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Arnd\u00eds \u00de\u00f3rarinsd\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Pr\u00f3fessorinn var farinn til Kaliforn\u00edu. Ingibj\u00f6rg kvaddi hann \u00e1 jan\u00faarmorgni, \u00fear sem hann leit \u00fat eins og mist\u00f6k fr\u00e1 b\u00faningadeild alheimsins, sk\u00e6lbrosandi, \u00e1 lj\u00f3sum jakkaf\u00f6tum, \u00ed myrkrinu og slabbinu.
\u2001Sj\u00e1lfsagt myndi hann l\u00e1ta hv\u00edtta tennurnar \u00e1 me\u00f0an dv\u00f6linni vestra st\u00e6\u00f0i, hugsa\u00f0i h\u00fan. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiginlega allir \u00ed Kaliforn\u00edu v\u00e6ru me\u00f0 bl\u00e1hv\u00edtar tennur.
\u2001Hann benti \u00ed allar \u00e1ttir. \u00deau \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 glugganum \u00ed stofunni sem stundum lak. \u00deau \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed rafvirkja ef \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6mu neistar \u00fat \u00far innstungu sem var samt mj\u00f6g \u00f3l\u00edkleg til \u00feess a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a me\u00f0 einhvern derring. \u00deau \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 sl\u00e1 grasi\u00f0 \u00feegar vora\u00f0i. \u00deau \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 fara mj\u00f6g varlega me\u00f0 ol\u00edubornu g\u00f3lffjalirnar, sag\u00f0i pr\u00f3fessorinn, \u00fe\u00e6r litu kannski \u00fat eins og parket en um \u00fe\u00e6r giltu allt \u00f6nnur l\u00f6gm\u00e1l og ef ein fj\u00f6l yr\u00f0i fyrir tj\u00f3ni v\u00e6ri, sag\u00f0i hann, eiginlega allt g\u00f3lfi\u00f0 \u00f3n\u00fdtt.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 hvarfla\u00f0i a\u00f0 Ingibj\u00f6rgu a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki r\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 hann um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00fasinu v\u00e6ri h\u00e1tta\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i raunar ekki hugleitt \u00fea\u00f0 fyrr en n\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00feau Pedro g\u00e6tu ey\u00f0ilagt g\u00f3lfefni\u00f0. \u00deau voru ekki \u00feess h\u00e1ttar leigjendur sem r\u00fasta \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0um. E\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e9lt h\u00fan, \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan f\u00e9kk fyrirlesturinn um ol\u00edubornu fjalirnar. N\u00fa virtist allt m\u00f6gulegt.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki orku \u00ed a\u00f0 spyrja pr\u00f3fessorinn, sem haf\u00f0i hent til hennar lyklunum og var a\u00f0 hlaupa upp \u00ed snj\u00f3ugan b\u00edl \u00fear sem eiginma\u00f0ur hans og synir bi\u00f0u eftir honum, \u00fat \u00ed \u00feetta me\u00f0 \u00e1byrg\u00f0ina.
\u2001Og svo var Ingibj\u00f6rg ein eftir \u00ed h\u00fasi pr\u00f3fessorsins.
\u2001Hann yr\u00f0i gestakennari \u00ed heilt \u00e1r \u00ed K\u00edsildalnum. \u00deurfti a\u00f0 koma h\u00fasinu \u00ed \u00fatleigu \u00e1 me\u00f0an fj\u00f6lskyldan var \u00ed burtu. Hann bau\u00f0 Ingibj\u00f6rgu og Pedro gott ver\u00f0. Sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r li\u00f0i betur me\u00f0 a\u00f0 leigjendurnir v\u00e6ru einhverjir sem hann \u00feekkti, \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri mikilv\u00e6gara en a\u00f0 rukka upp \u00ed topp.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6gnina \u00ed h\u00fasi pr\u00f3fessorsins. H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 grafkyrr \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu mi\u00f0ju me\u00f0 lyklana greypta \u00ed l\u00f3fann og virti fyrir s\u00e9r myndirnar \u00e1 veggjunum, b\u00e6kurnar \u00ed hillunum og d\u00e1\u00f0ist a\u00f0 ol\u00eduborna parketinu.
\u2001Hluta af henni langa\u00f0i til \u00feess a\u00f0 leggjast upp \u00ed s\u00f3fa, slengja l\u00f6ppunum upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0 og \u00feykjast eiga heima \u00fearna, en tilfinningin um a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri gestur var of yfir\u00feyrmandi, h\u00e6ttan \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldan hef\u00f0i gleymt einhverju og lykill myndi stingast \u00ed skr\u00e1na \u00e1 hverri stundu of raunveruleg. H\u00fan g\u00e6ti sett lappirnar upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0 \u00feegar v\u00e9lin v\u00e6ri komin \u00e1 loft, \u00e1kva\u00f0 h\u00fan me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r.
\u2001E\u00f0a \u00feegar fyrsta myndin fr\u00e1 Kaliforn\u00edu yr\u00f0i komin upp \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0lana. Kannski \u00fe\u00e1.
\u2001\u00c6tli \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru margir me\u00f0 lykla a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu?
\u2001Kannski haf\u00f0i einhver \u00e6ttingi fengi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 m\u00e1lum \u00ed fjarveru fj\u00f6lskyldunnar? Kannski myndi Ingibj\u00f6rg koma \u00far sturtu, st\u00edga blautum t\u00e1m \u00e1 \u00f3metanlegt g\u00f3lfefni\u00f0 og horfast \u00e1 s\u00f6mu stundu nakin \u00ed augu vi\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ursystur \u00ed eftirlitsfer\u00f0?
\u2001H\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 \u00feetta voru \u00f3r\u00f6kr\u00e9tt hugsanamynstur. H\u00fan vissi alveg a\u00f0 ef h\u00fan hef\u00f0i lagt sig fram vi\u00f0 hugr\u00e6nu atferlisme\u00f0fer\u00f0ina g\u00e6ti h\u00fan rofi\u00f0 \u00feau, ef h\u00fan hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0eins duglegri vi\u00f0 verkefnin fr\u00e1 s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingnum v\u00e6ri \u00feetta ekki lengur vandam\u00e1l. H\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 velja a\u00f0 leggja sig ekki fram hef\u00f0i h\u00fan vali\u00f0 alveg sj\u00e1lf a\u00f0 detta \u00ed svona pytti.
\u2001Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 myndi enginn koma inn \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feau Pedro. Pr\u00f3fessorinn var venjulegur ma\u00f0ur sem f\u00f3r eftir venjulegum samskiptareglum. Hann var a\u00f0 gera henni grei\u00f0a, ekki a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a hana \u00ed gildru.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i bara tvisvar komi\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. Einu sinni haf\u00f0i pr\u00f3fessorinn bo\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00f3pi af nemendum \u00ed drykk eftir r\u00e1\u00f0stefnu og svo fyrir skemmstu \u00feegar \u00feau Pedro komu a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a h\u00fasi\u00f0 og skrifa undir leigusamning.
\u2001Henni lei\u00f0 eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri enn \u00ed kokteilbo\u00f0inu. Eins og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00f3vi\u00f0eigandi a\u00f0 leggja t\u00f6skuna s\u00edna \u00e1 mitt g\u00f3lfi\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 samt og dr\u00f3 upp \u00ed minnisb\u00f3k sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i keypt \u00ed s\u00e9rverslun fyrir jap\u00f6nsk ritf\u00f6ng. Muna, skrifa\u00f0i h\u00fan efst \u00e1 n\u00fdja bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0u. Glugginn. G\u00f3lfi\u00f0. Grasi\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfsagt myndi pr\u00f3fessorinn vera aftur \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 hana, til a\u00f0 nefna fleira sem \u00feau \u00feyrftu a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga. \u00de\u00e1 g\u00e6ti h\u00fan b\u00e6tt \u00e1 listann.
\u2001Huggulegri birtu stafa\u00f0i af \u00fatil\u00fdsingu \u00ed gar\u00f0inum og h\u00fan gekk a\u00f0 glugga og p\u00edr\u00f0i augun \u00fat. Gamall verkf\u00e6raskr\u00far st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fati \u00ed horninu \u00e1 gar\u00f0inum. \u00dear g\u00e1tu \u00feau fundi\u00f0 sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9lina, haf\u00f0i pr\u00f3fessorinn sagt.
\u2001\u00c1 svefnherbergisganginum var hj\u00f3naherbergi, barnaherbergi og skrifstofa. Pedro haf\u00f0i sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 drengirnir \u00feyrftu a\u00f0 deila herbergi svo pabbi \u00feeirra g\u00e6ti haft skrifstofu. \u00cdslenska r\u00edki\u00f0 kostar fyrir hann st\u00f3ra skrifstofu \u00ed \u00feriggja k\u00edl\u00f3metra fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0! sag\u00f0i Pedro. Hann f\u00e6r \u00fe\u00e1 tv\u00f6 og h\u00e1lft herbergi fyrir sig, en allir a\u00f0rir \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni bara h\u00e1lft \u00e1 mann?\u201c
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg haf\u00f0i flissa\u00f0. En \u00feetta henta\u00f0i \u00feeim Pedro ekkert illa, \u00fea\u00f0 var gott fyrir hana a\u00f0 hafa a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u h\u00e9rna \u00ed h\u00fasinu til a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 lokaverkefninu.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed Pedro.
\u2001Athuga hvort hann v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni e\u00f0a hvort hann \u00feyrfti a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma d\u00f3tinu \u00feeirra \u00e1 sta\u00f0inn. R\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 hann um \u00ferif \u00e1 \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00feeirra \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feau skilu\u00f0u henni af s\u00e9r.
\u2001Henni lei\u00f0 eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri st\u00f6dd \u00e1 h\u00f3telherbergi \u00ed st\u00f3rborg. Augnabliki\u00f0 \u00feegar dyrnar a\u00f0 herberginu opnast og allt er \u00f3a\u00f0finnanlegt \u2013 en svo rogast gestirnir inn me\u00f0 fer\u00f0at\u00f6skur, innkaupapoka, h\u00e1lf\u00e9tinn s\u00fakkula\u00f0ipakka og gosd\u00f3sir og byrja a\u00f0 sp\u00fdta tannkremi \u00ed vaskinn af miklum m\u00f3\u00f0, svo fullkomleikinn br\u00e1\u00f0nar og ekkert stendur eftir nema snj\u00e1\u00f0 n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0shorn og sliti\u00f0 g\u00f3lfteppi.
\u2001H\u00fan vildi geyma tilfinninguna um fullkomnun a\u00f0eins lengur.
\u2001H\u00fan var f\u00edn kona \u00ed einb\u00fdlish\u00fasi.
\u2001H\u00fan var metna\u00f0arfullur fr\u00e6\u00f0ima\u00f0ur sem myndi sitja vi\u00f0 skrifbor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 skrifstofunni \u00ed algj\u00f6rri einbeitingu \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1r klukkustundir fyrir h\u00e1degi og a\u00f0rar \u00ferj\u00e1r eftir h\u00e1degi. Tveir t\u00edmar yr\u00f0u eyrnamerktir heimilda\u00f6flun, tengslamyndun og t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti. M\u00e1nudaga til fimmtudaga. \u00c1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum yr\u00f0i h\u00fan me\u00f0 vinnua\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed st\u00f3rfyrirt\u00e6kinu sem var \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lann um a\u00f0 f\u00f3stra lokaverkefni.
\u2001Vikan myndi ganga eins og \u00farverk, \u00fear sem hver t\u00f6nn tannhj\u00f3lsins dytti \u00f3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milega \u00e1 r\u00e9ttan sta\u00f0.
\u2001Ranns\u00f3knarni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar myndu hrannast upp, eftirv\u00e6nting myndi skapast \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0asamf\u00e9laginu \u00feegar verkefni\u00f0 f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 kvisast \u00fat og \u00feegar k\u00e6mi a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skila h\u00fasinu um n\u00e6stu \u00e1ram\u00f3t yr\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00fatskrifu\u00f0 me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lda n\u00e1ms- og atvinnutilbo\u00f0a a\u00f0 velja \u00far.
\u2001Eftir \u00f6rf\u00e1 \u00e1r g\u00e6ti h\u00fan vali\u00f0 \u00e1 milli \u00feess a\u00f0 kaupa s\u00e9r svona h\u00fas \u00ed Skerjafir\u00f0i me\u00f0 hreind\u00fdrsfeldi \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu e\u00f0a m\u00edn\u00edmal\u00edska gl\u00e6si\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00fdjaklj\u00fafi \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. \u2001S\u00edminn hringdi og nafn Pedros birtist \u00e1 skj\u00e1num og blekkingin hrundi.
\u2001H\u00fan horf\u00f0i \u00e1 skj\u00e1inn \u00ed l\u00f3fanum \u00ed drykklanga stund \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan svara\u00f0i.
\u2001H\u00e6, elskan, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og \u00f3raunveruleikatilfinningin rann fr\u00e1 henni. H\u00fan var aftur bara Ingibj\u00f6rg og \u00ed s\u00edmanum var Pedro, sem ger\u00f0i fyrir hana kolkrabbapasta \u00far pylsum og spaghetti \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan v\u00e6ri tuttugu \u00e1rum of g\u00f6mul fyrir svolei\u00f0is.
\u2001Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0, \u00feegar eigur \u00feeirra voru komnar \u00fat um allt h\u00fasi\u00f0, sokkar \u00ed sk\u00faffur og matv\u00f6rur \u00ed \u00edssk\u00e1pinn, haf\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg g\u00f3\u00f0a tilfinningu fyrir komandi m\u00e1nu\u00f0um.
\u2001Daginn eftir f\u00f3r Pedro \u00ed vinnuna og Ingibj\u00f6rg var\u00f0 ein eftir \u00ed h\u00fasi pr\u00f3fessorsins. H\u00fan kl\u00e6ddi sig um lei\u00f0 og Pedro, h\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 taka vinnuna alvarlega, h\u00fan meinti eitthva\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feessu. H\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00e6last inn \u00e1 skrifstofu pr\u00f3fessorsins \u00e1 n\u00e1ttf\u00f6tunum.
\u2001H\u00fan greiddi h\u00e1ri\u00f0, setti \u00e1 sig maskara og f\u00f3r meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed sokka vi\u00f0 buxurnar. Eins og ef h\u00fan v\u00e6ri m\u00e6tt \u00ed g\u00f6mlu sumarvinnuna s\u00edna, a\u00f0 svara \u00ed s\u00edmann hj\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu.
\u2001Svo settist h\u00fan vi\u00f0 skrifbor\u00f0 pr\u00f3fessorsins og opna\u00f0i t\u00f6lvuna.
\u2001M\u00fasarbendillinn hika\u00f0i fyrir ofan m\u00f6ppuna sem innih\u00e9lt verkefni\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e6tti eiginlega a\u00f0 skrifa pr\u00f3fessornum fyrst. Bara til a\u00f0 vera n\u00e6s. Fullvissa hann um a\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed \u00f6ruggum h\u00f6ndum og a\u00f0 h\u00fan vona\u00f0i a\u00f0 fer\u00f0in hef\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 vel.
\u2001H\u00fan opna\u00f0i spjallglugga og ba\u00f0 gervigreindina a\u00f0 setja saman t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st. T\u00f3k fram a\u00f0 t\u00f3nninn \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera hl\u00fdlegur. Ingibj\u00f6rg vissi a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera hl\u00fdleg en h\u00fan vissi ekki alltaf hvernig \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. Gervigreindin, blessunarlega, vissi \u00fea\u00f0 alveg.
\u2001H\u00fan lagf\u00e6r\u00f0i or\u00f0alag textans sem gervigreindin haf\u00f0i skila\u00f0 henni \u00e1 tveimur st\u00f6\u00f0um og sendi p\u00f3stinn.
\u2001H\u00fan star\u00f0i aftur \u00e1 m\u00f6ppuna.
\u2001Svo st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00fan upp.
\u2001\u00cd r\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu haf\u00f0i h\u00fan oft sta\u00f0i\u00f0 upp fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0inu s\u00ednu og \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 fullkomlega \u00ed lagi. Ekkert \u00f3e\u00f0lilegt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 kl\u00f3setti\u00f0 e\u00f0a s\u00e6kja s\u00e9r vatnsglas. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri fr\u00e1leitt a\u00f0 nota strangari kr\u00f6fur h\u00e9r en giltu \u00fear.
\u2001En svo st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00fan bara \u00e1 mi\u00f0ju g\u00f3lfi \u00ed stofunni sem veisla pr\u00f3fessorsins haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 haldin \u00ed og vissi ekki hvert h\u00fan \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var enn myrkur \u00fati, yr\u00f0i enn lengi myrkur \u00fati, og henni lei\u00f0 eins og fyrir utan v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 sem horf\u00f0i inn.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i aldrei b\u00fai\u00f0 svona n\u00e1l\u00e6gt j\u00f6r\u00f0inni \u00e1\u00f0ur, hugsa\u00f0i h\u00fan. Ekki nema bara \u00ed sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0, e\u00f0a tjaldfer\u00f0um. Einhver g\u00e6ti banka\u00f0 \u00e1 stofugluggann hven\u00e6r sem var.
\u2001H\u00fan settist \u00ed s\u00f3fann og fikta\u00f0i vi\u00f0 s\u00edmann sinn. H\u00fan f\u00f3r ekki aftur inn \u00e1 skrifstofuna. H\u00fan sko\u00f0a\u00f0i blogg fr\u00e1 fr\u00e6\u00f0imanni \u00e1 hennar svi\u00f0i, svo \u00feetta var eiginlega vinna, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r, \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan hef\u00f0i ekki haft langa vi\u00f0dv\u00f6l \u00e1 blogginu.
\u2001Sm\u00e1m saman bjarma\u00f0i af degi og h\u00fan s\u00e1 loksins \u00fat \u00ed gar\u00f0inn. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i rignt um n\u00f3ttina og pallurinn var au\u00f0ur, fyrir utan nokkra gamla snj\u00f3skafla. Kannski leifar af snj\u00f3k\u00f6rlum e\u00f0a snj\u00f3h\u00fasum drengjanna.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 fara \u00fat, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 kanna h\u00faseignina alveg. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 allt \u00e1 hreinu, ef.
\u2001Ef.
\u2001H\u00fan vissi ekki alveg hvert ef-i\u00f0 v\u00e6ri, en h\u00fan vildi samt ekki l\u00e1ta \u00fea\u00f0 gr\u00edpa sig \u00ed b\u00f3linu.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 minnsta kosti a\u00f0 kanna \u00feennan sk\u00far. Athuga me\u00f0 heita pottinn.
\u2001Ef, hugsa\u00f0i h\u00fan.
\u2001Ef \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6mi sprengigos \u00ed Hellishei\u00f0inni. Og eldsk\u00fd myndi ry\u00f0jast yfir b\u00e6inn. \u00de\u00e1 yr\u00f0i gott a\u00f0 geta leita\u00f0 skj\u00f3ls \u00ed heita pottinum. \u00deau Pedro g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0 me\u00f0al \u00f6rf\u00e1rra sem lif\u00f0u af h\u00f6rmungarnar, af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau hef\u00f0u haft vit \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hoppa \u00ed pottinn, draga dj\u00fapt andann og leita skj\u00f3ls undir yfirbor\u00f0inu.
\u2001Myndi heita vatni\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a?
\u2001H\u00fan var ekki viss. F\u00e6ri sj\u00e1lfsagt eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 eldsk\u00fdi\u00f0 f\u00e6ri hratt yfir.
\u2001H\u00fan f\u00e1lma\u00f0i eftir t\u00f6lum \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0inu \u2013 hita \u00e1 gj\u00f3sku, hra\u00f0a, magni vatns \u00ed svona potti og hluti hugans japla\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessu reikningsd\u00e6mi \u00fear sem allar st\u00e6r\u00f0ir voru \u00f3\u00feekktar, um lei\u00f0 og annar hluti hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i \u00ed \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingu: Heldur \u00fe\u00fa \u00ed alv\u00f6ru a\u00f0 ef Hellishei\u00f0in myndi springa \u00fe\u00e1 myndi h\u00fan hinkra \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa v\u00e6rir a\u00f0 fylla pottinn? Og jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan myndi doka vi\u00f0, v\u00e6ri \u00feetta plan virkilega besta n\u00fdtingin \u00e1 \u00feeim g\u00e1lgafresti?
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg hristi h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0.
\u2001\u00d3r\u00f6kr\u00e9ttu hugsanirnar \u00e1ttu oft einhverja f\u00f3tfestu \u00ed veruleikanum. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6mi eitthva\u00f0 upp \u00e1 me\u00f0 lagnirnar \u00ed h\u00fasinu v\u00e6ri \u00ed \u00f6llu falli gott a\u00f0 geta bent \u00fev\u00ed fagf\u00f3lki sem yr\u00f0i kalla\u00f0 til \u00e1 heita pottinn og sagt \u00fev\u00ed hvernig hann virka\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 var aldrei sl\u00e6m hugmynd a\u00f0 kanna a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur.
\u2001H\u00fan s\u00f3tti vetrarsk\u00f3na s\u00edna og h\u00e9lt jafnv\u00e6gi \u00e1 \u00fer\u00f6skuldinum \u00fear sem h\u00fan pota\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 snerta parketi\u00f0. Feta\u00f0i sig svo \u00fat \u00e1 pallinn.
\u2001Hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri h\u00fan b\u00fain a\u00f0 skrifa m\u00f6rg or\u00f0 \u00ed morgun ef h\u00fan hef\u00f0i opna\u00f0 m\u00f6ppuna um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan settist ni\u00f0ur?
\u2001H\u00fan skima\u00f0i yfir heita pottinn \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0 hann. Svona pottar voru allir eins, var \u00fea\u00f0 ekki? Ef Pedro vildi sko\u00f0a stj\u00f6rnur og nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3s \u00far pottinum g\u00e6tu \u00feau fundi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00far \u00fev\u00ed saman.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var gar\u00f0sk\u00fdli\u00f0 sem dr\u00f3 hana a\u00f0 s\u00e9r. Lyklarnir a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu gengu l\u00edka a\u00f0 skr\u00e1nni og Ingibj\u00f6rg svipti upp hur\u00f0inni.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var ekkert \u00e1hugavert \u00fear inni. Sk\u00fdli\u00f0 var gluggalaust og nokkrar hillur voru me\u00f0fram \u00f6\u00f0rum langveggnum. Tv\u00f6 hlaupahj\u00f3l st\u00f3\u00f0u upp vi\u00f0 endann, sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9l t\u00f3k megni\u00f0 af g\u00f3lfpl\u00e1ssinu og gar\u00f0verkf\u00e6rum var \u00feokkalega snyrtilega ra\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00fearna upp. Gar\u00f0slanga var tengd vi\u00f0 krana, svo \u00fearna virtist vera rennandi vatn, \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki v\u00e6ri hiti.
\u2001\u00datihitari \u00e1 st\u00f3rri s\u00falu var \u00ed einu horninu. V\u00e6ntanlega svo h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sitja \u00e1 s\u00f3lpallinum \u00e1 vorin og haustin og nj\u00f3ta \u00fatiloftsins \u00fe\u00f3tt enn v\u00e6ri kalt \u00ed ve\u00f0ri.
\u2001\u00c6tli hann v\u00e6ri gaskn\u00fainn?
\u2001\u00cd einu horninu st\u00f3\u00f0 hv\u00edt stytta af gar\u00f0\u00e1lfi. \u00dea\u00f0 kom Ingibj\u00f6rgu \u00e1 \u00f3vart. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki margt \u00ed h\u00fasinu sem minnti \u00e1 \u00feennan gar\u00f0\u00e1lf. Hann stakk \u00ed st\u00faf. H\u00fan gat ekki \u00edmynda\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 mennirnir sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u innr\u00e9tta\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0 hef\u00f0u keypt hann. Hann hlaut a\u00f0 vera gj\u00f6f.
\u2001\u00c1lfurinn var me\u00f0 p\u00fakalegt glott \u00e1 andlitinu og haf\u00f0i leyst ni\u00f0ur um sig buxurnar og virtist vera a\u00f0 ganga \u00f6rna sinna \u00fearna \u00ed horninu.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg star\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00e1lfinn sem horf\u00f0i \u00f6grandi til baka.
\u2001H\u00fan bakka\u00f0i \u00fat \u00far sk\u00farnum og f\u00f3r aftur inn \u00ed h\u00fas, eftirlitsfer\u00f0in afsta\u00f0in. Skyldum hennar sem leigjanda hlaut a\u00f0 teljast fulln\u00e6gt.
\u2001G\u00f6ngufer\u00f0, hugsa\u00f0i h\u00fan, \u00feegar h\u00fan dr\u00f3 af s\u00e9r sk\u00f3na \u00e1 \u00fer\u00f6skuldinum og bar \u00fe\u00e1 varlega inn \u00ed forstofu aftur. G\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 myndi gera henni gott.
\u2001Pedro k\u00e6mi heim \u00ed kv\u00f6ld og \u00fe\u00e1 yr\u00f0i gott a\u00f0 geta sagt honum a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i unni\u00f0 og fari\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00far. \u00dea\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i r\u00e9tt.
\u2001\u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 saman \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0um tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Hann var \u00e1g\u00e6tur ma\u00f0ur. Ingibj\u00f6rg s\u00e1 stundum fyrir s\u00e9r a\u00f0 h\u00fan g\u00e6ti skrifa\u00f0 f\u00ednt me\u00f0m\u00e6labr\u00e9f um hann \u00feegar \u00feau h\u00e6ttu saman. \u2001\u00deau myndu au\u00f0vita\u00f0 h\u00e6tta saman.
\u2001\u00deau t\u00f6lu\u00f0u ekki um \u00fea\u00f0, en \u00fea\u00f0 blasti vi\u00f0. Hann var svona h\u00e1sk\u00f3lak\u00e6rasti. \u00deau hv\u00edslu\u00f0u hvort a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00e1 n\u00f3ttunni a\u00f0 \u00feau elsku\u00f0u hvort anna\u00f0, hann hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 stundum \u00fevert yfir b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0in \u00ed Kringlunni e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9ttpakka\u00f0a Laugardalslaug, og Ingibj\u00f6rg hl\u00f3 og sendi honum fingurkoss, en \u00feau yr\u00f0u samt t\u00e6past saman \u00e6vina \u00e1 enda.
\u2001Hann myndi vilja fara aftur heim, flj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 n\u00e1mi lyki. H\u00fan myndi ekki vilja \u00feurfa a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um a\u00f0 elta hann \u00feanga\u00f0. Hann myndi ekki vilja elta hana \u00ed doktorsn\u00e1m, \u00feegar hans n\u00e1mi var loki\u00f0. \u00deau myndu skilja \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u.
\u2001E\u00f0a ef \u00feetta f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 dragast \u00e1 langinn hj\u00e1 \u00feeim, f\u00e6ri hann \u00e1 endanum a\u00f0 tala um b\u00f6rn. \u00deau myndu skilja \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u.
\u2001Pedro var of g\u00f3\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 skilja \u00ed illu.
\u2001H\u00fan myndi s\u00e9rstaklega taka \u00fea\u00f0 fram \u00ed me\u00f0m\u00e6labr\u00e9finu.
\u2001H\u00fan skellti \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r \u00fatidyrahur\u00f0inni og h\u00e9lt \u00fat \u00ed myrkri\u00f0. Sk\u00e1lma\u00f0i eftir g\u00f6ngust\u00edg me\u00f0fram sj\u00f3num. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 birta var \u00feetta svona dagur \u00fear sem myrkri\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekki alveg gefi\u00f0 eftir. \u00c9g er h\u00e9rna, hv\u00edsla\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0, \u00e9g v\u00e9k m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 eitt andartak, en \u00e9g kem aftur.
\u2001\u00deung sk\u00fd \u00e1 himninum h\u00f3tu\u00f0u meiri rigningu. H\u00e1lkubunkar voru h\u00e9r og hvar \u00e1 st\u00e9ttinni.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00edhuga\u00f0i a\u00f0 setja podcast \u00ed eyrun, en skamma\u00f0i sig svo. H\u00fan var a\u00f0 hugsa um lokaverkefni\u00f0. H\u00fan var a\u00f0 n\u00fdta ferska lofti\u00f0 og dagsbirtuna \u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00faa til andlega lista.
\u2001S\u00edminn t\u00edsti og h\u00fan banna\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00e1 hann.
\u2001Listar.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg var fram\u00farskarandi n\u00e1msma\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 sem var svo ergilegt vi\u00f0 \u00feessa \u00f3v\u00e6ntu verkf\u00e6lni. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 voru einhver ver\u00f0laun \u00ed bo\u00f0i fyrir n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur haf\u00f0i h\u00fan einsett s\u00e9r a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ta \u00feau, og \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i yfirleitt tekist. Heima, \u00ed barnaherberginu hennar, var hilla sem innih\u00e9lt ekkert anna\u00f0 en b\u00e6kur \u00e1rita\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 \u00fdmsum sk\u00f3lum og kennurum sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 afhentar vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3laslit eftir sk\u00f3laslit.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg lag\u00f0i sig alltaf alla fram. H\u00fan skildi ekki samnemendur sem skilu\u00f0u ritger\u00f0um seint e\u00f0a illa. H\u00fan botna\u00f0i ekkert \u00ed f\u00f3lki sem byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra daginn fyrir pr\u00f3f, r\u00e9tt eins og allir dagarnir \u00fear \u00e1 undan hef\u00f0u ekki veri\u00f0 til. H\u00fan vann s\u00edn verkefni, h\u00fan skila\u00f0i s\u00ednum ritger\u00f0um, h\u00fan l\u00e6r\u00f0i fyrir s\u00edn pr\u00f3f.
\u2001H\u00fan setti s\u00e9r markmi\u00f0.
\u2001N\u00fa var markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00ed h\u00f3pi brautry\u00f0jenda \u00feegar h\u00fan k\u00e6mi \u00fat \u00e1 vinnumarka\u00f0inn. Gera eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt, afla s\u00e9r s\u00e9r\u00feekkingar sem myndi gera hana a\u00f0 eftirs\u00f3ttum starfskrafti. \u00der\u00f3unarm\u00f6guleikar gervigreindar voru auglj\u00f3s kostur. Og Ingibj\u00f6rg haf\u00f0i kortlagt bransann, kortlagt akadem\u00edska starfsmenn og kortlagt helstu vaxtarsprota og \u00feess vegna valdi h\u00fan \u00feessa n\u00e1mslei\u00f0. H\u00fan valdi a\u00f0 \u00fatskrifast me\u00f0 \u00e1g\u00e6tiseinkunn \u00far grunnn\u00e1minu, svo h\u00fan g\u00e6ti skrifa\u00f0 mastersverkefni hj\u00e1 einmitt \u00feessum pr\u00f3fessor, sem haf\u00f0i tengsl v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim. H\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 lj\u00faka \u00feessu verkefni og fara svo til \u00fatlanda \u00ed doktorsn\u00e1m.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg kunni a\u00f0 skrifa ritger\u00f0ir.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var ekkert m\u00e1l.
\u2001\u00cd fyrra f\u00f3r h\u00fan meira a\u00f0 segja me\u00f0 sk\u00f3lasystur s\u00edna \u00ed sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0 eina helgi og bari\u00f0 hana \u00ed gegnum skrif \u00e1 lokaverkefni \u00ed grunn\u00e1minu. Ingibj\u00f6rg t\u00f3k s\u00edmann hennar \u00ed g\u00edslingu, stillti eggjaklukkur og s\u00e1 fyrir st\u00f6\u00f0ugum straumi n\u00e6ringar. Skamma\u00f0i og hr\u00f3sa\u00f0i \u00e1 v\u00edxl.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera gott, haf\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg sagt \u00e1kve\u00f0in. \u00deetta \u00e1 ekki einu sinni a\u00f0 vera frumlegt. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft bara a\u00f0 n\u00e1 or\u00f0unum \u00e1 bla\u00f0i\u00f0, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa segir hva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk hefur uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0, og skila svo. Vinkonan umla\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 um a\u00f0 nota gervigreindina til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa s\u00e9r, en Ingibj\u00f6rg hv\u00e6sti \u00e1 hana. Settu bara or\u00f0in \u00e1 bla\u00f0. Enginn fellur \u00e1 lokaritger\u00f0, nema h\u00fan s\u00e9 svindl.
\u2001\u00c1 einni helgi skrifa\u00f0i vinkonan t\u00edu \u00fe\u00fasund or\u00f0 og \u00fatskrifa\u00f0ist \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma. Hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan hef\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 6,5 fyrir ritger\u00f0ina, sag\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg, \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan hef\u00f0i sj\u00e1lf frekar d\u00e1i\u00f0 en a\u00f0 \u00fatskrifast me\u00f0 ritger\u00f0 upp \u00e1 6,5. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 enginn. Aldrei. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem vinnuveitendur sj\u00e1 er r\u00e9tt dagsetning \u00e1 r\u00e9ttri h\u00e1sk\u00f3lagr\u00e1\u00f0u. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 eina sem skiptir m\u00e1li. Ingibj\u00f6rg kunni \u00feetta.
\u2001\u00deegar h\u00fan kom inn \u00far g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0inni st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e1 \u00fer\u00f6skuldi skrifstofunnar og star\u00f0i inn. Lokaverkefni \u00far framhaldsn\u00e1mi \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera frumlegt. Skapa n\u00fdja \u00feekkingu. M\u00f3ta framt\u00ed\u00f0ina, sag\u00f0i pr\u00f3fessorinn.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed sturtu \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan byrja\u00f0i.
\u2001\u00deegar Pedro kom heim \u00far vinnunni var h\u00fan b\u00fain a\u00f0 elda pottr\u00e9tt. Haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu og flysja\u00f0 gulr\u00f3t eftir gulr\u00f3t, brytja\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur brokk\u00f3l\u00ed og bl\u00f3mk\u00e1l, mari\u00f0 hv\u00edtlauk og raspa\u00f0 engiferr\u00f3t.
\u2001Pedro brosti \u00fat a\u00f0 eyrum, svol\u00edti\u00f0 hissa, en gla\u00f0ur a\u00f0 finna ilminn upp \u00far pottinum.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg var l\u00edka gl\u00f6\u00f0.
\u2001N\u00fa var h\u00fan me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 hreinu. \u00deetta me\u00f0 a\u00f0 byrja vinnuna me\u00f0 trukki haf\u00f0i a\u00f0eins tafist, en h\u00fan var a\u00f0 minnsta kosti kona sem r\u00e6kta\u00f0i l\u00edkama og s\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 var n\u00fa fyrir mestu.
\u2001Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 horf\u00f0u \u00feau \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0 og Pedro nefndi ekkert um a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 stj\u00f6rnurnar \u00far heita pottinum.
\u2001Myndi sj\u00f3nvarpst\u00e6ki\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0na, hugsa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg, \u00feegar eldhn\u00f6tturinn f\u00e6ri yfir?
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 voru au\u00f0vita\u00f0 engin sj\u00f3nvarpst\u00e6ki \u00ed Pompeii. Sj\u00e1lfsagt haf\u00f0i \u00feol \u00feeirra gagnvart gj\u00f3skuhlaupum ekki veri\u00f0 fullrannsaka\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan hj\u00fafra\u00f0i sig upp a\u00f0 Pedro og \u00edmynda\u00f0i s\u00e9r vanda\u00f0an v\u00edsindamann a\u00f0 hella gifsi inn \u00ed holr\u00fami\u00f0 sem l\u00edkamar \u00feeirra hef\u00f0u skili\u00f0 eftir sig. Miki\u00f0 voru \u00feau \u00e1stfangin, myndi v\u00edsindama\u00f0urinn segja \u2013 myndu allir segja \u2013 \u00feegar askan yr\u00f0i varlega fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 gifsm\u00f3tinu.
\u2001Daginn eftir skrifa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg ekkert. H\u00fan hitti m\u00f6mmu s\u00edna \u00e1 p\u00edtsusta\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1deginu, h\u00fan f\u00f3r me\u00f0 sk\u00f3na s\u00edna til sk\u00f3smi\u00f0s og h\u00fan panta\u00f0i eyrnatappa \u00e1 netinu, sem lofu\u00f0u ofureinbeitingu.
\u2001\u00cd t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinum hennar var skeyti fr\u00e1 tengili\u00f0 hennar hj\u00e1 samstarfsfyrirt\u00e6kinu. Ingibj\u00f6rg svara\u00f0i honum me\u00f0 \u00feremur l\u00ednum og fannst eins og h\u00fan hef\u00f0i unni\u00f0 st\u00f3rvirki.
\u2001H\u00fan laug a\u00f0 Pedro.
\u2001Laug l\u00edka a\u00f0 m\u00f6mmu sinni.
\u2001Nota\u00f0i s\u00f6mu setningarnar, \u00fear sem h\u00fan sag\u00f0i hl\u00e6jandi a\u00f0 ef h\u00fan hef\u00f0i haft svona f\u00edna skrifstofu fyrr, \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri h\u00fan n\u00fa aldeilis b\u00fain a\u00f0 afkasta! A\u00f0 hugsa s\u00e9r, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 \u00feau, \u00feetta v\u00e6ri allur munurinn.
\u2001H\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feyrfti bara a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 skrifa lista. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki fl\u00f3knara en \u00fea\u00f0. Ekki bara \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0inu, samt, \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki n\u00f3g, heldur \u00e1 bla\u00f0i. Ef h\u00fan v\u00e6ri farin a\u00f0 skrifa ni\u00f0ur hva\u00f0 l\u00edkani\u00f0 hennar \u00e6tti a\u00f0 gera, hva\u00f0a uppl\u00fdsingar h\u00fan vildi f\u00e1 \u00fat \u00far \u00fev\u00ed, \u00fe\u00e1 g\u00e6ti h\u00fan byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiga vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0.
\u2001\u00c1 f\u00f6studaginn \u00e1tti h\u00fan a\u00f0 kynna verkefni\u00f0 fyrir deildinni \u00ed fyrirt\u00e6kinu. Segja \u00feeim hvernig gervigreindin myndi kollvarpa \u2013 nei, rangt or\u00f0 \u2013 umbylta starfseminni hj\u00e1 \u00feeim. Pr\u00f3fessorinn haf\u00f0i sagt henni a\u00f0 h\u00fan yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 segja \u00feeim a\u00f0 vera ekki ford\u00f3mafull \u00ed gar\u00f0 n\u00fdrrar t\u00e6kni, \u00e1n \u00feess \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 nota or\u00f0i\u00f0 ford\u00f3mar, af \u00fev\u00ed starfsf\u00f3lk t\u00e6knifyrirt\u00e6kja hef\u00f0i ekki \u00fe\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsmynd a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri afturhaldssamt og a\u00f0 ef h\u00fan g\u00e6fi \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed skyn fengi h\u00fan alla upp \u00e1 m\u00f3ti s\u00e9r.
\u2001H\u00fan lauma\u00f0ist \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0arb\u00f3khl\u00f6\u00f0una til a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 vinna \u00fear, eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur, en \u00fea\u00f0 var verra en h\u00fas pr\u00f3fessorsins. Allt sem h\u00fan ger\u00f0i var verra. \u00c1 f\u00f6studagsmorgni hlj\u00f3p Pedro \u00fat, svol\u00edti\u00f0 seinn, eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeim haf\u00f0i dvalist \u00ed hj\u00f3nar\u00faminu, og Ingibj\u00f6rg sag\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r \u00e1ve\u00f0in a\u00f0 h\u00fan yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 geta tjalda\u00f0 einhverju til eftir heila vinnuviku.
\u2001Um lei\u00f0 og hann var farinn skrifa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg p\u00f3st til tengili\u00f0sins hj\u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kinu. \u00dev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan, v\u00e6ri h\u00fan or\u00f0in lasin. Kynningarfundurinn yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 frestast til n\u00e6sta f\u00f6studags. H\u00fan renndi textanum \u00ed gegnum gervigreindina, sem b\u00e6tti \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 eigin brj\u00f3sti a\u00f0 Ingibj\u00f6rg v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 magapest. H\u00fan l\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 standa og sendi p\u00f3stinn.
\u2001H\u00fan star\u00f0i \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfa sig \u00ed spegilglj\u00e1andi eldh\u00fast\u00e6kjum pr\u00f3fessorsins. H\u00fan leit \u00fat eins og afturganga.
\u2001\u00c9g \u00fearf bara a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla sj\u00e1lfa mig eins og latan nemanda, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r. \u00c9g set sj\u00e1lfa mig \u00ed b\u00fasta\u00f0. Engin nettenging.
\u2001H\u00fan dr\u00f6sla\u00f0i eldh\u00fasst\u00f3l \u00fat \u00e1 pall. Svo reif h\u00fan upp dyrnar a\u00f0 gar\u00f0sk\u00fdlinu og dr\u00f3 st\u00f3linn inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var varla pl\u00e1ss \u00fearna vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9linni.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 skipti ekki m\u00e1li.
\u2001H\u00fan kom t\u00f6lvunni fyrir \u00e1 ne\u00f0stu hillunni og loka\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var algj\u00f6rt myrkur \u00ed sk\u00farnum, eina birtan kom fr\u00e1 t\u00f6lvuskj\u00e1num. H\u00fan var utan vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0lausa neti\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 var gott.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 l\u00fdsti af berum rassi gar\u00f0\u00e1lfsins \u00ed horninu.
\u2001Lista, hugsa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg. \u00c9g get skrifa\u00f0 \u00feennan lista.
\u2001H\u00fan opna\u00f0i ekki m\u00f6ppuna me\u00f0 \u00f6llum heimildunum.
\u2001H\u00fan opna\u00f0i t\u00f3mt skjal og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 skrifa \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00fan sag\u00f0i pr\u00f3fessornum \u00feegar h\u00fan sannf\u00e6r\u00f0i hann um a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn.
\u2001Sex efnisgreinar f\u00f3ru \u00e1 listann. Sex stuttar huglei\u00f0ingar. Ekki merkilegar, en h\u00fan var b\u00fain a\u00f0 skrifa 273 or\u00f0.
\u2001N\u00fall og upp \u00ed 273 var \u00f3endanleg aukning. H\u00fan var komin \u00ed g\u00edrinn \u2013 n\u00fa \u00feurfti h\u00fan bara a\u00f0 elta andagiftina \u00e1fram. \u00dea\u00f0 erfi\u00f0asta var b\u00fai\u00f0. H\u00fan gat haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram inni \u00ed h\u00fasinu, eins og si\u00f0u\u00f0 manneskja. N\u00fa var n\u00e6sti f\u00f6studagur or\u00f0inn gerlegur. H\u00fan g\u00e6ti b\u00fai\u00f0 til gl\u00e6rur, h\u00fan g\u00e6ti \u00fatsk\u00fdrt ranns\u00f3knina fyrir starfsf\u00f3lkinu.
\u2001H\u00fan t\u00f3k t\u00f6lvuna \u00ed a\u00f0ra h\u00f6ndina og st\u00f3linn \u00ed hina og sparka\u00f0i hur\u00f0inni \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r \u00feegar h\u00fan h\u00e9lt aftur inn.
\u2001Fimm klukkustundum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var or\u00f0afj\u00f6ldi listans enn \u00fe\u00e1 273 or\u00f0 og h\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki opna\u00f0 gl\u00e6ruger\u00f0arforriti\u00f0. Pedro var v\u00e6ntanlegur heim innan klukkut\u00edma. Sj\u00e1lfsagt me\u00f0 v\u00ednfl\u00f6sku og p\u00edtsu, til a\u00f0 gle\u00f0jast yfir ver\u00f0skulda\u00f0ri helgi eftir g\u00f3\u00f0a vinnuviku.
\u2001Sk\u00farinn virtist st\u00e6kka \u00fear sem hann st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 pallinum.
\u2001\u00de\u00fa ert ekki n\u00f3gu g\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir \u00feetta h\u00fas, sag\u00f0i l\u00e1g r\u00f6dd \u00far sk\u00farnum. \u00dea\u00f0 er vandam\u00e1li\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0skuldar ekkert betra en a\u00f0 vera h\u00e9r hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, me\u00f0 k\u00f3ngul\u00f3num, og \u00fe\u00fa veist \u00fea\u00f0. \u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg hrukka\u00f0i enni\u00f0.
\u2001Henni leiddist rassvasas\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u2013 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar eitthva\u00f0 virtist til \u00ed henni. Stundum gruna\u00f0i hana a\u00f0 \u00f6ll s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i v\u00e6ri rassvasas\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i sagt \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta t\u00edmanum hj\u00e1 s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingnum. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera gr\u00edn, en konan haf\u00f0i greinilega m\u00f3\u00f0gast. Sag\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 um a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00far verk- og raunv\u00edsindunum \u00e6tti oft erfitt me\u00f0 \u00f6nnur fr\u00e6\u00f0asvi\u00f0.
\u2001En h\u00fan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 \u00feessari gl\u00e6rukynningu og Pedro og p\u00edtsan n\u00e1lgu\u00f0ust \u00f3\u00f0fluga, svo h\u00fan l\u00e9t sig hafa \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 dr\u00f6sla st\u00f3lnum aftur \u00fat \u00ed sk\u00farinn. H\u00fan f\u00e6r\u00f0i sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9lina a\u00f0eins, til a\u00f0 b\u00faa til betra r\u00fdmi, og opna\u00f0i forriti\u00f0. H\u00fan bj\u00f3 til gl\u00e6ru me\u00f0 mynd af sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r. A\u00f0ra me\u00f0 mynd af pr\u00f3fessornum. \u00deetta var byrjun.
\u2001\u00deegar \u00feau st\u00f3llinn og t\u00f6lvan h\u00e9ldu aftur inn lenti vatnsdropi \u00e1 parketinu, sem Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00feurrka\u00f0i snarlega upp me\u00f0 sokknum.
\u2001\u00deegar Pedro kom me\u00f0 p\u00edtsuna fannst Ingibj\u00f6rgu hvort tveggja \u00ed senn: A\u00f0 h\u00fan ver\u00f0skulda\u00f0i hana virkilega fyrir \u00feessar miklu framfarir dagsins, og a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri au\u00f0vir\u00f0ilegur aumingi a\u00f0 vilja ver\u00f0launa sig fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00f0armikla afrek a\u00f0 skrifa sex minnispunkta og gera tv\u00e6r gl\u00e6rur.
\u2001H\u00fan dr\u00f3 upp s\u00edmann og spur\u00f0i gervigreindina hvort v\u00e6ri r\u00e9ttara vi\u00f0horf.
\u2001Gervigreindin sag\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri spurning um sj\u00f3narhorn, en a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem tileinka\u00f0i s\u00e9r j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a afst\u00f6\u00f0u til l\u00edfsins m\u00e6ldist jafnan hamingjusamara. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00fev\u00ed ekkert unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 fyrri afst\u00f6\u00f0unni en \u00e1kve\u00f0inn \u00e1vinningur falinn \u00ed \u00feeirri s\u00ed\u00f0ari.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00feakka\u00f0i henni fyrir og bau\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00f3tt.
\u2001Alla helgina gj\u00f3a\u00f0i h\u00fan augum a\u00f0 sk\u00farnum.
\u2001Hana dreymdi hann jafnvel. Dreymdi a\u00f0 innsti veggurinn opna\u00f0ist og fyrir innan v\u00e6ri \u00e6vint\u00fdraland. Ingibj\u00f6rg gat ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 hvernig \u00e6vint\u00fdraland \u00feetta var, en var \u00fe\u00f3 ekki \u00ed vafa um \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri. Gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn hl\u00f3 \u00ed horninu.
\u2001\u00deau Pedro f\u00f3ru \u00ed Kringluna og Ingibj\u00f6rg l\u00e6ddi l\u00edtilli rafhl\u00f6\u00f0ukn\u00fainni lj\u00f3saser\u00edu \u00ed k\u00e1puvasann. H\u00fan gat ekki hugsa\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 ganga me\u00f0 hana a\u00f0 kassanum og \u00feurfa a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir Pedro af hverju h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 kaupa hana. \u00de\u00f3tt hann hef\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfsagt ekkert yfirheyrt hana um \u00fea\u00f0.
\u2001\u00c1 m\u00e1nudagsmorgni kom Ingibj\u00f6rg ser\u00edunni fyrir inni \u00ed sk\u00farnum. Hann var mun huggulegri \u00feannig.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 b\u00e6ttust sex gl\u00e6rur vi\u00f0 kynninguna.
\u2001\u00c1 \u00feri\u00f0judegi reif Ingibj\u00f6rg tvo plastpoka af r\u00fallu sem var \u00ed hillu sk\u00farsins og breiddi \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 g\u00f3lf barnaherbergisins. Svo \u00f3k h\u00fan sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9linni inn \u00ed herbergi\u00f0 og loka\u00f0i \u00e1 eftir henni. \u00c1 parketinu voru tv\u00e6r yrj\u00f3ttar r\u00e1kir eftir hj\u00f3l sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9larinnar, sem Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00feurrka\u00f0i upp me\u00f0 tandurhreinu viskustykki.
\u2001Pedro hr\u00f3sa\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rgu fyrir hva\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri snyrtilegur fr\u00e6\u00f0ima\u00f0ur. Sag\u00f0i henni hl\u00e6jandi a\u00f0 skrifbor\u00f0i\u00f0 hans \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum v\u00e6ri n\u00fa heldur daprari s\u00fdn en skrifbor\u00f0 pr\u00f3fessorsins.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg hl\u00f3 og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri munurinn \u00e1 \u00feeim tveimur \u00ed hnotskurn.
\u2001H\u00fan nefndi ekkert um sk\u00farinn.
\u2001H\u00fan var farin a\u00f0 dvelja \u00fear st\u00f3ran hluta dagsins.
\u2001H\u00fan var farin a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a gar\u00f0\u00e1lfinum g\u00f3\u00f0an dag, \u00feegar h\u00fan kom me\u00f0 skrifbor\u00f0sst\u00f3linn \u00e1 morgnana.
\u2001Partur af henni var farinn a\u00f0 \u00f3ttast a\u00f0 hann myndi svara.
\u2001\u00deegar kom aftur f\u00f6studagur afbo\u00f0a\u00f0i h\u00fan sig aftur \u00ed fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0.
\u2001Stundum vakna\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1 n\u00f3ttunni og \u00edhuga\u00f0i a\u00f0 laumast \u00fat \u00ed sk\u00far. En tilhugsunin um a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir Pedro hva\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera var \u00f3b\u00e6rileg, svo h\u00fan beit \u00e1 jaxlinn og star\u00f0i \u00fat um myrkva\u00f0an glugga pr\u00f3fessorsins. Taldi ni\u00f0ur \u00feanga\u00f0 til hann f\u00e6ri \u00fat.
\u2001H\u00fan vann j\u00fa a\u00f0eins \u00ed verkefninu. Fikta\u00f0i svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00ed l\u00edkaninu.
\u2001En \u00feegar h\u00fan var \u00ed sk\u00farnum var verkefni\u00f0 einhvern veginn ekki lengur \u00fea\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gasta \u00ed ver\u00f6ldinni. H\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i l\u00edka dagb\u00f3karbrot \u00ed jap\u00f6nsku st\u00edlab\u00f3kina, lag\u00f0i kapal \u00ed t\u00f6lvunni og hugleiddi.
\u2001Stundum ger\u00f0i h\u00fan l\u00edkams\u00e6fingar.
\u2001Kannski, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 gar\u00f0\u00e1lfinn sem h\u00fakti \u00e1 h\u00e6kjum s\u00e9r, get \u00e9g gert \u00feig gervigreindan.
\u2001\u00dev\u00e6ttingur, svara\u00f0i hann innan \u00far myrku horninu. \u00de\u00fa \u00feykist vera mikill v\u00edsindama\u00f0ur en grautar samt saman \u00edmyndunarafli einnar konu og sannri gervigreind. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 getur \u00fe\u00fa l\u00e1ti\u00f0 mig segja eitthva\u00f0, en \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki gervigreind \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er bara venjuleg greind. M\u00f6gulega \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 sm\u00e1 ge\u00f0veiki.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg kinka\u00f0i kolli. \u00dea\u00f0 var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 honum.
\u2001Pr\u00f3fessorinn birti myndir \u00e1 Instagram af eil\u00edfu s\u00f3lskini og p\u00e1lmatrj\u00e1m. Hann skrifa\u00f0i um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan s\u00e1 Ben Affleck \u00e1 bens\u00ednst\u00f6\u00f0. E\u00f0a a\u00f0 minnsta kosti mann sem var sl\u00e1andi l\u00edkur honum.
\u2001Pr\u00f3fessorinn sag\u00f0i ekki \u00feetta s\u00ed\u00f0arnefnda. Hann virtist alveg viss um a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 Ben Affleck. Ingibj\u00f6rg var ekki alveg jafnsannf\u00e6r\u00f0.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var kominn rakablettur \u00ed parketi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 svalahur\u00f0ina.
\u2001Pedro var ekki b\u00fainn a\u00f0 taka eftir honum.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg haf\u00f0i reynt a\u00f0 vera vark\u00e1r en daglegar fer\u00f0ir me\u00f0 eldh\u00fasst\u00f3linn \u00ed jan\u00faarve\u00f0rinu hlutu a\u00f0 hafa aflei\u00f0ingar.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert m\u00e1l a\u00f0 gera svona verkefni, sag\u00f0i gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn me\u00f0 \u00feunga. Hva\u00f0a rugl er \u00feetta? Sendu p\u00f3st me\u00f0 einhverjum huglei\u00f0ingum til Kaliforn\u00edu. \u00dea\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpar \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 f\u00e1 einhver vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0. Kemur \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed g\u00edrinn.
\u2001\u00de\u00fa ert ekki gervigreindur, muldra\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg. Ekki einu sinni greindur.
\u2001Ef \u00fe\u00fa myndir spyrja gervigreind myndi h\u00fan segja \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sama og \u00e9g! p\u00edpti gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn.
\u2001Ert \u00fe\u00fa ekkert a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a b\u00fainn, spur\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00e1 m\u00f3ti, og banda\u00f0i \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 berum afturenda hans.
\u2001Hann sneri upp \u00e1 sig og svara\u00f0i ekki.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg spur\u00f0i gervigreindina hva\u00f0 kona \u00ed hennar st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e6tti a\u00f0 gera. Gervigreindin sag\u00f0i marga h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanema gl\u00edma vi\u00f0 erfi\u00f0leika af \u00feessu tagi og hvatti Ingibj\u00f6rgu til \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa samband vi\u00f0 lei\u00f0beinanda sinn, n\u00e1msr\u00e1\u00f0gjafa vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3lann og \u00edhuga samtalsme\u00f0fer\u00f0.
\u2001N\u00e6st \u00feegar Ingibj\u00f6rg f\u00f3r \u00ed sk\u00farinn t\u00f3k h\u00fan ekkert me\u00f0 s\u00e9r nema eina prenta\u00f0a b\u00f3k \u00far b\u00f3kasafni pr\u00f3fessorsins. H\u00fan var mj\u00f6g fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg og f\u00f3r dj\u00fapt ofan \u00ed b\u00e6\u00f0i teor\u00edu og prakt\u00edk gervigreindar.
\u2001\u00c1\u00f0ur en Pedro kom heim var Ingibj\u00f6rg b\u00fain a\u00f0 hengja upp \u00f3teljandi japanskar tr\u00f6nur \u00far lofti gar\u00f0sk\u00fdlisins.
\u2001H\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i \u00e1 minnislistann fremst \u00ed dagb\u00f3kinni a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 panta n\u00fdtt eintak af fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu b\u00f3kinni. B\u00f3ksalan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 geta \u00fatvega\u00f0 hana.
\u2001H\u00fan velti fyrir s\u00e9r hvort h\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 grafa jar\u00f0h\u00fas \u00ed gar\u00f0inum, \u00feegar f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0na.
\u2001Kannski v\u00e6ri h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e6ist? \u00deannig a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fessorinn myndi aldrei komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed? \u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i \u00f3s\u00fdnilegur hleri yfir opinu, sem enginn vissi af nema h\u00fan, falinn undir grasinu. Og ef eldgosi\u00f0 k\u00e6mi, ef loftsteinninn lenti, \u00fe\u00e1 g\u00e6ti h\u00fan gengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 skj\u00f3linu v\u00edsu? \u00de\u00f3tt h\u00fan v\u00e6ri flutt h\u00e9\u00f0an, \u00fe\u00e1 myndi jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a hennar.
\u2001Moldin var sv\u00f6l og \u00f6rugg. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var auglj\u00f3slega flj\u00f3tlegra a\u00f0 fara ofan \u00ed jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi en a\u00f0 fylla heita pottinn og fara svo ofan \u00ed hann. Og au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 anda.
\u2001H\u00fan g\u00e6ti fali\u00f0 vatnsbr\u00fasa \u00fear. Og lj\u00f3s. Og \u00fatvarp sem ma\u00f0ur trekkti upp me\u00f0 l\u00edtilli sveif.
\u2001Nei.
\u2001Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki.
\u2001Ekkert \u00fatvarp.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i ekkert \u00fatvarp eftir heimsendi.
\u2001K\u00e6mi \u00e9g me\u00f0? spur\u00f0i gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn yfir \u00f6xlina \u00e1 s\u00e9r.
\u2001Nei, sag\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa notalegra fyrir \u00feig a\u00f0 hafa einhvern a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0, muldra\u00f0i hann.
\u2001Eins og hann vissi a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi annars fara ein \u00ed jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi\u00f0. Jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi og grafh\u00fdsi voru \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilega l\u00edk or\u00f0.
\u2001L\u00edk.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0u allir li\u00f0in l\u00edk.
\u2001Brunnin.
\u2001Afmyndu\u00f0.
\u2001Og enginn eftir til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0, engin vitni til a\u00f0 me\u00f0taka hryllinginn.
Nema kannski h\u00fan, \u00feegar h\u00fan stigi upp \u00far jar\u00f0h\u00fdsinu.
\u2001J\u00fa, ef \u00feetta v\u00e6ri eldhn\u00f6tturinn \u00far Hellishei\u00f0inni, \u00fe\u00e1 yr\u00f0u n\u00fa fleiri. \u00de\u00e1 k\u00e6mi fr\u00e9ttaf\u00f3lk fr\u00e1 \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. En fr\u00e9ttaf\u00f3lki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fatl\u00f6ndum g\u00e6ti aldrei mi\u00f0la\u00f0 til heimsbygg\u00f0arinnar lyktinni sem myndi liggja yfir \u00cdslandi \u00f6llu. Ingibj\u00f6rg f\u00f3r inn \u00far gar\u00f0sk\u00fdlinu til \u00feess a\u00f0 komast \u00ed netsamband svo h\u00fan g\u00e6ti athuga\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig best v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 grafa jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e9lli saman.
\u2001H\u00fan spur\u00f0i gervigreindina. Sag\u00f0ist \u00feurfa a\u00f0 grafa kalda geymslu. Fannst betra a\u00f0 gervigreindin h\u00e9ldi a\u00f0 Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00e6tti sl\u00edk \u00f3grynni af kart\u00f6flum og sultukrukkum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00fama\u00f0ist ekki \u00ed \u00edssk\u00e1p.
\u2001\u00de\u00e6r gervigreindin bjuggu til lista. Ingibj\u00f6rg safna\u00f0i saman \u00ed p\u00f6ntun hj\u00e1 Byko og ba\u00f0 um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 hana heimsenda.
\u2001Heimsenda.
\u2001\u00deegar b\u00edllinn bakka\u00f0i upp a\u00f0 einb\u00fdlish\u00fasinu lei\u00f0beindi h\u00fan b\u00edlstj\u00f3runum a\u00f0 setja birg\u00f0irnar inn \u00ed barnaherbergi\u00f0, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 sl\u00e1ttuv\u00e9larinnar. \u00dea\u00f0 sem r\u00fama\u00f0ist ekki \u00e1 g\u00f3lffletinum f\u00f3r upp \u00ed anna\u00f0 r\u00fami\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan gat ekki byrja\u00f0 strax. \u00dea\u00f0 var of miki\u00f0 frost. En um lei\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0na yr\u00f0i h\u00fan tilb\u00fain.
\u2001H\u00fan hj\u00fafra\u00f0i sig upp \u00ed sk\u00farnum \u00fear til Pedro var n\u00e6stum v\u00e6ntanlegur heim.
\u2001H\u00fan laug a\u00f0 honum einhverju um a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri farin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 g\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 starfsm\u00f6nnum fyrirt\u00e6kisins eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00feeir v\u00e6ru farnir a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta reyna \u00e1 l\u00edkani\u00f0.
\u2001Hann tr\u00fa\u00f0i henni og henni fannst h\u00fan heyra h\u00e6\u00f0nislegan hl\u00e1tur gar\u00f0\u00e1lfsins utan af pallinum.
\u2001Pr\u00f3fessorinn sendi p\u00f3st nokkrum d\u00f6gum seinna og spur\u00f0i hvernig gengi me\u00f0 verkefni\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var samt meira \u00ed framhj\u00e1hlaupi, \u00fev\u00ed hann var fyrst og fremst a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja hana um a\u00f0 vera fulltr\u00fai nemenda \u00feegar kynna \u00e1tti n\u00e1msframbo\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3la fyrir v\u00e6ntanlegum h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanemum.
\u2001T\u00f3nninn \u00ed t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stinum var hressilegur, hann nota\u00f0i or\u00f0alag eins og a\u00f0 vilja a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri andlit fagsins og andlit framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar.
\u2001H\u00fan velti fyrir s\u00e9r hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan var stelpa. Kynjahlutf\u00f6llin \u00ed faginu voru a\u00f0 breytast hratt, en fyrir alla svona kynningarstarfsemi var enn tilhneiging til \u00feess a\u00f0 setja stelpur \u00ed \u00f6ndvegi. Andlit framt\u00ed\u00f0arinnar.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00edmynda\u00f0i s\u00e9r stofuna sem kynningin f\u00e6ri fram \u00ed. S\u00e1 fyrir s\u00e9r vatni\u00f0 fl\u00e6\u00f0a yfir \u00fer\u00f6skuldana, fyrst eins og litla polla, svo \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0staddir v\u00e6\u00f0u vatni\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6kla, svo myndi straumurinn aukast, aukast, aukast og stofan yr\u00f0i full af t\u00e6ru vatni upp \u00ed rj\u00e1fur og h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf flyti \u00ed mi\u00f0ri stofunni og brosti til \u00e1hugasamra framhaldssk\u00f3lanema \u00e1 me\u00f0an sm\u00e1ar loftb\u00f3lur slyppu \u00fat um munnvikin.
\u2001H\u00fan svara\u00f0i p\u00f3stinum og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 myndi h\u00fan gera deildinni \u00feetta vi\u00f0vik. Ekki m\u00e1li\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 gagnas\u00f6fnunin f\u00e6ri vel af sta\u00f0.
\u2001Ba\u00f0 a\u00f0 heilsa til Kaliforn\u00edu.
\u2001F\u00f3r svo beint \u00fat \u00ed sk\u00farinn.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i dregi\u00f0 hreind\u00fdrsh\u00e1na \u00fat \u00ed sk\u00farinn fyrir nokkrum d\u00f6gum. Nokkrum kexp\u00f6kkum haf\u00f0i h\u00fan stafla\u00f0 \u00e1 eina hilluna og t\u00f3k oft me\u00f0 s\u00e9r kaffi \u00e1 br\u00fasa \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00f3r \u00fat. H\u00fan var h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 dr\u00f6sla st\u00f3lnum aftur inn \u2013 Pedro virtist ekki taka eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00f3tt eldh\u00fasst\u00f3lunum hef\u00f0i f\u00e6kka\u00f0 um einn. \u00deau notu\u00f0u hvort sem er aldrei nema tvo.
\u2001\u00cd dag var h\u00fan me\u00f0 prj\u00f3nana me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra handbrag\u00f0i\u00f0 af YouTube, rifja upp h\u00e1lfgleymd handt\u00f6k fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3la. Eitthva\u00f0 var\u00f0 til \u00far engu \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum \u00e1 henni og \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan prj\u00f3na\u00f0i misfast og gruna\u00f0i a\u00f0 garni\u00f0 og prj\u00f3narnir v\u00e6ru ekki fyllilega hentug hvort \u00f6\u00f0ru, \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00e1fram.
\u2001Kalt, h\u00e9rna, finnst \u00fe\u00e9r ekki, heyr\u00f0ist \u00far horninu.
\u2001Far\u00f0u \u00ed buxurnar, svara\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg. \u00dea\u00f0 myndi leysa mest af \u00fe\u00ednum vanda, almennt tala\u00f0.
\u2001\u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir kveikt \u00e1 hitaranum, sag\u00f0i gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn. Til a\u00f0 hafa virkilega k\u00f3s\u00ed.
\u2001\u00c9g er ekki f\u00e1viti, sag\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg. Gasi\u00f0 myndi drepa mig. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 kvikna\u00f0i ekki \u00ed.
\u2001Eldur, hv\u00edsla\u00f0i gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn. Endalok. \u00dea\u00f0 er eitthva\u00f0 kosm\u00edskt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki? Gas og bruni, eins og \u00far stj\u00f6rnufr\u00e6\u00f0inni. Eins og gj\u00f3skuhlaup \u00far ofhla\u00f0inni eldst\u00f6\u00f0. St\u00e6rra en ma\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfur.
\u2001Ingibj\u00f6rg \u00feag\u00f0i.
\u2001\u00c9g segi n\u00fa bara svona, b\u00e6tti gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn vi\u00f0.
\u2001Ef gervigreindin t\u00e6ki yfir, sag\u00f0i Ingibj\u00f6rg, v\u00e6ri h\u00fan l\u00edka berskj\u00f6ldu\u00f0 gagnvart kosm\u00edskum \u00f6flum. \u00c1 endanum.
\u2001Fer eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri li\u00f0inn langur t\u00edmi, sag\u00f0i gar\u00f0\u00e1lfurinn. Ef gervigreindin hef\u00f0i n\u00f3gu langan t\u00edma til a\u00f0 \u00feroskast \u00e1\u00f0ur en allt f\u00e6ri til andskotans g\u00e6ti h\u00fan for\u00f0a\u00f0 s\u00e9r milli s\u00f3lkerfa eftir \u00fe\u00f6rfum.
Ingibj\u00f6rg haf\u00f0i hinga\u00f0 til ekki \u00edhuga\u00f0 a\u00f0 losa sig vi\u00f0 gar\u00f0\u00e1lfinn.
\u2001En \u00fea\u00f0 voru komnar skemmdir \u00ed g\u00f3lfefni\u00f0 og hreind\u00fdri\u00f0 var verulega fari\u00f0 \u00far h\u00e1rum, svo hva\u00f0a m\u00e1li skipti einn gar\u00f0\u00e1lfur \u00far \u00feessu? Gar\u00f0\u00e1lfur sem hlaut eiginlega a\u00f0 vera erf\u00f0ag\u00f3ss e\u00f0a gj\u00f6f sem enginn vildi hafa fyrir augunum.
\u2001Jar\u00f0h\u00fdsi
\u2001Grafh\u00fdsi
\u2001Jar\u00f0setning
\u2001Kviksetning.
\u2001Og hann var ekki einu sinni kvikur. Ekki \u00feannig.
\u2001H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00e6gt upp og gekk inn \u00ed h\u00fas og \u00ed barnaherbergi\u00f0.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var enn of miki\u00f0 frost \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0u til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan g\u00e6ti grafi\u00f0 \u00fat manngenga holu, en l\u00edtil hola, \u00fea\u00f0 gat gengi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 gat m\u00f6gulega gengi\u00f0.
\u2001Fyrst s\u00f3tti h\u00fan f\u00f6tu eftir f\u00f6tu af heitu vatni. Roga\u00f0ist me\u00f0 hana yfir stofug\u00f3lfi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hur\u00f0inni \u00fat \u00e1 pall og skeytti ekkert um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tt vatni\u00f0 skvettist yfir g\u00f3lffjalirnar.
\u2001H\u00fan hellti heitu vatninu \u00e1 grasi\u00f0, \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i fyrir moldinni a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 gefa eftir. N\u00e1\u00f0i svo \u00ed stungusk\u00f3fluna \u00ed barnaherbergi\u00f0.
\u2001Birtan \u00ed gar\u00f0inum var skjannahv\u00edt, \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e1degi og sk\u00fdja\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00feung lykt af moldinni \u00feegar h\u00fan stakk hana upp.
\u2001H\u00fan var sveitt og sk\u00f3rnir hennar voru \u00f3n\u00fdtir.
\u2001\u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur \u00f6ruggur h\u00e9r, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan gar\u00f0\u00e1lfinum, \u00feegar h\u00fan bar hann \u00f6skrandi \u00fat \u00far gar\u00f0sk\u00fdlinu. Moldin er trygg. Moldin verndar \u00feig. Moldin bjargar \u00fe\u00e9r.
\u2001H\u00fan \u00fejappa\u00f0i blautri og kaldri moldinni \u00fe\u00e9tt a\u00f0 honum, \u00fear sem hann l\u00e1 \u00e1 hli\u00f0 ofan \u00ed grunnri holunni.
\u2001Fl\u00f3\u00f0, hv\u00edsla\u00f0i h\u00fan. Eldur. Loftsteinar. Endalokin. \u00deau n\u00e1 ekki til \u00fe\u00edn undir moldinni. \u00deetta er \u00fe\u00e9r fyrir bestu.
\u2001\u00c1\u00f0ur en allt fer til andskotans.
\u2001H\u00fan haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gott fyrir ge\u00f0heilsuna a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed gar\u00f0inum. Efni \u00ed moldinni voru heiln\u00e6m, og l\u00edkaminn t\u00f3k \u00feau upp \u00ed gegnum h\u00fa\u00f0ina \u00e1 h\u00f6ndunum.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 voru dj\u00fapar sorgarrendur undir n\u00f6glunum \u00e1 henni.
\u2001R\u00f6dd gar\u00f0\u00e1lfsins k\u00e6f\u00f0ist fyrst, og \u00feagna\u00f0i svo.
\u2001H\u00fan setti t\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6kuna aftur ofan \u00e1 s\u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00ed sver\u00f0inum.
\u2001\u00cd sumar g\u00e6ti enginn s\u00e9\u00f0 hva\u00f0 var h\u00e9rna.
\u2001\u00c1 morgun var f\u00f6studagur og h\u00fan \u00feurfti a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra gl\u00e6rus\u00fdningu um gervigreindarl\u00edkani\u00f0. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arnd\u00eds \u00de\u00f3rarinsd\u00f3ttir Pr\u00f3fessorinn var farinn til Kaliforn\u00edu. Ingibj\u00f6rg kvaddi hann \u00e1 jan\u00faarmorgni, \u00fear sem hann leit \u00fat eins og mist\u00f6k fr\u00e1 b\u00faningadeild alheimsins, sk\u00e6lbrosandi, \u00e1 lj\u00f3sum jakkaf\u00f6tum, \u00ed myrkrinu og slabbinu. \u2001Sj\u00e1lfsagt myndi hann l\u00e1ta hv\u00edtta tennurnar \u00e1 me\u00f0an dv\u00f6linni vestra st\u00e6\u00f0i, hugsa\u00f0i h\u00fan. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiginlega allir \u00ed Kaliforn\u00edu v\u00e6ru me\u00f0 bl\u00e1hv\u00edtar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions\/180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}