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Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1992 10:32:04 EDT
Reply-To:     Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
From:         Styliani Nikouli <nikouli@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject:      KOMATIA THS ELLINIKHS PSYXHS
Comments: To: hellas@uga.cc.uga.edu

AFIERWSH: Stous ana ton kosmo advisors.....

M. KARAGATSHS	(1908-1960)

TO AFENTIKO ( APO: " To megalo sunaksari")

    Hr0e to kalokairi.  Oi dromoi tou Port-Sait anapsan. Mesa sti foveri zesti,
i douleia ginike marturio. Sto skoteino ki anaero magazi, mataia paleuan ta
pneumonia mas n' anasanoun mia droseri pno.i.. Olimeris, kolumpousame ston
idrwta. Ti nuxta, i koufavrasi ka0otan san vraxnas sto kourasmeno sti0os mas.
Ekeinos pou upefere piotero ap' olous, itan o Dionusis.  Eixe xlwmiasei.  Ta
xeria, t' apomesimero, idrwnan ki ekaigan. Fainetai pws ton xtupise kapoio
reuma, giati arxise na vixei. Ma den paraponiotan. Elege pws itan
mikroadia0esia, pou 0a tin pernouse sto podi. Kai douleue sklira, opws panta.
   Mia nuxta, katalava -panw ston upno mou- kapoion na me skounta.
   -Ti einai; rwtw agouroksupnikenos.
   -Gia to 0eo! anapse grigora to fws.
   Htan o Dionusis pou koimotan konta mou.  Vrika ta spirta katw ap' to
maksilari mou, ki anapsa to sparmatseto.  Stin tremameni floga, eida to
Dionusi, ka0isto sto krevati tou, na vixei kai na ftunei aima s' ena mantili.
Tromaksa kai ksupnisa tous allous.  Ti na kanoume; Mesa stin prwti sastimara,
den mporousame na niwsoume tipota.  Eksafna, 0umi0ika pws apenanti mas ka0otan
enas giatros -o ntokter Lwransu'.  Ntu0ika viastika. Kai ton eidopoiisa na r0ei
amesws.
   O ntokter Lwransu itan enas Gallos penintaris, aga0os, rodokokkinos, me
psara katevasta moustakia. Hr0e amesws konta ston arrwsto. Ton isuxase pws den
itan tipota to sovaro. kai prostakse akinisia kai pago sto sti0os. Otan to allo
prwi, gurnontas apo tis agapitikies tou, o afentikos ema0e ta ka0ekasta,
katevase duo pixes moutra:
  -Arrwstise auto to momolo; Ftou! Na empi o dialos mesa tou! Kai twra poios
0a kuttaei to magazi; Mipws egw; Ma eimai geros an0rwpos.  Den me volei na kanw
tetoies douleies!
   Olo to prwi mourmourize, eftune, vlastimouse "ton atimo to dialo, pou tou
xtikiase to kalutero paidi tou magaziou".  To mesimeri ir0e pali o giatros, ki
eksetase ton arrwsto me tin isuxia tou.
   -Tipote to sovaro -eipe. Mono prepei na pas, gia treis mines, sto xwrio sou,
stin omorfi Kefallwnia. Na min kourazesai, na trws af0ona. Kai 0a gineis kala.
   Otan to afentiko ema0e ta logia tou giatrou, egine 0irio.
   -De 0a pas pou0ena!-eipe ston arrwsto. Den exeis tipota. Ti na kaneis stin
Kefallwnia; 0' afiseis to magazi sta kala ka0oumena;
   Adika o Dionusis ton parakalese, tou klaftike pws 0a xtikiasei, 0a pe0anei.
   O kakokefalos geros den akouge tipota. Arni0ike -or0a kofta- na tou dwsei
adeia gia to taksidi. Kai -to kuriotero- na dwsei xrimata. O Dionusis,
apelpismenos pige ki eipe ton ka.i.mo tou ston ntokter Lwrensu.  Autos, evgale
to portofoli tou kai tou 'dwse eikosi lires.
   -Paidi mou -tou eipe-pigaine stin patrida sou, kai ksekourasou treis mines.
Ki ustera, otan guriseis, ela kateu0eian se mena. Se pairnw upallilo mou me
oxtw lires to mina.
   O Dionusis efuge, xwris na xairetisei to afentiko. Ki otan o geros ema0e ta
ka0ekasta, skuliase apo to kako tou. Me afrous lussas sto stoma anoikse to
mesiano surtari tou grafeiou tou. Ekei mesa upirxan diafora fonika organa,
paraksena allokota ki akinduna. Koumpoures monokannes, dimoutsounes me petra
kai tsakmaki, revolver, pistolia, epanaliptika, stileta, sougiades, amfistomes,
giatagania. O geros dialekse ena xantzari pelwrio, tromero kai skouriasmeno.
Kratentnas to, vgike stin porta tou magaziou.  Ki arxise na ourliazei, na
vlastimaei, n' afrizei. N' apeilei ton ntokter Lwrensu pws 0a tou vgalei t'
antera, epeidi tou ksemualise ton kalutero upallilo.
    Auti i istoria vastikse mines. Ka0e prwi, o Gerasimatos foverize to giatro
kounwntas ti xantzara. O Lwrensu evgaine sto para0uro kai gelouse me ta
kamwmata tou trellou.  Oi arapades, magemenoi ap' to samata, kratousan sigonto
me tis anar0res fwnes tous kai xoropidousan usterika.
    Siga-siga tou perase ki auti i loksa.  Min mporwntas na dieu0unei to
magazi, m' evale emena pro.i.stameno. Ma egw den imoun deilos, san ton Dionusi.
Hksera ti i0ela, kai katalava kala ti mporousa na kanw. Eksallou, to afentiko
eixe ksepesei polu.  To mati tou esvise olotela. Me kopo sernontan ws tin
porta tou magaziou, na liasei to skevrwmeno tou kormi.  Wspou mia mera epese
sto krevati gia kala. Ta podia tou paralusan, kai den mporouse na kratisei to
nero tou. Fwnaksa to ntokter Lwrensu, pou ir0e -opws panta gelastos kai
 rodokokkinos. Ton eksetase, kai kounise to kefali.
    -Den einai gia zwi -mou eipe. Duo i' treis mines to polu. Den exei
suggeneis edw;
    -Oute ena.
    -De sas sumvouleuw na ton pate se nosokomeio. Kalutera na tou parete mia
nosokoma.
    Ton taxtopoiisa, oso mporousa kalutera, sti mikri aniliagi kamara. Kai
vrika mia upiretria -eidos nosokoma- na ton peripoieitai. Htan ena koritsaki
ap' tin Karpa0o, ws eikosi xronwn, aprago kai fovismeno.  Ton latreue oso
mporouse.ton ta.i.ze, ton potize. Tou allaze ta sentonia, pou ta vrwmize
diarkws me tis aka0arsies tou. Autos, tis perissoteres wres keitontan
misoanais0itos, me glarwmeno mati kai glwssa mperdemeni. Fluarouse logia
ano.i.ta ki anakata. Voggouse. Gemize me ftusimata tis kouvertes tou. Htan mia
sixamara... Otan omws -kamia fora- evgaine apo to diano.i.tiko tou li0argo,
epsaxne tin kamara me mati argo. Kai stamatouse sto koritsi, pou stekontan
ntropalo kai mazemeno sti gwnia tou. Kati saliarize to stoma tou. Kati
pseutogelousan ta xeili tou.  Kai ksanapefte stin prwti tou anoisia.

			(SYNEXIZETAI)

GIA TIN ANTIGRAFH
	STELLA NIKOULI
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