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usier tyeSi

dakiTxvaze ra uTxra tyismWrelma sasamarTlos moxeles

diax, ase iyo. gvami me vipove. am diliT, Cveulebisamebr, tyeSi xeebis

saWrelad rom gaxldiT, swored mTis Ziras wavawydi mkvdars. saxeldobr sada?

iamasinasaken mimavali gzidan daaxloebiT oTxi-xuTi tios moSorebiT. esaa

ukacrieli adgili, sadac bambuki xarobs, SigadaSig norC kriptomeriebsac

SexvdebiT.

mokluls Ria cisferi suikani ecva, gacveTili ebosi exura, qalaqelebi

rom atareben, iseTi. gulaRma iwva. sxeulze mxolod erTi Wriloba hqonda,

magram Sig gulSi. gvamis garSemo bambukis xmeli foTlebi kinovariT

gaJRenTils hgavda. ara, sisxli ukve aRar sdioda, etyoboda, Wriloba

Sededeboda. ho, ai kidev ra: Wrilobaze dascxromoda krazana, romelic sulac

ar damfrTxala Cems miaxloebaze.

axlomaxlo iyo Tu ara xmali, an rame amisi msgavsi? ara, iq araferi

minaxavs, mxolod kriptomeriis Ziras, gvamTan axlos, Toki egdo. da kidev...

diax, diax, Toks garda, iqve savarcxelsac movkari Tvali. es iyo da es, es orad

ori nivTi. garSemo ki balaxi da mofenili foTlebi gvarianad iyo mojegili.

Cans, mokluls iolad ar dauTmia sicocxle... rao, iyo Tu ara cxeni? aba,

romeli cxeni SeaRwevs iq? cxenis savali gza cota moSorebiTaa, im usieri tyis

gadaRma.

dakiTxvaze ra uTxra moxetiale berma sasamarTlos moxeles

mokluls Sevxvdi guSin. guSin... ase, SuadRisas. sada? sekiamadan

iamasinasaken mimaval gzaze. cxenze amxedrebuli, qalTan erTad mieSureboda

sekiamasaken. qals rideCamofarebuli farTofarfliani qudi exura, ase rom,

saxe ar uCanda. Tvali movkari mxolod hagas yvaviliT moCiTul mis abreSumis

kabas. Tafla cxens fafari SekreWili hqonda. ra simaRlis iyo? raRac erTi

cidiT Tu iqneboda Cveulebrivze maRali... me beri var da, aseT rameebSi

maincdamainc ver verkvevi. mamakacs… ho, xmali ertya, zurgze ki mSvild-isari

moego. axlac Tvalwin midgas, Savad galaquli kaparWidan ocamde Tavamoyofili

isari. ras warmovidgendi, aseTi bedi Tu eweoda. marTlac rom Tvalis

daxamxamebaSi qreba adamianis sicocxle, TiTqos cvari iyos, an gaelveba. oo,

ena ver ityvis, ra savalaloa yovelive es.

dakiTxvaze ra uTxra Cafarma sasamarTlos moxeles

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me rom kaci Sevipyari? is xom saxelganTqmuli avazaki taZemarua. xeli

maSin vtace, cxenidan gadmovardnili, avadagutisTan qvis xidze rom egdo da

kvnesoda. rodis? guSin, saRamos rva saaTze. amas winaT kinaRam Sevipyari, maSin

isev is lurji suikani ecva da ukan, qamarSi xmali gaerWo. axla ki, rogorc

xedavT, mSvild-isaric aRmoCnda. warmogidgeniaT? es xom im moklulis

mSvidisaria! Tqma ar unda, mkvleloba taZemarus Cadenilia. tyavgadakruli

mSvildi, Savad galaquli kaparWi qorisfrTiani Cvidmeti isriT. maSasadame, es

yvelaferi moklulis sakuTreba iyo. ho, cxeni rogorc Tqven brZaneT, Tafla

iyo, fafarSeWrili, etyoba, aseTi yofila taZemarus bedi _ cxens gadmoudgia.

cxeni xidis axlos wiwknida balaxs, grZeli sadave misTrevda.

es taZemaru, sxva avazakebisagan gansxvavebiT, romlebic dedaqalaqSi

daexetebian, qalebis namdvili mususia. gaxsovT, SarSan mtaze, binZurus

sadidebeli akitoribes taZris ukan mlocveli qali rom mokles gogonasTan

erTad? ho da, laparakobdnen, amaSi taZemuas xeli ureviao. an is qali sadaa,

Tafla cxeniT rom modioda? vTqvaT, mamakaci taZemuam mokla, qali ra iqna?

aravin icis. bodiSi, rom saqmeSi verevi, magram esec gamosaZiebelia.

dakiTxvaze ra uTxra sasamarTlos moxeles moxucma qalma

es swored imkacis gvamia, viszedac gaTxovili iyo Cemi qaliSvili. magram

is dedaqalaqidan ar gaxlavT, samuraia kokufu da vakasadan. misi saxelia

kanaZava takehiro, ocdaeqvsi wlisaa. ara, mas ar SeeZlo vinmes wyenineba, metad

Tvinieri iyo.

Cems qaliSvils masago hqvia, cxrameti wlisaa, Tamamia, mamakacs ar

Cauvardeba, takehirosTan Sexvedramde aravin hyvarebia. Savgvremania, mogrZo

saxiani, marcxena Tvalis kuTxeSi xali aqvs.

guSin takehiro Cemi qliSviliTurT vakasasi gaemgzavra. netavi ra

SevcodeT RmerTs, rom aseTi ubedureba dagvatyda Tavs! ra daemarTa Cems

qaliSvils? siZis xvedrs, marTalia, Sevurigdi, magram qaliSvilze fiqri

mosvenebas ar maZlevs. dedaSvilobas, gevedrebiT, RvTis gulisaTvis, daZebneT

tyeebsa da velebze, iqneb rogorme miakvlioT Cems qaliSvils. ra RvTis risxvaa

eg avazaki taZemaru, Tu ras eZaxian! gana marto siZe, Cemi qaliSvilic xom...

(tiris, sityva veRar dauZravs).

taZemaru aRiarebs

es kaci me movkali. qali ki ar momiklavs. arc is vici, sad gaqra. momeSviT!

ramdenic unda mawamoT, rac ar vici, rogor giTxraT. esec ar iyos, raki

Cavvardi, gulaxdilad vaRiareb yvelafers.

am kacsa da mis cols samxrobisas Sevxvdi. qarma is iyo, abreSumis

saburveli aufriala da erTi wamiT gamoCnda im qalis saxe. erTi wamiT gaielva

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da isev daimala. da iqneb swored amis gamoc misi saxe bodisatvas xatebad

momeCvena. maSinve gadavwyvite, damemorCilebina es qali, Tundac amisTvis misi

qmris mokvla damWirveboda. Tqven es saSinelebad migaCniaT, ara? didi saqme!

kacis mokvlas ra unda! roca qalis dasakuTreba surT, mamakacs yovelTvis

klaven. mxolod me vklav xmliT, Tqven ki am SemTxvevaSi xmals ar mimarTavT,

Tqven klavT Zalauflebis, fulis meSveobiT, zogjer ki ubralo mliqvneluri

sityvebiT. marTalia, am SemTxvevaSi sisxli ar iRvreba, mamakaci uvnebeli rCeba,

magram is Tqveni moklulia! da kaci rom daufiqrdes, visi danaSaulia ufro

mZime, Tqveni Tu Cemi, _ vin icis?! (ironiuli Rimili).

magram ise ar gamigoT, TiTqos kacis mokvla mixarodes. sisxlis

dauRvrelad Tu davimorCile qali, amas ra jobia? amjerad gadavwyvite, qals

ise davuflebodi, mkvleloba ar Camedina. magram gzaze, sadac xalxi midi-modis,

amas rogor moaxerxeb! amitomac movifiqre, rogor Semetyuebina isini tyis

siRrmeSi.

es advilad SevZeli, TanamgzavriviT avedevne maT da vuambe, mopirdapire

mxares mTaSi yorRani gavTxare, Sig uamravi sarke da xmali aRmoCnda. es

yvelaferi tyeSi davfali, rom aravis enaxa, da Tuki msurvels vipovni, iafad

mivyidi nebismier nivTs-meTqi. vatyobdi, mamakaci davainterese. aba, ra gegonaT!

saSineli ramaa sixarbe. naxevari saaTic ar gasula, rom cxeni moabrunes da

CemTan erTad daadgnen mTis biliks.

tyes rom mivadeqiT, vuTxari, is nivTebi usieri tyis siRrmeSi maqvs

Cafluli-meTqi, da SevTavaze, wamomyolodnen sanaxavad. mamakacs sixarbem sZlia

da, rasakvirvelia, uari ar uTqvams. qalma ki arc cxenidan Camosvla moisurva,

arc wamoyola. Tqva, me aq mogicdiTo. misi aseTi gadawyvetileba uTuod

windaxedulebiT iyo nakarnaxevi. xedavda, rom tye gauvali iyo. mainc yvelaferi

ise moewyo, ukeTesad rom ar SeiZleboda. me SevuZexi mamakacs tyis siRrmeSi,

qali ki marto davtoveT.

tyis ganapiras mxolod bambuki xarobda. Semdeg kriptomeriebic gvxvdeboda.

Cemi ganzraxvis sisruleSi mosayvanad ukeTes adgils ver vipovnidi. gzadagza

totebs aqeT-iqiT vwevdi, gzas vikafavdi, da Tan kacs varwmunebdi, ganZi

kriptomeriebis Zirasa maqvs Cafluli-meTqi. mamakaci mismenda da iqiT

miiCqaroda, sadac kriptomeriaTa werweta zroebi Canda. bambuki iSviaTad

gvxvdeboda. Cvens garSemo kriptomeriebi Semojaruliyvnen. da ai, aq

moulodnelad davesxi Tavs Cems msxverpls da miwas davenarcxe. Tvalis

daxamxamebaSi is ukve xeze mikruli aRmoCnda. Toki? sad ginaxavT yaCaRi

uTokod. Toki welze mertya. yovel wuTs SeiZleboda damWirveboda meserze

gadasasvlelad. cxadia, kacs dayvireba ar SeeZlo. piri bambukis Camocvenili

foTlebiT gamovutene. raRas daawyobda?

mere davbrundi qalTan da vuTxari, Seni Tanamgzavri Tavs SeuZlod

grZnobs, wamodi, gaige, ra daemarTa-meTqi. raRa Tqma unda, amjeradac Cemsas

mivaRwie, qalma moixada Tavisi farTofarflebiani qudi, CamWida xeli da tyis

siRrmeSi Semyva. mivediT iq, sadac misi qmari xeze TokiT iyo mibmuli. qmari am

dReSi dainaxa Tu ara, ubidan patara xanjali daaZro. arasodes Semxvedria

aseTi TavzexelaRebuli, mamaci qali. rom ar memarjva, ueWvelad gamomfaSavda.

pirveli Semoteva avicile, magram qali gaafTrebiT iqnevda xanjals. magram

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tyuilada var taZemaru? xmlisaTvis xeli ar mixlia, ise gavagdebine xanjali.

uiaraRod ki, umamacesi qalic verafers gaawyobs. da bolos wadili avisrule _

qali ise davimorCile, rom qmari ar momiklavs.

diax, cocxali davtove. me amis Semdegac ar ganmizraxavs misi mokvla.

magram wasvla rom davapire, aqamde miwas garTxmuli, Tvalcremliani qali uceb

giJiviT zeze wamoiWra, saxeloSi Camafrinda da gulamomjdarma iyvira: `an Sen

unda mokvde, am Cemi qmari!.. Tqven Soris erT-erTi unda mokvdes... ori mamakacis

winaSe aseT Sercxvenas sikvdili mijobs. erT-erTi TqvenTagani unda mokvdes... me

ki mas gavyvebi, vinc cocxali darceba~, da ai, swored maSin gadavwyvite im

kacis mokvla. (naRvliani aRelvebiT).

roca yovelive giambeT, albaT muxanaT adamianad mimiCnieT. ki, ase

geCvenebaT, radgan Tqven ar ginaxavT im qalis saxe, ar ginaxavT misi anTebuli

mzera. rodesac Tvali TvalSi gavuyare, erTbaSad amitana survilma, Cemi coli

gamxdariyo, Tundac amisaTvis cis risxva damtydomoda Tavs da iqve suli

gamecxo. colad unda SemerTo qali, _ mxolod es azri mitrialebda TavSi. ara,

es ar iyo avxorcobiT nakarnaxevi, rogorc SeiZleba Tqven fiqrobdeT. marto

avxorcobis JiniT rom yofiliyo es aRZruli, geficebiT, Witlays amovkravdi da

gaveclebodi. maSin arc im mamakacs mouwevda Tavisi sisxliT Cemi xmlis

SeRebva. magram im wams, roca tyis bindbundSi qalis saxes kargad davakvirdi,

umal gadavwyvite, rom aqedan fexs ar movicvlidi, sanam kacs ar movklavdi.

magram ar mindoda veragulad momekla. Tuki Sevxseni da vuTxari,

erTmaneTs xmaldaxmal SevebrZoloT-meTqi. xis fesvebTan rom Toki ipoves, Cemi

dagdebuli iyo. saxeSeSlilma kacma elvis uswrafesad iSiSvla Tavisi mZime

xmali da meZgera. ra saWiroa imis moyola, Tu riT gaTavda is brZola.

ocdamesame moqnevaze gavupe mkerdi. daimaxsovreT _ ocdamesame moqnevaze gavupe

mkerdi. daimaxsovreT _ ocdamesame moqnevaze! aqamde mikvirs: mTel qveynierebaze

mxolod man gamiZlo amden xans _ ocjer gadamijvaredinda xmali (mxiaruli

Rimili).

rogorc ki daeca, xmagasisxlianebuli mivbrundi qalisaken, magram

warmoidgineT, is aRarsad Canda. daviwye Zebna tyeSi, magram mis kvals ver

mivageni. tyis myudroebas mxolod sulTmobrZvavis xrotini arRvevda.

albaT, roca Cven xmaldaxmal vebrZodiT erTmaneTs, qalma dro ixelTa da

tyidan gaiqca, iqneb undoda saSvelad vinmesTvis exmo. rogorc ki am azrma

gamielva, mivxvdi, safrTxeSi viyavi. avarTvi mokluls xmali, mSvildi, isrebi

da gavedi bilikze. iq winandeburad wiwknida balaxs im qalis cxeni. imaze

laparaki, Tu ra moxda Semdeg, layboba iqneba da meti araferi. mxolod, ai, ra:

dedaqalaqSi Sesvlis win is xmali ukve Tan aRar mqonda. esaa mTeli Cemi

aRsareba. axla rac gindaT, is miyaviT, rogorc gindaT, ise damsajeT. aki

vicodi, rodisme am Cems gogras sarze wamoagebdnen. (gamomwvevi mzera).

ra Tqva qalma aRsarebaze kiemiZus taZarSi

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me rom damimorCila, is lurjsamosiani kaci gabawrul Cems qmars

miubrunda da erTi damcinavad gadaixarxara. ra Zneli asatani iyo albaT es

Cemi qmrisaTvis! magram, rac metad cdilobda Tavis daxsnas, miT ufro Rrmad

eWdoboda xorcSi isedac mWidrod SemoWerili Toki. me uneblieT gaviwie misken,

ara, davapire, magram, im kacma panRuriT umal miwas damanarcxa da, swored maSin

moxda yvelaferi. swored am dros qmris TvalebSi me SevniSne raRac ucnauri

elvareba, auwereli... axlac ki mzaravs im gamoxedvis gaxseneba, sityvis

warmoTqmis unari mecleba. qmris im erT gamoxedvaSi mTeli misi suli

gadmoiRva. Tumca mis TvalebSi ver amokiTxavdiT guliswyromas an tanjvas,

isini Cemdami usazRvro siZulviliT elavdnen. ai, ras gamoxatavdnen misi

Tvalebi. am saSineli gamoxedviT SeZrwunebuls kivili aRmoxda da cnobac

davkarge.

gons rom movedi, is lurjsamosiani mamakaci iq aRar iyo. Cemi qmari isev

xeze iyo mibmuli. Zlivs aviTrie weli da saxeze CavaSterdi. gamometyveleba

odnavac ar Secvloda. TvalTagan winandebuard afrqvevda idumal zizRsa da

siZulvils. ar vici, rogor gamovTqva, ra vigrZeni maSin... sircxvilic, sevdac,

guliswyromac... Zlivs wamovdeqi da qmarTan mivedi.

`mismeneT! imis Semdeg, rac moxda, ar SemiZlia TqvenTan darCena.

gadavwyvite, Tavi movikla, magram... magram Tqvenc unda mokvdeT. Tqven Cemi

Sercxvenis mowme gaxdiT. amis Semdeg ar SemiZlia cocxali dagtovoT~. ai, ra

vuTxari, gamiWirda, magram mainc vuTxari. qmari ki isev zizRiT micqerda. guli

gaskdomaze mqonda da amaod vlamobdi mRelvareba dameokebina. mis xmals

davuwye Zebna, magram im yaCaRs yvelaferi gaetaca, araTu xmali, mSvildi da

isrebic aRarsad iyo. sabednierod, xanjali egdo Cems ferxTiT. maRla SevmarTe

is xanjali da qmari gavafrTxile: axla mogklavT, da mec umal Tan

gamogyvebiT-meTqi.

qmarma Cemi naTqvami rom gaigona, Tavs Zala daatana da mxolod tuCebi

SeanZria. ra Tqma unda, xmis amoReba ar SeeZlo, piri bambukis foTlebiT hqonda

gamotenili. magram rodesac misi tuCebis moZraobas davakvirdi, mivuxvdi

zizRiT naTqvams _ `momkali~. gonebadakargulma Rrmad vaZgere xanjali Ria

cisferi samosiT dafaul mkerdSi. albaT im wuTas isev davkarge grZnoba. gons

rom movedi, mivixed-movixede. qmari isev im mdgomareobaSi iyo uZravad, ukve

aRar sunTqvada. gafiTrebul saxeze bambukis ReroebSi CaxlarTuli

kriptomeriis totebidan da foTlebidan gamoRweuli, Camavali mzis Suqi

dahfenoda. qviTins Zlivs vikavebdi. Sevxseni gvams Toki da, Semdeg ra damemarTa,

amis Tqmis Zala ar Semwevs. ra ar viRone, magram Tavis mokvla ver SevZeli. jer

xanjali mivibjine yelze, mere mTis Ziras, tbaSi Tavis daxrCoba vcade... magram

xom xedavT, cocxali var da amiT ver viamayeb. (sevdiani Rimili). etyoba,

mowyalebis qalRmerTi araraobad mTvlis da aki zurgic Semaqcia. axla raRa

vqna Cemi qmris mkvlelma, yaCaRisagan namusaxdilma. ra viRono, ra? me... me...

(moulodneli, sasowarkveTili qviTini).

ra Tqva moklulis sulma winaswarmetyveli qalis piriT

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Cemi colis damorCilebis Semdeg yaCaRi gverdiT miujda mas da dauwyo

nugeSiscema. me, ra Tqma unda, piri bambukis foTlebiT mqonda gamotenili da

xeze magrad viyavi TokiT mibmuli, magram wamdauwum vaniSnebdi TvaliT cols,

ar daujero, rasac geubneba, sul syuilia-meTqi. magram coli damwuxrebuli

ijda Zirs mofenil foTlebze da Tavs maRla ar swevda, erTTavad Tavis

sakuTar muxlebs dascqeroda. RmerTmani, kacs SeiZleboda efiqra, rom is

yuradRebiT usmenda avazaks. eWvi mtanjavda da umweod viklaknebodi. yaCaRi ki

macduri sityvebiT lamobda Cemi colis dayoliebas. namusaxdilia, sul erTia,

qmars veRar Seeguebi, qmarTan aseT mdgomareobaSi yofnas ara sjobia, yaCaRs

gamomyve colado? ase imitom moviqeci, rom danaxvisTanave Semiyvardio... ai

sadamde mivida misi unamosuba!

bolos colma aswia Tavi. saxeze naRveli exata. igi aseTi lamazi arasodes

menaxa! magram iciT, ra uTxra im avazaks Cemma turfa colma, roca mis gverdiT

gaxldiT SeboWili? me axla, marTalia, aryofnaSi var gadasaxlebuli, magram

yovelTvis, roca ki misi pasuxi gamaxsendeba, brazi maxrCobs. ai, ra Tqva Cemma

colma: _ `hoda, wamiyvaneT, sadac geneboT~. (xangrZlivi dumili).

magram colis danaSauli gana mxolod es aris. marto amis gulisaTvis me,

albaT, wyvdiadSi moxetiale, agregirad ar gavitanjebodi. ai ra moxda: coli

ise gahyva avazaks xelCakidebuli, TiTqos sizmarSiao; da is iyo tyidan unda

gasuliyo, rom erTbaSad mkvdris ferma gadauara saxeze, yaCaRs miubrunda da

Cemze uTxra: `mokali! ar SemiZlia TqvenTan yofna, sanam is cocxalia!..~ mere

SeSliliviT, ramdenjerme sazarlad amoikivla: `mokali!~ es sityvebi axlac

qariSxaliviT mimaqrolebs wyvdiadis jurRmulebisaken. gana odesme adamianis

bages dasdenia amaze ufro Semzaravi sityvebi? gana odesme adamianis yurs

smenia aseTi sibilwe? gana odesme... (uecari, gesliani xarxari). misi sityvebis

gagonebaze avazakic ki gafiTrda. `mokali!~ _ gahkioda coli da Tan mklavebze

ebRauWeboda. avazakma Tvali gauStera qals, magram arc `ho~ uTqvams, arc `ara~,

da uceb wixlis kvriT miagdo Camocvenil foTlebze. (kvlav gesliani xarxari).

gulxeldakrefili avazaki axla Cemken mbrunda: `ra vuyoT am qals? movklaT,

Tu vapatioT? pasuxad Tavi damiqnieT. movklaT?~ marto am sityvebisaTvis mzada

var im avazaks yvelaferi Sevundo. (kvlav xangrZlivi dumili).

sanam pasuxs vayovnebdi, colma erTi Sehkivla da tyis siRrmeSi miimala.

avazaki umal daedevna, magram etyoba, ver moaswro xeli etaca misTvis, Tundac

saxeloSi. Tavi sizmarSi megona.

roca coli gaiqca, yaCaRma aiRo Cemi xmali, mSvildi, isrebi, mere erTgan

gadamiWra Toki. maxsovs, sanam tyeSi gauCinardeboda, rogor Cailaparaka

TavisTvis: `axla ki droa, Cems Tavzedac vifiqro~.

roca is wavida, irgvliv siCume gamefda. ara, yovelgan ara, sadRac axlos

kvlav ismoda viRacis qviTini. Toks rom vixsnidi, davayurade da mivxvdi, es me

vqviTinebdi. (kvlav xangrZlivi dumili).

bolos Zlivs movacile xes Cemi gatanjuli sxeuli. uceb Tvali momWra

xanjlis elvarebam, romelic cols dakargoda da axla Cem win egdo. aviRe

xanjali da erTi moqneviT davikar gulSi. sisxli yelSi momawva, magram

tkivili ar migrZvnia. roca mkerdSi sicive Camidga, irgvliv kidev ufro meti

myudroeba Camowva. o, ra myudroeba iyo! aq, am tyeSi axla erTi Citic ki ar

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galobda. mxolod kriptomeriisa da bambukis zroebs avarayebda Camavali mzis

sevdismomgvreli Suqi. Camavali mzisa... magram isic sul ufro da ufro miilia.

male gauCinarda yvelaferi _ xeebic, bambukic da mec, miwaze garTxmuli,

gavexvie am samarisebri myudroebis sudaraSi.

swored am dros, viRac fexakrefiT moipara CemTan. mindoda Semexeda, vin

iyo, magram irgvliv bindi Camomdgariyo. da viRac... am viRacam uxilavi xeliT

frTxilad amomaCro gulSi CarWobili xanjali. imwamsve piri kvlav amivso

TqrialiT wamosulma sisxlma. amis Semdeg saukunod mSTanTqa aryofnis

wyvdiadma.

generali

1. `TeTrniSnianTa~ razmi

es ambavi meiZis ocdameSvide wlis 6 dekembris ganTiadisas moxda.

`TeTrniSnianTa diviziis # polki 93-e simaRlis Crdilo ferdobidan daiZra.

polks ieriSiT unda aeRoT sunSuSanis mTaze mowyobili damatebiTi forti.

gzas erTi mxridan mTa efareboda, amitom jariskacebi oTx-oTx kacian

kolonebad daawyves da TeTrniSniani, mxarze SaSxanagadakidebuli meomrebi

xriok da da jer kidev bneliT mosil gzas daadgnen. namdvilad tragikuli

suraTi iyo! es meTaurs, kapitan m-sac Seetyo saxeze _ Caudga Tu ara kolonas

saTaveSi, uCveulod miyuCda da fiqrebSi wavida. mxolod jariskacebi ar

kargavdnen mxneobasa da xaliss. amis mizezi iaponuri sulis _ `iamatodasiis~

Zliereba da aryis Zala iyo.

cota xnis Semdeg razmi mdinaris RorRian xeobaSi Sevida. xeobaSi Zlieri qari

qroda.

_ Sen, erTi ukan miixede! _ uTxra pirveli Tanrigis jariskacma tagutim,

yofilma qaRaldiT movaWrem, imave aseulis pirveli Tanrigis jariskac xorios

_ yofil durgals. _ Sexede, yvela gvesalmeba!

jariskacma xoriom ukan miixeda. marTlac, maT ukan, gorakze, romelic

Savad moCanda vardisfrad Seferili cis fonze, polkis ufrosi da oficrebi

idgnen da samxedro salams aZlevdnen samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZolaSi mimaval

meomrebs.

_ ras ityvi? `TeTrniSnianTa~ razmSi moxvedra didi pativia, ara?

_ Senc erTi, ra didi pativia?! _ boRmianad Cailaparaka jariskacma

xoriom da mxarze gadakidebuli saSxana Seiswora. _ yvelani sasikvdilod

mivdivarT. moilaparakes: SevagulianoT, SevaqoT, da sasikvdilod gavistumroTo.

TviTon ras kargaven!

_ egre ar SeiZleba, aseTi laparaki ar Segvferis, imperatoris jariskacebi

varT.

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_ momwydi Tavidan! bevri ici, ra SeiZleba da ra ara. viTom ra, qudTan

xeli rom miitano, ufasod dagalevineben arays jariskacTa fardulSi?

kariskacma tagutim iyuCa: man ukve kargad icoda megobris xasiaTi _ cotas

dalevda Tu ara, boRma moawveboda gulze da dauridebel qiliks iwyebda.

jariskaci xorio ki ganagrZobda:

_ ara, qudTan xelis mitaniT verafers miiReb. eseni ki gaiZaxian, ai,

saxelmwifos Svela unda, ai, imperators Tavi unda SevwiroTo, magram

yvelaferi tyuili da sisulela! Sen raRas ityvi, Zmao? marTals ar vambob? _

miubrunda xorio efreitor egis.

es wynari efreitori imave aseulSi msaxurobda. jarSi wasvlamde dawyebiTi

skolis maswavlebeli iyo. amjerad, ratomRac, ise gaSmagda, rom cotac da,

muStikrivze gadavidoda. igi mTvral xorios miutrialda da RvarZlianad

miaxala:

_ briyvo, Tavis ganwirva Cveni movaleobaa!

`TeTrniSnianTa~ razmi am dros xeobis gadaRma ferdobze adida. ferdobze

mdgomi talaxiT Selesili eqvsi Tu Svidi fanza mdumared xvdeboda ganTiads.

fanzebis saxuravs miRma sunSuSanis civi, mowiTalo mTa aRmarTuliyo. mTas aqa-

iq, TiTqos xeliT daxatuli, momwvano nakecebi amSvenebda. sofels rom

gascdnen, kolona gaiSala. mZmed SeWurvili meomrebi mTis bilikebs SeeWidnen,

cota xnis Semdeg ki xoxviT daiwyes winsvla mtris poziciebisaken. afreitori

egic, sxvebTan erTad, xoxviT miiwevda win da Tan yurebSi edga wariskac

xorios sityvebi: `viTom ra, qudTan xeli rom miitano, ufasod dagalevineben

arays jariskacTa fardulSi?~ es sityvebi TavSi utrialebda, magram bunebiT

Cumi da uTqmeli kaci iyo da Tavis azrebs aravis uziarebda. da mainc xorios

naTqvamma Zalze gaaRiziana da iseTi gulismomwyvleli tkivili mohgvara,

TiTqos Zvelma Wrilobam gauxsenao. nadiriviT oTxze mifofxavda damzral

bilikze da omsa da sikvdilze fiqrobda. sanugeSo da damaSvidebeli araferi

Canda. TviT imperatorisaTvis Tavis gawirvac ki... sikvdili mainc saSineli ram

aris. omi ki... efreitori oms TiTqmis ar Tvlida danaSaulad. danaSauli sul

sxvaa, ufro advili dasadgenia, radgan misi wyari calkeul adamianTa vnebebSia

saZiebeli, omi ki imperatoris samsaxurad iTvleba. egis da marto egis ki ara,

oriaTas kacze mets, romlebic sxvadsxva diviziidan Sekribes da

`TeTrniSnianTa~ razmSi Caricxes, sxva gza ara aqvT, Tvi unda anacvalon

imperators.

_ movediT, movediT! Sen romeli polkidan xar?

efreitorma egim Tvali moavlo idamos. ukve sunSuanis ferdobs

misdgomodnen; es razmebis Sesakrebi punqti iyo. aq Tavi SeeyaraT sxvadasxva

diviziidan Sekrebil jariskacebs, romelTac xakisferi mundirebi ecvaT zed

mimagrebuli Zvelmoduri niSnebiT.

egis erT-erTma maTganma gadmosZaxa, romeli polkidan xarTo?

igi qvaze Camomjdariyo, zurgi Zalagamoclili mzis sxivebisaTvis mieSvira

da Rawvidan frCxilebiT iRebda ferimWamelas.

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_ # polkidan, _ upasuxa egim.

_ Tbili adgilisaTvis migignia! _ gaexumra jariskaci.

efreitorma arc araferi upasuxa da arc moRuSuli Subli gaxsna.

ramdenime saaTis Semdeg qvemexebis srola atyda. qveiTi jaris Tavze

RrialiT gadadioda sakuTari Tu mtris yumbarebi. meomarTa cxvirwin aziduli

sunSuSanis ferdobidan drodadro yviTeli mtvris Rrubeli adioda caSi _ am

ferdobs liaZitunidan uSenda cecxls Cveni sazRvao artileria. mtvris

Rrubeli aiWreboda zeviT da ferdobze iisfrad gaielvebda afeTqebuli denTi.

es gaelveba dRisiT bevrad ufro Tavzardamcemia, vidre Ramis sibneleSi, magram

`TeTrniSnianTa~ oriaTasiani razmi kvlav Zvel poziciaze idga, SetevisaTvis

xelsayrel dros eloda da mxneobas ar kargavda. ufro sworad, SiSs rom ar

daeTrguna, cdilobda, rogorc SeeZlo emxiarula.

_ jojoxeTurad abaTquneben!

jariskacma xoriom cas axeda. imav wams zed Tavze gadauqrola yumbaram.

grialis gogonebaze xoriom Tavi mxrebSi Cargo da xma rom miwyda, jariskac

tagutis miubrunda (mas saxeze cxvirsaxoci aefarebina, rom qviSa da mtveri ar

Seyroda).

_ ocdarvasantimetriani iyo.

jariskacma tagutim naZaladevad gauRima da cxvirsaxoci jibeSi Caido _

ar undoda, xorios daenaxa es kideebSemoqarguli cxvirsaxoci _ igi erTma

megobarma geiSam aCuqa frontze wamosvlis win.

_ ocdarvasantimetrians sxvanairi xma aqvs, _ miugo tagutim, mere Secba da

welSi gasworda. sxva jariskacebic, TiTqos viRacam ubrZanao, lariviT

gaiWimnen erTimeoris gverdiT. razms medidurad uaxlovdeboda armiis

mTavarsardali _ generali #. ukan ramdenime Staboficeri mosdevda.

_ wynarad, wynarad!

generalma pozicias Tvali moavlo da xmamaRla, mkafiod warmoTqva:

_ aq siviwrovea, Tavisuflad dadeqiT. romeli polkidana xarT,

`TeTrniSnianebo?~

jariskacma tagutim generlis mzera igrZno da qaliSviliviT daibna, magram

pasuxi mainc moaxerxa:

_ # qveiTi polkidan...

_ marTla? aba, yoCaRad ibrZole! _ generalma xeli CamoarTva, Semdeg

jariskac xorioze gadaitana mzera, masac gaowoda marjvena da gaimeora: _ Senc

yoCaRad ibrZole!

generali misken rom mibrunda, xorio welSi gaimarTa da ise gaSeSda,

TiTqos qvisagan yofiliyo gamoqandakebuli. Zvel generals moewona es

saxegarujuli, mxarbeWiani, Zvalmsxvili da RawvmaRali jariskaci; ai, aseTi

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unda iyos imperatoris yvela kariskacio, gaifiqra man, xorios win SeCerda da

xmas sificxe Semata:

_ ai, iq, fortia, swored iqidan gvesvrian. amaRam Tqven aiRebT mag forts,

Semdeg ki Cveni rezervebi axlomaxlo mdebare. yvela danarCen simagres

daimorCileben. maSasadame, yvelani mzad unda iyoT am fortze ieriSisaTvis. _

generalma xmaSi ar unda gaCerdeT, ar unda isroloT, yumbarebiviT unda

daatydeT Tavs im cixesimagres. aba Tqven iciT, vaJkacurad moiqeciT!

generalma ise magrad CamoarTva xeli jariskac xorios, TiTqos amiT

undoda eCvenebina yvelasaTvis, Tu ras niSnavda `vaJkacurad~ moqceva, da gza

ganagrZo.

_ kargad vera gvqonia saqme, _ Cailaparaka jariskacma xoriom, generals

Tvali gaayola, mere jariskac tagutis Tvali Caukra da dasZina: _ aseTi

berikaci rom CamogarTmevs xels...

jariskacma tagutim mwared CaiRima. amis danaxvaze xoriom uxerxuloba

igrZno, raRac ar moewona megobris Rimili. am dros saubarSi efreitori egi

Caeria:

_ rao, giyida erTi xelis CamorTmeviT?

axla jariskacma xiriom gaiRima calybad:

_ ar varga egre, viTom ra, niSns migeb?

_ ara, vbrazob, rom marto Sen dagdes pativi. mec xom mzada var Tavis

gasawirad.

efreitor egis tagutim upasuxa:

_ mere ra, aq yvela mzad aris, samSoblosaTvis gawiros Tavi.

efreitorma egim Subli Seikra.

_ ratom vewirebi, ar vici, da mainc vewirebi. yaCaRma revolveri rom

mogiSviros, xom yvela mzad aris, _ samSoblosaTvis gawiros Tavi.

efreitorma egim Subli Seikra.

_ ratom vewirebi, ar vici, da mainc vewirebi. yaCaRma revolveri rom

mogiSviros, xom yvelaferze iaReb xels!

_ mec mag azrisa var, magram, yaCaRs fuls Tu miscem, sicocxles aRar

wagarTmevs, Cven ki erTaderTi gza gvaqvs da am gzas ousavleTSi mivyavarT. aba

amas raRa eSveleba da, Tu sikvdili gviweria, Rirseulad mainc davixocoT.

jer isev sasmelgamounelebelma xoriom zizRCamdgari Tvalebi miapyro

awuawunebul megobars da gaifiqra: `viTom marto sicocxlis gawirvaa

sakmarisi? meti araferi gvevaleba?~ mere cas miaCerda da gadawyvita, generlis

Tavmdablobis sapasuxod, amaRam cocxal yumbarad gadaqceuliyo...

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saRamos cxra saaTi iyo dawyebuli, rom efreitori egi sunSuSanis

ferdobze egdo danaxSirebuli _ xelyumbara afeTqeboda fexebTan.

`TeTrniSnianTa~ razmis romeliRac jariskaci ekliani mavTulis Robidan

gamoZvra, yviril-yviriliT miiWra efreitoris gvamTan, gulze fexi daadga da

xmamaRla axarxarda. tyviebis gabmuli stvena da sazareli xarxari erTmaneTs

Seeria.

_ banzai! gaumarjos iaponias! uwmindurebi iaraRs yrian! mteri

gacamtverebulia! gaumarjos Cvens polks! banzai! banzai! jariskaci SeuCerebliv

yviroda da tan SaSxanas iqnevda. yuradReba ar miuqcevia xelyumbaris

afeTqebisaTvis, zed cxvirwin rom gaupo wyvdiadi. afeTqebis Suqma wamiT

gamostaca sibneles jariskacis saxe. igi xorio gaxldaT, gaafTrebuli Setevis

dros TavSi daWriliyo daWkuidan gadasuliyo.

2. jaSuSebi

meiZis ocdameTvramete wlis 5 martis dilas, ciuanSenjuSi mdgomi a

cxenosanTa brigadis Stabis naxevrad bnel SenobaSi, ori Cinelis dakiTxva

mimdinareobda. isini, rogorc jaSuSobaSi eWvmitanilebi, es-es iyo daekavebina #

polkis brigadis guSags da StabSi mieyvana (es polki droebiT SeerTebinaT

cxenosanTa brigadisaTvis). dabal fanzaSi ara cioda _ kanebi aTbobda

iqaurobas, magram omis pirquSi atmosfero mainc yvelafers dastyoboda _

aguriT mogebul iataks wamodebuli dezi Zveleburad aRar wkrialebda,

magidaze miyril farajebs pewi dahkargoda... damtvreul TeTr kedelze alag-

alag wiTeli qaRaldis zolebi miekraT. iqve WikartebiT miemagrebinaT viRac

geiSas fotosurTi. mas evropulad hqonda Tma davarcxnili. geiSa Stabis

SenobaSi! sasacilo iyo da satiralic!

Cinelebis dakiTxvas brigadis Stabis oficeri, adiutanti da Tarjimani

awarmoebdne. patimrebi yvela kiTxvaze garkveul da dalagebul pasuxs

iZleodnen. erT-erTi maTgani, wverosani, asakiT ufrosi rom unda yofiliyo,

Tarjimans arc ki acdida ekiTxvis Targmnas, ise iwyebda laparaks. magram

swored es dalagebuli pasuxebi aeWvebda oficers da sul ufro da ufro

metad ucxovelebda survis, rom Cinelebi marTla jaSuSebi gamomdgariyvnen.

_ ei, Sen, jariskaco! _ duduna xmiT gasZaxa oficerma karTan mdgom guSags.

es guSagi Cveni nacnobi taguti iyo, `TeTrniSnianTa~ razmis jariskaci, swored

man moiyvana Cineli StabSi. axla zurgiT idga cxaurian karTan da geiSas

suraTs misCereboda. Stabis oficris xmaze SekrTa da daiRriala:

_ gismenT!

_ Sen Seipyari eseni? rodis Seipyari?

ueSmako taguti ise alaparakda, TiTqos gadaSlili wigni udevs win da

kiTxulobso.

_ me soflis Crdilo ganapiras videqi saguSagoze, mukdenis gzaze. rodesac

aseulis ufrosi xeze afofxda...

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_ rao? aseulis ufrosi xeze afofxda? _ aWima warbebi Stabis oficerma.

_ diax, ase iyo. aseulis ufrosi midamos dasazverad afofxda xeze.

ufrosma amaTze mibrZana, isini daiWireo. magram roca viWerdi, ai es... diax, ai,

es pirtitvela gaiqca.

_ sul eg iyo?

_ diax, sul es iyo.

_ keTili.

Stabis oficers gaJinJRilebul saxeze Seetyo, rom met samxils moeloda

gusagisagan. man Semdgomi kiTxva dausva tyveebs. Tarjimanma swrafad da

xmamaRla Targmna, radgan ar undoda vinmes SeemCnia, rom saSinlad mobezrda es

dakiTxva.

_ ratom garbodi, Tu jaSuSi ara xar?

_ rogor ar gaviqceodi, roca es iaponeli jariskaci giJiviT meca? _ miugo

fermkrTalma Cinelma, romelic albaT opiumis mweveli iyo.

_ ki, magram, Tqven xom brZolis xazze midiodiT? mSvidobian mcxovrebs im

gzaze araferi esaqmeba... _ CaurTo adiutantma Cinurad da borotad mianaTa

Tvalebi Cinelis tyviisfer saxes.

_ ratom ar esaqmeba? axlaxan mogaxsenebdiT, rom sinmintunSi vapirebdi

wasvlas, qaRaldis fuli gvindoda gadagvexurdavebina. ai, aqa gvaqvs, naxeT!

_ wverosanma Cinelma mSvidad Seavlo Tvali oficrebs. Stabis oficerma

Caifrutuna _ esiamovna, romadiutants sakadrisi xurda daubrunes.

_ fuli gadagexurdavebinaT? mere da Tavi ar genanebodaT? _ Caicina

adiutantma da brZana: _ yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis, uTxariT, gaSiSvldnen.

Tarjimanma brZaneba Targmna da Cinelebma swrafad, magram auRelveblad

gaixades tanT.

_ muclis asakravi rom ar mouxsnia! aba, moixsnas da aq momeci!

Tarjimanma tilos naWeti gamoarTva Cinels. naWets tanis siTbo SerCenoda

da Tarjimanma zizRi igrZno. muclis asakravSi sami msxvili qinZisTavi iyo

garWobili, sigrZiT sami suni iqneboda. oficeri didxans aTvalierebda

qinZisTavebs fanjridan Semosul Suqze, magram saeWvo veraferi SeniSna.

sruliad Cveulebrivi qinZisTavebi iyo, oRond brtyel Tavebze qliavis

foTlebi hqonda amotivtivebuli.

_ rad ginda?

_ me nemsebiT vmkurnalob, _ mSvidad miugo wverosanma.

_ fexsacmeli gaixadeT!

daiwyes tansacmlis gasinjva.

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Cinelebi gulgrilad adevnebdnen Tvals, TiTvlebi idgnen da xelsac ar

ifarebdnen sasircxo adgilebze. SarvlebSi da qurTukebSi ki ara, waRebsa da

windebSic ar aRmoCnda raime mamxilebeli nivTi an qaRaldi. waRebis darRvevaRa

iyo saWiro.

adiutanti apirebda eTqva Stabis oficrisaTvis, waRebi davarRvioTo, rom

moulodnelad mezobeli oTaxidan armiis sardali Semovida, brigadis ufrosisa

da armiis Stabis oficrebis tanxlebiT. generali brigadis ufrosTan yofiliyo

_ raRac saqmeze unda moTaTbireboda adiutantebsa da Stabs.

_ rusebis jaSuSebi arian? _ ikiTxa generalma, Cinelebs miuaxlovda da

jiqur miaSterda Tvalebi. (SemdgomSi erTma amerikelma mourideblad aRniSna,

am cnobil generals raRac maniakuri gamoxedva aqvso, am maniakur TvalebSi,

gansakuTrebiT aseT SemTxvevebSi, avismomaswavebeli cecxli aenteboda xolme).

Stabis oficerma mokled moaxsena generals saqmis vitareba, generali

drodadro Tavs uqnevda da TiTqos raRacas ixsenebda.

_ isRa dagvrCenia, cemiT gamovtexoT, _ daamTavra Stabis oficerma.

maSin generalma xeli, romelSiac ruka eWira, iatakze miyrili waRebisaken

gaiSvira da brZana:

_ aba, erTi, es waRebi daWeriT!

waRebs lanCebi moarRvies da iatakze xuTi-eqvsi ruka da saidumlo

sabuTebi gadmocvivda. amis danaxvaze Cinelebs feri ecvalaT, magram xma ar

amouRiaT. orive jiutad CaStreboda iataks.

_ asec vicodi! miubrunda generali brigadis ufross da ukmayofilod

CaiRima. fexsacmeli yovelTvis saeWvoa. Caicvan. ara, aseTi jaSuSebi Cens dReSi

ar minaxavs!

_ friad gaocebuli var Tqveni aRmatebulebis gamWriaxobiT! _ Tavaziani

RimiliT SeniSna adiutantma da brigadis ufross jaSuSobis damamtkicebeli

sabuTebi gauwoda. mas TiTqos daaviwyda, rom generlis Semosvlamde TviTon

apirebda waRebis Semowmebas.

_ radgan gaaSiSvleT da mainc veraferi unaxeT, waRebi rCeboda saeWvo. _

generali kvlav SesaniSnav gunebaze iyo. _ me maSinve vifiqre, rom waRebSi

eqnebodaT.

brigadis ufrosic kmayofili da gamococxlebuli Canda.

_ rac marTalia, marTalia, _ Tqva man, _ aqauri mcxovreblebis ndoba ar

SeiZleba. Cven rom SemovediT, iaponuri droSebi gamofines, mere, roca saxlebSi

Cxreka movawyveT, rusuli droSebi aRmoaCndaT.

_ erTi sityviT, gaTaxsirebuli xalxia!

_ namdvilad! gaTaxsirebuli da eSmaki xalxia!

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am saubris dros Stabis oficeri Tarjimnis daxmarebiT aZlevda kiTxvebs

Cinelebs da TandaTan brazdeboda. uceb jariskac tagutisaken mibrunda da

miaxala:

_ ei, jariskaco! jaSuSebi Sen Seipyari da Senve unda CaaZaRlo!

oci wuTis Semdeg orive Cineli soflis samxreTiT, gzis piras, xmeli

tirifis ZirSi ijda. isini nawnavebiT gadaebaT erTmaneTze. jariskacma tagutim

Tofs xiSti Camoacva da patimrebi gaacalkeva. Semdeg SaSxana aiRo da zurgidan

daudga xnier Cinels, magram, sanam moklavda, moindoma eTqva, gklavo.

_ nii... daiwyo man, magram veRar gaagrZela, ar icoda, rogor iTqmoda

Cinurad `mokvla~.

_ nii..., axla mogklav!

orive Cinelma erTad oxedes, magram SiSi arc erTs ar dastyobia. tagutim

xiSti moimarjva. Cinelebma ramdenjerme daukres Tavi sivrces _ marjvniv,

marcxniv, pirdapir. `samSoblos emSvidobebian~, _ gaifiqra jariskacma tagutim.

Tavis dakvras rom morCnen, Cinelebma kisrebi waigrZeles da gaSeSdnen. isini

ukve Seguebodnen sikvdils. jariskacma tagutim SaSxana aswia, magram Cinelebi

ise morCilad isxdnen, rom guli ar uSvreboda, xiSti caeca.

_ nii, axla mogklavT! _ uneblieT gaimeora man.

am dros soflidan momavali mxedari gamCnda.

_ ei, jariskaco!

mxedari moaxlovda. igi feldfebeli gamodga. Cinelebi rom dainaxa, cxeni

SeaCera da qedmaRlurad hkiTxa tagutis:

_ rusebis jaSusebia? etyoba, isini arian. moita, erTi me damaCexine.

jariskacma tahutim RreWviT miugo:

_ Tu ginda, orives dagiTmob.

_ marTla? guluxvi yofilxar!

feldfebeli mardad CamoqveiTda, zurgidan mouara Cineebs da iaponuri

xmali gaaSiSvla. am dros soflis mxridan kvlav gaisma floqvebis xSiri xma _

maTken sami oficeri moaWenebda cxenebs. feldfebelma axalmosulebs yuradReba

ar miaqcia. xmali aswia, magram sanam moiqnevda, sami oficeri tirifs gausworda.

armiis sardali! feldfebeli da jariskaci taguti generlisaken mibrundnen da

salami misces.

_ rusebis jaSusebia! _ Tqva generalma da TvalebSi wamiT sigiJis cecxlma

gauelva. _ daCexe! daCexe!

felgfebelma erTi moqneviT waacala Tavi axalgazrda Cinels. mokveTili

Tavi miwaze dagorda ferdobze. yviTeli miwas sisxlis mozrdili laqiT

Seifera.

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_ egre! SesaniSnavia! _ Seaqo generalma feldfebeli, Tavi dauqnia da cxeni

daZra.

feldfebelma Tvali gaayola generals, mere meore Cinels daudga zurgs

ukan da gasisxlianebli xmali moimarjva. aSarad Canda, rom mas generalze

metad moswonda xocva-Jleta.

`amisTanebs... mec davxocavdi~, _ gaifiqra jariskacma tagutim da xmeli

tirifis Ziras Camojda. feldfebelma kvlav aRmarTa xmali. wverianma Cinelma

uxmod miuSvira kiseri. Tvalic ar dauxamxamebia...

generlis erT-erTi Tanmxlebi Staboficeri, podpolkovniki hoZumi cxens

miaWenebda da damzral vels gascqeroda, magram verc Soreul gadamxmar Walebs

xedavda da verc iqve, gzis gverdze miyril qvis filebs; TavSi odesRac

yvelaze sayvareli mwerlis, stendalis sityvebi utrialebda:

`rodesac ordenebiT mkerddamSvenebul kacs vxedav, vfiqrob, neta ramdeni

saSinelebis Cadenis safasurad moipova es ordenebi-meTqi~.

rodesac gamofxizlda, SeniSna, rom Zalian CamorCenoda generals.

podpolkovniki SekrTa da cxens dezi hkra. Rrublebidan sul axlaxan

gamoWyetili mzis mkrTali sxivebi oqros buzmentebze aukiafda.

speqtakli banakSi

meiZis ocdamerve wlis 4 maiss aZiniubaoSi ganlagebuli armiis StabSi

gadawyvites, omSi daRupulTa mosaxseniebeli dilis wirvis Semdeg speqtakli

gaemarTaT. darbazis magivroba Ria cis qveS mowyobil Cinur soflur Teatrs

unda gaewia; saxeldaxelod mowyobil scenaze farda Camoafares da Teatri

mzad iyo. Wilofebze, speqtaklis dawyebamde karga xniT adre, jariskacebma

moikalaTes. jariskacebs xakisferi, SelanZRuli mundirebi ecvaT da welze

xiSti ekidaT, sacodavi sanaxavi iyvnen, imdenad sacodavi, sasaciloc ki

gaxldaT maTTvis mayurebeli gewodebina. Tumca iqneb swored amitom iyo, rom

jariskacebis saxeze gadafenili mxiaruli Rimili guls auCqarebda adamians.

armiis Stabis oficrebi generlis meTaurobiT, saetapo inspeqcia da

armiaSi movlinebuli ucxoeli oficrebi ukan, SemaRlebul adgilze

gamwkrivebul skamebze isxdnen. asec rom ar yofiliyo, samxreebisa da

adiutantTa aqselbantebis wyalobiT, es rigi jariskacTa rigebze ufro

brwyinvaled mainc gamoCndeboda. am rigs jariskacTa TvalSi, sardalze ufro,

ucxoeli oficrebi matebdnen mSvenebas; ucxoeli, TUndac mTald suleli ios,

did pativiscemasa da aRtacebas iwvevs.

generali dResac saucxoo gunebaze iyo. igi erT-erT adiutants

esaubreboda da drodadro programas Caxedavda xolme, TvalebSi mzis sxiviviT

Casdgomoda Tbili, mimzidveli Rimili.

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bolos dadga speqtaklis dawyebis dro. ayvavebuli alublebiTa da

amomavali mziT lamazad moxatuli fardis ukan sarakuna aaxmianes da

poruCikma, romelsac am saqmis Taosnoba daevala, swrafad gadaswia farda.

scena iaponuri binis erT oTaxs warmoadgenda. kuTxeSi miwyobili brinjiT

savse tomrebi mayurebels mianiSnebda, rom oTaxi brinjis gasayidi duqani iyo.

scenaze meduqne emovida, taSi Semokra da daiZaxa: `ei, o-nabe! ei, o-nabe!~ am

zaxilze msaxuri qali gamovida. igi patronze maRali iyo, Tma `itiogaesis~

yaidaze hqonda davarcxnili. Semdeg... Semdeg daiwyo piesa, romlis Sinaarsi arc

ki Rirs mosayolad.

roca romelime msaxiobi uxams frazas gadmoisroda, Wilofze

fexmorTxmuli mayureblebi xarxars iwyebdnen. maT ukan msxdomi oficrebis

umetesobac iRimeboda. Semsruleblebi, Cans, gaaxalisa mayurebelTa xarxarma da

maT xumrobas bolo ar uCanda. mere fundosianma meduqnem Widaoba dauwyo

mosamsaxure qals, romlis TeZoebs mxolod viwro naWeri faravda. xarxarma

imata. erTma saetapo inspeqciis kapitanma kinaRam taSis cema atexa da ai,

swored am dros axarxarebul darbazs grgvinvasaviT gadauara mrisxane xmam:

_ es ra umsgavsobaa! daxureT farda! farda!

es generali iyo. xelTaTmaniani xelebi xmlis msxvil vadaze daewyo da

pirgamexebuli misCereboda scenas.

poruCikma brZaneba Seasrula _ gaognebul msaxiobebs saswrafod Camoafara

farda. Wilofze msxdomi mayureblebi gairindnen, TeatrSi siCumem daisadgura,

mxolod saidanRac ismoda Zlivsgasagoni SariSuri. ucxoel oficrebsa da maT

gverdiT mjdom podpolkovnik hoZumis guli daswydaT, rom mxiaruleba Sewyda.

podpolkovnik hoZumis, ra Tqma unda, Rimilic ver mohgvara piesam, magram

Segnebuli kaci iyo da Tavis azrs aravis axvevda Tavze. garda amisa, ramdenime

weli ecxovra evropaSi, kargad icnobda iqaurebs da icoda, rom es oficrebi

SiSveli moWidaveebis danaxvas ar Seicxadebdnen.

_ ra moxda? _ gaocebiT hkiTxa erTma frangma oficerma polkovnik hoZumis.

_ generalma speqtaklis Sewyveta brZana.

_ ratom?

_ uxamsobaa... generals uxamsoba ar uyvars.

am dros scenidan kvlav moisma sarakunas xma. miCumebuli jariskacebi

axmaurdnen. aqa-iq taSi gaisma. podpolkovnikma hoZumim SvebiT amoisunTqa da

irgvliv mimoixeda. gverdiT msxdomi oficrebi, etyoba, uxerxulobas grZnobdnen

_ iSmuSnebodnen, xan scenas Sexedavdnen, xan gverdze miabrunebdnen Tavs.

mxolod generals ewyo kvlavindeburad xelebi xmlis vadaze,

TvalmouSoreblad miStereboda scenas, sadac ukve nel-nela xsnidnen fardas.

Semdegi piesa pirvelisagan sruliad gansxvavdeboda _ Zveleburi

santimentaluri drama gaxldaT da dekoraciac Sesaferisi hqonda. scenaze

mxolod Tejirebi da erTaderTi anTebuli farani idga. farToyvrimalebiani

axalgazrda qali da yelmoqceuli qalaqeli kaci sakes svamdnen. qali

drodadro wripina xmiT gamoelaparakeboda qalaqels, romelsac `axalgazrda

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batons~ uwodebda, Semdeg... podpolkovniki hoZumi, scenas Tvali rom moaSora,

mogonebebSi CaiZira: `riuseiZas~ Teatris amfiTaetris moajirs Tormetiode

wlis ymawvili dayrdnobia. scenaze totebdaxrili alublebi hyvavis. moCans

ganaTebuli qalaqis dekoracia, romlis SuaSi cnobili barZaemoni dgas. xelSi

Wilis Slapa uWiravs. banZaemoni iaponel mekobres ansaxiarebs. ymawvili

sunTqvaSekruli miCerebia scenas. erT dros xom TviTonac uTamaSia es roli...

_ sazizRari speqtaklia! rodis daxuraven fardas! farda! farda! _

qvemexiviT daiquxa generalma da podpolkovniki fiqrebidan gamoerkva. man kvlav

Sexeda scenas. scenaze ukve gamovardniliyo poruCiki da fardas xuravda.

podpolkovnilma isRa dainaxa, rom Tejirze qalisa da mamakacis qamrebi ekida.

podpolkovnis damcinavma Rimilma mouRrica tuCebi. `Zalze mousazrebeli

yofila am Teatris ufrosi! Tu generalma qalisa da kacis Widaoba akrZala,

gana sasiyvarulo scenas moiwonebda?~ podpolkovniki generals miaCerda da

smena gaamaxvila: generali xmamaRla, gabrazebiT elaparakeboda speqtaklis

momwyobs.

podpolkovniks moesma, rogor Caulaparaka erTma enamware amerikelma

oficerma Tavis gverdiT mjdom frang oficers:

_ cud dReSia generali n-i: armiis sardlobac mas akisria da cenzorobac!

mesame piesa aTiode wuTis Semdeg daiwyo. amjerad jariskacebs sarakunas

xmis gagonebis Semdegac ar daukravT taSi. `samwuxaroa! speqtaklsac ki ver

unda uyuron meTvalyuris gareSe!~ podpolkovniki hoZumi TanagrZnobiT

miCereboda xakisfer mundirebSi gamowyobil brbos, romelic xmamaRla

laparaksac ki ver bedavda.

mesame piesaSi scenaze Savi fardis win samiode tirifi idga. tirifebi

namdvili iyo, cocxali, mwvane _ sul axlaxan moeWraT sadRac. wverosani kaci,

albaT pristavi, axalgazrda policiels lanZRavda. podpolkovnikma hoZumim

gaocebiT Caxeda programas. programaSi ewera: `dambaCiani yaCaRi simiZu sadakiti.

epyrobis scena mdinaris napiras~.

roca pristavi wavida, axalgazrda policielma Tavlebi maRla aRapyro da

awuwunda. am grZeli monologis Sinaarsi is iyo, rom Turme policieli did

xania dasdevda `dambaCian yaCaRs~, magram dRemde ver Seepyro. Semdeg viTom

dainaxa yaCaRi da, TvalSi rom ar moxvedroda, gadawyvita mdinareSi Casuliyo.

igi TaviT SeZvra Savi fardis qveS. rac unda mowyale TvaliT Segexeda am

scenisaTvis, mainc ver miamgvanebdi wyalSi CayvinTvas. ufro koRoebisagan

Tavdasacavi badis qveS SeZromas hgavda.

cota xans scena carieli iyo. mxolod dolis xma ismoda _ etyoba, amiT

talRebis xmauris gadmocema undodaT. mere brma gamovida scenaze da joxis

kakuniT miiwevda win. uceb Savi ferdis uknidan policieli gamoxta. `dambaCiano

yaCaR, simiZu sadakiti, saqme maqvs!~ _ Sehyvira man da brmas eca. brma maSinve

saCxubrad SeimarTa, Tanac farTod daaWyita Tvalebi.

`Tvalebi ki, samwuxarod, Zalian patara aqvs~, _ gaifiqra podpolkovnikma

da bavSvurad gaiRima.

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scenaze orTabrZola daiwyo. dambaCian yaCaRs, rogorc mis saxels

Seefereboda, marTlac hqonda datenili dambaCa. ori gasrola... sami gasrola.

dambaCa zedized isroda, magram policielma bolos da bolos iyoCaRa da

`brma~ gaToka.

jariskacebi rogorc mosalodneli iyo, gamococxldnen, magram xma kvlav

ar amouRiaT. podpolkovnikma generals gadaxeda. igi amjerad yuradRebiT

misCereboda scenas da saxeze ukve kmayofileba etyoboda.

scenaze policiis ufrosi Semovarda, Tan xelqveiTebi Semohyvnen. brmasTan

Setakebisas tyviiT daWrili policieli ugonod daenarcxa iataks. policiis

ufrosi daWrilis mosulierebas Seudga, misi xelqveiTebi ki gaTokili

dambaCiani yaCaRis wasayvanad moemzadnen. Semdeg policiis ufrossa da

policiels Soris iseTi gulisamaCuyebeli saubari gaimarTa, rogorc Zvelebur

tragediebSia xolme. ufrosma, TiTqos Zveli drois romelime gamoCenili

mmarTveliao, daWrils hkiTxa, sikvdilis win xom araferi gaqvs saTqmelio.

policielma miugo, sofelSi deda myavso. ufrosma daamSvida, dedaSenis dardi

nu geqneba, arafers gaviWirvebTo. Semdeg hkiTxa, kidev rameze xom ara swydeba

guli momakvdavs? arao, upasuxa policielma, meti araferi maqvs saTqmeli,

dambaCiani yaCaRi Sevipyari da meti araferi mindao.

am dros miyuCebul darbazSi mesamed gaisma generlis xma, magram ukve

lanzRva-gineba ki ara, gulidan amoxeTqili aRtacebis SeZaxili:

_ yoCaR! namdvili iaponeli vaJkaci xar!

podpolkovnikma hoZumim kvlav malulad gadaxeda generals da SeniSna, rom

mas mziT garujul Rawvebze cremlebi ucimcimebda. `generali kargi kacia~, _

odnavi zizRiTa da amave dros keTlmosurned gaifiqra podpolkovnikma.

gaisma mquxare taSi. farda nel-nela daixura. podpolkovnikma am xmaurSi

dro ixelTa, wamodga da Teatridan gavida.

naxevari saaTis Semdeg podpolkovniki Tavis TanamSromelTan, maior

nakamurasTan erTad seirnobda soflis ganapiras da Tan papiross abolebda.

_ speqtakls didi warmateba xvda wilad. misi aRmatebuleba n-i Zalian

kmayofilia, ambobda maiori da Tan Tavis `kaizerul~ ulvaSs igrexda.

_ speqtakls? ho, `dambaCian yaCaRs~?

_ marto `dambaCian yaCaRs~ ki ara. misma aRmatebulebam Teatris ufross

uxmo da ubrZana, damatebiT kidev erTi piesa eTamaSaT. ufro sworad, im piesis

nwayveti, akagaki kenZos ambavze rom aris dawerili. ra hqvia im scenas? `tokuri-

no vakare~ ara?

podpolkovniki hoZumi TvalebiT iRimeboda da gahyurebda vrcel, ukve

mwvaned abibinebul vels, romelsac msubuqi oxSivari asdioda.

_ imasac didi warmateba xvda wilad, _ ganagrZobda maiori nakamura, _

amboben, misma aRmatebulebam Teatris ufross daavala, dRes Svid saaTze raime

saestrado saRamos magvari moawyveo.

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_ saestrado saRamo? saxumaro ambebis mTxrobeli xom ar unda gamoiyvanon

scenaze?

_ ara, ras ambob! Tqmulebebs mogiyvebian. mgoni, mitos Tqmuleba iqneba,

`rogor mogzaurobda mTavari mito Tavis qveyanaSi~.

podpolkovniki hoZumi daiRrija, magram maiorma amas yuradReba ar miaqcia

da kvlav mxiarulad ganagrZo:

_ mis aRmatebulebas, rogorc amboben, Zalian uyvars mTavari mito. uTqvams,

me rogorc erTguli qveSevrdomi, yvelaze ufro mTavar mitosa da kato

kiiomasas vafasebo. podpolkovnikma hoZumim mdumared axeda zecas. tirifis

totebs Sua Txeli, gamWvirvale Rrublebi dacuravda. podpolkovnikma Rrmad

CaisunTqa.

_ gazafxuia, manjuriaSi varT da mainc gazafxulia!

_ iaponiaSi ki ukve sazafxulod arian ganwyobilni.

maiorma nakamuram tokioze daiwyo fiqri. coli gaaxsenda, gemrieli

kerZebis gakeTeba rom icoda, Svilebi, romlebic dawyebiT skolaSi

swavlobdnen da... citaTi danaRvlianda.

_ ai, gargaric ayvavebula!

podpolkovnikma hoZumim mxiarulad gaiSvita xeli da maiors miwayrilis

gadaRma, karga moSorebiT mdgomi, vardisferad ayvavebuli xeebis koromi

daanaxva. `Ecoute moi Madeleine~, _ gauelva moulodnelad mexsierebaSi hiugos

striqonma.

4. mama da Svili

erTxel gvian saRamos, taisios meSvide wlis oqtomberSi, warsulSi Stabis

oficeri, axla ki general-maiori nakamura Cafiqrebuli ijda sakuTar,

evropulad gawyobil sastumro otaxis kuTxeSi mdgom savarZelSi da sigaras

abolebda.

nakamura oc welze meti iyo, rac aRar msaxurobda da amdeni xnis mSvid

cxovrebas saTno moxucad eqcia. am saRamos ki, albaT, iaponuri samosis,

SeTxelebuli Tmisa da sqeli tuCebis wyalobiT, metismetad gulkeTili da

uwyinari Canda. nakamura savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno, nela moaTvaliera oTaxi

da uceb amoixvneSa.

kedlebze fotosuraTebi ekida _ evropuli naxatebis perpoduqciebi. erT-

erT maTganze fanjarasTan momdgari danaRvlianebuli gogona iyo gamosaxuli.

meoreze _ peizaJi: kviparosebis totebSi momwyvdeuli mze. eleqtronis Suqze

fotosuraTebi TiTqos susxsa da medidurobas matebda am Zvelebur sastumro

oTaxs. mgoni swored es ar moewona general-maiors.

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oTaxSi cota xans siCume mefobda. Semdeg general-maiors frTxili

dakakuneba moesma.

_ Semodi!

sastumroSi maRali, studentisformiani Wabuki Semovida, general-maiors

miuaxlovda, xeli skamis asaRebad gaiwoda da cota ar iyos, uxeSad hkiTxa:

_ ginda raime, mama?

_ ho, dajeqi!

Wabuki morCilad dajda.

_ ra moxda?

general-maiorma Tvali aayola Svilis mundiris oqros Rilebs da hkiTxa:

_ dRes raRa iyo?

_ dRes kavais xsovnisadmi miZRvnili saRamo gvqonda, mama, albaT, ar

icnobdi. filologiis fakultetis studenti iyo, Cemi fakultetis. axla

swored iqian movdivar.

general-maiorma Tavi dauqnia, havanuri sigara moqaCa da bolo msxvili

bolqvebi gamouSva. Semdeg welSi gasworda da mTavar sakitxebze gadavida:

_ ai, es suraTebi kidelze... Sen Secvale?

_ ki. veRar movaswari, meTqva. am dilas Sevcvale. ra, cudia?

_ ara, magitom ar geubnebi. cudi ki ar aris, magram mindoda, rom misi

aRmatebuleba n-is suraTi mainc dagetovebina.

_ amis gverdiT? _ uneblieT gaeRima Wabuks.

_ viTom amis gverdiT ar SeiZleba ekidos?

_ rogor ar SeiZleba, magram sasacilo iqneba.

_ ratom, sxva portretebic xom kidia! _ general-maiorma buxris Tavisaken

gaiSvira xeli. general-maiors CarCodan mSvidad umzerda ormocdaaTi wlis

rembranti.

_ es sul sxva ramaa. amis dakideba arafriT ar SeiZleba general n-is

gverdiT.

_ marTla?! ra gaewyoba. saSveli ar yofila.

general-maiorma advilad dauTmo Svils, magram cota xnis Semdeg kvlav

gamouSva piridan sigaris boli da wynari xmiT kiTxa:

_ Sen ras... ufro sworad, ras fiqrobT Sen da Seni tolebi mis

aRmatebulebaze.

_ arafersac ar vfiqrob. albaT SesaniSnavi jariskaci iyo.

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Wabukma SeniSna, rom mamamiss bebrul TvalebSi simTvrale Casdgomoda.

etyoba, cotaodeni sake daelia am saRamos.

_ rasakvirvelia, SesaniSnavi jariskaci da, garda amisa, namdvilad keTili

gulis adamiani iyo. mamobriv mzrunvelobas iCenda yvelasadmi.

da gulaCuyebulma general-maiorma generlis cxovrebis erTi epizodis

moyola daiwyo. es ambavi iaponia-ruseTis omis Semdeg momxdara, roca nakamura

generalTan stumrad misula vilaSi, nasus dablobze. vilaSi rom mivida,

darajs uTqvams, generali da misi coli es-esaa mTaSi wavidnen saseirnodo.

general-maiorma gza icoda da maSinve mihyva maT kvals. ori-sami tio rom

gaiara, ubralo kimonoSi gamowyobili generali dainaxa; colic gverdiT edga.

general-maiori cota xans esaubra moxucebs. generali adgilidan daZvras ar

apirebda. maSin general-maiorma hkiTxa, aq raime saqme rom ara gaqvTo. generalma

gaicina da miugo: `iciT ra, colma miTxra, sapirfareSoSi minda Sesvlao da

mowafeebi, CvenTan erTad rom moseirnobdnen, adgilis mosaZebnad gaiqcnen. ho

da, Cvenc vdgavarT da velodebiT~... im dros gzis piras, maxsovs, jer kidev

eyara wabli... (general-maiorma Tvalebi moWuta da mxiarulad gaiRima). uceb

siyviTleSeparuli tyidan Jivil-xiviliT gamocvivdnen mowafeebi, isini

generals Semoexvivnen irgvliv, general-maiors ar daeridnen da yvelani erTad

alaparakdnen, aseTi da aseTi adgili vnaxe da ara me waviyvan, ara meo. `maSin

kenWi vyaroT~, _ Tqva generalma da siciliT Sexeda genaral-maaiors.

Wabuksac gaecina...

_ ubralo, alali kaci yofila, magram evropelebi ver gaugebdnen.

_ ai, ra ubralod iqceodnen maSin! amitom, sakmarisi iyo Tormeti wlis

mowafesTan misi aRmatebulebis saxeli gexsenebinaT, rom maSinve SeatyobdiT, ra

siyvaruliT iyo es bavSvi gamsWvaluli am xnis kacisadmi. RviZli biZasaviT

uyvardaT. ara, Tqven yvelani cdebiT. misi aRmatebuleba marto jariskaci ar

yofila.

es sasiamovno saubari rom daamTavra, general-maiori kvlav buxris Tavze

Camokidebul rembrantis portrets miaCerda.

_ esec gamcenili adamiania?

_ diax. didi mxatvari iyo.

_ misi aRmatebuleba n-i?

Wabuki Secbunda.

_ arc ki vici, rogor vTqva... es kaci ufro mexateba gulze, vidre generali

n-i.

_ misi aRmatebuleba TqvenTvis Zalian Soreuli da Seucnobelia?

_ ra mogaxseno? aviRoT Tundac aseTi magaliTi: ai, kavai, romlis

mosagonrad SevikribeT am saRamos; imanac Tavi moikla, magram manamde, _ Wabuki

dinjad SeaSterda mamas TvalebSi, _ TviTmkvlelobis win suraTis gadasaRebad

ara scxeloda.

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amjerad general-maioris keTil TvalTagan dabneuloba gamokrTa.

_ gana ukeTesi ar iqneboda, gadaeRo? samaxsovrod darCeboda.

_ vis darCeboda?

_ vinmes ki ara... Tumca, ratom? gana cudia, magaliTad, rom Cven saSualeba

gvaqvs, vixiloT misi aRmatebuleba n-is xati sicocxlis ukanasknel wuTebSi?

me mgonia, rom amaze general n-s ar unda efiqra. ratom moikla Tavi, ase

Tu ise, SemiZlia mivxvde, magram verafriT ver gamigia, ratom gadaiRo suraTi.

viTom imitom, rom sikvdilis Semdeg misi portreti vitrinebSi gamoekidaT?

general-maiori gacecxlda da Wabuks sityva Seawyvetina:

_ eg warmoudgenelia! misi aRmatebuleba obivateli ar gaxlavT. suliT da

guliT wrfeli adamiani iyo.

Wabukma kvlav mSvidad ganagrZo:

_ rasakvirvelia, obivateli ar iyo, SemiZlia viwamo, rom gulwrfeli da

xalasi iyo. magram aseTi gulwrfeloba sakmaod gaugebaria CvenTvis da arc isa

mjera, rom Cvens Semdeg mosuli TaobisaTvis iqneba gasagebi.

mama-Svils Soris uxerxuli dumili Camovarda.

_ sxva dro dadga! _ amoioxra general-maiorma karga xnis emdeg.

_ ho... _ Tqva Wabukma, daJinebiT miaCerda fanjaras da iseTi gamometyveleba

miiRo, TiTqos Zalian ainteresebda, Tu ra xdeboda gareT.

_ wvima modis, mama.

_ wvima?

general-maiors esiamovna saubris Temis Secvla. man fexebi gamarTa da

Cailaparaka:

_ vaiTu, isev daayrevinos yvavili komSs!

ianvari, 1922w.

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