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Bdng v6 tugdn.6 oid 10. Toulousc gtri cac lrant bag.Phi co thtr Phip - Nam-ltlii rb.i Toulottse S qid 4i. Stop.

tlrlt biu trr).i tr.ong nhrr trrro.c, t:inr ctic ngdi sao virtinr l<) chring ra. Itiii ll (l0nr tdi. Sa nrac Sahara clucri anhtrlng gili ra tting dr;rn c:it. Tr€n trrln chfng tdi, rin]r dennA1' khdng cho thdl'nhfrng su rdt, nhung cdu tao, nudidudng rn6i su vqit vo'i chdt liOu 0nr diu. l)ucri buoc chlnchung t6i, ll s\r sang trc.rng cira cdt 0ii1'. Vir chung t6i ditllu triin, tltroc gili thoirt kh6i ach nirng nb cfia mlt troi.Ednr tdi : cln nhA do...

Nlrtrng lAnt thd nlo tin llo $u binh 1-dn c&a chungt6i. Gio mAu dich lrrcrt khdng ngung vb huong nam. Gi6lair biii crit ro'i nr6t tidng hja; DA1- khting cdn It thu gi6

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Au-chiru thbj quanh, nhucrng bQ : chring ngr,r tri .trdnnguoi chung t6i nhu tr€n chrrl'dn xe t6c hlnh dang chayBCri khi, ban ilOm, gi6 ga1'grit tlrbl, uranh tl6n ndi nguoita .cri thE tr.ra viro gio, hu'o'ng vb' phtro'ng BIc, voi cimgiric t-lrrc.rc gi6 nrar;g tli. dtra to'i nrdt mgc ti6u mo hb.\'(ri vAng quii, lo l{ng larrr s:ro !

Ir{irt trcvi quay, luarrg ngAl: to,i. Nhirng ngutr.i l\{auresit sao tlirng. Nhii'ng lii! phi6u ltru to,i dbn 'Tly-ban-nhakhua tay ntii, mang sung nhu ruang ilb choi. Eri ll sa masSahana ttr troug nhin ra. Nhri'ng b6 lac khdng thuln phgcftfr t'lAnh ru{t nhii.qg }ri rnit cira hqr 6. rroi 116 vi cho th{yviri hinh b(rng,

Clrring trii s?ing. ngtrd'i no tr€n ngrrd'i ltia, ildi di6nvo'i hinh iinh cr'ra chinh chung t6i, rn$t hinh lnh chAt hgpnh{t. Chinh vi viy, chfng't6i ,kh6ng bidt la dA lA toitrong sa nrac : phli tldn ltic vb to.i nhA mcri hinh dungttrrqrc sr.r eich lli6t cira ihring tr'ri, vA khdin ph:i ra str cAchbi6t tlong li0n tuc.r'ug ciia n,i.

Ohring tOi di chri'ng niinr tliirn thrro.c lir to'i nrri trit aiusr.r l5' Iihai. chring tdi l)i rrgrrr)'i llaures chn ttr vA chinhchring t<)i ty cinr tu. Nhirng ngu'<)'i l:ing gibng gln nh{t ciraclrting t<)i. nhirng ngrro'i ii'Cisnuros, ir Port-Iitienne ciclrbi1' trirnr. crich ci ngan criv sci, ctilg bi Sahara hut l{ynhrr hirt chiit viin dr.rc ctra khoAng chlit. Hg xoay quanhrnqrt cli tlbn. Ohung tdi il;i bjtit ci tdn hidu he, nhfrngtit ciil he, nhtrnij giiur chung tdi vln c6 mSt chibu dlyt:irn vtln L"rng cirng nhrr iiii.:r c:ic hirnh tinh cdr ngu.oi &.

lluiii sang lr6rn t-16. 1hi: gio.i tl6i voj chung t6i, bftdlirr xao rlring. Ilitiu thinh vi0n v6 tu5'6n sau cung tluacho chri'g tiri bri.t' (li0n tiu, hai crii c$t vti tu1,6', triingtrong ('at, nrrii tuiin nr6t liin ndi lriin chung tdi vo.i ilr6girri tlri :

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Chugdn Phap-Mfi rbi Toulouse 5 gio 45. Stop. VaqtAlicanle 11 gid 10.

foulouse l€n tidng 'l'otrlouse, bdn kia illu diy. MQtthiOn thhn xa xCri.

Trong v<)ng mrrd'i phrit, tin tr.r'i chring tdi qua Barce-lone, qua Casablancar {r? Agadir riii lan vE phia Dakar.Sudt dqc nlm ng)n t::'rv sii cira ilu.<).ng ba5', cAc phi trtrcrng<ld tlucrg hno d(rng lao lilc s/ru gid' chibu, ngud'i ta lai cdnthdng brio cho chting t6i :

Phi co' sE clip :t'rtiirtgl ;lJ1udit.21 qib, lai bag toi CuboJtrbg 21 gicr 30, ha cittlt ij ttit uui bom Michelin. Stop. CaboJubg sfta soqn di:rt ttltrr Ihrltnll IQ. Stop. Ldnh td giir tiinttt: uo'i Aqadir, Ky lirt: Toulouse,

Tu' alli Cabo .luhr', lii Ioi giirl ruibn .sa nrac Sahararchtrng tdi theo ddi nrdt ngdi sao chbi xa vo'i.

To'i sriu gid' chiiiu, ruibn Nanr xao tlQng.Dal:ar goi Port-Eticnnc, Cfsrrcros, Juby : cho bidt gdp

titr phi co.Jub11 ooi Cisrreros, Pot'[-]ilit ttttc, I)ukar : l;hino c6 tin

ei lir khi phi co uu'u-I Alit:anle.'Iai nrr)t no'i n)o ilti, tidng (lr.)ng co'tlarrg n6. 'fu 'l'ou-

Iorrse to'i Sencgal, ngrrd'i trr titn ciiclr 'nglre tiijng ilr).

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'l'oulonse, 5 gio' 30.Chidc xe cira phi tru'o'ng ngring gifra ldi riro, tr6ng ra

ili'ur tiii lin l6n nrrti'c urttl. Nhirng ni{en ilc'n niittt tliiutniin cho thiil' nhirng 'r'it cring. tro' tnli, r'ii rirng nhunlrirng rit cfrrr rrrriI no'i t:1yr biin. l)rldri rrrrii nha rt)ng currgna1-. rn6i ld'i llhrit m. r'irng li,n. ltnr lai vi (lc nirng l€nsrr 1'6n tinlr.

Nhirng tiinr tdrn s:ing lorirrg. rldrtg co' khting chiil- nhirt.I'hi co' nhtr nro'.i. Thri' iliing hil rninh khirnlr drror: nhr-rngrrgr'rn tav siing tao ciilr ngur)'i tho utirl- chlm rao. Giir t-lirr',nhirng ngrin tar- ro'i bii trit' ;lhiirn tll hoin tlranh.

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1'rrng crii nr6t, crii trii dung thrr duc.r.c chiit vao brrngphi crr. I)ur-0t xet nhanh chting :

< lJut,nos Aires... Nat:rl... l)aliar... Casa.., Dakar... Ilanrrro'i elrin.trii. Dting lilrting ?

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Ngud'i phi cdng thay y phuc. Ao leir, khin quAng, rloda, giiil' l(rt l6ng stic v{t. ThAn thb ngAi ngfi c&a chAngn{ng chiu. Ngro'i ta gSi chirng : < Nhanh l€n chu... >

Nhfrng birn tay chi{t tthy tlbng hb, cao tl$ k6, trii thlngllia rli'i, nhirng ng6n ta1' tO cung duoi lop glng dhy, chAngnlng nhgc, vrlng vb, lirch rlo. phdng l6i, lirng tung nhungu'r-r'i thcr miic y phuc lirn & ngoAi nuqc. Nhung m6t khingbi llo ch6, mei tht' dbu nhg hfrn. )\{Qt ngudi thq nrAynhd lrrn phiu chirng:

< S:itt triinr ba nrrrtri kj'.

- Dtrg'c. IIAnh lihrich ?

- lJu.Clrang Itiriin nta khdng nltin nhiing h)ng il6. \'icrn

tru'i!'ng phi tlao qual' lai phia nhirng cdng nlrin :

- ,\i alii thiro ciri clttit i| niip nlrl' ?

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- I)hnt lr:ti uttro'i qtlitn.Yi6n tru'ilng phi (l:ro iltrir tttit nhin ljin ch6t : nroi thu

dbrr ngrin rtip tttl-t1t iliii ; crit' ilt)ng tac tlrr<vc dibu chinhnhrr cho nrdt lit di0tr. Phi co'dii ri' tlung ch6 rlAnh'chono tron.q hitnq-grt na1', cirng nhrr niitrr phrit situ, nir i'r'

ilung clr6 tlirnh cho nr'r trong biiu tro'i nay. Chtrl'tln baydI tltrncr tinlt to:in ki' lu'irng nhtr luc ha thiry mQt contlu. (}ii chdt thiiiu tlo : nr<lt su liirtr l:1n quir rd' Nh&ngngcln alen nrirn triim ntin nAr', llhirng crii nhin chinh xAc

nay, srr cring ran ni1' t1?:l cho chttvdn ba-v tu phi truo'ngnA-v lo'i phi trtro'ng kia, cho to'i Ruenos Aires l'ra-v to'iSantiago i'r Chi-Lcti phiri lA kdt quir cfia nr<it stt tinh toiinki lrrirng chri' khdng pirli lir tinh co. Eb mA, mlc blot6, strcrng mu, gio loc, miic cl ngAn cam biy c&a ld so

n5p sti-pap. ciia rdt chdt iluoc titlp xuc vcri nhau, tltroc

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crich bi€t, tluoc xria b6: nh$ng xe lira t6c hinh, nh&ngtlu ch6' hing, nhirng tlu clra5- biing hoi t Va phAi toiBuenos Aires ha.r'to.i Santiago & Chi-Loi trong thoi giankj' h.rc.

< l\t6' tn:i5' >,Ngur)'i ta clrra cho phi cirng Bernis m6t to gidy : k6

hoach tirc chitin.Bernis cloc :

Pcrpiqnart clto bitt trbi tronl, gio l(ng. Barcelone tbdo. AIicantc...

Toulouse. 5 giir .15.

Nhirng biinlr xe rnanh (le' nlrii.ng crli chirn treinh. B! giocdnh quat thi5i, cd o' llhia suu hai .ruoi ilruo.c hinh rihuchh-v ra. \'o'i nr6L cir elirng ctra c:inh tay, tsernis kirn giGha1' db c)ro gi<ing tii trrng hoi\nh.

Gio' flil' tiiing rtring ;rtriing ldn. trong nhfr.ng sq lipl*i cia ,rrir" nii. cho ti'i lihi tiiin.g tlring c<r t.tl thenh cl:\ydIc, giirr nlru' la r.Irr chr'ir:. la no.i thirn tlrt ilrii1. bi tuh!inr. Iihi ngtrt'ri ;rhi cirrr.t tlriiv tlong 'rinlr trlrr trii5' nrilttltti' gi cho tti.i nln- chrr.:r iirr.r.yc ilrcia nrlu. chang nghi :tdt l:ir'. Iiiri ching nhi' .iii chr.r;r tlrng co.ntiu {len duatrGn niin triri. htro.ng I'ir pirirr tlo.j con tiii, nr.r gi6ng nhustirrg (lui lllic ngirn nong. f)ing sur"r cr.irrlr qur.rt. nr6t plrongciinh rung tl<ing lrrn liir..

S;rrr ltlri ili .lro 'riir.b:rr" rli cl*rr-irn ngtr(yc giti, chingkdo trrl'gu. I'hi co. t-lu,o.c ciinJt qu:.rt ho';l l{1-. lao nrinh ralthia tru'o'c. Nlrilng cai n?iv tliiu ti[,n tr.0n khong ktri codin, diu d;"irr lrr sau crrng ilit hinlr nhu 6ru i, sdng loingdu'''i 'hir'g bii'h xe. trrirrg nhu' di' ctrcrrig. Sau khi xetilorin klrrirr{ lihi. rrrir r'iri iliiu khdng th! .s,. . ilriir. n.rr

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ilu'o.'c, rbi n6 thirnh cldt l6ng. gitr illy n6 tr& thbnh rinch{c, ngudi phi cdng drSa rao no vA'bay l6n.

Nhirng cAv mgc ven phi tlao eho thdy chln troi. rbikhu{t h8n. LOn cao hai triim thuoc,.ngu'cri ta hiy connghidng rb phia khu tr8 etn, e6 nhiing cAy moc th&ng'nhfing ngdi nhA .scrn, vl nhii'ng khu rftng gifi' nguy6nchibu tlly c&a clnh ld : rlr'r lir rliit c(r ngud'i &...

Bernis tlm cAch dra ltlng, tirn rrrflt tl tri ilfing cltokhuj'u tay d.Ig, cin thiilt cho sty binh thin- Phia sau,chirng, nhfrng mirl' thip 6'Toulouse cho thiil' cln phongrQng lo'n, tdi tim cfra nlrir ga. Gio'ilir1', chAng it cu6'ng"laiphi co'tlang tim cach btrr l6n. ho'i rilh stic lt.rc ltth ltirn taychlng tli dd nen. ilrrnc mi| ra. flirng rrr6t chtrl'ln ilirngcia bln tav, chang thi trr,1i il<.rt sting (lI ilua chirng lOnri tl?i lan tcri chlng nhrr rrr<.rt lirn sr'rng.

Ninr gio nfr'r, Alicanl.t'. tiii 6:11" I)hi-chAu. lJerni's nrcrm0ng. Chirng thil' thu' thrii : < l'a t-lii s:ip illt co th[' tu r'Hdrn cJua clranq liri }Jrr-li' lring t'hrr1'tin tii<' hanh il€ln ;nhii'ng ctrirc nghi lllrt'p lii ll l:rtrr siro. Olrang <'r)n giti latki' ni0rrr ruip rtro' ciu, srr' lr,*,rr tlrjn tt tiii. Slrtr nal' clrangsE (lau khiri nhu'ng hii.n rrrrr'. r'lrang bii tiit ci, lli plriasau, nltrt thii Irroi sr.r.tii:1r lttt lri'n ttgoai t'lrirng' (iio il rir',hinh nhu' chAng sinh l'lr t'rtttg vn'i ngal'rlltrg l0n, giitll tl&cdu t:.ro ngil' nirr'. Olrrrrrg rtglri : <, 'I-:r clli cirn la rlrritngrlo'i thr.r'. ta t-la thiiit lip rltlo'ng lttrl' l'hi-clriu. n \a tlr6ingir-v..tl6i voi ngutri tlrr.r bit tliitr xi1- rtr.rng tlri! gio'i. thd

.. , r {. .r!gto'r I)at (lau.r, f-a tl:i xri p "1lp tlttr lr.r'... n l'rii cutii cuni{ tfong ('irn

phirng cirrr chrrng. \ht-rn{ til brio iltrqrt- gip l:ri. rti! quanltnhii'n.r1 (l6ng srich. Nhil'ng lir lhtl dii hi il6t. nhirn( tlrudrro'c x[ip, nhilng tiirrr liii lrhii tri'n ilii illc. ]ldi vit rlitrr'lrro'r'boc lri rtit rrr lilriii cLtrit'siirtg ciil no. altrcvc ilit vao

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Lhdng gian. Vl sqr h6n dQn cia con tim kh6ng cdn f nghia.Chlng sria soan cho ngAy mai nhu cho mgt cuQc hAnh

trtnh. Chlng ra tli cho ngAy kd tidp nhu tti sang ChAuMy. Bi6t bao sq v{t dang d& hdy cdn r}ng buQc chingvoi chinh chlng. VA b6ng nhi€n, chAng tg do. Bernis hiuohu sq khi thdy minh rinh rang rtdn thd, d6 ch6t ttin th6.

Carcassonne, phi trudng cip cuu, du&i chAng IQchvb phia sau.

Thd gicri cDng khdo sip rdp lAm sao | - Ba ngAnthuoc. Khu nu6i cfru tluqc xdp dit nhu trong chiCc hQpcfra chlng. NhA, Iiinh tlAo, ilut.ng xri, nh&ng trd ehoicfia con nguoi. Thd gio.i tluqc phirn chia, thd gioi crianh&ng mlnh tldt vudng, nr) rn6i canh tlbng cham viro bdrAo c&a n6, khu vuon ra to.i bric tutrng. Carcassonne ncrirnir rnSi rnr)t ngrrrii b:in kim chi tli6n lai cudc tloi cfra tbti6n hq. Nhfrng hanh phric nhiin nhin tluoc g6i ghem.Nh&ng trd cho'i cfra ngucri din Crng tluoc sip t$t gqnghd trong tfr l<inh.

Ihd gio'i trong tir kinh, (lrrr.rc phd truo.ng quu nhibu,nhung thirnh lrhd thr'r'tr tr0n dj:r tld il?i iluac cudn lai vamirt nrirnh tliit chirtr chnp ilrra tiri n6 vcri m6t su ch:ntcchiin ciia nrrirc thiiv tribu.

ChAng nghi chirng lil loi. lr'dn rnrit cao tlQ kd, nrlttro'i ltic sring. lI6t nrirt tro'i sang Ling vA lanh lEo. Chirng{lap vAo ch:in lai : phong cinh ldch ili. Anh sdng nA5' Iikhodng chiit. r'tdt ni5' hinh nhrr cri khodng ch{t : c6j'rldrtao ra slr <liu rlirng, Irrrcrng thcrnr, sqr yGiu dudi ciianhirng rilt scing tl6ng bi hii5' b6.

YA vi-r- nrA, duui ltrp :io da lA thit {m - vA nrlnhkhinh, Berni-s. Jrong tl6i glng tay di)y c$m, nh&ng bAntaj tuvdt di6u. thAnh thao, GeneviCve, dtng mu bhn tayvudt ve kbudn nrlt ciu...

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NgirS hdm nay, Jacques Bernis, ciu s€ vuqt qua Tly-ban-nha vo'i sr.r binh thln cfia mQt s& hfru ch&. Nhfrngptrong cinh ciu biit, tirng cii mQt, hibn hiQn ra' C$ulen lach mQt crich d6 dirng qua nhirng gi6ng td. Barcelon-nc. Yalencc, Gibraltar, tlrta tcri' ciu, rbi khu{t vb phiasau. T6t l:im. CAtr triri tlim alia ilb ra, ctlng ri6c hoAn tdtciriit tlting tr phia sau. Nhung tdi cdn nh6' nhtng btroct-liitr ti6n cira ciu, nhirng lcri khul'6n cudi ctrng cfia tdi,buiii tdi hdnr c:.iu thrle hiqn chril'dn diiu ti€n. Luc' r4ngalong, c:iu phiri mang trong ta-v nlrirng srrl- trr cira mQtrlin ttic. tr{ang trong il6i ta1' 1'du tlurii ciia ciu. Mangclrung qua cl ngan cnnr bl-v, nhu tnang mt)t kho tirngrltro'i ao choirng. Nhirng la thu qirl' bau, ngu'd'i ta n6i vo'ic+u nhu riy, nhirng lir thu qtil' brlu Jrcrn cir cu$c sdng'\a nrinh khlnh lam sao.'Vir chi mQt I6i liinr lAnr chitngtiin urrit thlnh lira, rir xao tr$n vo'i gi6. T6i con nho'trubi trii truo'c ngirl' l6n iltrnng :

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< Rbi sao ?

- Rili crlitr c.6 toi blinhirng thrr5-En rlanh cii.

cHUYf;N THU MIiN.NAM

l.ri Peniscola. Hdy coi ch*ng

- Sau dti ?

- Sau rlo to'i Yalence, ciu lurin iudn th{y cac phitrrrong cip cuu : tdi v:rch brit chi d6. N6u kh6ng c6,hiiy cl:ip xlrdng urt)t con song can >.

lJcrnis Lhiil' lai hor'. tluo'ng du<t'i c{i chgp xanh cfiangqn den na)' tnro'c nhirng biin tt<i niry duqc trli ra.Nhtrng tir ur6i urt)t rlieur o'du'o'i Oet thiiy dqy ciia changngiry hdrn nay eho chang tlray ur<)t bi mqrt sdng etQng.Nhfr'ng xri xa kr khr)ng ct-rn dua ra nhirng con sd chdt nila,nhung cho thiil' nhrrng canLr tlong thtrc vo'i nhirng bdnghoa - dti dung lir nr-r'i nguo'i I'a pirrii c ngai, cdi cAy do

- nhu'ng co uhirng bli bidn tltqrc sq vo'i cat - lir noi rua,brrbi chidu, ta phiii tlAnh nhirng ngucri tkinh c6.

Nhung ciu dI hidt, Jacques l3ernis, ching ta sE k-hongbao gio' bidt gilil Gleuade hayrd Alueria, Alharubra, cirngnhu ktrdng bidt gi rb nhu'ng ttbn tlro' hbi. giao, nhungbidt vA nrQt con suiji, ruQt ttton caur, nhung bitlt nhtrngt:iur tinlr nhiin n.hiru nltat cua chung. <r ltly nghe .l!rynay : nilu tro'i ii' tl:i1' tOt, clu ba1' t.hang. Nhung ndu trorxlu, c4u ba1- thap di sat ve bin trai, ba1' dXn rao trongthtrng lirng nay.

- 't'oi bay vAo thung lung nly.- Satt rlt' catr bal' ra' |itjp theo r.leo nAy.

- 'I'oi bay ra bidn theo deo niry.

- \'a cqiu phiii coi chtrng dQng ccr cfia criu : nhirngfang dd nhen o bty biin vA nhfrng hdc tlA.

- Ndu dQng co lrrj rcri tdi.-'lhi lieu iI5'. rVir l]ernis cucri : nirirng ngudi phi cdng tr6 thuong

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lf,ng man. II6t tlng tl6 .qua, nhu bXn ra tri sung cao-6u,v)r tirng da irm hai chlng. IIQI tlua tr6 chay, nhu'ng nr$tbirn tay ngln no iai & trAn v) lirrn nu ngd...

< Nhrrng kh<)ng, brn giir o'i, nltttng khdng t ngucri.ta phli tu lieu lii)'. )

vA Bernis rdt hlnh dien vE ldi chi day cI6. Thoi th<rdu cia chAng khdng trrch trong cucin lindide, ra cluqc sqbi mit nlo tlii blo vQ chirng chiing lai thhn chdt. Ngontay cia girio su tr'6n tlia tlii xu TAy-ban-nha khdng phli.lir ngt)n tay cta ngud'i cti tli tiur tnach nuoc vA khdngtim ra nrdrt liho tlng ha-v rttQt ctrtt biiy nAo, khdng dltngtoi cd chlin chi0n trong ctdng cti nly.

Diu tlirng thay ng)y hdm nay drrqc nggn den nAychidu mI ttl tlo chiry ra rttQt rinh nho't. Tia niicrt do detlcm lai sr.r 1'dn tinh cho bi'iin ci. Ngoiri kia, troi gio.Cirn phOng nly qul.lA mQt hon dlo nh6 trong thd gio'inhu m$t quAn ln cira nguo'i thfry thii.

< tr'IQt lY ruqu ?

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l)lrong plri cong, <Juan lrt irat tliic, nhibu khi phlixriy drrng lai ciu. I'tii gua, cirng t5'clro bidt: < I'hi congX (lucrc diii lii St'negal... lb It!.' Ni{aJ'tlirn do phii co'ibo nhirng su rAng buQc, clorlg tirung, ttr tuinh tlgn phtlug,xdp hinlr, xdp sAch 'r'A tl'i cirung lai phia sau, it bi ghi diiuiro.n lir do nrQt con nla. $6i khi rrga;' ddm <1o, phii thaohai tay ra, lAm ki0t sric ru$t cd b6, kh<ing li lu{n vcri cd

ta, mgi thir itbu ra ch:ttn nhau, nhung llm no hao di, va,rro iuc ba gid' sdng, dirr dirng d'6 cri ta trong gidc ngii,quy pltrlc, kh6ng phli 6' chuydn ra di nay, ruA qu1' phuc,,5i to btrbn ciia trrinh r') tr.r noi : do lir cd ta chdp nhAn :

cd ta khoc.Vb sau ciu dd hqc ducrc dibu gi db chq-v kh{p thd

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gi(ri ? Jacques llernis ? f'lti ccr ? Ngtriri ta tu' tu ti6n toitrong khi tlAo hu-vrit cho nrinlr tlong nrirt thb pha lCriin chiic. Nhirng thAnh phii rli'in din thal- th6 nhau,ngrro'j ta phii ha eanlr ilir tharrr <ltr vio do. Gicr ttiycriu biit nlrirng sr.r giliu slng (lir t:hi tltrq<'biGiu kh<lng rbilli nhiing gid'phut cirng nhtr ntr(rc bibn xoa nhira vl lau<'lriri. Nhungj, sau nhirrrg clruviin <ltr llch tliiu ti€n tr& vb,c:i.iu nghi ciu d[ tr6' thlnh thri' ngu'd.i nAo vA tai sao c6uo'c', mucin mang nti ra tltii chiit I'tri con ma cfta m$tttua tr6 diu dAng ? NgaS' chuvdn nghi ph6p tllu ti€n, ciurli l6i t6i tcri ng6i trtrrlng ni{l' : ng6i truong Sahara,lJcrnis & it6 tdi tlqri ctu (li qua, tdi bubn bubn nholai chul'6n thdm vidng thili tho' iiu rlri.

Mr)t biCt thq trring giira nhitng ciry thring. m6t cirasii sring l6n, rbi to'i cfrl khrir'. Cr.ltr hiio t6i :

n DAy ll phong hoc ura chting ta rli lAnr nhirng bAitho' dIu tidn...>

Chung ta tu r{t xa to'i. Ntrilng ao choang nirng cirachring ta bao tror: thii gio'i vir lirrlr hiln drr hAnh cira<'hring ta tinh thtrc noi giila cltring ta. (lhung ta di to'inhirrtg thinh phir xir llr. rrritlng ng:ilrr chirt, ta1- deo giing.rltroc bio vi, cjin th;in. Nhirng ilirrrr (lring clriil'trdn chungllr tttir lilrt)ng vlr chanr vao clrting tl. Oltirng..ta dirnh chonhirng thanh phii dir thuiin plruc ciii quln da trring ro'i r{os,o'-ttri dirng drinh qtriin vrrt. (lho (llslrbhnc:r. cho Dakar.o' f irngcr, clrIng t:r ili <lrirr triirr : khdng ciin <'ti vd khitlong tharrh plrti cirn ngrii ngii ni1..

Ohung tu triv rL vii'ng rrr:rnh." rluu lao nht--rlrg birp thitt'iiir ngtro'i dan ong. Chring trr ili viit l<in, chung ta diillu khii, cirting ta di lrrc.rt qua nhlug d;it khdng gio.i h:rn,cltting tl ilii 1'r1u nrrit rai nguo'i tlan ba. rltii khi tII ddnhblc v(ri thiin chtjt, chi dl glt bii crii sa hii tlo, tll d6,

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Dlng trong thcri thcr {u chirng ta, nhfrng bAi chep ph?t,nhfrng lubi l1 git & lai ttb c6 thb tham du vAo viQc (lc.rcdjbm nhfrng chibu tht bliy mt khdng bi nguy hli gi.

0, trong phr)ng ldn, mai ildu lA tidng xt xlo, rbitiing gqi, rbi tdt ci nh&ng su vgi vE .cfia ngu&i gi). Heto'i, rnic inh sang ong rAng cfra nh&ng ngon tlin, nhftngtl6i ma mAu nhu' tifm da ding db vidt cht, nhung nh&ngcon'rnXt trong sang quri : tucri vui, tl6 thucrng. VA, ngayluc dr.r, chring ta hidu ll hq ald bidt chung ta vb m6t thuthit khic : ngtro'i xu'l co tip qunn la l&i lai vo'i mrit buo'c<li riin chiic, crii buirc phgc thu.

Vi l0 lro hhdng kinh ngac vb birn ta1- rrin chic cira tdi,cirng nhu' lihdng kinh ngac vb con ruit nhin thing ciraJacques llernis, vi ho aliji ildi vcri chung ta khdng chuybnti6p nhu t-liii vo'i ngrro'i l<r'n, vi ld hq chay di tiur rnQtchai nrgu t'r'i rna hq khdng bao gid' ntii cho chung ta hayti gi.

\gu't-r'i trr ngiii viro ban iin crrnr tdi va ho chen clttt:nhrrtr cttrtri irnlr ilen nhtr nhirng din rJud ngbi quanh ngQlllirq rn ehung ta dtruc l)iiit Il ho 1'du iluiii.

IIo ydu tlutii vi ho tr6' thlnh bao dttng, vi sq luo'ibiiing culr chung'ta hiji xtra, phiii iltrir clltrng trr tldn ch6ngheo khrr, xir.r xa clri cOn lir rrrdt tit xiiu cfra tubi thcr,he cuo'i cltu5'tlu tit-r ; r'i niilnr ki6u hlnh cita chung ta, ntlhq drra chung ta cltiiitt thring vo'i riit nhiDu nrio ilQng,chiiiu nal' ho ilir cao vl bio nt-r ll cao qfy. Chung ta ctiilucvc ci nhirng thti nlrr.in ciia nhirng bac thiil' tridt hoc'

Co lE l)escartes tlii tlr;a h0 thdng cira ring trdn Dr0t I6ilip luan ngtrvern tic. I'ascal...Pascal dQc ltc' Chinh 6ng dI

"r,d, ai, r',.r;,.' oiiu bii;t bao cd ging, nrir khdng gili quydt

vdn db cb xua ciia str tr.r do cira con ngud'i' VA chinh6ng, ngrrr)'i tll hdt sr\'c chting lai thrrl'6t tlinh nr6nh' ch6ng

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20 cHUYEN THr' ilrrEN NAM

hi Tainc, chinh 6ng lA ngrrr)'i tli lilrring th{y mQt k6tht naotl6c Ac hcrn trong cuQc ildri,.ngoiri Nietzeche, 6ng tld thrinhrjn v6'i ctiung ta lb nhirng tliu <tang tdi l6i. Nietzsche...Chinh Nietzschc lhn 6ng xric dring. \'a sr.r xdc thgc cira vitctriit...6ng hh6ng con bidt nfi.a, 6ng lo l:ing...Rbi 6ng hdichting ta. Chring ta ra khdi cirn nha inr r1o ttb vho blo t6ciia. cudc tlo'i, chring t:r phiii ktr <.ho ho nghe thcri tHtthtrc su & tren trrii tliit niri'. Niirr rlui nguoi nlo tlo, khiy0u, lli tr& thAnh nri lt1 ciia ttln bir nhu PlT rhus haythanh dao phil nhu' Nt!r.on. Niiu quii thrc Phi-chiu vo'inhirng quanh hiu va I'tyi lriiu trri'i xanh. tri loi srr daytlrl t:iirr thI-v tlia li'. (\'a rrhilng con tlir ditiu nhiim rn:it li.rirltr tu llirc r0?) .l:rcques l,,errris lrn'i t:rii xucing vi chirng coiltloc nhfr'ng su bi ntiit glrtl girrrr. nlrtrng cac gi:io str crrir:Jrnriit cia chlng nhiing bi nril ilri.

Ho mucin chhng cho biiit str sa]' sua cia hirnh dring,tiiing iirn )nr cira (l<)ng co' cirrr clmng. I'l rnudn cluqrc;;trngsttirng, chirng ta lilrr'rng ('irn (.o tlrl:. clribu ctriEu lirnt nhuho rli cit xin nhirng t'rir"lri)rrg. Hiirr ltrr.yt crhan!{ pltiii ;liiiithich I.ucrcce (1) hlrr- l-.t.r.lcsiirstr' (2; \'a phii cho lo'iklrttvtin. lJcrnnis rlnl- lro. lr.ri tlir n( lirr'. llltiri rnang nlrr-r'nggi vli lu'o'ng tlruc ra rrrr.ir.r' rlir lilriii t.hiit. lilri m:ry bu1' r:ln.rirng. l:rc ldng noi s:l lu:lc. lit.r'rris I'di vi lri't cho hn nhli'rrgItri khur'0n cuiii cirng : nhir.n.q lri nrit tlii crru tlroiit plrit't)ng klriii nhirng ngrrir.i trl:rtrrcs. rrlrirng phin u ng giuplrhi ct)ng thorit lihiii lii'rr iliit. \'ir b:r1-gir'r. lro g:it tliiu, hi1'ciur lo ngiii, ili :rn tirrr la ciing hijnh dii'n dI tlrii l.angoai tht;gi(ri nhirrrg srlr. lrrt. rrrrri rni, nirv. Nh&ng vi lrnlrhir ng nav nri hr.r latrr li'ki nitlur tir ll:ro gii)., sau cirrrq lrri

(t) Bi klcir(:l) trl;."ii.

Potts;r rrlnir ci.rr :liro lr9, (lrrt-to,

cu{l

:r li

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duc.rc scr mo vAo rl sau khi ill quen bi6t nhfrng vi d6'hq co thb chdt cltrqc. tlq noi vb Jules Cesar' tr6 con'

Nhung ngai la dI lirnr lihibn ldng ho, chfng ta noicho he nhfrng th{t vqng, nhirng cay dfng cira sg rrghingo'i sau hanh ddng rd ich. Yl, khi nguoi gil nhdt mom6ng, tlibu nir-v lanr chung ta tlau d<rn, sq thr.rc duy nhdtco ld lir sg binit thirn cira nlrr,-rlrg crrdn sAch' Nhung cdcgiao su de bi6t ilii3u cl0. Iiinh nghidtn c&a hq Ac rlQc vtl€ hq tlay lich sil cho cotr ngtlo'i.

< 'fai sao anh lai tr6' rE xri' ? I Bernis khong tra lui hQ'

nhu'ng nh&ng li giuo stt gia hitiu tirn hbn con nguo'i vImit ntrdp nhay, hg nghi tiri tinh y€u...

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l\lirt diit, tu trOn cao nhin xudng, hinh trdng trcrnvA irn Itm ; phi ccr bay xudng : <l{t mXc :io. Nhtng khuru'ng l+i nhbi rnit iliit, nhi.ng thung lfrng, nhtng ngentliri nlriip nht-r in tr'0n nrirt tliit : tltit t1r6.. trIOt nggn nuichang ixrv cJuu, crii ngr.rc klriing li) 6. ttrt! niim, rr&n l6ngiin to'i chi chang.

Giir t-li1' giin ruiing. nlrrr. nrr'(rr: chi5- cluo'i cAy ciu,stl r':11 chay nhanh ho'n. Do ll su thao chay h6n tldn ciratlrd gio.i bing piring nlJ'. CAv cdi, nhl cfra, lAng m3cphirn c;ich nhru iring rrrtlt r.hr'rn tr-t).i nhnn, ald trdi dat 6'phir slrrr chang.

I)hi trrro'ng .\liclntc dang ldn, trong trirnh, xdp d+tl:ri, banh rt' cham vAo phi dao, tidn gin to'i nhu tidnvao tn6t ciri ma-v dip, mAi snc canh & iI6...

Ilernis trr phong Ini nhhl' xucing, ddi chin ning chiu.Chr\ng nhlm ruit trong giAy lat ; diiu oc hdy cdn d]y

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nhii'ng tidng tl$ng ccr, nhthg hinh lnh s6ng tl$ng' taychirn hly con nrang n[rrg nhirng rung chuybn ctra phi ca'Itili chlng bno'c Tiro vrin phdng, chAttg chim ch:rp ngbixtrdng tlo, ldy khuj'u tal' gat lq mr5c, nr{t vAi cudn shch,rir k('o vb phia chiing cu6n si; ilud'ng ba-v 612'

Tottlouse-Alicanle : 5 gid 1ir phut ha-v.

.Chirng ngung lai, ph6 trrirc cho su mQt nhQc, cho gidcnrQng. MQt titlng tlQng h6n tlQn vang to'i chlng. Ti6ng mQtm1t tlln bA lim tlibu 'a noi niro tlt'r het l6n. Vi6n tli x6chidc xe Ford m& cira, mim cud'i, xin l6i. Bernis trang trgngxet dorin buc tuong ne]', c{nh cira nA1', vl t6n tli xd tobing nguoi that. Chirng m{t muo'i phut, du viro mQt cuQc

cdi l$n, nrA chirng khdng hibu, fhdy nhirng tliQu b0 ngucrita lirm xong, ngtroi ta bXt tliiu, Nhln quan nA.v khdngthtrc. Y{y mir mQt . cAy triSng truo'c ctra 'tll sdng tir ba

'ruo.i nim na5.. Xb ttr ha 'rrro'i niirrr nuv, 5in1 irnl tl, tr0clo ra.

E6ng co : khong co gi lttPhi co : nghiino ub btn Pltiii.OhAng b6 can brit xu6ng. chi nghi : < lJut)n ngit tluir >,

la giiic urdng, xidt chit thrii tltt'o'ng chang, lai clng bdr

,llrrric ho'n.fl6t :inh s/rng nr.iitr ngr.rt' thirch tri'rr nr<)t phong ciinh

quri sang. Nhiing cunlr tliing tl trr.r'c ciil- btnr rit ttring l5i,ri nhirng elbng cii. Ilrit ngiri lirng rltr<.rc t'lirt ir b6n phiri,hGn trdi lir bly gia suc nhi siu rir, biitr trt)'i xanh phii kin.lJernis nghi: < Ilirt ng6i nhA >. Ohirrrg nhd tll ciirn thiyrrrdt s\r hibn nhi6n hiit clro't lir phong cirnh biitr trdi,ruinh d{t nl1' dii tlttcrc xi1' cit theo kibtr nrtit ngdi nha.Ngdi nhl quen thn6c, riit cti thti' ttr. II6i lat diiu thinggrlc quii. Kh6ng ur<it de rlon. khting nrQt nut rln nAotrong phong cinh iliiu ,il{rn na1' : nir nhtr thii lir tl bdn

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trong phong cirnh d6.Nhu viil', nhirng bn giir clrn thil- trtr<rng ciru b6n cira

sb phong khrich cira hg. Thirn crj nroi mdt, nguoi llmvucrn ch:lrn clrap trro'i clir-. Nhirng bl giA nhin theo cdiIung chric clriin ctia hin. Iltit mui xi-ra cling l6n trr sAnnh} bring lo:ing vA lirm ho vui thich. Sr.r thu tq trong cinnhl thuc 'rliu rlAng r ngAy rli di qua, kdb theo gio, ntlttroi, nlrirng t'iin rrrua rio tlb li'r hao lnr)n chut it nr6t viribdng hiing.

<1'(rj gio, rbi. t'intr bitlt >. Ijcrnis lai ra di.llernis l.rar- vAo irlio tij. Iliio rrii .diiJr phi co, nhu cai

cutjc chirl ciil ngu.ui pha nlrirng cln nhA cfr : ngutri tatlii th?i1' nhlrng bio tii nhn' r,:ir', n.qrrd.i ta sd qua kh6i,Bcrnjs c.hi cri nlrri.n.q v nghi so.sli, nlrii.ng trr tu&ng huo,ng<lin hirnir rlr)ng: nr lihiii rLirn nrli chiip chung ni-ry lir noinhlrng ludng gio nr:rnh ilang <linr rrrriy bay chhng xudng,ll noi nrua tring do,t, diy tllc tldn n6i tro.i t6i lai, nhriygua huc tuo.ng n)y, ra bilin.

ll6t srr vl ch:rrn I IIr)t alii lil.i) l)hi co. b6ng nlng vEphia triii. i\lirt ta5. lJcr.rris gin. li1-. rr\i hai ta5-, riii t?it cltltt; xiic cirang. <'l'r.iri o.i I r Sri.c n:ing r:frrr phi co,chuc vbphia mirt d{t. Thd la .lr'r.i .ljcrnis tirn. IIdt rriril. d<)ng hiinlr:r, vit tir clin nhrr bi x6 rlji-r- na5-, vir ehirng rno'i hoi hi6u,chang s0 r'inh viin bi siirrg ra ngoli. Dbng bing, ritngr:.im, lAng nrac nhd lin phia chirng theo hinh xo6y dc.Khoi cria nirirng blr ngoAi, nhlrng hinh xoi1.6c cira Llr6i,khoi. ,Chrrbng cri.u chring chcr 6. biin goc tro.i...<oj chlo ! scr qua..., il,lt cri ilap rAo chin Lli lhmsoi dr)5' cnp liing ra. Chin laii bi kCt. Sao ? pha hoai ?I(hdng. tta liin khr)ng co gi : mdt crii dap lirrr thing bingth6 gr<ri. I)lritru lrrrr bidt bao.

lldt cur'rc phiOu luu ? Nhfrng gi con lai c&a giiy elbng

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lril tk; chi lir mirt rnui r'! trong tni0ng, nr6t vi chua cira thit'Niryt nhrrng cAi thiilu stit vtra th{y ! Tit cl & aO cni tlio giac : elrrcrng xh, l<€nlt iliro' nhl cira, nhirng db chcri

cita con ngucri !...

Qua rbi. II6t. No'i ttAl', biiu trcri trong xanh' Tion dodrn

tho.i.ti6t r.ld cho bidt nhu viy. < Biiu tro'i mot phln tuphtr mly tC t€. I Khi ttrcrng ? Nhfrng iltrcrng vQ lfi 3tr.nem$t ep h5c trOn tlia rlb khi ttrgng ? Nhirng < h0 th6ng

,r",A-v , c&a giAo stt Borjsen ? [I6t tro'i h$i binh din : phli'Ir{6itr.ot cn" f6 quiic lihunh 11 tlting ll?i,'. Dnng lE phli ntii.u 6'trl"tug", htini tl(r ln ngir-v hQi ! ) I\t6i nguoi ct'r mudinghnthuo.ctrtlitrongtr0nc]r6hiin&.M[ttrdil6ntoiti*nnrA-vt6t0.Clttrabaogiir.biinnu6icdlaisinglan$'lai bao Ia nhu thd. Nhu viy trong vinh, mOt tdi dua

thrrybn : trcri ianh. bi'6n x:rnlt' c?i tio xanh vA con m5t'

xan}r cfiar Yion thuf iin trtrirng' I\I6t cutlc nghi phep seing

litng.tldt rbi. Ila ttttt'o'i ngan thtl ili <1ua'

()dngt1-tlrrr;.dtgiiing:tlrtrtt\'lirtqui.T|rrrttrquilrcrnclcudctlo.i.Plrui.Dii.ldlartt}ranrrrtringantinhnhirnsting... Nhirng ngu'o'i tinh ! hiiy nhln ntri' Trong jrnh liracira ban tl6nt. ngtrtri ta sd ttvi' ['hia sau l]ernis' nhirng

tldm mi-v diil'ttirc. nhtr bi gi6 xao trr)n trong nrdt cii thitng

lo'n. Phia truo'c clirng ll mirnh itdt rrrirc mlt troi' vii sirng

ctia nhirng .cAnh ctiing, tiirn {o len ciia nhirng khu rirng'mlnh Yoan nltiin nltutu cira bi'in cl'

Bay toi (iibraltar' trtri ti;i' lte sang trai' huong vE

f"ng", tdch ro'i lJernis ra l<h6i Au-chriu' ting bitng to

lo'n, ilang giat tlr5i."

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tsCHUYEN THU IIIIEN NA}t

Thdm rn6t riri thlnh phii r-lucrc tlit mlu nAu nudidrrirng rbi ln l)hi-clriiu. 1'h0nr rrrrlt lli thlnh phd iluqcbQt rniiu den nudi rlu.Crng riii lir Sahara. Chibu nay, Ber-nis sd chung liidn srr lrlt triin traii diit.

Bernis rn6t ruoi. Hai thang trnri:, chirng l€n Paris dbchinh phpc Geneviive. Ildrrr qua, clilng tr& vb Cdng-ty,sau khi dl slp dlt lrri, trong sqr thAit l)ai cfra minh. Nhirngdbng c6, nh&ng thirnh phd, nhirng rinh sAng nAy tli mdt,chinh lir chlng tlii l)ii roi chung. Chirng lQt b6 nh&ng thudo. l'rong mdt gid., tld:n grha i'r 'I'unger sd sring : JacquesBernis, cho to.i fldn phrr i'r.'I'rrnger, srip hiii trr&ng lai.

PHAN THII HAI

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T6i phli lui lAi, kE nh&ng gi ttl xby ra trong hai th6ngv&a gua, ngoAi ra cdn co gi ? Khi nh&ng bi6n cd t6i sipn<ii toi, bit tliiu chlm dirt sr.r xao il6ng yiu tludi, nh&ngvdng trdn tldng tim, tr€n nhiing nguoi trong sd nhirngnhAn vit mA chung xtia bir nrSt cich giln di, nhu nuochb tlong lai, khi nhii'ng xfc ildng ilau dnn giim, rbi trotttau tlan, rili dlu dlng rna tdi de nric nqr, thC gioi tldi lait6i sE tr& lai vfrng chic. I)hiii r:hiing tdi de khdng thb daochai & nhtng ncri ml kj' niOrn ciia (ienevidvevA c&a Bernjslim tdi dau tlcrn, ml khdng co chrit thucrng tidc nlo limt6i xuc dr)ng ?

Hai thring truo'c, hin lin Paris, nhung sauving qui lAu, ngudi ta cirm thiy lac ldng, ngudi

khi xata lirm

CHUYfN THT} MIEN NAil

thlnh ph6 ch{t chQi. Hin chi con lA Jacgues Bernis, micchi6c io vdt slc mfii blng phidn. Hfn di rlgng trong mQtthin thb t€ daj, sung vb vA h6i tcri nhirng eii ruong cirahin, tluoc sip x6p mQt cich qu6 ngin nfp & gOc phOng,t{t cir nhiing gl chung cho thi5- chi llr b{t 6n, la tam bf:cin phdng nly v6n chua bi quln iro l6t miu tring, chuabi srieh v& chidm doat < A-16... miry d6 A ? r H{; kibntlibm lai ban hiru. Ngrrcri tn liinh ngac k6u'16n, ngudi tangoi khen h!n.( ll6t b6ng ma tr6'vE ! Khri liirrr !

- A phii ! khj nlo sE g,lp l3i nrAy ?Dung ngAy hdnr na1. nguoi ta kh6ng iluqc rinh. Ngey

ntai ? NgAy mai nguoi ta cho.i gon, nhung hfin cu viQctldn. FISn kh6ng mntin A ? \riJ- thi rrrdt v{y. Corrr t6i. Efngtriur gid..

. H{" ning nb btro.cr viro vfr tru.o.ng, gi&a tLirn di dr;c,hin vfn mic rlo cholng trOn minh nhtr bQ y phuc c&anhA thAm hibm. H9 sdng nhfrng tl6m c.fia ho trong khu ntynhu nhtng con cii trong ch{u, ho qua1. nrQt di6u khi€uvir rbi tr& lai ucing.

Trong khung clnh urr'r' rud. niv, chi cti Bernis ln gifrrlrruc ld phii cira minh. hin tlrrng ilrfing, clm th{y nlngnF nhu mgt ngucri phu khuin r':ic. Nhirng to to&ng c&lh:ln kh6ng cdr vdng :gioi hnn. I{in tidn gua nt irnj nan,toi trrrit chd ttdng. Nhirng ddi -nrXt cira nhtng ngucri tlinbA rnA hfin bit gip, v$i trdnh m!it, hinh nhu lA tlt ngfrm.Nhing ci'iu trai tr6 dln ra tlF hfin qua. Nhu thb, trongdtirrr tiii. nhirng diiiu thndt: cira nhirng nguoi linh canhrnt khrli ta1-, \hi li(,n sI quan di tuiin titin toi.

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1t{ gicri niry ; m6i liin chung ta thiiy lai, ciing nhu cActhfiy th& iv mibn Bretagne.khi tr& vb, th{y lai ngdi lAng,vA cAc vi h6n th6 gua trung thlnh, moi hoi giA hon chttit. Nh&ng tranh trong mQt cudn sdch ttbng du bao gidcfrng khic nhu r:i5'. Thdl' nrgi rit' tlbu & nguy€n tai ch6,tlugc sd mOnh xCp tldt chn thin, chung ta tld sq mQt caigt u ttli. Bernis h6i th.lm vb mQt ngudi ban : <r Phai rbi.YIn thd. Cdng vi6c cfra no khdng tluqc chay l6m. \'i laicAu bidt...cu0c dtli. > Tdt cir ditu le ttr nhin c&a chinh hS,bi gitri han b&i nrQt cdi thfing u' tdi vA khdrng nhu hin,t<6 trtin tr/rnh tkr, rlua be ngh0o khb d6, nhA io thuit d6.

Nhirng khtrdn urit cfra cac han lrtu ur<ri ho'i giir' hoibi nr6ng vi hai ruira tl<ing, hai mira hd. Nguoi tlAn bir tt<r

ngbi trong goc cira chi6c quii5' ntrcrc: hin nhin ra. Khudnmht ho'i rnQt m6i, sau khi dd phii phuc w rdt nhibu nucudi. Ngu'oi brin nr(ftr : r'In nguo'i tI6. Hin sqr bi ngtroita nliin r:r, nhrr thi; titing at6 khi ggi t0n hnn, phli llrnhbi sinh lri trong hin, mQt thirng IJernis chdt, rtrdtIlirnis khdng r:riuh, tnrit Ilernis khdng trcin chay.

Diin diin, tlong khi tri'r rI, nr<)t phong ciinh (lii du'qcxi-v dgng quanlt hiln. rtltrr thb nrtit nhlr tir. Nhirng cirt ciiasa m?c Saltrra, nlrirng nrii dn & xu Tirl'-ban-nha nhunh&ng guiin rio di6n kiclr, dln djin rut ra kh6i phongcinh th1rc, lir phong cinh sirp sfra xuiit hiQn ngucrc l:ri.Sau cr'rng, rnrlt khi rrrc.rt qua bi6n gicri, thhnh phti Pcrpi-gnan xudt hirln vo'i tlbng bing. Eiing bing nAy hh1' conb6ng nrit trcri ltttr lli, nhrr nhirng net cht nghi€ng, keodli ra, m6i phtit nrrit rrrrinh trtai hon, nh&ng b$ quiin aoong ving tlti, rii rac trdn c6, mdi phrit rnQt rntrng trtanhhon, m<it trong suiit hrrn, chftng khdng tlt nhrrng chtng

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bdr' ho'i. Rtji thi eliit nrau xrrnrr lii cirr','tiii vir diu dangdu'o'i kh<ing lihi xanh. C:ii ni:n 1'trn llng nly. Dbng c6 chaychqirrr. phi co' chric xuting nbn cil' nrrfr'ng bi?in lr ncri mois' (li:u 1'6n nghi, lii no'i 'roi srr tlbu c. cii v6 hibn nhi6nva c6 str tbn tai c&a urQt bri.c ttro'ng.

l)oan r'lrrd.ng tli bi\ng xe tr). phi r:fing to.i-nhir ga nAy.Nhirng l<hu6n nrirt nir- diii rlirin r.o.i mirt hfrn, kin d{o,cung rrin. Nhirng llan t'r' na' 'rirng ilinh rnOnh ilf, duacklrfic cirl ho lir allt l(rn tr(rn tliu giii, qud nirng. Nhiingnirng tliin nh1, tir iliing rudrng tr6. r,b. C6 grii nl1. tltingtrrrr'rc cira tirrr nr6t trong trirnr ngan ngrrd,i dan 6ng, c6gai d;i tr'r b6 trirnr ngan hi tong. Ngu,<ri nrg nifi, ru m6tdri'a con ngii. ngu'd'i rr. ilii lr\ rrrril tr'r nhirn cira no;trgrroitlri kltt'rn.r tlr?r trtin c1av.

llernis truc tidp xric titip voi bi m{t c&a nhirng suvAt, tr6' vE xri' trOn nr6t con dtrir.ng ilrin thu6c nhdt, haital- rlirt tiri quln, khdng hlnlr li', phi c6ng tlur).ng trtrdng.Trong 11,i; gio'i bi;t bji;n nlrfit, rrrrr6n srr vio nr6t brlcttrrrng, nrudn keo rlli nrirt cinlr iliing. r:iin plrii hai mrroinirrr kirln'ciro.

Satr hai ninr <i. I'lri-r'lriu. (Illcn v<l.i phorrg cinh diclirlrg. lrrrin ludn ilrlrr- tliii nhrr nrit bibn, nhrrng chung,ttrnf{ r-::ii nr6t khuiit di. alir lli trrr tnri phortg cinh giAnttlt na1', phong cinh drrl- nlriit. trrrir.ng ciru mir hin tu tl6ra, hjin rlrrng tr0n rn<)t rninh dft thrrc str. vi thi0n thlnbur\n riiu..

r Yjr rlr'r tliju nhrl vii1.... ,r

ll.in .lii sotirn thiil'nhii.ng riit lihric bi6tvirgio.dil.hlndau kh?i thiiy chring quri gidng nhau. Hiin kh6ng cnj acriniru nhirng sr.r gilp 96., nlrt*rng tinlr b'n vcri nr6t n6i bubnnro' Irii. f ir xa. ngrr<'r.i ta trr&ng trrong. Nh&ng triu mdnlic tla'u, nguoi ta b<i lai pnia san vryi m6t v6t cin no.i

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iim, nhung ctng vci rn$t tinh cilu Ia c&a ruQt kho tlngch6n dtrcri ddt. Nhirng sr; trdn thodt nirl'tl6i klti cltungminh rdt nhibu tinh -v6u keo kiQt. l10t dern, trong rnqt sa

mac Sahura ttl-v sao, trong klri hin nro tuirng tcri nhirngtriu mdn xa xdi, dnr cfng vA du'qrc ddrn toi, tho'i gian bao

bec, nhtr nh&ng hat gidng, hfin cri cim giric bdt chqt ilti :

hai tAch roi ra db nhin ng[l. l)qra viro tud-v bay b! nan'truo'c iltrcrng cong ciia cat, chin troi b! gly, bin trOngnom .nhfi'ng m6i tirth cira hr"in rrhu urQt gX nrgc tliing"'

t Vir tlil' lir tlibu tdi thfl'! u

YA Bernis mQt h6m ridt cho t6i :

... Tt)i l:hing n6i cho ctiu bidl pb t:hu1tn tri'! tti cfiat6i : t6i tr:iinJ| tdi td chfi cfta sqr udl khi cdnt e'rit' trri /trit6i. Nhtutg kluittgr m6t :rlric cdnt ndo tinh gi?ic. T6i oi6n1rnfur kE iti hdrth hrongl toi Jct'usalem n$t phil qua chdnt'U&e mu?in cira hdn, I6ng tin <,fid hdn t'ira chd't : hrtn l[fi11

nhirng hon da. Tlrr.rth phd ntig dd11 : mQI brrc tt<rno' Tiintu?in lai ra di. Cdu con nh6' cltuytn ra di Jiitt |iitt ? Chirtota ilfr cirr(t di. Il1urcir, Grcnada nrirrr r/rrr n7;;rrtg 1iit ui.il nhir

trono lit kinh ud. ui chting ta l:hdrry1 Iry cdnh, dfi b! ch(trtvti tronJl qua khti.lFltrot: ttftt tqi dti bili nhirnl1 th?i kfi dangril lui. :Et)nJ1 co ldnt thdttlt tidng ilQng dhg cldc, chi co n6

Id. hi|n hftu ud sau nd, phon,11 cdnh ldng IE trdi qua nturmlt cudn phim. lrd cdi Innh il6. ni chfing ta bay cao : nhirngthdtth ph?i nag bi chim trortl1 biitrgl qia. Cdu cdn nh6' kltdttgl ?

T(ti cotr oiir nhirttlT 11i?iu lir cdu dfi dl.a cl:r'l l6i :n HiiU coi chirng titno dlinq t:i1 h rtti11.-.dirrt11 bag udo eo

bibn ndu titno dgng dd littte.t'Hai giir sau d' Gibrallar : r :Do'i Tarila rft uuol qua :

tdt hon.t

a crsYf;N rnu udN NAM

0 Tongt, : r Eitng ildp rudng ta d.da ph| ttgo qua :ddt phi tradng mbm. t

MAt ed.nh gidn di. Voi nhftng cdu d6. Ngrroi ta c6d.agc thd gi&i. T6i thdu hibu mQt chidn laqc md nhirngt(nh ngdn ngfil ad ldm chrtng t& thdnh qud mqnh. Tanger,mQt thdnh ph6 nhd bi ch&ng cd gl, d6 td chi6n thdng ilhati6n cfia t6i. Ed, cQa thdg kh6ng, cl6 Id chu:gdn cvtp doqttlhu ti6n c&a t6i. Phdi. Trv&c hdt & ngag tr€n ilhu thdnh

ph6, nha lqi qua coo. Rbi, trong khi bag oudng, nlfrng cdnhdbng, nhftng nhd, nhirng hoa n& ra. T6i mang tr& Iai ngdgmQt thdnh phd ch6n urii ud tr& thdith sdng dQng. Vd b6ngnhi6n ld cufc kham pha k! di€u dd: cdch phi trvdng ndnttrdm thac.c, nguirl i:rdp il6 dang chg md I6i kio ib pnto

tdi, md t6i ldm lhdnh mQt ngadi theo tfi 14 cfr.a t6i, nrgtbid6 qud td. m6t chidn lqi ph&m hsi m6t tqo ph?{m hag mpttrd choi cfia t6i. TAi dA bil mQt con tin ud Phi-chdu thufcqugbn s& hita pfra t6i.

Hai phil .sau, dting bLn c6, t6i tt, nha- clugc ddttrong mQt ng6i sao ndo iI6 md ca|c sdng lqi tdt hi{n. TrongmQt khi hdu m&i mt a6. T6i ttt cdm thdg trong ddt ndg,1rong1 trdi ndg nha mQt cdg non. Vd. t6i vuon uai sau cu6c

' hdnh lrinh voi mQt con ddi ilang y6u ndg. T6i r&o fuoc dbld.m iI6 mii cdi c6ng yiQc ldi mdg bag vd t6i c:r:di dA di fti

b6ng c&a tdi : Irtc hq cdnh.Vd mfta tudn ndg I Cdu cdn nhs m:ila e:udn saa trdn

In'ura lrdn & Toulouse ? Cai kh6ng khi qud m6i lkn qudttrong khdp mgi vQt. M6i ngati itdn bd giir mQt ss bi mQt :m|t gigng n6i, m|t iti6u bg, mpt sp g€n lfing. Vd tdt cdnhirng thu dd clbu dang mudn. V& Igi, c6u ild. bidt tinh t6i,sF 4i ud. ra di, ab tim kidm & ra hon nfta dibu md t6i linhcdm thdy vd kh6ng hihu, ui tE t6i nhv ngudi di tim mqchnudc ud qud ldc rung tl6ng uci ngabi dd mang no ili khdp

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thd gi&l, thi kho tdltg,Nlung hdg n6i cho t6i lug diha t6i ttm-kidm vd tql

sao, dga vdo c&a s6, dgd vdo thd.nh phd c&a cd,c bgn t6t,cia nhftng r&c mudn c&a t6t, c&a nhitng kfi niQm cfr.a t6I,t6i tayQt ogng ? Isi suof ldn ilhu ilAn, 6t kh6ng ttm thdgsudi nu&c od tg c&m thdg ta kho td,ng ? Itl Ma IWn ntdi md. ngubi ta dd. Iua cho t6I ld lbi ndo vd oi thdn atdi ndo dd kh6ng giit ldi tuia tI6-

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TAI dA fim thdg ngabn gdc. C$a e6n nht kh6ng ? Edld. GeneoiLoe...

*Khi ttqc toi nh&ng ddng ch& nly cfra Bernis, Genevi-

dve, t6i dd nhlm mlt va t6i ale thdy Qi em hbi em cdnlA cd gAi nh6. MuOi lim nlm truoc khi chring ta mu]iba tubi. Llm sao em c6 thb gia trong nh&ng kf niQmc&a chring ta ? Em Cbn tI c6 gAi mlnh khlnh vl chinhcd bE it6, khi chring tdi nghe n6i vb em, mA chfng tOitld -l4c l6ng, kinh ng1c, trong cuQc tldi.

Trong khi nhfrng kE khAc dtra toi truoc bln, thd mQtngud'i dAn bl c6 thAn hinh tdt dgp thi & gifra Phi'chiu,Bernis vl t6i ttd ttinh hdn voi cd g6i nh6. Cd de ll, cdbe muoi lim tubi, m$t nguui m9 tr8 nhdt. & vAo cAitubi ml ngudi ta.suoc chAn vi trdo cAy, em tldi phii c6cAi ndi thr.rc st3, m$t ttb choi vuong gii. Ve trong khigifra nb&ng nguci thAn thu$c cira emi kh6ng ti6n tlodntluqc kB xu{t chung, em tll llm trong cuQc ttdi nhiinghirnh tlQng nhfrn nhin cira nguoi tlAn bh, tl6i voi chringtdi, em dE sdng nhu trong chuyQn thhn ti€n, vA em lllvAo tldi bing mQt cAi cria klu io - nhu trong Uutl

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khi€u rfr hoa trang, nrt)t buiii hhieu vfi c&a thidu nhi _errr r.li-r .biiin tlrlnh ngu.<ii vrr, ngrrcri me, thlnh c6 ti6n...

Vi em li ti€n. TOi nho. E,rn sdng ducri chibu dlyciia nhirng bti.c tur).ng tr-ong nrSt ciin nh} cb I fdi taithdy enr ti tay I€n cira s6, vir rinh cho tr5ng. Tring l6nYir ttiing bing bdt tliiu xao rlr2ng vir lay <l6ng cinh nhiingcon ve siiu thirnh tiiing vc ve; Iuy t16ng ti6ng k6u & bungcon iich, tidng nhac <i ci) nltri.ng con bO khi chdng vbchudng. l-riing ltin. Hrii khi trr trong llng, tidng chudngciiu hiln vang ltin, ntlng srr cltilt eh<lc kh6ng thb giAi thichdugc. lo'i nhilng con rli:, nhir.ng cril- lua mi, nh&ng con vesliu. Yl ern nghi0ng ngrro.i rir phia truoc chi Io ng4i chonhirng r:irp tinlr nlnin, r'j lt lihting cri gi b! tle dga bingIri vong. Nhung tr.iing lrrn. ttili tiiing chim cu tim.1.6u gginlrau liuu rit c:i tiiing chur)ng ciin hiin. Nh&ng con ch6hoang t,.t tap thanh hinh trdn rir huong vb phia tring k€ugAo. VA rrrdi mQt ciy, m6i m6t thin c6, mdi mQt dng siydbu seing ilr)ng. Yir tring l0n.

lliii cnr n:inr lf1- [a1- ctrring ttii, biro chring t6i Lingtai nghc bi'ri li tki lir tiiing rlr'rng ciia <-ldt vh nhirng tidngrlring rlo clriir. r:hin la an lirrrh.

lirn rlrlr.rc cr'in nha (kr cht,clrt'r ki cirngri chung quanhcln nhi, t.rn lr.ri iluqrc crii rio sring,I,)ng cfra tnii ddt chechir'.Iirn tli kj k6t l)iilt bao nhl€u thria hiep lo'i ciy b'iidir, rrri nhirng cirv siii, r'iri nhr-rng tlirn cuu ml chirng tdi1g<.ri cnr lir r.rjng t:hta t.iia clrfing. Khudn mit cfia ern tliurlang tirng il<), khi, lnriii tiji, ngu.tr.i ta den dgp thd gio.iclro brrn ilti'r. r Ngrr.'.i t'.i chii rll cho gia suc vil >. h,rnrlrlc tidng alri l6n theo rinlr iltn xa xdi ciia nh&ng chuiinggil srrt.. )l(it lia:ng ilring rang lt:n : << \guoi ta dring nip dng<:iing,r. Iloi tlrrr rli tlrrrle srip xiip. Sau cirng, chuydn xe t6cirirnh biil- girr ttii iinr i chnl-, vucrt gua thlnh ph6 vl

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bi6n mdt, sau cung larr chui trong thd gi<ri cira em nhtnggi lo ngai, lrru ildng, bdt tric nhrr nrit khndn mit sAu loptinh cia m6t toa ngfi trdn xe lira. \tl do le biia In tditrong m$t phong in quri lcrn, inh sring l& rnd ciri6u, ll nrriem tr& thirnh bir hoAng cfia ildm t6i. Vi l€ chring t6i kh6ngngot quan sdt em nhu' nhirng tdn girin iti6p. Em ydn llngngbt trong tlam ngrrcri gih, gifra nhirng r'lb trang holngblng 96 treo trdn tu&nglr v?r nghi€ng ngrrd.i vl phia trucrc,chi cho thiy mdi toc ciia enr trohg khung clnh ong vlngcira cdi chqp den, anh sring bao )rgc iliu enr, eln ngg tri.E6i ro'i chung tdi, em nhu vinh cii.u, rrr{t tllidt IiCn hC to.inhiing sq v{t, qud chic ch:in vb nhiing sr! v{t, vb tu trr&ngcia em, vE trrong lai cira ern. Eur ngr; tri...

Nhung chirng t6i mntin bidt Il co thb nlo lAm emdau kh6, ghi em tldn nghgt th6', vi ehung tdi cim thdynoi em mQt str hi6n di0n tii con ngu<}i ml chung tdimudn mang tri! lai ban ngly. M$t sF triu mdn, rn$t sgdau tlo'n ntl chung t6i nruiin clro nlr&ng con mit thfy.VA liernis dm em vAo klng la rrur <lii. nrirt. Vir Ilernis ghlchirt em ho'n nira rl rtdi rni\t em ng{n ld, r'iiy ml at6im6i-em khdng ri thd mi\ xiiu, nhu nlrfrng ngtrcri gil khticva lJernis ilf, nr-ri clro tdi hu1' li nhirng giat n,u'tlc nritilo, tfi trong tinr bdng trirn tliil' chiil' ra, cdn qili giehcrn kim crrcrRg rir ki niro uCing alrroc sd triv thAnh bdttfr. Anh ta ciing niri cho tr)i ha1- lir eru nrXc l{;- thin thbem, nlru bir ti6n ilo 6' <lu'iri lrr,rcrr:,.va anlt ta bidt cl nglncich db llm em niii l6n, rni ctich ch:ic chfin nhdt lir lirmem khoc. Chinh vi ril' nrir chrJrng trii tli' iin ciip tinh f iucfia em. Nhung khi chring tdi thi elu ra' ern tl[ cud'i vitSiang cucri tlo dii lirm chring tdri hing tting. Ciingriy, con*him, khi bo't bi ghim giii, ba1'tli.

< Genevidve, tlQc tho' cho chting tdi nghe tli. tr

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Ern dsc it vA chung tdri nghi ring em de bidt hCtci. Chua bao gio chring tdi thiy em kinh ngac.n Hi). dgc thcr cho chung tdi nghe di... rEnr tlgc vir tlcii voi chung tdi, do lh nh&ng lcri gilng

d?y _vD thi gicri, vb cuf,c ilcri, nhtng dibu tt6 UrOng pUiila cfia nha thcr tcri chring t6i ml xu{t phat tri sqi khonngoan cfia em. Vir nhirng sg' dau r<rrb cfra "a" "ip iirinhan, su khrlc l6c clra c6c ba hoang ttbu tr& thanh nh&ngrAt I.'n ydn lirng. Ngu'i ta si hdt suc binh thin, chdt ;itinh trong giong noi ciia cm...

<r Geneviive oi, ct'r thiit ngud.i ta chdt vi tinh kh6ng ? rErn ngung rlqc ilro.. Em trang trgng suy nghi. Ch6c-emilli tim cdu tri ld.i trong nh&ng cASr leo, nh&ng eon dd,

nhirngi con ong la em trfi k).i < e6 > vi ie nn&ng eon ongchdt vi tinh. Dibu d<i cln thjdt Ia binh thin.

< Genevjdve cri, tinh nhirn lA gl ? I-

Chung t6i mudn ltm em 116 mit. Em kh6ng tl6 mit,Cld hoi phcrn phot nhu khi em "rii oUio mit nuoc hbliirn dnh triing. crrung tfii nghi rn6t ngudi tinrr nhrn trditti'i erlr la rinh sring.<r Generid.rc. enr r:ti ngu,r'ri v6u kh6ng ? >I.iin nirr- chri<r eur phii dii rnit ! Nhung khdrng. Emcrrr)'i li.lrt)ng ngrr(.rng ngiip. I.)nr l:ic tliiu. Trong vucrng qudccii:i e'r,.rrit'rua ilcnr lai nhirng il,la hoa, mira thu rrr"rrgtnii cr'r1-lli, nr0t mira nrang tinh y€u tcri: cuQc tld,i giin df.t Gencviive, em c<i bidt ngA-v sau chung t6i sE lAm gi

khr)ng ? r Chirng t6i ruucin IAur em chodng m{t vA cht;tt)i gqi eur : ngno.i tlirn bh 1-dn tludi. < Ngud.i lirn bb ydut-lucii o'i, chung tdi sG tr6. thlnl) k6 chidn thEng. , Chungtrii. giiii thiclr cu6r. do.j eho enr nghe. Nhfi.ng ktl s1r;51thring trii'vi' vo'i triil' rranrr .'ong

'er l;ir" ngrro.i ho 1-0u lrmtinh nhirn.

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( \'a]'tht chring tdi s.E lA tinh nhin c&a em. N6 10,

dqc tho cho chung ta nghe di... rNhung em kh6ng tlgc nta, em tlby cudn sdch ra. Em

b6ng clm thdy itd'i em gudr chic chin nhu mQt ciy noncim thdy minh mQc vA nhy h4t hic ban ngly. Kh6ng cOn gllA chn thidt. Chring tOi ll nh&ng kE chidn tb6ng gii tao,nhuhg enr, em dqa tr6n nhiing cAy duong xi cira enr'tr€n nhirng con ong, con'd6, nh&ng ng6i sao.cira em, emnghe gigng dch k€u, em ldy sr;-tin tu&ng ctia em trongt6t cA cuQc sdng d6 tlang vuo'n l6n vA chung quanh em,trong sq binh thin cria it€m tdi vA trong em, ttl g6t chintoi gay cho cdi sei phin kh6ng s3o di6n ti tluqc v{y mAch*c ch6n.

V) khi tring ttd l€n cao, vit <1dn gid' di ngfi, em flongcfra so' lai vA inh trlng chi6u sang qua khung cria kinh,Vlr chung t6i blo em lA em tli tl6ng blu trdi nhu dongmQt tir kinh, tring cirng mQt nh6m cdc ngdi sao tl[ binhdt trong alo. Vi chung tdi tll tim mQi hinh thuc tucrngtrung, biing mgi cam biv tlii l6i k€o em, duo'i nhiing hinhthai_ir bdn ngoAi, to'i di-r- cfia nhirng bibn nra chirng tdigqi ln n6i lo king cfia chirng tdi.

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... T6i tld |im thdg nglubn'g6,c. T6i cnn phdi co nd,ng

dt ngung nglhi cudc hdnh trinlh' i\:ring hii'n co noi ddC.N/riing ngtbi khac... c6 nhirng 1gtbi ddn bd' md chung tab&o ph&i vul hp ra ra, lrong cac ng6i sao, sau tinh gdu, hqcni M m6t sg rdg dang cho con tim. Geneuib.ue.,. cdu' con

nh& chti, ching b&o ndng s?ing dpng. T6i ili tim thdg ndngnhu ngtoi ta tim thtig g nglhia ctia sg uQt ud. t6i di bdn'cgnh nd.ng, trong m6t thd oiui rnd sau cing t6i dd khumPha ra phia b€n lrong...

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Nirng toi hin thav ruit cho circ sf; vat. Nang lamtrung giirn, sarr cir ngan rtr.l)- di, cho cl ngln h6n nhln.Nlng tll tri lai hiin nhD'ng cir5.hat d6 nAy, ttai I0 nir1,. M6isu I'iit lai iip ir rniii bi nriit ii' phia trong, rto lir linh trbnnAng. Iihu vuir.n nAy khdng duqc chim nom, tia xen tl6iv(ri rrr6t ngu'o.i Mi', nhtrng chinh tai d<'r ngudi ta tld thiycq h6n tl6n trdn circ l6i rli, nhl.ng kl khd, cdi khin taydanh ro't no'i dri itii ghi dilu chirn cira cXp tinh nhin. V1khu vrd'n clir dii trii' tlrirnh nrrit caur biv.

ilNAng khr)ng irao gio' clro liernis itav vd }Ierlin, chi)ng

nlng, nhtrn$ clribu na-v : ( tlirt bira co'rn tiii hui)n tii, Jac-qucs a, cd rilt nhibu ngrlo'i : lriv rlirrrg t:o'nr viri chungtdi, tr)i sd bo't 16 loi ! >

Ilerlin lAnr diOu b6. Nhii.tr qua. 1'ai suo chang I:ri l6tb6 sr.r chic chiin nA5'trong luc thirn thiAt ? Nlng lo ngainhin chiing. Con ngrrui tkr diil' ra phia trnuc nrdt nhirnvat ml chlng ilang tao thanh. Khdng phli vi khoe khoang,nhung ll tlb tin vlo rninh : n Nhi'r xdt cia ban tlung lirn uGenevidve sot sa qrral' dhrr tli : cai il.iiu long tron nAy,SiAng n<ii vb su tin chdc btic lri tl<i t

< Cho tirdnr xi-ga ! Chidu dli vi6n ! rNang chrra bao gio' thiil' chang hoat d$ng nhrr riy,

hinir nhu sa)' sua trong qrrvbn h.rc ciia nrinh. Trong ru$trJuan In, trOn mdt crii Iihrrng ban, nguo'i ta hrro'ng din thd

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gicri. l,I$t cAu n6i.va vAo rnQt j' tu&ng vir llm ttio l6n ftu&ng niry. r\[r)t cAu n6i tcri ngudi hiiu bAn, toi nguo.iquin lj qudn in vl liln hq xAo tlQng.

Genevidve ho'i nhdch cuiri : tai sao co bubi tiQc cliAnhtri nAy ? Tai sao lai c6 sg tlam mE chAnh tri tu s6u th{ngnCy. Chi cbn tin minh kho6 lA Herlin cim thdy cdr nh&ngtu tu&ng hirng, clm th{y nhirng thei d0 hirng phdt sinhtrong anh ta. Luc tlo, ngac nhi6n, chlng try trlch r-d.i kh6irninh tlb chi6nr nguirng minh.

Nhng bri miic hg mii me trong trd chcri c&a hq vIquay vE phia Bernis :

u NAy, chAng ling tri, hdy nrii cho t6i bi6t vb sa mac...Khi nAo anh vb hln vcri chung t6i ? )

Bernis nhin nlng.Bernis thdy dua be gai mud.i lim |ubi, cud'i vo'i cllAng

duoi khu6n mit cira ngucri tlAn bi xa la, nhu trongnhirng chuygn thhn ti€n. MQt tt&a tr6 hn n{p nhung dIlung tay ra hi6u vl lim lQ tung tlch : Genevidve, t6inho' tldn trr) tinh qurii. Sd phli 6m ldy em, ve 6i6t chitcho tldn khi enr (lau, va chinh nang, duqc hbi tinh lai,sE kh6c...

Gio t[iy, nhtng ngucri dan r)ng, nghidng ra phia Gene-Tidve, vat ao truryc miru tring vl lhn c6ng viQc ciiangtroi tan tinh, nhu thb vcri nhirng hinh lnh, nhirng tutuiing nguoi ta tluqrc ngudi dln bA, nhu thb alirn bA lirphin thtr&ng cira cudc thi dua nao tt6. Chbng ntng cingti ra d6 thuong vir clng ucrc mudn n]rng tdi nay. Khi,tlon$ bQ 1- phlrc da h6i, vii hu1' hoAng, uoc mucin lAm hiilong, duoi nguoi ilAn bl, con nguoi llng lo hcri 16 di6n.Nlng nghi:' ching ilrich cAi gi thm thudng. Tei saonguoi ta khdng bao gid yiu.ning tron vgn ? Ngudi ta y6urnQt phhn cia nAng, nhrrng ngucri ta tlb phhn kia trongl

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b6ng'tdi. Ngucri ta ydu ning nhu -v€u Am nhac, ydu srJ

sa si. Nang thdng minh hay tinh tu, vd ngudi ta ucrcmudn nAng; Nhung c6i mA nAng tin, c:ii mA nAng clm thliy,cAi mA nbng m[c tr€n ngudi...nguoi ta khdng tlb j toi. Stytriu mdn cfia nAng cho tlua con, nh&ng lo Au cria nAnghdt suc hqp IJ, tdt'cfi phhn u tdi nly : ngudi ta xao ldngning.

trI5i ngudi toi ghn nirng dbu thlnh nhu nhu'gc. Hqbgc trlc cirng nirng, di ngai cung nAng, vA hinh nhu noittb nirng hhi long : t6i lir ngudi em mudn co. 'VA that th6.Eibu tlo ddi vo'i hq kh6ng c<-r gi qrran trgng. Dibu quantreng Il ilucrc ngri vcri nAng.

Nirng khdng bao gio nghi tcri tinh y6rr : nhng kh6ngc6 thi gio !

NAng nhtr lai nhfrng ngAl- tl)u tlinh hdn. Nang rninrcuoj : Herlin b6ng thdy minh 1-€u (Chfc c6 ld chAng tllgu€n ? ) Cheng mudn noi roi nAng, thuhn thgc nAng,chinh phsc ndng :' o 0i ! Tdi kh6ng c6 thi gicr...> NAngtti tnlcrc chirng, tr6n con clrrd'ng nh6, r) tay chm gi-v nhtinlng bbn chbn ng{t aut nhlrng cAnh cAv non, theo nltlpdi0u cfia bAi ca. Edt hnr <iAng l6n rniri <16 chiu. Nhfr'ngcAnh cr)1' r)o riro tlqng rao rnirt nang. NAng tu nhfi : <Ilinhkh6ng co thi gid'... lihdng c<i thi gio ! > Trucc hdt, phiich4-v vlo nhA kinh dA trdng norn nhirng ciy hoa ci'raning.

< Genevidve, cd lir dua tr6 dOc 6c t

- PhAi, clung thd. Anh hly nhin nhfing bdng hbn$c&a tdi, chung nlng lim ! Ddng quy.thay, ntQt b6ng hoaDAng.

- Geneviive, hly cho tdi hdn nrQt cii...- Di nhi0n, sao lai khdng ? Anh ct'r thich bdng hbng

cira tdi kh6ng ? >

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u cHUyEN THu MIEN.Nalr

Nh&ng nguoi tlln 6ng lu6n ludnhbng c&a ning.

y€u nh&ng bdng.

< Nhung kh6ng, nhung kh6ng, Jacques cung, em dlucr'r buiin >. NAng ho.i nghi€ng vd phia Bernis: <<Em nho..-hbi xua ern lA dta con gdi kj. la. Ern tao ra mQt 6ng Troitheo f em. Ndu em c6 mQt tu1,6t vgng tr6 con, "_ s€kh<ic sudt ngAl- vb su kh6ng thb hirn gXn tluac. Nhungban ddnr, khi ngon ilen tnt, enr ili tim ngudi ban cira em_Enr n6i cho ngu'oi nghe trong lo.i chu nguy€n : d6 ll elibuill xhy ddn vo.i c,n, \'A enr qua 5,du tludi Ab nan gXn cu$ctlori hu h6ng cua ern. Nhrrng eur cho nguoi tdt cl: Nguoinranh hon ern riit nhibu. Ngrroi phii UOu ldy. VA em ngfr_iliy..,

Itdi thi, gifta nhirng str vit it chic chin. c6 bi6t baonhi6u virt tritit nghe lo.i. Nlng ngr,r tri tr6n nhirng cu6nsaclt, nhfrng bdng hoa, nhirng ngucri ban. Ning duy trinh&ng hi6p ucrc vcri t{t ci. Nang lidt O{u hi6u nAo lirmvui, bi6t lqra loi tr6. ri!, ldi duy nhdt : c A, anh tl{y I,nhi thi6n riin gil cira t6i... r IIav lihi Bernis buoc vao,nAng noi : Mdi ngtro'i tAi hoa ngi;i cho.i...D M6i ngtraili0n hi vo'i ning bang rnrit bi nrit. bing crii su diu dlngrl<i rluryc khiirn 1lhii. (lrro'r: hdrar giii. Ttnh llan trong sachnhdt trii. thanh giiiu cti nhu. urtjt tr.ong toi.

Bernis noi: < (ienevieve. bao gio em cing ng$ tritr€n nroi sn v:it r.

Nhri'ng dii alac lrong phirng khrich, ning hcri x6 dich,chung, crii ghd nir. nang kelo di ti chut, vir sau cungngrrcri, ban ng:rc nhi6n th{1. 6. ncri iliy, ttring ll ch6 ciarninh & tr€n thd gioi nAy. Sau cu6c ilci c,ia su6t mQtngAl'.'su h,in d6n lirng lC cria am nhac lac l6ng. crianhirng bdng hoa bi hu: t{t ci nhirng gi tinh ban hil. hoaitr€n trrli diit n:r1-. Genevitve, khoag m6t ti6ng el6ng,

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mang lai an linh trong vuo'ng qu6c cia nlng. VA Bernieclm thdl' xa cdch nang, tlucrc blo vG mdt cich cln thin,c6 gfi nh6 bi nh6t dl tung 1'€u chang...

Nhung sq vit, rn6t'ngir1'kia, sE nbi <li,y.

III

< Db em ngii...

- I(h6ng dugc ! D{y <ti. Ttring be ngat th&. D Nangnhio diy, chay lai phia giuong. Thing. b6 ngfi. Nhanhai vi ccrn sdt, hcri th& ngin, nhung binh thin. Trongkhi nfra thuc nira ng&, Genevjdve nghi nhirng c6i xe kdophi hoi. ( That lA cryc ! )) Vi chu-vOn nly ctd keo dAi tirba hdm nay ! Kh6ng thb nghi ngoi rlrrcrc ilibu .gi, cl ngirynAng'ctii xu6ng nhin dua con dnt.

<Tai sao anh l:ri blo enr lA n6 ngat th&? Tai sao anhIAm ern sq ?... >

Tim nAng hIy con itip vb srr holng hdt tt6.Ilerlin trl lOi :< i\nh ngd viy. lNhng bi6t chAng noi ddi. ChAng co mdi Au lo gi tl6,

khdng thF chiu rlrrng tltroc mdt minh, chirng tlern chia x6

nrdi lo nAy. Sr.r y6n ling cira thC gioi nAy, khi chlnglo l5n6 Aa tr6' thAnh kh6ng chiu ttqng ituqc' Vfy mA'sau ba t16m thuc, nlng chn cd m$t gicr nghi ngoi' NAng

tll kh6ng cdn hay biit nlng toi tliu.

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Nlng tha thu cho cl ngin ldi him dqa

lrri n6i... c6 gi ll quan trQng ? Ld bich, qU

gidc ngi nAy !

NAng chi noi : << Anh khdng bidt diEu t,dlu nAng n6i : < Anh tr6 con quA... r

bdi vt.nhfrngtinh toAn vb

rbi, dE. d{u

Kh6ng ldi ohuybn ti6p, nAng tr6i gio ngudi gric bQnh'

< Hai gid hai mu<Yi.Thc ha?)

Genenidve lip l$ < hai gio hai muoi"' > Nhu thD.n6dOi h6i mQt ttQng tdc chn kip. Nhung kh6ng' Ch8ng

co gi ngoli viQc chd dEi, nhu khi'iti du lich' Nlng v6veo giuOng, xdp lgi nhtng lq thirdc; sd tay vAo ci'a sb

Nirng tqo ra mQt thu tq vd hinh vir bi mit'C6 gAc bQnh n6i : <c Bh n6n ngir mQt chrit r'nbi VCn ling. Rbi lai hi6n ra sq tld n6n cira m$t cuQc

hirnh trinh, no'i co nhirng phong cirnh v6 hinh tlang

ch?-v.Herlin than van : < Thing bd' tlt-r tnir nguo'i ta dd nhin

n<i siing, nguoi ta thu'o'ng 1'6tr"' I chlng nlucin duocGenenidve thuong x6t. Cdi vai tro tuQt ngtrd'i cha tlaukhei...

< Ki6rn viQc mir laur, latn nrt)t cdi gi il(; ! Genevidve

rliu dlng khuydn can. Anh co hgn c6ng riQc vo'i ai thiilidi!)

N)ng tthy vAo vai ciran$, nltung chirng nu6i dudng st3

dau khb cira minh:( Ldm sao ilugc- Trong gio' phut nby"''rGenevidve tr5 nhir, trong gicr phut na-v' nhung"' nhung

,18 cnuyfrq rsu udx Neu

hcrn bao gidr'! Ning cinr tlrriy nrrit nhu clu ki la vE thutr. (l:ii le niv r'lirt s:ri ch6, crii :io cirolng c&a Herlinrr'rt tld'n ghd, hnt llgi trOn rlia ban, tlt) 1A... alo lA nhfrngbrro'c thring eira rlich qurin. Nhiing rl{u hi0u cfia su thdo(:hr.r]' u ta;i. NAng I'it ldn I'o.i sr.r h6n tlt).n nly. MAu vAngr:iia nlrirng kj' vat, db <lac ngirn n:1p lA nh&ng thrgc tairir mng ii' trcln nrit. Tdt cir nhiirig gi an llnh, ggn gAng'r'a sing Ling tkii viri Genevicr.c binlr nhrr ch6ng lai cdichiit u tdi.

)' si ntii : n ()rr tlri\ hhiii : thring be kh6e rlanh. r Dinlii0n. Iihi n<l rrgir. lrui t:r\- nri nrirrr t:hiit, biiu niu vAo cuQcsdng. 'I'r'dng ilglr <1u:i. 1,'ii'ng chic cJrr:i.

.r*gu'r).i glic lrt'rnh nr.ri : < Thrra ba, lli ndn ra rrgoli daor:ho.i lrrlI clrrit; tr)i sd ili san. ir..Otr khdng chung rninhklrr'rng thii chiu rlung (lrrr.rc nii'a.

Vh crii hinh lnh lq ltng cfra dua tr6 nAy llm' ci haingrrd'i dln b)r mit uo6i. Eua be, mXt nhXm, hoi th& nginngfri, dI ldi. hai ngud'i rlln bA di tcri rllu thd gio.i.

\rir Genevieve di ra rib trdn tr.anh llerlin. Chirng lirmnhirng lxrli thul'dt trinh-: <Ilijn phin so.ding nhlit cria:tnh... Nidrrr iiielu hlnh c&a ent... > . Nang khong hiiiu giildn nhii'ng ld.i do, I'i Iii nAng buiin ngii, nhung mQt vlichir thoang nghrr lanr nang kinh ngac nhu chii' <liiduItlnh >. TAi sao lai ki€u iiiinh ? Cdi atd tcri cliy tlE lAmgi?

Y sT ngac nhi6n thliy nguli tltn bir tr6 nAy khdngkhtic, kherng n6i nr6t l<),i r'6 ich nAo, vir girip el& 6ng1' nhu rnQt nii ilibu dulng ilrao viOc. Ong thdn phqc c6hiiu. be nA.v cia cudc rlcri. ya d6i vcrj GeneviCve, nh&ngcu6c thirrr binh niy lir nhirng giri1, lAt d6 chlu nhdt trongngiy. ()ng ta khting a6 ainn ntng : dng kh6ng n6i gi.Nhrrng tai vi nsi 6ng, cdi thin x6c c&a dua tr6 nav

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dd ttuoc dlt itung ctr6. g&i vl t{t cl cdi gi nghidm trgng,u t6i, khdng lirnh ntanh, tld tlucrc di6n ti. Su blo v€ inanhllm sao trong cuQc vit l6n chdrrg lai bong t6i t VA cuQcgili phiu nly ngay tdi ltfinr tluoc... Ilerlin r€n ri trongpf,Ong khich. Nhng & lai. Y si gili phlu mic do cholngi"ing brroc vlo phdng, nhu strc manh binh thin cfia banngayl t-tng vir nguui nOi tru f{t aeu nrQt cu$c chi6n tt{unhanh chong. Nhlrng chir triing chon, nhfrng lQnh:chlorofornte rbi thi sidt chril riii iotie tliodt ra vcri giangtrlm, khdng du'c.r'm chut suc cirnr. Ve b6ng nhiOn,nhu Bcrnis ngbi tr'6n nr:iy bay, nirng bSng urlc khli thdymdt chitln luqc quri manh: ngud'i ta sE chidn thing'

Ilerlin n<ii : < Sao ent ct-r th'b nhin vlo ilo, viy ra em

lh ngucri nrg khdng cir tinh thuong ?>:ttot truili sang, tt'uo'c rult -v si, nirng tfr tu rot tri' ghd

xu6ng adt. trdt tinh. I(hi nang hbi tinh, dng kh6ng noicho nAng vb can illm, vb hi vgng, kh6ng t6 ra co chutthucrng x6t nAo. Ong trang trgng nhin nang vir n6i :

< IJa nrit nlrgc quir. Nhu lil' Iir klrdng ilugc' Toi but)clrir pht'ri ra phii chibu nay. Du'ng rli xcm hrit, ngudi taquTr hgp hiri db hi'du duo.'c ur<)t vi€c nhu th6, nbung blhfil' lirru rndt crli gi ttrcrng tu. >

\:l dng nghi :

r< Dil' lir diFu thit nhiit rnl trii thiiy 6' trdn c6i triingian nlY ? >

Su mirt tliu ngoli tlai lQ lam nirng ngnc nlti€n. Nlngbuoc ili vl cirm thdy d6 chiu khi nghi lai thdi tho' 2iu ciiaminh. Nhltng cAy, nhfrng canh rlbng. Nhff'ng ldt giin dl'I\ft3t nghy kia, riit litr vb sau, -lua tr6 do tr& lai r<ri nangvl tt6 lA mQt cdi gi kirdng thb hibu dtrcrc, {A cirng mgtluc lai cin.g giirn di ho'n nira. II$t su hibn nhidn ruanhhon tdt ci cdi khac. Nirng tll hiiu ha dtra tr6 rlo theo

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bb mit cria sg v{t,.vA gi&a nh&ng v{t sdng rlQng khAc.Vl nh&ng ldi n6i khdng dir dA tl nhfrng gi ning chqtcinr th{y. NAng cim thdy... phii, ctung thd : th6ng minh.Yir tr.r tin, vA li€n hQ vqi t{t c!, vA lir m6t phln c&a bubittai hda tdu. NAng rla tg lArn cho bubi xd chibu l?i ghnkhu6n'cira sb. CAy cdi sinh sdng, mqc cao, nit mQt miraxudn ra tu nbn ttdt : ndng cirng hang voi c6 cAy. VA ttriacon c[ra nAng ghn nAng ydu crt th& vir dd chinh lA tl$ngco' c&a cu6c sdng, vA hcri th& ydu o't cia n6 lAm linh tl$ngc6i trhn gian.

Nhung tu ba ngly nay, bidt bao lI lo ling. M$t tlQngtdc nh6.nhlt nAo -.m&, d6ng cira sb - tr& thAnh chiunlng nhfrng h{u qui. Ngudi ta khdng biCt phAi llm gi,Nguoi ta sd vlo cAc chai, lo thudc, khln trii giudng]scr vAo tlua tr6 mA kh6ng bi6t crii thm c&a cri chi tl6trong m6t thd gioi u tdi.

Nhng rli ngang qua mQt cira hiQu bAn tlb cb. Genevidvenghi ttdn c6c kf vat nh6 bey trong phdng khdch nhrnhfrng cdi bdy mit trOi. NAng thich nhitng gt git anhsAng, nh&ng gi nbi l€n, tlucrc chidu sing trdn bb m+t.Nirng ngri'ng lai, db thu&ng thrrc trong khdi pha - 16

mOt nu cuo'i trhm ling : nrl cuoi n& ra khi iluqc nhiprrrcru llu tlo'i, ngon. Trong lucrng tirm m€t m6i cfia minh,nlng xdo tr$n 6nh sdng, suc kho6, su chic chin cira cuQcsdng, ra ucrc mudn cho cin phdng ciia tlira tr€ tlang trcintrrinh nal', crii dnh trang trgng nhu mQt crii dinh yqng.,

IV

Herlin tr& lai buQc t$i nlng. r VA em l4i cdn co bung

dq mir tli choi, tt6n tigm ban tlb cb mA dao choi lKh6ngthB nlo tha thir iluoc ! That la"' - chAng tim cir& - thatlI quii ric, khdng thb quan niQm tluoc, that kh6ng xungdAng lir ngudi m9 ! u ChAng tld mdy mrjc nit ra mQt ili6uthu6c vl mQt tay tlu rlua bao thudc Li mau il6. Genevidve

cdn nghe thdy : < SU tr.r trqng ! I Nlng cing nghl ( Li0uanh ta co chim thuSc hut kh6ng ? r

Herlin ch|m r5i bu6ng ldi, chAng tll gifr sB tiCt l0nly cho tloan ch6t : < Phii... YA trong khi m9 di du hi,thl con ndn ra mdu ! I

Genevidve tdi xanh'Nlng mudn rdi c5n phdng, chlng itung chin noi cria.

. & tri ! > Chlng hbn hEn th& nhu mQt con vat. SB lo lXngml ching tl5 chiu ttung mQt minh, chirng s€ bit nAng phiitri t

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Ge neviCve giin di n6i : < Anh sE lam em ,clau, rbi laitrdi ti6c. >

Nhung iOi ntrdn xdt nly, noi vo.i nr6t ngucri tuy6t tldikhfrng co tAi nlng tliii pho vo.i moi di6n bi6n cia sr5 vit,dI lir mQt nggn roi quydt ilinh cho su nbi xung cia chAng.Vir ching thao thao ndi. Phii, nlng lu6n lu6n thin nhi6nil6i vo'i nhirng cd glng c&a chlng, nAng nhg dq, d6m eLing.PhAi, chAng lA k6 ngu ng6c, Hcrlin nay, de dit hdt sueItrc'nang vio. Phii. Nhung Lfu cA nhitng chuydn rt6 khdnglA gi : ching 16 loi chlu (lr.rng, 6. dcri, ngu<ri ta lu6nludn lil loi... Geneviclvc kidt lr.rc, guay di: ching quaynguo'i nAng lai. ddi diOn vo.i chirng vA bu6ng loi :

< Nhung nh&ng liirn l6i cua nh&ng nguoi tlln bt phii.trl gid. r

\ra khi nlng lai quay di ni'a, ching de n6n bing mQtma 151 :

< Eua tr6 ch6t : tlo lir j. mudn cia Thuong-it6 ! r

Ndi tuc giiin ciia chtng giiur ng:rvxtrdng nbtr sau mQtan mi.rng. CAu n6i do thiit r:i, chang clnr th{-v 16 bich.Gt:nevieve trii ngit, bu.o.c di rnrjt brro'c vb phia ci'ra. Changdorln lA nirng di mang th(ro hinh iinh nao cira chirng khihinh lnh duy nhdt chirng muiin tao ll hinh inh quy phrii.Vl ucrc rnu6n xoa b6 hinh inlr d6, hirn gin lai, lir bittru<)c tao cho nirng nr6t hinh inh khdc diu dAng, tcri voichang.

Voi rndt giong b6ng nhi0n dt.t doan :

r Xin 16i... hfry tro. lai... .\nh {li€n qud ! >

tsln tay illt tr€n khoa ci'ra, r':r hoi quay vb phia changnang nhu con thu rung sin sang tr'6n ch4y n6u ching cird6ng. Chirng vln -v6n lirng.

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< L4i tlAy... Anh c6 ilibu mudn n6i voi em... kh6khEn r...

Nlng ttung ydn: nAng s9' crii gi ? Chirng tuc giin hlunhu vi m$t sq hEi quA r6ng nhu thd. Cheng mu6n chonlng hay lir chbng cli€n iubng, ic dQc, bdt cdng rni chi nirngll cri thrfc, nhung trucrc hCt nirng phli lai gln, ning phii t&tin tu&ng, ning phli tu nQp minh. Ltic do, chlng sE

khrim ntm truoc mit nAng. Lric t16 chAng sE hibu...nhung gicr tIAy n'lng tll quay cdi khoa cira.

Chlng d.ua tay ra vl b6ng nim ldy cb tay nAng. YoimQt sr; khinh Ui t<iOu kj', nAng nhin xet ching. ChAng ciquydt : gio tliy phli gifi' nAng ducri rich cira ching vuitrdt ct' giA nbo, phli cho ning thdy suc h.rc cfra chAng, phiiblo nAng: r Thdy khdng : anh no'i tay ra. >

Moi ttiu chirng tri' tit kdo, sau ilo chirng gi{t manhcdnh tay minh khinh niry. NAng ilua tayl6n, sin slng titchAng, nhung vo'i ta-v kia, chlng n5m l{y. Gicr tliy chirnglAnr ning ilau. Chlng clrn thd-v chlng lam nAng dau. Changnghi ddn nhfrng ilua trti de bit dtrqc con tut'o ru'ng, 1'a'

alb b6 buQc no thuln th1rc, giin nhu la bop nghgt ct) no,tlb dtrng suc lqc vudt ve no. Db thlnh diu dirng. Ctrirngth6' dei : < illinh dI lirnr nang {Iatr' th6 lI hdt ca. > Trongvli giAy clbng hb, chang cti uo'c mucin di6n cubng lir lirmGenenidve nghgt thi'r'cung I'o'i hinh lnh mir chinh chirngtao ra, hinh inh lirm chinh chang phii lo scr.

Sau c[ng, chang no'i liing nh&ng ngon tay vo'i rnQtcim gidc ky' la rb su bdt lt3c, vE su trdng r6ng. Nirng roira xa, kh6ng v$i rI, nhu' thb co nrdt cAi gi b6ng d;at nirngra ngoli thm. Chlng kh6ng hi6n hiru nfra. Nang chimchap sia lai mrli t6c, vir thiing nguoi. {li ra.

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BuAi tdi, khi Bernis toi thlm, nirng khdng cho chtnghay. Nguoi ta kh6ng thu nhin nhtng tliEu nAy. Nhungnlng bio chang kb lai nhtng k! ni6m tho du c&a haingudi, vh cuQc s6ng cfia chlng & noi at6. Ve dilu tl6 lA vtnAng trao cho cblng phii d6 mQt dua bd gAi, vl ngudi tadd nhiing tlua b6 gdi bing nhii'ng htnh lnh.

NAng dqa trdn vlo cCi vai tkl vir Bernis nghl lA Gene-vidve, toln thAn nirtrg, tim noi tru ln & 116. C6 lE nlngcfing nghi nhu viy. C6 tE hq kh6ng biCt lA ngu&i taphi€u luu, duo'i su vu6t ve, r{t it cira chinh thAn minb.

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a Toi th[m anh, v]o gicr nly sao, GeneYidve... Trdngern xanh guri... lr

Genevidve ydn llng. Ti6n$ tich tic cira chi6c dbnghb that kh6 chiu. Anh sang cira nggn ilen tll chQn l5nv<ri-dnh sdng cfia binh minh, m$t thir ctb udng gay g5tlAnr ta phdt sdt. Crii cita sh nA1' lirm dau long' GenevieveIirm mQt cd g6ng !

< Tdi thdy Anh tlen, tdi ttdn... > vir khdng bidt n6i gtho'n.

( Phai, Genevidve, tdi... tdi dQc sdch, eur th{y do.:. p

Nhirng cudn sdch dong bia c6 nhirng vdt virng, tring,tl6. Genevidve nghi : < Nhirng nhuy hoa >. Bernis cho.Genevidve ]'6n llrng.

< Tdi ngbi trong ghd niy, tno' mQng, Genevidve I' t6i'nr6' cudn srich, rbi cu6n khdc, t6i cri clm gidc lir dd tlr.tct{t ca rbi" E

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(.hang cho tlriir' lrirrir inh rrr<it r)ng gii, dA che giiiusrr bi.rn chiin c(ra nrinh. vi voi giang noi hdt sr'rc binhthin :

a llrrr co rthrr,vdn gi noi vo'i tdi, Gener.iive ?... >Nhrrng trong thtiltr t:'rrrr r:hlng n.r1hi: <,. I)6 lA sr.r lrrrybn

diQtr trria tinh r.t)rr. rr(ieneviele yirt l()n rri.i rrrr)t j. tu'ii'ng duy nh{t: chAng

lihdng iriirt... \'a rrglc nhii'n nhin chang. Ning cao gigngnoi tlrOnr :

<t F-m ili!n.,, lYir <lu'lr t:rv ltln(,ii'ir krnh trrint

sang t:iia bi)n nrririddn ,r.

llbi, nang bdng tlriit thanlr gqri :< Jacques, .f acrlues. hiy rrrang ern tli ! >I3ernis tai ngrrd'i, dnr ni\ng riro long vA m nAng,(ierit:tic\'r, trirrrlt rrr:it l:ri :

< .\nJr rnlng elr tlj ilreo... lf irt)'i gian trii trr:rr ho. 1'111 nar-rrri lilrr)ng janr (lau. Do

blirr nhrr lir nr6t niinr r ur tir trii tiit cii : ngtrd.i ta b6mic, n.s1tr.'i ta drrc.rc rlong nu,o'c cuii' ili, hinh nhu cudcsting ciia chinh tr trdi,.. trr)i di. Nirn{.1 rucr tlrlnh tidng :q ...khdnt{ IAnr rninh dau r.

Ilernis vuijt le rn:rt nAng. Nang nh(). ra tliiju gl : < Nlmnlirn, trinr nrrrn.., va cdi (kr drrqc lrltcp ! l Nhng cdn nghi:rr IIinh tlir r:lro chirrrg bidt hao nhidri... I

<Jircques !... hcques o.i, con em chdt rbir.

r Anh thil- khdng,r'€n I h:rn. Iiur r ilr con

t rlr n,x<i:r, rlr'i lao trong phirng nr6t tht. rinhcir. (rrllclic!(f nghT: rr.Nggn r-li.n nto

em tr6n kh6i nhe. Ilm rdt chn duqcLhong iribu, enr rin cirua tltdl'dau

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kh?j. Enr cti phiri ll ngtrcri tlAn bl kh6ng tirn cir tinhthuo'ng ? Nhirng kE khdc khoc ri rnttiin an ii ern. Hg cimtlring vi tld qui tdt. Nhtrng anh th{r' kh6ng... etn vln chtraco kj'niQnr.

< Voi anh, em cti thE kb ra tdf ci. ttrhn chdt toi trongst3 hdn tl$n ghO gorn : nhirng rniri thutic chich vlo ngttoi;nhirng blng bo. nlrirng iliQn tin. Sarr nrQt vli il6m khdngngii, ngrrd'i ta nghi li rninh mo. 'frong nhfrng luc kh{rnb6nh, ngud'i ta dtSa cai itiitr tr6ng r6ng viro trr<rng.

< Vir nhirng cudc cii I6n v0i clrting ern, thit lir can6c mQng I Ngirl'lt6ttr uav, ru(rt ltrc trttdc ili,f'... anh ta tldnfm ldl'tay enr .r'ir ent nghi anh ta s€ ritn taY em. Tdt clnhftng thu' ito li nrQt rniii thtriic. Nhtrng enr tl?i bidt 16...chtta aldn hic. Sau (lo. anh ta ttttttin enr tita l6i, nhtrngdibu il6 khdng quan h6 ! Ern trl l<ri. <Ptrii, phli... Db r6ir tli theo con tdi r. Anh ta tlung chin 6' ctra : < Tha thu< cho anh... anh chn iluqrc tha thr'r ! r Eting lA urdt conngtrcri ha-v thal' tlbi. < Coi niro, x0 ra clto enr ili. Iim tha< thu cho anh r. Anh ta : c Phii. Iu.i0ng ntii thd nhung< long thi khdrrg. I YA cti' thii, etn plrrit iliGn rniit'

q Dt nhi6n. lihi chi[nr dti't, ngu'o'i ta kh6ng trrl'6t vqnglXnr. Ngtro'i ta hiitr nhrr: ngirtr nhitrn vii sr; ;*0n'lirng' vE

sr,r binh thln. I'lm nghi... etrt nglti : (lrra be 1'6n nghi' C6

thd thdi. Hinh nhu etrt lOn bd' vlo hic riing ddng, toi m$tnoi thit xa, eru khring rd i! illu, vA cnr citng kh6ng bidtlAm gi. Ern nghi: r Eir ttvi noi. a Em nltin nh&ng 6ngti€m,nh&ng lq thudc. em ttr nhit : c EiDu nA1' khting cdr nghTa

gi... dA to'i ntvi. > \Ia etrt ng{t tli.B6ng nlng ngac nlti6n :

rEm tll ili€n rniri tliirr ilir)'.nNAng ciur thiil'rang tlong phii triing noi kia nt<it tai

uong lon. Nhting t{ul kluin triii gitrd'ng lirnlr ldo sa nhvan

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nirum. NhDng klrln.vut IOn trin bln ghd, mgt cdi ghd dbnge. Ning phli v6i vI ch6ng lqi sr.r h6n il$n nAy crianh&ng tlb rit. phAi kdo ngry Jnid" ghd vb ch6 cira nd,cAi lg, cucin srich nAy. NAng phli nr6t nhgc mQt cAch v6ich tlb tao lai dang bS cira nhiing su vgt ttang.bao phircudc tlcri.

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Ngudi ta itdn thim db chia bubn. Khi nguoi ta n6i,ngucri ta lqa ldi khuydn nhir. Nguoi ta khudy nh&ng k!ni6m khdn kfrb rbi clb ch[ng diu dhn trong ning, v.) tl6 lAmgt nibm y6n ling hilt suc td mo... NAng tlting thing.Ning khdng nao ntng tlts c$p t<ri nhfrng ch& mir nguo.i tanoi quanh, chfr: chdt. NAng khdng mudn ngudi ta rinh& ncri nAng tidng vang c&a nh&ng cAu mA ngudi ta thrin6i. l\[Xt nAng nhin thfing db ngu&i ta kh6ng ddm nhinnang, nhung, ngay khi m{t. nang cti xucing...

Vir nh&ng ngudi khAc... Nh&ng kE vho phdng b€n bu'oc4r voi m$t ddng tti6u y€n ling, binh thln, nhung tri phongb€n sang phbng kirdch, hq v$i rlo buqc v) mdt thing blngtrong ta5' nlng. Kh<ing mQt ld'i. NAng kh6ng noi voi hqmQt loi. H9 lim nghgt n6i u buiin cira nlng. Ho ghi tronglOng mQt dua tr6 co quip.

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Chiing nang brry gio.n6i ddn li6c bdn nhir. Chlng n6i :< Nhirng kj' ni€m khtin khb nly llm chung ta dau dqn. rChing ndri ddi, sr.r tlatr linb frhu nhu lir ngu0i ban thAn.Nhung chAng hbn clriin, chirng ilrich nhfrng atQng tic lan.Tdi nal chAng tli Bruxelles. Ntng phii toi glp chAng &dri :< )idu enr bii;t trong nhl bri.:r brin th6 niro... r

T{t ci nhr-rng rlud khri. Ji," nang bl xio trQn. phdngkhdch nll' chi iir nrtlt srr nlrin nai dli tao n0n. Nh&ng dbrlac riu'crc t-li; ik,, khong phii do con nguoi, do ngucri bAn,nhung IA rlo tho'i gian. Nhii'ng dij dac ilo kh6ng tranghoang plrong L.hach, rnl tr.ang lroirng cu$c doi ning. Ngucrita keo cai ghd niy c6ch .ra ld su&j, keo cAi bhn chAn qiyciich xa buc tudng. \tir biy gid.nrgi sr.r qdri kh6i qu6 khu,lln tliiu tidn vo'i khu<in nriit triln.

<, \'a anh nira, anh t:irr.rg srip di ?r )iing llnr mQt dingtlitrrr tu5'd't vqlng.

Oii ngln hirlp rro'c bi hi'r1'b6. yrir.ra nr6t tlta tr6 tlf,giir nirli'ng lit]n lac cira cu<ic tltri, quanh nd, th6 gicri cotrit trl ? ]It.)t rlrril trl m?r crii chdt dii lh m6t srr thdt bailo'n c.ho Gener.ielc i, NAng bii mic :

u l.,ru dau... rIJernis diu ding noi vcri nang : ( Tdi mang em di, t6i

brit l;'il enr. I-lm con nh<r lilrdng ? Tdj dn biro cm m6t ngAynAo rlrl tdi sB tr& lai. l'a,i d:i bio em... > Bernis 6m chittiil- nirng va (iene'ii.ve lro.i. nghic:ng tliiu r'li m$t chrit vhrrrit nang long lnnh nhtrng .r1igt nuo.c nrit, vir Bernis chicdn gianr giir trong \ong tav chirng nrft cd gii nh6 ilangn rrc nii'.

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Cap Jubg, ngdg . . .Bernis, bqn cd lri oi, h6m nag td ngdg cd tha. Phi co dd

'rbi Cisneros. Ch&ng bao ldu nd sE qua ddg ud. sE mang ddncho cQu nhirng dong trdch rrt6c ncig. T6i dA nghi r?it nhibu.ddn nhftng Ia thtr cita t'tiu, ddn ncing c6ng chia bi gift cfiachrtng tu. H6m qua khi ttii tlgo choi trin bdi bibn, bfiibibn qui udng, qud tro trgi,'trdtng c&u bi naoc bibn lauchr\i, tc)i clii nghi ld chtirtg tninh cting nhr bitn cd. TAt khdngrd ld chtirtg,minh co hiQn ltitn khing. Ctiu dd th?ig, nhirngchibu ndo d6, ud.o nhirng hodng h6n bi thdm, c& cdi phdorlrii ta11-ban-nha, trottg bd bi'tn sdng lang, chim ddm'N/rrrng phdn 6nh ntig cfia rnr.il rrtriu ranh bi mQt khdng cftngnfit tht? uoi phao ddi. V(i do lti uvottg qudc cita cdu' Iftingdroc thr.rc liim, kh6ng chdc l&nt,.. rYitrng, Geneuiiuc, ltitg<lb cho ndng sdng.

Phdi, tii bidt, trong sry hoang ntang crta ndng h6m nag.

Nhrrng nhirng thdnt kich tqi hi6m 6' trtn dui. Co quu it titthD.r1n, .sqr rliu tltittg, tinh geu d[ Ihurth totitt. trfic diiu nhftnggi ctiu n,ii ub Herlin, mdt ttctvtii ddn 6ng khong tlun.q I"?bao nhi6u. Tdi ngli'.' crtQc"diti cd'rt cri' uio lhft khac'

rYhiing ltip lttc, tthirng qrtu rcuc, nlftng ludt l4 tttig, tdtcd nhirng gi t:titt l;h6ng ciint lhiig ciitt thitt, t?il ca nhitng gic(tu iliro tltotit.,. Chinh 'cii do dii cho no mQt cai khung'Iiltfin hiin hiru phiii co quanh ninh nhirng thqc tqi trui'ttg/bn. .Y.lrrrn.q u6 Iy hag b?it uirtg, ftl cA nhirng lha do chiIti n$t l6i noi. Vd Gcneuitnc, dtqc cdu mang df, sE klfingcon ld Genevitpe nira,

l'ri lr-ri liiu nting co hidl dibn ndng chn, Cdi thoi quenngag ci'ta.s1r giiirr sang, ncirtgl ttiing l;hong bidt. Tibn bac, dolt) ccii gitip dt3t clrroc nl.frng1 cfia crii, .str t*uo d6ng bin n11odi

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ua cuQc sdng c&a nang thi n|i tei- nhang sp gdiu cd: t!6Id cdI dd. ld,m nltirng sp udf trubng tbn. E6 Id d.dng s6ryu6 hlnh, nghm & d.a&i d?it tld cung cd.p mQt thd kA ntiftngbac tabng cita m|t cdn nM, nhirng kfi ni(m: linh hbn. Vd,cQu sdp ta&c bB nhirng tlur d6 trong caQc tltl c&.a ndngnhrr khi ngabi ta oat khBI mAt cd.n nhd., c& ngdn d,b uQt md,ngabi ta kh6ng thdg chfing, nhung chfing Isi tgo thd.4h cdnnhd 116 I

Nhang t6i nghi Id., tl6i ubi cQu, gd,u Id. khoi ngubnCd.u nghi mang theo d.aqc m\t nd.ng GetuviAoe m&i. EdIvoi cQ.u tttth giu Id. mdu sdc ciza nhtng con mdt md tl6i khlcQu thtig & nang ud. ttnh gilu tht rdt d.E nu6i dadng n/rutnu6i dadng mQt ngon ddn d.hu. Vd qud oQg, cd nlfrng phfit,nlttrng lbi ndi giAn di nhdt, hinh nhu daqm mQt sttc lgcndo 116 od na6i daing di tinh kh6ng phdi Id. oiQc kh6...

S6ng, chd,c th€, ph&i td. viQc khdc.

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Genevieve thdy kho chlu khi sd vio mln cfra il6, cAighC nly, mQt cdch diu dAng nhung nhu nhting ranh gicringudi ta khdnt pbd ra. Cho tci bAy gid, sq vudt ve cianhiing ng6n tay nly ll m$t trd choi. Cho toi bAy gidcAi khung cinh nly gud nhg nhlng dE xudt hi6n holc tlbbiCn mdt vAo nhiing gid tld tlinh, nhu & rqp hAt. NAng,mA s& thich rdt lA chfc chin, chua bao gid tq hOi thatra tdm thlm Ba-tu nhu thd nlo, tdm lua Jouy ra limsao. Cho toi bAy gid chung hgp thAnh hinh inh b6ntrong clra mQt cin nhA - vA gu6 diu dAng -, gid tlAynlng lai glp chung.

Genevidve nghi: < ChSng cdr gi, minh hdy cdn xa l4trong mQt cuQc sdng hh6ng pUii cria minh r. Ning ngbiggn vao trong mQt cAi ghC, vA nhXm mit t3i. Nhu thbtrong toa iia m6t chu;*Cn xe tdc hbnh. II6i mQt giAy

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ttbng hb ngucri ta chiu <lqng, h6 tai phia sau nhtng cinnhir, nhirng khu rung, nlrfrng lhng mac. Tuy nhi6n, n6ungncri ta m& m5t trong toa c6 giudng ng[r, ngucri ta cbi th{yco m6t vong blng dbng, Iuc nlo cing c{i tlti. Nguoi talluqc thay abi mar kh6ng bi6t. < Trong tdm ngAy minh sEm6' mit vir nrinh dbi mO'i : chAng mang minh di. r

< Em nghT sao vb cin nhir clra chring ta ? rT:ri sao lai tli tlirnh thrtc minh d{y? Nlng m& rnXt

nhin. Nlng kh6ng nidt ai6n ti tlibu minh cim nghT: khungcinh nAv thi6u tho'i gian. Ciri sA nAy kh6ng tluqc chiechXn...

< Lai tliv, .Iaeques, anh, ngrtiri lri6n h&u... rCrii [nh sriqg md mdl nl1' tr6n tli-vlng, nhfrng vii hao

phfi tudng trong c5n nhir cfra ngutli tlQc thirn. Nhfrng viima-rdc phir tr€n tudng. Tdt cA nhiing thft tl6 trong nlmphtt b{u viu, ba1' tli.

< .Iacques. tai sao anh lai clre giiiu ttrong, tai sao anhnrudn lim nhq hot sl.r vlr chnnr r:ita nhirng ng6n tay vAonhii'ng br'rc ttto'ng ?.., rr

Nhng thich <l.ung krng ban tav vudt tld, vutlt nhi?ng giir trong nhir ch5c ch5n nhdt, bbn vfrng nhlt. C{i gi c6thb rnang ta di lAu dii nhrr m6t con tlu...

ChAng cho th{y sqr gihu sang cia minh; r nh&ng k$ni0rn... r Ning hibu. Nlng de bidt nhfrng si guan trongrliri quin Thu6c-ilia siing cuQc iloi ma & tsa-le. Hq g?pnhau tr6n nh&ng dai I0 vh ngac nhi6n tlrd-v nhau cdnsdng. Nguoi ta nhiin thdy lt nhibu trong nhA cira he, cinnlrir nAy cira Saigon, c&a lrlarrakcch. 6' AO, ngud.i ta n6ito'i rlirn bl. to'i ban bi,, to.i nhirng sg thing chric ; nhungnh&ng t{n: vii niy, 6' no'i kia c6 thb le chinh thit cla

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nh&ng buc tudng, & tlAy lal nhu tnE n cndt.NAng l{y ng6n tay sd vlo nh&ng db tlbng nr6ng.q Em khdng y6u nh&ng k9 vat nh6 cria anh A ?

- Em xin l6i, Jacquee,.. N6 hol... BNlng khdng dAm n6i : a thm thulng >. Nhung sB chlb

ch{n vE s& thich ttd lam ntng chi biCt va chi thtch nhfrngbuc-tranh th{t cia Cdzanne, chu khdng nh&ng buc sao lai,cAi tlb tlac thu thiQt nAy chti kh6ng thri b{t chuac, dilAm nAng xem thudng m$t c{ch t6m rd rlng. NAng snnslng hi sinh tAt ci, tu tdm ldng r$ag lugng nhdt; htnhnhu nlng dI.ch!u tlgng cuQc tl&i trong phOng giam dugcgudt v6i, nhung & dey, nlng cim thdy mSt chft gt cfiachinh minh bi hu hai. Kh0ng phii lA eg tC nhi c&a mgtdua tr8 giAu c6, nhung tu tulng lq k9, eq chinh trgccfia chinh nlng. ChAng tloAri tluqc sr; bXn khoin c|ra nAngnhung kh6ng hibu.

r Genevidve, anh khdng thb mang lai iho em bi6t bao,ti6n nghi, anh kh6ng phii...

- b f Jacques ! Anh rli6n A, anh nghi gi vi-v ? Ddi voiem ching quan hQ gi - nlng nep minh trong vong taychlng - dung di lA em thich mQt sAn nhh rton giin,dugc ddnh bong loang hcrn la nhfrng ldm thinr cira anh...EE em xdp tldt lai nhfrng thu tt6 cho anh... >

Rbi nlng nguag lai, nirng tloAn ll sr.r trdng chon mAnAng mong mudn lai lA mSt thu xa xi lon hon, ildi hdinhibu tlb v$t hon lA nh&ng mEt na nAy trdn khudn m{tc&a chung. Cdn phdng nAy, noi nlng choi lAm tlua trE,nh&ng sln nhA b6ng loAng -nly, nhtng c6i bln db s0 nlYcd thb vugt gua nh&ng thd kj' mt kh6ng l6i th&i hoicgii nua...

NAng cim th{y mQt sg u bubn kf la. Khdng ll erp hditi6c cira cli, cria nhiing gi nlng cho ph6p : ch{c nlng dX

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kh<ing nhrr .lacques hiilt srr thira thIi, nhung nlng hiEurii lrr, trong c.ur)c tld'i ur<i'i cfra nAng' nlxr thtta thdi d6ml nlng s0 gihu. Ning kht'rng chn cdi do. Nhung sq blolllm nhy cira bEn vfrng, nAng s€ khring c6 n&a. NlngnghT : r, Srr vit tiin tai hon nrinb. trIinh tltroc tlt'rn tidp,tluc.rc ilrra tlon, tltrqc ltio tlirin l) nr$t ngly kia sd tluc.rctrdng nom, rr\ gio'ttiry rninh sd tiin tai hon nh&ng sgvi)t n.

Nirng lai nghi: r, l(hi rrrinh vb abng que... > Nhng thdylai cln nhl niry qua ring ciy flibn rrra dhy dic. D6 ll cdigi biin virng nhdt dI ilrra l6n bb nrit : thEnr xi-v tlilrrn n')y Ii€n tttc tron!{ lnpg tliit.

Ncri kia... Nirng nghi tivi trttra ttdng. Mira"tlOng nhbnhirng cril' khti & trong lti'ng rA lQt b6 quln io phcricira tung nhh. Ngudi ta thdl'chinh ,cAi eudn ciia thd gio'i.

Gcnevieve tli gua vl hujt srio gQi ch6. M6i buo'c nlngtli lirm lA cl'r.v xiro x1c, nhtrng siru sr.t trudt lA lnl trruarlring tao la, sl.r <lAi' c6 lo lirn, nhng bi6t ll rn6t rrtirayuan sip llnr clhl- nhtra. l6n nhirng clnh cr'tl, llm nhynii' nlrirng btip non, lam rnti'i Itti rrhirng vdm xanh c6clriEu sr'rrr cfia nu'crc tir str cltrrl'bn tlsng cira no.

Ncri kia, con nirng kht)ng phli hoAn toAn bi6n rn{t.Khi nirng btr6'c r)o trong ltlrrr chfta triti ciry, qua-v nhirngtrrii lrrric-qur itltng chin tiri, con nlng vira chqy ra, nhungsrru khi i1d chll'nhilitr tlrd, con tri, thlng di6n nroi chrlyhlru th6, tli ngir cri phiii ngoln khtlng ?

l*irng bidt noi ilir ddu hitiu cira nhiing nguoi chdt, vAnang khting so. l'I6i ngtrd'i th6rn sr.r v€n lirng ciia rrrinhliro nlrirng srr lirng 1'0n cir:1 ciin nlrir. Ngudi ta ngtrtrc uriitriri crt6n sach, nguai ta .ctir-r' h<ri th&, ngu0i ta tt6nrloi k0u goi ttr:r. tit nriit.

Nhirng ngrrtj'i bii;n nriit i) Iihi git-ra nhirng ngutri lihric

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hay thay tlbi, hq ll nh&ng kE duy nhit trrong tbn, khikhu6n mit cudi cirng c&a hq rdt cuQc rll qud thgc n6nkhdng bao gio cd cAi gi cira h9 c6 tha bdc b6 dieu d6.

< Gid: ilAy minh s€ theo ngu<)i nAy vA minh sE tlaukhb vA nght ngd anh ta n. Yi l€ sqr lln l$n' tinh thuangvh nh&ng trl ch6i tirn nh5n ciia con nguoi, ning chi s5pilit lai trong no ml nhirng phln aa duqc linr xong.

Ning m& mft : Bernis nrrr nrQng.< .Iacques, ptrli nio v$ cm; crn s{p ngh0o, ngheo

lirn ! >

Nr\ng s6ng qua cln nhA nl-v 6' Dakur, qua ddnr iltingnirS' ir Buenos Aires, trong ruQt thti gio'i ml ehi cri nhirngphgng clnh khdng chn thidt vir khdng thr.rc sr.r hon nriiy,ndu Bernis khring tlir rn:rnh, chi c6 nhirng nguo'i trongcu6n sAch..,.

Nhung chlng nghiGng rb phia nirng vl diu dirng nrSi.Vo'i ctii hinh inh mA chirng cho nrinh, vcri sq diu dAngtinh tuy thidng liOng mir nir4g nrudn cd giing tin. Nirngrdt nrudn tltrr.re -v€u hinh inh ciia tinh 1'6tr : nAng chi c6hinh rinh ydu ot n!1' tlii trio v0 sry tllu dirng kil...

Nirng thdy tdi nav trong nitinr khoAi lrc cdi vai1'du dudi nAy, -no'i iin nfp yiu du6i na1', nang guc rnitrlo tl6 nhu rn$t con vit glrc r-liiu xuiing ttt clrtit.

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( Anh tlua em tli tlAu thC nAv ? Tai sao anh laidua em toi tl6 ?

- GeneviCle, eix kh6ng thich khdch san nAy A ? Enrc6 mucin chung ta tli kh6ng ?

Phii, chung minh di di... nlng e sq n6i.Anh tldn pha chi6u kh6ng 16. Ngudi ta cr;c nhgc

ddn thAn rAo d€m t6i nhu vAo mOt cdi hd. Bernis thinhthoing liic mXt nhin sang b€n canh : Genevidve trXng todt.

<Em co lanh khdng ?

- Hoi lanh, nhung kh6ng sao. Em qu€n mang theoAo l6ng.

NAng rdn lA mQt cd bd rdt lo dEng. NAng mimcuoi.

BA1' gid trdi mua. Jacques tq nhfi : < mgc ndt r,nhung chAng cdn ngbl b€n bd cfia tlia dAng lA nhu thi.

To'i gbn tinh Sens, phii thay mQt bu-gi. Chirng qu0n

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mdt cei ddn sAch tay : lai gu6n. Chlng d9 dim ducri trdimua voi mQt cdi ldc-l€ ctn. ( Dang ld chring ta h6n dixe lira. r Chlng lip tli lip l+ voi minh .mgt cdch ngoaric6 nhu v{y. Chlng ttd thich xe hoi vl c6i blnh inh mAn6 cho su tq do : tq do tlgp thd t Vi lgi chAng chiIAm nh&ng tlibu cln de kb tu cugc tr6n chay nAy : vttdt ti nhiing sg qu6n nly t

< Anh 06 'ch&a tluqc lhdng?.rGenevidve toi ch6 chAng. Nirbg b6ng cim thdy lA mQt

ttr nhA.n : m$t cAy, hai ciy tlung d6 vA tup lbu nh6b6, ld bich cria ngudi thg sria rludng. Trdi ! f tu&ng laki lirm sao !... Lidu nAng.co phii sdng.m5i & ttiy ?

Thd lA xong, chAng clm ldy taynAng.:<Em bi sdt dd!,)NAng mim cudi...< Phii... em hoi mdt, em mudn ngri.

- Nhung tai sao em lai ra ngoAi mua ! >

Dring co vfn chal' tbi, \'CIi hhirng tidng nti bich bich,nhat gung

u Chung minh c<t to'i ncri du'qc khring anh ? (Nirngchip cho.n ng& tlong co.n sdt.) Chung minh c<j toi noiilucrc kh6ng?

- Euqc chu, em ydu, ching bao liru si to.i Sens.NAng th& dAi. Dibu nirng ging lai rlud suc nAng. T{t

ci nhirng chuyQn tld.chi vi cdi tl6ng co chqy khdng ragi. .\l6i nrQt ciy qud nirng tlb keo rb minh. trI6i mgt ciy.Ciy ne tidp theo cAy kia. Vi lai Uft diu.

Bernis nghi : < Kh6ng thh thd tluqc, lai ngung nira. rChAng kinh hfri muo.ng tuqng su h6ng mdy niy, ChAngso tinh chdt biit ilgng cla phong cinh. N6 dua ra mQtvli tu tu&ng dang nh1' rrriirrr. Chang sg mQt s&c lr3e nirdtl<-r tlang hiQn ra.

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< (icncvievrr (ri, cln iltrng nghi il6n il6m na}'... Hiiynghi xri Tirl-1;1,n-,t1ta, l'.m c(r thich xri Tly-han-nha'kh<ing ?

I\'I6t giqng rrdri xa I'o'i tri"r ld'i e.lrirng: < \rirng, .Iacqttcs,enr sung su'o'ng, nhrrng... ernr hoi sc.r bgn cuo'p. r Ohlng diutlirng thdl' nang rrrirrr ctr<ri. (liru nAy lirnr Bt'rnis'datr long,cAu nay khring cri nghil .gi, ndu lihring lA : cu$c du llchsang xri' Tirr'-bln-rrha ilri, ciru chuyin thiin ti6n d6...Iihring tin. MQt itdi quin lihirng cri Ir'rng tin. MQt tl$i guirnkhring co lirng tin khting thii chiiln thiing. < (ientrvit\ye,chinh tl0rrr na1'. chinh tt'cri trttra dii lirrn hu hai nibrn tincit:r chung tir... ), Chang bing thdl' tl€m na]' gidng nhtrnrQt ccrn bOnh kh0ng dri't. Itiri tri bQnh tAt d6, chAng c(& trong rniQng. Er'r lir ru$t trong nhh'ng d6m khdng hyveng c(') rang it6ng. Chirng vit l{n, dirn tidng trong thAmtrirrr : u ltrng ilr)ng si chlta lilxii ndu tro'i liht'rng mua...Ndu rrhrr,...,r (}'r ciii gi drn viirr trong nti, nhung clrirng klrringbidt. Ohirng nghi le tnii rldt rttrle nat, lir d0nr t6i dau ydu.Ohnng mong rlng tlr)rtg, gi6ng nhrr nhirng ki, cti dn ntii :

< Iihi tro'i sdng, nrinh sd thii' n hrrv lA s Khi trrtia . xuirnto'i, mitth sd tli'...'r

< (i.t.rrerirlvc, lriy nghi ildn cin nha cha ehting da(" no'i kia... r Ohing hitu ngal' lh khring bao gid.n€n rroi nhrr th6. Iilrring cri gi c<i th'ir xiry dung. c{i tldr

thirnh hinlt lnh trong (icneriive. r, Phii, cirn nhi cfiachting ta...,r lgxng thir crii irnr thanh cira loi ntii. Su nbngnhitrt citir cru ik! l1yry1 nrdt. r' nhi cfia ttri trdn thoAt.

Ning rii bii riit nftibtr ttr ttr&ng rnl ning liht)ng 16,vir nhirng trr trri'rng s{p tno thirrlr lrri, rdt nhibu ttr tui"rngIarrr nan.q so.

Iihring qucrr bii:t nhftngg lihach s:rn i'r Scns, changngirng lli tlrriri irrirt ngon ilt'n tlucrng dii xcut sirch chi dln.

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MOt thE khi hlu nhu can, xio tldng nhiing br.rng tdi, Iimsdng lai m$t bitn qulng ceo hac nrau 'r'i so'n dI chhy o Xe<tap... > Ddi vcri cltirng, hinh nhu' tlo lir ntQt chil bubn thrimnh{t, tiim thuong nh{t rnl chirng dugc rlgc. IJiilu tuqngcira m$t cur)c' doi tiii ten. llinh nhtr co rlit nhibu vdttrong cuQc ttdi cira chlng ir noi.ato tbi tirn nhrrng chirngde khdng nhin thiiy.

r Cho ti li'ra, trrrii'ng gii... > lJa thiing nh6 gd'y gdnhin chirng, cud'i nh:ro bing. <'Itti trtr: niryr r'lang tirrrduong...r Itbi bc.rn chung trirn trin ngri (ieneviOve

Ilernis la : < (lil di. I- Oon bii cira rniry tna-lalrh l6rn. l{hrrng ndu tniry

thliy bij tqi tao, 6' stj trai mtro'i chin !..' >

(iencvitive h<ri sc.r, nghiOng vir phiir c:hirng.< Bqn clrirng noi gi vi1' arrh ?... Etrt lan anlt, cltfng

minh ili di.- Nhung Gcnevid.ve... >

Ohirng lirnr mQt cd ging vir y6n lIng. Phli tinr chonirng mrit khriclr san ...I-tr tril sav ru'<.ru nirl'... O<-r gi qtlantreng ? libi chirng ngtti lir nirng sdt, nrrng dau dtrn, dringld chnng phiii trdnh cho nirng cu6c girp gii' ilti. Olting ttftrrich ntinh voi str ngoan eri lrt\nh horrn lir ild lan ldnnirng vo'i nhirng lit xiitr xa. Ohirng...

Khrlch sln (ilohe tlring ci'ra. 'l'iit cl nhirng khriclr sannltd n)1'. ildur tiri, giiing nhtr nht-rng ciia titlnr tap hoa'Chirng gir cira riit liu, cho to'i khi lal' tlQng drrqc btrcrc'chirn chinr chap. r..grrd'i gric rl€rn h(' cfra.

< I-lit plrirng.

- (')ng Ilttt trn, ro lt'ri il:rng iirlr ! lJt'rnis ran nai' C:inhtira tlring l:ri. Rtrirc clrin ali liro lrirnlt lang.

\qi1- ra t:'il ('i lirrn kiit l:ri ilil clriing hgi)."/lon^.'ii'.'.' l',"'i "

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< Ong ta trA lcri sao. tai sao, tgi sao 6ng ta lai khtingtri loi ? r

Chut nfra Bernis n6i lA hq .kh6ng phii & cdng truongYenddrnevAmQtkhi bqngttdno.rbi, c6c khdch san nh6 tlingi. ftrong co gi lg. Chlng ngbi, khdng n6i rnQt ldi. Khudnm4t cira chlng l6ng lanh mb h6i. ChAng kh6ng m& miynhung chdm chri nhin via hd'bong lodng, nuoc mua LichvAo ch chlng; hinh nhu chlng phii khudy tlQng sr; i racira cl m6t trdi ddt. Cei j' trr6'ng ngAy ngdc nAy lai hi6nra lhn nira: khi troi sring...

Toi phut il6 qua la phii n6i rtuqc mot lcri.Genevidve thir : < Tdt ca nhfrng c6i tI6 khdng tlCng gi anha. Phli xiy dqng cho hanh phuc cfia chring ta: > Bernisnginr nirng: < Phii em rdt bao dung >. Chlqg clm tlQng.Chirng mucin h6n nAng : nhung trAn mua nAy, su thitluti6n nghi, sr5 nQt nhqc nAy... Tuy nhi6n, chAng-chm taynhng, cim th{y con s6t tlng ten. M6i giAy ttbng hb h&yhoai da thit nAy. ChAng tq an ldng-vdi nhfrng hinhinh.< Itlinh sE phli ki6m cho nAng nrQt ly nuoc chanh n6ng pharuou. Iihdng sao hdt. MQt 11' nuirc udng n6ng b6ng. I\{inhsd ld-r mbn il5p nAng. Chung nrinh sE cuoi, trong lihi nhinIrhau. vli cuQc dn dich kho kluin nir5'. r Chlng thd5' mQtcinr giac nro' hii vb

"su sung srro'ng. Nhung cu$c scing

hiin tai kh6 mir thich'hgp vo'i nh&ng hinh lnh nl1'. Haikhrich san khdc crim ling. Nhfr'ng hinh inh na1'. M6i mgtlirr lai phii tlbi rn6'i chung. \:e m6i lln no l+i r:rdt rlirrrot chrit hibn nhi0n, crii strc lqc 1'du ttudi nAy nrir nogii' r1'd thirnh hinh.

(ienerieve y6n lIng. ChAng cim th{y ntng khdngbu6n phibn vA khdng n6i gi. Ching c6 thb lAi xe tti nhibugio', nhiiu ngll': nirng sE kh6ng n6i gi. Iih6ng bao gionoi th€nr <lidu gi. Chirng cri tlrF vln tar- nirng: nirng sE

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khr)ng noi gi niia... < Tdi nr€ sing, tdi ng& mo ! rt, Geneviive, enr b6 cung cfia anh, ern co dau khOng ? >-.= Nhung kh6ng, hdt rbi, em dE khA.Nlng vua thdy thdt rsng rb nhiEu itibu. Tu b6 cdi

tl6. C.ho ai ? Cho chirng. Nhfrng vit mA chlng khring thbcho nAng drrqc. Crii tdt'hon... tl6 lA cdi ld so bi gfry.Khdng thuin phqc n&a. Nhu ri1- hAng sE cirng lihri hon :

nirng sE tir bo hanh phric. Iihi nAng lroin toln hh6e...a 0i, nrinh ngu tldn : minh hiv con urcr ngfi .>,

Khrich san Fl1.-r'ong vl Anh-qudc. GiA illc biOt chonhfi'ng rnai bin. < I)ua vlo tay anh, Generiere.,. Ccr chtr,mdt phdng. NhA t6i tlau: nrqrt l5'chanh n<ing pha nrqu.nhanh l€n ! Thit ncing. > Gin dirc bidt cho nhirng mai bin.Tqi sao cAu nir5'Iai bubn thirm lr.i5-. u Hd-v ngbi xucing ghdnhl', sE d6 chiu hcrn. > Sao vln chua co 15' chanh n6ngpha rr.cru ? Gia tldc bi6t cho nhtng mai bln.

Ngrro'i gifp r-i6c gia lrii ri. a l'hua bA rlAl-. 1'0i cluri,bA ret nrrrct v) xanh qua. 1'6i sF ndu tn6, 'dm nuoc non{cho bir. Llu uttro'i bcin. nrdt plrong lo'n, ilqp... \in r)ngdibn tOn rao to'hhlj. ]ftit qurin b[t biin giira nhilng'ngrintarl', c'hirng nghi to'i tdn cirrr hiri ngrroi khiic nhau. Chirngnghi lA nOn d5t (ienevielc tiro ri tri rrra nhirng n.qtro'igiup ridc tuilng val- ( f iri rninh. 'l'hiiiu sir thich. r Lai llnlng gitip chirng : r'finh nhin, nAng niri, thd kh6ng tlrrrm6ng u ?r

Hg nghi to'i tsa-l€, tili r;r.r tai tidng. H9 th{1' rltnhiEu khudn rnlt khAc nhau xao r16ng. C6 mQt cAi gi khrikhln nriri lit diiu c]ro iro. nhu'ng hcl gi&, khdng rniv rn;r5.ili tt6ng to'i, scr ring sE giip nhau trong tn trrcrng.

\'ir Bernis hibu lir cho to'i git)' khdng ccr gi, khdng riigi ngoli nrdt ilfing crr ho'i tiii. r'ai giot nrro'c llrn lamurri ylhut cli tirrr khach sirn. \hirng kho khin crrc nhor:

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nrl hinh nhu ltq ttra vu'qlt qua. toi ll tui hc.r. Cltinh lIchiing liri chinh rtrinh tul (icncviit'c dI khd nhqc va cai gtcdu xe trattg ttr:rtrh ddn n6i nirng bi x6 rriclr.

Chirng cirn liiy tay nirng, nhung t)i6r te nlt&ng loin6i kh6ng con ich l<.ri nla.

Nhng Irgii. Ohang klrong nghT tiri ii tinh. Nlttrni; changngii rno' tttdt t'irclt kj h1. Nhlrng triii niQm. Anh liia ciiangqn ili'n. I'lriii ciip tiit' rtttdi rlrtirng ngQn den. Nhungcing plr:ii <'hc clril ngqn lirir clriirrg lai gi6 lon.

Nlru'rtg nhiit li str trit'h t-tj'i na\'. ChAng di ucrc rnudnnirng khrlt vgng tthit'ng t'iia ciii. Olriu dung nhi'ng sqr viit,xuc tldng vi nltl'ng stl viit, la lrtrl tlii duoc b6n cho in nhumQt drra trii. Lut, (11i. trrirc: <liitr su kh6n kho c&a minh,chlng sE phiii cho nang r{t rthiEu. Nhung chirng kh6nkht'r qirl'xuiing tru'o'c atua tri kh6ng thdy tl6i nAy.

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r l(lr6ng. lihdng co gi... r\Lic cnr... A ! ltiii a ? D

Ilernis tt5.lung d{y. Oir chi ciia chAngtrong gidc rnQngnlng nhu ci'r chi cira ngtro'i keo thuybn tr0n khuc sdngcan. Nhu cii' chi cira nrdt tdng dii keo ta ra anh sing,tlrorlt liirii ri:i1' siru cirl chinh tl. ll6i bu'ivc ili cla ch]ngaliili nghia nhu' lrur'r.c ili ciia nr6t rir cirng, < d t nguuiydu ci'ra t6i... )

Ohirng tli ngu'o'c xu<ii : that lii I)ich.linng ilong lirrrr biin ciia sil nay. DOm na.l', n6 xanh

thlnr. Theo iinh sang cfra ngnn (li'n, drlnr c<i chiErr siu ciravi6n ngqrc thach. Hdm nay dao siiu t6'i trin cac vi sao.Nguo'i ta mo' ngfi. Ngrrcri ta trri'rng tucrng. \gu'oi ta ir phiamdi con tiiu.

Nlng r:o tl6i diiu giii rip r')o iliri nlng, ci:n thdy nrdtthu cla thit rrltrn nhiro ttra bdnh mi chua nuong chin.Trdi tim tlip qud nhanh vl lirm tlau ngqc. Cing nhu

cHUYfN rsu' ulin Neu

trong m$t toa xe hia. Ti6og nh&ng truc cta bAnh xe vangl6n cuQc tr6n'ch4y. TiCng truc d{p nhu trAi'tim. Nguoita ti trAn vio cira kinh vh phong cinh chay: nhting kh6iluqng . den mA rdt cugc chAn trdi thu lai, din din baobgc su trlm tinh c&a nAng, diu ding nhu cdi chdt.

Ning muein h6t cho ngudi. ttin 6ng nghe : r Hd1' gitem lai tr Nh&ng cAnh tay cfra tinh rii .canh gi& minh voihi0n tai, voi guA khu, vcri tuong lai minh, nhfrng ciinh taycira tinh 1'6u t$p hop ta lai...

e Iihdng. MIc em. >

Nirng clirng diy.

x( Quyit tlinh nly, Bernis nghi, quydt tlinh nAy tld c6ngoAi f mu6n cfra chring minh. Mqi thu dd tluoc lEm ma

khdng co mgt loi trao dbi. r l{tnh nhu chuy6n tr& vEnav duoc ucrc tlinh tu truoc. Linr nhu v{y, khdng cdn lAtheo du6i n&a. Eb rbi xcnr sao. IIOI cu6c ving mltngln nhu viy. Herlin & xa, mgi sn sG tluqrc dan x6p. Ber-nis ugac nhi€n vb vi6c mgi thti. tlbu hii:n ra quir d6 deng.Chlng bi6t la kh6ng tlung thd. Chinh hc, ild co thb henhddng khdng cd g6ng.

Yi lai, chirng nghi ngo' chinir nrinh.. Chlng bidt minhhly con nhuqng b6 nh&ng hinh inh. Nhung, nh&ng hinhinh, chung tri chibu xAu nAo lai ? Srlng nay, khi thuc giiic,trucyc cdi trjin nhA thiip vA t€ ngit, chtng eli nghi ngay :r NhA cria nAng lir m(lt con thu1.bn. NAng qua nhfrng thdhd tu' bo bdn nl1' toi bo b6n kia. Cu6c du lich kh6ngcdr r' nghia gi, 6' dA]- hor"rc 6' ch6 khAc, nhrrng 1.6n 6n

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lidt bao kh: ngur'ri ta cr-r tlucrc tiim ve, ciin phdng vl nhirngclridc raJ-v da mlu vAng. Duqrc ldn tiiu... r

Chirng viin clrrra bidt ndu chang dau khb vi ld tld theonrQt cai giiic, vA ring tuong lai to'i nrA cbing kh6ng kipnim ldy. Khi ngud'i ta b6 cu6c, nguoi ta khdng tlau khbnira. Khi'ngud'i ta ph6 mXc ngay cho sr5 bubn thlm, nguoita c[ng lih6ng th{5' tlau alon. llbi sau, chAng sE dau clcrnkhi ildi clridu rn$t vli hinh irnh vcri nhau. Nhu v{y lA chhngbidt chirng <lr1 ding git phin thri' hai cfia vai trd chring,li li no ilri rlugc dtr tlir sin 6'nrtlt noi nlo trong chung.Chlng tr.r nhir nhu''r'ii5' khi l6i rnQt r'ldng co chay kh6ngrlrrqc ttit. Nhu'ng ngu'cri ta s0 ddn no'i. Ngu.&i ta l6n nrdt.crii gitic. B:ro gio' cirng lir hinb inh cdi gidc.

'fo'i ljontuincblearr nirng thiil- khit. II6i ctli tidt ciraphong ciinh: ngrroi t:r diiu nlrr.in ra. N6 y6n lirng 6' dd. Nollm an long. Do lA khung cinh cln thidt de dirng l€nIuc ban ngAl'.

'frong c:ii gurin llinh rlrin nl1-, ngrrili ta ntang sta l6ncho hg dung. Oiin gi phli r6i lI ? Nang nlr{m nhrlp tirnghr.rur nh6. Chn gi phli vrii li '.' ()ii gi qua dEu tcri hqrrrQt cach cln thidt: bao gicr cirng la hinh inh cfra sr; clnthiiit niry.

Nlng diu dang. Nlng bidt trn chAng vi il?i duocnhib.u thri'. Iliii tuong quirn giirir hai ngrroi durvc tu doho'n hdnr qua. Nang rrrim cu<)'i, chi rndt con chim dangmii trun<, cilra. Khudn rnit nlng tldi voi chAng lai thdynroi mii. ChAng dii thdy khtrtin nr[t nly o tliu ?

Yo'i lnhirng hirnh khich. Vtri nhtng lrirnh khdch nrltudc scing trong vli phrit tll t{ch rcri ra kh6i cuQc iloiruinh. Trdn nhrtug sAn ga. lilru0n mXt niry dd co thb cucriscing nhirng nhi0t thinh xa la.

ChAng lqi ngurrc mXt l€n. Nhin nghi€ng, hoi crii

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'xudng, nlng mo meng. Chhng nrdt nAng, n5u nlng chrhoi qua-v ilhu lai.

C6 thb l) nlng rndi trrli 1'€u cltirng, nhrrng chlng khdngn0n.rloi tr6imQt cCrgai nhii, vi:u tlu6i quri nhiEu. l)i nhi€nchbng kh6ng thE ndi r anh xin tri Iai tr,r do cho em r,.ha-v bdt cu mQt ciu nAo vd li' nhu thd, nhung chirng.n6i tbnhirng gi chlng dF illnh lirnr, ndri vt tuong lai ching. Yltrong crlec doi chlng phrit nrinh ra, nlng kh6ng pltlitn nrQt ti nhAn. Eb cinr crn chang nirng dit ban trw benh6 I6n cAnh tay chAng: <,\nh ll tdt ci.., tit cl tinh y€ucia ern. > VA thr5c thii, nlrurrg chlrrg cirng bidt la vai nhtngcirtr n6i d6 he sinh ra kh6ng phiii itl: siing vcri nhau.

Buo'ng binh vir <lirr dirng. Giin nhtr lA lihfrc nghi6t, actlQc, bdt cdug nrl kh6ng trii:t. Glin nlrrr la bio vi biitcri'gia nlo thu'cfia ciri rr tdi nao dti. \'i'rr ling va ditr dAng.

Nlng cfing khdng phiii sinlt ra ilii sdng lcri flerlin.Chbng bidt nhu r{y. Ouric tltri trtA nlng noi sd tr& llisdng, chi mang lai <'ho nlng tl:ru khti. Tai sao nang luisinh ra nhu riy? Nang ltirtlr nlttr kllting thi;.- ttnu kh6.

Ngtrtri ta lai lOn duirng. llertris hoi qtray vb ;:hia b0ntn:ii. ChAng bidt r0 cir'g lilrr)ng il.u khi). nhtrrrg cliic c6thb rnQt con vi.rt nAo d6 trortg t'lrr\ng bi tlrtrong ma nhirrrggigt ntro'c. nrit kh6ng thl] giiii tlriclr dtrr.vc-

0: l'aris, liir6ng mQt xao ilrir.tg : rrgtrui tir khong rrritcdng chi mdY.

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Eb larn gi ? Thlrnh phd lirm rn6t cugc rdo trgn vd ichguanh chirng. Chlng bi6t rd lir chAng khdng cdn c6 thb rakh6i cudc xdo tr6n niy. Chnng chim chap di trong rlAmb0 hAnh xa la. ChAng nghi : <Nhu thb minh lihdng & .i6.))Chhng lai sip phii ra di : tdt l:im. Chirng bidt lir vi6c ltmcfia chang bao bqc nrinh vo.i nh&ng rang bu6c qud vAt chitmir ching sd rnar,g nrQt thr.rc tai. ChAng ciing bidt IA, trongctrr)c sdng lrang ngA5-, rn$t chut buo.c tli co tlnr quantrong c&a mdt su ki6n, vA cdi tai hoa tinh thhn nriit ird6 m$t chtit j nghia. Nh&ng lcri bdng ihia cfia tram irayvln gifr nguydn hucrng vj cfia chung. That k! la r'{y rnAn6 nhu thd. Nhung chang kh6ng chu ! toi chinh minh.

I-uc di Qua nhl thcr Notre I)ame, chlng bucrc rao vlngac nhi6n thiy trong co rdt nhibu ngudi, chirng hn niipsau cdi cdt. \'iy tai sao ch)ng lai vAo tlAy ? Chlng tu h6inhu vi5'. Kb ra, chlng de to.i lt vi nhtrng phut scing & diy

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tlua tlCn mQt cAi g. & nen ngoAi chung kh6ng tlua tldn tlAuci. Oay nAy : < & ngoAi nhfrng giAy phrit khdng cOn tlua tcritlAu.> Chhng cfrng cim thdy nhu chu tg nhfln ra mlnh, trfdAng minh cho tluc'tin nhu cho bdt cu m$t k9 luit nAocla tu tu&ng. Ch]ng tB nh&: c Ndu mlnh ttm thdy m$tcdng thuc di6n tl mlnh, gidng mlnh, ddt voi mlnh dibud6 sE lA thqc.r Rbi chlng m€t m6i n6i th€m : < V{y mA,minh khr-,ng tin nhu th6. r

vl b6ng chlng thdy nhu thb ttd lai lA mQt chuydn di vAdt cA cuQc rldi ch)ng ili rluqc ding dE c6 tr6n l6nh nhuv{y. Vd tloan m& rlhu cria bAi thuydt giing l}m chAng lolXng nhu d{u hi6u c&a mdt cu6c kh&i h}nh.

< Nuo'c c&a Chub Trcri, vi tu si nit ttlu giing, c6iThi6n-duong... )

Ong chdng tay vlo thAnh rQng cia cai buc giing..,.cfii xudng phia tldm tl6ng. E6m ltdng chen chuc nhau vAISng nghe tdt ce. Nudi rtudng. Nhfrng hlnh inh toi voichAng vo'i mSt tinh chdt hibn nhi6n ky I?. ChAng nghi toinhfrng con cd bi mdc tlong luoi, rA noi th€m mQt ciubAhg qurr:

< I(hi nguo.i ciru c:i thAnh Galilde...rOng ta chi <tung nh&ng ch& cudn theo mgt rIAm nh&ng

hbi ni6rp, dli keo dAi. Ilinh nhu 6ng ta inh.hu&ng tcriquln'chung mgt su cld ning chim chap, hinh nhu drngdln diin keo dAi cdi tlA nhu kirolng ctrch gifra hai bucrcchAn cria ngudi chal'tlua. <t Ndu cAc ban bidt... N6u cdc banbi6t bao tinh thucrng..., Ong ngung lai, hoi th& hhn Lbn :cim nghi cria dng quA cthy tlb tF di6n ti. Ong hibu lirnhtng danh tu' nh6 nirlt nao, nhfrng danh tu thuong dungDh{t, ddi r-cri 6ng chrra quir nbiEu j' nghia vA 6ng kh6ng

E2 CHUYfiN THI} MIBN NAM.

cbn phin bitit nhfrng tlanh tti' hi6u nghi6m. Anh sirngnhirng ngen ndn lim irng c6 khrr6n mirt birng s:ip. t)ngtlung d{r', cltdng hai ta.v, tran nguoc l6n, thi.ng tltrng.Khi.drrg dudi ra. dirrrr cii' tgl nA1' hcri cii' tlQng, nhu' biiinci.

lii'ii nhii'ng rlanh tir to'l vir ring noi' Ong n6i voi nibrntin ch{c Lr lung. (')ng cir rribttt vtti t:ira nguoi phu dr} hirng,cim thdy rrrinlr klriie tnrtrlt. Nlrirng tu' tuii'ng toi 6o9,ilucrc tao thirnh ii' lrt'rr ngoai ting. trong ltc <ing ntii xongmQt ciu. nhrr rnrit grrnlr n:rng ngtrdi ta dua cho dng; vl6ng cirm thd,v tir tnlo'r' rlirrrg lOn trong 6ng, nrQt cich mohii, hinh lnh lir ncri drrg tli; no xuting, cAi cdug thuc lOicudn dng vlo trorrg tlrirn lin rtb nA1'.

Gio'tli1' Bernis nglre dorn kdt trrin.< 'I'a lA ngtriin giitr c&;r rngi crrQc sCing. Ta la ntro'c

thirl'tribu vAo trong (:ilt' colt, lam cic ton sdttg d6ng rbirft ra. T:r lA nibrrr tlau tli lao t'iit'cotl, xiitl xi'ciic con vArut ru. Trr lA tinlr thrrong 1:i16r t'iit' <'on vi vinh vitlrt trtrd'rrgtiin.

r, \'A t'irc nguoi ili rliii ngtr(.t('t:r vcri trlarcion vir phueirrrr thir tu. Vir ('?i(' ngrfo'i ili:rr n6i cho ta nghe nhirngtlorn klr6ng iin rrhip gi. \'n t':it ngtt'o'i tldri chcing lli tavili str luirn li. klriiu khir ciia <'ort ngtroi, trong khi ia lir kEi'r' tr'0n kiir, trong khi chinlr t;r giiii tho:it clro ciic ngro'itho:it khiii luin lr rtri I

( ()i bon tir uh:rn. lrlvhii;tt La ! l'a giAi thoet ciit'rt.gtt'rrir:r khiii klro:r lroc, nhilng lurtt lg, nltirngcdng thti't' cia cacngtro'i, citir su nir ltl {irrlr tlriin rrirl', ciia cdi chir thuS'6t1h1611 11rtinlt. {{aJ git c.,n lrrlrr ilinlt nttlnh. 'l'u l} c'rii thiiius6t trong b6 girip.'l'rr la khrrng cfra nh6 trong nha tir. 'l'a

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lir su IIm lfn trong eon tinh : ta IA cu{c ildi;Orir: ngu'oi tld phr.rc hbi liii ali cira vi sao, di thd ha

cfia nlrfrng phbng thi nghi6rn, cdc nguai khdng cdn bidtn6 n&u. Do lA rnQt rl{u hitiu tlong cudn sdch cira cacnguoi, nhung tl6 khr)ng phii lA rinh sring : circ nguoi hibuvE n6 cbn thua mQt tlua tr6 rin6. Cric nguoi &X khdm phA'clto toi nh&ng lui'lt ngrp tri tinh y6u con ngudi, nhungr:hinhimiii tinh dri thorit khrii <liiu hir)u cria cric nguo'i : cAcnguo'i hidt khdng birng rh'ra be gai nhir ! V{1' hX5' tldn vo'ita. Ctii diu rllng nA1'cfia iinh sring, ciri rinh sring nly ciratinh yOu, ta trl t:ltung clto ciit' ngu'()'i.'I'a khring n<i Id circngrro'i: ta cri'u vcrt cric ngtr<ri. Tir con ngucri rliu tiOn tlltinh ra il$ r'o'i c&a rue.rt trdi cir5', v) giam giti cAc ngtrcritrong cu<ic nd I0 d-v, ta giiri thorit cric: ngutri. Cirn nbA t:&ata lA liii tlrorit du5' nhdt, t::ic ngtrcri sE ra sao i'r bdn ngoli"cin n)rA cira ta ?

< (ldc ngucri sE ra sao, & Uen ngoli c[n nhA cira ta,b6n ngoii con tliuybn nAy rnh sqr trdi di cia nhfrng gionrang )' nghia rlh""* tlfr cfrr n6, nhu lA, tr6n cAi mlng bongloting, srr trdi ili crja biEn. Sr.r trrii cria bitn cir khdng lAurthhnh tidng ilQng, nhung.mlng ili nhirng iic-diro. Str trdigiat cfra bi'6n,

< II.l1- ct6n vo'i ta circ ngtro'i tttl hattlt tl6ng khdng cltratldn tl:'ru. h)nir dfing ca1'ding.

* HIy ddn vcri ta, cAc nguoi mA tu tuirng chi tluatoi luat 10, tu tuii'ng cly tliing...r

Ong m& tl6i tay ra :

< Yi ta lir k6 tlon ti6p. Ta ntang nhirng tQi l5i cria th6gian. Ta rrang n6i clau tl(vn cia thd gian. 'fa nurng nibmdau don cira nhfr'ng con rit nt:it con vl ciic bQnh vd phucrng-cuu ch&a cira cric nguo'i, vA ciic ngtroi cim th{y d6 chiuvi th6. Nhung niErn tlau cita ngucri, dAn tQc cfra ta ngly

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84 CHUYEN THt} MTEN NAIT

nay, l) rnQt kbdn kh6 cao hon. kh6 ch&a hon, vA v$y i;rAta sd mang n6, nhr mang nhirng thu khAc. Ta s6 mangnhtng xibrtg xich ning nb hqrn cira tinh thin.

< Ta llr kB mang nh&ng gdnh nlng cfra cdi trln. >Bernis thdl' ngucri ilo nhu thdt vong vi l€ 6ng ta khdng

k6u ggi tlb tluoc mgt Ddu-hi6u. Vi lE 6ng kh6ng tuy€ungdn m$t D{u-hi6u. Vi 6ng tq tri lcri minh.

< C4c ngucri s€'ll nhlrnS rlua tr8 hair clrcri.< Nh&ng cd gfng vd ich cira c{c nguoi hlng ngiy, llm

cdc ngucri ki€t suc, hdy ttdn ro.i ta, ta sd cho chung m6tf nghia, chring sE gAy dung trong tim c6c ngucri, ta s6ldm chring thinh mgt vit c6 nhin tinh. r

Lcri ndi tli vlo ildm rl6ng. Bernis kh6ng cdn nghe thdytidng n6i, nhung nghe thd5' mQt cAi gi trong ti6ng n6i vin6 tr& vb nhtr mQt nguydn do.

... Ta s€ llrn thAnh nr6t v4t cri nhAn tinh.Chlng lo ngai.< Tu nh&ng mdi tinh cira cric ngucri, kh6 khan, tl6c

Ac vi tuydt vgng, cAc tinh nhin ngiy h6m nay, hHy tldnvo'i ta, ta s€ llm thanh m6t lit c6 nhAn tinh.

< Trl su r6i vli cfra ngrro'i I'b xrlc thit, tu su tr& vbbubn rlu cira nguo.i, hf,1- ttdn rri.i ta. ta s0 lam thanh nrfitvit co nhirn tinh... >

Bernis cirn th?i1' mcii tuydt vq,ng c&a minh lon ho.n.(... Vi lE ta lA kE kinh ngac ti_r con ngu,cri... >Bernis th2[1- nhu bi lac l6ng.< Tl lA k6 du-v nlr{t co thir nrang con n$u.d.i tr6. v}

lo'i chinh minh. >

\'i tu si 1'6n l5ng. Thlim nret, ong quay vE phia bAn1ho'. ()ng tho' phUng vi Thu'qng-tld nrl 6ng rrra thidt lip.Ong cinr thdl- khum num nhn thb irng tll cho tdt cA, nhuthi; su nr0t nhoc cira tht' xac ong lit mflt tlb ctng duong.

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Ong ttd tr; coi minh nhu Chria ml khdng bidt. Ong quayvb phia b)n thcr, ti6p trrc n6i vcri mQt. sn chim chap dAng6-.' :

u Lgy cha, con tin 6' hg, vi v{y con tld mang cugc tlcricitr con... >

\tA nghidng minh nrQt lhn ch6t vb phia tl{m ttdng:( Vi ld con y6u h9... > Rbi 6ng run run.Bernis th{y su im llng thAt k1' diOu.( Nhln danh Cha'... >

Bernis nghi: a Thdt vAng bidt bao I Diru lA hinh rlQngcira tluc tin ? Tdi kh6ng nghe thdy hAnh rtgng c&a duc tin,qhung chi thdy mQt ti6ng k6u hoin toAn tuy6t veng. D

Ching buo.c ra. Chlng bao liru, nh*ng ngen tlOn congtheo hinh cdnh cung, chdy sdng. Bernis buoc dgc theo b&s6ng Seine. Ciy c6i ydn llng, nh&ng clnh ciy rdi bdi, bidinh trong mdng nhqa c&a bubi hoAng h6n. Bernis buocili. MQt sr; ling diu ild thb hien trong chAng, c6 rluoc dost tAn lui cfra m6t ngly, mir ngrrcri ta trr&ng lA do su giiidAp xong mQt vdn tlb ml c6.

-Tuy v{y, bubi boirng hdn nA1'... T{rn vli ph6ng c6 v&qua kich tld tluqc dirng cho nhiing cinh hoang tln ciraDd-qudc, nhfrng chibu thdt bai,vI kdt cr.rc cfia nhfrng cugctinh ydu tludi, ngi-v mai sE ducc dirng cho nhfrng hAi kichkhric. T{m vii ptrdng lAm lo ngai ndu trubi Ctribu y€n llng,ndu cuQc s6ng k6o dAi, vi-l€ ngucri ta kh6ng bidt thAmkich nAo dang tltrqc di6n. A ! m$t cAi gi tlb cuu chlng rakh6i mQt mdi lo ngai r{t ngudi tldn th6...

Cring mdt hic, nhilpg nggn tldn hinh crinh cung chidusAng.

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Nhirng chidc tXc-xi. Nhirng chidc xe btrj't. ll6t sq xdrotlsng khdng t0n tnl & ncri 116 lac ttuong lA m$t thich thu,phrii khr)ng Rernis ? II6t thing cgc mich clung tr€n ilrcrngnhua. - Nao, xi' r'a ! - Nhti'ni1 ngtro'i dln bl tnA ta girpnrrit Jin tlong tlo'i : Iri vrtng tlQc nhiit. Noi kia, xom llont-lnartre t<la ra mdt iinh sring siing su'gng )rri'n. Ilon glii d?i

b'nnr ki5- riii -'I'rt)'i lX0 ra ! - Noi kia c'o nhiing ngruridAn ba kh:ic. Nhitng ngtr<.r'i TirS-ban-nha, nhu nhfrng hQpnhii dung tlii t-lrrng dii trang sric, tll tao cho nhitng ngtt'cridln bl, dir lilrrlng ilr'1t, tttr)t xac thit quj gin. Niirn trlm t<v

nget: ilirt trOn lnng. r'a nhirng cdi nhln tlgp lirru sao ! Thitnhu nrdt chdt bQt xir ri. 'fh0m ur6t cd gdi lo ngai : c lludngtdi ra. Anh nA5'! t6i bidt anh, db du d6, cut di. Dti tdi di,tdi mudn sdng ! u

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Ngu&i tlin bA tt6 ngbi in truoc mlt chAng, mlc 6o h&iung hinh tam gidc. Chlng chi thdy cCi gity, tl6i bevai, cii lung mu quring nAy li ncri c6 s\r rqn minh nhanhchong cira da thit. Ciri vr.it chdt tlo bao gio c[ng ducrc hqplai, kh6 c6 thD n{Iu gi& duqc. Trong khi nguoi tlAnbh hut m$t ttidu thtttic, tay chting chm, dlu cui xudng'chlng chi cr)n thil' m$t kholng rQng lon ving llng.

c M$t buc tucrng >, chlng nghi.Nhfrng v[ ntt brit iliiu crt$t: cho'i cira hq. Bucrc tli cla

hq co dio, vir linh hbn clra vd tlj6u cho hg mu'trn rufittanr hiln. Bernis thich nhip di0u nA5- dii treo hqr trong sr5

cln bing. MQt sq cAn blng bi ile tlr.ra q[A nhung hg lu6nludn tim lai vcri sqr ch6c chirn h kj'. Hq lo ngai nhfrnggidc quan ludn lufrn no'i I'iing hinh lnh sfip duqc taoth?rnh, vA b€n ngtr6'ng cii'rr cirl sr.r nghi ngo'i, cia c:ii chdt,hinh inh lai s5p gili ilrip br'tng nhirtrg rlQng tAc. Edr chinhllosrr phirt bibu cfia tro'c trtttiin.

Truo'c rnirt chlng lir cli lrrng bi rr{rt nAy, nhin nhtrmirt hii. Nhung rnOt cii.chi drrr.rc phuc hga, mQt ttrttrirnghay rnQt rung tlQng lan tran l6n dtl thlnh mQt hinh b<ingnhdp nh6 [on. Bernis nghi : < trIinh ciirr t{t cA nhil'ng glrli ddng, & aucri do, u tiii. r

Nhiing'v[ nir cti chlo, sau khi tld vach ra, rbi xtia bdntQt vAi cAu tli! trdn crit. Bernis ra d{u, ggi rntrt nlngnhq nhlng nh{t.

< Em nhhy giiri l{ur. > Chlng iloirn trqrng luo. ng c&a

tLrr'rn xdc ntng, nhtr thit c&a rlrQt triii ciry, Ya ddi voi chang'

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qul lir su runi la, thd5- nang ning. I\Igt su gilu c6. Nlngngiii xu6ng. NAng'co mQt cai nhin da dj6t vA trong cai gdyiluqc cao c6 mQt cdi gi lAm ta nghi to.i con bd. Va d6 lAsr,r chip ndi it mbm mai nhdt c&a cii thAn xdc nly. NAngkh6ng co mQt chtit tinh td riAo trong khu6n mit, nhungtoi\n thAn ning t6a ra mQt sq trhm Iing to lon.

libi Bernis nhAn thdy t6c ning uot tlSm mb hdi. MOtnet nhdn dAo sin: trong phiin sap. IU6t sq trang holng hdtttro'i nr:it. Keo ra kh6i cuQc lihi€u vfi, nhu rut kh6i nrdtveu t6, ning nhu tht rqng dai, nger ngang.

< Anh nghi gi vir5'? > NAng c<.r mgt clQng tac rlrng vb.tdt cir su xao tl6ng el6m tii nAy c6 mQt j nghia. Su

xao tldrng cira nhirng crlu be hiiu khach san, cfia nh&ngtdi xd tric-xi, cira ciic quin Ij' qurin in. Hg lAm nghb cfiahg, tlb rbl rdt cuQc ithy ra truo.c mit chAng chai sAm-banhvir c<) gai m6t m6i nary. Bernrs nhin cu6c tld.i ducri khiacanh bi m{t cira n<i mA cdi gi ctng lA nghE nghi6p. Ncriiio lihbng cri th6i xilu, tinlr tdt. klxlng cci xuc rl6ng vhn tluc,trhung la rn6t lao lrrc cing thrro'ng nhit, cirng tliin nhi0nnltrr su lao lu'c ciirr nrdt nhtinr ngu'o'i cung lAm mQt cdngri0c. l)i6u khiOu rir nA1'tl<i, nir tip ho'p nhirng ddng t:ic,lir ciiu tao thanh nrc.rt ng6n ngfr-, chi cti thb ntiiro'i ngu'oi\;r Ia. Du1' cdr ngrro'i ra lr.r hhirm phd & dAy mQt sg xiyt'iit nrA ho rlii qudn tri' liu. Otng nhu m$t nhac si ilit:lro'i ci ngAn liin nr6t birn nhac nOn hdt thdy j nghia blnnhrt' do. 6' ai1', nhii'ng ngu'o'i con grii l2rm nhirng buo'cvit, nhirng tli6u b6, trong anlr ilOn sAn kh2iu, nhung col'ro'i bidt loi nhirng chu j' drro'ng nAo. Nhu c6 gai nlychi chu r ddn c:ii dii dan cita minh, vA cd khac chi nghTdin lubi hr-r hen - iri ! khiin nan bidt bao ! - sau bubikhidu v[. \:a cr] nal- nghi : < llinh nq mQt trbm quan...rrYa cri li.h;ic c6 ld lrrdi nrli : < Jlinh ilau.r

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t{t cl sq nhiQt.thinh trong cbAng dX ti€u tan' ChAng

tr.r nhii : s Em iliu c6 thb cho ta cai ta uqc mu6n r' ViYmA sq tE loi c&a chhng gud tlQc tlia il6n n6i cheng chntoi cd ta...

xuI

Nirng scr nguo'i dirn dng ydn llng niry. Khi nAng tinhrliy, ban tl6rr, gln ngud'i tlang ng&, nirng c6 cim tu&ngbi b6 qtrin tr0n nrdt biij cnt ring r'6.

a 0m tlnr ili ! >

'l-rrv viv nlng ciur t,r;" t:d nlrirng l'4o rrrc uoc ao tritlrudn... nhrrng c:u6c do'j vri danh nly khep kin trong thinxAc nay, nhirng giiic rnrr vt) rlanh niry duoi xucrng cti'ngcir:r v)ng trrin ! Nim ngang trdn crii ngqc nly, nAng cirurthiil' ho'i thti' cila ngu'o'i (lAn dng ding IOn vh ha xudngnlru rrr<)t ngon song vir dri l) sr1 lo ngai cfra mQt chuydnslng ngang. N6u, tai rlrirn vao drr tlrit, nlng nghe tidng<'l<)ng d:in d6i cira triii tim, cAi il6ng co' dang chay holccrii riu cria ngu'o'i thrr phA nhA crl n:lt niry, nlng cti clmgiic c&a rudt sr trtin chrl'rr)i virng, lihdng thb nim gifr'ilrroc. \'ir srr 1'ern ling nir-v, khi n)ng n6i m6t lcri keochang ra khrii gi{c nrqng. Ning rldm ir}rirng gil-v iliing hh

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gifra cAu noi ti ciru trl tcri, nhu tl6m cho con bdo -mQt... hai... ba... Chlng tlang bay tr€h nhiing ttilng qu6.Niu chAng nhim mft, nirng tld liy vA nh{s cAi cllu ningnb nAy l6n, nhu cdi clhu cira ngudi ch6t, bing hai tay,nhtr ning nrQt hdn dd. < Tlnh nhirn cira cm oi, bubn thirnlAm sao... r

Ngu&i br.rn rlbng hAnh bi nrit.Cii hai ngudi nim diri ra va cirng nin.ling. Ngucri ta

cim thdy cuQc dcri hiing qua minh nhu rnQt con s6n{. M$tcu$c trdn chay nht'c tllu. Thirn xirc : chidc thuyin tl$cnrQc vlng ili...

< IIdy gio riii ? >

Ngudi ta tim v! tri : cu$c du llch kj la. r 0, nguditinh cira em !r Nlng brirn vlo chirng, tliu ngi vb phia sau,t6c rdi nhu uot sirng nhirng nuoc. Ngtrdi tlAn bi thuctinh kh6i gi6c ng& hay kh6i cuQc tinh, lgn t6c tld dinhvlo trAn, khudn rndt ct6 rdi bdi, trii tring durrng keo l6n.

r t,Iiy gio riii ? ),

Niy ! Tai sab I Nh.frng iiirl nh1' tli qua nhu nhirng gatinh nh6 - nfi'a d0ru, nrot girr, lrli gio -- 16 tal phia sau,lac ldng. Co crii gi trrii tu$t kli6i nhirng ng6n tay rna nguoita kh6ng bi6t giii' lni. GiI tti, ttibu tl6 c6 sao {liu.

< Enr tu&ng tucJng ra tnh rir liirn, toc hac pho, vl emngoan ngoin la brn c&a anh... r

Gie di, tlibu dd co sao tliu.lihung gifr1' phirt bi liing phi nay, sg 1'6n lirng tluoc

rli lai nly, xa hrrn chut nira. tlibu nl1' moi ll rnQt.

" Hdl' noi vo'i etn vF xu s6' ciia anh ?...

- Noi d<l...rrlternis bidt lA klrdng tlrt'tluqc. 'l'hanh ph6. bibn,

ti; qudc : t{t cl diiu nhu nhau. Htli lihi nrdt phuongdi€n tholng qul ngudi ta (loiin mir khdng hiiiu, nti kh6ng

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phcri bly ra.Ycri bAn tay, chirgg scr vio ludn ngudi dln M nly,noi do da thit 1-du ttu6i. Ehn bA : ilru thit sdng ttQngtrln trudng nhdt vA lA thri thit t6a ra inh sAng diu

nndt. Chang nghi tt6n cuQc dei bi m{t nty dd ltm nAnghoat d6ng, su&i {m nAng nhu 6nh ning tr&i, nhu th&itidt & trong nhA. Bernis kh6ng tB nhfi lA nirng diudhng, cfrng nhu nAng kh6ng ilgp, nhung nAng thgt dm.Am nhu nrQt. .con v{t. Sdng tl$ng. }A trdi tim nAy d{.pmEi, ngui)n gcic lihrlc bi€t vcri chlng, vA khep kin troqgthAn xdc nAy.

Chlng rrghi toi su hu&ng thlr nAy, trong ching, trongvli giri5' nti rll r'6 canh bay : con chim ili6n nAy dd tl{pcAnh rbi cir6t. \'A gio tliy...

Gid'tli1-, trong cria sti, trli rung. 0i dAn bA sau tinhy€u b! d{p phd vA bi ggt b6 hCt ucrc mudn cha ngudi ttlnU:e. B! rrit b6 gi&a nhfrng vt sao ianh. Nh&ng phoqgcinh cii:, trai tinr thay dbi qud nhanh... Vuqt qua suuo'c muon, ru.c.rt qua sl.r diu cllng, vuct qua ddng sdngiria. Gid <liiy trong sach, lanh lFo, thodt ktr6i tfran xac,ng_u'o'i ta du.ng i! phia mrii cfia con tlu, hrro.ng rabibn ci.

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Ph0ng khdch ggn ging niry gidng nhu mgt bdn thu. &Paris, Bernis vuqt truoc.gid cfia chuyCn xe t6c hirnhnh&ng gid c6 qua.nh. TrAn dqa rlo cria kinh, chAngnhin tl6m tl6ng di chuybn.. Chirng bi ngin cdchb&iddng s6ng nay. IU6i ngudi dq tinh m$t chuongtrinh, rQi vd tli. Nh&ng muu m6 th{t vao c&i ra & lenngoAil chdng. Ngudi ttAn bl nly di qua, buoc chua ducrcmuli buoc rir ra khdi thli gian. Edm tl6ng nAy ll sinhchdt n6 nu6i dudng ngudi ta bing nh&ng nu&c m6t, vAnhtng tidng cudi rA gid' tlAy n6 gi6ng nhu sinh chdt c&anhfrng din tQc t& vong.

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Au-chAu, Phi-chAu lhn lugt erih so4n cho tl€m t6i'thanh toAn tl6 tlAy nh&ng tr{n bdo cu6i cirng trong ngly-Trin bdo & Grenade tld ling d!u, & Malaga n6 tan thAnhmua. T4i m$t vli noi nhfrng ccrn gi6 m4nh hdy cbn bAmgiir vAo nhfrng cAnh cAy nhu vAo nh&ng mdi t6c.

Toulouse, Barcelone, Alicante ale giri ptri co thu tli,sXp xip lai tlb t14c, tl6ng cfra nh&ng hdng-ga. Malaga tlqiphi ccr vio luc ban ngll' n6n kir6ng sira soqn tl6t tldn. Vilqi phi ccr khdng ctap xudng d6. Co ld n6 tidp tuc bayr{t tUdp toi Tahger. H6m nay nta l4i phii bay qua bdbibn & tlO cao hai muci thuoc, bay theo phi cu mA kh6ngthdy be bibn Phi-chAu. I\IQI lubng gid t!y, m4nh mE dlosdi bibn. Nhtng lAn song bi tld, tr& n6n trlng x6a. M6icon thu b6 neo, miii thu huong vb phia gi6, phii v{n dun gioAn thAn tAu nhu luc chay ngoli hhcri. Ting ilA thuQc

CHUYfN THU MIEN NAil

Anh (*) tliro & phia tly nrr.it rirng rip xu{t thdp, Iimnrrra ii' cti ro.t xudng nhu. tnit. lIAy & phia tiry chbngchiit th€m nQt tririg. Phia btrn kia bo bibn, Tanger b6cho'f drro'i ccrn nrua mau ildn n6i n6 rria sach thAnh ph6.d)' chln trcri, co nhibu nrr'iy dring. Tuy nhi€n vb ptriaLqtrache, bhu troi trong.

Casablanca th& drrcri biiu.trdi it ruAy. Nhfrng thuybnbtrbm ghi ddu hli cing, nhu sau tr{n chi6n. Tr€nbibn mA bdo td vua tlriji qua, chi cbn nhfrng r,6t nhindli, tlbu ttiin t6a rl nhtr c:inh quqt. Nhfrng crinh ttbnghinh nhu nrQt mAu xanh tuoi, xriu nhu nucrc, khi rrrlttroi lln. D6 tlAy, & nhfr.ng ch6 hfil-.c0n uot, thAnh ph6ldp lanh sirng. Trong cln nhA chua mAy ph6t tliQn, thqdi0n rinh vi0c, clro doi. Nh&ng nguoi &. Agadir ra ph6iin vi hg con rlnh bcin tidng elilng hb n&a. Nhfrng k€ &Port-Etienne, Saint-Louis, I)akar co thCI cti ngfr.

Tcri tam gitr t6j, tjn tliOn & llalaga cho biCt :Phi co bag qua khdng ha cdnh.Yi 6' Casablanca ngud.i ta thfi' tlen. Nhfrng tlCn tr€n

phi tnrd.ng cit m$t ruiting cti:r ildnr tdi thirnh hinh ch&nlr{t tlen. Dti ilil-, ngt ngen tli'n lih6ng chdy, nhu mgt cAi

, ring b! gh5'. nbi cri b:lt (li0n thu hai thip sdng nhirngtlen pha. Chring dii anh sang ra giira dbng nhu mQt vfrngsira. Chi thiiiu co tiri tir c&a sirn khiiu.

Ngrrdi ta di chul-tn crii nffp chr;p pha. Lubng 6nh sAngvd hinh bdm vlo m6t ciy uo.t. Cai cri5' hoi loe sdng, nhupha l€. Ilbi tldn mQt cin nhir rring tr& thenh to lon mebring cira nr) quay quanh, rbi frl tan bidn. Sau cirng, vtrnganh sring tring ha xu6ng, viro ilung ch6 c&a nd, llmthlnh m$t crii n0m tring cho nriy bay tl:ip xudng.

< Dtrrvc rbi, vi€n trtr6'ng todn ccr khi n6i, lit di thdi.r- --lil f noi G;brltrar.

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Hirn l0n rin phdng, xcm xdt c6c gi6y td rnsi nhdt,vA nhin mdy ttiQn thoai, tim hbn tr6ng r6ng. ChSng baoliu, Rabat sE gqi. I\Igi thu tliiu sin sAng. Cric thqr rndyngbi tren binh sing hay trdn nhiing thring 96.

Agatlir kh6ng triEu gt. Theo nhu hq tinh, phi co dIroi Casablanca. Nguoi ta chcr nd toi vlo b{t cu luc nho.Ngtroi ta tu&ng lhn cd toi mudi lln, tutrng sao H6mle ann den cfra phi co, ngudri ta nhinr ci sao B[c-tlhu,cfrng vi sao nly & pbia b5c to'i. Eb bat cdc ddn pha l€n,nguoi ta cho' d6rn th0rn mQt ngdi sao n&a, chcr th{y n6langthang mir khdng tim thdy ch6 trong tlAm cAc chdm sao.

Vi6n tru&ng phi tram lo ngai. Li6u tldn lugt 6ng ta,6ng c6 cho phi ccr bay khdng ? Ong e ngai sucrng sa &phia Narn, co thb keo dAi tcri ouert (*) Noun, no co thb coci &JubyvA Juhy vln 1'6n llng rnic dhunhfrngloigqi v6tuyCn. Ngu&i ta khdng thb cho phi co r Phdp-Mi I bayban il€m, trong sqt rnir tlt. \tir cbn c{i ttli & Sahara thlgifr sr.r bi rnirt cho ri6ng no.

Yaf' mA & Jury, cAch biOt vcri th6 gicri, chtng t6itung ra nhirng d{u hir,iu ciiu ctru nhu mQt con tiiu :

Cho bidl lin phl co, cho bidt lin...Chring tfii hhdng trir loi Cisneros nira, vi hQ lAnr chung

tdi sdt r-uQt cfrng vcri nhiing r'{n tlE nirlr. Nhtr v{y, cachnhau cl ngAn cirl' sd, chfng tdi tung vito tlGnr tdi nh&ngloi vart nAi v6 ich.

To'i hai muoi gid nlm nlucri,. tinh hinh bcrt clngthlng. Casablanca ti Agadir c<l thb li6n lac vcri nhau bingttiQn thoai. Rbi rnriy vtr tuydn c&a chung t6i ctng li€nlac ilucrc vcri nhau. Casablanca noi vA mdi loi noi duqot$p lai cho tcri tliri Dakar :

Phi co sE c?it canh ud.o ltic hai nutoi hai gib di Agadir.

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Agadir goi Jubg ! Phi co sE I&i Agadir mubi hai ru6iddm slop, C6 thb cho phi co bag t&I d6 daqc kh6ng ?

Jubg goi Agadir : C6 saong tnt. Eqi ban ngdg.Jubg g7i Cisneros, Port-Etienne, Dakar: Phi co sE

ngit tqi Agadir.

Vi€n phi cdng k1'gidy l0 trinh & Casablanca vA nhipnhiy con mXt duoi dnh dCn. Vria rbi, m6i m6t cAi nhdymit chi 1A mQt c{p nh[t nh6 nhoi. E6i khi, Bernis phiitu coi lA minh 6ung suo.ng tlb huong d6n nd, chAng eldc<i sq tln lui trXng x6a cfia nh&ng lln s6ng noi ranhgioi mit tldt va nuoc. Gi& tlAy, trong vEn phdng nly,con mXt nhin cfia chAng chi thdy nhfrng 6 kdo, gidytring,vd cdc tlb ttac dly ilic. E6 le mQt ihC gicri ggn vA rQngluqng theo kibu cfia n6. Trong khung cfra ra vAo m$tthC gioi bi d€m tlen lAm can hdt.

IIit chAng tl6 vi giri, trong mudi gid., <ld cg rAomIt chAng. Nhtng gigt nrroc rot kh6i mdi toc. ChAngbucrc rlo tl€m tdi nhu m$t ngudi tho sira cdng buoc rakh6i hang vcri ddi bdt nlng chiu, mt da vA trjc dinh chitvAo trrin, cri. nhay mit mei. ChAng ngit lcri :

( VA... 6ng c6 j dinh blo t6i tidp tqc sao ? IVi6n tru&ng phi tram xdo trQn gid.v td.roi v3 tuc tdi.< Anh sd lim cdi gi ngudi ta bio anh li.m. rOng ta df bidt lA 6ng ta kh6ng ddi phli cO chuydn

bay nAvvirvi6n phi cdrng cfing bjCt le gI chi mudn baytli.Nhung nguoi nAo cfing mudn t6 ra minh Ja kB quyCt dinh.

< Eem bit mit tdi lai, nhtit tii rAo trong mgt cAi tri voitay ga rl bit t6i phii mang crii tfi do toi Agadir : tlo ladibu dng bu6c tdi ltm. r

Ching d?i cdr quri nhilu lt'rc sdng n6i tai tlb co mQt

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giAl' tlbng hb ml nghi to'i mQt tai nrn ca nhin : nhFng j'tuiing d6 tu nh&ng trdi tim trdng ring toi, nhung hinhlnh crii tir tam ching thich thu. C6 nhirng s1r v4t kh6ngco thb ducrc... nhung chhng vln thlnh cdng nhu thu<.r'ng.

Yi6n tru&ng phi tram he m& cria ilb vftt rniiu thurjcvAo d€m tdi.

n Nl)'! Ngucri ta thdy...

- Crii gi ?

- Cric ng6i sao. )Yi0n piri cdng tirc tdi :

<r Tdri bdt kb rldn cAc ngdi sao cira dng: ngtro'i ta thiil'cti ba ng6i sao. Ong rlAu co g&i tdi ldn ll6a-tinh, ruir tdiphiii bay tcri Agadir.

- Trong mQt gio niia, triing sE nroc.

- Trhng... trlng... >

Cai nr5t trlng nhy lai clng llnr chang giin rlti' hcrn :

rhang cri phiri iicri triing tltr iral'(l6nr ili'rrt? Chang ditt t'ir,.'t)n lir m6t kh6a sinh ?

<'lirdi ilucrc. Eilng j'. \'ri5- thi ir l:ri. >

\'i0n phi cdng bo't giiin, hii ltiinlr ttri lit'p thit trr lijiirt)m truo'c ra binh thin nhai. 1'rong lrai urrro'i pltut nirach)ng sO l-ra1'. Yi6n trr-.6'ng phi tranr nrinr ctrr'r'i. Ong ta lihdlir I'ao nrri-v ili0n thoai, bidl lir clrtjc nira dng sl rlung ntiilb brio tin phi ccr ciit c:inh.

Gir). dil-, trong lihi moi thu dbu sin shng thi hi ctirut'rt 16 hiing. Thd'i gian (ldi khi ngung iai nhu thd. YiCnphi cong 1-dn ling, ngbi trdn ghd, nghi0ng nguo'i ra phiatrtrirc, hai bi\n ta5' den li rliiu nr6'tl! giira tliiu gdi. II:'rtchang dAn chlt rAo tnQt ditnr i'r gi&a tuong vir ch6 changngbi. \'i6n tru&ng phi trrnr ngiii nghi6ng. mitrng ho'i hara, nllu' chil tndt rir,lr lritrtr br ruiit. (ld thrr kv danh nr:rv:rgili ngrip, tlrl' clrong t'riru. t':iur tluir- noi lnriin ngir dang

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l6n nhu nrt2t tlung ltrqng. Chic cat trong 6ng-tto-tho'i-gianchil' xucing. tlbi mQt tidng kOu ii'noi xa tlii ll cdi ngon taydhy cho toin bS nriy chay lai. Yidn tru&ng phi tramgio nrQt ngon tay l€n. \'i6n phi cdng urim cuoi, drirng diyhit nr$t IAn khdng khi rncri viro tlil'liing nggc.

<A!Tu bi€t.Nhu' vii-v, ddi lihi rntit sr.r tli6n tidn l)i dut doan. Sr;

bdt tlring niiru liiv, nr6i gi:i1' tliing hb hQ trclng ho'n nrQtsu chdt ngiit, rbi ctrrlc tld'i lai khtli ili.

\tA trtr<)'c hdt, chirng crj ciln giic khdng ptrli tir c{tcdnh nrir lir trr gianr nrinh trong mQt cai tl6ng hm uo't vAtqnh l0o, bi tidng dring crr nhili nOn ttpa nhu nuo'c bibn. Rbiducrc girip d0' klrdng co lir bao.I3arr ngay, cii ch6ur tron c&amdt nggn tliii, dtrong cong cira nr$t cAi vinh, blutro'ixanhxAy cdt m6t thd gio'i chira dgng ta, nhung chAng 6' b6nngoli t{t cl, trong m|t thd giti'i clang tluqc'tao dgng, manhfr'ng ydu tii hiil' con lin lt',n lo'i nhau. Crinh diing keodli ra, mang theo nhirng thAnh phii cudi cung, I\{azagan,Safi, l'Iogador, dri chidu sring gii.i binh nguydn 6' phiaduo'i nhu' nhirng khung kintr. Ii6i nhirng ndng trai cudicung lor! s:ing, nhtng ngen dcn vi tri cudi cung cira triiOdt. nSng nhi6n, chirng khdrng con trdng th{y gi.

< A, thd lA minh chui vao rnr'ry rili. >

Chlnr chir nltin kinr chi dq) gidc, nhin cao il6 k6,chirng cho phi co xudng dir ra lth6i tlirm mi5'. Anh sringtl6 cira mr)t ngc2n tltn lam chlng loe nrit : cbirng tft alen.

( Tdt ! llinh ra kh6i rlo rbi, nhung sao vln khr)ng nhinth{-v gi ? r

Nhirng ngon tllu ti€n cira rlng tiiiu-Atlas, r'6 hinh,y6n llng trdi qua, giira hai dong nuoc. nhu nhfrng tlngblng dat tr6i : cltang tuo'ng chung nhu cbung cltant vaovai chlng.

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r A, tti hai rbi. rChAng quay lai. l(grrdi c.o' khi 'r,i,€n, htnh khrich duy

nhait, mdt c:ii ildn b{nr illt trdn tliiu gdi, tllng (lq.c o$ch.Duy co m6l cei dlu cui nhd IOn khdi thin phi covcri nhirnghinh bong l6n nguoc. Cai tlbu duqc dnh sdng nhu {nh sJrngden tir phia trong chidu sang llm chtng th{y no la k}.ChAng k6u IOn n Nhy > nhtrng giqng chlng b:r5' m{t. Ch}ngl{y tay ttip rlo thirnh nrril' bay: nguo'i tld, nbi trong rinhsang cira minh, rln tidp tr.rc ilgc. Iitri hfn l{t trangsdch, khudn mirt hin nhu' thb bi phri hfiy. a Nly > lternislai het I6n: cdch ngrr'o.i dri c6 hai sii tay mir nhu thtkhdng vuon toi .tlrrcrc. Chirng thdi kht'rng tim crich li6nlac voi ngucri tlti nfia rir qnay vb phia trtro.c.

< Chfic nrinh dii to'i giin lh'ii Guir., nhung nrinh mudnnguoi ta treo cii minh cr)n hcrn... tql hai quir.>

Chbng nghi:< Chic minh ill hoi ra xa bi6n. >

Chlng siia lni hrrti'ng b:rr- ciin ct theo dia birn. Ohirngcirn thiil'mQt crich kn la lir lli xr'r tliir- ra ngoai khoi, sangphia .lldn phiri, nhu rnQt con ngua c:ii nhiit, nhrr quir thr.rclA nhirng qui nui & phia trrii chirng, ilc rlo chlng.

o llin ll tro'i mu'a. D

Chhng xoe tav ra vA lrirn tay bi nhirng i;igt nuocmua bin rlo.

< Nlinh s0 r'iro toi lld' 1;'ong voDg hai ntrro.i phut nfra.rbi sau lA tlbng bing, it 1:: , n€fly hibm ho.n... r

Nhrrng, troi b6ng qul"r ir:in. Troi quet sach mii-v, tdtci c:ic ngdi sao ilbu tlrrac rfra sach, nroi rn6. I\{it trlng..trbng, di, ngon ilen tcit hcrn cl ! Phi trtrcrng Agadir sangl6n ba lin nhu mQt tiinr biln quing cno bing <lidn.; < Minh cln qurii gi tldn rinh sang cira no ! ruinh dI cd1rlng... ! r

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ii Cap Juby ban ngly ning tdm mAn l6n vA quangcinh ttdi ioi tdi trdng r6ng. IfQt phong clnh khdng hinhbrlng, kh6ng c6 bdi clnh. I)un cdt nirl- vin & nguydn ch6cD, cAi phao d')i Tl1--ban-nha, gili sa rn?c nA1'. Thidudirng tric ydu kenr nl5', rlu tAo luc thoi tidt ydn lirng, n6clir tao ra sr.r giiiu c(r cira nhfr'ng canh diing vir ciia bibn ci.Doln du mqc ro'i nht'ng chidc xe chirn chap di chuybnill thliy hat cdt tha-v ilbi, va trong mQt lihung clnh blngtrinh, dOm to'i, hg dqrng lbu l€'n. Tdi co th'tj cirm thdl'tinltchiit bao la cira sa mac trong str di chuybn nh6 nh[tnhiit, nhung phong ciinh biit bidn nirS' gio'i hnn ttr tu6'ngrrhu' mrit buc hinh in nrau.

Tu cai gi6ng nly cach giing kia lir ba trirrn cA1' sci.

ISii ngoli n6 cirng lir m$t thti' gidng, cung mQt thu' crit virnhirng ndp ciiu ddt tlucrc xijp tlirt nhu nhau. Nhung, ncrikia, mdi li0n hrr cira sr vat thi moi m6. Eu'crc d6i moi

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tring giAy phut tga nhu cung mOt thu bst tf€n mit nibn.Toi gidng thu hai tdi s€ clm thdy su la loi cfia tdi, tcrigi{ng sau nta thi sr; phAn ly qul ttr{t lA bi mit.

Nghy trdi qua triin trui vA khdng bi xiro tr$n b&inh&ng biGin od. .E6 la d$ng tAc m+t troi cfta cAe nhlthi6n .i;Xn. Trong vli gid, ilo lt cai bung cfia trdi tldt& mit trdi. Noi ilAy nhirng danh tir dln diin miit cei blochung mA nhAn loai cira chirng ta gan cho chung. Chringchi chira tlqng co cdt. Nhfrng chfr nirng nhlit nhu < trlumdn >, < tinh 1'€u > khdng tlit trong tim chung tl nrQt strcning niro.

< Ilcri '\gadir vlo lric naim gid', (lring ld cr.iu dli hrrcdnh. >

< Rdi Agaclir riro lfc nr"rm gio', ddng IE hin phii hacinh rbi.

-- Phli, 6ng ban, phiii...nhung troi cri gio D6ng-Nam.Bhu trcri mlu lang. 'I'rong viri girr gio sd x6 tl?iy rn$t

6a mac nhiip nbd, \'i gio llic dii thbi trong nhibu thAng.Nhfrng nghy cfia xdo tr<in : nhirng tlr;n ciit, bi gio thiiib6n su&n, cho cdrt bay tlrirnh nhirng scri rlai, vA m6i scriJgi bung ra tlb rbi ttr l:ri ir rnt)t nsi xa lrcrn.

Ngudi ta nghe. I(hdng. Do Il bibn tldng.IIQI phi ccr dang bay, khdng co gi. Gi&a Agadir vl Cap

Juby, trdn sg phirn ly khdng duoc kham phri nAy, clo lAmQt nguoi ban tldn tri noi vd ttinh. Ldt n&a tliy, trongkhung trdi cia chring ta, nr<it diu hiOu im lim hinh nhusE hi6n ra.

r Rdi Agadir vlo lric nam gio...>Nguoi ta mo.hb nghi tryi thlm gch. ltQt phi ccr hu

miy, do ch8ng IA gi hon m$t srr chcy r-l<ri keo rlAi, mQt

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106 CHUYEN THT.I. }TIiN NAM

cu$c cei kin ho.i nrio nhi0t. rbi abi ra kich li6t. Riii thoigian trir thanh rluii r6ng vir nguo'i tu laur illy ilrcri giannr6t crich lid.rrr ciit b:ing nhirng cii' chi nh6, nhfrng cirunoi kh6ng tliiu tlut'ri...

VA b6ng nhi6n, tidng ta1' rL3p xu6ng bAn. [Idt tidng< Tr&i o'i ! llrrr)'i gio' rbi...> lirdr eon nguoi ta bit giiy, tl6lir m<)t ngu'o.i bln bi quin llarrres bit giil.

Chul-Cn vit,n vr) tur-iin lii'n lac vri.i Las palnras. IIiyrliu c:"rn cltll" iirrr T. IIur. giao di0n r.iing l0n nhu mQtmiil'lurbirrc. IIin nhirr :rmpc-kii theo cldi rn6i liin sucdi0n giiinr,.

'Ldi tltLng ilo.i. Ngr.r'r)'i ii'tror:g lihi t:tr- plriii I'in lirm

<Githti?>Tdi khdng noi gi. Hai nrtroigiAytrdi qua. Hnn het l6n

nira, tdi kh6ng nghe. t6i n6i : < Sno ? r Chrrng quanh t6i,nr<2i thrr diiu cirii:u s:ing, nhii'ng cfr:r sb htl r'ir lgc'rrit tiaoring nrit trdli. \lrir.ng clrii:t. bi-cn ciirr nrrir. cha1. diiu eintao ril nhii'ng iinlr siin.g iirrr u'o.t. xrio tlon tirr ning trcri nliy.

Sun cirng ngrr.ir.i chur-in r.itln qual' r'i! phia t6i i.l b6rrrti nghe la. Dtirrg co. llrch blch nii ri;i ngrrng. Tdi ngirenhirng chr-r cuiii cLrng: biit ngir.\'i srr verr lrirrg. hin trct tonlrrr tlrli t(li flr'rn:{ t.rich xrr hang triirrr thtlir.c:

n...()hi"ing ciin rruiij gi!-r\i ?

- Trri no.

- A I Thii a:, .\nlr c(r li0n l:rc iirrcrc vo,i ;\garlir khong ?

- Clrtnr lrlrri i ;giil liin llc.- Cri thil tli.Tdi ngutlch ngoilc trttn nrr'rt cuon sb tr1-:

liii lli.n ilrur ta1' trrii cho t6i,lii.c. Itiii hin hit lOn h6i tdi i

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(nhdn

Phi cugta cul

r07

kh6ng7 tbi. Co phdi tr7 gib kh6ng ? Stop. Xdccinh.

( Giri tin nav cho t6i.- Ducrc. T<)i si gsi. ,,

Ya cuQc xrio trrin lai bit diiu.<t 'fhc nAo ?

- ... rj 'ili.,,T<ii ilirng tri, trii uro Inong. I!:in tt:rttin n6i : clrtr nrQt

1i. Aj Lii phi co'thrL do ? P.hrii t'r'rtt liirt)ng, Jacqttes llernis,ciu nhu ri\5' lir <i' ngoiri lilrring gian, ngoAi th<ri gian.

Ngu'd'i chuy0n ri6n crlto ntriy tliQn ngung tlt4l', citndA1' vir ddi mfr vAo. II:ln l:i1' litit chi girxu<ing ban, nhingio', rbi chring bao liru ngrip rliri.

< Ilring l, sao thd ?

- Lanr sao tdi bidt du'oc I

- (} nhi !... Th6i... Khdng sao. Agldir khrjng nghetbdy tlti.

- ,\nh larrr lli c:hti".)

- 'I'tli I)nt lni. rbting crr rurrg cirrrvt'n.

Aglrijr'r'in irrr i;rng, Gicr ilil' t:ltung tr)i chcr d<.rn giqngcira no. Ndu no lien llrc viri tnrjt tt':ttn kltiic, chtng tdi sE

tren vAo.Trii ngbi xudng, vi kht)ng c6 r'it'rc gi, t0i liiy nr6t c:di

mir nghe v2r ro't liro rnQt t'htriing diil- tidng chirn k€udn io.

Diri. ngrin, lii;n thoring, trii liho khirn tim hittr ngtinngfr n)1-, nhung co bidt bao lai noi ilang ba1- trdn lroi mA

108/t

CHUYEN THU MIEN NAM

tdi tu&ng tlAu vXng ling.Ba tranr n6i. MQt tram im lirng, mQt trr.rm khric xen tAo.

< Tram hiy ? Bordeaux tr6n tu dr)ng. rNh&ng tidng ntii the thd .r'6i vi. xa lo.i. il|t giang

noi trlm hon. ch{rn chl.rp hcrn :

< Oon tlAi nir1. '?

- Eli Dakar. >

I\'I6t im sXc bubn thuo'ng. Giong noi 1'6n ling rbi tidptLrc.. rili lai ydn L"ing rbi lai tidp trlc .

((...Barcelonne ggi l-uin-tl6n vA Luin-d6n kh6ng trl ltri.DAi Sainte-Assise. & m6t no'i niro tl6; rdt xa, nh6 nhg

noi tlibu gi tl6.Cudc hQi ngq) 6, Sahara nriri kj'la llm sao ! T{t ci Au-

chiiu tu t{p lai, nhfrng thi dd vo'i giqng chim trao dbinhtng ld.i tinr su.

lI6t tidnS; ghn gqi vua vang l6n. Ti6ng nft bdm nh{nnhirng giang noi chinr trong 1.6n lirng.

< Agadir phai khdng ?

- Agadir tlAy. r

'I'<)i khong hi6u tai sao, nijri.o.j chuy0n vi6n. con rrrfiIur.rn lur)n chlm chir nhin vAo t-lbng hii, ckinh tli nhirngtidng goi.

< [Io nghe duo'c nrinh a 1)

- Khdng, nhrrng hq nt-ri r'oi Casablanca, db xeut sao. llChung t6i len b5t rlucrc nhitng bi rnit cira thi€n thiin.

C:ii brht chi ngiin ngai. cham vAo gid5-, rbi vidt ra m6t, riiihai, rbi mucri chir mdt crich nhanh chong. Nh&ng chfr.hqpthanh, ducrng nhu niil' n6'.

Tirt cho Casablanca,..Iihcin lii6p ! Tenerifl'e lam minh nghe Agadir khong

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tlugc ! Gigng n6i to lon cira hq vang l6n trong 5ng nghe-Giqng n6i ngirng b[t.

( ... /tq cdnh sau gib ba maoi. Cdt canh lrtc... tTeneriffe, k&. xcn l{n, Iqi x6 il?iy chring t6i.Nhung t6i bi6t kh6 nhibu. Luc siu gid ba muoi, phi

co' tr6'lai Agadir. - Suong mtr ? H6ng mriy ? - VA chicphli cdt cdnh ltc biiy gid... Khdng eo tr6.

<Chmonlr

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IU

.lacrlues lJclnis, liin nirf iliy, trtrnc khi c.iu to'i, tdisir tidt lt2 r:iu th ai. Criu lir nguoi rnir, kb tu ngtr1'hdm qua,alu-crc cAc tlli xric tlinh vi tri, ci.ltt sf p qua diy hai nruoiphut nhu tlreo luiit dinh, n;Jtr6'i nrA tdi sQ nr6' cho mQt h6ptlrrrc :in, rnt)t cltiti ruqlu \';ln!i, nguo'i sE khirng ndi cltochung tiri nghc ri: tiuir r',ltt, r'it uii cltiit, Iilrring rrrdt dibugi vl c:ticr viin tlb thrrc str, nhu'ng (1iiu clri noi vb htlo'ngqiu, vri tlrr)'i tidt, vil tldng ccr. (iiiu lai siip cud'i rii mdt lcrinoi cira m$t ngrro'i tlrr.r' rnril', than ran lA tro'i nong, gitingnhrr ll:it cri' ngtro'i nlo trong Chring ta...

Tdi s0 ntii cho ciiti hrl' t:iiu (li hoirn thlnh cur)c hirnhtlinh niro. Ciiu t'lii nhiic. bii nlrirng bit ngoli ra lam sao,trri sao nlr&ng bu'<i'c (li gfin 1::]u bOn canh chfng ttii la!klrring giiing nhau.

Chring ta ra !ih6i cirng nrQt thd'i tho iu, rh gicr t1fry,:rdt thinh linh, bdng rlrrng )0n trong, hbi rtc cfia tr'ri, br'rc

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tud'ng cfr ilang tl6 vA brinr r1ii1' nhfrng ciy leo. Chring tailii lir nhirng tlua tr6 l,no dln: <Taj sao ciu hi scr? Elyc6nh ci'ra di...>

llQl bric tuung cir tli'i nrit vA bdnr diil'ciy leo. Khti hCo,bi xuydn qua, chai dii vi rinh mit troi, chai dA vi sqr hibnnhi6n. Nhiing con thi'rn lin hd s$t soat gifra tldrn I:i, rnichung ta ggi lir rin, rlii 1'6u cho to'i hinh lnh cira sr.r trtinchal'nAy lir cdi chdt. ltli hirn ili'r 6' phia niry rliru nong,dur.rc iip ir nbrr m{t qui tni.ng, trdn nhu mgt quir trfi,ng.I\l6i nrin},d;it, m6i cAnh cirl-<luqc rnirt trai tlir l|t bir uroibirru'rt. \'it yrhiu nirl- cfi:r brr.c tu'd.ng, trongsugiiiu cri, tro:rgstr trirn diir, nrua hc\ ii'ili)ng qu6 ngrl tri. Chirng ta thiil-mtit ;1'ric shur)ni{. Chring ta nghe tlr{1' tidng nrr)t nrar- ilirphat. IlAu x;rnlr r:iia biiu tro.i larn trAn tliir- mgi kholng trtjng.Nhfrng nong rlirn flit lilrr rui, r'i linh mr.re ttro.j vrlir.nnlro, nhirnS h:jc ch:r nre cho.j bli 6.phong klrrich, Clrrlngminh ggi nh&ng ngu.di rlirng sau muci nim & trong gocnA1' cfia trrii iiiit. nhfi.ng nguo.i tti' luc sinh ra tlrrj cho ttdnluc chdt, nlr:rn lirnlr nrirt trili. nhirng ruring l[u nri. cinnhir nay, cirtrn.q nrinh gr.ii nhti.ng tlrd h0 hit'n tai ,lir rr iloiv€ binh r. \'i I0, chring ta thich lilrainr pha rir nrinh trentllo nh6 b! de doa nhiil, giiur haj (lai rlucrng kinir hoang,gifra qu:i khr-r va tuo,ng lai.

r Qua-r' cai chia klro:_r... rNgrd'i ta cdrn tr& con lihong tlutrc tliiy crii cir.a nh6

mau xanh rrl5', nrQt rnlu iln.h phai nhat c&a chi6c thul'Lncd, c{nr ching klrdng du'crc ilgng viro 6 khoa to lo'n,lir rahoen ri rnAu thoi gian. nhtr nrr.rt cdi neo c[ vot l€n tubiiin cl.

(lh:ic ci, l0 rr.qrro.i llr so' cltring ta vb crii thung clrri.alihong c(r nii;r diiS-. su liinh hoirirg cira mQt tltra trEcliiit chinr t;.ong ilo. S,rr ciinh ciil t-lr', ll nrrjt lan nu.crc

trz csuvfn rm.r UIEN neu

ml chung ta bio n6 im ltm ttr ngAn nlm nay, ml chungta thudng nghi tcri m6i Ltri nghe n6i vE nuoc tri hEm.Nhtng 16 tron nh6 bao ph& n6 bing mQt lop vli mAuxanh: chung ta ndm nhii'ng hOn tl6 lhm thirng nhibu 16.

Tucri mAt biCt bao duoi cAnh lA quA giA' gu6 ning'nhiing clnh lA di mang suc ning cira m5t trdi. Kh6ngbao gid'mQt tia nXng lgi llm vAng ria thim c6 €m mqc trdnnbn ildt moi clfp, ctng nhu kh6ng tlung tcri vii v6c qufgiA. Vi6n tld prir chung ta n6m nit ahu bay, nhu m$t ng6iBao, vi ld, ildi vcri chung ta, hb nucrc nA.y khdng c6 diy'

< Chring ta ngbi cliry tli... > Kh6ng mQt tidng Ct$ng vqngtoi chung ta. Chung ta hu&ng thU sr.l tucri mdt, mtrihuo'ng, sr5 hm uot, nhti'ng thu n6 llm da thlt chung ta tlbimcri. Chirng ta llc ldng & noi chln trdi g6c bb vi lEchung ta drr bidt ring du lich truo:c hit lA thay cl6i aathit.

< Ncri iliy ll nrit trdi cfia sq lat... )M?t trai cira mira hc nly quA chlc ch6n vb no, vb

cdnh tlbng nly, rb nh&ng khu6n nrirt dE chm gifr chung ta.VA chung ta ghet cdi thd gicri duqc xdp itit nhy.Vio gid' co'm tdi, chung ta tr6' vb nhl, nlng chiu nhfrngbi m$t, nhu' nh&ng nguili thcr lirn & dn-dQ ki6m tluqc nggctrai. Tcri pht'rt rnl nrit trcri chdng chAnh, mA tdm khlnblrn in mAu hiing, chfng ta nghe nhfrng ldi lam ta ilaudcrn :

n Nghy dAi ra... vr

Chung ta clm thdy bl chidm tlo4t b&i nhfrng lditip tli lip lai holi tlo, cuQc tldi nirylAm bing nhtrng mita,nhtng ki nghi ; nhirng tldm cuoi vA nhiing {lAm ma. T{t canhiing sg rdo il$ng vd ich hiry cfia bE m{t.

Trdi.r lenh, d6 lA rlibu quan trgng. Nim nruoi tuoqi,chung ta dfr tim thdy ch6 hn trdn tr6n cAi xA vr;a lua. Noi

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d6 c6 nhiing con chim chdt, nbiing cdi ruong thirng,nh&ng bQ quhn Ao kj la: tl6 li phhn nAo bb trong ciia cu$ctldi. Ve cdi kho tAn[ mA chtng ta bio l] tluoc gidu kin,cAi kbo tAng c&a nhiing cin nht ct ky, gidng hQt nhu trongchuyQn thln ti6n : nh&ng vi€n nggc, nh&ng vi6n ttA guf,nhiing vi6n kim cuong. CAi 'kho tAng nly ydu ot chidu sAng.Ai la Iy 16 hi6n hfru cho m6i buc tudng, cho m6i xA nhA.C6 ai bidt nh&ug xA nhl to lcrn nAy bio vQ cin nh} chdnglai gi. Cri. Chdng lai thdi tidt. Yt lE vni chring ta, d6 tAkA thn to lo.n nhdt. Ngucri ta tg che ch& bing nhiing tuclQ. Tdn tho' quA khu. Nh&ng xA nhir to lan. Nhung chi c6chring ta bidt cln nhir tl6 tluqc ph6ng ra nhu mQt con tiir.Chi co chung ta tld vidng thim nhiing hlm thu, moi bidtnoi nAo ri nuoc. Chring ta bi6t nhting 16 tr€n mAi nhAnoi nh&ng con chim kich vAo d6 dE cndt. Chring ta biCtm6i vdt nut cfra xA nhe & phia duoi, trong nhfrng!phdng khdch, nhfrng ngudi khAch n6i chuyQn, nhiingngudi dAn bA tlep khi6u vfl. Nt$t su an ninh gii ddi lAmsao ! Cri lE nguoi ta moi udng ruqu ngAt. Nh&ng ngudi hhuda den, rleo glng tay trfng. 0i t Xnfng hlnh khAch t \rAchung ta tu tr6n cao, nhin il6m xanh, qua nhiing khe h&cfra mii nhA. CAi 16 nh6 nhoi tl6 : dung. chi co .mQt ngdisao rot xudng chung ta. Ngdi sao cho chung ta f niQmcfia ci m{t bhu trdi. Vl tl6 lA ngdi sao IAm ra tlau yCu.Bdy gi&'chring ta quay tlhu di : chlnh vt . sao tl6 lAm rasu ch6t.

Chung ta gi{t mlnh. Cfing viQc u.tdi cha nh&ng egv{t. Nh&ng xA nhA bung ra vl kho tAng. Cti m6i ti6ng k€uring r{c chringta bi d0 thcm 96. fdt cl chita cai vd Aiu<li nut ra stn sirng trao hat. CAi v6 ct k] cfia nhiing sgrit mi duoi tlo, chung ta chic chin, lA c6 sry vit khAc.Phli ching chi co ngdi sao nAy, vi€n him cuong c&ng

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114 CHUYEN THT TTIiN NAI'i

rl5n nh6 be nhy. i\I6t ngly kia chung ta sE di vb phuong'bfc hay phuong narn, holc lA sC tli rAo trong chinhchung ta, ilb tim no. Trcin tlroat.

Ng6i eao lhrn bubn ngfi lirf vi€n dA lqp nhi tl5che gidu no, rd rang nhu urQt ddu hi6u. Yl chung ta dixu6ng ph0ng, mang cho chuydn du hirnh lo'n trong con ngfichip chon sr5 hibu bidt vb m6t thd gicri ml vi6n tlA bi rn{tchhi' kh6ng ngu'ng gifra nhirng rldng nucrc ciing nhutrong kh6ng gian nhlrng tiir sing tto cfia ng6i sao, laoxudng cl nghn nlnr nay tlb tiri chung ta; lA no'i cln nhlctlt ket trucrc gi6, bi drr doa nlru mQt con tlu, leno'i nhii'ng sr3 r'it, ttrng cdi mQt. nii tung ra duo'i nrQtsuc <-lii1' u t6i c&:r chiru b:in bac vang.

r, Ci\u nsili tlo ili. Toi tll trri'rng ciu bi h6ng mriy.U6ng cti. Tdi de tuirng ciru bi hiing nrrly v?r tdi srip ttiki6rn ciu. Phi co' dd r;a phi tllo : nhin xem. Nhfrng bQlac Alt-Torrssa {tE t{n c<)ng nhirng bO l?c Izarguin.Tdi dI tuilng clirt ro't tio cuc.rc girr- lr)n <1o, t<.ri di sc.Ctr uiing di. Ciru mu6n irn gi ?

- Db te)i di.- Ciiu cri nirm phut. IIfr1'nhin t<)i. Clrul'en gi tlii x?iy

rir vo'i Geneli0ve vi1'? Tli sao c.:\u hi cu'oi?- A ! chlng cir gi. Yila rbi. trong phirng lai, t6i nho

to'i nrirt bAi hrit cii xua. Trii h6ng cirnr thi[1'nrinh qua trE...

- Thd Genevielc ?

- Tdi lihdng bidt nii.a. Dii t()i ili.- Jacques... hlf'tri ld'i tdi... (l:ju cri g{p n}ng khdng?

- Cti.,. - ChAng ngrin ngai. - I(lri xucing Toulouse,tiri ili di virng tl'C tai girp nirng nr-n... u

Ya .lircqucs Bernis kc cho trii nghe chu-v0n phi6u luucia chang.

IV

D6 kh<)ng ptrii ta mQt ga tinh nh6, nhung le ruQtcAnh cfra bi iin. Ilb ngoAi no nhln ra ilbng rugng. Duoimit mQt kibm sorlt .iri6n trlm ling ngudi ta dito'i mQt con dudng tr6ng kh6ng bi miit, rnQt con sudi,nhfi'ng b6ng hoa hbng dai. Yi6n tru&ng ga chirm socni-rtng cA1: 55n*, ngud'i thq gii bQ diiy m$t xe trdng.I)troi nlrtlng sq cli trang nA1'lir ba k6 canh gdc mdt thdgicri bi mit.

Iiibm soAt ri€n hhE ttip vAo vd xe :

o Ong di tu Paris toi 'Ioulouse, tai sao dng lai xudngtliy ?

- Tdi sE tidp tuc hirnh trinh. bing chu-vdn thu sau.Ngrro'i kibm soAt chlm chu nhln chlng. Ong ta ngin

ngai trao cho ehing kh6ng pnii m6t con du&ng, mQt consudi, nhirng bdng hoa hbng dai, nhung nghn ngai khdngmudn trao cho chdng cdi vrrcrng qudc mA t* Merlin, ngrrdi

116 CHUYfiN THII MTEN NAM

ta bidt ti6n siu vAo duoi nh&ng bb ngoAi. Sau ctng 6ngtaphii ttqc thiy trong Bernis ba tluc tinh cln c6 kb ttOrphee cho nh&ng cuQc hlnh trinh loai nl-v : can dim,tubi tr6, tinh y€u...

Ong n6i : < Thdi dng tti r.Nh&ng chuydn xe tdc hAnh luot qua nhA ga nAy, n6 &

d6 chi ab tria d6i mlt ngudi ta nhu nh&ng quhy ruqubi mAt co nhfrng dua con trai gii, nhtng nhac si gii,mQt nguoi bdn ruqu gii. l{ga1. tu. trong chuydn xe lfranh6, Bernis tld cim thdy cuQc tldi cira chAng ch|m l?i,thay tlbi f nghia. Gid' tliy trdn chi6c xe ngFa c6 muinAy, ngbi ghn ngudi ndng dAn, chlng cdn xa cAch chingta hon nfra. Chlng ddn minh vAo trong sF bi mit. Nguoitr, t& nim ba mucri tubi, di mang tdt ci nh&ng vdtnh[n tlb khdng giir hon n&a. Chlng chi rngt cinh tlbng:

q Lfa mi mgc nhanh quA ! n

MQt srf v$i vE v6 hinh tlifi vai chung ta, cuQc chqytlua cira nh&rrg cAy lua mi toi mlt tr&i t

Bernis khdm phri ra chung ta cOn xa cich hon ntia,con xao ttQng ho'n niia, cdn khdn khb ho.n n&a, khi ngucrindng dAn chi viro m$t buc'tuo'ng:

o Ong cu nQi tdi dI xAy ttro'ng tl6 >.ChAng dd sd' viro mQt buc tuong vinh citu, rnQt thAn

cA1' vinh cfru : chhng iloAn lir nrinh dE toi noi., ( Tcri dinh ccr it6 rbi. C6 phli tlcri 6ng khdng ? >

Vtrcrng gu6c cira chuyQn truybn ki ngfi duo'i bibn ddlir ncri Bernis scing m$t trlm nitm trong khi chi gil comQt gio'.

Ngay ciribu nAy tliy, chiCc xe ngqra, con tlu, ihuyinxe tdc hlnh ttd giup chAng cuge tlio thoAt l{t 16o n}y,n6 dua chung ta toi th6 gioi kil tu' Orphde, kb t& Hing-nga ngir trong rung. Chlng cti v€ rn0t hlnh khdch nhu

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nhting hAnh kh6ch kh6c, ti.6n tludng . tcri Toulouse, mAti vAo c&a kinh. Nhung chAng mang trong them tatn m$tki ni6m kh6ng thb kb ra tlrrqc, r miu tringr, c mAnthoi gian r.

ChuyCn vidng thim la kj: khdng mQt giqng n6i l&ntidng, kh6ng mgt sg ngac nhi6n. Con ttrrcrng vang l6n mQttidng tluc. ehAng nhhy qua bo iAo nhu mgi khi : c6 rnoctrdn ldi iti... A t rlo lA sg khic bi6t duy nh{t. Cin nhA d6iv6'i chAng c6 v€ ti{ng gifra nhfrng tlam cAy nhung tr.lanhu trong gi{c m6ng, & m$t kholng c{ch kh6ng thb vuottcri tluoc. Edn luc toi dich, phii chlng lA mQt io inh?ChAng bucyc l6n buc thbm xiy bing nh&ng phi6n ttt lon.Iluc thbm tld phAt sinh ra tri sg cln thidt voi m$t sr5d6 dirng chic chXn cfra nhirng dtro.ng n6t.

. & Aay kh6ng c6 gl ngu-y tao,,.. r CIn phdng lon t6itlm : mgt cAi m[ tr{ng tl6t tr6n mgt chidc gh6: mii cirachhng ? SF btq b6n d6 thuong lAm sao : khdng phit lesq bua bQn chbnh ming, nhrrng ll sg bua bQn thdngminh cho th{y c6 sq hiQn diQn. Nd hdy cdn mang dduvit cl'ia chuybn tlQng. ilQt cAi ghd hcri hii vb phia saBrni tir do ngu&i ta tll tltrng d{5. ta5' chdng l6n bAn :chAng trdng thd1. drtng tli6u. I\tgt cuiin srich m& ra : aivfnr ro'i cu6n sAch ? Tgi sao ? Ciru cudi ctrng c6 16 cOncluoc hAt l6n trong mQt tirm trang;

Bernis mim cudi, nghi tni hAng ngln c6ng viQc nh6nhlt, hAng ngAn lo sq nhd rrhoi rrong nhL d dd. nguli tatti sudt ngAy trong khi dF ligu cing nhiing nhu clu,trong khi r6p tlit lai cfrng sg bria b6n d6. Nhiing thimkich & d6 it guan trgng: chi chn lA mOt du khich,.n1gt ngtr&i la mit lA c6 thb mim cu'di trucrc clnh t16...

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q l)fi sao, chbng nghi, nubi ciibu bu6ng xudng ttlynhu 6' noi khric. cir rirgt nlur 'trrrdng, t'l(r lir mflt chrr kjOiil'tlir. NgAl': ht'rrn sau... cu$e. tlcri l+i bit tllu. Ngu<)'ita brroc vE phia chiiiu tiii. Luc tl<i, ngud'i ta khdng connrqrt lo ngai nao : nhtng cira sii rlii r,l<ing kin, nhfrng cudnsach duqc xip xdp vir nh&ng tdm luo'i ctr6n ld su&i tl5tluoc dit rlung ch5. Sr.r nghi ngcri dat tluqc nAy c6 thbIl vinh cflu, n(r co rniri r! d6. Nhirng tlOm ctta minh,chring khdng drlqrc lir nhr'ing ngung nghi... r

Chhng nhr; nhing ngbi xudng. Chirng khdng dam lc)

minh ru: ntoi str nlttr cti r'€ quri hinlr thln, qu:i tlbu tlirn.Til nrQt tiinr ruinlr cii'a (lii tluo'c keo xudng c?in tltin,nrQt tia niing tr<yi lach r1ul. r ,Virt vdt riich, Bcrnis nghi,& rlil' nguoi t;r gii rrrA kht)ng bidt... ))

r, Ta sip hoc rlu'gc f-Ii ?... n IIdt buo'c di trong cInphong h€n larn ciin nhir linh tldrng hiln l6n. IIQI buoc di-r6n lirng. trI$t brrcc tli c&l nli tu sT xdp hoa trdn bln tho'.a Ngttcri ta hohn tdt c<)ng viQc nh6 nh{t niro ? Cu.Qc ddicfia tdi tltrcrc xidt ch[t nhu mQt thlm kich. & aay n"onhi€u ll khdng gian, la kbr'rng kl:i, giiur m6i nr0t cir ilirng,nriii rndt tu trtirng... r l)ung bdn cirl sb chirng nghidngrE phirr crinh tlbng. Canh (lbng c:iing thiing drlo'i nrirt trtli,vo'i nhirng diiru tlrrilrrg trlng cdn lai dt ai chu nguyin,dti di sirn, dti nrnng tli nrdt lri thrr. No'i xa, rrrdt crii mayilip hia r6ng lOn : ngu'o'i tir cii gring nghe n6: gigng noiquii vtirr rvt cira nrdrt tlrSn litln lanr rrring chiu cln phdng.

lJrruc ili lai r':rng lrrn : << Ngrii';'i ta sip dirt nhirng h$viit, clrung diin riiin lanr ttriv tir kintr. 1\16i nrdt thd kftrong khi lui di iltilai phia s:rrr c-'hung nhirng l.6 sd n{1'...r

Nguoi ta nrii, lJernis nghe :

< Cdu co nghi nang qua ilu'nc hdt tuiin lihr)ng? Y si...>Nhr'rng bu'irc ili roi \a. (ihirng 1'dn "lirng, kinh hfri.

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Ai siip chdt ? Trdi tinr chirng se lai. Chlng k€u criu b{tcu mQt bing chung nAo vb cufic tlo.i, cAi nril tringf, cudns:ich m6'...

Nh&ng giqng noi lai yang lOn. E6 le nhfrng gic.)ng.Uytinh ydu nhung trlm tinh qu{. Nguoi ta bidt cAi ch6t dito'i ducri mdi nhA, ngudi ta thin nr{t ti6p tlon n6 mlkhirng quay mirt tti. Iih6ng c6 gi lA phi phidm : r lfqithu dbu giln di v{ry tlo, Bcrnis nghi, sdng, sfip xdpnhirng kj' r'it, ctrdt... u

< Enr co hdi ho:r cho phirng khdch khdng ?

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Ngu'o'i ta n6i nhci, vo'i iliqrng n6i tlgc nhrrng thinnhi0n. Ngrriri ta noi to'i ci ngirn chul'0n nhii nhlt va cirichdt s:iJr to'i chi nhn6m chung rnau xirm nbi. lt6t tidngcn'd'i vang l6n rili lai ttt. trt6t tidng cuoi kh6ng rG siu,nhung khdng tle n6n sr.r trang trgng co v€ tl6ng kich.

< Errng l€n, giong d6 noi, nlng tlang ngir. rBcrnis dang ngbi & nga.v giira ldng su rlau do.n trong

rnritsr.r thAn thidt bi rrriit. Changso bi lihdnr phai. Ngucri xall lanr niiy n&, vi c.iin b6c la) tdt cir, nrrit n6i dau dcrnhtirrr nhin nhin. Ngrro'i ta h6t vti'i clrang: < Anh lA nguoiilir bi6t nlng. rll veu nang... > CIrun;; phric hga kE hip h6itrong tiit cl.vG drr-vt1n d:ing ciil nang vir tfu lir tlibu khirrrgthil th:r thir rIu'oc.

Tul' nhi6n chlng ilii cri qu1.bn rii su th:in rnit nl]'...( ...ri l0 tdi 1'€u nang.D

ChAng chn girfi lai nang, len l6n thang gric, m& cir.aphong. NAng chira dgng ci mua he. Khtrng b*c trongnrArr sdng va cai giudng tr:ing. Cira sb m&, hung tlhl-'dnlrban ngAl'. Ebng hi-' trdn thlp clruong noi xa. binh thln,chim rli. cho nhip diyr ilung cira tfdi tim. cfia tr:ii tinrkhr)ng ccrn sdt phii cti. Nang ngi. Giiic ng& hu1' holng

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IAm sao gifta nrua trong ha !

< NAng srip chdt... r, Chlng tidn bur!'c tr6n sln nhldrlnh xi, diiy anh sang. Chirng khdng hibu nbi sq binh ancira chinh chAng. Nhung nAng r€n ri : Bernis kh6ng drimtiin l€n n&a.

Chdng tlodn ra mQt su hi6n di6n bao la : linh hbn cfianhtng ngud'i tim gifii rr, trAn d,iy cin phdng v) cinphong nhu mdt vdt thucrng. Nguoi ta khdng ddm dungvlo tlb (lac. kh6ng dam bu,o'c ili.

I(h6ng mQt titing rl6ng. Chi c6 tidng rubi vo ve. tIQttidng gqi noi xa dirt ra mQt vlin tlb. MOt ccrn gio mdt,mbm mai, lln vlo trong phong. Bernis nghi: <tEI tdi rbi>.Chhng nghi ildn nhirng crinh cfra ngtrdi ta s6p cl6ngxudng, tcri irnh s:ing cfia ngen tldn. Ching bao lAu ddmtdi sE Am lnh ngu'o'i b0nh nhu' nrQt giai doan phli vuotqua. Nggn ddn mo' ruo lur: tlri m€ hoirc nhu mQt io inh,vl nh&ng sq vft mi hinh b6ng khdng guay mA ngu&i tanhin mudi hai gid' ducri m6i m6t khia canh rdt cuSc insiu vAo tri 6c, tld mdrt srrr. nirng kh6ng chiu tlqng iluqc.

< '\i d6 ? > nirng h6i.Ilernis tidn lai giin. Sr3 diu rlAng, sr; thuang clm rtAng

, l6n m6i chAng. Chirng nghidng minh. Cuu nAng. Bd nirnglAo long. LA suc h.rc cfia nirng.

< Jacques... r NAng chim chu nhin chAng .< Jacques...>Nirng cci giing ldi keo chAng tu trong rl6y sAu cfia tu tu&ngnlng. Ning khdng tim ki6m vai chAng nhung tim kidm trongnh&ng kj' ni6rn c&a rninh. Nlng bdm vAo tay do chAngnhu ngudi chdt iludi truo.n l€n. kh6ng pnii db nim ldymQt sq hi6n di6n, mSt ch6 tqa, nhung tlb n5m ldy mQthinh inh... NAng nhin...

Va th6 lir diin dhn chAng c6 vE xa la tldi voi nAng.NAng khdng nhin ra cii vdt nhin alo, cAi nhtn tld. NAng

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nim ldy nh&ng ng6n tay chAng tlb gqi chAng: chlng khdnggiup ich gi tlucrc cho ndng ci. Cheng khdng phii lI ngudiban ml nAng mang trong mlnh. EE mQt nhgc sEn vb srphidn di6n nly, nAng x6 elly chAng, vl guay ttlu di.

Chlng & m$t khoing cAch khdng thb vuqt qua iluqc.ChAng dao thoat khdng mQt ti6ng ttQng, lai di ngang

qua cln phortg rgng lon. Chlng tr& vb sau mQt chuydn clirQng lo'n, sau nr6t chuydn tti h5n tl$n, mA ngucrl ta kh6 nhalai rd. Phai chlng chhng dau do'n ? Phai chlng chAng bubnriu ? Chlng ngung lai. Bubi chibu kich viro nhu nu'o'cbibn ldch vAo khoang thu th&ng, nh&ng kf v{t sfp mdt di.TrAn ti vAo cria kinh, chlng nhin nh&ng bdng cAy ducrngxi keo dli ra, dinh vAo nhau, trAn tlhy thlm c6 cfia tldmtdi. NIQI ng6i lAng ncri xa thip tlen l6n : chi lA mQt nhumnhtng nggn ddn: nlng c6 thb qhm no trong tay. Kh6ng cdnkholng cach nfra: chAng co thb sd'tay vAo ngqn tl6i.Nhfrng titing n6i trong nhA im blt : ngucri ta dI hoAn tdtvi6c xXp ilit lai thu tq. ChAng kh6ng itung tliy. Chhngnho' to'i nhfrng bu6i chiEu nhu tlrti. Ngrrt)'i tl giril'. nirng nEnhtr mdt ngud'i rnang bd db lin. Khuirn nrirt nhnn ciranguoi dirn bir tlong lai lA bdng nhii'n nguo'i ta thriy scrtuo'ng lai, so' cai chdt.

Chirng ra ngoAt. Chlng qulS' lrri vo'i rrti'c nrudn ni)ngnhi6t ducrc ngac nhi6n, ducrc ngucri ta gOi t6n: tnii timchAng hin sC rrrbrn ra vi bubn rlu vir vi vui v€. Nhungkhdrrg co gi. Iihdng co gi giir chirug hi. Chirng ltro't qua gitanhii'ng ciy nrA kh6ng co gi ng:in cirn. Ch')rng nh?i1' qu:rhang rAo : con tluo'ng cl.rc nhoc. Thd ld lrdt, ch?rng sEkh6ng bao gio' tri\' Iai.

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Yl llernis, truoc khi ra di, dI t6m tit cho t6i nghel6t ci cu6c phi6u luu :

s Ciu co thdy, t6i dii cd giing l6i kdo Genevidve virotrong mdt thd E'io'i thu<)c vd t6i. T{t ca nhirng gi tdi choning thi[-v tlbu trn ndn ti ngit, sAm xlt. E€nr diiu ti6n ll mQtchibu di1'kh6ng t6n : chung t6i .lI kh6ng thE vugt quachidu .lliy t16. Tdi il:i phli trri lai ntng c1n nhA,cuQc sdng vir linh hbn nirng. Tung cdi mQt, tdtci nhfrng ciy bach ducrng & b€n iluong. CAng tidn to.if;hn Paris, chiEu dly gifra thd gio.i vir chung tdi giim dhn.Nhu thb tdi mudn ldi keo no xudng ducri bibn. Sau tlo,khi tdi hdy con tim ciich theo cho kip, t6i de c6 thb-lai ghnnang, sdvlo nAng: gifra chring t6i kh6ng cdn khoing c6ch.Khdng con nfra. T6i khdng bidt noi gi vcri c{u : ci nginniim. Nguoi ta dii 6. quri xr m6t cuQc s6ng khac. Nlngall bdm chit lX1' nhitng t:im khin trili giucrng trring, toi

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mua hd cfra nlng, to'i nhfrng sg r{t hibn nhi€n cla ning,vh tditlE khdngthb mang nlng tli doqp. Heydb tdi ra di.n

Gio iliy cdu di tliru al6 tim kho tirng, kE lln bibn &An-ttd tld s& duqc vAo nh&ng vi6n ngqc, nhung kh6ng bidtcdch mang chung l€n bd ? Sa mac nhy mA t6i lli & tr€n,tdi ka lh bi giii lai & ttdt nhu mQt hon chi, tdi kh6ngbi6t khAm phn gi & d6. Nnung dtii v6'i criu, nhir qiy thuat,tlo chi lir m$t lop cirt, mQt c.6i bE ngoiri...

< Jacques, tcri gio' rbi d6.u

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Gb dr'rv, nguo'i e ?im, chirng nro m6ng. Tu tr€n caonhin xudng, rnit alilt nhu im lim. Sahala cira cat vangcin rao rn<it biln xanh nhu nrQt tia he rci' cung tiin.Bernis nguo'i thq'tdt ilua bo' bibn giat lE h€n phii, lucrtngang, thlng hirng vo'i tl6ng co. Toi m6i m6t khuc rd &Phi-chAu, chAng lai ho'i nghidng mdr,v bay. Con hai ngirnciry sd nfi'a lir tcri Dakar.

Truo'c mr-rt chAng, mhu trXng l<la cira rninh tldt chuab! khudt phr1c. Ddi khi lA ting tla trcr tnri. Giri dii quetcAt, dd tl:'ry, thanh nhirng nh&ng tlun dlu tlin. Khdngkhi im lim dd lirit tiiy phi co' nhu hirt r6t nhcr cia kimloai. Phi ccr khdng c6 mQt rung chuybn nAo theo chibungang hoirc theo chibu doc vA. tri tr€n cao, khdrng thdyco su di il6ng niro cira phong cinh. Bi ridt trong gi6, phiccr giai ding ba1-. Port-Etienne, tram ngung dhu ti€n,khdng ducrc ghi trong lihdng gian nhung tlucrc ghi trong

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thdi gian, vA Bernis nhin tlbng hb. Cdn phii ngbi im limv) y6n lirng trong sAu gid n&a rbi nguoi ta ra kh6i mdybay nhu ra kh6i ccrn bi cqc. ThC gicri thi moi m6.

Bernis nhin cbidc ilbng hb mA do tl6 m$t phep latlugc tbgc hiQn nhu the Rbi dbng hb chi vbng guaycfia cdnh quqt bdt tlQng Ndu cAi kim nAy b6 r<ri con s6,ndu mdy h6ng ph6 mic ngudi cho c6t, thcri gian vA nhiingkholng cAch c6 m$t y nghia mcri mB mA chAng khongnhin thuc tluqc. Chhng du lichtrong mQt chiEu thri tu(*).

Tuy nhi€n chAng bidt sB ngQt ngat nAy. Tdt cir chungta dbu bidt n6. BiCt bao hinh lnh chiy trucrc nrit chungta : chung ta lir ttr nbirn cfia mQt hinh lnh duy nhdt, ndr

tld ning cdi trgng lucrng thgc sg c&a nhfrng dgn cdt, cfiamdt troi, cia sg yOn lirng cfia n6. MQt thd gitri tr€n chingta ild bj lac l6ng. Chung ta y6u tludi, iluqc vd trang bingnh&ng diqtr b0 mA il€m tdi, nhfrng tli6u b0 nly chi lAmnh&ng con nai (*) chay trdn. Eucrc vd trang blng giqng ndikh6ng tang qud xa ba trlm thucrc vir khdng bidt dat tcrinhfi'ng ngud'i. tri6t ngiry kia tdt ci chung ta ilbu rcrt vAotrortg hanh tinh xa la nAy.

Tho'i gian 6' aO itir tr& thanh quri rQng cho nhlp sdngcfia chting ta. 6' Casrblanca, chung ta diim tinh hlng gid,vl nh&ng sg hgn hd cfra chung ta. ll6i mQt chung ta thaytlbi con tim. Trdn mrly bay, m6i nria gJo', chung ta thay(lbi khi h.Au : tha-r abl da thit. 6 ilAy, chring ta d&n bingnh&ng tuiin 16.

Nhfi'ng ngudi ban ili l6i keo chung ta ra kh6i ch6 tt6.\.i, ndu chung ta 5du dudi, hQ keo chring ta rao trongphdng lrii : nhtng nim ta1' sit cia nhtng ngudi ban tld

{.r ) \gu}'in viitr r uttl rltuttrii:ntt tlitnension.1 * ) \grrlt',rr lirr : gazelle. rndrt giiing nri ir su mnc.

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k6o c:hting ta ra kh6i c6i th6 gio.i nll', vAo trong cAithd gioi c&a hq.

ThIng bing tru'o'c bi6t bao xa la, Bernis nghi minhkhdng hibu minh mdl'. Su khAt, sr5 b6 phd hny sg tlnbao cira lfi ngudi l\Ihures ttl gcli ra nh&ng gi trong chirng.VA chul'6n ngung canh & Port-Etiennc h6ng keo dli honm6t'thdng ? Chirng cdn nghi :

< Ta khong con chtt can tllm nlo. u

llqi thu vln trnu trrcrng. Khi mQt phi cring tr6, libulai mny bav nhao lgn theo hinh vdng trdn tlung, hin ttbl6n trdn tlhu hin, mlc diiu chting giin nhu thd nlo, khdngphii nhfrng chucrng ngai v{t rirn chfc mA chi m6t chutcffng dir de ndt hin, nhrrng hin tlii nhirng cr\1-, nh&ng buctucrng ctng ldng nhu trong nhirng gidc rngng. Can dirnl6n, Bernis ?

l'uv nhidn, nguqc vo'i j'mucjn chang, vi ld dQng cotll rung, kG xa Ia clo c6 tirb nhlo nr thd clr6 chlng.

Sau mdt gio' bay, huo,ng rii vir crii vinh nby sau chotttd ndi liln vung ttdt hoang vu, tro tnli, mA canh quattlE kiQt suc. Nhung m6i dibm duo'i eldt & phia trucrcmang snn su de dqa bi ruAt.

Con m6t ngin cir5' sci bay n&a : phii keo vb phia minhvung dit bao la niy.

Port-Etienne g&i Cap J ubg : phi co dA fti fi gib 30.Port-Etienne gtri Sadnt-Louis : phi co cd.t cdnh ftbi

16 gib 45.

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Sain/-.Loufs gloi Dakar : phi co roi Port'Elienne 16gid45,sE tidp l1c bag dtm.

Gi6 Ddng. Gi6 thbi tu phia trong sa m?c Sahara vi cAt'cubn cu6n bdc l€n thlnh nhiing cnn ldc vlng. Tri chAntrdi rang tldng, 16 ra m$t rnirt trdi co ddn vi nhot nhat'bi bi6n thb vi lo'p suo'ng mir n6ng. trl6t cii bong !6ng xAphdng nhcrt nhat. Nhung trong khi lOn trdn ilinh trdi, dln,di1n bcrt co quXp, mirt trcri tr& thenh m$t m[i tdn n6ngb6ng, nrqt miri diri n6ng b6ng chich vAo gdy.

Gio tiy. rr*guoi ta cdt crjnb 6' Port-Fltienne, trong m$tbiiu khdng khi binh lirng, gln nhrr tuo'i mdt, nhung &cao dd nrirt trim thuo'c ngudi ta thiiy cdi dung nhamoiy. YA iip tirc :

Nhidt d6 dhu : 120.Nhi6t dQ nuo'c : 110.Ba-v l6n cao hai ngAn, ba ngln thuo'c : di nhj€n !

Bal' tr0n trin biio crit nh-v: dT nhi€n ! Nhrrng, phiccr b:rr' I6n chua drroc niim phut: nhii'n liOu trong xy-lanh ttr dgng chriy vA crii nip hoi b! chal'. YA rbi bal' lOn:nrii thi d(1. I)lli co chinr iljtrn vao trong bhu lihong khi imlim nay, plti t:n sa lhy.

Gio tril'. Ngucri ta nrir qirdng. trlirt trdi lln tron6 nhiinghinlr xoal' 6c rniru vlng nly. trIi"rt troi nh(rt nhat tl6i khinlro ra vir elSt chriy. Ddt chi hi0n ra & iltrcrng thing thJrng

vA con nii'a ! l'di keo rniri phi co' l6n ? tdi chui miri xu6ng ?

tdi nghidng ? Ngtrdi ta bay ll lA & tlirm tlucrc. llirc kQ !

minh kidm & ch6 thdP hon.& sdt rnirt ildt lir lubng gi6 bic thbi nhu con sdng

chiry. Ducrc diil'. Ngu'oi ta bu6ng thdng rnQt calnh tay ra6goAi ptrong Lii. Cfrng nhu khi ngbi tr€n mQt crii ca-n6

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chay nhanh, ta thd ng6n tay xudng nghlch nuac mCt.Nhiet dQ dlu : 110.NhiQt tlQ nucrc : 95,IIat nhu m$t ddng sdng ? So sdnh vay. Hoi nhun

nhhy m$t chut, m6i vCt nhin cfi.a'd{t phong ra cAi t6tcria n6. That le br;c bQi khi kh6ng nhto thdy gt.

Nhung & mti Timdris gi6 tay thbi sdt mit adt-Khdng cdn ncri nAo tlb hn ndu. Mii cao-su kh6t : ma-nh€-td chAy. trfi6ng cao-su ndi U chdy ? Kim chi vdng quaycria crinh quat rung chuybn, rbi gilm bot muoi vdng. c Ami, ndu mi mir dinh vAo tldy nfi'a...>

Nhi6t dQ nucrc: 11b.Kh6ng thb nto l6n cao mudj ilruoc. Con mit lidc

nhin trdn dun cat n6 toi ta nhu mgt midng vAn dirng tlbnhiro l6n & nhfrng hb boi. Con mit nhin vio nh&ng c{itlbng hb. Hop t ilo lA di ctgng cfra rlun cAt. Nguoi ta leiphi ccr, chn ldi keo sAt viro bgng: kh6ng duqc bao liun&a. Ngrdi ta mang phi ccr trong tay nhu thb ngudi tagifi' thlng blng rnQt crli bAt qua il}y.

Crich nhirng bdnh phi co mucri ilrut_r'c, ru Mauritani etlTiy ia nhfi'ng cbn cdt cira no, nhii.ng bdi tldng lly nuocmin, nhfi'ng bli cat: nhirng dong thAc s6i tl:r.

1520 yong.Chuydn bay trting r6ng ilhn ti6n nhu ildm vAo nguoi

vi6n phi cdng. trIdt cai iliin Phap & crich hai muoi ciysd: tlbn duy nh?it. phli to'i tluo.c tlo.

Nhi6t il6 nucrc : 120.I)qn cdt, tlng dd, tldng lhy nucyc mln ttbu tld qua. T{t

ci nhu duqc cho vao mriy ep. Nhfrng duo'ng vib,n ttucrcncri rdng, rn& ra rbi ddng lai. & ngay duo.i bAnh xe : mQtsq xdo trQn. Nhftng tlng dd den noi kia, tu tqip lai tungnh6m, khit nhau, chfng hinh nhu ti6n tryi m$t cdch

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ch$m chqp, rbi bdng chdm hln l6n. Ngudi ta nhAo l6nchtng, ngu&i ta phin t6n chung.

1130 vdug.< N6u minh v& mit... r. trIidng t6n nrl tay ching sd

vlo n6ng b6ng. Hd thdng tda nhi6t b6c hcri tting ch{p.Phi ccr, .nhu mdt con thuyBn chua chft quA nhibu, ningnE bay.

1400 vdng.Nhi?ng br.ri cCt cudi cung bi xd tlhy vdi vE vb phia sau.

cdch bdnh xe hai muoi phAn. Nh&ng x8ng cAt nhanhch6ng. Nh&ng x6ng ving. MOt tlun cAt vuqt qui IA th{ycdi ttbn b6t. A ! Bernis tXt mdy. EE tldn hic.

D) cfia phong cinh him Aiin rbi t*t ngfrn. Thd gioibing cAt lai tlrrcrc tao l{p.

Itf6t phdo tlAi Phrip trong sa mac Sahara. trI6t nguoitrung si giA ra d6n Bernis vi tucri cuoi khi th{y ngudianh em. Hai muoi linh Sdnegalais bbng sdng chAo : m$tnguiri da Trfng, it nhdt phii le trung si ; lir trung riyndu ngudi d6 tr8.

r ChAo tnrng sT !

- -A ! ting ttdn thim t6i, tdi sung suong qud ! T6iqu6 & Tunis... r

Thtri tho fu, nh&ng ki' ni€m xrra, linh hbn hXn : hin{lua ra, m$t hrri, cho Bernis hay.

MOt cAi bln nh6, nh&ng tdm hinh ttinh & tudng:( Phai, tt6 li hinh h9 hAng. T6i chua quen ho hdt.

nhung nlm trri, t6i s€ tli Tunis. Hinh niy ? Do II ngudiydu c&a baa tdi. T6i bao gio cfing thdy hinh t16 tllt trenbin hin. Hlri bao gio cing n6i toi nAng. Khi hIn r6fi, 16;tlE Idy buc hinh, t6i de tidp tqc, tdi vdn kh6ng c6nguoi y€u.

- Trung eT, tdi hhAt,

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CHUYEN THI} MIEN NAI{

- A, u6ng di. Tdi rdt vui rl duoc mli 6ngudng rugurang. Tdi kh6ng con rrgu cho rlai uy nta. Ong ta dd tliqua cdch tlAy niiur thang. Sau do, di nb.i€n, trong thoigian diri, tdi tu tao ra nhirng j' nghi den t6i. Tdi lAm tlondii xin co ngtroi khac tl6n thay th6 : tdi x{u h6 qua.

< Tdi lAm gi A ? D6m nAo t6i cfrng vi6t thu : tdi kh6ngng&, tdi co ndn. Nhung khi thutcri tdj, cu m6i sdu thingmQt lln, nhung la thu trl lcri ilo all qud cfr : tdi b{t ttiuvidt lai thu' khac.

Ilernis ldn thi)n phdo ttli ngbi hft thudc voi nguaitrung si. Ducri anh trlng, sa nlac trdng r6ng lAm sao. Tucdi bot nAy hirn canh ch[rng cai gi ? Chdc lA nlrring ngdisao. Chic IA mat trang...

< Co phii anh lA trung si c&a nhirng ngdi sao ?

- Du'ng ttr cirdi !r)t, hut di, toi co thudc. Tdiklrong con <lh thudc cho dri rry nD'a. p

Bernis nghe hilt chuyQn vE nguoi trung uy, vb nguoitlai uy nAy. Chhng co tlrt! noi lai cAi tit duy nhdt c&a h9,aluc tinh duy nhdt cria hg : ngu(ii thi danh bii, ngucri kiaiai tcit quri. ChAng cirng du'gc l)iit lechul6n ridng thdmcrriii cung cua rnQt trung u]' trA (tdi nrQt trung si gih, lacl6ng noi sa mac, giin nhu lir rndt kj nidm ydu duong.

( IIin giii thich nlrfrng ngoi sao cho tdi nghe...

- Phii, lJernis noi, ring ta dI birn giao cho anh nhirngngdi sao <io.>

l)letniru'nrl[mtit

Vir gio' tliy, d6n'luqt chang giii thich.VA nguoi trnng si,du'o'c nhing khoirng crich, nghi to'i Tunis cing & raviy. Ilidt iluqc sao bic. diiu, hin ta th; le nhin khudnno rul nir4n ra no, hiin chi ciin hoi gi& no sang trdi

(kinh

chtit. HXn nghT toi 'I unis ir qun giin.Ya chring ta rot rE phia 6ao nay voi rn$t tdc d0khlng... r \a ngrroi trung si ngrrng lei tlung luc &

SAINT - EXUPERY

ehin tudng.jviy dng cfrng biit t{t cA t

- Kh6ng, trung si.'fruoc tdi co nrQt nguoi trung siiti bio tdi : q Anh khdng x{u hb A, anh, mQt ngu&i concdi nhA, hgc r$ng, tu cAch, ml sao ltc cho phi co rE larh6m thi ? r

- d t E&ng c6 x{u hb, that quc kh6... rNgudi ta d6 dirnh chAng.r 'frung si, trung si t CAi ddn tuin ti6u cfra trung sl...rChing chi l6n mit tring.r Trung si c6 bidt bAi hAt nay khdng

Maa,mva roi, 4dng chd.n chi6,noi.,.

Chhng ngin nga hdtr A, c6, t6i biit : tt6 lA bei.hnt & Tunis...: Hat cho tdi nghe ili, trung si. Tdi cin nho lai biri

b6t ilo.EA xem nlo :

Em hdg cho chiLn trdng vbNoi kia, trong tip lbn.

- Trung si, trung si, trii nho' ra rdi.

Nghe duoi la cagNrdc rio do chhgEdg rbi, bdo toi,..

- A tEung lirm sao ! > Ngudi trung si n6i.H9 cirng hi6u chung vb nhfrng su vrit.r SAng rbi, tnrng si, chring ta di lArn.

cHUYEN rgrt MriN NAre

- Di lAm.

- Cho t6i mrrqn cii kiur nr6'Du-di.

- A ! ving.- L{y cAi kim dn vlo diy.- A ! cu ra l6nh di... tdi'sE lim t{t cA.

- Co thdy khdng, trung si, kh6ng sao ci, t6i slp di. rNgudi trung si ngXm v! thln tr€, tu noi vd ttinh t&ir

ttb rbi lai bay ili.... Toi ttb nhic cho hfrn nhcr mSt bli hAt, nho Tunie,

qho' chinh hnn. Tri'thi6n tlAng niro, & b€n kia nhftng cbnc6t, nh&ng nguoi mang tin tlgp il6 nly bay xu6ng k&6ngmQt ti6ng d6ng.

< \tinh bi6t, trung si !

- Vinh bi€t... rNgu'ili trurrg si ru{p mril'ddi m6i, kh6ng cdn tr; tloAn

ca chinh minh. Ngucri trung si khdng bidt n6i ll h{n tagi& gin trong tim cho s6u th:ing tinh {i.

VII

Sofnl-louis & Sinigal giri Port-Elienne : Phi c:s kh6ngI&i Saint-Louis slop. Cho bidt tin nqag.

Port-Etienne gtri Sainl-lorris : Khdng hidl lhim gi ti,khiphi co c?it cunh 16gibl5 hdn qua slop. S[ clo di lung

kidm ngag.Soin/-Zouis & Scneltal gtiri Port-Iitiennc. I'hi co ti32 rbt

Sain/-louis 7giu25 stop. Dtrttg <li udi, dqi no toi I'orl-Etienne dd.,

Porl-Etienne giri Saint-I.ouis : Phi co 632 dd lui 13gNstop. Phi ct2-ng (ho bitt kh6ng tttiy oi ntdc ddu tdm nhin khdtdt. Phi c6ng cho Id thiig ndu phi co th:r bag ding lQ lrinhbinh throng stop. Ciin co phi cong tht ba dt lint theoc/rfln sdu..

134 CHUYfiN TH{.} MIiN NAM

Sain/-louis giri Port-Etienne : Dbng t. EA clrc l6.nh.Sain/-.Louis gtri Jubg : Kh6ng1 tin tuc gi ci.a chagtn

phi co Phali-MA stop. Xirt toi Port-Dtienne ngag.

Juby.l{Qt nguo'i tho' mdy lai chd tdi :

( T6i cho nrro'c viro h6c b6n trdi 6' phia truoc, luongthgc & hQc b6n phiri, mQt c:ii b:inh dtr phong va tfi thudc5' h{c phia sau. tr{udi phrit. Duqc kh6ng ?

- I)pcrc. rSii ta1'. Ti6u l0nh :

e Trong khi t6i vXng nrit 'm6i ngay phii llm tdtudng trinh. Thu hai trl luong cho nguai Maures. Chooh&ng thirng sing r6ng xudng thuybn bubm r.

\rl t6i ilu'ng t! ta.v no'i cfra sb. Chidc thuybn bubmm6i thring mQt lhn, tidp td nuo'c nggt cho chung tdi ilangb{p bbnh trdn bitin. Nd di thrrcrng. Nd mirc mQt chril cuQcsSng nrn llil', nrlc quln rlo rno'i cho tdt cl sa mac c&a t6i.T6i lA Noe du'crc con chinr bii cAu vlo thuydn thim vi6ng.

I)hi co' ild sln slng.

Juby grt'i Pot't-Elientrc : Phi co 236 rti Jubg l4gib 20 tliPorl-Etienne.

SAINT - EXUPERY

Con tluong tloAn lfr hAnh tti ttuqc ghi ddu bingnhtng nim xucrng, con tlucrng chung tdi bay ghi ddubing xric phi co' : c ll$t gio n&a lA to'i phi co cla Boia-dor...r Nh&ng xdc bi ngudi trIaures cucrp b6c. Nhftng ti6uchuln.

MQt ngAn cly s6 cAt rbi IA Port-Etienne : b6n cln nhltrong sa mac.

r Chirng t6i chd c{u. Chung t6i l6n tluong ngay dAlgi dung ban ngAy. MQt phi co bay tr6n bd biEn, cdi kiacich hai muoi ci.1' sd vA cai thu ba cdch nim mucri ci1'.Chring t6i ngung lqi 6' tlbn luc ilcinr xucing : ciu tha-v phico l?

- PhAi. Nip hoi bi kgt.nChuytn db.Ldn duong.

Kh6ng c6 gi. Chi la nrQt ting .le tdi tim. T6i tidp tuclirng kidm cln kE tr€n sa rnqc. trI6i dibm t6i den ll mQttdi tlm lirm t6i lo ngai. Nhung bibn cdt chi chay dutrit6i nhu mQt khdi dA xim tdi.

T6i kh6ng con thdy c6c b:rn cria t6i nira. Ho ild bayt rdn phln trdi c&a hQ. Sq tri chi cla nhfrng con chimung. T6i kh6ng c6n thdy bibn. I.€nh ddnh bay trdn catlring b6ng, t6i khdng.thdy vit gi sdng.ildng. Tim tdi dip:ric tAu & ncri ra...

MQt tlng dA tdi.D6ng ccr cla t6i : ti6ng glo th6t cfia con s6ng tlang

cubn cu6n chiy. Con song cuiin cutin na1' bao bqc l{y tdivir ldm t6i hao mdn.

Nhibu khi, Bernis a, tdi thiiy cau liri vAo trong nibur

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136 cHUYfN THI.' TIIiN NAM

hy vgng khdng thb giai thich duoc cfia cdu. Tdi kh6ngbidt dln giii. Tdi nhcr t16n cAu nl-v cia Nietzsche mi cAurra thich: <( llua he cfra t6i nong, ngin ngfri, bubn bd visung su'crng >.

Mit tdi nrit ru6i vi dI rlOi tinr quri nhiEu. Nhfrng vitden nh?iy nrua. Trii khdng con bidt rd li t6i eli ttAu.

( l'hd nao tlung si, r'A1'dng thdl- hiin ta i ?

- (lng trr ciit c:inh lric tlng s:rng...rChung t6i ngiii t! chr'rn phrio illi. Nh&ng ngu.oi Sene-

g:rlais crrdi, vi€n trung si nro.mring: nr6t hoing h6n tucrisrrng nhu'ng 't'r'r ich.

IIr)t ngu'o'i trong bglr r:htrng tdj tirfr t-loan nrtlt cdchkhdng chic chrin :

< llay rnriy Lray tan tlnh... cgu bidt chu... gln nhukhdng tim th65' t

- DT nhi€n. >

)lQt ngrrcri trong iron chung toi iiring tliil', ili vllilrcrc :

., N6nry roi. (ki Lhrr0c Li )iirrrng ? ir

Chring [t'ri rar:r ilGrrr t6i : sric ll:it, ngrroi vA sry vit.

Chtrng toi rAo rlr',nr tiii, dudi anh l&a cfra ddm tlluthudc ll I'a thi;gio'i liiy lai kich tlrrroc thuc sr.r c&a nd.Tcri tlucrc I)ort-Et.ienne lanr gil nua nh&ng doirn l& hhnh.Saint-l,ouis il senegal ir0n ranh gicri cia cdi mr)ng. Sa macnay, hbi nlr-, chi la nrt)t bi'dn crit khdng bi miit. Nhirng

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thAnh phd cAch ba buac bly ra vA nguli trung si tlugcvd trang cho sr3 ki€n tri, cho y6n ling vA c6 tlon cimthdy rn$t duc tinh nhu viiy th(rt Iit vd ich. Nhrrng mQtcon scrn chu tru ldn vl crit s6ng dQng, nhung m$t ti6ngggi tao lip lai sr.r bi m:it, nhung rnQt cdi gi nhy sinh, tr6nchqy, ti6p tuc...

Nhung nh&ng ngdi sao tlo hd chung tdi nhfrng kholngcAch thgc sg. OuQc s6ng binh thln, tinb y€u chung th&y,nguoi ban gdi mA chung ta tuong lir thin y€u' lai chinhlA ng6i sao tsric-dhu tll ghi diiu hq...

Nhung sao Nam-tao ghi d{u mQt kho tirng.

Viro lric ba gi'o sdng, nhirng tdrn mbn len c[a chungtdi tr& thirnh m6ng ruanlt, trong sudt : d6 lA phep thu$tcia m[t tring. Tdi tinh gir;y, gid lanh. Tdi l6n tr€n nbnphdo iliri hut thu6c. Ei6u thudc 1d... eli6u thtriic 1d... Cunhu vi-v t6i cho rang ddng.

CAi tlbn nho duo'i anh trirng, mQt hli clng lirng nrrcrc.Dly tlfr cric ngdi 6ao troi cho cAc tlibu ltirnh vi6n'Nhfi'ng kinr illa bAn c&a ba phi co chung t6i ngoa:r ngo?in

chi hutrng bic. iY viY rnA...Bucrc chAn cudi cirng thttc sr; cira ciu, cdu ctl tllt noi

tliy ? Noi tliy chdm dut thd gioi nhiy cim. CAi thlnhlfiy nh6 nay : mQt bdn tlb. lIQt nguirng c&a trdng ra rinhrring nly lir noi kh6ng c6 gi thqc lim. '

E€m t6i thit hul'bn diQu. Jacques Bernis, cdu & tlluviy ? 6 diy ching, haf i'r ch6 kia ? Sg hiQn diOn tld nhgnhAng lam sao ! Chung quanh t6i sa mac Sahara. nly n:angchua rdt it, chi nhdn iluqc tl6 diy, mQt g6t nbiy cia

rgl

138tt

CHUYEN THU IIIEN NAI&

loii scrn ducrng, chi chiu tlqrng nbi, tlong lin n6p ningrin nhdt, ruQt tlua tr6 nhe nhang.

Vi€n trung si tcri bdn t6i :

r Chiro 6ng.

- ChAo trung si.rHiin nghe ng6ng. I(h6ng co gi. I\Ift sq ydn ling, Bernis oi1

du vao su 5r€n llng cfia ciu.s Thudc ld ?

- Phai. )Yi6n trung si nhai tti6u thu6c.< Trung si, mai nly tdi sE tim thdy ngucri b4n t6i :

trung si nghi anh ta & tliu ? >

ViCn 'trung si, tq tin, chi cho tdi khip chin trdi...NI$t atua tr6 lac lhm trirn dly sa mac.

Bernis, mflt h6m ciiu tAm sr.r vo'i tdi : < T6i da y6u m$icuQc sdng mh tdi kh6ng hibu n6 rir lfm, mQt cuQc s6ugkh6ng hoirn toAn trung thqc. T6i cflng kh6ng bidt 16 t6icin crii gi : tto lir mQt co'n hdu tloi nhg nhing... r

Bernis, m$t hdm ciiu tim sq vo'i tdi : r Eibu t6i uctloin lrin khudt sau mgi su v{t. T6i thiiy hinh nhu voi m$tcd g5ng, t6i sE hibu, tdi sE bi6t n6 ilb tloat duqc n6. Vi tdira tli bdi rdi vi str hi6n di6n cira nguoi bqn mir khdng baogiu tdi co thb hibu 16... r

Tdi thdy hinh nhu m$t con tlu chdng chinh. T6i thdy

SAINT. EXUPERY

hlnh nhu mQt dua trE ttang dlu ti6ng. Tdi thdy hinh nhuc6 tidng xiro xqc c&a nhff'ng cAnh bubm, cira cQt bubm vlcla hy vQng, tidng xiro xac tl6 tli vio trong biEn ci'

Rang tl6ng. Ti6ng kdu b b cira nh&ng nguoi Maures'Nhirng con l4c tll cira hQ nim phqc xu6ng ttdt vi quAmQt mdi. ll0t bc.)n cucrp gbnr ba trlm tay sringr bi m}ttu'phia Bic tli xudng, hln tl! xudt hiOn & phia Edng vl t'insat m$t rloan l& hhnh.

Ndu chung ta iti kidnr vb phia bgn cuop tl6 ?

< Viy thi di theo hinh d6 quat, tlbng j'? KG & giiiadi thlng vb huong d6ng...

Simoun : lOn toi nlm muai thuoc ngAn gi6 d6 btitchring t6i nhu m$t cAi mriY htt bqi,

Ban tdi oi...\'{y ra & tlAy lir kho tirng : ciu cd tiru ki6m n6'lTrEn tlun cdt niry, nhfi'ng cirnh tay khoanh lai vir tl6i

diQn voi cdi vinh miru xanh s5m vA rt6i diOn nhirng lingdhy sao, dOm d6, su'c ning c&a c{ru khdng c6 m{y"'

Luc ciu xudng rb phia natu c(t bidt bao nhi6u sqi diydutrc c&i ntt, Bernis tll nhc nhu kh6ng khi dA chi cdn c6mQt ngudi ban : mQt scri c&a chbm sao Thdt-nfr cQt nhgldy cAu...

E€m tl6 cqu con nhg nhirng hon nira' Ciu tll bi ch6ngmit. Trong ng6i sao thring tlung nh{t ccr ndr lir kho tingr6i kA trdn tranh !

I4O CHUYfiN THI.} MIEN NAM

Sqi tcr mdng manh c|ra tinh ban cfia t6i lai bugc cfiuso siri : lA kE chln chidn U{t rrung t6i de phii ngfithi6p tti.

.Saint-louis & Sancg,al g&i Toulouse : Chugdn bag phdpIIfi tim |h?ig phia E6ng Timirfs slop. phe dich qutin & ghnstop. Phi c6ng chdt phi co u0 th:r nguyin ugn stop. Tidp tuc

toi Dakar.

vm

Dalcar g&i Toulouse : Thtr t&i Dakar dhg ilit'Slop.

LdI NGI/Cru DICH

Nli, lti vti nh) xait bia, tii l2c tkh si hdt t* lttJich io frhoing thhg B" ,967, Bit tg|, lrac goi ),tu aghilp tei nrbc ngili, tdi baQc phti lich th/t nl.nh clotrh lbi lica. BAn licl lo ti ta khdng trtc hda tiln thinI/lng,

Mac ll, ngrli tring now nL) xait..bh ta tt tla coi-,6c giln lia lich, nhrrg i tht; gin hn hgp i cip blclain cllc cung rthing trlnl frha; nh;h lih thih sit Iryni lln.

Ctng v&i lli can na .rh ta, Trl, Phong-Girc, ngrbilich xin trae gfri lbi cia an trrtc tti *tng bg tgc c.o;ith fi fia lbag chl b&o cho rhi.ng cI6 ni Dn ll chlng tiifip thb; tbe chfrt cln h b)n l) nr.

NH.I - Pt4t't(thang 12-1966)

CHUYEN THU MIEN

truy$n A. de SAINT-E:(UPEIiY bindich cfra NHi - DrhN miu bia cfia

viN - THANI{ do T{p - san viNxu{t bin lhn thu nh{t. In t?inha in ri€ng c&a nhir xu{t binxong ngay 5 thdng 1 nirn 1967.