Vi\u00f0 m\u00f6tu\u00f0um vei\u00f0imennina \u00e1 kaffi og p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kum. Eins gestrisnir \u00edslenskir afdalab\u00e6ndur hafa gert um aldir. \u00deeir kunnu a\u00f0 meta \u00feetta kallarnir og nokkrir \u00feeirra l\u00e9tu sig meira a\u00f0 segja hverfa inn \u00ed hli\u00f0arherbergi\u00f0 og hrutu.<\/p>\n
G\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 fengi\u00f0 betra hr\u00f3s sem sk\u00e1laver\u00f0ir? A\u00f0 gestirnir geti sofna\u00f0 \u00ed okkar vi\u00f0urvist? Fyrir framan nefi\u00f0 \u00e1 okkur?<\/p>\n
Fullkomi\u00f0 traust. Eins og b\u00f6rn \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum \u00e1 okkur.<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 eins og sk\u00e1laver\u00f0i. \u00cd fyrsta sinn. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var feginn a\u00f0 eiga vei\u00f0is\u00f6gu. Feginn a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 flugu \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur. E\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti a\u00f0 minnsta kosti or\u00f0i\u00f0 vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00e6fingu. \u00dea\u00f0 var samt engum vafa undirorpi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gurnar m\u00ednar voru betri en vei\u00f0it\u00fararnir. Var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e6r nokkrum, sl\u00edpa \u00fe\u00e6r til og bei\u00f0 eftir r\u00e9tta t\u00e6kif\u00e6rinu. Bei\u00f0 eftir \u00fe\u00f6gninni, vanta\u00f0i bara fj\u00f3rar, fimm sek\u00fandur af henni og \u00fe\u00e1 g\u00e6ti \u00e9g byrja\u00f0 og sagt:<\/p>\n
\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00feetta minnir mig \u00e1 \u00feegar …,\u201c og svo framvegis.<\/p>\n
Vei\u00f0iferillinn minn var stuttur og hann er b\u00fdsna hl\u00e6gilegur eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 hyggja. Eftir bankahruni\u00f0 \u00e1kva\u00f0 f\u00f3lk – \u201elandinn\u201c – a\u00f0 l\u00edta baka. Til betri t\u00edma. Einfaldari t\u00edma. Burt me\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ahyggju og yfirbor\u00f0smennsku, h\u00e6ttum a\u00f0 \u00e9ta gull \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. L\u00e6rum a\u00f0 prj\u00f3na peysur. Skj\u00f3tum okkur til matar.<\/p>\n
\u00deessi hugsun rata\u00f0i austur \u00e1 land og ma\u00f0ur gat s\u00e9\u00f0 hana \u00ed T\u00f3nspil \u00ed Neskaupsta\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed allt \u00ed einu f\u00e9kkst fj\u00f6ldinn allur af prj\u00f3nauppskriftab\u00f3kum \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0inni, stillt upp vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 geisladiska me\u00f0 Deep Purple. \u201e\u00deetta er eitthva\u00f0 fyrir kerlingarnar,\u201c sag\u00f0i Pjetur, afsakandi, \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur benti \u00e1 \u00feetta.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var einn af \u00feessum m\u00f6nnum sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 leita til baka \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g hef\u00f0i ekki teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed neinu svalli nokkurn t\u00edmann. Alltaf blankur, alltaf a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a einhverja r\u00e9tti sem \u00e9g bj\u00f3 til \u00far tilbo\u00f0shakki. Gekk \u00ed s\u00f6mu f\u00f6tunum \u00e1rum saman, f\u00f3r sjaldan til \u00fatlanda og svo framvegis. Eftir bankahruni\u00f0 \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 n\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00ed skotvopnaleyfi, keypti m\u00e9r byssu og plani\u00f0 sums\u00e9 a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a s\u00e9r til matar. Hva\u00f0 skal segja? J\u00fa, \u00e6tli \u00fea\u00f0 megi ekki kalla mig \u201estemmningsmann\u201c. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201eHvernig byssu?\u201c spur\u00f0i Hreinn S \u00feegar \u00e9g var b\u00fainn me\u00f0 form\u00e1lann. Vei\u00f0ikallar eru me\u00f0 tegundabl\u00e6ti.<\/p>\n
\u201eN\u00fa, Baikal au\u00f0vita\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i vit \u00e1 \u00feessu. \u201eTv\u00edhleypu,\u201c b\u00e6tti \u00e9g vi\u00f0. Leiklistarh\u00e6fileikar m\u00ednir komu a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um notum \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk.<\/p>\n
\u201eFlottur,\u201c sag\u00f0i Hreinn S og blikka\u00f0i mig. Hann var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a fylli s\u00edna af p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kum, kominn me\u00f0 lappir upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0 og naga\u00f0i tannst\u00f6ngul.<\/p>\n
\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g vildi kaupa m\u00e9r tv\u00edhleypu \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 svona the gentleman thing to do<\/em>, skilur\u00f0u mig.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201eJ\u00e1j\u00e1, au\u00f0vita\u00f0,\u201c svara\u00f0i Hreinn. \u201e\u00c9g tengi.\u201c<\/p>\n Eldri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn kinka\u00f0i kolli en s\u00e1 yngri horf\u00f0i \u00ed s\u00edmann sinn og leit ekki upp. Sennilega var hann t\u00fdpan sem \u00e1tti pumpu. T\u00e6ki pinnann \u00far, \u00e1n vafa.<\/p>\n \u201e\u00c9g vildi a\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0in \u00e6tti einhvern s\u00e9ns,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var hugsunin. Ef \u00e9g get ekki drepi\u00f0 \u00feessa g\u00e6s \u00ed tveimur skotum \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00e9g ekki skili\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9ta hana. \u00dea\u00f0 var svona p\u00e6lingin. \u00deetta \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera j\u00f6fn keppni svo langt sem \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i. Vissulega voru g\u00e6sirnar ekki vopna\u00f0ar.\u201c<\/p>\n Kallarnir hl\u00f3gu. \u00deetta me\u00f0 vopnu\u00f0u g\u00e6sirnar hitti \u00ed mark hj\u00e1 \u00feeim. Me\u00f0 h\u00e6filega \u00feroska\u00f0 skopskyn greinilega, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g og n\u00f3tera\u00f0i \u00ed huganum: Passa\u00f0u \u00feig \u00e1 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a ekki of h\u00e1fleygur. Haltu \u00feessu \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni. Know your crowd.<\/em><\/p>\n Hreinn brosti. Hann vissi a\u00f0 \u00e9g var byrja\u00f0ur a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gu. \u201eOg hva\u00f0 svo,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann, f\u00f3\u00f0ra\u00f0i mig eins og gott sidekick<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201eKomdu \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 efninu, sk\u00e1lav\u00f6r\u00f0ur.\u201c<\/p>\n Kallarnir hl\u00f3gu aftur.<\/p>\n \u201eN\u00fa, \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00e1 g\u00e6savei\u00f0ar upp \u00e1 J\u00f6kuldalshei\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e1gi m\u00ednum. Vi\u00f0 komum okkur fyrir \u00ed skur\u00f0i og m\u00e9r lei\u00f0 eins og hermanni vi\u00f0 Verdun \u00e1ri\u00f0 1916. \u00cd skotgr\u00f6f. Bei\u00f0 eftir \u00e1hlaupinu. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i aldrei upplifa\u00f0 neitt svona \u00e1\u00f0ur. Liggjandi \u00ed skur\u00f0i me\u00f0 kaffi og vindil. Og haglabyssu! Hverjum hef\u00f0i dotti\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed hug a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti eftir a\u00f0 sitja einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00ed skur\u00f0i, vi\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 t\u00fan, lengst inn \u00ed J\u00f6kuldal, me\u00f0 byssu! N\u00edu \u00e1ra J\u00f3n Kn\u00fatur hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 svo stoltur af \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og fimm \u00e1ra J\u00f3ni Kn\u00fati!\u201c<\/p>\n \u00deeir hl\u00f3gu ekki. \u00deetta var of sk\u00e1ldlegt, \u00feetta me\u00f0 a\u00f0 t\u00f3lf \u00e1ra J\u00f3n hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og fimm \u00e1ra J\u00f3n. \u00c9g gat ekki veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 sveigja t\u00edmann me\u00f0 \u00feessum k\u00f6llum. \u00c9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0, \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og fimm \u00e1ra gamall og ekkert sk\u00e1ldlegt rugl. Haltu \u00feessu einf\u00f6ldu, sau\u00f0urinn \u00feinn, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g. Annars missir\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1. \u00cdmynda\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt a\u00f0 segja pabba \u00fe\u00ednum s\u00f6gu. E\u00f0a D\u00f3ra fr\u00e6nda.<\/p>\n En svo hl\u00f3 Hreinn allt \u00ed einu. Gu\u00f0i s\u00e9 lof fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00f3g og munnvikin lyftust \u00e1 hinum \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir f\u00e6ru ekki b\u00f3kstaflega a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja. Hreinn var greinilega h\u00e1tt skrifa\u00f0ur \u00ed h\u00f3pnum, top dog<\/em>, og ef honum fannst eitthva\u00f0 fyndi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hlaut \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera fyndi\u00f0. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 ungi vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn, \u00feessi me\u00f0 gleraugun og derh\u00fafuna, f\u00f3r \u00ed s\u00edmann sinn aftur en eldri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn, sem m\u00f6gulega var afi unga mannsins, var byrja\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hlusta og Frosti lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur l\u00edka.<\/p>\n \u201eSvo kom fyrsta flugi\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og nota\u00f0i handlegginn til a\u00f0 l\u00edkja eftir flugi. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 nice touch<\/em>. Fann l\u00edka hva\u00f0 \u00e9g var feginn a\u00f0 muna hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var kalla\u00f0 \u00feegar g\u00e6sah\u00f3pur, sem vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta \u00e1, kallast. Flug. Fyrsta flugi\u00f0.<\/em> \u00c9g hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i eins og jafningi \u00feeirra og \u00feegar \u00e9g gat nota\u00f0 r\u00e9tt or\u00f0 j\u00f3k \u00fea\u00f0 tr\u00faver\u00f0ugleika minn og ger\u00f0i mig a\u00f0 s\u00f6gumanni sem \u00e1tti erindi.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var einn af str\u00e1kunum. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201eOg \u00e9g hitti n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekki neitt,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g svo. Alltaf sni\u00f0ugt a\u00f0 s\u00fdna h\u00f3gv\u00e6r\u00f0. Svona kallar geta veri\u00f0 n\u00e6mir \u00e1 annarra manna grobb en ekki sitt eigi\u00f0. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r engu breytt \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 v\u00e9lbyssu, \u00edsraelska Uzi. (Er til eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en \u00edsraelsk Uzi, sau\u00f0urinn \u00feinn? Passa\u00f0u \u00feig! \u00de\u00fa ert me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed vasanum. Ekki kl\u00fa\u00f0ra \u00feessu.) \u00de\u00e6r hef\u00f0u alltaf \u00e1tt g\u00f3\u00f0an s\u00e9ns \u00e1 a\u00f0 komast l\u00edfs af ef ekki hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e1g minn sem skaut megni\u00f0 af h\u00f3pnum ni\u00f0ur og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk a\u00f0 elta \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e6r\u00f0u uppi og sn\u00faa \u00far h\u00e1lsli\u00f0num. \u00deessi fallegu, fallegu, d\u00fdr, sem eru svo kr\u00fattleg til augnanna eins og pabbi minn heitinn or\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0. Hann haf\u00f0i skori\u00f0 nokkur tonn af \u00feorski \u00e1 h\u00e1ls en gat ekki drepi\u00f0 g\u00e6sir me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri samvisku. \u00de\u00e6r minntu hann \u00e1 hvolpa. \u00deessi grey.\u201c<\/p>\n Of dj\u00fapt? \u201ePabbi minn heitinn\u201c? Neinei, svona bakgrunnsuppl\u00fdsingar ger\u00f0u mig a\u00f0eins meira hj\u00faman. \u00deessi sk\u00e1lav\u00f6r\u00f0ur var ekki bara sk\u00e1lav\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Hann var sonur l\u00edka. F\u00f6\u00f0urlaus. En \u00e9g var a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast ni\u00f0urlagi\u00f0 og \u00e9g m\u00e1tti engan t\u00edma missa. The punchline,<\/em> eins og s\u00f6gumenn og gr\u00ednistar segja, var handan vi\u00f0 horni\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u201eEn m\u00e1li\u00f0 er, str\u00e1kar<\/em>,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og var \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 \u00feessa t\u00edmasetningu hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00e1 or\u00f0inu str\u00e1kar<\/em>. Haf\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00e9r yfirbrag\u00f0 jafningjav\u00e6bs. \u201eA\u00f0 \u00e9g get veri\u00f0 n\u00f6rd og mig langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a betri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur. \u00c9g vildi geta skoti\u00f0 og drepi\u00f0. Ekki skoti\u00f0 og s\u00e6rt \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 gera restina berhentur eins og einhvern kaldrifja\u00f0ur mor\u00f0ingi. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00e1 leird\u00fafu me\u00f0 m\u00e1gi m\u00ednum og var\u00f0 a\u00f0eins betri skytta. Ekki g\u00f3\u00f0. Alls ekki g\u00f3\u00f0 en p\u00ednu betri. E\u00f0a segjum sk\u00e1rri. Gat skoti\u00f0 af \u00feeim f\u00e6tur og v\u00e6ngi \u00e1 flugi sem var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega soldi\u00f0 br\u00fatal og eftir sem \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 hlaupa \u00fe\u00e6r uppi og sn\u00faa \u00fe\u00e6r \u00far h\u00e1lsli\u00f0 en \u00fea\u00f0 var samt sk\u00e1rra \u00ed einhverjum skilningi. \u00dev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e9g a\u00f0 binda endi \u00e1 \u00fej\u00e1ningar, sem \u00e9g – og bara \u00e9g – olli. Skilji\u00f0i?\u201c<\/p>\n \u201eAu\u00f0vita\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i Hreinn S. \u201e\u00de\u00fa hugsar eins og alv\u00f6ru vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur, J\u00f3n minn. S\u00fdnir \u00e1byrg\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201eGott si\u00f0fer\u00f0i,\u201c b\u00e6tti lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0urinn Frosti vi\u00f0.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201e\u00c9g var ekki a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra verki\u00f0 fyrir annan mann,\u201c h\u00e9lt \u00e9g \u00e1fram og beindi athyglinni eing\u00f6ngu a\u00f0 Hreini S og vildi \u00feannig skapa andr\u00famsloft einl\u00e6gni. A\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um allt eins geta veri\u00f0 tveir \u00ed sk\u00e1lanum \u00e1 tr\u00fan\u00f3. Horf\u00f0i dj\u00fapt \u00ed augu hans og sag\u00f0i: \u201eM\u00e9r fannst eitthva\u00f0 svo glata\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta ekki kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 d\u00e6mi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00deetta er lifandi d\u00fdr, Hreinn, d\u00fdr sem hefur vit \u00e1 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a hr\u00e6tt. G\u00e6sin vill lifa. \u00dea\u00f0 er engum bl\u00f6\u00f0um um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fletta. H\u00fan vill eignast afkv\u00e6mi. Vill vera frj\u00e1ls. En \u00e9g, homo sapiens, \u00fearf a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a og \u00e9g er r\u00e1nd\u00fdr og \u00fearf a\u00f0 drepa. \u00deetta bara beisik. Ofbo\u00f0slega beisik. Eins beisik og \u00fea\u00f0 getur or\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00c9g drep \u00feig svo \u00e9g geti \u00e9ti\u00f0 \u00feig. Svo \u00e9g geti haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lifa. Svo b\u00f6rnin og eiginkonan geti haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lifa.\u201c<\/p>\n Eldri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn missti fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r geispa og \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i a\u00f0 ungi ma\u00f0urinn me\u00f0 gleraugun var a\u00f0 spila einhvern t\u00f6lvuleik \u00ed s\u00edmanum. \u00c9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra \u00feetta \u00ed snatri og sleppa allri heimspeki. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201eEinn sunnudagsmorgun \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 fara inn vi\u00f0 Gr\u00e6nafell \u00e1 Rey\u00f0arfir\u00f0i. \u00dear voru oft g\u00e6sir og \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e6fa mig me\u00f0 flautuna. Allir g\u00f3\u00f0ir vei\u00f0imenn eiga a\u00f0 geta kalla\u00f0 til s\u00edn fugl, eins og \u00fei\u00f0 viti\u00f0, og svo bara ger\u00f0ist \u00feetta og h\u00e9r er engu skr\u00f6kva\u00f0:<\/p>\n \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00ferj\u00e1r g\u00e6sir \u00e1 flugi, \u00fe\u00e6r flugu l\u00e1gt og h\u00e6gt og voru sennilega a\u00f0 leita s\u00e9r a\u00f0 heppilegum lendingarsta\u00f0. \u00de\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki veitt m\u00e9r neina athygli, vissu ekki af m\u00e9r, voru \u00f3hr\u00e6ddar og \u00feetta var fullkomi\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 athuga hvort \u00e9g g\u00e6ti kalla\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r til m\u00edn. \u00c9g bl\u00e9s \u00ed flautuna og \u00far henni kom nokku\u00f0 sannf\u00e6randi hlj\u00f3\u00f0. Hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i ekki eins og g\u00e6s en \u00e9g hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i eins og einhver sem kunni til verka. Hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i eins og sannf\u00e6randi bl\u00edstur \u00far g\u00e6saflautu,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 eins og \u201efabricated authenticity\u201c og \u00fear me\u00f0 vitna\u00f0 \u00f3beint \u00ed Adorno, Horkheimer og a\u00f0ra nemendur \u00far Frankfurtar-sk\u00f3lanum og \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i n\u00fa sennilega einhver gengi\u00f0 \u00fat. \u00cd fullum r\u00e9tti. S\u00f6guma\u00f0ur m\u00e1 aldrei l\u00e1ta hlustendum l\u00ed\u00f0a eins og \u00feeir s\u00e9u f\u00e1fr\u00f3\u00f0ir. A\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u eitthva\u00f0 verri af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi ekki lesi\u00f0 Dialektik der Aufkl\u00e4rung.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201eOg ein g\u00e6sin, h\u00fan heyr\u00f0i \u00ed m\u00e9r, og h\u00fan fipa\u00f0ist svo r\u00e6kilega a\u00f0 h\u00fan breytti um stefnu, flaug beint \u00e1 h\u00e1spennul\u00ednuna \u00fearna innfr\u00e1 sem flytur rafmagni\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1lveri\u00f0 og hrapa\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur til jar\u00f0ar. Steindau\u00f0.<\/p>\n (K\u00fanstp\u00e1sa)<\/p>\n \u00c9g kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i \u00far bollanum, \u00feurrka\u00f0i m\u00e9r um munnvikinn me\u00f0 peysuerminni \u00fev\u00ed sk\u00e1laver\u00f0ir eru ekki pjatta\u00f0ir. Dr\u00f3 inn andann og lauk s\u00f6gunni:<\/p>\n \u201e\u00deetta var \u00ed fyrsta og s\u00ed\u00f0asta skipti sem \u00e9g drap g\u00e6s \u00ed fyrstu tilraun. Loksins kom \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9r vel a\u00f0 hafa fengist vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nlist.\u201c<\/p>\n \u00c9g gat heyrt hroturnar innan\u00far herberginu, heyrt hvernig vindurinn sl\u00f3 \u00ed gluggann og hvernig braka\u00f0i \u00ed bur\u00f0arvirki sk\u00e1lans. Gat heyrt sk\u00fdjab\u00f3lstrana hreyfast \u00e1 himinbl\u00e1manum og puntstr\u00e1in vaxa. Heyrt hundinn kl\u00f3ra s\u00e9r \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 eyrun. Fann ilminn af p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kunum, af kaffinu og af hundas\u00farunum fyrir utan. Eldri vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn smellti \u00ed g\u00f3m og s\u00e1 ungi lag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r s\u00edmann. \u00deeir litu b\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00e1 Hrein S og Hreinn S leit \u00e1 Esther og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 mig.<\/p>\n St\u00f6ngin inn.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00deaki\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0i af kofanum.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var versti vei\u00f0ima\u00f0urinn \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk en \u00e1tti bestu s\u00f6guna og s\u00e1 enga \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 segja \u00feeim fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar \u00e9g gekk uppi rj\u00fapu \u00ed heilar \u00e1tta klukkustundir \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g gafst upp, f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r s\u00e6ti \u00ed ur\u00f0inni, f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r kaffi, f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r vindil. Og \u00fe\u00e1 lenti h\u00fan au\u00f0vita\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r eins og h\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e1 s\u00e9r sm\u00f3k me\u00f0 m\u00e9r en \u00e9g ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir og \u201esm\u00f3ka\u00f0i\u201c hana. Saga me\u00f0 bo\u00f0skap, hef\u00f0i \u00e9g sagt \u00feeim, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan segir manni a\u00f0 \u00e1reynsla borgar sig ekki. Ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 bara slaka \u00e1 og leyfa hlutunum a\u00f0 hafa sinn gang. \u00de\u00e1 gerist eitthva\u00f0. Ekki bara \u00ed rj\u00fapnavei\u00f0i heldur \u00ed l\u00edfinu sj\u00e1lfu.<\/p>\n F\u00edn saga en s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vi\u00f0 m\u00f6tu\u00f0um vei\u00f0imennina \u00e1 kaffi og p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kum. Eins gestrisnir \u00edslenskir afdalab\u00e6ndur hafa gert um aldir. \u00deeir kunnu a\u00f0 meta \u00feetta kallarnir og nokkrir \u00feeirra l\u00e9tu sig meira a\u00f0 segja hverfa inn \u00ed hli\u00f0arherbergi\u00f0 og hrutu. G\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 fengi\u00f0 betra hr\u00f3s sem sk\u00e1laver\u00f0ir? A\u00f0 gestirnir geti sofna\u00f0 \u00ed okkar vi\u00f0urvist? Fyrir framan nefi\u00f0 \u00e1 okkur? Fullkomi\u00f0 …