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K\u00e1ri Tulinius<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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R\u00fan haf\u00f0i kvarta\u00f0 yfir sm\u00e1 tannp\u00ednu daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan f\u00f3r til pabba s\u00edns en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekkert hugsa\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0. N\u00fa t\u00e6pri viku seinna, sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i, f\u00e9kk \u00e9g skilabo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 barnsf\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum um a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 hana til tannl\u00e6knis. \u00c9g vona\u00f0i a\u00f0 d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn myndi ekki kjafta \u00ed hann a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i sagt m\u00e9r a\u00f0 henni v\u00e6ri illt, og svo b\u00f6lva\u00f0i \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r fyrir a\u00f0 hugsa svona. \u00c9g fri\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6g\u00f0i \u00f6rt vaxandi samviskubiti\u00f0 yfir tannp\u00ednu d\u00f3ttur minnar me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 lofa sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera eitthva\u00f0 d\u00fdrt me\u00f0 henni \u00feegar h\u00fan k\u00e6mi aftur til m\u00edn, fara \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3 e\u00f0a \u00fat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a. Og \u00fe\u00f3, bankareikningurinn var \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilega ofankomul\u00e9ttur, bara \u00f6rf\u00e1a daga inn \u00ed n\u00f3vember, svo kannski \u00feyrfti \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a m\u00e1na\u00f0am\u00f3tanna. E\u00f0a j\u00f3lanna. Me\u00f0an \u00e9g gekk \u00fat \u00e1 str\u00e6t\u00f3stoppist\u00f6\u00f0ina fannst m\u00e9r ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 jafn sk\u00f6mmustulegt og \u00e9g sj\u00e1lf, \u00feungsk\u00fdja\u00f0ur himinn yfir snj\u00f3\u00feungri borg.
\u2001\u00c9g var me\u00f0 anna\u00f0 auga\u00f0 \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0lausum s\u00edmanum me\u00f0an \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1 lessal Landsb\u00f3kasafnsins. \u00deegar \u00f3\u00feekkt n\u00famer birtist \u00e1 skj\u00e1num \u00f3tta\u00f0ist \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri tannl\u00e6knirinn a\u00f0 flytja sl\u00e6mar fr\u00e9ttir og hra\u00f0a\u00f0i m\u00e9r fram. \u00d3kunnug karlmannsr\u00f6dd, har\u00f0m\u00e6lt og dj\u00fap, heilsa\u00f0i m\u00e9r og sag\u00f0ist vera l\u00f6gma\u00f0ur. \u00c9g var svo hvumsa a\u00f0 \u00e9g missti af nafninu \u00feegar hann kynnti sig. Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e9lagi sinn \u00e1 stofunni hef\u00f0i m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 m\u00e9r sem s\u00e9rstaklega g\u00f3\u00f0um \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0anda.
\u2001\u201eSvo fletti \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e9r upp \u00e1 netinu og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hef\u00f0ir gefi\u00f0 \u00fat nokkrar lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00e6kur, svo \u00fe\u00fa ert kj\u00f6rin \u00ed verkefni\u00f0, t\u00e6plega fimm hundru\u00f0 kv\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00f6ll \u00ed styttra lagi, sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 \u00edslenska fyrir \u00e1rslok. E\u00f0a \u00feau \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vera tilb\u00fain \u00ed desemberbyrjun, svo h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 prenta b\u00f3kina fyrir gaml\u00e1rsdag, \u00fev\u00ed er bara m\u00e1nu\u00f0ur til stefnu. \u00c9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i taxtann \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0a\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingum hj\u00e1 Rith\u00f6fundasambandinu, og \u00e9g get sagt \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 skj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingur minn b\u00fd\u00f0ur fj\u00f3rfalt meira, og grei\u00f0ir aukalega fyrir alla frekari vinnu, pr\u00f3farkalestur, fundah\u00f6ld og \u00feess h\u00e1ttar.\u201c
\u2001 Eins og f\u00f3lki sem vinnur sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt er tamt a\u00f0 gera \u00fe\u00e1 hli\u00f0ra\u00f0i \u00e9g til \u00fdmsum \u00f6\u00f0rum verkefnum \u00ed huganum, og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti b\u00e6tt \u00feessu \u00e1 mig. Ekki \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lin leyf\u00f0u nokku\u00f0 anna\u00f0. Svo \u00e9g sam\u00feykkti a\u00f0 taka \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r. L\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingurinn spur\u00f0i mig hva\u00f0a tungum\u00e1l \u00e9g kynni, og \u00e9g sag\u00f0ist a\u00f0allega \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a \u00far fr\u00f6nsku og sp\u00e6nsku, d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far \u00edt\u00f6lsku og port\u00fag\u00f6lsku, og k\u00e6mist \u00e1g\u00e6tlega fr\u00e1 skandinav\u00edsku m\u00e1lunum, svo stundum \u00far ensku. S\u00ed\u00f0an spur\u00f0i hann hvort \u00e9g byggi enn \u00ed Mi\u00f0holti, eins og st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 j\u00e1.is.
\u2001\u201eMe\u00f0alholti,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201e\u00c6 afsaki\u00f0, \u00e9g meinti \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00f3lst upp \u00ed \u00deorpinu.\u201c Svo sag\u00f0i hann m\u00e9r a\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0um k\u00e6mi sending til m\u00edn. Hann kvaddi. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g f\u00f3r aftur inn spur\u00f0i \u00e9g b\u00f3kav\u00f6r\u00f0inn \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slunni hvort hann vissi hva\u00f0a sta\u00f0ur \u00deorpi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri, \u00fear sem v\u00e6ru holtag\u00f6tur. Hann vissi ekki me\u00f0 n\u00f6fnin \u00e1 g\u00f6tunum, en \u00fea\u00f0 hlyti a\u00f0 vera Gler\u00e1r\u00feorp \u00e1 Akureyri.
\u2001\u201eVarstu a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 \u00deorpara?\u201c spur\u00f0i hann.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e6tli \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.\u201c \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i sest sem r\u00e9tta svari\u00f0 kom m\u00e9r \u00ed huga: J\u00e1, l\u00f6gmann. En \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki t\u00edma til a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r b\u00e1rust tv\u00f6 SMS, hi\u00f0 fyrra Fedex-tilkynning \u00e1 ensku um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri pakki \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til m\u00edn fr\u00e1 einhverjum b\u00e6 \u00ed Qu\u00e9bec, og hi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ara \u00e1 sp\u00e6nsku fr\u00e1 barnsf\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum um a\u00f0 R\u00fan v\u00e6ri komin \u00e1 N\u00f3aborg. \u00dea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i allar frekari uppl\u00fdsingar, en \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a fram a\u00f0 h\u00e1degi me\u00f0 a\u00f0 hringja, svo \u00e9g g\u00e6ti einbeitt m\u00e9r a\u00f0 vinnunni. \u00c9g leit \u00fat um gluggann \u00e1 lessalnum, s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 rigna, og s\u00f6kkti m\u00e9r svo \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inguna sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0, s\u00f6gulega gl\u00e6pas\u00f6gu eftir franskan h\u00f6fund sem ger\u00f0ist \u00e1 \u00e1tj\u00e1ndu \u00f6ld, og var skrifu\u00f0 \u00e1 svo fl\u00faru\u00f0u tungutaki a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 hafa m\u00e9r vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 stafla af b\u00f3kum skrifu\u00f0um \u00e1 svipu\u00f0u t\u00edmabili \u00e1 \u00cdslandi til a\u00f0 glugga \u00ed, svo \u00e9g g\u00e6ti endurskapa\u00f0 st\u00edl upprunalega textans \u00e1 \u00edslensku.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en \u00e9g var a\u00f0 \u00f6sla slabbi\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 leiksk\u00f3lanum sem \u00e9g mundi eftir t\u00f6nninni, svo \u00e9g gekk sm\u00e1 hring um hverfi\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e9g f\u00e9kk sk\u00fdrslu gegnum s\u00edma. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edtil skemmd \u00e1 einum jaxlinum, sem var ekki gott en ekki jafn sl\u00e6mt og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00f3ttast. Barnsfa\u00f0ir minn sl\u00f3 \u00feessu upp \u00ed gr\u00edn, a\u00f0 vanda, og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 R\u00fan missti barnatennurnar myndum vi\u00f0 f\u00e1 anna\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta r\u00e9tt. Hann minntist ekkert \u00e1 a\u00f0 R\u00fan hef\u00f0i nefnt tannp\u00ednuna vi\u00f0 mig. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i sloppi\u00f0, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g og skamma\u00f0ist m\u00edn svo upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt. Me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 m\u00e6\u00f0gurnar lullu\u00f0um heim sag\u00f0i h\u00fan m\u00e9r allt um fiskana \u00e1 bi\u00f0stofunni og hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 tala me\u00f0 deyf\u00f0an munn, og hermdi s\u00edendurteki\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig h\u00fan hef\u00f0i hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0.
\u2001N\u00e6stu dagar li\u00f0u \u00ed r\u00fat\u00ednu, R\u00fan vakti mig upp \u00far sex, spila\u00f0i Minecraft \u00ed t\u00f6lvunni minni, eitthva\u00f0 sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i komist upp \u00e1 hj\u00e1 pabba s\u00ednum, me\u00f0an \u00e9g s\u00f6tra\u00f0i kaffi og bj\u00f3 til hafragraut handa okkur, og las s\u00ed\u00f0an Lottu-b\u00f3k fyrir hana me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0u\u00f0um morgunmat. R\u00e9tt fyrir \u00e1tta gekk \u00e9g me\u00f0 hana \u00ed leiksk\u00f3lann, \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g t\u00f3k lei\u00f0 11 \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0arb\u00f3khl\u00f6\u00f0una. \u00c1 fimmtudeginum \u00e1tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 skila af m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingunni \u00e1 mets\u00f6lukrimmanum, svo \u00e9g vann st\u00edft alla vikuna. Svo s\u00f3tti \u00e9g R\u00fan \u00ed leiksk\u00f3lann, og ger\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 skemmtilegt me\u00f0 henni, f\u00f3r \u00ed heims\u00f3kn e\u00f0a \u00e1 b\u00f3kasafn e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 \u00feesslegt, \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00fea\u00f0 var kominn matart\u00edmi. Eins og alltaf las \u00e9g fyrir hana kv\u00f6lds\u00f6gu, sem n\u00fana var Vetrarundur \u00ed M\u00fam\u00edndal<\/em>. Venjulega reyndi \u00e9g a\u00f0 lesa b\u00f3k fyrir sj\u00e1lfa mig eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan var sofnu\u00f0, en \u00feessa vikuna var heilinn svo uppgefinn eftir st\u00edfa \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingarvinnuna a\u00f0 \u00e9g horf\u00f0i bara \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem var \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00ed l\u00ednulegri dagskr\u00e1 \u00e1 R\u00daV \u00fear til a\u00f0 \u00e9g fann a\u00f0 \u00e9g var n\u00f3gu \u00fereytt til a\u00f0 sofna.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i steingleymt verkefninu fr\u00e1 \u00deorparanum \u00feegar \u00e9g f\u00e9kk \u00feau skilabo\u00f0 um h\u00e1degisbil \u00e1 f\u00f6studegi a\u00f0 sending k\u00e6mi heim til m\u00edn milli sex og \u00e1tta um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i be\u00f0i\u00f0 m\u00f6mmu og pabba um a\u00f0 passa R\u00fan eftir leiksk\u00f3lann og \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara ein \u00ed B\u00ed\u00f3 Parad\u00eds til a\u00f0 hreinsa hugann, en \u00fea\u00f0 var einmitt \u00e1 mynd sem byrja\u00f0i klukkan h\u00e1lfsex. \u00c9g velti fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed hra\u00f0sendinga\u00fej\u00f3nustuna og bi\u00f0ja um annan t\u00edma, en nennti \u00fev\u00ed svo ekki og \u00fear a\u00f0 auki var \u00e1g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 spara pening. \u00cd sta\u00f0inn hringdi \u00e9g \u00ed pabba og athuga\u00f0i hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed lagi hans og m\u00f6mmu vegna a\u00f0 \u00feau p\u00f6ssu\u00f0u R\u00fan daginn eftir \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, en hann spur\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 hvort h\u00fan g\u00e6ti ekki bara gist hj\u00e1 \u00feeim og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekkert vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 athuga.
\u2001Dyrabjallan hringdi r\u00e9tt \u00ed \u00feann mund sem sj\u00f3nvarpsfr\u00e9ttirnar byrju\u00f0u. \u00c9g kvitta\u00f0i fyrir sendingunni og t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 henni. H\u00fan var r\u00famlega fimm k\u00edl\u00f3. \u00deegar \u00e9g opna\u00f0i kassann reyndist hann vera fullur af b\u00f3kum, \u00f6llum har\u00f0spjalda me\u00f0 dimmrau\u00f0ri k\u00e1pu \u2014 \u00e1fer\u00f0 og bl\u00e6brig\u00f0i eintakanna voru \u00fe\u00f3 \u00f6gn \u00f3l\u00edk \u2014 hverri \u00e1 sinni tungunni; fr\u00f6nsku, sp\u00e6nsku, \u00edt\u00f6lsku, port\u00fag\u00f6lsku, ensku, d\u00f6nsku, norsku og s\u00e6nsku, og \u00fear a\u00f0 auki finnsku, a\u00f0 m\u00e9r s\u00fdndist, en \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1l kunni \u00e9g ekki. \u00c1 titils\u00ed\u00f0u hverrar og einnar st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsur fr\u00e1 Eldlandinu<\/em>, og \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti sj\u00e1 af efnisyfirlitunum a\u00f0 s\u00f6mu lj\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fddd \u00e1 \u00feessi \u00f3l\u00edku tungum\u00e1l. \u00c9g l\u00e9t b\u00e6kurnar aftur \u00ed kassann \u00ed anddyrinu, og settist fyrir framan fr\u00e9ttirnar. \u00deegar augl\u00fdsingarnar byrju\u00f0u fletti \u00e9g Eldlandinu upp \u00e1 s\u00edmanum m\u00ednum. Myndirnar hef\u00f0u allt eins geta\u00f0 veri\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi, runnagr\u00f3\u00f0ur, fir\u00f0ir og hopandi j\u00f6klar. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 Eldlandi\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 kalla\u00f0 \u00e1 tungum\u00e1lum innf\u00e6ddra, en t\u00f3kst ekki a\u00f0 finna \u00fea\u00f0. Nafni\u00f0 sem n\u00fdlenduherrarnir g\u00e1fu haf\u00f0i rutt \u00fev\u00ed upprunalega burt.
\u2001\u00c9g vakna\u00f0i upp af frekar \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegum draumi, um a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00ed \u00f3kunnu h\u00fasi, a\u00f0 einhver v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 banka upp \u00e1 og \u00e9g leita\u00f0i a\u00f0 loka\u00f0ri hur\u00f0, en fann ekki. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i sofna\u00f0 fyrir framan sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0, sem haf\u00f0i sl\u00f6kkt \u00e1 s\u00e9r fyrir l\u00f6ngu. \u00c9g leit \u00e1 s\u00edmann og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 klukkan var \u00ferj\u00fa. \u00c9g bursta\u00f0i tennurnar og skrei\u00f0 upp \u00ed r\u00fam. Eitthva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 drauminn sat \u00ed m\u00e9r, svo \u00e9g kveikti lj\u00f3si\u00f0 frammi \u00e1 gangi til a\u00f0 vera ekki \u00ed algj\u00f6ru myrkri \u00ed svefnherberginu.
\u2001\u00c1 m\u00e1nudeginum t\u00f3k \u00e9g fr\u00f6nsku og sp\u00e6nsku b\u00e6kurnar me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed lessal Landsb\u00f3kasafnsins. \u00c9g fletti gegnum \u00fe\u00e6r og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 kv\u00e6\u00f0in voru stutt, eins og \u00deorparinn haf\u00f0i lofa\u00f0, yfirleitt fj\u00f3rar l\u00ednur, sum styttri og \u00f6nnur a\u00f0eins lengri. \u00dea\u00f0 var nokku\u00f0 um or\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00feekkti ekki, en \u00feegar \u00e9g leita\u00f0i \u00e1 netinu s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feetta voru pl\u00f6ntur og d\u00fdr fr\u00e1 Eldlandinu, og f\u00edg\u00farur \u00far go\u00f0s\u00f6gum innf\u00e6ddra. M\u00e9r til mikillar gle\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 voru til \u00edslensk or\u00f0 yfir fimm af sex trj\u00e1tegundum sem komu fyrir \u00ed textunum, sn\u00e6lenja, gr\u00e6nlenja, hv\u00edtlenja, er\u00f0i og drimur, og l\u00edka pl\u00f6ntuna perlubrodd, svo \u00e9g \u00feyrfti ekki a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a eldlenska n\u00e1tt\u00faru fr\u00e1 grunni. \u00deeirri fyrstnefndu haf\u00f0i meira a\u00f0 segja veri\u00f0 planta\u00f0 \u00ed Lystigar\u00f0inum \u00e1 Akureyri, \u00fear sem h\u00fan \u00f3x enn. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa leita\u00f0 af m\u00e9r allan grun komst \u00e9g l\u00edka a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 jar\u00f0arberin \u00ed textunum voru bara venjuleg jar\u00f0arber. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e1l\u00edka au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 finna \u00edslensk or\u00f0 yfir d\u00fdrategundir, svo l\u00edklega myndi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingin s\u00e6kjast flj\u00f3tt.
\u2001\u00c9g hr\u00e1\u00fe\u00fdddi fyrstu v\u00edsuna \u00far sp\u00e6nsku, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g ger\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri elsta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingin og s\u00fa sem hinar v\u00e6ru bygg\u00f0ar \u00e1, og bar hana svo saman vi\u00f0 fr\u00f6nsku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inguna. \u00dea\u00f0 var nokku\u00f0 mikill merkingarmunur, sem var ekki skr\u00edti\u00f0 enda voru b\u00e1\u00f0ir textarnir h\u00e1ttbundnir. Sp\u00e6nsku lj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00ednurnar voru hver um sig \u00e1tta atkv\u00e6\u00f0i og r\u00edma\u00f0ar ABAB. \u00de\u00e6r fr\u00f6nsku voru alexandr\u00ednur, me\u00f0 s\u00f6mu r\u00edmskipan. \u00c9g las \u00e1fram \u00ed sp\u00e6nsku \u00fatg\u00e1funni, og fannst ekki passa a\u00f0 \u00feessi r\u00edgbundnu, evr\u00f3psku kv\u00e6\u00f0aform v\u00e6ru \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsur Eldlendinga. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0endurna gruna\u00f0a um a\u00f0 hafa ekki s\u00fdnt upprunalegu textunum vir\u00f0ingu og b\u00fai\u00f0 til \u00far \u00feeim lj\u00f3\u00f0 sem v\u00e6ru n\u00e6r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera eigin sm\u00ed\u00f0 en sannfer\u00f0ug endursk\u00f6pun. \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 fletta upp \u00fatg\u00e1fu- og h\u00f6fundar\u00e9ttaruppl\u00fdsingum til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort \u00fear v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 meira a\u00f0 finna um \u00feetta en rak mig \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i k\u00f3l\u00f3f\u00f3n \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0ar b\u00e6kurnar. \u00deegar \u00e9g fletti titlunum upp \u00e1 netinu greip \u00e9g \u00ed t\u00f3mt.
\u2001B\u00f3kav\u00f6r\u00f0urinn \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slunni bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 leita fyrir mig \u00ed b\u00f3kasafnsgagnagrunnum, svo \u00e9g skildi b\u00e6kurnar eftir hj\u00e1 honum, en \u00feegar \u00e9g kom aftur ni\u00f0ur \u00far kaffiter\u00edunni \u00fe\u00e1 sag\u00f0ist hann ekkert hafa fundi\u00f0, \u00feessar b\u00e6kur v\u00e6ru hvergi skr\u00e1\u00f0ar. Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru \u00fe\u00f3 greinilega vanda\u00f0ar b\u00e6kur. Hann haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6ftustu s\u00ed\u00f0u b\u00f3kanna hvar \u00fe\u00e6r voru prenta\u00f0ar, s\u00fa franska \u00ed Qu\u00e9bec, \u00ed prentsmi\u00f0ju sem f\u00f3r \u00e1 hausinn einhvern t\u00edmann \u00e1 \u00e1ttunda \u00e1ratugnum. Einnig var nafns ritstj\u00f3ra geti\u00f0 \u00e1 sp\u00e6nsku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingunni, en ekki \u00feeirri fr\u00f6nsku. Hann nefndi \u00ed framhj\u00e1hlaupi a\u00f0 prentsmi\u00f0jan \u00ed Madr\u00edd hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 stofnu\u00f0 eftir gjald\u00ferot kanad\u00edska fyrirt\u00e6kisins, svo l\u00edklega var s\u00fa \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing ekki s\u00fa elsta. \u00c9g hringdi \u00ed \u00deorparann til a\u00f0 spyrja hann hva\u00f0 hann vissi.
\u2001\u201eNei, \u00e9g veit l\u00edti\u00f0 um \u00feetta, \u00ed sannleika sagt. Gamall f\u00e9lagi \u00far Toronto-h\u00e1sk\u00f3la haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 mig til a\u00f0 hafa millig\u00f6ngu um \u00feetta.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er yfirleitt best a\u00f0 komast eins n\u00e1l\u00e6gt frumtextanum og h\u00e6gt er.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 segir sig sj\u00e1lft. \u00c9g hringi \u00ed hann \u00feegar l\u00ed\u00f0a tekur \u00e1 eftirmi\u00f0daginn og \u00fea\u00f0 er skrifstofut\u00edmi \u00ed Montr\u00e9al. Alltaf gaman a\u00f0 rekast \u00e1 svona r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tur, \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00ed\u00f0ur m\u00e9r eins og kvikmyndal\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingi.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er alltaf gaman a\u00f0 passa vi\u00f0 \u00edmyndina,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g glettilega.
\u2001\u201eHeyr\u00f0u, fyrir forvitni sakir \u00fe\u00e1 keypti \u00e9g lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k eftir \u00feig \u00ed g\u00e6r. H\u00f6rku st\u00f6ff! Alveg \u00f3tr\u00falega margar fallegar l\u00ednur.\u201c \u00deetta kom m\u00e9r \u00ed opna skj\u00f6ldu, en \u00e9g \u00feakka\u00f0i bara fyrir mig og kvaddi. \u00c9g fletti svo nafninu \u00e1 ritstj\u00f3ranum upp \u00e1 netinu. H\u00fan var sk\u00e1ld fr\u00e1 Qu\u00e9bec og haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 \u00fat nokkrar b\u00e6kur um mi\u00f0bik li\u00f0innar aldar. Kv\u00e6\u00f0in sem komu upp voru allt \u00ed lagi, en ekkert meira en \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki miki\u00f0 um skrif hennar a\u00f0 finna, en af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma sem \u00e9g fann haf\u00f0i h\u00fan veri\u00f0 \u00f3p\u00f3lit\u00edskur hef\u00f0arsinni \u00ed franskri kve\u00f0skaparlist \u00e1 t\u00edmum samf\u00e9lagsumbrota og tilraunamennsku, \u00e1 skj\u00f6n vi\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0arandann.
\u2001\u00deorparinn hringdi \u00ed mig \u00feegar \u00e9g var n\u00fdkomin heim og var a\u00f0 velta fyrir m\u00e9r hvort \u00e9g \u00e6tti ekki a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edfa ba\u00f0herbergi\u00f0 r\u00e6kilega, en \u00e9g var yfirleitt me\u00f0 einhver sl\u00edk pl\u00f6n vikurnar sem R\u00fan var hj\u00e1 pabba s\u00ednum, \u00fe\u00f3tt m\u00e9r yr\u00f0i ekki alltaf \u00far verkinu.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g var a\u00f0 spjalla vi\u00f0 Luc,\u201c hann bar \u00fea\u00f0 fram \u00e1 franska h\u00e1ttinn, \u201eog hann sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00fdmislegt. En afsaki\u00f0, \u00e9g er a\u00f0 st\u00edga upp \u00ed b\u00edl. Er \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 \u00e9g bara komi vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed Mi\u00f0holtinu? \u00c9g keyri \u00fearna framhj\u00e1 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim \u00ed Grj\u00f3ta\u00feorpi\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001\u201eMe\u00f0alholtinu. J\u00e1, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i svo sem ekkert merkilegt fyrir stafni anna\u00f0 en kv\u00f6ldmat.\u201c
\u2001\u00deorparinn hringdi dyrabj\u00f6llunni h\u00e1lft\u00edma s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00feegar \u00e9g var n\u00e6stum b\u00fain a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edfa. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekkert s\u00e9rstaklega s\u00e9\u00f0 hann fyrir m\u00e9r, en hann var ekki eins og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar litu \u00fat. Hann var kl\u00e6ddur \u00ed bl\u00e1k\u00f6fl\u00f3tt jakkaf\u00f6t, me\u00f0 svartan sixpensara \u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0i, og \u00ed sk\u00f3m sem litu \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera mj\u00f6g d\u00fdrir, me\u00f0 miki\u00f0, vel snyrt, d\u00f6kkt skegg, og bar silfurhringa \u00e1 l\u00f6ngut\u00f6ng og litlafingri vinstri handar. Hann var me\u00f0 gr\u00e6n augu og fallegt bros. \u00c1 augabrag\u00f0i f\u00e9kk hann nafni\u00f0 Spj\u00e1trungurinn \u00ed huga m\u00ednum og m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g vera \u00f3hrein a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti honum eftir ba\u00f0herbergis\u00ferif.
\u2001\u201eSkildi \u00e9g ekki r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 hittast?\u201c spur\u00f0i hann h\u00e1lfhvumsa. \u00c9g ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r allt \u00ed einu grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekkert sagt.
\u2001\u201eAh j\u00e1, au\u00f0vita\u00f0, j\u00fa, \u00e9g var ekki alveg viss um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa v\u00e6rir \u00fe\u00fa, h\u00e9lt \u00fe\u00fa litir \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi \u00fat.\u201c Hann hl\u00f3.
\u2001\u201eEn \u00fe\u00fa l\u00edtur alveg \u00fat eins og h\u00f6fundamyndirnar af \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1 netinu. Fyrirgef\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00e9g skuli trufla \u00feig svona, eiginlega \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldmatart\u00edma, en mig langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e9r strax fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g komst a\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er allt \u00ed lagi, \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 hita eitthva\u00f0 upp \u00ed \u00f6rbylgjuofni.\u201c
\u2001\u201eLeyf m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a, l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar eiga a\u00f0 styrkja sk\u00e1ld.\u201c Aftur kom hann m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart, og \u00e9g sag\u00f0i j\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r datt ekki \u00ed hug \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til \u00feess a\u00f0 segja nei. \u00c9g lag\u00f0i til Pottinn og p\u00f6nnuna<\/em>, \u00fev\u00ed hann var \u00ed n\u00e6sta n\u00e1grenni. Vi\u00f0 hoppu\u00f0um upp \u00ed b\u00edl Spj\u00e1trungsins, sem hann t\u00f3k s\u00e9rstaklega fram a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri rafkn\u00fainn, og keyr\u00f0um \u00feennan stutta sp\u00f6l \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0inn. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um hvort panta\u00f0 sinn a\u00f0alr\u00e9ttinn, byrja\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann vissi.
\u2001B\u00e6kurnar voru gefnar \u00fat af Godfring-stofnuninni. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 stofnu\u00f0 af b\u00f6rnum Eric Godfring, sem haf\u00f0i gr\u00e6tt vel \u00e1 verslun vi\u00f0 gullgrafara og b\u00e6ndur \u00e1 Eldlandinu \u00e1ratugina kringum aldam\u00f3tin 1900, og s\u00ed\u00f0an margfalda\u00f0 au\u00f0 sinn n\u00e6stu h\u00e1lfa \u00f6ldina. \u00cd erf\u00f0askr\u00e1 hans var s\u00fa kv\u00f6\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 afkomendur hans a\u00f0 \u00feeir myndu kynna menningu innf\u00e6ddra \u00edb\u00faa Eldlandsins \u00ed \u00f6llum l\u00f6ndum heims, fyrir a\u00f0 minnsta kosti einni \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1ri. Gamli ma\u00f0urinn haf\u00f0i d\u00e1i\u00f0 1951, h\u00e1aldra\u00f0ur, og \u00fea\u00f0 voru nokku\u00f0 l\u00f6ng m\u00e1laferli um arfinn. Sem hluti af lyktum \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i stofnunin veri\u00f0 sett \u00e1 laggirnar 1965. Luc vissi ekki miki\u00f0 meira, enda haf\u00f0i hann bara n\u00fdlega byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna sem l\u00f6gma\u00f0ur fyrir stofnunina, teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed n\u00fana \u00ed \u00e1r \u00feegar einn af eigendunum \u00e1 stofunni hans l\u00e9st. Honum haf\u00f0i ekki tekist a\u00f0 finna frumtextann, e\u00f0a hver fyrsta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingin v\u00e6ri, en hann vissi a\u00f0 b\u00e6kurnar s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1ratugi h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 unnar upp \u00far mismunandi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingum. Hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00feetta betur, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri l\u00f6ngu kominn t\u00edmi a\u00f0 hann f\u00e6ri gegnum skjalabunkana.
\u2001Spj\u00e1trungurinn haf\u00f0i leita\u00f0 \u00e1 netinu a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingum um Godfring, ekki fundi\u00f0 miki\u00f0 \u00e1 ensku en eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 sp\u00e6nsku, sem hann skildi ekki. Hann r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r s\u00edmann sinn. \u00dea\u00f0 var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 lesa, \u00e1ratuga g\u00f6mul vefs\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 alls konar efni um Eldlandi\u00f0. \u00dearna var mynd af h\u00fasi, h\u00e1lfger\u00f0um kumbalda, og undir st\u00f3\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fear hef\u00f0i Godfring teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 afskornum h\u00f6ndum og eyrum \u00ed skiptum fyrir v\u00f6rur. \u00c9g hr\u00f6kk vi\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0 stendur \u00fearna?\u201c spur\u00f0i hann.
\u2001\u201eB\u00edddu, b\u00edddu,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og las meira. \u201eGodfring vir\u00f0ist hafa haft millig\u00f6ngu um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 borga f\u00f3lki fyrir a\u00f0 drepa inf\u00e6dda. Hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 l\u00edkamsp\u00f6rtum, gaf mor\u00f0ingjunum kr\u00edt \u00ed versluninni sinni, og f\u00e9kk endurgreitt fr\u00e1 einhverjum, \u00fea\u00f0 kemur ekki fram hver \u00fea\u00f0 var. Allt hluti af skipul\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0armor\u00f0i \u00e1 frumbyggjum Eldlands.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJah\u00e9rna. \u00dea\u00f0 er hrikalegt. Og kannski f\u00e1tt eitt eftir nema \u00feessar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsur. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki gott a\u00f0 heyra svona nokku\u00f0 \u00f3drukkinn. \u00c9g tek leigub\u00edl heim.\u201c Hann n\u00e1\u00f0i athygli \u00fej\u00f3nsins og panta\u00f0i handa okkur rau\u00f0v\u00ednsfl\u00f6sku.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g haf\u00f0i n\u00fa ekkert \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 drekka, en \u00e9g \u00feigg glas.\u201c
\u2001\u201eFyrirgef\u00f0u! Vi\u00f0 burgeisarnir gerum bara r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 b\u00f3hemarnir s\u00e9u\u00f0 alltaf a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta l\u00edfsins lystisemda. \u00c9g bi\u00f0st innilegrar velvir\u00f0ingar \u00e1 a\u00f0 hafa ekki spurt \u00feig fyrst.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g hl\u00f3, svara\u00f0i:
\u2001\u201eDagar m\u00ednir eru n\u00fa frekar tilbreytingarlausir. \u00c9g fer \u00e1 lessal Landsb\u00f3kasafnsins virka morgna og er \u00fear fram eftir degi, og svo yfirleitt heima vi\u00f0 \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin. \u00deegar d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn er hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 fer \u00e9g me\u00f0 hana hinga\u00f0 og \u00feanga\u00f0, sem er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 skemmtilegt.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c1ttu d\u00f3ttur? \u00c9g l\u00edka! Hva\u00f0 er h\u00fan g\u00f6mul.\u201c
\u2001\u201eH\u00fan er fimm \u00e1ra.\u201c
\u2001\u201eNei, hva\u00f0 segir\u00f0u? M\u00edn l\u00edka! N\u00fdor\u00f0in. Bara fyrir nokkrum d\u00f6gum.\u201c Hann t\u00f3k s\u00edmann til baka og \u00feegar hann r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r hann aftur m\u00e1tti sj\u00e1 d\u00f3ttur hans \u00ed fanginu \u00e1 honum. H\u00fan var me\u00f0 pappak\u00f3r\u00f3nu \u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0inu. \u00c9g velti fyrir m\u00e9r hvort mamma hennar hef\u00f0i teki\u00f0 myndina. \u00cd sama mund kom \u00fej\u00f3nninn me\u00f0 fl\u00f6sku af, eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g best vissi, frekar d\u00fdru fr\u00f6nsku v\u00edni, og l\u00e9t dreitil \u00ed glas fyrir Spj\u00e1trunginn, sem sneri glasinu \u00ed nokkra hringi, lykta\u00f0i af v\u00edninu, brag\u00f0a\u00f0i, og kinka\u00f0i kolli til \u00fej\u00f3nsins sem hellti svo \u00ed gl\u00f6s handa okkur b\u00e1\u00f0um.
\u2001\u201eFalleg hn\u00e1ta,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, algert yndi. H\u00fan er n\u00fana me\u00f0 m\u00f6mmu og pabba \u00ed sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0. H\u00fan ba\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed afm\u00e6lisgj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 \u00feeim.\u201c
\u2001\u201eEn sni\u00f0ugt!\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g veit ekki hvernig \u00e9g \u00f3l upp svona fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt barn.\u201c Aftur f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00fea\u00f0 hvar mamman v\u00e6ri. \u00dea\u00f0 var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 eins og hann hef\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 hug minn: \u201eKonan m\u00edn l\u00e9st \u00feegar stelpan okkar var ekki einu sinni or\u00f0in eins \u00e1rs.\u201c Hann drakk nokku\u00f0 v\u00e6nan sopa.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g samhryggist.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 langt s\u00ed\u00f0an. Allavega \u00e1 daginn, \u00fea\u00f0 er styttra s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 n\u00e6turnar. Stelpan man ekkert eftir henni, au\u00f0vita\u00f0, en stundum bi\u00f0ur h\u00fan mig um a\u00f0 segja s\u00e9r s\u00f6gur af henni. \u00c9g er enginn sagnama\u00f0ur, en \u00e9g reyni.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g f\u00e9kk d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 samviskubit yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kalla hann Spj\u00e1trunginn, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri bara \u00ed huganum, svo \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 kalla hann Ekkilinn. Allavega \u00fear til \u00e9g k\u00e6mist a\u00f0 nafninu hans, \u00fea\u00f0 var of vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegt a\u00f0 spyrja n\u00fana. \u00de\u00f6gnin var a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a a\u00f0eins of l\u00f6ng fyrir mig svo \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 spyrja um veisluna, og vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0um um barnaafm\u00e6li \u00feanga\u00f0 til maturinn kom. \u00dea\u00f0 var frekar au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 hann. Kannski voru allir karlkyns l\u00f6gmenn \u00feannig, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki mikla reynslu af \u00feeirri st\u00e9tt. Pabbi var endursko\u00f0andi, og fyrrverandi k\u00e6rastar m\u00ednir voru anna\u00f0hvort listasp\u00edrur e\u00f0a fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn. Kannski komst barnsfa\u00f0ir minn n\u00e6st \u00fev\u00ed, starfsma\u00f0ur \u00ed d\u00f3msm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu, en reyndar bara \u00ed rekstrardeildinni. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 kynntumst haf\u00f0i hann \u00feegar veri\u00f0 \u00e1 svo m\u00f6rgum mismunandi n\u00e1msbrautum \u00ed Complutense-h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Madr\u00edd a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i allt eins geta\u00f0 l\u00e6rt eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c9g mundi \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, satt a\u00f0 segja.
\u2001Me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 bi\u00f0um eftir t\u00edram\u00eds\u00fa \u00ed eftirr\u00e9tt, \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00fdndi hann m\u00e9r fleiri gamlar lj\u00f3smyndir fr\u00e1 Eldlandinu sem hann haf\u00f0i fundi\u00f0 \u00e1 netinu. Fyrst h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru styttur e\u00f0a g\u00ednur, en svo \u00e1tta\u00f0i \u00e9g mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta voru manneskjur. B\u00fakurinn og limirnir voru m\u00e1la\u00f0ir me\u00f0 l\u00ednum e\u00f0a deplum, en h\u00f6fu\u00f0in afmyndu\u00f0 me\u00f0 einhvers konar h\u00f6fu\u00f0fati. \u00deetta var f\u00f3lk af Selk’nam og Yaghan-\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0unum a\u00f0 leika sumar af \u00feeim go\u00f0sagnaverum sem nefndar voru \u00ed v\u00edsunum. S\u00ed\u00f0asta myndin var \u00f3mennskust, h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edhyrningur, og b\u00fakurinn \u00ed laginu eins og fiskur, fyrir utan f\u00e6tur sem st\u00f3\u00f0u ni\u00f0ur \u00far honum.
\u2001Ekkillinn bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 leyfa m\u00e9r a\u00f0 flj\u00f3ta me\u00f0 \u00ed leigub\u00edlnum, \u00fe\u00f3tt veitingasta\u00f0urinn v\u00e6ri n\u00e1l\u00e6gt heimili m\u00ednu, sem \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni b\u00f6lva\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri ekki b\u00edllinn hans svo \u00e9g g\u00e6ti viljandi gleymt einhverju \u00ed honum, til a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til \u00feess a\u00f0 hitta hann aftur. \u00deegar \u00e9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 b\u00edlinn keyra me\u00f0 hann burt og fann hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00fer\u00e1 um a\u00f0 \u00f6kut\u00e6ki\u00f0 stoppa\u00f0i og Ekkillinn stykki \u00fat, \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g nei nei nei, \u00feetta er sl\u00e6m hugmynd. Hann er mj\u00f6g sl\u00e6m hugmynd. Svo f\u00f3r \u00e9g inn og lag\u00f0ist \u00ed s\u00f3fann fyrir framan sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0. \u00c9g vakna\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00ed draumnum st\u00f3\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00edlangt, r\u00f6nd\u00f3tt h\u00f6fu\u00f0, \u00ed einu horninu. \u00c9g bursta\u00f0i tennurnar og skrei\u00f0 aftur upp \u00ed r\u00fam, og haf\u00f0i lj\u00f3sin kveikt \u00e1 ganginum.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 sem eftir lif\u00f0i vikunnar h\u00e9lt \u00e9g \u00e1fram a\u00f0 sn\u00faa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsunum yfir \u00e1 \u00edslensku. \u00dear sem \u00e9g vissi ekki enn hva\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing v\u00e6ri elst bar \u00e9g saman allar \u00fatg\u00e1furnar sem \u00e9g var me\u00f0 og reyndi a\u00f0 giska hver \u00feeirra v\u00e6ri l\u00edkust upprunalega textanum. \u00c1 daginn h\u00e9ldu hugsanir um Ekkilinn \u00e1fram a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00e1 mig, en \u00e9g h\u00e9lt aftur af m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hafa samband, og sem betur fer hringdi hann ekki \u00ed mig. \u00c1 n\u00e6turnar dreymdi mig mannverur me\u00f0 afmyndu\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0, svo \u00e9g var farin a\u00f0 sofa me\u00f0 lj\u00f3sin kveikt. \u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 breytast \u00feegar R\u00fan k\u00e6mi aftur til m\u00edn, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan vildi ekki leyfa einni einustu t\u00fdru a\u00f0 loga \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00e6ri \u00ed h\u00e1ttinn, og ef h\u00fan rumska\u00f0i og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 rafmagnslj\u00f3s var kveikt, \u00fe\u00e1 vakti h\u00fan mig til a\u00f0 \u00e9g sl\u00f6kkti \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.
\u2001Um h\u00e1degisbil \u00e1 laugardeginum hringdi Ekkillinn \u00ed mig. Hann ba\u00f0st afs\u00f6kunar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 trufla mig \u00e1 laugardegi, en Luc haf\u00f0i hringt \u00ed hann \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi, og \u00feegar \u00feeir voru b\u00fanir a\u00f0 tala saman vildi hann ekki hringja ef ske kynni a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sv\u00e6fa.
\u2001\u201eNei nei, R\u00fan kemur ekki til m\u00edn fyrr en \u00e1 m\u00e1nudag.\u201c
\u2001\u201eHeyr\u00f0u, Sesselja er a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 vinkonu sinni og m\u00f6mmu hennar \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3 \u00e1 eftir, leyf m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kaupa handa \u00fe\u00e9r kaffi. \u00c9g get skr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00feetta sem fund og \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 borga\u00f0 s\u00e9rstaklega. J\u00e1, og \u00e9g ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka me\u00f0 m\u00e1nudaginn s\u00ed\u00f0asta.\u201c
\u2001Sta\u00f0an \u00e1 bankareikningnum m\u00ednum var ekki alveg n\u00f3gu gl\u00e6sileg til a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti neita\u00f0 bo\u00f0inu \u00e1n g\u00f3\u00f0rar \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u, og \u00e9g gat ekki komi\u00f0 neinni \u00ed or\u00f0, svo \u00e9g sag\u00f0i j\u00e1.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00e1 Babal\u00fa og settumst \u00ed b\u00f3kahorni\u00f0 \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni. Me\u00f0an hann var a\u00f0 kaupa handa m\u00e9r kaffi, bla\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed safni af \u00fe\u00fdddum port\u00fag\u00f6lskum lj\u00f3\u00f0um sem var \u00e1 einni hillunni. M\u00e9r til l\u00e9ttis, en l\u00edka d\u00e1l\u00edtilla vonbrig\u00f0a, kom hann s\u00e9r beint a\u00f0 efninu \u00feegar hann haf\u00f0i sest ni\u00f0ur.
\u2001\u201eLuc f\u00f3r gegnum elstu skj\u00f6lin, sem eru frekar takm\u00f6rku\u00f0, og t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 setja r\u00f6\u00f0ina saman \u00e1 fyrstu b\u00f3kunum. Franska \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingin er elst, svo kemur enska, sem er unnin upp \u00far \u00feeirri fr\u00f6nsku, og eftir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdska, r\u00fassneska, hollenska, fl\u00e6mska og s\u00fa jidd\u00edska. \u00dea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt maus me\u00f0 a\u00f0 jidd\u00edska v\u00e6ri ekki opinber \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tunga, og eftir \u00fea\u00f0 tekur eiginkona elsta sonar Godfrings vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 st\u00fdra stofnuninni. \u00dear \u00e1\u00f0ur vir\u00f0ist sem svo a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldan hafi skipst \u00e1. \u00deessar fimm \u00e1 undan \u00fev\u00ed voru unnar upp \u00far ensku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingunni. N\u00e6stu t\u00edu b\u00e6kur eftir \u00fea\u00f0, fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 finnsku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingunni, voru allar \u00fe\u00fdddar upp \u00far \u00feeirri fr\u00f6nsku. S\u00ed\u00f0an vir\u00f0ist \u00feetta ver\u00f0a aftur frekar handah\u00f3fskennt hva\u00f0a texti er til grundvallar.\u201c
\u2001\u201eHver var a\u00f0 velja tungum\u00e1lin?\u201c
\u2001\u201eFr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 finnskunni \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 kona Erics yngri. H\u00fan f\u00f3r fyrir stofnuninni \u00ed \u00e1ratug, \u00fear til h\u00fan l\u00e9st. H\u00fan var fr\u00e1 Qu\u00e9bec, og br\u00e6\u00f0ur hennar \u00e1ttu smi\u00f0juna \u00fear sem franska \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingin var prentu\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eSvo l\u00edklega hefur h\u00fan haft millig\u00f6ngu um \u00fea\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, og kannski fann h\u00fan \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0andann, en Luc s\u00e1 nafn hans hvergi \u00ed skj\u00f6lunum. S\u00fa \u00fatg\u00e1fa var reyndar ger\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en stofnunin var sett \u00e1 laggirnar, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er vir\u00f0ist einhvern t\u00edmann me\u00f0an \u00e1 upprunalegu m\u00e1laferlunum st\u00f3\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan var l\u00f6g\u00f0 fram sem hluti af d\u00f3msm\u00e1linu til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 erfingjar Godfrings v\u00e6ru \u00feegar farnir a\u00f0 leggja r\u00e6kt vi\u00f0 menningararfleif\u00f0 Eldlendinga.\u201c \u00deegar hann nefndi nafn eiginkonunnar mundi \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feetta var sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 titla\u00f0 sem ritstj\u00f3ri. \u00dea\u00f0 sk\u00fdr\u00f0i hvers vegna \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingarnar voru svona r\u00edgbundnar \u00ed forminu, \u00fea\u00f0 var hennar fagurfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Verst a\u00f0 upprunalegi textinn var illgreinanlegur gegnum h\u00e6ttina. Hann sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i l\u00e1tist \u00e1 n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugnum, og \u00fear sem d\u00e6tur hennar tv\u00e6r voru ekkert s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1hugasamar um stofnunina, \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i l\u00f6gma\u00f0urinn sem Luc t\u00f3k svo vi\u00f0 af s\u00e9\u00f0 um \u00feetta. Hann haf\u00f0i ekki fundi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsurnar \u00e1 upprunalegum tungum, n\u00e9 neina minnispunkta um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig \u00feeim haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 safna\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eVeistu hva\u00f0 stofnunin gerir anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a \u00feessi kv\u00e6\u00f0i?\u201c
\u2001\u201eEkki neitt. Ein b\u00f3k \u00e1 \u00e1ri, og b\u00fai\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001\u201eOg ekkert safn e\u00f0a ark\u00edfa \u00ed kringum arfleif\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna sem Godfring t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 myr\u00f0a?\u201c
\u2001\u201eEkki \u00e1 \u00feeirra vegum, allavega.\u201c
\u2001\u00deegar vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 ganga \u00fat af Babal\u00fa komu tv\u00e6r litlar stelpur hlaupandi upp eftir Sk\u00f3lav\u00f6r\u00f0ust\u00edg \u00e1 undan konu \u00ed gl\u00e6silegum frakka. \u00d6nnur \u00feeirra st\u00f6kk \u00ed fang Ekkilsins, eins og R\u00fan ger\u00f0i alltaf eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum kr\u00f6kkum. \u00c9g kvaddi \u00ed fl\u00fdti me\u00f0an stelpurnar r\u00f6ktu fyrir Ekklinum og konunni s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0 myndarinnar og gekk heim. M\u00e9r haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 til hugar a\u00f0 stinga upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Sesselja og R\u00fan myndu hittast einhvern t\u00edmann til a\u00f0 leika, en fannst \u00fea\u00f0 svo \u00f3r\u00e1\u00f0legt \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nefna \u00fea\u00f0. Eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g kom heim skissa\u00f0i \u00e9g upp lj\u00f3\u00f0 um afmynda\u00f0an l\u00edkama, og beindi tilfinningum m\u00ednum um Ekkilinn \u00feanga\u00f0. \u00c9g var mun r\u00f3legri \u00fear sem eftir lif\u00f0i dags, \u00fear til a\u00f0 hann birtist \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpsskj\u00e1num m\u00ednum \u00ed kv\u00f6ldfr\u00e9ttunum. Hann haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e1lstofu um morguninn um lagalega st\u00f6\u00f0u j\u00f6kla \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, af \u00fev\u00ed tilefni a\u00f0 \u00e1 N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1landi h\u00f6f\u00f0u r\u00e9ttindi j\u00f6kuls til tilvistar veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkennd \u00ed d\u00f3mi.
\u2001\u00c9g var svo forvi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00e9g missti alveg af \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 hann h\u00e9t, og var b\u00e6\u00f0i full a\u00f0d\u00e1unar \u00e1 framtakinu, sem og d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 pirru\u00f0 yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann skildi ekki hafa nefnt \u00feetta vi\u00f0 mig. \u00c9g hlaut a\u00f0 hafa bara \u00edmynda\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i s\u00e9rstakan \u00e1huga \u00e1 m\u00e9r, svona nokku\u00f0 myndi karl \u00ed makaleit reyna a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 konu sem hann hef\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e9g viss um. \u00deegar \u00e9g fann a\u00f0 hugurinn var farinn a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 n\u00fdju nafni \u00e1 hann, N\u00e1tt\u00farudrengurinn, J\u00f6klamenni\u00f0, Umhverfism\u00e1lsvarinn, f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00e1 R\u00daV-vefinn, fann fr\u00e9ttina, og komst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 hann h\u00e9t: J\u00f3n Bj\u00f6rnsson. Ekki skr\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 m\u00e9r erfitt a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1 minni\u00f0 svo l\u00e1tlaust nafn. Um n\u00f3ttina dreymdi mig a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00ed sleik vi\u00f0 fisk me\u00f0 kraftmikla leggi, og \u00feegar kossinum sleppti byrja\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 syngja me\u00f0 t\u00e6rri altr\u00f6dd.
\u2001N\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e9g vissi a\u00f0 franska \u00fatg\u00e1fan v\u00e6ri s\u00fa elsta, \u00fe\u00e1 flaug \u00e9g \u00ed gegnum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsurnar. \u00de\u00e6r voru flestar frekar keiml\u00edkar, en \u00fe\u00f3 voru \u00fe\u00e6r aldrei lei\u00f0inlegar, svo m\u00e9r fannst frekar gaman a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a, setja mig inn \u00ed hugsunarh\u00e1ttinn a\u00f0 baki \u00feeim, og \u00e1 f\u00f6studeginum var \u00e9g b\u00fain me\u00f0 n\u00e6stum tv\u00f6 hundru\u00f0 kv\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 virtist vera lausleg \u00feemaskipting og \u00e9g var komin a\u00f0 hluta \u00fear sem ort var um a\u00f0 sigla \u00e1 milli eyja \u00feegar \u00eds og krapi voru \u00ed vatninu. \u00de\u00e1 rak \u00e9g mig \u00e1 nokku\u00f0 sem trufla\u00f0i mig. Ein l\u00ednan var beint upp \u00far Drukkna b\u00e1tnum<\/em> eftir Rimbaud. Og \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 fatta\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00f6nnur hending sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fdtt tveimur d\u00f6gum \u00e1\u00f0ur, og fundist kunnugleg, var eftir Baudelaire. \u00c9g k\u00edkti \u00ed ensku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inguna, \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e6stelstu, og \u00feessar tv\u00e6r hendingar voru eins, greinilega \u00fe\u00fdddar upp \u00far \u00feeirri fr\u00f6nsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 finna upprunalegu textana, \u00fev\u00ed kl\u00e1rlega haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0andinn breytt m\u00f6rgu, en hve miklu var \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 segja. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed J\u00f3n. Hann svara\u00f0i ekki, en hringdi svo \u00f6rsk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar til baka, \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g var komin aftur inn \u00ed salinn, og sag\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00far r\u00e6ktinni.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g hef fundi\u00f0, allavega \u00e1 tveimur st\u00f6\u00f0um, a\u00f0 l\u00ednur \u00ed fr\u00f6nsku ger\u00f0inni koma beint \u00far kv\u00e6\u00f0um eftir n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu aldar sk\u00e1ld. \u00deegar \u00e9g hugsa til baka \u00fe\u00e1 grunar mig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u \u00f6rugglega mun fleiri d\u00e6mi, og n\u00fa vantreysti \u00e9g \u00feessum texta. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 finna upprunalegu ger\u00f0ina sem \u00fe\u00fdtt var upp \u00far, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0eins til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sm\u00e1 tilfinningu fyrir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00feetta \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g skal hafa samband vi\u00f0 Luc og athuga hvort hann hafi fundi\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0. Annars \u00fe\u00e1 keypti \u00e9g uppt\u00f6kur af s\u00f6ng konu fr\u00e1 Selk’nam-\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni, sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00e1 netinu, og m\u00e9r datt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa vildir heyra.\u201c
\u2001\u201eEndilega! Afhverju kemur\u00f0u ekki me\u00f0 Sesselju \u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00e1 morgun og \u00fe\u00e6r R\u00fan geta leiki\u00f0 s\u00e9r saman me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 hlustum \u00e1 \u00feetta.\u201c \u00c9g b\u00f6lva\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0i fyrir \u00feetta heimbo\u00f0. J\u00e6ja, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g, \u00ed versta falli get \u00e9g ort um \u00feetta lj\u00f3\u00f0. \u00deegar R\u00fan kom heim til m\u00edn s\u00e1 h\u00fan kassann af b\u00f3kum \u00ed anddyrinu og spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri. \u00c9g svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru lj\u00f3\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Eldlandinu.
\u2001\u201eVonandi hittast Eldlandi\u00f0 og \u00cdsland aldrei, \u00fe\u00e1 myndi \u00cdsland br\u00e1\u00f0na!\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og hl\u00f3. H\u00fan var svo \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feennan brandara a\u00f0 h\u00fan ba\u00f0 um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed pabba sinn. Hann virka\u00f0i ekki alveg \u00e1 sp\u00e6nsku, en \u00edslenskukunn\u00e1tta barnsf\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00edns bjarga\u00f0i honum fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skilja ekki d\u00f3ttur s\u00edna.
\u2001Me\u00f0an \u00e9g var a\u00f0 sv\u00e6fa R\u00fan um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 sofna\u00f0i \u00e9g vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hennar \u00ed \u00f6llum f\u00f6tunum. M\u00e9r fannst eins og \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i og allt \u00ed kringum r\u00fami\u00f0 st\u00e6\u00f0u mannverur me\u00f0 afmyndu\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0 og m\u00e1la\u00f0a l\u00edkama. Ein \u00feeirra, me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0 sem teyg\u00f0ist l\u00e1r\u00e9tt \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00e1ttir eins og leir sem hefur veri\u00f0 r\u00falla\u00f0 me\u00f0 l\u00f3fanum, m\u00e6lti me\u00f0 r\u00e1mri kvenr\u00f6ddu:
\u2001\u201eN\u00fa flyt \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e9r lj\u00f3\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar konur r\u00e9\u00f0u heiminum.\u201c H\u00fan r\u00e6skti sig og kyrja\u00f0i. \u00c9g skildi ekki stakt or\u00f0.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 snj\u00f3a\u00f0i miki\u00f0 um n\u00f3ttina, og h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram um morguninn, svo \u00e9g var enn a\u00f0 moka gangst\u00edginn a\u00f0 \u00fatidyrahur\u00f0inni \u00feegar \u00feau fe\u00f0gin komu um t\u00eduleyti\u00f0, J\u00f3n dragandi Sesselju \u00e1 sle\u00f0a. \u00c9g var \u00feakin snj\u00f3, og stelpan kalla\u00f0i mig snj\u00f3kerlingu, sem mig langa\u00f0i d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta fara \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r, en var bara fyndi\u00f0, svo \u00e9g hl\u00f3. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 vorum b\u00fain a\u00f0 bursta af okkur snj\u00f3inn og komin inn \u00fe\u00e1 sag\u00f0i J\u00f3n m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00ed go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i Yaghan-\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar hef\u00f0i \u00ed upphafi allt kvikt og \u00f3kvikt \u00ed heiminum veri\u00f0 manneskjur. Tungli\u00f0 var manneskja, s\u00f3lin, hver steinn og fj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, bara allt. \u00deegar hann s\u00e1 mig haf\u00f0i hann strax hugsa\u00f0 um mig sem j\u00f6kul \u00ed kvenmannsmynd. \u00c9g var hissa a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa go\u00f0s\u00f6gur Eldlendinga, og pirru\u00f0 yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki fundi\u00f0 \u00feessa s\u00f6gu sj\u00e1lf. A\u00f0 auki nefndi hann \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed framhj\u00e1hlaupi a\u00f0 st\u00f3ra eyjan hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 nefnd Karukinka, okkar land, \u00e1 m\u00e1li Selk’nam \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar, eitthva\u00f0 sem m\u00e9r haf\u00f0i ekki tekist a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0, sem trufla\u00f0i mig enn meira.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00feig \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu a\u00f0 tala um j\u00f6kla.\u201c
\u2001Hann hl\u00f3, svara\u00f0i:
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var frekar vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegt, fannst m\u00e9r. \u00c9g veit ekki einu sinni hvers vegna fr\u00e9ttama\u00f0urinn kom. En \u00feetta var \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 m\u00e1lstofa og mig langar a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed einhverju svona, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri bara fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r,\u201c hann nikka\u00f0i h\u00f6f\u00f0inu \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 stelpunum, sem voru komnar inn \u00ed herbergi R\u00fanar a\u00f0 leika, \u201eframt\u00ed\u00f0in ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera vistleg fyrir b\u00f6rnin okkar\u201c.
\u2001\u00c9g v\u00edsa\u00f0i J\u00f3ni inn \u00ed stofu og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 hella upp \u00e1 kaffi. Me\u00f0an v\u00e9lin var a\u00f0 malla leit \u00e9g inn til stelpnanna, sem voru a\u00f0 fara r\u00f3lega \u00ed gegnum kassa fullan af tuskud\u00fdrum. \u00cd stofunni sat J\u00f3n. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom inn bau\u00f0st hann til a\u00f0 spila fyrsta lagi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var fallegt, og \u00e9g hlusta\u00f0i eftir taktinum \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed sem konan s\u00f6ng. \u00c9g gat au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki greint eitt einasta or\u00f0, en hver sem hrynjandin var, \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00edktist h\u00fan \u00e1 engan h\u00e1tt fr\u00f6nskum alexandr\u00ednum. \u00cd huganum reyndi \u00e9g a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta Rimbaud passa vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ddina, en \u00fea\u00f0 passa\u00f0i alls ekki saman.
\u2001Allt \u00ed einu rann \u00fea\u00f0 upp fyrir m\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fdtt voru alls ekki \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsur. Heldur tilb\u00faningur. L\u00edklega eftir eiginkonu elsta sonar Godfrings. \u00c9g gat ekki veri\u00f0 viss. En til \u00feess a\u00f0 uppfylla kv\u00f6\u00f0ina \u00ed erf\u00f0askr\u00e1nni um a\u00f0 kynna menningu Eldlendinga fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um heimsins hef\u00f0i h\u00fan vel geta\u00f0 sami\u00f0 \u00feetta safn af kv\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00deetta var l\u00edklega bara allt saman bara f\u00f6lsun. Til \u00feess eins a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 f\u00f3lk g\u00e6ti lifa\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u l\u00edfi af au\u00f0i sem \u00f3x af \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0armor\u00f0i. \u00c9g gat ekkert sanna\u00f0, en \u00fev\u00ed meira sem \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i um \u00fea\u00f0, me\u00f0an Selk’nam-konan s\u00f6ng, \u00fe\u00e1 sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ist \u00e9g enn meir. \u00c9g gat s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00feessa l\u00e1tnu sk\u00e1ldsystur \u00ed hugskoti m\u00ednu. H\u00fan samdi kv\u00e6\u00f0i upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed sem h\u00fan gat fundi\u00f0 um frumbyggja Eldlandsins \u00e1 b\u00f3kasafni. H\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i hratt \u00ed \u00feeim st\u00edl sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i tileinka\u00f0 s\u00e9r sem sk\u00e1ld, greip hendingar \u00far s\u00ednum upp\u00e1halds kv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00feegar andinn bl\u00e9s henni ekki lj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00ednum \u00ed brj\u00f3st.
\u2001\u00deegar fe\u00f0ginin voru farin spur\u00f0i R\u00fan mig hvort J\u00f3n v\u00e6ri k\u00e6rastinn minn, \u00fev\u00ed Sesselja hef\u00f0i sagt henni a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tti alltaf n\u00fdjar og n\u00fdjar k\u00e6rustur.
\u2001\u00cd n\u00e6stu viku kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i \u00e9g verki\u00f0 \u00ed fl\u00fdti og sendi fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r, l\u00e9t alveg vera a\u00f0 vanda mig, og f\u00e9kk pr\u00f3f\u00f6rk til baka strax \u00e1 m\u00e1nudeginum. \u00c9g ba\u00f0 b\u00f3kav\u00f6r\u00f0inn \u00ed afgrei\u00f0slu lessalsins a\u00f0 hafa samband vi\u00f0 prentsmi\u00f0juna til \u00feess a\u00f0 eint\u00f6k v\u00e6ru send til \u00feeirra \u00ed skylduskil, og a\u00f0 skr\u00e1 sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 sem \u00e9g taldi r\u00e9ttan h\u00f6fund \u00ed gagnagrunnin \u00feeirra. Ef einhver leita\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feessu \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri \u00fearna sl\u00f3\u00f0 handa \u00feeim a\u00f0 fylgja. Ekki \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 nokkur v\u00e6ri l\u00edklegur til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sl\u00edkt sig var\u00f0a, en \u00e9g vildi ekki auka \u00e1 rangf\u00e6rslur heimsins gagnvart Eldlendingum. Grei\u00f0slurnar voru talsvert miki\u00f0 r\u00edflegri en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0, og \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i \u00ed augnablik um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 gefa \u00fe\u00e6r fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r, en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki efni \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00cd fyrstu viku desember barst m\u00e9r tilkynning fr\u00e1 Fedex a\u00f0 sendill v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 koma a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja eitthva\u00f0 til m\u00edn, og \u00feegar hann banka\u00f0i upp \u00e1 reyndist hann vera kominn til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingarnar \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0v\u00edsum fr\u00e1 Eldlandinu<\/em>. \u00de\u00e6r voru enn \u00ed kassa \u00ed forstofunni. Sendillinn f\u00f3r \u00ed gegnum kassann, s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i eina b\u00f3k, og \u00e9g s\u00f3tti \u00fe\u00e1 fr\u00f6nsku \u00e1 n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0i\u00f0 mitt. \u00c9g var hissa, en \u00feegar \u00e9g hringdi \u00ed J\u00f3n sag\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed samningnum, og spur\u00f0i mig hvort \u00e9g vildi hittast aftur me\u00f0 stelpurnar.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 J\u00f3n vorum par \u00ed t\u00e6pt \u00e1r. \u00cd okt\u00f3ber, stuttu \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 h\u00e6ttum saman, f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 til Akureyrar. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 \u00fat eftir mig langt lj\u00f3\u00f0, \u00ed ritr\u00f6\u00f0 sm\u00e1b\u00f3ka, sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i sami\u00f0 um hverfandi j\u00f6kla, skreytt me\u00f0 teikningum af \u00edslenskum j\u00f6klum sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fundi\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00edtj\u00e1ndu aldar prentgripum af \u00fdmsu tagi sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 Landsb\u00f3kasafninu. \u00c1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00ed \u00fatg\u00e1fuh\u00f3fi\u00f0 ba\u00f0 \u00e9g J\u00f3n um a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 mig \u00ed Lystigar\u00f0inn, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g vildi finna \u00fear sn\u00e6lenju, eldlenskt tr\u00e9 sem \u00f3x h\u00e9r \u00ed Eyjafir\u00f0i, hinum megin \u00e1 hnettinum fr\u00e1 \u00feeim sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem fr\u00e6jum hennar haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 safna\u00f0.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i b\u00faist vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri kort af gar\u00f0inum vi\u00f0 innganginn, e\u00f0a jafnvel listi yfir pl\u00f6nturnar. Langdvalir m\u00ednar \u00e1 b\u00f3kas\u00f6fnum h\u00f6f\u00f0u skilyrt mig til a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 allar uppl\u00fdsingar v\u00e6ru \u00e1vallt vi\u00f0 hendina. F\u00e6rslan um sn\u00e6lenjuna \u00e1 heimas\u00ed\u00f0u Lystigar\u00f0sins sag\u00f0i ekkert til um hvar h\u00fan v\u00e6ri sta\u00f0sett, en \u00fea\u00f0 voru \u00fe\u00f3 myndir af henni, svo \u00e9g vissi a\u00f0 minnsta kosti hverju augu m\u00edn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 leita eftir. Vi\u00f0 gengum fram og til baka um gar\u00f0inn \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 finna hana, og \u00e1 me\u00f0an byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 snj\u00f3a. \u00deegar \u00e9g var r\u00e9tt \u00ed \u00feann mund a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fev\u00ed yfir a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i gefist upp s\u00e1 \u00e9g Eldlendinginn loksins. Tr\u00e9\u00f0 var eiginlega runni, a\u00f0eins h\u00e6rra en vi\u00f0 J\u00f3n. Hinga\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed veri\u00f0 planta\u00f0, fr\u00e6i sem haf\u00f0i falli\u00f0 alla lei\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum mi\u00f0ju jar\u00f0ar og sp\u00edra\u00f0 hinum megin \u00e1 pl\u00e1netunni.
\u2001\u201eSkr\u00edti\u00f0, \u00feetta er svo langt fr\u00e1 heimkynnum s\u00ednum, en hefur samt aldrei \u00feekkt neitt anna\u00f0 en Akureyri.\u201c \u00c9g horf\u00f0i \u00ed kringum mig \u00e1 alla \u00feessa n\u00e1tt\u00faru sem safna\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 saman \u00fat um allan heim og planta\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edslenskri j\u00f6r\u00f0. Lj\u00f3\u00f0 var a\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0ast innan \u00ed m\u00e9r, og \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i um eldlensku sk\u00e1ldsystur m\u00edna sem hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 gert \u00fea\u00f0 sama \u00e1 su\u00f0urhjara veraldar, ef m\u00f6guleiki hennar til tilvistar hef\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 \u00feurrka\u00f0ur \u00fat, og sj\u00f3narh\u00f3ll hennar hernuminn af sk\u00e1ldi sem vildi tryggja fj\u00f6lskyldu sinni arf. Lauf sn\u00e6lenjunnar gripu snj\u00f3kornin. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K\u00e1ri Tulinius R\u00fan haf\u00f0i kvarta\u00f0 yfir sm\u00e1 tannp\u00ednu daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan f\u00f3r til pabba s\u00edns en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekkert hugsa\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0. N\u00fa t\u00e6pri viku seinna, sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i, f\u00e9kk \u00e9g skilabo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 barnsf\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum um a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 hana til tannl\u00e6knis. \u00c9g vona\u00f0i a\u00f0 d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn myndi ekki […]<\/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-294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/294","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=294"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/294\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}