So what if I see only a young women? Do you see something else? I respect and acknowledge your vision, I would like to understend you! Help me perceive what you see!
A sun was scorching ruthlessly, piercing through countless bodies of tourists lying on the coast of a restless sea. Fragrances of refreshing waves, conifer of spruces lined up on the embankment, and appetizing smell of meat grilled on the coal were mixed in the tense air.
Middle-aged man was sitting by the plastic table under a clear sky, in a small cafe. Tiny cup of already cold coffee stood in front of him. A man was following passers-by through dark glasses with curiosity, nervously sorting out a bunch of keys with chubby fingers and time from time smacking coffee.
Two have set by the neighboring table.
A man could not see their faces but distinctly heard their talk.
- I am so glad to see you, - was heard in an exalted voice with Georgian accent, - have not seen you for ages. Tell me, where are you? How are you doing?
The other sighed deeply and replied with an Abkhazian accent:
- How am I? Don’t even ask, dear Nodar. Would not wish my enemy to be in my place. Children are scattered all over. Have not seen them for long now. I know my grandchild only through a photograph. I fuss about between Sokhumi and Sochi. I’m engaged in trading to earn something for living.
- I do the same. I put my diploma and the dissertation aside. Right now I’m visiting my son. Haven’t seen him for four years now... And how is our house doing? How are the neighbors?
- You say neighbors? The house still stands there but others dwell in it. I dragged some things from my apartment at my place, and everything was stolen. Do you remember Givi? He was gunned down in front of my eyes. If you meet any relatives of his, tell them I have buried him and remembered the spot. Generally, I don’t stay there for long. I’m afraid.
- Yes... Hell of a time. Every night I see our yard in the dreams. I would give my whole fortune for sitting one more time in a shadow of the vine arbor. Remember, you have won the game of backgammon?
A man heard ceaseless, melancholy conversation between the neighbors in the cafe, and paternal house, native city, neighbors and relatives were drifting by in front of his eyes.
“Life is strange, - thought a man, drinking up a cup of iced coffee and rising to his feet, - was it worth stirring up trouble and then being glad of meeting on a foreign land?”
A man sighed, squeezed a bunch of keys in his hand, and left the cafe without looking back at casual neighbors.
“Absurd Theatre” from the miniatures of Maia Tsulaia
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TBILISI ARGUES – SOKHUMI REFUSES
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WORKING MOMENTS
On July 20 Sochi hosted a working group sitting within the framework of Georgian-Abkhazian negotiations based on the Sochi agreements. A sitting was dedicated to the issues related to IDPs’ return to the Gali District – Abkhazia’s district almost entirely populated by the Georgians.
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VERDICT AGAINST RUSSIA
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TWO DIASPORAS
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FEAR FACTOR
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