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Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1992 10:21:22 EDT
Reply-To:     Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
From:         Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject:      KOMMATIA THS ELLINIKHS PSYXHS
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AFIERWSH:  Ston Costantino Carouta, gia tis nautiliakes tou plirofories...


NIKOS KRANIDIWTHS	(1911-*)

O KAPETAN PANAGOS LOUMPAS

   Otan fountarisan i Kerunia eixe arxisei kiolas na ksupnaei, lousmeni sto
diafano fws tis f0inopwriatikhs meras. Sto limanaki duo nisiwtikes goletes
perimenan ton kairo na gurisei gia na fugoun, kai mia tourkiki skampavia
ksefortwne vouturo kai ospria. Stis prokumaies i allagiwtiki ksuleia itane
aradiasmeni se magalous omoiomorfous kuvous.
   Desane tis prumatses kai pratigarane.
   O tourkos limenarxis upodextike me xara ton kapetanio, kserontas apo
pro.i.goumenes fores ti genaiodwria tou.  Eksw oi emporoi pou eixan gnwrisei
apo makria to karavi, ton perimenan.  Gia mia stigmi to limani eixe antixisei
apo fwnes kai kalwsorismata.
  -Xos keltim, Panao efentim!
  -Xos mpoultouk.
   Oi mesites trexane na doune tin pramateia. Oi kapetaneoi pigainan na ma0oun
ta nea, oi filoi tou Panagou anupomonousan na tou sfiksoun to xeri.
  -Safa keltim, Panao efentim...
   Se ligo oi prokumaies eixan gemisei apo poluxrwmies.  Ta paidia tsirizan me
xara kai kuliontousan ksupoluta sta fukia, enw apo ta psila ksulina mpalkonia
oi kopelles vgainontas ka0e toso gia tis prw.i.nes douleies tous erixnan
krufes maties ston kapetanio kai sto tsourmo tou.
   O Panagos o Loumpas ka0ise anamesa stous an0rwpous tou kai foumarise to
vargile tou. Milise ustera me tous mesites kai tous emporous kai ksepoulise tin
pramateia tou.  Sto anametaksu eixe arxisei kiolas to ksefortwma kai to limani
giomise samata. Oso pernouse omws i wra, i kinisi araiwne, kai sto telos
emeinan pali monon oi nautikoi.
   Sikw0ike tote o Panagos o Loumpas kai kinise apsilos kai sveltos anamesa apo
ta li0ostrwta.  Perase apo tin Trupiti, errikse mia matia sto kazino tou
mparmpa 0odwrou, prosperase ti Xrusopolitisa ki anevike ston Tourkomaxala.  Ta
vimata tou antixousan zwira mesa sta erima sokakia, kai monaxa ena para0urofulo
anoige kapou-kapou a0oruva sto diava tou gia na fanerwsei duo lampera matia,
pou gurizan amesws na kruftoun sto skoteino va0os tis kaluvas tous.  O kapetan
Panagos de sekletizotan omws gi 'auto.  Travouse ntouros ki anupomonos. Mia
0umisi kali kai glukeia ekane ta matia tou na lampoun.
   Eixe vgei twra eksw apo tin poli kai o kampos aplwnontan mprosta tou
kummatistos, giomatos elies kai xaroupodentra.  Pire to rema kai proxwrise.
Ena elafro voreiadaki ekane kapou-kapou tis korufes twn dentrwn na lugizoun
kai sarwne ka0e toso ta kserofulla.  O ouranos omws itan pera ws pera galanos
kai diafanos, ta xrwmata lampan ka0ara kai zwira ki ola ta pramata eixan parei
ena xaraktira xarwpo ki aerino.
   Polu ti xarike tin kalwsuni etouti o kapetanios kai taxune perissotero to
vima tou.
   Perpatouse ki i skepsi tou petouse ormitiki san anemos.
   Enteka mines eixe na dei ti Zafeiritsa...Enteka mines zouse me tin egnoia
tis.
   0umatai tin prwti fora pou tin sunantise: Htane tote pou eixe agorasei tis
elies tou Se.i.tnaga.  Pernwntas gia na paei sto ktima ti vrike mia mera eksw
apo to mulo tou mparmpa tis.
  -Edw einai tou Se.i.tanaga; rwtikse.
  -Oxi, pio pera. Pisw apo ti lagona.
  -Pisw apo ti lagona;
  -Nai, tou ekane ekeini me to vlemma, kai mia spi0a kinise apo ta nerenia
matia tis ki anapse asvesti floga stin kardia.
   Ystera ti gurepse polles fores sto idio meros.  Oi elies tou Se.i.tanaga
eginan ligo-ligo to meraki tou.  Pio akrivo ki apo to karavi tou akoma.  Ma i
Zafeiritsa den elege na fanerw0ei.
   Oso pou t' apofasise mia mera kai pige na ti zitisei apo to mparmpa tis.
  -Kai poios eisai su; tou kanei o mparmpa 0anassis o mulwnas.
  -Autos pou eimai!, tou leei.  O kapetan Loumpas apo to Kranidi.  De sou
gemizw diladi to mati;
  -Paaine , paidi mou sto kalo, ki egw den exw kori gia kou'rso.
  -Afou einai etsi 0a tin parw me to xeri mou.
   Vrontikse sto selaxi ta koumpouria tou kai vgike agriemenos.
  -Xi, xi, xi... Akouse ena eirwniko gelio pisw tou.
   Panw sti sofita tou mulou, i Zafeiritsa skumeni sto para0uri gelouse
asugkratita.
  -Paidi tou diaolou. vlastimise. ki orkistike na mi matagurisei.
   Ton allo xrono omws, molis fountarise kai ksekane tin pramateia, kinise pali
gia ton mulo.  Stous allous- kai ston eauto tou akoma- elege panta pws pigaine
gia tis elies.  Ma stamatouse panta eksw apo to mulo kai gurize ustera apraktos
pisw sto karavi tou.
   Mia mera, ekei pou anevaine, akouse fwnes.  Sta0ike n' agnantepsei, ki eide
mesa sto rema ena tourkaki na sernei ti Zafeiritsa ap' ta mallia.  Ekeini
sparaze pio dunata kai ton klwtsouse.  Peftane tote ki oi duo mesa sto xwma ki
ustera pali sikwnotnan, gia na ksanpesoun amesws.  S' olo auto to diastima to
tourkaki tin kratouse dunata  apo ta mallia kai den elege na tin aparatisei.
   To aima tou Panagou evrase mesa stin kardia tou.  To vlemma tou egine 0olo.
Xumikse kata to rema kai travikse to pistoli tou. H Zafeiritsa ton eide prwti,
ma den to logariase.  Molis ton kuttakse omws to tourkaki pagwse ki etoimastike
n' amun0ei.  Htan ena ksan0o palikari isa me triantaduo xronwn.
  -Ntropi sou, tou kanei i Zafeiritsa, na ta vazeis m' ena ksarmatwto.
   O Panagos gurise kai tin kuttakse. To vlemma tis va0u, skoteino, eskise sa
romfaia tin psuxi tou ki anadepse ta splaxna tou. Errikse to pistoli sto xwma
kai xumikse apanw sto tourkaki pou ton perimene.
   Palaipsan etsi kamposi wra.  Ta kormia tou kulistikan mesa sti skoni,
kseskistikan panw sta xalikia, matwsane mesa sta xamodentra.  Kanenas omws den
elege na paraiti0ei. Xwrizane ti mia stigmi gia na matapiastoune kalutera
tin alli.  Ta matia tous lampane agria.  Ta meli tous smigane me lussa.
  -Aman! fwnakse kapote to tourkaki, ki epese anaskela.
   Ma ustera xtupwntas amesws ton Panago me ta podia tou, ton erikse diamias
katw kai vre0ike apo panw tou.
   H Zafeiritsa ipie megali laxtara.  Ma sti stigmi, o Panagos kanontas mian
apotomi kinisi sta0ike sta podia tou kai to tourkaki vre0ike tria metra makria.
Xwris na xasei kairo o kapetanios ormise tote apanw ston antipalo tou kai
sikwnontas ton psila to vrontikse dunata panw sto xwma.  Ekeinos evgale ena
megalo voggito ki ekane na ksanaxumiksei.  Molis omws sta0ike sta podia tou,
klonistike ki epese xamw fardus platus, xwris na mporesei pia na sikw0ei.
   Ton paratisane ston topo kai fugane.
  -Prepei na pluneis ta aimata, tou eipe.
  -Den einai tipota, ekane o Panagos, kai tin kuttakse.
   Prosekse tote pws ki ekeinis to proswpo itane matwmeno ki olokokkino.
   Pirane ton katiforo kai ftasane apeksw apo ena mikro asvestwmeno spiti.
  -Auto einai to spiti mas, ekane i Zafeiritsa.
   Stamatisan.
   Oi teleutaies aktines tou iliou peftane pisw ap' tis akinites elies. To
topio eplee mesa sti galini.
   O Panagos eixe karfwmeno to vlemma tou apanw tis kai de xortaine na ti
0aumazei.
   -Ela, tou eipe ekeini. Prepei na pigaineis.
   Ton kuttakse me ta galana tis matia ki ena gluko xamogelo fwtise to 0limmeno
tis proswpo.
   -S' euxaristw!, pros0ese ustera siga, kai xa0ike pisw apo tin porta.
    Olo to vradu kratise o Panagos ekeino to xamogelo mes tin psuxi tou. Ena
xruso feggari ir0e ustera kai ksediplwse mesa sto kuma ta mallia tis. To vlema
tis anapse ametritous farous ston orizonta, ta pania fouskwsan apla me tin
anasa tis, ki i "Malamatenia" taksidepse ston aspron afro ta oneira tou
kapetaniou tis...


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	STELLA NIKOULI
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