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Tapio Koivukari<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mig minnir a\u00f0 konurnar hafi \u00e1tt hugmyndina a\u00f0 fer\u00f0alaginu. H\u00f3f\u00ed kom til m\u00edn me\u00f0 hugmyndina og \u00e9g sam\u00feykkti hana eftir sm\u00e1 hik. Br\u00e1tt var \u00e9g eiginlega farinn a\u00f0 hlakka til, eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um gengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 nokkrum sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 undirbjuggum okkur \u00ed nokkrar vikur. Handa S\u00f3leyju var keypt tjaldd\u00fdna og svefnpoki og eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0. Ef einhver er algj\u00f6rt borgarbarn, ekki alin upp \u00e1 m\u00f6linni heldur malbikinu \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00fan S\u00f3ley, besta vinkona H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ar, k\u00e6rustunnar minnar, og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i alltaf fr\u00e9tt af h\u00f6gum hennar og ath\u00e6fi. D\u00f6kkh\u00e6r\u00f0a, fj\u00f6ruga S\u00f3ley, tr\u00fana\u00f0arvinkona lj\u00f3sh\u00e6r\u00f0u og h\u00f3gv\u00e6ru H\u00f3f\u00edar minnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g skildi samt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00ed rauninni S\u00f3ley sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 me\u00f0 hugmyndina um \u00fatilegufer\u00f0, ekki s\u00edst vegna n\u00fdja unnustans. Me\u00f0an \u00e9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i haf\u00f0i S\u00f3ley \u00e1tt \u00ed tveimur e\u00f0a \u00feremur samb\u00f6ndum, alltaf h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feessir str\u00e1kar veri\u00f0 algerlega st\u00f3rmerkilegir og einstakir og loksins loksins haf\u00f0i S\u00f3ley fundi\u00f0 hina s\u00f6nnu \u00e1st. Og alltaf var h\u00fan tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 taka upp n\u00fdtt \u00e1hugam\u00e1l me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum elskhuga. Vi\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed lif\u00f0um aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti frekar r\u00f3legu og jafnvel hversdagslegu l\u00edfi. Stundum kvarta\u00f0i H\u00f3f\u00ed yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum ekki me\u00f0 \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0u eins og sumt f\u00f3lk. \u00c9g svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00edfi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed st\u00f3rum dr\u00e1ttum a\u00f0allega hversdagsleiki og gott a\u00f0 geta \u00ferifist \u00ed honum. \u00dea\u00f0 skiptir mestu m\u00e1li, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u00c9g var reyndar me\u00f0 reynslu af \u00f6\u00f0ru l\u00edka, en haf\u00f0i ekki haft fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00f6llu sem \u00e1tti s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 kynntumst. Vi\u00f0 vorum g\u00f3\u00f0 saman og \u00e1ttum meira a\u00f0 segja sameiginleg \u00e1hugam\u00e1l. Einu sinni h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatilegu \u00e1 \u00de\u00f3rsm\u00f6rk og h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00feannig reynslu af \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 leggja \u00ed me\u00f0 vinaf\u00f3lki okkar.

S\u00f3ley haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 vinnuf\u00e9l\u00f6gum \u00ed starfsmanna\u00fatilegu og haf\u00f0i einhvern veginn frelsast \u00fear. N\u00fa \u00e1ttu allir bara a\u00f0 fara \u00ed \u00fatilegu. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u klifra\u00f0 \u00e1 bj\u00f6rgum og fari\u00f0 \u00e1 g\u00famm\u00edb\u00e1tum ni\u00f0ur fl\u00fa\u00f0ir. \u00d6rugglega skemmtilegt, en \u00e9g k\u00edmdi me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum m\u00e9r og minntist \u00feess hvernig h\u00fan haf\u00f0i enn veri\u00f0 kaffistofudrottning fyrir nokkrum vikum. Reyndar haf\u00f0i h\u00fan gilda og klass\u00edska \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 breytast: Lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0urinn \u00ed \u00feessari fer\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00c1rni nokkur og s\u00e1 ma\u00f0ur \u00e1tti n\u00fa hug S\u00f3leyjar allan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1rni var br\u00e1\u00f0myndarlegur ma\u00f0ur \u2013 g\u00e6jarnir hennar S\u00f3leyjar voru alltaf myndarlegir \u2013 en, a\u00f0 minnsta kosti \u00ed minni n\u00e1vist, frekar f\u00e1m\u00e1ll. Hann haf\u00f0i mj\u00f6g r\u00f3lega n\u00e6rveru, \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti hann eiga, en \u00fea\u00f0 var samt eitthva\u00f0 framandi. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 tilfinninguna a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i b\u00fai\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0an part af \u00e6vinni einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. E\u00f0a, eins og m\u00e9r datt einnig \u00ed hug, hj\u00e1 str\u00f6ngum s\u00e9rtr\u00faarh\u00f3pi. Me\u00f0 foreldrum s\u00ednum kannski. Ma\u00f0ur f\u00e6r stundum a\u00f0 lesa um \u00cdslendinga sem hafa gengi\u00f0 \u00ed einhvern \u00f6fgafullan s\u00f6fnu\u00f0 erlendis og sloppi\u00f0 svo \u00fea\u00f0an me\u00f0 naumindum. Kveikjan fyrir \u00feessa \u00e1giskun hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r var s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00c1rni virtist ekki fatta neina brandara um e\u00f0a tilvitnanir \u00ed unglingamenningu \u00e6sku okkar, eins og \u00ed rokkl\u00f6g, sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e6tti e\u00f0a anna\u00f0 sl\u00edkt. Hann t\u00f3k ekki eftir neinu sl\u00edku og brosti ekki. Samt var hann me\u00f0 h\u00famor, \u00fea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i ekki. Hann var eiginlega me\u00f0 alveg kolsvartan og \u00fear me\u00f0 mj\u00f6g \u00edslenskan h\u00famor. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1lykta\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i alist upp erlendis e\u00f0a \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpslausu heimili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En \u00e9g f\u00f3r ekki a\u00f0 spyrja hann \u00fati neitt svona. Mamma m\u00edn haf\u00f0i alltaf sagt a\u00f0 a\u00f0g\u00e1t skyldi hafa \u00ed n\u00e6rveru s\u00e1lar. Og ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 forvitnast um eitthva\u00f0 sem n\u00e1unginn sj\u00e1lfur k\u00e6rir sig ekki um a\u00f0 minnast.

\u00dea\u00f0 kom m\u00e9r sannarlega \u00e1 \u00f3vart a\u00f0 einmitt hann skyldi stinga upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00e6rum \u00ed \u00fatilegu \u00e1 \u00feetta tiltekna sv\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00deanga\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00e1 eiginlega r\u00e6tur til a\u00f0 rekja. Hann sag\u00f0ist meira a\u00f0 segja eiga kunningja \u00ed n\u00e6sta n\u00e1grenni og nefndi fr\u00e6nda minn og konuna hans me\u00f0 nafni. Og a\u00f0 \u00feessi fr\u00e6ndi minn g\u00e6ti ferja\u00f0 okkur yfir \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inn. \u00c9g \u00feekkti \u00feessi hj\u00f3n fr\u00e1 barn\u00e6sku og haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 sumrin, e\u00f0a a\u00f0 minnsta kosti tv\u00f6 sumur. En svo haf\u00f0i \u00fdmislegt bori\u00f0 a\u00f0 gar\u00f0i \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni og sambandi\u00f0 rofna\u00f0, lengi sendum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 j\u00f3lakort hvert til annars. Fyrsta hugsun m\u00edn var a\u00f0 \u00feetta gengi n\u00fa ekki, \u00e9g \u00feor\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 hitta \u00feetta g\u00f3\u00f0a og hei\u00f0arlega f\u00f3lk, en svo rann upp fyrir m\u00e9r, a\u00f0 h\u00e9r v\u00e6ri l\u00edfi\u00f0 e\u00f0a forsj\u00f3nin e\u00f0a alheimurinn a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a m\u00e9r m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 endurn\u00fdja sambandi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feau. Og komast \u00ed \u00feokkab\u00f3t \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem f\u00f6\u00f0ur\u00e6ttin m\u00edn var \u00ed rauninni fr\u00e1. \u00deetta g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0, fyrir mig, pers\u00f3nuleg s\u00e1ttafer\u00f0 e\u00f0a einhvers konar p\u00edlagr\u00edmsganga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00c1rna fr\u00e1 \u00feessum skyldleika, hann svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru h\u00e1lfpartinn a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir s\u00edmhringingu minni og heims\u00f3kn. Hann l\u00e9t mig f\u00e1 s\u00edman\u00famer, Gissur fr\u00e6ndi gladdist vi\u00f0 hringinguna og Lauga konan hans einnig. \u00c9g var snortinn, og mj\u00f6g gla\u00f0ur og \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur. \u00dev\u00edl\u00edk tilviljun a\u00f0 \u00feessi n\u00fdi k\u00e6rasti S\u00f3leyjar \u00feekkti fr\u00e6ndf\u00f3lk mitt og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i me\u00f0 s\u00e1ttargj\u00f6r\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum \u00f6ll hjartanlega velkomin til a\u00f0 stoppa vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00feegar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed k\u00e6mi.

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T\u00edminn fyrir fer\u00f0ina okkar virtist einnig passa fyrir alla, sem m\u00e9r fannst skr\u00fdtin tilviljun. Vi\u00f0 myndum vera \u00fearna um sumars\u00f3lst\u00f6\u00f0ur e\u00f0a J\u00f3nsmessu, og \u00fea\u00f0 fannst okkur \u00f6llum fr\u00e1b\u00e6r t\u00edmasetning. \u00c9g gat ekki \u00e1 m\u00e9r seti\u00f0 og minnti \u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum \u00fe\u00e1 samt allra ve\u00f0ra von, j\u00f3nsmessuhret v\u00e6ri ekki \u00fatiloka\u00f0ur m\u00f6guleiki. Ve\u00f0urfari\u00f0 er alltaf a\u00f0eins \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi fyrir vestan en annars sta\u00f0ar landinu. Svo b\u00e6tti \u00e9g vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Vestfir\u00f0ir hef\u00f0u sigi\u00f0 \u00ed hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0an veruleika hvort e\u00f0 er en H\u00f3f\u00ed \u00f3ska\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri ekki a\u00f0 fara \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e1lma, um bygg\u00f0 sem er bara l\u00e1tin visna \u00fat og deyja. Hvernig fyrrum bl\u00f3mleg \u00feorp v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 breytast \u00ed draugab\u00e6i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E\u00f0a hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0, flestir virtust vilja lifa \u00ed borginni, \u00fear eru j\u00fa bestu atvinnut\u00e6kif\u00e6rin og fleira f\u00f3lk. Kannski var \u00feessi \u00fer\u00e1hyggja \u00ed m\u00e9r til einskis, varla hef\u00f0i \u00e9g vilja\u00f0 lifa \u00e1 fornum sl\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e6ttar minnar. Samt gat \u00e9g ekki veri\u00f0 alveg viss. \u00der\u00f3unin haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 veri\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 sonur netamanns var sj\u00e1lfur virkur \u00e1 netinu, en bara a\u00f0eins \u00f6\u00f0ru neti.

Vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um \u00ed hann \u00e1 aldra\u00f0a japanska b\u00edlnum m\u00ednum, hann var n\u00f3gu vel \u00fatb\u00fainn fyrir \u00feessa fer\u00f0 og h\u00e6\u00f0in yfir j\u00f6r\u00f0u mundi henta vel \u00e1 vestfirskum malarvegum. H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i stundum spurt hvort vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rfesta \u00ed betri og snyrtilegri b\u00edl, en hinga\u00f0 til haf\u00f0i gamli Japaninn m\u00e1tt duga. Eins og pabbi \u00e1tti til a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e1 er b\u00edll fyrst og fremst farart\u00e6ki. Og hann b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 bestu b\u00edlana ger\u00f0u \u00feeir sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u tapa\u00f0 \u00ed heimsstyrj\u00f6ldinni. En \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1tti hann ekki vi\u00f0 \u00cdtala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir allt fylltum vi\u00f0 b\u00edlinn me\u00f0 bakpokum, tj\u00f6ldum, nesti og pr\u00edmusum, vorum alveg passlega \u00e1k\u00f6f, allt hik og spenna \u00e1 milli manna var horfi\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti um stund. Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 skarta\u00f0i s\u00ednu fegursta, hafi\u00f0 glitra\u00f0i dj\u00fapbl\u00e1tt og skuggablettir sk\u00fdjanna seytlu\u00f0u um fjallshl\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni stoppu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00ed vegasjoppu og fengum okkur kaffi. Eldri ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 eldg\u00f6mlum R\u00fassa keypti s\u00e9r litla k\u00f3k \u00ed glerfl\u00f6sku og pylsu me\u00f0 \u00f6llu, settist tveimur bor\u00f0um fr\u00e1 okkur og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 stara \u00ed \u00e1ttina til okkar. Hann var kl\u00e6ddur \u00ed gamla lopapeysu og var br\u00fann undir nefinu eftir neft\u00f3baki. Sjaldan sem ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9r svona n\u00fa \u00e1 d\u00f6gum. Og hann virtist stara \u00e1 okkur eins og \u00feekkti okkur. \u00c9g reyndi sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 rifja upp hvort \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 kannast vi\u00f0 hann, \u00fe\u00f3 ekki v\u00e6ri nema fr\u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma \u00e9g var a\u00f0 vinna sem kaupf\u00e9lagsb\u00edlstj\u00f3ri \u00ed \u00feessari sveit. H\u00f3f\u00ed fann auglit mannsins \u00e1 baki s\u00e9r, hr\u00f6kk vi\u00f0 og hv\u00edsla\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 skyldum fara. M\u00e9r fannst h\u00fan taka m\u00e1li\u00f0 of alvarlega, kallinn sag\u00f0i ekki einu sinni neitt. Alltaf er pl\u00e1ss fyrir einn skr\u00fdtinn kall \u00ed sveitasjoppunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kallinn virtist samt ekki h\u00e1tt metinn \u00ed sinni sveit, \u00f6nnur afgrei\u00f0slust\u00falkan \u00feurrka\u00f0i af bor\u00f0inu fyrir framan hann eins og ma\u00f0urinn v\u00e6ri ekki \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Hann sj\u00e1lfur t\u00f3k \u00feessu me\u00f0 \u00e6\u00f0ruleysi, horf\u00f0i fram fyrir sig eins og ekkert v\u00e6ri. Og \u00e9g var ekki viss um hvert okkar hann var a\u00f0 einbl\u00edna \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni benti H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00e1berandi klett og spur\u00f0i hvort hann v\u00e6ri ekki kalla\u00f0ur \u00e1lfakirkja og vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um \u00e1lfa og hulduf\u00f3lk. Eins og \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 einhverssta\u00f0ar, a\u00f0 til v\u00e6ri n\u00fat\u00edma \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0saga um st\u00f3ran stein sem hef\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed vegi fyrir Vegager\u00f0inni og veri\u00f0 l\u00e1tinn \u00ed fri\u00f0i, bara l\u00f6g\u00f0 beygja \u00ed veginn \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 ry\u00f0ja steininum. S\u00fa saga var s\u00f6g\u00f0 um margt st\u00f3rgr\u00fdti \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00c1rni f\u00f3r a\u00f0 rifja upp s\u00f6gu sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i heyrt s\u00ed\u00f0ast sem barn: Str\u00e1kur haf\u00f0i lent hj\u00e1 hulduf\u00f3lki og \u00e1lfamey bo\u00f0i\u00f0 honum flot. En \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti ekki bor\u00f0a neitt hj\u00e1 \u00e1lfum, ma\u00f0ur missti viti\u00f0 ef ma\u00f0ur bor\u00f0a\u00f0i mat hj\u00e1 \u00feeim og reyndi svo a\u00f0 sn\u00faa aftur til mannanna. Str\u00e1kurinn st\u00f3\u00f0 samt ekki freistinguna og sag\u00f0i: \u201eSjaldan hef \u00e9g flotinu neita\u00f0\u201c. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 barst tali\u00f0 \u00e1 matar\u00e6\u00f0i \u00cdslendinga \u00ed gamla daga, hvernig \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u eiginlega veri\u00f0 s\u00edsvangir og \u00feurft mikla fitu til a\u00f0 \u00ferauka \u00ed moldarkofum og duga \u00ed erfi\u00f0isvinnu.

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\u00c9g fann fyrir vaxandi kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g sat undir st\u00fdri. \u00c9g endurt\u00f3k fyrir m\u00e9r or\u00f0 \u00c1rna, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 semja um allt, og rifja\u00f0i upp fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig Gissur fr\u00e6ndi haf\u00f0i sagt \u00ed s\u00edmanum a\u00f0 hann hlakka\u00f0i til a\u00f0 hitta mig eftir \u00f6ll \u00feessi \u00e1r. Og \u00e9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 telja m\u00e9r tr\u00fa um a\u00f0 allt v\u00e6ri \u00ed lagi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed \u00feorpi\u00f0 \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum a\u00f0 f\u00e1 far yfir \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inn \u00e1 b\u00e1tnum hans fr\u00e6nda m\u00edns. Og \u00fear sem \u00e9g pers\u00f3nulega \u00e1tti von \u00e1 endurfundi vi\u00f0 fr\u00e6nda minn og kvei\u00f0 fyrir. En samt \u2013 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki gert \u00feeim neitt e\u00f0a sagt neitt sl\u00e6mt um \u00feau. Sem p\u00faki haf\u00f0i \u00e9g dvali\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim tv\u00f6 sumur. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var undravert a\u00f0 n\u00fa myndi \u00e9g hitta \u00feau aftur h\u00e1lfpartinn af tilviljun, gegnum utana\u00f0komandi kunningja. H\u00f3f\u00ed var hissa \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g skyldi ekki hafa nefnt \u00feetta skyldf\u00f3lk mitt \u00e1\u00f0ur. M\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g hef\u00f0i einhvern t\u00edmann geti\u00f0 \u00feeirra en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi ekkert a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6ta um \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g lag\u00f0i b\u00edlnum hj\u00e1 b\u00e1ruj\u00e1rnskl\u00e6ddu h\u00fasi \u00ed \u00fatja\u00f0ri \u00feorpsins. Fyrir framan h\u00fasi\u00f0 var l\u00edtill umgirtur gar\u00f0ur me\u00f0 rabarbara og \u00f6llu. \u00c9g t\u00f3k eftir ry\u00f0bletti \u00e1 b\u00e1ruj\u00e1rninu og hugsa\u00f0i a\u00f0 Gissur hlyti a\u00f0 vera or\u00f0inn gamall og l\u00fainn. En samt haf\u00f0i hann bo\u00f0ist til a\u00f0 ferja okkur yfir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dyrnar opnu\u00f0ust \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 st\u00edga \u00e1 tr\u00f6ppuna. Gissur kom \u00fat \u00ed sinni lopapeysu, hann haf\u00f0i minnka\u00f0 og gr\u00e1na\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g mundi seinast eftir honum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– S\u00e6ll og blessa\u00f0ur, Magn\u00fas minn, og velkominn vestur! \u00dea\u00f0 er svo sannarlega langt s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00ed\u00f0ast. Og veri\u00f0i velkomin \u00f6lls\u00f6mul! Gj\u00f6ri\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 svo vel og gangi\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e6inn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauga st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed anddyrinu me\u00f0 svuntu, ilmurinn sag\u00f0i okkur a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i dvali\u00f0 fyrri part dagsins \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu. Okkur var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 setjast, Gissur spur\u00f0i hvernig fer\u00f0in haf\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 og b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gaman v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 okkur oftar fyrir vestan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g var ekki alveg laus vi\u00f0 samviskubiti\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00feau falla \u00ed gleymsku, en gle\u00f0i \u00feeirra og gestrisni virtist alveg \u00f3bl\u00f6ndu\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var bara svo margt sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 sem olli samskiptaleysinu. Og ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 v\u00edst bara a\u00f0 s\u00e6tta sig vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem ma\u00f0ur f\u00e6r ekki breytt, eins og H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i oft bendt m\u00e9r \u00e1. Kannski haf\u00f0i h\u00fan l\u00edka undirb\u00fai\u00f0 mig fyrir \u00feessa fer\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vita af \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauga haf\u00f0i gr\u00e1na\u00f0 l\u00edka, en af henni stafa\u00f0i \u00e1n\u00e6gja og fri\u00f0ur h\u00fasfreyju og gamaldags kurteisi, sem f\u00e9kk okkur til a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a eins og vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum eftirs\u00f3ttir gestir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gj\u00f6ri\u00f0i svo vel og gangi\u00f0 til bor\u00f0s og f\u00e1i\u00f0 ykkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauga haf\u00f0i gert fyrir okkur gamaldags kaffibor\u00f0, \u00e9g pr\u00edsa\u00f0i okkur s\u00e6l a\u00f0 enginn skyldi vera me\u00f0 mj\u00f3lkur\u00f3\u00feol, hveiti\u00f3\u00feol e\u00f0a neitt sl\u00edkt. \u00c1 bor\u00f0inu var flatbrau\u00f0 me\u00f0 hangikj\u00f6ti, hj\u00f3nabandss\u00e6la, \u00edslenskar p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kur, j\u00f3lakaka \u2013 sem sagt, allar sortir. Vi\u00f0 vorum dolfallin yfir gestrisni \u00feeirra og allir reyndu a\u00f0 svara eftir bestu kurteisi \u00feegar g\u00f6mlu hj\u00f3nin spur\u00f0u um hag gestanna, hva\u00f0an hver v\u00e6ri og hef\u00f0i fyrir stafni. H\u00f3f\u00ed j\u00e1ta\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri \u201eunnustan m\u00edn\u201c eins og Lauga or\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0, en f\u00f3r varf\u00e6rnislega \u00ed kringum spurninguna hvort vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um okkur a\u00f0 eignast erfingja. S\u00f6mulei\u00f0is f\u00f3r \u00c1rni \u00ed kringum spurninguna hva\u00f0an hann v\u00e6ri, hann sag\u00f0ist starfa sem lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur, verandi b\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum fj\u00f3r\u00f0ungum og ekki neins sta\u00f0ar fr\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir \u00e1b\u00f3t f\u00f3r Lauga a\u00f0 s\u00fdna okkur fj\u00f6lskyldualb\u00fami\u00f0, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1hyggjur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 konurnar mundu gera l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far henni, gamalli konu me\u00f0 s\u00edn eigin b\u00f6rn og barnab\u00f6rn langt \u00ed burtu, \u00ed Skotlandi og Noregi, \u00feanga\u00f0 sem hugur minn haf\u00f0i einnig leita\u00f0 \u00e6 oftar undanfari\u00f0, en \u00fe\u00e6r voru mj\u00f6g ind\u00e6lar og me\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0ar athugasemdir, n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed eins og \u00fe\u00e6r hef\u00f0u \u00feekkt g\u00f6mlu hj\u00f3nin \u00e1\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauga haf\u00f0i af g\u00f6mlum vana \u00fatvarpi\u00f0 \u00ed gangi, eins og \u00ed \u00e6sku minni, og \u00fe\u00e1 alltaf g\u00f6mlu Gufuna. \u00dea\u00f0 skapa\u00f0i sitt eigi\u00f0 t\u00edmalausa andr\u00famsloft en allt \u00ed einu \u00feekkti \u00e9g aftur r\u00f6ddina \u00ed \u00fatvarpinu, m\u00e9r fannst h\u00fan tilheyra l\u00e1tnum fr\u00e9ttamanni. \u00deetta hlaut a\u00f0 vera klippa \u00far Sarpinum e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 \u00fev\u00eduml\u00edkt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1rni var greinilega gestgj\u00f6fum kunnugur, \u00feeir Gissur f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 rifja upp \u00e1standi\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu b\u00f3ndab\u00e6junum \u00ed n\u00e6rliggjandi sveit, hver bj\u00f3 hvar e\u00f0a haf\u00f0i b\u00fai\u00f0. Allir \u00feessir menn voru or\u00f0i\u00f0 lands\u00feekktir menn \u00ed \u00f6llum fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum og \u00fea\u00f0 hlaut a\u00f0 vera partur af f\u00e6rni lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumanns a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gur um \u00edb\u00faa \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. H\u00e9lt \u00e9g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kku\u00f0um fyrir okkur og f\u00f3rum a\u00f0 hafa okkur til. Gissur haf\u00f0i lofa\u00f0 a\u00f0 skutla okkur yfir Dj\u00fapi\u00f0 \u00e1 byrjunarreit \u00fatilegufer\u00f0arinnar. Lauga kyssti mig \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0ar kinnar og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Komi\u00f0i svo endilega \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. \u00dea\u00f0 er eins og vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um meira til \u00feegar einhver man eftir okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g \u00feakka\u00f0i aftur og kvaddi, lofa\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 myndum koma eins skj\u00f3tt og h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri, og m\u00e9r var alvara. Me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00far fj\u00f6lskyldunni sem tilt\u00e6k v\u00e6ru.

Gamla trillan hans Gissurar r\u00falla\u00f0i l\u00e9ttilega me\u00f0 undir\u00f6ldunni af \u00fathafinu, strompurinn \u00e1 eldgamalli d\u00edsilv\u00e9l st\u00f3\u00f0 beint \u00far lofti st\u00fdrish\u00fassins og v\u00e9lin p\u00fasta\u00f0i h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 var eins og hjartsl\u00e1ttur b\u00e1tsins. H\u00f3f\u00ed hj\u00fafra\u00f0i sig \u00ed handarkrikanum \u00e1 m\u00e9r, h\u00fan virtist vera d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 smeyk vi\u00f0 \u00f6ldurnar og v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttu hafsins. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i vit \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 Gissur hef\u00f0i teki\u00f0 s\u00e9r t\u00edma a\u00f0 skutla gestum \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 n\u00fa v\u00e6ri besti t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 r\u00f3a. \u00c1rni spur\u00f0i hvort Gissur v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 kr\u00f3kaleyfi e\u00f0a hvernig st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 honum, gamli ma\u00f0urinn hl\u00f3 biturlega og sag\u00f0ist vera me\u00f0 leifarnar af kv\u00f3tanum svo a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i alveg t\u00edma a\u00f0 renna fyrir fisk \u00ed sumar, jafnvel m\u00f6rgum sinnum. \u00c9g \u00fe\u00f3ttist vita hva\u00f0 hann meinti. Sm\u00e1\u00feorpin voru a\u00f0 visna upp, \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki n\u00e6gur fiskur fyrir alla \u2013 allavega ekki me\u00f0 n\u00faverandi stj\u00f3rnarh\u00e1ttum. En vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed fr\u00edi og a\u00f0 skemmta okkur \u00ed \u00fatilegufer\u00f0. N\u00fana var ekki vi\u00f0eigandi a\u00f0 velta s\u00e9r upp\u00far \u00feessum m\u00e1lum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gissur kom me\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 bryggju ey\u00f0i\u00feorps undir snj\u00f3ugu fjalli. Hvannir uxu me\u00f0fram st\u00edgum, gr\u00e1u h\u00fasin st\u00f6r\u00f0u \u00fat \u00e1 fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn me\u00f0 s\u00ednum litlum gluggum, bl\u00e1ir skuggar s\u00ed\u00f0degiss\u00f3larinnar teyg\u00f0u sig undir bj\u00f6rgum. Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kku\u00f0um Gissuri fyrir fer\u00f0ina, hann \u00f3ska\u00f0i okkur g\u00f3\u00f0s gengis og sag\u00f0i okkur a\u00f0 fara varlega. Vi\u00f0 lyftum bakpokum \u00e1 bryggjuna og klifru\u00f0um sj\u00e1lf upp, Gissur sneri b\u00e1tnum s\u00ednum \u00e1 bakalei\u00f0ina. D\u00edsilreykurinn hvarf me\u00f0 golunni, \u00feangilmurinn \u00far fj\u00f6runni fyllti vitin. V\u00e9larhlj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 hvarf \u00e1 sj\u00f3inn, fyrir utan l\u00f3us\u00f6ng heyr\u00f0ist a\u00f0eins su\u00f0 endrum og sinnum. Og \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig sm\u00e1 t\u00edma a\u00f0 \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki umfer\u00f0asu\u00f0, heldur brimi\u00f0 \u00e1 str\u00f6ndinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00f3f\u00ed andvarpa\u00f0i upph\u00e1tt, henni var l\u00e9tt \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum komin \u00ed land. S\u00f3ley sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum klukkut\u00edmum hef\u00f0i henni li\u00f0i\u00f0 eins og vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum st\u00f6dd \u00ed gamalli \u00edslenskri b\u00ed\u00f3mynd. \u00c9g vissi ekki hvernig \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 taka \u00feessa athugasemd. \u00deetta var n\u00fa \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir allt mitt f\u00f3lk, m\u00ednar r\u00e6tur. En m\u00e9r haf\u00f0i l\u00edka li\u00f0i\u00f0 eins og \u00e9g v\u00e6ri or\u00f0inn aftur ellefu \u00e1ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c6fint\u00fdrafer\u00f0in okkar var a\u00f0 hefjast. S\u00f3ley t\u00f3k me\u00f0 s\u00edmanum s\u00ednum myndir af okkur, fyrst \u00e1 bryggjunni og \u00ed fj\u00f6rugrj\u00f3tinu, svo me\u00f0 snj\u00f3flekk\u00f3tta fjallshl\u00ed\u00f0ina \u00ed bakgrunni, til skiptis af okkur, af m\u00e9r og H\u00f3f\u00ed, svo af \u00c1rna og henni sj\u00e1lfri og \u00e1 endanum h\u00f3psj\u00e1lfu sem vi\u00f0 tr\u00f3\u00f0um okkur \u00f6ll inn \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og svo \u00e6tla\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 setja myndirnar \u00ed Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hva\u00f0 er \u00ed gangi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– N\u00fa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ekkert samband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var nefnilega \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 vorum ein, afskekkt fr\u00e1 umheiminum. Trillan hans Gissurar var or\u00f0in l\u00edtill punktur \u00fati \u00e1 Dj\u00fapinu. Og autt virtist \u00ed \u00f6llum h\u00fasum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og hva\u00f0 eigum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera n\u00fana? spur\u00f0i S\u00f3ley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00f6gn um stund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vi\u00f0 skulum tjalda frammi \u00ed dalnum, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert a\u00f0 hj\u00e1 okkur. Og vi\u00f0 g\u00f6ngum yfir h\u00e6\u00f0ina \u00e1 morgun. Setjum s\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00e6rslurnar \u00feegar vi\u00f0 erum komin \u00ed samband. \u00c1rni kinka\u00f0i til m\u00edn kolli \u00feannig a\u00f0 konurnar tv\u00e6r t\u00f3ku ekki eftir \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– En \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– En ef eitthva\u00f0 gerist? spur\u00f0i H\u00f3f\u00ed. Ef vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum til d\u00e6mis a\u00f0 hringja eftir bj\u00f6rgunarli\u00f0i, ef einhver til d\u00e6mis slasar sig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ney\u00f0ars\u00edmt\u00f6lin fara \u00ed gegn \u00e1 landinu \u00f6llu, sag\u00f0i \u00c1rni r\u00f3lega og yfirvega\u00f0ur. Lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0urinn hlaut a\u00f0 vita \u00fea\u00f0. Svona var \u00feetta. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 S\u00f3ley \u00e6tti margt \u00f3l\u00e6rt, en n\u00fa v\u00e6ri t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta \u00far \u00fev\u00ed. Og fr\u00e6\u00f0ast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og lei\u00f0in upp er nokku\u00f0 l\u00e9ttf\u00e6r, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g eins og vissi eitthva\u00f0. En \u00e9g haf\u00f0i sko\u00f0a\u00f0 lei\u00f0ina \u00e1 kortinu og hallinn var ekki \u00fdkja mikill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Einmitt, sag\u00f0i \u00c1rni, \u00e1 morgun komumst vi\u00f0 yfir h\u00e6\u00f0ina og \u00ed n\u00fdjan dal. Og \u00fearna hj\u00e1 l\u00e6knum vir\u00f0ist vera \u00feurr og sl\u00e9tt laut fyrir okkur a\u00f0 tjalda \u00ed.


N\u00e6sta morgun h\u00f3fum vi\u00f0 g\u00f6nguna upp fjallshl\u00ed\u00f0ina. N\u00fa vorum vi\u00f0 \u00ed alv\u00f6ru fjallg\u00f6ngu, \u00e9g naut a\u00f0 fullu ilmsins af lyng og m\u00f3a, og tignarlegs landslagsins. Uppi \u00e1 hei\u00f0i opna\u00f0ist alveg n\u00fd tilvera, umheimurinn s\u00f6kk \u00ed gleymsku, langt \u00ed burtu. Vi\u00f0 gengum framhj\u00e1 nokkrum t\u00e6rum v\u00f6tnum e\u00f0a tj\u00f6rnum. \u00c1 b\u00f6kkum einnar fengum vi\u00f0 okkur h\u00e1degisver\u00f0 og hv\u00edldum okkur. H\u00f3f\u00ed sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e6tur hennar v\u00e6ru or\u00f0nir aumir \u00ed n\u00fdju g\u00f6ngusk\u00f3num, \u00e9g nudda\u00f0i f\u00e6turna, bar smyrsl \u00e1 og reyndi a\u00f0 hughreysta hana. S\u00f3ley t\u00f3k myndir af okkur vi\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 og a\u00f0ra af v\u00f6r\u00f0unni. \u00c1rni fann fjallagr\u00f6s, bau\u00f0 okkur \u00f6llum a\u00f0 smakka og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 n\u00fa v\u00e6rum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll v\u00edg\u00f0 inn leyndarm\u00e1l hei\u00f0arinnar. H\u00f3f\u00ed var hissa, spur\u00f0i hver hef\u00f0i n\u00fa ekki smakka\u00f0 fjallagr\u00f6s sem barn., \u00c1rni svara\u00f0i: \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00e1, en n\u00fa er n\u00fana. \u00c1rni haf\u00f0i v\u00edst l\u00e6rt svona st\u00e6la sem lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur en S\u00f3ley sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i aldrei smakka\u00f0 fjallagr\u00f6s svona beint \u00far m\u00f3a. \u00c9g minntist \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa t\u00ednt fjallagr\u00f6s me\u00f0 Laugu \u00ed gamla daga, en nennti ekki a\u00f0 deila \u00feeirri minningu me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3lin skein af hafi \u00ed nor\u00f0ri, lj\u00f3si\u00f0 var einkennilega gulleitt, skuggarnir dr\u00f3gust ofurlangir og yfir \u00f6llu var einhver \u00f3raunveruleikabl\u00e6r \u00feegar vi\u00f0 gengum ni\u00f0ur \u00ed n\u00e6sta dal, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 tjalda n\u00e6stu n\u00f3tt. H\u00e9r var skj\u00f3lg\u00f3\u00f0ur dalur sem v\u00edkka\u00f0 svo \u00fat ne\u00f0ar og \u00fearna var \u00f6nnur l\u00edtil \u00feyrping me\u00f0 nokkrum b\u00e6jum og samkv\u00e6mt landakortinu var \u00fear einnig kirkja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 fundum hentugan blett til a\u00f0 reisa tj\u00f6ldin okkar \u00e1, ofar \u00e1 hl\u00ed\u00f0inni var klettur me\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edstrendan dranga efst, bl\u00e1gr\u00fdtiss\u00falurnar minntu \u00e1 d\u00f3mkirkjurnar \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum og ufsagr\u00fdlur \u00e1 \u00feakskeggjum \u00feeirra. S\u00f3ley sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fearna hlyti a\u00f0 vera \u00e1lfakirkja og enginn m\u00f3tm\u00e6lti henni. Vi\u00f0 settum tj\u00f6ldin upp og vorum a\u00f0 hita okkur kv\u00f6ldte \u00e1 pr\u00edmusnum \u00feegar \u00feau birtust aftan vi\u00f0 h\u00f3linn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tv\u00e6r grannar, ungar manneskjur. St\u00falkan var \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, me\u00f0 svuntu og skotth\u00fafu, pilturinn var \u00ed sv\u00f6rtum buxum, vesti me\u00f0 tveimur hnappar\u00f6\u00f0um og gamaldags derh\u00fafu. \u00deau voru eins og \u00far lj\u00f3smynd fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed um 1907.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gott kv\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– G\u00f3\u00f0a kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um ykkur koma a\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 viljum bj\u00f3\u00f0a ykkur \u00ed veisluna okkar. Sem er h\u00e9r r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1, \u00ed stofunni \u00e1 Hvammi. \u00dei\u00f0 eru\u00f0 innilega velkomin, sag\u00f0i pilturinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 horfum \u00e1 \u00feau or\u00f0laus, dolfallin. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u komi\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 \u00f3vart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vi\u00f0 vorum sko a\u00f0 fermast, sag\u00f0i st\u00falkan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00f3f\u00ed var fyrst okkar til a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0. H\u00fan \u00f3ska\u00f0i ungmennunum til hamingju. Vi\u00f0 risum upp, tei\u00f0 m\u00e1tti n\u00fa eiga sig. Fylgdum unglingunum eftir st\u00edgnum. En \u00feetta var allt saman svol\u00edti\u00f0 of \u00e6vint\u00fdralegt. A\u00f0 koma \u00e1 lengsta degi \u00e1rsins \u00ed au\u00f0an dal, tjalda vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 \u00e1lfakirkju og vera svo bo\u00f0inn \u00ed fermingarveislu hj\u00e1 Pilti og St\u00falku eins og \u00ed sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gunni eftir Thoroddsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fasi\u00f0 sem unglingarnir bu\u00f0u okkur \u00ed virtist vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u standi. Fyrir utan st\u00f3\u00f0u tveir karlar a\u00f0 reykja, vi\u00f0 \u00fatidyrnar st\u00f3\u00f0 brosmild kona og bau\u00f0 okkur hjartanlega velkomin. Svipur hennar minnti \u00e1 fermingarst\u00falkuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 gengum \u00ed b\u00e6inn eins og sagt er og kynntum okkur. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i giska\u00f0 r\u00e9tt, konan vi\u00f0 dyrnar var m\u00f3\u00f0ir st\u00falkunnar, fermingarb\u00f6rnin voru kynnt og foreldarar \u00feeirra, \u00e1 sta\u00f0num var einnig presturinn \u00far kaupsta\u00f0num, sem haf\u00f0i fermt unglingana \u00ed l\u00edtilli kirkju dalsins. Einmitt, n\u00fa virtist allt vera klappa\u00f0 og kl\u00e1rt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g leit \u00e1 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i, h\u00fan virtist fyrst hafa veri\u00f0 d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 undrandi \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvar vi\u00f0 eiginlega v\u00e6rum og me\u00f0 hverjum. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00f6ll a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja af l\u00e9tti, n\u00fa h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fengi\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdringu \u00e1 \u00f6llu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 vorum leidd a\u00f0 bor\u00f0i, sem var hla\u00f0i\u00f0 kr\u00e6singum. Einhver spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g v\u00e6ri til \u00ed kaffi og \u00e9g svara\u00f0i: \u201eSjaldan hef \u00e9g kaffinu neita\u00f0\u201c. \u00c1rni blikka\u00f0i til m\u00edn, hann fatta\u00f0i brandarann. H\u00f3f\u00ed rak \u00ed mig olnboga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaffi\u00f0 var d\u00f6kkrista\u00f0 og danskt, sama g\u00e6\u00f0akaffi\u00f0 og landarnir hita vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leg t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri og kakan l\u00edklega \u00far bakar\u00edinu \u00ed kaupsta\u00f0num. Margir veislugestir voru m\u00e9r kunnuglegir \u00ed \u00fatliti, einhver spur\u00f0i l\u00edka hverra manna \u00e9g v\u00e6ri og hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta af foreldrum m\u00ednum. \u00c9g hv\u00edsla\u00f0i a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g hlyti a\u00f0 vera skyldur a\u00f0 minnsta kosti helmingi bo\u00f0sgesta, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feekkti eiginlega engan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00f3\u00f0ir st\u00falkunnar \u00edtreka\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum velkomin eins og bo\u00f0sgestir og okkur l\u00e6gi ekkert \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara. N\u00fa \u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 alla n\u00f3ttina framundan og h\u00e9r var eiginlega engin n\u00f3tt. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um fengi\u00f0 okkur kaffi me\u00f0 kr\u00e6singum, einhver gestanna f\u00f3r a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 g\u00edtar og hinir t\u00f3ku undir me\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagi. H\u00f3f\u00ed hv\u00edsla\u00f0i a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri n\u00fa ekki alveg \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um \u00e6tla\u00f0 okkur en \u00e9g svara\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur g\u00e6ti ekki skipulagt allt fyrirfram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gestgjafar gengu fr\u00e1 kaffibor\u00f0inu, s\u00f6ngurinn h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram, f\u00f3lk r\u00e1pa\u00f0i \u00fat og inn. \u00c9g var reyndar dasa\u00f0ur eftir g\u00f6ngu dagsins, en f\u00f3r a\u00f0 hressast \u00ed veislunni sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 okkur svo gj\u00f6rsamlega \u00e1 \u00f3vart. Fleiri konur voru \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum og okkur var n\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0ur drykkur \u00ed leirkr\u00fasum. Fengum \u00f6ll kr\u00fas \u00ed h\u00f6nd, n\u00fa var sk\u00e1la\u00f0. Drykkurinn var m\u00e9r framandi, hann var gerja\u00f0ur, \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00e6tur og einhver \u00e1vaxtakeimur af jurtum var \u00ed honum l\u00edka. Hunang? G\u00f3\u00f0ur var hann, eins og\u2026 mj\u00f6\u00f0ur. Til forna. Hva\u00f0an h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau flutt mj\u00f6\u00f0 hinga\u00f0, e\u00f0a haf\u00f0i einhver eldhugi brugga\u00f0 hann? M\u00e9r datt \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 \u00feetta f\u00f3lk haf\u00f0i lagt frekar miki\u00f0 \u00ed fermingarveislu. Og ekki var til si\u00f0s a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00e1fengi \u00ed fermingarveislum, allavega ekki hj\u00e1 okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En sinn er si\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e6tt hverri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g haf\u00f0i kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 \u00far kr\u00fasinni. H\u00e1vaxin ung kona \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, hugsanlega fr\u00e6nka fermingarbarnsins, fyllti \u00e1 fyrir okkur og leit \u00ed augun \u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. Og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 undra hvar H\u00f3f\u00ed v\u00e6ri, en h\u00fan var ni\u00f0ursokkin \u00ed samtal vi\u00f0 \u00c1rna. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 kalla til hennar byrja\u00f0i s\u00f6ngurinn upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt, l\u00edktist \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagi, en engu sem \u00e9g kanna\u00f0ist vi\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir tv\u00e6r mja\u00f0arkr\u00fasir og s\u00f6ng vorum vi\u00f0 reistir upp \u00ed hringdans. S\u00ed\u00f0ast haf\u00f0i \u00e9g dansa\u00f0 \u00d3laf Liljur\u00f3s sem krakki og m\u00e9r datt \u00ed hug hva\u00f0 d\u00f6murnar okkar skyldu n\u00fa segja en mj\u00f6\u00f0urinn virtist a\u00f0 hafa \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0 s\u00ednum tilgangi, S\u00f3ley flissa\u00f0i upph\u00e1tt og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 ekki hef\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1tt von af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e9r v\u00e6ri svona g\u00f3\u00f0 skemmtun. St\u00falkan sem haf\u00f0i bori\u00f0 okkur mj\u00f6\u00f0inn st\u00f3\u00f0 milli m\u00edn og H\u00f3f\u00edar, \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i: D\u00f6nsum n\u00fa bara. Og svo t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00fativistarf\u00f6tum sem voru venjuleg \u00ed byrjun kv\u00f6ldsins haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 skipt \u00fat fyrir einhvers konar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega b\u00faninga, sem m\u00e9r fannst \u00f6fug r\u00f6\u00f0, margir skipta einmitt yfir \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6gilegri f\u00f6t me\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldinu \u00e1 svona upp\u00e1komum. En sinn er si\u00f0ur \u00ed veislu hverri. Aldrei haf\u00f0i \u00e9g annars s\u00e9\u00f0 steinb\u00edtssk\u00f3 \u00ed notkun fyrr en n\u00fana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 stigum \u00ed dans, og hann var ekki s\u00e1 \u00d3lafur Liljur\u00f3s sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i l\u00e6rt sem p\u00faki. Einhver haf\u00f0i fundi\u00f0 trommu og meira a\u00f0 segja sekkjap\u00edpu, og erindin voru fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg. Uns \u00e9g ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 textinn var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 annars konar. \u00cd hef\u00f0bundinni \u00fatg\u00e1fu af\u00feakkar \u00d3lafur b\u00f3nor\u00f0 \u00e1lfameyjar, en h\u00e9r enda\u00f0i sagan \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alltaf vil \u00e9g me\u00f0 \u00e1lfum b\u00faa
villir hann, stillir hann
aldrei aftur til manna sn\u00faa
\u00fear rau\u00f0ur loginn brann
bl\u00ed\u00f0an lag\u00f0i byrinn undan bj\u00f6rgunum
bl\u00ed\u00f0an lag\u00f0i byrinn undan bj\u00f6rgunum fram<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta var n\u00fa st\u00f3rfur\u00f0ulegasta fermingarveisla sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00e6vinni lent \u00ed, n\u00fa var aftur mj\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00e1 bo\u00f0st\u00f3lum og einhverjar b\u00f6kur me\u00f0, \u00fati \u00e1 hla\u00f0i st\u00f3\u00f0u karlarnir \u00ed hring og l\u00e9tu p\u00edpuna ganga \u00e1 milli s\u00edn, \u00e9g veit ekki me\u00f0 hverju var h\u00fan tro\u00f0in en \u00e9g f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r sm\u00f3k og fann fyrir svima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 bak vi\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0 var langur eldur me\u00f0 gl\u00f3\u00f0 og tveir kindaskrokkar \u00e1 teini, ilmurinn var lokkandi og m\u00e9r rann vatn \u00e1 tunguna. Haf\u00f0i ekki \u00e1\u00f0ur teki\u00f0 eftir \u00feessari grilla\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. Sterklegur, stuttur n\u00e1ungi skar \u00ed skrokkana, konurnar t\u00f3ku bitana \u00ed sk\u00e1lar og h\u00e9ldu \u00e1fram a\u00f0 deila \u00fat kj\u00f6ti til veislugesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sama st\u00f3reyg\u00f0a st\u00falkan me\u00f0 \u00feykku og lj\u00f3su fl\u00e9tturnar, og haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur gefi\u00f0 m\u00e9r einkennilegt augnar\u00e1\u00f0, kom til m\u00edn me\u00f0 lambakj\u00f6t \u00e1 trogi. H\u00fan settist vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r og sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c9g greip \u00ed k\u00f3tilettusnei\u00f0, h\u00fan var mj\u00fak og safar\u00edk, en me\u00f0 einkennilegt brag\u00f0, kannski kryddi sem \u00e9g kanna\u00f0ist ekki vi\u00f0. Kj\u00f6ti\u00f0 n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0na\u00f0i uppi m\u00e9r, \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e9r a\u00f0ra, en st\u00falkan stakk kj\u00f6tstykki upp \u00ed mig, f\u00f3r a\u00f0 mata mig eins og \u00ed str\u00ed\u00f0ni. Svo heimta\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 mata hana. \u00dea\u00f0 fannst m\u00e9r frekar skr\u00fdti\u00f0, reyndi a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00fatundan m\u00e9r hvort H\u00f3f\u00ed v\u00e6ri h\u00e9r einhverssta\u00f0ar. En n\u00fa var \u00e9g me\u00f0 mj\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e6\u00f0um og gu\u00f0m\u00e1vita hva\u00f0a reykelsi \u00ed kinnholum og nennti ekki a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur af neinu. Svipa\u00f0 andr\u00famsloft virtist vera allsta\u00f0ar \u00ed kringum okkur. Konan reif kj\u00f6t af beinum me\u00f0 s\u00ednum skjannahv\u00edtu, fallegu t\u00f6nnum, sleikti \u00fat um og sleikti einnig fingur m\u00edna hreina. Einhvern veginn f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sama fyrir hana. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i f\u00e6rt sig n\u00e6r, \u00e9g fann fyrir gl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed l\u00e6ri hennar. \u00c9g kom vi\u00f0 barm hennar og fann heita bylgju fara \u00ed gegnum mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00e1lfpartinn upp, fa\u00f0ma\u00f0i mig, kyssti og tr\u00f3\u00f0 tungunni upp \u00ed mig, tungan var eins og h\u00f6nd hennar, l\u00f6ng, kraftmikil, frek, f\u00f3r um allan munninn og dr\u00f3 m\u00e1tt \u00far hnj\u00e1m m\u00ednum, barmur hennar \u00fer\u00fdstist a\u00f0 bringu minni og vi\u00f0 f\u00f6\u00f0mu\u00f0umst \u00e1kaft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En nei. Inn \u00ed \u00feessa heitu, r\u00f6ku, d\u00f6kku \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0u kom einhver bjartur og kaldur geisli. \u00c9g fann fyrir sting \u00fearna ni\u00f0ri, eins og vi\u00f0v\u00f6run. Og sama t\u00edma rann inn \u00ed vitund m\u00edna vissa: Svona getur \u00feetta ekki fari\u00f0. \u00c9g gat \u00feetta ekki, \u00e9g m\u00e1tti \u00feetta ekki. \u00c9g var me\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed og vi\u00f0 vorum meira a\u00f0 segja h\u00e9rna undir sama \u00feaki. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00feetta ganga alltof langt, \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00edsa upp og finna H\u00f3f\u00ed, fara me\u00f0 henni h\u00e9\u00f0an, \u00feetta var ekki fyrir okkur. H\u00e9\u00f0an m\u00e1tti \u00e9g til me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa, \u00e9g sleit mig loksins lausan \u00far heitu fa\u00f0mlagi st\u00falkunnar, \u00fdtti henni \u00ed burtu og sag\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0inn a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur ekki h\u00e6gt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00e6rt villik\u00f6tt. H\u00fan hv\u00e6sti, rak m\u00e9r l\u00f6\u00f0rung og \u00f6skra\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00e9g skildi ekki. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00e1tt a\u00f0 draga m\u00f6rkin fyrr, en mj\u00f6\u00f0urinn og dansinn h\u00f6f\u00f0u leiki\u00f0 \u00e1 mig. Og, sannast sagna, minn eigin \u00f3r\u00f3leiki og forvitni. Tryllta konan reif \u00ed h\u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r, \u00fer\u00edr vaskir ungir menn komu til bjargar, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g fyrst h\u00e9lt, a\u00f0 bjarga m\u00e9r \u00far kl\u00f3m hennar. \u00deeir f\u00f3ru me\u00f0 mig \u00fat og g\u00e1fu m\u00e9r \u00e1 kjaftinn, held \u00e9g. H\u00e9r slitna minningarnar alveg sundur, og \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 undan f\u00f3r er l\u00edka frekar slitr\u00f3tt, en einhvern veginn svona held \u00e9g a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6sta morgun vakna\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 s\u00e1rsauka alls sta\u00f0ar \u00ed l\u00edkama m\u00ednum, kinnin svei\u00f0, \u00e9g var a\u00f0 drepast \u00far hausverk og m\u00e9r var \u00f3glatt. Eina huggunin var svart me\u00f0vitundarleysi, sem \u00e9g gat ekki haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram \u00fear sem mig vanta\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e6la. \u00c9g fann a\u00f0 \u00e9g var \u00ed tjaldi, okkar eigin tjaldi sem var h\u00e1lfpartinn \u00ed klessu. \u00c9g kraup \u00fat, \u00e6ldi \u00e1 mosann og f\u00f3r fr\u00e1 pollinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hreint \u00f3ge\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f6r\u00f0in var blaut, sk\u00fdin gr\u00e1. Rigningar\u00fa\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g gat ekki legi\u00f0 \u00e1 blautri j\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00ed rigningunni Mundi farast \u00far ofk\u00e6lingu \u00ed blautum f\u00f6tum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g hlusta\u00f0i, sko\u00f0a\u00f0i mig um, enginn var neins sta\u00f0ar. Br\u00e1tt mundi \u00e9g hefja leitina. Leita a\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed, S\u00f3leyju, \u00c1rna. En ekki strax. \u00c9g skj\u00f6gra\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00e6knum, skola\u00f0i munninn, andliti\u00f0, hendurnar. Gekk \u00e1fram a\u00f0 h\u00fassinu. Kannski v\u00e6ri h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 komast \u00fear \u00ed skj\u00f3l. \u00c9g skalf, fann hvernig \u00e9g svitna\u00f0i k\u00f6ldum svita. Hva\u00f0 var eiginlega \u00ed mi\u00f0inum \u00feeirra? E\u00f0a \u00ed p\u00edpunni?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd veisluh\u00fasinu var allt me\u00f0 kyrrum kj\u00f6rum. Alltof kyrrum, allt var l\u00e6st og gengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1, dyrnar voru l\u00e6star me\u00f0 slagbrandi og hengil\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e9r var ekki nokkur ma\u00f0ur. Og svo var\u00f0 m\u00e9r aftur fl\u00f6kurt. M\u00e9r haf\u00f0i ekki l\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 svona illa s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g var \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Vestmannaeyjum 17 \u00e1ra. Sneri aftur a\u00f0 tjaldinu, skola\u00f0i munninn \u00e1 n\u00fd me\u00f0 l\u00e6kjarvatni, reyndi a\u00f0 drekka \u00fea\u00f0, en \u00fea\u00f0 var svo kalt a\u00f0 mig svei\u00f0 \u00ed koki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hvar var H\u00f3f\u00ed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hvar voru \u00c1rni og S\u00f3ley?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tjaldi\u00f0 \u00feeirra \u00c1rna og S\u00f3leyjar var enn\u00fe\u00e1 standandi, \u00e9g kalla\u00f0i til \u00feeirra, opna\u00f0i svo rennil\u00e1sinn \u00e1 tjaldinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3ley l\u00e1 \u00e1 tjaldd\u00fdnunni sinni eins \u00e1 sig komin og \u00e9g var. \u00c9g kraup inn, lag\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 henni til \u00feess a\u00f0 komast \u00ed skj\u00f3l og hl\u00fdju. Minn eigin svefnpoki var \u00fatata\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e6lu og \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00far leik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 l\u00e1gum hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 langt fram \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0degi. \u00c9g s\u00f3tti handa henni l\u00e6kjarvatn \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00f3r a\u00f0 s\u00fdna l\u00edfsmark. Henni br\u00e1 \u00feegar h\u00fan s\u00e1 framan \u00ed mig, h\u00fan sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri skr\u00e1ma\u00f0ur \u00ed framan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minningin um a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 kl\u00f3ra\u00f0ur af trylltri konu var \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00f6nn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En hvar voru \u00fe\u00e1 H\u00f3f\u00ed og \u00c1rni?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 spyrja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3ley sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r, me\u00f0 k\u00f6kk \u00ed h\u00e1lsinum, a\u00f0 \u00c1rni hef\u00f0i bo\u00f0i\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0 drekka \u00far st\u00f3rri sk\u00e1l og \u00feau hef\u00f0u svo gengi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 klettunum og f\u00f3lki\u00f0 hr\u00f3pa\u00f0 h\u00farra fyrir \u00feeim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i S\u00f3ley rifi\u00f0 sig lausa \u00far hringnum og hlaupi\u00f0 hinga\u00f0, \u00ed tjaldi\u00f0, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 frekar \u00f6lvu\u00f0. E\u00f0a \u00ed einhverri v\u00edmu, hva\u00f0 sem \u00feetta n\u00fa var.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan sag\u00f0i einnig hve skr\u00fdti\u00f0 henni \u00fe\u00f3tti a\u00f0 allir voru eins og \u00feeir \u00feekktu \u00c1rna. E\u00f0a kannski henni fannst \u00fea\u00f0 bara, en \u00feannig mundi h\u00fan eftir \u00fev\u00ed n\u00fana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allar minningar voru svo rugla\u00f0ar og st\u00f3rskr\u00fdtnar. Eins og vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um veri\u00f0 h\u00e1tt uppi \u00e1 einhverju d\u00f3pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann stytti upp, vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum aftur a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu. Fr\u00e1 str\u00f6ndinni, lendingunni kom f\u00f3lk, \u00feau s\u00e1u okkur og vi\u00f0 s\u00f6g\u00f0um \u00feeim hva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i gerst. Vi\u00f0 fengum heitt a\u00f0 drekka og einhverja a\u00f0hlynningu og vorum ferju\u00f0 \u00e1 hra\u00f0b\u00e1tnum \u00ed kaupsta\u00f0inn og heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0ina \u00fear. Bj\u00f6rgunarsveitin var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u00fat til a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed og \u00c1rna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6sta dag komu l\u00f6greglustj\u00f3rinn og forma\u00f0ur bj\u00f6rgunarsveitarinnar a\u00f0 spyrja okkur n\u00e1nar \u00fati \u00fea\u00f0 sem haf\u00f0i gerst. Vi\u00f0 vorum enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0inni, hj\u00fakrunarfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur t\u00f3k bl\u00f3\u00f0prufur sem voru svo sendar su\u00f0ur me\u00f0 flugv\u00e9l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g spur\u00f0i \u00edtreka\u00f0 eftir H\u00f3f\u00ed og \u00c1rna, l\u00e6knirinn sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera r\u00f3legur og \u00e9g sag\u00f0ist vera \u00fea\u00f0, en hj\u00fakrunarf\u00f3lki\u00f0 lag\u00f0i mig \u00e1 eins konar b\u00f6rur me\u00f0 hj\u00f3lum undir og einhver hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 hafa sprauta\u00f0 mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g vakna\u00f0i einhvern t\u00edmann, kannski n\u00e6sta dag. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt fyrst a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri heima hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, en svo f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a mig um. Nei, \u00feetta var ekki heima hj\u00e1 okkur H\u00f3f\u00ed, h\u00e9r voru au\u00f0ir hv\u00edtir veggir alls sta\u00f0ar og rimlagard\u00ednur fyrir gluggum. \u00c9g reis \u00far r\u00faminu, \u00fea\u00f0 var breitt og \u00far plasti, \u00fea\u00f0 rann upp fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri sj\u00fakrar\u00fam. Og \u00e9g var ekki \u00ed m\u00ednum f\u00f6tum, heldur \u00ed einhverjum hall\u00e6risfl\u00edkum, bl\u00e1gr\u00e6num l\u00f6rfum so\u00f0num \u00ed \u00fevottapotti sj\u00fakrah\u00fassins. Alla vega \u00ed einhverjum n\u00e1ttserk me\u00f0 alltof stuttum ermum fyrir mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dat um glugga s\u00e1st opi\u00f0 landslag, v\u00edk og h\u00fas \u00e1 str\u00f6ndinni \u00e1 m\u00f3ti, \u00ed fjarskanum risu bl\u00e1 fj\u00f6ll. \u00c9g var kominn aftur su\u00f0ur. Og \u00e9g var \u00e1 sp\u00edtala. \u00deetta var eint\u00f3mur misskilningur, \u00e9g \u00e1tti ekkert a\u00f0 vera h\u00e9r. \u00c9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast \u00fat og ganga fr\u00e1 m\u00ednum m\u00e1lum. En \u00e9g fann hvergi m\u00edna pers\u00f3nulega muni, eins og lyklakippu e\u00f0a peningaveski. Ekki \u00ed n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0ssk\u00faffunni, n\u00e9 heldur \u00ed sk\u00e1pnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g gekk \u00fat \u00e1 ganginn, var greinilega or\u00f0inn dasa\u00f0ur eftir miklar legur. \u00c9g \u00e1tti erfitt a\u00f0 halda m\u00e9r standandi. Sj\u00fakrali\u00f0i \u00ed hv\u00edtum f\u00f6tum kom \u00e1 m\u00f3ti m\u00e9r og \u00e9g spur\u00f0i hann, hvar s\u00edminn minn v\u00e6ri. Mig vanta\u00f0i a\u00f0 hringja nokkur s\u00edmt\u00f6l. \u00c9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed H\u00f3f\u00ed e\u00f0a m\u00f6mmu a\u00f0 koma og s\u00e6kja mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hv\u00edtkl\u00e6ddi ma\u00f0urinn leit \u00e1 mig me\u00f0 alv\u00f6rusvip, eins og \u00ed gegnum \u00f3s\u00fdnilegt tjald, og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hv\u00edla mig. Og ekki hafa \u00e1hyggjur af neinum s\u00edmt\u00f6lum e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0ru sl\u00edku, ekki enn\u00fe\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 rifja\u00f0ist upp fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 H\u00f3f\u00ed g\u00e6ti kannski ekki komi\u00f0 og s\u00f3tt mig. A\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fyrir hana. Svo spur\u00f0i \u00e9g hvar S\u00f3ley v\u00e6ri. Vi\u00f0 komum \u00fe\u00f3 saman til bygg\u00f0a \u00far fer\u00f0alaginu. S\u00e1 hv\u00edtkl\u00e6ddi sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 S\u00f3ley v\u00e6ri \u00e1 \u00f6ruggum sta\u00f0. A\u00f0 f\u00f3lk s\u00e6i um hana og \u00e9g \u00feyrfti ekki a\u00f0 hafa neinar \u00e1hyggjur af henni. Og a\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn k\u00e6mi \u00e1 morgun \u00ed heims\u00f3knart\u00edma, \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 sami\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g myndi vera h\u00e9r um t\u00edma og k\u00e6mist heim \u00feegar m\u00e9r li\u00f0i betur. Br\u00e1\u00f0um v\u00e6ri kominn kaffit\u00edmi, \u00e9g g\u00e6ti fengi\u00f0 m\u00e9r kaffi og sn\u00fa\u00f0, hef\u00f0i \u00e9g lyst \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Og g\u00e6ti be\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed dagstofunni, ef \u00e9g vildi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Sjaldan hef \u00e9g kaffinu neita\u00f0, svara\u00f0i \u00e9g og settist \u00e1 h\u00e6gindast\u00f3l \u00ed salnum. \u00deeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u sennilega sprauta\u00f0 einhverju \u00ed mig, m\u00e9r lei\u00f0 eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 vafinn \u00ed b\u00f3mull e\u00f0a v\u00e6ri \u00fatata\u00f0ur \u00ed kl\u00edstri. Ekkert hr\u00e6r\u00f0i mig, m\u00e9r var nokkurn veginn sama um allt, l\u00edka \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00e1 Kleppi \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 l\u00e1s og sl\u00e1. H\u00e9r var anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk l\u00edka vista\u00f0, karlar og konur, \u00e1 mismunandi aldri, og m\u00e9r fannst \u00feetta frekar skr\u00fdtinn l\u00fd\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir kaffi\u00f0 settist \u00e9g \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpshorni\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 voru kannski um sex manns fyrir framan imbakassann. Allt \u00feetta venjulega \u00ed fr\u00e9ttat\u00edmanum \u00ed byrjun kv\u00f6ldsins en allt \u00ed einu s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fearna var l\u00f6greglustj\u00f3ri kaupsta\u00f0arins \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu, \u00fea\u00f0 var r\u00e6tt um dularfullt mannshvarf \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0i og mynd af H\u00f3f\u00ed birtist \u00e1 skj\u00e1num. Og tv\u00e6r a\u00f0rar manneskjur v\u00e6ru \u00ed sj\u00fakrah\u00fasvist. \u00dea\u00f0 var tala\u00f0 um okkur. Og mig. \u00c9g var \u00ed einhverjum vasa, skr\u00fdtinni b\u00f3lu. Um mig var r\u00e6tt \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri nefndur \u00e1 nafn. Og enginn h\u00e9rna vissi \u00fea\u00f0, enginn \u00feeirra sem h\u00e9r s\u00e1tu. Ekki \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 segja \u00feeim. \u00deau bara st\u00f6r\u00f0u fram fyrir sig, einn var a\u00f0 einbl\u00edna \u00e1 g\u00f3lflistann me\u00f0fram veggnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En ekki var \u00feessi kona a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0. H\u00fan star\u00f0i \u00e1 mig. Kannski um fimmtugt, gr\u00f6nn og me\u00f0 stingandi augnar\u00e1\u00f0. \u00c9g kanna\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 langleitt andliti\u00f0, h\u00e1 kinnbeinin, h\u00e1tt enni\u00f0, lj\u00f3sbr\u00fant h\u00e1ri\u00f0 sem var byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 gr\u00e1na. \u00c9g \u00fe\u00f3ttist vita hva\u00f0an h\u00fan v\u00e6ri \u00e6ttu\u00f0, en gat ekki komi\u00f0 fyrir mig hverra manna h\u00fan v\u00e6ri e\u00f0a hvort vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um hist einhvers sta\u00f0ar. En h\u00fan leit \u00e1 mig eins og h\u00fan \u00feekkti mig. E\u00f0a vissi eitthva\u00f0 meira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hva\u00f0an kemur\u00f0u? spur\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– S\u00ed\u00f0ast a\u00f0 vestan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og ertu \u00fea\u00f0an?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 segja \u00fea\u00f0. Og kannski \u00fe\u00fa l\u00edka?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– J\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e9g, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og nefndi \u00feorpi\u00f0 sitt me\u00f0 nafni. En getur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eigum anna\u00f0 og meira sameiginlegt? h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c1ttu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um skyld? Pabbi minn heitir Gvendur, e\u00f0a Gu\u00f0mundur, hann var netager\u00f0armeistari fyrir vestan \u00feegar l\u00edfi\u00f0 l\u00e9k vi\u00f0 hann. Mamma vann hj\u00e1 kaupf\u00e9laginu, kannski kannast \u00fe\u00fa vi\u00f0 hana. Sigr\u00fan Geirmundsd\u00f3ttir St\u00edgssonar. SiggaMundaSt\u00edg eins og sagt var.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g man eftir m\u00f6mmu \u00feinni, en t\u00f6lum um \u00fea\u00f0 seinna. Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 efninu \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir taka eftir \u00fev\u00ed. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00feeim ver\u00f0ur lj\u00f3st hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vitum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konan \u00e6stist, skima\u00f0i \u00ed kringum sig. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 anda r\u00f3lega, \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir virkilega mundu veita okkur athygli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nei, seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r hvar varst \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa varst f\u00e6r\u00f0ur hinga\u00f0. Hj\u00e1 hverjum? Ekki reyna a\u00f0 neita, \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00e1runa \u00fe\u00edna, h\u00fan breytist ef manneskjan hefur veri\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 segja eitthva\u00f0 af viti, en konan h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– N\u00fa voru sumars\u00f3lst\u00f6\u00f0ur, ger\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g kinka\u00f0i kolli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g, \u00e9g lenti \u00ed \u00feeim \u00e1 vetrars\u00f3lst\u00f6\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 er svol\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an. Til a\u00f0 brenna \u00e1ram\u00f3tabrennu, s\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00feau, fjandinn hafi \u00feau. Og brag\u00f0a \u00e1 n\u00fdb\u00f6ku\u00f0um kanilsn\u00fa\u00f0um, \u00fev\u00ed sjaldan hef \u00e9g sn\u00fa\u00f0um neita\u00f0. Og st\u00edga dans vi\u00f0 \u00d3laf Liljur\u00f3s. Og svo erum vi\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00ed haldi eins og vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um einhverjir vitfirringar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Heyr\u00f0u \u2026 slaka\u00f0u n\u00fa a\u00f0eins \u00e1 \u2026 \u00e6, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i vit \u00e1 a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur fyrir hennar h\u00f6nd, \u00fea\u00f0 var svo mikill s\u00e1rsauki \u00ed henni og h\u00fan titra\u00f0i af sorg og rei\u00f0i. H\u00fan steig upp og kalla\u00f0i til g\u00e6slumannanna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Megi\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 tr\u00faa, helv\u00edtis andskotans pakk, a\u00f0 \u00e9g er enginn vitfirringur, h\u00e9r er myndarlegur ungur ma\u00f0ur sem getur sagt svipa\u00f0a s\u00f6gu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tveir karlmenn \u00ed hv\u00edtum sloppum fl\u00fdttu s\u00e9r til okkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– J\u00e6ja, \u00deorbj\u00f6rg m\u00edn, n\u00fa skulum vi\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 hv\u00edla okkur a\u00f0eins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nei \u2026 nei \u2026 dj\u00f6fulsins andskotinn hafi \u00fea\u00f0, \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed bjargi\u00f0 \u00feegar f\u00e6rt var!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00deetta er allt \u00ed lagi, \u00deorbj\u00f6rg m\u00edn, allt \u00ed lagi \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vestfirska konan var leidd \u00ed burtu, sennilega til hv\u00edlu \u00ed herberginu sinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og n\u00fa fer Magn\u00fas einnig a\u00f0 hv\u00edla sig, sag\u00f0i yfirhj\u00fakrunarfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed t\u00f3n sem gaf ekkert r\u00fdmi fyrir vi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur. H\u00fan l\u00e9t mig taka extra svefnlyf og fylgdist me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g gleypti \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g var r\u00e6stur n\u00e6sta morgun og skikka\u00f0ur \u00ed sturtu, \u00feanga\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3 m\u00e1tti fara \u00e1n g\u00e6slumanns. Mamma kom a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja mig eftir h\u00e1degi. H\u00fan leit \u00e1 mig mj\u00f6g sorgm\u00e6dd, eins og h\u00fan hef\u00f0i \u00feegar misst mig. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 gle\u00f0ja hana og f\u00e6r\u00f0i henni kve\u00f0jur a\u00f0 vestan, fr\u00e1 Laugu og Gissuri, en \u00fea\u00f0 bar engan \u00e1rangur. Sjaldan hef \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 hana svo grafalvarlega, eins og h\u00fan \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 hafa sig alla vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r til a\u00f0 bresta ekki \u00ed gr\u00e1t. Merkilegt a\u00f0 kve\u00f0jurnar virtust \u00fevert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti auka \u00e1 s\u00e1rsauka hennar. Mamma gat ekki tala\u00f0 miki\u00f0 en h\u00fan nefndi \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru \u00f3hugnanlegar skr\u00e1mur \u00e1 andliti m\u00ednu. \u00c9g k\u00e6r\u00f0i mig ekkert um a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00f6llu, alla vega ekki n\u00fana, og sag\u00f0i bara,a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i hrapa\u00f0 \u00ed klettum. H\u00fan \u00f3ska\u00f0i m\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0s bata og kvaddi. \u00dea\u00f0 olli m\u00e9r angist a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvernig h\u00fan \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0ist og einhvern veginn skamma\u00f0ist s\u00edn fyrir mig. E\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 fannst m\u00e9r. Og \u00e1 sama t\u00edma fannst m\u00e9r h\u00fan ekki sj\u00e1 mig eins og \u00e9g var e\u00f0a m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g vera. Eins og \u00e9g v\u00e6ri einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 tjald e\u00f0a \u00ed \u00e1l\u00f6gum, sp\u00edtalanuminn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta var sl\u00e6mt \u00e1stand. \u00c9g \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 komast \u00fat h\u00e9\u00f0an. \u00c9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 komast heim og \u00ed vinnuna, og \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i. \u00c9g var eiginlega \u00e1byrgur fyrir fer\u00f0inni, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um veri\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00ednum \u00e6ttarsl\u00f3\u00f0um, fannst m\u00e9r. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vita betur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir a\u00f0 mamma f\u00f3r kom kona \u00ed hv\u00edtum sloppi a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed mig, h\u00fan sag\u00f0ist vera ge\u00f0l\u00e6knir sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sinna m\u00e1li m\u00ednu og myndi koma me\u00f0 \u00ed yfirheyrslu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fyrir okkur var teki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 s\u00e9rherbergi, \u00fear var \u00e1samt ge\u00f0l\u00e6kninum karlma\u00f0ur sem sag\u00f0ist vera l\u00f6gregluma\u00f0ur. Hann setti l\u00edti\u00f0 uppt\u00f6kut\u00e6ki \u00e1 bor\u00f0i\u00f0, sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 yfirheyrslan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 byrja og taldi upp n\u00f6fn vi\u00f0staddra. \u00deetta var \u00fe\u00e1 alv\u00f6ru yfirheyrsla. Eins og \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3myndum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir leitina sem st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir \u00ed tvo s\u00f3larhringa t\u00f3kst okkur ekki a\u00f0 finna \u00feau sem hafa horfi\u00f0, sem sagt H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i og \u00c1rna. Bj\u00f6rgunarsveitir hafa f\u00ednkembt allan dalinn og n\u00e6rliggjandi fj\u00f6ll. N\u00fa hafa menn einnig leita\u00f0 me\u00f0 flugv\u00e9l yfir st\u00e6rra sv\u00e6\u00f0i og h\u00f3pur hefur fari\u00f0 me\u00f0fram str\u00f6ndina \u00e1 g\u00famm\u00edb\u00e1tum. Kafari kanna\u00f0i sj\u00e1varbotninn \u00ed n\u00e6sta n\u00e1grenni atbur\u00f0arsta\u00f0arins og undir bjarginu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– N\u00fa, bjarginu. En \u00fear eru alls konar botnstraumar. Ef einhver stekkur \u00ed sj\u00f3inn getur hann horfi\u00f0 fyrir fullt og allt. E\u00f0a hva\u00f0 veit \u00e9g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og \u00feekkir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feessa botnstrauma?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c6, ekki neitt s\u00e9rstaklega. Bara \u00fat fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem f\u00f3lk hefur sagt, h\u00e1lf \u00e6ttin m\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00f3 meira og minna. \u00c9g l\u00edka, tv\u00e6r vert\u00ed\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn ba\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 fer\u00f0inni okkar, hva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i eiginlega gerst. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 eins vel og \u00e9g mundi eftir. Hann virtist ver\u00f0a \u00e6 \u00f3\u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0ari og leit nokkrum sinnum \u00fatundan s\u00e9r til ge\u00f0l\u00e6knisins. \u00c9g var farinn a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 hann mundi gr\u00edpa fram \u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r, en \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist \u00fe\u00f3 ekki. \u00deegar \u00e9g var kominn \u00e1 \u00feann sta\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f6gunni \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 S\u00f3ley vorum a\u00f0 banka \u00e1 l\u00e6star dyr h\u00fassins hreytti l\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn loksins \u00fat \u00far s\u00e9r:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og eigum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00feessu \u00f6llu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 er satt. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed \u00fatilegufer\u00f0 og vorum bo\u00f0in \u00ed fermingarveislu \u00ed h\u00fasinu. Sem f\u00f3r svo v\u00edst a\u00f0eins \u00far b\u00f6ndum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vertu ekkert a\u00f0 \u00feessu, Magn\u00fas. F\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 halda fermingarveislu \u00e1 sta\u00f0num kom \u00ed fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn \u00e1 f\u00f6studaginn var og \u00feau fundu \u00feig og S\u00f3leyju og \u00fei\u00f0 voru\u00f0 v\u00e6gast sagt \u00ed ruglu\u00f0u \u00e1standi. \u00dea\u00f0 er v\u00edst a\u00f0 enginn hefur veri\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessu tiltekna h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed byrjun okt\u00f3ber \u00ed fyrra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 getur ekki veri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Eina \u00fatsk\u00fdringin sem g\u00e6ti passa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn ykkar er a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 hafi\u00f0 teki\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 sem veldur ofskynjunum. Og hafi\u00f0 svo \u00edmynda\u00f0 ykkur alla svallveisluna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Spyrji\u00f0 S\u00f3leyju. Er h\u00fan ekki l\u00edka h\u00e9r einhvers sta\u00f0ar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– S\u00f3ley er \u00e1 \u00f6ruggum sta\u00f0. En n\u00fa erum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um \u00fe\u00edna fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g var a\u00f0 segja ykkur \u00fea\u00f0. Var t\u00e6ki\u00f0 ekki \u00ed gangi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 f\u00e1st vi\u00f0 alvarleg m\u00e1lefni h\u00e9r. Tv\u00e6r manneskjur eru horfnar. \u00deess vegna \u00fearft \u00fe\u00fa ekkert a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 fela notkun einhverra efna. \u00dea\u00f0 kemur meira a\u00f0 segja allt fram \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0prufum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ha, \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0prufum?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn kinka\u00f0i kolli til ge\u00f0l\u00e6knisins til merkis um a\u00f0 h\u00fan m\u00e6tti segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem haf\u00f0i fundist \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0s\u00fdnunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konan opna\u00f0i m\u00f6ppu, r\u00e6skti sig og las a\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00ednu bl\u00f3\u00f0i og S\u00f3leyjar hef\u00f0u fundist leifar af psilocybintengdum efnum. Frekar sj\u00e1ldg\u00e6fum \u00fe\u00f3, en \u00fei\u00f0 hafi\u00f0 greinilega neytt einhvers \u00ed fer\u00f0inni ykkar, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan, sem g\u00e6ti \u00fatsk\u00fdrt ofskynjarnir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Og n\u00fa er spurningin, hver kom me\u00f0 efni\u00f0? Psilocybin fyrirfinnst til d\u00e6mis \u00ed sveppum, \u00feeir eru fluttir erlendis fr\u00e1 meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed p\u00f3stsendingum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– E\u00f0a fundu\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 trj\u00f3nupe\u00f0lusveppi \u00e1 sta\u00f0num og notu\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1? stakk ge\u00f0l\u00e6knirinn upp \u00e1. L\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn leit \u00e1 hana eins og til a\u00f0 minna hana \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri hans yfirheyrsla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– J\u00e1, t\u00edndu\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 sveppi, su\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00far \u00feeim te, e\u00f0a reyktu\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 t\u00f3baki? Til a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa eitthva\u00f0 spennandi? Seg\u00f0u fr\u00e1, Magn\u00fas, l\u00e9ttu \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r, \u00fe\u00fa hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 vilja komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 kom fyrir H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 vil \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0, vitaskuld. En vi\u00f0 fundum enga sveppi. Og reyktum ekkert, engin okkar reykir einu sinni s\u00edgarettur. E\u00f0a neitt anna\u00f0. Og vi\u00f0 vorum ekki me\u00f0 neitt gras \u00ed farteskinu, ef \u00fei\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 voru engar kannabisleifar \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0i \u00fe\u00ednu, Magn\u00fas, sag\u00f0i ge\u00f0l\u00e6knirinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta heilann af \u00f6llum m\u00e6tti um hva\u00f0 g\u00e6ti \u00fatsk\u00fdrt \u00e1standi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– E\u00f0a g\u00e6ti \u00fea\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 eitthvert ykkar hafi komi\u00f0 me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 og blanda\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed einhvern mat e\u00f0a drykk \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir vissu af \u00fev\u00ed? stakk l\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn upp \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um eiginlega \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 drekka te, e\u00f0a hvort vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um fengi\u00f0 okkur te, \u00feegar \u00feessir fermingarkrakkar komu og bu\u00f0u okkur \u00ed veisluna. \u00dea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0. En ef einhver hefur byrla\u00f0 fyrir okkur \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 hann \u00c1rni. Hann var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 einkennilegur alla t\u00ed\u00f0. Og \u00e9g \u00feekkti hann minnst af h\u00f3pnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00deekktir? Ertu a\u00f0 gefa \u00ed skyn a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 d\u00e1inn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c6ji \u2026 nei, alls ekki. M\u00e9r finnst bara a\u00f0 allt \u00feetta hafi komi\u00f0 fyrir einhvern annan e\u00f0a \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum heimi e\u00f0a fyrir alveg rosalega l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0an. J\u00e1, vi\u00f0 fengum okkur te. Og svo gr\u00f3f \u00c1rni upp hvannarr\u00f3t fyrir okkur, sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri s\u00faperf\u00fad, lost\u00e6ti \u00cdslendinga til forna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Magn\u00fas Gu\u00f0mundsson, \u00e9g vil minna \u00feig \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getur enn \u00fe\u00e1 lent undir grun fyrir gl\u00e6p, og \u00fe\u00e1 er best a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa segir satt og r\u00e9tt fr\u00e1. \u00cd andliti \u00fe\u00ednu eru skr\u00e1mur, sem benda til ofbeldisvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g hr\u00f6kk vi\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i gleymt a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 konunni me\u00f0 fl\u00e9tturnar. Eiginlega skamma\u00f0ist \u00e9g m\u00edn fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 mundi ekki skipta neinu m\u00e1li \u00e1 heildina liti\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g \u2026 eiginlega mundi ekki eftir \u00feeim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– M\u00e1 \u00e9g n\u00fa a\u00f0sto\u00f0a \u00feig a\u00f0eins. \u00dea\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 vel eftir \u00feessum skr\u00e1mum og var einnig teki\u00f0 s\u00fdnishorn undan n\u00f6glum S\u00f3leyjar, \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert vit \u00ed fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn hennar heldur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir lyfjam\u00f3ki\u00f0 fann \u00e9g kalda h\u00f6nd kreista mig undir hjartanu. \u00c9g var allt \u00ed einu gruna\u00f0ur um eitthvert \u00f3d\u00e6\u00f0isverk. Og mundi \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfur allt r\u00e9tt? Haf\u00f0i \u00e9g frami\u00f0 einhverja hr\u00e6\u00f0ilega hluti \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vita af \u00fev\u00ed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki \u00feitt bl\u00f3\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn h\u00fa\u00f0 undir n\u00f6glum S\u00f3leyjar. S\u00e1 m\u00f6guleiki er \u00fatiloka\u00f0ur. \u00deannig a\u00f0 eftir stendur \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g man, \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e1vaxin kona me\u00f0 fl\u00e9ttur. \u00cd fermingarveislunni. E\u00f0a hva\u00f0a bl\u00f3tveisla sem \u00feetta var. H\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 t\u00e6la mig og trylltist \u00feegar \u00e9g reif mig lausan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn og ge\u00f0l\u00e6knirinn skiptust \u00e1 augnar\u00e1\u00f0i s\u00edn \u00e1 milli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00cd raun og veru kemur a\u00f0eins H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Gestsd\u00f3ttir til greina, sem hefur veri\u00f0 samb\u00fdliskona \u00fe\u00edn s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0i\u00f0 tv\u00f6 og h\u00e1lfa \u00e1ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ha \u2026 j\u00e1, vi\u00f0 b\u00faum saman, en ekki hefur h\u00fan neitt kl\u00f3ra\u00f0 \u00ed mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– En hver \u00fe\u00e1? Og seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r ekki neinar s\u00f6gur um huldukonur! Samkv\u00e6mt l\u00e6knissk\u00fdrslu varstu me\u00f0 mar og skr\u00e1mur v\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 l\u00edkama \u00fe\u00ednum. Sem sagt, ummerki um ofbeldi og \u00e1t\u00f6k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00c9g veit \u00fea\u00f0 ekki. Kannski hef \u00e9g hrapa\u00f0 \u00ed sveppav\u00edmu. Ef vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00fe\u00e1 neytt sveppa eins og \u00fe\u00fa segir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gott og vel. Sannleikurinn byrjar sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 koma \u00ed lj\u00f3s. Og hva\u00f0 ger\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00fa H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00cd alv\u00f6runni ekki neitt. Ef einhver hefur gert eitthva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 hann \u00c1rni. Hann laga\u00f0i okkur \u00e9g veit ekki hva\u00f0a trippate, l\u00e9t okkur bor\u00f0a eitra\u00f0a hv\u00f6nn og f\u00e9kk okkur a\u00f0 veltast um \u00e1 grj\u00f3tinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Af hverju viltu kenna \u00c1rna um allt? spur\u00f0i l\u00f6gregluma\u00f0urinn eins og k\u00f6ttur \u00e1 vei\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hann \u00c1rni var alltaf svo einkennilegur. Hann var eins og venjulegar reglur k\u00e6mu honum ekkert vi\u00f0 og svo var eins og hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fela eitthva\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00dea\u00f0 var hann einmitt a\u00f0 gera. A\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed nafni sem \u00fe\u00fa og S\u00f3ley hafi\u00f0 tilkynnt okkur er enginn lifandi ma\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0skr\u00e1. N\u00e6st kemst einn sem var prestur austur \u00ed landi \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Getur ekki veri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– N\u00falifandi \u00c1rni Guttormsson fyrirfinnst ekki \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0skr\u00e1 og hann fyrirfinnst heldur ekki \u00e1 \u00feeim myndum sem \u00fei\u00f0 hafi\u00f0 sett inn \u00e1 F\u00e9si\u00f0 og Instagram. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum einnig fari\u00f0 yfir s\u00edmana ykkar og t\u00f6lvurnar. Enginn \u00c1rni neins sta\u00f0ar. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00feess vegna gilda \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 hann hafi aldrei veri\u00f0 til. \u00dei\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa hafi\u00f0 bara veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 fr\u00edka \u00fat \u00fearna \u00ed dalnum undir \u00e1hrifum ofskynjunarefna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– En en \u2026 einhver hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 hafa s\u00e9\u00f0 til okkar. Til okkar fj\u00f6gurra. Ef ekki anna\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 geti\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 spurt Gissur og Laugu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hver?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gissur, fr\u00e6nda hans pabba m\u00edns. Hann ferja\u00f0i okkur yfir \u00e1 trillunni sinni. Eva \u00cdS-75 er nafn og n\u00famer b\u00e1tsins. Vi\u00f0 droppu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum yfir Dj\u00fapi\u00f0. Lauga, konan hans Gissurar, gaf okkur kaffi og me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. H\u00fan hitti okkur l\u00edka og tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00f6greglan og ge\u00f0l\u00e6knirinn kinku\u00f0u kolli hvort til annars, n\u00fa v\u00e6ri kannski komi\u00f0 n\u00f3g af uppl\u00fdsingum. M\u00e9r var l\u00e9tt, \u00e9g gat loksins bent \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 sem gr\u00edpandi v\u00e6ri \u00ed. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00feeim l\u00edka heimilisfangi\u00f0 \u00feeirra Gissurar. \u00dev\u00ed \u00feetta var allt eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i dotti\u00f0 \u00ed einkennilegan pytt, enginn virtist heyra r\u00e9tt hva\u00f0 \u00e9g var a\u00f0 segja e\u00f0a skilja \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 meina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e9ttirinn var \u00fe\u00f3 skammg\u00f3\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6sta dag f\u00f3r ge\u00f0l\u00e6knirinn aftur me\u00f0 mig til l\u00f6greglumannsins. N\u00fa var hann miklu strangari \u00e1 svip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Magn\u00fas Gu\u00f0mundsson, \u00fe\u00fa ert n\u00fana yfirheyr\u00f0ur sem hugsanlegur sakborningur. Viltu segja m\u00e9r fyrst satt og r\u00e9tt fr\u00e1. Hvernig komust \u00fei\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Eins og \u00e9g hef sagt. Gissur fr\u00e6ndi f\u00f3r me\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 trillunni sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– En \u00fea\u00f0 er haugalygi og einfaldlega \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt. Vi\u00f0 t\u00e9kku\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed og \u00e9g get sagt \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 Gissur Veturli\u00f0ason hefur veri\u00f0 d\u00e1inn \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Hann f\u00f3r h\u00e1lfu \u00e1ri eftir andl\u00e1t eiginkonu sinnar, Gu\u00f0laugar Kjartansd\u00f3ttur. Trillan sem \u00fe\u00fa nefndir, Eva \u00cdS-75, var tekin af skr\u00e1 fyrir fimm \u00e1rum. H\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00feeirra er leigt p\u00f3lsku fiskverkaf\u00f3lki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Getur ekki veri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Fyrst vorum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reikna me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Gestsd\u00f3ttir hef\u00f0i hoppa\u00f0 fram af bjargi \u00ed sj\u00f3inn undir ofskynjunum. En n\u00fa l\u00edtur \u00feetta \u00e6 meira \u00feannig \u00fat a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir gert henni, samb\u00fdliskonu \u00feinni, eitthva\u00f0. Varstu kannski me\u00f0 tv\u00e6r \u00ed takinu og eitthva\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00farskei\u00f0is? N\u00e6st byrjum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 rannsaka dalinn me\u00f0 hundum. Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur fali\u00f0 l\u00edki\u00f0 einhverssta\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 fundi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gu\u00f0 minn g\u00f3\u00f0ur \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minningar fr\u00e1 t\u00edmanum eftir yfirheyrslurnar eru frekar g\u00f6t\u00f3ttar. \u00c9g veit bara a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i e\u00f0a \u00c1rna var hvergi a\u00f0 finna. E\u00f0a m\u00e9r var alla vega ekki sagt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Og samt \u00feykir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g finni \u00e1 m\u00e9r hvar \u00feau g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3leyju t\u00f3kst einhvern veginn a\u00f0 tala sig \u00fat \u00far \u00feessu \u00f6llu. H\u00fan s\u00f3r og s\u00e1rt vi\u00f0 lag\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan vissi ekki neitt um neitt, og allt m\u00f6gulegt v\u00e6ri svo a\u00f0eins og eing\u00f6ngu m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kenna. H\u00fan vinnur n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 skrifstofu sveitarf\u00e9lags austur \u00e1 Fj\u00f6r\u00f0um og b\u00fdr me\u00f0 presti sta\u00f0arins, hef \u00e9g heyrt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sm\u00e1m saman vandist \u00e9g sj\u00fakrah\u00fasl\u00edfinu. S\u00ed\u00f0degiskaffinu og s\u00ed\u00f0degispillunum. Sjaldan hef \u00e9g pillunum neita\u00f0. Og tvisvar \u00ed viku var f\u00f6ndur. Sem kalla\u00f0ist reyndar h\u00e9r i\u00f0ju\u00fej\u00e1lfun. \u00deorbj\u00f6rg var einnig me\u00f0, vi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 sem okkar eigin gr\u00fappa og \u00fer\u00e6ddum tr\u00e9perlur upp \u00e1 band. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0um aldrei upph\u00e1tt um okkar m\u00e1lefni, en vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed leynilegu, \u00fe\u00f6glu bandalagi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svona gekk \u00feetta um t\u00edma. Svo um mi\u00f0jan vetur, fyrri partinn \u00ed jan\u00faar, fengum vi\u00f0 n\u00fdjan \u00feerapista og h\u00fan kom me\u00f0 n\u00fd verkefni \u00ed i\u00f0ju\u00fej\u00e1lfun. Ingunn h\u00e9t h\u00fan, h\u00fan kom me\u00f0 b\u00f6nd til a\u00f0 fl\u00e9tta, dobla\u00f0i \u00deorbj\u00f6rgu til a\u00f0 prj\u00f3na og mig l\u00edka. Og h\u00fan hressti hina l\u00edka vi\u00f0, en m\u00e9r gaf h\u00fan leynilega \u00e1bendingu sem enginn annar t\u00f3k eftir. H\u00fan var a\u00f0 hvetja mig til a\u00f0 prj\u00f3na og sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r me\u00f0al annarra lei\u00f0beininga a\u00f0 \u201e\u00feetta \u00e6tti n\u00fa a\u00f0 ganga hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00edka.\u201c Me\u00f0 vestfirsku a-i. Svo h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00e1fram eins og ekkert v\u00e6ri. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i ekki, en svona segir enginn nema a\u00f0 vestan s\u00e9. Eftir j\u00f3lin sag\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00deorbj\u00f6rg hef\u00f0um komist a\u00f0 \u00ed endurh\u00e6fingu. \u00c9g skildi \u00feetta ekki alveg, venjulega er \u00fea\u00f0 ge\u00f0l\u00e6knir sem tilkynnir svona st\u00e6rri breytingar, en Ingunn s\u00e1 um papp\u00edrana fyrir mig og allt saman, eins fyrir \u00deorbj\u00f6rgu. Og h\u00fan sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum a\u00f0 fara sitt \u00ed hvoru lagi, og a\u00f0 \u00deorbj\u00f6rg \u00e6tti a\u00f0 fara fyrst, enda hef\u00f0i h\u00fan veri\u00f0 lengur h\u00e9r \u00e1 sp\u00edtalanum. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r s\u00e1rt en \u00e9g skildi \u00fea\u00f0, og Ingunn sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g m\u00e6tti l\u00edta \u00e1 \u00feetta sem pr\u00f3fraun. Um traust og \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum a\u00f0 rifja upp g\u00f6mul m\u00e1na\u00f0aheiti og g\u00f6mul or\u00f0atilt\u00e6ki, \u00fea\u00f0 var eins og \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00ed okkar sams\u00e6ri. Og viti menn, \u00fea\u00f0 birtust m\u00f6gnu\u00f0 nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3s eitt laugardagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00feorranum var a\u00f0 lj\u00faka. N\u00e6sta morgun kom Ingunn og s\u00f3tti \u00deorbj\u00f6rgu mj\u00f6g hlj\u00f3\u00f0lega, svo varla nokkur ma\u00f0ur t\u00f3k eftir \u00fev\u00ed. En h\u00fan var farin, \u00e9g s\u00e1 hana hvergi og vissi innst inni hvert h\u00fan v\u00e6ri komin. Eftir viku e\u00f0a svo var Ingunn m\u00e6tt aftur, h\u00fan t\u00f3k nokkra sj\u00faklinga \u00ed i\u00f0ju\u00fej\u00e1lfun eins og ekkert v\u00e6ri, \u00e9g var n\u00fa farinn a\u00f0 prj\u00f3na sj\u00f3vettlinga og h\u00fan hv\u00edsla\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hafa \u00fe\u00e1 tilb\u00fana fyrir n\u00e6sta st\u00f3rfl\u00f3\u00f0. Og h\u00fan f\u00e6r\u00f0i m\u00e9r kve\u00f0ju fr\u00e1 henni, sem \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 hafi misst fyrir fullt og allt. Og n\u00fa \u00e1 \u00e9g bara stutt eftir a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra vettlingana, litla taskan m\u00edn er eiginlega tilb\u00fain fyrir fer\u00f0ina og \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki margir dagar til st\u00f3rfl\u00f3\u00f0sins. \u00de\u00e1 er tungli\u00f0 l\u00edka fullt. \u00de\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur r\u00f3i\u00f0 ef gefur \u00e1 sj\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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