliT dascqeroda, _ gregorios uTxar, Joao, Tavisi doli aaxmianos~. _ `jer Tqven gabrZandiT, _ Tavazianad gaiSvira don diegom karisken xeli, _ sul rom ara iyos ra, stumrebi brZandebiT da... _ mere TviTonac gavida, zurgs ukan ki es gadaagdo: _ wamo, Cemi biWi~, _ da TavCaqindruli, mxrebCamoyrili kapralic mihyvaT. gabmiT, Ronivrad agugunda gregorio paCekos doli, sami didi xis CrdilqveS ikribebodnen kanudoselebi; mendes masieli qalaqisaken jer zurgSeqceviT idga, Soreul sivrces gahyurebda, muStebSekruli. grili saxlebidan gamodioda xalxi; dolis xmiT odnav SeSfoTebulni, mainc xalisianad uRimodnen erTmaneTs, da mTel kanudoss, mzis gulze gaSlil Tixis TeTr qalaqs, erTiani Rimili gadakvroda TiTqos, imaT Tvalwin ki avazakTa qalaqis mkvidri, kapralad dawinaurebuli eliodoro mokuntuli idga. mZimed Semobrunda mendes masieli, erT-erT Zmas Tvali gauswora, uTxra: `TavSekaveba gmarTebs, icode~, da prudensiomac myisve SeuSva xeli maCetes, morCilad CamouSva. im sisxam diliT don diegom pirvelad dainaxa manuelo da ze, TvalSi mouvida orive mwyemsi, xalisianad gaucina mxiarul vakeiros, ze moreiras ki aRtacebuli SuriT aTvalierebda. magram imaT veraferi SeamCnies _ yvelani avazakTa qalaqis sulian-sisxlxorceul pirmSos aTvalierebdnen da Savad amayma konseleirom nabiji warsdga, Tavs daadga da uTxra:

`jer, ra Tqma unda, sertanaSi gamoivlidiT~. `diax, grandhalle~, _ Tavic Zalian mondomebulad dauqnia eliodorom. `grandhale ar var~. `mapatieT grandissimohalle~... `aq haleebi ara gvyavs, vaJkac, _ uTxra momtacebelma, _ mxolod me SegiZlia mommarTo pativsacemi winsarTiT _ `don~. `mere, Tu dagxvdaT sertanaSi vinme~. `diax, ki dagvxvda...~ `vin!~ `ori mwyemsi~. prudensiosken gaemarTa mendes masieli, xeli daado Tavze, `mere, daxoceT?~ `me ara, sxvebma...~ `ratom daxoceT, xom Tqvenken darCnen~. `ra vici, ise...~ `ise, ara, xom?~ _ Tqva prudensiom, TavdaviwyebiT, erTianad akankalebda, `yuri damigde, prudensio, _ mkacrad Seacqerda mendes masieli, _ es kaci unda gamoviyeno, gatyob rom, mokvlas daupireb da, Tumc mesmis Seni, Zalian gTxov me Seni konseleiro, bade aiRo da mdinarisaken waxvide, Zmao...~ `unda gauSvaT?~ `ki, prudensio~. `me ar damiTmobT?~ `unda gavuSva, saqme moiTxovs~. morCilad gascda. `yuri damigde, kamorelo, _ Tqva mendes masielma, mdinarisaken iyureboda, _ erTi miTxari, ra dagiSaveT...~ `araferi, pativcemulo~. `mere, ras gverCiT~. `arafers, hale...~ _ gaioca eliodorom. `es Zma yofila artistizmSi Cemi~. _ gaicina don diegom da kaprals mxarze ise dakra xeli, iqve Cakeca. `aba ra gveqna, _ sawylad asCivla mendes masiels eliodorom, _ samsaxurSi vdgevarT~. `jer es eg erTi, _ CaibuzRuna Joaom, _ vdge-e-varT ki ara, aramed _ vdg-a-varT, da meorec rom, eg veraferi SeRavaTia, samsaxurSi dgoma _ is ori mwyemsi ratom mokaliT~. `me ar momiklavs...~ `iman xom mokla, vinc... _ Tqva mendes masielma da ise daacqerda, dapataravebulma kapralma Tavze Semoixvia orTave xeli, _ vinc Sens samsaxurSi idga...~ `diax, grandhalle...~ `mereda, ratom...~ `leitenanti navole aris Cveni ufrosi!~ _ gaunaTda saxe eliodoros. `emorCilebiT?~ `imisi sityva aq kanonia... ee, aq ki ara, bodiSiT, hale _ iq...~ `da ufro iqiT, Sors, kamoraSi?~ `iq grandis... iq betankuris~. `navolem brZana imaTi mokvla?~ `diax, pativcemulo~. `imisi sityva kanonia, xom?~ `aba ra, pativc...~ `Sen rom gagiSvaT im pirobiT rom, im damnaSave navoles moklav, ras izam?~ `yofas vutireb wamSi, gran...~ `rogor, _ TvalTmaqcurad gaioca don diegom, sinanuliT gadaaqnia Tavi, _ imas dabridav, visi sityvac SenTvis kanonia, hale?~ TavCaqindruli, dabneuli idga kaprali. _ yuri damigde, kamorelo, _ mZimed warmoTqva mendes masielma, Sors, mdinareSi simwriT moTevzave prudensios gascqeroda, _ im Tqvens did marSals ybadaRebul kanonTa wignSi jer arsad krintic ar dascdenia, rom sertanelebs, daqiravebul mwyemsT, sxvagan cxovrebis ufleba ar aqvT. aes adgilic, saca Sen dgaxar, kargad ici rom, Tqven ar gekuTvniT _ kaatingasTan iRvelfeba Tqveni sazRvari. rogor bavSviviT vtitineb, kapralo, ara? _ vis gaugia Tqveni kanoni, qaRaldis garda, da rukazedac klaknili xazis gadasworebas neta ra didi ambavi unda _ oriod wamSi gaizmoreba, gafarTovdeba, xaxaSi kudCaCrili, morkaluli gveli... magram qveyana kidev erTxel gaigebs, ranic xarT. gaiyidebiT ufro! pativiscemiT misCereboda konseleiros ze moreira _ vakeiroTagan upirvelesi. _ ai esenic, visac aq xedavT, Tqven gmsaxurebdnen. da yovelive, kamorelo, kargad icode, wonaswordeba _ jer is iyo da, rom aRar SegrCaT aRarc erTs namusi, iq, sertanaSi, am Rarib-RatakT SemoemataT _ vis gaugia am mwyemsTa raime Zviri... da erTurTs umowyalod rom

xocavdiT qonebisaTvis, nivTebis gamo, ai eseni, gaWirvebulni, mSierni, ZmebiviT iyvnen... malviT moavlo ze moreiram TanamoZmeebs moyvaruli Tvali. yvela, yoveli gaixsena da _ konseleiro sworad brZanebda... _ magram eseni, kamorelo, briyvebi iyvnen da monebic ki ar eTqmodaT, ara, mTlad uaresi _ motyuebuli briyvebi iyvnen! Tqveni stomaqis amosavsebad _ ah, ra xvedria? _ Zroxebs mwyemsavdnen Cauqi cxvrebi. Tavi daxara ze moreiram, manuelomac Tavi daxara... _ ai, am xalxma, kamorelo, mamapapiTgan naqiravebi datova saxl-kari, mixvdebi, ratom? _ me am xalxs mivec Tavisufleba, da Soreuli sertanis daTmobis fasad aq, ucxo mxares wamoviyvane da davasaxle. me gavuRviZe mTvlemare sulSi yvelaferze metad sanukvari ram, sulismieri ucxo yvavili _ Tavisufleba aRmovucene, rasac Sen, kamoreli kaprali, verasodes mixvdebi da axlac ki, emag sacodav gamoxedvaSi mainc getyoba _ TaviT-fexamde samudamod mowamluli xar, wamoviyvane namusis xalxi, raTa aq, aRTqmul miwaze, axali qoxi Tavisufali xeliT aegoT, uxvi mdinaris piras davasaxle da kamorelebo, axla gvifrTxildiT _ Tavisufleba, sulis yvavili, sulze tkbilia... Sen ver mixvdebi Tavisuflebas, warmoidgine, verc is Seni didi marSali _ Tqven erTmaneTSi axlarTulni xarT. dilis haerSi mocimcime qoxs ra madlieri Sescqeroda pirveli mwyemsi _ TavisuflebiT, suli ewvoda. _ yuri damigde, kamorelo, raRa gsurs axla? xom SegrCaT amaTgan gamowovili qoneba, sisxli, xom CaibareT uklebliv jogi, da gasamrjelod im or vakeiros Rimil-RimiliT gamoWeriT yeli; Tqveniv kanoniT ufleba xom gvqonda, gagSorebodiT, magram, kapralo, TavganebebulT, rad dagvadevneT ucxo mxareSi pirvel TerTmet kacs is warwymedili ocdaaTi cxenosani, Tqveniv kanoniT-meTqi, kapralo, xom ki gagvaCnda amis ufleba, morCilad mdgari erT-erTi mwyemsi, kamorelo, rad mogvikaliT... risxvad aRivso ze moreira, muStebSekruli, kuStad umzerda kaprals. _ wadi axla da, kamorelo, yvelas uTxari, Tumca kanoni Cvens mxarezea, Tqvensave mier yalbad SeTxzul lamazi xeliT Zvirfas qaRaldze mimoTiTxnili, kargad viciT, rom mainc gamoilaSqrebT _ am mcire codvas _ Tavisuflebas Tu mogviTmens didi marSali, sxvagvarad rom vTqvaT, mis saxeze mityapnil silas, mSvenivrad icis, sxvanic rom wauTamamdebian _ Tundac, Sengvarni, bnel-bnel saqmeebSi _ da amis gamo, Cven ar dagvzogavs. ise, kapralo, mosamsaxurec kargia, ara? da Tu Serigebas SemogvTavazebs, kargad icode, rom imisi sityvis aravis sjera, da rom mzadmyofni gvigulos mudam _ Cvenze Tavdasxmas Zalian Zvirad dagisvamT. kargad icode. arc mtroba gvinda, kapralo, Tqveni, da, miT umetes _ arc megobroba. gzad ki, gaxsovdes, ais navole gaafrTxile, ukan gabrundes, da kamoraSi waaTrios orasavazakiani brigada. asabargeblad mTel sam dRes gaZlevT. Tu ar wava da, Tavs daabraleT, rac moxdeba mere, icode. dafiqrebulma gaxeda sivrces, cas miaCerda da Zalian Cumad Tqva: _ Cven Cvens nebaze vicocxloT gvinda... gveZleva erTxel. mdumared idga erTxans, mere siTbo gaujda xmaSi: _ Sen gaacileb da gadaiyvan. don diegos uTxra.

_ gmadlobT ndobisTvis, konseleiro, _ Tavi daukra don diegom, da erTianad akrefili, daZabuli Sescqeroda kanudoselebs, ganrisxebulni, Zalian mZimed, Zalian nela rom moiwevdnen aTrTolebuli kapralisaken, maCeteebiT Ronier xelSi. don diegos ki gamomcdelad dahyurebda konseleiro, xmas ar iRebda; viwrovdeboda kapralis irgvliv mrisxane alya, da don diegom raRac iazra, udardelad Tqva: `hale-kapralo, Tqvenis nebarTviT, saxes agixvevT, mzem rom ar mogWraT naTeli Tvali...~ jvalos tomara saxeze samgzis Semoaxvia, myisve Seferxdnen kanudoselebi _ ver ikadrebdnen Tvalaxveuli kacis mokvlas da, Semcbarni idgnen. don diegom ki artistizmidan xumaraoba moiSvelia: `axla ki, hale, xelkavi gamiyareT Tu SeiZlebodes, Zvirfaso eliodora, xeel-kavi-meTqi, aii, ase... _ da jer kidev Zalian kuStad gamomziral Joaos Tvali Caukra, _ ah, ra bariSna Cavigde xelSi?~ Rimi gaukrTaT kanudoselebs, don diego ki xelkavian kaprals eTvalTmaqceboda: _ frTxilad, Zvirfaso, aq kenWi gdia, Zalian frTxilad gadaalajeT, eliodora, aii, ase, ah, qalbatono, es ramodona gqoniaT terfi... da ase masxar-masxaraobiT waaronina... gaaSora wres. da ucnauri TanamgzavrebiT dabrunda mere. _ Seni debia? _ rogorc iqna, ikiTxa gaocebulma Joaom. _ debi ki ara... pirvelad vnaxe, kaatingasTan daborialebdnen da aqamde moyvana Zalian mTxoves, da mec, rogorc WeSmaritma kabalierom... Svidive qali gulmodgined faravda simorcxves da, swored amitom, simorcxvis jinze, zedmiwevniT amayad, mkacrad gamoiyurebodnen. _ Tqven... CvenTan gindaT? _ daekiTxa qalebs Joao. _ ara, mcire xniT... _ ganacxada yvelaze mdidrulad Cacmulma qalma, idumalad gamWvirvale Savi pirbade Coefarebina, xelTaTmanze beWdebi ucimcimebda, maRali sayelo nikapamde swvdeboda, ase rom, Zalian mkacrad ecva, magram koWebamde kaba calmxareze Zalian grZlad CaWrili hqonda da yoveli nabijis gadadgmisas TeTrad uelavda qaTqaTa fexi, _ stumrad movediT. _ stumrad moxvediT? _ aii, ee... ho, rogor giTxraT, erTi raRac gvainteresebs yvelas da Tuki SesaZlebloba iqneba... ara, ise ki ar gagvigoT, magram Cven Zalian gvinda da amitomac movediT, diax. _ ra gindaT, qalo! _ verafers mixvda Joao abado. _ erTi adamianis naxva gvainteresebs yvelas, da rom icodeT, _ sxapasxupiT miayara meore qalma, ratomRac mxolod cali sayure ekeTa, _ rogor cxeloda da saerTodac sul ar varga aqauri gzebi da lolitas xvliki gamouxta uceb da sawyals albaT iqiT SeeSinda, magram lolitasac Zalian SeeSinda, radgan uaresi egona. _ xvlikis da Tagvis Tu geSiniaT, ver dajdebodiT saxlSi? _ saxlSi rom davmjdariyaviT is adamiani bazrobaTa qalaqSi aRar modis da amitom avdeqiT da Cven wamovediT aqeT, radgan Cven vinc gvainteresebs is CvenTan aRar modis da aqeTaa. _ vin adamiania... aq ki Svidivem daimorcxva, is erTi mainc mTlad gadawiTlda. mxolod pirbadiani qaliRa amayad scemda bolTas, da aq Joaoc viTom gagulgrilda da gaamayda, radgan mkacrad Cacmuli qalis fexma Zalian mosWra Tvali. _ vin gindodaT-meTqi. calsayurianma qalma jer isev mieT-moeTi scada:

_ Cven, ara? Cven ai... aii... ee... _ da moulodnelad Zalian mtkiced ganacxada: _ Cven manuelos dobilebi varT. da pirbadianmac daumtkica: _ diax. _ aaa, _ saxe moeRrica Joaos, _ aaaa... magram aq sakinZeZalzedamoWrili qalic CaerTo mometebul aRiarebaSi: _ magram me ar SemiZlia TqvensaviT pirferoba da sulac ar mrcxvenia ganvacxado, rom miyvars igi. _ da, ese igi, Cven vtyuiT, ara? vcruobT, ara, xom, roca vaRiarebT, dobilebi varT-meTqi? Tqveni ar vici mowyaleo qalbatono, magram CemTvis manuelos TiTic ar daukarebia arasodes! _ gacxarda mkacrad Cacmuli qali da swored is fexi miwaze gabrazebulma dahkra. _ ki, ki, sawyali, _ gamoajavra Tamamgulispirianma, _ Sen ar iyavi, fanjridan kibe... da atyda, magram ra atyda, gabruebuli idga Joao... _ dawynardiT, dawynardiT qaliSvilebo, _ daSoSmineba scada maTi momRimare don diegom, magram viRa ugdebda yurs, sul nawyvet-nawyvet gaismoda: _ Sen rom WalaSi, namcxvar-yvavila... me miyvars igi... mec dobili var... kibe arca maqvs... ki, ki, sawyali... mxolod is erTi, Tavdaxrili, Zalian morcxvi, uCumrad idga. _ Sen rom Sens farans... Ramis pirvelze... nemsi da cocxi... _ yvela erTmaneTs daesia, im erTis garda, _ viTom haeri rom mogenatra... abga rad dade... dobili var me... me SemeZlo, rom bavSvic myoloda... dRes ra ricxvia... dobili ki ara, debili... es quCis qali... sul ar bneloda... loginis qalo... arc erTi xeli... Se Walis qalo... arc erTi TiTi... WalaSi viTom qolga rom dagrCa... mec dobili var... _ raSia saqme, _ mkacrad gaisma. ridiT axedes konseleiros, wamsve CaSoSmindnen. _ ra gnebavT-meTqi... _ ra nebavT da manuelo moundaT, ymawvili, Zmobili... aki viZaxdi, konseleiro, im qarafSuta manuelos CvenTan ra esaqmeba-meTqi, ager, xom xedavT, bazrobaTa qalaqidan raRanairi qali ar moadga, da swored am gadapranWulma donma mohgvara, xom xedavT, rom swored im orma kacma, vis winaaRmdegac Tavidanve gavilaSqre, ariv-daria kanudosi. _ kanudoss aeg qalebi ver arev-dareven, Joao, _ ucnaur stumrebs axeddaxeda, _ manuelosTan saubari surT? _ saubari araa... _ kargi, dawynardi, Tavi Seikave, Joao. roxas! _ gismenT, konseleiro. _ manuelo moZebne sadme. manuelom ki jer araferic ar icoda, mis Tavs ra iyo. Sors, mdinaris piras iwva moxdenili, gagrilebuli mwyemsi da mzis gulze nebivrobRa, Sreboda. _ rogor iareT aqeTobisas, don diego. _ konselerio, kargad. Tav-gza rom areoda, saidumlo xvrelis STabeWdileba artistizmiT Sevuqmen: sila-sila vabobRe da Tavs odnav Tu wamoswevda, maSinve idayviT Cavukakunebdi, _ viTom gvirabis kedels urtyamda Tavs. davarwmune, rom xvreliT gamovdivarT kanudosisken _ kargia, eZebon... drodadro, silas vayridi Tavze. _ aes qalebi sadRa ipove...

_ kaatingaSi xoxva-xoxviT rom gaviyvane hale-kaprali, Tvalaxveuli iqve mivagde, da davicade, sanam brigadis romelime avazaki gadaawydeboda. raRa Tqma unda, me ara vCandi. mere wamovedi da, moSorebiT eseni SevniSne, Zalian uTavbolod dabodialobdnen. mivedi da, ra vqna, mapatieT Tu davaSave, konseleiro _ uari veRar vuTxar, sul xvewna-vedrebiT gamoiwiwknes yeli, raRa Tqma unda, Tvalebi yvelas avuxvie da, Tanac, erT-erTi momewona da... mxolod kapralis xelkavi meyofoda, WeSmarit kabalieros? magram qalebi yurs ar ugdebdnen, yvelas Tvalebi ucimcimebda, da mkacrad gamowyobilma mandilosanma orive xeliT aiwia nazi pirbade _ TviT manuelo, mxiaruli mwyemsi, moabijebda. is modioda laRi, udardeli, mdinaris gamoyolili madli _ sigrile mTeli im Tavisi moxdenili sxeuliT mohqonda, iRimeboda qveynis patroni manuelo kosta, da rogor emsubuqeboda Rataki mwyemsi kanudosis miwas... koxta RiRiniT, xelebis qneviT konseleirosaken moeSureb... magram aq Svidive qali erTad SeniSna da, wamsve rom icno, Sedga, dabneuli _ Svidive erTad, ase gverdigverd, jer ar enaxa, cal-calke kii, heei, icocxle, magram ase, Svidive, erTad... _ ise gaognda, da ise SekrTa, erTi piroba mdinarisaken kinaRam ibruna piri, kiRam gaiqca, magram mixvda, rom, ar iqneboda es... sul rom araferi, daedevnebodnen albaT kidec... da Tavsa sZlia, mxrebCamoyrili, aWarxlebuli, nabijaTreviT miuaxlovda Zaan Znel stumrebs, TavCaRunuli SeCerda mere, drodadro Tu gamoaparebda Tvals, da mSvenivrad grZnobda, rogor aSkarad akninebda is simorcxve da dabneuloba, da yvelasaTvis moulodnelad, laRad SemarTa lamazi Tavi, celqma Rimilma gadaubrwyina saxe, _ sxvebi, qalebo, sadRa arian? _ ase ikiTxa. iRimebodnen kanudoselebi, mZimed Sebrunda mendes masieli, mdinarisaken wavida nela, Joaomac Caiburtyuna raRac, gaerida isic, yvela, yvelani Semoecalnen ucnaur stumrebs, da maT winaSe, erTaderTi, sasurveli manueloRa darCa. is ki, mxiaruli mwyemsi, TvalebiT isrutavda im Svidasnair monatrebul madls, axsendeboda raRacraRaceebi. `davsxdeT, qalebo, _ gaiRima manuelom, _ Sinaurulad viqnebiT ufro, skamebi xom ar mogarTvaT?~ `ara, ara, savarZlebi rad gvinda, _ iuara mkacrad Cacmulma, iqve, miwaze moirTxa fexi, _ me cxovrebaSi iseTi ubralo vaar...~ mere siCume Camovarda, oRond _ saocrad datenili, eqvsi qali daufaravi alersiT Sescqeroda, meSvides ki, morcxvs, TavCaRunuls, TiTi daebjina miwaze, iCiCqneboda _ RR, RR, R... _ wamiT Seavlebda manuelos Tvals, da mere isev aawvalebda TiTs _ RR, R, RR... _ da ase isxdnen, Svidni _ qali da erTic _ piriqiT... Soridan ki Joao amrezili iWyiteboda, `hoho, ymawvili, damixedeT, fih...~ don diegos ki imisi gajavrebuli saxis danaxva moesurvila da friad gulubryvilod ikiTxa: _ ra iciT, Joao Zia, egeba marTla dobilebi arian? _ ki, ki, dobilebi, rogor ara, diax! _ myisve aRSfoTda Joao, _ dobili ki ara, focxvers ar gauSvebs tyeSi! manuelom ki, rogorc iqna, Rimilianad ase ikiTxa: `ki magram, qalebo, TiTo-TiTod ver wamoxvediT?~ `Cven... TiTo-TiTos gveSinoda, _ gakeklucda mkacrad Cacmuli, _ Tanac ki, aba, ra gansxvavebaa, Sen xom CemTvis mainc jer TiTic ar dagikarebia, _ da Zlier mravlismetyvelad Seacqerda, _ a, xom asea, ara, manuelo~. `raRa Tqma unda asea, matilda, _ daemowma manuelo, _ mxolod erTxel, samSabaTi iyo maxsovs, Tqvens

idayvze SemTxveviT momixvda usaxelo TiTi~. `eg ar iTvleba, SemTxveviToba, _ aRniSna qalma da gaifiqra, _ kargi biWia, ah, venacvale...~ manuelom ki es gaifiqra: `raSi sWirdeba vicode, netav...~ Tan mkacri qalis sxvadasxva... ee... Taviseburebani axsendeboda. `yuri damigde, manuelo, _ nazad mimarTa maqmanebiT erTianad moCiTulma qalma, zomierad uTrToda mSeenieri xma, _ ver wamogvyvebi?~ `saad, lolita...~ _ gaioca manuelom. `bazrobaTa qalaqSi...~ `vera, blankita, ver wamogyvebiT~. `ratom, manuelo, ratom?~ _ mwared daekiTxa sakinZeamoWrili. `nu gewyinebaT... _ Tqva manuelom, mCated wamodga _ sul rom araferi, iq aucileblad gamasaReben, rogorc vakeiros, da meorec is...~ `Cven, Cven dagmalavT...~ `da meorec is, _ yuri ar aTxova manuelom, _ gindac vicode, rom TiTs marTla aravin damakarebs, mainc ver wamoval, radgan es miwa... ai es miwa, romelzedac vdgavar, kanudosia~. `didi ambavi, _ tuCi aibzua veronikam, kaciviT ecva, oRond melas fumfula bewvi Semoexvia yelze, _ didi ambavi...~ `CemTvis didia... Zalian didi~. `ai es miwa? _ mkveTrad mimoixeda cal Tval-loyaze gangeb TmaCamoSlilma qalma, _ wamodi, raa, Zaliana gTxovT~. `gaTavda, morCa, _ Tqva manuelom, ucnobi susxi gaeria xmaSi, _ Zalian ki msurxarT, magram mainc ver gamogekidebiT~ `sul ar giyvarvar?~ _ guldawyvetili daekiTxa nazi, lamazi, zorba qali. marTlac, is qali manuelos yvelaze metad xiblavda _ sul sxva sxeulze sxva Tavi edga _ nazsaxians da cisferTvalebas, TxelnakvTebians, mere iseTi Camosdevda Zlieri tani, da manuelos, misi sxeulis msuye simkvriviT pirTamde savses, im lurj, did muqlurj orsav TvalSi cqera uyvarda, `Tavs mirCevnixar, _ Tqva manuelom, _ magram es miwa, es kanudosi, rac ki qalia dedamiwaze suyvelas erTad mirCevnia da...~ `ratom, manuelo, gviTxari, ratom, raa mainc aseTi...~ _ SesCivla maqmanebianma da manuelom Sors gaixeda, cas SehRimila, Tqva: `Tavisufali miwaa ese... Tavi vipove~. `da ra, dakarguli gqonda aqamde?~ `matilda, ki... da kidev, ufro... vipove suli~. TavisTvis Cumad icremleboda TavCaRunuli, morcxvi qali da cali TiTi ki aRar uCanda _ mRelvarebisas, TiTis siRrmeze amoeRrutna miwa. mere ki iqiT, naRvlian gzaSi, WeSmariti kabaliero guldasmiT anugeSebda atirebul, Tval-svelsaxvevian qalebs: _ damSviddiT, donna... Tqven rom qviTinebT, guli mikvdeba... damSviddiT, donna. * * * savarZelze mSvidad, Rirseulad ijda didi marSali edmondo betankuri, saxelurze darbaislurad daelagebina mokle xelebi da Tumca saxeze sul arara emCneoda Rirsebis meti, mainc, TiTqos, raRacnairad, erTgvarad daZabuli gamoiyureboda, ridiT Sescqeroda axalSemosuli, saswrafod gamoZaxebuli gamWriaxi admirali cicka. Soriaxlos polkovniki sezar gaWimuli idga. da TviT kadimac gasusuliyo marSlis ferxTiT, SiSnakrav admirals umoZrao, civad mbJutavi TvalebiT misCereboda. mSvidad umzerda didi marSali nacrisfrad moWiqul kedels, sityvis warmoTqmas agvianebda, molodiniT guli gadaelia admiral cickas, idga, ususurad gajgimuli `eliodoros patroni deda... _ boRmianad fiqrobda Tavaziani RimiliT saxeze polkovniki sezar, _ raRa swored axla mounda dabruneba da ambebis Camokarkvla, ah, albaT rogor micdis, ar gaaWires im maTxovari mwyemsebiT saqme, ra mkerdi hqonda?.. rogori weli, albaT korsetis xelovnebaa, magasac Cqara vnaxavT... is konseleiro neta viRa oxeri gdia...

Tumca Zalian rom SemoeWira, maSin xom iseTi laRi, celqi sicili aRar eqneboda, daZabuli iqneboda maSin... briyvebma, kaatingac ki ver gaCexes, gavuSvi, raRa, mec, naRdi kaci... ih, suzis dedac, es bevrada sjobs, winaswar mainc ar unda mimeca fuli, ise, naRdia, rogor aTrTolda roca mkerdze...~ magram aq awewili fiqri myisve Seuwyda _ fexze wamodga didi marSali, kidev ufro gaiWimnen admirali da polkovniki sezar, grili kadimac maSinve rxeviT wamoisveta. didi marSali auCqarebel bolTasa scemda, mimodioda, mxedruli wesiT, cal quslsa da meore fexis wverze trialebdnen misken samxedro pirni da sapatio yaraulad misdevda marSal betankurs mowiwebuli, mzadmyofi yovlad, mzera. mere SeCerda didi marSali, gaaJriala da wiTurbalanaSlil cickasac ase daekiTxa: `is samanevro xomaldebi, mxolod Cven rom viciT, rigzea yvela?~ `uwesivroba dauSvebelia, grandissimohalle~. `rigzea-meTqi?~ _ aimriza didi marSali. `rigzea, diax~. _ moikunta wyalTa ganmrige. `ase, ocdaaT wyrTamde siganis mdinareze Tu SeZleben laRad mimosvlas?~ `vera, grandissimohalle~. `Sin rogora xarT, Cemo admiralo, rasa iqamen Cemi Tqvenebi?~ `didada gmadlobT, grandssimohalle, _ aRfrTovanda yuradRebanasxurevi admirali, _ vaJma daniSna zustad axlaxan erTi iseTi SesaniSnavi...~ `ramdeni wyrTisa unda iyos mdinare, im xomaldebma laRad mimosvla rom SeZlon?~ `ormocdaaTamde mainc, grand...~ `navebi xom gvaqvs~. `qveynis, garndissimohalle~. `rogor brZandeba Tqveni momxibvleli meuRle, ramdenkaciania?~ _ `vin... grand...~ `CerCeto! navi...~ `cxra, Tormet, TxuTmet, da ocdaorkaciani, grandissimohalle~. `aim oTxmocamde didi naviT fexosnebs xom ver SeebmeodiT, rame iyos, hale?~ `napir-napir Tu...~ `ki~. `is gvirCevnia, dido marSalo, _ awrialda gamWriaxi admirali cicka, _ imaTgan moSorebiT, SeniRbuli manevriT rom gadavsxa napirze xalxi da ise SevebrZoloT, myar xmeleTze, grandissimohalle. radgan navidan, mogexsenebaT, tortmana wyalze, verc xeirianad davumiznebT veravis da sanam xmeleTze imaT Tvalwin gadavalT da napiris forsirebas movaxdenT, cariela qvebiTac ki SeiZleba ziani mogvayenon da samjer mcire xalxic ki SeiZleba mogverios strategiulad, radgan...~ `wadi~. `ra brZaneT, grandissimohalle...~ `araferi sxva. wadi~. iseve, rogorc marSal betankuris misaReb oTaxTa yoveli arasaidumlo, Zvirfasad mooWvili gamJRavnebuli kari, isic sagangebod gaTvaliswinebuli WrialiT miixura, axla polkovnik sezars Sescqerodnen kadima da didi marSali, `Cemo polkovniko, _ mZimed warmoTqva grandissimohallem, Tvalebi avad ubrWvialebda, _ Sen albaT oradgiliani navi girCevnia yvelafers, ara? _ mijnurTaTvis xom didad margia~. kvlavac yoCaRad gaWimuliyo polkovniki sezar, Tumc vrceli SiSiT yurebic ki lamis uTrToda. `rogor myavs Cemi mkvidri disSvili, Seni saTuTi meuRle, stella? ah, kargad, ara? ooo, kargi, Zalian kargi... aq damicadeT, da sanam moval, Cemo grandhalle, Sens TanamSromelTagan yvelaze metad moxerxebuli meTvalyure SemirCie, auRelvebeli xelis patroni da didad gamocdili, siarulic rom emarjvebodes da dabali iyos tanad~. `mesmis, grandissimohalle~. `aq, kadimasTan damicade, da moifiqre. roca saWiro iqneba, moval~. * * * avad xraSunebda miwisqveSeTSi frTxil nabijTa xma, safexurebze dapotinebda baci, tlanqad CabobRebuli sinaTle, mZime Crdilebi datortmanebdnen, iZvroda nesti _ qvis xveuli kibiT miwisqveSeTSi

Rrmavdeboda didi marSali, Zvirfasi, wiTeli xis tariani maSxala epyra xelT, damadablebel svets gars uvlida. oRroCoRro, klaknil zolebad amoWrili miwis kedlidan jiuti ReWvis xma moismoda, SeWmuxvniliyo didi marSali, miwis kedelze mimoxlarTul xazebs TvalmoWutuli akvirdeboda. raRac exata am yru kedlebze, RvarWnili zmorebiT raRacebi exata... mkrTalad daZrwoda marSlis sinaTle, da ukuneTTan CaxlarTul WidilSi iZabeboda miwisqveSeTi, undili sinaTliT gamJRavnebuli, da mZime siTxed micurda marSlis Crdili kibeze, dabla. amoRamebul farTo xvrelSi gatrunuliyo marSlis patroni, mowiwebuli grandissimohalle frTxilad imzireboda xvrelSi, iRimebodnen, marSali _ bacad da SiSneulad, xvreli ki _ farTod, amayad, Savad, da cali, martokina, momnusxveli bneli TvaliT kuTvnils, Tavisas, abrWyvialebul mZime siyviTles mkacrad iTxovda... jibeSi xeli aafaTura marSalma betankurma, oqros natexebi amoaZvrina, xvrelSi frTxilad Cado. maSinve kuStad moikuma pirquSi xaxa, samagierod iqiTken, bnelSi, zlazvniT ganixvna didi da mZime, priala kari. `Sen xar?~ _ ikiTxa minis mrgval viwroyelian WurWels SeSterebulma kacma, Tavic ar miubrunebia. `me var, remixio~, _ gaepasuxa didi marSali. `axlave erTi wuTiT, _ moibodiSa didma gamomgonebelma, gasaidumloebulma remixio dasam, _ grZel cdas vamTavreb~, `midi, ki, midi, ganagrZe, Cemo, _ dauyvava grandissimohallem,_ Sen Sens saqmes nu gaafuWeb da...~ auareba sinjaris qvemoT yvelgan bJutavda mimqrali cecxli, areklili sxivebi undod kvesavda yovel WurWelze, mwvanesiTxian koxta sinjaras uWvritinebda miwisqveSeTSi Casaidumloebuli didi specialisti remixio dasa, `es Zaan siTxe gamomivida, _ wasCurCula grandissimohalles, _ erTi dieturi kovzi ormocdaor megalitr wyals mSenivrad eyofa, vinc pirs daakarebs, iqve dakargavs sasicocxlo unars~. `marTla? _ esiamovna did marSals, _ rogor miiRe..~ `miRebiT, mogexseneba, didi xania miRebuli maqvs, magram amjerad Zlier gavaumjobese, radgan nel cecxlze vayeneb, didi simxurvale garkeeul Rirsebebs uqveiTebda, neli cecxliT ki yovelive saWiros TandaTan gamovwov~. `bravo, _ Cumad Tqva didma marSalma, _ sanaqebo xar~. `Tanac, xom ici masala kargad moipoveba bunebaSi da SedarebiT iafic jdeba~. `Sen fulis dardi nu geqneba, remixio, _ kvlavac xmadabla warmoTqva marSalma, orTav sulieri sinjaras Sescqeroda, erTmaneTs ar uyurebdnen, ise CurCulebdnen da is mwvane xsnaric, mkrTal cecxlze mdgari, frTxilad iZvroda, aCurCulebuliyo isic, _ Sen oRond egeTi SesaniSnavi siTxeebi miiRe da, xarjTaRricxvaSi fuls ramdensac momTxov, imdens miiReb, nu mogerideba, remixio, radgan...~ `ai, uyureT, _ gaawyvetina didma gamomgonebelma, _ swored am mravalkuTxa buStukis gaCena cdis damTavrebas utyuarad mowmobs~. welSi gaswordnen gamomgonebeli da didi marSali, magram remixio dasa asec, gamarTuli, mainc raRacnairad mokuntuli Canda, sufTad gaparsul pirisaxeze uxilavi ablabuda edo, cudi gziT moaruli Wkuis nayofi; gaWirvebiT ylapavda nerwyvs, misTvis yvelaze mZime siTxis am gaWirvebul ylups, romelsac sxeulis gareT sxva sityva hqvia; da gazintluli, sarCulSi saidumlod Cakerebulordenebiani qurTukisken didad ucnaurad gaeSura: raRacnairad, SeferxebiT adgamda grZel nabijs, muxli Zlier maRla ahqonda da romel fexsac yovniT waswevda imave gverdis daZabul xels miayolebda, da win uswrebda igive mxari. SeborkiliviT mialajebda.

_ me, remixio, _ dinjad warmoTqva grandissimohallem, gaxunebul TvalebSi Sescqeroda _ im xvrelSi xarki Senganac Cavde. mSvenivrad ici, purs vinc gvaWmevs da, me, remixio, iseTi siTxe minda, mdinaris saTaveSi rom Cavagdo da erTi dRis mere Suawelamde CaaRwios da arc-erTi Tevzi aRar datovos. _ rogor, sul gaaqros Tu... _ ara, daxocos. _ mxolod? _ wamiT gaiRima remixiom, isev SeiWmuxna, karadas zurgiT exaxuneboda, eqaveboda zurgi, _ magas ra unda... ager, Tundac am siTxes vercxliswyalSi amovavleb da mSvenivrad CaaRwevs, TandaTanobiT gaixsneba, grandissimohalle... _ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva betankurma, _ axlave gamimzade, _ da gaifiqra: `rasac ver SeZlebda admirali cicka, aRWurvili flotiT, es erTi kaci Tavisi niWiT... ai, amisi xeloba _ mesmis... aseTi naRdi, da uCinari... da amasTan erTad greg rikioc rom saWiroa, ucnauria Zalze... gana ra yria greg rikios jRabnilobaSi da mainc... isic rom saWiroa?! brbo ra briyvia...~ mere xmadabla, pativiscemiT, imediT uTxra: _ remixio dasa, mogigonebs xalxi. * * * xis kenweroze manuelo gatrunuliyo, jer arnanaxi, ucxo TamaSis uneburi mowme. jer iyo da, aqedan, maRlidan, Tavis vrcel lamaz qveyanas sWvretda; laRs, Tavisufals, ebereboda koSkiviT suli da SoriT mofusfuse kanudoselebs, axal ZmaTaTvis Tixis saxlebs rom agebdnen, cotaTi darcxvenili ki umzerda, magram ra eqna _ ase, xandaxan, simaRlisa da Wvretis survili Tu wamouvlida, veRaraferi Seakavebda, zed kenweroze moeqceoda yvelaze metad azidul xes da idga, tkbeboda oTxsav mxaris TvaliT dampyrobi, yoveli juris dampyrobelTagan gamorCeuli, uboroto da vrcelsulovani _ mxiaruli mwyemso manuelo kosta, magram iq, dabla, swored xis Ziras, did totebs qvemoT, Tvrameti wlis gogom fara modena. jer is iyo da, im simaRleze mcire bakuni ram Semoesma manuelos, daixeda da sul TeTri, TeTri, TovliviT cxvrebi mobakunobdnen, Sua faraSi ki Tvrameti wlis mwyemsi gogona, msubuqi wkepliT, ise msubuqiT, Tvinier cxvarTa moferebas Tu SeZlebda mxolod, moabijebda. TeTrebi ecva... Tma aezida, maRla Seekra, da Calisfer zvins dascqeroda ganabuli manuelo, jer vera scnobda, im uxv foTlebSi Zlivas atanda gafacicebul mzeras, mwyemsma ki, iqve miagdo wkepla, xisqveSa molze cxvrebic SeCerdnen, mSvidad coxnidnen kanudosis balaxs, mimoixeda TeTrma mwyemsma, da Soriaxlos rom veravin dalanda, mdinarisaken gaeSura, mTeli sxeulis uCveulod lamazi, mometebuli rxeviT napirTan isev mimoixeda, Tavze waivlo orive xeli, saTuTi zvini rom ar CamoSloda, da tansacmliana Sevida wyalSi. gabruebuli dascqeroda manuelo kosta, sul miaviwyda oTxsave mxares gatyorcnili vrceli samefo, radganac dRisiT, mzisiT, martoobaSi darwmunebuli TeTri mwyemsi, TavisTavs laRad ayolili da amCatebuli, yovelives sjobda _ welamde Sesuliyo kanudosis mimozneqil wyalSi da Zalian frTxilad, faqizad xtoda, mZimed azvinuli Tma rom ar CamoSloda; Tavgadaweuls, natifi xeli kefaze miebjina da meoreTi ki mdinaris cvalebad zurgs msubuqad eloliaveboda, da saxisken rom waiRo savse, gamWvirvale peSvi, wyvetil bilikad daaCnda TeTr gulispirze baci wveTebi; dilis mziT

gaRvivebul saxeze ipkura madliani mdinaris namceci, sul erTi mcire peSvi da, gabruebuli, adgilze nela, mZimed datrialda, mcxunvarebiTa da sinaTliT afuebuli zedatani mcxunvare mzisTvis SeeSvira, welsqveviT ki, isedac grili da mkvrivi TeZoebiT, nazi siaviT Camoqnili fexebiT, uxvi mdinaris gamWol sigrilesa grZnobda, da mdinariTa da manaTobliT erTianad gabruebuli, im mdovred Camomaval wyalSi moxibluli nela brunavda kanudoseli Tvrameti wlis gogo. gaxevebuli, sunTqvaSekruli Semoxveoda maRali xis kenweros manuelo kosta; Tavgadaweuli TeTri mwyemsi mSvenivrad icno da xandaxan gulSi mwared gahkravda, avad kenwlavda: `raRa imisi... raRa imisi Svili~, da gakvirvebuli Camoscqeroda, radgan aqamde mxolod qalebTan eWira saqme da imaT ki sul sxva, sul sxvanairi mimoxra hqondaT, sxva elferi edoT, es ki, gogona, ucxo mRvimesaviT idumali da Tan _ sioze ufro Cveulebrivi da bunebrivi, ukve napirze moabijebda, iseve, mzisTvis SeeSvira axurebuli zedatani, igiv mdinaris grili misxali welsqvemoT mWidrod Semotmasnili TeTri samosiT mohqonda... da gogona rom Semovida didi xis CrdilSi, SekrTa manuelo, gaocebisagan piri mokuma, kiRam SeuSva im SemobRujul kenweros xeli _ didad ucnaurad irjeboda TeTri mwyemsi: Seokebuli, mokle biZgiT warsdga soveli fexi, xeli mowyvetiT aiqnia da uceb, haerSi gaaqvava... erTxans ase idga, mere ki mkveTrad Semotrialda, frTasaviT swrafad daiqnia orive xeli, ise Ronivrad, rom uneburad fexiswverebze Sedga, gaxevda, TvalebgafarToebuli, TiTqos raRacas usmenda... survilisagan gaaJriala da gamoerkva, myisve Sebrunda, da yovlismZle ltolvas ayolili, adgilze rokavda, Ronivrad utyapunebda pawia fexisgulebs kanudosis miwas, da manuelo kosta, xeze gatrunuli, uecrad mixvda TeTr mwyemss rac surda... Tvrameti wlis kanudoseli gogo ki Sedga, cisken iSverda xelebs, Seyovnebuli, mere adgilze trialebda, frTxilad Camococda xidan manuelo kosta, gamalebuli fiqrobda Tanac: ase, uecrad rom ar SeiZleboda survilisagan gabruebuli gogos winaSe gamocxadeba, mSvenivrd grZnobda _ ise Seacbunebda, Tvalis dasanaxad aRar endoboda uCveulo celqobaSi waswrebul gogos; isic ifiqra, viTom Soridan RiRin-RiRiniT moemarTeboda da sulac ver amCnevda, magram civ iers miiRebda qaTqaTa mwemsi... da manuelom, xes amofarebulma, moifiqra da molze gamoxta, da manac, zustad im gogosaviT aiqnia cisaken xeli, gafiTrebuli Sescqeroda mwyemsi gogona, fexebze samosSemotmasnili, dabneuli idga, uneburad xelgaSverili manuelosaken, romelic kidev ufro mkveTri, ufro texili moZraobebiT miapobda uCinar haers, mSvidad Zovdnen balaxs morCili cxvrebi, manuelo ki gulgaReRili, SemarTuli, Tavawyvetili, rasac undoda, mTeli sxeuliT imas Svreboda, oRondac _ mkveTrad, texilad, da TeTri mwyemsis idumal survils, idumal ltolvas imeorebda _ orives, imaT Tavisuflebis pirveli ylupi aiZulebda ucnaur TamaSs, da axirebul survils Seokebuli moZraobisa, SeuCveveli, mcire Tavisuflebis Saravandedi edgaT radganac Tavze, da Tavisuflebas, sulis yvavils, ucocxaladamianod da uaxlobelod, Tavisive yovlismomcveli diadi yvavili _ siyvaruli aklda, orive grZnobda, uamyvavilod Tavisuflebas is didi fasi mainc ar hqonda, da am saxeldaxelod mogonili, ufro texili, ufro Ronivrad gameorebuli moZraobebiT uaxlovdoboda Tvrameti wlis dabneul gogos moxdenili mwyemsi, manuelo kosta, da imisaken gaiSvira orive amotrialebuli peSvi, ase miapyro orive xeli, erTi _ ufro grZlad, da Seacqerda, da TeTrma

mwyemsmac, TeTrma mwyemsmac swored igive gaimeora!.. da axla dinjad, mZimed gaSala manuelom laRi xelebi, mZimedve warsdga oriod nabiji, TvalebSi Caxeda, ra madlieri amoscqeroda kanudoseli gogo, da manuelom mxrebSi Caaso grZeli, Ronieri TiTebi _ moalerse marwuxebi, miizida da akoca. Joao am dros Tixasa zelda. didis gulmodginebiT muSaobda, idayvebamde amoTxvrili, im dalocvil, rbil sigriles Ronivrad Wyletda da Wyletda, dakoJrebul TiTebs TiTqos gamwarebulad aReWinebda Tixas; mezoblebisaken gaaparebda xandaxan gamomcdel mzeras, drodadro ki mowiwebiT axedavda maradkuSt mendes masiels, kanudosel Zmebs Soris rom mimodioda. JamiJam _ amay, Tavmomwone mzeras Seavlebda TeTrad gaSenebul, jer kidev nedl qalaqs, da erTxelac rom miixeda, TixaSi Cajda; TvalebdaWyetili, pirdaRebuli, gaognebuli Sescqeroda xelixelCakidulebs _ Tavis ufros qaliSvilsa da mxiarul mwyemss manuelo kostas, romlebic mendes masiels TavCaqindruli uaxlovdebodnen. `cota momSivda, haleebo, magrad momSivda, _ laquciT ganacxada CiCiom, magidasTan dajda, _ Tumca, jer salam-gamarjveba unda iTqvas, salamgagimarjoT, hale, raime kbilis gasakravi xom ar gaqvT, oTo-Zia?~ oToeqimi taxtze ijda, Sarvali gadaefina muxlebze, Rils gulmodgined akerebda, `im oTaxidan gamoitane, cxvris xorcia kargi, SeaTbe da ise~. `SeTboba rad unda, _ gaikriWa CiCio, mkvircxlad wamodga, _ civ xorcs ra sjobia, qoni pirSi igliseba da didxans sZlebs ufro~. fardas ahkvroda gasusuli domeniko, erT-erTi amoqarguli Tvalidan quCaSi iWvriteboda. aravin Canda, `viTom, marTla is gamogzavnida, oTo-Zia?~ `ki, domeniko, _ uTxra eqimma, _ Sua qalaqSi imisi marjvena xeli da Sikrikia es vaJbatoni~. kari gaiRo, CiCiom Semohyo koxtad gadavarcxnili Tavi, `puri sada gaqvT?~ `kidobanSia~. `netavi ratom gamogzavnida...~ `nu geSinia, domeniko, nu geSinia, _ Zafi gadakvnita oTo-eqimma, patara yuTSi axali Rilis Zebnas Seudga _ Sens Tavs aravis davaCagvrineb, nu geSinia~. CiCiom isev Semohyo sunamonapkurevi Tavi, `marili ar gaqvT? versad vipove...~ `aqaa, magidaze~, gaepasuxa oTo-eqimi, da xanam CiCio gaqonil saWmels Semoitanda, domenikos miaCurCula: `sanam darCeba, raimeze mSvidad mebaase, mTavaria, SiSi ar Segetyos, domeniko, gaige, SiSi...~ RiRin-RiRiniT SemobrunRa CiCio, tafaze dayinuli xorci mohqonda, iRliiT_puri, magidas miujda. samive fanjris Tvalebmoqarguli fardebidan viwrod Semodioda mtvriT anamcecebuli sinaTle, iribi svetebiT gadaxazuli oTaxis SuagulSi CiCio ijda, iafi sunamos sqlad motkbo simyrale idga oTaxSi, gulisamrevi, Sors, sadRac, albaT naRdi tye iyo; CiCiom madianad amousva puri qonSi, xorci CakbiCa, Tavi gadaswia, Tvali milula _ mm, mmuu... mere erTbaSad tafisaken gadaixara, loyebgamotenili, Ronivrad iylapeboda, `oTo-eqimo, _ Tvali aarida CiCios domenikom, _ ai, Tqven roca avadmyofs sinjavT, majaze TiTebs waavlebT xolme, da ratom?~ `rogor Tu ratom, _ viTom gaioca oToeqimma da laparakis wamowyebisaTvis Tvali Caukra, mowonebis niSnad, _ gulis cemas vumowmeb xolme~. `avad roca xdebian, _ Tqva domenikom, taxtisaken gamoemarTa, _ gulis cemazed etyobaT xolme?~ `ki, aba~, `ambra, _ daudastura pirgamotenilma CiCiomac, _ gui aamiaSi yveafeia~. `oTo-eqimo, _ Seacqerda domeniko, _ guli _ mTavaria?~ `sxeulisaTvis _ ki~. `xei ra, aaa sairo?~ `ra Tqvi, CiCio?~ iman ki mZlavri, daZabuli ylupiT STanTqa didi lukma da amjerad mkafiod warmoTqva: `xeli ra,

araa saWiro?~ `ki, rogor ara, ki~, _ ugulod daeTanxma oTo-eqimi. CiCio axla auCqareblad iReWeboda, siamis gaqonili talRa mdored Camosdioda saxeze, `oTo-Zia, aeg Rilebi sad agaglijes?~ `xaTabalaSi movxvdi, eeh, _ amoioxra oTo-eqimma, _ ramdenime inteligenti erTmaneTs daesia, me Cemi WkuiT viTom vaSvelebdi da zedaxoraSi ki movxvdi~. `oo, _ Tavi gaiqnia CiCiom, urC Zvals calTvaldaxuWuli tkviravda, _ iginebian, erTi magaTi patroni deda~. da Zvals axeda, daxeda, miagdo, isev xorcs Caafrinda, simaZRriT gapirqvavebuli, xumrobis gunebaze dadga: `me ki megona, oToZias viRaca Seyvarebuli qali daebrdRvna-meTqi~. `fuh, briyvi, briyvi, _ SeiWmuxna oTo-eqimi, gulmosulma Cailaparaka, _ kargad ki esmis siyvaruli, rac marTalia, marTalia...~ mere aTvalwunebiT SeaTvaliera usiamo stumari, uTxra: `me rom wodebebis miniWeba SemeZlos, CiCio-Cemo, qalaqis mTavar salaxanad gamogacxadebdi~. `xi-hi... xi-hihi...~ gaikriWa isev CiCio da oTo-eqimmac dafiqrebulma Tqva: `Tavia mainc, domeniko, Tavi, mTavari...~ mkacrad dascqeroda TavCaqindrulebs mendes masieli, miwas CasCereboda gafiTrebuli gogo, manuelom ki patara xnis mere veRar moiTmina, cali TvaliT aixeda da gulze moeSva _ pirquSi saxe gaebzara konseleiros, agizgizebul TvalebSi jer arnaxuli, uCveulo siTbo Caudga, albaT cotac da, gaiRimebda, da marad kuStad aJRerebul xmaSic alersi gaeria: _ Zalian giyvars? _ ki, _ Tqva manuelo kostam da mxned moinacvla fexi. _ da Sena, qalo? _ diax. _ Tqveni WirimeT! _ wamoiZaxa kolombinam, qalis bebiam. _ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva mendes masielma, _ dResve, axlave dagaqorwinebT Sen da... Sens qals ra hqvia?.. hoii, sircxvilo... aq manuelo Zlier daibna, radgan Tavisi qalis saxeli jer arc icoda, magram gamosavali uceb ipova: _ Zalian minda, dReis amas iqiT manuela erqvas, radgan Cemia... _ Zalian kargi, Tuki isurvebs... da gogom myisve wamoiZaxa: _ diax. ucxo ram Suqi dasTamaSebda mendes masiels; rwmeniT, imediT Sescqeroda gaRimebul konseleiros yvela kanudoseli, im erTis garda... da konseleirom ikiTxa: _ mSoblebis nebarTva Tu gaqvs, manuela... _ jer ara... manuelom ki erTbaSad gabeda da mxned, Tamamad miuaxlovda dabneulobisagan Sig TixaSi Camjdar, aqamde kvlavac TvalebdaWyetil, pirdaRebul, gaognebul Joao abados: _ dagvloceT, mama... _ vinaa Seni mama! _ ise wamoxta zeze Joao, Tvali veravin Seaswro, _ vinaa magisi mama! Seni magisi mama ki ara, arc imisi mama var... mamao! mama! wadi axlave konsesion saxlSi! sadaa Cemi qamari! bavSvi Semicdina da, mamao! vinaa... Zlivs akavebdnen roxasi da inosensio; dabneulebi idgnen kanudoselebi, gadafiTrebul saxeze xelebafarebul TeTr mwyemss miwa gaskdomoda, erCia.

_ wadi-meTqi, axlave-meTqi! konsesion! sul dedaSenis brali iqneba, dagxocavT yvelas!.. _ gagiJdi, Joao, Svilo? _ daekiTxa meuRlis deda. _ vinaa Seni Svili! vinaa magisi mama! vinaa amisi Svili! vina xarT... _ gacofebuli Rrialebda Joao, magram mendes masieli dinjad miuaxlovda, mxarze daado mZime, daZarRvuli xeli, TvalebSi Caxeda, maSinve Cauqra Joaos risxva, ise aSkarad, ise TvalnaTliv, kanudoselebs cecxlze dasxmuli wylis SiSinic moesmaT TiTqos. _ mdinaris piras dagaqorwinebT, _ Tqva Semobrunebulma mendes masielma, jer manuelos gauRima, mere mdinares gaxeda da uecrad SekrTa, xSir talRebad gadasdioda saxeze mrisxaneba, yovel jerze ufro da ufro mZlavri, ufro ulmobeli da, ganrisxebulma, acaxcaxebulma, Zlivas warmoTqva: yvela wavideT... prudensio, gamagrdi... momyeviT, Zmebo. `ra vqna? gavZexi... _ sabralod Tqva CiCiom. saxe moRrica. _ me mgoni, namdvilad meti momivida, hale... oTo-eqimi taxtidan wamodga, Sarvali koxtad Camokida, `ra vqna? _ ikiTxa isev CiCiom, _ meti momivida, ra vuyo? aa? _ mucelze frTxilad miido xelebi, saxemobrecilma, Tvalebi simwriT milula, `wyali, damalevine... domeniko, ra... oRond gamWvirvale WiqiT... oTo-Zia, SeiZleba, taxtze wamovwve?~ `ki, ki~. sanam domenikos Wiqas gamoarTmevda, eWviT mouTvaliera saxe, mere TiTebi Cahyo miwodebul wyalSi, TvalmoWutulma, guldasmiT daynosa, sinaTlis erTerT irib svetze gaxeda Wiqas, da domenikos mainca sTxova: `jer Sen mosvi, ra...~ SeWmuxvniliyo oTo-eqimi, CiCios Semyure, isic zedmetad gamaZRariviT SeWmuxvniliyo, simwriT krusunebda taxtze miwolili CiCio. `cxeli wyali momitaneT, ra... pirs gamovivleb... sul ver vlaparakob... piri gameglisa... enas miborkavs... is tafa gaitaneT, ra... veRar vuyureb...~ `zeTisxili miatane, _ urCia oTo-eqimma, _ zedmet qons Seiwovs...~ `ah, ara... ara... _ Zlivs iuara CiCiom, zeTisxils ver vitan... zeTisxilze... maJrialebs. taSti momeciT...~ cxeli wyliT gamoivlo piri; cotas mosvamda, Tavs gadaswevda _ RrRrRRR... uop! fuh... _ cota moeSva, piraRma gadawva, jer mainc sveneb-svenebiT laparakobda: _ me Tuki mkiTxavT, haleebo... suleli iyo is Zveli xalxi... rom gamoigones... zeTisxilis rto sikeTes niSnavso... ager nacnobisas, SarSan... qeifze... zeTisxilic hqondaT sufraze da samnairi xizilalac da da yvelaferi, magram mainc Svidi kaci daibrida, hale~, `ramdeni~? `oTxi... da mJave kitri xom ar gaqvT, hale? egeb miSvelos...~ Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni mdinare, kanudoselebs xom hqondaT da hqondaT, siwmindiTa da alersiT savse, TevziT _ mdidari, dampurebeli, damarwyulebeli, Svebismomgvrelic, marad axali, saTuTi, grili, imis napirTan Segroviliyvnen gabruebuli kanudoselebi, SeZrwunebulni dasCerebodnen raRaca sastik, ucnaur avadmyofobaSeyril mdinares _ ucxo siTeTre dauyveboda mis uxilav, pawia zvirTebad aqa-iq amoburcul zedapirs, wyali arc Canda _ auracxeli Tevzis mucliT dafaruliyo, Tavidan verc mixvdnen ra akaSkaSebda iseTnairi avi brwyinvalebiT imaT mdinares, mere ki, risxviT aRivsnen, daibernen, aacaxcaxaT, prudensios Tavs ki raRac saSineleba xdeboda _ mxrebawuruli, gaognebuli dasCereboda silaSi Camxobil Zmiswuls, mokrunCxul gogonas ai im Zmisa, uTqmelis, togosTan rom darCa: ususurad igrixeboda kandaTuTquli bavSvi, patara xnis ukan mdinareSi udardelad moWyumpalave, mendes masielisken miabruna yvelam simwriT mokrunCxuli saxe, konseleiromac, TeTrad almodebulma, Tqva:

_ mdinare mogviwamles, Zmebo. prudensio, Seni droc _ SurisZiebis dro dadga. aRar uCanda Tavi da bolo mucliT amotrialebul, mZimed dacurebul auareba Tevzs, xeli SeuSva manuelas TvalebCamqralma mxiarulma mwyemsma, cali Tval-warbi ise auTamaSda zes, TiTebi miiWira; daberil yelze sqeli ZarRvebi gadaewna inosensios, frCxilebi Caeso xelisgulebSi roxass, mokvnetili tuCidan sisxli sdioda gregorio paCekos, senobio lYosas gulispirze Rili aawyda... moqufruliyvnen tbiani soflebidan Camosuli kanudoselebi; Subli ise mwared Camoixoka Joao abadom, ori frCxili gadautyda, da Tvalebze Camoifxata orkuTxa qudi, axalTaxal, odnav gaRunul xmals rkinis TiTebiT Cafrenoda mWedeli, sunTqva SekvrodaT JrJoladavlil qalebs. im erTs ki, SeZrwunebisgan mTlad gaognebuls, konseleriom uTxra: _ nu geSinia, me mogirCen. Sen da Sen _ Tixa moitaneT... Cqara... daixara da frTxilad aiyvana bavSvi, pawia, almodebuli TaviT mkerdze miisvena, swrafad mkafiod alaparakda: _ es Jamic dadga. yuri damigdeT, moaSoreT mdinares Tvali. sami dRe mivec, waTreuliyvnen, kvira gavida, Tumc aTas oTxasive kanudosels, kacsac da qalsac erTnairad gsurT Suri iZioT sakuTari xeliT, im oraskaciani brigadis amosaJletad mxolod Tormeti kaci wava _ jerjerobiT meti cxeni ar gvyavs. imaT ufrosad Sen iqnebi, ze. yuri damigde, prudensio, gamoixede, _ radgan yvelaze gamwarebuli amJamad mainc Sen xar, im monacrisfro cxenze Sejdebi, yvelaze metad jaglagze, vici, guli ver mogiTmens da sxvebs rom ver gadaaswro, amitom gadavwyvite ase. ase rom ara, Tavsac tyuilad daiRupav da, Seni naCqarevi gamoCenis mere, danarCenebsac, mzadmyofni daxvdebian. jerjerobiT im cxenze Sejeq, iq ki, kaatingasTan, vinmes gaucvli yvelaze fexmard, aim TeTrSubla cxenSi. es _ ori kaci, kidev vin waxvalT... yvela miawyda konseleiros, ise micvivdnen, kinaRam gadahqeles, Zlivas Seikaves Tavi, Zlivs daiokes fexi, ucnauri saxeebiT _ risxviT da mudariT aRsavseni misCerebodnen. mere erTbaSad Semoecalnen, radgan soveli Tixa moarbenines. konseleirom daiCoqa, cali xeliT bavSvi ekava, meoreTi Tixas suls uberavda da daTuTqul sxeulze faqizad adebda. laparakobda Tan: _ me amogarCevT. Sen _ gregorio paCeko, _ wamiT imisken gaiSvira Tixiani xeli, _ sami, Sen _ senobio lYosa, inosensio _ Sen, xuTi... wamiT SeCerda. aRtacebuli Sescqeroda saocrad lamazad, Tandayolili siamayiT moaxloebul did mwyemss, moxdenil ze moreiras; imas Subi da xmali mohqonda, ori qamandi kiserze Camoekidna, qamarSi gaerWo ori maCete. _ mec gamiSviT ra, konseleiro... _ iTxova manuelom, da yvela mixvda, rogor Zalian SeekumSa manuelas guli. _ Sen? _ wamiT dafiqrda konseleiro, sustad akvnesebul bavSvs TixiT mosavda; isev foladi gaujda xmaSi _ Zalian kargi, manuelo _ eqvsi... floqvebis TqaraTquri SemoesmaT, Secbnen _ jaglag cxens Soreuli kaatingasken miaCqarebda ukve, xmlian-Subiani prudensio. _ eg araferi, mainc daeweviT, _ Tqva konseleirom, _ iqamde karga didi gzaa, Sen, roxas, Svidi... mxolod vakeiroebi rom ar iyvneT, tbian soflidan mosulTagan sami kaci wava. _ Sen... Sen... da Sena... aTi. _ ra davaSave me ubedurma, _ gulze mjiRi dairtya Joaom _ es mainc ra dRe gamiTenda mainc, me ra _ ar miSvebT?

_ Joao _ TerTmeti... aq don diegom frTagarWobili Zalian farTo qudi moixada, mkerdze mibneul Zvirfas qvaze miifara, Tavi mdablad daxara mere da sTxova: _ mec gamiSviT ra, konseleiro... Tumca brZolaSi... ver Cavebmebi... Zalian Zlier Tu ar gauWirdaT... aim saukeTeso cxenze me Sevjdebi, xom xedavT, mainc aravin ekareba da... me gadavucvli iq prudensios. _ kargi. Tixis grili, sufTa qoxebidan swrafad brundebodnen iaraRasxmuli gamorCeulebi. _ eg araferi, Tormetni rom xarT _ rac mTavaria, ar mogelian. mere da mere ufro Zneli saqmeebi mogeliT, Zmebo, ambis wamRebi SegiZliaT ar datovoT _ isedac gaigeben, roca iqneba. drosac movigebT. Tofebi sadme erTad eqnebaT miwyobili. Tavs rom daatydebiT, yvelani iqiT gaiqcevian, da aramc da aramc iaraRamde ar miuSvaT, gza gadauWeriT. Tofebi da tyviebi imaTsave cxenebs ahkideT mere. sxva _ araferi wamoiRoT. sul araferi. tyvia ginaxavT? ar iciT, raa? ramdenime kanudoseli uxerxulad Setokda cxenze. Tavi miabruna zem. _ me vcnob mSvenivrad da zedmiwevniT, konseleiro, _ Tqva don diegom. _ Zalian kargi. ra gadawyvite, ze... _ didad vecdebi, prudensios rac SeiZleba, metad gadavaswroT, da imis mosvlamde cxenebs davasvenebT cota. mere yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis prudensios pirs magrad avukrav, Soridanve rom ar miayviros kamorelebs, konseleiro. _ Zalian kargi, _ fexze wamodga mendes masieli, imediT, rwmeniT Sescqeroda amxedrebulebs, _ kanudoselo Zmebo, _ Tqva da maRla aswia mTlad, erTianad TixiT Semosili, mxolod pawia nestoebgamoCenili bavSvi, _ Zmebo, amisi sacodaoba gfaravdeT... xalxs miubrunda mere: _ araviTari damSvidobeba da Tvalis gayola amaT ar sWirdebaT, _ da xmas auwia, radgan Ronivrad gaisma TqaraTquri, _ wamodiT, Zmebo, da, saqme ganagrZeT, gaSreba Tixa... am bavSvs mogirCen, nu geSinia, dao, damSviddi... gulze mixutebuli gogonaTi xelSi, xalxs mxned waruZRva samuSaosken, TiTqmis yvelani morCilad mihyvnen, da ukve Zalian SoriT avardnil mtvers mxedrebis colebiRa misCerebodnen, sneuli mdinaris napirTan SerCnilebi... imaT Soris ki yvelaze metad gafiTrebuli mariami... da suyvelaze ufro mobuzuli manuela _ abado-kosta. _ `ori qoTani viyide _ hiy, yuriani da uyuro _ piy. orve qoTani davbride _ hiy, yurianic da uyuroc _ piy, me riTmiani leqsebi miyvars, _ aRiara CiCiom, _ cota gadamiara, xo ici, hale, ra aris qveynad simSvidis fasi, Tqven rom drahkaniani maCuqeT maSin, ara? viRacam mompara... codo ara var? me kidev raimes momparavs kaci, do-hale?~ `magisTvis moxvedi?~ _ gulze moeSva domenikos, taxtze Camojda, `ara, ah, ara, _ Secba CiCio, _ es ise vaxsene, gakvriT. hodaa, mismineT _ miCiniom damabara, Cemma ufrosma, is biWi roao, didi biTurio, kisris zoma auRe da moitaneo, haleo, aba?!~ maSinve wamoxta SeZrwunebuli domeniko, is ori Tvali, avi naRverdlebi gaaxsenda _ risxviT mbJutavi, WriliT-Wrilamde monacrisfrod aCurCulebuli, wamomjdari CiCio ki arxeinad ganagrZobda: `didi kacia miCinio, didi kacia, TviT kadimac ki hyavs daWrili erTxel... eg rom movida Cvens Zvirfas kamoraSi, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali, moZvelebuli meTodebiT vmuSaobdiT maSin _ daZmobilebisas, gasasaRebeli undoblobisa gamo jer me Tu damalevinebda wyals, me

viTom guldawyvetili, naRvlianad movsvamdi da mere, bolos, piris kunWulSi koxtad Senaxul pawia burTukas enis daxvewili, gavarjiSebuli moZraobiT sifrifana qaRalds marjved movaSorebdi da im saZmadnafico jamSi _ wkap! _ da alal-marTali RimiliT gavuwodebdi... cudi xerxi ki iyo Zaan is meTodi _ sawamlavi cotaTi pirSiac mexsneboda da Tavbrusxvevebi mqonda sul, qronikulad, hale. Zneli dargia is Cveni dargi~. `axla gaumjobesebuli meTodebi gaqvT?~ _ dainteresda oTo-eqimi; `aba!~ _ gaamayda CiCio. `rogori, _ mainc...~ `gagiJdiT, oTo-Zia, ii? _ gadancvifrda CiCio, _ magas rogor gavTqvam. me vin ggonivarT. samTelqalaqo saidumloebaa... ise ki ar aris is... xeli maqvs mowerili, hale~. `kargi, nu metyvi, _ ugulod uTxra oTo-eqimma da mere isev dainteresda, _ da is axali meTodebi TviT miCiniom SemoiRo?~ `maS, _ Tqva CiCiom, _ umravlesoba... jer is iyo da, sul pirvelad rogor gadarCa... didi kacia namdvilad, hale, aq rom movida, didi xnis winaT, sxvis sisxlSi amoTxvrili, TviTon marSalma betankurma TvaliT Seamowma Zvirfasi fardidan da ar mouvida, naTel TvalSi, haleebo, Turme da Cvens tkbil grandhales mianiSna Turme, gagvesaRebina xelaT da Cvenma Zvirfasma polkovnikma sezarma, SedarebiT damwyebi ucolSvilo leitenanti iyo maSin, me damavala, daZmobilebis niSnad imasTan erTad Semesva Tasi da rogorc Sevedi imis oTaxSi, miCiniosTan ese igi, hale, erTi ki amxed-damxeda mkacrad, rom icis, ise, da maSinaTve isqesa da RranWSi wamwvda da momiWira da sekundSi gadmomagdebina Cemi burTuka, aba?! didi kacia, Zalian didi...~ `da mere ratom aRar gaasaRes...~ `Tqven ra, gindaT xom, ase yofiliyo?~ _ Tvalebi moWuta CiCiom. `ah, ara, ara, _ orive xeli gaasavsava oTo-eqimma, _ ubralod, mikvirs...~ `jer es erTi rom, raRanairad gaasaRebdnen. damciniT, hale? _ iwyina CiCiom, _ xom cocxalia axlac kamoraSi sadRac, da, meorec, ratom unda daebridaT, madlobis meti sxva ra eTqmodaT _ Jagunsoebis ufrosad dadga _ Jagunsoebi moToka, hale! da polkovnikic didad afasebs... afasebdes iqneba, ra iqneba aba, _ gamococxlda CiCio, _ yvelaze Znelad gasasaReblebs magisi xeliT bridaven, hale, Tanac, keTilo, Cacma-daxurva imas ar ainteresebs, qoneba da araferi _ saqmisTvisaa mowodebuli mxolod... mowi aqeT yeli~. `ara, _ Zlivas warmoTqva xmaCamwydarma domenikom, da, yelgamSrali, wyurvilma aitana, magram caxcaxgadadebuli Tungidan yeliT-muclamde CaeRvara civi, usiamo wyali, _ ar agaRebineb zomas...~ `rogorc genebos, _ maSinve daTanxmda CiCio, da miayola: _ ise ki, gadawyvetilebis Secvla ar uyvars da TviTon mova da Tavisi xeliT agiRebs zomas, asea, hale~, myisve wamodga sabralo mgzavri, yeli moiReRa. CiCiom ki koxtad Semoavlo mbzinavi Toki, wamSi Semoxsna, marjved gakvanZa, gulis jibeSi Seinaxa, danaRvlianda mere: `Zaankai, kia erTi drahkani, magram ori ajobebda namdvilad _ ori drahkani riTmasaviT iqneboda erTmaneTTan, hale~. * * * brigadaSi Tavdasxmas aravin eloda. dediSobila leitenanti navole mZime naWrisgan gamzadebul ferad karavSi ijda, moxatuli zurgiT karvis daqanebul kedels miyrdnoboda, gamoebera. sicxiT gaTanguli, sveneb-svenebiT wrupavda murabian wyals, titvela mucelze TiTebs iTamaSebda da saTayvanebeli coli sunzi enatreboda. meore karvis SesasvlelTan, sadac Tofebi inaxeboda ori kamoreli Cacucquliyo; gafacicebulni, TeTr, rvakuTxa Zvlebs silaze rigrigobiT hyridnen. xelis yoveli gaqnevis Semdeg erT-erTi gulze

moxdenilad idebda xuTive TiTiswvers, meore _ xelisguls barZayze irtyamda. danarCenebi, qveda sacvlis amarani, kaatingas Soriaxlos daZrwodnen _ umravlesoba fexebs atyapunebda silaze, ufro mondomebulni _ daoTxiliyvnen, zogierTs ki grZeli Woki moemarjvebina da ramdenadac SeeZlo, silaSi Rrmad asobda _ TavianTi WkuiT kaatingas qveS gamaval saidumlo xvrels eZebdnen. erTgan Woks, silaSi karga magrad Cafluls, orni dasWidebodnen, kidev ufro CaRrmavebas TiTqos didada cdilobdnen da im qoSin-qoSinSi erT-erTi Zmobili qveda sacvlis saidumlo jibidan sakbilos ostaturad aclida meore Zmobils, romelic viTom ver amCnevda amas _ jibeSi yalbi drahkaniani edo da gaqurdvis Semdeg, imav saRamos, Zmobils zedamxedvel navolesTan daabezRebda, rogorc yalbi fulis mWrels... orive ise ra, zomierad Relavda. silaSi Camjdar, zurgamokortnil kamorelTan, romelic daudevrobiT saxifaTo manZilze miaxloeboda kaatingas, ramdenime Zmobili Sekrebiliyo da Wrilobis gadaxvevis safasurze evaWrebodnen, `oTxmoc groSs gaZlevT, wuTis saqmea, meti ra gindaT, me Tqveni deda, vai~, kvnesoda da Tanac Tvalebs abrialebda dazaralebuli da piri Ronivrad daaRo, uceb, WroRa Tvalebi gaufarTovda... da myisve is da Soriaxlos mofusfuse aTi kamoreli saSineli ZaliT mielursma miwas _ es gadaweul kaatingaSi cxenebi gamoagelves kanudoselebma, da TerTmeti Subi gametebiT tyorcnes. RvTis risxvas hgavdnen _ umowyalo, SurismaZiebeli xmlebi daatydaT Tavs Wokianebsac da uWokoebs, daoTxil maZebarT, feradi karvisken miaWenebda TeTrSubla cxens xmalSemarTuli prudensio, maSinve iazra, kamorelTa brigadis meTaurisa rom iqneboda gamorCeuli sacxovrisi, da gzadagza vinmes Tu Cauqrolebda, xelis daqneva mxolod erTi... meore karavTan miiWra ze moreira, gulze TiTebmidebuli moTamaSe welamde Casxipa, meore ki, kamaTlebgacvenili, yelSi gadasWra. ferad karavTan ise moToka cxeni prudensiom, yalyze SemarTa, karga xans Seyovnda or fexze bedauri, prudensiom ki imasobaSi saxvevi Camoiglija piridan, sazareli xmiT dasZaxa da im SemkrTal borcvs, karvis kedeli rom gamoezniqa, cxenis CamooTxebisTanave dauSva xmali. meore karvisken garbodnen kamorelebi, iq _ iaraRi egulebodaT, magram gzaSive, xmaldatexilni, silaze pirqve enarcxebodnen. da xoxva-xoxviT gacurebuli, ganze frTxilad mRoRavi kamorelic SeamCnia inosensios marjve Tvalma da, sxvebze metad maxvilgonier kamorelsac sxvebsaviT xmalma mouRo bolo _ kefagadaxsnils, pirqveCamxobils, imasac xmali sWirda... viRaca cxenze Semoaxta roxass, kiserSi kbilebiT Caafrinda, vakeiros ki mixedvac ar ucdia, ise gadaiqnia Tavsukan xmali _ didad ucnaurad gaasaRa... merec, erTxel ar dainteresebula, vin iyo, ra iyo, axal-axal kamorelebs xocavda da meore xeliT nakbens izelda... orive toriT CaebRuja xmali Joaos, vai imisi brali, visac... da xelebis yovel daqnevas mZlavrad ayolebda: `hax!~ da Tumca zogierTma kamorelma mainc miaRwia karvamde, ama saqmeSi imdeni araferi eyara _ iq didi mwyemsi, ze moreira Sav cxenze ijda da alesili xmali epyra xelT. jaglagze Seskupebuli don diego ki Soridan saqmianad uTvalTvalebda kamorelTa Jletas _ yoCaR, gregorio... manuelo, if... es tbiani soflelebic, bravo... ah, prudensio, nametania... heh, senobio ra yofila da...~ Soreul tyeSi raRac dalanda prudensiom, mimoixeda da, silaze milursmuli kamoreli, jer kidev bolomde Caumqrali, gvelis TvalebiT rom imzireboda, Subianad aswia, Ronivrad daiqnia mere da SubiRa rom SerCa xelT, tyisken gaWenda, iq ki

sabalaxod miSvebuli cxenebis ori modaraje, TaviT-fexamde SeiaraRebuli kamoreli xes efareboda da pirveli tyvia prudensios ki ascda, magram mis miRma, Sors, ukve saqmegamoleul roxass mxarSi eZgera da mokunta, meore kamorelis tyviam ki _ saocaria _ igiv roxasis cxeni waaqcia da daWril mxedars fexi qveS mohyva. gaxevebulni gascqerodnen kanudoselebi prudensios, miSvelebas aRar hqonda azri, wamSi unda dasrulebuliyo yvelaferi, da erT-erTma kamorelma, vinc iazra, rom, Tofis gatenas veRar moaswrebda da danasac Znelad Tu moaxvedrebda am RvTisdamtydar risxvas, im Tavis Zmobils moaxloebuli prudensios dasanaxad kiserSi Casca grZeli, viwro dana da Tavad ki, ramdenadac SeeZlo, momRimare, xelebaweuli Seegeba da dasaZmobileblad uRimoda prudensios, iman ki, moqufrulma, kamorelis dakreWil xaxaSi Subi gaatara da Ronivrad CaaWeda xeSi. cxenebi gaeqvavebinaT kanudoselebs, mze acxunebda, sazarlad moTbomotkbod orTqldeboda kamorelebis mowamluli, daRvrili sisxli da TvalnaTlivi, Semzaravi vardisferi dativtivebda... uZravad eyarnen daCexilebi _ ZmaTa gamyidvelni, dambezReblebi, momxveWelni... veRarafers daaSavebdnen awi... eh, ubedurni, kamoraSi Camoyalibdnen, SeWmuxvniliyvnen kanudoseli Zmebi... moloqes neka TiTi waaWres fexze, mainc ra iyo amdeni sisxli, veRar isrutavda gawebili sila sxeulebidan gamococebul moyavisfro gvels, da isec Canda, is muqi gveli silidan amococebuliyo TiTqos da, kudiT Tavisken ufro da ufro gamaZRari, WrilobaSi TavCayofili, gril sisxls wuwnida, da suqdeboda... neli nabijiT moaroninebda tyispiridan cxens prudensio, meore mxridan, kaatingadan, don diegos jaglagi moaqnevda Tavs... CamoqveiTda ze, grZeli qamandi samgan gadaWra... roxasis cxeni ganze gadaaCoCa don diegom, Caimuxla: _ maCvene erTi... Zalian gtkiva? _ Zalian ara. _ cota Sebrundi... aii, ase... araferia, gamosula tyvia. _ raime xom ar itkineT, mama? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa iqiT manuelo kostam da Joaom erTxans kinaRam ifeTqa, magram gadaifiqra: _ ara. Sig sulSi urtyamdaT is mwklarte, moavvardisfrod aorTqlebuli simyrale... roxass Wriloba gadauxvia don diegom, mkvdar cxens gadaxeda: _ ucnauria, didad ucnauri... _ ra... _ mkvaxed ikiTxa Joaom, _ rom ar ibrZodi? _ ara, _ uSfoTvelad miugo don diegom, _ orad-ori gasrola, ori brma tyvia da erTi _ amas da meore _ amis cxens... ucnauria. ver wamodgebi? _ fexic viRrZe cota. _ maCvene, dagiWimav. cxenebis mosarekad tyispirisken gaeSurnen gregorio paCeko da senobio lYosa. roxass krintic ar dascdenia da, don diegom, gakvirvebulma, hkiTxa: _ sul ar getkina? _ ra... _ fexi, an mxari... _ egeni ara... kiserze malamo wamisvi ra, erTi... _ kiserze raRa dagemarTa... _ gancvifrda don diego. _ ra vici, ai... nakbilarebidan sisxli sdioda. _ raa... es raRaa...

_ ra vici, viRacam mikbina mgoni... _ ra qna? _ mikbina. aq don diegos iseTi sicil-kiskisi moawva, Zlivas Seimagra Tavi, daZabuls saxe aucaxcaxda, mainc SeZlo da saqmianad ikiTxa mere: _ ki magram, yvelaferi _ Sen? Zlivs ikavebda uadgilo sicils, Zaan uWirda, magram Tavad roxasmac gaiRima: _ raRac suleliviT gamovdivar, ara? _ ara, ara, kaco, ratom... _ sagangebod SeWmuxvnili saxe gaebadra don diegos da kinaRam mxarze dahkra xeli, _ ise ki, ra daaSave mainc amisTana CvenSi... qamandebi daeWraT moRrublul kanudoselebs, kamorelTa cxenebze kamorelTa Tofebs da tyviis yuTebs amagrebdnen * * * `sufTad muSaobs, _ aRniSna Sors, kamoraSi, porfiriom. _ rac marTalia, marTalia, da sufTad muSaobs~. da maSinve daeTanxma loyebCamokidebuli artemio vaskes _ `naRdad muSaobs, mSvidobis saaTebi gaggrZelebodeT, augs ver vityvi, gamozomilad, sufTad muSaobs~. `bravo, bravissimo, marcxena xelo~, _ SesZaxa polkovnikma da amjerad erT-erT generals miapyro gamomcdeli Tvali, xolo grandhalles caciaobisa gamo mis marcxena xelad aRiarebuli miCinio uzarmazar, rkinis rikulebian galiaSi idga, grZeli SoltiT xelSi da pirispir Seyril eqvs dediSobila Jagunsos rasac undoda, imas akeTebinebda. Tumc garkveuli siZneleebi, rogorc yovel saqmes, amasac axlda _ gafiTrebuli, TmaaSlili, alesilkbilebdaRrWenili, Jagunsoebi drodadro afeTqebuli siZulviliT mkveTrad gaiwevdnen misken, miCinio ki xan grZeli Soltis eniswvers mexiviT miatkacunebda romelimes saxeze da simwris cremlebs adenda, xanac _ groSebs da um xorcs samowyalod ugdebda ferxTiT. galiis irgvliv ki zeda qalaqis rCeul mamakacTa mTeli naRebi seiris Wvretad Sekrebiliyo _ xnierTa dasis uxucesi porfirio da didvaWari artemio vaskes, generali xorxe da damsjeli razmis keTil-generali ramos, lamazgenerali da gamWriaxi admirali cicka, yelSefuTvnili karis tenori ezekiel luna, saCuqarTsaqmismwarmoebeli SiSveli aniseto da didi marSalis piradi aRmsrulebeli uZvlo kadima, gasaidumloebuli meqise leitenanti alfredo evia da yovlad gamomzeurebuli yalmis didostati greg rikio, sruliad kamoras mTavar Semmowmeblad aRzevebuli yofili jibis qurdi pedro kardenasi da brWyviala polkovniki grandhalle sezar, xolo Zvirfasi Senobis saidumlo fardis erT-erTi amoqarguli Tvalidan TviT grandissimohalle _ samferovani qalaqis klaknil gzaze sworupovari warmmarTveli, didi marSali edmondo betankuri iWvriteboda. Sua qalaqidan ki mxolod orni amoeyvanaT, isinic _ saWiroebisdagamo: miCinios raime gauTvaliswinebeli rom SemTxveoda, oTo-eqimic iqave idga, da ganuyreli TanaSemwe _ ymawvili mgzavri domeniko, malamoebiani CanTiT xelSi, axlda. Tumc miCinios samalamo ara sWirda-ra, sufTad muSaobda _ mrisxane mzeriT wamowola ubrZana erT-erT Jagunsos, da imanac Rrena-RreniT CaiCoqa da groSianic rom daeca iqve, guldaRma dawva, oRond isev SemarTuli hqonda Tavi, daWimul yelze didi ZarRvebi Seokebuli risxviT ebereboda. mere meorec, gaawvina miCiniom, mesame _ karga magrad gaujiutda, magram loyaze lurjad daemCna Soltis

nakvalevi da meoTxe Jagunso, amis Semyure, TavisiT dawva, `sufTad muSaobs, baraqala~, aRniSna pedro kardenasma da lamaz-generalic iqve daeTanxma _ `didebulia~. xolo eqvs, gverdigverd gawolil Jagunsoze bolos Tavad miCinio wamowva, Solti moisrola, TiTqosda uiaraRod gaxldaT, magram yvelam icoda saxeloSi danebi rom hqonda Semaluli; JagunsoTa kiserze sigrZiv mokalaTda miCinio, zogs muxli daaWira Tavze, sxvas _ idayvi da wvivi, da yovel maTgans xaxaSi rom SesCara xorci, pirqve Caemxo yvela da ise iReWebodnen, moseireebma zomieri taSi Semohkres, miCiniom ki, sazarlad momRimarem, gafiTrebuli domeniko gamoarCia galiis irgvliv Semojarul xalxSi, yelze moisva sastiki xeli, da gaognebuls, avi RimiliT, xmadabla daemuqra: `sul bolos Cemi gaxdebi, biWi...~ saRamovdeboda, bindiT iJRinTeboda kanudosi da, gaxevebul momlodineT, rogorc iqna, im mZimed Camowolil siCumeSi Soreuli, wynari guguni SemoesmaT TiTqos, mere da mere, ucxod naRvliani bindis moZalebasTan erTad, is moguduli xmauric gamkafiovnda, mTlad Camobnelda, mTvariT ganaTda midamo mere, damxvdurebs TofebiTa da tyvia-wamliT datvirTuli auareba cxeni rom miayenes ucnaurad dadardianebulma kanudoselebma, umaSxalebodac kargad moCanda imaTi saxeebi. mTvare iyo iseTi dabali da savse... Zalian mZimed, uCveulod CamoqveiTdnen, roxass cxenidan gadmosvlaSi miexmara don diego... daRonebuli, ganze mzirali qmris xelebs Tvals ver aSorebda SeZrwunebuli mariami, Tumc did mwyemss sisxlis nasaxic ara ecxo ra... raRacnairad daudevrad, blanted idgnen dabrunebulni, mxrebCamoyrilebs, Cafiqrebulebs, mTvaris Suqzec ki emCneodaT is upirvelesi Wmunva, da mRrRneli sevda, TandaTanobiT iqufreboda maTi Semyure mendes masieli, erTaderTi don diego gamoiyureboda Zveleburad cocxlad _ qudi moixada, koxtad moiniava, Tqva kidevac: `daviRale, heh~, sxvebi ki dumdnen, aRar icodnen ra eTqvaT, ra eqnaT, an sad waeRoT imdRevandeli amazrzeni jafiT moqanculi xelebi... manuelasken gaxedvas verca bedavda manuelo kosta; inosensiom, TavCaRunulma, uSnod moinacvla fexi, magram sxvaTagan gansxvavebiT, cxenze jiutad gaqvavebuliyo kvlavac amxedrebuli prudensio, amayad SeemarTa Tavi. xes miyrdnoboda qancgawyvetili roxasi. mlaSe tkivili samgan loRnida... veRar gaZlo zem, gaubedavad warsdga fexi, mariams miuaxlovda da Tumca sxvaTa winaSe colTan gamolaparakebisac ki erideboda, axla uRonod aswia xeli, mariamis mxarze daedo unda, yvela, yvelani miCerebodnen garda mzeraaridebuli mariamisa da zes ki uceb Camouvarda xeli _ sircxvilisa ar iyo es, sul sxva ramisa gaxldaT, da uilajod dabneuls, zurgsukan mdgari mendes masielis risxviT aRvsili xma Semoesma: _ daade xeli. damorCilda ze. mobrunebulebs uaxlovdeboda konseleiro, mtkiced adgamda nel, muqariT datenil nabijs, da pirvelsaves TvalebSi wyromiT Caacqerda. _ iq, sertanaSi, xom yvelafers viTmendiT, gregorio. _ diax. _ rogor ggonia, ratom? _ sxvis miwaze vcxovrobdiT, konseleiro... fesvi ar gvqonda... sami nabiji gadadga mendes masielma. _ es kanudosi Cvenamde xom aravisi miwa ar iyo, senobio?

_ ara. _ xom Cvenive xeliT, sakuTari xeliT aviSeneT Cveni samSoblo. _ ki. xes miyudebuls miuaxlovda mendes masieli, welSi gaimarTa vakeiro. _ xom gvqonda, roxas, amis ufleba! _ diax. _ da winaswar mainc xom vicodiT, Tavs rom ar gagvanebebdnen. _ diax, vicodiT. _ tbian soflelebma, sakuTari miwa datoveT. bevrad vrceli da noyieri. ar dagenanaT? _ ara. _ arc dReis Semdeg dagenanebaT? _ ara, konseleiro, ara. _ iq xom gyofnidaT yvelaferi. is madliani miwa datoveT da aq, gansacdelSi CaigdeT Tavi. gaagebineT amaTac _ ratom... _ moexsenebaT. ori nabiji warsdga konseleirom, TavCaqindrul mwyemss nikapqveS amosdo xeli, Tavi auwia: _ dagviSavebia iq, sertanaSi, inosensio, imaTTvis rame? _ ara. _ Sen rogor fiqrob, prudensio, raRad mogvdevdnen. _ es dRe undodaT. _ da uaresic xom ar ekuTvniT, prudensio? _ gacilebiT uaresi, konseleiro. eseni wvrili naZiralebi iyvnen. kuStad mziral mwyemss Seacqerda mendes masieli: _ Zalian nanob, Joao, adamiani rom Semogakvda? _ vin? _ kamorelebi rom Semogakvdnen. _ Tavidan cota vinane, Cemi sisustiT, _ Tqva Joaom da mere TvalebSi Sexeda, _ magram egeba imaTTvisac ukeTesi iyo... _ ra... _ Cveni wyalobiT, veRarafers daaSaveben. suls ufro metad veRar daimZimeben awi. esiamovna mendes masiels Joaos sityva. xalxs miubrunda mere, Zalian mSvidad laparakobda: _ bevrs verafers getyviT, yvelam viciT, rom bolos mainc dagvamarcxeben. da isic mSvenivrad viciT, isedac rom damTavrdeba, roca iqneba dedamiwaze Cveni sicocxle _ uimaTodac. SoriT mosulni, ufro Sors wavalT, da mxolod erTxel naboZeb sicocxleSi, vicocxloT erTxel, kacurad, Zmebo, vicocxloT unda. sxvis miwaze mSvidad micvalebas, sakuTari xeliT anagebi samSoblosaTvis dacema gvijobs _ saamayo... sixarulia... Tavad dagvesxnen, Tavad wamoiwyes, aravis mokvla Cven ara gvsurda, mogexsenebaT, Zmebo. da sxva gza ara gvaqvs _ unda davuxvdeT, Tqveni iq wasvlac daxvedra iyo. ra gveqna, aba _ imaT Cven veRar gadmovagvarebdiT, ase rom, Zmebo, sanamdec SevZlebT, iqamde davicvaT Cveni samSoblo. da daayola: _ usinanulod. gamarTuliyvnen kanudoselebi, amayebs, moxdenilebs, Tavisuflebis eSxi emosaT. Tavi gadaxara mariamma, mxarze Seyinul xels nazad Camoado loya. datvirTuli cxenebidan Tofebi da tyviawamali Camoxsnes

vakeiroebma. mixra-moxraSi Zveleburi SemarTeba etyobodaT, CamoqveiTda prudensio, xmadabla gaikiTxa bavSvis ambavi. _ rogor moiareT... _ mSvidad warmoTqva mendes masielma. _ konseleiro, kargad, _ wamsve gaepasuxa don diego, _ mSvenivrad aRasrules... _ Sen ra, ibrZodi?! _ CaibuzRuna Joaom, magram don diegos ainunSiac ar Caugdia misi naTqvami, sxapasxupiT ganagrZobda: _ mSvenivrad aRasrules yovelive, Tumc me, rogorc dagpirdiT, TiTic ar gaminZrevia. orasi cxeni wamovdeneT, da iaraRic gamoviZRvanieT. sxva arafrisTvis dagvikarebia TiTi, ui, ho, marTla, faTeraki SegvemTxva oTxi, _ xma gaucelqda, _ oTxi mcire ram usiamovneba SegvamTxvies, konseleiro, mxolod. _ isev amCatda, Zlivs ikavebda sicils, _ cxeni mogvikles erTi _ roxass, fexi gvaRrZobines cali _ roxass, mxarSi gvaZgeres erTi tyvia _ roxass, da erTxelac gvikbines, oRond kiserze _ isev da isev roxass, ucnauria, ara? TavCaqindruli roxasi damnaSavesaviT, uilajod iRimeboda. anTebuli maSxalebi gamoitanes, roxass faqizad mobanes Wriloba. xis Ziras dasves, naRrZobi fexi civ wyalSi Caadebines, mTel kanudosSi yvelaze kargi, CiTis zolebiani kaba moarbenina inosensios marjve colma da koxtad dafxriwa, Wriloba rom gadaexviaT, Tumca aseT did yuradRebas sikvdili erCia roxass, moridebul mwyemss. mxned, gamarTulni daabijebdnen kanudoselebi, `pumpurik, rame xom ar itkine?~ _ Joao abados miaCurCula colma da iman ki ganze gaiwia, konseleirosken daado Tavi _ imis gverdiT mdgars, raRa Tqma unda, veRaravin Seawuxebda, magram iqac ki SeSfoTeba eloda erTi... mendes masielma brZana: _ manuelo, modi. didad aRelvebuli warudga konseleiros mxiaruli mwyemsi. _ manuela, Senc. TavCaRunuli, magram ah, ra swrafad miabijebda fexSiSvela konsesioni. guli SeekumSa Joaos. _ mdinaris piras dagaqorwinebT, mejvareebad... Sen iqnebi, inosensio, da prudensio, Sen, ze, ar gewyinos _ isedac kargi ZmabiWebi xarT. aq ki Joaom ukanasknelad gaibrZola. _ inosensio da prudensio ar SeiZleba. _ ratom... _ gaukvirda mendes masiels. _ orive nsio-ze mTavrdeba. _ eg araferi, _ gaeRima konseleiros, _ Cemi qoxidan sanTlebia mosatani. yvela mudariT Seacqerda, yvelas undoda misi davalebis Sesruleba, sulwasulebi Sescqerodnen, gansakuTrebiT kanudosSi darCenil mamakacebs ucimcimebdaT maSxalis Suqze momlodine saxe, magram mendes masielma iseTi ram Tqva, Tavidan yursac ar daujeres: _ Sen waxval da Sen moitan, roxas. ...da yvela mixvda _ kanudosi Zneli yofila. don diegom ki meore diliT karga xans iwriala mendes masielis Soriaxlos, midga, modga da, rogorc iqna daumartoxelda, cas axeda da Tqva: _ ra mSvenieri dRea, konseleiro, ara? _ kargia, ki. miTxar, ra ginda.

_ konseleiro, _ yoymaniT wamoiwyo don diegom, TvalebSi moridebiT Sescqeroda, _ Cemis Rrma rwmeniT, mdinaris mowamvla didi unamusoba iyo. mdumared Sescqeroda mendes masieli. _ konseleiro, raRa Tqma unda, aseT Zlier sawamlavs albaT Tavis saqmeSi didad daxelovnebuli ostati amzadebs. xmas ar iRebda mendes masieli. _ konseleiro, _ jiutad ganagrZobda don diego, _ Tumc sawamlavma mdinareSi ukve Caiara, mainc albaT Zalian kargi iqneboda, Cemi azriT, im kacis saxelosno rom ar arsebobdes. miT umetes rom, Tamamad mosalodnelia, isev mogviwamlon Cveni mdinare, romelic, Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT, kanudoselTa sasmeli wyalicaa. krints ara sZravda moqufruli mendes masieli. _ konseleiro, _ gulze mibneul Zvirfas qvasTan xelisguli miido don diegom, _ am ambavma Zalian cudad imoqmeda Cemze da, Tu nebas momcemT, zustad ori dRiT waval da gavivl-gamovivli erTi, iqneba sadme gadavayolo guli. waval. _ wadi. don diego marTlac zustad ori dRis Semdeg mobrunda, oRondac gulze is Zvirfasi qva aRar ebnia, milewil-molewil laboratoriaSi ki did gamomgonebels _ yelgamoRadrul, namdvil gauvargisebul remixio dasas mZimedanakargian marSal betankuris saidumlo brZanebiT sarCulSi Cakerebuli ordenebi aaglijes da kamoras farglebs gareT, gasaidumloebul WaSi TaviT gadauZaxes. aqve mTavrdeba `kanudosi~-s meore Tavi Tavi III moxuc santoss ganze Ronivrad ganezida xelebi, did taxtze pirqve iwva. bolo dros col-Svilis gaxsenebas veRar bedavda, radgan yinulad edeboda dafleTil sulze maTi xateba, yvelaze avi siciviT scioda anatkivar sulSi moxuc santoss. da im maRali kamorelis gaxsenebisTanave SeCveuli cecxli moedeboda, Camtvreul ybaze _ ufro, mudam imisi saxe edga Tvalwin, yalbi Rimili, cru TanagrZnoba da gamaubedureblis wamebisa da tanjvis warmodgeniT rom daiqanceboda, isev ubeduri col-Svili amoutivtivdeboda Tvalwin; axlos, borcvebqveS, sovel miwaSi, col-Svili stkioda da, sulSeyinuli, isev Surisgebis cecxls iSveliebda. taxtTan migdebul kunZs, romelsac masimo daarqva, TiTebs wauWerda da axrCobda, gudavda, muq wred emCneoda najijgn kunZs Ronieri naTiTarebi, Tvalebi gadmocvenamde ebereboda SeZrwunebul kamorels, gadalurjebuli, im sazareli TvalebiT ixveweboda _ `ara, ra, ara!~ santosi ki, SurisZiebiT avarvarebuli, umowyalo alersiT CasCurCulebda _ `ki, masimo, ki~. mere buxarSi did cecxls anTebda kvlavac taxtze pirqvemigdebuli santosi, nedl SeSas arCevda, mkafio kvamliT rom axrColebuliyo, da Tavis qoxis saxuravze, qeCoSi TiTebCavlebuli masimos cxvir-piri zed sakvamuris Tavze eWira, igudeboda ZalisZalaTi wakuzuli kamoreli, daundobeli xvela axrCobda, cremlSi azelili WvartliT mimoTxapnoda saxe, drodadro TiTebs moadunebda santosi, da TvalebCasisxlianebuli, simwriT cremldadenili msxverplic uxmod abRavlebuli vedrebiT miCereboda _ `ara, ra, ara!~ moxuci santosi ki isev ise jiutad, ise erTgulad CasCurCulebda _ `ki, masimo, ki~, da dabindul sakvamurSi isev Caargvevinebda Tavs. Cvens masimos ki, swored am dros, Tavis qalaqSi, kamoraSi, erTi dardiRa hqonda _ wveris parsvisas loyaze mcire ram

ganakawri, da sanaqebo malamoTi gaJRenTili bamba miedo saTuTad gaparsul loyaze, drodadro TiTebs moicilebda da didis yuradRebiT iTvalierebda im mcire nakawrs, meore loyas ki wrfeli alersiT efereboda _ ra eqna aba, marTla Zaan uyvarda sakuTari Tavi, magram zianmiyenebuli Rawvis sabolood moSuSeba _ bedi ar ginda? _ veRar dascalda, radgan sagangebo SemTxvevisa gamo mokrZalebuli macnes piriT damsjeli razmis, keTil-general ramosTan saswrafod ixmes. mosacdelSi, sxva rCeul damsjelebTan erTad xuTiod saaTs mainc mouwia yuryutma. magram keTil-generlis brali ar iyo es _ isic, sxva generlebis xan mxardamxar da xanac sapirispirod, polkovnik federiko sezaris Zvirfasad gawyobil misaReb oTaxSi nerviul bolTas scemda, polkovniki ki uuZvirfases kabinetSi, Tavad grandissimohalles winaSe didis gulmodginebiT gajgimuliyo da kuTxeSi mokuntul kapral eliodorosTan erTad sayuradRebo amonaTqvams mRelvarebiT Sepyrobili elodeboda. _ xom araferi gagigia, Cemo polkovniko? _ ikiTxa marSalma betankurma, gafiTreboda saxe. _ rodis, grand... magram marSalma gaawyvetina: _ Cemo kapralo, arc Sen? _ ara, grandissimohalle. Sua oTaxSi grZeli skivri idga, betankurma TiTiT ixmo eliodoro. _ Cemo kapralo, Tavi axade da Sig moTavsdi. roca dagikakuneb, saxuravi aswie da yuri damigde. Cqara. _ orsav yuriT gismenT, grandiss... _ CaZveri-meTqi, briyvo! skivri rom daixura, marSalma samiod nabiji gadadga, mere cerad gamoxeda polkovnik sezars, gaaJrJola da TaviT-fexamde bususebaSlil sezarsac ase uTxra: _ mTeli brigada Turme daxocili yria. _ ra brigada... grand... _ Seni colisZma navolesi. _ veRarafris Tqmas axerxebda polkoniki, sityva-pasuxSi friad alRoians, amjerad ori zedized mixlili moulodneloba borkavda, xels uSlida: erTi _ brigada!.. meore _ `icis, scodnia, yvelaferi icis!..~ da sisulele wamoroSa: _ namdvilad iciT, grandissimohalle? da Tumca maSinve enaze ikbina, gvianRa iyo _ mokuntuls, damcinavad gadmoxeda edmondo betankurma: _ Seni da suzzis ambavi, polkovniko? Tavi CaRuna, Zlivs amoRerRa: _ brigadis ambavi, grandiss... _ ki. da fardas miuaxlovda didi marSali, gadaixara, ezo-kars sWvretda. welSi gasworda, mZimed Semobrunda mere: _ daxocilebi zed kaatingasTan yrian. rogor ggonia, ra oxrobidan da jandabidan gamotyvrebodnen is maTxovrebi? _ egeb Zalian Soridan mouares, grand... _ ara. kldeebidan ver gamovidodnen, iqiT ki mxolod velia da orasi kacidan romelime mainc SeamCnevda. Tanac, dRisiT unda momxdariyo es ambavi. RamiT erTi kaci mainc dausxltebodaT. utvinoebi _ sacvlebisamarani gdian.

_ egeb gaxades, Cemo marSa... _ ara. TiTi arafrisTvis daukarebiaT, cxenebisa da Tof-iaraRis garda, magram arvisTan dagcdes. _ visTan unda damcdes, grandis... _ Zalian kargi. Torem kadimasTan Segdebas, raRa Tqma unda, suzzisTan yofna sjobia. ara? mipasuxe. _ diax. _ rogor ggonia, _ Tqva betankurma, oTaxSi dinjad gaiar-gamoiara, _ rogor gamoscdebodnen kaatingas... _ egeb zemodan gadmoaxtnen rogorme... WokiT. _ ver gabedavdnen. Tanac, Cemo asketo polkovniko, TofiT aravinaa mkvdari... _ aba? _ sul SubebiT da xmlebiT. _ ra velurobaa, ah... _ da cxenebiT iqnebodnen albaT. ase rom ara, CvenTaganebi iaraRis karvamde miaRwevdnen da, mogexseneba, polkovniko, SubiTa da xmliT SeiaraRebul brbos mudam ajobebs Tofiani brigada. araa ase? _ WeSmariteba RaRadebs Tqveni piriT, dido marSalo. _ xolo cxens, ragind marjve iyos, WokiT mainc ver gadaaxtuneb. ara? Tavi CaRuna darcxvenilma polkovnikma. didi marSali agdebuli RimiliT aTvalierebda erTxans, mere skivrTan mivida, daakakuna da wamsve amohyo Tavi eliodorom: _ gismenT, grand... _ xom ar gesmoda Cveni saubari? _ ara, ah... ise bneloda, grandiss... _ rogor ggonia, im garewarma ranairad gamogiyvana. _ karga xans fexiT movdiodiT, grandissimohalle. gza srulebiT ver davimaxsovre, radgan Tvalebi axveuli mqonda, magramac mere, didi marSalo, didxans vxoxavdiT _ saidumlo xvreli aqvT namdvilad, gran... _ kargi, CaZveri. daxurul skivrze Camojda didi marSali. dafiqrebuli, xmadabla msjelobda: _ im maTxovrebma mTeli brigada amomiJlites... aqamde mxolod Tormeti cxeni hyavdaT, isinic _ Cveni... oras erTma xeprem imodena xvreli, cxenic ki rom gamoetia, ver ipova... Tormetma mawanwalam sanaqebod gawvrTnili brigada damixoca. ranairad, rogor... mkacrad Sescqeroda mobuzul polkovniks, xma aimaRla: _ axla orasi Tofi da cxeni daemataT, uwesiereso. aRzrdilgawvrTnili xalxis dakargva sulac ar mepitnaveba. samaTasiani korpusi unda movamzadoT, polkovniko. im glaxakebs aqamdec nakuw-nakuw aqnas rom vupirebdi, ici, axla raRa vuyoT! _ samagaliTod unda davsajoT, grandissimohalle, _ da gaxalisda, _ movifiqreb raimes, WeSmaritad Tqvens mosawonars. _ generalTagan, vis davavaloT? mcire xniT Tvalebi Werisken aRapyro polkovnikma, da moifiqra: _ general xorxes gagzavna ajobebs, grand... _ swori xar. da keTil-general ramosis _ ara? odnav Seyovnda brWyviala polkovniki: _ me mgoni... ara. damsjeli razmi, mainc, rogorRac... mudam aq unda gvyavdes. _ vinicobaa, rame iyos, ara? erTi sikvdili gaaTava polkovnikma sezarma, Zlivas warmoTqva:

_ diax. _ yoCaR, federiko. roca saWiroeba moiTxovs, pirSi mTqmelic xar. qusli qusls marjved miartya nasiamovnebma polkovnikma, xalisianad gaiWima. skivridan mZimed wamodga moklexeleba didi marSali, saidumlo ujridan Zvirfasi sura gamoiRo, uuZvirfases Wiqas avsebda, Tanac, Tvals ar aSorebda polkovnik sezars. gulispirSi Caiyo xeli, maSinve mwared gaaJriala; Cxiri gaerWo kbilebSua, aelvarebul Wiqisken gadaxrili, polkovnikisken Tvalebapyrobili, avad aJrialebuli, im muqtkbil siTxes ise sastikad iwovda, gul-RviZli ecleboda Siganidan polkovnik sezars. da, rogorc iqna da fskeramde rom amowova, gulis jibeSi Rrmad Seinaxa Cxiri: _ rogor ggonia, eyofaT oxrebs erTi generlis korpusi? _ ki, rogor ara... _ ki, rogor ara!! _ gamoajavra didad ganrisxebulma grandissimohallem, _ jer is iyo da, im Tormet kacs ocdaaTi cxenosani xom amyofine? mere iyo da, oraskaciani brigada gularxeinad gaagzavne da axla ki, isev da isev rogoraraebs iZaxi, ara? kbilebSi gadasaWreli xar, briyvo... _ sisuleliT wamomcda, mapatieT, grandissimohalle... zustad ar vici imaTi ricxvi... mZimed wamodga marSali betankuri, skivrze im uZvirfasesi WiqiT daakakuna. myisve aiwia saxuravi: _ gismenT, grand... _ ramdenni iyvnen, rogor ggonia?.. _ kacebi, ase... Svidas-xuTasi... _ aTas orasi? _ ara, Svidasi. _ qalebi, bavSvebi, moxucebi, briyvo? _ egenic egre, magdeniveni iqnebodnen, gran... _ rogor gagkoWes mainc, Se boTe... _ TxuTmetni iyvnen, gran... _ aha, ramdeni, Cemo kapralo? _ Svidni mainc iqnebodnen, sul kbilebamde... _ kargi, CaZveri. yuri damigde, Cemo polkovniko, skivrze Camojeq, da ise, _ Tqva betankurma, daixara da, damjdars, yurTan miuaxlova saxe, gafacicebuls, xmadabla uTxra: _ sami Camosaweri TanamSromeli SearCie TanamSromlebidan, Zaan alesili samarTeblebi gaatane da daavale, daxocil brigadelebs rac advilad mosaWrelia, moWran _ cxviri, yuri, da rame. Tvalebic daTxaron _ mainc aRaraferi etkinebaT, da jibeebic gausufTaon da amoutrialon. mere mobrundnen, pirdapir SenTan, oRond Sori gza moiaron, Cems gagzavnil urmebs rom ar Sexvdnen. rogorc ki SenTan Semovlen, dasaZmadnaficebo Tasi Seasvi, is mwvane siTxe, me rom gaCuqe, albaT kidev gaqvs. _ diax, grand... _ Cemo polkovniko, es maTxovari mwyemsebi samagaliTo sikvdiliT rom daisajon, Cveni xalxi, didi kamora, Zlier unda SevagulianoT. _ da daayola: _ araferi miTqvams. Sen Seni WkuiT unda moiqce, bavSvi aRar xar. wadi axla da, greg rikios mixme. _ vis, grandissimohalle? _ gaocda polkovniki sezar. _ mSvenivrad gaige, wadi.

* * * sabralo mgzavri... ymawvili mgzavri... `xom Cqara moxvalT, oTo-Zia?~ `ki, domeniko~. `Cqara dabrundiT, ra, oTo-Zia...~ `xelaT movirben~. `me... mapatieT rom veRar dagyvebiT, _ Tvali aarida domenikom, Zirs daixeda, _ magram quCaSi, gareT... ar SemiZlia~. `eg araferi, domeniko, eg araferi, _ uTxra eqimma, _ Sin yofnas ra sjobs~. `oTo-eqimo, _ Zlivas axeda, Relavda, wvalobda, perangis Rili SerCa xelT, _ erTi Txovna maqvs~. `miTxari, biWi...~ `uxerxulia~. `ra, domeniko~. `Rvino mominda~. `magas ra unda, _ Tqva eqimma da miuaxlovda, Caqindrul Tavze xeli daado, xmadabla, TanagrZnobiT daekiTxa: Rvino moginda?~ `diax. mapatieT, rom... Tqven eqimi xarT, Rvino cudia da... Tqven rom amas gTxovT~. `ras ambob, biWi, Zalianac kargi, _ gauRima oTo-eqimma, _ Sen Rvino ki ara, Troba moginda da Trobaze ufro, raRacnairad, Tavdaviwyeba da gamoTiSva, ara?~ `diax, _ gaxarebulma Sexeda domenikom da iqve moiwyina, _ oRond mowamluli rom Semogaparon...~ `ra unda Semomaparon, ras ambob, _ gaikvirva oTo-eqimma, _ ager, aqve maqvs, sardafSi, avadmyofma momca~. `da albaT... marTla sandoa, ara?~ `aba ra, biWi, avadmyofi cud Rvinos arasodes mogcems... madlieria, Tanac sWirdebi~. isev Sewuxda ymawvili mgzavri, damorcxvebulma, Tvali aarida: `oRond... Zaliana gTxovT, oTo-eqimo, _ sircxviliT iwvoda _ Tqven amoitaneT... ra. sardafSi... ver Caval. iq grila... bnela~. `me Caval, aba ra, aba ara, biWi, magas raRa Tqma unda, _ SeeSvela oTo-eqimi, _ Sen, jer es erTi, mainc ver miagneb da...~ `Zaliana gTxovT~. oTaxSi idga, xelebCamoyrili, umweod aforiaqebuli. Rvino mounda, Rvino undoda, da dro rom ar gascdenoda, karadidan Wiqa gamoiRo, dabali, ganieri, wasaxemsebelic moimzada _ purs yua waatexa, mcire naWeri CamoaTala yvels da uceb, erTbaSad, xelidan gaagdo dana _ imis Tvalebi gaaxsenda, miCiniosi... da kisris zoma. fardas Zalian frTxilad, fexakrefiT miuaxlovda, gaiWvrita da _ aravin iyo, magram xmaurze elda eca, Semobrunda da gulze moeSva _ zRurblze SeCerebuliyo uxerxulad momRimare eqimi, orive xelSi doqi eWira, is kari, albaT, fexiT SemoaRo, cotaTi magrad mouvida da... `aha, domeniko, _ doqebi magidaze dadga, _ isiamovne, Seeqeci, rogorc genebos, me avadmyofTan waval... icode, garedan Cagketav, nasvams, gaseirneba rom ar mogindes~. `kargi, oTo-Zia~. Wiqa Seivso, eqimisa mainc erideboda da gverdulad dadga, pirveli ylupi... raRaca siTbo, gamJRenTavi, TiTqosda _ madli, arada _ undo... yeli moewkura, gakvirda, kbilebSua isrutavda abJutebul siTbos... Wiqa Camodga, isev Seivso, cotaTi magidaze gadaeRvara, oTo-Zias gaxeda _ is arc uyurebda, im Tavis CanTaSi wamlebs alagebda. kvlav miiyuda da meore Wiqa ise Zalian aRar gakvirvebia _ nacnobs Semoxvda criata gzaze, sasiamovnod Caewva yeli... dabinduli qveynisken mimavals gamomafxizlebeli ruli etaka wamiT, mxolod wamiT, jer, ra Tqma unda, win didi gza edo, mokled, advilad gasavleli... Wiqa dadga da purs daswvda mgzavri, pirTan miitana, SeCerda... gamarTuliyo oTo-eqimi, xelCanTianma, jer gauRima Svilobils, ucnaurad Seacqerda mere: `Sen, domeniko...~ uWirda eqims sityvis Camogdeba, veRar ambobda. `ra, oTo-Zia?~ `ara, ubralod... _ sovel TvalebSi naRvelma gahkra, mere gabeda, TiTqos mxned uTxra: _ dilis qali xom ar ginda, biWi?~ `ha! _ SekrTa domeniko, _ ra dilis... ara, ar minda... ara, raT minda...~ `ra vici, ise...~ `ara, ar minda...~ _ ufro nela warmosTqva axla, rogorRac yalbad gamouvida, awiTlebulma,

survilmogvrilma, ukve karis saxelurs TiTebSevlebul eqims Secvlili xmiT miaZaxa: `Tqven... ratom mkTxeT?~ maSinve miuxvda oTo-eqimi, gauRima: `mamakaci xar da imitom, biWi~. `da... uxerxuli xom ar... araa?~ `araa, ara, anugeSa oTo-eqimma, _ romelimes mogiyvan, arada, ise, udilisqalod, mTeli qalaqi masxrad agigdebs, _ da gaexumra, _ Tu mogewona, roca davbrundebi, laparakSi msxali axsene, arada _ vaSli, _ da daayola, _ codo xar... ise~. `xom Cqara moxvalT?~ `ki. mxolod erTgan damibares da... wavedi aba~. amCatebuli, bolTasa scemda. axali Wiqac rom gamoscala, TiTqos emwara, saCqarod miitana puri da yveli da saWmliT garTuls, Tan raRac, raRac sul uxaroda, ho, _ dilis qali... erTic Sesva da, taxtze wamowva, koxtad moTavsda, xelebi TavqveS amoido _ ah, dilis qali... mova morCili, saqmiani, mzadmyofi... Tan sadauri! hm, kamoreli... eqneba mkerdi, xelebi, rame... odnavad SemTvrals, kamorelTa dajijgvnis ucxo, boroti survili RrRnida, Tundac im erTis, viRaca qalis, mobrZandes, veliT, mooobrZandes, veeliT, agdebulad imeorebda... moswyurda ymawvils, marjved wamodga, daisxa erTic... kinaRam fexi SeeSala, fanjrisken rom mieSureboda, arxeinad gadaswia farda, viRac Tavwaxril gamvlel kamorels kinaRam celqad SeuZaxa _ heeei, fit! _ magram gadaifiqra. imitom ki ara, rom SeeSinda, aara _ daezara ubralod... farda xelis iseTi agdebuli gaqneviT daxura kvlavac, TiTqos xelukuRma wauTaqa da miayola: _ gadi iqiT, Seni... TiToc daisxa, magram daleva aRar dascalda SeyinulRimiliani, smenad gadaiqca _ did kars aRebdnen. gaaRes kidec... mTlad gaitruna... nabijebis xma... erTi _ nacnobi... viRacac iyo... meeorec, ha-TaT! _ gamxiarulda... mainc Relavda... misi oTaxis karic gaiRo _ mxolod eqimi! magram eqimma xmadabla uTxra: `aha, RriWodan gaixede... Sexede? xedav?~ WuWrutanas Seeyina domeniko, is cali Tvali gaufarTovda _ qvemoT kibeze, qali ram idga, marTla namdvili, xelSesaxebi... swored iseTi, axla rom surda _ odnav momsuqno, gaimarTa da `ra, domeniko, _ hkiTxa eqimma, _ vaSli Tu msxali? ra meqna aba, sxvebi yvelani gasulebi iyvnen...~ `msxali, ki, msxali, Zaanac kaia, _ amayad gaiRima domenikom, _ msxali, gulabi~. `xom ar SeTveri, _ Seacqerda oToeqimi. _ a, Cemi biWi?~ `araa, kaco, _ xeli aiqnia domenikom, _ me ras mizamda ToTxmetiod Wiqa~. `kargi, me waval, Cagketav isev... rodis movide~. `ra vici... xval, zeg~. `magdeb, domeniko? _ gulianad gaecina oTo-Zias, Tvalebi keTilad moeWuta, mxrebi msubuqad auTamaSda, _ saRamos moval da, Tu isev aq geyoleba, gverdiT oTaxSi daviZineb. kargi?~ `karqi, _ neba darTo domenikom, _ oRonc rom amoxval, me gamoval, Tqven ar SemoxvideT, karqi?~, `kargi~. kibes Cauyva oTo-eqimi, Ria datova kari. misi fexis xma qvemoTken miwyda, samagivrod, aqeT, zemoTken, sxva nabijTa xma amoizarda, amoCnda _ qali. mosasxamSi iyo. Zalian jiqur ki Semovida _ arc Seuxedavs domenikosTvis, mTel oTaxs ise Semouara. pirveli wre Zalian aCqarebuli, swrafi nabijiT Semoartya; mzeragaciebuli, TiTqos verafers amCnevda; meore wris Semovlas ki sul sxvanairad Seudga _ nabijs warsdgamda, raime nivTze SeaCerebda mzeras, kidobanze, vTqvaT, nabijsac odnav ayovnebda, isev gaeSureboda win, kvlav yovndeboda da daaxloebiT ase midioda: eerTi, orisami, ooooTxi, erTi, orsamoTxerTooorii.... uceb SeCerda, Zalian mkveTrad Semotrialda da domenikos Zaan Tamamad, gamomwvevad miaCerda da uceb gaikvirva: `ah, es Sen?~ `ra?~ `rogor xar, a? ee...~ `vin, me?~ `rogor xar, ee... sul damaviwyda~. `ra...~ `Seni saxeli~. `me

domeniko!~ `rogor xar, domeniko, a?~ `kargad~. `es mosasxami movixsna Tu ara? _ da moiwyina, _ Tu ar mogwonvar, Tu ar mogwonvar, ra uWirs, waval~, _ da Zalian gamozniqa mkerdi. `rogor ara, ki.~ `momexmarebi?~ _ yalbad, keklucad ikiTxa qalma da uceb SekrTa _ nasvami idga mis win ymawvili. `momeciT, davkideb~. `ah, ara, ara, ra saWiroa, _ SeSinda qali, _ Zaliana gTxovT, Zaliana gTxovT...~, `ras, qalbatono?~ _ gaocebisgan lamaz-qalaqur yaidaze hkiTxa. `me erTxel... ase... _ Zaan damfrTxali ki Canda qali, _ ase zrdilobianad da viTom dabneulad mpasuxobda erTi da uceb iseTi mTxliSa... Tqven xom ar... aa? Zaliana gTxovT...~ `ara, rogor gekadrebaT, ara~. qali ki frTxilad miuaxlovda, TvalebSi aacqerda da mixvda, domeniko rom ara tyuoda da wamsve gamxnevda, gadidgulda, didis upiratesobiT hkiTxa: `Sen, biWo, xom ar grcxvenia Cemi?~ _ eh, isic didi oxeri Canda. `me ara... _ da Tvali aarida, _ me ra, risa unda mrcxvenodes, qurdi ki ar var~. dabneulobam! _ sofleliviT aalaparaka. `mokled, Cveni ambavi asea, _ saqmianad wamoiwyo qalma, Tan mosasxami Camokida, taxts mowyvetiT daaskda, albaT simagre Tu gausinja; koxtad wamodga, fardas gaxeda, da domenikos ise SeuZaxa, arc gamouxedia, _ ra kargi xar, kaco, ra kargi, fostlebi ara gaqvs? Zalian momiWira, ho, Cveni saqme asea: dRe _ naxevari drahkani, dRe-Rame _ erTi. Zalian Tu movindomeb da Zalian gagaxareb, cin-crik! _ ori. da Tu oTx drahkans momcem, rogorc daustven, SenTan gavCndebi mTel am erT TveSi, oRond dReis CaTvliT. kargi?~ da, Sexeda da, Secba _ dabneulobisgan droebiT miyuCebuli Troba kvlavac Semoburvoda domenikos, idga, damcinavi RimiliT, agdebulad Sehyurebda. oRond irweoda fexidan fexze, da qalisaTvis utifari mzera ar mouSorebia, erTic daisxa, morigic Sesva. mZime, amayi nabijiT miuaxlovda, oTxi drahkani jibeSive gadaTvala, xelSi CasWida xeli, peSvi amoatrialebina, fuli Caudo da ufro medidurma, ufro didgulam, mobuzuli qali, sabolood nayidi da dasakuTrebuli, ampartavnulad aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera. SeSinebuli amohyurebda dilis qali, mere drahkanebi magidaze damfrTxalma mihyara: _ jer ara... jer me... ar damimsaxurebia. _ daimsaxureb, _ Tqva domenikom. _ aba, sxva ra gza gaqvs... _ ara, araferi, _ morCilad daeTanxma qali. ah, ra qedmaRlad uTvalierebda ubadruk saxes _ sacodavs, warbebi metismetobiT sul amoeputa, nawarbalze ki naxSiri wvrilad gadaesva. amolurjebuli Tvalis upeebi Cascvenoda, agdebulad daekiTxa SemTvrali mgzavri: _ raRac, qalbatono, ver gamoiyurebiT kargad. _ ra vqna, _ Tqva qalma, Tavi CaRuna, _ Rame, wuxelis, ori mTvrali Semxvda... Zalian mawvales. kinadam momkles... _ ra giqnes? _ momkles. kinaRam... ise gamtanjes. _ ma ra ggonia, _ gansaja domenikom, _ fuli Tu gnebavs, unda gauZlo. _ fulic ar momces, iqiT wamarTves, _ wynarad daiCivla Tavdaxrilma qalma, _ aRaraferi ar mabadia. mxolod ormoci... ormoci-groSi. _ axla geqneba. oTxi drahkani, _ amayad warmoTqva domenikom da sustad gauRima qalma: _ Sen iseTi Zalian kargi... ici ra, _ odnav gacelqda, doqisken gaiSvira TiTi, _ SeiZleba, mec Sevsva? ara, saerTod, me jer sulac ar gamisinjavs Rvino, magram Zalian mainteresebs rogoria da...

_ ar gagisinjavs? _ mkacrad daekiTxa domeniko. Tavi isev CaRuna Semcbarma qalma: _ ki, rogor ara... yoveldRe miwevs... TiTqmis. _ ramdeni mainc. _ Cemi samyofi. _ raRas matyueb. _ ar vici, ise... ucabedad. _ da maSin Rvinoc ar SeiZleba ucabedad, _ Tavisi WkuiT, sityva mouWra. _ Tqveni nebaa. oTaxSi amayi bolTa dasca domenikom, gaiara, gamoiara da ori TiTi _ saCvenebeli da ceri, agdebulad miaSvira. _ eg raRac zeda gaixade. _ ki. kvlav damcinavad Sescqeroda, magram qali wels zemoT iseTi swrafi da marjve moZraobiT gaSiSvlda, maSinve daiboRma domeniko. gulma ki reCxi mainc, mainc uyo. _ erTi aq modi. mivida qali. didi, muclisken CamZimebuli mkerdi hqonda. _ ras gigavs, qalo, _ Tqva domenikom. _ ramdeni wlis xar. _ ra mniSvneloba aqvs, _ Cumad Tqva qalma, ganze gaixeda, _ raca var, es var. ver Seecoda, piriqiT, ymawvils, mTeli kamoras boRma moawva _ masxrad agdeba, gabiTureba, damcireba da SiSi, SiSi, axla ki, nasvams, gadidgulebuls, erTi dasaCagri kamoreli win cxvariviT edga da Rvinonasvams, SurisZiebam mxarSi ubiZga _ midi... ha, midi, da TiTebi Ronivrad CasWida marcxena ZuZuSi, Tanac, sawyals TvalebSi uyurebda, magrad mouWira xeli, daekiTxa: _ gtkiva? _ jer ara. _ da ase... qalo? _ ise... cotaTi... mTeli Zal-RoniT uWerda TiTebs: _ da axxla? a-asse? miTxari, Cqara... _ Tqven rogorc gindaT, ise getyviT. _ marTali miTxar. _ mtkiva... Zalian. Zalian mtkiva. _ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva domenikom, nasiamovnebma, xeli SeuSva, _ midi axla da taxtze daweqi, logini iqiT ai, skivrSia. kargad gaSale, eg Seni kaba da ramerume skamze ar dado. iatakze daagde. gesmis? _ ki mesmis. diax... zurgi amayad Seaqcia, da is RrWiali, manamde Soridan, bundovnad rom moesmoda, raRa Tqma unda, quCidan iyo _ uSnod RrWialebda raRac. fardas areuli nabijiT miuaxlovda, medidurad gadaswia; gadaixeda da raRaca didi, monacrisfro ki eca TvalSi, Tavidan mainc veraferi gaarCia, imdenad ucxo ram iyo sanaxavi, wynari RiRiniT, arxeinad daacqerda da uceb sqel gisoss staca xelebi: didi urmebiT, Sua kamoraSi, daxocili brigadelebi SemohqondaT. erTmaneTSi areul, gadaxlarTul, gaciebul sxeulebs muq monacrisfrod SeparvodaT Wknoba, ah, sazareli feri iyo, Tavzardamcemi, av silurjeSi gadadioda... farTo urmebze axoxolavebulni eyarnen,

uRelSi Sebmul yovel wyvil kameCs mouxeSavi, mZlavri sxeuliT, uzarmazari utyvi TvalebiT mohqonda yru, tlanqi sevda. aglovebulni, mZimed Semodiodnen Sua qalaqSi da urmis Tvali ise Ronivrad da unamusod RrWialebda, naiarevze samarTeblis dasmasa hgavda... gisoss Cafrenoda TiTebSeyinuli, SeZrwunebuli domeniko, micvalebulTa saxes ver arCevda _ daundoblad amoscqeroda warbebqveS amoTxrili ori Rrma ormo, da cxviris nacvlad, sinacrisfridan, ori amoRamebuli nasvreti umzerda... lurjad Caklaknili sqeli xazi iq, sadac adre yurebi ebaT... urmidan welamde gadmokidebul, TmaCamoSlil cxedars zemodan dayrilTa simZime aCerebda, calxelCamogdebuli, TiTiswverebiT exeboda mSobliuri qalaqis _ samfenovani kamoras mokirwylul quCas, welamde Casxepils, CaJangebuli Signeulidan Sededebuli, moyavisfro sicive amosdioda da uTanabro, ucnaur xmas gamoscemda caxcaxgadadebuli gisosi, mere sxva urmebs Seswvda TvaliT sacodavi, gamwvanebuli mgzavri, viRacis Tavi sul calke ido... CamoZenZili yeliT! da ucnauri ram daemarTa domenikos _ gaognebuli, SeZrwunebam bolos da bolos mainc rom gamoarkvia, Zaan cdilobda, rogorme fanjaras moSoreboda, da ver Seswevda amis unari _ jer is iyo da, Seyinul TiTebs veRar Slida, Sublze oflgadamskdari, piriqiT, ufro da ufro Ronivrad Cafrenoda gisos, da Tavic veRar Seatriala _ viRaca Zliers, Zalums, Roniers, uknidan qeCoSi hyavda Cavlebuli, is ki ara da, gisosze sovel Subls axlevinebda, da Tvalic ki ver daxuWa _ quTuToebSua rkinis gamWvirvale TiTi Caedo vidacas da Tanac kuStad CasCurCulebda: Sexede, naxe... Sexede, domeniko, naxe... sanaxavi ki _ gapobili mkerdi, gadaWrili yeli... daTxrili Tvalebi, muceli _ gamofatruli... mZimed datvirTuli urmebi ki RrWialiT modiodnen, da uceb Zrwolas uaresi ram _ sibraluli Seeria... ufro sastiki, ufrore Znelad asatani, gvamebs dahyurebda dabeCavebuli, mokuntuli domeniko, Sig yelSi mZlavrad, daunoblad urtyamda amokortnili guli, yelSi gaCxeril eklian gorgals gametebiT esoboda da domenikos aRar axsovda, rom es gvamebi yofili didi avazakebi iyvnen, ara, domeniko dascqeroda adamianTa saocrebas _ imaTsave sxeuls, moZraobisTvis didebulad awyobilT, momarTulT, boroti WkuiT nakarnaxevi saqcielisTvis am didebulad awyobil sxeuls rad unda ego ase pasuxi, netav; auareba sikeTis SemZle, ase daundoblad rad unda SemWknariyo, ai, swored iseTi TiTebiT, axla kamoras qvafenilze uRonod rom miCoCialebda. gazafxulobiT axlad gadaxnul miwaze rweviT mimomavali koWli yma xorblis, simindis marcvlebsa hyrida, da vazs furCvnida, da cremlebwamskdar domenikos ebraleboda Tvalebi, auareba sikeTisa da silamazis gamomrCevi; fexebi, guli _ veRar xedavdnen, ver dadiodnen, da aRarara mkerdSi ar feTqda... JrJoladavlili, Semcivnebuli, gamwvanebuli dascqeroda am gauvargisebul saocrebaT, yelSi uWerda viRacis xeli, veRar sunTqavda sabralo mgzavri da, cremlebSua gabundovanebuli Ramis yvavili _ diadi SiSi amoezarda da gulubryvilo, gulismomkvleli _ codo araa?.. da uceb nemsi aeCxvlita qvemodan gulSi, Zalian wvrili _ sadRac ikivles! _ Sua kamoraSi Wirisufalma axloblis gvami gamoarCia... da SemkrTali gulis nemsze agebiT TiTebs eSvelaT _ maSinve moscildnen gisoss, fanjara magrad Caraza mduRaregadavlebulma domenikom, farda gaswia, da Tvalwin mainc saSineleba edga _ im gadaxlarTul sxeulebSi rogor eZebdnen qmrebs, mamebs, Svilebs... dasaxiCrebuli sxeulebi kvlav Tvalebsa sCxvletda, fanjrisken saswrafod iqcia zurgi, da uceb, mainc,

elda eca da Sehyvira kidec, saxeze aikra civi TiTebi _ taxtze SiSveli sxeuli ido... Tvalebze TiTebmifarebuli, uZravad idga, mere bundovnad gaaxsenda raRac da Zlivs gabeda, cali TvaliT gamoxeda. aim sxeulzec daundobel iarebs eZebda TiTqos, da kidev kargi, ara, ara, cocxali iyo, ki, ki, cocxali _ taxtze dagebul farTo loginze morCilad gawoliliyo dilis qali da _ cocxali iyo... dawunebul mkerdze aefarebina xelebi, TvaldaxuWuli, gvemas da jijgnas, damcirebas, masxrad agdebas _ suyovelives morCilad, SiSveli elodeboda... magidaze miyrili oTxi drahkanis fasad. cocxali Canda, Tbili da rbili, wynarad sunTqavda, da im gvamebis danaxvaze Trobagamonelebul domenikos Tavisi Tavi gaaxsenda, am cocxal qalTan molaparakeba, urcxvi, uxamsi, Tavxedi, da marjvena xelis xuTive TiTze cecxli waekida _ qals rom atkina... Zalian frTxilad, fanjridan Semowovil dagudul kivilSi, daZabuli uaxlovdeboda; TvaldaxuWuli, SeSfoTebuli qali mainc grZnoda mis nabijebs da kvlavac tkivilis molodinSi, ise gatvrinda, ise gafiTrda da gaisusa, sunTqvasac ki veRar bedavda axla da domenikom ki, eWvmoreulma, orsave muxlze daiCoqa, mkerdidan frTxilad moaSorebina xeli da ai swored iq, weRan rom atkina, yuri daado... ki, ki, feTqavda, siamovnebiT ismenda domeniko Tanabar bagbugs, qalma ki cali TvaliT gamoWvrita, da gancvifrebuli, domenikos kefaze dahyurebda, mere saswrafod daxuWa Tvali _ Tavi aRaRo domenikom, saxeze xarbad dascqeroda, da is yvelaze metad gasacodavebuli adgili, _ nawarbali SearCia da iq akoca. orTave Tvali daaWyita gaocebulma qalma, da misken daxril ucnaur mgzavrs SeSinebulma amoxeda, daibna, gaSra _ Zaan ucxo ram, misTvis jer vernanaxi ucxo ram siTbo Casdgomoda TvalebSi domenikos, Rrma ram alersi... daibna qali, domeniko ki, siTbodavlili, qals mxrebze, yelze adebda xelisguls, Tavze faqizad efereboda. ai es qali, aes qalic adamani, ki, adamiani iyo da domenikom garindebulsa da gaxevebuls, TvalebSi suli Zalian frTxilad, nazad STabera, da aaxamxama Tvalebi qalma, da, madlierma, gulSi Caikra. rogor saTuTad eferebodnen mis najijgn sxeuls, da es momsuqno, moklefexeba dilis qali SvebiT tiroda, auxdeneli ram siyvaruli axla, motexils, gasacodavebuls ase faqizad rom daatyda da tiroda qali, `ra gqvia...~ `rosa, Sen...~ `domeniko~, `domeniko, gmadlob~ _ Tqva qalma da mxridan xeli gaaSvebina, aTive TiTiT magrad CaubRuja, pirTan miitana, akoca, domenikom ki xeli gamostaca, loyebze magrad SemoaWdo TiTebi da Tvalis sovel upeebze wynarad emTxvia. magrad Caekra maSinve qali, ixveweboda: `domeniko, nu, nu waxval, kargi, nuRarasodes nu waxval, kargi, aRarasodes ar waxval, ara?~ ...rom gaeRviZa, mgzavrs yovelive es egeb sizmradac moCveneboda, radgan loginSi martoka iwva, magram magidaze oTxi drahkani sxvadasxvagvarad ewyo _ simaRleze, erTimeoreze elaga, da uceb, eldanacemi, sul sxva raRacas daaSterda _ oTxi drahkani xom ido da ido... _ da iqve, kidev, ormoci groSi. * * * Tqveni ar vici, me ki, drodadro, es kanudosi ise Zalian momenatreba xolme... gamorCeuli qalaqi Cemi, gaTenebis Jams mainc... da modiT, CamWideT eg undo xeli, da, kanudosi mimoviaroT, modiT, am qoxSi SeviparoT, es zes saxlia, Sexe, SexedeT, rogora sZinavs vakeiroTagan upirveless, rogor gaiRviZebs; gulaRma gawolils, TavszemoT bavSviviT laRad

xelebgadagdebuls, ai sul odnav SeukrTa saxe, jerac Tvalaudgmeli, iRimeba ze _ gagiRviZniaT kia rodesme ase, pirze RimiliT, roca win dRea, sinaTliTa da simarTliT savse. rodesac ici, Seni yoveli nabiji rom _ swori iqneba, da Zil-RviZilSi iRimebi... ucxo simarTle rom gixaria. jerac SeuCvevi... aqeT gamomyeT, fexiswverebze... _ rogor iRviZebs manuela, TeTri mwyemsi da Zilisgan odnav, msubuqad dabuJebuli, buranis lurjad moalerse marwuxebiT mZime silboTi Semosaltuli, grZeli, lamazad gawvdili xeliT mezobel baliSze manuelo kostas qoCorsa Tu Rawvebs TiTebis rogori zanti sijiutiT, faTuriT eZebs... rogor iRviZebs kenti roxasi, moSuSebul naiarevebs msubuqad izels, da isic, buranSi, rogori SvebiT iRimeba _ es kanudosi, haeri, wyali, da Tavad miwa, sul imisia... rogorc yvelasi, ise. wamodiT, mamye... ra haeria, msubuqad mCxvletavi, raRacnairad fxizeli, marTali, gonieri, an ra miwaa, rogori mkvrivi _ iyavi, ideq, ramdenic ginda, vin dagamadlebs. WalaSi mardi cxenebi dganan, emsubuqebaT Txeli da marjve kanudoselebi, kakuni, gesmiT? im xmebs vera grZnobT? daimaxsovreT aes kakuni, swored am xmaze iRviZebs kanudosi, es _ mkacri xmaa, gamafrTxilebeli, da mainc mxned, mxiarulad iRimebian. sul sxvanairi kakunis xmaze eRviZeba mSvenier diliT general xorxes, Tumca, ra dilamSvenieri kamoraSi unda iyos, SublSeWmuxvnili, Tvalebs axels da wiTeli xis karze mkveTr dakakunebas mxedruli rixiT, xmaCaxleCili pasuxobs ase: _ axlave! gismenT... _ Turme swored iq, yvelaze metad didmniSvnelovan marmarilos saxlSi ixmoben, da samxedro yaidaze gaWimuli generali xorxe, uflebamosili polkovnikis piriT uzenaes danabarebs orsav waWimuli yuriT ismens. aq ki, kanudosSi, yovel diliT Tanabari da mkacri kakuni ismis, es _ xmlebs amzadebs kanudoseli didi mWedeli, aba, _ mixvdiT vin? Cvidmetjer mainc myavs naxsenebi... raRa Tqma unda, ver mivxvdebodiT, radgan arafriT gamorCeuli ara myavda, da, meores mxriv, swored amiT unda amogecnoT, Cemo: kanudoselTa mWedeli _ senobio lYosa gaxldaT, ai, swored is, gregorio paCekosTan erTad konseleiros sul Tavidanve rom aedevna. da ai, aseTi didad saWiro kaci mendes masielma pirvelsave SetakebaSi uyoymanod rom gagzavna, ucnauria, ara? odavadac ara _ sakuTari xeliT Seqmnili ram nivTi, doqi iqneba es Tu najaxi, yvelam jer TviTon unda ixmaros, unda iwvnios Tavisi naxelavis fasi da senobio lYosa, dinji, uTqmeli, im brZolis merec Tavis kuSt saqmes sindisierad agrZelebda, da axla, iqneb, ise bundovnad aRar warmogesaxebaT, rom _ konseleiros yvelaze adre es ori vakeiro aedevna: gregorio paCeko da senobio lYosa, erTi _ guguna dolis jadoqari, meore _ mWedeli... da swored misi CaquCis xmaze eRviZebodaT kanudoselebs, yurebSi eRvrebodaT xmalgareuli momavali, da mainc pirze RimiliT, gaxarebuli iRviZebdnen _ marTalni iyvnen... general xorxes erTdroulad mxne da mowyenili korpusi ki datkepnil velze mxedruli wesiT mimodioda: eT, or, samii, eT, or... da biWi iyo da vinme aqeT, kanudosSi, don diegos Tavis Wkuaze gaatarebda _ ah, mxar-TeZoze blanted iwva da magram, mainc, yovelTvis etyoboda, xelad rom SeeZlo wamofrena... didi marSali ki friad saidumlo oTaxSi mrisxaned Sescqeroda saRebavebSi amoTxapnil, acaxcaxebul greg rikios:. `me ra giTxari, Se vigindara, xuTni unda iyvnen-meTqi~. `kompoziciaSi mexuTe kaci veRar Caetia, grandiss...~ `kompoziciis patroni dedac, Cagtev me Sen iq... _ wamoiZaxa didad aRelvebulma marSalma, iSviaTad, wonasworobidan rom gamosuliyo, _ da meorec rom, eg aramzadebi kacad ar unda

moixsenio. yurumsaRo, gesmis?~ `rrogor ar messmis, did-do marSalo, _ Tvals vera swyvetda funjis didostati iqve, skivrze azmorebul kadimas, acaxcaxebda, _ axlavve mivaxatav~. ferwerul tiloze ki erTaderT kamorel brigadels oTxi vakeiro Semoxveoda, erTs Tofi moemarjvebina, meores _ xmali, sxvebs _ Subi da maCete, qmnilebis gajorili avtori ki ise gadafiTrebuliyo, marSalma odnav dauyvava: `ho, kargi, kargi, eg araferi, _ saWiro xelosani iyo misTvis greg rikio, vaiTu, amodena SiSiT pawia guli gaxeTqoda, _ es suraTi ki kargad dagixatavs, SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ostaturia~. _ meore suraTze mkvdar, dasaxiCrebul kamorels jibeSi xels uyofda ori vakeiro, erTi zurgiT iyo mnaxvelisaken, meore _ saxiT, da wuwki Tvalebi ise uelavda, rom: `kanudoseli avazakis Tvalebic ra STambeWdavad dagixatavs, _ gaamxneva didma marSalma, _ visgan aiRe, cxovrebaSi~. `xom ar gamiwyrebiT, dido...~ `radgan gekiTxebian, Tqvi~. `Tqveni mTavari Semmowmeblis, pedro kardenasisaa~. `aha, _ Tqva marSalma betankurma, gaiar-gamoiara, _ vgoneb, zedmeti iqneba imis Tqma, Tu gagafrTxileb, eg aravisTan dagcdes-meTqi~. `ah, ara, ara, visTan unda damcdes, Tu gnebavT, gadavusworeb Tvalebs~... `ara, iyos. mag suraTs rom moatanineb CemTan rCeul stumarTa TandaswrebiT, Zalian amayad daiWire, icode, Tavi, Torem gagaqrob, aRggvi. da roca Segaqeb, eg gazintluli cxvir-piric amayad miabrune ganze. gesmis?~ `messmis, grandiss...~ polkovniki sezar ki didi mouclelobis miuxedavad, uqmad ara kargavda alag-alag gamoCxrekil dros _ axaldaqvrivebul suzzis, romelsac mxolod saxifaTo siyvaruli swamda, daJinebuli Txovnis Sedegad Ramis daraji, kaetano, saswrafod ganaSora cols, da suzzize daaqorwina. vaJurad gamowyobili suzanna gaxarebuli (Ramis darajs navoleze meti SesaZlebloba hqonda Caevlo), fexakrefiT miipareboda grandhalles Zvirfasi saxlisaken. gafrTxilebul kariskacs yurSi uCurCulebda: `oTxjer Cvidmeti erTia~, da meore kariskacs saqmianad mihyveboda erT-erTi gasaidumloebuli oTaxisken, sadac polkovniki sezar, Sav taxtze wamogorebuli, qvedatanmSvenier suzis mouTmenlad eloda, xolo samiod oTaxis iqiT mis momxibvlel meuRles, sakravTan mimjdar dondlo, ucxvirpiro stellas mxiaruli hangebi Zalian gulgrilad gamohyavda. xolo Zalian iqiT, Sua kamoraSi, galiaSemovlebuli kaetano axalSeuRlebuli meuRlis sarecels, romelzec ori muTaqa sigrZeze ido da zed sabani gadaefarebinaT, gamwarebuli dascqeroda da mere mainc mTel kamoraSi gaismoda misi mxne, omaxiani SeZaxili: `Ra-amis sami saaTiaa da... (aq SeisunTqavda, gaifiqrebda _ ox, polkovniko, me Seni suyvelaferi...) suyvelaferi geeniiaaluraaadaaaaa!!!~ kanudosSi ki Zalian rbili, lamazi sevda gaismoda yovel ama dros _ muSaobiT daRlili senobio lYosa xis Ziras jdeboda, kefas adebda gril, xorklian merqans, Tvalebs xuWavda da didron xelebSi gamomwyvdeul Svidsima sevdas _ Zalian dabali xmiT aaJRerebda. SromiT moqanculi kanudoselebis sizmrebi rom ar Seewuxebina. sul sxva xma hqonda mWedlis TiTebSi sxvaTa wyalobiT xandaxan iseT uvic gitaras; gegonebodaT, sami Tu ara, ori kaci mainc erTdroulad ukravda da senobio, didi mWedeli, aTas CaxlarTul ambavsa da xatebas erTdroulad rogor gadmoscemda, eh, vin icoda... daxuWuli Tvalebis garda. mgzavrsac mivxedoT, igia mainc CvenTvis mTavari. xedavT, mokuntuls, Semcivnebuls, mcire zRvasaviT rom gadasdis SiSis talRebi... miCinios

win idga. TvalmoWutuli Sescqeroda Jagunsoebis erTpirovnuli Tavkaci, nacarwayrili naRverdlebi avad, cbierad uelavda: _ Sen fuli nuTu aRar gaqvs, genacva, Cveni biWi? _ ara, _ Zlivas Tqva domenikom, saxe ewvoda, neknebze scioda, _ Tumca ki, ki maqvs, ormoci drahkani da ramdenime groSi. _ eg ara, biWi, aeg sakenki Sens mcire Citebs dauyare... me sxva frinveli gaxlavar, vaJkac. da daundobelma simxurvalem ifeTqa sazarel TvalebSi: _ sxva fuli... ar gaqvs? _ ara, RmerTmani... _ da gaaxsenda! _ ki, rogor ara, marTla ki, ki maqvs, ki... _ aRelda mgzavri, aqamde erTxel mainc rogor ar gaaxsenda, _ lamaz-qalaqSi... gadaWril xesTan, aTasi drahkani! da miCinio im Tavisi amazrzeni nabijiT miuaxlovda _ Tan mZimed, Tanac msubuqi fexakrefiT, sakinZeSi Caavlo kaatingasmagvari xeli, magrad CabRuja. miiaxlova gadafiTrebuli mgzavri da, ususurad Tavgadagdebuls, sazarlad axlos gadaayola saxe, da Sig cxvir-pirSi CaekiTxa: _ aqamde ratom ar gagaxsenda... _ da uceb SekrTa, miagdo mgzavri, miCinio SekrTa! oTaxs moavlo boroti mzera, karadas frTxilad miuaxlovda. dana iSiSvla, erTbaSad, mZlavrad gamoaRo da _ aravin iyo. swrafad Sebrunda, taxts miabjina almodebuli Tvalebi, daZabuli, uxmaurod miepara, swrafad aswia Wreli fardagi da taxtqveS dana marjved isrola _ mWaxe xmaze Seatyo, aravin iyo, mainc Seixeda taxtqveS, mere mZimed gaimarTa welSi. axla skivrisken miipareboda, saxelurs magrad CasWida cali xeli da, moxrilma, danaSemarTulma, Zalian nela, gafacicebulma axada moCuqurTmebuli saxuravi _ aravin iyo iqac. `aleqsandros Zma! _ gauelva domenikos, _ aleqsandros Zmas eZebs...~ gamxnevda mgzavri, Tan SeSinda, is erTaderTi misi imedi aq rom waekla sastik kamorels, magram sxva nivTi ram, samalavi, oTaxSi aRar iyo, miCiniom ki, erTxans mainc SeeWvebulma, viwro kari gamoaRo: Tqva: `CiCios damiZaxeT erTi~, da sadRac, ganze, dafiqrebuli iyureboda, Wers ascqeroda domeniko _ nacnobi laqa!... _ da CiCio rom Semoiqlesa, Rrma TayvaniscemiTa da mowiwebiT aRvsili, Jagunsoebis Tavkacma Zalian ugulod Tqva: _ axla omia, diad kamoras Tanxa sWirdeba, _ Tvaldanisluli, Tumca albaT sul sxvas fiqrobda kia, saqmianad laparakobda mainc, _ lamazqalaqSi erTad waxvalT, halekoebo, fexiT. sagzali amaRam moimzadeT, gaTenebisas Sua kamoras did karTan moxvalT, gagatareben. danebs arc erTi ar waiRebT. mexuTe RamiT fuls rom amoTxriT, maSinve aqeT wamodiT, aravis SeuCerdeT gzaSi. erTmaneTs TiTi rom daakaroT, an fulis gamo, andac, saerTod, mere me vici... Sen zedmiwevniT mogexseneba, CiCio, rac mogelis. Sen ki, ymawvilo, im fulianad sadme gadakargvas Tu daapireb... _ da isev auelvarda Tvalebi, ah, ra mrisxaned Sescqeroda, nemsiviT Seeso damfrTxal Tvalis gugebSi domenikos imisi mzera, _ qvesknelidan amogiReb, icode da wyalSic gipovi. gaTenebisas, Sua qalaqis didi karisken gaemarTa, nelinel mJRavndeboda bnelSi kamora, oTo-eqimi miacilebda, sagzaliT xelSi, xis wamosasxam-niRbebSi iyvnen, naadrevad mouvidaT misvla, radgan CiCio jer ar mobrZanebuliyo, ymawvili, magram guSagma mainc ganaxvna mZime, RrWiala kari, kamoradan gamovida domeniko! mosasxami saguSagoSi

Caabara; oTo-eqimi isev xis samosSi idga, welze msxvili Toki ertya, romlis boloc ociod nabijs iqiT, kamoraSi, xelze magrad gadaexvia guSags. kidev kargi rom, oTo-eqimi acilebda, da niRbis viwro Wrilidan raRacnairad mainc etyoboda, alersiT rom umzerda. _ ramdeni drahkani unda moitano? _ aTasi. uxmo zmuiliT iweleboda daguduli bindi. _ mere, Tu ici, raSi unda moixmaron. _ im kanudoselTa winaaRmdeg, oTo-Zia, _ da uceb cicqna sibrZne mounda, _ isini xom Zalian cudi xalxia, rogor dausaxiCrebiaT mkvdrebi. oTo-eqimma niRabi moixsna, frTxilad, ucnaurad aTvalierebda, mimoixeda da kefaze TiTebi SemoaWdo domenikos, miizida, Sig yurSi uTxra: _ cxviri, yurebi, im sacodavebs sikvdilidan xuTiod dRis Semdeg aqvT CamoWrili, domeniko. me eqimi var, ar SemeSleba. _ rogor... _ sunTqva Seekra domenikos, _ Tvalebic mere daTxares, Zia? _ Tvalebic, ki. _ vin... _ ai, amaTma... _ TiTi gaiSvira oTo-eqimma. bindidan gamocreciliyo kamora. _ ratom. da mixvda. _ amaTi mtrebi... _ miaCurCula oTo-eqimma, da yurSi hkiTxa: _ gainteresebs? yuri SemkrTalma moacila domenikom, TvalebSi Sexeda, danaRvlianda mere, Zalian CaRuna Tavi: _ qvesknelidan amomiRebs, oTo-eqimo, da wyalSic mipovis... _ vin, miCinio? _ diax. _ rogorc genebos. Tvali aewva domenikos, raRac namceci Cauvarda, Zalian stanjavda. magrad izelda quTuToebs, wvalebiT axelda mere, da cremlebSua Zlivs bJutavda marmarilos samfenovani qalaqi. _ TvalSi raRaca Cagivarda? _ hkiTxa eqimma, aiwura. _ ki. _ modi, mogacileb. magram Tavad miuaxlovda, saxeze nazad SemoaWdo TiTebi, quTuToebi gadauwia, frTxilad, gamozogili siamovnebiT Cahbera, suli dauamda mgzavrs da, uceb, im uCveulo silisgawvnis molodinSi, SeifrTxiala, magram ise Ronivrad CaebRuja eqims... mere moeSva oTo-Zia, xelebi SeuSva, da, raRacnairad gabruebulma, mowyenilma, uTxra: _ vinmem rodesme Tu gkiTxos, kamora rogor datoveo, ase upasuxe, viTom oTo-eqimma erTi kai-magari aliyuri gtkica. gamige? _ vera! _ mainc ase Tqvi... loyaze akoca da gabrazebuli domeniko galxva, vedrebiT axeda, Seacqerda: _ oTo-Zia, Zalian gTxovT, marTali miTxraT... _ Tqven aleqsandros ufrosi Zma xarT? _ vin aleqsandro, ra aleqsandro... _ gaRizianda oTo-eqimi, _ meramdened dagifico, domeniko, egeTs aravis vicnob-meTqi, ssu...

CiCio uaxlovdeboda, ymawvili: _ salam-gagimarjoT, haleebo, ddeeliios didi marSali, xom ar gavdgomodiT gzas?! dRisiT SeWmuxvnili ismenda xolme CiCios bJuturs (`amdens vWam, hale, da ar vsuqdebi, raSia netav saqme, albaT Wiebi Tu myavs mucelSi, magaTi deda, Tumca ah, ara, magaTi deda me gamovdivar...~), RamiT fxizlobda _ gatyavebuli gveli iwva mis Soriaxlos, Sxamamoclili _ dana ar hqonda. Tendeboda da erTad sauzmobdnen, domeniko sevdamogvrili, erT-ors Tu waikiknida, CiCio maZRrisad, damZimebuli wamodgeboda da gzas mihyvebodnen. didxans iares... xandaxan raRacas wamoiZaxebda xolme ZilSi CiCio. lamaz-qalaqis misadgomebTan mosaRamovebuls iyvnen, erTi mosaxvevic da, ana-marias qalaqi gamoCndeboda, sunTqva Seekra domenikos, sxvagvarad aZgerebuli guli Sig gorgalgaCril yelSi scemda, xes amoefara da, Tavze mosasxamSemoxveuli Zalian tiroda, kargad icoda, rom ar SeeZlo cisfer, vardisfer saxlebSua Cavla, Tumc is qalaqi yvelaze metad, albaT, tuliosi iyo. mosasxamiTve SeimSrala saxe, Tvalebdasiebuli, CiCios miuaxlovda, noyieri vaxSmobana moemTavrebina ymawvils, Svidpirad gamaZRari, mTqnarebaatexili ucdida. aRar icoda domenikom, rogor gadaedga nabiji, ayovnebda da mosaxvevidan ki xis niRbosani gamovida, cal xelSi dana CaebRuja, meoreTi momcro tomara gauwoda, drahkanebiani _ aleqsandros Zma!.. sisiniT uTxra.. _ aes wauRe imas, gamomarTvi... ase. raRas momCerebixarT, Setrialdi, Cqara... gamobrunebulni, moZalebul bindSi drodadro gakvirvebiT SeaCerdebodnen erTmaneTs, CiCios drahkanebian tomaraze ewebeboda mzera. RamRamobiT, mosasxamSi rom SeifuTnebodnen da silian adgils amoarCevdnen dasaZineblad wamowolilni, erTimeoris SiSiT jer Zalian frTxilad, uxmaurod miCoCavdnen ganze, mere wamoxtebodnen da, wakuzulni, sapirispiro mxares garbodnen bnelSi. dil-dilaobiT, RamenaTevni, miaxloebisas erTmaneTs TiTqos mRelvared, yasidad ekiTxebodnen: `ra qeni, Senc ver ipovne wyali?~_ ese SekiTxva, raRa Tqma unda, CiCiom gamoigona, ise ki, Webi da wyaro blomad iyo irgvliv. gzad sadme mozrdili qva Tu egdo, sanam Cauvlidnen, urTierTSiSiT fexiswverebze aikrifebodnen xolme: CiCio mainc, axla ormagad itanjeboda _ gamoeliaT sagzali, veRarc natrobda Semwvar-moxrakuls, moZalebuli nerwyvi uSlida, Tvalebi exuWeboda domenikos, es meramdene Rame iyo, yvinTva-yvinTvaSi rom aTenebda da erTxel, diliT, aTrTolebulma CiCiom uceb sadRacas gaaxeda; mere ubiZga da, gzispira xes miefarnen. kameCebSebmul veeba uremze WaRara, lodiviT kaci ijda, win fara miuZRoda, ukana Walze xari gamoeba. uremze ki, did galiebSi, Sinauri frinvelebi idgnen _ mamal-qaTmebi, indauri, bati. nelinel axlovdeboda da CiCio swrafad alaparakda, mucelze ixaxunebda TiTebs, gegmas awyobda, iqiT, urmisken gamalebuli icqireboda da ase arigebda: _ yuri damigde, domeniko, viTom cxvris yidva gvinda da erTi drahkani droebiT mivceT. salam-vaWrobaSi Tavs Sevayvareb, xom ici, hale, Cemi tkbili ena... mere uremze rom dagvsvas, vTxovoT, fexs avitkiveb kargostaturad, hale... glexi kaci Cans, uars ar gvetyvis, dagvexmareba... _ magas ver vizam, _ Tqva domenikom, eZineboda, _ am aTas drahkans arc erTi ar unda akldes. wamiT Seavlo Tvali CiCiom, mokled Caicina: _ rodis giTxari movakloT-meTqi, droebiT mivceT...

_ iman xom gviTxra, gzaSi aravis gauCerdeTo... _ da gaikvirva, _ rogor, droebiT... _ rogor da, hale, gvendoba, hale da im uremze rom dagvsvams, jer raime bewvs avacli moyvrulad mxridan, patara xans tkbilad vemusaifoT, yuradRebas movudunebT, hale, da qvas CavartyamT mere TavSi da mivaxrCobT koxtad. is drahkanic xom Cveni da Cveni iqneba da es saqoneli? _ ah, xmel totebs davkrefT, kai cxvris mwvadebs agiSiSxineb, tkbilo. da miCinio biZiac am erTi SeCerebisTvis rad gagviwyreba _ did ZRvens mivarTmevT, da eameba, yvelas aqvs jibe da kuWi, icode, hale, _ da uceb gaaxsenda, Sewuxda, _ dana rom ar gvaqvs? rogorRa gavatyaoT cxvari... _ da myisve damSvidda, _ araferia, imas eqneba, _ kvlav aRfrTovanda, _ ai naxav Sen, naxav Sen ager, Tu ar gvendoba... _ ki magram, rogor... _ SekrTa domeniko, odnavad aRar eZineboda, binZuri wyali daasxes TiTqos, _ Tuki gvendoba, unda davaxrCoT? _ maaaS, hale. _ ki magram, rogor... _ daibna mgzavri, _ Tu gvendoba da xels mogvimarTavs, madlobis nacvlad _ unda davaxrCoT? _ axla agixsna cxovrebis wesi?! _ gaikvirva CiCiom, Soriaxlos mozrdil qvas daeZebda, _ sul rom araferi, ah, ise Zalian amixurda kuWi... iq, kamoraSi, araferi gaukvirdeboda domenikos, radgan yoveli, yvelaferi, undoblobiTa da sisxliT iyo gaJRenTili, magram aq, xesTan, haerze, tyeSi, gancvifrebuli, dabneuli, gauTaveblad imeorebda: _ ki magram, rogor... _ rogor da hale, asea Cemo, cxovrebis wesi. Tuki gvendoba da Savbnelia, suleli Tua, sulels dandoba raRad unda, hale, unda Camoicilo gzidan, gavwmindoT unda gza, win-win mivdivarT yvelani Cven da mgeli rom mgelia, ueno mxeci, CamorCenil irems Wams isic... hodaa, hale, sulel-sisuleles jer ra gamolevs qveynad da ndobas, jer kaiZali dro, sanam daixveweba jiSi, amJamad ki me, _ aq gaipranWa, _ gamocdili gamomvleni, didi marSalis erTguli kaci, viRas avalaparakebdi sufrasTan Tu sxvagan sadme, Tu ara sulelebis ndoba, ndobas ra sjobia, tkbilo. _ da gaukvirda, _ ndoba rom ar iyos amqveynad, raRa maWmevda purs?! _ gamoixede, _ Tqva domenikom. jer gakvirvebiT Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs, Tav-TavianT simarTleSi dajerebulni da domenikom, SeZrwunebulma, CiCios TvalSi sakuTari Tavi dalanda, wagrZelebuli da usiamo, uSno. gaaJrJola _ am kamorelSic cxovrobda TiTqos; Zrwoladavlili misCereboda da gaaxsenda, rom kamorelTa samfenovan qalaqs ekuTvnoda marTla, rom iqaurad iTvleboda aq, am wminda haerze axlac, am wuTas, da kvlavac ase iqneboda, da sakuTar Tavs, CiCios TvalSi amobJutebuls, kvlav CaekiTxa: _ Tuki gendoba... movklaT? _ abaa, hale. gauqana da Sig TvalSi lewa. saxeze xelebi aifara CiCiom, moikunta, da cxvirpirSi rom saSineli amohkres wixli, iqve Cajda, gabruebulma, mxolod esRa Tqva: `gagiJdi, hale...~ domeniko ki isev urtyamda _ kefaze, mkerdSi, wamoayena, mucelSi mZlavrad amohkra muSti da CiCiom moSiebul kuWze rom gadaitana xelebi, gadmoxrils, axla tuCebSi amoscxo domenikom, da, gamarTuli, piraRma, gadaaqcia, gamwarebuli scemda da scemda, urtyamda, scemda, `es imitom rom, _ iZaxda mgzavri, _ rom

gamomitydi, rom mende, mende... kargi yofilaa? kargia ara?~ mTlad momCvaruls da Tvalebamotrialebuls, TmaSi swvda da magrad CabRuja, TmiT aswia, fexi moxara, da gametebiT irtyamda imis cxvir-pirs muxlebze. mere kvlav scemda, xeliT, wixlebiT, ah, dagrovili didi xnis boRma _ iqamde urtya, qancgawyvetili, sanam TviTonac ar Caikeca, zed gadaemxo, mZimed sunTqavda, muSts veRar Slida, gverdze gadagorda mere, mwared aqoSinebuli, Zlivas wamojda _ iqve, miwaze, tomara egdo! aTasi drahkani... da miCinio gaaxsenda _ `erTmaneTs TiTi rom daakaroT...~ ra, raRa eqna... da mainc mSvidad, kacurad iyo... mZimed wamodga, tomara miixuta, Zlivs gaalaja, gzaze... dinjad SeCerda veeba uremi. sisxlSi amoTxvrils kuStad umzerda kaci. _ Tqven... kanudosSi midixarT, Zia? _ ho, _ Tqva santosma. _ me ver wamiyvanT? _ kamoreli xar? visi sisxlia... _ Tvali moWuta moxucma santosma. _ kamorelsa vceme. _ dajeq. Zlivs afofxda, Zalze ucemda guli. zurgiT brZandeboda misken berikaci, raRacnairad Ronivrad, amayad ijda da domenikom mfarveli igrZno; magram SiganSi esoboda im sisxlis suni, Tavbru daexva. _ SeiZleba, rom... _ Tqva domenikom, dinjad moabruna moxucma ybaCatexili saxe, _ SeiZleba, rom wamovwve, Zia? _ daweq. _ ara, uzrdeli rom ar gegonoT... daviRale da... _ daweq... da, rogorc dawva, im Sinauri frinvelebis iseTi nacnobi, iseTi Soreuli etaka suni... gaxarebac ki veRar moaswro, moTbo ZilquSi daawva Tavze, magram, bedniers, aq guli auCuyda da, Zlivas moikrifa Rone, uTxra: _ gzaSi Tu movkvdebi, Zia, aes tomara kanudoselebs gadaeciT, gamoadgebaT... da, CaZirvamde, oriod wams mainc SeeWvda am zurgSeqceul moxucebulSi, magram ima kacs axalgamomcxvari Savi puris surneli hqonda, da endo, endo! _ Ziav, aTasi drahkania, Zia... _kargi, gadavcem. daamebuli fSvinavda mgzavri. Zalian didxans, bevri eZina, sizmarTa tevad, moiisfro sardafebSi daxetialobda mgzavri, xan vin amoutivtivdeboda, xan vin gadaawydeboda, xanac romeli Semoxvdeboda rbil, flobad gzaze... odnav arwevda didi uremi, iwva, eZina. SuadRis mzeze uRvivdeboda moRlili saxe, saRamoobiT grZeli, iribi, idumali sxivi galiebidan ebjineboda domenikos da mTel sxeulze gisosebs hfenda, da rom mowvima, ar gaugia isic _ santosma farTo, Savi nabadi gadaafara TaviT-fexamde, da kunapetSi morCilad iwva, sxvis sisxlSi erTianad amoTxvrili. da ramdeni ram, vrcel qveyanas sulac rom Tavi gavaneboT, iqve Soriaxlos, irgvliv xdeboda: diaRac rom bejiTad muSaobda funjis didostati greg rikio, da SekveTil naxatqmnilebas kamoras quCebSi gamosamzeureblad rom gaitandnen, axal SekveTas daeZgereboda, didi damkveTis nakarnaxeb muzaze imyofeboda aRtyinebuli greg, Rames aTevda, imav RamiT ki daRlili mWedeli senobio lYosa did xesTan ijda da swored imas

ukravda, risi xoSic hqonda; mosaRamoebuls, mdinaris piras ucnaurad mimodioda gansxvavebuli kanudoseli _ don diego, da mdinareze rxeviT dafenil, rbilad aTrTolebul sakuTar Crdils, wagrZelebuls, didis gulmodginebiT akvirdeboda, uTvalTvalebda, da ra amayad mimodioda, gamorCeul iaraRs _ artistizms ayolili... xalxisa sulac ar erideboda, ase varjiSobda; ganpirobebul-mindobil korpuss ki sul sxvanairad, sagangebod avarjiSebda uflebamosili generali xorxe _ oTxi jariskaci did leibs, romelzedac mexuTe kamoreli iwva, gaaqangamoaqanebda da mere, mZlavrad rom aiqnevdnen, leibze gawolili korpuseli maRal, saxeldaxelod aRmarTul Robes sul frena-freniT gadaevleboda da iqiT ki rbil, sagangebod gawyobil fumfula baliSebze yoCaRad ecemoda _ TviT betankuris davalebiT, saWiro iyo varjSi ese; manuelo da manuela kosta ki, mdinares maRla ayolilni, Tvalsawierze ganmartoebulni, TaviTfexamde gawuwulebi, bednierebi, silaze iwvnen da didi mzis gulze eferebodnen erTmaneTs; sabanSi gaxveul or muTaqas gamwarebuli dascqeroda galiaSemovlebuli kaetano; avi TvalebiT miCereboda mesames, mZinaresa Tu Tavmokatunebuls, ori Jagunso; sayvareli katis _ arufas wvril kbilebSua gaCrili TiTi eqaveboda marSal betankurs, gegmebs awyobda; tuCebSeRebil qalbatonebSi wengoTi TiTebgaTxapnili, sofleli gogo enatreboda polkovnik sezars, da ver xvdeboda; anatkivar fexs sxvebisdaSeumCnevlad izelda uTqmeli roxasi; xmlis sibasres cera TiTiT amowmebda dafiqrebuli inosensio; Rvinian jamSi fxvnils azavebda sqeli, warbebgadabmuli kamoreli, da kidev sadRac fants TamaSobdnen... * * * Zalian SekrTa, molurjo ca Caudga TvalSi, daiZaba da cicqna Rrubeli gamoarCia... rogor wyuroda! myisve wamojda, da irgvliv Semojarul xalxs gakvirvebuli Seacqerda _ `sada var?~ amdagvarebi jer ar enaxa _ xmelni, maRlebi, daZarRvulni iyvnen, didi orkuTxa qudi exuraT... kidev kargi rom, moxucis zurgi ecno, miuCoCda da xmadabla hkiTxa: _ sada varT, Zia... _ kanudosSi varT, _ uTxra santosma. Joao abado uaxlovdebodaT, didad moWmuxvnili, magram, raRacnairad, ar daejereboda. urmidan Camovidnen santosi da tomaramixutebuli domeniko, cxvrebSua idgnen. _ Tqveni Svilia? _ ikiTxa Joaom. _ Svili ara myavs, _ xmadabla sTqva santosma. _ maS ra xarT erTmaneTis, mezoblebi? _ ara. cal-calke wamovediT. _ gzaSi SexvdiT Tu adrec icnobdiT erTmaneTs... _ qaRaldi moimarjva Joaom. _ gzaSi Semomxvda. _ ramdeni dRea, rac saTiTaod gamoxvediT da erTad rac iareT; ramdeni dRe iqneba? _ Tavi gamanebe, Tu kaci xar, erTi. gabrazda Joao: _ aq vinme Tu gyavT! _ ara. _ da maSin... vin gamogiSvaT ase moxuci. _ moxuci ar var.

_ rogor ara xar... _ ubralod, Tma maqvs TeTri. _ rogor ara xar... _ ar Tmobda Joao. aq santosi urmis Walze gamobmul xars miuaxlovda, Toki Sexsna, xelebi amosdo da maRla aswia. _ beh! _ gadancvifrda Joao, _ ii, iie... moxucma santosma ki xari frTxilad dasva, galiebTan mivida, momcro kauWebi amoagdo; Tvalebi aemRvra frTebafarTqunebuli, kanudosis miwaze damxtari Sinauri frinvelebis danaxvaze prudensios, vera, ver iyo jer gamaZRari SurisZiebiT. _ Senc aq moxvedi? _ moisma uceb. konseleirom brZana. myisve moswyvita Tixis TeTr saxlebs, da mTel kanudoss mojadoebuli Tvali domenikom, ridiT ascqeroda Sav samosafrialebul mendes masiels. _ diax... _ ratom. _ iq, kamoraSi, aRar mimesvleba. kamorelsa vceme... _ da gamxnevda. _ ai aq... aTasi drahkania. _ saidana xar. _ maRal soflidan. magram iq aRar mimiReben. dafiqrebuli Sescqeroda mendes masieli, mere moxucze gadaitana mzera: _ ra gqvia, Zmao. _ santosi. _ ai is qoxi Seni iqneba, santos. gauZex, Joao. es saqoneli daabinaveT, gregorio, ze moZebne da, vinme erTic wamoiyvanos, sagzali kargad moimaragon. mdinaresTan Camovidnen, vucdi. mgzavrs Seacqerda. gafiTrebuliyo Tavdaxrili domeniko, Semxmari sisxli guls urevda da Semoixevda kidec tansacmels, es xalxi rom ara, Sebarbacda da kameCs Camoeyrdno. _ cudad xom ar xar... _ hkiTxa mendes masielma. _ diax. _ gawuxebs rame? _ ai es... sisxli. sazarlad motkbo, danafSxvenebuli suni mxolod cxvirSi ki ara, mTel sxeulSiac esruteboda. av fersa da sxvaTaTvis SeumCnevel webovan oxSivars gaeyviTlebina sabralo mgzavri, meore xelic Semoxvia morCilad mdgar kameCs, ZlivsRa idga, mxolod is aZlebinebda, rom ar undoda aq, am ucxo qalaqSi waqceva. _ modi, gamomye... me mogarCen, nu geSinia. aeg tomarac wamoiRe. gamxnevdasaviT. mcire daRmarTSi, mdinarisaken Cadiodnen. ucnauri ram kaci SemoxvdaT gzaze, gakvirvebiT Seacqerda mgzavri. imas ki moWutuli Tvalebi Zalian celqad ubrWyvialebda: _ ah, axalia? metni gavmxdarvarT... erTi saxeli miboZeT Tqveni. _ me domeniko... _ ah, mSvenieri saxelia, sityvebidan _ dominus da domen... _ SehRimila don diegom da, erTxans xumrobis iStaze damdgari, uceb gamkacrda; jer domenikos didis gulisyuriT Seacqerda, mere konseleiros miabjina momlodine Tvali da, mendes masielmac, mzeraaridebulma, Tavi SeumCnevlad, odnav daxara.

Cafiqrebul don diegos gverdi auares, gza ganagrZes da mdinaris piras Sedgnen, msuyed Srialebda wyali. _ rao, ra mqviao... _ domeniko. _ domeniko, mdinareSi Cadeq. dabneulma, Rilze waivlo xeli, magram mendes masielma Tavi gaiqnia: _ tansacmlianad Sedi, domeniko, yelamde Cadeq, da gagrecxavs... _ mere mokle Rimili aubJutda TiTqos: _ SenisTanebi gaurecxia? yelamde wyalSi, maradaxal mdinareSi morCilad Camdgariyo mgzavri, iwmindeboda. ubeSi xeli Seiyo mendes masielma, puris yua gamoaZvrina: _ daiWer? _ diax. rkalad gamosrolil yuas TiTebi staca domenikom, meramdene dRis mSieri, gacxarebiT ilukmeboda; sufTavdeboda Tanac... gril, amo zvirTebs misxal-misxal mihqondaT kamoraSi ayolili WuWyi... Tavi mdinaris saTavisaken gadaxara, sisxlgaurevel wylisken, puriani xeli maRla aeSvira, da im axali mdinaridan svamda da svamda; gaimarTa da ori vakeiro dainaxa, erTimeoreze moxdenilebi, aSoltilebi, SemarTulni _ ze moreira da manuelo kosta. gansakuTrebiT, mxiarul mwyemss moxibluli Sescqeroda domeniko _ aseTi laRi, ase Tamami da Tanac zrdili, jer aravin enaxa. _ am tomaraSi aTasi drahkania, _ uTxra vakeiroebs mendes masielma, _ kameCebs kargad rom daasvenebT, im axali urmiT wadiT, kaatingasTan gamoRma datoveT da bazrobaTa qalaqSi mTeli am fuliT Tofebi da tyvia-wamali iyideT. Zalian SekrTa domeniko _ tyvia axsenes... _ is moxuci rom gamoiZinebs, kaatingasTan gamovgzavni. aqeT, gamoRma dagicdiT, uremTan, Tqven ki, yovel jerze rasac moereviT, imdeni tvirTi mozideT xolme da kaatingaze gadmoisroleT. Tqven nu gamoxvalT, sanam am fuls sul ar daxarjavT, ramdenime gza mogiwevT da im moxucs maincdamainc xmamaRla nu gamosZaxebT. gamigeT? _ diax, konseleiro. Tixis qalaqSi mamalma iyivla. _ konseleiro, _ wamoiZaxa mdinaridan domenikom, _ Tu SeiZleba, mag aTas drahkans TofebSi da tyvia-wamalSi nu daxarjavT, ra... _ aba ra vuyoT... _ mkacrad daacqerda mendes masieli. _ sxva ram iyideT, ra vici, rac gnebavT _ sasmel-saWmeli, puri da fqvili... Tofi sisxlia! _ puri da Tofi... _ dinjad warmoTqva konseleirom, _ aq, axla, CvenTvis, sul erTi romaa, domeniko? _ rogor _ sul erTi... _ asea, ase... orivem erTad unda gvarCinos. _ da isev vakeiroebs miubrunda, _ frTxilad iyaviT. orkuTxa quds nu daixuravT. mTeli qalaqi jaSuSebiT iqneba savse. RamiT ivaWreT. `rogor _ sul erTi. _ fiqrobda dabneuli domeniko, _ puri da tyvia... sul erTiao... a?~ mcire aRmarTSi amaval vakeiroebs Sescqeroda mendes masieli. erT-erT imaTgans _ ukanasknelad. mZimed Semobrunda mere: _ axla rogor xar... cota mogeSva? _ diax, Zalian. kidev didxans unda vidge Tu... sanam sabolood gaqreba sisxli.

_ qveynad araferi qreba, domeniko, _ Tqva mendes masielma, _ miT umetes _ sisxli... Sen mogSordeba mxolod... _ mere, sad wava. _ sad wava, jer zRvaSi. _ mere, iqidan... _ sadme yovelTvis, mudam iqneba. _ konseleiro, _ aforiaqda domeniko, _ sul araferi ar ikargeba? qveynad... _ ara. _ arc kvamli? _ ara. _ da gamomcdelad Seacqerda, _ ram gagaxsena kvamli... Tavi CaRuna domenikom. _ miTxar. isev iyivla mamalma kanudosSi, gamxnevda wyalSi Camdgari mgzavri. _ CvenTan, sofelSi, _ raRacnairad xvewniT uambobda domeniko, vedrebiT ascqeroda, _ erTi dResaswauli vicodiT, gazafxulobiT, mTeli sofeli aiyreboda... _ Seferxda, Tvali aarida, _ erTi kacis garda da borcvs gadaRma erTi RamiT vbanakdebodiT. avadmyofebic gagvyavda xolme... da gariJraJze vbrundebodiT, rtoebiTa da najaxebiT xelSi, mze Sig saxeSi gvirtyamda, Soridanve albaT kargad vCandiT da is erTi kaci, lodze Semdgari gvelodeboda. borcvs CavivlidiT, mere is erTi kaci mainc gvkiTxavda: vinme xom ar darCa... ara, aravin _ vpasuxobdiT da is ki mainc Tvals Seavlebda im borcvs, im vels, midamos irgvliv da mereRa ambobda: damilocnixarT, keTili iyos Tqveni Semosvla... saRamoobiT kocons vaCaRebdiT, konseleiro, _ isev Seacqerda domeniko, yelamde wyalSi, iwmindeboda, _ wres SemovartyamdiT da jer uZravad videqiT, sanam kargad ar aaldeboda, mere ki, rom atkacundeboda da agugundeboda cecxli, rigrigobiT vuaxlovdebodiT, tansacmlis kalTidan momcro naWers CamovixevdiT da koconze vyridiT _ ase ambobdnen, TiTqos Cven, imsoflelebi, didi xnis winaT cidan CamovediT da winaprebi ki iq darCnen da tansacmlis naglejs Cveni ambebic sxeulidan Sehyvebao da sxeulis siTbogamoyolili naglejis kvamlic xom maRla adis da viTom caddarCenilebs Cveni ambavic kvamlad auvaTo, ase ambobdnen... konseleiro, _ Zalian Relavda, _ marTla araferi ar ikargeba? _ ara. _ marTla asea, konseleiro? namdvilad iciT? mSvidad da mkacrad dascqeroda konseleiro; imediT uTxra: _ ki. aqve mTavrdeba `kanudosi~-s mesame Tavi. Tavi IV Tu rogor gaxda manuelo kosta pirveli didi kanudoseli Tavs veRar swevda burandatexili manuelo, mopirdapired mjdar zes duned, gaognebuli amoscqeroda _ damZimeboda quTuToebi imasac, Tavi wamdauwum uvardeboda, mere nikapiT mkerds daeyrdno ze, isRa moaswro, wvniani jami ganze gaswia da magidaze Subli Camodo, mwared CasTvlima. iZireboda manueloc, Tvalis gaxelis araqaTic aRara hqonda, arada, bundovnad mixvda, viRacam welze rom Seavlo xeli, maCete amouZvrina, Tavi... gam... ne... be... Tu ara~... _ veRar abamda sityvebs, zed TefSze dauvarda Tavi, da xaxvis mWaxe sunic ki sustad, miZinebuliviT scemda; is aTad-aTi drahkanic marjved amoucoces, vin, rani iyvnen... mere janjRari

moeCvena TiTqos, yeli, muceli, muxlebi stkioda _ cxenze daekraT, samgan gadaeWimaT manueloze Toki. _ rogor gaabiT... _ dinjad ikiTxa didma marSalma, siamis mcire ram natamali dasTamaSebda saxeze. _ Cemma rCeulma meTvalyureebma Tavidanve saeWvoebad miiCnies, grandissimohalle, _ yoCaRad gaiWima polkovniki sezar, _ RamiT daZrwodnen bazrobaTa qalaqSi, mere ki ori yuTi tyvia-wamali mxrebze daides da kaatingasken wavidnen. iq _ erTi, ori da is mZime yuTebi rigrigobiT gadaisroles, TviTon ki aqeT gamoeSurnen, da Ramis sasadiloSi Sevidnen. iq ki mTavar mesasadiloes Cemma kacma Tvali uyo da didZali fxvnili Caayrevina amaT kerZebSi, Zilismomgvreli. _ fuli ramdeni aRmoaCndaT. _ aTi drahkani, grand... _ da aim vaWars... _ cxraas oTxmocdaTvrameti, grandissimohalle. aqedan, rvao, Cemi iyoo... _ briyvo! is ori mwyemsi iqamde avaWreT, sanam mxolod eg darCaT, ara? nuTu ver xvdebi, es im ymawvilis fuli iqneba, biTurad rom TvlidiT da Cveni... Cveni kaci rom gagvilaxa, fuh, damaviwyda imisi saxeli... _ CiCio, grand... _ is doylapia CiCio rom galaxa... Sen gaayole vgoneb, ara? _ ah, ara, ara, grandissimohalle, me magisTana sisuleles rogor vizamdi, samiod gamocdil kacs mainc gavayolebdi, miCinios adgilze rom vyofiliyav. _ da... miCinios mouvida aeg Secdoma? mxolod erTi rom gaayola... _ diax, grandissimohalle. sul majebs ikbens... _ Seni marcxena xelia, mgoni. Tavi CaRuna polkovnikma. _ da xelis umsgavs moqmedebaze xom kargad ici, polkovniko, pasuxs rac agebs? ufro CaRuna polkovnikma tyviadamiznebuli Tavi. _ regveno, briyvo! _ didad ganrisxda marSali betankuri, _ jer es eg erTi, im oxer mwyemsebs rad ar aedevneT SeumCnevlad, mag aT drahkansac tyviawamalSi rom daxarjavdnen, sxva ra gza rCebodaT, isev TavianT saidumlo xvrels miadgebodnen da axla ki, ase, mZinareni, ra jandabad da oxrobad minda... kargad ician, saidumlo rom gindac gascen, mainc rom mivabridavT da kaatingasken win rom gavuSvaT, xelad Cayuryumelavdebian da xvrelis boloSi magaTi erTi kacic rom idges, Tofiani, mTel Cvens korpussac SeaCerebs, daWrilebic _ gaeCxirebian, magaTi deda, Tumca cxenic eteva im xvrelSi Tumca... _ aq ki dafiqrda, _ da erTdroulad samni rom gaxtnen... _ mTlad dalagebulad ar laparakobda. kvlav polkovniki gaaxsenda, misi Secdoma, wyromiT moeWmuxna saxe, _ da kidev, Tanac, sanam gaeRviZebaT, iqiT isini iyidian, Cven rom aq gavabiT da gaamaxvileben yuradRebas, yuradReba ki fxizlad yofnis sawindaria, maTi sifxizle ki sulac ar mawyobs, sruliad ara, gesmis, Se briyvo!? _ dido marSalo, me ar vicodi, mxolod aTi drahkani rom hqondaT. ase megona, im biTuris... ee, ymawvilis mTeli aTasi drahkani aqvT-meTqi da mTeli im fuliT nayidi iaraRi TandaTanobiT rom gadaeyaraT kaatingaze, sad wava-meTqi saqme, vfiqrobdi... _ mec magas vambob, Se ugunuro, is fuli rogor daaxarjineT, rogor miiyvaneT aqamde saqme!.. jer is vaWari unda agewiaT da gamogekiTxaT...

_ iyididnen da Tavs Segvaklavdnen, aRaraferi eqnebodaT dasakargi, grandiss... _ iyidiano! kaatingasken roca wavidnen, utvino, briyvo, im vaWrisTvis maSin unda getacaT xeli. _ ais vaWari maSin sulac ar vicodiT, grandissimohalle, sul ar vicodiT, romel vaWarTan hqondaT saqme... _ mere xom naxeT! _ mere rom vnaxeT, gvianRa iyo, grandissimohalle, ukve Cayrili hqondaT is fxvnili, mere miujdaT mxolod vaWari. _ ver daacadeT im vaWars misvla? Se tutuco, Sen! anda im fulis daxarjvamde rogor ver aRnusxeT qalaqad Semosuli ucxo elementebi, sanam imdeni drahkanis Tof, tyvia-wamals gadazidavdnen, ramdeni gzoba dasWirdebodaT... Tavi imarTle! _ egeba bevrni iyvnen Tavidan da cota gzoba gaakeTes, grandissimohalle... _ axxh... Stero, briyvi! _ da bevrni erTad ufro ar unda SegeniSnaT? iataks sawylad CaCereboda mxrebaZurwuli polkovniki. gaaJriala marSal betankurs, ubeSi frTxilad Seiyo xeli, oTaxSi gaiar-gamoiara. _ am bolo dros raRac ar momwonxar, Cemo federiko, _ odnav dauyvava didma marSalma, ZaRlis TvalebiT Seacqerda sityvieri lukmis molodinSi brWyviala polkovniki, _ imdeni qalis gadamkides, sul gamogewrita Wkua. axla ki, xedav, Tavsac veRar imarTleb, roca es Tavisuflad SesaZlebelia. ai, xom SegeZlo geTqva, rom sami kacis Tanwargzavna biTurTan erTad ufro saxifaTo iyo _ erT-erTi rom gawupakebuliyo, Wkua-gonebas Tu daubnelebda fuli, maSin xom danarCen ors, biTurianad, Zilisas TavSi qvis CartymiT gaasaRebda, xolo erT kacSi, samkacian jgufTan SedarebiT, xifaTi aSkarad naklebia, samjer naklebi. araa ase, Cemo polkovniko? _ diax, grandissimohalle! _ wamoiZaxa gaxarebulma polkovnikma, odnav gaiWima. _ Se yeyeCo, Sen, mereda, imodena xalxSi sami erTguli TanamSromeli aRar mogeZeveba, briyvo? isev Zalian CaifuSa polkovniki sezar. kvlav bolTa dasca didma marSalma, TvalmoWutuli, Tavisas fiqrobda. _ kargi, damSviddi, federiko, _ Tqva mere, bolos, _ rogorc Zvelebi didsulovnad ityodnen, rac iyo, iyo. axla eseni samagaliTod unda vawamoT, rom vaTqmevinoT suyvelaferi. jer ki manamde, tkbili sityvebi, muqara da dapireba sjobs. wameba xandaxan adamians aborotebs xolme da krintsac aRar sZravs. aeg mwyemsebi mainc briyvebi iqnebian, ase mgonia... albaT wavabamT. is kacic xom aqve gyavT, is iaraRis gadamyidveli... _ ra Tqma unda, diax, ra Tqma unda, isic aqa gvyavs da vaTqmevine, rom sul sxvadasxva adgilas xvdebodnen Turme erTmaneTs RamiT, da, erTic kargi ambavi, grandissimohalle _ sul Camowerili, uvargisi Tofebi miuyidnia... _ akrZaluli vaWrobisaTvis Cemi nebarTva netav Tu hqonda, raRac ar maxsovs... _ diax, grandissimohalle, _ daircxvina polkovnikma, Tvali aarida. _ raao? hqonda Tu ara! _ ara, ar hqonda, grandissimohalle...

_ hoda, federiko, damnaSavea isic, da ai im ors dapirebebiT Tu ver wavabamT, swored ais vaWari Tvalwin samagaliTod unda vuwamoT. da ara vinme sxva... _ diax, grand... _ vaWars icnoben, usaubriaT, garigebulan, nacnobis wamebis xilva ki ufro metad STambeWdavia _ radgan Cveulebriv mdgomareobaSic axsovT, rogori iyo da wamebiT Seqmnili gansxvaveba ufro didad xvdeba guls. araa ase? _ diax, grand... _ im or avazaks, vakeiroebs, gamosafxizleblad xsnari asunTqeT, dro aRar iTmens. _ diax, grandis... _ jerjerobiT ki is ori mwyemsi mdidrul oTaxSi, numer rvaSi gadaiyvaneT. erTi kargadac vasadiloT jer, raime nivTi droebiT vaCuqoT, unda gavasinjoT cxovrebis gemo, da Tu ar waebmebian, qveda oTaxSi mere CavagdoT. ufro igrZnoben did gansxvavebas, da motydebian. TiTos sam-sami marjve danasrolia daayene Tavze. aSkarad. gesmis? _ diax, grandissimohalle... _ radgan sikvdilis safrTxes tkbilsaubrisasac unda grZnobdnen, nu daayovneb, barem axlave gadaatanine oriveni numer rvaSi, da gamosafxizlebels blomad rom asunTqebT, da gonze movlen, sadilobisas, cota qalebmac waucekvon, aRmosavlurad. dapirebebiT auTrTolon zed cxvirwin tani, Tumca, ar unda... _ Zveli xerxia. ena daitkbe, Cemo polkovniko, aCvene Ronec da SemZleoba. suyovelive zomaze, icode. da Tu ver SeZleb imaT motexvas, Sematyobine da sawamebelSi rom SeabrZaneb, me saidumlo WuWrutanidan yvelafers movismen da vnaxav, icode, brZnulad moiqce unda, federiko, aba, Sen ici, numer rvaSive Tu aTqmevineb... anda, rogorme, isev yoCaRad gaiWima polkovniki sezar, muzaze dadga: _ aris rogorme vaTqmevino, grandissimohalle. kanudosis ganapiras, borcvze, mosaRamovebuls ori qali idga _ manuela da mariami, vrcel mindors gascqerodnen. aravin Canda. moxuci santosi datvirTul urmianad rom moayvanina inosensios mendes masielma, bazrobaTa qalaqis mxridan, kaatingadan, aRaravin gamoCenila mere. ori momlodine qali idga borcvze, saRamovdeboda. guli ewureboda manuelas, magram ase, mariamis gverdigverd, daCivlebasa da amooxvras erideboda. imas, mariams, SvilebisaTvis gadaexvia xeli, ze morieras _ ojaxidan samni ucdidnen. Zlivs SemoiZurwa uuZvirfases, naxevrad Cabnelebul oTaxSi polkovniki sezar. daSinebuli, damorcxvebuli, Tavdaxrili idga. erTi ki Seavlo Tvali marSalma edmondo betankurma, fafuki savarZlis saxelurebze auTamaSda grili TiTebi _ mixvedrilobisas ukravda TiTqos: _ uarze dganan? _ diax, grand... _ sul odnav mainc ver moaryie? _ me mgoni, vera, dido... _ sul veraferi aTqmevine? _ mTlad veraferi vaTqmevine grandissimohalle. regvenebia. odnav uxeSad ubiZga didma marSalma mis barZayebSi mokalaTebul arufas, mZimed wamodga.

_ sadili mainc Tu egemrielaT... _ arc daakares piri, grandis... _ egeb mowamluli egonaT. _ ara, grandissimohalle, yoveli langridan imaT Tvalwin jer me giaxeliT TiTo-TiTo lukma. fardis Soriaxlo mZimed SeCerda didi marSali, erT-erTi amoqarguli Tvalidan pawia sivrces dinjad gaxeda. _ saidumlo xvrelis xsenebaze, Zalian SeecvalaT saxe?! _ Zalian, grandissimohalle _ viTom sicili autydaT... TvalTmaqcebia. _ kedlisken Sebrundi. magidis ujra gamoswia didma marSalma, mcire boTlidan raRac moyavisfro siTxe daisxa kovzze, erTi ylupiT Sesva, dinjad warmoTqva mere: _ sawamebelSi gadaiyvaneT, gamoixede, mec iq viqnebi, rogorc erTi muSakTagani. rbil savarZlebSi dasviT da ise ayurebineT vaWris wameba. samagaliTod unda abRavloT. gamige? _ mesmis, grand... _ Seudeq, wadi. ori balRis Sua iwva Tvalgaxelili mariami, zeze fiqrobda. manuelo kostas baliSze xelisguli daedo imis cols, manuelas, ra eqna, mainc CasZineboda _ Tvrameti wlisa iyo mxolod. im SuaRamiT aalmasebul maCetes lesavda prudensio. Rameul siCumeSi imisi gaumaZRari iaraRi Tanabrad, mkafiod, avismomaswaveblad Sxioda, eWvebi RrRnida Joao abados, ZilSi krTebodnen kanudoselebi. TanwamoRebul kunZs Cafrenoda isev santosi, da erTaderTi, visac arxeinad eZina, don diego iyo. Tixis saxlebSua Zalian mZimed, auCqareblad mimodioda mendes masieli, Rameze metad moqufruli, kanudoselTa konseleiro. vaWris narCenebi rom gaitanes, polkovnikma kedelTan midgmul uzurgo, grZel skamze Camomjdari sami kapralisken gadaitana mzera da viTom sasxvaTaSorisod, duned ikiTxa: `xom ar dagvewyo, vakeiroebo, TqvenTan baasi, ha?~ _ da skamze CamomsxdarTagan marjvnidan pirvelma, kapralad gadacmulma marSalma betankurma odnav daxara Tavi. ferxTiT kadima ewva, im danarCen ors, gadafiTrebul namdvil kapralebs, webovan mzeras ar aSorebda. gamarTulni isxdnen savarZlis kideze ze moreira da manuelo kosta, imaT win ki, oriod nabijze viTomc SemTxveviT darCenili, vaWris Tvali egdo. xelsawyoebTan fexze dgomela isvenebda oTxi jalaTi. kefasTan xeli mietana didi marSalis aT rCeul damcvels, yvela iq myofi _ raRa Tqma unda, marSal betankuris garda _ ganawilebulayvanilni hyavdaT. _ ki batono, brZaneT, _ Tqva manuelo kostam. gaocebulma gadaxeda zem: jer ar icoda araferi da karga xansac ver gaigebda, manuelos Tu ra edo gulSi. da kidev ufro gancvifrda, radgan: _ ise ki, gvijobs, jer me mogaxsenoT Cemi saTqmeli, _ SesTavaza polkovniks manuelom. kvlavac daxara Tavi marjvniTa kapralma, amjerad gacilebiT swrafad, da polkovnikmac wamoiZaxa: _ brZaneT! _ magram amasTan verafers getyviT, sanam ufro kargad ar gakoWavT. sisxli auvarda TavSi zes, uaxloesi Zmakacisagan ase moulodnelad Seuracxyofilma, ganrisxebulma, miaxloebul jalaTebze daapira xelis

SemarTva, magram im jaWvma ar daaneba, idayvidan idayvamde zurgs ukan rom hqonda gadatarebuli. _ Tqven, ra Tqma unda, kanudosis aReba da iq TavSeyrilTa gaJleta gainteresebT, ara? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa manuelom, magram gacilebiT gulubryvilod JRerda polkovnikis pasuxi: _ ara, ras brZanebT, Cven Tqveni mxolod swor gzaze dayeneba da gamosworeba gvsurs mxolod, diax, mxolod... _ Zalian kargi, _ Tqva manuelom, _ magram me Tqveni sulac ar mjera. guli mieca TaviT-fexebamde gakoWil zes. _ ah, rogor ara, ah, rasa brZanebT, ratom ar gjeraT... _ guldawyvetiliviT miayara polkovnikma, magram manuelom gaawyvetina: _ yuri damigdeT. Tu damijerebT, kanudosi Tqveni iqneba. im ubeduris wamebam gasWra. magram saidumlos amdeni xalxis TandaswrebiT ver gagimxelT da, Zaliana gTxovT, ai es xalxi momacileT. TqvenTan pirispir saubari msurs, da esec, CemTan erTad Sepyrobili, aqve iyos, oRond veraferi rom ver gaigonos, ise... _ Zalian kargi, pirispir davrCeT, _ aRfrTovanda polkovniki federiko sezar, da uceb: _ ee, rogor giTxraT... _ Sefiqrianda moulodnelad da gamococxlda, _ or kanudoselTan martodmarto me ver davrCebi. TumcaRa erTi gakoWilia, meores ki, ese igi Tqven, imdenad gaqvT Seborkili xelebi, mxolod sadilis mirTmevasa da weras Tu SeZlebT, mainc, ra vici, sifrTxiles Tavi ara stkivao, xom gagigiaT... Tqvenma Tormetma cxenosanma orasi kaci gamiJlita da ase... orTan... ar msiamovnebs martod darCena. erT kaprals mainc davitoveb. _ keTili. am kanudosels ki, axlave Tu ar dauxSobT smenas, gadavifiqreb. _ smenas ki ara, mTlad Tavs movWri axlave, hale. _ ara, eg kaci Semdgom dagvWirdeba. droebiT unda davuxSoT smena. _ ariqaT, cvili! _ iyvira polkovnikma sezarma. _ jer cvili Zalian cxeli aris, _ Tqva erT-erTma jalaTma. _ mere, Se... mereda, midi, raRas udgexar, samuelino. jalaTis sulis Senaberi, wabilwuli cviliT amouglises yurebi zes, da ra mZulvared, rogori zizRiT Sescqeroda pirveli mwyemsi atlikinebul naZmakacars _ piroba hqondaT, kamorelebi Tu Seipyrobdnen, ar dascdenodaT sityva. oTxniRa darCnen sawamebelSi, Tvals aridebda manuelo zes, ainunSiac ar agdebda gatrunul kaprals, da mxolod polkovnik sezars misCereboda. _ maS ase, gismenT, _ Tqva manuelom, _ Cemgan ra gnebavT... _ modiT, erTi ram Tavidanve davTqvaT, _ momxibvleli RimiliT SesTavaza polkovnikma. _ modiT, pirdapir vilaparakoT, kargi? _ ra Tqma unda, _ siamovnebiT daTanxmda manuelo, _ miukibavmoukibavad, da Tanac _ mokled. ra gnebavT Cemgan. _ saidumlo xvreli. TiTqos dafiqrda manuelo, Tavi daxara. mere erTbaSad gaimarTa, Tamamad gauswora Tvali. _ kargiT, migiyvanT. swored rom gamarTlebuli sanaxaoba warmomidgineT _ im ubeduris wamebam da bRavilma gasWra da, magis gardac, kanudoss ise, ubralod, dasaRupavad ar gavimetebdi, magram vici, rom sabolood mainc ganwirulia, adre Tu gvian, roca iqneba, mainc dagvaqcevT, da meorec rom, amgvar wamebas albaT ver avitandi. da Tumc

isic mSvenivrad vici, mainc rom momklavT, modiT, jer ramdenime piroba davdoT. _ midi ho, Tqvi... geTayvaT, brZaneT. _ WeSmariti vakeiros sityvas gaZlevT, rom kanudoss xvrelis wyalobiT agaRebinebT. Tqven ki, polkovniko, sityva dadeT, rom rac ar unda moxdes, oRond am saSineli iaraRebiT nu mawamebT da, ise momkaliT. _ Tqveni sikvdili ra sakadrisia, rogor ge... _ ar maZlevT sityvas? Tavi mrisxaned daiqnia manuelos ukan mdgarma didma marSalma. _ mec WeSmariti polkovnikis sityvas gaZlevT, hale. _ Zalian kargi, grandhale, me mjera Tqveni... da magram, mainc, nu gewyinebaT da, SemomficeT kidec. _ Cems usaTnoes meuRles, grandhalla stellas geficebiT,_aRuTqva polkovnikma da myisve gawiTlda _ Tavdaxrili, isev mSvenivrad grZnobda, rogorc umzerda droebiTi kaprali. aq manueloc Zalian Secba _ iseTi zizRiT Sescqeroda gakoWili mwyemsi... _ Zalian kargi, diax... _ Tqva areulma manuelom, Tavs Zlivs moeria, _ im Cvens saidumlo xvrelze raime cnoba mogepovebaT? _ cxeni eteva! _ moyoCaRda polkovnikic. _ da mere, gana, erTi da ori?! _ amayad warmoTqva manuelom, Tavi SemarTa, _ axla meore garigebazec gadavideT, polkovniko... Tqveni saxeli? _ Cikopotamo, _ Tqva polkovnikma, colis saxelis sworad xsenebam ra xeiri daayara da... yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, marjved icrua. _ mogexsenebaT, Cikopotamo, coli da Svili ra Zvirfasia, _ naRvlianad wamoiwyo manuelom, _ Svili sami myavs, margalitiviT... ori biWi da erTic _ gogo. mxolod Cemi ubadruki Tavisa gamo mSobliur qalaqs ar gavwiravdi, magram col-Svili, mogexsenebaT... axla ki kargad mismineT, grandhale _ me Tu davrwmundebi, rom Cems patara baraTs namdvilad gadascemen erT kanudosels, mere damSvidebuli gavamJRavneb TqvenTvis esoden didmniSvnelovan saidumlos. _ vin kanudoselia, ra baraTi... _ colis Zma myavs Zalian molaybe erTi da, yvelas mudam raRacas gvarigebs viTom, Tavisi WkuiT da metsaxelad konseleiro SevarqviT, _ mogexsenebaT, mrCevelsa niSnavs. _ rogor gadavceT... aqeT gamova? _ ara, iq micdis. me... anda baraTs. guli migrZnobda, bazrobaTa qalaqSi gavebmeodiT da aq, kamoraSic Tavs amomayofineben-meTqi, vfiqrobdi da imas, colisZmas, wamosvlisas moveTaTbire _ Tu damiWeren, SeiZleba saidumloc gamomZalon da maSin rogorme SeniRbul baraTs mogawvdi da Cemi col-Svili kanudosidan rogorme gaapare...meTqi. _ ki magram, rogor... _ axla ki didad SeeWvda polkovniki sezar, umowyalod susxi Seepara xmaSi, _ baraTis miwvdenis imedi saidanRa gqonda... Cqara miTxari! _ TqvenTvis didmniSvnelovani saidumlos gamJRavneba ukanasknel imedad mqonda, grandhale. kaprals gaxeda brWyviala polkovnikma. SeWoWmanebuliyo isic... mSvidad ganagrZo manuelom. _ winaswar imitom davawye es gegma, darwmunebuli viyav, Cikopotamo, Tavidanve CagvavlebdiT, ras warmovidgendi, kaatingasTan iseTi biTuri

guSagebi Tu gedgaT. Cemi Ralatis mizezebsac agixsniT _ sanamde gavZlebT, adre Tu gvian uCemodac xom mainc ipoviT im saidumlo xvrels, da bareRam col-Svils axlave gadavarCen. Tanac, im ubeduri vaWris wameba rom vnaxe, sijiute da amao vaJkacoba ar Rirs, davrwmundi. Zalian dumda polkovniki sezar, mere ikiTxa: _ ki magram, rogor SevatyobinoT. _ ai, amaSia mTeli davidaraba, grandhale. axla rom giTxraT, me waval da Sevatyobineb da maSinve movbrundebi-meTqi, rac ar unda vifico da darwmunebebiT Tavi vikla, mainc ar damijerebT, araa ase? _ ki. _ da polkovniks macduri azri mouvida: _ Cvens kacs rom gavatanoT... _ es ra miTxariT, Cikopotamo, ah, _ Caecina manuelos _ xvreli rom migaswavloT, mere sul Cemi col-Svilis dardi ar geqnebaT? maSinve SecvivdebiT kanudosSi, Cemianebi gaparvas rogorRa moaxerxeben... es rogora TqviT, ar movelodi am sityvas Tqvengan. hm, Cvens kacsao... _ mwared CaeRima manuelos, TavisTvis Cailaparaka: _ xvrelis ambavi rom gaigon, xom maSinve wamagdebines Tavi?! _ da Tqven xom gvTxoveT, oRond wamebiT nu momklavTo da... _ viTomc sityva mouWra, magram maSinve enaze ikbina polkovnikma _ ah, rogori risxviT, da eh, Tan ra damcinavad Sescqeroda marSali edmondo betankuri... arxeinad iRimeboda manueloc, mxiaruli mwyemsi. _ `es ra jandaba momdis, marSalTan rogor vibnevi mainc, aseT Secdomebs... nebismieri serJantic ki ar Caidenda, ra oxrobaa amis gverdiT Cems Tavs~... _ naRvlianad gaifiqra polkovnikma. _ SeiZleba swori ar viyo, _ aRniSna manuelom, _ magram xom maqvs amgvari eWvebis safuZveli... _ ki magram, ra vqnaT, _ fiqrebidan gamoerkva polkovniki, _ rogor moviqceT... _ gamosavali, vgoneb arsebobs. _ romeli... brZaneT! _ Tqven jer ver mixvdiT? _ vera. _ marTla ver mixvdiT? _ vera. _ amas gavatanoT. zes daacqerdnen polkovniki da droebiTi kaprali. _ ai eg kaci, _ Tqva manuelom, _ namdvili xeprea, magram garkveuli Rirsebebi, rogorc yovel adamians, magasaca aqvs. mSvenivrad daaWenebs cxens, magaliTad... advilad mosatyuebelicaa. axla moRalate vgonivar, magram ramenairad wavabam, cvils roca gamouRebT yurebidan. magas Tu gavatanT baraTs, da sityvas momcemT, rom arafers dauSavebT gzaSi, dResve saRamos saidumlo xvreli Tqveni iqneba. Tavi saswrafod daiqnia marSalma betankurma. _ kargiT. yvelaferi ise iqneba, rogorc Tqvena gsurT, _ aRuTqva polkovnikma, _ sadaa baraTi. imedia, Cvenc gvaCvenebT... _ ra Tqma unda, _ daTanxmda manuelo, _ magram amisTvis qaRaldi unda momceT, da Tu SeiZleba cotaTi iqiTac miiwiT, grandhale, ar miyvars roca werisas vinme damdgomia Tavs. magidaze mimoyrili ucnauri, sisxlSemxmari xelsawyoebi savarZelze gadaaxvava polkovnikma. magidas miujda manuelo. idayvidan idayvamde gadaWimuli sqeli jaWvi Zalian uSlida xels, magidisaken gadaixara da

ver gamozoma, iatakze dafrialda qaRaldi. myisve yoCaRad daixara polkovniki, qaRaldi Tavazianad miawoda da kapralis gverdiT, isev ganze gadga. manuelom ki madloba uTxra, patara xans iCaliCa, oTxad gakeca mere, wamodga: _ ai, esaa. _ xom ki gvaCvenebT. _ inebeT, naxeT. oRond am kacma ar mohkras Tvali. furcels gakvirvebuli dascqeroda polkovniki, verafers mixvda: _ raa... es raa. _ gagikvirdaT, xom? _ gaeRima manuelos, _ eg niSania swored imisa, rom gza xsnili aqvT. aba, rom damewera, Tqven iciT axla, gaipareT-Tqo, Zaan saqme ar gamomividoda? _ es ymawvili martoka rom dabrundeba kanudosSi, Tqma aRar unda, garkveul eWvs gamoiwvevs da kargadac gaCxreken. da es baraTi, konseleiros nacvlad, mendes masiels Cauvardeba xelSi, is verafersac ver mixvdeba, konseleiro ki viTomc rCevisaTvis CaiWyitavs da yvelafers gaigebs. eh, polkovniko, polkovniko, _ sevdanarevi RimiliT Seacqerda manuelo kosta, _ rogor ggoniaT, aseT ubralo ambavsac ki ver gaviTvaliswinebdi? briyvi ggonivarT... ha, rogora vqnaT, gavuSvaT es kaci, Tu ara... _ me... me mgonia... xom ar... iqneba... _ uSnod ablukunda polkovniki, da moifiqra, _ vnaxoT, marSali ra pasuxs gagvcems. ai, am kaprals gavagzavni da... kapralo, wadiT da moitaneT marSlis pasuxi. _ tyuil-ubralod nu SeawuxebT, _ Tqva manuelom, _ nuTu vera scnobT, betankuria kaprali ese. _ rao?.. _ elda eca polkovniks, _ raebsa Cmaxav! saidan moitane... _ jer erTi rom, yvelafers Tavi rom gavaneboT, Tqvens sityva-pasuxSi da saqcielSic igrZnoboda, aq rom ufrosi gyavdaT _ raRacnairad, SeboWilad moqmedebdiT. is arsebac, magis fexebTan gawolili, mxolod danarCen or kaprals ubRverda, da Tvalis kuTxiT magisi Tavis daqnevani gindac ar SemeniSna, Cem mier gangeb dagdebul qaRalds Tqven daswvdiT asaRebad da ara ubralo kaprali, polkovniko. _ egeb generalia romelime, Cemze ufrosi... _ erTxelac gasxmartalda polkovniki sezar. _ qveyanam icis, kamoraSi meore kaci rom xarT, grandhale. _ Zalian kargi, _ mZimed warmoTqva didma marSalma, _ swori xar, Svilo, betankuri var. Cemi nu mogeridebaT, isaubreT, ganagrZeT, _ da gaifiqra: `gvelis wiwili, kargad muSaobs...~ _ vgoneb, ukve SevTanxmdiT, grandissimohalle, _ gaiWima polkovniki sezar, _ Tqveni nebarTvac Tu iqneba da... _ kargiT, gavuSvaT eg kaci, mardi biWi Cans, _ alersianaT daTanxmda manuelos didi marSali, _ magram xom xedav, rogori zizRiT mogCerebia, Svilo. viTom, dagijerebs? _ rogorme movTaflav, grandissimohalle, xmas sul SarbaTad gadaviqcev, enas davitkbob da regvens sxva ra unda. _ kargi, Sen ici. _ da sul ukanaskneli garigeba, marSalo _ rom damTanxmdeba, mag kacTan erTad, oTxiveni, Tqvens TavlaSi wavalT. am ymawvils yvelaze kargi cxenis amorCeva ar gauWirdeba, Tqveni qalaqis kari gauReT, da rom gaquslavs, aTiod wuTis Semdeg TaviT-fexamde Tqveni viqnebi, grandissimohalle. magas, karg cxenze veRaravin mieweva. maCetec gaatanoT unda.

aSkarad ar esiamovnaT ukanaskneli piroba polkovniksa da marSals, SeiWmuxnen. _ Tqveni imedi da pativiscema rom ar mqondes, _ ganmarta manuelom, _ erT gamorCeul mtredsac mogTxovdiT, magas gavatandi da iqamde ar gavTqvamdi saidumlos, sanam is mtredi kanudosidan dabrundeboda. magram es sruliad zedmetia, is Tqveni boTe guSagebi amas ver SeaCereben _ mTeli Wkua xel-fexSi aqvs wasuli, grandissimohalle. _ ara, ara, _ Tavi gaiqnia polkovnikma, _ jer is... _ xma Caiwyvite, _ mkacrad warmoTqva didma marSalma da manuelos miubrunda, _ dro rom ar davkargoT, mtredi gavatanoT, Svilo. _ egre ufro davkargavT dros, grandissimohalle, _ mSvidad Seacqerda manuelo kosta, _ vici, raca gaqvT gulSi _ magas moklavT da mtreds ramdenime xnis Semdeg auSvebT, magram ar gamova _ samgzavrod gamzadebuls, Cem Tvalwin xelebi xom unda auxsnaT, da gzad Tuki vinme miuaxlovdeba, da Tundac sasikvdilod dasWris, mainc moaswrebs da im Tqven gamorCeul mtreds Tavs waawyvets, hale. ukacravad _ grandissimohalle. velodoT mere im mtredis gamoCenas. umZraxad idgnen polkovniki da didi marSali. _ erTi raRaca ver gamigia, _ gaikvirva manuelom, _ amodena saidumlo unda SeityoT da ai am erT regvenze geTanaRrebaT guli... kanudoss rom aiRebT, sadRa wagivaT, egec Tqveni ar iqneba da cxenic? _ eg im Tqven qalaqSi martoka rom dabrundeba, _ gabrazda polkovniki sezar, _ yvela mixvdeba, Tqvens saidumlos didi dRe rom aRar uweria da gaamaxvileben yuradRebas, xvrelis amosasvlelTan auareba darajs daayeneben da xvrelidan Tavamoyofil Cvenianebs, gindac aTasni viyvneT sul musrs gagvavlebs aTiod kaci! daainteresa didi marSali polkovnikis gamonaTqvamma, manueloze gadaitana gamomcdeli mzera. _ Cemgan ar unda geswavlebodeT, polkovniko, _ odnav gabrazda manueloc, _ xvrelis TavTan RamiT SeumCnevlad mixoxdebiT, da pirdapir kaatingaSi gaisroleT, aTasive kacma. mogexsenebaT, tyvias kaatinga ver SeaCerebs da imis miRma yvela guSagi ganigmireba. Tanac, is xvreli arc ise viwroa, Tqven rom ggoniaT _ eqvsi cxenosani erTdroulad eteva. dadgebiT im xvrelTan, gaiSverT Tofebs da, me Sen getyvi, uvargisi iaraRi geqnebaT _ erTi zalpi da imisi jani. krints ara sZravda grandissimohalle. _ kargiT, marSalo, _ Tqva manuelom, _ ar gindaT, nu gindaT, modiT, wamebas SeudeqiT, am kacs sityvas ki ara, bgerasac rom ver wamoacdevinebT, mSvenivrad vici, da isic vici, me Tu gavmwardebi, verc Cemgan moismens Tqveni yurebi rasme Rirebuls, hale. weRan giTxariT, tanjvas ver avitan-meTqi, da simarTlec giTxariT, magram Tqvenis mxridan iseTi wvrilmanis vergameteba, rogoric Cemi col-Svilia, aucileblad gamamwarebs da rasac getyviT, imasac vnaxavT. vnaaxoT... _ Tvalebi aubrialda manuelos, _ da emag tanjvis atanas rom SevZleb, axlave dagimtkicebT... da manuelo, idayvebSeboWili, savarZelze daxvavebuli xelsawyoebisaken gverdulad gadaixara, erT maTgans daswvda, moimarjva da meore xelis SuaTana TiTSi Caiso, mokled, Ronivrad gamoswia da polkovniksa da grandissimohalles amoZrobili frCxili aCvena. gakvirvebisagan odnav gaubacda TvalebSi Camjdari zizRi gaTokil zes; kvlav WoWmanebdnen polkovniki da didi marSali.

_ raRas udgexarT, Cikopotamo, _ Tqva manuelom, amayad gaimarTa, _ jalaTebs uxmeT. imasac vnaxavT, ra saidumlos gagimxelT wamebisas... sul vercxlis langriT mogarTmevT, diax. `sawameblidan saR-salamaTi kanudoseli rogor gavuSva _ fiqrobda marSali edmondo betankuri, _ vis gaugia mtris ase gaSveba, ukanaskneli biTuri xom ar var... magram saidumlo... gviani moqmedebis sawamlavi rom... Tumca, pirs arafers akareben da... es enadqceuli vaJbatoni, wamebisas, viTom ar ityvis? Sebertyili Cans, SeiZleba marTla ara Tqvas... rogor advilad gamoiZro TviTonve frCxili... es gakoWilic magaze uaresi yofila... magram gaSveba rogori... da iaraRic unda davubruno?...~ _ sanam Tqven aq gunebaSi bWobT, dido marSalo, _ damcinavad miaCerda manuelo kosta, _ neta ganaxaT, kanudosSi rogor dros vatarebT _ simRerebs vmReriT, da leqsebs vambobT, mdinareSiac vxvanCalebT, hale, Tu mogvexasiaTeba... saRamoobiT gitaraze arxeinad vukravT, da didi, guguna dolis xmaze cekvebsa vcekvavT... sisxlma aasxa TavSi betankurs: _ TavlaSi wadiT, polkovniko, axlave wadiT, Tumca jer ara, amas rogorc ki daiyoliebs, maSinve wadiT. yurebidan cvili Sen gamouRe, ar CasCurCulos SeumCnevlad rame, _ karisken mZimed mieSureboda gafiTrebuli marSali, miTiTebebs gzadagza iZleoda, _ da Sen ki, biWo, tiliani ojaxis moyvarulo, muniano mwyemso, _ mxarukuRma risxviT gamoxeda, _ kargad icode, emag gakoWilTan saubrisas fardis ukan idgeba polkovniki da sxvadasxva samalavidan ramdenime kacic giTvalTvalebs sxva, da raime niSani rom misce mag nagavs, arc Seni xvreli minda da araferi, yvelafers fexebze davikideb, icode, da usastikesi wamebiT amogxdi suls, kargad icode... _ ase ara sjobs, grandissimohalle? _ gaiRima manuelom, mxiarulma mwyemsma, _ col-Svilis dardi aRar meqneba. _ rom ver daiyolios, _ SeSfoTda polkovniki sezar, gaiWima, _ grandissimohalle? wamiT SeCerda karis saxelurze TiTebSevlebuli edmondo betankuri da manuelos erTxelac gaxeda. _ daiyoliebs, _ ugemurad Tqva didma marSalma, SeiWmuxna, _ daiyoliebs, iseTi oxeri Cans... mTvariani RamiT Tavawyvetil cxens dauzogavad miaWenebda ze, da sustad aciagebul mdumarebaSi mZlavri, siCumis Ronivrad damfleTi TqaraTquri Sehqonda, iSmuSnebodnen foTlebSua SeyuJuli, ZilgamkrTali frinvelebi, dafeTebuli siCume gaurboda zes, magram floqvebiT mainc miwaze ilursmeboda adgilis mdumareba, ise swrafad Cauqrolebda aTrTolebul midamos pirveli mwyemsi, da xmaurmiRweuli SoreTi iZabeboda, cxenze ijda ze, gagixaria... qvian bilikze floqvebqveS mWaxe, iribi naperwklebi sxltodnen, qviSaze mZimed miWenaobda cxeni, yru dagadugi gaismoda Rameuli siciviT gamkvrivebul miwaze, kanudosisken miiCqaroda ucnaurad ganTavisuflebuli mwyemsi, eWvebi RrRnida, da didis ambiT gamotanili saidumlo baraTi ubeSi edo da mkerds uxurebda... Ceqmis jibeSi SiSveli maCete imedad eguleboda wingadaxrils, jaWvSemoclili, daZarRvuli xelebi aRar ubJuoda, sadaveca da wkeplac erTnairad msubuqad eWira, Wenebisas daRlis nacvlad isvenebda cxenze gazrdili mwyemsi, magram Zalian moWmuxvnoda yvrimalebdaberili saxe, mTvaris undo naTeliT abJutebul sivrces kuStad gascqeroda... gzad cxeni orjer gamoicvala, maincdamainc arc Seferxebula, ise _

bazrobaTa qalaqTan amxedrebul kamorelTa jgufi idga da, ukve dRe iyo, Soridanve SeirCia cxenTagan ukeTesi da yvelaze metad dasvenebuli, mexiviT mieWra, egreve aiwia da daaxta, imis gancvifrebul da SiSnaWam patrons ki karga magari bragvani gaadenina; mere iyo da, kaatingas misadgomebTan, silaSi, misken zurgiT mjdar, sastik mcenareSi mTelis gulisyuriT momziral guSags uxmaurod miepara, ukanidan TavSi Caafara da wamsve daikava didxans jdomisagan CaTbunebuli imisi unagiri, gadaiwia kaatinga da, Sors Camoitova wvaleba-tanjviT Zlivs wamomdgari, adgilze dabarbacebuli guSagi. kanudosSi gviani RamiT iyo, da moerida ase, cxendacxen WenebiTa da xmauriT Sesvla miZinebul Tixis qalaqSi, CamoqveiTda, miatova daRlili cxeni da kanudosSi fexiT Sevida. mdinaris wynarad naqsovi xma Semoesma, monacrisfrod mTvlemare TeTr kanudosSi fexakrefiT midioda ze, radgan gza yovelnair sacxovrebelTa Soris yvelaze metad gatrunul _ Tixis qoxebSua edo... Tavisi sufTa, momlodine saxlisken cali TvaliTac ki ver bedavda gaxedvas, konseleiros qoxisaken miabijebda. kari ar ebaT saxlebs kanudosSi. zRrublTan Sedga da moridebiT Caaxvela. `Sen xar, ze?~ _ mSvidad gaisma. `me var... ki~, `Semodi~. Zalian bneloda oTaxSi, Wraqi aanTo mendes masielma, da yovelive sustad aliclicda, farfata CrdilebiT ilokeboda bundovani oTaxi. isev zRrublisken Seabruna Tavi mendes masielma, xeliT moiCrdila, `romeli xar mand...~ `me gaxlavarT _ don diego~. `ram Segawuxa~. `ah, es ze yofila?.. aRar velodi. Tvali movkari, am SuaRamiT aq rom viRaca Semoipara da... ra vicodi, Tu dausxlteboda, _ da Semparavad, frTxilad iTxova: _ xels Zalian Tu ar SegiSliT, mainteresebs magaTi ambavi...~ `kargi, Semodi, _ neba darTo mendes masielma da zes miubrunda: _ ra gadagxdaT Tavs, sadaa manuelo, wvrilad miambe suyvelaferi...~ manuelo ki, ze Tvals rom miefara, gaarxeinda da sulwasul polkovniks amSvidebda: `kargi, moica, Cikopotamo, sad gveCqareba, gavides aTi wuTi~. polkovniki ki mainc Cqarobda, da rogorc iqna da silis aTwuTiani saaTi rom Camoicala, saxeloze daqaCa mouTmeneli xeliT: _ wamo, wavideT. _ sad wavideT. _ rogor Tu sad, kaatingasTan... _ fexiT? _ ikiTxa manuelom, _ Zaan Soria. _ fexiT ki ara... ai aq dganan cxenebi, ai. _ cxeni rad gvinda... _ aba riTi wavideT, hale... _ sad unda wavideT ro... _ rogor Tu sad, kaatingasTan... _ kaatingasTan raRa gvinda... _ aba sadaa saidumlo xvreli... _ ra xvreli... _ Tqva manuelom. `mere erTi ram gamikvirda, _ ganagrZobda ze, _ is kaprali saubarSi rom Caeria, ar vici, iseTi ra unda eTqva, magram Zalian gaWimuli da gafiTrebuli idga mis winaSe polkovniki. manuelozec cotaTi gaminelda brazi, radgan kaprali aSkarad ganawyenebuli gavida. mere polkovnikma yurebidan cvili amomiRo, Toki Semomxsna, da sanam kars miijaxunebda, manuelom Tvali Camikra, ratomRac gaxarebuli Canda. me mainc undod Sevcqerodi _ piroba gvqonda, krinti ar dagveZra. is ki mTlad enad

gadaiqca kamorelebTan. alaparakebuli, iqamde Tu sul Tvals maridebda, orni rom davrCiT, iseTnairad Semomacqerda, davibeni da axla me avaride Tvali, ver vendobodi mainc, magram fexi rom unda amomertya ybaSi, gadavifiqre, iseTnairad iRimeboda, kanudosisTvis sikeTe Tu ginda, miTxra manuelom da is gakecili baraTi momca, Zalian rom aTvalierebdnen polkovniki da kaprali _ es baraTi konseleiros gadaeci da pasuxsac is gamogatanso. ise gulRiad Semomyurebda, davujere... Tqveni saxelic axsena da... isic wamogvyva. da did TavlaSi amomarCevina polkovnikma cxeni. davajeq da wamovedi, ar vici, sworad moviqeci Tu ara... baraTSi raime xriki ar iyos~. `sadaa, maCvene~, _ miuaxlovda mendes masieli. zem frTxilad Caiyo ubeSi xeli, oTxad gakecili baraTi gamoaZvrina. konseleiro WraqTan mivida, susti SuqiT gamJRavnebul baraTs daacqerda, gadaatriala, gadmoatriala, aTvaliera erTxans, da don diego miixmo mere: `modi, Senc naxe...~ don diegom ki baraTs erTi daxeda da ucnaurad Seacqerda zes, TvalSi sisovle moeZala, raRacnairad, TanaugrZnobda. amayad gaxevebuliyo zRurblTan misuli konseleiro, Rames gascqeroda. `ai is kaprali, laparakisas, xelebs ifSvnetda?~ _ ikiTxa don diegom. `ki~. `ubeSi xom ar iyofda wamdauwum xels...~ `ki. da aJrJolebda~. erTmaneTs wamiT gauswores Tvali don diegom da Semobrunebulma konseleirom, `saidumlo xvreli orjer axseneso, ara?~. `orjer, ki~. `asec vifiqre, konseleiro, _ xmadabla uTxra don diegom, _ ararsebuli xvrelis Cvenebas dapirdeboda, Tanac, rogori saqmea ori iseTi avazakis sawamebelSi motyueba, iqiT isini waubia, aqeT _ es, mec ki gamiWirdeboda msgavsi artistizmi... _ da zes Seacqerda, _ Sen ar ginaxavs, baraTi, ara?~ `ara, _ kuStad Tqva zem, _ sawamebelSi ar maCvenes da wamosvlis win ki manuelos sityva miveci, rom ar vnaxavdi. Zalian damiCema... _ da isev boRma Semoawva, _ imaT ki, orives, iseTi didi siamovnebiT aCvena!~ isev gauswores erTmaneTs patara xniT Tvali don diegom da konseleirom, da ze gacxarda: `bolos da bolos, ra baraTia, xom unda vicode, droebiT risTvis gamomiSves!~ `droebiT ar xar gamoSvebuli, dawynardi, kargi... _ xma daurbilda don diegos, _ male gaigeb yvelafers, magram jer erTi ram unda gkiTxo _ rogor daSordi...~ `vis, imas?~ _ ver axsenebda Zmakacis saxels. `manuelos, ki~. `civad, cotaTi... _ ganze gaixeda zem _ sanam im gamorCeul cxenze Sevjdebodi, momiaxlovda da gamiRima~. `urcxvad xom ara...~ _ Zalian dainteresda don diego, erTianad aiwura. `me mgoni, urcxvad... da esec ar makmara _ idayvebi radgan SeboWili hqonda, cali xeli zurgs ukan waiRo, ramdenadac SeeZlo, ise, amiT meores meti Tavisufleba misca, da mainc gverdze Zalian dasWirda gadaxra, gadaixara da rogorRac SeZlo, mxarze damado xeli, mkiTxa: gaxsovs, xandaxan RamRamobiT erTad rom vsvamdiT?~ `da, giRimoda?~ `ki. magram mere, arc ise urcxvad...~ `Sen raRa hqeni, ze... gauRime?~ `ara. me mxari avukari, da xeli avaRebine, radgan bolomde darwmunebuli axlac ara var masSi~. `mere, ewyina?~ `wyeniT ar vici, ise ki, naRvlianad da Tan sixaruliT Semomcqeroda... _ da uceb risxva Semoawva eWvebaSlil zes, _ aRar maCvenebT im oxer baraTs!?~. konseleiro Wraqianad miuaxlovda, mometebulad acaxcaxdnen qoxSi Crdilebi, sevdanarevi siamayiT Sescqeroda zes, da wynarad uTxra: `baraTs gaCveneb, oRond gamagrdi, ze...~ xmisamouReblad gaiSvira xeli SemkrTalma mwyemsma, swrafad gaSala dakecili baraTi, Wraqs miuaxlovda da gaSra _ sakvirvelebav, qaTqaTa furcels erTi wertilic ki arsad aCnda. mTlad sufTa iyo! `raa... es raa!~ _ wamoiZaxa

gafiTrebulma pirvelma mwyemsma, da suyvelafers erTbaSad mixvda, don diegom ki mainc auxsna: `gadaurCenixar, ze~. manuelo ki iq, kamoraSi, gauTaveblad imeorebda: _ ra xvreli, ris xvreli... _ rogor Tu ra xvreli... _ Tma aburZgnoda polkovnik sezars, _ reebs miqarav, sadaa xvreli... _ romeli xvreli... _ laRad CerCetobda manuelo, _ xvreli Zalian bevrnairia... Tqven romeli gainteresebT? `sad unda dabrunde, ras ambob, ze, _ win gadaudga da xelisguli miaSvira don diegom, _ kamoraSi Sesvlisas isev Cagabamen jaWvs da im polkovniks TiTsac ver daakareb...~ `unda wavide mainc. Camomecale~, _ mkacrad Sexeda zem. `jer momismine, ze, da mere wadi~, `Cqara miTxari~, _ gaRizianda pirveli mwyemsi, mouTmenlad moinacvla fexi. `kargad damigde oRond, ze, yuri, _ gabrazebulsa da Tvalaridebuls, don diego jiutad Sescqeroda, _ jer es erTi, rom mainc wamebiT amogxdian orTaves suls, radgan is xvreli, kargad ici, sul ar arsebobs, meorec is, rom manuelom icoda yvelaze metad Sen rom gvWirdebi aq, kanudosSi, radganac didi brZolebi gvelis, Sen ki pirveli meomari xar. Cems Semdeg~. abuCad Seavlo Tvali ze moreiram, magram don diegom uSfoTvelad ganagrZo: `mesamec is, ze, rom SeiZleba manuelos imedi aqvs, viTom xvrelisken rom waiyvans kamorelebs, aiRebs da kaatingaSi gamova, eZebon mere, _ da SeumCnevlad daimorcxva aq don diegom _ mSvenivrad icoda, kaatingas siaxloves or-sam Toks mainc Semoaxvevdnen manuelos welze, _ meoTxe is, rom iq Tu dabrundebi, isev Sens gadarCenaze daiwyebs fiqrs da amiT Zalian cud samsaxurs gauwev, Tavisi Tavis gadasarCenad Zalian SeuSli xels, ze, radgan orives erTad, kaatingasTan ar migiSveben, aqvT im nagavebs imdeni Wkua, da mexuTec is, _ miuaxlovda don diego, mxarze nugeSad daado xeli, _ cocxali aRarc iqneba manuelo, da im naZiralebis gaxarebis mets verafers miaRwev, da is gijobs, ze, aq rom darCe da Suri iZio. didi brZolebi gvelis. ager prudensiom, Zmebi imisTvis miatova, Suri rom eZia...~ awuruli mxrebi Camoeyara pirvel mwyemss, gaibzara... mendes masielisken gaapara umweo mzera. imanac mZimed, damajereblad daxara Tavi, dinjad auxsna: `rodesac WirSi adamians gverdiT hyavs vinme, isic masaviT ganwiruli, umsubuqdeba xvedri... manuelom ki, rogorc xedav, ze, Tavs sZlia da sastiki tanjvis molodinSi, Senze fiqrobda. da imitomac mogatyua, icoda, ze, rom qedmaRali xar, mis datovebas ar ikadrebdi. Zaliana gTxov, nu Cauyri am did sikeTes wyalSi, codoa...~ frTxilad moiSora don diegos xeli zem, TavCaqindruli, qoxidan gavida, Zlivs aiTria fexi... _ ase ar xdeba, ara, ara, ar xdeba-meTqi, _ gacxarebuli imeorebda didi marSali, _ fexebze daikidebda im amxanags Tu ra jandaba erqva, colSvilsac zed ar miafurTxebda, Cvengan Sewynarebis imedi rom ar hqonoda, aseTia adamianis buneba da wesi... _ ar vityvio da, grandissimohalle... _ ise ityvis rom, Zalian koxtad... Seni mowonebuli... mze maRla iqneba, _ Tavs imSvidebda didi marSali, _ samagaliTod unda vawamoT, da Tu oTxive sanaqebo jalaTis xelovnebam ar gasWra, arufas gagatan da kargad movaSieb manamde... _ pirs ar akarebs mainc saWmels, grand... _ arufas movaSieb-meTqi, magas ki ara, briyvo... _ kvlav bolTa dasca didma marSalma, xelebs ifSvnetda, _ maS, ase giTxra?

_ diax, swored egre miTxra, grandissimohalle _ amxanagi xom gadavarCine da axla arafers ar getyviTo ... _ tyuilia eg. adamiania, bolos da bolos... da, radgan yovel adamians, sxvisi Wiri ufro amxnevebs, ase, ubralod, mxolod imisi gadarCenisTvis gverdidan ar moicilebda. raRac sxvaSia, polkovniko, saqme... _ ase ki iZaxda da... xandaxan imasac ambobs, ra xvreli, ris xvrelio... _ Zalian kargi, _ gaRizianda didi marSali, _ imasac vnaxavT, wamebisas rogori xumaraobis xasiaTze iqneba. mec wamogyvebi. gasasvlelebi xom saimedod Caketilia... _ diax, grand... _ wamo, wavideT. tansacmlianad gawoliliyo qveSagebSi mwared fiqrebaSlili mwyemsi, xelebi TavqveS amoedo, bnel Wers Sescqeroda; ar siamovnebda mariamis nazi xelisguli, mkerdze rom edo; kedlisken gadabrunda. `ra Seni bralia, gamoixede, ze... _ xmadabla uTxra mariamma, axlos miuCoCda, aekro, _ mainc orive daiRupebodiT... ras Sematebda Seni sikvdili. gamoixede... imas ki marTla Seemata, ra vici, rogor eZaxian... vaJkacobao, Tavdadeba. gamoixede...~ `damanebe Tavi...~ _ Tqva zem, mZimed wamodga, mTeli oTaxi gadaiara, mopirdapire kunWulSi miwva, moikunta. _ im kacis gaSveba mogvTxove, Svilo da, gavuSviT, _ ambobda marSali betankuri, _ cxeni TviTon amoirCioso da amovarCevineT, aT wuTs nuravin daedevnebiTo da, vin oxeri, vin gadga naxevar saaTs fexi... is raRac baraTi unda gavatanoo da, xom gavataneT, maCete unda daubrunoTo, daiJine da, aki davubruneT, manamde kargad gagvakoWine da cviliT amogvaglesine im kacis yurebi, Seni surviliT, da, esec ar iyos WeSmariti vakeiros sityva xom ki mogveci, da axla aRar iZaxi arafers, Svilo? _ ra unda vTqva ro... _ xmadabla ikiTxa manuelom, cotaTi marTla damorcxvebuli Canda. _ sadaa xvreli... _ ra xvreli... _ wamoiZaxa manuelom da gawiTlda. TvalT daubnelda marSal betankurs, ganrisxebisgan sul aer-daeria goneba, da, saswauliT, mainc Seikava Tavi: _ egaa WeSmariti vakeiros sityva? _ guldaTuTquli patiosnebiT daekiTxa, _ ase unda mogetyuebine, Svilo? _ magisi bralia, _ polkovnikisken, ganze, orjer mkveTrad gaiqnia ceri manuelom, _ magan daiwyo Tavidan tyuilebi, me ki ara... da amiyolia. aq ar iyaviT Tqvenc? _ ra mogatyua? miTxari da, davsji... _ ra momatyua da, jer erTi, Cikopotamo mqviao, miTxra. adamianurad vkiTxe saxeli da... sul ar damindo, gamamasxarava, _ sawylad Cioda viTom manuelo, _ esaa saqme? ra davuSave, ras matyuebda... _ marTla Cikopotamo mqvia. _ ar daibna polkovniki, _ SinaurobaSi ase meZaxian, RmerTmani. _ ki, rogor ara, diax, _ damcinavad Seacqerda manuelo, _ Sinac da gareT federikos geZaxian, grandhale. _ saidan ici Cemi saxeli... _ gancvifrda polkovniki. _ miTxra erTma qalma... SinaurobaSi magas Tu geZaxian, im qals aRar ecodineboda? sakmaod axlos yofila TqvenTan. zedmiwevniT axlos, grandhale, Tqveni gadaxranic ki miambo, ase, rom, im qalis wyalobiT,

moxarSuls gicnobT. ise, cotaTi Cvenc axloblebi gamovdivarT, im qalis gamoisobiT, Sen da me... _ vin, ra qalia! _ gadanrisxda polkovniki, _ axlave miTxari!!! _ heh, _ koxtad Caecina manuelos, _ xvrels ar gimxel da, im qalis saxels getyvi, hale? _ da daayola, _ uTxariT, ra, dido marSalo, egre Zalian nu mibrialebs Tvalebs, meSinia... _ mTlad moisawyla Tavi manuelom. _ ena Caigde, federiko, da ganze gadeq! _ xma aRimaRla didma marSalma. kuTxeSi miiyuJa datuqsuli polkovniki, nacemi ZaRliviT gamoxeda manuelos, magram mzeraSi Rrenac eria. manuelom ki niSniT miugo: _ axia Senze, _ uTxra polkovniks, _ aba ra geCikopotamoeboda? _ momxede, Svilo, _ dauyvava marSalma betankurma, _ nu aqcev magas amden yuradRebas, araa Rirsi, Tuki gvetyvi an migvaniSneb, sadaa xvreli, cocxalsac gagiSvebT da im aT drahkansac erTi-sammagad dagibrunebT, Senianebsac... magram manuelos uceb mobezrda TvalTmaqcoba da TamaSi, gaawyvetina: _ Cemgan erT sityvasac veRar gaigeb, da Svilosac nu damiZaxeb, mamaCemi garewari ar iyo. midiT, SeudeqiT. da, savarZelze daxvavebul, akrialebul xelsawyoebs, zizRiT daxeda _ raRacnairi dagrexili nemsebi, marwuxebi, makrateli, sqeli mavTuli, daklaknili rkina... _ aba, vnaxoT Tu ver gaTqmevineb, ZaRliSvilo. _ ZaRlTapiro, vnaxoT, _ yvrimalebi daebera manuelos, _ Sen mxolod imas naxav, damonebuli avazakebis Tavo da Tavo, rogor mokvdeba Tavisufali mwyemsi. _ gamodiT, Cqara, _ SesZaxa marSalma betankurma da Tavisi xeliT gadaswia farda. oTxive gatrunuli jalaTi iq idga Turme, cvili gamoiCiCqnes yurebidan, _ Zalian uceb ar SemogakvdeT, maestroebo, nela, nelinel awameT, Zalian nelinela... da arufaze Tu midga saqme, Sen momaxseneb, polkovniko, numer mexuTeSi viqnebi. yofa utireT... saxeloebi daikapiwes jalaTebma da, erTma perangic ki gadaiZro; xelebSi CasWides xeli. _ Svidi arufa rom damaxvio, mainc arafers getyvi, viriSvilo Sen.... _ Tqva manuelom. _ arufa kaci ggonia, ara? _ zed karTan Sedga didi marSali, TvalmoWutulma gamoxeda, gaaJrJola. _ aba, qalia? amisi Tua, kargi iqneba, _ polkovnikisken nikapi gaiSvira manuelom, _ qalebis Wkua... _ naxav, rac aris... _ Sennairi oxeris mere aRaraferi gamakvirvebs, naZiralebis Wkuagonebis salafavo, Sen... imasac naxav, rasac gaigeb. _ vnaaxoT, vnaaxavT, _ mTlad akankalda didi marSali. TiTebs imtvrevda. _ vnaxavT, ki, vnaxavT, _ zizRiT gamoajavra manuelom da im saSinel xelsawyoebs isev rom gadaxeda, erTxans TiTqos SekrTa, magram maSinve gaaxsenda: `ra unda vTqva ro... Zalianac rom movindomo, vTqvaT, rac ar vici, imas rogor vityvi, _ da aq Zalian gamxiarulda, _ vah, es ra kargi ram movigone... vah, es ra Zalian kargi rame movigone, minda-arminda, mainc gmiri var...~ es sityva, gmiri, raRa Tqma unda, xumrobiT gaifiqra...

Rame gabacda, gaTenebisa eSinoda kuTxeSi sawylad mokuntul zes, sibnelis mosurnes, Tvalebi magrad daexuWa, magram dros, dilas, romeli SiSi SeaCerebda _ oTaxidanac gareT iwoveboda danamcecebuli, mZimed motivtive bindi, da zes gulmosaklavad, ise TvalnaTliv msubuqdeboda... gatrunuli iwva pirveli mwyemsi, da sunTqvisac ki erideboda _ sxvis wils, sxvis haers, manuelos wil haers isunTqavda TiTqos, eCveneboda ase... da verc gaigo, uneburad ise CaTvlima. buranma waarTva gabeCavebuli Tavi, da maSinve isev Zmakacis saxe warmoudga, mSvidi, marTali, sevdianad momRimari, Turmeda zes momavali TavisuflebiT gaxarebuli, eh, ra icoda, da mkveTri biZgiT wamoiwia zem, mimoixeda _ SeSfoTebuli Sescqeroda es meramdene RamenaTevi mariami, dilis bindbundSi ganacrisfereboda moRlili saxe. upeebi amolurjeboda. `ar daiZineb? loginze daweqi, gTxov~, Seevedra mariami, ze ki arc Serxeula, da, xmawamxdarma, mxolod esa Tqva: `karze sabani Camokide, fanjrebsac aafare rame~. isev Camobnelda zes qoxSi, viTomc _ daRamda, siamovnebda wyvdiadi, magram iqve, mis saxlTan gulmodgined kriaxobdnen qaTmebi da kamoruli cvili inatra _ arc aRarafris mosmena surda, aravis danaxva, Svilebisac ki, arc Wama, sunTqva, arc xmis gaReba, `es ra miyavi, manuelo, _ mwared gaifiqra, _ viTom gamanTavisufle da, vai aseT Tavisuflebas... am tanjvis nacvlad, movkvdebodi da is iqneboda, gavnTavisufldebodi marTla, _ damwuxrebuli fiqrobda mokuntuli didi mwemsi, ze, _ es ra miyavi, manuelo, ra dReSi Camagde...~ `ar mogSivda, ze?~ _ moridebiT daekiTxa mariami. `ara. wyali damalevine~. mxari rom aukra!.. yvelaferze sastiki mainc es gaxseneba iyo, yeli amoewva, da Tixis mozrdili Tasi xarbad rom gamoscala, ufro moswyurda, isev gauSvira mariams Tasiani peSvi, Seavsebina, pirTan miitana da, Secbunebulma gadaifiqra _ manuelosi moeCvena wyali, Tasi iatakze civad dadga, bnel kuTxeSi miiyuJa isev. manuelos ki wyals asxurebdnen, da Sxefebma rom veraferi uSvela, samma jalaTma wyali uzarmazari kasriT daaqcia Tavze, meoTxe ganze idga, xelSi manuelos Tvali eWira. atalaxebul soxaneze gulaRma waqceuliyo manuelo, gonebadakarguls, Tavi umweod ucaxcaxebda, ajanjRarebdnen, organ amokortnil mucelzeRa SerCenoda Tvalis fosodan gadmomdinare sisxli, sxva nakvalevi gadaerecxa wyals. da erTerT jalaTs uneburad mis Catexil neknze rom mouxvda sqeli moqnili TiTi, isev tkivilma gamoafxizla manuelo _ dasiebul tuCebze eniswveriT wylis oriod wveTi moiZia, da kentad SerCenili Tvali gaaxila _ zeda qalaqis naRebis TvalsaCino umetesoba Sekrebiliyo _ marSali kadimaTi, polkovniki da miCinio, damsjeli razmis keTilgenerali ramos, gasaidumloebuli meqise alfredo evia _ wamebis dargSi, yvelasa hqonda TiTo-orola aRmoCena, umravlesoba gamoiyenes... da mTavari ram saSineleba, didi marSalis kata, arufa mSvenier galiaSi ijda, axla imaze mimdgariyo jeri. wamoiwia manuelom, ara, ar surda imaT winaSe miwaze gdeba, frCxilebdaZrobili TiTebiT daeyrdno sisxlnarev miwas. damswreTa gasakvirad, mainc SeZlo da wamodga fexze, dabarbacda, magram Seikava Tavi. irweoda, da idga. Tavi mkveTrad daiqnia marSalma edmondo betankurma, galiis kari gauRes arufas da im jalaTmac axlos miugdo Tvali. saSinelebas dascqeroda manuelo _ msunagad, fexakrefiT uaxlovdeboda rbil TaTebSi WangebSemaluli arufa nugbars...

nu gamirbixar, vici, Znelia, magram manuelo xom sxvadrosac gaxsovT... iq, sertanaSi, ucnaurad iRviZebda vakeiroTgan umxiarulesi _ Tvals gaaxelda Tu ara, iRimeboda. sulelis Rimils ar waagavda misi sixaruli, ucnauri ram bedniereba sWirda manuelo kostas _ yoveliveTi aRfrTovanebuls, koSkiviT suli evseboda da mxiarulad dasdevda duJmoreul xarebs, gaxsovT? rogorc yovelma vakeirom, imanac mSvenivrad icoda Tavisi saqme da sul cotaTi _ ufro. TviT did mwyemss, ze moreirasac ki uaxlovdeboda mamacobiTa da RoniT. manuelasTana coli maSin ar hyavda da bazrobaTa qalaqSi xSirad daiZurweboda xolme, sixaruls winaswaratanili _ ori TiTiT yels moiwiwknida da ase sTxovda Tavis mezobels, ze moreiras, naxirisaTvis erTi dRe epatrona. garegnobiTac ymawvili gaxldaT, hee... rogor uyvarda Tavisi cxeni... da Tu yoveli xe, ukanasknel foTliana, Jruantels hgvrida, udabnoSi peSviT aRebul silasac imav siyvaruliT dascqeroda, vin ras gaugebda _ maSin martokina iyo. manuelo kostam icoda yovelivesi dafaruli fasi da iq, sertanaSi, ucnauri siyvaruli sWirda _ misi ori lamazi Tvalidan gamomWvirvali mzeris Sexebisas romelime ubiri buCqi maSinve manuelo kostas buCqad gadaiqceoda _ baobabiviT diaddeboda _ lamazdeboda, ifurCqneboda, ra ucnauri mwvane efineboda, ras ara hgavda, cad aziduli manuelo kosta cxenidan msubuqad Camoxteboda da Suagul buCqSi gulaRma wveboda _ camde amaRlebda. mTeli qveyana _ Ratak manuelosi gaxldaT, iseTi cqera icoda, albaT Tqvenc gaxsovT _ saca ki Tvali miuwvdeboda, suyovelives iTvisebda. yoveliveTi iJRinTeboda vakeiros tevadi suli da, bednierad aRzevebuli, silamazeSi gaRimebuli daaqrolebda mSvenier ulays erTcxeniani mefe _ manuelo kosta, laRad acimcimebuli TvalebiT midamos sWvretda, ixibleboda, da im wyvilad naboZeb wyalobaTagan erTs, soxaneze jalaTis xeliT dagdebuls, axla marSal edmondo betankuris ganebivrebuli kata _ arufa Wamda! _ dedamiwaze ar arsebobs imaze meti sikeTe, rac Tvalia, _ Tqva marSalma betankurma, miuaxlovda, _ ramdeni feris, sagnis, nivTis gamorCeva SeuZlia. Tvali yvelafers sainteresos xdis, Tuki SeiZleba ase gamoiTqvas, yvelafers asainteresoebs... manuelos uxsnida. _ roca raime didi Rirebuleba gvaqvs xolme, jerovnad ver vafasebT da ver vamCnevT, da mxolod maSin vwuxvarT, roca davkargavT, Tvali ki amqveynad uZvirfasesia. Tvali yvelasaTvis saWiroa _ ubralo mewaRisTvisac da iseTi didi SemoqmedisaTvisac, rogorc greg rikioa. sadaa xvreli... pirmokumuli Sescqeroda manuelo kosta. _ axla cud oTaxSi varT da Tvalebs... ee, Tvalsa gvtkens es yvelaferi, magram aq Seni wyalobiT varT, Cems gamo ki ara, aramed Seni sijiutis wyalobiT, magram Tu moindomeb da kargad moiqcevi, eg cali Tvalic SegrCeba da dazianebul ee... dazianebul adgilebsac daxelovnebuli eqimebi gimkurnaleben. sadaa xvreli... aRar barbacebda manuelo, gaqvavebuli idga, yoveli nakvTi gaxeveboda, sisxli sdioda mxolod. _ Tu ar gjera Tvalis SenarCunebis upiratesoba, Cems baRSi gagatareb, iq SesaniSnavi mcenareebi da nargavebia, sufTa haeris momcemi, Tavisi saqmis mcodne mebaReebi Zalian gulisyuriT uvlian, isini namdvili bunebis megobrebia. buneba ar giyvars? oRond miTxari, sadaa xvreli, da

kargad dagaTvalierebineb bunebas. anda, Tu ginda, jer bunebas dagaTvalierebineb da mere miTxari. karisken Sebrunda manuelo, fexi gadadga. maSinve gadaeRoba ori jalaTi, magram marSalma betankurma xalisianad SesZaxa: rad uSliT xels, gana dasaZraxisia, adamianma kargi baRis naxva rom moindomos?.. _ da aedevnen, _ aqeTken wadi... axla iq... ase. axla es kibe aiare... ai iq Sedi. Svidjer TerTmeti ocdaoTxia, gauReT kari... axla, iq... aqeT. rom ar waqceuliyo, kedels miuyveboda manuelo kosta, najijgni sxeuli surviliTRa mihqonda, sxva ram Zalisgan daclili iyo... mzem erTaderTi Tvali mosWra, Tavi daxara. SekreWili balaxi dainaxa, cotaTi iqiT _ SekreWilive buCqebi, SeiWmuxna _ ezizReboda, bunebis saqmeSi roca ereodnen. maRali xisken wabarbacda, totisken Zlivs aswia TiTebdamtvreuli xeli. _ ah, xeze asvla surs, _ mixvda betankuri, _ Zalianac sworia, maRlidan kargad, zedmiwevniT Cans lamazi sanaxebi. mieSveleniT... ar Camovardes. oTx jalaTs maRal Wadarze ahyavda manuelo, xandaxan grZnobas kargavda da maSin _ ahqondaT, erTimeores awvdidnen. axlad danawvimari iyo xe, nesti SerCenoda, mwvaned krialebda, mere gawvrilda sqeli Wadari, ZlivsRa uZlebda xuTi kacis simZimes, da ufro zeviT manuelos mxolod orni miacilebdnen. mere martokam Sedga fexi maRliTa totze, muxli gamarTa. mklavebi magrad Semoxvia xes, qancgawyvetili, magrad Caexuta. gadamtvreul TiTebs ver iSveliebda, Semosaltuli idayvebiT Cakvroda xes. zed kenwerosTan idga manuelo, da cali TvaliT Zalian dinjad, saguldagulod, rigrigobiT, oTxsave mxares ixedeboda. bevri ram Canda. rogorc iqna da, gaaZRo Tvali. macduri azri wamoepara _ imsimaRlidan rom gadmomxtariyo, miwamde sulic ar dahyveboda, aRar SeeZlo iq, im oTaxSi metis atana, magram maSinve gadaifiqra _ es, jer erTi rom, laCrobas daemsgavseboda, da meorec is, marSlisaTvis ukanaskneli sityva unda eTqva. imsimaRlidan, erTxelac moavlo qveyanas Tvali, cisken aixeda. Zirs mZimed daeSva manuelo, jalaTebis xelidan xelSi gadadioda. miwas Seaxo, rogorc iqna, frCxildaZrobili fexis TiTebi, Sebarbacda da amjeradac Seikava Tavi, gaimarTa, fexebi ganze gadga. _ sadaa xvreli... _ daekiTxa sulwasuli didi marSali, _ auareba fuls miiReb, Tu... _ axla ki SegiZlia meore Tvalic amomTxaro, _ gaawyvetina sityva manuelom, gamarjvebuli Sescqeroda, Tavi SemarTa, _ suyvelaferi davimaxsovre. manuelo kosta pirveli iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc didi kanudoseli gaxda. bzari dilaadrian, domeniko da moxuci santosi mdinaris napirTan Tixasa zeldnen. siamovnebda domenikos damyoli Tixa, xelis mtevnebi egrileboda, malimal axedavda kanudosis cas _ ki, lurji iyo, muqad mWvirvalebda, daxarbebuli namdvil, saR haers, Tavs ukan gadaagdebda drodadro mgzavri, farTod TvalgaRebuli, casac isunTqavda TiTqos. cas ra, _ krialebda... mere, mzis gulze rom dascxeboda, uxv mdinareSi tansacmlianad, welamde Sedioda mgzavri, mWaxe sigrilisgan zed yelTan amoeweoda da ezRudeboda sunTqva, gayuCebuli eCveoda civ, jiut talRebs, mere TandaTan rbildeboda wyali, saamod Tbeboda da, mTeli

sxeulic srul Svebas rom mosTxovda, erTbaSad galaRebuli, TaviT gadaeSveboda. mzeze brWyvialebdnen dafeTebuli Sxefebi, mdinares curviT miuyveboda domeniko, xalisianad Wyumpalaobda; samfenovani qalaqiT daRlils, daZabuls, TavmoZulebuls, aq, am zvirTebSi, Tixis qalaqTan, celqoba surda... mdinarisaken zurgiT ijda moxuci santosi, Tixas umowyalod Wyletda, rogorc yovelTvis Tavisas fiqrobda, vera da ver gamoegonebina masimos Rirsi, yvelaze metad sazareli sikvdili; moqufruliyo, TeTri, uxeSi warbebi Tvalebze Camoswoloda... mdinaridan gaRimebuli amodioda sigriliTa da SvebiT pirTamde savse domeniko, mzeze dgeboda, Sreboda mzeze, jer sifrifana nisli asdioda. mere RrubelSi Camdgariyo TiTqos _ rogor Ronivrad orTqldeboda mdinaris wyali... cvarSerCenils da jerac gaumSrals, kanudosis quCebSi xetiali moswonda, kanudoselTa xilva _ TiTqmis suyvelas mSvidi, marTali saxe hqonda. uneburad Tvals Tu gausworebdnen erTmaneTs, siamovnebdaT, Tan _ uilajod iRimebodnen... sisxami diliT uxaroda Tavisi axali, nedli qoxidan gamobijeba domenikos, gzad Tanaqalaqelebs esalmeboda, yoveliveTi ixibleboda _ sxva wyali iyo aq, kanudosSi, sxva gemo hqonda, sul sxva haeriT sunTqavda mgzavri, sxvanair saxlebs SvebiT umzerda, sxvagvar miwaze bednieri daabijebda da ucnauri ram daemarTa, adamiani Seuyvarda _ ucnauroba sWirda! inosensios Sescqeroda, vTqvaT... SeSas apobda mwyemsi, auCqareblad irjeboda _ did kunZs mosworebul adgilze dadebda, najaxs SemarTavda, Ronivrad daiqnevda, mere isev maRla aswevda kunZayolil najaxs. SeisunTqavda da did morze yuiT daanarcxebda, orad calkevdeboda kunZi, ai, ama saqmeSi xom iseTi didi araferi eria, ara? _ mainc rogori madlieri, ra siyvaruliT uWvritinebda domeniko... adamiani _ qali Tu kaci, Cvili, moxuci _ adamiani, rogorc aseTi, nebismieri am qalaqisa, yvela uyvarda... an, vTqvaT, senobio lYosas Soridan uTvalTvalebda, gviani RamiT rogor jdeboda gamorCeul xesTan, rogor momarTavda Svidsima sakravs, da rogori Seyovnebuli sidinjiT kenkavdnen mWedlis TiTebi naRvlian marcvlebs; an gregorio paCeko gaTenebisas did, guguna dols rogor aaxmianebda, Tixis saxlebidan gamodioda xalxi da uxvfoTleba xeSi Semaluli domeniko Sinidan gamosul, Zilisgan jerac sabolood TavdauRwevel, odnav daudevrad mimomaval kanudoselebs ra siyvaruliT, rogori lxeniT dascqeroda, ewiwkneboda TiTqos sxeuli, oho, kaqtusi... Suagul sulSi, siyvarulis mCxvletav mcenares gaedga fesvi... aseTi oTxi dRe hqonda mxolod, pirvel xanebSi dabneuli akvirdeboda yvelas, yvelafers, mere movida es oTxi ucnauri, aRmazevebeli dRe, sul oTxad oTxi, cali xelis TiTebze CamosaTvleli da magram, mainc, zogisas _ mTel sicocxles sjobda... da sakvirveli mainc is iyo, am siyvarulisa rom erideboda, ercxvineboda, rogorc SeeZlo, ise niRbavda... pawia, ucodveli qurdi, domeniko _ samuSaos rom moamTavrebda, Tixis gundas gulispirSi malulad Caigdebda da viTomc arxeinad, jibeebSi xelCawyobili, xmadabali RiRiniT Sedioda WalaSi, iq ki, sadme myudroSi, didis xis CrdilSi SeiyuJeboda da Tavkombala adamians gamoucdeli xeliT Zerwavda, cxvirs uwvetebda, CxiriT Tvalebs amouRrmavebda, iribad gadauxazavda pirs, xel-fexs Seabamda, da im umweo naCaliCars mere, rom gamoerkveoda da ucxo, burusmosili qveynidan qvemoT, miwaze daeSveboda, guldawyvetili dascqeroda _ ah, ara, ara, sad esa da eh, sad namdvili adamiani, mas rom uyvarda; adamiani mainc sxva iyo, sul Zalian sxva _ naRdi, cocxali, da Tumca Zalian surda, sulieri ram, mravalTviseba,

misTvis jer ucxo adamiani miematebina ama qveynad, mxolod Tavisi maZebari gonebiT Cafiqrebuli da sakuTari, dauRleli xeliT Seqmnili, vrcel, tevad qveyanaze saimedod daesaxlebina, am aCemebas mxolod surviliT ver gaswvdeboda, raRac sxva xerxi, raRacis codna, sxva ram unari iyo saWiro... grZel gzaze idga, ama saqmeSi jer ToTo bavSvi, ver gadaedga fexi... Tixa Sreboda, ibzareboda, momcro napralebdaCenili, xelebgaCaCxuli, miwaze egdo... ver eleoda mainc naxelavs, Tavis gril qoxSi frTxilad mihqonda da mifarebulSi, cocxis qveS debda. da uCveulo gancdis mosurnem, veRar daiZina meoTxe RamiT, wamdauwum gverds icvlida, Tivaze wrialebda, raRaca surda!.. oTxkedelSua veRar gaZlo da mdinarisaken fexakrefiT dauyva biliks, mTvaris naTeli sqlad efina gzaze, mere mcire aRmarTSi, mdinaris saTavisaken gaeSura, karga manZili aiara, rom miixeda, aRar moCanda kanudosi. tanT gaixada, cali xeliT maRla eWira daxveuli tansacmeli, mdinare ise gadascura, gaRma napirze Semcivnebuli avida, aZigZigebda mgzavrs, magram Zlieri iyo is ucnauri `viTom~, bavSvobisdroindeli TamaSi... odnav rom SeSra, tansacmeli swrafad Caicva, mere modunda, miwaze gawva, Zlivs wamoiwia viTom, fexaTreviT mivida wyalTan, ZalisZalaTi borZikobda, ra axireba iyo mainc... tansacmlianad Sevida mdinareSi. kanudosisken micuravda domeniko, viTom daRlils da daosebuls, zlazvniT miaqanebda damZimebuli wyali, Tvals ver axelda qancgawyvetili, viTom... mdinareSi saxeCarguli, xandaxan uRonod aswevda Tavs, da monacrisfrod CaTvlemili kanudosic rom dainaxa, viTom gamxnevda da, marTla gamxnevda _ mainc ra kargi qalaqi iyo... moikatuna isev Tavi, mdinaris napirs araqaTgamoclili, sustad miexala TiTqos, Tixaze gacocda, Zlivs miforTxavda mgzavri _ viTom brundeba, brundeba didi ganSorebis Semdeg... aha, is saxlic, mTvaris mqrqal Suqze gaxevebuli, yuCad mdgari da momlodine, rogor ucdian! ar ician ki, is, domeniko, Sin rom brundeba... wamoiwia, rogor ar surda gardacvaleba saxlTan, kerasTan ase axlos. xelisgulebiT daeyrdno Tixas, sveli TiTebiT aatalaxa. da wamodgomas Seecada, ai, Tu adga, Tu aitana rogorme maRla damZimebuli ise sxeuli, viTom... suli ecleba, sulsa Rafavs... gawamebuli, mainc dgeba da mitortmanebs; rom ar waiqces, sacodavad iZabeba da uceb ise Zalian swrafad gaimarTa, kinaRam Sexta _ did, Camuqebul xesTan ze moreira idga, gulze xelebgadaWdobili, dakvirvebiT Sescqeroda atingicebuls, icno, Tavi CaRuna domenikom, ise gawiTlda, saxe aewva, TiTebs igrixavda, xelisgulebze aikorkoSa Tixa, arc gaugia, ise moicila. saxlisken mTlad wamxdari gaeSura, nirSecvlili, frTxilad miwva, sircxvilisagan Tavze gadaifara Tiva. gaxevebuli idga isev xesTan ze moreira, odnav, sul mcired gaikvirva mgzavris axireba, imisTvis Zaan ki ar ecala, radgan Tavisi veeberTela ram sadardebeli awuxebda, Tavisa sWirda... _ viTom egre ajobebs? _ SeeWvebuliyo didi marSali. _ ki, rogor ara, me mgoni, diax, grandissimohalle, _ alalmarTali RimiliT Seacqerda funjis didostati greg rikio, kamoreli xelovani, _ yurebi mgoni unda davutovoT, dido marSalo, radgan garkveuli proporciiT SemoizRudeba saxe, TviT saxes ki samagaliTod gadavusworebT, rakursobrivad, es ufro did efeqts mogvcems. erTi Tvalis fosoSi, magaliTad, xelis SuaTiTi CavCaroT, grandissimohalle, meoreSi ki _ fexis ceri, da es garemoeba TvalsaCino disproporcias Seitans, gverdiTa xeluxlebi proporcia ki, am SemTxvevaSi yurebis saxiT, ufro xazs gausvams saxis Sida Seusabamobas, tuCebis moWra-

likvidaciac sasurvelia, kbilebis gaSiSvleba sasurvel efeqts gamoiRebs naturalurad, grandissimohalle, radgan garkveul asociacias iwvevs. `niWieria, viriSvili,~ _ gaifiqra marSalma betankurma. _ Tu mapatiebT, dido marSalo, erTi SeniSvnac unda gamovTqva, Tu nebas momcemT. vTqva? _ midi! _ Tavi bolomde ar unda mogeWrevinebinaT... wkipze dakidebuli ufro waruSlel STabeWdilebas daimsaxurebda. Tumca, SegviZlia axlac mivakeroT odnav da nawlavebiT magrad rom gadaaxvevinoT da miamagrebinoT am adgilas torsTan, ajobebs namdvilad, grandissimohalle. _ kargi. gvams ver itanda greg rikio, azizi guli hqonda, maketze muSaobdnen. _ da kidev erTi ram, grandissimohalle _ me mgoni, Cemi azriT, im SeCvenebul kaatingaze tomaraSi gamoxveuli unda gadavagdoT, radgan Tu sxeuls Soridanve dainaxaven, sanam miuaxlovdebian, grandissimohalle, TandaTan SeaCveven Tvals da moulodnelobis elementi daikargeba, es ki cudia, _ Tan maketze muSaobda wakuzuli greg rikio, Tanac Tavazianad laparakobda, or saqmes erTdroulad audioda, maRalniWierad iTvleboda, _ xolo roca tomaras Semoaclian da uecrad dainaxaven, elda ecemaT da sasurvel nayofsac gamoiRebs es ukanaskneli garemoeba. ai, es xazic unda gadavagvaroT... aii, ase. iqac, i, ai... gamarTuliyo greg rikio, wels asvenebda, namuSevars kmayofili daacqerda: _ ra uSno yofila, ara, grandissimohalle? moxuci santosi kaatingasTan waawyda tomaras, gulgasivebulma naxa, Sig rac iyo da radgan isedac ar icnobda manuelos, verafers mixvdeboda, tomaraSi Catanebuli orkuTxa, vakeiroTa qudi rom ara. frTxilad daido mxrebze tvirTi, moSxamuli gauyva gzas, kanudosSi aitana. mTeli qalaqi Semoikriba santosTan, gairindnen, kargs arafers uqaddaT santosis kidev metad moqufruli saxe; iman ki miwaze frTxilad Camodo tvirTi, tomara gafxriwa, Semoacala da ganze gaixeda. uCveulod mZime siCume Camowva kanudosSi, dedebs amoefarnen bavSvebi, balRamCaRvrili mamakacebi Zlier damwuxrdnen, anatkivari suli efliTebodaT, da sibraluliT dascqerodnen mwyemss _ vin ra icoda, manuelo Tu rogor mokvda... mTeli kanudosi cxedarTan uzarmazar wred idga, erTaderTi ze kvlavindeburad ver bedavda dRisiT gamosvlas, magram im uCveulo siCumem yvelafers miaxvedra, nacrisferi daedo. wre gaarRvia moxucma santosma, xalxs gaerida, weraqvi, bari, niCabi moiZia. sunTqvaSekruli mTlad gaxevebuli idga manuela, oRond mokvnetili tuCidan sisxli sdioda. kiviliT aravis Seucxadebia, arc aravin atirebula. tiriliT mere, gviani RamiT moioxes guli, ganmartovdnen da ise; mTel kanudosSi moguduli, ucnobi Tanxmovnebi ismoda. axla ki mdumared dascqerodnen mxolod, da ver gamarTlda marSal betankuris Canafiqri _ SeZrwunebasTan erTad, meores mxriv, saocaria, magram, mudam brZolisa da sikvdilis momlodineT, TvalmoSxamulebs, samagierod erTi ambavi gulze moeSvaT. ai roxasi, Tundac... ase fiqrobda: `me ra, me gindac movkvde, mere ra... ager, aseTi manueloc ki ra cudad mouklavT. imasTan SedarebiT me vina var, ro...~ `Tanac, brZolaSi _ TiTqos imis fiqrs ganagrZobda inosensio, _ sikvdili albaT ramdenad ufro advilia... yofas gitirebT!~ metismetobiT, ver gamozoma marSalma

edmondo betankurma ganzraxva, kamorulma gamocdilebam ukarnaxa amgvari saqcieli, magram sxva wyobis, sul sxvanair xalxs rom gadaawyda, es ar icoda, ver warmoedgina _ ar gaumarTlda. SiSis nasaxic gulSi aravis gauvlia, damwuxrebiT ki, didad damwuxrdnen. SemojarulTagan yvelaze metad mainc Joao itanjeboda _ xmas ara scemda mxiarul siZes, raRacnairad lamazs, moxdenils. aqamde erTTavad pirs aridebda da axla ki, umowyalod dasaxiCrebuls, Tvals vera swyvetda... veRar moiTmina. miuaxlovda, daRonebuli daacqerda, gadaaqnia Tavi, mere odnav moixara, barZayze Ronivrad dairtya xeli, da ucnauri wamRerebiT Tqva: `eh, manuelo kosta, manueel...~ _ da wridan TavCaqindruli gavida, mere senobio lYosa mivida cxedarTan, imanac barZayze dairtya xeli, imanac kuStad waumRera: `manuelo kostaa, manueel...~ da, rigrigobiT, yoveli mamakaci ase gamoeTxova dafleTil cxedars, TivaSi pirqve Camxobil ze moreiras garda. da roca yvela gamoikriba, gaubzaravma mendes masielma Tvalis fosoebi dinjad amoucariela manuelos gvams, gadaxveuli nawlavebi Semoacala, ase Tu ise moawesriga cota, gulze daado vakeiroTa qudi, moxuc santoss ki karga xnis gaTxrili hqonda samare. frTxilad Caawvines Sig manuelo, da TiTo-orola muWa miwiT saflavi amoavses, da ase, muWa-muWad. msubuqi iyo kanudosis aseTi siRrmidan pirvelad amoTxrili miwa. eh, manuelo kosta, manuel... * * * generali xorxe ki, sagangebod gawvrTnili korpusiT, kaatingas misadgomebTan, mofarebulSi, kunapet Rames ucdida. `ah, es roskipi, _ mTvares gulisxmobda gabrazebuli generali, _ rogor anaTebs, aRar moSordeba!~ _ eCqareboda general xorxes ima manevris ganxorcieleba, didi marSalis piradi davalebiT rom SeimuSava. korpuselTagan ese manevri aravin icoda, arc rigiTebma, arc oficrobam, da, rogorc iqna, da kunapeti Rame rom Camowva, generalma xorxem asamde yvelaze marjve msroleli da rva Zalian janiani rigiTi SearCia, saidumlod Semoikriba da xmadabla ase daariga: `yuri damigdeT. leibebis da erTmaneTis did kedelze gadasrolaSi tyuilad ar gavarjiSebdiT. kaatingasTan micocdebiT da dabredili, saflavidan wamomdgari naTesavebic rom Semogxvdnen gzaSi, xma aravin gaiRoT, iq, SesaZloa, im gaTaxsirebulebs guSagebi edgnen da jer miayuradeT. da Cqamsac Tu ver gaigonebT, jer ramdenime ai, es fumfula leibi gadaisroleT kaatingaze, iqiTa mxares erTimeoreze rom dacvivdnen, ise, Semdeg ki rigrigobiT gadaisroleT TiTo korpuseli, da Tofic zed gqondeT, _ Tavs aqeT-iqiT abrunebda generali xorxe, xan janianebs mimarTavda, xan _ gadasagdebebs, _ Torem calke rom gadaugdoT Tofi, SesaZloa, TavSi moaxvedroT da es ar ivargebs _ Zalian saWironi xarT deda-kamorasTvis axla... ara giSavT ra, leibze rbilad daecemiT, da mainc, SemTxveviT xels an fexs Tu moitexT, rom ar SehyviroT, gadasasrolebma pirSi TeTri gorgali CaiCareT da imis niSnad, rom yvelaferi rigzea, gorgali ukan gadmoisroleT, Semdeg ki leibidan gadaxoxdiT da iqve gaitruneT _ sxva dasaleibebels gaunTavisufleT adgili. mudam gaxsovdeT, rom guSagebis Soriaxlos arseboba dasaSvebia da Cqamic ar unda gaiRoT, gesmiT? da im erT patara monakveTSi uxmaurod gadalaxulma zRudem Tu gagvimarTla, Zalian kargi iqneba, mere ra gviWirs _ yvelani iqiT rom aRmoCndebiT, rva gadamsrolelis garda, Tavi daadeT da im wyeul, gauformebel qalaqamde Zalian frTxilad, swrafad da uxmaurod iareT, gaTenebamde gars

SemoertyiT, kargad CasafrdiT xeebze da SemaRlebulze, da rogorc ki vinme Sinidan gamova, mizanSi kargad amoiReT, ar geswavlebaT eg da aba, Tqven iciT, im SeCvenebulebs rogor warmatebiT dascxebT _ pozicia da moulodnelobis elementi Tqvens mxareze iqneba, zedmiwevniT unda gamoiyenoT, megobrebo! arada, kbilebSi gadagWriT. im mudreg qalaqSi xuTiod Sinidan gamosul erTeuls rom miasaRebT, cxviris gamoyofasac veRar gabedaven sxvebi da amasobaSi Cven erTdroulad oc-oc kacs gadmovisvriT TiTo jerze, garewrebi Tqveni wyalobiT mijaWvulni iqnebian soroebSi da raRa Segvaferxebs, or-sam saaTSi mTeli korpusi Tqvens poziciasTan mogrovdeba. kaloriul proviantsac amogitanT da mere mZlavri ieriSiT im murdal qalaqs mswrafl aviRebT. Cvens amosvlamde SegiZliaT danebeba SesTavazoT, xmamaRla gasZaxeT, rom SeiwyalebT, sicocxlis SenarCuneba aRuTqviT da Tu xelebaweulni gamovlen, dedakacebsa da bavSvebs marTla nurafers dauSavebT _ Jagunsoebs unda CavugdoT. lamazi qali Tu gamoerevaT, unda calke gadainaxoT _ mere ganawildebian, rogorc saWiroa. aba, haT, wadiT, dRegrZeli iyos didi marSali!..~ da Tumca rCeulma korpuselebma pirnaTlad Seasrules davalebis sawyisi nawili, ama manevridan didi veraferi gamovida, radgan kaatingas iqiT moqufruli prudensio idga, maCeteTi xelSi. pirvel kamorels jer daacada, Tu ras izamda; katisTvaleba, yovelives arCevda bnelSi, iman ki gorgali piridan rom gamoiRo da ukan gadaisrola, maSinve tuC-cxvirze aafara xeli da miakla, meore gadmofrenil korpusels ki, haerSive maCetegamosmuls, Tavad amoacala gaxevebuli, daRrWenili piridan gorgali; ori TiTiT zizRianad gadisrola kaatingaze da maSinve mesamec gasxmartalda haerSi... mere da mere, Zalian Tu daiRleboda, gorgalis dabrunebas agvianebda prudensio, mcire xniT gaiSoteboda, isvenebda _ saaTiviT aawyo saqme... da kaatingasTan, gadaRma rva gadamsroleliRa rom darCa, davalebis uxmaurod, warmatebuli aRsrulebis Sesatyobineblad general xorxesTan gagzavnes SedarebiT msubuqi janiani, mere TandaTan iriJraJa da, daburul kaatingaSi Soridan wvalebiT rom gaaZvrines mzera, gaiWyites da ra dainaxes, elda ecaT _ asiodeve korpuseli, sul sagangebod gawvrTnil-gamokvebili msrolelebi, iqiTken, miRma, yelgamoRadrulni erTmaneTze eyarnen... da mSvenier guneba-ganwyobaze damdgari, yoCaRad moaxloebuli generali xorxe sanam am metad usiamo ambavs Seityobda kaatingadan gamosrolili erTaderTi tyvia mxarSi eZgera. korpuselebma kaatingasken zalpi dascxes da ukuiqcnen, isev maxlobel tyes Seafares Tavi, kamorasaken ficxlad gaqanda sami malemsrboli, mogvianebiT ki imaT nakvalevze momcro urikac waCaqCaqda, mxargadaxveul general xorxeTi. dilaadrian, ukmayofilod wamojda isev TivaSi saxeCarguli ze, oTaxSi uxerxulad SemoZurwul stumrebs amrezilma gaxeda _ inosensio da roxasi iyvnen. `ra kargia, rom moxvediT, _ gaexarda mariams, Tavmibrunebul zes malulad Seavlo Tvali, _ ager, dasxediT, axlave avaduReb rZes.~ iatakze umZraxad ijda moRuSuli mwyemsi, ganze jiutad iyureboda; Zalian dabal samfexa skamze uSnod wamoWimuliyo inosensio, roxasi mobuzuli idga, aRar icoda, sad waeRo xelebi, fexsac malimal inacvlebda. `hooo...~ _ Zalian sulelurad wamoiwyo inosensiom da Tavadve sxvebze adre mixvda amas, piri mokuma. unamusod dadumebuliyo zec, ucxvirpiro, gabezrebuli maspinZeli _ Tavisi dardi hqonda,

aRaravisi danaxva surda. mariami ezoSi fiCxs ayrida cecxls, farfatiT maRldeboda kvamli, drodadro niaviT ifliTeboda. oTaxSi Zalian uxerxulad gayuCebuliyvnen, samiod grZeli wuTi rom gavida, uceb inosensiom moifiqra, Tqva: `gamarjoba, ze~. `gamarjoba...~ _ Tavi ar moubrunebia zes. `gamarjoba~, _ Tqva patara xnis Semdeg roxasmac. `xom ar gamoxval gareT, _ Semparavad wamoiwyo inosensiom, _ CvenTan erTad samuSaoze Tu wamox...~ `ara,~ _ gaawyvetina zem. dumdnen. mere inosensiom muxlze raRac laqa gaxarebulma aRmoiCina, uxaxuna da uxaxuna xelisguli, Sarvali Zalian gacrica da muxlic kinaRam gadaiyvlifa. mere dumilma sabolood gaaRiziana, wamodga: `aba, kargad iyavi, ze.~ `kargad iyavi...~ `kargad iyavi, ze...~ _ Zlivs amoRerRa roxasmac da gavidnen. `sad geCqarebaT, _ Sewuxda mariami, _ ager, ukve aduRda rZe~. `madlobT, ar gvinda, weRan davlieT.~ _ Tavazianad miugo inosensiom, mogvianebiT ki gabrazebulma gaifiqra: `rZe ara, isa...~ saxls rogorc gascda, Tumca misive wadiliT iyo, zes rom ewvivnen, roxass am CaSlil stumrobaze krintic ar dascdenia _ ubralod, xaTri ver gautexa da amitom wahyva, inosensiom, am saqmis erTpirovnulma moTavem, mainc uSara, ase usayvedura Tanamgzavrs: `ra iyo, ras amtexe, ver dajdebodi Sin?~ magram roxass sityva ar Seubrunebia, uTqmeli iyo, mxrebi uilajod aiCeCa. isev TivaSi Caergo Tavi zes, damduRruli suli ewvoda... mxari rom aukra! ganrisxebuli dascqeroda prudensio gvamebs; generalic rom Cakeca, mainc ver moioxa guli, raRaca kidev surda, ver mimxvdariyo, ra... tyviebma axlos Cauzuzunes, warbic ar Seuxria. sibneleSi aRsrulebul, CqariCqar mkvlelobebs ver Caatana gemo, meti ram mounda, sxva... da najijgni manuelo kosta TvalnaTliv rom warmoudga, Zmebic gaaxsenda, iq, sertanaSi, wvril danebqveS maSin albaT morCilad mdgarni, da goneba aeria, Camoebinda _ `Tqveni jilagi... yvelafris Rirsi...~ _ gamwarebulma gaifiqra da iqve migdebul kamorels fexebSi swvda, kaatingasken waaxoxiala, damZimebuli cxedari iyo, silaze kefiT aSkara nakvalevs tovebda. moiqnia da Sig kaatingaSi Seagdo. maSinve Semoegrixa gvams moSiebuli buCqi, uamravgan Caeso basri, auracxeli klanWiT, swrafad Seiwova, Sesansla, xarbad aTrTolda, SoriTa buCqebic, madaatexilni, JrJoladavlilni, wvril, dagrexil brWyalebs kamorelebisken mouTmenlad iwvdidnen. sazareli ram sanaxavi iyo, da sul mcire xniT Seyovnda prudensio, xelebi Camoeyara, gulma reCxi uyo, Sefiqrianda, da sinanulisdamagvari raRac rom Semoawva, isev gaixsena manuelo da Zmebi, erTbaSad gacecxlda sakuTar Tavze, sxva gvamebs gadaxeda da im Zvlebgamoxruli kamorelis xvedri _ `amaTac ratom ara?~ _ gaifiqra da axla meores swvda fexebSi, molodiniT caxcaxdavlili kaatinga Soridanve daaimeda: `yovel fesvs gagiZRob... yvelas SegxvdebaT, nu geSiniaT, _ CurCulebda velur sixarulatanili prudensio, _ ha Sen... ha, Senac...~ _ kaatingaSi axal-axal gvamebs Ronivrad isroda, mTel simaRleze wamomarTuliyo jerac daunayrebeli, momlodine, sastiki buCqnari, yoveli klanWiT Tavis wils ucdida, da rom miiRebda, maSinve dabla Caigrixeboda, grZel, RvarWnil Reroebs yelSi marwuxebad asobda cxedars, kans afxoWnida Tavze, loyebs uZiZgnida, gul-RviZlisaken jiutad, fleTviT miZvreboda, jerac moTbo xorcsa da sisxls madianad, xarbad iwovda, da prudensioc gamalebuli awvdida axal-axal ZRvens. micvalebuli kamorelebiT gaiJRinTa mTeli kaatinga, wvrili, moqnili

Reroebi dausqelda, erTmaneTs rbilad CaexlarTa, miwvnen; gadamZimebuli buCqebi fesvian-klanWebianad Zalian daZRnen, mere da mere ezarebodaT TiTqos sisxlis gamowova; blanted ucacunebdnen jer kidev gamosadeg narCenebs Tvlemamoreul brWyalebs, Zalian zantad iSmuSnebodnen, wiTlad fermicemulni, iq ki, kanudosSi, mendes masielma yelze itaca xeli, sulmTlad gadafiTrda, Ronemixdili Cajda, xelisgulebiT daeyrdno Tixis iataks. `ra dagemarTaT, konseleiro. _ SeSfoTda Joao abado, _ Cqara, gregorio, wyali!~ `ara, ar minda, _ Caqindruli Tavi gaiqnia mendes masielma, _ yvelani aq arian? kanudosSi...~ `mgoni yvelani, konseleiro~. `guSin, saRamo xans, prudensio sadRac wavida, _ Tqva gregoriom, _ kaatingasken, mgoni...~ `ki, prudensio Tu dammarTebda amas, _ danaRvlianda mendes masieli, mere wamoweva uSedegod scada, _ gareT gamiyvaneT, swrafad SekribeT xalxi...~ mZlavrad, Ronivrad agugunda gregorio paCekos doli, konseleiros frTxilad amoudes iRliebSi xeli, mxarSi Seudgnen. Walidan moirbina domenikom, xalxs Seeria _ mTeli kanudosi mendes masielis winaSe mogroviliyo, SeSfoTebulni misCerebodnen, miyuCebuliyo doli. `Zmebo, gamxnevdiT! _ Zlivas warmosTqva mendes masielma, Tavi aRaRo, _ SiSs nu ahyvebiT, gamagrdiT, Zmebo, _ kaatinga, Cveni imedi, gabzarulia...~ gadagvarebul buCqnars SeZrwunebuli dascqeroda prudensio, sadRa iyo Zveli, sastiki, mrisxaned SemarTuli kaatinga, _ gamZRari da dasiebuli, miwaze uRonod Tvlemda, suls Rafavda Tu ra, wamowevis araqaTi aRar hqonda, amaod daayara SemorCenili gvamebi prudesiom _ zizRiT mixoxavda leSisgan Sors, ganze, sisxlmoyirWebuli kaatinga. zurgi Seeqcia xelqveiTTaTvis jerac amaod sisxlmowyurebul marSal betankurs, frCxilebs ikvnetda, misiT waqezebuli polkovniki sezar ki TavCaqindrul, sakaceze uRonod wamomjdar general xorxes Tavs dasdgomoda da, rogorc SeeZlo, aburTavebda: `asea, ase, Cemo generalo, imdens sxva veravin dagiSavebs, rasac Seni sakuTari gasiebuli, tutuci Tavi, _ morigi axsna-ganmarteba warudgina da, gabrazda, _ Se CerCeto, Sen, saukeTeso miznosnebi ase briyvulad mainc rogor daabred... _ marSlisa moerida, _ rogor daaxocine, gekiTxebi, elementaruli xerxi veRar gamoiyene, Se tutucebis yurumsaRo, Sen? dagemwyvdia vinme ori dRiT sibneleSi, gamogeyvana RamiT da maSin kaatingas miRma yvelafers wmindad dainaxavda~. _ yuri damigdeT, Zmebo, _ kanudoselebs moRlili Tvali miapyro mendes masielma, _ bevrs veras getyviT, laparaki miWirs... ise ki, vicxovreT ramdenime xani... axla erT-erTi gza unda amoirCioT _ mtrebs an aq, Cvens qalaqSi unda davxvdeT da Tavi SevaklaT, anda ojaxebianad unda daiqsaqsoT mdinaris gaRma, tyeSi, da namdvil nadirobas gamarTaven Tqvenze. romeli gijobT, Zmebo?.. _ qalaqis dacva gvirCevnia, konseleiro! _ wamoiZaxa uceb roxasma, gawiTlda. da don diegoc maSinve wamoeSvela: _ raRa Tqma unda, sxvagvarad albaT tyeSi gamoiWeren TandaTan yvelas, konseleiro, da yovel maTgans gemoze awameben, ise ki, brZolaSi, manueloze advili sikvdili eliT. qalaqis dacva urCevniaT, konseleiro, raRa Tqma unda. ar moewona Joao abados, Tavis Tavs rom ar aTvlida kanudoselebSi don diego, mendes masiels didmniSvnelovnad gadaxeda, magram imas yuraddeba ar miuqcevia, xalxs wynarad uTxra:

_ sami nabijiT ganze gadeqiT, visac ase gsurT! didian-patarianad sami nabijiT gadainacvla xalxma. domenikoc mihyva... da yvelam ukan, saxlebisaken miixeda _ pirveli mwyemsi, ze modioda. mZimed moaxlovda, xalxs ar Serevia, Soriaxlos dadga. enaneboda motexili didi mwyemsi mendes masiels, Tavi aswia, SeaTvaliera. raRac moifiqra da tanjul saxezec ki Seetyo, rom eama; isev xalxze gadaitana moRlili mzera. _ dros nu davkargavT. bolos mainc davmarcxdebiT, bevrni arian, da qalebs da bavSvebs nu CavugdebT xelSi. didi xeebis Wras SeudeqiT, tivebi SevkraT, da rom dabneldeba, mdinariT qvemoTken gauyeviT gzas. gaTenebisas sadme gadaxvalT, da rom ver mogagnon, tivebs napirze nu datovebT, isev qvemoT daacureT, iq karga farTo iqneba mdinare, zRvamde Caitans. tyes SeerieT. rac SeiZleba, Rrmad... geZebon mere. najaxs romeli xmarobT kargad, gamodiT. yvelam gadmodga TiTo nabiji. _ ara, ase ar gamodgeba, _ Zlivs CaeRima konseleiros, _ mxolod aTi kacia saWiro... danarCenebs sxva saqme geliT. _ xeebs me movWri... _ kuStad warudga moxuci santosi, _ oRond fexebSi nuravin momedeba... damxmare ara mWirdeba. danarCenebma moWril xeebs totebi daasxipon, gamoaCinon da tivebad Sekran. _ auxval kia marto? _ daacqerda mendes masieli, _ imodena xalxis samyofi tivebi... _ dardi nu geqneba, konseleiro. _ kargi. gregorio, najaxis xmam Sors rom ar gaaRwios, axlos daudeq da Seni doli aagugune. Torem maSinve mixvdebian, da gadaketaven sadme mdinares. Walisken gaeSura moxuci santosi, gzaSive lesavda najaxs. gregorioc, doliana, gahyva. _ danarCenebi, mamakacebi, kaatingasken waxvalT. cota xans albaT ver Semobedaven, magram mainc unda iCqaroT. Soriaxlos CasafrdiT borcvebze. Sen aq darCi, ze. Sin dabrundi da kargad ifiqre. aravin gemduris, icode, aravis swydeba Sens gadarCenaze guli, da raxan aseTi eWviani xar, gamosavali damSvidebisa Senve unda ipovno. mudam arsebobs. najaxis Ronieri xma gaisma kanudosSi da maSinve agugunda doli. _ axla ki, Zmebo, _ xalxi moaTvaliera mendes masielma, _ vidremde waxvalT, erTs kidev getyviT. nu ggoniaT, rom cud da ubedur dros daibadeT. iqneba marTla kargi ram iyo is oqros xana, zRapar-zRapar rom gvsmenia xolme, magram mters, Zmebo, sul molze wola, salamuris dakvra da wyaros CuxCuxi... da rom icodiT, ubednieres droebaSi xarT gaCenili yvelani, Zmebo, _ sibinZureSi, amaRlebis saSualeba ufro arsebobs, da, Tqven mogecaT. wadiT axla da, Tqven iciT, rogor ibrZolebT, Tu gamoCndebian. saRamo xans SemoiareT, erTmaneTs unda davemSvidoboT. WalaSi mZime SxuiliT gadawva pirveli xe. _ Cven gavimarjvebT konseleiro, ai naxavT, Tu ara! _ wamoiZaxa aRelvebulma Joao abadom, _ TiTo Cvengani auareba imaTs vudrivarT, da ai, naxavT, Tu ar gavimarjvebT, mze maRla iqneba. Tofebic gvaqvs da tyvia-wamalic, yvelaferi, aucileblad gavimarjvebT, konseleiro! magram aq mendes masielma yovlad gaugebari ram Cailaparaka: _ RmerTma dagvifaros...

_ kargi ambavi, dido marSalo, keTili ambavi, Citi-gvriti, _ saxe ucimcimebda oTaxSi sirbiliT Semobrunebul polkovnik sezars, _ amasTan giTxraT? _ ara, moaSore. da gajorili generali cimcim rom gaiyvanes, polkovnikma bednierad SehRimila: _ kaatinga gadaweula, grandissimohalle, da gza xsnilia! _ rao? ras ambob... _ axlaxan moiWra macne, grand... _ Zalian kargi... Zaalian kargi, Cemo polkovniko, _ sixaruliT daburZgla marSal betankurs, bolTa dasca da gaaJriala, xelebs ifSvnetda, _ rogor momxdara? _ Cveni Zvirfasi gardacvlilebis neSts iqidan ayrida Turme viRaca, vinme, _ mxiarulad uxsnida polkovniki, _ da kaatinga TandaTanobiT, damZimebuli, danayrebuli, qveviT iwevda da axla isea modunebuli Turme, gadi-gamodi visac ginda, ramdenic ginda... _ aim viRacas netavi ar gamoedevnen? _ piriqiT, grandissimohalle, TviTon giJiviT gamoqceula aqeT da Zalianac yviroda Turme. jer egonaT, rom Cveni orientaciisa iyo da amitom moigona kaatingaSi gamosasvleli xerxi, magram pirvelsave korpusels yelSi kbilebiT Cafrenia da verasdidebiT ver auglejiaT, didxans urtyes kondaxebi Turme. _ mokles? _ ki... diax! SenaRvlianda marSali betankuri, iSviaTad Tu ganawyenebula sakuTar Tavze _ `rogor ver movifiqre kaatingaSi xalxis Cayra... ra advilad gadasavleli yofila da, Tavs rogor vitexdi~. da aCqarebiT raime kidev rom ar SeSloda, Zlier Cafiqrda, gaiar-gamoiara. polkovniks Seacqerda mere: _ aq, kamoraSi, an gzad, eg ambavi vinmesTan xom ar dascdenia... _ ara, grandissimohalle. _ eg macne axlave daamwyvdie. korpusisaken ki vinme gagzavne da Cemi saxeliT ubrZanos, fexi ar moicvalon. didi zarali mogvayenes im oxrebma da gaTaxsirebulebma, Cemo polkovniko, didi zarali, _ dafiqrebuli mimodioda marSali betankuri, _ da mTeli am xaTabalidan raime xeiric unda vnaxoT. amitom axlave, sanam dRea, Sinisken Riaa sakaciT waiyvaneT generali xorxe, da imis daWras mTeli qalaqi rom Seityobs, egonebaT, rom cudad gvaqvs saqme, da visac gulSi Cvenze raime cudi uZevs, dro dagvidgao, egonebaT da ayrantaldebian. mTeli Seni gadacmuli oficrioni qalaqSi daqsaqse, asi yuri da Tvali gamoiban, da CemiT ukmayofiloTa siebi diliTve momarTvi. im dabaa Tu raRac jandabas miwasTan rom gavasworebT, mere saeWvo elementebisgan unda ganiwmindos diadi kamora. gasagebia? _ Cemgan Seqeba rogor gekuTvniT, rogor gakadroT, dido marSalo, _ guli ise auCqrolda polkovniks, maincdamainc ver daalaga winadadeba, _ magram geniosi xarT da, ra vqna, rogor Sevikavo am gamoTqmisagan Tavi, grandissimohalle. _ da kaetanomac ase iyviros _ saRamos amdeni da amdeni saaTia da yvelaferi arc Tu ise genialuradaa. _ rom ver gabedos?.. _ riRasTvis myavxar.

_ aucileblad egre iyvirebs, grandissimohalle. _ sxva... Tu miiRe raime zomebi. _ erTi vcade da maincdamainc ver gamimarTlda, dido marSalo... _ daircxvina polkovnikma sezarma. _ ra scade... gismen. _ mec movindome ukmayofiloTa migneba, sasiamovno siurprizs gimzadebdiT, grandissimohalle, da radgan Cems gadacmulebs, umravlesobas, parikian-ulvaSian-saTvalianadac scnoben, axali kadri gamoviyene _ lamaz-generals qalurad Cavacvi, matyli Cavude mkerdSi, sxvagan ar dasWirda da Ramis sasadiloSi SevuSvi... Zalian Sevcdi. _ ratom. _ metismetobiT, ise Zalian Sevalamaze, iseTi davaswavle gamomwvevi siaruli, piris kanic iseTi nazi aqvs, grandissimohalle, iseTnairad Cavacvi koxtad... gadavamlaSe _ mogexsenebaT, dido marSalo, lamaz qalebTan politikaze ar saubroben. _ aba?! _ sul erTianad dabwkenilia. saxe SeWmuxna didma marSalma, magram garTul polkovniks ar SeumCnevia. esec ar esiamovna marSal betankurs, uxeSad uTxra: _ maS, ese igi, Cemi davaleba gaige, ara? _ ki, rogor ara, _ mxiarulad miugo polkovnikma sezarma, _ vinc Tqvenze cudi rama Tqvas, guli gaupos danama, ara? _ Zalian gaTamamdi Sen, federiko, _ susxianad miaCerda didi marSali, _ usaqmurobam icis eg. da, sxvaTa Soris, kaatingas gadaxsnaSi araviTari wvlili ar giZevs. _ ki... _ Zalian Secba galaRebuli polkovniki, Tavi CaRuna, _ diax, rogor ara, swori brZandebiT, grand... _ im korpuss Senve umeTaureb. wadi. mze Casulic ar iyo, mdinaresTan miCoCialebuli auareba mori tivebad rom Sekres, xelisguli gadaisva gaxviTqul Sublze moxucma santosma, mereRa dadumda gregorio paCekos doli. jirkvze Camojda daqanculi domeniko, yurebSi isev guguni edga, xel-fexi, beWebi, welic Zalian stexda da mainc, mwared siamovnebda; Tavi gadaswia, tkiviliT gaizmora da, rogorc ki Tvali gaaxila, SekrTa, wamodga _ TofCabRujuli vakeiroebi dinjad brundebodnen kanudosSi, Joao ki jgufs gamoeyo da gacxarebulma miirbina mendes masielTan, aRSfoTebisgan sityva uwydeboda, sunTqva ekvroda: _ aki vambobdi, konseleiro, nu miviRebT-meTqi... Zalian, radgan... rogor!.. iseTi dapranWul-gamopranWuli... isRa gvaklda swored, oox, magisi!.. _ ra daaSava, _ wynarad ikiTxa konseleirom, dabrunebulebs rom gadaavlo Tvali _ don diego akldaT. _ ra da... jer is iyo da, masxaraoba momindoma... mxolod is myavda arasaimedo, da amitomac CemTan axlos Cavasafre... _ kaatingasTan, sadarajod. patara xani rom gavida, sssuo, damisisina da rom Sevxede, iseTi SeSfoTebuli Canda, fuh, vigindara, mec SevSfoTdi, albaT kamorelebi Tu SeniSna-meTqi da ra ari-meTqi, xeliT rom davekiTxe, aq modio, maniSna... Zalian frTxilad, sul xoxva-xoxviT mivuCoCdi da qeifSi rogor brZandebiT, Joaoo, mkiTxa! kaatingasTan ki aravin Canda... ax, is masxara, vigindara is! Zalzed gavbrazdi, konseleiro, gavecale, aRar viyurebodi imisken, dasanaxad mezareboda, mere ki, wamosvlis dro rom

dagvidga, movikiTxeT da... sadRa iyo! moRalate, laCari, gamyidveli, mSiSara!.. rad gvindoda, a, konseleiro, iseTi ucxo, iseTi gadapranWuli... _ kargi, dawynardi, Joao, _ mSvidad axeda mendes masielma, _ yvelam Tavisi saqme icis. did xesTan mimjdar konseleiros miuaxlovdnen mwyesebi, Sedgnen; mTeli qalaqic iqve mogrovda, kvlav moSorebiT gamdgariyo ze. gregorio paCekom da senobio lYosam frTxilad wamoayenes konseleiro, mxarSi Seudgnen, welze Semoxvies xeli, Rone moikriba mendes masielma, susti xmiT, mtkiced alaparakda, kidev kargi, rom saRamospiri idga, Sebindebis dasawyisi, miyuCebis dro, sityva kargad ismoda. _ erTi ram axlave unda gadavwyvitoT, Zmebo. qalebs da bavSvebs ori Tqvengani unda gahyves. gakvirvebulni umzerdnen kanudoselebi, ra didi gadasawyveti es iyo... _ da samudamod imaTTan unda darCnen. aq ki suyvelam ganze ibruna piri, konseleiros saxes aridebdnen, rom ar moxvedrodnen TvalSi. erTaderTi, domeniko misCereboda... ver mimxvdariyo, ra ras niSnavda. da konseleiromac axsna: _ vici, Zalian rom geridebaT ganwiruli qalaqis mitoveba, magram aucilebelia es, Zmebo, _ tivebis marTvas magari xeli sWirdeba, qali ver SeZlebs da meorec is, Cveni Svilebi mamakacmac unda gazardos _ cxenosnobao, nadiroba, aTasnairi xerxi... romlebi waxvalT? arc ki gamouWvretia aravis, da zes kefaSi Caalursma mzera mendes masielma, da imanac maSinve igrZno, mkveTrad moabruna Tavi. ra daZabulni Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs konseleiro da ze moreira, pirveli mwyemsi... TvalebiT rogor laparakobdnen! mere Tavic ki odnav daxara mendes masielma _ raRacaze SeTanxmdnen, da mxolod wamiT, SvebiT gaiRima zem... domenikoRa misCereboda rigrigobiT orives; sxvebs, TavmibrunebulT, araferi SeutyviaT. welSi gasworda ze, mxrebi gamarTa, gadawyvetili hqonda ukve, rogor moqceuliyo sicocxlis bolomde. Zveli ieri ubrundeboda, Zveleburi lazaTi da Tandayolili siamaye, eSxi... da mere gangeb isev sawylad CaRuna Tavi. _ kenWisyris dro ara gvaqvs, _ Tqva mendes masielma, _ mxolod saRamo unda vikmaroT, radgan an dRisiT gadaswyveten xolme Setevas, an _ bneli RamiT. saRamoobiT _ arasodes. romeli waxvalT... _ me, me wavyvebi, konseleiro! suyvelam zesken miabruna Tavi, dabneulebi Seacqerdnen. TavisiT rogor ikisra gacla!.. is ki, odnav awiTlebuli, ixtibars ar itexda TiTqos, mendes masielTan saqmianad alaparakda: _ ori kacio, konseleiro, ara? _ ki, ori kaci. _ roxass waviyvan. _ Zalian kargi. _ rodis wavideT? Zveleburad mxned SemarTuliyo pirveli mwyemsi, maRal fexebze arxeinad idga, kanudoselebis gakvirvebas arad agdebda. _ rogorc daRamdeba. _ es rTuli da sapatio saqme unda iyos, wesiT, Cemze ukeTesad albaT veravin gamozrdis biWebs, konseleiro, ara? _ ki. _ da, amitomac, swored me waval.

euxamuSaT pirveli mwyemsis saqcieli kanudoselebs. zed garduvali brZolis win, ase udardelad gacla... mariamic ki dabneuliyo. magram ze erT-erTi gaxldaT im rCeul xuTTagan... _ ki magram, me ra dagiSaveT, konseleiro, _ xma aukankalda roxass, da aRSfoTebam sicocxleSi pirvelad Zalian grZeli winadadeba aTqmevina: _ riTi miwunebT mainc, cudad vmuSaobdi, cudad vibrZodi Tu ra, is Wrilobebic karga xania momiSuSda da sxvebsaviT arc coli myavs da Ziri, rom gavekido. _ unda wamomyve, _ uTxra gafiTrebulma zem, da mere TiTqos waexumra, _ me ra, riTi var Senze naklebi, Wrilobebi rom ar maqvs? mec ki SeiZleboda mqonoda da rom mivdivar axla... magram roxasma zizRiT Sexeda, da daundoblad gaawyvetina: _ Sen naCuqari sicocxle gaqvs, da rogorc ginda, ise moixmar. maCetesaken gaeqca xeli zes, magram droulad Seikava Tavi, tuCi moikvnita. _ Sen rom ggonia, arc isea saqme, roxas, _ ZlivsRa laparakobda mendes masieli, yoveli sityva Zalian uWirda, _ didad mosalodnelia, gzaSiac dagxvdnen kamorelebi da sxvebze sastiki brZola egeb Sen gelis... _ miT umetes, kanudosSi minda movkvde. _ grcxvenodes, roxas! _ daanamusa mendes masielma da mwyemsmac maSinve Tavi CaRuna. mosaRamovda, dabal xeebze miZvrebodnen Tvlemamoreuli qaTmebi. _ eg frinvelebi aucileblad waiyvaneT. im axal adgilas, sisxam diliT, _ sustad gaiRima konseleirom, _ mamalma aucileblad unda iyivlos. da mTeli naxiric gaiyolieT, or tivze moTavsdebian. aTiode cxenic waiyvaneT. _ axla ki yvelani davsxdeT, da gavyuCdeT, _ Tqva mendes masielma, SeSfoTebuli qaTmebis kriaxi rom miwyda, ganSorebis win, ase ician. damSvidobebiT ki erTmaneTs sibneleSi davemSvidoboT, visac rogor gvinda... daRamebamde, Tvals aridebdnen dedas, cols, Svilebs, sabralod isxdnen; wamodgnen mere, gaxevebulni, ise TvalnaTliv mkvrivdebodnen moZalebul bindSi... mere ki, magrad rom Camobnelda, TiTqos Zalian amoZravda yvela, TiTqos erTmaneTs eferebodnen, tirodnen, qviTinebdnen zogan, xelisguls nazad usvamdnen erTmaneTs loyebze, Tavze, gatrunul bavSvebs Sublze hkocnidnen, Zaan axlobels Tu miagnebdnen, Caxutebulni, SeCveul siTbos sunTqvaSekrulni ugdebdnen yurs... najaf, xesaviT gril, dakoJril xelebs yelze saTuTad usvamdnen bavSvebs, zogi malulad imSralebda cremls, da bnel RameSi Zalian aiTqvifnen, yvela erTmaneTs efereboda TiTqos. damrCenebic ki, xelisguls rwmeniT adebdnen erTimeores mxarze, im kunapetSi Tanaqalaqelebs aRelvebulni, imediT Sescqerodnen, daborialebdnen bnelSi, wynari mdinare ver faravda imaT fexis xmas, sayovelTao, Sekavebuli alersi sWirdaT, wyvdiadSi mxars Tu uneburad gahkravdnen vinmes, maSinve alersiT iRimebodnen, ase egona domenikos, im sibneleSi namdvilad ase eCveneboda. ...msgavsi araferi momxdara, uZravad idgnen. da, tivebi rom Cascda kanudoss, konseleirosken ibrunes piri, kvari saxeze daanaTes _ veRar sunTqavda. gabruebulebi, mxrebCamoyrilni idgnen: deda, colSvili _ ususurad mdinares mindobilni da samudamod, albaT, maTTvis dakargulni... is sakvirveli ucxo, don diego, samarcxvinod gaparuli... pirveli mwyemsi, am

bolo dromde misabaZi da xerxiT, Zal-RoniT, mTavari imedi, ze moreira _ mTlad gamocvlili, Tavaridebuli brZolas... da kaatingac _ gadaweuli... manuelo kosta _ mkvdari... yvelaze namdvili vakeiro, roxasi, uTqmeli da saqmismoyvare, mSvidad marTali _ kanudosidan ZalisZalaTi gadaxvewili... da sityvieri maTi erToba, imaTi rwmena, konseleiro mendes masieli, veRar sunTqavda... Tavisi qalaqis miwaze, piraRma gadaqceuli iwva. kanudoselebi mainc kargad ibrZodnen rogorc es mogvianebiT gaifiqra polkovnikma sezarma, korpusi dRisiT, mzisiT, mTlianad ar unda gaeyvana kaatingas miRma. ase egona, mravalricxovnebiTa da sanaqebo SeiaraRebiT Tavzars dascemda mowinaaRmdeges, meTaurTa gacemas mosTxovda, samagierod rigiTebs sicocxlis SenarCunebas aRuTqvamda da iaraRs ferxTiT dauyridnen. magram molaparakeba vin acala _ mTeli korpusi rom SequCda, mwyobrad ganlagdnen da uxilavi qalaqisaken yoCaRi marSiT gaswies, gorakebze Casafrebul kanudoselTa Tofebic grili lulebiT Caacqerdnen momxvdurebs da umravlesobas Tumca uvargisi, mizanmoSlili iaraRi hqonda, eg araferi _ erTs rom gulmodgined daumiznebdnen da Caxmaxs gamohkravdnen, sul sxva korpuseli gagordeboda _ Zalian mWidrod modiodnen damxobili kaatingaTi gaarxeinebuli kamorelebi. polkovnikis brZanebamdec ki mTeli korpusi gaifanta, gawvnen, zognic kantikunt xes amoefara, da ar iZvrodnen; frTxilad Tavaweulni, gayinuli, xvlikis TvalebiT iyurebodnen borcvebisaken. ver davukargavT _ ar daSinebulan. xandaxan imaT gverdiT miwaSi esoboda tyvia, Tavs Cargavdnen xolme. mere siCume daawvaT da gaikvirves, dainteresdnen, wamoweulni didis imediT ucdidnen Rames, ra icodnen rom, kanudoselebsac Ramis imedi hqondaT. aqa-iq, borcvebze, xandaxan vakeiroTa oTxkuTxa qudi amoiwvereboda, da maSinve iqiT miaSverdnen Tofs. mere gautkbaT calmxrivi srola, cota ukvirdaT, kanudoselebi rom ar pasuxobdnen. mainc didis sifrTxiliT, sunTqvaSekrulni efarebodnen ariergardidan moyvanil, sagangebod gawvrTnil, gayuCebul cxenebs, da uceb moulodnelma TqaraTqurma SeakrToT _ borcvebis Tavze WenebiT gadadiodnen kanudoselebi, miefarnen Tvals. swrafad wamoxta polkovniki, korpuss amxedreba ubrZana da vakeiroebs gaedevnen. magram manZili ar mokldeboda, mxolod polkovnikis sifexmardiT ganTqmuli cxeni uaxlovdeboda CamorCenil vakeiroebs da isic Sedga _ sulac ar SemkrTala polkovniki sezar, magram erTi kacis Sebma imodena razmTan sisulele iyo. idga, korpuss ucdida. mere oficrebs mokle angariSi mkacrad, saqmianad mosTxova _ maincdamainc bevrni ar akldaT, damsjeli razmidan wamoyvanil, momvlelebad gadacmul ramdenime adamians TofnakravebTan darCena ubrZana, radgan kaatingas aRorZinebis gamosaricxad _ ase daariga didma marSalma _ buCqnarSi drodadro unda CaegdoT udisciplinoni an daWrilebi. Sebindebisas tyes miadgnen da polkovnikma vaxSmoba brZana, magram sursaTiT datvirTuli urmebi aRarsad Canda. proviantis mosaZebnad ramdenime amxedrebuli korpuseli gagzavnes, magram aRarc erTi dabrunebula _ bnelSi, maCete... SoriTa tyeSi ki uxvad daZRnen turebi. im ramdenime vakeirom, inosensios meTaurobiT urmebi rom Caigdo, ar ikadra mtris lukma, mxolod erTi cikani _ polkovnikis kuWiT sayvareli Sinauri cxoveli _ dauTmes ucnauri nadirobis xasiaTze damdgar santoss. mTeli dRis usmel-uWmeli, manamde ki aTasgvari sursaT-sanovagiT erTTavad ganebivrebuli polkovniki sezar axla, am

tyeSi, xmela purzedac ar ityoda uars _ muceli gvremda. awrialebuli mimodioda oficrionSi, SeniSvnas SeniSvnaze iZleoda, ver isvenebda; oriod ylupma nazad cecxlovanma, moalisfro siTxem ufro auRerRa mada, kuWi ewvoda. im sibneleSi romeliRac arxein leitenants Tavze daabija, mis wamoyvirebaze kinaRam guli gauskda, Zalian ganrisxda da uadgilo dros ZilisaTvis wodeba ficxlad ahyara. mere guSagebi mimoayena, da Zili isurva; TvaldaxuWuli ki iwva, magram karga xans ar ekareboda ruli _ didad mogviSivda polkovnik sezars. gamorCeuli saWmelebi enatreboda, da ise cxadad warmoedgina, sunic ki scemda _ xaxvmoyrili Semwvari suki, magaliTad, vTqvaT; RviZli, basTurma, da dedis muclidan amoyvanili jerac daubadebeli xbo, rZeSi moxarSuli _ ah... odnav CasTvlima, da nikapze nerwyvi gadmosdinda, zmaneba naxa maSinve iseTi _ Sav purze Txlad wasmuli Roris gadamdnari qoni da wiTeli xizilala baraqianad zed, msxvilmarcvlovani _ ra sanukvari SesaWmeli iyo, sami saocnebod gansxvavebuli ram erTdroulad, erTad: xaoiani Savi puris gamomwvevi sivelure, qonis mZimed natifi, amazrzeni cximianoba da mTavari ram _ Soreulad mwklarte, nerwyvdamdeni wiTeli buStukebi enamiWeril aqavebul sasaze rogor skdebodnen... ah?! swrafad wamojda polkovniki, mimoixeda _ bneloda Zaan, ra iqneboda aba umTvaro RamiT daburul tyeSi, da ciknis umweo, baci kikini moesma TiTqos. ra, momeCvena? _ gaifiqra polkovnikma, mTelis arsebiT miayurada, moesma kvlavac _ sxartad wamodga; im sizmris mere, gamgelebulma, aRar icoda, sad iyo, visTan, sanukvari xilvebiT Semoburuls, korpuselebi ki ara, qalic aRar axsovda, magram sibneleuCvevs wyvdiadi mainc usiamo azrebs hgvrida da gasamxneveblad isev miiyuda koniakiani maTara, suli aewo... mere gamxnevda, da saocnebo kikinisaken, drodadro rom gaismoda, yurmiSverilma, odnav gverdulad gaswia, veRara grZnobda saxeze wacacunebul foTols, wvrilad modebul ablabudas, xolo win, iqiT, safuZvliani qseli eloda _ dabal totze ijda moxuci santosi, qamarSi najaxi gaeCara da imave xeze gamobmul cikans grZeli, wvetiani joxiT ferdSi sCxvletda da akikinebda. kiserwagrZelebul, msunagad miaxloebul adamians Soridanve mohkra Tvali, ara, masimo es ar iyo, magram mxrebze karga brWyviala epoletebi ki esva; fexisgulebiT miebjina moxuci santosi wina tots, gamagrda adgilze, gaitruna... uCxvlita isev cikans da gaxarebulma ganagrZo saboloo gza sezarma. xelis cecebiT, gulaCqrolebuli uaxlovdeboda santosian xes, kargi Wama da kargi sva polkovnikma iqamomde, bevric iara, raRa undoda, raRa gindoda. hoi, beCavo, beCavo, beCavo polkovniko, sad mixval, polkovniko, sad... ras dagidevdaT, ciknis xorci esurvileboda, ukawkawebda moSiebuli suli, rogorc yovelTvis, mTavari is iyo, axla, amwuTas hqonoda sazrdo, adrindel nugbarTa _ `deda ar vatire?~ _ gaifiqra polkovnikma, ufro sulswrafad gaswia, da ar icoda, vera xvdeboda, ama kikinis wyalobiT rom iq, CasafrebulSi, cecxlia maRali, iq, CasafrebulSi, maRali cecxlia da kvlavindeburad xelgaSverili miikvlevda gzas, mSvenivrad icoda, rac unda eqna _ Tavs nazad gadauwevda Ronivrad TiTebCabRujul cikans, alersianad gamousvamda yelSi danas da iqve koxtad gaatyavebda, mokled, icoda, rac unda eqna da bnelSi nacrisfrad amobJutul cikansac hkida Tvali, erTi, ori da iqave iyo, da sanam daxras moaswrebda, moxuci santosi gadmoizida; qeCoSi swvda da lekviviT aswia, fexebic ki akeca moulodnelobisagan mTlad wamxdarma sezarma, haerSi ususurad konwialobda, moxucma

santosma ki meore xeliT welSi gaCrili najaxi daaZro, moimarjva, gverdidan Sexeda vedrebiT Tvalebapyrobil, SeZrwunebul nadavls da najaxiani xeli mokled, Ronivrad daiqnia... zizRiT SeuSva TiTebi mere. ubralod moxda _ iyo da ara iyo ra, iyo erTi yoCaRi polkovniki federiko sezar. * * * daeWvebuli efereboda didi marSali akrutunebul, siamiT Tvalebmilulul kata arufas _ gamarjvebis mauwyebeli macne igvianebda raRac... * * * gaTenebamde grZeldeboda moqufrul kanudoselTa Tavgzaabneul kamorelebze es daundobeli, jiuti nadiroba. gamwarebulni daeZebdnen TavSesafars bnelsuCvevi korpuselebi, magram yoveli xis ukan yvrimalebdaberili, maCeteCabRujuli vakeiro _ Tavad bedisweris msaxvreli _ idga. ver wauvidodnen, umetesobaTaganni, mainc: fexiswverebze didxans moaruls da ukve gadarCenis imedCaRvrils _ uceb, anazdad, ferdSi qvemodan naZgerebi dana... totze gaWirvebiT amZvrals, zemo totidan _ yelSi, maCete... xes amofarebuls _ TiTqosda gadamrCenel xeze mimlursmneli Subi... wakluli Tanakorpuselis xvedriT SeZrwunebul morbenals, ukan-ukan SiSiT mzirals _ winidan, kefaSi, senobios gamoWedili xmali... tyidan TavdaRweulsa da gakvirvebiT mdgars, avi winaTgrZnobiT gaxevebuls _ yelze qamandi da mere swored cxenis siswrafiT miwaze mware xaxuniT Treva... romeliRaca sazarlad, gaveSebuli bRaoda da sul ginebiT ixveweboda xan Svelas, xan sikvdils, da arc Svelidnen da arca hklavdnen, bRaoda rogor, yurebi xelisgulebiT daico santosis gverdiT totze mjdarma domenikom, dabla, miwaze, ra Caiyvanda _ vakeiros jer ara hgavda mixra-moxriT, da im RameSi sul sisxli, sisxli elandeboda, sisxlisave scemda autaneli suni, yru dartymebis xma mainc swvdeboda da TvaldaxuWulic ki mSvenivrad xedavda, rogor uxvedrebda gamoqceul kamorels gadazneqili moxuci santosi did, kalabriul xanjals zed yelTan, mere ki, wamocmuls, mkerdze fexs aWerda da xanjals ase aSiSvlebda. da domenikom uceb sawylad rom amoiknavla: `aRar gindaT, ra...~ _ Zalian Sercxva, guls imagrebda, rogorc SeeZlo, da xocva-Jletas ZalisZalaTi akvirdeboda: erTi patara kanudoseli xom iyo isic da rom aravis hklavda, eg kargi, kargi, kidev jandabas, magram mTlad Tvalgauxelobac ar iqneboda _ Taroze Seskupuli saTamaSo xom aRar iyo _ dabal totze santosis gverdiT ijda. gaTenebisas ki, sxvebTan erTad rom miuaxlovda ganapira xeebs, frTxilad gaiWvrita da SekrTa _ Tumca gamesamedebuliyvnen korpuselebi, mainc Ronivrad fexgadgmulni idgnen, Tofi ekavaT. da tyisken Tvalmowkurulni imzirebodnen raRacnairad albaT, Soridanac ki ase eCveneboda domenikos. da kanudoselebi Tumca am gamesamedebuli korpusis naxevarnic ar iyvnen, mogvianebiT lamazgenerlis korpusic rom amovida, eg araferi, da mere keTil-general ramosis samoqalaqo tansacmelSi gamowyobili damsjeli razmic rom amobrZanda, egec ki araferi _ TviT miCinio mouZRoda Jagunsoebis aSvebul xrovas! muxlebi moekveTa domenikos, mTlad gaeyina dabuJebuli TiTebi, ki, sruldeboda _ `wyalSic rom daimalo, iqac gipovni!..~ SeZrwunebulma, Zlivas aiTria fexi, Semcivnebuli gonebiT veRarafers grZnobda, mxolodRa sxeuls eSinoda raRacnairad brmad da sastikad, da kamorelebma mxarze rom miibjines Tofi, domenikom kanudoselebTan

erTad tyis siRrmisaken daixia, Segrovdnen da Soreuli kvamlis suni jer Zalian bacad, bundovnad igrZnes, mere Zalumad, mrisxaned ecaT, es _ tye iwvoda... TavianT qalaqs, kanudoss miaSures; saRamovdeboda, TavTavianTi qoxis sarkmelTan gamagrdnen vakeiroebi, Tofebi datenes, moimarjves, ubralod, icdidnen, korpuselebi ki meTodurad, gawvrTnildamuSavebuli xerxebiT nelinel artyamdnen alyas, imaTi mTavari Zala _ damsjeli razmi saguldagulod axlovdeboda, naswavl-daxvewili siaruli hqondaT, Zalian yalbad moZraobdnen da Tofis sasrol manZilze Sedgnen. saRamospiri idga, didi miyuCebis dro, Tixis mSvid, TeTr saxlebSi gamagrebuliyvnen kanudoselebi da dardi RrRnidaT: suli sulia, suli _ tkbilia... sxva dros arc idardebdnen maincdamainc amas, magram Sebindebis Jami, saRamospiri idga, miyuCebis dro da yovel Cqamsac uCveulo fasi edo da im mZimed mowolil siCumeSi naRvlian fiqrebs miscemodnen. heei, qveyana, dalocvilia, kargia, didia, feradia da moubezrebeli, magram ukanaskneli dRe edga yvelas, aRar icodnen, rogor moswyvetodnen mdumarebaSi wamoSlil dards, is oxeri kamorelebic ar isrodnen, lodad daawvaT, Tavze mdumareba da uceb mWaxe, siCumis sul nakuw-nakuw damfleTi TqaraTquri moesmaT, gakvirvebulebma miixedes _ imaTi mdinaris napirs laRi WenebiT mouyveboda ze moreira, pirveli mwyemsi, sakvirvelebav, ra ucnaurad _ cxenis zurgze gamarTuli idga! sanam raimes mixvdebodnen, mxedris uCveulo xelovnebam mainc mosWraT Tvali, moxiblulebi Sescqerodnen da iman ki rom Caiqrola da, zed kamorelebisken gafrinda, kanudoselebma imasac hkides Tvali, pirvel mwyemss zurgsukan waRebul xelebSi ori xmali rom eWira, tanze akruli, mters Tu umalavda, albaT, da kamorelebic ar esrodnen, despani an gamoqceuli Tu egonaT ze, da gindac ar hgonebodaT, vin warmoidgenda erTi kacis imodena laSqarTan Sebmas da zem ki, kamorelebs rom miexala, xelebi ficxlad SemarTa da ori mewinavis Tavze ah, ra sastikad dauSva xmali... mere maRali fexebi odnav gaSala da cxenze daxta, da sanam gaognebuli korpuselebi gaiazrebdnen, Tu ra moxda, an rogor moxda, an Tofs moimarjvebdnen, imaT Soris risxvad dabzrialda ze moreira, pirveli mwyemsi, orive xeliT basr xmlebs iqnevda, cxens ki Semosaltuli muxlebiT iqiT mimarTavda, saiTkenac surda da misi Semyure kanudoselebi yvelafers erTbaSad mixvdnen: ratomac gaecalaT sul mcire xniT ze _ erTxel daxsnils, samowyalod rom ar egrZno Tavi, meored TiTqos sakuTari nebiT gaecala xifaTs da axla am amosvliT, am dauZalebeli uSiSrobiT, orive daxsna ase, amgvarad gaabaTila; rom amobrunda, amiT bavSvebisa da qalebis samSvidoboze gayvanis ambavic amoaWena, Sveba mohgvara kanudoselebs; da mesamec rom, axla, am mWmunvarebis Jams, moZmeebs imas aCvenebda, Tu rogor unda momkvdariyo WeSmariti kanudoseli da im Weneba-WenebaSi sxartad, laRad iqnevda or xmals, da ra amayad SemarTuli ijda im morCilad ayolil cxenze, mravlismnaxvel kanudoselebsac umagaliTo siCauqes axilvinebda, Tqven manamdec tyuilad ki ar brZandebodiT sruliad sertanis pirveli mwyemsi, sxvaTaTvis ucnobi, mikarguli gmiri, Zlier ubralo saxeli gerqvaT _ ze... da mudam uTqmeli, raRacnairad gansxvavebiT moridebuli, sul imis dardSi _ Tavisufali rom ar iyaviT, axla ra Tamamad, ra omaxianad dasZaxodiT gaognebul kamorelebs da ra mowyvetiT iqnevdiT or xmals, ra laRad _ yovelmxriv, yovlad Tavisufali brZandebodiT sikvdilis win, ze!

rwmenasaca aqvs Tavisi qseli, mxolod obobas da bades ki ara, da rwmenis uxilavi qseliT gadaibnen kanudoselebi; ucxenoebi, Sin gamagrebulni, TvalnaTliv mixvdnen, sikvdilic rom SeiZleba ase amayad lamazi iyos da miCinios xilviT Tavzardacemul domenikosac wamiT yvelaferi miaviwyda, isic sxvebsaviT Sehyurebda, es laRad ganrisxebuli, es sxartad mZvinvare didi meomari, tyviiT dacxriluli, bolos, cxenidan gadmovardnisas, haerSi mokvda, ra ucnaurad _ RimiliT pirze, Tavisufali! da imodena sisxlisRvriT SeZrwunebuli aqamde domeniko maSin, im wuTas, moxibluli Sescqeroda imasac, sxvebi Tu rogor daxoca zem da imasac, Tu Tavad rogor mokvda, radgan ze moreira, pirveli mwyemsi _ erT-erTi iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc didi kanudoseli gaxda. * * * im bolo RamiT, Tvals aba vin moxuWavda, magram ori kaci gansakuTrebiT wrialebda mainc _ iqiT masimo, aqeT _ moxuci santosi. erTmaneTTan Sexvedras daJinebiT ugrZnobdaT guli da Tu santosma mSvenivrad icoda, visi gamoWerac swadda, masimos, codvils, codvebnaWams, codvebmoreuls, gamoucnobi SiSi kawravda, minaze usvamdnen samarTebels TiTqos, aJrialebda... damsjel razmSi ki diaxac rom ar SeiZleboda SiSis gamxela _ CamoaqveiTebdnen, masimo ki iseubralo, rigiTi moRvawe ki ar iyo, mTeli Cvidmeti kaci ebara. keTilgeneral ramossac eamayeboda razmelad ase lamazi, aseTi moxdenili ymawvili. pewianic gaxldaT masimo, Tavismomvleli, kvir-kviraobiT dabarebul cnobil dalaqs akreWinebda Tmas, nelsacxeblebi, kanis gamasaTuTebeli malamoebi da amisTanebi ulevad hqonda, sityva-pasuxi kargi SeeZlo, saRi kbilebis gamomCeni Rimilic sWirda, icoda qicic da qicmacuric, dasvenebis Jams karis tenoris, ezekiel lunas SegirdTa mosmena namdvil siames hgvrida... boroti iyo. mravali codva edo sufTad gaparsul kiserze, Tavisuflad da moxdenilad daabijebda. ra gauWirdeboda, rogorRanair gasarTobze ar miuwvdeboda xeli; uxucesTa dasis meTauris, porfirios, erTaderTi siZis _ ramires kispes yvelaze metad axlo Zmakaci iyo da mesaidumle. wrialebda axla... Soriaxlos, kanudosSi ki, santosis qoxSi, is mori egdo, misi saxeli rom Searqva moxucma santosma da axla, am ukanaskneli RamiT, morisTvis aRar ecala _ Tavad masimo unda moexelTebina, magram sad, rogor... xom isev aq xarT, Cemi Tanmdgomi, viTom morCili, jiuti, undo, modiT, SevxedoT orives erTad, ah, erTdroulad rogor wamodgnen _ es bedia, bedi, bedisweraa, Cemo, maTi bedia... iqve, qoxSive waixara santosi, jibeSi matylis gorgali edo, welze Toki Semoexvia, mokle najaxi epyra xelT _ Rameul nadirobaze midioda, fexT gaixada, uxmauro da mTlad akrefili monadire qoxidanve wakuzuli gavida, mxrebze kunTebi uCumes risxvad gadasdioda... umweod idga iqiT, koconTan, damsjelrazmeli; ai aq, ase, ganaTebulSi yofna sulac ar surda _ najaxisa ara uwyoda ra da, av winagrZnoba atanils, Sig TvalSi damiznebuli Tofis lula elandeboda... Savebi ecva moxuc santoss, koconisken miipareboda, WaRara Tavzec Savi Tavsafari moexvia, mircas naqoni... mirca mTeli im soflis Tvali iyo da yvelas ukvirda, ram moawona yovlad gamourCevi _ arc mdidari da arc Raribi, arc lamazi da arc gonji, uTqmeli da mudam CrdilSi mdgari santosi, ai es Ronec ki ara hqonda maSin... _ magram mirca is qali iyo, winaswar rom SeeZlo kacis dafaseba da swored im saqcielisTvis, axla, am ukanaskneli RamiT rom unda Caedina moxuc santoss, swored amitom Seiyvara... rogor gauRima maSin, pirvelad...

awuruli uaxlovdeboda msxverpls santosi... mircam pirvelad rom dainaxa, jer dakvirvebiT, gverdze odnav Tavgadaweuli Seacqerda, mere gauRima... verafers mixvda maSin santosi, lamaz qalebTan ra esaqmeboda, ukan miixeda, magram aravin idga da gancvifrebuli Seacqerda mircas. is ki miuaxlovda da sofleli gogos pirobaze, ise udardelad, yovelgvari moridebisa da darcxven-gawiTlebis gareSe uTxra: Tu ginda, mosaRamoebuls, xelisgulze xazebs rom veRar gaarCev, cacxvebTan modi... `ras wamoplakulxar, _ gaubrazda uceb erT CvidmetTagans masimo, ucnauri Wia RrRnida, _ ra dros wolaa...~ santoss jer egona raime xriks uwyobdnen, Tavgza aebna, magram saRamo xans mainc cacxvebTan idga da jiutad daCereboda xelisguls... `me gaval erTi, _ xmamaRla Tqva masimom, koconis wriala Suqze veRara Zlebda,_ raRac mominda... ahaha, ha-ha...~ movida mirca da dabneul santoss sxva araferi darCenoda _ sulo codvilo _ saidumloSenaxuli glaxa qali rom ar hgoneboda mirca, magram ah, ara... bnelSi xes amofareboda axla, najaxi moimarjva da is-is iyo, kamara unda Seekra, Tavad masimo, ai, swored is, swored masimo! _ misken wamovida... mTlad gaitruna moxuci santosi, gaognebulma, gverdiT Cavlils Tvali gaayola da mere uCumrad, fexSiSveli, mihyva... xan saiTken gaswevda msxverpli da xan saiTken, saimedo adgils eZebda, Tavisi WkuiT... erTxans Sedga da xes aayola daSinebuli mzera, totze aZroma mounda TiTqos, magram gadaifiqra... fexareulma gaswia isev, orad moxrili, SurisZiebiT avarvarebuli, misken Tvalebapyrobili, uCumrad mihyveboda santosi... uzarmazar, fuRuroian xisken gaeSura masimo, erTxans fexic ki aswia, magram ara, ara _ undo fuRuro Canda raRacnairi, raRac, gadaifiqra... da iqve, Soriaxlos, jagebSi SeZvra, mxrebs afarTxunebda. dinjad gaimarTa santosi, acodvilebul msxverpls kuStad dascqeroda... da masimo rom SeiyuJa jagnarSi, daixara, Sarvlis totze ori TiTi zizRianad Caavlo da imodena gavleniani vaJkaci, masimo, mTel Cvidmet kacTa zeda mdgomi, ori TiTiT gamoaTria... sakvirveli xavili Semoesma, fexiswveriT gulaRma gadaagora _ matylis gorgali aRar iyo saWiro, xma Cawyvetoda masimos, ymawvils, sustad xaoda... gverdiT miuwva santosi nadavls, gadaefofra, da im Tavisi tlanqi idayvebiT ise Ronivrad daeyrdno CvidmetmeTaurs mklavebze, adgilzeve CauWeda, moRunuli fexi gadasdo orTave fexze, mZlavrad daawva, gaukava, mxrebze daabjina koJriani xelisgulebi, miwas mialursma. imis bilw saxes vera xedavda _ umTvaro RamiT, Zalian bneloda tyeSi; da SurisgebiT mocaxcaxe, sixaruliT acetebuli santosi kidev ufro rom darwmunebuliyo msxverplis namdvilad arsebobaSi, loyazedac ki _ ah! _ miefera, ra dro daudga, meramdene Ramis ocneba, ra Jami dadga... erTi is iyo mxolod cudi, rom vera xedavda gamomwyvdeuls, rogor undoda axla santoss, SiSiT amokarkluli Tvalebi exila, kargad ecqirna da damtkbariyo... loyebze SemoaWdo TiTebi, gamaubedurebels daJinebiT Cascqeroda da, gafiTrebuli, erTxans kinaRam gamoarCia siSavidan, magram kvlav galRva amobJutuli saxe _ albaT, Tu gamwvanda... cxvir-pirze magrad mouWira rkinis TiTebi santosma, nikapiT sadRac tuCTan daebjina da Sig TvalebSi CasCurCulebda saguldagulod xan imas, Tu ranairi sikvdiliT aRasrulebda, xan imas, rogor gaubedurda, mirca axsena ramdenjerme, Svils ara, ara, ar igonebda, vera bedavda... Tanabrad sustad caxcaxebda msxverpli. moxuc santoss ki, axdenili sawadlisgan gonebaareuls, balRamnarevi bednierebis veluri mRera Caesmoda da mizanmiRweuli, qoCors cxeli TiTebiT frTxilad uwewda, moferebidan surda daewyo

umagaliTo, jer arsmenili qveynad wameba _ sul ase, fereba-ferebaSi amoxdida suls, ris kvamliT gagudva da nel cecxlze dawva, an CamoxrCoba, msxverpls vis, anda ras uwiladebda, ase, moferebiT, yvelafers sjobda. nela, nelinel, magram xandaxan romelime ganrisxebuli TiTi ukiTxavad gaeqceoda, da ise swrafad ifloboda yelSi, santosi meore xeliT Zlivs aaglejda _ ah, ara, ara, uceb mixrCobas ra gemo hqonda, ase ara sjobda? _ nelinel, nela... cxvirpirSi Cascinoda Segubebulad santosi, sicili raa, jer imasac ki izogavda da iokebda, es imitom rom _ nadavlisagan sulis amoxda xarxariT surda daemTavrebina. qSutunebda da gancxromisgan Tvali milula, aZigZigebul yelze efereboda cali xeliT. meoreTi ki, ram moafiqra _ uxicinebda... netarebisgan Tvalebmilululs, damwvar sulze ise saamod esalbuneboda msxverplis amowkavwkaveba, da Sig saxeSi isev Cascina, zemodan awva. `Cemi biWi, Ceemi kargi biWi, _ TvaldaxuWuli dasCurCulebda santosi, _ Wkviani biiWi, damjeri biiWi, ra Wkviiianurad wevs... _ fuhuh, ra avad efereboda: _ Ceemi masimo, celqi kamooreli...~ da mere, enac ki mouCliqa! TvaldaxuWuli efereboda, da rogorc iqna, zantad rom Seavlo milululi mzera, SekrTa santosi _ mTvare danaTodaT, da msxverplis saxe farfata Suqze liclicebda... ah, adamians aRara hgavda, da gverdze zizRianad gadagorda santosi, mZimed wamodga, daacqerda... raRacis Tqma undoda masimos da Tumca gamalebiT eklakneboda tuCebi, krints veRar sZravda... xasiaTi wauxda santoss, najaxs daxeda... TvalmoWutuli, patara xans mTvares Seacqerda mere _ am mcire Suqmac ki... ki, sxva simarTles miaxvedra. isev dawolils dasCereboda, araraobas, da aramcTu risxvas, zizRsac ki veRar grZnobda _ sul sxva raRacas, amisTanebze gacilebiT dids, mTavars mixvda... mainc guldasmiT, glexis sidinjiT fiqrobda erTxans da am uecari, didi mixvedris sisworeSi sabolood rom darwmunda, mainc isev fiqrobda da cali xeliT sayeloSi swvda mere, maRla aswia, daZabunebul fexebze daayena da rom Seatyo, xelSeSvebuli, kvlav rom waiqceoda, erTi iseTi SeajanjRara, gons moiyvana, uTxra: `axla rom mogkla, Suri viZio... _ mSvidad sunTqavda, _ Cemdauneburad, CemianebTan gagatoleb amiT... amis Rirsi ki, masimo, ar xar~. verafers mixvda CvidmetmeTauri, Tavzardacemuli Sescqeroda. `isev morma zRos, is mirCevnia...~ _ Cailaparaka santosma, dafiqrebulma, erTic axed-daxeda mere, Seabruna da, panRuric ki ar amourtyams, odnav ubiZga, uTxra: _ axla ki giSveb, rogorc nabiWvars. wadi. moxuci santosi erT-erTi iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc didi kanudoseli gaxda. da ara prudensio. * * * kvamladenili qalaqi, kanudosi, naSuadRevs daiqca. oTxsave mxridan alyaSemortymul Tixis qalaqs Wurvebs axlidnen unamusod damiznebuli, bilwi dayefebis Semdeg duned axrColebuli zarbaznebi, tyviiT dacxriluli Tixis saxlebi Cawvnen, CainTqnen cecxlsa da kvamlSi; jer navTs asxamdnen Ria karebSi mravalricxovnebiT galaRebuli kamorelebi, mere _ maSxalas Seagdebdnen da Tivis bululsac miayolebdnen, da Tumca yoveli karfanjara aTamde rigiTs mizanSi amoRebuli hqonda, im mZimed Sededebuli kvamlis wyalobiT mainc axerxebdnen gamoparvas vakeiroebi da bevri uneburad cremldadenili kamoreli bolSi maCetes gadaawyda. ise, ubralod, vakeiroTgan TiTqmis aravin wasula... zes saqcieliT

gamxnevebulni, kanudoselebi wyvdiadidan saieriSod gamorbodnen TiTqos, erTguli maCeteTi mrisxane xelSi, vera da ver igues Tofi, Tavad _ tyviiT kvdebodnen, civsisxliani, mowyurebuli Jagunsoebic ki ver gaekarebodnen sxvafriv Soriaxlos... aramcTu saxlebs, qalaqgare mTel Walas, manamde haerSi mwvane simsubuqiT motivtives, ucodvelsa da natifs, mWvirvals, daasxes navTi da cecxls misces _ sruliad kanudosi, ZmaTa TeTri bina, avazakTa xeliT avi guguniT iwvoda, da naSuadRevs daiqca Tixis qalaqi, vin ifiqrebda, am Serujuli, gamuruli nangrevebis nacvlad mxolod erTi Ramis win qaTqaTa, spetaki saxlebi Tu idga, Tqveni qalaqi daaqcies, grili da mSvidi, mWvartliT SebRales Tqveni saxlebi, yvela daxoces... ori kanudoselis garda. erTi _ domeniko iyo... kvamliT gulwasuli, viRacis Ronierma xelma CabRuja, gaitana gareT, erTxans zida da mdinaris piras daagdo mere. gons rom movida, ganawameb Tvalebs veRar axelda mainc, da sazarlad gamWoli qirqili Semoesma, aixeda da _ kamorelebi iyvnen. da iqve Joao abadoc idga, tansacmelSemoxeuli, warbebSetrusuli, kuSti. `a, nuTu aman gamomiyvana?.. _ gancvifrda domeniko, _ aleqsandros Zma? _ da maSinve mixvda Secdomas, _ amas kamoraSi fexic ar daudgams da...~ magram am xrovaSi, mainc mxsneli eguleboda, rigrigobiT, faruli imediT Sescqeroda yvelas, magram zizRisa Tu dacinvis garda, veraferi amoikiTxa da gamwarebuli, imaT jinze, sakvirvelebav, gamxnevda kidec, mZimed, amayad wamoimarTa, mxrebi gaSala, da is-is iyo, raRac Tamami da amaRlebuli rom unda eTqva, myisve muxlebi moekveTa, uRonod Caikeca mdinaris piras da SeZrwunebul mzeras mainc ver aSorebda imas, Soridanve rom dainaxa da icno _ RiRinRiRiniT, avis nabijiT, didad mzakvari RimiliT momuwul pirze, TvalanTebuli, uaxlovdeboda Tavad miCinio... da Soridanve miaZaxa: `ah, Cemi biWic aqa yofila?! aki dagpirdi, gipovni-meTqi... ra, ar gjeroda?~ Tvalebze xeli aifara domenikom, da, SeZrwunebulma, majaze rom igrZno TviT JagunsoTa nebazed miSvebuli ufrosis TiTebi, maSinve mklavi Camouvarda, miCiniom ki mcire xniT zurgi Seaqcia, Joaos axed-daxeda, ikiTxa: _ es safrTxobela viRaa... _ egec magaTi gaxlavT, hale. odnav SeiWmuxna miCinio. _ da... Cven dagvnebda? _ ki. diax, hale. im Tavisi uxmaurod mZime nabijiT Semouara: _ Sewyaleba gsurs, patarav, briyvo? _ briyvis xma mesmis, _ upasuxa Joaom, zizRisgan damanWuli Sescqeroda. _ oh, es sulelic yofila, naZirala!.. _ msubuqad gaikvirva miCiniom, _ raRad dagvnebdi?.. _ axlav gaigebT, _ Tqva Joaom da uceb Sexta, daiZaxa: _ hop! _ gagiJebula, tutuci, kvamlSi, _ TiTqos Seibrala tyve miCiniom, magram iqave daayola: _ mainc dagbridavT, rac ar unda giJad mogvaCveno Tavi. _ ara, avazako, _ xma gaumkacrda Joaos, _ Seni Sewyaleba ra jandabad da oxrobad minda, ubralod, Zneli sikvdili avirCie, Tanac, mominda, Cems cxovrebaSi erTxel mecelqa.

_ da amisTvis Cven agvirCie? mayureblebad? _ Tvali moWuta miCiniom. _ Seni dambred-gamsaRebeli xalxi? _ maS, _ xalisiT daeTanxma Joao, _ adamianebis winaSe erTxel mainc saWiro iyo Cemi celqoba da, miuxedavad imisa, garewrebi da (aq didad uxamsi sityva ixmara)... rom xarT, mainc namdvilad adamianis garkveul nairsaxeobas warmoadgenT da im patiosan xalxSi, vakeiroebSi erTTavad moqufruls, axla, ratomRac, zed sikvdilis win, avazakebis dasanaxad mxiaruleba da cekva-TamaSi mominda. _ daa... simRerac? _ ratomac ara, _ mxiarulad miugo Joaom da omaxianad wamoiwyo. _ neetav, ra unda beeens... raRac saSinlad warmoudgeneli smena aRmoaCnda, tansacmelSemofleTili, warbebSetrusuli, gamuruli, zed mdinaris piras xtoda, buqnavda, mimodioda, xelebs Slida da mainc ucnaurad Svenoda am sisulelis uniWod mRera... _ kargi, gaCerdi... _ Tvalebi aukiafda miCinios, _ qalebi da bavSvebi raRa uyaviT, tkbilo... _ da domeniko gaaxsenda, mxarukuRma gadaugdo, _ Sen patara xans ar moiwyino, Cemi biWi... _ ki, rogor ara, dagaxvedrebdiT... _ daemanWa Joao, _ langriT mogarTmevdiT col-Svils, diax... JagunsoebSi rom CagegdoT, ara? _ da, gaapareT? _ aiwura miCinio, mimoixeda. _ ki, rogor ara, sul magis imediT viyaviT, _ inadiT gaepasuxa Joao, _ Tqveni xeloba sxva raa, Tu ar ltolvilebis moZebna. ZaRlis geSi gaqvT. _ maS, ra uyaviT... _ Secba miCinio. _ CveniT davxoceT... _ sazarel TvalebSi udardelad miaCerda Joao, _ Cemianebi, magaliTad, ai, am xelebiT... daZabuli ucqerda miCinio, mainc yoymanobda. _ raRac ar mjera... Cemi Jagunsoebic ki ar izamdnen magas. _ Cven ki ai, _ laRad wamoiwyo Joaom da isev Sexta, daxtomisas ki xelebi mxirulad gaSala, Tavi sasacilod gadaswia, _ aviReT da _ vqeniT! arc Tqven, arc Cven... Zlivs gamoerkva Tavzardacemuli, zed mdinaris piras Cakecili domeniko, Joaos xtunva-TamaSma ise gaaoca, gonze movida. _ da Sewynarebis imedi mag saqcieliT gagiCnda? magitom damnebdi, col-Svilis mkvlelo? bavSvze ukeTesi... _ Tqveni da Tqveni Sewyalebis... _ CaeRima Joaos, _ Sewyalebao, heh... magisTvis ara. _ aba, riRasTvis?! _ mindoda kargad davrwmunebuliyav, adamianTa winaSe mainc rom ar vnanob. Tqvens pirispir ki, kacismkvlelebis, yovlad gaoxrebulebis Semxedvares, es gacilebiT meadvila. Tanac, SeTavsebiT, vicelqe kidec, guli movioxe... sxva dros, naRd xalxSi, masxaraobisTvis sad mecala... loyaze Ronivrad daisva mokecili TiTi miCiniom; aRar eWvobda TiTqos, mainc ikiTxa: _ da rodis moxda... eg? _ kaatinga rogorc ki gadaiwia. simarTles hgavda Joaos pasuxi, da mis Semyure domenikos damzrali suli TiTqos gauTba _ ai am kacma, pirvelma uJmurma, imis gamo rom kanudoselTa col-SvilisaTvis mdevari aeSorebina, ra ar ikadra _ tyved danebeba, cekva-TamaSi, xtunva, simRera... da albaT saSineli wamebiT sikvdili, avazakTa rkalSi.

_ mereda, gvamebs ra uyaviT... gvamebs raRa uyaviT, briyvo! _ isev SeeWvda miCinio, ganrisxda. _ ras vuzamdiT... _ mxrebi aiCeCa Joaom, _ brZola gveloda da saflavebis Txras xom ar SevudgebodiT... _ aba? _ davwviT. xom naxeT, aqve, ramdenime gadaWrili xe. didian-patarianad, eyoT. erTxans Cafiqrda miCinio. Tavisianebs miubrunda mere, brZaneba gasca: _ Tumca simarTles hgavs am naZirala xepres naambobi, mainc, yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, ramdenime kacma mdinare gadalaxeT da Soriaxlos kargad moCxrikeT midamo, cxenebiT wadiT, qalebi da bavSvebi Sors ver wavidodnen. tyes Tu gaivliT, tirils kargad miugdeT yuri. rogorc ki vinmes dainaxavT, orma Tqvenganma Sematyobinos. sam saaTs gaZlevT. qalaqSi erTad unda davbrundeT, zeimiT. aba, yoCaRad, gaeSureT, nu agvianebT! _ axla, keTilo, Senc nuRar agvianeb, _ Tavi gadaswia Joaom, yeli daWima, _ aba haT, dana... an Toki, xmali, sawamlavi, CemTvis sul erTia. da tyved Cabarebis mesame mizezsac mogaxsenebT _ xom SemiZlia, axla romelimes yanyratoSi gwvdeT da ZiZgilaobaSi albaT SedarebiT iolia sikvdili, magram minda rom, TqvenisTanebic ki gavakvirvo _ danis moqnevasTan erTad, silac rom SemayaroT, Tvals mainc ar davaxamxameb. raRas miyurebT, ariqaT, Cqara, ramdeni xania, keTilebo, kaci ar mogiklavT. uxerxulia... Tu ginda, Sen TviTon scade, SenisTana gamocdil Wotsac ki ganvacvifreb _ ise movkvdebi, Tvals erTxelac ar davaxamxameb, hale. _ viTom? _ wamiT gamsunagda miCinio, da kamoruli dana maSinve xelSi aRmoaCnda _ veravin hkida Tvali, saidan da rogor daaZro. _ viTom ki ara, marTla ar davaxamxameb. vera xedav, rogor magra var?! _ Tqva Joaom da, isev daamRera: _ lamazi enatrebaa beeens... eh, smena hqonda? mtrisas, ah, mtrisas... _ giJebis mokvla ara mCvevia, _ SeiWmuxna miCinio, _ me ai, aseT gonierT, sicocxle Zalian rom uyvarT, swored imaT vklav, _ domenikosken gaiSvira kauWa TiTi, _ erTi SexedeT, rogora gdia... me amas ganze gaviyvan, calke, da mowmeebi ara mWirdeba, sul misxal-misxal unda amovxado suli, da axla ki es tutuci momRerali rom wavakla, mere am qorfa urCs, erTguli kaci rom gamilaxa, sasurvel gemos veRar Cavatan. mTeli Cemi ostatoba da risxva mxolod am erTze unda gadavitano, _ da SemokrebilT moavlo Tvali, _ modi aq, rigoberto, yovelmxriv daimsaxure Sen es, niZlavsac dagideb, Tu gsurs, erTi moqneviT, Seni cnobili xerxiT, yuridan yuramde Tu gadaWri... me mgoni, vera, xedav, rogori kiseri aqvs, rogori daZarRvuli... da albaT Tvalsac ver daaxamxamebineb. karga giJi Cans. _ rva drahkansa vdeb, _ Tqva Seuracxyofilma rigobertom, Ceqmis yelidan laplapa dana amoaZvrina. _ daeniZlave Cqara, sulelo, _ Seaguliana miCinio Joaom, _ naRdad moigeb. _ movida, kargi, _ Tqva miCiniom. da sanaZleo marTla moigo. Joaos, ra Tqma unda, Tvali ar dauxamxamebia da yelic mxolod sanaxevrod gamouRadra danam _ xed qceuliyo kaci. da sisxlic bevri ar gamosvlia, rogorc erT-erTma iq myofTaganma aRniSna _ oriod ylupi. sikvdilisTvis ki, esec kmaroda.

Joao abado, didxans uJmuri, meoTxe iyo im rCeul xuTTagan, vinc didi kanudoseli gaxda. mTlad ucxo biliks dadgomoda domeniko, mgzavri. sastikma mzeram mainc aiZula wamodgoma da cxvariviT morCilad gadaiara axrColebuli kanudosi, da gzad aravin dascinoda _ am SemTxvevaSi misi patronis, miCiniosi, rigiTebsac erideboda da oficrionsac, kefaSi Casoboda mrisxane mzera da naqalaqars rom gascdnen, odnav ubiZga miCiniom, ucnob bilikze daayena. erTxans veRarafers grZnobda mgzavri, imdeni gvami Semoxvda gzaze, TiTqos gamxnevda, eCveulebriva... magram mcire xniT _ sxva iyo mainc, sakuTari Tavi... daqceul saxlebs rogorc ki gascda, dainaxa buCqi, xe, SemWknari balaxi, da Zaan mounda beCavs, sicocxle... aman kvlav dasca, Zalumi SiSiT mexdamtydari, im mziani dRiT mrume burusSi miabijebda da, TavCaqindrulma, SiSveli fexi, sakuTari, burusidan wamiT rom gamoarCia, Zalian SekrTa _ aRar undoda Tavisi sxeulis danaxva, kargad icoda, simwriT rom moekrunCxeboda patara xanSi da maRla aixeda... raRac Rrubeli ki dainaxa, laqasa hgavda... mcired gamxnevda, xavss moeWida _ ra iqneboda, aleqsandres Zma saidanme rom gamomtyvraliyo, miCiniosTvis esrola dana, misTvis, mgzavrisTvis, cxeni mieca; sulac, rad undoda cxeni, ise irbendaa... irgvliv aRaravin WaWanebda albaT, Tvalsawierze aravin Canda, da ukanac rom scada mixedva, maSinve zurgSi Ronivrad ubiZges. mTlad Caiferfla, guli moukvda _ ra aleqsandro, anda risi Zma, is albaT, sulac brZolaSi mohkles... ukacriel velze martokani iyvnen. isev burusi ram Camoawva, maxinji, mrume da maRali cisken aRapyro saxe, im Rrublisaken, magram gadaweuli yelisa SeeSinda da win gaixeda. gamoqvabuli moCanda raRac, did, goroz kldes daTxril Tvalad aCnda. SeSinda, Sedga. iq, sibneleSi, ufro sazareli iqneboda albaT sikvdili, isev aq erCia, am SeCveuli didi mzis gulze, imas natrobda, oRondac zurgSi CaecaT dana, magram moesma: _ Semotrialdi! ucxo xma iyo; gaxarebuli, swrafad Sebrunda da maSinve elda eca, yovelnairi imedi gadauwyda _ isev is kaci, Jagunsoebis ufrosi, pirispir martodmarto edga, im basr TvalebSi ver Sexedavda, Tavi daxara. _ yuri damigde, domeniko, _ Tqva miCiniom da mxarze daado xeli, _ me aleqsandros ufrosi Zma var. Tu rogor mokvda mexuTe didi kanudoseli xolo rodesac marSali betankuri cxvirsaxocs miidebda pirze, karis tenori ezekiel luna Cveuli ostatobiT mReroda karg da lamaz da feradsityvovan simRerebs _ didi marSalis vrcel misaRebSi zeda kamoras mTeli naRebi Sekrebiliyo: didvaWari artemio vaskes da xnierTa dasis uxucesi porfirio, damsjeli razmis keTil-generali ramos da gasaidumloebuli meqise alfredo evia, lamaz-generali da didgvarovani aristokrati germogen karrasko, mTavari Semmowmebeli, yofili jibis qurdi pedro kardenasi da juja umberto, marSalis piradi jalaTi kadima da funjis qeduxreli didostati greg rikio, pirSi mTqmeli prokurori noel, winare naxsenebi ezekiel luna da ase Semdeg, mSvenivrad iyvnen Cacmuldaxurulni, oRond fexT suyvelas faCuCebi emosa, pirwmindad SiSveli anisetos garda. maTi Zvirfasad gamoyvanil-Sekerili Ceqmebi ki vercxliT mooWvil kars ukan elaga, yvelam icoda didi marSalis aRiarebuli

sisuste: kriala iatakisa da noxebisadmi faqizi siyvaruli, Tavad marSals ki am faCuCobanaSi sxva ram azri edo _ SeuZlebeli iyo fexze msgavsi umweoba gcmoda, da geterorista. daZabulni isxdnen stumrebi, radgan Tavad didi marSali dinj bolTas scemda, SemokrebilT ki wamodgomis nebas ar rTavda. mkerdze xelebi gadaiWdo grandissimohallem, gamarjvebis aRmniSvneli sadRegrZeloebis Semdeg, moiRrubla da axla mwuxared dafiqrebuli Canda, mere ramdenjerme sevdianad, dinjad daiqnia Tavi, mZimed warmoTqva: `eha... ra xalxi davkargeT...~ mswrafl wamoiwies stumrebma, gardacvlilTadmi pativiscemis niSnad, magram marSalma xelisguli wamiT gaiSvira maTken da kvlavac savarZlis kideze frTxilad Camosxdnen. `sabralo qvrivoblebi bevrni aRmoCndnen? _ ikiTxa didma marSalma da pedro kardenass miapyro mzera: _ ijeq.~ `diax, grandissimohalle~. `erTnairi SeZlebisani arian qonebrivad Tu...~ `ara, grand...~ `aes cudia, _ aRniSna marSalma betankurma, misaRebSi gaiar-gamoiara, _ me rom adamianis buneba vici, mdidar qvrivebs bevri mTxovneli gamouCndeba albaT da angarebas ki kamoraSi, rogorc yovelTvis, adgili ar unda hqondes~. `diax... ah, diax... diax, rogor ara~, _ xalisianad ayayandnen stumrebi, magram marSalma isev aCvena yvelas mokle xelisguli. da Tumc xasiaTze maincdamainc ver iyo _ dilidanve gamoucnobi SiSi wiwknida _ mainc mSvenivrad anviTarebda Canafiqrs: `da angarebas adgili rom ar hqondes, yvelaze qesati qvrivebis avla-dideba kargad aRwere, Cemo keTil-generalo ramos, da danarCeni ojaxebic imaT Semosavalsa da qonebaze daiyvane _ gawonaswordebian. yoveli sxvaoba ki anisetos Caabare, TanabarSeZlebiani gaxdeba yvela, da angarebas aRar eqneba adgili Zveleburad. cudi azria?~ `didebulia, dido marSalo, ah, dide... silamaze gaimarjvebs, grandis...~ magram kvlavac xelisguli ixiles stumrebma. `qvriv-obolTa keTildReobisaTvis ki, Cemo generalo, lamaz-qalaqelebs xarki saWiroebisamebr gaudide, nu mogerideba~. `sul tyavs...~ _ wamoiZaxa keTil-generalma da myisve gaCumda. patara xans dumdnen, da betankurma gamomcdeli mzera erTaderTxel Seavlo stumrebs, mere isev Rrmad dafiqrebuli iyureboda ganze. sxvebs uxucesma porfiriom daaswro, yvelaze adre mixvda: `erTi Txovna maqvs, dido marSalo, erTi ram Zalian unda gTxovoT~. `Tqvi, Cemo porfirio, gismen~, _ dauyvava marSalma edmondo betankurma. `dido marSalo! grandissimohalle!! _ TiTebi gulze aikra porfiriom, _ Cems Tvalwinaa gazrdili cqriala stella, da Zalian gTxovT, saxelovani qmarpolkovnikis, CvenTvis yvelasaTvis usayvarlesad mosagonari federiko sezaris Tavdadebuli Sromisa da Rvawlis monagars nu CamovarTmevT... federikoze dard-glova gvakmareT!~ `ah, ara, ara, Cemo porfirio, uxerxulia, _ sul raRac wveTiT gakeklucda didi marSali, _ stella xom Cemi mkvidri diswulia da, xalxma sxvagvarad ar CamomarTvas~. `ah, rasa brZanebT, rasa brZanebT, dido marSalo, nagrovi Tanxa sulac albaT saxelovani qmar-polkovnikis sacxovreblis sasaxle-muzeumad gadakeTebisaTvis dasWirdeba cqriala stellas, da, bavSvebisTvis, axali TavSesafari ganaRa ar dasWirdeba? bavSvze ukeTesi...~ da aRgznebul porfirios danarCenebic erTxmad rom ahyvnen: `ah, Zalian gTxovT, oh, SegvibraleT...~, `kargiT, agre iyos~, _ Tqva didma marSalma. da xelqveiTTa sazrianoba Tumca sakmaod esiamovna, kvlav SeiWmuxna _ raRaca SiSi jiutad wiwknida.

eWviT, undoblad Sescqeroda yvelas, aforiaqda, raRaca ucxo saCeCeli suls uwewda, basr Wangebs grZnobda, da kedlisaken piriT Sebrunda _ `ar SemamCnion!~ da myisve mkveTrad motrialda, daSinebul xelqveiTebs Zalad mrisxane mzera styorcna. da ise ubralod, uceb dawynarda mere... `mainc ra iyo, _ gaifiqra, _ ra damemarTa?..~ da sul cotaTi mainc dabneuls, raime bunebrivi moZraoba moexasiaTa da, uneburad, cxvirsaxoci saxesTan rom miitana, `zaamTar-zafxuul mivabiijebT...~ _ yoCaRad wamoiwyo ezekiel lunam da didma marSalmac ifeTqa: `dasCumdi, briyvo! _ da eldanacem, SiSiT kinaRam gulgamskdar karis tenorTan erTad sxva wveulTac mkacrad mimarTa: _ yvelani wadiT. marto damtoveT. Tqvenc gTxovT, mibrZandeT, Cemo greg rikio... _ TandaTan isev mSviddeboda, _ Cemo keTil-generalo, rom gaxval, am karis darajs Cemgan gadaeci, Tuki ar davuZaxeb, ar SemoWaWandes~. sisulele Tqva _ grandissimos oTaxSi unebarTvod vin Semobedavda... `wadi, wa Senc, kadima...~ moWutuli Tvali gaayola areulad mimavalT, da, martod darCenilma, maSinve mWidrod mixura Zvirfasad mooWvili kari, aTasnairi saketiT magrad Caraza. Sua misaRebSi, dafiqrebuli idga, ra iyo mainc, es ra Seujda... saZinebelSic aRar SeeZlo gasvla, foriaqi ram sWirda! didad ucnauri bziki SeCenoda, xan yurebSi odnav uwuoda, sulac qreboda mere, da uceb! _ suli efliTeboda... kedelTan miaCoCa gadatylarWuli savarZeli, Cajda, Caeflo, fexebi gaSala, `im upatrono naxiris mwyemsebad... ho, kalabrielebs vaiZuleb... _ gegmebs awyobda, saqmian fiqrsa cdilobda, _ andaa, sulac, lamaz-qalaqelebs gavavakeiroeb... eyofaT xtunva da RreWakiskisi... xelosnebs ar wamoviyvan... usaqmurebi mainc bevrni hyavT... isee, saboloo jamSi, kacma rom Tqvas, Zalianac kargi, omi rom SememTxva, _ moesalbuna es gafiqreba, _ gasacxrilebi myavdnen mainc da bunebrivad gaicxrila kamora... xalxi kargia, sakmarisad roca gyavs, sakmarisze meti _ ukve cudia... zedmeti bargia... Zalianac, kargad moxda. xazinac... mSvenivrad momemateba...~ isev awivlda irgvliv raRaca, savarZels zurgi swrafad moaSora, ra jandaba da oxroba iyo! yrud, dagudulad moisma Soridan: `Raamis TerTmeti saaTia da yvelaferi geniaaaaluraaadaaaaaa!~ odnav eama _ es xom misi erT-erTi kaci, omaxiani kaetano gahyviroda undod gatrunul kamoraSi... kvlav awrialda _ raRaca surda marSal betankurs, raRaca Tbili, sulieri... marTla, arufa! aqamde rogor ar gaaxsenda... aq, am oTaxSi eguleboda, ram daaviwya gamorCeuli, nebieri kata, `arufa, sad xar, _ alersianad wamoiZaxa didma marSalma, _ gZinavs? a, fiso! fis-fis-fis...~ ise gamxnevda da gaTamamda, sul miaviwyda yvelaferi, erTiRa hqonda axla survili, arufa rogorme Cqara Caewvina kalTaSi, mofereboda, aekrutunebina, wvril, basr kbilebSua Caeyo TiTi da Tvalebi mielula, `arufa, sada, xar, Se celqo, fis-fis-fiso-fis... _ moferebiT uxmobda didi marSali, daixara da magidis qveS SeiWvrita, mere savarZlebi gadaaadgila, _ sad damemale, icode, Cqara gamodi, Torem... _ cotaTi guli mouvida, amden xans ratom emaleboda, swyinda, _ Torem im nugbars aaRar gaWmev, Sen rom yvelaferze metad giiyvars...~ da uebari xerxi ixmara, katasaviT daiknavla didma marSalma, ah, grZnobebs ahyva, ise mounda gamorCeuli, didbewva, msuyed fumfula cxoveli, da aman gasWra, rogorc iyo, mZimed Seirxa kuTxeSi farda... `aa, sad yofilxar, _ gaixara didma marSalma, jer ver xedavda, _ axla ki giCveneb seirs, imasac naxav, rogorac daagsji... _ fardas msubuqad, fexakrefiT uaxlovdeboda, _ ar gamodixar mainc xom, ara?..~ xeli

CasWida sqel, mZime qsovils, erTxans mainc gabutuliviT icdida, magram arufa agvianebda, da betankurma uceb, erTbaSad, mkveTrad, Ronivrad rom gadaswia farda, SeZrwunebuli, Tavzardacemuli, daibRavlebda kidec, xma rom ar warTmeoda. _ fardis ukan don diego idga, maCeteTi xelSi. _ da didad gasakvirveli maincdamainc araferia, _ ganagrZobda miCinio, _ iqac, WalaSi, is danebi marTla cal-calke ki ar visrole, erTmaneTSi SeduRebuli sami dana _ erTi ram nivTi iyo. _ aa... _ Zlivs mixvda domeniko, gamoqvabulis siRrmeSi, wyvdiadSi idgnen, da miCinios, gadamrCenels, Camuqebul landad aRiqvamda mxolod; qvisasa hgavda, myarad, amayad, saocrad mZimed SemarTuliyo, domenikos ki, zRvagancdagamovlils, gamoleoda araqaTi, muxlebi ekeceboda, magram imdeni ramis gageba surda... aforiaqda, da mxsnels sadRac, mkerdTan, madlierad Seacqerda: _ ise, wesiT ki unda gamomecaniT... Tqvens garda, RamiT, kamoraSi, sxva vin gabedavda siaruls. _ ver mixvdebodi, _ Tqva miCiniom, mainc simkacre etyoboda xmaSi, _ radgan me ase msurda. rom mimxvdariyav, gaTamamdebodi, da ar ivargebda es. axla ki, raime xinji rom ar CagrCes, rac ginda mkiTxe, bevri dro ar gvaqvs. _ ar gewyinebaT? _ ara. _ sikeTe Tu xarT... _ gaubedavad wamoiwyo domenikom, da sibnelis imediT, aim odnav abJutebul TvalebSi Seacqerda! _ xalxs rogorRa hklavT... _ mainc romeli dagenana ? _ mSvidad daekiTxa miCinio. _ ai, vTqvaT... Tundac... _ marTla veravin gaixsena, gaocda, _ aravisa hklavT? _ ara. _ da maSin... da rom iZaxian, calke gahyavs da saSineli wamebiT hklavso... _ calke isini gamyavs, visac sikvdili uCemod marTla ver ascdeba, da radgan yvelas ver gavwvdebi, mxolod imaT varCev, vinc naklebadaa sikvdilis Rirsi. mokvlis siames viTomc me daviCemeb, moSorebiT gamyavs da mere vuSveb xolme, qveynad midian, _ da wynarad uTxra, _ Seni ltolvilic erT-erTi iyo. Senc, sxvaTa Soris. _ Cemi ltolvili... saidan iciT! _ airia domeniko. _ is sul sxva mxares gavaqcie, Sen am gamoqvabuliT waxval. kargi ki iyo, erTi drahkani mainc dagetovebina soflad, magram ras izam, rac moxda, moxda. didxans ivli da, ar SegeSindes, bnelSi imedi ar gadaiwuro, _ miuaxlovda da mZime abga kiserze Camohkida, mainc SeeSinda misi xelebisa domenikos, odnav moibuza, _ bevri puria, gamoizoge. wyali ki mravlad Segxvdeba gzaSi, xandaxan muxlamdec ki Caabijeb. da sinaTles rom dainaxav, gamoqvabulidan fexi ar gadga, sanam kargad ar daRamdeba. mereRa gadi da did saRores dainaxav iqve; Tu umTvaroba iqneba, suniTac mixvdebi. Cauare da sadme moSorebiT daiZine. dilaadrian ki, Wyvirili roca gagaRviZebs, iqiTa mxridan moadeqi, Rorebis patrons, vici, mwyemsi sWirdeba. _ me ki megona... _ Tqva domenikom, Tavi daxara, _ soflad miSvebdiT. maRal sofelSi... Zalian minda.

_ ki, gagiSvebdi, is erTaderTi drahkani rom dagetovebina. rom migesvlebodes, _ gaumkacrda xma, _ ra piriT axval, gindac iqiTken gagiSva. _ ho, _ daiCurCula domenikom, Tavdaxrili idga. _ erT-erTi gza ega gaqvs, Rorebis mwyemsad unda daberde. _ daa... meore? _ mcire imedi aukiafda. _ meore ukan, nangrevebisken. viTom gameqeci. _ ah, ara, ara, _ SekrTa domeniko. _ egeb, gerCios kidec, nu aCqardebi. im kacis xelSi, SimSiliT kuWi amogixmeba, icode. da is saWmelic genatrebodes iqneba, Rorebs rom dauyri. _ ratom... _ gaicnob, naxav. _ vinaa, egeTi... _ gaicnob-meTqi, _ da Semparavad daekiTxa, _ gerCia soflad? _ diax. Zalian... rogor ara, ki! _ erTi drahkani rad ar datove!.. _ da sazareli naRverdlebi aumoZravda, kvlavac CaRuna mgzavrma, sabralom, Tavi _ isev moesma daundobeli: _ ramdeni gqonda! _ eqvsi... _ mTlad dasacodavda domeniko, moibuza, _ aTasi... Seebrala Tu ra iyo, sul sxva ram hkiTxa: _ im kacs ra erqva, rom mReroda... _ Joao abado. _ is marTla didi kanudoseli iyo. _ rogor SeatyeT... _ gancvifrda mgzavri. _ isic mimixvda. _ ras... _ vinc viyavi. _ saidan, rogor... _ mTlad airia mgzavri. _ iseTi SekiTxvebi davayare, damajerebeli pasuxebi rom gaeca. Sen albaT iman dagabnia, Zalian rom mlanZRavda... _ diax. _ Tvali Camikra, samagierod. madlobis niSnad... ise ki, sworad moqceulxarT, tiviT rom dagicurebiaT qalebi da bavSvebi. _ saidan iciT! _ moWrilma xeebma mimaniSnes. kanudosSi ki maRali kvamli ar awelila. erTbaSad SeZrwunda domeniko, da ukan gaxta: _ da... mdevari rom daadevneT! Tqven!.. aq miCinios bnelSic Seetyo, mokled rom CaiRima: _ rogor ggonia, sam saaTSi SesZleben iqamde Casvlas da amobrunebas? Tan, Zebna-ZebniT... isev miendo. da ucxo alersiT xmaSi _ mere vis, Tavad miCinios! _ hkiTxa: _ sikeTe Tu xarT, iq, im qalaqSi... ra gaZlebinebT... _ CamovsxdeT, getyvi. rbil savrZelSi gadawoliliyo don diego, da pirSi gorgalgaCril, zurgsukan xelebgakrul betankurs zizRiT aTvalierebda. vakeiroebis gaRunuli dana, maCete, msubuqad epyra xelT, swored amnairi iaraRiT surda didi marSalis dakvla, visi ferxTiTac _ jer kidev gaTenebisas ori TiTiT mimxrCvali kata-arufa egdo. mTeli dRe akrefili idga fardis ukan don diego da axla fafuk savarZelSi Cafluliyo,

dabuJebul fexebs asvenebda, samagierod, marSals sul sxva ram ubuJebda SeZrwunebul nawilakebad daSlil mTel sxeuls, daRlaze gacilebiT sastiki _ maCeteiani xeli. zizRiT daviwroebul Tvalebs ar aSorebda betankurs don diego, da monusxuli marSalic vera swyvetda gaognebul mzeras. Tvalis kaklebi uzomod gafarToeboda da, Tavzardacemuls, nestoebi Zalian uTrToda. hee, ramdeni ramis Tqma surda don diegos, misTvis Cveuli artistizmiT; win mTeli Rame maragad hqonda, rogor undoda rigrigobiT: misi gineba, masxrad agdeba, da isev lanZRva mere, da isic eTqva, ganrisxebuls, aq Semoparvis fasad rom miatova sanukvari qalaqi da ai, swored am dRis safasurad, albaT moRalated rom CasTvlidnen kanudoselebi; rogor undoda, sila gaewna, mere Cveuli artistizmiT eTqva, rom: `kargi qoneba ki daagrove, Zalian yoCaR, ah, ra saxli gaqvs... _ da daeyolebina, _ ise, gerCia, sadme, mindorSi, balaxi geTiba _ xvalac cocxali iqnebodi...~ magram ver SesZlo _ win SesazizRi ram arseba edga, lorwovani, misTvis erT sityvasac ver imetebda. is savarZelic Seezara, sxartad wamodga, oTaxs mimoavlo Tvali. kuTxeSi midgmul silis Zvirfas saaTebs miuaxlovda, daixara da xuTwuTiani amoarCia, auCqareblad gaimarTa, da erTaderTi mxolod es uTxra: `rom Camoicleba, mogklav~. da saaTi gadaabruna, xelisgulze daido da maRla SemarTa, marjvenaSi ki, maCete epyra. samiod nabijze, pirispir idgnen. Tvalebi amoeburca SeZrwunebul betankurs, mokled, malimal qSinavda, raRac zmuilic iwoveboda im gorgalidan, don diegom jer Ceqmebi rom gaiwminda da mereRa CasCara pirSi; ra unamusod _ marSalisaTvis _ da ra swrafad iRvreboda veragi sila, iqiT aRepyro betankurs yofaanatirebi mzera, xanac maCetes miawydeboda didi marSalis dabinduli TvalTa sinaTle, mere _ kvlav maRla auxteboda; tansacmliana aacaxcaxa marSal betankurs, es yvelaferze saSineli wameba iyo _ es xuTi wuTi, marSalis jinaze ise xalisiT CamofSvnadi, laRad momCqefare _ ara, es ufro mis ugvano cxovrebas hgavda... don diegos ki erTxelac kinaRam wasZlia enam, undoda TvalTmaqcurad aReniSna, rom sicocxleSi pirvelad xedavda marSals, Tanac, ubralos ki ara, _ TeTr SarvalSi Casvelebuls, magram aqac Seikava Tavi, da betankuris simwriT daxuWul Tvalebze mixvda, rom Camoiwura sila... da is saaTi ise daagdo rbil, feradovan noxze, arc dauxedavs, mZimed gadadga erTi nabiji da betankurma uceb Tvalebi gaaxila, iqiT, kedlisken, mkveTrad gaaqnia Tavi. dakvirvebiT Seacqerda don diego, yovelivesi gageba, wvdoma _ sisusted sWirda da miniSnebul kedels miuaxlovda, TiTi daado, da TvalebiT ikiTxa: `aq?~ `ara, ara~, _ gaiqnia marSalma Tavi, da nikapi win gaiSvira. `aqeT? aqeT, xom...~ _ isev Seacqerda don diego, jiutad utyvi, da marSalmac gaxarebulma dauqnia Tavi. ras aniSnebda mainc, jer verafers xvdeboda don diego, da, rogorc iqna, kedelze romeliRac filas msubuqad rom miado TiTi, imedmocemulma betankurma swrafad aakantura Tavi, Tvalebi magrad daxuWa da SubliT viTom Ronivrad miawva raRacas. `mcvelTaTvis raime niSani ar hqondes sadme, gamosaZaxebeli, _ SeeWvda don diego, _ ara mgonia. kari rogorc ki gaiReba, icis albaT rom, dabneul mcvelebs mainc davaswreb, maSinve movklav. raRac sxvaSia aq saqme... gadarCenisTvis, netav risi imedi unda hqondes... ucnauria~. da, yovelives gagebis JiniT Sepyrobilma, filas Ronivrad miaWira xelisguli, da odnav maRla, ori fila gadaiwia. erTi ki gaxeda marSals don diegom da savarZeli miaCoCa kedelTan, saidumlo ujra gamoswia, didis interesiT daacqerda _ auwonavi ganZiT iyo savse. aq CaeRima don diegos da, marSals gaxeda. iman

xalisiT, ramdenadac axla es SeeZlo, viTom mxiarulad dauqnia Tavi, magram maSinve niri ecvala, radgan don diegom mosasxami gadaiwia, erTaderTi Zvirfasi Tvali, mkerdze rom ebnia, moiglija da im ganZze daagdo, savarZlidan fexi Camodga mere, da betankurisken mZimed gaeSura. mivida, mokla. _ da uzarmazar fanjrebdagmanul etlSi aRmovCndi maSin, sxva qalaqisken midioda, _ ganagrZobda miCinio, gamoqvabulSi, grilad moWiqul wvdiadSi isxdnen, _ ocni vmgzavrobdiT, da suyvelani gamorCeuli avazakebi iyvnen, viRaca erTis garda, imas ar vicnobdi, TavisTvis ijda kuTxeSi, wynarad. niRabi mxolod me mekeTa, da sagangebo davalebaze mimavali vegone yvelas, aravin uwyoda, romeli kamoreli viyav, meridebodnen. viwro Wrilidan Sevcqerodi maT, avazakebs, kargad vicodi yoveli maTganis asaval-dasavali da survilisagan maJrialebda _ me xom swored imitom mivedi kamoraSi, ase megona, Tuki sikeTis mTesveli var, boroteba unda movspo-meTqi da im didi etlis ufskrulSi gadaCexa myarad mqonda gadawyvetili. xandaxan im ucnobsac Sevavlebdi Tvals _ raRac Zalian ucnauri iersaxisa iyo, dafiqrebuli; verc Seatyobdi, gulSi ra edo. mxolod is mgzavri ar vicodi, danarCenebis mosaspobad ki kaci ukeTes dros ver inatrebda. da meetlem winaswar daTqmul adgilas rom SeaCera etli, mZimed gadmovedi, kari mivxure da viTom fulis misacemad dinjad mivuaxlovdi meetles, mere viskupe, gadmovagde da kofoze jerac damjdari ar viyav, cxenebs rom gadavuWire warTmeuli Solti, etlSi msxdomT araferi gaugiaT. mivWenaobdiT, ToTxmeti cxenis sadave mepyra xelT, kargad vicodi _ ufskruls rogorc ki mivuaxlovdebodiT, ganze Caqrolebis nacvlad swored iqiTken gavaWenebdi cxenebs, erTsac Ronivrad daviqnevdi Solts da me ki uvneblad gadmovxtebodi. mouTmenlobisgan avwrialdi, zeze dgomela miverekebodi cxenebs, erTi suli mqonda, sanam iqamde mivaRwevdi, ase megona, marTali viyav; sulo codvilo _ vzeimobdi winaswar kidec, magram uecrad is kaci gamaxsenda, ais ucnobi da xasiaTi wamixda; raRacnairad, SeviboWe, sul misi saxe mitivtivebda, gamoucnobi. `didi ambavi~, _ gavifiqre, mindoda Tavi memarTlebina, _ vinc ginda iyos, samagierod Tvramet avazaks movacileb qveyanas da amiT ramden kacs gadavarCen-meTqi... magram is kaci, TavisTavad, iseve rogorc yvelani Cven, domeniko, Tavisi TavisTvis erTi, erTaderTi iyo, da rogorc yovels, imasac martokinad hyavda uZvirfasesi ram qveyanaze _ sakuTari Tavi, mxolod miseul, mTel samyaros rom itevda da misi qveyana mxolod misiT cocxlobda, mxolod... da im kacisTvis ra iyo, aba, is Tvrameti avazaki, ra? _ araferi, Tuki sicocxle waerTmeoda... Tan, arc vicodi, avazaki iyo Tu ara, gindac yofiliyo, `ra ufleba maqvs!~ _Sevuwyeri Tavs da kvlav Sevyoymandi; mere isic ki gavifiqre, etls Tavadac rom gadavyolodi, im kacisadmi danaSauli TiTqosda amiT gamomesyida; maSinve mivxvdi, esec rom ar iqneboda swori _ im kacisaTvis, mec sulerTi viyavi, ra me da raRa is avazakebi, Zaan ar vendomebodi? Tu mokvdeboda... da Ronivrad movzide sadave, gavaCere etli, mewinave cxenisken gaviqeci, swrafad gamovxseni, movaxti da ukanve, kamorasken gavaWene. amasobaSi etlidan gamocvivdnen, raRanairi lanZRva-gineba ar damadevnes, daweviT raRas dameweodnen, ganagrZnobdnen albaT mere gzas, amas ara aqvs mniSvneloba, mTavari isaa, rom avazakTagan dResac aravis ecodineba, im kacma misdauneburad yvelani sikvdils rom gadaarCina. da domenikos Tumca krinti ar dauZravs, miCiniom mainc ikiTxa:

_ ratom giambe? Tu ginda, getyvi... _ diax... _ erTi imitom, rom Cven yvelani, suyvelani, adamianebi, uxilavi qseliT erTmaneTze gadabmulni varT _ arc viciT, ise. Senc, magaliTad, verasodes warmoidgendi, manuelo kostam didi zes garda Senc rom sikvdils gadagarCina. _ me ara, ara, _ Tavi gaiqnia sibneleSi domenikom, _ me kanudosidan arc gamovsulvar da mxolod... _ me, rogorc erT-erTi egreT wodebuli Rirseuli kamorelTagani, _ gaawyvetina miCiniom, _ imis wamebas veswrebodi da manuelos saqcieliT aRfrTovanebuls, erTTavad suli mikawkawebda, gadamerCina, da rogormenairad SevZlebdi kidec, magram imjerad iseT Zvirfas tyves, viTomc saidumlo xvreli rom icoda, calke ar gamayvaninebdnen da sxvagvarad ki, gaviyidebodi. mec unda gadavkarguliyavi. _ mere ra... _ wamoiZaxa domenikom, _ didi ambavi... gadakarguliyaviT, Tuki SegeZloT misi daxsna... is xom namd... _ mere Sen veRar gadagarCendi, domeniko, _ kvlav gaawyvetina miCiniom, _ Seni Tavi mebara. manuelom ki, rogorc xedav, Senc dagdo madli. Sublze xeli moisva dabneulma mgzavrma. _ magram im etlis ambavi mxolod amisTvis ar miambnia, kargad damigde axla yuri. im RamiT bevri vifiqre, Zalian bevri, raRacnairad, Rrma da maRali fiqri iyo; ganTiadisas, erT rames mivxvdi! _ ras... _ rom dedamiwas siyvaruli atrialebs, domeniko. mTlad gaitruna wyvdiadSi mgzavri. _ ase rom ara, daiqceoda, _ mkafiod gaismoda bnelSi, _ amdeni codva daamZimebda, domeniko, veRar SesZlebda brunvas, zog-zogebisadmi siyvaruli rom ara. me vin viyavi maSin, sul erTi bRuja xalxi mebara, raRac cxrameti kaci, da CemisTana Rarib-Rataksac ki gauCnda sadardebeli; mTlad ucxo kacma avazakebi gadamirCina, dedamiwas ki, sxvebTan erTad manuelos da ze moreiras, Joao abados, da masimo rom uvneblad gauSva, im berikacis patrons, swored rom mxolod siyvaruli atrialebs, icode. _ da imitomac swored isini daiRupnen, ara? _ gamwarda domeniko. _ daizrdebian. _ vin... _ sxvebi. _ rodis... _ daizrdebian, roca iqneba. isic icode, domeniko, Zalian didi gansxvaveba ara aqvs imas, adre mokvdebi Tu SedarebiT gvian, radganac bolo _ mainc eg aris. mTavaria Tu, rogor mokvdebi. da ris Cadenas moaswreb. _ axlebs, ra dazrdiT... ara sjeroda mainc domenikos, da aq sunTqva Seekra, maSinve igrZno, rogori daundobeli sijiutiT Sescqeroda miCinio. raRaca igrZno, jer auxsneli... adamiani rom gamoZerwa? ah, ara, ara... _ zeze aegde. _ moesma uceb da wyvil kiafs Tvali aayola _ fexze wamodga miCinio. _ ra... me miTxariT? _ aegde-meTqi. da isev SiSiT, Zrwoladavlili idga.

_ me ki, esec icode, imitom gamoviyurebi yvelaze sastik kacad mTel kamoraSi, minda vifiqro, egeb sxvebsac niRabi aqvT-meTqi. ase rom ara, gamiZneldeboda. Sen ki, uniRbov, jer isev mxolod comi xar, comi... _ da Seebrala, _ erTi drahkani rad ar datove... _ me mindoda da... _ ena Caigde! erTi drahkani maRal sofelSi rom dagetovebina, egeba kaci gamxdariyav _ uceb imedi Seeria siZulvilnarev xmaSi, _ kargad mismine _ mudam arsebobs gamosavali, RorebSiac ki. wyvili kiafi Tvalebsa sWrida, isev Tavi daxara mgzavrma. _ isic icode, veranair tyuils ver moigoneb, sadme sxvagan rom ar arsebobdes, Tundac, is saidumlo xvreli, aravin rom ar icoda, TviT mendes masielmac ki... _ ra... arsebobda? _ im xvrelSi dgaxar. frTxilad iare, kedels xelis faTuriT gahye. puri geyofa, nu gamoizogav. gzad waZineba arc gaifiqro, Torem samudamod am sibneleSi CarCebi, mxari gecvleba. mRviZare iyav. gamige? _ kargiT... _ iq veravin gipovnis, Seni dardi kamorelebs ar eqnebaT, radgan mTeli qalaqi aiweweba _ guSindels aqeT, didi marSali Tavis misaReb oTaxSi albaT yelgamoWrili gdia. _ Tqven... _ sunTqva Seekra domenikos, _ namdvilad iciT? _ wesiT ki ase unda iyos da... rogor ggonia, don diego marTla gageqceodaT, raime saqme rom ar hqonoda? _ ki... ara! _ swored magitom gaiqceoda, ase rom, msxvilman-msxvilmani avazakebic iRupebian visime xeliT... da mag saqmeSi mec vurevivar. codo ki iyo _ bevri qoneba daagrova, meti undoda. ras izam, asea... Senc, vaJbatono, erTi, erTaderTi drahkani mainc rom dagetovebina... viTom siZunwiT mogivida es? ara mgonia, albaT ufro sisuleliT iyo... _ odnav daucxra anaRverdlebuli mzera da, mere isev aukiafda, _ vidremde waxval, erTsac gkiTxav _ Tvali xom ar gewvis... ewvoda. _ ara. _ nu geSinia, oTo-eqimisa ar iyos, arc me migawebeb silas. magram iman Tu Tavisi gulCvilobiT ar gakadra es, me sxva ram saCuqari maqvs gaSvebulTaTvis Semonaxuli, ufro sagrZnobi. Sebrundi. Setrialda da maSinve Ronivrad aewva mxari, daigmina kidec; beWidan xorci amoefliTa, raRac kaSkaSa tkivili iyo, mciredi elva dascemodes TiTqos, mere moTbo, mZime sisovle ram gamoeJona, igrZno, zurgze daucurda, muxlamde CaeRvara... _ aeg mciredi Wriloba, _ gaisma bnelSi, _ mokvliT ar mogklavs, samagierod, mudmiv saxsovrad geqneba Cemgan. aha, es tilo miiWire... gzad daasvele xolme da civi kargia, sisxls SeaCerebs. axla ki, wadi. aq domenikom veRar moiTmina, ganze miabruna Tavi, da mxarukuRma dauRriala: _ adamianis sikvdils raRad mayurebineT! maSinve mSvidad upasuxes: _ adamiani rom gyvareboda. mTlad moibuza SekumSuli manamdec mgzavri. da gzas gaudga _ marcxena mxarze marjvena xelisguliT tilo miedo, nikaps morkaluli idayvi ugrZelebda, ganze gaSverili marcxenaTi ki gamoqvabulis pirquS

kedlebs faTuriT miuyveboda, sxeulze wynarad exleboda kiserze TasmiT Camokidebuli puri... sad midioda! win ra eloda! da sibneleSi TeTri frinveliviT msubuqad miewia, imedad Caswvda miCinios ucnaurad gamocvlili, mWaxe alersiT gaJRenTili xma: _ mSvidobiT iyav, domeniko. keTilad gevlos... meore dRes, gaTenebisas, ukacriel kanudosSi don diego avida, mosasxamis qveS frTxilad amoedo Tixis momcro qila. uCvevi sevda edga TvalebSi, da ar exameboda Zveleburi, mainc amayi mixra-moxra da frTebgaCrili qudi. damwuxrebuli gascqeroda gapartaxebul qalaqs. pirvelsave cxedarTan Sedga, daacqerda, magram ver icno _ cecxliT iyo SeWmuli. mere pirqveCamxobil kanudoselTan Sedga, Caimuxla, qila frTxilad dado, faqizad gadaabruna cxedari, saxe SeeWmuxna _ eh, gregorio paCeko, gregorio... _ barZayze dinjad dairtya xeli. damwuxrebuli, mimodioda, orsav muxlze CaiCoqebda, _ eh, inosensio, inosensio, eh... eh, senobio lYosa, senobio... _ da did mWedels xelze daado xeli. mZimed wamodga, mimoixeda, bind-bundSi Ria nacrisfrad bzinavda WaRara Tavi, _ eha, moxuco santos, eh... mgloviared, Cafiqrebuli idga, mere Rimilma mkrTalad auciaga saxe, da qilas daswvda, mdinarisaken gaeSura, da lodiviT kuStad gaxevebul kanudoselTan isev SeCerda, adreuli naoWebiT isev daesera saxe _ eh, Joao abado, Joao... mere imediT Caxeda qilas _ Sig wyali idga, da eqvsi lifsita uTavbolod daborialebda. Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni mdinare... da im Tavis mdinareSi frTxilad CaRvara qilidan lifsitebiani wyali, gulze moeSva, gaimarTa. mere dinjad, auRelveblad irjeboda: sqeli ficrebi ipovna, magrad gadaaba TokiT, ori toti aasxipa gadarCenil xes, ficarze miaWeda, da pawia eJvnebi Camokida zed. es mcire tivi mdinareSi Seacura, napirze Casobil palos TokiT miuba. mere erTxelac gaxeda kanudoss, mSvidad, morCilad Tqva: eh, mendes masiel, konseleiro... cremli moadga momwvanod Seferil Tvalebze, _ eh, manuelo kosta, manuel... _ da didis krZalviT warmosTqva mere _ eh, ze moreira, ze... frTiani qudi moixada, ganze isrola, mdablad daukra kanudoss Tavi, mere muxlamde Seabija mdinareSi, ficrebze gawva, rvad dakecili mosasxami TavqveS amoido, Ceqmis jibidan maCete amoiRo, Tokze arc dauxedia, ise gadaWra, da mdinaresaviT nela daiZra mcire tivi, eJvnebi moridebiT awkarundnen _ ukanaskneli artistizmi, da don diegom auCqareblad, saqmianad gadaisera orTave maja, maCete gaagdo, xelebi Cahyo mdinareSi. nelinel miuyveboda zvirTebs es ucnauri, eJvnebiani artistuli kubo, da mdinareSi or movardisfrod mkrTal zols stovebda, don diego ki yuCad iwva, uyurebda cas. a, ase mSvidad miicvala sxva dros did ayalmayalTa amtexi, mexuTe didi kanudoseli. es TviTmkvleloba ar iyo, es _ ZmaTa xaTriT sikvdili gaxldaT, eh, don diego, don... aqve mTavrdeba `kanudosi~-s ukanaskneli, meoTxe Tavi.

nawili V aRmarTi iman ki domeniko Rorebis mwyemsad waravlina. didi kombali misces, velad gahyavda kolti. gamalebulni daeZgerebodnen Rorebi balaxs, magram sakvebad mxolod es ar hyofnidaT, Sebindebisas, didad momTxovni Wyvirili atydeboda xolme; erTi veluri mcenare iyo raRac, lobios hgavda, dila-saRamos nasufrals im mcenaresTan erTad azeldnen did gobebSi, Rorebs uyridnen. gomuris kedels miyrdnoboda domeniko, da nerwyvmomdgari misCereboda, rogor Tqvlefdnen Rorebi salafavs, SimSilisagan scioda domenikos, akankalebda, Zalian gaxda, Soriaxlodan gomurze miyudebul fiCxis mcire ram Sekvrasa hgavda. rom damjdariyo, gadaqanculs, maSinve kisers moswyvetda Zili da, misustebuli, fexze idga, gamwarebuli ucdida, rodis moasufTavebda madaaSlili kolti gobebis aqerclil fskers. gomurSi Sedenida mere Rorebs, kars Carazavda, kuTxeSi migdebul jvalos dafleTil tomaraze moikunteboda, zedac tomaras gadaifarebda, amyayebul suns veRara grZnobda _ SeeCvia, da maSinve yelze lodSebmuliviT, iZireboda _ CaZineba ar unda yofiliyo maincdamainc es, gulis waslas ufro hgavda. verc wrialebda... gaTenebisas mouTmeneli Rrutuni gamoaRviZebda xolme, gareT gamosuli, dilis saR haerze kankalebda, TiTebs amoburcul neknebze SemoiWdobda, Zvals da tyavs izelda. miRvelfils, Wvartli bindisfer laqebad utivtivebda Tvalwin, ra iyo mainc, ra ucnauri sisuste sWirda, CamoZenZili, TavCaqindruli, midenida kolts. dildilaobiT, xelisgulisodena purs miugdebdnen xolme, xandaxan haerSive iWerda, xan _ gulaZgerebuli daswvdeboda da sasoebiT uberavda suls. oriod lukmas iqve CakbeCda, da daReWvasac ver aswrebda kargad _ ucabedobiT, eylapeboda. velad gasuli, Setyupebul peSvebze daidebda purs, saxesTan mihqonda da, TvaldaxuWuli, gamozogili siamovnebiT, frTxilad ynosavda. da mere, uceb, veRar iTmenda _ pirSi malimal itenida, dauReWavad ylapavda lukmas, erTi, ori da aRara hqonda, mTel dRes da Rames, gaTenebamde unda eTmina. saRamoobiT, naRvlianad daxarbebuli dascqeroda salafavs, vaSlisa da kitris nafcqvenebze uars ityoda ki ara, survilisagan aJrialebda. magram aravin miugdebda mas. ise ki, Semodgoma weliwadis yvela dros sjobda _ SemodgomiT, tyispiras rom midenida kolts, maJalosa da pantas, kvrinCxs, zRmartls, Zaxvelas agrovebda da adamians rom mieca misTvis es xili, gaaRmerTebda, xes ki arafrad agdebda, mxolod nayofi moswonda da esurvileboda misi... da zamTrisTvisac imaragebda xeTa mowyalebas, magram poulobdnen, arTmevdnen da Rorebs uyridnen. zamTrobiT, Wirda... fexze kanafiT jvaloSemoxveuli, Semcivnebuli, kankalebda da wylis dalevis nacvlad Tovlis gundas kbeCda, yinuls aknawunebda _ es ufro hgavda saWmels, da spetakad Camomdgar mWaxe haerSi axsendeboda, rom axla, saRamoobiT, mama oTaxSi, buxarTan ijda. mama yoveldRe muSaobda da yvelas ukvirda, aseTi mdidaria da netav ra Zala adgaso, igi ki, moRlili, saRamoobiT brundeboda Sin, roca saxlebisa da xeebis wagrZelebuli Crdili TvalnaTliv bacdeboda. ase, muSaobaSi gadioda weliwadis sami dro. zamTrobiT ki, roca saluqi Tovli uSnod daitkepneboda soflis gzaze, mTebSi ki rbilad brWyvialebda mzeze, mama mrgval buxarTan ijda da, TvalebmoWutuli, fiqrobda xolme. mamasTan xSirad daiarebodnen ymebi, zogi rCevas ekiTxeboda, xan ras eubnebodnen, xan ras, xandaxan danaSaulSic gautydebodnen da Tu Zalian gauWirdebodaT, fqvils

xmadabla sTxovdnen da aravin moiZeveboda mTel sofelSi, mamis umaduri rom yofiliyo, eh! _ soflad asvlaze fiqric ki zedmeti iyo... erTi, erTad-erTi drahkani rom daetovebina... gazafxulobiT ufro axsendeboda es, gazafxulobiT, nazamTral miwas saxnisiT gadauseravdnen mkerds, gazafxulobiT, soflad, Zalumi oxSivari avardeboda haerSi, sakinZes Seixsnidnen xolme gabruebuli glexebi, gazafxulobiT, kalTaakrefili koWli glexi rweviT mimodioda xnulSi da xelis yovel moqnevaze TiTo peSv xorbals apnevda... balisa da alublis kenWiviT magar, cicqna burTulebs siTeTre eZaleboda, leRvis xaoiani foTlebis miRmac alagalag SeimCneoda nayofi, wiTlad asaCaxCaxebeli broweulis xeebi Camwkrivebuliyvnen Robeebis gaswvriv, wvimda... jvalos tomaraze wrialebda domeniko, da aqac, am saRoreTSic wvimda da, gamxnevebuli axelda Tvals, magram eh, ara _ iq ra undoda, aq, qvemoT iyo... enaneboda es gaxleCili, naRvelnarevi siamiT gaJRenTili sizmari da, wvimis erTenovani xmauriT aRvsils, axsendeboda, iqac, sofelSi, Tu rogor wvimda... wvimda, Tbili wveTebi ecemodaT glexebs, zurgze etmasnebodaT nacrisferi, gaxunebuli xalaTebi, xis Ziras dgebodnen, zogi amozneqil fesvebze jdeboda, icdidnen, amdeni wvima ar gamigia, ambobda pirveli yma, bibo. miwa iJRinTeboda, lbeboda, mere Tanabari, Cumi guguni calkeuli wveTebis xmamde dadioda, naTdeboda, mze gamodioda caze, Tav-TavianT yanas ubrundebodnen Sarvalakarwaxebuli glexebi, mZimed abijebdnen da xanmokle damRad aCndeboda dambal miwas maTi farTo nafexurebi. mze acxunebda, orTqli asdioda beltebs, ufro mZimdeboda isedac gamabruebeli haeri, mokle balaxi amoizida, damWlevebul saqonels mzeze ulaplapebda miwisken daxrili kisrebi, gamogazafxulda, cxenebi aWixvindnen _ da tomaraze wamojda domeniko, ah, ara, ara, cxens ra undoda aq, am jagaraSlil, salafavis xaTriT moSinaurebul cxovelebSi, wamowva isev, Tvali milula... muceli gvremda. moiisfro bindSi brundebodnen soflad namuSevari, madaaSlili glexebi, wvnianiT savse jamebSi xmela purs hyridnen da puriTve guldagul asufTavebdnen jamebis gacrecil fskers, Tavbru daexva domenikos, magram gadawolis nacvlad, SeSinebulma _ ikargeboda TiTqos! _ wamoiwia, muxlebze dadga... soflad dabrunebaze fiqri egeb ar iyo sulac zedmeti, da ara, ara, Svilad miRebis imedi srulebiTac ar hqonda, magram ra iqneboda, ymad rom Sesdgomoda mas, mamas, ra iqneboda, Tavad mamas samuSao rom mieca misTvis da mxolod imdeni sakvebi, im samuSaos keTilad Sesrulebis Tavi rom hqonoda... `da rom avdge, da wavide, da vuTxra mas, _ gafacicebuli fiqrobda domeniko, _ davaSave Sens winaSe da winaSe kidev mravalTa sxvaTa, da arRara var Rirsi Seni Svili rom merqvas, aramed mimiRe me viTarca erTi muSakTagani...~ miiRebda ki? zafxulobiT, velad gasuli, ZonZebs moiSorebda da mzis gulze SiSveli ijda. exeTqeboda kani, iarebidan baci sisxli sdioda. didi, mZime lodi Camoekidna gulze; gazafxulobiT, mowyurebuli, wyarosTan ijda, marils lokavda. setyvaSi morCilad dgeboda, TeTr, bejiT wertilebs gasacodavebul sxeuls uxvedrebda. zamTrobiT, Tovlze, fexSiSveli daiareboda, qvebze eZina da ver moicila mainc verafriT, mainc jiutad amoutivtivdeboda xolme: `rom avdge da... da rom aRvdge da warvide mamisa Cemisa da vhrqua mas: mamao, vcode cad mimarT da winaSe Sensa, da arRara var me wodebad Zed Senda, aramed myav me viTarca erTi muSakTagani. viTarca, erTi, muSakTagani~, _ imeorebda... cxeloda, wvimda. da mis droebiT, mcire patronsac, Zunws, xarbs, wuwuraqs, ra Wiri etaka,

ra iyo, ra moeCvena mainc, bolo dros Sin, saRoreSi mobrunebuls, cxel kerZs, xorcians, uxvedrebda da spilenZis jami nakelian soxaneze ki ido, magram mainc duRda, mZimed TuxTuxebda da damatyvevebel, rkinis ablabudasaviT suns gamoscemda, aJrialebda domenikos, moikunteboda, nerwyvi sdioda, aZagZagebda, magram icoda, kerZis SeTqvlefa da _ soflad asvlaze fiqri moSordeboda; da ama fiqris asarideblad Tumc zamTar-zafxul Tavs iwamebda, aiq asvlaze mtanjvel ocnebas mainc, mainc rom eloliaveboda, am avazakurad aorTqlebul kerZzeda mixvda... raRac sxva iyo maRal soflad iseTi raRac, saWmelze metad rom ezideboda, magram iq asvla... `aramed myav me... viTarca erTi... muSakTagni...~ _ laqa undoda! miiRebdnen ki?.. da iqamde aRwevas, Soreul biliks gindac dasdgomoda, SesZlebda kia? _ qancgawyvetili, davrdomili... daRmarTze, cxeniT, imdeni iara da iWena, iqac ki daiRala da axla, aRmarTSi, misustebuli, Ronemixdili, sul forTxviT midis, da Tanac, gzad, bilikebze, zezuxbaiebi daZrwodnen, ltolvilTa mterni, es bavSvobisdroindeli TamaSi iyo, sadRacidan dabruneba _ viTom brundeba, brundeba didi ganSorebis Semdeg... oTxze damdgara, adis, miCoCavs, mixoxialebs, amoSveril fesvebze Zlivas gadaaqvs damzrali tani, maRla, totebze, svavebi da yornebi sxedan, icdian _ gaZvaltyavebuls, mainc eqneba cotaodeni xorci da sisxli... rogor miforTxavs, mixoxavs rogor... rom ar dacurdes, fesvs kbilebiT CasWidebia, simwriT aTrTolebuli nestoebiT moSiebuli isunTqavs haers, da ra Znelia, ra mZimea Tundac aseTi gamxdari tani, ra ar ereva, ra ar awuxebs, cicqna ekali rom ekalia, vTqvaT... magram jandabas, es kidev araferi _ gverdiT, Soriaxlos, didi gveli misdevda, utyvad gayinuli TvalebiT akvirdeboda, vin gaigebda, ra edo civ gulSi, uTvalTvalebda... erTi drahkani rom daetova... foTlebs ReWavda domeniko, misavaTebuli, Tavs miwaSi Cargavda Tu ara, kefaze gvelis mzera ewvoda, sabralo, mgzavri... gafiTrebuli, SeZrwunebuli miikvlevda fesvTaSua gzas, gadahyvlefoda idayvebi, mkerdi, muxlebi, es domenikos balRobisdroindeli TamaSi iyo, glovad qceuli axla _ sadRacidan dabruneba... ra iyo mainc, imodena da imdeni eklovani buCqi... gazafxulobiT suyovelive, es eklebic ki, mwvaned bzinavda, da muqdeboda mere _ saRamovdeboda, isev is gatrunuli, CaSavebuli Crdilebi, xandaxan avad rom Seirxeodnen... isev is siCume, WriWinaTa sustad gabzaruli... kvlavindeburad, monacrisfro gvelis gayinuli Tvali, da sxeulSi JRrialiT darweuli susxi... viRaca Savi, didTiTeba, zanti muqariT momavali _ adriani gazafxulis Rame... weliwadis dro, yovelivesi Camsaxveli, suyovelive TvalnaTliv rogor sxvaferdeboda!.. gazafxulobiT, roca xeTa feradi kvirtebi pawia nayofad gadaiqceoda, xalxi erT RamiT stovebda sofels. Cafiqrebulni, morCilad aikravdnen guda- nabads, Cvilebs Tbilad gaaxvevdnen, saqonelsac mierekebodnen da jguf-jgufad gadiodnen, sneulnic ki gahyavdaT Cardaxiani, uxalisod aRrWialebuli urmebiT. raRac ucnauri wuxili ki mihqondaT, mainc ufro didi sevda banakdeboda dacarielebul, uadamianebo sofelSi. xorcielis WaWaneba aRar iyo, erTaderTi mama rCeboda Sin, qvis galavans msubuqad miyrdnobili. igi gascqeroda soflelebs, mZimed rom adiodnen aRmarTSi da mere borcvs miRma uCinardebodnen. iqiT, borcvs miRma unda gaeTiaT dResaswauliswina Rame, kacebs unda efxizlaT da veeba koconTan uxmod msxdariyvnen, mama martodmarto rCeboda im uCveulo siCumeSi, uZravad idga, sanam ar dabinddeboda. Sebindebisas, gabruebuli Citebis Jriamuli rbilad

ikargeboda haerSi, saRamo xans TiTo-orola foToli wamiT afrTxialdeboda xeze, mere isev siCume, siCume, siCume tlanq, mZime siSaved iRvreboda saxlebsa da ezoebSi, gzebze; TiTqos TvalnaTliv aorTqlebul kuprSi dinjad iZireboda yvelaferi da roca Savad gaJRenTili, damZimebuli haeri yovelives waSlida, mama kvars anTebda da gzaze gamodioda xolme. miabijebda wynarad, uxmaurod, Ramenarevi idumalebiT moculi, da kvaris susti, odnav mokiafe sinaTle Tanabrad irweoda irgvliv. miwaze mocaxcaxe rkali, win rom miuZRoda mamas, Robeze swrafad acocdeboda da isev morCilad micuravda balaxze, mamis ferxTiT, kibeze talRad gadadioda da mere susti cimcimiT irweoda oTaxSi _ mama dedaboZTan Cerdeboda da mezoblis saxls aTvalierebda. kvari mqrqal sinaTles hfenda kuTxeSi miyril qalamnebsa da ferad windebs, Wrel fardags, Tixis WurWels, xidan gamoCorknil kovzebs, yvelafers akvirdeboda mama, kunWulebSi ablabudasac ki amCnevda im daleul sinaTleSi da xelisguls adebda kedlebs, skamebs, magidas, TiTqos nivTebis mdumarebasac ki ugdebda yurs. mTel oTaxs moivlida da mere, sanam gavidoda, erTxans uZravad idga, kedelze ki misi wagrZelebuli, kuTxesTan TiTqos gadatexili xeli barbacebda, kvaris sust cimcims ayolili, magram Tavad mamas mtkice, daWimuli marjveniT epyra kvari da raRacas fiqrobda. gascqeroda gzas... dinjad, mZimed gadioda Savad daguduli Rame, TiTqos yovelives eZina, magram Ramesac hqonda Tavisi xmebi, saidumlonarevi, SiSismomgvreli _ sadRac ecemoda wveTi, erTi cicqna da ukuneTis wyalobiT mainc saocrad mniSvnelovani, kedels avad exaxuneboda gamxmari mixakis gvirgvini, sustad gaiWrialebda Robe da xandaxan ZilgamkrTali mweric gaixmianebda, magram mamas es xmebi sulac ar uSlida xels _ saxlebSi daiareboda da didxans, dafiqrebuli aTvalierebda yvelafers. mere ki, odnav rom Semsubuqdeboda ca, dasalierze odnav rom gaibzareboda siSave, mama kvars aqrobda da did lodze dgeboda: nela, Zalian nela Tendeboda, magram ise aSkarad matulobda sinaTle... yovelive iwovda binds, saidanRac niavi wamouberavda, xeze daiWimebodnen foTlebi, saxlebic dinjad amotivtivdebodnen miwidan da romeliRac patara, suleli, yoCaRi Citi galobas iwyebda, bundovan haers mkveTrad apobda es uzomod gaxarebuli xma, da mama mRelvarebiT uyurebda Soreul borcvs, iqidan ki, uTenia, xalxi modioda! modiodnen fexiT, jer kidev molurjo haerSi abrdRvialebuli CiraRdnebiT, CvilebiT xelSi, Cardaxiani urmebiT modioda xalxi _ didebi, patarebi, moxucebi, keTilni da borotni, gulgrilni, macdurni, Secdenilni, _ xalxi modioda! isini qvemoT moabijebdnen, erTmaneTis axlobelni, naTesavni, mZimed Camodiodnen daRmarTSi da yoveli nabiji neknebze awvebodaT, mTeli sofeli modioda _ zogi daberil yvrimalebSi dagubebuli, uTqmeli mtrobiT, sxva _ gulgrilobis WiiT gamofituli, magram im dResaswauliT mainc odnav daZabuli, zogierTi raRac auxsneli, auwereli sikeTiT gulSi, sabralo da marTali RimiliT saxeze, xelixelCakidebuli bavSvebi, darigebisas Tavisas rom fiqrobdnen, morCili, yavisferxeleba moxucebi, romlebmac rodis Cauares raRac didsa da mniSvnelovans gverdi, arc ki icodnen da axla mainc saocrad mSvidni, raRaca umniSvnelos Seguebulni, frTxilad moabijebdnen; sakuTari TaviT uzomod aRtacebuli qaliSvilebi da adre motexili qalebi, mainc Wrela-Wrula TavsafrebiTa da mZivebiT, brmebi, saocrad daZabuli simSvidiT saxeze, bibo, pirveli yma, auRelvebeli, dalagebuli,

sxvisi puris mWameli da mainc gulis kunWulSi mimaluli mtrobiT, gvegve, uxalisod momavali, misTvis umizno dResaswaulze duned, ugulod gabrazebuli, gamoucdeli ymawvilebi, gogo-biWebi, resas Savosani deda... xalxi modioda! isini daRmarTSi moabijebdnen, lodze Semdgar mamas ukve esmoda maTi fexis xma, modiodnen jgrod, areulni najaxebiTa da nedli, drekadi rtoebiT xelSi, bRaoda saqoneli, urmebs gamobmuli ZaRlebi hyefdnen, isini ki xmagakmendilni Camodiodnen borcvze da roca dilis susti da TvalismomWreli mze iribi sxivebiT gaanaTebda fermkrTal, RamenaTev saxeebs, yvelani maRla swevdnen xelebs: ucnauri tye modioda mamisaken, areuli tye _ rtoebi, xmlebi, namglebi, yvavilebi, Toxebi, barebi, Cvilebi, najaxebi... da viRac erTi, saxeloSi batis frTas malavda, _ xalxi, xalxi modioda! mZlavrad, Ronivrad axlovdebodnen, Sedgnen, mamas miapyres Tvalimomlodine; is lodze idga, lodiviT kuStad SemarTuli, gaxevebuli: _ yvelani aq xarT? _ ikiTxa mamam. _ yvelani, diax, _ gaepasuxa pirveli yma, loyaze miido maja da saxeloSi moridebiT Caaxvela. _ yvelani aq xarT? _ gaimeora mamam, _ vinme xom ar darCa... wesi iyo aseTi, orjer mainc unda ekiTxa es, da bibomac arxeinad miugo: `aravin, ara~, da daqiCmaCda, radgan mamam Tqva: _ ais viRaa... maSin _ sadaa... aba... _ ai iq, iqiT... sul sxva mxares, koSkisken waeRo gaSverili xeli mamas, piri ibruna xalxma, Tvali moWuta bibom: _ vina, aisa? _ Sefiqrianda, _ isa, lodia... _ lodi ki ara... _ SeiWmuxna calTvala glexi, _ lodi, piriqiT, gulze hkidia... _ ase dabali? albaT bavSvia... _ Tqva didma glexma. _ egeb jujaa... _ lodi ki ara, jujaa, xalxo da kuzi adevs gulze!.. _ mgoni, belia... pirmokumuli imzireboda iqiT, koSkisken, lodze Semdgari mama. krints ara sZravda, da SequCebul, ucnaurad aRgznebul ymaTa wamoZaxilebs SublSeWmuxvnili usmenda. _ egeb, qurdia... _ egeTi juja? _ giJi iqneba. _ dilaadrian? _ Tu bavSvia da... _ bavSvi araa! _ wamoiZaxa koWlma ymam, Zaan aRelda, _ araa bavSvi! _ aba, jujaa? _ ara, arc juja... muxlebze dgana! gafacicebiT akvirdebodnen. _ age, Seirxa... _ sadaa, aba... _ agee, iqa... ufro dadablda. _ pirqve daemxo! ...da garboda igi, domenikosken garboda yvrimalebdaberili mama. jerac namSeumSral, gazafxuliT darbilebuli miwidan yrud da Ronivrad

amoismoda misi SiSveli fexisgulebis bagbugi, da iqaurobis, im aremaris _ maRali soflis guli scemda Zalumad TiTqos, Soridanve Tvalmokruli da Sebralebuli domenikosken garboda mama, da mis morkalul _ nekneb, xerxemalamoburcul zurgze davarda, exveoda da, efereboda, gazintlul Tmaze nazad da xarbad usvamda gril, xeSeS TiTebs, Zalian gamxdar, sifrifana, sacodav mxrebze eamboreboda mas... gons modioda Rrmad daZiruli, lamSi rbilad dafluli domeniko, Tavisi soflis miwas sunTqavda, SekrTa da Tvali gaaxila, odnav gadaxara moferebuli Tavi, loyiT daeyrdno miwas, da amoxeda _ TvalSi sinaTlegamoclili, mZimed motivtive laqad aRiqvamda spetak saxes da `isaa... is...~ _ rom gaifiqra, gamxnevebuli, daiZaba, Tvalebad iqca, Relavda rogor, da im laqidan mamis saxe gamoarCia. wamoiwia domenikom, muxlebze dadga, xelebi mamisken aRapyro; erTbaSad Semdgarni, adgilzeve yuCdebodnen sirbiliT moqoSinebuli ymebi _ raRaca unda momxdariyo da, Tavad mamac, mudaradqceul TvalebSi jiutad Cascqeroda domenikos, imis loyebze TiTebi magrad SemoeWdo da ise... mgzavrma ki saswauliT SerCenili, Ronis pawia namceci moikrifa, daxeTqil tuCebze gaixaxuna mSrali ena da, misustebuli Seevedra: `mamao, vcode cad mimarT da winaSe Sensa... da arRara var me Rirs wodebad Zed Senda... _ suls Zlivs iTqvamda da, Tavdaxrilma, daayola, _ aramed myav me viTarca erTi muSakTagani~. TavCaqindruli, muxlebze idga, yovlad umweo, ususuri, ganaCens ucdida _ TiTebi SeuSva mamam. magram jer isev wingadaxrili, gaxevebuli idga, dakawrul mxrebze jiutad dascqeroda. _ magan SeWama sacxovrebeli Seni meZavTa Tana... gaisma iqve. es _ gvegve iyo, mama ki welSi gaimarTa, Zlivas moswyvita domenikos gamkacrebuli Tvali, piri ibruna, koSkisken xeli gaiSvira, Tqva: _ gamoiReT samoseli pirveli, da SehmoseT mas. * * * buranSi iyo. ubednieress, mSier-mwyurvalsa da gadaqanculs ise, Tavis awevac veRar SeeZlo, fexebi ekeceboda... misavaTebulsa da welmowyvetils, im mzian diliT udroo bindi eZaleboda, da ZilRviZilSi bundovnad grZnobda, mxarSi rom Seudgnen, frTxilad miaCoCialebdnen sadRac. aah _ mamis xaTriT, sxvebsac uyvardaT... da ucnaurma elvarebam magrad daxuWuli Tvalebic ki mosWra _ moirweoda koWli yma, cal mxares yuriT uniskartebda haers, sasoebiT gamowvdil xelebze uZvirfasesi kaba gadaefina, da koWlis yovel gadazneqaze Ronivrad, feradovnad ifeTqebda xolme, mCxvletavi sikaSkaSe gadasdioda, da miaxloebuli yma rom Sedga, mainc adgilze elvarebda, dilis amRerebul mzeze xifaTianad JivJivebda, iweleboda samoseli pirveli... isev Caeqindra mgzavrs, domenikos, Tavi, da mkrTalad igrZno, Zvirfasi TvlebiT damZimebuli samosi dakawrul mxrebze faqizad rom moarges, mere ki, sadRac, skamze dasves da alersianad gadauwies Tavi, did, uzarmazar peSvze daido viRacam imisi kefa, da oriod ylupi wyalgareuli, wiTeli Rvino frTxilad Seasves... SvebiT gminavda sabralo, mgzavri _ mrgvlad uSvelebel spilenZis gobze idga, da gazintlul, wvirian sxeuls guldasmiT hbandnen, eklebs uRebdnen; naiarevTan, mxarze, mTlad ganazebul xelisguls moridebiT usvamda koWli... Caikeceboda domeniko, did glexs rom ar sWeroda, eZineboda ise... tilos Sarval-xalaTi Caacves, adgilze barbacebda da, kvlavac TvaldaxuWuli, sisufTavis grilad mSvid surnels mTel sxeulze

malimal grZnobda; ganbanili da ruldatexili, madlobis sityvebs uRonod, duned luRluRebda da, magidas mZimed dayrdnoboda orTave xeliT, majis frTxili, gaxsenebuli moZraobiT Tixis jamidan xis madliani, msubuqi kovziT iRebda momJavo wvnians _ cecxlidan axlad gadmodgmul, orTqladenil mawvnis SeWamands, xmiadCayrilsa da pitniT Sekazmuls, TvaldaxuWuli, suls uberavda; da rbil loginSi Caawvines, sabralos, ise uxaroda, rom verc iZinebda erTxans, buranSi ase da amgvarad _ Tavze sabangadafarebuls erCia yofna, Zili ar surda, da uceb blanted iqac wamowva _ sizmarSi iyo... im moiisfro, ucxo sardafebSi, iqac ki, iqac _ daRlils, eZina... da rom Sebindda, Suagul sofelSi didi, maRali cecxli daanTes, lodebis uzarmazar grovaze daexvavebinaT SeSa, mcire ram wkiriT aaales fiCxi, da sqel morebSua jer iyo da, dinjad datrialda siTbo, radgan axali cecxli auCqareblad irjeboda, wynarad iwvoda, msubuqad mixoxavda, mere xmel SeSas advilad moedo, TrTolviT mieweba, SiganSi gaujda, da jer alag-alag aatkacuna, gaficxda mere da nedl kunZebzec aaSiSxina xeTa natifad grili wiaRidan cremlebad gamonadeni sisovle, da cecxlis irgvliv ganaTebuli haeri mZimed alivlivda, koconsiqiTa xalxs gulze xelebgadaWdobili Sescqeroda mama. misi soflidan, misianebi iyvnen... cecxls Sescqeroda xalxi, mowiwebul mzeras ver aSorebdnen, da farTod daxelil TvalebSi TumcaRa axtunavebuli cecxli uelavdaT, saxeze mainc morCileba gamosaxodaT, uCveulo sanaxavebi iyvnen, agizgizebuli, Zalamokrefili, cisken awelili cecxli ki muqariani guguniT nTqavda did morebs, kunZebs, avarvarebuli, dabzaruli nakverCxlebi lodebSua cviodnen, saxe awiTleboda xalxs, mkveTri Crdilebi gadasdiodaT, sunTqvaSekrulni umzerdnen cisken apotinebul rokvas _ ra gabedulad, da ra sisxartiT iweleboda ali, da avi TamaSis iStaze damdgar cecxls Tavisive guguni idumali, wamqezebluri dolis xmad axlda, ra cekva iyo! Semojarul xalxs mkveTrad gamsxltari, wawvetebuli aCrdilebi dauzogavad exleboda, da Sors ki, iqiT, gacrecili da dablagvebuli, zmanebasaviT moliclice ram, aim kedelze, axlad gamoRviZebuli mgzavri daudevrad rom Sescqeroda, mkrTalad farTxalebda da _ sad var! _ erTbaSad wamojda domeniko, fanjrisken swrafad ibruna piri _ aiq, sofelSi, dResaswaulis koconi xtoda, monatrebul cecxls xarbad, imediT Sescqeroda mgzavri, magram iqve, oTaxSi, ucxod grZneulma elvarebam Tvali waarTva _ sustad mokiafe sanTelqveS, taxtze gadaefinaT misi kuTvnileba _ samoseli pirveli. daZabuli da wingadaxrili, swored iqiTken gaeSura, frTxilad adgamda SiSvel fexisgulebs, samosel pirvels moridebiT epareboda _ ra kaba iyo mainc, ramdeni oqro, cxvari, SuSxuna, ramdeni qali imaleboda am abJutebul, yinulovan cialSi, samosel pirvels _ ah, raodeni ram ekuTvnoda, ras ar iyidda... mojadoebuli dascqeroda am gasaocar, lamazad akinZul ganZs, ra Tvlebi iyo aseTi mainc, ra da ra feri gadasdioda... Semcivnebuli, mxrebSi mokuntuli dasCereboda da mere SiSiT mimoixeda, magram sxva ram Sesamosi oTaxSi araferi iyo da, gamxnevebulma, frTxilad, sasoebiT, mokrZalebulma waavlo xeli... iq ki, koconTan, glexebi TavianT samoss _ xalaTsa da dabambul jubas Ronieri TiTebiT aglejdnen usaxur naWrebs, Tvalebs xelisguliT iCrdilebdnen, frTxilad uaxlovdebodnen cecxls da TavianTi sxeulis siTboSeyolil naglejs alSi isrodnen _ ase ambobdnen, TiTqos isini, amsoflelebi, didi xnis winaT cidan Camovidnen da winaprebi iq darCnen

da tansacmlis naglejs aqauri ambebic sxeulidan Sehyvebao, ase egonaT, ase ambobdnen, da sxeulis siTboSeyolili naglejis kvamlic xom maRla adioda, caSi, da caddarCenilebs maTi ambavic viTom kvamlad auvidodaT, ase ambobdnen, sjerodaT ase, da ganaTebuli cisken mifarfatebda ais ambavi, didi, sevdiani glexi Tu rogor Sromobda, saqaTmes SeCveuli mela xafangSi rogor gaabes, pursa sTesdnen da, danawvimarze rogor amoasufTaves wyaro, rom dRiT _ miwas xnavdnen, eZinaT RamiT, da Tavdaxrili gatrunuliyo gvegves coli _ qmari ar uyvarda, da eCqareboda Tavis naWridan kvamlis afantva; viRacas Svili avada hyavda, da naRvlianad iweweboda kvamli, gabmulad, rweviT adioda maTi ambebi iq, maRla, caSi _ Tu rogor daagubes wyali, damjeri ZaRli metismetobiT rogor gacofda, rom zamTars yvela xe gadaurCa, TeTrSubla cxeni rogor daWedes, ZaZas agdebda cecxlis ganapiras resas Savosani deda, mglebma farexSi Zroxa daglijes, da rom qaTmebi kinaRam erTianad gawyvita Wirma, cas Sescqeroda sevdiani, maRali glexi _ neta iq, caSi, frTosnebi hyavdaT? yioda rame? gamarTuli da Tavaweuli, uneburad gaamayebuli, mZimed axlovdeboda domeniko, da ucnauri sanaxavi iyo: fexSiSvels, tanT uZvirfasesi kaba _ samoseli pirveli emosa, da Sorsve, bnelSi uamravi kaSkaSa sxivi avi JRrialiT iweleboda... iisfrad ciagebda didi ameTvisto, minanqriT moWedil sayelosTan mibneuli, mwvaned livlivebdnen zurmuxtebi, mTeli kabis sigrZeze mwyobrad datanebulni, yovel zurmuxts Soris lurjad kamkamebdnen safironebi, wiTlad Rvioda, aSuqebuliyo lali, gverdiT ki yovel qvas wyvili margaliti ebnia; mTeli kaba oqromkerdiT iyo moqarguli, civi, yinulovani cimcimiT erTmaneTSi xraWuniT ifSxvneboda uamravi yviTeli namceci, koconis axtunavebuli ali uwesrigod feTqavda mTel samoselze, almasebidan kaSkaSiT isxliteboda, sisxlisfrad iSmuSneboda Zowi, yviTlad Semojarul oqroSi avad kiafobda Tlili brilianti, es _ domeniko axlovdeboda, feradi elva miuZRoda da yoveli nabijis gadadgmisTanave elvareba emateboda, ufro da ufro TvalismomWreli xdeboda sxartad daklaknili, gamWvirvale da Tan dabinduli, feradovani grZneuli Suqi, da zed koconTan Sedga domeniko, cecxliT daWmuWvnil, dakrunCxul nafleTebs SublmoRrubluli dascqeroda, ra iyo netav, neta ra ambebs gzavnidnen Zalian maRla, zemoTken, caSi, da Zvirfasi kabiT uneburad gaamayebuli, am axtunavebul Sikriks _ kvamladenil cecxls eWviT Sepyrobili miCereboda. irweoda da iklakneboda daundobeli, faqizi ali, xan natifi, Txel fardasaviT caxcaxebda, aTasgan ibzareboda da msubuqad, mSralad kowiwdeboda mere, da isev dafleTil enad aiklakneboda, ambebs hyveboda, rogori risxviT iZenZeboda, da cecxlis wamier bzarebs miRma gaognebuli icqireboda domeniko _ koconis iqiT Tavad mama, TviT mama idga! koconis miRma, gavarvarebul, atortmanebul haerSi ulivlivebda mTeli sxeuli, zmanebasaviT eweleboda da ecvleboda; drodadro cecxliT ifareboda, eweweboda niadag mSvidi, mkacrad marTali, sevdiani saxe, axlac SemarTuli da mouRleli, RamenaTevi, im swrafi klakvniT aZenZil cecxlSi ganatareb, mcxunvare mzeras Svils, domenikos, vinac uyvarda, cnobiswadiliT Sepyrobili, ar aSorebda _ raRaca surda domenikosgan Tavad mamas, raRaca surda... awrialebuli, amas ki mixvda domeniko, magram ra unda moemoqmeda, verafriT Caswvda, daZabulsa da wingadaxrils, orad mokuntuls mere, mamisken vedrebiT aRepyro mzera, ofliT gaxviTqul, cecxliT drodadro alaplapebul saxeze yalb

pirsaxocad exaxuneboda koconiT axtunavebuli Crdilebi, mamisken xelebi gaeSvira, gafarCxuli TiTebiT emudareboda raRacas _ Tund mcire niSans, an raimes Tqmas, magram ah, ara _ xalxs Sescqeroda axla mama da, domenikomac, zed koconTan Semdgarma mgzavrma, Tavisi soflis sityvaZvir xalxze gadaitana Tvali-maZebari _ isini, ymebi, TavianT ubralo, wynar da mimoukibav ambebs cecxlis wyalobiT iq agzavnidnen _ Zalian maRla, zemoTken, caSi, da mawanwala kvamlis meSveobiT, zemoT ambavi mitivtivebda, isev miabjina sixaruliT mikargulma domenikom cecxliT ganwmendili mzera mamas, da samoseli SemoiZro, magrad CabRuja, moiqnia da Sig im cecxlSi, samoseli pirveli... samoseli pirveli badesaviT moisrola! dinjad daxara mamam Tavi, ra SemarTuli, da ra valmoxdili TiTqos, ise idga, mTeli xalxi ki, pirdaRebuli, am ucxod amaRlebul, aRzevebul seirs TvaldaxuWuli Sescqeroda _ cecxli alersiT edeboda samosels pirvels, qvemodan nazad Seujda, zemodan TrTolviT dascaxcaxebda, pirveli kvamlic msubuqi tanjviT aizniqa samoslidan da _ es, domenikos Wreli ambavi, grZelic da moklec, axla fiora kvamlad adioda zemoTken, caSi, es _ domenikos nebsiTa Tu uneblieT Tanamgzavrni, hoi, ra mkveTrad gansxvavebuli, xalxi iwvoda! da jer iyo da, swored imaT, SoriSor nacnobT, moedo cecxli, es _ oqromkerdi swrafad iwvoda, erTi Tvalisgadavleba, Soreuli xalxi _ mokirwylul quCebSi arxeinad mimomavali lamaz-qalaqelebi, drodadro _ gril SadrevnebTan Camomsxdarni; pirbadiani qalebi, CaxuWuWebul ZaRlTa koxta sabeliT gamaseirnebelni, xelqolgianni, vardisfersa Tu cisfer kabebze koxtad daskupebuli didi bafTebiT; usaqmurobisa gamo iqauri Worikana mamakacebi, kai sma-Wamis, Zilis, garTobisa da Zalad xarxaris, fantis TamaSis, WuWrutanaSi wakuzulad cqeris moyvarulni; imaTTan erTad, kamorelebsac moeRoT ali _ iq, kamoraSi, marmarilos kedlebs miyrdnobilni, mTvlemareni viTom da rogor daZabulni, akrefilni rogor, Tvals aridebdnen erTmaneTs, frTxilad Cavlilebs ki civad anTebuli mzeriT Seacqerdebodnen kefaze, zurgze... SeniRbulebi, Tvalebamoqarguli fardebidan imzirebodnen, xolo iqiT, Sors, sertanelebi daaWenebdnen mosxletil cxenebs, ra xalxi iyo... _ yvela iwvoda. da bazrobaTa qalaqis uferulni da erTnairebi daaxloebiT, mcxovrebni, _ matyuara da SiSis gamo zomierad flidi vaWrebi, vaWrukanebi, mogebis eSxiT didSi, mTavarSi mudam wagebuli, sacodavi xalxi... da pirvelad swored im nacnobs, yovlad miCqmaluls, gamourCevs, aim miqeles moedo cecxli, ymawvil kumeos oqros Zewkvisa gamo Tavi rom sdruza, iwvoda kumeos wili oqromkerdic, gaxsovT albaT is _ Rormucelobisa gamo uSualo Wabukad aRqmul-Seyvarebuli nazi konCetinas mier, iwvoda TviTon konCetina da wamdauwum mxiaruli qaliSvilebic, imaTi ambavi Zalian msubuq, sifrifana kvamlad adioda caSi, aseve mifarfatebda silvia, vinac ar icoda amxanagoba, radgan mijnuri waarTva daqals da mijnurwagvrili rozina, ai swored is, WalaSi rom iyo, WalaSi yofnas ver davukargavT, Zalian vera, da misi metrfe, Tmagaprialebuli cilio, qalebis wuwki, imisi Zmakaci tulio, lamaz-qalaqelTa aRiarebuli axalgazrda sasiamovno kaci _ TavgadagdebiT axarxarebuli, drosmtarebeli, TavSesaqcev ambavTa koxtad moyolaSi gawafuli, mraval saxelovan ojaxad pirvel wyebaSi mipatiJebuli, mxneobiT aRsavse, xalisiani da bolo-bolo _ maTxovari mainc, da imis gverdiT SemTxveviT moxvedrili uwyinari mRebavi antonio, visac didi Tvalebi erTTavad zrunviT miebjina siZe vinsenteze, romlis

guneba-ganwyoba, saqcielica da sityva-pasuxi didad iyo damokidebuli imaze, sayelo Sebneuli hqonda Tu ara, siZe-colisZmis gamamwarebeli, veeba axvari juzepe, visac sanaqebo kunTebi fiqrisas Zalian ebereboda da imisi gamlaxavi dino _ patara, Rirseuli da cqviti... marTla, arturo _ Zlivs gamoirCa JrJoladavlili samoslidan lamaz-qalaqeli cbieri, xarbi maspinZeli, janmrTeli col-SviliT _ eulalia-janjakomoTi da iqve iyo dedamisic, yoCaRi moxuci sivilla, da saTaTbirod miwveuli sisxliT naTesav-axloblebi, romelTa Soris gamoirCeoda kaci, vinc gramatikis siRrmeebs warmatebiT ver flobda... da TviT am samosels, samosel pirvelsac ki hqonia Turme yalbi Tvlebi, da rogorc ki odnav waepotina cecxli, maSinve daibzara da daskda Wyetela qvebi, es _ orWoful kvamlad miCindrikobdnen zeviT miTom darbaiseli senior julio, da lamaz-qalaqelTa mrCeveli, didebul mosaubred aRiarebuli duilio, rogoric iyo da misi yvelaze erTguli msmeneli, uSnod acundrukebuli dedaberi, mamida ariadna, visac bedma Tu cxovelma warmodgenam cxovrebaSi namdvil mamakacs, vaskos Seaxvedra, da samivesi yalbi gancdebi axla, aqedan, maRali soflidan, zecaSi, kidev ufro maRla, kocons ahqonda... da rinaldoc ki amobJutda, albaT ar gaxsovT _ saubrisas mxolod drodadro gayiduli, daxvewili gaiZvera, lamazqalaqis baRSi mesame kacad namyofi, visac TerTmeti wlis mkvlelis ambavi sul uSedegod uambes; mwared igrixeboda yovlad gamoucnobi, TavdaWerili servilioc, duilios-Ze, visac kamorelebTan raRac faruli saqmeebi akavSirebda... iwvoda is uTqmeli, mamida ariadnasTan stumrad misuli ukbilo kaci, romlis TvalTmaqc sakravsac sulad ucxo, cvalebadi frinveli hyavda, da mis Zvirfas qvas, erT-erT safirons, Zvirfas qvaTagan pirvels gaujda maZebari ali, da erTi, yvelaze maRali qvis garda, danarCenebi uklebliv rom aavarvara cecxlma, simxurvalisgan wamoimarTa samoseli pirveli, gancvifrebisgan, moguduli gminva dascdaT am ucnauri sanaxaobiT isedac gaognebul ymebs _ samoseli pirveli Suagul cecxlSi, atortmanebul, mxtunav haerSi sul uarafrod, TviTon, TavisiT, Suagul cecxlSi wamomarTuliyo da idga, ekida!.. Zalian Znelad, da zomieri TandaTanobiT iferfleboda Zvirfasi kaba, qveda Tvlebs magrad gaujda cecxli da, erT adgilas, gansakuTrebiT Znelad iwvoda _ es axalgazrda giJi, ugo, namdvili daniT oflian xelSi, garindebuli imzireboda da yinulovan TvalebSi xandaxan dondlo, nacrisferi Tevzebi eklakneboda, Cabinduli siwiTle Semoburvoda, Zowisa iyo; iwvoda aleqsandro, qadagad davardnili, giJad wodebuli, lamaz-qalaqSi yvelaze naRdi, kaqtusovani, keTili kaci... misi ambebic _ ambavi TerTmeti wlis mkvlelze, zRapari balaxisfer kacze, ucnaurad aRtyinebuli saubrebi scenidan, quCaSi, bunebis wiaRsa Tu ojaxad, wamoZaxil-Secxadebani da sxva, da sxva, erT-erT safironSi iwvoda, da safironSive ciagebda patricia, sasacilo qali, visac qmari inteligenti egona da is ki Turme glaxa qalebSi dadioda, warmogidgeniaT? iwvodnen TviT glaxa qalebic _ laura da tango, da namdvili qali tereza, Tlil briliantSi kaSkaSebda, yviTlad Semojarvoda oqro, saRamoobiT aiq, Tavis oTaxSi, Tbili wyliT savse did kasrSi ijda xolme qali, tereza, da gasapnuli mxrebi ubzinavda, axlad dabanili, jer kidev sveli Tma lurji TavsafriT maRla aekra da Rimilisas mxolod cal loyaze eWuteboda pawia foso, ra qali iyo, an ra xma hqonda, doinjSemoyrili, rogor idga da iRimeboda, rogor dadioda, iq mainc, burusSi... da grZeli, vrceli zamTris Ramis mwvave

TamaSebi, didi iisferi sabani, iq domenikos mklavze eZina, ra mklavze mere, eh, tereza ki ara, xelboxCiani qalic ki, landos molodinSi uTavbolod alaparakebuli, lamaz-qalaqis misadgomebTan pirveli rom naxa, isic ki Canda wamomarTul samoselze, oqromkedSi, da sevdianad, yrud mwuxarebiT aelvarda kidev erTi qva _ edmondo iyo, daZabuli, mudam tanjuli amxanagTmaZiebeli, _ kidev kargi, rom amayad mokvda, mwvaned, zurmuxtad miiRvelfa da, sakvirvelebav, ais qalic ki gaaxsenda, sayeloCamoglejilma vinsentem, mTvralma, erT-erT qorwilSi daundoblad rom ubwkina _ vinme graciaza matirelli, da ori kinkila qarTveli mogzauric _ hainrixi da dragomiro, tyupad iwvodnen, yvelani iyvnen samoselze TiTqos, is ubeduri qalebic _ ugos bebia, edmondos deda, `da yvelaferi rigzeaa~, morcxvad moisma cecxlidan TiTqos, es _ Tvinieri lepoldino, lamaz-qalaqSi RamRamobiT rom daabijebda, Raribi, sacodavi, xaxvsa da purze rom gadadioda, raRaca faCuns yurmokruli, frTxilad Semdgariyo, Zirs daSvebuli farniT xelSi, da SiSveli, dagvemili, natanji fexebi TiTqos iaf SaravandedSi edga... da sul sxva xmazed dasZaxoda Seweril sityvas _ `geeniiaaluraaadaaaaa~ _ kamoreli Ramis daraji, gorozi kaetano, TviT marSal betankurs, tanxvlikians, kata-arufians, saimedod daxSul-daluqul oTaxSiac ki swvdeboda misi xma, oRond minam cocxali iyo... iqve iwvoda grandissimohalles uaxloesi damqaSi, yoCaRi grandhalle polkovniki federiko sezar, da cxvirSi modudRune zedamxedveli navole, da erTTavad sul sxva, ara saWiro adgilebSi aRmocenebuli kaprali eliodoro da baliSiT mucelgamoberili misi coli, SiSveli aniseto, weliwadis droTagan Zalian rom uyvarda zafxuli da piriqiT _ zamTari, kamorel warCinebulTa mcvelebi, serJantebi, memassaJeni, Sikrikebi da dilis qalebi, malemsrbolebi, smenadaxSuli musikosebi _ sawameblis karTan pirze sakravmidebulni, gamzadebulni rom idgnen, cotaTi mudo generali xorxe, gamWriaxi admirali cicka, lamaz-generali, visac qalad gadacmisas mxolod mkerdis areSi sWirdeboda bambis damateba, damsjeli razmis keTil-generali _ msxvilmani avazaki orfexi ramos, pirveli TavzexelaRebuli rigoberto, visi nayofic ZalisZalaTi SeanarCunebines saidumlod gadabirebul dilis qals da rigiT meore TavzexelaRebuli _ gabrieli, metismetad, zedmiwevniT Tavazianad rom saubrobda; cali RamiT maspinZeli skarpiozo, eSmaki, briyvi, yvela isini, yvelani iwvodnen _ brigadelebi, korpuselebi, inteligenti qalebi, inteligenturad rom evaWrebodnen polkovnik sezars, susxiani diliT Silifad gamosuli, rZis rigSi mdgari mxrebSiSveli qali, dilegSi Camwyvdeuli Jagunsoebi, oTxi saxeloebdakapiwebuli jalaTi, elami kamoreli _ amfsoni SeumCnevlad rom dabrida, galiaSi sulamoxdili demetrio, da imisi sulTamxuTavi, marSalis piradi aRmsrulebeli _ uZvlo kadima, morigeebi, wvrilmani gamomvlenebi _ Tavis TavSi Seyvarebuli juja umberto da wripina CiCio, rom ar suqdeboda da WamiT ki Zalian bevrs Wamda, da msxvilmani gamomvleni, bavSvobidanve yru-munjad Seracxili absolutursmeniani esteban pepe, vinac Zalian sufTad ki muSaobda, magram kaatingaSi mainc yofa etira. iwvoda didi marSalis Tanamecxedre _ mersedes bostoni, lurjad da wiTlad SeRebili civi, feradi qalbatoni, vinac namdvili sul ar iyo da im kerps, moloqes Camohgavda, da imisi xaTriT sakravTan mimjdari dondlo stella _ polkovnikis gausulguloebuli meuRle da energiuli suzanna-suzzi, visac saxifaTo siyvaruli Zalian swamda... iwvodnen mersedes bostonis binZur dReobaze fasiani saCuqrebiT misuli

stumrebi, aTasnairi ganxrisa da midrekilebis avazakni, mowamluli xalxi, romelTaganac gamoirCeoda zeda kamoras dawinaurebuli naRebi, marSalTan daaxloebuli Tanamdebobis bednier-daZabuli pirni _ xnierTa dasis meTauri porfirio siZiana, _ RamRamobiT noxebze monadire ramires kispeTi, loyebCamokidebuli didvaWari artemio vaskes, mTavar Semmowmeblad aRzevebuli yofili jibis qurdi moklexeleba pedro kardenasi, gasaidumloebuli meqise alfredo evia, funjis didostati, qeduxreli greg rikio, pirSi mTqmeli prokurori noel, saqmianad momxibvlel Wabukad aRiarebuli gadacmul CvidmetTameTauri masimo, karis tenori ezekiel luna da sxvebi. sxvebi, sxvani da sxvani, maTxovrebad gadacmuli Cinosanni da Zvirfasad gamowyobili maTxovrebi _ zizRiTa da cecxliT amRvreuli, aWrili TvalebiT borot, ubedur kamorelTa wvas Sescqeroda domeniko, da aim imden borot elvarebaSi sami qva mainc saTnod iwvoda, da imdennairi juris xarisxovan avazakTagan imedad gamoarCia lurji iagundi, es _ oTo-eqimi iyo, misi kamoreli mamobili, keTili Zia, TvalSi sisovle wamdauwum rom eZaleboda, da sacodavad ikrunCxeboda qarva, naxevrad Zvirfasi qva _ dilis umweo qali, rosa, ukanaskneli ormoci groSi rom dautova siyvarulisTvis, madlobis niSnad, da kidev erTi, Savad aciagebuli, yvelaze Rrma da idumali qva _ or giSerTagan erT-erTi, aleqsandros ufrosi Zmis, miCinios avad patiosani Zvirfasi Tvali cecxlSi iwvoda... magram imdeni avazakis civ elvarebas ras eyofoda mxolod sami qva, imodena brbos sad gaswvdeboda da auareba Zvirfasi, naxevrad Zvirfasi da yalbi Tvalis atkacunebul wvas mokuntuli da gaoflili misCereboda domeniko, mgzavri, da, awrialebulma, meore giSers rom daadga mowyalebis maZiebeli, jiutad gafacicebuli Tvali, hee, ra mwared esiamtkbila, rom masac, mgzavrsac, mSobliuri soflis garda, Tavisi qalaqi, TeTri kanudosi, hqonda _ Cven xom... _ Cven yvelasa gvaqvs Cveni qalaqi, oRond xandaxan arc viciT xolme, rogor ara gvaqvs, anda, gveqneba Tixis spetaki, momcro saxlebi mdinaris piras, mcire aRmarTs TeTrad amoyolilni, abzinebulni dilis grZel, iribsxiveba mzeze... da mTvaris bacad sifrifana Suqze rbilad abrWyvialebuli, mcired dabuJebuli kanodusi... iwvodnen uCveulo bednierebiT gaJRenTili _ TavisuflebiT pirTamde savse vakeiroebi, da did, pirquSsa da Savad lamaz qvas, meore giSers moedo cecxli _ es kanudoselTa Tavkaci, kuStad SemarTuli konseleiro mendes masieli, iwvoda... da mTel Zvirfas qvebs, im erTis garda, myisve moedo cecxli _ mwvaned bJutavdnen zurmuxtebi, lurjad, mocisfrod iklaknebodnen firuzebi da safironebi, yviTlad iRvenTeboda qarva, wiTlad brialebda lali, iqve krTebodnen margalitebi, zRvaTa ucxo, Rrma wiaRidan amosulni da SeumCnevel daRmarTs miuyveboda kanudoselTa grili, marad axali mdinare, da ganbanili kanudoselebis ambavi okeaneSi Cahqonda, aq ki, maRal sofelSi, ra feradovnad, ra Rirseulad iwvoda mTeli samoseli, samoseli pirveli axla, da muq lurj kvamlad ahqonda Cauqi mwyemsebis ambavi kocons, iwvodnen gregorio paCeko _ dolis jadoqari da didi mWedeli senobio lYosa, iwvoda sertanaSi darCenili, yurmoWrili togo, vaJkaci; iRvelfeboda masTan darCenili uTqmeli Zma, gardauval sikvdilze xaTriT wasuli, vin ra icoda, mdumarebisas gulSi ra edo, da mesame Zma maTi, SurisZiebiT gaumaZRari prudensio... iwvodnen naRdi vakeiroebi _ inosensio, raRac-raRacebiT gamorCeuli da avelino, mikarguli da SeumCneveli; iwvodnen maTi colebi, debi, dedebi, Svilebi, stumrad

amokuntruSebuli Svidi sxvadasxvanairad Seyvarebuli da Cacmuldaxuruli qalic iwvoda oqromkedSi da aalebuliyo kenti roxasi, visac erTaderTs, mamakacTagan, gadarCena miesaja... tivze Semdgarni, gayuCebulni, moyvarul TvalTagan mZimed SoriSordebodnen gasaxiznebi _ moxucebi da qalebi, bavSvebi... bavSvebi... naRverdldebodnen daqvrivebulni _ Joaos coli, mariami, da manuela, TeTri mwyemsi... kalabriaSi ki, Sors, miwaSi iwva ucnauri qali, mirca, visac winaswar SeeZlo kacis dafaseba... iagundebad elvarebdnen aes qalebi, da almasebic rom wamoaldnen, sunTqva Seekra domenikos, nabiji warsdga, da monusxuli miaCerda cecxls _ radgan es didi, didi, didi kanudoselebi _ ze moreira, manuelo kosta, Joao abado, moxuci santosi da don diego _ didi kanudoselebi iwvodnen! da mxolod erT qvas _ did ameTvistos ver edeboda mrisxane rokviT Sepotinebuli cecxli, sxvebi_iwvodnen: ltolvili, maRal soflad RamiT amoxvewili, da mismieri ucxo ambebi _ masai rogor gaxda da wvimebiani ambavi winamZRolze, da mtacebeli mcenareebis zne; iwvoda ltolvilis cincxalfereba, bundovnad damaxsovrebuli samSoblos, im kldis, bunebasa Tu viRac axirebul moqandakes peSvisTvis rom daemsgavsebina da zed patara oboli idga, da iqauri qaliSvilebis, dolis gugunSi griltana xeebs rom etrfodnen, ambavi, iwvodnen soflad mxolod erTi RamiT dabanakebuli jambazebi, kunapetSi CiraRdnebaTamaSebuli, calSiSvelfexmodunebuli qali da misi Semyure nerwyvgamSrali, wowolaqudiani, TeTrad saxemoTxapnili bneli jambazi _ zezuxbaia, da iqve, koconTan mdgari xalxic ki, maRalsoflelebi, romelTa saxeebzec ager, a, aqve, cecxli rialebda, isinic ki TiTqos iwvodnen miRvelfil, imodena simxurvaliT Camomdnar samoselSi _ bibo da gvegve, maTi colebi, nandu da resas Savosani deda, koWli yma, didi, sevdiani glexi, yvela isini, miwis xalxi, miwis kacebi, _ mxvnelmTesvelebi, meguTneebi, mTibavebi, drodadro gakalatozebulni, gamwyemsebulni _ yvela iwvoda samoselSi, iqaurebic, aqeTurebic, da mxolod im erTs, erTaderTs, im jiutad moelvare qvas, mainc ramdeni uwriala da, veRar moedo verasdidebiT cecxli, icoda mgzavrma, visi qvac iyo didi ameTvisto, kargad icoda, da yelSi marwuxebwaWerili, sunTqvaSekruli, cremlebmomdgari gavarda wridan. jer, ganaTebuls, zurgiT mihqonda TiTqos cecxli da mere, glexTa Tvals rom miefara, gulze jvaredinad miedo orTave xeli, miwisken Zalian gadaxriliyo da, mokuntuli, ise garboda, TiTqos ecemoda da SesaCerebladac veRar iokebda Tavs, im mdinarisken, Suagul tyeSi rom Cadioda, miiltvoda da gulSi zluqunebda _ ana... maria... aana-mariaa! Rameul tyeSi mibarbacebda, aqoSinebuli, gatrunul xeebs ejaxeboda, gminva-gminviT da xelis faTuriT miikvlevda gzas, hoi, beCavi... saxeze msubuq silad gadasdioda gazafxulobiT Zalian rbili, moqnili foTlis grili Sexeba, fexqveS ki SarSandeli da SarSanwindeli, da kidev ufro Soreuli, jer _ damWknarni da tyis sisovleSeyolilni mere, Zveli furclebi msuyed da mZimed SariSurobdnen. mdinarisaken alalbedze miabijebda domeniko, megzurad mxolod Soreuli mdinaris CuxCuxi hqonda, sad midioda dabneuli mgzavri, ras daeZebda, ram arivdaria, raRa undoda, viRa surda, nuTu sofelSic, maRal sofelSi RamRamobiTac ki ar ewera simSvide, wola da mosveneba, dRiT _ dinjad Tesva da xvna, sul ase unda evlo da evlo? ki, ra Tqma unda, da mdinarisken Cauyva im sibnelidan ZlivsRa gamorCeul, zmanebasaviT

ativtivebul biliks, Caimuxla da civ mdinareSi xeli Cahyo... gairinda. gatrunuliyo da raRac Soreuls, marad axali mdinariT Camotanils, miugdebda yurs... ase iyo da, uceb, erTbaSad amoZravda _ gadaixara, fskeridan lami amoiRo, peSvSi mowura, wyali gaadina da Ronivrad mozila mere, miwa Seuria, gaamagra da isev mdinareSi amoavlo, aatalaxa. saTuTad epyra xelT es ucnauri ram Sexameba, dalbilebuli Tixa: Tan _ talaxi da Tanac _ rogori vrceli, yovelivesi SesaZlebloba, Tan _ morCili da jiutic rogor... dascqeroda da Tumc vera xedavda, gajiutebuli dasCereboda aim Tavisas, erTaderT peSvs, darbilebulsa da viRacis xeliT ukve najijgns, nagvems, TiTqos advilad dasamorCilebelsa da damyols, magram ah, ah, vera... gamwarebulma, magrad mosrisa, daagundava, da jer sxeuli gamoZerwa, sasacilo da amazrzeni albaT, sul vera Canda... es miwis qali imedad surda, Tu rogor, ratom, aRar icoda, ganrisxebuli, Camuxluli, kuStad Zerwavda, miaxloebiT gamohyavda Tavi da xeli, da ise SekrTa! _ Ramis frinvelma daiwivla Rameul tyeSi... waswrebuliviT SeSinebulma, iseTnairi gametebiT moisrola miwis qali, TiTqos imisi brali yofiliyos is sazareli Sewivleba da iq, mdinareSi, sadac Cavarda is mcire qali, ganaTda viTom, da ise gadafiTrda sabralo, mgzavri, rom aqeT axla is gamoirCa kunapetSi da, erTimeores ra ucnaurad, da sxvadasxvanairad rogor, Sehyurebdnen: Tavzardacemuli, gaSeSebuli domeniko adgilze Zrwoda, ver aSorebda dabriyvebul Tvals _ fesvebgaCaCxul kunZze, Tavmomwone majlajunasaviT rom gaeSvira nazad darxeuli maxinji mklavebi, SeRebili qali ijda, yviTlad abzinebul tanze iisferi gadasdioda, mZimed CamoSlil Tmas grZeli, avi frCxilebiT ivarcxnida da rac yoveliveze saSiSi iyo, TvalebSi undo RimiliT Sescqeroda domenikos, mdinaris piras Caxetialebul mgzavrs, iq ra undoda, ra Zala adga... Tumca, ra misi brali iyo es _ Cven yvelas gvadgas Cven-Cveni sxvisi Zala, oRond Zalian xSirad arc viciT xolme da fexze wamodga, gairinda domeniko, aRar icoda, piri ebruna Tu ara, saSinelebisadmi zurgis Seqcevas isev misken yureba sjobda, idga, gaxevebuli, sunTqvaSekruli, tyis mdumarebac _ exameboda, magram niavma wamoubera da mkrTali landebi odnav Seirxa tyeSi... xeze Camocurebuli Crdili... TiTqos Sebarbacda domeniko, magram sxeuli Seimagra da mimoixeda, bneloda, bneloda, rogor bneloda, da mainc imdennairi ram saocreba gatrunuliyo Rameul tyeSi... Tvalebi moisrisa da, weRandelze metad dazrina _ siCume idga, uSvelebeli, erTiani... siCumeSi ki, ramdeni ram, raodeni ram, auracxeli, iyo _ iyo mdinaris avad moSriale xma da iyo niavi, farTo da uzarmazari, gauval tyeSi mainc msubuqi da mosxletili gveliviT rom daZvreboda totebSua; iyo quxili, yvelafrismZle, mgrgvinavi, gamayruebeli; iyo muqarac, uxmo siSaved mxrebs dawolili, magram yvelaferze metad amazrzeni iyo siCumis gulgriloba _ sazareli, amorCeuli arcodna. xes mieyrdno da erTxans ase iyo, moRonierda TiTqos, da meramdened, isev SekrTa _ xis ukan viRaca idga... jiutad momlodine! _ ahaa, aha, xom mieaxla bolobolo, Tavisi fexiT, ymawvili mgzavri?.. _ ra gulianad, usityvebod iqadneboda, magram vin iyo _ veRar gabeda domenikom, daenaxa da, SeZrwunebuli, frTxilad ixevda, fexisgulebs SiSiT veRar acilebda miwas, ise miCoCda ukan, sxva xesTan, zurgiT mieyrdno, Setrialda da gaSra _ im xis ukanac idga viRac _ yoveli xis ukan viRaca idga! alyaSemortymuli, Tavze xelebSemoxveuli, wingadaxrili, erTianad caxcaxebda, mxrebi, xelebi, TiTebi, muxlebi

uTrToda, yvelaze metad ki morkalul xerxemals eSinoda... CaSavebuli kenweroebidan raRaceebi dascqerodnen da mZimed moiwevdnen dabla; veRar gaZlo da adgils moswyda, mdinarisaken gaiqca isev, wyalSi Setopa, fskerze TeTri qva gamoarCia, eama da sanam gaxarebas moaswrebda, isev is SeRebili qali! _ kvlavac TvalebSi Semohyurebda, saocrad mkafiod da bundovnad mouCanda gaRimebuli, odnav ganze miqceuli tuCebi da Tvalebidan momwvano-moyviTalo mzera gayinuli SuqiviT ukamkamebda. da, esRa aklda _ gaognebuls, zurgze viRacam civi TiTebi jer msubuqad dahkra da ise dazrina, TiTqos viRacamve gayinuli xelebi staca da ayvana daupira. gauZalianda da erTxans gausxlta, mere ki is yinulovani TiTebi uzarmazar, sakuTar neknebad gadaeqca da ise SemoeWdo, ise Semoesalta, ise xuTavda... napirze amoxta, fexi dausxlta, kinaRam waiqca, pirvelsave xes mivarda, da Caexuta, fexebic Semoxvia, griloda tyeSi, ufro agrilda, eyinulovna da isev gaxta _ ais viRaca iqac idga... yoveli xis ukan idga viRac! molis SuagulSi gavarda, da mainc iqve Soriaxlos, irgvliv, raRac sazareli amodioda, modioda, izrdeboda, xeebs mieyrdno, mieZala da gafarTovda, gaibera, Seikra, amoizarda, es SiSi iyo _ Ramis yvavili. muxlebze daeca, gadaixara, saxe maRal balaxSi Cargo, fexebi gaSala da pirqve gawva Tu ara, gamwarebulma moglija gvimra, mere nedl miwaSi Caaso TiTebi. Ronivrad mofxoWna da Sors moisrola; miwas gaxelebuli Txrida, ormo undoda amoeTxara da Camaluliyo, da maTraxgadaWeriliviT SemarTa zedatani _ Soridan, tyidan, misken sinaTle moirweoda, `is modis, modis...~ _ gamwarebuli, loyiT gaexaxuna miwas, isev gamalebuli Txrida, egeb moeswro, magram daSinebuli Tvali ganze rom gaapara, ufro axlos dainaxa sinaTle _ `modis... is modis...~ vin is, arc icoda, manamde arnaxuli, sazareli ram arseba albaT, `modis, is modis!~ pirqve ganerTxo da Tavze xelebi Semoixvia, axla yvelaze metad kefas eSinoda da nabijebis yru, moguduli, Ronieri xma _ `modis, movida, isic movida!..~ gasrisa SiSma, xelebi miwaze Camouvarda, da mTelma sxeulma Sewyvita caxcaxi, mkrTaladRa Caesmoda nabijebis xma; damZimebuli da momCvaruli, pirqve iwva sastiki, gamaTavebeli dartymis molodinSi da es molodinic ki gaqra, miilia erTxans, mere mainc SiSi daexmara da isev igrZno kefa, magram mcire xniT, kvlavac burani Camoawva da midioda, midioda, ipareboda, adgilzeve ucnaurad lRveboda _ umweod migdebuli sxeuli aCiCqnil miwaze rCeboda, Tavad ki, TviTon, sadRac Zalian Sors, gadakargulSi midioda... tkbili iyo es wasvla da Svebismomgvreli, magram mainc gons moego da SiSma isev rkinad uqcia mTeli sxeuli, _ romelzedac orad ori sityva JRrialiT gadasdioda _ `movida, movida, isic movida...~ Tavis aweva undoda da vera bedavda, miwaze iwva, miwis manugeSebelsa da Semzaravsac erTdroulad, Zalum suns grZnobda, da aikrifa, aiwura, mTlad gafacicda _ viRacam, sadRac, sul sxva adgilas, aYam miwazec, raRaca kargi da sando uTxra... ver ixsenebda da daiZaba, magrad daxuWa Tvali, da im misulma rogorc ki xeli daado mxarze, naiarevi auxurda da miCinio da misi naTqvami _ rom dedamiwas siyvaruli atrialebda _ gaaxsenda da imediT, rwmeniT SemarTa Tavi _ ki, mama iyo, im kunapetSi Talx laqad adga. myisve wamojda domeniko, dawretil ZarRvebSi sixarulma dauara, gabruvda, da mxarze dauvarda Tavi. erTxans TvaldaxuWuli ijda, Rones ikrebda. da mere isev aforiaqda _ oriod nabijze gaecala mama, da, Soriaxlodan, gamomcdelad Tavs dahyurebda. da domenikos kidev raRac, raRac aucileblis mosmenac mounda, rom damSvidebuliyo _ sityva undoda,

oriod Reri sityva swyuroda, da mamisaken gaxoxda. muxlebiT miwasa da foTlebs exaxuneboda, da tye Ronivrad isrutavda am jiut Sxaruns, mere ki, siCume rom Camodga, daCoqilma domenikom xelisguli miado mamas muxlze, axeda da Seevedra: _ nurafris meSinodes? mama dafiqrebuli dascqeroda, mere Tavze daado xeli da uTxra: _ nurafris geSinia. da muxlmoyrilma domenikom, Svebamogvrilma, ganTavisuflebulma, erTic axeda, aforiaqda, da yvelafris Tqma daapira, Tavs rac gadaxda daklaknil gzebze, magram iqve gaSra _ yovelive kargad icoda mamam, mSvenivrad moexseneboda yoveli, ise dascqeroda da domenikom, dabneulma, Tavi CaRuna; raRaca unda momxdariyo, raRacas eloda, frTxilad, SeparviT aayola mowiwebuli Tvali, da daZabuli Seacqerda _ ra Ronivrad, rogor mkafiod dascqeroda mama... da ucnauri, saWoWmano ganaCenis molodinSi kvlav miwas daswvda, frTxilad mofxoWna, wyliT gaJRenTili perangis saxeloebi Camoiwura, aatalaxa mcire miwa da isev, kvlavac, es meramdened codvilobda, ususuri da ucxo, miwis ubralod gamonagoni adamiani rom gamoeZerwa, codvilobda da veraferi gamosdioda, mxolod xelebi moeTxvara maRali soflis kuTvnili miwiT, da esec, esec ki saqme iyo da, erTbaSad awrialebuli, areuli, sulawewili, mamis ganaCens, damWknar foTlebze ganerTxo da ise ucdida, imanac, uTxra: _ orjer giboZes samoseli pirveli, domeniko, _ Tqva mamam, dinjad Camoscqeroda, _ da mesamedac giwyalobeb _ me mogcem sityvas Sen, domeniko. ra, es ra uTxres, gabruebuli wamojda mgzavri. _ kargad icode, domeniko, samoseli pirvelia sityva. Seni ambavi cad ki avida, magram CvenTanac, SenianebTan, unda datovo. TavCaqindruli ijda, usmenda. _ mraval qveyanas agaSenebinebs, da ucnauri mefe dadgebi _ bevri yma Tumca ki geyoleba, Sen mainc yvelas mona iqnebi. da suli -SeniT edgomebaT. gamige? _ diax. _ da mag samosels rac ufro met xalxs gadaawvden da gadaafareb, ufro mdidari Seiqmnebi, ufro tanju li... gawamdebi da, gaixareb... sityvis TamaSad nu CamomarTmev _ ubednieresi ubeduri iqnebi... da datanjuli. Tu gesmis... _ diax. _ da saxeladac ucxo saxels, domenikos garqmev, sityvebidan dominus, dominion, da domen... yurs xom ara gWris? _ ara. cotaTi... _ ara uSavs ra, SeeCvevi... da siZulvilic Tumca kargad unda SegeZlos, isic yovelTvis, ganuyrelad unda gaxsovdes, Tu dedamawas rac atrialebs. gamige? _ diax. _ da ai am qvas, domeniko, aRarasodes moiSoreb. gulze kanafiT Camohkida didi ameTvisto _ cecxlmoudebi, meufiani, ana-marias mociage qva. _ es lodze mZime iqneba, Svilo. aJrialebda mgzavrs. _ Zalian bnela? _ ikiTxa mamam. _ Zalian, diax.

_ magram me _ mxedav? _ Zalian gxedav. _ damimaxsovre. mdinaris piras Camomjdariyo gabruebuli, aRzevebaSemdgari mgzavri, da tuCze raRac ucxo ganzraxva, raRacis wvdoma balRamnarev Taflad ecxo da, xan mourgebi da WrelaWrula, xanac _ Zlieri, savse, JReradi, feradovani sityvebi futkrebiviT gundad, zuzuniT dastrialebdnen, raodeni ra gamoerCia, aRar icoda, Tavad ki, mgzavri, TvalnaTliv sWvretda cecxlSi wamomarTul, agizgizebul samosel pirvels, romlis yoveli, oqromkediT Semoqarguli uZvirfasesi Tu yalbi Tvlidan, kamoruli Tvlebamoqarguli fardis msgavsad, aTasi vinme uWvritinebda, zogi _ gonji da suliT mdabali, zogic _ sxvagvari, da mxarze grZnobda moxucebuli, brma goliaTis mouTmenel xelisguls, zurgsukan edga, igi, swored is unda waeyvana Tavis ucnaur samflobeloSi da jer Tavadac ar icoda, ranairad daZruliyo da, an sad midioda, ra rogor eTqva, saidan daewyo _ rom daibada? ah, ara, ara... gvegvedan, Zmidan? ara, ih, ara... da TviT mamasac, yvelgan rom iyo, ase advilad, dasawyisSive, ver Sebedavda... sityvebs eZebda maradaxali mdinaris piras, itanjeboda Rameul tyeSi, da Sors, ciskidurs didis imediT, avedrebuli miaCerda da _ hee, Tendeboda... gaTenebidan unda daewyo, ki, ase sjobda, xom isev aq xarT, modiT, CamWideT ukanasknelad eg undo xeli, xom ki sjobs ase, mSvidad dawyeba damTavrebisas, ah, SeveCvieT erTmaneTs, mgoni, gzadagza rasac ki gpirdebodiT, SeZlebisamebr vasrulebdi da swored axla, damTavrebisas, erTi ram unda SegaxsenoT _ albaT ar gaxsovT, me rom giTxariT, rom ar arsebobs qveynad ambavi, rom hqonebodes odesme bolo-meTqi, da ar ifiqroT, nu gegonebaT rom ai axla, damTavrebisas, gamomiWireT _ Tumc sisuleliT isic wamomcda, gamosavali arsebobs-meTqi, da _ mivageni, ra, ara gjeraT? ager ara var, rodis ra momityuebia, da axlac, keTilo, moT, modiT, mivdgeT da es ambavi suul Tavidan davatrialoT, gaTenebidan, vabrunoT ase _ jer kidev Zalian bneloda, mxolod erTgan, dasalierze, TiTqos odnav gabacda ca. wvimas axlaxan gadaeRo, wveTebi uxmaurod sxlteboda erTi foTlidan meoreze da akankalebuli, galumpuli, erTianad smenadqceuli ltolvili yurs ugdebda am ilajgamoclil Cqams. yovelnair xmaurs aitanda igi, garda floqvebis TqaraTqurisa. wamdauwum mdevari elandeboda da, Ronemixdili, orive xeliT CahbRauWeboda svel totebs. aqamde veravin SeniSnavda, ise gatrunuliyo, xes Caxutebuli; axla ki, gaTenebisas, roca Zalian acivda da Sewuxebuli ltolvili awrialda, im gabzarul sibneleSi aSkarad gamoirCa misi CaSavebuli, moZravi saxeba. saSinlad eZineboda, Zlivs imagrebda damZimebul Tavs. kidev kargi, rom ijda mainc _ imodena aRmarTis Semdeg daRlil, gadatyavebul fexebs asvenebda. aq, xeze amZvrals, ZaRlebic ver Seswvdebodnen, Tumca yefa arc gaugonia. cotaTi gamxnevda da iqve moSivda. ubeSi Caiyo Seciebuli TiTebi da puris yua amoaZvrina. nela, auCqareblad iReWeboda, magram erTi bewo puri iyo da Cqara SemoeWama. ufro aeSala saRerReli, sofels miaCerda, sadac saWmeli unda eSova. odnav gamoikveTa saxlebi, isev SeaTvaliera midamo da ucnaurma SiSma Seipyro: mdevrebisa ki ar eSinoda, sul sxva raRacis _ mainc ra saocrad, rogor Tendeboda!.. unaxavs kia rodesme iseTi ucnauri, mkveTrad gamoxatuli foTlebi, anda iseTi myari meseri Tu unaxavs, im bindbundSi TvalnaTliv rom ikrefda Zalas... rogor mocuravdnen saxlebi Zalian Soridan, lodebic ra dinjad amodiodnen miwidan, iseTi

saSiSi sioc Tu unaxavs sadme, gamTeniisas rom scodnia da im siosayolili mkrTali Crdilebis miwaze boginic ra ucnauri da SemaSfoT... da SemaSfoT... da SemaSfoT.... da SemaSfoT... `nuTu yovelive, _ gaifiqra domenikom, maradaxali mdinaris piras ijda, _ nuTu yovelive es?..~ 1966-1978 ww. DExclusive Book