Linum e chi linum mi choban e linum, mayisyan paycar oreric mi or na voroshum e ir mi qani havatarim shneri u tasnyak vochxarneri het, bardzranal sarery: Hertakan hangsti zhamanak choban Nikanan ir boghchayi mijic hanum e xorovacy, vor vayeli hangisty, ev hankarc gorsh amper en kutakvum u sksvum e mi dmdmbhu, mi hordarat andzrev, amprop, kaycak, nuynisk tegh- tegh: dzyun:

Erb dmbdmbhun avartvum e gorsh ampery heranum en ev shoghum e paycar arevy, chobany tesnum e, vor vochxarneri tivy avelacel e, dardzel 132, voroncic 88-y spitak en, 44-y: sev, isk havatarim shnery mi qani angam shatacel en:

Chobany apshum e, uraxutyunic erknqi dmbdmbhuic u gorsh amperi kaycakic trvacy hamarum e Astco pargev ir minutchar vordun: Ir sephakan nshanakutyunic inqnamorac ijnum e cnki ev aghotum ir Lev Petros Astco hamar, vorn iren nman harstutyun e shnorh arel:

Erb choban Nikanan aghotqy verjacnum e, xalin cnkneri takic hanum phatatelov dnum e koghqy, hankarc nkatum e tarorinak mi tesaran: ir vochxarnern el xot chen utum, ayl laphlaphalov xzhrum en ir bazhin vochxari msic xorovacy, by by by anelov erazkot anmegh garneri hayacqov nayum irenc chobanin:

Minch Nikanan ushqi kgar tesacic, amperi mejic haytnvum e Lev Petrosy ev harcnum.

- Goh es ardyoq im pargevic:

Chobany vaxic, sovorutyan hamadzayn, achqery kloracnum, honqery kitum u asum e

- Iharke goh em, bayc inchu en nranq im xorovacy utum: xoti phoxaren.

- Vordyakim, sranq ansovor vochxarner en, nranq anhrazheshtutyan depqum kveracven havatarim shneri, sakayn hishir, ete qo kerakuric hetnery chkisves, nranq kveracven xaytogh odzeri u mi gisher irenc tuynov kxayten qez:

- Isk kareli e sranc geghamej tanem cuyc tam hazaravor geghcineri, vor nman Astco pargev em stacel u pharabanem qo anuny: Ter Lev Petros:

- Gegha mej karas tanes, nuynisk mayraqaghaq, bayc im anuny mi pharabanir, es kariq chunem pharqi, pharamolutyuny meghq e:

- Vov im Ter Lev Petros, isk inch anem gorsh gayleri u xoramank aghvesneri het, che vor havatarim shners qich en, vtangi depqum kxzhren vochxarneris:

- Ayo, vordyak im, vonc tesnum em, vonc qyal kayir, aydpisin el mnacel es, che vor nor aseci: sranq ansovor vochxarner en, vtangi depqum veracvum en shneri u irenc hachocnerov ham qez kpashtpanen ham irenc hast dmaky:

- Bayc inch demqn es du, Ter Lev Petros jan:

- Lav heriq e lezvid tas, zmaylvir vochxarnerit by by by hnchyunnerov, bayc misht hishir u chmoranas, ete mek erkusin zrkes kerakuric, irenq sovac shneri pes irar vra khachan heto kmiavorven u odzeri kcik kdarnan ev hertov kcelov myus vochxarnerin kshnacnen, u aydzham du misht hachocner klses:

- Vov im Ter Lev Petros mi harc el tam, ba vor mayraqaghaq vochxarneri het mtnem, indz lurj kyndunen ardyoq:

- De iharke voch, dra hamar qez talis em kaxardakan phaytik ev haryur araspelakan Feyq tesaki eg dzier irenc karqerov: bardzac yonjayov: Erb tchanpha brnes hayraqaghaqic depi mayraqaghaq, kaxardakan phaytiky ktas qo havatarm shneric mekin, u, erb tchanaparin skses esh esh durs tal, na ktqi phaytikin, ev klinen mardik, vovqer kkorcnen irenc mardkayin kerpary u kveracven esheri, ay henc aydzham qez ognutyan kgan feyq tesaki eg dzieri karqery ev qo vochxarnery, eshamarduknerin kbazhanen karqeri miji yonjanery:

Ev, erb bavakanachaph eshamardukner khavaqven qo koghqin, ay henc nranc vra hecac kmtnes dicabanakan mayraqaghaqi glxavor axor ev ayntegh kbnakves vochxarnerid het, isk ayd heqiatayin avanaknerd kashxaten, vor karoghanas qez ev vochxarnerid pahes:

Imijiayloc, mayraqaghaqum, mi hatuk tesaki ansovor vochxar ka: qo tesak chobani galustin e spasum, nran kkarges qaghaqi glxavor vochxar, sakayn hishir, ayd vochxary snvelu e qo amanic u vtangi depqum voch te veracvelu e havatarim shan, ayl skselu e esh esh durs tal husalov, vor qezanic heto hajord chobany inqn e linelu:

Ha, qich er mnum moranayi, harevan erkrid glxavor chobany qez tshnami che, aritneri depqum iren govabanir u shnerid asa chhachan ir vren, ir vochxarnery qonic haryuravor angam shat en, tepet aydqan angam el anvnas, qanzi ir vochxarnery kaxardakan chen, ayl sovorakan vochxarner en, bayc de, hima…

Ev verjin patgams toghnem qez, erb mtneq axor: chzarmanas, sev ev spitak vochxarneicd mi qanisy guynery kphoxen erknaguyni u vardaguyni, ed anter mnacacnerin nuynisk es i skzbane chem karoghanum tarberem, minchev ches koxum axory guynery chen phoxum: Dranq harevan erkri vochxarneri pes kaxardakan chen u drancic vtang chka, nranc karas nuynisk erbemn-erbemn yonja el tas: kuten zrrocnery kktren:

U amenakarevory, axorum nor khaskanas, vor irakanum voch te 132 vochxar unes, ayl 120, qanzi 12-y irakan mardik en, ev du miayn irakan mardkanc petq e akanjamut lines, vor chkorcnes im pargevy, sakayn qo depqum nuynisk es em anzor, vor ognem qez da haskanas, hetevabar, qo mury qo eresy:

Choban Nikanan taxcot nayec amperi mej anhayacogh Ter Lev Petrosi sev stverin, heto nayec pargev stacac sev ev spitak vochxarnerin, irar vra hachacogh havatarim shnerin, tesav qich hervum vazvzogh shan tuleqin, keghc zhpity demqin, mtacec der qototner en, gamphrners, vercrec kaxardakan phaytiky u ir vochxarneri het hayraqaghaqic depi mayraqaghaq tchanphan brnec:

Inch imanar choban Nikanan, vor shnery gamphrner chen, ayl Yorqshiri Terierner en, isk vochxarnery vtangi depqum mnalov irenc dmaki mej ughghaki ksksen hachal, ayn el very nshvac shneri tesaki nman, isk kaxardakan phaytiky kmtcnen ir hamapatasxan teghy ev ancqi phakman pattcharov ir kerac xorovacnery qit u beranic durs kgan, ev ayd ameny nra hamar, vor irakan Astco yntryal zhoghovrdin keghc srberov eshacnely nuynqan zzveli srbapghcutyun e, vorqan qo datavtchri zhamin hascvac patizhy, havata, dranq havasazor en linelu:

Ays heqiaty kcucane, vor esh esh durs tvogh chobannerin mi havataceq, vor yonja chkercnen, u vreqd nstac mayraqaghaq chmtnen, u irenc chamrot ancyalnerov apagan trorelov chaghtoten: Mardkanc petq e, azgaser banimac hogatar ghekavar mardik, ayl voch te geghci chobanner:

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