_ samep`o armiashi msaxurobdi, shvilo? ch`emi braianic` mand iqo, samep`o armiashi, braian ledlou. _ emmm, isa... ara, k`albatono, p`lotshi viqavi, _ mxrebs ich`ech`avs joni. _ braieni ag'ar damibrunda, g'mert`ma ac`xonos misi suli. oc`daert`i clis iqo, ch`emi sacqali bichi. iset`i kargi qmacvili iqo, _ k`als t`valebi c`remlebit` evseba. xma mt`lad ch`aucqda da sacqalobeli gauxda sakut`ari ususuri dardis gamo. _ ic`i, shvilo, eg sazizg'ari tetch`eri sic`oc`xlis bolomde mez'uleba. ert`i dg'ec` ar gava, eg ro ar davcqevlo. mere sap`ules ig'ebs, oc`girvank`ian kupiuras poulobs da jonis xelshi utenis: _ aig'e, shvilo, amis meti arap`eri mak`vs, magram minda, ro shen gk`ondes. _ mere k`vit`ini uvardeba da midis, p`exze z'livs dgas; iset`i grz'nobaa, t`it`k`os danit` dachres. _ g'mert`ma dagloc`ot`, k`albatono! _ mihkivis joni mimavals. _ g'mert`ma daloc`os shotlandieli jariskac`ebi! _ mere tashsac` shemohkravs, sixarulit` ag'araa, rom male c`iklozins iqidis da im metadont`an ert`ad gadaushvebs, romelic` ukve ak`vs. p`sik`ometadonuri kokteili: misi netarebisaken mimavali bilet`i, misi patara samot`xisaken, romelsac` gauc`nobiereblebi dasc`inian da ver ap`aseben; egeni verasodes ch`ascvdebian am netarebis arss... elbos mt`eli bg'uja c`iklozini ak`vs, kibos gamo gamouceres. dg'es sag'amos auc`ileblad moinaxulebs im t`avis avadmqop` megobars. elbos magisi kalikebi schirdeba, jonis kide _ misi p`sik`otropulebi. interest`a idealuri t`anxvedraa. diaxac`! g'mert`ma cqaloba ar moushalos shotlandiel jariskac`ebs da britanul jandac`vas!