qali qviSaSi

pirveli nawili1agvistos erT dRes daikarga kaci. man gadawyvita, Svebulebasanapiroze gaetarebina (iqamde matarebliT naxevaridRis savali iyo) da mas Semdeg cam Caylapa Tu miwam, veragaiges ra. arc policiis Zebnas, arc gazeTebSi gamocxadebasSedegi ar mohyolia.adamianTa gaqroba saerTod arcTu iSviaTi movle naa.statistikis Tanaxmad yovelwliurad ramdenime aseulicnoba qveyndeba ugzo-ukvlod dakargulTa Sesaxeb.da rarig ucnauric unda iyos, dakargulTa erTob mcireprocentia napovni. mkvlelobebsa da ubedur SemTxvevebssam xili rCebaT; roca vinmes itaceben, amis motivebi yovelTvisSeiZleba dadgindes, magram Tu gaqrobas sxva raimemizezi udevs safuZvlad, dakargulis kvalis migneba ZalzeZnelia. ise, sakmarisia, gaqrobas gaqceva daarqvan, romgaqrobis bevr SemTxvevas, albaT, swored am Cveulebrivgaqcevas miaweren maSinve.axlac, raime kvali rom ar arsebobda, aq uCveuloaraferi iyo. daaxloebiT icodnen adgili, saiTac kacigaem gzavra, magram iqidan ar ucnobebiaT, gvami aRmovaCineTo.misi samuSao sruliadac ar gaxldaT gasaidumloebuli,ris gamoc SeiZleboda moetacaT. arc mis moqmedebas,qcevas etyoboda raime, rom efiqraT, gaqcevas apirebso.9

Tavdapirvelad yvelam, bunebrivia, daaskvna, aq qalisxeli ureviao. roca policiis moxeleebma da kacis Tanamosamsaxureebmacolisgan gaiges, mwerebis Sesagrovebladwavida, Tavisi koleqciis Sevseba undodao, cota guli gautydaTkidec. marTlac, kaliumcianidiani qila da mwerebisdasaWeri bade geTria, Tanac mxolod qalTan erTad gaqcevisSesaniRbad, es didze didi TvalTmaqcoba iqneboda. mTavariki isaa, rom sadguris mosamsaxuris cnobiT im dRes Ssadgurze matareblidan gadmovida kaci, romelic tansacmliTalpinists hgavda, mxrebze gardigardmo ekida xisyuTi, mxatvrebs rom aqvT, imdagvari, da maTara. mosamsaxureszustad axsovda, rom kaci marto iyo. amrigad, qal­Tan erTad gaqcevis varaudic gaqarwylda.gaCnda versia, TiTqos Tavi moikla mizanTropiis niadagze.es versia gamoTqva dakargulis Tanamosamsaxurem,fsiqoanalizis didma moyvarulma. fsiqoanalizis moyvarulisazriT, TviT faqti, rom mowiful kacs iseTi gamousadegarisaqme itacebs, rogoricaa mwerebis koleqciis Segroveba,ukve mis fsiqikur arasrulfasovnebas amtkicebs.roca bavSvic ki metismet midrekilebas amJRavnebs mwerebiskoleqciis Segrovebis mimarT, es xSirad miuTiTebs misoidiposis kompleqsze. bavSvi daukmayofilebeli survilissazRaurad siamovnebiT arWobs qinZisTavs daRupul mwers,romelic isedac versad gaiqceva. da Tu man mowifulobaSiamgvari ram ar miatova, es ueWvelad niSani iqneba imisa, romavadmyofuri mdgomareoba gauuaresda. aki sakmaod xSiradentimologebi Zebnis maniiT arian Sepyrobilni, uaRresadgulCaxveulni gaxlavan, kleptomania, pederastia sWirT.aqedan ki mizanTropiis Sedegad gamowveul TviTmkvlelobamdeerTi nabijia. ufro metic, zog koleqcioners saku­Tari qilebis kaliumcianidi ufro izidavs, vidre TviTkoleqciis Segroveba, da verafriT ver exsneba am ambavs...da gana is, rom dakarguls arasdros gasCenia survili, gulaxdiladeambna Tavisi gatacebis Sesaxeb, ar amtkicebs,10

Tavadac raoden samarcxvinod miaCnda es gataceba?magram radganac gvami jer aRmoCenili ar iyo, yvela am,erTi SexedviT agrerigad dalagebul daskvnas safuZveligamoecala.amrigad, namdvili mizezi kaciSvilma ver gaigo. gavidaSvidi weli da samoqalaqo kodeqsis ocdameaTe muxlismixedviT dakarguli gardacvlilad miiCnies.2erTxel, agvistoSi, naSuadRevs S sadguris baqanze gamoCndakaci. nacrisferi pikis panama exura, mxrebze gardigardmoekida xis didi yuTi da maTara. Sarvlis totebiwindebSi Caetnia, gegonebodaT, mTaSi apirebso wasvlas. magramim aremareSi arc erTi mTa ar Canda, rom zed asvla Rirebuliyo.amitom sadguris mosamsaxurem, romelic gasasvlelSibileTebs amowmebda, mas eWviT gaayola Tvali. kaciSeuyoymaneblad avida sadgurTan mdgom avtobusSi da ukandajda. avtobusi mTebis sawinaaRmdego mxares midioda.kaci bolo gaCerebamde gahyva avtobuss. avtobusidangadmosulma dainaxa, rom aq maRlobebi da Rrmulebi usasrulodenacvleboda erTmaneTs. dablobebi mTlianad viwrozolebad dayofil brinjis naTesebs daefara. zolebsSoris patara kunZulebiviT amoziduliyo xurmis momcrowarafebi. kaci gascda sofels da sanapirosken gaemarTa.niadagi sul ufro da ufro Ria ferisa da mSrali xdeboda.male saxlebi gaqra, mxolod kantikuntad asvetiliyofiWvis koromebi. myari niadagi TandaTan iqca silad, romelicfexebs ekvroda. aqa-iq muqad ilandeboda xmelibala xis kunZulebi, Canda am adgilebSi TiTqosda SemTxveviTgamomtyvrali erTi bewo nakveTebi damWknari badrijnebisa.irgvliv ki sulieri ar WaWanebda. win, etyoboda,zRva iyo. kaci swored iqiT miemarTeboda.11

olos gaCerda, mimoixeda, saxidan qurTukis saxeloTimoiwminda ofli, auCqareblad gaxsna xis yuTi, zedasarqvelidan joxebis Sekvra amoiRo, joxebi SeaerTa damwerebis saWeri bade miiRo. Semdeg gza ganagrZo, joxiTswev da aqeT-iqiT kantikuntad Sexvedril balaxis burCxebs.silas zRvis suni asdioda.gadioda dro, zRva ki ara da ar Canda. SesaZloa, es daRaruliadgili uSlida xels, daenaxa, ra xdeboda win, magramTvalis misawvdenze landSafti ar icvleboda. moulodneladmis winaSe patara sofeli amoizarda. es iyo CveulebriviRataki sofeli: saxanZro koSkis irgvliv yavris saxuravebimiWuWyuliyo, romlebzec patara qvebi elaga. ramdenimesaxls Savi kramiti exura, zogs ki wiTlad SeRebiliTunuqi. soflis erTaderTi gzajvaredinis kuTxeSi mdgariTunuqissaxuraviani saxli, etyoboda, meTevzeTa artelisgamgeoba iyo.soflis gadaRma albaT zRvac iqneboda da diunebic.sofeli ratomRac metismetad farTod gaSliliyo. irgvlivramdenime nayofieri nakveTi ertya, danarCeni miwa sulqviSnari iyo. Canda miwaTxrilisa da kartofilis patar-patarayanebi. zRvis suni saqonlis suns ereoda. gaqvavebul,TiTqosda qviSisa da Tixisgan dacementebuli gzis pirzedamtvreuli niJarebis TeTri gorebi aRmarTuliyo. sanamkaci gzaze midioda, artelis gamgeobis win, gaSlil adgilasmoTamaSe bavSvebic, badis mkeravi moxucica da sofliserTaderT sawvrilmanosTan TavSeyrili Tmagawewili qalebicwamiT irindebodnen da gakvirvebiT ayolebdnen Tvals.kaci maT araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevda. mas mxolod diunebida mwerebi ainteresebda.magram marto soflis sidide rodi iyo ucnauri. gzauceb maRla wavida. esec sruliad moulodneli gaxldaT.aki, Tu zRvisken midioda, bunebrivia, daRma unda daSvebuliyo.kaci iqneb Secda, roca rukas dascqeroda? manswored am dros gzad Semoxvedril qaliSvils midamos Se­12

saxeb hkiTxa. qaliSvilma ki Tvalebi daxara da Cauara, ise­Ti gamometyveleba gamoexata, TiTqos kiTxva arc gaugonia.keTili, ganvagrZobT gzas, rac unda Tqva, qviSis feric,saTevzao badeebica da niJarebis gorebic – yvelaferi imazemiuTiTebs, rom zRva axlosaa. erTi sityviT, sawuxariaraferia.gza sul ufro cicabovdeboda, irgvlivac ukve qviSisgarda ara Canda ra.magram ucnauria, is adgili, sadac saxlebi idga, sulacar maRldeboda. mxolod gza midioda zemoT, TviT sofeliki TiTqosda dablobSi rCeboda. ara, aramarto gza, saxlebsSoris arsebuli sivrcec gzasTan erTad maRldeboda. amitomise Canda, TiTqos mTeli sofeli aRma midioda da martoodensaxlebi rCeboda erT doneze. rac ufro win, diuniswverisken miiwevda kaci, es STabeWdileba sul ufro uZlierdebodada male moeCvena, rom saxlebi qviSaSi amoTxrilveeba ormoebSi idga. bolos gza, romelzec miabijebda, dasaxlebs Soris arsebuli Sualedebi saxuravebs zemoT aRmoCnda,saxlebi ki sul ufro Rrmad iZireboda qviSis ormoebSi.ferdobi moulodnelad TiTqmis Sveuli gaxda. axla kacssaxuravTa wveroebidan ociode metri aSorebda. `aba, iq racxovreba unda iyos?~ – gaifiqra, roca ZrwoliT iyurebodaRrma ormoSi. uceb Smagad daubera qarma da sunTqvaSeukra. igi ormos napirs gaecala da moulodnelad qvemoT,Sors Tvali hkida mRvrie, aqafebul zRvas. zRva napirisqviSas lokavda. kaci diunis Txemze idga, swored iq, saiTacmoiswrafoda.zRvis mxares mimarTuli diunis ferdobi, im mxares,saidanac musonebi qrian, cicabo da SiSveli gaxldaT. samagierodufro damrec adgilebSi viwrofoTliani balaxisburCxebi amowveriliyo. kacma ukan miixeda da dainaxa, romveeba ormoebi, romlebic diunis Txemis axlo da axlo sulufro Rrma Canda, soflis centrisken ramdenime iarusad13

miiwevda da gaWril skas mogagonebdaT. sofeli, etyoboda,diunze adioda, magram iqneb TviTon diuni adioda sofelze?asea Tu ise, soflis xedi kacs guls umZimebda, aRizianebda.samagierod sasurvel diunebamde moaRwia da axlayve laferi rigze iyo. maTaridan wyali mosva, RrmadamoisunTqa da haerma, romelic agrerigad sufTa Canda,yeli amouwva, TiTqos zumfara gamousveso.kacs undoda, Tavisi koleqcia qviSis binadari mwerebiTSeevso.qviSis mwerebi momcroni, uferulni arian, magram koleqciisSegrovebis maniiT Sepyrobil kacs xasxasa feris frTebiTSemkobili peplebi an WriWinobelebi rodi izidavs.aseTi adamianebi ar iswrafvian, TavianTi koleqcia romelimeegzotikuri nimuSebiT daimSvenon, ar ainteresebT metadresistematizacia, arc nedleuls eZieben, raTa CinurmedicinaSi xmarebuli wamlebi daamzadon. entomologsgulubryvilo da uSualo sixaruls hgvris axali saxe obisaRmoCena. Tu es moxerxda, entomologiur atlasSi xelaxlanapovni mweris grZeli, mecnieruli laTinuri saxelwodebisgverdiT Seni saxelic gaCndeba da gamo ricxuliar aris, iq saukunod darCes. xolo Tu Sens saxels, Tundacmweris saxelwodebasTan dakavSirebuls, adamianTa mexsierebaSemoinaxavs, es imas niSnavs, rom muyaiToba amaod argamogivlenia.TvaliT TiTqmis SeumCnevel mwerTa uamravi saxeoba uz­Rvav SesaZleblobas iZleva axali da axali aRmoCenebisaTvis.kacmac didi dro moaxmara orfrTian da adamianebis­Tvis esoden saZulvel Cveulebriv saxlis buzebsac ki. buzebissaxeobani saocrad mravalricxovania, magram vinaidanyvela entomologis azri daaxloebiT erTi kalapotiTmiimarTeba, maT TiTqmis daasrules am saxeobaTa umravlesobisSeswavla iaponiaSi aRmoCenili uiSviaTesi merve mutantisCaTvliT. SesaZloa es imitom moxda, rom adamianTa14

cxovreba erTob mWidrod ukavSirdeba buzebis cxovrebas.umjobesia, Tavdapirvelad yuradReba mivaqcioT garemos.iqneb saxeobaTa mravalricxovnoba buzebis SeguebisunariT aixsneba? kaci am aRmoCenam ise gaaxara, Sexta kidec.Cemi azri arc ise suleluria. swored buzebis esoden didiSeguebis unariT aixsneba is, Tu ratom itanen isini adviladyvelaze araxelsayrel pirobebs, romlebSic sxva mwerebsarseboba ar SeuZliaT. ai, magaliTad, udabnoSi cxovrebasacki Seeguvnen, sadac yvela suldgmuli iRupeba...am aRmoCenis Semdeg kaci gansakuTrebul interess iCendaqviSis mimarT. Sedegmac ar daayovna. erTxel saxlis maxloblad,Reles damSral kalapotSi pawawa moyviTalo mweridainaxa. mweri mogagonebdaT espaneTis buzs, anu espanuras,romelic xeSeSfrTianTa ojaxs miekuTvneba. rogorc cnobilia,espanurebi sul sxvadasxva ferisa da zomisa arian,magram maTi wina fexebi friad umniSvnelod gansxvavdebaerTmaneTisgan. swored wina fexebi gaxlavT klasifikaciissayuradRebo kriteriumi, vinaidan wina fexebis formaTagansxvaveba niSnavs saxeobriv gansxvavebasac. kacis mier danaxulimweris wina fexis meore saxsars marTla hqonda yuradsaRebiTavisebureba.espanurebis gvaris mwerTa wina fexebi Cveulebrivwvri lia, Savi da erTob moZravi, am buzs ki mrgvali, msxvili,TiTqosda mtkice javSniT dafaruli, mkveTri yviTeliferis fexebi hqonda. SesaZloa zed yvavilis mtverimieweba? iqneb mwers yvavilis mtvris Sesagroveblad gansakuTrebulisamarjvic ki aqvs, vTqvaT, bewvebismagvariraRac? Tu kacs buzze dakvirvebisas Secdoma ar dauSvia,rogorc Cans, mniSvnelovani ram aRmoaCina.samwuxarod, mweri ver daiWira. metismetad aRelvebuliiyo, buzic rogorRac saocrad uCveulod frinavda, bolossul gafrinda. Semdeg dabrunda da kacis miaxloebas dauwyolodini, oRond is ar uTqvams, `biWi xar da damiWireo~.roca kaci mindobilad miuaxlovda, isev gafrinda, isev da­15

unda da isev dauwyo lodini, TiTqosda aRizianebda. bolossul daimala balaxSi.ase daatyveva kaci espanuram, romelsac wina fexebi yvi­Teli hqonda.kacma yuradReba miaqcia qviSnar niadags da kidev ufrometad irwmuna Tavisi varaudi. espanura xom udabnos tipiurimweria. erTi Teoriis mixedviT, am buzebis uCveulofrena mxolod maxea soroebidan patara cxovelebis gamosatyuebeli.maT mier amgvarad moxibluli Tagvebi, xvlikebiTavianTi soroebidan Sors mirbian udabnoSi da iq SimSilida daRliloba RupavT. espanurebi amasRa elodebian da da­Rupul cxovelebs Wamen. maT iaponurad mSvenieri saxeli– `werilebis damtarebeli~ hqviaT. da Tumca erTi SexedviTlamazni Canan, sinamdvileSi basri ybebis patronni da iseTisisxlmwyurvalni arian, erTmaneTsac Wameno. ise, es Teoriasworia Tu ara, ra mniSvneloba aqvs, mTavaria, rom kacinamd vilad moxibla espanuras idumalma frenam.bunebrivia, kacs meti interesi gauCnda espanuras saarsebopirobebis Semqmneli qviSis mimarT. daiwyo literaturiskiTxva da rac ufro mets kiTxulobda, miT ufrorwmun deboda, rom qviSa Zalze saintereso movlena iyo. Tu,magaliTad, enciklopediaSi qviSis Sesaxeb dabeWdil statiasCavxedavdiT, Semdegs wavikiTxavdiT:`qviSa daSlili mTis qanis grovaa. zogjer Seicavs magniturrkinaqvas, kasiterits, ufro iSviaTad – oqrovansilas. misi diametri oridan erTi meTeqvsmetedi milimetria~.raoden naTeli gansazRvrebaa! mokled rom vTqvaT,qviSa warmoiqmneba daSlili mTis qanisagan da raRac sa­Sualoa wvril kenWebsa da Tixas Soris. magram qviSisTvisSualeduri produqtis darqmeva jer kidev ar niSnavs, romganmarteba amomwuravia. sam elements – qvas, qviSasa daTixas – Soris, romelTa rTuli SeerTebis Sedegad iqmnebamiwa, ratom maincdamainc qviSas SeuZlia izolirebulad16

iyos da udabno da qviSnari adgilebi warmoqmnas? qviSa romubralod Sualeduri produqti iyos, maSin SiSvel kldeebsada Tixis areebs Soris eroziis wyalobiT SeiZlebodaaRmogveCina uricxvi Sualeduri produqti, warmoqmnilikldeebisa da Tixis areTa urTierTSeRwevis gziT. magramaki sinamdvileSi arsebobs qanebis mxolod sami aSkarad gansxvavebulisaxeoba: kldovani, qviSnari da Tixnari. isic gasakviria,agreTve, rom qviSis marcvlis sidide yovelTviserTnairia: gindac kunZul enosimis sanapiros qviSisa iyosda gindac gobis udabnosi, misi diametri saSualod erTmerved milimetrs udris da vrceldeba hausis mruds miaxloebulimrudiT.erT gamokvlevaSi metad gaubraloebulad ganmartavdneneroziis Sedegad niadagis daSlas: msubuqi elemen tebidid manZilze gadadiso, magram srulebiT ar xsnidnen qvi­Sis marcvlis sididis, erTi mervedi milimetri diametrisTaviseburebas. meore SromaSi, geologiis sakiTxebzedaweril SromaSi, sawinaaRmdegos ambobdnen:`wylis nakadebica da haerisac turbulencias warmoqmnian.turbulenciis talRis umciresi sigrZe ekvivalenturiaudabnos qviSis diametrisa. am Taviseburebis wyalobiTniadags scildeba mxolod qviSa, Tanac scildeba nakad­Tan Seqmnili swori kuTxiT. Tu niadagis calkeuli komponentebisSeWidulobis Zala mcirea, qviSa SeiZleba haerSiniavmac ki aitacos, romelsac qvebisa da Tixis ataceba arSeuZlia. Semdeg qviSa qaris moZraobis mixedviT isev eSvebamiwaze. albaT qviSis Taviseburebani aerodinamikam unda ganixilos~.ganvagrZoT zemoT moyvanili gansazRvreba:`...ese igi, daSlili mTis qanebis nawilakebi iseTi sididisaa,misi meoxebiT isini yvelaze moZravni arian~.vinaidan miwaze yovelTvisaa qari da wylis nakadebi, qvi­Sa usaTuod warmoiqmneba; da manam, sanam iqroleben qarebi,idenen mdinareebi, zRvebi TavianT talRebs aazavTeben, mi­17

was qviSis sul ufro meti masebi moswydeba da, cocxali arsebismsgavsad, yvelgan gadacocdeba. qviSam dasveneba aricis. igi SeumCnevlad, magram Seupovrad itacebs da Slismiwas...marad moZravi qviSis es suraTi auwerlad aRelvebda darogorRac aCqarebda kacs. qviSis unayofoba, rogoricaaigi Cveulebriv, aixsneba ara simSraliT, aramed uwyvetimoZraobiT, rasac verc erTi cocxali arseba ver gauZlebs.rarig hgavs es uxaliso cxovrebas adamianebisas, romelnicganuwyvetliv ebRauWebian erTmaneTs.diax, qviSa arc ise vargisia sicocxlisaTvis, magram ganasimyare metismetad aucilebelia arsebobisTvis? nuTumTel am sazizRar metoqeobas simyaris ganmtkicebis swrafvaar warmoSobs? Tu simyareze xels aviRebT da qviSismoZraobas davemorCilebiT, metoqeobasac moeReba bolo.sinamdvileSi udabnoSic xom xarobs yvavilebi, cxovrobenmwerebi da cxovelebi. es yovelive cocxali arsebebia, romlebmacSeguebis unaris udidesi Zalis wyalobiT metoqeobisCarCos Tavi daaRwies. ai, misi espanurebi rogor...kaci gonebaSi xatavda qviSis moZraobas da ukve halucinaciebiewyeboda – Tavis Tavsac am usasrulo nakadSi Car­Tuls xedavda.3kacma Tavi daxara da isev wavida win, diunis Txems gahyva.diuni naxevarmTvaresaviT ertymoda sofels, cixesimagrismiwayrilis msgavsad. kaci yuradRebas TiTqmis ar aqcevda,rac Sors xdeboda. entomologisTvis mniSvnelovania, mTeligulisyuri Tavisi fexebis irgvliv sami metri radiusismqone sivrceze gadaitanos. misi erT-erTi umniSvnelovanesiwesia – mzisken zurgSeqceuli ar dadges. Tu mze ukan moeqca,mweri SeiZleba sakuTari CrdiliT daafrTxos. amitom18

mwerebze monadireebs Sublsa da cxvirze mze ise ekidebaT,lamis uSavdebaT.kaci dinjad da nela miiwevda win. fexis yoveli dadgmisasqviSa waRebze efrqveoda. irgvliv cocxali ara WaWanebdara, garda aqa-iq garTxmuli balaxis burCxebisa, romelnicTundac axlave ayvavdebodnen, odnav meti sinotive romhqonodaT. aq Tuki ram mfrinavi gamoCndeboda, es iqnebodaadamianis oflis sunze mofrenili kus bakaniviT Seferilibuzebi. magram imedebi xSirad swored aseT adgilze mar­Tldeba xolme. Tumca espanurebs gund-gundad cxovrebaar uyvardaT da zogjer erTi buzi irgvliv mTel kilometrebsedeba. ras izam, Seupovrad unda ganagrZo Zieba.uceb kaci SeCerda. balaxSi raRac SeinZra. es iyo oboba.obobebi arafrad sWirdeboda da sigaretis gasabolebladCacucqda. zRvidan ganuwyvetliv uberavda qari. qvemoTdamsxvreuli TeTri talRebi diuns Zirs uRrRnidnen.iq, sadac diunis dasavleTi kide qreboda, zRvaSi patarakldovani maRlobi amoziduliyo. maRlobs walesili nemsebiskonasaviT efrqveoda mzis sxivebi.asanTi ara da ar inTeboda. aTi Reri gahkra da sul amaod.gadagdebuli asanTis Rerebis gaswvriv TiTqmis wamis isrissiswrafiT moZraobda qviSis wvrili nakadebi. kacma qvi­Sis patara talRa SeniSna da, rogorc ki talRam misi waRisquslamde moaRwia, zeze wamodga. Sarvlis nakecebidan qviSaCamocvivda. gadaafurTxa da iseTi SegrZneba darCa, pirSiTiTqos saxexela gautares.ise, aq Zalian cota xom araa mweri? iqneb qviSa erTobswrafad moZraobs? ara, gulis gatexa jer kidev adrea.Teoriulad SeuZlebelia am adgilebSi mwerebi ar iyos.diunis wveri ufro swori gaxda. igi alag-alag Zalzescildeboda zRvars. kacs imis SegrZnebam, rom nadavlieloda, win ubiZga da damrec ferdobze daeSva. aqa-iq qviSisdasamagrebeli bambukis lastebis narCenebi amoSveriliyo,cotaTi qvemoT terasa Canda. kacma gza ganagrZo, kveTda19

qviSis naxWebs, romelnic qars iseTi sizustiT gamoeyvana,manqanis gakeTebuli gegonebodaT. anazdad yvelaferigaqra kacis mxedvelobis aredan da man dainaxa, rom Rrmaormos napirze idga.ormo usworo, ovaluri moyvanilobisa iyo, oc metrzemeti siganisa. misi mopirdapire kedeli SedarebiT damreciCanda, xolo is kedeli, sadac kaci idga, TiTqmis – Sveuli.faifuris finjaniviT amozneqili, gluv da sriala napirzefexi curdeboda. kacma cali fexi zed flatis pirs daabjinada frTxilad Caixeda qvemoT. axlaRa mixvda, rom Tumcairgvliv sinaTle idga, ukve saRamovdeboda.pirquS siRrmeSi, ormos fskerze dumiliT moculi qoxiidga. saxuravis erTi kide qviSis damrec kedelSi SeWriliyo.`mTlad ise, rogorc xamanwkis niJara, – gaifiqra kacma,– rac ginda qna, qviSis kanons ver SeewinaaRmdegebi...~is iyo, fotoaparatis momarjveba daiwyo, rom mis fexqveSqviSa SxrialiT Cacurda. SeSinebulma swrafad gaswiafexi, magram qviSa erTxans isev miedineboda qvemoT.rarig umdgradia qviSis es wonasworoba! mRelvarebisgansulSegubebulma sveli xelisgulebi Sarvalze Seiwminda.kacis zurgs ukan viRacam Caaxvela. gverdiT edga,TiT qmis mxarze exeboda, saidanRac gamomtyvrali moxuci,yvelaferze etyoboda, sofleli meTevze. moxucmafotoaparats Seavlo Tvali, Semdeg ormos fskers Caxeda,moTrimluli piri RimiliT daemanWa. Casisxlianebuli TvalebiskuTxeebSi raRac webovani Caudga.– rao, gamokvlevaa?xma qarma waritaca, yrud, uferulad JRerda, TiTqosgadasatani mimRebidan ismoda, magram naTqvami naTeli iyo,advilad gaigebdi.– gamokvlevao? – kacma obieqtivs dabneulad daafaraxelisguli da mwerebis saWer bades gasworeba dauwyo, rommoxucs SeeniSna, – ris Tqma gindaT? raRac ar mesmis... me,iciT, mwerebis koleqcias vagroveb. Cemi specialoba mwe­20

ebia, romlebic, ai, swored aseT qviSebSi binadroben.– rao? – moxucma TiTqosda veraferi gaigo.– mwe-re-bis ko-leq-ci-as va-gro-veb! – gaimeora kacmaxmamaRla, – mwe-re-bis, gesmiT? mwe-re-bis! me maT viWer!– mwerebis? – aSkarad Canda, moxucma ar daujera, TvalimoaSora da gadaafurTxa, anu, ukeT rom vTqvaT, tuCzelezvi Camoekida. lezvi qaris daqrolvaze grZeli ZafiviTgaiwela. ase mainc ra awuxebda?– ki, magram am raionSi raime gamokvleva mimdinareobs?– o, ara, Tu Tqven gamomkvlevi ara xarT, akeTeT, rac gindaT,CemTvis sulerTia.– ara, ara, me inspeqciidan ara var.moxucs Tavic ar daukravs, zurgi Seaqcia da nela gauyvadiunis Txems, Calis sandlebis WvintebiT qviSas miixvetda.ormocdaaTi metris daSorebiT sami erTnairad Cacmulikaci Cacucquliyo. etyoboda, moxucs elodnen. mereda,rodis gaCndnen aq? erT maTgans, rogorc Canda, binoklihqonda da sul muxlebze atrialebda. moxuci maTTan mividada oTxivem raRacaze daiwyo bWoba, erTmaneTs gaafTrebiTaclidnen fexqveS qviSas: albaT, cxare kamaTi gaaCaRes.kaci ukve Tavisi buzebis Zebnis gagrZelebas apirebda,rom kvlav moirbina aqoSinebulma moxucma.– moicaT, Tqven marTla ara xarT prefeqturidan?– prefeqturidan?.. o, ara, sxvaSi SegecvaleT.aba, kmarao, – gadawyvita kacma da abezar moxucs Tavisisadarbazo baraTi gauwoda. moxuci tuCebis cmacuniTdidxans kiTxulobda mas.– a-a, Tqven skolis maswavlebeli xarT...– iciT, me araviTari kavSiri ara maqvs prefeqturasTan.– uhu, maSasadame, maswavlebeli xarT...daadga saSveli, mgoni, gaerkva moxuci da TavisianebiskengaemarTa. TvalmoWutuls gawvdil xelSi sadarbazobaraTi eWira. ase mivida TanasoflelebTan. isini sadarbazobaraTma TiTqos daakmayofila. wamodgnen da wavidnen.21

moxuci ki isev mobrunda.– ho, magram axla ris gakeTebas apirebT?– mwerebs movZebni.– mereda, ukanasknel avtobusze xom dagagviandaT.– aq versad gavaTev Rames?– Rames? am sofelSi? – moxucs saxeze raRac Seutokda.– ho, Tu aq ar SeiZleba, mezobel sofelSi waval.– waxvalT?..– me saerTod maincdamainc arsad meCqareba.– ara, ara, aba, risTvis unda gaiZneloT saqme... – moxuciuceb Tavaziani gaxda da enad gaikrifa: – Tavad xedavT,sofeli Raribia, arc erTi wesieri saxli ar mogveZeveba,mag ram Tu winaaRmdegi ar iqnebiT, dagexmarebiT, erT-orsityvas SegawevT.moxuci TiTqos cuds arafers izraxavda. mis Tanasoflelebs,albaT, viRacis eSinodaT, SeiZleba prefeqturisCinovniks elodnen, romelic Sesamowmeblad unda mosuliyo.axla SiSi gauqraT da kvlav ubralo, alersian meTevzeebadiqcnen.– didi madlobeli viqnebi... valSi ar dagrCebiT, rasakvirvelia...me saerTod Zalian miyvars, ai, aseTi glexebissaxlebSi Ramis gaTeva.4mze Caesvena, qari cotaTi dawynarda. kaci manam daexetebodadiunze, sanam qaris mier qviSaze moxazuli naxWebisdanaxva SeiZleboda.cota ram moagrova: es iyo sworfrTianTa razmis WriWina,TeTrulvaSa yurbela, jariskacebi da kidev erTi mweri,romlis zusti saxelwodeba ar axsovda, magram isic jariskacebissaxeobas ekuTvnoda.xeSeSfrTianTagan, romelTac is eZebda, mxolod cxvir­22

grZelebi da grZelfexa werilis damtareblebi ipova.samagierod ar Sexvedria arc erTi egzemplari im buzebisojaxidan, romelTa gulisTvisac aq gamoemgzavra. iqnebxvalindel nadavls gaexarebina?..daRlilobisgan Tvalwin sinaTlis raRac mqrqaliaTinaTebi ukrToda. uceb uneblieT SeCerda da dabindulidiunis zedapirs Caacqerda. aq ukve veras gaawyobdi:yvelaferi, rac ki moZraobda, espanurad eCveneboda.moxuci dapirebisamebr artelis gamgeobasTan eloda.– gTxovT, momitevoT...– o, ras brZanebT. oRond mogewonoT da...gamgeobaSi, etyoboda, raRacaze bWobdnen. oTxi Tu xuTikaci wriulad isxda, ismoda sicili. parmaRis Tavze diditilo gaekraT, romelzec ewera: `uerTgule samSoblos siyvarulissuls~. moxucma kacebs raRac wauburtyuna da sicilimaSinve Sewyda. igi TiTqosda ugulod gaemarTa win,kaci ukan mihyva. niJarebiT dafaruli gza Camowolil bind­Si TeTrad qaTqaTebda.bolos miadgnen zed diunis TxemTan mdebare erT-erTormos. sofeli aq mTavrdeboda.kacma da moxucma marjvniv, viwro bilikze gadauxvies,romelic Txemidan qvemoT eSveboda. erTxans midiodnen,Semdeg moxuci sibneleSi Caimala, taSi Semohkra da xmamaRlaiyvira:– hei, dedakaco, sada xar?qvemoT, zed fexebTan, ukuneTSi farani gamoCnda da gaismapasuxi:– aqa var, aqa... kibe tomrebis gverdiTaa.marTlac am flatesTan ukibod veras gaxdebodi. qvemoTmdgari saxlisodena sami saxli erTmaneTze rom Segedga, imsimaRleiqneboda. iq CaRweva kibiTac gaWirdeboda. ferdobiTiTqmis Sveuli iyo, dRisiT ki, kacs es naTlad axsovda,sruliad damrecad gamoiyureboda. kibe arasaimedo Canda,sxvadasxva Tokisgan gaekeTebinaT da, Tu wonasworobas da­23

kargavdi, sadRac Suaze aiburdeboda. aq cxovreba bunebrivcixeSi cxovrebas niSnavda.– araferze ar SewuxdeT, daisveneT... – uTxra moxucma kacs.igi qvemoT ar Casula, erTxans zemoT idga, Semdeg wa vida.kaci Tavidan fexebamde qviSas daefara. uceb moeCvena,TiTqos bavSvoba daubrunda. qals, romelic farniT Semoxvda,weRan dedakaci uwodes, da ukve warmoidgina, rom igibebruxana iyo; magram maspinZeli sasiamovno, jer kidevsruliad axalgazrda, ocdaaTi wlis tanmorCili qali aRmoCnda.etyoboda, pudrs isvamda, zRvis piras mcxovrebqalTan SedarebiT, saxe metismetad TeTri hqonda. erTisityviT, kaci madlieri darCa misi, rameTu alersianad,gulwrfeli sixaruliT Semoxvda.Tumca, Tbilad rom ar Sexvedrodnen, Tavs ver aiZulebdaam qoxis zRurblze gadmoebijebina. ifiqrebda, masulelebeno,da maSinve gaiqceoda. qoxis kedlebi damskdari iyo,fusumas 1 nacvlad Wilofebi ekida. saxuravs Sedgmuli sabjenebigadaferdebuliyo. fanjrebi ficrebiT amoeWedaT,iatakze dafenili Calis Wilofebi ager-ager daiSleboda.fexis dadgmisas iseT xmas gamoscemda, TiTqos svel RrubelzemiabijebdiT. yovelive amasTan, irgvliv SemcxvariqviSis sazizRari, raRac aSmorebuli suni idga.magram yvelaferi xom guneba-ganwyobilebazea damokidebuli!kaci qalis gulTbilobam ganaiaraRa. araferia, –eubneboda Tavis Tavs, – aseTi ram cxovrebaSi erTxel xdeba.da Tu gagimarTla, romelime saintereso mwers Sexvdebi.yovel SemTxvevaSi mwerebi aseT garemoSi cxovroben daxaroben.kacs winaTgrZnobam ar umtyuna. ver moaswro kerasTanSeTavazebul adgilas damjdariyo (kera pirdapir soxane­Si amoWril ormoSi gaekeTebinaT), rom raRac xma Semoesma,1fusuma – iaponuri saxlis gasawev-gamosawevi tixari, romelic imav droskaris movaleobasac asrulebs.24

TiTqos irgvliv wvimis wveTebi cvioda. am xmas rwyilebisgrova gamoscemda. magram kacs amiT ver SeaSinebdi. entomologiyovelTvis mzadaa aseTi moulodneli SemTxvevebisTvis.saWiroa mxolod tansacmlis Siga pirs ddt moayaro,xolo sxeulis SiSveli nawilebi Zilis win mwerebis sawinaaRmdegomalamoTi daizilo.– me saWmels vamzadeb, amitom jerjerobiT... – qali daixarada lampa aiRo, – cota moiTmineT sibneleSi.– ki magram, erTi lampa gaqvT?– diax, samwuxarod...qalma damnaSavesaviT gaiRima da marcxena loyaze fosodaaCnda. Tu misi Tvalebis gamometyvelebas yuradRebasar miaqcev, Zalze mimzidveli saxe aqvs, – gaifiqra kacma,– magram iqneb Tvalebi stkiva da amitom iyureba ase? quTu­Toebis anTebas pudric ki ver damalavs. Zilis win TvaliswveTebis CawveTeba ar unda daaviwydes...– ho, magram Wamamde dabana mindoda.– dabana?..– rao, SeuZlebelia?– Zalze samwuxaroa, magram zegamde mogiwevT cda.– zegamde? zeg xom ukve aq ar viqnebi, – uneblieT xmamaRlagaicina kacma.– nuTu?..qali Sebrunda, mxrebi auTrTolda, albaT, guneba wauxda.es soflis mcxovrebni xom sulac ar cdiloben,Tavi sxvanairad mogaCvenon. kacma uxerxuloba igrZno daSecbunebiT gaiReWa tuCebi.– rakiRa dabana arsad SeiZleba, sakmarisia ubralod wyaligadavivlo, Torem mTlad qviSiTa var dafaruli...– wyali, bodiSi, magram erTi vedro damrCa... Wa xom ZalzeSorsaa.rarig sacodavi Sesaxedaoba aqvs. keTili, mets aRarafersvetyvi. magram kaci male darwmundeboda, rom aq dabanasaraviTari azri ar hqonda.25

qalma moxarSuli Tevzi da moluskebis wvniani, erTisityviT zRvis sanapiros saWmeli moitana, sul araobassjobda. rogorc ki kacma Wama daiwyo, qalma mis TavzemoTqaRaldis didi qolga gaSala.– ra saWiroa es? albaT raRac adgilobrivi wes-Cveulebaa.– uamisod saWmelSi qviSa Cacviva.– ratom? – kacma gakvirvebiT Sexeda Wers, magram iq naxvretisnasaxi ver dalanda.– qviSa, iciT... – qalmac Sexeda Wers, – yoveli mxridanmofrinavs... erTi dRe ar gagvi da sami TiTis dadeba dagrovdeba.– iqneb, saxuravi daZvelda?– o, ara, roca axali iyo, qviSa maSinac Semodioda... amqviSaze saSineli araferia. rkilze uaresia.– rkilze?– es iseTi xoWoa, xes xravs.– albaT, termitebia, ara?– ara, egeTebia, iciT, magrebi.– a-a, maSin xismWreli xoWoebia.– xismWrelebi?– mowiTaloni, grZelulvaSianebi?– ara, ara, brinjis marcvlebs hgvanan da yavisferni arian.– Turme ra yofila. maSin es cisartyelasebri xoWoa.– Tu xels Caiqnev da Tvals ar miadevneb, ai, amodena diresxelad daalpobs.– ra, cisartyelasebri xoWo?– ara, qviSa.– ratom?– qviSa yvelaferSi atans. xolo, roca qari cudi mxridanuberavs, sxvenze uceb imden qviSas moyris, Tu ar moacile,lamfis ficrebi ver gauZlebs.– ho, sxvenze qviSis dagroveba ar varga... magram ar geuc­26

naurebaT imis Tqma, rom qviSas dires dalpoba SeuZlia?– ratom, daalpobs, maS.– aki qviSa swored imiT gamoirCeva, rom Zalze mSralia?– sulerTia, daalpobs. geubnebiT, dadeT axali getebi 1 .qviSa ar gadawmindoT da naxevar TveSi maTgan araferi dar­Ceba.– ar mesmis, ratom.– xe lpeba da masTan erTad qviSac... aba, scadeT, lamfisficrebi moaciloT qviSaSi Camarxul saxls. iq iseTi poxierimiwa dagxvdebaT, kitri rom daTesoT, mogivaT.– sisulelea! – zizRiT SeiWmuxna kaci. moeCvena, TiTqosqalis umecreba qviSaze warmodgenas ubRalavda, – me xomTviTonac zogi ram vici qviSis Sesaxeb... mogexsenebaT,swored es qviSa mTeli weli egreve moZraobs... moZraobaamisi sicocxle... qviSas ubralod ar SeuZlia erT adgilasgaCerdes... wyalSi iqneba Tu haerSi, TavisTvis moZraobs...ai, ratom ver cxovrobs Cveulebrivi cocxali arsebaqviSaSi... es exeba lpobis gamomwvev baqteriebsac... qviSasSegviZlia sisufTavis gansaxiereba vuwodoT. igi SesaZloalpobasac ki uSlis xels da imis Tqma, xes alpobso, pirdapiruazrobaa... Tqven imasac ambobT, TviTon lpebao... jererTi, qviSa yovlad wesieri mineralia.qali dabneuli dumda. qolga isev ise eWira. kacs metadsityva aRar dauZravs, aCqarebiT amTavrebda sadils. qolgaqviSis iseTi Txeli feniT daifara, zed TiTiT wera SeiZleboda.pirdapir autaneli sinestea. ara, qviSa ki araa nestiani,TviTon sxeulia gaJRenTili sinestiT.saxuravze qari zuzunebda. kacma sigaretisTvis jibeSixeli Caiyo da jibe qviSiT aRmoCnda savse. moeCvena, TiTqosTambaqos simware sigaretis mokidebamde igrZno.kaliumcianidiani qilidan mwerebs amoviReb, sanam jer1geta – xis fexsacmeli27

kidev ar gamxmaran, qinZisTavebiT davamagreb da fexebsmainc gavusworeb. ismis, rogor recxavs qali WurWels saxlisgadmoxurulSi. etyoba, aq mis meti aravin cxovrobs.qali dabrunda da mdumared daiwyo loginis gaSla oTaxiskuTxeSi. me Tu aq davweqi, TviTon sadRa daiZinebs? raTqma unda, Wilofis iqiT, im moSorebul oTaxSi; sxva oTaxebiTiTqos araa. magram rogorRac ucnauria, stumari gasasvleloTaxSi daawvino, saidanac kari gareT gadis, Tvi­Ton ki moSorebul oTaxSi daiZino. magram iq, iqneb, mZimeavadmyofi wevs, romelsac moZraoba ar SeuZlia?.. diax, es,mgoni, swori azria. yovel SemTxvevaSi, yvelaze bunebriviiqneboda, swored ase mefiqra. jer erTi, saeWvoa, martoxelaqali pirvelive Semxvedrs gauarSiydes...– aq kidev aris vinme?..– vinme?..– ojaxis wevrTagani...– aravin, sul marto var, – qalma, TiTqos misi azrebiamoikiTxao, moulodnelad SecbunebiT gaicina, – am qviSamyvelaferi daanestiana, sabanic ki...– Tqveni qmari?..– SarSan taifunSi... – qali isev da isev asworebda daabuebda dagebul logins. mokled, sruliad zedmet saqmesakeTebda, – CvenSi xom saSineli taifunebi icis... qviSa wyalvardniliviTgrialiT gvawydeba. ukan moxedvasac ver moaswreb,rom saRamos ganmavlobaSi erT Zios moyris an orsac ki.– ki, magram ori Zio xom eqvsi metria...– aseT dros ramdenic unda xveto qviSa, ver auxval. raRabevri gavagrZelo, qmarma damiZaxa, saqaTme safrTxeSiao,da qaliSvilTan erTad – qaliSvili ukve saSualo skolaSidadioda, – saxlidan gavarda. me TviTon ki saxlidan gasvlaar SemeZlo – Tval-yurs vadevnebdi, saxli mainc gadarCeniliyouvneblad... – bolos ribirabo dadga, qari Cadga dagareT gamovedi. saqaTme TiTqos miwas Caeylapa, aRarc isiniCandnen...28

– qviSam damarxa?– ho, pirwmindad.– Semazrzenia... saSineli ambavia. qviSa da aseTi... SemaZrwunebelia...uecrad lampa aparpalda.– isev wamovida qviSa.qali oTxze dadga, xeli gaiwoda da siciliT staca TiTebipatruqs. lampa maSinve akaSkaSda. qali ar amdgara, isevoTxze mdgomi daJinebiT miacqerda sinaTles, saxeze daswavliliRimili Seeyina. albaT, ganzrax iRimoda ase, romloyis foso eCvenebina. kaci uneblieT erTianad daiZaba,moeCvena, rom qali erTob cinikosi iyo – aki es-esaa TavisianebisdaRupvis ambavi mouyva?5– hei, kidev erTisTvis movitaneT niCabi da bidonebi.xma mkafiod gaisma, Tumca igrZnoboda, rom laparakobdnenSoridan – albaT, ruporiT. am xmam gafanta qalsa dakacs Soris Camomdgari uxerxuloba. Semdeg moisma Zirs CamoyriliTunuqis sagnebis raxuni. qali muxlebze wamoiwia,rom molaparakisTvis epasuxa.kacma gaRizianeba igrZno: mis zurgs ukan gaugebari ramxdeboda.– ra moxda? maSasadame, aq kidevaa viRac!– ar gindaT, gTxovT... – qali mTlad moikunta, TiTqosSeuRitineso.– aki viRacam am wuTSi Tqva, kidev erTisaTviso.– aa-a. es... es Tqvenze Tqves.– Cemze?.. me ra saqme maqvs niCabTan?..– araferia, araferi, nu miaqcevT yuradRebas... isininiadag sxvis saqmeSi yofen cxvirs...– albaT ubralod Secdnen, ara?29

qalma ar upasuxa, muxlebze Semobrunda da adga.– lampa kidev gWirdebaT?– me mgoni, uimisodac iolas gaval... Tqven ki iq dagWirdebaT?– o, ara, es CemTvis Cveuli samuSaoa.qalma didi Calis qudi daixura, riTac CveulebisamebrmindorSi muSaoben, da sibneleSi gavida.kacma axal sigarets moukida. irgvliv raRac auxsnelixdeboda. zeze adga da Wilofis iqiT gaixeda. iq marTlaoTaxi iyo, magram Sig sawoli ver dainaxa. sawolis magivradkedlis xvrelidan Semoyrili qviSis goraki Canda. kaci saxtaddarCa... es saxlic TiTqmis mkvdaria... misi Siga nawiliukve sanaxevrod SeuWamia Tavisi sacecebiT yoveli mxridanganuwyvetliv Semomaval qviSas... qviSas, romelsac ara aqvssakuTari forma, garda erTi mervedi milimetrisodena sa­Sualo diametrisa... amis miuxedavad veraferi aRudgeba winam uformo, gamanadgurebel Zalas... iqneb swored formisuqonlobaa Zalis umaRlesi gamovlineba?..kaci swrafad daubrunda sinamdviles. moica, Tu am oTaxisgamoyeneba ar SeiZleba, maSin sadRa unda daiZinos qalma?igi axla win da ukan dadis ficris kedlis iqiT (majissaaTi cxris or wuTs aCvenebda). ra unda iq aseT dros?kacma soxaneze wyals dauwyo Zebna. avzSi wyali fskerzeRaada Sig Jangi dacuravs. magram aseTi wyalic ki ukeTesia,vidre pirSi qviSa gqondes. kacma wylis narCeni saxezeSeisxa, kiseri gaiwminda da maSinve gamxnevda.soxaneze civi qari qSuoda. gareT am qars, albaT, ufrogauZlebda adamiani. kacma gaWirvebiT gaaRo qviSamoyrilikari da saxlidan gavida. qari gzis mxridan uberavda; igimarTlac gacilebiT grili aRmoCnda. qarma kacis yurTasmenamdepikapis TxraxTraxi moaqrola. Tu gayuraddebi,SeiZleba adamianebis xma gaarCio. iqneb moCvenebaa? magramiq, maRla axla ufro meti gamococxlebaa, vidre dRisiT.iqneb es zRvis xmauria? ca varskvlavebiT iyo moWedili.30

lampis Suqis danaxvaze qali Semobrunda. igi marjved xmarobdaniCabs da navTis did bidonebSi qviSas yrida. mis ukanqviSis Savi kedeli aRmarTuliyo. es daaxloebiT is adgiligaxldaT, sadac kaci dRisiT mwerebs iWerda. qalma bidonebiaavso. uceb orives daswvda da kedlisken gaemarTa. kacisgverdiT Cavlisas Tvalebi aswia da xrinwiani xmiT Tqva: `qvi­Sa...~ qalma bidonebi daaxloebiT im adgilis maxloblad dacala,sadac Tokis kibe ekida, zemoT ki am ormosken momavalibiliki iyo. qalma saxidan xelis wiboTi ofli moiwminda. mismier aq gadmoziduli qviSa sakmaod did gorad idga.– qviSas xvetT?– ramdenic unda xveto, sulerTia bolo ara aqvs.qalma, roca kacs carieli bidonebiTurT Cauara, Tavisufalixeli gverdSi hkra, TiTqos mouRitinao. kaci moulodnelobisgangverdze gaxta, lampa kinaRam gauvardaxelidan. lampa isev sWeroda, Tu Zirs daedo da aseve epasuxa?ar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, Seyoymanda. bolos dabolos gadawyvita, Cemi es mdgomareoba erTob xelsayreliao,saxeze Rimilismagvari raRac gamoxata, ris mniSvnelobaTviTonac ar esmoda, lampiTurT ugergilod gaemarTa qalisken,romelmac isev mohkida xeli niCabs. roca axlos mivida,qalis Crdilma mTeli qviSis kedeli dafara.– araa saWiro, – Tqva qalma ise, rom ar Semobrunebula.qSinavda, – sanam qviSis wasaReb kalaTebs CamouSveben, kideveqvsi bidoni unda gadavitano.kaci SeiWmuxna. ar esiamovna, rom TiTqosda sagangebodgauqres isedac naZaladevi mxne ganwyobileba. magram misdauneburad raRac SeeWra venebSi. ifiqrebdi, kans mikrulmaqviSam iq SeaRwia da Signidan Cauqro agznebao.– iqneb cotaTi dagexmaroT?– araferia... ar SeiZleba pirvel dResve gaiZulon mu­Saoba, Tundac cotaTi.– pirvel dResve?.. Tqven isev Tqvensas ambobT... me aq mxolodam erT Rames gavaTev!31

– ho?– ra Tqma unda, aki vmuSaob... momeciT, momeciT niCabi!– Tqveni niCabi ager, iqa devs, magram, iqneb, saWiro araa...marTlac, saxlis gadmoxurulSi, Sesasvlelis maxloblad,calke ido niCabi da saxelurebmibmuli ori navTis bidoni.niCabi da bidonebi namdvilad amas winaT gadmoyares,roca yvirodnen `kidev erTisaTviso~. yvelaferi metismetigulmodginebiT iyo momzadebuli da kacs imis STabeWdilebacki Seeqmna, TiTqos ganzraxvas miuxvdnen. magrammaSin xom TviTonac ar icoda, rom muSaobas moisurvebda?da mainc, aseTi saqcieli adamians amcirebs, – gaifiqra daguneba gaufuWda. niCbis saxeluri msxvili iyo, dakorZili,didi xnis xmarebisgan gaSavebuli – pirdapir xelismokidebis survils giklavda.– vai, kalaTebi ukve mezoblebTanaa! – wamoiZaxa qalma,TiTqos kacis yoymani arc SeumCneviao. xma mxiaruli damimndobi hqonda, adrindels sul ar ugavda. am dros adamianTagacxovelebuli xmebi, ukve karga xania Soridan romaRwevda, sul axlodan moisma. TanmimdevrobiT meordebodaritmuli wamoZaxilebi, romelTac SigadaSig xan wynariCurCuli wyvetda, xan daxSuli sicili. muSaobis ritmmakaci moulodnelad gaamxneva. am ubralo, pawia samyaroSi,albaT, maincdamainc did ramed ar miaCniaT, rom sul erTiRamis gasaTevad darCenili stumari niCabs hkidebs xels.ufro metic, misi yoymani ucnaurobad moeCvenebaT. lamparom ar waqceuliyo, kacma qusliT qviSa CaaRrmava da SigCadga.– Txra, mgoni, yvelgan SeiZleba, oRondac Txaro, xommarTalia?– o, ara, yvelgan ar SeiZleba...– aba, aq?– aq SeiZleba, oRond, ecadeT kedels Ziri ar gamouTxaroT.– mTel sofelSi am dros xveten qviSas?32

– maS, RamiT qviSa teniania da samuSaod advili... ise,roca qviSa mSralia... – qalma maRla aixeda, – verasdrosgaigeb, romel adgilas da ra dros Camoiqceva.marTlac, flatis napiras Tovlis nayariviT wamoSveriliyoqviSis gaberili winafra.– ki, magram es xom saSiSia!– e-e, araferia, – damcinavad da odnav keklucad miugoqalma, – SexedeT, nisli maRla iwyebs asvlas.– nisli?..sanam isini laparakobdnen, caze varskvlavebi SemeCxerdnenda TandaTan mqrqaldebodnen. cisa da qviSis kedliszRvar ze uwesrigod ibolqveboda raRac dabinduli saburveli.– es imitom, rom TviTon qviSa iwovs Zalze bevr nisls...xolo roca mariliani qviSa nisliT iJRinTeba, saxamebeliviTdaWimuli xdeba.– rogor SeiZleba...– marTals geubnebiT... ai, swored amitom is lavgardaniRamiT izrdeba... xolo dRisiT, roca qari cudi mxridanuberavs, marTalia, ise gadmoekideba, ai, rogorc sokosqudi... dRisiT qviSa gaSreba da mTeli es gadmonaSveriCamoiqceva. xolo Tu uxeirod daeca, vTqvaT iq, sadacsa xuravis sabjeni boZebi wvrilia an kidev sxva, mogWamaTWiri.qals uaRresad SezRuduli TvalTaxedva aqvs. oRond,rogorc ki sakuTar cxovrebaze midgeba saqme, ise cocxldebaver icnob. albaT swored aqaa misi gulis gasaRebi.kacs es gasaRebi maincdamainc ar izidavda, magram qalissityvebSi iseTi naRverdali enTo, survils uRviZebda, uxe­Si samuSao tansacmliT dafaruli misi sxeuli SeegrZno.kaci muSaobas Seudga, dakbilul niCabs mTeli ZaliT, gamalebiTarWobda qviSaSi.33