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ai, zRapari, romelic gviambobs, Tu ratomaa aqlemi kuziani.

uxsovar dros, jer kidev maSin, samyaro axlad gaCenil-gamoCekili rom gaxldaT da pirutyvnic is-is iyo Camdgariyvnen kacTa samsaxurSi, daboginobda erTi aqlemi, romelsac muSaobaze weli swydeboda da amitom Tavis dReebs erT pirquS udabnoSi atarebda. is ki arada, TviTonac sul erTTavad pirmoquSuli daiareboda. es mourjulebeli uqnara nafotebs, nar-ekals, kvrinCxs, rZianasa da wiwvebs Seeqceoda da amiT gahqonda Tavi. Tu vinme Seexmianeboda, “kzz-o,” miugebda pasuxad; diax, diax, “kzz-o,” ­es iyo da es.

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erTxelac, orSabaT diliT, zurgze unagir­ SEedgmuli da pirSi lag­amamodebuli cxeni ewvia. “aqlemo, hei, aqlemo, wamo da CvensaviT gaWen­ dio,” – uTxra man.

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“kzz-o,” – miugo aqlemma. cxenmac Tavisi gziT gaswia da es ambavi kacs moaxsena.

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sul male ZaRli ewvia; pirSi joxi gaeCara. “aqlemo, hei, aqlemo, wamo da CvensaviT nanadirevi aTrieo,” – SesTavaza man. “kzz-o,” – miugo aqlemma.

ZaRlic gabrunda da yvelaferi kacs CaukenWa.

cota xani rom gamoxda, xari gamoecxada; kiserze uReli daedga. “aqlemo, hei, aqlemo, wamo da CvensaviT miwis xvnas Seude­ qio,” – uTxra aqlems. “kzz-o,” – iyo pasuxi. xaric gaecala da yvelaferi kacs Caukakla.

dRis bolos kacma yvelani moixmo: cxe­ nic, ZaRlica da xaric. “hei, samTaves, samive Tqvengans mivmarTav! Zalze mebralebiT {miT ufro, rom samyaroc axlad GgaCenil-gamo­ Ce­kili gaxlavT}; magram udabnos im binadars, sul “kzz-kzz-s” rom gaiZaxis, Tavi ara aqvs, gaisarjos, Torem axla xom aq iqneboda! hoda, modi, mec Tavs davanebeb; misi wili saqme ki Tqven unda itvirToT da Sroma gaiorkecoTo,” – uTxra maT kacma. am ambavma samiveni gaagulisa {miT ufro, rom samyaroc axlad gaCenil-gamoCekili gaxldaT}. udabnosaken gaswies da gansja-TaTbirsa da bWoba-vazirobas Seudgnen. am dros im mourjulebelma uqnaram – aqlemma Camoiseirna.

rZianas icoxneboda da damcinavad ipruweboda. “kzz-o,” – gamoscra da kvlav gaecala iqaurobas.

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sad iyo da sad ara, mtvris RrubelSi gaxveulma, yovelTa udabnoTa ganmgebelma jinma Camoiqrola {jinebi sul ase daqrian, esaa maTi jado} da sameulTan Sedga saqmis gansasjelgasarCevad.

– jino, mbrZanebelo yovelTa udabnoTa! – mimarTa cxenma. – gana SeSvenis vinmes muqTa­ xoroba, isic axla, am axlad gaCenil-gamoCekil samyaroSi?!

– ra Tqma unda, ara! – brZana jinma.

– maS, icode, im Sens sabrZanebel pirquS ­udabnoSi binadrobs erTi suldgmuli {Tavadac sul erTTavad pirmoquSuli}, grZel­fexeba da kiserwagrZelebuli. orSabaT dilas aqeT, dRemde, jer arc ki Setokebula. ara da ar nebavs rbena-Weneba!

– fiu, – stveniT gamoscra jinma.– vficav mTeli arabeTis oqros, es naRdad CeEmi aqlemi iqneba! mainc rao, ra mindao?

– kzz-o, – gaiZaxis, – upasuxa ZaRlma. – ara

da ar surs nanadirevis Treva.

– sxvas rames Tu miCivis kidev?

– “kzz-kzz-s” meti araferi dascdenia. miwis xvnasac ara kadrulobs, – miugo xarma.

– keTili da patiosani, Tu nebas iboZebT da wuTiT SeicdiT, imasac naxavT, rogor unda “gakzueba”! jini Tavis mtvris labadaSi gaexvia da udabnosaken gaeSura. cotac da, Tavs waadga im uqnara aqlems, gubeSi sakuTari gamosaxulebis cqeriT rom tkbeboda.

– Cemo akvlanWulo da gabRenZilo megobaro, – mimarTa jinma. – es ra mesmis?! jer arc ki Setokebulao……... da isic, am axlad gaCenilgamoCekil samyaroSi! – kzz-o, - miugo aqlemma. jini Camojda, xeli nikapqveS amoido da mohyva Selocvas. aqlemi ki am dros gubeSi ­sakuTari gamosaxulebis cqeriT tkbeboda.

– Seni gausaZlisi muqTaxorobis gadamkide, es sami arseba orSabaT dilas aqeT welebze

fexs idgams! – warmoTqva jinma da nikapqveS ­xelamodebulma Selocva ganagrZo. – kzz-o, – gamoscra aqlemma.

– Sens adgilas magas ase xSir-xSirad ar ­gavimeorebdi, – miugo jinma. – nametani ar ­mogivides! gaswi da gaisarje, Se bRenZiav! “kzz-o,” – mainc ar daiSala aqlemma; magram Tqma erTi­ iyo da…... ras xedavs! zu­rgi, romli­Ta­­c­ Tavi ase mohqonda, nel-nela, TandaTan amoebera da karga gvarianad amoekuza.

– xom xedav? – Seexmiana jini. – egec Seni “amokzuebuli” zurgi, Senive usaqmurobiT sakuTar Tavs rom mouvline! dRes xuTSabaTia. orSabaTidan yvela amuSavda, Sen ki ase uqmad dayudebulxar... ai, axla ki ikadeb da gairje­­bi!

– am amokuzuli zurgis patroni rogorRa gavirjebi?1 – Seepasuxa aqlemi.

– eg gangeb vqeni, is sami dRe rom uqmad gaflange, imitom! axla sam dRes SegiZlia saWmeli ar moikiTxo da ise imuSao; eg Seni

amokuzuli zurgi dagapurebs. hoda, mere ar damiwyo, CemTvis arasdros araferi gagikeTebiao. axlave gaecale am udabnos, im sameulisaken gaswie da WkuiT moiqeci. kuzianoba ki Sens Tavs daabrale. aqlemsac sxva ra gza hqonda... kuzianoba­sakuTar Tavs daabrala da sameulisaken gaswia. mas aqeT sul Tan daaTrevs Tavis amokuzul zurgs {romelsac axla “kuzad” vixseniebT, guli rom ar vatkinoT}. egaa oRond, dRemde vera da ver aunazRaurebia is sami dRe, uqmad rom gaatara, roca samyaro axlad gaCenilgamoCekili gaxldaT; da kidev is, rom... jerac ver SeuTvisebia qceva-yofis anabana.

mZime tvirTia aqlemis kuzi, mZime tvirTia da sazizRari is, galiidan gamomzirali; magram uares kuzsa da damRas atarebs is, vinc usaqmuria da waramara uCivis daRlas. mivmarTav qveynad yvela uqnaras, yvela mconaras – didebs, patarebs, vinc zarmacia da umaqnisi, mudam aqlemis did kuzs atarebs. am sneulebas rodi gankurnavs wignis gadaSla an cecxlTan jdoma, misi wamali bar-niCabia, muxlCauxreli da mZime Sroma. maSin mze, qari, zRapruli jini erTad aweven am kuzs sazizRars, mogaSoreben aqlemis damRas, yvela zarmacis mZime sazidars. es kuzi yvelas gvawveba zurgze, yvela uqnaras – didebs, patarebs, vinc zarmacia da umaqnisi, mudam aqlemis did kuzs atarebs.

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