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V\u00e9d\u00eds Eva Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e6knirinn taldi mig haldna \u00edmyndunarveiki.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 hrj\u00e1\u00f0i mig ekkert anna\u00f0 en \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir a\u00f0 au\u00f0ga annars hversdagslega tilveruna, sag\u00f0i hann. Fr\u00e1fall m\u00f3\u00f0ur minnar \u00e1 li\u00f0nu \u00e1ri g\u00e6ti \u00e1tt \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feessu \u00e1standi m\u00ednu, a\u00f0 mati s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingsins. Eins konar m\u00f3\u00f0urs\u00fdki me\u00f0 bl\u00e6brig\u00f0um, b\u00e6tti hann vi\u00f0 og sleikti \u00fat um sprungnar varir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Afbrig\u00f0um, meinti hann eflaust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um n\u00fa veri\u00f0 n\u00e1nar. Sl\u00edkt fengi \u00e1, s\u00e9rlega \u00feegar vi\u00f0komandi byggi einn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Hef\u00f0i alltaf b\u00fai\u00f0 einn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekki var m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 lyfjagj\u00f6f, \u00feannig, en ef \u00e9g sv\u00e6fi illa v\u00e6ri sj\u00e1lfsagt m\u00e1l a\u00f0 skrifa \u00fat r\u00f3andi e\u00f0a sl\u00e6vandi t\u00f6flur. Samtalsme\u00f0fer\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0l\u00f6g\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Sprungnu varirnar l\u00e9tu sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri l\u00edklegast l\u00edtill tilgangur \u00ed a\u00f0 borga hl\u00fdlegum s\u00e9rvitringi me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6ft ullarh\u00e1lsmen og sta\u00f0na\u00f0a h\u00e1sk\u00f3lagr\u00e1\u00f0u t\u00e6par tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1 klukkut\u00edmann til a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra mig um a\u00f0 m\u00e9r skj\u00e1tla\u00f0ist um sta\u00f0reyndir eigin l\u00edfs.
\u2001\u201eEn eins og \u00e9g segi, besta me\u00f0ali\u00f0 er a\u00f0 fara \u00fat, vera me\u00f0al f\u00f3lks. Ekki loka sig af, \u00fea\u00f0 er algengur fylgikvilli svona \u2026 missis. Svo hefur \u00fe\u00fa bara samband a\u00f0 n\u00fdju. Ef s\u00fdnirnar fara versnandi. \u00de\u00e1 t\u00f6kum vi\u00f0 aftur st\u00f6\u00f0una. Hmm.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g fylgdist me\u00f0 taktinum sem hann tromma\u00f0i \u00e1 skrifbor\u00f0i\u00f0 me\u00f0 fingrunum, \u00ed takt vi\u00f0 \u00f3\u00feolinm\u00f3tt l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt mat \u00e1 vanda m\u00ednum. Vi\u00f0 horf\u00f0umst \u00ed augu, \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegt bros l\u00e9k um varir hans. S\u00fdnilega kominn me\u00f0 n\u00f3g af sp\u00e9fuglum eins og m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u00deetta var lokastefi\u00f0 \u00ed trommus\u00f3l\u00f3inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g l\u00e6t vita ef \u00feeir ver\u00f0a fleiri, hvalrekarnir,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g glettilega og st\u00f3\u00f0 upp. Fas mitt undirstrika\u00f0i hj\u00e1k\u00e1tleika fr\u00e1sagnar minnar, \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed skyni a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3knast honum og fullvissa um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i n\u00fa allt \u00ed besta lagi me\u00f0 mig, \u00feetta myndi rj\u00e1tlast af m\u00e9r eftir \u00feetta g\u00f3\u00f0a samtal <\/em>sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00e1tt. \u00c9g v\u00e6ri raunar a\u00f0 horfast \u00ed augu vi\u00f0 vandann \u00fe\u00e1 og \u00feegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001H\u00e9lt hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat B\u00e1rug\u00f6tuna hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 kaupa meira salt. \u00c9g g\u00e6ti allt eins n\u00fdtt pening sem hef\u00f0i annars fari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6f\u00f0an s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ikostna\u00f0 og keypt helv\u00edtis helling af salti. Gommur af salti. J\u00e1, og m\u00f6gulega st\u00e1lpl\u00f6tur e\u00f0a einhverjar sto\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 styrkja barnavagninn sem virtist hva\u00f0 \u00far hverju \u00e6tla a\u00f0 gefa undan \u00feunganum, allavega \u00ed lengri g\u00f6ngut\u00farum. Kannski \u00e6tti \u00e9g l\u00edka a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 st\u00fafana um hvort h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a s\u00e9r \u00fati um svona pallettur \u00e1 hj\u00f3lum. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 festa vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r reipi til a\u00f0 draga hann \u00e1 eftir s\u00e9r \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00farum \u00fat \u00e1 Grandann og h\u00f6fnina.\u00deegar \u00e9g lauk upp hur\u00f0inni heima heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g gutli\u00f0 \u00ed ba\u00f0vatninu. \u00dea\u00f0 var auglj\u00f3slega fj\u00f6r hj\u00e1 m\u00ednum. \u00c9g hengdi af m\u00e9r og fl\u00fdtti m\u00e9r inn \u00e1 ba\u00f0herbergi\u00f0 \u00fear sem g\u00f3lffl\u00edsarnar voru \u00e1 floti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u201eLitli moli, varstu flinkur a\u00f0 vera einn \u00ed ba\u00f0i?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g bretti upp ermarnar \u00e1 peysunni. Hann leit \u00e1 mig dj\u00fapsj\u00e1varaugum og brosti breitt svo \u00fea\u00f0 skein \u00ed litlar perluhv\u00edtar tennurnar \u00ed kjaftinum \u00e1 honum. \u00c9g seildist ofan \u00ed ba\u00f0i\u00f0 og strauk silkimj\u00faka, svarta h\u00fa\u00f0 hans, \u00feannig a\u00f0 hann hneggja\u00f0i af \u00e1n\u00e6gju.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var or\u00f0i\u00f0 heldur l\u00edti\u00f0 um ba\u00f0vatn hj\u00e1 anganum, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g teyg\u00f0i mig \u00ed kranann og skr\u00fafa\u00f0i fr\u00e1 vatninu. Vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 hnegg hans h\u00e1v\u00e6rara og hann sl\u00f3 til spor\u00f0inum, eins og pl\u00e1ssi\u00f0 \u00ed ba\u00f0karinu leyf\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 sprauta\u00f0ist yfir mig gusa af vatni, \u00feannig a\u00f0 h\u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r var\u00f0 rennandi blautt, sleikt ni\u00f0ur eftir andlitinu. M\u00e9r br\u00e1 fyrst, en hl\u00f3 n\u00e6st opinmynnt til hans. Hann hneggja\u00f0i \u00e1 m\u00f3ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Litli prakkarinn. \u00deetta var n\u00fa meiri vitleysan hj\u00e1 okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g opna\u00f0i ba\u00f0sk\u00e1pinn, \u00fear sem \u00e9g geymdi n\u00fa poka (\u00ed i\u00f0na\u00f0arst\u00e6r\u00f0) af sj\u00e1varsalti. \u00c9g veiddi l\u00fakufylli upp \u00far pokanum og muldi \u00fea\u00f0 varlega \u00fat \u00ed ba\u00f0vatni\u00f0. \u00c9g g\u00e6tti \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 dreif\u00f0ist jafnt, svo vatni\u00f0 myndi minna hann \u00e1 saltan sj\u00f3inn.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 kurra\u00f0i \u00ed honum, kurr sem kom dj\u00fapt a\u00f0 innan. Hann lygndi aftur augunum og f\u00e6r\u00f0i h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 undir vatnsyfirbor\u00f0i\u00f0 sem n\u00fa n\u00e1\u00f0i upp a\u00f0 ba\u00f0br\u00faninni. Stakk s\u00e9r til sunds \u00ed litla r\u00famsj\u00f3num sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um b\u00fai\u00f0 til heima hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.
\u2001L\u00edtill vatnsstr\u00f3kur sprauta\u00f0ist aftur yfir mig, \u00fear sem \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 og d\u00e1\u00f0ist a\u00f0 strauml\u00ednul\u00f6gu\u00f0u formi hans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Allt var gott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 var m\u00e9r brug\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrst.
\u2001Fyrsta tilfinningin sem \u00e9g man eftir \u00feegar \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i \u00feennan morgun var a\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e6tti n\u00fa helst til of blautt \u00ed r\u00faminu. \u00deetta var meira en n\u00e6tursviti e\u00f0a \u00f3r\u00e1\u00f0ssviti eftir \u00feung veikindi, r\u00famf\u00f6tin voru blaut, eiginlega bara gegns\u00f3sa<\/em>. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i opna\u00f0 augun r\u00e1\u00f0villt, me\u00f0 \u00f3lj\u00f3san draum um \u00f6ldur, \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00e1g\u00e6tis fyrirfer\u00f0 hinum megin \u00ed r\u00faminu. D\u00f6kk a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, glansandi \u00ed n\u00e6turh\u00faminu, einhverju st\u00e6rri en st\u00f3r labrador hundur, ef \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 giska.
\u2001Fyrst haf\u00f0i \u00e9g haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 mig v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 enn a\u00f0 dreyma en \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki um a\u00f0 villast \u00feegar \u00e9g lag\u00f0i h\u00f6nd \u00e1 sl\u00e9tta og sleipa h\u00fa\u00f0 hans vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Hval haf\u00f0i reki\u00f0 upp \u00ed r\u00fam til m\u00edn. Beint \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann horf\u00f0i \u00e1 mig \u00ed r\u00f6kkrinu me\u00f0 d\u00f6kkum augum sem glitru\u00f0u eins og tv\u00e6r stj\u00f6rnur \u00e1 himni og kurra\u00f0i l\u00e1gt. \u00c9g vissi ekkert hva\u00f0an \u00e1 mig st\u00f3\u00f0 ve\u00f0ri\u00f0, fyrr en \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 upp og l\u00e9t renna \u00ed ba\u00f0 fyrir skepnuna. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sem m\u00e9r datt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 gera.
\u2001\u00c9g reyndi s\u00ed\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir l\u00e6kninum hva\u00f0 haf\u00f0i gerst. Sk\u00fdringarnar \u00e1 \u00feessum undarlega atbur\u00f0i \u00e1tti \u00e9g ekki, enda l\u00edti\u00f0 h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 hvali hva\u00f0an \u00feeir koma e\u00f0a hvernig \u00feeir enda \u00e1 a\u00f0 svamla um \u00ed r\u00famf\u00f6tunum manns, \u00ed l\u00edtilli \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00ed Verkamannab\u00fast\u00f6\u00f0unum. Hann hneggja\u00f0i bara til m\u00edn, \u00feegar \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 spyrja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Hann virtist sj\u00e1lfur ekki s\u00f3lginn \u00ed a\u00f0 finna neinar alv\u00f6ru sk\u00fdringar, l\u00e6knirinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hvalurinn h\u00e9lt, skiljanlega, miki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 ba\u00f0fer\u00f0ir.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i hringt mig inn veika \u00ed vinnunni fyrstu vikuna okkar saman og eytt henni sitjandi vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hans \u00e1 ba\u00f0g\u00f3lfinu, vi\u00f0 kurrandi saman, a\u00f0 g\u00f6slast \u00ed vatninu. \u00c9g var komin me\u00f0 lag \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 dr\u00f6sla hvalnum \u00far r\u00faminu (me\u00f0 miklum erfi\u00f0ismunum \u00fe\u00f3!) yfir \u00ed ba\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 morgnana og r\u00fat\u00ednan okkar t\u00f3k sm\u00e1m saman \u00e1 sig mynd.
\u2001Milli \u00feess a\u00f0 annast hvalinn og sofa las \u00e9g m\u00e9r til um ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0i og kj\u00f6rumhverfi hvala sem st\u00f3\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 virkileg \u00f3gn af sl\u00e6mum loftg\u00e6\u00f0um, mengun og h\u00e6kkandi s\u00fdrustigi \u00ed hafinu. Eftir lesturinn var \u00e9g l\u00edka farin a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur af hvalnum heima vegna rakans sem mynda\u00f0ist af st\u00f6\u00f0ugum ba\u00f0fer\u00f0um okkar beggja, en \u00feunga lofti\u00f0 var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 minna \u00edskyggilega \u00e1 s\u00farnandi sj\u00f3. M\u00e9r fannst t\u00edmi til kominn a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengjum ferskt loft.
\u2001\u00deannig var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g dr\u00f6sla\u00f0i forl\u00e1ta barnavagni \u00far sameigninni \u00ed Verk\u00f3, sem haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear \u00f3nota\u00f0ur til lengri t\u00edma. Barnavagninn haf\u00f0i \u00e1 einhverjum t\u00edmapunkti veri\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6tuepli, andlag rifrildis um tiltekt og fr\u00e1gang \u00ed sameigninni. En s\u00ed\u00f0an haf\u00f0i vagninn gleymst og \u00edb\u00faar h\u00fassins voru \u00fdmist or\u00f0nir vanir vagninum, n\u00fa e\u00f0a brottfluttir.
\u2001\u00c9g roga\u00f0ist me\u00f0 hvalinn \u00ed fanginu ni\u00f0ur stigann og sleppti honum \u00ed vagninn \u00ed morgunh\u00faminu. \u00dea\u00f0 braka\u00f0i l\u00edtillega \u00ed st\u00e1lgrindinni undan \u00feyngdinni en a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leyti virtist vagninn valda honum.
\u2001Hvalnum leist \u00ed fyrstu ekkert \u00e1 blikuna. Tinnusv\u00f6rt augun f\u00e6r\u00f0ust hratt til og fr\u00e1, milli m\u00edn og annarra vegfarenda sem vi\u00f0 m\u00e6ttum, fyrstu skrefin ni\u00f0ur Hringbrautina. Hann gaf fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi hlj\u00f3\u00f0 en \u00e1\u00f0ur, eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00e9g t\u00falka\u00f0i sem v\u00e6l e\u00f0a gr\u00e1t, svo \u00e9g sta\u00f0n\u00e6mdist \u00ed sporunum og breiddi betur yfir hann rakt handkl\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gripi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu og fullvissa\u00f0i hann um a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri \u00f3hultur. Hann r\u00f3a\u00f0ist um s\u00ed\u00f0ir og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 veita umhverfinu gaum, virtist jafnvel \u00e1hugasamur \u00feegar \u00e9g benti honum \u00e1 hvar kunningjar m\u00ednir byggju, \u00feegar \u00e9g benti \u00e1 m\u00e1vana sem flugu yfir og s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00fdndi honum sj\u00f3ndeildarhringinn og hafi\u00f0 handan umfer\u00f0arg\u00f6tunnar. \u00c9g vanda\u00f0i mig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hella reglulega \u00far vatnsfl\u00f6skunni sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i me\u00f0fer\u00f0is, til a\u00f0 halda honum og handkl\u00e6\u00f0inu vel r\u00f6ku \u00e1 me\u00f0an heilsub\u00f3targ\u00f6ngunni st\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00cd dag mi\u00f0a \u00e9g vi\u00f0 um h\u00e1lfan l\u00edtra af vatni \u00e1 hvern genginn k\u00edl\u00f3metra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lei\u00f0 okkar \u00ed fyrsta g\u00f6ngut\u00farnum \u2013 sem vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum s\u00ed\u00f0ar miki\u00f0 upp \u00e1, b\u00e6\u00f0i tv\u00f6 \u2013 l\u00e1 ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 Granda, til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00f6ldunum skella \u00e1 hafnargar\u00f0inum. Vi\u00f0 r\u00fdndum \u00ed haffl\u00f6tinn \u00ed fjarska og \u00e9g velti \u00fev\u00ed upp hvort \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0 fleiri hvalir \u00fear undir sem v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 kalla \u00e1 hann. Hann star\u00f0i hissa \u00e1 hafi\u00f0.
\u2001Virtist ekki l\u00e6s \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0, frekar en \u00e9g.
\u2001\u00cd \u00feessum g\u00f6ngut\u00farum leiddi \u00e9g hugann a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvort hann hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 til m\u00edn \u00far sj\u00f3num e\u00f0a annars sta\u00f0ar fr\u00e1. Hvort l\u00edf hans hef\u00f0i hafist \u00e1 annan h\u00e1tt en almennt gengur og gerist hj\u00e1 hv\u00f6lum. Til a\u00f0 sannreyna getg\u00e1tur m\u00ednar, keyr\u00f0i \u00e9g vagninn alveg a\u00f0 hafnarbr\u00faninni til a\u00f0 kanna vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 hans. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00f3brig\u00f0ult a\u00f0 hann \u00f3kyrrtist allur, \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g haf\u00f0i bakka\u00f0 me\u00f0 vagninn og skapa\u00f0 aftur \u00f6rugga fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 hafinu. \u00c9g leita\u00f0i eftir svipbrig\u00f0um \u00ed andliti hans \u00e1 \u00feessum stundum, en hann virtist ekki vilja gefa neitt uppi. Star\u00f0i bara \u00e1 mig, hr\u00e6ddur \u00e1 svip, \u00feanga\u00f0 til gutli\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6ldunum var or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f3greinilegt.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 getur eflaust veri\u00f0 kaldranalegt volki\u00f0 \u00ed hafinu, fyrir litla hvali eins og hann. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann fl\u00fai\u00f0 hafi\u00f0, \u00ed hl\u00fdjan fa\u00f0m minn, \u00ed leit a\u00f0 v\u00e6ntum\u00feykju. Hugsunin um a\u00f0 hann kysi heldur a\u00f0 verja t\u00edma me\u00f0 m\u00e9r, \u00ed minni n\u00e6rveru, fyllti mig \u00e1st og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti. \u00c9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g vildi alls ekki missa hann \u00ed sj\u00f3inn og sn\u00faa aftur \u00ed \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina m\u00edna me\u00f0 fangi\u00f0 t\u00f3mt.
\u2001Hugsanir um m\u00f3\u00f0ur m\u00edna s\u00f3ttu \u00e1 mig \u00feegar \u00e9g velti fyrir m\u00e9r uppruna hans og h\u00e6ttunni \u00e1 a\u00f0 hvalurinn g\u00e6ti synt burt, \u00far l\u00edfi m\u00ednu, en \u00e9g b\u00e6g\u00f0i \u00feeim fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r jafn\u00f3\u00f0um. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo ind\u00e6lt a\u00f0 geta gleymt s\u00e9r \u00ed strauml\u00ednulaga\u00f0ri um\u00f6nnun hans.
\u2001\u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 sk\u00fdringar \u00e1 komu hans myndu hvort e\u00f0 er ekki breyta st\u00f6\u00f0u m\u00e1la. Eins og n\u00fa var \u00ed pottinn b\u00fai\u00f0 var \u00feegar hafin samb\u00fa\u00f0 konu og hvals \u00e1 Hofsvallag\u00f6tunni, \u00fear sem g\u00f3lfin voru \u00e1vallt blaut og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i lagt \u00ed vana minn a\u00f0 sofa \u00ed sundbol og me\u00f0 ullarh\u00fafu til a\u00f0 veikjast ekki af legunni \u00ed r\u00f6kum s\u00e6ngurverum og fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum vi\u00f0 hvalinn \u00e1 n\u00e6turnar. \u00c9g byrja\u00f0i einnig a\u00f0 leggja \u00ed daglegan vana a\u00f0 t\u00f6lta \u00fat \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 eftir salti.
\u2001\u00c9g var tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 leggja \u00fdmislegt sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegt \u00e1 mig, svo hvalnum m\u00ednum li\u00f0i sem best hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera hann a\u00f0 stoltum Vesturb\u00e6jarb\u00faa. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i meira a\u00f0 segja keypt \u00e1 hann KR-treyju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00cd st\u00e6r\u00f0 XL. Vitaskuld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kannski var um m\u00e1nu\u00f0ur li\u00f0inn af samb\u00fa\u00f0 okkar hvalsins \u00feegar \u00e9g braust inn \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6jarlaugina.
\u2001\u00c9g var b\u00fain a\u00f0 skr\u00e1 mig \u00ed \u00f3t\u00edmabundi\u00f0 veikindaleyfi \u00ed vinnunni, vitna\u00f0i \u00ed sorgina eftir fr\u00e1fall m\u00f6mmu og enginn spur\u00f0i frekari spurninga. Skilningurinn var mikill.
\u2001M\u00e9r haf\u00f0i dotti\u00f0 til hugar a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja um f\u00e6\u00f0ingarorlof sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki enn n\u00fdtt m\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00edfslei\u00f0inni, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i greitt fyrir s\u00f6fnun sl\u00edks me\u00f0 launaframlagi s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1ratugi. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 kannski \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 kr\u00e6ft, \u00fear sem \u00e9g var sj\u00e1anlega komin \u00far barneign. Veikinda- e\u00f0a sorgarleyfi var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera.
\u2001Eftir m\u00e1nu\u00f0 haf\u00f0i molinn veri\u00f0 svamlandi um \u00ed ba\u00f0karinu li\u00f0langan daginn, en \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edmapunkti \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r hann st\u00e6rri \u00ed sj\u00f3n en \u00feegar hann rak fyrst til m\u00edn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i f\u00e6tt hann \u00e1 sard\u00ednum og fiskibollum fr\u00e1 Ora sem hann spor\u00f0renndi me\u00f0 bestu lyst. Hvort v\u00f6xturinn h\u00e9kk saman vi\u00f0 gjafmildi m\u00edna \u00ed f\u00f3\u00f0ri e\u00f0a \u00f6nnur st\u00e6rri n\u00e1tt\u00farul\u00f6gm\u00e1l var \u00e9g ekki viss um, en \u00fea\u00f0 var lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 hann \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00feess a\u00f0 svamla um \u00ed st\u00e6rri vistarverum en ba\u00f0kerinu m\u00ednu, \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 var or\u00f0i\u00f0 frekar \u00fer\u00f6ngt um hann \u00fear.
\u2001\u00deetta kv\u00f6ld lag\u00f0i \u00e9g l\u00ednurnar fyrir upp\u00e1t\u00e6ki\u00f0 og var sn\u00f6gg til undirb\u00fanings.
\u2001\u00c1 mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti r\u00falla\u00f0i \u00e9g yfirfullum barnavagninum ni\u00f0ur Hofsvallag\u00f6tuna a\u00f0 lauginni. Spor\u00f0urinn \u00e1 hvalnum l\u00e1 n\u00fa svo langt ni\u00f0ur eftir vagninum a\u00f0 hann nam n\u00e1nast vi\u00f0 gangst\u00e9ttina. Eins gott \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki langt \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 virtist samt fara vel um litla kallinn.
\u2001Heit gufan li\u00f0a\u00f0ist upp \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0an n\u00e6turhimininn \u00feegar vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0um vagninum fyrir utan ger\u00f0i\u00f0 umhverfis Vesturb\u00e6jarlaugina. \u00c9g seildist eftir gar\u00f0klippunum sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed geymslueiningunni undir vagninum og h\u00f3fst handa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 klippa gat \u00e1 v\u00edrinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Gat sem h\u00e6f\u00f0i m\u00e1na\u00f0arg\u00f6mlum hval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enginn var \u00e1 ferli sem gat st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 fimmtuga konu \u00ed sundbol og s\u00ed\u00f0ri \u00falpu sem munda\u00f0i gar\u00f0klippur, me\u00f0 hval \u00ed barnavagni. \u00c6tlunarverki\u00f0 t\u00f3kst \u00e1n vandkv\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Vi\u00f0 skelltum okkur \u00ed sund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helsta \u00e1hyggjuefni\u00f0 var hvernig hvalurinn myndi \u00feola kl\u00f3rinn.
\u2001\u00c9g setti \u00e1 hann sundgleraugu til a\u00f0 varna \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed sj\u00e1vardj\u00fapu augun. Hann var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 algert kr\u00fatt me\u00f0 \u00feau, eins og l\u00edtill pr\u00f3fessor \u00e1 svamli \u00ed barnalauginni og virtist ekki kenna s\u00e9r meins af v\u00edsindalegri vatnsbl\u00f6ndu okkar mannanna. E\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gleraugun p\u00f6ssu\u00f0u illa.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 l\u00e9kum okkur saman a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00ed kaf (hann vann mig i\u00f0ulega), keppa \u00ed hra\u00f0sundi fr\u00e1 einum enda laugarinnar og yfir a\u00f0 hinum (hann leyf\u00f0i <\/em>m\u00e9r a\u00f0 vinna einu sinni) og \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 kenna honum undirst\u00f6\u00f0urnar vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kasta bolta \u00ed net. \u00dea\u00f0 gekk reyndar \u00f6gn br\u00f6sulega \u00fear sem b\u00e6gslin hans voru heldur stutt og sleip og l\u00edtill gripkraftur \u00ed \u00feeim. Hann var \u00fe\u00f3 nokku\u00f0 lunkinn me\u00f0 spor\u00f0inn. \u00c9g var samt kr\u00fdnd sigurvegari umfer\u00f0arinnar \u00ed blautum k\u00f6rfubolta \u2013 einr\u00f3ma ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0a okkar beggja.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 sv\u00f6mlu\u00f0um \u00fearna saman, \u00ed leik, langt fram eftir n\u00f3ttu. Hvalurinn virtist una s\u00e9r vel me\u00f0 \u00feetta g\u00f3\u00f0a r\u00fdmi til a\u00f0 sprikla, synda \u00ed hringi og geta bl\u00e1si\u00f0 vatni af fullum krafti, upp \u00ed meiri lofth\u00e6\u00f0 en gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed byggingarregluger\u00f0um um innvi\u00f0i ba\u00f0herbergja.
\u2001\u00deegar rau\u00f0u stafirnir \u00e1 klukkunni n\u00e1lgu\u00f0ust fj\u00f6gur skrei\u00f0 \u00e9g upp \u00far lauginni og kom m\u00e9r fyrir \u00ed heita pottinum n\u00e6st henni. \u00c9g lag\u00f0ist \u00e1 magann \u00ed grunnu vatninu og fylgdist me\u00f0 gorminum kanna hvern kr\u00f3k og kima \u00ed lauginni, hneggjandi af \u00e1n\u00e6gju \u00ed hvert sinn sem hann kom upp til a\u00f0 draga andann. \u00c9g brosti me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r og andvarpa\u00f0i dj\u00fapt, fann fri\u00f0inn og r\u00f3na, sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 s\u00e9r svo kyrfilega fyrir \u00ed s\u00e1linni minni eftir samveru okkar undanfarinn m\u00e1nu\u00f0, brei\u00f0a \u00far s\u00e9r fram \u00ed fingurg\u00f3ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00c9g leyf\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 lygna aftur augunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VIII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g vakna\u00f0i vi\u00f0 k\u00f6ll af sundlaugarbakkanum.
\u2001H\u00fanaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem m\u00e6tir \u00e1 h\u00faninn \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6jarlauginni, haf\u00f0i rutt s\u00e9r lei\u00f0 inn \u00ed me\u00f0vitund m\u00edna me\u00f0 fyrstu M\u00fcllers-\u00e6fingum dagsins. \u00c9g s\u00e1 hv\u00edta \u00fatlimi heldra f\u00f3lksins teygja sig upp me\u00f0 gufunni sem li\u00f0a\u00f0ist \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 lofti. Sundhettur, sundgleraugu.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i lognast \u00fat af \u00ed heita pottinum. \u00c9g hr\u00f6kk vi\u00f0, settist upp og fann eftirger\u00f0 litlu m\u00f3sa\u00edkfl\u00edsanna lo\u00f0a vi\u00f0 vangann minn. \u00deetta var hj\u00e1k\u00e1tleg sta\u00f0a a\u00f0 finna sig \u00ed en h\u00fan jafna\u00f0ist ekkert \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00f3ttann sem breiddi \u00far s\u00e9r \u00ed maganum \u00e1 m\u00e9r, um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum sta\u00f0in a\u00f0 verki. Hjarta\u00f0 banka\u00f0i hratt og \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed bringspalirnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r og fri\u00f0artaugin sem haf\u00f0i vaxi\u00f0 fyrr um n\u00f3ttina skrei\u00f0 aftur saman.
\u2001\u00c9g leit \u00f3ttaslegin \u00ed kringum mig eftir hvalnum, g\u00e6tti \u00feess hvort upp\u00feot v\u00e6ri \u00ed a\u00f0sigi vi\u00f0 sundlaugarbakkann e\u00f0a l\u00f6greglan m\u00e6tt til a\u00f0 kanna innbroti\u00f0 og vi\u00f0veru hvalsins \u00ed lauginni. \u00c9g s\u00e1 hvorki l\u00f6gguna e\u00f0a neitt uppn\u00e1m, allt virtist vera me\u00f0 frekar kyrrum kj\u00f6rum hj\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum en M\u00fcllers-vinum. En hvalinn s\u00e1 \u00e9g hvergi.
\u2001\u00dear sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 ekki \u00ed b\u00fakinn \u00e1 honum vi\u00f0 fyrstu s\u00fdn \u00fea\u00f0an sem \u00e9g sat, st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g upp og gekk n\u00e6st \u00ed \u00e1tt til laugarinnar, hvar \u00e9g bj\u00f3st vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hann \u00ed felum \u00e1 botni, undir fyrstu sundt\u00f6kum morgunsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001En laugin var t\u00f3m \u2013 af hv\u00f6lum. \u00dear voru eint\u00f3mir ellil\u00edfeyris\u00feegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g stakk m\u00e9r ofan \u00ed til a\u00f0 \u00fereifa burt \u00feennan \u00edskyggilega raunveruleika, ef svo lukkulega vildi til a\u00f0 sj\u00f3nin v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast m\u00e9r. \u00c9g dr\u00f3 andann dj\u00fapt og kafa\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 botn, strauk eftir \u00f6llum hli\u00f0um sundlaugarinnar (og \u00f3vart einum lo\u00f0num f\u00f3tlegg sundfara) en hvalinn var hvergi a\u00f0 finna \u00ed lauginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Hann var horfinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c6randi t\u00f3mleikinn t\u00f3k vi\u00f0.
\u2001G\u00f6ngufer\u00f0in til baka \u00far sundlauginni er eiginlega enn \u00ed m\u00f3\u00f0u. \u00c9g r\u00e1fa\u00f0i upp g\u00f6tuna heim me\u00f0 gar\u00f0klippur \u00ed annarri, mun \u00feyngri \u00ed h\u00f6nd en \u00e1\u00f0ur, og \u00fdtti vagninum t\u00f3mum \u00e1 undan m\u00e9r me\u00f0 hinni. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki t\u00f6k \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 renna upp \u00falpunni, yfir sundbolinn sem \u00e9g var enn \u00edkl\u00e6dd, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri napurt \u00fati. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 beint a\u00f0 n\u00fdklipptu gatinu, gripi\u00f0 \u00falpuna upp af k\u00f6ldum bakkanum og stungi\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed gegn, \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i leita\u00f0 af m\u00e9r allan grun um hval \u00ed felum.
\u2001Eftir a\u00f0 heim var komi\u00f0 fleyg\u00f0i \u00e9g gar\u00f0klippunum fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00ed forstofunni og m\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0an upp \u00ed r\u00fam, enn \u00ed sundbolnum. \u00c9g kafa\u00f0i ofan \u00ed s\u00e6ngurverin og svamla\u00f0i um \u00ed \u00feeim, ein, um stund, \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g logna\u00f0ist \u00fat af.
\u2001Mig dreymdi dimman hafsbotninn. \u00c9g fann mig \u00e1 hafdj\u00fapinu og leita\u00f0i s\u00edfellt \u00ed botnsandinum, gr\u00f3f h\u00f6ndum dj\u00fapt \u00ed hann, milli \u00feess sem \u00e9g leit upp og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00f3largeislana brj\u00f3ta s\u00e9r lei\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum efsta vatnslagi\u00f0, til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00e1ttum um hva\u00f0 sneri upp og ni\u00f0ur. \u00c9g fyllti l\u00fakurnar af d\u00f6kkum sandi sem lei\u00f0 milli fingra m\u00e9r og aftur \u00e1 botninn. Ekkert sat eftir. Hendurnar virtust \u00f3kunnugar og framandi enda s\u00fdndist m\u00e9r vera vaxin \u00e1 milli fingranna einhvers konar fit.
\u2001\u00c9g ranka\u00f0i ekki vi\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00far dj\u00fapum draumf\u00f6runum fyrr en \u00feegar nokku\u00f0 var li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0. \u00c9g staula\u00f0ist fram \u00ed myrkva\u00f0a \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina, illa \u00e1ttu\u00f0 og d\u00f6pur. \u00c9g var \u00fear ein, aftur.
\u2001\u00c9g l\u00e9t renna \u00ed ba\u00f0. T\u00e6mdi \u00far saltpoka ofan \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0. Leyf\u00f0i m\u00e9r svo a\u00f0 s\u00f6kkva ofan \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 eins dj\u00fapt og m\u00e9r t\u00f3kst, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vatn og salt \u00ed augun og vitin.
\u2001\u00deegar \u00e9g sat vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0i\u00f0, me\u00f0 saltagnir \u00ed h\u00e1rinu og \u00ed frott\u00e9sloppnum hennar m\u00f6mmu helltist s\u00f6knu\u00f0urinn yfir mig. \u00c9g sakna\u00f0i raka loftsins \u00ed \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0inni og \u00feess a\u00f0 ganga um \u00ed h\u00e1lfvotum sokkum heima hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i vanist \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0um ba\u00f0fer\u00f0um hvalsins, og \u00feess a\u00f0 bera hann \u00e1 milli. \u00c9g sakna\u00f0i hneggsins og litlu vatnsstr\u00f3kanna sem hann sp\u00fa\u00f0i \u00e1 mig \u00far ba\u00f0karinu. Undarlegt a\u00f0 manni geti fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feykja v\u00e6nt um svona kynlegar venjur sem eiga ekki erindi \u00ed sementsl\u00f6g\u00f0um heimi manns.
\u2001\u00c9g \u00feoldi ekki vi\u00f0 lengur en viku en \u00fe\u00e1 keypti \u00e9g m\u00e9r vatnsr\u00fam, fyrirb\u00e6ri sem virtist n\u00e6r \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 finna til s\u00f6lu \u00e1 21. \u00f6ldinni. Heppnin var me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1 Facebook, \u00fear sem sl\u00edkt r\u00fam haf\u00f0i reki\u00f0 \u00e1 fj\u00f6rur m\u00ednar eftir einhverja b\u00edlsk\u00farsr\u00fdmingu \u00ed hverfinu. Seljandinn var svo \u00e1fj\u00e1\u00f0ur a\u00f0 losa sig vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann lofa\u00f0i m\u00e9r meira a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 bera \u00fea\u00f0 upp til m\u00edn \u00e1 Hofsvallag\u00f6tuna. \u00c9g batt vonir vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00fami\u00f0 myndi f\u00e6ra mig n\u00e6r hvalnum og gutlinu hans. Borga\u00f0i fyrir tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasund, eins og fyrir einn \u00fe\u00e6f\u00f0an t\u00edma hj\u00e1 s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingi.
\u2001\u00c9g l\u00e1 og d\u00faa\u00f0i l\u00e9tt \u00ed r\u00faminu fyrsta kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 eftir kaupin og hlusta\u00f0i eftir gutlinu sem n\u00fa kom undan eigin l\u00edkama, en haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur hl\u00fdja\u00f0 m\u00e9r um hjartar\u00e6tur innan \u00far ba\u00f0herberginu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vikur li\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Hvernig er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00f6fugan hvalreka?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 dr\u00f3 l\u00edti\u00f0 til t\u00ed\u00f0inda eftir \u00feetta, nema a\u00f0 \u00e9g fann d\u00e6ld myndast r\u00e9tt ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 efsta hryggjarli\u00f0inn me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum.
\u2001Fyrst um sinn kippti \u00e9g m\u00e9r ekki upp vi\u00f0 \u00feetta en \u00feegar d\u00e6ldin d\u00fdpka\u00f0i me\u00f0 hverjum deginum sem lei\u00f0 var\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00f6gn \u00f3r\u00f3leg. \u00c9g leita\u00f0i a\u00f0 sv\u00f6rum \u00e1 internetinu um m\u00f6gulegar orsakir en \u00fea\u00f0 kom ekki miki\u00f0 upp \u00far krafsinu nema fr\u00f3\u00f0leikur um a\u00f0 hryggjarli\u00f0urinn fyrir ofan d\u00e6ldina h\u00e9ti \u00f6\u00f0ru nafni heljarli\u00f0ur.
\u2001Nokkrir dagar li\u00f0u og \u00e9g gat \u00fe\u00e1 stungi\u00f0 fingrum til h\u00e1lfs ofan \u00ed d\u00e6ldina. Fingurnir n\u00e1mu vi\u00f0 h\u00fa\u00f0ina sem var or\u00f0in gr\u00f3f vi\u00f0komu, gr\u00f3fari en h\u00fa\u00f0 annars er. M\u00e9r fannst eins og fyrir hana mi\u00f0ja v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 myndast rifa, \u00e9g gat r\u00e9tt stroki\u00f0 fingrinum vi\u00f0 hana, en \u00feor\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 kanna \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1nar. Fannst \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3ge\u00f0fellt.
\u2001\u00c9g h\u00e6tti \u00ed sta\u00f0inn ranns\u00f3knum m\u00ednum \u00e1 \u00feessu ford\u00e6malausa heilkenni og panta\u00f0i m\u00e9r aftur t\u00edma hj\u00e1 l\u00e6kninum. Hann \u00e1tti fyrst laust eftir r\u00fama viku. \u00c9g \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i t\u00edmann og kvaddi ritarann \u00ed gegnum s\u00edmann, \u00fear sem \u00e9g l\u00e1 saltlegin \u00ed ba\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekki a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i haft m\u00f6rg sv\u00f6r \u00e1 rei\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum s\u00ed\u00f0ast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g var me\u00f0 vasa fulla af vatni \u00feegar \u00e9g gekk n\u00e6st inn \u00e1 l\u00e6knastofuna.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i bleytt \u00fevottapoka og stungi\u00f0 hvorum \u00ed sinn vasann, eins og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert fyrir hvalinn minn. Mig haf\u00f0i \u00feyrst \u00ed rakann s\u00ed\u00f0ustu daga \u00feegar \u00e9g var ekki \u00e1 kafi \u00ed ba\u00f0karinu m\u00ednu og vildi \u00fev\u00ed vera viss um a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1 m\u00e9r nokkra aukadropa \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00farnum \u00e1 l\u00e6knastofuna.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i r\u00falla\u00f0 me\u00f0 m\u00e9r barnavagninum og stillt honum upp fyrir utan gluggann \u00e1 vi\u00f0talsherberginu, af h\u00e1lfger\u00f0um vana, en n\u00fa l\u00e1 \u00ed honum blautt handkl\u00e6\u00f0i (sem varafor\u00f0i fyrir mig). \u00dea\u00f0 var lj\u00fafs\u00e1rt a\u00f0 \u00fdta honum \u00e1 undan s\u00e9r, mun l\u00e9ttara en \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00fdtt honum \u00e1 undan m\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0ast, me\u00f0 hvalinn innbyr\u00f0is. \u00deetta var \u00ed fyrsta sinn sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 \u00fat \u00far h\u00fasi \u00ed h\u00e1lfan m\u00e1nu\u00f0 og m\u00e9r fannst \u00f3yfirst\u00edganlegt a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 vagnslaus.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e6ja, \u00fe\u00fa segist ekki lengur sj\u00e1 neinn hval. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 bara skref \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt. Var ekki bara \u00e1g\u00e6tis \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 \u00feessu leyfi og sm\u00e1 hv\u00edld? Hmm.\u201c Hann leit kankv\u00eds \u00e1 mig yfir sme\u00f0juleg gleraugun, svo st\u00f3r a\u00f0 \u00feau voru eiginlega vegahindrun fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta sj\u00f3num hans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Humma\u00f0i svo aftur. Varirnar enn sprungnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001Gasalega gat hann veri\u00f0 lei\u00f0inlegur, \u00feessi l\u00e6knir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g jamma\u00f0i og j\u00e1a\u00f0i me\u00f0 huglei\u00f0ingum hans um n\u00fallstillingar og \u00e1fallastreitu og var \u00ed \u00feann mund a\u00f0 bera upp spurningu m\u00edna um d\u00e6ldina \u00feegar svimi s\u00f3tti \u00e1 mig, sv\u00edvir\u00f0ilegur \u00feorsti og h\u00e1lfger\u00f0 andnau\u00f0 \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. Lofti\u00f0 var \u00feungt \u00fearna inni og veggirnir \u00ferengdu a\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1 svipstundu. \u00c9g st\u00f3\u00f0 upp \u00ed fl\u00fdti og \u00feakka\u00f0i fyrir mig, \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g sk\u00e1lma\u00f0i \u00fat af skrifstofu hans st\u00f3rum skrefum.
\u2001\u00deegar fram \u00e1 gang var komi\u00f0 rykkti \u00e9g \u00fevottapokunum \u00far v\u00f6sunum, lag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 fyrir vitin og dr\u00f3 andann dj\u00fapt. \u00de\u00f3tt rakinn fr\u00e1 \u00fevottapokanum hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i \u00f6gn, fann \u00e9g a\u00f0 hann n\u00e6g\u00f0i ekki. \u00c9g hra\u00f0a\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00fat og s\u00f3tti vott handkl\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed vagninn og vaf\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed yfir axlirnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00de\u00e1 loks lei\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 betur, en var\u00f0 hugsa\u00f0 til ba\u00f0karsins heima.
\u2001\u00cd einhvers konar sj\u00e1lfst\u00fdringu t\u00f3k \u00e9g hins vegar stefnuna \u00e1 \u00c6giss\u00ed\u00f0una me\u00f0 vagninn og l\u00e9t sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0 \u00ed litlu fj\u00f6runni vi\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu beitingarsk\u00farana. \u00c9g skildi vagninn eftir \u00fear og gekk sj\u00e1lf ni\u00f0ur \u00ed fj\u00f6runa, horf\u00f0i sem d\u00e1leidd \u00e1 hafi\u00f0 dansa varlega \u00ed golunni, me\u00f0 Keili og Su\u00f0urnesin \u00ed glimrandi baks\u00fdn.
\u2001H\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega fletti \u00e9g hverri fl\u00edkinni \u00e1 f\u00e6tur annarri af m\u00e9r og skeytti ekkert um hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru \u00e1horfendur a\u00f0 skyndilegri nekt minni. \u00c9g gekk r\u00f3lega \u00fat \u00ed v\u00e6rar \u00f6ldurnar og fann hvernig slj\u00e1kka\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feorstanum me\u00f0 hverju skrefinu. Andardr\u00e1tturinn sem fylgdi, r\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g stakk m\u00e9r \u00ed kaf, var d\u00fdpsti andardr\u00e1ttur sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 lengi. M\u00e9r fannst s\u00farefni\u00f0 berast m\u00e9r b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 framan og aftan, \u00fea\u00f0 fyllti \u00f6ll m\u00edn vit og sprakk \u00fat innra me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00feegar haka m\u00edn nam vi\u00f0 yfirbor\u00f0 sj\u00e1var. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00e9tti \u00e1 \u00fer\u00fdstingnum sem haf\u00f0i byggst upp a\u00f0 innan s\u00ed\u00f0ustu daga og l\u00edff\u00e6rin \u00fe\u00f6ndu sig \u00fat af gle\u00f0i me\u00f0 pl\u00e1ssi\u00f0 sem fylgdi teygu\u00f0u s\u00farefninu og saltleginum sem umlukti h\u00fa\u00f0 m\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00c9g hvarf sj\u00f3num \u00ed sj\u00f3num.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g kom upp til a\u00f0 anda nokkru fr\u00e1 str\u00f6ndinni bl\u00e9s \u00e9g vatnsstr\u00f3k kr\u00f6ftuglega upp \u00ed lofti\u00f0. Bl\u00e1stursopi\u00f0 efst \u00e1 hryggnum skeytti greinilega ekkert um lofth\u00e6\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt byggingarregluger\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00c9g hneggja\u00f0i \u00ed k\u00e1t\u00ednu minni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00c9g heyr\u00f0i hneggi\u00f0 hans svara m\u00e9r, handan fl\u00f3ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2001\u00c9g setti stefnuna \u00e1 r\u00famsj\u00f3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

V\u00e9d\u00eds Eva Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir I. L\u00e6knirinn taldi mig haldna \u00edmyndunarveiki. \u2001\u00dea\u00f0 hrj\u00e1\u00f0i mig ekkert anna\u00f0 en \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir a\u00f0 au\u00f0ga annars hversdagslega tilveruna, sag\u00f0i hann. Fr\u00e1fall m\u00f3\u00f0ur minnar \u00e1 li\u00f0nu \u00e1ri g\u00e6ti \u00e1tt \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feessu \u00e1standi m\u00ednu, a\u00f0 mati s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingsins. Eins konar m\u00f3\u00f0urs\u00fdki me\u00f0 bl\u00e6brig\u00f0um, b\u00e6tti hann vi\u00f0 og sleikti \u00fat um sprungnar varir. \u2001Afbrig\u00f0um, […]<\/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-388","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388","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=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388\/revisions\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}