_{Ashnan andzrevot orern ein ekel: Ashuny shat em sirum, hatkapes, erb qaylum es phoghocov u deghnac terevneri xshxshocn es lsum votqerid tak: Meghm andzrev er maghum, bayc hatcheli er qaylel u zgal ashnan shunchy: Nayeci ver, ampery verjanalu cankutyun chunein, dandagh andzrevy erkar ktevi, nuynisk orer guce, Arevy chi shogha u bnutyuny ashnan mijocov ir taxicy kartahayti, ases mernogh bnutyany verjin hrazheshty kta:}

_{Paranocis zgaci andzrevi katili sarnutyuny, bardzracreci batchkoni odziqn u dzerqers aveli xory xoteci grpanners: Mtqums noric ayn toghern ein: ashnan taxicy… Ashuny naev vogeshnchogh e: Hima kcnvi hertakan banasteghcakan toghy: Erku terev grete miazhamanak pokvecin dimaci tchyughic u miasin par brnac ijan var: Dimacic ancnogh zuygy chnayec deghnakarmravun terevnerin. aynqan ein zbaghvac inch vor temayi qnnarkumov, vor angam hervic lsvum er nranc dzaynery: Nayeci ver: Meghm qamin noric xaghac deghnac terevneri het, mi qanisy pokvecin, u andzrevi katilneric trjvac u canracac, var ynkan: Hankarc nkateci phoghoci myus koghmum caghkavatchar knojy: Zarmanali e, hatchax ei qaylum ays phoghocov u chei el hishum, vor phoghoci ayd ankyunum caghikner en vatcharum: Mi nor mitq cnvec mtqums: Shatery kzarmanan, bayc hamozvac em miazhamanak kzhptan, isk che vor ays andzrevot u ashnanayin ory zhpity shat ban karogh e phoxel:}

_{«Ay te patmelu ban klini ynkernerin, isk Anin hastat kneghana, vor menak em gorcel», — mtaceci es u grete vazelov anca phoghocy:}

_{—Barev Dzez, — bardzr bareveci, vorpeszi knoj ushadrutyuny gravem, — vorqan arzhen vardery, — aranc spaselu phoxadardz barevin shtap harcreci es: cuyc talov bac vardaguyn varderi koghmy:}

_{—Barev tghas… O, dranq, haty erku haryur dram:}

_{Moteca varderin u hot qasheci: Hatkapes vardaguyn vardery burum en aveli uzhegh, qan mnacac guynery: Ayd tesaki vardi tuph mer aygum el ka: Der mankutyunic hishum em inchpes ei jrum u xnamum: Guce dranic er, vor vardy im amenasirac caghikn e:}

_{—Tveq qsan hat:}

_{—Qsan hat, — zarmacac harcrec kiny:}

_{Es arden dramapanakic hanel ei gumary u meknel knojy, inqs el zarmanalov te inchu aydpes shphotvec caghkavatchary:}

_{Erb kiny vercrel er gumary, miayn nor haskaca knoj shphotmunqi pattchary: Havanabar nranic hatchax chein gnum zuyg tvov caghikner, isk qsan hati depqum klor gumar er stacvum, u es el aranc erkar mtacelu qsan hat uzeci:}

_{—Knereq, tveq qsanmek hat, — erku haryur dram el meknelov knojy aseci es: nkatelov caghkavatchar knoj demqin inchpes xaghac meghm zhpity:}

_{—Karevory iharke qanaky che, ayl srti jermutyuny, vorov caghiknery nvirum enq: Asum en, ete nvirum es mec cankutyamb, apa erkar zhamanak nranq chen toshnum, — hashvelov caghikneri qanaky, asac caghkavatchary:}

_{— Qsanmek hogun iharke sirov knvirem, bayc bolorin srti jermutyamb, — cacradzayn inqs indz harcreci es, — srtums el jermutyun chi mna:}

_{Verjin barery aveli bardzr hnchecin u havanabar kiny lsec, noric zarmacac nayec indz, isk es zhptalov vercreci caghiknern u shnorhakalutyun haytnelov heraca: mtacelov, te vorqan tarorinak tpavorutyun steghcvec ays knoj koghmic im handep:}

_{Yndameny mi qani qayl aneluc heto, arajin isk patahac knojy mekneci varderic meky.}

_{— Sa Dzez:}

_{Mot qarasun tarekan kiny anaknkali ekav:}

_{— Shnorhakal em…}

_{Et shrjveci, tesa el aveli zarmacac caghkavatchar knoj hayacqn u arag heraca:}

_{Der mi phoghoc el chei hascrel heranal, caghiknery kisov chaph pakasel ein: Eritasard aghjiknery himnakanum merzhum ein, bayc erb es nrancic aveli shtapoghakan kecvacq ei yndunum, haskacnelu hamar, vor sa ughghaki nver e, vercnum ein u shnorhakalutyun haytnum:}

_{Andzrevy dadarel er, miayn hatukent ushacac katilner ein ynknum var: Erb hasa zbosaygi, dzerqis miayn mek hat vard er mnacel: Arjevics dandagh qaylerov aghjik er ancnum: Mtaceci hasnem u verjin vardy nvirem nran: Bayc na hankarc kang arav, hanec grpanic tashkinaky u teev chtesa, bayc hamozvac em srbec achqery: Andzrevi katiln er, te lalis er: Es grete hamozvac ei: erkrord tarberaky:}

_{Dandaghecreci qaylers, isk na noric dandagh qaylerov motecav tac nstaranneric mekin u nstec: Na hima im arjev er…}

_{Bac manushakaguyn glxarki takic taphvum ein gangur, mug voskeguyn varsery, hagin bavakanin nrbaotch, glxarkic aveli mug guyni verarku er, isk mug vardaguyn sharfy amur grkel er paranocy u aynqan erkar er, vor mi cayry hasnum er grete cnknerin: Dzerqin: glxarki u verarkui gunayin erangi phoqrik payusak… Hima erb na shrjvec depi indz, es tesa nra demqy: Mot qsanchors tarekan kliner: Na aynqan geghecik er… Vardaguyn shurtery doghum ein crtic, mec u kapuyt achqery aynqan jinj ein, ases lazur erkinqn er taqnvel ayntegh: Es shphotvac kang ara:}

_{Nra hayacqn anmijapes kang arav vras: Ete es tesnei indz mek ayl mardu achqerov, hastat kzarmanayi, qani vor stacvec aynpes, vor vardy dzerqis ases nran hetapndum ei, ayn el taqun ev hima, erb arden na tesav indz, mnum er miayn asel da…}

_{—A… ays vardy Dzez, — u mekneci nran andzrevic tacacac terevnerov verjin caghiky:}

_{Na zarmacav mi pah:}

_{— I… Indz: O, inchqan geghecik e, barev:}

_{Es aveli shphotveci: Aranc barevelu nran ei meknel caghiky:}

_{— Verjapes indz el hasav ayn caghikneric meky, vor bazhanum eir bolorin…}

_{Es zhptaci: Parzvum e na hervic nkatel er indz:}

_{— Voremn duq tesel eq indz:}

_{— Iharke, Erevani phoghocnerum hatchax ches tesni eritasardi, vor caghik e bazhanum ays andzrevot eghanakin:}

_{— De amen depqum inchpes tesnum eq linum en bacarik depqer…}

_{— Aranc hognaki tvi, — yndhatec indz, — im anuny Anna e, isk qony:}

_{— Armen, shat hatcheli e, Anna…}

_{—Nmanapes Armen, isk du romantik andznavorutyan tpavorutyun es toghnum:}

_{Na aynqan arag er xosum u aynqan vstah, vor ases tariner sharunak tchanachel er indz: Es i patasxan zhptaci u nsteci tac nstaranin:}

_{— Inchic ezrakacrir…}

_{Na ases spasum er henc ays harcin u der chei el hascrel avartel xosqs: na anmijapes sksec noric arag-arag xosel:}

_{—De nranic, vor ays ashnan curt eghanakin caghikner es bazhanum, caghikner, vor zhpit en berum bolor nranc demqerin, um nvirum es: Es hamozvac em, vor du steghcagorcum es naev, qo nman romantik mardik chen karogh chgrel, — u harcakan hayacqov nayec indz:}

_{— Es indz aynqan el romantik chem hamarum, isk steghcagorcelu pahov, ayo grum em erb musan…}

_{— Aha, tesnum es, vorqan hesht e anmijapes haskanal dimacinid, erb na aynqan qez nman e, — noric shtap-shtap avelacrec na:}

_{— Glxums mi nor banasteghcutyun cnvec, — ushadir nayelov indz sharunakec Annan, apa payusakic hanec sev guyni grichn u vardi tertikneric meki vra sksec grel:}

_{Es zhptaci:}

_{— Karcum em du aveli romantik es, qan es:}

_{Na ases chlsec im asacy, sharunakec grel vardi tertiki vra u erb avartec, meknec indz caghiky, vorpeszi kardam:}

_{Vardi tertiki vra bavakanin geghecik u shat phoqr tarerov grvac er.}

_{«Ashnan terev, bayc voch deghin,}

_{Terev vardi u aynqan nurb:}

_{Ashnan andzrev u mi katil,}

_{Katil arcunq vardi tesqov…»}

_{—Inch geghecik stacvec, — zarmacac asaci es, erb avarteci kardaly, — hatchax es grum:}

_{—Erb hogid tesnum e ays gegheciky, isk sirtd sirov e lcvac, chgrel ughghaki ches karogh: Es siraharvac em ashnany: Ayn ases im tarerqy lini, tepet shatery ashuny chen sirum, bayc indz ayn aveli e dur galis qan tarva mnacac eghanaknery, hatkapes, erb siraharvum es henc ays eghanakin: Hamadzayn ches, — harcakan hayacqov nayelov indz asac na:}

_{—Iharke, bayc garunn indz aveli e dur galis…}

_{Annan hayacqy teqec indzanic u sharunakec cicaghelov.}

_{—Ete chlini ashuny garuny, erbeq el chi ga:}

_{Es glxov hamadzaynutyan nshan cuyc tveci, isk na sharunakec.}

_{—Ete misht garun liner u ashuny erbeq hyur chgar mez, apa menq dzhvar te angam imanayinq ashnan masin, nuyny ev hakarak depqum:}

_{Nman dualistakan motecum es el unem u hatchax em sirum krknel: Nra gaghapharnern aynqan harazat ein tvum indz: Hisheci inchpes asac, vor amen or Erevanyan phoghocnerum chi handipi im nman caghik bazhanogh eritasardi, apa es el piti avelacnei, vor hatchax ches handipi nman geghecik eritasard knoj, um het kareli e hetaqrqir zruyci brnvel, sakayn minch ays ropen himnakanum na er xosum, isk es lsoghi derum ei:}

_{— Isk du sirel es: Aveli tchisht klini harcnel: siraharvel es…}

_{— Iharke siraharvel em u shat hatchax, inchpes du es asum es romantik em, isk romantik mardik siraharvum en amen qaylaphoxin:}

_{Annayi aytery tetev karmir guynov patvecin:}

_{—Tchisht es, bayc dranq aveli shat gaytakghutyunner en karcum em: Siraharvel nshanakum e trvel srtic bxogh zgacmunqin: Patrast linel phoxel amen inch hanun siro, inchpes es…}

_{Na nayec indz u sharunakec:}

_{— Du patrast es hanun siro dem kangnel bolorin, ashxarhin…}

_{— Es patrast em payqarel hanun siro, bayc inchpes du inch, — harcreci es:}

_{— De…, — hapaghec patasxanel Annan, — es vaghy meknum em Hayastanic, — u mi geghecik zhpit phaylec achqerum:}

_{— Meknum es, husov em voch erkar zhamanakov ev Hayastan veradarnalu mtqov:}

_{— Chem karcum, vor motaka zhamanakners kveradarnam Hayastan: Erkar em mtacel, bayc sery haghtec kareli e asel: Es toghnum em Hayastany, cnoghneris, qrojs, phoqrik eghbors… Hanun siro:}

_{Es lur ei: Chgitei inch asel:}

_{— Husov em nranq indz shat chen meghadri…}

_{— Bayc inchu petq e meghadren, du havanabar shat es sirum nran, isk cnoghnerd erjanik petq e linen imanalov, vor du el es erjanik…}

_{— Nranq dem ein, — kamac asac Annan u gluxy kaxec:}

_{Es aylevs aselu ban chunei: Na caghikn aveli amur brnec, isk achqern arcunqov lcvecin:}

_{— Vov karogh er patkeracnel, vor ays andzrevot ory ancanotin kpatmem ayn gaghtniqy, vor tanjum er indz mot erku amis: Arden erku amis es patrastvom ei vaghvan ev aha vaghn arden vaghn e:}

_{Haziv er na avartel xosqy, erb es patkeracreci nran geghecik harsi zgestov, apa nayeci nran:}

_{— Es hamozvac em. amen inch lav klini:}

_{Na ver kacav, nayec erknqin:}

_{— Andzrevy noric ksksvi, isk es der piti gone mi phoqrik tchampruk patrastem u hrazheshti namak grem cnoghneris:}

_{Es el ver kaca:}

_{— Es anchaph shnorhakal em caghki hamar, ayn iskapes shat geghecik e:}

_{—Hatkapes erb nman geghecik banasteghcutyun e krum ir tertiki vra, — avelacreci es:}

_{Na noric zhptac:}

_{— Karogh em ughekcel qez, ete uzum es iharke:}

_{— Minchev phoghoc karogh es, — zhptalov asac na:}

_{Erb hasanq phoghoc, na arag kangnecrec arajin isk patahac taqsin:}

_{— Qez hajoghutyun, Anna:}

_{— Qez nuynpes avelacrec na, husov em khandipenq noric:}

_{Es lur zhptaci:}

_{Mot mekukes tari anc, garnanayin mi geghecik or, nuyn aygum, vorum shat em sirum nstel, tesa mi geghecik zuyg, vor handart qaylerov zbosnum er aygum: Anmijapes tchanacheci eritasard knojy. Annan er: Mi pah mtaceci motenam, bayc heto haskaca, vor guce himar iravitchakum haytnvem: Koghqin amusinn er havanabar, isk Annan hghi er: Chgitem veradardzel er Hayastan te hyur er, bayc ayd pahin indz erkrord tarberaky aveli havanakan tvac: Es hervic nayeci nranc u heraca: Annan erjanik er…}

_{H. G. Sireli A. Grete ereq tari e ancel ayn andzrevot ashnanayin orvanic, vor handipeciq u nman mi ashnanayin or avartum em em ays patmvacqy, vori herosuhin Qez dardzri akama, isk erb kardas, guce hishes ayn eritasardin, vor caghik er bazhanum u qez el nvirec amenaverjin caghiky: Husov em erjanik es:}