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ZilSi sizmari minaxavs bevri, cxadic mravali mqcevia sizmrad,TiTqmis suyvela gadamaviwyda, me daviwyeba arc mqonda miznad.yvela maT Soris maxsovs sul erTi da damerwmuneT, Rirs gasamxelad,radgan xandaxan gasaWiris dros, roca vnatrulob, Cndeba sam-xelad.rionis pirad galaktioni vnaxe, rioni orives gvemxvris.Tu midioda Tu modioda mxrebi dahqonda SrialiT verxvis.mimodioda da nafexurebs dinozavriviT aCenda qviSnars _tanis simZimiT ki ara, RmerTo, leqsis simZime mxrebs awva niSn-arss.mimodioda, ver sCerdeboda, erT biliks misTvis emCnia mzrali,uceb jdeboda, uceb dgeboda da dadioda xan rogorc mTvrali.da dadioda is, rogorc mTvrali, ar usvams Rvino saaTi Svidi,leqsis trfiali imdenad sZravda, mis siyvarulSi dRe idga mSvidi.boboqar talRebs mihqonda mzera da wyalic zogjer napirs dioda.galaktionic am dReSi iyo... mas simwris ofli Camosdioda.ver sCerdeboda, ver isvenebda erTi SexedviT gulSi yioda.albaT, es iyo jansaR sxeulSi jansaRi leqsis riTma tkioda.SeCerdeboda xandaxan uceb da cis siRmeSi Sehqonda Tvali.gegonebodaT nasvami cota, magram ar iyo, ar iyo mTvrali.muWs aivsebda zogjer kenWebiT da saTiTaod Tan wyalSi svrida,kenWis xmauri did qvasTan raa, magram eg neba siames hgvrida.mis oriv TvalSi aSkarad naRdad dRe bunebrivad iyo sarTveloda me vxedavdi mis Tvalis CinSi sul mTlian sCanda Tan saqarTvelo.eg iyo verxvi, eg iyo muxa totebgaSlili da ganieri,WyviSisken xSirad eWira Tvali da guli edga tobanieri.amayi iyo, mis siamayes amayobiTve Txrobda rioni,es – amayobda rionis mzeriT da rioni ki galaktioniT.me ase vfiqrob, maisi iyo, Tanac Tvis bolo ivnisis wina,amas me imiT vamtkiceb axla, rom mdinaris fskers uCanda brwyinva.cota sul cota, rus Tu odena mdinares Cvensken moegdo fSani,swored eg iyo, albaT, Cvens mgosans guls adgeboda xan kaeSani.fexis nabiji dinji da wynari, auCqarebel Tanac ndomeT-vlis,bevri sizmari gadamaviwyda, es erTi mainc nebad momeTvlis.sixarulisgan vgrZnob, oflSi vcurav, nerwyvTanac momdis avi ylupebida is mawuxebs, rom gameRviZos, jer xom adrea _ daviRupebi.xvedri mgosanTan didia yovlis, xvedri Sexvedris didia rwmenisda axla uceb firi rom gawydes, eg braldebaa ukve mowyenis.sul minda Sevxvde, magram xaTri maqvs mis simaRlis da Cemi zafris,rom ganawyendes da es miwyinos, xom STainTqmeba talRebi afris.sapirispirod Sebrunda Cemgan da zurgSeqceviT dauyva napirs,vfiqrob, damTavrda Cveni Sexvedra, Cven ukve axla dro uceb gagvyris.

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erT xans iara... cota iara... guldawyvetilma unaxav mamiT,rac-ra dakarguls eZebda igi, rac ra sapovnels mosTvlida amiT.rogorc rioni Tvis kalapotSi, midioda da xdeboda swraf-es,amnair, albaT, poetis sisxlSi dro miseburad isroda qafebs.me dro vixelTe CoqviT qviSnarze, sadac sisvele kvals ab-ab etyo,vTqvi: mosaxdeni moxdes, raRa es Cemi saTqmelic mec Tan davbertyo.fanqris odena movnaxe joxi rame Tu Cxiri sawer iolida amovqarge qviSaze xeliT mefe-poeti galaktioni.mxatvari ar var, Zlivs memarjveba, qvac rom mindorze davxato erTi,magram saxelTan profilic mgosnis movxaze koxtad, viT SenaerTi.gulSi sixaruls veRar vfaravdi, rom msgavsiT msgavsis Sevqmen Sedevri,Tanac yoveli uecrad moxda, ar mifiqria me masze bevri.mivCerebodi poetis saxes da mis saxeSi sCanda is saxe,romelic Seqmna TviTon bunebam da mec romelic am wuTSi vnaxe.vnatrobdi mxolod erTaderTs qveynad, ar amovardes uecrad qarida ar waSalos mefe-poetis guls midebuli patara qnari.sila-qviSaze naxati raa, isic amnair cotaTi sveli,magram poetis yovel xilvaSi dRes saqarTvelo mosCanda mTeli.mis dinj nabijSi ido siride ukerZoebel ZleviT mosili,krZalva, romelSic ido warsuli da momavali madl Semosili.ricxvi TariRi dRevandel dRisa dRevandelobis kidev wlobisa,kvlav gadavxoxdi Cems samalavSi, movikalaTe gza mSvidobisa.ai, mobrunda galaktioni ufro Zlieri, ufro amayi,TiTqos rionis Segubva surda, risi simTvrale, arc ki nanayri.Tvali Seavlo Cems namoqmedars da gonebaSi STainTqa erTob,magram ara-ki rogorc mgosani, ubralo vinme, RmerTo da RmerTo.pirjvar wyalobiT gardaisaxa, samjer ese qna da mis amaraZirs daiCoqa, miwas akoca da cremli waskda, rogorc kamara.zeze wamodga TvalebiT cremlis da mimoavlo kvlav ares Tvali,am TvalSi ido, albaT, saCino cremlSi ki, albaT, samSoblos vali.vaime, RmerTo, es raRa vqeni, azri amgvari rad momagonda,sayvarel mgosans xom ar vawyine, rom Tqvas: ̀ Sen ise mama gicxonda!~is didxans idga mdumared, urCad, aTasis nacvlad da as amara,Sewyvita cremli da rac daRvara, man Tavis xeliT daasamara.Semotrialda Semdeg, viT lomi wverze xelsmobiT raRacnairad,SesZaxa: ̀ vin xarT marto, kvlav survils vin damdgomixarT aqa Sairad~.mec zeze avdeq, ra Cara iyo, mefe poetma gasca brZaneba _dResac im wuTSi vzivar da vfiqrob, is wuTi aris Cemi zmaneba.Zaxils ZaxiliT ar vupasuxe, avdeq da mivel RimiliT savseda maxarebda mainc simarjve, rac movaxerxe, rac riT vaTavse.gamomiwoda misuls man xeli da mkerds mimikra, rogorc beRura,misi simaRle da siamaye Tavze lurji cis msgavsad mexura.

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`gcodnia, Svilo, me vin var an ki risTvis davdivar aq marto napirs,leqsis gantvirTvas dro udgas misi, magram wamic rom masTan ver gamyris.CemTvis leqsia Cemi sxeuli, rac gamaCnia sisxlis wveTebi,ufro mets vduRdi, davRvindi cota, dRes iSviaTad Tu vefeTebi.es gza sul Cemi nafexuria, ai, is rac me aq dRes gadamxda,siamovnebas mets mgvris napiri, vidre Sig Casvla an tanze gaxda.xom xedav, axla me SenTan vdgavar da Cvens gverdi-gverd sio nanaobs,magram icode, aq am talRebSi dRes Cemi fiqri ukve banaobs.me aq leqsebis madliT movedi, Sen ki miTxari, ram mogiyvana,albaT, zRvasaviT rom vxedav siminds, Seni iqneba, vici, eg yana!~`Cemia _ vuTxar zRvasaviT yana, aq migviCina alagi sivrcem,am wuTs ki, romlis Seni Rirs gavxdi, me arasodes aravis mivcem.meca Svili var am diad qveynis, am diad xalxis am diad mzeris,am cincxal fiqris, mindvris Tu baRis, Tavis lazaTiT gulSi rom mReris.vazi rom tiris, vazi rom mReris, romel vazSiac devs qarTvlis guli,rac dasabamiT mogvyveba, mogvaqvs winaparTagan anderZad Tqmuli.aq-wyaro aris da im wyaroSi Cemi gonebis trialebs qarga,bevri wvalebis dasturi aris, rom wyarom napir mihqarg-mohqarga.ros dros vnaxulob, aq Camovdivar, xan sxvebTan erTad da xanac marto.Sin var, eg wyaro sul menatreba, aq var da saxl-kars ezoTi vnatrob.monatrebaSi devs didi Zala, monatrebaSi devs asgzis Sveba,misi mizani Jinia mxolod da, romc gindodes, ar mogeSveba.mamas bade aqvs ara sasroli, ubralod ise, xopia bade.ar moswyindeba, rom ibaduros ganTiadidan daRamebamde.did mebadurad Tavs ar Tvlis, magram xan alalbedze umarTlebs kidec,karanCxas avsebs: wvera-qaSayiT da mis xalisSi ileva is dRec.gatacebaa misTvis TevzWera, ara pirdapir saqme imisa,amaSi xedavs is mis cxovrebas, amaSi atnevs is Tan Rimilsa.xandaxan mec Tan movyvebi xolme, roca movrCebi Sin wignis kiTxvas, Tanac am bades avdari unda, ar gaurboda wvimaSi TiTxvnas.da mamac zogjer maTxovebs bades, simarjvisaTvis gamocdas miwyobs,xandaxan gulSi gamijavrdeba... magram garegnul amas ar ityobs.mamam ra icis Cems TevzWeraSi Cemi idea devs sinanulis,radgan Tevzs varTmevT Tavisuflebas, raRa pasuxi aq wina wnulis.ufro mkacria ankesi CemTvis: did sixarulSi didi maqvs SfoTva,SoTa rusTvelma bevri ram gviTxra da bevr saTqmelsac gvpirdeba SoTa.da Semodgoma dadgeba roca, gamoicvleba bunebis Cveva,mama am fSanze maSin facers dgams da moulodnel sul aq aqvs wveva.Ramec mravaljer yofila is aq daRamebidan gaTenebamde.mebadurobas, vTqvi, ar iCemebs, arc sxvas mihyveba am gziT nebamde.ra qnas, rac icis, imas akeTebs misTvis leqsia mTel es qmedeba:bade-kalami, wyali-melani, qviSa- qaRaldi _ Semoqmedeba.

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Tevzi ki riTma Zvel karaCxaSi wyobil-wyobili, magram areul, `ar gemarjveba~_ sul msayvedurobs, me Sens askSi viyav adreul.Tu cotas iWers da xeli ucdis msgavsis msgavsiTa ufroa msgavsi,sixvavriele guls uxalisebs ambobs: ̀ am diliT gavtexeT navsi.~ise mamaCems Tofic aqvs kidev ubralo, sada, orluliani,umetes wilad mwyerze nadirobs, uyvars sisxami, ara-mziani.me Tofis xelSi damWeri ar var da arc viqnebi me misi mwyemsi,mwyeri TavisTvis dagogavs mindvrad... afrindeba da mas rogor vesvri.monadire ZaRls Sin zizRiT vucqer, mamas rodesac win wauZRveba,icis vinca var da razec vwuxvar, mainc laquciT gul ar uZReba.Tumc am bolo dros aRar nadirobs imdenad is, vinc rac adre iyo,TavisTavs kicxavs mama xandaxan: ̀ ra Caidine Sen erTxel, briyvo.~Turme venaxSi, dabla venaxSi, romlis manZili saxlze Sors gqonda,mas sanadirod aqeT wamosvla venaxze gavliT Tan moagonda.gadasabiji hqonda iq WiSkars naxevar WiSkars ram ki ar jado,Tofi gadasdo... mama gadaxta da Tan kinaRam Tavic iq dado.ZaRlmac iskupa mamasTan erTad da Tofis Caxmaxs Camohkra brWyali,tyvia _ win, Tofi _ ukan gavarda, Tavo da Tavo, aq visi brali.`xom ar mosvlia mamaSens rame? srolis adgilze sxva raRa darCa?~ _sxva araferi, SiSi ki naxa... ase, amgvarad bewvze gadarCa.arvis abralebs arc ZaRlze augs, arasdros ambobs, arasdros wyreba,amas ki ambobs: ̀ radgan gadavrCi, Cemi xelidan ifrinos mwyrebma~.mas Semdeg mamas SesZulda Tofi, xandaxan ise Tu gadaxedavs,zeTsac Tan usvams: ̀ an Tofs ras verCi~ da miayolebs TavisTavs zed-avs.`gamigonia, Svilo, odiTgan Tofs marcxi moaqvs yovelTvis didi,Znel sandobia, arc sanaTxovro, amasTan kidev frTxil mosaridi.amaze aris naTqvami, albaT, erTi qarTuli andaza swori,gatenil TofiT erTs eSinia, gautaneliT ki SiSobs ori.meca Svili var am diad qveynis, am diad xalxis, am diad mzeris,am cincxal fiqris, mindvris Tu baRis, Tavis lazaTiT gulSi rom mReris.vazi rom tiris, vazi rom mReris, romel vazSiac devs qarTvlis guli,saSviliSvilod mogvdgams eg rwmena, winaparTagan zRaprulad Tqmuli.diliT met Svebas vgrZnob me aq yofniT, roca mze oqros laJvardSi curavsda roca miwas, Cvens dedamiwas sivrced lurj feris samosi xuravs.moval da vetyvi: ̀ dila mSvidoba~ CaviCoqeb da or-sam ylups movsvam,da isic ambobs misebur xmaze: ̀ icocxle, Svilo, gaxaros mosvlam.~Tav davujdebi xandaxan fiqriT, me mis wanwkarSi did imeds vxedav,vgrZnob, masac miaCnis dedad da mis wiaRSi mec dedas vxedav.Cvens Soris ufro mkvidrdeba Zala sisxl-xorceulTa da mkvidrTa-mkvidris,imdenad didi, imdenad gamrje, rom mis diad gzas vervin Seidris.xandaxan marto rCeba, sul marto, magram aseT dros met hyavs stumari,Taviseburad mainc nacnobeb win ufro adre Senaxumari.

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wyaros saxelic ki aqvs Tavisi, wanwkar-wanwkar da cema-tyepiTa,mas Citis wyarod ixsenieben, arsad sweria xalxs moaqvs TqmiTa.ise mis fuZes Tu mTlad CavwvdebiT, forma sul misi marTla Citisada uneblied, Tundac ucnobi Taviseburad saxels ityvisa.mamas ToxnaSi aq vexmarebi, Cumi niavic aq frTebs gviSlisa,dedas sadili Camoaqvs zogjer da wyaros Tavze RimiliT Slisa.da ase midis Cveni cxovreba, wyaros rakrakiT wyaros saubriT,eg sezonurad... naSemodgomebs yvela tovebs da yvela gaurbis.SeCveulia am beds eg wyaro da aq xalxica am bediT cxovrobs,madls ki aravin mas ar ukargavs, rom yvelam Tvis gza gaimacxovros.aq yvela goji yvela misxali am Cvens samSoblos udevs Tvis wilad,mTidan mTebamde zRvidan zRvebamde RvTisgan boZebul edemur wvlilad.~galaktionma xeli momkida, pirjvar iwera da miTxra: ̀ Svilo,aba, manaxe, wamodi is rac Sens diad gulSi rom ase Slilobs.~cota viareT me ase maxsovs, ar gagvivlia manZili didi.bavSvur wiaRSi, bavSvur natvraSi me SemarTebas Tan fardas vxdidi.`ai, eg aris Zia is wyaro!~ _ TiTiT vuSvire niSnad imisa,rom amoecno mas is frinveli, romlis saxelic hgvrida Rimilsa.`yoCaR!~ _ eg miTxra da daCoqilma wyaroSi tuC-cxvir man xarbad Cado,ki aRar maxsovs ramdenjer mosva, magram mis smaSi Tan ido jado.Tavaweulma mdgoms Semomxeda o, RmerTo, rogor ubrwyinda Tvali,Rvino usmeli Tanac uxemso, magram siamiT is iyo mTvrali.sicil autyda, icina didxans, sicilSic raRac eria msgavsi,warsul-momavlis urTierT Serwyma mziani mTlian ar rogorc xavsi.`ki ar mwyuroda, me marTla, Svilo, menaxa msurda am wyaros gemo,Sens xasiaTSi sCans is mermisi, romlis saunje aq aris zemo.ki marTali xar, am wyaros forma marTla Citia, Citi Rabua,netav, pirvelma vin sTqva es sityva... vici, ityoda viRac babua.iqneb mis wlebSi devs saukune, bare erTi da bare aTica,xom SeZleba met raRa cnoba, aq vefxvmac Casdo Tavis TaTica.iqneb da sulac Cvens aRricxvamde eg wyaro misTvis mibutbutebdada Tavis mcire kopwia fSaniT jagnars Tavisi talRiT utevda.Tumc misi talRa ra iqneboda, rac ar dawveba, ra adgeboda, magram ramdeni balax-bulaxi mainc mis fexqveS gaegeboda.Tumc misi talRa ra iqneboda, mec netav igi axla vwyi raze,magram talRebi, albaT, avdarSi gadadioda iqneb yiraze. bavSviviT wyalmac icis gulmosvla, gabrazeba da mediduroba,rac mets SesZaxeb dasawynareblad, miT ufro moaqvs meti mduroba.ras izam, ase hkarnaxobs neba mas bunebisa da RvTaebisa,ase rom ar hqnas, sad eqneboda, miTxar, mas madli ukvdavebisa.vefxvi vaxsene, iqneb gahkvirdi da guls Caide Sen javri mgzavris,erTxel xom mainc ginaxavs, Svilo, saTafliaSi kval dinozavris.

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ki Citis wyaro, magram romeli Cit-nair saxes bevr esarCleba,me amas axla beRuras varqmev, radgan beRura sul CvenTan rCeba.is Tbil qveynebSi arasdros midis, igi aq aris yovelTvis CvenTanda Senc, biZia, eg igulisxme, kvlav sikeTesTan sikeTe hqen Tan.me imiT mercxlis, raRa Tqma unda, ki ar vuaryof misadmi xotbas,magram is minda, am Cemis TqmiTa, mec Cemi nebis siyvarul vcxo-tbas.ras laparakob! ros gazafxulze mercxlis WikWiki sxvens moawydeba,mec maSin misebr vmaRldebi caSi da Cemi fiqri cis laJvards wvdeba.mova da WikWiks ar uCans bolo, ealerseba im saxls da fuZes,sadac cxovrobda mTlian cxovrebiT da budis kedlebs atnevda mZuZes.mercxals mxiarul saxlebi uyvars, sadac friad xmis ismis kiskisi,augs mercxalze verasdros vityvi, radgan didia mgzavrad risk misi.me poeti var, ki marTalia da yovel wvrilmans aqvs CemTvis wvlilida eg Sexvedra Cvenic dRevandel RvTis nebiT iyo, mwams, gamoTvlili.me poeti var, magram Senc gatyom, rom poeturad gagirbis Tvali,dedas vficavar, simaRle miyvars da zogs vgonivar sul RviniT mTvrali.~wyaros napirebs is xels usvamda, zeca qarTuli qudad exura,laparakobda TavisTvis, magram Cems gasagonad: ̀ Cemi beRura~.mis mkvidr sityvebSi ar ido jado, magram es iyo dRis Sefereba,gegonebodaT, galaktioni wyaros ki ara, bavSvs efereba.survili mklavda, Tan SiSic mxvrepda, is dro am droiT maukeTesebsda mainc vkiTxe: miTxariT, Zia, rogor gdiT muza? rogor swerT leqsebs?`rogor vwer leqsebs? rogorc Sen, Svilo! leqsis mermisi yovlis wamia,is TviTon modis, me ar veZaxi, is Cemi Ramis mosasxamia.TviTon mibiZgebs leqsi mis Zalas, igi sisxlSia, igi sulSiada ramden-ramden ufro mets davwer, kvlav ufro met-met imas sul-Sia.vcdilob da vcdilob rac SemiZlia, dros ar gadavyve umisamarTos,leqsis marcvali ar damekargos, Tu ar mkiTxveli rad minda martos.iqneb gsurs mkiTxo Cemi am bedis kmayofili var Tu ara dRes me, kmayofili var... ukmayofilo Tu ara ginda wyalsac ver Sesmev.ise misebur Rvinosac moaqvs raRac xalisi gulwadil xdomis,WeSMmaritebac mxolod masSia Sromis nayofi SDromaSi rom-is.Senxela viyav eh, Svilo Cemo, rac rom cxovrebis Sevican gemoda rom Cem oden iqnebi Senac, Senc SegiZlia Tan daiCemo.da maxsovs erTxel naSemodgomebs gamomaRviZa xmaurma RamiT,dedam gaigo Cemi RviZili da CemTan axlos moCoCda skamiT.Wraqi aenTo da krToda ali ukun RameSi mzard mocimcimeda als misnair murian wverze edo wyvdiadis mTeli simZime.mkiTxa: ̀ ra iyo, Cemo galuka, rad dagfrTxobia Zili mZinares,wvimam rioni wamoadida da Cveni ezos mosdga win ares.magram nu SiSob amgvar sianCxle bevri minaxavs me misgan myvedri,Cvens saxlamde ki igi ver mova Cven ki maspinZleb raRai mxvedri.

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kvlav daiZine, ganagrZe Zili, gulSi Caide ambebi tkbilida Tu sizmari Tavs Segaxsenebs, Senc gaiRime, uCvene kbili.xval roca diliT mosinaTldeba cas daexsneba Rrubeli mrcxvini, Senac rionis ahyevi napirs da ocnebebSi Senc Carge cxviri.vici, o, Svilo, gana ar vici, Sen dRes risTvisac gifeTqavs guli,im miznebs dasdev mousvenari, romelTac hqvia leqsT siyvaruli.me marTalia poeti ar var, magram misnair mec mwvavs ocneba, Sen kalmis wverze gizis bulbuli, me ki bagiTa is mekocneba.erTi valia mxolod qarTvlisa, rame Tu meti arvisgan wyena,Sen mamis geniT mklavs unda wrTobde, misnair dedis giyvardes ena.deda-enao Cven vambobT amas, magram mamis mze ki ar mcirdeba.dedas pirmSosTan met saerTo aqvs da enac masTan asocirdeba.~`meubneboda me amas deda, magram gul metad mimZimdeboda, meubneboda deda iolad, sinamdvileSi sxvagvar xdeboda.mkrTomare elva civi da undo Sig saxlis kedlebs Tvals icecebda,dedas ramdenjer Wraqs Cauqrobda, imdenjer deda asanTs eZebda.zRapars mohgavda eg wuTi yovlis, rom amnairad agre cvdebodada elva zogjer Zirs dagdebuli cocxldeboda da isev dgeboda.gul mosdioda amaze dedas, magram Cems gamo aras mCneobda,piriqiT, Tvis guls gulSi midebda da CemTan erTad TviTonc mxneobda.xandaxan elvas mexic mosdevda raRac ucnaur da sulT mSrobelida magram mainc ar meSinoda, radgan win medga deda-mSobeli.CamZinebia, mec aRar maxsovs, arc dedis xma da arc rionisa, gamoviRviZe, gavxede saqmes, sarkmel arc Tu aq-rorionisa.gadmoengria rions jebiri da Cvens ezoSi isroda talRebs, deda damjdari stiroda misTvis, Tan cremlSi sresda mis gulis naRebs.mivedi, mSfoTvars movxvie xeli da Cemi gulis simarTle vuTxar:`dedi, yvelafris danaxva arc Rirs da ra kargia Tu zogze yruT xar.eg bunebaa, RvTis neba gaxlavs, Zala misia, vinc Zalas marTavsda Cvenc bunebis is nawili varT, romelzec eg dro gvastavs da gvarTavs.ukve dawynarda, ai xom xedav, metis SemZlebi aRar ars dResa,Senc daibrune guli sagules da gaatane wyals Seni kvnesa.xom kargad ici, Cvenc wuTSi vcxovrobT, wuTia mxolod Cveni oflisada rac am wuTSi sicocxles vxarjavT, xval saukuniT dgmaa soflisa.xedav, mdinare TandaTan iklebs da ubrundeba kalapats ZiZgil,Senc daubrundi Sens fiqrebs isev da xvalis imeds mieci biZgi.~`gmadlob, galuka!~_ eg miTxra dedam, gulSi Camikra, momealersa,mec davukocne xelebi Tbili Cems siobles da Cems oblis kversa.wyalma daiklo da moulodnel ezos gubura avarda SxefiT,gavxede, zuTxi Svelas iTxovda zurg dawinwkluli Sav-feris kefiT.mivvardi uceb, Zlivs, rogorc iqna Tavganwiruli movigde xelSi,gadaviyvane da zvirT rionSi gadavisrole agremc viT TxelSi.

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`ra hqeni, Svilo!~ _ momvarda deda, sayvedur miTxra am Cemis qmnilis:`mebadurebi dRe da Ram rbian injra TevzisTvis gastexon Zilic.Sen ki adeq da daWeril Tevzi gadaisrole morevSi mcxaviase gulmarTal me mgavxar magram amas xom SimSil mohyveba avi.~`araferia!~ _viTxari dedas, erTi dRis sagzal raRa Cem tvirTi, dae, icuros am Tevzma wyalSi, Tavze uxtodes rionis zvirTi.Tavisufleba eg aris Cemic, rac TevzisaTvis arCeul foni,vidre is TefSze Semwvari farfliT umoZrao da Tan Seuwoni.~`ki, marTalia, gul vaxalise, magram me dedas vawyine amiT,bodiSis moxdiT vujere guli, arc met arc nakleb am siTamamiT.mas Semdeg bevri gavida weli, weli sicocxlis da weli ridisdeda aRar myavs, ki marTalia, magram cxovreba Tavis gziT midis.o, deda, deda, vaxseneb dedas, ar Tu poetur Cemnair xedviT,dedac is iyo, mamac is iyo, zurgsmokidebul samyaros xvedriT.wyal daubrunda ra Tvis kalapots, Tav napir-napir avyevi me darsda vafasebdi Cems gulSi wynarad mdinares, rogorc Tavgamwe mxedars.da vafasebdi Cems gulSi wynarad amgvar mdinaris Tan namoqmedars, magram ar ganvlil cxovrebas Cemsas ufro mosasvlels win gasaxedars.mdinaris amgvar siurCes, RmerTo, sul ar vagdebdi arc oden Cxirad,radgan leqsebis movardnas zogjer mec gavugdivar sivrcidan xSirad.damviwyebia sma-Wama xSirad, damviwyebia bevrjer Zilica, magram ras izam, albaT, xvedria Tu ram qveynisTvis Cemi wvlilica.leqsmac amnair icis movardna, leqssac amnair mosdevs mizani,sanam Tavisas ar gizams igi, ar mogSordeba, viTarc xizani.leqsmac amnair icis warsulis gaxseneba da SfoTva faruli,aseve angrevs zogjer is napirs, romelsac moaqvs zRva siyvaruli.magram ganaxa, ros mRvrie leqsi daiwmindeba saxiT da feriT, maSin igia simRera kacis, rogorc zamTari gamTbari keriT.da modi, am dros fexze ar adge, Tundac dRe iyos, Tund dro Ramisa,RviniT sasmisi rom ar Seavso da sadRegrZelo ar Tqva amisa.gana marto vsvam, o, ara, RmerTo, aseT dros marTla sul cota myofnis.leqsT dabadebas avRniSnav amiT, ese nayofi xom aris oflis.Rvinis siyvaruls Tu Tavs vuyadri, es ki ar niSnavs loti var Svilo,masSi me vxedav im gamarjvebas, romlis siamiT dro TviTon Slilobs.leqsis mkiTxveli Tu ar xalxia, maSin raRa leqs da raRa Rvino.poetisaTvis xalxi wyaroa da vin vis gamo ar salanZRvino,mgoni, bevria, Svilo, raRa es, Tav Segawyine mgonia kidec,magram poetma saTqmel Tu ar Tqva, maS raRa aris misi siridec.zeviT giTxari, deda cremls Rvrida da damaviwyda me is rom meTqva, dedis cremlebi iyo saunje, rac Tqva ki, magram mainc rac ver Tqva.~`xom xedav, Svilo, rioni gvitevs TavgametebiT da ar ridian,vicvaloT adgil, movZebnoT is gza, sadac soflelni mSvidad midian.

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rioni Tavis nirs ar Seicvlis, rame Tu misi namyof rac dari,ese sofeli, razec dRes aris misi kvalia, misi namcdari.da ha, is Tavis kalapots eZebs da hkicxavs, albaT, Cvens am qmedebas:`miisakuTreT is Cemi raca raRa eg guli Tqvens dabadebas.~`dedis saTqmeli uTqmeli sityva sazrian iyo da Sesarigi, magram Tanxmobas me ver vaZlevdi, dedasTan erTad miyvarda igi.erTxel adgili xom mogvicvlia, adgil samyofad gvqonia xoni,axla kvlav kidev rom aviyaroT, kvlav mesamejer viqnebiT mTxovni.ara da ara, ara da ara, vimeorebdi Cems gulSi wynarad,Cems sijiutes amnair naTqvams mziani dila dasdevda darad.`cvrian balaxze Tu fexSiSvela ar gaviare, raa mamuli~...uammamulod, uamsamSoblod raRas moitans ca-mewamuli.adamiani iq, sadac Cndeba, sadac fexs idgams da iwyebs titins,es yvelaferi mis genSi dadis da TaobebSi is aRZravs Wvritins.adamiani sadac fexs idgams, Tan pirvel sityvas warmoTqvams _ dedasdeda-samSobloc aqedan mogvdgams, deda-miwasac es goni xedavs.me ar SemeZlo am soflis gareT dameTmo wuTiT alag rioni,radgan mis napirs sofelTan erTad Sezrdili vyavdi galaktioni.es _ bavSvobaSi, magram axla ki movSorebivar wlobiT, TveobiTda masuldgmulebs is monatreba, gulSi rom mizis Tavis meobiT.ra vqna, eh, Svilo, bedi agre mxvda, bedi poetis bedi-zRvauri,bedi poetis mZime xvedria, xalxis gulSi xar Sen mogzauri.dRe da Ram sulSi faTurobs leqsi, xan damaluli, xan kidev mrTavi,samSoblo misTvis xatia erTob, Semdgom siyvaruls rom dasdo Tavi.usamSobloba Znelia yovlis, rame Tu xibli cxovrebis wesisraRa poeti, Tu wigns veRar scem da is es aris rac kidev es-is.da is es aris, raime xotba, romlis diad gzas vera-ra Sesvris,raRa gvirgvini dRes martod marto, Tu masa masTan vardebs ar gesvris.poetis guli xalxis gulia, xalxis guli ki isev poetisda mis nebaSi gaSlili sivrce gulidan guliT mkerds rom moerTvis.poetis leqsi zurgis qaria, me mis wiaRSi mxolod dRes Cavdeb, asamgzavreblad ram Tu RvTis neba, sicocxlisaTvis Jamier Tavdeb.poetis vali leqsad is aris, rom mermis gancdas misnair verTodda davexmaroT xalxs mis aRqmaSi, rac maT siyvaruls warmarTavs erTob.xalxs SevayvaroT samSoblo Cveni, rac uyvarT kidev da rac Cven gvifqvavs,leqsis Rirsebac eg aris qveynad da Cvenc poetebs eg lelo migvaqvs.leqsic simReris guda-stviria da musikalur bgerad qceuliamitom aris poetis madlSi mudam mzis sxivi gamoxveuli.poets ar ZaluZs xalxTan urCoba poetis neba droa Tviniermagram amasTan unda gvaxsovdes: vin ibarde da qveynad vin-ie.~`zeviT, mgosano, Cven cot-cota leqss movayoleT Txroba arc uxvi,magram radgan ki gavSinaurdiT, gTxovT, dawvrilebiT gamceT pasuxi.

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Tqvenze amboben, rom galaktion baxusni gul-suls Tan giameben, naTqvams vendoT, Tu Woris doneze davtovoT eg Tqmad, cilsa gwameben.iqneb verca vTqvi SekiTxva kargad, magram raoden aq Cemi kiTxva,gulSi maqvs agre karga xania, ra vqna pasuxi bevrma sxvam TiTxna.dRes ki Tqvens Tavze met mopasuxes visRa Sevbedo esoden sityva.gabedvisaTvis nuRa gamkicxavT, an Tu uxerxul me Cems Tavs vbriyvav,dRemde amnair es gulSi mqonda, veRar davmale, Tu mindors mgorvemda gTxovT, simarTles nurc Tqven damalavT realurad vTqvaT saTqmeli orvem. Tqveni tituli: mefe-poeti Sesatyvisobas Tan rTavs, Tan Zaxavsda rogorc mkiTxvels me dRes leqsebis maradiuli simbolo maxlavs.erTi SexedviT, es ase iyo da TviTon rom vTqvaT, araferia.iqneb eg Rvino keTilSobili muzebis RmerTTan Senaferia.da motriale ese fiqrebi ram Tu leqsebi simaRliT alva,CemsaviT sxvebsac xom avsebs dResac, amis ar Seswevs aravis malva.ai, eg aris Cemi SekiTxva, rame Tu igi hgavs kiTxvas mkvaxes,samagierod sisxli moawva Tqveni, mgosano, mnaTobar saxes.~`swors ambob, Svilo da sworis mbobels viT SemiZlia giTxra tyuili,bednierebis simbolo CemSi mxolod leqsia futkris bzuili.Rvino ar miyvars ese rom giTxra, Tqma gamomiva, albaT, orbedida miT umetes Cemgan eg Tqmuli WeSmaritebis mzom da morbedi..ki miyvars, aba rogor ar miyvars, Cemi goneba sul misken iRwvisda vsvam imisTvis, rom vazs miwidan amoaqvs is, rac warsuliT iwvis.Cven xom warsulis momavliT vcxovrobT da momavalic warsuliT gvZaxnis,samSoblos sitkbo rom aRar egre mec leqsTan mkvdari viqnebi ra xnis.eh, Svilo Cemo, poetis xvedri ar ars ioli, ar viT am-ame,poets sWirdeba Tavisufleba da ufro kidev mas siTamame. da amgvar Cems uTamamobas avsebs eg Rvino xarvez namc-emi, nakls ver davarqmev sinakluleSi, radgan Zalaa sxva Tav gamcemi.xSirad eg Rvino gonebas mixsnis, maSin rodesac xan var fitulida Sen ggonia mefe-poetsa Tan damaqvs viTom loTis tituli.ara da ara, eg ar ifiqro, rom msmeli viyo yoveldRiuri.ki, marTalia, vazis madls vwrupav, magram RvTis enac Sig maqvs ciuri.ra vqna, bunebam eg zne marguna da damanaTla leqsTan Widili,tvirTs davatareb amxelas, magram mainc sicocxles ar sjobs sikvdili.sicocxlis sxivi mainc RvTis ari, sicocxlis neba mainc guls avsebs,Cvens gaCenaSi dgas RmerTi misTvis, rom locviT SevxvdeT yvela dRes savses.da radgan vcocxlobT, radgan varsebobT, siyvarulica gvmarTebs Cven wilida unda vmarToT keTildReoba ufliT nebisa ufro met wili.kmayofili xar, Svilo, pasuxis Tu isev kiTxva kiTxvadve darCa,Tu oden Cemi Tqmuli simarTle Sens guls moecxo da SigniT darCa.~`kmayofili var, diax, mgosano, Cems kiTxvas pasux mTlianad avsebsar maqvs ufleba me rogorc umcros, meti SekiTxva dagisvaT msgavseb.

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ase Cem asak Zlivs aRwevs amdens zRvarsa bavSvobis-siymawvilisa, magram simarTles ver gaveqceviT, sxva eg ra naxos briyvma wilisa.gamigonia, Tu wamikiTxavs, kargad arc maxsovs, Tan es sielve, rom qals da Rvinos dudukTan erTad moaqvs leqsebis sixvavriele.SemimCnevia bevr poet TqmaSi xotbad trialebs eSxi qalisa, Tqvens gulSi eg gza rogorRa mosCans, Tu aris igi moxda valisa?zogs zedmet mosdis, uyiJineben, ar hpatioben met-met siWarbesara da rogorc amboben, amas qalebi poetT gulebsac arbevs.nuTu am TqmaSi Tqveni SexedviT aris raime saR WeSmariti,Tu eg ubralo qars hyveba sityva da qalis mkerdSi amao Wvriti.ufro Tamamad minda rom giTxraT, Tavma ar mkadros gaususurda,Tqvens guls Tu aRgznebs lamazi qali: nakvTi amnair mec ase msurda.leqsi da qali yvela droebis poetTa xedvis yofila zafra,ufro sworad ki navis kiCoze ze aRmarTuli Tundac Tan afra.mokled rom giTxraT, qals romelimes Tu aRuZvria TqvenSi survili,im STagonebiT, rac leqsSi modis, Tundac unebur kocnis survili.me ar vgulisxmob, raRa Tqma unda, ukvdav qmnilebas Tqvens diad ̀ meris~.is TavisTavad Sedevri gaxlavT da mis ganmdided TviT xalxi mReris.me ufro minda msjelobis forma am Cems saubars mivce paTosisda lirikaSi moxvedril sityvas Cemic rom gahyves azri mnaTosis.albaT, mimixvdiT risi Tqmac minda da veRar vambob asak metobiTda verc damZraxavT, mefe-poeto, Tqvenc Tu amnair xedviT metyodiT.ise ra ufro zerele kiTxvas zereleTeve mohyves pasuxi, magram ar mcire Tavis gagebiT, Tan rac iqneba SigniT as uxvi.galaktioni am Cems SekiTxvas sul ar eloda amnair mkares, me ki mismenda, magram TavisTavs win mainc misas uSlida ares.ar vici, Cemi SekiTxvis arsi gaxda Tu ara misTvis TvalT mxedi,radgan vatyobdi zogierT Cems Tqmuls, rom Cemisnair ar hqonda xedi.ar mismendaTo, rom giTxraT ase, me ar viqnebi amaSi swori, radgan vxedavdi Cems win poeti idga, viT verxvi Tumc ufro wnori.galaktioni fiqrebma STanTqa, CaiZira da Cayuryumalda.gulSi-gul edo, sulSi-sul edo, Tan misve xeliT Tvis wversac malda.amoixvneSa da gvian mixvda, me rom me-viyav, is kidev-isa.mere wamodga ese Secnobil Tvalni aanTo zRaprul rxevisa...cisken aRmarTa man oriv xeli, muxleb daCoqils cremli eria.Tqva: ̀ Sen dideba, mamao RmerTo, ZesTan Secnobils mec mimReria.dideba Sensa mag kurTxeul gzas, gaginaTia dRiT swavlul raca da aqarTveleb dResac rom qarTvels momdinareobs dRes misi dgmaca.~dauSva xeli man apyrobili Tavis adgilze Camojda misebr.mere Cems kiTxvebs mixed-moxeda, ubralod, magram da mainc mzisebr.`Svilo, eg kiTxva rad geCoTira, Sen Wabuki xar asakovanida arca mikvirs, rom aamaRle amnair Tamam TviTon xmovani.

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qali da leqsi erT konteqstSi devs, ar SeiZleba iyos faruli,siyvarulia amis formula da zogjer igi legendaruli.qali mSvenier ars madis momgvrel, rom met giyvardes jer Seni Tavida mere isa, vinc gemSveneba leqsis marcvalSi amonarTavi.qali da Rvino erTi Wiqisa mimoqceuli drois Tanmxvedrida es madlica nurc mogvklebodes, me dRiT da RamiT var amis mvedri.metnair kaci cxovrebas ver iqm, ar SeiZleba xeli hkra lodinsda miT umetes qali, romelic Tavis droiT xval dedad modis.qali sufrisa trubaduria, qalis gareSe lxins ra fasi aqvs,da yvela kaci, albaT, mkvdaria, visac es ase gulTan ar miaqvs.Wiric qalisa cxraklitulia, mis daRvril cremlSi gulis guliada rogorc iwvis, ise anaTebs, cxra uRels gaswevs–xalxis Tqmulia.bevr mifiqria, ar dagimalav da radgan agre damade fora.mravaljer miTqvams: eg qali, RmerTo, am Cems gulmkerdze gadmoagora.es mitom, Svilo, sikarge yovlis da miT umetes mSvenier qalis.aris cxovrebis RvTiuri madli, Tanac wyalis sma sakuTar Tvalis.Senc ar mgonia, ar dagexatos isar gayrili gulebis cvena,iqneb-qaRaldze, iqneb-Wadarze, iqneb mkerdzec gaqvs adgmuli ena.sisxlxorceuli drois motivi aris kvlav mrwamsis niadag frqveva.amaSi cudi araferia... aq Cveni yofnac ars Tavis mtvreva.asea, Svilo, kacis gaCena, qalis gaCenac ase sdis yovlisda amas Tu ver acnobiereb, maSin mkerdSi aqvs kacs guli Tovlis.lamazi qalis xvedri eg aris, unda aqo da unda eridoda tvirTs imxelas nu moikideb, daiCoqo da igi ver zido.~`wigns avtografiT Tu sCuqniT vinmes, amaSi Tu devs idea ramis, Tu ubraloa eg yvelaferi da TamaSia dRisa da Ramis?~`ki, rogor ara, magram naklebad moeZaleba Tu survil vinmes.wigni xom TviTon avtografia da werosaviT isic frTebs iqnevs.~`bavSvebisaTvis cota gaqvT leqsi, eg vityvi, ara sakmarisiarameTu vali ufro sazRaur danarCenTaTvis es-vard, is-ia?~`marTal xar, Svilo, aqa-iq cota bavSvebisaTvis cota maqvs leqsi,rame Tu TiTze CamosaTvleli ar Tu Zlieri eg misTvis fesvi.yoveli sityva maqvs awonili, garanduli da piruku mTesi,getyvi, or kurdRels me ver daviWer da avirCie, rac ukeTesi.ki, rogor ara, Cems cugrumelebs Semovlebia poetis javrni,daizrdebian da roca mere xom gaxdebian Tan Cemi mgzavrni.me igi ufro adre gamomdis, sxvas miveZalo, davkargav rac maqvsda rom yoveli es ar davkargo fanqari jibiT qaRaldTan damaqvs.yofila zogjer gzaSi uecrad wamomfrenia mwyeriviT riTma, mwyeris ra giTxra: magram riTma ki unda moxazos umalve TiTma.Torem eg Sansi Tuki gagiZvra, Tan gaiyolebs riTmasTan gulsac,ar gamogiva kacs maSin leqsi da gadaylapavs goneba Tqmulsac.

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xel mitaneba sWirdeba gonsa, Torem Caivlis wyaro ankara,dagaviwydeba, rac gulSi gqonda, veRar ipovni mas mere-Tvara.Svilo, Sens kiTxvebs didi gza uCans, mas dro sWirdeba, ymawvil xar ramdi,mec Sens asakSi amgvari viyav da saswaul koSks mec Senebr vdgamdi.lamazi qalis xedva Cem TvaliT aris mermisis RvTaebriv Zalada umisoba raRas rgebs kacsa, madli umadloT Tu daicala.diax, madlSia mxolod sicxovle da eSxi qalis metamerfoza,vidre es leqsSi naxuli saxe poeziaSi ar rogorc proza.yvelafer erTad romc moindomo, verc moereva kacis goneba,Tav-Tavis adgil aqvs Tan yvelafers, vis risic moaqvs Tanve qoneba.uerTmaneTod arc erTi, varga arc meore, arca mesame,rame Tu kidev Tambaqos kvamlSi gamoxveuli Cumi kvnesame.lamazi qalis eSxi sul SfoTavs da is ki ar dgas, viTarca kasri, radgan is leqsis aRqmis sawymoa, Tan mudam mWreli Tan mudam basri.lamazi qalis Sexvedra matkbobs, mec amav gziT var Camomavali,miyvars imitom, rom is dedaa, rogorc mze caze amomavali.deda sWirdeba, mama sWirdeba da maTgan pirmSo kidev Cven iersda es amgvarad Tu aRar iqna, ra TavSi vixli lamaz-mSveniers.siamayea msoflios TvalSi Cveni meobis zneobriv saxe.Cven Cveni qveynis varT mecixovne, ra vuyoT jer Tu mTlad Tvals ver vaxelT.dro iqneba da eg Cvebi baric gaizrdeba da daisxams nayofsda Tavis TaviT gaZlierebul SiSs moalandebs Cvens ase gamyofs.maSin met kargi iqneba leqsi da leqsTan kidev poetis yofna _raRa iqneba eg Citis wyaro, dRem silaJvarde Tu ar mofofna.qali qalia, mis silamazes qaric friala mandils ufasebs.qali _ icode, Tavis RirsebiT sakacobrio imeds sul avsebs.dudukis xmaSic qalis xvedria TiTqos wyena da dard sisadave,amitom, Svilo, Cvenc misTvis vcocxlobT, vaJkaci xar da is is adave.lamazi qali ki, marTalia, sevdis baRica pilpilmoyrili,magram me igi cxovrebis winsvlas mibiZgebs, rogorc kvirti dro yrili.me Cemis gulis Tvinier yofna Taviseburi RvTis nebiT metro,ase rom ara, ra iqneboda Cveni cxovreba amnair, RmerTo!xec xom arsebobs qveynad lamazi, mTac xom arsebobs qveynad lamazi, nuTu lamazi ar aris zeca, RvTaebriv rom frens masSi gavazi.ena _ ar aris Cveni lamazi, qarTul anbani sityva _ diadi,Cvens deda-enas eh, Svilo Cemo, daulewia ramden wyvdiadi.vin moTvlis Cveni enis sirTules, gamouvlia xana wlis ramden,es yvelaferi gulSi miwyvia da gulidanve leqsebad vaden.ramden nacnobis, ramden ucnobis moqceulia miwaSi saxe,albaT, daTvliTac vervin daiTvlis gelaT-iyalTo ramdenjer vnaxe.ise ramdeni miwis gareSec rCenila velze bedis anabar,magram sikvdili sikvdili aris samSoblosaTvis mainc Tanabar.

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xalxs Tavis rwmena Zals unda hmatdes, viT wylis xmauri alag rioni,Tu ki rusTavels Crdili miadga, raRa iqneba galaktioni?imis fiqrSi var me sacodavi Cemma leqsebmac SeiZlos frena,gadaiaros okeaneni da miutanos xalxs Cemi ena.magram sad aris eg sixaruli, eg aRmafrena poetis xvalis,idumaleba dums, yurebs ixSobs da gamxilavi arc aris Tvalis.~`erTi SekiTxva kvlav mgosan-mefev, dRes Cemi fsoni devs aq-iolSi,rom ar mogmarTavT saxelTan Zias, nu miwyenT, mets vxed galaktionSi.aCemebuli sityvebis jeri arc Tu bevria Tqvens im leqsebSi,romelsac icnobs ukve mkiTxveli da gamjdari aqvs xesac fesvebSi.me minda gkiTxoT, raoden gjeraT, saswaulebriv sizmrebis xdomis da Tu gqoniaT SemTxveva odes, leqs mogdgomiaT ufro met ndomis.amdgarxarT kaci, viT mTvareuli da mijdomixarT sawer magidassityvebi uswrebs weris maneras, Tu marjved ar xar, albaT, gagitans.sawer qaRaldze scviva sityvebi, jer Seuwvavi, Tan, albaT, umi,xan ar geSveba sveticxoveli, xan nikorwminda da xan baTumi.moswrebazea iqneb yoveli, raRa dros xedva sxva ufro nansida maS poetic ris poetia, Tu ki xelidan gauSva Sansi.Tu SeiZleba zogjer poetma arad Caagdos ganwyobis fasi,zurgi aqcios aseT dros muzas da qars atnios eg dro Zvirfasi?~galaktioni Cems morig kiTxvas did gulisyuriT usmenda mkacri,usmenda, rogorc RvTaebriv mwyemsi, magram ubralo amav dros kaci.mere wamodga uecriv igi, braz moeria Tavisve TqmebiT,muzebis RmerTma aRmarTa xeli da fexTan erTad ze dadga TmebiT.rogorc Sevatyve mis foriaq suls sazrdos varTmevdi me muWa-muWa,iyvira: ̀ RmerTo, Sens dRes dideba da mkerdze Tvis guls moebRauWa.Sevcbundi, SevkrTi da avcaxcaxdi mis beWTan kidev Cemi beWi-ra, radgan vxedavdi, rom mefe-poets xelSi Tavisi guli eWira.`poeti, Svilo, ris poetia ~_ Sevatyve masTan me viyav cida da mec, viT mkiTxvels kvlav macno Tavi, an SeiZleba mec, viT bavSvs mcdida.`viT SeiZleba, Svilo, poetma zurgi aqcios leqss amnair dros,eg Ralatia sakuTar Tavis, Tu aRar eg dro, maS vin amkvidros.uZilo Ramec maxsovs leqsebis da ZilSic misTvis gamoRviZeba, Zil-RviZilSiac miCxapnavs leqsi, sizmarSic maxsovs misi biZgeba.magram sizmari rom amxdenodes, es aRar maxsovs, arc mexsomeba, radgan is aris drois bacila da yovelnair suls eomeba.warmoidgine, sanTlis gareSec ukun RameSic vwerdi abd-ubdas,es imisaTvis ram xalas riTma ar gahyoloda dubl-Zmas da dubl-das.da modi axla Cvens Soris darCes, vTqvaT, rac simarTle msjelobis gvaxlavsra qnas mebaRem, an mevenaxem, Tu gasasxlavi droze ar gasxla.raRa Tqma unda, suyvela leqsi ar SeiZleba iyos Sedevri, swored poetis saxec eg aris, cota Rame da ufro dRe bevri.

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saxeSi kidev sxva saxe moCans, rogorc riTmaSi riTmisve JRera, ena _ imisTvis gvarguna RmerTma, rom Cveni Tavis TviTonve gvjera.poets mudam dRe erTi aqvs ficis, Tavisi Tqmuli rom xalxSi Cados,me amas varqmev im did saswauls, magram arasdros ar varqmev jados.risxva poetis? ara da ara, leqssac qaliviT unda fereba, Tu gagebuta, morCa, gaTavda, Serigebamdis ukve gereva.jer marto ninos ambav rada Rirs, rame Tu vazi RvTiur dro-rwmenis, Cvens gulebs agre madli rom moscxo, yvela Cvennair Cvenebr mowmenis.vazis anasxlavs jvris saxe misca da jvaredini gahkona TmebiT,xedav? amaSi ramden sul brwyinavs, qali wmindani gadmosul mTebiT.ikiTxavs vinme, ram moiyvana, ram aiZula qali am dReSi,Tan miT umetes, Ramec savleli yovlis Semdgomis wlebTa damdegSi.rwmenam da rwmenam met araferma, Svilo, mis nebas dasdo gza Cveni,rom saqarTvelo RvTis kurTxeul ars da odiT gvmoZRvravs misTvis gamCeni.maS Tu ar rwmena da gulSi guli sxva raRa xati Cveni am dRisagza-qristesmier marTlmadideblur mogvaqvs qarTvelebs, magram ar gvRlisa.sarwmunoebas zurgi vaqcioT, ar SeiZleba sxvad SevxvdeT qviSnars.radgan eg, Svilo, unda icode, rom saswauleb RvTis risxvas niSnavs.Cvens gens amzevebs moyvasis madli stumar-maspinZel naxvis natvriTada rodi niSnavs cotas da mcires, miRweulia, rac dRe mxatvriTa.daviTis saxe qvaSi RaRadebs, rame Tu saflav misi kurTxeul, dahkvirvebixar? mis gamWriax gons ra sibrZniT avsebs Cvens gulebs rxeul.Tamaric ase Tav kdemamosil imedianis gvicqeris saxiT:da TiTqos dResac gveZaxis, TiTqos Tqvenebr diad var Tqvenive naxviT.Rirsi RirsiTa dedofal ese, mouvlenia RmerTs maSin CvenTvis, qal mefis saxels dahqonda rwmena, rom mamakacis Tanasworad enTvis.bevr miRwevebTan gvaqvs gulsawyvetic, nakliT malulis niadag SfoTva,warmosaxviT gvaqvs rusTvelis saxe, raRa Tqma unda, saxelic SoTa.SoTa SoTaa, rvaas winandels sxva raRa vuTxra, kargi mwyralad-es,magram arc tatos suraTi ar gvaqvs, maSin rodesac is guSins hbadebs.eh, Svilo, bedi mxolod bedia, Cveni cxovrebis maval da mwnexi,xandaxan ise, Senc SeniSnavdi, mowmendil cazec vardeba mexi.Cven suyvelani bunebis qmnil varT, bunebaSive veSvebiT isev, rogorc es iyo sinamdvileSi da dResac igi Tundac miTisebr.mizezi Cveni varT ZalTa farTobis, radgan mizezSic mizani sWvivis, vacnobierebT zogjer mas, rasac pirvelklaselic arasdros ityvis.mokled rom giTxraT, TeoriebiT Tavebs vitexavT da tvins vasresavT, imas, rac mxolod Riadve gviCans da damalulad vxedavT as risad.filosofias SevtopeT, Svilo, gadagvaviwyda mgoni leqsica, magram xom ici, leqsSic trialebs eg jadosnuri xe, xis fesvica.upoeziod qveyanas ese ara mgonia mohyves ram lxena, is, rogorc qali aris mSveneba da mis wiaRsvlas warmoTqvams ena.

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xan Cems leqsebsac wamovimRereb, romelT amCemeb Cems guls vaxareb, met rogor giTxra: xari Tu ver swevs, raRa unda hqnas maSin saxarem.zog-zogni kidec medavebian bevr Cems mzian dRes bneliT mosaven,me saR kritikas mivesalmebi, magram Sors Cemgan yvela mosave.ar dagimalav, xandaxan zogjer ros karg leqss davwer, xalisi mavsebs, TviTon vstumrob da TviTon vmaspinZlob cariel sasmiss me RviniT vavseb.es, ra Tqma unda, SuaRamiT xdeba an naSuaRamevs gardasul ZilTa,kacs vis monaxav am dros, miTxari, rom fexze idges am Sens ZaxilTa.Cems sadRegrZelos Cems Tavsve vkuTvni, rom xvalis saqme Tan vaiolo,am karg leqsisTvis, am ganwyobisTvis, Sen gagimarjos galaktion-o.o, erTi sityviT, eg TamaSia cxovrebiseul rame Tu dagvaTda rogorc poets, sisxlxorceulad iqedan gasvlis ufleba ar gaqvT.diax, asea arc met arc nakleb, mikerZoeba ar Tu godebiT, Tu, ra Tqma unda, xar naRdi is, vinc risTvisac iRwvi TavgamodebiT.Tu, ra Tqma unda, xels giSlis is, rac imav wuTs magram ara sruliad, zogjer sma-Wamas rom dagaviwyebs da mis wiaRSi zixar gulRiad.Tu, ra Tqma unda, Seni mizani aris mizani da sxva ram – ara, xar mowodebiT marTla poeti, rogorc ca, magram cisa kamara.Tu, ra Tqma unda, yovlis sicxades sul TavisTavad patiobs nebada erT poetTan leqsebSi mosCans xalxis neba da patiosneba.mokled asea Cemi cxovreba, Zmao, Zamiko, Wabuko tkbilo,Tu ar sakmaris gagec pasuxi, SemovinaxoT sxva dros sakbilo.~mgosanma isev daxara Tavi da TvalTa isriT dasva wertili,dasva wertili, Tu wertil-mZime Cemgan amnair Camowyvetili.`kmayofili var, kmayofili var, raRa poeto Cemi mwyraloba.~`ras laparakob aba, biZia, met poets raRa Tvisi wyaloba.ai, amas win gelaTSi viyav, rwmenaa egre Cemebr Senebr-es, yovel misvlaze saswauls vxedav da ufro kidev aRmaSenebels.mudam qeds vixri me mis winaSe da muxldaCoqil RmerTs vTxov im nebas,rom Cveni eri gamoTiSos msoflio xedvis xmovan dinebas.daviT, daviTi, mefe daviTi dRe dRevandelis win maval gezi,Cven rom RvTis naboZ miwaze vcxovrobT, mterTa avTvalis eg ars mizezi.vloculob misTvis, rom saqarTvelos TavisdaTavad ar darCes is gan, romel gzebiTac aqamde movvleT da movitaneT sulebi misgan.pirjvars gardviwer miwas vakoceb sam-samjer mainc TviTon mindisa,RvTis salocavic xom samjer mogvdgams, uflisa Cveni yovlad wmindisa.marTlmadideblur eri gviqvian, Tavi da Tavi es aris dRiT-dRisda Cvenc erTian ersac da bersac RmerTic Tvinier kurTxevad gviTvlis.swored eg aris Cveni gza, Svilo... ki ar wavSaloT, rac odiT mogvdgams,piriqiT unda vficavdeT mis madls da sanTlis wvaSi sul SevxvdeT momdgars.unda suyvelam gaviTavisoT rig-rig wesisa da xvalis rwmena,rwmenis gareSe arca sicocxle, arca sikvdili, arca riT rwmena.

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Cven yvelas Cveni gaCena gvmoZRvravs, rom ukeTesiT vZiebdeT keTilsda davamarcxoT is boroteba, romelic cdilobs Segvcqerdes fleTils.daviTis suli Cveni sulia da Cven sulebsac daviT gviqvian,amitom miyvars misi saflavi, Tavis Zvlian da Tavis kirqvian.man saqarTvelo gagvimTliana, nikofsiidan darubandamde,Tu mets ver izam, Wabuko, Sen vin sakacobriod mainc ban damde.marto is rad Rirs, qveynis sataxto gadaitana mtrisken win ufro, es imisaTvis, rom Cven bedkrul beds ar gaewira mTlian sawuTro.ar gvaqvs ufleba da xar movale, rac ki aqamde xmliT motanila, is ar daicva, ar upatrono, visi saxeloc win gamowvdila.samSoblo aba ra meti kacis, Tu ar Rirseba warsul mmosavi,mis diad TqmaSi sWvivis is Zala romliTac unda vacnoT dros Tavi.Sen ise Rrmad xar leqsSi Caxedul, Seyvarebuli xom ar gyavs biWo, aras Tu metyvi, eg mewyineba kis mTqmels msurs qeba rom moganiWo.siyvaruls, Svilo, did aqvs Zala trfobaSi, marTla trialebs jado, magram arc ise, rogorc amboben, dasawvavad da gasarujado.iqneb es mkiTxo, raa Tviseba, Tu amnair dros guli ivsebada savse gulSi grZnoba faruli, viT aRiqmeba, rogorc Rirseba.trfoba-gulisa mzis wil xvedria da is bunebis ars saidumlo, es – imisaTvis, rom Sen Wabuki qalwulis wilxvedr ar daimumlo.Cven Cven varT, magram dasabamidan agre moyveba drois dinebas,siyvarulSia sicocxlis xibli da TviTon dro sjis misgvar Tminebas.da es amgvarad rom aRar iyos, kacs Tavis Tavi Sescnobda dev-das, aramc Tu igi mis siyvarulSi gamoaCenda sul marto sevdas.amaSi madli RvTis aris, Svilo, rom trfoba egre wyvils akavSirebs,wyvilTa kavSirSi pirmSos sulia, romliTac xana misve wyalSi gvrevs.Sengan dumili Tanxmobas niSnavs da es maxarebs TaobaT Soris, rom xvalindeli dRevandel dReze ufro iqneba ganmkargav sworis.eg sasircxvilo ki ara, RmerTman, eg aRmavlobas qveynisas niSnavs, siyvaruls madli Tu scxis Tavisi, mas verasodes vervin gaTiSavs.da Cvenc am rwmeniT Tu ar viareT da ver SevasxiT siyvaruls frTebi,raRa iqneba maSin warsuli, an momavali salaSqro mTebi.mec Sens asakSi vyofilvar egre, rogorc Sena xar morcxvi gamxelis,zogjer asec sjobs, ver dagaZaleb, varaud Cemi iyos am xelis.siyvaruls, Svilo, malva sWirdeba, malva uxdebada ra kargia mas rom Seicnob da grZnoba masTan wamoquxdeba. es mxolod Senma drom unda gacnos, rom Sens gulSia es mxolod saxad,meca ratomRac grZnoba maqvs uSver, orive wyvili erTmaneTs hgavxarT.anbans imisTvis vswavlobT, Svilosa da mitom viRwviT momavliT misiTrom siyvaruli avZerwoT misgan mSobliur grZnobiT da ara zizRiT.siyvarul marto ar niSnavs imas, rom Sen kocnaSi Tan Cado mal-va, romel ZalaSic cal calke mere beds Semohyveba faruli malva.

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trfobis siyvarul eg aris cecxli or sxeulT Soris Zafisebr mtkicemagram amav dros is saTuTia da mas Tavisi sWirdeba sivrce.is rom gaWimo, albaT, gawydeba da gawyvetil Zafs met raRa mbad-mba,ki gadanaskvav, magram mis xamuSs guli SeigrZnobs raRa viT bamba.ar unda gawydes, amaSi aris rac mTavaria trfobis Rirseba, gauwyveteli Zafis idea diadi grZnobis aris Tviseba.xelad vTqvi, ara CavarakrakeT, moviaxloveT is rac Soria, mas wlebi unda, o, wlebi, Svilo, radgan gors iqeT isev goria.trfobas cxovelur interes Tan sdevs urTierT Soris mitmasnebisa, swored eg aris is mtkice Zala, rac Tanmxvedr Soris Tan msgavs nebisa.xom SeiZleba giyvardes, magram dauSvaT ese mas ar uyvarde, aseT dros isev dro miaqvs misiT da cis wiaRSi rbis silaJvarde.~meti ar uTqvams ram galaktions, is TvaldaxuWul Tavs kanturebda, is TvaldaxuWul Tavs kanturebda, magram mTel rions gadahyurebda.didxans videqiT Cven mdumarebiT TiTqmis saubris Tema gveliamefe-poeti mofxizlda adre, mTxova: kvlav wyali rom dagvelia.mec uceb amdgars wamiZRva wina, mis nafexurebs avyevi meca,mivyvebodi da mikvirda is, rom poets samosad samSoblo ecva.samSoblo iyo mTlian eg kaci da Tavis gulSi is amas bWobda,ar xmaurobda am wuTSi, magram mis uTqmel sityvas qveyana flobda.idealuri simSvidis grZnoba Cems saTuT zrunvas ise eZaxda, rogorc iremTan irmis bRavili da rogorc Sen-Sen mas ki mec-axlda.poetma wyaros kvlav CauCoqa da CaaSterda cis siRrmes wyalSi, gegonebodaT cis silurjeSi varskvlavT krebuli iyo aq alSi.Semdeg pirjvari gardaisaxa da aRavlina RvTisadmi locva,is butbutebda im wyarosaviT, romlis xma iyo aq garemocva.sul samjer mosva da metjer ara wamomdgomarem wvers isva xeli,mere madls RvTisas madloba uTxra: rom gaigrila man guli cxeli.`mec davlev isev! _ vuTxari poets da mis nafexurs davadgi fexi,esiamovna eg galaktions: ̀ Cemamde Sors gaqvs jer Svilo terfi.~Tvisi naTqvami TviT moewona da mec ar nakleb imaze metad,radgan am TqmaSi ido is Zala, rac miiCnevda aq mefes kentad.mec gardvisaxe samjer pirjvari da mec vaxsene misebur RmerTi,wyalic missave sam ylupad movsvi, arca naklebi, arc meti-erTi.`mefe-poeto, mec gavTamamdi _ am wyaros wyalis Tqven xarT naTlia,madli amaSi RvTiur ars Zalis da mis nebaSi TviT devs xaTria.da eg saxeli wyaros ̀ beRura~ TaobaT Soris iqneba cvlisa,SesaZlo aris warwerac vuyoT, radgan amaSi neba devs RvTisa.~galaktionma warweris Tqmulze aRfrTovanebiT lamis cas miwvda:`eg ra kargi Tqvi, ymawvilo, vinZlo rac aqamdis Sen giTqvams miw-da.anbani Cveni, warwera Cveni, wignSi da gulSi ki ara marto,is aq, am velSi unda mosCandes, viT reliqvia siZvelis sarTo.

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Cvens qarTul anbans Seswevs eg Zala, rom rac uZlia, mainc sul gasZlos,JamTa dineba mas ukeT saxavs da TaobebSic amitom as wlobs.bedniereba met raRa mgzavris momWirneoba droiT dro viT xavss,mas ra sjobia ̀ beRura~ wyaros mSobliur eniT amoikiTxavs.weli da ricxvi ar dagaviwydes, warweras droc xom sWirdeba misi, eg vardobisTve Cveni maisi istoriul dRe aris amisi.~aRfrTovanebas galaktioni, rac me vTqvi, veRar malavda misas,mimodioda da wres uvlida, albaT, Cemi TqmiT iqneb da is-as.Tqva Tu ar sityva galaktionma, dedac gamoCnda sagzaliT xelSi, `netav vin aris?~ _ hkiTxa Tavis Tavs, idea ido am gasamxelSi.`dedaCemia!~ _ vuTxari, roca ufro amaRlda, TvalT creml eria _`deda visac hyavs, mama visac hyavs, yvela mis oden bednieria.mama ar maxsovs, mama ar maxsovs, eg aris Cemi ubedureba,vjavrob da ra vqna, sakuTar Tavsac davuwye ukve eWviT yureba.~movida deda, Seicno vinc rom aq Cemis Tvalwin iyo mdgomare, urTierT xedva maT Soris mZime, iyo ratomRac miuwvdomare.poeti TviTon eaxla dedas, ar medidurad, nabijiT neliT,`galaktioni!~_ uTxra poetma da gauwoda sul mnaTi xeli.da, ra Tqma unda, dedisaTvisac eg wuTi iyo savse siZneliT, `am bavSvis deda!~_ sTqva dedam morcxvad, Tumc ra sicude aq gasamxeli.saxeli misi ar uTqvams dedas, radgan poetTan hklavda simorcxve, me xelCanTaSi Wvritini mklavda, Tvali ramdeni Sexveuls movcxe.`kargi Svili gyavT!~ _ uTxra man dedas _ ar vcdebi mgoni Cemiv gzas adgas, yvela dros misi poeti unda, wlebi gardual arsebobs radgan.mZime tvirTia, mis simsubuqes ver moucvia dRes Cemi guli, mZime tvirTia da mainc miyvars mxatvruli sityva leqsebad Tqmuli.ra vqna agre sdis Cemi cxovreba vinZlo ase var milxins Tu miWirswlebi davtove iseTnairi is rac dRes aris aq Tqveni biWis.~dedam miugo: ̀ eh, galaktion siyvarulisTvis siyvarul wili,is, rac SemeZlo bunebisagan, mec gavaCine amisTvis Svili.SvilebSi gaxlavT ufrosi esa, Semdeg gogona da ori vaJi,Svilebi aris sicocxle Cemi, yovel dRes moaqvs Tan gariJraJi.`RmerTma gacocxlos, qarTvlis dedao, ai memowmis Tvali da yuri.~yurze moisva mgosanma xeli Tqva: ̀ Cemi sityva ai dasturi.~ers gamravleba sWirdeba, dao, meti ra xana Cveni nugeSi,viciT ra gviWirs, viciT ra gvilxins, Cven qarTvelebi ar varT ugeSi.eh, Cvens qveyanas, eh, Cvens qveyanas Tavze ra aRar gadaxdenia,ramden sisxl-cremlis vyofilvarT mRvreli da momavali mainc Cvenia.mtkaveli miwa ar meguleba, ar ecxos is, rac Tan dagvaqvs mweda,Tavs ar zogavda qarTveli kaci, qeds ar ixrida arc qarTvlis deda.da ai, xedav rogor avmaRldiT... da SeviZine kidev am me _ daoTxi Svili gyavT? dastur Svilebi? Tqvenma naTqvamma damaimeda.

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aba, zogs erTi, aba, zogs ori, miTxar dedao, raRa imedi, ra vqna, Cems Tavad qveynad arc erTi, ai am gzamde veRar mivedi.~galaktionis gulnatken Tqmulze dedas creml sdinda alal gulisa,am cremlSi ido WeSmariteba... magram saTqmelma gaagulisa.`es ki mgosano, ra gamagoneT, col-Svilis madlze Tqven guli gwydebaT?aba, ras niSnavs eg amooxvra, marto leqsebi gyofniT didebaT?`asea, ase qarTvlis dedao... coli myavs, magram Svilebi ara, boRma leqsebSi gadadis ese da gulSi midevs mudam iara.eh, Cemi olRa, Cemi imedi, Cemi nugeSi, Cemi sicocxle, ra vqnaT, Cven guli orives gvtkiva, Cvens Soris sufevs didi simorcxve.varT erTmaneTiT da erTis erTiT meti raRa gza Cven dagvrCenia,ra vqnaT, beds agre davemorCileT da momavali mainc Cvenia.ra vqna, ki gvinda, rom gvyavdes, magram... mixvdebiT, albaT rac maqvs saTqmeli, gvinda da ar sCans gvinda da ar sCans, ramden gvinTia RvTisTvis sanTeli.cols gaveyaro, qmars gaeyaros, ai, aq vnaxoT gamosavali, Cvens siyvarulSi didia grZnoba, cal-calke rogor vpovoT savali.esec ar iyos, Cven erTmaneTSi saerTo ena gvaqvs Tan zaxuli, gardasul dReTa xvedria es dRe Soridan, magram axlo naxuli.SvilTa siyvaruls leqsebSi vxedav, leqsia Cemi Ze da asuli, gardasul dReTa madevs ieri, rac momavalSi sCans gardasuli.kargi rac aris, kargi rac aris, amaze bWoba arc Rirs RmerTmani, Tumc am lodinSi gavWaRaravdi, aqoCrili maqvs mainc jer Tmani.ra gqvia, Svilo, aba miTxari?~ _ Cemken mobrunda mgosani didi, xeli momkida, momealersa da mis winaSe mec Cems Tavs vcdidi.`nodari!~ _ dedam damaswro pasuxs, naRvlian iyo es misgan Tqmuli, radgan poeti iyo am wuTSi guldawyvetili da moRuSuli.`nodari, nodar, nodari, nodar, galaktioni, hoda rioni, Tu Cems gzas ginda gamohyve, Svilo, maSin Sena xar nodarioni.~`ki, ase vizam!~ _ vuTxari mgosans da mis winaSe davxare Tavi, am TavdaxraSi ido simorcxve, magram saunje Tan misi mrTavi.dedam kvlav isev daiwyo misi, raRa es azri sad gawyvetili, me ki megona skolaSi viyav da CemTvis iyo eg gakveTili.`minda rom iyos patiosani, ram Tu ferT vardi ram Tu ferT-ia, unda icodes, rom saqarTvelo qarTvelisaTvis mxolod erTia.unda uyvardes mamul-deduli da mis SigniTa yvela yoveli, es rom winaprebs ar SeesminaT, sad gveqneboda sveticxoveli.qarTvlis ojaxis simbolo _ deda mudam yofila, iqneba kidec,siyvarulisTvis siyvarulia Tavisufal da xelis momkidec.Cemi deduli Tqvens sofels ekvris mosazRvreoba soflis da Temisdeda Tqvens niWze bevrs miambobda, TviTmxilvelic var am gadmocemis,Tqven is gicnobdaT, Tqven mas icnobdiT, ar Tu Sexvedril mraval wuTebiTda me is miyvars, im dedis siTbos droSi dro ewyo Tavis yuTebiT.~

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`maS, dedaTqveni Cveneburia? Tan visaubreT erTi-meoremRmerTo maRalo, momec SeZleba da Semaxsene me axla Torem...dedam misnair kvlav Sveba igrZno, poets rom guliT rac daemarTa:`diax, deduli Tqvens WyviSTan axlos, dedis saxeli ki gaxldaT marTa.~poetma SvebiT amoisunTqa da cera TiTiT iCxrika wveri:marTa, o, marTa, rogor ar maxsovs bevrjer naWami gvaqvs oblis kveri.da ese igi sofel sulorSi gaTxovda da iq ojaxi Seqmna.RmerTo, suyvela abedniere, romel TqmaSiac dedaa eg-Tqma.wesi agrea Cveni adaTis, qali fuZeze hgavs aTlil nafots, bedi bedia, Taviseburad bedi TviT qalwuls ojaxSi ar tovs.da arc moyvares misTxovdes unda, genma genisa sxva unda naxosqarTveli kaci, qarTveli qali, amnair saqmes ar xdis saZraxos.Cven unda vzidoT Cveni uReli, rac uzidiaT winaprebs odiT, colis naTesavs moyvared vixdiT, vstumrobT erTmaneTs mivdivarT-mogvdis.am gziT dioda didi daviTi, sxvac kidev bevri mefe-Tamari, Cven eri gvqvia, ena gvaqvs Cveni, miwasTan eg cac didi ram ari.SoTa rusTveli am miwam Soba, aq misi fexis kvalia aq-ra, guldawyvetili me var imaze, mis fex nadgami rom ukvlod gaqra.mizezi amis ar aris rTuli, qarTvelSi unda vZebnoT mizezi, SoTa TavisiT saxls ar dastovda, rom mas Tvinier aeRo gezi.rogorc me vatyob, is aiZules ara Wkvianma mosurneebmada gadisroles, viTarca burTi, is im qarTuli soflis dReebma.aba, miTxariT, rad ar sCans kvali... is gandevnili sxvagan daberda,viT davijero ̀ vefxistyaosans~ rom igi xelsa ar moawerda.eh, ese aris wuTisofeli, aRmarT-daRmarTis wuTier fasi,magram sicocxle Tan mainc gviyvars sicocxle aris ganZi Zvirfasi,ai, Tund eg dro Cveni Sexvedris, saimedoa am drois yadri, mis msgavsebaSi ar devs msgavseba, me TviTon amas verafers vadri.am Cvens facifucs fexdgmul miwaze hqvia udides saxeli Tvisida mas saxelad hqvia samSoblo, romlis saunjed Cven gavxdiT Rirsi.Cvens momavalSi devs mxolod grZnoba da mis ideas marTavs aisi,daimaxsovreT Tqven dRe SabaTi, ricxvi ocdaerT Tve ki maisi.~ambobda amas galaktioni da tvirT simZime ahqonda kisriT.amodioda, rogorc mze igi, rogorc xandaxan sxivi naisri.misi xma iyo sul sxvanairi, sxvanairi da Tan furclovani, Sua xnamde ase cota metisa, me masTan kidov mxolod wlovani.mis xmaSi ido simi fanduris, xma salamuris, simi sicocxlis,Tan siyvaruli mxolod diadi warsul-momavlis da Tan simorcxvis.mis xmaSi ido simi dairis, hangi simReris, hangi notisa,romlis lirika romantikuli sul TavisTavad xsnida motivsa.aRfrTovanebas is ver faravda, me vucqerodi ramdens SeZlebda,vismendi poets fexwverze damdgars, miwaze idga da mzes eZebda.

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mere daeSva is cidan uceb da miubrunda dedas RimiliTmibrunebaSi ido sicxade, arcerT tkiviliT, arc simZimiliT.`gmadlobT, mogmarTavT viT deidaSvils, sxva ufro raRa naTqvami ficad,ram Tu eg Seni deduli mTlian Cems mamuls ekvris rogorc erT miwad.gmadlobT, saxeli gcodniaT Cemi, bevrma ar icis da eg mawuxebs,galaktionis gagonebaze TviTon gangeba miWers marwuxebs.vambob da leqsSi xSirad vwer ase raRa Cemi Tqma sapationi, veRar gaigo kidev zog-zogma, rom me ara var galaktioni.arc erT erTi var, arc erTaderTi, rogorc o, ager rogorc rioni,es imitom, rom kargad JRers ufro: mefe-poeti galaktioni.mefe-poeti galaktioni rame RvTis neba Tu SigniT Cemiam wuTSi mTlian devs saqarTvelo, mec daviwyebas ver mivecemi.bolo or striqons TavisTvis mbobda, ar Cveni yuris gasagonarad, megona misi yoveli sityva asxmuli iyo mZiv da zonarad.gadaexvia poeti dedas da cxare cremli waskda Tvalidan, dedac atirda am sixaruliT, Tavisi Tavis sifermkrTalidan.`Svilo, mamaSen aqa megona, wamoviZRvane sagZal amitom,fexad gamaswro, naToxar vican, drom mainc Tvis qna samiamitom.Seusvenebliv naToxari aqvs da masac getyvi ratom da risTvis,sul ase icis, Camosasvlelad roca ara Rirs Camosvla misTvis.morCa dRes ukve Semodgomamde unda Tavisi zrunva hyos yanam, gvalva ki aris, magram simindi Tan unda zardos siom da nanam.~`maS, Cemi miwis nawili Senc xar, ha kaci kacsa sad ar Sexvdeba, didxans icocxleT, iyaviT didxans am Cvens locvaSi amgvar eg xdeba.~`gmadlobT, mgosano!~ _ Tqva dedam esa da molze ise gaSala sufra, dedis RimilSi ido is jado, romlis diad gzas dro axlavs sufTa.ori WinWila Rvino Caedga, an raRa meti an risTvis mzardad,daviwyeboda mas Rvinis Wiqa mxolod da mxolod es awva dardad.`ase ufro sjobs, ase ufro sjobs _ sTqva poetma da Camikra Tvali,mas sixaruliT kvlav creml sdioda, axla eg iyo dRes misTvis vali.mWadi da yveli masTan mwvanili ajafsandali, naduRic sisqen _mivipatiJeT galaktioni Tvalapyrobili kvlav isev cisken.`ase mcirediT, magram Tan guliT~ _ moibodiSa dedam TavisiT.~`ras ambobT, dedav, dedav qarTvlisav Svils umadlodeT rac moxda visiT.axla dro aris gazafxulia Zvel Senaxuli Tan gahyva zamTars, axali kidev adrea jer xom wuTi wuTTan da wamia wamT-ars.ras ambobT es xom gulis gulia, mindvrad gaSlili amgvari sufra, Tan ager wyaro romantikulad beRura wyaro zeviT cis qufvra.ho, Citis wyaro Cituna wyaro, magram CitTan xom sxvani Citnica, _xmel yvelTan Wyinti da ra icodiT, me rom miyvarda igi pitniTa.ho, ho, Zamiko, ho, ho, Zamiko radgan aqamde mivida saqme, Cemo daiko, axla zurgqceva fexis kvras niSnavs vityodi aq-me.

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qarTvel kacs mosdgams eg sidiade stumar-maspinZlis didi misia, RvTiT stumar sadme Tu gaWaWanda, kidev vis vardi kidev vis-ia.ra vqna asea Cveni cxovreba Tu dedamiwa da ca-bedimas rom icode, Sori gzebi aqvs Tavis savlelad Tan ucabedi.aq Camovjdebi, ai xeldaxel borcvi raRa swam stumrisTvis mCere, met moxerxebul adgilis povna ra Sin da gareT amiTa mere.radgan movsulvar barem davicdi saxier mxolod Tav da Tav xalxi, da miT umetes ai am droSi bevr nacnobobis trialebs alxi.yvela TiTeul kacis gacnoba CemSi eg aris axali leqsida siaxlove im gulis mxolod, romelSic Rvivis daraji-mwyemsi.siwrfele Cemi savsea as gzis Cems am siyvaruls Tan moZRvravs raic, ki marTalia, yvelas ver vxvdebi, magram dauswreb xels varTmev mainc.poetis neba xalxis gulSi devs da xalxis guli kidev mis gulSi, Tu siaxlove xalxTan aRar gvaqvs, leqsis marcvali ar Rvivis xnulSi.me qarTvlis sityvas venacvli ise, rogorc rogor vTqva lamazs da natifs, magram ar niSnavs eg imas xalxo, rom me sxva enas ara vcem pativs.~galaktionma jer Caimuxla marjvena fexiT ram Tu marcxiTa, marjvena xeli wels SeaSvela, radgan marcxeniT wvers ivarcxnida.`rame qe mainc Zirs dagvefina, an lurji Cala an Cemi baRdad.~moibodiSa dedam uskamod, rom met ekuTvnis aq poets naRdad.`ras ambob, dedav, dedav qarTvlisav, Ffiqrs qveynisnair Sevyureb savseserT skamze vijdeT stumar-maspinZel, me es idea ufro Tan mavsebs.da ra kargia es dedamiwa erTi skamia erTi huneniase ki ara, maSinac RmerTo, ros fexze vdagavarT Cven morwmuneni.magram ki bolos mainc sawoli wilxvedr sicocxle da sikvdili ZneliCven realobas ver gaveqceviT, yvela sinaTles Tan dasdevs bneli.sikvdili jer -jer RmerTma maSoros da gaumarjos sicocxles qveynadfexze rom vdgavarT, vfusfusobT misTvis, rom samSoblosTvis raime SevqmnaT.Sors dardi yvela mowyeniloba guls sixalise sWirdeba mxolod.ena-imisTvis Cven mogvca RmerTma, rom erTurTs yofna gavuioloT.gulgatexili visxdeT da vdumdeT Cven ar gvaqvs ara amis ufleba, ki, marTalia, ar vcxovrobT ise, rac aris mTlian Tavisufleba.es droc dadgeba dRes Tu ar xval da xval Tu ara an-zeg an-mazeg, gana ver vxvdebi, ra aris cudi, an ufro kargi kidev lamaz-eg.Svilo da dao, qveynis xvedria es imnairi drois dineba, mouTmenarnic vyofilvarT bevrjer, qars wauRia bevri Tminebac.magram sul gvmarTebs vebrZoloT imas, rac mankieri aris qveynisa...~`es marTalia ki galaktion, magram arasdros Tu ar gveRirsa?~`ras ambob, dao, adamiani imediT cxovrobs, imediT cocxlobs, es droc dadgeba, ar aris Sori xaTriania da igi morcxvobs.amas TviT dro Svebs dro TviTon gansjis, Tan SemarTeba Cvenganac unda sity-viT da saqmiT da namdvil qarTvliT, romel qarTvelSic xedva devs gundad.

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dagviCoqia mraval brZolaSi, magram avmdgarvarT, rogorc ra hqvia, amis mowamed am qveyanaze ramden cixe da naqalaqia.am saukunem diax meocem Tavisi mainc Tqva kidev mcire, rom saqarTvelos bedis varskvlavi Caumqralia da mocimcime.ise simarjve meti gvWirdeba, vidre dRes vmarjvobT da dRes virjebiT,met sifxizleSi didia Zala, raRa Tqma unda brZnul nabijebiT.TviTon ar mova, es ar ifiqroT, amgvar azrebiT nu davknindebiT, dros TviTon gavxdiT epoqis pirmSoT, Cvenc davdinjdebiT Cvenc davRvindebiT.ocdameerTe Tavisas ityvis, vityvi imitom, rom is kentia,or saukune CemTvis saxsovar mesame raRa es momentia.axalgazrdoba frTebs unda Slides, Tqveni wilica xvedri am cisa, unda amagroT yoveldRiurad bedi nebier qarTvel kacisa.RvTis madli Sublze mironad gvcxia da rogor igi, RmerTo, ar Cenad.saqarTveloa Cveni samSoblo, Tav dauzogav gadasarCenad.diax mzrunveli is Cveni deda, Cveni gamzrdeli Cveni Tavdeba,Tuki cvar-nami jejils ar axlavs, yana arasdros daTavTavdeba.asea, Svilo, cremli dedisa cremli yovlisa da xalx inisa,cremlSi didia sasowarkveTa: gind Wiris iyos, ginda lxinisa.cremli guls awrTobs, viT wyali rkinas cremli gul-sulis SemaerTiada am cis qveSa dedamiwaze is adamianT SenaerTia.adamiani _ ai es sityva mavsebs, malaRebs misnair xedviT,is, rac Cenila CvenTvis Cenila da Cvenc miwaze vborgavarT zed-viT.xams yvelaferi Cenila misTvis, rom Cven-Cven viyoT sxva kidev sxvaTa, Taobam cvalos isev Taoba, Tavis mSobliur da Tavis xmaTa.me ganvlil wlebis siSore ar mRlis, arc keriaze mWadTa kec-deba,piriqiT, masze mamxnevebs zrunva da Zalac ufro miaskecdeba.bevrjer Cem sityvis Cvens saubarSi miwevs mravaljer gameoreba,es ki imitom, rom mis siyvaruls moaqvs dRes CvenTvis mxolod sworeba,diax da unda sul vimeoroT, Cven winaprebis msgavsi raoba,radgan wilad devs Cvens gaCenaSi naxvis Semdgomi unaxaoba.qarTvel kacis wynari guneba momaval dReTa gonis gonia,magram Tu saqme moiTxovs amas maSin qarTvelT xma-stiqionia.amis imedi mavsebs yoveldRe, rac Secnobaa Cemi xalisebrTvalic cis gumbaTs saRad Sescqeris, rom wlebs meti aqvs droni xvalisebr.droSi dro cxovrobs Cvenc droSi vcxovrobT Cveni droc mudam aray- gudia,drosac Tavis dro fexze hkidia radgan TviTon droc sarayudia.gagecinebaT da mainc vityvi, wuxandel sizmars giambobT roca, sizmris amomxsnel ki ar var, magram mainc misadmi didi maqvs locva.viTom navSi var, menaves vebrZvi cotac da muWebs davcxebT erTmaneTs,me veubnebi, sicocxles vkargavT, raRa azri aqvs miTxar grZed ganeds.rad ver SeniSne, rom napir-napir Semodioda zRvis Tan-Tan xmebi,nuTu am xnis kacs gamocdilebac sul aRar SegCaT SesaTanxmebi.

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xom gagigia, sifrTxile mudam aris sicocxlis Tavi da Tavi, zRva xom sul sxvaa, mainc am drosa faTerakebi sul axlavs avi.Tu ki amindis prognozs ver iRebT an aq radios ver gwvdebaT xmebi,rad ar iyenebT maS xalxur sibrZnes, is aris mainc xelSesaxebi.axla me ra vqna! ar rogor mgzavrma ar rogor glexma ar rogor kldemara vqna, miTxariT rogorc poetma leqss viT varguno mkiTxvelTa kdema.me RirsebisTvis aq SemogyeviT, rom Cemi hobi raRa titana, am leqsebs marto ra TavSi vixli, Tu ar meRirsa xalxTan mitana.didi ambavi zRvasTan WidilSi davece ise, rogorc me gmiri,amas, Zvirfaso, vinRa gaigebs Cems Tavs ki ara sxvas ufro vtiri.leqsebsac misi daemarTeba, dafxrews an wyali an TevzTa risxva,aba, miTxari, Zmao, pasuxi Tu mcdari aris Cemi Serisxva.marTali miTxar, gulis simarTle tyuil ubralod ar Tqva mzakvruli,Torem xom ici, sibaibures scems Tavis xeli misve dakruli.~is meubneba: ̀ ra vqna, poeto, saqme ar aris me vxedav, koxta,saukuneebs msgavs bevri axsovs da vxedavT es dRec amgvarad moxda.gana es CemSi sixaruls iwvevs, ara, Zvirfaso, ara arafriT,bevri SemTxveva mqonia msgavsi es sul sxva aris Tavis simZafriT.beds davmorCildeT, ai am talRebs mivyveT da movyveT nebad Tavissa,Tavisufleba kargia, magram Rirsi mas Tavad raRa avisa.~me veubnebi: ̀ ras ambob, Zmao, metis SeZleba ocneba sxva ra,Cven sicocxlisTvis varsebobT mxolod magram sikvdili ara da ara.jer Cveni Zala ar dagvixarjavs jer dasaxarji gvaqvs kidev wlebiromelsac hqvia sibrZne Zalisa da is rom kaciT ars naRvawebi.momeci saWe... momec niCbebi, dauyovnebliv, axlave, Cqara,ver davnebdebiT verafriT sikvdils, mxolod sicocxle, sikvdili-ara!Cvens siyvarulSi didia Zala, rac imas niSnavs, gviyvars mamuli,sul sxvaa mainc misi mSveneba, diliT cvar-namiT gadanamuli,ara menavev, ar gvaqvs ufleba zRvam Seatokos eg Cveni gulida Caitanos man Tavis fskerze adamiani, viT sibraluli.ara, Cven ar gvaqvs meti gza, ara rom wyalSi vZiroT eg siyvaruli,roca gulebSi sicocxle gviduRs amnair karg da legendaruli.ara da ara sikvdili ara arc Tvalxiluli da arc faruliCven qveynad mxolod gavCndiT imisTvis rom Tan dagvqondes gzad sixaruli.ara, ver davyriT, ver davyriT farxmals wamiTac, ar gvaqvs amis uflebaes roca maSin gamokveTilad sCans rogor modis Tavisufleba.sicocxle brZolis aris nayofi, usicocxloba yofna cxovlisa,rame Tu grZnoba aSkara yofnis da masTan neba misi movlisa.ara Cven marcxsa rom SeveguoT raRa qarTvloba raRa kacobaCven sicocxlisTvis Tav unda davdo rad zRvas mivandoT Cveni tacoba.~`mesmis poeto me Seni magram Tavs zemoT roca ar aris ZalamaSin eg Sromac mxolod fuWia, aRar sWirdeba am azrebs malva.

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`maSin gamodis wyals vnayavT Cvena da ara sakazms met rava Tvara, ara gul-mkerdze xels ver daviwyobT, mxolod sicocxle sikvdili_ara.aRarc sxva navi mosCans wyvdiadSi, rom gasaWiri SevZaxoT Cveni,WirSi Tandgoma am dros valia, is iyos Tundac qveS mZvreni-mCeni.Tumc modi axla sibrZnes movuxmoT: kacs ixrCoboda Turme mSlelio,RmerTs Svela sTxova, RmerTma ki uTxra: ̀ xel gaanZrie da giSvelio.~marTlac, daRlilma zav dadebulma kvlav gaanZria rwmeniT xel-fexi,gadarCa kaci, eg sul erTia, iyo mxatvari an Tu is glexi.Cven ki ori varT erTiT met masze Tumca cal-calke sikvdili gvZaxnisase rom marTul ar vyofiliyav, me viqnebodi mkvdari eh, ra xnis!~`aq Cvens daRupvas me Cemi mijobs, Tqven rom daixrCoT eg aris cudi,ityvian: ̀ albaT, daaxrCo ZaliT, gamoebmeba amasac kudi.~`ki magram risTvis, Cemo menavev, Tqveni sarCeni xom ar var kaci,CemTvis raRacas vcodvilob kaci, siyvaruls vTesav leqsebis mtaci.Tqvenma sityvebma me damafiqra, gulSi xom ar gaqvT raime mkacri, me Cems tkivilebs Tavs arvis vaxvev da sxvis naTqvamze wyalsac ar gavcri.an davaleba xom ar gaqvs sxvisi rom es ambavi aris braldeba vaJkacobaSi ar CaiTvleba is, vinc kacs avnebs, ver amaRldeba.fulis sixarbe myvlefia kacis, fulSi da ganZSi devs Suri didi,egre rom evloT im Cvens winaprebs, aqamde gzasac ver gaivlidi.uxams droeba bevri gvqonia, magram Cven mainc gagvqonda lelo,amitom aris, rom dgas qveyana da ewodeba mas saqarTvelo.Tu kacis niWi kacs eSureba aseT Surians TvalSi maxaTi,ara mgonia Warbebul iyos, ha didi didi Cven vTqvaT ax-aTi.Tqvens spetak sulSi eWvs ver Sevitan arc Tvali giCanT egre amxtari,nebieri aqvs kacs roca neba, misgan ar modis saqme wamxdari.~`Tavs Cems valebs me TviT vavaleb, sxva arvina myavs Tavis Tavdebi,ara, poeto, gjerodeT Cemi, amgvarad me ver gagiavdebi.maSin RmerTs rogor SevsTxovo locva, gadaviwero rogor pirjvari,da SviliSvilebs Taobebs Cvensas viT aubrwyinde mkerdze is jvari.raRa pasuxi amisa, magram msurs SevaSvelo mwares tkbilia,Turme babuis Wmulma tyemalma misve SviliSvils kveTa kbilia.cud saqmes cudi aqvs dasasruli da cudis Camdens TviT RmerTi xedavsiTmens ar atexs imav wuTs risxvas, Tu ar inana Tavs atexs zed-avs.~`ki geTanxmebi, menavev Cemo, aq xom gasarTob ar aris klubi, arca-ra navSi ar varga jdoma, arc menavesTan Tan kidev Cxubi.gTxovT, mapatioT, bevri Sevtope, rogorc me, ise am navma zRvaSi, magram ras vizamT, cxovrebis mejliss uyvars xandaxan gadaxra zRvarSi.Tu Cveni bedis zrunva es aris, maSin misive iyos ZRvenive, mainc brZolaSi davece minda, vidre SeZleba davTmo Cvenive,amas Cven xalxis neba gvavalebs amas Cven masis neba gvpirdebais rac siyvaruls moaqvs Rirseba, siyvaruliTve is ikvirteba.

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mxolod sicocxle, mxolod sicocxle, sxva araferi menavev-ara,momec niCbebi, daRlili sCanxar, gvian ar aris sanam mTevara.a, es leqsebi Sen Caibare, Zmobas gaficeb Tavze met miyvars,orjer ar momkla erT sasikvdilo, zRva Tu ar napirs mains gagvriyavs.ici, am leqsebs xalxi guli aqvs mis energias xalxi ganagebsda es leqsebi rom daiRupos, Cvenc Cveni Tavi gagvaCanagebs.ara Cven ar gvaqvs amis ufleba arca sxva ram gza ar mogvcems Tmenarom davmorCildeT uazro sikvdils da veRar CavwvdeT mis aRmafrenas.~da Cems menaves moedo brazi da is zRvasaviT azvirTda erTob,zRvis xmauroba Cvens gansacdelSi raRacnairad gveca da gverTo.ara am niCbebs ver mogcem, Zmao, ar SeiZleba es amgvar moxdes, eg Ralatia Cemi saqmisa, dae, niCbebTan mec sul aRmomxdes.navs me movuvli, Sen leqss mixede davRlilvar, magram Tavs ar davzogav,gul gaimagre RmerTs Svela sTxove da qars mieci zogierT zog-av.`SiSi ver ixsnis sikvdilsa...~ ese xom kargad ici eg Tqmuli Sena, Cven gavimarjvebT, es kargad vici, radgan guls misiT amoaqvs qSena.gana pirvelad me var am dReSi, meramdenena ver vTvli saTvalavs,sul gamarjvebas vzeimob bolos, dResac is gancda Tavs ver damalavs.niCbebs ver mogcem, magram gTanxmdebi suliT daveceT ar gvaqvs ufleba,radgan eg suli cis aris roca da mis wiaRSi gul gveguleba.guls nu gaitex, brZola bolomdis sanam jer muxli ar Cagvixria,Cven gavimarjvebT, Cven gavimarjvebT, mzis gamoCenac amis nixria.Tu dabrkoleba saqmes ar axlavs, sakuTriv rwmena ris maqnisia,dabrkolebasTan miyvars Widili da gulTan erTad sulic misia.gana leqsebi modis TavisiT, mis Semqmnels xom aqvs mimSv-mimSv idea,nuTu poetSi leqsis weris dros sul siwynarea da simSvidea?Tqven xom gRliT neba mimwuxris Jami da arca gindaT mas yrud emonoT,garjiT irjebiT, magram eg garja xandaxan mainc ars udemonod.nuTu ar mogdiT Tqven guli, roca veRar uriTmavT riTmasTan riTmasda brazmoreul zogjer Tqven risxviT imasac fxriwavT, rac rogor viT mas.gareT gamoxvalT rom Tan dawynardeT, an gareT Tu xarT, Tqven SexvalT SigniT,an qalis alerss bages moixvevT, an RvTis winaSe warsdgebiT wigniT.mec aseve var, marto var axla, rogorc Tqven leqsTan, ise me navTan,me SemiZlia vicuro martom, magram viT viyo marTali TavTan.ar SemiZlia me leqsi vwero da verc Tqven SeZlebT rom navi marToT,mTel Cems cxovrebas zRvaSi vatareb, gzebic mivlia met ufro farTo.Cemi valia vibrZolo mxolod, sanam viqnebi me Tqvenis gverdiT,me Tavs vuSvelo, Tqven aq dagtovoT, maS rogor vapo zRvis talRa mkerdiT.vici, gagigeT, raRa Tqma unda, rionis talRa SegingrevT mxariT,da sarTul-sarTul zvirTTa cemaSi gagimarjviaT, Zmao, sicxariT.mdinare sxvaa da zRvaca sxvaa, msgavseba mxolod maTi wyalia, cal-calke maT zRavs gamocdileba, Tvinier, magram samewyralia,

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es ar moxdeba, ara, Zvirfaso, me Cemis saqmis maqvs Tavad vali, rogorme me Tqven gadagarCinoT da me davxuWo TviTonve Tvali.vxedav leqsebi ubeSi gidevT, misi ganbnevis ar aris ponti, navs CaeWide, navs CaeWide, vxedav TandaTan sCans horizonti.rac niSnavs imas, rom zRva mRelvare unda dawynardes da gaxdes mSvididroc sakmarisad gajanjlda Cveni, zRvaSi mainc varT saaTi Svidi.~`maSin imedi, mxolod imedi, sxva araferi da namSeoba,aba, damTavrda, menavev, brZola da zRvaSi rCeba dRem Seoba?~`maS, galaktion, sxvagvarad rogor, male napirze fexs movikidebT, zeimze TviT Tqven warsdgebiT leqsiT, saxalxo saqmes radgan xels hkidebT.Cvens beds am navis amagic Tan devs, gamoaCina madam-iani, rogorc Cven yvelas gvaerTianebs saerTo cnobiT adamiani.magram Cven yvelas gvaqvs kidev Ziri, gvari saxeli av-karg sionida me ar vcdebi, dReidan Cems navs unda vuwodo ̀ galaktioni~.xom kargad vambob, poeto, amas vfiqrob, Secdoma raRa amisa, dRes sidiade yovlis mcvelia, vidre sinaTle mainc Ramisa.ra Cagafiqra, mgosano, miTxar rac vTqvi, imisi an karg an cudipativiscema Tqveni rom ara me am zRvas cxrajer Tan gadavcurdi.navs oriv mxares warweras vuyof farTod da yvelas dasanaxavadTan Tqven portretsac zed amovtvirTav ara ubralod as an ar avad.`maS, Tqvens navs saxels navs Cems miakuTvnebT da mas erqmeva ̀galaktioni~.`xom kargad vambobT amas, poeto da rasac vambob, eg ars sioni.mere, mgosano, vinc mas Sexedavs, ityvis TavisTvis ̀ gza mSvidobisa~,es navi gaxlavT ̀ galaktioni~ mefe-poetis saxelobisa,Cven davamTavrebT male mgzavrobas, zRva ukve cxreba mSviddeba vatyob,me ukve amis maqvs garantia da mec magitom CitiviT vbartyob.Tqven CabrZandebiT, napirs fexs dadgamT da ovacia dagfaravT xalxis, Tqvens siyvarulSi gaCndeba Zala Zveli ki, magram is mainc axlis.Tqven CabrZandebiT, magram aq navi, raRa Tqma unda, menavis msgavsad,isev gaapobs zRvis talRebs urCad nav ̀ galaktion~ zRvaSi kvlav Tavsad.Tqven CabrZandebiT, magram Tqven isev am Cems navs SigniT kvlav isev rCebiTda CemTan erTad, raRa Tqma unda, Tqveni saxeliT, Tqveni didebiT.navSi mjdomT amay eqnebaT guli askec met ufro vidre aqamde,amiT kvlav saxels moixveWT didsa miwaze fexdgmul, magram mfren camde.ki, marTalia, agre saswaul iSviaTia dResTan eg Ramen, radgan is, vinc ki cocxali ari Rirsic rom iyos Zegls, ar udgamen.`cocxals didebas arvis asxamen, rom is cocxali ar gatrabaxdesda misi neba furclad nakinZi, arc Tu egre rig dauTabaxdes.me ki mgonia es ki piriqiT, sicocxle mgosnis eg aris Sveba, rom gaxalisdes da meti Seqmnas, rac Seuqmnia _ ar moeSveba.~`swori xar, Zmao, swori xar Zmao, met Segoneba visTan ra visa,kacis qeba da kacis dideba iyos damnaxav Tavis Tavisa...

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gacocxlos RmerTma, me gamaxareT amgvari sityva jer arvis uTqvams,Tqven pirveli xarT, vinca SeniSneT cocxal xelovans rac Wiri TuTqavs.da maS dReidan am zRvas, am talRebs gadauqrolebs navi aseTi, saxeliT Cemi: ̀ galaktioni~ da TqveniT kidev misebr msgavseTi.~`ho, jer eg navi, Semdeg eg gemi, Semdeg da Semdeg did-did saxeTi:quCa, ubani, albaT qalaqic Tqveni sofelic iqneb damxedi.~is iyo cota amovisunTqe, rom isev uceb avarda navi, isev gaafrTda talRebi zRvisa am sixarulTan kvlav gulsaklavi.`me Tu eg saWe davimorCile da Cems Wkuazed vatare navi, maSin sad aris aq kacis neba gamomxatveli viTarca mzRavi.me Cemi gulis am saidumlos Sen geubnebi, sxva vin myavs aqa, kargad icode, Tavisuflebas fexis uflebis Tan axlavs baqva.saqme sibrZnea? maS kargi, Zmao! maS, Cemi nebac CasTvale dubli, rom jer ar varga navSi Cajdoma da menavesTan Semdeg ki Cxubi.~`diax, menavev Tavisufleba kargia masac sWirdeba marTva,bedis anabar miSvebul saqmes kacis gonebis miaTrevs CarTva.Tavisufleba imas ar niSnavs, aRar vicodeT vin _ vis da ra _ vis,qveyanas marTavs konstitucia da marjve goni siWaRaravis.dro mova CvenTvis, dadgeba eg dro, mec Tan mwadia moveswro am dRes,gonierebas gon axSobs zogjer da Tvalic kidev trialebs amdens.zRva ki ar cxreba, gvitevs da gvitevs sakbilo ukve gavmxdarvarT misve,xan navianad agvisvris maRla da xanac dabla veSvebiT myisve.vebRauWebiT navis kiCoebs me ufro aqeT, menave iqeT,sasowarkveTa orives erTad gveqedmaleba Tavis ganmqiqeT.axla saubars aRar aqvs azri, Cveni Zaxili mindvrad islia,navi es-esa ivseba wyliTa, garSemo am dros mxolod nislia.`curva Tu ici?~ _ mkiTxa menavem _ es dagvrCenia axla Tavdebi,Tu ara, Zmao, morCa, gaTavda mets DdRes verafers Cven ver gavxdebiT.~`maS, uZlurni varT isev am zRvasTan da SevurigdeT beds amnairad,ara da ara, ara da ara, RvTis gulisaTvis, magram ai rad.curva Tu vici? _ ox, RmerTo Cemo karis mezoblad rioni memxvrisrioni Cemi farSevangia rogorc Soltia sagzuri mexris.~`ar SegeSindaT?~_ eg hkiTxa dedam _ o, ara, dao, ris SiSi daRla,piriqiT, rac zRva Tavisken gviTrevs ufro gvimagrebs ca gulebs maRla.ufro vmagrdebiT da ufro metad vibrZviT sicocxlis gadasarCenad,maSin rodesac zRvis oromtrials SevCerebivarT mxolod ar Cenad.~`Tu curva ici, nu geSinia, zRva ver gaitans Tavisas maSin,Cven gavimarjvebT masTan WidilSi da migviwvdeba TandaTan xma Sin.Tqveni leqsebi miva xalxamde, masTan gulebSi daidebs binas,wigns rom gamoscem, am axal krebuls mec xom maCuqebT erT-erTis winas?~`gaCuqebT, rogor ara, gaCuqebT me xalxisTvis vqmni am Cems Sedevrebs,me xelnaweri meyofa martos, Tu ar es gancda, raRa sibevres.

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minda gulnadeb gavando Cems xalxs da eg nafiqral sinaTled sCandes,amisTvis viRwvi, Zmao menavev, amisTvis davdev sizmarSic landebs.gaCuqeb, rogor ara, gaCuqeb, Cven zRva da navi Cven da rioni,arc avtografsa ar dagzardebiT, Cemgan xelweriT _ galaktioni.~`maS, gmadlob, Zmao, winaswar minda gadagixado madloba didi,Cveni Sexvedra, albaT, xmeleTze Zvirfasze Zvirfas iqnebi mzidi.~`vxedav menave mamxnevebs amiT da siurprizsac mimzadebs viTom,mis gulTan Cems guls aZlevs imedebs, rogor moviqce me axla xviTom.~menavem rac rom miTxra Tavisi, kiCos xel vuSvi miTxra: ver xvie~.vuTxar: ̀ gacocxlos RmerTma, Zamiko, Cemi muxa xar Cemi verxvie~.raRa Tqma unda meca makoca erTi Tu ori kargad ar vicimagram kocnaSi ido saunje aq megobroba rogorc safici.amasobaSi dawynarda zRvaca da navic dadga Tavis doneze,amoaqcia menavem wyali daRlilma, magram mainc Roneze.`davsvelebulvarT! ~ _ miTxra siciliT da mis grZel sicils avyevi meca,radgan masaviT mec dasvelebuls, samosTan erTad leqsebic mecva.~`kidev kargi, rom leqsebi xelT maqvs da erTi wveTic wyali ar cxia,ras izam kacis cxovreba mudam yovel nabijze mainc marcxia.madlobeli var axla RmerTisa napirisaken gviWiravs Tvali, xmeleTi, Zmao, mainc sxva aris erT-erT planetad Tan misaTvali.`davsvelebulvarT! _ vuTxari meca da mec amityda sicili amiT,Tumc Cemi guli menaves msgavsad ar moWarbebul iyo siamiT.`da maS, Zamiko, gadavrCiT Cvena da zRvis muqara aRara gverCis.~`o, ara, Zmao, am wuTis fasi Cven mets zRvis talRebs aRara SegvCris.gTxovT daimSvidoT Tqven guli ukve, navs vimorCilebT ai, xom xedav?Tavisuflebis SigniT muxruWebs Tavis xvedri aqvs mainc momxedav.Tavisuflebam Tavis warTmeviT ar unda hgios umarTaoba,Torem ra, Zmao, maSin gamomvlel ai, am gzaze raRa Taoba. am xnis kaci var, aseTi rame ar maxsovs amgvar, rom Semxvedrodes, eg pirvelia, albaT, Tan boloc Cemgan met Tqvenca arc ra gesmodes.~vxedav menave dawynarda roca da me odnavad momeSva guli,me vekiTxebi menaves mSvidad: ̀ sad varT adgili miTxariT sruli.~menavem miTxra: ̀ Tvalma gvityua da mis magier rom dagvesvena...magram gadavrCiT, rac mTavaria, mis salocavad agvidgams ena.aq am adgilze zRvas rion erTvis, ai daxede SesarTav zRvisa,rameTu Cemi navis Widili ram Tu deltad Tqmul gasalanZRvisa.~`da maS Cven axla SesarTavTan varT da eg wyalia axla rioni?naRdad Semicno me misi swori, maS vin ggoniaT galaktioni.xeli gadavyav navis kiCoze da wyals TiTebiT gavetylaSune,ra Tbili iyo eg mofereba, axlac siames mgvris misi hune.is meubneba: ̀ raRa jer aris eg gza ganvlili Tavis gzas ar Tvlis,maS, udidesi deda mdinare saqarTveloSi sad aris qarTvlis?~

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`udidesia da Tan mkvidria mis Tav-bolo da gaswvriv weli,igi Cems ezos naxevrad avsebs orive erTad varT maspinZeli.vin icis Cem wil wyali naSxefi am zRvaSi axla ramden wveTia,gamomiRia saxlis fanjarac, rom mis butbutSi Rame meTia.axla ki, Zmao, namdvilad, Zmao, naviT rionis talRebze vdgavar,misTvis damSvidda eg bednieri, Semicno mis Zvel megobars vgavar.~galaktionma kvlav xeli Cahyo, moealersa bavSviviT talRebs:`eg iyo Cveni sanaxaoba, Tan siyvaruliT gvmoZRvravda balRebs.Cven ki Sin guli, rogor dagvidges viyoT uZravad ar marjved Sina, roca qarTuli deda-mdinare dasavleTisken miiwevs wina.evropa Cveni sisxl-xorc kunTia, creml moiwminda, me ki ar vtiri _ magram amqveynad unda vicodeT, is aris Cveni orientiri.sxvadasxva qveynis xalxTa kultura adamianTa aris Jamier,Cven maTi ena unda gvesmodes da maT ki Cveni ̀ mravalJamier~.magram aqamde jer rom mivideT, unda gavwyvitoT jaWvi euli,mere iquxebs Tavisufleba egre nanatri da Rirseuli.~ambobda amas galaktioni patara bavSvi da bumberazi,wyalSi ki idga is navSi, magram mainc TvalebSi uCanda vazi.`menavem mkiTxa: ̀ maS mtkvari raa, Tavisi sigrZiT udidesia,isic xom qarTul miwas asvelebs, Tbilis-qalaqis mainc mwyemsia.`ki, rogor ara, Cemo menavev, sworad axseniT Tqven es misia,magram rionis naxevar Zmaa misi Tav-bolo sxva sasmisia.da isic miyvars, rogor ar miyvars, mtkvaric Cemi dRis maradisia,Tundac imitom, rom mraval omis TviTon momswrea mtkvari euli,masSi ramdeni mebrZolis sisxli aris CaRvrili da danTxeuli.didi mdinarec Tumc raa aqa, patara fSanic CemTvis didia,me yvela miyvars, is rac mkvidria, is rac Cvenia, is rac ridia.mokled rom giTxraT, me ase vfiqrob: ia-mtkvaria, vardi-rionida mec maTi mze amomavali, maTi mgosani galaktioni.axla CavurTav patara ambavs, ara iqneba TqvenTvis sawyeni, mere ganvagrZob menavis ambavs, ra vqna is aris navze namyeni.~`ki galaktion! ki galaktion!~ _ did siyvaruliT dasTanxmda deda,sauzme lamis gadagvaviwyda, cxraTvala mzemac Tan Semogvxeda.`ager ki gza-gza rom movdiodi, ucnob mdinares movadeq Cven-Webs,wvimis mdinares mohgavda igi, Zlivs asvelebda patara kenWebs.modioda da mis siwanwkares rbili saamo mohqonda xmaca,SevCerdi erTxans, vusmendi imas, mec momandoma leqsebis Tqmaca.vikiTxe: ̀ kaco, ra mdinarea? dedis xma rom aqvs iavnanuri?miTxres: ̀ rionis Senakadia misi saxeli gaxlavT banuri!~uyureT xalxis aq sibrZne sad sCans, sad gamosWvivis maTi Rirseba,albaT, ros xnavdnen, maT bans aZlevda eg mSvenieri drois Tviseba.da xalxmac masac banuri arqva, rogorc mraval sxvas Sesabamisad,

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Tan mec movyevi me maT siyvaruls, leqsica albaT gaCnda amisad.me da rionis am siaxlovem menave cota SeakrTo kidec, es mivxvdi maSin, im dros, rodesac mas daexata saxis siridec.netav raime xom ar vawyine, aba eg Cveni raRa ridoba,sazeimod gvaqvs Cven ukve saqme, radgan gulebSi gvidevs mSvidoba.vfiqrobdi CemTvis da gvian mivxvdi, ar momivida rom kargi Tqmuli,radgan rioniT vTqvi gadarCena, xolo menaves davwyvite guli.`ise, Tqvenc bevri gaswieT jafa, Tqveni simarjvec rom ara erTob, ver mivaRwevdiT, Zmao, am Sedegs, ar gveqneboda azri saerTo.Cven am trialSi zRvac ufro modga da eg Secnobac Tan goniT igo ubralod rom vTqvaT, Cvenac gavugeT mdinare-zRvamac kargad gagvigo.~Cemma am Tqmulma menave uceb gamoacocxla, Rimili mosdoda erTmaneTSi davbrundiT isev ganurCevelad viTarca dos-do.`maS, am mdinares rom SevyveT aRma, Cven Tqvens ezoSi SeviarT naviT,Tu ise Sor-Sor Tvals gadavavlebT da Cvens gulebsac davacxrobT amiT?~`diax, menavev, am madls Tu izamT, Cems maspinZlobas ganaxebT iqa,iq gamarjvebis da gadarCenis Cven erT sasmisad avwioT Wiqa.iq Cems ezoSi, iq Cems rionTan navi davabaT, did kaklis xesTan,romelsac fesveb zog wyalSi udgas, xolo zog kidev miwaze dRes Tan.rioni Cveni istoriaa, ramdenis mnaxvel, ramdenis momswre, kacobriobis dasawyisidan icis sad hqonda yovelgvar oms wre.yvela warsuli dRes mis gulSia, axla es mTebic amgvar rom yrud dgas, magram mdinare mainc sxva aris, is moZravia da suli udgas.bevri ram icis rionis talRam, magram raRa es Tqmuli ar Tqmuli,dRes ki rac misi saxsovaria, eg aris Cveni sityva qarTuli.diax, rionis madli es gaxlavT, rac ese ufro Tan natyob cnilirom evropaSi Cveni samSoblos raca gvaqvs sityva Tan gatyorcnili.ho, am zRvaSica geni qarTvlisa saxe patara da is sax dida,ena rom hqondes, am yvelaferTan is Cven bevr saTqmels fardas axdida.magram rac aris, ai eg aris, nu davayvedriT am Cvens cxovrebas,mis diad Svebas, mis diad nebas TviTon ufali emacxovreba.~is iyo vuTxar menaves Cemi met kidev saTqmel raRa mrCenoda, rom gamoiRo WinWiliT Rvino, romelic agre gadarCenoda...`eh, Rvino qarTvlis Tanmdevi madli, WeSmaritebis zoma da wona,windaxeduli yofilxar, Zmao da Cvenc gavmxdarvarT dRes misi mona.ai, am fiqrSi viyavi axla gasamxneveblad rom mesva cota,magram Cemive nafiqral azri kvlav gulSi damrCa uaqcentoda.madlobeli var, rom qarTvel kacSi isev da isev Rvivis marcvalida ar ikargvis, rac winaprebma mters ar anebes, Tan saZarcvali.madlobeli var, rom qarTvel kacSi sityva uSurvel gragna mTebiada viT qristians, Cemo menavev, goneba didad gagnaTebia.sxva raRa aris, miTxar, qarTveli Tu ar Rirseba misi mwvdenia,

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im siyvarulSi rac mogvaqvs dRes Cven xvalis SeZlebac raodenia.~vambobdi amas, Cveni menavec Tavis kanturiT xvdeboda Cems Tqmas,WinWila xelSi eWira savse, sxvas ras vetyodi miTxariT me mas.ase amnair Tavdaxuruli, rogorRa iyo netav WinWila, rom Rvinis wveTic ar daqceula da feric misi aqvs viT WinW-lila.vuTxar: ̀ rac aris, Zmao, qarTvelis gza da rac iyo igi aqamde,ar gvaqvs ufleba gens pativ ar vceT da aRmis nacvlad daRma davqandeT.aRmaSenebel xom ici, Zmao, Cveni didebis Saravandedi, mefe, romelmac Cvens saqarTvelos uCvena gza da mas misca bedi.amitom aris mis gvars sawyisad axlavs mas sityva mSvenier aRma,Torem ra sWirda bagrationsa rom gasuliyo amisTvis gaRma.xalxis Serqmeul dRes mis wodebas aqvs did Zala RvTis da erisada Secnobili sicocxlis gemo dRes misgan mqrolav ars haerisa.~meTanxmeboda menave xSirad : ̀ sworia Zmao! ~ _ ambobda agreise gamWriax da ise saTnod, TiTqos aeRo cixe-simagre.mere WinWila dabla eCvena aswia maRla cxvirwin as-ufro,am simaRleSi ido is guli ufro sastumro ufro sasufro.`Cven gadarCenas davlocav, Zmao, rion mgzavroba mivandoT sxva dros de, siyvarulma samSoblos Cvenma aq daevanos sicocxles samkvdros.iyos dRegrZeli mudam yovelTvis eg sadRegrZelo qarTvlis sarTveloda mis wiaRSi aRmocenebul, Zmao Zvirfaso, Tan saqarTvelo. me bodiSs gixdiT, Zmao Tavidan ver SegicaniT vinc poet-mefe,magram rac moxda am SecnobaSi, dRes ukve sisxli gviduRs momCqefe.ise Tqmulia, rom Wiri yovlis adamianebs sZens met simagresda WirSi egre ganawrTob gulsa veRarasodes veravin angrevs.me, rogorc mkiTxvels Tqvens Tayvanmcemels da Cemi sityviT Tqmulsa enaves,emaxsovrebiT mis sicocxleSi kidev erT qarTvels da erT menaves.Tqven gadRegrZelebT, Tqven idRegrZeleT qarTvlis imedad dRes galaktion, me vici isev Cven kvlav SevxvdebiT da gzas SevyvebiT Cven rion-roin.diax da diax, SexvedraSia xalxT siaxlove, rwmena Tvis tomTada is Rirseba eris winaSe, rac rom gvwadia urTierT mdgomTa.Sveba da Svela erTobaSia cal-calke, magram mainc erT mdomTa,radgan sikvdili Tavs gviaxloebs, magram xvedria is mainc mkvdomTa.ra vuyoT cota zRvam SegvaSfoTa, xifaTi ese ars yvelgan – mCenTamaS, alaverdi SenTan var, Zmao, bednier iyos gadanarCenTa.~menave SvebiT am sadRegrZelos ambobda da Tan svamda ylupobiT,radgan xandaxan Tqmul sadRegrZelo, albaT samze met uyo ubnobiT.me CamovarTvi sasmis Tamadas sam-sami Wiqis raRa versia,vuTxar: ̀ Zamiko, Cveni xvedria rom Cvens mindvrebSi icvlis fers-ia.mec vuerTdebi Tqvens sadRegrZelos dasamateblad Cemgan ra RvTis, msurs SemiZlia Tqmul ganvamtkico guliT CemiT da sul mnaTiTa.iyos dRegrZeli am miwis madli, romlis xvaSiad gars gvegarseba,

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da, ra Tqma unda, wyalsac Tavisi Cvens sicocxleSi Seaqvs arseba.`amin, dRegrZeli! _ miTxra menavem _ misi dasturi Cemi sityvisa,amiT damTavrda Cveni Sexvedra Cemi menavec mets ver ityvisa.~`sizmris Tu gjeraT?~ _ hkiTxa mas dedam _ am SekiTxvaSi did ido sibZne, dedas Sevatyve uxerxuloba an iqneb es me ubralod vigrZne.`zogic mjera da zogic ar mjera! _ galaktionma wvers isva xeli,Tan Tqmuls sicilic amoayola da TavisTavis kidev saxeli._`winaswar man rom raime gvamcnos, amis dasturad ver gamovdgebi,magram arc kidev Jini mklavs imis, rom azrebi maqvs zog amomgdebi.zog-zog emTxveva Cvens gulis nadebs da zog-zogica raRa mwer-ina,SarSan ki am dros, Tavs geficebiT, sizmarma leqsi damawerina.vwerdi sizmarSi, ise viT cxadSi, imden Zlierad, rom veRar vdumdi,cxovel interes gaRviZebulma, unamdvilobas ZlivsRa davrwmundi.magram umalve xel fanqars vtace, Wraqi avanTe, qaRaldic vnaxeda is, sizmarma rac mikarnaxa, me aRvadgine pirvandel saxed.~`es mokarnaxe vin iyo, Zmao? _ kvlav CaeZia deda mis Tqmulsa.`angelozebi, Cemo daiko, sxva meti vinRa gaxsnida gulsa.o, ase iyo imasTan esec rac mravalTagan maxsovs es erTi,albaT, imitom rom dRisiT mzisiT bevrs vmuSaobdi da bevrsac vwerdi.~dedas amaze ar uTqvams rame, poetis sityvebs Cawvda sruliad,Tan uxaroda TavisianTan rom stumarica iyo gul-Ria.cota Calukma galaktionma mWadi Tavisi Wyinti yveliTa,kmayofil iyo is am SexvedriT aq am rionis mindor-veliTa.me mivawode WinWila poets, erTic me CemTvis vitove xelSi,gamiwyra deda: ̀ Sen ar dalio, Svilo, gagtexavs Sen igi welSi.~galaktionma TvalebiT farTod CaiRimila cmacuniT tuCis,alali sCanda sruliad igi, TvalT gamoxedva ar hqonda urCis.`ara, ar dalevs es dedis ridiT da ra Tqma unda poetis xaTriT, ar CagveTvleba Cven vaJkacobad kaci da bavSvi Tu erTad davTvriT.magram alaverds, Svilo, SenTan var momiWaxune sasmiss sasmisi,dasabamidan mogvdgams eg wesi, saukuneeb raRa as-misi.magram Tamada Sen unda iyo, ityvi da mosvam ityvi da mosvam,Cven meriqife aRar gvWirdeba, aq meriqifed ukve Cven dros vsvamT.magram Tamada Sen unda iyo, Cem am Sexvedris xar amkinZveli,meore kidev, me stumari var da amave dros Sen maspinZeli.maspinZeli xar, Tanac rogori, Sen unda iyo aw xval dRegrZeli,ToxSi Semcvleli raRaa marto mamas Tamadac unda Semcvleli.zustad iseve es rogorc poets, zustad iseve es rogorc mxatvars,zustad iseve, rogorc dRe-Rames zustad iseve, viT natvra-natvras.maspinZeli xar, gekuTvnis, Svilo, magram bavSvisTvis Rvino-SerTobiTrogorc wamali, ar rogorc Rvino, erTi SexedviT vzivarT verTobiT.dedas siurCe moedo xvedris: ̀ kargi vnaxeo wuxel sizmari:

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`Tqven TqviT poeto, mefe-poeto bavSvs sadRegrZelo raRa mis dari.~mxolod erTi sTqvas da meti ara im erT TqmaSia iqneba Zalaar mimaCnia arc me gmirobad bavSvisgan is Tu ar daicala.Tqveni sofeli axla varcixe Tavis siZveles ikvexnis kidec,`rodon~- vardio ̀ polis~-qalaqi ̀ rodopolisi~ vardcixed mzide.es saxeli rom berZnuli aris, qristian dgmis da qristian Tqmisada amitomac warsuli Cveni naCuqaria mbrZaneblad RvTisa.ai, aqedan mosCans kidevac mis nangrevebSi rac cis daria,vinc am siZveles dRes pativs ar scems, aseTi kaci misTvis mkvdaria.eg Cemi guliT naTqvami sityva WeSmaritebis vard da ia-ris,ramden vaJkacis mis beber lodebs sisxli acxia ramden iaris.ena rom hqondes, ramdens ityoda, ver daitevda wigni verc asi, amitom aris DdRes rom es qvebi Tavisi mrwamsiT aris Zvirfasi.unda gviyvardes, Svilo, siZvele sul am sityvis var mTqmeli, Zamiko,me poeturad vambob am sityvas, Senc poeturad unda gamigo.alaverdi var aba, Zamiko... mec Tan siyvaruls davyvebi gzaze, Cveuleba maqvs ufros da umcros yvelas Zamikos veZaxi ase.~`maS, gaumarjos! maS, gaumarjos! mefe-poeto xvedrs im miwisas,romeli miwac aw da maradis Tavis Rirsebis safuZvels icavs.~`ase, Zamiko, ase, Zamiko, Sen Semogevlos poetis Tavi,Tu ar dRes Sengan sityva keTili met Sesaxvedrad ra ufro avi.~`es gaumarjos am deda-miwas romelic gvzrdis da gvpatronobs kidecmadli RvTis nebas rom agre wesi Semonaxuli dRes aqvs sirides.es gaumarjos im deda-miwas kval umCnevia sadac dRes SoTasda molodiniT is gazafxulze maisis vardTan sunTqavs da SfoTavs.es gaumarjos im qarTvlis dedas, vinc iyo aris da unda iyos _vinc eris sindiss arsad gayidis magram mis tkivils Tanabar iyofs.es gaumarjos Cvens adaT-wesebs Cvens tradiciebs gulebs rom gvcxiadeda rom dedobs mama rom mamobs da qarTvlis asul egre morcxvia.yvela poetis leqsebSi JRerdes xmis harmonia mSvidoba yvelasdeda-miwaze myudro cxovreba yoveldRiurad rom iTxovs Svelas.es gaumarjos im mefe-poets, romlis xmauriT gminavs rioni, romlis saxelic gvaris gareSe JRers mxolod rogorc galaktioni.es gaumarjos im deda-miwas, sadac fexSiSvel cvrian balaxzedadis poeti da uxaria yvela dRe wina gancdil-nanaxze.~`Sen gagimarjos, Zamiko, RmerTma Cemi saTqmelic Sen Tqvi Zlierad,mefe-poeti pirveli me var, meore _ Sen xar, gatyob ierad,Cveni SeZleba eg aris sityva, sityva xalxis da sityva miwisa, deda-enaSi rom rwmena gvidevs, deda-enamac is gza icisa.deda-enaa dRes Cveni kredo da sul rom ase iqneba vici,vercerTi kaci ityvis mis enas, gvarze Tu ar xtis arasdros kvici.me venacvale dRes mis didebas, vinc Cvens miwaze axara vazi,

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vazi qarTveli kacis Rirseba da aRmarTuli viT kldeze qvazi.vazi sicocxlis eleqsiria, vazSi didi devs siTbo gulisa,rame Tu grZnoba Seuval zogjer bedic unebur dadagulisa.gvwvavdnen, gvnacravdnen im sicocxlisTvis, romelic uxvad gvarguna RmerTma,magram qarTvel kacs arasdros uTqvams: beds davmorCildeT raRa eg erTma.piriqiT, maT gons, maT SemarTebas ufro simtkice hmatebda Zalasda am ZalaSi ido is grZnoba, romeli grZnobac xravs Tavis qalas.ufro mets getyviT: Tu am Cems gulSi isev devs guli da gulis guliisea vazic Tavis SecnobiT mimoxlarTul da erTurTs mibmuli.kurTxeul aris fesv misi ese nayof-namyof da unayofodacqarTvel kacs igi mudam mxneobda da uremzedac hqonda kofodac.WeSmariteba is aris, dao rac guli aris kacis da qalis, WeSmariteba _ Rirseba gaxlavT udaod magram gadaxda valis.me vazs miviCnev sikeTis wyarod ki maTamaSebs magram var frTxili,Rvinis dros igi Rvinoa mxolod, magram xilis dros is aris xili.Cems yvela leqsSi vazis saxea gaSotili da gaswrafebuli,rac-ris simbolo yurZeni gaxlavT, Rvinod qceuli damaWrebuli.aba, miTxariT is viT ar vaqo, romlis qebasac guli ar miSlisda ager gulis salxenad RmerTo amav droulad sufras gamiSlis.gamRerebs kaco leqss gaTqmevinebs gagaamayebs gagaerTgulebsSegaZeninebs imden megobars da maT siyvaruls gulSi Cagidebs.sazom-sawyao mis smasac mosdevs ram Tu uzomo qeif-aulimisi sazomi mkacria magram amav dros misi dResaswauli.Cven lxini viciT Tavisdrouli rame Tu misi maameobarogorc yvela dRes aqvs Tavis wesi da yvela Rames Tavis meoba.uerTmaneTod ar SegviZlia dao arsoba an ai yofnaCven maSin vcxovrobT, roca erTad varT da erTi lukma cxrad gaiyofa.~Tqva Tu ar ese galaktionma Rvinis gasinjva jer gemo wrupviTis ar imCnevda magram cremlebi Camosdioda mas Rapa-RupiT.`kargi Rvinoa RmerTmani Cvens Tavs naturaluri yurZnis wveniarame Tu ese sicocxlis tkbilis nugeS-alersad misawvenia.colikauris gemos miCvenebs da cotac cicqis dahkravs ariomatda meubneba gagviandeba: Sen galaktion adeq Cqaro – maT.amis damwuravs RmerTo maRalo ar mouSalo janis matebaradgan is mas qmnis rac SesaZlebels erT i aTasjer aRemateba.ise me viT leqss is Rvinos marcvals is bars da kidev is-is musikasyvelaferia saWiro Svilo, Tu raimes rCeb am fusfusikas.~ualersebda sasmiss poeti xelis faTuriT da ar mis gamorom mas saerTod Rvino swyuroda amnairadve igi saamo.`yvela xils Soris vazs vaqeb magram eg rodi niSnavs wyals rom yvavi levsda meSinia Tan ar awyinos tyemlis yvavilebs, atmis yvavilebs.yvelas Tavis dRe arguna bedma ise rogorc Cven adamianebs

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da mec ar vmalav Zvirfaso dao mas rasac vfiqrob is maxmianebs.Cveni SeZleba raRa eg oden xvavriel dReTa umartaobaaris awmyo da masSi mermisi TaobaT Soris isev Taoba.axalgazrdoba _ dRe aris xvalis axalgazrdoba mnaTia yovlisda mec eg miyvars da es mamRerebs rom leqsSi mivlis grZnobebi movlis.deda fiqrebSi CaerTo isev met raRa dardi _mediakvnesdasaTqmel imnair edga enaze Tan uTqmelobiT SfoTda da kvnesda.galaktionma amCnia dedas mousvenroba TavisiT es-dauTxra: ̀ daiko gul Segicvlia weRan eg Rimil Seni sxvas Tesda.ufro wkriala xma gqondaT ganmrCev da yvela sityva kaJiviT kvesdanu damimalav Tu ram gsurs mkiTxo mag Seni xeli gvirilas sresda.~`ho marTali xarT, xalxis mgosano, guls CamrCa colze cremli gdiodaTmiTxariT amis mizezi raa feric misnair gedod iodad.win saubarSi ar TqviT gulaxdil colze Tqmul sityva bages SegaSraT,viuxerxule mec maSin kiTxva magram Sin kiTxva minda eg maS rad?~`swors ambobT dao SegimCneviaT rom is ara vTqvi rac undav meTqvamiWirda Tqmoba im warsulisa ocdaCvidmetSi rac meca mexT-qva.simarTle ar vTqvi Cemi ololo im Sav-bnel dReebs gadahyva da-rais TavisTavsa moukvda magram is CemSi cocxlobs da ar momkvdara.~`Tqveni meuRlec aRar daindes?!~ _ deda naTqvamiT CamoiTenTagaSra masac fer daedo mkvdrisa... Zal moikriba isev gaTenda.`da poet-mefis coli daxvrites da mivaweroT Tanac es rolebs?rogor davjerde miTxari Zmao mgosnis cols maSin tyvia esroles?kaci romelic samSoblos umRers da misi aris Tan gulis feTqvawaarTves is vinc mas mxarSi edga rom poet-mefes kvlav bevri eTqva!~`ra giTxra dao ra mniSvneli aqvs aq-daxvrites Tu aq-ar daxvriteserTi ar aris Tu mas cimbirSi TofiT uxSoben mas enis klites...Sin mivedi da kar Ria damxvda vifiqre albaT Cems olRas darCara vuyoT iqneb siurprizs miwyobs me raRa misTvis sakabe farCa.Sin Sevedi da raRa Cem grZnoba an raRa meti guls samizezo,ar momewona arca saxl-kari arc kidev saxlTan patara ezo.Zaxils vuxSire xmas avuwie boRma momawva agresiuli:`xom ar gamSorda netav meuRle maS raRa yovel ag resi uli.Tumc ganSorebis raRa versia tkbilad davSordiT erTmaneTs diliTnuTu yvelafer damTavrda agre Taflovan kocniT da xeliT-wvdiliT.weril veZie ase Tu ise gadmovangrie dgam-skam xeSeSaTqvenc ar momikvdeT arsad arafer Semomemata oxvra da xvneSa.skamze Camovjeq Tan retdasxmuli da cremlic Tan rad av ena arc-xera unda meqna frTebSesxmul kaci moulodnelad Zirs davenarcxe.rogorRac iyo sisxlian avdeq... mxrebs momexvia mezoblis qalixmas ver iRebda magram cremlebiT sul savse hqonda orive Tvali.ver rame vkiTxe me ubedurma radgan TviT iyo is cocxal-mkvdari:

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`olRa Svilosa daapatimres borkil daades xelebze myari.~Tavzar dameca kvlav xelmeored Zirs davenarcxe viT toti xisamet araferi ar maxsovs dao mTac TiTqos mkerdze medo lixisa.cxviri damikravs kvlav iatakze da momdioda kvlav sisxl xev-Rvari`ox RmerTo Cemo, raRa Cemi dRe me is wamarTves visac Sevxari.~`nu geSinia! _ mamSvidebs moxuc _ dagkiTxavTo da gamogiSvebTo~eubnebodnen muStis moReriT iqeT cimbirSi ki ar giSvebTo.~`im wuTSi mivxvdi vis gamomSvebni ra gamomSvebni bedkrul naSvebnivinc ki amgvarad Tan waiyvanes arvis unaxavs maTni saxeni.vuTxar: ̀ ra hqonda Cems cols dasakiTx?~ _ uxeSad magram moxucs SevZaxera Soris iyo moxuci qali Cemive Tqmuli gulSive vZraxe.sisxl SevaCere rogorac iyo pir ar damibans ra mebanebagul mkerds ar midgas urCi mzakvari da iqeT gareT mimeqaneba.vuTxar: ̀ moxuco wvrilad miambe rogorc risi xar mnaxveli am drosviT rogor Sexvda upatiJ stumrebs Cemi ololo Rrubels saavdros?~`vxedavdi Svilo WuWrutanidan olia skamze ijda tirodamarcxena xeliT cremlebs iwmendda marjvena edo uZravad _ krToda.mere Tav dado magidis Zgides tramvian xelze man sacodavadTqva: ̀ galaktion mova sadaca da gamogyvebiT mere mec Tavad.~`dro ar iTmenso adeqi Cqara!~ _ eg Rrena iyo rame Tu ZaRlisda rom ar adga xel staces uceb qal wamoagdes madli ris daRlis!`borkili xelze!~ _ brZana erT-erTma _ brZanebas mohyva borkilis xmaca.`met borkil Cemze raRa es RmerTo ... calxela qalze raRa ra _raca.~Tav-qudmoglejil gavvardi gareT sad mivdiodi arc ki vicodinakverCxaliviT Rvioda guli kaci viyav da SeSad viwvodi.vis aRar vkiTxe vis aRar vTxove Cemi amnair Tavis ambavimxrebs iCeCavdnene ram Tu isinic vinc am saqmeze iyo nambavi.ra unda meqna iq davrCi RamiT vfiqrobdi:`cols Cirq ra unda cxon-da:`aq aRar aris gadaiyvanes!~ _ yvelas eg pasux enaze hqonda.`qals borkilebi xelze daades da es ikadres qarTvlis kacebma?~ _gaocda deda SiSma Seipyro _ nuTu qristianT agre dacema?~`ras izam faqti jiuti aris vrcelia dao momavlis kredomaSin rodesac Cems ololikos marjvena xelze borkili edo.muSaobisas erTxel moskovSi marjvena xeli daudamblavda mokveTa uTxres: arafriT ar qna rogorc SeeZlo ise malavda.da RerTo Cemo, amgvar invalids modian borkils adeben xelzeTan ecotavaT eg maSin im dros da ufro met dids fiqroben Znelze.paralizebul mis marjvena xels xmarobda magram mTlad ver gabedviTamis Sesaxeb mkiTxavda xSirad Taviseburi sazrian xedviT:`romels mirCevdi galuka miTxar Tu Cems amnair gqondes simSvideTu Sin fusfusiT orive xeliT weris dros xan-xan xelsa giSlide?~ _sabralos gulSi RrRnida es travma da gulCaTxrobil minaxavs mraval

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raRa Tqma unda am dros nugeSi misi gzis iyo Tvinier saval.`vetyodi olRa Cemo Zvirfaso nu Seimtkivneb magier mkerd-gulsxom kargad ici rogorc miyvarxar rac Semogfice siyvarul erTguls.Cvens trfobas eg dro Cirqs ver moacxebs umwikvlo aris Cveni grZnobebiSen da leqsi xarT Cemi megzuri Tan momavlisTvis mtkice wrTobebi.ise ki mijobs Seni marjveniT xan mamSvidebde xan xels miSlidemivatovebdi Tavs droiT leqsebs ar moiwyenda Tan eg simSvide.magram pirmzeo gul gavitexoT amis ufleba ara gvaqvs CvenaCven misTvis gvqvia col-qmari axla rom vumsubuqoT erTmaneTs wyena.wyenis dro ar gvaqvs da eg gulebi arc kidev unda vuSvaT iqamdewin momavali radgan sCans modis ar unda mivyveT mas ganqiqvamde.dro mogvaSorebs misve dgmul uRels amoZravebda goni xalxisaTavisufleba mova nanatri ra vqnaT samosi gvxuravs Talxisa.ara Zvirfaso Cvens siyvarulSi iotis oden ar aris bzaripiriqiT Zala siyvaruls gvimtkicebs rom mis wiaRSi wkrialebs zari.olRa Zvirfaso guls nu gaitex da am Cems gulsac nu miscem sababsTorem dards da SiSs didi Tvali aqvs Tan gagicricavs cremlic mag kabas.veubnebodi me ase xSirad da vukiTxavdi leqsebsac am drosda ra vicodi win mimavali ukan mivdevdi sicocxles samkvdros.ise ki erTxel amnair mkiTxa:` me metad giyvarvar an Tu eg leqsi?~ _friad RimiliT SekiTxva iyo Sig ar eria misxalic gesli.vuTxar: ̀ jer Sena xar da mere leqsi uerTmaneTod albaT arc erTime Seni trfoba rom ara mqondes Sens Tavs vficavar verc erTs davwerdi...eg agre iyo dao Zvirfaso arc vamateb da arc vakleb ramesmoxuc qals amas ar vujerebdi eg sxvebmac miTxres Sor-Sor im Rames.iq gavaTene is Rame maSin erTi sul mqonda misi naxvisaim dRiTac mTel dRes veyude iqa cremlTan erT mqonda sunic xaxvisa.fexaTreuli davbrundi Sina da damaxvedres me ambav axal`matarebelSi arian yvela gagiJebulman svets Tavi vaxal.rogorc Tofidan vardeba tyvia ise gavvardi saxlidan iqaisedac mSier-mwyurvalsa rbeniT mxrebze Rrubeli Camomezniqa.mivel ras vxedav ireva xalxi aris tirili zecamde mwvdomimiwa cremlebiT isea sveli raRa wvima da wvimaSi mdgomi.aq-aRara sCans deda-Sviloba aq-aRara sCans xma megobrobismxolod qviTini ayruebs ares da sapyrobilec gamxdara bWobis.vuar vagons da viZaxi:`olRa!~ vuar vagons da viZaxi ̀ olRa!~Tqvenc ar momikvdeT xmas arvin ar mcems wonac davikel or-sam dRis moRma.bolos rodesac gadamwyda Cemi dagmanul RriWos WuWrutanidanraRac nacnob xma yurebze momxvda meca mivvardi misive mxridan.`aq var galuka! aq var galuka!~ _ xma CaxleCili vican oliasmisi danaxva momwyurda ise rame Tu kocna mzisgan brol-ias.Tqvenc ar momikvdeT risi danaxva ris siaxlove misi landisa

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vinRa mimiSva Cems sicocxlemde arnair Txovna arsad flandisa.am sisastikes mxec ar Caidens rac cols da mere mec ra makadresgasces brZaneba: ̀ dagvtoveT yvelam Torem gavisvriT tyvias saavdres.~Tqven Tu ggoniaT ar iqmdnen amas da daixevdnen ukan amaze,aq-aRar iyo eris sindisi arc saqarTvelos sxva silamaze.aq mxolod cremli cvioda uwyav aq mxolod xmebis iyo aria, ganukiTxavi Jami yoveli aq moyriliyo viT sizmaria.aq arvin arvis xvdeboda kocniT da Rimilians aq vis naxavdiT, Tu maT ar CavTvliT Wkuaze SemcdarT an maT saqciels viT asaxavdiT!sxva raARa gveqna movSordiT vagons me Soriaxlo buCqs movefarevicodi RamiT dasZravdnen vagons amisTvis Tvlemda aq aremare.da asec moxda rogorc SeRamda axriwianda borblebi rkinisCemsaviT maluln gamoCndnen sxvebic ris azrovneba aseT dros tvinis.yvela eZaxda Tav-Tavis gulmwyvets da mec vtirodi: naxvamdis olRa!ar vici es Tu esmodaT tusaRT aRarsad sCanda: Cem vard da brolRa.~`ki magram Zmao eg risTvis yovel?~ _ dainteresda kvlav isev dedacremlebs Tvalebze ver iSorebda da cxvirsaxocSi naRvlian xvevda.`mere viRacam iyvira: kmara! xalxo raoden ver SegvityviaSesaZlo aris Cvenc ar dagvindon da dagviSDinon Signidan tyvia.yvelafer iyo mosalodneli ram Tu momxdari ras gulisxmobdaan vagonisTvis sanam gvesdia magram xom iciT guls-gul ver Tmobda.~`kavSiri ram xom ara hqonia colis daWeras am Tqvens leqsebTan?~`ras ambob dao araviTari dRes eg mizezi TviTon meZebs Tan.ocdaTeqvsmetSi jildo rame Tu ordens mabneven mkerdze gvariansmxolod da mxolod rogorc me poets da gvirgvinosans dafniT ar-ians.vfrTxilobdi dao rogorc SemeZlo mivCerebodi rac-ra xdebodakoreqtors sadme marcval SeSloda mwerals amisTvis tyvia xvdeboda.magram xom ici zedmet sifrTxiles zogjer zedmeti Secdoma mosdevsumankoebis raRa RvTis madli Tvis droul mavan Tu Sesamosdes...mxolod Zmis gamo Cemo daiko romelic im dros cnobili iyogulSi Caides rogorc mis geni da SeuTiTxnes viT zRapar-iyo.sinamdvileSi arc olias Zma ar iyo xvedriT uWkuo kaci _amitom misi Wkua SeSurdaT da moigones sasjeli mkacri.araviTari geni arc gvari araviTari Ruza da gemiityodnen xelad ukravdnen nabads Tan gaiyoles ocnebac Cemi.ra vqna Tavs zemoT ar aris Zala brZenTa Tqmulia amav dros mdenida me poetmac eg wlis sazRaur maSin amnair me SevigrZeni.cxvrs gareT dao veravin hyofda SiSis zafraSi Zrwoda mdgar-suliyvela wyevlida Tavis gaCenas ris momavali hklavda warsuli.me iqac gaxldiT sadac vagoni bolo vagonze idga carielrame Tu igi didi ruseTi Tavis sididiT da ukacriel.`naxeT meuRle?~ _ kvlav SfoTiT dedam cremlian hkiTxa galaktionsa.

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`ara daiko! romeli naxva uZrav vagoni ra miT sionsa.xom vTqvi wina wels dasturad raRa mkerds mimabnies gareT ordenimagram rad ginda Signidan dao guli amomWres misi odeni.olRas me dRemde veli da veli es molodini ara mTavrdebaase mgonia ityvis sulmnaTi davagviane: gamijavrdeba.ase mgonia quTaisSia... orSabaTs _ ara, samSabaTs _ ara,oTxSabaTs _ ara, xuTSabaTs _ ara, paraskevs _ ara, SabaTsac _ ra-ra.Semomelia lodinSi dReni kvira dReebic darCa ololodTu vcocxlob axla vcocxlob imediT da es imedi leqsia mxolod.leqsiT suldgmulobs es Cemi guli Tu Sig rac oden sisxli mCqefareigia Cemi ololos suli da Tan cxovrebis Cemi mefare.cota nasvami Tu viqen mainc mis creml napkurebs Tavs davdeb – nebagaTenebamde mis cremlze mZinavs da ra Znelia eg gaTeneba.saunje gaxlavT olRas cremln nawveTn reliqviaa is CemTvis dResa,SemaerTia is Cems leqsebTan da misken RmerTo TviT miaqvs mzesa.mainc pirs viban, mainc vsaubrob mainc leqsisken gamirbis xeligameRimeba xandaxan zogjer magram eg Rimil ar aris wrfeli.~`da galaktion Tqveni meuRle represiebis msxverpl xda sawyali? _zeze wamoxta boRmisgan deda _ ̀ maS Seuries Tav Zmarsa wyali ?~`diax daiko! diax daiko! da diax kidev kideca SvilowamarTves is vinc CemT Tavs merCivna Tan masTan saqme saSviliSvilo.`mas poet-mefis cols cil daswames viT Seizleba amis atana!~`asea dao roca xorcmetad gamoereva modgmas satana.erT qarTvel kacis imedi mqonda, magram rad ginda saTavdebodaTurme yoveli ese saqmeni iq iwyeboda, iq mTavrdeboda.esec ar vici namdvil saflavi aq imyofeba an Tu sxva mxares,mis saflavs vinme rom manaxebdes mTel Cems cxovrebas mivcem gamxares. Tumc me ubedurs ra gamCnia siRaribisgan ver mixsnis Tavies im dros roca dRe da Ram weriT lamis Camomdna tvini da mklavi.im RamiT roca vagons vedevne da rac SemeZlo vdie Tan cer-daamboben rom is matarebeli sadgurebs Soris darCa-gaCerda.amboben: tyeebs stresi moedoT rkinis gisoseb kbilniT kvnitesomatarebeli gadaxsnes or-sam: zog_datoves da aq daxvriteso.~`dedao RvTisav! _ Tqva dedam locviT _ ukeTurT modgma aSore ersada is rac moxda gvakmare yovlis nu Segvaxvedreb Sinaur mtersa.gaxsen goneba yoveli kacis miec unari xedvis da Wvretisis rac amnair gvqonia dReni ar vyofiliyoT Semswreni metis.~`gmadlob daiko rom agre xedviT gangiWvretiaT goni xvalisacnobiereba eg Tu davkargeT maSin raRa dRen momavalisa!cxra ded-mamiSviln gaxldaT olia: ori da hyavda da Zma ki eqvsi,me _ mivemate mas rogorc qmari da amave dros Tan kidev leqsi.me quTaisSi gavican isa da Segviyvarda Cven erTmaneTi

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magram mSoblebi ar gvrTavdnen nebas sxva iyo maTi win gza mwvaneTi.xom ici mainc madlmosil trfobas didi aqvs Zala RvTiuri gzisada miT umetes Tu igi wyvilad erTimeoris gulSi Tan zisa.trfobam ki bolos mainc Tavis hqna Cven davqorwindiT gavxdiT col-qmariTan davyvebodiT ki ara marTla Cven dagvyveboda piriqiT qari.~`Znel gasaWiri gxvedriaT Zmao meti uares raRa ris iTqmisazri gamomaqvs Cemive goniT Tqvenc sikvdilamde misulxarT TiTqmis.~`asea dao eg Cemi xvedri met ukidures bed raRa kacisTan Sepyrobil var amasTan erTad mgosnis saunjed iTvleba rac-is.mimixvdiT albaT rom leqss vgulisxmob da is gulSi maqvs meuRlis nebiTmagram ar imden rogorc es maSin im siyvaruliT da gemovnebiT.dros davabralo Tu Tavs ar vici Cemi amnair bedis TamaSimTeli warsuli gadahyva dReebs da momavalic Tan sdevs amaSi.cot-cota naRvels Rvino miqarvebs ros davlev isev xasiaT mwyobimagram rad ginda cremls madens imdens fexisac xan-xan meSleba mwyobri.cremli ki nugeS cxovrebis gaxlavT isic iseve uCvenebs saxesrame Tu mina kdemamosili Tavis ieriT marqmevs mis saxels.ara da dao wlebis aria miedineba karnax-nanaxiTar enaRvleba im wlebs eg dardi rac gagvivlia odes xana-xiT.mkacr ideebis cnobis unari gadaqceul Tvlis TviTon sagan-aTsamitom axlac zogjer sibriyviT gamosacdelad migebs kakanaTs.gulgatexili davdivar misTvis gul rom vamrTelo droebis saxliTmiTxar raRaa meti cxovreba Sesadareblad ZvelTan eg axliT.Tavisufleba gvwyuria dao magram Sors aris am sityvis arsiise ki eri mivaRwevT amas da eg aris mgoni me ki dRes farsi.istoriuli cvlilebis xibli Tavis droebiT Wams sisadaves,amitom aris eg dRe sawyisad xvedrs ganurCevlad rom gvisadagebs.simboluria _ azri cxovrebis rom gaCenis dRe aris RvTis nebada masTan erTad Tan Wkua gonic erTnair mwed rom miedineba.raRa ra-risa samdurav visa Tu ar esoden natvra gulisaCemi pirveli leqsis siame aris im pirvel siyvarulisa.ar minda guli gatexil mqondes maSin eg leqsic dao es visaraRa Tqma unda yovel marcvalSi aris niadag SoTas fesvisa.kaci-kaciTa Robe-qacviTa drom eg andaza verc ki gacviTaarada iTxovs drois Tavdgmuri mis gauxdelad mec CamacviTa.ramden mets vdaob sakuTar TavTan imden met aris pirukv davebaTu sicocxleSi Rimils natrulob mkvdars mere raRa meukvdaveba.xandaxan fiqri mabrmavebs ise rom aRar uCans mas Zir da fskerida maimedebs rom gvian cxveba raRa Tqma unda Tan oblis kveri.amasobaSi ki eg dro midis fafaraSlil da naxedni zogicxenebis rema daSorda remas aRarc irmebis aRar sCans jogi.magram radganac uimedoba dards ver momixsnis naRvlians agre

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amitom mec iq vdgavar dReisTvis sadac dgas qarTvlis yvela simagre.trfoba-gulisa did pativia siyvaruls sxivi nebier Svenismagram Tu xangrZliv mas ver moixmar igia maSin ubralo qSenis.da isev vambob viZaxi vyviri, xalxs gaumarjos da mis ofl-siosdRes saqarTvelos ki ara dao mSvidoba unda Tan mTel msoflios.Zilis win dao sizmars vnaxulob albaT rom vambob gagikvirdebatyuili giTxra Cemi miwisas aba me dao raSi mWirdeba? _me TviTon dro var rogorc poeti da rogorc am dRis mematianeme – ase mwams da me – ase mjera modi dRes axla Sematriale.Tav dauzogav drois marxili saukunis gziT mirbis mimafrenskacs megobari sWirdeba misTvis rom man gauZlos drois simZafres.mere sad aris eg megobari davkarge rogorc kargaven sxvebisakuTar TavTan bodiSebs vixdi radgan vinc vin ars maTTan me_vrcxvebi.xandaxan diliT sarkmelTan mival avibuzebi rogorc beRuravesaubrebi daorTqlil minebs poeti-mefe Tvistom ReRura.minda ar minda gamvlel-gamomvlels ar SemiZlia ar vuTxra or-emamaSi vxedav WeSmaritebas met ra ukeTes miTxari Torem...patiosani kacis saxeli RmerTma nu qnas da moiSTos qveynadan qarTvel qalis sindis-namusi drom gadaylapos sasircxvo kvexnad.patara qveynis Svilebi gvqvian ar gvaqvs qveyana ukideganoda Tu amasac veRar mivxedeT raRa eg leqsi maS saTayvano.me simaRle msurs, simaRle miyvars, arc ris saZraxis ar vmalav amas,simaRleSia sicxade formis da mec poeti Sevicnob Tan mas.grZnobaT siuxve aSkara nebis leqsad wveulsa kvlav wvima Rlisamagram eg daRla me miyvars misi radgan masSia dro simaRlisa.dro TavisTavad RvTis neba gaxlavT romel droSiac wlebia TviTonrame Tu Zala raRa is Sveba warsul momavliT rom gamiqviTon.Cvens simaRle didia tvirTi sivrce zecamde tolia im cissadac sicocxles viwyebT Tavidan da sul bolomde misi gza gvicdis,Cveni samSoblo saqarTveloa xom kargad gesmiT am sityvis fasiqveyana bevri arsebobs magram amnair kargi ar aris msgavsi.imitom Svilo imitom Ziro rom Cven eg miwa gvesamSoblebaswored masSia is didi Zala romelic erT dros Seqmnes mSoblebma.ros sityvas vambobT samSoblo ese am erT sityvaSi devs sami madlikargi iqneba am Tqmas wyaros Tqmuls Tu daixsomeb da damimadli.samSoblo aris erT mTlian TqmaSi rom masSi xalxma Catios nebada maT survilSi idos sicxade mxolod da mxolod patiosneba.uxalxod aba raRa eg miwa raRa es wyaro modarionida an me kidev rogorc poeti da an Sen kidev nodarioni.dRes xalxi aris am miwis msveni dRes xalxi aris am enis mTqmeli,vinc unda iyos eg sulerTia Cven-Cvensas vambobT maT sxva hyavT mcvleli.udedamiwod verc xalxi gasZlebs wyalis gareSec ara Rirs yofna

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eg cecxlic misi atributia rogorc Wama-sma da SromiT fofna.o, erTi sityviT yvelafer Cenas dahyva Tavidan sazrian goniaba midi da mohkiTxe rions sad ufro uyvars Tavisi foni.gaCenaSia sicocxlis fasi Tundac da Tundac Tundac frTosnuradda ramdens elis mosavlels kidev Cveni eg miwa rom vTqvaT mgosnurad.leqsis sicxade met raRa Tqmuli Tu ar samSoblo Sig fesviT dgmuligulSi sisxli gvaqvs ki marTalia magram samSoblo TviT aris guli.Cven Cveni rwmena gvamaRlebs odiT qristes mieri gza gvinTis mitomrom ar wavbilwoT dro Tvinieri... drom TviT drom hpovos samiamitom.Cvens guls amindi ver unda cvlides ise ki ara Sign nasangr iyosWiri da lxini odiTgan mogvdgams magram arasdros ar unda gvriyos.xedavT? rogor sdums dRes aremare guSindel qariT daRlila xenifiqrebs davdevar miminosaviT ar iqna jer maT ver davexseni.Cven axla rac varT da rasac vambobT Cven xvalisatvis viqnebiR sxvanividre dResa varT asakiT sworni Tan sityveb rom gvdis gulmosafxani.erTi ki aris unda gvaxsovdes: Cven vin varT da Cven winaprad vis vTvliTeris simravle gvWirdeba raRa rom Cvens saTvalavs TiTebze viTvliT.Cven saqarTvelos mteri mravali hyolia dResac bevri hyavs isevkaci kaciTa ki aris magram saeWvo vinmes nurc Semoisev.ar meguleba DdRes msoflioSi omi imisTvis, rom mavans surdesyvela erSia cudi da kargi magram romel mets safuZvel udevs.mSvidoba yvelas! ai eg aris mxolod devizi odiTgan CveniCvensas vjerdebiT rac rom gvaqvs imas sxvisi ar gvinda ram danarCeni.Cven qristes mier mogvyveba jvari Tan ninos TmebiT Sekruli-isaCvens cremlebSi gvdis Tavisufleba Wirze da lxinze agre rom gvdisa.mjera mCaRebel gons moegeba da daiviwyebs isar-mSvildobasqarTveli kaci guliT atarebs Tavis piruTvnel ̀ dila-mSvidobas~qali-Tamari gvyolia mefed wesiT imnair mosuli DdRiTalaSqars omis dros rom amxnevebda da siyvaruli xalxis ver Rlida.mis gulSi ido dRe-dRevandeli dRe-xvalindeli, dRe-momavaliepoqam bevri icvala saxe mainc Cven rjulTa migvaqvs savali.~es ase iyo ase iqneba mec Cems leqsebSi ase maqvs Tqmulisxvanair Cvens gzas sxvanair meti vercerTnairi Secvlis narTuliCveni anbani dedaenaa dedis enaSi devs didi siTboda mec poeti Tqvenis TanxmobiT mis maradiul sicocxles viTxov.~meti ar uTqvams arc poets sityva gamomwyvdeuli or xis ierSivxedavdi rogor xtoda ylupebi mis xaxaSi da xorxismierSi.ar dascalda da ara moeSva Tan cqerda sasmis Tavis xel-grdemlSiCamoilia Sevatyve ylupze zogic Sereul CauSva cremlSi.`ase Zamiko ase Sviliko am Citis wyarom macno dRes Taviiyos dRegrZeli am qveyanaze visac arasdros ar unda avi.kargi Rvinoa, kargi Rvinoa!~ _ Tan moixada mgosanma qudi _

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arc SeiZleba mec sxvanairad varcixis Rvino rom iyos cudi.colikauris mecno gemoze ara cicqis da ara kraxunisCvens imereTSi gvaqvs es jiSebi magram sxva aris jiSi kaxuris.kargi Rvinoa lxinis Rvinoa RmerTo umravle qarTvels qorwilisimxiarule marad yovlisa rac rom rom dRes aris baraq or wili.~WaRara wverze moisva xeli didxans awvala man wveris wverisagonebelSi Cavardnil mefes Tvals uxuWavda xandaxan mtveri.Tvalze isvamda is xSirad TiTebs da cremliT TiTeb nalok as-asebrwyinavda ise viT caze varskvlav mobrdRviale da Tan mokaskase.vgrZnobdi vxedavdi leqsis simZime mas mxrebze awva da guls tkepnidada eg simZime imdenad Zravda gulidan mxolod cotas devnida.sityvis morCili iyo Zalian sul cota-cotas laparakobdamagram eg cota misi sityvebi CvenTan erT wyaros ganZad amkobda.uRrmavdeboda xandaxan fiqrebs da misi siRrme imden Rrma iyoxandaxan surda eyvira misTvis leqsis saTqmelad wamomdgariyo.mivCerebodi mec mgosans wyromiT da Cemi fiqric fiqrad fiqrobda,dros vSordebodiT Tu dro gviswrebda es aRar maxsovs dro ki mihqroda.Semogareni yovelis irgvliv Tavs aridebdnen siwynaris rRvevasda Cveulebriv mefe poetic imeorebda mis am did Cvevas.eg wuTi iyo CemTvis Zlieri: iyo qim-Tavi iyo qim-boloda is adgili mis mgosnianad Cemi samSoblos iyo simbolo.sxva ra vuwodo miTxariT aba im aRma frenas im sixalisesromlis sizmari dRes cxadSi RmerTo Taviseburad aris alis-es.`mefe-poeti? galaktioni?~ _ Tvis Tavs dausva Tvisive kiTxvaaq _ ̀ me da Rame~ aq _`mesaflave~ eqspromtad kidev raRaca TiTxna.man wverze isev moisva xeli vxedavdi mas rom is gulSi duRdasityva saTqmelic Tan mosdioda da rom ver swerda is amas swuxda.miTxra: ̀ Zamiko bodiSi axla me sxvagan viyav da aq ki aragamoidara ukve Cems gulSi da im Rrubelmac gadaiara.aseTi aris poetis xvedri rame Tu Cemi poet-mefobayovelTvis met-mets moelis guli da mec cot-cota rogor meyofa.minda da minda rom Sevqmna meti rac Semiqmnia baRi-baR erTiar msurs davjerde miRweuls magram xandaxan mainc maCerebs RmerTi.eh, ra dro iyo trfoba-siyvaruls aTasnairad vTxzavdi da vkerdi:nel-nela mihye dros galaktion aTas gzis mZaxnis gulidan mkerdi.rani vyofilvarT da rani dRes varT xval kidev isev viqnebiT ranimateba ojaxs Cvens qarTul ojaxs Sehmatebodes kvlav meti sxvani.gamrjeli kaci Tavisi saqmiT Tavis sikeTiT da Tavis TaviTTu kaci qveynad keTils ar Tesav versad verafers moimki aviT.sikeTe aris megzuri kacis da yovelnair is garjis fasiTu Cemi leqsi xalxs ver aRanTebs aRar iqneba igi Zvirfasi.SesaZlebeli esec ki aris yvela rCeuli arc iyos leqsi

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mamam aniSna dedas TvaliTa: ̀ aba stumari saxlisken CqaraRvino Sevusmels rogor gavuSveb da mere es-vis? lodini kmara.Tqva: ̀ galaktion axla xom ici qarTveli kacis mainc guneba,axloSi vcxovrobT modi gvewvie patiJi Cven ar gagvemtyuneba.~`ara iliko da ilarion me da Senma Zem vTqviT sadRegrZelowaxemsebulic kargad gaxlavarT mokle gzas axla rogor vegrZelo.Cemi Toxia: ai fanqari da ai misTvis miwa-qaRaldinacnobebi varT ukve erTurTis unda wavide axla naxvamdi.`o, ara! _ uTxra mamam Tavisi _ stumari RvTisa midixar iserom mezoblebs ar gavagebino uzarmazari eg sixalise.~`eg sxva dros iyos eg sxva dros iyos Cemo iliko da ilariondRes ar mTavrdeba aq yvelaferi xval isev unda vTqvaT rion-rion.~mere mobrunda Cemsken mgosani da miTxra: ̀ ai Svilo xom xedav!Sens WinWilaSi rom Rvino CarCa mas movayole mgonia zed-av.xom vTqvi: vinme kvlav gamoivlis-Tqo da ai axda sibrZne rac isaxalxur sibrZneSi didia niWi da igi aris xibli kacisa.Sens WinWilaSi Rvino rom aris Tumc gasayofi raoden isaTxils iyofen da Cven wveT rom gavyoT eg ar iqneba codva Tan RvTisa.~da Tavis daclil man WinWilaSi is gadmoasxa naxevrad msgavseradgan mosmuli is Cemgan raca mainc ar iyo piramde savse.mamaCems uTxra: ̀ modi iliko Cven vaxtangurad davlioT rac-esCveni Sexvedra eg dRevandeli am soflis farglebs Tan unda gacdes.~`kargi, mgosano! _ mas uTxra mamam da WinWilebi naxevrad avsesmklav-idayvebi moiWvdes mkerdze Tan sadRegrZeloc bageze dasves.mamam Tqva: ̀ hai dRes galaktion wuxili uCans Cvens saqarTvelosTumc uwuxari rodis yofila modi mis madli RmerTma arTvelos.Cveni Sexvedris msgavs ese wlebi dae xvalis dRem misken iRerosqarTvel kacs imden Wir ganucdia ufleba ar aqvs dRes ar imReros.magram Tu odes mtris zraxva avi aedevneba amag-ierosaxalgazrdobis did imedi maqvs da mters miuzRavs samagieros.qarTveli kaci mters ar gaurbis qarTveli kaci mudam gmiriaamis mowme varT ramdeni dRemde gadauxdia om da Wiria.`ca-firuz~ _ xom Tqva didma akakim ̀ kargo qveyanav...~ _ Tan did iliam maS gaumarjos Cvens saqarTvelos dae gvacocxlos mis idiliam.~galaktionma aCera mama meti Tu raRa ityoda Tu ras:`barataSvili baraTaSvili ar gvaqvs ver vxedavT mis namdvil suraTs.es maSin roca im dros im wlebSi Tavs gvawonebda fotografiaviRac xom aris aq damnaSave magram raRa es biografia.gaCnda cnibebi magram ar mjera viTom Cvens tatos sikoWlis gamoar hyarebia eg gadaReba da mitomc ase davrCiT uamo.me ki ar mjera, ver davijereb rom poet iyo amnair-cliliCamojdeboda... gadaiRebda raRa sicudis amaSi wvlili.

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mxarSi damdgomi garda biZisa aravin hyavda sxva raRa xotbaara is suraTs gadaiRebda rom gasamrjelo hqonoda cota.an es uTxariT vin uTxra erTi modi da suraTs gadagiRebomas xom SeeZlo marto profili eCvenebina qaRaldiT-mRebroan CoqviT kidev rom gadaeRo an cota viciT ramdeni igiroca suraTSi jgufur suraTSi rigis ukan dgas kidevac rigi.Zlivs sacodavi Tavs inaxavda ulukmapurod bevrjer yofilamagram ras izam poetis bedi dasabamidan ase Sobila.erTad ki iyvnen biZa disSvili guli guls hqondaT maT midebulimagram Sors iyvnen gziT erTmaneTTan enatrebodaT dRe-didebuli.raRa is RmerTo Soreul yofiT raRa is kidev SfoTian droTasiSore wlebis arca didi xnis rom SevadaroT sulmnaTi SoTa.mxatvar nikalas codviT viwvebi Rames sad aTevs aravin icissul erTxel vnaxe Cems cxovrebaSi da gonebaSi mixtis fiqr kvicis.qvelmoqmedeba vifiqre magram drom mec wamarTva safiqral misimec gasaWiri damaqvs Cemive da rogor am dros vitvirTo sxvisi cocxals sacodavs yvela gaurbis mkvdari ki mere ramdenic gindaaqe adide Zegli daudgi raRa mis Tavdeb cxovreba brwyinda.deda kvlav fiqris morevad iqca SemoeZala fiqrebi vatyobgvian gabeda saTqmeli mainc eg misve saxes umal daatyo.`wvers rad atarebT miTxariT Zmao Tu gaiqvT raime amis mizeziTu ise rogorc poeti erTob an xom ara gaqvT Tqven amiT gezi?~`o, ara dao Zmis pativ damdem me gadavwyvite momeSva wveriamaSi cudi araferia xels visvam misiT cocxldeba feri.~`kargi mgosano! _ axla me vkiTxe Tqven fotografis Tu mdgarxarT winaan TviT suraTebs rogor fas dadebT rogori aris dRes maTi brwyinva?~`ra giTxra Svilo maincdamainc ar var moyvarul raRa suraTiTiTo-orola kmara saxisTvis rom gamixsenon viyav Tu raTi.ise erisTvis did rames niSnavs Semonaxuli saxis profilevinc unda iyos eg sul erTia unda wavides is kmayofili.ai rada Rirs daviTis saxe ... Tamaris saxe kedlis freskaSimaT saxeebSi sCans maTi guli viTarc futkari Tavisve skaSi.xelovnebaSi didia Zala xelovnebaSi didia madli,magram mas unda hqondes sicocxle da miwa mere sul ori adli.zeviT nikala vaxsene roca guls gadamiyva me sxva RaRadiniZlavs Camoval axlave aqa Tu mas Tavis Tav hqondes naxati.mas ki ar vZraxav am SemTxvevaSi me sul sxva vinme myavs dasaZraxiTundac is erTi Tundac is asi visganac modis amnair kraxi.~Sevatyve poet nawyeni sCanda magram wyena ver mivisamarTeaRarc mikiTxavs marTali rom vTqva eg Cemi boRma Cems gulSi varTe.`diax mgosano! _ Tqva mamam isev raRa es droni CvenTvis xmad isaCven saqarTvelos RviZilSi vcxovrobT magram ZilSiac Cven is gvZaxnisa.

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baraTaSvili... baraTaSvili... ̀ fiqrni mtkvris piras~ ̀ bedi qarTlisa~bed kruli tato bedkruli tato ram Tu ese gza winaparT vlisa.galaqtion Tu galaktioni raRa Tqma unda vinc erTad erTiTqven galaktion muza ki ara muza ki ara leqsebs gkarnaxobT zevidan RmerTimaS ilarion mdinares urbis da etaneba igi rus ufroara da ara mefe-poeto sad gagonila lxini usufro.mas vin dawera ̀ lurja cxenebi~ gemi ̀ dalandi~ mSvidobis wigniSedevri ufro is Cveni ̀ meri~ an ̀ nikorwminda~ siTboTi SigniT.saqarTvelo da urusTavelod? raRa viqnebiT Cven amis gardaTqven idRegrZeleT maS galaktion am dRiT daglocavT rac Segviyvarda.~mamis naTqvamze mefe-poetsa creml moedina da Tavs aqnevdasityvas saTqmelad ver hpoulobda da dasaWerad Tan mas dasdevda.galaktionma mamis Tqmul sityvebs xSirad aSvela ̀ amin!~ mgosnurimarTla mgosnuri da misabaZi magram arafriT ar jadosnuri.mere aqeTken me momibrunda da maRla isev aswia warbi,raRac undoda rom eTqva kidev Tavisdrouli da gulSi marbi.`gunebiT mivxvdi kaci gamodga mxarze arc Toxi arc kidev-Tofiaba walaze sxva raRa saqme uerTmaneTod sulel vin myofi.xelSi arc joxi arc salamuri arc zurgze abga Cveuli xemsiTu joxi ara arc salamuri arca kvlav kidev aRarc is mwyemsi.da ra Tqma unda arc bade xelSi rom amoicno mebadur vinaamas vfiqrobdi da am fiqrebiT Cqari nabiji miswrebda wina.Tu am yvelafers aseTnairad kaci veRar xsni rame kavSiriTis unda iyos maSin poeti leqsSi Camjdari magram navsi riT?gulSi vTqvi mama rom iyo Seni Tanac msgavseba gaqvT saxiT cotaorive ise xioWi sCanxarT... magram amasTan moxdeniln koxta.ise kvlav ufro mivxvdi ieriT rom mamas Tofi ar geqnebodaTTqven SeiZuleT radgan is Tofi romliTac erTi SemTxveva gqondaT.gadarCenilxarT bewvze Zamiko mosalocnia namdvilad esaTorem icodeT am Cvens Sexvedras ar erqmeoda mziani dResa.~mamam RimiliT me gadmomxeda guliT simarTle mis gulSi cxondamixvda yvelafers rom poetisTvis me sityva-sityviT Cakaklul mqonda.galaktionma icina bevri xan warbi Cxrika xan kidev wveri:`Tqven agaSenaT RmerTma Zamiko!~ _ Tavisve naTqvams daukra kveri.mas meti sityva ara-ra uTqvams ar Semkobila dro misi sityviTde megobrulad ese sasmisi rogor dalies Tqven TviTon mixvdiT.man CamogvarTva Cven yvelas xeli da kvlav Rimilis gviCvena kbilime es vigrZeni mis xelTan erTad rom gulic misi Tan iyo Tbili.`ki marTalia dRes Tqvens ojaxSi me veRar movxvdi stumrad myofelimagram dro mainc Rirs aris ese ra Tan warsuli sofliT-sofeli.da mainc Tu drom Tavisi nebiT ver aRgvamaRla gareT da SigniTme mainc moval TqvenTan uCemod da binas vpoveb bevr Cemi wigniT.~

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dagvemSvidoba wavida igi qudiT ki ara is qudmoxdilida mis wasvlaSi sCanda mTlianad eris winaSe vali moxdili.arc eqnebida didi gza vlili Tvals miefara arsad ar iyomama kbils enas aWerda misTvis da es undoda wamomdgariyo.dedam SeniSna eg saqcieli da mamas sicil autyda xeladgahkvirda deda gavkvirdi meca mamas ki sicil gardeqca xvelad.`es ra wesia!~ _ uTxra mas dedam kaci vistumreT CvenTan daruladSen sicils ayri zurgSi umalve rom gaigonos ras iqm farulad.~rogorRac iyo dawynarda mama da TavisTvis Tqva: ̀ axla mara kiram gagaxsena miTxari Svilo Sen Cvens mgosanTan Cemi araki?me eg araki TofTan erT Cavde da dro iSviaT Tu gamaxsenebsSen ki saidan ram gagaxsena eg azri CamrCa da ar masvenebs?~`erTma WinWila Rvinom dagaTro! _ dedam sayvedur uTxra pirsavsemagram getyoba ukve giwia Sens winandel smas dRes mivamsgavse.~mamas sicili autyda isev aRar icoda ra eqna-eTqvadeda ki isev aenTo umal guli daewva da daeTeTqva.mamam Tqva: ̀ ai Cemo qalbaton risTvis damakel saTvalav rigierTi xom ASinRa daleul mqonda masze misaTvlel ar aris igi?~dedas ar uTqvams amaze rame ijavra: ̀ vuTxar netav rad bevrikaci mTeli dRe Toxs ubayunebs da moekida xom ar ars qvevri.~kiTxvis pasuxi mec Tana mrjida viT ar amexsna mamisTvis isarac rogor moxda viT sityvas mohyva misi ambebi arakad Tqmisa.vuTxar: ̀ ubralod raRacnairad sityvas mohyva da mec ar davmalecudad ar miTqvams xumrobad darCa da xumrobiTve qars gahyva male.mamis met kiTxvas Tav avaride raRai misgan meti misi TiT xraarc mamas isev daJinebulad ar uTqvams is rac man weRan miTxra.me ki Cemi TqmiT zrdilobis niSnad mokle konkretul mivec pasuxidedam da mamam kargad gamigo da erTi sityviT Caqra sasusxi.dedis win rigiT dgoma virCie mamis win rigi raRa mis xurdaTumc bavSvi viyav magram sul maSin me pirvelobis aReba msurda.es iyo xtoma Tu wyalSi yvinTva an Tundac kidev sirbili SoriupirvelobiT zogjer marcxian mTel dRiT vtirodi rom giTxraT swori.Cxubis moTave arasdros viyav sxvis pirvelobis arc mqonda Surieg saxeoba sisustis gamo me TviTon movxsen viT jadosnuri.simaRlisaken miyvarda swrafva xis kenweroeb saviSviSoremTa-gora iyo Cemi samizne an zRaprul koSkis sivrcis siSore.me umal deis win gadavedi horizonts ukve TvaliT mzirvelimamam da dedam erTad Tqves gulSi:` da ai RmerTo aqac pirveli.is iyo cota gamovcdiT alags raRa Tqma unda uxmod da mgzavradrom dedam miTxra: ̀Svilo fexs iTrev raRac getyoba gulSi gaqvs javrad.miTxari CvenSi ar SeiZleba rom daimalos iotis odenTu guls raime xinjad gaqvs SigniT mag sinakluliT verca ras moden.

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miTxar koknoba guls rad dagawva ra mizezi saxec rom gimZimsgalaktionTan Tval gibrwyinavda axla ver gatyob me TvalTa cimcims.xom ara naRvlob masTan Sexvedras Tu ganSorebam dagwyvita gulimiTxari Svilo nu dagvimalav am wuTSi Seni bevrs niSnavs Tqmuli.~vuTxar: ̀ eh dedi masTan Sexvedras ver damaviwyebs verc dRe verc Rame sul davibeni rom ticianze erTi sityviTac ver vkiTxe rame.xalxSi xma dadis Turme mdurobdnen netav ra hqondaT biZaSvilT mdurisoriv erT miwis oriv erT fuZis oriv poeti gen-sisxliT Zmuris.~oriv poeti! _ Tqva dedam misTvis met raRa Svilo gasageb mnaTiromeli romlis mjobn iyo netav eg iqneboda mizezi maTi.`swori xar iul! _ Tqva mamam misi mec ase vfiqrob RmerTmani amasadamiani ros mwvervals ipyrobs Suri dahyveba aseT dros ambavs.erT andazasac getyviT iolsa gamovicalo barem Tan siqa:`Tvali Tvalisa mteria Svilo rom cxvir gamyofi ar iyos iqa.~mivdiodiT da am siarulSi ar dailia gza mainc svlisagzaze imdeni vilaparakeT axlac me is dro siyvaruls mgvrisa.`arc TviTon dascda amis Sesaxeb maniSnebeli mas ram naerTisul ocnebaSi iyo CaZirul miwaze magram cis SenaerTi.rom davuZaxo da sevacero Cemgan bodiSi ra uxerxuliiqneb es ase Tan gauxardes da CemTan erTad usvas ferxuli.`kargi ase vqnaT! _ damTanxmda deda _ rom galaktions xma miawvdinoda is rac gulSi xinjad gaqvs Svilo Tan Zala Segwevs rom aRidgino.Tu ki es gjera rwmena gaqvs ese da merec ginda rom iyo RamismaS me nebas grTav kvlav miubrunde magram Tan xaTri moide damis.`Tu xmas miawvden kargi maS Svilo! _ mamac dedas daukra kveriSemovtrialdi did gzas gavxede da gvian iyo eg yvelaferi.SevZaxe magram raRa Zaxili Cvens am baasSi gasula xanigalaktioni aRarsad sCanda sxva raRa mqonda gulmosafxani.deda daRonda aRar icoda rogor aevso mas Cemi gulijavrSi Cavarda raRa es wuTi amnair dRisTvis amnair Tqmuli.mamac Camojda ukve xis kunZze vera auvso guli siamemaRarc icoda CemTvis ra eTqva da gul Seupyro raRac siavem.da mainc miTxra: ̀ Svilo esea cxovrebiseul eg laR wuTebizogjer mets gvirbis zomaze metad rac ufro met mas esaTuTebi.Tavs javrs nu micem bavSvi xar jer Sen da ufro mogvdgams Rvawli amisadRes amnair dRes nuRar gadaSli radgan is aris Trgunva Ramisa.mec ki var Svilo guldawyvetili Tu rom SensaviT ar maqvs Zir cxvirimgosani Wiqa RviniT vistumre dRes am xnis kacma vWame sircxvili.~dedam Tqva: ̀ kargi es ilarion Sengan amnair es raRa TqmuliSin vepatiJeT aRar dagvTanxmda gareT rac gvqonda Sig CavdeT guli.mgosans gavugeT da Cvenc gagvigo Sen raRa axla es sificxenialbaT amnair bed iyo ase Torem sul aq xom Cven gveba cxeni.~

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mama Sewuxda Tavis naTqvamze ver mouvida mTlad kargad TqmulimoubodiSa dedas amisTvis: ̀ kargi Zvirfaso nu mogdis guli!ise ki Tval aw momavals dasdoT unda icode Sensas mrebelierTTan erT sagzals Tan unda axldes erTi kacisa Sesaswrebeli.amgvar wess versad amoikiTxav magram wesia mxolod amisawinaprebidan amgvarad mogvdgams da raRa es dRe ufro Ramisa.ise ki amas migrZnobda guli raRacnairad gul-gul yurTvalirom viRac kaci gareT an SigniT dRes damrCeboda naRdaT mwyurvali.magram am saqmes raRas vuSveliT raRas aviarT gzas uaRmarTosunda vecadoT Tavs rac davmarTeT rom momavalSi ar dagvemarTos.yvelafers kaci win ver daxvdeba vinc unda iyos Tugind is brZeniCemi gonebac ver Sewvda amdens magram xom vambob is SevigrZeni.da misTvis amas dRes ki ar vambob rom Cven dRes kicxvas vimsaxurebdeTpiriqiT is rac dRes SevicaniT xval windaxedul saqmes vyurebdeT.mimiaxlova mamam Tavisken da me da dedas gadagvdo xelime cremliani Tvali momwminda o raRacnair da mainc cxeli.modi vimReroT axla naduri modi vimReroT axla banuriim qarTvlis dedis gmirul ambavi rame Tu misi iavnanuri.daiwyo mamam Tavis simRera da mec avyevi Zala uneburagvyva dedaca sxva raRa eqna javrian magram Tavis gunebur.niavic agvyva Cven sxvaTa Soris da simindis mxrebs xan-xan gvaxebdaTu simReris xmas Zirs davuSvebdiT xelad sayvedurs SemogvZaxebda.mamis mReraSi ido simbolo mSromeli kacis fiqrSi ocnebaromel imedSic Tan siyvaruli sul TavisTavad rom ikocneba.`kargi simRera gamogvivida! an ras mogvcemda asaxva avadda dedasTana mec Tan makoca did siyvarulis dasaxatavad.`mindoda isev kvlav rom mekiTxa! _ vTqvi mainc isev guldawyvetilma _`xelisufleba niWs viT afasebs viT Caiara wlebma metwilma.an mgosnebs Soris mefe-poeti moiazreba is rogor Rirsadgasamrjeloze xom ar ars marto da xom ar Sia poetis pirsa.an mgosnebs Soris an mgosnebs Soris xom ar trialebs Suris bacilarac sadRegrZelo aw Tan unda vTqvaT Tqmamdis is netav xom ar daclila.~mamam didi xniT zoma da wona Cemi kvlav azris WeSmaritebamere is Cemken mobrunda ise TiTqos ufrines Tvalwin Citebma.`Semoinaxe Svilo eg gulSi rac dRevandeli naxe siameraRa eg xvedri amnair drisa: Sen Svilo vardi mamas ia-me.ise met-nakleb mec SemiZlia rom am kiTxvaze pasuxi gagcemezRapre ar var Senc kargad ici da sxvanairad ver gadagaqcev.xelisufleba ra vici Svilo Tanxvedr TavisTavs miezidebaTav-sicocxleSi niWs Znelad scnoben sikvdilis Semdeg raRa dideba.Tu qveyanaSi xalxs xalxi uyvars xelisuflebac am xalxiT cxovrobsmaSin samSobloc sunTqavs imisTvis rom Tan warsuli daimaxsovros.

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xolo poetTa Surs rac exeba maT Soris gzebi ar ifarCebaxvedri momavlis didia magram sul yvelaferi warsulSi rCeba.magram zogi niWs Tu ver uZRveba da ver uZRveba Tavis raobas aseTs Suri hklavs magram simaRle misi Tan rCeba umoZraobas.da Cvens mgosansac dRes galaktions eZiZgileba zog-zogi viciriTmis moparvac qurdoba gaxda raRaa cxeni raRaa kvici.icode Svilo niWs RmerTi moZRvravs sxvanair ise ver ivlis wlebiniWs RmerTi moZRvravs magram xalxia raRacnairad misi SemZlebi.eg filofosTa sakiTxi ari Cven misi gansjis ar gvaqvs uflebaerTi ki aris mis yulabaSi devs calkerZ sityva-Tavisufleba.ise zog Suric ar aris risxva Tu mas Tan dahkravs patara librieg sicocxlea niWis gamocdis rom ar damyaydes win swrafvis jibri.niWis simaRle Tu ar gamoCnda maSin arc rames eqneba fasime poezias ki ar vgulisxmob sxva yvela saqmec egrea msgavsi.zogs mklavi erCis da zogs goneba sxvaoba ra mis grZnoba euliyvelam TavisTavs unda mosTxovos Tavis SeZleba Tan Rirseuli.`wavideT! _ isev kvlav gviTxra dedam _ met dayovneba raRa eg CveniTsaRamos bindi moawva sofels dRiT xvalindelis metismet mCeniT.`wavideT! _ mamac wamodga fexze Camoibertya Sarvali gan-ganes imisaTvis rom Cvens misias sxva gza ar hqonda wasvlisa radgan.~mosaRamovda mosaRamovda da mzec daeSva banvisTvis zRvaSimTlian Walebsac gadekra bindi mas vercerTnair gavcvlidi sxvaSi.mamam Tqva: ̀ ai xom xedav Svilo rac dRis xvedria is aris RamexelCaWidebul ver viarT erTad biliksac ver wvdis cis sikamkame .win deda wava Semdeg Sen rigiT Semdeg Sens ukan me kidev mrazesifrTxiles mainc Tavi ar stkiva ar gadmogvixtes nadiri gzaze.~daRlil-daqanculn mivediT Sina Rame eg iyo ibanda xel-pirssaqme kvlav bevri dagvixvda wina mamam Tqva: ̀ Svilo Saqari Sens pirs.~WiSkarTan furi bRaoda ise xma amohqonda Tvis am narTebisxborebs saxbore gamoengriaT Zebna dagvWirda misamarTebis.qaTmebs saqaTme veRar miegnoT mamali xis wvers zed mimyniliyoverc gavigebdiT adgil-samyofels rom ar eyivla erTi yiyliyo.me vTqvi:`udrood mamals myivarsa Tavs moaWrian sasjelis Tqmisad.~mamam Tqva: ̀ Svilo sworia eg Tqma maS xalxis Tqmuli ganvkiTxoT visad.rogorc sCans stumris molodinSia suldgmuls yvelafers aqvs winaTgrZnobamaS Cvenc eg Tqmuli gulSi CavidoT Tu ras mogvitans ganvsajoT brZnoba.~`kargi! _ davTanxmdi ra Cara iyo sibrZneSi isev sibrZnesa vdebdiniZlavis deba ra xels mogvcemda arc ras vigebdi arc ras vagebdi.Sewuxda deda Sewuxda mama SemoaRamdaT msgavs ra am xeladmama ki ufro arxein iyo: ̀ is ki vinc vnaxeT Rirs gasamxelad.sofleli kacis cxovrebis gezi ase yofila ase iqnebamudam fusfusSi rom ars dRe da Ram amindis darad aq-dro iq-neba.~

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gavinawileT Cven Cveni saqme mamam iTava furis mowvelaradgan dedasa uWirs adgoma dasasveneblad ros wamowveba.me qaTmebs Tavi SemovuerTe sadRac xbo bawris naglejs ReWavdaerTi qaTami ar sCanda ara mamam Tqva: ̀ albaT mela SeWamda.dedas ar uTxra am gulze ara xalisze sawyen uCndeba xeladTviTon daiTvlis TviTon gaigos roca dro mova mis gasamxelad.nu gavufuWebT xasiaTs Svilo xom ici rogor wvalebiT zardasxva droisaTvis gadavdoT es dro mesaidumle Senc Cemi xar da.~mec daveTnxme mamis am naTqvams rogorc davkvirdi amgvarad sjobdadeda iwva da mis amooxvras xvalindeli dRis mze darajobda.cecxli SevanTeT buxarTan SeSis dedas rom yveli amoeyvaname vTxove:`dedi Sen daRlili xar da me am saqmes mivxedav Tana.~`kargi maS Svilo scade Senaca mesiamovna rom miTxar esedardi momSorda odnav patara Sen me am sityviT maukeTese.~dedisgan mqonda xSirad gagonil rom yvels sWirdeba did sisufTaveradgan TviT yvelSi zogjer bewvica usufTaobis aris moTave.amitom iyo wvelis win deda furs yovel jerze ubanda cursaTviTon Tavs ise moiwesrigda... yursac ki bertyda wvelis win fursa.gulSi sul mqonda erTi SekiTxva magram mas dedas ver vubedavdiarada zogjer am saidumlos me yoveldRiur TvaliT vxedavdi.gavtydi da axla vuTxari dedas:`dedi erTi msurs amis gagebaZneli SekiTxva ar aris magram Cvens saqmes igi esadageba.~`Tqvi Svilo gulSi rac gaqvs saTqmeli viT SeiZleba damalo isamas SeiZleba sxva daematos pitnis Tu ara ombaloisa.~`SemomCvevia me zogjer dedi zogjer ki ara visTan da rasamezobels yveli ros sesxad miaqvs rad gacicqnian ukanve masa?dedam icina am Cems kiTxvaze amoebjina guli yelamdemiTxra: ̀ Svilo xar cnobismoyvare da eg macocxlebs rac vZel aqamde.`amas imitom Svrebian Svilo xels ar gadahyves wvela furisa amitom amiT xelsa vibrunebT nu geSinia Semdeg nurisa.TavisdaTavad mec ase vSvrebi roca mec sesxad vRebulob yvelsaamas Tavisi gangeba marTavs momdinareobs is JamiT Zvelsa...axla yvelis win Sesamzad process aqvs Tavisebur mainc TvisebamkveTs rom Caasxam unda iloco da sinaklule locviT ivseba.sarevi Cibxa ar SeiZleba rom iyos dafnis atmis an bzisa,maincdamainc unda leRvisa albaT amaSi nebaa RvTisa.revis dros kidev wvrTa gvmarTebs bagis dauwrupuno Tan mas samjerara kargi aris Tu Cemma sityvam guli gagiTbo da dagajera.~`kargi es deda gasagebia da kvlav meore gamiCnda kiTxvaver movisveneb Sens Tavs vficavar ar SemiZlia is rom ar giTxra.xSirad msmenia rom avi TvaliT furma daagdo zogjera wvelanetav Tu aris amaSi alRo an Tu simarTles msaxurebs yvela?~

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`eg Svilo getyvi Zneli kiTxvaa zogjer cru aris da zogjer aramecnierebac ver asabuTebs eg Senma Tvama gajeros ra-ra.~`kargi dediko mets aRar gkiTxav!~_ mivedi dedas vakoce mcneli:rom iyo deda da is mSobeli erTerT am eris gamgrZelebeli.Sevakizine patara cecxli Sededebul rZes yofnis sul cotaraRa Tqma unda Cemze ekida dRes dedis mier gacemul kvota.Tavze mzis qudi Camovifxate deda mis mandils xom ixuravdaase rom dedis yvela wvrilmani me im dros gulSi saTuTad myavda.ra qvabi SeTba xel davibane da rZes xelebi mivri-movriesul daiSala SevSindi kidec modi da axla uTeorie.magram rakiRa rZem siTbo igrZno namcec-namceceb SeerTda yvelada mieweba erTmaneTs ise verc mowiwknidi mas mwikvsac vera.vinatre maSin netavac RmerTo qarTvelTac mogvdges es SeerTeba radgan sruliad mudam Tavidan win-win mizani sul gveerTeba.amoviyvane da jamSi davde yveli romelsac Wyinti hqviodavasiamovne ki dedas amiT magram ratomRac guli mtkioda.Semaqo dedam miTxra:`kargia vaJi xar magram ar iTakiloeg imeruli Secnoba gaxlavs Taviseburi Tan viTa-kilocodna yoveli kacs avsebs yovlis ar mosWarbdeba arasdros isaigi yovelTvis TviT gulSi brwyinavs da Zaxilia momaval DdRisa.vin icis ramden wvaleba kacsa gamouvlia aqamde Svilo sad iyo qvabi miTxari Sena Tixis qoTani eg iyo Slilo.iyos mag cecxlze eg qvabi Svilo Sens Semecnebas barem kar vuRoTaxla yvelafer amasTan erTad Tanac naduRi wamovaduRoT.`kargi davTanxmdi! _ kvlav dedas isev sainteresoc sCanda-ufevarom qalis saqme ojaxSi ar sCans magram didi aqvs Sromis sufeva.roca yvelafer morCa-momTavrda dedas vuTxari:`mWads gamovacxobbare meg saqmec movsinjo vaJma sakuTar TavTan mec msurs davacxom!~dedas siciliT guli aevso didxans icina gulian marTlad:`rodis iqneba rZals moveswrebi qveS gavegebi dedamTil farTlad.~`mamam icina aq dedis Tqmulze ros sul moiTqva uwyina dedamuTxra: ̀ Se kaco ra vTqvi aseTi ram gagacina RmerTmani netav?~mamam ki uTxra:`hai dedamTil naadrevia jer Seni xvneSaSen TviT fexgebis ra mogaxseno iqneb da rZalma gagigos qveSa.~dedam pirjvari gadaiwera: ̀ RmerTma nu maswros amnair dResajer erTi mitom ar vimsaxureb mere meore jer Zala mwevsa.`kargi gexumre! _ mamam eg uTxra_ ̀ TviT rZalsa unda mohyves zneobaeg Tu mas TviTon ar aRmoaCnda raRa damxvedris keTildReoba.kargi ese vTqvaT mogvarda saqmec da rZali Segvxvda zneobriv myiserogorc Cven ise raRa Tqma unda mosiyvarule Tavisve ymisve.magram xom ici Zvirfaso dResa axalgazrdobas sdevs cmis kulturaTu CaacmevdiT rZals mokle kabas rom daimcnios Tavis skulptura?

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`qals mokle kaba anda gulia an da dekolte an da SarvaliaseTi rZali rZlad viT iTqmeba igi iqneba albaT mtarvali.~`saWes rom marTdes an cxenze ijdes an xedva hqondes mas amayuri nuTu siyvaruls eg ganaqiqebs rom siZulvilSi sCandes Tval-yuri.~`qali da saWe qali zvins dgamdes da mis qveS idges xalxi mileTisara da ara Sen genacvale eg sazRauri aris bileTis.ha kargi Tundac velosipedi gamonaklisic misebr qalisasadac fexs aswevs mxolod muxlamde rogorc eg moxda qalur valisa.me xalxSi qalis raobas vzomav da Tan eg aris Cem salanZRvariTorem loginSi qalis fexebma qmarTan ar icis ara sazRvari.axla kvlav kidev sanam mkiTxavde me plaJze getyvi ra azrisa varerTad rom goravs qali da kaci da me maT Soris kabian vmdgarvar.bevri vaJkaci minaxavs plaJze rom ibragunebs gul-mkerdze fxriwvebswin mwoliare SiSvel qals natrobs rom silis nacvlad mis mklavze iwves.da sxvaTa Soris es azri damdevs amekviata rame Tu valisplaJica unda gayofil iqnes rogorc aseTi: kacis da qalis.`Tu col-qmaria? _ eg hkiTxa mamam da miatova sityva naCeni.~`col-qmris siSiSvle sawolSi mxolod amas RvTis nebac gvkarnaxobs Cveni.maS risTvis gaCndnen aba sityvebi: patiosneba sindis-namusinuTu am sityvebs aRar aqvs fasi da wamoajda tutuc-namusri.o, ara RmerTo rwmenis Selaxva o, ara RmerTo misi dacemaraRa darCeba qarTvlis meoba Tu am yvelafris moxda gacema.kargi ra vuyoT damoklda kaba kargi ra vuyoT mkerd Ria metimaS risTvis gaCnda samosi qveynad esec xom ar ars cifri cameti.saidan modis miTxar eg Tqmuli_qali-Tmiani mwvadi-cvrianinuTu am sityvebs gasdinda yavli da gamoxunda misi cxriani.qalis Rirseba nawnavi iyo da unda darCes erTxel da maradumisod cekvas Tu ar aqvs fasi maSin simRerac umisod arad.maS risTvis gaCnda sircxvilis grZnoba keTili guli da sialalenuTu arsebobs msoflio sityva rasac gviqvian Sen genacvale.erTsa savarcxels cxra vkmarisobdiT da isic mxolod erTaderT bzisadRes aTasnair formis arsebobs erTze cxra modis ojaxSi isa.magram rad ginda qals Tma aRar aqvs moda ariso vaJuri Tmebikacebic dahyva qalebis nebebs da umorCiles daxtian rZlebi.Tavi wesrigSi qals moeyvana miTxar sad iyo saponic anda,is rac dasamal iyo vmalavdiT ase saxalxod ar mogviCanda.Tav-saban miwas kargad vaSrobdiT dRe da Ram qarSi mzis gulze vdebdiTda Tmas maSinve imavdroulad sirbilisaTvis Zmars vumatebdiT.kaba amdeni sad iyo RmerTo erT sagareo gvqonda mo-mareimdenad iyo gul axuruli ver CaiWvretda Sig kac mdomare.ha kai Tundac welze qamari sayelo farTe yelze mzomaremagram muxls zeviT vis ecva kaba mxolod da mxolod koWze mwvdomare.~

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kidev undoda dedas ram eTqva Taviseburi gulSi debulirom SeaCera kvlav mamam isa qal Tav gamomde yur-midebuli.`kargi dawynardi Cemo iulo droni mefoben ara mefeniyvelafers dro wvavs am qveyniurad Ria kars vamtvrevT mxolod myefeni.sxva sxvis saqmeSi brZenia marTla Cven Cvenma saqmem gvyos daqandiliqalis Rirsebac misTvis fasdeba rom Tavze xuravs mas Tan mandili.kargi da radgan sityvas Semohyva vTqvaT vaRiaroT WeSmaritebaqals-uqalwuls rZlad Tu moiyvan Tu Segwevs amis Sen miteveba?`ra Tqvi iliko? ra gaagone? qal-uqalwulo vaJs pativgebuls!ar gasuleldes Seni mterebi aramc da aramc ecxeba eg guls.`vTqvaT SeuyvardaT maT erTmaneTi ar SeuZliaT uerTmaneTodam dros raRaa gamosavali an Tu arsebobs igi saerTod.ubralod rom vTqvaT orniv iwvian da maT gareSe mzec ar anaTebs veRar iTvlian Cvenebur rom vTqvaT trfobis qarcecxlSi Rames ganaTevs.sxvas ar gavyvebi sxvas ar moviyvan erTic amas mbobs da meorecaerTi SexedviT unda vicodeT maTTvis aRar sCans eg meore ca.~`aramc da aramc vTqvi erTxel morCa mets aRar vityvi amis Sesaxebda Senc Zvirfaso Cems gamomwvevad msgavs aseTnairs nurc SemomZaxeb.ki rogor ara Cemo iliko da ilarion Zvirfaso CemomoxdeniT qveynad bevri ram xdeba da mec ar minda erT aviCemo.magram RvTis nebas sad miudixar maS gaCnda eg wuli lal-isrom masSi budobs patiosneba sindis- da namus Rirsebad qalisuqalwulo da patiosani qveynad mravali arsebovs kidiTme imas vambob mas Tavis gza aqvs Tavis nebier xelismomkidiT.kacs SeiZleba bedma umuxTlos da qalsac egre umtyundes bediam SemTxvevaSi codva is aris maT moixaron bedis win qedi.qalma kvlav bedi unda eZios da kacmac misi aRmarTi moxnas _unda vicodeT rom gazafxuli mxolod mravalsa mercxalsa mohyavs.~`Tuki daqvrivda qali an kaci da Svilni darCa patar-balRebimaSin cxovreba rogor gagrZeldes cal uRela xars dascems talRebi.~`eg marTalia maT neba RvTis aqvT gind iyos kaci gind iyos qaliTu gaeZlebaT uerTmaneTod Cven maTi raRa sesxi da vali.pirvel siyvaruls veravin gaswevs meorec agremc monaCmaxiaam SemTxvevaSi Txovna-gaTxovna RmerTo nu miwyen ar saZraxia.amas bunebis kanoni iTxovs eg RvTis nebasTan asocirdebaamiT arc qalis amiT arc kacis avtoriteti ki ar mcirdeba.filosofias moveSvaT axla da Cveni saqmis vwioT Wapaniyvelam Tavisi saqme akeTos ase cxovrobdnen mama-papani.kacma ojaxi unda arCinos qals Sinauri saqmec eyofaeg samarTali Tu Setrialda morCa iqneba qveynis xelyofa.diasaxlisi _ ra kargi Tqma gvaqvs raoden win dgas sityva frTianidiasaxlisi _ moiazreba mxolod keTili adamiani.

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`vaJs aRar hkiTxav rogor cols iTxovs modis iqneba is Tu ar modisTanamedrove axalgazrdoba rZesaviT duRs da male gadmodis.~`axla ojaxis saqmes mivxedoT! _ Tqva mamam _ axla es ars mTavaridroni mefoben ara mefeni ginaxavT axla saxlze yavari?~dedac dawynarda mamac dawynarda Cveulebrivad davwynardi mecadavwynardi magram am sja-baasis me yvela sityva samosad mecva.did Sveba igrZno dedam CemiTa Tval ubrwyinavda sixaruliTagvian vivaxSmeT gvian davweqiT am dRis madliT da am dRis TqmuliTa.gvian avdeqiT TavisTavadac rame Tu Ramis nisl-abjrionigavxede WiSkars moawyda lurja zed dinjad ijda galaktioni.`hei ZmisSvilo xom dampatiJeT da mec movedi Cemi cxeniTa araferia uCvev amaSi!~ _ miTxra da WiSkar aro rcxveniTa.mec gavegebe raRa Tqma unda: ̀ mobrZandiT Zia Sina varT yvelamama xom gaxsovT gulsa iwyvetda: ̀ gul ver vaCvene kacs Cemi yvela.~cxeni atmis xes TviT gamoaba msgavsad jvaredin riTmis pasuxadki iyo sxarti sityva-pasuxiT magrad mainc is mosCanda jmuxad.miTxra: ̀ jer Seni magida vnaxo Seni wignebi sawer-kalamidila-msvidobis jer Sen Wabuko da pirvel rigSi Cemi salami.~mec CamovarTvi xeli gulRiad Tan cxenisaken gameqca Tvalimimixvda amas mefe-poeti: ̀ aWeno ginda gzad mimavali?SejibrebisTvis vamzadeb Svilo eg aris Cemi dRes fiqri mxedrisatmis varjzedac misTvis movabi sxva metnairi saxeba xed-ris.`dila-mSvidobis~ mefe-mgosano masiamovneT aq mosvliT TqvenagulSi sixarul imdeni midevs ver mobrundeba saTqmelad ena.~`mama sad aris? deda sad aris?~ _ saxtad momkiTxa poetma Tvisad.vuTxar:`Sin aris orive Zia da geaxlebaT sul male wvisad.~`ar dauZaxo ar moacdino dilis saqmeni soflis fxlarciaarca me vCqarob arayi rom vsva galaktioni Rvinis kacia.es ra xeivan vazis gqoniaT RmerTma gikurTxoT misi fesveniqarTuli miwis simbolo raca amisa Svilo me var Semsmeni:colikauri cicka ZvelSavi aladasturi xixvi da pinorac mTavaria amas yvelafers TavisdaTavad gamosdis Rvino.vazi did Sromas moiTxovs Svilo Tu ar mixede arc mogixedavsmas Tvalebic aqvs rogorc amboben da gamrjel kacis Sromis yadrs xedavs.~vamaxaroble dedas da mamas galaktionis stumrobis ambavdedam Tqva: ̀ radgan pativi dagvdo xom ar SevircxvenT Cven Tavsa aba.ki davpatiJeT poeti magram iuxerxula iqneb aq mosvlaifiqra albaT: ̀ rad Sevawuxo amisTvis male dadgeba dro-sxva.netav is wuxel iq xom ar darCa wyarosTan xom ar aTia Ramexom mogveWreba Tavi sofelSi rom dadasturdes eg Cemi rame.Cven davaSaveT ar miveZaleT mivZalebodiT mas unda kargadsaerTo ena bevri movnaxeT da gavimeteT is dasakargad.

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aba am diliT am Aadrianad saidan gaCnda netav is axlaroca Sin misul ara mgonia da is movida dro gagviaxla.naRdad iq iyo intuicia amas mkarnaxobs netav ex-araan SeiZleba cota iq dabla gzaSi mebadurT gadaeyara.Rame karavSi aTies iqneb axali Tevzic swves qeif-mkidecda mere roca Tvals moatyues amasobaSi gaTenda kidec.es ase aris magram mas axla xom veRar vkiTxav wuxandel ambavsTumc eg ambavi amnair rac vTqvi hgavs sinamdviles Tan amomlambavs.mgosnis stumroba Svilo dids niSnavs da Cvenac didi gvWirdeba TonemTavari aris ar SevrcxveT axla arc is varcxvinoT kac Tavmomwone.stumari RvTisa es bevrjer gviTqvams kidev mravaljer Cven vityviT amassimarTles Svilo sad gaeqcevi eri afasebs roca mis amags.~mamamac kveri daukra dedas Tav akantura TavisTvis didxansmere amayad me momibrunda da Tavisebur sidinjiT miTxra:`galaktioni maS CvenTan aris RmerTma adidos saxeli misi rame Tu qarTvel kacis SeZleba asaxdeneli ocneba xnisi.Svilo xom giTxar guls nu daiwyvet gamoswordeba rac aris flirsiyvelas Tavisas miuzRavs RmerTi vinc TavisTavis dRes aris Rirsi.galaktionis yvela misxalSi leqsi budobs da riTma trialebsase rom isa leqsT naSenia TviTon mis TmaSic leqsi trfialebs.mamlis yivilze ras ityvi Svilo xom giTxar stumris aqvs moSoSrobada xom Sexede xalxis am sibrZnes raoden didi aqvs warmoSoba!~`sworia mama! _ vuTxari meca _ stumris sazRaurs mamalic grZnobdaTumc mis sasjelze amaod viyav da sixaruli mainc mas sjobda.~`aba wavediT! _ uTxra man dedas _ xom xedavT saqmem Tan gvisasworarac guSindelma guli dagvwyvita is dRevandelma gamoaswora.~galaktioni ezoSi idga da cas xeivnis RriWoTi cqerdaxelSi fanqari ar hqonda magram am dros is leqsebs mis gulSi swerda.xmaurze Cvenken Semotrialda Cveul sidinjiT Tav akanturagadaexvia mamaCems umal da daukocna yuri pantura.`daupatiJad xom ar movsulvar ase rom abuC ara ar mqviaki viyoymane magram mainca agre varCie Cum fiqr baqia.~`aba ras ambob Sen galaktion~ _ gauTamamda mama mgosansamefes yvelgana miesvleleba misTvis karebi Riad ars bansa.~dedamac xeli uwoda mgosans mkerds eambora viTa mwe mzesavTqvi: ̀ erTi miwis mgosnad micvnixar da axlac getyvi meored dResa.~`gmadlobT daiko deduls afasebt Tan masTan mamuls TavisTavadaamaSi aris qarTvlis Rirseba mSobliur valis dasacavada.~saxeldaxelod gavSaleT sufra maRliv saxlis win moajirzedamamam mezoblebs mouxmo CenTan ̀ mobrZandiT kacTan kacia mzeda.met Zvirfas stumars viT vumaspinZlo didi mis CemTvis aq yor-cna,mamam uxadi qvevri moxada Rvinomac misi Sxefebi gvtyorcna.

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miipatiJa galaktioni uTxra: ̀ mgosano aqedan viwyoTTu ram guSinis dardi gvCenia axla is unda gadaviviwyoT.`ras ambob Zmao ris dard ra dardi SesaniSnavi Sexvedra gvqondaTqveni ar vici me ki viT mgosans me misi wamic yvela momwonda.~mamam orSimo CauSva qvevrSi wynari dawoliT aavso isacdilobda zedmet ar eTqva sityva poetisaTvis umsgavsoisa.amoswia da Seavso Wiqa erTi Tavisi erTi stumrisawuTier uceb siwynare dadga mabezRarobda dro siCumrisa.uxerxuloba Seiqmna cota da es Seicno venaxmac baRmacgamoaswora galaktionma Tqva: ̀ daibada gogona sadRac...RmerTma gazardos vinc ibadeba da vinc kvlav kidev movides undaCvens cvlas maTi cvla sWirdeba qveynad viT vards mSveniers Tavisi sun da.~mamamac misi amata sityva:`Tqva ers sWirdeba yovlis matebametnair eri ver iarsebebs kvlav da kvlav isev eg dabadeba.~Tqva:`galaktion brZaneT pirvelma erT sadRegrZelo Cemi gulisa?~`ki Zmao aba risTvis movedi Tu ar eg sityva siyvarulisa.~is iyo mzemac amoanaTa aoqrosferda WiqebSi Rvinogalaktionma aswia Wiqa: ̀ guli viT momcems ar davubdRvino.~mivCerebodi mefe-poetsa is maRldeboda cisken sul ufromiwaze fexi edga arc edga cam moiwminda nislic saqufro.`modi am WiqiT Cemo iliko qarTvlis mdgomare fuZe davlocoTurTierT Soris Tandgoma gvinda rom erTmaneTi Sin ar davxocoTam sadRegrZelos ver vityvi momcroT misi sidide maRlobs da mzeobsxedav? mzec misken gvixmobs gvizidavs rom TavisTavad eg dReca dReobs.pirvel yovlisa minda mSvidoba yvela ojaxSi iyos Zamikoismodes siTbo gulidan gulis: Cemo dediko, Cemo mamiko.es geni aris qarTvlis meoba pativiscema darad darisada rom mesame modis mogvyveba me pirvel rigSi es mixarisa.sxvanair metad qarTveli kaci ver Seiguebs darad Tvisobasradgan gvWirdeba Cven drois aTvla rom SevuerTdeT maradisobas.Cven cota gvwyins da cota gvaxarebs da cota viciT azri mi-misarame Tu xotba warsul droisa zed gadavlili sisxlis wvimisa.modi mSvidobis madlisRa iyos eg sadRegrZelo qvevrebTan Tqmulimxolod imitom mxolod imitom rom igi aris geniT qarTuli.me marto Rvinis siyvaruls ar vmbob me miyvars misi atributebiTu es orSimo, Tu es ofsilo, Tu es orxeli Tu eg or-mrecxiTu eg orgo da Tu eg satkepni Tu eg grZel bari sasmis momvercxli.zed daCoqili qarTveli kaci gulxalisian rom iRebs Rvinosunda rom stumars RvinosTan erTad gulSi CauZvres da gaicinos.magram qvevramde mas didi gza aqvs did Sromas iTxovs vazis bunebamas moRalate kaci ar uyvars igi ver uZlebs amis cdunebas.vazi Svilis swor aRzrdas moiTxovs metnair mas ver Seisixlxorceb

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erTxel Tuki mas xel SeeSala morCa gaTavda ris nayofs mogcems.amitom rac met Sromas vdebT masSi gviaskecdeba amiT Cven Zalaeg Rvino yvela sisxlia kacis mas verasodes ver azrobs gvalva.ratom ar mkiTxavT Svilo dav da Zmav rom sikargesTan ra maqvs cudia,nuTu ver mamCnevT Cems saubarSi rom saTqmel sityvas axlavs kudia.nuTu guls azri ar dagebadaT pirSi rom miTxraT saTqmeli mkacrida ar daindoT galaktioni egre Zunwi da egre mimfacri...Seuracxyofas ki ar gayenebT an sayveduriT me ki ar gavsebT,ubralod minda naklze rom miTxraT da am wyromasac Sig movaTavsebT.leqsis kiTxvis dros ar SeiZleba rom ar gagiCndeT rame faruli, an TviT mgosanSi ras xedavT axals Tu mis momavals hyvedrs siyvaruli.~dedam da mamam mxreb aiCeCes gadauaraT feris sibacem _aRar icodnen ra eqnaT eTqvaT drom Caiara rogorc xiblnacem.mec gamikvirda poetis eg Tqma risTvis SevyavdiT Cven poets klubSifunagoriebs rom Sescqeroda eg xom ar iyo ayvanil kubSi.dedam arRvia mainc simSvide Tqva: netav Rvinom xom ar daaTro,an ra dalia erTi WinWila arc met arc nakleb masTan saaT ro...uTxra:`ras ambob Zmav galaktion Cveni Sexvedra andamatiaroca Tqvens mimarT dids da pataras Cven gagvaCnia did simpatia.Cven Tqvens leqsebze unda vizardoT eg Tqma ki mxolod ara-disia,da is rac gvavsebs sasowarkveTiT eg xom keTil gzis maradisia.Tqvens xmaSi Rvivis gulis gatexva rac poetisTvis ar aris sargo,Tqven TviT gansajeT poeto Tavi magram azrs Tqvensas viT mivebargo.me rogorc mkiTxvels maqvs amis neba rom Cemi giTxraT gulis nadebirac aaxloebs poets da mkiTxvels Tan ar arsebobs amis vadebi.gulSi-gul Cavde, sulSi-sul Cavde avamzeure fiqri nelia,magram raRa dRe eg miamiti Tu odes turfa ar rig mxsnelia.ver gamigia rogor amovxsna me Tqvenis Tqmuli calkerZ aria,roca rac gviTxar Tav sayveduris igi arc wyali da arc Zmaria.gTxov rom agvixsna qaragmul Tqmuli ras niSnavs is rac gviTxari ndomiTiqneb Segvwevdes Zala da madli rom Cven gulebi ar gagvyves wyromiT.~`ara ver getyviT ar Semwevs Zala _ Tqva mgosanma da SeWmuxna saxe _`de saidumlo amnair Cemi Cems gulSi darCes viTarca maxe.mgoni pasuxic eg aris Cemi met raRa giTxra Cem amay dao,guls nu gaitex amas gTxov Zmurad ar Tqva Cvens Soris Zafi gawydao.diax xaTria Cemi sicude da eg ubedav vneba da vneba,naklia is rom yvela problema rac gamaCnia Tavze madneba.ar Semwevs Zala viyviro es var da yuradReba movTxovo vinmes,SurSi ixrCoba gankiTxva yovlis eg siyvarulic Tan miaqvs gminvebs.arc Tavis qeba ar maZlevs imeds Tavis qebaSi ara devs rwmena,radgan wlebs axsovs misnair wlebi TvalTmaqcobaSi gSrali ena.~`gasagebia Zmao Zvirfaso, gasagebia! _ mamamac eg Tqva,

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me ki bavSvs kidev vera gamego mainc am TqmuliT gul dameTeTqva.ise dasturi mec mivec mamas da mSobliaeb davyevi sityvas,am SemTxvevaSi ar mqonda neba met-meti meTqva me umcros niyvas;ise ki mivxvdi poetis TqmaSi ar xel-Sewyoba saxeldeboda.xels vin uSlida dResac ar vici raRac eg azri gulSi cvdeboda.mere mgosani me momibrunda loyeb RaJRaJiT ara-Tonia,xeli momkida muxlze damisva Tqva: ̀ Sens win Svilo maraTonia,cxovrebas Tan sdevs urTules gzebi da ra kaci xar madl Tu ram ar cxi.gamarjvebaSi devs gulis siTbo magram mas zogjer Tan mosdevs marcxi.amitom gmarTebs gasaZlis guli rom axmauro da zido tvirTi.magram Tu erTxel fexqves gagigdo morCa gadiars Sens Tavze zvirTi.eg marto poets ki ara Svilo yvelas Tavzea mosalodnelivinc unda iyos eg sulerTia mxvneli mewaRe Tu gzis mcodneli.Tavisufleba _ guls miTbobs magram Tavisufleba _ vatyob Soriakacs rom sityvis Tqma gboWavs gaSinebs aseTi wlebi mudam Smoria.navTsayudeli ki misi baZvis drom Tavis miznad ver iSoriada vambob misTvis rom CemSic eg dRes erTi ki ara SabaS-oria.kacis Tqmul sityvas ver unda xmobdes iaraRian kacis bacilaeh ramden vici Tan sijiutem Cemsave saqmes Camomacila.ki vambob vici dro mova CemTvis axmaurdeba dedo zaris xmamagram am droSi viT moipovos da viT aswios Sroma-xarisxma.uborkiloba _ xelze ar niSnavs rom Cven enaze ar gvadevs igidiax eg aris meti gansacdel da rasac Cumad Cems gulSi vigvimsurs davamsxvrio Tan eg borkili rac Tavisufal azrTa brmasa xravsmagram xom ici moWarbebuli yoveli Zala mainc aRmarTs xnavs.Semparav vambob Cems diad saTqmels rom xalxma igrZnos madli amisamagram sul vgodeb amis dro mova da daimsxvreva xundi Ramisadrosac sWirdeba Tavis mwifoba an Tundac misi nergis rgva iyosnayofi xeze rom momwifdeba maSin wrfiv RerZi unda gaiyos.Camovardeba is maSin am dros da ra cudia Zirs Tu qva daxvdamaSin amao misi simwife iqneba drois karnaxi xaxv da.da yvelam viciT mas rac mouva daeTxliSeba qvas igi CumadTan sakbiloca ara darCeba rom erTi lukma gasinjo umad.am dros xelia Svilo saWiro rom SeeSvelo Tan nayofs sozelda ra sjobia qvis magierad xelisgulze rom Tan nayofs mozel.gamigeT axla risTvis vmbob amas da rad vadare me igi aq drosalbaT mimixvdiT rasac vgulisxmob an rad vuwodeb me mas sakadros.xalxs miecema Tavisufleba da sityvac mis gzas miaRwevs odesmagram rac droSi Sen cxovrob kaci im drois mainc unda gesmodes .dros wauyruo ara xar swori gulSi gulisxma geZaxdes undada Tu erTia mas xalxis azri unda gavardes Tan am dros gunda.sityvis fasia Tavisufleba Zvirad Rirebul fasdaudebel _

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mas naxtomi aqvs vefxviseburi kldeze kldiurad da Tan myudebel.Tavisufleba _ netar dRes niSnavs mSvidobis madlic Tan cxia am dResda Tu qveyana Sen Seni giyvars misi Rirsebac Tan unda gwamdes.TiTeul Cvengans ase Tu ar gvwams raRas gangvawyobs maS Cven bevr hopadRem usaTuod win unda gvwios radgan ar dagvrCes gverdze evropa.dro Senken unda moiaxlovo eh sanam kaci marilze gaxvaldamnanebia bevris dakargva rame Tu masTan Zaxili: xval-xval.me ar mgonia Sen ki jer Svilo win didi gza gaqvs saasparezo,am asparezSi Tavisufleba sCans rogorc saxlTan patara ezo.magram rad gvinda Sig ver SevdivarT da vuWvritinebT Cven SoriaxloTise survili didia misi da yvelas gvinda xeli rom vaxloT.~ambobda amas galaktioni wynarad da mSvidad xmis Sesatyvisad,mere amzevda borcvze poeti da oriv xeli aRmarTa Tvisad.`Tavisufleba! Tavisufleba! _ aRmoxda sityveb mTliani xmiTa,am wuTSi igi TviT zecas eba Tan nayofian leqsebis sxmiTa.`Tavisufleba! Tavisufleba! RmerTo mogveci ers Cveni gziTa,gveyo rac wlebi tanT gagvcrecia rac sisxl agviwyavs Cvenive mziTa.Tavisufleba xidia xalxis mis wiaRSi devs swrafva diadi,am dros sinaTles bneli ver sjobnis da iTrguneba misiT wyvdiadi.Cven sinaTle gvsurs mzea simbolo Cveni gulebis da SemarTebisCveni ena gvaqvs Cveni anbani maS netav mteri ras gvemarTlebis.sigulmaviwyec damCemda cota magram Tanmxvedr dRes amis bedaamgoni naTqvamic bevrjer giTxariT _ ganmeoreba codnis dedaa.Cven gvinda CveniT viaroT wina da Cveni gvqondes siTbo da yinvarad ver Seicno kacobriobam rom yvelas mis-mis uxdeba brwyinva.viT adamians leqssac sWirdeba Tavisufali moqceva frazis,radgan poetis suyvela sityvas gamogitydebiT bulbuli azis.sityvis mxatvroba eg aris saxe Tanmimdevruli magram ki braz-ris?siyvarulia amis Tavdebi da SeTavsebul sibrZnesTan azris.me – vambob unda amaRldes sivrce da ca gaixsnas met ufro friad,rom dainaxos xalxma Tavis Tav gulubryvilod da Tanac Riad.TvalTmaqcobaSi ar devs sikeTe da xvedrma igi albaT aoba.radgan Cven viciT da wesad mogvdgams rom am gziT modis kidev Taoba.sityva romelic kacs egre sjera ar unda hqondes mas mtruli saxemis Semecnebas xalxi TviT gansjis da ara tyvia cxeli da mWaxe.ra vuyoT iqneb yvelas ar ZaluZs gamoitanos rom fiqri gareT,magram samSoblo RmerTmani uyvars da mis satkivars ganicdis mwareT.saTakiloa Tu ar mcdar odes poeti Wyletdes gulSi Tqmul sityvasda mzis sinaTlis mas eSinodes romels amaod etyodes gvrit-yvas.Tavisuflebac aris da aris aqac meoba sifrTxiles hbadebs,Tu sazogados vnebs Cveni sityva aseT dros tuCze borkili gvadebs.ar SeiZleba sTqva imnari rac rom scildeba moralur CarCos

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da is qveyanas Tan xalxTan erTad arTmevs misnair sabadel sarCos.Cevn qarTvelebs gvaqvs usazRvro niSnad moyvasT sikeTe da saTnoebada raRa aris qarTvlis sinaTle Tu kvlav sinaTle mas ar moeba.raoden kargi Cven gvaqvs sityvebi sindis-namus da patiosnebaTavisufleba gvWirdeba yvelas... metjer saTqmeli rom vTqvaT mgosnebma.mgosnis valia uyvardes xalxi da mSobliuri misi keria _ uyvardes xalxi da is daicvas man Tavis leqsiT rogorc jeria.Tavisufleba _ eg niSnavs imas Tavs neba misce keTil mJReriamagram raRaa miTxariT igi Sig Tu sibilwe Semogeria.Tavisufleba _ siwmindes niSnavs Tavisufleba _ gamWvirvalea,momalul laqebs igi ver itans Rirs_saqcieliT Tav-movalea.is verc sisizRres ver urigdeba aZago is vinc ar ars saZagimesmis xmauri sikargis TvisiT magram sxva aris masTan baZva-ki.unda gvaxsovdes rom qarTvelni varT Tavdaviwyeba amis mteria,yvela waxdeba drois madl vseba ukeTurT modma Tu mogveria.Tavisuflebas _ Tav misTvis erTvis xelisuflebas ki xeli misTvisCvens arsebobas rom mohyves neba sakuTar azris Tan gamoTqmisTvisyvela mdidari dRes ver gaxdeba verc xval gaxdeba yvela mdidariyvela _ Raribic ar SeiZleba da tvirTi edos sul sazidari.Tavis SeZlebiT unda cxovrobdes amqveynad yvela adamianiRaribs Tu uWirs mdidris valia xel gauwodos misi mziani.gareT _ mtris risxva imdens ras gvizams saSiSaria SigniT mteroba,da sazizRari masTan kvlav kidev xams ubadrukTa Tundac seroba.Tavisuflebas _ winZRola unda uwinmZRoloba ase rodiaTavisuflebas _ Senaxva unda Tavisufleba _ oqros zodia.Tavisufleba _ xalisi xalxTa Tavisufleba _ Cvenca gvcx dia,Tavisufleba _ farTo cnebaa magram amav dros bewvis xidia.Tavisufleba _ Tavmoyvarea Tu Tavis pativs ganagebs xalxi,da am xalxs miaqvs RvTis neba guliT romlis Rirsebas ar mosavs Talxi.wyroma-pativis vera iqms ndomas ndomis gareSec ar mova rwmenarwmenis ganZia Tavisufleba da mis wiaRSi adgmuli ena.o, rogor minda am wuTSi axla Semwevdes Zala gavixsna pirirom mkvidrad xalxTa gasaxarisad davimorCilo myudro napiri.da miTxras rwmenam da miTxras nebam: midi galaktion Sen oRond swerewere Tavisuflad Tan SeuzRudavad aRmofxvrilia sialmacere.magram ar aris jer dro amisa magram me mjera mxars gaSlis ia-mis,ganifanteba bilw zRvaur bneli da zari dahkravs Cveni siamis.Cven Tavisuflad vsaubrobT axla Tan vuziarebT gulnadebs erTurTsase mgonia stadionze var da cal karebSi vTamaSob fexburTs.gulaxdilni varT ase mgoniamagram ara varT sul mTlian Riad,gveCoTireba bevri saTqmeli da vardis mzrunveln vqceulvarT iad.adamianTa TavSesafarad arsebobs saxli da ara soro

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Secdomas vuSveb? Zmurad miTxari rom Tavisuflad gamovasworo.damsaje misTvis Tu Cems qmedebas samSoblosadmi mohyva ziani _da waritaca Cemma Tqmul sityvam Cveni lamazi qveynis mziani.mSromeli kaci beds ToxSi eZebs xvna-Tesva gaxlavT misi-ariamaSin kalami Cemi Toxia da es kalami dRes sizmaria.winamZRvrad missa rom kacs sWirdeba dasvenebis Jams leqsis dariada Tu eg qveynad ar aris SigniT maSin yoveli xedva mcdaria.me vambob momaval met kargs gvpirdeba vidre warsulis umecareba,Tavisuflebas _ Tu mefe Trgunavs am dros mefesac xel ecareba.maqvs Svilo amis gamocdileba cxovrebam momca gamocdilebaguli gulia magram am gulsac aqvs Tavisebur ganxeTqileba.maqvs Svilo amis gamocdileba cxovrebam momca me amis codnabevrjer mavanma damria xeli da Cems TvalTagan cremlic ki modna.magram xom xedav! me mainc vdgavar me isev mgosans miWiravs Tavi,ver vityvi rom Cems am diad wlebSi Cemi cxovreba sanukvar vyavi,magram es kia bedis morCili arasdros viyav mudam vdaobdi _maSvral eg yrmoba fexze ekida da mec laslasiT vsacodaobdi.Tvinier saqmis ar maxsovs gemo oblis kveris ki axlac mZafr mindada wlebsac miaqvs Tavisi neba axalgazrdobac agremc gafrinda.leqsia _ Cemi mermisis Zala leqsia _ Cemi drois TamaSi,am TamaSidan me ki ver gaval Tan darwmunebul me var amaSi.damaTmobinos amas vin SesZlebs Tu ar RvTis neba da misi SiSiramdens mabrkolebs met ufro me dro win mimaqvs asmag Tan ieriSi.dro _ damiwuravs xandaxan imeds da ras movisxam naforiaqebvambob: jer wasvla adrea Cemi ra vqna amav dros Cems Tavsac vaqeb.xan mival isev Cems meduqnesTan movaZebnineb Rvinos nazav-xnulsmeduqnec Tavis saR-salamaTi sufras gamiSlis rogorc gazafxuls.Zvel vals davtoveb axals aviReb Tvals Sevapareb lalisfer Rvinosmetyvis: ̀ poeto mets nuRar dalev eg ikmarise rom ar gawyinos.~mec veubnebi: ̀ gmadlob Zamiko kacT cnoba RvTisgan netar mcneliaguSin iseTi leqsi davwere rom ar aRvniSno marTla Znelia.Sen ra ggonia mRviZars rom mxedav Cems TvalSi isev Cailuliawuxel mTel RamiT Tval ar mixuWavs amdeni bevr maqvs Senze Tqmulia.ra vqna meduqnev weras ver davTmob leqsi _ eg Cemi megobariada masTan Ralats is mirCevnia Cems saflavs scemdes civi qaria.vcdilob movaswro mosaswrebeli kval davamCnio Cemi mosvlisasxvanair met dro ver Semicvnia da eg dro aris aq mimosvlisa.axla _ aq saxlSi stumari mqvia Tbilis davtove droebiT Tqmisa,verc mas vSordebi verc Cem am rions Tan siarulic misTvis ver mRlisa.modi meduqnev Wiqa momirtyi simtkice sCandes RvinoSi ufroraRaa is dRe poetisaTvis Rvino dalio da moiqufro.meduqnec mova Tavis kanturiT Wiqas Seavsebs missive xeliT

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ityvis: mSvidoba Sen galaktion rom mudam mavseb mag guliT cxeliT.maS gaumarjos im Sens leqss Zmao romeli leqsic Sen gizis gulSida elodeba mas mzis sinaTle rom miitanos is xalxis sulSi.axla ar getyvi rom wamikiTxo ar miyvars leqsi wignis gareSeme – wigniT miyvars yoveli leqsi Tan Tqvenis gamo gaixare – Sen.didxans sicocxles gisurveb Zmao gexarebinos qarTvlis gul mtkice,xom kargad ici dRes bevri gaqebs mec bevrjer Seni Tav davifice.leqsis dReoba mudam mzianobs da misamarTic misi didia,Tu kacs amqveynad leqsi ar uyvars im qveyanazec misi flidia.icocxle Zmao mec SenTan erTad cota xans mainc mesmios Rvinofuls gaxdevineb ki marTalia amiT ar mkuTvnis me salanZRvino.tyuil saCuqrad Rvino varigo arc Sen da arc sxvas ewonebaoCemze ityvian: gasuleldao qars gaatana Tan qonebao.Sen kargad ici aq Tu ra mrCeba ris vaivaglax col-Svilsa varCenskami vin momca an kabineti TqviT Cems Wkuasa aqeT vTxov sarCels.heri meduqnev momiWaxune Rvinos Waxunis Waxun aRviZebsmale simReras eg gulic momTxovs vin dagvaSorebs dRes Cven naRviZlebs.am Cemi leqsis dRes sadRegrZelos vaxtangurad smis droni eZaxis,da mec rom agre davlio SenTan nurc gaikvirveb da arc meZraxis.`mravalJamier, mravalJamier!~ Cveni Sexvedris dRes gaumarjosCveni Sexvedris DdRes gaumarjos rom saswauliT igi kvlav marjnobs.Tavisufleba Rirseul Cvens ers romelic axla karze kakunebsmale dro mova Cven kars gavuRebT Cven Tu ara – Tqven sxva saukunes.dro _ Seicvleba droiT iseve xana dadgeba oqros da vercxlisdro – Seicvleba magram Cvens qarTuls veraviTari met dro ver Secvlis.me vici Cemi winaTgrZnobani Tu ras gviqadis momavlis jado da es jado ki imdeni gaxlavT da yvelam igi guls unda CavdoT.sakacobrio saqmis keTeba ar ars ioli da is ars Zneliamitom gvmarTebs am Cven TvalyuriT gavxdeT sikargis mxolod mZebneli.uremi raa magram uremsac Tavisnairi sWirdeba mZRoli.gza – SeurCios im gziT iaros romeli gzaca dasturis Svili,a, kaco kidev andaza Cveni Cveni saubar brZnul Tqmebs undeba,saqmis ganWvreta amasves mosdevs ̀ sanam uremi gadabrundeba.~`sanam uremi gadabrundeba~ manmade gvmarTebs Wvritini gzisarom gzam Cvens urems ar uRalatos da xvedri gvqondes pirmcinar mzisa.Tavisufleba _ TviTon ar mova is CveniT unda movides Svilome – aqcents Senze misTvis vakeTeb Sen ufro axla asakiT Slilob.Cven ki asaki Semogvebevra wver gamiTeTrda leqsTan is-riTaTumc far-xmals ar vyri avis msurveli mec SemiZlia davce kisriTa.Zalac kvlav merCis kalamTan erTad da movatane mec misTvis dRemdeda movatane mec misTvis RmerTo dRes am Walaze rom bolTas vcemde.~ambobda amas galaktioni da me mgonia mas frTebi esxa

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igi miwaze ki idga magram misve leqsis pwkar gamoemesxa.vxedavdi mis tans xan mocaxcaxes xan-xan ras xan mwyrals da xan Tviniersdaabijebda eg bumberazi da fexs adgamda misve win-iers.Tavisufleba _ mas gulSi edo Tavisufleba _ mis guls bubnida cal yur cal Tvali gzisken eWira rom xmauroba ecno ubnidan.`rioni Cemi RviZlia Svilo asocirdeba is Cems saxelTansul Tvalwin midgas sizmarSic igi roca viRviZeb da Tvals vaxel Tan.Zil gamitydeba xandaxan roca sarkmels gavaReb anazdeuladrioni am dros Cems gulSi borgavs ris kalapoti miTxar eulad.mas Cemi axsovs aq dabadeba da mis qviSaze damwvari terfi,misTvis msurs xmebi vawvdino yvelas rom me samSoblos amnair vetrfi.samSoblo aris mTlad saqarTvelo sadac erTmaneTs gviwvdeba xmebime – rions vambob miwasTan erTad uerTaneTod kaci gaxmebi.es Citis wyaroc ase patara Zlivs rom gzas ikvlevs wveTTa qardebaamasac Svilo samSoblo hqvia misi eg wveTic Sav zRvas bardeba.weRan rom SevsviT da wyurvil gvikla Sveba vigrZeniT Cven amomdeniis rac bavSvobis Semodis gulSi mas iqedan ki ver gamodeni.swored es aris Svilo samSoblo masTan mnaTi mze da mTvare-badribadali arc hyavs amqveyanaze da verc verafers mas ver Sevadri.axla Cven roca vsaubrobT ase da Cvenis eniT vxmianobT agreamaSi aris siTbo Zlieri da gulisgulis diad simagre,Zvirfas saubrad gveqca Sexvedra lxini qarTvelTa meti raRa-risCemSi amRlda sityva qarTuli da xmac vigrZeni Cemi WaRaris.diax da diax am WaRarasac Tavis dahyveba xma da ieriamitom aris aq rom vamayob da am SexvedriT var bednieri.dRevandeli dRe CemTvis wignia ydaSi Casmuli Tavis TanxebiTgamiZliereT imedi xvalis Tqvenc aqeT albaT dameTanxmebiT.Cven ganSorebis dro dadga ukve da CamovarTvaT erTmaneTs xelivisurvoT kidev isev Sexvedra Tan gul vageboT Cven isev cxeli.ise mgonia Tav SegawyineT Bbevr gesaubreT ufro met Cemime dagtovebT mivdivar magram me isev TqvenTan madlmosil vrCebi.`amin, Zamiko! _ uTxra mas dedam _ moxaruli varT rom gagicaniTmec kidev vambob amas meramden da misTa dReTa siyvarul vcaniT.~`Zmav galaktion! _ kvlav uTxra dedam _ faTerakia zog-fuZe zog- Werxom ar gwevT Zala rom gaixsenoT rac TavisTavad es xdeba zogjer!~`faTerakebi ramdenic gnebavT dao Zvirfaso Cemi miwisav _ yvela maT Soris gavixsenebdi erTerTs rame Tu vardTan-iisav.vsvamdi duqanSi rogorc yovelTvis marto vijeqi Cemis nebarTviTcalke magidas usxdnen biWebi isinic svamdnen Tavis SemarTviT.ho, kidev calke tician ijda isic TavisTvis magram wina erTsimarTle giTxraT ubrad viyaviT sisxliT ki ara leqsiT minaerT.azrTa Widili Cven genSi gvedo aba miTxariT sxva ra mizezi,

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miwa-mamuli Cven-Cveni gvqonda ganawilebis ar gvedo gezi.iotis oden CvenSi ar ido arc siZulvili arc mrqeni WiapiriqiT ufro vuyvardiT erTurTs unda gvexarja Cveni niWia.me-ufro Tmenis fiala viyav magram tician ufro Rvioda.unda vTqva cota sificxe axlda uceb rZesaviT gadmodioda.~`Rvino xom ar sCans amis mizezi?~ _ guldajerebiT ikiTxa dedamgalaktionma ki am sityvebze bevri icina kmayofil bed-am.`ras ambob dao ar daijero rom aq mizezi Rvinisa iyopiriqiT Rvino momrige gaxldaT Rvino ki am dros ZmasTan Zma iyo.ar dagimalavT xandaxan Cvena viyavT bavSvebi nadafdaf ar Tladca qudad maSin gvexura Tavze da dedamiwa Zirs gvego farTlad.TiTqos mdinare Segvyrida uceb Tavis sianCxliT da Tavis TvisiTmere patara nakaduliviT gaveclebodiT erTmaneTs sxvisiT.axla ikiTxavT raze vmdurobdiT mec ar maqvs neba is ar agixsnaTbarem saerTo radgan vipoveT minda eg Cemi guli gagixsnaT.samdurav meti ra gveqnebida saerTo saqmis Tan gvaxlda dava mas rac sjeroda me ar mjeroda Cemi sjerobis mas scvlida hava.erTurTs vutevdiT kritikis cecxliT fexqveS ki ara gvewvoda miwamaxsovs rom erTxel TviT ticianma aseT dros erTi leqsic dafxriwa.sul vmdurobdiT da sul vrigdebodiT gamyoli guli ar hqonda odnavzedmet siyvaruls vabraleb amas biZaSvilobis sxva raRa codna.ho, duqanSi var rogorc vTqvi hoda gverdiT biWebsac SeeqmnaT davaerTi borZikiT movida CemTan miTxra: ̀ sufraze fexiT gadaval.~vurCie:`Zmao wadi CemTvis var aravin minda Cems Tavis gardaCems sadRegrZelos vici SesvamdiT Tu ar gecnobi gaswie farda.~ar daiSala da ar momeSva Semomitia sityvebiT ginebmaSin wamodga tician zeze: ̀ egre ar unda gagagebineb.~movida momxvdurs mkerdSi swvda xeliT da gaisrola burTiviT iqiTsadac biWebi Tamam sityvebiT Zalas hmatebdnen aqeT piriqiT.axla mas sxvebic wamoeSvelnen ar wamovmdgarvar RmerTmani zezeticians gonTan Zalac erCoda SeeZlo or sams Sesvamda xeze.dahnebdnen mere rogorac iyo xelTan enaca ecaraT kvexnadTqva ticianma: ̀ nuTu ver icnobT galaktioni rom cxovrobs qveynad.~maT gaioces eg Tqmuli xelad da bodiSebi gvixades bevriticiani ki gadamexvia... Cvens Soris cremli iyo Sedevri.unda vTqva niWiT erTmaneTs vgavdiT da riTac vgavdiT imasve vrgavdiTSejibri gvqonda ra Tqmaa mxolod Tu rogor sityvebs leqsad vriTmavdiT.moarul xmebi Wors gvivrcelebdnen TiTqos vucqerdi ticians me-zRviTda CvenSi duRda Suris bacila da mis dakargvas Sevxvdi me bezRviT.ocdaCvidmetSi is gaiyvanes Tu rogor RmerTo aravin icisdResac saflavi ar vici misi Tumc saxvaliod mec eg dRe micdis.guli Camwyvita me am ambavma Zalam ver guli gamaRebina

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CemTvis damwvarze mduRare iyo drom leqsze xelic amaRebina.is Tavisufal azrT msxverpli gaxda maSin raRa dRe Tavisuflebisroca aq dResac am dRes veswrafviT aba miTxariT xedva uflebis.is – Tvalwin midgas isev imnair rac iyo misTvis drois karnaxi –ar SemiZlia rom CamovTvalo ramdenjerac myavs sizmrad nanaxi.drom mainc Tvisi waiRo mSvidad da gaiyola dRenic Wirisame _ ubedurma mainc kalami xelSi aviRe misve Cxirisa...axla duqnidan gavdivar gareT gadameRoba win fotografimiTxra: ̀ mgosano msurs gadagiRo fotosuraTi iqneba swrafi.Tqvengan ar minda arc erTi groSi Cems Tavze viReb suraTis xarjebsbaRSi gavideT dabrZandiT skamze SemogTavazebT Tqven xelSi marjnebs.~vuTxar:`ara maqvs ganwyobileba areuli maqvs Tundac gunebasxva dros ajobebs am saqmis madli vidre baRisken axla bruneba.~aRar momeSva da mec davTanxmdi vTqvi: ̀ jandabaSi eg Cemi Tavikacs amisaTvis rogor vawyino roca Cven yvela varT momakvdavi.erTi ki miTxra aRarc ki maxsovs ramden nairi gadmiRo pozaxan-es profili xan-is profili kaci gamxada metamerfoza.meubneboda gadaRebis dros: ̀ aba Zamiko locva Tan RmerTadxom ici maSin fasobs suraTi ros qaRaldze xarT RimilTan erTad.aras-ver getyviT ki viRimodi RimilSi Rvinoc Semeziaraes imitom rom Tan damyveboda mouSorebel sevda iara...suraTi kargi gamogvivida peizaJ-profil SemarTul ferdiT _obieqtivi wammzomze CarTo da momiskupda TviTonac gverdiT.me is momenti dResac Rimils mgvris CemSi ar aris igi gamkvir drokacs qveynad fasi Tu ara aqvs RmerTo raRaa maSin qalis samkvidro.kaci-kaciTa Robe-qacviTa Cven am sityvebis mogvyveba fasida mas ver waSlis dro vercerTnair Tund saukune gavides asi.ra vqna eg leqsi SemrCa imedad da is macocxlebs misive ZaliTavikviate radgan erTxel gza veRar mivatov me Cemis malviT.sakuTar TavTan me var movale masTan Ralatis arca maqvs nebaeg siyvaruli ki mets mavalebs ukeT ra meti moiZebneba.siyvarul marto ar niSnavs imas rom SeaerTos kac da qal malxisiyvarulia dRes qveynis madli romel madlSiac trialebs xalxi.usiyvarulod ar SeiZleba mxvnelma-mTesvelma axaros Tesliusiyvarulo drois TamaSi eg zRaparia da misi gesli.axla Cven rom aq Tav Segviyria da Cven erTmaneTs vfofinebT sulSiamaSic gvidevs is siyvaruli ra siyvarulic Cven gvidevs gulSi.mgoni asjer vTqvi erT da igive esec siyvaruls Svenis maisebrsiyvarulia _ simaRle kacTa laJvardovani Tanac aisebr.yvela Cems leqsSi sCans siyvaruli zogjer Riad da zogjer faruladmarto rad miRirs me leqsi ̀ meri~ romelic darCa legendarulad.amboben TiTqos aseTi vinme ar arsebobda mqral iyo Tone

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da is me rogorc mgosanma kacma mxatvruli saxiT gamovigone.absurdi aris es azri marTla nu CamomarTmevT Tavs egre kvexnad,is-arsebobda igi arsebobs da iarsebebs maradJam qveynad.man STagoneba Cemi waiRo Tan silamaze azida camde _arc gasakviri ar unda iyos rom sadRegrZelos me misas vsvamde.RvinoSi aris WeSmariteba RvinoSi sWvivis qarTvelis saxeqalTan erT qarTvels Rvino ar surds aseTi kaci dRemde ver vnaxe.dros Seezarda Cveni egzom gza Tanmimdevruli da Tan mars-iadimitom aris xandaxan roca cisartyelebi gvakravs arSiad.maS gaumarjos fuZes kacisas, ojaxs kacisas, de baraq RmerTodRe saswauli rac mogvdgams yovlis unda Tan igi SemogvierTosaswaulia Rvinis eg madli gvaTrobs da gvarTobs Tavis gundebiTgamovifxizlebT da mere isev Cveni cxovrebis ritms vubrundebiT.~galaktionma hkra Wiqas Wiqa rom TviT mamasac aeRo gezimamamac misi ar daayovna da sadRegrZelos axsna mizezi.`fuZe yoveli rac ki arsebobs visi Tu risi iyos dRegrZeliCven RmerTma mogvces amis SesZleba kurTxeul iyos fuZe eg Zeli.Citsac am qveynad aqvs Tavis fasi mas Tavis genis siyvarul mosdgamsswored eg aris Sedegic Cveni kaco isica saZirkvels rom dgams.sruliad mavsebs frinvelT fusfusi vinRa Sehkadrebs mas am dros win avsmxecsac Tavisi arseboba surs da partniorTan amisTvis brdRvinavs.xe – nayofs isxams da gveubneba aRar gadasdo saqme bareoCemi nayofiT igemriele Tesli ki miwas mimibareo.~`Sen gagimarjos maS ilarion geniT mogyvebaT albaT Tviseba poetur fra-zebs rom isvriT ase eg Tqveni Svilis aris Rirseba.~ise msmenia, rom TviTon droSi Tavisnairad dro etiaosworsac amboben saqarTveloze: aq yvela kaci poetiao.miuWaxunes kvlav Wiqa Wiqas amavdroulad dedac gvewviagviTxra: ̀ axla Sin gepatiJebiT usazRvroeba erTi bewvia.~`movalT iulo rogor ar movalT Sen genacvalos Seni Zamiame Cemi miwis qvac miyvars dao adamiani ki Tval-namia.~galaktionma axla me miTxra:` vaJkaco axla sanam varT SigniTaba maCvene is Cemi wigni sad gidevs sad ars dRes misi ringi!~Sin Seviyvane oTaxSi CemTan biblioTeka vanaxe Cemi,Tan misi wignic vanaxe sxvebTan miTxra: ̀ eg calke viT zRvaSi gemi!~mec imav wuTSi aviRe wigni da SoTas wignis momdevnod davdegadairia sixaruliTa miTxra:`Senc Cemsas nergs unda rgavdexom xedav Semdeg ramden wignia yvelas aqvs Svilo Tavis raobame veRar vnaxav... rigiT mesames Sens wigns ixilavs vici Taoba.~`ra vici! _ vuTxar _ SevZleb ki amdens? leqsia CemTvis gamocdileba...~`hoda mec vambob ZmisSvilo amis didi maqvs gamocdileba.~mezoblebica movidnen am dros maT gaixares mgosnisa naxviT

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galaktionic amaRlda ufro iSveliebda fanqris wvers maxviT.piriqiT igi imas cdilobda siubraloe hqonoda am dRiTdae yvela kacTan saerTo ena gamoenaxa mas leqsis madliT.is axerxebda yvelasTan RmerTo mza sasaubro enis monaxvas da saubrobda ufro mets vazze rom Rvino didi Sromis fass mohyavs.mamam mas sTxova rom eTamada galaktionma ki uar tkuca:`ara Zamiko amdens ver SevZleb WiqaSi me var munjic da yruca.gagigoniaT sadme odesme rom eTamados galaktionsa,Tamadad unda mWermetyvel ufro, rom daabugebs sityviT rionsa.me ufro sxvisi mosmena mwadis vidre Cems Tavsa vusmino Tanagalaktioni! Tamadad ara. mas arsad eseT ar sdmia xana.Tan unda giTxraT viCqari kidec xom iciT mgzavri kacis ambaviam dros is binas eZebdes unda radgan gza aris misi mlambavi.`ras ambob Zmao! _ uTxra mas dedam _ stumrisTvis sul gvaqvs zewar-sabaniarc daiqceva kidec qveyana Tqveni rom dagvrCes fexis nabani.~`meca daiko misTvis movedi TqvenSi rom vican geni marTulida rom poeti gezrdebaT Svili amitoma var welgamarTuli.~`ra vici Zmao agre swadia kalam xelidan ver vagdebinedidi tvirTia varigeb magram mas verafriT gavagebine.ar dauSalo Cemo daiko ar awyenino Sens galaktionsTorem dedulis ganawyeneba Tan gauyveba mdinare rions.aurCevia Svils Tavis xvedri TavisTavad da arvis karnaxiTme vuerTdebi mis am diad gzas gakvirvebuli me var nanaxiT.miuSvi nebas weros ikiTxos ramdenic unda dRisiT Tu RamiT,ra vqna daiko rogorc mgosanma mec Sevapare Cemi muRamiTTvalis devneba mSoblis pativi eg TavisTavad Znel simSvidea,magram Tvalwini misTvisac gvmarTebs rom axalgazrdas aqvs Tvis idea.me ukve xnis var da sxvac CemTan erT Cven saukunis meoce gvqvia, magram xom modis ocdameerTe masac sWirdeba leqsis mindia.ase movdivarT dros droni cvlian da poetebic vicvlebiT erTobdae es neba Cven ar mogvSlodes madli gvikurTxe maRalo RmerTo.Cven vicvlebiT da dronic icvleba, magram samSoblo Tan rCeba Tqmisa, rac iyo odes Tavdapirvelad RvTiT kurTxeuli naboZeb-misa.~met aRar uTqvams galaktionsa moibodiSa miujda sufras,karg gunebaze iyo namdvilad ver davarqmevdiT mis saxes qufvras.dajda da isev wamodga uceb raRa Tqma unda TavisTvis TviTon,Tavisi xeliT Seivso Wiqa, Tqva: ̀ Taobebman droc gamiqviTon.minda Tamadas davaswro sityva da vTqva is rac maqvs saTqmel bar aqasurvili Cemi eg aris mxolod minda vusurvo ojaxs baraqa.TqvenTan saubars Zmebo ra sjobnis meamayeba rom vzivar TqvenTaneg mezoblobac RvTiT kurTxeul gvaqvs rogorc moyvrobas mivyvebiT Cven Tan.drois mkvidroba zrunva rodia Tan verc gadaxval kacic ucelze

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Tu Sens mezobels muceli tkiva unda isvamde Senc xels mucelze.karis mezoblebs me kargad maxsovs mececxlurebsac eZaxdnen xSiradar daukargavs ar dRes mas pewi is siyvarulis Rvivdeba Zirad.mec dro iyo da mikvirda eg Tqma raRas niSnavda mececxlurobadedas vkiTxe da maSin ase Tqva: ̀ namdvil asea ar Tu xumroba.~aba miTxariT sad iyo qveynad asanTi romelic cecxls agvinTebdakvesabedebsac veRar virCendiT zogjer xandaxan Tavsa igdebda.am dros miagno xalxma gzas axals vinc RamiT karg cecxls gaaCaRebdaZilis win am cecxls RadarSi xvevda da inaxavda dilamde sZlebda.diliT ki zog-zog eg nakverCxlebi gadadioda xelidan xelSimezoblobaSi brunavda cecxli imarTebodnen am cecxliT welSies misTvis vTqvi rom Wirsac da lxinsac SigniT simtkice sWirdeba didierTi kaci ki amas vera iqms verca aTasi gulRrZo da flidi.maS kacTan kacis dros gaumarjos da maT Soris ki urTierT ndobasdiliT sisxamze gverds rom Cagiars da getyvis cincxal ̀dila mSvidobas~Tqva sadRegrZelo galaktionma Tan xelad uceb dacala Wiqada daumata maS megobrebo: ̀ lxini aq – iyos da Wiri _ iqa.~gadmoabruna Semdeg eg Wiqa da cera TiTze daikra samjer`ase amnair dagclodeT mteri mainc am gulze da mainc am jer.~`gagimarjoso! _ SesZaxa yvelam _ RmerTma gacocxloT Tqven galaktionCven vaigivebT zogjer zog naTqvams ra vqnaT gavzrdilvarT Cvenc rion-rion.~axla Tamadam brZanos Tavisi me cota-cota SegyvebiT smaSixom gagigiaT Zala aRmarTs xnavs da eg Zalaa Tan Rvinoc maSin.~bevr sadRegrZelo warsuls miuZRvnes da ufro metic momavals ufroiTqva mravali leqsi Sairi simRerac iTqva gund-gund da jguf-ro.uceb wamodga mefe-poeti moibodiSa da wasvla brZanaTqva:`davgviandi cxenTa Sejibrze cxen ar vaWeno ivargebs gana?axsna cxeni da gviTxra:`madloba! _ Tan saxes Rimil SemoafarCaigi wavida dagvemSvidoba... da mainc RmerTo is CemTan darCa.Sevxede Cemi Tqmis jeric dadga da Tan saswrafo umeteoresmagram imnair viT momenaxa: arc erTs swyenoda da arc meores.`mivdivar! _ vpove gamosavali... ̀ saiTken Svilo?~ _ gajavrda deda,da cecxliani Tvalebi misi SemomenaTa TvalebSi mzeda.`mivdivar! ukve davagviane raRa aqamde narecx enebigalaktionis ̀ lurja cxenebsa~ msurs Sevajibro ̀ giSris cxenebi~.Cemi cxenebi giSris cxenebi jer arsad jibrze ar namyofebiSors iqnebian?! mainc gavuswreb raRa Sori gzis danayofebi.~`ver daewevi! _ gacxarda deda _ Svilo SeCerdi jiuti nu xar,xom xedav guli cuds meubneba Tanac xom xedav rogora vwuxvar.ras daewevi mas ukve Svilo gadavlili aqvs mTeb da velia,Sen gamoudge isec xom mihqris amden sxvaobiT gza savlelia.radgan ar iSli Tu daewio ar gadauswro Svilo arafriT,

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gulSi darCeba samaradJamod cxens gauwyreba sul aTrevs fafriT.~`ki magram dedi xom gagigia yvela cda bedis naxevariada meca unda vcado axlave muxa ra dRisa namexaria.yvela Sejibri dedi asea miTmob-moTmoba ar icis aq dromarca me davTmob raRa Tqma unda Tav unda zRvios TviTon sakadrom.~xelad Sevkazme Cemi giSera mama kmayofil micqerda CumadeRimeboda cot-cota magram Tavs ikavebda ratomrac mrumad.erTze Sevjeq da sxva avidevne es rogorca hqna galaktionmaTanac imdeni ramdenic man TvliT Tan gaiyola rogorc sionma.bedma momidga gzam gamimarTla giSris cxenebmac Tan moindomescxenebi iyvnen magram Cemi TqmiT me veZaxodi maT mxolod lomebs.bevri viqroleT Zalian bevri dro miezida mxolod marcx enebsukve vxedavdi galaktioni miaWenebda Tu rogor cxenebs.ha davewie gavuswro unda magram uxerxul vigrZeni TaviTan dedis Tqmulic me momagonda Tanac movwie Tav-mosarTavi.galaktionsa ra fex xma esma moixeda da me SevrCi xelSi.`gulma ar giqna da maS wamodi Cems Sesajibrad am amind cxelSi.an-Sen da an-me aba Sejibri jibrma ar icis Svilo daTmobaarc kidev masTan umcros-ufrosi da arc ubralod ise garToba.Seyvarebuli xom ar gyavs Svilo ase Tav gamet rom migyavs cxeniTu ase ginda lagamsa movwev maSin eg marcxic vnaxoT Semrcxveni.~`o ara ara mefe-poeto Sejibri Tua Sejibri iyosde am Sejibrma Cven dRes orives Cvenive bedis varkvlavi gviyos.xom SeiZleba gamarjvebuli rom Cvens or Soris ar gamovlindesmagram arc ise ar SeiZleba TviTon varkvlavic rom ar abrwyindes.~ `ki SeiZleba viT ara Svilo asec mravali momxdara bevri viTarc Seqmnila erTTan aTasi mxolod da mxolod leqsi Sedevri.~ara vtrabaxob magram ar vkadre Cems Tavs ukadri sificxenebirom giSris cxenebs ukan etova galaktionis ̀ lurja cxenebi~.Tavqud moglejil vqrodiT tramalze xe iSviaTad win gveRobodaarc is ambobda arc me vambobdi rom ukve jibri Cven gveyofoda.bolos kvlav mefem gastexa navsi: ̀ kmara gamocda Svilo cxenebiserTnair Zalis mqoneni sCanan cota Seni sjobs narecx enebissimarTle kacma ar aRiaros maSin raRaa epoqis kdemaadamianSi rac morals hbadebs ar SeiZleba misadmi cema.me Sen getyvi da xar gamarjvebul rom jibrad mohyve remas amasame es maxarebs Tavs geficebi Svil unda sjobdes mxolod mamasa.me am SedegiT var kmayofili dafnis gvirgvini Senac daisleSeni miRweva maxarebs ufro vidre dRes Cemi sidarbaisle.axla Cven-Cveni gza gagvyris Svilo da mec mivdivar axla mSvidobiTmainc kargia rom Cvens Sejibrze erTimeores rom ar vindobiT.WeSmaritia eg azri ase Sejibrs Sejibri hqviodes unda

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sxva metnairad SesaZlo kvexna ars miamiti da misebr sun da.galaktionma pirjvar iwera da moayola Cemdami locvada ise swrafad Sebrunda ukan CemTvis eg iyo bagirze cocva.`Sin dabrunebuls Semomxvda deda: ̀ Svilo ra hqeni sijiutisaviT aisrule Seni wadili caSi mfrinavi viT kiutisa.~vuTxar:`im didsa velze vewie gancvifrda miTxra: ̀ ram mogafiqraTu ase gsurda rad ar miTxari Tu Zala gsurda gezoma iq-ra.kargia Svilo gaqvs miswrafeba da es metnakleb SenSi sCans naTladaba Sen ici ar Semarcxvino Cemi mze ukve ginTia sanTlad.qarTvlis guli gaqvs da qarTvlis sisxli eg maxmaurebs Sendami mecamec Cemi rwmena viT eris igi SenTvis Tu ara visTvis mimeca.~rogorc saxlidan wavida igi ise wavida isic velidanmagram kvlav vambob is ar wasula da CemSi darCa TviT siZvelidan.bevri ram miTxra: sityva qebisa mec Tavs vuqnevdi ra meti-CaraCems sikekluces Cems gulSi vwyavdi xom aRar viyav me metiCara.mamam ki miTxra: ̀ is rac ixile mTeli cxovreba sagzlad gagyvebaerTi misTanan ver gamigia fiqrs dayvebi Tu fiqri dagyvebavici leqsia Seni goneba yoveli wamiT naSen-namSvenimagram simRera misi mwyemsia Zveli notidan amonaqSeni.CaiRiRine xan Seni leqsi xanac sxvisi da xanac xalxisa,amiTa Svilo guls mogeSveba ganidevneba naZrax alxisa.xan xmamaRla Tqvi Seni saTqmeli gaagebine kacs Seni Tqmulijer Seni wigniT xalxTan misvlamde amnair unda giZgerdes guli.samSoblo meti raRaa Svilo Tu ar esoden xalxis pativimxolod xalxia am qveynis gamge erTad Sekruli rogorc cxra tivi.qarTveli kacis sunTqva maxarebs Cveni warsuli da momavalida rogorc Svilo STamomavali Senc eris saqmis gagyveba vali.rom ara ese Cveni qveyana ver movidoda Svilo aqamde da xmac amnair ver gawvdeboda im qalaqidan am qalaqamde.xedav isev dgas sveticxoveli xedav isev dgas qveynad gelaTiisev amayobs qarTveli kaci Tavis mSvenier houdelaTi.ramdeni mtrisa momgere iyo saTvalav ar aqvs gardaxdil omsavefxvis tyavSiac gamoxveula magram guli ki uZgerda lomsa.~kidev undoda mamas ram eTqva magram cremlebma mouswro cxaremcremlis mizezi albaT me viyav de gamosaden gasdindes barem.sizmari bevri damsizmrebia xan-aRmamfreni xan-sulTmxuTavimagram am sizmars sul sxva pewi aqvs sxva danarCeni maxsovs sul avi.lamazmanebSic mqonia jibri mzeTunaxavTac minaxavs zavimaTTan arSiySic gamRviZebia kinaRam cxadSi momiklavs Tavi.o, erTi sityviT yvela eseni gadamaviwyda viT drois cdebiradgan siaxles me ZilSi vwvdebi imden siaxles cxadSi ver vxvdebi.mecnierebis ra giTxraT magram poetur xedviT me dRes var mrTavi

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ZilSi sizmrebi dagyveba misTvis rom cocxlad vigrZnoT Cven mkvdrebma Tavi.modi nu ganvsjiT ise vTqvaT CvenSi rom ar avtexoT gangaS riariZilSi sizmari kargia magram TviTon RviZilic sizmari ari.gamomeRviZa da gvian iyo idumal xmebma CamZaxa: briyvo!cxadSi rogor xar Se sacodavo rac naxe eg xom sizmari iyo.sawer-kalami aviRe uceb avforiaqdi Tavs vixvev sabansnuTu eg aris sizmris misia gadavayolo bavSvi wyals nabans.ar minda SuqiT vabrwyino bina... sawer magidas mivujde vwerovici sinaTle gandevnis yovels gamifrindeba xelidan wero.ara da aRar masvenebs grZnoba sisxlSi gamjadri da mawuxaricecxls ver davarqmev maSindel Cems Tavs magram namdvilad viyav buxari.wamovdeq vxedav aRar masvenebs leqsi qaRaldze gadasataniSuqis magier avanTe Wraqi ufro mkrTali da CemTvis amtani.ginaxavT wyaro monadinari rogor wanwkarebs Cumi xmauriT,amnair kaco moskda goneba atyda striqonTa aurzauri...mec Tqvennairi trial maqvs bedis, Tan damijereT xalxo rom getrfiTeg sizmaria, ki marTalia, magram dRes cxadSi ukeTes getyviT.xom amCnevT axla rac risi aris leqsis tyve var da gamomixseniT,rogorme iqneb xma momawvdinoT da eg sizmari amomixseniT.

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