mTargmneli anduyafar WeiSvili

gamomcemloba `nakaduli 1988w.

martin ideni
Tavi pirveli
kari amerikuli gasaRebiT gaaRo da Sevida, ymawvili kaci Sehyva,
romelmac saxlSi Sesvlisas uxerxulad moixada qudi. xeSeSi tansacmeli
ecva am ymawvils, zRvis suni asdioda, erTbaSad amodena darbazSi rom
aRmoCnda, daibna, aRar icoda, sad wasuliyo, veRarc qudisTvis
moexerxebina rame; is iyo, jibisken waiRo, rom im meorem gamoarTva. ise
wynarad da bunebrivad moxda es, rom ymawvilma xelad gaugo: `mimixvda,
gaifiqra man, ar gamwiravs~.
fexebi uneburad gaeCaCxa Wabuks, rweviT misdevda Tanamgzavrs, TiTqos
iataki zRvis zvirTebiviT adi-Cadiso. es gaWimuli oTaxebi metismetad
viwro Canda misi acabaca siarulisaTvis, sul imis SiSSi iyo, kars ar
wamosdeboda farTo mxar-beWiT an dabali buxridan Zvirfasi nivTebi ar
wamoexveta. dafeTebuli aqeT-iqiT exeTqeboda da amiT kidev ufro
zrdida saSiSroebas, rac faqtobrivad mxolod mis TavSi arsebobda.
roialsa da wignebiT daxvavebul magidas Soris eqvsi kaci Tavisuflad
gaeteoda, aman ki SiSis kankaliT gaiara. msxvili mklavebi mowyvetiliviT
Camohkideboda, veRarc is moefiqrebina, mklavebisa da xelebisaTvis ra
eqna, da roca moeCvena, cali mklavi magidaze daxvavebul wignebs
wamovdeo, dafeTebuli cxeniviT Sexta, kinaRam roialis skami wamoayirava.
win gaixeda da erTbaSad SeniSna, ra Tavisuflad moZraobda Tanamgzavri,
axlaRa mixvda, rom TviTon sul gansxvavebulad dadioda, yvelasagan
gansxvavebulad. wamierad sircxviliT wamoenTo, Sublze simwris ofli
daasxa, Sedga da cxvirsaxociT moiwminda saxe.
hei, arTur, moixede, biWo, xumrobiT scada mRelvarebis dafarva,
_ metismeti momiva ase erTbaSad. damaca, gons movego. aki geubnebodi, ar
wamoval-meTqi, mgoni arc Tqvenebs misdiT suli Cems sanaxavad.
kargi, Tu RmerTi gwams! daamSvida Tanamgzavrma, Cveni SiSi nu
geqneba. ubralo xalxi varT... oho, werili momsvlia.
magidasTan mibrunda, konverti gaxsna da werilis kiTxva daiwyo,
damSvidebis dro misca stumars. isic maSinve miuxvda da madlobeli
darCa. mixvedrili kaci iyo, gulisxmieri, da, garegnuli mRelvarebis
miuxedavad, es niWi axlac gamoamJRavna. Subli moiwminda da
TavSekavebulad miixed-moixeda, Tumca TvalebSi kvlav xafangiT
dafeTebuli nadiris SiSi edga. ucxo garemoSi moxvda, eSinoda, ra
momeliso, ra eqna ar icoda, grZnobda, rom mouxeSavad daabotebda, da
imisi SiSic ar asvenebda, vaiTu marto siarulSi ki ara, yvelaferSi
metyobodes es mouxeSaobao. metismetad gamaxvilebuli hqonda
mgrZnobiaroba, zedmeti daeWvebiT wonida yovel moqmedebas, da axla
werils zemodan malulad gamocurebuli cbieri mzera rom daiWira,
guli xanjaliviT gausera. SeniSna ki es gamoxedva, magram ar SeimCnia,
radgan im saganTa Soris, risi Seswavlac mas ukve moeswro, erT-erTi
disciplinac iyo. siamayec daukoda am xanjalma. Tavbedi daiwyevla, aq
ram momiyvanao. magram Tan isic mtkiced gadawyvita _ rakiRa movedi,
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moxdes, rac mosaxdenia, yvelaferi unda avitanoo. saxe moeRuSa da

Tvalebic mrisxanebiT aenTo. axla ufro gulgrilad miixed-moixeda,
kargad daakvirda da gonebaSi CaibeWda yvela wvrilmani, rasac am lamaz
garemoSi xedavda. araferi gamohparvia mis farTod gaxelil Tvalebs; da
rasac mets iwovda am silamazes, mrisxanebis naperwkali TandaTan Cauqra
da misi adgili Tbilma elvarebam daiWira. silamazis mimarT mudam
mgrZnobiare iyo da aq ki amisi safuZveli uxvad mieca.
misi yuradReba zeTis saRebavebiT daxatulma suraTma miipyro. mZime
talRebi gametebiT exeTqeboda da emsxvreoda gamoSveril kldes;
qariSxlis momaswavebeli Rrublebi dabla Camoweuliyo da mTeli ca
daefara; azvirTebul talRebze atyorcnili patara karWapi TiTqos
Camavali mzis sxivebiT Seferadebul saavdrod gamzadebul cisken
miiwevso; ise wamoferdebuliyo, rom bani xelisguliviT Canda. es iyo
namdvili silamaze da mitomac gaitaca Wabuki. gadaaviwyda, rom
ulazaTod daabotebda, axlos mivida suraTTan, sul axlos. silamaze
erTbaSad gaqra. gaognebuli Wabuki daudevrad aTxupnil tilos
daaSterda, mere ukan daiwia. mTeli silamaze xeladve aRsdga tiloze.
`saxumaro suraTi yofila~, gaifiqra man da gamobrunda, Tumca amdeni
STabeWdilebis miuxedavad guli mainc etkina, aseTi didi silamaze
ubralo xumrobisTvis rogor gaswireso. mxatvrobisa araferi gaegeboda.
liTografiuli naxatebisTvis hqonda Tvali SeCveuli, romlebic,
Soridanac da axlodanac, erTnairi mkafiobiT Cans. zeTis saRebavebiT
daxatuli suraTebic enaxa maRaziis vitrinebSi, magram mina uSlida xels
mis xarb Tvalebs, rom ufro axlo daeTvalierebina.
megobars gaxeda, romelic kvlav werils CaStereboda, da uneburad
wignebi SeniSna magidaze. Tvalebi erTbaSad aenTo da gaubrwyinda, didi
xnis damSeul adamians rom mouva xolme saWmlis danaxvaze. erTbaSad
moswyda adgils da magidasTan gaCnda, gatacebiT dauwyo wignebs sinjva.
jer saxelwodebebsa da avtoris gvars waikiTxavda, mere gadaSlida da
teqsts Caxedavda, xelebiT da TvalebiT ealerseboda, erTi wigni icno
kidec, adre waekiTxa. danarCenebi ucnobi gamodga, arc wigni enaxa, arc
avtoris gvari gaegona. suinbernis leqsebi moxvda xelSi da gatacebiT
daiwyo kiTxva, saxe wamoenTo, aRarc ki axsovda, sad imyofeboda. orjer
dakeca wigni, gadaSlil gverdze saloki TiTi miayola da avtoris gvars
daxeda. suinberni! aRar daaviwydeba es gvari! maxvili Tvali hqonia am
suinberns, kargad SeuniSnavs ferebica da gamosaxulebanic. magram vin
aris, netav? egec asi wlis winaT mokvda, sxva poetebis msgavsad, Tu
axlac cocxalia da isev wers? satitulo furclis meore gverds
daxeda. ho, sxva wignebic hqonia. xval diliTve, rogorc ki gaTendeba,
sajaro biblioTekaSi wava da moikiTxavs, iqneb iq iSovos suinbernis
romelime wigni. isev gadaSala da kiTxva ganagrZo, mTeli arsebiT
STainTqa. arc ki SeuniSnavs, rogor Semovida oTaxSi axalgazrda qali.
arTuris xmamRa gamoafxizla.
ai, mister idenic, ruT!
wigni xeladve daxura, magram mobrunebac ver moaswro Wabukma, rom
kvlav axali STabeWdilebis Jruantelma dauara. qalis Semosvlas ki ar
aRuZravs es STabeWdileba. misi Zmis sityvebma gamoiwvia. metismetad
gafaqizebul mgrZnobiarobas daesadgurebina am kunTebiT daZarRvul
sxeulSi. odnavi gaRizianeba kmaroda, rom misi grZnobebi da fiqrebi
mocaxcaxe sanTeliviT anTebuliyo. saocrad gafaqizebuli hqonda aRqmisa
da gancdis unari. misi mgznebare warmosaxva ganuwyvetlad muSaobda,
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raTa kavSiri daemyarebina sagnebsa da movlenebs Soris, maTi msgavseba

Tu gansxvaveba gaerkvia. `mister idenis~ gagonebam erTbaSad SeakrTo.
aqamde, mTeli Tavisi dRe da moswreba, mxolod `idens~ eZaxdnen, an
`martin idens~, an ubralod `martins~. axla ki erTbaSad `misteri!~
`raRacas unda moaswavebdes es~, Taviseburad axsna man. goneba uceb
TiTqos uSvelebel fotokamerad eqca, da dausrulebel kadrebad
gadauSala ganvlili cxovrebis nacnobi suraTebi sacecxlfareSoebi,
triumebi, navmisadgomebi, meCeCebi, sapatimroebi da samikitnoebi,
saavadmyofoebi da RatakTa qoxmaxebi. es iyo mogonebaTa asociaciebis
Zafi, erTbaSad gaixsena, rogor mimarTavda mas sul sxvadasxva xalxi
sxvadasxva dros.
uceb mobrunda da axalgazrda qali dainaxa. Wabukis warmosaxvaSi
areuli suraTebi xeladve gaqra. fermixdili, haerovani qmnileba iyo es
qali. didi, zeSTagonebuli lurji Tvalebi da xSiri, oqrosferi Tma
hqonda. ra ecva, es ar daunaxavs Wabuks, magram tansacmelic rom iseTive
mSvenieri iyo, rogorc TviTon qali, es maSinve SeniSna. wvril Reroze
gaSlili oqrosferi yvavili moagona. ara, es ufro ciTmovlenili suli
iyo, RvTaeba, RmerTqali. aseTi amaRlebuli silamaze miwieri ver iqneba.
Tumca, vin icis, SeiZleba marTalic ewera wignebSi, maRal sazogadoebaSi
iqneb marTlac bevri iyos aseTi qali. ai amisTvis unda emRera suinberns.
albaT is gogoc aseTi hyavda warmodgenili, is izolda, ager am wignSi
rom dauxatavs. am fiqrebma, gancdebma da suraTebma Tvalis daxamxamebaSi
gauelves, erTmaneTis monacvleobiT. sxva aravis SeumCnevia es, yvelaferi
TavisTavad xdeboda. Wabukma dainaxa, rogor gamouwoda qalma xeli, ra
vaJkacuri gulgaxsnilobiT CamoarTva da rogor gauswora am dros
Tvali. sxva qalebi, vinc ki adre scnobia, ase ar arTmeven xels. is ki
arada, maTma umravlesobam sulac ar icis xelis CamorTmeva. da kvlav
erTmaneTs gadaeba aTasnairi suraTebi da asociaciebi: vis sad Sexvedria
im qalTagan, vina scnobia... niaRvariviT moaskda es mogonebebi da lamis
walekviT daemuqra. magram xeladve moiSora da qals Sexeda. Tavis dReSi
ar enaxa aseTi qali. is qalebi, vinc adre scnobia!.. xeladve gverdSi
gaumwkrivdnen am qals isini, aqeT-iqiT amoudgnen. erTi wamis
ganmavlobaSi, rac mas maradisobad moeCvena, suraTebis galereaSi
warmoudga Tavi, saca es qali gamorCeul adgilas idga. SuaSi, irgvliv
ki qalTa mTeli krebuli Semoxveoda. Wabuki saTiTaod Seavlebda xolme
Tvals, am qalTan SefardebiT wonida da zomavda yovel maTgans.
Sehyurebda fabrikebSi momuSave qalebis gamxdar-gacrecil saxeebs,
samxreT bazris WiWyina, RmeWia gogoebs; aqve iyvnen ranCoebis dedakacebi
da meqsikeli Savtuxa gogonebi, romelTac eroTTavad papirosi hqondaT
pirSi gaCrili; eseni, Tavis mxriv, xis qoSebze akinkilebulma,
tikinebiviT gamowkepilma iaponelma qalebma Secvales; maT mohyva
nakvTebCamoqnili evrazieli qalebi, romelTac saxeze gadagvarebis
niSani aRbeWdodaT; samxreT zRvis kunZulebis Casuqebuli, yvavilebis
gvirgvinebiT TavSemkuli, mzeze garujuli dedakacebi... da uceb axalma
niaRvarma waleka eseni, wamovida saSineli, Zrwolismomgvreli brbo,
jiniT gaberili, CamobranZul-Camoglejili qajebi, uaitCepelis quCebisa
da saroskipoebis binadarni, jojoxeTis maSxalebi, qalis modgmas
damsgavsebuli, mezRvaurebze gamwarebiT monadire yiamyrali da bilwi
mawanwalebi, navsadgurebis naZiralebi, adamianuri modgmis qafi da
naleqi.
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 dabrZandiT, mister iden. mimarTa qalma, rac arTurma Tqveni

gmirobis ambavi gviTxra, erTi suli mqonda, manam gagicnobdiT. ra
mamacoba gamoiCineT...
Wabukma xeli gaiqnia da SeaCera, es ra mamacoba iyoo, waiduduna, vinc
ar unda yofiliyo, yvela ase moiqceodao. qalma Wabukis zeaweul xelze,
ramdenime adgilas, jer kidev mouSuSebeli naWrilobevi SeniSna. meore
xelze daxeda imazedac aseTive naWdevebi! mere kisrisken gaeqca
cnobismoyvare Tvali da iqac daunaxa naiarevi. meore naiarevi Tmidan
gamodioda da Sublzec aCnda, mesame gaxamebul sayeloSi ikargeboda.
mziT garujuli kiseri sayelos gaexexa da wiTeli zoli daeCnia,
etyoboda, daCveuli ar iyo gaxamebul sayelos. qalma Rimili Zlivs
Seikava. mis qalur Tvals arc Wabukis mdare da ulazaTod Sekerili
tansacmeli gamohparvia; beWebze erTianad danaoWeboda kostiumi da
aseTive naoWebi ajda saxeloebsac, romelic mklavis kunTebs gamoeburca.
Tan waiduduna, es ra mamacoba iyoo, da Tan qalis mipatiJebaze
skamisken gadadga nabiji. aRfrTovanebiT SeniSna, ra moxdenili
ubraloebiT daeSva qali skamze, da kidev ufro airia, radgan
warmoidgina, TviTon ra uSnod daabotebda. es iyo savsebiT ucnobi
gancda. Tavis dReSi ar dafiqrebula, uSnod davdivar Tu Snoianado.
aqamde erTxelac ar mosvlia amnairi fiqri. frTxilad Camojda skamis
Zgideze. axla xelebi awuxebda, aRar icoda, ra moexerxebina. saiTac ar
gaswia, yvelgan uSnod eCxireboda TvalSi. amasobaSi arTuric gavida
oTaxidan da martin idens guli Cawyda, naRvliani Tvali gaayola. sul
uTvistomod igrZno Tavi oTaxSi, am mibnedil gogonasTan martod
darCenilma. verc daxls xedavda, rom sasmeli moeTxova, arc patara biWi
Canda sadme, rom ludisTvis gaegzavna da amiT mainc moexerxebina
megobruli saubris gabma.
kiserze naiarevi gaCniaT, mister iden, daiwyo qalma, etyoba,
raime faTeraks gadaeyareT!
erTma meqsikelma dana damkra, qalbatono, miugo Wabukma,
gamSrali tuCebi eniT daisvela da Caaxvela, yeli Caiwminda, magari
Cxubi iyo, dana rom wavarTvi, cxviris moWma damipira.
ubralod Tqva es, mSralad da Seuferadeblad, magram Tvalwin
gaucocxlda im SexuTuli, varskvlaviani Ramis suraTi, salina krucSi:
TeTrad gaWimuli sanapiro zoli, navsadgurSi Camomdgari, gaCaxCaxebuli
Saqris gemebi, mTvrali mezRvaurebis Soreuli Rrianceli, mtvirTavebis
riaria, meqsikelis braziT anTebuli saxe, misi Tvalebis mxecuri briali
varskvlavebis mkrTal Suqze, kiserSi liTonis Cxvleta, sisxlis
Tqriali, xalxis aliaqoTi da yvirili, qviSaSi mofarTxale ori,
erTmaneTze gadaWdobili sxeuli meqsikelisa da misi, da Soridan
mosuli tkbili xma gitarisa... aseTi iyo es suraTi, mogonebazec ki
SeaJrJola. neta is kaci Tu moaxerxebda amis daxatvas, eger karWapi rom
dauxatavso, gaifiqra. marTlac rom kargi gamovidoda, _ sanapiros TeTri
zoli, varskvlavebi, gaCaxCaxebuli Saqris gemebi, SuaSi ki Camuqebuli
brbo, romelic moCxubrebs Semoxvevia. danac unda gamoCndeso, gadawyvita,
varskvlavebis Suqze kargad gamova danis laplapi. es ise gaifiqra,
TqmiT araferi uTqvams.
cxviris moWma damipira, gaimeora man.
o! nazad Sehkivla qalma, da Wabukma mis metyvel saxeze
SeZrwuneba SeniSna.
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TviTonac Secba erTbaSad da mziT garujul Rawvebze odnavi siwiTle

moeria, Tumca ise aewva saxe, TiTqos saqvabe oTaxSi mdgariyos, Ria
RumelTan. etyoboda, danebis trialsa da saerTod aseT uxams ambebze
saubari maRali sazogadoebis qalbatonebTan ar gamodgeboda. aki
wignebSic amisTana qalebi aseT rameebze ar laparakobdnen, albaT arc ki
gaugoniaT, amgvari ram Tu xdeba.
Zlivs wamowyebuli saubari cota xniT isev gawyda. da kvlav qalma
scada ganaxleba. axla meore naiarevze hkiTxa, Rawvze rom aCnda. Wabuki
maSinve miuxvda cdilobs Cems enaze melaparakoso. da gadawyvita, amas
rom upasuxebda, mere swored qalis enaze gadaetana saubari.
SemTxveviT momixda, miugo Wabukma da xeli Rawvze Camoisva,
erT Rames. magar RelvaSi groti mowyda da gemis mTeli aRkazmulobac
mowyvita, mavTulis bagiri gveliviT sxmartalebda, aqeT-iqiT
etlaSuneboda. Zalian daqiCmaCdnen mezRvaurebi, magram veraferi gaawyves,
ver moavles xeli. me pirdapir mivvardi da Cavafrindi, magram bagirma
bolo moiqnia da Sig saxeSi mTxliSa.
o! Sehkivla qalma, amjerad erTgvari TanagrZnobiT, Tumca
Wabukis sityvebs veraferi gaugo, pirvelad esmoda `grotica~ da
`TxliSac~.
es svainberni... scada Wabukma saubris Temis Secvla, magram
poetis gvari daamaxinja.
vina?
svainberni, kvlav SecdomiT gaimeora Wabukma, poeti.
suinberni, gauswora qalma.
ho, isa, borZikiT warmoTqva Wabukma da saxeze kvlav wamoenTo,
didi xania mokvda?
ar vici, miugo qalma da gakvirvebiT miaSterda, mokvda gana?
arc ki gamigia. Tqven sad gaicaniT?
TvaliTac ar minaxavs, iyo pasuxi, manam Tqven SemoxvidodiT,
ramdenime leqsi wavikiTxe, eger magidaze rom wignia. es aris da es.
mogwonT misi leqsebi?
qali cocxlad da Tavisuflad laparakobda im Temaze, rac TviTon
Wabukma SearCia. amitom ufro meti Tavisufleba igrZno Wabukma, xalvaTad
gasworda, ukan gadaawva savarZels, oRond saxelurebze mainc magrad
hqonda xeli Cafrenili, TiTqos eSinia, ar gamomecalos da Zirs ar
davenarcxoo. moaxerxa, qali sakuTar enaze aemetyvelebina, da manam igi
sxapasxupiT laparakobda, Wabuki daZabuli usmenda, magram bevri ucnobi
sityva, rac ase Tavisuflad wydeboda qalis bages, mas ar esmoda,
calkeuli SeniSvnebi da naazrevic savsebiT ucxo iyo, magram mainc
aiZulebda Wabuks, yuradReba daeZaba da ufro Cahkvirveboda. ai,
gonebrivi cxovreba, gaifiqra man, ai namdvili silamaze sanukvari da
saarako, rac mas sizmarSiac ar molandebia. sakuTari Tavic gadaaviwyda,
xarbi TvalebiT misCereboda qals. ai, risTvis Rirs sicocxle, Sroma,
brZola da... sikvdilic ki. wignebi ara tyuian. marTla yofilan aseTi
qalebi. aha, erTi maTgani, qalma frTebi Seasxa mis ocnebas, didi,
ganaTebuli ekrani gadauSala win, romelzedac siyvarulis, silamazisa
da gmiruli saqmeeebis gamomxatveli veeba gamosaxulebani moZraobdnen
da yvelaferi es fermixdili qalis, oqros patara yvavilis gulisTvis
xdeboda. am mocaxcaxe siluetebsa da zRaprul miraJs iqiT ki igi
Sehyurebda xorcSesxmul qmnilebas, namdvil qals, romelic iqve ijda da
literaturasa da xelovnebaze laparakobda. gulisyuriT usmenda da
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xarbad misCereboda, angariSsac ar uwevda imas, rom Tvalebi mamakacuri

gznebiT anTeboda. qals saamiso gamocdileba ara hqonia, magram qaluri
gumaniT igrZno Wabukis mgznebare gamoxedva. aqamde erTxelac ar Seexeda
mamakacs ase misTvis, da daibna, ena aeria, gaCumda, msjelobis Zafi
aeburda. am kacma erTbaSad SeaSina da Tan, aseTi xarbi cqeriT, jer
argancdili siamovnebac mohgvara. aRzrdiT gamomuSavebuli sifrTxile
qals ukarnaxebda, morideboda im idumal, Semparavsa da saSiS cTunebas,
magram instinqti mTeli xmiT rekda mis arsebaSi, aqezebda, yovelgvari
zRude gadaelaxa, da ucxo samyarodan movlenil, WrilobebiT
xelebdaseril, gaxamebul sayelos SeuCvevlobiT kisergaxexil, mouxeSav
Wabuks Sehgebeboda, romelsac zedve aCnda tlanqi da gauxarebeli
cxovrebis mTeli manki da biwiereba. qali faqizi iyo da axla es
sifaqize masve amxedrebda. magram igi amave dros qali iyo, da qalis
paradoqsuli bunebis Secnoba swored axlaxan daewyo.
erTi sityviT... rao, ras vambobdi? erTbaSad gauwyda saTqmeli
da Tavis dabneulobaze TviTonve mxiarulad gaecina.
Tqven ambobdiT, es suinberni imitom ver gaxda didi poeti, rom... da
aq SeCerdiT, qalbatono, esa Tqva da uceb TiTqos SimSilma wamouara,
qalis sicilze tanSi sasiamovno Jruantelma dauara. vercxliviT
wkrialebs, vercxlis zariviT, gaifiqra man. da erTbaSad, sul erTis
wamiT, igi Soreul qveyanaSi gadavida: ijda iq vardisfrad SefeTqil
alublis ZirSi, papiross abolebda da indur wowola eklesiidan zaris
xmas ismenda, rac Calissandlebian mlocvelebs salocavad uxmobda.
ho... gmadlobT, miugo qalma, _ suinberni didi poeti ver gaxda,
marTali Tu gindaT, imitom, rom... tlanqia. ramdeni leqsi aqvs iseTi,
wakiTxvac ar SeiZleba. namdvili poetis yoveli striqoni momxiblavi
simarTliT aris gamsWvaluli, da rac ki adamians amaRlebuli da
keTilSobiluri moepoveba, imas exmaureba xolme. erT striqonsac ver
amoiReb didi poetis Semoqmedebidan, es iqneboda udidesi danaklisi
mTeli msofliosaTvis.
me ki Zalian kargi momeCvena, _ gaubedavad Tqva Wabukma, Tumca
sul erTi-ori leqsi wavikiTxe. verc warmomedgina, aseTi... aseTi saSineli
Tu iyo. albaT sxva wignebi aqvs aseTi.
mag wignidanac, Tqven rom kiTxulobdiT, ramdensac gindaT
amoiRebT da mainc araferi daakldeba, mtkiced da gadaWriT ganacxada
qalma.
etyoba, me ar Semxvda is leqsebi, upasuxa Wabukma, rac me
wavikiTxe, didebuli iyo. naTeli da brwyinvale, guli gaminaTa da
gamixalisa, TiTqos mze yofiliyos an Suqura. me ki ase momeCvena da...
etyoba, leqsebisa bevri araferi gamegeba, qalbatono.
morcxvad SeCerda. igrZno, rom areulad bluyunebda da saSinlad
Sewuxda. rac axla man waikiTxa, imaSi cxovrebis mTeli elvareba da
sidiade gamosWvioda, magram sityvebi ar eyo am azris gamosaxatavad.
rasac grZnobda, imisi gamoTqma ar SeeZlo, ucxo gemze moxvedril
mezRvaurs vgavaro, fiqrobda, sibneleSi aqeT-iqiT vawydebi da
davborialebo. ase iyos, gadawyvita man, miT ufro saWiroa axal samyaros
gavecno! erTxelac ar momxdara, gulSi rame amoeWras da ar
Seesrulebinos. axla ki dro dadga, ise Seeswavla Tavisi fiqrebisa da
gancdebis gadmocema, rom ager am qaliSvilisTvis gaegebinebina. mTeli
horizonti dauCrdila am qalma.
ager, Tundac longfelo... daiwyo qalma.
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 diax, wamikiTxavs, swrafad Seawyvetina Wabukma, xelsayreli

SemTxveva ar gauSva, rom Tavisi mcire literaturuli codna gamoeCina,
guliT undoda, qals mTlad briyvad da uvicad ar Cveneboda.
`sicocxlis sagalobeli~, `eqscelsiori~ da... mgoni, meti aRaraferi...
qalma Tavi dauqnia da gaiRima. Wabuks moeCvena, rom es TanagrZnobis
Rimili iyo, TanagrZnobis sacodavi Rimili. sisulele mouvida. rom amiT
moindoma Tavis gamoCena. im longfelos albaT qveynis wignebi da leqsebi
eqneba.
mapatieT, qalbatono, rom aseT rameebze daviwye TqvenTan laparaki.
gana ar vici, rom ameebisa araferi gamegeba. Cemnairi xalxis saqme arc
aris es. magram mivaRwev ki, rom Cemi saqme gaxdes.
es sityvebi muqarasaviT gaisma. xmas simtkice mieca, Tvalebi wamoenTo,
saxis nakvTebi ufro gamoekveTa. qals isic ki moeCvena, yba win gamoewiao.
gamometyveleba raRacnairad usiamovno da gamomwvevi gauxda. amasTan,
vaJkacuri Zala da simtkice TiTqos talRasaviT daiZra Wabukis
sxeulidan da qali Sig gaaxvia.
vgrZnob, rom miaRwevT... Tqvenc miaRwevT amas, gaecina qals,
Tqven iseTi Zlieri xarT!
misi mzera wamierad Wabukis mziT damwvar, msxvil, mozveriviT
daZarRvul kiserze SeCerda, romelic TiTqos jansa da Rones afrqvevda.
da miuxedavad imisa, rom ase dabneuli da darcxvenili ijda, qals kidev
erTxel gauwia gulma misken. TavSi iseTma axirebulma azrma gahkra, rom
TviTonve gaukvirda: axla, am kisers rom xelebi SemovaWdo, mTeli misi
Zala da energia Cems sxeulSi gadmoiRvrebao. erTbaSad SeakrTo am
fiqrma. TiTqos aqamde ucnobi biwiereba aRmoeCinos Tavis arsebaSi. Tanac,
fizikuri Zala mas mudam uxeS da mxecur ramed miaCnda. mamakacis
silamazis idealad moxdenili mixra-moxra warmoedgina. magram es fiqri
mainc ar Sordeboda Tavidan. gaognebuliyo am mziT garujul kiserze
xelis moxveva ram mafiqrebinao. saqme is iyo, rom, TviTon sustsa da
uRonos, Zala da Rone izidavda, is, rac mis sxeuls aklda. magram es ver
Seegno. imasRa grZnobda, rom jer arc erT mamakacs aseTi ZaliT ar
emoqmeda masze, rogorc ager am Wabuks, romlis tlanqi metyveleba yurSi
ekaliviT esoboda.
madloba RmerTs, sapyari ara var, Tqva Wabukma, Tu gaWirda,
rkinasac movineleb. magram axla TiTqos kuWi momidunda, rasac Tqven
laparakobT, naxevarze metic veRar mominelebia. amnairi rameebi
kaciSvils ar uswavlebia CemTvis. wignebi da leqsebi ki miyvars, da roca
movixelTeb, mudam vkiTxulob xolme, magram axla Tqven rom ilaparakeT,
aseTi fiqrebi am wignebze Cems dReSi ar momsvlia. imitomac ver
gadamibams erTmaneTze saTqmeli. TiTqos ucxo zRvaSi moxvedrili
mezRvauri viyo, urukod da ukompasod. minda gavigo, sada var, rogora
var. iqneb Tqven damayenoT gzaze! amdeni rame sad giswavliaT?
_ skolaSi davdiodi, vkiTxulobdi, upasuxa qalma.
_ skolaSi mec mivlia, roca bavSvi viyavi, Seesityva Wabuki.
diax, magram me saSualo skolas vgulisxmob, mere universiteti,
leqciebi...
universitetSiac yofilxarT? _ hkiTxa gakvirvebulma Wabukma.
erTbaSad TiTqos milioni miliT mainc daSorda mas qali.
axlac davdivar. inglisuris specialur kurss vismen.
ver gaigo, `inglisuris specialuri kursi~ ras niSnavda, magram
araferi uTqvams, gunebaSi daimaxsovra, da qals hkiTxa:
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 ramden xans unda vimecadino, rom universitetSi movxvde?

qalma gadawyvita gaemxnevebina codnasmowyurebuli Wabuki da upasuxa:
_ eg imazea damokidebuli, aqamde ramdeni giswavliaT. saSualo
skolaSi sul ar yofilxarT? Tumca saidan iqnebodiT? arc dawyebiTi
skola dagimTavrebiaT?
ori weliwadiRa maklda damTavrebas, Tavi rom davanebe, miugo
Wabukma, ise ki, mudam qebas vimsaxurebdi.
da baqiaobisaTvis sakuTar Tavze gulmosulma, ise mouWira xeli
savarZlis saxelurebs, rom TiTebma texa dauwyo. imave wuTSi Wabukma
Tvali mohkra meore qals, romelic oTaxSi Semodioda. gogona xelad
wamoxta skamidan da mkvircxlad miegeba axalSemosuls. qalebma
erTmaneTs akoces da, welze xelmoxveulebi, Wabukisaken gaemarTnen. deda
iqneba, gaifiqra man. qera qali iyo, maRali, moxdenili, warmosadegi da
lamazi. tansacmelic saxlis Sesaferi ecva. kabis koxta zolebi TvalSi
sasiamovnod moxvda Wabuks. scenaze nanaxi qalebi moagona qalmac da
imisma morTulobamac. mere isic gaaxsenda, rogor naxa aseTive didebuli
qalbatonebi londonis Teatrebis SesasvlelTan, rogor TvaldaWyetili
Sehyurebda maT da mere rogor gaaCiqCiqa policielma gareT, wvimaSi.
bolos mogonebam iokohamis grand-otelSi gadaafrina iqac moukravs
Tvali aseTi qalbatonebisaTvis. da uceb Tvalwin iokohamis navsadgurisa
da TviT qalaqis aTasferadi suraTebi auelvarda. magram Tavs Zala
daatana da mogonebaTa kaleidoskopi xeladve daxura, mTeli gulisyuri
am axal movlenaze daZaba. icoda, rom qalis gasacnobad unda
wamomdgariyo. ZlivZlivobiT wamoiwia, Sarvali muxlebze gamoebera,
xelebi sasacilod Camoekida, axali gansacdelis molodinSi Subli
SeeWmuxna.
Tavi meore
sasadilo oTaxSi gasvla saSineli satanjveli gamodga WabukisaTvis.
fexebs Zlivs miaTrevda, bancalebda, sacodavad irweoda, aRar egona,
meore oTaxSi Tu gaaRwevda. magram rogorc iqna gaaRwia da axla
sufrasTan ijda qaliSvilis gverdiT. zedized Camwkrivebulma danaCangalma daafrTxo: raRac gamoucnob safrTxes umzadebdnen isini.
monusxuliviT dahyurebda Wabuki, manam Tvali ar auWrela maTma
brWyvialma, da am elvare fonze gemis bani ar gamoesaxa ager SaSxs
Semosxdomian isa da misi amxanagi mezRvaurebi, jibis dana moumarjvebiaT
da arxeinad Seeqcevian, TiTebsac kargad axmaren; an arada Tunuqis
jamidan rkinis dagrexili kovzebiT muxudos sqel sups xvrepen. cxvirSi
dampali xorcis suni scems, yurebSi ki, gemis WrialTan erTad,
mezRvaurebis piris wklapuni Caesmis. kargad daakvirda am mezRvaurebs da
axlaRa mixvda, rom isini RorebiviT Tqvlefdnen. ara, sifrTxile
marTebs aq. piri ar unda awklapunos. gulisyuriT unda iyos.
miixed-moixeda. mis pirdapir arTuri da imisi Zma normani isxdnen.
maSinve is gaifiqra _ am gogonas Zmebi ariano, da gulSi maT mimarT
gansakuTrebuli siTbo CaeRvara. rogor uyvarT erTmaneTi da-Zmebsa da
deda-Svilebs! gaaxsenda, rogor Sexvda qali dedas, rogor akoces
erTmaneTs da xelgadaxveulebi misken wamovidnen. mSoblebsa da Svilebs
Soris aseTi sinaze ucxo iyo im samyarosaTvis, romelsac Wabuki
ekuTvnoda. axal aRmoCenasa hgavda, imis utyuar niSans, Tu ra
amaRlebuli grZnobebisaTvis mieRwia am sazogadoebas. jer xom wamierad
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Seavlo Tvali am samyaros, da yvelaze ufro swored eg moewona. guli

auCqrolda, pativiscemisa da sinazis grZnobiT ganimsWvala. Tavisi dRe
da moswreba namdvil siyvaruls iyo danatrebuli, mTeli arsebiT
swyuroda, Sinagan moTxovnilebad hqonda gadaqceuli; magram erTxelac
ar Rirsebia es grZnoba da martoobaSi guli gaqvaveboda. Tumca Tavad
ara hqonia Segnebuli, ase Tu saWiroebda siyvaruls. arc amJamad
ugrZvnia es. ubralod, dainaxa siyvaruli da guli auCqrolda, moewona,
brwyinvale da amaRlebuli eCvena.
esiamovna, rom mister morzi Sin ar iyo. jer isic ra Zneli gamodga,
rom erTbaSad ruTsac gaecno, mis dedasac da normansac. arTurs, ase Tu
ise, ukve icnobda. mamis gacnobac _ metismeti iqneboda. amdeni jafa Cems
dReSi ar damdgomiao, fiqrobda. yvelaze mZime samuSaoc ki, amasTan
SedarebiT, bavSvur TamaSad Canda. Subli daenama, amdeni uCveulo
daZabulobisagan perangi ofliT gaewuwa. ise unda eWama sadili, rogorc
Tavis sicocxleSi erTxelac ar uWamia, raRac ucnauri iaraRebi unda
exmara, malulad unda edevnebina Tvalyuri sxvebisaTvis da enaxa, rogor
Wamdnen, rogor iqceodnen. uwyvetad momdinare STabeWdilebebis niaRvari
unda Seewova da SeeTvisebina, aewon-daewona, Tavisi adgili mieCina
yvelasaTvis. Tan imasac grZnobda, rogor gaSmagebiT miuwevda guli
axalgacnobil qaliSvilisken, romelsac mTeli misi arseba raRac
bundovani da mtkivneuli mRelvarebiT aeforiaqebina; gulSi daokebuli
survili Cxvletda, TviTonac im sazogadoebaSi gareuliyo, sadac es
qali trialebda, da gonebas Zabavda, gamwarebiT fiqrobda, bundovan
gegmebs awyobda, rogor moexerxebina es. mopirdapire mxares mjdar
normans, an romelime sxvas rom gadaxedavda malulad, raTa gaego,
romeli danisa Tu Canglis aReba iyo amJamad saWiro, Tan gonebis TvaliT
misi saxis nakvTebs akvirdeboda da imaxsovrebda, Tavisda uneburad
cdilobda gamoecno, ra damokidebuleba hqonda am gogonasTan. unda
elaparaka, unda moesmina, ras eubnebodnen mas, an sxvebi erTmaneTSi ras
laparakobdnen, unda epasuxa, roca hkiTxavdnen rames, da erTTavad
daZabuli unda yofiliyo, rom Tavisufal laqlaqs daCveul enas uxamsi
rame ar wamoeyrantalebina. amden davidarabas erTi gansacdeli kidev
daemata: sad iyo, sad ara, uceb msaxuri gamoCndeboda xolme, fexakrefiT
wamovidoda da zed skamTan aetuzeboda, ganuwyvetel saSiSroebas uqadda,
saSineli sfinqsiviT iseT amocanebs aZlevda, rac dauyovnebliv
gadawyvetas moiTxovda. da kidev erTi akviatebuli mtanjveli fiqri,
romelic mTeli sadilis ganmavlobaSi vera da ver moiSora TiTebis
wasaban patara jamebs rodis Semoitanen, an rogoria neta is jamebio.
sadRac gaegona aseTi jamebis arseboba da eloda, adre Tu gvian, iqneb am
wuTSiac ki, Semoitanono, sakuTari TvaliT naxavda; bolos da bolos,
iseT ojaxSi iyo, sadac am jamebs waramara xmarobdnen, da, ager,
TviTonac Cahyofda Sig TiTebs. magram yvelaze didi sazrunavi mainc is
iyo da yvelaze ufro is fiqri ar asvenebda, Tu rogor sWeroda Tavi am
xalxSi? ra eqna, rogor moqceuliyo? Tavs imtvrevda, simwris oflSi
curavda, cdilobda, rogorme es amocana gadaewyvita. zogjer sulmokle
survili wamouvlida _ tolad moeCvenebina Tavi, magram meore, kidev
ufro laCruli mosazreba maSinve daTrgunavda ar gamogiva, uaresad
Sercxvebio: TvalTmaqcobas ara yofila daCveuli da tyuilad Tavs
gaisulelebda.
am fiqrebSi garTulma, sadilis pirveli naxevari ise gaatara, rom
garegnuli simSvide ar daurRvevia. ra icoda, rom am simSvidiT arTuris
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sityvebs aqarwylebda, romelmac wina dRiT Tavisianebs ganucxada

xval, sadilad erTi veluri adamianis moyvanas vapireb da nu
SegeSindebaT, saintereso veluriao. maSin ras ifiqrebda martin ideni,
rom am qalis Zma aseT Ralats gaswevda, miT umetes mas Semdeg, rac
Wabukma gansacdelisagan ixsna igi. ase rom, sufras ujda, Tavisive
mouxeSaobis gamo simwris oflSi curavda da Tan moxibluli iyo
yvelafriT, rac irgvliv xdeboda. mTel Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad
axlaRa mixvda, rom Wama marto SimSilis mokvla ki ar yofila, aramed
raRac ufro meti. aqamde arc ki ukvirdeboda xolme, rasa Wamda. saWmeli
saWmeliao, fiqrobda. magram aq, am sufrasTan, igi darwmunda, rom
Wamasac SeiZleboda esTetikuri funqcia hqonoda da gaixara, radgan
yovelgvar silamazes Tayvans scemda. da gana marto esTetikuri funqcia
inteleqtualuric! goneba daeZaba. ismenda sityvebs, risic mas araferi
gaegeboda, an mxolod wignebSi Tu hqonda amokiTxuli, mosmeniT ki Tavis
dReSi ar moesmina. aq ki, am sakvirvel ojaxSi, am qalis ojaxSi, ise
Tavisuflad isrodnen amgvar sityvebs, rom Wabuks siamovnebis Jruanteli
uvlida. mTeli romantika, silamaze, yvelaferi is amaRlebuli, rac mas
mxolod wignebSi amoekiTxa Turme sinamdvile yofila. iseT iSviaT,
netar wuTebs ganicdida Wabuki, roca adamianis ocnebas sizmris
saburveli Camoexsneba xolme da sinamdviled iqceva.
arasodes ase amaRlebulad ar ugrZvnia Tavi, da cdilobda naklebi
yuradReba mieqcia; ismenda, akvirdeboda, guli siamovnebiT evseboda;
SekiTxvebze mokled upasuxebda xolme; `diax, miss~, `ara, miss~ _ roca
qali TviTon hkiTxavda rames; an `diax, mem~, `ara, mem~, roca qalis deda
SeekiTxeboda. cdilobda Tavi Seekavebina da enaze momdgari sityvebiT ar
miemarTa ZmebisaTvis `diax, ser~, `ara, ser~, rac mas sazRvao
samsaxuris discipliniT hqonda Sesisxlxorcebuli. grZnobda, rom es
Seuferebeli iqneboda, damcireba gamovidoda, Tavis damcireba ki
arasdidebiT ar SeiZleboda, Tuki marTla lamobda qalis gulis
monadirebas. siamayec amasve ukarnaxebda. `RmerTma Semarcxvinos~,
gaifiqra man erTi piroba, `amaTze uaresi Tu viyo! Tu viswavlo!~ magram
imave wuTSi, roca qali an deda `mister idens~ etyoda, gamomwvevi siamaye
xeladve aviwydeboda da siamovnebisagan Tvalebi gaubrwyindeboda. esec
xom civilizebuli adamiania! ai, Tu ara _ ager, gverdiT mosjdomia
xalxs, romelTa arseboba man mxolod wignebiT icoda, da maTTan erTad
sadils Seeqceva. TviTonac wignebSi warmoedgina Tavi da akinZul
tomebSi, nabeWdi furclidan furcelze, arxeinad daabotebda.
arTuris varaudi sul gaaqarwyla Wabukma axla, sufrasTan, uwyinar
kravs ufro hgavda igi, vidre velur adamians. ijda da gamwarebiT
imtvrevda Tavs, ra eqna da rogor moqceuliyo. sinamdvileSi, uwyinari
kravi sulac ar yofila da meorexarisxovani roli odnavadac ar
egueboda mis Zlier bunebasa da maRal miswrafebebs. laparaks erideboda,
mxolod maSin gaiRebda xmas, roca sxva gza ar iyo, da sasadilo oTaxSi
gasvlas hgavda misi metyveleba: imgvaradve borZikobda, dabancalebda da
SiSis kankaliT arCevda sityvebs Tavis mravalenovan leqsikonSi,
yoymanobda vaiTu, am saubrisTvis Sesaferi sityvebi saTanadod ver
gamovTqvao, sxva sityvebi ki am xalxisTvis gaugebari an tlanqi
gamomdgariyo. mosvenebas ar aZlevda imis fiqri, vaiTu aseTma
sifrTxilem da enis amgvarma dabmam sasacilo gamxadoso; xels uSlida
Tavisi namdvili azri da Sexeduleba gamoeTqva. Tanac Tavisi laRi
bunebis aseTi ZaldatanebiTi SezRudva imgvaradve aRizianebda, rogorc
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gaxamebulma sayelom gauRiziana kiseri. grZnobda, rom didxans ver

aitanda amas. bunebiT mgrZnobiare da fiqriani kaci iyo, da axla lamis
daaxrCo mozRvavebulma grZnobam da saTqmelma, gareT moiwevda,
gadmoxeTqvasa da raime formaSi Camoyalibebas lamobda. erTbaSad
gadaaviwyda Tavisi arsebobaca da isic, amJamad sad imyofeboda, da
uneburad Zveli, nacnobi sityva wamoscda.
zurgs ukan atuzuli msaxuri mosvenebas ar aZlevda. raRac kerZs
awodebda, uaris niSnad ki Wabukma mokled da energiulad mouWra:
pau!
yvelam yuri cqvita da molodinSi gairinda, msaxuri, etyoboda,
nasiamovnebi darCa cbierad gaibadra. magram Wabuki xeladve moego
gons.
kanakuri gamoTqmaa, ganmarta man, `meyofas~ niSnavs. ise
wamomcda.
uceb qaliSvilis cnobismoyvare mzera daiWira, Wabuks xelebze
misCereboda. rakiRa erTxel aeSala saRerReli, ganagrZo:
wynari okeanis erT-erT safosto gems Camovyevi am dReebSi. Zalian
igvianebda da zangebiviT gvamuSaves piujetis ubeSi, mTeli tvirTi
gadmogvawyobines... swored maSin gadavityave.
magaze arc ki Semixedavs, swrafad miugo qalma, Tqveni xelebi
sxeulTan SedarebiT Zalian patara Cans.
Wabuki saxeze wamoenTo. aha, erTi nakli kidev gamomiaSkaraveso,
ifiqra.
diax, wyeniT Tqva man, muStebi marTlac patara maqvs, did
daZabvas ver uZlebs. mklavsa da mxrebSi ki, gagixaria, joris Rone maqvs.
ybaSi rom movdeb vinmes da Cavulewav, muStebic texas miwyeben xolme.
Tqva da maSinve inana, sakuTari Tavi SeezizRa. nebaze miuSva ena da
ukadrisi rameebi wamoayrantala!
ra mamacoba gamoiCineT, arTurs rom mieSveleT. miT umetes, sul
ucxo iyo TqvenTvis! _ Tavazianad miaSvela qalma, romelmac Secbuneba ki
SeniSna Wabuks, magram mizezs ver Cawvda.
Wabukic maSinve miuxvda da madlierebis mRelvare grZnobam ise gauvso
guli, rom enaze kbilis daWera kvlav daaviwyda.
egec rom didi ramea! miugo man, vinc ar unda moxvedriliyo
iqa, amasve izamda. Sarze iyvnen aramzadebi. arTurs xmac ar gaucia.
mivardnen da pirdapir TxliSes, mec xelad veci da iseTi vTxliSe, rom
sul Tavgza avubnie. xelebi ki gadameyvlifa cotaTi, magram samagierod
ramdenime vaJbatoni ukbilod davtove. iq rom ar vyofiliyavi, ufro
damwydeboda guli, Tu davinaxe, rom...
da uceb gawyvita saTqmeli, piri gaRebuli daurCa, sakuTari umweobisa
da ubadrukobis ufskrulSi igrZno Tavi. ra Rirsi var, me da es qali
erTi haeriT vsunTqavdeTo, ifiqra. da manam arTuri gaagrZelebda ambavs,
meoced mainc yveboda, rogor daesxnen Tavs boranze mTvrali aramzadebi,
rogor movarda uceb martin ideni da ixsna igi, TviT am Wabuks kopebi
Seekra da mware fiqrs miscemoda, Tavi rad gavisuleleo, sagonebelSi
Cavardniliyo veRar gadaewyvita, rogor unda sWeroda Tavi am
xalxTan. wesierad rom ver iqceoda, amas TviTonve grZnobda. maTi
jilagisa ara yofila da maTeburad ver laparakobda. es aSkara iyo. arc
is SeeZlo, rom maTi jilagisad moeCvenebina Tavi. TvalTmaqcoba xeladve
Seetyoboda, mis bunebas arc egueboda TvalTmaqcoba. flidobasa da
oinbazobas ver itanda. moxdes, rac mosaxdenia mainc isa sjobia, rom
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Cemi namdvili saxe gamovaCinoo. axla ver auwyobs amaT enas, magram dro
mova da amasac moaxerxebs. es mtkiced gadawyvita. Tumca arc manamde
ijdeba munjiviT, isic Caereva saubarSi, Taviseburad ilaparakebs, cota
ufro mozomilad, raRa Tqma unda, rom amaTac gaagebinos saTqmeli da
Tan metismetad ar SeaSfoTos. amas garda, arc is iqneba swori, sul
Cumad ijdes da xalxs afiqrebinos, yvelaferi esmiso, maSin rodesac
zogierTi ram iqneb ar esmodes. amitomac iyo, rom, roca Zmebi
universitetis ambebsa yvebodnen da laparakSi ramdenjerme axsenes sityva
`trigi~, martin ideni Tavisi gadawyvetilebis erTguli darCa da hkiTxa:
`trigi~ ra aris?
trigonometria, miugo normanma, maTis umaRlesi dargi.
`maTi~ raRaa? _ aRar moeSva Wabuki da normans Rimilic ki
mohgvara.
maTematika ariTmetika, upasuxa man.
martin idenma Tavi daaqnia. aha, erTbaSad gadahkra Tvali sibrZnis
usazRvro siRrmeebs da savsebiT realuri eCvena. misi warmosaxvis
araCveulebrivi Zala abstraqtul movlenebs konkretuli formiT
aRiqvamda. trigonometriam, maTematikam da codnis mTelma im sferom,
rasac es sityvebi moicavda, Wabukis alqimikurad mowyobil tvinSi
raRacnairi peizaJis gamosaxuleba miiRo. xedavda mwvaned moxasxase
foTlebs. tyis qaSanebs zogan Tanabari SuqiT ganaTebuls, zogan
totebSi gamoWrili sxivebiT aelvarebuls. ufro moSorebiT yvelaferi
mowiTalo nislSi gaxveuliyo, xolo am nisls iqiT, icoda, rom
romantikuli momxiblaobiT gabrwyinebuli ucnobi samyaro iwyeboda.
RvinosaviT aTrobda es xilva. farTo moqmedebis asparezi iyo, sadac
Tavsac bevri saqme gamouCndeboda da xelsac. es iyo samyaro, romelic
mas unda daepyro. da myisve, misi cnobierebis miRma, axalma azrma
gaielva: am qalis gulisTvis unda daipyros!.. am SroSaniviT TeTri qalis
gulisTvis, ager gverdSi rom uzis.
es elvare zmaneba arTurma daungria da gaufanta, romelic mTeli
saRamo sul imis cdaSi iyo, SinaurebisaTvis namdvili veluri eCvenebina.
martin idenma weRandeli gadawyvetileba gaixsena. pirvelad axlaRa
daemsgavsa Tavis Tavs _ jer daZabulad, mere ufro Tavisuflad, bolos
ki Semoqmedis sixaruliT moculi laparakobda, sxvebsac ise gadauSala
cxovrebis calkeuli suraTebi, rogorc Tavad hqonda gancdili da
danaxuli. `alkionze~ kontrabandistebis gemze muSaobda
mezRvaurad, roca es gemi sabaJos moxeleebma daakaves. yvelafers
farTod xedavda Wabuki da unari hqonda aseve farTod eambna nanaxi.
cocxlad daexata aboboqrebuli zRva, talRebSi moqanave gemi da
mezRvaurebi. warmosaxvis didi Zala sityvebSiac gadmoitana da sxvebsac
cocxlad ganacdevina is, rac sakuTari TvaliT enaxa. mxatvris maxvili
alRoTi mas SeeZlo auracxeli movlenisa da wvrilmanisagan yvelaze
mkafio da cxovelmyofeli SeerCia. Tavisi tlanqi mWevrmetyvelebiT,
mgznebarebiTa da ZlierebiT sxvebic gaitaca. zogjer Tu naambobis
mZafri sicxade da gamoTqmis sitlanqe SeaZrwunebdaT, samagierod, am
sitlanqes maSinve mohyveboda xeladve namdvili silamaze, xolo
calkeuli ambis tragikulobas xeladve anelebda mezRvaurTa aTasnairad
daxvlarWnil-dagrexili xumrobani.
manam Wabuki laparakobda, qali aRgznebuli TvalebiT Sehyurebda.
Wabukis cecxli masac aTbobda. axlaRa mixvda, rom mTeli Tavisi dRe da
moswreba erTxelac ar ugrZvnia aseTi siTbo. uneburma survilma moicva
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 zed mihkvroda am anTebul, mogizgize vaJkacs, romelic vulkanis

msgavsad afrqvevda Zalas, jansa da energias. iseTi Zlieri iyo es
survili, rom Tavs Zlivs iWerda. magram Tan meore, sawinaaRmdego Zala
ukan eweoda: zizRs aRuZravda es dasaxiCrebuli xelebi, romelTac
cxovrebiseuli WuWyi kansa da xorcSi gasjdomoda, es sayelosagan
gaxexili kiseri, gamoberili kunTebi... afrTxobda Wabukis mouxeSaoba.
yoveli tlanqi sityva yurSi ekaliviT esoboda, misi cxovrebis yoveli
tlanqi epizodi gulze laxvariviT ecemoda. da isev Seunelebeli ZaliT
izidavda Wabuki. namdvilad eSmaki Casaxlebia sulSi, sxvas ras SeiZleba
aseTi Zala hqondeso, gaifiqra qalma. yvelaferi, rac aqamde mtkiced
hqonda CaWdobili gonebaSi, axla erTbaSad Seirya. romantikuli
TavgadasavlebiTa da faTerakebiT savse cxovreba Wabukisa yvelafers
Tavdayira ayenebda qalis SegnebaSi. ise agdebulad axsenebda xolme
Wabuki gansacdels, ise sicilad uCanda sicocxle, rom qalsac Seecvala
Sexeduleba: maS, cxovreba arc ise seriozuli da rTuli yofila,
saTamaSos ufro hgavs gahkravs, gaiTamaSeb, udardelad gaatareb
wuTisofels da bolos ise moiSoreb, rom guli arc dagwydeba. `maS,
Senc iTamaSe!~ eubneboda qals Sinagani xma. `Tuki ase guliT gwadia,
barem Caexute da miekari, eg Seni xelebi kiserze moxvie!~ lamis iyvira,
aseTi qarafSutuli fiqri rom mouvida, magram amaod cdilobda Tavisi
didi kultura da siwminde gaeTvaliswinebina, mTeli Tavisi upiratesoba
daepirispirebina WabukisaTvis. irgvliv miixed-moixeda da SeniSna, rom
sxvebic gatacebiT usmendnen; Tumca Zalian Sewuxdeboda, rom dedis
TvalebSiac ar SeeniSna SiSi, _ marTalia, aRtacebuli SiSi, magram SiSi
mainc SiSia. es kaci namdvilad boroti sulia, wyvdiadidan mosuli.
etyoboda, es dedasac SeeniSna, da deda ara cdeboda. mzad iyo, am
saqmeSiac erwmuna dedis Sexeduleba iseve, rogorc yovelTvis swamda.
Wabukis cecxli qals metad aRara swvavda, da SiSic erTgvarad
gaunelda.
nasadilevs qali roials miujda, Wabuks musika moasmenina. bundovanma
survilma wamouara, gamomwvevi sikekluciT daekra da amiT kidev ufro
Rrma moeCvenebina is ufskruli, rac maT erTmaneTisagan aSorebda.
TiTqos komblad iqca es musika da Wabukis Tavze mxecuri gacofebiT
datrialda: gaayrua, daaretiana, magram amave dros aRagzno da aaforiaqa.
martini mowiwebiT Sehyurebda qals. ufskruli mis warmodgenaSiac iseve
gafarTovda, rogorc qalisaSi. magram miT ufro aRagzno survilma,
gadaelaxa igi da qali daepyro. mgrZnobiare kaci iyo, sicocxliT savse,
ar SeeZlo mTeli saRamo mjdariyo da ufskrulisaTvis ecqira, miT
umetes, roca musikasac ismenda. Zalian uyvarda musika, magram sasmeliviT
moqmedebda aRagznebda, simxnes matebda, frTebs Seasxamda da cas
moatarebda RrubeliviT. yoveldRiuri cxovrebis WuWys aviwyebda, suls
silamaziTa da mSvenierebiT uvsebda. WabukisaTvis gaugebari iyo, ras
ukravda qali. es ar hgavda pianinoebis JRaruns, rac mas iaffasian
sacekvao darbazebSi moesmina, arc spilenZis sasule sakravebis zrials.
magram wignebSi amoekiTxa, rom amgvari musikac arsebobda, da swored
aseTad irwmuna is, rasac axla ismenda, dasawyisSi TiTqos asxvavebda
gamokveTil martiv ritms, magram maleve aireoda da ibneoda. zogjer
TiTqos Sinagan xmas aayolebda motivs, magram bgerebis qaosSi
gaiburdeboda, savsebiT gaugebari xdeboda da rogorc
sayrdengamoclili simZime, miwaze ecemoda.
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erTi piroba moeCvena, Cemi gamasxaraveba xom ar ganuzraxavTo. mtruli

ganwyobileba SeniSna qals da scada gamoecno, ras ambobdnen misi
TiTebi, roca klaviSebs ecemodnen. maleve moiSora es uRirsi da
arasarwmuno fiqri da ufro Tavisuflad mieca musikas. kvlav Zveli
aRfrTovaneba daeufla. sxeulma wona dakarga, haerovan arsebad iqca.
Tvalebi didma sikaSkaSem gauciskrovna, irgvliv yvelaferi gaqra da
gauCinarda, TviTonac haerSi aizida, zemodan dafrenda samyaros Zvel
saocnebo da sanetaro samyaros. nacnobi da ucnobi movlenebi erTmaneTSi
sizmariviT airia. Sedioda mziT gadaxrukuli ucnobi qveynebis
navsadgurebSi. daabotebda sabazro adgilebSi, yovlad ucnaur da ucnob
velurTa Soris; kvlav uRitinebda cxvirSi kunZulebidan gamoWrili
surneli saneleblisa; es bevrjer ganucdia zRvaze, SexuTul RameebSi...
ha, grZeli tropikuli dReebi da samxreT-aRmosavleTis pasatebTan
brZola! palmebiT Semkuli pawawina marjnis rifebi xan amoyofen Tavs
firuzisfer ikeaneSi, xan isev gauCinardebian; fiqriviT swrafi suraTebi
erTmaneTs enacvlebian. ager rom uceb cxens moaxteba da mziT garujul
udabnoSi gaijiriTebs, meore wamSi xvatSi dgas da mzis simxurvaliT
gavarvarebuli haeris miRma, sikvdilis xeivanSi, TeTrad moelvare
akldamas dascqeris; an yinulovan okeaneSi micuravs naviT da niCbebs
gametebiT usvams, irgvliv ki mzeze moelvare yinulis didi kunZulebi
wamomarTulan; qoqosis palmis ZirSi wamowolila, marjnis kunZulze, da
qvemoT talRebi nazad etlaSuneba napirs; ager, odesRac daRupuli gemis
ConCxi lurji aliT iwvis da mis Suqze mocekvaveebs ferxuli
gaumarTavT, sasiyvarulo simReris gamayruebel yiJinaze, havauri gitaris
wkrialsa da dolis braxunze gamwarebiT cekvaven `hulas~. vnebiani
tropikuli Rame iyo. iqiT ki, moSorebiT, vulkani aWrila varskvlavebSi.
maRla fermixdili axali mTvare micuravs da cis dasalierze samxreTis
jvris Tanavarskvlavedi cimcimebs.
TiTqos qnarad iqca: rac sicocxleSi naxa da gamoscada, simebi iyo,
xolo es musika qari; Searxevda xolme qari simebs da xelad
mogonebebsa da ocnebebs wamoSlida. gana marto grZnobda amas Wabuki:
Tavisi gamosaxuleba da feri eZleoda yvelafers, raRac jadosnuri
ZaliT xorcs isxamda, iwmindeboda. warsuli, awmyo da momavali
erTmaneTSi airia. Sedioda am did, mcxunvare qveyanaSi da gmirul
saqmeebs sCadioda am qalisaTvis, am qalis mosapoveblad, masTan
erTadve: mouxvevia qalisaTvis xeli da Tavisi ocnebis samyaroSi
daacurebs.
qalma cerad gaxeda Wabuks da mis saxeze TiTqmis yvelaferi es
waikiTxa. sul sxva elferi miscemoda saxes; didroni, moelvare Tvalebi
TiTqos bgerebis saburvels hkveTdnen da imis miRma cxovrebis mTel
mCqefarebasa da ocnebis bumberaz moCvenebebs Wvretdnen. qali saxtad
darCa. tlanqi da mouxeSavi Wabuki sadRac gamqraliyo. ulazaTod
Sekerili tansacmeli, dasaxiCrebuli xelebi da mziT garujuli saxe
iqve iyo. magram es axla TiTqos cixis gisosebad iqca, xolo am gisosebs
iqiT xedavda didi sulis adamians, usityvosa da damunjebuls, radgan
bages ar SeeZlo gadmoeca misi namdvili gancdebi. es mxolod erTi
wamiT moeCvena ase; mouxeSavi-mouqneli Wabuki xeladve dabrunda da qals
TviTonve gaecina Tavisi fantaziis ucnaur TamaSze. Tumca STabeWdileba
im wamieri xilvisa kvlav darCa. da roca, bolos, Wabuki uxerxuli
rxeviT miuaxlovda gamosamSvidobeblad, qalma mas suinbernisa da
brouningis wignebi aTxova swored axla swavlobda igi brouningis
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Semoqmedebas. saxeze wamowiTlebulma Wabukma madloba Zlivs amoRerRa

da am wuTSi qals igi patara biWad moeCvena, uneburad dedobrivi sinaze
da sibraluli igrZno. erTbaSad daaviwyda misi mouxeSaobac, SeboWili
sulic da is mamakacuri gamoxedvac, rac qals erTdroulad axarebda da
afrTxobda kidec. axla igi patara biWsRa xedavda, romelmac ise magrad
CamoarTva Tavisi gaxexeSebuli xeli, lamis kani gauxexa, da enis
borZikiT uTxra:
yvelaze SesaniSnavi dRe iyo Cems cxovrebaSi. SeCveuli ara var
amisTana rameebs... umweod miixed-moixeda, arc xalxsa da arc
amisTana saxls. sul axali ram aris CemTvis... da Zalianac momwons.
imedi maqvs, kidev moxvalT, uTxra qalma, roca Wabuki Zmebs
emSvidobeboda.
Wabukma qudi Camoifxata, kari rxeviT gaiara da gavida.
_ ras ityvi? _ hkiTxa das arTurma.
Zalian sainteresoa... TiTqos ozonis nakadi SemoiWrao, upasuxa
qalma, ramdeni wlis iqneba?
ocis... TiTqmis ocdaerTisac. swored dResa vkiTxe. ar megona, ase
axalgazrda Tu iyo.
sami wliT ufrosi vyofilvar, gaifiqra qalma da Zmebs akoca, Rame
mSvidobisa usurva.
Tavi mesame.
kibeze rom eSveboda, martin idenma paltos jibeSi Caiyo xeli,
papirosis qaRaldis nagleji da erTi mwikvi meqsikuri TuTuni amoiRo,
sigareti gaaxvia. kvamli Rrmad CaisunTqa filtvebSi da dinjad amouSva.
saocaria! gakvirvebiTa da aRtacebiT wamoiZaxa man. saocaria!
gaimeora da cota xnis Semdeg kidev waibutbuta: saocaria! mere
gaxamebuli sayelo moiglija da jibeSi Caitena. civi wvima crida, magram
Wabukma qudi mainc moixada, SiSveli Tavi SeuSvira, sakinZi gaixsna,
TavisTvis miirweoda, irgvliv verafers amCnevda, bundovnad grZnobda
wvimas. agznebuli iyo, axlaxan nanaxi da gancdili suraTebi utrialebda
TavSi.
aha, Sexvda iseT qals, romelzedac, marTalia, bevri ar uocnebia,
saerTod, cotas fiqrobda xolme qalebze, magram eloda, grZnobda,
rom odesme Sexvdeboda. sufraze gverdiT ejda am qals, xeliT Seexo,
TvalebSi Caxeda da mSvenieri suli dainaxa, iseTive mSvenieri, rogoric
misive Tvalebi iyo, saidanac sulis silamaze gamoukrToda, rogorc
sxeuli, romelSiac am suls daesadgurebina. sxeuli arc ki gaxsenebia am
qalisa da es pirvelad moxda mis cxovrebaSi, radgan aqamde mxolod
saamisod ainteresebda qalebi. sxeulic sul sxvagvari hqonda. Wabuks ver
warmoedgina, raime seni an sxva ram Cveulebrivi sisuste Tu gaekareboda
mas. gana marto sulis sadguri iyo es sxeuli. ara ufro meti. igi
misive sulis gamosxiveba iyo, misi RvTaebrivi arsebis uwmindesi da
umSvenieresi xorcSesxma. es rom gaifiqra, erTbaSad gaefanta ocneba da
ufro fxizel fiqrs daubrunda. aqamde, gind pirdapir exsenebinaT,
ginda gadakvriT, gind ise mieniSnebinaT, RvTaebrivis arsi gaugebari
iyo misTvis. arafris RvTaebrioba ara swamda. saerTod, RmerTic ara
swamda; sulier mamebs, romlebic sulis ukvdavebas RaRadebdnen xolme,
gulianad dascinoda. saiqios arseboba ara sjeroda; saaqaoa yvelaferi,
fiqrobda igi, saaqao da awmyo danarCeni maradiuli wyvdiadia. magram
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rac axla qalis TvalebSi dainaxa, namdvilad suli iyo, ukvdavi suli,
maradiuli suli. aqamde arc erT adamians arc qalsa da arc kacs
sababi ar miucia misTvis ukvdavebaze efiqra. am qalma ki STaagona.
Sexvda Tu ara, maSinve idumali xmiT wasCurCula es. axlac, midioda
quCaSi da Tvalwin qalis saxe ubrwyinavda fermkrTali da
seriozuli, alersiani da mgrZnobiare, sinaziTa da TanagrZnobiT
moRimare ise, rogorc namdvil suls SeuZlia gaRimeba. da iseTi wmida,
ra siwmidec Wabuks aqamde erTxelac ver warmoedgina. am siwmidem
daaretiana igi, TiTqos keti daertyaT. gaaogna. keTilisa da borotis
arseboba aqamdec icoda, magram is ki ver warmoedgina, siwminde Tu
SeiZleba yofiliyo arsebobis erT-erTi atributi. axla ki man naxa es
siwmide, rogorc sikeTisa da ubiwoebis umaRlesi gamoxatuleba,
romelTa Serwyma ukvdavebis sawindars warmoadgens.
da erTbaSad moicva pativmoyvarulma survilma, am ukvdavebas
ziareboda. igi imis Rirsic ar yofila, wyali ezida am qalisaTvis es
man icoda; dRes rom Sexvda, saRamo masTan gaatara da elaparaka, es
bedis saswauli da saocnebo iRbali iyo. SemTxveviT moxda.
kanonzomiereba dairRva. aseTi bedniereba arafriT ar daumsaxurebia.
religiurma eqstazma wamouara. morCili da Tvinieri gaxda, TviTgvema da
TviTdamcireba mounda. aseTi sulieri ganwyobilebiT midis xolme
codvili saaRsarebod. codvilad eCvena Tavi. magram rogorc yoveli
codvili monaniebiTa da morCilebiT uneburad momaval gancxromasa da
sasufevels Wvrets, Wabukic idumalad Wvretda im netarebas, rasac qalis
daufleba moutanda. magram es daufleba Zalian bundovani iyo, burusiT
moculi cneba, savsebiT gansxvavebuli imisagan, rac odesme warmoedgina.
pativmoyvareobam giJuri frTebi Seasxa da Wabukma warmoidgina, rogor
dasrialebda igi caSi qalTan erTad, rogor uziarebdnen erTmaneTs
TavianT fiqrebs, rogor tkbebodnen yovelgvari sikeTiTa da
mSvenierebiT. aseT dauflebaze ocnebobda Wabuki.; es iqneboda erTgvari
sulieri daufleba, yovelgvari sitlanqisa da uxeSobisagan ganwmendili,
sulTa Tavisufali, Zaldautanebeli kavSiri. magram am ocnebis gamokveTa
da Camoyalibeba mas ar SeeZlo. arc ufiqria amaze. araferzedac ar
fiqrobda axla: mTrTolvare gulisTqmam dasjabna misi goneba da mTeli
arsebiT mieca emociebs, rac adre erTxelac ar gamoucdia. grZnobaTa
zRvaSi dacuravda da es grZnobebi TavisTavad maRali da wminda iyo,
sul sxva samyaroSi daatarebda Wabuks.
mTvraliviT mibarbacebda da mgznebared butbutebda:
saocaria, saocaria!
mosaxvevTan policielma daeWvebuli Tvali gaayola, siarulze
Seatyo, rom mezRvauri iyo.
sad gadagikravs? gasZaxa policielma.
martin ideni kvlav miwaze daeSva. moqnili organizmi hqonda, xelad
Seegueboda xolme garemosa da mdgomareobas, policielis SeZaxilze myis
gamofxizlda da gons moego.
kargi rame kia, ras ityvi! gaucina man, arc ki migrZvnia, rom
xmamaRla vlaparakobdi.
male simRerasac SemosZaxeb, daaskvna policielma.
magas ki ar vizam. asanTi momikide da pirvelsave tramvais gavyvebi.
papiross moukida, policiels mSvidobis Rame usurva da gza ganagrZo.
kargi saqmea, Sen nu momikvdebi, waibutbuta TavisTvis,
mTvrali vegone am vaJbatons, Caecina da gaifiqra, etyoba marTlac
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mTvrali var, da mere dasZina, magram ar megona, qalis saxes Tu

SeeZlo es.
telegraf aveniuze berklisaken mimaval tramvais Seaxta.
axalgazrdebiT iyo gaWedili, mRerodnen, kolejebSi amoCemebul sityvebs
eZaxdnen erTmaneTs. martinma cnobismoyvareobiT SeaTvaliera,
universitetis studentebi iyvnen. imave universitetSi swavlobdnen, sadac
ruTi, imave klass da wres ekuTvnodnen, SeeZloT gaecnoT qali, Tuki
moisurvebdnen, yoveldRe moenaxulebinaT. da Wabuki gakvirvebuli darCa,
es rogor ara surTo! axlac, ager sxvagan yofilan, imis nacvlad, rom im
qalTan gaetarebinaT saRamo, masTan elaparakaT, mowiwebiT Semoxveodnen
da Tayvani ecaT. fiqri fiqrs gadaeba. erTi biWi gamoarCia
wvrilTvala da laSCamoSvebuli iyo. gafuWebuli kaci iqneba, gadawyvita
man. gemze magisTana vaJbatoni xelad gamoamJRavnebs Tavis silaCres,
gulnamcecobasa da mabezRarobas. am vaJbatons rogor ara sjobs martin
ideni! am azrma gaamxneva da gaamxiarula. TiTqos cotaTi ufro
miuaxlovda qals. axla sxva studentebsac Seadara Tavi. sakuTari
kunTebis Zala kargad icoda da guli daiarxeina RoniT yvelas
vajobebo. magram amaT Tavi hqondaT codniT gatenili da SeeZloT qalis
enaze elaparakaT! aman guneba gaufuWa. bolos da bolos, es tvini ris
maqnisia?! imedianad gaifiqra man. rac magaT uswavliaT, gana me ki ver
viswavli?! magaT wignebiT uswavliaT cxovreba, me ki cxovrebis gulSi
mitrialia. magaze Tu midga saqme. gana Cemi Tavi ki ar aris codniT savse!
oRond eg sul sxvagvari codnaa. romeli amaTgani dasWimavs bagirebs?
saWes vin miujdeba? vin imorigevebs? Tvalwin gadaeSala ganvlili
cxovrebis suraTebi gansacdeli da mamacoba, gaWirveba da mZime Sroma.
gaaxsenda, ramdeni marcxi da dabrkoleba gamoucdia swavlaSi. ra moxda
mere, araferi waugia! magaTi jeric mova, egenic aRmoCndebian cxovrebis
pirispir da mTeli is vai-vaglaxi eqnebaT gasavleli, rac me ukve
gamoviare. asea! manam egeni amas moaxerxebdnen, mec movaswreb da
cxovrebis meore mxares wignebiT Seviswavli.
tramvai uwesrigod mimofantuli saxlebis ubans uaxlovdeboda,
ouklendsa da berklis Soris, da Wabukma gareT daiwyo cqera, rom ar
gamorCenoda nacnobi orsarTuliani saxli, romelzedac amayad gamoekraT
abra `higinboTamis sacalo savaWro~. saxls rom gaupirispirda,
Camoxta. abras axeda. igi gacilebiT ufro metis mTqmeli iyo martin
idenisaTvis, vidre zed gamokveTili ubralo sityvebis Sinaarsi. TiTqos
yoveli asodan gamosWvioda ubadruki wvrilmanoba, sixarbe da
gulnamcecoba. bernard higinboTami misi siZe iyo dis qmari da
kargad icnobda. kari gasaRebiT gaaRo da meore sarTulze avida. aqa
cxovrobda misi siZe. savaWro dabla hqondaT. dampali bostneulis suniT
iyo gaJRenTili iqauroba. xeliscecebiT gahyva bnel derefans da uceb
saTamaSo etls wamohkra fexi, erT-erT disSvils darCenoda. disSvilebiT
daxunZluli iyo. etli kars mienarcxa da lawani moadina. `wuwuraqi!~
gaifiqra Wabukma, `ori centi enaneba, rom gazis fuli gadaixados da
mdgmurebma kiseri ar moitexon!~
cecebiT moZebna karis saxeluri da ganaTebul oTaxSi Sevida; daca da
siZec iq dauxvda. qali Sarvals ukerebda qmars, gamxmar-gawlikuli qmari
ki or skamze gadakonwialebuliyo, daglejil faCuCebSi gayrili fexebi
meore skamidan gadmoeSva da gazeTs aTvalierebda. colisZmas gazeTs
zemodan gamoxeda, Tavisi Savi, cbieri, kvesa Tvalebi miaStera. martin
idens mudam zizRsa hgvrida misi danaxva. ver mimxvdariyo, ra moewona
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das am kacisa, romelic mas qvewarmavals agonebda da mzad iyo fexiT

gaesrisa. `erTxelac iqneba, davunayav sifaTs~, Tavs inugeSebda Wabuki,
Torem ise gauZneldeboda misi atana. axla ukmayofilebas gamoxatavda
siZis boroti Tvalebi.
rao? aRar mogwyinda! uTxra martinma.
erTi kvira arc ki gasula, es kari rom SevRebe, wamoiknavla Tu
wamoiRmuvla mister higinboTamma, kavSirebs ra fuli miaqvT, Senc
kargad mogexseneba. cota ufro frTxilad rom moiqce, ar gawyens.
pasuxis gacema daapira martinma, magram Tavi Seikava, wylis nayva
iqnebao, ifiqra. suraTs Sexeda kedelze. gaocebuli darCa. yovelTvis
moswonda eg suraTi, axla ki TiTqos pirvelad enaxos. mdare raRaca iyo,
iaffasiani, rogorc sxva yvelaferi am saxlSi. uceb is saxli gaixsena,
saidanac axla modioda, jer iq nanaxi suraTi warmoudga Tvalwin, mere
ki is qali alersiani RimiliT rom CamoarTva xeli gamomSvidobebis
dros. erTbaSad gadaaviwyda bernard higinboTamica da misi arsebobac,
manam am jentlmenma TviTon ar Seaxsena Tavi.
rame mogeCvena?
martini gamofxizlda da wvril, priala, borot, damcinav TvalebSi
Caxeda. uceb moagonda, rogor icvleboda es Tvalebi, roca maTi patroni
saqonels gaasaRebda maRaziaSi maSinve qlesa, damtkbari da morCili
gaxdeboda.
diax, miugo martinma, moCveneba vnaxe. Rame nebisa. Rame nebisa,
gertruda.
wasvla daapira da kvlav wamoedo uxeirod dagebul noxs.
kars nu gaijaxuneb! gaafrTxila higinboTamma.
sisxli yelSi moawva Wabuks, magram Tavi Seikava da frTxilad
gaixura kari.
mister higinboTamma niSnis mogebiT gadaxeda cols.
mTvralia! Cailaparaka man xrinwiani xmiT, xom geubnebodi!
colma morCilad dauqnia Tavi.
Tvalebi marTlac uprialebda, aRiara qalma, arc sayelo
mohyolia, aqedan sayeloTi wavida. magram ara mgonia, or Wiqaze meti
daelios.
fexze Zlivs idga, Tavis sityvaze idga qmari, me ras
gamomaparebs. ori nabiji ver gadadga, fexi rom ar wamoekra. ver naxe,
kinaRam kiseri moitexa derefanSi.
albaT alisis etls wamohkra fexi, miugo colma. sibneleSi
ras dainaxavda.
mister higinboTams ufro da ufro moeria brazi da xmas auwia.
maRaziaSi mTeli dRe qedmodrekili daRamebas elodeboda xolme, raTa
ojaxSi mainc gamoeCina Tavisi uflebamosileba.
me geubnebi, rom Seni Zvirfasi Zma mTvralia.
civi xmiT, mkvaxed da Tavdajerebulad laparakobda. ise moWriT da
mokveTiT gamoTqvamda sityvebs, TiTqos dazgaze ayalibebso. colma
amoixvneSa da gaCumda. msxvili, mosuli qali iyo, mudam ulazaTod ecva
da erTTavad gawyvetili hqonda qanci sakuTari sxeulis simZimisagan,
Sromisagan da qmrisagan.
mamisa gamohyva, egec sadme TxrilSi CaZaRldeba. arada, naxe!
qalma Tavi daaqnia, amoixvneSa da Tavisi saqme ganagrZo. SeTanxmdnen,
rom martini mTvrali dabrunda. silamazisa araferi gaegebodaT, Torem
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maSinve unda mimxvdariyvnen, rom es anTebuli Tvalebi da gabrwyinebuli

saxe pirveli Wabukuri siyvaruli iyo.
karg magaliTs ki aZlevs bavSvebs, erTbaSad wamoifrutuna
colis siCumiT gamwyralma mister higinboTamma. zogjer imiTac iyo
ukmayofilo, ratom coli ar medavebao, erTi kidev mosvlia amisTana
rame, da aqedan daikargos! gaige?! araferi sasiamovnoa, magis loT sifaTs
uyuron ucodvelma bavSvebma da gairyvnan! mister higinboTams uyvarda
gazeTSi axlad amokiTxuli sityvebis wamosrola, diax, asea es... sxva
saxels me ver Sevarqmev.
colma kidev amoixvneSa, naRvlianad gaaqnia Tavi da kerva ganagrZo.
mister higinboTami isev gazeTs daubrunda.
im kviris qira Tu gadaixada? gazeTs zemodan gamosZaxa cols.
qalma Tavi dauqnia.
jer isev aqvs fuli.
zRvaze rodis unda gabrundes?
albaT fuli rom gamoeleva, miugo colma, guSinac iyo sanfranciskoSi, Sesafer gems eZebda. jer aqvs fuli. Tavis gemoze uyvars
gemis SerCeva.
mama ucxondeba! Tavis gemoze Tu ar SearCies magisTana lawirakma
mezRvaurebma! Tavis gemoze! ver uyureb!
raRac gems amzadebeno, Cafluli ganZis sapovnelad midian Turme...
fuli Tu meyo, im gems davucdio.
aq darCes, Tu unda, medroged aviyvan, Tqva qmarma, toms ukve
angariSi gavuswore, wavida.
colma SiSiTa da gakvirvebiT Sexeda.
am saRamos gavuswore angariSi. karuTeresebTan gadavida. mets
Sehpirdnen. me magdens ver mivcem.
xom geubnebodi, gageqceva-meTqi, SesZaxa qalma, im fulze ras
gagiCerdeboda!
moica, moica, dedakaco! SeuRrina higinboTamma, ramdenjer
unda giTxra, sxvis saqmeSi nu eCrebi-meTqi! SenisTana viqnebi, kidev rom
getyvi rames.
me ra menaRvleba, magram tomi kargi biWi iyo, Caiduduna qalma.
qmarma Tvalebi gadaubriala. es ukve metismeti iyo!
kacad rom vargodes Seni Zma, furgonze davsvamdi, wamoifrutuna
higinboTamma.
ra marTebs Seni? qiras wesierad gixdis, aRar mouTmina colma,
ra xelwamosakravad gaixade, ra ufleba gaqvs, Zma aris Cemi! Svidi
weliwadia Sens xelSi var, magram cota grZnoba mainc SemrCa.
ar gaafrTxile? Tu kidev ar moiSala RamRamobiT wignis kiTxva,
gazis fulic unda ixados! uTxra qmarma.
misis higinboTams aRaraferi upasuxnia. uceb Caqra, daqanculma
sxeulma daimorCila aRSfoTebuli suli. qmari gamarjvebas zeimobda.
dasjabna! Tvalebi boroti sixaruliT gaubrwyinda, qalis Cumi zluquni
yurSi saamurad Caesmoda. didi bedniereba ganicada qalis modrekiT.
bolo dros sul ufro da ufro advilad adrekinebda qeds, adre ki,
daqorwinebis pirvel wlebSi, manam qals xSiri mSobiaroba da qmris
ganuwyveteli WiWyini qancs ar gauwyvetda, ufro Zneli iyo esa.
xvalve gaafrTxile, morCa da gaTavda, uTxra man, ho, axlave
getyvi, rom mere ar damaviwydes: marienTanac gagzavne xval vinme, bavSvebs
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mixedos. furgonze me TviTon unda davjde, raki tomi wavida; Sen

maRaziaSi Casvla mogiwevs.
xval rom sarecxi maqvs, gaubedavad Seesityva qali.
adre adgebi da moiTaveb. aT saaTamde verc waval me.
gazeTi gabrazebiT Seabruna da kiTxva ganagrZo.
Tavi meoTxe
siZesTan Sejaxebis Semdeg saxeSi mowolili sisxli jer kidev ar
dascxromoda martin idens, rom Cabnelebuli derefani gaiara da Tavis
oTaxSi Sevida. es iyo patar soro, romelSiac sawoli, pirsabani da erTi
skami Zlivs eteoda. mister higinboTamisTana xelmoWerili kaci
mosamsaxures ras aiyvanda, manam cols muSaoba SeeZlo! Tanac raki
mosamsaxuris oTaxi Tavisufali iyo, SeeZlo erTis nacvlad, ori
mdgmuri hyoloda. suinbernisa da brouningis tomebi martinma skamze
daawyo, qurTuki gaixada da loginze Camojda. sxeulis simZimisagan
zambarebma Wriali iwyes, magram Wabuks arc ki SeumCnevia. fexsacmlis
gasaxdelad rom daixara, TeTrad SefeTqil kedelze Tvali mohkra
yavisfer laqebs saxuravidan wvima Camosuliyo da Weri Camoerecxa. am
WuWyian fonze iwyo gamosaxva da gauCinareba sxvadasxva moCvenebebma.
fexsacmlis gaxda sulac gadaaviwyda Wabuks, kedels gauStera Tvali,
manam tuCebi uneburad ar Seerxa: `ruT!~ Caibutbuta man.
`ruT!~ ver warmoidgenda aseTi ubralo bgera amden silamazes Tu
gamoscemda. yurs saamurad Caesma da martinma ramdenjerme siyvaruliT
gaimeora `ruT!~ jadod, Tilismad iqca es sityva. ramdens warmoTqvamda,
imdeni misi saxe auelvardeboda Tvalwin, dalaqavebul kedels oqros
Saravandedi daedga. gana marto kedels gareTac gaiWra, usasrulobad
iqca es Saravandi, da iq, im oqrosfer sivrceSi, Wabukis suli qalis
suls eZebda. rac ki saukeTeso hqonda Wabuks, niaRvrad gadmovida misi
arsebidan. am qalis ubralo gaxsenebac ki akeTilSobilebda da
aspetakebda mas, ufro kargsa xdida, survils aRuZravda kidev ukeTesi
gamxdariyo. aseTi ram jer ar ganecada. aqamde erTxelac ar Sexvedroda
qals, romelsac gaekelSobilebinos igi. piriqiT, mxecad aqcevdnen
xolme. martinma ar icoda, rom bevri imaTgani yvelafers swiravda
Wabuks, rac ki ram saukeTeso hqonda. arc is icoda, erTxelac ar
dafiqrebula, Tavad ra hqonda iseTi, riTi izidavda xolme, riTi
aRuZravda siyvaruls yvela qals. mosvenebas ar aZlevdnen qalebi, mas ki,
TviTon, sulac ar enaRvleboda isini. fiqrSiac ar gauvlia, rom
zogierTi qali mis gamo da misi wyalobiT gakeTilSobilda. aqamde
daudevrad da gulgrilad epyroboda yvelas, da axla mixvda, rom isini
TavianTi bilwi xelebiT cdilobdnen xolme mis dapyrobas. usamarTlod
eqceoda imaTac da sakuTar Tavsac. magram gansja ar SeeZlo, radgan
pirvelad mxolod axla aswon-daswona gonebaSi Tavisi moqmedeba, da
sircxviliT loya aewva, roca bevri samarcxvino saqcieli gaixsena.
wamoxta da gaTxupnul sarkeSi Caixeda, romelic pirsabanis Tavze
ekida. pirsaxociT gadawminda da isev Caixeda, didxans aTvaliera.
pirvelad xedavda faqtiurad Tavis Tavs. maxvili Tvali ki hqonda, magram
aqamde cxovrebis mravalferovan suraTebs ucqerda da dro aRar
rCeboda, sakuTari TavisTvisac Seexeda. Sehyurebda sarkeSi oci wlis
Wabuks, mis saxes aTvalierebda, magram ver gadaewyvita, kargi iyo Tu ara;
SeCveuli ar yofila silamazis Sefasebas. swor, momaRlo Sublis zemoT
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wablisferi qoCori aSliliyo. qalebs gansakuTrebiT uyvardaT es xuWuWa

Tma, Sig TiTebs acurebdnen, ualersebdnen. magram axla ugulod Sexeda
Wabukma: imisTvis amas fasi ar eqnebao, gadawyvita. maRal Subls
daakvirda, TiTqos Sig Caxedvas lamobso, cdilobda gaego, ra iyo Sig da
ras warmoadgenda. rogori tvini devs Sig? daJinebiT ekiTxeboda Tavs. ra
SeuZlia, ra Zala aqvs? ra mimaRwevinebs? imas momapovebinebs?
neta suli Tu dgas am moruxo TvalebSi, romlebic zogjer lurjad
aenTebian, TiTqos mziT gasxivosnebuli zRva Cadgomodes?! an imas Tu
moewoneba neta es Tvalebi? aseTma fiqrma moicva Wabukis Tavi. scada im
qalis TvalebiT Seexeda sakuTari TvalebisaTvis, magram ar gamouvida.
saerTod, advilad swvdeboda xolme sxva adamianebis fiqrebs, magram
imaTi asaval-dasavali kargad icoda. ruTs ki sulac ar icnobda.
idumalebiT moculi sakvirveleba gamxdariyo es qali, erT fiqrsac ki
ver gamoicnobda misas. erTi ram ki SeiZleba iTqvas, daaskvna man bolos,
patiosani Tvalebia, sibilwisa da siglaxis natamali ara scxiaT. kanis
siSavem gaakvirva ar egona, ase magrad Tu hqonda mze mokidebuli.
saxelo wamoiwia da TeTri mklavi saxes Seadara. ara, TeTri adamiani
eTqmis, rac unda iyos. Tumca mklavebzec karga gvarianad mohkideboda
mze. idayvSi moxara mklavi da meore xeliT kunTebi gadasWima, is adgili
gamoaCina, rasac mzis sxivi TiTqmis sul ar moxvedroda. qaTqaTa TeTri
iyo. kidev SeaTvaliera garujuli saxe sarkeSi da roca warmoidgina,
odesme esec imgvarive TeTri iqnebao, gaecina. TavSiac ar mosdioda azri,
rom qveynad bevri qali ver daitrabaxebda aseTi qaTqaTa kaniT.
angelozis bage-piri hqonda, magram gabrazebis dros magrad icoda
savse, vnebiani tuCebis mokumva. zogjer ise magrad mokumavda, rom saxes
asketuri simkacris ieri eZleoda. es iyo meomrisa da Seyvarebulis
tuCebi: SeeZlo cxovrebis mTeli sitkboeba egemna da ganecada, da isic
advilad SeeZlo, es sitkboeba ganze daetovebina da Tavad gamxdariyo
mbrZanebel-warmmarTveli cxovrebisa. nikapi da siZlieris gamometyveli
qveda yba kidev ufro metad aZlevda tuCebs mbrZaneblur iers.
Tandayolil grZnobierebas Zala awonasworebda da amitomac jansaRi
silamaze uyvarda. tuCebs Soris Cawikwikebuli kbilebi mouCanda,
romelTac jer ar dasWirveboda da arc Sexeboda eqimis xeli. kargad
gasinja da daaskvna, rom TeTri, magari da lamazi kbilebi hqonda. magram
uceb usiamovno grZnobam Seawuxa: sadRac gaegona da TavSi bundovnad
CarCenoda, rom zogi adamiani yoveldRiurad iwmends kbilebs. albaT,
maRali wris xalxi, imis wris xalxi! isic albaT, yoveldRe iwmends
kbilebs. neta ras ityvis, Tu gaigo, rom mas, am Wabuks, mTel Tavis
sicocxleSi erTxelac ar gauxexavs kbilebi? gadawyvita jagrisi eyida
da Cveulebad gaexada kbilebis wmenda. axlave unda daiwyos, xvalve.
marto mamacobiT verafers gaxdeba, ver daipyrobs qalis guls. erTianad
unda Seicvalos dawyebuli kbilis jagrisiTa da sayeloTi... Tumca,
ramdens gaikeTebda gaxamebul sayelos, iseTi grZnoba moicavda, TiTqos
TviTonve ispobda Tavisuflebas.
xeli gadmoabruna da dakoJril nebs ceri gadausva. ise gamjdariyo
kanSi WuWyi, rom magari jagrisiTac ver amoxexavda. axla imis xeli
Seadare! gaxsenebazec ki sasiamovno Jruantelma dauara. vardis
furceliviT rbili, Tovlis fanteliviT grili da fafuki, gaifiqra man.
verc warmoedgina, ase saamurad rbili Tu SeiZleboda yofiliyo qalis
xeli. uceb TavSi gahkra, ra didebuli iqneba aseTi xeli rom
mogeferoso, da TviTonac gawiTlda damnaSavesaviT. Tavxedoba iyo aseTi
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fiqri, mis sulier siwmindes Seuracxyofda: is xom fermixdili,

haerovani suli iyo, yovelgvar miwiers moSorebuli da caSi monarnare.
mainc ver iSorebda am fiqrs, qalis xelebis sirbile da sifafuke TavSi
CaWdoboda. fabrikebSi momuSave qalebis dakoJril xelebs iyo SeCveuli.
icoda, raRa Tqma unda, risgan hqondaT aseTi xelebi... magram imisi
xelebi! mZime samuSaos ar gahkarebia da mitomac aris aseTi nazi. maT
Soris gawolilma ufskrulma kvlav daaRo piri, roca Wabukma
warmoidgina, rom arsebobs xalxi, romelTac lukmapuris mosapoveblad
muSaoba ara sWirdebaT. Tvalwin daudga muSaobas SeuCveveli
aristokratis saxe: dalaqavebul kedelze gamoikveTa qedmaRali da
Zlieri brinjaos qandakeba. TviTon ki, rac Tavi axsovs, sul muSaobs,
bavSvobis pirveli mogoneba muSaobasTan aris dakavSirebuli; da mTeli
misi ojaxisac. gertruda ager: roca xelebi dakoJrebuli ara hqonda
ojaxis mZime samuSaosagan, sul erTia, moxarSuli xorciviT
dausivdeboda da dauwiTldeboda recxvis gamo. axla meore da
marieni: sakonservo qarxanaSi muSaobda igi warsul zafxuls da Tavisi
wvrili, lamazi xelebi pamidoris saWreli daniT erTianad daisera.
zamTarSi ki, muyaos fabrikaSi muSaobis dros, manqanam TiTis wverebi
waacala. gaaxsenda, ra dakoJrili xelebi hqonda dedamiss, roca igi
kuboSi esvena. mamac sulis amoxdomamde muSaobda. gojis simsxo koJrebi
asxda xelze, roca mokvda. imas ki rogori rbili xelebi aqvs!
dedamissac! Zmebsac! es rom gaifiqra, gakvirvebam moicva: aha,
ramsimaRleze asula imaTi kasta, ra didi ufskruli yofila im qalsa da
Wabuks Soris.
mwared gaecina, isev Camojda loginze da, rogorc iqna, fexsacmlis
gaxdas morCa. gasulelda Tu ra mouvida? ase rogor daaTro qalis saxem
da TeTrma xelebma? da dalaqavebul kedelze isev gamoisaxa warsuli
suraTi: pirquSi saxlis wina dgas, londonis ist-endze, saRamo xania,
marjic iqvea, fabrikaSi momuSave TxuTmeti wlis patara gogona. raRac
dResaswaulidan Sin miucilebia. am pirquS saxlSi cxovrobs gogona,
saRoredac rom ar gamodgeba. gamomSvidobebisas xeli gauwoda
CamosarTmevad, gogonam tuCebi miageba sakocnelad, magram biWs sulac ar
daupirebia kocna. raRacnairad aSinebda es gogo. maSin gogom caxcaxiT
mouWira biWs xeli. erTianad dakoJrili xeli hqonda da biWs sibraluli
moeria. axlaRa Sexeda mis sevdian damSeul Tvalebs, SimSiliT galeul
mis bavSvur sxeuls, romelsac Tumca gaubedavad, magram mainc
Sehparvoda veluri simwife. xeli moxvia, daixara da tuCebSi akoca.
gogom siamovnebisagan wamoiknavla da katasaviT moebRauWa. sawyali
damSeuli gogona!.. martini kvlav Sehyurebda didi xnis winandel suraTs.
tanSi Jruanteli uvlida, rogorc im Rames, roca gogona CaebRauWa mas,
da guli sibraluliT gauTba. gulismomwyvleli suraTi iyo da wvimis
wveTebic gulismomwyvlelad ecemoda qvafenils. magram uceb kvlav
ganaTda kedeli, axalma gamosaxulebam gaibrwyina, im qalis fermixdilma,
oqrosferi Tmis gvirgviniT damSvenebulma saxem gaielva, varskvlaviviT
Soreulma da miuwvdomelma.
suinbernisa da brouningis tomebi aiRo da kocna dauwyo. asea Tu ise,
TviTonve miTxra, gamomiareo, gaifiqra Wabukma. erTxel kidev Caixeda
sarkeSi da zeimiT Tqva:
martin iden, gaiRviZeb Tu ara xval diliT, sajaro biblioTekaSi
waxval da qcevis wesebs waikiTxav. gasagebia?!
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sinaTle Caaqro da sawolis zambarebi kvlav aWrialda misi sxeulis

simZimisagan.
oRond ginebas Tavi unda daanebo, martin! gesmis, vaJbatono, ginebas
Tavi unda daanebo! xmamaRla Tqva man.
da CaeZina kidec. raTa iseTi sizmrebi enaxa, razec opiumis mwevlebi
ver iocnebebdnen.
Tavi mexuTe
meore dilas, tkbili sizmrebidan rom gamoeRviZa, haeri orTqlis
sinotiviT iyo gaJRenTili, irgvliv sapnisa da WuWyiani sarecxis suni
idga, yuriswamRebi WiWyini da lanZRva-gineba ismoda, rac gaZaRlebul
cxovrebas Tan sdevs xolme. oTaxidan rom gamovida, wylis tlaSuni
Semoesma, amas mohyva gamwarebuli kivili da tkacanis xma dam, gulis
mosafxanad, Tavis mravalricxovan STamomavalTagan erT-erTs sila
uTavaza. bavSvis wivilma yuri danasaviT gausera martins. yvelaferi,
haeric ki, rasac igi isunTqavda, bilwi da gulisamrevi iyo. erTi is
saxli Seadare! gaifiqra man, is silamaze da simSvide, rac ruTis saxlSi
sufevs! iq yvelaferi ciuri da amaRlebulia; aq bilwi, xelSesaxebi!
aq modi, alfred! gasZaxa man atirebul bavSvs da jibidan fuli
amoiRo. fulis angariSi ar uyvarda, daudevrad xarjavda, saerTo
daudevroba amaSiac etyoboda. aslukunebul biWs ocdaxuTcentiani Caudo
xelSi da aitata, moefera.
gaiqeci da kamfeti iyide, oRond sxvebsac gaunawile. iseTi SearCie,
rom didxans ar dnebodes pirSi.
recxvisagan erTianad gaWarxlebulma dam Tavi wamoswia da Sexeda.
aTi centic kargad eyofoda, uTxra man, sul ar ici fulis
yairaTi. bavSvic amoiyoreba.
eg araferi, mxiarulad upasuxa martinma, Cemma fulma TviTon
icis yairaTi. ar minda saqmes mogacdino, Torem erTs gakocebdi.
cdilobda alersianad mopyroboda das, romelsac guli hqonda da
Taviseburad uyvarda Zma. martini amas mudam grZnobda. Tumca, rac dro
gadioda, sul ufro da ufro icvleboda, mZime xasiaTi gauxda. ase icis
araadamianurma Sromam, amdenma bavSvebma da qmris uxasiaTobam, daaskvna
martinma. da uceb TavSi gauelva: TiTqos mTlianad gaiJRinTa dampali
bostneulis, aqoTebuli sarecxisa da gaqonili xurda fulis suniT,
rasac igi daxlSi iTvlida xolme.
wadi, isauzme, mkvaxed uTxra dam, Tumca gulSi nasiamovnebi iyo.
qveynis sxvadasxva mxares gafantul ZmaTagan martini mas gamorCeulad
uyvarda.
modi, gakoceb, rac iyos, iyos, erTbaSad auCvilda guli qals.
jer erTi mklavidan Camoiwrita TiTebiT sapnis qafi, Semdeg meoridan.
martinma Camsxvilebul welze moxvia xeli da svel, daorTqlil tuCebSi
akoca. Tvalebi cremliT daebera qals imdenad ara mozRvavebuli
grZnobebisagan, ramdenadac gamudmebuli qancis gawyvetisagan. xeli hkra
Zmas da moiSora, magram martinma mainc SeniSna cremli.
RumelSia sauzme, jimic adgeboda aqamde. me adrianad avdeqi,
sarecxi mqonda, erTbaSad miayara dam, dRes aq mTeli aliaqoTi
iqneba tomi wavida, bernards TviTon mouwevs furgonis tareba.
gulCawyvteili martini samzareulosken gaemarTa, dis gaWarxlebuli
saxe da CamobranZul-WuWyiani tansacmeli TavSi CaeWdo da rogorc raime
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magari simJave, ise Caakvda, rom aRar Sordeboda. dro rom hqonoda,
albaT veyvarebodi kidec, daaskvna man. magram amden muSaobas sikvdilis
pirs miuyvania. namdvili pirutyvia bernard higinboTami, ase uRmerTod
rom amuSavebs cols. erTi fiqric aekviata martins araviTari
silamaze dis kocnaSi ara yofila. Tumca uCveulo kocna ki iyo. aqamde
mxolod maSin Tu akocebda, roca martini zRvidan dabrundeboda, an
roca miemgzavreboda xolme zRvaze. sapnis gemo dahyveboda am kocnas da
tuCebic moSvebuli iyo. erTbaSad Tu ar igrZeni tuCebis moWera, raRa
kocnaa! es iyo qancgawyvetili qalis kocna, romelsac didi xnis
gadaRlilobisagan kocna sulac gadaviwyeboda. gaaxsenda, qaliSvilobis
dros rogori iyo misi da, gaTxovebamde: samrecxaoSi mTeli dRis mZime
muSaobis Semdeg, SeeZlo ecekva da ecekva, gaTenebamde ecekva, arc ki
Seawuxebda imisi fiqri, rom meore dRes kvlav samrecxaoSi iyo
wasasvleli. da isev ruTi gaaxsenda: tuCebic iseTive tkbili da saamuri
eqneba, rogorc yvelaferi; misive xelis CamorTmevas emgvaneba misi kocna,
an Semoxedvas pirdapirsa da gulwrfels. ocnebaSi isic ki gabeda da
warmoidgina, rogor exeboda tuCebiT mis tuCebs. iseTi cocxali iyo es
warmodgena, rom erTbaSad Tavbru daesxa, vardis furclebis RrublebSi
gaexvia, tvini vardis surnelebam daubnida.
samzareuloSi jimi dauxvda, meore mdgmuri, ugemurad Wamda fafas,
usicocxlo Tvalebi sivrcisTvis gaeSterebina. zeinklis Segirdi iyo,
unebisyofobis gamomxatveli nikapi da dune xasiaTi sanugeSos arafers
uqadda cxovrebaSi, lukmapurisaTvis gamwarebul brZolaSi bevrs
verafers miaRwevda.
ratom ara Wam? hkiTxa man martins, romelic uxalisod CiCqnida
naxevrad mouxarSav, civ Svriis fafas, wuxelac daTveri?
martinma Tavi gaaqnia. mTeli es ubadrukoba, rasac irgvliv xedavda,
mas guls uklavda. axla kidev ufro Sors moeCvena ruT morzi.
me ki magrad gamovibruJe, waitrabaxa jimma da nervuli qirqili
autyda, sul gaviJRinTe. uh, ra gogo iyo! bilim momaTria Sin.
martinma Tavi dauqnia, mesmiso, agrZnobina aseTi Cveuleba hqonda,
vinc unda yofiliyo, yvelas ase agrZnobinebda, gismeno. mere nelTbili
yava daisxa.
`lotosis~ klubSi ar wamoxval amaRam sacekvaod? hkiTxa jimma,
ludic eqnebaT. temeskaleli vaJbatonebic Tu mobrZandnen, maSin naxe,
ra Cxubi gaxurdeba! Tumca me ra menaRvleba. Cems gogos mainc moviyvan.
fuh, ra gemo maqvs pirSi. daiWyana da yaviT scada gemos gamokeTeba.
julias xom icnob?
martinma Tavi gaaqnia.
Cemi gogoa, ganumarta jimma, Casakvnetia, pirdapir.
gagacnobdi, magram wamarTmev. ver gamigia, ratom kargaven Senze Wkuas
gogoebi. vinc unda iyos, yvelas waarTmev.
SenTvis rodis wamirTmevia! uxalisod uTxra martinma.
rogor ara, mec wamarTvi! mgznebared Seesityva jimi, megi ar
gaxsovs?
arc gavkarebivar. im Ramis metad arc micekvia masTan.
hoda, saqmec eg aris, SesZaxa jimma, im erTxel icekve, Sexede
da morCa, cudi araferi gdebia gulSi, magram me Zvirad damijda. zedac
aRar Semomxeda. sul Sens ambavs mekiTxeboda. rom mogendomebina, maSinve
paemans daginiSnavda.
aki ar movindome!
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 magas raRa mniSvneloba aqvs. me mainc mSralze davrCi. jinma

aRtacebiT Sexeda, miTxari mainc, rogor axerxeb mart!
zedac ar unda Sexedo, viTom arc gainteresebs, iyo pasuxi.
Sen ise giWiravs Tavi, TiTqos sul ar gainteresebs? Caacivda
jimi.
martini cota xans Cafiqrda.
egec albaT gasWris, magram Cemi saqme sul sxvaa... me marTlac
aravis davuinteresebivar... didad. scade mainc, iqneb gagimarTlos.
neta Senc yofiliyavi wuxel railis soroSi, uceb sul sxva
rameze gadaxta jimi, zedaxora gamarTes. erTi biWi movida, qvemo
ouklendeli. zorba vinme ki iyo. virTagvas eZaxdnen. atlasiviT
sxmartalebda. kacma ver mohkida xeli. Sena gnatrobdiT yvelani, sad
iyavi mainc?
ouklendSi, miugo martinma.
TeatrSi Sexvedi?
martinma Tavisi TefSi gverdze miswia da wamodga.
amaRam ar wamoxval sacekvaod? miaZaxa jimma.
ara... ara mgonia, upasuxa martinma.
kibeze daeSva, quCaSi gavida da haeri Rrmad SeisunTqa. isedac suli
exuTeboda, da Segirdis laqlaqma lamis gaagiJa. Tavs Zlivs ikavebda,
rom ar wamovardniliyo da cxviriT fafaSi ar Caemxo. rac mets
ybedobda, miT ufro Sors eCveneboda martins ruTi. gana SeiZleba,
amisTana naxirSi gareuli kaci odesme misi Rirsi gaxdes?! CixSi
moemwyvdia am Tavsatex amocanas, miwasTan gaesworebina Tavisi wris
muSaTa klasis mdgomareobas. TiTqos yvelaferi mas Camohkideboda da
dabla eweoda dac, dis saxli da ojaxic, Segirdi jimic da yvela,
visac ki icnobda, yvelaferi, rac ki cxovrebasTan akavSirebda,
sicocxlem gemo dakarga. aqamde ubralod uyurebda cxovrebas, arc
dafiqrebula kargia Tu cudio; marto maSin Tu Caufiqrdeboda, roca
wignebs kiTxulobda magram wigni xom mainc wignia tkbili zRapari
ararsebul sanetaro samyaroze. axla ki sakuTari TvaliT naxa es
samyaro namdvili da xelSesaxebi, romlis gulSic yvavili amosuliyo,
ruTi erqva am yvavils. axlaRa igema cxovrebis simware, mtanjveli
survili da uimedoba, gansakuTrebiT mware swored imitom, rom mas imedi
kvebavda.
veRar gadaewyvita, sad wasuliyo berkleis sajaro biblioTekaSi
Tu ouklendisaSi. bolos isev ouklendi arCia, radgan ruTi cxovrobda
ouklendSi. vin icis... biblioTekaSi albaT xSirad dadis xom
SeiZleba iq Sexvdes! asaval-dasavali ar icoda biblioTekisa,
beletristikis ganyofilebas rom miadga, saSveli aRar daadga mis
gaTavebas, manam bolos sandomiani saxis gogonam, romelic frangs
Camohgavda da, albaT, morige iyo, ar uTxra sacnobaro zemo
sarTulSiao. veRar moifiqra, magidasTan mjdom kacisTvis miemarTa, da
pirdapir filosofiis ganyofilebaSi moxvda. gaegona, rom filosofiuri
wignebi arsebobda, magram ras ifiqrebda, amdeni Tu iqneboda. mZime
tomebiT gamotenilma, maRalma karadebma erTbaSad gaanadgura da waaqeza
kidec. ai, samuSao misi tvinisaTvis! maTematikis ganyofilebaSi
trigonometriul wignebs waawyda da didxans furclavda, gakvirvebiT
dahyurebda uazro formulebsa da cifrebs. sityvebi inglisuri iyo,
magram azri mainc ver gamoitana. normansa da arTurs esmodaT amisi azri.
aki laparakobdnen im dRes. normani da arTuri ki imisi Zmebi arian.
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imeddakargulma datova es ganyofileba. TiTqos yoveli mxridan

moiwevdnen es wignebi da sresdnen, anadgurebdnen. ver warmoedgina, aseTi
farTo da vrceli Tu iyo adamianis codna. dafrTxa. amas moereva odesme
misi tvini? maSinve gaaxsenda, rom amisi momrevi xalxi iyo, bevric iyo.
da, sunTqvaSekrulma, gulSi daifica, mxurvaled daifica risTvisac
sxvebs miuRwevia, imas Cemi tvinic miaRwevso.
Sehyurebda sibrZniT gamotenil Taroebs da xan sasowarkveTa
moereoda, xan imediT aRevseboda guli. saerTo ganyofilebaSi noris
konspeqts waawyda. mowiwebiT gadaSala. axlobeli eCvena. isic zRvis kaci
gamodga. mere baudiCis, lekeis da marSalis wignebic naxa. aha, miagno.
zRvaosnobas Seiswavlis. smas Tavs gaanebebs, magrad Caujdeba da kapitani
gaxdeba. uceb sul axlos eCvena ruTi. kapitnobas rom miiRebs, mere ukve
SeuZlia ruTi SeirTos (qalic Tu moisurvebs). Tu ar moisurvebs, ra
gaewyoba, kacurad xom mainc icxovrebs, da esec misi wyaloba iqneba. smas
ki axlave daanebebs Tavs. mere gemis mflobelebi da damzRvevebi daudga
Tvalwin, kapitnis es ori patroni Tu batoni, romelTa interesebi mudam
erTmaneTs ejaxeba, da maSinve gaifiqra erT-erTi maTgani usaTuod
damRupavs, es gardauvalia. oTaxSi Tvali mimoatara da erTbaSad aTi
aTasi tomis danaxvaze quTuToebi daexuWa. ara. zRvas sabolood unda
gamoeTxovos. wignebis am saganZurSi udidesi Zala imaleba da didi
saqmeebis SeWidebas Tu apirebs, barem xmeleTze SeeWidos. Tanac,
kapitnebs neba ara aqvT, colebi Tan iyolion gemze.
SuadRem moatana. mosaRamovda. martins saWmelic gadaaviwyda,
gamwarebiT eZebda wignebs sazogadoebaSi qcevis wesebze; radgan im did
saqmeebs garda, rasac igi cxovrebis miznad isaxavda, misi goneba axla
erT ubralo da konkretul sakiTxs moecva axlad gacnobili ledi
rom gTxovs, kidev mogvinaxuleo, ramden xanSi SeuZlia kacs misvla?
rogorc iqna, miagno kidec aseT wigns, magram am kiTxvis pasuxi mainc ver
amoikiTxa. Tavazianobis wesebis simravlem mospo da gaaTava, wesieri
sazogadoebis adamianTa Soris sadarbazo baraTebis gacvlaTa
labirinTSi daibna da iZulebuli gaxda Tavi gaenebebina. ver ipova is,
rasac eZebda, magram Zebnis dros darwmunda, rom Tavazianobis wesebis
Seswavlas mTeli sicocxle dasWirdeba adamianisa; man, piradad, erTi
sicocxle winaswar unda gaiaros, rom es wesebi aiTvisos.
ipoveT, rasac eZebdiT? hkiTxa magidasTan mjdarma kacma, roca
martini biblioTekidan gadioda.
diax, ser, miugo man, mSvenieri biblioTeka gqoniaT.
kacma Tavi dauqnia.
moxaruli viqnebiT, xSirad Tu SemoivliT. mezRvauri xarT?
diax, ser, miugo martinma, kidev moval.
`rogor mixvda, rom mezRvauri var?~ gaifiqra man, roca kibeze
eSveboda.
da quCaSi rom gavida, erTi piroba scada sworad evlo, rweva
moeSala, magram fiqrebi rom moawva, es ganzraxva gadaaviwyda da kvlav
rweviT ganagrZo gza.
Tavi meeqvse
veRar moesvena martin idens, rogorc SimSiliT awrialebuli adamiani,
ise itanjeboda, erTi suli hqonda, manam naxavda qals, romlis susti
xelebi goliaTis ZaliT CasWideboda Wabukis sicocxles. Sin mikiTxvac
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ver gaebeda, eSinoda, metismetad naadrevi ar gamosvloda da amiT eTikis

saSineli wesebi ar daerRvia. saaTobiT ijda ouklendisa da berkleis
biblioTekebSi, saca TviTonac Caewera, debic Cawera gertruda da
marieni da jimic, visi Tanxmobac ramdenime Wiqa ludis fasi daujda.
oTxives saxelze gamohqonda wignebi, ijda mosamsaxuris oTaxSi da gazis
sinaTleze aTenebda, risTvisac mister higinboTamma damatebiT
ormocdaaTi centi Seawera yovelkvireulad.
rac mets kiTxulobda, ufro metad ver moesvena. yoveli wignis yoveli
gverdi TiTqos saTvalTvalo WuWrutanad iqca, saidanac codnis samyaros
Wvretda. kiTxviT iklavda codnis SimSils, magram sul ufro da ufro
Sivdeboda. garda amisa, ar icoda riTi daewyo, da winaswari saerTo
moumzadeblobac saSinlad awvalebda. sul ubralo rameebic ki ar
icoda, rac wignis xelSi damWerma usaTuod unda icodes. es Seexeboda
poeziasac. razedac igi Wkuas kargavda. suinbernisa sxvac bevri rame
waikiTxa, marto ruTis nanaTxovreb wigns ar dasjerda. `doloresi~
mSvenivrad gaigo. ruTi albaT ver gaigebda am nawarmoebs, daaskvna man.
anki rogor gaigebda. aseTi faqizi cxovreba aqvs! mere kiplingis leqsebi
moxvda xelSi da imisma musikalobam, gaqanebam da jadom moxibla, ise
hqonda aRwerili nacnobi movlenebi; gancvifrebaSi moiyvana sicocxlis
didma siyvarulma, maxvilma fsiqologiam. `fsiqologia~ axali sityva iyo
martinis leqsikonSi. swored axla SeiZina ganmartebiTi leqsikoni, ramac
fulis maragi Seumcira da axali saxsrebis saSovnelad zRvaze gasvlis
dRe mouaxlova. amanve gaagulisa mister higinboTami, romelsac erCivna
es fuli binis qirad mieRo.
dRisiT ver bedavda ruTis saxlis maxloblad gavlas, RamiT ki
qurdiviT Semouvlida morzebis saxls, Sehyurebda fanjrebs da Soridan
ealerseboda kedlebs, romelTa Sorisac qali eguleboda. ramdenjerme
Zmebs kinaRam SeeCexa, xolo erTxel Sinidan gamosul mister morzs
aedevna, ganaTebul quCebSi mis saxes akvirdeboda, mxurvaled natrobda,
uceb rame gansacdeli Sexvdes, rom mivvarde da sikvdilisagan vixsnao.
meore saRamos namdvilad gaumarTla guSagobam ruTs Seavlo Tvali
meore sarTulis fanjaraSi. marto Tavi da mxrebi daunaxa, mere
zeaweuli xelic Tmas isworebda sarkeSi. sul erT wams gagrZelda es,
magram martinisTvis erTi wamic didi gamodga sisxli maWariviT
auduRda da ZarRvebSi daurbina. qalma maleve CamouSva farda. Wabuki
mixvda, rom es ruTis oTaxi iyo. Semdeg am oTaxis pirdapir dadgeboda,
erT daburul xes moefareboda da papiross papirosze eweoda. erT
naSuadRevs dedamisi dainaxa, bankidan gamodioda, da kidev erTxel
igrZno martinma, ra ufskruli aSorebda ruTs: amaT bankSi udevT fuli!
martins ki erTxelac ar Rirsebia bankSi Sesvla. misi warmodgeniT, aseTi
dawesebulebebi mxolod Zalian mdidrebisa da Zalian uflebamosili
xalxisTvis arsebobda.
martinma erTgvari yofiTi revolucia ganicada. qalis siwmindem da
sisufTavem iseTi STabeWdileba moaxdina masze, rom sisufTave
aucilebel moTxovnilebad gadaeqca. Tuki gsurs misi siaxlovis Rirsi
gaxde, usaTuod sufTa unda iyo, daarwmuna Tavi. kbilebis wmenda daiwyo,
samzareulos jagrisiT xelebsac iwmendda xolme, manam saafTiaqo
maRaziis vitrinaSi frCxilebis jagriss dainaxavda da mis daniSnulebas
mixvdeboda. xelebze rom daxeda noqarma, frCxilis sawmendi patara
qlibic SesTavaza, ase rom mis pirad tualets kidev erTi nivTi moemata.
biblioTekidan wigni gamoitana sxeulis higienis Sesaxeb da civ abazanas
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daeCvia dildilaobiT, ramac jimi gaakvirva, xolo mister higinboTami

Seafiqriana, radgan, jer erTi, rom axal-axali modebis SemoReba WkuaSi
ar mosdioda da meorec veRar gadaewyvita, damatebiTi wylis fulic
gadaexdevinebina Tu ara. amis Semdeg Sarvlis sakiTxi wamoiWra. amisTana
saqmeebiT dainteresebulma martinma male SeniSna gansxvaveba muSa xalxis
tomrebiviT Camokidebul Sarvlebsa da maRali klasis warmomadgenelTa
Sarvlebs Soris, romelTac, muxlidan mokidebuli terfamde, totebi
lariviT hqondaT gadaWimuli. mizezsac mixvda da Tavisi dis
samzareulos miaSura, uTo da sauToebeli ficari moZebna. pirvelad
marcxi ganicada, erTi Sarvali ise daewva, rom aRaraferi eSveleboda,
da iZulebuli gaxda eyida, ramac kidev ufro mouaxlova zRvaSi gasvlis
dRe.
magram marto garegnuli cvlilebebiT ar Semofarglula saqme, ufro
Rrmad wavida. papiross isev eweoda, magram daleviT mere aRar daulevia.
loToba aqamde aucilebel ramedac ki miaCnda mamakacebisaTvis,
eamayeboda kidec, magari Tavi maqvso, sxvebs rom kinwi mowydebodaT, amas
kidev SeeZlo sma. san-franciskoSi bevri megobari mezRvauri hyavda,
SemTxveviT Tu Sexvdeboda xolme romelimes da Zveleburad dahpatiJebda,
an, piriqiT, martins Tu dahpatiJebdnen, TavisTvis wyal-wyala luds an
limonaTs moataninebda da amxanagebis dacinvas didsulovnad itanda.
Sehyurebda, jer gulaCuyebulebi rom azluqundebodnen, mere ki mxecs
daemsgavsebodnen, da RmerTs madlobas swiravda, rom TviTon aRar iyo am
dReSi. yvelas Tavisi gasaWiri hqonda da RvinoSi eZleodnen
Tavdaviwyebas, dalevdnen, goneba daubneldebodaT da Tavs RmerTebad
warmoidgendnen, rasac unda, imas akeTebdnen TavianT sasufevelSi.
martins aRar sWirdeboda sasmeli. isedac mTvrali iyo da ufro
magradac ruTma daaTro, gulSi siyvarulis cecxli daunTo, ufro
amaRlebuli da ukvdavi sicocxlis Jini aRuZra; wignebma daaTvres, Tavi
aTasnairi survilebiT gamoutanes; sakuTari siwmindis SegrZnebam daaTro,
jansac metsa grZnobda axla da mTeli sxeuliT ganicdida aRmafrenas.
erT saRamos TeatrSi wavida, iqneb SemTxveviT iq Sevxvdeo, ifiqra. da
marTlac dainaxa meore iarusis balkonidan. parteris gasasvlelSi
idgnen is, arTuri da viRac axalgazrda saTvaliani kaci, romelsac Tma
fexburTeliviT SeekriWa; mis danaxvaze martins usiamovnod gahkra gulze
da eWvma gahkenwla. wina rigSi dajda ruTi, orkestrTan axlos, da
martins im Rames TiTqmis arc araferi daunaxavs xedavda marto
qaTqaTa, koxta mxrebs da oqrosfer Tmas, romelic Soridan, TiTqos
burusSi gaxveuliyo. magram mere sxvebic SeniSna: erTi-orjer gaixeda
gverdze da win, misgan Tormetiode adgilis moSorebiT or gogonas
mohkra Tvali, romelTac utifrad gaucines. martini mudam mxiaruli kaci
iyo, aravis SeubRverda. ramdenime xnis winaT rom momxdariyo es,
TviTonac gaucinebda da ufro Sorsac Sestopavda, magram axla Seicvala
yvelaferi. Tumca pasuxad mainc gaucina, mere Tavi moabruna da
cdilobda iqiT aRar gaexeda. magram ise gadaaviwyda im gogonebis
arseboba, rom uneburad ramdenjerme mohkra Tvali. gogonebi erTTavad
uRimodnen. erT dReSi mTlianad xom ar Seicvleba kaci, verc sikeTes
moiSlis martinic uRimoda xolme keTili, megobruli RimiliT.
misTvis xom axali araferi yofila. icoda, rom isini TavianTi qaluri
xelebiT epotinebodnen. magram ukve yvelaferi Seicvala. ager, sul
qvemoT, orkestrTan axlos, erTi qali zis, erTaderTi mTel qveyanaze,
sul sxvagvari, saocrad gansxvavebuli, ise gansxvavebuli im ori
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gogonasagan, martinisave klasis Svilebisagan, rom Wabuks maTi

sibraluliRa moawva gulSi. neta sul cotaodeni mainc gamogyolodaT
misi silamaze da saTnoebao, gaifiqra. daZraxviT arasdidebiT ar
daZraxavda aseTi gamomwvevi qcevisaTvis. Tumca arc siamovnebda. piriqiT,
cotaTi Sercxva kidec mec aseTi mdabio var da imitom meTamaSebiano.
ruTis klasis rom yofiliyo, maSin ase gamomwvevad aRar moeqceodnen
gogonebi. amas grZnobda martini da yovel maT Semoxedvaze, TiTqos
Tavisive klasi swvdebodaT TiTebiT yelSi, dabla eweoda.
jer kidev ar CamoeSvaT ukanaskneli moqmedebis farda, rom martini
adga da gamovida, raTa ufro axlos Seexeda ruTisTvis Teatridan
gamosvlis dros. Teatris SesasvlelTan mudam ireoda xalxi; quds
Camoifxatavda, vinmes zurgs ukan amoefareboda da ruTi verc ki
SeniSnavda. pirvelive jgufs gamohyva gareT. magram adgilis SerCeva
Zlivs moaswro, rom is ori gogonac gamoCnda. icoda, rom mas eZebdnen da
sakuTari Tavi daswyevla ra mcxia iseTi, rom qalebi meseviano.
moSorebiT dadgnen, magram martinma maSinve igrZno, rom miagnes. nel-nela
moiwevdnen, saerTo talRas mohyvebodnen. erTma mxari gahkra da TiTqos
axlaRa SeniSna. koxta gogo iyo, Savgvremani, Savi, gamomwvevi Tvalebi
hqonda. gogonebma gauRimes da martinmac RimiliT upasuxa.
helo! miesalma Wabuki.
es Tavisda uneburad aRmoxda. amgvarsave viTarebaSi ramdenjer
misalmebia qalebs. ase, sxvagvarad arc SeeZlo, bunebiT keTili kaci iyo.
SavTvala gogonam sixaruliTa da kmayofilebiT gauRima da miaxvedra,
aRarsad vapirebT wasvlaso. amxanags mklavSi xeli gamoedo misTvis da
kuWkuWebda. isic agrZnobinebda, arsad migveCqarebao. martinma swrafad
gadawyvita: ruTs rom axla maTTan daenaxa igi, ar ivargebda, amitom,
bunebrivia, SavTvala gogonas amoudga gverdSi da wavida. arc enis dabma
ugrZvnia amaTTan da arc dabneuloba. rogorc Tevzi wyalSi, ise
grZnobda Tavs, arxeinad xumrobda, Jargonebsa da uwmawur sityvebs
isroda, erTi sityviT, rac aseTi naucbaTevi gacnobisTvis aris saWiro,
yvelafers akeTebda. kuTxis quCas rom miaRwies, martinma scada brbos
CamoSoreboda da Seexvia. magram SavTvala gogona mklavze Camoekida,
TviTonac gahyva da amxanagic Tan gaiyola.
aba, aba, bil! SesZaxa man, neta sad migeCqareba? ase uceb ginda
mogvicilo?
martins gaecina da Sedga, mobrunda. SeeZlo aqve mdgariyo da,
gogonebs mofarebuls, quCis farnis sinaTleze kargad SeeTvalierebina
gamvleli xalxi. TviTon sibneleSi idga, veravin dainaxavda, ruTi ki ar
gamoepareboda, swored aq unda Caevlo.
amas ra hqvia? hkiTxa man kuWkuWa gogos da SavTvalaze aniSna.
raRa me mekiTxebi, mas hkiTxe, waifrutuna gogom.
ho, marTla, ra gqvia? miubrunda axla SavTvalas.
jer xom Seni saxeli ar giTqvams! mouWra gogonam.
arc gikiTxavs, gaecina martins, Tumca kargad ki gamoicani.
bili mqvia... namdvilad.
kargi, erTi! qalma Tavisi vnebiani da gamomwvevi Tvalebi
mianaTa, miTxari... marTla gekiTxebi!
da kidev Sexeda. rac ki qalis saxsenebeli gaCenila qveyanaze, mTeli
misi buneba iyo aRbeWdili am TvalebSi. martinma daudevrad axed-daxeda
da maSinve mixvda, Semdeg ra moxdeboda: qali axla daircxvenda da nazad
daixevda Setevis molodinSi, Tan ki TviTonve iqneboda SetevisaTvis
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gamzadebuli, Tuki Wabuks gulis gaciebas SeniSnavda. magram, bolos da

bolos, isic kaci iyo, grZnobda gogonas momxiblaobas, misi alersiani
gamoxedva siamovnebda. eh, am gogonebs yvelas icnobda, kargadac icnobda,
mTeli maTi asaval-dasavali icoda. kargi gogonebi iyvnen, ramdenadac ki
SeiZleba kargebi iyvnen am klasis Svilebi; muSaobiT wels iwyvetdnen da
ubadruk gasamrjelos iRebdnen, magram ufro ioli cxovrebisaTvis
sakuTar Tavs arasdidebiT ar gayiddnen, gamwarebiT cdilobdnen patara
bedniereba mainc moepovebinaT cxovrebis udabnoSi, Tvals usworebdnen
momavals, romelic macTur arCevans sTavazobda: dausrulebeli,
gauxareli Sromis mTel simwares da kidev ufro saSineli ubedurebis
Sav ufskruls, saca ufro kargi gasamrjeloa, magram bolo male eRebaT.
bili mqvia, upasuxa man da Tavi dauqnia, marTla geubnebi,
bili mqvia.
xumrob? CaekiTxa qali.
bili ki ara, is ar ginda! Caeria meorec.
Tqven saidan iciT, uTxra martinma, pirvelad mxedavT.
ra didi codna unda magas, zedve getyoba, rom tyui.
marTla, bil? kvlav hkiTxa pirvelma.
bili viyo, gamotyda martini.
gogona mklavSi swvda da SeanjRria.
gana ver Segatyve, rom tyuodi, magram mainc momewone, kargi biWi
xar.
Wabukma misken wamosuli xeli CabRuja da maSinve igrZno kargad
nacnobi koJrebi da ganakawrebi.
didi xania sakonservo qarxnidan wamoxvedi?
Sen saidan ici?! gulTmisani xar Tu ra?! erTxmad Sehyvires
gogonebma.
da uceb, aseT sulelur RlabucSi garTulma Wabukma gonebis TvaliT
biblioTekis Taroebi dainaxa, romlebic saukuneobrivi sibrZniT iyo
gamotenili. am axirebulsa da yovlad Seusabamo xilvaze TviTonve
mwared gaeRima da eWvebi moeZala. magram arc Sinagan xilvas, arc am
ugulo laybobas misTvis xeli ar SeuSlia, yuradRebiT eTvalierebina
Teatridan momavali xalxi. da uceb mas mohkra Tvali, swored farnis
qveS Caiara, aqeT-iqiT Zma da is saTvaliani ucnobi Wabuki mohyvebodnen.
dainaxa da TiTqos guliscema SeuCerda. ramdeni xania am wuTs eloda. am
erT wamSi Wabukma moaswro kargad daenaxa, rogor ufaravda dedoflur
Tavs raRac fumfula bewvi, gemovnebiT Sekeril tansacmelSi rogor
koxtad mouCanda Camoqnili nakvTebi, ra Snoianad midioda da cali
xeliT wamoewia kaba. amasobaSi qali miefara kidec Tvals. isev is
qarxnis muSa gogonebi SerCa Wabuks, raTa eyurebina maTi Wyetela
tansacmlisTvis, riTac isini gamwarebiT cdilobdnen lamazebi da
koxtad morTulebi gamoCeniliyvnen, amaTi ubadruki bafTebisa da TiTze
wamocmuli beWdebisaTvis... uceb mklavze Camoswies da xmac Caesma:
gaiRviZe, bil! ra mogivida?!
rao, ras ambobdi? hkiTxa man.
arafersac ar vambobdi, miugo Savgvremanma da Tavi gaaqnia,
ise ki urigo ar iqneboda...
ra?
erTi kargi biWi rom geSova-meTqi... ager, amisTvis... (amxanagze
uCvena). wavidodiT, nayins vWamdiT, yavas davlevdiT an rames.
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guli aeria martins. ruTisagan erTbaSad aseT rameebze gadasvla

metismetad mZafri gamodga. am gogos utifari, gamomwvevi Tvalebis
gverdiT igi xedavda ruTis ankara, naTel Tvalebs, romlebic wmindanis
TvalebiviT Semohyurebdnen. da uceb didi Zala igrZno. martini xom
yvelafer amaze maRla idga! cxovreba misTvis ufro met rames niSnavda,
vidre am ori gogosaTvis, romelTa miswrafebani nayinsa da karg biWs ver
scildeboda. gaaxsenda, rom mudam ase cxovrobda sakuTari fiqrebiTa
da idumali miswrafebebiT. ucdia sxvisTvisac gaeziarebina es fiqrebi,
magram verc qals Sexvedria iseTs, rom gaegebinebina rame da verc kacs.
bevrjer ucdia, magram visTvisac ar miumarTavs, yovelTvis uxerxul
mdgomareobaSi Cauyenebia. raki am fiqrebs vera swvdebian, maS, me ufro
maRla vmdgarvar da mec ver momwvdebian, daaskvna man axla. aborgebuli
Zala igrZno mTel arsebaSi da muStebi SekumSa. Tuki cxovreba mets
rasme niSnavda misTvis, maS, metic unda moiTxovo! TviTon ra aqvs, rom
Sen SemogTavazos am utifarma Savma Tvalebma?! zepirad icoda, ra
fiqrebi da miswrafebani imaleboda maTSi nayini da raRac kidev. im
wmidanis Tvalebi ki imasac sTavazobda, rasac eswrafoda Wabuki, da
kidev ufro metsac, risi gamocnobac mas ar SeeZlo. igi sTavazobda
wignebs, suraTebs, silamazesa da mosvenebas, amaRlebuli cxovrebis
mTel momxiblaobas. am Sav TvalebSi igi advilad Wvretda yoveli fiqris
moZraobas. saaTis meqanizmsa hgavda. Wabuki yoveli patara gorgolaWis
muSaobas xedavda. maTi miswrafeba mdabali iyo, samaresaviT viwro,
gulis momyirWebeli, da marTlac samare iyo imisi bolo. im wmidanis
Tvalebs ki sul sxva miswrafebani hqonda idumali, gonebisaTvis
miuwvdomeli, maradiuli sicocxle. im TvalebSi igi xedavda qalis
sulis anarekls da sakuTari sulis anareklsac.
programaSi mxolod erTi Secdoma gaparula, xmamaRla ganacxada
man, sxvasTana var Sepirebuli.
gogonas wyena daetyo.
albaT avadmyof megobars unda daujde sasTumalTan, Caiqirqila
man.
ara, namdvili paemani maqvs erT... ena daeba, erT gogonasTan.
xom ar gamacure? seriozulad hkiTxa qalma.
Wabukma Tvali gauswora da upasuxa...
simarTles geubnebi. ratom ar SeiZleba, sxva dros SevxvdeT? Sen
saxelic ki ar miTxari. sada cxovrob?
lizi mqvia, miugo gogonam da mTeli sxeuliT mieyrdno, xeli
mouWira, lizi qonoli. bazris quCaze vcxovrob, xuT nomerSi.
cota xans kidev elaparaka gogonebs da gaSorda. Sin ar wasula
maSinve. saTvalTvalo xes miaSura da fanjaras axeda.
SenTan viyavi Sepirebuli, ruT, Cailaparaka man, Sen unda
menaxe da arc gamitexia sityva.
Tavi meSvide
mTeli kvira gavida ruT morzTan pirveli Sexvedris Semdeg da
martins jerac ver gaebeda meored misvla. ijda da erTTavad wignebs
kiTxulobda. zogjer Zalas moikrebda, gadawyvetda wasuliyo, magram
eWvebi moereoda da gadawyvetileba Seusrulebeli rCeboda. ar icoda,
rodis SeiZleboda ganmeorebiT misvla, mrCevelic aravin hyavda, eSinoda,
gamousworebeli Secdoma ar momivideso. Zvel amxanagebs sul CamoSorda,
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Zveli Cveulebebic moiSala, da raki axali megobrebic ar SeuZenia,

kiTxvis meti aRaraferi darCenoda, saaTobiT TavauRebliv kiTxulobda,
ramdenime adamianis Cveulebrivi Tvali ver gauZlebda amden kiTxvas.
magram martins magari Tvalebi hqonda da TviTonac magari iyo. amas
garda, misi tyvinic gautexavi yamiri iyo; abstraqtuli, mwignobruli
azrebi jer ar gahkareboda da Teslis gasaRviveblad swored karg
niadags warmoadgenda. swavlas jer ar moeqanca da amitom xarbad
moebRauWa wignebis sibrZnes.
jer erTi kvirac ar gasuliyo da ase egona, saukuneebi micxovriao,
radgan Zalian Sors Camoitova Zveli cxovrebaca da Zveli
Sexedulebanic. magram safuZvlis uqonloba uWirebda saqmes. iseT wignebs
eWideboda, romelTa gageba wlobiT winaswar Semzadebas moiTxovda. dRes
rom uaxles filosofias kiTxulobda, xval antikurs Caujdeboda da
Tavi sul sapirispiro ideaTa qaosiT hqonda gamotenili. aseve
ekonomikaSiac. biblioTekis Taroze man aRmoaCina karl marqsi, rikardo,
adam smiTi da mili, da erT-erTi amaTganis gaugebari formula gasaRebs
ar iZleoda meoris moZRvrebis gasaSifravad. daibna. codnis wyurvili
mainc ar ganelebia. erTdroulad ekonomikiTac dainteresda,
mrewvelobiTac da politikiTac. erTxel qalaqis baRSi rom gaiara,
erTad mogrovil xalxs mohkra Tvali; SuaSi eqvsiode kaci idga.
saxealewilebi gacxarebiT daobdnen. martinic SeuerTda brbos da
pirvelad gaigona xalxidan gamosuli filosofosebis ena. erT-erTi
mokamaTe mawanwala aRmoCnda, meore muSa agitatori, mesame
iuridiuli fakultetis studenti, sxvebi ki kamaTis moyvaruli muSebi
iyvnen. maSin pirvelad gaigona martinma socializmi, anarqizmi, erTiani
gadasaxadi; pirvelad gaigo, rom arsebobda erTmaneTis mimarT mtrulad
ganwyobili socialuri filosofiis sistemebi. yuri mohkra asobiT
specialur gamoTqmas, romlebic mecnierebis iseT sferoebs
ganekuTvneboda, rasac jer ar miswvdomoda misi ubadruki codna.
amitomac ver gaerkva xeirianad kamaTSi, gumaniTRa Caswvda am ucnaur
gamoTqmaSi gaxveul azrs. mokamaTeTagan restornis SavTvalwarba
oficianti Teosofi gamodga, xabazTa profkavSiris wevri
agnostikosi... erTma berikacma yvela daabnia Tavisi axirebuli
filosofiiT yoveli arsebuli samarTlianiao; meore berikaci enis
gauCereblad qaqanebda kosmosze, mama-atomsa da deda-atomze.
ramdenime saaTs usmenda martin ideni am kamaTs da iqidan pirdapir
biblioTekisken gaqanda tvindabneuli, raTa ramdenime ucnobi sityvis
mniSvneloba gaego. biblioTekidan gamosuls oTxi tomi amoeCara
iRliaSi: qalbatoni blavadskaias `saidumlo doqtrina~, `progresi da
siRatake~, `socializmis arsi~ da `omi religiasa da mecnierebas Soris~.
saubedurod, `saidumlo doqtriniT~ daiwyo. wigni sul grZel-grZeli
sityvebiT iyo gadaWrelebuli, romelTa mniSvneloba martins ar esmoda.
loginze ijda da leqsikonSi ufro xSirad iyureboda, vidre wignSi.
imdeni ucnobi sityva Sexvda, rom damaxsovrebas veRar axerxebda da
iZulebuli iyo xelaxla eZebna leqsikonSi. gadawyvita calke amoewera
sityvebi da mTeli furclebi gaavso. mainc araferi esmoda. dilis sam
saaTamde kiTxulobda, tvini aeria, erTi Camoyalibebuli azric ki ver
gamoitana. Tavi rom aswia, moeCvena, oTaxi TiTqos gemiviT irweoda da
adi-Cadioda. gabrazebulma moiqnia `saidumlo doqtrina~, erTi magrad
SeukurTxa, sinaTle Caaqro da Cawva. verc im danarCen sam wigns gaugo
asaval-dasavali. imitom ki ara, TiTqos SeTvisebis unari ara hqonodes an
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sakmaod niWieri ar yofiliyos ara, SeCveuli ar iyo, gawafva aklda,

azrovnebisaTvis saWiro iaraRi ara hqonda. TviTonve mixvda amas da
gadawyvita, leqsikonis meti jerjerobiT araferi aeRo xelSi, manam
kargad daiswavlida saWiro sityvebs.
poezia iyo misi nugeSi, bevrsac kiTxulobda. ubralo, SedarebiT
advilad gasageb leqss rom waikiTxavda, mTeli sixaruli iyo misTvis.
silamaze xom Tavidanve uyvarda da aq naxulobda xolme silamazes.
musikasaviT moqmedebda leqsi, mTeli arsebiT Searxevda. TviTon vera
grZnobda, magram amiT momavali ufro Zneli muSaobisTvis amzadebda
Tavs. misi tvinis furclebi sufTa iyo da Zalis dautaneblad
ibeWdeboda zed axal-axali strofebi, ase rom, male SeeZlo zepirad
warmoeTqva leqsebi da, dabeWdili sityvebis aJRerebiT, mTeli misi
musika da silamaze ganecada. mere biblioTekis erT Taroze geilis
`klasikur miTebsa~ da bulfinCis `miTebis saukunes~ waawyda. es iyo
Suqura, misi uvicobis da wyvdiadSi SeWrili Zlieri Suqi, da amis Semdeg
kidev ufro xarbad daewafa poezias.
magidasTan mjdari kaci ise xSirad xedavda martins biblioTekaSi,
rom SeeCvia, gaRimebuli xvdeboda xolme, mudam Tavs daukravda. aman
gaabedina martins erTi saqme. erT dRes, roca, Cveulebriv, ramdenime
wigni SearCia da magidasTan miitana, raTa kacs baraTebze beWedi daesva,
martinma uceb wamoiluRluRa.
erTi rame minda gkiTxoT.
kacma gauRima da aniSna, miTxario.
axalgazrda ledis rom gaicnob da saxlSi migipatiJebs, rodis
SeiZleba misvla?
mTel tanze ofli daasxa, igrZno, rogor mieweba perangi sxeuls.
me mgoni, yovelTvis, miugo kacma.
ho, magram aq cota sxvagvarad aris saqme, Seesityva martini,
is qali... me... erTi sityviT, saqme is aris, rom vai-Tu Sin ar damixvdes.
universitetSi dadis.
Tqvenc meored midiT.
ara, me sul sxva rame mawuxebs, gamotyda martini, gadawyvita
mTlianad mindoboda am kacis gulmowyalebas, me erTi ubralo kaci
var, mouqneli, xalxSi gamousvleli. is qali sul sxvaa da me sul sxva
var... ar gegonoT, Tavs visulelebde!.. uceb Sewyvita man.
ara, ra brZanebaa, ganagrZeT. eg iseTi SekiTxvaa, rom sacnobaro
ganyofilebas ar exeba, magram me TviTonve gamixardeba, Tu rameSi
dagexmareT.
martinma aRfrTovanebiT Sexeda.
mec rom ase SemeZlos mivayaro, maSin ra miWirs, Tqva man.
ra brZaneT?..
ase Tavisuflad rom SemeZlos-meTqi laparaki, Cqarac, Tavazianadac
da yvelaferi...
oh! miuxvda biblioTekari.
ra dros jobs misvla? naSuadRevs rom mivide... vaiTu sadilobis
dros movxvde? iqneb saRamoTi jobdes! Tu kviradRes?
iciT, ras getyviT, saxe gaubrwyinda biblioTekars,
telefoniT daurekeT da hkiTxeT.
axlave davurekav! SesZaxa martinma, wignebi aiRo da wavida. cota
rom gaiara, isev mobrunda da hkiTxa, axalgazrda ledis rom
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elaparakebiT... vTqvaT, mis lizi smiTs, rogor unda mivmarTo `mis

lizi~ Tu `mis smiT~?
`mis smiTi~ uTxariT,
mtkiced urCia biblioTekarma, manam dauaxlovdebodeT, sul `mis
smiTi~ uTxariT.
amrigad, es problema moagvara martin idenma.
roca gindodeT, mobrZandiT. naSuadRevs mudam Sina var xolme,
upasuxa ruTma, roca martinma borZikiT hkiTxa telefonSi, nanaTxovrebi
wignebis motana rodis SeiZlebao.
karebSi TviTon ruTi Seegeba, misma qalurma Tvalma xeladve SeamCnia
gauToebuli Sarvali da erTgvari cvlileba. ver ityoda, saxeldobr ra
cvlileba, magram ukeTesobisken ki iyo. Wabukis gamometyvelebamac
ganacvifra. yovel mis nakvTSi didi Zala da janis simrTele
gamosWvioda, TiTqos misi sxeulidan gadmomCqefarebda es Zala da qals
talRebiviT exeTqeboda. isev mouara survilma, Wabuks miyrdnoboda da
misi siTbo mieRo, axlac maSindeliviT gakvirvebuli darCa misi
siaxlove rogor moqmedebso. Tavis mxriv, martinmac xelaxla ganicada is
damabruebeli netareba, roca qals xeli CamoarTva. gansxvaveba mxolod
is iyo, rom qali TavSekavebuli iyo da garegnul simSvides inarCunebda,
xolo Wabuki saxeze erTianad aenTo da wamoWarxlda. Zveleburadve
bancaliT gahyva qals, mxrebi saxifaTod erweoda.
magram sastumro oTaxSi rom Sevidnen da dasxdnen, iseTi Tavisufleba
da Sveba igrZno, TviTonac rom ar moeloda. es moxda qalis
mecadineobiT, magram ise frTxilad da ubralod moaxerxa, rom Wabuks
kidev ufro meti TavdaviwyebiT Seuyvarda. jer nanaTxovreb wignebze
ilaparakes suinbernze, romelic martins Zalian moswoneboda, da
brouningze, romelic sulac ver gaego. saubars qali warmarTavda, xan am
saganze Camougdebda sityvas, xan im saganze, da Tan sul imis fiqrSi
iyo, rogor daxmareboda Wabuks. xSirad ufiqria amaze pirveli Sexvedris
Semdeg. surda rogorme daxmareboda. qals sibraluli da sinaze
aRZvroda gulSi, rac adre aravis mimarT ar ganecada, magram es
sibraluli damamcirebeli ki ar yofila, dedobrivi ufro eTqmoda. anki
rogorRa iqneboda Cveulebrivi sibraluli, roca mis aRmZvrelsa da
gamomwvevs iseTi mamakacuri Zala aRmoaCnda, rom ruTs qalwulebrivi
SiSiT akrTobda da guls ucnauri fiqrebiTa da grZnobebiT
uTrTolebda. kvlav is mimzidveloba hqonda Wabukis kisers da ruTs
axlac xelis moxvevis Jinma wamouara. metismetad Zlieri iyo es survili,
magram qali ukve mieCvia da ufro advilad moaxerxa Tavis Sekaveba. ras
warmoidgenda, rom axlad Casaxuli siyvaruli aseTi iqneboda. Tumca
verc imas warmoidgenda, es gancdebi siyvaruli Tu SeiZleboda
yofiliyo. yvelasagan gansxvavebuli Wabukiao, fiqrobda, raRac
dafaruli Zala aqvs da aman damainteresa, kacTmoyvaruli grZnoba
mamoZravebso.
verc ki grZnobda qali, ase sasurveli Tu iyo misTvis martini. Wabukma
ki maSinve igrZno, rom TavdaviwyebiT Seuyvarda ruTi da ase sasurveli
araferi yofila misTvis mTel sicocxleSi. poezia adrec uyvarda,
silamazes xedavda masSi. magram ruTTan Sexvedris Semdeg ufro farTod
gaexsna samijnuro poeziis didi samyaros kari. misgan TiTqmis ufro meti
ram gaigo, vidre bulfinCisa da gelisagan aseTi striqoni Sexvda, `da
siyvaruliT gagiJebuli kocnis gulisTvis Tavsac gaswiravs~. erTi
kviris win yuradRebis Rirsadac ar gaxdida am sityvebs, axla ki TavSi
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CaeWdo da aRar Sordeboda. aRtacebuli iyo maTi silamaziTa da

simarTliT. Sehyurebda qals da gulSi fiqrobda, kocnis gulisTvis mec
siamovnebiT movkvdebio. siyvaruliT gagiJebulad miaCnda Tavi da es
ufro eamayeboda, vidre raindad kurTxeva. axlaRa Caswvda sicocxlis
azrs, axla mixvda, ratom iyo gaCenili qveyanaze.
Sehyurebda, usmenda qals da misi fiqrebi ufro gabeduli xdeboda.
moigona is veluri siamovneba, rac qalis xelis CamorTmevam mohgvara, da
erTi suli hqonda, manam kvlav Seaxebda xels. mowyurebuli TvalebiT
Sexedavda xolme mis tuCebs. magram araviTari tlanqi da miwieri grZnoba
am SexedvaSi ar yofila: siamovnebas aniWebda moZraoba misi tuCebisa,
roca isini sityvebs gamoTqvamdnen. es ar yofila Cveulebrivi tuCebi,
aravis qveynad arc qalsa da arc kacs amisTana tuCebi ara hqonia.
haerovani tuCebi iyo, xorcieli ar yofila, da amitom arc iseTi kocnis
survils aRuZravda, rac sxva qalebis tuCebs aRuZravT. amasac akocebda,
Tavis xorciel tuCebs daakonebda, magram es iqneboda iseTive
amaRlebuli da mxurvale ambori, rogorc RvTis anaforas SeiZleba
emTxvios kaci. Wabuki vera xvdeboda, ra faseulobaTa gadafasebas moecva
misi goneba, vera grZnobda, rom is Suqi, rac mis Tvalebs aciskrovnebda
qalis Sexedvis dros, Cveulebrivi Suqi iyo yvela siyvarulmowyurebuli
mamakacisaTvis. verc ki warmoedgina, ra mgznebare da vnebiani xdeboda
misi Tvalebi da rogor aforiaqebdnen isini qalis suls. ruTis
qalwulebrivi kdemamosileba mis grZnobebsac amaRlebda da aspetakebda,
varskvlavebis civ umankoebamde ahyavda. gaognebuli darCeboda, rom
gaego, ra Tbil talRasaviT elamuneboda qals misi Tvalebis cecxli da
gulSi aseTsave cecxls uRvivebda. Wabukis Tvalebi abnevda qals,
erTiorjer sityva gauwyda, TviTonac ver mimxvdariyo, ratom, am
sasiamovno mRelvarebam fiqri gaufanta da iZulebuli gaxda kantikuntad
wamosrolili frazebi ekowiwebina. saerTod, Tavisuflad da laRad
metyvelebda xolme da es uneburi borZiki albaT Seacbunebda kidec, rom
ar efiqra TviTon Tanamosaubrea gansxvavebuli da ase imitom momdiso.
STabeWdilebiani qali iyo, yvelaferi gulTan mihqonda da, bolos da
bolos, ra gasakviria, rom ucxo samyarodan mosul mgzavrs aseTi
gavlena moexdinos.
qvecnobierad sul is fiqri utrialebda TavSi, Tu rogor
daxmareboda Wabuks da saubarsac amisda kvalobaze warmarTavda, magram
axla martinma daaswro.
minda rCeva gkiTxoT Tu nebas momcemT, uTxra man da Tanxmoba
rom miiRo, sixaruliT sunTqva Seekra, amas winaT rom viyavi, Tu
gaxsovT, giTxariT, wignebze da amisTana rameebze laparaki ar mexerxeba,
ar gamomdis-meTqi. mas Semdeg sul amaze vfiqrob. biblioTekaSi siaruli
daviwye, magram ra wignsac ar movkide xeli, asaval-dasavali ver gavuge.
iqneb Tavidan dawyeba jobdes. me xom xeirianad arasodes miswavlia. rac
Tavi maxsovs, sul TavauRebeli muSaoba... axla, ager, biblioTekaSi
wavedi, axali TvaliT Sevxede wignebs... wignebic sul axalia CemTvis... da
axlaRa vatyob, rom rac wamikiTxavs, saCemo ar yofila. sadRac fermaSi
da gemze rom wigns waawydebi, sad is wignebi da sad, ager, Tqvens saxlSi
rom wignebia. iq sul sxvanairad kiTxuloben, da mec imnair kiTxvas
SeveCvie... arada, trabaxiT ar geubnebiT, me ufro sxva kaci var, imaT ar
vgavar, visTanac mitrialia. imas ki ar vambob, im mezRvaurebs da
kovboebs vjobivar-meTqi, erT xans fermaSiac mimuSavia, magram
wignebi mudam miyvarda, rac ki momxvdeboda, yvelafers vkiTxulobdi...
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erTi sityviT, me sxva rames vfiqrob, isini sul sxvas fiqroben... hoda,
barem getyviT, rac unda meTqva... amisTana saxlSi pirvelad var... aq rom
movedi am erTi kviris winaT da yvelaferi es davinaxe, Tqven daginaxeT,
dedaTqveni davinaxe, Tqveni Zmebi, da yvelaferi... rogor giTxraT,
momewona. gagonili ki mqonda amisTana rameebi, wignebSiac wamekiTxa, da
axla Tqvens saxlSi rom movxvdi... wignebSi marTali werebula. magram,
rac mTavaria, momewona, me TviTon mominda... axlac minda... amnairi haeriT
visunTqo... am wignebis haeriT, am suraTebis haeriT, am lamazi nivTebis
haeriT... saca yvela wynarad laparakobs, yvela sufTaaa, fiqrebic sufTa
aqvT. sadac ki micxovria, yvelgan samzareulos suni dgas, da raze
laparakoben sul ylapvaze, binis qiraze da meti araferi... aq ki, ras
ambob, Tqven rom dedis Sesagebeblad wamodeqiT da akoceT, amaze lamazi
ra unda iyos, ukeTesi araferi minaxavs cxovrebaSi. naxviT ki bevri rama
maqvs nanaxi, imaTze gacilebiT ufro meti, vidre sxvebs unaxavT, CemTan
myofebs. miyvars xolme axal-axali rameebis naxva. sul meti da meti
minda vnaxo... magram Cemi saTqmeli mainc ar miTqvams jer, da axla minda
giTxraT: mec minda ise vicxovro, rogorc Tqven cxovrobT am saxlSi.
marto ylapva xom ar aris cxovreba, an TavauReblivi muSaoba da Cxubi.
rogor mivaRwio amas? riTi daviwyo? muSaoba ar mezareba, rac unda mZime
samuSao iyos, kaci ver majobebs, yvelas davawven. erTi Tu daviwye, Tavs
aRar aviReb, dRes da Rames gavasworeb. iqneba sasacilodac mogeCvenoT,
Tqven rom geubnebiT amas. swored TqvenTvis ar unda mekiTxa, magram rom
ar vici, visa vkiTxo... arTurs garda! iqneb arTurisTvis unda mekiTxa. me
xom...
erTbaSad gauwyda sityva. imis gafiqrebaze, rom swored arTurisTvis
unda ekiTxa da Tavi ase ar gaesulelebina, mtkiced mofiqrebuli gegma
daerRva. qals maSinve ar upasuxia. cdilobda Wabukis areuli, borZikiT
warmoTqmuli sityvebis martivi azri im fiqrisaTvis daekavSirebina, rac
missave saxeze amoikiTxa. pirvelad xedavda aseTi didi Zalis
gamometyvel Tvalebs. `am kacs win veraferi daudgeba~, amoikiTxa qalma,
da es sulac ar egueba im sityvebis Sinaarss, rac Wabukma borZikiT
warmoTqva. Tanac, qalis rTulsa da mkvircxl gonebas ar SeeZlo sworad
Seefasebina Wabukis ubraloeba. magram am areul fiqrebSiac ki igrZno
man didi Zala. mijaWvul goliaTad eCvena, romelic jaWvebis
damsxvrevasa da dagrexas cdilobs. qalis saxe TanagrZnobiT cimcimebda,
roca Wabuks uTxra:
Tqven TviTonve grZnobT, raca gWirdebaT. swavla gWirdebaT.
skolaSi unda mibrundeT da daamTavroT. mere universitetSi SexvalT...
magas fuli unda! Seawyvetina Wabukma.
ah! SesZaxa qalma, eg arc ki mifiqria. ra moxda mere?
naTesavebi xom gyavT vinme dagexmarebaT.
Wabukma Tavi gaaqnia.
ded-mama damexoca. ori da myavs erTi gaTxovilia, meore, mgoni,
axla apirebs gaTxovebas. Zmebs xom saTvalavi ara aqvs... me yvelaze
patara var... magram Tavis dReSi aravis ar daxmarebian. zogi sad aris da
zogi sad, mTel qveyanas moedvnen, bednierebas eZeben. ufrosi indoeTSi
mokvda, ori Zma axlac samxreT afrikaSia, erTi zRvaSia veSapsanadiro
gemze, erTi cirks dahyveba, jambazia. mec ase var. TerTmeti wlidan
mokidebuli, rac deda momikvda, TviTon virCen Tavs. CemiT unda
viswavlo, sxva gza ar aris. magram rom ar vici, riTi daviwyo.
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 yvelaze pirvelad gramatika unda iswavloT. Tqveni gamoTqmebi...

undoda eTqva, saSineliao, magram Searbila da Tqva, mTlad swori ar
aris.
Wabuki wamoWarxlda da ofli daasxa.
diax, Cemi laparaki... albaT naxevari ar gesmiT, TqvenTvis gaugebari
sityvebia... amaTi gamoTqma vici mainc... sxva sityvebi ki wignidan
amokiTxuli sityvebi ar vici, rogor gamoiTqmis da amitom arc
vxmarob.
sityvebi imdeni araferi. mTavaria, rogor alagebT da gamoTqvamT am
sityvebs. Cemi gulaxdili laparaki xom ara gwyinT? ar minda gawyeninoT.
ah, rasa brZanebT! SesZaxa martinma, gunebaSi ki madlobac uTxra
aseTi gulkeTilobisaTvis, SemaxureT! xom unda viswavlo, da barem
Tqvengan gavigo pirvelad, manam sxva metyodes.
erTi sityviT, gramatikaSi scodavT, dros urevT, mravlobiTsa da
mxolobiT ricxvsac ver aTanxmebT, uRvlileba gerevaT. magaliTebis
CamoTvla Sors wagviyvans. gramatika unda iswavloT. axlave gamogitanT
wigns da scadeT, daiwyeT.
qali wamodga, martins uceb Tavaziani qcevebis wesi moagonda, wignSi
axlaxan amokiTxuli, da ugergilod wamoxta, magram Tan SeSinda, vaiTu
sworad ar moviqeci, an arada ar egonos, Sin wasasvlelad wamovdeqio.
ho, marTla, mister iden, karidan moubrunda qali, ylapva ras
niSnavs? ramdenjer axseneT dRes eg sityva.
oh, ylapva, gaecina martins, ubralo xalxi ase ityvis xolme...
arays rom dalev, an luds... an iseT rames, rac Tqven dagaTrobs.
ai, kidev erTi Secdoma, gaucina qalma.
vera vxvdebi, ra Secdomaa.
arays rom dalev an luds, an iseT rames, rac Tqven dagaTrobso,
meubnebiT. jer erTi, raki TqvenobiT mommarTavT, zmnac mravlobiTSi
unda gexmaraT, dagaTrobTo, unda geTqvaT. da meorec, ra saWiro iyo aq
`Tqvenis~ xmareba? gana ufro swori ar iqneboda geTqvaT, `daaTrobs
adamianso?! me unda damaTros?
ah, ra brZanebaa, ra brZanebaa!
ruTma gramatikis wigni moitana, skami martinisken miswia (Wabukma
maSinve is gaifiqra, me xom ar unda mivSvelebodio) da martinis gverdiT
dajda. wigni gaSala. maTi Tavebi erTmaneTs miuaxlovdnen. ise daabnia
Wabuki am sasiamovno siaxlovem, rom ganmartebas yurs Zlivs ugdebda.
magram roca uRvlilebis axsnaze gadavida qali, martinma mTeli
gulisyuri daZaba, sxva yvelaferi daiviwya. erTxelac ar gaegona
uRvlileba da axla pirvelad rom Caswvda enis gasaRebs, mojadoebuli
darCa. wignisken daswia Tavi da uceb qalis Tma loyaze Seexo. mTel
Tavis sicocxleSi erTxel wasvloda guli martins da axlac is
gaifiqra, guli xom ar miRondebao. sunTqva Seekra, guli gamalebiT
auZgerda, TiTqos amovardnas lamobda, pirvelad igrZno ruTi ase axlos.
im didma ufskrulma, romelic maT erTmaneTisagan aSorebda, wamiT
TiTqos piri Sekra. magram misi amaRlebuli grZnobebi odnavadac ki
dabla ar daweula. gana qali daeSva martini TviTon amaRlda,
Rrublebs miswvda da ruTs miuaxlovda. kvlav iseTive mokrZalebas
grZnobda qalis mimarT, religiur Tayvaniscemasa da sasoebas. moeCvena
TiTqos wmidaTa wmida sasufevelSi SeiWra da nela, frTxilad moaSora
Tavi qalis Tmas, ramac eleqtrodeniviT aaTrTola Wabuki. magram ruTs
araferi ugrZvnia.
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Tavi merve
gavida ramdenime kvira. martin ideni gramatikas Cahkirkitebda, isev da
isev kiTxulobda Tavazianobis wesebs da xarbad ewafeboda yovel wigns,
rac ki moewoneboda. Tavis Zvel wres sul CamoSorda, aRaravis xvdeboda.
lotosis klubeli gogonebi gakvirvebulni iyvnen, ra mouvidao, jims
aRar aZlevdnen mosvenebas SekiTxvebiT, biWebs ki uxarodaT metoqis
CamoSoreba kidev erTi Zvirfasi wigni aRmoaCina biblioTekis saganZurSi.
rogorc gramatika Seicno enis gasaRebad, aseve es wigni poeziis gasaRebi
gamodga. daiwyo metris, leqswyobisa da formis Seswavla, riTac misi
sayvareli silamaze iqmneboda. am silamazis safuZvels Caswvda. meore
wignSi, romelic Tanamedrove avtors ekuTvnoda, poezia ganxiluli iyo,
rogorc saxviTi xelovneba, safuZvlianadac iyo ganxiluli,
sailustraciod avtors nimuSebi mohqonda literaturis Sedevrebidan.
romanebic ki ar waukiTxavs martins aseTi gatacebiT da misi dauRalavi,
oci wlis ganmavlobaSi dasvenebuli tvini, romelic axla codnis
wyurvils moemwifebina da daeZaba, ise swrafad iTvisebda yvelafers, rom
verc erTi studenti amas ver moaxerxebda.
ukan rom miixeda, Tavisi Zveli samyaro Soreuli qveynebisa da
zRvebis, gemebis, mezRvaurebisa da quCis qalebis samyaro Zalian
dakninebuli eCveneboda. da miuxedavad amisa, mainc hqonda raRac saerTo
im Zvelsa da am axals. misi goneba mudam mTlianobisaken miiswrafoda da
pirvelad rom SeniSna es saerTo, Zalian gaukvirda. im amaRlebulma
azrebma da silamazem gaakeTilSobiles igi, rac wignebSi hpova.
sabolood darwmunda, rom maRal sazogadoebaSi, romelsac ruTi da misi
ojaxi ekuTvnoda, yvelani kacebica da qalebic swored am
amaRlebuli azrebiT suldgmulobdnen. dabla ki, sadac Wabuki mTeli
Tavisi dRe da moswreba TviTon cxovrobda, sibinZure da WuWyi iyo, da am
WuWyisagan ganwmenda mounda, raTa im maRal samyaroSi asuliyo. bavSvoba
da siWabuke ise gaatara, rom raRac bundovani grZnoba awuxebda da
awvalebda. manam ruTs Sexvdeboda, TviTonve ver mimxvdariyo, ra surda,
Tumca raRacis survili mosvenebas ar aZlevda. axla es mousvenroba
ufro mZafri da mtkivneuli gaxda, da man bolos da bolos igrZno
aSkarad da garkveulad igrZno _ rom es iyo silamazis, codnisa da
siyvarulis wyurvili.
am ramdenime kviris ganmavlobaSi eqvsjer mainc Sexvda ruTs da
yoveli axali Sexvedra sul axalsa da axal STagonebas aZlevda. qali
exmareboda mas inglisuri gramatikis SeswavlaSi, gamoTqmas usworebda
da ariTmetikac daawyebina. magram maTi saubari marto am sagnebis
swavliT ar ifargleboda. imdeni ram enaxa Wabuks cxovrebaSi, misi
goneba ise momwifebuliyo, rom marto wiladebiT, kuburi fesvebiT,
uRvlilebebiTa da winadadebebis garCeviT ver dakmayofildeboda. sxva
Temebsac swvdeboda maTi saubari leqss, romelic Wabuks bolo dros
waekiTxa, im poetis Semoqmedebas, romelsac amJamad swavlobda qali
universitetSi. da roca ruTi Tavis sayvarel striqonebs waukiTxavda,
Wabuki ciur netarebas ganicdida xolme. ramden qalTan ulaparakia,
magram aseTi saamuri xma jer ar smenia. gulSi siyvarulis cecxls
uRvivebda es xma. TrToda, caxcaxebda yoveli sityvis mosmenaze. misi
musikaluri JReradoba, damamSvidebeli xaverdovneba, intonaciis
simdidre didi kulturisa da sulis keTilSobilebis nayofi iyo.
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usmenda qals da mexsierebaSi cocxlad iRviZebda, kvlav zariviT rekda

yuriswamRebi kivili veluri dedakacebisa, quCis kaxpebis xorxoci da
muSa qalebis Tavisive klasis gogonebis tlanqi metyveleba.
swrafad amuSavdeboda xolme warmosaxva da gonebis TvaliT xedavda am
qalebs, erTad mojarebuls. kontrastis siZliere ufro sxivosansa da
elvares xdida ruTis Saravands; Wabukis netarebas kidev ufro asxamda
frTas imis Segneba, rom qali Rrmada swvdeboda wakiTxulis Sinaarss da
poeturi azrovnebis silamaziT TrToda. ruTi bevr adgilebs ukiTxavda
`princesadan~, da Wabuki xedavda, rogor evseboda mas Tvalebi cremliT
es iyo esTetikuri aRqmis ukiduresi daZabva. am dros qalis gancdebi
Wabuksac gadaedeboda, aamaRlebda da RmerTs uaxlovdeboda; usmenda
qals, Sehyurebda da TiTqos mTel cxovrebas Wvretda, mis uRrmes
idumalebas swvdeboda da kiTxulobda. da roca Tavisi amaRlebuli
grZnobebi warmoidgina, Wabuki mixvda, rom es iyo siyvaruli yvelaze
didi ram amqveynad! gaaxsenda is sixarulis TrTolva da vnebaTaRelvani,
rac mas warsulSi ganecada RviniT daTroba, qalis alersi, tlanqi
TamaSobani da krivi Tu Widaoba da am amaRlebul gancdebTan
SedarebiT, rasac axla misi arseba moecva, is yvelaferi dakninebul da
bilw ramed eCvena.
ruTi ki buranSi iyo. Tavis dReSi ar ganecada siyvaruli. am saqmeSi
mTeli misi gamocdileba wignebiT ganisazRvreboda, sadac Cveulebrivi
cxovrebis yoveldRiuri wvrilmanebi fantaziis mier ararsebul netar
samyaroSi iyo gadatanili. verc ki grZnobda, rom es tlanqi mezRvauri
nel-nela miikvlevda gzas mis gulSi, uxilav Zalebs uyrida iq Tavs, rac
erT mSvenier dRes ifeTqebda da qals mRelvare cecxlad moedeboda.
siyvarulis namdvili gzneba jer ar ganecada. mxolod Teoriulad icoda
misi arsi. mocimcime sxivad warmoedgina, wylis livlivad, namis
Camocvenad, zafxulis bneli, xaverdovani Ramis surnelad. nazi da mSvidi
urTierToba iyo, misi warmodgeniT, siyvaruli, roca irgvliv, yvavilTa
surneliT gaJRenTil garemoSi, eTeriul simSvides daesadgurebina.
sizmradac ki ar moelandeboda is vulkanuri ryeva, rac siyvaruls
mohyveba xolme, is yovlis momspobi cecxli, rac adamianis guls swvavs
da anacrebs. arc sakuTar arsebaSi dafaruli Zalis fasi icoda da arc
is, Tu ra Zalebi iyo qveynad dafaruli. cxovrebis didi ufskruli
misTvis iluziebis zRvas warmoadgenda. ded-mamis colqmruli
urTierToba siyvarulis idealad miaCnda da im dRes eloda, roca
TviTonac daimkvidrebda aseTsave tkbilsa da mSvid urTierTobas
sayvarel adamianTan.
ise Sehyurebda martin idens, rogorc axals, raRac ucnaur arsebas,
da im STabeWdilebasac, rac Wabukma moaxdina masze, swored am siaxliTa
da ucnaurobiT xsnida. es bunebrivic iyo. aseTive uCveulo grZnoba
daeufleboda xolme, roca samxeceSi velur mxecebs Sexedavda, an roca
qariSxali amoiWreboda, an caze elvis daklakvna SeakrTobda. raRac
kosmosuri iyo am movlenebSi da TviT martinis arsebaSiac igrZnoboda es
kosmosuri Zala. Wabukma gaSlili haerisa da didi sivrceebis sunTqva
miitana masTan. saxeze tropikuli mzis elvareba hqonda gadakruli,
xolo mis gamoburcul, moqnil kunTebSi pirvelyofili sicocxlis Zala
da energia gamosWvioda. saxe WrilobebiT hqonda daserili da es
Wrilobebi im tlanq adamianTa da kidev ufro tlanq saqmeTa idumalebiT
mocul samyaroSi mieRo, romelic ruTis cnobierebis horizonts iqiT
iwyeboda. mouTvinierebeli veluri iyo da axla misi amgvari morCileba
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ruTs idumal siamovnebas hgvrida. gulSi veluris moTvinierebis

survili swvavda, qvecnobieri iyo es survili, da qali verc ki grZnobda
idumal miswrafebas Wabuki daemsgavsebina Tavisi mamisaTvis, romelic
mas umSvenieres adamianad miaCnda. gamoucdelobis gamo ruTi vera
xvdeboda, rom es kosmosuri grZnoba, rac mas Wabukma ganacdevina,
siyvaruli iyo, romlis ZaliTac qali da mamakaci, qveynis dasabamidan,
erTmaneTisaken miiswrafian, romelic metoqeobiT agznebul irmebs
gazafxulobiT sasikvdilod SeaWidebs xolme urTierTs, da TviT bunebis
elementebsac ki erTmaneTis Sesarwymelad aSlis da aRZravs.
Wabukis swrafma ganviTarebam gaakvirva kidec da Tan daainteresa
qali; adre dafaruli Canda misi niWi, axla ki dRiTi dRe Rvivdeboda da
ifurCqneboda, rogorc noyier niadagSi moxvedrili yvavili. ruTi
brounings ukiTxavda mas da xSirad gakvirvebuli rCeboda, ise ucnaurad
ganmartavda xolme Wabuki sadavo adgilebs. qali vera xvdeboda, rom
cxovrebiseuli gamocdilebis wyalobiT Wabuki masze ufro sworad
igebda da xsnida calkeul sakiTxebs. martinis msjeloba gulubryvilod
eCveneboda, Tumca, Wabukis gabeduli azrovneba da frTaSesxmuli fiqrebi
xSirad masac aRafrTovanebda xolme; Sors midioda es fiqrebi,
varskvlavebs swvdeboda, qali im siSores ver mihyveboda, da am gamoucnob
ZalasTan uecari SexvedriT TrToda da caxcaxebda. zogjer daukravda
xolme martinisaTvis, scdida, musika rogor imoqmedebso, magram ise
Rrmada swvdeboda bgerebi Wabukis suls, rom misi gazomva ruTs aRar
SeeZlo. ise gaiSleboda misi suli musikis mosmeniT, rogorc yvavili
gadauSlis guls mzis sxivebs; xelad gadaeCvia mdabiur, jayjaya
sacekvaoebs da ruTis klasikur musikas SeeCvia, rasac qali TiTqmis
zepirad ukravda. yvelaze ufro mainc vagneri moewona, demokratiuli
mikerZoeba gamoiCina mis mimarT; `tanheizeris~ uvertiuram waruSleli
STabeWdileba moaxdina, gansakuTrebiT mas Semdeg, roca ruTma kargad
ganumarta mTeli arsi. erTi SexedviT, TiTqos mis cxovrebas
ganasaxierebda es nawarmoebi. veneras gamoqvabulis motivi Tavis
warsuls moagonebda, xolo piligrimebis gundis motivi ruTis
cxovrebas. TiTqos aitacebda mas es musika, gaaqanebda da sulTa burusiT
mocul samefoSi daaqrolebda, saca borotisa da keTilis maradiuli
Widilia.
martinis zogierT SekiTxvaze ruTs eWvi aReZvreboda xolme me
TviTon kargad Tu mesmis musikao. magram simReras rom daiwyebda, Wabuks
aRaraferi hqonda SesakiTxi. qalis suli iyo Caqsovili simReraSi da
martini sasoebiT usmenda wminda sopranos RvTaebriv melodias. uneburad
fabrikis gogoebis uxeiro wripini da navsadgurebSi mowanwale loTi
dedakacebis xrinwiani Cxavili gaaxsendeboda. ruTs TviTonve siamovnebda,
martinisaTvis rom ukravda da mReroda. martinis suli moqnili aRmoCnda
da qals es uxaroda, advilad vZerwavo, fiqrobda: darwmunebuli iyo,
rom Wabukis sulsa Zerwavda, keTili ganzraxva hqonda. ubralod, Wabukis
siaxloves yofnac siamovnebda. ukve aRar afrTxobda igi. Tavidan raRac
gaurkveveli SiSi aRuZra Wabukma, axla ki gamqraliyo es SiSi.
qvecnobierad iseTi grZnoba gauCnda, TiTqos misi sakuTreba yofiliyos
martini, ufleba hqonodes masze. Tavis mxriv, Wabukic sasicocxlo
energias aZlevda qals. ruTi bevrs mecadineobda universitetSi, ase rom
drodadro mtvrian wignebs mowyveta da zRvis macocxlebeli haeriT
sunTqva, riTac Wabuki iyo gaJRenTili, mas TiTqos Zalas matebda. Zala!
Zala sWirdeboda qals da Wabukic ar iSurebda am Zalas. masTan erTad
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oTaxSi yofna, misi naxva mTeli sicocxle iyo. xolo roca Wabuki
wavidoda, qali axali ZaliTa da energiiT Caujdeboda xolme wignebs.
brounings kargad icnobda, magram seriozulad erTxelac ar
dafiqrebula, ra saSiSia adamianis sulTan TamaSi. ramdenadac ufro met
interessa grZnobda martinis mimarT, imdenad uZlierdeboda survili,
gardaeqmna misi cxovreba.
ager, Tundac, mister batleri, uTxra man Wabuks erT dRes, roca
gramatikas, ariTmetikasa da poezias morCnen, Tavdapirvelad
maincdamainc ara swyalobda bedi. mama bankis molare hyavda, magram
Wleqi Seeyara, iwvala da ramdenime wlis Semdeg suli ganuteva
arizonaSi, ase rom mister batleri maSin ubralod Carlz batlers
eZaxdnen sul uTvistomo darCa. mamamisi avstraliidan gadmoxvewiliyo
da kaliforniaSi erTi naTesavic ara hyavda. mamis sikvdilis Semdeg
stambaSi mowyobila mister batleri TviTonve ramdenjerme uambnia,
Cemi yuriT maqvs mosmenili kviraSi sam dolars uxdidnen Turme
Tavdapirvelad. axla ki ocdaaTi aTasi dolari mainc eqneba wliuri
Semosavali. rogor miaRwia amas? patiosani iyo, bejiTi da momWirne.
biWebi xom garTobasa da TavSeqcevaze kargaven Wkuas, es yovelgvar
gasarTobs gaurboda. mtkiced gadawyvita: rogoradac unda gaWirveboda,
yovelkvireulad daezoga fuli. mere da mere, raRa Tqma unda, sam
dolarze mets Rebulobda da, rac ufro ezrdeboda Semosavali, ufro
da ufro mets inaxavda.
~ dRisiT muSaobda, saRamoobiT Ramis skolaSi swavlobda. sul
Tavis momavalze fiqrobda, bolos Ramis kolejSiac Sevida. jer
Cvidmetisa iyo da ukve asoTamwyoboba miandes, mSvenieri xelfasic
dauniSnes, magram pativmoyvare kaci iyo. karierisTvis iRvwoda, marto
Tavis rCena ar akmayofilebda, kargi karieris gulisaTvis arafers
moerideboda, veqiloba amoiWra gulSi da mamaCemis kantoraSi daiwyo
muSaoba Sikrikad _ warmogidgenia! _ oTxi dolaris mets ar aZlevdnen
kviraSi, magram momWirneobiT cxovrebas xom Tavidan SeeCvia da am oTxi
dolaridanac zogavda fuls.
ruTi SeCerda, suli moiTqva da martins Sexeda, ra STabeWdileba
moaxdina am ambavmao. Wabuks saxe wamonTeboda, marTalac daeinteresebina
axalgazrda mister batleris saarsebo brZolas, magram Subli ki
SeWmuxnili hqonda.
mZime dReebi gamouvlia, veraferi saxarbieloa axalgazrda kacisaTvis,
Tqva man, kviraSi oTxi dolari! rogor gahqonda Tavi? oTxi
dolariT ras gaxdebi? ager, xuT dolars vixdi kviraSi kveba-binisaTvis,
magram, marTali Tu gindaT, araferi gamodis. ZaRluri cxovreba
gamouvalia. raRa magisi saWmeli da...
_ TviTonve imzadebda saWmels, Seawyvvetina qalma, _ patara
navTquraze.
_ raRa magisi saWmeli da raRa gemis mezRvaurisa. albaT uaresadac ki
ikvebeboda, Tumca mezRvauris sakvebze uaresi raRa unda iyos.
_ erTi axlac naxeT! _ mgznebared SesZaxa qalma, _ imdeni fulis
patronia, rom rasac unda gaakeTebs. rac axalgazrdobaSi iTmina,
aTaswilad daufasda.
martinma gakvirvedbiT Sexeda qals,
_ san.aZleos Camoval, _ Tqva man, _ rom axla im mister batleris
guls aRaraferi gaaxarebs. ise dauviwrovebia Tavis droze kuWi, rom
aRarafrad evargeba.
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qalma veRar gauZlo martinis daJinebul mzeras da Tavi daxara.

sanaZleos Camoval, rom sul moSlili eqneba kuWi, gamomwvevad
uTxra martinma.
ki, marTalia, gamotyda qali, magram...
_ gadaberebul busaviT zis albaT axla damJavebuli da
cxvirCamoSvebuli; ginda hqonia axla is ocdaaTi aTasiani wliuri
Semosavali da ginda ara. sanaZleos Camoval, sxvebis mxiarulebac ki
didad ar siamovnebs.; xom asea?
qalma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia da daeSura ganemarta:
aseTi bunebis kaci. mudam daRvremili da seriozuli yofila
Tavidanve.
aba ra iqneboda! Tqva martinma, Tavisi sami Tu oTxi dolariT
ra xeiri daeyreboda! patara biWi TviTonve TiTxnida saWmels navTquraze,
rom fuli daezoga da gadaenaxa!.. dRes muSaobaSi aRamebda, Rames
swavlaSi aTenebda, Tavis dReSi ar uTamaSnia, garToba misTvis ar
arsebobda albaT arc ki icoda, ras hqvia garToba... Zalian gvian miiRo
is Tavisi ocdaaTi aTasi.
erTbaSad warmoidgina aTasi wvrilmani patara biWis cxovrebisa,
romelic sulis SexuTvisa da SezRudvis wyalobiT wliur ocdaaTi aTas
dolarian kacad iqca! Carlz batleris mTeli cxovreba TiTqos
TvalSesavlebad gadaeSala win.
iciT, ra minda giTxraT, ganagrZo martinma. mecodeba is
mister batleri. maSin patara iyo da ver grZnobda, rogor Zarcvavda
sakuTar Tavs im wliuri ocdaaTi aTasis gulisTvis, rac axla uqmad
uyria. ra brZanebaa! es ocdaaTi aTasi, amdeni fuli, axla imisTana
ubralo ramesac ki ver uyidis, rasac maSin, patara biWi rom iyo,
gadanaxuli aTi centi uyidda kanfeti da Txili iqneboda es Tu
qandaris bileTi TeatrSi.
ise ucnauri eCveneboda Wabukis msjeloba ruTs, rom erTbaSad
SeakrTobda. da ara marto imitom, rom es mosazreba sruliad axali da
misi rwmenis sapirispiro iyo, aramed qali masSi WeSmaritebis
marcvalsac xedavda, rac mTel mis Sexedulebebsa da mrwamss SecvliTa
da Tavdayira dayenebiT emuqreboda. ToTxmeti wlisa rom yofiliyo da
ara ocdaoTxisa, igi albaT Seicvlida kidec Tavis Sexedulebebs
martinis gavleniT, magram ukve ocdaoTxisa iyo, aRzrdiTa da bunebiT _
konservatori, da am cxovrebis wesebs SeCveuli, sadac daibada da
Camoyalibda. marTalia, Wabukis axirebuli masjeloba erTbaSad
Seawuxebda, magram maSinve mis Tavisebur xasiaTsa da ucnaurobas
miawerda xolme da maleve iviwyebda. miuxedavad amisa, Wabukis mtkice
toni, anTebuli Tvalebi da gamometyvelebis seriozuloba mainc
yovelTvis aRelvebda da izidavda qals, Tumca misi msjelobis arss ar
iziarebda. erTxelac ar ufiqria, rom es ucxo samyarodan mosuli kaci
iseT Rrma da sagulisxmo azrebs gamoTqvamda, rac qalis
msoflmxedvelobis horizonts Sordeboda. samyaro misTvis am
msoflmxedvelobiT iyo Semofargluli, da SezRuduli goneba mxolod
sxvis SezRudulobasa xedavs. ase rom, ruTs Tavisi Sexedulebani Zalian
Rrma da farTo miaCnda da im davasac, rac msjelobis dros mosdiodaT
xolme, Wabukis gonebis SezRudulobiT xsnida; amitomac cdilobda
daxmareboda, movlenaTa aRqma Tavisi TvalTaxedviT eswavlebina da
Wabukis msoflmxedvelobis are Tavisi sakuTari msoflmxedvelobis
horizontamde gaefarToebina.
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~ dasmacadeT, jer xom ar dmimTavrebia saTqmeli. _ uTxra qalma, ~

ise magrad muSaobdao, mamaCemi ambobs, rom mTeol kantoraSi veravin
Seedrebodao. Tavidanve didi yuyaiTi yofila, erTxelac ar daugvianebia
samsaxurgi, is ki arada, cota ufro adrec midioda xcolme da mainc
acxerxebda drwois dazogvas. yovel Tavisufal wuTs swavlas andomebda.
Seiswavla buRalteria, manqanaze beWdva, stenografia; RamRamobiT
sasamarTlos reportiors ukarnaxebda xolme, romelsac praqtika
sWirdeboda, da gakveTilebis fass amiT istumrebda. sul male klerkobas
miaRwia da daufasebeli moxele gaxda. mamaCemi Zalian afasebda,
Tavidanve mixvda, rom did rames miaRwevda es kaci. swored mamaCemma
urCia iuridiul saswavlebelSi Sesvla. gaxda veqili da mobruneba verc
ki moaswro, rom mamam umcros kompanionad aiyvana. namdvilad didi kacia.
ramdenjerme miiwvies SeerTebul Statebis senatSi, magram TviTonve ar
indoma. rom moindomos, uzenaesi sasamarTlos wevri gaxdebao. mama
ambobs, amisTana kacs unda mivbaZoT, es unda gaxdes Cveni STagonebis
wyaro, xom xedavT, ra wrisac ar unda iyos adamiani, Tuki nebisyofas
gamoiCens, yvelafers miaRwevs.
marTlac didi adamiani yofila, gulwrfelad SeniSna martinma.
magram am ambavSi iyo iseTi momentebi, rac sul ar uTavsdeboda
Wabukis Sexedulebebs cxovrebasa da silamazeze, ver mimxvdariyo, ram
aiZula mister batleri, ZalaTi gadaetana amdeni gaWirveba da wameba.
qalisTvis rom momxdariyo es, anda raime mSvenierebis gulisTvis, maSin
martinisaTvis yvelaferi gasagebi iqneboda, siyvaruliT gaxelebuli
Wabuki erTi kocnisaTvis Tavsac ki gaswiravs, magram wliuri ocdaaTi
aTasi dolarisaTvis arasdidebiT! guls urevda mister batleris
mTeli kariera, sacodaobad eCveneboda ocdaaTi aTasi wliuri
Semosavali, icocxle, kargia, magram kuW-nawlavis moSliloba da
cxovrebaSi yovelgvari xalisisa da sixarulis dakargva, fass ukargavda
mas.
scada ruTisTvisac gaeziarebina zogi Tavisi mosazreba, magram amiT
ufro SeakrTo qali da kidev erTxel daarwmuna, rom usaTuod saWiro
iyo Wabukis gardaqmna. ruTsac azrovnebis Cveulebrivi SezRduloba
axasiaTebda, roca adamiani brmad aris Tavdajerebuli, TiTqos misi
modgma, religiuri rwmena da politikuri Sexedulebani yvelaze kargia,
xolo sxvebisa, im adamianebisa, romlebic qveynis sxvadasxva kuTxeSi
mimofantulan, gacilebiT ufro dabla dgas. es iseTive SezRudulobaa
gonebisa, ramac erT dros uZveles ebraelebs madli Seawirvina
RmerTisaTvis, qalad rom ar gamaCineo, da rac axlac aiZulebs
misionerebs, qveynis yoveli kuTxe moiaron da xalxebi TavianT
sarwmunoebaze moaqcion. ruTmac ase gadawyvita _ sul sxva samyarosa da
pirobebSi aRzrdili kaci savsebiT gardaeqmna da Tavisi sakuTari wris
adamianebisaTvis daemsgavsebina.
Tavi mecxre

zRvaze mgzavrobidan martin ideni Seyvarebulis sulwasulobiT

mieSureboda Sin, kaliforniisaken. fuli rom gamoelia, iZulebuli gaxda
mezRvaurad mowyobiliyo gemze, romelic ganZis saZebnelad gaemarTa. rva
Tvis amao wanwalis Semdeg, sabolood solomonis kunZulebze daiSala
eqspedicia. mezRvaurebs avstraliaSi gauswores angariSi da martini
maSinve san-franciskosken mimaval did gemze moewyo. am rva TveSi man
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fulic gvarianad moagrova, karga xans eyofoda xmeleTze, da

bevric waikiTxa da Seiswavla.
mkvircxli goneba hqonda da, niWis garda, bunebiTi sijiute da ruTis
siyvaruli uwyobda xels am saqmeSi, ruTisagan wamoRebuli gramatika
manamde ikiTxa da iswavla, vidre misma mouRlelma gonebam safuZvlianad
ar SeiTvisa yvelaferi. amis Semdeg ukve yurSi xvdeboda mezRvaurTa
damaxinjebuli gamoTqmebi da gonebaSi usworebda, sworad agebda maTgan
damaxinjebul frazebs. didi sixaruliT SeniSna, rom smena TandaTanobiT
ufaqizdeboda, xelad amCnevda Secdomebs da gramatikuli alRo sul
ufro da ufro uviTardeboda. yovelgvari enobrivi Secdoma yalbi
akordiviT hkveTda xolme yurs, Tumca jer TviTonve ar iyo kargad
gawafuli da xSirad mis bagesac moswydeboda Secdoma. erTbaSad
yvelafers ver moereoda.
gramatikas rom morCa da mravaljer gaimeora kidec, leqsikons
mohkida xeli da yoveldRiurad oc-oc axal sityvas izepirebda. ioli
saqme ar gamodga es. idga saWesTan, an saguSagoze da daswavlil sityvebs
jiutad imeorebda, cdilobda sworad gamoeTqva. Tavisda gasakvirad
SeniSna, rom axla ukve ufro wmindad laparakobda inglisurs, vidre
gemis oficrebi da kabinetSi mjdari jentlmenebi, romelTac es
eqspedicia moawyves da daafinanses.
kapitans, TevzisTvaleba norvegiels, rogorRac Seqspiris sruli
Txzulebani aRmoaCnda, rac mas erTxelac ar gadaefurcla. martini
sacvlebis recxvas Sehpirda kapitans da samagierod, neba mieca am
Zvirfas wignebs daswafeboda. calkeuli adgilebi piesebisa zepirad
daamaxsovrda, ise rom Zala arc ki dautanebia TavisTvis; iseTi didi da
Zlieri iyo wignebidan miRebuli STabeWdileba, rom, erTi piroba, mTeli
samyaro elisabedis epoqad esaxeboda da TviTonac Seqspiris TeTri
leqsiT azrovnebas SeeCvia. aman smena gaufaqiza da darbaisluri
inglisuris gemo gauxsna, Tumca, amave dros bevri moZvelebuli da
arqauli gamoTqmac SeaTvisebina.
sasargeblo gamodga es rva Tve, enis gawafvisa da bevri ramis
Seswavlis garda, martinma sakuTari Tavic ukeT Seicno. jer erTi,
mixvda, rom TiTqmis uvici iyo, magram, amave dros, sakuTari Zalis
rwmenac mieca. xedavda, ra didi gansxvaveba iyo masa da sxva mezRvaurebs
Soris, Tan ki, imdeni Wkuac gamoaCnda, rom igrZno, es gansxvaveba
perspeqtiulad ufro didi iqneboda, rasac is akeTebda, amisi gakeTeba
sxvebsac SeeZloT, magram Sinagani bundovani xma eubneboda, rom mas
gacilebiT metisTvis SeeZlo mieRwia. mtkivneulad ganicdida samyaros
momxiblav mSvenierebas da surda, ruTsac masTan erTad ganecada es
grZnoba, gadawyvita, ruTisTvis aewera samxreTis zRvis mTeli
mSveniereba, erTbaSad ifeTqa mis arsebaSi SemoqmedebiTma cecxlma da
Jinma mouara, marto ruTisTvis ki ar aewera es, aramed sxvebisTvisac. da
am brwyinvale ocnebaSi didi idea iSva kalams unda mohkidos xeli da
weros! isic unda gaxdes erT-erTi imaTTagani, visi TvaliTac mTeli
qveyana xedavs, visi yuriTac ismens, visi guliTac grZnobs da
ganicdis, dawers, yvelafers dawers leqsebs, moTxrobebs, romanebs,
narkvevebs; piesebsac, Seqpiris msgavsad. aha, namdvili kariera da gza,
riTac igi ruTis guls moinadirebs! mwerlebi xom samyaros goliaTebi
arian, sad movlen maTTan mister batlerebi, romelTac wliuri ocdaaTi
aTasi daugrovebiaT da Tu moindomeben, SeuZliaT uzenaesi sasamarTlos
wevrebi gaxdnen.
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raki erTxel Caesaxa es azri, mTel mis arsebas daeufla da ise

dabrunda san-franciskoSi, TiTqos sizmarSi yofiliyos. erTianad
daaTro sakuTari Zalis SegrZnebam, eCveneboda, rom yvelafers daZlevda.
didi okeanis simyudroveSi ganmartoebuls, win aTasnairi perspeqtiva
gadaeSala. pirvelad warmoudga Tvalwin mTeli mkafioebiT ruTi da misi
samyaro. gonebaSi warmosaxulma sagnebma TiTqos konkretuli forma
miiRo, TiTqos SeeZlo xeli Seexo maTTvis da gaesinja. bevri ram iyo
bundovani da gaurkveveli am samyaroSi, magram igi aRiqvamda rogorc
mTlians, calkeul detalebs arc ki akvirdeboda da, rac mTavaria, gzas
xedavda, riTac SeeZlo daufleboda mas. unda weros! es fiqri
cecxliviT utrialebda gulSi. dabrundeba Tu ara, maSinve kalams
mohkidebs xels. jer ganZis maZiebelTa mogzaurobas aRwers. sanfranciskos romelime gazeTs mihyidis. ruTTan ki krintsac ar daZravs
amaze: rogor gaukvirdeba da gaixarebs, moulodnelad rom waawydeba mis
gvars gazeTSi! Tan wers da Tan swavlasac ganagrZobs. dReSi ocdaoTxi
saaTia. ra daudgeba win! muSaoba icis, yovelgvari cixe-simagre daingreva
mis winaSe. zRvaSi gasvla mezRvaurad aRar dasWirdeba. da uceb gonebSi
sakuTari iaxta warmoudga. ramdeni mweralia, rom sakuTari iaxta aqvs.
raRa Tqma unda, sifrTxile gamoiCina martinma, _ warmatebas erTbaSad
ver miaRwev, pirvel xanebSi isic kargi iqneba, swavlis gasagrZeleblad
saWiro fuli iSovos. mere da mere winaswar ver gansazRvrav, ramden
xanSi roca iswavlis da moemzadeba, did nawarmoebebs Seqmnis da misi
saxeli yvelas pirze ekereba. magram yvelaze ufro mniSvnelovani
ganusazRvrelad mniSvnelovani is iqneba, rom ruTis Rirsi gaxdeba.
didebis maZiebeli ki ar yofila igi, ubralod siyvaruliT gatacebuli
Wabuki iyo.
fuli karga blomad hqonda jibeSi, ouklends rom Camovida, isev Tavis
Zvel oTaxs miaSura higinboTamis saxlSi da muSaobas Seudga.
ruTisTvisac ki ar Seutyobinebia Camosvla. morCeba Tavis narkvevs ganZis
maZieblebze da mere moinaxulebs! ise swvavda SemoqmedebiTi cecxli, rom
qalis unaxaoba moiTmina, garda amisa, swored es narkvevi, rasac igi
axla werda, kidev ufro daaaxloebda qalTan. ar icoda, ramodena
narkvevi unda daewera, magram `san-franciskos mimomxilvelis~ sakvirao
damatebaSi ori svetis sityvebi gamoTvala da varaudi amiT daiWira, sami
dRe sulmouTqmelad muSaobda, morCa narkvevs, gulmodgined gadawera
didi asoebiT. raTa wakiTxva gaadvilebodaT, da maSinRa gaigo,
biblioTekidan gamotanil ritorikis saxelmZRvaneloSi amoikiTxa,
rom Turme paragrafebi da brWyalebic arsebula. martins es saidan
daesizmreboda! dro aRar daukargavs, modga da xelaxla gadawera, Tan
werda da Tan, cali TvaliT, saxelmZRvaneloSi iyureboda. erT dReSi
imdeni ram Seiswavla marTlwerisa, rasac Cveulebrivi niWis moswavle
mTel weliwads moandomebda, gadawera, qaRaldi frTxilad dagorgla,
Seaxvia da uceb romeliRac gazeTSi SeniSvna waikiTxa damwyebi
avtorebisaTvis, saca man rkinis kanoni aRmoaCina: jer erTi, xelnaweris
dagorgvla ar SeiZleboda da, meorec, gadaweriTac mxolod cal
gverdze unda gadaewera, orive wesi darRveuli iyo. amave SeniSvnidan
gaigo, rom pirvelxarisxovani gazeTebi, sul cota, aT dolars uxdidnen
avtorebs TiTo svetSi. ase rom, roca mesamed Seudga gadaweras, Tavs
imiT inugeSebda, rom amravlebda da amravlebda aT svets aT dolarze.
namravli ucvlelad erTi da igive gamodioda asi dolari!
sabolood gadawyvita, rom mezRvaurobas namdvilad esa sjobda. es
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iaRliSi rom ar mosvloda zedized orjer, sam dReSi narkvevi mzada

hqonda. asi dolari sam dReSi, amden fuls gemze sam TveSiac ki ver
gaakeTebda. regveni unda iyo kaci, rom mezRvaurad waxvide, Tuki wera
SegiZlia, daaskvna man. Tumca fulis siyvaruli, TavisTavad, erTi
bewoTic ara hqonia. mxolod Tavisufleba iyo dasafasebeli, rasac fuli
moupovebda mas, da kidev rigiani tansacmeli, rac, agreTve, fuliT unda
eyida. erTica da meorec mas saSualebas miscemda daaxloeboda
tanwerweta, fermkrTal qaliSvils, romelmac mTeli cxovreba Tavdayira
Seutriala Wabuks da STagonebis cecxli misca.
xelnaweri did konvertSi Cado da `san-franciskos mimomxilvelis~
redaqtors gaugzavna. egona, gazeTi xeladve dabeWdavda; paraskevs
gagzavna Tavisi xelnaweri da kviris nomerSi dabeWdils eloda.
didebuli ki iqneba, Camosvla amiT gaagebinos ruTs! kviras, saRamo xans,
TviTonac Seivlis da naxavs. amasobaSi axali azri daebada. rom
daufiqrda, Zalian moewona es azri saocrad saRi, kargad awondawonili da sada eCvena. saTavgadasavlo moTxrobas dawerda
bavSvebisaTvis da `ymawvilis Tanamgzavrs~ gaugzavnida. biblioTekaSi
Seiara da Jurnalis nomrebi gadaaTvaliera, gamoirkva, rom am kvireul
JurnalSi moTxrobebi gagrZelebiT ibeWdeboda, daaxloebiT xuT-xuT
nomerSi; TiTo nomerSi sami aTasamde sityva eteoda. zogierTi moTxroba
ufro grZelic aRmoCnda Svid nomerSi gaegrZelebinaT. gadawyvita,
masac amodena moTxroba daewera.
erTxel veSapze monadire gems gahyva martini arqtikaSi. eqspedicia
sami wliT iyo navaraudevi, magram eqvs TveSi damTavrda, gemis marcxis
gamo. fantazia mdidari hqonda martins, magram simarTle yvelafers erCia
da es aiZulebda, sakuTari TvaliT nanaxi da gancdili aRewera. veSapebis
Weris saqmes kargad iyo gacnobili da gadawyvita, am nacnobi Temidan
gamogonili ambavi SeeTxza ori gmiri biWis monawileobiT, romlebic
gamonagons namdvilTan daakavSirebdnen. ioli saqmeao, gadawyvita SabaT
saRamos, da imave saRamos daamTavra pirveli nawili, sami aTasi sityva.
jimi amiT Zalian gaaxara, mister higinboTamma ki ybad aiRo, mTeli dRe
aRar gaaTava qirqili sakuTar saxlSi mwerali aRmovaCineo.
martini arafers upasuxebda, gunebaSi ki ecineboda, roca
warmoidgenda, rogor gaSlida misi siZe sakvirao gazeTs da Sig narkvevs
naxavda ganZis maZieblebze. meore dRes gaTenebamde gamovarda derefanSi
da nervulad dauwyo Sla mravalfurclian gazeTs, meoredac
gadafurcla, meti gulisyuriT, mere isev dakeca da iqve dado, saidanac
aiRo. Tavisi Tavis kmayofili darCa, rom winaswar aravis uTxra. cota
rom dafiqrda, gadawyvita, albaT Sevcdi, ase male rom movelodi
dabeWdvas, etyoba, ase Cqara ar beWdaveno. Tanac iseTi saswrafo da
gadaudebeli araferi yofila gazeTSi da ifiqra, redaqtori albaT
winaswar Tavis mosazrebas momwerso.
nasauzmevs isev miubrunda moTxrobas. sityvebi Seuwyvetel nakadad
swydeboda kalams, Tumca xSirad iZulebuli iyo, muSaoba SeeCerebina da
xan leqsikonSi da xanac ritorikis saxelmZRvaneloSi ecqira, aseTi
SeCerebis dros igi xSirad gadaikiTxavda xolme zogjer ramdenjerme
ukve daweril nawils; Tavs inugeSebda manam did rasme davwerde,
kompozicias Seviswavli, yovel SemTxvevaSi gaviwafebi, azris
Camoyalibebas da dalagebas SeveCvevio. dabnelebamde magrad muSaobda,
mere ki biblioTekaSi wavidoda da Jurnalebsa da yovelkvireul
damatebebs aTvalierebda, manam aT saaTze biblioTekas daketavdnen,
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saamkviriod aseTi gegma hqonda dasaxuli, dReSi sami aTas sityvas werda,
saRamoobiT JurnalebSi iqeqeboda, akvirdeboda moTxrobebs, narkvevebs,
leqsebs, amowmebda redaqtorebs rogori nawarmoebi moswonTo. erTi
ram cxadi gaxda: rasac es mravalricxovani mwerlebi werdnen, masac
SeeZlo amis dawera, xolo dro Tu eqneboda, imisTana rameebsac dawerda,
rasac isini ver moaxerxebdnen. `wignis biuletnSi~ raRac cnoba
amoikiTxa honorarebis Taobaze da Zalian gauxarda, rediard kiplingi
rom TiTo sityvaSi dolars iRebda, eg araferi, magram saintereso is
iyo, rom pirvelxarisxovan JurnalebSi minimaluri honorari sityvaSi
ori centi hqonodaT dawesebuli. `ymawvilis Tanamgzavri~ ar SeiZleboda
pirvelxarisxovani Jurnali ar yofiliyo, ase rom sami aTas sityvaSi,
rac im dRes dawera martinma, samoc dolars miiRebda mezRvauris ori
Tvis gasamrjelos!
paraskev saRamos daamTavra moTxroba ocdaerTi aTasi sityva
gamovida. or cents Tu miscemdnen sityvaSi, mTlianad oTxas oc dolars
miiRebda. kviris xelfasad ara uSavda ra! amdeni fulisTvis erTbaSad
jerac ar Seevlo xeli. ar icoda, raSi unda daexarja. oqros madans
miagno! raki erTxel gaexsneboda gza, Semdgom sul ufro da ufro mets
miiRebda. ramdenime xels tansacmels viyidio, gadawyvita, Jurnalebs
gamoiwerda. aT-Tormet aucileblad saWiro wignsac iyidda, risTvisac
axla iZulebuli iyo biblioTekaSi erbina. magram amis Semdegac fuli
mainc blomad rCeboda im oTxas oci dolaridan. Sewuxda, aRar icoda,
raSi daexarja, da bolos moigona mosamsaxures dauqiravebda
gertrudas, merions ki velosipeds uyidda.
karga didi xelnaweri `ymawvilis Tanamgzavrs~ gaugzavna fostiT, mere
narkvevis gegma moifiqra, margalitis mopovebis Sesaxeb da SabaT saRamos
ruTis mosanaxuleblad gaswia. winaswar telefoniT daureka da ruTi
TviTonve gamoegeba karTan. TiTqos kvlav amovarda Wabukis sxeulidn
saocari simtkicisa da Zalis nacnobi ali da qals Semoexvia. TiTqos
mTel sxeulSi CaeRvara, yvela ZarRvsa da nervSi Tbil nakadad dauara
am Zalam da TrTolva daawyebina. xeli rom CamoarTva Wabukma da lurj
TvalebSi Caxeda, erTbaSad wamoenTo saxeze, magram qalma es ver SeniSna,
radgan am rva TveSi ise garujuliyo mzeze, rom siwiTle mzis
sidamwvrem dahfara, oRond gaxamebuli sayelos ganaxexi kiserze mainc
garkveviT aCnda. qals Rimilma wamouara, roca es wiTeli xazi SeniSna,
magram tansacmelsac rom Seavlo Tvali, Rimili CanasaxSive gauqra.
marTlac rom didebulad adga tansacmeli es iyo dakveTiT Sekerili
pirveli kostiumi da martins ufro gamxdarsa da moxdenils aCenda. amas
isic unda daematos, rom Zveli kepis nacvlad, xelSi eWira rbili
Sliapa, romelic maSinve daaxurina qalma, da Seaqo, kargad
gamowyobilxaro. ise bednierad igrZno Tavi, rom aseTi gancda Tavis
dReSi ara hqonia. mTeli es cvlileba misgan modioda, misi gavleniT iyo,
da gulSi erTbaSad siamaye igrZno. daucxromelma survilma aRagzno,
momavalSic daxmareboda Wabuks.
magram yvelaze didi cvlileba, ramac gansakuTrebiT gaaxara qali,
enaSi igrZnoboda, martini axla ufro sworadac metyvelebda, ufro
laRadac, sityvis maragic gacilebiT ufro gaemdidrebina. Tumca, roca
eSxSi Sevidoda da aRegzneboda, winandeburadve tovebda calkeul
marcvlebsa da daboloebebs, zogjer enac ki daebmeboda, roca
axaldaswavlili sityvebis gamoyenebas cdida. laRi da Tavisufali
metyvelebis garda, aranakleb mniSvnelovani iyo is movlena, rom Wabuks
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Wkuamaxviloba da msubuqi iumoric aRmoaCnda, da aman Zalian gaaxara

qali, faqtobrivad es misi Cveulebrivi enamaxviloba iyo, risTvisac
gansakuTrebiT uyvardaT amxanagebs, magram ruTisTan aqamde ver
gamoamJRavna, radgan sityvis maragi aklda da laparakSic gawafuli ver
iyo. axla ukve TandaTanobiT eCveoda am garemos da tyidan.
SemovardniliviT aRar grZnobda Tavs. magram mainc frTxilobda.
mxiaruli saubris iniciativas ruTs uTmobda. TviTon nabijs uwyobda da
Tavs nebas ar aZlevda gaeswro misTvis.
Tavisi saqmianoba da gegma gaacno qals Tavi weriT unda davirCino
da rogorme swavla gavagrZeloo, magram imedi gaucruvda: ruTi
mowonebiT ver Sexvda, Wabukis gegma WkuaSi ar daujda.
iciT, ra, gulwrfelad uTxra man, mwerlobac xom iseTive
xelobaa, rogorc yoveli sxva profesia. Tumca am saqmeSi did codnas, ra
Tqma unda, ver dviCemeb, me saerTo azrs vimeoreb, mWedloba rom
mWedlobaa, imasac ki, sul cota, sami wlis swavla dasWirdeba, iqneb
xuTisac, da mwerlebi xom mWedlebze gacilebiT met gasamrjelos iReben,
amitom weris mosurnec meti iqneba... vin icis, ramdeni codvilobs.
maS, me amisi Tandayolili niWi ara maqvs, viTom? ikiTxa
martinma, da gulSi sixaruli igrZno saTqmeli lamazad gamovTqio.
xeladve Tavisi cxoveli warmosaxva aumuSavda, TiTqos veeberTla
ekranze Sehyurebda am saubris scenas, da am scenasTan erTad ganvlili
cxovrebis aTas sxva scenebs tlanqs, uxeSs, pirutyvulsa da saZagels.
magram am scenebma sinaTlis siswrafiT gaielva mis warmosaxvaSi, ise
rom arc saubari daurRveviaT da arc misi wynari fiqrTa dena. ocnebis
ekranze martini xedavda sakuTar Tavsa da am momxiblav, sayvarel
gogonas pirSi Sescicineben erTmaeneTs, gamarTuli inglisuriT
laparakoben, oTaxSi, sadac isini sxedan, wignebi da suraTebia,
yvelafridan gamosWvivis kultura da keTilSobileba. am scenam,
TvalismomWreli sinaTliT gabrwyinebulma da ganaTebulma, ekranis
Suaguli daiWira. irgvliv ki, ekranis napirebze, inTeboda da qreboda
sul sxva suraTebi, da Wabuks, rogorc mayurebels, SeeZlo sakuTari
survilis mixediT ecqira maTTvis. es calkeuli suraTebi gamoisaxeboda
xolme orTqlisa da nislis bolqvebSi, rasac maleve fantavda sinaTlis
wiTlad mobrWyviale isrebi, ager, kovboebi misdgomian, daxls da magar
uiskisa svamen. haerSi uSveri da uwmawuri sityvebis korianteli damdgra.
martinic maTTan dgas, ylurwavs uiskis da Tan igineba; an arada amave
kovboebTan erTad sufras misjdomia da navTis Wraqis mxrColav
sinaTleze karts TamaSobs; ager, welamde gatitvlebuls, muStebi
SeumarTavs da `saskvenhanas~ banze wiqora liverpulels ebrZvis es
iyo yvelaze gaafTrebuli Cxubi, rac ki mas gamoecada; iqiT `jon
rojersis~ sisxliT moTxvrili bani, roca erT nislian dilas
mezRvaurebma ajanyeba scades: ufrosi TanaSemwe sasikvdilo agoniiT
iwmaxneba, kapitnis SemarTul revolvers lulidan isev amosdis kvamli,
yelSi mowolili boRmiT saxeSeSlili, daWrili mezRvaurebi mwared
iginebian... da isev is mTavari suraTi, moelvare SuqiT gasxivosnebuli
simyudrove, irgvliv wignebi da suraTebi, martini ki zis, ruTs
esaubreba. ager roialic, romelzedac cota xanSi ruTi daukravs. Tavisi
sakuTari xmac Semoesma, gamarTuli inglisuriT warmoTqmuli sityvebi:
`maS, me amisi Tandayolili niWi ara maqvs, viTom?~

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 mWedlobis gansakuTrebuli midrekilebac rom hqondes kacs, kmara

gana?! siciliT upasuxa ruTma, Cems dReSi ar gamigonia, Segirdobis
gauvlelad mWedeli gamxdariyos kaci.
maS, ras mirCevdiT? hkiTxa Wabukma. oRond nu daiviwyebT, rom
me marTlac vgrZnob weris unars... amisi axsna ar SemiZlia, magram
namdvilad asea
jer unda safuZvlianad iswavloT, miugo qalma, gaxdebiT Tu
ara mwerali, sul erTia, unda iswavloT. ra xelobac ar unda airCioT,
ganaTleba mainc gWirdebaT, magram safuZvliani ganaTleba,
sasxvaTaSoriso ki ara. skolaSi unda SexvideT.
ho daiwyo Wabukma, magram qalma Seawyvetina.
weriT, ra Tqma unda, maSinac SegiZliaT weroT.
weras xom mainc ver moviSli! mtkiced ganacxada Wabukma.
ratom? gakvirvebiT CaekiTxa qali, radgan Wabukis sijiute ar
moewona.
aba, Tu ar vwere, skolaSi rogor Seval?! riTi vicxovro? wignebi
da tansacmeli riT viyido?
es ki ar momgonebia! gaecina qals, roca daibadeT, wliuri
Semosavalic unda dagyolodaT.
magas is mirCevnia, janis simrTele da warmosaxvis unari mqondes,
miugo Wabukma, Semosavali isedac mova. reebs gavakeTebdi, oRond...
kinaRam wamocda, `oRond Sen Cemi gaxdeo~, oRond yvelaferi kargad
warimarTos.
nu ambobT, `reebs gavakeTebo!~ xumrobiT aRSfoTda qali, es
xom Jargonia, saSinelebaa!
martini saxeze wamoWarxlda, ena daeba,
marTali xarT, neta mudam ase gamisworebdeT.
da maSinve Tixad iqca Wabuki qalis xelebSi, mgznebare survilma
wamouara radac TviTon moisurvebs, imad gamomZerwoso; qalis
survilic xom swored es iyo iseT kacad eqcia martini, rac misi
ocnebis ideals warmoadgenda. kar.gad daemTxvao, qalma uTxra, misaRebi
gamocdebi saSualo skolaSi momaval orSabaTs iwyebao, da martinic
xalisiT daTanxmda gamocdebi daeWira.
mere roials miujda qali da Wabuks umRera. biWi mowyurebuli
TvalebiT Sescqeroda, ver ZReboda misi cqeriT, ukvirda ratom
asobiT Tayvanismcemeli ar axvevia gars da, ager CemsaviT, ara dneba misi
surviliTo.
Tavi meaTe
im saRamos martini iqve darCa sadilad da ruTi gaxarebuli iyo, rom
Wabukma kargi STabeWdileba moaxdina mamamisze. saubari gaabes
zRvaosnobaze, rogorc xelobaze, martinma ki es saqme xuTi TiTiviT
icoda. gonebagaxsnili Wabuki yofilao, mister morzma SeniSna Semdeg.
martini cdilobda, Jargoni ar dascdenoda, Sesaferi gamoTqmebi
SeerCia, amitom nela laparakobda da kargadac ayalibebda saTqmels.
axla ufro Tavisuflad grZnobda Tavs, vidre pirveli sadilis dros,
TiTqmis am erTi wlis winaT, xolo is mokrZaleba da morcxvoba, rac
kvlav SerCenoda, Zalian moewona misis morzs, romelic kmayofili iyo
Wabukis aseTi SecvliT.
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 jer mamakacisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia ruTs, es pirvelia,

uTxra man qmars, ise gulgrilad epyroboda mamakacebs, rom meSinoda
kidec.
mister morzma gakvirvebiT Sexeda cols.
magisi qalobis gasaRviZeblad ginda es ymawvili kaci miugo
misis morzma, marTla Tu aRuZravs es ideni interess mamakacebis
mimarT, magas raRa jobs.
marlac ra jobs! daeTanxma qmari, vaiTu... xom ici, yvelafers
unda moelode, Cemo kargo... vaiTu sakuTari Tavis mimarT aRuZra
interesi!
`es ram gafiqrebina gaecina misis morzs, ruTi sami wliT
ufrosia magaze... da isedac, eg ram gafiqrebina... Tavis dReSi ar moxdeba
ega. me mende.
amrigad, martinis roli zustad ganisazRvra, TviTon ki am dros erT
ucnaur gegmas awyobda: arTurma da normanma atexes kvira dilas
velosipedebiT apirebdnen gaseirnebas mTebSi; Tavidan arc ki
dainteresebula martini, magram, roca gaigo, ruTic ZmebTan erTad
miemgzavreboda, TviTonac moindoma wasvla. TavisdReSi ar mjdara
velosipedze, arca hqonia sakuTari velosipedi, magram raki ruTi
midioda, gadawyvita masac eswavla. gamoemSvidoba Tu ara maspinZlebs da
quCaSi gamovida, maSinve maRaziisaken gaemarTa da velosipedi iyida,
ormoci dolari daxarja. amden fuls mTeli Tvis mZime muSaobiTac ki
ver aiRebda da qisa sagrZnoblad SeTxelda. magram `mimomxilvelidan~
misaReb as dolars, is oTxas oci dolaric rom miumata, rasac igi
`ymawvilis TanamgzavrSi~ miiRebda, gulze moeSva daxarjva xom
undoda am fuls da, ager, erT nawils ukve gamouCnda gza, arc imaze
Sewuxebula, kostiumi rom gaixia, roca Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad
gadaajda velosipeds da Sinisken gaemarTa, imave saRamos mister
higinboTamis maRaziidan mkeravs daureka da axali kostiumi daukveTa.
velosipedi ezos viwro kibidan aitana, romelic saxanZro kibesaviT
miekraT saxlis kedelze; da sawoli rom gamoswia kedlidan, aRmoCnda
rom im mokucul oTaxSi mxolod misTvis da velosipedisTvis darCa
adgili.
kvira dRe sagamocdo mzadebisTvis unda moendomebina. ase hqonda
gadawyvetili, magram margalitebis maZieblebze moTxrobis weram gaitaca
da mTeli dRe SemoqmedebiT cieb-cxelebaSi gaatara, cdilobda
moTxrobaSi gaecocxlebina is silamaze da romantika, rac ase
mgznebared gizgizebda mis warmosaxvaSi. meore moTxroba `ganZis
maZieblebze~ arc sakvirao nomerSi aRmoCnda dabeWdili, magram amas
sulac ar gautexia martinis suli; ise iyo agznebuli, rom arc is gaugia
rogor miixmes sadilze orjer. ase rom im dRes sulac ar ugemnia
mister higinboTamis sagangebo sakvirao sadili. aseTi sadilebiT mister
higinboTams surda Tavisi keTildReoba da gansakuTrebuli warmatebani
daedasturebina, gulisamrevad mohyeboda xolme qadagebas amerikuli
cxovrebis wesis upiratesobze, yovel ubralo muSas SeuZlia amaRldes
da garkveul dones miaRwioso, usaTuod Tavissave magaliTs moayolebda
rogor iqca sabaylo duqnis ubralo noqari higinboTamis didi
maRaziis patronad.
orSabaT dilas martinma guldawyvetiT daxeda Tavis daumTavrebel
narkvevs, tramvaiSi Cajda da ouklendis skolisaken gaemarTa, ramdenime
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dRis Semdeg Sedegis gasagebad miakiTxa da gaigo, rom, gramatikis garda,

yvela saganSi CaWriliyo.
gramatika Cinebulad gcodniaT, uTxra profesorma hiltonma da
sqeli saTvalidan gamoxeda, magram sxva sagnebisa araferi gagegebaT,
srulebiT araferi, amerikis istoriaSi Tqveni pasuxebi pirdapir
saSineleba iyo, sxva sityviT ver gamovxatav namdvili saSineleba iyo.
me girCevdiT...
profesori hiltoni SeCerda da gulgrilad, civad Sexeda martins,
TiTqos Tavis laboratoriaSi sinjarebs dahyurebso, fizikas aswavlida
es profesori skolaSi, didi ojaxis patroni iyo, patara jamagiri qonda,
Tavisi sagani TuTiyuSiviT gaezepirebina da karg mcodned iTvleboda.
diax? mokrZalebiT gamoexmaura martini, inatra neta
profesor hiltonis adgilze axla is biblioTekari dasvao.
me girCevdiT, ori weliwadi isev dawyebiT skolaSi geswavlaT.
mSvidobiT!
didad ar Seuwuxebia martini am marcxs, magram ruTs ise SeeSala saxe,
profesor hiltonis rCeva roca gaigo, rom Wabuki saxtad darCa. iseTi
aSkara iyo qalis gulistkivili, rom axla martinic Sewuxda, magram
umTavresad ruTis gulisaTvis.
ki geubnebodiT, uTxra qalma, yvela imaTze meti iciT Tqven,
vinc iq gamocdas abarebda, magram ar gagimarTlaT. es imitom rom
fragmentuli codna gaqvT, nawyvet-nawyveti. Tanmimdevroba gWirdebaT
swavlaSi, rasac mxolod gamocdili maswavleblebi SegaCveven. jer
saZirkveli unda moimzadoT. profesori hitloni marTalia. Tqvens
adgilas rom viyo, saRamos skolSi Sevidodi. weliwad-naxevarSi gaivliT
mTel kurss da eqvsi Tve dagezogebaT. Tanac dRisiT Tavisufali
iqnebiT, wera SegeZlebaT, an arada, kalmiT Tu ver irCenT Tavs, sxva rame
saqmes mohkidebT xels.
`dRisiT Tu vimuSave da RamiT viswavle, Tqven rodisRa gnaxoT?~
gaifiqra uceb martinma, magram TqmiT ar uTqvams, Tavi Seikava da esRa
uTxra:
balRi xom aRara var, saRamos skolaSi viaro. Tumca ki ar
viTakilebdi, darwmunebuli rom viyo, Rirs-meTqi... magram Rirs viTom?
damoukideblad ufro Cqara Seviswavli yvelafers, tyuilubralod rad
davkargo dro (amas rom ambobda, qalze fiqrobda, misi gulis
monadirebis survili swvavda)... davzogav dros, gasaflangavi dro sada
maqvs?
magram ramdeni ram gWirdebaT! nazad Seavlo Tvali qalma.
namdvili pirutyvi varo, martinma gaifiqra, ras veurCebio.
fizikasa da qimias, ganagrZo qalma, ulaboratoriod ver
iswavliT. algebarasa da geometriaSic verafers gaxdebiT, maswavlebeli
Tu ar geyolaT. gamocdili maswavleblebi gWirdebaT, kargi
specialistebi.
martini wuTiT Cafiqrda, kargad aswon-daswona, rogor epasuxa, rom
zedmeti kvexna ar gamosvloda.
kvexnaSi ki nu CamomarTmevT, daiwyo man, sulac ar vapireb
kvexnas. magram vgrZnob, rom yvelafers advilad davZlev. sxvisi
daxmareba sulac ar mWirdeba. rogorc ixvs wylisken, ise mimiwevs
swavliken guli, xom naxeT, rogor davZlie gramatika. sxvac bevri
Seviswavle verc ki warmoidgenT, ramdeni rame. magram es jer dasawyisia
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mxolod jer damacadeT... Seyoymanda, swrafad gamovTqvam Tu ara am

sityvaso, impulsi SeviZino...
Tu RmerTi gwamT, nuRar ityviT, `impulsi SeviZinoo Seawyvetina
qalma.
me xom axla Sevdivar saqmis gulSi...
an `saqmis gulSi Sesvla~ ras niSnavs? arc es mouwona qalma.
Wabukma Tavs Zala daatana da scada ufro sworad gamoeTqva:
saqme isaa, rom me axlaRa viwyeb xel-fexis mokidebas.
qals Seecoda da aRar SeuCerebia. Wabukma ganagrZo:
codna me Sturmanis oTaxad waermomidgenia, saca sazRvao rukebs
inaxaven xolme. ramdens biblioTekaSi mival, imdeni es momagondeba,
maswavleblis valia, TanmimdevrobiT gaacnos es rukebi mowafes. am
rukebis oTaxis gidebi arian maswavleblebi morCa da gaTavda. sakuTari
ki araferi udevT TavSi. TviTon ki arafers igoneben, ki arafers qmnian.
am oTaxSi mzamzareulada devs yvelaferi, da maswavlebeli imasRa
aCvenebs, sad ra devs, raTa gamoucdel mowafes ar aerios. me agrerigad
ar amereva, xeladve mivagneb xolme. arxeinada vgrZnob... kidev avurie
rame?
`arxeinada vgrZnob~ raRaa?!
marTali xarT, madlierebiT miugo Wabukma, mSvenivrada
vgrZnob. diax, rasa vgrZnob arxeinad... mSvenivrad? ho, vgrZnob-meTqi, sad
ra aris. zog-zogebs marTlac...
zogs, gauswora qalma.
zogs marTlac sWirdeba gidi, bevrsa sWirdeba, me ki, imedi maqvs,
damoukidebladac movaxerxeb. imdeni xani vtrialeb am rukebiT oTaxSi,
rom gzis gagneba ukve aRar gamiWirdeba, kargad mivagneb saWiro rukas,
xelad mivxvdebi, romel napirs unda mivadge da gamovikvlio. da
sxvisdauxmareblad ufro Cqarac gamovikvlev. flotis siswrafes
yvelaze neli xomaldis siCqariT zomaven xolme. maswavleblebsac ase
mosdiT _ mZime moswavlis nabijs unda auwyon fexi. me ki damoukideblad
ufro swrafad vivli.
`vinc marto dadis, is ivlis swrafad~. gaixsena ruTma.
`me ki neta SenTan erTad matara swrafad~, enaze moadga martins,
roca Tvalwin warmoudga mziT gasxivosnebuli usazRvro sivrceebi,
varskvlavebiT moWedili zeca... mas ki ruTisTvis mouxvevia xeli da
micuravs, qalis oqrosferi kululebi saxeze efineba, da maSinve Tavisi
enadabmuloba moagonda. RmerTo didebulo! sityvebis damorCileba rom
SeeZlos, raTa qalsac daanaxos, rasac axla TviTon xedavs! tkiviliviT
moawva gulSi survili, yvelaferi daexata, rac axla, ase moulodnelad,
misi warmosaxvis sarkeSi irekleboda. aha, swored eg aris! igi ukve
Cawvda saidumlos. swored amas axerxeben didi mwerlebi da poetebi.
amitomac arian goliaTebi. maT ician, rogor gamoTqvan sakuTari fiqrebi,
gancdili, nagrZnobi, danaxuli. mzeSi miZinebuli ZaRlebi xSirad
wamoiknavleben da wamoiyefeben xolme, magram ver getyvian, ra naxes, ram
wamoaknavlaT da wamoayefaT. ramdenjer Cafiqrebia amas TviTonac mzeSi
miZinebul ZaRlsa hgavda. lamaz, momxiblav zmanebebs naxulobs, magram
roca cdilobs ruTsac mouTxros es, knavili da yefaRa aRmoxdeba. morCa
aRar daiZinebs mzeSi. adgeba, Tvals gaaxels, ibrZolebs, xels
gaanZrevs, iswavlis, manam Tvali ar gadaewmindeba, manam ena ar aexsneba,
manam ruTsac ar gauziarebs zmanebaSi nanax mTel simdidres. aris xalxi,
romlebic Caswvdnen am saidumlos, sityvebi daimorCiles da daimones, ise
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SeeCvien am sityvebis erTmaneTTan Serwymas, rom ufro mniSvnelovani ram

miiRes, vidre maTi calkeul mniSvnelobaTa meqanikuri jami. mRelvarebam
moicva, roca igrZno. am saidumlos Cavwvdio, da kvlav warmoudga mziT
gasxivosnebuli sivrceebi, varskvlavebiT moWedili ca... bolos oTaxSi
gamefebulma siCumem gamoafxizla, RimiliT Tvalebacimcimebuli ruTi
mas Sehyurebda.
didebuli zmaneba vixile, Tqva Wabukma da sakuTari sityvebi rom
Caesma yurSi, guli auZgerda. saidan ewvia es sityvebi, romelTac
zedmiwevniT sisworiT axsnes zmanebiT gamowveuli pauza saubris dros.
saswaulia! ase amaRlebuli sityvebiT aqamde erTxlac ar gamouxatavs
Tavisi amaRlebuli fiqrebi. Tumca arc ucdia. asea. axla yvelaferi
naTelia. Tavis dReSi ar ucdia. suinbernma scada, magaliTad, tenisonmac,
kiplingmac, sxva poetebmac. Tavisi `margalitebis maZiebelni~ moagonda.
aqamde verc ki gaebeda sityvebiT gamoTqma im didi silamazisa, riTac
suli ewvoda. ase Tu dawers am moTxrobas, sul gansxvavebuli gamova.
TviTonve Secba, roca am silamazis mTeli grandiozuloba warmoidgina.
axalma gabedulma azrma gauelva: ratom ar SeiZleba, im didi poetebis
msgavsad, manac tkbilxmiani leqsiT umReros am silamazes?! ager, Tundac,
es raRac idumali sixaruli da sulieri aRmafrena, rasac ruTis
siyvaruli ganacdevienebs! ratom ar unda umReros amas, poetebis
msgavsad?! isini aki siyvaruls umReren! martinic umRerebs, eSmakma
wamiRos!..
yurebSi gamizriales am sityvebma. fiqrebSi wasuls, xmamaRla wamocda.
saxeze sisxli moawva, erTinad wamoWarxlda.
mapatieT... es... ise... me... amoiluRluRa man, fiqrebSi gaverTe.
locvasaviT gaisma es Tqveni sityvebi, gaamxneva ruTma, magram
mTeli arsebiT TrToda qali. nacnob mamakacTagan jerac ar gaegona
aseTi gineba da axla TiTqos elda eca; ara marto imitom, rom es
wesierebisa da Tavazianobis normebs arRvevda, ara, igi sulierad
Seatoka tlanqi cxovrebis qarma, romelic erTbaSad misi qalwulobis
myudro walkotSi SeiWra.
magram apatia da TviTonve gaukvirda, ase iolad gulmowyaleba rogor
gamoviCineo. Tumca am WabukisTvis miteveba ar iyo Zneli. sxva
mamakacebisagan gansxvavebiT, amas mZime cxovreba gamoevlo da axla
gamwarebiT cdilobda swor gzaze damdgariyo, warmatebasac aRwevda.
ruTi verasdidebiT ver warmoidgenda, sxva mizezic Tu SeiZleboda
yofiliyo misi aseTi gulmowyalebisa Wabukis mimarT. misi guli
gansakuTrebuli sinaziT Zgerda WabukisaTvis, magram es qvecnobieri iyo,
vera grZnobda, anki rogor unda egrZno. ocdaoTxi wlisa ise gaxda,
odnavadac ar ugrZvnia siyvaruliT gataceba, wynarad da uSfoTvelad
cxovrobda; da vera grZnobda, rom aqamde siyvaruliT gaumTbars axla
ekideboda siyvarulis cecxli.
Tavi meTerTmete
martini isev `margalitebis maZieblebs~ miubrunda da, albaT malec
morCeboda, rom gzadagza leqsebis weras ar moecdina. es iyo satrfilo
leqsebi, ruTis siyvaruliT STagonebuli, magram verc erTis damTavreba
ver moaxerxa. SeuZlebeli gaxda poetis keTilSobili xelovnebis ase
saxeldaxelod daufleba, jer riTma, metri, leqsis wyoba... ra rTuli
asaTvisebelia! amaze gacilebiT ufro Zneli da miuwvdomeli gamodga
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sul sxva rame, rasac igi yvela didi poetis leqsebSi xedavda, magram
Tavis sakuTarSi veranairad ver gadmoetana. es iyo xelSeuxebi suli
poeziisa, rasac gamwarebiT utrialebda, grZnobda kidec, magram dapyroba
vera da ver moaxerxa. TiTqos raRacnairi aTinaTiao, nisliviT
gaiweleboda da daekideboda, martini mas ver swvdeboda, Tumca zogjer
mainc waavlebda xels, nafleTi SerCeboda xolme, rasac calkeul
frazebsa da striqonebSi Caaqsovda, tkbili hangiviT aJRerdeboda,
bundovani zmanebis momxiblaobiT gaisrialebda. metismetad mZime gamodga.
surviliT itanjeboda. raTa lamazad gamoexata saTqmeli, magram
Seukowiwebeli prozauli frazebi gamodioda. xmamaRla kiTxulobda
xolme Tavisi leqsebis nawyvetebs. zomas kargad daeufla, riTmsa da
ritmasac gvarianad gaarTva Tavi, magram grZnobda, rom cecxli da
aRmafrena aklda. roca veRar gaugebda xolme asaval-dasavals,
sasowarkveTili, imedgacruebuli da damarcxebuli, moTxrobas
miubrundeboda. proza aSkarad ufro advili iyo.
`margalitis maZieblebs~ rom morCa, mezRvaurebze dawera narkvevi,
mere kus Weraze, Crdilo-aRmosavleTis pasatebze... bolos patara
siuJetiani moTxrobac scada da aman ise gaitaca, rom zedized eqvsi
dawera, Jurnalebs daugzavna. nayofierad muSaobda, energiulad,
dilidan-saRamomde Tavs ar iRebda. zogjer SuaRamemdec ar adgeboda
magididan da mxolod maSin Tu daanebebda muSaobas Tavs, roca
biblioTekaSi iyo wasasvleli wignis gamosatanad, an ruTi hyavda
mosanaxulebeli. Tavs Zalian bednierad grZnobda. cxovrebas azri mieca.
gamounelebelma cieb-cxelebam moicva. Semoqmedis sixaruli, rac aqamde
RmerTebis sakuTrebad miaCnda, mis sulSic CaiRvara. yvelaferi, rasac
irgvliv grZnobda da xedavda dampali bostneulisa da aqafebuli
sapnis suni, Tavisi dis ulazaTo moyvaniloba, mister higinboTamis
gesliani gamometyveleba sizmariRa egona. realuri samyaro mxolod
mis TavSi iyo, da is moTxrobebic, rasac igi werda, am realuri samyaros
nawilebs warmoadgenda.
dReebi TiTqos dapataravda: uTvalavi ram aRmoCnda saswavli. Zilis
dro xuT saaTze daiyvana da egec sakmarisi gamodga. mere oTxnaxevarze
dayvana scada, magram isev xuTs daubrunda sinanuliT. danarCen dros
didi siamovnebiT moandomebda erT romelime saqmes. weras
gulistkiviliT anebebda xolme Tavs, raTa swavlas Sesdgomoda. aseve
dasanani iyo swavlis mitovebac, roca biblioTekaSi wasvlis dro
dadgeboda. da biblioTekidan gamosulsac fexi ukan rCeboda, radgan iq,
JurnalebSi, im mweralTa saidumlos ecnoboda, romelTac ukve
moexerxebinaT TavianTi naxelavis gasaReba. roca ruTTan iyo, adgoma da
wamosvla ise umZimda, TiTqos gulis ZarRvebi awydeboda, xolo rom
gamovidoda, gamwarebuli sirbiliT gaivlida bnel quCebs, raTa rac
SeiZleba Cqara dabruneboda Tavis wignebs. magram yvelaze ufro Zneli
iyo algebrisa Tu fizikis wignis daxurva. rveulisa da fanqris gverdze
gadadeba da daRlili Tvalebis dasaZineblad daxuWva. cxovrebis
mdinarebis SeCereba, Tundac ase mokle xniT, Zneli asatani xdeboda;
erTaderTi nugeSi isRa iyo, rom maRviZara xuT saaTSi kvlav gaaRviZebda.
mxolod xuTi saaTi ikargeboda, meti ara Tavawyvetili saaTi rekvas
mohyveboda, usiamovno Zilisagan gamoafxizlebda da axali, brwyinvale
dRe daiwyeboda, mTeli cxrameti saaTi.
ase gadioda kvireebi, fuli TandaTanobiT ileoda da axalic arsaidan
Canda. `ymawvilis Tanamgzavridan~ saTavgadasavlo moTxrobis xelnaweri
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erTi Tvis Semdeg ukanve miiRo. uari ise Tavazianad iyo dawerili, romm
martins lamis Soridan Seuyvarda redaqtori. magram aseTive grZnoba ar
aRZvria `san-franciskos mimomxilvelis~ redaqtorisadmi. mTeli ori
kvira ucada martinma da bolos TviTonve mivida redaqciaSi, raTa
piradad moenaxulebina redaqtori. magram am didebuli gvamis naxvas ver
eRirsa, wiqoria Wabukma ar SeuSva, romelic kabinetis kars cerberiviT
icavda. xuTi kviris Semdeg ukanve miiRo xelnaweri, pasuxi sulac ar
mouweriaT arc uari, arc raime ganmarteba, araferi! san-franciskos
didma gazeTebmac amgvaradve daubrunes sxva xelnawerebi. adga da
aRmosavleT Statebis Jurnalebs gaugzavna, magram sulis moTqmac ver
moaswro, rom ukanve miiRo, Tan uaris standartuli werili axlda
yvelas.
patara moTxrobebic amgvaradve daubrunes. modga da ramdenjerme
gadaikiTxa es moTxrobebi. TviTonve moewona da gakvirvebuli darCa,
ratom damibruneso. bolos romeliRac gazeTSi amoikiTxa, masalebi
manqanaze gadabeWdili unda gaigzavnos redaqciaSio. axla ukve
yvelaferi naTeli gaxda. saqmeSi garTul redaqtorebs imis Tavi sadRa
eqnebaT, xelnawerebs ukirkiton! martinma sabeWdi manqana iqirava da
mTeli dRe beWdvis Seswavlas moandoma. axla ukve, rasac dRis
ganmavlobaSi SeTxzavda, modgeboda da gadabeWdavda. TandaTanobiT
beWdavda agreTve redaqciebidan dabrunebul Zvel xelnawerebs.
gaocebuli darCa, roca gadabeWdilma moTxrobebmac iwyes ukan
dabruneba. magram kidev ufro jiuti gauxda gamometyveleba, nikapi,
simtkicis niSnad, TiTqos win gamoewia. miiRebda Tu ara dawunebul
xelnawers, maSinve axal redaqcias gaugzavnida.
bolos ifiqra, iqneb me ar vargivar Cemive namuSevris msajulado. adga
da gertrudas waukiTxa. qals Tvalebi gaubrwyinda, siamayiT Sexeda Zmas
da uTxra:
ra didebulia, amisTana rameebs rom wer!
kargi. kargi, mouTmenlad Seawyvetina martinma, Sen is
miTxari, mogwons moTxroba Tu ara?
ras ambob, didebulia, iyo pasuxi, tanSi Jruantelma damiara.
erTianad gamasavaTa.
magram martinma Seatyo, rom da yvelafers ver Caxvda, keTili saxe
gauSterda. acala, ras ityviso.
oRond es ver gavige, mart, daiwyo qalma karga xnis dumilis
Semdeg, rogora mTavrdeba? es biWi, ase moqargulad rom laparakobs,
SeirTavs gogos bolos?
roca martinma auxsna dasasruli, rac misi azriT, savsebiT gasagebi
unda yofiliyo, qalma warmoTqva:
eg ver gavige swored. Senc aviRebdi da pirdapir davwerdi.
ramdenime moTxroba waukiTxa martinma da mixvda, rom gertrudas
tkbilad da keTilad daboloebuli ambavi ufro moswonda.
es marTlac rom didebuli iyo, Tqva man, recxvas Tavi mianeba,
gaimarTa, amoixvneSa da orTqliT dambali, gawiTlebuli xeli Sublze
moisva, ofli moiwminda, magram me Cemi damemarTa, lamis tirili
wamskdes. sawyeni isedac gamoulevelia qveyanaze. karg rameze rom
vfiqrob, gulsac uxaria. ra moxdeboda, SeerTo barem is gogo da... xom
ar mibrazdebi, mart? SiSiT hkiTxa qalma, albaT me meCveneba ase,
xom ici, daviRale. ise, didebuli ambavia, namdvilad didebuli! ras izam,
vis mihyidi?
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 eg ukve sul sxva saqmea, gaecina Wabuks.

ara, mainc... ramdens mogcemen, Tu gahyide?
uh, as dolars. sul cota, as dolars. aseTia fasi.
ras ambob!.. neta marTla gagayidina!
kai fulia, xom! amayad dasZina martinma, or dReSi davwere.
dReSi ormocdaaTi dolari gamodis.
guliT undoda ruTisTvisac waekiTxa Tavisi moTxrobebi, magram ver
bedavda. davicdio, fiqrobda, manam daibeWdebodeso. maSin qalisTvis
gasagebi gaxdeboda, ras akeTebda martini ase mondomebiT. da kvlav
TavauReblad muSaobda. araviTar saqmesa da Tavgadasavals ase ar
gautacnia igi, rogorc am saocarma mogzaurobam codnis samyaroSi.
fizikisa da qimiis saxelmZRvaneloebi iyida da, algebrasTan erTad,
fizikis kanonebisa da Teoriebis Seswavlas Seudga. im nawils, rac
TvalsaCino cdebiT unda Seeswavla, gonebaSi warmoidgenda xolme, iseTi
warmosaxvis Zala hqonda, rom laboratoriaSi momuSave saSualo niWis
studentsac ki gauWirdeboda qimiuri reaqciebis ase Seswavla. miikvlevda
gzas didtaniani saxelmZRvaneloebis mZime furclebze da TandaTanobiT
swvdeboda saganTa bunebas. aqamde samyaros ise aRiqvamda, rogorc
Tvalis ubralo SevlebiT xedavda, axla ki, TandaTanobiT, saganTa da
movlenaTa urTierTkavSirs, Zalisa da materiis Tanafardobis axsna
mieca. berketisa da amwis Teoriebma, maSinve jalambari da takelaJi
gaaxsena. navigaciis Teoria, risi wyalobiTac gemebi usazRvro okeaneebSi
ikvleven gzas, erTbaSad gasagebi gaxda. Rrmad Caswvda wvimis,
qariSxlisa da zRvis miqceva-moqcevis saidumlos, ukve gasagebi Seiqna
pasatebis gamomwvevi mizezebi, da erTi piroba isic ki gaifiqra, CrdiloaRmosavleTis pasatze narkvevis dawera xom ar viCqareo. yovel
SemTxvevaSi, igrZno, rom axla gacilebiT ukeT dawerda. erT saRamos
kaliforniis universitetSi gahyva arTurs, sunTqvaSekruli da
religiuri sasoebiT moculi Sevida laboratoriebSi, cdebs daeswro,
fizikis profesoris leqcia moismina.
magram werisTvis mainc ar gaunebebia Tavi. zedized acxobda patarpatara moTxrobebs, leqsebsac auRo muRami da ufro iolad daiwyo wera,
JurnalebSi amoikiTxa aseTi leqsebi. mere karga Tavsatex saqmesac
mohkida xeli tragedia dawera TeTri leqsiT da mTeli ori kvira
moandoma, magram ise zedized dauwuna eqvsma Jurnalma, rom martini
gaSra, ena daeba. mere, rogorRac, henlis Semoqmedebas gaecno da
`saavadmyofos Canawerebis~ msgavsad, leqsebis seria dawera zRvis Temaze.
sada leqsebi gamouvida naTeli, feradi, romantikiTa da daudgromeli
sulis ganwyobilebiT gaJRenTili. saerTo saTaurad `zRvis simRerebi~
daarqva am leqsebs da gadawyvita, rom rac ki aqamde daewera, yvelafers
jobda. ocdaaTi leqsi gamovida. erT TveSi morCa, dReSi TiTo leqss
werda, moTxrobebze yoveldRiuri muSaobis Semdeg Caujdeboda xolme.
misi yoveldRiuri muSaoba ki Cveulebriv mwerlis TiTo kviris
saqmianobas udrida. muSaoba arafrad miaCnda. rakiRa ena aexsna, mTeli
silamaze da sakvirveleba, rac wlebis ganmavlobaSi gamouTqmelad
hqonda sulSi dagubebuli, momskdari niaRvariviT wamovida.
`zRvis simRerebi~ aravisTvis uCvenebia, redaqciebSiac ki ar
gaugzavnia. dakarga redaqtorebis ndoba. Tumca am undoblobis gamo ki
ar Seukavebia Tavi: iseTi Zvirfasi da lamazi iyo misTvis es leqsebi,
rom ruTisTvis inaxavda bolos da bolos, dadgeboda is nanatri
droc, roca Tavis nawerebs ruTs waukiTxavda. manamde ki TavisTvis
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hqonda es leqsebi, kiTxulobda da kiTxulobda xmamaRla, sanam ar

daizepira.
yoveli wuTi misi cxovrebisa, RviZilSiac da ZilSiac,
cxovelmyofeli iyo. is iZulebiTi umoqmedobis xuTi saaTic ki fiqrTa
WidilSi midioda, dRisiT nanaxi Tu gancdili movlenebi saswaulebriv
zmanebad isaxeboda. ase rom, faqtobrivad, sulac ar isvenebda, naklebad
gamZle sxeuli da tvini rom hqonoda, ver gauZlebda, davardeboda. axla
ufro iSviaTad midioda saRamoobiT ruTTan, radgan ivnisi moaxlovda da
qals universitetSi gamocdebi ewyeboda. diplomi unda daecva.
xelovnebis bakalavri!.. ruTis mecnieruli xarisxi rom gaaxsendeboda
martins, uceb moeCveneboda: im siswrafiT mihqris qali, rom veRar
wamovewevio.
kviraSi erT saRamos mainc uTmobda ruTi martins. Wabuki sadiladac
maTTan rCeboda im dRes da mere musikasac ismenda. es iyo bednieri
dReebi. iseTi atmosfero iyo gamefebuli iq da ise gansxvavdeboda
iqauroba im saxlisagan, saca martini cxovrobda, Tan qalis siaxlovec
iseT Zalas matebda, rom mtkiced gadawyvetda mec usaTuod unda avide
im simaRlezeo. ruTis gulisTvis iRvwoda igi, misi siyvaruli
amoqmedebda, miuxedavad imisa, rom saerTod mSvenierebis grZnobaca da
weris Jinic moWarbebulad hqonda. igi Seyvarebuli iyo, upirveles
yovlisa. sxvas, yvelafers, am siyvaruls amorCilebda. siyvarulis ocneba
yvela sxva amqveyniur sazrunavsa da ocnebas Crdilavda. samyaro gana
imiT iyo saocreba, rom igi tomebisa da molekulebisagan Sedgeboda da
raRac idumal biZgebs emorCileboda. ara, igi saocreba iyo umTavresad
imiT, rom ruTi cxovrobda amqveynad. ruTi qceuluiyo yvelaze did
saocrebad, rac ki mas odesme ganecada, enaxa Tu dasizmreboda.
magram mosvenebas ar aZlevda ruTis aseTi siSore. Zalian Sors idga
qali misgan, da Wabukma aRar icoda, rogor miaxloveboda. Tavisi klasis
qalebi da gogonebi, icocxle, exveodnen, magram martins arc erTi
maTgani ar Sehyvarebia. ruTi ki Seuyvarda. da gana imitom, rom igi sxva
klasis Svili iyo. Wabukis siyvaruli mas yvela klasze maRla ayenebda.
yvelagan gansxvavebuli iyo. imdenad gansxvavebuli, rom aRar icoda,
rogor miaxloveboda. marTalia, enaSi cota ufro gaiwafa, iswavla kidec
zogi ram, mis enaze daiwyo laparaki, saerTo azrebi da Sexedulebebic
aRmoaCndaT, da TiTqos cotaTi dauaxlovda, magram mis gamijnurebul
guls es ar akmayofilebda. Seyvarebulis warmosaxvam wmidanad Seracxa
qali. iseT wmidanad da haerovnad, rom fizikuri siaxlove
warmoudgeneli Canda. Tavisive siyvarulma gaatyorcnina qali Sors da
daaxloeba ukve SeuZlebeli Canda. imave siyvarulma mouspo igi,
risTvisac guli ase miuwevda.
da, aha, erT dRes, moulodnelad, am ufskrulze xidi gaCnda. xolo
Semdeg ufskruli, marTalia, savsebiT ar gamqrala, magram sul ufro da
ufro daviwrovda. isxdnen da alubals Seeqceodnen, didron, surnelovan
Sav alubals. iseTi wveni hqonda, wiTeli Rvino gegoneboda. mere qalma
wigni daiWira xelSi, `princesas~ ukiTxavda martins. da uceb Wabukma
alublis wveni SeniSna qals bageze. erTbaSad Seirya misi RvTaebrioba.
esec Cveulebrivi xorcieli arseba yofila, bolos da bolos. bagec
iseTive hqonia, rogorc TviTon martins, da alublis wvenic ise daaCnda,
rogorc mas daaCndeboda. bage bagea, magram sxvac yvelaferi, mTeli
arseba aseTive iqneboda. qali iyo, Cveulebrivi qali, sxva qalebis
msgavsi. erTbaSad gahkra am fiqrma da etoSa, gaaogna. TiTqos mze
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mowyvetodes cas da Zirs Camovardniliyos, TiTqos sakuTari TvaliT

exilos yvelasagan saTayvanebeli RvTaebrivi siwmindis SebRalva.
kargad rom Caswvda am aRmoCenis arss, gulma reCxi uyo, mounda
pirdapir gaemJRavnebina Tavisi gulispasuxi qalisaTvis, romelic sxva
samyarodan movlenili suli ki ar yofila, aramed Cveulebrivi qali,
alublis wveniT bagewaTxupnuli qali. roca gonebaSi awon-dawona es
Tavxeduri fiqri, kankalma aitana, TumcaRa guli umReroda da
gamarjvebiT mozeime gonebac amxnevebda marTali xaro. etyoba, qalmac
igrZno martinis sulSi momxdari es uecari cvlileba kiTxvas Tavi
mianeba, Wabuks axeda da gauRima. martinma qalis cisferi Tvalebidan
tuCebze gadaitana mzera da isev rom dainaxa alublis laqa, lamis Wkua
dakarga. misi xelebi qalisken miiwevdnen, rogorc Zvelad, uzrunveli
cxovrebis dros icoda xolme qalebisTvis xelis moxveva. qalic TiTqos
amas eloda, odnav gadmoixara, da martins nebisyofis daZabva dasWirda,
raTa Tavi Seekavebina.
erTi sityvac ki ar mogismeniaT, gaibuta qali.
magram maSinve gaucina. esiamovna, martinis SeSfoTeba rom SeniSna.
martinma alal TvalebSi Caxeda qals, igrZno, rom igi vera swvdeboda
Wabukis fiqrTa denas, da sircxviliT loya aewva. marTlac Zalian
Sestopa da Tavxedur fiqrebs mieca! yvela qali gamoicnobda Wabukis
fiqrebs, yvela, vinc ki mas odesme Sexvedria... garda ruTisa. ruTi ki
namdvilad ver mixvda. saqmec eg aris! igi sxvebs ara hgavda. saSinlad
Seawuxa sakuTarma sitlanqem, qalis alalma gamoxedvam guli moukla da
erTxel kidev gaxeda maT Soris arsebul ufskruls. xidi Catexiliyo.
magram am SemTxvevam mainc daaaxlova ruTTan. xSirad moagondeboda is
fiqrebi da gulgatexilobis wuTebSi simxnes hmatebda xolme. ufskruli
ukve ise farTo aRar Canda. iseTi manZili ganvlo erTbaSad da ise
dauaxlovda qals, rom amas Tormeti samecniero xarisxic ki ver
SeaZlebinebda. wmida iyo qali, aseTi siwminde uwin arc ki daesizmreboda
Wabuks, magram faqtia, rom alubalma bage mouTxupna. isic iseve
gardauvlad emorCileboda bunebis kanonebs, rogorc TviT Wabuki.
arsebobis SesanarCuneblad masac iseve sWirdeboda kveba; fexi Tu
dausveldeboda, isic sxvebiviT gacivdeboda... magram eg araferi. Tuki
SimSilisa da wyurvilis SegrZnebis unari hqonda qals, sicive da sicxec
Tu sxvebiviT Seawuxebda, maS, siyvarulis unaric hqonia, mamakacis
Seyvarebis unari. martinic xom kacia?! ratom ar SeiZleba swored is
Seiyvaros?! `namdvilad unda vewio sawadels, mxurvaled butbutebda
igi, swored me gavxdebi is kaci, vinc ruTma unda Seiyvaros!
namdvilad gavxdebi. sawadels vewevi~.
Tavi meTormete
erTxel, saRamo xans, martini sonets ukirkitebda, amaod cdilobda
striqonebSi Caewna is silamaze da fiqrebi, rac TavSi nislis
bundovanebiT ereoda. telefonze dauZaxes.
viRac qalbatoni gTxovs... mSvenieri qalbatoni Cans, geslianad
ukbina mister higinboTamma.
telefoni oTaxis erT-erT kuTxeSi ido, martini iqiTken gaemarTa.
ruTis xma rom gaigona, tanSi Tbilma Jruantelma dauara. sonetze
kirkitma sul gadaaviwya qalis arseboba da axla, misi xmis gagonebaze,
erTbaSad siyvarulis cecxli SemoenTo. Tanac ra xma hqonda!.. tkbili,
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saamuri, rogorc Soridan moWrili musika, rogorc vercxlis zaris

wkaruni. wmida brolis wkriali... ubralo, mokvdav qals amisTana xma
saidan eqneba! raRac ciuri iyo masSi, araamqveyniuri. ise airia, rom
Zlivs gaarCia, ras eubneboda qali, Tumca garegnulad araferi SeimCnia;
icoda, rom mister higinboTami katasaviT kusavda Tvalebs, mas
miStereboda.
iseTi gansakuTrebuli araferi uTqvams ruTs normani unda
gamyoloda amaRam sajaro leqciaze, magram Tavi astkivda da veRar
modis, aRar vici, ra vqna, bileTebi ukve aRebuli maqvs, Tu gcalia, iqneb
gamomiaro da gamomyveo.
iqneb gamomiaroo? Zlivs moaxerxa Tavis Sekaveba, rom xmaSi ar
dastyoboda moulodneli sixarulis TrTolva. saocrebaa! aqamde mudam
masTan midioda, saxlSi xvdeboda mxolod. erTxelac ver Seebeda, sadme
gamomyevio... isev telefonTan idga da elaparakeboda, roca dauokebelma
survilma wamouara qalisTvis Seewira Tavi, aTasnairi mamacobisa da
gmirulii Tavganwirvis suraTi warmoudga Tvalwin. ganuzomlad uyvarda
qali, TavdaviwyebiT, uimedod. bednierebisagan lamis gagiJda, roca
warmoidgina, rogor gaivlida qali masTan erTad quCaSi, rogor
wavidoda leqciaze masTan erTad martin idenTan erTad! ise maRla
frinavda qali Wabukis warmodgenaSi, rom martins erTi surviliRa
aReZra neta misTvis movkvdeo. sxvagvarad ver moaxerxa amaRlebuli da
erTbaSad momskdari gancdebis gamoxatva. es iyo WeSmariti Seyvarebulis
Tavdadeba, sakuTari arsebis msxverplad mitana, da manam martini
telefonTan idga, cecxlovani grigaliviT moaskda es grZnoba.
ruTisTvis sikvdili saukuno sicocxlesa da siyvaruls niSnavs,
fiqrobda Wabuki. jer mxolod ocdaerTi wlisa iyo da siyvaruli
pirvelad swveoda!
xelis kankaliT Camohkida yurmili, uecari mRelvarebis Semdeg
erTbaSad mousavaTda, Tvalebi angeloziviT uelavda, saxe Secvloda,
gaspetakeboda, TiTqos yovelgvari miwieri WuWyisagan ganiwmindao.
paemani daginiSnes, ha? Caiqirqila siZem, xom ici, magas ra
mohyveba? policiaSi wagaCiqCiqeben!
magram martini isev maRla frinavda. am pirutyvulma qirqilmac ki ver
Camoiyvana miwaze. brazi da vneba ver swvdeboda. iseTi wminda zmaneba
gamoecxada, rom amisTana ubadrukobas, axla RmerTis darad,
sibraluliT dahyurebda zemodan. arc ki Sehyurebda siZes, Tvali ki
gadaatara masze, magram ar daunaxavs. TiTqos sizmris buranSiao, Tavis
oTaxSi gadafarfatda da tansacmlis gamocvla daiwyo. da roca
yelsaxvevis gakvanZvas Seudga, mxolod maSin igrZno yurSi
gamaRizianebeli xmauri. es iyo bernard higinboTamis qirqili, rac
axlaRa miswvda mis smenas.
sadarbazo kari rom miixura da martini, ruTTan erTad, kibeze daeSva,
erTbaSad daibna, uxerxuloba igrZno. qalTan erTad leqciaze wasvlis
sixaruls isa Crdilavda, rom ar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo. ramdenjer
unaxavs: amaTi wris mamakacebi qalebs quCaSi xels gamosdeben xolme.
magram zogjer xelgamoudebladac rom dadian! aRar icoda, ra efiqra
marto saRamoobiT gamodebdnen xolme xels, Tu mxolod col-qmari da
naTesavebi dadiodnen xelgayrilebi.
is iyo, kibe CaaTaves da trotuarze unda daedgaT fexi, rom Wabuks
mini gaaxsenda. es qali eTikis didi damcveli iyo da, meorejer rom
mouxda martinTan erTad gavla, biWs sayveduri uTxra trotuarze rom
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mihyvebi qals, garedan unda amoudge, quCis mxridan, Sen ki sul SigniT
moeqcevio. namdvil jentlmens eg ar unda SeeSaloso. amis Semdeg wesad
gaixada minim sul wahkravda xolme martins quslze fexs, roca
quCidan quCaze gadavidodnen, moagonebda, quCis mxridan amomideqio. axla
sagonebelSi Cavarda Wabuki, ar icoda, sad SeiTvisa minim eTikis es
wesebi, marTla ase Tu iyo dakanonebuli maRal sazogadoebaSi.
mainc vcdi, amiT araferi daSavdebao, gadawyvita bolos, zurgidan
mouara qals da quCis mxares amoudga. magram axla meore Tavsatexi
gauCnda SesTavazos Tu ara xeli? Tavis dReSi xeli ar gamoudvia
qalisTvis. is gogonebi, visTanac aqamde uvlia, arasdros mamakacTan
xelgayrilebi ar dadiodnen. axalgacnobilebi rom iyvnen, cal-calke
icodnen xolme siaruli, mere ki, Cabnelebul quCebSi, biWi welze
Semoxvevda xels da gogoc Tavs mxarze miayrdnobda. magram imaT xom ar
Seadarebs?! es sul sxva qalia. rame unda iRonos.
adga da qalis mxares mklavi moxara oRond odnav, viTom uneburad
mouxvda xeli, TiTqos siarulis dros aseTi Cveuleba hqonodes. da uceb
saocreba moxda: mklavze qalis xeli igrZno. tanSi saamurma Jruantelma
dauara, erTbaSad gamoeSala miwa da qalTan erTad haerSi aiWra. magram
xeladve daeSva ukan, kvlav sagonebelSi Cavarda is iyo, quCa gadaWres
da martini trotuaris SigniTa mxares moeqca. arada, quCis mxridan unda
evlo! ra qnas axla, mklavi gamoacalos da Semouaros quCis mxares
moeqces? axla kargi, vTqvaT, ase izams, magram meored rom mouwevs quCis
gadaWra? anda mesamed? sul airia saqme, da martinma gadawyvita, aRar
extuna aqeT-iqiT, rac moxdeboda, moxdeboda. mainc xinjad darCa es
gulSi da, saqmis gamosasworeblad, sulmouTqmelad alaparakda, TiTqos
raRac ambavma gamitacao. Tu marTlac aSavebda rames eTikis
TvalsazrisiT, mis daudevrobas amiT axsnida qali, laparakSi gaerToo,
ifiqrebda.
brodvei rom gadaWres, axali gansacdeli Seejaxa: am gaCaxCaxebul
sinaTleSi lizi qonolisa da mis mudamJam moqirqile megobars mohkra
Tvali. erTis wamiT ki Secba Wabuki, magram maleve waiRo qudisken xeli
da mouxada. Tavis sakuTar klass xom ar uRalatebda, da axla es
salamic marto lizi qonolis ki ar ekuTvnoda, qalma Tavi dauqnia da
jiqur SeanaTa Tavisi lamazi da Tamami Tvalebi, rac savsebiT
gansxvavebuli iyo ruTis nazi da mSvidi Tvalebisagan. mere ruTzedac
gadaitana mzera, xeladve gaiTvaliswina misi saxe da tansacmeli, mixvda,
ra wrisac iyo. Wabuks ar gamohparvia, rom, Tavis mxriv, ruTmac Seavlo
gogos mtrediviT mSvidi da uwyinari Tvalebi, marTalia, erTi wamiT,
magram mainc moaswro SeemCnia iaffasiani Wyetela tansacmeli da is
ucnauri qudi, rasac maSin muSa gogonebi ixuravdnen.
ra lamazi gogonaa! uTxra ruTma Wabuks.
martini mzad iyo, locviT aevso qali am sityvebisaTvis, magram sul
sxva rame upasuxa.
ra mogaxsenoT. albaT gemovnebis saqmea. me arc ise lamazad
meCveneba.
rogor! aTi aTas qalSi erTs ver Sexvdebi, aseTi swori nakvTebi
hqondes. gamoqandakebuls hgavs. Tvalebic ra lamazi aqvs!
viTom? gulgrilad hkiTxa martinma, radgan misTvis mxolod
erTi qali iyo qveynad lamazi da es qali axla gverdSi mohyveboda,
mklavSi xelgamodebuli.
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 ra brZanebaa! es gogona rom kargad gamoawyo da sazogadoebaSi

Tavis daWera aswavlo, mamakacebi Wkuas dakargaven, da Tqvenc, maT Soris,
mister iden.
jer laparaki unda iswavlos, SeniSna Wabukma, Torem is
mamakacebi verafers gaugeben. darwmunebuli var, naxevars ver gaigebT
magis naTqvams, Taviseburad Tu ilaparaka.
ra sisulelea! mtrisas Tqvenca da arTuric, Tu rame daiJineT!
dagaviwydaT, rogor vbluyunebdi, pirvelad rom gnaxeT?! axla
TiTqos sul sxva enaze avmetyveldi. uwin mec mag gogosaviT
vlaparakobdi. axla ukve TqvenTvis gasageb enaze SemiZlia agixsnaT, rom
magis laparaks Tavsa da bolos ver gaugebT. aba, Tu mixvdebiT, ase
gverdze gadaxrili ratom dadis? uwin verc me getyodiT, magram axla
amisTana rameebs vukvirdebi da vxvdebi kidec.
mainc? ratom dadis ase?
imitom, rom dilidan saRamomde sul manqanasTan dgas. ager ramdeni
weliwadia, norCi adamianis sxeuli moqnilia, ra moZraobasac asrulebs,
imnairad moixreba. sakmarisia erTxel Sevavlo Tvali da maSinve getyviT,
ra xelobisaa adamiani. aba, me SemxedeT. ase ratom virwevi xolme? imitom,
rom bavSvobidanve gemze vmuSaob, jogSi rom gametarebina es xani, rweva
ki aRar damCemdeboda, fexebi momerkaleboda cxenze jdomiT. es gogoc
asea, ver SeniSneT, rogor jiqur iyureboda, Tavis dReSi sakuTar Wers
ar Rirsebia, patroni ar hyolia, gogos rom pataraobidanve
lukmapurisTvis uxdeba zrunva, rogorRa ginda aseTi mSvidi Tvalebi
SerCes, ager...ager, Tqven rom gaqvT.
marTali xarT, xmadabla Cailaparaka ruTma, saSinelebaa! mere
ra lamazi gogonaa!
martinma gadaxeda da SeniSna, rom Tvalebi sibraluliT acimcimeboda.
maSinve is gaaxsenda, rogor uyvarda qali, erTbaSad SeakrTo im
bednierebis warmodgenam, rom ufleba mieca leqciaze gahyoloda, quCaSi
masTan erTad xelixelgayrili evlo.
`vina xar, Sen, martin iden? ekiTxeboda igi sakuTar Tavs sarkeSi
imave Rames, Sin rom dabrunda. didxans, gulmodgined akvirdeboda Tavis
gamosaxulebas, vina xar? ra xar? ra wridan gamosulxar? Sen lizi
qonolisTana gogoebTan unda dadiode. Seni adgili im milionobiT
mdabioTa Soris aris, romlebic TavauRebel SromaSi leven wuTisofels,
im sitlanqesa, biwierebasa da simaxinjeSi. boselSi unda egdo,
pirutyvebsa da monebTan, saSinel WuWySi, simyralesa da sibinZureSi.
aSmorebuli bostneuli uyriaT iqa. dampali kartofili. daynose, kargad
daynose... jandabas Seni Tavi! iq unda Cargo cxviri. wignebSi Sen ra
gesaqmeba! momxiblavi musikis mosmena ra Seni saqmea, an lamazi
mxatvrobis yureba, gamarTuli inglisuriT laparaki, iseT rameebze
fiqri da ocneba, rasac arc erTi Seni wris adamiani ar Rirsebia. bosels
ginda gaeqce, lizi qonolis gaurbixar da is haerovani qaliSvili ginda
Seiyvaro, romelic sadRac varskvlavebSi cxovrobs, Sengan milioni
kilometris daSorebiT?! vina xar-meTqi, ra xar?! jandabamdis gza gqonia.
miaRwev ki, viTom, karg rames?!~
muSti mouRera sakuTar gamosaxulebas sarkeSi. sawolis Zgideze
Camojda da farTod daWyetili Tvalebi sivrces gauStera. mere algebra
da rveuli gamoiRo da kvadratul gantolebebSi Caeflo. dro ki
mihqroda, varskvlavebi gafermkrTaldnen, fanjaras mtredisferi
ganTiadi moawva.
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Tavi mecamete
enawyliani socialistebisa da muSaTa wridan gamosuli
filosofosebis wyalobiT martin idenma didi aRmoCena moaxdina. es
filosofosebi siti-hol-parkSi ikribebodnen, SuadRis sicxeSi;
biblioTekisaken velosipediT mimavali martini parkTan Camoxteboda da
maT ugdebda yurs; ise gaitacebda xolme imaTi dava, rom moSoreba
uZneldeboda. kamaTis toni imas ara hgavda, rac mister morzis
sufrasTan moesmina martins, gacilebiT ufro mdabiuri iyo. arc
sidarbaisle gaaCnda am xalxs da arc Rirseulad Tavis daWeris unari.
xelad gaficxdebodnen, erTmaneTis lanZRvas mohyvebodnen, pirze sul
binZuri da saginebeli sityvebi ekeraT. erTjer Tu orjer muStikrivamdec ki mivida saqme. magram, miuxedavad amisa, maT sityvebSi raRac
mniSvnelovani, didi cxovrebiseuli azri gamosWvioda, Tumca martini ver
mimxvdariyo, rogor da ranairad. amaTi dava ufro metad aRagznebda mis
gonebas, vidre mister morzis wynari da TavSekavebuli dogmaturi
msjelobani. es xalxi, romlebic mTvareulebiviT iqnevdnen xelebs,
umowyalod awvalebdnen inglisur enas da, Tavisi azris dasamtkiceblad,
mdabiuri gaanCxlebiT swvdebodnen xolme pirSi erTmaneTs, ufro
sicocxlisunariani eCveneboda martins, vidre mister morzi da misi
guliTadi megobari mister batleri.
ramdenjerme gaigona, rogor daimowmes mokamaTeebma parkSi herbert
spenseris sityvebi, erT saRamos ki TviTon spenseris mowafec moevlinaT,
CamobranZuli mawanwala, romelsac gazinTuli qurTuki bolomde
Seebnia, raTa sititvle daefara. gaimarTa samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZola,
irgvliv Tambaqos kvamlis burusi idga, mokamaTeebi gamwarebiT ReWavdnen
TuTuns da ifurTxebodnen, mawanwala marjved igeriebda dartymebs, muSasocialistis dartymac ki moigeria, roca iman dacinviT Cauqirqila: `ara
ars RmerTi Tvinier Seucnobelisa da herbert spenseria misi
winaswarmetyvelio~. martini gaognebuli iyo, ver Caswvda am davis azrs,
magram roca velosipeds gadaajda da biblioTekisaken gaswia, Tan gahyva
interesi herbert spenseris gacnobisa, da raki mawanwala xSirad
axsenebda xolme `ZiriTad pirvel mizezebs~, martinma swored es wigni
gamoitana.
swored es iyo im didi aRmoCenis dasawyisi. erTxel winaTac scada
martinma spenseris wakiTxva, magram raki `fsiqologiis safuZvlebi~
Sexvda, asaval-dasavali ver gaugo iseve, rogorc madam blavatskis; da,
Sercxvenilma, wigni waukiTxavad daabruna. im saRamos ki, roca fizikasa
da algebras morCa da cota xans sonetsac ukirkita, loginSi Cawva da
`ZiriTadi pirvelmizezebi~ gaSala. Tavze daaTenda. Zili ar gaekara. im
dRes werac ki ar ucdia. mTeli dRe iwva, manam gverdebi ar etkina. mere
iatakze Camovida da gulaRma gaiSota. kiTxva mainc ar Seuwyvetia, xan
TavzemoT eWira wigni, xan aqeT-iqiT gadaswevda. im Rames daiZina da wera
meore dilas ganagrZo. magram isev acTuna wignma da mTeli saRamo
kiTxvaSi gaatara, sxva araferi gaxsenebia, isic ki daaviwyda, rom im
saRamos ruTs unda Sexvedroda. maSinRa movida gons, roca bernard
higinboTamma kari SeaRo da hkiTxa, Sen ra, aq restorani xom ara ggoniao.
martin ideni bunebiT cnobismoyvare kaci iyo. yvelafris gageba surda,
mezRvauroba da qveynebis movlac imitom indoma Tavis droze, magram
spenserma axla iseTi raime Seaswavla, rac Tavis dReSi ar gaegona da
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verasodesac ver gaigonebda, Zveleburadve rom ganegrZo zRvebze

mogzauroba. aqamde igi zedapirulad Wvretda sagnebs, movlenebs
erTmaneTisagan gaTiSulad aRiqvamda, ama Tu im faqtis calkeul
fragmentebsa swvdeboda da zerele ganzogadoebasRa Tu moaxerxebda,
yvela da yvelaferi erTmaneTTan daukavSireblad iyo gafantuli am
SemTxveviTobisa da uwesrigo cvalebadobis samyaroSi. Sehyurebda Citebs
da swvdeboda maTi frenis meqanizms, magram erTxelac ar mosvlia TavSi,
ganviTarebis is procesi aexsna, ramac es mfrinavi meqanizmi warmoSva.
eWvic ki ar Sehparvia, rom SeiZleboda frinvelebs ganviTarebis raime
procesi ganecadaT. ara. Tavidanve aseTebi iyvnen. aseTebi gaCndnen.
rasac Citebze fiqrobda, iseTive warmodgena hqonda, saerTod,
yvelaferzec. codna aklda, safuZveli aklda da amitom yovelgvari cda,
filosofiuri ganzogadeba mieca movlenebisaTvis, unayofo iyo. kantis
Suasaukuneobrivma metafizikam veraviTari movlenis asaxsneli gasaRebi
ver misca, Tavis gonebriv SesaZleblobaSi daaeWva mxolod. evoluciis
Teoriis Seswavla scada romensis metad specifikuri wigniT da aqac
iseTive marcxi ganicada. am wignsac veraferi gaugo da is azriRa
gamoitana, rom evolucia mSrali da mosawyeni sagania, mogonilia patara
adamianebis mier, romelTac gaugebari sityvebis raxaruxi uyvarT. axlaRa
mixvda, rom evolucia ubralo Teoria ki ar yofila, aramed
sayovelTaod aRiarebuli ganviTarebis procesi; rom mecnierebs am
saqmeSi gansxvavebuli azri ara aqvT da mxolodRa evoluciis
meTodologiis sakiTxebSi edavebian erTmaneTs.
da, ager, gamoCnda viRac spenseri, romelmac erTad daalaga sxvadasxva
Sexedulebani, Tavi mouyara ZiriTad sakiTxebs, saerTo daskvnebi
gamoitana da gaognebul martins TvalsaCinod gadauSala konkretulad
gamosaxuli samyaro, TiTqos gemis modeli yofiliyos, rasac mezRvaurebi
akeTeben da minis WurWelSi Cadeben xolme. araviTari ucnauroba da
SemTxveviToba aq ar yofila. yvelaferi kanonzomieri iyo. Citebis frenac
garkveul kanons emorCileboda; imave kanonis mixedviT lorwovani
nivTiereba, TandaTanobiT garkveul gamosaxulebas miiRebs, gamagrdeba,
fexebsa da frTebs gamoibams da Citad iqceva.
martinis gonebrivi ganviTareba sul maRla da maRla miiwevda, aseTi
simaRlisaTvis ki jer ar mieRwia. erTbaSad Caswvda saganTa da
movlenaTa idumalebas da amis SegrZnebam daaTro. RamiT koSmarul
sizmrebs xedavda da TiTqos RmerTebTan adioda. dRisiT ki
mTvareuliviT dafarfatebda da gaSterebuli Sehyurebda mis mierve
axlaxan aRmoCenil samyaros. sadils rom miujdeboda, yoveldRiur
wvrilmanebze saubari arc ki esmoda, radgan misi daZabuli goneba
yvelaferSi mizezobriv kavSirebs eZebda. dahyurebda TefSze xorcs da
gonebis TvaliT masSi mzis sxivebsa Wvretda, warmoidgenda mTel im gzas,
aseuli milionobiT mils, rac am sxivebs gamoevloT pirvelwyarodan,
warmoidgenda am energias xan Tavisive mklavebis kunTebSi gadasuls, rac
mas Zalas aZlevda xorci daeWra, xanac tvinis ujredebSi gadasuls, rac
kunTebs ubrZanebda, xorci daWerio... ase rom, bolos Tavissave tvinSi
warmoidgenda am mogizgize mzes. ise iyo gaognebuli, rom aRar esmoda,
rogor waiCurCulebda xolme jimi, `sagiJeTio~, arc dis SeSfoTebul
saxes xedavda da verc bernard higinboTams amCnevda, romelic TiTs
SublTan miitanda da daatrialebda, Cems colisZmas tvini aeriao,
aniSnebda.
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gansakuTrebiT Rrma STabeWdileba moaxdina martinze im

urTierTkavSirma, rac mecnierebaTa Soris, yvela mecnierebaTa Soris
arsebula. codnas mowyurebuli Tavidanve iyo igi, da rasac ki gaigebda,
sul sxvadasxva adgilas moaTavsebda xolme mexsierebis ujredebSi. ase
rom, mezRvaurobaze dagrovili codna yvelaze did ujredSi aRmoCnda.
qalebzedac karga blomad codna dagroveboda da isic sakmaod did
ujredSi aRmoCnda. magram es ori sagani arafriT ar ukavSirdeboda
erTmaneTs, savsebiT gancalkevebuli Canda es ori ujredi. ras
warmoidgenda, rom gakapasebul dedakacsa da qariSxalSi moxvedril
xomalds Soris raime kavSiris arseboba iyo SesaZlebeli. es fiqri
axirebulad da SeuZleblad moeCveneboda, magram herbert spenserma
aSkarad daanaxa, rom araTu axirebuli iyo kavSiri maT Soris, aramed
aseTi kavSiris ararseboba iqneboda SeuZlebeli da warmoudgeneli.
yoveli movlena Tu sagani usaTuod meores ukavSirdeba cis usazRvro
sivrceebSi mokiafe uSoresi varskvlavidan mokidebuli silis im umcires
atomamde, rasac adamiani fexiT Telavs.
es aRmoCena gancvifrebaTa uSreti wyaro Seiqna martinisaTvis. amis
Semdeg igi imis cdaSi iyo, raime kavSiri aRmoeCina movlenaTa da saganTa
Soris mTel mzis qveSeTSi da mzis miRmac. savsebiT sxvadasxvagvari
sagnebis sias adgenda da manam ver moisvenebda, sanam raime kavSirs ar
aRmoaCenda maT Soris kavSirs siyvarulsa, poeziasa, miwisZvrasa,
cecxlsa, Cxriala gvelebsa, cisartyelasa, patiosan Tvlebsa,
simaxinjesa, mzis Casvlasa, lomis Rrialsa, manaTobel gazsa,
kanibalizmsa, silamazesa, mkvlelobasa, berketebsa, sayrden wertilebsa
da Tambaqos Soris. amrigad, samyaro man gaaerTiana da mTlianobaSi
aRiqva, TvalSesavlebad warmoudga, arxeinad daabotebda mis Sukebsa,
bilikebsa da tevrebSi ara rogorc damfrTxali mgzavri, romelic
idumalebiT mocul samyaroSi moxvda, da Seucnobeli miznisaken
miiltvis, aramed rogorc mkvlevari, romelic yvelafers akvirdeba,
yvelafers ecnoba da swvdeba, da rukaze gadaaqvs. rac ufro mets
naxulobda da ecnoboda, miT ufro aRfrTovanebuli iyo mTeli
samyaroTi, sicocxliT, imiTi, rom TviTonve cxovrobda am samyaroSi.
`sulelo! SesZaxebda xolme sakuTar gamosaxulebas sarkeSi,
wera momindome? mwerloba moginda? rogorRa, Tuki dasaweri araferi
gqonda?! risi patroni werdi?! raRac balRuri warmosaxvisa, umwifari
grZnobebisa, silamazeze bundovani warmodgenisa da wyvdiadiT moculi
gonebis patroni? guli mozRvavebuli siyvaruliT lamis giskdeboda da
pativmoyvareobac am siyvaruliviT gaberili gqonda, magram fuWi da
usargeblo, rogorc Senive umecreba! ha, amis patroni apirebdi
mwerlobas?! Sen xom cotaTi axlaRa uReb alRos imas, Tu raze SeiZleba
wera! silamazis Seqmna moindome? magram rogor, roca warmodgenac ki ara
gaqvs silamazeze? cxovrebis aRwera moindome, roca asaval-dasavali ar
gagegeboda cxovrebisa... samyaros arsze moindome wera, magram samyaro
SenTvis Cinur anbans warmoadgenda. da ramdenic ar unda gewera,
mxolodRa Sens uvicobas daamtkicebdi. ara uSavs, guls nu gaitex,
martin, yoCaRad, biWo! axla dawer. zogi rame ukve gagegeba, marTalia,
Zalian cota, magram swor gzaze dgaxar da TandaTanobiT mets iswavli.
Tu bedma gagiRima, erT mSvenier dRes yvelaferi gecodineba, risi
codnac ki SeiZleba. modeqi mere da were.
ruTsac gaando Tavisi didi aRmoCena, masac gauziara mTeli sixaruli
da gakvirveba. magram qals didi enTuziazmi ar gamouCenia, gulgrilad
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Sexvda, etyoboda, ukve Seswavlili hqonda yvelaferi es. veraviTari

interesi ver SeniSna da martins Zalian gaukvirdeboda es, maSinve rom ar
efiqra albaT axali ar aris misTvis, yvelaferi iciso. gamoirkva, rom
arTursa da normans swamdaT evoluciis Teoria, spenseric waekiTxaT,
Tumca, etyoboda, iseTi didi STabeWdileba ar moexdina maTze am
filosofoss; saTvalianma, qoCora Wabukma uil olnim ki geslianad
Caiqirqila da is epigrama gaimeora: `ara ars RmerTi Tvinier
Seucnobelisa da herbert spenseria misi winaswarmetyvelio~.
magram martinma miuteva es Caqirqileba, rakiRa mixvda, rom Wabuki
ruTis Seyvarebuli ar iyo. mere zogi detalis wyalobiT isic SeniSna,
rom Wabuks araTu ar uyvarda ruTi, aramed antipaTiuradac ki iyo mis
mimarT ganwyobili. aman saocrad gaakvirva, gaugebari aRmoCnda misTvis.
es iseTi ram iyo, rac veranairad ver daekavSirebina samyaros sxva
movlenebisaTvis. Seebrala kidec ymawvili, romelsac albaT rame
Tandayolili nakli hqonda, rac xels uSlida ruTis namdvili silamaze
da momxiblaoba Seefasebina. kviraobiT xSirad gaiseirnebdnen xolme
velosipedebiT da martins aTasi sabuTi mieca darwmunebuliyo, rom
ruTsa da olnis Soris zavi ki iyo Camovardnili, magram iaraRi orives
SemarTuli hqonda. olni ufro normanTan megobrobda, arTursa da
martins ruTs miugdebda xolme da Wabuki amisaTvis ganuzomlad
madlobeli iyo.
kvira dReebi namdvili dResaswauli iyo martinisaTvis rac
mTavaria, ruTTan erTad grZnobda Tavs, Tan isic rad Rirda, rom misi
klasis WabukebTan rogorc toli tolTan, ise iyo. marTalia, es xalxi
ramdeni weliwadia swavlobda da sistematuri ganaTleba hqonda
miRebuli, magram martini darwmunda, rom gonebrivi ganviTarebiT axla
tols aRar daudebda maT, xolo erToblivi saubari SesaniSnavi wvrTna
aRmoCnda gramatikaSi, rac man ase gulmodgined Seiswavla. eTikis wignebs
Tavi mianeba da mTlianad Tavis dakvirvebas miendo. garda im
SemTxvevebisa, roca laparakSi gaerToboda da aRegzneboda, mudam
gafacicebiT adevnebda Tvalyurs sxvebis qcevas, imaxsovrebda
Tavazianobisa da urTierTdamokidebulebis yovel wvrilmans.
im ambavma, rom spensers didi xalisiT ar kiTxulobdnen, pirvel
xanebSi gaakvirva martini `herbert spenseri! SesZaxa biblioTekaSi
sacnobaro ganyofilebis TanamSromelma, o, didi mecnieria!~ magram
zedve etyoboda, rom am `didi mecnierisa~ araferi waekiTxa. erT saRamos,
sadilobisas, roca mister batleric aq iyo, martinma spenserze Camoagdo
sityva. mister morzma sastikad gailaSqra ingliseli filosofosis
agnosticizmis winaaRmdeg, magram gamotyda, rom `ZiriTadi
pirvelmizezebi~ ar waekiTxa. mister batlerma ki ubodiSod ganacxada,
spenseris wasakiTxad moTmineba ara myofnis, Cems dReSi erTi striqonic
ki ar wamikiTxavs magisi, magram Tavs uimisodac kargad vgrZnobo. eWvma
gahkenwla martini da aseTi mtkice da Tavis TavSi darwmunebuli rom ar
yofiliyo, iqneb sulac mienebebina Tavi herbert spenserisaTvis. magram
spenseris Sexedulebani damajerebeli eCveneboda da axla masze xelis
aReba igive iqneboda, mezRvauri rom amdgariyo uceb da kompasi da
qronometri zRvaSi gadaegdo. ase rom, martinma kvlav ganagrZo
evoluciis Teoriis Seswavla, sul ufro da ufro mtkiced SeiTvisa
sagani. am moZRvrebis dadasturebas bevri sxva mwerlis wignebSiac
waawyda. rasac mets swavlobda, sul ufro da ufro met auTvisebel
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codnis sivrceebs awydeboda xolme, sul ufro da ufro mets swuxda,

rom dReRameSi mxolod ocdaoTxi saaTi iyo.
da raki ase mokle iyo dRe, adga da algebra-geometria ganze gadado,
trigonometrias ki jerac ar Sesdgomoda. mere qimiac amoSala Tavisi
cxrilidan da mxolod fizika datova.
me xom specialisti ara var, Tavi imarTla ruTTan, arc
vapireb specialistobas. imdeni mecnierebaa, rom erTi kaci ras gaswvdeba,
Tunda mTeli sicocxle moandomo maT Seswavlas. me saerTo ganaTlebis
miReba unda vcado. specialuri sagani Tu damWirda, avdgebi da wignebs
moviSvelieb.
eg xom sakuTari codna aRar gamovida! Seesityva ruTi.
anki ra saWiroa. Cven specialistebis SromebiT unda visargebloT,
sxva ra daniSnuleba aqvT maT? ager, TqvenTan rom Semovedi dRes, buxris
mwmendavebi SevniSne. egenic xom specialistebi arian. gawmenden milebs,
Tqven kvamli aRar SegawuxebT, magram warmodgenac ki ar geqnebaT im
milebis mowyobilobaze.
eg xom yuriT moTreuli argumentebia.
qalma gakvirvebiT Sexeda da martinma sayveduri amoikiTxa mis
TvalebSi. magram Tavisi Sexedulebis sisworeSi mtkiced iyo
darwmunebuli.
yvela didi moazrovne, vinc saerTo filosofiur problemebs
arkvevs, konkretul sakiTxebSi sxva specialistebs eyrdnoba xolme.
herbert spenseric ase iyo. man aTasobiT mkvlevaris daskvnebi da
aRmoCenebi ganazogada. Tavad rom Sesdgomoda yvelafris Seswavlas,
aTasi sicocxlec ar eyofoda. Tundac darvini! man yvelaferi gamoiyena,
rac mebaReebma da mecxoveleebma gamoikvlies.
marTali xarT, martin, mouwona olnim, Tqven iciT, rasac
akeTebT, ruTma ki ar icis. ruTma isic ar icis, TviTon ras akeTebs da
ra sWirdeba.
... diax, swored asea, ganagrZo olnim, saSualeba ar misca ruTs
Sesityveboda, vici, amas Tqven saerTo kulturas eZaxiT. magram Tuki
amiT eziarebi saerTo kulturas, sul erTi ar aris, ras Seiswavli?!
adeqi da franguli iswavle an germanuli, an arada orive ganze gadade
da esperantos Caujeqi. saerTo kulturas amiTac miaRwev bolos da
bolos. im Tqveni `saerTo kulturisaTvis~ berZnulic SegiZliaT
iswavloT, an laTinuri, Tumca cxovrebaSi arc erTi gamogadgebaT da
arc meore. ra moxda mere, egec xom kulturaa! ruTi ar iyo, saqsonuri
rom iswavla, da karga safuZvlianadac... ori wlis win iyo es ambavi da
axla erTi frazaRa axsovs: `roca aprili Sxapuna wvimiT...~ asea, mgoni,
xom?.. magram aman mogcaT saerTo kultura, siciliT ganagrZo da arc
axla misca ruTs Sesityvebis saSualeba. vici, Cven xom erT kursze
vswavlobdiT.
ise laparakobT kulturaze, TiTqos igi saSualeba iyos da ara
mizani, SesZaxa ruTma. Tvalebi wamonTeboda, Rawvebze ori wiTeli
laqa daaCnda, kultura TavisTavad mizania.
martins aseTi kultura ara sWirdeba.
ratom ggoniaT?
ra gWirdebaT Tqven, martin? hkiTxa olnim da misken Setrialda.
martinma Tavi Zalian uxerxulad igrZno da sawylad Sexeda ruTs.
ho, ra gWirdebaT? CaekiTxa ruTi, es gadawyvets Cvens davas.
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 ra Tqma unda, kultura mWirdeba, gaubedavad Tqva martinma, me

silamaze miyvars da kultura saSualebas momcems ufro kargad aRviqva
igi.
ruTma Tavi dauqnia da gaibadra.
sisulelea! da TviTonve mSvenivrad iciT es. ganacxada olnim,
martini karieras misdevs da ara kulturas. axla SemTxveviT moxda, rom
kariera da kultura erTmaneTs daemTxva. qimikosoba rom moendomebina,
saerTo kultura raSi dasWirdeboda?! martins mwerloba gadauwyvetia,
magram ar ambobs, SiSobs, grZnobs, rom Tqven maSin am davaSi
damarcxdebiT. mwerloba ratomRac mouwadinebia? ganagrZo man,
imitom, rom simdidre Tavze ar gadasdis. Tqven ratomRa gamoiteneT Tavi
saqsoniuriTa da `saerTo kulturiT?~ imitom, rom gzis gakafva ara
gWirdebaT, amaze mamaTqveni zrunavs, is gacmevT, is gaxuravT da garCenT.
raSi gvWirdeba Cven es ganaTleba an Tqven, an me, an arTursa da
normans? sul am `saerTo ganaTlebiT~ varT gaJRenTili da uceb Cvens
mamebs rom fexi gadaubrundeT da gakotrdnen, xvalve iZulebuli
gavxdebiT maswavleblis xelobaze CavabaroT gamocda. Tqven piradad,
ruT, soflis skolaSi Tu iSoviT maswavleblis adgils an musikis
gakveTilebs qalTa pansionSi, madlobeli unda iyoT.
iqneb isic gviTxraT, Tqven raRas izamdiT? CaekiTxa ruTi.
didi xeiri arc me dameyreboda Sav samuSaoze movewyobodi, iqneb
dolar-naxevari gamekeTebina dReSi, an iqneb helnisTan gamovmdgariyavi
repetitorad... `iqneb-meTqi~, vambob, imitom rom, vin icis, erT kviraSi
gamomagdon kidec, uvargisobis gamo.
martini gulisyuriT usmenda, olnis simarTleSi eWvi ar epareboda,
magram gunebaSi mainc hkicxavda mas, ruTs ase kadnierad rogor
ekamaTebao. usmenda am kamaTs da axali Sexedulebani uyalibdeboda
siyvarulze. gonebas siyvarulTan araferi esaqmeba. marTebulad
msjelobs sayvareli qali Tu aramarTebulad, amas araviTari
mniSvneloba ara aqvs. siyvaruli gonebaze maRla dgas. vTqvaT, ruTma ver
Seigno, rogor esaWiroeba axla martins kariera ra vuyoT mere, gana
amitom igi nakleb sayvareli gaxdeba WabukisaTvis?! ara, iseTive
momxiblavia da rogorac ar unda imsjelos, mis momxiblaobas amiT
araferi daakldeba.
ra miTxariT? CaekiTxa igi olnis, romelmac martins fiqri
Seawyvetina da raRac uTxra.
imedi gamovTqvi, imden Wkuas mainc ixmarT, laTinurs ar
ukirkitoT-meTqi.
laTinuri xom marto saerTo ganaTlebas ar niSnavs, Seesityva
ruTi, gonebasac wvrTnis.
ha, ras apirebT, martin. dauwyebT kirkits laTinurs? aRar
moeSva olni.
martins gasaqani aRar mieca. SeniSna, rom ruTi gafacicebiT ucdida
mis pasuxs.
vSiSob, rom ver movaxerxeb, upasuxa man bolos, guliT minda,
magram dro ar meyofa.
xom xedavT, martins sulac ar ainteresebs saerTo ganaTleba,
gaixara olnim, imasRa cdilobs, sadme fexi moikidos, rames miaRwios.
ho, magram laTinuri xom Wkuis sawvrTnelia! gonebas wvrTnis,
ayalibebs! ruTma imedis Tvali miapyro martins, TiTqos sTxovs,
Sexeduleba Seicvaleo. fexburTelebi didi TamaSis win mudam wvrTnas
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gadian xolme. aseve saWiroa moazrovne adamianisaTvis laTinuric. egec

wvrTna aris.
sisulelea, absurdia! amas, bavSvi rom viyaviT, maSin CagvCiCinebdnen.
magram erTi ram ar uTqvamT maSin CvenTvis. Cvenve mogvandes roca
iqneba, TviTon mixvdebiano olnim cota xans Seicada, raTa
STabeWdileba gaeZlierebina da bolos, dasZina, yovelma jentlmenma
unda iswavlos laTinuri, codniT ki arc erT jentlmens ara sWirdeba
misi codna. ai, es ar uTqvamT maSin.
es ra patiosnebaa! Sehyvira ruTma, Tavidanve SegatyveT, ise
warmarTeT saubari, rom yvelafris gabiabrueba gindodaT.
mainc xom gonebamaxvilurad gamovida! ixtibari ar gaitexa
olnim, anki ratom ar aris patiosneba?! aba, vin icis eg Tqveni
laTinuri? meafTiaqeebma mxolod, veqilebma da laTinuris
maswavleblebma. martinic Tu romelime am xelobis Seswavlas apirebs,
raRa meTqmis, Sevmcdarvar da eg aris. magram maSin herbert spenseri
raRad unda? martinma axlaxan aRmoaCina spenseri da lamis Wkua
dakargos. ratom, ar ikiTxavT? imitom, rom spenserma raRac miswrafeba
gauCina. CemTvis piradad, araviTari miswrafeba ar aRuZravs, arc
TqvenTvis. Cven araferi ara gvWirdeba. Tqven gaTxovdebiT, me araferze
xelis ganZreva ar damWirdeba, Cemi agentebi da veqilebi mouvlian
mamaCemis danatovar qonebas.
olni wamodga. oTaxidan gasvla daapira, magram karebTan isev Sedga
da ukanaskneli tyviac gaisrola:
moeSviT martins, ruT. TviTon ukeT icis Tavisi saqmisa. xom xedavT,
ramden rames miaRwia ukve. zogjer amas rom gavixseneb, Cemive Tavisa
mrcxvenia da cudada vxdebi. martins axla gacilebiT ufro meti gaegeba
qveynisa, cxovrebisa, adamianis daniSnulebisa da, saerTod, yvelafrisa,
vidre arTurs, normans, an me da Tqven, miuxedavad imisa, rom Cven
laTinuric kargad viciT, frangulic, saqsonuric da saerTo kulturaca
gvaqvs.
magram ruTi xom Cemi maswavlebelia, raindulad gamoeqomaga
martini, Tuki marTlac vici rame, sul ruTis wyalobiT.
sisulelea! olnim geslianad gadaxeda ruTs, Tqven imasac
metyviT, spenseris wakiTxva ruTma mirCiao, magram es xom marTali ar
iqneba. ruTs imdeni gaegeba darvinisa da evoluciisa, ramdenic me
solomon mefis almasis sabadoebisa. amas winaT Tqven gagvaogneT im
Tavsatexi adgilebis ganmartebiT, rac spenseris wignebSi SegxvedriaT
saganTa ganusazRvrelobiT, daukavSireblobiTa da erTgvarovnebiT. aba,
erTi scadeT da ruTsac ganumarteT, erT sityvas Tu gaigebs! xom xedavT,
saerTo kultura arafris maqnisi yofila. morCa da gaTavda tra-lala! axla rom laTinurs dauwyoT kirkiti, martin, yovelgvar
pativiscemas davkargav Tqvensas.
am davam daainteresa martini, magram gulSi mainc raRacnair xinjsa
grZnobda. saqme exeboda mecnierebas, gakveTilebs, codnis sawyisebs da
kamaTis es bavSvuri toni sulac ar egueboda im did sakiTxebs, rac
martins aRelvebda, rac Zalas aZlevda arwivis klanWebiviT CabRauWeboda
cxovrebiseul movlenebs, da rakiRa SeegrZno, rogor iwyebda yvelafer
amis dauflebas, kosmosuri TrTolviT acaxcaxebda. ucxo qveynis napirze
gariyul poets amsgavsebda Tavs, romelsac Zalumad ganecada
garesamyaros silamaze, magram ver moexerxebina adgilobriv mkvidrTa
tlanq enaze emRera. martinsac ase mosdioda. gulSi miswrafebas
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grZnobda, tkivilismomgvrel miswrafebas, samyaros udides movlenebze

efiqra da amis nacvlad ki iZulebuli iyo balRuri dava da kinklaoba
esmina saWiroa Tu ara laTinuris swavlao.
es laTinuri raRa jandabad gamotyvra! mimarTavda igi sakuTar
Tavs im saRamos sarkeSi, mkvdari mkvdrad darCes. mkvdrebTan ra
mesaqmeba? silamaze cocxali da maradiulia. enebi ibadebian da kvdebian.
mkvdrebis ferfliRa aris.
uceb SeniSna, ra marjved ayalibebda axal azrebs, da dasaZineblad
rom dawva, is gaifiqra: ruTTan roca var, maSin ra momdis, ratom maSin
ver vlaparakob aseo! ruTTan igi mowafesaviT iyo da mowafis enaze
metyvelebda.
dro momeciT! wamoiZaxa man, oRond dro momeciT!
dro! dro! dro! es iyo misi gauTavebeli mudara.
Tavi meToTxmete
ruTis siyvarulis miuxedavad, martinma bolos da bolos gadawyvita,
laTinuri ar Seeswavla. es olnis gavleniT ar momxdara. dro misTvis
fuli iyo. laTinurze gacilebiT ufro mniSvnelovani ramdeni sagani
mtkiced moiTxovda yuradRebas. Tanac unda ewera. fuli eSova. Tumca
arc erTma Jurnalma da gazeTma ar gaikara. misi xelnawerebi
gauTaveblad mogzaurobda Jurnalidan JurnalSi. sxvebi neta rogorRa
axerxebdnen dabeWdvas? saaTobiT ijda xolme samkiTxvelo darbazSi da
sxvis nawerebs kiTxulobda, muStris TvaliT swavlobda, ukirkitebda,
Tavisebs adarebda da gamwarebiT cdilobda amoexsna is saidumlo,
risTvisac sxvebs ukve miegnoT da mitomac axerxebdnen TavianT
nawarmoebebis gasaRebas.
gakvirvebuli iyo dabeWdili masalebis did umravlesobas
sicocxlis niSanwyalic ar etyoboda: araviTari sinaTle, araviTari
ferebi... sicocxlis sunTqvas ver igrZnobdi, da mainc axerxebdnen
gasaRebas, TiTo sityvaSi or-or cents iRebdnen, aTas sityvaSi oc
dolars; ase iuwyeboda gazeTebi. imdens beWdavdnen am patar-patara
moTxrobebs, rom martini gaognebuli rCeboda, laRi da Wkvianuri
moTxrobebi iyo, amas ver uaryofda, magram sicocxle da cxovrebiseuli
simarTle aklda. cxovreba aTasnairi moulodnelobiT, saocrebiT,
ocnebebiT, gmiruli SemarTebiT, grandiozuli problemebiT aris savse,
es moTxrobebi ki yoveldRiur wvrilman ambebs moicavdnen. cxovrebis
mTel simZafresa da daZabulobas grZnobda martini, mis mgznebarebasa da
SfoTianobas, mis ambox suls, ai, ra iyo dasaweri! surda xotba Seesxa
imedgadawurul xalxTaTvis, romlebic mainc medgrad miuZRodnen sxvebs,
Smagi mijnurebisaTvis, im goliaTebisaTvis, romlebic saSinel
gaWirvebasa da siduxWires ebrZodnen da TavianTi siZlieriT TviT
cxovrebas welSi zneqdnen. am patara moTxrobebSi ki, Jurnalebi rom
beWdavdnen, xotbaSesxmulni iyvnen mister batlerebi, is bilwi da
ubadruki xalxi, romlebic dolarebis Segrovebas gaetacebina, patara
kacunebis ubadruki sasiyvarulo ambebi... iqneb TviT redaqtorebi arian
patara kacunebi da imitom! ekiTxeboda Tavs martini. an iqneb im
redaqtorebs, mwerlebsa da mkiTxvelebs cxovrebisa eSiniaT!
magram mTavari ubedureba is iyo, rom martini arc redaqtorebs
icnobda da arc mwerlebs. araTu ar icnobda mwerlebs, iseT vinmesac ki
ar gadahyroda, visac odesme wera ecada. kaciSvili ar iyo, rom eTqva,
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eniSnebina, ubralo rCeva mieca. erTi piroba eWvic ki Seepara

redaqtorebi iqneb namdvili adamianebi arc ki ariano. uceb manqanis
xraxnebad warmoudga. asea, namdvilad manqanaa! martinma suli CaRvara am
moTxrobebsa da narkvevebsa da leqsebSi... da ra gamovida manqanebs
miando. dakecavda xolme xelnawers, did konvertSi Cadebda, Sig
ukandasabrunebel markas Caayolebda, erT markas garedanac daakravda da
safosto yuTSi CauSvebda. mTel qveyanas moivlida es xelnaweri da
ramdenime xnis Semdeg ukanve ubrundeboda, meore konvertSi Cadebuli,
garedan ki mis mierve gagzavnili marka ekra. iqiTa mxares sulieri aravin
Canda, marjved mowyobili manqana iyo, romelic konverts gaxsnida,
xelnawers meore konvertSi Cadebda da martinisave gagzavnil markas
daakravda. avtomatebsa hgavda CauSveb penians, xels daaWer da patara
Wrilidan kevs gadmoagdebs, an Sokoladis filas. redaqciis manqanac
aseTi yofila: erTi Wrilidan honoraris Cekebs uSvebs, meoredan
dawunebul xelnawerebs. martini jerjerobiT erTxelac ver moxvda im
pirvel WrilSi.
uaris standartuli werilebi xom namdvilad manqanas amsgavsebdnen
mTel am proceduras. asobiT aseTi standartuli werili miiRo martinma,
TiTo xelnawerze bare TiTo duJini uari. bednierad CaTvlida Tavs,
erTi patara ganawera uari mainc mieRo, sagangebod misTvis dawerili.
magram erTxelac ar momxdara es da amitomac redaqtorebis arseboba
saeWvo Canda. amrigad, martinma sabolood daaskvna, rom im meore mxares,
iqiTa mxares, adamianebi ki ar iyvnen, aramed xraxnebi, kargad gazeTili
xraxnebi, romlebic marjved srialebdnen manqanebSi.
martini namdvili mebrZoli iyo mxne da Seudrekeli, wlobiT rom
ekveba es manqanebi, warbs ar Sexrida. magram axla sisxlisagan icleboda
da araTu wlebs, dReebs SeeZlo brZolis bedi gadaewyvita. binisa Tu
saWmel-sasmelis yovelkvireuli gadasaxadi sul ufro da ufro
aCqarebda mis saboloo gakotrebas, amas emateboda safosto xarjebic
Tavisi ormoci xelnaweris aqeT-iqiT gagzavnisaTvis!.. wignebs aRar
yidulobda metad, gadawyvita momWirneobiT ecxovra da rogorme
gaexangrZlivebina garduvali dasasruli. magram sulac ar exerxeboda
momWirneoba da erTi kviriT kidev moiaxlova aRsasruli, roca meriens
xuTdolariani kaba uyida.
brmad ibrZoda martini, arc rCeva, arc gamxneveba!.. suli kbiliT eWira.
gertrudamac ki almacerad dauwyo cqera. pirvel xanebSi igi
mosiyvarule dis didsulovnebiT Sehyurebda martinis balRur
sisuleleebs; mere da mere ki imave mosiyvarule da mzrunvelma gulma
Seawuxa gertruda. Zmis balRuri sisulele ukve sigiJed iqca. martini
kargad grZnobda dis gancdebs da es ufro awuxebda, vidre bernard
higinboTamis aSkara da utifari dacinvebi. sakuTari Tavis rwmena ki
hqonda, magram sxvas aravis sjeroda am rwmenisa. ruTsac ara sjeroda.
ruTi imis mosurne iyo, mxolod swavlisaTvis daeTmo martins mTeli
dro; marTalia, mwerlobisaTvis aSkarad ar gaukicxavs, magram arc
arasodes mouwonebia.
martinsac arasodes uCvenebia Tavisi nawerebi ruTisTvis. raRacnairad
erideboda; Tan isic icoda, ra datvirTuli iyo ruTi universitetSi da
ar undoda zedmeti dro waerTmia. magram roca diplomis dacvas morCa
qali, TviTonve sTxova martins, wamikiTxe, rasa wero. martins erTsa da
imav dros frTac Seesxa da muxlebic moekveca. aha, erTbaSad gamouCnda
msajuli. qali xelovnebis bakalavri iyo. literatura gamocdil
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profesorebTan hqonda Seswavlili. albaT redaqtorebic kargi

Semfaseblebi iqnebian, magram ruTi sul sxvagvarad Sexedavs martinis
namuSevars. qaRaldis naglejze dabeWdil standartul uars ar
gadascems. ar etyvis garkveuli Rirsebebis miuxedavad, rac nawarmoebs
usaTuod aqvs, Cveni JurnalisTvis ar gamodgebao. ara, igi cocxali,
naTeli sityvebiT etyvis Tavis azrs, Tbilad da adamianurad da, rac
mTavaria, TviT martin idenis arss Seicnobs. am nawerebSi gadaeSleba
martinis guli da suli, mTeli arseba, nawilobriv mainc Seicnobs,
nawilobriv mainc, raze ocnebobs Wabuki da ra Zala Seswevs mas.
martinma ramdenime moTxrobis aslebi SearCia da, mcire yoymanis
Semdeg, `zRvis simRerac~ daumata. ivnisis miwuruli iyo, roca erT
naSuadRevs martini da ruTi velosipedebiT qalaqgareT gaemgzavrnen.
meored midiodnen qalaqgareT martokani. zRvidan susti niavi qroda da
Tbil haers zomierad agrilebda, saamurad elamuneboda ymawvilebs. iseT
gunebaze damdgariyo martini, rom mTeli qveyniereba sasurvelad
mowyobili da mSvenieri eCveneboda; ra kargia sicocxle da siyvarulio,
fiqrobda. velosipedebi gzis piras datoves da goraks Tavze moeqcnen,
mzis mwveli sxivebiT gamxmar balaxs Tivis sasiamovno surneli hqonda,
mkis sunTqva igrZnoboda.
es balaxi ukve morCa Tavis saqmes, Tqva martinma, roca isini
dasxdnen ruTi martinis qurTukze, martini ki pirdapir Tbil miwaze.
Wabukma garujuli balaxi daynosa, erTbaSad daaTro saamo surnelma da
misi fiqrebi konkretuli sagnidan xelad zogadze gadaiyvana.
ukve Seasrula Tavisi daniSnuleba, risTvisac gaCnda da arsebobda,
ganagrZo man da gamxmar balaxs alersiT gadausva xeli, jer
zamTris mosawyeni niaRvrebis sinotiviT sulCadgmuli, amowveras
eswrafeboda, mere gamwarebiT ebrZoda adreuli gazafxulis qarebs,
yvaoda, xoWoebsa da futkrebs izidavda, Tesls aqeT-iqiT fantavda...
Seasrula Tavisi movaleoba qveynierebis winaSe da...
ratom uyurebT yvelafers aseTi saSineli praqtikuli TvaliT?
Seawyvetina ruTma.
albaT imitom, rom evolucias vswavlob. marTali Tu gnebavT, me
xom axlaxan amexila Tvali!
aseTi praqtikuli WvretiT, vaiTu sul dakargoT silamazis aRqmis
unari, me ratomRac ase meCveneba. vaiTu sul gaanadguroT silamaze, im
biWebis msgavsad, romlebic peplebs daiWeren xolme da xelis smiT
lamazi frTebidan priala fenas aclian.
Wabukma Tavi gaaqnia.
silamazesac Tavisi daniSnuleba aqvs, magram aqamde amas ver
vamCnevdi. aqamde ise momwonda silamaze, rogorc usagno da
gamouyenebeli ram, rogorc ubralod silamaze da sxva ki araferi. arsi
silamazisa sulac ar gamegeboda. axla ukve mesmis, ufro sworad
viwyeb gagebas. es balaxi CemTvis axla ufro lamazi gaxda, roca gavige,
ratom aris balaxi, roca Cavwvdi mzis, wvimisa da miwis im idumal
gavlenebs, ramac is Seqmna da aRmoacena. yovel Rer balaxs Tavisi
romantikuli cxovreba aqvs, sakuTari Tavgadasavali. amis gafiqrebac ki
maRelvebs da mafrTovanebas. roca energiisa da materiis TamaSze
davfiqrdebi, am grandiozul sasicocxlo Widils rom warmovidgen, ase
mgonia, balaxzedac ki mTel poemas davwer-meTqi.
ra kargad laparakobT! erTbaSad moswyda ruTs es sityvebi da
martinma erTbaSad SeniSna, rom qali gamomcdeli TvaliT Sehyurebda.
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Wabuki erTbaSad daibna, airia, saxeze sisxli moawva.

me xom axla vswavlob metyvelebas, amoiluRluRa man, TiTqos
imdeni rama maqvs saTqmeli, magram didia da ver verevi, Tavi ver
momiyria. zogjer meCveneba, TiTqos mTeli samyaro, mTeli sicocxle,
yvelaferi Cems arsebaSi moqceuliyos da mTxovdes, maTze vilaparako.
vgrZnob, o, ratom ar SemiZlia amisi aRwera, vgrZnob mTel sidiades
amisas, magram pirs rom davaReb, balRiviT avluRluRdebi. Zalian Zneli
saqmea, sityvebSi Camoayalibo Seni fiqrebi da grZnobebi, xolo mere ki
dawero da warmoTqva, raTa mkiTxvelica da msmenelic Seni sakuTari
fiqrebiTa da grZnobebiT aRagzno. didi saqmea! xom xedavT, balaxSi maqvs
Tavi Carguli da roca am surnels visunTqav nestoebiT, aTasnair fiqrsa
da ocnebas aRmiZravs. es samyaros sunTqvaa. me Camesmis simRera da
sicili, vxedav tanjvasa da bednierebas, brZolas, sikvdils. balaxis
surneli aTasnair xilvas wamomiSlis da minda, rom es gadmogceT Tqven,
mTel qveynierebas. magram ranairad? ena mebmis. axlac, ager, vcade,
TqvenTvis gadmomeca, sityvebiT amewera es gancda, rac balaxis surnelma
aRmiZra, magram ver movaxerxe. Cemi uxeiro laparakiT migaxvedreT
mxolod, risi Tqmac msurda... raRacnairad vluRluReb. survili ki didi
maqvs yvelaferi giTxraT... o! gamwarebiT aiqnia xeli, araferi ar
gamomdis! veranairad ver gamomiTqvams! amisi gadmocema ar moxerxdeba!
ras ambobT, mSvenivrad laparakobT! daiJina ruTma, saocaria,
ra kargi laparaki iswavleT am cota xanSi, rac me gagicaniT. mister
batleri cnobil oratorad iTvleba, winasaarCevno kompaniebSi sul
magas sTxoven xolme sityviT gamosvlas. im dRes ki, sadilze, Tqven
arafriT ar CamouvardebodiT, es aris, rom imas meti TavdaWeriloba
hqonda. Tqven metismetad aReldiT. ara uSavs, TandaTanobiT amasac
daZlevT. ra brZanebaa, didebuli oratori gamoxvalT. Sors waxvalT...
TviTonve Tu moindomebT. iseTi Zala gaqvT! Tqven SegiZliaT xalxs
waruZRveT win. Rrmada mjera; rasac mohkidebT xels, yvelaferi
gamogivaT, iseve rogorc gramatikaSi gaimarjveT. mSvenieri veqili
dadgebiT. politikur moRvaweobaSiac gaibrwyinebdiT. veRaraferi ver
SegiSliT xels, iseTive warmatebas miaRwevT, rasac mister batlerma
miaRwia... Tanac ise, rom wyluli ar gagiCndeT, RimiliT dasZina man.
ase saubrobdnen. ruTi Cveuli alersiani sijiutiT umtkicebda sruli
da safuZvliani ganaTlebis aucileblobas, Seagonebda, rom swored
laTinuri iyo aseTi safuZvlis qvakuTxedi, sul erTia ra karierasac
ar unda gahyoloda martini. man cxovrebis asparezze gamosuli kacis
Taviseburi ideali dauxata martins da es ideali umTavresad mamamisis
gamosaxulebas emTxveoda, mxolod zogierTi nakvTi da feri hqonda
damatebuli mister batlerisa. martini zurgze gawoliliyo da
gulisyuriT usmenda, qalis tuCebis moZraobas rom Sehyurebda, guli
siamiT uZgerda, magram goneba ar ikarebda imas, rasac qali ase
CasCiCinebda. qalis daxatuli perspeqtivebi sulac ar izidavda,
imedgacruebis yru tkivilma wamouara da siyvarulis mwvel tkivils
SeuerTda. martinis mwerlobaze krintic ki ar dauZravs qals, wasakiTxad
wamoRebuli xelnawerebi iqve eyara, daviwyebuli da uaryofili.
bolos, roca cota xniT gawyda saubris Zafi, martinma mzes axeda da
xelnawerebi akrifa, amiTRa moagona qals.
sul ar damaviwyda! SesZaxa qalma, mere rogor mindoda
momesmina!
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martinma SearCia da rac yvelaze ufro moswonda, pirvelad is

moTxroba waukiTxa. `sicocxlis zedaSe~ erqva am moTxrobas da is Rvino,
ramac weris drosac daaTro Wabuki, axlac TavSi auvarda da gaabrua.
garkveuli momxiblaoba hqonda am Tavisebur Canafiqrs, xolo frazebis
moxdenili agebiTa da moqceviT meti surneleba Semateboda. cecxli,
riTac es moTxroba hqonda dawerili, kvlav Semoegzno martins da ise
gaabrua, rom axla kiTxulobda da veraviTar nakls ver amCnevda. magram
ruTs ar mosvlia ase. misi gawafuli smena yovelgvar nakls, zomierebis
darRvevas, axalbedasaviT damaxasiaTebel zedmet paTetikas xeladve
iWerda da arc frazebis ritmulobis darRveva gamohparvia. saerTod, ver
SeniSna ritmi nawarmoebSi, garda im adgilebisa, rac gansakuTrebiT
paTetikurad JRerda, da aman, rogorc diletantizmis utyuarma niSanma,
gulic daswyvita. misi saboloo msjavric es iyo diletantizmi. magram
TqmiT ar uTqvams. piriqiT, zog wvrilmanze miuTiTa, roca martini
kiTxvas morCa, saerTod ki mouwona moTxroba.
magram martini imedgacruebuli darCa! SeniSvnebi marTebuli iyo. es
aRiara man. magram gana mowafuri SeniSvnebisaTvis waukiTxa es moTxroba!
calkeul detalebs ra mniSvneloba aqvs, TavisTavad gaswordeba. martini
TviTonve gaasworebs; iswavlis, rogor unda gasworeba. man raRac did
problemas Caavlo xeli da scada moTxrobaSi moeqcia. es iyo didi
cxovrebiseuli sakiTxi, frazebis ganlageba da wertil-mZimeebi ra
mosatani iyo! ganzraxva hqonda, ruTisTvisac egrZnobinebina is didi
sakiTxi, rasac TviTon miagno, sakuTari TvaliT dainaxa, sakuTari tviniT
gadaamuSava da sakuTari xeliT gadaitana qaRaldze. `davmarcxdi!~
gadawyvita man gulSi. redaqtorebi marTali yofilan. CavlebiT ki
Caavlo am did cxovrebiseul problemas, magram ver dawera. Tavisi
gulistkena advilad dafara martinma da ise ubralod gaiziara ruTis
SeniSvnebi, rom qali sulac ar mimxvdara, ra protestis niaRvari daiZra
Wabukis gulSi.
am moTxrobas `qoTani~ davarqvi, Tqva martinma da xelnaweri
gaSala, ukve oTxma Tu xuTma Jurnalma damibruna ukan, magram me mainc
mgonia, rom kargi moTxrobaa. marTali Tu gnebavT, CemTvis Zneli unda
iyos Sefaseba, magram me vfiqrob, raRacas mivageni. iqneb Tqven ise ar
gagitacoT, rogorc me mitacebs. patara moTxrobaa sul ori aTasi
sityva.
ra saSinelebaa! SesZaxa ruTma, roca martinma kiTxva daamTavra,
saSinelebaa, eniTgamouTqmeli saSineleba!
Wabuki idumali kmayofilebiT Sehyurebda ruTis gadafiTrebul saxes,
farTod gaRebul Tvalebs, daZabul gamometyvelebas, xelebis nervul
moZraobas. maS, miuRwevia miznisaTvis: mouxerxebia, gadmoeca nagrZnobi da
gancdili. kargad mourtyams niSanSi. moewona Tu ara, amas araviTari
mniSvneloba ara aqvs; mTavaria, rom mTeli arsebiT Seipyro, gaaogna,
wvrilmanebi sul gadaaviwyda.
es cxovrebaa, uTxra martinma, cxovreba ki yovelTvis lamazi
rodia. magram, miuxedavad amisa, ar vici, iqneb me var axirebuli adamiani
da imitom, aq silamazesac vxedav. aTjerac meti silamaze meCveneba aq,
imitom, rom...
ki, magram im ubedurma qalma ratom ver... erTbaSad Seawyvetina
ruTma. magram Tavadac ar daumTavrebia saTqmeli, ase Sehyvira: o, es
xom saZaglobaa! ra sakadrisia! WuWyia!
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erTi wuTiT TiTqos guli gauCerda martins. WuWyi! es arc ki ufiqria!

arc molandebia aseTi ram. mTeli moTxroba Tvalwin warmoudga,
cecxlis asoebiT dawerili, ise Tvalis momWrelad elavda, rom bevri
ukirkita, magram veraviTari WuWyi ver SeniSna. maS, araferi dauSavebia.
gulma kvlav dauwyo Zgera.
ufro lamazi siuJeti ratom ar airCieT? ganagrZobda ruTi,
gana ar vici, rom qveynad bevri WuWyia, magram...
qali aRSfoTebiT laparakobda, magram martini aRar usmenda, igi
RimiliT Sehyurebda ruTis qalwulebriv saxes, wmindas, umankos... es
umankoeba TiTqos gadmodioda da martinis arsebaSi iWreboda, gareT
devnida yovelgvar WuWysa da naleqs, rbil, gril da varskvlaviviT
moelvare eTeriul laJvardSi abanavebda, `gana ar vici, rom qveynad
bevri WuWyia!~ gaifiqra, ra SeiZleba ruTma icodeso, da gaeRima,
xumrobasa hgavda es sityvebi. uceb raRac xilvam gauelva, Tvalwin
gadaeSala cxovrebis WuWyiT savse mTeli zRva, nacnobi iyo misTvis es
zRva, bevrjer gadaecura, da ruTs miuteva moTxrobis ver gageba: misi
brali ar iyo, rom ver gaigo. madloba RmerTs, igi ase umanko daibada da
aRizarda. martinma ki mTeli asaval-dasavali icoda cxovrebisa, misi
sibinZureca da siwmindec, sidiadec, im WuWyis miuxedavad, rac zedapirs
mohkideboda da TuxTuxebda... RmerTo SeniT, amas yvlafers etyvis igi
qveyanas! caSi wmindanebi, raRa Tqma unda, umanko da ubiwo iqnebian! es ra
didi damsaxurebaa, magram WuWySi moqceuli wmidanebi ai, es aris
sakvirveleba. da swored amisTvis Rirs qveynad cxovreba. raTa dainaxo,
rogor amodis zneobrivi sidiade usamarTlobis wumpidan; Sen TviTon
gaizardo da Sexedo (Tumca Tvalebze WuWyis libri gaqvs gadakruli)
silamazis pirvel, mkrTalsa da Soreul konturebs; naxo, Tu
ubadrukobisa, biwierebisa da pirutyvuli sitlanqis ufskrulisagan
rogor aRmocendeba Zala, WeSmariteba, amaRlebuli sulieri sifaqize...
uceb qalis wyvetili frazebi Caesma:
TviTon tonia raRacnairad mdabiuri. amaRlebuli grZnobebi ram
gamolia?! Tundac `In Memorian~.
martins undoda eTqva `loksli hol~ da etyoda kidec, xelaxla rom
ar STaenTqa misi yuradReba xilvas. Sehyurebda ruTs da fiqrobda:
ramdeni gza unda gaevlo qals, rom, pirveli fermentidan gamosuls,
aTasobiT saukuneebis ganmavlobaSi cxovrebis veeberTela kibeze ecoca
da ebobRa, ganviTarebis umaRlesi safexurisaTvis mieRwia da, ager,
ruTisTana srulyofili gamxdariyo wminda, mSvenieri, RvTaebrivi;
romelsac Zala Seswevs martinsac ganacdevinos siyvaruli, siwmindes
aziaros da RvTaebrivis gancdis miswrafebiT aRagznos, martins, martin
idens, romelic TviTonve, raRac saocrebis ZaliT, erTbaSad moswyda
uTvalavi Secdomisa da sibinZuris wumpes da zeviT amoizida. aha,
romantika, aha, sakvirveleba da didebis Saravandi. aha, ra unda daiweros,
sityvebi Tuki eyo. zeciuri wmidanebi!.. isini mxolod wmidanebi arian...
Zala ar SeswevT, erTmaneTs uSvelon. martini ki adamiania.
Tqven didi Zalis patroni xarT, Caesma qalis sityvebi, magram
es Zala gauwvrTneli da gauxednavia.
rogorc faifuris maRaziaSi SeWrili mozveri, ixumra martinma
da Rimili daimsaxura.
kargisa da avis garCeva unda iswavloT, gemovneba ganiviTaroT,
stili gamoimuSaoT.
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 etyoba, Zalian gabedulad vkideb saqmes xels, waiduduna

martinma.
ruTma mowonebis niSnad gauRima da Semdegi moTxrobis mosasmenad
moemzada.
ar vici, rogor mogewonebaT, Tavis dazRveva scada martinma,
ucnauri moTxrobaa. vatyob, Zalian Sevtope, magram ganzraxva kargi
mqonda. wvrilmanebs nu gamoekidebiT. ufro mniSvnelovani iqneba, mTavars
Tu SeniSnavT. didi cxovrebiseuli simarTle aviRe, magram ar vici,
ramdenad gasagebad davwere.
kiTxulobda da Tan qals gadaxedavda xolme. rogorc iqna,
daainteresa, fiqrobda igi. qali erTxelac ar ganZreula, Tvali
martinisaTvis miepyro, sunTqva Sekvroda. Tavic ki aRar axsovs, ise
moxibla Cemma dawerilma moTxrobamo, fiqrobda Wabuki. moTxrobisaTvis
`Tavgadasavali~ daerqmia martins, da marTlac Tavgadasavalis apoTeozs
warmoadgenda; ara mwignobruli Tavgadasavlisa, aramed namdvilis,
mZvinvare mbrZaneblisa, romelic sasjelsac iseve guluxvad imetebs,
rogorc jildos, Jiniania, urwmuno, araadamianur moTminebas moiTxovs,
gulis SemaRonebel Sromas moiTxovs, dRisiTac da RamiTac; samagierod
an TvalismomWrel didebas gvpirdeba, an wyvdiadiviT Cabnelebul
sikvdils, SimSils, wyurvils, Trevas da wanwals, saSinel cieb-cxelebas,
oflsa da sisxlSi, damgeslav mwerebSi gdebas... magram wvril,
dakanonebul movlenaTa grZel jaWvs igi Zlevamosil da amaRlebul
didebamde mihyavs.
es yvelaferi da sxvac bevri ram dawera martinma Tavis moTxrobaSi;
swamda, rom swored aman moxibla ruTi, roca igi ijda da sulganabuli
yurs ugdebda. Tvalebi farTod daeRo, fermkrTali Rawvebi Sefakloda,
da jer kiTxva ar daemTavrebina Wabuks, rom moeCvena, sacaa
gulSeRonebuli davardebao. marTlac mosdeboda cecxli qals, magram
moTxrobis cecxli ki ara, TviTon Wabukisa. moTxrobaze arc ki
fiqrobda. kvlav Zveli gancda daeufla TiTqos daiZra martinis
sxeulidan raRac saocari Zala da qals Semoexvia. mis sxeulSi CaiRvara.
ucnauri is iyo, rom es Zala swored moTxrobidan modioda, TiTqos arxi
yofiliyos da martinis jani da Zliereba gamoetarebinos. magram qali
marto Zalas ganicdida, es arc ki ugrZvnia, ram moutana es Zala. da
roca martinis moTxrobam TiTqos yvelaferi gadaaviwya, faqtobrivad
qalis aseTi Tavdaviwyeba sul sxva ramis brali iyo es iyo fiqri,
saSineli, damRupveli fiqri, rac Tavisda uneburad, gonebis Caurevlad
Camouyalibda. roca gons moego, mixvda, rom qorwinebaze fiqrobda, neta
rogoria es qorwinebao, da am fiqris mxurvaale Jinianobam erTbaSad
daafrTxo. qalwulebriv fiqrs ara hgavda es, aseTi ram dRemde ar
ganecada, jerac ar gaRviZeboda, erTxelac ar Seewuxebina sqess,
tenisonis poeziis buranSi dacuravda, im mkrTalad miniSnebul
urTierTobasac vera swvdeboda, rac dedoflebsa da raindebs
akavSirebdaT am leqsebSi. aqamde Rrma ZiliT eZina qals da axla
cxovreba erTbaSad yvela karze ubraxunebda quxilis siZlieriT. uneburi
SiSiT moculi TiTqos yvela urdulis gamagrebas lamobda, magram anci
instinqti daJinebiT moiTxovda, kari farTod gaexsna da es ucnauri da
sanatreli stumari mieRo.
gaxarebuli martini qalis msjavrs eloda. eWvic ar epareboda,
rogori unda yofiliyo es msjavri da saxtad darCa, roca ruTis xma
gaigona:
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 lamazi moTxrobaa!
namdvilad lamazia! mgznebared gaimeora man, mcire dumilis
Semdeg.
lamazi marTlac iyo, magram sxva ufro mniSvnelovani hqonda
moTxrobas, vidre ubralo silamaze, raRac ufro meti, mwveli sidiade,
rac am silamazes imorCilebda. martini uxmod gawoliliyo miwaze da
gonebis TvaliT mis winaSe Camowolil eWvis saSinel buruss Sehyurebda.
kvlav marcxi ganicada! ver gamouTqvams xeirianad. udides movlenebs
amCnevs samyaroSi, magram gamoTqmiT ver gamouTqvams.
mainc ras ityodiT... SeWoWmanda, ucxo sityvis xmarebas moerida,
ideaze ras ityodiT.
gaurkvevelia, upasuxa qalma, erTaderTi es SeniSvna maqvs.
gulisyuriT vusmendi, magram ver daviWire. metismeti uxvsityvaoba
igrZnoba. imdeni usargeblo masala SegaqvT, rom mTavari azris
gamokveTas xels uSlis.
mTavari idea, ganmartebas daeSura martini, Sig gatarebuli
mTavari azri zogadkacobriulia, kosmosuria. amiT aris gaJRenTili
mTeli moTxroba, siuJeti garegan saburvels warmoadgens. gezi ki swori
aviRe, magram Tavi ver gavarTvi. Canafiqri ver ganvaxorciele. amasac
viswavli, roca iqneba.
ruTi aRar ugdebda yurs. veRar swvdeboda Wabukis azrebs. miuxedavad
imisa, rom TviTon xelovnebis bakalavri iyo. magram Tavsac ki ar
gamoutyda amaSi, Wabukis daulagebel laparaks miawera.
Zalian uxvsityvaoba igrZnoba, uTxra qalma, magram alag-alag
mSvenieria.
martins TiTqos sadRac Soridan moesma qalis sityvebi, radgan
WoWmanSi iyo, `zRvis simRera~ wavukiTxo Tu arao. iwva moSvebuli da
guldawyvetili, qali ki mas Sehyurebda surviliT da TavSi kvlav is
jiuti fiqri utrialebda qorwinebaze.
gindaT, saxeli moixveWoT? erTbaSad hkiTxa qalma.
diax, cotaTi, gamotyda martini, magram es mxolod erTi
nawilia Cemi mTavari miswrafebisa. CemTvis mTavari saxeli ki ar aris,
aramed gza am saxelisaken. bolos da bolos, saxeli mxolod imitom
minda, rom amiTi sul sxva rames mivaRwio. amitom viRvwi, amitom
vcdilob saxelis moxveWas.
Seni gulisTviso, undoda eTqva, da etyoda kidec, ruTs rom ufro
meti siTbo gamoeCina misi moTxrobebis mimarT.
magram ruTi ise gaetaca fiqrs, ra karieras SeiZleba martinma
miaRwios, Tundac sul patara da umniSvnelo saqme iyoso, ise moecva misi
goneba am sazrunavs, rom veRarc ki hkiTxa, im `sxva rameSi~ ras
gulisxmobso. literaturaSi veraviTar karieras ver miaRwevda, es
Rrmada sjeroda qals. dResac daamtkica es Wabukma Tavisi studenturi
da moumwifebeli moTxrobebiT. laparakiT ukve kargad laparakobda,
magram azris literaturulad Camoyalibebas sul ver SeeCvia. qali
gonebaSi adarebda xolme tenisons, brounings, Tavis sayvarel
prozaikosebs, magram es Sedareba sanugeSos verafers ambobda. Tavisi
saboloo azri mainc ar gaumxelia. is ucnauri ltolva, rasac Wabukis
mimarT iCenda, met moTminebas aiZulebda. bolos da bolos, mwerlobiT
gataceba misi erTgvari sisuste iyo, rasac TandaTanobiT daZlevda. maSin
ufro seriozul saqmes mohkidebda xels, iseT raimes, rac cxovrebaSi
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gamoadgeboda da gaimarjvebda kidec. amas winaswarve grZnobda qali.

iseTi Zala aqvs, rom ar damarcxdeba... oRond ki weras daanebos Tavi.
minda yvelaferi wavikiTxo, mister iden, rac ki dagiweriaT,
uTxra qalma.
martini sixaruliT wamoenTo. maS, dainteresebula, es aSkaraa! kacma
rom Tqvas xelaRebiT arc dauwunebia. aki Tqva zogierT rameze,
mSvenieriao. pirveli gamxneveba da mowoneba swored misgan miiRo.
usaTuod wagakiTxebT, mgznebared miugo Wabukma, da sityvas
gaZlevT, miss morz, kargi mwerali gavxdebi. me Soridan movedi... es
kargad vici... jer kidev bevri maqvs gasavleli da gavivli kidec, Tundac
forTxviT damWirdes siaruli. Sexveuli xelnaweri aiRo. aha, Cemi
`zRvis simRera~. Sin rom davbrundebiT, dagitovebT da Tavisufal dros
waikiTxeT. gulaxdilad miTxariT Tqveni azri. xom iciT, rom yvelaze
ufro kritika mWirdeba. Tqvenc nu momeridebiT, gulaxdilad miTxariT
yvelaferi.
gulaxdilad getyviT, Sehpirda qali da sindisma qenjna dauwyo,
dRes ver gamoviCine gulaxdiloba da vaiTu es momavalSiac ver
movaxerxoo.
Tavi meTxuTmete
pirveli brZola gadaxdilia. uTxra martinma Tavis
gamosaxulebas sarkeSi, im ambebidan aTi dRis Semdeg, magram meore
brZolac iqneba... mesamec... sul vibrZoleb, manam...
fraza ar daumTavrebia, Tvali Tavis ubadruk soros moavlo,
naRvlianad Sexeda redaqciebidan ukanve gamogzavnil, kuTxeSi, iatakze
erTad daxvavebul xelnawerebs, romlebic gauxsnelad ewyo grZel
konvertebSi. markebi aRar hqonda, rom isev egzavna aqeT-iqiT da mTeli
erTi kvira ase grovad eyara. xval axali partia, moemateba, zegac,
mazegac... manam yvela ar daubrundeba. da morCa, veRarc dagzavnis.
sabeWdi manqanis qirac gadasaxdeli aqvs mTeli Tvisa da ver gadauxdia,
radgan saWmel-sasmelis yovelkvireul gadasaxdelsac ver audis, sabirJo
kantoraSiac Zlivs Seaqvs fuli, sadac samsaxuris Sovnis imedi aqvs.
Camojda da dafiqrebiT daxeda Tavis magidas. aqa-iq melnis laqebi
aCnda da martinma erTbaSad igrZno, rom raRacnair siyvarulsa grZnobda
am magidis mimarT.
Cemo Zvirfaso magida, warmoTqva man, ramdeni bednieri saaTi
gamitarebia SenTan! namdvil megobrobas miwevdi. erTxelac ar
gagiwirivar, daumsaxurebeli uariT Seuracxyofa ar mogiyenebia,
gadamqancveli muSaobisaTvis erTic ar dagiwuwunia.
xelebi magidaze dauSva da Tavi Sig Cargo. yelSi raRaca uWerda da
tirili mounda. pirveli Cxubi moagonda. eqvsi wlisa iyo maSin. igeriebda
meore biWis dartymebs da cremli Rawvebze RapaRupiT Camosdioda. ori
wliT ufrosi iyo is biWi da sul dabegva martini. irgvliv wred
Semortymodnen biWebi, romlebic velurebiviT aymuvldnen, roca bolos
martini waqceuli dainaxes. retdasxmuli da tkivilebisagan gamwarebuli
igrixeboda, cxviridan wamskdari sisxli dalilavebul Tvalebidan
momdinare cremls erTvoda.
sawyalo biWo! Caibutbuta man, axlac gaglaxes. Zval-rbili
gagiswores. ise dagces, rom veRarc wamodgebi.
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magram im pirveli Cxubis xilva kvlav Tvalwin edga, imas ki sxvac

gadaeba, mTeli seria imgvarive Cxubebisa. eqvsi Tvis Semdeg erTxel kidev
scema pirgabrtyelebulma (ase eZaxdnen xolme im biWs). magram amjerad
masac daulurjes Tvali. esec xom saqme iyo! Sehyurebda Cxubis suraTebs,
erTmaneTze gadabmuls, TviTon yovelTvis nacemi rCeboda,
pirgabrtyelebuli ki gamarjvebuli. magram gaqceviT arasodes ar
gaqceula martini. amis gaxsenebam Zala Semata. mudam bolomde rCeboda
igi, raTa bedis simware egemna. pirgabrtyelebuli boroti suli iyo,
erTxelac ar Seubralebia mowinaaRmdege, magram martini mainc idga,
bolomde rCeboda.
mere Tvalwin warmoudga viwro Suka, aqeT-iqiT Zveli, dafxavebuli
saxlebi. boloSi, Sukas hketavda erTi dabali aguris saxli, saidanac
sabeWdi manqanebis ritmuli grialis xma gamodioda gazeT `moambis~
dilis gamoSvebas beWdavdnen. martini ukve TerTmetisa iyo,
pirgabrtyelebuli cametisa, `moambes~ hyididnen oriveni. amitomac
idgnen iq, gazeTis gamosvlas elodebodnen. pirgabrtyelebulma, raRa
Tqma unda, kidev wamoartya martins, gaimarTa axali Cxubi, magram
daumTavrebeli darCa, radgan oTxs rom TxuTmeti aklda, stambis kari
gaiRo da biWebi erTbaSad miawydnen gazeTs.
xval dagbegvav! moesma martins pirgabrtyelebulis Sepireba da
mere Tavisi kikina xmac gaigona, yelSi mobjenili cremlisagan
aTrTolebuli, isic Sehpirda xval aq dagixvdebio.
meore dRes skolidan pirdapir iqiTken gaiqca, raTa pirveli misuliyo
da, marTlac, ori wuTiT daaswro pirgabrtyelebuls. biWebi aqebdnen
martins, darigebas aZlevdnen, calkeul Secdomebs usworebdnen da
agulianebdnen, Cvens rCevas Tu Seismen, gamarjveba usaTuod Seni iqnebao.
magram igive biWebi pirgabrtyelebulsac aZlevdnen rCevas. hoi, ra
gaixares am biWebma! igonebda axla martini im Cxubs da biWebisa Surda,
iseTi kmayofilebi iyvnen. daiwyo Cxubi da naxevari saaTi gagrZelda,
Seusvenebliv, manam stambis kari gaiReboda.
isev da isev sakuTari bavSvoba edga Tvalwin, gamovardeba skolidan
da `moambis~ Sukisaken mieSureba. erT dRes ar gamotovebs. sirbili ukve
aRar SeuZlia: ganuwyveteli Cxubisagan koWlobs, gaSeSebulia. xelebi
sul gaSavebul-dalurjebuli aqvs, majidan moyolebuli idayvamde:
xelebiT igeriebda dartymebs, tanze Wrilobebi aqa-iq dasCirqebia. Tavi,
mklavebi, beWebi stexs, xerxemali stkiva, Tavi gabursalebuli aqvs,
gamolayebuli. skolaSi aRar TamaSobda. verc swavlobda. wynarad
jdomac ki, merxze, wameba iyo. TiTqos saukuneebi gavida mas Semdeg, rac
es yoveldRiuri Cxubi daiwyes. dro, axal-axali Cxubis molodinSi,
majlajunasaviT miizlazneboda, `ra gaxda es pirgabrtyelebuli, ratom
ver unda moverio?~ fiqrobda xolme martini. amiT Tu eweoda Svebas.
brZolis Sewyveta da damorCileba ki erTxelac ar ufiqria.
ase miClaxunobda xolme `moambis~ Sukisaken, gawamebuli,
gasavaTebuli, magram moTminebiT aRWurvili, raTa Tavis mouSorebel
mters Sexvedroda, pirgabrtyelebuls, romelic, amasobaSi, martiniviT
gasavaTebuliyo da didi siamovnebiT mianebebda Cxubs Tavs, magram
biWebisa rcxvenoda, romlebic mudam iq iyvnen da aqezebdnen. erT dRes,
ocwuTiani gamwarebuli brZolis Semdeg, romlis drosac wesebi mainc ar
aviwydebodaT (wixlis kvra, fexis gamodeba da waqceulis cema
akrZaluli iyo), roca orives gamoelia araqaTi, pirgabrtyelebulma
SesTavaza movrCeT, nurc Sen iqnebi damarcxebuli da nurc meo.
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am suraTis xilvaze, xelebSi TavCargul martins, axlac ki sasiamovno

Jruantelma dauara. cocxlad warmoidgina is wuTi, roca
sunTqvaSekruli da milaslasebuli, tuCebdamskdari da sisxliT
pirgamovsebuli, borZikiT miuaxlovda pirgabrtyelebuls, sisxli
gadmoafurTxa, radgan laparaks uSlida xels, da SesZaxa, Tu Tavs
damarcxebulad ara grZnob, brZola bolomdeo. pirgabrtyelebulma ara
scno Tavi damarcxebulad da Cxubi gagrZelda.
meore dRes, Semdeg dReebSiac, romelTac bolo ar uCanda, kvlav da
kvlav grZeldeboda. muSts rom SemarTavda Cxubis dawyebis win, mklavi
Camovardnaze hqonda, stkioda, pirveli xuTi Semokvris dros suli
kbiliT eWira. mere ki TandaTanobiT gabruvdeboda da veRarafers
grZnobda, brmad ibrZoda, mxolod burusSi xedavda, TiTqos sizmariao,
pirgabrtyelebulis wingaSveril yvrimalebsa da mxeciviT anTebul
Tvalebs. da am gabrtyelebul sifaTs CaaSterdeboda swored, sxva
yvelaferi gaqreboda; aRaraferi arsebobda am sifaTis garda, da verc
moisvenebda, simSvides ver eRirseboda, manam danayilsa da sisxlSi
azelils ar naxavda im sifaTs, an manam is pirgabrtyelebuli ar
daunayavda da sisxlSi ar auzelda martins cxvir-pirs maSinRa Tu
moisvenebda. ise dazaveba da baribarSi gamosvla ki misTvis,
martinisaTvis warmoudgeneli iyo.
dadga is dRec, roca martini `moambis~ SukaSi milaslasebda da
pirgabrtyelebuli ki iq ar dauxvda. aRarc Semdeg movida. biWebma
miuloces martins. pirgabrtyelebuli damarcxebuliao, eubnebodnen.
magram martini mainc xinjsa grZnobda gulSi. ver daamarcxa
pirgabrtyelebuli, verc pirgabrtyelebulma daamarcxa igi. brZolis
bedi gadauwyveteli darCa. mereRa gaiges, rom im dRes pirgabrtyelebuls
mama mokvdomoda moulodnelad.
wlebma erTbaSad gairbina mogonebaSi da, aha, martini TeatrSia,
qandaraze zis. Cvidmetisa iyo am dros, zRvidan axali dabrunebuli. uceb
Cxubi atyda. viRacam viRacas Semohkra. martinma gasaSveleblad gaiwia da
erTbaSad pirgabrtyelebulis anTebul Tvalebs SeefeTa.
warmodgenis Semdeg gareT dagelodebi, kbilebSi gamoscra
Zvelma mterma.
martinma Tavi dauqnia. uceb wesrigis damcvelma moirbina.
ukanaskneli moqmedeba rom gaTavdeba, quCaSi Segxvdebi,
waiCurCula martinma, ise rom gverdze arc gauxedavs, scenas
miStereboda.
wesrigis damcvelma erTi ki Sexeda da gabrunda.
gaxlavs vinme? hkiTxa martinma pirgabrtyelebuls, moqmedebis
damTavrebis Semdeg.
ra Tqma unda.
maSin mec movZebni biWebs, ganucxada martinma.
midga, modga da antraqtebis dros Tavis partiasac mouyara Tavi
lursmnis qarxnis muSebi sami biWi, erTi cecxlfareSi, eqvsamde
mezRvauri da amdenive market-stritelebi.
warmodgena rom damTavrda, orive banda quCas auyva, erTi erT
trotuars, meore meores. mofarebul kuTxes rom miadgnen, erTad
SequCdnen da bWoba gamarTes.
merve quCis xidTan ajobebs, Tqva erTma wiqoria biWma,
pirgabrtyelebulis bandelma, Cxubs SuaSi gavmarTavT, zed sinaTlis
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qveS, Cven aqeT-iqiT CavsafrdebiT. erTi mxridan Tu gamoCndnen

policielebi, meore mxriT gaviqceviT.
martini Tavis biWebs moeTaTbira da Tanxmoba ganucxada.
agre iyos, Tanaxma var.
merve quCis xidi, romelic san antonos SesarTavTan aris gadebuli,
sigrZiT qalaqis sam kvartals udris. xidis SuaSi, agreTve orive
boloSi, eleqtronaTura enTo. policieli Tu gaivlida, usaTuod
SeniSnavdnen. martins axlac cocxlad warmoudga Tvalwin es CxubisTvis
marTlac zedgamoWrili adgili. warmoudga ori banda, dabRverili da
saCxubrad SemarTuli biWebi, romlebic cal-calke idgnen da TavianT
Rirseul falavnebs agulianebdnen. martini da pirgabrtyelebuli
welzeviT gatitvlebulan. cota moSorebiT guSagebi dauyenebiaT da
dauvalebiaT xidis ganaTebul boloebs uTvalTvalon. erT mezRvaurs
xelSi martinis qurTuki, perangi da qudi moumarjvebia policia Tu
gamoCnda, gasaqcevad aris mzad. martini gonebis TvaliT xedavs, rogor
Sedis TviTon wreSi, Tvals TvalSi uyris pirgabrtyelebuls, xels
SemarTavs da ambobs:
winaswar xelis CamorTmeva da aseTi maimunoba ar unda. gaige?
brZola bolomde. araviTari ukandaxeva da Tavis damarcxebulad
gamocxadeba. samkvdro-sasicocxlo Cxubi unda iyos. gaige? erT-erT
Cvengans sul unda amoenayos cxvir-piri.
pirgabrtyelebuls saqcieli wauxda, maSinve Seatyo martinma, magram
im Zvelma gabRenZilma siamayem imZlavra, am ori bandis winaSe Tavs
rogor Seircxvenda!
kargi, gamodi! SesZaxa man, ras gaitlike! bolomde iqneba, maS
rogor!
da rogorc namdvil ymawvilur Tavmowonebas Seefereba, mozvrebiviT
ecnen erTmaneTs, muStSemarTulebi, siZulviliT gulagznebulebi, cemis,
dasaxiCrebis, ganadgurebis wyurviliT Sepyrobilebi. erTbaSad gaqra
yvelaferi, risTvisac kacobriobas aTasobiT wlebis ganmavlobaSi
tanjviTa da cocviT mieRwia. eleqtronis faraniRa idga kentad, rogorc
kacobriobis didi progresis niSansveti. martini da pirgabrtyelebuli
qvis epoqis velurebad, gamoqvabulebis binadrebad qceuliyvnen. sul
ufro da ufro Rrmad iZirebodnen talaxiT amovsebul ufskrulSi,
pirvelyofilobis fskerze eSvebodnen, brmad, angariSmiucemlad iqnevdnen
xelebs, erTmaneTs ejaxebodnen da ukuiqceodnen, rogorc ciuri
sxeulebis anasxletebi, rogorc atomebi, romlebic maradiul dajaxebaukuqcevaSi arian.
`RmerTo! ra mxecebi viyaviT! ra pirutyvebi!~ aRmoxda martins, roca is
gaxurebuli brZola gaixsena. Tavisi gansakuTrebuli warmosaxvis
wyalobiT, TiTqos TvalnaTliv Sehyurebda im Cxubs. mWvretelic iyo da
monawilec erTdroulad. am grZeli Tveebis ganmavlobaSi SeZenilma
kulturam da sulierma daxvewilobam aiZules erTbaSad Semcbariyo
aseTi sanaxaobis xilvaze. magram awmyo TandaTanobiT Seaviwrova
warsulma da igi kvlav Zvel martin idenad iqca: zRvidan axlaxan
dabrunebula da pirgabrtyelebuls ebrZvis merve quCis xidze. daiZaba,
sunTqva Seekra, ofli daasxa, sisxliT moiTxvara, gulSi Sveba igrZno,
roca SemarTuli muStebi mizansa xvdeboda.
sxvadasxva mxridan movardnil, erTmaneTis moZule ori grigaliviT
Seaskdnen erTmaneTs. dro gadioda, ori mtruli banda TandaTan daiZaba
da axla sulganabuli idga. amisTana gaafTrebuli Seteva TavisdReSi ar
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enaxaT da yvelani SiSis kankalma aitana. TviTonac ki ara yofilan iseTi

gamZvinvarebuli mxecebi, rogoric axla orive mebrZoli Canda. pirvelma
Wabukurma gznebam rom gaiara, ufro meti sifrTxiliT ganagrZes brZola.
saswori arc erTis mxareze ar ixreboda.
uSedegod damTavrdeba, Caesma martins viRacis sityvebi.
mowinaaRmdegem cru moZraobiT moatyua martini, jer marjvniv
gadaizniqa, mere marcxniv da uceb ise magrad dahkra, rom martinma
igrZno, loya Zvlamde Caexa. SiSveli muStiT amas ver izamda. erTbaSad
gancvifrebis SeZaxilebi moesma da sisxlmac iTqriala. magram arafriT
SeimCnia. ufro gafrTxilda da gaamaxvila yuradReba, radgan
gamocdilebiT icoda amnairi xalxis simdable da gaiZveroba.
gafacicebiT adevnebda Tvals da uceb liTonis gaelveba rom SeniSna,
dasartymelad moqneuli xeli marjved SeaCera Sua gzaze.
xeli gamoswi! Sehkivla man, kasteti damartyi?!
orive banda erTbaSad wamoifofra, RreniTa da RmuiliT
daupirispirdnen erTmaneTs. wamic da saerTo xelCarTuli brZola
gaimarTeboda, veRar moiklavda SurisZiebis wyurvils. martini gacofda.
ukan, biWebo! dahkivla man, gaigeT?! ha, xom gaigeT?!
biWebi maSinve gaecalnen. xom mxecebi iyvnen isini, magram martini kidev
ufro gamZvinvarebuli mxeci Canda, uneburi SiSi CaudgaT gulSi da ukan
daixies.
es Cemi piradi saqmea, nuravin Caereva. aba, momeci kasteti!
pirgabrtyelebuli gons moego, cotaTi SeSinda kidec da bilwi
iaraRi gadasca.
Sen gadaeci xom kasteti, wiqoriav, ukan-ukan rom miiZurwebi?!
SesZaxa martinma da kasteti mdinareSi moiqnia, raRac saeWvod ki
aetmasne, magram ver mivxvdi, ra gindoda. kidev Tu gagibedavs amisTana
rame, imdens girtyam, rom suls gagacxebineb. gaige?
isev gaxurda Cxubi. erTsac da meoresac araqaTi gamoeliaT,
gadalaslasdnen, magram mainc ganagrZobdnen pirutyvebis bandac ki
SeSinda, ukve moeklaT sisxlis wyurvili da axla TavianT falavnebs
sTxovdnen, gaSveldiTo. pirgabrtyelebuli ise moqceuliyo, rom sacaa
davardeboda da gaTavdeboda, an fexze dgomelas amoxdeboda suli;
adamianis niri da ieri dakargoda, SiSismomgvrel moCvenebas
damsgavseboda... cotaTi Sedga da Seyoymanda, magram martini mivarda da
dauSina da dauSina muSti.
mTeli saukune gavida TiTqos, pirgabrtyelebuli sul gasavaTda, da
uceb tkacani gaisma, martinis marjvena mklavi CamoeSva. Zvali gadautyda.
yvelam gaigona da yvela mixvda. pirgabrtyelebulic mixvda da,
ukanasknel Zalamokrebili, vefxviviT eca mowinaaRmdeges, setyvasaviT
daayara muStebi. martinis banda win wamoiwia. miSveleba scada. erTbaSad
daSenili muStebiT gaognebulma martinma Tavis bandas binZuri ginebiT
Seutia, ar momekaroTo. gamwarebisagan kvnesoda, xvneSa amosdioda.
marcxena xeli SeemarTa da urtyamda, angariSmiucemlad urtyamda.
TiTqos sadRac Soridan modioda damfrTxali biWebis butbuti, gaarCia
kidec, rogora Tqva erTma gabzaruli xmiT: `es raRa Cxubi gamovida,
biWebo. mkvlelobaa! gavaSveloT!~
magram veravin gabeda axlos misvla da martins gaexarda. iqnevda da
iqnevda marcxena xels, sisxlian masas utyapunebda, rac adamianis saxes
ki ara hgavda, aramed raRac saSinelebas SiSismomgvrel moqanave,
modudRune masas; isev da isev bundovnad edga Tvalwin martins es masa,
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ar Sordeboda. scemda da scemda, oRond axla sul ufro da ufro

mZimed, ukanaskneli nafleTebi sasicocxlo energiisa TandaTanobiT
ecleboda. TiTqos mTeli saukuneebi, milionobiT wlebi gavida, rac igi
utyapunebda da utyapunebda, vidre bolos ar SeniSna, rogor nel-nela
iwyo CaZirva am usaxelo masam da xidis ficars daenarcxa. martini Tavze
daadga, mofamfalebul fexebze mZimed irweoda, haers epotineboda Tavis
Sesamagreblad da gaurkvevlad dudRunebda ise, rom sakuTari xma
TviTonac ver icno.
kidev ginda? ha, kidev ginda?
imeorebda da imeorebda am sityvebs. ekiTxeboda, eRiWineboda,
emuqreboda kidev Tu gindao... mere igrZno, rogor moxvies biWebma
xeli, mxrebze mouTaTunes, scades qurTuki moesxaT. da xeladve
daviwyebis wyvdiadma STanTqma yvelaferi.
magidaze maRviZara saaTi tiktikebda, magram xelebSi saxeCargul
martin idens ar esmoda. saerTod aRaraferi esmoda, aRarc fiqrobda. ise
cocxlad ganicada erTxel Tavsgadaxdili ambavi, rom TiTqos axlac
guli SeuRonda, rogorc maSin, merve quCis xidze. ramdenime wuTi ise
gavida, rom mis Tavze wyvdiadi iyo Camowolili. mere ki TiTqos
mkvdreTiT aRsdga, erTbaSad wamoxta. Tvalebi wamonTeboda, ofli
wurwuriT Camosdioda.
xom dagamarcxe, pirgabrtyelebulo! SesZaxa man, TerTmet
wels movundi, magram mainc dagamarcxe!
muxlebi ukankalebda. sisuste igrZno da sawolTan milaslasda,
Zgideze Camojda. kvlav warsuls hyavda Sepyrobili. oTaxs moavlo
Tvali. areuls, gaognebulsa da SeSinebuls veRar gaego, sad imyofeboda.
magram uceb kuTxeSi daxvavebuli xelnawerebi dainaxa, mogonebaTa
borbali erTbaSad datrialda. oTxi weli xelad gamoirbina da kvlav
awmyoSi gadmoiyvana, daanaxa wignebi, romlebic mas waekiTxa, samyaro,
romelic am wignebma gadauSales, ocnebani, amayi miswrafebani, da
siyvaruli im fermkrTali, mgrZnobiare, haerovani gogonasi, romelsac
gulic ki gauskdeboda, Tundac erTis wamiT exila is saSineleba, rac
martinma axla xelaxla ganicada, Tundac erTxel moekra Tvali
cxovrebis im wumpisaTvis, rac martinma gamoscura.
Wabuki wamodga da sarkesTan dadga.
magram Sen amoxvedi im talaxidan, martin iden, gamarjvebuli
kacis toniT warmoTqva man, kaSkaSa sinaTlem Tvalebze libri
mogacila, mxrebiT varskvlavebsa swvdebi, namdvil cxovrebas eziare da
brZoliT arTmev uzenaes memkvidreobas im Zalebs, romelTac igi
saukuneebis ganmavlobaSi upyriaT.
kidev ufro axlo miitana sarkesTan Tavi da gaicina.
cotaodeni isterika da melodrama, ara? CaekiTxa Tavs, ara
uSavs. pirgabrtyelebuli xom daamarcxe erTxel, redaqtorebsac
daamarcxeb, Tundac orjer TerTmeti weli dagWirdes. SeCerebiT ki veRar
SeCerdebi. win unda iaro. brZola _ bolomde!
Tavi meTeqvsmete
maRviZara saaTma erTbaSad wamoaxtuna martini; aseTi janis patroni
ar yofiliyo, uecari gaRviZebisagan usaTuod Tavi astkivdeboda. magrad
eZina, magram xelad gamofxizlda katasaviT. Tavs mxned grZnobda da
kmayofili iyo, rom umoqmedobis xuTma saaTma ukve gaiara. sZulda Zilis
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umoqmedoba. ramdeni saqme iyo gasakeTebeli, ramdeni ram mosagvarebeli

cxovrebaSi. mistiroda yovel wuTs, rasac Zili arTmevda xolme
sicocxles. jer arc ki mimwydariyo maRviZaras wkriali, rom Tavi ukve
wyliT savse taStSi Caergo martins. eama civi wyali, saamur Jruantelad
dauara tanSi.
magram reJimi daerRva dRes. arc daumTavrebeli moTxroba eloda
magidaze, arc axali hqonia Cafiqrebuli. wuxel gvianamde Sehyva
mecadineobas da axla ukve sauzmis dro moaxlovebuliyo. scada erTi
Tavi waekiTxa fiskidan, magram tvini areuli hqonda da wigni daxura.
dRes axali brZola unda daewyo cxovrebasTan da weris Tavi ramdenime
xans aRar eqneboda. sevda moswoloda, ra sevdasac saxlTan Tu
SinaurebTan gamoTxovebisas ganicdis xolme adamiani. xelnawerebs
gadaxeda kuTxeSi. namdvilad ase iyo. unda gamoTxoveboda Tavis
sabralo, gawbilebul Svilebs, romlebic aravin ar indoma. mivida,
gadaqeqa da sayvareli adgilebi gadaikiTxa, `qoTani~ da `Tavgadasavali~
xmamaRlac ki waikiTxa. gansakuTrebiT moewona `sixaruli~, misi
ukanaskneli naSieri, romelic wina dRes daamTavra, magram marka ara
hqonda da kuTxeSi miagdo.
ar mesmis, Caibutbuta man, Tumca iqneb redaqtorebs ar
esmodeT! TiTqos araferi ar unda uSavdes. amaze uaresebsac xSirad
beWdaven... rasac ki beWdaven, verc erTi ver Seedreba amas... TiTqmis verc
erTi.
nasauzmevs sabeWdi manqana futliarSi Cado da ouklendisken gaaqana.
erTi Tvis qira ar gadamixdia, uTxra man klerks, moaxseneT
Tqvens ufross, rom samsaxurs viwyeb da erT TveSi, an ufro adre
gadavixdi.
boraniT san-franciskoSi gavida birJas miakiTxa.
samuSao Tu gaqvT raime, rac ginda iyos? mimarTa man birJis
agents. magram am dros viRac axalSemosulma SeuSala xeli. mdare
brwyinvalebiT iyo es kaci morTuli, rogorc koxtad Cacma-daxurvas
moyvarul muSebs sCveviaT xolme. agentma uimedod gaaqnia Tavi.
ah, aravin gamoCnda? ikiTxa axalSemosulma, rogorme dResve
unda viSovoT vinme.
mobrunda da martins miaSterda, martinmac axeda. lamazi saxe hqonda,
magram gacrecili da SeSupebuli, rogorc mousvenari Ramis Semdeg icis
xolme.
samuSaos eZeb? hkiTxa man, ra xeloba ici?
yovelgvar mZime samuSaos Sevasruleb, mezRvauroba vici, sabeWd
manqanaze vimuSaveb, stenografia ar vici... cxenosnoba vici... yvelaferi
SemiZlia, yvelafers movaxerxeb, iyo pasuxi.
axalmosulma Tavi daakantura.
etyoba, gamomadgebi. me dousoni var, jo dousoni. samrecxaosTvis
veZeb muSas.
metismeti ar iqneba?! martinma erTbaSad warmoidgina, rogor
auTovebda qalis aTasnair wvrilman morTulobas. magram es biWi moewona
da swrafad dasZina. recxva ki SemiZlia. gemze SeveCvie.
jo dousoni Cafiqrda.
maS, movrigdeT, giTxra, ra saqme gveqneba?
martinma Tavi dauqnia.
patara samrecxaoa, agarakze, sastumrosTan. `cxeli wyaro~ xom
gagigonia, sastumro? ori kacis samuSaoa ufrosi da TanaSemwe. me
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ufrosi viqnebi, Cven-Cveni saqme gveqneba, magram Sen me damemorCilebi. ras

ityvi, ginda?
martini Cafiqrda. kargi saqme Canda. ramdenime Tves waimuSavebda da
isev eqneboda swavlis dro. arc muSaobaSi daizogavda Tavs da arc
swavlaSi.
kveba kargi, sakuTari oTaxi, ganagrZobda jo.
aman gadawyvita sakiTxi. sakuTari oTaxi! kaci xmas ar gagcems, Tunda
mTeli Rame genTos sinaTle.
muSaoba ki jojoxeTuria, dasZina jom.
martinma mklavis gamoberil kunTebze daisva xeli.
es magari muSaobisagan maqvs.
maS, SevTanxmdeT, jom Sublze moisva xeli, uh, lamis
gamiskdes Tavi. TvalSi veRar vixedebi. metismeti momivida wuxel... Zalian
Sevtope... maS, ase, as dolars gadagvixdian orives da binas mogvcemen.
aqedan samoci Cemi iyo, TanaSemwe ormocs iRebda. magram im Zvelma
TanaSemwem icoda saqme. Sen gamoucdeli xar. pirvel xanebSi saqmis
gakeTebac momiwevs. jer rom ocdaaTi mogce da TandaTanobiT ormocamde
Segivso? ar mogatyueb. SeeCvevi Tu ara saqmes, ormocs miiReb.
ase iyos! daeTanxma martini da xeli gauwoda, meorem CamoarTva.
winaswar ver momcem cotas?.. gzisTvis da sxva xarjebisaTvis?
sul wamivida, upasuxa jom da kvlav gaxurebul SublSi itaca
xeli, marto iqiTobis bileTi SemrCa, sxva araferi.
mec aRaraferi SemrCeba... binis qiras rom gadavixdi.
Senc mere gadaixade, urCia jom.
ar SeiZleba. Cemi disa mmarTebs.
jom daustvina, Cafiqrda, iqneb rame movigonoo.
TiTo Wiqisa kidev SemrCa. wavideT, gadavkraT, iqneb rame
movifiqroT.
martini ar daeTanxma.
wylis muStari xar?
martinma amjerad Tavi dauqnia da jo wuwuns mohyva.
netai Sen! me vera da ver gadaveCvie, Tavis marTleba scada,
mTel kviras rom jojoxeTurad imuSaveb, mere gadakvra mogindeba xolme.
Tu ar davlie, an yels gamoviWri, an mTel samrecxaos gadavbugav. Tumca
Sen rom ara svam, es kargia, gamixarda, nurc dalev, magrad dadeqi.
martinma SeniSna, ra uzarmazari ufskruli iyo am kacsa da mas Soris;
wignebma warmoqmnes es ufskruli, magram martins sulac ar gasWirvebia,
ukanve gadaelaxa da dousons gverdSi amosdgomoda. mTeli Tavisi
sicocxle muSaTa samyaroSi trialebda da SromiTi amxanagoba mis meore
bunebas warmoadgenda. mTeli siZneleebi, rac gamgzavrebasTan iyo
dakavSirebuli da rac dousonis gabursalebuli TavisaTvis
mougvarebeli Canda, martinma advilad moagvara: Tavis Cemodans jos
bileTiT gaaformebda da bagaJiT gagzavnida, TviTon ki velosipediT
Cavidoda `cxel wyaroSi~. samocdaaTi mili iyo gasavleli. am gzas
kviras gaivlida, orSabaTs ki saqmes Seudgeboda. axla Sin gabrundeba da
bargs Caalagebs. gamosamSvidobebeli aravina hyavs ruTi da mTeli
misi ojaxi zafxuls sieraSi atarebdnen, tahos tbaze.
kvira Rames Cavida `cxel wyaroSi~, daRlili da mtverSi amoganglili.
jo mxiarulad Seegeba. mTeli dRis namuSevars, Subli sveli pirsaxociT
hqonda wakruli.
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 erTi nawili sarecxisa im kviridan gadmomyva, Sens Camosayvanad rom

viyavi wamosuli... Seni Cemodani ukve miviRe. Sens oTaxSia. ramsimZimea,
kaco! ra oxroba gaqvs Sig? oqros zodebi?
jo loginze Camojda, martini ki nivTebis amolagebas Seudga.
Cemodani, faqtobrivad, sursaT-sanovagis yuTs warmoadgenda da mister
higinboTamma naxevar dolarad dauTmo. martinma Tokis saxeluri gamoaba
da Cemodans daamsgavsa. jom Tvalebi gadmokarkla, roca martinma
ramdenime xeli sacvali amoiRo, da qveS ki sul wignebi! wignebiT iyo
gamotenili mTeli Cemodani.
sul wignebia? fskeramde?
martinma Tavi dauqnia da wignebi samzareulos magidaze daalaga, rac
pirsabnis magivrobas swevda.
ho-o! ho-o! SesZaxa jom da gaCumda, TavSi raRac azris
Camoyalibebas daacada. rogorc iqna, Camouyalibda.
erTi es miTxari, gogoebze ras ityvi?.. bevrs dasdev?
ara. uwin davdevdi, manam wignebs davuwyebdi kirkits, axla dro
aRar myofnis.
aq arc wignebis dro geqneba. marto muSaoba da Zili.
martins Caecina, gaaxsenda, rom RameSi TviTon xuTi saaTi eZina. misi
oTaxi zed samrecxaos Tavze aRmoCnda, amave SenobaSi idga Zravac,
romelic wyals tumbavda, eleqtroenergias warmoqmnida da sarecxis
manqanebs amuSavebda. meqanikosi, romelic mezobel oTaxSi cxovrobda,
axal mdgmurTan Sevida, gaecno da eleqtronaTuris zonaris dagrZeleba
uSvela, raTa magididan sawolTan mietana xolme naTura, roca
dasWirdeboda.
meore dRes, Svidis TxuTmet wuTze wamoxta martini, Svids rom
TxuTmeti daakldeboda, sauzme unda yofiliyo. samrecxaoSi saabazano
aRmoCnda mosamsaxureebisaTvis da martinma civ wyalSi ibanava, riTac
Zalian gaakvirva jo.
ih, Sen ra yofilxar, kaco! SesZaxa jom, roca isini samzareulos
erT kuTxeSi sasauzmod dasxdnen.
maTTan erTad mousxdnen sauzmes meqanikosi, mebaRe, mebaRis TanaSemwe
da ori Tu sami mejinibe. ylapavdnen saWmels da, moRuSulebi,
kantikuntad Tu wamoisrodnen sityvas. martini Wamda, ismenda da
fiqrobda ra Sors wavsulvar am xalxisgano. maTi gonebrivi
ubadrukoba autaneli aRmoCnda martinisaTvis, neta Cqara movSordeo,
wuxda. ase rom, Cqar-Cqara gadaylapa wyalwyala, ugemuri fafa da
samzareulodan rom gamovida, SvebiT amoisunTqa.
kargad mowyobili patara, orTqlis samrecxao aRmoCnda, uaxlesi
manqanebi yovelgvar Sromas asrulebdnen, risi Sesrulebac ki manqanebs
SeuZliaT. martinma saTanado darigeba miiRo da erTad daxvavebuli
WuWyiani sarecxis daxarisxebas Seudga, jom manqanebi aamuSava da sapnis
siTxe moamzada, rac mwvave qimiuri masalebisagan iyo Sezavebuli, ase
rom, iZulebuli gaxda Tvalebi, piri da nestoebi abanos pirsaxociT
Seexvia da mumias damsgavseboda. daxarisxebas rom morCa, martinma ukve
garecxili TeTreulis gawurvas mihyo xeli: Caagdebda gamwurav manqanaSi,
romelsac sagangebod mowyobili RerZi hqonda datanebuli. es RerZi
wuTSi ramdenime aTas brunvas asrulebda da centridanuli Zalebis
meoxebiT TeTreuls sinestes aclida. amis Semdeg waramara uxdeboda
martins saSrobi manqanidan sawuravTan mirbena, zogjer WuWyian
sarecxsac mivardeboda da qalisa da mamakacis windebs gadaarCevda.
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nasadilevs, manam uToebi gaxurdeboda, windebs recxdnen. amasobaSi

uToebi gaxurda da eqvs saaTamde sacvlebs auToebdnen. eqvsi rom
Sesrulda, jom ukmayofilod gaaqnia Tavi.
ver movaswariT, Tqva man, navaxSmevsac mogviwevs muSaoba.
marTlac, Ramis aT saaTamde muSaobdnen navaxSmevs, eleqtronis
TvalismomWrel Suqze, manam ukanaskneli sacvalic ar gaauToes da
dasaxarisxebel oTaxSi ar Seitanes gasacemad. namdvili kaliforniuli
CamoxuTuli Rame iyo da, miuxedavad imisa, rom fanjrebi daRebuli
hqondaT, oTaxSi gavarvarebuli uToebisagan Takara sicxe idga.
perangisamara, mklavebdakapiwebuli, oflSi gaRvrili martini da jo
sicxisagan suls Zlivs iTqvamdnen.
tropikul sadgurSi gemis datvirTvac ki ar aris amaze mZime,
SeniSna martinma, roca isini kibeze adiodnen.
Sen gamogiva saqme, miugo jom, marjve biWi yofilxar. ase Tu
imuSave, erT Tveze mets ar gamyofeb ocdaaT dolarze, iqiTa TveSi
ormocs miiReb. oRond nu metyvi, winaT ar miuToebiao. me xom vxedav!
sindiss geficebi, Cvaric ki ar gamiuToebia dRemde.
oTaxSi rom Sevida, martini gakvirvebuli iyo, ase ram damqancao.
daaviwyda, rom mTeli ToTxmeti saaTi muxlismoukecavad muSaobda.
maRviZara eqvsze daayena da xuTi saaTi ukan gadmoTvala, gadawyvita
pirvelamde ekiTxa. fexsacmeli gaixada, raTa SeSupebuli fexebi
daesvenebina, magidas miujda da wignebi Semoiwyo. fiski gadaSala im
adgilas, sadac ori dRis win SeCerda da kiTxva ganagrZo. magram Tavi
ise damZimeboda, rom pirvelive paragrafi ver gaigo da xelmeored
mouxda wakiTxva. mere erTbaSad gamoafxizla gaSeSebuli kunTebis
tkivilma da mTis niavis sigrilem, rac Ria fanjaraSi SemoiWra. saaTs
Sexeda ori Sesrulebuliyo. oTxi saaTi sZinebia. tansacmeli gaixada
da loginSi SeZvra, baliSze Tavis dadeba verc moaswro, rom ukve eZina.
samSabaTmac aseT daZabul muSaobaSi Caiara. jo aRfrTovanebuli iyo
amxanagis simardiT, WinkasaviT bzrialebda. mTeli grZeli dRe ise iyo
daWimuli, rom wamic ar gaucdenia. damacadinebuli iyo, yuradReba imaze
hqonda gafacicebuli, dro moego, martinsac miuTiTa xuTi moZraoba
ar moendomebia imisaTvis, ris gakeTeba samiT SeiZleboda, anda samjer ar
mitrialebuliyo iseT saqmeze, rasac ori mitrialebiT gaakeTebda.
`zedmeti moZraobis Sekveca~, ase monaTla martinma es movlena, roca
amxanags Sehyurebda da cdilobda misTvis miebaZa. Tavad kargi muSa iyo
yoCaRi da marjve, mudam saamayod hqonda, rom misi samuSaos
Sesruleba sxvas aravis uwevda da verc veravin sjobda muSaobaSi. axlac
gadawyvita mTeli yuradReba daeZaba da amxanagis darigebis mixedviT
emuSava. ise kargad amoavlebda xolme saxamebelSi sayelosa da manJetebs,
ise marjved gadasWimavda, rom gauToebis dros erTxelac ar
wamoburcula da amiT jos qeba daimsaxura.
TavauRebliv muSaobdnen. morCeboda Tu ara erT saqmes jo, xelad
meoreze gadaxteboda, arafers ar daelodeboda, arafers ar dagidevdaT.
orasi TeTri perangi gaaxames. Tvalis daxamxamebaSi moavlebdnen xolme
marjvena xels manJetebs, sayelos da gulispirs da saxamebelSi
CauSvebdnen, marcxena xeliT ki perangis danarCeni nawili eWiraT, raTa
saxamebeli ar gahkareboda. saxamebeli iseTi cxeli iyo, rom, ramdens
Cahyofdnen Sig marjvena xels, iqve vedroTi civi wyali hqondaT
momarjvebuli da xeladve am civ wyalSi unda etakebinaT da
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gaegrilebinaT. im saRamos TerTmetis naxevramde muSaobdnen; axamebdnen

da axamebdnen qalebis sifrifana, furCalebian sacvlebsa da kabebs.
oRond am kabebs nu marecxineb da tropikul qveynebSi mamuSave,
gaicina martinma.
me samagisod ar gamovdgebi, seriozulad upasuxa jom,
recxvis meti araferi vici.
kargad ki recxav.
egec rom ar vicode! TerTmetisa viyavi, ouklendis samrecxaoSi
rom daviwye muSaoba. ager Tvrameti weliwadi gadis mas Semdeg, da sxva
saqmisTvis xeli ar mixlia. magram amisTana mZime muSaoba arsad
Semxvedria. sul cota, kidev erTi kaci mainc gvWirdeba. xval RamiTac
mogviwevs muSaoba. oTxSabaTi sayeloebisa da manJetebis dRea.
martinma saaTi daayena, magidas miujda da fiski gaSala. erTi abzacic
ver CaaTava. striqonebi erTmaneTSi airia, Tavi daumZimda. bolTis cemas
mohyva, TavSi muStebs iSenda, magram Zils mainc ver moeria. mere isev
moimarjva wigni, quTuToebi xelebiT daiWira da ase Tvalgaxelils
CaeZina. raRa gza hqonda. danebda, tansacmeli gaixada da loginSi Sewva.
Svidi saaTi gaguduliviT eZina, maRviZaram gamoaRviZa, magram isev
arTmevda Tavs Zili.
bevri ikiTxe? mimarTa jom.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia.
ara uSavs. amaRam unda vimuSaoT, magram, samagierod, xval eqvsze
movrCebiT. modeqi da ikiTxe.
martini im dRes did varclSi recxavda Salis naWrebs, sagangebo
mowyobiloba hqonda, varclze joxi iyo gadebuli da zed damagrebuli
CanCaxuri da borblis wkiri trialebda.
Cemi gamogonebaa, amayad uTxra jom, aRarc wvaleba gWirdeba
ficarze recxviT, Ronec gezogeba. Tan TxuTmet wuTsac vzogavT yovel
kvireulad. TxuTmet wuTs exumrebi am soroSi?!
sayeloebisa da manJetebis aseT sajandravSi gatarebac misi gamogoneba
iyo. saRamoTi, roca dabnelda da eleqtronis sinaTle aanTes, jom ase
ganmarta saqme:
sxva samrecxaoSi jerac ar mougonebiaT aseTi ram. me ki SabaTobiT
sam saaTze ukve Tavisufali var. oRond saqme unda icode: gansazRvruli
temperatura, gansazRvruli wneva. Tanac, samjer unda gaataro. aba,
Sexede. manJeti amoiRo, xeliT ase ras gaaxameb!
xuTSabaTs jo gaacecxles: normaze meti gasaxamebeli TeTreuli
gamogzavnes.
unda wavide! ganacxada man, morCa da gaTavda! raRa gamovida
mTeli kvira pirutyviviT vimuSave, TiTo wuTobiT vzogavdi dros da
ager, uceb, mTeli Sekvra gasaxamebeli TeTreuli ar mogvayenes! me
Tavisufal qveyanaSi vcxovrob, ase ki ar aris saqme. avdgebi da
yvelafers pirSi mivaxli im gasiebul holandiels. frangulad ki ar
movyvebi titins. amerikulsac kargad gavagebineb. ha, mTeli Sekvra
gasaxamebeli TeTreuli!
amaRamac mogviwevs muSaoba, TiTqmis imave wuTSi Tqva
bedsdamorCilebulma jom, gaguliseba erTbaSad gadaaviwyda.
da im Ramesac ver moaxerxa martinma wakiTxva. mTeli kvira ise gavida,
gazeTi ar gauSlia da, Tavisda gasakvirad, survilic aRar mosvlia
amisa. aRar ainteresebda axali ambebi. ise daiqanca, rom aRarafris Tavi
ara hqonda, Tumca es ki gadawyvita: marTla sam saaTze Tu morCebodnen
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saqmes SabaTs, ouklends wasuliyo velosipediT. samocdaaTi mili iqiT

da amdenive ukan, kvira saRamos sul gauwyvetda qancs, Zalas veRar
moikrebda iqiTa kvirisaTvis. matarebeli gacilebiT ufro moxerxebuli
iqneboda, magram or-naxevari dolari daexarjeboda. martinma ki
gadawyvita fuli daezoga.
Tavi meCvidmete
bevri ram Seiswavla martinma. jer pirveli kvirac ar gasuliyo, rom
erT naSuadRevs, ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi, jom da man orasi TeTri
perangi gauSves, jo amuSavebda manqanas, romelzedac wnevis
maregulirebeli foladis zambaraTi cxeli uTo iyo gamobmuli. ase
auToebda igi perangis sayelos, manJetebsa da gulispirs. Semdeg martins
gadascemda da isic perangis gauxamebel nawils auToebda.
momqancveli samuSao iyo. sul erTi da igive, saaTobiT, gauTaveblad,
ganuwyveteli facifuci. gareT am dros, sastumros farTo aivnebze,
gril, qaTqaTa tansacmelSi gamowyobili qalebi da mamakacebi Caciebul
sasmelebs wrupavdnen da mere quCaSi gaiseirnebdnen xolme. samrecxaoSi
ki sulisSemxuTavi sicxe idga. uzarmazari gavarvarebuli Rumeli
gugunebda, wiTlad da TeTrad elavda uToebi danamul TeTreulze
srialebda da orTqlis Rrubels ayenebda. am uToebis simxurvale sul
sxva iyo, diasaxlisebis Cveulebrivi uToebi ras Seedreboda. qalebi rom
danerwyvili TiTiT gasinjaven uTos, martinisa da josaTvis is civi
gamoCndeboda, verc gasinjavdnen amnairad, loyasTan axlos mihqondaT
xolme da ise amowmebdnen temperaturas, raRac idumali alRoTi, riTac
martini aRfrTovanebuli iyo, Tumca ver gaego, ra unda yofiliyo.
metismetad cxeli Tu aRmoCndeboda uTo, civ wyalSi CauSvebdnen. esec,
TavisTavad, did sizustesa da moqnilobas moiTxovda. sakmarisi iyo erTi
wamiT daeyovnebiaT uTo wyalSi, rom gacivdeboda da kvlav gaxureba
dasWirdeboda. da martins TviTonve ukvirda Tavisi moqnilobisa da
sizustisa, im avtomaturi sizustisa, ris saSualebiTac igi manqanis
SeucTomlobiT muSaobda.
magram gakvirvebisaTvis aRar yofnida dro, mTeli gulisyuri
samuSaosken hqonda mipyrobili. cocxal manqanasaviT muSaobda, TaviTac
da xelebiTac, Seusvenebliv, da rac ki ram adamianuri iyo mis arsebaSi,
yvelafers nTqavda es manqana. samyaros problemebze fiqrisaTvis
gonebaSi adgili aRar rCeboda. misi gonebis farTo darbazebi daketildaluquli aRmoCnda. SegrZneba moeqca patara, mokucul oTaxSi, gemis
sabrZolo jixurSi, saidanac brZaneba mosdioda mklavebisa da mxrebis
kunTebs, aT moqnil TiTs, rogor gaetarebina yovel nakerze uTo.
romelsac zolad mihyveboda biliki, rogor mozomilad, Tanabari
moZraobiT, msubuqad da mardad gaesva am uTvalav saxeloebze, kalTebze,
gverdebze, zurgze... arc erTi gojiT gverdze ar mosvloda, mere ki ise
koxtad gadaegdo dauToebuli perangi, rom ar daWmuWniliyo. da verc ki
aswrebda, erTi perangisTvis moeSorebina daZabuli gulisyuri, rom uceb
meore ipyrobda. ase midioda dro, saaTi saaTs misdevda, gareT
kaliforniis mcxunvare mze yvelafers Tangavda da TenTavda, gaxurebul
samrecxaoSi ki erTi wamiTac ar SeiZleboda moTenTva aivnebis
sigriles Sefarebuli stumrebi tilos sufTa Casacmels saWiroebdnen.
ofli wurwuriT Camosdioda martins. gauTaveblad svamda wyals,
magram iseTi sicxe idga, rom siTxe sxeulSi ar Cerdeboda da maSinve
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forebSi moJonavda. ra gind mZime muSaoba Sexvedroda gemze, imisi dro

mainc rCeboda, rom sakuTar fiqrebs miscemoda. gemis mepatrone marto
mis samuSao drosa flobda, aq ki sastumros patroni martinis fiqrebis
batonic gamxdariyo. nervebis damaglejel, sxeulis damSlel fiqris
garda, arc mosdioda sxva raime fiqri. es SeuZlebeli iyo. imasac ki ver
ityoda ruTi miyvars Tu arao. ruTi aRarc arsebobda, radgan
martinis gawamebul gonebas dro aRar hqonda mis gasaxseneblad. mxolod
maSin Tu gamoecxadeboda qalis saxe, da isic bundovnad, roca martini
loginSi Cawveboda, anda diliT, sauzmis dros.
jojoxeTi ar aris, ha? mimarTa erT dRes jom.
martinma Tavi dauqnia, magram erTbaSad gaRizianda. eg xom isedac
cxadi iyo, raRa Tqma sWirdeboda! muSaobis dros xmas ar iRebdnen
xolme, laparaki saerTo ritmidan amoagdebda. axlac ase moxda: erTi
adgili uTogausmeli gamorCa martins da ori zedmeti moZraoba
dasWirda.
paraskev dilas sarecxi manqana aamuSaves. kviraSi orjer sastumros
TeTreuli unda erecxaT zewrebi, baliSispirebi, loginis
gadasafareblebi, sufrebi, xelsaxocebi. amas rom morCnen, Txel
sacvlebs miubrundnen. es ufro neli samuSao iyo, meti sifrTxile da
gulmodgineba marTebdaT. martini jerac ver SesCveoda rigianad.
alalbedze muSaoba aq ar SeiZleboda, yoveli Secdoma damRupveli iyo.
aq uyure, uTxra jom da ablabudasaviT sifrifana korseti
aCvena, muWaSi damalavda kaci, es rom dagewvas, oc dolars
dagiqviTaven.
magram martins araferi dauwvavs; ramdenadac nervebi daeZaba, imdenad
kunTebi moeSva. TviTonac guls ifxanda, roca qalebis am sifrifana
Casacmelebis xilvaze megobari ginebas mohyveboda xolme: ra
enaRvlebodaT im qalebs, me Sen getyvi TviTon recxaven! Txeli sacvlebi
jojoxeTi gaxda martinisaTvis da josTvisac. vai-uSvelebliT dazogil
wuTebs es sacvlebi arTmevda. mTeli dRe utrialebdnen. saRamos Svidze
recxvas morCebodnen da sastumros TeTreulis gasaxamebel manqanaSi
gatarebas iwyebdnen. aTze ki, roca sastumros binadrebs arxeinad eZinaT,
ori mrecxavi Txeli sacvlebis recxviT oflSi iRvreboda. SuaRamemde
Sehyvebodnen xolme, pirvelamde oramde!.. samis naxevarze anebebdnen Tavs.
SabaT dilas isev Txeli sacvlebi wamovida, amas mohyva aTasnairi
wvril-wvrili raRaca, naSuadRevs samze ki, rogorc iqna, morCnen mTeli
kviris samuSaos.
ara mgonia. axla samocdaaTi mili gza velosipediT gaiaro
ouklendamde, mimarTa jom, roca isini kibis safexurebze Camosxdnen
da SvebiT gaaboles.
mainc waval, miugo martinma.
ra eSmaki dagrCenia?.. gogo gyavs?
ara. wignebi unda gamovcvalo biblioTekaSi. velosipediT imitom
mivdivar, rom or-naxevari dolari davzogo.
fostiT ratom ar gagzavni? meoTxedi dolari dagijdeba.
martins WkuaSi daujda.
xval daisvene, aRar moeSva megobari, xom xedav, ras gavxar.
Cemi gamocdilebiT geubnebi. gasavaTebuli var.
etyoboda kidec, gasavaTebuli rom iyo. es Seupovari da mousvenari
kaci, romelic mTeli kvira wuTebis dazogvaze iyo gadamkvdari, araviTar
dabrkolebas ar epueboda, dayovnebas ver gaagonebdi, es energiis
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dauSreteli wyaro, ukiduresad daZabuli cocxali Zrava, muSaobaSi

namdvili cecxli da eSmaki axla, mTeli kviris samuSaos damTavrebis
Semdeg, ganadgurebuli Canda. gasavaTebuli da moCvarTuli ijda. lamazi
saxe usicocxlod CamogrZeleboda. uxalisod abolebda sigarets. xma
Cakvdomoda, monotonurad dudRunebda. rac ki cecxli da energia hqonda,
sul Cahqroboda. muSaobis damTavreba da mosvenebac ki aRar axarebda.
orSabaTs yvelaferi Tavidan daiwyeba, naRvlianad ganagrZo man,
ra yria amaSi, neta vicode, ha? neta, mawanwala viyo-meTqi, zogjer
vinatreb. dadian arxeinad, lukmapurs Souloben. if! miswreba iqneboda
axla erTi Wiqa ludi, magram adge unda da sofelSi Caxvide... darCi,
wignebi fostiT gagzavne. ram gagasulela, kaco?!
aq ra unda vakeTo mReli dRe? hkiTxa martinma.
daisveneb. Sen jer verc ki grZnob, ra daRlili xar. ras ambob! ise
var xolme gasavaTebuli kviraobiT, rom gazeTis wakiTxvis Tavic aRara
maqvs. erTxel avad viyavi, tifi mWirda. mTeli orTvenaxevari
saavadmyofoSi vegde. xelic ar gaminZrevia. didebuli iyo!
didebuli iyo! dananebiT gaimeora man erTi wuTis Semdeg.
martinma ibanava da roca saabazanodan gamovida, jo veRarsad naxa.
albaT ludis dasalevad wavidodao, ifiqra, magram naxevari milis gavla
soflamde damqancvelad eCvena. loginze wamowva, fexsacmeli arc ki
gauxdia, scada fiqrebi moekriba. wignisken xelic ar gauwevia. ise iyo
daRlili, rom Zilic ar ekareboda, iwva, fiqrsac ver axerxebda
xeirianad, buranSi iyo. amasobaSi vaxSmis dromac moawia. jo arc axla
gamoCenila, da roca mebaRem SeniSna, axla albaT iataks tkepnis daxlTan
mimdgario, maSinRa mixvda. xelad gabrunda da loginSi Cawva. diliT
igrZno, rom kargad daesvena. jo mainc ar Canda. martini xeebis CrdilSi
wamowva da sakvirao gazeTi gaSala. dila ise gavida, arc gaugia. ar
dauZinia, aravis Seuwuxebia, gazeTis gadakiTxvac ver moaswro.
naSuadRevs isev miubrunda da kiTxvaSi CaeZina.
ase gavida kviradRe. xolo orSabaT dilas isev samrecxao. martini
TeTreuls axarisxebda, pirsaxociT Tavwakruli jo ki kvnesoda,
igineboda, manqanas amuSavebda sapnis siTxes amzadebda.
ra vqna, ver moviSale, Tavi imarTla man, moawevs Tu ara
SabaTi saRamo, usaTuod unda wavide da davlio.
meore kvirac miiwura, yovel Rame gaafTrebuli muSaoba hqondaT
eleqtronis Suqze, xolo SabaTs, sam saaTze, jos xeirianad verc ki
moeswro samuSaos damTavrebis siamovnebiT datkboba, rom isev soflisken
gailala, raTa Tavdaviwyebas miscemoda. martinma winandeburadve gaatara
kvira dRe. xis CrdilSi eZina, uxalisod aTvalierebda gazeTs da iwva
piraRma, arc akeTebda rames, arc araferze fiqrobda. zizRi moawva
sakuTari Tavis mimarT, TiTqos erTbaSad damdablebuliyos,
damcirebuliyos. rac ki amaRlebuli da RvTaebrivi hqonda, sadRac
gamqraliyo. pativmoyvareobis grZnoba daClungeboda. sicocxlis xalisi
dahkargoda. mkvdari iyo. suli Cahkvdomoda. pirutyvad qceuliyo. muSapirutyvad. Sehyurebda mziT daferil mwvane foTlebs da Zveleburad
veRar ganicdida silamazes, aRarc cis uZiro silaJvarde xiblavda, ar
aRuZravda kosmosuri sivrceebis saidumloTa amoxsnis
Jruantelismomgvrel survils. sicocxle gulisgamawvrileblad
mosawyeni da uazro gaxda, guls urevda. Sinagani xilvis ekrans Savi
farda Camoswoloda, ocneba wyvdiadiT mocul oTaxSi gamoketiliyo,
sadac sinaTlis Suqi ver atanda. Tavisi megobrisa Surda. midioda es
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kaci yovel SabaTs da Tvreboda, sanetaro zmanebaSi iZireboda, momavali

orSabaTisa da mTeli kviris wamebas iviwyebda.
mesame kvira gavida. martins sakuTari Tavic SesZulda. sicocxlec
SesZulda. imisi fiqri stanjavda, rom marcxi ganicada. redaqtorebi
samarTlianad uwunebdnen nawerebs. amas axla aSkarad grZnobda da
TviTonve dascinoda Tavs, dascinoda ocnebebs, rasac ase eloliaveboda
xolme. ruTma fostiT daubruna `zRvis simRera~. gulgrilad gadaikiTxa
martinma qalis werili. yovelnairad cdila, rac SeiZleboda Seeqo da
edidebina. magram tyuili ar gamosdioda, simarTles ki rogor
daumalavda sakuTar Tavs. ruTs arc `zRvis simRera~ moewona, da es misi
werilis yovel striqonSi igrZnoboda, uxalisod SeTiTxnili qebis
yovel sityvaSi gamosWvioda. marTalic iyo qali, martini mtkiced
darwmunda amaSi, roca kidev erTxel gadaikiTxa leqsebi. veRaraviTari
silamaze veRar aRmoaCina da gakvirvebam moicva, neta ras vfiqrobdi, amas
rom vwerdio. frazis agebis siTamame axla sisuleled moeCvena, is
amaRlebuli gamoTqmebi da sityvebi sasacilod, saerTod mTeli
nawarmoebi absurdad, uazrod, daujereblad. axlave dawvavda `zRvis
simReras~, cecxlis gaCenis unari rom hqonoda mis Zlier survils, xolo
samanqano ganyofilebaSi Casvlas Zala sWirdeboda, Zala ki aRar hqonda
martins, mTeli misi Zal-Rone sxvisi sacvlebis recxvas xmardeboda,
sakuTari survilebis Sesasruleblad ara rCeboda.
gadawyvita, kvira dRes Zal-Rone moekriba da ruTisaTvis pasuxi
miewera. magram SabaT saRamos, muSaoba rom daamTavra da ibanava,
dauZlevelma survilma wamouara, Tavdaviwyebas miscemoda. `waval erTi,
vnaxav, ras akeTebs jo~, gaifiqra man da maSinve mixvda, rom tyuoda.
magram imisi Tavic aRar hqonda, rom am movlenas Cahfiqreboda. sul
erTia, mainc ar gamoutydeba Tavs, vtyuio, imdenad Zlieri iyo survili
Tavdaviwyebisa. dinjad gauyva soflis gzas, mZime nabijebiT, magram rac
ufro miuaxlovda, ufro da ufro auCqara fexs.
me megona, marTla wylis muStari iyavi! am sityvebiT Seegeba jo.
martini Tavis marTlebas aRar mohyolia, viski moiTxova, Wiqa gaipipina
da boTli jos gadaawoda.
aba, mTeli Rame nu moundebi erTi Wiqis gavsebas, tlanqad
mimarTa man.
magram raki jo aRar Cqarobda, martini aRar daeloda,
sulmouTqmelad gamoscala da kidev Seivso.
axla ukve SemiZlia dagelodo, quSad uTxra man, magram mainc
nu zozineb.
amjerad josac aRar uwowinia da erTdroulad gadahkres.
Senc am dReSi Cagagdo, xom? hkiTxa jom.
martinma ar isurva amaze laparaki.
vici, rom namdvili jojoxeTia, ganagrZo jom, magram mainc ar
momwons, mart, aq rom gxedav. jandabas, rac iyos, iyos, davlioT.
martini uxmod svamda da xSir-xSirad ukveTavda viskis, SiSis zarsa
scemda lurjTvala, Suaze Tmagadavarcxnil axalgazrda mebufete biWs,
romelic gogos ufro hgavda.
saSinelebaa pirdapir, ra gulqvad gveqcevian, rogor gvamuSaveben!
Tqva jom, bedi magaTi, rom vTvrebi, Torem aqamde sul gadavbugavdi
im oxer samrecxaos. Cems loTobas umadlon, pirdapir getyvi.
martins arc axla upasuxia. kidev ramdenime Wiqa da tvinze sasiamovno
burusi moawva. uh! cocxali yofila. am sami kviris ganmavlobaSi
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pirvelad amoisunTqa adamianurad. kvlav daubrunda Zveli ocnebani.

fantazia bneli oTaxidan gamoiWra. elvare cimcimiT uxmobda Tavisken.
warmosaxvis ekrani isev daewminda, vercxlisferi gaxda, zed
sxvadasxvagvari xilvani aelvarda. kvlav daubrunda silamazisa da
saocrebis aRqmis unari, xelixelgayrili mihyveboda maT, kvlav
daubrunda Zveli Zala. scada, josTvisac gaegebinebina es, magram jos
sakuTari ocneba hqonda rogorme am monur Sromas gahqceoda da
TviTonve gamxdariyo didi samrecxao qarxnis patroni.
bavSvebs fexsac ar Semovadgmevineb Cems samrecxaoSi, mart, patiosan
sityvas gaZlev... Sen ar momikvde. eqvsi saaTis Semdeg kaciSvils aRar
gavaWaWaneb, sul gamovketav samrecxaos. gesmis, ras geubnebi? imdeni
manqana da xalxi meyoleba, isedac Tavis droze moaswreben yvelafers.
ise RmerTi Semewios, Sen direqtorad dagniSnav, mart! mTeli samrecxaos
gamgebeli iqnebi. aseTi gegma maqvs. sasmels sulac aRar gavekarebi.
wveTsac ar CaviSveb pirSi. davzogav fuls, davagroveb da or weliwadSi...
magram martini yurs aRar ugdebda, mebufetes Seatova, mebufeteRa
usmenda, manam ori glexi Semovidoda, romelTaTvisac martinma sasmeli
moatanina. mefuri guluxvoba gamoiCina martinma, yvela dapatiJa
glexebic, mejinibec, sastumros mebaRis TanaSemwec, TviTon mebufete da
quCidan Semoparuli mawanwalac, romelic aCrdiliviT Semosuliyo da
aCrdiliviTve dafarfatebda sadRac kunWulSi.
Tavi meTvramete
orSabaT dilas jom kvnesa-viSviSiT Cayara TeTreulis pirveli partia
sarecx manqanaSi.
ici, ra unda giTxra... daiwyo man.
Tavi damanebe! SeuRrina martinma.
mapatie, jo, uTxra man SuadRisas, roca sadilis saWmelad
Seisvenes.
jos cremlebi moadga Tvalebze.
ara uSavs, upasuxa man, Cven xom jojoxeTSi varT, Tavi veRar
Segvikavebia. oRond, unda giTxra, rom, rac erTada varT, Zalian
Semayvare Tavi. imitomac mewyina. rogorc ki daginaxe, momewone.
martinma xeli CamoarTva.
mivaneboT yvelafers Tavi, ganagrZo jom, wavideT, quCa-quCa
viaroT mawanwalebiviT. Cems dReSi ar micdia, magram, vatyob, sulac ar
iqneba Zneli. saqme araferi gveqneba. gesmis araferi ar gveqneba
gasakeTebeli! erTxel avad viyavi tifi mWirda saavadmyofoSi
viweqi. ici, ra didebuli iyo. neta, kidev gavxdebode avad.
am kviramac zlazvniT gaiara. sastumro gaWedili iyo. moayares da
moayares Txeli sacvlebi. saocari gmiroba gamoiCines martinma da jom.
Rameebs aTenebdnen, eleqtronis Suqze muSaobdnen, saWmelic ki
aviwydebodaT. diliT jer sauzme ar eWamaT, ukve muSaobdnen. martinma
civ wyalSi banaobasac mianeba Tavi. sul daZabuli iyo, saqmeSi garTuli,
daWimuli. jo erTguli mwyemsiviT ufrTxildeboda da zogavda wuTebs,
eloliaveboda, erT wuTsac ar gaacdenda, rogorc Zunwi iTvlis xolme
gadanaxul oqroebs, ise gulisfancqaliT iTvlida, muSaobda gaafTrebiT,
giJiviT, manqanas hgavda, SeTanxmebiT muSaobda meore manqanasTan,
romelsac erT dros adamiani erqva, martin ideni.
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fiqris dro iSviaTad Tu rCeboda martins. fiqrebis savane daketili

iyo, fanjrebi magrad daxSuli. TviTon ki am savanis
Crdiladqceuli guSagi. marTlac rom Crdilad iqca. jo marTali
gamodga. oriveni Crdilad qceuliyvnen am saSinel jojoxeTSi. Tu
sizmari iyo esa? zogjer sulisSemxuTav orTqlSi gaxveuli, roca mZime
uTos gamalebiT asrialebda qaTqaTa sacvlebze, uceb gaifiqrebda xolme,
es sizmariao. male, sul ramdenime wuTSi, an iqneb aTasi wlis Semdegac,
gamoiRviZebs, Tavis patara oTaxSi miixed-moixedavs, melniT gaTxupnil
magidas miujdeba da win dRiT Sewyvetili moTxrobis weras ganagrZobs.
iqneb is werac sizmari iyo... da gemze gamoeRviZos, guSagad mdgars!
gamovardeba Tavisi kaiutidan gembanze, tropikul caze varskvlavebs
axedavs, saWes miujdeba da tanze sasiamovnod moelamuneba grili niavi.
dadga SabaTi da sam saaTze Tan moitana dasvenebis fuWi sixaruli.
waval, erT Wiqa luds davlev. Caiduduna jom uxalisod, radgan
ukve kviris miwurulis Cveulebrivi moTenTiloba daeufla.
martini TiTqos erTbaSad gamofxizlda, velosipedi gamoitana, gazeTa,
moawesriga. jo Sua gzaze iyo, roca martinma Cauqrola, saWeze
daxriliyo, Tanabari siswrafiT aWerda fexebs da pedals amuSavebda,
Tvalebi samocdaaT mil mtvrian gzisaTvis gaeSterebina. im Rames
ouklendSi eZina, kviras ki ukanve gaiara samocdaaTi mili gza. orSabaT
dilas, qancgawyvetilma, axali kviris muSaoba daiwyo. samagierod ar
damTvrala, fxizeli iyo.
gaiara xuTma kviram, meeqvsemac. martini kvlav manqanasaviT cxovrobda
da muSaobda. mxolod sulis siRrmeSi SemorCenoda naperwkali, romelic
SigadaSig gaielvebda da aiZulebda SabaT-kviras as ormoci mili gza
gaevlo velosipediT. magram es xom dasveneba ar iyo. esec manqanis
gadametebul muSaobasa hgavda da, bolos da bolos, is patara elvare
naperwkalic Cauqra sulSi, rac winandeli cxovrebisagan SemorCenoda.
meSvide kviris bolos, Tavisda uneburad, jos gahyva sofelSi;
qancgawyvetils, winaaRmdegobis Tavic aRar SerCenoda. orSabaT dilamde
kvlav daibruna sicocxlis sunTqva.
Semdgom SabaT-kviras isev gaiara as ormoci mili gza. saSineli
daRlilobisagan gabursalebuli Tavi axalma daRlilobam kidev ufro
daumZima. mesame Tvis miwuruls ukve mesamed gahyva jos sofelSi. isev
mieca Tavdaviwyebas, isev igrZno sicocxlis sunTqva da, wuTierad
gacocxlebulma, pirvelad Seicno sakuTari Tavi: smam ki ar aqcia igi
pirutyvad, muSaobam aqcia. daleva Sedegi iyo, mizezi ar yofila. Sromas
mohyva Tan da iseve gardauvali iyo es movlena, rogorc Rame mosdevs
xolme dRes. pirutyvuli SromiT veraviTar simaRles ver miaRwev, TiTqos
viskis gamogzavnilma Sikrikma CasCurCula es da Tanxmobis niSnad
martinma Tavi dauqnia. sibrZne aRmoaCnda viskis. cxovrebis saidumlos
aziara.
fanqari da qaRaldi moiTxova, vinc iq iyo, yvelasaTvis moatanina
viski, da manam isini martinis sadRegrZelosa svamdnen, daxlTan midga,
raRaca dawera.
ai, depeSa, jo, waikiTxe, uTxra man.
jom gamoarTva. saxeze mTvralis suleluri Rimili aRbeWdoda. magram
roca CaikiTxa, TiTqos erTbaSad gamofxizlda, sayveduriT gadaxeda
megobars da Tvalebze cremli moadga, Rawvebze Camougorda.
ukan aRar gamomyvebi, mart? hkiTxa imeddakargulma.
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martinma Tavi dauqnia da patara biWs mouxmo, depeSis gagzavna

daavala.
daica! amoiluRluRa jom, daica, movifiqro.
fexi eSleboda da daxls moeWida, martinma xeli moxvia, Seamagra,
fiqris saSualeba misca.
dawere, rom oriveni mivdivarT, wamoiZaxa man, momeci, xeli
movawero.
Sen risTvis midixar? hkiTxa martinma.
risTvisac Sen.
me zRvaze unda wavide. Sen xom ar SegiZlia?!
ara uSavs, iyo pasuxi, mawanwaloba xom SemiZlia.
martinma erTi wuTiT miaStera Tvali da SesZaxa:
RmerTmani, marTali xar! pirutyvobas isev mawanwaloba sjobs. ras
ambob, kaco, cocxali adamiani mainc gerqmeva, aqamde xom sicocxle ar
gigrZvnia?!
rogor ara, erTxel saavadmyofoSi viweqi, Seesityva jo,
didebuli iyo. tifi mWirda... SenTvis ar miTqvams?
manam martini depeSas gadaasworebda `orive mrecxavs~ Caswerda, jom
ganagrZo:
saavadmyofoSi rom viweqi, erTxelac ar momdomebia daleva.
ucnauri ar aris? monasaviT rom damawyebines muSaoba, maSin mominda sma.
vis ar SeuniSnavs, rogora svamen mzareulebi... xabazebic... samuSao aqvT
aseTi. usaTuod unda dalion. damaca, depeSis fuls naxevars me vixdi.
mere gavswordebiT, daamSvida martinma.
modiT, dalieT, damewvieT, gasZaxa jom.
orSabaT dilas jos zedmeti mRelvarebisagan veRar moesvenebina.
Tavis tkivili arc gaxsenebia, arc samuSaoTi dainteresebula. wuTebi
daudevrad ifanteboda, maTi mwyemsi ki, TiTqos araferiao, fanjarasTan
mimdgariyo da mziT dafarul xeebs gascqeroda.
erTi Sexede! wamoiZaxa man, es xom yvelaferi Cemia! es xom
Tavisuflebaa! wamovwvebi im xeebis ZirSi arxeinad da, Tu minda, aTas
weliwads viZineb. wavideT, mart, mivatovoT yvelaferi: neta ras vucdiT?!
mTeli qveyana Cvenia, iqiTobis bileTs me aviReb, ukan dabruneba ki ar
dagvWirdeba.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg, roca manqanaSi WuWyian sarecxsa yrida, uceb
sastumros mepatronis perangi SeniSna jom. niSanze icno. Tavisuflebis
sixaruliT atacebulma, perangi fexqveS Caigdo da moTela.
neta Senc am perangSi iyo gaxveuli, RoriviT Tavgasiebulo
holandielo! yviroda igi, ras mogTelavdi! aha, miiRe, aba, Seni
iyos! kidev miiRe! aba, movides da SeaCeros vinmem, Tu biWia! aba, SeaCeros!
martinma icina, isev gons moiyvana megobari. samSabaT saRamos axali
mrecxavebi Camovidnen da SabaTamde maT swavlebas moundnen martini da
jo. Soriaxlos Camojdeboda xolme jo da uxsnida. samuSaos ki aRar
gahkarebia.
xelsac ar vaxleb, ganacxada man, ar gavekarebi! vadamdec rom
damiTxovon, mainc ar vaxleb xels. me TqvenTan aRar vmuSaob, madloba
momixsenebia! sabargo vagonebiT vimgzavreb, CrdilSi wamovwvebi. aba,
modiT, monebo! ase! imuSaveT! oflSi gaiRvareT! rom movkvdebiT, Tqvenc
CemsaviT gaixrwnebiT, kaci aRar gkiTxavs, rogor gicxovriao!.. ha! Tu
RmerTi gwamT, amixseniT, raRa azri aqvs rames?!
SabaTs gasamrjelo miiRes da gzajvaredinamde erTad iares.
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 raRa azri aqvs, geCiCino, CemTan wamodi-meTqi, mainc ver dagiyolieb,

mimarTa imedgadawurulma jom.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia. velosipedi moemarjebina, wasasvlelad
gamzadebuliyo. xeli CamoarTves erTmaneTs. jom cota xans gaaCera
martinis xeli da uTxra:
kidev SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs, mart, manam ar movmkvdarvarT. guli ase
meubneba. naxvamdis, mart, RmerTma xeli mogimarTos. miyvarxar, biWo, Senc
xom ici, rom jojoxeTurad miyvarxar!
umweod idga Sua gzaze da gahyurebda, manam mosaxvevSi Tvals ar
miefara martini.
kargi biWia, Caiduduna man, kargi biWi!
mere TviTonac daiZra, wyalsaqaCavisaken waClaxunda, saca eqvsi Tu
Svidi carieli sabargo vagoni idga, Camobmas eloda.
Tavi mecxramete
ruTi da misi ojaxi ukve Camosuliyvnen agarakidan da ouklendSi
dabrunebuli martini axla xSirad xvdeboda mas. qals ukve mieRo
diplomi da universitetSi aRar dadioda, araadamianuri SromiT
sulierad da fizikurad gamofituli martinic aRarafers werda. ase rom,
SarSandelisagan gansxvavebiT, dro axla orives Tavze sayari hqonda, da
dauaxlovdnen kidev erTmaneTs.
pirvel xanebSi martini arafers ar akeTebda, isvenebda mxolod. bevri
eZina, saaTobiT fiqrobda, ocnebobda, saqmes ki ar gahkarebia. mZime
avadmyofobagamovlil adamiansa hgavda. gamomjobinebis pirveli niSnebi
is iyo, rom gazeTebs ufro interesiT dauwyo kiTxva. mere msubuq
romanebsa da leqsebs miubrunda, xolo ramdenime dRis Semdeg didi xnis
daviwyebul fisks Caujda. misma iSviaTi janis sxeulma male daiwyo
gamococxleba, Zveli Wabukuri simkvircxle da moqniloba kvlav
daibruna.
ruTs rom uTxra, cotas kidev davisveneb da mere gemze unda movewyoo,
qals guli dawyda da es Seetyo kidec.
rad unda waxvideT? CaekiTxa igi.
fulisTvis, miugo Wabukma, cota fuli unda viSovo da
erTxel kidev Sevutio redaqtorebs. Cems brZolaSi fuli da moTminebaa
mTavari Zala.
marto fuli Tu gawuxebdaT, barem samrecxaoSi darCebodiT!
samrecxaom pirutyvad maqcia. amisTana araadamianuri Sroma
gagaloTebs.
qalma SiSiT Sexeda.
gamodis, rom... xma aukankalda.
Zneli ar iyo, Tavi aeridebina pirdapiri pasuxisaTvis, magram bunebiT
alali kaci iyo, Tanac Tavisi Zveli aRTqma moagonda, rac ar unda
gamiWirdes, mudam simarTle vTqvao.
diax, miugo man, swored asea. ramdenjerme.
qals Jruantelma dauara da ukan daiwia.
ramdeni nacnobi myavs da aravis ar damarTnia aseTi rame, arasodes.
etyoba, arc erT imaTgans ar umuSavnia `cxeli wyaroebis~
samrecxaoSi, mwared gaecina martins, Sroma kargi saqmea, saWiroc
kia janis simrTelisaTvis. qadagebaSiac sul amas gaiZaxian... RmerTma
icis, arasodes mSinebia Sromisa! magram yvelafers sazRvari aqvs,
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samrecxaoSi ki moSlili iyo sazRvari. mitomac vapireb axla zRvaze

wasvlas. imedi maqvs, es iqneba ukanaskneli gamgzavreba, roca
davbrundebi, usaTuod damibeWdaven rames. eWvic ar mepareba.
qali xmas ar iRebda. etyoboda, ar TanaugrZnobda. Wabukma sevdianad
Sexeda SeuZlebelia is warmoidginos, rac me gamoviareo, fiqrobda.
roca iqneba, amas davwer... `Sromis dakninebas~ davarqmev, an arada
`loTobis fsiqologia muSaTa klasSi~, an sxva amisTana rames.
gacnobis pirveli dRis Semdeg arasodes ase Sors ara mdgaran
erTmaneTisagan. Wabukis alalma aRsarebam, ris miRmac amboxi suli
imaleboda, qali SeakrTo. magram am daSorebam ufro Seawuxa igi, vidre
daSorebis mizezma. es ki, TavisTavad, cxadyofda, Tu rogor
daaxloebodnen erTmaneTs, xolo momavalSi kidev ufro meti daaxloeba
iyo mosalodneli. qals sibralulic aReZra da Wabukis gardaqmnis
miamiti survilic. unda ixsnas es cxovrebaSi gamousvleli Wabuki,
romelmac ukve amden rames miaRwia. unda daixsnas im garemosaganac,
sadac trialebs da TviT sakuTari Tavisganac, Tunda gauZaliandes
Wabuki. es survili qalma Tavis saTno guls miawera. erTi wuTiTac ki ar
dafiqrebula, amis miRma eWvi an siyvarulis survili Tu imaleboda.
Semodgomis mSvenier dReebSi gadaasxdebodnen TavianT velosipedebs
da mTebSi avidodnen xolme, xmamaRla kiTxulobdnen leqsebs xan amas,
xan imas sulierad amamaRlebel gamakeTilSobilebel leqsebs.
Tavganwirva, moTmineba, Sromismoyvareoba da gulmodgineba ai, mTavari
sakiTxebi, rasac ruTi SemovliT, arapirdapir uqadagebda Wabuks. aseTi
RirsebebiT Semkulad miaCnda mas mama, mister batleri da endriukarnegi,
romelic erT dros sawyali emigranti biWi iyo da bolos mTeli
qveynierebisaTvis wignebis mimwodebeli gaxda.
martini xedavda da afasebda qalis aseT mondomebas, gulSi uxaroda.
misTvis ufro gasagebi gamxdariyo ruTis fiqrebi, qalis suli ukve aRar
iyo magrad daluquli gamoucnobi saocreba. gonebrivad isini
Tanasworebi gamxdariyvnen. da is uTanxmoebac, rac maT Soris Camovarda,
Wabukis siyvarulze araviTar gavlenas ar axdenda. ase mgznebared
arasodes ar hyvarebia qali, da fizikuri sinazec momxiblaobas matebda
ruTs Wabukis TvalSi. martins waekiTxa elizabet baretis Tavgadasavali,
romelsac wlebis ganmavlobaSi fexi ar daekarebina miwaze, manam erT
dRes brouningTan erTad ar gaipara da Ria cis qveS ar dadga, pirdapir
miwaze. rac brouningma im qalisTvis moimoqmeda, imas mec gavakeTeb
ruTisTviso, mtkiced gadawyvita martinma. magram jer xom unda
Seeyvarebina Tavi. mere yvelaferi advili iyo. Tavis Zal-Rones
gadascemda. xSirad warmoudgenia, rogor icxovrebdnen erTad. sakuTari
Sromis wyalobiT mSvenivrad mowyobilan, erTad kiTxuloben leqsebs,
msjeloben, ruTi daxvavebul baliSebze wamomjdara da xmamaRla
ukiTxavs martins. es iyo erTgvari simbolo maTi momavali cxovrebisa da
xSirad warmoudgeboda es suraTi. xan martins mieyrdnoboda ruTi da
usmenda Wabuks xeli mouxvevia misTvis da raRacas kiTxulobs, qalis
Tavi mxarze aqvs mixutebuli. zogjer raime saintereso wignze daxrilan
da dahyureben. ruTs buneba uyvarda da martinic, Tavisi mdidari
warmosaxvis wyalobiT, cvlis suraTs axla ukve bunebis wiaRSi
gasulan da iq kiTxuloben: xan maRali kldeebiT garSemortymul xevSi,
xan mTis mwvervalze, xanac ruxi silis diunebSi, moSorebiT talRebi
exeTqeba napirebs, an sadme vulkanur kunZulze, tropikul zonaSi, sadac
CanCqeri moquxs da Sxefebi irgvliv nisliviT ifanteba da niavs,
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orTqlis saburveliviT, zRvisaken miaqvs. magram, rogori suraTic ar

unda yofiliyo, pirvel planze mudam isa da ruTi Candnen, wignze
daxrilni. bunebis simSveniere foni iyo, xolo ufro Rrma fonad, TiTqos
nislsa da burusSi gaxveulao, moCanda maTi Sroma, warmateba, SromiT
mopovebuli fuli, rac saSualebas iZleoda mTeli amqveyniuri
keTildReobiT damtkbariyvnen.
me Cems gogonas met sifrTxiles vurCev, gaafrTxila dedam erT
dRes.
vici, risi Tqmac ginda. magram es SeuZlebelia. martini xom...
ruTi saxeze wamowiTlda, magram es iyo qalwulebrivi morcxvobis
siwiTle, radgan pirvelad Camovarda sityva cxovrebis wmida, idumal
saganze dedasTan, romelic mas aseve wmidad miaCnda.
Seni toli ar aris, dedam daamTavra Svilis saTqmeli.
ruTma Tavi dauqnia.
magis Tqmas ar vapirebdi, magram mainc xom asea. tlanqia,
gaurandavi, Zlieri, Zalian Zlieri. arasodes ar Rirsebia...
ruTi Seyoymanda da veRar daamTavra. ucxod da ucnaurad eCvena
dedasTan amisTana rameebze laparaki. da axlac deda wamoeSvela,
amjeradac man daamTavra Svilis saTqmeli.
ar Rirsebia wesier cxovrebas, xom amis Tqma gindoda?
ruTma isev dauqnia Tavi da saxezedac isev wamowiTlda.
marTalia, daeTanxma igi, ra misi bralia, magram...
magram cxovrebis wumpeSia?
ho, wumpeSia. da rom davfiqrdebi, meSinia xolme. zogjer namdvilad
meSinia, arxeinad rom moyveba saSinel ambebs, rac Tavs gadaxdomia...
TiTqos araferio. sinamdvileSi ki saSinelebaa!..
isxdnen ase xelmoxveulebi. Svili rom SeCerda, dedam beWebze
gadausva xeli da daeloda, ganagrZobso.
magram saintereso kacia da damainteresa, ganagrZo ruTma,
Tavidanve mfarveloba vikisre misi. Tanac, Cemi pirveli megobaria
vaJTagan... Tumca namdvili megobari arc eTqmis, proteJe ufroa. zogjer,
rom SemaSinebs, iseTi grZnoba maqvs, TiTqos buldogi gamomeyvanos
saTamaSod. TiTqos iwevs, kbilebs aRrWialebs da sacaa jaWvs gawyvetsmeTqi.
dedam kvlav daacada.
iseTi interesi aRmiZra, rogorc, vTqvaT, buldogma. bevri kargi
Tviseba aqvs. magram bevri iseTi rama sWirs, rac sul ar momwons da...
sxva rameze verc vifiqreb. xom xedav, yvelaferi avwon-davwone. tlanqi
laparaki icis, papiross eweva, svams, sakuTari xeliT uCxubnia. TviTonve
miambo, da uyvars kidec Cxubi. ase miTxra. sulac ar aris iseTi kaci,
visac me... xma TiTqos Cauwyda da Zlivs gasagonad daamTavra, qmrad
visurvebdi. Tan, metismetad Zlieria. Cemi saqmro maRali unda iyos,
Camosxmuli, koxta, Savgvremani, momxiblavi princi, ara, magisi fiqri nu
geqnebaT. martini ar Semiyvardeba. RmerTma damifaros.
magas ar geubnebi, axla meore mxridan Semouara dedam,
saerTod Tu gifiqria amaze? xom xedav, arafriT Seni Sesaferi ar aris.
rom Seuyvarde uceb?..
ukve vuyvarvar! SesZaxa qalma.
eg mosalodnelic iyo, alersiT uTxra misis morzma, rogor
SeiZleba kacs ar Seuyvarde Sen, roca gagicnobs.
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 olnis vZulvar, magaliTad! mgznebared SesZaxa qalma, meca

mZuls olni. ramdens momiaxlovdeba, Tavi katad warmomidgenia. minda
davkawro. sul erTia, me rom araferi cudi gavifiqro, TviTonvea Cems
mimarT ase ganwyobili. martin idenTan rom var, Tavs bednierad vgrZnob.
aravis ar vyvarebivar jer, arc erT mamakacs... aseTi siyvaruliT, raRa
Tqma unda. xom gesmis Cemi, deda? Zalian sasiamovnoa, roca grZnob, rom
qali xar, namdvili qali, Tavi dedis kalTaSi Cargo da qviTini
auvarda, vici, saSineli vinme ggonivarT, magram tyuils xom ver
getyvi, rasac vgrZnob, is giTxari.
misis morzs ucnauri grZnoba daeufla gaexarda kidevac da gulic
dawyda. patara bavSvi, romelmac is iyo xelovnebis bakalavris diplomi
daicva, erTbaSad gamqraliyo da mis adgilas dasrulebuli qali
gamocxadebuliyo. eqsperimentma gaamarTla. ruTis xasiaTis ucnauri
nakli gamosworda. gamosworda ise, rom arc momxdara rame da arc
araferi saSineleba emuqreboda. am tlanqma mezRvaurma sasargeblo saqme
gaakeTa, ruTs ar Sehyvarebia, magram qaloba ki gauRviZa.
xelebi ukankalebs, ganagrZo ruTma, magram, darcxvenils, saxe
kvlav dedis kalTaSi hqonda Carguli, vici, rom axirebuli grZnobaa,
suleluri, magram Tan mebraleba. Zalian rom aukankaldeba xelebi da
Tvalebic aenTeba, ar vici, ratom, magram me leqciebs vukiTxav xolme,
mis cxovrebaze vmsjelob da varigeb, rogor moiqces, rogor
gamoswordes. vgrZnob, rom maRmerTebs, misi Tvalebi da xelebi tyuils
ver ityvis. da mec, TiTqos, ufro gavizarde... am SegrZnebam gamzarda,
marto amis fiqrma. TiTqos raRac gamiCnda, Cemi sakuTari ram, riTac mec
vemsgavsebi sxva gogonebs... da... ymawvil qalebs. isic vici, rom uwin ara
vgavdi maT, da es Sen gawuxebda. Sen gegona, ver vamCnevdi? Zalian
kargadac vamCnevdi, mindoda kidec... `gamovsworebuliyavi~, rogorc
martin ideni ambobs xolme.
es iyo wmida wuTebi deda-Svilis cxovrebaSi, danamuli Tvalebi
saRamos bindbundSi ubrwyinavdaT. ruTi spetaki umankoebisa da
gulwrfelobis gansaxiereba; dedamisi mosiyvarule, gamgebi da mSvidi
damrigebeli.
oTxi wliT Senze umcrosia, eubneboda deda, arafris
mqonebeli. arc msaxurobs, arc qoneba abadia. cxovreba ar icis. Tu
uyvarxar, xelic unda gaanZrios, rame saqme gaiCinos, Tavi Seiwuxos, Seni
SerTvis ufleba moipovos, balRur cnebebsa da moTxrobebis weras Tavi
daanebos. asea xolme miRebuli. Tumca ara mgonia, martin idenma raimes
miaRwios. pasuxismgeblobis grZnoba ara aqvs, sulac ara Cans
mowadinebuli. kacur saqmes mohkidos xeli, rogorc es Tavis droze
mamaSenma qna, an misma megobrebma, marto mister batleris magaliTi rad
Rirs. tyuilia, martin ideni Tavis dReSi fuls ver gaakeTebs. cxovreba
ki imgvarad aris mowyobili, bednierebas ufulod ver ewevi... ara, did
simdidres ki ar vambob, magram imdeni xom unda gqondes, rom adamianurad
icxovro. ise... ise araferi uTqvams?
sityvac ar dascdenia. arc ki ucdia. jer erTi, mec ar mivcemdi
amis nebas, aki giTxari, ar miyvars-meTqi.
Zalian gamaxare, genacvale. RmerTma damifaros, rom Cemma Svilma,
Cemma erTaderTma qaliSvilma, ase umanko da wminda gogonam, amnairi kaci
Seiyvaros. keTilSobili xalxi ram gawyvita qveyanaze, sispetakec aqvT,
siwmindec da kacuri kacobac. aseT xalxs daelode. Sexvdebi erT
mSvenier dRes Senc Seiyvareb, isic Segiyvarebs. bednierebi iqnebiT,
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rogorc me da mamaSeni. aris kidev erTi ram, risi daviwyebac arasodes ar

SeiZleba...
ra, deda?
misis morzs xma dautkba da gaunazda.
Svilebi.
mec... mec mifiqria amaze, gamotyda ruTi, moagonda is areuli
fiqrebi, romlebic erT dros aaforiaqebdnen xolme: saxeze isev moawva
qalwulebrivi morcxvobis siwiTle, rom aseT rameebze ase aSkarad
laparakobda.
swored Svilebis gamoa SeuZlebeli misten ideni Seni qmari gaxdes!
misis morzis xmas simZafre Seeria, bavSvebs wminda STamomavloba
unda hqondeT, es kaci ki wmida memkvidreobas ver gadascems. mamaSens
uambnia CemTvis mezRvaurebis cxovreba da... da xom yvelaferi gesmis?!
Tanxmobis niSnad ruTma dedas xeli mouWira, moeCvena, rom marTla
esmoda, Tumca bundovani Sexeduleba hqonda am saganze, raRac Soreuli,
Znelad warmosadgeni da gasarCevi.
Sen TviTon xom ici, deda, rom me arafers gimalav, daiwyo man,
oRond, zogi ram Sen TviTon unda mkiTxo, rogorc axla, magaliTad.
esec mindoda meTqva, magram ver movaxerxe. vici, rom suleluri
morcxvobaa... gana ar vici... magram Sen rom SemekiTxebi, ufro
gamiadvildeba. zogjer Sen TviTon mkiTxe, dRevandeliviT, saSualeba
momeci, rom giTxra. bolos da bolos, Senc xom qali xar, deda!
SesZaxa gaxarebulma ruTma, roca isini wamodgnen, dedas xelebSi staca
xeli da gaimarTa, pirdapir Sexeda, pirvelad SeigrZno ise ucnaurad
sasiamovno Tanabaruflebianoba, rac maT Soris Camovardniliyo. Sen
TviTon rom ar Camogegdo sityva, damoukideblad arasodes TavSi ar
momividoda es. jer me TviTon unda megrZno Tavi qalad da mereRa
gavigebdi, rom Senc qali xar.
Cven oriveni qalebi varT, uTxra dedam, mkerdze miikra da akoca,
Cven oriveni qalebi varT, kvlav gaimeora, roca oTaxidan gavidnen,
xeli erTmaneTisTvis hqondaT welze Semoxveuli, guli megobruli
siyvaruliT gavsebodaT.
Cveni patara gogona ukve qali gaxda, amayad uTxra misis morzma
qmars erTi saaTis Semdeg.
Seuyvarda vinme?! CaekiTxa qmari da Tvali cols miapyro.
ara, eg SeuyvardaT, RimiliT upasuxa colma, eqsperimentma
gagvimarTla. rogorc iqna, qaloba gaeRviZa.
maS, droa Tavidan moviSoroT ideni, mokled, saqmianad moWra
mister morzma.
magram colma Tavi gaaqnia.
eg ar iqneba saWiro. ramdenime dReSi gems gahyveba zRvaze, ruTma
miTxra. roca dabrundeba, ruTi ar daxvdeba aqa. mamida klarasTan
gavgzavni. mTel weliwads gaatarebs aRmosavleTis StatebSi... klimatis
gamocvla, sxva xalxi, sxva pirobebi... esRa sWirdeba axla Cvens qals.
Tavi meoce
kidev erTxel wamouara weris survilma martins. TavisTavad,
ganuwyvetliv ibadeboda TavSi axal-axali moTxrobebi da leqsebi,
martini iniSnavda da momavlisaTvis debda. daweriT ki ara werda. es iyo
erTgvari mokle ardadegebi da, gadawyvita, mTlianad dasvenebisa da
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siyvarulisTvis mieZRvna igi kargadac gaumarTla. male aivso

sasicocxlo energiiT da ramdens Sexvdeboda ruTs, qali Zveleburadve
grZnobda Wabukis janisa da Zalis mozRvavebas.
frTxilad iyavi, kidev erTxel gaafrTxila dedam, raRac
Zalian xSirad xvdebi martin idens!
magram ruTs Tavdajerebulad gaecina. sakuTari Tavis imedi hqonda,
Tanac martini ramdenime dReSi gems unda gahyoloda. xolo, roca
zRvidan dabrundeboda, qali ukve aRmosavleT StatebSi iqneboda
stumrad. martinis jansa da Zalas mainc magiuri gavlena hqonda. biWma
rom gaigo, didi xniT unda wavides ruTi aRmosavleTSio, mixvda, rom
siCqare iyo saWiro. magram ar icoda, rogor gamotydomoda siyvarulSi
ruTisTana qals. samijnuro gamocdileba didi hqonda, magram axla ar
gamoadgeboda, ruTi arafriT ara hgavda im gogonebs da qalebs. isini
gamowvrTnil-gamojekilebi iyvnen siyvarulsa da arSiyobaSi, cxovreba
kargad esmodaT, ruTs ki ameebisa araferi gaegeboda. qalis gasaocari
umankoeba xel-fexs uborkavda, gulidan daZrul sityvebs bageze uyinavda,
uneburad STaagonebda, misi Rirsi ar xaro. kidev erTi garemoeba uSlida
xels: Tavis dReSi Seyvarebuli ara yofila martini. moswonebia qalebi,
gatacebulic yofila, magram siyvaruli ra iyo, aqamde ar ganucdia. erTs
daustvenda batonkacurad, udardelad da qalebi TavisiT modiodnen.
SemTxveviTi iyo xolme es movlena, droebiTi, im TamaSis erTi
Semadgeneli nawili, rac mamakacebs axasiaTebT, Tanac patara nawili.
axla ki, pirvelad Tavis sicocxleSi, dafrTxa-daimorcxva, morCili da
sakuTar TavSi daeWvebuli gaxda. aRar icoda, ra eqna, saTayvanebeli
qalis umankoebam daafrTxo.
am Wrel qveyanas rom ecnoboda, mis oromtrialSi rom exveoda,
martinma TandaTanobiT erTi wesi gamoitana. ucxo TamaSSi arasodes
pirveli svla ar gaekeTebina. aTasjer gaumarTla am wesma, Tanac
dakvirvebis unari gaumaxvila. SeeCvia, rogor unda eTvalTvalebina
Soridan ucxo movlenisaTvis, kargad aewon-daewona yvelaferi da
daecada, roca metoqes sust adgils SeniSnavda, maSin Seetia, rogorc
krivis dros arCevda xolme daucvel adgils. xolo roca aseT adgils
SeniSnavda, mere ukve gamocdilebiT icoda, ra swrafi da gadamwyveti
ieriSi unda mietana.
axlac icdida, zomavda, guliT ewada sasiyvarulo sityvebi eTqva
ruTisTvis, magram ver bedavda. Tavis TavSi ar iyo dajerebuli, eSinoda,
ar davafrTxoo. magram Tavisda uneburad swor gzas ki adga. jer
laparaki sad icoda adamianma, roca siyvaruli gaCnda, da gaCenisTanave
iseTi xerxebi da fandebi SeiTvisa, rac Semdeg aRarasodes ar miscemia
daviwyebas. swored am pirvelyofili xerxebiT axerxebda martini ruTis
gulis monadirebas. jer Tavisda uneburad xdeboda es. verc ki grZnobda,
ras akeTebda, da bolosRa mixvda. xeli xelze rom mouxvdeboda, amas
gacilebiT ufro didi Zala hqonda, vidre raime sityvas; misi Zalis
SegrZneba gacilebiT ufro STambeWdavi iyo qalisaTvis, vidre dabeWdili
leqsebi da SeyvarebulTa aTasi Taobebis mgznebare aRsarebani. sityvieri
aRsareba pirvelad ruTis gonebas moxvdeboda, xelis Sexeba da ubralod
erTmaneTTan axlos yofna ki uSualod mis qalur instinqtebs aRviZebda;
goneba iseTive norCi iyo, rogorc TviTon ruTi, instinqtebi ki
xandazmuli, rogorc adamianTa modgma. ufro xandazmulic. uxsovar
droSi gaCndnen es instinqtebi, siyvaruls mohyvnen Tan, da ufro
mogvianebiT gaCenili azri, Cveulebani, sxvac bevri ram, verafriT ver
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Seedrebodnen mis sibrZnes. ruTis goneba gaCumebuli iyo. mas aravin

mimarTavda da amitom ruTs kargad ver hqonda gaTvaliswinebuli is
Zala, riTac martini, usityvod, drodadro mis sasiyvarulo instinqtebs
mouwodebda. is ki dResaviT naTeli iyo, rom uyvarda qali, da ruTi
tkbeboda am siyvarulis gamovlinebiT Wabukis alersiT anTebuli
TvalebiT, xelebis aTrTolebiT, siwiTliT, rac xSirad moedeboda
xolme Wabukis mziT garujul Rawvebs. ruTi TiTqos TviTonac uRvivebda
siyvaruls martins, magram es xdeboda sanaxevrod Tavisda uneburad,
Tanac ise ubralod da miamiturad, rom araTu Wabuki, TviTonac vera
grZnobda kargad. magram TrToda xolme imis SegnebiT, rom qaluri
zegavlenis Zala gamoamJRavna, WabukTan aseTi TamaSi da misi wameba
siamovnebasa hgvrida evas darad.
gamoucdelobisa da mRelvarebisagan enadabmuli martini kvlav
eswrafoda qalTan Sexvedras da TviTonac vera grZnobda ise, usityvod
da miamiturad agrZnobinebda siyvaruls. misi xelis Sexeba sasiamovno
gamxdariyo qalisaTvis, ufro metic, vidre ubralo siamovneba. martinma
ar icoda es, magram imas ki grZnobda, rom qals ar ezizReboda misi
Sexeba. marTalia, xels marto Sexvedrisas da gamomSvidobebis dros Tu
CamoarTmevdnen, magram roca velosipedebs utrialebdnen, an qalaqgareT
waRebul leqsebis krebuls kiTxulobdnen, roca erTad furclavdnen
wigns, maSinac xSirad exeboda maTi xelebi erTmaneTs. wignze rom
daixrebodnen, qalis Tmac xSirad moxvedria Wabukis Rawvebs. ruTs
gaeRimeboda xolme, roca moulodnelad, TviTonac ar icoda saidan,
daupatiJebeli survilebi ewveodnen da mouwodebdnen WabukisaTvis Tma
aewewa. biWs ki, Tavis mxriv, dauokebeli Jini mouvlida, roca kiTxviT
daiRleboda, Tavi qalis kalTaSi miesvenebia da, TvaldaxuWuls, TavianT
momavalze eocneba. sakvirao piknikebis dros, winaT, Selmund parksa da
Suston parkSi, ramdeni qalis kalTaze miudvia Tavi martins. arxeinad
daiZinebda xolme, gogo ki am dros mzrunvelobiT uCrdilavda mzes da
TvalebiT elaciceboda, ukvirda, aseT daudegar gulgrilobas rogor
iCens siyvarulis mimarTo. qalis kalTaze Tavis mideba aqamde sul
ubralo da umniSvnelo saqmed miaCnda, axla ki, ruTs rom Sexedavda,
SeuZleblad da warmoudgenlad eCveneboda. magram swored am
TavSekavebaSi iyo misi siyvarulis didi zegavlenis Zala. swored am
TavSekavebis wyalobiT moxda, rom qali erTxelac ar daufrTxia.
gamoucdeli da mokrZalebuli ruTi vera grZnobda, ra saSiS
mimarTulebas Rebulobda maTi urTierToba. angariSmiucemlad, Tavisda
uneburad, Wabukisaken miuwevda qals guli, martini ki grZnobda, rogor
mtkicdeboda maTi siaxlove, cdilobda gambedaoba gamoeCina, magram ver
axerxebda.
erTxel ki gabeda. saRamo xani iyo, roca movida da ruTi
fardebCamoSvebul oTaxSi daxvda, Tavis tkivili awamebda.
veraferma ver miSvela, upasuxa man martins, Tavis tkivilis
fxvnilebi ki eqimma holma amikrZala.
iqneb me mogarCinoT uwamlod, uTxra martinma, ra Tqma unda,
ver daviJineb, magram vcdi mainc. ubralo masaJia. iaponelebma maswavles.
masaJi xom magaTi mogonilia. mere havanaSiac vnaxe, rogor akeTeben
masaJs, Tumca cota ufro sxvanairad. `lomi-lomis~ eZaxian. zogjer
wamali ver moarCens kacs da es ki Svelis.
Seexo Tu ara xelebiT Sublze, qalma amoixvneSa.
ra kargia.
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naxevari saaTis Semdeg kidev gaiRo xma:

ar daiRaleT?
savsebiT zedmeti iyo es SekiTxva, winaswarve icoda, ra pasuxs
miiRebda. damamSvideblad imoqmeda martinis sasiamovno Zalam da buranSi
wavida. Wabukis TiTebidan sicocxlis energia gadmodioda, tkivils
devnida, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ase eCveneboda qals, bolos sulac
dauamda da CaeZina, martini fexakrefiT gamovida.
saRamoze qalma telefoniT daureka da madloba uTxra.
vaxSmobamde meZina, uTxra man, sul momarCineT, mister iden,
aRar vici, rogor giTxraT madloba.
didi bednierebisagan martini airia, ena daeba, raRacas eubneboda da
Tan Tvalwin brouningi da elizabet bareti edga. rac erTxel momxdara,
kidev SeiZleba ganmeordes, martin idensac SeuZlia gaakeTos es,
gaakeTebs kidec ager ruT morzisaTvis. Tavis oTaxSi rom Sebrunda,
spenseris `sociologias~ daswvda xelad, romelic sawolze ido
gadaSlili. magram wakiTxva ver moaxerxa. siyvaruli stanjavda, mis
survilebsa da nebisyofas ganagebda, ase rom, Zveli gadawyvetilebis
miuxedavad, igi uceb, Tavisda uneburad, melniT gasvril patara
magidasTan aRmoCnda. soneti, romelic im Rames SeTxza, iyo pirveli im
samijnuro sonetebis ormocdaaTian ciklidan, rac or TveSi daiwera.
werda da TavSi `portugaliuri sonetebi~ utrialebda. ganwyobileba
swored didi Semoqmedebisa hqonda TviTonve iyo siyvaruliT gznebuli
da gaTanguli.
mTeli Tavisufali dro, roca igi ruTTan ar iyo, miuZRvna am
`samijnuro ciklsa~ da wignis kiTxvas. Sinac kiTxulobda da
biblioTekaSiac, sadac ufro dakvirvebiT gaecno imdroindel
Jurnalebis Sinaarss da saerTod saredaqcio politikas. ruTTan roca
iyo, xan imediT evseboda guli, xan gaurkvevlobis burusSi iZireboda da
erTica da meore gancdac erTnairad mtanjveli gamodga. mas Semdeg, rac
martinma Tavis tkivilisagan gankurna ruTi, erTi kvira iqneboda gasuli,
roca normanma survili gamoTqva mTvarian Rames tbaze gavideT
saseirnodo. arTurma da olnim moiwones normanis winadadeba. martinis
mets aravis SeeZlo afriani navis marTva, ase rom, kapitnoba mas
SesTavazes. ruTi gverdSi moujda, kiCoze, sxvebi ki SuaSi Camosxdnen
arxeinad da xelad dava gaaCaRes universitetis saqmeze.
jer mTvare ar amosuliyo, ruTi uxmod ijda, Sehyurebda
varskvlavebiT moWedil cas da erTbaSad martoobis grZnobam moicva.
martins gadaxeda. qarma odnav wamoaferda navi, martini cali xeliT
rumpels gadaswvda, meoreTi grots, scada sanapiro xazisaTvis
aeridebina navi. ruTis mzeras vera grZnobda, qali ki ar aSorebda
Tvals, Sehyurebda da gakvirvebiT fiqrobda, ra axirebuli Jini sWirs am
kacs, ase Zliersa da niWiers, mTeli dro flangos uRimRamo leqsebisa
da moTxrobebis weraze, rasac gamarjveba ar uweria, winaswarve
ganwiruliao.
TvalebiT ealerseboda qali Wabukis Ronier kisers, romelic Ramis
burusSi bundovnad moCanda, koxtad gamoyvanil Tavs... da kvlav nacnobi
survili aReZra xeli moexvia am kiserze. winaT xom raRacnairad
ezizReboda Wabukis Zala, axla ki TiTqos izidavda. martoobis gancda
kidev ufro gauZlierda da moTenTiloba igrZno. wamoferdebuli navis
rwevam gaaRiziana, gaaxsenda, rogor dauama amas winaT martinma Tavis
tkivili, ra damamSvidebeli Zala hqonda Wabuks. axla gverdSi ejda
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martini, iqve, sul axlos, da ramdens dairweoda gadmoferdebuli navi,

TiTqos sul Wabukisken acurebda qals. mounda, mkerdze miyrdnoboda, mis
Zalas mindoboda es iyo bundovani gaurkveveli survili, magram roca
gaerkva da mixvda, rac iyo, mainc mieyrdno Wabuks. an iqneb navis rwevam
miaxala? TviTonac ar icoda eg. verc Semdeg mixvda. is igrZno mxolod,
rom Wabuks miyrdnoboda da saamurad damamSvidebeli iyo es siaxlove.
albaT marTlac navis brali iyo, magram ruTi arc ki cdila, isev
gaweuliyo. odnav mieyrdno Wabukis mxars, magram aRar moSorebia, iseve
darCa maSinac ki, roca Wabukma mxari Seabruna, raTa ufro marjved
miyrdnoboda qali.
sigiJe iyo es, magram ruTs aRarc ki surda Tavis saqciels
Cafiqreboda. ruTi aRar iyo igi, qalad qceuliyo da amitom dasayrden
Zalas saWiroebda. marTalia, odnav mieyrdno, magram egec sakmarisi
aRmoCnda. axla ukve aRar grZnobda moTenTilobas. martini xmas ar
iRebda, eSinoda, netareba ar gaqreso. misi TavdaWerilobis wyalobiT
netareba kvlav grZeldeboda. magram Tavbru esxmoda, tvini ereoda. veRar
gaego, ra xdeboda. sizmars ufro hgavda, sinamdvile ar SeiZleboda
yofiliyo. Zlivs moeria giJur survils, rumpelisa da grotisTvis xeli
eSva da qali mkerdSi Caekra. alRom ukarnaxa, amiT yvelafers gaafuWebda
da gulSi uxaroda kidec, rom xelebi Tavisufali ara hqonda da amiT
cTunebas gadarCa. oRond gangeb Seanela svla, sindisis uqenjnelad
mouSva afra, raTa nela evloT sanapiros gaswvriv; icoda, rom gezs Tu
Secvlida, masac adgili unda Seecvala, da netareba dairRveoda. marjved
akeTebda amas, mokamaTeebs arc ki SeumCneviaT, Tavis mZime xelobas
locavda, rom axla zRva, navi da qari daamorCilebina da SeaZlebina am
didebul Rames ruTTan mxarmiyrdnobils ufro didxans ecura.
roca mTvaris pirveli sxivi afras miswvda da navi margalitis
elvarebiT gaanaTa, ruTma gverdze gaiwia. igrZno, rom martinic ase
moiqca. orives erTdroulad gauCnda survili, sxvebs ar SeemCniaT maTi
siaxlove, es maT saerTo saidumlod rCeboda. saxeanTebuli ruTi calke
ijda, axlaRa mixvda Tavis saqciels. iseTi raRac Caidina, risi gamxela
arc ZmebisTvis undoda da arc olnisTvis! rogor moxda es? Tavis dReSi
aseTi araferi mosvlia, miuxedavad imisa, rom sxva drosac useirnia
WabukTan erTad, mTvarian RameSi. erTxelac ar mosvlia aseTi survili.
rcxvenoda, gaognebuli iyo amis gamo, rom qaluri instinqtebi gaeRviZa.
SeparviT gadaxeda martins, romelic navs axla mimarTulebas ucvlida;
mzad iyo SeeZulebina vaJi, romelmac aseTi usircxvilo da utifari
saqme Caadenina. swored man amden mamakacTagan man erTma! deda albaT
marTali iyo, Zalian xSirad xvdebian erTmaneTs! gadawyvita, metad aRar
mosvloda aseTi ram. ase xSirad aRarc Sexvdeboda momavalSi. suleluri
azri mouvida: calke rom Sevxvdebi martins, movatyueb, TiTqos
sasxvaTaSorisod vetyvi, rom mTvaris amosvlis win guli cudad
gamixdao. magram maSinve gaaxsenda, rogor SeTanxmebuliviT gaSordnen
erTmaneTs swored mTvaris amosvlis win martini xelad mixvdeboda,
rom es sicrue iyo.
momdevno dReebSi ruTi TiTqos sakuTar Tavs aRar ekuTvnoda,
ucnauri raRac mouvida, aRar undoda Tavis saqciels Cafiqreboda,
momavali gaeTvaliswinebina, Cakvirveboda, Tu saiT eSveboda, ra moeloda!
esmoda, rogor rekda da mouxmobda axalgaRviZebuli idumali
instinqtebi, rac xan xiblavda, xanac afrTxobda; aRar icoda, ra efiqra,
gaognebuliyo. magram erTi mtkice gadawyvetileba miiRo da aman rwmenac
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ganumtkica: martins siyvarulze laparakis nebas ar miscemda da, amdenad,

saSiSi aRaraferi moxdeboda. ramdenime dRis Semdeg ki Wabuki gems
gahyveboda. Tundac gabedos da uTxras rame, mainc araferia. ra
mniSvneloba aqvs, ruTs xom ar uyvars! marTalia, naxevari saaTiT guls
atkens Wabuks, TviTonac aireva ociode wuTiT, radgan, bolos da bolos,
es iqneba pirveli gamJRavneba siyvarulisa. amis gafiqrebazec ki ruTs
saamo Jruantelma dauara. maS, daqalebula ukve mamakacs Sehyvarebia,
ager xelsa sTxoven! Zalian macTunebeli gamodga es misi qaluri
instinqtebisaTvis. mTeli arsebiT TrToda, ise ar Sordeboda es fiqri,
ise utrialebda TavSi, rogorc farvana, dastrialebs xolme sanTels.
isic ki warmoidgina, rogor mivida martini da rogora sTxova, colad
gamomyevio, Tavad SeTxza martinis sityvebi, TviTon ki daJinebiT
imeorebda uars, oRond rbilad, alersianad, martinis WeSmarit
keTilSobilebasa da vaJkacobas iyo dandobili. pirvel yovlisa,
martinma papiross unda gaanebos Tavi. es aucilebeli pirobaa. ara,
sulac ar miscems siyvarulze laparakis uflebas. aki dedasac aRuTqva
da Zalac Seswevs amisa. erTianad wamoWarxlebulma da saxeanTebulma,
sinanuliT moiSora Seuferebeli fiqrebi. unda daicados, manam Sesaferi
dro dadgebodes da ufro Rirseuli kaci gamoCndebodes.
Tavi ocdameerTe
dadga mSvenieri dReebi Tbili, myudro, wynari, namdvili
kaliforniuli Semodgoma, roca mze nislSi gaexveva xolme da susti
niavi mTvlemare haersac ki veRar arxevs. wiTlad daferili sifrifana
nisli, romelic orTqls ki ara hgavs, nairferadi Zafebis qsovils ufro
miamsgavseb, gorakebis RrublebSi mimalula. san-francisko kvamlis
laqasaviT gadaWimula. xmeleTSi SeWrili yure gamdnari liTonis
mqrqali elvarebiT moCans, afriani navebi zogi umoZraod gawolila,
zogs Zlivs SesamCnevad miacurebs zanti dineba. Sors, vercxlisfer
nislSi gaxveuli tamalpaisi wamoWimula, oqros WiSkris fonze kidev
ufro bumberazi Cans, xolo TviT WiSkari Camavali mzis sxivebs marTlac
oqrosfrad auelvarebia. imis miRma wynari okeanis veeba, mqrqali
sivrce. cis SesarTavTan Rrublis mTebi mouxvavebia da xmeleTs
umiznebs, es aris moaxlovebuli zamTris pirveli qariSxlovani sunTqva.
marTlac damdgara zafxulis yavli, magram fexs iTrevs, ixtibars ar
itexs, daZvreba mTebSi CamomWknari, Ronemileuli. xevebi wiTlad
Caumuqebia, wamousxams nislis gacrecili sudara da, imiT kmayofili,
rom Tavis gemoze moWama es wuTisofeli, suls Rafavs.
amoCemebul gorakis ferdobze martini da ruTi Camomsxdariyvnen da
wignebs Cahyurebdnen, martini xmamaRla kiTxulobda samijnuro sonetebs,
dawerils qalis mier, romelsac ise uyvarda brouningi, rom bevri
mamakaci ver eRirseba aseT Seyvarebas.
magram xalisianad ver aewyo kiTxva. metismetad Zlieri gamodga jado
bunebis warmavali mSvenierebisa. sikvdilic iseve Svenoda bunebas,
rogorc sicocxle, iseTive lamazi iyo. warsuli avxorcobis gamo
odnavadac sindisis qenjnas ar ganicdida, haeric ki, irgvliv, tkbili
mogonebebis moTenTilobiT damZimebuliyo. es moduneba da moTenTiloba
gadasdeboda ruTsa da martinsac, maTi nebisyofa Seesustebina, azrebsa
da gadawyvetilebis simtkiceze dune ocnebis vardisferi nisli
Semoexvia. martini minebda aseT ganwyobilebas, drodadro TiTqos Tbili
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talRa gadaevleboda sasiamovnod. Tavi sul axlos mietana ruTis TavTan

da roca niavi qalis kululebs Searxevda da Wabukis saxes Seaxebda,
striqonebi wignSi curvas iwyebda xolme.
darwmunebuli var, erTi sityvac ar gagigiaT wakiTxulidan,
uTxra ruTma, roca martins striqonebi aeria.
martinma anTebuli TvalebiT Sexeda da lamis gaamJRavna sakuTari
gancdebi, magram maleve moego gons.
mgoni, arc Tqven mogismeniaT. aba, raze iyo bolo soneti?
ar vici, gamotyda ruTi da gaecina, damaviwyda. nuRar
vkiTxulobT. aseTi mSvenieri dRea.
morCa, karga xans veRar gamoviseirnebT am mTebSi, seriozulad
ganacxada martinma, zRvas gaxedeT, qariSxlis Rrublebi daZrula.
wigni xelidan daucurda da miwaze davarda; isxdnen, xmas ar iRebdnen,
zantad gahyurebdnen mTvlemare yures, magram verafers xedavdnen. ruTma
martinis kisers gaxeda cerad. Tavad ar ganZreula, raRac gareganma
Zalam, mizidulobis Zalaze ufro Zlierma, mtkicem da gardauvalma
ubiZga. erTi gojiRa iyo sakmarisi, rom martins Sexeboda da es misda
uneburad moxda. ise nazad Seexo misi mxari martinisas, rogorc pepela
Seexeba xolme yvavils. aseTive nazi iyo pasuxic. qalma xeladve igrZno
isic, Tu rogor nazad moawva mas martinis mxari da isic, Tu rogor
dauara Wabuks tanSi Jruantelma. wesiT, axla ruTi ukanve unda
daxeuliyo. magram misi mTeli moqmedeba avtomaturi gaxda, Tavs veRar
imorCilebda. ise iyo Smagi siamiT aRtyinebuli, rom amaze aRarc
fiqrobda.
Wabukis xeli mZimed Cacurda da welze Semoexvia qals. ruTi tanjvis
siamiT grZnobda Wabukis xelis nel moZraobas, grZnobda da eloda.
eloda, magram TviTonac ar icoda, ras; sunTqva gauxSirda, tuCebi
gauSra da aewva. guli Zalumad auZgerda, sisxlSi molodinis TrTolvam
dauara. welze moxveuli mklavi zeviT wamovida da meti simtkice mieca,
ufro axlos miizida qali, frTxilad da alersianad. meti lodini ukve
aRar SeeZlo qals. erTi amoikvnesa Ronemixdilma da angariSmiucemlad,
Tavisda uneburad, Wabukisaken gaiwia, mkerdze miasvena Tavi. biWis Tavi
ufro swrafad daiZra da roca moaxloebuli tuCebi igrZno qalma,
Tavisi bage Seageba.
albaT es aris siyvaruli, gaifiqra qalma, roca erTi wamiT goni
daubrunda. Tu siyvaruli ar iyo es, didi sircxvili mosvlia. ara,
namdvilad siyvaruli iyo. ruTs uyvarda es Wabuki, romelsac axla
xelebi moexvia misTvis da tuCebiT tuCebze dakvdomoda. kidev ufro
magrad miekra Wabuks, mTeli taniT Caexuta. wamic da TiTqos naxevrad
dausxlta, zeaiwia da orive xeli mziT garujul kiserze SemoaWdo
martin idens. iseTi mwveli iyo nanatri siyvarulis es uecari gancda,
rom qals susti kvnesa aRmoxda, xelebi moudunda da TiTqmis
gondakarguli miendo Wabukis mklavebs.
erTi sityvac ki ar Tqmula. didxans ar Tqmula sityva. orjer daixara
Wabuki qalis sakocnelad orjerve ruTis tuCebi morcxvad Seegeba mis
tuCebs, netarebiT moTenTili sxeuli sul ufro da ufro ekvroda, ise
tkbilad Caexuta, rom axla moSoreba eZneleboda. Wabuki ijda, qali
xelSi eWira da dabinduli TvalebiT, zRvis yures iqiT, veeberTela
sivrceze gadaWimul qalaqs miStereboda. amjerad araviTari xilva ar
gamocxadebia. xedavda mxolod ferebs, mzis naTel sxivebs, am dResaviT
mcxunvares da misi siyvarulis darad mxurvales. isev daixara qalisken.
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 rodis Segiyvardi? amoiCurCula qalma.

pirveli dRidanve, rogorc ki daginaxe, rogorc ki Tvali Segavle.
maSinve davkarge Wkua da mas Semdeg sul vgiJdebi da vSmagdebi. axlac,
ager, saSinlad gaSmagebuli var, Cemo sayvarelo. sixaruliT Wkua
damikargavs, mTvareulsa vgavar.
ruTma amoioxra da karga xnis Semdeg Tqva:
mixaria, rom qali var, martin... Cemo Zvirfaso.
martinma isev magrad miixuta da hkiTxa:
Sen?.. Sen rodisRa mixvdi pirvelad?
Tavidanve. TiTqmis pirveli dRidanve.
brma vyofilvar RamurasaviT! SesZaxa martinma, mis xmaSi wyena
gaisma, verc ki warmovidgendi. axlaRa mivxvdi... roca gakoce.
ara, magas ar geubnebi, odnav gverdze gaiwia da Wabuks Sexeda,
Sen rom giyvardi, amas mivxvdi pirvel dResve.
uceb vigrZeni, erTbaSad, Zalian nela laparakobda qali,
TvalebSi siTbo CaeRvara. TrTolam aitana, Rawvebi Seufaklda da aRarc
gadauvlia siwiTles, sulac ar migrZvnia, manam... manam mklavebi ar
momxvie. aqamde verc ki warmovidgendi, Seni coli Tu gavxdebodi, martin.
rogor Semayvare Tavi?
ar vici. gaecina Wabuks, albaT Cemi siyvarulis gavleniT.
qvasac ki moalbobda Cemi siyvaruli. miT umetes SenisTana qalis guls.
sul sxvanairi megona siyvaruli, Cailaparaka qalma.
mainc rogori?
sul sxvanairi, ruTim TvalebSi Caxeda martins, magram xeladve
daxara Tavi, verc ki warmomedgina, rogori unda yofiliyo.
Wabukma isev daapira moxveoda qals, Tumca odnavRa Searxia welze
Semodebuli xeli, SeSinda, metismeti ar momivideso. magram igrZno,
rogor minebda qali, rogor miekra TviTonve, da maTi tuCebi kvlav
mieweba erTmaneTs.
neta Cvenebi ras ityvian? erTbaSad Secba ruTi.
me TviTon vetyvi, mamacurad SesTavaza martinma, ara mgonia,
dedaSens vuyvarde, magram rogorme movigeb mis guls. Seni gulis
momnadirebels raRa damidgeba. magram Tu ver movaxerxe...
maSin?
mainc veraferi dagvaSorebs. Tumca ara mgonia, dedaSenma uari
Tqvas Cvens daqorwinebaze. ise uyvarxar!..
undoda daemSvidebina, dedebs ase advilad ar uskdebaT gulio, magram
sul sxva rame Tqva:
siyvaruli yvelaze didebuli ram aris cxovrebaSi.
Sen zogjer maSineb xolme, martin. axlac meSinia, roca Senze
davfiqrdebi, roca warmovidgen, vin iyavi. kargad unda momeqce, unda
momefero. me xom sul bavSvi var, bolos da bolos. Cems dReSi aravin
myvarebia.
arc me. Cven oriveni bavSvebi varT. bedma gagviRima pirveli
siyvaruliT Segviyvarda erTmaneTi.
daujerebelia! SesZaxa qalma da xelidan dausxlta,
daujerebelia. Sen xom mezRvauri iyavi. mezRvaurebs ki... mezRvaurebs
xma gauwyda.
yvela navsadgurSi TiTo coli hyavT, ara? es gindoda geTqva?
ho, Cumad Cailaparaka qalma.
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 eg xom siyvaruli ar aris, guldamSvidebiT miugo Wabukma,

ramdeni navsadguri momivlia, magram erTxelac ar migrZvnia siyvaruli,
manam Sen ar Segxvdi. Sengan rom gamovedi im pirveli Sexvedris Semdeg,
cotas gawyda, ar damiWires.
dagiWires!
ho. mTvrali vegone policiels. marTlac mTvrali viyavi... Seni
siyvaruliT.
Cems kiTxvaze mainc ar mipasuxe: Sena Tqvi, oriveni bavSvebi varTo,
me giTxari daujerebelia-meTqi!
aki giTxari, Sen meti aravin myvarebia-meTqi. Sena xar Cemi pirveli,
namdvilad pirveli siyvaruli.
magram mezRvauri rom iyavi! ara tydeboda qali.
sul erTia, amas xeli ar SeuSlia, rom pirveli Sen Semyvarebodi.
sxvebic xom iyvnen... sxva qalebic!.. oh!
da martinis gasakvirad, qals uceb cremli waskda. dasamSvideblad
bevri kocna da alersi gaxda saWiro. martins kiplingis erTi striqoni
moagonda: `polkovnikis coli da judi ogreidi TiTqos debi
yofiliyvnen, ise hgavdnen yvelaferSi erTmaneTs~! namdvilad aseao,
gadawyvita, Tumca romanebSi sul sxvagvarad iyo saqme. am romanebis
mixedviT, martins iseTi azri hqonda Camoyalibebuli, TiTqos maRal
klasebSi qalis gulis mosapoveblad mxolod oficialuri xelis Txovna
yofiliyos miRebuli. dabal wreebSi, saidanac TviTon iyo gamosuli,
qaliSvilebsa da Wabukebs Soris siyvarulis gamovlineba sul ubralod
xdeboda xelis moxveviTa da kocniT. maRal wreebSi ki aseTi ram
warmoudgeneli Canda. magram gamoirkva, rom romanebi tyuodnen. es ager
damtkcda, axla. usityvo moxvevna da alersi Turme maRali wridan
gamosul qaliSvilebzedac ise moqmedeben, rogorc muSa gogonebze. erTi
sisxli da xorci yofilan oriveni, `TiTqos debi yofiliyvnen~
erTmaneTisa. isedac mividoda am daskvnamde, Tavisi spenseri rom
gaxseneboda. xeli moexvia ruTisTvis, efereboda da siamovnebda, rom
`polkovnikis coli da judi ogreidi, TiTqos debi yofiliyvnen, ise
hgavdnen yvelaferSi erTmaneTs~. aseTma fiqrma kidev ufro daaaxlova
ruTi, ufro misawvdomi gaxda. es sanatreli sxeuli sxvebisas hgvanebia.
maT qorwinebas aRaraferi SeuSlis xels. klasobrivi gansxvaveba
erTaderTi gansxvaveba yofila maT Soris, da egec garegnuli niSnebiT
gamovlenili. amasac moevleba. aki waikiTxa erTi monis ambavi, romelic
ise amaRlda, rom keTilSobili romaelis mewamuli toga moisxa. maS,
martinsac SeuZlia ruTamde amaRldes. Tavisi sispetakis, siwmindis,
kulturisa da sulieri momxiblaobis miuxedavad, isic Cveulebrivi
adamiani yofila, lizi qonolis, lizi qonolebis msgavsi qali. masac
SeZlebia siyvaruli da siZulvili, iqneb isterikac mosdis, iqneb
eWvianobac icodes, aki ieWviana, roca gulamoskvnili tiroda martinis
mklavebSi moqceuli.
jer erTi, Senze ufrosic var, warmoTqva qalma uecrad da
Wabuks Sexeda, oTxi wliT ufrosi.
mainc bavSvi xar! cxovrebiseuli gamocdilebiT me var Senze
ufrosi, mTeli ormoci wliT, upasuxa martinma.
sinamdvileSi oriveni bavSvebi iyvnen am saqmeSi, bavSvebiviT uSualod
da gulubryvilod gamoxatavdnen TavianT sasiyvarulo gancdebs,
miuxedavad imisa, rom qals universiteti daemTavrebina, xolo Wabuks,
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mware cxovrebiseuli gamocdilebis garda, Tavi filosofiuri

moZRvrebiT hqonda gamotenili.
isxdnen Camavali mzis sxivebiT gasxivosnebuli da namdvili
SeyvarebulebiviT titinebdnen, ukvirdaT da Sehxarodnen siyvarulis
saswaulebriv Zalas, bedisweras, ramac isini ase ucnaurad Sehyara, da
mtkiced swamdaT, rom ase jer aravis ar hyvarebia erTmaneTi. igonebdnen
da igonebdnen pirvel Sexvedras, amaod cdilobdnen, zedmiwevniT
sisworiT aRedginaT pirveli STabeWdilebani, rac maT erTmaneTze
SeeqmnaT.
dasavleTiT mojarulma Rrublebma Camavali mze STanTqes, horizontis
rkali gavardisfrda, vardisferSi gaexvia yvelaferi da ruTma
wamoimRera: `mSvidobiT, tkbilo dReo~. nazad mReroda, Wabukis mkerds
misvenebuli, xelebi erTmaneTisaTvis gadaeWdoT da erTmaneTis guli
epyraT xelSi.
Tavi ocdameore
dedis alRo arc ki dasWirdeboda misis morzs, rom ruTis saxeze
mTeli Tavsgadaxdenili ambavi amoekiTxa. Sefaklebuli Rawvebi
TavisTavad metyvelebdnen yvelaferze, magram gacilebiT ufro
gamometyveli iyo ruTis didi, anTebuli Tvalebi, romlebic Seumcdarad
gamoxatavdnen Sinagan sixarulsa da zeimis didebas.
ra mogivida? dedam daacada, manam ruTi dasaZineblad dawveboda.
Senc mixvdi? ruTs tuCebi auTrTolda.
pasuxis nacvlad dedam mklavi moxvia da xeli alersiT gadausva
Tmaze.
sityvac ar uTqvams! wamoiZaxa ruTma, sulac ar vfiqrobdi, es
Tu moxdeboda, da arc mivcemdi amaze laparakis uflebas... magram arc
uTqvams rame.
Tuki araferi uTqvams, arc araferi moxdeboda.
ara, TavisTavad moxda.
neta ras titineb, Svilo, gamagebine, Tu RmerTi gwams, misis
morzi gaognda, veRaraferi gamigia. ra moxda mainc?
ruTma gakvirvebiT Sexeda dedas.
me megona, marTla mixvdi. Cven daviniSneT erTmaneTze. me da martini.
misis morzs gaecina. am sicilSi gaRizianeba da wyena gamokrToda.
ara, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams, ganumarta ruTma, ise vuyvardi,
meti araferi. CemTvisac aseve moulodneli iyo. erTi sityvac ki ar
dascdenia, ubralod xeli momxvia. da... da TiTqos raRac momivida. mere
makoca. mec vakoce. veRar Sevikave Tavi. usaTuod unda mekocna. da maSin
mivxvdi, rom mec miyvarda.
gaCumda, dedis gulmowyale kocnis molodinSi gainaba, magram misis
morzi pirquSad dumda.
mec vgrZnob, rom saSineleba moxda, xma Cauwyda ruTs, ar
vici, rogor unda mapatio. magram sxvanairad ar SemeZlo. im wuTamde
verc ki warmovidgendi, Tu miyvarda. oRond mamas Sen uTxari Cem
magivrad.
iqneb sulac ar gavagebinoT mamas, ha? me TviTon vnaxav martin
idens, movelaparakebi, avuxsni. darwmunebuli var, gamigebs da Tavad
Camogcildeba.
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 ah, ara, ras ambob! SesZaxa ruTma da wamoxta, sulac ar minda,

rom Camomcildes. me miyvars igi... iseTi tkbili yofila siyvaruli.
gavyvebi kidec colad... nebas Tu damrTav, raRa Tqma unda.
me da mamaSens sul sxva gegma gvaqvs, ruT, genacvale... ara, ara,
magas ar geubnebi. gana gaZalebT, vinmes gahyve. Cveni gegma is aris, rom
Senive Sesafers gahyve, Seni wris kacs, patiosansa da keTilSobil
adamians, visac Sen TviTon amoirCev da Seiyvareb.
me ukve miyvars martini, sawylad Seesityva ruTi.
Cven sulac ar gvinda, ZalaTi mogaxvioT vinme Tavs. magram Cveni
Svili xar da ra guli mogvcems, amisTana kacs migaTxovoT. risi
mqonebelia, sitlanqisa da gauTlelobis meti ra unda SemogTavazos Seni
sifaqizisa da keTilSobilebis sanacvlod. arafriT ar aris Seni
Sesaferi. rCenac ki ar SeuZlia Seni. marTalia, simdidreze ara vkargavT
Wkuas, magram raRac pirobebi xom unda Segiqmnas! rogor unda gavatanoT
qali jibegaxvretil avantiurists, mezRvaurs, kovbois, kontrabandistsa
da RmerTma icis, kidev ra... yvelafer sikeTesTan erTad, Tavqariani Cans,
upasuxismgeblo.
ruTi xmas ar iRebda. yoveli sityva WeSmaritebad miaCnda.
jRabnaze flangavs amden dros, imisTana rames epotineba, risTvisac
naswavlsa da gansakuTrebuli niWis xalxsac ki ver miuRwevia. colis
SerTvas roca apirebs kaci, cota xelic unda gaanZrios, moemzados.
gamigonia! aki giTxari vici, rom Senc meTanxmebi yovlad
upasuxismgeblo kacia. anki ra gasakviria? yvela mezRvauri aseTia. arc
momWirneobasaa SeCveuli da arc moTminebas. Tavidanve SeeCvia
bedovlaTobas da axla raRas moiSlis. misi brali ar aris, marTalia,
magram es sulac ar Svelis saqmes! imaze Tu ifiqre mainc, ra
TavaSvebuli cxovreba eqneboda aqamde? ha, amaze ifiqre, Svilo?
gaTxoveba ras niSnavs, xom ici?
ruTs erTbaSad SeaJrJola da dedas miekra.
mec vifiqre, ruTi karga xans SeCerda, raTa saTqmeli
Camoeyalibebina, saSinelebaa. tvins mixvrets amaze fiqri. aki giTxari,
saSineleba moxda-meTqi. magram sxvanairad ar SemiZlia! gana Sen SegeZlo,
mamaCemi gadageyvarebina?! mec am dReSi var. raRaca gvaqvs albaT iseTi,
mec, masac mxolod dRes Cavxvdi amas magram gvaqvs ki namdvilad,
rac maiZulebs, Semiyvardes. Cems dReSi ver vifiqrebdi, Tu
Semiyvardeboda, magram xom xedav, Semiyvarda, mis xmaSi kvlav
sixarulis zeimi gaisma.
didxans ilaparakes, magram unayofod, bolos isRa gadawyvites, kidev
daecadaT, araferi nabiji ar gadaedgaT.
aseTive gadawyvetileba miiRes imave Rames misis morzma da misma
qmarma, roca coli iZulebuli gaxda gamotydomoda mister morzs, Cemma
gegmebma araswori Sedegebi gamoiRoo.
sxvagvarad arc SeiZleboda momxdariyo, Tqva mister morzma,
es mezRvauri faqtiurad erTaderTi mamakaci iyo, visac ruTi
dauaxlovda. adre iqneboda Tu gvian, xom unda gaRviZeboda qaloba?! da
aha, gaeRviZa! xelSi es mezRvauri SerCa, sxva aravin iseTi, visi
Seyvarebac SesaZlebeli yofiliyos. raRa gasakviria, rom Seuyvarda,
yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas ase moeCvena, amas axla mniSvneloba aRar aqvs.
misis morzma Tavisi gegma wamoayena, nel-nela emoqmedna ruTze,
pirdapir ki ar daeSala. dro bevri gveqneba, radgan martins axla imisi
Tavi ara aqvs, colis SerTvaze ifiqroso.
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 nu dauSli, Sexvdes, roca moisurvebs, urCia mister morzma,

rac ufro axlos gaicnobs, miT ufro naklebad Seuyvardeba. oRond
Sedarebisa da amorCevis saSualeba mieci ruTs. ise qeni, rom saxlSi
sul axalgazrdebma itrialon, gogonebmac da biWebmac. yovelnairma
Wabukebma: Wkvianebma da mcodneebma, visac ukve miuRwevia ramisaTvis, vinc
axla iRvwis... yvela moiwvie, oRond Cvenive wris xalxi, jentlmenebi.
maSin ruTs ufro gauadvildeba Sedareba, Tvali aexileba. bolos da
bolos, ocdaerTi wlis lawirakia es Tqveni martini, ruTic bavSvia jer.
es bavSvuri siyvarulia da gaivlis.
ase gadawyda. SinaobaSi cnobili gaxda, rom ruTi da martini
daniSnulebi iyvnen, magram saqveynod ar gauxmaurebiaT. es arc gaxdeba
saWiroo, imedovnebdnen. TavisTavad igulisxmeboda, rom niSnoba didxans
unda gagrZelebuliyo. martinisTvis aravis mouTxovnia, rame saqmes
mohkide xeli, weras Tavi daanebeo. sulac ar ainteresebdaT misi
warmateba da waxaliseba. martini ki uneburad Tavis
arakeTilismsurvelebs uwyobda xels samsaxuris Sovna fiqradac ar
mosvlia.
ar vici, rogor momiwoneb, uTxra man ruTs ramdenime dRis
Semdeg, dis saxlSi cxovreba Zalian Zviri mijdeba, gadavwyvite calke
vicxovro. patara oTaxi daviWire Crdilo ouklendSi, CemTvis viqnebi,
myudrod... navTqurac viyide, me TviTon movimzadeb saWmels.
ruTi sixaruliT gaibadra. gansakuTrebiT navTqura moewona.
mister batlermac xom ase daiwyo, SesZaxa man.
am Rirseuli vaJbatonis xsenebaze martinma kopebi Sekra, da ganagrZo:
Cems xelnawerebs isev davakari markebi da redaqciebs davugzavne,
dRes axal binaSi gadaval da xval ukve muSaobas daviwyeb.
samsaxurSi moewyve?! SesZaxa ruTma da mTeli arsebiT gaixara,
martins miekra mkerdze, xeli CasWida, gauRima, ratom ar miTxari? ra
samsaxuria?
martinma Tavi gaaqnia.
samsaxuri ar migulisxmia, weras ganvagrZob, ruTi erTbaSad
moeSva da martinma swrafad ganagrZo, cudad ki nu gamigeb. fuWi
imedebiT ar vityueb Tavs amjerad. wminda praqtikuli miznebi
mamoZravebs. gemze muSaoba imdens aRarafers momcems, darwmunebuli var,
imaze met fulsac gavakeTeb, vidre ubralo ouklendeli samsaxuris kaci
akeTebs. am dasvenebis dros bevri vifiqre da gegmebi davawyve. aqamde rac
vimuSave, rac davwere, dasabeWdad arc yofila gamiznuli. Seni
siyvaruliT vwerdi, aTas rames vfiqrobdi, azrebs vayalibebdi,
vkiTxulobdi kidec, magram es Cems fiqrebTan iyo dakavSirebuli.
umTavresad Jurnalebs vkiTxulobdi. vfiqrobdi sakuTar Tavze,
cxovrebaze, imaze, Tu me TviTon ra adgili miWiravs cxovrebaSi, ras
SemiZlia mivaRwio iseTs, rom Seni Rirsi gavxde. wavikiTxe spenseris
`stilis filosofia~ da bevri ram CemTvis saintereso gavige... weraSi
damexmareba. mTelma am fiqrebma, kiTxvam, Senma siyvarulma, ai, ra
gadawyvetilebamde mimiyvana: profesionali Jurnalisti unda gavxde.
Sedevrebze cota xans arc ki vifiqreb, ubralo rameebs mivyof xels
feletonebs, anegdotebs, patar-patara narkvevebs, iumoristul leqsebs da
aTasnair sisuleles, razedac didi moTxovnilebaa axla. sxvadasxvagvari
sagazeTo saagentoebi arsebobs masalebs awvdian xolme sakvirao
damatebebs, iumoristul furclebs... mec avdgebi da rac imaT sWirdeba,
imas davwer, karga blomad fuls gavakeTeb. Jurnalistebi, vici, oTxas110

xuTas dolars akeTeben TveSi. me magdens ar gamovudgebi, magram imas

mainc movaxerxeb, rom vicxovro da namdvili saqmisTvisac davzogo dro,
rasac sxva pirobebSi ver movaxerxeb. movdgebi mere da Tavisufal dros
swavlas movaxmar. vikiTxav, Cems namdvil saqmes gavakeTeb. TandaTanobiT
Sedevrebis Seqmnasac vcdi. me TviTon mikvirs, am cota xanSi ras mivaRwie!
pirvelad rom movkide kalams xeli, dasaweric araferi mqonda, garda
ramdenime ubadruki Temisa, rac xeirianad arc mesmoda da ver
gameazrebina. araviTari koncefcia me ar gamaCnda, namdvilad. sityvebic
ara myofnida, rom azri Camomeyalibebina. yoveli Tavsgadaxdili epizodi
bundovan azrsmoklebul suraTad warmomidgeboda. magram codna rom
Sememata, sityvebis maragi rom gamiCnda, im Cems suraTebs azric mieca da
gamosaxulebac. swored maSin davwere kargi rameebi: `Tavgadasavali~,
`sixaruli~, `qoTani~, `cxovrebis zedaSe~, `mxiaruli quCa~, `satrfialo
leqsebi~, `zRvis simRera~. kidev davwer amisTanebs, ukeTesebsac. magram
droa saWiro. axla ukve caSi aRar davffrinav, miwaze midgas fexi. jer
ubralo samuSao, Tavis sarCeni fuli mere ki namdvili Sedevrebi!
amaSi rom dagarwmuno, wuxel, magaliTad, davjeqi da Tormeti saxumaro
moTxroba davwere yovelkvireuli iumoristuli gazeTisaTvis. roca
vwvebodi, uceb trioletis dawera mominda saxumaro trioletisa
da erT saaTSi oTxi cali gamovacxve. TiToSi TiTo dolars mainc
momcemen. oTx dolars ase saxeldaxelod, dawolis win, exumrebi! vici,
rom amas TavisTavad araferi fasi ar eqneba mosawyeni xom mainc ar
iqneba, raSic yovelTviurad samoci dolari unda miviRo, amas daumate
uazro cifrebi da tabulebi, kaci SeiZleba mokvdes kidec. Tan am wvrili
saJurnalo saqmianobiT literaturasTanac ufro axlos viqnebi da
saSualeba momecema, ufro didi da kargi rame gavakeTo.
magram risi maqnisia es `didi~ raRaceebi, es Sedevrebi? mainc ver
gayidi!
rogor ver... daiwyo martinma, magram ruTma Seawyvetina.
rac axla Sen CamoTvale da karg nawarmoebebad migaCnia, aki verc
erTi ver gaasaRe! daubeWdavi SedevrebiT Cveni daqorwineba ar
moxerxdeba.
Cven dabeWdili trioletebiT viqorwinoT, ar gatyda martini.
alersianad moxvia ruTs xeli, magram aseTive alersiT aRar upasuxes,
aba, momismine, naZaladevi mxiarulebiT Tqva man, xelovneba ar aris
es, magram samagierod dolaria.
is Sin momadga
me Sin ar viyav,
fulis sesxeba
undoda Turme;
is Sin momadga,
me Sin ar viyav,
da amis gamo
veRar vistumre.
am saxumaro leqsis laRi ritmi sulac ar egueboda Sewuxebul
gamometyvelebas, rac martins TandaTanobiT gamoexata saxeze. ruTs arc
ki gauRimia. seriozuli da Sewuxebuli TvalebiT Sehyurebda Wabuks:
iqneb marTlac mogcen dolari, uTxra man, magram es xom
cirkis masxaras dolari iqneba. nuTu vera grZnob, martin, rom es
damamcirebelia?! veraferi sasiamovnoa, rom kacma, romelic me miyvars da
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pativsa vcem, ubadruki anegdotebi da Sairebi Txzas da ufro wesiersa

da Rirseul saqmes ar mohkidos xeli.
Sen ginda, rom es kaci... mister batlers hgavdes? hkiTxa
martinma.
vici, rom mister batleri ar giyvars... daiwyo ruTma.
mister batleri didebuli kacia, Seawyvetina martinma, mTeli
ubedureba isaa, rom kuWi aqvs moSlili. Tanac, me Tu mkiTxav, didi
gansxvaveba ar unda iyos anegdotebisa Tu saxumaro leqsebis Txzvasa da
sabeWdi manqanis Cxakuns an stenogramis weris, Tundac davTrebis qeqvas
Soris. bolos da bolos, erTic da meorec sxva ramisTvis gvWirdeba. Sen
ginda, rom davTrebis qeqviT daviwyo da veqili gavxde an saqmosani. me ki
msurs, ubralo JurnalistobiT daviwyo da mwerlobas mivaRwio.
magaSi gansxvavebaa, jiutoba ruTi.
mainc ra?
Sen Sedevrebs TviTon rom eZaxi Sedevrebs kacma ar Sexeda.
ramdeni ar scade amas xom ver uaryof, magram arc erTma
redaqtorma ar indoma.
droc momeci, Cemo Zvirfaso, Seemudara martini, es wvrili
literaturuli saqmianoba droebiTi iqneba, seriozulad ki nu miiReb.
ori weliwadi madrove. am or weliwadSi yvelafers mivaRwev.
redaqtorebi aqeT damiwyeben xvewnas. vici, rasac vambob. sakuTari Tavis
rwmena maqvs. Cemi Zalis fasi vici. vici, ras niSnavs namdvili
literatura. vici, ra uniWo sisuleleebiT anagvianeben literaturas
momravlebuli ubadruki mwerlukebi. danamdvilebiT mjera, rom ori
wlis Tavze me gamarjvebis gzaze viqnebi damdgari. saqmosnobas rom
gamovudge, verasodes ver gavimarjveb. guli ar mimiwevs. mosawyen
sisuleled, ubadrukobad da gaiZverul vaWrukanobad meCveneba. yovel
SemTxvevaSi, me ara var amisaTvis gaCenili. ubralo klerkobas ver
gavcdebi da rogorRa mivaRwioT bednierebas an Sen, an me klerkis
ubadruki jamagiriT? rac ki ram kargi aris qveyanaze, sul SenTvis minda
da movipoveb kidec. Tavs ar davzogav da movipoveb. kargi mwerlis
Semosavalze mister batleri verc ki iocnebebs. saqveynod gaxmaurebuli
wigni ormocdaaT asi aTas dolars aZlevs avtors. zogjer mets,
zogjer iqneb cota naklebs, magram daaxloebiT asea.
ruTi xmas ar iRebda. aSkara imedgacrueba etyoboda.
ras ityvi? hkiTxa martinma.
me sul sxva gegmebi da imedebi mqonda. ase vfiqrobdi, da axlac
vfiqrob, rom yvelafers ajobebs stenografia iswavlo manqanaze
beWdva ukve ici da mamaCemis kantoraSi moewyve. Wkviani kaci xar da
imedi maqvs veqilobas advilad Seiswavli.
Tavi ocdamesame
arc guli gasciebia martins, arc Sexeduleba Secvlia ruTze imis
gamo, rom qals misi mwerloba ara swamda da ara sjeroda. ardadegebis
dReebSi bevrsa fiqrobda sakuTar Tavze, analizs ukeTebda Tavis
saqciels da ufro kargadac Seiswavla Tavi. darwmunda, rom silamaze
ufro hyvarebia, vidre saxeli, da Tu mainc iRvwoda saxelis mosaxveWad,
mxolod ruTis gulisTvis. undoda saqveynod cnobili gamxdariyo, raTa
qals, romelic mas uyvarda, misiT eamayna, Rirseulad CaeTvala.
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ise mxurvaled uyvarda silamaze, rom misTvis samsaxuri TavisTavad

sakmao gasamrjelo iyo. xolo silamazeze kidev ufro metad ruTi
uyvarda. siyvaruli yvelaze mSvenier ramed miaCnda qveynad. swored
siyvarulma gardaqmna igi, tlanqi mezRvauri moazrovned da mxatvrad
aqcia. amitomac sami umSvenieresi sagnisagan mecnierebasa da xelovnebaze
maRla siyvaruls ayenebda. TviTonve amCnevda, rom ukve axlave ruTze
kargad da saRad azrovnebda, mis Zmebsa da mamasac gauswro gonebrivi
ganviTarebiT. universitetSi imdeni xnis swavlisa da xelovnebis
bakalavrobis miuxedavad, misi inteleqti aSkarad Crdilavda ruTisas,
erTi wlis TviTganviTarebam ise aRWurva xelovnebis, cxovrebis,
samyaros idumalebaTa Secnobis codniT, ruTi amas verasodes ver
miaRwevda da verc ki iocnebebda.
amas yvelafers kargad grZnobda, magram arc mis siyvarulze, arc
ruTis siyvarulze odnavadac ar umoqmednia. siyvaruli imdenad
keTilSobili da mSvenieri iyo, TviTon ki ise erTguli siyvarulisa, rom
kritikuli damokidebulebiT ar SebRalavda. siyvaruls ra esaqmeboda
ruTis SexedulebebTan xelovnebasa qcevis wesebsa, safrangeTis
revoluciasa Tu sayovelTao arCevnebze?! es yvelaferi gonebis sferos
ganekuTvneba, siyvaruli ki gonebaze maRla dgas. siyvaruls ver
daamcirebda martini, imitom rom aRmerTebda mas. siyvaruli maRali mTis
mwvervalze binadrobda da zemodan gadmohyurebda gonebis mdelos. igi
arsebobis suli da guli iyo, sicocxlis uzenaesi arsi da adamianebs
iSviaTad ewveoda xolme. mecnieruli filosofiis wyalobiT martinma
siyvarulis biologiuri niSnebi gaxsna da Seicno; da roca ufro Rrmad
Caswvda sagnis arss, mixvda, rom adamianis organizmi swored siyvarulSi
axorcielebs Tavis umaRles daniSnulebas, amitom siyvaruls kbilis
gasinjva da kirkiti ara sWirdeba, igi miRebuli unda iqnas, rogorc
sicocxlis umaRlesi jildo. Seyvarebuli mas warmoedgina yvelaze
ufro kurTxeul qmnilebad yvela qmnilebaTa Soris, siamovnebasa hgvrida
am gamoTqmis gaxseneba: `da xeladqmnili mijnuri~, romelic yovelgvar
miwierze maRla aWrila, simdidres, codnas, qveynis azrs, xalxis xotbas
zemodan gadmohyurebs, TviT sicocxleze ufro amaRlebula `da
kocnisaTvis swiravs sicocxles~.
winaTac bevrjer mosvlia amisTana azri TavSi, zogs ki axlaRa
daukvirda. igi ganuwyvetliv muSaobda, sparteliviT cxovrobda da roca
ruTi hyavda mosanaxulebeli, mxolod maSin Tu Sewyvetda muSaobas.
Tavis diasaxliss portugaliel maria silvas im patara oTaxis
qirad or dolar-naxevars uxdida TveSi. anCxli dedakaci iyo maria
silva, qvrivi, dRedaRam muSaobda, welebze fexs idgamda, raTa
mravalricxovani bavSvebi daepurebina, zogjer qancgawyvetili qali
Tavis gaWirvebasa da mwuxarebas TiTo galon wyal-wyala, daZmarebul
RvinoSi axrCobda, rasac TxuTmet centad yidulobda xolme kuTxis
sardafSi. pirvel xanebSi dasanaxavad ver itanda am qals martini, misi
laparaki yurSi ekaliviT esoboda, mere ki, roca naxa, ra mamacurad
ibrZoda igi arsebobisaTvis, TandaTanobiT pativiscemiT ganimsWvala. es
patara saxli oTxTvala iyo da martins erTi oTaxi hqonda
daqiravebuli, meore sastumro oTaxad hqondaT; iatakze gafenili noxi
xalisian elfers aZlevda oTaxs, xolo mravalricxovan SvilTagan erTerTi gardacvlili, kuboSi Casvenebuli bavSvis fotosuraTi mwuxarebis
ganwyobilebasa qmnida. es oTaxi stumrebisaTvis iyo gankuTvnili.
fardebi mudam CamoSvebuli hqondaT aqa da, gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevebis
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garda, diasaxlisis fexSiSvela STamomavlobas Sig Sesvla ekrZaleboda.

qali samzareuloSi amzadebda saWmels da yvelani iqve Wamdnen xolme;
samzareuloSive recxavda, auToebda da, kvira dRis garda, arc
gamodioda iqidan. Semosavlis mTavari wyaro mrecxaoba iyo mezoblebs
urecxavda TeTreuls. sawoli oTaxi martinis oTaxiviT mocucqnuli iyo
da aq eZinaT dedasa da mis Svid patara Svils. martins sul is ukvirda,
ver mimxvdariyo, rogor eteoda amdeni xalxi am soroSi; sifrifana
kedeli ubralo faCunsac kargad atarebda da martini yovel saRamos
ismenda wivils, kivils, butbutsa da Zilmoreuli balRebis CitebiviT
JRurtuls. Semosavlis meore wyaro ori Zroxa iyo, romelTac maria
dila-saRamos wvelida xolme. Zroxebi qalaqis ganapiras, uSen adgilebSi
wiwknidnen balaxs, zogjer Sig qalaqSiac aZovebdnen, quCis gayolebaze,
mwyemsad kiko, xan ki or-ori CamoZonZili balRi edga, da Zroxebs ki ar
Sehyurebdnen, aqeT-iqiT icqirebodnen, policiels uTvalTvalebdnen.
Tavis patara oTaxSi martins eZina, mecadineobda, werda da saWmels
imzadebda. erTaderT fanjarasTan, romelic pawawina parmaRs
gadahyurebda, samzareulo magida hqonda midgmuli. amas sawer magidadac
iyenebda, biblioTekadac da zed sabeWdi manqanac edo. sawols, romelic
ukana kedelTan edga, mTeli sivrcis ori mesamedi eWira. magidas erTi
ulazaTo tansacmlis karada emijneboda; etyoboda, durgals Tavis
droze fulis aRebisaTvis meti ezruna, vidre karadis marjved Sekvraze.
garedan miwebebuli sifrifana faneri yoveldRiurad Zvreboda da
iSleboda. karada erT kuTxeSi idga, xolo mopirdapire kuTxeSi, magidis
meore mxares, samzareulo hqonda martins mowyobili: mSrali sanovagis
yuTze zemodan navTqura daedo, Sig ki TefSebi da qvabebi Seelagebina;
iqve kedelze Taro hqonda miWedebuli da zed sanovage ewyo, wylis
vedro ki pirdapir iatakze idga. onkani oTaxSi ara hqonia, wyali
samzareulodan gamohqonda. saWmlis momzadebis dReebSi, roca oTaxi
cxeli orTqliT gaiJRinTeboda, karadas ufro blomad cvioda xolme
Txeli faneris naWrebi. sawolis Tavze velosipedi ekida. pirvelad
pirdapir iatakze egdo es velosipedi, magram marias balRebi miesien,
WanWikebi daaZvres, kamera daCxvlites da martini iZulebuli gaxda
pawawina parmaRze gaetana, magram wvimaSi velosipedi sveldeboda da,
bolos, isev oTaxSi Seitana. kedelze dahkida, momaRlod.
kedlis karadaSi tansacmeli ekida martins, aqve eyara wignebic, rac
magidaze da magidis qveS ver dastia. kiTxvis dros, TandaTanobiT,
SeniSvnebis amowerasac mieCvia, da imdeni Canaweri daugrovda, oTaxis
gaswvriv kanafebi rom ar gaeWima da zed SeniSvnebi ar Camoekida, im
mocucqnul soroSi gasanZrevi adgilic ki ar iqneboda. mainc Wirda
gavla. oTaxis kars ise ver gamoaRebda, winaswar kedlis karada rom ar
miexura, da piriqiT, oTaxis kari Tu iyo mixuruli, mxolod maSin
SeeZlo karadis gamoReba. oTaxSi rom Sevidoda, sawolTan misvlamde
aTasjer unda miexv-moexvia, da sibneleSi xan ras ejaxeboda da xan ras.
karadis kars Tu rogorme mSvidobianad gascildeboda, erTbaSad
marjvniv unda gadaxriliyo karga magrad, Torem `samzareulos~
daejaxeboda, mere isev marcxniv unda gaexvia, raTa sawolis fexs ar
wamosdeboda. magram aqac, gamozomilad Tu ar gadauxvevda da zomaze
odnav meti mouvidoda, magidis Zgides daejaxeboda. ase gamozomili
mixra-moxriT erTgvar arxSi moxvdeboda, romlis erT napirs sawoli
warmoadgenda, meores ki magida. amasTan, Tu erTaderTi skami Tavis
Cveulebriv adgilze iqneboda, magidasTan, arxSi gavla yovlad
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SeuZlebeli iyo. roca ara sWirdeboda skami, sawolze Sedgamda xolme,

Tumca zogjer mzareulobis drosac ijda skamze. manam wyali
aduRdeboda an xorci Seiwveboda, dros uqmad ara kargavda da erT-or
paragrafs waikiTxavda. ise patara iyo samzareulo kuTxe, rom fexze
audgomlad SeeZlo gadaswvdomoda yvelafers, rac ki dasWirdeboda.
ufro moxerxebulic iyo ase jdomela mzareuloba; fexze rom
dadgeboda, TviTonve iCrdilavda sinaTles.
noyieri kerZebis damzadebac icoda martinma da Tan iafic ujdeboda;
amasTan kuWi iseTi magari hqonda, rom yvelafers advilad inelebda.
muxudos supi yoveldRiuri kerZi iyo, agreTve kartofili da lobio,
msxvili, wiTeli lobio, rasac meqsikurad kmazavda. brinji, ise
CaSuSuli, rom verc erTi amerikeli diasaxlisi ver moaxerxebs ase
CaSuSvas, dReSi erTjer mainc gaCndeboda mis sufraze. nedl xilze
iafi Ciri jdeboda, da martini mudam xarSavda, karaqis magivrad amas
atanda purs. zogjer xorciTa da Zvlis supiTac daamSvenebda xolme
sufras. yava, urZeod da unaRebod orjer hqonda dReSi, saRamoTi ki CaiT
cvlida. yavasac da Caisac iSviaTi xelovnebiT amzadebda.
iZulebuli iyo, momWirneoba gaewia. rac ki samrecxaoSi daagrova,
TiTqmis sul daexarja ardadegebis dros, xolo msubuqi feletonebi ise
Sors hqonda dagzavnili, rom ramdenime kvira mainc dasWirdeboda
pasuxis mosvlas. erTTavad Sin iyo gamoketili, gandegiliviT, garda im
droisa, roca ruTs moinaxulebda an gertrudasTan Seivlida.
TavauRebliv muSaobda, sami kacis saqmes akeTebda yoveldRiurad, xuTi
saaTiRa eZina dRe-RameSi da rkinis agebuleba rom ar hqonoda, ase
gadabmulad cxrameti saaTis mZime muSaobas ver gauZlebda. wuTsac ki
ara kargavda. sarkeze ucxo sityvebi da gamoTqmebi hqonda mimagrebuli:
Tmis davarcxnisa da wveris parsvis dros an roca perangs icvamda, cali
TvaliT am sityvebSi iyureboda da izepirebda. aseTive Canawerebi hqonda
gakruli kedelze, navTquris ukan amzadebda kerZs, an TefSebs
recxavda da Tan Canawerebs uyurebda. Zvel Canawerebs sistematurad
cvlida axlebiT. Sexvdeboda Tu ara kiTxvis dros ucxo, gaugebar
sityvebs, xeladve amoiwerda, xolo roca mTeli furceli gaivseboda,
gadabeWdavda da sarkeze an kedelze Camohkidebda. jibiTac daatarebda
aseT furclebs: quCaSi an maRaziaSi rigSi dgomis dros amoiRebda da
imeorebda.
marto sityvebis amowerasac ar sjerdeboda. waikiTxavda
saxelmoxveWili avtoris nawarmoebs da akvirdeboda yvela elements,
riTac am mwerals warmatebisTvis mieRwia Txrobis maneras, stils,
eqspozicias, Sedarebebs, calkeul gamoTqmebs, maxvilsityvaobas,
amoiwerda da mere swavlobda. gana brmad baZavda! ara, saerTo
principebsa da ganzogadebas eZebda. sxvadasxva mwerlis nawarmoebebidan
amowerda xolme im literaturuli xerxebis sias, rac gansakuTrebiT
moewoneboda, erTmaneTs Seadarebda, aswon-daswonida, saerTo principebs
gamoitanda da, saTanado codniT aRWurvili, amis mixedviT Tavis
sakuTars SeimuSavebda, maT zomier da marjve gamoyenebas swavlobda.
amgvarive meTodiT cocxali salaparako enidan ZarRvian gamoTqmebs
SearCevda, iseT gamoTqmebs, romlebic cecxliviT mwveli iyo an saamurad
elamuneboda smenas. yvelgan, yvelaferSi mTavarsa da ganzogadebuls
eZebda, siRrmeSi iqeqeboda, fesvebs usinjavda, es ki saSualebas aZlevda,
damoukideblad Seeqmna msgavsi raime. silamazis garegani gamosaxulebis
WvretiT ar kmayofildeboda; misi pawawina oTaxi laboratoriasaviT iyo,
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sadac samzareulos areul sunsa da maria silvas balRebis giJur

RriancelSi, igi safuZvlian analizs ukeTebda silamazis mTavar arss,
mis aRnagobasa da agebulebas swavlobda da ostatdeboda, raTa TviTonve
Seeqmna aseTi silamaze.
bunebiT iyo aseTi kaci Segnebulad unda gaekeTebina yvelaferi.
brmad, winaswarmoufiqreblad, imis gauTvaliswineblad, Tu ra unda
gamosvloda, SemTxvevasa da Tavisi niWis varskvlavs mindobiT ver
imuSavebda. SemTxveviTi warmatebani ar akmayofilebda. Tavidanve unda
scodnoda rogor da ratom. Wkuadamjdari kaci iyo, da manam
moTxrobis an leqsis weras daiwyebda, mTeli suraTi cocxlad
aesaxeboda gonebaSi, nawarmoebis mTavari mizandasaxulebaca da is
mxatvruli xerxic, riTac unda ganexorcielebina. am Cveulebas Tu
uRalatebda, winaswarve ganwiruli iyo, marcxs igemebda. amasTan, im
SemTxveviT azrsa da sityvebsac xalisiT gamoiyenebda, rac
moulodnelad ewveoda mis gonebas da mere organulad erwymoda
nawarmoebs, lazaTsa da momxiblaobas matebda. qeds ixrida xolme aseTi
movlenis winaSe, icoda, rom es zeSTagoneba iyo. ukvirdeboda silamazes,
analizs ukeTebda, cdilobda misi kanonzomiereba daenaxa, magram imasac
mSvenivrad grZnobda, rom silamazes Tavis arsSi hqonda raRac iseTi
idumaleba, rasac verasodes ver Caswvdeboda, saerTod arc erTi Zexorcieli ar Caswvdomoda mas. spenserisagan icoda, rom risime
amomwuravad da absoluturi srulyofilebiT Seswavla adamianis Zalas
aRemateboda, xolo mSvenierebis idumalebis amocnoba iseTive
miuwvdomeli iyo, rogorc TviT sicocxlis idumalebisa ufro
Znelic; sicocxle da mSveniereba sxvadasxva Zafebisagan naqsovi erTi
qsovilia, adamiani ki mxolodRa nawilia misi mzis sxivebis,
varskvlavebis mtvrisa da saocrebebis gamoucnob, miuwvdomel qsovilisa.
am azrebis gavleniT dawera man statia `varskvlavis mtveri~,
romliTac Tavs esxmoda ara kritikis mTavar sakiTxebs, aramed mTavar
kritikosebs. es iyo brwyinvale, Rrma filosofiuri azrebiT
gamsWvaluli, laRi iumoriT damSvenebuli nawarmoebi. egec dauwunes,
yvelgan, yvela redaqciaSi, saca ki gagzavna. magram martinma, moiSora Tu
ara Tavidan Tema, jiutad ganagrZo saqme. Cveulebad gadaeqca jer
kargad moamwifebda, gamoaSuSebda azrs raime konkretul saganze da
mxolod amis Semdeg Seudgeboda weras. xolo is ambavi, rom verc erTi
misi nawarmoebi dabeWdvas ver eRirsa, didad ar awuxebda. wera didi
gonebrivi daZabvis damagvirgvinebeli aqti iyo, gafantuli fiqrebis
SemakavSirebeli kvanZi, ganmazogadebeli da Semajamebeli finali.
amisTana statiis dawera imas niSnavda, rom tvini momwifebuli
azrebisagan Tavisufldeboda da axali fiqrebisa da problemebis
misaRebad iyo gamzadebuli. sxvaTa Soris, es im Cveulebasa hgavs, roca
mravali adamiani, qali Tu kaci, didxans uxmod itanjeba namdvili Tu
moCvenebiTi mwuxarebiT da periodulad amoidgams xolme enas, erTbaSad
`moifxans guls~ da saTqmels aRarafers daitovebs.
Tavi ocdameoTxe
gadioda kvireebi, fuli ileoda, xolo Cekebi redaqciebisgan ara da
ar Canda. seriozuli moTxrobebi xom adreve daubrunda da xelaxla
dagzavna, arc Jurnalistur feletonebs dasdgomiaT ukeTesi dRe.
martinis patara sufras ukve veRar amSvenebda mravalferovani kerZebi,
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cotaodeni brinji da Wermis CiriRa SerCa; dReSi samjer brinjiTa da

WermiT ikvebeboda. xuTi dRe ase gaatara. mere nisiad gamotana daiwyo.
magram miaRwia Tu ara nisiis Tanxam sam dolarsa da oTxmocdaxuT
cents, mebayle portugalielma nisia Seuwyvita.
imitom, rom, ganumarta portugalielma Sen samuSao ver
iSova, me fuli dakarga.
martins aRaraferi upasuxnia, an ki ra eTqmoda. marTlac ra wesi iyo,
jan-RoniT savse WabukisaTvis nisia eZlia kacs, mxolod imitom, rom es
Wabuki zarmacobda da saqmes xels ar hkidebda.
iSova ram saqme saWmelic iSova, arwmunebda portugalieli,
saqme ara saWmelic ara. asea cxovrebam... da rom daemtkicebina
martinisaTvis, es Cemi piradi axireba ar ariso, swrafad dasZina: modi,
cota dalia, ojaxi daloca Cveni karqi megobari varT, Sen da me.
martinmac dalia, raTa daemtkicebina erTguli megobroba ojaxis
mimarT, da uvaxaSmod daiZina.
bostneuls amerikeli meduqnisagan yidulobda martini. am kacis
savaWro principebi imdenad susti aRmoCnda, rom erTxans kidev aZlia
nisiad saqoneli, xuT dolarze aiyvana; xabazma or dolarze Seuwyvita,
yasabma oTxze. martinma daiangariSa mTeli vali da sul ToTxmeti
dolari da ormocdaxuTi centi gamouvida. amasobaSi sabeWdi manqanis
qiris droc movida, magram imedi hqonda, or Tves kidev madrovebso. ase
rom, rva dolari kidev daemateboda im Tanxas. amiT ki amoiwureboda
mTeli SesaZlebeli krediti.
bostneulis duqnidan ukanasknelad erTi tomara kartofili gamoitana
da mTeli kvira cariela kartofilze gadadioda, dReSi samjer
kartofilsa Wamda. SemTxveviTi sadilebi ruTis saxlSi xels uwyobda
janis simrTele SeenarCunebina, tantalusis wamebas ganicdida xolme,
roca sufraze morTmeul amden saWmel-sasmels xedavda, da es
gamgelebuli kaci iZulebuli iyo Tavi Seekavebina. xandaxan dasTanac
Seivlida xolme sadilobis dros, Tumca sircxviliT fexi ukan rCeboda,
da aq ki ramdensac gabedavda, Wamda. Tumca ufro mets, vidre morzebis
saxlSi.
muSaobda yoveldRiurad da fostalionsac yoveldRiurad mohqonda
dawunebuli xelnawerebi. ukve aRara hqonda markebis fuli da magidis
qveS daxvavda xelnawerebi. dadga iseTi dRec, roca mTeli ormoci saaTi
pirSi erTi nawilic ar CaeSva. veRarc morzebTan mividoda ruTi sanrafaelSi wasuliyo ori kviriT, da sircxviliT dasTanac aRar
miesvleboda. ubedurebis fiala imiT gaivso, rom saRamo xans
fostalionma xuTi dawunebuli xelnaweri moutana. martini iZulebuli
iyo, palto waeRo ouklends, iqidan upaltood dabrunda, magram
samagierod jibeSi xuTi dolari uCxrialebda. TiTo meduqnes TiTo
dolari Camouriga da mis samzareuloSi kvlav aSiSxinda xorci da xaxvi,
kvlav aduRda yava da mozrdili qiliT Savi qliavis murabac gaCnda.
isadila, magidas miujda da SuaRamisTvis axali statia gamoacxo,
saTaurad hqonda `mevaxSeobis Rirseba~. gadabeWda da magidis qveS
CauZaxa, radgan im xuTi dolaridan markis fulic aRar darCenoda.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg saaTic daagirava, mere velosipedic, aRebuli
fuli dazoga da markebi iyida, rac ki xelnawerebi hqonda, sul dagzavna.
msubuqma feletonebma ver gaumarTla. zedac ar Sexedes. dajdeboda da
dabeWdil feletonebs Seadarebda xolme gazeTebSi, sakvirao
damatebebSi, JurnalebSi; gadawyvita, rom misi feletonebi ukeTesi iyo,
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gacilebiT ukeTesi. rad ginda mainc ver asaRebda! bolos SeniSna, rom
gazeTebis umravlesoba e. w. `stereotipul~ masalebs beWdavda. am
masalebis mimwodebel asociaciaTa misamarTebi gaigo da maTac daugzavna
feletonebi. magram ukanve daubrunes, Tan standartulad dabeWdili
cnoba mohyva, iuwyebodnen, asociaciebi TviTonve gaarTmeven Tavs am
saqmeso.
erT did saymawvilo JurnalSi mTeli ganyofileba aRmoaCina, sadac
anegdotebi da sxvadasxvagvari SemTxvevebi iyo aRwerili. aqac scada
bedi. xeladve daubrunes, mainc ar moeSva da kidev gaugzavna zedized,
magram vera da ver eRirsa dabeWdvas. mereRa gaigo, roca ukve
aRaraviTari mniSvneloba ara hqonda, rom aseT masalebs TviTon
redaqciis TanamSromlebi werdnen xolme, raTa piradi Semosavali
gaedidebinaT. yovelkvireulma iumoristulma Jurnalebma anegdotebi da
saxumaro Sairebi daubrunes; verc leqsad dawerilma feletonebma
gaimarjves. romlebic martinma did Jurnalebs gaugzavna. jeri sagazeTo
moTxrobebze midga. martini grZnobda, rom gacilebiT imaze ukeTess
dawerda, rac mas gazeTebSi waekiTxa. ori sagazeTo sindikatis misamarTi
gaigo da miayara da miayara patara moTxrobebi. oci aseTi moTxroba
dawera, magram raki arc erTs ar eRirsa dabeWdva, amazedac xeli aiRo,
Tumca dRe ise ar gavidoda, aTobiT amisTana moTxroba ar waekiTxa,
Jurnalebsa Tu gazeTebSi, da verc erTi es moTxroba misas ver
Seedreboda. bolos, sasowarkveTilma, gadawyvita, rom, sakuTari
nawerebiT hipnotizebuls, gansjis unari dakarguli hqonda da
usafuZvlod iqaCeboda.
usulgulo sagamomcemlo manqana Tavis saqmes ganagrZobda. martini
xelnawers, ukan gasagzavn markasTan erTad, konvertSi Cadebda safosto
yuTSi Caagdebda, gavidoda amis Semdeg sami kvira Tu erTi Tve da
fostalions ukanve mohqonda xelnaweri. aSkarad Canda, rom im meore
mxares, redaqciebSi, sulieri aravin iyo, kargad gazeTili Wkviani
avtomatebi muSaobdnen. sasowarkveTilebam iqamde miiyvana, rom ukve eWvi
epareboda, iqneb sulac ar arseboben redaqtorebio. niSanwyalic ara
Canda maTi arsebobisa. erTxel ar miuRia dasabuTebuli uari amisa da
amis gamo ara vbeWdavT Tqven nawarmoebebso; es, TavisTavad, kidev erTxel
adasturebda im azrs, rom redaqtorebi ar arsebobdnen, es miTi iyo
asoTamwyobebis, metranpaJebisa da stambis Sikrikebis mier SeTiTxnili.
ruTTan erTad gatarebuli dro erTaderTi bedniereba iyo martinis
cxovrebaSi da isic yovelTvis ara. mRelvareba, rasac igi adreve moecva,
axla ufro mtanjveli Seiqna; radgan mas Semdeg, rac martinma ruTis
siyvaruli moipova, qali kidev ufro miuwvdomeli gaxda. ori weli
madroveo, martinma sTxova maSin. dro miqroda, Sedegi ki araferi Canda.
amas isic emateboda, rom ruTi amreziT uyurebda Wabukis muSaobas. TqmiT
ki arafers eubneboda, magram ise aSkarad da mourideblad agrZnobinebda,
rom sityvebi raRa saWiro iyo. aRSfoTeba arasodes ar gamouxatavs
ruTs, ubralod guli utydeboda, Tumca cota ufro naklebi sinaze da
saTnoeba rom hqonoda, guldawyvetas ar dajerdeboda. guli utydeboda,
rom kaci, visi gawvrTna da gamoZerwva man ganizraxa, arafriT ar
iZerweboda. jer rbil, advilad gamosaZerw Tixad moeCvena, magram
TandaTanobiT iseTi sijiute gamoamJRavna, rom arc mister morzs
emsgavseboda da arc mister batlers.
yvelaze ufro didsa da Zliers, rac martinis arsebaSi iyo, qali ver
amCnevda, an, kidev ufro uaresi ar esmoda. es kaci, romelic aseTi
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rbili Tixisagan iyo naZerwi, SeeZlo adamianuri arsebobis yovelgvar

formas Sehgueboda, qals saSinel Tavnebad da jiutad eCveneboda
mxolod imitom, rom Tavis sasurvel yalibSi ver gaatara erTaderT
yalibSi, rac misTvis iyo cnobili. Wabukis fiqrTa kamaras TviTon vera
swvdeboda da roca iseT simaRleebs miaRwevda, sadamdec qals gonebis
Tvali ar miuwvdeboda, dabneuli da gzasacdenili egona. aqamde yvelas
azrebsa swvdeboda mamisas, dedisas, Zmebisas, olnisas... da swored
amitom, raki martinis azrovnebas veRar miswvda, masve daabrala. es iyo
Zveli tragedia martodSTenili adamianisa, romelic amaod cdilobs,
WeSmariteba uqadagos kacobriobas.
Sen mxolod imasa scem Tayvans, rac saqveynod miRebuli da
aRiarebulia, uTxra martinma erT dRes ruTs, roca isini prepssa da
vaderuoterze msjelobdnen, vici, rom eseni yvelaze ufro cnobili
kritikosebi arian mTel SeerTebul StatebSi, amaT avtoritetul azrebs
mudam imowmeben xolme. Cveni maswavleblebi ise Sehyureben vanderuoters,
rogorc amerikuli kritikis moZRvars. magram wavikiTxe misi wignebi da,
me Tu mkiTxav, iSviaTi nimuSia lamazi sityvebis braxabruxisa.
gulisamrevi banaloba da meti araferi! arc prepsia ukeTesi. mSvenivrad
aris dawerili, magaliTad, misi `tyis xavsi~. mZime raa, mZimesac ki
uadgilod ver unaxav. axla toni ra amaRlebuli, ra zeaweuli!
magisTana honorars arc erTi amerikeli kritikosi ar Rebulobs. Tumca
RmerTo, Segcode! sulac ar aris kritikosi. inglisSi ufro
maRali donea kritikisa. saqme is aris, rom kritikosebi cnobil hangebs
ukraven, Tanac Cinebulad, maRali zneobis SegrZnebiT, Rirseulad. maTi
mimoxilvebi inglisur sakvirao qadagebebs magonebs. inglisuri
filologiis profesorebs uWeren mxars, profesorebi ki, Tavis mxriv,
amaT umagreben zurgs. TavSi ki arc amaT da arc imaT araviTari
originaluri azri ar udevT. mxolod is ician, rac saqveynod
aRiarebulia, da TviTonac saqveynod aRiarebulebi arian. WkuaTxeli
xalxia. gacveTil azrebs iseve advilad miiwebeben Sublze, rogorc
etiketebs daawebeben xolme ludis boTlebs. maTi daniSnulebaa,
universitetSi Sesuli yoveli axalgazrda gamoiWiron, Tuki rame
originaluri azri ubrwyinavT, Tavidan gamoubertyon da sanacvlod
TavSi Sablonuri azrebi Caudon.
Cemis azriT, me ufro axlo vdgavar WeSmaritebasTan, miugo
ruTma, me saqveynod aRiarebul Sexedulebebs vicav, Sen ki ise esxmi
Tavs avtoritetebs, rogorc velurebi kerpebs.
kerpebs velurebi ki ara, misionerebi amsxvrevdnen, gaecina
martins, saubedurod, misionerebi sul warmarTebis qveynebs moedvnen,
Sin aRaravin darCa, rom es Zveli kerpebi vanderuoteri da prepsi
daamxon.
da universitetis profesorebic maT miayolon, dasZina ruTma.
martinma mgznebared gaaqnia Tavi.
ara, zust mecnierebaTa profesorebma de icocxlon. isini marTlac
did saqmes akeTeben. magram inglisuri filologiis profesorebs am
namcecatvinian TuTiyuSebs cxra meaTeds mainc Tu gauWyleten Tavs,
didebuli iqneba.
profesorebis mimarT aseTi sisastike ruTis TvalSi didi mkrexeloba
iyo. Tavisda uneburad Seadara gonebaSi es profesorebi es
Rirseulad Cacmuli, faqizi, tkbilad da Tavazianad moubari xalxi,
Tavad kulturis gansaxierebani am TiTqmis autanel axalgazrda kacs,
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ruTs rom Sehyvarebia; am kacs, romelsac veraviTari tansacmeli tanze

ver mourgia, visi dajejgili kunTebic jojoxeTur Sromas moagonebs
adamians, laparakis dros rom wamoenTeba xolme. damSvidebuli
msjelobis nacvlad uSver sityvebs isvris da wynari TavisdaWeris
magivrad erTbaSad gaxeldeba. is xalxi rigian xelfass mainc iRebs da
diax, ruTi iZulebuli iyo, es eRiarebina namdvili jentlmenebi
arian; amas ki erTi centic ver uSovia da imaTi araferi scxia.
arc ki dafiqrebula martinis sityvebze, arc ki auwonia gonebaSi. misi
saboloo daskvna, rom martinis mosazreba mcdari iyo, Tavisda
uneburadve garegnul Sedarebebs emyareboda. profesorebi, ra Tqma unda,
marTali unda yofiliyvnen TavianT literaturul msjelobaSi, aba ise
xom ver gaxdebodnen profesorebi! martinis literaturuli
Sexedulebani mcdari iyo, radgan man erTi moTxrobis gasaRebac ver
moaxerxa. martinisave sityvebiT rom iTqvas, imaT gaumarTla, amas ki ar
gaumarTla. amasac rom Tavi davaneboT, rogor SeiZleba marTali iyos
kaci, romelic sul ramdenime xnis winaT, amave sastumro oTaxSi
awurul-gaWarxlebuli idga, xelebisaTvis ra moexerxebina ar icoda,
dafeTebuli TvalebiT aqeT-iqiT iyureboda, raime nivTs uxerxulad
moqanave mxari ar wamovdoo, suinberni rodis mokvdao, kiTxulobda da
didis ambiT ikvexnida, `sicocxlis fsalmuni~ da `sul maRla~ maqvs
wakiTxulio.
amrigad, ruTi Tavisda uneburad adasturebda martinis Sexedulebas
mxolod imas scem Tayvans, rac saqveynod miRebuliao. martini gonebiT
mihyveboda mis fiqrTa denas, magram Sors gayolas moerida. gana imis
mixedviT uyvarda ruTi prepsze, vanderuoterze an inglisuri
filologiis profesorebze ra azrisaao; Tumca sul ufro da ufro
rwmundeboda, rom codnisa da azrovnebis iseT sferoebSi SeiWra,
razedac ruTs warmodgenac ara hqonia.
musikaSi, Tavis mxriv, ruTs arafrismcodned miaCnda martini, xolo
kerZod operis dargSi ara ubralo arafrismcodned, aramed gajiutebul
uvicad.
mogewona? hkiTxa ruTma erT saRamos, roca operidan Sin
brundebodnen.
mTeli Tve iSimSila martinma, raTa bileTis fuli daezoga da ruTi
im saRamos operaSi waeyvana. erT xans ucada qalma, ra azrs gamoTqvams
martinio, Tavad ise moewona nanaxi da mosmenili, rom sasiamovno
Jruanteli uvlida. raki martinma TviTon ar moisurva azris gamoTqma, is
iyo ruTi SeekiTxa.
uvertiura momewona, upasuxa martinma, brwyinvale uvertiuraa.
TviTon opera?
isic brwyinvalea... orkestri, ra Tqma unda. Tumca ukeTesi iqneboda,
is taki-masxarebi wynarad mdgariyvnen, an sulac gasuliyvnen scenidan.
ruTs Tavzari daeca.
barilosa da tetralinize ambob magas?
yvelaze magaTzedac da sxvebzedac.
egeni xom didi artistebi arian!
sul erTia, TavianTi manWva-grexiTa da faxifuxiT musikac gaafuWes.
nuTu marTla ar mogewona barilos xma? aRar moeSva ruTi.
karuzos Semdeg eg miaCniaT yvelaze did momRerlad.
mowonebiT rogor ar momewona. tetralini kidev ufro momewona...
didebuli xma aqvs. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me ase momeCvena.
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 Tu asea... Tu asea, ena daeba ruTs, raRa unda vifiqro

xmebiT aRfrTovanebuli xar da mainc imas iZaxi, musika gaafuWeso?!
namdvilad. merCivna koncertze momesmina maTi simRera an arada,
roca orkestri ukravda, jobda sulac gaCumebuliyvnen. etyoba,
gamousworebeli realisti var. didi momRerlebi didi aqtiorebi ar
arian. marTlac didebulia, namdvilad didebuli, roca barilo
satrfialo simReras mReris angelozis xmiT, tetralini ki aseTive
angelozis xmiT gamoexmaureba, es laRad momdinare, Taviseburi musikac
kargad exameba. amas vin uaryofs. araTu vaRiareb amas, vadastureb kidec,
magram roca maT Sevyureb, yovelgvari STbeWdileba qarwyldeba: Sexedav
tetralinis, da es axmaxi qali Zlivs dagoravs scenaze, as oTxmocdaaT
girvanqas iwonis. barilo sacodavad datyapula, saxeze zeTi Camosdis,
mkerdi ise gamougdia, dagvajuli mWedeli gegoneba. gamoWimulan scenaze
erTmaneTis gverdi-gverd, cali xeliT mkerdi uWiravT da meores ise
iqneven haerSi, giJebi gegoneba. Cemgan ki moiTxoven, ise aRviqva es suraTi,
TiTqos erTmaneTze Seyvarebuli kopwia, momxiblavi princesisa da
moxdenili princis Sexvedris scenas vuyurebde! rogor unda virwmuno! es
xom warmoudgenelia. aba, gamovides da miTxras vinmem, siyvarulis scena
aseTiao. ase rom gamogtydomodi siyvarulSi, silas ar gamawnidi?!
ratom ar ginda gaigo, rom xelovnebis yoveli dargi gamosaxvis
formebSi Taviseburad SezRudulia, ara tydeboda ruTi (cdilobda
moegonebina universitetSi mosmenili leqcia xelovnebis pirobiTobis
Sesaxeb). mxatvris tiloze, magaliTad, ori ganzomilebaa, magram Sen
iseTi iluzia geqmneba, TiTqos sami ganzomileba iyos; am iluziis Seqmnas
mxatvari axerxebs Tavisi xelovnebiT. mwerlobaSic avtori
yovlisSemZlea. xom bunebrivad Rebuloben, magaliTad, roca avtori
Tavisi gmirebis idumal fiqrebs gacnobs, amave dros ici, rom esa Tu is
gmiri marto iyo, TavisTvis fiqrobda, verc avtori da verc veravin
qveyanaze mis gulisnadebs ver gaigonebda. aseTivea scena, qandakeba,
opera, xelovnebis yoveli dargi. garkveul winaaRmdegobebsa da
uxerxulobas Tvali unda davuxuWoT.
mesmis, gana ara, upasuxa martinma, xelovnebis yovel dargs
Tavisi pirobiToba aqvs. (ruTi saxtad darCa, roca martinisagan es
termini moismina: ase gegoneboda universitetSi ganswavluli kaci
yofiliyos da ara biblioTekebSi usistemod da uxeirod TviTnaswavli
adamiani) magram pirobiToba realobas ki ar gamoricxavs. muyaos did
furclebze daxatul xeebs, romlebic scenis aqeT-iqiT dgas, Cven tyed
aRviqvamT. es sakmaod damajerebeli pirobiTobaa. magram zRvis
gamosaxulebas xom ver aRviqvamT tyed? es SeuZlebelia. es Cveni
grZnobebis SebRalva iqneboda. aseve ver miiReb, ufro sworad rom
iTqvas, ar miiReb, siyvarulis gamovlinebad im ori giJis Wyanvasa da
manWva-grexas, rac am saRamos scenaze naxe.
ki, magram Sen xom musikis yvelaze avtoritetul kritikosad ar
migaCnia Tavi?! ar moeSva ruTi.
ara, ra brZanebaa... arc erTi wuTiT. me, ubralod, Cems sakuTar
azrs gamovTqvam. aki giTxari, qalbaton tetralinis spiloseburma mixramoxram ise gaafuWa yvelaferi, rom musikac gemrielad ver movisminemeTqi. iqneb mTeli qveynis musikaTmcodneebi marTali iyvnen, magram me
Cemi sakuTari azri maqvs da sulac ar msurs Cemi gemovneba Tundac
mTeli qveynierebis kritikosTa saerTo azrs davumorCilo. roca ar
momwons raime, ar momwons morCa da gaTavda, maimunobas rad unda
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movyve da, raki adamianebis umravlesobas moswons, anda ise gvarwmunebs,

mogvwonso, mec rad unda viZaxo, momwons-meTqi?! mowoneba-armowonebis
saqmeSi modas ver avyvebi.
magram musika xom sagangebo wvrTnasa da yuris miCvevas moiTxovs,
ganagrZobda ruTi, operas ki gansakuTrebuli wvrTna sWirdeba. xom
SeiZleba, rom jer...
saTanadod gawvrTnili ar viyo operis mosasmenad? daaswro
martinma.
ruTma Tavi dauqnia.
es xom asec aris, daeTanxma martini, madloba RmerTs,
bavSvobidanve ar gamwvrTnes saamisod. ase rom momxdariyo, amaRam albaT
ramden TanagrZnobis cremls davRvridi, im mSvenieri wyvilis manWvagrexa da takimasxaroba maTi xmisa da musikis momxiblaobis
STabeWdilebasac gaaZlierebda. magram Sen marTali xar amas sagangebo
gawvrTna sWirdeba. CemTvis ukve metismetad dagvianebulia. me an
namdvilad realuri raime mWirdeba, an araferi. iluzia, romelic ver
damarwmunebs, mtknar sicrues warmoadgens, CemTvis aseTia,magaliTad,
opera, roca qondara barilos siSmage wamouvlis da aseve gaSmagebuli
zonzroxa tetralinis mivardeba, xels SemoaWdobs da umtkicebs, Senze
Wkuas vkargavo.
magram ruTi kvlav garegnuli niSnebiT wonida martinis azrebs, Tavis
sakuTar rwmenas adarebda, rac mas saqveynod aRiarebuli Sexedulebebis
mimaraT hqonda Camoyalibebuli. vin aris martini, rom marto sakuTari
Tavi hgonia marTali da mTel kulturul msoflios ki mcdarad Tvlis?!
misi sityvebi da azrebi araviTar STabeWdilebas ar axdendnen ruTze. ise
hqonda gaZvalrbilebuli ruTs saqveynod aRiarebuli Sexedulebani, rom
ambox fiqrebsa da azrebs sulac ar TanaugrZnobda. bavSvobidanve
swavlobda musikas, bavSvobidanve uyvarda opera masac da misi wris
adamianebsac. ra ufleba aqvs martin idens, am regtaimebidan da muSuri
simRerebidan axlaxan mosul kacs, rom msoflios musikis saganZurze
iwyebs msjelobas? ruTi aaRelva aseTma fiqrma, mihyveboda martins da
Tan gulSi bundovan wyenas ganicdida. ukeTes SemTxvevaSi martinis
msjeloba ubralo axirebad an Seuferebel xumrobad SeiZleboda
yofiliyo miCneuli. magram, roca saxlis karTan gamoTxovebis dros
martinma xeli moxvia da siyvaruliT akoca, ruTi erTbaSad moicva
siyvarulma da yvelaferi gadaaviwyda. ufro mogvianebiT, Tavis
ZilgamkrTal baliSze igi gansakuTrebiT fiqrobda, es axirebuli kaci
ram Semayvarao. miT umetes, rom axloblebi, ar TanaugrZnobdnen am
siyvaruls.
meore dRes martin idenma gverdze gadasdo saJurnalo feletonebi da
erTi sunTqviT dawera axali statia, romelsac saTaurad `iluziis
filosofia~ Searqva. markadakruli statia samogzaurod gaemarTa, magram
am statiasac bevri markis gamocvla da bevrjer gamgzavreba xvda wilad
momdevno TveebSi.
Tavi ocdamexuTe
maria silva Tavad Raribi qali iyo da siRaribis mTeli simware
kargad icoda. ruTisTvis `siRaribe~ ubralod arasaxarbielo cxovrebas
niSnavda. amiT ifargleboda misi codna am saganze. icoda, rom martini
Raribi iyo da mis mdgomareobas gonebaSi abraam linkolnis, mister
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batleris an sxva iseTi adamianis bavSvobas adarebda, romelTac Semdeg

warmatebas miaRwies. raRa Tqma unda, grZnobda, rom siRaribe veraferi
sasiamovno iqneboda. magram Tavisive klasis saerTo Sexedulebas
iziarebda da fiqrobda, rom siRaribe amasTan sasargebloc kia, Tu
mTlad gadagvarebuli da wyalwaRebuli araa kaci: aqezebs xolme
adamians, afxizlebs, warmatebis stimuls aZlevs. ase rom, didad ar
Sewuxebula, roca gaigo, martinma gaWirvebis gamo saaTi da palto
daagiravao. kargadac ki eniSna, imedi mieca swored es aiZulebs
mdgomareobas Caufiqrdes da, adre iqneba Tu gvian, weras Tavs daanebebso.
martini gaxda, loyebi Caucvivda, magram ruTi mis saxeze SimSils ver
kiTxulobda, erTxelac ar mosvlia aseTi azri TavSi. gaexarda kidec,
aseTi cvlileba rom SeniSna. saxe daexvewao, fiqrobda, xorci dahyara, is
cxoveluri energia dakarga, rac erTsa da imave dros sZulda kidevac
ruTs da izidavda kidec. ruTma SeniSna, rom martins zogjer uCveulod
aenTeboda Tvalebi da es uxaroda, radgan am dros poets an mecniers
emsgavseboda Wabuki, xolo es erTnairad sasurveli iyo TviT
martinisTvisac da ruTisTvisac. maria silva ki am Cacvivnul loyebsa da
wamonTebul TvalebSi sul sxva rames kiTxulobda, xedavda, rogor
dRiTi dRe icvleboda Wabuki, da amisda mixedviT mis saerTo
mdgomareobasa grZnobda. SeniSna, rogor gavida erT dRes Sinidan
paltoTi da ukan ki upaltood dabrunda, Tumca civi da nestiani Rame
iyo. amas is mohyva, rom cota xanSi loyebi odnav amoevso martins da
Tvalebic ise aRar wamonTebia. aseve SeniSna, rogor gaqra saxlidan
velosipedi da saaTi, da isev rogor moemata Wabuks sasicocxlo energia.
imasac kargad xedavda maria, Tu rogor Sromobda martini, jer marto
im navTis mixedviT SeiZleboda amis gazomva, rasac igi RamiT xarjavda.
muSaoba! grZnobda, rom masze metsac muSaobda martini, Tumca es samuSao
sul sxvanairi Canda. qali gakvirvebuli iyo: rac ufro naklebs Wamda
Wabuki, miT ufro magrad muSaobda. zogjer, roca igrZnobda, Zalian
SimSilobso, axal gamomcxvar purs gaugzavnida bavSvis xeliT da viTom
xurobiT SeuTvlida amisTana gemriel purs Sen ver gamoacxobo,
Tumca am moqmedebis namdvili arsi orivesTvis gasagebi iyo. xandaxan
jamiT cxel supsac Seugzavnida da Tan guli eTanaRreboda kargad ki
viqcevi, rom Cems sakuTar balRebs lukmas piridan vaclio! martini
madlieri iyo, radgan kargad icnobda Rarib xalxs da icoda, rom
qveynad aravis ara aqvs maTsaviT mowyale guli.
erT dRes, roca mariam balRebi Semonaxuli sanovagis narCenebiT
daanayra, ukanaskneli TxuTmeti centiT erTi galoni wyal-wyala Rvino
iyida. martini wylisTvis Sevida samzareuloSi da diasaxlisma Rvinoze
miiwvia. martinma janis simrTele usurva marias da, Tavis mxriv, qalmac
adRegrZela igi. mere saqmeSi warmateba usurva qalma da martinmac
daloca jeims granti gamoCeniliyos da sarecxis fuli gadaexadoso.
jeimsi dRiurad momuSave durgali iyo da valis droze gadaxda ar
uyvarda, axlac sami dolari emarTa mariasi.
mariaca da martinic cariel kuWze svamdnen mJave Rvinos da male
SeujdaT TavSi. arafriT ara hgavdnen erTmaneTs, magram orive erTnairad
uTvistomo da Rataki iyo; krintsac ara sZravdnen TavianT siRatakeze,
magram faqtiurad swored es aerTianebda maT. mariam rom gaigo, martini
azoris kunZulebzea namyofio, saxtad darCa, mas TviTon bavSvoba,
TerTmet wlamde, iq gaetarebina. xolo roca isic Seityo, havais
kunZulebic mouvliao, gancvifrebisagan Tvalebi daaWyita: azoridan
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marias ojaxi havais kunZulebze gadasuliyo. magram misi gakvirveba da

sixaruli maSin unda genaxaT, roca martinma uTxra, mauis kunZulzec
vyofilvaro: swored am kunZulze daqalda da gaTxovda maria. kuhaluize,
sadac igi Tavis saqmros Sexvda pirvelad, martini orjer yofiliyo!
rogor ara, marias axlac kargad axsovda Saqris gemebi!.. im gemebze iyo
martini? ho, ho, ho, ra pataraa es qveyana! vailuku? iqac? plantaciis
zedamxedvels xom ar icnobda? rogor ara, Wiqac ki auwevia masTan
erTad!
isxdnen, igonebdnen da SimSils aZmarebuli RviniT iklavdnen.
xvalindeli dRe arc ise burusiT moculi eCveneboda martins. warmateba
sadRac axlos iyo. cotac da xels waavlebda. daRarul saxeSi
CaaSterda qancgawyvetil qals, gaaxsenda misi gamogzavnili supi da
axalgamomcxvari puri, guli madlierebiTa da TanagrZnobiT gaevso.
maria, wamoiZaxa man uceb, ras inatrebdi?
qalma gakvirvebiT Sexeda.
ras inatrebdi-meTqi, axla, am wuTSi?
Svidi cqvila fexsacmels, bavSvobisaTvis... Svidi cqvila.
agixdeba eg natvra, ganucxada martinma. qalma mZimed gadaaqnia
Tavi, magram me ufro did rames geubnebi, dids ras inatreb?
qals sikeTiT gaubrwyinda Tvalebi. martini xumrobasac ar Takilobs
am dedakacTan, mariasTan romelsac karga xania aRaravin gaxumrebia.
kargad moifiqre, gaafrTxila martinma, roca qalma, is iyo, Tqma
daapira.
karqi, miugo qalma, movifiqra. es saqli rom Cemi qena... sul
Cemi. arc qira, arc SviTi dolari Tve.
magasac miiReb, aRuTqva martinma, sul male. axla ufro didi
rame inatre. viTom RmerTi var da mTxove, rac ginda. aba, gismen.
maria erT xans Cafiqrda.
ara SegeSina? hkiTxa man.
ara, ara, gaecina martins, ar SemeSindeba. Tqvi.
salian didi rama, kvlav gaafrTxila qalma.
iyos, Tqvi.
maSa karqi... Rrmad amoisunTqa patara bavSviviT da sasicocxlo,
sanukvari natvrisaTvis moemzada, erTi rzis ferma momesa karqi
rzis ferma. fevri zroxa, fevri mica, fevri balahi. san-leanis aqlos
ikas. Cemi da sqovrob iqa. rze ouqlendSi gavqido. fuli bevri gaaqeTo.
jo da niqi zroxefi ara mcqemso, sqolaSi savide. bimbi karqi inJineri
qna, rqinisgza gaaqeTo... eh, rzis ferma momesa.
gaCumda da acimcimebuli Tvalebi martins mianaTa.
miiReb! mokled mouWra martinma.
qalma Tavi daaqnia da Wiqa tuCebTan miitana, amdeni ramis mboZebeli
adRegrZela. Tumca kargad icoda, rom es kaci verasodes verafers
uboZebda. magram martini alali guliT eubneboda, da amitom iseTi
madlierebiT miiRo qalma, TiTqos danapirebi namdvili saCuqari
yofiliyos.
ara, maria, ganagrZo martinma, niksa da jos rZis dRveba ar
dasWirdebaT, skolaSi ivlian... egenic da sxvebic. mTeli weliwaadi
fexze waRebi ecmebaT. saukeTeso ferma geqneba, yovelgvari
mowyobilobiT. sacxovrebeli saxli, Tavla... boselic, raRa Tqma unda.
qaTmebisa da Rorebis saTvalavs ver wauxvalT... bostneuli, xilis baRi
da ra vici... imdeni Zroxa geyoleba da iseTi Semosavali geqneba, rom
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mwyemss erTs ki ara, ors daiqiraveb. Sen bavSvebis movlis meti saqme
araferi geqneba. ise, Sesafers Tu gadaeyrebi vinmes, gaTxovdebi kidec. is
fermas mouvlis, Sen ki iqnebi arxeinad.
ase guluxvad daasaCuqra Tavisi momavali Semosavlidan, TviTon ki
adga da erTaderTi xeiriani kostiumi dasagiraveblad waiRo. es iyo
Tavganwiruli moqmedeba, radgan ruTTan misasvlel gzas iWrida amiTi.
meore xeli rigiani kostiumi ara hqonia. xabazTan da yasabTan, zogjer
dasTanac ki, Zveli qurTukiT wavidoda, magram morzebTan ase
samarcxvinod gamowyobili ver mibedavda.
kvlav ganagrZobda muSaobas, sevdis momgvrels, TiTqmis uimedos. sul
ufro da ufro xSirad ewveoda fiqri, rom meore brZolac wagebuli iyo
da raime samuSaosTvis unda moekida xeli. yvela kmayofili darCeboda
amiT bayalic, dac, ruTic da mariac ki, romlisac martins mTeli Tvis
qira emarTa. sabeWdi manqanis qira ori Tvea ar gadaexada da saagento
daJinebiT moiTxovda, an fuli Semoitane, an manqana daabruneo.
sasowarkveTilebaSi Cavardnilma martinma gadawyvita Serigeboda xvedrs,
beds damorCileboda, manam xelaxali SetevisaTvis momzaddeboda niadagi,
gadawyvita rkinigzis fostis moxeleobaze daeWira gamocda. Tavisda
gasakvirad, pirveli gavida. samsaxuri garantirebuli iyo, magram rodis
gaTavisufldeboda adgili da rodis gamouZaxebdnen, aravin icoda.
da swored im ganwirulebis dros sul erTnairad momuSave
saredaqcio manqana moiSala. an raime kbilana moatyda, an zeTi daaklda:
saqme is iyo, rom erT dilas fostalionma Txeli konverti moitana.
martinma marjvena zemoTa kuTxeSi daxeda konverts `transkontinentur
yovelTviuridan~ iyo. guli SeuTamaSda, erTbaSad mousavaTda, muxlebma
kankali dauwyes. Zlivs Sebarbacda oTaxSi da loginze Camojda.
gauxsneli konverti isev xelSi eWira da pirvelad maSin mixvda, rogor
uskdeboda xalxs guli uecari sixarulis gamo.
sasixarulo rom iyo es ambavi, aSkarad etyoboda. am Txel konvertSi
xelnaweri ver Caeteoda. maS, miuRiaT! gaaxsenda ra moTxroba hqonda
gagzavnili `transkontinenturSi~. es iyo `zarebis Zaxili~, erT-erTi
moTxroba saSineli moTxrobebis ciklidan, xuTi aTasamde sityva
iqneboda. pirvelxarisxovani Jurnalebi xelnaweris miRebisTanave
ixdidnen honorars, ase rom, Cekic konvertSi unda yofiliyo. sityvaSi
ori centi, aTasi sityva oci dolari... asi dolaris Ceki iqneboda. asi
dolari! jer konverti arc ki gaexsna, rom gonebaSi mTeli valebi
daiangariSa. 3 dolari da 85 centi bayals; 4 dolari yasabs; 2
dolari xabazs; 5 dolari bostneulis maRazias. sul 14 dolari
da 85 centi. axla oTaxis qira 2 dolari da 50 centi; im Tvisac
winaswar 2 dolari da 50 centi; sabeWdi manqanis ori Tvis vali 8
dolari; erTi Tvisac winaswar 4 dolari. sul 31 dolari da 85
centi. amas daemateba dagiravebuli nivTebis gamosasyidi fulic, Tavis
sargebliT: saaTi 5 dolari da 50 centi; palto 5 dolari da 50
centi; velosipedi 7 dolari da 75 centi; kostiumi 5 dolari da 50
centi (60 centi sargebelic, magram es ra saTvalavSi Casagdebia). ase rom,
mTeli Tanxa 56 dolarsa da 10 cents Seadgens. TiTqos aSkarad dainaxa,
haerSi dakidebuli, iluminaciiT ganaTebuli es cifrebi. valebis
gadaxdis Semdeg 43 dolari da 90 centi rCeboda jibeSi saCxrialeblad,
da Tanac oTaxis qirac da sabeWdi manqanisac mTeli Tvisa winaswar
eqneboda gadaxdili.
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amasobaSi konvertic gaxsna da calfa furceli gamoiRo, manqanaze

gadabeWdili. Ceki ar Canda. konvertSi CaiWvrita, sinaTleze gaxeda,
Tvalebs ar ujerebda, akankalebuli xelebiT dafxriwa konverti. Ceki ar
iyo da ara. gadaikiTxa werili, redaqtoris qeba Cqara CaaTava, mTavaris
gageba eCqareboda ratom Ceki ar gamougzavnes. amisi axsna verc
werilSi naxa, magram iseTi rame amoikiTxa, rom erTbaSad gaSra. werili
xelidan gauvarda, TvalT daubnelda, baliSze gadawva, sabans Caafrinda
da nikapTan miitana.
xuTi dolari `zaris ZaxilSi~, xuTi dolari xuTi aTas
sityvaSi! nacvlad imisa, rom sityvaSi aTi centi miecaT, aT sityvaSi
erTi centi misces. Tanac, ra xotbas asxamda redaqtori. honoraris Ceks
ki, roca moTxroba daibeWdeboda, maSin gamougzavnidnen. maS, Tvalis
axveva yofila sul cota, ori centi sityvaSi da honoraric
miRebisTanaveo! tyuili yofila, gaacures martini! es rom scodnoda,
Tavis dReSi ar mohkidebda xels kalams. rame samsaxurs daiwyebda
ruTis gulisTvis. is dRe gaaxsenda, roca pirvelad mohkida kalams xeli
moTxrobebis sawerad, da roca warmoidgina, ra dro gauflangavs uqmad,
Tavzari daeca! risTvis mere? mxolod imisTvis, rom aT sityvaSi erTi
centi miiRos? sxva keTildReobanic, rasac avtorebs hpirdebodnen, aseve
Tvalis axveva iqneba. sul mcdari gamodga yvelaferi, rac mas mwerlebis
Sesaxeb gaegona amaze meti damamtkicebeli sabuTi raRa ginda?!
`transkontinenturis~ yoveli nomeri ocdaxuTi centi Rirs, misi
gemovnebiT gaformebuli ydac aSkarad miuTiTebs, rom Jurnali
pirvelxarisxovania. darbaisluri, seriozuli Jurnalia. martini jer
dabadebuli sad iyo, roca es Jurnali gamodioda. yoveli nomris ydaze
erTi saqveynod saxelmoxveWili mwerlis sityvebi ibeWdeboda, qebadidebas miuZRvnida STamagonebel misias `transkontinenturisas~, romlis
furclebzedac pirvelad TviT es mnaTobi dabeWdiliyo. da es maRali,
miuwvdomeli, siwmindis STamagonebeli Jurnali xuTi aTas sityvaSi xuT
dolars uxdida Tavis avtorebs! martins gaaxsenda, rom is didi mwerali
amas winaT mokvda, sadRac ucxoeTSi gadakarguls siRaribeSi amoxda
suli. gasakviri araferi yofila, Tuki honoraris siuxves
gaviTvaliswinebT.
asea. ankesze wamoego martini. ras ar Cmaxavdnen gazeTebSi mwerlebze,
maT Semosavalze. ori weliwadi Seswira martinma amas, ori weliwadi am
tyuilebiT ikvebeboda. morCa, piridan gamoagdebs axla am ankess da metad
aRar wamoegeba. striqonsac aRar dawers. rame samsaxurSi moewyoba
ruTsac xom esa surs, yvela amas CasCiCinebs. samsaxurze fiqrma uceb jo
gaaxsena, jo, romelic axla sadRac dawanwalebs, am usaqmurobis
samyaroSi. martinma SuriT amoixvneSa. dRe-RameSi cxrametsaaTianma
ganuwyvetelma muSaobam Tavisi qna. magram jo Seyvarebuli ar yofila,
aravis winaSe pasuxismgeblobas ara grZnobda da SeeZlo arxeinad eyiala.
martini ki valdebulia imuSaos, raime saqmes mohkidos xeli. xval
dilaadrian adgeba da samuSaos dauwyebs Zebnas. ruTsac Seatyobinebs,
azri Sevicvale da mamaSenis kantoraSi viwyeb muSaobaso.
xuTi aTasi sityva xuTi dolari, aTi sityva erTi centi, ai
xelovnebis sabazro fasi! imedis gacrueba, tyuili, usindisoba, rac am
saqmeSi imaleboda, mosvenebas ar aZlevda martins. Tvalebi daxuWuli
hqonda, magram mainc TvalsaCinod xedavda cecxliT gamoyvanil cifrebs
3 dolari da 85 centi. es emarTa baylisa. Jruantelma aitana,
grZnobda, rom Zvlebi texda. gansakuTrebiT welis tkivilma wamouara.
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Tavic atkivda kefa uskdeboda, Txemi uskdeboda, SigniTac tvini

uskdeboda, TiTqos gausivda kidec, Sublis tkivili autaneli Seiqna.
Subls qvemoT ki, daxuWul TvalebSi umowyalod gaedga fesvebi 3
dolarsa da 85 cents. gaaxila Tvali, iqneb axla mainc aRar davinaxoo,
magram oTaxis sinaTlem gugebi auwva; isev daxuWa da is 3 dolari da 85
centi auelvarda.
xuTi aTas sityvaSi xuTi dolari, aT sityvaSi erTi centi! es
fiqri TavSi daubudda da iseve ver moiSora, rogorc im cecxlis
asoebiT dawerili cifris moSoreba ar moxerxda. Tumca gaqrobiT ar
gamqrala cifri, magram Seicvala: gakvirvebiT daakvirda martini da `3.85is~ nacvlad `2 dolari~ waikiTxa. es xom xabazis valia, gaifiqra man!
Semdeg `2 dolari da 50 centi~ gaCnda. ise gaaogna am cifrma, TiTqos mis
sikvdil-sicocxlis sakiTxs esa wyvetda. viRacasi marTebia or-naxevari
dolari, magram visi? usaTuod unda gamoecno es amocana, aucileblad...
da martini daCoCavda Tavisi mexsierebis grZel derefnebSi, sul
daCxrika codnisa da maxsovrobis aTasnairi saWiro Tu usargeblo
xaraxuriT gaWedili oTaxebi da sakuWnaoebi, magram pasuxi, ver iqna, ver
ipova. gavida ramdenime saukune da uceb, roca beds Seguebuli aRarafers
eloda, gaaxsenda, rom es marias vali iyo. SvebiT amoisunTqa, amocana
gadawyvetili iyo. axla ukve SeiZleboda mosveneba. magram ara! 2 dolari
da 50 centi TandaTanobiT gauCinarda da misi adgili 8 dolarma
daiWira. es viRasia? isev unda daeCxrika moRlili gonebis xveulebi da
pasuxi epova.
danamdvilebiT ver ityoda, ramdeni xani moandoma Zebnas, ise ki
moeCvena, TiTqos Zalian didi dro gasuliyos. uceb karze dakakunebam
gamoafxizla: avad xom ara xaro, maria kiTxulobda. cota wavTvlimeo,
martinma upasuxa, magram iseTi yru xmiT, rom TviTonac ver icno.
saSinlad gaukvirda, roca miixed-moixeda da oTaxSi Ramis sibnele
SeniSna. werili dRis or saaTze miiRo. namdvilad avad varo, gadawyvita.
isev aenTo Tvalwin `8 dolari~ da kvlav mZime fiqrebs mieca. magram
axla eSmakoba gamoiCina. ra saWiro iyo mogonebis xveulebSi cocva. ra
sisulele mouvida! alalbedze unda gadaatrialos mogonebaTa
veeberTela borbali. marTlac daatriala, sul ufro da ufro
gamalebiT, TviTonac ahyva borbals da Sav qaosSi moeqca.
savsebiT bunebrivia, rom pirvelad samrecxaoSi aRmoCnda,
sajandravTan, manJetebs axamebda. uceb manJetze cifrebi SeniSna
amotvifruli. axleburad dauwyiaT TeTreulze niSnebis gakeTebao,
gaifiqra. magram kargad rom daakvirda, erT-erT samajurze gaarCia `3
dolari da 85 centi~. maSinve gaaxsenda, rom es bayalis vali iyo. sxva
angariSebic iqve ireoda, sajandravSi unda gaetarebina martins. TavSi
veragulma azrma gahkra iatakze mofantavs am angariSebs da aRarc
gadaixdis. asec moiqca. gaizarda, angariSebi gamravlda, TiTo valis
angariSi aTasad iqca; erTaderTi vali darCa gaumravlebeli es iyo
ordolarnaxevriani angariSi mariasi. es imis momaswavebeli iyo, rom
maria suls ara xdida, Cqara gadamixadeo. da martinmac didsulovnad
gadawyvita, rom mxolod am vals gadaixdida. adga da qaRaldebis
veeberTela grovaSi im angariSs dauwyo Zebna. mTeli saukuneebi
gamwarebiT eZeba da isev ZebnaSi iyo garTuli, roca kari gaiRo da
sastumros patroni Semovida, gasiebuli holandieli. saxe braziT
anTeboda, ise ibRavla, rom eqom mTeli samyaro Seazanzara: `xelfasidan
dagiqviTav am manJetebis fass!~ amasobaSi samrecxaoSi manJetebis mTa
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dadga, da martini mixvda, rom mTeli saukuneebi unda emuSava, manam amis
safasurs gadaixdida. sxva gza ar iyo, unda moekla holandieli da
samrecxao gadaewva. magram zorzoxa holandieli qeCoSi swvda, maRla
aswia da haerSi dauwyo konwiali. gadaakonwiala sauToeblebze, Rumelze,
sajandravze, sawurav manqanaze. imdeni aTria, rom martins kbilebis
kawkawi daawyebina, Tavi atkivda, gakvirvebuli iyo am holandiels
amdeni Zala vin miscao.
mere isev sajandrav manqanasTan aRmoCnda amjerad manJetebs
Rebulobda da manqanaSi atarebda. manqanis iqiTa mxares erT-erTi
Jurnalis redaqtori idga, manJetebs axamebda. yoveli manJeti Cekad
iqceoda xolme, martini mousvenrad aTvalierebda, magram Cekebi
Seuvsebeli iyo. milionobiT weli gavida, martini ki idga ase da sufTa
blankebs iRebda, damacadinebuli iyo, erTic ar gamorCenoda vaiTu
swored is aRmoCndes Sevsebulio. bolos, rogorc iqna, aRmoaCina.
akankalebuli xelebiT moitana sinaTlesTan. xuTi dolaris Ceki iyo. `ha,
ha, ha!~ gaicina redaqtorma manqanis gadaRma. `me Sen mogklav!~ SesZaxa
martinma. saabazanoSi Sevarda najaxis gamosatanad da naxa, rom jo
xelnawerebs saxamebelSi atarebda. ar davanebebo ifiqra, da najaxi
mouqnia, magram najaxi haerSi gaSeSda. isev samrecxaoSi Sevarda da naxa,
rom iq namqeri datrialebuliyo. ara, Tovlis fantelebi ara cvioda
cidan, es iyo uTvalavi Cekebi, yvelaze patara aranakleb aTasi
dolarisa. martinma moxveta da daaxarisxa, dastebad daawyo, TiTo
dastaSi as-asi cali, mere kanafiT kravda xolme yovel dastas.
Tavi rom aiRo, uceb jo dainaxa iqve idga da Jongliorobda, xan
uToebs isroda haerSi, xanac gaxamebul perangebsa da xelnawerebs.
zogjer Cekebis Sekvrasac daswvdeboda da aiqnevda gaapobda saxuravs
es Sekvra, veeberTela wres Semoxazavda da Tvals miefareboda. martini
jos eca, magram iman daaswro, najaxi xelidan gamostaca da gafrenil
Cekebis Sekvras miayola. mere martinsac daavlo xeli da isic haerSi
moiqnia. martini saxuravSi gavarda da karga blomad xelnawerebi
gadaarCina, xeliT iWerda haerSi; ase rom, roca miwaze dabrunda,
xelnawerebi Camoitana amoRliavebuli. magram daSveba ver moaswro, rom
isev haerSi aRmoCnda. ase ganmeorda erTjer, orjer, samjer, uTvalavjer
aiWreboda da freniT wres Semoxazavda. Soridan bavSvis wkriala xma
esmoda: `CemTan erTad dauare, Seneburad, Cemo vili, dauare, dauare~...
najaxi caSi iSova Cekebis, gaxamebuli perangebisa da xelnawerebis
gadaTeTrebul koriantelSi, da gadawyvita, roca Zirs daeSveboda,
maSinve moekla jo. magram Zirs daSvebas veRar moeswro. samagierod,
naSuaRamevis or saaTze marias martinis kvnesa Semoesma Txeli tixridan.
Sevida, tanze cxeli uToebi Semouwyo da gaxurebul Tvalebze sveli
safenebi daado.
Tavi ocdameeqvse
martin ideni meore dilas samuSaos saZebnelad aRar wasula. saRamo
xani iyo, roca buranidan gamoerkva da anTebuli Tvalebi oTaxSi
moatara. meri, silvas rva wlis gogona, meTvalyured ejda sasTumalTan;
rogorc ki SeniSna, Tvali gaaxilao, yviriliT gavarda dedasTan, maria
samzareuloSi iyo da swrafad Seirbina oTaxSi, muSaobiT dakoJrebuli
xeli gaxurebul Sublze daado martins da maja gausinja.
saCmeli ara minda? hkiTxa man.
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martinma Tavi gaaqnia. saWmlis gaxsenebac ar undoda da gaukvirda,

neta rogora vgrZnobdi uwin SimSilsao.
avada var, maria, miknavebuli xmiT uTxra man, neta ra mWirs?
Sen rogora ggonia?
gripi, upasuxa mariam, ori-sami dge da qargad iqneba. saCmeli
aqla ar minda. mere fevri SeCama, iqneb qvalac SeCama.
martini daCveuli ar yofila avadmyofobas da roca maria da misi
patara gogona gavidnen, wamodgoma da Cacma scada. nebisyofis ukiduresi
daZabviT Zlivs moaxerxa gabursalebuli Tavis wamoweva, Tvalebi ise
ewvoda, rom gaxelac ver moaxerxa, didis vai-vaglaxiT adga da
magidasTan Zlivs miCoCda. magram erTbaSad umtyuna Zalam da Tavi
magidaze dauvarda. naxevari saaTis Semdeg isev moaxerxa loginTan
mibruneba, dawva, Tvalebi daxuWa da scada garkveuliyo ra tkioda, ra
awuxebda. maria xSir-xSirad moakiTxavda da Sublze civ tilos ucvlida.
xeladve gabrundeboda. Wkua ixmara: ar gamolaparakebia da ar Seuwuxebia.
martini miuxvda da, madlieri, TavisTvis butbuts mohyva:
maria, Seni rzis ferma iqnebi, namdvilad iqnebi, namdvilad!
mere guSindeli dRe gaixsena, rogorc Soreuli mogoneba. TiTqos
mTeli saukune gavida mas Semdeg, rac `transkontinenturidan~ werili
miiRo, rac sabolood Seicvala azri da cxovrebis axali furceli
gadaSala. Zalian magrad dasWima mSvildis lari, Zlierad mozida da
axla gulaRma gaSotili wevs. rom ar eSimSila, gripi ras moereoda!
erTbaSad davarda da Zala aRar eyo, rom avadmoyofobis mikrobi
moeSorebina, romelic ager sxeulSi SeeWra.
`Tunda mTeli biblioTeka daweros kacma, raRa azri aqvs, Tuki
sicocxles Seswiravs?~ xmamaRla amoilaparaka man, `ar yofila Cemi
saqme. aRarc gavekarebi mwerlobas. CemTvis kantora da sabuRaltro
davTari yofila gaCenili, yovelTviuri jamagiri da patara ojaxi,
ruTTan erTad~.
gavida kidev ori dRe, martinma kvercxi da puris ori Txeli naWeri
SeWama, Cai daayola. mere fosta moikiTxa, magram Tvalebi ise ewvoda, rom
wakiTxva veRar moaxerxa.
Sen wamikiTxe, maria, uTxra man, did, msxvil konvertebs nu
gaxsni. magidis qveS Sehyare. patara werilebi wamikiTxe.
ar visi, upasuxa mariam, teresa visi, teresa sqolaSi dadiqar.
amrigad, cxra wlis tereza silvam gaxsna konvertebi da waukiTxa.
martini ugulisyurod usmenda saagentos daJinebul moTxovnas sabeWdi
manqanis qira gadagvixadeo, misi goneba axla samuSaos ZebnaSi iyo
garTuli. magram erTbaSad gamofxizlda.
`gTavazobT ormoc dolars Tqveni moTxrobis dabeWdvis SeuzRudavi
uflebisaTvis, damarcvliT waikiTxa terezam, Tuki Tanaxma
gaxdebiT yoveli saxis Sesworebebze, rasac Cven movaxdenT~.
romeli Jurnalidan aris? SesZaxa martinma, aq momeci!
sul gadaaviwyda Tvalis tkivili, erTbaSad daubrunda kiTxvis unari.
`TeTri Tagvi~ sTavazobda ormoc dolars, moTxroba ki iyo `morevi~,
adreuli `saSineli~ moTxrobebis ciklidan. zedized ramdenjerme
gadaikiTxa werili. redaqtori pirdapir ucxadebda: Canafiqri bolomde
ara gaqvs damuSavebuli, magram TavisTavad sainteresoa da mitomac
viZenTo. Tu nebas dagvrTavT, erTi mesamediT SevkvecoT moTxroba,
miviRebT da ormoc dolars Tqveni pasuxis mosvlisTanave
gamogigzavniTo.
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martinma kalami da melani moiTxova da redaqtors miswera, Tu gindaT

sami meoTxediT SeamcireT, Tanaxma var, oRond fuli axlave
gadmomigzavneTo. werili maSinve CauSva terezam safosto yuTSi. martini
gulaRma iwva da fiqrobda, maS, tyuili ara yofila. `TeTri Tagvi~
xelnaweris miRebisTanave ixdis honorars. `morevSi~ sami aTasi sityva
iyo. mesameds Tu CamovacliT, ori aTasi darCeba. ormoci dolaridan
TiTo sityvaze ori centi modis. xelnaweris miRebisTanave uxdian da
Tanac sityvaSi or cents. gazeTic xom amas werda. marTali yofila.
martini ki mesame xarisxovan Jurnalad Tvlida `TeTr Tagvs!~ gamoirkva,
rom Jurnalebis asaval-dasavlisa araferi gaegeba martins.
`transkontinenturi~ miaCnda pirvelxarisxovan Jurnalad da iman aT
sityvaSi erTi centi misca. `TeTr Tagvs~ saTvalavSiac ar agdebda da,
ager, swored is uxdis ocjer mets, Tanac xelnaweris miRebisTanave.
erTi ram aSkara gaxda: roca morCeba, samuSaos aRar dauwyebs Zebnas.
`morevze~ kargi moTxroba ramdeni aqvs mofiqrebuli, ormoc-ormoc
dolarad Tu gahyida TiTo, raRad unda samsaxuri, romeli samsaxuri
miscems amden Semosavals. roca egona, brZola wavageo, swored maSin
mougia. maS, gaumarTla sabolood. misi momavali axla naTelia. `TeTri
Tagvis~ Semdeg misi mfarveli Jurnalebis sia sul gaizrdeba da
gaizrdeba. saJurnalisto samuSaos gverdze gadasdebs. tyuili dros
dakargva gamodis, erTi dolaric ar moutania. axla ukve namdvil saqmes
Seswiravs mTel dros, namdvil karg saqmes, da rac niWi aqvs, Sig
Caaqsovs. inatra, neta ruTi aq iyos da Cemi sixaruli gaiziaroso. mere,
roca loginze mimofantuli werilebi gasinja. erTi ruTisa aRmoCnda.
alersianad sayvedurobda, ra mogivida, amden xans sad daikargeo.
ramdenjerme aRfrTovanebiT gadaikiTxa werili, xelweras akvirdeboda,
mis daweril yovel striqons ealerseboda, bolos ki xelnawers akoca.
pasuxs rom swerda, aRar moerida, pirdapir gamoutyda kargi
kostiumi davagirave da imitom ver movdiodi. avad viyavi, magram axla
TiTqmis gamiara, aT dReSi an or kviraSi (rogorc ki werili niu-iorks
CaaRwevs da ukanve dabrundeba) kostiums gamovixsni da maSinve SenTan
gavCndebio.
magram ruTs ra daacdevinebda aT dRes da or kviras. miT umetes,
Seyvarebuli hyavda avad. meore dResve arTuri gaiyola da morzebis
karetiT miadga, riTac warmoudgeneli sixaruli mianiWa silvas mTel
STamomavlobasa da saerTod im ubnel balRebs, TviTon maria ki
saSinlad aaforiaqa. igi daeria baSvebs, romlebic stumrebs
Semoxveodnen pawawina parmaRze, saTiTaod sila uTavaza yvelas da
yurisgamxvreti inglisuriT scada bodiSi moexada, ase CamobranZuls
momiswariTo. mklavebze saponi mixmoboda. xolo sveli jvalos naWeri,
romelic winsafris magivrad Semoertya welze, aSkarad miuTiTebda, Tu
ra saqmiT iyo igi garTuli. ise aaforiaqa ori didebuli axalgazrdis
mosvlam, romlebic mis mdgmursa kiTxulobdnen, rom isic veRar
moisazra, Tavis mocucqnul sastumro oTaxSi mainc Seeyvana. manam
martinis oTaxSi SeaRwevdnen, stumrebma jer samzareulo gaiares, sadac
sarecxis wyalobiT, orTqlis buRi idga. maria ise iyo aRelvebuli, rom
oTaxis karsa da karadas veraferi mouxerxa, xuT wuTs ejajgura, ase
rom, naxevrad SeRebul karSi orTqlTan erTad WuWyiani sarecxisa da
sapnis suni SeiWra.
ruTma marjved Seuxvia gverdulad jer marjvniv, mere marcxniv,
mere isev marjvniv. frTxilad gaiara viwro gasasvleli magidasa da
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sawols Soris. arTuri ki mxarbeWgaSlili wamovida da gruxun-gruxuniT

wamoxveta qvabebi da tafebi martinis samzareulodan. didxans aRar
darCenila arTuri. erTaderTi skami ruTma daisakuTra, arTurma ki
Tavisi movaleoba Seasrula da ukanve gabrunda, WiSkarTan gaCerda, saca
xelad Semoertya wred Svidi gakvirvebuli silva, pirdaRebulebi
Sehyurebdnen, TiTqos TeatrSi ariano. karetas ki mTeli ubnis bavSvebi
moswydomoda, sulganabuli elodnen, rodis datrialdeboda raime
saSineleba. etli imaT ubanSi marto qorwilis an dakrZalvis dros Tu
gamoCndeboda; axla arc qorwili iyo da arc dakrZalva, amitomac
elodnen gamwarebiT, iseTi rame moxdeba, rom naxvad eRirebao.
mTeli es dReebi ise enatreboda ruTi martins, rom Wkuas kargavda.
mxurvale, mosiyvarule gulis patroni iyo da kacTagan ise aravin
saWiroebda TanagrZnobas, rogorc is. saarsebo moTxovnilebad hqonda
gadaqceuli, magram ara garegnuli TanagrZnoba, aramed guliTadi, roca
adamianisa yvelaferi gesmis. jer kidev ar icoda, rom ruTis
TanagrZnobas safuZvlad edo ara aseTi gageba, aramed misive
santimentaluri buneba da mgrZnobiare guli. swored aseTi
TanagrZnobisagan iyo, rom, roca martinma qalis xeli aiRo Tavis xelSi
da gaxarebulma laparaki daiwyo, ruTmac, siyvarulis karnaxiT, xeli
mouWira; martinis gatanjuli saxis danaxvam da aseTi umweobis xilvam
Tvalebi cremliT aucimcima.
magram, roca martinma im ori werilis ambavi uambo jer rogor
sasowarkveTilebaSi Caagdo `transkontinenturis~ werilma, xolo Semdeg
ra sixaruli mohgvara `TeTri Tagvis~ cnobam, ruTi mis gancdebs ar
ahyolia. moismina misi sityvebi, Caswvda am sityvebis mniSvnelobas, magram
arc misi sasowarkveTa gauziarebia da arc sixaruli. axlac ver
uRalata Tavis bunebas. sulac ar daainteresa JurnalebisaTvis
moTxrobis miyidvis ambavma. misTvis ufro mniSvnelovani iyo
daqorwinebis saqme. Tumca TviTon ara hqonda es Segnebuli; aseve ara
hqonda Segnebuli isic, rom martins samsaxurSi mowyobas swored amis
gamo urCevda. dedobis instinqti ukarnaxebda. es rom eTqva misTvis vinmes
pirdapir, sircxviliT loya aewvoda, iqneb gulic ki mosvloda,
mtkicebas mohyveboda, sayvareli adamianis keTildReobisTvis vzrunav da
imitom CavCiCineb amaso. erTi sityviT, Tavis arCeul saqmeSi pirveli
warmatebiT aRelvebulma martinma guli gadauSala, ruTi ki ugulod
ismenda, aqeT-iqiT iyureboda, da, rasac irgvliv xedavda, imiTi swuxda.
ruTma pirvelad Caxeda siRaribes WuWyian saxeSi. damSeuli
Seyvarebulebi mudam romantikulad hyavda warmodgenili, magram Tavis
dReSi ar warmoedgina, rogor cxovrobdnen es damSeuli Seyvarebulebi.
ras ifiqrebda, aseTi cxovreba Tu eqnebodaT. xan oTaxs moavlebda
Tvals, xan martins daxedavda, isev da isev. WuWyiani sarecxis suni,
romelic samzareulodan SemoiWra, guls urevda. albaT am suniT aris
martini gaJRenTili, Tu es saSineli dedakaci mrecxaobiT irCens Tavso,
daaskvna man. RatakTa bedi gadamdebia. kidev rom gadaxeda martins,
moeCvena, TiTqos aseTi garemocvisagan masac laqa moscxebodes. Tavis
dReSi gauparsavi ar enaxa martini da axla sami dRis wamozrdilma
wverma usiamovnod imoqmeda. gauparsaoba, jer erTi, silvas mTeli saxlis
WuWyisa da sibinZuris iers aZlevda martins, Tan ki im cxoveluri Zalis
grZnobas aZlierebda, rac ase sZulda ruTs. im ori moTxrobis
dasabeWdad miRebis ambavs iseTi siamayiT yveboda martini, rom aSkara
iyo, kidev ufro ganumtkicebda Tavisi giJuri gegmebis rwmenas. gamojdeba
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axla am saSinel saxlSi da aRar moiSlis weras, ramdenime Tves kidev

iSimSilebs!
ris suni modis? ikiTxa ruTma moulodnelad.
marias sarecxis suni iqneba, miugo martinma.
ara, ara. sxva aris raRac. raRacnairi sinotivis suni.
manam upasuxebda, martinma haeri Seiynosa.
sxvas me verafersa vgrZnob, garda damdgari TuTunis sunisa,
Tqva man.
marTali xar. pirdapir saSinelebaa. amdens rada swev, martin?
me TviTon ar vici. marto rom davrCebi, Cveulebrivze metsa vwev
xolme. Tavidanve daveCvie. bavSvi viyavi, papirosis weva rom daviwye.
cudi Cveulebaa, datuqsa ruTma, kvamliT aris oTaxi
gaJRenTili.
TuTunis bralia. yvelaze iaffasiansa vwev. damacade, is ormoci
dolari miviRo! iseT TuTuns movwev, angelozebsac ki ar Seawuxebs. ha,
ras ityvi, xom kargi saqmea ori moTxroba sami dRis ganmavlobaSi?! es
ormocdaxuTi dolari TiTqmis mTel valebs gamistumrebs.
ori wlis namuSevari, ara? CaekiTxa ruTi.
ratom, erTi kvira arc ki momindomebia. aba, erTi is rveuli
momawode, imaSi miweria. eger, nacrisferydiani, martinma swrafad
dauwyo rveuls furcvla, ho, ar Sevmcdarvar. oTxi dRe `zaris
Zaxili~ da ori dRe `morevi~. erT kviraSi ormocdaxuTi dolari.
TveSi as oTxmoci. amisTana xelfass vin momcems. Tanac, es mxolod
dasawyisia. yovelTviuri aTasi dolaric ki mecotaveba imis sayidlad,
rac SenTvisa msurs. xuTasi dolari TveSi namdvilad ar meyofa. am
ormocdaxuTi dolariT iwyeba mxolod saqme. jer madrove, weli
movimagro. mere miyure, rogor gavabolo.
ruTma Jargoni ver gaigo, ifiqra papirosze laparakobso.
Sen axlac sakmaoze metsa swev, kargi TuTuni ras uSvelis saqmes!
mTavaria, ar moswio, ra TuTunic ar unda gqondes, sakvamuri mili xar,
pirdapir! vulkani! buxari! aba, ra sakadrisia, martin, Zvirfaso! Sen
TviTonac xom ici, rom ar aris sakadrisi.
martinisken daixara, TvalebSi mudara gamoukrToda. martinma Sexeda
am naz saxes, wminda, cisfer Tvalebs da kvlav is Zveli gancda daeufla
ra amisi Rirsi varo.
me minda, rom papiross Tavi daanebo, CurCuliT uTxra qalma,
gTxov, Tundac... Cemi xaTriT.
kargi, davanebeb, SesZaxa Wabukma, rac ar unda damavalo,
yvelafers Segisruleb, Cemo Zvirfaso... yvelafers... Sen xom ici.
ruTs didma cTunebam wamouara. raki SeniSna, damTmobi xasiaTi aqvso,
erTi piroba gaifiqra, modi, vTxov, werasac gaanebos Tavi, namdvilad
Semisrulebso. enaze moadga sityvebi, magram Tavi Seikava da aRar uTxra.
gambedaoba ar eyo. samagierod, kidev daixara da martinis xelebSi moeqca.
xom ici, rom SenTvisve gTxove, martin, Seni sikeTisTvis,
waiduduna man, papirosi gwyens. Tanac ratom unda gauxde mona raimes...
raime Cveulebas!
me Seni mona viqnebi mudam, gauRima martinma.
maSin elode Cems brZanebebs.
ruTma eSmakurad Sexeda, gulSi sinanuli igrZno, mTavari saTxovari
rad ar vuTxario.
manam suli midgas, Tqveni aRmatebulebis morCili viqnebi!
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 maS, Cemi pirveli brZaneba moismine: erT dResac nu gamotoveb, rom

wveri ar gaiparso. Sexede, rogor damikawre saxe.
erTi sityviT, alersiTa da tkbili siciliT damTavrda yvelaferi.
ruTma erT rasme ukve miaRwia, xolo erTdroulad ori sakiTxis
mogvareba ar SeiZleboda. guli qaluri siamayiT aevso, rom papirosis
wevas Tavi daanebebina. amis Semdeg samsaxuris dawyebasac mosTxovs. aki
Sehpirda, rasaca mTxov, yvelafers Segisrulebo.
ruTi wamodga da oTaxis daTvalierebas mohyva. naxa kanafze
Camokidebuli SeniSvnebi; gaecno saidumlo mowyobilobas, rac
velosipedis dasamagreblad moigona martinma; magidis qveS xelnawerebs
rom mohkra Tvali, Secba amdeni drois fuWad dakargvam Seawuxa;
navTquram aRafrTovana, magram iqve sursaTis Taroebi rom gasinja, sul
carieli aRmoCnda.
saWmeli araferi gaqvs, Cemo sawyalo biWo! TanagrZnobiT
warmoTqva man, SimSilob albaT.
sanovage mariasTan maqvs sakuWnaoSi, icrua martinma, iq ufro
kargad inaxeba. Cemi damSevisa nu gefiqreba. aba, Semxede!
ruTi martinTan mibrunda, Wabukma idayvSi moxara mklavi, qvasaviT
magarma kunTebma perangis saxelo gamobera. am sanaxaobam qals zizRi
mohgvara. misi santimentaluri buneba ver itanda aseT rames. magram guli,
sisxli, yoveli nervi, mTeli arseba uTrToda, misken miiwevda...
Zveleburadve minebda am gamoucnob grZnobas, Wabukisken daixara.
miuaxlovda. da roca martinma mklavebSi moiqcia, qalis goneba, romelic
zereled icnobda cxovrebis saidumloebas, aRSfoTda, xolo guli, misi
qaluri buneba, romelic cxovrebiseuli iyo, sixaruliT TrToda. aseT
wuTebSi ruTi aSkarad grZnobda, ra Zlierad uyvarda martini; radgan
gulSi rom Caixutebda vnebiT gznebuli Wabuki da mklavebs ise magrad
SemoaWdobda, rom mTel sxeuls atkenda, qali am dros gaiTangeboda da
Tavbru daesxmoda. aseT wuTebSi igi amarTlebda Tavis saqciels:
Tavidanve Camoyalibebuli principebisa da maRali idealebis Ralatsac
da im uxmo urCobasac, rasac ded-mamis mimarT iCenda. ded-mamas ara
surda, am kacs gahyoloda ruTi. es siyvaruli maTTvis elda iyo. zogjer
misTvisac ki samarcxvino Canda, roca martinisagan moSorebuli kvlav
civi gonebiT sjida yvelafers. magram roca martinTan erTad iyo,
uyvarda igi; zogjer iqneb wyena da wuxilic gareoda am grZnobas, magram
mainc siyvaruli iyo, siyvaruli, romelic ruTze ufro Zlieri aRmoCnda.
es gripi araferia, gaivlis, ambobda martini, cotas ki
Segawuxebs, Tavs agatkivebs, magram tropikul xurvebasTan ras mova!
tropikuli xurvebac gamogicdia? gonebagafantulad hkiTxa
martinis mklavebSi ganabulma, ciur siamovnebas minebebulma qalma.
aseve gonebagafantuli usmenda pasuxs, manam erTma frazam ar SeakrTo.
havais erT-erT kunZulze Sehyroda es xurveba, roca igi ocdaaTi
keTrovanis saidumlo koloniaSi moxvda.
iq ra gindoda? hkiTxa qalma.
aseTi mefuri daudevroba sakuTari Tavis mimarT danaSaulad eCvena.
SemTxveviT. me TviTon ar vicodi, upasuxa Wabukma,
keTrovanebze arc ki mifiqria. erTxel gemidan gavipare, napirTan mivcure
da kunZulis siRrmeSi Sevedi, dasamalav adgils veZebdi. mTeli sami dRe
guavas nayofiT, pantiTa da bananiT vikvebebodi; erTi sityviT, rac ki
Semxvdeboda im daburul tyeSi. meoTxe dRes biliks wavawydi, adamianis
nakvalevs. goraks mihyveboda es biliki, kunZulis siRrmisken. mec eg
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mindoda. etyoboda, axali gakvaluli iyo. erT adgilas mTis viwro Txemi
gadasWra bilikma, danis piriviT viwro iyo. biliki aq sami futis
sifarTisa arc ki iqneboda, Txemi TiTqos ufskrulidan iyo amoziduli,
orive mxridan asobiT futis siRrme ufskruli ertya. aq erTi Tofiani
kaci asiaTasian jars Seakavebda. es iyo erTaderTi gza kunZulis
gulisaken. sami saaTi viare da erTbaSad movxvdi patara xevSi, romelic
gaciebuli lavis gorakebs Soris jibesaviT ido. xexilis baRi iyo aq
gaSenebuli da aTamde islis qoxi idga. magram iqauri binadari rom
davinaxe, xeladve mivxvdi, sad viyavi. erTi Tvalis Sevleba kmaroda.
mere? ra qeni? hkiTxa sunTqvaSekrulma ruTma. dezdemonasaviT
usmenda SeSinebuli da mojadoebuli.
ras vizamdi, ra unda meqna? mamasaxlisad erTi keTili berikaci
hyavdaT, keTriT SeWmuli, magram mefis uflebebiT mosili. swored mas
aRmoeCina es xeoba da kolonia daearsebina, Tumca es iyo
kanosawinaaRmdego moqmedeba. Tofebi hqondaT, blomad tyvia-wamali, ise
gawafuliyvnen es kanakebi nadirisa da gareuli Rorebis xocvaSi, rom
Seni mowonebuli. erTi bewoTac ki niSans ar aacdendnen. ra brZanebaa,
martin ideni gaqcevas ras moaxerxebda, mTeli sami Tve iyuryuta iqa.
mere rogorRa gamoipare?
axlac iq iqneboda, erT gogos rom ar eSvela. naxevrad Cineli iyo
es gogo, meoTxedi TeTri da meTxedic havaieli. lamazi gogona iyo
sawyali, ganaTlebuli. dedamisi honoluluSi milionis patroni yofila.
da swored im gogom gamomapara bolos. am axalSens Turme dedamisi
inaxavda da amitom dasjisa ar eSinoda gogonas. oRond winaswar
damafica, maTi samyofeli adgili ar gameca, da arc gamicia. pirvelad
SenTan vambob axla. gogonas, is iyo, gamosCenoda keTris pirveli niSnebi.
marjvena xelis TiTebi odnav dakrunCxoda da mklavzedac patara laqa
aCnda. es iyo da es. axla albaT cocxali aRar iqneba.
ar geSinoda mainc? rogor gadaurCi im saSinel sens?
pirvelad karga magrad Sevfucxundi, gamotyda Wabuki, mere ki
TandaTanobiT SeveCvie. im ubeduri gogos sacodaobam SiSic gadamaviwya.
iseTi mSvenieri iyo suliTac garegnobiTac... seni, is iyo, Separvoda,
magram Tavidanve ganwiruli iyo, mTeli sicocxle iq gaetarebina,
pirvelyofili veluris cxovrebiT ecxovra da cocxlad gaxrwniliyo.
Sen verc ki warmoidgen, ra saSinelebaa keTri.
sabralo! nazad aRmoxda ruTs, saocaria, rogor gamogiSva!
viTom ratom? ruTis sityvebis Sinaarss ver Caxvda martini.
imitom, rom albaT uyvardi, kvlav nazad upasuxa ruTma, xom
marTla uyvardi? nu damimalav.
samrecxaoSi muSaobam da gamudmebulma Sin jdomam mzis sidamwvre
TandaTanobiT Camoacila martins; is ki arada, SimSiliTa da
avadmyofobiT saxe gaecrica kidec... da axla, am gacrecil saxeze
siwiTlis susti talRa moawva. pasuxis gasacemad bage gaxsna, magram
ruTma SeaCera.
ar ginda, nu mipasuxeb. ra saWiroa, siciliT uTxra man.
magram martinma SeniSna, rom mis sicilSi foladi gareuliyo da
Tvalebic yinulis siciviT uelavda. aman uceb is saSineli qariSxali
moagona, rac erTxel wynari okeanis Crdilo nawilSi gamoscada. wamiT
Tvalwin warmoudga mowmendili Rame, kriala ca, savse mTvare, dabla ki
mTvaris civi sxivebiT ganaTebuli, mTebiviT wamofofrili talRebi. amas
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sxva zmaneba mohyva axalgazrda gogona, keTrovanTa Soris... gaaxsenda,

rom gogonas uyvarda martini da swored imitom gamoapara.
keTilSobili gogo iyo, Cailaparaka martinma, sicocxle
maCuqa.
es iyo da es, meti araferi Tqmula, magram martinma gaigona, rogor
moawva yru qviTini yelSi qals, SeniSna, rogor swrafad moatriala Tavi
da fanjaraSi yureba daiwyo. xolo roca isev moabruna saxe, martinma
SeniSna, rom ukve damSvidebuliyo da TvalebSiac qariSxali dacxromoda.
vgrZnob, rom suleli var, SesCivla ruTma, magram ra vqna.
ici, rogor miyvarxar, martin... miyvarxar, miyvarxar. mere TandaTanobiT
moverevi Tavs, magram axla ar SemiZlia, Sens warsuls rom gavixseneb,
eWvi maxelebs. Seni warsuli ki Zalian bundovania... bunebrivicaa, aRar
daaneba martins Tavis marTleba, sawyali arTuri maniSnebs, wamodio.
Camowyda lodiniT. naxvamdis, Cemo Zvirfaso.
raRac wamali aqvT afTiaqebSi, papirosis gadasaCvevad xmaroben,
karebidan gamosZaxa man, viSovi da gamogigzavni.
kari daixura, magram isev male gaiRo.
miyvarxar, miyvarxar, CurCuliT gamosZaxa ruTma da amjerad ki
namdvilad wavida.
mariam mowiwebiT miacila ruTi karetamde, Tan dros ar kargavda da
gulmodgined aTvalierebda mis tansacmels, Sekerilobas (pirvelad
xedavda aseT fasons da Zalian lamazi eCvena). imedgacruebuli balRebi
idgnen da gahyurebdnen, manam etli Tvals ar miefara, mere mzera mariaze
gadaitanes, romelic erTbaSad yvelaze pativsacemi qali gaxda mTel
ubanSi. magram marias reputacia mismave erT-erTma naSierma dasca, roca
gaamxila, rom Rirseuli stumrebi mas ki ar swveodnen, aramed mis
mdgmurs. amis Semdeg maria isev araraobad iqca, xolo martinisaTvis
aSkara SesamCnevi gaxda, ra mowiwebiT dauwyo yureba im ubnis
wvrilfexobam. marias TvalSiac erTiorad amaRlda igi, is ki arada,
portugaliel bayals rom daenaxa mis karze mimdgari kareta, sami
dolarisa da oTxmocdaxuTi centis kredits kidev gauxsnida.
Tavi ocdameSvide
martins bedma gauRima. ruTis stumrobis meore dRes niu-iorkis erTerTi bulvaruli Jurnalisagan sami dolaris Ceki miiRo, sami
trioletis honorari. amis Semdeg ori dRe kidev gavida da Cikagos erTerTi gazeTidan cnoba mouvida `ganZis maZieblebi~ mieRoT dasabeWdad
da gamoqveynebis Semdeg aT dolars hpirdebodnen. honorari didi ar
yofila, magram es martinis pirveli statia iyo, pirveli cda, saqveynod
gamoeTqva Tavisi azrebi. ameebis dagvirgvineba is iyo, rom kviris
miwurulSi yovelTviurma saymawvilo Jurnalma `siWabuke da sibere~
cnoba gamougzavna: kidev erTi misi saTavgadasavlo moTxroba
dasabeWdad mieRoT. marTalia, moTxroba ocdaerTi aTas sityvas
Seicavda, honorars ki sul Teqvsmet dolars hkirdebodnen, isic
dabeWdvis Semdeg, ese igi, yovel aTas sityvaze samocdaTxuTmeti centi
modioda, magram es saTavgadasavlo moTxroba faqtobrivad misi meore
literaturuli cda iyo da axla ukve TviTonve kargadxedavda maTSi
sitlanqesa da uferulobas.
Tumca iseTi sitlanqe da mouqneloba, rac mwerlobis saSualo dones
Seefereba, sulac ar yofila damaxasiaTebeli martinis adreuli
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nawarmoebebisaTvis. ara, es iyo axalbedasaTvis damaxasiaTebeli

metismetad didi Zalismieri sitlanqe da mouqneloba, iseTi movlena,
roca zarbazans gamoitanen da beRurebs dauSenen xolme. da martini
gaxarebuli iyo, rom, rogorc iqna, gaasaRa Tavisi adrindeli
nawarmoebebi, TumcaRa Zalian iafad. icoda maTi fasi, didi dro ar
dasWirvebia am codnis SesaZenad. mTel Tavis imedebs bolodroindel
nawarmoebebze amyarebda. iswrafoda, ubralo saJurnalo moTxrobebis
avtorebze ufro didi ramisaTvis mieRwia. cdilobda, WeSmariti mxatvris
xerxebiT aRWurviliyo da, amasTan, Zala ar mietana msxverplad. misi
sazrunavi gaxda meti ZlierebisaTvis mieRwia, oRond Zalis dazogviT.
arc realizmis siyvaruli daukargavs. realisturi iyo yvela misi
nawarmoebi, oRond cdilobda fantaziis silamaze Seerwya masSi.
cdilobda STagonebuli realizmisaTvis mieRwia, romelic adamianuri
aRmafreniTa da rwmeniT iqneboda gamsWvaluli.
wignebis kiTxvam daarwmuna, rom ori literaturuli skola arsebobda.
erTs adamiani raRac RvTaebad warmoedgina, xolo mis miwierebas,
namdvil adamianur bunebas, savsebiT ugulebelyofda; meores, piriqiT,
miwas mikrul pirutyvad warmoedgina da mis ciur aRmafrenas, RvTaebriv
niWsa da unars savsebiT uaryofda. martinis azriT, orive skola
cdeboda, erTis Tvalsazrisic da meorisac Zalian calmxrivi eCveneboda.
WeSmariteba sadRac SuaSi iyo. Tavis moTxrobaSi, romelsac martinma
`Tavgadasavali~ uwoda da romelsac gulgrilad Sexvda ruTi, man scada
mxatvruli simarTlis idealisTvis mieRwia, da darwmunebulic iyo, rom
miaRwia; xolo statiaSi `RmerTi da pirutyvi~ man Camoayaliba Teoriuli
Sexedulebani am sakiTxze.
magram `Tavgadasavalica~ da sxva nawarmoebebic, rac mas Tavis
saukeTeso qmnilebebad miaCnda, kvlav kardakar dadioda redaqciidan
redaqciaSi. adreuli nawerebi ki didad ar epitnaveboda, erTaderTi
sikeTe is iyo, rom fuli moutana. arc is `saSineli~ moTxrobebi miaCnda
did ramed, romelTagan ori ukve gayida. es iyo pirwmindad gamogonili
moTxrobebi, oRond realizmis SaravandSi gaxveuli, da Tu rame Zala
hqondaT, swored amiTi. daujerebelisa da SeuZlebelis realur
samoselSi gaxveva mas jambazur triukad eCveneboda ukeTes
SemTxvevaSi, marjve triukad. didi literatura aseT CarCoebSi ver
moTavsdeboda. mxatvruli ostatobis mxriv es nawarmoebebic maRal
doneze idga, magram ostatobas sulac ar dagidevdaT martini, Tuki
nawarmoebi cxovrebiseul simarTles iyo daSorebuli. jambazuri triuki
imaSi mdgomareobda, rom gamonagoni ambavi cxovrebiseuli simarTlis
niRbiT daefara, eqvsamde aseTi moTxroba dawera man, vidre iseT
nawarmoebebs Seqmnida, rogoric iyo `sixaruli~, `qoTani~ da `sicocxlis
zedaSe~.
im sami dolariT, rac man trioletebis gasamrjelod miiRo, rogorme
gaitanda Tavs `TeTri Tagvis~ redaqciidan Cekis mosvlamde. adga da es
samdolariani Ceki daeWvebul portugaliel bayalTan gadaaxurdava, erTi
dolari masve dautova valis angariSSi, danarCeni ori dolari ki
xabazsa da xilis meduqnes gaunawila. iseTi simdidris patroni ar
gamxdara, rom xorci eyida, da manam `TeTri Tagvidan~ miiRebda Ceks,
Zalian xelmoWerilad cxovrobda. xolo roca es meore Cekic miiRo,
aRar icoda, ra eqna. Tavis dReSi bankSi ar Seudgams fexi da axla
bavSvurma survilma wamouara, ouklendis romelime did bankSi Sesuliyo
da daudevrad miegdo gasanaRdeblad Tavisi ormocdolariani Ceki. arada,
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praqtikuli mosazreba ukarnaxebda, bayalTan mietana Ceki

gadasaxurdaveblad amiT STabeWdilebas moaxdenda masze, momavalSi
nisias ufro advilad endoboda. fexi ukan rCeboda, bayalTan rom
midioda. gadaaxurdava fuli, bayals mTeli vali gaustumra da jibeSi
monetebis CxrialiT gamobrunda. sxva mevaleebic gaistumra, kostiumi da
velosipedi gamoisyida, sabeWdi manqanis fuli Seitana da marias
momavali Tvis qirac gadauxada. amis Semdeg samiode dolari kidev darCa
jibeSi.
magram martins esec did simdidred eCveneboda. gamoisyida Tu ara
kostiumi, maSinve ruTisken gaqanda. midioda da Tan xeli TavisiT
micuravda jibisken, raTa vercxlis monetebi eCxrialebina. rogorc
damSeuli adamiani ver moaSorebs xolme Tvals saWmels, ise martinic,
romelic ramdeni xania fuls ar Rirsebia, veRar aSorebda xels
vercxlis monetebs. gana Zunwi iyo an xarbi ara, fuli axla misTvis
mets rasmes niSnavda, vidre ubralo dolarebsa da centebs; gamarjvebas
niSnavda, da TiToeul monetaze amotvifruli arwivi misTvis axla
gamarjvebis mauwyebeli frTosani macne gamxdariyo.
verc ki SeniSna, ise gamoukeTda guneba-ganwyobileba, ra kargia
cxovrebao, fiqrobda. marTlac, gacilebiT ufro momxiblavi Canda axla:
aqamde, mTeli kvireebis ganmavlobaSi, saSinlad pirquSi da mosawyeni iyo
cxovreba, axla ki, roca TiTqmis sul gaistumra valebi, jibeSiac sami
dolari uCxrialebda da guli gamarjvebis sixaruliT gavseboda, mze
gacilebiT ufro brwyinvale da sasiamovnod Tbili moeCvena da
moulodnelad movardnilma wvimamac ki, erTianad rom galumpa quCaSi
uqolgod gamosuli xalxi, martini uzomod gaaxara. roca TviTonac
SimSilobda, misi fiqrebi mTel qveyanaze gafantul aTasobiT damSeuls
dastrialebda Tavs, magram axla, roca gaxalisda da moilxina, aTasobiT
damSeulebze fiqri sulac aRar awuxebda, erTianad gadaaviwyda. axla
ukve, rogorc Seyvarebuli, mTel qveyanaze mcxovreb uTvalav
Seyvarebulze fiqrobda. TavSi satrfialo lirikis motivebi aReZra da
ise gaitaca SemoqmedebiTma gznebam, rom tramvaidan droze Camosvla
gadaaviwyda da ori gaCereba zedmeti gaiara.
morzebTan stumrebi dauxvda. san-rafaelidan biZaSvilebi Camosvloda
ruTs, ori gogona; misis morzma sababad gamoiyena es da gasarTobad
xalxi daupatiJa, amiT Tavis gegmas axorcielebda ruTis irgvliv
ymawvil kacebs uyrida Tavs. kampania martinis uneblie aryofnis dros
dawyebuliyo da axla sul ufro da ufro farTovdeboda. misis morzis
ganzraxva iyo, saqmiani xalxi moezida saxlSi. ase rom, ruTis
biZaSvilebis (doroTisa da florensis) garda, martins aq dauxvda
universitetis ori profesori: erTi laTinuris, xolo meore inglisuri
filologiis ganxriT; ruTis skolis amxanagi, amJamad samxedro piri,
romelic axlaxan dabrunebuliyo filipinebidan; kidev erTi axalgazrda
kaci, gvarad melvili, san-franciskos sakredito sazogadoebis ufrosis
jozef perkinis piradi mdivani; dabolos, erT-erTi bankis mTavari
buxhalteri, ocdaTxuTmetamde wlis axalgazrda kaci Carlz hepgudi,
romelsac Tavis droze stenfordis universiteti daemTavrebina,
nilosisa da gaerTianebuli klubebis wevri, respublikuri partiis
nafici oratori arCevnebis dros, erTi sityviT, warmatebis gzaze
damdgari da yovel mxriv kargi momavlis axalgazrda kaci. es
mamakacTagan. axla qalebi: aq iyo portretisti mxatvari qali;
profesionali musikosi; sociologiur mecnierebaTa doqtori, romelsac
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san-franciskos RatakTa ubnebSi organizaciuli muSaobiT gaeTqva

saxeli. Tumca misis morzis gegmaSi qalebs didi roli ar ekisrebodaT.
didi-didi, savaldebulo aqsesuarebad Tu CaiTvlebodnen isini: bolos
da bolos, saqmiani mamakacebi xom unda miezidaT saxlSi.
laparakis dros nu aRegznebi xolme, gaafrTxila ruTma
martini, vinem stumrebs warudgenda.
Tavdapirvelad, cota ar iyos, uxerxulad grZnobda martini Tavs,
kvlav im SiSma gauxsena ugergilo varo, eSinoda mxrebiT arafers
wamosdeboda. amdenma xalxmac karga magrad daafrTxo: pirvelad moxvda
amisTana maRal sazogadoebaSi... Tanac, ramdeni iyo erTad! gansakuTrebiT
didi STabeWdileba moaxdina masze bankis buxhalterma hepgudma, da
gadawyvita, rogorc ki SesaZlebloba miecemoda, kargad gaecno igi.
magram garegnuli SiSis qveS misi amayi `me~ imaleboda da erTi suli
hqonda, manam am xalxs daezmaneboda da gaigebda, ra SeeswavlaT maT
wignebidan da cxovrebidan iseTi, risi Seswavlac martins jer ver
moeswro.
ruTi xSirad gadaxedavda xolme, akvirdeboda, Tavi rogor uWiravso,
da gakvirvebuli da gaxarebuli darCa im Zaldautanebeli ubraloebiT,
rac Wabukma ruTis biZaSvilebis gacnobis dros gamoiCina. sulac ar
aRelvebula, manam ijda da imisi SiSi ar awuxebda, mxrebiT arafers
wamovedoo. ruTma icoda, rom misi biZaSvilebi Wkviani gogonebi iyvnen, da
gakvirvebuli darCa, roca imave Rames, dasaZineblad rom wvebodnen, qebiT
moixsenies Wabuki. martinmac romelic Tavis wreSi Wkvian, enamaxvil
biWad iTvleboda, kargad cekvavda SeniSna, rom enamaxvilobis gamoCena
arc am sazogadoebaSi yofila Zneli. warmateba zurgs ukan edga im
saRamos, Seqebis niSnad mxrebze xels uTaTunebda, yoCaRo, eubneboda;
aimtomac iyo, rom sul ar dabneula, TviTonac icinoda da sxvasac bevrs
acinebda.
bolos mainc sauZvliani gamodga ruTis SiSi. martinsa da profesor
kolduels Soris saubari gaCaRda, da Tumca martini xelebs aRar
iqnevda Zveleburad, ruTis modaraje Tvals ar gamohparvia, ra xSirad
aenTeboda xolme Tvalebi, ra gacxarebiT da mgznebared laparakobda,
rogor daiZaba da ra Zalumad moawva sisxli saxeze. TavSekaveba da
TavdaWera aklda da arafriT ara hgavda inglisuri filologiis
axalgazrda profesors, visTanac axla laparakobda.
magram es sulac ar awuxebda amJamad martins. man xelad SeniSna
Tanamosaubris didi erudicia da ganaTleba. Tanac, profesori
koldueli sulac ar aRmoCnda iseTi kaci, rogoric martins warmoedgina
inglisuri filologiis yvela profesori. martinma gadawyvita, Tavis
sakuTar profesiaze aelaparakebina profesori da Tumca pirvelad
winaaRmdegobas waawyda, bolos mainc moaxerxa es. ver mimxvdariyo,
ratom unda morideboda adamiani sakuTar profesiaze laparaks.
es xom sisulelea, gaugebrobaa, jer kidev ramdeni xnis winaT
uTqvams martins ruTisaTvis, ratom unda gaurbodes kaci Tavis
sakuTar profesiaze laparaks? maS, ratomRa ikribebian, Tavs rad iyrian,
Tuki im fiqrebs ar gauziareben erTmaneTs, rasac gulSi atareben?
gulSi ki ras atareben: riTac cxovroben, riTac suldgmuloben, rasac
emsaxurebian, ris fiqrSiac dRe da Rames asworeben, ZilSiac ki
esizmrebaT. aba, erTi warmoidgine, ra mosasmeni iqneba saerTo etikets
ayolilma mister batlerma uceb pol verlenis poeziasa, germanul
dramasa da danuncios romanebze rom daiwyos laparaki? xom daixoca
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xalxi mowyenilobiT! Tuki aucilebeli iqneboda mister batleris

mosmena, me piradad varCevdi Tavis saveqilo saqmeebze elaparakna. es
saqme uyvars, kargadac icis, xolo cxovreba ise moklea, rom ginda, vinc
ki Segxvdeba, Tavis sayvarel saqmeze gelaparakos.
ho, magram, Seesityva ruTi, xom aris iseTi Temebi, rac yvelas
erTnairad ainteresebs.
amaSi ki cdebi, ar SearCina martinma. yoveli adamiani,
sazogadoebis yvela fena an TiTqmis yvela, imas hbaZavs, vinc masze ufro
maRla dgas sazogadoebaSi. yvelaze maRla ki vina dgas? usaqmurebi,
mdidari usaqmurebi. maT, rogorc wesi, araferi gaegebaT im saqmisa, rasac
mcodne xalxi akeTebs. imaTTvis, raRa Tqma unda, mosawyeni iqneba
amisTana rameze saubari, amitomac arCeven ubodiSod ganacxadon, sakuTar
profesiaze laparaki sazogadoebaSi miuRebeliao. TviTonve aweseben,
raze SeiZleba saubari. es aris uaxlesi opera, uaxlesi romani, banqo,
biliardi, koqteili, avtomobili, doRi, cxenebis gamofena, Tevzaoba,
nadiroba, naviT seirnoba, da amisTana raRacebi... xom daakvirdi, iseTi
rameebi, rac usaqmurebisTvisac cnobilia. sinamdvileSi, es usaqmurTa
profesiuli laparaki gamodis. sasacilo ki is aris, rom Wkviani xalxi
an iseTebi, visac Wkvianad moaaqvs Tavi am usaqmurTa kaprizebs ahyolian.
me piradad, minda is movismino adamianisagan, rac man yvelaze kargad
icis. raca gnebavdeT, is uwodeT amas ginda profesiuli saubari,
ginda vulgaroba da ra vici!..
magram ruTma mainc ver gaugo. dakanonebul Sexedulebebze martinis
Tavdasxma mas mudam jiut axirebad miaCnda.
ase rom, martinma Tavisi seriozuli toni profesor kolduelsac
gadasdo da aiZula iseT rameze elaparakna, rac misTvis yvelaferze
ufro axlobeli iyo.
ara mgonia, kaliforniis universitetSi wamogcdeT amisTana eresi!
profesorma kolduelma mxrebi aiCeCa.
arseboben gadasaxadebis keTilsindisieri gadamxdelebi da
arsebobs politika. sakramento gvniSnavs Cven da Cvenc mdablad vuxriT
Tavs sakramentos, Statis mmarTvelobas, partiis presas, ufro sworad
orive partiis presas.
es ki gasagebia. magram Tqven? ar moeSva martini, Tqven albaT
ise grZnobT Tavs, rogorc wylidan amovardnili Tevzi.
CemisTana albaT bevri ar moiZebneba universitetis gubeSi. zogjer
marTlac wylidan amovardnili Tevzi mgonia Tavi da mirCevnia, parizSi
viyo, an grab-stritze, an gandegilis senakSi sadme, an arada laTinur
ubanSi klaretsa vsvamde, aq, san-franciskoSi wyal-wyala Rvinos rom
eZaxian xolme, romelime iaffasian restoranSi vsadilobde da didis
rixiT radikalur Sexedulebebs vafrqvevde. xandaxan mjera kidec,
namdvilad radikali var-meTqi. magram imdeni sakiTxi wamoiWreba, rom
xeirianad verc verkvevi. rwmenas vkargav xolme, Cems adamianur umweobas
rom warmovidgen, rac saSualebas ar maZlevs mTeli sigrZe-siganiT
aRviqva raime problema adamianuri, cxovrebiseuli problema.
martini usmenda da uneburad `pasatis simRera~ agondeboda:
`amovvardebi
dRisiT Tu RamiT,
davuqroleb da afrebs gavberav~.
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cotas gawyda, RiRiniT ar warmoTqva es sityvebi. erTbaSad mixvda, rom

Tanamosaubrem moagona pasati Crdilo-aRmosavleTis pasati, civi,
Zlieri da Seupovari. esec iseTive Seupovari da mtkice Canda, oRond Tan
iseTi ram hqonda, rac adamians mosvenebas daukargavda xolme. martins
moeCvena, rom es kaci saTqmels bolomde Tavis dReSi ar ityoda, iseve
rogorc pasatebisTvisac SeeniSna mTeli ZaliT erTxelac ar
dauberavdnen, mudam izogavdnen Zalas, rasac arasodes ar iyenebdnen.
martins kvlav aumuSavda warmosaxvis ekrani. misi tvini TiTqos
mogonebebisa da fantaziis veeberTela sawyobi iyo, romlis kari mudam
Ria hqonda datovebuli, rac ar unda momxdariyo, martini imwuTSive am
movlenis msgavss an radikalurad sapirispiros warmoidgenda da
TvalnaTliv Sexedavda. Tavisda uneburad xdeboda es da yovelgvar
cxovrebiseul movlenas usaTuod Sinagani xilvac Tan axlda. rogorc
erTxel ruTis TvalebSi wamierad Camdgarma eWvma qariSxali moagona da
warmousaxa mTvarian Rames, iseve axlac profesorma kolduelma pasatis
cocxali xilva mouvlina qris da mzis sxivebiT SewiTlebuli
talRebi TeTrad wamouqoCravs, moerekeba. ase wamierad moevlineboda
sxvadasxvagvari xilva da xels ki ar uSlida mis fiqrTa denas, piriqiT,
exmareboda ufro TvalsaCinod gaeanalizebina. aseTi xilva warsul
mogonebaTa gamoZaxili iyo, an guSindeli, im kvirandeli gancdili da
wakiTxuli, rac ZilSi Tu cxadSi Tavidan ar Sordeboda xolme.
axlac ase moxda. ismenda am Wkviani da ganaTlebuli profesoris
laRad momdinare saubars da gonebis TvaliT warsulis suraTebs
Sehyurebda. aha, misi adreuli ymawvilkacoba namdvili xuligani, Tavze
magarfarfliani stetsonuri qudi daukosebia, orbortiani qurTuki acvia
da arxeinad daabotebs, arafers erideba, rasac unda akeTebs, oRond imas
ki cdilobs, rom policias ar moxvdes TvalSi. martini sulac ar
cdila, raime Seerbilebina an miefuCeCebina Tavis mogonebaSi. erTi
piroba, namdvili xuligani iyo, bandis Tavi, arc policias hqonda maTgan
mosveneba da arc muSaTa kvartalis patiosan binadarT. maSin es miaCnda
idealad, axla ki Seicvala. dgas ager da Sehyurebs kargad Cacmul,
wesierad aRzrdil qalebsa da kacebs, maRali kulturisa da daxvewili
gemovnebis atmosferoSi sunTqavs... magram warsulis aCrdili aqac ewvia
orbortian qurTukSi Cacmuli biWi, romelsac Tavze magarfarfliani
qudi wamoukosebia, udardeli rxeviT midi-modis oTaxSi. es quCis
xuligani xom misi oreulia, martin idenisa, romelic zis axla
darbaislurad da universitetis profesors esaubreba.
Tavisi myari adgili jerac ver epovna martins cxovrebaSi. saca ar
unda moxvedriliyo, advilad Seegueboda xolme yovelgvar garemos,
xelad gaxdeboda yvelasaTvis sasurveli, yvelas sayvareli, radgan arc
muSaobaSi daudebda vinmes tols, arc TamaSSi, Tavs aravis
daaCagvrinebda da aiZulebda xalxs pativiscemiT mopyrobodnen. magram
fesvi arsad gaudgams. yvelas kmayofilebas aniWebda, magram Tavad
arasodes kmayofili ar yofila. arsad guli ar udgeboda, versad ver
moesvena, mudam raRac Zaxili Caesmoda, sadRac mouwodebdnen... da iyo ase
awrialebuli, vidre, bolos, wignebs, xelovnebasa da siyvaruls ar
Seeyara. axla ki zis ager, amisTana xalxSi, Tavisi wris adamianebisagan
erTaderTi, romelsac ufleba moupovebia, morzebs estumros.
magram aseTi fiqrebi da xilvani sulac ar uSlida martins xels
gulisyuriT moesmina profesor kolduelis laparaki. gafacicebiT
usmenda, muStris TvaliT zomavda, magram patara bzaric ki ver SeniSna
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Tanamosaubris codna-ganaTlebaSi. rac Seexeba sakuTar codnasa da

ganaTlebas, am saubarma martini daarwmuna, rom bevri naprali da bzari
hqonia, bevri ram savsebiT gaugebari yofila misTvis. Tumca, igi imaSiac
darwmunda, rom, spenseris wyalobiT, codnis saerTo safuZveli mainc
hqonda. axla droRa iyo saWiro, rom is napralebi da bzarebi amoevso.
mere naxeT, mere mifrTxildiT!.. fiqrobda igi. axla ki TiTqos
profesoris ferxTiT ijda, gulisyurad gadaqceuli, mowiwebiT TvalebSi
Sescicinebda. magram TandaTanobiT susti adgilebic SeniSna
Tanamosaubris msjelobaSi, Tumca gadaWriT ver ityoda, raSi
mdgomareobda es sisuste. bolos ki, roca mixvda da gaarkvia, erTbaSad
profesoris donemde amaRlda.
ruTi meored miuaxlovda maT, swored im dros, roca martinma daiwyo
laparaki.
pirdapir getyviT, raSi cdebiT, an ufro sworad, raSi gamoixateba
Tqveni msjelobis sisuste, ambobda igi. Tqven biologiis codna
gakliaT. sulac ar iTvaliswinebT am sagans Tqveni msoflmxedvelobis
Camoyalibebis dros. me aq mecnierul biologias vgulisxmob,
araorganuli qsovilebis laboratoriuli xerxebiT gacocxlebidan
mokidebuli ufro farTo, sociologiur da esTetikur
ganzogadebamde.
ruTi gaSra. mTeli ori weliwadi ismenda igi profesor kolduelis
leqciebs da ise Sehyurebda am kacs, rogorc sibrZnis wyaros.
me Tqven kargad ver gagigeT! SeWoWmanda profesori.
Sevecdebi agixsnaT, miugo man, egviptis istorias rom
vkiTxulobdi, maxsovs, iq wavikiTxe: ise ver gaigeb egviptis xelovnebas,
Tu winaswar am qveynis istoria ar Seiswavleo.
namdvilad asea, daeTanxma profesori.
me ase vfiqrob, ganagrZo martinma, rom, Tavis mxriv, qveynis
istoriasac ver Caswvdebi, winaswar is Tu ar Seiswavle, rogor da ra
pirobebSi gaCnda sicocxle. rogor unda gavigoT kanonebi, saerTo
wyobileba, religia, adaT-Cveulebani, Tu winaswar maTi Semqmneli xalxis
xasiaTs ar gavecaniT, magram arc eg kmara: Tu am xalxis bunebas da
agebulebas ar gavecaniT?! Tuki egviptur arqiteqturas da qandakebas
adamianis qmnilebada vTvliT, literaturam raRa daaSava? nuTu
samyaroSi arsebobs iseTi raime, rac evoluciis kanonebs ar
emorCilebodes? vici, rom xelovnebis sxvadasxva dargis evoluciis
istoria damuSavebulia, magram, me mgoni, meqanikurad aris damuSavebuli.
adamiani gamoTiSulia. didebulad aris damuSavebuli instrumentebis,
qnaris, musikis, simReris, cekvis evolucia. magram TviT adamianis
evoluciaze raRas ityviT misi calkeuli organoebis evoluciaze jer
kidev manamde, vidre igi pirvel instruments Seqmnida, an pirvel
simReras amoiRiRinebda?! ai, amas ar iTvaliswinebT Tqven. amas veZaxi me
biologias. swored es aris biologia; am sityvis yvelaze ufro farTo
gagebiT. vgrZnob, dabneulad vlaparakob, magram me mindoda rogorme
azri Camomeyalibebina. Tqveni laparakis dros momivida es azri da
gamoTqma gamiZnelda. Tqven adamianuri umweoba axseneT, rac xels
gviSlis mTeli sigrZe-siganiT aRviqvaT problemebi. da aha, marTlac ar
iTvaliswinebT an iqneb me meCveneba ase biologiur sawyisebs,
swored imas, razedac TviT xelovnebaa aRmocenebuli, adamianuri
saqmianobisa da moRvaweobis safuZvels.
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ruTisda gasakvirad, martini erTi xelis mosmiT ar gaunadgurebiaT.

profesori yuradRebiTac ki moekida mis sityvebs. etyoboda, mis
ymawvilkacobas uwevda angariSs. ruTs ase moeCvena. mTeli erTi wuTi
Cafiqrebuli ijda profesori koldueli, saaTis Zewkvs aTamaSebda.
unda gamogitydeT, daiwyo bolos man, aseTi SeniSvna erTxel
ukve momca erTma didma mecnierma evolucionistma Jozef lekontma.
magram is cocxali aRar aris da ar megona, kidev Tu mamxelda vinme.
magram, ager, Tqven gamoCndiT, Tqven misayvedurebT. unda gamovtyde, rom
Tqvens sityvebSi marTlac aris raRac damafiqrebeli da blomadac. me
klasikaSi gadaviWeri da sabunebismetyvelo mecnierebaTa ganviTarebas
Tvali veRar mivadevne. iqneb dro da energia ar meyo amisTvis. albaT arc
damijerebT, fizikisa da qimiis laboratoriebSi erTxelac ar Semidgams
fexi. daujerebelia, magram asea. lekonti marTali iyo. Tqvenc, mister
iden... nawilobriv mainc... Tumca ver vityvi, ramdenad.
ruTma raRac moimizeza da martini gverdze gaixmo.
ase ar SeiZleba, wasCurCula man, aRaravin gaakare profesor
kolduels. iqneb sxvebsac undodeT masTan saubari.
es ki veRar movifiqre, moinania martinma, magram Zlivs
aRvagzne da ise saintereso gamodga masTan saubari, rom sxva aRaraferi
mifiqria. amisTana gonebagaxsnil da ganaTlebul kacs jer ar
Sevxvedrivar. marTali Tu ginda, iyo dro, rom yvela
universitetdamTavrebuli, visac maRali adgili uWiravs sazogadoebaSi,
aseTive gonebagaxsnili da ganaTlebuli megona.
es gamonaklisia, miugo ruTma.
albaT. axla vis gamovelaparako, Sen rogora gsurs? ah, erTi im
bankis buxhalterTan mimiyvane.
TxuTmetiod wuTs elaparaka martini mTavar buxhalters, da ruTi
ukeTes moqcevas verc inatrebda Tavisi mijnurisagan: erTxelac ar
wamonTebia Tvalebi, arc Rawvebi wamowiTlebia; piriqiT, misma simSvidem
da TavdaWerilobam ruTi gaaoca. samagierod, martinis TvalSi erTbaSad
gacamtverda bankis moRvaweTa mTeli jilagi; ufro mogvianebiT ki, imave
saRamos, STabeWdileba Seeqmna: bankis buxhalteri da garewari sinonimebi
ariano. armiis oficeri ubralo, sasiamovno axalgazrda kaci gamodga,
jansaRi, guliTadi, imiTi kmayofili, rac cxovrebaSi bedma da
STamomavlobam arguna. roca martinma gaigo, mTeli ori weliwadi
universitetSi gaetarebina am ymawvils, gakvirvebuli darCa, codna sad
waiRo. da mainc garewar bankis buxhalterze ufro es kaci moewona.
magisi garewroba me raSi menaRvleba, uTxra ruTs mogvianebiT,
magram cxviri rom aubzuebia da gafxorili dadis, Tavisi TaviT
didad kmayofili, ise ibekneba da dazogviT afrqvevs am sisaZagles,
TiTqos wyalobas arigebdes. ras ambobT, manam imas metyoda, muSaTa
partia demokratebs SeuerTdao, me mTeli reformaciis istoriis moyolas
movaswrebdi. pokeris moTamaSeebma rom ician xolme kartis gaCiTva, ise
CiTavs sityvebs. rodesme gaCveneb, rogor xdeba es.
samwuxaroa, rom ar mogewona, upasuxa ruTma, mister batleri
giJdeba mag kacisTvis. yovlad patiosani da sando kaciao, ambobs, sal
kldes eZaxis, romeli banki ar dafuZndeba magisTana saZirkvelzeo.
eWvic ar mepareba, rom ase iqneba, Tumca pirvelad vxedav da sul
ramdenime sityva movismine misgan. magram bankebze ukve didi warmodgenisa
aRara var. ki nu miwyen, Cemo Zvirfaso, rom ase pirdapir vlaparakob.
ara, ras ambob. piriqiT, Zalian sainteresoa.
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 asea, guliTadad ganagrZo martinma, me xom barbarosi var,

pirvel STabeWdilebebs axlaRa viReb civilizaciisagan. ganaTlebuli
adamianisaTvis aseTi STabeWdilebebi albaT saintereso iqneba.
Cems biZaSvilebze raRas ityvi? CaekiTxa ruTi.
sxva qalebze ufro egeni momewona. xalisiani xalxia, Tavmdabali
da upretenzio.
maS, sxva qalebic mogwonebia.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia.
es socialur problemebze molaqlaqe qali TuTiyuSia da meti
araferi. Tavis qala rom gadauxsna da tvini gadauCxriko, erT
damoukidebel azrs ver upovi. mxatvari qali mTqnarebas moggvris.
swored mag buxhalterisTvis iqneboda zedgamoWrili colad. axla es
musikosic! ver getyvi, rogori moqnili TiTebi aqvs, ra teqnika, ra
gamomsaxveloba erTi ki cxadia: musikisa araferi gaegeba.
didebulad ukravs ar daeTanxma ruTi.
marTali xar, erTi SexedviT albaT virtuozuli damkvreli iqneba,
magram mis sulsa da guls sulac ar ekareba musika. vkiTxe kidec, musika
TqvenTvis ras niSnavs-meTqi xom ici, mainteresebs xolme aseTi
sakiTxebi ver mipasuxa. brtyel-brtyel laparaks mohyva vaRmerTeb,
xelovnebis yvela dargs Soris musika yvelaze maRla dgas, CemTvis es
sicocxlezedac mets niSnavso.
Sen mainc Tav-TavianT profesiaze alaparake yvelani! sayveduriT
uTxra ruTma.
unda gamovtyde!.. magram Tuki TavianT xelobaze veraferi sanugeSo
davacdenine, Sen Cemi tanjva warmoidgine, saerTo Temebze rom Camomegdo
sityva. mudam ase megona, rom aq, TqvenTan, saca xalxi kulturis
yovelgvari upiratesobiT sargeblobs... erTi wuTiT Sedga, kvlav
stetsonis qudwamokosebul, orbortian qurTukSi gamowkepil Tavisive
oreulis aCrdils mohkra Tvali, romelic rweviT Semovida oTaxSi,
ho, vinc ar unda menaxa-meTqi am saxlSi qali iqneboda Tu kaci,
gonebagaciskrovnebuli megona yvela. magram am erTi mokle SexvedriTac
ki davrwmundi, rom umravlesoba maTgani briyvi yofila, xolo im
darCenilTagan oTxmocdaaTi procenti saSinlad mosawyeni. profesori
koldueli sul sxvaa, magasTan veravin mova. namdvili kacuri kacia.
ruTi gaibadra.
miTxari profesorze rame, ar moeSva igi, oRond is ki ara,
rac kargi da brwyinvale aqvs, eg isedac vici: Sen is miTxari, ra ar
mogewona. Zalian mainteresebs.
vaiTu cud saqmeSi gamaba, gaexumra martini, iqneb Sen TviTon
miTxra pirvelad! Tu veraviTar nakls ver amCnev, marto saukeTeso
TvisebebiT dajildoebuli ggonia?!
me magisi leqciebis mTeli ori kursi maqvs mosmenili. ager, mesame
weliwadi daiwyo, rac vicnob. Seni pirveli STabeWdileba mainteresebs.
pirveli cudi STabeWdilebebi, ara? kargi, getyvi. vici, kargi
Sexedulebisa xar masze da mec ase meCveneba, rom yovelgvari sikeTiT
dajildoebuli adamiania. yovel SemTxvevaSi, amisTana Wkviansa da
ganaTlebul kacs me jer ar Sevxvedrivar. oRond, es aris rom, idumal
sindisis qenjnas hyavs Sepyrobili... ah, ara, ra brZanebaa, swrafad
dasZina man, cuds rasme ki ara vgulisxmob. ara, me igi warmomidgenia
iseT adamianad, romelic Rrmad Caswvdomia sagnebsa da movlenebs da ise
damfrTxala, rom axla Tavs arwmunebs, araferi daminaxavso. vgrZnob,
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kargad ver gamovTqvi. sxvagvarad vcdi: kaci, romelic tyeSi dafaruli

taZris biliks waawyda, magram mere gza aebna. iqneb Tvalic ki mohkra am
taZars, magram Tavi daarwmuna, es ubralod miraJi iyoo. an arada, vTqvaT,
kacs SeuZlia rame keTili saqme gaakeTos, magram ar akeTebs, did
mniSvnelobas ar aZlevs am saqmes, da amis Semdeg Tavis dRe da moswreba
sul sinanulSia, ratom ar gavakeTeo. CumCumad dascinis im jildos, rac
am saqmisaTvis unda mieRo, magram kidev ufro Cumad, sadRac gulis
siRrmeSi mistiris jildos da im sixaruls, rasac am saqmis gakeTeba
mianiWebda.
ase arc ki mifiqria mag kacze, uTxra ruTma, da, marTali Tu
ginda, verc gavige, ras ambob.
CemTvisac bundovania es da imitom, dasTmo martinma,
araviTari safuZveli ara maqvs, ubralo STabeWdilebaa, albaT mcdari.
raRa Tqma unda, Sen Cemze kargad icnob.
im saRamos ruTidan wamosul martins raRac ucnaurad areuli da
erTmaneTis sawinaaRmdego grZnoba gamohyva. imedi gaucrua im adamianebma,
vis donemde amaRlebasac cdilobda, Tavisive miznebze gautyda guli.
meores mxriv, warmatebam waaxalisa. maRla asvla imaze ufro advili
yofila, vidre mas egona. gaaswro kidec (yalbi moridebiT Tavi ar
moutyuebia), imaT gaaswro, visTan gatolebasan eswrafoda. profesor
kolduelis gamoklebiT, raRa Tqma unda. wignebica da cxovrebac mas
ufro kargad scodnia, gakvirvebuli iyo ra uyves mainc am TavianT
codnas, sad gadamaleso! is ki aRar ufiqria, rom TviTon
gansakuTrebuli tvinis patroni iyo, arc is ufiqria, rom moazrovne da
movlenebze Rrmad Cafiqrebuli xalxi morzebis samyaroSi ar unda eZebna.
maSin ar icoda, rom aseTi xalxi, arwivebis darad, ganmartoebiT
dasrialeben cis laJvardebSi maRla, sul maRla, jog-jogad
mofusfuse xalxisagan daSorebiT.
Tavi ocdamerve
bedma isev daiviwya martinis misamarTi, misi Sikrikebi ukve aRar
ukakunebdnen karze. mTeli ocdaxuTi dRe TavauRebliv, ise rom kvira da
uqme dReebic ar gaucdenia, `mzis sircxvilze~ muSaobda. es iyo didi
statia, ocdaaTi aTasamde sityvisagan Semdgari, da warmoadgenda kargad
mofiqrebul ieriSs meterlinkis skolis misticizmis winaaRmdeg.
WeSmariti mecnierebis citadelidan wamowyebul ieriSs fuW
saswaulebze meocnebeTa winaaRmdeg. marTalia, TviT statiac Seicavda
lamaz saswaulebze ocnebis mraval elements, magram ise, rom faqtebs ar
ewinaaRmdegeboda. cota xnis Semdeg am ieriSs mohyva kidev ori patara
statia `saswaulebze meocnebeni~ da `sakuTari `me~-s sazomi~. da samive
statiam didmac da pataramac mogzauroba daiwyes Jurnalidan
JurnalSi.
im ocdaxuTi dRis ganmavlobaSi, rac `mzis sircxvils~ moandoma,
martinma moaxerxa gaeyida ramdenime msubuqi sagazeTo feletoni eqvsnaxevari dolarisa. erTma anegdotma ormocdaaTi centi moutana, meorem,
romelic yovelkvireul iumoristul gazeTSi daibeWda, erTi dolari.
kidev orma saxumaro leqsma gaumarTla: erTSi ori dolari miiRo,
meoreSi sami. bolos da bolos, roca isev miaRwia meduqneebTan nisiis
zRvarma (Tumca bayalma xuT dolaramde gauzarda nisia), velosipedi da
kostiumi kvlav dagiravebuli aRmoCnda. sabeWdi manqanis saagentodan isev
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ar asvenebdnen qirisaTvis, ukve meramdened miuTiTebdnen, rom

xelSekrulebis mixedviT qiris gadaxda winaswar iyo saWiro.
wvril-wvrili feletonebis gasaRebiT gamxnevebuli martini isev
msubuq samuSaos miubrunda. amiT iqneb Tavi mainc gaetana. magidis qveS
ocamde patara moTxroba daxvavda, sagazeTo sindikatebis mier
dawunebuli. modga da xelaxla gadaikiTxa, raTa mimxvdariyo ra
ainteresebdaT gazeTebs, rogor ar unda ewera, da, amrigad, mtkice
formula Camoayaliba: sagazeTo moTxroba tragikuli ar unda iyos,
cudad ar unda mTavrdebodes da arc enis silamaziT gamoirCeodes, arc
azris daxvewilobiT da arc grZnobis sifaqiziT. grZnobebi ki unda iyos,
da uxvadac, magram paTetikuri grZnobebi, rasac ymawvilkacobaSi
TviTonve ukravda taSs qandaridan: `mzad var Tavi davdo RmerTisa,
samSoblosa da mefisaTvis~, an `Raribi ki var, magram patiosani var~.
roca es sakiTxebi gaarkvia, martini Camoyalibebuli formulis
mixedviT Seudga weras. formula sami nawilisagan Sedgeboda: 1) ori
Seyvarebuli erTmaneTs unda gaSordes; 2) raRac SemTxvevisa Tu saqmis
wyalobiT isini kvlav SeerTdebian; 3) saqorwino zarebi. mesame nawili
yvela moTxrobaSi erTi zomisa unda yofiliyo, pirveli da meore ki
SeiZleboda aTasnairad Secvliliyo. Seyvarebulebi erTmaneTs
ganSordebodnen an gaugebrobis gamo, an raime SemTxvevis gavleniT,
eWviani metoqeebis moxerxebiT, mSoblebis sisastikiT, meurveebis
gaiZverobiT, naTesavebis intrigebiT da ase Semdeg, dausruleblad.
Serigeba SeiZleboda momxdariyo Seyvarebuli vaJis raime gmiruli
saqmiTa Tu moqmedebiT, an qalis aseTive gmirobiT, gaiZvera meurvis,
intrigani naTesavis da eWviani metoqis aRiarebis wyalobiT, TviT
SeyvarebulTa nebayoflobiTi aRiarebiT, raime saidumlos gaxsniT, vaJis
daJinebiT, Seyvarebulis keTilSobiluri TavganwirviT da ase Semdeg.
Zalian efeqturi gamodga SerigebisaTvis pirveli nabijis gadadgma qalis
mier. martinma sxvac bevri ram aRmoaCina efeqturi da pikanturi.
saqorwino zarebs ki veraferi mouxerxa, xelic ver axlo: mTeli ca rom
Camoqceuliyo Tavis varskvlavebianad, sul erTia, saqorwino zarebi
dasasruls mainc unda aegugunebina. zomac, daaxloebiT, gansazRvruli
iyo minimum Tormeti aTasi sityva, maqsimum TxuTmeti aTasi.
manam aseTi moTxrobebis weraSi gaiwafeboda, martinma eqvsamde sqema
SeimuSava da Semdeg weris dros romelime maTgans iyenebda xolme. es
saqmeebi maTematikur cxrilebsa hgavda, romelTac zemodanac waikiTxav,
qvemodanac, marjvnidanac, marcxnidanac da romelTa saSualebiTac
aTasnair amocanas amoxsni, sworad da Seumcdarad, Tan ise rom didi
dafiqreba da WkuisaTvis Zalis dataneba ar dagWirdeba. ise rom, naxevar
saaTSi martins mTeli duJini amisTana moTxrobis siuJetis moxazva
SeeZlo, romelTac gverdze gadadebda da Tavisufal dros daamuSavebda.
Cveulebriv, mTeli dRis seriozuli muSaobis Semdeg akeTebda amas,
Zilis win. karga xnis Semdeg ruTs gamoutyda, ZilSiac ki SemiZlia
amisTana moTxrobebis dawerao. mTavari mainc sqemis Sedgena iyo, sqemas
ki meqanikurad adgenda.
erTxelac ar Sehparvia eWvi Tavisi sqemis sisworeSi, ise gagzavna
redaqciebSi pirveli ori moTxroba, rom darwmunebuli iyo, Cekebs
miiRebda. marTlac, meTormete dRes TiToeulma maTganma oTx-oTxi
dolaris Ceki moitana.
amasobaSi man axali amaRelvebeli aRmoCena moaxdina Jurnalebis
Sesaxeb. `transkontinenturma~ misi `zaris Zaxili~ dabeWda, magram
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araviTari Ceki ar gamougzavnia. suli kbiliT eWira, am fulis imediT, da

adga da miswera. mikibul-mokibuli pasuxi miiRo, Tanac axal
nawarmoebebsa sTxovdnen. ori dRe mSieri dadioda honoraris molodinSi
da, is iyo, xelaxla daagirava velosipedi. kviraSi orjer,
regularulad, Seaxsenebda xolme Jurnalis redaqcias Tavis xuT
dolars, magram, etyoba, is pirveli pasuxi SemTxveviT mouvida. ras
ifiqrebda, rom es Jurnali, ager ramdenime weliwadia, suls Rafavda,
meoTxe Tu meaTexarisxovani Jurnali iyo, arc myidveli hyavda, arc
xelismomweri da ubadruki SewirulebebiT, zogjer ki im sareklamo
gancxadebebiT gahqonda Tavi, rasac wyalobad miugdebdnen xolme. an is
saidan ecodineboda martins, rom arc redaqtorsa da arc gamomcemels
`transkontinenturis~ Semosavals garda araviTari saarsebo saxsari ar
gaaCndaT, da am Semosavalsac imiTi akowiwebdnen, rom, Tuki rogorme
gauvidodaT, arc binis qiras ixdidnen da arc honorars ugzavnidnen
avtorebs. ras ifiqrebda, rom misi xuTi dolariT gamomcemelma saxli
SeiReba alamedaSi, Tanac TviTon SeReba, sakuTari xeliT, radgan
mRebavTa profkavSirebis mier dawesebul Tanxas ver gadaixdida, xolo
im Straikbrexer mRebavs, romelmac amxanagebs uRalata da mcire
gasamrjelos daTanxmda, pirvelive dRes ubiZges, kibidan gadmoagdes da
saavadmyofoSi wasayvani gaxda laviwgatexili.
arc `ganZis maZiebelTa~ honorari miuRia, aTi dolari. es statia
Cikagos gazeTma dabeWda. martinma sakuTari TvaliT naxa dabeWdili
centralur biblioTekaSi, magram redaqtoris pasuxs ver eRirsa.
martinis werilebi uyuradRebod datoves. rom damSvidebuliyo,
namdvilad Rebuloben Cems werilebso, dazRveulis gzavna daiwyo. es xom
Zarcva-glejaa, daaskvna man. aSkara da ubodiSo qurdoba. Tavad SimSiliT
kvdeba, da am dros naSroms, saqonels, sxva stacebs, maSin rodesac
swored am saqonliT unda moipovos man lukmapuri.
`siWabuke da sibere~ yovelkvireuli Jurnali iyo, aq ori mesamedi
daibeWda misi moTxrobebisa, romelic ocdaerTi aTas sityvas Seicavda
da Jurnalic daixura. mas gahyva mTeli imedebic Teqvsmeti dolaris
miRebisa.
saqme imiT dagvirgvinda, rom `qoTani~, romelic martins Tavis
saukeTeso nawarmoebad miaCnda, sulac dakarga. mravali Jurnalisagan
dawunebuli moTxroba, bolos imedgadawurulma martinma `talRas~
gaugzavna, san-franciskos yovelkvireul Jurnals. egona, pasuxs male
miviRebo: redaqcia iqve iyo, ubnis meore mxares. ori kviris Semdeg
sixaruliT cas ewia, roca Tavisi moTxroba mTlianad dabeWdili naxa,
sapatio adgilze da Tan dasuraTebuli. Sin rom brundeboda, guli
amovardnaze hqonda, gonebaSi varaudobda, am erT-erT yvelaze saukeTeso
moTxrobaSi ramdens gadamixdiano. uxaroda, guli siamiT evseboda, rom
ase xelad daubeWdes. marTalia, redaqtors winaswar araferi ucnobebia,
magram es ufro sasiamovno siurprizi gamodga. ucada erTi kvira, ori
kvira, orkviranaxevari, ganwirulebam advilad daaZlevina morcxvoba da
redaqtorisaTvis werili miawerina, redaqciis saqmeTa mmarTvels,
mouclelobis gamo, Cemi mcire gasamrjelo albaT gadaaviwydao.
`xuTi dolaric rom gamoimeton, fiqrobda martini, cotaoden
muxudosa da cercvs xom miyidis da eqvs amisTana moTxrobas
damawerinebs~.
pasuxma civi wyali gadaasxa martins.
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`Tqveni didebuli moTxrobisaTvis madlobas mogaxsenebT swerdnen

isini, mTelma redaqciam didad visiamovneT, da, rogorc naxeT,
xeladve davbeWdeT, sapatio adgilic davuTmeT. suliT da guliT
vimedovnebT, ilustraciebic mogewonebodaT. Tqveni werilidan Cans, rom
daukveTav moTxrobaSi honorars eliT. magram Cven aseTi wesi ara gvaqvs,
eg moTxroba xom redaqcias ar daukveTia. Tqvens moTxrobas rom
vbeWdavdiT, darwmunebuli viyaviT, rom es mdgomareoba gaTvaliswinebuli
geqnebodaT. samwuxaro gaugebroba momxdara da axla isRa dagvrCenia
Rrma sinanuli gamovTqvaT. darwmunebuli brZandebodeT Cvens did
pativiscemaSi. kidev erTxel madlobas gixdiT moTxrobisaTvis, imeds ar
vkargavT, rom am mokle momavalSi kidev gamogvigzavniT. marad Tqveni da
a. S.~
postskriptumSi naTqvami iyo, ufasod aravis vugzavniT Cvens Jurnals
da didad sasiamovno darCeba CvenTvis, sagaisod xelismomwerTa siaSi
SegitanoTo.
am mware gamocdilebam martini aiZula, redaqciebSi gasagzavnad
gamzadebuli xelnaweris satitulo gverdze miebeWda: `geTmobaT Tqvenive
dawesebuli honoraris mixedviT~.
`im dResac moveswrebi, inugeSebda igi Tavs, rom Cemi dawesebuli
honoraris mixedviT davuTmob~.
am periodSi martins Tavisi Zveli nawerebis srulyofisa da
Sesworebis Jinma wamouara. modga da xelaxla gadawera, gaaSalaSina
`mxiaruli quCa~, `sicocxlis zedaSe~, `sixaruli~, `zRvis simRera~ da
sxva adreuli nawarmoebebi. cxrametsaaTiani samuSao dRe Zveleburadve
ara hyofnida. TavgamodebiT werda da TavgamodebiT kiTxulobda.
TavauRebelma Sromam is mtanjveli tkivilic ki gadaaviwya, rasac
papirosis mwevelebi ganicdian xolme, roca wevas Tavs anebeben. ruTis
micemuli wiTeletiketiani, wevisaTvis Tavisdasanebebeli wamali, ujris
kunWulSi mimala. gansakuTrebiT Zneli gadasatani iyo upapirosoba
SimSilis dReebSi. ramdens ar cdilobda papirosis survili Caekla, sul
amaod! mainc gamwarebiT undoda. martini papirosis gadagdebas udides
gmirobada Tvlida; magram ruTi aseT did Sefasebas ar aZlevda am
movlenas marTebuli moqmedebaao, ambobda, da meti araferi. Tambaqos
sawinaaRmdego wamali jibis fuliT uyida martins da ramdenime dReSi
sul gadaaviwyda.
sqemebiT dawerili moTxrobebi martins sZulda, dascinoda kidec,
magram swored amaT gaumarTles. amaTi wyalobiT gamoisyida
dagiravebuli nivTebi da velosipedis saburavebic ki iyida. es
moTxrobebi aWmevda lukmapurs da saSualebas aZlevda, seriozul
rameebze emuSava. sulier mxneobas ki kvlav is ormoci dolari
unarCunebda, `TeTri Tagvidan~ miRebuli. amaze amyarebda imedebs, iqneb
sxva pirvelxarisxovani Jurnalebic aseTive honorars uxdian ucnob
avtorebs, iqneb metsac ki aZleveno, fiqrobda. magram pirvelxarisxovan
JurnalebSi moxvedra ar gindoda! misi saukeTeso moTxrobebi, statiebi,
leqsebi maTxovrebiviT daZrwodnen am redaqciebSi, martini ki, imave
Jurnalebis furclebze, yovelTviurad kiTxulobda yovelgvar mwerlur
ostatobas moklebul ugemursa da mdare leqsebsa da moTxrobebs.
`erTma redaqtorma mainc moicalos, fiqrobda zogjer martini,
siamayis maRali taxtidan cota xniT Zirs daeSvas da gamamxnevebeli
sityva maRirsos! iqneb marTlac uCveulo iyos maTTvis Cemi nawarmoebebi,
iqneb sxvadasxva mosazrebaTa gamo ver dabeWdon, magram nuTu maTSi
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veraviTari naperwkali ver aRmoaCines, rom cotaTi mainc gauTbos guli

da pasuxis Rirsad gamxadon!~ aseTi fiqris Semdeg gadmoiRebda xolme
romelime xelnawers, `Tavgadasavlis~ msgavss da meramdened
gadaikiTxavda, cdilobda redaqtorebis dumilis mizezs Caswvdomoda.
dadga kaliforniis saamuri gazafxuli da martinis keTildReobasac
bolo moeRo. ramdenime kvira ise gavida, rom araferi miuRia, ukvirda da
awuxebda sagazeTo sindikatebis ucnauri dumili. bolos, sqemebis
mixedviT dawerili aTi patara moTxroba erTbaSad daubrunda erT dRes.
Tan mokled acnobebdnen, rom sindikatebi masalebs veRar audioda da
ramdenime Tves mainc axals verafers miiRebda. martinma ki, am aTi
moTxrobis imediT, gvariani xelgaSliloba gamoiCina. aqamde TiTo
moTxrobaSi xuT dolars uxdida sindikati da erTxelac ar momxdara,
rame daewunebinaT. amitomac iyo gularxeinad martini, TiTqos es
moTxrobebi ukve gasaRebuli hqonodes da ormocdaaTi dolari bankSi
sdebodes. da isev erTbaSad daiwyo SimSilis periodi. modga da xelaxla
dauwyo gzavna adreul xelnawerebs im gazeTebSi, romlebic beWdavdnen
da arafers uxdidnen, xolo bolodroindel nawerebs JurnalebSi,
romlebic arc beWdavdnen da arc yidulobdnen. isev ganaxlda ouklendis
mevaxSeebTan wanwali. ramdenime anegdoti da saxumaro leqsi rogorRac
kidev mihyida niu-iorkis yovelkvireul gazeTs da axla amiTi gahqonda
suli. adga da yovelTviur did Jurnalebsa da kvartalur almanaxebs
werilebi daugzavna ratom ar mibeWdavTo, pasuxad mosweres, rom
TviTdinebiT Sesul xelnawerebs iSviaTad Tu ganixilavdnen,
gamoqveynebuli masalebis umravlesoba dakveTiT iyo dawerili da
mxolod saxelmoxveWilsa da cnobil specialistebs ukveTavdnen.
Tavi ocdamecxre
es zafxuli mZime gamodga martinisaTvis. recenzentebi da redaqtorebi
dasasveneblad gakrefiliyvnen da Tu aqamde xelnawerebs sam kviraSi
abrunebdnen pasuxTan erTad, axla mTeli sam-sami Tve da zogjer ufro
metic redaqciebSi eyara. erTaderTi nugeSi isRa darCenoda, rom
markebisaTvis aRar exarjeboda fuli. etyoboda, mxolod mZarcveli
gamomcemlebi ganagrZobdnen aqtiur saqmianobas da martinma axla maT
daugzavna Tavisi adreuli nawerebi `margalitebis maZiebelni~,
`mezRvauris profesia~, `kuze monadireni~ da `Crdilo-aRmosavleTis
pasati~. am xelnawerebSi erTi penic ki ar auRia. Tumca, simarTle unda
iTqvas, eqvsi Tvis werilobiTi molaparakebis Semdeg mainc miaRwia
raRacas: `kuze monadireebSi~ samarTebeli miiRo gasamrjelod, `CrdiloaRmosavleT pasatis~ honorarad ki `akropolisma~ xuTi dolari fulad
da xuTi wliuri xelmowera aRuTqva, magram sabolood pirobis mxolod
meore muxli Seasrula.
imdeni moaxerxa, rom stivensonisadmi miZRvnil sonetSi erT bostonel
gamomcemels, romelsac gemovneba ki kargi hqonda, magram qisa daCutvoda,
ori dolari waglija. orasstriqoniani maxvili satiruli poema `feria
da margaliti~ Zalian moewona san-franciskos erT-erTi Jurnalis
redaqtors. am Jurnals rkinigzis didi kompania afinansebda. redaqtorma
honorarad rkinigzis ufaso bileTi SesTavaza. sapasuxo werilSi martini
SekiTxvas aZlevda bileTis sxva pirisTvis gadacema Tu SeiZlebao.
raki ar SeiZleboda da amdenad, fuls veRar gaakeTebda, ukanve
gamoiTxova. daubrunes kidec, da redaqtorma sinanulis werili moswera.
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martini adga da isev san-franciskoSi gagzavna poema, oRond amjerad

`krazanas~ gaugzavna. es yovelTviuri Jurnali Tavis droze erT-erT
brwyinvale Jurnalists daearsebina. magram, martini rom daibada,
`krazanas~ mze didi xnis Casvenebuli iyo. redaqtorma TxuTmeti dolari
aRuTqva martins, magram dabeWdvis Semdeg, etyoba, daaviwyda Tavisi
piroba. martinis ramdenime werils pasuxic ar aRirses, adga da
aRSfoTebis werili gaugzavna, rasac maleve mohyva pasuxi. axali
redaqtori jiqur acnobebda: jer erTi, winandeli redaqtoris
SecdomebisaTvis pasuxs ar vagebo; da, meorec, es Tqveni poema bevri
veraferi Sviliao.
magram yvelaze cudad Cikagos Jurnali `globusi~ moeqca martins.
`zRvis simReris~ dabeWdvisagan martini didxans ikavebda Tavs, magram
bolos SimSilma aiZula gaegzavna. ramdenime Jurnalma zedized dauwuna
da, bolos, rogorc iqna, `globusma~ Seifara. sul ocdaaTi leqsi iyo am
ciklSi da TiToSi TiTo dolars Sehpirdnen. pirvelad oTxi leqsi
daibeWda da martinma maSinve miiRo oTxi dolaris Ceki. magram Jurnals
rom gadaavlo Tvali, elda eca. saTaurebi daemaxinjebinaT: `Finis~-is
nacvlad erTi leqsisaTvis `Finish~ ewodebinaT, nacvlad `simRera
amoSverili rifisa~ `simRera marjnis rifisa~. erTisTvis sul sxva
ram daerqmiaT, savsebiT gansxvavebuli da Seuferebeli. redaqtors
gadaeSala `meduzas naTeli~ da `dabruneba~ daewera. magram
gansakuTrebiT Tavzardamcemi iyo TviT teqstebi leqsebisa. simwris
ofli daasxa, kvnesa aRmoxda, xelebi TmaSi itaca. frazebi, mTeli
striqonebi, strofebi SeekvecaT, gadaeadgilebinaT, saSinlad
daemaxinjebinaT. zogierTi striqoni da strofi sul amoeRoT da sxva
raRaciT SeecvalaT. martins ver warmoedgina, WkuaTamyofel redaqtors
Tu SeeZlo amisTana sisaZaglis Cadena, albaT stambis muSam an
gadamwerma gamifuWao. maSinve dajda da werili miswera redaqtors,
sTxovda beWdva SeewyvitaT da danarCeni leqsebi axlave ukan
damibruneTo. meoredac miswera, mesamedac... sTxovda, emudareboda,
emuqreboda, magram yuric aravis gaubartyunebia. Tve Tves misdevda da
leqsebis Cexva kvlav Seubraleblad grZeldeboda, manam sul ar CaTavda
ocdaaTi leqsi. aseve yovelTviurad igi dabeWdili leqsebis Cekebs
Rebulobda.
amdeni ubedurebis miuxedavad, martins kvlav im `TeTri Tagvis~
ormoci dolaris mogoneba asuldgmulebda, Tumca, bolo xanebSi, sul
ufro da ufro met dros msubuq sagazeTo feletonebs uTmobda.
agronomiul da savaWro JurnalebSiac scada bedi da lukmapuris fuli
gaiCina, religiuri Jurnalebis mosinjvac daapira, magram mixvda, rom aq
verafers gaxdeboda da SimSiliT gaZvreboda suli. ukiduresi gaWirvebis
dros, roca misi Savi kostiumi mevaxSesTan ido, erTbaSad gauRima bedma
yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas ase moeCvena: respublikuri partiis saolqo
komitetis mier gamocxadebul konkursze gaimarjva. faqtobrivad sami
konkursi iyo da samiveSi gaumarTla. mere sakuTar Tavs dascinoda
mwared, radgan lukma-puris mosapoveblad iZulebuli iyo amnairi
saqmisTvis moekida xeli. leqsebSi pirveli jildo miiRo aTi dolari;
saagitacio simReraSi meore jildo, xuTi dolari; statiaSi
respublikuri partiis amocanebze, pirveli premia miiRo ocdaxuTi
dolari. manam jildoebis aRebis dro movidoda, Zalian gaxarebuli iyo.
etyoboda, cudi raRac daemarTa komitets, miuxedavad imisa, rom mis
SemadgenlobaSi erTi mdidari bankiri da erTi senatori iyo, jildoebis
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fuli mainc ar aRmoaCndaT. vidre saqmis garkvevasa da gawamawiaSi iyvnen,

martinma daamtkica, rom arc demokratiuli partiis amocanebs icnobda
nakleb imgvarsave konkursSi aqac pirveli jildo moipova. da, rac
mTavaria, miiRo kidec fuli, ocdaxuTi dolari, xolo pirvel konkursSi
mopovebuli ormoci dolaris miRebas arasodes Rirsebia.
rame unda eRona, raTa ruTis naxva moexerxebina. Crdilo ouklendidan
morzebis saxlamde fexiT misvla da mere ukan dabruneba did dros
waarTmevda, amitom gadawyvita Savi kostiumi daegiravebina da samagierod
velosipedi gamoexsna. velosipedis wyalobiT drosac zogavda, kunTebsac
avarjiSebda da ruTsac droulad naxulobda. amasTan, mokle tilos
Sarvali da Zveli sviteri swored rom savelosipedo kostiumsa hgavda
da SeeZlo saRamoobiT ruTTan erTad qalaqgareTac gaeseirna. sulerTia,
saxlSi mainc ver axerxebda qalTan martod yofnasa da laparaks
misis morzi mtkiced asrulebda dasaxul gegmas, sul stumrianoba da
TavSeqceva hqonda. gamorCeuli xalxi, romelTac sul cota xnis win
martini qvemodan Sehyurebda, axla misTvis mosabezrebeli gamxdariyo.
rCeulisa aRaraferi ecxoT martinis TvalSi. duxWirma cxovrebam, gulis
gatexam, daZabulma muSaobam ise gaaRiziana da gaanervula martini, rom
amisTana xalxTan laparaki ukve Wkuidan Slida. gadametebulad
Tavdajerebuli arasodes yofila igi. am xalxis Wkuisa da gonebis
SezRudulobas igi im avtorTa farTo azrovnebiTa da fiqrebiT zomavda,
romelTa wignebis wakiTxva ukve moeswro. ruTis saxlSi erT Wkvian
kacsac ar gadayria, garda profesor kolduelisa, romelic erTis metad
aRarc gamoCenila iq. danarCenebi sul yeyeCebi, regvnebi, cercetebi,
WkuadaxSulebi da uvicebi iyvnen. swored maTi uvicoba ancvifrebda
martins. ra mouvidaT? ra uyves TavianT codnas? aki amaTac is wignebi
waukiTxavT, rac martinma waikiTxa! nuTu veraferi gamoitanes wignebidan?!
ranairad moxda es?
martinma icoda, rom arsebobdnen didi geniosebi, Rrmad da
safuZvlianad moazrovne xalxi. amis dadastureba iyo wignebi, romelTa
wylobiTac igi morzebis doneze maRla avida. did geniosebsac rom
davexsnaT, Cveulebriv xalxSiac gacilebiT ufro mcodne da ganaTlebul
adamianebs naxavdi, vidre morzebTan Sexvedria martins. es man icoda,
bevri waekiTxa inglisuri romanebi, romelTa gmiri mamakacebi da qalebi
politikasa da filosofiaze msjeloben. waekiTxa da icoda did
qalaqebSi salonebis arsebobis ambavi, TviT amerikis qalaqebSiac ki,
sadac xelovnebisa da mecnierebis warmomadgenlebi ikribebodnen. uwin
gulubryvilod egona, rom yvela kargad gamowyobili adamiani, Tuki igi
amave dros muSaTa wres ar ekuTvnoda, didad ganaTlebuli da
xelovnebis Rrmad aRmqmeli iyo. gaxamebuli sayelo da kultura
gaigivebuli hqonda; saswavleblis damTavreba imis utyuar niSnad miaCnda,
rom adamiani yovelmxriv ganaTlebulad mieCnia, da amaSiac tyuvdeboda.
morCa! igi gzas gaikvlevs, sul maRla da maRla ava da ruTsac Tan
gaiyolebs. mTeli arsebiT uyvarda qali da darwmunebuli iyo, rom, saca
ar unda moxvedriliyo igi, yvelgan gaibrwyinebda. naTeli gaxda, rom
wre, romelSiac ruTi trialebda, xels uSlida mas ufro didi
warmatebisaTvis mieRwia, iseve rogorc Tavis droze martinsac borkavda
sakuTari wre. aqamde ruTs saSualeba ar hqonia WeSmaritad gaeSala niWi.
mamis Taroebze dalagebuli wignebi, kedlebze Camokidebuli suraTebi,
roialze daxvavebuli notebi sul moCvenebiTi iyo, Tvalis asaxvevi.
WeSmariti mwerlobis, WeSmariti musikis mimarT morzebi da mTeli maTi
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avan-Cavani, brmani da yruni iyvnen. ameebze ufro maRla TviT cxovreba

idga, cxovrebisa ki imaT sulac araferi gaegebodaT. miuxedavad imisa,
rom Tavs unitaruli midrekilebis xalxad Tvlidnen da progresulad
moazrovne adamianebis niRabs atarebdnen, sinamdvileSi mTeli ori
TaobiT CamorCebodnen pozitiur mecnierebas. azrovneba Suasaukuneobrivi
hqondaT, xolo Sexedulebani samyarosa da sicocxlis warmoSobaze
wminda wylis metafizikuri, iseTive Zveli, rogorc gamoqvabulis
adamiani, da kidev ufro Zvelic; aseTi azrovnebis doneze idga
pleistocenis droindeli adamianis msgavsi maimuni, romelsac sibnelisa
eSinoda; aseTma azrovnebam miiyvana ZvelisZveli ebraelebi im daskvnamde,
rom eva adamis neknidan Seqmnilad erwmunaT; dekartes mTeli
idealisturi sistema Seaqmnevina, romlis mixedviTac samyaro misi
ubadruki `mes~ proeqcias warmoadgens; cnobil inglisel mRvdels
evoluciis Teoria sasacilod aagdebina da maSinve didi qebac
daimsaxura, Tavisi saxeli samaradisod ukvdavhyo.
bevrsa fiqrobda amaze martini, ganuwyvetliv fiqrobda da sabolood
darwmunda, rom gansxvaveba erTis mxriv am veqilebsa, oficrebsa,
saqmosnebsa, bankis buxhaltrebsa, romelTac igi axlaxan gaecno, da
meores mxriv muSebs Soris, romelTac Tavidanve icnobda, mxolod is
iyo, rom sul sxvadasxva saWmels Wamdnen, sxvadasxvanairad icvamdnen,
mezoblebic sul sxva hyavdaT... erT mxaresac da meoresac is mTavari
raRac aklda, rac man wignebsa da Tavis TavSi ipova. morzebma mas aCvenes
Tavisi wris yvelaze warCinebuli warmomadgenlebi, magram martins
aRfrTovanebisagan Tavgza ar daukargavs. TviTon xom maTxovari iyo,
mevaxSis monad qceuli, mainc yvela imaTze maRla grZnobda Tavs, visac
morzebTan Sexvedroda. roca erTaderTi xeiriani kostiumi gamoisyida da
maT wreSi gaeria, sakuTari Rirsebis damcireba igrZno, iseve rogorc
prnici igrZnobs damcirebulad Tavs Txis mwyemsTa Soris.
Tqven gZulT da Tan geSiniaT socialistebisa, uTxra man
erTxel mister morzs, sadilis dros, magram ratom? arc piradad
icnobT maT da arc maTi msoflmxedveloba iciT.
saubarma aseTi mimarTuleba mas Semdeg miiRo, rac misis morzma
gamomwvevi toniT daiwyo mister hepgudisaTvis diTirambebis Sesxma.
martini ver itanda am garewars da yovelTvis moTminebas hkargavda
xolme, roca masze Camoagdebdnen sityvas.
diax, Tqva martinma, Carli hepgudi maRla-maRla miiwevs,
rogorc ityvian xolme. ase miTxres da marTalic aris. vin icis, iqneb
gubernatoris skamsac eRirsos, manam mokvdebodes... iqneb SeerTebuli
Statebis senatorebsac miaRwios.
ratom ggoniaT? CaekiTxa misis morzi.
magisi winasaarCevno sityva maqvs mosmenili. imdeni sisulele
ilaparaka, magram ise Wkvianurad, iseTi gacveTili frazebi afrqvia da
iseTi damajerebeli toni hqonda, rom liderebi usaTuod Tavis kacad
miiCnevdnen. sisaZagle ki... rac yvela amomrCevels sisaZagle aqvs, egec
Sors ver gaeqceva... ra brZanebaa, vis ar esiamovneba, tribunidan
moisminos Tavisi sakuTari azrebi, Selamazebuli da Seferadebuli!
namdvilad gSurs mister hepgudisa, sayveduriT SeniSna ruTma.
RmerTma damifaros!
SeZrwunebam, rac am dros martins gamoexata saxeze, misis morzi
saomrad ganawyo.
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 imasac xom ar ityviT, mister hepgudi suleliao? gayinuli xmiT

hkiTxa man.
rigiT respublikelze, Tundac rigiT demokratze suleli arc eg
aris, iyo pasuxi, an gaiZverebi arian egeni an sulelebi, Tanac
gaiZverebi naklebi hyavT. erTaderTi Wkviani respublikelebi
milionerebi da maTi msaxurebi arian. kargad ician, sad aris gamosarCeni,
da arc is SeeSlebaT, rogor da ranairad.
mec xom respublikeli var, RimiliT CaurTo mister morzma,
iqneb miTxraT, romel wres mimakuTvnebT!
o, Tqven Seugnebeli msaxuri xarT.
msaxuri?
ra Tqma unda. mTeli saqme korporaciisa Tqven gawevT. sisxlis
samarTlis saqmes Tqven ar awarmoebT da arc muSaTa Soris gyavT
klientebi. Tqveni Semosavali arc jibgirebzea damokidebuli, arc
colebis mimbegvav qmrebze. cxovrebis saxsars im adamianebisagan iRebT,
vinc sazogadoebis baton-patronni arian, xolo roca kaci vinmes purs
aWmevs, mis batonadac iTvleba. Tqven namdvili msaxuri xarT.
dainteresebuli xarT daicvaT is kapitalisturi organizaciebi,
romelTac emsaxurebiT.
mister morzs saxe wamouwiTlda.
pirdapir unda mogaxsenoT, ser, rom mowamluli socialistiviT
laparakobT, uTxra man.
da swored am dros uTxra martinma:
Tqven gZulT da Tan geSiniaT socialistebisa... magram ratom? arc
piradad icnobT maT da arc maTi msoflmxedveloba iciT.
Tqveni msoflmxedveloba ki namdvilad socialisturia, upasuxa
mister morzma. ruTi xan erTs Sexedavda damfrTxali TvalebiT, xan
meores, misis morzi bednierebisagan gaibadra: ojaxis Tavi ase mtrulad
ganewyo martinis mimarT.
me rom respublikelebs sulelebs vuwodeb, `Tavisufleba,
Tanasworoba da Zmoba~ sapnis damskdari buStebia-meTqi, rom vambob, es
gana imas niSnavs, TiTqos socialisti viyo, RimiliT Tqva martinma.
me Tu jefersons ar veTanxmebi, an im fantazior frangebs, romelTac
masze moaxdines gavlena, gana imitom, TiTqos socialisti viyo.
damerwmuneT, mister morz, Tqven Cemze ufro axlo dgaxarT
socializmTan, me misi aSkara mteri var.
Tqven albaT xumrobT! sxva veRarafris Tqma moaxerxa mister
morzma.
sulac ara. mTeli seriozulobiT vlaparakob. Tqven iseve gjeraT
Tanasworoba, xolo amasTan kapitalistur korporaciebs emsaxurebiT,
korporaciebi ki, rac dRe gadis, sul imas cdilobs, rogorme daasamaros
es Tanasworoba. axla, ager, me miwodebT socialists, radgan
Tanasworobisa ara mjera da imas vamtkiceb, rasac Tqven mTeli
cxovrebiT emsaxurebiT. respublikelebi Tanasworobis mtrebi arian,
oRond ise ebrZvian mas, rom pirze, lozungad, swored Tanasworoba
akeriaT. Tanasworobis saxeliT acamtvereben TviT wonasworobas.
amitomac veZaxi maT sulelebs. me, CemdaTavad, individualisti var. mjera,
rom sirbilSi swrafi imarjvebs, brZolaSi Zlieri. biologiam
maswavla es me, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ase mgonia, maswavla-meTqi. kidev
vimeoreb, me individualisti var, individualizmi ki socializmis
dauZinebeli mteria.
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 xSir-xSirad ki eswrebiT socialistebis mitingebs! gadahkra

mister morzma.
marTalia. iseve, rogorc mzveravebi moinaxuleben xolme
mowinaaRmdegeebis banaks. maS, rogorRa ginda mteri Seiswavlo?! egec rom
ar iyos, verTobi xolme imaT mitingebze. didebuli mebrZolebi arian da,
avad Tu kargad, bevri waukiTxavT. romel maTgansac ar unda daado xeli,
gacilebiT ufro kargad icis sociologia da, saerTod yovelgvari
`ologia~, vidre romelime kapitalistma. diax, bare eqvsjer davswrebivar
imaT mitings, magram amas iseve ar gavuxdivar socialistad, rogorc
Carl hepgudis mWevrmetyvelebam ver maqcia respublikelad.
eg ar vici, magram ratomRac mjera, rom Tqven mainc socializmisken
ixrebiT.
`RmerTo Sen miSvele! gaifiqra martinma, sul ver gaugia Cemi
laparaki. erT sityvasac ver mimxvdara. neta ras uSvrebian TavianT
codnas?!~
amrigad, Tavisi ganviTarebis gzaze, martini pirispir Seejaxa
ekonomikis safuZvlebze aRmocenebul morals, klasobriv morals; da
male es misTvis SiSismomgvrel urCxulad iqca. misi piradi morali
inteleqtze iyo dafuZnebuli da garSemo myof adamianTa moraluri
kodeqsi imaze metadac urevda guls, vidre maTive gaberili aramzadoba,
radgan es iyo raRac ucnauri domxali ekonomikisa, metafizikisa,
santimentalobisa da mimbaZvelobisa.
aseTi binZuri domxalis nimuSi man Tavisive axloblebis wreSiac
aRmoaCina. misi da, merieni, viRac Sromismoyvare axalgazrda meqanikoss
dauaxlovda, warmoSobiT germanels, romelsac kargad Seeswavla saqme
da velosipedebis SemkeTebeli saxelosno gaexsna. mere ufro mdare
velosipedebis gasaRebis agentobac ikisra da karga gvarianad moiTbo
xeli. merieni martins estumra, mis patara oTaxSi, da Tavisi niSnobis
ambavi Seatyobina. mere xumrobiT Zmis xeli aiRo da nebze bedisweris
kiTxvas mohyva. meore stumrobaze herman fon Smidtic miiyvana da
martinma axaldaniSnulebs bedniereba miuloca, magram iseTi laRi da
moqarguli sityvebiT, rom gonebaSezRudul sasiZos didad ar eWaSnika.
isedac cudi STabeWdileba kidev ufro gaufuWda, roca martinma merienis
pirveli stumrobis Semdeg SeTxzuli leqsebi waukiTxa maT. mSvenieri
leqsebi iyo msubuqi, laRi, saTaurad hqonda `marCieli~. kiTxva rom
gaaTava da dis saxeze sixaruli ver SeniSna, gaukvirda. sixaruli ra
saTqmelia igi damfrTxali TvalebiT Sehyurebda saqmros dabRveril,
mongreul sifaTs. magram TqmiT araferi Tqmula, stumrebi amis Semdeg
male wavidnen da martins gadaaviwyda kidec es SemTxveva, Tumca maSin
erTbaSad gaukvirda: rogor SeiZleba, rom qals, Tundac muSaTa wridan
gamosuls, miZRvnili leqsi ar esiamovnos da ar gaexardes!
ramdenime dRis Semdeg merieni kvlav estumra Zmas, oRond amjerad
marto. arc dauxanebia, Sevida Tu ara oTaxSi, sayvedurebs moxsna piri,
es ra miyavio.
ra mogivida, merien? usayvedura martinma, ise laparakob,
TiTqos naTesavebis gercxvinebodes, yovel SemTxvevaSi Seni Zmisa.
marTlac rom mercxvineba, miaxala merienma.
wyenis cremlebic rom SeniSna das TvalebSi, martini gaSra. Tumca,
rac ar unda yofiliyo, es wyena gulwrfeli Canda.
ver gamigia, hermanma rad unda ieWvianos, me rom Cem RviZl das
leqsebi mivuZRvna.
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 sulac ar eWvianobs, amoizluquna merienma, sircxviliao,

Tqva, Ta... Tavis moWraao.
martinma undoblad daustvina, `marCielis~ erTi egzemplari moZebna
da gadaikiTxa.
veraferi gamigia, Tqva man bolos da xelnaweri das gadaawoda,
Sen TviTon waikiTxe da maCvene erTi, ra aris mand TavmosaWreli...
TavmosaWrelio, ase sTqvi, ara?
raki hermani ambobs, albaT asea, uTxra dam, xelnaweri gadaagdo
da zizRiT gaayola Tvali, axlave daxioso, damabara. amnairi coli
rad minda, aseT leqsebs rom uweren da isic qveynis wasakiTxad. es
Sercxvenaao... ver moviTmeno.
kargi erTi, merien, neta ra sisuleles laparakob... daiwyo
martinma, magram maSinve gadaifiqra.
mis win ubeduri gogo idga; amao iyo an misi gadarwmuneba, an misi
saqmrosi, raRa unda eqna, damorCilda, Tumca mTeli sisulele am ambisa
aSkara iyo.
ase iyos, uTxra man da xelnaweri nakuw-nakuwad aqcia, nagvis
kalaTSi Cahyara.
Tan ki guls imiT imSvidebda, rom leqsebis originali niu-iorkis
erT-erT JurnalSi hqonda gagzavnili. merieni da misi qmari Tavis dReSi
ver gaigeben amas, da kaciSvili ar izaralebs arc is, arc aravin
qveynad es moxdenili, uvnebeli leqsebi Tu daibeWdeba.
merieni nagvis kalaTisken gadaixara da Sedga.
SeiZleba? Seemudara igi.
martinma Tavi dauqnia da uxmod gaayola Tvali, rogor amokrifa
merienma kalaTidan qaRaldis naxevebi da rogor Seinaxa Jaketis jibeSi.
es iyo nivTieri dadastureba davalebis Sesrulebisa. dam ratomRac
lizi qonoli moagona, Tumca amas odnavadac ara hqonia is cecxli da
sasicocxlo energia, rac im muSa gogonas SeniSna martinma, miuxedavad
imisa, sul orjer Sexvda. magram mainc bevri hqondaT saerTo
Cacmuloba, manerebi... uceb misis morzis sastumroSi warmoidgina es ori
gogona da uneburad gaeRima. magram es TavSesaqcevi suraTi male gaqra
da martins martoobis mZime sevda moawva, Tavisi daca da morzebic
sastumro oTaxis saniSno svetebi iyo im gzaze, rac martins gaevlo.
isica da isic ukan Camoetovebina mas. wignebs gaxeda siyvaruliT. eseni
iyvnen axla misi megobrebi, eseni SerCenodnen.
ha? ra miTxari? hkiTxa gakvirvebulma martinma.
merienma SekiTxva gaimeora.
ratom ar vmuSaob? calybad gaeRima martins, hermanma
dagavala amisi gageba, ara?
merienma Tavi gaaqnia.
nu tyui! mkacrad uTxra man da gogonam Tavi daxara.
im Sens hermans moaxsene, Tavis saqmes mixedos. mis sacoleze Tu
davwere leqsebi, SeuZlia amikrZalos, sxva rame ki ar ekiTxeba. gasagebia,
maS, Sen eWvi gepareba, rom me mwerali ver gamoval, ara? ganagrZo man,
gza amebna, ara? ojaxs varcxven?
me mgoni, gacilebiT ukeTesi iqneba, sadme muSaoba daiwyo,
mtkiced uTxra dam da martini mixvda, rom misi sityvebi gulwrfeli iyo,
hermanic...

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 jandabas is Seni hermani! xumrobiT uTxra martinma, Sen is

miTxari, daqorwinebas rodis apireb? Tan isic hkiTxe im Sens hermans,
saqorwino saCuqari rom mogarTva, nebas momcems?
merieni wavida, martini ki isev am SemTxvevaze fiqrobda, erTjer Tu
orjer mwared Caecina: asea, yvela erTnairia dac, sasiZoc, mTeli is
xalxi, vinc muSaTa wreSi iTvleba, ruTis klasis wevrebic... TavianTi
pawawina cxovreba erTnair pawawina yalibebSi aqvT moqceuli da
yvelaferSi erTnairad iqcevian... sawylebi, ubadrukebi, erTad
Sexorxlilan, erTmaneTs TvalebSi Sehyureben, rom sxvis Wkuaze iaron,
ise moiqcnen, rogorc sxvas esiamovneba, sakuTari saxe daukargavT,
namdvili cxovreba dauTmiaT, raTa im sulelur normebs misdion, ris
monebadac gadaqceulan. martinma mouxmo da xelad Tvalwin gamoewkapa
nacnobi saxeebi bernard higinboTami, romelsac mister batlerisaTvis
gamoedo xeli, herman fon Smidti, romelic Carli hepguds gadaxveoda.
Sehyurebda martini am xalxs, xan dawyvilebuls, xanac cal-calke,
gonebis TvaliT zomavda, wonida, moralisa da inteleqtis im sazomiT
zomavda, rac mas wignebidan gamoetana. amaod kiTxulobda: didi sulis,
didi gonebis adamianebi sadRa arian? arsad sCandnen im tlanq, daudevar
da suleli xalxis jgroSi, romelsac misi patara oTaxi gaevso. iseTive
zizRi igrZno, rasac albaT circeosi igrZnobda Tavisi Rirsebis mimarT.
roca ukanaskneli moCvenebac gaqra da martini fiqrebSi CaiZira, uceb,
mouxmoblad da moulodnelad, dagvianebuli aCrdili gamoecxada.
martinma axeda da dainaxa xuligani biWi, romelsac farTofarflebiani
qudi exura, orbortiani qurTuki ecva, rweviT modioda.
`Senc aseTi brZandebi, vaJbatono, Caiqirqila martinma, aseTive
moraluri Sexedulebani gqonda, arc codna gqonia amaTze meti.
damoukideblad ar fiqrobdi da ar moqmedebdi. tansacmlis msgavsad,
Sexedulebanic mzamzareuli geZleoda. imas akeTebdi, rac sxvas
moewoneboda. Seni bandis yoCi gaxdi, imitom rom yvelaze Sesaferad Sen
migiCnies. Cxubobdi xolme, bandas meTaurobdi, gana imitom, rom Cxubi
giyvarda, ara, Sen TviTonve xom ici, rom gZulda kidec, sxvebi
gaqezebdnen, mxarze giTaTunebdnen xels da imitom, pirgabrtyelebuli
imitom galaxe, rom ar gindoda dageTmo, xolo daTmoba imitom ar
gindoda, jer erTi, saSineli mxeci iyavi, da meorec Sen TviTon
gjeroda, sxvebic amas CagCiCinebdnen: namdvili vaJkaci Seubralebeli da
sisxlismsmeli unda iyoso, cema, gvema da xalxis dasaxiCreba mamacobis
niSani ariso. axla mainc gamotydi, lekvo, gogonebs rad arTmevdi Senive
megobrebs? gana mogwonda is gogonebi! ara, mxolod imitom, Sens morals
sxvaTa Sexeduleba ayalibebda, imaTi instinqtebi ki veluri iyo,
mozverisa, ulayisa. is dro ukve wavida da neta axla ras fiqrob?!
TiTqos amis pasuxado, zmaneba erTbaSad Seicvala. farTofarflebiani
qudi da tlanqi qurTuki sada kostiumma Secvala. mZvinvare da ulmobeli
gamometyveleba moSorda, Sinagani silamaziTa da codniT gasxivosnebuli
sinaze da sifaqize Caudga TvalebSi. martinma Sexeda da Tavisi
axlandeli gamometyveleba Seicno: idga magidasTan da lampis SuqiT
ganaTebul wigns Cascqeroda. saxelwodebas daakvirda da `esTetikis
mecniereba~ amoikiTxa. uceb TviTonve Seeria zmanebas, magidas miujda da
`esTetikis~ kiTxva daiwyo.
Tavi ocdameaTe
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Semodgomis erT mSvenier dRes, iseTive mSvenier dRes, roca erTi

wlis winaT isini erTmaneTs siyvarulSi gamoutydnen, martini ruTs
Tavis `satrfialo sonetebs~ ukiTxavda. saRamos xani iyo da iseve,
rogorc maSin, axlac amoCemebul gorakze moekalaTebinaT. ruTi
drodadro aRfrTovanebuli SeZaxilebiT Seawyvetinebda xolme kiTxvas,
xolo roca xelnaweris ukanaskneli furcelic gadasdo martinma,
gaCumda, ruTs daacada, ras ityviso.
ruTi karga xans sdumda, mere ki WoWmaniT, borZikiT daiwyo, gauZnelda
mkacri ganaCenis sityvebSi Camoyalibeba.
mSvenieri leqsebia... Zalian kargi... magram rom ver gayidi! xom
marTla ver gaasaReb? mimixvdi, rasac geubnebi? uTxra qalma, TiTqmis
mudariT, Seni mwerloba praqtikuli ar aris, cxovrebaSi ar
gamogvadgeba. ar mesmis ratom, albaT xalxis moTxovnileba ar aris,
magram is ki cxadia, rom amiTi saarsebo saxsars ver moipoveb. cudad
ki nu gamigeb, Seni Wirime. guli sixaruliTa da siamayiT mevseba
bolos da bolos, mec qali var, roca warmovidgen, rom me momiZRveni
eseni. magram leqsebi xom ver dagvaqorwineben? gesmis, martin? xarbi da
angarebiani ar gegono, siyvaruli malaparakebs, Cvens momavalze fiqri
mosvenebas ar maZlevs. mTeli weliwadi gavida, rac erTmaneTs
gamovutydiT siyvarulSi, magram mas Semdeg Cveni qorwineba erTi dRiTac
ar moaxloebula. ase pirdapir rom vlaparakob, ar ifiqro, ridi da
mokrZaleba daukargavso ra vqna, guli ar masvenebs. Tuki marTla ver
gaginebebia werisTvis Tavi, adeqi da gazeTis redaqciaSi moewyve! ra
moxdeba, rom reportiori gaxde?.. Tundac cota xniT!
stils gamifuWebs, upasuxa martinma Cavardnili xmiT, Sen
verc ki warmoidgen, ramdeni energia damexarja stilis gamomuSavebaze.
es sagazeTo feletonebi! ar moeSva qali, Sen rom Sav
samuSaos uwodeb! ramdeni feletoni dagiweria! ratom imaT ar gagifuWes
stili?
eg sul sxva saqmea. mag feletonebs mTeli dRis namdvili muSaobis
Semdeg wavjRabni xolme. reportioroba rom daviwyo, dilidan
saRamomde magisTana feletonebs unda gadavyve, cxovrebis mTavar
daniSnulebad gavixado, mTeli dRe da moswreba cibrutiviT unda
vitrialo. reportiorisTvis arc warsuli arsebobs da arc momavali,
misi cxovreba wuTieria, stilze fiqris Tavi vin misca, Tavisi stili
aqvs, reportioruli stili, rasac literaturisa araferi scxia. Cemi
stili axlaRa yalibdeba, axla ixveweba da iwmindeba. avdge da
reportioroba daviwyo? es xom literaturul TviTmkvlelobas
daemsgavseba! marTali Tu ginda, yovel feletons, im feletonis yovel
sityvas naZaladevad vwer, Tavs Zalas vatan, mSvenierebis gancdas
Seuracxvyof. guli mereva xolme. Tavi codvili mgonia. da roca ukanve
mibruneben, gulis siRrmeSi mixaria kidec, Tundac tansacmeli am dros
dagiravebuli mqondes. axla am `satrfialo sonetebis~ weris dros ra
netarebasa vgrZnobdi! es iyo Semoqmedebis ukeTilSobilesi sixaruli da
netareba, rac yvelafers anazRaurebs qveynad.
ras warmoidgenda martini, rom ruTisTvis `Semoqmedebis sixaruli~
fuWi sityvebi iyo. TqmiT, xSirad imeorebda xolme am gamoTqmas,
martinsac pirvelad misgan gaegona. bevri waekiTxa amaze, universitetSi
eswavla, roca xelovnebis bakalavris wodebas icavda, maSinac
exsenebina... magram Tavad ara hqonia damoukidebeli azri, Semoqmedebis
fantazia... sxvisi ganmeoreba SeeZlo mxolod, sxvis qnarze TamaSi.
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 iqneb redaqtori marTalic iyo, `zRvis simRera~ rom gagiswora,

uTxra ruTma, im kacma albaT icis Tavisi saqme, aba ris redaqtoria!
aha, jiuti mtkiceba imisa, rom dakanonebuli azri yovelTvis
marTalia, mgznebared SesZaxa martinma, igi gaaficxa redaqtorTa
jilagis gaxsenebam, rac ukve dakanonebulia, is ara marto
WeSmaritebad aris miCneuli, aramed saukeTesodac. faqti risime
arsebobisa, da rac mTavaria, amas kargad daukvirdi, ara marto
gansazRvrul momentsa da pirobebSi, aramed yovelTvis da yovelgvar
pirobebSi. ase miaCnia Cveulebriv adamians. da es misi uvicobis
wyalobiT; es, arc meti da arc naklebi, zustad is gonebrivi procesia,
rac vainingerma aRwera: isini darwmunebulebi arian, vazrovnebTo, da es
azrovnebis unars moklebuli xalxi im mcirericxovani adamianebis beds
ganagebs, vinc namdvilad azrovnebs.
martini uceb SeCerda, erTbaSad gahkra iseT rameebze vlaparakob,
rasac ruTis goneba ver miswvdebao.
me ar vici, vin aris es vainingeri, Seesityva ruTi, ise
saSinlad anzogadeb xolme movlenebs, rom Sens azrebsac veRar vwvdebi.
me mxolod isa vTqvi, rom redaqtori...
me kide geubnebi, Seawyvetina martinma, rom redaqtorebis
didi umravlesoba, mTeli oTxmocdacxrameti procenti, xelmocarulebi
arian. Tavis droze mwerloba ucdiaT da araferi gamosvliaT. ar
gegonos, TiTqos Semoqmedebis did sixaruls Tavisive nebiT amjobines
gulgamawvrilebeli saredaqcio muSaoba da gamudmebiT monur SiSSi
yofna rogor gavrceldeba es Cveni gamocema an gaqnil gamomcemlebs
ra movuxerxoo. ara, scades ukve wera da Caflavdnen. saSineli
paradoqsic eg aris swored. mwerluri didebisaken mimaval yvela gzas es
qofakebi guSagoben, mwerlobaSi xelmocarulebi. redaqtorebi,
redaqtoris moadgileebi da TanaSemweebi, recenzentebi, gamomcemlebi...
umravlesoba maTgani... ara, TiTqmis yvela xelmocaruli mwerlebi
arian. erT dros ucdiaT wera, magram Caflavebulan. saca samarTalia,
qveynad yvelaze ufro Seuferebelni am saqmisaTvis egeni unda iyvnen,
magram swored egeni wyveten nawarmoebis beds, ra daibeWdos da ra ar
daibeWdos, egeni, es uniWo da sakuTar azrs moklebuli xalxi sxvaTa
niWisa da azris Semfaseblad gvevlinebian. amaT mohyveba kritikosTa
armia iseTive xelmocarulebi. nu metyviT, TiTqos Tavis dReSi ar
eocneboT da ar ecadoT wera scades, magram Caflavdnen. Tevzis qoni
ise ar agirevs guls, rogorc magaTi kritikuli werili. magram Sen xom
ici Cemi Sexeduleba vai-kritikosebsa da recenzentebze. didi kritikosic
gamoereva, raRa Tqma unda, magram iseve iSviaTad, rogorc kometa.
mwerlobam Tu ar gamimarTla, mec redaqtorobas movkideb xels. karaqiani
puri da tkbili Cai mainc ar momakldeba.
magram ruTis mkvircxli goneba xelad Cawvda winaaRmdegobasa da
uxerxulobas Tavisi Seyvarebulis msjelobaSi.
Tuki marTla asea saqme, Tuki yvela kari daxSulia, rogorRa
moxda, martin, rom didi mwerlebi mainc gamoCndnen?
SeuZlebeli gaakeTes, miugo martinma, iseTi elvare da
mogizgize nawarmoebebi Seqmnes, rom mowinaaRmdegeebi ferflad aqcies.
saswaulma uSvelaT, rac aTasSi erTs Tu xvdeba wilad. karlailis
goliaTebsa hgavdnen da maTi damarcxeba SeuZlebeli gamodga. mec unda
mivaRwio amas, mec unda gavakeTo SeuZlebeli.
magram Tu damarcxdi? Cemze ratom aRar fiqrob, martin?
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 Tu davmarcxdi? ise Sexeda ruTs, TiTqos imas yovlad

warmoudgeneli ram eTqvas. mere eSmakurad gaubrwyinda Tvalebi, Tu
davmarcxdi, redaqtori gavxdebi, Sen ki redaqtoris coli iqnebi.
am xumrobaze ruTma momxiblavad gamobusxa tuCebi da kopi Seikra,
martinma swrafad moxvia xeli da kocniT gauxsna Subli.
kargi, geyofa, gauwyra qali da nebisyofis daZabviT scada
dasxltomoda, misi Zalis momxibvleli cTunebisagan
gaTavisuflebuliyo, dedasa da mamasTanac mqonda laparaki. Cems
dReSi amisTana urCoba ar gamiwevia. vaiZule, rom moesminaT CemTvis.
Tavxedoba gamoviCine. Seni winaaRmdegni arian. magram imdeni varwmune,
imdens veCiCine, uimisoba ar SemiZlia-meTqi, rom bolos mama daviTanxme
Seni survilic Tu iqneba, SegiZlia masTan daiwyo kantoraSi muSaoba. is
ki arada, TavisiT SemomTavaza, axlave davuniSnav imden jamagirs, rom
iqorwinoT da sadme patara kotejSi icxovroTo. xom didi sulgrZeloba
gamoiCina, ha, ras ityvi?
imedis gacruebis yru tkivili igrZno martinma gulSi, uneburad
wauvida xeli jibisaken TuTunisa da gasaxvevi qaRaldis amosaRebad
(rasac igi ukve aRar atarebda) da raRac gaurkvevlad waiduduna.
ruTi ki ganagrZobda:
marTali Tu ginda, da sawyenad nurc miiReb, daufaravad unda
giTxra, ra azris aris Senze mamaCemi, Seni radikaluri Sexedulebebic
ar mosdis WkuaSi, Tan zarmacic hgonixar. me xom vici, rom es ase ar
aris, me xom vici, ramdens muSaob...
ara, amanac ar icis, me ramdens vmuSaob, gaifiqra martinma.
Sen rogorRa fiqrob? SeekiTxa igi, marTla radikaluria Cemi
Sexedulebebi?
Tvali TvalSi gauyara da pasuxs daeloda.
me Tu mkiTxav... Zalian areulia, upasuxa ruTma.
amiT yvelaferi iTqva martinisaTvis da cxovrebis uferulebam ise
erTbaSad Caswyvita guli, rom frTxilad Separuli winadadeba
samsaxurSi mowyobis Taobaze sul gadaaviwyda. qali ki, rakiRa erTxel
gabeda da uTxra, marjve SemTxvevas daeloda, raTa kidev Camoegdo sityva
am saganze.
didi lodini ar daWirvebia. Tavis mxriv martinsac hqonda SekiTxva
ruTTan. surda gamoecada, ramdenad mtkice rwmena hqonda ruTs mis
mimarT. erT kviraSi orivem miiRo pasuxi TavTavis SekiTxvaze. martinma
`mzis sircxvili~ waukiTxa ruTs da amiT daaCqara pasuxis miReba.
ratom ar ginda, reportiori gaxde? hkiTxa ruTma, roca martinma
kiTxva daamTavra, ise giyvars wera, rom darwmunebuli var,
gagimarTlebs: kargi Jurnalisti gaxdebi, saxels moixveW. ramdeni
specialuri korespondentia. fulsac blomad akeTeben da mTeli qveyana
maTi asparezia. sad ar agzavnian. afrikis gulSi, magaliTad, stenlis
msgavsad, romis papTan intervius CamosarTmevad, tibetis miuvali
kuTxeebis gamosakvlevad.
maS, Cemi statia ar mogewona? hkiTxa martinma, Sen
darwmunebuli xar, rom Jurnalistobas SevZleb, mwerloba ki Cemi saqme
ar aris!
ara, ara. Zalian momwons, mSvenivrad ikiTxeba, magram vaiTu Seni
mkiTxvelebisaTvis gaugebari aRmoCndes. CemTvis, yovel SemTxvevaSi,
gaugebaria, didebulad JRers, magram gagebiT ver gavige. Seni mecnieruli
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terminebi CemTvis miuwvdomelia. ukiduresoba giyvars, Zvirfaso, da rac

SenTvis gasagebia, CemTvis iqneb miuwvdomeli aRmoCndes.
albaT filosofiurma terminebma gagawvala, amis TqmaRa
moaxerxa martinma.
kiTxva, is iyo, daamTavra da jer agzneba ar dacxromoda, aseTma
msjelobam ki gaaogna.
iqneb cudad iyos dawerili, magas mniSvneloba ara aqvs, ar
eSveboda igi, sxva araferi mogewona?.. azri ar mogewona?
ara. ise ara hgavs imas, rac me wamikiTxavs... meterlingi wavikiTxe
da gavige kidec...
misi misticizmi... gaige? wamoenTo martini.
gavige... am Sens statias ki, rac mis winaaRmdeg aris mimarTuli,
veraferi gavuge. originaloba, raRa Tqma unda...
martini mouTmenlad SeiSmuSna da saTqmeli Seawyvetina ruTs, magram
TqmiT araferi uTqvams. axlaRa Cawvda uceb ruTis sityvebis Sinaarss.
mwerloba xom, bolos da bolos, Tavis SeqcevasaviT iyo SenTvis,
ganagrZobda ruTi, karga did xans gagrZelda es TavSeqceva. droa,
seriozulad moekido cxovrebas Cvens cxovrebas, martin! aqamde
mxolod sakuTari TavisTvis cxovrobdi.
Sena gsurs, samsaxuri daviwyo?
ho. mamaCemi gTavazobs...
vici, gavige, Seawyvetina martinma, me axla is minda gavigo,
kideva gaqvs Cemi rwmena Tu dakarge?
ruTma xmisamouReblad mouWira xelze xeli, Tvalebi daebinda.
mxolod Seni mwerlobis rwmena davkarge, Zvirfaso, TiTqmis
CurCuliT warmoTqva ruTma.
ramdeni rame wagikiTxavs Cemi, ulmobeli SeupovrobiT
ganagrZobda Wabuki, ra azrisa xar? sul uimedoa? sxvebisas verafriT
ver Seedreba?
sxvebi hyidian TavianT nawerebs, Sen ki... ver hyidi.
es mikibul-mokibuli pasuxia. pirdapir mipasuxe rogora ggonia,
mwerloba Cemi mowodeba ar aris?
raxan asea, gipasuxeb, Tavs Zala daatana ruTma, ara mgonia,
mwerlobaSi rame gamogivides. mapatie, Zvirfaso. TviTonve maiZule amisi
Tqma. Senc xom ici, literaturisa me cota ufro meti gamegeba.
vici, Sen xelovnebis bakalavri xar, CafiqrebiT warmoTqva
martinma, meti unda icode... magram saTqmeli kidev darCa, ganagrZo
man orivesaTvis mtanjveli pauzis Semdeg, me vici, ra Zalaca maqvs.
CemsaviT kaciSvilma ar icis es. vgrZnob, rom gavimarjveb. ar
davmarcxdebi. gulSi minTia saTqmeli, rac leqsebSi, moTxrobebSi da
statiebSi hpovebs gamosaxulebas. magram Sen ar gavaleb, usabuTod iwamemeTqi. nurc Cemi gjera, nurc Cemi mwerlobisa. imasRa gTxov, rom
giyvarde da Cemi siyvarulisa gjerodes. erTi wlis win gTxove, ori
weliwadi madrove-meTqi. erTi weliwadi ukve gavida, da Rrmad mjera, Cems
sulsa da sindiss davdeb sawindrad, rom meore wlis gasvlamde usaTuod
gamimarTlebs. Tu gaxsovs, Senve miTxari erTxel mwerloba Tu ginda,
jer kargad unda Caujde da iswavloo. mec xom viswavle. vCqarobdi,
miviswrafodi. finiSTan Sen megulebodi da erTxelac ar SevmkrTalvar.
damSvidebuli Zilis gemoc ki gadamaviwyda. milioni weli gavida mas
Semdeg, rac mSvidad meZina da kargad gamoZinebuli viRviZebdi xolme.
axla maRviZara saaTi maRviZebs. winaswarve vayeneb xolme saaTis zars,
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imis mixedviT, Tu ra dros viZineb. ukanaskneli Cemi Segnebuli moqmedeba

esRaa, da lampis Caqroba. Zili rom momereva, mZimed sakiTxav wigns ufro
msubuqiT Sevcvli xolme. mainc Tu CamomeZina, TavSi muStebs waviSen,
Zils vikrTob. erTxel wavikiTxe rogor eSinoda kacs Zilisa.
kiplingis moTxrobaa. dezebi moiwyo am kacma loginSi Zili rom
waarTmevda Tavs, uCxvletda da gaaRviZebda. mec ase gavakeTe. gadavwyvite,
SuaRamemde ar dameZina, pirvel saaTamde, oramde, samamde. dezebi ar
maZinebda. ramdenime Tves loginidan ar viSorebdi am dezebs. imas
mivaRwie, rom xuTnaxevari saaTis Zili fufuneba mgonia. oTxi saaTiRa
mZinavs. Zili menatreba. zogjer ise momereva Zili, rom tvini milaydeba.
lamis samudamo Zili da mosveneba vinatro. zogjer longfelos
striqonebi momagondeba.
saamod ismis zRvis mZime fSvinva
dawynarebula da mSvidad Zinavs.
erTi nabijic gadadgi wina
cis naTels metad veRar ixilav.
es sisulelea, raRa Tqma unda, nervulobisa da gadaRlilobis
bralia. magram erTi kiTxva mainc unda daisvas: risTvis viRvwodi amdens?
SenTvis. raTa Sememoklebina swavlis dro. warmateba momeaxloebina. axla
swavlis periodi damTavrebulia. me ukve vici, ra iaraRis patroni var.
mzada var davifico, rom yovelTviurad imaze mets vswavlob, rasac
studenti mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi moaxerxebs. es asea, mourideblad
geubnebi. arc getyodi, dauokebeli survili rom ara mqondes, gamigo.
kvexnaSi nu CamomarTmev. wakiTxuli wignebis mixedviT vzomav yvelafers.
Seni Zmebi CemTan SedarebiT uvici barbarosebi arian, arc ki
moelandebaT is codna, rac me imaTi tkbili Zilis dros SeviZine. iyo
dro, saxelis moxveWaze vocnebobdi, axla saxeli aRarafrad mepitnaveba.
Cemi erTaderTi survili Sena xar. arc saWmels daveZeb, arc Casacmels,
arc saxels, oRond Sena myavde. saocneboda maqvs gamxdari, Tavi mkerdze
mogasveno da daviZino. erTi welic da es ocneba amisruldeba.
martinis Zalis momxiblavi cTuneba kvlav talRasaviT moaskda ruTs
da rac ufro metad cdilobda am cTunebisagan Tavis daRwevas, miT ufro
Zlierad izidavda igi. es macTunebeli Zala, romelic yovelTvis
mosCqefda xolme martinis sxeulidan, axla mis mRelvare xmaSiac
CaRvriliyo, mis anTebul TvalebSi, sicocxlis didi nergia gonebis did
siZlieres gadawnoda da zvirTebiviT Semoxveoda da uceb, mxolod erTi
wamiT, ruTis SexedulebaTa jiuti simtkice gaibzara da am bzarSi man
Tvali hkida namdvil martin idens, didebulsa da uZlevels. da rogorc
mxecebis mwvrTnelebs gahkenwlavT xolme wamieri eWvi, masac erTi wamiT
moeCvena, rom Zala ar eyofoda am udreki sulis mosaTviniereblad.
axla sxva kuTxiT SevxedoT saqmes, ganagrZobda martini, Sen
me giyvarvar. magram rad giyvarvar? swored is uxilavi jado, rac me
weras maiZulebs, Senc Cems siyvaruls aRgiZravs. imitom giyvarvar, rom
raRacnairad sxvebisagan ganvsxvavdebi, sxva mamakacebisagan, romelTac
Sen icnob, da romlebic SeiZleboda Segyvareboda kidec. me
kantorisaTvis, buxhalteriisaTvis da saqmosnuri gaZromagamoZromisaTvis ara var gaCenili. mainc Tu maiZuleb amas, sxvebiviT
mafusfuseb, rasac isini akeTeben, imasve gamakeTebineb, imave haeriT
masunTqeb, riTac isini sunTqaven, maTive Sexedulebebs Camideb TavSi,
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amiT xom gansxvavebasac moSli da gaanadgureb, me gamanadgureb, imas

gaanadgureb, rac Sen giyvars. me mwerlobiT vsunTqav da vsuldgmulob.
Cveulebrivi briyvi rom viyo, mwerlobas arc vindomebdi, arc Sen
indomebdi Cems colobas.
ratom gaviwydeba, Seawyvetina ruTma, romlis zerele, magram
mkvircxlma gonebam maSinve paraleli gaavlo, aki arsebobdnen
eqscentruli gamomgoneblebi, romlebic mTeli Tavisi dRe da moswreba
raRac maradiul Zravas ukirkitebdnen da amasobaSi col-Svils SimSiliT
hklavdnen. albaT, colebsac uyvardaT es xalxi, maT tanjvas
iziarebdnen, magram ara giJurad akviatebuli maradiuli Zravis gamo,
aramed im Zravis miuxedavad.
marTalia, miugo martinma, magram iseTi gamomgoneblebic xom
iyvnen, romelTac araviTari giJuri akviateba ara hqoniaT, praqtikul da
sasargeblo gamogonebas ukirkitebdnen da SimSilobdnen! zogjer,
rogorc gadmogvcemen, warmatebisTvisac miuRweviaT. me xom SeuZlebels
arafers...
aki sTqvi, SeuZlebeli unda gavakeToo, CaurTo ruTma.
eg xom xatovani gamoTqma iyo. me mxolod imas vcdilob, rac
Cemamde bevrs gaukeTebia vwero da weriT virCino Tavi.
ruTis dumilma martini gaaRiziana.
maS, Cemi ocnebac iseTive qimeraa, rogorc is maradiuli Zrava?
pasuxi ruTis xelma agrZnobina deda rom Seicodebs xolme
gakerpebul Svils da miualersebs, ruTmac ise nazad mouWira xeli.
misTvis martini axla marTlac gakerpebuli bavSvi iyo, romelsac giJuri
raRac aekviatebina da SeuZleblis gakeTebas lamobda.
dasasrul, ruTma erTxel kidev moagona martins, rogor amreziT
ucqerdnen mister da misis morzebi mas.
magram Sen xom giyvarvar?
miyvarxar! miyvarxar! SesZaxa qalma.
mec miyvarxar, imaT ras daveZeb, ras damakleben! mis xmas
gamarjvebis rwmena mieca, roca Seni siyvarulisa mjera, imaTi mtroba
aRar maSinebs. yvelaferi moiryeva am qveyanaze, siyvaruli ki ara.
siyvaruls gzas ver aubnev, Tuki WeSmariti siyvarulia es da ara
udReuri, rac yovel fexis nabijze borZikobs da suls Rafavs xolme.
Tavi ocdameTerTmete
martini brodveize SemTxveviT gertrudas Sexvda, Tavis das, mere
gamoirkva, rom es iyo Zalian bednieri SemTxveva, Tumca sakmaod
uxerxuli. kuTxeSi idga, tramvais elodeboda, roca Zma dainaxa; maSinve
TvalSi moxvda misi Camomxmar-gawamebuli saxe da ganwiruli, Sewuxebuli
Tvalebi. marTlac ganwiruli da Sewuxebuli iyo. damgiravebelTan
yofiliyo iqneb velosipedSi damatebiTi sesxi momcevo, da amao
RiWinis Semdeg gawbilebuli brundeboda. ukve Semodgomis wvimebi daiwyo
da martins velosipedi daegiravebina, Savi kostiumi ki jerjerobiT
SenarCunebuli hqonda.
Savi kostiumi xom gaqvs?! mimarTa mevaxSem, romelmac sakuTari
xuTi TiTiviT icoda martinis mTeli avla-dideba, iqneb im uriasTan
daagirave, lipkasTan?.. Tu asea...
muqariT Sexeda, da martinmac daaSura pasuxi:
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 ah, ara, ara, ar damigiravebia, magram iseTi saqme maqvs, rom

uimkostiumod ar SemiZlia.
kargi, molba mevaxSe, magram mec uimisod fuls veRar mogcem.
ki ar vTamaSob!
eg velosipedi, sul cota, ormoci dolari mainc Rirs, ar
moeSva martini, Sen ki Svidi dolaris meti ver gamoimete. Tumca ara,
Svidic ara eqvsi dolari da xuTi peni. procentebs xom winaswar iReb!
kidev Tu ginda fuli, kostiumi unda moitano! mokled mouWra
mevaxSem da martinic iZulebuli gaxda swrafad gamomZvraliyo im patara
sorodan da, is iyo, sasowarkveTilebaSi Cavardnili Wabuki dam dainaxa.
guli moewura.
Sexvedra Zlivs moaswres, rom telegraf-aveniusken mimavali tramvaic
Camodga da maRaziebidan gamosuli xalxi miawyda. martinma xeli
miaSvela misis higinboTams da isic mixvda, rom Zma tramvaiT wasvlas ar
apirebda. dam safexuridan gadmoxeda da gamoRamebuli Tvalebis
danaxvaze kvlav moewura guli.
Sen ar modixar?
da TviTonac Camovida, gverdSi amoudga Zmas.
me fexiT davdivar xolme... ufro sasargebloa, ganumarta Zmam.
cotaze gamogacileb, uTxra gertrudam, iqneb momixdes. raRac
vera var kargad am bolo dros.
martinma das gadaxeda erTianad CamobranZuliyo, beWebSi
mokuzuliyo, avadmyofurad gasiebuliyo, gawamebuli saxe naoWebs
daefara, fexebs mZimed moafratunebda laRad mosiarule qalis
karikatura gegoneboda.
barem aqve daucade tramvais, uTxra martinma, roca Semdeg
gaCerebas miadgnen.
vai, marTlac daviRale! Tqva sunTqvaSekrulma gertrudam,
magram mag Sens fexsacmelebs ise gaTxelebia lanCebi, rom Crdilo
ouklendamde verc ki Cagiyvans, jobs Senc tramvaiT wamoxvide.
amaze ukeTesi fexsacmelebic maqvs, iyo pasuxi.
xval gamoiare, erTad visadiloT, erTbaSad Secvala saubris
Tema qalma, bernardi Sin ar iqneba. san leandroSi midis saqmeze.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia, magram sixarbis naperwkali, ramac sadilis
xsenebaze gaikvesa TvalebSi, mainc ver damala.
Sen penianic ara gaqvs jibeSi, mart, da fexiT imitom dadixar...
sasargebloa zizRiT Caqirqileba moindoma, magram waCifCifebaRa
gamouvida. damaca erTi...
CanTaSi Cahyo xeli da xuTdolariani amoiRo, martins CasCara muWSi.
Seni dabadebis dRe sul gadamaviwyda, mart, Zlivs wamoiknavla
man.
martinma Tavisdauneburad CabRuja oqros moneta da maSinve gahkra
TavSi, rom ar unda mieRo, mtanjvelma yoymanma moicva. es oqros moneta
saWmels, sicocxles, sxeulisa da tvinis gadaxalisebas niSnavda,
werisaTvis Zalis mokrebas... vin icis iqneb iseTi rame daawerinos, rac
TavisTavad bevr amisTana oqros moapovebinebs. uceb Tvalwin warmoudga
ori axali xelnaweri, ori statia, romlebic magidis qveS eyara; markis
fuli ara hqonda, rom gaegzavna. saxelwodebebi naTlad warmoudga
gonebaSi: `idumalebaTa didi qurumebi~ da `silamazis akvani~. jer arsad
gaegzavna es statiebi, magram yvelaze ukeTesebi iyo, rac ki aqamde
daewera. markebi rom hqonoda! kvlav ganumtkicda gamarjvebis rwmena da
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ufro Tamamad miaRebina is gadawyvetileba, rac SimSiliT daiwyo: fuli

jibeSi Caacura.
gadagixdi, gertruda, aswilad gadagixdi, sxapasxupiT warmoTqva
da yelSi mtkivneulad gaeCxira raRac, TvalebSi cremli moadga,
daixsome Cemi sityvebi! SesZaxa man mtkiced, erTi weli arc ki
damWirdeba, rom asi amisTana oqro mogitano. Tu ginda, nu daijereb. mova
dro da TviTonve dainaxav.
arc daujerebia gertrudas. da am undoblobis gamo Tavi uxerxulad
igrZno, swrafadve scada mdgomareobis gamosworeba da uTxra:
vici, rom SimSilob, mart. zedve getyoba. CemTan gamoiare xolme
saWmelad. bavSvs gamogigzavni, Segatyobineb, rodis ar iqneba Sin
bernardi. ise ki, mart...
martinma daacada, Tumca winaswarve icoda, ra unda eTqva, kargad
xedavda dis fiqrTa denas.
aRar aris dro, muSaoba daiwyo?
imedi ara gaqvs, rom mivaRwev rames, ara?
gertrudam Tavi gaaqnia.
aRaravis SerCa, gertruda, Cemi rwmena, Cems garda, mgznebare
SeupovrobiT Tqva man, magram icode, rom kargi rameebi davwere da
blomadac. adre Tu gvian, gavyidi.
ratom ggonia, rom kargi rame dawere?
imitom, rom... saTqmeli gauwyda, erTbaSad gaucocxlda tvinSi,
rac ki ram icoda literaturaze, literaturis istoriaze, igrZno, rom
mainc ver gaagebinebda, ras emyareboda misi rwmena, imitom, rom, rac ki
ram JurnalebSi ibeWdeba, ormocdaaT procents sjobs Cemi nawerebi.
neta, Wkuas dauxmobde, mart, rbilad Seapara gertrudam,
Tumca mtkiced iyo darwmunebuli, ra senica sWirda Zmas, neta, Wkuas
dauxmobde, gaimeora, xval sadilad gamoiare.
das tramvaiSi asvla uSvela, saswrafod gamobrunda, fostaSi Sevida
da im xuTi dolaridan sami dolaris markebi iyida. ufro mogvianebiT,
roca morzebTan midioda, kvlav Seiara fostaSi da karga mZime
konvertebi dagzavna, sami or-or centiani markaRa darCa.
es saRamo RirsSesaniSnavi gamodga martinisaTvis, radgan nasadilevs
aq ros brisendens Sexvda. rogor moxvda es kaci morzebTan, visi
megobari iyo, ra nacnobobam moiyvana, martinma ar icoda. arc
dainteresebula, ruTisTvis ekiTxa: qarafSuta, undili adamiani eCvena.
erTi saaTis Semdeg ki gadawyvita, rom yvela sikeTesTan erTad, xeprec
yofilao. ubodiSod daabotebda oTaxidan oTaxSi, suraTebs Sehyurebda
da yvela wignsa Tu JurnalSi, rasac magidaze Tu Taroze naxavda,
cxvirs Crida xolme. bolos, mourideblad gaemijna yvelas es ucxo kaci,
arxeinad mokalaTda savarZelSi, jibidan raRac wigni amoiRo da Tavi
Sig Cargo. Tan kiTxulobda, Tan, drodadro, TiTebs TmaSi Seacurebda da
moualersebda xolme. martins aRarc miuqcevia im saRamos misTvis
yuradReba, is SeniSna mxolod, rom raRacas laybobda axalgazrda
qalebTan, romlebic aSkarad etyoboda, gatacebiT usmendnen.
Sin rom brundeboda martini, gzaSi SemTxveviT brisendens wamoewia.
ah, Tqvena xarT! SesZaxa man.
brisendens didi Tavazianoba ar gamouCenia, raRac uxalisod
amoidudRuna, Tumca gverdiT mainc gahyva. martins metad aRar ucdia
saubris gabma da ramdenime kvartali uxmod gaiares.
gabRenZili beberi viri!
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ise moulodneli iyo es RvarZliT warmoTqmuli sityvebi, rom martini

saxtad darCa. cotaTi gaarTo kidec, magram Tan kidev ufro meti
antipatia igrZno Tanamosaubris mimarT.
neta, ras dadixarT magisTana adgilebSi? isev moulodnelad
wamoisrola brisendenma, roca erTi kvartali kidev gaiares uxmod.
Tqven ratomRa dadixarT?
eSmakma dalaxvros, me TviTon ar vici! iyo pasuxi, yovel
SemTxvevaSi, es erTi sisulele momivida. dRe-RameSi ocdaoTxi saaTia,
sadme xom unda gavataro. wavideT, davlioT.
wavideT, miugo martinma.
da imave wuTSi Sewuxda, ase xelad rogor daveTanxmeo. Sin ramdenime
saaTis `Savi~ samuSao eloda, sagazeTo feletonebi unda gamoecxo, manam
dawveboda, xolo roca dawveboda, vaismani unda ekiTxa, rom araferi
iTqvas herbert spenseris avtobiografiaze, rasac igi yovelgvar
gulisamaTrTolebel romanze meti gatacebiT kiTxulobda. rad unda
gaeflanga amdeni dro kacTan, romelic man pirveli TvalisSevlebidanve
aiTvalwuna?! magram macTunebeli am SemTxvevaSi TviTon is kaci ki ar
yofila, vinc daleva SesTavaza, arc Rvinis sma, aramed is, rac am Rvinis
smas axlda Tan gaCaxCaxebuli darbazi, TvalismomWrelad moelvare
sarkeebi, gabrwyinebuli saxeebi, da erTmaneTSi molaparake xalxis
zuzuni. diax, namdvilad es xalxis xmauri, gularxeini xalxis Jriamuli,
xalxisa, romelTac warmatebisaTvis mieRwiaT da damSvidebiT xarjavdnen
fuls RvinoSi, ise rogorc namdvil vaJkacebs Sehferis. martini euli
iyo da yvelaferi aqedan gamomdinareobda. mitomac gahyva xelad
brisendens, rogorc suleli Tevzi wamoegeba xolme ankess. mas Semdeg,
rac josTan erTad iyo `cxel wyaroSi~, Rvino aRar daelia restoranSi,
da erTxel portugalielma bayalmac daalevina. gonebrivi
gadaqanculoba ise ar aRZravs Rvinis wyurvils, rogorc fizikuri, da
amitom arc mondomebia daleva. axla ki mounda, ufro sworad rom
vTqvaT, Rvinis daleva ki ara imdenad, ramdenadac restornis atmosfero,
saca svamen, ilxenen da dros atareben. swored aseTi adgili iyo
`mRvime~. brisendeni da martini xalvaTad Casxdnen tyavis savarZlebSi da
sodiani viskis sma daiwyes.
isxdnen da saubrobdnen, raze ar ilaparakes, Tan ki xan martini
daukveTavda viskis, xan brisendeni. martini TviTon saocrad magari Tavis
patroni iyo da brisendenis aseTi amtanoba ukvirda. kidev ufro metad
gaakvirva igi Tanamosaubris warmoTqmulma azrebma. male darwmunda, rom
brisendenma yvelaferi icoda, es iyo meore WeSmariti inteligenti,
romelic cxovrebaSi Sexvedroda, ase gadawyvita man. magram male
SeniSna, rom brisendens isic hqonda, rac profesor kolduels aklda
cecxli, Sinagani gzneba, aRqmis gansakuTrebuli unari, laRi da
Tavisufali azrovneba. Tan saocari enamWevri gamodga. misi Txeli
tuCebidan maxvili, TiTqos dazgaze gamoCarxuli sityvebi, kamaTlebiviT
cvioda, Cxvletda, seravda. amas xeladve Sescvlida xolme nazad
monarnare sityvebi, igive Txeli tuCebi axla ukve ucxo naTeliT
gaciskrovnebul, xaverdiviT rbil frazebs gamoscemda, TiTqos raRac
dafarul silamazes TandaTan exdeboda farda, cxovrebis miuwvdomel
idumalebas wvdeboda da areklavda. zogjer sayviriviT SeimarTeboda es
Txeli tuCebi da kosmosuri brZolis Semaryeveli zrialiT rekda,
calkeuli frazebi vercxliviT wkrialebda, varskvlavebad gadaWedil
sivrceebiviT elvarebda, mecnierebis ukanasknel monapovarTa Sejamebas
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warmoadgenda. magram es iyo amave dros poetis sityva,

transcendentaluri WeSmariteba, miuwvdomelis wvdoma, rasac sityvebiT
ver gadmoscem da risi aRqmac mxolod im bundovani da mkrTalad
gamokveTili asociaciebiT SeiZleba, rasac, TavisTavad, Cveulebrivi
sityvebi qmnian. igi, TiTqos raRac sawaulebrivi Sinagani xilviT
Wvretda Soreuls, adamianis gonebisaTvis miuwvdomels, risi gadmocemac
ki Cveulebrivi eniT SeuZlebelia, magram es kaci, Tavisi saswaulebrivi
oqropirobiT, gasageb sityvebSi gaugebar azrsa xvevda da martinis
Semecnebamde iseTi problemebi mihqonda, rac Cveulebrivi gonebisaTvis
auxsnelia.
martins pirveli antipatiis grZnoba sul gadaaviwyda. aha, mis win
gacocxlda, frTebi Seesxa imas, rasac aqamde mxolod wignebiT icnobda.
mis win didi moazrovne adamiani iyo, Tayvaniscemis Rirsi. `me ra var, mis
fexTa mtveriRa var~, imeorebda da imeorebda TavisTvis.
Tqven albaT biologiasac SeiswavlidiT, didi sasoebiT mimarTa
martinma.
misda gasakvirad brisendenma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnia.
magram Tqven xom iseT rameebs amtkicebT, rasac biologiis
Seuswavlelad ver Cawvdeba kaci, ar moeSva martini da SeniSna, rogor
gakvirvebiT Sexeda brisendenma,
Tqveni azrebi zedmiwevniT emTxveva did biologTa wignebs.
Zalian gamaxareT, upasuxa man, mixaria, rom Cemma zerele
codnam ase mokle gziT mimiyvana WeSmaritebasTan. Tumca, sulac ar
mawuxebs marTali var Tu ara var marTali, amas araviTari
mniSvneloba ara aqvs. sul erTia, absolutur WeSmaritebas mainc ver
Cawvdeba adamiani.
Tqven spenseris mimdevari xarT! SesZaxa gaxarebulma martinma.
rac Wabukobis sazRvars gadmovcdi, spenserisaTvis xelic ar
mixlia. da maSinac mxolod `aRzrda~ wavikiTxe.
neta mec SemeZlos ase iolad codnis SeZena, Tqva martinma
naxevari saaTis Semdeg, roca brisendenis gonebrivi avla-dideba
gaaanaliza, Tqven wminda wylis dogmatikosi xarT, da es aris swored
gasakviri. Tqven dogmatikuri meTodiT ayalibebT xolme iseT faqtebs,
rac mecnierebas mxolod a posterior SeuZlia daadginos. Tqven unari
SegwevT, erTbaSad miadgeT swor daskvnebs. raRac zegonebrivi Zala gaqvT
da sinaTlis siswrafiT midixarT WeSmaritebasTan.
ho, mudam es awuxebda xolme Cems maswavleblebs mama iosebsa da
Zma datons, miugo brisendenma, sinamdvileSi ras warmovadgen!
ganagrZo man, bedi Cemi, rom kaTolikur kolejSi mimabares ganaTlebis
misaRebad. Tqven sadRa miiReT ganaTleba?
martini Tavgadasavals yveboda da Tan gafacicebiT akvirdeboda
brisendens mis mogrZo, aristokratul saxes, moxril beWebs, wignebiT
gamotenil paltos, romelic iqve mezobel skamze miegdo... saxe da
grZeli, Camoqnili xelebi mziT dawvoda, saocrad garujoda. aman
Seafiqriana martini: quCaSi didi xnobiT moyiale kacs aSkarad ara
hgavda. maS ase, sad daiwva? raRac avadmyofuri da gansakuTrebuli iyo
amaSi, da martini kvlav yuradRebiT daakvirda mis wvril, gamxdar saxes,
Cacvivnul Rawvebs, koxta, arwivisebur cxvirs. aseTi lamazi cxviri
jerac ar enaxa martins. Tvalis Wrili TiTqos Cveulebrivi hqonda, arc
farTo eTqmoda, arc viwro, feric raRac gaurkveveli mowablisfro.
magram faruli cecxli uelavda. maT gaorebuli da ucnauri
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winaaRmdegobis Semcveli gamometyveleba hqonda. jiutad, gamomwvevad

ukvesavdnen Tvalebi, sitlanqis elferi dahkravda, magram Tan
sibralulsac aRZravda. martinma erTbaSad igrZno, rom ebraleboda es
kaci, TviTonve ver mimxvdariyo ratom, Tumca male gaigo.
eh, me xom Wleqi mWirs, uTxra brisendenma cota ufro
mogvianebiT, axlaxan arizonadan Camovedio, Tqva da amas moayola
mTeli ori weliwadi gavatare iq, iqauri klimati gamomiweres.
mere, ar geSiniaT, isev am klimats rom daubrundiT?
meSinia?
ubralod gaimeora es sityva, gansakuTrebulad ar gamouTqvams, magram
mis asketur saxeze martinma mainc amoikiTxa, rom am kacs arafrisa ar
eSinoda. Tvalebi dauviwrovda, Tumca arwivis gamometyveleba mainc
SerCa, da martins sixaruliT lamis sunTqva Seekra, roca daberil
nestoebSiac arwivis niskarti Seicno gamomwvevi, amayi da Seupovari:
`didebulia~, gaifiqra man da guli auZgerda. xmamaRla aRmoxda es
striqonebi:
de, bedisweram mcemos da mgvemos,
mainc ar davxri Tavs sisxliT moTxvrils.
giyvarT henli? hkiTxa brisendenma da gamometyveleba erTbaSad
daurbilda, alersiani gauxda, Tumca ra, rogor SeiZleba ar
giyvardeT Tqven. ah, henli! ai, WeSmaritad didi sulis adamiani! ise
mosCans Cvens dRevandel saJurnalo moleqseebSi, rogorc gladiatori
saWurisebs Soris.
Jurnalebi ar gyvarebiaT, sayveduriviT Seapara martinma.
Tqven ki giyvarT? ise gaSmagebiT SeiRrina brisendenma, rom
martini SekrTa.
me... me xom vwer... ufro swori iqneba, vcdilob vwero...
JurnalebisaTvis, amoidudRuna martinma.
es ufro mosaTmenia, xma daurbilda brisendens, cdilobT,
magram ar gimarTlebT. mzada var mag marcxisaTvis gceT pativi. vici,
rasaca werT, TvaldaxuWuli vxedav. erTi raRaca gaqvT mag nawerebSi
iseTi, ris gamoc yvela Jurnalis kars giketaven. siRrme aqvs Tqvens
nawerebs, siRrmes ki Jurnalebi ra TavSi ixlian. magaT yovelgvari
abdaubda da domxali undaT da, RmerTma xom icis, Rebuloben kidec,
oRond Tqvengan ara.
saJurnalo feletonebsac ar vTakilob, Seesityva martini.
piriqiT... brisendeni cota xniT SeCerda, mourideblad
SeaTvaliera martinis TvalSisacemi siRaribe gadaqeqili yelsaxvevi,
daZenZili sayelo, aseve CamoZenZili manJeti, pijakis gamoprialebuli
idayvebi, mere Cacvivnul Rawvebzec daakvirda, piriqiT, im feletonebs
eTakileba Tqveni, da ise magradac, rom magar saqmeSi warmateba ar
giweriaT. damaca, kaco, rame vWamoT-meTqi rom SemomeTavazebina TqvenTvis,
albaT miwyendiT!
martins uceb sisxli moawva saxeSi, brisendenma gamarjvebuli
adamianis sixaruliT gadaixarxara.
gamaZRari kaci sulac ar miiRebda Seuracxyofad aseT dapatiJebas.
Tqven demoni xarT! SesZaxa gaRizianebulma martinma.
xom ar SemomiTavazebia!
verc gamibedavdiT.
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 o, magdeni ki aRar mesmis! axla gTavazobT.

Tqva da wamoiwia, TiTqos wasvlas apirebso.
martins uneburad Seekra muStebi, sisxli Zalumad scemda
safeTqlebze.
gvelebis mWameli! cocxlada sWams, cocxlad ylapavs! SesZaxa
brisendenma, adgilobriv sabazro jambazebiviT mouqcia.
marTlac cocxlad SemiZlia SegWamoT! SesZaxa martinma da axla
man SeaTvaliera brisendenis seniT dauZlurebuli sxeuli.
me rom magaT ara vRirvar.
piriqiT, mizezi ar Rirs amad, gulianad gadaixarxara martinma,
unda vaRiaro, rom gamasuleleT, brisenden. me rom mSieri var da
Tqvenc rom mixvdiT amas, Cveulebrivi movlenaa, samarcxvino ra unda
iyos amaSi. me TviTonve davcini brbos cru moralsa da kudabzikobas,
axla ki, xom xedavT, simarTle miTxariT da maSinve wamovege, imave
kudabzikobis mona Seviqeni.
marTlac gewyinaT, daudastura brisendenma.
es iyo erTi wuTis win. ymawviluri kudabzikoba gamomyva. mas Semdeg
bevri ram viswavle, magram zogjer is Zveli mainc mifuWebs saqmes. eg
sisuste mWirs.
raki aRiareb, am wuTSi gankurnebuli xar.
ase gamodis.
namdvilad?
namdvilad.
maS, wavideT, vivaxSmoT.
wavideT.
martinma TviTon daapira viskis fulis gadaxda, ukanaskneli ori
dolaris narCenebi amoiRo, magram brisendenma oficiants SeubRvira da
fuli ukanve daadebina.
martini usiamovnod daijRana, magram brisendenma megobrulad daado
mxarze xeli.
Tavi ocdameTormete
meore dRes maria kvlav aaforiaqa martinis axalma stumarma. magram
amjerad aRar arevia Tavgza, maleve moego gons da brisendeni
Rirseulad miipatiJa sastumro oTaxSi.
imedi maqvs, ar gewyinebodaT Cemi mosvla! mimarTa brisendenma.
ah, ara, ra brZanebaa! miugo martinma da xeli CamoarTva,
erTaderT skamze dasva, TviTon ki loginze Camojda, magram Cemi
samyofeli rogor gaigeT?
morzebTan davreke. miss morzi Semxvda telefonze da, aha, ukve
TqvenTana var, xeli paltos jibeSi Caiyo da patara wigni amoiRo,
aha, erTi poetis leqsebi. waikiTxeT da Tqveni iyos, martinma uari
daapira, magram brisendenma swrafad SeaCera, me raSi mWirdeba
wignebi?! dRes meored wamomaxvela sisxli. viski ara gaqvT? ra Tqma unda,
ar geqnebaT. cota damicadeT.
wamoxta da gavarda. martinma Tvali gaayola am aConCxil kacs, rogor
Caiara kibe; WiSkris misaketad rom mobrunda, gulistkiviliT SeniSna,
odesRac farTo mxrebi rogor moxroda da Cavardnil mkerdze
gadmozneqoda. martinma ori Wiqa gamoitana da leqsebis wigni gaSala:
henri voghan marlous ukanaskneli krebuli gamodga.
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 Sotlandiuri viski ver viSove, Tqva brisendenma, roca dabrunda,

amerikuli viskis meti araferi aqvs mag maTxovars. erTi boTli mainc
wamoviRe.
bavSvs gavagzavni da limons movatanineb, todi movamzadoT,
uTxra martinma, neta gamagebina, ramdens uxdian marlous amisTana
wignSi.
albaT, ormocdaaTamde dolars. iyo pasuxi. madloba Tqvas,
magdeni Tu misces, Tuki acduna vinme gamomcemeli da aseTi riski
gaawevina.
maS, veRar ucxovria kacs poeziiT.
xmaSiac da saxezedac wuxili aRebeWda.
ara, raRa Tqma unda. vin iqneba iseTi suleli, rom magis imediT
iyos?! aba brusi, virjinia springi da sejviki, gagixaria, fuls akeTeben.
magram leqsebisa ra mogaxsenoT... da iciT, riTi Soulobs lukma-purs
marlou? CamorCenil bavSvebs aswavlis pensilvaniaSi, repetitorobs.
amisTana saSinel jojoxeTs ki verafers warmoidgens kaci. ormocdaaTi
wlis sicocxles rom Sempirdes, mis adgils mainc ar visurvebdi, arada,
ise gamorCeulad brwyinavs misi poezia Tanamedrove moleqseTa Soris,
rogorc lali minis natexebSi. axla kritikosebi rasa sweren, aRar
ikiTxavT? RmerTma SeaCvenos es gulnamceca maimunebi!
eg xom wesad iqca visac mwerlobaSi moecara xeli, modgnen da
namdvil mwerlebze weren, dasZina martinma, jer marto stivensonze
ramdeni dauweriaT!.. gavgiJdi, roca vnaxe.
ah, es wurbelebi, sisxlismsmelebi! kbilebSi gamoscra
brisendenma. vicnob magaT jilags... jvarze acves mama damienis
dasacavad dawerili statiisaTvis, rogor ar daCxrikes, ranairad ar
awones...
TavianTi ubadruki `me~-Ti zomavdnen, CaurTo martinma.
diax, marTals brZanebT, swored asea. rac ram mSvenieri, WeSmariti
da keTili iyo masSi, sul dawewes da dajijgnes, mere ki beWebze dauwyes
xelis TaTuni. fuh! `kacTa modgmis ubadruki kaWkaWebi!~ ase Searqva magaT
riCard rilfma swored im Rames, roca kvdeboda.
varskvlavis mtvris kenkva gadauwyvetiaT, mgznebared CamoarTva
sityva martinma, meteorul gaelvebaSi surT geniosebis azrebs
Caswvdnen. pamfleti maqvs dawerili magaTze, mag vaikritikosebze.
wamikiTxeT, mxurvaled sTxova brisendenma.
martinma xelnawerebSi gamoqeqa `varskvlavis mtveris~ erTi
egzemplari, brisendeni kiTxulobda, xSir-xSirad Caaxvelebda xolme,
xelebs ifSvnetda da Tavisi todis dalevac ki daaviwyda.
vatyob, Tqvenc varskvlavis mtveri unda iyoT, brma gnomebis
qveyanaSi moxvedrili, Tqva brisendenma, roca kiTxva daamTavra,
darwmunebuli var, pirveli Jurnali Caafrindeboda am statias.
martinma Tavis davTarSi Caixeda.
ocdaSvidma Jurnalma damiwuna da damibruna.
brisendens guliani sicili waskda, magram maSinve xvela autyda.
leqsebic geqnebaT, uTxra man bolos, wamikiTxeT.
axla nu waikiTxavT, Seemudara martini, TqvenTan laparaki
mirCevnia axla, SegixvevT da Sin gagatanT.
brisendenma `satrfialo lirika~ da `feria da margaliti~ waiRo.
roca meore dRes movida, misi pirveli sityvebi iyo:
kidev wamakiTxeT.
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WeSmariti poeti xaro, martins ganucxada. gamoirkva, rom TviTonac

werda leqsebs. am leqsebma gaaogna martini, da kidev ufro didi iyo misi
gaoceba, roca gaigo, brisendeni erTxelac ar cdiliyo maT dabeWdvas.
Wiri magaT redaqciebs! upasuxa brisendenma, roca martinma
urCia, redaqciebs daugzavne es leqsebio, silamaze silamazisve
gulisTvis unda Seiyvaro, urCia Tavis mxriv brisendenma, moeSviT
erTi mag Jurnalebs. isev gemebsa da zRvas daubrundiT, Cemi rCeva aseTi
iqneba, martin iden. neta ra dagrCeniaT am qalaqebSi. am snebisa da
sidamplis budeSi! veRara grZnobT, rom yoveldRiurad yels iWriT
xolme, roca Tqvenive Seqmnili silamazis prostitucias eweviT,
Jurnalebis gemovnebas gindaT moargoT. im dRes rogor meubnebodiT?.. ho,
adamiani ukanaskneli efemeraao! maS, raRas eZebT didebas, ukanasknelo
efemerav?! kidec rom moixveWoT, eg xom sawamlavi iqneba TqvenTvis. Tqven
me ise ubralo, TviTmyofadi da gonieri meCvenebiT, rom ara mgonia,
amisTana flavma migizidoT da SegacdinoT. imedi maqvs, erT striqonsac
ar mihyidiT Jurnalebs. mxolod silamazes unda emsaxuroT, brbos
kiseric utexia! warmateba? neta ra warmatebas gamosdgomixarT, roca
Tqveni soneti stivensonze ukve TavisTavad warmatebaa, henlis
`moCvenebaze~ maRla dgas! aseTive warmatebis sawindari ar aris gana
Tqveni satrfialo lirika, zRvis simRerebi? poets TviT Semoqmedeba unda
aniWebdes sixaruls da ara warmateba. ver gadamarwmunebT. es me kargad
vici. Tqvenc iciT. Tqven silamazes gaurbixarT. es mouSorebeli
tkivilia, ganukurnebeli Wriloba, gulSi garWobili gavarvarebuli dana.
neta ras ekukumelavebiT mag Jurnalebs? ar girCevniaT, silamaze
daisaxoT cxovrebis miznad? ratom cdilobT, oqrod aqciod igi? mainc
araferi gamogivaT. mec tyuilubralod vRelav. rom misdgeT da aTasi
weliwadi ikiTxoT es Jurnalebi, kitsis erTi striqonis fassac ki
verafers waawydebiT. moeSviT didebas da fuls da xvalve gaemgzavreT,
gemze moewyveT.
me didebisaTvis ki ar viRvwi, siyvarulisTvis viRvwi, siciliT
uTxra martinma, Tqvens kosmosSi siyvaruls, etyoba, sulac ara aqvs
adgili daTmobili, CemsaSi ki silamaze siyvaruls emsaxureba.
brisendenma erTsa da imave dros sibraluliTac Sexeda martins da
aRfrTovanebiTac.
jer Tqven savsebiT axalgazrda xarT, martin, savsebiT axalgazrda!
maRla afrindebiT, magram susti frTebi gaqvT, meSinia ar dagewvaT.
Tumca, ukve Setrusuli gaqvT. maS, kabas eZRvneba es Tqveni satrfialo
lirika?.. samarcxvinoa!
kabasac eZRvneba da siyvarulsac, kvlav gaecina martins.
eg xom sigiJis filosofiaa! aRar moeSva brisendeni, amaSi me
jer kidev maSin davrwmundi, roca haSiSis gavleniT Tavi zmanebebiT
mibruoda. frTxilad, martin! es burJuaziuli qalaqebi mogklavT Tqven.
jer marto is vaWrukanebis bunagi gaixseneT, saca Cven erTmaneTs
SevxvdiT. nagvis ormosac ki ver Sevarqmev, ufro binZuria. amisTana
atmosferoSi rogor SeiZleba siwminde SeinarCuno. es xom xrwnis
adamians. erTsac ver Sexvdebi iq, gaxrwnili ar iyos, qali iqneba Tu
kaci, moaruli stomaqebi arian da meti araferi...
erTbaSad Sedga da martins Sexeda. uceb mixvda yvelafers, saxeze
gancvifreba da SeZrwuneba gamoexata.
maS, es mSvenieri satrfialo lirika im yvician, damWknar gombios
dauwereT?
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imave wuTSi martini yelSi wvda brisendens marjvena xeliT da ise

SeajanjRara, rom kbilma kawkawi dauwyo, magram veraviTari SiSi ver
SeniSna TvalebSi TiTqos gakvirvebuli da damcinavi demoni
Casjdomodes. axlaRa moego gons, TiTebi moaduna da brisendeni loginze
miagdo.
erTxans gaWirvebiT qoSinebda sunTqvaSekruli brisendeni, mere ki
qirqili daiwyo.
samudamo valSi dagrCebodiT, barem rom CageqroT Cemi sicocxlis
ali, uTxra man.
am bolo dros sul dameWima nervebi, Tavi imarTla martinma,
xom araferi gatkineT? axlave movamzadeb todis.
ai, Tqve Wabuko eladelo! ganagrZo brisendenma, arc ki iciT
Tqveni sxeulis fasi. jojoxeTuri Zala gaqvT! vefxvis bokveri xarT,
lomis lekvi! magram daicadeT, Zvirad dagijdebaT es Tqveni Zal-Rone.
mainc rogor? CaekiTxa gakvirvebuli martini da Wiqa miawoda,
aha, dalieT da nu gamibrazdebiT.
rogor da, brisendenma todi mosva da mowonebis niSnad gauRima,
qalebis gamo. manam pirSi suli gidgas, aRar mogasveneben... albaT arc
axla gaZleven mosvenebas, Torem araferi mcodnia da eg aris. Cems
waxrCobas nurc ki ifiqrebT sulerTia, saTqmels mainc getyviT,
vgrZnob, rom es Tqveni pirveli siyvarulia, magram silamazis xaTriT
axla mainc gamoiCineT meti gemovneba. neta ras gadakidebixarT burJuas
qaliSvils! moeSviT erTi. sxva airCieT iseTi vinme, visac cecxli ukidia,
sicocxles Sehxaris, sikvdils dascinis, da manam siyvaruli
gaucivdebodes, mTeli arsebiT uyvars. arian qveynad amgvari qalebi da
Segiyvareben kidec iseTive xalisiT, rogorc romelime burJuas rbil
sabudarSi gamoCekili sulmokle gombio.
sulmokle?! ar moewona martins.
diax, swored sulmokle. mohyveba ubadruki moralis titins. rac
mas bavSvobidanve aseTive titiniT Seaswavles da aRar gaaTavebs,
namdvili sicocxliT Tavis dReSi ver icxovrebs, mudam misi SiSi eqneba.
SegiyvarebT, kidec, martin, magram Tavisi ubadruki morali ufro metad
eyvareba. Tqven namdvil sicocxles eltviT, didi, Tavisufali sulebi
gizidavT, TvalismomWreli peplebi gWirdebaT da ara myie qinqlebi. o,
Tavs mogabezreben isini, martin, is dedakacebi, iseTi ubeduri Tu
aRmoCndiT, rom didxans icocxleT. magram ra gacocxlebT?! zRvas xom
aRar daubrundebiT. unda iyanyaloT am dampal quCebSi, manam Tqven
TviTonve ar dagilpebaT Zvlebi da suli ar gagZvrebaT.
ramdenic unda meCiCinoT, sul erTia, ver gadamarwmunebT, uTxra
martinma, bolos da bolos, Tqven Tqveni Sexeduleba gaqvT, me Cemi;
Cemeburad mec marTali var da Tqvenc.
gansxvavebuli Sexedulebani aRmoaCndaT siyvarulze, Jurnalebze, bevr
sxva ramezec, magram mainc moswondaT erTmaneTi, da martini grZnobda,
rom es ar iyo ubralo mowoneba. yoveldRe xvdebodnen erTmaneTs, Tumca
martinis daxuTul oTaxSi erT saaTze mets vera Zlebda brisendeni. ise
ar movidoda, TiTo boTli viski ar moetana, xolo roca sadilisTvis
gavidodnen restoranSi, brisendeni ganuwyvetliv svamda sodian viskis.
orives fuls mudam TviTonve ixdida, misi wyalobiT martinma gemo
gausinja nair-nair nugbar saWmelebs, pirvelad igema Sampanuri da rainis
Rvinoc daaWaSnika.
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xom ase xSirad xvdebodnen erTmaneTs, brisendeni mainc gamocanad

darCa. garegnulad asketsa hgavda, sisxli TandaTanobiT uSreboda,
magram cxovrebis siamtkbilobas mainc xalisiT ewafeboda. sikvdilisa
sulac ar eSinoda, adamianuri cxovrebis yvela wvrilmans mwared
dascinoda, da miuxedavad amisa, es momakvdavi kaci mainc xalisiT
ewafeboda sicocxles, mis yovel atoms. gagiJebiT uyvarda sicocxle,
cxovrebiseuli TrTolva. smas mihyo xeli, ra ucnaur rames ar
gamoigonebda xolme, raTa axali TrTolva, axali gancda gamoewvia.
martinsac uambo, rogor aikrZala erTxel wyali, mTeli sami dRe piric
ar daakara, raTa Semdeg erTbaSad egrZno araadamianuri wyurvilis
mokvlis ganuzomeli siamovneba. vin iyo, ras warmoadgenda, vera da ver
gaigo. warsuli ar gaaCnda, xvalindeli dRe samare iyo, xolo dRes
sicocxlis netarebiT TrToda da iwvoda.
Tavi ocdamecamete
zedized agebda brZolas martini. ra momWirneobiT cxovrobda, magram
sagazeTo feletonebidan Semosuli fuli mainc ver faravda xarjebs.
mosavlisa da madlierebis erovnulma dResaswaulma ise mouswro, rom
Savi kostiumi dagiravebuli aRmoCnda. ase rom morzebTan veRar wavidoda
sadResaswaulo sadilze. misi miusvlelobis mizezi rom gaigo, ruTs
guli Cawyda, da amiT Sewuxebulma martinma mtkice gadawyvetileba miiRo,
usaTuod movalo. ruTsac gaando. `transkontinenturis~ redaqcias
CavakiTxav san-franciskoSi, Cems xuT dolars wamoviReb, kostiums
gamovixsnio.
diliT marias daesesxa aT cents. brisendens ufro xalisiT Txovda,
magram es axirebuli kaci uceb gauCinarda, mTeli ori kvira aRar
gamoCenila, da martini Tavs imtvrevda, xom araferi vawyenineo. aTi centi
mebornes mounda, xolo roca ube gascura da market-stritze gavida,
fiqrma Seipyro fuli Tu ar momces, maSin ra meSvelebao. ouklendSi
dabrunebasac ki veRar moaxerxebda, radgan san-fraciskoSi iseTi aravin
hyavda, bornis aT cents dasesxeboda.
`transkontinenturis~ kari SeRebili dauxvda da martini iZulebuli
gaxda Semdgariyo, radgan oTaxidan xmamaRali laparaki gamodioda.
me magas ar gekiTxebiT, mister ford, martinma icoda, rom
fordi redaqtori iyo, pirdapir miTxariT, SegiZliaT Tu ara,
gadamixadoT honorari, naRdad, raRa Tqma unda. Tqveni Jurnalis gegmebi
raSi mekiTxeba, arc is mainteresebs, gaisad ras apirebT. me Cemi fuli
minda da pirdapir gicxadebT, Tu axlave ar gadamixdiT, saSobao nomers
manqanaze ver gauSvebT. naxvamdis, fuli rom gagiCndeT, momakiTxeT.
kari yurTamde gaiRo, oTaxidan gabrazebuli kaci gamovarda, martins
Cauara da derefans dauyva, muStebs kumSavda da igineboda. martinma
gadawyvita, rom amis Semdeg erTbaSad Sesvla ar ivargebda, mTeli
TxuTmeti wuTi iqve idga da icdida. mere ki SeaRo kari da Sevida.
ucnobi gancda daeufla pirvelad iyo redaqciaSi. aSkarad etyoboda,
sadarbazo baraTebi saWiro ara yofila aqa: patara biWi Sevida Sida
oTaxSi da ambavi miitana viRac kaci mister fords kiTxulobso. mere
isev mobrunda da martins gauZRva, redaqtoris kabinetSi Seiyvana.
pirveli, rac martins TvalSi moxvda, saerTo uwesrigoba da arevdareva
iyo. mere bakenbardebiani axalgazrda kaci SeniSna, magidasTan ijda da
martins cnobismoyvareobiT aTvalierebda. am kacis damSvidebulma saxem
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martini gaaoca. aSkara iyo, mbeWdavis usiamovno laparaks odnavadac ver

daerRvia misi simSvide.
me... me martin ideni gaxlavarT, daiwyo martinma (`Cemi xuTi
dolaris misaRebad movedio~, undoda eTqva), magram es xom pirveli
redaqtori iyo, romelic martins sakuTari TvaliT enaxa, araviTari
survili ara hqonda aseTi sitlanqiT daewyo maTTan urTierToba. misda
gasakvirad, mister fordi skamidan wamoxta da SesZaxa:
nuTu marTla?! imave wuTs Tavis orive xelSi moiqcia martinis
xeli da magrad daswia, eniT ver gamomiTqvams, rogor gamexarda
Tqveni naxva, mister iden. ramdenjer minatria, neta erTi Tvali
Semavlebina, manaxa, rogori kacia-meTqi. ukan daiwia mklavis sigrZeze da
acimcimebuli TvalebiT SeaTvaliera martinis samuSao kostiumi
amJamad misi erTaderTi Casacmeli romelic ise gacveTilgacreciliyo, rom veraviTari amokemsva veRar uSvelida, Tumca Sarvali
didi gulmodginebiT gaeuTovebina martins.
unda gamogitydeT, gacilebiT ufro didixnisa megoneT. rasa
brZanebT azris iseTi siRrme da simwife igrZnoba Tqvens moTxrobaSi,
iseTi Zala da sunTqva... namdvili Sedevria. wavikiTxe Tu ara pirveli
eqvsi striqoni, maSinve mivxvdi. axlave unda giamboT, rogor wavikiTxe
pirvelad Tqveni moTxroba. Tumca ara Cvens TanamSromlebs gagacnobT.
ena arc gauCerebia, ise gaiyvana meore oTaxSi da Tavis moadgiles
mister uaits warudgina Cia kaci iyo, susti, saocrad civi xeli
hqonda, ciebis Setevas wamouvliao, ityodiT, bakenbardebi metismetad
SeTxeleboda.
esec mister endsi, mister iden, Cveni saqmeTa mmarTveli gaxlavT.
martinma melot kacs CamoarTva xeli, Tvalebi aqeT-iqiT gaurboda,
axalgazrda unda yofiliyo, Tumca Tvalebis meti TiTqmis araferi
uCanda, mTeli saxe daefara TovliviT wvers, rasac kviraobiT coli
saguldagulod kreWda da usworebda xolme.
Semoesivnen samiveni da ena aRar gauCerebiaT, qeba-didebiT aavses,
imdeni itartales, rom bolos martins moeCvena, sanaZleo aqvT dadebuli
da erTmaneTs ejibrebiano.
sul gvikvirda. ratom erTs ar Semoivliso, Tqva mister uaitma.
gzis fuli ara mqonda. gaRma vcxovrob, pirdapir miaxala
martinma, ifiqra, barem gavagebineb, ra dReSi var da fuli rogor
mWirdebao.
`Tumca, gaifiqra man, es Cvrebic mSvenivrad metyveleben Cems
gasaWirze~.
SigadaSig, rogorc ki odnavi saSualeba miecemoda, CaurTavda da
CaurTavda xolme mosvlis mizezs. magram xotbisSemsxmelebis yurebi
daxSuli aRmoCnda. isini kvlav qeba-didebas ganagrZobdnen
eubnebodnen, pirveli wakiTxvis dros rasa fiqrobdnen mis moTxrobaze,
Semdeg ra fiqrebi mouvidaT, ras fiqrobdnen maTi colebi da saerTod
jalaboba, honoraris gadaxdaze ki gakvriTac araferi dascdeniaT.
mainc ver giambeT, rogor wavikiTxe pirvelad Tqveni moTxroba,
uTxra mister fordma. niu-iorkidan movdiodi da ogdenSi rom gaCerda
matarebeli, vagonSi megazeTe biWma `transkontinenturis~ axali nomeri
Semoitana.
`RmerTo Cemo, gaifiqra martinma, es pulmanis vagonebiT
daseirnobs aqeT-iqiT, me ki Cems xuT dolarsac ar mixdis, lamis
SimSiliT movkvde~.
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gagulisebam wamouara. `transkontinenturis~ codvebi gaibera da

gaizarda. gaaxsenda fuWi lodinis saSineli Tveebi, SimSili da
gaWirveba, axlac moeZala SimSili, gaaxsenda, rom guSinac TiTqmis
mTeli dRe iSimSila, dRes ki erTi nawilic ar Casvlia pirSi. saxeze
sisxli moawva. yaCaRebic ki ar eTqmiT amaT, jibgirebi arian! tyuiliTa
da cru dapirebebiT waarTves moTxroba. gadauxdis samagieros, seirs
ayurebinebs. erTbaSad gadawyvita, manam fuls ar miscemdnen, redaqciidan
ar gamosuliyo. moagonda, rom ise ouklendSiac ver dabrundeboda.
cdilobda Tavi Seekavebina, saxe ise gauborotda, rom Tanamosaubreebi
dafrTxnen.
amis Semdeg mTlad enad gaikrifnen. mister fordma kidev erTxel
gaixsena, rogor waikiTxa pirvelad `zaris Zaxili~, mister endsi
daqiCmaCda da isev gaimeora, ra aRfrTovanebuli darCa am moTxrobiT
misi Zmiswuli, arc is daviwyebia eTqva, Cemi Zmiswuli maswavlebelia
alamedaSio.
axla ki getyviT, risTvisac movedi, ganucxada bolos martinma,
im moTxrobis honorari unda momceT, romelic ase mogwonebiaT.
Sepirebis mixedviT, xuTi dolari unda gadamixadoT.
mister fords iseTi gamometyveleba gamoesaxa Tavis moZrav saxeze,
TiTqos kmayofilebiT Sexvda am moTxovnas, xelad jibeSi itaca xeli da
moiCxrika, mere uceb mister endss miubrunda da uTxra, fuli Sin
damrCeniao. mister endss aSkarad Seetyo wyena. magram uneburad Sarvlis
jibeze daifara xeli da martini mixvda, rom Sig fuli ido.
Zalian vwuxvar, miugo mister endsma, magram rac ki ram fuli
mqonda, am naxevari saaTis win mbeWdavs miveci. daudevroba gamoviCine,
meti rom ar wamoviRe, magram ras vifiqrebdi, moulodnelad momadga
mbeWdavi da avansi mTxova.
axla mister uaits gadaxeda orivem, magram am kacs gaecina mxolod da
mxrebi aiCeCa. sindisi damSvidebuli hqonda, saJurnalo saqmis
Sesaswavlad mosuliyo am redaqciaSi da nacvlad safinanso saqmes
aswavlidnen. meoTxe Tvea jamagiri ar mieRo, magram icoda, rom mbeWdavis
daSoSmineba ufro mniSvnelovani iyo, vidre redaqtoris moadgilis
dakmayofileba.
cud dros mogviswariT, mister iden, sasacilo mdgomareobaSi varT.
viTomc araferio, arxeinad uTxra mister fordma, sul
daudevrobis bralia, damerwmuneT. magram ici ras vizamT: xval diliT,
movalT Tu ara redaqciaSi, maSinve fostiT gamogigzavniT Ceks. mister
idenis misamarTi xom gaqvT, mister ends?
diax, raRa Tqma unda, hqonda da xval diliT, redaqciaSi
mosvlisTanave gaugzavnidnen Ceks. martins bevri araferi gaegeboda
Cekebisa da bankebisa, magram mainc daeWvda raRa xvalisTvis mideben,
ratom axlave ar maZleven Ceksao.
maS, ase, mister iden, xval diliT Ceks gamogigzavniT, uTxra
mister fordma.
me dRes mWirdeba fuli, ise miugo martinma, TiTqos amaTi
laparaki ar mousmeniao.
ise ubedurad datrialda saqme... ra drosac ar unda
mobrZanebuliyaviT sxva dRes... Tavazianad daiwyo mister fordma,
magram xeladve Seawyvetina mister endsma, romelsac mousvenar Tvalebze
etyoboda naklebi moTminebis patroni iyo.
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 mister fordma ukve agixsnaT saqmis viTareba, mkvaxed uTxra man,

mec agixseniT. Ceks fostiT...
mec xom agixseniT, aRar daamTavrebina martinma, aki giTxariT,
fuli dResve mWirdeba-meTqi.
saqmeTa mmarTvelis ukmexobam martini gaacecxla. axla amas daaso
Tvali, radgan `kontinenturis~ mTeli salaro swored mis jibeSi
eguleboda.
cudad ki datrialda saqme, magram... daiwyo mister fordma.
magram am dros mister endsi mouTmenlad Sebrunda da oTaxidan
gasvla daapira. martini xeladve swvda da cali xeli yelSi wauWira, ise
rom mister endsis TovliviT qaTqaTa wveri, rasac kvlav SerCenoda
sikoxtave, Werisken daiZra da mTeli ormocdaxuTi gradusiT maRla
aiwia. dafeTebuli mister fordi da mister uaiti SiSiTRa Sehyurebdnen
TavianT saqmeTa mmarTvels, romelsac maTive Tvalwin astraxanis
xaliCasaviT bertyavdnen.
aba, amoyaWe, axalgazrda talantebis pativcemulo momspobo,
ubrZana martinma, amoyaWe, Torem me TviTon amogibertyav jibes,
mere im or dafeTebul meTvalyures miubrunda, ar momekaroT! fexi ar
wamodgaT, Torem cudad wagivaT saqme.
mister endsi ixrCoboda da martinma moaduna TiTebi, saSualeba misca
fulis amoyaWvis Tanxmoba eniSnebina. ramdenimejer Caiyo jibeSi xeli da
sul oTxi dolari da TxuTmeti centi amoiRo.
amoabrune jibe! ubrZana martinma.
kidev amovarda aTi centi. martinma meored daTvala nadavli.
axla Tqven CamodiT! uyvira martinma mister fords,
samocdaxuTi centi maklia.
mister fords aRar uyoymania, jibeebi moiCxrika da samoci centi
moagrova.
viTom meti ara gaqvT? muqariT CaekiTxa martini da is samoci
centi gamoarTva. Jiletis jibeebSi ra mogiCanT?
Tavisi patiosnebis dasamtkiceblad mister fordma orive jibe
amoabruna. erT-erTi jibidan muyaos naWeri gadmouvarda. mister fordi
maSinve daswvda da isev jibisken daupira gaqaneba, magram martinma uyvira:
es ra aris? boranis bileTi? aq momeciT. aTi centi Rirs. magasac
dagyabuldebiT. axla ukve oTxi dolari da oTxmocdaTxuTmeti centi
maqvs miRebuli, bileTianad. xuTi centi kidev mekuTvnis.
axla mister uaits gadaubRvira da am Cia kacmac xelad amoiRo
moneta.
gmadlobT, samives erTad mimarTa martinma, kargad iyaviT.
yaCaRo! miabRavla mister endsma.
qurdo! daubruna martinma da kari gaijaxuna.
am gamarjvebam gaamxneva martini, ise gaamxneva, rom gadawyvita
`krazanas~ redaqciaSic Seevlo, `feriasa da margalitis~ honorari
moeTxova, TxuTmeti dolari. magram aq sufTad wvergaparsuli, Caskvnili
biWebi dauxvdnen, namdvili yaCaRebi, romlebic yvelafers da yvelas
Zarcvavdnen, maT Soris erTmaneTsac. redaqciis avejis mimsxvrevmomsxvreva ki moaxerxa martinma, magram sabolood redaqtorma
(romelsac studentobisas prizic ki mieRo aTletikaSi), saqmeTa
mmarTvelis, gancxadebaTa ganyofilebis agentisa da Sveicaris
daxmarebiT, gareT gamosva martini da kibeze swrafad daSvebaSiac
daexmara.
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 SemoiareT xolme, mister iden. Tqveni naxva yovelTvis

gvesiamovneba. siciliT gadmosZaxes zemodan.
martini wamodga da TviTonac gaeRima.
fu! waibutbuta man, yoCaR, biWebo! sad `kontinenturis~ Txebi
da sad eseni!
zemodan isev siciliT Seexmianen:
simarTles ver dagikargavT, mister iden, gaisma `krazanas~
redaqtoris xma, poetis pirobaze karga magrad ibrZvi. iqneb es mainc
gviTxra, nokauti sad giswavlia?
saca Sen nokdauni gaswavles, miugo martinma, yovel
SemTxvevaSi, dalilavebuli Tvali karga xans gagyveba!
Senc karga xans gagyveba mgeliviT gaSeSebuli kiseri, gulianad
CamosZaxa redaqtorma, ras ityvi, amis aRsaniSnavad ar dagvelia?
kiserze ki ar geubnebi Cveni gacnobis aRsaniSnavad.
raRa meTqmis, raki brZola wavage, unda dagTanxmdeT, daeTanxma
martini.
mZarcvelebma da gaZarculma erTad gadahkres, Tavazianad SeTanxmdnen,
rom, raki brZola uZlieresma moigo, is TxuTmeti dolaric mas
ekuTvnoda `krazanas~ redaqcias.
Tavi ocdameToTxmete
arTuri WiSkarTan darCa, ruTma ki kibe aiara da marias parmaRze
avida. parmaRzeve Semoesma sabeWdi manqanis aCqarebuli Cxakuni, xolo
roca oTaxSi Sevida, naxa, rom martini raRac xelnaweris ukanasknel
gverds amTavrebda. qali imis gasagebad mosuliyo sadResaswaulo
sufraze movidoda Tu ara maTTan martini. magram manam igi risame Tqmas
moaswrebda, martinma imaze dauwyo laparaki, riTac axla misi goneba iyo
moculi.
unda wagikiTxo, SesZaxa man da gadabeWdili masalis aslebi
calke dauwyo, es Cemi bolo nawarmoebia, yvelasagan gansxvavebuli,
rac ki odesme damiweria. imdenad gansxvavebuli, rom cota ar iyos
meSinia kidec, Tumca gulis siRrmeSi mainc mgonia, rom kargi iqneba. amis
msajuli Sen iyavi. havaiuri moTxrobaa. `viki-viki~ davarqvi.
saxe Semoqmedis cecxliT gabrwyineboda, Tumca ruTs am civ oTaxSi
kankali daawyebina da xeli rom CamoarTva martins, Wabukis gayinulma
xelma erTbaSad Jruanteli mohgvara.
gulisyuriT usmenda, da Tumca martini saxeze ukmayofilebas amCnevda,
bolos mainc hkiTxa:
pirdapir miTxari, ras fiqrob?
a ar vici, miugo qalma, viTom... rogor ggonia, gasaRdeba?
ara mgonia, aRiara martinma, Jurnalebi amas ver moereva.
magram ise ki sinamdvilea, sruli sinamdvile.
raRa sul imisTana rameebs wer, rac ver gasaRdeba? aRar molba
ruTi, Sen xom imisTvis wer, rom icxovro amiT?
marTalia... magram TviTon ambavi momeria. ar SemeZlo ar damewera.
ZalaTi damawerina Tavi.
Tanac, es viki-viki... ratom alaparakeb ase tlanqad? raRa Tqma unda,
aravis moewoneba... redaqtorebic ara tyuian, roca amisTana rameebs ukan
gibruneben.
namdvili viki-viki swored ase laparakobda.
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 cxovreba aseTia! ar dauTmo martinma, es xom sinamdvilea,

WeSmaritebaa. rogorc vxedav cxovrebas, iseTi unda aRvwero.
ruTs aRaraferi upasuxnia da ramdenime wuTs ase uxerxulad isxdnen,
xma ar gauRiaT. ise gagiJebiT uyvarda Wabuks qali, rom misi ar esmoda,
qals ki, Tavis mxriv, imitom ar esmoda Wabukisa, rom igi metismetad didi
iyo da gonebis horizonts ubnelebda.
ho, marTla, `transkontinenturidan~ honorari miviRe, martinma
scada ufro sasiamovno saganze gadaetana saubari. roca gaixsena, Tu
rogor dascincla bakenbardebian trios oTxi dolari, oTxmocdaaTi
centi da bornis bileTi, gulianad gaicina.
maS, moxval! SesZaxa gaxarebulma ruTma, swored amis
gasagebad movedi.
moval? CaekiTxa gakvirvebuli martini, sad?
rogor Tu sad CvenTan sadilad. aki ambobdi, fuli Tu aviRe,
kostiums gamovixsnio.
sul damaviwyda, darcxveniT Cailaparaka martinma, dRes
marias ori Zroxa da xbo dauWeria policiels... gamosaxsneli fuli ara
hqonda... raRa unda meqna, me gamovuxseni `transkontinenturis~ xuTi
dolari amas mounda... `zaris Zaxilis~ mTeli honorari policielis
jibeSi Cavida.
maS, aRar moxval?
martinma tansacmelze daixeda.
rogorRa moval!
ruTs imedis gacruebisa da sibrazis cremlebi moadga lurj
TvalebSi, magram araferi uTqvams.
gaisad erTad SevxvdebiT am dResaswauls delmonakoSi,
mxiarulad uTxra martinma, ginda londonSi an parizSi, saca
mogesurveba. eg danamdvilebiT vici.
amas winaT gazeTSi wavikiTxe, Tqva qalma, rkinigzis safosto
uwyebaSi ramdenime adgilia Tavisufali. Sen xom pirveli iyavi rigSi?
martini iZulebuli gaxda eRiarebina, rom miiRo kidec uwyeba, magram
ar wavida.
ise viyavi... ise var darwmunebuli gamarjvebaSi... dasZina man,
gaisad am dros imaze meti Semosavali meqneba, rasac mTeli duJini
fostis moxele ver aiRebs. ager naxav.
oh! esRa aRmoxda qals. wamodga da xelTaTmanebis Cacma daiwyo,
unda wavide martin, arTuri melodeba.
martinma xeli moxvia da akoca, magram ruTi civad Sexvda vaJis
alerss: Jruanteli ar dauvlia misTvis tanSi, xelebi ar daZrula
martinis kiserze mosaxvevnad da tuCebic Cveuli gznebiT ar Sexebia
Wabukis tuCebs.
gamibrazda, daaskvna martinma, roca WiSkridan mobrunda. magram
ratom? raRac ubedurad policielma Zroxebi dauWira marias. ras izam
ubeduri SemTxvevaa. visi ra bralia. azradac ki ar mosvlia martins,
sxvagvarad Tu SeiZleboda moqceuliyo. ara, cota ki davaSave, gadawyvita
man bolos, safosto uwyebaSi rom ar wavedi. arc es `viki-viki~ moewona.
kibe rom aiara, mobrunda da fostalioni dainaxa. molodinis Cveulma
mRelvarebam moicva, roca grZel-grZeli konvertebi CamoarTva. erTi
patarac aRmoCnda. mokle da Txeli konverti iyo `niu-iorkis
mimomxilveli~ ewera garedan. manam gaxsnida, erTxans Seicada. moTxrobis
miRebis mauwyebeli ar SeiZleboda yofiliyo, radgan iq araferi
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gaugzavnia. albaT amis gafiqrebaze lamis guli gaeyina albaT

raime statias mikveTen. magram es yovlad warmoudgeneli varaudi maSinve
uarhyo.
redaqtoris mokle, oficialuri werili iyo, anonimuri baraTi
Semovidao, atyobinenbda, da iqve amSvidebda martins Cveni redaqcia
anonimur baraTebs araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevso.
aqve iyo anonimuri baraTic, msxvili asoebiT dawerili. igi
warmoadgenda uvici adamianis mier Sedgenil salanZRavi sityvebis
domxals da iuwyeboda, rom `egreT wodebuli martin ideni~, romelic
JurnalebSi gasasyidad gzavnis moTxrobebs, sulac ar aris mwerali,
sinamdvileSi igi Zveli Jurnalebidan iparavs moTxrobebs, sabeWd
manqanaze beWdavs, Tavisad asaRebs da redaqciebs ugzavnis. konverts
fostis beWedi aCnda `san leandro~. martins didi Tavismtvreva ar
dasWirvebia. maSinve gamoicno werilis avtori. higinboTamis gramatika,
higinboTamis gamoTqmebi, higinboTamis azrovneba metismetad TvalsaCino
iyo. asoebis lamazad gamoyvanas arca cdila, avtori, es iyo bayalis
nacodvilari da martinma maSinve Tavisi siZis najRabni Seicno.
magram ratom? ekiTxeboda sakuTar Tavs martini da pasuxi ver gaeca.
ra dauSava bernard higinboTams? es ugunureba iyo, gaugebroba. verafriT
ver gaamarTlebdi. im kviraSi bare erTi duJini aseTi werili miiRo
aRmosavleT Statebis sxvadasxva Jurnalebidan. redaqtorebs didi
keTilSobileba gamouCeniaT, daaskvna martinma. TvaliTac ar enaxaT
martini, magram mainc TanagrZnoba gamoiCines. etyobodaT, TviTonve
sZuldaT anonimuri werilebi. borotebam ver ixara. kacma rom Tqvas,
iqneb daxmareboda kidec es martins gaigebdnen mainc mis saxels,
redaqtorebi yuradRebas miaqcevdnen. zogi maTgani martinis moTxrobas
rom waikiTxavs axla, im anonimur werils gaixsenebs. da vin icis, iqneb
martinisken gadmoixaros saswori.
amave xanebSi moxda iseTi ram, ramac martini erTianad dasca marias
TvalSi. erT dilas samzareuloSi Sesul martins maria RapaRupiT
cremlCamomdinare dauxvda, qali tkivilebisagan kvnesoda da didi
uTosaTvis Zvrac ver eyo, Zala ar hyofnida. xelad daaskvna, rom marias
gripi hqonda, maSinve viski gamoutana (brisendenis motanil boTlebSi
CarCeniliyo), da loginSi Caweqio urCia. maria jiutobda, imave dRes unda
moeTavebina sauToebeli da saRamoze patronisaTvis Caebarebina, Torem
dilisTvis Svid patara mSier silvas lukma puri ar moeZeveboda.
misda gasakvirad (da amas, manam pirSi suli edga, mudam igonebda
xolme maria), martinma Rumelidan didi uTo daiTria da sauToebelze
sifrifana kofTa gaSala. es iyo keit flenagenis saukeTeso sakvirao
kofTa. flenageni ki am are-mareSi yvelaze kopwia da kokobzika qalad
iTvleboda. Tanac miss vlenagenma sagangebod SemoTvala, kofTa amaRamve
mWirdebao. qveyanam icoda, rom igi mWedel jon kolinzs ekurkureboda;
mariasaTvis ki saidumlod isic iyo cnobili, rom xval Seyvarebulebi
oqros WiSkris parkSi apirebdnen gaseirnebas. marias yovelgvari cda,
rogorme exsna kofTa, amao gamodga. martinma ZalaTi dasva igi skamze,
saidanac TvaldaWyetili Sehyurebda Wabukis saqmianobas. imis meoTxed
droSi, rasac TviTon moandomebda gauToebas, mariam gamzadebuli kofTa
Caibara ase kargad da koxtad TviTon Tavis dReSi ver gaauToebda. es
aRiara qalma.
amaze cxeli uTo rom mqonoda, ufro male movrCebodi, uTxra
martinma.
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arada, maria Tavis dReSi ver gabedavda aseTi cxeli uTos gasmas.
Tqven cudad namavT. ganumarta martinma, Tu gindaT,
gaswavliT, rogor unda danamva. danamuli TeTreuli kargad unda
daitkepnos da xelad gauTovdeba.
sakuWnaodan yuTi gamoarbenina, xufi moaba da zed rkinis natexebi
daamagra, rasac marias naSierebi utilisaTvis agrovebdnen. danamuli
TeTreuli yuTSi Caawyo da zemodan damZimebuli xufi daaxura.
axla ki miyureT, uTxra man marias. welzeiT gatitvlda da
gavarvarebul uTos dastaca xeli.
uTooba roca morCi, Salis darecxa gaswavla, yveboda Semdeg
maria, maria, Sen didi suleli qali xar, ase giTxra, me Sen
gaswavle, rogor unda Salis garecxva, da marTalia gaswavla. aTi wuTi
akeTa manqana. erTi kasra, borbala da ori joxi, ai ase.
es mowyobiloba `cxeli wyarodan~ axsovda martins, jom aswavla.
joxze damagrebuli borblis morgvi dguSad gamoiyena. samzareulos
saxuravidan Toki CamouSva da boloSi miamagra dguSs. axla ukve cali
xeliT SeeZlo dguSis triali. Salis sarecxi yuTi trialebda da
irecxeboda.
mere me aRarc viwvale Salis sarecxze, daamTavrebda xolme
ambavs maria, balRebi davayeno, Toki vatrialebia da sarecxi TavisiT
gairecxa. didi Wkviani kaci mister ideni.
ase Seumsubuqa martinma Sroma marias, magram, miuxedavad amisa, qalis
TvalSi Zalian damcirda, roca gaigo, mrecxavi yofilao, is
romantikuli Saravandi, rac misi warmodgeniT adga martins, erTbaSad
gaqra. xelad dakarga fasi amdenma wignma, karetiT stumrad mosulma
xalxma da viskis boTlebma. ubralo muSa yofila, bolos da bolos,
iseTive, rogorc TviTon maria iyo. amis Semdeg ufro axlobeli Seiqna
martini misTvis, misi mdgomareoba ufro gasagebi gaxda, magram im
Saravandis idumaleba ki samudamod gaqra.
Tavisianebs sul ufro da ufro CamoSorda martini. mister
higinboTamis warumatebeli Setevis Semdeg mister herman fon Smidtma
gamoiRo xeli. martins erTi piroba bedma gauRima ramdenime
feletonisa da saxumaro leqsis gasaReba moaxerxa da cotaTi moiTqva
suli. valis nawili gaistumra da velosipedi gamoixsna. velosipeds
SekeTeba sWirdeboda da martinma fon Smidtis saxelosnoSi gagzavna
amiT Tavis momaval siZes sca pativi, megobruli grZnobebi gamoiCina.
imave dRes, saRamo xans, patara biWma velosipedi ukanve moutana
martins da Zalianac gaaxara. etyoboda, fon Smidtsac gadaewyvita
megobruli ganwyobilebis gamoCena. SekeTebul velosipeds, rogorc wesi,
TviTon ki ar agzavnida saxelosno, patrons unda miekiTxa. magram roca
kargad daxeda martinma, naxa, rom xelic ki ar exloT. cota ufro
mogvianebiT telefoniT daureka saxelosnoSi sasiZos da maSin pirdapir
moaxsenes sulac ar msurs TqvenTan raime saerTo mqondes, arc
saqmiani urTierToba da arc araferio.
herman fon Smidt, mxiarulad upasuxa martinma, roca iqneba
SemogivliT da mag holandiur sifaTs gagibrtyelebT.
Cems saxelosnoSi Tu gagibedavs mosvla, iyo pasuxi, maSinve
policias gamovuZaxeb. gayurebineb seirs. gicnob, ra Svilic brZandebi,
Cxubs ar gagabedineb. SenisTanebTan araferi mesaqmeba, muqTaxora xar da
meti araferi. mere ra, rom Sens das virTav, ginda kiserze Camomekido?
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ver mogarTves, Tavs ar gagayvlefineb. adeqi da xeli gaanZrie. ratom ar

ginda, rom patiosani lukma moipovo? ha, mipasuxe!
martinma Tavi Seikava, gaguliseba daicxro, yurmili dakida da stvenas
mohyva. jer ki gaarTo am ambavma, magram TandaTanobiT moeria martoobis
gancda da guli atkina. veravin ver gaugo, yvelas uqnarad miaCnia, garda
brisendenisa da brisendenic sadRac gaqra. RmerTma uwyis sad!
bindi wveboda, roca martini bostneulis duqnidan gamovida. xelSi
navaWri eWira. mosaxvevSi tramvai gaCerda da nacnobi, awowili figura
gamoCnda. guli sixaruliT auZgerda martins. es brisendeni iyo, da
tramvais sarkmelebidan gamoWril sinaTleze martinma paltos
gamoberili jibeebi SeniSna erTi wignebiT gamoetena, meoreSi viskis
boTli edo.
Tavi ocdameTxuTmete
brisendens Tavad ar uTqvams, sad daikarga amden xans da arc martins
ukiTxavs rame. igi imiTac kmayofili iyo, rom megobris gadafiTrebul
saxes Sehyurebda, todis tolCidan amdgar orTqlSi gaxveuls.
arc me vmjdarvar uqmad, ganacxada brisendenma, roca martins
mousmina. martinma uambo, Tu ra dawera am dReebSi.
pijakis jibidan xelnaweri amoiRo brisendenma da martins gadaawoda.
martinma saTaurs daxeda da gakvirvebiT Sexeda megobars.
ha, ras ityvi? gaecina brisendens, xom kargi saTauria?
`efemera~ mokle saTauria, sul erTi sityva. da isic Sen STamagone.
xom gaxsovs, rom meubnebodi adamiani ukanaskneli efemeridia,
gacocxlebuli materia, temperaturis wyalobiT Seqmnili, romelic
Termometris skalaze micocavs da Tavis pawawina adgils eZebso. ise
CameWdo es TavSi, rom, manam ar davwere, veRar movisvene. waikiTxe, Seni
azri miTxari.
jer wamoaWarxala saxeze martins, kiTxva rom daiwyo, mere sul
dakarga feri. es iyo srulyofili xelovneba. aq forma Sinaarsze
gamarjvebas zeimobda, Tuki SeiZleba zeimi ewodos imas, roca yoveli
umciresi niuansi Sinaarsisa Tavis sityvier gamosaxulebas poulobda, da
Tanac iseT srulyofils, rom martins sixarulis cremlebi moadga
Tvalze, tanSi Jruanteli uvlida. es iyo eqvsas-Svidas striqoniani
mogrZo poema raRac fantastikuri, saocari, araamqveyniuri qmnileba;
Zrwolis momgvreli, daujerebeli ram... magram axla xelSi eWira martins
es poema, SaviT TeTrze dawerili. aq daxatuli iyo adamianis
daucxromeli suli, misi maradiuli swrafva usazRvro sivrceebis
dapyrobisa da Soreul mzeebTan miaxloebisa. es iyo giJuri orgia
warmosaxvisa, momakvdavi adamianis warmosaxvisa, romelic ZlivsRa
sunTqavda, suls Rafavda. poemis amaRlebul ritmSi ismoda yru zriali,
meteorTa Sejaxebani... wyvdiadiT mocul, danislul sivrceebSi
drodadro cecxlovani gaelveba... da am kosmosur aurzaurSi, planetebis
zrialsa da ngrevaSi Zlivs gaismis adamianis susti, gauTavebeli knavili
da wuwuni.
amis msgavss verafers Sexvdebi literaturaSi, warmoTqva
martinma karga xnis Semdeg, roca laparaki moaxerxa, didebulia!
didebuli! tvinSi gamijda. damaTro. ise CameWdo TavSi es udidesi,
maradiuli sakiTxi, rom aRar mSordeba. axlac yurSi miwivis es
gauTavebeli, susti, sacodavi knavili adamianisa, romelic raRacas eZebs
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da ver miwvdomia. momakvdavi koRos wivilsa hgavs, spiloebisa da

lomebis RrialSi areuls. magram am wivilSi daucxromeli vneba
gamosWvivis. vgrZnob, rom sisuleles vroSav, magram am poemam erTianad
damipyro da gamitaca. Sen... ar vici, rogor giTxra... saocreba xar! magram
rogor dawere, rogor gamogivida amisTana rame.
martinma erTi wuTiT daiRo suli, raTa kvlav xotbisaTvis moexsna
piri.
~ morCa, xeli unda aviRo weraze. an ki ra mwerali var
mjRabneli vyofilvar. WeSmariti xelovneba Sen maCvene. geniosi xar!
geniosoba cotaa raRac ufro meti xar. es sigiJeSi gadasuli
WeSmaritebaa. es xom simarTlea, kaco, yoveli striqoni simarTles
RaRadebs. neta, Sen TviTon Tu grZnob amas, dogmatikoso?! mecnierebamac
rom ukirkitos, iseTs verafers ipovis, WeSmaritebas Ralatobdes. es
winaswarmetyvelis WeSmaritebaa. kosmosis rkinisagan gamokverili da
leqsis Zlieri ritmiT silamazisa da brwyinvalebis qsovilSi Cawnuli.
mets veRarafers vityvi. gaognebuli da ganadgurebuli var. ara, kidev
getyvi raRacas: neba momeci, es poema romelime JurnalSi davabeWdino.
brisendens Caecina.
erT Jurnals ver naxav mTel saqristianoSi, amis dabeWdva rom
gabedos. es Senc xom ici.
araferic ar vici. me is vici, rom mTel saqristianoSi erTi
Jurnalic ar aRmoCndeba, maSinve ar stacos amas xeli. amisTana rames
yoveldRiurad xom ver miiReben! es xom Cveulebrivi poema ar aris, rasac
yovelwliurad weren xolme! es saukunis movlenaa.
axlave gamogiWer Sen Senive Tavs ewinaaRmdegebi.
moeSvi mag cinizms, uTxra martinma, gana mTlad ase
wyalwaRebuli Sterebi arian redaqtorebi. me xom vici. sanaZleos
Camoval, razedac ginda, rom am Sens `efemeras~ Tu pirvelive Jurnali
ara, meore Jurnali mainc, saca me gavgzavni, miiRebs da dabeWdavs.
aris erTi garemoeba, rac xels miSlis, Seni sanaZleo miviRo,
brisendenma erTi wuTiT Seicada, vici, rom es didi nawarmoebia, amaze
ukeTesi araferi damiweria. es Cemi gedis simReraa. meamayeba kidec.
vaRmerTeb. yovelgvar viskis mirCevnia. marTlac didi da srulyofili
nawarmoebia. Cems ymawvilkacobaSi, roca spetaki idealebi da tkbili
zmanebani mqonda, bevri miocnebia aseTi ramis daweraze. da axlaRa
movaxerxe, ukanaskneli amosunTqvis win. Sen ki mirCev, rom avdge da
Rorebs mivugdo sajijgnad. ara. mag sanaZleos me ar miviReb. es Cemia. me
davwere da arc minda Sens mets vinmes wavakiTxo.
sxvaze ratom arafers fiqrob, mTel samyaroze, Seesityva
martini, silamazis daniSnuleba xom is aris, xalxs mohgvaros
siamovneba da sixaruli.
es xom Cemi Seqmnili silamazea rasac minda, imas vuzam.
nu xar egoisti.
egoisti sulac ara var, brisendens Caecina, TiTqos winaswar
xarobs im sityvebiT, rac, es aris, misma Txelma tuCebma unda
warmoTqvaso, rogorc mSier Rors ver daswameb egoistobas, verc me.
amaod cdilobda martini brisendenis dayoliebas. tyuil-ubralod
xar gaxelebuli Jurnalebzeo, eubneboda, Seni siZulvili fanatikuriao.
im kacze aTasjer ufro ugunurad iqcevi, romelmac diana efeselis
taZari dawvao. brisendeni moTminebiT ismenda martinis gakicxvasa da
sayvedurebs, dinjad wrupavda sasmels da upasuxebda yvelafers
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marTals ambob, magram redaqtorebis sakiTxSi ver dageTanxmebio.

redaqtorebis mimarT mis siZulvils sazRvari ar hqonda, martinze meti
gamwarebiT aginebda xolme maT.
manqanaze Tu gadamibeWdav, madlobeli viqnebi, uTxra man,
SensaviT amas gamocdili mbeWdavic ver moaxerxebs. axla ki rCeva minda
mogce, jibidan karga didi xelnaweri amoiRo, es Seni `mzis
sircxvilia~. erTjer ki ar wamikiTxavs samjer wavikiTxe. amaze ufro
did qaTinaurs me verafers getyvi. rac Sen `efemeraze~ miTxari, imis
Semdeg iZulebuli var gavCumde. erT rames ki getyvi: `mzis sircxvili~
saSinel aliaqoTs gamoiwvevs, roca daibeWdeba, atydeba didi dava da
kamaTi, rac yovelgvar reklamas gerCivnos.
martins gaecina.
Seni meore rCeva is xom ar iqneba, romelime JurnalSi gavgzavno?
arafris didebiT... Tuki marTla ginda, dabeWdili ixilo, romelime
did gamomcemlobas SesTavaze. iqneb giJi aRmoCndes recenzenti an
mTvrali da kargi daskvna daweros. Sen bevri wigni wagikiTxavs. es
wignebi martin idenis tvinSi gadaxarSula da `mzis sircxvili~ Seuqmnia...
erT mSvenier dRes martin ideni saxelganTqmuli mwerali gaxdeba da
saxelis moxveWaSi am nawarmoebsac didi roli eqneba Sesrulebuli. ase
rom gamomcemeli moZebne rac ufro male izam amas, miT ukeTesi.
im Rames gvianobamde darCa brisendeni martinTan, xolo roca tramvais
safexurze Sedga fexi, uceb mobrunda da martins daWmuWnili qaRaldi
CasCara xelSi.
gamomarTvi, uTxra man, dRes doRze viyavi da sanaZleom
gamimarTla.
zarma gaiwkriala da tramvai adgilidan daiZra. gaognebuli martini
iqve darCa xelSi gazinTul, daWmuWnil qaRalds atrialebda. Sin rom
mobrunda, gaSala da asdolariani aRmoCnda.
martins didi yoymani da sindisis qenjna ar ganucdia, roca am fuls
xarjavda. icoda, rom mis megobars fuli mudam blomad hqonda; imaSiac
Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli, rom male gaumarTlebda da maSin gadauxdida.
diliT, rac ki ram vali hqonda, sul gaistumra, marias winaswar
gadauxada oTaxis qira mTeli sami Tvisa da dagiravebuli nivTebic
gamoisyida. mere meriens saqorwino saCuqari uyida da sxva ubralo
saSobao saCuqrebic SeiZina ruTisa da gertrudasaTvis. dabolos,
silvebis mTeli jilagi Sehyara da ouklendSi waasxa, erTi wliT
daagviana dapirebis Sesruleba mariasac da mis balRebsac TiTo
wyvili fexsacmeli Caacva. arc amas daayabula: modga da balRebs
salamurebi, tikinebi, aTasnairi saTamaSoebi, agreTve yovelgvari
sacucqnavi namcxvrebio, kamfetebio, Txili uyida, balRebs Zlivs
mohqondaT amdeni rame.
sakonditro maRaziaSi rom Sedioda es yovlad axirebuli procesia,
raRac uSvelebeli namcxvris sayidlad, ruTi da dedamisi SexvdaT. misis
morzs elda eca. ruTsac etkina guli. igi did yuradRebas aqcevda
garegnobas, axla ki marias gverdSi rom dainaxa Tavisi mijnuri, xolo
maT ukan CamobranZuli portugalieli balRebis mTeli xrova SeniSna, ar
eWaSnika, veraferi sanaxavi iyo. faqti TavisTavad imdeni araferi, magram
maSinve is gaifiqra, siamaye da Tavmoyvareoba akliao. yvelaze ufro
guldasawvavi ki is iyo, rom am incidentma ruTs aSkarad daanaxva
martini verasodes ver amaRldeboda, Tavis garemos ver gascdeboda.
TavisTavad xom samarcxvino iyo es ambavi, magram saqveynod gamomzeureba
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da ruTis wris dasanaxad gamotana, ukve metismeti gamodioda. marTalia,

saidumlod inaxavdnen niSnobis ambavs, magram maTi siaxlove SeumCneveli
mainc ar darCenia Worebis moyvarul xalxs. sakonditroSiac aRmoCndnen
nacnobebi, romlebic CumCumad uTvalTvalebdnen miss morzis saqmrosa da
mis axirebul mxleblebs. ruTi namdvili Svili iyo Tavisi wrisa da
martinis xelgaSliloba da dardimanduli buneba misTvis gaugebari
aRmoCnda. misma mgrZnobiare gulma es ambavi metismetad saTakilod miiRo,
Zalian Sewuxda. ise Sewuxda, rom martinma im saRamos saCuqris amoReba
veRarc ki gabeda jibidan, sxva droisaTvis gadasdo. ruTi saSinlad
aRelvebuli daxvda, simwris cremlebs afrqvevda da aman gaaogna martini.
qalis aseTma tanjvam igi daarwmuna, namdvili pirutyvi varo, Tumca
gulis siRrmeSi mainc ver mimxvdariyo, ra daaSava. veranairad ver
warmoedgina, ratom unda yofiliyo saTakilo nacnobebTan urTierToba,
ratom unda swyenoda ruTs, rom igi silvebis ojaxTan erTad gavida
quCaSi saSobao saCuqrebis sayidlad. magram mainc scada Caswvdomoda
ruTis sayvedurebs, miewera igi qaluri sisustisaTvis, rac, etyoba,
qveynad saukeTeso qalisTvisac ki ucxo ar yofila.
Tavi ocdameTeqvsmete
wamodi, namdvili cxovreba gaCveno, uTxra ianvris erT saRamos
brisendenma.
san-franciskoSi isadiles da, is iyo, borniT ukanve unda
gamobrunebuliyvnen, ouklendisken, rom brisendens uceb moexuStura,
`namdvili cxovreba~ eCvenebina megobrisaTvis. xeladve Sebrunda da
gaemarTa, aConCxil moCvenebasa hgavda farTxuna paltoSi gaxveuli. ise
gautia, rom martini veRar eweoda. sasmelebis maRaziaSi ori Zveli
portveini iyida, dawnuli boTlebi, da miSion stritisken mimaval
tramvaiSi avida, viskis boTlebiT datvirTuli martini mas mihyva.
`axla rom ruTma daminaxos~, gahkra uceb TavSi, Tumca mTeli misi
goneba imis varaudebs moecva neta es `namdvili cxovreba~ ra unda
iyoso.
iqneb ukve aRaravin dagvxvdes, Tqva brisendenma, roca isini
tramvaidan Camovidnen da muSaTa ubnis erT-erT bnel SesaxvevSi
STainTqnen, market stritis samxreTiT, maSin veRar ixilav imas, rasac
amdeni xania daeZeb.
ra jandabaa aseTi? hkiTxa martinma.
xalxi, ganaTlebuli xalxi... iseTi enagatlekili araraobani ki ara,
im vaWrukanas bunagSi rom ireodnen. Sen wignebs kiTxulobdi da mudam
martoobas ganicdidi. dRes me gaCveneb xalxs, romlebic SensaviT
kiTxuloben wignebs... da amieridan eulad aRar igrZnob Tavs.
me piradad maincdamainc ar viwuxeb Tavs magaTi gauTavebeli davis
mosmeniT, dasZina man, roca erTi kvartali gaiares, wignis
filosofia sulac ar mainteresebs. magram Sen TviTonve naxav, rom eseni
namdvili inteligentebi arian, im burJua-Rorebs ara hgvanan. oRond
ufrTxildi razedac ar unda Camoagdo sityva, tols araferSi
dagideben.
imedi maqvs, nortonic dagvxvdeba, ganagrZo man cota xnis
Semdeg. ukve sunTqva Sekvroda da suls Zlivs ibrunebda. martinma scada
boTlebi gamoerTmia, magram ar daaneba, nortoni idealistia,
harvardis universiteti aqvs damTavrebuli. iSviaTi mexsierebis patronia.
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idealizmma filosofiur anarqizmamde miiyvana da ojaxma gareT

gamoagdo. mamamisi rkinigzis kompaniis prezidentia, milioneri, Svili ki
friskoSi daexeteba, mSieri, yovelTviur ocdaxuTi dolaris Semyure,
rasac igi anarqistuli Jurnalis redaqtorobisaTvis iRebs.
martini xeirianad ar icnobda san-franciskos, market stritis
samxreTiT ki erTxelac ar gasuliyo. ase rom, warmodgenac ara hqonda,
saiT midioda.
kidev miTxari rame, uTxra man brisendens, winaswarve gamacani
is xalxi. ras warmoadgenen, Tavs riTi irCenen? aq saidan moxvdnen.
neta hamiltonic dagvxvdebodes, brisendeni Sedga da xeli
Seasvena, ormagi gvari aqvs stroun-hamiltoni. Zveleburi
samxreTuli gvariSvilia. sul aqeT-iqiT dawanwalobs, magisTana zarmacs
meores ar Sevxvedrivar, Tumca msaxurobs, yovel SemTxvevaSi cdilobs
imsaxuros, socialistebis erT-erT kooperativSi, eqvs dolars iRebs
yovelkvireulad. namdvili mawanwalaa. qalaq-qalaq daexeteba. erTxel
rogorRac dilidan daRamebamde gaunZrevlad ijda baRSi, erTi nawilic
ar CaeSva pirSi. saRamoxans davpatiJe, restoranSi vivaxSmoT-meTqi,
vuTxari iqve, ori kvartalis moSorebiT iyo restorani. `Tavis
Sewuxebad ar Rirs, Cemo Zmao, miTxra. magas isa sjobs erTi kolofi
sigareti miyidoo~. egec spenseris mimdevrad iTvleboda, Seni ar iyos,
manam kreisma ar moaqcia materialist-monistad. avalaparakeb kidec
monizmze, Tu movaxerxe. nortonic monistia, oRond idealizmisken ufro
ixreba. gamudmebuli dava aqvs kreissa da hamiltonTan.
kreisi vinRaa? hkiTxa martinma.
masTan mivdivarT swored. yofili profesori gaxlavs
universitetidan gamogdebuli. Cveulebrivi ambavia. Wkua danasaviT
maxvili aqvs. lukma-puris mosapoveblad ras ar akeTebs. erTi piroba,
quCis jambazobac ki daiwyo. arafers ar Takilobs. ise gadaaZrobs
mkvdars sudaras da waiRebs, xelic ar aukankaldeba. magas da burJuebs
Soris is gansxvavebaa, rom es Zarcvavs da amave dros iluziac arafrisa
aqvs. nicSezec dagiwyebs laparaks, Sopenhauerzec, kantzec, razedac
ginda, magram yvelaferze ufro, sakuTar merize ufro metadac, Tavisi
monizmi uyvars. hakeli misTvis patara RmerTs warmoadgens. aha, movediT
kidec.
brisendeni kibesTan Sedga, boTlebi daawyo da manam kibis safexurebs
Seudgeboda, suli moibruna. orsarTuliani kuTxis saxli iyo. pirvel
sarTulze sabaylo duqani da salude bari hqondaT mowyobili.
aqa cxovroben, mTeli magaTi banda aqa cxovrobs. zemo sarTuli
sul magaT uWiravT. oRond ori oTaxi marto kreissa aqvs. avideT!
zemo sarTulis derefnebi Cabnelebuli iyo, magram brisendeni ise
marjved miikvlevda gzas, gegoneboda, Sinauriao. uceb Sedga da martins
miubrunda.
erTi kaci hyavT stivensi Teosofia. unda naxo, rogor mihyrimohyris xolme xalxs, erTi Tu daiqoqa. axlaxan WurWlebis mrecxavad
moewyo restoranSi. kargi sigarebis moyvarulia. ramdenjer Sevswrebivar,
aT centian wyal-wyala sups Sexvreps sadme WuWyian sasadiloSi da mere
ormocdaaT centian sigaras gaabolebs. momaqvs kidec magisTvis ori
sigara, Tu gamoCnda dRes.
erTi avstralieli hyavT, gvarad hari, ganagrZo brisendenma,
statistikosi da sportuli enciklopedia. hkiTxe, xorblis rogori
mosavali iyo paragvaiSi 1903 wels, ramdeni tilo gaitanes inglisidan
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CineTSi 1890 wels, an jimi briti ramdens iwonida, roca batling

nelsoni daamarcxa, vin iyo amerikis Cempioni saSualo wonaSi 1868 wels
avtomaturi manqanis siswrafiTa da sizustiT gipasuxebs. aris kidev
erTi endi, xelobiT qvismTleli, rac ar unda hkiTxo, yvelaferze Tavisi
Sexeduleba aqvs, Wadrakis kargi moTamaSea. xabazi hari
gadaqiCmaCebuli socialisturi da profkavSiruli moRvawe. ho,
mzareulebisa da oficiantebis gaficva Tu gaxsovs? sul hamiltonis
saqme iyo. magaTi kavSiric iman Camoayaliba da mere gaficvis pirobebic
Seudgina, ager, kreisis oTaxSi. Tavis Sesaqcevad gaakeTa es, imisTana
zarmacia, rom mere aRarc miuRia monawileoba profkavSiris muSaobaSi.
ise, rom moendomebina, win wavidoda. didi niWisa da unaris patronia,
amisTana usaSvelo zarmaci rom ar iyos.
brisendeni sibneleSi gumaniT midioda, manam karis zRurblidan
gamoWrili sinaTlis zoli ar moxvdaT TvalSi. dakakuneba, oTaxidan
miwveva SemodiTo, da martini ukve xels arTmevda kreiss, koxta,
Savgvreman kacs, romelsac Savi, gadmoSvebuli ulvaSebi hqonda, kbilebi
TeTrad uelavda, didroni, Savi Tvalebi cecxls akvesebda. meri,
darbaiseli qera qali, ukana oTaxSi TefSebsa recxavda es iyo maTi
sasadilo oTaxica da samzareuloc. wina oTaxi ki sawolad hqondaT da
stumrebsac aq Rebulobdnen. mTeli kviris sarecxi girliandebiviT
CamoekidebinaT oTaxSi, ase rom, martinma pirvelad verc ki SeniSna
kuTxeSi molaparake ori kaci. brisendensa da mis or boTl portveins
didis ambiT Sexvdnen. mere martinic gaicvnes endi da peri aRmoCndnen.
martini mosaubreebs SeuerTda, interesiT usmenda peris winaRamindeli
boqsis ambavs, brisendeni ki todisa da sodiani viskis momzadebas Seudga.
bolos brZana yvelas mouxmeTo, da endimac swrafad Camouara oTaxebs.
karg fexze movediT, TiTqmis yvelani Sin arian, gadauCurCula
brisendenma martins, ager nortoni da hamiltoni. modi, gagacno.
stefani, mgoni, ar unda iyos, rogorc yuri movkari. rogorme monizmze
unda avalaparako. damaca, cota SevukeTo. mTavaria, kargad gaxurdnen.
karga xans ver aewyo laparaki, magram martinma maSinve SeniSna maTi
gonebis simkvircxle. sakuTari Sexedulebani hqondaT sagnebsa da
movlenebze, Tumca es Sexedulebani xSirad erTmaneTs ewinaaRmdegeboda.
enamaxvili xalxi iyo, xumara, magram zereloba sulac ar etyobodaT.
martini male darwmunda, rom razedac unda Camovardniliyo sityva,
safuZvlian codnas amJRavnebda yvela, samyarosa da cxovrebaze mtkice
da Camoyalibebuli azrebi hqondaT. sxvebs ar baZavdnen, sxvaTa gavlenis
qveS ar eqceodnen, meamboxe sulis patronebi iyvnen, uxamsi da
Seuferebeli araferi dascdeniaT. erTxelac ar Seswrebia martini
morzebTan aseT saintereso msjelobas sul sxvadasxva sakiTxze. droiT
rom ar yofiliyvnen SezRudulni, TiTqos dausruleblad SeeZloT
emsjelaT ama Tu im movlenaze. qalbaton hamfri uordis axali wignidan
msjeloba erTbaSad Sous ukanasknel piesaze gadavidoda xolme; dramis
perspeqtivebidan naT gudvinis mogonebebze; aqebdnen an dascinodnen
dilis gazeTebs, axal zelandiel muSaTa mdgomareobaze msjelobidan,
uceb henri jeimssa an brander meTiusze gadaxtebodnen; msjelobdnen
germaniis politikaze Soreul aRmosavleTSi da xelad yviTeli
safrTxis ekonomiur safuZvlebsac gadaswvdebodnen; davobdnen germaniaSi
Catarebuli arCevnebis Taobaze da iqve bebelis ukanasknel sityvasac
ganixilavdnen; arc adgilobriv politikur movlenebs gamotovebdnen
socialisturi partiis xelmZRvanelobaSi momxdar ganxeTqilebisa da am
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partiis uaxlesi amocanebis sakiTxebs gaaSuqebdnen da iqve im uSualo

mizezebsac CamoTvlidnen, ramac navsadguris muSaTa gaficva gamoiwvia.
martini gakvirvebuli iyo am xalxis aseTi mravalmxrivi codniT. iseTi
rameebic ki icodnen, rac arasodes gazeTebSi ar yofila gamoqveynebuli,
xedavdnen yvela Zafsa da uxilav xelebs, riTac marionetebs
amoZravebdnen da acekvebdnen xolme. kidev ufro didi iyo martinis
gakvirveba, roca msjelobaSi meric Caeba da iseTi codna gamoamJRavna,
rac aqamde arc erTi nacnobi qalisTvis ar SeemCnia. maT ilaparakes
suinbernsa da roseitze, mere qali frangul literaturasac gadaswvda
da iseTi rameebi Tqva, rom martini pirdaRebuli datova. magram
martinsac daudga SurisZiebis dro, roca qalma meterlinkis dacva
moindoma, martinma ki xelad daayara winaswar damuSavebuli Tezisebi,
rac mas `mzis sircxvilSi~ hqonda Camoyalibebuli.
ramdenime kaci kidev SemoemataT da roca haeri erTianad gaiJRinTa
Tambaqos kvamliT, brisendenma Seteva wamoiwyo.
ratom Tqvens najaxs ar daatrialebT, kreis, uTxra man, es
vardis kokoriviT qorfa ymawvili kaci herbert spenseris motrfialea.
aba, scadeT da hekelis mxareze gadaibireT.
kreisi erTbaSad Sexta, TiTqos eleqtroniT daimuxtao, nortonma ki
mowiwebiT gadaxeda martins, nazad, alersiT gauRima, TiTqos mxaris
daWeras hpirdebao.
kreisma jer martins Seutia, magram TandaTanobiT nortonic CaiTria,
da bolos maT Soris gaimarTa xelCarTuli brZola. martini
TvaldaWyetili usmenda, TiTqos yurs ar ujerebda, rom es muSaTa ubanSi
xdeboda, market stritis samxreTiT. am xalxma erTbaSad gaacocxla
yvela wigni, rac martins waekiTxa. cecxliT, mgznebarebiT
laparakobdnen, azrebi ise aRagznebda am xalxs, rogorc sxvebs brazi an
Rvino aRagznebs xolme. rasac axla igi ismenda, es ar yofila mSrali
filosofia, dabeWdili usicocxlo sityva, Seqmnili kantisa da spenseris
msgavs naxevrad miTiuri RmerTebis mier. es cocxali filosofia iyo,
sisxlmomCqefare, am anTebuli adamianebis sisxlsa da xorcSi gamjdari.
drodadro sxvebic Caereodnen xolme kamaTSi, gafacicebiT ismendnen maT
msjelobas, sulganabulebi, daZabulebi, papiross papirosze eweodnen.
martini arasodes ar yofila gatacebuli idealizmiT; magram axla ise
Camoayaliba misi arsi nortonma, rom axal aRmoCenasaviT gamodga. magram
rac martinisaTvis ase sarwmuno gaxda, imas logikuri damajerebloba
aklda kreisisa da hamiltonis TvalSi, romlebic geslianad dascinodnen
nortons, metafizikoss uwodebdnen, nortoni ki, Tavis mxriv, amaT
dascinoda, amaT uwodebda metafizikosebs. pirSi swvdnen erTmaneTs,
ganuwyvetliv ismoda `fenomenebisa~ da `noumenebis~ Zaxili. kreisi da
hamiltoni bralsa sdebdnen nortons Sen cdilob cnobiereba
cnobierebiTve axsnao. nortoni, Tavis mxriv, imaT sdebda brals Tqvens
msjelobaSi sityvebidan midixarT Teoriamde, nacvlad imisa, rom
Teorias faqtebidan miadgeTo. es braldeba Tavzardamcemi iyo maTTvis.
mTavari principi da amosavali maTi msjelobisa is iyo, rom faqtebidan
daewyoT da faqtebisaTvis daerqmiaT namdvili saxeli.
roca nortonma Rrmad Sestopa kantis filosofiis labirinTebSi,
kreisma moagona yvela germaneli filosofosi sikvdilis Semdeg
oqsfordSi aRmoCndebao. cota xnis Semdeg nortonma moagona Tavis
mowinaaRmdegeebs pirobiTobis kanoni hamiltonisa, imaT ki maSinve
ganacxades, mTeli Cveni msoflmxedveloba swored am kanonzea
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dafuZnebulio. martins sixarulis Jruanteli uvlida. magram nortoni

ara yofila spenseris mimdevari, amitom igi martinis filosofiur
mrwamssac utevda, da im or mowinaaRmdegeze naklebi gaSmagebiT rodi
edaveboda mas.
iciT Tu ara Tqven, rom berklisTvis jer aravis gaucia pasuxi,
Tqva man da martins gauStera Tvali, herbert spenseri sxvebze ufro
miuaxlovda, magram amomwuravi pasuxi arc imas miucia. misi yvelaze
ufro erTguli mimdevrebic ki ufro axlos ver mivlen. im dRes salibis
statiasa vkiTxulobdi da is salibic ki iZulebulia aRiaros, herbert
spenserma TiTqos moaxerxa berklisaTvis pasuxis gacemao.
hiumis sityvebi Tu gaxsovT? hkiTxa hamiltonma. nortonma Tavi
dauqnia, magram hamiltonma mainc Tqva sxvebis gasagonad, hiumma
pirdapir ganacxada: berklis argumentacia yovelgvar pasuxs gamoricxavs
da yovelgvar damajereblobas moklebuliao.
hiumisaTvis iyo damajereblobas moklebuli, Seesityva nortoni,
da Tqvenc hiums hgavxarT, gansxvaveba mxolod is aris, rom imas Wkua
hyofnida eRiarebina, berklisaTvis pasuxis gacema SeuZlebeliao.
nortoni metismetad ficxi da mRelvare iyo, Tumca TaSekavebis unari
arasodes ar Ralatobda, kreisi da hamiltoni ki civsisxlian velurebsa
hgavdnen: rbil da sust adgils eZebdnen, rom maSinve kbili CaesoT.
bolos, roca aRar moeSvnen nortons da metafizikosi uZaxes, igi orive
xeliT Caafrinda skams, raTa ar wamomxtariyo, Tvalebi wamoenTo. misma
qalurma saxem meti simtkice da Seupovari ieri miiRo da samkvdrosasicocxlod Seutia mowinaaRmdegeebs.
keTili, batono hakelis midevaro. me, vTqvaT, marTlac eqimbaSiviT
vmsjelob, magram iqneb es miTxraT, Tqveni msjeloba raRas hgavs? Tqven
xom sulac ar gagaCniaT safuZveli, uvico dogmatikosebo, yvelgan rom im
Tqvens pozitiur mecnierebasa CriT, aris Tu ar aris saWiro?! jer
materialisturi monizmis skola sad iyo, rom niadagi sul gadaiTxara,
araviTari saZirkvelis adgili aRar darCa. lokma qna es jon lokma.
mTeli orasi wlis winaT, ufro iqiTac, man dawera `esei adamianis
gonebis Sesaxeb~ da daamtkica Tandayolil ideaTa arsebobis
SeuZlebloba. Tqven ki momdgarxarT da axlac amas gaiZaxiT. ager mTeli
Rame imas miCiCinebT, Tandayolil ideaTa arseboba SeuZlebeliao. ras
niSnavs es? es imas niSnavs, rom adamiani carieli TaviT ibadeba.
cnobiereba, fenomenebi, Semdeg SeiZineba, xuTi grZnobis saSualebiT:
noumeni, romelic dabadebis dros ara gqonia TavSi, arc Semdgom
moxvdeba iq.
me uarvyof... Sewyvetineba scada kreisma.
damaca, damamTavrebine, uyvira nortonma, Sen mxolod imisi
aRqma SegiZlia, Zalisa Tu materiis im gamovlinebisa, rac raime gziT
Sens grZnobebs aRizianebs. xom xedavT, msjelobis sworad
warmarTvisaTvis materiis arsebobac ki vaRiare. axla ki movdgebi da
Tqveni sakuTari argumentebiT gaganadgurebT. sxvagvarad verc movaxerxeb
amas, radgan arc erTsa da arc meores filosofiuri ganzogadebisa da
abstraqtuli azrovnebis unari ara gaqvT. axla is vikiTxoT, im Tqveni
pozitiuri mecnierebis mixedviT, ra iciT Tqven materiis Sesaxeb?
mxolod is, rasac aRiqvamT, anu igive fenomena. Tqven marto cvlilebebs
amCnevT materiisas, anu imas, rac cvlilebad geCvenebaT. pozitiur
mecnierebas marto fenomena ainteresebs, Tqven ki iseTi miamitebi xarT,
Tavi ontologebad warmogidgeniaT da noumenebisadmi interess iCenT.
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magram pozitiuri mecniereba xom mxolod movlenebs emyareba. viRacam

ukve Tqva erTxel mecniereba fenomenebis Sesaxeb ar SeiZleba
fenomenebze maRla dadgeso. Tqven berklis mainc ver mouZebniT pasuxs,
Tundac kantis ganadgureba moaxerxoT. Tumca mainc gaiZaxiT, berkli
Semcdariao, radgan Tqveni mecniereba RmerTis arsebobas uaryofs da
materiis arseboba swams... materiis arseboba dRes me mxolod imitom
virwmune, rom Cemi azrebi da msjeloba TqvenTvis gasagebi gamexada.
iyaviT pozitiuri mecnierebis momxreni, es Tqveni nebaa, oRond icodeT,
rom ontologebs pozitiur mecnierebasTan araferi esaqmebaT da
tyuilubralod nu SeiwuxebT Tavs. spenseri, rogorc agnosticisti,
marTalia, magram Tu igive spenseri...
magram ouklendisaken ukanaskneli boranis dro dadga. brisendeni da
martini Cumad gamoiZurwnen oTaxidan, nortoni isev mgznebared
laparakobda, kreisi da hamiltoni ki, wyvili mwevrebiviT, ganabulebi
ucdidnen daamTavrebda Tu ara, maSinve ecemodnen.
Sen me zRapruli qveyana damanaxve, uTxra martinma brisendens,
roca boranze avidnen, amisTana xalxs rom Sexvdebi, sicocxlis
rwmena gimtkicdeba. sul amiforiaqda Tavi. idealizmis azri aqamde ver
Semegno. axla ki CemTvis namdvilad miuRebelia. vici, rom bolomde
realisti davrCebi. vgrZnob, aseTi gaveCnilvar. magram kreissa da
hamiltons siamovnebiT movaxsenebdi Sesafer pasuxs; me mgoni,
nortonisTvisac gamovZebnidi oriod sityvas. spensers magaT ra unda
daaklon! ise var aRgznebuli, rogorc pirvelad cirkSi moxvedrili
bavSvi. axla mivxvdi, rom kidev bevri unda vikiTxo. salibi unda viSovo
sadme. me mainc vfiqrob, rom spenseri Seuvalia... meored rom mivalT, mec
Cavebmebi magaT kamaTSi.
magram brisendens ukve Tvalebi ebliteboda. Tavi Cavardnil mkerdze
daeSva, nikapi kaSneSi Caergo da mZimed sunTqavda, farTxuna paltoSi
gaxveuli sxeuli Zravis yovel Setokebaze irxeoda.
Tavi ocdameCvidmete
martinma brisendenis rCevasa da Txovnas yuri ar aTxova: meore
dilasve, gaTenda Tu ara, `mzis sircxvili~ konvertSi Cado da
`akropoliss~ gaugzavna. darwmunebuli iyo, rom raime JurnalSi
moaxerxebda mis dabWdvas, mere ki, Jurnalis mier aRiarebuli,
gamomcemlobaSi ufro advilad gaikvlevda gzas. `efemerac~ Cado
konvertSi da isic romeliRac Jurnals gaugzavna. miuxedavad
akviatebuli siZulvilisa, rasac brisendeni Jurnalebis mimarT
amJRavnebda, martins eWvic ar epareboda, rom misi poema usaTuod
ixilavda dRis sinaTles. avtoris unebarTvod dabeWdva arc ufiqria
martins: jer miiRos dasabeWdad Jurnalma, mere ki advilad gavtex
brisendens da daviyoliebo.
imave dilas martinma moTxrobis werac daiwyo, ramdenime kviris winaT
hqonda Cafiqrebuli da mas Semdeg sul awvalebda, xeli dasawerad
gaurboda. sazRvao moTxroba unda yofiliyo, meoce saukunis
romantikuli Tavgadasavali namdvili cxovreba, namdvili xasiaTebi
da situaciebi. magram am xalisiani siuJetis miRma kidev unda yofiliyo
raRac, iseTi ram, rasac gamoucdeli mkiTxveli verc ki SeniSnavda da
rac xels sulac ar SeuSlida aseT mkiTxvels, kiTxvis xalissa da
interess ar waarTmevda. martins swored es izidavda sawerad da ara is
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xalisiani siuJeti. saerTod, mudam es mTavari motivi izidavda xolme mas

weris dros. motivs rom miagnebda, mere iseT xasiaTebsa da situaciebs
gamouZebnida, iseT sivrcesa da dros SeurCevda, romelSic es motivi
ufro kargad gaiSleboda. moTxrobis saTauri `dagvianebuli~ unda
yofiliyo, moculobiT samociaTas sityvas varaudobda, mets ara.
aseTi energiuli da Sromismoyvare adamianisaTvis eg bevrs arafers
warmoadgenda. pirvelive dRes, roca moTxrobis weras Seudga, ostatis
Cveuli siamovneba igrZno. ukve aRar eSinoda imisa, rom formis
mouqneloba da sitlanqe mTavar azrs daumaxinjebda. didi xnis
TavauRebelma swavlam da muSaobam sasurveli Sedegi gamoiRo. axla ukve
SeeZlo Tavdajerebulad miscemoda saqmes, ufro gabedulad Sebmoda did
Temas. da rac dro gadioda, yovel saaTobrivadac ki, ise rogorc
arasdros, sul ufro da ufro met rwmenas grZnobda, kosmosuri
masStabiT Wvretda da aRiqvamda cxovrebas, movlenebs. `dagvianebulSi~
mas undoda gadmoeca marTali ambavi, konkretuli saxeebi da konkretuli
movlenebi; magram masSive unda yofiliyo mocemuli ganuzomlad didi
cxovrebiseuli movlenebi, erTnairad marTali yvela droisa da
xalxisaTvis. `da amas sul herbert spenseris wyalobiT movaxerxeb,
gaifiqra man da erTi wuTiT Tavi aiRo, skams gadaawva, im gasaRebis
wyalobiT, rac man xelSi momca da cxovrebis idumalebani gamaxsnevina,
evoluciis wyalobiT~.
TviTonve grZnobda, rom amJamad gansakuTrebiT did saqmes SeeWida.
`davwer! gamimarTlebs!~ gamudmebiT Caesmoda mas yurSi es sityvebi. ra
Tqma unda, gaumarTlebda. bolos da bolos, iseT Temas mohkida xeli,
rasac yvela Jurnali sixaruliT miiRebda. mTeli moTxroba, Tavidanve,
TvalsaCinod warmoedgina, anTebuli da Saravandmosili. jer isev
axaldawyebuli hqonda moTxrobis wera, roca uceb ubis wignaki amoiRo
da erTi paragrafi CainiSna. es iqneboda `dagvianebulis~ ukanaskneli
akordi; magram ise zustad hqonda TavSi Camoyalibebuli mTeli
moTxroba, rom damTavrebamde ramdenime kviriT adre SeeZlo dasasruli
daewera. gonebaSi Seadara Tavisi moTxroba sxva mweralTa sazRvao
moTxrobebs da igrZno, rom `dagvianebuli~ ganuzomlad maRla idga.
mxolod erTi kaci Tu moaxerxebda iseTi moTxrobis daweras,
xmamaRla warmoTqva man, mxolod konradi. da isic albaT xels
CamomarTmevda da metyoda: kargad dagiweria, martin. yoCaR, biWo!
mTeli dRe TavauRebliv imuSava da ukanasknel wuTSi gaaxsenda, rom
sadilad morzebTan iyo dapatiJebuli. brisendenis wyalobiT Savi
kostiumi gamoxsnili hqonda, isev SeeZlo xalxSi gamoCena. gzad
biblioTekaSi Seirbina da salibi moiTxova. wamoiRo misi `cxovrebis
cikli~ da tramvaiSive gadaSala esei spenserze, romelic nortonma
axsena. brazi moeria. saxeze wamoaWarxla, yba win gamoewia, xelebi
uneburad momjiRa, gaSala, isev momjiRa. tramvaidan rom Camovida, ise
gaxelebuli adamianis siswrafiT gaemarTa, ise gamwarebiT dareka zari
morzebis karze, rom xeladve moego gons da TviTonve gaecina. magram
Sedga Tu ara saxlSi fexi, guli erTbaSad Cawyda da moewura. TiTqos
uceb davarda im simaRlidan, sadac mTeli dRe frTaSesxmuli
danavardobda. `burJua! vaWrukanas soro~ yurSi rekda brisendenis
sityvebi. mere ra?! gabrazebiT gaifiqra man. is ruTs irTavs colad, mis
ojaxs ki ara.
TiTqos Tavis dReSi ar enaxa ruTi aseTi mSvenieri, aseTi nazi da
haerovani da amave dros aseTi janmrTeli. Rawvebi Sevardisfreboda,
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Tvalebi Tavisken izidavda, Tvalebi, romlebSiac man pirvelad amoikiTxa

ukvdaveba. marTalia, bolo dros ise gaitaca mecnieruli wignebis
kiTxvam, rom ukvdaveba sul gadaaviwyda, magram ruTis TvalebSi igi
kvlav xedavda usityvo arguments, rasac veraviTari sityvieri argumenti
ver Seedreboda. igi am TvalebSi siyvaruls xedavda, ris winaSec
yvelaferi gaqarwyleboda da ukan ixevda. sakuTar TvalebSiac siyvaruli
Casdgomoda, siyvarulTan kamaTi ki warmoudgenelia. aseTi iyo misi
mxurvale rwmena.
im naxevar saaTSi, rac ruTTan erTad gaatara, sadilad dasxdomamde,
martini kvlav uzomod bednieri da cxovrebiT kmayofili gaxda. magram
sufrasTan erTbaSad uwia mTeli dRis TavauRebelma muSaobam da uceb
moiTenTa. TviTonve grZnobda, rogor ebliteboda Tvalebi, ubralo ramec
ki rogor aRizianebda. moagonda, rom amave sufrasTan, sadac axla igi
xSirad ironiulad Caiqirqilebda xolme da mowyenilobis mTqnarebac
autydeboda, pirvelad moxvda civilizebuli adamianebis garemoSi da
moeCvena, umaRlesi, daxvewili kulturis atmosferoSi vimyofebio. uceb
sakuTari Tavi warmoidgina es ukve didi xnis ambavi iyo: zis
dafeTebuli veluri da simwris ofli sdis, dana-Cangali da aTasnairi
WurWeli Tavgzas ukargavs, laqiis sidiade awamebs, gamwarebiT cdilobs
ar Sercxves da es Tavbrudamxvevi mdgomareoba Rirseulad Seiferos;
bolos ki xels Caiqnevs da gadawyvets, rac aris, imadve darCes, nurc
did codnaze gamoidebs Tavs da nurc kulturulobaze, raki arc erTi
gaaCnia da arc meore.
sakuTari rwmenis gasamtkiceblad ruTs gadaxeda aseTi TvalebiT
gadaxedavs xolme rezinis rgols mgzavri, romelsac yuri moukravs, gems
daRupva emuqrebao. ho, esRa darCa ucvleli siyvaruli da ruTi. sxva
yvelaferi gaqra, wignebis gamocdas veRar gauZlo. ruTma da siyvarulma
gauZles gamocdas. amaT arsebobas biologiuri gamarTleba mouZebna
martinma. siyvaruli sicocxlis umaRlesi gamovlineba gamodga. bunebam
ukarnaxa siyvaruli, manve moamzada sasiyvarulod igi, rogorc yvela
normaluri adamiani. mTeli aTasi saukune, am saqmes emsaxureba buneba,
raTa srulyofili gaxados adamiani da siyvaruli SeaZlebinos. da
miaRwia kidec, siyvaruli umaRlesi da uZlieresi niWia adamianisa. igi
amaRlebs mas, Zalasa da mxneobas matebs. martinic aamaRla, uCveulo
Zala misca, fantazia gaucocxla, samyaros mouvlina, raTa gamudmebiT
TrTodes, dnebodes, siyvaruliT iferflebodes. magidis qveS misma xelma
ruTis xeli moZebna da mouWira. pasuxic aseTive mxurvale iyo. ruTma
wamierad Sexeda mas gabrwyinebul TvalebSi nazi alersi CaRvroda.
martinsac aseve ubrwyinavda Tvalebi, magram ras ifiqrebda, rom ruTis
Tvalebis elvareba sinamdvileSi mis TvalebSi mogizgize cecxlis
anarekli iyo.
mis mopirdapire mxares, mister morzis xelmarjvniT mosamarTle
blaunti ijda, Statis uzenaesi sasmarTlos wevri. martini bevrjer
Sexvedroda am kacs da TvalSi ar mosdioda. mosamarTle da ruTis mama
muSaTa kavSirebze, adgilobriv politikasa da socializmze
msjelobdnen. socializmze rom Camovarda sityva, mister morzma
dacinviT SeniSna, martinic socialistebis mimdevariao. mosamarTle
blauntma mamobrivi gulmowyalebiT da TanagrZnobiT gadmoxeda Wabuks.
martins TavisTvis Caecina.
ara uSavs, TandaTanobiT gadagivliT, Wabuko, daamSvida man,
dro yvelaze kargi mkurnalia amisTana Wabukuri senisaTvis. mere
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mister morzs miubrunda mosamarTle, diskusiebi arafris maqnisi ar

aris amisTana SemTxvevaSi ufro aZlierebs pacientis jiutobas.
marTali brZandebiT, mTeli seriozulobiT daeTanxma morzi,
magram mainc kargia, droze gaafrTxilo pacienti, uTxra, ra moelis.
martinma gaicina, Tumca Tavs Zala daatana. Zalian didma dRem Caiara,
dilidanve daZabulad muSaobda da nervebma mainc uRalata.
eWvic ar mepareba, rom oriveni SesaniSnavi eqimebi xarT, miugo
man, magram pacientis azric Tu radme migaCniaT, pirdapir unda
mogaxsenoT, rom veraferi Svili diagnoscistebi brZanebulxarT:
marTali Tu gnebavT, Tqven TviTonve xarT daavadebuli im seniT, rasac
me momawerT. me imuniteti mSvelis. socialisturi filosofia, rac Tqven
ase gaRelvebT, me sulac ar gamkarebia.
Wkvianuri fandia, waiduduna mosamarTlem, didebuli fandia:
gaRma Seedave, gamoRma SegrCebao.
Tqvenive sityvebis mixedviT vmsjelob, Tvalebi wamoenTo
martins, magram jer mainc axerxebda Tavis Sekavebas, me Tqveni
winasaarCevno sityva maqvs mosmenili, batono mosamarTle. azrovnebis
henisturi formis wyalobiT, es Cemi sayvareli gamoTqmaa, Tumca
kaciSvils ar esmis, Tqveni sakuTari Tavi daarwmunoT imaSi, TiTqos
konkurenciis sistemisa da uZlieresTa gamarjvebisa gwamdeT, magram amave
dros Zal-Rones ar zogavT, raTa rogorme daasustoT Zlieri.
Cemo Zvirfaso Wabuko...
nu dagaviwydebaT, rom me Tqveni winasaarCevno sityva maqvs
mosmenili, gaafrTxila martinma, cnobilia, rom Tqveni pozicia
Statebs Soris vaWrobis reglamentaciis Sesaxeb, `standard oilisa~ da
rkinigzis trestis regulirebis sakiTxis, tyeebis konservaciisa da
aTasobiT amisTana rameebis moTxovna, sxva ara aris ra, Tu ara
socializmi.
imis Tqmas xom ar apirebT, TiTqos Zalauflebis ase borotad
gamoyenebis SezRudva saWiro ar...
eg sul sxva sakiTxia. me ubralod is mindoda damemtkicebina, rom
veraferi Svili diagnosciti brZandebiT. is mindoda Semexsenebina, rom
socializmis mikrobi odnavadac ki ar gamkarebia. is mindoda meTqva, rom
araqaTgamoclili mikrobebiT swored Tqvena xarT daavadebuli. me
piradad ki socializmis iseTive Tavgamodebuli mowinaaRmdege var,
rogorc im Tqveni ubadruki demokratiisa, rac faqtiurad, sxva ara aris
ra, Tu ar fsevdo socializmi, oRond leqsikonebidanac gamotovebuli
sityvebis samoseliT SeniRbuli. me reaqcioneri var, wminda wylis
reaqcioneri, magram TqvenisTana xalxi, yalbi sazogadoebrivi
urTierTobis cru saburvelSi gaxveuli xalxi, amas ver amCnevT, iseTi
maxvili Tvali ara gaqvT, rom es saburveli gaarRvios da raime
dainaxos. Tqven Tavs ise aCvenebT, TiTqos Zlieris gamarjvebisa
gjerodeT, me ki namdvilad mjera. gansxvaveba es aris. cota ufro
axalgazrda rom viyavi, sul ramdenime Tvis winaT, mec TqvensaviT megona.
Tqvenma Sexedulebebma maSin didi STabeWdileba moaxdines Cemze. magram
vaWrebi da meduqneebi laCari mmarTvelebi gamodgen. TavianTi dRe da
moswreba fulis keTebas arian gadayolilni, da mec aristokratiisaken
gadavixare. am darbazSi axla individualisti Cems meti aravin aris.
saxelmwifosagan arafers gamoveli. mxolod Zlieri adamiani, cxenze
amxedrebuli adamiani Tu ixsnis qveyanas gaxrwnisagan. nicSe marTali iyo
dros aRar gavacden da ar movyvebi, nicSe vin aris-meTqi magram
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marTali iyo. qveyana ZlierT ekuTvniT, ZlierT da keTilSobilT, iseT

xalxs, romlebic vaWrobisa da aReb-micemobis wumpeSi ar eflobian.
qveyana WeSmarit keTilSobilT ekuTvnis, qera mxecebs, romelTac
kompromiss ver gaagoneb da mudam `hos~ gaiZaxian. isini mogiReben bolos
Tqven, socialistebs, romelTac socializmisa geSiniaT da Tavi
individualistebi ggoniaT. Tqveni nelTbili morali, monuri morali, ver
gixsniT. magram es TqvenTvis Cinuri anbania, neta ras gawvalebT! oRond
erT rames nu daiviwyebT mTels ouklendSi eqvs individualists ver
Sexvdebi, martin ideni ki erT-erTi maTgania.
esa Tqva da ruTs miubrunda, amiT aniSna kamaTi damTavrebuliao.
dRes me gadaviqance, Cumad Cailaparaka man, siyvaruli minda,
laybobisaTvis ara mcxela.
mister morzis SeniSvna uyuradRebod datova:
Tqven mainc ver damarwmuneT. socialistebi iezuitebi arian,
uklebliv. arc unda moerido pirSi unda uTxra es.
jer gvian ar aris respublikelad unda mogaqcioT, Tqva
mosamarTle blauntma.
manam eg moxdebodes, cxenze amxedrebuli kaci mogiswrebs,
mxiarulad miugo martinma da isev ruTs miubrunda.
magram mister morzi kmayofili ver darCa. ar moswonda sasiZos
sizarmace, misi agdebuli damokidebuleba normalur, sayovelTaod
miRebul saqmianobisadmi, saerTod ar esmoda misi buneba da saqcieli, mis
azrebs pativs ara scemda. ase rom, herbert spenserze gadaitana saubari.
mister blauntma xeladve auba mxari; martinma yurebi cqvita, roca
filosofosis saxeli da gvari gaigona. Tavis Tavis didad kmayofili
mosamarTle medidurad akritikebda spensers. mister morzi xSir-xSirad
gadaxedavda xolme martins, TiTqos eubneboda: `aha, esec Sen, vaJbatono~.
enagaWartalebuli kaWkaWebi! kbilebSi gamoscra martinma da
ruTTan da arTurTan saubari ganagrZo.
magram mTeli dRis damqancvelma Sromam da wuxandelma `namdvili
cxovrebis~ naxvam Tavisi qnes; Tan brazi, rac tramvaiSi wakiTxulma
statiam mohgvara, jerac ar gadayroda.
ra mogivida? hkiTxa uceb, Sewuxebulma ruTma, roca SeniSna, ra
ZlivZlivobiT axerxebda martini Tavis Sekavebas.
`ara ars RmerTi, Tvinier Seucnoblisa da herbert spenseria misi
winaswarmetyveli!~ Caesma am dros mister blauntis xma.
martini mas miubrunda.
iafi oxunjobaa, mSvidad mimarTa man, es sityvebi pirvelad
siti-hol-parkSi movismine, viRac muSam warmoTqva, romelsac meti Wkua
marTebda. mas Semdegac bevrjer momismenia da mudam guls mirevs xolme
es uxamsoba. sircxviliT unda iwvodeT. am didi da keTilSobili
adamianis saxeli Tqvens tuCebze isea, wumpeSi rom ankara cvari Caagdo.
Tqven me guls mirevT.
TiTqos mexi gavarda. mosamarTle blauntma dambladacemuliviT
miaStera Tvali. uxerxuli siCume Camowva. mister morzs gulis siRrmeSi
uxaroda. SeniSna, ra elda eca mis qaliSvils. masac xom es undoda am
kacis gauTlelobis gamomJRavneba.
ruTis xeli magidis qveS mudariT miswvda martinis xels, magram
Wabuks ukve sisxli uduRda. maRal wreebSi mokalaTebuli xalxis
yoyoCoba da kudabzikoba acofebda. uzenaesi sasamarTlos msajuli! sul
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oriode wlis winaT amisTana xalxs TiTqos aRtacebiT Sehyurebda

qvemodan da RmerTebad saxavda.
mosamarTle blaunti male moego gons, is ki arada saubris
gagrZelebac scada, moCvenebiTi TavazianobiT mimarTa martins, magram
Wabuki maSinve mixvda, rom es qalebis xaTriT xdeboda. aman kidev ufro
gaacecxla. nuTu sul gaqra qveynad patiosneba?!
neta, ra uflebiT mekamaTebiT spenserze! SesZaxa man, raRa
Tqven da raRa misi Tanamemamuleebi arc erTs araferi gagegebaT
spenserisa. Tumca ra Tqveni bralia! dRevandeli saerTo gulisamrevi
uvicobaa yvelaferSi damnaSave. am uvicobis nimuSs gzaSiac ki wavawydi,
roca aqeTken movdioda am saRamos. salibis statia gadavaTvaliere
spenserze. neta Tqvenc waikiTxoT, advili misawvdomia, romel wignis
maRaziaSic ar unda SexvideT, iSoviT, an biblioTekidan gamoitanT. ise
utifrad aris galanZRuli es keTilSobili adamiani, Tanac iseTi
uvicobiT, rom Tqvenc ki SegrcxvebaT. utifrobis rekordia damyarebuli
am statiaSi, Tqvens utifrobasac ki Crdilavs. akademiis erTma
filosofosma, romelic imis Rirsic ki ar aris spenserTan erTad
isunTqos da misi saziaro haeri wabilwos, `naxevradnaswavli
filosofosi~ uwoda! ara mgonia, aTi gverdic wagekiTxoT spenseris
Txzulebebisa, magram gamoCndnen Tqvenze aSkarad ufro ganaTlebuli
kritikosebi, da Tumca arc imaT waukiTxavT meti, mainc pirSi swvdnen
spenseris mimdevrebs, saqveynod ukiJines mis msoflmxedvelobis
mcdarobaze herbert spenseris mcdarobaze, romlis didma geniam
waruSleli kvali daasva mTel Tanamedrove mecnierebasa da azrovnebas,
romelic fsiqologiis mamad mogvevlina, romelmac mTeli revolucia
moaxdina pedagogikaSi, ise rom amJamad romelime frangi glexis balRi
misi meTodiT swavlobs wera-kiTxvas. sabralo koRoebi ki usircxvilod
kbenen mis xsovnas da Tan misi ideebis praqtikuli gamoyenebiT lukmapurs Souloben. Tuki raime saintereso azri moepovebaT TavianT pawawina
tvinSi, isic spenseris wyalobiT. spenseri rom ar yofiliyo, cxadia, im
ubadruk codnasac moklebuli iqnebodnen, TuTiyuSebiviT rom imeoreben
xolme. am dros gamotyvreba viRac frenbenski, oqsfordis universitetis
reqtori, romelsac sazogadoebaSi Tqvenze ufro maRali adgili uWiravs,
batono blaunt, da, viTomc araferio, arxeinad ganacxadebs:
STamomavloba poetad da meocnebed ufro Seracxavs spensers, vidre
moazrovnedo. ybedebi, enagatlekilebi! sul ybedebi arian, mTeli jilagi.
`ZiriTadi sawyisebi~ savsebiT moklebuli rodia literaturul
Rirsebas~, gaiZaxis erT-erTi maTgani. meoreni RaRadeben: gamwarebuli
SromismoyvareobiT ufroa cnobili es Tqveni spenseri, vidre
originaluri azrovnebiTo. ybedebi, enagatlekilebi!
darbazSi samariseburi siCume Camowoliliyo. ruTis ojaxSi yvela
mowiwebiT Sehyurebda mosamarTle blaunts, Rirseul da damsaxurebul
kacad miaCndaT, da martinis gamoxdomam yvelas Tavzari dasca. sadili
panaSvidad iqca. mosamarTle da mister morzi Cumad Tu
gadaulaparakebdnen erTmaneTs, danarCenebs ki sulac ver moexerxebinaT
xmis amoReba. xolo roca ruTi da martini martoni darCnen, maT Soris
namdvili scena gaimarTa.
autaneli xar! tiroda ruTi.
martins jerac ar gadavloda brazi da kbilebSi scrida:
mxecebi! pirutyvebi!
ratom Seuracxyavio, ar eSeveboda qali.
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 riTi, simarTlis TqmiT Seuracxvyavi? Seesityva martini.

simarTlea Tu ar aris simarTle, eg me ar mekiTxeba, ara
cxreboda qali, eTikis wesebi xom arsebobs! ra ufleba gaqvs, rom
adamians Seuracxyof?!
blaunts raRa ufleba aqvs, WeSmaritebas rom Seuracxyofs?!
sityva Seubruna martinma, WeSmaraitebis Seuracxyofa gacilebiT
ufro didi codvaa, vidre blauntisnair kacunasi. magan kidev uaresi
danaSauli Caidina didi, keTilSobili adamianis saxeli SebRala,
gardacvlili adamianis saxeli. mxecebi! pirutyvebi!
isev Zalumad moeria brazi da ruTs SeeSinda kidec. pirvelad xedavda
martins ase gacecxlebuls da TavSeukaveblobis mizezisaTvis ver miegno.
magram aseTi SiSis miuxedavad, Wabuki mainc izidavda mas da iseTi
Zlieri iyo es mizidulobis Zala, rom ukiduresi daZabulobis dros
qalma uceb xelebi Semoxvia kiserze. ruTi Seuracxyofili da
aRSfoTebuli iyo imiTi, rac moxda, magram mainc Wabukis mklavebs
mindoboda da caxcaxebda. martini ki mainc ara cxreboda:
mxecebi, pirutyvebi!
da isev mkerdze iyo mixutebuli, roca martinma Tqva:
morCa, metad aRar agiforiaqebT sufras da stumrebs, Cemo
Zvirfaso: egeni ver mitanen ratomRa unda veCxiro TvalSi?! mec ver
vitan magaT! fuh! ra gulisamrevi xalxia! rogori gulubryvilo viyavi
visac maRali adgili uWiravs sazogadoebaSi, karg saxlebSi cxovrobs,
universitetdamTavrebulia da bankSi angariSi aqvs, yvela Rirseuli
adamiani megona!
Tavi ocdameTvaremete
wamodi, adgilobriv klubSi wavideT, miknavebuli xmiT uTxra
brisendenma, romelsac sul naxevari saaTis win amoeRo sisxli: am sami
dRis ganmavlobaSi ukve meoTxed amoaxvela sisxli. akankalebul xelebSi
ganuSorebeli viski eWira da wrupavda.
socialistebTan ra mesaqmeba? hkiTxa martinma.
gareSe xalxs xuT wuTian sityvas aZleven, ar eSveboda
senmoreuli, gamodi da ilaparake. Tqvi, ratom xar socializmis
winaaRmdegi. pirdapir uTxari, ras fiqrob maTze, maT eTikaze. nicSe
sTxliSe saxeSi, tarabua daasxi. atydes, erTi, daka-daka. mouxdebaT.
diskusia SenTvisac saWiroa da magaTTvisac! manam am qveynidan wavsulvar,
minda erTi socialistad gixilo. es Tu gixsnis. esRa iqneba erTaderTi
xsna, roca imedis gacrueba da sasowarkveTileba gewveva.
Tavs vimtvrev da ver mivmxvdarvar, rogor SeiZleba Sen
socialisti iyo swored Sen! uTxra martinma, aki brbos
dasanaxad ver itan! marTalic xar SenisTana esTet adamians magaTTan
ra esaqmeba! TiTiT viskis Wiqa aCvena, romelsac kvlav ivsebda
brisendeni, etyoba, ver gixsnis socializmi.
Cemi dReebi daTvlilia, iyo pasuxi, me ras medrebi.
janmrTeli kaci xar. sicocxle wina gaqvs. unda ecado, rogorme
arsebobis azri gagiCndes. Sen Cemi gikvirs socialisti ratom xaro.
getyvi. imitom rom socializmi garduvalia; imitom rom arsebuli
sistema dalpa, azri dakarga da didxan veRar gastans; imitom rom im
Seni cxenze amxedrebuli kacis yavli gavida. monebs veRar gaiyoliebs.
monebi metismetad momravlda, da manam igi uzangSi fexis Sedgmas
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moaswrebdes, CamoiTreven, miwaze daanarcxeben. veRar Camocildebi monebs,

maTTan unda darCe, maTi monuri morali ylapo. gemos maincdamainc ver
Caatan, magram ras izam, unda ylapo. Seni nicSeanuri ideebiT
adamisJamindel kacad gamoCndebi. warsuls veRar daibruneb, da vinc imas
gaiZaxis, istoria meordebao, tyuis. brbo, raRa Tqma unda, ar miyvars,
magram ra unda vqna?! cxenze amxedrebul kacs veRar eRirsebi, xolo
axlandel laCar da Ror mmarTvelebs, yvela mirCevnia, vinc ar unda
movides. ase rom, wavideT! aq Tu davrCi, namdvilad gavileSebi. ici, mere,
ras ambobs eqimi?.. jandabas eqimis Tavi. naxe, rogor gavacuro.
kvira saRmo iyo da klubis patara darbazi ouklendel
socialistebs gamoetenaT, metwilad muSebi iyvnen. oratori Wkviani
ebraeli gamodga da maSinve moewona martins, Tumca misma sityvebma
antagonisturi ganwyobileba Seuqmna. misi viwro, moxrili mxrebi,
Cavardnili mkerdi aSkarad ambobda, rom es kaci getos WeSmariti Svili
iyo, da martins aSkarad warmoudga is ganuwyveteli brZola, rasac
susti, gaubedurebuli monebi awarmoeben erTi muWa batonebis winaaRmdeg,
romlebic dasabamiTve maT mbrZanebloben da qveynis aRsasrulamde
mbrZaneblebadve darCebian. es dauZlurebuli kaci martins simbolod
warmoudga. es iyo sacodavi warmomadgeneli umweoTa da gaubedurebulTa
mTeli masisa, im xalxisa, romlebic biologiuri kanonebis da cxovrebis
ukuRmarTobis wyalobiT pantapuntiT iRupebodnen. cxovrebas
Seuguebelni iyvnen. eSmakuri filosofiisa da erTad cxovrebisadmi
WianWveliseburi midrekilebis miuxedavad, bunebam isini gaswira, Zlierni
da saukeTesoni gamoarCia da maT dauWira mxari. xalxic am meods gahyva,
brmad mibaZa bunebas jiSiani cxenebisa da jiSiani kitrebis gamoyvanas
Seudga. qveynis Semqmnels, raRa Tqma unda, ukeTesi meTodis gamogonebac
SeeZlo. magram raki es arCia, xalxic amas unda dayabuldes. cxadia,
sikvdilis win krunCxvas mohyvebian, rogorc socialistebi ikrunCxebian,
romlebic erTad Seyrilan, raTa cxovrebis tanjvis Sesamsubuqeblad da
bunebis kanonebis gasacureblad rame iRonon.
aseT fiqrebs moecva martinis Tavi, aseve ilaparaka, roca brisendenma
saSveli ar misca gamodi da jojoxeTi daatrialeo. daemorCila,
wesisamebr tribunaze gavida da Tavmjdomares mimarTa. jer xmadabla
daiwyo, borZikiT, cdilobda kargad Camoeyalibebina is azrebi, rac
ebraelis gamosvlis dros mouvida TavSi. amisTana krebebze orators
xuT wuTs aZlevdnen. magram xuTi wuTi rom gauTavda martins, swored
maSin Sedioda eSxSi, axlaRa iwyebda socialistur doqtrinebze
Tavdasxmas. ise daipyro msmeneli, rom Tavmjdomares mosTxoves dro
gaugrZeleo. Rirseul mowinaaRmdeged miiCnies, gulisyuriT usmendnen,
erTi sityvac ar gamoparviaT. didi mgznebarebiTa da TavdajerebiT
laparakobda martini, arc ki cdila gamoTqmebi Seerbilebina, roca
monebs, maT moralsa da taqtikas esxmoda Tavs, gulaxdilad ganucxada
msmenelebs, monebSi Tqvena ggulisxmobTo. spenserisa da malTusis
citatebi moitana da ganviTarebis biologiuri kanoni aRiara.
amrigad, mokled Seajama man Tavisi sityva, monebisagan
Semdgari saxelmwifo ver iarsebebs. ganviTarebis ZvelisZveli kanoni
kvlav ucvlelia. arsebobisaTvis brZolaSi, rogorc ukve dagimtkiceT,
Zlieri da Zlieris STamomavloba imarjvebs, susti da misi STamomavloba
ki ispoba da nadgurdeba. xolo am brZolaSi, rac dro gadis, ZlierTa
axal da axal Taobas sul ufro da ufro emateba Zala. aseTia
ganviTarebis buneba. Tqven ki monebi mesmis, rom Zalian cudia monoba
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 Tqven-meTqi, monebi, iseT sazogadoebaze ocnebobT, saca ganviTarebis

kanoni gauqmebuli iqneba, saca susti da uniaTo xalxi ar daiRupeba,
yvela uniaTo imdens SeWams, ramdenic moundeba, imdenjer dReSi,
ramdenjerac moesurveba, saca yvela iqorwinebs sustica da Zlieric
da STamomavlobas gaaCens. amas ra mohyveba? Taobidan Taobamde
kacobriobas Zala da sasicocxlo energia aRar moemateba. piriqiT,
TandaTanobiT daknindeba. aha, Tqveni monuri filosofiis nemezida. Tqveni
sazogadoeba monebisagan Semdgari da monebisaTvis mzrunveli
TandaTanobiT dasustdeba da dairRveva. nu daiviwyebT, rom me
biologiuri kanonebis mixedviT vmsjelob da ara santimentaluri
eTikisa. monebis saxelmwifo ver iarsebebs, ver...
SeerTebul Statebze raRas ityviT? daiRriala viRacam
darbazSi.
SeerTebuli Statebi? gamoexmaura martini, cametma koloniam
gandevna TavianTi mmarTvelebi, egreT wodebuli respublika Seqmnes.
monebi Tavisive Tavis batonebi gaxdnen. xmlis Zalas dayrdnobili
batonebi aRar darCa. magram monebs ar SegeZloT ubatonoT cxovreba da
axali batonebi gamoigoneT keTilSobili da kacuri xalxi ki ara,
aramed RvarZliani da obobasaviT msxverplis momlodine vaWrebi da
mevaxSeebi. adgnen es axali batonebi da kvlav dagimones, magram ara
aSkarad da vaJkacurad, rogorc sakuTar mklavs mindobil WeSmarit
keTilSobils Seefereba, aramed farulad, aTasnairi xrikebiT, laquciT
da gaiZverobiT. Tqveni monuri sulis mosamarTleebi moisyides, kanonebi
gagiTaxsires, Tqvens Svilebs Cveulebrivi monobis tanjva ar akmares da
ufro saSineli gansacdelis SiSiT aZrwuneben. Tqveni Svilebi ori
milioni adamiani SeerTebuli Statebis savaWro oligarqias
emsaxureba, aT milion monas lukmapuri da TavSesafari ar gaaCnia. isev
Cems aRZrul sakiTxs davubrundeT. me ukve gaCveneT, rom monebis
saxelmwifo ver iarsebebs, misi buneba ar egueba ganviTarebis saerTo
kanons. Casaxvasac ki ver moaswrebs monebis sazogadoeba, rom maSinve
xrwnasa da gadagvarebas daiwyebs. litoni sityvebiT uaryofa
ganviTarebis kanonisa advili saqmea, magram ra kanons unda daeyrdnoT?
ganviTarebis axali kanoni sadRaa? CamoayalibeT! ukve Camoyalibebuli
gaqvT? maS, gviCveneT!
darbazis saSinel RriancelSi martini Tavis adgilze dajda. ocamde
kaci fexze wamoiWra, sityvas Txoulobdnen. da TandaTanobiT, taSiTa da
mowonebis SeZaxilebiT gulmocemulebma, xelebis gamwarebuli qneviT,
mgznebared moigeries martinis ieriSi. namdvili veluri Rame iyo, azrTa
Widili da Sejaxeba. zogma gadauxvia msjelobis Temas, magram gamosulTa
umravlesobam pirdapiri pasuxi gasca martins. sul axal-axali azrebi
gadmoulages, biologiis axali kanonebi ar CamouyalibebiaT, magram
Zveli gaaSuqes axleburad da sul sxva TvaliT Sexedes. iseTi
gaficxebiT laparakobdnen oratorebi, rom zogjer Tavazianobac ki
aviwydebodaT, Tavmjdomare erTi-orjer iZulebuli gaxda wesrigisaken
moewodebina.
SemTxveviT krebas eswreboda viRac axalgamoCekili reportiori.
sensaciur masalas eZebda da mTeli dRe veraferi eSovna. WkuiT ver
daitrabaxebda es axalgamoCekili reportiori. cerceta da Tavxedi iyo.
goneba metismetad Clungi hqonda da oratorebis msjelobis arsi ar
esmoda. ise ki cxvirsa bzekda, Tavi mohqonda am muSebze, am ybed
maniakebze maRla vdgavaro. Tan, udidesi pativiscemiT iyo gamsWvaluli
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im xalxis mimarT, romelTac sazogadoebis zeda fenebSi moekalaTnaT da

TavianT politikas ukarnaxebdnen erebsac da gazeTebsac. garda amisa,
Tavisi idealic hqonda am ymawvils ocnebobda didi reportiori
gamxdariyo, romelic moaxerxebda arafrisagan raime da didi raimec
Seeqmna.
rasac aq laparakobdnen, veraferi gaigo. anki ra saWiro iyo. calkeul
sityvebs rom mohkravda yurs, magaliTad revolucias. isedac
yvelaferi gasagebi xdeboda. paleontologis msgavsad, romelic napovni
Zvlisagan ConCxs aRadgens xolme, es ymawvilic sityva `revoluciisagan~
oratoris mTel gamosvlas aRadgenda. imave Rames aRadgina, da kargadac
aRadgina. xolo raki martinis gamosvlam yvelaze meti Sexla-Semoxla
gamoiwvia, gadawyvita mTlianad misTvis miewera es Sekowiwebuli
gamosvla, udides anarqistad gamoiyvana, misi reaqcionuri
individualizmi gaSanSalebul socializmad aqcia. am axalgamoCekil
reportiors sakmao saRebavebi gamoaCnda, rom mxatvrulad daexata
TvalamRvreuli, velurebiviT TmaCamozrdili, nevrasteniki da degenerati
xalxi, romelTac zedmeti gaficxebisagan xma ukankalebdaT, muStebs
aqeT-iqiT iqnevdnen da gaxelebuli brbos RrialSi uSveri sityvebiT
iginebodnen.
Tavi ocdamecxramete
meore dRes Tavis patara oTaxSi martini yavas Seeqceoda da dilis
gazeTs kiTxulobda. pirvelad sicocxleSi Tvali mohkra Tavis saxelsa
da gvars, gazeTis pirvelsave gverdze msxvili asoebiT dabeWdils.
saxtad darCa, roca Seityo Turme ouklendeli socialistebis beladi
yofiliyo. gadaikiTxa axalgamoCekili reportioris mier misi saxeliT
Sekowiwebuli mgznebare sityva da Tumca pirvelad brazi moeria aseT
siyalbeze, mere gazeTi gadaagdo da gaecina.
an mTvralis dawerilia an raRac saSinel borotmoqmedebas
mimzadeben, uTxra man imave saRamos brisendens, romelic movida da
mowyvetiT daeSva erTaderT skamze.
neta, raSi genaRvleba? hkiTxa brisendenma. ara mgonia, im
Rori burJuebis azri gainteresebdes, vinc am gazeTs kiTxulobs.
martini cota xniT Cafiqrda.
ara, raRa Tqma unda. imaTi azri raSi menaRvleba. erTi bewoTac ara.
Tumca mosalodnelia, rom es Cems urTierTobas gaarTulebs ruTis
ojaxTan. mamamisi mudam darwmunebuli iyo Cems socialistobaSi, es
ubadruki werili kidev ufro ganumtkicebs rwmenas. misi azri sulac ar
mepitnaveba... Tumca sulerTia. minda wagikiTxo, rac dRes davwere...
`dagvianebuli~, ra Tqma unda. ukve Suaze var misuli.
daiwyo Tu ara kiTxva, mariam kari SemoaRo da koxtad gamowkepil
axalgazrda kacs SemouZRva, romelmac swrafad moatara oTaxSi Tvali,
jer navTquras Sexeda, mere samzareulo SeaTvaliera kuTxeSi da bolos
martinze SeaCera mzera.
dabrZandiT, mimarTa brisendenma.
martini gverdze miiwia, Camosajdomi adgili gauTavisufla loginze
da daacada, ras ityviso.
me Tqveni wuxandeli sityva movismine, mister iden, da
interviusTvis movedi, daiwyo man.
brisendens guliani sicili auvarda.
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 Tanamoazre socialistia? hkiTxa reportiorma da erTbaSad

brisendenisken mibrunda, SeaTvaliera, raTa am momakvdavi kacis
dasaxatavad ferebi SeerCia.
nuTu aman dawera? Cailaparaka martinma, es xom jer sul
balRia!
ratom ar miakereb?! uTxra brisendenma, aTas dolars ar
daviSurebdi, xuTi wuTiT janmrTeli filtvebi rom momca.
axalgamoCekili reportiori cota ar iyos Secba es sityvebi mas
Seexeboda, mourideblad pirSi eubnebodnen. magram redaqtoris Seqeba
socialistebis mitingis brwyinvaled aRwerisaTvis axalmosmenili
hqonda, Tanac Semdgomi davaleba mieRo interviu gaemarTa martin
idenTan arsebuli weswyobilebis organizebuli mtrebis beladTan.
sawinaaRmdego xom araferi geqnebaT, suraTi rom gadagiRoT, mister
iden? mimarTa man, fotoreportiori gareT melodeba. axlave rom
gadaviRoT sjobso, ambobs, mzis Casvlamde. intervius merec moveswrebiT.
fotoreportiori! gawela brisendenma, raRas ucdi, martin,
ver miakereb.
vberdebi, etyoba, miugo martinma, xom vici, rom misatyepia,
magram raRacnairad mezareba.
dedamisi mainc Seicode, ar eSveboda brisendeni.
magas ki marTals ambob. upasuxa martinma, magram imxela
sababi mainc ar aris, rom saCxubrad aRmZras. xom yvelafers sWirdeba
erTgvari gaRizianeba. Tanac ra azri aqvs.
namdvilad... namdvilad ara aqvs azri, SesZaxa gaxarebulma
reportiorma, Tumca imdenad Secbunebuliyo, rom cal Tvals mainc ar
aSorebda kars.
Tumca erTi sityvac ki, rac amas daujRabnia, marTali ar aris,
ganagrZo martinma da brisendens Sexeda.
es saerTo angariSs warmoadgens, unda gamigoT, gabeduleba
moikriba reportiorma, Tanac mSvenieri reklamaa. marto es rad Rirs.
madlobelic unda iyoT.
xom gaige, martin. mSvenieri reklamaa, Zmobilo! didis ambiT
gaimeora brisendenma.
Tanac madlobeli unda viyo, Turme... kargad daufiqrdi!
gamoexmaura martini.
erTi es mibrZaneT, sad daibadeT, mister iden? hkiTxa
reportiorma da iseTi gamometyveleba miiRo, TiTqos didi gulisyuriT
usmenso.
xom xedav, arc ki iwers, SesZaxa brisendenma, zepirad
imaxsovrebs.
CemTvis egec sakmarisia, ymawvili yovelnairad cdilobda, SiSi
ar Setyoboda, kargma reportiorma CaweriT ratom unda Seiwuxos Tavi!
wuxandel angariSs etyoba, ra sakmarisic iyo, magram brisendeni
sulac ar yofila kvietisturi mimarTulebis mimdevari, ase rom xeladve
Secvala xma da martins SesZaxa, martin, am vaJbatons Tu ar miakere,
icode me gamoviReb xels, Tunda imave wuTSi mkvdari davvarde Zirs.
rom mivtyepo? hkiTxa martinma.
brisendeni Cafiqrda da Tavi dauqnia.
imave wuTSi martini sawolis Zgideze Camocurebuliyo da
axalgamoCekili reportioris Tavi muxlebSi moeqcia, pirCaRma.
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 oRond kbena ar iyos, gaafrTxila martinma, Torem

cxvirpirsac gagibrtyeleb da mere sananebeli gamixdeba, mSvenieri
sifaTi gaqvs.
aswevda marjvena xels da dauSvebda, kidev da kidev, swrafad.
Tanabari moZraobiT. axalgamoCekili reportiori sxmartalebda,
igineboda, iwmaxneboda, magram kbena arc ufiqria. brisendeni dinjad
Sehyurebda, Tumca erTi piroba isic afeTqda, viskis boTls staca xeli
da SesZaxa, mec mimiSvi, erTi mec Cavartya.
bedi Seni, rom xeli dameRala, Tqva bolos martinma da gaCerda,
sul damibuJda.
reportiori qeCoTi wamoayena da loginze dasva.
axlave davaWerineb Tqvens Tavs, amoiRmuvla biWma, romelsac
bavSvuri gagulisebis cremlebi RapaRupiT Camosdioda alewil saxeze,
amas ar SegarCenT, Torem Tqven TviTon naxavT!
Se sawyalo tikina!! uTxra martinma. kidev ver Seigne, rom
molipul gzaze eSvebi. ra namusia, ra patiosneba, ra kacoba, amdeni
tyuilis moWorva adamianze. rom arc esmis!
aq magisTvis movida swored, rom gaego, Tqva brisendenma.
maS... jer Semarcxvina, Tavi momWra da mere mobrZanda. morCa,
meduqne nisias damixuravs. magram yvelaze dasanani is aris, rom es
sabralo vaJbatoni aRar moiSlis, sul am gziT ivlis, manam
pirvelxarisxovan Jurnalistad da pirvelxarisxovan aramzadad ar
iqceva.
dro jer bevria, uTxra brisendenma, vin icis, iqneb swored
Sen giweria, magis wesier adamianad moqceva. ratom mec ar amomartymevine,
mec viqnebodi gareuli keTil saqmeSi.
cixeSi gamovalpobineb Tqvens Tavs, orives erTad, T-Tqve mxecebo!
zluqunebda gzasacdenili ymawvili.
ara. metismetad lamazi da nazi saxe aqvs. naRvlianad gadaaqnia
Tavi martinma, movtyuvdi, sul tyuilubralod davibeJe xeli. am
vaJbatons veRaraferi gamoasworebs. namdvilad didi da svebednieri
Jurnalisti gaxdeba. sindisis natamalic ara scxia. marto es rad Rirs!
amasobaSi biWma moaxelTa da gaSpa, saSinlad dafeTebuli iyo,
brisendenma zurgSi ar momayolos boTlio, romelic isev xelSi eWira.
meore dilas martinma kidev bevri iseTi ram Seityo gazeTebidan
sakuTari Tavis Sesaxeb, razedac aqamde warmodgenac ara hqonia. `diax,
Cven sazogadoebis Seurigebeli mtrebi varT, ganucxadebia mas
intervius dros, ara, anarqistebi ara varT, socialistebi varT~. roca
reportiors SeuniSnavs am or skolas Soris didi gansxvaveba ar unda
iyoso. martinma Turme mxrebi aiCeCa da aRaraferi Tqva, daeTanxma. saxe
yovelnairad asimetriuli hqoniyo, degradaciis bevri sxva aSkara niSanic
aRmosCenoda. gansakuTrebiT damaxasiaTebeli iyo Turme misi sisxliani,
anTebuli Tvalebi da namdvili mkvlelis xelebi.
isic gaigo martinma, rom igi Turme yovel saRamos gamodis sityvebiT
siti-hol-parkSi, muSebis winaSe da anarqistebsa da agitatorebSi,
romlebic iq xalxs aRelvebs da revs, yvelaze metad popularulia,
yvelaze ufro revolucionur sityvebsac warmoTqvams. axalgamoCekil
reportiors saRebavebi ar daeSurebina martinis mocucqnuli oTaxis
dasaxatavad. ar gamorCenoda arc navTqura, arc is erTaderTi skami,
romelzedac samaridan amoRebuli mkvdari ijda, iseTi gamometyveleba
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hqoniyo am mawanwalas, TiTqos oci weli cixeSi yofiliyos gamoketili,

ganmartoebul sakanSi da axlaxan gamoeSvaT.
saerTod, didi sibejiTe gamoeCina axalgamoCekil reportiors. yvelgan
daeynosa, yvelgan mimZvral-momZvraliyo, martinis mTeli sagvareulo
istoria gamoeCxrika, higinboTamis duqnis geSic aeRo, suraTic ki
gadaeRo am duqnisa, romlis wina planze TviTon bernard higinboTami iyo
gamosaxuli. es vaJbatoni ise iyo aRwerili, rogorc yovlad
ganaTlebuli da sapativcemulo saqmosani, romelsac colisZmis
socialisturi Sexedulebani gulze xeTqavda da saerTod yovelgvari
kavSiri gawyvetili hqonda masTan; colisZmas axasiaTebda, rogorc
nacarqeqias, uqnaras, yovelgvari saqmisaTvis Tavis amridebels, romelic,
adre Tu gvian, usaTuod cixeSi amohyofda Tavs. merienis qmrisTvisac
CamoerTmiaT interviu, herman fon SmidtisaTvis. man ojaxis
TavismomWreli uwoda Turme martins, samudamod gaemijna mas. `gayvlefa
momindoma, uTxra Turme fon Smidtma reportiors, magram maSinve
movukete yovelgvari gza. metad veRarc mosunavs CemTan. usaqmuri
kacisagan kargs arafers unda elode, arafer xeirs dagayris~.
axla ki marTlac gacecxlda martini. brisendeni yvelafer amas
rogorc karg TavisSesaqcev xumrobas, ise uyurebda, magram megobris
damSvideba mainc ver moaxerxa, radgan martinma icoda, rom ameebis axsna
ruTisTvis Zneli iqneboda. qalis mamas, raRa Tqma unda, didad
gaaxarebda es ambavi, axla igi yovel Rones ixmarda, raTa qorwinebis
saqme CaeSala. maleve darwmunda Tavisi varaudis sisworeSi. saRamos
fostam ruTis werili moutana. cudi winaTgrZnobiT Sepyrobilma
martinma konverti gaxsna da oTaxSi arc Sesula, iqve waikiTxa werili,
karebSive, saca fostalionma miawoda. kiTxulobda da xeli uneburad
jibeSi Tambaqosa da Tambaqos gasaxvev yavisfer qaRalds eZebda. aRarc ki
gaxsenebia, rom jibe carieli hqonda, Tambaqosa da gasaxvev qaRalds
didi xania aRar atarebda.
werili sakmaod mSvidi iyo. gabrazebis niSanwyalic ki ar igrZnoboda.
magram pirvelive sityvidan bolomde mTel werilSi didi imedgacrueba
da gulistkivili gamosWvioda. mets movelodi Sengano, swerda qali.
megona, daiviwye Seni Wabukuri Tavqarianoba, Cveni siyvaruli sakmao
sawindari megona imisa, rom seriozuli da Rirseuli cxovreba dagewyoo.
axla dedaCemi da mamaCemi sastiki winaaRmdegi arian Cveni qorwinebiso.
mec raRa mqonda saTqmeli, roca camde marTlebi ariano. Cven erTad
bednierebi ver viqnebiT. Tavidanve ukuRmarTad daiwyo yvelaferi.
erTaderTi sinanuli iyo gamoTqmuli mTels werilSi da imanac mwared
ukbina martins. `rame saqmisTvis rom mogekida xeli, sadme samsaxurSi
mowyobas rom cdiliyavi! swerda qali, magram es SeuZlebeli
aRmoCnda. areul da velur cxovrebas iyavi miCveuli. vici, rom Seni
brali ar aris. sul Seni bunebisa da aRzrdis saqmea. gana gamtyuneb. amas
nu daiviwyeb. Secdoma moxda. mamaCemi da dedaCemi marTali aRmoCndnen.
Cven erTmaneTisaTvis ara varT gaCenili. da bedi Cveni, rom es, ase Tu
ise, droze gamoirkva... Cems naxvas nuRar ecdebi, swerda igi bolos,
es iqneboda ubeduri Sexvedra CvenTvisac da dedaCemisTvisac. isedac
didi tkivili da mwuxareba mivayene. ramden xans unda vicocxlo, rom es
codva gamovisyido!~
meoredac gadaikiTxa werili, mere dajda da pasuxi dawera.
Camouyaliba yvelaferi, rac ki socialistebis mitingze ilaparaka;
miswera gazeTSi sul sawinaaRmdego ewera imisa, rac sinamdvileSi
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vTqvio. werilis dasasruls igi mxurvaled eficeboda siyvaruls.

`mipasuxe, emudareboda igi, mxolod erTi ram mipasuxe: giyvarvar?
sxva arafers gTxov am kiTxvaze mipasuxe~.
magram gavida meore dRe, mesamec, pasuxi ki ar Canda.
`dagvianebulisTvis~ xelic aRar uxlia, magidaze egdo, magidis qveS
dabrunebuli xelnawerebis grova sul ufro izrdeboda da izrdeboda.
pirvelad Tavis sicocxleSi martins mSvidi Zili daufrTxa da uZilobam
Seawuxa, mTeli Rameebi mousvenrad wrialebda. samjer mivida morzebTan,
magram samivejer kari msaxurma gauRo da ar SeuSva. brisendeni loginad
Cavardniliyo, sastumroSi iwva da ver inZreoda, martini xSirad midioda
megobarTan, magram ar undoda Tavisi gasaWiriT Seewuxebina.
gasaWiri ki bevri hqonda. axalgamoCekili reportioris moqmedebis
Sedegebi ufro farTo aRmoCnda, vidre martini warmoidgenda,
portugalielma bayalma nisia dauxura. memwvanilem, romelsac Tavi
amerikelobiT mohqonda, samSoblos moRalate uwoda da yovelgvari
urTierToba gawyvita masTan im zomamde moeria patriotuli grZnoba,
rom saerTod mospo martinis angariSi, Zveli valis gadaxdac ki
aukrZala. aseTive ganwyobileba daeufla mezoblebsac, maTi guliswyroma
TandaTanobiT izrdeboda. moRalate socialistTan urTierToba aravis
ar surda. sabralo marias eWvi da SiSi stanjavda, magram mainc erTguli
darCa. mezobel bavSvebs ukve gaqrobodaT is Tavzardamcemi
STabeWdileba, rac erTxel martinTan misulma didebulma karetam
gamoiwvia da axla Soridan (axlos misvlisa eSinodaT) eZaxdnen
`uqnarasa~ da `mawanwalas~. marias balRebi ki erTgulebas inarCunebdnen,
TavgamodebiT icavdnen martinis interesebs, misi gulisTvis araerTjer
gaumarTavT brZola, dalilavebuli Tvalebi da gasisxlianebuli cxviri
Cveulebrivi movlena gaxda da aman kidev ufro gaamZafra marias
SeSfoTeba da sasowarkveTileba.
erT dRes gertrudas Sexvda martini ouklendSi da gaigo is, rasac
isedac eloda bernard biginboTami sul cofebsa yrida Turme, mTeli
ojaxi Segvarcxvina da saqveynod gamogvaWenao, Cems saxlSi magisi fexi
ar vnaxoo.
ratom arsad ar waxval, martin? Seemudara gertruda, wadi
sadme, rame xeirian saqmes moekide. manamde aqac gaivlis yvelaferi da
ukanve dabrundebi.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams. anki ra unda eTqva?
masa da misianebs Soris uzarmazari gonebrivi ufskruli gaCeniliyo. am
ufserulis danaxvac ki zaravda martins, rogorRa unda gadaelaxa da
aexsna maTTvis Tavisi pozicia nicSeanelis damokidebuleba
socializmTan. iseTi sityvebi, riTac igi Tavisianebs gaagebinebda Tavis
pozicias, saerTod ar arsebobda, arc inglisur enaSi, arc sxva romelime
enaSi. erTs rasme moiTxovdnen muSaoba daiwyeo! sxva arafers. es iyo
maTi pirveli sityvac da ukanasknelic. maTi azrovnebis leqsikoni am
erTi sityviT ganisazRvreboda. samsaxuri daiwye! samsaxuri iSove!
sawyali, gamoTayvanebuli monebi, fiqrobda martini da gertrudas
usmenda. raRa gasakviria, rom qveyana Zlierebma Caigdes xelT. monebi
TavianTive monuri suliskveTebisagan ver ganTavisuflebulan. samsaxuri
maTTvis oqros kerpad qceuliyo da pirqvedamxobilebi scemdnen Tayvans.
gertrudam fuli SesTavaza, magram martinma uaris niSnad kvlav
gaaqnia Tavi, Tumca icoda, rom cota xanSi isev mevaxSes unda
misdgomoda.
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 bernards nuRar gaekarebi, urCia dam, ramdenime TveSi es

brazi gadauvlis da iqneb mefurgonedac ki agiyvanos, Senc Tu indomeb.
manamde rame Tu dagWirdeba, Sematyobine da me TviTon moval. ar
dagaviwydes.
tirili waskda da gaSorda, wavida. martinma Tvali gaayola da guli
Cawyda, roca SeniSna, rogor Zlivs miabijebda sxeuliT damZimebuli
qali. Sehyurebda das da uceb, TiTqos, nicSeanuri Senoba xuxulasaviT
Seirya da Setortmanda. monebis klasze msjeloba abstraqtulad Zneli
saqme ar iyo, magram roca es sakuTar ojaxs Seexo, arc advili gamodga.
xolo gertrudaze kargi magaliTi ZalmomreobiT daCagruli monisa,
albaT arc moiZebneboda. am paradoqsze martins mwared gaeRima. kai
nicSeaneli ki yofila, gulis pirvelsave aCqrolebaze Tu Seerya rwmena
da msoflmxedveloba! gana imave monurma moralma ar Seacbuna axla, aba
sxva ra iyo dis Sebraleba?! Zlieri adamiani yovelgvar sibralulsa da
TanagrZnobaze maRla unda idges. sibraluli da TanagrZnoba monaTa
ubadruk soroebSi iSva, saca simwris oflCamomdinare gaubedurebuli
xalxi binadrobs.
Tavi meormoce
`dagvianebuli~ aRarc gaxsenebia. magidaze egdo. rac ki xelnawerebi
hqonda dagzavnili, axla magidis qveS eyara yvela. mxolod erT
xelnawers ar SeeSva isev agzavnida redaqciidan redaqciaSi. es iyo
brisendenis `efemera~. velosipedi da Savi kostiumi isev mevaxSesTan
hqonda dagiravebuli, sabeWdi manqanis biurodan isev da isev daJinebiT
moiTxovdnen qiras. magram amisTana rameebi ukve aRar awuxebda martins.
igi axali gzis ZiebaSi iyo da manam am gzas miagnebda, cxovreba TiTqos
sul gaCerebuliyo.
gavida ramdenime kvira da uceb moxda is, rasac martini mTeli am xnis
ganmavlobaSi moeloda. ruTs Sexvda moulodnelad quCaSi. Tavisive Zma
mohyveboda, normani, da ise daiWires Tavi, TiTqos martini ver SeeniSnaT.
mere normanma misi CamoSorebac scada.
Tu ar moeSvebiT Cems das, icodeT, policiels davuZaxeb,
daemuqra normani, sulac ara surs TqvenTan laparaki da Tqveni aseTi
Cacieba Seuracxmyofelia.
Zalian nu iCqarebT, Torem marTlac policia gaxdeba
gamosaZaxebeli da gazeTebSi gamogaWeneben, SeubRvira martinma,
axla CamomecaleT... Tu gnebavT, wadiT da policiels dauZaxeT. ruTs
unda movelaparako.
me Sengan unda movismino yvelaferi, uTxra man ruTs.
qali gadafiTrebuliyo, kankalebda, magram mainc Sedga da martins
Sexeda, TiTqos ver gaego, ras sTxovdnen.
imaze mipasuxe, werilSi rom SegekiTxe, Seaxsena martinma.
normani kvlav mouTmenlad awrialda, magram martinma gadaxeda da
adgilze gaaqvava.
qalma Tavi gaaqnia.
Sen TviTon dawere is werili, Seni surviliT? CaekiTxa martini.
diax, xmadabla, magram mtkiced upasuxa qalma, Cemi surviliT.
ise momWeri Tavi, rom megobrebTan Sexvedra mrcxvenia. Cems meti
salaparako aRaraferi aqvT. meti ra unda giTxra. Sen me gamaubedure da
aRarc minda metad gnaxo.
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 megobrebi! Worikanebi! gazeTis ciliswameba!.. siyvarulze maRla

ayeneb amisTana rameebs? axla ki vxedav, rom arasodes ar gyvarebivar.
qals erTbaSad Seufaklda gafiTrebuli saxe.
mas Semdeg, rac Cvens Soris moxda, Sen mainc amas ambob? Zlivs
gasagonad amoilaparaka ruTma, Sen TviTonve ar ici, ras ambob, martin.
mec sxvebTan gamaTanabre?!
xom xedavT, rom TqvenTan Sexvedra ar siamovnebs, miaxala normanma,
das xeli gamosdo da wavidnen.
martini gverdze gadga, gaatara isini, Tan ki xeli uneburad jibeSi
Caacura, Tambaqosa da yavisfer qaRalds dauwyo Zebna, rac sinamdvileSi
ar arsebula.
Crdilo ouklendamde karga didi manZili iyo gasavleli, magram roca
kibe aiara da Tavis oTaxSi Sevida, maSinRa mixvda, rom es gza ukve
gaevlo. sawolis Zgideze Camomjdariyo da axalgamofxizlebuli
mTvareuliviT Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT acecebda. magidaze `dagvianebuli~
SeniSna. skami moswia, gadajda da kalmistars daswvda. iseTi buneba
hqonda, rom manam dawyebul saqmes ar daamTavrebda, ver moisvenebda. da,
ager, daumTavrebeli samuSao edo magidaze. sxva saqme hqonda
dasasrulebeli da imitom gadasdo es. axla is sxva saqme damTavrebuli
iyo da SeeZlo isev mas mobruneboda. mere ras mohkidebda xels, es ukve
aRar icoda. isRa icoda mxolod, rom mis cxovrebaSi dadga raRac
kritikuli momenti, raRac axali periodi, rac iseve unda daesrulebina,
rogorc patiosani muSa daamTavrebs xolme dawyebul saqmes. momavalSi
ra moxdeboda, eg ukve aRar ainteresebda. albaT, amas male gaigebda.
aRar enaRvleboda, rac ar unda momxdariyo. saerTod, aRaraferi
enaRvleboda.
xuTi dRe imuSava `dagvianebulze~. arsad gasula, aravis Sexvedria,
saWmels cotas cicqnida. meeqvse dilas fostalionma Txeli konverti
moutana `parTenonidan~ iyo. gadahkra Tu ara Tvali, xelad mixvda,
rom `efemera~ mieRoT.
`mister kartrait briuss wavakiTxeT poema, werda redaqtori, da
iseTi kargi daskvna mogvca, rom gadavwyviteT dasabeWdad miviRoT. Tu ra
siamovnebiT miviReT Tqveni poema, amis dasturad isic ikmarebs giTxraT,
rom agvistos nomerSive vapirebT gamoqveynebas, ivlisis nomeri ukve
awyobilia, Torem ivlisSiac mivcemdiT. gTxovT gadasceT mister
brisendens Cveni didi madloba da aRtaceba. iqneb rogorme
gamogvigzavnoT misi fotosuraTi da biografiuli cnobebi. Tu Cveni
SemoTavazebuli honorari ar dagakmayofilebT, gTxovT axlave
gvidepeSoT da gvacnoboT, Tqven ra honorars inebebdiT~.
raki samasormocdaaT dolars sTavazobdnen, martinma saWirod aRar
CaTvala depeSis gagzavna. axla brisendenis Tanxmoba unda mieRo. rac ar
unda iyos, martini marTali gamodga. bolos da bolos, xom aRmoCnda
iseTi redaqtori, romelmac WeSmariti poezia gaigo da daafasa.
honoraric didebuli iyo, Tundac `saukunis poema~ ewodebinaT
nawarmoebisaTvis. rac Seexeba kartrait briuss, es iyo erTaderTi
kritikosi, romlis Sexedulebebsac brisendeni pativsa scemda.
martini tramvaiSi Cajda, gahyurebda quCebs, saxlebs da
gulistkiviliT fiqrobda, Tu ra usixarulod Sexvda megobris
warmatebas da Tavis sakuTar gamarjvebasac. amerikis yvelaze kargma
kritikosma brwyinvale Sefaseba misca poemas, da martinic aki ambobda
kargi nawarmoebi usaTuod gaikvlevs gzas JurnalebSio; xom gamarTlda
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misi varaudi! magram Zveli enTuziazmi gaunelda da axla grZnobda, rom

brisendenis naxvas ufro eSureboda, vidre misTvis sasixarulo ambis
mitanas. axlaRa gaaxsenda, mTeli xuTi dRe, rac `dagvianebulze~
muSaobda, brisendenisa araferi gaugia, arc ki mohgonebia. erTianad
gamovTayvandio, gaifiqra, megobrisa Sercxva, ase rogor daviviwyeo.
magram saintereso is iyo, rom didad arc sircxvils Seuwuxebia.
yovelgvari mgrZnobeloba dauClungda, garda SemoqmedebiTi gznebisa,
riTac igi `dagvianebuls~ werda. yvelaferi danarCenis mimarT srul
apaTias ganicdida, aRaraferi ar ainteresebda. mTeli es cxovrebis
fusfusi, tramvais zuzuni, yvelaferi, rasac irgvliv xedavda, Soreuli
da ararealuri gamxdariyo. aseTive gulgrili darCeboda, uceb eger
eklesiis maRali samreklo rom morRveuliyo da Tavze dafSvnoda.
sastumros kibe swrafad airbina da swrafadve daeSva dabla.
brisendenis oTaxi carieli dauxvda. bargi sul gaekrifaT.
misamarTic ar dautovebia mister brisendens? hkiTxa man
moriges, romelmac martins gakvirvebuli Tvalebi miaStera.
araferi gagigiaT? hkiTxa man.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia.
gazeTebi sul mag ambiT aris gadaWrelebuli. mkvdari naxes
loginSi. Tavi mouklavs. tyvia dauxlia TavSi.
ukve damarxes? TiTqos viRac sxvisi SekiTxva gaegonos martins,
Soridan moWrili xma.
ara. gakveTis Semdeg cxedari aRmosavleTSi waasvenes. Tavisianebis
daqiravebulma veqilebma moagvares yovelgvari saqme.
ra eCqarebodaT?!
rasa brZanebT, xuTi dRis win mokvda.
xuTi dRis win?
diax, xuTi dRis win.
oh, esRa aRmoxda martins, mobrunda da wamovida.
gzad fostaSi Seiara da `parTenons~ depeSa gaugzavna, poemis
dabeWdvis nebarTva misca. jibeSi xuTi centiRa hqonda, ukan
dasabrunebeli fuli, amitom depeSa fasdadebiT gagzavna.
dabrunda Tu ara Tavis oTaxSi, wera ganagrZo. dReebi Rameebs
cvlidnen, es ki ijda da werda. arsad ar gasula, mevaxSesTan mivida
mxolod: roca moSivdeboda, cotas mocicqnida, Tuki eqneboda im dros
rame saWmeli, arada isedac iolas gadioda, uWmeli ijda. moTxroba
Tavidanve hqonda mofiqrebuli Tavebis mixedviT, magram weris dros bevri
ram Secvala, raTa meti STambeWdavi Zala hqonoda, aman ki oci aTasi
sityviT gazarda nawarmoebi. gansakuTrebuli mizezebi ara yofila
TiTqos, rom ase gulmodgined daemuSavebina es moTxroba, magram
sxvagvari muSaoba ukve aRar SeeZlo. ijda gaognebuli, gare samyarodan
sruliad mowyvetili, ukve gamomuSavebul literaturul xerxebs
meqanikurad iyenebda, rogorc aCrdili dafarfatebs xolme SeCveul
adgilebSi. gaaxsenda viRacis naTqvami aCrdili gardacvlili
adamianis sulia, magram TviTon vera xvdeba amaso. uceb SeCerda iqneb
mec mkvdari var da vera vgrZnobo, gaifiqra.
dadga is dRec, roca moTxroba ukve damTavrebuli iyo. gamqiravebeli
kantoris agenti mosuliyo da iqve eloda, sabeWd manaqanas eloda,
loginze Camomjdariyo, martini ki Tavis erTaderT skamze ijda da
ukanaskneli Tavis bolo gverdebs beWdavda. `dasasruli~ miabeWda man
didi asoebiT, da es misTvis marTlac dasasruli iyo. Tvali gaayola
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agents, rogor gahqonda manqana, SvebiT amoisunTqa, mere mobrunda da

loginze dawva. SimSilisagan Zala gamoleoda. ocdaTeqvsmeti saaTi
Sesrulebuliyo, rac nawili ar Casvloda pirSi, magram amaze axla ar
fiqrobda. iwva gulaRma, Tvalebi daexuWa da saerTod araferzedac ara
fiqrobda. sruli apaTiis burusi nel-nela mococavda mis gonebaSi da
saburveliviT exveoda. sanaxevrod buranSi wasuli im anonimuri leqsebis
striqonebs butbutebda, rasac brisendeni imeorebda xolme xSirad. es
monotonuri butbuti meore oTaxSiac aRwevda da maria SeSfoTebuli
wrialebda. leqsis sityvebi misTvis arafris mTqmeli iyo, magram es
gabmuli butbuti afiqrebda. `me movrCi yvelafers~, aseTi iyo mTavari
azri leqsisa:
me movrCi mReras
gadavde Cangi.
wamoepara Crdilebi mindors
da sabolood miwyda simRera.
me movrCi mReras
gadavde Cangi.
dro iyo, roca SaSvebis darad,
danamul buCqebs mec vumRerodi.
axla davmunjdi,
xma aRar momdevs,
gamomelia simReris Zala.
qancgawyvetili frinvelis msgavsad
suls Zlivs vibruneb da Zlivs vWylopineb.
me movrCi mReras
gadavde Cangi.
meti veRar moiTmina mariam, RumelTan mivarda. jamSi supi amoiRo,
kargad amousva qvabSi CamCa da rac ki xorci da bostneuli mohyva,
TiTqmis isic Sig CauZaxa. martini wamojda, TefSi CamoarTva, Tan supsa
xvrepda da Tan marias amSvidebda nu geSinia, ar mabodebs, sicxe
sulac ar maqvso.
maria rom gavida, igi uxalisod Camojda loginze moCvaruli,
mxrebCamoSvebuli, Camqrali TvalebiT aqeT-iqiT iyureboda, magram
verafers xedavda. mere Jurnali SeniSna, dilis fostas moetana,
gauxsneli egdo. burusiT Cabnelebul TavSi raRacam elvasaviT gahkra.
`parTenonia~, gaifiqra man, agvistos nomeri. albaT, `efemera~ iqneba
dabeWdili. eh, brisendeni rom cocxali iyos!
Jurnalis furcvlas mohyva da uceb gauSeSda xeli: `efemerasaTvis~
mxatvrulad gaformebuli saTauri miecaT da teqstic raRacnairi
samkaulebiT iyo moxatuli, berdslis stilze. saTauris erT mxares
brisendenis fotosuraTi moeTavsebinaT, meore mxares ki ingliseli
elCis ser jon valius suraTi. iqve redaqciis SeniSvna iyo
wamZRvarebuli: ser jon valius saqveynod ganecxadebina, amerikaSi
poetebi aRar ariano, da axla, `efemeras~ dabeWdviT, `parTenoni~ TiTqos
elCs upasuxebda `esec Tqven, ser jon valius!~ kartrait briusi
udides amerikel kritikosad iyo moxsenebuli da iqve misi sityvebic
daebeWdaT: `efemera~ udidesi poemaa, aseTi poema amerikaSi jer ar
dawerilao. redaqciis SeniSvna ase mTavrdeboda: `Cven jer kidev kargad
ara gvaqvs Segnebuli `efemeras~ sidiade. amas, albaT, verc verasodes
movaxerxebT. magram vkiTxulobT da vkiTxulobT am poemas da gvikvirs
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ra sityvebia SerCeuli, rogor aris ganlagebuli es sityvebi, saidan

amokriba aseTi sityvebi mister brisendenma, rogor moaxerxa ase
moxdenilad maTi erTmaneTTan Serwyma~. am wamZRvarebul SeniSvnas poemis
teqsti mohyveboda.
kidev kargi, rom cocxali aRara xar, bris, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro,
wamoibutbuta martinma, Jurnali muxlebSi Cacurda da iatakze
davarda.
ise ugemovnod da uxamsod iyo yvelaferi es gakeTebuli, rom kacs
guls aurevda, magram martini apaTiurad iyo ganwyobili, guli ar arevia.
gulis siRrmeSi surda, gabrazebuliyo, magram gabrazebis Zalac ar
SerCenoda. erTnairad gaxevebuliyo. sisxli ise gahyinoda, rom
gagulisebisagan aRar uCqrolavda. ra moxda, bolos da bolos? aseTia
burJuaziuli sazogadoeba, rac brisendens sZulda da ezizReboda.
sabralo bris! Caibutbuta martinma, amas arasodes ar
mapatiebda.
Zlivs wamoiTria weli, yuTi gamoswia, romelSiac aqamde sabeWd
manqanas inaxavda. moCxrika Sig da misi megobris dawerili TerTmeti
leqsi amoiRo. gardigardmo gadafxriwa saTiTaod da kalaTaSi Cahyara.
ar aCqarebula, dinjad gaakeTa es. mere mobrunda da isev sawolis
Zgideze Camojda, Tvali sivrces gauStera.
TviTonac ver ityoda, ramden xans ijda ase, bolos misi TvalTaxedvis
Cabnelebul horizontze raRac TeTri zoli gaCnda. ucnauri iyo, magram
kargad rom daakvirda, erT-erTi wyalgamkveTi marjnis rifi aRmoCnda,
wynar okeaneSi. mere am zolSi patara navi gamoikveTa. kiCoze
axalgazrda, brinjaosferi RmerTi ijda, welze wiTeli qsovili moexvia
da elvare niCbiT talRebsa hkveTda. maSinve icno. moti iyo, tomis
beladis tatis umcrosi vaJiSvili. etyoboda, taitis maxloblad unda
yofiliyo, da am rifs gadaRma zRapruli qveyana papara iqneboda, sadac,
mdinaris SesarTavTan, beladis islis qoxi idga. saRamo xani iyo da moti
Tevzaobidan Sin brundeboda. axali didi zvirTebis moxeTqebas
elodeboda moti, raTa rifs Tavze gadavleboda da gasuliyo. mere uceb
sakuTari Tavic SeniSna martinma navSi, qimze ijda, rogorc bevrjer
mjdara xolme winaT, niCbebi moemarjvebina da motis niSansRa eloda,
raTa cofianiviT moesva, roca didi, firuzisferi talRa gadmoevleboda.
erTi wuTic da is ukve Soridan mWvreteli aRar iyo, marTlac navSi
ijda. moti Rrialebda, oriveni gamwarebiT usvamdnen niCbebs, wamoqoCril
talRebsa hkveTdnen. wylis kveTas iseTi SiSini gahqonda, rogorc gemidan
gamoSvebul orTqls; haerSi wylis Sxefebi idga. ramdenime gamwarebuli
mosma, zvirTis moxeTqeba, yuris wamRebi Rriali da navi uceb wynar
dinebaSi moeqca. moti icinoda, Tvalidan mlaSe wyals iwmendda, ukve
wynarad usvamdnen niCbebs, marjnis napirisaken micuravdnen, saca
qoqosebis palmebSi Cadgmuli, Camavali mzis sxivebiT oqrosfrad
aelvarebuli islis qoxi moCanda.
isev burusi Camoefara am suraTs, martins Tavisi mocucqnuli areuldareuli oTaxi gamoekveTa. amaod cdilobda kvlav taitis xilvas. icoda,
rom axla aq, xeebqveS, gaxurebuli simRera hqondaT, gogonebi mardad
cekvavdnen mTvaris sinaTleze, magram martini veRar xedavda. igi axla
Tavis areul-dareul magidasRa xedavda, im cariel adgils, saca sabeWdi
manqana edga xolme, da gaurecxav fanjris minebs. kvnesa aRmoxda,
Tvalebi daxuWa da CaeZina.
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Tavi ormocdameerTe.
mTeli Rame magrad eZina da diliT fostalionma gaaRviZa. moTenTili
iyo, moCvarTuli da werilebs uxalisod dauwyo Tvaliereba. erT Txel
konvertSi, romelic e. w. `mekobreTa~ Jurnalidan miiRo, ocdaori
dolaris Ceki aRmoCnda. TiTqmis weliwad-naxevari eloda igi am fuls.
axla ki gulgrilad daxeda. is TrTolva, rasac Jurnalidan Cekis
miRebis dros ganicdida xolme, warsuls Cabareboda. Zveli Cekebisagan
gansxvavebiT, es gulSi momavlis imeds ukve aRar usaxavda. ubralod,
ocdaori dolaris Ceki iyo da meti aRaraferi rame sanovages iyidda
da morCa!
amave fostam meore Cekic moutana niu-iorkis yovelkvireuli
Jurnalidan, raRac saxumaro leqsebisaTvis, rac ramdenime Tvis winaT
mieRoT. aTi dolaris Ceki gamoegzavnaT. raRac azri mouvida da dinjad
aswon-daswona. aRar icoda, ra unda gaekeTebina da amitom arc
eCqareboda. magram, amasTan, xom unda ecxovra! aTasnairi valebi xom unda
gadaexada! xom ar ajobebda, am aTi dolariT markebi eyida da magidis
qveS daxvavebuli xelnawerebi erTxel kidev daegzavna? iqneb erTi-ori
mainc mieRoT. amiT cotaTi suls moiTqvamda. gonivruli eCvena es azri,
gadaaxurdava Cekebi ouklendis bankSi da aTi dolaris markebi iyida.
magram Sin dabrunda da Tavis patara soroSi saWmlis momzadeba ukve
autaneli Seiqna. pirvelad Tavis cxovrebaSi valebs aRar gauwia
angariSi. icoda, rom Sin TxuTmet-oc centad kai yuaTian sauzmes
moimzadebda. amis nacvlad adga da kafe `forumSi~ Sevida, mTeli ori
dolari daujda sauzme. ocdaxuTi centi oficiants aCuqa da erTi
kolofi egvipturi sigaretic iyida ormocdaaT centad. mas Semdeg, rac
ruTma sTxova Tambaqos Tavi daanebeo, pirvelad gaabola papirosi. ratom
ar unda movwioo, fiqrobda, Tanac Zalian mounda. anki riRas maqnisi iyo
fuli?! xuT centad ormoc Sexveva TuTunsa da qaRalds iyidda, magram
risTvis? fulma yovelgvari mniSvneloba dakarga: im wuTSi Tu iyidda
rames, Torem morCa. aRarc saWe SerCa martins da aRarc kompasi, arc
navsadguri hqonda, saiTac wavidoda. dinebas mindoboda da alalbedze
micuravda, ase naklebad ganicdida cxovrebis SegrZnebas, cxovrebis
SegrZneba ki yovelTvis tkivils ayenebda.
dro gadioda, martins ukve rva-rva saaTi eZina RameSi. axali Cekebis
molodinSi, igi axla iaponur restornebSi sadilobda aT-aT centad,
magram mainc mosuqda, Cavardnili loyebi amoevso. uZilobiTa da zedmeti
swavliT da muSaobiT aRar iwuxebda Tavs. aRarafers werda, wignebi
daxuruli ewyo magidaze. bevrs dadioda, qalaqgareT gorakebs moivlida,
saaTobiT ijda xolme baRSi, ganmartoebiT. nacnob-megobrebi ara hyolia,
arca cdila vinmesTan daaxloebas. sulac ar exaliseboda. raRac biZgs
eloda Tavad ar icoda, saidan rac mis SeCerebul sicocxles
kvlav aamoZravebda. manamde ki umiznod, uxalisod, uqmad, fuWad
miaCanCalebda sicocxlis dReebs.
erTxel san-franciskoSi gavida, raTa `namdvili cxovreba~ exila.
magram ukanasknel wuTs, roca kibe aiara da, is iyo, derefanSi unda
Seedga fexi, gamobrunda da getos aCoCqolebul quCebs Seeria. uceb rom
warmoidgina filosofiur sakiTxebze kamaTi, dafrTxa da Cumad
gamoipara. SeeSinda, igive xalxi damxvdeba da micnobso.
zogjer Jurnalebsa da gazeTebs gadaaTvalierebda, undoda gaego,
rogor Sexvdnen `efemeras~. poemam aurzauri gamoiwvia. Tanac rogori!
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yvelas waekiTxa da yvela kamaTobda es namdvili poeziaa Tu arao.

adgilobrivi gazeTebi gadaWrelebuli iyo mecnieruli analizebiT,
damcinavi nakvesebiT, mkiTxvelTa amaRelvebeli werilebiT. elen dela
delmarma (romelic dafiTa da naRariT amerikis udides poetesad iyo
gamocxadebuli) uari ganacxada, pegasze brisendenisaTvis daeTmo adgili,
beWdavda da beWdavda vrcel-vrcel werilebs, xalxs CasCiCinebda
brisendeni sulac ar aris poetio.
`parTenoni~ morig nomerSive kmayofilebiT imkida Tavisive atexil
aurzauris nayofs, geslianad dascinoda ser jon valius, da brisendenis
sikvdils ulmobeli komerciuli miznebiT Tavis sakeTildReod iyenebda.
erTma gazeTma, romelic irwmuneboda naxevari milioni xelmomweri
myavso, elen dela delmaris poema gamoaqveyna, sadac masxrad da
sasacilod igdebda brisendens. masve ekuTvnoda meore poemac
brisendenis poemis parodia.
ramdenjer gaufiqria martins kidev kargi, brisendeni cocxali
aRar ariso. rogor sZulda mas brbo! axla ki, TiTqos gangebo, misi
wmidaTa wmida da yvelaze ufro sanukvari ram swored brbos Cauvarda
sajijgnad. am lamazi xelovnebis nimuSs yoveldRiurad fatravdnen da
Sig xels afaTurebdnen. yoveli Steri mjRabneli cdilobda xelsayreli
SemTxveva ar gaeSva da brisendenis didebis sarbielze Tavisi damWknardakninebuli `me~ gamoefina. erTi gazeTi werda: `erTi pirovneba gvwers,
rom swored aseTi poema, oRond ukeTesi, ramdenime xnis winaT me
davwereo~. meore gazeTi mTeli seriozulobiT usayvedurebda elen dela
delmars Tavisi parodiis gamo da werda: `eWvi ar aris, miss delmari
xumrobis gunebaze iyo, roca am poemas werda da im mokrZalebas sulac
ara grZnobda, rac erT did poets mudam unda hqondes meoris, kidev
ufro didi poetis mimarT. magram, marTlac SuriT ganimsWvala igi
`efemeras~ avtoris mimarT, Tu odnavadac ara hqonia Suri, eg sulerTia,
isic aTasobiT sxvebis msgavsad, moxiblulia am nawarmoebiT, da dadgeba
dro, TviTonac Seecdeba, aseTi nawarmoebi Seqmnas~.
mRvdlebma qadagebani daiwyes `efemeras~ winaaRmdeg, xolo erT
maTgans, romelmac poemis dacva scada, eresi daswames. es didebuli poema
qveynis TavSesaqcevi gaxda. saxumaro leqsebis avtorebi da
karikaturistebi gamwarebiT cdilobdnen Tema gamoeyenebinaT da xalxi
ecinebinaT, arc feletonistebi CamorCebodnen, isinic acxobdnen axalaxal xumrobebs, eger viRac Carli frenSamma arCi jenings gaando
saidumlod: `efemeradan~ xuTi striqonis wakiTxva sakmarisia, rom
xeibars mivarde da scemo, xolo aTi striqoni Tu waikiTxe, pirdapir
wyalSi gadavardeo.
martins ar ecineboda, magram arc kbilebs aRrWialebda sibrazisagan.
es aris, rom mTelma am ambavma mZime naRveli mohgvara. mas Semdeg, rac
siyvaruliT damSvidebuli da galamazebuli sakuTari samyaro Tavze
Camoengra, xalxisa da gazeTebis rwmenis dakargva bevrs aRarafers
niSnavda. rasac Jurnalebis mimarT ambobda brisendeni, sul marTali
gamodga, martinma ki ramdenime mZime weli fuWad daxarja, raTa igive
WeSmariteba erwmuna. brisendenis Sexeduleba kidev rbili iyo, Jurnalebi
Turme met lanZRvas imsaxurebdnen. magram sulerTia, xom yvelaferi
morCa, Tavs inugeSebda da uceb myral WaobSi ki Cavarda. sul ufro da
ufro xSirad ezmaneboda taiti sufTa, saamuri momxiblavi taiti. ager
zRvaze gakruli paumotis arqipelagi, iqiT momaRlod wamoSverili
markizis kunZulebi. xSirad xedavda xolme sakuTar Tavs savaWro Sxunis
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banze, an patara karWapze, ganTiadisas papitis rifs Cauqrolebs da gezs

nuka-hivasken an taiohes yuresken aiRebs; icis, rom iq tamari elodeba,
goWs dauklavs stumars, tamaris yvavilwnulebiT TavSemkuli gogonebi ki
xels CasWideben da simReriTa da sicil-kiskisiT masac aseTive
yvavilebiT Seamkoben. wynari okeane Tavisken eZaxda da martinic
grZnobda, rom, adre Tu gvian, usaTuod gaswevda iqiTken.
axla ki, codnis samyaroSi didi da damqancveli mogzaurobis Semdeg,
dinebas mindobia da isvenebs, Zalas ikrebs. `parTenonidan~ samas
ormocdaaTi dolaris Ceki miiRo da maSinve veqils Caabara, romelic
brisendenis saqmeebs ganagebda ojaxis davalebiT. xelwerili CamoarTva
veqils da TviTonac misca asi dolaris xelwerili, rac mas
brisendinisagan hqonda nasesxebi.
iaponur restornebSi siaruls yavli gauvida. swored im dros, roca
martinma brZolas Tavi mianeba, bedma gauRima, magram gvianRa iyo.
araviTari TrTolva ar ganucdia, ise gaxsna `mileniumis~ Txeli
konverti, saidanac samasi dolaris Ceki gadmovarda, uxalisod daxeda da
gaigo, rom es iyo `Tavgadasavalis~ honorari. rac ki ram valebi hqonda,
dagiravebuli nivTebis gamosasyidi fulisa da mevaxSis sargeblis
CaTvliT, asi dolariT gaistumrebda, amdeni arc ki moundeboda.
gadaixada es valebi, brisendinis veqilsac Caabara is asi dolari da
jibeSi as dolarze meti kidev darCa. TerZs axali kostiumi daukveTa da
qalaqis saukeTeso kafeebSi daiwyo siaruli. ZiliT, marias patara
oTaxSi iZinebda winandeburadve, magram axalma kostiumma iseTi
STabeWdileba moaxdina mezoblis bavSvebze, rom ukve `uqnarasa~ da
`mawanwalas~ aRar eZaxdnen saxuravebidan da Robeebidan.
`viki-viki~, havaiuri novela, `uorenis yovelTviurma~ miiRo da
orasormocdaaTi dolari gadauxada. `CrdiloeTis mimomxilvelma~ misi
statia dabeWda `silamazis akvani~, xolo `makintoSma~ `marCieli~,
leqsi, romelic martinma meriens miuZRvna. redaqtor-recenzentebi
sazafxulo ardadegebidan dabrunebuliyvnen da xelnawerebs swrafad
kiTxulobdnen. martini gaognebuli iyo, ver mimxvdariyo, ra moxda
xelnawerebs, romelTac mTeli ori wlis ganmavlobaSi mkacri sijiutiT
uwunebdnen, axla ratom ase xelaRebiT Rebulobda yvela! winaT arc
erTi misi nawarmoebi ar gamoqveynebula, ouklends garda arsad ar
icnobdnen, da ouklendSiac, Tuki vinme icnobda, yvelas wiTel
socialistad miaCnda. ase rom, erTbaSad aseTi Semobruneba da misi
nawarmoebebis xelaRebiT miReba verafriT ver aixsneboda. ubralod
bedis oinbazobis saqme iyo.
mas Semdeg, rac ramdenime Jurnalma zedized ukan daubruna `mzis
sircxvili~, martins brisendenis rCeva gaaxsenda da gadawyvita, romelime
gamomcemlobisaTvis SeeTavazebina. jer aqac dauwunes, ramdenime
gamomcemlobam ukanve daubruna, magram bolos `singltris, darnleisa da
K-s~ gamomcemlobam miiRo da sruli teqstis gamocema aRuTqva. martinma
honoraris avansi sTxova gamomcemlobas, magram uari miiRo, aseTi wesi
ara gvaqvso. Tanac am saxis wignebi iSviaTad Tu aanazRaurebs gaweul
xarjebso. eWvi gamoTqves Tqveni wignebi iqneba aTasi calic ver
gavasaRoTo. martinma gamoiangariSa TiTo dolarad Tu gahyiddnen
wigns, maSin mas, kuTvnili TxuTmeti procenti, asormocdaaTi dolari
Sexvdeboda!.. gadawyvita, rom Tu odesme kidev mohkidebda kalams xels,
mxolod beletristikas dawerda. `Tavgadasavali~ moculobiT
meoTxediRa iyo `mzis sircxvilisa~ da orjer imaze meti honorari
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miiRo. cnobebi honoraris Sesaxeb, rac mas didi xnis winaT amoekiTxa
gazeTebSi, bolos da bolos, marTali gamodga. pirvelxarisxovani
Jurnalebi xelnaweris miRebisTanave istumrebdnen avtors da karga
blomad honorarsac uxdidnen. `mileniumma~, magaliTad, ori centi ki ar
akmara sityvaSi, oTx-oTxi centi gadauxada. Tan, gamoirkva, rom karg
literaturasac hqonia gasavali. aki miiRes misi nawarmoebebi. amis
gafiqrebaze martins mwared Caecina.
Tanxmobis werili gaugzavna `singltris, darnleisa da K~-s. `mzis
sircxvils~ sTavazobda as dolarad, magram amjerad Jurnalma riski
aRar gaswia. fuli ukve aRar uWirda martins bolo moTxrobebi
gayida. bankSi angariSi gaxsna, ramdenime aseuli dolari daugrovda,
vali ki erTi centic ara hqonia. `dagvianebuli~ ramdenime JurnalSi
daiwunes da bolos mereditlouelis gamomcemlobaSi hpova navsayudeli.
martins moagonda is xuTi dolari, gertrudam rom misca erTxel, Tavisi
gadawyvetilebac gaaxsenda aswilad gadavuxdio. adga da
gamomcemlobas werili gaugzavna avansad xuTas dolarsa sTxovda.
misda gasakvirad, marTlac miiRo am Tanxis Ceki da xelSekruleba. Ceki
oqros xuTdolarian monetebad gadaaxurdava da gertrudas telefoniT
daureka Seni naxva mindao.
gertruda ise afucxunebuli gamoqceuliyo, rom qoSinebda, ZlivsRa
sunTqavda, roca martinTan mivida. SeSineboda, raRac uWirso da, Sevida
Tu ara oTaxSi, Zmas gulze miekra qviTiniT, Tan CanTidan ramdenime
dolari amoiRo da xelSi sCrida.
me TviTon movidodi, uTxra martinma, magram Sens qmarTan
Cxubs moveride. uCxubrad ki albaT ver gadavrCebodiT.
ara uSavs, gaivlis dro da damSviddeba, arwmunebda da, Tan ki
cdilobda gamoecno, ra gasaWiri dastydomoda martins, oRond Cqara
moewyve samsaxurSi. bernards uyvars, patiosan saqmes rom mohkidebs kaci
xels, gazeTSi rom raRac ewera, sul gadaria iman. Cems dReSi ar minaxavs
ise gacofebuli.
samsaxurs sulac ar vapireb, RimiliT uTxra martinma, aseve
gadaeci Sens qmars. arc mWirdeba samsaxuri. axlave dagimtkiceb, ratom.
aiRo da is asi brWyviala oqro erTbaSad CauCxriala kalTaSi.
gaxsovs, Sen rom xuTdolariani momeci, tramvais fulic rom ara
mqonda? aha, oTxmocdacxrameti Zma gaiCina im xuTdolarianma, sul
sxvadasxva xnisani arian, magram zomiT yvela erTnairia.
pirvelad gaurkveveli SiSiT iyo moculi gertruda, roca movida,
axla ki erTbaSad Tavzari daeca. saeWvo aRaraferi Canda aqa, yvelaferi
naTeli iyo. SiSiT gafarToebuli Tvalebi miaStera martins, caxcaxma
aitana, TiTqos es oqros niaRvari swvavso.
sul Senia, gaucina martinma.
gertrudas cremlebi waskda da moTqmas mohyva:
Cemi sabralo biWi, Cemi sacodavi biWi!
martini erTi wuTiT gaxevda. mere uceb Caxvda dis aRelvebis mizezs
da gamomcemlobidan miRebuli werili gadasca, romelic man CekTan
erTad miiRo. gertrudam borZikiT waikiTxa, xSirad Sedgeboda xolme da
cremlebs amoiwmendda, roca daamTavra, Zmas mimarTa:
maS, patiosani SromiT iSove es fuli?
SromiT mopovebulia. latariaSi rom momegos, imaze ufro
patiosani naSovnia.
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gertruda nel-nela damSvidda da meti yuradRebiT gadaikiTxa werili.

didxans ver gaagebina martinma, Tu raSi miiRo amdeni fuli, da kidev
ufro meti dro dasWirda, manam daajerebda, rom es sul mas, getrudas
ekuTvnoda, rom martins axla ara sWirdeboda fuli.
bankSi Sevitan da Seginaxav, uTxra bolos gertrudam.
arc bankSi Seinaxav da arc araferi. es fuli Sen gekuTvnis, raSiac
ginda daxarje. Tu ar aiReb, marias mivcem. is upovis gzas. ise ki
ajobebs, mosamsaxure aiyvano mag fuliT da adamianurad daisveno.
waval, bernards vetyvi, Tqva gertrudam da wamodga.
martini jer daiWyana, mere gaecina.
wadi, uTxari, daeTanxma igi. vin icis, iqneb sadilzedac
dampatiJos, Zveleburad.
dagpatiJebs... namdvilad dagpatiJebs, mxurvaled SesZaxa man,
xelebi kiserze moxvia da akoca.
Tavi ormocdameore
erT dRes uceb martoobis naRveli Semoawva martins. janiani kaci iyo,
Ronieri, saqme ki araferi hqonia. mas Semdeg, rac weras Tavi mianeba,
brisendeni mokvda, ruTs CamoSorda mis cxovrebaSi didi sicariele
gaCnda. amaod cdilobda am sicarielis amovsebas kafeebSi siaruliTa da
egvipturi sigaretebiT. isev da isev eZaxda okeane, magram eCveneboda, rom
aq, SeerTebul StatebSi, TamaSi jer damTavrebuli ar iyo. ori wigni
male unda dabeWdiliyo da iqneb sxva wignebis dabeWdvac moexerxebina.
wignebSi fuls miscemdnen, daicdida, gaivsebda parks fuliT da
samxreTisaken gaemgzavreboda. markizis kunZulebze erTi mSvenieri xeoba
eguleboda, romelsac zed yure ertya. cxenis naliseburad iyo SeWrili
xmeleTSi, aq iwyeboda xeoba da maRla-maRla miiwevda, Tavbrudamxvev,
RrublebSi aWril mwvervalamde aRwevda, aTasamde akri iqneboda, albaT.
aq uxvad iyo tropikuli xili, buCqebSi gareul qaTmebs naxavdi, tyeebSi
gareuli Rorebi daSliginebdnen, blomad iyo nadiri, xolo zemoT,
mwvervalebisken, qurcikebi daxtodnen, romelTac gareuli ZaRlebis
xrova dasdevda. saerTod, veluri iyo iqauroba, kacis WaWanebas ver
naxavdi. da mTel adgils, Tavisi yureTi, aTas Ciliur dolarad iyidda!
ramdenadac martins axsovda, didebuli yure iyo, wyali Rrma didi
gemebic ki miadgeboda, Tanac myudro da qarebisagan daculi; wynari
okeanis samarSruto cnobari rekomendacias aZlevda am yures, rogorc
yvelaze ufro myudro navsayudels mTel im aremareSi. iyidis patara
gems, iaxtisnair spilenSemovlebul karWaps, romlebic alqajebiviT
dahqrian xolme zRvebze, iqrolebs kunZulebs Soris, margalitiTa da
kopraTi ivaWrebs. iq dasaxldeba, im xeobaSi, yuresTan axlos. islis
qoxs daidgams, tatis msgavsad, Savkanian mosamsaxureebs gaiCens. iq
miiRebs taioxel faqtorebs, savaWro gemebis kapitnebs da wynar okeaneSi
mowanwale yvela juris vaJbatonebs. saxlis kari yvelasaTvis Ria eqneba,
princiviT icxovrebs. rac ki wignebSi waukiTxavs, sul daiviwyebs da
aRarc im qveyanas gaixsenebs, rac mxolod iluzia gamodga.
magram amis misaRwevad saWiroa jer kaliforniaSi ijdes da parki
fuliT gaivsos. ukve iwyo fulma dena. erTma wignmac rom gaumarTlos, am
daxavsebul xelnawerebs maSin sul gaasaRebs. moTxrobebisa da leqsebis
krebulebsac Seadgens, raTa ufro naRdi gaxdes is xeobac, yureca da
karWapic. weriT ki mets aRar dawers. es mtkiced gadawyvita. magram, manam
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wignebi daibeWdebodes, raime saqme mainc unda gaiCinos, ase gaxevebuli da

gamolenCebuli, yovelgvar xalisdakarguli xom ar ijdeba.
gaigo, rom erT kvira dilas kalatozebi pikniks awyobdnen SelmondparkSi, adga da TviTonac wavida. winaT bevrjer daswrebia muSaTa
piknikebs da kargad icoda, ras warmoadgenda es. amitom, Sedga Tu ara
parkSi fexi, kvlav gaeRviZa Zveli grZnobebi. bolos da bolos,
Tavisianebi iyvnen es muSebi, Tavisi klasis Svilebi. maT wiaRSi daibada,
maTTan erTad cxovrobda, ramdenime xniT gaudga da gaSorda, magram miT
ufro sasiamovno iyo axla maTTan dabruneba.
naxe, Tu es marti ar iyos! moesma viRacis xma da maSinve
megobruli xeli igrZno mxarze, sada xar, sad daikarge? zRvaze iyavi?
modi, davlioT.
Zveli amxanagebi aRmoCndnen, Zveli biWebi, sul ramdenime kaci aklda
im Zvel kompanias da aqa-iq ucnobi saxeebic gamoreoda. kalatozi erTic
ar eria amaTSi, magram, Zveleburadve, erT pikniks ar gamotovebdnen,
cekvavdnen, lazRandarobdnen da krivSiac ejibrebodnen erTmaneTs.
martinma maTTan erTad gadakra da kvlav adamianad igrZno Tavi. ra
suleli viyavi, rom amaT CamovSordio, gaifiqra. axlaRa darwmunda:
gacilebiT ufro bednieri iqneboda amaTTan, sulac rom ar gahkareboda
wignebs da maRali sazogadoebis xalxsac ar gadahyroda. oRond ludi
iseTi sasiamovno aRar moeCvena, winaT gacilebiT ukeTesi gemo hqonda.
brisendenma gadaaCvia ubralo luds. uceb gahkra TavSi: neta wignebma
ymawvilobis megobrebTan urTierToba xom ar gamifuWeso. arao, TviTonve
gadawyvita, da amis dasamtkiceblad sacekvao pavilionisaken gaemarTa. aq
uceb jimis gadaeyara, mrCilavs, romelsac maRali qera gogo axlda. am
gogom arc acia, arc acxela, jimi miatova da martins aetorRiala.
sul ase ar iyo! miugo jimim amxanagebs, romelTac dacinva
dauwyes: martinma qera gogo sacekvao wreSi Seiyvana da daabzriala,
valss cekvavdnen, arca mwyins, gamixarda kidec, CvenTan mobrunebuli
rom vnaxe. SexedeT erTi, rogor srialebs! gogos rogor gaamtyuneb?!
magram martinma ukanve daubruna jimis Tavisi qera gogo, da Seiqna
erTi sicili da Rrianceli. yvelas uxaroda martinis dabruneba. jer
erTi wignic ar gamosuliyo misi da amxanagebis TvalSi amiTi ar
moemateboda cru dideba. kargi biWi iyo da uyvardaT, es iyo da es. Tavs
ise grZnobda, rogorc gandevnis Semdeg samSobloSi dabrunebuli princi,
am mxiarulebaSi misi euli guli kvlav gaiSala da gaifurCqna. aiwyvita
im dRes, Zvel martins daemsgavsa. jibeSi fulic hqonda da rogorc
Zvelad, mogzaurobidan dabrunebis Semdeg, mosdga da xelgaSlilad
fanta aqeT-iqiT es fuli.
uceb sacekvao darbazSi Tvali mohkra lizi qonolis, viRac
axalgazrdas moexvia xelebi da cekvavdnen. cota xnis Semdeg kafeSi
Seiara da iq naxa, magidas ujda. martini rom dainaxa, gaukvirda da
gauxarda. martinma baRSi gaiyvana, aq siwynare iyo, yvirili aRar
dasWirdebodaT musikis CasaxSobad. gamoelaparaka Tu ara, pirvelive
sityvidan mixvda, rom qali misi iyo. es aSkarad Canda qalis amayi
Tvalebis minabul gamometyvelebaSi, misi sxeulis yvela moZraobaSi,
imaSic, Tu rogor gafacicebiT ugdebda yurs martinis laparaks. lizi
axla ukve is patara gogona aRar iyo, erTxel TeatrSi rom naxa.
daqalebuliyo. SeniSna, mis velursa da gamomwvev silamazes, ra eSxi
mimateboda, oRond ufro dawmendiliyo, ganazebuliyo `mSvenierebaa,
uzado mSveniereba!~ aRtacebiT Cailaparaka martinma. grZnobda, rom qali
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mTeli arsebiT mas ekuTvnoda. sakmarisi iyo eTqva, wamodio, da Tundac

qveynis kides gahyveboda.
verc ki moaswro amis gafiqreba, rom ise moartyes TavSi, lamis
waaqcies. viRac kacma gaartya, magram zedmeti gagulisebisagan ise
kankalebda es kaci, rom veRar mozoma da ybis nacvlad TavSi moaxvedra.
martini Semobrunda da Sexeda, gametebiT moqneuli muSti meored
modioda misken. myisve daRuna Tavi da gadarCa, muStma gverdze Cauqrola,
kaci Setortmanda. martinma marcxena muSti SemarTa da mTeli ZaliT
amoartya wonasworobadakargul ucnobs. igi davarda, magram xeladve
wamoxta da gacofebiT gamoqanda. jimi da sxva biWebi mosaSveleblad
gamorbodnen.
martini kankalma aitana. Zveli dReebi dabrunebula: SurisZiebis,
cekvebis, Cxubisa da mxiarulebis dReebi! ganabuli uTvalTvalebda
mowinaaRmdeges, magram mainc moaxerxa da cali Tvali lizisac gadahkra.
biWebi rom Cxubs daiwyeben, gogonebi, Cveulebrivad, kivils morTaven
xolme, magram lizis kivili ar dauwyia. mkerdi odnav win gadmoexara da
sunTqvaSekruli iyureboda, cali xeli gulze miedo, saxe Sefakloda,
Tvalebi gakvirvebiTa da aRfrTovanebiT ubrwyinavda.
amasobaSi ucnobi fexze momagrebuliyo da gamwarebiT iwevda,
biWebisagan Tavis dasxletas lamobda.
es gogo me melodeboda, cota xniT davtove! yvelas gasagonad
ganacxada man, me melodeboda, cota xniT davtove. es Tavxedi saidan
gamotyvra?! gamiSviT! gaCenis dRe unda davaviwyo!
Wkuidan SeiSale?! eubneboda jimi da Tan Wabuks akavebda, es
biWi martin idenia. girCevnia CamoSorde, Torem, xeli Tu gamoiRo,
cocxlad SegWams.
maS, gogo ratom wamarTva? ara cxreboda ucnobi.
magan mfrinavi holandieli miasulmkvdara, holandieli ar gaxsovs?
CasCiCinebda jimi, xuTi raundi arc ki dasWirvebia. Sen erT wuTsac
ver gauZleb.
am cnobam, etyoboda, cotaTi moaTviniera gacecxlebuli Wabuki, ufro
meti dakvirvebiT SeaTvaliera martini.
magisTana kacs ra ugavs, Caiqirqila man, magram xmaSi ukve is
cecxli aRar etyoboda.
holandielsac mase egona, arwmunebda jimi, wamo, wavideT,
aqaurobas gavSordeT. gogonebi ram gaawyo! wamodi!
Wabuki daemorCila, aRar daqiCmaCebula, roca biWebma Seatriales da
pavilionisaken gaaqanes.
vin aris? hkiTxa martinma lizis, ase ram gadaria?
TviTonve igrZno, rom xeladve gaunelda Cxubis Jini, winandeburad
aRar mosvlia, igrZno rom moWarbebulma TviTanalizma is Zveli
uSualoba da silaRe erTianad Caukla.
lizim Tavi gaiqnia.
o, aravin, upasuxa man, CemTan dadioda... momwyinda marto
yofna, ganagrZo cota xnis Semdeg, magram Cems dReSi ar
damaviwydeba, xma gauwyda, Tvali sivrces gauStera, sulac ar
gavekarebi Seni gulisTvis.
martini Sehyurebda da grZnobda, rom sakmarisi iyo xeli moexvia
misTvis... magram uceb, qalis dauxvewavi laparaki rom moismina, fiqrma
moicva ramdenad aucilebelia kacma daxvewili eniT ilaparakoso, da
pasuxis gacema sulac gadaaviwyda.
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 kai dRe ki daayare! gamomwvevad uTxra qalma da gaicina.

mainc magari biWia, didsulovnad upasuxa martinma, rom ar
waeyvanaT, ase advilad ver gadavurCebodi.
is qali vin iyo, im Rames rom gnaxeT erTad? hkiTxa
moulodnelad lizim.
erTi qalia, Cemi megobari, miugo martinma.
didi xnis winaT iyo, wynarad Cailaparaka lizim, ase mgonia,
aTasi weli gavida-meTqi.
magram martins amaze aRaraferi uTqvams. sul sxva rameze gadaitana
saubari. iqidan restoranSi wavidnen, martinma moatanina Rvino da
mdidruli sauzme. mere sacekvaod gaiwvia, marto masTan cekvavda,
sxvasTan aravisTan, manam qali ar daiRala. martini kargi mocekvave iyo
da netarebiT damtkbari gogona ise bzrialebda masTan, TiTqos caSi
dasrialebso, Tavi Wabukis mkerdze mieyrdno, natrobda, neta sul ase
gagrZeldes, aRar gaTavdeso. saRamo xans isev baRSi gavidnen, sadac
Zveli, kargi Cveulebis mixedviT, qali Camojda, martini ki gulaRma gawva
da Tavi kalTaze daudo. martins CasTvlima, qali ki TmaSi ucurebda
xels, daxuWul Tvalebze dahyurebda da ganuzomel siyvarulsa
grZnobda, mTeli arsebiT misi iyo, mas ekuTvnoda. uceb martinma gaaxila
Tvali da qalis saxeze nazi siyvaruli amoikiTxa. lizi TiTqos SekrTa
erTbaSad, Tvali moarida, magram isev alersianad da gamomwvevad Sexeda.
sul Sen gelodi, es wlebi, TiTqmis CurCuliT uTxra qalma.
martinma igrZno, rom es iyo saocari simarTle. Zlierma cTunebam
wamouara. mis xelT iyo SeeZlo axlave gaebednierebina qali. TviTon,
kargi, moklebuli iyo yovelgvar bednierebas, sxvisTvis ratomRa unda
waerTmia es bedniereba? SeeZlo axlave SeerTo es qali da islis koSkSi
waeyvana, markizis kunZulebze. cTuneba da survili amisi Zlieri iyo,
magram kidev ufro Zlieri gamodga Sinagani xma, romelic mtkiced
mouwodebda, ar gadaedga aseTi nabiji. yvelafris miuxedavad, igi
erTguli darCa Tavisi siyvarulisa. Zveli dReebi silaRisa da
Tavisuflebisa ukve wasuliyo, veRar daibrunebda, verc TviTon
dabrundeboda maTTan. sul Secvliliyo martini, aqamde verc ki
grZnobda, rogor Secvliliyo.
me sacole kaci ara var, lizi, ubralod uTxra man.
TmaSi saalersod Securebuli xeli erTbaSad Sedga, magram isev
swrafad ganagrZo fereba. martinma SeniSna, rom qalis gamometyvelebas
simkacris ieri mieca, es iyo mtkice gadawyvetilebis niSanwyali, magram
xeladve molba, Rawvebi isev Seufaklda da Tvalebi alersiT
gaubrwyinda.
es arc mifiqria... borZikiT daiwyo man, yovel SemTxvevaSi, eg
arafers niSnavs! arafers! gaimeora qalma, me Seni megobroba
meamayeba. mzada var, SenTvis yvelaferi gavakeTo. RmerTs aseTi
gavuCenivar.
martini wamojda. qalis xeli aiRo. uSualoba, siTbo igrZnoboda am
moZraobaSi da ara vneba, amitomac am siTbom civad dauara tanSi.
nuRar vilaparakebT amaze Tqva man.
didebuli gogo xar, keTilSobili, uTxra martinma, me
TviTon unda vamayobde Seni megobrobiT. vamayob kidec! namdvilad
vamayob. sinaTlis sxivi xar CemTvis am wyvdiadiT mocul qveyanaze,
amitom iseTive marTali unda viyo SenTan, rasac Sen Cems mimarT iCen.
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 magas sulac ar moviTxov Sengan sulerTia, rogorc gindodes,

ise momeqeci. Tu ginda talaxSi Camagde da zed fexiT Semdeqi. oRond
marto Sena gaqvs amis ufleba qveynad, dasZina man da Tvalebi
gamomwvevad auelvarda, rac Tavi maxsovs, sul Cems nebaze var, sxvas
yursac ar vugdeb.
mitomac ar SemiZlia sxvanairad moqceva, alersianad uTxra
martinma. Sen iseTi kargi da didsulovani xar, rom mec maiZulebs
didsulovani viyo. colis SerTvas ar vapireb, da arc... da arc ise
SemiZlia siyvaruli, Tumca winaT sulerTi iyo CemTvis, axla vgrZnob,
rom dRes aq movedi da Sen Segxvdi. magram amas raRa eSveleba, Cems
dReSi ver vifiqrebdi, ase Tu datrialdeboda saqme. magram ici ra, lizi
verc ki warmoidgen, rogor momwonxar. mowoneba cotaa. gaRmerTeb,
Tayvansa gcem. didebuli gogona xar, Zalian kargi. Tumca sityvebs ra
fasi aqvs! ise ki minda rame gavakeTo SenTvis. vici, ra mZime cxovreba
gamogivlia neba momeci Segimsubuqo (qalis TvalebSi sixarulis
naperwkalma gaielva, magram maleve Caqra). male fuls miviReb, karga
blomad.
erTbaSad gadaaviwyda is xeobac, yurec, islis koSkica da TeTri
karWapic. ris maqnisia, bolos da bolos? adgeba da Zveleburad
romelime gems gahyveba!
minda, rom Sen gadmogce es fuli. gamogadgeba an skolaSi
Sexval, an raime xelobas iswavli. ra iqneba, rom stenografisti gaxde!
me TviTon mogawyob. ded-mama Tu gyavs cocxali sabaylo maRazias
gavaxsnevineb, an amisTana rames. erTi sityviT, rasac ki moisurveb. Sen
oRond damisaxele, usaTuod Segisruleb.
qals araferi upasuxnia. ijda da sivrces miStereboda, Tvalebi
amoSroboda, arc ganZreula, yelSi moswoloda raRac da axrCobda.
martini xeladve mixvda da TiTqos masac moawva yelSi raRac. inana,
aseTi laparaki ras wamoviwyeo. rac man qals SesTavaza, ubadrukoba iyo
imasTan SedarebiT, rasac qali sTavazobda. es imisTana rames sTavazobda,
rac sulac ara sWirdeboda, advilad Seeleoda, sulac ar epitnaveboda;
qalma ki sakuTari Tavi SesTavaza, arc codvas moridebia, arc
Sercxvenas, arc gawbilebas, arc jojoxeTis wamebas.
nuRar vilaparakebT amaze, uTxra qalma da xma gaebzara, magram
swrafad Caaxvela, ar SemamCnioso. wamodga. wavideT, daviRale.
seirnoba damTavrda, xalxi TiTqmis daSliliyo. magram roca martini
da lizi buCqebidan gamovidnen, biWebi iqve daxvdnen. martini maSinve
mixvda yvelafers. Cxubi mzaddeboda. es biWebi misi mcvelebi iyvnen. neli
nabijiT gascdnen WiSkars, cota moSorebiT ki meore jgufi miyialobda
eseni lizis moarSiye Wabuks SeequCebina. SurissaZieblad.
policielebma maSinve aiRes Cxubis suni da ukan gahyvnen, san-franciskos
matareblamde miaciles. martinma jimi gaafrTxila, meTeqvsmete quCasTan
Camoval da ouklendisken mimaval tramvaiSi gadavjdebio. lizi xmas ar
iRebda, TiTqos sulac ar ainteresebda, rac irgvliv mzaddeboda.
matarebeli meTeqvsmete quCas miadga, gamoCnda maTi momlodine tramvai,
konduqtori mouTmenlad abraxunebda gongs.
aba, Cqara! urCia jimim, gaiqeciT, tramvaiSi CasxediT. Cven
amaT SevaCerebT. raRas ucdi!
mowinaaRmdege jgufi am manevrma droebiT daabnia. magram maleve moego
gons, matareblidan gadmocvivdnen da gamoudgnen. tramvaiSi msxdar
mgzavrebs arc ki SeuniSnavT, rogor gamalebiT movardnen Wabuki da
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gogona da kuTxeSi Tavisufal adgilebze Camosxdnen. aravis ufiqria, am

wyvils raime kavSiri Tu hqonda jimisTan, romelic tramvais Seaxta da
vatmans gasZaxa:
midi, midi, Zmobilo, gareke!
imave wuTSi yvelam SeniSna, rogor dabzrialda jimi da pirvel
mdevars, romelic safexurze axtomas lamobda, pirdapir saxeSi Cascxo
muSti. mTeli vagonis gaswvriv amoZravda muStebi jimisa da mis
amxanagebs gareTa grZlivi safexuri daekavebinaT da momxvdurebs
winaaRmdegobas uwevdnen. tramvai aiZra gongis gamayruebel braxunSi da
jimis megobrebi gadmoxtnen, raTa saqme daemTavrebinaT. tramvai wavida,
brZolis veli Sors moitova, mgzavrebs erTi wuTiTac eWvi ar
SehparviaT, rom kuTxeSi wynarad miyuJul Wabuksa da lamaz muSa-gogonas
im moCxubrebTan raime kavSiri hqondaT.
Cxubma sasiamovno mRelvareba mohgvara martins, tanSi Zveleburadve
Jruantelma dauara. magram es aRelvebac swrafad Cauqra da kvlav
naRveli Semoawva. TiTqos moxucda da daCaCanakda, TiTqos saukuneebiT
ufrosi iyo am biWebze, Tavisive udardel da uzrunvel amxanagebze. didi
gza ganvlo, Zalian Sors wavida da ukan dabruneba SeuZlebeli iyo.
amaTi cxovreba Tavisi Zveli cxovreba ukve ezizReboda.
yvelaferze guli gastexoda, ucxo gamxdariyo. iseTive gulisamrevi
Canda Zvel megobrebTan urTierToba, rogorc im ubralo ludma auria
guli. metismetad Sors wasula. aTasobiT wigni Camdgariyo masa da imaT
Soris. TviTonve gadaixvewa, moSorda Tavisianebs. Sestopa, Sors Seityua
codnis usazRvro samyarom da Sin dabruneba SeuZlebeli gaxda. meore
mxriv, igi xom adamiani iyo da adamianebTan urTierToba swyuroda. magram
axali samSoblo, axali navsayudeli jerac ver aRmoeCina. arc im Zvel
Zma-biWebs esmodaT misi, arc Tavisianebs, arc burJuebs, da ager am
gogonasac ki ara, romelsac igi ganuzomlad pativs scemda da
aTayvanebda. fiqrobda amas da guli sevdiT ewureboda.
Seurigdi im biWs, urCia man lizis gamomSvidobebisas, roca
muSaTa kvartalamde miacila. qali aqa cxovrobda meeqvse quCasa da
bazars Soris. im ymawvil kacze eubneboda, romlis adgili dRes man
daikava.
ar SemiZlia... aRar SeiZleba, miugo qalma.
ras ambob, mxiarulad SesZaxa martinma, erTi rom daustvino,
ZunZuliT wamova.
ara, me magas ar vgulisxmob, ubralod upasuxa qalma.
is iyo, Rame mSvidobisa unda eTqva martins, rom qali mkerdze
mieyrdno, ara gamomwvevad, ara mbrZaneblurad, aramed morCilad,
sawylad. martins guli Cawyda. xeli moxvia qals da akoca da xelad
igrZno iseTi alali sapasuxo kocna, rogoric arc erT mamakacs ar
Rirsebia.
RmerTo! zluqunebda qali, Tavs Segwiravdi! siamovnebiT
Segwiravdi Tavs!
erTbaSad moSorda da gavarda, kibe airbina. martins Tvalebi daenama.
martin iden, Cailaparaka man, Se ubadruko nicSeanelo,
pirutyvi xom ara xar! SeirTe es qali, bednierebiT gaavse misi
aTrTolebuli guli. magram rom ar SegiZlia, rom ar SegiZlia!
sircxvili Seni!

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`beberi mawanwala Tavis Zvel iaraze mosTqvams~, waibutbuta man,

henli gaixsena, `cxovreba saSineli SecdomebiTa da sircxviliT aris
savse~. marTlac rom sircxvili da Secdomaa mTeli cxovreba.
Tavi ormocdamesame
`mzis sircxvili~ oqtomberSi daibeWda. roca martinma safosto
banderols kanafi moacila da gamomcemlobis gamogzavnili eqvsi
saavtoro egzemplari magidaze dacvivda, guls mZime naRveli Semoawva.
warmoidgina, ra giJuri sixaruli moicavda, es rom ramdenime Tvis winaT
momxdariyo, axla ki, TiTqos araferio, gulgrilad Sexeda. Tavisi wigni,
Tavisi pirveli wigni! da gulic ar Sestokebia. piriqiT, naRveliT
daumZimda! misTvis axla aRarafers warmoadgenda es wigni. erTaderTi es
iyo, rom fuli mohyveboda, magram an fuli rad undoda?!
erTi cali wigni aiRo da samzareuloSi gaitana, marias aCvena.
Cemi dawerilia, ganumarta man gakvirvebul da dabneul qals,
am oTaxSi davwere, Seni supic damexmara amis weraSi, Zala momca.
gamomarTvi. Seni iyos. momigone xolme.
es ar iyo baqioba da Tavis gamoCenis survili. ubralod undoda,
bedniereba mieniWebina, amayad Tavis daWeris safuZveli mieca,
gaemarTlebina is rwmena, rasac qali amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi
inarCunebda martinisadmi. mariam sastumro oTaxSi gaaqana wigni da
saojaxo bibliaze Semodo. misTvis wmidaTa wmida iyo mdgmuris dawerili
wigni, megobrobis fetiSi. am wignma xeladve Searbila is usiamovno
gancda, rac qals daeufla, roca martinis mrecxaobis ambavi gaigo. erTi
striqonic ar gaegeboda am wignisa, magram Rrmad sjeroda, rom yoveli
striqoni udidesi movlena unda yofiliyo. xom ubralo qali iyo, saqmes
gadamkvdari, mZime Sromisagan welSi gawyvetili, magram rwmena didi
niWisa Seuryvneli hqonda.
ra gulgriladac `mzis sircxvilis~ saavtoro egzemplari miiRo,
iseTive gulgrilobiT aTvalierebda martini sagazeTo recenziebs, rasac
amonaWrebis biuro ugzavnida xolme yovelkvireulad. aSkara iyo, rom
wignma didi gamoxmaureba hpova. maS, parkSiac meti oqro mogrovdeboda.
SeeZleba lizic moawyos, yvela dapireba Seasrulos, da imdeni kidev
darCeba, rom islis koSkic aiSenos.
gamomcemlobam sifrTxile ixmara da aTas xuTasi cali dabeWda,
magram pirvelive recenziebma xelaxla daabeWdines wigni, amjerad
samaTasiani tiraJiT. jer esec ar gaesaRebinaT, rom mesamedac gamosces
xuTi aTasi cali. londonis erT-erTma firmam molaparakeba gamarTa
wignis inglisuri gamocemis Taobaze, amas fexdafex mohyva dakveTebi
safrangeTidan, germaniidan, skandinaviis qveynebidan Targmanis
nebarTvas Txoulobdnen. amaze xelsayrel dros verc inatrebdnen
meterlinkis skolaze SetevisaTvis. gaCaRda mZafri polemika. salibi da
hakeli TavgamodebiT icavdnen `mzis sircxvils~. kruksi da uolesi
mowinaaRmdege banakSi aRmoCndnen, ser oliver loji ki, Tavisive
kosmosuri filosofiis sakeTildReod, cdilobda kompromisi gamoeZebna.
meterlinkis mimdevrebi misticizmis droSis qveS dairazmnen. Cestertonma
mTeli qveyana axarxara viTomcda piruTvneli da miudgomeli statiebiT,
bernard Soum ki Tavisi daundobeli gonebamaxvilobiT lamis daasamara
mokamaTenic da kamaTis saganic. raRa saTqmelia, rom am did-did
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mnaTobTa garda sabrZolo arenaze wvrili mbJutavi varskvlavebic

gamoCndnen brZola gamZafrda da gamZvinvarda.
`saswauli moxda, swerdnen martins gamomcemlebi, kritikulfilosofiuri eseis aseTi gasaReba jer aravis axsovs. ukeTes Temas verc
SearCevdiT, da sxva gare pirobebmac Seuwyo xeli warmatebas. albaT
saWiroc ar iqneba dagarwmunoT, rom gadawyvetili gvaqvs xelsayreli
SemTxveva ar gavuSvaT. ormoc aTas calze meti gavrcelda ukve
SeerTebul Statebsa da kanadaSi, ociaTasiani axali gamocema ukve
ibeWdeba. Zlivs vaswrebT moTxovnilebis dakmayofilebas. oRond isic
unda iTqvas, rom am moTxovnilebis gazrdas erTgvarad Cven SevuwyveT
xeli. reklamaze xuTi aTasi dolari dagvexarja ukve. es iqneba
sarekordo wigni~.
`Tavs nebas vaZlevT, amasTan erTad xelSekrulebac gamogigzavnoT
Tqvens morig wignze. mxedvelobaSi miiReT, rom oci procentiT gididebT
honorars. es umaRlesi ganakveTia da isic CvenisTana pirvelxarisxovani
gamomcemlobisaTvis. Tu mogewonaT Cveni pirobebi, gTxovT
xelSekrulebaSi wignis saxelwodeba CaweroT. nawarmoebis TemiTa da
xasiaTiT ara gzRudavT, razec gnebavT dawerT. dawerili Tu gaqvT
miT ukeTesi. amaze xelsayrel dros ver ipoviT unda moaswroT, manam
interesi ar ganelebula.
rogorc ki xelmoweril xelSekrulebas dagvibrunebT, maSinve
honoraris avanss gamogigzavniT xuTi aTas dolars. xom xedavT,
rogori rwmena gvaqvs Tqveni, ra risks viCenT! sasurveli iqneboda,
molaparakeba dagvewyo da ufro didi xniT dagvedo xelSekruleba
(vTqvaT aTi wliT), romlis mixedviTac mxolod Cven gveqneboda yvela
Tqveni nawarmoebis wignad gamocemis ufleba. magram amaze Semdeg~.
martinma werili gadado da zepir angariSs Seudga: TxuTmeti centi
gadaamravla samoc aTasze da cxra aTasi dolari miiRo. xelSekruleba
Seavso, Sig `sixarulis kvamli~ Cawera, xeli moawera da gamomcemlobas
gaugzavna, Tan oci patara moTxrobac gaayola, sul adre dawerili,
manam sagazeTo feletonebis sqemis weras Seudgeboda. maleve miiRo xuTi
aTasi dolaric: im siswrafiT, ra siswrafiTac amerikuli fosta muSaobs.
maria, dRes ori saaTisaTvis qalaqSi gamomyevi, saqme maqvs,
uTxra martinma imave dilas, roca Ceki miiRo, an arada, pirdapir iq
modi or saaTze, meToTxmete quCisa da brodveis kuTxesTan.
daniSnul dros maria iq daxvda. didxans imtvrevda Tavs am saidumlos
gamosacnobad, magram axal fexsacmelebze ukeTesi veraferi moifiqra. ase
rom gulic ki dawyda, fexsacmelebis maRazias rom Cauares da raRac
kantoraSi Sevidnen. rac amis Semdeg moxda, is samudamo sizmrad darCa
qalis mexsierebaSi. didebuli jentlmenebi, romlebic martins
elaparakebodnen da erTmaneTSi raRacas bWobdnen, xSir-xSirad
gadmoxedavdnen xolme marias da gulmowyaled gauRimebdnen; sabeWdi
manqana gamwarebiT Cxakunobda. mere raRac mniSvnelovan qaRalds
moaweres xeli, marias saxlis patronic aq iyo da imasac moawerines.
gareT rom gamovidnen, trotuarze, saxlis patronma gadaulaparaka:
ase, maria: am TveSi aRar gadamixdi Svidnaxevar dolars.
maria gaSeSda, ena waerTva:
arc im TveSi, arc iqiTaSi, arc imis iqiTaSi, ganagrZo saxlis
patronma.
mariam borZikiT madloba uTxra am mowyalebisaTvis. magram manam Sin
ar dabrunda, Crdilo ouklendSi, da Tavisianebs ar moelaparaka, manam
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portugaliel bayals kargad ar gamohkiTxa yvelaferi, arc mimxvadara,

rom es patara saxli, romelSiac amdeni xani cxovrobda da qiras ixdida,
axla misi sakuTreba iyo.
ratom aRarafers yidulobT CemTan? hkiTxa martins
portugalielma bayalma da misasalmeblad gareT gamovida, roca martini
karetidan Camoxta. martinma ganumarta, me TviTon aRar vimzadeb
saWmelso. mere duqanSi Sehyva da TiTo Wiqa Rvino gadahkres. martins ar
gamohparvia, rom es iyo yvelaze saukeTeso Rvino, rac ki bayals duqanSi
moeZeveboda.
maria, mimarTa imave saRamos martinma, me unda gadavide
aqedan. Tqvenc aRar darCebiT aq didxans. am saxls gaaqiraveb da Sen
TviTon aiReb qiras. Sen xom Zma gyavs san leandrosa Tu heiuordsSi?
mgoni, rZis ferma unda hqondes! rac axla sarecxi gaqvs aRebuli, ukanve
gaabruneb gaurecxavad, gamige? gaurecxavad! xval diliTve Caxval san
leandrosa Tu heiuordsSi da Zmas moinaxuleb. uTxari, CemTan Camovides,
saqme maqvs. `metropolSi~ mnaxavs, ouklendSi. iqneb, kargi rZis ferma
egulebodes. sadme.
amrigad, maria saxlis mepatronec gaxda da fermis erTaderTi
mflobelic. ori muSa daiqirava da mZime saqmes imaT akeTebinebda, bankSi
angariSi gaxsna, romelic dRiTidRe izrdeboda, miuxedavad imisa, rom
fexsacmelebSi gamowkipuli bavSvebi skolaSi daudioda. iSviaTad Tu
momxdara, rom sizmarSi nanaxi princi vinmes cxovrebaSi Sexvedrodes.
magram mZime muSaobisagan welmowyvetili da gamolenCebuli maria,
romelsac Tavis dReSi ar dasizmrebia princebi, marTlac Sexvda da
es iyo samrecxaos yofili muSa, gadacmuli.
amasobaSi qveyana dainteresda `vin aris mainc es martin ideni?~
gamomcemlebs man uari uTxra biografiuli cnobebis micemaze, magram
gazeTebs sad daemaleboda?! warmoSobiT igi ouklendeli iyo da
reportiorebma ynosviT miagnes martinis mcnob xalxs, SeTiTxnes da
gamoacxves vin iyo, ras warmoadgenda, ras akeTebda, isic blomad
daumates, rasac ar warmoadgenda da ar akeTebda. suraTebiTa da
fotoebiT Seamkes. adgilobriv fotografs erTxel gadaeRo
martinisaTvis suraTi, axla ki beWdavda da beWdavda hyidda, asaRebda.
imdenad didi iyo martinis siZulvili Jurnalebisa da burJuaziuli
sazogadoebis mimarT, rom pirvel xanebSi magrad SeebrZola aseTi
masalebis gamoqveynebas, bolos ki darwmunda, umoqmedoba ufro advili
iyo da far-xmali dahyara. uxerxuli gamodga, uari eTqva intervius
micemaze iseTi korespondentebisaTvis, romlebic Soridan Camodiodnen
sagangebod mis sanaxavad. garda amisa, dRe-RameSi sakmaod didi droa, da
raki axla arc mecadineobda da aRarc werda, es dro riTime xom unda
moekla! ase rom, dasTmo interviuebsac aZlevda, azrebsac
gamosTqvamda literaturasa da filosofiaze da burJuebis miwvevebsac
ki Rebulobda. ucnaurma simSvidem moicva. aRaraferi awuxebda, yvelaferi
sulerTi gaxda. yvelas miuteva, im axalgamoCekil reportiorsac ki,
romelmac igi wiTel socialistad monaTla. interviuc misca axla am
reportiors gazeTis mTel gverdze da iqve Tavis fotosuraTis
dabeWdvis nebac darTo.
zogjer lizisac xvdeboda. aSkara iyo, qals ar siamovnebda martinis
aseTi aRzeveba SiSobda, rom es kidev ufro gaafarTovebda maT Soris
ufskruls. swored am ufskrulis daviwroebis mizniT iyo, albaT, rom
martins daTanxmda da saRamos skolaSi Sevida, paralelurad
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stenografiis Seswavlasac Seudga; kabebs akerinebda saukeTeso TerZs,

romelsac qveynis fuli mihqonda. misi warmatebebi dRiTidRe SesamCnevi
xdeboda; martini, bolos, Caafiqra am ambavma, kargs vSvrebi Tu arao,
radgan, aSkara iyo, lizi misi gulisTvis akeTebda yvelafers: cdilobda,
martinis Rirsi gamxdariyo, iseTi Tvisebebi SeeZina, rasac, misi azriT,
martini didad afasebda. magram martini verafer nugeSs aZlevda
ZmasaviT epyroboda da iSviaTad xvdeboda.
`dagvianebuli~ im dros dabeWda mereiT-louelis gamomcemlobam, roca
martini didebis zenitze iyo asuli da, raki es beletristika iyo, `mzis
sircxvilze~ meti warmateba xvda. uprecedento ambavi moxda
`bestselerebis~ siaSi pirveli ori adgili martinis or wigns ergo. gana
marto beletristikis mkiTxvelebi, iseTi xalxic ki, vinc `mzis
sircxvils~ kiTxulobda, saocrad gaitaca am sazRvao moTxrobam,
aRfrTovanebaSi modiodnen avtoris ostatobiT da kosmosuri gaqanebiT.
pirveli wigniT mistikur literaturaze miitana ieriSi da didebuladac.
meore wigniT ki mkiTxvels TvalsaCinod uCvena, rogori unda iyos
namdvili literatura, da amasac warmatebiT gaarTva Tavi; amrigad,
kritikuli da mxatvruli niWis Serwymis iSviaTi genialoba gamoiCina.
fuliTac ivseboda, didebiTac ivseboda, kometasaviT gaielva
literaturul samyaroSi, magram es arTobda ufro, vidre axarebda.
erTma ambavma saocrad gaakvirva mTel qveyanasac gaakvirvebda es
ambavi, rom gaegoT. magram qveyanas gaakvirvebda ara is patara ambavi,
TavisTavad, aramed faqti, rom am ambavma martini gaakvirva. mosamarTle
blauntma martini sadilad dapatiJa. TavisTavad patara faqti iyo, magram
sul male ganuzomlad didi mniSvnelobisa gaxda. blaunti xom
Seuracxyo erTxel martinma, gamolanZRa, axla ki quCaSi Sexvda daSin
miipatiJa sadilad! martinma gaixsena, ramdenjer Sexvda igi mosamarTles
morzebis saxlSi, magram sadilze erTxelac ar daupatiJebia. ratom
maSin ar dampatiJa? ekiTxeboda martini Tavs. mas Semdeg sulac ar
Secvlila, igive martin ideni darCa! maS, ra moxda? mxolod is, rom misi
nawarmoebebi daibeWda da ydaSi Caisva? magram aki adreve hqonda
dawerili! mas Semdeg xom ar dauweria! misi yvelaze ukeTesi moTxrobebi
da werilebi ukve dawerili iyo, roca fexis xmas ayolili mosamarTle
blaunti geslianad dascinoda spensersa da martinis Sexedulebebs. ase
rom, mosamarTlem igi dapatiJa ara WeSmariti damsaxurebis gamo, aramed
im didebis gamo, rac am damsaxurebis Semdeg ergo martins.
RimiliT miiRo miwveva da Tavisi didsulovneba TviTonve gaukvirda.
sadilze, sadac eqvsamde did gvams moeyara Tavi, colebiTurT, martins
mefuri mowiwebiT eqceodnen. mosamarTle blauntma, mosamarTle hanuelis
mxurvale mxardaWeriT, martins sTxova, `stiqiis~ wevri gaxdio, am
didebuli klubis karebs ubralo mdidar xalxs ki ar vuRebT, Tan
gamoCenili pirovnebac Tu ar ariso. martins kidev ufro metad gaukvirda
da klubis wevrobaze uari uTxra.
kvlav Tavis erTad daxvavebuli xelnawerebis ganawilebasa da aqeTiqiT gzavnaSi iyo garTuli. mosveneba aRar hqonda redaqtorebisagan
sTxovdnen da sTxovdnen xelnawerebs. gamoirkva, rom igi daxvewili
stilisti yofila, xolo am stilis saburvelSi didebuli Sinaarsia
gaxveuli. `silamazis akvnis~ dabeWdvis Semdeg `CrdiloeTis
mimomxilvelma~ eqvsamde aseTive statia mosTxova. martinma gamoarCia
daxvavebuli xelnawerebidan Sesaferi masala da is iyo unda gaegzavna,
rom uceb azartSi Sesulma `baronis Jurnalma~ xuTi aseTive statia
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sTxova da TiToSi xuTasi dolari aRuTqva. martinma sapasuxo werili

gaugzavna Txovnas SegisrulebT, oRond TiToSi aTasi dolari unda
gadamixadoTo. gaaxsenda, rom swored im Jurnalebma dauwunes es
xelnawerebi, romlebic axla Tavgadadebuli eRiWinebodnen, dagviTmeo.
Tanac, auwyebdnen ugulod, civad, standartul pasuxebs ugzavnidnen.
bevri simwris ofli adines maSin, da martinmac gadawyvita, Cemi jeric
dadga, axla me unda vadinoo. `bartonis Jurnalma~ miiRo es piroba da
xuTi statia daubeWda, xolo danarCen oTx statias `yovelTviuri
makintoSi~ CaebRauWa da igive Tanxa gadauxada. `CrdiloeTis
mimomxilveli~ Raribi gamodga, konkurencias ver gauZlo. ase gamoqveynda
`idumalebaTa qurumebi~, `saocari mecnebeni~, `sakuTari `mes~ sazomi~,
`iluziis filosofia~, `RmerTi da mxeci~, `xelovneba da biologia~,
`kritikosebi da sinjarebi~, `varskvlavis mtveri~ da `mevaxSeobis Zala~.
amaTgan gamowveuli xmauri, miTqma-moTqma da aurzauri didxans ar
damcxrala.
redaqtor-gamomcemlebi swerdnen Tqven TviTon gangvisazRvreT
honoraris raodenobao, da martinic sazRvravda. magram ukve dawerils
aqveynebda, axlis dasawerad kalams xels aRar axlebda, kategoriulad
aikrZala. ubralo gafiqrebac ki, rom magidas unda misjdomoda da
kalami aeRo, Wkuidan Slida. igi mowme iyo, rogor daglija brbom
brisendeni da Tumca igive xalxi mas axla taSs ukravda, mainc sZulda
brbo. Tavisi aseTi popularoba mas brisendenis Seuracxyofad da mis
mimarT Ralatad miaCnda. Subli usiamovnod eWmuxneboda, magram ukan
mainc ar ixevda. gadawyvetili hqonda parki fuliT gaevso.
xSirad Rebulobda xolme aseTi Sinaarsis werilebs:
`am erTi wlis winaT, Cvenda saubedurod da savalalod, satrfialo
lirika ar dagibeWdeT. Tqvenma leqsebma maSinac didi STabeWdileba
moaxdina, magram garkveulma mizezebma xeli SegviSala dagvebeWda. Tu
isev xelTa gaqvT is leqsebi da imden didsulovnebas gamoiCenT, rom
gamogvigzavniT, Cven sixaruliT davbeWdavT mTel cikls. amasTan,
honoraris raodenoba Tqven TviTon gangvisazRvreT. mzada varT, amave
leqsebis calke wignad gamocemac SemogTavazoT TqvenTvis xelsayrel
pirobebSi~.
martins Tavisi tragedia moagonda, uriTmo leqsiT dawerili da
satrfialo ciklis nacvlad is gaugzavna. manam gagzavnida, gadaikiTxa
da gaocebuli darCa sruli ubadrukoba iyo. mainc gagzavna, da,
daibeWda kidec, Tumca redaqcias samudamo sananeblad gauxda es. xalxi
aRSfoTda, aravis sjeroda, rom saxelganTqmuli martin ideni amisTana
sisuleles dawerda. misi dawerili ar iqnebao, gaiZaxodnen. redaqciis
siyalbea, iq daujRabniaTo; an arada martin ideni diuma mamas
gasjibrebia, raki aseT didebas miaRwia, axla sxvas awerinebs da TviTon
xels awerso. magram roca martinma ganmarta, es bavSvobis droindeli
nacodvilaria da redaqcia aRar momeSva, ZalaTi damabeWdinao, xalxma
sasacilod aigdo Jurnali da iZulebuli gaxdnen, redaqtori SeecvalaT.
Jurnalma didi zarali naxa. calke wignad aRar gamosula tragedia,
magram martins miRebuli avansi aRar daubrunebia.
`kolmenis yovelkvireulma~ martins uSvelebeli depeSa gamougzavna,
rac samasamde dolari daujdaT, oci narkvevi dagviwereo, sTxovdnen,
TiTo narkvevSi aTas dolars sTavazobdnen. redaqciisave xarjze martins
SeerTebuli Statebi unda moevlo da iseTi masala SeerCia, rasac
TviTonve miiCnevda sainteresod. ramdenime savaraudo Tema depeSaSive iyo
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CamoTvlili imis nimuSad da magaliTad, Tu ramdenad SeuzRudavi

iqneboda martini Temis SerCevis dros. erTaderTi mtkice piroba is iyo,
rom narkvevis Tema amerikis cxovrebidan unda aeRo. sapasuxo depeSaSi,
rac fasdadebiT gagzavna, martini sinanuls gamoTqvamda, rom ar SeeZlo
redaqciis Txovna Seesrulebina.
`viki-vikis~, romelic `uorenis yovelTviurSi~ gamoqveynda,
dabeWdvisTanave arnaxuli warmateba ergo. Jurnalis Semdeg xeladve
calke wignadac gamovida da mTeli tiraJi elvis siswrafiT gaiyida.
kritikosebi erTxmad winaswarmetyvelebdnen, rom es nawarmoebi gverdSi
amoudgeboda iseT klasikur qmnilebebs, rogoricaa `Sagrenis tyavi~, da
`boTlSi gamomwyvdeuli suli~.
moTxrobebis krebuls `sixarulis kvamls~ xalxi cota ar iyos
civad da daeWvebiT Sexvda. is siTamame da pirdapiroba, riTac
moTxrobebi iyo gamsWvaluli, eldad eca burJuaziul moralsa da
rwmenaze aRzrdil xalxs. magram wigni mainc swrafad iTargmna da
parizSi gamoica. aq ki Wkua dakarges moTxrobebis krebulze. maSin
amerikeli da ingliseli mkiTxvelebic ahyvnen fexis xmas da ise daitaces
wigni, rom martinma aiZula `singltri-darnlis~ gamomcemloba mesame
wignSi ocdaxuTi, xolo meoTxeSi ocdaaTi procenti gadaexada. am or
wignSi yvela patara moTxroba Sevida, rac ki odesme daewera da
sxvadasxva Jurnalebs gamoeqveynebinaT. `zaris Zaxili~ da yvela e. w.
`saSineli~ moTxroba pirvel tomSi Sevida. meoreSi ki
`Tavgadasavali~, `qoTani~, `sicocxlis zedaSe~, `morevi~, `mxiaruli quCa~
da oTxi sxva moTxroba. `merediT-louelis~ gamomcemlobam statiebs
CasWida xeli da, rac ki ram daewera, pirwmindad gamouca. `maqsimilianis~
gamomcemlobam `zRvis simRera~ da `satrfialo cikli~ `mandilosanTa
saojaxo megobarma~ dabeWda da zRapruli honorari gadauxada.
roca ukanaskneli xelnaweric daibeWda, martinma SvebiT amoisunTqa.
islis koSki da spilenZiT moWedili TeTri karWapi Soreul ocnebas ukve
aRar warmoadgenda. brisendenis varaudi, TiTqos verc erTi WeSmariti
nawarmoebi JurnalebSi gzas ver gaikvlevda, ar gamarTlda. misma
gamarjvebam aSkarad daamtkica, rom brisendeni cdeboda, da, miuxedavad
amisa, martini gulis siRrmeSi grZnobda, rom megobari mainc marTali
iyo. misi warmatebis mizezi `mzis sircxvili~ ufro iyo, vidre sxva
nawarmoebebi. sxvebs SemTxveviT gaumarTla. aki zedized uwunebdnen
Jurnalebi. `mzis sircxvilis~ gamocemam didi xmauri da miTqma-moTqma
gamoiwvia da martins saxeli gauTqva. `mzis sircxvili~ rom ar
gamosuliyo, arc amisTana polemika atydeboda, xolo am wignis aseTi
warmateba namdvili saswauli iyo. aki gamomcemlebmac irwmunes es
saswauli. pirvelad xom aTas xuTasi cali gamosces da imazedac guli
eTanaRrebodaT, ver gavasaRebTo. gamocdil-gamoqeqili gamomcemlebi
iyvnen, magram aseTi warmateba yvelaze ufro maTTvis iyo moulodneli.
marTlac rom saswaulad miiCnies es. didxans ver moegen gons, vera da
ver aexsnaT saswaulis mizezi, yvela werilSi, rac ki martinisaTvis
miuweriaT, sul im idumali warmatebiT gamowveuli gakvirveba
gamosWvioda. bolos mizezebis amoxsnas sulac mianebes Tavi. amisi
amoxsna SeuZlebeli iyo. SemTxveviT moxda, savsebiT SemTxveviT
yovelgvari varaudisa da gamocdilebebiT ganmtkicebuli rwmenis
sawinaaRmdegod.
aseT fiqrebs moecva martini da Tavisi popularoba
safuZvelmoklebulad miaCnda. mis wignebs xom burJuebi yidulobdnen,
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maTi oqroTi ivseboda martinis qisa. da ukvirda martins Cemi

moTxrobebisa da werilebis neta ra moewonaTo. am asiaTasobiT
mkiTxvelisaTvis, romlebic martinis wignebs yidulobdnen da Tayvansa
scemdnen, misi azris Zala da Sinagani silamaze arafers warmoadgenda.
SemTxveviT gauRima bedma, im dros Sedga parnasze fexi, roca RmerTebs
eZinaT. imave pirutyvuli ugunurebiT asxamdnen axla martins xotbas is
aTasebi da aTiaTasebi, riTac brisendenis `efemeras~ mivardnen da
daglijes. igive mglis xrova iyo, oRond martins, daglejis nacvlad,
kudis qicini dauwyes. kudis qicinica da daglejac sul SemTxvevis saqme
iyo. erTi ram mtkiced swamda martins: `efemera~ ganuzomlad maRla idga
yvelafer imazec, rac gulSi hqonda da SeiZleboda momavalSi daewera.
aseTi poema saukuneebSi erTi Tu daiwereba. ase rom brbos Tayvaniscema
guldasawyveti ubadrukoba iyo, radgan imave brbom `efemera~ lafSi
amoTxvara. martinma mZimed da kmayofilebiT amoixvneSa: kmayofili iyo,
rom ukanaskneli xelnaweric gahyida da yvelafers morCa.
Tavi ormocdameoTxe
mister morzi sastumro `metropolSi~ Sexvda martins. SemTxveviT
moxvda iqa, Tu sagangebod mivida, raTa martini sadilad daepatiJebina, es
gaugebari darCa. Tumca martini am meore varaudisaken ixreboda. ase iyo
Tu ise, sadilze dapatiJes, mister morzma dapatiJa, ruTis mamam,
romelmac amas winaT saxlidan daiTxova da niSnoba CauSala.
martini ar gabrazebula. arc Seuracxyofad miuRia. moTminebiT
usmenda mister morzs da Tan imas fiqrobda, albaT ra mwarea ase Tavis
damcirebao. uari ar uTqvams. sakmaod gaurkveveli pasuxi misca da
ojaxis wevrebi moikiTxa, gansakuTrebiT misis morzi da ruTi. ise
warmoTqva ruTis saxeli, rom arc waborZikebula, gaukvirda kidec
arc Jruantels dauvlia tanSi, arc sisxli moswolia Zveleburad da
arc guli aCqrolebia.
bevri vinme epatiJeboda sadilad, zogan midioda kidec, sagangebod
ecnobodnen xolme, rom sadilze daepatiJnaT. da martini
Tavisdauneburad Caufiqrda am patara movlenas, rac faqtobrivad didi
gamodga. bernard higinboTammac ki dapatiJa. es ukve metismeti iyo
martini gaSra. gaaxsenda saSineli SimSilis dReebi, roca kaciSvili ar
epatiJeboda. arada, sadili swored maSin sWirdeboda, uWmelobiT Rones
kargavda, Zala eleoda, erTianad Camoxma. es iyo swored paradoqsi: roca
Sioda aravin epatiJeboda sadilad; axla ki, roca asi aTasi sadilis
dakveTa SeuZlia da madasac TandaTanobiT kargavs, yoveli mxridan
sadils aCrian! ratom? es xom usamarTlobaa, es xom ar daumsaxurebia!
mas Semdeg sul ar Secvlila martini. rac ki ram dawera, swored maSin,
im SimSilis dros! mister da misis morzma zarmaci da usaqmuri Searqves,
ruTis piriT SeuTvales, kantoraSi klerkad moewyveo, miuxedavad imisa,
rom mSvenivrad icodnen, ra saqmes eweoda martini. yvela xelnawers,
rasac ruTs aZlevda wasakiTxad, isinic kiTxulobdnen. swored im
xelnawerebma gauTqves saxeli, gazeTebi aalaparakes, xolo raki saxeli
gauvarda da gazeTis furclebze moxvda, ager, axla, sadilzec
epatiJebian!
erTi ram aSkara iyo: morzebs sulac ar enaRvlebodaT arc martini da
arc misi Semoqmedeba. ase rom, misi kai biWobis gamo, an misi
nawarmoebebis surviliT ki ar epatiJebodnen, aramed misi didebis gamo,
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da ratomac ara? imis gamo, rom axla igi asi aTasi dolaris
patroni iyo. burJuaziul sazogadoebaSi kaci amiT fasdeba, da martini
ras warmoadgenda, rom misTvis gamonaklisi gaekeTebinaT, magram martini
amayi kaci iyo. aseTi dafaseba guls urevda. mas surda piradi
RirsebebiT daefasebinaT, an SemoqmedebiT, rac, bolos da bolos, misi
piradi Rirsebebis gamomxatveli iyo. swored ase afasebda mas lizi. mis
Semoqmedebasac ki TiTqmis araviTar angariSs ar uwevda. mas afasebda,
piradad mas. ase afasebda jimic da yvela Zveli amxanagi. ramdenjer
daumtkicebiaT es winaT, roca martini maTi ganuyreli iyo. axlac
daamtkices, im kvira dRes, Sel-mound-parkSi. misi Semoqmedeba sulac ar
enaRvlebodaT. TviTon is uyvardaT, martin ideni, TavianTi amfsoni da
amxanagi, kai biWi, romlis gulisTvisac Tavs dasdebdnen.
axla ruTis ambavic vnaxoT! manac piradi Rirsebebis gamo Seiyvara
martini es ueWvelia. magram rogoradac ar unda yvareboda,
burJuaziuli cxovrebis wesi da Sexedulebani ufro Zvirfasi gamodga.
martinis mwerloba mas, umTavresad, imitom ar mosdioda WkuaSi, rom am
mwerlobas maSin fuli ar Semohqonda. aki am TvalTaxedviT Seafasa
`satrfialo lirika~. aki isic ar aZlevda mosvenebas, samsaxuri daiwyeo.
marTalia, ufro rbili gamoTqmiT etyoda xolme, `raime saqmes moekideo~,
magram es xom igive iyo. martinma yvelaferi waukiTxa qals, rac ki
dawera leqsebi, moTxrobebi, statiebi `viki-viki~, `mzis
sircxvili~... yvelaferi. ruTi ki jiutad CasCiCinebda, samsaxurSi moewyve,
samuSao gaiCineo. RmerTo didebulo! TiTqos ar muSaobda, uZilobiT
Tvalebs ar iRamebda, janis simrTeles ara flangavda, raTa misi Rirsi
gamxdariyo!
amrigad, es patara sakiTxi gadidda da gaizarda. savsebiT janmrTeli
da normaluri iyo, arc saWmels iklebda, arc Zils, magram is patara
sakiTxi aekviata da mosvenebas ar aZlevda. es xom maSinve hqonda
dawerili! tvins uxvretda es fraza. ijda bernard higinboTamis pirdapir
kvira dRes, sadilad, da Tavs Zlivs ikavebda, rom ar eyvira:
`es yvelaferi xom maSinve mqonda dawerili! axla sadilze
mepatiJebiT, maSin ki maSimSilebdiT, saxlidan gamagdeT, SemaCveneT,
ratom samsaxurSi ar moewyobio. es moTxrobebi da statiebi ki ukve
dawerili mqonda. axla TvalebSi SemomcicinebT, pirze momdgar sityvasa
wyvetT da CumdebiT, roca SematyobT, me vapireb dalaparakebas,
gafacicebiT ugdebT yurs, Tu ris Tqmas vinebeb: pirSi geubnebiT, Tqveni
partia dalpa, meqrTameebiT gaivso-meTqi, Tqven ki, nacvlad imisa, rom
gacofdeT, tkbilad krutunebT, meTanxmebiT kidec, bevri ram marTalia
mag Sens sityvebSio. ratom? imitom rom saxeli gamivarda. didZali
fulis patroni gavxdi. imitom ki ara, rom martin ideni var, kargi biWi,
Wkua ar maklia! uceb rom avdge da vTqva, mTvare mwvane yvelisagan aris
gakeTebuli-meTqi, Tqven kvers damikravT, yovel SemTxvevaSi, ar
SemedavebiT, imitom rom dolarebi miCxrialebs, mTa midgas
dolarebisa. magram aki yvelaferi es maSinve mqonda dawerili, roca
Tqven fexis mtvradac ar magdebdiT da saxeSi mafurTxebdiT.
magram martinma Tavi Seikava da ar iyvira. tvins uxvretda es fiqri, ar
Sordeboda, awvalebda, magram moTminebiT iRimeboda. roca martini
dadumdeboda, bernard higinboTami mouSvebda sadaveebs da gaitlikeboda.
Tavi mohqonda me TviTon, sakuTari mecadineobiT mivaRwie cxovrebaSi
yvelaferso. me TviTon, xeli aravis wamouSvelebia, aravis valSi ara
varo. Cems moqalaqeobriv vals vasruleb, amodena ojaxs vinaxavo.
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marTlac, higinboTamis duqani, misi Sromismoyvareobisa da unaris

SesaniSnavi Zegli iyo! zogs sakuTari coli ar eyvareba ise, rogorc me
es duqani miyvarso. guli gadauSala martins, uambo, ra ganuzomeli
Sroma da energia dasWirda duqnis mowyobasa da saqmis mogvarebas. axali
gegmebic hqonda, kai gabeduli gegmebi. mosaxleoba matulobs am ubanSi,
duqani ki pataraa, veRar audis. cota ufro didi Senoba rom hqondes,
iseT rameebs moawyobs, rac fulsac dauzogavs da energiasac. axlave
SemeZlo amis gakeTebao. neta imas veRirsebode, rom mezobeli nakveTic
SemovierToo, maSinve orsarTulian saxls mivadgam am Cems duqanso. zemo
sarTuls gaaqiravebda, qvemo sarTulebs ki gaaerTianebda, did duqans
moawyobda. axali abra rom warmoidgina, romelic orive Senobas
gadaswvdeboda, Tvalebi gaubrwyinda.
martini aRar ugdebda yurs. tvins kvlav is fraza uxvretda: `es
yvelaferi xom maSinve mqonda dawerili!~ lamis gaagiJa am frazam, scada
rogorme moeSorebina.
rao, ramdeni damijdebao? CaekiTxa igi uceb.
siZe ukve enad iyo gakrefili, savaWros gafarToebaze laparakobda,
magram erTbaSad Sedga. ramdeni damijdebao, es arc ki uxsenebia, magram
icoda ki, aTasjer hqonda gamoangariSebuli.
axlandeli fasebis mixedviT, Tqva man, oTxi aTasi dajdeba.
abris CaTvliT?
abra ar mimiTvlia. Senoba iyos da abras ki movuxerxeb rame.
miwa?
sami aTasi miwasac dasWirdeba.
win gadaiwia, gamSral tuCebs eniT ilokavda, nervulad Slida da
kecavda TiTebs da Tvals ar aSorebda martins, romelic Cekis gamoweras
Seudga. roca gauwoda Ceki, maSinve Tanxas daxeda Svidi aTasi dolari
iyo.
eqvs... eqvs procentze mets ver SemogTavazebT, xma Caexrinwa
higinboTams.
martins gacineba mounda, magram Tavi Seikava da hkiTxa:
es ramdeni iqneba?
aba, vnaxo. eqvsi procenti... eqvsjer Svidi... oTxas oci.
TveSi ocdaTxuTmeti dolari gamodis, ara?
higinboTamma Tavi dauqnia.
maSin, Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqneba, ase SevTanxmdeT,
martinma gertrudas gadaxeda, Tavni mTlianad Tqveni iyos, oRond im
pirobiT, rom mag ocdaTxuTmeti dolariT mzareuli da mrecxavi
daiqiravo. erTi sityviT, sul Tqveni iqneba is Svidi aTasi dolari,
gertrudas Tu aRar gaakeTebinebT mZime saojaxo saqme.s Tanaxma xarT?
mister higinboTamma Zlivs gadaylapa nerwyvi. imis moTxovna, rom
cols saojaxo saqme ar ekeTebina, mis wuwuraqul suls
Seuracxmyofelad eCvena. aseTi guluxvi saCuqari mware pilulis
kapsulSi gaxveva yofila. colma ar imuSaos? gaSra kaci!
ki, batono, uTxra martinma, me gadavixdi mag ocdaTxuTmet
dolars, oRond...
Cekisken waiRo xeli, magram bernard higinboTamma daaswro da SesZaxa:
Tanaxma var! Tanaxma var!
tramvaiSi rom adioda, saSineli daqanculoba da moTenTiloba igrZno.
quCaSi gamoSveril abras gaxeda.
Rori! kbilebSi gamocra man, Rori! Rori!
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`marCieli~ rom gamoqveynda Jurnal `makintoSSi~, berTiesa da uenis

naxatebiT damSvenebuli, herman Smidts sul daaviwyda, rom am leqss
erTxel samarcxvino uwoda. saqveynod acxadebda, Cemi colis
STagonebulia es leqsio, cdilobda am xmas reportioris yuramde
mieRwia; Tanaxma gaxda interviuc mieca reportiorisaTvis, romelsac
fotografi da mxatvari mohyvnen. sakvirao damatebaSi mTeli gverdi
dauTmes am ambavs gamoqveynda merienis suraTi, aTasnairi intimuri
wvrilmani martin idenisa da misi ojaxis cxovrebidan, msxvili asoebiT
dabeWdili sruli teqsti `marCielisa~, romelic `makintoSis~ sagangebo
nebarTviT gadmobeWdes. aman sul aaforiaqa mezoblebi, qalebi amayobdnen
amodena mwerlis da Cveni nacnobiao, visac jer ar SeeZlo nacnobobiT
daekvexna, axla eSureboda gacnobas, herman fon Smidti sixaruliT
cmukavda Tavis saxelosnoSi. am movlenis aRsaniSnavad gadawyvita axali
dazga daedga.
yovelgvar reklamas ajobebs, uTxra man meriens, arc araferi
dagvijdeba.
modi, sadilze movipatiJoT, urCia colma.
martini marTlac ewvia maT sadilze. cdilobda Tavazianoba gamoeCina
Casuqebul yasabTan da mis kidev ufro gasiebul colTan. etyoboda,
saWiro xalxi iyo, gamoadgeboda herman SmidtisTana axalgazrda kacs,
romelic, is iyo, karieras iwyebda. arc gaxdidnen mas TavianT stumrobis
Rirsad, magram gaiges, saxelmoxveWili colisZmac eyoleba sadiladao,
mividnen, ankesze wamogebul mosatyuebeliviT gamodga es faqti. amave
saqnierma miityua agreTve wynari okeanis savelosipedo saagentos mTavari
mmarTveli. am kacis siamovneba da moTaflva surda gansakuTrebiT fon
Smidts, radgan misi SemweobiT SeeZlo mieRo ouklendis savelosipedo
sagentos ufrosoba. ase rom, herman fon Smidtma, sabolood, did sikeTed
miiCnia martinis moyvroba, Tumca gulis siRrmeSi veranairad ver
mimxvdariyo, rogor moxda yvelaferi es. Ramis siCumeSi, roca cols ukve
eZina, wamodgeboda da martinis moTxrobebsa da leqsebs ukirkitebda, da
sul ufro da ufro rwmundeboda xalxis sisuleleSi, Torem am wignebs
ise vin iyiddao!
martins mSvenivrad esmoda saqmis viTareba, skams gadaswoloda, fon
Smidtis sifaTs miStereboda da xeli eqaveboda, gulSi fiqrobda, ra
madli iqneba am Tavgasiebuli holandielis mobeTqvao! Tumca erTi rame
mainc moswonda misi. xom aseTi Rataki iyo, xom ase gamwarebiT cdilobda
gamdidrebasa da win wawevas, mosamsaxure mainc daeqiravebina, raTa
merieni mZime samuSaosagan Tavisufali yofiliyo. martini elaparaka
savelosipedo saagentos ufross, nasadilevs ki hermani ganze gaixmo da
dafinanseba aRuTqva, ouklendSi yvelaze karg savelosipedo maRazias Tu
gaxsnio. egec ar akmara, saavtomobilo saxelosnosa da garaJze geWiros
Tvalio, uTxra, radgan eWvi ar iyo, igi orive saqmes mSvenivrad
gaarTmevda Tavs.
gamomSvidobebis dros, Tvalze cremlmomdgarma merienma xelebi
moxvia martins da uTxra gagiJebiT miyvarxar da mudamac miyvardio.
marTalia, bolo sityvebze cotaTi waborZikda, cremlebi moeZala, kocna
dauwyo, da martini mixvda, rom amiT igi patiebasa sTxovda Zveli
urwmunoebisa da undoblobis gamo, roca daJinebiT CasCiCinebda,
samsaxurSi moewyveo.
xom xedav, fuli jibeSi ar uCerdeba, gaendo herman fon Smidti
cols, sargebeli rom vuxsene, lamis gacofda. arc Seni Tavni minda
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da arc Seni sargebelio, kidev Tu dagcdenia, mag holandiur gogras sul

wagaglejo! swored ase miTxra holandiur gograso! saqmis kaci ver
aris, magram ise kargi biWia. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me ki amaSena!
sul ufro da ufro xSirad epatiJebodnen sadilad martins.
gakvirvebuli iyo kaci. bohemiur klubSi miiwvies banketze, sapatio
stumrad. irgvliv sul cnobili xalxi exvia, romelTa Sesaxeb bevric
waekiTxa Tavis sicocxleSi da bevric gaegona. rogorc ki Tqveni `zaris
Zaxili~ da `feria da margaliti~ wavikiTxeT, maSinve mivxvdiT, rom didi
mwerali gamoCndao, ganucxada am xalxma. `RmerTo Cemo, me kidev im dros
mSieri da CamobranZuli davdiodi!~ gaifiqra martinma. `maSin ratom ar
dampatiJeT sadilze? swored maSin mWirdeboda. es yvelaferi xom maSinve
mqonda dawerili! axla Tu maWmevT saWmels Cemi nawerebis gamo, maSin
ratom ar maWameT, roca mSieri viyavi? erTi sityvac ki ar Secvlila mas
Semdeg arc `zaris ZaxilSi~ da arc `feriasa da margalitSi~. ara, Cemi
nawerebis gamo ar mepatiJebiT, sapatio saqmed iqca Cemi dapatiJeba.
pirutyvebi xarT da imitom mepatiJebiT, jogi xarT, brbo xarT, brma,
jogur instinqts ahyolixarT, es instinqti geubnebaT, dapatiJeo, da
Tqvenc mepatiJebiT. martin ideni da misi Semoqmedeba sulac ar
gainteresebT~. gaifiqra man da wamodga, raTa gonebamaxvilur da Wkvianur
sadRegrZeloze aseve gonebamaxviluri da Wkvianuri pasuxi mieca.
ase gadioda dro. saca ar moxvda romel klubsa Tu literaturul
saRamoze yvelgan `zaris Zaxilsa~ da `feriasa da margalits~
uxsenebdnen xolme: rogorc ki daibeWda, maSinve mivxvdiT, ra mweralic
mogvevlinao. da mudam erTi da igive mtanjveli fiqri mouvidoda martins
`ratom maSin ar dampatiJeT? es yvelaferi xom maSinve mqonda
dawerili! `zaris Zaxilsa~ da `feriasa da margalitSi~ iotisodena
araferi Semicvlia. ra ostaturad dawerili da unaklo qmnilebac axlaa,
maSinac is iyo. magram ara, Tqven amis gamo ar mepatiJebiT, arc sxva
romelime moTxrobisa Tu leqsis gamo. imitom mepatiJebiT, rom modad
iqca es, imitom rom mTeli brbo Wkuas hkargavs axla, rogorme Cqara
dapatiJos martin ideni~.
da xSirad aseT wuTebSi, Tvalwin warmoudgeboda orbortian
qurTukSi Cacmuli, stetsonis qudwamokosebuli TavzexelaRebuli biWi.
ase mouvida erTxel ouklendSi, roca qalTa klubSi iyo miwveuli
literaturul saRamoze. roca adgilidan wamodga da estradisken daiZra
did darbazSi, ukan, SemosasvlelTan, es TavzexelaRebuli biWi dainaxa!
orbortiani qurTuki ecva da magarfarfliani qudi exura... xuTasma
didebulad gamowyobilma mandilosanma ukan miRrica Tavi, dainteresdnen,
ase ras gauStera Tvalio. magram veraferi dainaxes, gasasvleli carieli
iyo. martini ki daJinebiT Sehyurebda da fiqrobda, aba quds Tu moixdiso;
uqudod erTxelac ar mosCvenebia es ymawvili. jiqur wamovida biWi,
darbazi gamoiara da estradaze amovida. martins lamis cremlebi waskda,
Sehyurebda Tavisive bavSvobis moCvenebas da sevda ipyrobda, roca
iTvaliswinebda mTel im gzas, rac am ymawvils unda gaevlo. moCvenebam
estrada gadmosWra, martinTan mivida gahqra. xuTasma mandilosanma nazad
SemarTa xelTaTmniani xelebi da taSi Semohkra, didi da sapatio stumari
gaamxneves, romelmac uceb daimorcxva da ena daeba. martinma moCveneba
Tavidan moiSora, gaiRima da laparaki daiwyo.
skolis direqtorma keTilma moxucma kacma erTxel quCaSi
gaaCera martini da gaaxsena, ra aliaqoTi da vaiuSvelebeli atyda
kancelariaSi, roca martini CxubisaTvis skolidan daiTxoves.
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 wavikiTxe Tqveni `zaris Zaxili~ romeliRac JurnalSi, uTxra

man, karga xania mas Semdeg, edgar pos ar Camouvardeba. brwyinvalea.
maSinve vTqvi, brwyinvalea-meTqi!
`marTla? orjer Semomxvdi imxanad quCaSi da zedac ar Semogixedavs,
TiTqos verc micani~, TiTqmis xmamaRla warmoTqva martinma,
erTxelac da meoredac SimSiliT kuWi mixmeboda, mevaxSesTan mivdiodi
nivTebis dasagiraveblad. xom dawerili mqonda maSin yvelaferi. Sen ki
verc micani. axla rogorRa micani?~
cols veubnebodi swored im dRes, ganagrZobda direqtori,
kargi iqneba sadilad movipatiJoT-meTqi. colic dameTanxma maSinve,
uyoymanod.
sadilad? TiTqmis Sehkivla martinma.
diax, sadilad... ra Tqma unda... Sens Zvel direqtorTanac gatexe
puri, ai, Se oinbazo! miugo dabneulma direqtorma da mujluguni
wahkra, ZmabiWur xumrobaSi gautara.
gaognebulma martinma gza ganagrZo. kuTxeSi SeCerda da moxucs
gaxeda.
dalaxvros eSmakma! waibutbuta TavisTvis, mgoni, davafeTe
berikaci!
Tavi ormocdamexuTe
erT dRes kreisi estumra martins da martinic gulmxiarulad Seegeba.
raRac ucnauri proeqti gaacno, rasac martini unda daeinteresebina,
rogorc mwerali da ara rogorc damfinansebeli. jer isev proeqts
acnobda, rom erTbaSad Sedga da uTxra umetesi nawili im Seni `mzis
sircxvilisa~ namdvili sigiJeao.
magram filosofiuri paeqrobis gasamarTavad ar movsulvar,
ganagrZo kreisma, me mainteresebs gavigo, Cvens axal saqmeSi
daabandeben Tu ara aTas dolars?
ara, miugo martinma, jer mase ar gavgiJebulvar. magram iciT,
ras vizam. TqvenTan gatarebuli saRamo yvelaze ufro RirsSesaniSnavi
iyo Cems cxovrebaSi. iseTi rame momeciT maSin Tqven, rasac fuliT ver
iyidi. me axla fuliani kaci gavxdi da es fuli arafrad mimaCnia. didi
siamovnebiT mogcemdiT aTas dolars ise, ubralod, im Ramis
aRsaniSnavad. Tqven fuli gWirdebaT. me saWiroze meti maqvs. waiReT,
Tqveni iyos. oRond araviTari proeqtebi saWiro ar aris.
kreiss sulac ar Setyobia gakvirveba. Ceki gamoarTva da jibeSi ikra.
ase Tua, magisTana Rameebs bevrs mogiwyobT, uTxra man.
gvianRaa, Tavi gaaqnia martinma, is CemTvis erTaderTi Rame
iyo. TiTqos samoTxeSi movxvdi. vici, rom TqvenTvis es Cveulebrivia.
CemTvis ara. amisi ganmeoreba aRar SeiZleba. filosofia ukve aRar
mainteresebs, gagonebac aRar minda.
pirvelad gavakeTe fuli Cemi filosofiiT, Tqva kreisma da
karTan SeCerda, magram aqciebi xeladve daeca.
erTxel misis morzma Caiara karetiT quCaSi da RimiliT daukra
martins Tavi. martinmac gauRima da qudi mouxada. TiTqos araferio
gulgrilad gaiara martinma. erTi Tvis winaT an guls aurevda es
Sexvedra martins, an gaarTobda, axla ki araferi araviTari grZnoba
ar aRuZravs misTvis. maSinve daaviwyda, iseve rogorc daaviwydeboda,
magaliTad, centraluri bankis, an ratuSis win Cavla. magram misi goneba
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zedmeti daZabulobiT muSaobda. erTi da igive akviatebuli fiqri

utrialebda TavSi `yvelaferi damTavrebulia!~ gaiRviZebda es
fiqri utrialebda. yvelaferi, rasac ki irgvliv xedavda, aRiqvamda, am
fiqrs ukavSirdeboda xolme `yvelaferi damTavrebulia!~ ase,
TandaTanobiT, igi ulmobel logikamde mivida rom araferi iyo,
araraobas warmoadgenda. TavzexelaRebuli biWi mart ideni, mezRvauri
mart ideni marTlac iyo, marTlac arsebobda; magram saxelganTqmuli
mwerali martin ideni arasodes ar arsebula; martin ideni,
saxelganTqmuli mwerali, brbom moigona, mis tvinSi aorTqlda da
Caisaxa da mere TavzexelaRebuli biWisa da mezRvauris sxeulSi
Caasaxla. magram TviTon xom icoda saqmis arsi, vin gaasulelebda da
daajerebda amis simarTleSi. ara, igi ar yofila legenda, kerpi, romlis
winaSec brbo qeds ixrida da msxverplad sadilebi mihqonda. es
yvelaferi kargad icoda martinma.
gadaSlida Jurnalebs da statiebs kiTxulobda, masze dawerils,
sakuTar foto-suraTebs aTvalierebda, imdeni iyo es fotoebi, imdens
aTvalierebda, rom bolos sakuTar Tavs veRar cnobda. ymawvili kaci iyo
igi cxovrobda, uyvarda, TrToda, cxovrebis ukuRmarTobas moTminebiT
itanda, xalxs advilad egueboda; bevrs daexeteboda. ucxo qveynebi
moiara, Tavis ZmabiWebTan erTad ramdeni uCxubia; biblioTekaSi aTasobiT
wigns rom hkida Tvali, gaognda, ena daeba, magram mere TviTonve waikiTxa
es wignebi, TavisiT gaikvlia gza; Rameebs aTenebda, navTs dauzogavad
swvavda, loginSi dezebs igdebda da wignebs werda... ai, es iyo martin
ideni, da ara is amouyoravi vaJbatoni, romlis gasaZRomadac brbo Tavs
iklavda.
zogjer iseTi masalac gamoereoda JurnalSi, rac martins arTobda
xolme. erTmaneTs ecilebodnen yvela Tavis damsaxurebad miiCnevda
martin idenis aRmoCenas. `uorenis yovelTviuri~ Tavis xelmomwerlebs
arwmunebda Cveni Jurnali erTTavad axali talantebis ZiebaSia da
martin ideni pirvelad swored Cven gavacaniT mkiTxvelsao. `TeTr Tagvs~
Tavisi pretenzia hqonda, aseve ebRauWebodnen martins `CrdiloeTis
mimomxilveli~ da `makintoSi~; bolos egeni gaaCuma `globusma~,
romelmac didis ambiT moagona mkiTxvelebs daCexil-damaxinjebuli
`zRvis simRera~. `siWabukem da siberem~, romelmac kvlav iwyo gamosvla,
raki kreditorebs dausxlta, Tavisi prioriteti moiTxova am saqmeSi,
Tumca am Jurnals fermeris bavSvebs garda kaciSvili ar kiTxulobda.
`transkontinenturma~ sarwmuno da dasabuTebuli faqtebi moiSvelia,
martin ideni Cveni aRmoCeniliao, amas `krazana~ Caudga kriWaSi `feria
da margaliti~ xom Cven gamovaqveyneTo. `singltsisa da darnleis~
mokrZalebuli pretenzia saerTo aurzaurSi STainTqa: am gamomcemlobas
sakuTari Jurnali ar hqonia, rom ufro gabedulad daecva Tavisi
uflebebi.
gazeTebi gamwarebiT uTvlidnen honorars. rogorRac, zogierTi
Jurnalis SeTavazebuli guluxvi honoraris ambavi gaxmaurda da qveyanas
moedo. ouklendeli mRvdlebi megobruli SegonebiT mouwodebdnen,
mowyaleba gaiReo: Semweobis Txovnis werilebma aikles, magram yvelaze
uaresi mainc qalebi iyvnen. martinis foto-suraTebi qveyanas moedo,
reportiorebi gansakuTrebuli xazgasmiT aRniSnavdnen mis gamokveTil,
brinjaosfer saxes, naiarebs, farTo mxar-beWs, naTel, mSvid Tvalebs,
odnav Cavardnil, asketisebur Rawvebs. am bolo SeniSvnaze martins
Tavisi feTiani axalgazrdoba gaaxsenda da Caecina. qalebis
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sazogadoebaSi rom moxvdeboda, xSirad SeuniSnavs maTi wyliani

aRtacebuli gamoxedva. martins ecineboda. brisendenis gafrTxileba
gaaxsendeboda da kidev Caicinebda. qalebi veRarafers daaklebdnen, es
ganvlili safexuria.
erTxel lizis miacilebda saRamos skolaSi. lizim SeniSna, rogor
daakvirda martins viRac kargad Cacmuli, moxdenili qali. didxans ar
mouSorebia Tvali. gamomwvevad miStereboda. lizi mixvda, rasac niSnavda
es da sibrazisagan tanSi usiamovno Jruantelma dauara. martins ar
gamohparvia es, arc amis gamomwvevi mizezi gamohparvia, da daamSvida lizi
amas ukve SeveCvieo, uTxra, sulac ar moqmedebs Cemzeo.
mere ratom yuradRebas ar miaqcev? uTxra lizim da Tvalebi
wamoenTo, avad yofilxar da eg aris.
ase janianad Cems dReSi ara vyofilvar. wonaSiac ki xuTi girvanqa
movimate.
gana sxeulis avadmyofoba me sulze geubnebi. TavSi gemarTeba
raRac. me ra var da mec ki SevniSne es.
martini Cafiqrebuli mihyveboda gverdze.
neta Cqara gagivlides, mxurvaled SesZaxa qalma, rogor
SeiZleba, rom qalis aseTi Semoxedva SenisTana kacma arafrad Caagdos!
es xom arabunebrivia. patara biWebsac ki aaforiaqebs aseTi Semoxedva. Sen
ra gWirs samagiso. neta, marTla gamoCndebodes iseTi qali, rom erTi
magrad agaforiaqos.
miacila lizi saRamos skolaSi da `metropolSi~ dabrunda.
nomerSi rom Sevida, savarZelSi CaeSva da Tvali sivrces gauStera.
arc eZina, arc araferze fiqrobda. Tvalebi gaxelili hqonda, magram
arafers xedavda. mxolod SigadaSic warsulis suraTebi warmoudgeboda;
Sehyurebda am suraTebs, magram uazrod, TiTqos sizmarSi yofiliyos.
erTbaSad gamofxizlda da saaTs daxeda. jer rva saaTi iyo. saqme
araferi hqonia, dawolac metismetad adre iyo. isev gauSterda Tvalebi,
isev warmoisaxebodnen da qrebodnen suraTebi. sul erTi da igive
suraTebi mcxunvare mziT ganaTebuli foTlebi da buCqebi.
karze kakunma gamoafxizla. ar eZina da es kakuni asociaciebiT xelad
daukavSirda depeSas, werils, msaxurs, romelsac samrecxaodan sacvlebi
mohqonda. jo gaaxsenda, neta sad iqnebao, gaifiqra, da meqanikurad
gasZaxa:
SemodiT!
isev joxze fiqrobda, karisken arc ki mibrunebula. gaigona, rogor
frTxilad mixures kari. siCume Camowva, gadaaviwyda kidec dakakuneba da
kvlav sivrces gauStera Tvali. uceb qalis qviTini Caesma. nerviuli
qviTini iyo, uceb wamskdari, Sekavebuli, moguduli. es maSinve SeniSna
martinma, rogorc ki Tavi miabruna da zeze wamoxta.
ruT! SesZaxa gakvirvebulma da dabneulma.
gawamebuli da gafiTrebuli saxe hqonda qals. zRurbls aRar
gamoscileboda, cali xeli karisTvis Caevlo, meore ki ferdze miedo.
uceb mudariT gaiSvira orive xeli da martinisken daiZra. martinma xeli
SeaSvela da savarZelSi Casva. qals TiTebi gayinuli hqonda. martinma
meore savarZeli moaCoCa da saxelurze Camojda. ise daibna, rom sityvac
veRar dasZra. mis gulSi ruTis siyvaruli ukve gamqrali da
wertildasmuli iyo. sastumro `metropolis~ nacvlad uceb `cxeli
wyaros~ samrecxaoSi rom SeegdoT da mTeli kviris WuWyiani sarecxi
daxvavebuli daexvedrebinaT, ra gunebazedac maSin dadgeboda, axlac
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iseTive gancda daeufla. ramdenjerme daapira dalaparakeba, magram ver

moaxerxa.
me rom aqa var, es aravin icis, lamis xma Cauwyda qals da
sawylad gaiRima.
ra sTqvi? hkiTxa martinma.
Tavisive xmam gaakvirva.
qalma gaimeora.
o! wamoiZaxa martinma da dafiqrda, kidev ra SeiZleba vTqvao.
daginaxe, roca Semoxvedi da cota xans davicade.
o! kvlav gaimeora martinma.
ase enadabmuli Tavis dReSi ar yofila. azri dahfantvoda. SteriviT
ijda, grZnobda mTels uxerxulobas, magram sikvdiliT rom damuqrebodi,
saTqmels mainc verafers moifiqrebda. isev `cxeli wyaros~ samrecxao
ajobebda mklavebs daikapiwebda da saqmes Seudgeboda.
da mere Semoxvedi, xom! amisi TqmaRa moaxerxa bolos.
ruTma erTgvari sikekluciT dauqnia Tavi da kaSne moixsna.
jer iqiT mimavali daginaxe, im gogonas rom mihyvebodi.
ho. saRamos skolaSi mivacile, ubralod Tqva martinma.
Cemi naxva ar gagixarda? hkiTxa qalma axali pauzis Semdeg...
ki, rogor ara! swrafad miugo martinma, magram viTom ar
daaSave, aq rom moxvedi?
Cumad Semovipare. aravin icis, aq rom var. Seni naxva mwyuroda. ra
suleli viyavi. aRar SemeZlo uSenoba... guli sul Senken momiwevda...
wamodga da martins miuaxlovda. xeli mxarze Camoado, sunTqva
gauxSirda da uceb mkerdSi Caucurda. martini xom keTili da
gulisxmieri iyo, ar undoda guli etkina qalisaTvis, aseT wuTebSi
xelis kvra ki yvelaze ufro Seuracxmyofeli iqneboda, guls Caswyvetda,
amitom xeli gaSala da moxvia, magrad miikra. magram arc siTbo
igrZnoboda am moxvevnaSi da arc alersi. qali miexuta mkerdze, mere
xelebi maRla aacoca da kiserze SemoaWdo. magram ruTis xelebi
Sexebisagan martins amjerad cecxli aRar ugrZvnia, uxerxulad ijda da
ra eqna, ar icoda.
ase rad kankaleb? hkiTxa man, gciva? ginda, buxars davanTeb!
gaiwia, Tavis ganTavisufleba da wamodgoma scada, magram qali kidev
ufro magrad moeWdo, mTeli taniT caxcaxebda.
nervuli kankalia, kbilis kawkawiT uTxra ruTma, axlave
gamivlis. aha! ukeTa var.
TandaTanobiT gauara kankalma. martins gulSi hyavda Caxutebuli,
magram ukve aRar ukvirda. mixvda, risTvisac movida qali.
dedaCems undoda Carli hepgudisTvis miveTxovebine, uTxra man.
Carli hepgudi! es is vaJbatonia, ganuwyvtliv sisaZagles rom
roSavs xolme?! martinma amoixvneSa. mere dasZina: axla ki,
darwmunebuli var, dedaSenis survilia, me gamomyve colad!
es darwmunebiT Tqva, ki ar SehkiTxvia. da Tvalwin wignebSi miRebuli
honoraris cifrebi auTamaSda.
axla winaaRmdegi aRar iqneba. amaSi darwmunebuli var, uTxra
ruTma.
axla ukve Sens Sesaferada mTvlis, ara?
ruTma Tavi dauqnia.
ho, magram erTi bewoTic ar Sevcvlilvar mas Semdeg, rac Cveni
niSnoba CaSala, CafiqrebiT Tqva martinma, rac viyavi, isev isa var.
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igive martin ideni... Tumca ara, cota ufro uaresi axla isev papiross
vewevi. TuTunis suns vera grZnob?
pasuxad ruTma tuCebze TiTi miado, keklucad da gamomwvevad, kocnas
eloda Zveleburadve. magram martinis tuCebi arc ganZreula saalersod.
daucada, manam TiTs moaSorebdnen da mereRa ganagrZo:
sul ar Sevcvlilvar. samsaxurSi ar davdivar. arc veZeb samsaxurs.
is ki arada, arc momavalSi vapireb. axlac Zveleburadve mwams, rom
herbert spenseri udidesi da ukeTilSobilesi adamiania, xolo
mosamarTle blaunti gauzrdeli viri. amas winaT viyavi masTan
sadilad da davrwmundi, raca brZandeba.
mamaCems ki uari uTxari, sadilad rom dagpatiJa sayveduriT
uTxra ruTma.
ah, Sen ici es! vin momigzavna? dedaSenma?
ruTs araferi upasuxnia.
maS, dedaSens mougzavnia. gana ara! axla ki aiRo da Sen
gamoggzavna!
kaciSvilma ar icis, me rom aqa var, Seesityva ruTi, Sen
rogor ggonia dedaCemi amis nebas momcemda?!
Cemi colobis neba xom mogca, es xom cxadia!
qalma gamwarebiT Sehkivla.
o, martin, nu iqnebi aseTi gulqva. erTxelac ar makoce. qvasaviT
ugrZnobeli gamxdarxar. vera xedav, ra riski gavwie, ra gavbede?! SiSis
kankaliT miixed-moixeda, magram am gamoxedvaSi cnobismoyvareobac iyo
areuli, dafiqrdi mainc, sad movedi!
`Tavs gavwirav SenTvis. Tavs gavwirav!~ lizis sityvebi Caesmoda
martins yurSi.
maSin ratom ver gabede es? mkvaxed hkiTxa martinma, roca
arafris mqonebeli viyavi? roca vSimSilobdi? maSinac xom aseTive viyavi,
igive martin ideni, rogorc kaci, rogorc mwerali?.. am bolo dros
xSirad vkiTxav xolme amas Cems Tavs, da ara marto SenTan
damokidebulebis gamo, ara, saerTod yvelas misamarTiT. xom xedav, rom
mas Semdeg sulac ar Sevcvlilvar. Tumca ise erTbaSad momemata fasi,
rom mec ki daeWvebuli var axla amaSi. igive kaci var. igive Zvalrbili,
igive aTi TiTi xelebzedac da fexebzedac. arc Zala mommatebia, arc
niWi, tvinic igive maqvs, raca mqonda. literaturasa da filosofiazedac
ki ar Semcvlia Sexeduleba igive damrCa. axlac igive fasi da wona
maqvs, rac maSin mqonda, roca aravis vundodi. isRa mikvirs, axla ratom
vundivar xalxs! Cemi piradi Rirsebis mizezi ar unda iyos es, radgan
maSinac igive Rirseba mqonda, roca aravis vundodi. etyoba, sxva
raRacaTi dainteresdnen, iseTi rameTi, rac CemSi ki ar aris, Cems
gareTaa, me ar mekuTvnis. giTxra, ra aris is raRaca? saerTo aRiareba!
magram es aRiareba xom Cems gareT aris, me ar mekuTvnis, sxvebis TavSia!
fulis gamoc dainteresdnen, me xom didZali fulis patroni gavxdi da
kidev bevri Semodis. magram fulic xom calkea, Cems gareT bankSi
devs, viRac tomis, dikisa da haris jibeSi Cxrialebs. Senc am aRiarebisa
da fulis gamo mobrundi.
guls rad mixeTqav! tirili waskda qals, Sen TviTonve xom
ici, rom miyvarxar, rom am siyvarulma momiyvana!
etyoba, ver gagagebine Cemi saTqmeli, rbilad uTxra martinma,
me ai ras gekiTxebi: Tuki marTla giyvarvar, ra moxda aseTi, axla ram
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Segayvara ase gagiJebiT Cemi Tavi, maSin ki iseTi susti siyvaruli gqonia
gulSi, xelad gamwire da zurgi Semaqcie?!
daiviwye da mapatie! mxurvaled SesZaxa qalma, mudam miyvardi!
ratom gaviwydeba! axlac, ager, Sens mklavebSi var moqceuli.
vSiSob, rom Wirveul vaWars davemsgavse yvelaferSi eWvi
mepareba, sul saswors vuyureb. axlac vcdilob, Seni siyvaruli avwono
da vnaxo erTi, ras warmoadgens.
ruTma erTbaSad gaiTavisufla Tavi, gasworda da martins gauStera
Tvali. raRacis Tqma daapira, magram gadaifiqra, aRaraferi uTqvams.
ici, ra fiqrebi momdis xolme, ganagrZo martinma, roca
aseTive viyavi, rac axla var, aravis Cvenive wris adamianebs garda
Cemi arseboba ar ainteresebda. davwere wignebi da vinc waikiTxa, arc
erTi ar dainteresebula. piriqiT, amiTvalwunes, zurgi Semaqcies, TiTqos
danaSauli Camedinos, samarcxvino saqme gamekeTebinos. `muSaoba daiwye~,
CamCiCinebda yvela.
ruTi SeiSmuSna.
asea, namdvilad asea, ganagrZo martinma, yvela amas
CamCiCinebda, oRond Sen `muSaobas~ ki ar axsenebdi, `saqmes moekideo~,
meubnebodi. sityva `muSaoba~ gexamuSeboda, iseve rogorc gexamuSeboda
yvelaferi Cemi dawerili. tlanqad JRers, ara? magram damerwmune,
aranaklebi sitlanqe iyo, roca yvelani, visTanac ki raime urTierToba
mqonia, samuSaoze mowyobas miCiCinebda, TiTqos borotmoqmedi vyofiliyav
da swor gzaze mayenebdnen. ho, ras vambobdi. daibeWda Cemi wignebi,
saxeli gamivarda da Seni siyvarulic xelad Seicvala. cota xnis winaT
uari uTxari colobaze martin idens, romelsac yvela es wigni maSin
ukve dawerili hqonda. ise Zlieri ar yofila maSin Seni siyvaruli, rom
gagebeda da colad gahyolodi. axla gazrdila es siyvaruli, Zala
Sematebia. rogor ar vifiqro, rom swored Cemma saxelis moxveWam Semata
Zala mag Sens siyvaruls. fulma Semata-meTqi, amas ar gkadreb, Tumca,
darwmunebuli var, Sens mSoblebs swored aman moubruna guli. raRa Tqma
unda, CemTvis es veraferi sanugeSoa. magram yvelaze uaresi is aris, rom
TviT siyvarulSi daveWvdi, wmidaTa wmida siyvarulSi. nuTu siyvarulsac
saxelis moxveWa da xalxis aRiareba unda asazrdoebdes! nuTu aseTi
mdabalia es grZnoba. imdens vfiqrob amaze, rom Tavi mtkiva xolme.
Cemi sabralo Tavi! ruTi xeliT miswvda da TiTebi TmaSi
Seucura, nuRar aitkiveb. xelaxla daviwyoT yvelaferi. Sen me mudam
miyvardi. vici, sisuste gamoviCine, dedas davemorCile. ar unda
davmorCilebodi. magram Senganve ramdenjer gamigonia, adamianur sisustes
sulgrZelad unda moekidoo. CemTanac gamoiCine es sulgrZeloba. Sevcdi.
mapatie!
o, mipatiebia, mouTmenlad SesZaxa martinma, patiebas ra bevri
rame unda, roca faqtiurad sapatiebelic araferia. Seni saqcieli
patiebas ar saWiroebs. yvela Tavisi Sexedulebis mixedviT iqceva, da
risi Zalac ar Seswevs adamians, is arc unda mosTxovo. maS, mec unda
gTxovo patieba, rom samsaxurSi ar movewyve.
me xom Seni kargi mindoda. rogor SeiZleba, myvarebodi da Seni
kargi ara mdomoda.
vici. magram mag Seni keTili survilebiT kinaRam gamanadgure. asea!
namdvilad! qalma Sewyvetineba scada, magram martinma ar daaneba,
kinaRam Cemi Semoqmedeba ar gaanadgure, Cemi momavali. me bunebiT
realisti var, burJuaziuli sazogadoeba ki ver itans realizms. laCaria.
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cxovrebisa eSinia. mudam imas cdilobdi, mec dageSinebine cxovrebiT.

sakuTar gemoze gindodaT Cemi Camoyalibeba, galiaSi gamomwyvdeva
momindomeT, yalbi, fuye, vulgaruli Sexedulebebi gindodaT mogexviaT,
igrZno, rom qali usiamovnod SeiSmuSna, vulgarizmi, de,
gulwrfeli iyos Tundac burJuaziuli kulturisa da daxvewili
civilizaciis safuZvelia. ukve giTxari kidec, Tqven Tqvens gemoze
gindodaT Cemi Camoyalibeba, Tqvenive klasis wevrad unda gagexadeT,
Tqveni klasis idealebi, Sexedulebani da morali mogexviaT CemTvis,
naRvlianad gaaqnia Tavi, axlac ki ar gesmis, ras geubnebi. CemTvis
sxva mniSvneloba aqvs am sityvebs, SenTvis sul sxva mniSvneloba.
SenTvis carieli fantaziaa, rasac me vambob, CemTvis ki cxovrebiseuli
WeSmariteba. Sengan isic ki didi wyaloba iqneba, ubralod gagakvirvos
da gagarTos am gauTleli biWis sityvebma, romelic talaxidan
amococebula da Seni klasis gakicxvas bedavs, vulgaruls uwodebs.
qalma mxarze miasvena Tavi martins, kvlav caxcaxi daawyebina. martinma
daacada, xom arafers ityviso da mere ganagrZo:
axla ginda kvlav ganaaxlo Cveni siyvaruli. ginda colad gamomyve.
isev moginda Cemi Tavi. magram, aba erTi daufiqrdi vTqvaT, aravis
SeemCnia Cemi wignebi, me xom mainc igive viqnebodi, rac axla var. Sen ki
isev Sors idgebodi. sul am oxeri wignebis...
nu iginebi, Seawyvetina qalma.
martini gaSra. gesliani sicili auvarda.
xom xedav, Tqva man, axlac ki, roca Seni bedi sasworze devs
da ar ici, saiT gadaixreba, Zveleburadve geSinia cxovrebisa, tlanqi,
cxovrebiseuli sityva yursa gWris.
ruTs ekaliviT uCxvlita am sityvebma; TiTqos bavSvobad CauTvales
mTeli moqmedeba. moeCvena, rom martini usamarTlod moeqca da Tavi
Seuracxyofilad igrZno. karga xans Cumad isxdnen arc erTs gauRia
xma da arc meores; qali sasowarkveTilebas moecva, martini ki Tavis,
aw gamqral, siyvarulze fiqrobda. axlaRa mixvda, rom ruTi namdvilad
arasodes ar yvarebia. mas sul sxva ruTi uyvarda, idealad dasaxuli,
sakuTari ocnebiT warmodgenili eTeriuli qmnileba, Tavisive satrfialo
leqsebis naTeli da gasxivosnebuli suli. xolo namdvili ruTi,
burJuaziuli ojaxis Svili, burJuaziuli fsiqologiiTa da
SexedulebebiT gamsWvaluli, mas arasodes ar hyvarebia.
uceb ruTma daiwyo:
vici, bevri ram marTalia, rac Sen sTqvi axla. marTlac meSinoda
cxovrebisa. marTla ar myvarebixar WeSmaritad. mas Semdeg viswavle
namdvili siyvaruli. rac axla xar, rac iyavi, ramac aseTi gagxada
yvelafer amisTvis miyvarxar. miyvarxar ramac aseTi gagxada yvelafer
amisTvis miyvarxar. miyvarxar imisTvis, riTac Cemi klasis rogorc Sen
ici xolme Tqma xalxisagan gansxvavdebi, Seni rwmenis gamo, romelsac
jer ki vera vwvdebi, magram, mjera, odesme mivwvdebi. Tavs moviklav da
Cavwvdebi. papiross rom ewevi, zogjer rom iginebi, es yvelaferi Senia,
Seni ganuyreli nawilia, da amisTvisac miyvarxar. jer kidev bevri ram
SemiZlia viswavlo. am aT wuTSi imdeni rame viswavle. SenTan mosvla rom
gavbede axla, esec raRacas niSnavs. o, martin...
qali qviTinebda, gulze mixuteboda martins.
axla ki nazad da TanagrZnobiT moxvia martinma xeli. qalma maSinve
igrZno da saxe gaubrwyinda, kidev ufro magrad miexuta.
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 gvianRaa, Tqva martinma. lizis sityvebi moagonda, me avada

var... ara, sxeuliT ki ara. suli, tvini maqvs daavadebuli. TiTqos
yvelaferma dahkarga fasi. aRaraferi mainteresebs. ramdenime Tvis winaT
rom mosuliyavi, sul sxva iqneboda. axla metismetad gvianaa.
ara, ar aris gvian, SesZaxa qalma, dagimtkiceb, rom ar aris
gvian. Sen TviTonve darwmundebi, rogor gaizarda Cemi siyvaruli,
yvelaferze ufro Zvirfasi gaxda, Cems klaszedac da yvelaferzec. mzada
var, yvelaferi davTmo, rac ki Cveni wrisaTvis Zvirfasia. axla ukve aRar
meSinia cxovrebisa. ded-mamasac mivatoveb, Cems saxels saaugod da
megobrebis sagineblad gavxdi. SenTan davrCebi, axlave, aqve, da
samudamod saamayod meqneba, rom SenTan var. Tuki odesme vuRalate
siyvaruls, mzada var imave siyvarulis gulisTvis gamovisyido es
danaSauli da yvelafer imas gadavudge, ramac is Ralati Camadenina.
idga Wabukis winaSe da Tvalebi ubrwyinavda.
Sen gelodebi, martin, CurCuliT uTxra man, mimiRe! Semomxede!
marTlac didebuli ram aris, gaifiqra martinma, roca qals Sexeda.
Zveli codvebi gamoisyida. amaRlda da ganiwminda, WeSmariti qali gaxda,
burJuaziuli TvalTmaqcobis rkinis kanoni dagmo. didebulia,
brwyinvale, Tavganwiruli moqmedebaa. magram me ra unda vqna? qalis
sityvebs erTi bewoTic ar Seuryevia igi, odnavadac ki ar auZgerebia
guli. marto gonebis TvaliT Seafasa da didebuli moeCvena. imis
nacvlad, rom cecxliT agznebuliyo, civi gonebiT mouwona. guls
araferi gahkarebia. sisxli ar aCqrolebia. isev gaaxsenda lizis sityvebi.
avad var, Zalian avada var, Tqva martinma da sasowarkveTiT
Caiqnia xeli, axlaRa mivxvdi, rom Zalian avad var, aqamde arc ki
migrZvnia. raRac memarTeba. cxovrebisa arasodes mSinebia, magram arc is
mifiqria, odesme momyirWdeba-meTqi. ise erTbaSad gavivse cxovrebiT, rom
adgilic aRar damrCa. natvra rom SemeZlos risime, Sen ginatrebdi. xom
xedav, rogor avada var!
Tavi savarZels miayrdno, Tvalebi daxuWa. da rogorc mtiral bavSvs
gadaaviwydeba xolme Tavisi gasaWiri, roca cremlian Tvalebs mzes
miaSterebs, ise martinsac daaviwyda Tavisi avadmyofoba, ruTi,
yvelaferi... mcxunvare mzis sxivebiT gabrwyinebul foTlebsRa Wvretda.
foTlebi mwvaned xasxasebda, mze magrad aWerda. martins Tvalebi ewvoda,
magram mainc uyurebda, TviTonac ar icoda, ratom.
karis saxeluris Cxakunma gamoafxizla. ruTi karTan idga.
rogor unda gavide aqedan? SiSnarevi xmiT ikiTxa man, meSinia!
o, momiteve! SesZaxa martinma da wamoxta, me TviTon ar vici,
ra memarTeba. Seni aq yofnac ki damaviwyda. xeli Tavze gadaisva,
cudada var. me gagacileb. ukana karebidan gagiyvan. Zexorcieli ver
daginaxavs. pirbade Camoifare da yvelaferi kargad iqneba.
manam Cabnelebul derefnebsa da viwro kibeebs Caivlidnen, qali
mklavze Camoekida.
axla ukve samSvidobos var, Tqva qalma, roca isini trotuarze
gavidnen, xelis gaTavisufleba scada.
ah, ara, Sin migacileb, uTxra martinma.
ara, Sen darCi, gauZalianda qali, ra saWiroa.
kvlav scada xelis gaTavisufleba. martins wamierad
cnobismoyvareobam wamouara: ratomRac swored axla SeeSinda qals, roca
saSiSi ukve aRaraferi iyo. TiTqos panikurma SiSma Seipyro, vaiTu ar
Camomcildeso. martins verafriT ver aexsna es, qalis nervulobas
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miawera. ase rom xeli aRar daaneba da gahyva. naxevari kvartali Zlivs
gaiara, rom grZel paltoSi gaxveuli kaci SeniSna, facxafucxiT Seimala
romeliRac saxlis SesasvlelSi. im saxls rom Cauara, cali TvaliT
Seixeda SesasvlelSi da ruTis Zma normani Seicno, Tumca Tavi
zewamoweul sayeloSi hqonda Camaluli da Zneli sacnobi iyo.
uxmod midiodnen, kantikuntad Tu gamoelaparakebodnen erTmaneTs.
qali gamSrali miabijebda, martini apaTiurad iyo ganwyobili. gakvriT
axsena wynari okeanis kunZulebze vapireb gabrunebaso; qalma ki
bodiSi mouxada, Cemi mosvliT Segawuxeo. es iyo da es. gamomSvidobeba
morzebis saxlTan Cveulebrivi iyo. erTmaneTs xeli CamoarTves, Rame
nebisa usurves. martinma qudi mouxada. qalma kari moixura, martinma
sigarets moukida da sastumrosken gamobrunda. im saxlis Sesasvlels
rom miadga, saca normani SeZvra, martini SeCerda, Seixeda da Caicina.
icrua! Tqva man xmamaRla, TavgamodebiT marwmunebda, riski
gavwie da gamovipareo, da Zma Turme aqve elodeboda, sicili waskda,
oh, es burJuebi! roca arafris mqonebeli viyavi, axlosac ar makarebda
Tavis das. angariSi rom gamiCnda bankSi, TviTonve mohyavs.
Sebruneba da wasvla daapira, rom viRac mawanwala wamoewia, Semweoba
sTxova.
iqneb cota fuli maCuqoT, batono, Ramis gasaTevi.
martinma xma icno da swrafad moubrunda., imave wuTSi jos arTmevda
xels.
gaxsovs, `cxel wyarosTan~ rom gamoveTxoveT erTmaneTs? hkiTxa
jom, aki giTxari maSin, kidev SevxvdebiT-meTqi. tani migrZnobda. ager,
xom gamimarTlda.
gakeTebulxar, mosuqebulxar! eubneboda gaxarebuli martini.
maS, ra gegona! saxe gaubrwyinda jos, manam quCaSi wanwali ar
daviwye, adamianuri cxovreba ar vicodi. ocdaaTi girvanqa movimate, Tavs
didebulad vgrZnob. xom gaxsovs, rogor Zvaltyavad viyavi! Cemi saqme
yofila mawanwaloba.
Ramis gasaTevi fuli rom gaqvs saZebneli! Seutia martinma,
Tanac ra civi Ramea.!
eh! Ramis gasaTevi fuli? jibeSi ikra xeli da fuli CxrialiT
amoiRo, me egec meyofa. mdidari momeCvene da imitom gagaCere.
martins gaecina.
eg fuli dasalevadac geyofa.
jom ukanve CaaCxriala fuli.
Rvinos veRar vewyobi, uTxra man, aRar vsvam. aRar mindeba,
Torem ise ra miSlis xels. rac Sen dagSordi, sul erTxel daviTveri
da isic cariel kuWze. pirutyviviT roca muSaob, pirutyviviT unda
dalio. kacurad rom vcxovrob, mec kacurada vsvam. zogjer Tu gadavkrav
TiTos, roca Zalian momindeba, Torem ise morCa.
martinma xvalisTvis daibara jo da sastumroSi Sevida. vestibiulSi
SeCerda gemebis mosvlis cxrils daxeda. xuT dReSi `maripoza~
gavidoda taitisaken.
xval daurekeT da kaiuta gadaanaxvineT CemTvis uTxra man
porties, gembanze ki ara qvemoT iyos. qaris mxares. daiwereT, ar
dagaviwydeT.
Sevida Tu ara nomerSi, loginSi Sewva da maSinve daeZina, bavSviviT.
TiTqos araferic ar momxdariyos im saRamos, araviTari STabeWdileba ar
gamohyolia. saerTod STabeWdilebebi ucxo gaxda misTvis. josTan
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Sexvedris sixarulic wamieri gamodga. erTi wamiT gaixara da maSinve

inana, Tavis Zvel amxanagTan laparaki daezara. aRarc is axarebda, rom
xuT dReSi Tavisi sayvareli adgilebisaken wynari okeanis
kunZulebisaken gaswevda. Tvalebi daxuWa da mTeli rva saaTi
gaunZrevlad da mSvidad eZina. gverdic ki ar Seucvlia, arc sizmari
unaxavs. Zils Tavdaviwyeba mohqonda xolme da amitom yovelTvis
sinanuliT iRviZebda. cxovreba stanjavda, suls umwarebda, dro
namdvil wamebad eqca.
Tavi ormocdameeqvse
gamoixede, jo, am sityvebiT Sexvda martini meore dRes Tavis
amxanags, ocdamerve quCaze erTi frangi cxovrobs. karga blomad
fuli mouxvetavs da axla safrangeTSi dabrunebas apirebs. mSvenivrad
mowyobili, kopwia orTqlis samrecxao aqvs. swored SenTvis iqneba
zedgamoWrili, mSvidobian cxovrebas Tu apireb. aha, gamomarTvi.
tansacmeli iyide da aTi saaTisTvis am kacis kantoraSi midi, misamarTi
ager weria. am kacma momiZebna swored is samrecxao. wagiyvans da
dagaTvalierebinebs. Tu mogewoneba da arc Zviri mogeCveneba Tormeti
aTass afasebs Sematyobine da Seni iqneba. aba, gaiqeci. me saqme maqvs.
mogvianebiT gnaxav.
ici, ras getyvi, mart, wynarad upasuxa jom, cdilobda
mowolili brazi Seekavebina, me Sens sanaxavad movedi am dilaadrian.
gaige? samrecxaosTvis sulac ar movsulvar. salaparakod movsulvar,
Zveli megobrobis gasaxseneblad movsulvar, Sen ki samrecxaos mCri. ici,
ra qeni moikide eg Seni samrecxao da jandabamdisa gza gqonia.
oTaxidan gasvla daapira, magram martini qeCoSi swvda da daabzriala.
axla mec momismine, jo, SesZaxa man, kidev Tu gaagrZele
amisTana rameebi, cxvir-pirs amoginayav. da im Cveni Zveli megobrobis
xaTriT, karga magradac amoginayav. gaige?! ha, ras ityvi?
jo dawirexda, daigrixa, dasxltoma da xelis kvra moundoma, magram
ufro Ronier xels hyavda gaqaCuli. ase erTmaneTs Cafrenilebma karga
xans itriales oTaxSi, skami daamsxvries, Tavad zed daaskdnen da
iatakze gaiTxlarSnen. jo qveS moeqca, magram xelebi mainc magrad hqonda
Semoxveuli da Tavisken eqaCeboda. martinma muxli daaWira mkerdze.
sunTqva Seekra jos, qoSini daiwyo da maSinRa gauSva martinma.
axla ki movilaparakoT, uTxra martinma, CemTan verafers
gaxdebi. jer im samrecxaos movrCeT. mere ki modi da Zveli megobroba
gavixsenoT. aki giTxari, ara mcalia-meTqi. xom xedav?
swored am dros msaxurma dilis fosta Semoitana, qveynis werilebi da
Jurnalebi.
rogor ginda amdeni ramec vikiTxo da Senc gelaparako?! jer im
samrecxaos mixede, mere ki modi da vilaparakoT.
kargi, uxalisod daeTanxma jo, megona, Tavidan miSorebdi,
magram, etyoba, Sevcdi. oRond, egec icode, mart, muSti-krivSi ver
majobeb.
magasac vsinjavT, roca iqneba, TaTmanebs CavicvamT, siciliT
uTxra martinma.
samrecxaos rogorc ki viyidi, maSinve vcadoT, jom muSti
SeaTamaSa. xom xedav? TvalisdaxamxamebaSi mogerevi.
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mrecxavi wavida da martinma SvebiT amoisunTqa. xalxs veRar itanda.

rac dro gadioda, sul ufro da ufro umZimda Tavis Sekaveba. xalxTan
urTierToba aRelvebda, laparaki aRizianebda. movenebas kargavda xolme,
xelad awrialdeboda, bodiSs moixdida da garboda.
maSinve ar gausinjavs fosta. naxevari saaTi savarZelSi ijda,
mosvenebuli, arafers akeTebda, arafers fiqrobda, zogjer Tu SeaRwevda
gonebaSi bundovani, Camouyalibebeli azri.
bolos wamodga da fostas daxeda. zogi avtografs sTxovda aTiTormeti werili iqneboda aseTi, martini Tvalis erTi gadakvriT cnobda;
zogi Semweobas Txoulobda. axla axirebuli da Seprekili xalxis
werilebi: zogs `mudmivi Zrava~ gamougonebia; zogi amtkicebda, dedamiwis
zedapiri CaRruebuli sferos SigniTa nawils warmoadgenso; erTi viRaca
qvemo kaliforniis naxevarkunZulis SesaZen fulsa sTxovda meqsikaSi,
komunistebis axalSeni unda movawyoo. aqve iyo qalebis werilebi,
gacnobasa sTxovdnen; erTma aseTma werilma Rimili mohgvara: Tavisi
saTnoebisa da RvTismosaobis dasamtkiceblad, konvertSi werilTan
erTad qviTaric Caegdo, rac imis mauwyebeli iyo, rom eklesiaSi mudmivi
adgilis safasuri hqonda gadaxdili.
redaqtorebi da gamomcemlebi ugzavnidnen da ugzavnidnen
yoveldRiurad werilebs: pirvelni statiebsa sTxovdnen, meoreni axal
wignebs. axla eRiWinebodnen im sawyal xelnawerebs, romelTa aqeT-iqiT
dasagzavnad iZulebuli iyo TveobiT daegrovebina, Tuki ram gaaCnda, da
markebis fuli eSovna. aRmoCnda iseTi Cekebic fulisa, rasac arc ki
moeloda es iyo inglisuri seriuli gamocemisaTvis da avansebi
sxvadasxva enaze Targmnili nawarmoebebisaTvis. sakuTari agenti
inglisidan atyobinebda, rom germaniaSi ki ukve bazarze gamosuliyo,
Tumca aqedan araferi ergeboda, radgan Svecia ara yofila bernis
konvenciis monawile. sTxovdnen nebarTvas rusulad Targmnis Taobaze,
magram aqedanac araferi ergeboda, radgan arc es qveyana yofila bernis
konvenciis monawile.
gaxsna pres biurodan gamogzavnili uSvelebeli paketi da gazeTis
amonaWrebi gadmocvivda. gadaikiTxa recenziebi, rasac masze werdnen, mis
zRaprul popularobaze, ramac furori moaxdina. erTi moqneviT
gadauyara xalxs yvelaferi, rac ki dawerili hqonda. imitomac moixveWa
ase xelad saxeli. erTbaSad miitana xalxze ieriSi, kiplingis msgavsad,
roca igi sikvdilis sarecelze iwva, xolo jogis instinqtebiT
aRtyinebulma xalxma gafacicebiT dauwyo kiTxva. gaaxsenda, rom imave
brbom, romelic ase gafacicebiT ewafeboda mis nawerebs, sabolood
veraferi gaugo, ramdenime Tvis Semdeg fexiT Sedga da gaqela kiplingi.
martins gaecina. eg viRa myavs, rom amas uaresi ar damarTon ramdenime
TveSi! magram ara, martini gaacurebs brbos. am droisaTvis igi ukve
wynari ukeanis kunZulebze iqneba, islis saxls daidgams, margalitiTa da
kopraTi ivaWrebs, patara navebiT rifebs gadauqrolebs, zvigenebs
daiWers, jixvebze inadirebs...
da imave wuTSi Tavisi mdgomareobis mTeli ganwiruleba warmoudga.
warmoidgina Tavi `CrdiloeTis xeobaSi~. Wkneba, sicocxle ecleba, ZalRone eleva, samarisken miCoCavs. gaaxsenda ramdeni eZina axla da mainc
rogor eZineboda. isic gaaxsena, sul cota xnis win rogora sZulda
Zili. rogor arTmevda igi sicocxlis uZvirfases wuTebs. ocdaoTxi
saaTidan oTx saaTs aklebda. rogor enaneboda ZilisTvis dro! axla ki
sicocxlisTvis enaneba. gulisamrevi gaxda sicocxle, pirSi simwares
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utovebda. aq iwyeboda misi daRupva da aRsasruli. roca sicocxle

sicocxles ar etrfis, sasikvdilod aris ganwiruli. Tavis daxsnis
Zveli instinqti gaeRviZa. Cqara unda gaSordes aqaurobas. oTaxSi miixedmoixeda da bargis Calageba rom gaaxsenda, weli moswyda. Tumca eg merec
moeswreba, sul bolos. axla sayidlebze jobs wasvla.
qudi daixura da gamovida, iaraRis maRaziaSi Sevida, mTeli dila iq
gaatara, iyida avtomaturi Tofebi, tyvia-wamali, saTevzao mowyobiloba.
savaWro saqonels ki mere gamoiwerda, taitidan, radgan modebi waramara
icvleboda. sulac avstraliidan gamoiwers. am azrma gaaxara. yvelaferi
ezareboda, cdilobda yovelgvari saqmisTvis daeRwia Tavi. brundeboda
sastumroSi da uxaroda, icoda, rom iq rbili savarZeli eloda. magram
roca oTaxSi Sevida da jo dainaxa, savarZelSi mokalaTebuli, simwriT
amoixvneSa.
jos Zalian moswoneboda samrecxao, gaxarebuli iyo. yvelaferi
moegvarebinaT, xval ukve am samrecxaos patroni gaxdeboda. martini
loginze wamowva da Tvalebi daxuWa, jo ki ambavs uyveboda. martinis
fiqrebi Sors dafrinavda, ise Sors, rom verc ki grZnobda, rames Tu
vfiqrobo. Tavs Zalas atanda da didi gaWirvebiT axerxebda, zogjer
mainc gamopasuxeboda jos. arada, es ymawvili Tavidanve Seuyvarda. magram
jo sicocxliT savse iyo, sicocxles Sehxaroda, da masTan yofna axla
martinis gawamebuli sulisaTvis metismetad mtkivneuli iyo. roca jom
piroba Seaxsena, odesme muSti-krivSi unda SevxvdeT erTmaneTso, martinma
kinaRam wamoikivla.
oRond gaxsovdes, jo, Sens samrecxaoSi iseTi wesebi unda
SemoiRo, razedac Sen TviTonve ocnebobdi `cxeli wyaros~ sastumroSi
yofnis dros, uTxra man, araviTari zedmeti datvirTva! arc RamiT
muSaoba! arc bavSvebis ayvana mZime samuSaoze, sulac nu amuSaveb
bavSvebs! xelfasi yvelas xeiriani unda hqondes.
jom Tavi dauqnia da ubis wignaki amoiRo.
aba, naxe, me ukve Camovayalibe wesebi, dRes diliT sauzmemde. ras
ityvi?
xmamaRla waukiTxa, martini Tavs uqnevda mowonebis niSnad da Tan
gulSi fiqrobda, rodis gameclebao.
saRamo xan iyo, roca gaeRviZa. TandaTanobiT gamofxizlda da
gamoerkva. oTaxSi miixed-moixeda. jo ukve wasuliyo, albaT maSin, roca
martinma CaTvlima. didi Tavazianoba gamouCenia jos, gaifiqra man. mere
Tvalebi daxuWa da isev daiZina.
momdevno dReebSi jo ise iyo garTuli samrecxaos mowyobiTa da
dalagebiT, rom martinis Sewuxebis droc ara hqonia. gazeTebma mxolod
gamgzavrebis wina dRes gamoaqveynes cnoba, rom martini `maripozaTi~
miemgzavreboda. amaze ufro adre martins Tavdacvis instinqti gaeRviZa
da eqimTan mivida. gaesinja. araferi ar sWirda. guli da filtvebi
didebuli hqonda. yvela organo, risi gasinjvac ki SeiZleboda,
normalurad muSaobda.
araferi ara gWirT, mister iden, uTxra eqimma, srulebiT
araferi. SesaniSnavi organizmi gaqvT. marTali Tu gnebavT, mSurs kidevac
Tqveni janmrTeloba. uaRresad janmrTeli adamiani xarT. jer marto
mkerds Sexede! kuW-nawlavic didebuli gaqvT. es aris Tqveni iSviaTi
janmrTelobis sawindari. aseTi janmrTeli sxeuli aTasSi erTi...
aTiaTasSi erTi Tu gamoereva. asi weliwadi sicocxle momicia, Tu raime
ubeduri SemTxveva ar SegxvdaT.
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martini darwmunda, rom lizis diagnozi swori iyo. sxeuli savsebiT

janmrTeli hqonda, tvini stkioda, `saazrovno manqana~ moSloda da
wynari okeanis garda verc veraferi gankurnavda. magram mTeli ubedureba
is iyo, rom zed gamgzavrebis win wasvlis xalisic daekarga. iseve
itacebda axla wynari okeane, rogorc burJuaziuli civilizacia.
aRaraviTari interesi ar SerCa, piriqiT, roca warmoidgenda, ra
momqancveli mgzavroba eloda, usiamovno grZnoba moicavda. raki mainc
wasasvleli var, barem gemze viyo da mivdiodeo, fiqrobda.
ukanaskneli dRe yvelaze saSineli gamodga. gazeTebSi waekiTxaT
martinis gamgzavrebis ambavi da gamosamSvidobeblad jgrod moadgnen:
bernard higinboTami, gertruda da mTeli ojaxi, aseve herman fon Smidti
da merieni. saWiro iyo zogierTi saqmis momTavreba, fuladi angariSebis
gasworeba da mouSorebeli reportiorebisaTvis pasuxis gacema. lizi
qonolis uceb gamomSvidobeba saRamos skolis SesasvlelTan da
swrafad gamobrunda. sastumroSi jo dauxvda. mTeli dRe saqmeebSi
yofiliyo garTuli da ufro adre mosvla ver moexerxebina. es ukve
ukanaskneli wveTi iyo moTminebis fialis asavsebad, magram martinma
savarZlis saxelurebs CasWida xelebi, naxevari saaTi usmina da
elaparaka.
mag samrecxaoze mijaWvulad nu warmoidgen Tavs, jo, uTxra man,
roca mogegunebos, gayide da fuli Sens gemoze fante. rogorc ki
mogabezros Tavi da kvlav quCa-quCa wanwali mogindes, adeqi da gautie.
rac Sens guls gauxardes is gaakeTe.
jom Tavi gaaqnia.
quCa-quCa wanwali aRar momenatreba. mawanwaloba yovelnairad kargi
saqmea, magram erTi nakli aqvs gogoebs vgulisxmob. umagaTod ki ver
gavZleb. quCaSi wanwali martoka unda. zogjer Camivlia xolme saxlTan,
gaxurebuli cekva-TamaSi aqvT, qalebis tkarcali gamodis, SeviWyitebi
fanjaraSi qaTqaTa kabebi CaucvamT da gemoze ilxenen. uh! gulSi
jojoxeTi damitrialdeba xolme. ra vqna, miyvars cekva, piknikebi,
mTvarian RameSi seirnoba da amisTana rameebi. samrecxaoc imitom minda,
kargad gamoewyobi, jibeSi dolarebs CaiCxrialeb... ukve Sevxvdi erT
gogos... swored guSin iyo. ici ra, erTi suli maqvs, manam colad
SevirTavde. mTeli dRe davdivar, vustven da imaze vfiqrob. iseTi lamazi
gogoa, JuJuna Tvalebi aqvs... imisTana RuRuna xma Sens dReSi ar geqneba
mosmenili. neta, Sen ratom ar irTav cols. amdeni fulis patroni xar?!
mzeTunaxavi SegiZlia SeirTo.
martinma Tavi gaaqnia da gaiRima, gulSi ki gaifiqra, neta cols ratom
irTaveno. yovlad saocari da gaugebari Canda.
`maripozas~ gembanidan, swored daZvris win, lizi qonolis mohkra
Tvali, Cumad gamosuliyo da xalxs efareboda. `Tan waiyvane, CasZaxa
martins idumalma xmam, SenTvis araferi ar Rirs es sikeTe. is ki
umaRles netarebas eweva~. imdenad Zlieri iyo cTuneba, rom kinaRam
gadawyvita, magram maSinve SiSi moeria da gadaifiqra. gadaRlili suli
aumxedrda. amoioxvneSa da swrafad moSorda moajirs. `gaige rom avada
xar, Zalian avada xar~ butbutebda igi.
kaiutaSi Sevida da manam gemi gaSlil zRvaSi ar gavida, iqidan arc
gamosula. sasadilo salonSi rom Sevida, gamoirkva, sapatio adgili
SeerCiaT misTvis kapitnis xelmarjvniv. mixvda, rom yvelaze didi da
sapatio mgzavri iyo. magram amaze umaduri sapatio mgzavri albaT Tavis
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dReSi aravis enaxa gemze. mTeli dRe savarZelSi gaatara, banze. Tvalebi
daexuWa, Tvlemda, xolo rogorc ki mosaRamovda, dasaZineblad gaeSura.
miiwura meore dRe, zRvis avadmyofobis Semdeg mgzavrebi ukve
gamokeTdnen, yvela gembanze gamofeniliyo, uklebliv, da rac ufro mets
uyurebda martini mgzavrebs, miT ufro ver itanda. Tumca TviTonve
grZnobda, rom es usamarTloba iyo misi mxriv. mSvenieri xalxi iyo
keTili, gulRia... Tavs Zala daatana, raTa es erwmuna, magram iqve dasZina,
gunebaSi: keTili da gulRia, rogorc yoveli burJua TavianTi
gamofituli suliTa da ubadruki gonebiT, maTTan saubari tanSi
zaravda, imdenad suleli da tvinnamceca Canda yvela. axalgazrdebis
Rrianceli ki nervebs uSlida. erTi wuTiTac ver moesvenaT. wrialebdnen,
erTTavad TamaSobdnen, yviriliT mivardebodnen moajirs da delfinebsa
da mfrinav Tevzebs Sescqerodnen.
umetesi dro eZina martins. nasauzmevs Tavis savarZels miaSurebda da
Jurnals gaSlida, romelic ver iqna da ver daamTavra. nabeWdi
striqonebi Rlidnen. ukvirda, amden dasawers saidan gamoZebniano, da
savarZelSive CaeZineboda. sadilis zarze guli mosdioda, ratom
maRviZebeno. Zili erCivna.
erTi piroba moindoma gamococxlebuliyo da mezRvaurebs gahyva.
magram mezRvaurebic gamocvliliyvnen, veraferi saerTo ver gamonaxa am
gamoyeyeCebul, gonebadaClungebul pirutyvebTan. sasowarkveTilebaSi
Cavarda. iq, zemoT, aravis ainteresebda martin ideni, rogorc pirovneba,
rogorc adamiani, xolo ukan dabruneba, Tavisive klasis xalxTan,
visTanac warsulSi iyo dakavSirebuli, mas ukve aRar SeeZlo. aRarc
surda maTTan urTierToba. iseve veRar itanda maT, rogorc im
gamolenCebul pirveli klasis mgzavrebs da myvirala axalgazrdebs.
rogorc kaSkaSa, laplapa sinaTle Tvalmtkivani adamianisaTvis,
iseTive gamxdariyo sicocxle martinisaTvis. sicocxles irgvliv
laplapi gaudioda, elvarebda, mwvel sxivebs afrqvevda, da martins
stanjavda es, awamebda... autaneli gamxdariyo. pirveli SemTxveva iyo, rom
martini aseTi komfortiT mgzavrobda. sxva dros an saWesTan idga, an
sacecxlfareSoSi naxSirs ukeTebda... ramdenjer momxdara, saSineli
xvatis dros, roca rkinis kibiT maRla miZvreboda, cal Tvals mgzavrebs
gadahkravda tilos gril tansacmelSi gaxveulebs ra ekeTebinaT ar
icodnen, Rlabucobdnen, Tavs iqcevdnen, tentebi gadaeWimaT da qarisa da
mzisagan es tentebi ifaravdaT, aTad mokakuli stiuardebi
enagadmogdebuli darbodnen, raTa yoveli maTi Jini da survili
SeesrulebinaT... martins eCveneboda, rom es iyo namdvili samoTxe. axla,
ager, TviTonve gamxdara sapatio mgzavri, yvela mas Sescicinebs, kapitans
xelmarjvniv misjdomia da amaod mistiris im sacecxlfareSosa da
SexuTul sardafebs, rogorc dakargul samoTxes. Zveli daukargavs da
axalic ver upovia.
gamwarebiT cdilobda, risame interesi aRZroda. mezRvaurebis
sasadiloSi Seixeda, mesaWes gamoelaparaka, ganaTlebuli kaci gamodga,
miayara da miayara martins socialisturi propaganda, xelebSi ZaliT
CasCara pamfletebi da furclebi, monuri moralis arsi auxsna. usmenda
martini da Tan nicSes filosofia agondeboda, riTac erT dros
TviTonve iyo gatacebuli. magram, bolos da bolos, an is ras
warmoadgens?! gaaxsenda nicSes erT-erTi giJuri debuleba, roca am giJ
adamians WeSmaritebaSiac ki eWvi Sehqonda... Tumca vin icis! iqneb
marTalic iyos nicSe. albaT arsad ar aris WeSmariteba, TviT
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WeSmaritebaSiac ki... magram male daiRala, isev Tavis savarZels miaSura

da CasTvlima.
ra sacodav dReSi iyo gemze, magram ufro didi sacodaoba win eloda.
roca iqneba, gemi taits miadgeba. mere? napirze unda gadavides, savaWro
saqoneli daukveTos, markizis kunZulisken mimavali Sxuna eZebos, aTasi
rame gaakeTos, risi warmodgenac ki Tavzardamcemia. rac ufro Rrmad
daufiqrdeboda yvelafer amas, miT ufro aSkara Canda Tavisi
mdgomareobis saSineli ganwiruleba. igi ukve marTlac imyofeboda
`Crdilebis xeobaSi~ da mTeli saSineleba is iyo, rom araviTar SiSs ar
ganicdida. SiSi rom Casaxoda, maSin sicocxlesTan dabrunebac
SeeZleboda. magram arafris SiSi ara hqonda da sul ufro da ufro
iZireboda wyvdiadSi. aRaraferi gvrida siames, iseTi ramec ki, rac uwin
arTobda da axarebda. `maripoza~ ukve Crdilo-aRmosavleTis pasatSi
moxvda, da es qaric, adre rom arTobda da abruebda, TiTqos Rvino
daelios, axla nervebs uSlida. savarZeli gadaadgmevina, raTa Zveli
megobris alersiani lamunisaTvis Tavi daeRwia.
gansakuTrebiT ubedurad maSin igrZno Tavi martinma, roca `maripoza~
tropikebSi Sevida. Zili ukve aRar gaekara. imdeni iZina, rom axla
iZulebuli iyo efxizla, sicocxlis TeTri, TvalismomWreli elvareba
aetana. mousvenrad dawrialebda. haeri cxeli da nestiani iyo da
erTbaSad movardnili kokispiruli wvimebi odnavadac ki ar agrilebda.
sicocxlis SegrZnebisagan saSinel tkivilebs ganicdida martini. manam
magrad ar moereoda tkivili, gembanze dawrialebda, mere savarZelSi
CaeSveboda da iZulebuli xdeboda isev male wamomdgariyo, isev wrials
mohyoloda. Tavs Zala daatana da Jurnalis kiTxva daamTavra,
biblioTekidan leqsebis ramdenime krebuli gamoitana. magram kiTxvas
veRar daudo guli da isev wrials mohyva.
navaxSmevs didxans rCeboda xolme banze, magram amanac araferi
uSvela kaiutaSi rom Sevidoda, Zili mainc ar ekareboda. sicocxlis
tkivilis am erTaderTma damaamebelma saSualebamac uRalata. es ukve
metismeti saSineleba gamodga. sinaTle aanTo da wignis wakiTxva scada.
erT-erTi krebuli suinbernis leqsebi gamodga. wamowva da kiTxva daiwyo.
bolos igrZno, rom interesi aReZra. waikiTxa strofi, gagrZeleba
moindoma, magram isev wakiTxuls daubrunda. gadaSlili wigni gulze
daisvena da fiqrebs mieca. aha, miagno namdvilad es yofila! saocaria,
ratom aqamde ver miagno. aqeTken miativtivebda talRa da axla
suinbernma miaxvedra, rom swored es iyo netareba. aki dasveneba ewada
swored aq eloda dasveneba. sarkmels gaxeda. ki, sakmaod didi iyo. bolo
ramdenime kviris ganmavlobaSi pirvelad igrZno Tavi bednierad. rogorc
iqna, miagno Tavisi avadmyofobis wamals. wigni aswia da mSvidad waikiTxa:
imedebisgan mosvenebuli,
dRiur zrunvisgan Tavisufali,
Cven sasoebiT da gulmxurvaled
RmerTebs madlobas aRvuvlenT caSi _
rom sicocxlesac bolo hqonia,
rom mkvdari veRar aRsdgeba mkvdreTiT,
rom nakadulic, rbeniT daRlili,
zRvas minebdeba da moisvenebs.

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isev Ria sarkmels gaxeda. suinbernma apovnina gasaRebi. sicocxle

sneuleba yofila, yovel SemTxvevaSi sneulebad eqca, autanel sneulebad.
`rom mkvdari veRar aRsdgeba mkvdreTiT!~ udidesi madliereba agrZnobina
am striqonma. yvelaze didi madli es yofila qveynad. roca sicocxle
damqancveli tanjva gaxdeba, sikvdili dauamebs, maradiul Zils mohgvris.
maS, raRas ucdis? droa, wavides.
wamodga da Tavi sarkmelSi gahyo, rZesaviT aqafebul talRebs daxeda.
`maripoza~ Rrmad iyo Camjdari wyalSi. xelebiT Tu daekideboda
sarkmels, fexebiT wyals miswvdeboda. uxmaurod CaeSveboda. kaciSvili
ver gaigonebda. Sxefebi moxvda, saxe dausvela. marilis gemo hqonda da
eama. gedis simRera xom ar damewerao, gaifiqra, magram gaecina am fiqrze.
raRa drosi iyo. wasvlamde erTi suli hqonda.
kaiutaSi sinaTle Caaqro, raTa aravis moxvedroda TvalSi. jer fexebi
gahyo sarkmelSi. beWebi gaeCxira da cotaTi ukan daiwia, cali mklavi
mWidrod miikra ferdze. gemis rweva daexmara da gaZvra, rogorc iqna,
xelebiT daekida. fexebi rom Seexo wyals, sarkmels xeli uSva. rZesaviT
aqafebul wyalSi gaexvia. `maripozam~ gverdze Cauqrola, Cabnelebul
kldes hgavda, rasac aqa-iq ganaTebuli sarkmlebi hqonda datanebuli.
gemi swrafad mihqroda. amis gafiqreba verc ki moaswro, rom mis win ukve
kiCo aRimarTa. wynarad gascura aqafebul wylis zedapirze.
iqve skumbria gaCnda, TeTri sxeuli rom dainaxa wyalSi, gamosrialda
da gahkra. martinma gadaixarxara: Tevzma xorci moglija sxeulze da
tkivilma gaaxsena, aq risTvis iyo. am CamoSvebis facafucSi mTavari
mizani gadaviwyeboda. `maripoza~ ukve Sors mkrTalad cimcimebda; es ki
aq gulmodgined micuravda, TiTqos ganuzraxavs uaxloes napirs
miaRwioso, rac aTasi miliT iqneboda daSorebuli.
es iyo sicocxlis SenarCunebis instinqti. erTi piroba, Sewyvita
curva, magram roca talRam dafara, isev gamwarebiT mousva xelebi.
gamwarebuli survili sicocxlis SenarCunebisa, gaifiqra man da
Caiqirqila. gamwarebuli marTlac iyo... Tanac, ise gamwarebuli, rom
kidev erTi gabrZoleba da sul moispoboda, arsebobas Sewyvetda.
fexebi Rrmad CauSva wyalSi da Tavi wamoswia. mSvidad mokiafe
varskvlavebs axeda da filtvebidan sul gamouSva haeri. erTi magrad
mousva xel-fexi, welamde amoizida wylis zedapirze, raTa mTeli ZaliT
CaSvebuliyo. mere gaSeSda da umoZraod Cacurda, rogorc TeTri
qandakeba. Rrmad, xarbad Seiwova wyali, rogorc sneuli adamiani
daewafeba xolme narkozul wamals, raTa tkivili gaiyuCos da srul
Tavdaviwyebas mieces. magram sunTqva rom Seekra, uneburad isev mousva
xelebi da fexebi da zeviT amosrialda, varskvlavebs axeda.
gamwarebuli survili sicocxlis SenarCunebisa! zizRiT gaifiqra man
da amaod scada TiTqmis dawyvetili filtvebiT haeri aRar SeesunTqa.
maS, sxvagvarad unda scados. isev gaivso filtvebi haeriT, kargad gaivso.
didxans eyofoda, Sors Caiyvanda siRrmeSi. Setrialda da amjerad TaviT
daeSva, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, xelebs usvamda da eSveboda, Tvalebi
gaexila da elvasaviT mosriale skumbriebis mkrTal, fosforul kvalsa
Wvretda. eSinoda ar daeCxvlitaT, daZabuli nebisyofa ar moduneboda.
magram skumbriebi ar gahkarebia, da man moaswro sicocxlis mimarT
gulSi madloba egrZno am ukanaskneli sikeTisaTvis.
gamalebiT eSveboda fskerisken, ZlivsRa amoZravebda xelebsa da
fexebs. icoda, rom Rrmad iyo Casuli. wneva yuris apks uxeTqavda, Tavi
ubzuoda. lamis umtyuna gamZleobam, magram mainc usvamda xel-fexs, ufro
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Rrmad miiwevda. mere ki erTbaSad moeSva, filtvebidan haerma ixuvla da

daicala. haeris buStebma Rawvebsa da Tvalebze amoisriales da zeviT
wavidnen, amas mohyva daxrCobis saSineli tanjva. mibnedili gonebiT
grZnobda, rom es jer kidev ar iyo sikvdili. sikvdilma tkivili ar icis.
es sicocxle iyo, sicocxlis ukanaskneli gabrZoleba, saSineli,
sulisSemxuTavi gancda. ukanaskneli dartyma, rac mas sicocxlem agema.
xelebi da fexebi ausxmartalda sustad, uRonod. es krunCxva iyo.
martinma xerxi ixmara, gaacura isini, gaacura sicocxlis swrafvac.
morCa, metismetad Rrmad iyo ukve da wylis zedapirze veRar avidoda.
TiTqos zmanebis zRvaSi curavda wynarad, auCqareblad sxvadasxvagvar
ferebSi gaxveuliyo, am ferebs erwymoda, maTSi iTqvifeboda. es raRaa?
Suqurasa hgavs. magram tvinSi rom eRvreba es TvalismomWreli, kaSkaSa
sinaTle. sul ufro da ufro meti elvarebiT kaSkaSebda. raRacam
daigriala gabmiT, Zlierad, da moeCvena, TiTqos uSvelebeli,
gauTavebeli kibidan eSveboda, sadRac Zirs, Sors wyvdiadSi. es aSkarad
igrZno. wyvdiadSi eSveboda. da rogorc ki igrZno es, gonic dahkarga.

mezRvauri unagirze
am saxelwodebiT jek londons memuarebis Seqmna hqonda ganzraxuli.
memuarebi dauwereli darCeba, magram es saxelwodeba mainc ar
daikargeba da irving stouni swored ase daasaTaurebs biografiul
romans jek londonze.
mezRvauri unagirze...
TiTqos Secbunebul dawyvilebad moCans: ra unda mezRvaurs unagirze?!
Tu `unagiri~ cxovrebis zedapirze amotivtivebas gulisxmobs, mezRvauris
xsenebasTan erTad gana SesaZlo ar iyo ufro Sesaferisi simbolos
gamoZebna?
iqneb swored amis garegnul SeusabamobaSia saZiebeli amerikeli
mwerlis cxovrebisa da SemoqmedebiTi mrwamsis Tavisebureba.!..
jek londonma ukeT icoda, Tu rogor ganesazRvra Tavisi bedi da misi
simboluri formula.
irving stouni xeluxleblad stovebs am gansazRvrebas, radganac jek
londonis cxovrebasa da sulierebaSi wvdoma udasturebs formulis
sizustesa da siRrmes.
`mezRvauri unagirze~ bedisweris tragizms gulisxmobs, amaRlebuli
idealisa da realobis umZafres Widils, mwerlis sicocxlis
ganwirulebas rom moaswavebs.
mezRvaurad isedac yovelTvis sakuTar Tavs xedavda: wylis, zRvis
stiqia siymawvilidanve ajadoebda, Tavisken eweoda da, SemTxveva
miecemoda Tu ara, iqiT miiltvoda, xamanwkebze nadiroba ra saTqmelia,
mere sulac dedamiwis Semovlas ganizraxavs iaxtiT da talRebis
tortmanSi mohkidebs xels `martin idens~ romans, yvelaze
srulyofilad rom unda gamoxatos jek londonis mxatvruli mrwamsic
da sulis yvelaze dafaruli Sreebic.
ra mixvedra unda: romanis mTavari gmiri mezRvauri iqneba. moqmedeba
gemze ar xdeba da martinis mezRvauruli cxovrebis calkeuli suraTebi
Tu gakrTeba, isic gaxsenebebSi, magram mezRvauroba xelobas ki ara,
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upirvelesad personaJis sulis dauokebel swrafvas gamoxatavs,

Tavdauzogav Ziebas Seucnoblisaken.
zRva kompoziciur CarCos qmnis: iqidan Semodgams fexs martini
saocnebo cxovrebaSi da mere ki kvlav im stiqias ubrundeba, mis wiaRSi
STainTqmis, radganac ocnebas umowyalod Seemusreba frTebi.
arada, TiTqos miwvda miuwvdomels. rasac verasodes warmoidgenda,
xelSesaxebi gamxdara, da martini cxovrebis fskeridan erTbaSad
gautoldeba im saxelebs, kacobriobis sulieri amaRlebisaTvis rom
iRvwodnen.
... Sen amoxvedi im talaxidan, martin iden... kaSkaSa sinaTlem Tvalebze
libri mogacila, mxrebiT varskvlavebsa swvdebi, namdvil cxovrebas
eziare da brZoliT arTmev uzenaes memkvidreobas im Zalebs, romelTac
igi saukuneebis ganmavlobaSi upyriaT~, ase sakuTar Tavs mimarTavs,
aRtacebulic da Secbunebulic erTdroulad aseTi araCveuleburivi
gardatexiT. odnavadac arafers azviadebs, da Tuki marTla varskvlavebs
Sewvdoma ara, maS, ranairad gadmoenacvlebia mis xelSi uzenaes
memkvidreobas, realurad da ara moCvenebiTad!..
martini idealuri saxea Tavganwiruli jafisa da iSviaTi nebisyofis,
monumenturi figura, romantikuli eposidan gadmosuli da nicSes
zekacis ieriTac SeZerwili.
erTbaSad gautoldebao...
Wabuki, vinc wera-kiTxvasac ver axerxebs xeirianad, amerikasa da mTel
samyaros saukeTeso mwerlad moevlineba, da mis aseT aRzevebaSi
araferia fantastikuri martinis Ziebisa da amaRlebis gza realistis
kalmiTaa gamokveTili da jek londons ar dasWirvebia raimes gamogoneba
Tu Selamazeba. igi xom sakuTari cxovrebis gardamtex wlebs ixsenebs da
martin idenis saxeSi Tavis zogierT pirovnul Tvisebas ki ar aqsovs,
aramed mTel xasiaTs.
`Sen amoxvedi am talaxidan~ es jek londoni gaognebula cxovrebis
sul sxva dinebaSi moxvedriT; da roca mis biografias vakvirdebiT,
gvrCeba STabeWdileba, rom es daaxloebiT iseTive saswaulia, rogorc
miunhauzenis mier sakuTari Tavis amoTreva Waobidan, es Stefan cvaigis
metaforuli frazaa, balzakze naTqvami, magram jek londonis talantis
amofrqvevasac ise miesadageba, Tavs ver Seikaveb gameorebisagan.
am talants redaqtor-gamomcemelTa mier aRmarTuli jebirebi ras
daudgeboda da Turme iolad ar gaurRvevia da `martin idenis~
kompoziciuri qarga da birTvi swored es Seupovari brZolaa
saliteraturo asparezze gamosvlisaTvis, rkinis nebisyofa amsxvrevs
yovelgvar winaaRmdegobas da auracxeli imedgacrueba da simware
anazRaurdeba gansacvifrebeli aRzevebiT.
`mxrebiT varskvlavebsa swvdeba~ rwmenis simtkicis gamoxatulebaa,
sakuTari sulis SecnobiT mogvrili Cveneba da winaswari,
keTilismauwyebeli niSani, rom ferxTqveS garTxmuls ixilavs
redaqciebsa da gamomcemlobebs da axal sityvas miawvdens adamianebs.
irwmunebian, rom Cveni saukunis 10-iani wlebis damdegs jek londonze
ufro popularuli mwerali msoflioSi ara yofila. quxs misi saxeli
amerikaSic da evropis kontinentsac gadmowvdenia, yovelwliurad
qveyndeba misi axali wigni, yovelwliuradve iTargmneba aTobiT enaze,
aRtacebiT exmaureba saliteraturo kritikac da mkiTxvelTa wreebic, da
mwerlis fotosuraTebic mosdebia qveynierebas. misken ki daZrula
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uTvalavi baraTi, romelTac jeki upasuxod ara tovebs, isedac weraSi

Cafluls, Zili rom ganudevnia.
ara var nayofierio, amtkicebda, egaa, yoveldRiurad vwer,
Seusvenebliv, da arc SabaT-kvira vicio. arada, gasakviri iyo maSinac da
gasakviria dResac, 17 wlis manZilze Seqmnili 590 wigni novelebi,
moTxrobebi da romanebi, yvelgan rom inarCunebs Tavisebur xiblsa da
silamazes.
quxili gadaivlis, misi qmnilebebiT gamowveuli gansakuTrebuli
vnebaTaRelvac Cacxreba da is uzenaesi memkvidreoba, rac wamierad xelT
ipyro, sxvebisaken gadainacvlebs, magram jek londoni mainc SeinarCunebs
Tavs varskvlavTa Soris, TviTonve rom SeigrZno, Tu rogor miswvda
mxrebiT. saukeTeso miRwevani misi beletristuli xelovnebisa samudamod
darCeba klasikur nimuSad da zneobriv matianed, rogorc aucilebloba
axalgazrdobis sulieri Camoyalibebis, amaRlebuli idealebis
STanergvisaTvis.
siuJetebi da Txrobis manera misi moTxrobebisa saTavgadasavloa da
amiTac mimzidveli. oRond stili da xedva realisturia da es
Tanazomieri da moxdenili Serwyma qmnis swored jek londonis
mxatvruli warmosaxvis Taviseburebasac da xiblsac.
moTxrobebi umTavresad or rkals moicavs, Tavisuflebisaken swrafvis
ori xati da garemo rom gamosaxavs: zRva da aliaska Crdilouri
odiseis ciklis STamagonebeli, yvelaze Rrmad da eqspresiulad mis mier
gaazrebuli da aRbeWdili mxatvrul sityvaSi.
xelmocarulma oqrosmaZieblobam apovnina literaturuli oqro da
manamdeli sulieri duRili mizandasaxulad warmarTa im gzisaken,
romelze SedgomiTac jek londons sakuTari Tavi unda Seeqmna.
da kidev usazRvro vnebiT daiwyebs gamoZerwvas.
ra aris mainc is idumali fantomi, adamians rom dayveba da ar
asvenebs; da, Tuki sakmarisi nebisyofa aRmoaCndeba, misTvisve moulodnel
samyaroSi SeuZRveba. es Sinagani Zaxili ar aZlevda mosvenebas jek
londonsac, roca TviT aliaskaze, yinva-yiameTSi wignebs daeZebda
uZneles gzaze, xifaTsa da gulisgamawvrilebel cdaSi, imedgacruebisa
da sasowarkveTisas. iq namdvilad ara yofila wignebSi STanTqmis garemo
da ganwyobileba, magram jeki TviTonve Seqmnis ganwyobilebasac da
aucileblobasac, radgan mwerloba bediswerad warmoudgeba, bediswera ki
ar moiTmens martooden pirad gamocdilebaze dayrdnobas. warmosaxva
fermkrTalia wignierebis gareSe. sicocxlis Jins ostatis xeli unda
warmarTavdes.
aliaska Tavisi uCveulobiT, iseve, rogorc miseuli zRva Tavisi
siboboqriT, verasodes damkvidrdeba literaturaSi, Tu axleburi xedviT
da stiliT ar ganaTda da iseT mxatvrul samoselSi ar moeqca,
ganumeoreblobis tvifari rom daCnevia.
da ha, Camoyalibebuli da daxvewilia axali stilic da, imavdroulad,
damsxvreulia yvela dabrkolebac.
didebis mwvervalze atyorcnil martin idens mZafrad Seaxsenebs Tavs
sakuTari siymawvile, orbortian qurTukSi gamowyobili da
farflisqudiani, TavzexelaRebuli biWis saxiT rom ecxadeba, da iseT
sinanuls grZnobs, TiTqos eRalatos im Tavisuflebismoyvare
WabukisaTvis.
es TviTon jek londonis krTomaa, ukiduresad gamaxvilebuli
pasuxismgeblobis grZnoba sakuTari pirovnebisa da, saerTod, adamianobis
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mimarT, raTa varskvlavebTan Setolebisas ar daiviwyos da ar gauqres

sulSi Cabudebuli ymawvili Tavisi uzomo gatacebiT, sialaliT,
Tavisuflebisaken swrafviT, im sawyisiT, kidec rom unda STaagonos
CrdiloeTis odiseac da zRvaze xetialic da kidec asuldgmulos misi
Semoqmedebis es ori ZiriTadi nakadi.
magram arc jek londons da arc mis gmirs araferi aqvT sasinanulo
da mosaridebeli im TavzexelaRebuli biWis winaSe, radganac misi saxeba
ucvlelad SeinarCunes TavianT arsebaSi.
is biWi awydeboda kedlebs maT sulSi, aqezebda da, erTi mxriv, Tu
wignebi unda movlenodaT Semwed da gzis gamkvalavad, meore mxriv,
siyvaruli: marcxiani da mainc aRmtaci da SuqurasaviT win wamZRoli.
ara, sapasuxo grZnoba jekmac iseve gamoiwvia qalisagan, rogorc misma
gmirma, magram wrfeli Zafebi umowyalod Seimusreba ojaxebis mier da es
mware imedgacrueba sulier krizisad gardaesaxebaT.
martins sruli apaTia eufleba, didebis mwvervali ubadruk qimerad
eCveneba da sicocxlis azrsac kargavs. mxolod zRva Tu uSvelis,
rogorc samudamo TavSesafari, rogorc ganmkurnavi im sneulebisagan,
sicocxle rom darqmevia. kidev kargi, adamianis arsebobas dasasruli
rom aqvs, Torem ra gaaZlebinebda sulieri gvemisagan gatanjuls.
martinis TviTmkvlelobis scena naturalisturi SemzaraobiT aris
warmosaxuli, jek londoni xelSesaxebad grZnobs am aRsasrulis yovel
realiasa Tu elfers, da ukanasknel wams gmiris tvinSi CaRvrili
TvalismomWreli, kaSkaSa sinaTlec TiTqos dasturia misi
gadawyvetilebis utyuarobisa. vidre gonebas dakargavdes, iotisodenadac
ar ganicdis sinanuls da gaWianurebuli eCveneba yoveli wami, rac
sikvdils aSorebs.
martin ideni individualistia da amitomac marcxdebao, ase xsnida
jek londoni gmiris bunebasac da romanis finalis kanonzomierebasac,
da miaCnda, rom TviTon, rogorc pirovneba, aq daSorda martin idenis
xasiaTs, gaemijna individualizms da hpova sicocxlis WeSmariti azri.
sjeroda: CixSi ar movemwyvdevio, radganac eyrdnoboda darvinis,
nicSes, marqsisa da spenseris filosofiur moZRvrebebs da yvelaze
realur gzad ki aRiarebda cxovrebis mowyobas sayovelTao gaTanabrebis
wesiT. arada, swored aq ifareboda is Cixi Tu is ufskruli, romelsac
gaurboda, da is moZRvarnic, sruliad gansxvavebulni erTmaneTisagan,
aramcTu ver gauadvileben WeSmaritebisaken saval bilikebs, sul
Cauqufraven sinamdviles da RmerTs moklebuli garemos anabara
miatoveben.
Tavidan jek londoni veraviTar usiamovnebas ver igrZnobs da ise
Cinebulad moergeba am realobas, ise baton-patronad da qomagad miiCnevs
Tavs, TiTqos swored maszea zedgamoWrili cxovrebis aseTi wesio.
samyaro borgavda, cxovrebis niris mkveTr Secvlas moaswavebda, magram
jeki sad dalodeboda sayovelTao cvlilebebs da TviTonve Seecada
bednieri yofa Seeqmna adamianebisaTvis aq mainc, Tavis mamulSi, eqvs
ranCos rom SeiZens da gaamTlianebs.
es unda yofiliyo idealuri sazogadoeba, misi ocnebis xorcSesxma,
da iaxtiT mogzaurobisas, Tan `martin idens~ rom ujda da Tan axalaxali STabeWdilebebiT ivseboda, fiqriT axladSeZenil mamulsac
dastrialebda da im saxlsac, romelsac ranCoebi unda Semoemtkicebina.
misTvis is mxolod sacxovrebels Tu TavSesafars ara niSnavda, ufro
meti iyo, TiTqos simboluri azriTac gaJRenTili da saxelwodebac
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amitom SeurCia: mglis saxli. mgels aliaskas mkvidrni yvela TeTrkanians

eZaxdnen, da jekic oqrosmaZieblobisas maT TvalSi mglad
gamoiyureboda. axla es moagonda da saxlis saxelad Sesaferisad miiCnia
garegnuli egzotikiTac da Sinaarsobrivi tevadobiTac.
mis nawerebSi siWabukis im dReebis saxsovrad es saxelic araerTxel
gaielvebs da erT-erTi romanis saTaurSi `zRvis mgeli~ marTlac
marjved Seerwya ori vneba oqrosmaZieblisa da mezRvauris, magram
saxli da samkvidro ufro ganazogadebda Serqmeuli saxelwodebis
mniSvnelobas da axladnagebi Senoba TiTqos amiTac Zvel cixe-simagreebs
emsgavseboda.
saxli jekis proeqtiT aSendeba, TviT wvrilmanebamde rom iyo
yovelive gaTvaliswinebuli da kidec dadgeba is dRe, nanatri da
naocnebari, roca jek londoni mglis saxlis binadari Seiqneba
mravalricxovan stumrebTan da xiznebTan erTad. am Senobis kari
arasodes iketeboda da stumrebs neba eZleodaT TveobiT da wlobiT
ecxovraT iq. mamulSi damkvidrebul muSaxelsac iseTi saukeTeso
pirobebi Seuqmna, manamde rom ar RirsebiaT.
arada, saxlsa da mamuls Senaxva esaWiroeboda da, rakiRa sxva aravin
wuxda Tu cdilobda raimes, jek londonma iTava mis macxovrebelTa
sruli keTildReoba da am sinamdvilis SenarCuneba im saxiT, rasac
jiuti nebisyofiT miaRwia.
yvela xelebSi Sehyurebda. is uTvalavi adamianic mas misCereboda da
misgan moeloda Svelas, visac smenoda jek londonis arnaxuli
gulkeTiloba, da dausruleblad dioda xalxic da baraTic baraTze
modioda mglis saxlSi. exvewebodnen, emudarebodnen, Tavs acodebdnen.
jeks xvewna rad undoda, isedac maTTvis gadamdgariyo, rasac Soulobda,
guluxvad arigebda, TviTon araferi rCeboda da arca naRvlobda,
sikeTes Tesda ulevad da uangariSod da es imxela Svebasa da
kmayofilebas aniWebda, Tavgadaklul garjas raRas dagidevda.
xelgaSlili martinic aris, magram jekma Zalian gadaaWarba Tavis
personaJs.
`fuli~ gamoeSviraT xeli.
`fuli~ wioda telegramebi.
amxela honorari amerikaSi maSin sxvas aravis Rirsebia, evropidanac
daZruliyo Targmani Targmans rom emateboda, magram xarjebmac bevrad
waaWarba Semosavals da jek londoni ise gaixlarTeba valebSi, rom
gastumrebis imedi TvaldaTval gaqreba.
mainc beds ar epueba. arCeuli gzidan gadaxveva arafris didebiT ara
surs da zed exleba ocnebas Tavis samkvidrebelSi Seqmnas bedniereba
da keTildReoba.
redaqtorebi da gamomcemelni Zalian eferebian, winaswar sTavazoben
did gasamrjelos, oRond dapirdes, axal Txzulebas Tqven mogarTmevTo.
arc Temas uTanxmeben, arc ideas. endobian da arc is eeWvebaT, rom
mkiTxvelebi daitaceben mis yovel axal wigns.
kritika da mkiTxveli erTsulovania da misi amdeni wignidan mxolod
erTs Sexvdebian cota civad da amreziT. ra ggoniaT? `martin idens~.
ara, mowonebiT masac moiwoneben, magram raRac ar eWaSnikebaT, da es
erTgvari aTvalwunebac kanonzomieria, roca aseTi uSeRavaTobiTaa
mxilebuli sazogadoebis siyalbe da sulieri sicariele.
da mainc: jek londoni adrindeliviT inarCunebs pirveli mwerlis
savarZels da metoqeobasac veravin uwevs.
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miuxedavad imisa, rom ase bevrs wers, jek londons Cavardna ara
hqonia da esec uCveuloa, miT umetes, auracxeli mTxovneli sul metad
da metad urTulebs moRvaweobas.
fuli, fuli, fuli...
Zveleburad veRar asdis yvelas da ukve drtvinaven mis karmidamoSi,
CoCqoloben, iyvedrebian. patroni viTom TviTon aris, magram
sinamdvileSi xiznebi gaubatondnen da jek londons ukve maTi
daSoSmineba uxdeba. ase rodemde unda gastanos? iqneb dairekos yvela,
xeli aukras mTxovnelebs, cecxlSi gadauZaxos baraTebi da telegramebi?
magram jeki isev ideals asdevnebia, sjera, sikeTe Tavisas gaitans da
Zaldautaneblad Caklavs adamianis sulSi siZulvils, wvrilmanobas,
orpirobas, umadurobas...
sikeTes siaviT uxdian, is ki siaves kvlav sikeTiT pasuxobs.
drtvinva ara da ar cxreba da erTxelac mezoblad gadasul jek
londonTan gulamovardnili mivardeba viRac: Sens saxls cecxli
ukidiao.
mglis saxli iwvoda, yoveli mxridan avardnili cecxlis enebi casa
wvdeboda da aravin iyo mimkarebeli. umweo da gaognebuli dgas jeki da
gulSi CaRvrili cremlebiT Sehyurebs rogor inacreba naninanatri
Senoba.
verafriT ver daujerebia, rom ganzrax gadauwves saxli. verc
bedisweris ganaCens xedavs, TvalnaTliv miniSnebas misi ocnebis
garduval marcxze. is Cixi, rac mxatvruli mrwamsiT gaarRvia da
adamianis sulieri amaRlebisaTvis metad faseuli qmnilebani dautova
STamomavlobas, realobaSi gadaulaxavi aRmoCndeba da jek londonma
bolos da bolos unda igrZnos, rom martoxelaa umadurobiT gaJRenTil
garemoSi, martin ideniviT amovardnili sazogadoebidan; da adamianTa
keTildReoba ki maTTvis Tavgadadebuli pirovnebisTvis sisxlis
gamowurva yofila da sxva araferi.
albaT pirvelad maSin moisaklisa RmerTi, materialisturi
doqtrinebisagan gaTangulma igrZno uzenaesi saidumloebisaken swrafvis
aucilebloba, saxarebac maSin moiZia da ieso qristeze romanis dawerac
ganizraxa. mis qaRaldebSi mxolod saTaurs waawydebian, magram
TavisTavad es saxelwodebac `qriste~ raRac didi Semobrunebis survils
unda migvaniSnebdes.
magram gvianRaa.
mezRvauri unagirze moqceula da am Seusabamobam tragikulad unda
iCinos Tavi.
`fuli~ Zveleburad CabRavis yurSi yvela da yvelaferi da, vidre
pirSi suli udgas isev ise unda fantos.
uCveulo garjiT mopovebuli da mglis saxlis aRdgenazec jiutad da
amaod iocnebos.
ara, cxovrebis wess veRar Secvlis, magram uzomo gulistkivilsac
rom veRar eleva!..
amasobaSi rkali ikvris, viwrovdeba da jek londonsac yelSi uWers
sabeli.
SemTxveviT? kanonozomierad? atydeba erTi aliaqoTi da didxans,
didxans ver Cacxreba: opiumis doza meti mouvida da Tavisi nebiT
gamoesalma sicocxleso.

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irving stouns ar eeWveboda: TviTmkvlelobiT daasrula arsebobao.

yvela ar daujerebs da mtkicebas daiwyeben: azviadebs, biografiuli
romanis finali rom meti dramatizmiT ganemsWvalao.
magram stouni arc Secdeboda da arc xelovnurad gadaasxvaferebda
mwerlis aRsasruls. is, rac TvalnaTliv Canda, SeuZlebelia WoWmans
iwvevdes. Rrmad Cawvdoma jek londonis pirovnul bunebasa da cxovrebis
yaidaSi swored kanonzomierebas adasturebda aseTi nabijisa, sicocxlis
jaWvis Tanmimdevrul ukanasknel rgols.
Tumc ra dasturi Wirdeba imas, rac martin idenis bedSia winaswarve
ganWvretili. marTalia, maSin jeki intuiciurad miwvda bedisweris
garduvalobas da arc Tavs utydeboda, martini sruli sizustiT rom
imeorebda mwerlis xasiaTs, magram sakuTar arsebas vin gaqcevia da
`martin idenis~ finali winaswarmetyveluri suraTia jek londonis
sikvdiliswina wuTebisa.
albaT arc jeki ganicdida iotisodena sinanuls da gaWianurebuli
eCveneboda yoveli wami, rac aRsasruls aSorebda.
da ha, kidec igrZno TvalismomWreli, kaSkaSa sinaTle, tvinSi rom
CaeRvara, da isic moeCvena, TiTqos uSvelebeli, gauTavebeli kibidan
eSveboda sadRac Zirs, Sors wyvdiadSi. da rogorc ki es igrZno, gonic
dakarga.
rostom CxeiZe

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