From: eda803z@monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (Fatal Attraction)
Subject: [LIT] Truye^.n nga('n: LINH NGHIE^.M (Prophecy)
Organization: Monash University, Australia.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 04:42:28 GMT


zts_duong@hg.uleth.ca writes:

>HERETIC'S FATE

>(F.E.E.R July 30, 1992)

>An editor of Van Nghe, Vietnam's leading writers' magazine, has been suspended
>for writing a short story in early July which hinted publicly for the first
>time that revered former president Ho Chi Minh betrayed the Vietnamese peolple
>by leading the country towards socialism.  Communist party leaders suspect that
>Tran Huy Quang, author of the story entitiled "Prophecy", was trying to
>undermine the revered status the late revolutionary leader still enjoys in the
>country.  Observers say the incident also threatens the position of the
>magazine's chief editor Huu Thinh.



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>Typos are mine
>Ba(`ng La(ng
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                            LINH NGHIE^.M

                                        Tra^`n Huy Quang
               				(Ba'o Va(n Nghe^. - 4/7/92)

Hinh la` con trai thu+' ba trong 1 gia ddi`nh no^ng da^n kho^ng nghe`o nhu+ng
cu~ng cha(?ng gia`u co' gi` la('m.  Cha anh ta co' ddo^~ dda.t, dda~ tu+`ng 
la`m quan nhu+ng ti'nh khi' tha^'t thu+o+`ng, lo`ng dda^`y ham ho^' ne^n quan
tre^n kho^ng ma(.n ma` gi` ne^n dda~ bo? quan, khi ddi da.y ho.c o+? cho^'n
kinh ky`, khi ngo^`i bo^'c thuo^'c o+? vu`ng so+n cu+o+'c.  Hinh thu+`a 
hu+o+?ng o+? do`ng ho. va` khi' cha^'t cu?a vu`ng cho^n rau ca('t ro^'n ca'i
ne^'t co+ ba?n ca^`n cho ke? co' hoa`i ba~o tham chi'nh la` ti'nh dda mu+u tu'c
ke^', lo`ng da. tha^.t kho^ng bao gio+` lo^. ra ma(.t., ba.n be` cu`ng lu+'a
kho^ng ai da'm ke^'t la`m ba(`ng hu+~u.  Hinh sa'ng da., la.i co' chi', ho.c
dda^u bie^'t ddo', hai mu+o+i tuo^?i la`m tho+ chu+~ Ha'n, ddo.c Rut-xo^,
Mo^ng-te't-xki-o+ ba(`ng nguye^n ba?n nhu+ng Hinh cha'n ho.c, chi? nha(m nha(m
1 da. xua^'t ngoa.i.  DDa.o ho.c 0 co' ddu+o+`ng ta('t, ma` la^.p tha^n ba(`ng
con ddu+o+`ng ho.c va^'n thi` mu` mi.t, xa vo+`i qua'.  Ba(`ng va(n chu+o+ng
thi` chi? khi the^' cu`ng lu+.c ta^.n, ba^'t dda('c di~ ma` tho^i.

Ha(`ng nga`y Hinh so^'ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i nuo^'t qua? chu`y gai va`o bu.ng, buo^'t
nho'i, nha(n nho', bo^`n cho^`n, vu+`a ngo^`i dda~ ddu+'ng le^n, mo+'i ngu? 
dda~ vu`ng da^.y, tra'n nha(n to^'i, ma('t xa xa(m.  Nhu+ ddang fa?i lo`ng 1
tie^?u thu+ khue^ ca'c ...

Nhu+ng Hinh dda^u fa?i la` ngu+o+`i da.i do^.t, kho^ng bao gio+` dde^? phi' 
chi' khi', su+'c lu+.c va`o chuye^.n dda`n ba`.  Vo+' va^?n.  Chie^'m 10 tra'i
tim dda`n ba` dda^u co' kho' nhu+ng 1 tra'i tim nha^n loa.i thi` fa?i vu+o+.t
tru`ng du+o+ng.  Hinh ngu+o+'c ca'i nhi`n mong ddo+.i le^n ba^`u tro+`i, hoa`i
vo.ng bo'ng da'ng 1 con ta`u, ti`m kie^'m 1 fe'p tha^`n tho^ng, mong ddo+.i 1
da^'u ve^'t cu?a co~i Thie^n hoa(.c no+i hu+o+'ng cu?a mie^`n cu+.c la.c dde^?
ddu+a ve^` cho chu'ng sinh.

Tha'ng nga`y nhu+ so+.i chi? ca(ng ma` lo`ng khao kha't la`m trai ha?i ho^`,
kha('c khoa?i mong 1 fu't ddu+o+.c quy` du+o+'i cha^n ba^.c Chi' Tha'nh va`
no'i: "O+n Ngu+o+`i, Ngu+o+`i la` nguo^`n a'nh sa'ng da^~n da('t chu'ng con ...
Lu~ chu'ng sinh con khao kha't ddu+o+.c ga(.p Ngu+o+`i..."

The^' ro^`i, nhu+ su+. linh nghie^.m cu?a lo+`i nguye^.n ca^`u, 1 dde^m gio^ng
to^' ba~o bu`ng dda^'t tro+`i nhu+ trong co+n ddau sinh no+?, Hinh dda~ le^n 
chi'n ta^`ng Tha'nh ddi.a dde^? ddu+o+.c ga(.p dda^'ng chi' linh.

Ba('t dda^`u la` 1 ngo.n ne^'n, a'nh lu+?a di.u a^'m, to?a 1 qua^`ng sa'ng 
hi`nh no'n.  Va^`ng sa'ng a^'y to?a ha`o quang, tia ha`o quang kho^ng tha(?ng
ma` co' hi`nh ga^'p khu'c.  Cuo^'i cu`ng o+? trung ta^m va^`ng sa'ng a^'y 
hie^.n ra khuo^n ma(.t kie^`u die^~m cu?a 1 co^ ga'i to'c va`ng.

- Ki'nh thu+a ... - Hinh ba`ng hoa`ng tho^'t le^n.

- Kho^ng pha?i! - Co^ ga'i mi?m cu+o+`i ddo^. lu+o+.ng. - To^i chi? la` su+'
gia? cu?a dda^'ng La^.p dda.o.  Anh co' lo+`i thi?nh ca^`u gi` ga^'p la('m
kho^ng?  Ngu+o+`i ddang ba^.n, vie^.c ha`nh dda.o mo+'i chi? o+? bu+o+'c kho+?i
dda^`u ...

- Ki'nh thu+a, to^i la` ngu+o+`i cu?a xu+' Nho.c nha(`n ta(m to^'i ...

- Tho^i anh kho^ng ca^`n fa?i no'i, cha`ng trai a., ngu+o+`i xu+' Nho.c nha(`n
co' kha't khao a'nh sa'ng thi` vie^.c ha`nh dda.o mo+'i ca`ng ddu+o+.c de^~
da`ng.  Dda^y, anh ca^`m la^'y, theo dda.o thu+ na`y, anh se~ ti`m ddu+o+.c
cha^n ly'.

Vi. su+' gia? trao cho Hinh dda.o thu+ qui' gia' a^'y ro^`i nho? da^`n, nho?
da^`n cho dde^'n khi chi? co`n nhu+ 1 ca'i cha^'m chi'nh giu+~a va^`ng ha`o
quang ro^`i bie^'n ma^'t giu+~a bao la.  Hai tay ddo+~ cuo^'n sa'ch tru+o+'c
tra'n, Hinh va^~n quy` va` tha`nh ki'nh dda(.t le^n ddo' 1 ca'i ho^n, ro^`i anh
run run do+? ra ddo.c.

"Ha~y ddi ve^` phi'a Nam theo con ddu+o+`ng mo^.t be^n la` ca^y va` mo^.t be^n
la` nu+o+'c, cuo^'i con ddu+o+`ng co' qua'n bia ho+i va` thi.t cho', ddu+`ng
nhi`n va`o cho^'n ddam me^ a^'y va` ddi tha^.t cha^.m.  Doc. ddu+o+`ng se~ co'
ngu+o+`i ho?i: "Co' ddi kho^ng?" thi` ddu+`ng ddi.  DDo' cu~ng la` ngu+o+`i 
ca^`n lao chu+' 0 fa?i ma quy? ca'm do^~, nhu+ng fa?i dda`nh tu+` cho^'i.  DDi
tie^'p, se~ ga(.p 1 ki-o^'t sa'ch ba'o ne^n re~ tra'i, tru+o+'c ma(.t dda~ la`
vu+o+`n hoa nho?.  Ba^'y gio+` anh fa?i khom ngu+o+`i xuo^'ng, ddi cha^.m 
tu+`ng bu+o+'c mo^.t, ma('t nhi`n xuo^'ng ma(.t dda^'t dde^? "ti`m ca'i na`y".
Cu+' the^' ... chi? ca^`n 1 lu'c sau, anh se~ co' ddu+o+.c thie^n ha. ..."

Hinh a^'p cuo^'n dda.o thu+ va`o ngu+.c tu+'c tu+o+?i. "Tro+`i o+i, ba?o bo^'i,
ba?o bo^'i..." Hinh sung su+o+'ng he't toa'ng le^n.  Tie^'nh anh vang ra^'t to
trong dde^m va` lu'c a^'y Hinh mo+'i bie^'t mi`nh vu+`a qua mo^.t gia^'c mo+.
Nhu+ng tro+`i o+i, ta.i sao nhu+ng ddie^`u anh nung na^'u trong ta^m can ba^'y
la^u nay la.i ddu+o+.c gia?i dda'p trong mo+.  Anh sung su+o+'ng va ca?m 
ddo^.ng dde^'n mu+'c nu+o+'c ma('t gia`n giu.a.  O^i chu'ng sinh nho.c nha(`n
va` ta(m to^'i cu?a ta, ba?o bo^'i na`y se~ soi sa'ng ddu+o+`ng chu'ng ta ddi.

Sa'ng ho^m sau, Hinh tha`nh ki'nh chua^?n bi. le^n ddu+o+`ng.  Qua^`n a'o 
tu+o+m ta^'t, mu~ mie^.n dda`ng hoa`ng.  Tru+o+'c nha` anh co' 1 dda.i lo^.
chi'nh Nam, co' le~ ddu'ng la` con ddu+o+`ng na`y ne^n anh da^'n bu+o+'c ra 
ddi.  Mo^.t be^n ca^y va` mo^.t be^n nu+o+'c, hay mo^.t be^n ru+`ng, mo^.t be^n
bie^?n?  Anh cu+' ddi, qua va`i ddoa.n pho^' nu+~a thi` anh tha^'y mi`nh ddi
ddu'ng con ddu+o+`ng men theo ca'i ho^'.  Va` giu+~a pho^'co' ha`ng bia ho+i
thi.t cho' ma` va`i la^`n anh cu~ng dda~ bi. cuo^'n va`o ddo'.  O^i, su+. linh
nghie^.m 0 sai 1 da^'u pha^?y.  DDu+o+`ng pho^' trong veo, lui cui da(m chie^'c
xe dda.p cho+? ke.o ba'nh, than to^? ong ddi bo? mo^'i cho ca'c ha`ng nu+o+'c
vi?a he`, lo.c co.c ddo^i chie^'c xi'ch lo^ ca` ta`ng ddi ti`m kha'ch.  Va`i 
co^ ga'i ddie^'m va^.t vo+`.

- Co' ddi kho^ng?

Mo^.t co^ ga'i ddie^'m ru? re^.  Hinh nho+' dde^'n gia^'c mo+ ma` tha^'y la.nh
xu+o+ng so^'ng, trong mo+ cu~ng 3 chu+~ a^'y.  DDe^'n cuo^'i pho^', Hinh cu~ng
tha^'y 1 ki-o^'t sa'ch ba'o tha^.t, chu? qua'n vu+`a mo+? cu+?a.  Ta.i sao co'
su+. ky` die^.u the^' na`y, khi ti?nh anh na`o co' bie^'t cho^~ na`y co' 1
qua'n sa'ch?  "DDi tie^'p, ga(.p 1 ki-o^'t sa'ch ba'o ne^n re~ tra'i, tru+o+'c
ma(.t la` vu+o+`n hoa nho?".  Hinh lie^`n re~ tra'i, ddi 1 ddoa.n qua ca'c 
cu+?a ha`ng ba'ch ho'a dda~ tha^'y vu+o+`n hoa Mu`a Xua^n.

Ke? ha`nh dda.o 0 cha^`n cho+` dda('n ddo, ddi to+'i giu+~a vu+o+`n hoa, lo`ng
nhu+ nga^'t nga^y ho+i men, 1 nu+?a muo^'n bay le^n, 1 nu+?a tri` xuo^'ng.
Ma('t Hinh hoa le^n, dda^u Thie^n Tha^`n dda^u DDi.a Tha'nh, 0 bie^'t con ddang
ddu+'ng giu+~a Thie^n dda`ng hay ma(.t dda^'t.  Ro^`i anh cho+.t ti?nh la.i ...
"Ti`m ca'i na`y" la` ti`m ca'i gi`, anh 0 hie^?u nhu+ng 0 da'm nghi ngo+` lo+`i
va`ng ngo.c cu?a dda^'ng Tie^n tri.  Vu+o+`n hoa na(`m ca.nh dda.i lo^., lu'c
na`y ddang va('ng hoe, chi? co' ma^'y o^ng gia` ta^.p the^? du.c muo^.n, da(m
cha`ng thanh nie^n dda' bo'ng va` 1 to^'p ho.c sinh ca^'p ba ddi ho.c sa('p 
qua.  "Ba^y gio+` anh fa?i khom ngu+o+`i xuo^'ng, ddi cha^.m tu+`ng bu+o+'c
mo^.t, ma('t nhi`n xuo^'ng ma(.t dda^'t..." Hinh vu+`a cu'i lom khom cha(m chu'
ti`m kie^'m vu+`a la^?m nha^?m ddo.c.  Anh nhu+ bi. tho^i mie^n, 0 bie^'t mi`nh
ddang ti`m ca'i gi`, nhu+ng anh cu+' trung tha`nh vo+'i lo+`i chi? gia'o,
ngu+o+`i cu'i lom khom, ma('t da'n xuo^'ng dda^'t va` bu+o+'c tu+`ng bu+o+'c
mo^.t cha^.m ra~i.

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i qua ddu+o+`ng la^'y la`m la.

Ba('t dda^`u la` 1 nho'm ho.c sinh ca^'p ba, ma^'y ddu+a' con trai vo^'n hie^'u
ky`, ddi dde^'n va` tu+. ho?i, kho^ng bie^'t o^ng kia ti`m ca'i gi` nhi??  
Chu'ng 0 the^? tu+. gia?i dda'p ddu+o+.c.

- Anh o+i, anh ti`m ca'i gi` dda^'y?

Hinh ma?i me^ 0 he^` nhi`n le^n, chi? buo^.c mie^.ng tra? lo+`i:

- Ti`m ca'i na`y.

DDo^'i vo+'i chu'ng, ca^u tra? lo+`i a^'y, la`m ngu+'a nga'y cha^n tay.  Nha^'t
ddi.nh cha na`y ma^'t nha^~n, da^y chuye^`n hay ha.t xoa`n gi` ddo' tho^i, 
chu'ng mi`nh ma` vo+' ddu+o+.c thi` hay la('m.

The^' la` ca? bo.n, ca(.p sa'ch do^`n la.i 1 ddo^'ng, nha?y va`o cuo^.c ti`m
kie^'m.  Khi ca? 1 dda'm ngu+o+`i bo` ra su.c sa.o ti`m kie^'m thi` su+. la.
ta(ng le^n ha`ng chu.c la^`n.  Ngu+o+`i ddi qua vu+o+`n hoa 0 bao gio+` he^'t,
da^n lang thang tha^'t nghie^.p, da^n nha` que^ bo? ra tha`nh pho^' kie^'m
co+m, ddang ddo'i ra'ch hy vo.ng vo+' ddu+o+.c 1 chu't may ma('n, nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i na`y ddi dde^'n va` 0 the^? 0 ho?i:

- Ti`m ca'i gi` dda^'y?

La^`n na`y thi` tu.i tre? con dda~ mau mie^.ng tra? lo+`i:

- Ti`m ca'i na`y.

Ca^u na`y ddo^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i lo+'n la`m ngu+'a nga'y dda^`u o'c.  The^' la`
ho. bo? ca? go^`ng ga'nh, xe co^., nha?y va`o qua?ng tru+o+`ng.

Ro^`i tie^'p dde^'n ...

Ba^y gio+` la` da^n xi'ch lo^, ba ga'c, da^n a(n xin, tre? mo^` co^i ba'n ba'o,
dda'm co^ ddie^'m, dda'm bu.i ddo+`i mo'c tu'i nghe tin cu~ng ti`m dde^'n.

- Ti`m ca'i gi` dda^'y?

- Ti`m ca'i na`y.

- Ma? me. chu'ng no', gia^'u nhu+ me`o gia^'u cu+'t.  Nha^'t ddi.nh la` ha.t 
xoa`n ru-bi, co' le~ to^'i qua tu,i dda`o dda' ddo? qua dda^y dda'nh nhau ddo^?
ra 1 bi` dda' ddo? 0 chu+`ng.  Me. chu'ng no', o^ng ma` bie^'t tru+o+'c, o^ng
ra`o la.i, o^ng dduo^?i ta^'t.  E^, o^ng kia ddu+o+.c 1 vie^n ro^`i ha?, ba('t
no^.p pha.t chu'ng ma`y...

Cu+' the^' ...

Va` so^' ngu+o+`i hy vo.ng co' 1 chu't no a^'m bo` le^ tre^n vu+o+`n hoa dde^?
ti`m va^.t ba'u, dde^'n lu'c na`y dda~ ddo^ng nhu+ 1 dda`n kie^'n.

Hinh cho+.t nha^.n ra tie^'ng o^`n cu?a dda'm ddo^ng va` anh nga.c nhie^n 
ddu+'ng le^n nhi`n ho., ho'a ra thie^n ha. ddang bu la.i xung quanh mi`nh.
"Mo^.t lu'c sau anh se~ co' ddu+o+.c thie^n ha.".  Hinh sung su+o+'ng dde^'n
ro+m ro+'m nu+o+'c ma('t va` ma~ nguye^.n ra ve^`.

Ca'i dda'm ddo^ng a^'y cu+' nhu+ do`ng nu+o+'c trong lo`ng so^ng, tro^i ddi 
chu+' 0 ca.n.  Ngu+o+`i dde^'n tru+o+'c, tha^'t vo.ng ra ve^`, ngu+o+`i dde^'n
sau tha^'t vo.ng ra ve^` sau.  "Ti`m ca'i na`y" la` ca'i gi` thi` kho^ng ai 
bie^'t nhu+ng cu+' hy vo.ng co' chu't no a^'m mo+` mo+` phi'a tru+o+'c cu~ng
dda~ ha^'p da^~n la('m dde^? ho. tro+? tha`nh 1 do`ng nu+o+'c.

Tru+a.

Ro^`i chie^`u.

Va` ... va^~n co`n dda'm ddo^ng xu'm xi't giu+~a vu+o+`n hoa Mu`a Xua^n.

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As usual, typos are mine. :-)

LIF

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