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Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 1992 08:38:21 EDT
Reply-To:     Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
From:         Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject:      KOMMATIA THS ELLINIKHS PSYXHS
Comments: To: hellas@uga.cc.uga.edu

AFIERWSH: Stin Katerina Nikolopoulou (ki ase katerina, asxima ta nea gia JCVD)

M. KARAGATSHS	(1908-1960)

TO AFENTIKO (apo: "To megalo sunaksari")


    Auti i istoria vastikse kamposes meres. Otan eksafna, to afentiko edeikse
kapoia kaluterepsi.  Ta sunnefa tou logikou tou kseka0arisan.  Zwntanepse
ligaki, arxise na milaei. Oloi xarikame. 0arepsame pws tin skapoularise. Ma o
ntokter Lwrensu den eixe tin idia gnwmi.
   -Mi sas ksegeloun auta -eipe. Einai organismos teleiwmenos. 0a pe0anei
opwsdipote.
   Ton peripoiomaste oso mporousame. Ma ti latra na kaneis sto skoteino
paramgazo, to pnigmeno sti laura tou afrikanikou kalokairiou; Piotero ap'
olous mas pasxize i mikri Karpa0iwtissa. Me to sunerxomo tou, oi idiotropies
ki oi apaitiseis tou ginikan aperigraptes.  Olo ti fwnaze, olo ti zitouse.
Pote na tou dwsei nero, pote na tou siaksei ta strwmata.  Pote pali na tou
adeiasei to mixanima pou tou eixan valei gia tin akrateia twn ourwn.  Lagnos
kai ksediantropos, proteine to gumno kormi tou me xamogelo poniro.  Kai
xaxanize sa gargalimenos otan i kokkini kai ntropiasmeni kopela angkazotan
na akoumpisei ta xeria tis sto paralumeno kromi tou.
    Ki apo kei, arxise enas polemos. Polemos sixameros zwis ksetsipwtis kai
0anatou akolastou. Ka0e fora pou eskuve i nosokoma panw apo to krevati tou
afentikou na ton peripoii0ei, ta misoparalumena xeria tou -dunamwmena apo
to daimona olokliris tis zwis tou- tinazontan akratita, smprwgmena apo
asuneidites anamniseis ormwn.  Tin arpaze, tin eserne panw tou, xa.i.deue ton
korfo tis, exwne ta xeria tou katw apo to foustani.  H mikri -ntropiasmeni ki
olotela apragi- den evgaze axna. Esfigge ta xeili kai paleue apelpismena na
glitwsei ap' ta ksera daxtula pou marturousan ti sarka tis. Ki ustera,
kleinotan stin kamara tis. Ekseutilismeni, ksanameni apo sixasia, mi 0elontas
na deiksei se kanena to marturio tis.
    Oso pernousan oi meres, toso to misosapismeno ktinos exane ka0e logiki
sugkratisi.  Tis aisxres xeironomies tou tis sunodeue me logia, me prokliseis
kunikes, me gelia parafora kai ksediantropa, pou alaliazan ti nosokoma. Poses
fores, mpainontas aksafna sti zesti vrwmmeri kamara, den tin glutwsa apo ta
xeria tou pou o erxomenos 0anatos tous edine tin akampsia tis arpagis! H kopela
m' euxaristouse m' ena wxro xamogelo. Kai loufaze se mia gwnia apokamwmeni,
ntropiasmeni ap' to aisxro fanerwma tou erwtismou st' agnwra matia tis.
Fovoumoun pws mi vastwntas tin a.i.dia, 0a ta paratouse ola suksula kai 0a
'pairne twn ommatiwn tis.  Ma itan moni ki erimi sto Port-Sait.  Den iksere pou
na paei, ti na kanei. Me stwikotira 0aumasti ka0otan stin asfixtiki kamara,
dipla ston trello etoimo0anato. mesa s' ena perivallon opou ka0e stigmi i
euais0isia tis, i fuletiki tis aksiopepeia ki i par0eniki tis ntropi dokimazan
ki apo 'na 0anatero ekseutelismo. Oses stigmes i douleia m' afine eleu0ero,
etrexa sto paramagazo. Prospa0ousa na tis kanw kardia, na tis dwsw kouragio.
Tis elega asteia, tis kouventiaza. Ekana o,ti mporousa gia na tin kataferw na
ksexasei, estw kai gia mia stigmi, to marturio tis. Kati kataferna. T'
agriemena matia tis iremousan ligaki.  To xeili tis xamogelouse.
    -Kouragio! Tis elega. Kouragio kopela mou! Se liges meres 0a psofisei, to
palioskulo. 0a teleiwsoun ta vasana sou.
    Me kuttouse me 0lipsi ki anisuxia:
    -0a teleiwsoun i' 0' arxisopun; Pou 0a paw; Ti 0a ginw;
    Den apantousa.  Hksera pws itan erimi kai moni ston kosmo auto. Sto
Port-Sait tin efere enas ksaderfos tis nautikos, na tis vrei kamia douleia.
Giati sto xwrio, i famelia tis eixe kseklirisei. Mou tis paredwse ka0ws tin
ksemparkarize apo to vapori.
    -Prosexe tin! mou eipe. Sta xeria sou tin paradinw.
    Ki efuge, 0ermastis s' ena eggleziko fortigo pou pigaine sto Bladivostok,
sti Siviria, stou diaolou ti mana. Poios kserei pote ki an 0a gurnouse.  Ston
agwna pou dinei, o ksenitemenos Rwmios gia to pswmi tou- anamesa isimerino kai
polous- o an0rwpos de logariazei, to atomo den pianei dekara. Ka0enas kuttaei
tis pikres, ta vasana, tin peina tou. 0a 0umotan pote o Karpa0iwtis 0ermastis
-pou kseropsinotan kollimenos sa mpifteki sto kazani tou vaporiou,
o merokamatiaris pou orgwne ta pelaga kai tous wkeanous tis oikoumenis gia
to pswmaki tou -pws eixe mia ksaderfissa upiretria sto Port-Sait; Ti 0a
ginotan, auto to aprago plasma, san efeuge apo to krevati tou Gerasimou
Gerasimatou; Se poio krevati 0a pefte -kai gia kala touti ti fora; Prepei na
kserei kaneis kala ta limania tou diamekomistikou emporiou, me tis tabernes
tous gia tous dipsasmenous nautikous. me ta "spitia" gia tous antres pou,
trianta saranta meres sto kamini tou Indikou kai tis Eru0ras, kseropsi0ikan
me tin prosmoni monaxa tis gunaikas. Prepei na exei dei ton upokosmo twn
la0remporwn tou xasis, twn pramateutadwn tis aspris sarkas, twn kunikwn
levantinwn pou bgazoun ton para me ton para kai to pistoli. Kai tote 0a
katalavaine to drama ekeinis tis erimis gunaikas...
    Tis epiana to xeri.  Eniw0a ti skliri kefallwnitiki kardia mou na
vourkwnei, otan me koitaze me ta tromagmena matia tis. Kai gelousa pseutika,
gia na tis dwsw kouragio.
    -Mi se noiazei - tis elega. Exei o 0eos...
   Mesa mou omws den pisteua pws o 0eos "exei" o,tidipote gia ta koritsia pou
menoun aprostateuta sto Port-Sait...

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GIA TIN ANTIGRAFH
	STELLA NIKOULI
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