KOCTEP
(PACCKA3)

MAPTA 3OBET CEMEHA HA KOCTEP - B KPATOBO. TAM MECTA XBATAET - HA TPEX COTKAX, B BEPCTE OT O3EPA. CEMEH HAPBET BETOK, MAPTA HAHECET XBOPOCT.

MAPTA - HEMKA, C HOPOBOM, OT EBPEEB OHA BCE KAK-TO B CTOPOHKE, HO CEMEH - COBCEM HE TAKOB, BCE B HEM CBOE.

MAPTA C CEMEHOM HE BMECTE - OH B CBOEM, OHA B CBOEM. CEMEH - 3AM. 3ABXO3A B TPECTE, KOMHATA - KAK B CKA3KE, KA3EHHOE ABTO... MAPTA - B TPAHCABTOTPECTE, B KACCAX.

...BOT CEMEH HA MECTE. OH - B BETPOBKE, MAPTA - B BAPEHKE. MAPTA HECET XBOPOCT. CEMEH KPOMCAET XBOPOCT B KOCTEP.

MAPTA B TPAHCE - EE TETKA APECTOBAHA 3A BOPOBCTBO, B KAMEPE OHA. CEMEH PACCTPOEH - OTPOK PACTET KAK TPABA: B ATTECTATE MOPE TPOEK, BMECTO MEXMATA BOT-BOT 3A BEPCTAK BCTAHET. A BOT COBCEM CPAM: OTPOK-TO HEBECTE HE BEPEH, POMAH HA CTOPOHE (C KEM - CEMEH HE 3HAET), TAK BOT KAPA: TECT HA "BACCEPMAHA" - HE B HOPME. HEBECTA 3APEBAHA, HE ECT COBCEM, OHA-TO CKOPO CTAHET MAMA, A TAM - BCE TAKOE: KPOBATKA, COCKA, MATEPHA...

CEMEH - B POMAHAX 3HATOK, XIX BEK B OCHOBHOM - "COPOKA-BOPOBKA", BEPECAEB, HEKPACOB. MAPTE TOT HEKPACOB - HA XPEH, OHA BCE O 20-X - KATAEB, AXMATOBA...

MAPTA 3ATEBAET PACCKA3 - HET, HE O KATAEBE, A O CBOEM OCEHHEM POMAHE C BAPTAHOM, BPATAPEM "APAPATA (EPEBAH)". CEMEH B XOKKEE BCEX 3HAET, HO C BAPTAHOM HE 3HAKOM - BEPHO, TOT HE B OCHOBHOM COCTABE. TPEHEP TAM - APMEH - OX, C XAPAKTEPOM ! KTO C TPEHEPOM B CCOPE - CE3OH B PE3EPBE...

... CKOPO COBCEM TEMHO CTAHET. XBOPOCTA HE XBATAET, BETOK HET. MAPTA HECET KAPTOH. HA KAPTOHE TEKCT:

   MOTOP OT TPAKTOPA MT3-4.
   APT: ...(HOMEP CTEPT)
   BEC HETTO 1 TOHHA
   BEPX - HE KAHTOBAT (3HAK CTEPT)

O, MPAK ! KAPTOH-TO B HABO3E - KAK TAKOE B KOCTEP ?!

... BOT HA MECTE KOCTPA - BCE CEPOE...

... BOT CEMEH HA KA3AHCKOM, A MAPTA BCE B KPATOBO...

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