{"id":27107,"date":"2016-08-27T13:46:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/?p=27107"},"modified":"2016-08-28T17:22:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T17:22:16","slug":"daris-basarab-%e2%80%9dn-a-fost-sa-fie-%e2%80%9d-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/2016\/08\/27\/daris-basarab-%e2%80%9dn-a-fost-sa-fie-%e2%80%9d-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daris Basarab: \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie…\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daris Basarab<\/strong> alias Boris David<\/strong>
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\u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie…\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

roman<\/p>\n

Cu venera\u021bie mamei, Elena David…<\/em><\/p>\n

www.daris basarab.com<\/p>\n

2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00cen loc de prefa\u021b\u0103\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dou\u0103 cuvinte despre titlu. Vine de undeva din copil\u0103rie, m-a urm\u0103rit ca o sintagm\u0103, iar \u00een \u201dDor de Duc\u0103\u201d s-a impus ca un leit motiv dictat de\u00a0 \u00eemprejur\u0103rile\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u00eentotdeauna\u00a0 mi-au c\u00e2ntat \u00een strun\u0103. Da, mult hulitul, dar \u0219i mult iubitul unchi Alex, iubit de noi copiii, ne preg\u0103tea pentru via\u021b\u0103, \u00een felul s\u0103u optimist, pentru a nu ceda disper\u0103rii \u00een fa\u021ba nereu\u0219itelor \u0219i a continua senin drumul omului \u00eencrez\u0103tor \u00een destinul s\u0103u. Pentru el \u201dnereu\u0219ita\u201d era trecut, iar visul Dorului de Duc\u0103 era viitorul de neoprit… <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Cap. 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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C\u00e2t am fost copil, s\u0103 spunem p\u00e2n\u0103 la 11 ani, timp \u00een care savuram orice clip\u0103 de fericire f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 am habar de adev\u0103ratul sens al cuv\u00e2ntului, vorbele unchiulei Alex, \u00eembr\u0103cate\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sintagma\u00a0 amintit\u0103,\u00a0 se\u00a0 pierdeau\u00a0 \u00een \u201dsplendorile\u201d\u00a0 \u00eendrugate\u00a0 ale\u00a0 omului\u00a0 de\u00a0 duc\u0103,\u00a0 rod\u00a0 al aventurilor\u00a0 tr\u0103ite,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 scornite,\u00a0 de\u00a0 neast\u00e2mp\u0103ratul vagabond. <\/strong> Dar a trebuit s\u0103\u00a0 <\/strong> vin\u0103 un cutremur care s\u0103 zguduie din temelii via\u021ba patriarhal\u0103 a unei familii, \u0219i nu numai, ca vorbele vagabondului f\u0103r\u0103 de ast\u00e2mp\u0103r, s\u0103 capete un t\u00e2lc, chiar \u0219i pentru noi, copiii.<\/p>\n

\u0218i\u00a0 a\u00a0 venit\u00a0 ocuparea\u00a0 Basarabiei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Bucovinei\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u0103tre trupele \u201deliberatoare\u201d sovietice din vara lui 1940. Un ultimatum,\u00a0 sovietic,\u00a0 o\u00a0 acceptare,\u00a0 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103,\u00a0 o debandad\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 actul\u00a0 de\u00a0 retragere\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 autorit\u0103\u021bile rom\u00e2ne \u0219i-au dat m\u0103sura incapacit\u0103\u021bii administrative \u0219i, marea parte a basarabenilor \u0219i bucovinienilor, ba mai\u00a0 mult,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 celor\u00a0 ocupa\u021bi\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 jen\u0103,\u00a0 cei\u00a0 din\u00a0 Her\u021ba,\u00a0 au r\u0103mas s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mpine, cu ura ascuns\u0103 \u00een flori, de dragul supravie\u021buirii,\u00a0 l\u0103s\u00e2nd\u00a0 speran\u021bele\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 dospeasc\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentr-o a\u0219teptare f\u0103r\u0103 de speran\u021b\u0103. A, p\u0103rin\u021bii discutau cu u\u0219ile \u00eenchise,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 noastr\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 promisiunea\u00a0 lui Hitler,\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u0103\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Antonescu,\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 porni\u00a0 r\u0103zboiul \u00eempotriva antihri\u0219tilor de la R\u0103s\u0103rit, dar nu pomeneau nimic de promisiunea f\u0103cut\u0103 de Antonescu lui Hitler, de a merge al\u0103turi de el p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103t. De unde \u0219tiau ei toate acestea n-am priceput niciodat\u0103, dar am r\u0103mas cu impresia c\u0103 \u0219i credeau. Sf\u00e2nta naivitate care ne-a \u00eenso\u021bit\u00a0 de-a-lungul\u00a0 istoriei\u00a0 noastre.\u00a0 Ast\u0103zi\u00a0 i\u00a0 se\u00a0 spune direct\u00a0 \u201dinforma\u021bie\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 surs\u0103\u201d!\u00a0 Al\u021bii\u00a0 pomenesc\u00a0 de manipulare, de for\u021be oculte.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tragedia a \u021binut \u201ddoar un an\u201d, cum se obi\u0219nuia s\u0103 ni se spun\u0103, dar despre ce a \u00eensemnat acest an, nu au prea spus\u00a0 mare\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 nici\u00a0 m\u0103car\u00a0 rom\u00e2nii.\u00a0 La\u00a0 declan\u0219area r\u0103zboiului\u00a0 de\u00a0 eliberare,\u00a0 la\u00a0 ordinul\u00a0 Mare\u0219alului Antonescu\u00a0 adresat\u00a0 armatei,\u00a0 acel\u00a0 \u201d…v\u0103\u00a0 ordon\u00a0 trece\u021bi Prutul\u201d,\u00a0 Popula\u021bia\u00a0 Basarabiei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Bucovinei\u00a0 era\u00a0 nu \u201ddecimat\u0103\u201d, ci \u201dsfertuit\u0103\u201d. Cum?! Simplu! Transplant de popula\u021bie. Deport\u0103rile\u00a0 au\u00a0 luat\u00a0 drumul\u00a0 \u201dPohodului\u00a0 na Sibiri\u201d sub forme greu de imaginat. \u00cen c\u0103ru\u021be trase de c\u00e2te doi cai, av\u00e2nd \u0219i unul de rezerv\u0103 legat de spatele c\u0103ru\u021bei, \u00een coloane de circa cincizeci de c\u0103ru\u021be, p\u0103zite pe ambele p\u0103r\u021bi de c\u0103l\u0103re\u021bi cu chipuri asiatice, deloc prietenoase \u0219i, la nevoie cu atitudini criminale, gata s\u0103 \u201dpedepseasc\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 loc,\u00a0 orice\u00a0 gest\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dnesupunere\u201d, gesturi\u00a0 apreciate\u00a0 ca\u00a0 atare\u00a0 arbitrar,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cea\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mare parte sub influen\u021ba alcoolului. Nesupusul era scos din coloan\u0103,\u00a0 t\u00e2r\u00e2t\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 prima\u00a0 lizier\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 p\u0103dure,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 de porumbul\u00a0 \u00een\u0103l\u021b\u00e2ndu-se\u00a0 spre\u00a0 cer,\u00a0 sfid\u00e2nd,\u00a0 parc\u0103, vremurile. O \u00eempu\u0219c\u0103tur\u0103, dou\u0103, \u0219i coloana era m\u00e2nat\u0103 cu\u00a0 nagaicile.\u00a0 N-am\u00a0 exagerat\u00a0 vorbind\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea porumbului. A\u0219a era prin sudul Basarabiei, prin mult r\u00e2vnitul\u00a0 Bugeac.\u00a0 Ceal\u0103lalt\u0103\u00a0 cale\u00a0 de\u00a0 transport\u00a0 era asigurat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 vagoanele\u00a0 de\u00a0 cale\u00a0 ferat\u0103,\u00a0 vagoane\u00a0 de marf\u0103, umplute cu bie\u021bii deporta\u021bi p\u00e2n\u0103 la refuz. N-au lipsit\u00a0 nici\u00a0 coloanele\u00a0 cu\u00a0 deporta\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u0219irui\u021bi,\u00a0 per\u00a0 pedes apostolorum,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 special,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 drumurile\u00a0 apropiate\u00a0 de Nistru,\u00a0 de\u00a0 grani\u021ba\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 curs\u00a0 de\u00a0 eliberare.\u00a0 Odat\u0103\u00a0 cu declan\u0219area\u00a0 opera\u021biunilor\u00a0 militare,\u00a0 deport\u0103rile\u00a0 s-au \u00eente\u021bit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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La 12 ani, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu p\u0103rin\u021bii \u0219i una din surori, am fost ridica\u021bi noaptea, urca\u021bi \u00eentr-o c\u0103ru\u021b\u0103, tras\u0103 de un singur\u00a0 cal,\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 nimerit,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mama\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 stare avansat\u0103 de boal\u0103, o nefrit\u0103 infec\u021bioas\u0103, cu Ludmi pe post de infirmier\u0103 la cei 16 ani ai s\u0103i, \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat\u0103 de privirile pofticioase ale c\u0103l\u0103re\u021bilor calmuci \u00eenso\u021bitori, cu tata tr\u0103g\u00e2nd de c\u0103p\u0103stru calul, recalcitrant din fire. De aici\u00a0 se\u00a0 trage\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 titlul\u00a0 primului\u00a0 meu\u00a0 roman\u00a0 \u201dPovod\u201d. Cum, de am sc\u0103pat?! O minune! Avioane rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, au atacat\u00a0 coloana\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 \u201dretragere\u201d,\u00a0 au\u00a0 c\u0103zut\u00a0 oameni,\u00a0 au c\u0103zut calmucii. Cei sc\u0103pa\u021bi au dat bir cu fugi\u021bii. Noi, ca \u0219i multe alte c\u0103ru\u021be, am p\u0103r\u0103sit \u0219oseaua, \u00eendrept\u0103ndu-ne, care\u00a0 \u00eencotro.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 lungi\u00a0 peripe\u021bii\u00a0 am\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 satul bunicului, unde fusese primar. Era pe drumul Siberiei, dar nu a ajuns departe. Un glon\u021b \u00een ceaf\u0103 \u0219i o explica\u021bie: \u00eencercare de evadare(!?).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mult mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd ne-am refugiat \u00een Ardeal, mai bine zis \u00een Ardealul de Vest, la Oradea, c\u00e2t mai departe de\u00a0 urm\u0103ritori,\u00a0 acest\u00a0 episod\u00a0 a\u00a0 st\u00e2rnit\u00a0 nedumerire, ridicare\u00a0 de\u00a0 spr\u00e2ncene.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 de\u00a0 peste\u00a0 16\u00a0 ani,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd intrigat\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dnedumerire\u201d,\u00a0 am\u00a0 aplicat\u00a0 un cro\u0219eu de dreapta unui coleg. A fost prima \u0219i ultima dat\u0103\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 pierdut\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nirea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 f\u0103cut dreptate. Eram destul de bine crescut, legat, vreau s\u0103 spun, \u0219i mi-am putut permite gestul. Eram \u0219i s\u0103tul de \u201dbasarabeanul\u201d cu care eram apelat.<\/p>\n

Paralel cu deportarea a avut loc \u0219i repopularea, cu te miri cine. Au fot adu\u0219i \u201dru\u0219i\u201d din toate col\u021burile Marii Uniuni, care, \u00een cea mai mare parte numai ru\u0219i nu erau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Odat\u0103 \u201darunca\u021bi\u201d peste Nistru, o parte din deporta\u021bi ajungeau \u00een centre de selec\u021bionare unde tragedia lua forme mult mai dureroase. Familiile erau desp\u0103r\u021bite, copiii lu\u00e2nd un cu totul alt drum, drumul reeduc\u0103rii. \u00cen multe cazuri \u0219i so\u021bii erau desp\u0103r\u021bi\u021bi.\u00a0 Peste mul\u021bi ani, feti\u021ba unei familii prietene cu ai mei, un \u00eenger de fat\u0103, a fost\u00a0 deconspirat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 securitatea\u00a0 egiptean\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o ac\u021biune de spionaj sovietic. Se spunea c\u0103 Tamara ar\u0103ta ca un model de top. E doar un caz izolat, ar spune unii. Nu,\u00a0 este\u00a0 doar\u00a0 o\u00a0 men\u021bionare\u00a0 personal\u0103.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 greu\u00a0 s\u0103 convingi.<\/p>\n

Cei ale\u0219i pentru deportare erau de regul\u0103 intelectuali, preo\u021bi,\u00a0 profesori,\u00a0 medici,\u00a0 proprietari,\u00a0 oameni\u00a0 de afaceri, fo\u0219ti \u201dofi\u021beri albi\u201d refugia\u021bi \u00een Basarabia, dup\u0103 marea\u00a0 revolu\u021bie.\u00a0 O\u00a0 alt\u0103\u00a0 categorie\u00a0 important\u0103\u00a0 era format\u0103\u00a0 din\u00a0 \u021b\u0103rani,\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 \u00eenst\u0103ri\u021bi,\u00a0 \u201dchiaburi\u201d\u00a0 la \u00eencadrare. Au \u021bintit bine. Nu numai c\u0103 au depopulat, dar\u00a0 cei\u00a0 r\u0103ma\u0219i\u00a0 erau\u00a0 sub\u021bia\u021bi\u00a0 nu\u00a0 numai\u00a0 de\u00a0 dispari\u021bia categoriilor\u00a0 amintite,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 noii\u00a0 veni\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 foarte important, \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nta\u021bi.<\/p>\n

Eliberarea\u00a0 teritoriului\u00a0 Basarabiei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Bucovinei\u00a0 nu\u00a0 a \u00eensemnat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 reinstalarea\u00a0 vechii\u00a0 structuri.\u00a0 Aceast\u0103 reinstalare s-a soldat cu enorme gre\u0219eli administrative. Au fost trimi\u0219i pe posturi calde oameni f\u0103r\u0103 preg\u0103tire, din Vechiul Regat, din Ardeal, din Banat, de peste tot care\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 timp\u00a0 record\u00a0 au\u00a0 \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat\u00a0 corup\u021bia\u00a0 \u0219i incompeten\u021ba, tot cam peste tot. Elibera\u021bii basarabeni, bucovineni, au sim\u021bit un gust amar, au considerat pe bun\u0103 dreptate c\u0103 la baz\u0103 era un gest de desconsiderare din partea statului rom\u00e2n. \u0218i ba\u0219ca, primele dezv\u0103luiri ale\u00a0 \u00een\u021belegerii\u00a0 Antonescu-Hitler\u00a0 cu\u00a0 privire\u00a0 la participarea armatei rom\u00e2ne dincolo de Nistru. Plata de\u00a0 moment\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 tentant\u0103\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 guvernarea\u00a0 regiunii Odesa, cu guvernator \u00een toat\u0103 regula. Dup\u0103 un r\u0103zboi de eliberare dus de o manier\u0103 exemplar\u0103 de armata rom\u00e2n\u0103, a urmat un r\u0103zboi de cotropire. Dac\u0103 mai pun \u0219i m\u0103surile total nerom\u00e2ne\u0219ti de deportare a evreilor \u0219i \u021biganilor pe teritoriul noii \u201dGubernii\u201d. Cu to\u021bii \u0219tim c\u00e2t ne-a costat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ce\u00a0 \u00eenseamn\u0103\u00a0 g\u00e2ndirea\u00a0 nevinovat\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 unui\u00a0 copil, scuzabil\u0103, atunci, dup\u0103 \u201dminunea\u201d sc\u0103p\u0103rii din coloana Pohodului\u00a0 na\u00a0 Sibiri,\u00a0 am\u00a0 tr\u0103it-o\u00a0 pe\u00a0 propria-mi\u00a0 piele. C\u00e2nd guvernarea rom\u00e2n\u0103 a Regiunii Odesa a devenit o realitate iar trupele noastre \u00eenaintau victorioase spre Volga, fiind cumva avangarda trupelor germane, adic\u0103 pe post de sacrificiu, fratele meu m\u0103r\u0219\u0103luind plin de av\u00e2nt, cu portretul lui Hitler \u00een buzunar \u00eenc\u0103, tat\u0103l meu era\u00a0 cantonat\u00a0 la\u00a0 Odesa,\u00a0 ora\u0219ul\u00a0 unor\u00a0 amintiri\u00a0 tragice pentru\u00a0 mama\u00a0 mea.\u00a0 Cum\u00a0 vizitele\u00a0 familiilor\u00a0 erau permise, mama, eroina mea dintotdeauna, ne-a luat pe cei doi mici ai familiei, eu \u0219i Ludmi, \u0219i am poposit la tata. Era primul meu contact cu un ora\u0219 mare, frumos, destul de bine conservat pe timpul luptelor din regiune \u0219i cu o bun\u0103 reclam\u0103 la adresa vie\u021bii culturale. Mama care cunoscuse bine ora\u0219ul, lucrase la c\u0103ile ferate c\u00eend a izbucnit revolu\u021bia bol\u0219evic\u0103. Primul lucru care mi l-a ar\u0103tat\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 pia\u021ba\u00a0 vechiului\u00a0 Sobor,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 urm\u0103\u00a0 de biseric\u0103,\u00a0 la\u00a0 a\u00a0 c\u0103rei\u00a0 d\u0103r\u00e2mare\u00a0 asistase\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 genunchi, pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd, ca de altfel majoritatea localnicilor. A \u021binut s\u0103-mi\u00a0 arate\u00a0 locul\u00a0 exact\u00a0 din\u00a0 pia\u021b\u0103\u00a0 unde\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at trupul ne\u00eensufle\u021bit al primului s\u0103u so\u021b, ofi\u021ber \u00een \u201darmata alb\u0103\u201d, aruncat de la etajul \u0218colii de Cade\u021bi, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu to\u021bi colegii lui. Apucaser\u0103 s\u0103 fie \u00eempreun\u0103 doar c\u00eeteva luni. A fost un moment greu \u00een care am depus un mare efort pentru a \u00eempiedica pl\u00e2nsul. Eram deja mare \u0219i a\u0219a am \u00eencercat s\u0103 m\u00e2ng\u00e2i lacrimile mamei, \u00een felul meu. Pentru relaxare ne-am dus s\u0103 vedem celebrele sc\u0103ri din port,\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 sute\u00a0 de\u00a0 trepte\u00a0 din\u00a0 marmur\u0103\u00a0 alb\u0103, \u00eembietoare pentru cei dornici de mi\u0219care. Am luat-o la fug\u0103, am cobor\u00e2t \u00een salturi neauzind \u00eencerc\u0103rile mamei de\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 potoli\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u00e2t.\u00a0 Spectacolul\u00a0 era\u00a0 deosebit. Coborai\u00a0 spre\u00a0 apa\u00a0 m\u0103rii,\u00a0 lini\u0219tit\u0103,\u00a0 deloc\u00a0 neagr\u0103,\u00a0 cu ambarca\u021biuni\u00a0 militare,\u00a0 neprietenoase\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tunurile\u00a0 lor amenin\u021b\u0103toare, cu privirea \u021bintind orizontul. La urcare n-am mai putut s\u0103ri. C\u00e2nd am ajuns l\u00e2ng\u0103 mama, m-am a\u0219ezat pe prima treapt\u0103 \u0219i din ochi am cerut \u00eendurare. Copilul din mine l\u0103sase \u00een urm\u0103 trecutul \u00eenc\u0103 prezent \u00een memorie \u0219i savura cu nesa\u021b un prezent f\u0103r\u0103 vreun g\u00e2nd spre\u00a0 viitor.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 a\u00a0 mai\u00a0 urmat\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 care\u00a0 mi-a\u00a0 deschis orizontul\u00a0 spre\u00a0 lumea\u00a0 spectacolului\u00a0 muzical.\u00a0 Prin intermediul patefonului fratelui meu, mare meloman declarat, dar \u0219i recunoscut, am cunoscut splendoarea vocii umane. L-am ascultat pe Joseph Schmidt, celebrul nostru\u00a0 bucovinian,\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 ascultat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 marele\u00a0 bas \u0218aliapin. Auzisem, de la mama, despre spectacolele de opera \u0219i balet, dar nu fusesem \u00eenc\u0103 niciodat\u0103 la teatru. Ne-am\u00a0 dus\u00a0 cu\u00a0 to\u021bii\u00a0 la\u00a0 oper\u0103,\u00a0 o\u00a0 cl\u0103dire\u00a0 superb\u0103, considerat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 speciali\u0219ti\u00a0 unic\u0103.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 cople\u0219it. Spre\u00a0 cinstea\u00a0 poporului\u00a0 rus,\u00a0 cultul\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 muzic\u0103, simfonic\u0103, de oper\u0103, de balet, a protejat acest templu al\u00a0 muzicii\u00a0 de\u00a0 vandalismul\u00a0 revolu\u021biei.\u00a0 Mama\u00a0 care cunoscuse \u201dOpera din Odesa\u201d, denumire pronun\u021bat\u0103 cu sfin\u021benie\u00a0 de\u00a0 iubitorii\u00a0 genului\u00a0 muzical,\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ea surprins\u0103. \u00cen mintea ei persista oroarea spectacolului d\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103rii Soborului, o biseric\u0103 monumental\u0103, o pies\u0103 de muzeu, cum \u00eei pl\u0103cea s\u0103 spun\u0103. \u00cen program, nimic mai bun pentru ni\u0219te copii neinstrui\u021bi \u00een domeniu. Lacul Lebedelor.\u00a0 Fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de \u00a0Odesa,\u00a0 Ismailul\u00a0 era\u00a0 un\u00a0 or\u0103\u0219el\u00a0 de provincie,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103\u00a0 muzical\u0103\u00a0 limitat\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 seratele muzicale date de unele familii \u00eenst\u0103rite, unde odraslele \u0219colite\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 ar\u0103tau\u00a0 talentul\u00a0 interpretativ\u00a0 la\u00a0 pian\u00a0 sau vioar\u0103. C\u0103 a ie\u0219it un Sarchizov, c\u0103 a dirijat fanfara din parcul Trandafirilor Ivanovici \u00een persoan\u0103, c\u0103 fratele era invitatul nelipsit al seratelor muzicale, era altceva. Mie mi-a\u00a0 prins\u00a0 bine\u00a0 un\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de\u00a0 frate,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 poate generaliza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Spectacolul de balet a fost ca o poveste urm\u0103rit\u0103 \u00een vis. Mai t\u00e2rziu am realizat c\u0103 participasem la un spectacol \u00een \u021bara, sau ce mai r\u0103m\u0103sese din ea, care nu avea rival \u00een domeniu, statut ce-l p\u0103straz\u0103 \u0219i \u00een zilele noastre f\u0103r\u0103 echivoc. Eu, considerat o sf\u00e2rleaz\u0103 \u00een continu\u0103 mi\u0219care, am \u00eencremenit pe scaunul plu\u0219at p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219it. N-am p\u0103r\u0103sit scaunul nici \u00een pauz\u0103. Ludmi, a tot suspinat \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Da, pot spune c\u0103 am tr\u0103dat amintirile de neuitat \u0219i am tr\u0103it din plin clipa. Eram\u00a0 copii\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cred\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 to\u021bi\u00a0 copiii\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 la\u00a0 fel.\u00a0 Slav\u0103 Domnului!<\/p>\n

Lini\u0219tea\u00a0 aparent\u0103\u00a0 care\u00a0 domnea\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 alungarea trupelor sovietice de pe teritoriile ocupate abuziv prin ultimatumul\u00a0 din\u00a0 1940,\u00a0 \u00eencet,\u00a0 \u00eencet,\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 se consolideze f\u0103r\u0103 a reu\u0219i s\u0103 sting\u0103, totu\u0219i, ecoul \u00eenc\u0103 viu al\u00a0 durerilor\u00a0 provocate\u00a0 de\u00a0 barbaria\u00a0 ocupan\u021bilor. Victoriile fulger\u0103toare ale armatei germane au avut \u0219i ele un efect benefic asupra st\u0103rii generale de spirit. Sintagma \u201dvin americanii\u201d, acea speran\u021b\u0103 iluzorie care a domnit\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenceputul\u00a0 ocupa\u021biei,\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 pierdut sensul. Se crede c\u0103 acest \u201dvin americanii\u201d a ap\u0103rut \u00een min\u021bile\u00a0 \u00eendurerate\u00a0 mult\u00a0 mai\u00a0 t\u00e2rziu,\u00a0 cam\u00a0 dup\u0103 cotropirea\u00a0 Rom\u00e2niei\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u0103tre\u00a0 sovietici,\u00a0 dup\u0103 \u00eentoarcerea frontului. Nu, ea a ap\u0103rut \u00een timpul primei cotropiri,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 1940,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lume\u00a0 b\u00e2ntuia\u00a0 reclama democra\u021biei americane. \u201dAmerica nu putea l\u0103sa Europa care\u00a0 contribuise\u00a0 prin\u00a0 imigran\u021bi\u00a0 la\u00a0 na\u0219terea\u00a0 Statelor Unite ale Americii.\u00a0 Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 naivitate, care avea s\u0103 ne b\u00e2ntuie ca o boal\u0103 incurabil\u0103!\u00a0 \u00cencrederea s-a mutat \u00een tab\u0103ra\u00a0 nem\u021bilor\u00a0 atotputernici.\u00a0 Cu\u00a0 Uniunea\u00a0 Sovietic\u0103 adus\u0103 la sap\u0103 de lemn, viitorul se colora \u00een roz. Cei care se puneau la ad\u0103postul unui viitor optimist, nu erau copii, erau p\u0103rin\u021bi \u0219i bunici. Copiii nu aveau treab\u0103 cu politica, iar tinerii, \u00eencrez\u0103tori \u00een politica lui Antonescu, visau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ajung\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 Moscova\u00a0 al\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 alia\u021bii\u00a0 lor\u00a0 de conjunctur\u0103, pe care, de altfel, \u00eei cam ciom\u0103giser\u0103 de-a- lungul istoriei \u0219i nu aveau de ce s\u0103 aib\u0103 complexe de inferioritate. S\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 acea genera\u021bie de tiner avusese parte de un altfel de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2nt, de o alt\u0103 istorie predat\u0103. M\u00e2ndria de a fi rom\u00e2n era, \u00eenc\u0103, la ea acas\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anul\u00a0 1943\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 debutat\u00a0 provoc\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00eengrijorare\u00a0 \u00een sufletele \u00eemp\u0103cate cu iluzia siguran\u021bei. Oamenii iubeau istoria universal\u0103 dar nu acceptau dictonul \u201distoria se repet\u0103\u201d.\u00a0 Anul\u00a0 1812\u00a0 ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 trebuit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 le\u00a0 recomande pruden\u021b\u0103 \u00een vis\u0103rile romantice, utopice prin con\u021binut. Germania\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 degringolad\u0103\u00a0 tr\u0103da\u00a0 ultima\u00a0 lor\u00a0 speran\u021b\u0103. Inevitabilul\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mplat\u00a0 provoc\u00e2nd\u00a0 panic\u0103 generalizat\u0103.\u00a0 P\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cei\u00a0 transplanta\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 prin\u00a0 toate col\u021burile Marii Uniuni, obi\u0219nui\u021bi cu noua stare de bine, manifestau\u00a0 f\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u00a0 nelini\u0219tea.\u00a0 Ei\u00a0 veniser\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 teama\u00a0 \u00een suflet de care nu se puteau debarasa. Orice schimbare, chiar \u0219i revenirea la comunismul de acas\u0103, \u00eei punea \u00een alert\u0103.\u00a0 Administra\u021bia\u00a0 local\u0103,\u00a0 pus\u0103,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 necum\u00a0 pe picioare,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 pomenit,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 situa\u021bia\u00a0 deloc\u00a0 simpl\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 a organiza\u00a0 evacuarea.\u00a0 Debandada\u00a0 a\u00a0 cuprins \u00a0\u00eentreaga popula\u021bie. Cei mai tem\u0103tori erau cei care suportaser\u0103 regimul\u00a0 sovietic\u00a0 instalat\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 un\u00a0 an\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 1940. Sc\u0103paser\u0103 la izbucnirea r\u0103zboiului de urgia deport\u0103rilor \u0219i a condamn\u0103rilor sumare, dar erau martorii nedori\u021bi, care\u00a0 \u201dcolportaser\u0103\u201d\u00a0 informa\u021biile\u00a0 compromi\u021b\u0103toare purtate \u00een suflet. Institu\u021biile s-au evacuat anapoda. Au l\u0103sat arhivele, au l\u0103sat dota\u021bia, oric\u00e2t de precar\u0103 era, \u0219i- au l\u0103sat salaria\u021bii \u00een voia sor\u021bii. Principiul \u201ddescurc\u0103-te singur\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 intrat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 p\u00e2ine.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 u\u0219or.\u00a0 Timpul presa,\u00a0 teama\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 fi\u00a0 ajun\u0219i\u00a0 din\u00a0 urm\u0103\u00a0 \u00eei\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nea, mijloacele de transport, trenul, vaporul, c\u0103ru\u021ba, erau insuficiente.\u00a0 Nici\u00a0 m\u0103car\u00a0 zilele\u00a0 \u201dacordate\u201d\u00a0 prin ultimatum\u00a0 nu\u00a0 au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 respectate.\u00a0 Solda\u021bii\u00a0 rom\u00e2ni\u00a0 \u00een retragere erau ataca\u021bi de diferite grup\u0103ri etnice printre care evreii pl\u0103teau r\u0103zbun\u00e2nd deport\u0103rile comandate de\u00a0 nem\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 duse\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eendeplinire\u00a0 prin\u00a0 ordinele\u00a0 lui Antonescu. Cei de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Prut plecau pe jos duc\u00e2nd mai nimic \u00een c\u00e2te o desag\u0103, dou\u0103. Am plecat \u0219i noi. Mama, Ludmi, eu \u0219i v\u0103rul meu, cu patru ani mai mare ca mine, pe post de b\u0103rbat, idolul meu f\u0103r\u0103 rezerv\u0103, George.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Singurul lini\u0219tit, cu s\u00e2nge rece, plin de idei, de solu\u021bii.<\/p>\n

Fiind la Ismail, pe Dun\u0103re, singura cale de transport era vaporul,\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Tulcea.\u00a0 Portul\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u00een\u021besat\u00a0 de\u00a0 oameni speria\u021bi, de bagaje, te miri ce, de capacitatea redus\u0103 de transport a mult iubitului de mine vapor\u00a0 cu zbaturi, Rom\u00e2nia\u00a0 Mare.\u00a0 Orice\u00a0 \u00eencercare\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eembarcare\u00a0 era sortit\u0103 e\u0219ecului. Cum vaporul f\u0103cea cursa Chilia, Ismail, Tulcea,\u00a0 dus-\u00eentors,\u00a0 George\u00a0 a\u00a0 g\u0103sit\u00a0 solu\u021bia.\u00a0 Ne-am \u00eembarcat spre Chilia, \u201d\u00een \u00eent\u00e2mpinarea sovieticilor\u201d !? Cunoscu\u021bii ne-au considerat nebuni. A\u0219a p\u0103rea. Mama nu\u00a0 avea\u00a0 reac\u021bii,\u00a0 noi\u00a0 copiii,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 at\u00e2t.\u00a0 George\u00a0 era \u00eencrez\u0103tor. Spre Chilia vaporul era practic gol., dar am reeu\u0219it\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fim\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vapor\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eentoarcere\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 avem probleme\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eembarcare.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 ajuns,\u00a0 c\u0103lare\u00a0 pe\u00a0 un\u00a0 sac mare\u00a0 cu\u00a0 cozonaci\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 unul\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mic\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 haine. Cozonaci \u0219i ou\u0103 ro\u0219ii?! Da! Cu toat\u0103 nebunia, mama f\u0103cuse preg\u0103tirea ca pentru un Pa\u0219te normal. \u0218i ce bine ne-a prins. Eram \u00een aprilie 1944. La Tulcea, primul lucru pe care l-a f\u0103cut mama a fost s\u0103 ne duc\u0103 la o biseric\u0103 unde ne-am \u00eenchinat mul\u021bumind Lui Dumnezeu. Cum biserica era aproape de malul Dun\u0103rii, ne-am a\u0219ezat pe un\u00a0 d\u00e2mb,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sacii\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 privim\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 direc\u021bia Ismailului.\u00a0 Tulcenii\u00a0 obi\u0219nuiau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 asculte\u00a0 sunetele puternice\u00a0 ale\u00a0 Clopotului\u00a0 cel\u00a0 Mare,\u00a0 \u201dBoli\u0219oi\u201d,\u00a0 de\u00a0 la Soborul\u00a0 din\u00a0 Ismail.\u00a0 La\u00a0 un\u00a0 moment\u00a0 dat\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103sunat\u00a0 ca pentru\u00a0 a-\u0219i\u00a0 lua\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 bun\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 noi.\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost\u00a0 trist\u0103 desp\u0103r\u021birea. De atunci, doar George a reu\u0219it, peste ani, s\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 \u00eentoarc\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103-\u0219i\u00a0 vad\u0103\u00a0 mama\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 sora.\u00a0 Ismailul\u00a0 era r\u0103v\u0103\u0219it de durerile l\u0103sate \u00een urm\u0103, iar graiul rom\u00e2nesc ca \u0219i interzis. A fost ultima lui vizit\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Eu?!, eu am refuzat s\u0103 merg la Ismail, cu tot dorul care m-a b\u00e2ntuit. Ca s\u0103-l v\u0103d de aproape, s\u0103 v\u0103d R\u00e2pa de la M\u0103n\u0103stire sau clopotni\u021ba Minunatului Sobor, am recurs la o plimbare cu vaporul pe bra\u021bul Chilia, am cobor\u00e2t pe pontonul de la Plaur, de pe malul rom\u00e2nesc, chiar \u00een dreptul portului Ismail, am r\u0103mas p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103toarea curs\u0103, am privit cu nesa\u021b locurile dragi ale copil\u0103riei \u0219i mi-am\u00a0 continuat\u00a0 drumul\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 cap\u0103tul\u00a0 cursei,\u00a0 la Periprava.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit\u00a0 oameni\u00a0 minuna\u021bi,\u00a0 b\u0103tr\u00e2ni p\u0103r\u0103si\u021bi de tinerii pleca\u021bi aiurea, f\u0103r\u0103 \u021bint\u0103, pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd amarul \u0219i povestind cu lacrimi \u00een ochi de cum a fost \u201dran\u00ef\u0219e\u201d\u00a0 (mai\u00a0 demult),\u00a0 ar\u0103t\u00e2nd\u00a0 cu\u00a0 capul\u00a0 \u00eenspre \u201dcelebrul\u201d\u00a0 lag\u0103r\u00a0 de\u00a0 exterminare\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Periprava,\u00a0 dar pomenind de el doar \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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La\u00a0 \u00eentoarcere\u00a0 am\u00a0 urm\u0103rit\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 covert\u0103\u00a0 portul\u00a0 \u0219i locurile neuitatelor amintiri unde nu m-am mai \u00eentors niciodat\u0103. Nu puteam merge la mine acas\u0103 pe post de str\u0103in! G\u00e2ndul m-a dus la unchiul Alex \u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau, am murmurat, cu lacrimi amare, \u201dn-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d, s\u0103 m\u0103 pot \u00eentoarce!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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C\u00e2nd am terminat Capitolul 1 \u0219i l-am recitit, mi-am dat seama c\u0103 am fost departe de ceea ce \u0219tiam despre felul meu de a prezenta \u00een\u0219iruirea faptelor, a evenimentelor, a st\u0103rilor tr\u0103ite. Eram, cumva, cercet\u0103torul proiectant de alt\u0103dat\u0103, sclav al ordinii impuse de o prezentare c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t cronologic\u0103. Nu mai sunt, nici pe departe, cel care a scris\u00a0 primele\u00a0 sale\u00a0 romane,\u00a0 Povod,\u00a0 Ecvestra,\u00a0 Dor\u00a0 de Duc\u0103.<\/p>\n

Acum scriu, vis\u00e2nd, dac\u0103 pot spune a\u0219a, la ceea ce a fost amprentat \u00een memoria mea, \u00een sufletul meu, \u00eentr-o conexiune aparent dezordonat\u0103, aleatorie \u00een fapt, leg\u00e2nd ideile\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 ele,\u00a0 necronologic\u00a0 obligatoriu,\u00a0 dup\u0103 complexitatea problemei. \u0218tiu c\u0103 poate l\u0103sa impresia unei g\u00e2ndiri \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiate, obositoare, dar cu scuzele de rigoare, vreau, sau \u00eemi propun, s\u0103 parcurg via\u021ba cuiva ajuns la peste 85 de ani c\u00e2nd oboseala inerent\u0103 oblig\u0103 la\u00a0 selec\u021bie,\u00a0 la\u00a0 sistematizarea\u00a0 firelor\u00a0 conduc\u0103toare,\u00a0 la coincidencizare.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Durerea p\u0103r\u0103sirii for\u021bate a locurilor natale era doar \u00een faza de preludiu. C\u00e2nd \u00eei\u00a0 mul\u021bumeam Lui Dumnezeu pentru reu\u0219ita plec\u0103rii, nu b\u0103nuiam c\u0103 etapa a doua a calvarului, pribegia, se contura la orizont. \u00cen acel aprilie de\u00a0 neuitat\u00a0 ne\u00a0 g\u0103seam\u00a0 pe\u00a0 teritoriul\u00a0 Rom\u00e2niei,\u00a0 al Regatului Rom\u00e2niei. Cumva, ne \u00eentorceam \u00een timp, \u00een timpul pierdut al normalit\u0103\u021bii, al anilor de dinainte de<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0\u00a0Tot\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 acea\u00a0 perioada,\u00a0 fratele,\u00a0 debarasat\u00a0 de portretul lui Hitler, dezgustat de gesturile de \u201dprietenie\u201d manifestate de alia\u021bii no\u0219tri germani, etalate \u00een special odat\u0103 cu degringolada retragerii, dup\u0103 un conflict direct cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 trup\u0103\u00a0 german\u0103,\u00a0 care\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 dat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 for\u021ba\u00a0 jos\u00a0 din vagoane pe militarii rom\u00e2ni, \u00een retragere \u0219i ei, dup\u0103 ce a \u00eencasat un pat de pu\u0219c\u0103 dup\u0103 ceaf\u0103 \u0219i a r\u0103spuns cu acela\u0219i gest, a r\u0103mas surprins c\u0103 nem\u021bii nu au reac\u021bionat \u0219i nu l-au lichidat. Realitatea era c\u0103 furia rom\u00e2nilor nu putea\u00a0 fi\u00a0 ignorat\u0103.\u00a0 Totu\u0219i,\u00a0 garnitura\u00a0 de\u00a0 tren\u00a0 plin\u0103\u00a0 cu militarii nem\u021bi \u00een retragere a pornit spre vest l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-i pe rom\u00e2ni gata de a porni spre cas\u0103 pe jos, mestec\u00e2nd un gust amar. Greu a ajuns acas\u0103, dar casa era \u00een m\u00e2na sovieticilor. S-a strecurat, cu hainele schimbate, p\u00e2n\u0103 dincolo de Prut, s-a ascuns \u00een fundul unei gr\u0103dini de pomi fructiferi, s-a hr\u0103nit cu ce nu ar fi m\u00e2ncat niciodat\u0103 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 a\u0219teptat\u00a0 instalarea\u00a0 armatei\u00a0 sovietice\u00a0 pe\u00a0 teritoriul Rom\u00e2niei. Era \u00een c\u0103utarea unui portret al lui Stalin, a trecut\u00a0 pe\u00a0 la\u00a0 noi\u00a0 prin\u00a0 R\u00e2mnicul\u00a0 S\u0103rat,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 predat autorit\u0103\u021bilor care l-au absolvit de vina de a fi dezertor. Numai tata a \u0219tiut c\u00e2t a p\u0103timit umbl\u00e2nd dup\u0103 el pentru a-l ajuta, pentru a-l salva de Tribunalul Militar.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \u00a0\u00cen\u00a0 drum\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 tren,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit\u00a0 cu logodnica, marea lui dragoste de la Ismail. Era logodit\u0103. \u0218ocul a fost pe m\u0103sur\u0103. \u00cembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103ri, lacrimi, desp\u0103r\u021bire. Orientare politic\u0103?! Din lac \u00een pu\u021b! De la Hitler, la Stalin. A fost singurul domeniu \u00een care nu ne-am \u00een\u021beles. \u0218i ast\u0103zi m\u0103 mir c\u0103 nu ne-am b\u0103tut. \u00cent\u00e2lnirea cu logodnica logodit\u0103\u00a0 l-a\u00a0 marcat\u00a0 mult.\u00a0 A\u00a0 urmat\u00a0 o\u00a0 femeie\u00a0 simpl\u0103, neinstruit\u0103 dar \u00een\u021beleapt\u0103, foarte bun\u0103 gospodin\u0103, care l- a \u00een\u021beles cum nimeni altul, l-a \u00eengrijit \u0219i doftoricit. Venise de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 front\u00a0 \u0219ubrezit.\u00a0 A\u00a0 \u00een\u021beles\u00a0 dragostea\u00a0 lui\u00a0 pentru muzic\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 prins\u00a0 gust\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 oper\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 concertele simfonice, s-a l\u0103sat instruit\u0103 din mers. Un lucru nu prea a-n\u021beles nimeni, efectele r\u0103zboiului pe care, la \u00eenceput, \u00eel dorise cu tot sufletul, efecte care au l\u0103sat urme ad\u00e2nci \u00een sufletul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 trupul\u00a0 lui.\u00a0 Excelent\u00a0 \u00eenot\u0103tor,\u00a0 fondist,\u00a0 ca majoritatea dun\u0103renilor, \u00eendr\u0103gostit de tenis, un sport nu la\u00a0 \u00eendem\u00e2na\u00a0 oricui\u00a0 la\u00a0 acea\u00a0 vreme.\u00a0 Se\u00a0 juca\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 alb imaculat,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pantaloni\u00a0 lungi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 dungi\u00a0 \u00eentre\u021binute\u00a0 ca pentru o serat\u0103, nu pentru un teren de sport. Partener de antrenament \u0219i prieten sufletist, l-a urmat pas cu pas la\u00a0 toate\u00a0 competi\u021biile\u00a0 organizate\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u0218tasic,\u00a0 arbitru\u00a0 al elegan\u021bei pe terenurile de tenis.\u00a0 Foarte bun prieten cu scriitorul sportiv Ioan Chiril\u0103, fostul Vaniu\u0219a Chirilov din Ismail, cu capul plin de nume si date din lumea sportului, o adev\u0103rat\u0103 enciclopedie ambulant\u0103. \u0218i acum r\u0103sfoiesc cu pl\u0103cere c\u0103r\u021bile scrise de Chiril\u0103 care fac trai bun cu cele primite \u00een dar de la cel care domina lumea tenisului rom\u00e2nesc,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 vremea\u00a0 lor,\u00a0 Gogu\u00a0 Viziru,\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 c\u0103rui prietenie\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 bucurat.\u00a0 Acest\u00a0 frate\u00a0 meloman,\u00a0 mi-a ar\u0103tat calea spre concertele simfonice. La Oradea, m-a dus,\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 cam\u00a0 15\u00a0 ani,\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 concert\u00a0 la\u00a0 Catedrala Romano-Catolic\u0103.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 ascultat\u00a0 Simfonia\u00a0 a\u00a0 8-a, Neterminata, a lui Schubert. A fost primul pas, dar am prins drag \u0219i nu m-am mai oprit. Dac\u0103 stau s\u0103-l analizez mai de aproape, a fost, \u021bin\u00e2nd cont de firea \u0219i \u00eenclina\u021biile lui, o victim\u0103 a r\u0103zboiului care a ucis oameni nevinova\u021bi, dar a \u0219i l\u0103sat victime \u201dcolaterale\u201d, cum se obi\u0219nuie\u0219te a se spune. Devenit Mircea din Dimitrie, la capriciul so\u021biei, omul\u00a0 cu\u00a0 schimbarea\u00a0 a\u00a0 luptat\u00a0 din\u00a0 r\u0103sputeri\u00a0 pentru promovarea\u00a0 noii\u00a0 sale\u00a0 orient\u0103ri\u00a0 politice\u00a0 ca\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a-l \u00eengropa pe vechiul Dima, cu firea lui minunat\u0103, cu tot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Dar s\u0103 revin la ceea ce a urmat dup\u0103 aventura fugii cu neuitatul vapor cu zbaturi, Rom\u00e2nia Mare. De la Tulcea am pornit-o cu trenul spre C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i, locul de \u00eent\u00e2lnire cu tata, retras pe valurile M\u0103rii Negre, de la Odesa.<\/p>\n

    Prima\u00a0 oprire\u00a0 important\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 la\u00a0 Fete\u0219ti,\u00a0 unde vagoanele\u00a0 cu\u00a0 c\u0103l\u0103tori\u00a0 au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 retrase\u00a0 pe\u00a0 liniile\u00a0 de a\u0219teptare. Noaptea, s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 eram \u00een aprilie 1944, sirenele au dat alarma, dar cum se spune, cam t\u00e2rziu. Avia\u021bia\u00a0 american\u0103\u00a0 care\u00a0 vizase\u00a0 centrele\u00a0 petrolifere\u00a0 \u0219i Bucure\u0219tiul,\u00a0 a\u00a0 reu\u0219it\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u00e2teva\u00a0 minute\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 schimbe peisajul\u00a0 unei\u00a0 g\u0103ri\u00a0 lini\u0219tite\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 imagine\u00a0 de\u00a0 co\u0219mar. Considerat nod de cale ferat\u0103, Fete\u0219tiul a fost tratat ca atare. Vagoane distruse, aruncate de pe liniile de cale fer\u0103t\u0103, \u0219inele, c\u00e2ndva paralele \u00eenfipte bine \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, s- au \u00een\u0103l\u021bat \u00eenspre cer\u00a0 lu\u00e2nd forme geometrice demne de o\u00a0 grafic\u0103\u00a0 suprarealist\u0103.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 \u00eencetarea\u00a0 lans\u0103rii bombelor, avioanele grele, s-au ridicat spre cer, \u00eenspre o direc\u021bie nedefinit\u0103, l\u0103s\u00e2nd o lini\u0219te suspect\u0103 din care r\u0103zb\u0103teau tot felul de gemete, de pl\u00e2nste \u00een\u0103bu\u0219ite. \u00cen timpul exploziilor, vacarmul acoperise orice sunet. Acum aceste sunete suspecte, aflate \u00een continu\u0103 deplasare, la clar de lun\u0103, a\u021binteau privirile nedumeri\u021bilor \u00eenc\u0103, asupra unor m\u0103g\u00e2lde\u021be \u00eencovoiate de spate, t\u00e2r\u00e2te de urme de picioare, sf\u00e2rtecate de schije. Se mi\u0219cau totu\u0219i, f\u0103c\u00e2nd p\u00e2rtie printre cei, mai pu\u021bin noroco\u0219i, culca\u021bi la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, unii nemi\u0219ca\u021bi, al\u021bii t\u00e2r\u00e2ndu-se ca ni\u0219te reptile \u00een noapte. \u201dAm sc\u0103pat\u201d era sintagma celor ferici\u021bi, sc\u0103pa\u021bi cu via\u021b\u0103. Printre ei \u0219i noi, implica\u021bi \u00eentr-o complicitate la bucuria indecent\u0103. \u00cen alte circumstan\u021be a\u0219 fi putut continua cu o situa\u021bie anecdotic\u0103, acum, chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, trec direct la o relatare. \u00cen aceea\u0219i gar\u0103, la c\u00e2teva linii de garare distan\u021b\u0103, \u00eentr-un tren militar, trecea prin acelea\u0219i st\u0103ri de co\u0219mar, tata. Oprit de alarm\u0103, trenul miltar n-a mai continuat drumul spre C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i, dec\u00e2t a doua zi, unde ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit, ne-am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at, ne-am s\u0103rutat pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd, am mers, la \u00eendemnul mamei la biseric\u0103 \u0219i, \u00een genunchi, I-am mul\u021bumit Lui Dumnezeu. Mama luase pentru a doua oar\u0103 locul bunicii de la Ismail \u00een dirijarea vie\u021bii\u00a0 spirituale\u00a0 a\u00a0 familiei.\u00a0 \u0218irul\u00a0 minunilor\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne-au permis\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103m\u00e2nem\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 continua\u00a0 calea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00cenv\u0103\u021baser\u0103m s\u0103 sper\u0103m \u00een minuni, s\u0103 ne baz\u0103m pe ele.<\/p>\n

    La\u00a0 C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 primit\u00a0 prima\u00a0 lec\u021bie\u00a0 de\u00a0 ospitalitate re\u021binut\u0103. \u201dNu-i putem primi pe to\u021bi refugia\u021bii…habar nu avem de unde vin, cine sunt…\u201d Am auzit a\u0219a ceva chiar de la prima noastr\u0103 gazd\u0103 unde ne-am aciuat cu chirie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0O camer\u0103 pentru to\u021bi, cu acces la buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u0219i libertate de ac\u021biune, de relaxare, vreau s\u0103 spun, \u00eentr-o curte cu ceva livad\u0103 \u00een spate. Tot pe acolo se afla \u0219i grupul sanitar constituit dintr-o ci\u0219mea \u0219i o cabin\u0103 WC. N-a fost u\u0219or, dar o scurt\u0103 \u201dvacan\u021b\u0103\u201d unde aerul curat al Dun\u0103rii ne-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 ne sim\u021bim mai aproape de cas\u0103, ne-am \u201dacomodat\u201d.\u00a0 L-am\u00a0 urmat\u00a0 pe \u00a0tata\u00a0 la\u00a0 R\u00e2mnicul\u00a0 S\u0103rat, transferat cu unitatea. Un or\u0103\u0219el de provincie \u00eengrijit, cu institu\u021bii or\u0103\u0219ene\u0219ti \u021binute \u00een fr\u00e2u de gospodari harnici \u0219i cu un Liceu cunoscut \u0219i recunoscut, \u201dRegele Ferdinand\u201d, care pentru mine a jucat un rol deosebit. Proasp\u0103t sosit, dup\u0103 un an pierdut la Ismail sub ocupa\u021bia sovietic\u0103, am fost primit f\u0103r\u0103 rezerve de noii colegi, de profesori \u0219i mai ales\u00a0 de\u00a0 fostul\u00a0 profesor\u00a0 de\u00a0 latin\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Liceul\u00a0 Sf\u00e2ntu Dumitru de acas\u0103, de la noi! Popescu. O locuin\u021b\u0103 veche dar\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103toare,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 curte\u00a0 generoas\u0103\u00a0 urmat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 o livad\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pomi\u00a0 fructiferi,\u00a0 cam\u00a0 p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103\u00a0 dar\u00a0 gata\u00a0 s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 dragostea unor oameni lini\u0219ti\u021bi, dar pu\u0219i pe fapte.\u00a0 Peste\u00a0 drum\u00a0 era\u00a0 unitatea\u00a0 militar\u0103\u00a0 unde\u00a0 tata continua s\u0103 mai poarte, \u00eenc\u0103, uniforma militar\u0103, cu un\u00a0 pistol\u00a0 Bereta\u00a0 de\u00a0 9\u00a0 mm\u00a0 la\u00a0 br\u00e2u.\u00a0 \u0218tiam\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 frontul\u00a0 se apropia \u0219i ne g\u00e2ndeam cu spaim\u0103 la viitorul apropiat. \u0218i n-a durat mult. 23 august a gr\u0103bit lucrurile. Au sosit primele trupe sovietice, tineri cu figuri asiatice, g\u0103l\u0103gio\u0219i, intr\u00e2nd f\u0103r\u0103 jen\u0103 \u00een cur\u021bile oamenilor, pretinz\u00e2nd s\u0103 li se fac\u0103 m\u00e2ncare, plec\u00e2nd cu te miri ce. Erau \u00een trecere urm\u00e2nd s\u0103 coboare \u00eenspre Buz\u0103u. \u00cen urma lor au r\u0103mas militari mai sp\u0103l\u0103\u021bei, s-au instalat \u00een ceva cl\u0103diri eliberate \u201dde bun\u0103 voie\u201d \u0219i \u0219i-au intrat \u00een p\u00e2ine cum s-ar spune.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0Au \u00eenceput cu grada\u021bii din unitatea militar\u0103, i-au scos pe un\u00a0 loc\u00a0 viran,\u00a0 i-au\u00a0 \u00een\u0219iruit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cum\u00a0 eram\u00a0 alia\u021bi,\u00a0 i-au buzun\u0103rit, cum am spune ast\u0103zi. Au adunat pistoalele, au cerut ceasurile, au cerut \u021big\u0103rile de prin buzunare \u0219i \u00een final au smuls epole\u021bii. A fost umilitor, mai ale c\u0103 cel din fruntea lor purta pe guler gradul de colonel. I-au dus \u00eenapoi la unitatea militar\u0103, i-au \u201dconsemnat\u201d la locul de munc\u0103 \u0219i au fixat la intrare un punct de control militar, \u201dtoc\u00efka\u201d, cum \u00eei spuneau punctului. Acest \u201dloc de munc\u0103\u201d con\u021binea,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 fabric\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 confec\u021bii\u00a0 militare,\u00a0 o sec\u021bie spitaliceasc\u0103, impus\u0103 de amplitudinea ac\u021biunilor militare. Aceasta din urm\u0103 era considerat\u0103 de familiile cu fete o man\u0103 cereasc\u0103. Sub forma voluntariatului, fetele se \u00eencadrau ca personal sanitar auxiliar unde r\u0103m\u00e2neau 24 de ore din 24 pentru a sc\u0103pa de teama violatorilor din armata sovietic\u0103 care atacau locuin\u021bele unde b\u0103nuiau, sau primeau informa\u021bii c\u0103 ar fi, femei tinere.\u00a0 Nu prea sem\u0103na c-am fi \u201dalia\u021bi\u201d, dar frontul era la el acas\u0103 iar disciplina\u00a0 militar\u0103\u00a0 impus\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 prietenie\u00a0 era\u00a0 nu\u00a0 pentru ansamblul vie\u021bii sociale, ci pentru siguran\u021ba lor proprie. De ce?! Chiar dac\u0103 sporadic, mici incidente aveau loc, \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 oameni\u00a0 exaspera\u021bi\u00a0 rezolvau\u00a0 de\u00a0 unii\u00a0 singuri diferite situa\u021bii de \u201dconflict\u201d pedepsind pe loc, \u00een\u0103spreau \u0219i\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mult\u00a0 atitudinea\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 localnici.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 o\u00a0 lupt\u0103 inegal\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 totu\u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 lupt\u0103,\u00a0 care\u00a0 volens-nolens\u00a0 l\u0103sa impresia unor ac\u021biuni organizate de partizani. Nici vorb\u0103! Erau doar izbucniri de revolt\u0103, de orgoli, poate, ale unor tineri ne\u00eencadra\u021bi militar, nu se \u0219tie cum, dar liberi. Pe pere\u021bi \u00eent\u00e2lneai scris, cu litere de-o \u0219chioap\u0103, \u201dafar\u0103 cu nem\u021bii, afar\u0103 cu ru\u0219ii! Tr\u0103iasc\u0103 Regele!\u201d Te ungea la inim\u0103, dar te \u0219i \u00eenfiora, mai ales c\u0103 mul\u021bi localnici erau refugia\u021bi\u00a0 din\u00a0 Basarabia,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103rca\u021bi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 amintiri def\u0103im\u0103toare pentru fo\u0219tii \u0219i actualii alia\u021bi, colportori fideli ale unor fapte de net\u0103g\u0103duit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Primeam\u00a0 multe\u00a0 vizite\u00a0 de\u00a0 militari\u00a0 sovietici,\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu deschideau\u00a0 poarta\u00a0 ci\u00a0 o\u00a0 d\u0103r\u00e2mau,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 c\u0103ru\u021be\u00a0 pline\u00a0 cu \u201dtrofee de r\u0103zboi\u201d, fructe, borcane cu conserve printre care\u00a0 dulce\u021burile\u00a0 ocupau\u00a0 un\u00a0 loc\u00a0 de\u00a0 frunte,\u00a0 g\u0103ini\u00a0 cu picioarele legate \u0219i tot felul de obiecte de prin casele oamenilor. Ceasurile, de data aceasta nu de m\u00e2n\u00e2 ci de perete,\u00a0 erau\u00a0 un\u00a0 trofeu\u00a0 foarte\u00a0 apreciat.\u00a0 Primeam\u00a0 des aceste vizite deoarece unii oameni grijulii \u00eei \u00eendrumau spre noi cu dou\u0103 vorbe \u00eenv\u0103\u021bate din mers, \u201dg\u0103v\u0103reat po ruski\u201d,\u00a0 adic\u0103,\u00a0 vorbesc\u00a0 ruse\u0219te.\u00a0 Mama\u00a0 trebuia\u00a0 s\u0103 preg\u0103teasc\u0103\u00a0 masa,\u00a0 adic\u0103\u00a0 ciorb\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 alte\u00a0 bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi\u00a0 din g\u0103inile aduse. Aveau b\u0103utur\u0103 berechet \u0219i bomboane de ciocolat\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 altfel\u00a0 bune,\u00a0 aduse\u00a0 de\u00a0 acas\u0103,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 bine spus, primite pe front. Trebuia s\u0103 ne a\u0219ez\u0103m cu to\u021bii la masa lor, adic\u0103 mama, tata \u0219i eu. Fetele lucrau non stop la infirmeria de peste drum. Discu\u021biile deviau u\u0219or pe teme politice, iar tata era cel vizat \u0219i provocat. Orice vorb\u0103 de-a lui era interpretat\u0103 \u0219i acuza\u021bia cea mai grav\u0103 era \u201dt\u00ee e\u0219c\u00efo ser\u00e2\u00ef\u201d, sau pe limba noastr\u0103 \u201dtu e\u0219ti \u00eenc\u0103 gri\u201d, referire la \u201dalbii\u201d pe care \u00eei vedeau peste tot. Dup\u0103 o astfel de acuz\u0103, cel care era \u0219i cel mai b\u0103ut, \u0219i-a scos automatul, l-a luat pe tata de bra\u021b \u0219i s-au \u00eendreptat spre livad\u0103. Un foc \u0219i lini\u0219te, dup\u0103 care, ca dup\u0103 un chef, au ap\u0103rut am\u00e2ndoi, el sprijinindu-se de tata \u0219i r\u00e2z\u00e2nd cu gura p\u00e2n\u0103 la urechi, iar tata, livid, abia \u021bin\u00e2ndu-se pe picioare.\u00a0 La\u00a0 auzul\u00a0 \u00eempu\u0219c\u0103turii\u00a0 eu\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eenghe\u021bat\u00a0 iar mama, a f\u0103cut de trei ori semnul crucii. Tata s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe scaunul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pe cap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Au plecat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai provoace vreun incident l\u0103s\u00e2nd pe mas\u0103 zeci de borcane cu dulce\u021buri \u0219i chiar \u0219i o sticl\u0103 cu vodc\u0103 pe care au a\u0219ezat-o \u00een fa\u021ba tatii. Cel mai t\u00e2n\u0103r a luat\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 mamei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 s\u0103rutat-o\u00a0 mul\u021bumindu-i\u00a0 pentru ciorb\u0103. \u201dNumai bunica f\u0103cea a\u0219a ciorb\u0103 bun\u0103…\u201d<\/p>\n

    Acest gen de vizite au continuat, cu acela\u0219i ritual dar f\u0103r\u0103 provoc\u0103ri. Erau fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi \u0219i to\u021bi se refereau la cele l\u0103sate acas\u0103.<\/p>\n

    Toamna Liceul Ferdinand \u0219i-a reluat activitatea. A fost un an tensionat, ora\u0219ul \u00eentreg era \u00een fierbere. O speran\u021b\u0103 lic\u0103rea \u00een privirile oamenilor. To\u021bi sperau c\u0103 odat\u0103 cu \u00eenaintarea frontului, trupele sovietice se vor retrage din ora\u0219. N-a fost a\u0219a. Acolo unde ajungeau \u00ee\u0219i fixau un comandament \u0219i trupe de siguran\u021b\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu le spun de ocupa\u021bie. Spitalele erau supraaglomerate cu r\u0103ni\u021bii celor dou\u0103 armate \u201daliate\u201d. Cuvintele cele mai curent auzite erau \u201dDoamne!\u201d \u0219i \u201dBoje mo\u00ef!\u201d \u00cen rest vaiete \u00eentr-un fel de esperanto.<\/p>\n

    Iarna am reu\u0219it s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eencadrez \u00een cerin\u021bele noului meu liceu, iar prin aprilie 1945, ca s-o fac \u0219i eu pe grozavul \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eencadrez \u0219i \u00een spiritul noilor colegi, am participat, conform obiceiului locului, la o prim\u0103 baie \u00een apele, ca vai de ele, ale R\u00e2mnicului. R\u0103ceal\u0103, temperatur\u0103 de 39\u2013 \u00a040 de grade, dus la spitalul militar ?i un diagnostic drastic: tifos exantematic!?…Era la mod\u0103, cam \u00een toat\u0103 \u021aara.\u00a0 Habar\u00a0 n-am\u00a0 ce\u00a0 mi-au\u00a0 dat\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 o injec\u021bie\u00a0 intramuscular\u0103\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 ales\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 infec\u021bie zdrav\u0103n\u0103. Incizie, ca pe front, \u0219i o cicatrice pe care o mai p\u0103strez \u0219i acum p\u0103 fes\u0103. Un medic mai b\u0103tr\u00e2ior, a dat din cap a ne\u00eencredere, m-a dus la radioscopie \u0219i a \u00eentrerupt tratamentul aplicat tifosului. \u201dDomnilor, b\u0103iatul \u0103sta are o dubl\u0103 pleurezie\u201d. \u0218i de la asta am r\u0103mas cu amintirea\u00a0 unui\u00a0 aspect\u00a0 dubios\u00a0 al\u00a0 pl\u0103m\u00e2nilor\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 noduli calcifia\u021bi, aspect care a atras adev\u0103rate interogatorii la radioscopiile de rutin\u0103. A fost o prim\u0103var\u0103 fierbinte dar am\u00a0 terminat\u00a0 clasa\u00a0 cu\u00a0 premiul\u00a0 III,\u00a0 bun\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 un basarabean\u00a0 prip\u0103\u0219it.\u00a0 Ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fac\u00a0 un\u00a0 lob\u00a0 spre\u00a0 viitor, recunosc c\u0103 a fost \u0219i ultimul premiu cu care am mai fost onorat \u00een via\u021ba mea de elev.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Demobilizarea\u00a0 tat\u0103lui\u00a0 a\u00a0 ridicat\u00a0 o\u00a0 nou\u0103\u00a0 problem\u0103. \u00cencotro?! Fiind fost salariat al Episcopiilor Ismailului \u0219i Cet\u0103\u021bii Albe, civil, nu pop\u0103 cum \u00eel considerau kgb-i\u0219tii din Ismail din timpul ocupa\u021biei, \u0219ef serviciu arhive, a primit de la ministerul cultelor, sau cum s-o fi numit atunci, reparti\u021bie \u00eentr-un or\u0103\u0219el mic, dar extrem de cald, Beiu\u0219, renumit\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 Liceul\u00a0 Teoretic\u00a0 Confesional\u00a0 al\u00a0 Greco- catolicilor. O atmosfer\u0103 pl\u0103cut\u0103, un amestec de ora\u0219 \u0219i sat, sau poate invers, curat, cu o pia\u021b\u0103 extraordinar\u0103, cu produse lactate nemai\u00eent\u00e2lnite de atunci, cu zarzavaturi extrem de atr\u0103g\u0103toare, cu oameni curtenitori, adev\u0103ra\u021bi comercian\u021bi,\u00a0 pia\u021b\u0103\u00a0 din\u00a0 care\u00a0 n-aveai\u00a0 cum\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 pleci\u00a0 cu m\u00e2na goal\u0103. Dup\u0103 lec\u021biile primite la R\u00e2mnic, Beiu\u0219ul era ca\u00a0 o\u00a0 oaz\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 lini\u0219te\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 aciuaser\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103, solda\u021bii sovietici. Eram, a\u0219a cum am \u0219i dorit, departe de Basarabia, departe de urm\u0103ritorii no\u0219tri. \u0218tiam c\u0103 eram urm\u0103ri\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 comisiile\u00a0 mixte\u00a0 sovieto-rom\u00e2ne\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care sovieticii erau \u00een civil, spre deosebire de rom\u00e2nii no\u0219tri care aveau \u00een componen\u021b\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i un mili\u021bian\u00a0 sadea. Aici eram\u00a0 absolvi\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 acea\u00a0 team\u0103\u00a0 boln\u0103vicioas\u0103\u00a0 de repatriere.\u00a0 Ghinionul\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 cu\u00a0 serviciul.\u00a0 Parohia ortodox\u0103 nu putea, \u0219i nici nu avea cum s\u0103 ofere un post echivalent cu cel l\u0103sat acas\u0103. Nici locuin\u021b\u0103 nu a fost simplu s\u0103 g\u0103sim. Pentru \u00eenceput\u00a0 ceva modest, \u00eentr-o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103\u00a0 p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 o\u00a0 coam\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 deal,\u00a0 la\u00a0 marginea ora\u0219ului. Inconfort, dar lini\u0219te, printre vecini s\u0103raci dar gospodari, gata oric\u00e2nd s\u0103 ofere un ajutor. Un telefon la Episcopia din Oradea s-a soldat cu o ofert\u0103 nesperat\u0103 \u2013 post pe post \u2013 cu promisiunea unei interven\u021bii pentru o locuin\u021b\u0103. Tata a plecat singur \u00een recunoa\u0219tere, cum era \u0219i normal. Nu puteam cobor\u00ee \u00een gara Oradea, cu tot calabal\u00e2cul, f\u0103r\u0103 o \u021bint\u0103 precis\u0103. Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile tata s-a \u00eentors, cu o min\u0103 pozitiv\u0103. Fusese primit de secretarul episcopului, minunatul preot D\u0103r\u0103ban, introdus la Sfin\u021bia Sa \u0219i \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 cald\u0103 rugat s\u0103-\u0219i spun\u0103 p\u0103sul. \u0218tiau de unde am sc\u0103pat, Episcopul Nicolae Popoviciu cunoscuse Sudul Basarabiei \u00een tinere\u021be, era la curent cu manevrele de recuperare a fugarilor basarabeni, \u0219tia de comisiile mixte. Postul oferit era echivalent cu cel avut la Episcopia Ismailului \u0219i a Cet\u0103\u021bii Albe, \u0219i, \u00een afara oric\u0103ror a\u0219tept\u0103ri, un apartament, provizoriu, \u00een incinta \u201dCet\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 Episcopale\u201d. Am spus \u201dprovizoriu\u201d, pentru a dep\u0103\u0219i o perioad\u0103 agitat\u0103 a comisiilor de recuperare, urm\u00e2nd a se face interven\u021biile necesare la Sfatul Popular pentru noul salariat al Episcopiei. Totul suna a mare u\u0219urare pentru p\u0103rin\u021bi. Am pomenit de \u201dCetatea Episcopal\u0103\u201d, \u00een limbajul curent\u00a0 al\u00a0 str\u0103zii\u00a0 \u201dPalatul\u00a0 Episcopal\u201d,\u00a0 o\u00a0 m\u00e2ndrie\u00a0 a ora\u0219ului. Oper\u0103 a renumitului arhitect ungur Riman\u00f3czy K\u00e1lm\u00e1n jun. din anul 1905, a fost cump\u0103rat\u0103 \u00een 1921 de Biserica Ortodox\u0103. Privit\u0103 din strad\u0103, cl\u0103direa se impune prin frumuse\u021bea ei complex\u0103, \u00eentrunind elemente gotice discrete cu adev\u0103rate ornament\u0103ri baroce. Totul este deosebit \u0219i, ca o atestare a dreptului de a se considera \u201dCetate\u201d , o poart\u0103 enorm\u0103, monumental\u0103, cald arcuit\u0103, \u00eencastrat\u0103 \u00een zidurile impun\u0103toare,\u00a0 oprind orice privire care\u00a0 ar\u00a0 dori\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 p\u0103\u0219easc\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 intimitatea\u00a0 edificiului.\u00a0 \u0218i ast\u0103zi,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 at\u00e2ta\u00a0 amar\u00a0 de\u00a0 vreme,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 felicit\u00a0 pentru norocul\u00a0 de\u00a0 a \u00a0fi\u00a0 locuit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 incinta\u00a0 acestui\u00a0 monument arhitectonic, de a fi fost protejat de statutul s\u0103u, \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een vigoare la acea dat\u0103, de cetate inexpugnabil\u0103. Dou\u0103 au fost minusurile care au tulburat lini\u0219tea d\u0103ruit\u0103 de cel care, a c\u0103zut \u0219i el mai t\u00e2rziu, victima sistemului comunist \u00een devenire \u0219i \u00een \u021aara noastr\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Primul minus, care a atentat la libertatea noastr\u0103 a fost vizita\u00a0 impus\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 unei\u00a0 comisii\u00a0 mixte.\u00a0 A\u00a0 trebuit\u00a0 s-o primeasc\u0103\u00a0 dar\u00a0 cu\u00a0 amendamentul\u00a0 ferm,\u00a0 \u201dLa\u00a0 mine\u00a0 \u00een birou\u201d. \u00cenc\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i mai permitea Sfin\u021bia Sa, s\u0103 for\u021beze nota, cunoscut\u0103 fiind autoritatea de care se bucura \u00een cadrul Sinodului.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 motivarea\u00a0 de\u00a0 rigoare\u00a0 a\u00a0 misiunii, comisarul sovietic, \u00eentr-o cursiv\u0103 limb\u0103 rom\u00e2n\u0103, \u00een care a prezentat\u00a0 interesul\u00a0 statului\u00a0 prieten\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 procesul\u00a0 de recuperare a \u201dvictimelor r\u0103zboiului\u201d, s-a adresat tat\u0103lui meu cu apelativul Daniil Stepanovici. Oferta era simpl\u0103, pentru naivi chiar ademenitoare \u2013 \u00eentoarcerea \u00een casa din Ismail, acoperirea tuturor cheltuielilor de transport \u0219i o\u00a0 prim\u0103\u00a0 important\u0103\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 cheltuieli\u00a0 de\u00a0 reinstalare. Refuzul primit, din capul locului, l-a pus pe Sfin\u021bia Sa s\u0103 considere discu\u021biile \u00eencheiate \u0219i s\u0103 se ridice \u00een picioare. Au plecat f\u00e2st\u00e2cindu-se cumva, dar au l\u0103sat \u00een urm\u0103 un avertisment,\u00a0 tulbur\u00e2nd\u00a0 lini\u0219tea\u00a0 d\u0103ruit\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 at\u00e2ta generozitate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Cel de al doilea minus a venit din s\u00e2nul familiei. Dorin\u021ba alor mei era, firesc, reunirea familiei \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiate. Sora mai mare, Val, era aranjat\u0103 la R\u00e2mnicul V\u00e2lcea la o prieten\u0103 din Ismail \u0219i nu ridica practic \u00eengrijorare. Dima, mai bine zis Mircea, angajat \u00een Banat, la CFR Timi\u0219oara, f\u0103c\u00e2nd zilnic naveta de la Biled, a poposit \u00eentr-una din zile\u00a0 la\u00a0 Oradea. Totul\u00a0 a\u00a0 mers\u00a0 bine\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost abordat \u0219i un subiect cu iz politic. Vehemen\u021ba cu care a atacat etal\u00e2nd noile sale concep\u021bii despre refugiu \u0219i mai ales\u00a0 despre\u00a0 ocupa\u021bia\u00a0 sovietic\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 st\u00e2rnit\u00a0 nu\u00a0 numai discu\u021bii contradictorii cu p\u0103rin\u021bii, \u00een special cu tata, mama fiind mam\u0103 \u0219i deci mai conciliatoare, dar a provocat o furtun\u0103 \u00a0plin\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 injurii,\u00a0 de\u00a0 amenin\u021b\u0103ri.\u00a0 Tata\u00a0 p\u0103rea d\u0103r\u00e2mat, mama neputincioas\u0103. Tulburat, mi-am spus: cum s-a dus pe front \u0219i cum s-a \u00eentors! Am luat inima \u00een din\u021bi, l-am luat la bra\u021b \u0219i i-am spus s\u0103 plece \u0219i s\u0103 nu se mai \u00eentoarc\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0Pentru a doua oar\u0103 de la p\u0103r\u0103sirea Ismailului, dup\u0103 e\u0219ecul\u00a0 \u00eencerc\u0103rii\u00a0 de\u00a0 reunire\u00a0 a\u00a0 familiei,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 g\u00e2ndul\u00a0 la neuitatul\u00a0 unchi\u00a0 Alex,\u00a0 am\u00a0 spus\u00a0 cu\u00a0 voce\u00a0 sintagma\u00a0 lui \u00een\u021beleapt\u0103, \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie!…\u201d, \u0219i a \u021binut cam mult… <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    A\u0219teptam cu ner\u0103bdare, dar \u0219i cu ceva emo\u021bie, toamna, \u00eenceputul\u00a0 anului\u00a0 \u0219colar.\u00a0 Liceul\u00a0 Confesional\u00a0 Emanuel Gojdu se bucura de prestigiu nu numai \u00een Oradea, ceea ce m\u0103 f\u0103cea s\u0103 am ceva temeri. \u201dBasarabeanul\u201d cu care eram\u00a0 apelat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cercurile\u00a0 de\u00a0 adolescen\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 m\u0103 str\u0103duiam s\u0103 p\u0103trund, m-a ambi\u021bionat st\u00e2rnind orgoliul meu, de care \u00eencercam s\u0103 m\u0103 debarasez, mai ales dup\u0103 incidentul\u00a0 cu\u00a0 cro\u0219eul\u00a0 de\u00a0 dreapta,\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 am\u00a0 mai pomenit. M-a ajutat un fapt, curios la prima vedere, chiar \u0219ovinismul\u00a0 manifestat\u00a0 de\u00a0 popula\u021bia\u00a0 maghiar\u0103,\u00a0 dup\u0103 retragerea horti\u0219tilor din Ardeal.<\/p>\n

    M-am dus la atletism, s\u0103-mi \u00eencerc norocul, \u0219i bine am f\u0103cut. Antrenorul principal la atletism era marele nostru campion la decatlon, Kiss. Un atlet des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it, cum \u0219i presupunea\u00a0 proba\u00a0 de\u00a0 decatlon,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 foarte carismatic. La 16 ani aveam deja 1,84 ceea ce mi-a \u00eenlesnit intrarea \u00een echipa de juniori. Acest Kiss B\u00e1csi, ne era ca un tat\u0103. Am fost selectat pentru proba de garduri, dup\u0103 criteriul picioarelor lungi. El supraveghea antrenamentul de la \u00eenc\u0103lzire, la cel specific probei, el ne ducea la du\u0219uri \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u00e2ndu-ne cum s\u0103 ne relax\u0103m sub ap\u0103 pentru a nu avea febr\u0103 mu\u0219chiular\u0103, el ne scotea la o\u00a0 plimbare\u00a0 pe\u00a0 gazonul\u00a0 stadionului\u00a0 vorbindu-ne\u00a0 \u00een continuu\u00a0 despre\u00a0 atletismul\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 general\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 despre pericolele care ne pasc la nerespectarea regulilor de antrenament. Proba era grea iar,\u00a0 prietena \u00een devenire, Stela Stanca, devenit\u0103 campioan\u0103 na\u021bional\u0103 la garduri, prieten\u0103 de grup sociabil, m\u0103 complexa prin calit\u0103\u021bile ei sportive de clas\u0103. Era \u0219i o excelent\u0103 dansatoare ceea ce \u00een cadrul \u201djururilor\u201d organizate de c\u0103tre p\u0103rin\u021bii fetelor, mi-a prins bine, c\u0103ci m\u0103 descurcam bini\u0219or. De la acea v\u00e2rst\u0103\u00a0 respingeam\u00a0 ideea\u00a0 performan\u021bei\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sport\u00a0 fiind preocupat\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dtimpul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 liber\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 dorin\u021ba\u00a0 de\u00a0 a practica \u0219i alte discipline sportive. Kiss m\u0103 aprecia \u0219i chiar\u00a0 \u00eencuraja,\u00a0 Stela\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 b\u0103tea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ea\u00a0 la\u00a0 cap,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 eu doream, gena dun\u0103renilor, s\u0103 \u00eenot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentrerup, \u00eenc\u0103, atletismul, m-am dus la clubul de \u00eenot. Un antrenor scund \u0219i aproape gras, foarte sever, \u201dchinuia\u201d copii de v\u00e2rsta mea cu z\u00e2mbetul pe buze. Pe Micki B\u00e1csi nu l-am auzit niciodat\u0103 strig\u00e2nd. \u00cen schimb, dup\u0103 dou\u0103 absen\u021be de la antrenament, nu te mai primea \u00eenapoi. Acolo, antren\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 pentru liber \u0219i spate, mi- am\u00a0 dezvoltat\u00a0 pl\u0103m\u00e2nii\u00a0 \u0219ubrezi\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aventura\u00a0 de\u00a0 la R\u00e2mnicul S\u0103rat \u0219i, la doi ani de \u00eenot m-am \u00eemprietenit cu proasp\u0103tul \u0219i foarte t\u00e2n\u0103rul campion na\u021bional la 100 m\u00a0 liber, Sanyi Beretzki. Ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit la un joc de tenis de mas\u0103, unde aveam impresia c\u0103 m\u0103 descurc. Am putut face fa\u021b\u0103 la nivel de antrenament nevinovat, dar \u00een niciun caz \u00eentr-o confruntare. Era un polisportiv, bun la toate. \u0218i, pentru c\u0103 \u00eemi pl\u0103cea s\u0103 asist la meciurile de baschet, m-am prezentat \u0219i la clubul Carmen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0M-au\u00a0 primit\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 criteriul\u00a0 deja\u00a0 amintit,\u00a0 v\u00e2rsta\u00a0 \u0219i \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea.\u00a0 Marea\u00a0 majoritate\u00a0 erau\u00a0 unguri\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 frunte\u00a0 cu antrenorul, Katjola Nagy, fratele lui Liviu Nagy, pe care l- a antrenat \u0219i format. Luat la Dinamo, Liviu a devenit indispensabilul pivot al na\u021bionalei, rival al cunoscutului deja pivot, Milic\u0103 R\u0103ducanu, cel cu ochiul aranjat de unghia unui adversar nemilos. Cu Liviu m-am \u00eemprietenit pe\u00a0 patinuarul\u00a0 de\u00a0 ghea\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 ciocnire\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o imprudent\u0103\u00a0 dar\u00a0 dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103\u00a0 patinatoare\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at-o am\u00e2ndoi, simultan. Am r\u00e2s \u00een trei \u0219i ne-am rev\u0103zut deseori pe ghea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n

    De\u00a0 ce\u00a0 at\u00e2ta\u00a0 polologhie\u00a0 pe\u00a0 tema\u00a0 preocup\u0103rilor\u00a0 mele sportive? Ca s\u0103 revin la rolul jucat pe atunci de ceea ce am numit \u0219ovinismul maghiar. Am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 totul era \u00eentre\u021binut\u00a0 \u201dpolitic\u201d,\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 oamenii\u00a0 obi\u0219nui\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 special sportivii nu erau infecta\u021bi cu acest virus al \u201ddu\u0219m\u0103niei\u201d, de dragul du\u0219m\u0103niei. Nu cuno\u0219team maghiara, nici nu m-a atras, dar nici nu am fost \u00eempins. La Oradea, nici la atletism, nici la \u00eenot, nici la baschet, nimeni nu mi-a vorbit ungure\u0219te. To\u021bi respectau statutul meu de coleg de echip\u0103, m\u0103 strigau c\u00e2nd cum, eu r\u0103spundeam pe limba mea \u0219i, la nevoie, \u00eenjuram ungure\u0219te. Au un bagaj inepuizabil \u0219i pitoresc. Am avut prieteni unguri, evrei, \u0219i un\u00a0 bucovinean,\u00a0 nedesp\u0103r\u021bitul\u00a0 Orest.\u00a0 Cu\u00a0 ungurii\u00a0 ne b\u0103team doar la meciurile de la liceu. Sec\u021bia maghiar\u0103 era \u00een aceea\u0219i curte cu noi, cei de la Gojdu, \u00eemp\u0103r\u021beam aceea\u0219i sal\u0103 de sport, unde organizam foarte des acest gen de confrunt\u0103ri interetnice. Au fost zilele, lunile, anii, dintre\u00a0 1945\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 1949,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 atmosfera\u00a0 relatat\u0103\u00a0 m-a ajutat mult \u00een lupta cu mine, cu amintirile de neuitat ale basarabeanului\u00a0 sadea,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cucerirea\u00a0 unui\u00a0 statut\u00a0 de adolescent necomplexat, simpatizat, acceptat \u00een te miri \u00een ce cercuri de \u201dsocializare\u201d at\u00e2t de necesare v\u00e2rstei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Perioada petrecut\u0103 \u00een incinta Palatului Episcopal, sub protec\u021bia\u00a0 nedisimulat\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 Prea\u00a0 Sfin\u021biei\u00a0 Sale\u00a0 Nicolae Popoviciu,\u00a0 a\u00a0 trebuit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 \u00eencheie.\u00a0 Presiunile\u00a0 noii or\u00e2nduiri \u00een procesul de implementare a comunismului \u0219i-au ar\u0103tat roadele. Sigur pe el, cultivat, profesor de teologie dogmatic\u0103 la Academia Teologic\u0103 Ortodox\u0103 din Sibiu,\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2n\u00a0 pe\u00a0 german\u0103,\u00a0 greac\u0103,\u00a0 latin\u0103,\u00a0 francez\u0103, maghiar\u0103, ajunge \u00een 1936 Episcop la Oradea. Dictatul de la Viena din 30 august 1940 \u00eel oblig\u0103 s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103seasc\u0103 Oradea \u0219i se retrage provizoriu la Beiu\u0219, dup\u0103 multiple particip\u0103ri\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Transnistria\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 Nistru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Bug\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe frontul\u00a0 de\u00a0 Est.\u00a0 Odat\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 23\u00a0 august\u00a0 1944,\u00a0 dup\u0103 alungarea horti\u0219tilor din Ardealul ocupat \u0219i \u00eens\u00e2ngerat de holocaustul\u00a0 provocat\u00a0 de\u00a0 trupele\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Horty,\u00a0 Nicolae Popoviciu s-a \u00eentors la Oradea, unde \u00een 1945 l-am g\u0103sit \u0219i noi, \u00eentru Slava Lui Dumnezeu, ca s\u0103-l citez pe tata.<\/p>\n

    Dup\u0103 cum am ar\u0103tat, noi am prins perioada \u00een care autoritatea sa \u00een s\u00e2nul bisericii ortodoxe rom\u00e2ne era de notorietate recunoscut\u0103 \u00een Sinod. Nicolae Popovici era principalul candidat pentru scaunul patriarhal, dar sub presiunea\u00a0 cresc\u00e2nd\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 sovieticilor\u00a0 ocupan\u021bi,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 la sugestia lui, Sinodul s-a oprit la Iustinian Marina. Pentru subminarea autorit\u0103\u021bii sale duhovnice\u0219ti, au infiltrat un informator recrutat dintre\u00a0 oportuni\u0219ti. Un preot greco-catolic\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 la\u00a0 ortodoxism,\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 nu\u00a0 prea\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit, instalat la Biserica cu Lun\u0103, de fapt Catedrala Ortodoxa din\u00a0 Oradea,\u00a0 Andrei\u00a0 Coman,\u00a0 se\u00a0 arunc\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lupta\u00a0 de denigrare a episcopului. Se autodeconspir\u0103 dar sprijinul acordat \u00eel absolv\u0103 de consecin\u021be. O peroad\u0103 sumbr\u0103 marcat\u0103 de prezen\u021ba, tot la Biserica cu Lun\u0103, a preotului Gheorghe Coman, simpl\u0103 coinciden\u021b\u0103 de nume, venit din Timi\u0219oara, considerat drept oratorul num\u0103rul unu al bisericii\u00a0 ortodoxe\u00a0 din\u00a0 Oradea,\u00a0 \u00eenvinuit\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 fi\u00a0 fost simpatizant\u00a0 activ\u00a0 al\u00a0 mi\u0219c\u0103rii\u00a0 legionare,\u00a0 mi\u0219care\u00a0 bine cantonat\u0103\u00a0 printre\u00a0 preo\u021bii\u00a0 vremii\u00a0 din\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara\u00a0 este arestat, \u00eenchis, renegat de ai s\u0103i, simbolul \u201dDosarului Negru\u201d pentru familie, devine o piedic\u0103 pentru viitorul fiicei sale Otilia. Anii o vor aduce \u00een aten\u021bia, ca s\u0103 nu spun \u00een fruntea, vie\u021bii literare de la noi sub pseudonimul Blandiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Activitatea cotat\u0103 drept \u201danticomunist\u0103\u201d de c\u0103tre cei care deveniser\u0103 prin actul de la 23 august \u201dalia\u021bii\u201d no\u0219tri, dar care se manifestau f\u0103\u021bi\u0219 \u00een postura de ocupan\u021bi, a ridicat la cote neb\u0103nuite ura \u00eempotriva celui care avea s\u0103 fie, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, Episcopul Martir, surghiunit la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Cheia, ca urmare a hot\u0103r\u00e2rii Sinodului, a lui Iustinian, sub presiunea lui Petru Groza \u0219i a lui Dej. \u00cen 1950 au \u00eenceput cei 10 ani de exil al celui care a fost \u00eensc\u0103unat Episcop al Oradeei \u00een 1936, ast\u0103zi \u201d\u00eentronizat\u201d, printr-o definire\u00a0 a\u00a0 actului\u00a0 inexistent\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Dex,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 urma\u0219\u00a0 al eminentului episcop\u00a0 Roman R. Ciorogariu. A plecat \u00een ve\u0219nicie \u00een 1960, la m\u0103n\u0103stirea Cheia \u0219i \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat la Biertan, acolo unde s-a n\u0103scut, r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd \u00een memoria mea cu imaginea \u201dsfin\u021beniei p\u0103m\u00e2nte\u0219ti\u201d ce nu prea o po\u021bi \u00eent\u00e2lni \u00eentr-o via\u021b\u0103 de om.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Liceul Emanuel Gojdu a fost pentru mine marele refugiu spiritual. Am cunoscut noi colegi, mul\u021bi deveni\u021bi prieteni cu\u00a0 timpul,\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 protejatul\u00a0 profesorului\u00a0 de\u00a0 latin\u0103 Popovici, venit parc\u0103 pe urmele mele de la Ismail la R\u00e2mnicul S\u0103rat \u0219i apoi la\u00a0 Oradea, m-am bucurat de aprecierea profesorului de desen, \u201dzurliul\u201d \u021a\u00e2rulescu, de a extraordinarului profesor de chimie \u0219i fizic\u0103, inginerul\u00a0 O\u0219orhan, autorul \u00eendrum\u0103rii mele \u00eenspre Politehnic\u0103, de aprecierea eminentului profesor de matematic\u0103 Musta, preot\u00a0 greco-catolic,\u00a0 fost\u00a0 profesor\u00a0 universitar\u00a0 la\u00a0 Cluj, descalificat pentru o presupus\u0103 rela\u021bie cu o student\u0103, \u0219i, nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd de aprecierea frumoasei profesoare de\u00a0 german\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 care\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 cu\u00a0 amintirea\u00a0 de neuitat a palmei primite la o reac\u021bie recalcitrant\u0103. M\u0103 acuzase pe mine \u0219i pe prietenul meu Gusty But, etnic german, de preg\u0103tirea de fi\u021buici pentru colegi. Am\u00e2ndoi am respins acuza\u021bia \u0219i am refuzat s\u0103 mai scriem teza. A urmat ceea ce a urmat,\u00a0 \u00eentr-un hohot de nest\u0103p\u00e2nit al clasei. N-a \u021binut mult. La urm\u0103toarea \u00eent\u00e2lnirea ne-am z\u00e2mbit f\u0103r\u0103 re\u021binere. Pe doi dintre profesorii men\u021biona\u021bi i- am\u00a0 dezam\u0103git\u00a0 pu\u021bin.\u00a0 Profesorul\u00a0 de\u00a0 latin\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103mas surprins\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 nemul\u021bumit\u00a0 de\u00a0 hot\u0103r\u00e2rea\u00a0 mea\u00a0 de\u00a0 a merge la real. \u00cemi pl\u0103ceau orele de latin\u0103 \u0219i bog\u0103\u021bia de informa\u021bii pe care ni le servea la curs, scandam corect \u0219i chiar cu pl\u0103cere, dar eram atras de \u201d\u0219tiin\u021bele exacte\u201d, de orele de laborator ale inginerului chimist O\u0219orhan. Cel de al doilea decep\u021bionat a fost profesorul de matematic\u0103 Musta. Mergeam bini\u0219or, m-a b\u0103gat \u00een grupul ale\u0219ilor lui, m-a abonat la Gazeta Matematic\u0103 \u0219i m-a \u00eenh\u0103mat, cum spuneam\u00a0 noi.\u00a0 A\u00a0 mers\u00a0 ce\u00a0 a\u00a0 mers\u00a0 dar\u00a0 am\u00a0 sim\u021bit\u00a0 c\u0103 libertatea mea din afara \u0219colii \u00eencepea s\u0103 sufere. \u0218i am l\u0103sat-o mai moale spre nedumerirea lui. Nu puteam fi to\u021bi\u00a0 ca\u00a0 preferatul\u00a0 lui,\u00a0 elevul\u00a0 \u0218uta,\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 printre\u00a0 altele maestru de \u0219ah. N-a fost chiar sup\u0103rare dar am sim\u021bit cum m\u0103 privea cu un z\u00e2mbet dezaprobator. Recunosc, nu am fost un elev ca la carte. Am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat, dar nu pentru note,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 premiu.\u00a0 Boala\u00a0 mea\u00a0 era\u00a0 libertatea, foamea\u00a0 de\u00a0 timp.\u00a0 \u00cemi\u00a0 pl\u0103cea\u00a0 varietatea\u00a0 preocup\u0103rilor, sportive sau culturale, m\u0103 \u021bineam de o parte \u00een fa\u021ba particip\u0103rilor la cor, la recitaluri de poezie, nu lipseam de la marile \u00eenfrunt\u0103ri \u00eentre mae\u0219trii \u0219ahului, \u00een campionatul na\u021bional, desf\u0103\u0219urate deseori pe terasa cinematografului Corso.\u00a0 Mi-a\u00a0 pl\u0103cut\u00a0 noua\u00a0 mea\u00a0 rela\u021bie\u00a0 de\u00a0 prietenie\u00a0 cu Titus Popovici, venit de la Arad. El m-a ag\u0103\u021bat, nu \u0219tiu de ce, m-a invitat la el s\u0103-mi citeasc\u0103 din scrierile lui \u201dsubversive\u201d. El era cu Cenaclul Literar unde se r\u0103zboia cu Zaciu, eu eram cu sportul, cu hoin\u0103reala, \u00een c\u0103utarea timpului liber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Aveau o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 cochet\u0103, pe o stard\u0103 superb\u0103, Strada Castanilor, peste drum de locuin\u021ba unde ne mutaser\u0103m \u0219i noi dup\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sirea Palatului Episcopal. Era singura c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 cu obloane exterioare care-i confereau un aspect romantic.\u00a0 Dar\u00a0 adev\u0103rata\u00a0 atrac\u021bie\u00a0 era\u00a0 mansarda.\u00a0 O camer\u0103 mic\u0103, v\u0103ruit\u0103, cu tot felul de m\u00e2zg\u0103lituri f\u0103cute cu c\u0103rbune pe acel alb imaculat. De fapt nu erau simple m\u00e2zg\u0103lituri, erau citate din filozofii \u0219i litera\u021bii lumii, \u00een rom\u00e2n\u0103, latin\u0103, francez\u0103. Te uitai pe pere\u021bi \u0219i te sim\u021beai cumva st\u00e2njenit. Mi-a surprins mina, a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i mi-a propus s\u0103 m\u00e2zg\u0103lesc \u0219i eu ceva. Nu-mi trecea nimic prin cap dar dup\u0103 un mic efort, am luat c\u0103rbunele \u0219i am scris, c\u00e2t am putut de caligrafic \u201dVa fi s\u0103rb\u0103toare \u0219i pe uli\u021ba noastr\u0103!\u201d A f\u0103cut un B\u00e2rrr…\u0219i a ad\u0103ugat: \u201dnumai Iosif Visarionovici mai lipsea din galeria asta\u201d. Au urmat clipe de desf\u0103tare. Titus mi-a citit din eseurile legate de Casa Regal\u0103 de la S\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219in, lucr\u0103ri de \u201dnepublicat\u201d, \u00eentr- o lectur\u0103 calm\u0103, dintr-un text fluid, curg\u00e2nd parc\u0103 pe o pant\u0103 lin\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Totu\u0219i, de ce eu, c\u00e2nd practic nu ne cuno\u0219team prea de mult\u0103\u00a0 vreme?!\u00a0 Intrigat,\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 luat\u00a0 direct.\u00a0 \u201d\u00cemi\u00a0 plac basarabenii, pl\u00e2ng \u0219i eu dup\u0103 Basarabia. A\u0219 scrie, dar ce folos dac\u0103 nu pot ie\u0219i m\u0103car \u00een Cenaclu? La Arad am avut vecini refugia\u021bi de la Chi\u0219in\u0103u. Am multe \u00een cap, dar trebuie s\u0103 fiu cuminte.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Titus era un autodidact, un mic geniu, cum singur \u00ee\u0219i spunea. Citea enorm, avea o bibliotec\u0103 bogat\u0103, studia de unul singur franceza \u0219i latina. Istoria \u0219i filozofia, sau invers, se b\u0103teau pentru \u00eent\u00e2ietate. Culmea, se descurca bine \u0219i la matematic\u0103, fizic\u0103, chimie, toate de-a valma, dar cu o ordine de arhiv\u0103 \u00een mintea lui, gata s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 la orice provocare. Bine, de memorie ce s\u0103 mai spun?! L-a \u00eendr\u0103git profesorul Dinu, de istorie, Titi, pentru noi. Un tip scund, adus de spate, cu ochelari grei din cauza dioptriilor,\u00a0 aparent\u00a0 f\u00e2st\u00e2cit\u00a0 dar\u00a0 gata\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 dea\u00a0 replici ustur\u0103toare. La curs p\u0103rea un gigant. Nu mai puteai s\u0103-l urm\u0103re\u0219ti cu privirea. \u00cel ascultai, uneori cu ochii \u00eenchi\u0219i, pentru a-\u021bi imagina \u00een voie tablourile cobor\u00e2te din galeria istoriei universale. Vedeam marile palate, marile gr\u0103dini, fastuoasele\u00a0 baluri\u00a0 regale,\u00a0 auzeam\u00a0 muzica\u00a0 lent\u0103\u00a0 a dansurilor vremii, auzeam sunetele \u00een\u0103bu\u0219ite ale unor lupte la baionet\u0103, auzeam strig\u0103tul mor\u021bii \u00eens\u00e2ngerate, \u00eempu\u0219c\u0103turile nemiloase, exploziile unor proiectile \u021bintind tran\u0219eele, le vedeam transformate \u00een morminte comune. Omul acesta insignifiant la prima vedere, era \u0219i pictor, era \u0219i muzician, era istoriograf de spectacol. R\u0103scolind memoria \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103 erau cele mau savurate ore de curs. Preda istoria prev\u0103zut\u0103 \u00een manual, dar \u00eentr-un sui\u00a0 generis\u00a0 aparte.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 mai\u00a0 avea\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne cople\u0219ea,\u00a0 \u021bin\u00e2nd\u00a0 cont\u00a0 de\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 tr\u0103iam\u00a0 \u00eentr-o francofonie recunoscut\u0103 \u00een lume. Rezerva, de la sine putere o parte din curs, istoriei Fran\u021bei, cu prec\u0103dere la Napoleoan. Nu \u0219tiu, cred c\u0103 era idolul lui. Acest at\u00e2t de iubit profesor l-a \u00eendr\u0103git pe Titus. Au devenit prieteni la cataram\u0103, vorbeau \u00eentre ei numai \u00een francez\u0103, Titus scria tezele\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 francez\u0103.\u00a0 Curios,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne\u00a0 deranja.\u00a0 Admira scriitura lui Titus \u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 a fi lipsit de tact, o etala la vedere.\u00a0 Eu,\u00a0 devenit\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 cum\u00a0 prietenul,\u00a0 sau confidentul lui, m\u0103 vedeam confirmat \u00een alegerea mea, de rela\u021bia de prietenie a lui Titus cu Titi Dinu, profesorul pe care-l admiram f\u0103r\u0103 rezerve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Anii au trecut, via\u021ba ne-a desp\u0103r\u021bit, el la Litere, eu la Politehnic\u0103, cu doar \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare revederi. \u00cel urm\u0103ream de la distan\u021b\u0103, m\u0103 intriga implicarea lui politic\u0103 asupra c\u0103reia nu \u00eendr\u0103zneam, \u00eenc\u0103, s\u0103 m\u0103 pronun\u021b, urm\u0103ream activitatea lui de scriitor \u00een ascensiune. Colaborarea, ca scenarist, cu at\u00e2t de controversatul Francisc Munteanu \u0219i cu at\u00e2t de acaparatorul Segiu Nicolaescu, \u00eencepea s\u0103 m\u0103 \u201ddezumfle\u201d, pu\u021bin c\u00e2te pu\u021bin, \u00een ata\u0219amentul meu f\u0103r\u0103 rezerv\u0103, ata\u0219ament pe care ast\u0103zi \u00eel \u00een\u021beleg \u0219i mai pu\u021bin. Au\u00a0 trebuit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 treac\u0103\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 ani,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 transferat\u00a0 \u00een Bucure\u0219ti,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 1961,\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor\u00a0 cu\u00a0 el. Luam masa la Gr\u0103dini\u021ba de pe Magheru c\u00eend am fost s\u0103ltat de pe scaun \u0219i \u00eempins spre masa la care \u00eel a\u0219tepta Neli T\u0103ma\u0219. Se desp\u0103r\u021bise de sora ei Pu\u0219a, cu care fusese c\u0103s\u0103torit. Le cuno\u0219team pe m\u00e2ndou\u0103, dar ne mai fiind la curent cu parcursul prietenului din adolescen\u021b\u0103, am r\u0103mas pu\u021bin surprins la\u00a0 \u201do cuno\u0219ti\u00a0 pe Neli, so\u021bia mea?\u201d Neli a fost mai pu\u021bin protocolar\u0103 \u201dce faci Boris prin Bucure\u0219ti?!\u201d Chelnerul, ca s\u0103 nu-i spun osp\u0103tarul, chemat cu autoritate, a ad\u0103ugat un nou tac\u00e2m cu cele cuvenite uit\u00e2ndu-se \u00eentreb\u0103tor spre masa p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103 de mine.\u00a0 \u201dLas\u0103,\u00a0 pui\u00a0 totul\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 loc,\u00a0 este\u00a0 invitatul\u00a0 meu.\u201d Banalit\u0103\u021bile au curs g\u00e2rl\u0103, n-am aflat mare lucru, nici ei despre mine, str\u0103duindu-ne \u00een trei s\u0103 ne concentr\u0103m asupra tac\u00e2mului umplut peste m\u0103sur\u0103 \u0219i, \u0219i mai mult asupra lichidului ademenitor. Ne-am desp\u0103r\u021bit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 facem tradi\u021bionalul schimb de telefoane \u0219i am a\u0219teptat, cu r\u0103bdare, s\u0103 ne ias\u0103 \u00een cale o nou\u0103 ocazie surpriz\u0103. Ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva luni, \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor pe Ip\u0103tescu. Era\u00a0 foarte\u00a0 bine\u00a0 dispus,\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103sfoit\u00a0 c\u00e2teva\u00a0 amintiri adolescentine, m-a invitat s\u0103-i fac o vizit\u0103 dar nu mi-a dat\u00a0 adresa.\u00a0 Hodoronc-tronc\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 \u00eentrebat\u00a0 cum\u00a0 se \u00een\u021belege\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Sergiu \u00a0Nicolaescu.\u00a0 A\u00a0 z\u00e2mbit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 sc\u0103pat printre\u00a0 din\u021bi\u00a0 \u201dD\u0103-l\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aia\u00a0 a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 m\u0103sii…are\u00a0 cheile cinematografiei din p\u0103cate!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Nu ne-am mai v\u0103zut, nu mai eram noi. Plimb\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi cu Marga pe plaja de la Eforie Nord am z\u0103rit coco\u021bat\u0103 pe o bucat\u0103 de st\u00e2nc\u0103 singuratic\u0103, mog\u00e2ldea\u021ba lui\u00a0 Dinu.\u00a0 \u00cembr\u0103cat,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 min\u0103\u00a0 plictisit\u0103,\u00a0 p\u0103rea\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu aprecia\u00a0 deloc\u00a0 c\u0103ldura\u00a0 soarelui\u00a0 reflectat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 nisipul \u00eencins. Ne-am apropiat, m-a recunoscut, a s\u0103rit jos \u0219i z\u00e2mbind, cumva \u00eencurcat, mi-a \u00eentins m\u00e2na. Un schimb de amabilit\u0103\u021bi, deloc \u00eencurajante pentru un remember, \u0219i cu un\u00a0 gest discret, a pus o \u00eentrebare negr\u0103it\u0103 spre Marga.\u00a0 I-am\u00a0 prezentat-o,\u00a0 cam\u00a0 t\u00e2rziu,\u00a0 e\u00a0 adev\u0103rat,\u00a0 pe fosta elev\u0103 de la Oltea Doamna. \u201dSunte\u021bi \u00eempreun\u0103?, c\u0103s\u0103tori\u021bi?…Spune-mi\u00a0 care\u00a0 este\u00a0 numele\u00a0 t\u0103u?…Cum?, Boris…Ai fost prieten cu Titus, nu?!\u201d \u201dDa, c\u00e2t am fost la liceu…\u201d \u201d\u0218tii c\u0103 am fost prieteni, dar Titus m-a tr\u0103dat \u00een tot ce aveam eu mai bun, prietenia, \u00eencrederea…Ai citit Str\u0103inul? Cum a putut s\u0103 m\u0103 foloseasc\u0103 drept model pentru un personaj grotesc, atribuindu-i anumite aspecte fizice\u00a0 nu\u00a0 tocmai…Ce\u00a0 mai?!\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 acea\u00a0 particul\u0103\u00a0 –\u00a0 Ot\u00a0 – \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 culoare\u00a0 batjocoritoare…Ce\u00a0 nume! Alexandru Susl\u0103nescu ot Jum\u0103r\u0103\u0219ti…Deci asta a \u00een\u021beles el din rela\u021bia noastr\u0103 de prietenie de la Gojdu…Credeam c\u0103 a r\u0103mas cu ceva de la orele de istorie…\u201d \u201dA\u021bi mai vorbit cu el?, cum vi s-a p\u0103rut? Eu m-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit de dou\u0103 ori \u0219i mi-a ajuns…\u201d \u201dChiar a\u0219a?!\u201d \u201dChiar a\u0219a! A\u021bi fost cel mai iubit dintre profesori iar interven\u021bia Dumneavoastr\u0103 legat\u0103 de abdicarea Regelui Mihai va r\u0103m\u00e2ne de ne\u0219ters \u00een memoria noastr\u0103 a r\u0103zvr\u0103ti\u021bilor.\u201d \u201dN-ai uitat, nu mai \u0219tiu cum s-a terminat.\u201d \u201dDoi la pu\u0219c\u0103rie pentru ani buni, Gusti But, neam\u021bul \u0219i, Miron Baciu, fiu de pop\u0103. Titus, care a \u021binut discursul, a sc\u0103pat nev\u0103t\u0103mat ca fiu de CFR-ist…Nu i-am mai \u00eent\u00e2lnit. Cei sc\u0103pa\u021bi am \u00een\u021beles avertismentul.\u201d \u201dBine, Boris!, s\u0103rut m\u00e2na Doamn\u0103!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ne-am desp\u0103r\u021bit cu un gust amar. \u201dTiti\u201d, neasemuitul nostru profesor, un gigant enciclopedic, singur, p\u0103r\u0103sit pe malul m\u0103rii, \u00eentr-o zi lipsit\u0103 de un strop de briz\u0103, r\u0103st\u0103lm\u0103cind marile ne\u00een\u021belesuri ale vie\u021bii, printre care prietenia, cu ale sale capcane, p\u0103rea de nedescifrat.<\/p>\n

    Da, capitolul din adolescen\u021b\u0103 numit Titus Popovici, idolul adolescentului din mine, prieten dezinteresat, \u00eencrez\u0103tor \u00een capacitatea mea de a asculta \u0219i \u00eenmorm\u00e2nta secretele scriiturilor sale de nepublicat, a luat o turnur\u0103 nesperat\u0103. De\u00a0 fapt,\u00a0 el\u00a0 personal\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat\u00a0 acele\u00a0 scrieri\u00a0 cu poten\u021bial compromi\u021b\u0103tor pentru acei ani \u0219i pentru cei ai unui\u00a0 viitor\u00a0 construit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 premeditare,\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eentors-o\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la Ploie\u0219ti, s\u0103 m\u0103 ierte ploie\u0219tenii cu care nu am nimic de \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit,\u00a0 dovad\u0103\u00a0 c\u0103,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 parcursul\u00a0 ascendent\u00a0 al scriitorului de mare talent, ademenit de \u0219ansa unei vie\u021bi \u00eendestulate, dup\u0103 revolu\u021bia timi\u0219orean\u0103, nu a avut cu ce s\u0103-\u0219i\u00a0 mai\u00a0 etaleze\u00a0 uitata\u00a0 credin\u021b\u0103.\u00a0 A\u00a0 recurs\u00a0 la\u00a0 o prezentare literar-artistic\u0103 pamfletar\u0103 a tovar\u0103\u0219ilor s\u0103i de drum, cu care a mar\u0219at, st\u00e2rnind indignarea lor, dar nu \u0219i reabilitarea, din partea fo\u0219tilor s\u0103i admiratori.<\/p>\n

    Aceast\u0103 ultim\u0103 lucrare literar\u0103 a ridicat chiar semne de \u00eentrebare. Accidentul stupid care a pus cap\u0103t vie\u021bii lui Titus, a fost chiar un accident?! Cu g\u00e2ndul dus la so\u021bii Teodorovici, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eendoiesc \u0219i eu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Aten\u021bia,\u00a0 cam\u00a0 exagerat\u0103\u00a0 acordat\u0103\u00a0 acestui\u00a0 episod\u00a0 m-a lipsit de ideea continuit\u0103\u021bii \u00een expunerea periplului meu printr-o via\u021b\u0103 de curs\u0103 lung\u0103, dar nefiind vorba de un episod banal, cel pu\u021bin pentru mine, am r\u0103mas cu el ca \u00eentr-o obsesie. Pierdusem un prieten, pierdusem crezul<\/p>\n

    meu \u00een no\u021biunea de prietenie. Un nou \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d<\/strong> s-a adeverit \u00een ceva ce ar fi trebuit s\u0103 fie!<\/p>\n

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    Nu-i u\u0219or s\u0103 te ambalezi \u00eentr-o nereu\u0219it\u0103 s\u0103rind peste cronologia\u00a0 simpl\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 faptelor\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 apoi\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 \u00eentorci\u00a0 \u00een punctul\u00a0 din\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u021b\u00e2\u0219nit,\u00a0 de\u00a0 neoprit,\u00a0 obsedanta sintagm\u0103 a lui \u201dn-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d. Trebuia s\u0103 ajung la cap\u0103t c\u0103ci\u00a0 \u0219tiam\u00a0 deznod\u0103m\u00e2ntul\u00a0 de\u00a0 neocolit.\u00a0 Dar\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne \u00eentoarcem de unde am \u00eentrerupt nara\u021biunea.<\/p>\n

    \u00cen general parcursul meu prin via\u021ba de liceu nu a avut parte de incidente grave dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 opresc, totu\u0219i, la disputa\u00a0 survenit\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 mine\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 profesorul\u00a0 de\u00a0 religie, preot ortodox, o bun\u0103 cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 a tat\u0103lui meu. Invitat s\u0103 comentez lec\u021bia la zi, era vorba de momentul \u00een care Cre\u0219tinismul s-a \u201dn\u0103scut\u201d, am sus\u021binut c\u0103 nu Botezul Lui Iisus a dat startul, chiar a\u0219a m-am exprimat, ci totul a devenit\u00a0 Religie\u00a0 Cre\u0219tin\u0103\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 Moartea\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Cruce\u00a0 \u0219i \u00cenviere.\u00a0 Nel\u0103s\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 convins\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 \u201dvariant\u0103\u201d complicat\u0103, nu \u0219tiu de ce, nefiind la acea dat\u0103 un instruit \u00een problem\u0103, am fost invitat s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sesc clasa \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc cu tata de m\u00e2n\u0103. M-am conformat \u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fiu l\u0103murit c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t asupra subiectului, am sim\u021bit o mare satisfac\u021bie.\u00a0 Tata\u00a0 \u00eemi\u00a0 luase\u00a0 ap\u0103rarea\u00a0 de\u00a0 principiu sus\u021bin\u00e2nd c\u0103 nu r\u0103spunde de educa\u021bia mea \u00een domeniul religiei, dar are preten\u021bia c\u0103 r\u0103spunde de cea general\u0103, adic\u0103 de \u201dcei 7 ani…\u201d cu care se m\u00e2ndre\u0219te. Eu, \u0219tiu c\u0103 m-am considerat \u00een \u00eenving\u0103tor, iar \u00eentre Tata \u0219i profesor s-a instalat o distan\u021bare pe care am sim\u021bit-o ulterior la ora\u00a0 de\u00a0 religie.\u00a0 Mi-au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 aruncate\u00a0 tot\u00a0 felul\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dmici ironii\u201d, gustate de clas\u0103, dar nu \u0219i de mine. \u00cen\u021belepciunea mea s-a consolidat, dovad\u0103 c\u0103 nu am mai avut niciun fel de \u201dp\u0103reri personale\u201d, ca s\u0103 nu le spun, originale. \u00cen rest, nimic deosebit de semnalat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Lui Tit, cum \u00eei spuneam, i-am purtat acelea\u0219i sentimente de admira\u021bie p\u00e2n\u0103 la desp\u0103r\u021birea dictat\u0103 de plecarea la facultate. Pe undeva, \u00een subcon\u0219tient, purtam influen\u021ba profesorului Dinu, a c\u0103rui prietenie, la vedere, cu elevul Popovici, era un garant.<\/p>\n

    Via\u021ba extra\u0219colar\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i continua cursul deja amintit, cu sport,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 plimb\u0103ri\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 grup\u00a0 la\u00a0 cimitirul\u00a0 Rulikovski,\u00a0 cu urm\u0103riri, pentru noi ca-n filme, \u00een care eram v\u00e2na\u021bi de\u00a0 pedagogul\u00a0 Mi\u0219u,\u00a0 om\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eencredere\u00a0 al\u00a0 p\u0103rintelui\u00a0 unit Maxim, \u00eencadrat profesor la ambele licee, Gojdu \u0219i Oltea Doamna,\u00a0 un\u00a0 \u00eenver\u0219unat\u00a0 ap\u0103r\u0103tor\u00a0 al\u00a0 rom\u00e2nismului\u00a0 din Ardeal, mai prudent \u00een lupta discret\u0103 cu ortodoxismul de la\u00a0 Gojdu,\u00a0 Liceu\u00a0 Confesional,\u00a0 \u201ddedicat\u201d\u00a0 trup\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 suflet salv\u0103rii\u00a0 sufletelor\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 fragile,\u00a0 material\u00a0 preferat\u00a0 \u00een propov\u0103duirea \u201dcastit\u0103\u021bii\u201d , noi \u0219i castitate!?, ni\u0219te pu\u0219ti frumo\u0219i\u00a0 precum\u00a0 v\u00e2rsta\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i,\u00a0 gata\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 d\u0103m \u00eemprumut aceast\u0103 s\u0103n\u0103tate celor din jur. Nici nu eram r\u0103i\u00a0 cum\u00a0 ne\u00a0 considera,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 ajun\u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 lui protectoare,\u00a0 ne\u00a0 m\u00e2ng\u00e2ia\u00a0 pe\u00a0 ceaf\u0103,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 spun \u201dpip\u0103ia\u201d,\u00a0 st\u00e2rnind\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 noi\u00a0 repulsie\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 loc\u00a0 de\u00a0 lini\u0219te sufleteasc\u0103. Ce \u021bi-e \u0219i cu obsesiile acestea izvor\u00e2te din frustrare!\u00a0 Mi\u0219u,\u00a0 instrumentul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lupta\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tineretul pierdut, era pentru noi \u0219i o surs\u0103 pentru manifestarea umorului, noi \u00eei spuneam, rom\u00e2nesc, de fapt era pueril \u0219i \u00een\u021beles numai de noi, \u0219i pentru mici acte de r\u0103zbunare. Aici ne-au \u00eentrecut cei mai mari ca noi care, s\u0103tui de munca de detectiv a lui Mi\u0219ulic\u0103, la apus de soare, \u00een cimitir, c\u00e2nd nu mai umblau nici paznicii, l-au l\u0103sat gol pu\u0219c\u0103, l-au legat de un copac \u0219i l-au sf\u0103tuit s\u0103 nu strige dec\u00e2t dup\u0103 l\u0103sarea \u00eentunericului. \u00censp\u0103im\u00e2ntat Mi\u0219u i-a ascultat \u0219i, \u00een plin\u0103 noapte a lansat disperat strig\u0103tul de SOS, Ajutooor…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Nu a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 reclame, nu a mai urm\u0103rit perechile din\u00a0 cimitir,\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 mai\u00a0 intrat\u00a0 p\u00e2\u0219-p\u00e2\u0219\u00a0 prin\u00a0 s\u0103lile\u00a0 de cinematograf, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l pe Maxim f\u0103r\u0103 materie prim\u0103. A fost un gest necugetat, Mi\u0219u \u0219i a\u0219a era dus cu pluta pe Bistri\u021ba, \u0219i ceea ce era mai r\u0103u, dar o spun doar la urm\u0103, bomboana de pe coliv\u0103, \u00een grupul justi\u021biar mai erau \u0219i c\u00e2teva\u00a0 fete,\u00a0 eleve\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Oltea,\u00a0 care,\u00a0 spuneau\u00a0 post factum, c\u0103 plecaser\u0103 ru\u0219inate, dar satisf\u0103cute, zic eu, chiar dac\u0103 ceea ce au v\u0103zut nu merita \u201daten\u021bie\u201d.\u00a0 Dar, vorba\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 cui,\u00a0 \u201dMisiune\u00a0 asumat\u0103,\u00a0 misiune \u00eendeplinit\u0103!\u201d S\u0103 mai explici cuiva de ce anii de liceu nu se uit\u0103 niciodat\u0103? C\u0103uta\u021bi \u00een memorie!<\/p>\n

    \u00cen\u00a0 perioada\u00a0 aceasta\u00a0 eu,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 jucam\u00a0 pe\u00a0 ascuns\u00a0 de-a poe\u021bii. Scriam, \u00een g\u00e2nd le \u0219i trimiteam cu dedica\u021bie \u0219i ca s\u0103 nu ajung\u0103 cumva pe m\u00e2na cuiva, le rupeam. Nu puteam risca s\u0103 ajung \u00een gura \u201dprietenilor\u201d. C\u00e2nd Tit m-a \u00eentrebat\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 scriu,\u00a0 uimit\u00a0 de\u00a0 capacitatea\u00a0 mea\u00a0 de ascult\u0103tor-comentator, am negat cu Indiferen\u021b\u0103. Ceva, totu\u0219i,\u00a0 l-a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 cread\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 pentru,\u00a0 orice\u00a0 eventualitate mi-a sugerat un pseudonim, Daris, lu\u00e2nd din nume \u0219i prenume \u00eenceputul \u0219i sf\u00e2r\u0219itul. Peste mul\u021bi, mul\u021bi ani, c\u00e2nd, chiar \u0219i pentru surprinderea mea, am hot\u00e2r\u00e2t\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mai\u00a0 rup,\u00a0 am\u00a0 ad\u0103ugat\u00a0 un\u00a0 Basarab\u00a0 la pseudonim. Doritor eram, m\u00e2nat de nu \u0219tiu ce din mine eram, orgolios \u00een sinea mea eram, dar p\u0103stram marele meu secret cu str\u0103\u0219nicie. E adev\u0103rat c\u0103 plasam cu orice ocazie, \u00een rela\u021biile cu prietenele mai vorb\u0103re\u021be, \u201dcitate din g\u00e2ndurile\u00a0 mele\u00a0 ascunse\u201d,\u00a0 uneori\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 scurte\u00a0 versuri. \u00cece, dar toate la timpul s\u0103u. Altfel risc s\u0103 sar peste timp, ca \u00een lobul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Gogu\u00a0 Viziru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 pomenesc\u00a0 la\u00a0 finele romanului preconizat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0Mai sunt at\u00e2tea amintiri din anii de liceu \u00eenc\u00e2t m\u0103 v\u0103d silit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fac\u00a0 o\u00a0 mic\u0103\u00a0 selec\u021bie\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 aleg\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 anume. Atmosfera politic\u0103.<\/p>\n

    Anul\u00a0 1947\u00a0 a\u00a0 debutat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 presiuni\u00a0 nedisimulate\u00a0 ale ocupan\u021bilor care nestingherit \u00eencercau s\u0103 se infiltreze \u00een toate domeniile vie\u021bii sociale. Ceea ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpla la vedere \u00een manifest\u0103rile credincio\u0219ilor \u00centru Hristos, ale ortodoc\u0219ilor\u00a0 majoritari\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 special,\u00a0 era\u00a0 acceptat\u00a0 cu murmure \u00een surdin\u0103. Le place, sau nu, celor ce ne tot caracterizeaz\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 distan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 suntem\u00a0 un\u00a0 popor credincios din mo\u0219i str\u0103mo\u0219i \u0219i nici lupta sovieticilor, nu spun comuni\u0219tilor deoarece ei, practic, nu aveau nicio ideologie, nici preten\u021biile uni\u021bilor, deveni\u021bi principalul cult cre\u0219tin oponent din Ardeal, nici celelalte culte precum romano-catolicii\u00a0 sau\u00a0 reforma\u021bii\u00a0 proveni\u021bi\u00a0 din\u00a0 s\u00e2nul acestora\u00a0 cu\u00a0 secole\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 urm\u0103,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 m\u0103runtele\u00a0 secte desprinse\u00a0 din\u00a0 ortodoxism,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 interferau\u00a0 cu\u00a0 noi\u00a0 \u00een lupta\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 suprema\u021bie,\u00a0 fiind\u00a0 victime\u00a0 ale\u00a0 aceleia\u0219i propagande. Credin\u021ba \u00een Dumnezeu, ca no\u021biune, trebuia s\u0103 dispar\u0103, sau cel pu\u021bin, s\u0103 se retrag\u0103 \u00een subteran, acoperit\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 team\u0103.\u00a0 Ce\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 \u00eent\u00eemplat\u00a0 la\u00a0 nivel institu\u021bional,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 aici\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 refer\u00a0 la\u00a0 principala\u00a0 institu\u021bie religioas\u0103, Episcopia Ortodox\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103 din Oradea, a fost intrinsec legat\u0103 de persoana Episcopului Nicolae Popovici, care nu mai putea fi tolerat, care trebuia s\u0103 fie marginalizat \u0219i \u00een ultim\u0103 instan\u021b\u0103, \u00eenl\u0103turat \u0219i martirizat.<\/p>\n

    Acest lucru nu putea ocoli \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2ntul, iar institu\u021bia principal\u0103, Liceul Confesional Emanuel Gojdu, trebuia s\u0103 intre pe f\u0103ga\u0219ul noii st\u0103ri de lucruri. \u00cen frunte se afla Preotul Director Catan\u0103, om integru, om de cultur\u0103, om respectat de \u00eentreg ora\u0219ul. Misiunea lui nu era deloc u\u0219oar\u0103. S\u0103 fii mereu sub presiune, s\u0103 ai credin\u021ba ferm\u0103 \u00een rolul t\u0103u de dasc\u0103l, s\u0103 r\u0103spunzi de un tineret pornit pe \u201dfapte m\u0103re\u021be\u201d, informat din spatele\u00a0 u\u0219ilor \u00eenchise de acas\u0103 asupra realit\u0103\u021bii, s\u0103 nu po\u021bi evita eliminarea din \u0219coal\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 unor\u00a0 elevi\u00a0 nevinova\u021bi,\u00a0 marca\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 statutul \u201ddeconspirat\u201d al p\u0103rin\u021bilor, s\u0103 semnezi destituirea unor profesori\u00a0 explic\u00e2ndu-le\u00a0 motivele\u00a0 \u201ddictate\u201d\u00a0 de considerente politice, toate acestea puteau s\u0103-l duc\u0103 la capotare. \u0218i anul 1947 a excelat \u00een de toate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Cel\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u00eengrijor\u0103tor\u00a0 era\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103,\u00a0 cel\u00a0 care\u00a0 scurtase r\u0103zboiul cu cel pu\u021bin \u0219ase luni prin actul de la 23 august, Regele Mihai I, cel care fusese decorat cu cel mai \u00eenalt ordin al Uniunii Sovietice de c\u0103tre Stalin \u0219i primise un cadou simbolic, o limuzin\u0103 Pobeda, cel care mai hr\u0103nea sufletele rom\u00e2nilor cu speran\u021ba utopic\u0103, dar tot speran\u021b\u0103 era, \u00een instalarea unei p\u0103ci durabile pe p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u021a\u0103rii, intrase\u00a0 in\u00a0 colimatorul\u00a0 propagandei\u00a0 de\u00a0 denigrare,\u00a0 de denaturare a faptelor, de atribuire armatei sovietice a marilor fapte eroice ale armatei rom\u00e2ne, s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ite \u00een luptele de eliberare a Rom\u00e2niei de trupele hitleriste, ale\u00a0 Ardealului de sub ocupa\u021bia hortist\u0103, ale mun\u021bilor Tatra, a Budapestei,\u00a0 deschz\u00e2nd\u00a0 drumul\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Viena\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 f\u0103c\u00e2nd p\u00e2rtie liber\u0103 \u201dalia\u021bilor sovietici\u201d spre Berlin, pentru a pune steagul\u00a0 cu\u00a0 secera\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ciocanul\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Reichstag,\u00a0 \u00eentr-un moment crucial al semn\u0103rii p\u0103cii, al victoriei.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0\u0218i a venit \u201dactul\u201d abdic\u0103rii impuse de trimisul Moscovei, Vi\u0219inski, de la finele anului 1947. Cu toat\u0103 atmosfera de preg\u0103tire,\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 explozia\u00a0 unei\u00a0 bombe\u00a0 cu\u00a0 efect \u00eent\u00e2rziat, a fost o explozie cu bomb\u0103 aruncat\u0103 \u00een lini\u0219tea unui\u00a0 somn\u00a0 de\u00a0 noapte.\u00a0 A\u0219a\u00a0 a\u00a0 resim\u021bit-o\u00a0 \u00eentreaga Rom\u00e2nie,\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 am\u00a0 resim\u021bit-o\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cei\u00a0 din\u00a0 Oradea. Consternarea \u00eenn\u0103bu\u0219it\u0103 de team\u0103 a adul\u021bilor n-a fost preluat\u0103 de pu\u0219timea liceului. Vorba aceea, \u201dat\u00e2t ne-a trebuit!\u201d\u00a0 To\u021bi\u00a0 \u0103\u0219tia,\u00a0 neast\u00e2mp\u0103ra\u021bii,\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 \u00eentrunit\u00a0 pe unde am apucat, la un match, \u00eentr-un parc mai lini\u0219tit, \u00een cimitirul lui Mi\u0219u, pe malul Cri\u0219ului. Planuri, care mai de care mai n\u0103stru\u0219nice, deliber\u0103ri, s\u00e2s\u00e2ituri de aten\u021bionare chiar \u0219i la auzul frunzelor \u00een adiere, perechi de b\u0103ie\u021bi \u0219i fete alerg\u00e2nd g\u0103l\u0103gios pentru deturnarea aten\u021biei unor trec\u0103tori\u00a0 neaveni\u021bi.\u00a0 Spargerea\u00a0 grupului\u00a0 conspirativ\u00a0 se f\u0103cea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 forma\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 perechi\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 \u00een grupuri\u00a0 g\u0103l\u0103gioase\u00a0 dribl\u00e2nd\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 minge\u00a0 \u00eenchipuit\u0103 adversari imaginari de pe str\u0103zile Ora\u0219ului.<\/p>\n

    N-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 un\u00a0 joc\u00a0 de\u00a0 copii\u00a0 cum\u00a0 ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 putut\u00a0 p\u0103rea.\u00a0 S-a hot\u0103r\u00e2t pentru Ajunul Anului Nou, un colind, tradi\u021bional de\u00a0 altfel,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 curtea\u00a0 liceului\u00a0 Gojdu,\u00a0 la\u00a0 ferestrele Directorului Catan\u0103, unde \u0219i locuia. Eram la v\u00e2rsta la care n-ai timp s\u0103 te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti la consecin\u021be. Era crezul nostru din tot ce a \u00eenc\u0103put \u00een sufletele noastre. \u0218i ne-am \u021binut de cuv\u00e2nt! N-a fost vorba de cum s\u0103 intr\u0103m \u00een curtea liceului. Un colind la ferestrele Directorului, iubit, pe bune, vorba noastr\u0103, f\u0103cea parte din tradi\u021bie. \u0218i ne- am adunat \u00een lini\u0219te de parc\u0103 eram la ora de istorie a lui Dinu. S-a c\u00e2ntat un \u201dLa multi ani cu s\u0103n\u0103tate\u201d, dup\u0103 care o voce, nesperat de puternic\u0103 a recitat \u201dAho, aho, copii \u0219i\u00a0 fra\u021bi…\u201d\u00a0 Brusc\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 o\u00a0 lini\u0219te\u00a0 morm\u00e2ntal\u0103, nespecific\u0103 \u00a0nou\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 intrat\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sufletele\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 \u0219i p\u0103strat\u0103 pentru momentele solemne. Eram r\u0103i, dar eram \u0219i buni! \u00centotdeauna ie\u0219em cu bine la mal. Cred c\u0103 de aia ne \u0219i iubeau \u201dzbirii no\u0219tri minuna\u021bi\u201d. La fereastr\u0103 a ap\u0103rut chipul omului pe care \u00eel admiram, nu rareori \u00eel \u00eenjuram, pe loc ne \u00eemp\u0103cam \u0219i mergeam al\u0103turi de El \u00eenainte. \u0218tiam cum s\u0103-l lu\u0103m, sau el ne l\u0103sa s\u0103 credem c\u0103 se las\u0103, dar \u00eel respectam din inim\u0103, nu de fric\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    F\u0103c\u00e2nd un pas \u00eenainte, Tit, nici nu putea fi altcineva, a luat cuv\u00e2ntul, liber, lini\u0219tit, f\u0103c\u00e2nd o scurt\u0103 incursiune \u00een istoria\u00a0 regalit\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Rom\u00e2nia,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 rolul\u00a0 Lui\u00a0 Carol\u00a0 I\u00a0 \u0219i Ferdinand\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 crearea\u00a0 statului\u00a0 rom\u00e2n\u00a0 modern,\u00a0 \u00een realizarea Marii Uniri de la 1918, \u00een definirea Rom\u00e2niei Mari, a loculul ei \u00een Europa \u0219i \u00een lume. A evocat numele \u0219i faptele celor dou\u0103 mari regine, Elisabeta \u0219i Maria, l-a pomenit \u00een fug\u0103 pe Carol al II-lea \u0219i s-a oprit la Regele Mihai\u00a0 I.\u00a0 \u201dDomnilor,\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 genera\u021bia\u00a0 mea\u00a0 de\u00a0 actuali adolescen\u021bi,\u00a0 am\u00a0 tr\u0103it\u00a0 acele\u00a0 vremuri,\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 Str\u0103jerii Majest\u0103\u021bii Sale, am visat s\u0103 ajungem Cerceta\u0219i, am jurat Credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Munc\u0103 pentru \u021aar\u0103 \u0219i Rege. Nu cunoa\u0219tem faptele din c\u0103r\u021bile de istorie sau de la lec\u021biile predate la \u0219coal\u0103. Noi am participat, noi le-am p\u0103strat \u00een suflet, noi vom muri cu ele. Ceea ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 calc\u0103 \u00een picioare crezul nostru de via\u021b\u0103. Noi am fost \u00eempin\u0219i de istorie s\u0103 devenim eroi, noi nu vom putea muri dec\u00e2t eroi, lupt\u00e2nd pentru Patrie, cu oricine ar deveni du\u0219manul nostru…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0Discursul \u00a0curgea\u00a0 lin,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 lini\u0219te\u00a0 deplin\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 de emo\u021bie colectiv\u0103. \u00cen mijlocul nostru, Dinu, d\u0103dea din cap a aprobare, printr-o mi\u0219care a capului specific\u0103 felului lui de a fi, nu rareori luat\u0103 \u00een der\u00e2dere nevinovat\u0103, dar niciodat\u0103 r\u0103uvoitoare.<\/p>\n

    Tocmai c\u00e2nd totul se desf\u0103\u0219ura ca la carte, Tit, dup\u0103 un minut de \u00eentrerupere p\u0103strat pentru ceva \u00eenc\u0103 nedefinit, \u00eenso\u021bit de primele murmure de ne\u00een\u021belegere \u0219i de bra\u021bul ridicat al Directorului, a izbucnit dintr-o voce, voit, sau nu, r\u0103gu\u0219it\u0103 un \u201dDomnule, Director!\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u00cen\u00a0 lini\u0219tea\u00a0 restabilit\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 urmat.\u00a0 \u201dNoi,\u00a0 tinerii\u00a0 rom\u00e2ni, credincio\u0219i trecutului \u021a\u0103rii noastre, \u00eencrez\u0103tori \u00een viitorul Ei,\u00a0 V\u0103\u00a0 cerem,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 numele\u00a0 nostru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 al\u00a0 corpului profesoral,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 V\u0103\u00a0 adresa\u021bi\u00a0 Guvernului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Patriarhiei Ortodoxe\u00a0 Rom\u00e2ne,\u00a0 solicit\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00eentoarcerea\u00a0 imediat\u0103\u00a0 a regelui Mihai I pe tronul Rom\u00e2niei. Totodat\u0103, \u00een numele Liceului Emanuel Gojdu, s\u0103-I fie adresat\u0103 o scrisoare Majest\u0103\u021bii Sale, s\u0103 nu accepte \u201dabdicarea\u201d impus\u0103 de for\u021bele de ocupa\u021bie sovietice, care din alia\u021bi declara\u021bi s- au transformat \u00een cotropitori, s\u0103 restabileasc\u0103 Monarhia Constitu\u021bional\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 cear\u0103 retragerea for\u021belor armate de ocupa\u021bie.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Ca la comand\u0103, au izbucnit urale, s-a strigat \u201dTr\u0103iasc\u0103 Regele\u201d, nu s-a mai \u021binut cont de bra\u021bul neputincios al Directorului, r\u0103mas suspendat \u00een aer. Gesturile speriate ale lui Dinu de a potoli spiritele au r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 ecou. Cum\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 spun?,\u00a0 eram\u00a0 ca\u00a0 sc\u0103pa\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 sub\u00a0 control,\u00a0 o mul\u021bime, limitat\u0103 ca num\u0103r, dar extrem de vocal\u0103. Brusc am t\u0103cut cu to\u021bii, ca la comand\u0103. De fapt \u201dcomanda\u201d a avut loc. Cu o voce neobi\u0219nuit de puternic\u0103, Dinu a pronun\u021bat\u00a0 trei\u00a0 cuvinte\u00a0 \u201dLini\u0219te\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 rog!\u201d.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 acela\u0219i moment,\u00a0 bra\u021bul\u00a0 Directorului\u00a0 a\u00a0 intrat\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 mi\u0219care st\u00e2nga-dreapta, \u00eenso\u021bit\u0103 de o \u00eencercare nereu\u0219it\u0103 de a ni se adresa. \u201dVorbi\u021bi, Domnule Director!, vorbi\u021bi mai tare…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u0218i a vorbit, nu ca Director, ci ca un p\u0103rinte \u00eengrijorat. \u201dDragii mei copii,…\u201d au fost primele cuvinte. \u201dCeea ce face\u021bi\u00a0 voi\u00a0 acum\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mine,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 \u00eemrejur\u0103rile actuale nu ar putea fi \u00een\u021beles. O revolt\u0103 spontan\u0103 ca asta va fi strivit\u0103, p\u0103rin\u021bii vo\u0219tri vor prelua \u201dp\u0103catul\u201d \u0219i vor pl\u0103ti scump, \u0218coala noastr\u0103 drag\u0103 va fi \u00eenchis\u0103, voi, cu toat\u0103 v\u00e2rsta voastr\u0103 fraged\u0103, ve\u021bi suporta consecin\u021be greu de prev\u0103zut. Domnule Profesor Dinu, sunte\u021bi un \u00een\u021belept, sunte\u021bi\u00a0 iubit,\u00a0 organiza\u021bi\u00a0 o\u00a0 retragere\u00a0 lini\u0219tit\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 acestor elevi minuna\u021bi, c\u00e2t mai resfira\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 grupuri g\u0103l\u0103gioase, \u00eentr-o\u00a0 atitudine\u00a0 civilizat\u0103.\u00a0 Profita\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 sunt S\u0103rb\u0103torile Ajunului de An Nou, \u0219i \u00een aceast\u0103 atmosfer\u0103 de\u00a0 bucurie\u00a0 general\u0103,\u00a0 strecura\u021bi-v\u0103\u00a0 printre\u00a0 cei\u00a0 ce serbeaz\u0103.\u00a0 V\u0103\u00a0 rog,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 to\u021bi,\u00a0 V\u0103\u00a0 mul\u021bumesc\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 m-a\u021bi ascultat. V\u0103 doresc un An Nou Fericit!\u201d L-am ascultat pe Director, l-am ascultat pe Dinu \u0219i, \u00eentr-o lini\u0219te \u0219i ordine des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ite, nu \u0219i specifice nou\u0103, am luat, fiecare \u00een parte, drumul cel mai scurt spre cas\u0103.<\/p>\n

    A\u0219teptarea primei zile de lucru nu a fost u\u0219oar\u0103. Am evitat s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim \u00een locurile cunoscute \u0219i, \u00een mod deliberat \u00eent\u00e2lnirile \u00een grup. Perechile erau solu\u021bia optim\u0103 \u0219i pl\u0103cut\u0103, dac\u0103 ne mai ardea de a\u0219a ceva. S-au format \u0219i perechi ad-hoc, s\u0103 fie mai activ\u0103 via\u021ba de vacan\u021b\u0103, erau destui necupla\u021bi, cum ne pl\u0103cea s\u0103 spunem, unele s-au consolidat. Eram tineri, eram \u00een vacan\u021b\u0103, trebuia s\u0103 ne\u00a0 distr\u0103m,\u00a0 trebuia\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 distragem\u00a0 aten\u021bia.\u00a0 Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 Naivitate! Pentru cei care informau, ca \u0219i pentru cei ce prelucrau informa\u021biile, nu erau zile de odihn\u0103. \u0218i cum informatori\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 g\u0103sit\u00a0 \u00eentotdeauna,\u00a0 securitatea\u00a0 s-a apucat de puricat dosarele. Cum noi nu aveam, \u00eenc\u0103, dosare, au luat dosarele p\u0103rin\u021bilor. A\u0219a au aflat \u0219i ei de n\u0103zb\u00e2tiile noastre \u0219i s-au \u00eengrozit. A\u0219a a aflat \u0219i tata \u0219i m-a \u201dchestionat\u201d. Ce era s\u0103-i spun c\u00e2nd noi, vinova\u021bii, nu vedeam nimic r\u0103u \u00een ceea ce am f\u0103cut. \u201dTat\u0103, drag\u0103!, n- a fost nimic neobi\u0219nuit. \u00cen fiecare an colind\u0103m \u00een curtea liceului de Revelion, c\u00e2nt\u0103m, ne bucur\u0103m. Aaaa! Nu le-a pl\u0103cut\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 am\u00a0 adresat\u00a0 colindul\u00a0 nostru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Regelui,\u00a0 la plecarea LUI, f\u0103r\u0103 nicio tent\u0103 special\u0103, nu v\u0103d pe cine s\u0103 fi deranjat…\u201d \u201dM\u0103i, Bob, voi a\u021bi preg\u0103tit asta, ce mai!?\u201d \u201dC\u00e2nd era s\u0103 preg\u0103tim, \u00een vacan\u021b\u0103 c\u00e2nd r\u0103sufl\u0103m pu\u021bin aer\u00a0 liber?!\u00a0 Sport,\u00a0 matchuri,\u00a0 fete,\u00a0 dans.\u00a0 Cine-\u0219i\u00a0 d\u0103 vacan\u021ba\u00a0 pe\u00a0 politic\u0103?!\u00a0 Stai\u00a0 lini\u0219tit,\u00a0 se\u00a0 face\u00a0 prea\u00a0 mult zgomot pentru nimic, ca \u00een Shakespeare:\u201d \u201dZgomot, ca zgomot, dar consecin\u021bele pot fi foarte grave!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u0218i\u00a0 consecin\u021bele\u00a0 nu\u00a0 au\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2rziat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 arate.\u00a0 Nici autorit\u0103\u021bile nu aveau nevoie de zgomot. Au anchetat \u00een surdin\u0103,\u00a0 l-au\u00a0 interogat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Director,\u00a0 l-au \u00a0interogat\u00a0 pe Dinu, l-au interogat pe portar. Nu s-a f\u0103cut caz la \u0219coal\u0103, nici m\u0103car la orele de dirigin\u021bie. Totu\u0219i, absen\u021ba de la \u0219coal\u0103 dup\u0103 revenirea din vacan\u021b\u0103 a doi colegi de clas\u0103, unul din Oradea, cel\u0103lalt dintr-un sat mai r\u0103s\u0103rit, Ale\u0219d,\u00a0 a\u00a0 ridicat\u00a0 semne\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eentrebare.\u00a0 La\u00a0 \u00eencerc\u0103rile\u00a0 de comunicare\u00a0 cu\u00a0 rudele\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 r\u0103spuns\u00a0 printr-o\u00a0 t\u0103cere alarmant\u0103. Nu putea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 a\u0219a \u0219i, ca \u00een multe alte situa\u021bii tenebroase, \u201dsursele\u201d, cele mai protejate mijloace de informare, ca \u0219i \u00een zilele noastre de altfel, au divulgat secretul. Gusti But, neam\u021b de etnie \u0219i Miron Baciu, fiu de pop\u0103, au fost \u201ds\u0103lta\u021bi\u201d \u00eentr-o noapte \u0219i du\u0219i. La v\u00e2rsta lor de nici 17 ani, au fot judeca\u021bi, condamna\u021bi \u0219i \u00eenchi\u0219i. Ni\u0219te copii condamna\u021bi\u00a0 pentru \u201dsubminarea siguran\u021bei statului\u201d!?\u00a0 Afl\u00e2nd\u00a0 adev\u0103rul,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 surse,\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00een\u021beles\u00a0 c\u0103 \u201dsursele\u201d\u00a0 au\u00a0 ac\u021bionat\u00a0 deliberat.\u00a0 Ni\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 transmis\u00a0 un avertisment,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nou\u0103,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 p\u0103rin\u021bilor.\u00a0 Ceva,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 nu \u00een\u021belegeam. Capul r\u0103ut\u0103\u021bilor, Tit, a fost l\u0103sat \u00een pace!? \u00cen \u0219oapt\u0103 am aflat c\u0103 statutul de CFR-ist al tat\u0103lui s\u0103u, l-a salvat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Noi, cei noroco\u0219i, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 ne sim\u021bim, cumva, \u00eentr- o postur\u0103 de eroi. Nu ni se spunea, cine ar fi \u00eendr\u0103znit?!, dar\u00a0 o\u00a0 sim\u021beam\u00a0 din\u00a0 privirile\u00a0 multora\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ale\u00a0 fetelor\u00a0 \u00een special.<\/p>\n

    Un lucru totu\u0219i preocupa \u201dmul\u021bimea\u201d elevilor neimplica\u021bi. \u201dCum de n-au participat cei din clasele superioare, doar erau\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 deasupra\u00a0 noastr\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 muco\u0219ilor b\u0103g\u0103re\u021bi?!\u201d\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 un\u00a0 subiect\u00a0 de\u00a0 atacat,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 puteam \u00eentreba,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne\u00a0 puteau\u00a0 r\u0103spunde.\u00a0 Cel\u00a0 mult\u00a0 prin\u00a0 deja cunoscutul refren \u201dv\u0103 b\u0103ga\u021bi unde nu v\u0103 fierbe oala\u201d. Noi aveam o alt\u0103 p\u0103rere, se g\u00e2ndeau la \u201dviitorul\u201d lor, erau mai aproape dec\u00e2t noi. Noi mai aveam doi ani \u0219i idei peste poate, dar \u0219i o durere \u00een suflet care ne chinui, \u0219i\u00a0 ne-a chinuit \u0219i peste ani. \u0218apte ani de via\u021ba au fost r\u0103pi\u021bi unor copii. N-am reu\u0219it s\u0103-i contact\u0103m, nici mai t\u00e2rziu, dup\u0103 eliberare, c\u00e2nd s-au luptat pentru a recupera ceva din timpul r\u0103pit. Nu se l\u0103sau aborda\u021bi, ca pentru a ne scuti pe noi de durerea revederii. Ca s\u0103 fim drep\u021bi, nici noi\u00a0 n-am\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 trebuit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 facem,\u00a0 s\u0103 insist\u0103m. Eram ni\u0219te \u201dvinova\u021bi f\u0103r\u0103 vin\u0103\u201d pentru \u201dsoarta lor\u201d, sau, cel pu\u021bin, \u00eencercam s\u0103 ne debaras\u0103m de vina de a nu fi protestat la momentul respectiv, nu c\u00e2te unul, ci \u00een forma\u021bia \u00een care am \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 ne expunem \u0219i s\u0103-i expunem pe cei care ne \u00eendrumau, \u0219i nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd, pe fra\u021bii \u0219i p\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri. Ne-am \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat prin toate col\u021burile \u021a\u0103rii, am ob\u021binut diplome \u0219i un statut, c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t decent\u00a0 de\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 acceptat,\u00a0 parc\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 u\u0219urare, refuzul lor de a se l\u0103sa g\u0103si\u021bi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Da, anul 1947 a marcat \u00eentr-o manier\u0103 dur\u0103 sufletele noastre de copii, lovind nemilos \u00een ce era mai sf\u00e2nt \u00een noi, trecutul apropiat din care f\u0103cuser\u0103m parte, amintirile unei\u00a0 copil\u0103rii\u00a0 luminoase,\u00a0 educa\u021bia\u00a0 primit\u0103.\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost\u00a0 o lovitur\u0103 dat\u0103 \u0219i p\u0103rin\u021bilor no\u0219tri, pu\u0219i \u00een fa\u021ba unui fapt insolubil,\u00a0 ne\u0219tiind\u00a0 cum\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 mai\u00a0 apere,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 s\u0103 contrazic\u0103 cu bun\u0103 \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103 averea cu care au umplut ad\u00e2ncurile sufletului nostru. S\u0103-\u021bi contrazici credin\u021ba, s\u0103 renegi\u00a0 principiile\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u021bi-au\u00a0 c\u0103l\u0103uzit\u00a0 via\u021ba,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 accep\u021bi minciuna \u201dminciuna unor vremuri noi\u201d \u0219i s\u0103-\u021bi la\u0219i pruncii \u00een voia unei reeduc\u0103ri comandate. Nu le-a fost u\u0219or s\u0103 se \u201dacomodeze\u201d, ca s\u0103 nu spun, \u201dreprofileze.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0\u0218i\u00a0 uite\u00a0 a\u0219a,\u00a0 g\u00e2ndind\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u201dac\u021biunea\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 patriotic\u0103\u201d, izvor\u00e2t\u0103 din sufletele noastre de copii \u201dr\u0103zvr\u0103ti\u021bi\u201d cu aere de maturitate, m\u0103 duce, pentru a c\u00e2ta oar\u0103, la sintagma ne-mplinirii, la \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d<\/strong> , la speran\u021ba unui nou vis.<\/p>\n

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    Anii care au urmat au purtat amprenta lec\u021biei \u00eenv\u0103\u021bate, a avertismentului primit. Teama a \u00eenso\u021bit \u00een multe privin\u021be via\u021ba noastr\u0103 de elev estomp\u00e2nd pornirile v\u00e2rstei, \u00eenc\u0103 din fa\u0219\u0103. Nu deveniser\u0103m mai maturi, deveniser\u0103m mai frico\u0219i, mai resemna\u021bi. P\u0103rerea apar\u021binea lui Tit, dar cu minime comentarii. Am abordat subiectul doar o singur\u0103 dat\u0103, sus \u00een mansarda v\u0103ruit\u0103 \u00een alb imaculat, de unde\u00a0 disp\u0103ruser\u0103\u00a0 multe\u00a0 din\u00a0 citatele\u00a0 care-i\u00a0 confereau\u00a0 un aspect \u201dacademic\u201d, cum obi\u0219nuiam s\u0103 spunem. Mai \u00een glum\u0103, mai \u00een serios, Tit nu s-a atins de m\u00e2zg\u0103litura postat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 mine,\u00a0 cea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201dbudet\u00a0 prazdnic\u00a0 i\u00a0 na\u00a0 na\u0219e\u00ef uli\u021be\u201d(va fi s\u0103rb\u0103toare \u0219i pe uli\u021ba noastr\u0103), cu care, se pretinde c\u0103, T\u0103tucul Popoarelor, a c\u00e2\u0219tigat r\u0103zboiul. Da, fostul seminarist, convertit la ideologia comunist\u0103,\u00a0 cu bra\u021bul st\u00e2ng paralizat, dar viguros \u00een punerea \u00een practic\u0103 a pornirilor sale criminale, s-a pus pe r\u0103sp\u00e2ndirea noului s\u0103u \u201dcrez\u201d dincolo de grani\u021bele Imperiului Sovietic de dinainte\u00a0 de\u00a0 r\u0103zboi.\u00a0 Victoria\u00a0 asupra\u00a0 hitlerismului\u00a0 i-a \u00eenlesnit drumul. Prezen\u021ba armatei sovietice la Berlin i-a \u201dconvins\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 factorii\u00a0 principali\u00a0 ai\u00a0 politicii\u00a0 mondiale, Roosevelt \u0219i Churchill, s\u0103 se plece \u00een fa\u021ba lui la Yalta \u0219i s\u0103-i \u201d\u00eenghit\u0103\u201d preten\u021biile. A mutat Polonia mai la Vest lu\u00e2ndu-i Estul istoric, a smuls Basarabia \u0219i Bucovina cre\u00e2nd un culoar p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een Ungaria, de-a lungul Nordului Rom\u00e2niei, a p\u0103truns \u00een Bulgaria \u0219i Cehoslovacia, a creat o Republic\u0103 \u201dMoldova\u201d cu un apendice transnistrian, a creat o Ucrain\u0103 mare \u0219i puternic\u0103, cu Gurile Dun\u0103rii cu tot\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 pus\u00a0 pe\u00a0 implementarea\u00a0 dictaturii\u00a0 comuniste \u0219terg\u00e2nd cu buretele trecutul istoric al noilor \u201dcuceriri\u201d. La\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 a\u00a0 mai\u00a0 reu\u0219it\u00a0 ceva,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 inoculeze\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 inimile recalcitran\u021bilor naivi, ca s\u0103 nu spun utopici, sintagma vis\u0103torului f\u0103r\u0103 speran\u021b\u0103, \u201dvin americanii…\u201d \u0218i au venit mai mult de o gr\u0103mad\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Implementarea\u00a0 asta\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 prin\u00a0 \u201dreformarea\u201d institu\u021biilor\u00a0 statului,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201dspeciali\u0219ti\u201d\u00a0 adu\u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 tancurile Diviziei\u00a0 Tudor\u00a0 Vladimirescu,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 frunte\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Ern\u00f6 Neul\u00e4nder, alias Walter Roman \u0219i mul\u021bi al\u021bi instructori cu psudonime greu de descifrat. Dar asta s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat la \u00eenceput, de la 1944 \u00eencoace. Au fost destui care i-au luat \u00een\u00a0 bra\u021be\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 i-au\u00a0 sprijinit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 blagosloveasc\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o Securitate \u201d\u00e0 la\u201d Dr\u0103ghici sau Nikolski, s\u0103-l aducem la lumin\u0103 pe Dej \u0219i tovar\u0103\u0219ii lui de lupt\u0103, din \u00eenchisori, s\u0103-l convertim pe mo\u0219ierul Groza \u0219i pe mai c\u00e2\u021bi \u00eenc\u0103. Noii, \u0219i noile\u00a0 institu\u021bii,\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 pus\u00a0 pe\u00a0 treab\u0103.\u00a0 Na\u021bionaliz\u0103ri, colectiviz\u0103ri,\u00a0 anchet\u0103ri\u00a0 sumare,\u00a0 reeduc\u0103ri,\u00a0 sp\u0103l\u0103ri\u00a0 de creiere. Vechile pu\u0219c\u0103rii au devenit ne\u00eenc\u0103p\u0103toare, Dej a cerut sfatul T\u0103tucului \u0219i a pornit Canalul Dun\u0103rea-Marea Neagr\u0103.\u00a0 Acum,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 1947,\u00a0 devenit\u0103\u00a0 Republic\u0103, Rom\u00e2nia, volens-nolens a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se integreze \u00een ceea ce sugestiv s-a numit \u201dLag\u0103rul Socialist\u201d. Ca s\u0103 vindem\u00a0 pe\u00a0 gratis\u00a0 partenerului\u00a0 nostru\u00a0 \u201dfrate\u201d\u00a0 bog\u0103\u021biile solului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 subsolului,\u00a0 sub\u00a0 acoperirea\u00a0 \u201ddatoriilor\u00a0 de r\u0103zboi\u201d,\u00a0 am\u00a0 inventat,\u00a0 la\u00a0 neprecupe\u021bitul\u00a0 lor\u00a0 sfat,\u00a0 SOVROMURI.\u00a0 \u0218i-am\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 pomp\u0103m\u00a0 c\u0103rbune, petrol, mai t\u00e2rziu \u0219i uraniu, \u0219i gr\u00e2ne \u0219i mai c\u00e2te.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Dar s\u0103 revin \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 cantonez pu\u021bin \u00een via\u021ba de zi cu zi a elevului ce eram, a t\u00e2n\u0103rului \u00een devenire, a lui \u201dlas\u0103- m\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 las\u201d,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eencercam \u00a0s\u0103-l\u00a0 \u00eentruchipez,\u00a0 a enigmaticului sentimental, a vis\u0103torului \u00eentru poezie.<\/p>\n

    La liceu, anul 1947 s-a soldat cu eliminarea unor colegi, printre care \u0219i un bun prieten, Nelu M\u00e2ndru\u021bescu, un talent de excep\u021bie, pictor precoce, marea sl\u0103biciune a lui \u021a\u00e2rulescu.\u00a0 Motivul?\u00a0 Simplu!\u00a0 P\u0103rin\u021bii\u00a0 bistri\u021beni\u00a0 \u00eenst\u0103ri\u021bi, mo\u0219ieri,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 noile\u00a0 criterii.\u00a0 Tat\u0103l,\u00a0 jurist\u00a0 recunoscut, r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 slujb\u0103. Ne-am \u00eemprietenit pe terenurile de sport unde excela la fotbol. De junior selec\u021bionat la CAO (Clubul Atletic Oradea), unde aveam obiceiul s\u0103 asist la antrenamentele\u00a0 echipei\u00a0 de\u00a0 seniori,\u00a0 speran\u021b\u0103\u00a0 real\u0103\u00a0 a fotbalului or\u0103dean. N-a avut de ales \u0219i s-a transferat la Liceul\u00a0 Industrial,\u00a0 proasp\u0103t\u00a0 \u00eenfiin\u021bat\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 izolarea elementelor recalcitrante. \u0218coal\u0103 r\u0103u famat\u0103, era un fel de morm\u00e2nt pentru cei care nu aveau c\u0103derea s\u0103 se instruiasc\u0103.<\/p>\n

    Apropo, de antrenamentele seniorilor, erau adev\u0103rate demonstra\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 virtuozitate.\u00a0 La\u00a0 un\u00a0 moment\u00a0 dat\u00a0 se aciuaser\u0103\u00a0 juc\u0103tori\u00a0 de\u00a0 renume\u00a0 interna\u021bional,\u00a0 a\u00a0 c\u0103ror preg\u0103tire\u00a0 la\u00a0 o\u00a0 singur\u0103\u00a0 poart\u0103,\u00a0 umplea\u00a0 stadionul\u00a0 la antrenamente. S\u0103-l vezi pe Mircea David, licen\u021biat \u00een economie,\u00a0 cunoscut\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 \u201dplutirile\u201d\u00a0 pe\u00a0 sub\u00a0 buturile por\u021bii, poreclit \u00een Italia \u201dil Dio\u201d, trebuia s\u0103 fac\u0103 fa\u021b\u0103 unor adev\u0103rate bombardamente organizate \u00een careul de 16<\/p>\n

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      \u00a0\u00a0\u00eentr-un\u00a0 fel\u00a0 de\u00a0 miu?a.\u00a0 Atacau\u00a0 Spielman,\u00a0 Bar\u00e1tki, Bodola \u0219i V\u00e1czi, \u00eempiedica\u021bi de Iuhasz, Lor\u00e1nt \u0219i al\u021bii de \u201dteapa\u201d lor. Tribuna din spatele por\u021bii se umplea la refuz.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Prietenia noastr\u0103 n-a putut fi rupt\u0103. Ne scriam \u0219i peste ani. Ne-a c\u0103utat \u0219i la Bucure\u0219ti. Era \u00eendr\u0103gostit lulea de Corina, o frumu\u0219ic\u0103 \u0219i zglobie fat\u0103. \u201dCe zici, \u00ee\u021bi place?\u201d \u201dDa, e dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103…o stric\u0103 pu\u021bin picioarele prea sub\u021biri…\u201d \u201dM\u0103i, eu sunt pictor, n-am timp de picioare…eu caut frumuse\u021bea chipului…\u0219i are ceva pictural \u00een el, nu?!\u201d \u201dBa daaa! Cred c\u0103-i studiezi chipul cu ajutorul buzelor…\u201d<\/p>\n

      Atunci a ap\u0103rut \u0219i chipul de \u201d\u00eenger\u201d al Elei…atleta la s\u0103ritura \u00een \u00een\u0103l\u021bime, viitoare campioan\u0103 na\u021bional\u0103 a lui Kiss\u00a0 B\u00e1csi.\u00a0 \u00centre\u00a0 timp\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eemprietenisem\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Nicolae, Otto, copilul minune al liceului, al lui \u021a\u00e2rulescu, artist \u00een devenire, r\u0103sf\u0103\u021batul licelui. Chiar profesorul nostru\u00a0 de desen \u00eemi atr\u0103sese aten\u021bia asupra pu\u0219tiului, profe\u021bindu-i un mare viitor. Pu\u0219tiul o dibuise pe undeva pe Ela \u0219i afl\u00e2nd c\u0103 face atletism, m-a ademenit la stadion. Nu era nevoie deoarece eram client acolo \u0219i o \u0219i cuno\u0219team pe noua\u00a0 muz\u0103.\u00a0 Ne-am\u00a0 dus,\u00a0 am\u00a0 luat\u00a0 loc\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 tribun\u0103,\u00a0 am r\u0103spuns la gestul ei de salut \u0219i, surpriz\u0103, Ela a l\u0103sat s\u0103riturile \u00een grija antrenorului \u0219i, \u00een c\u00e2teva salturi a ajuns la noi. \u201dVai ce frumos e\u0219ti!…Cum te cheam\u0103?…\u201d L-a s\u0103rutat pe obraz \u0219i a plecat \u00een goan\u0103, zbur\u00e2nd peste treptele tribunei. Au ajuns s\u0103 nu mai aib\u0103 nevoie de mine\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 au\u00a0 cucerit\u00a0 ora\u0219ul\u00a0 cu \u00a0trec\u0103tori,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tot.\u00a0 Erau frumo\u0219i!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u00a0A fost o prietenie pe cinste \u0219i a r\u0103mas pe via\u021b\u0103. I-am d\u0103ruit tot sufletul meu de amator de arta plastic\u0103, dar, curios, am aflat abia la facultate c\u0103 avea o sor\u0103. Dar mai e p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci.<\/p>\n

      Cum eram cam s\u0103raci, am mai spus-o parc\u0103, mi-am g\u0103sit\u00a0 o\u00a0 ocupa\u021bie\u00a0 practic\u0103.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 liber\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eemi r\u0103m\u00e2nea dup\u0103 \u0219coal\u0103, sport, grupuri de \u201dsocializare\u201d, versuri \u0219i inerentele clipe d\u0103ruite c\u0103ut\u0103rii muzelor, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 meditez la matematic\u0103 un pu\u0219ti. Mai luam un ban, mai cump\u0103ram un training, o pereche de teni\u0219i, chiar \u0219i un pantalon de \u201dgal\u0103\u201d, de!, erau \u0219i jururi. Nu eram preten\u021bios, dar, oricum…Pu\u0219tiul se descurca, dac\u0103 st\u0103team\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 el,\u00a0 mergeam\u00a0 cu\u00a0 el\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vacan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 la S\u0103c\u0103dat, eram hr\u0103nit ca la \u021bar\u0103, m\u0103 odihneam, m\u0103 \u0219i distram.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 vacan\u021be\u00a0 se\u00a0 adunau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 elevi,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 eleve,\u00a0 \u0219i studen\u021bi. Atmosfera era \u201dpl\u0103cut\u0103\u201d. Se organizau baluri, \u00een sala\u00a0 c\u0103minului,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 p\u0103rin\u021bii\u00a0 fetelor\u00a0 \u00een\u0219irui\u021bi\u00a0 de-a\u00a0 lungul pere\u021bilor, pe taburete, cu un acordeonist-urechist \u0219i, un nelipsit violonist al satului, \u201dheged\u00fcs\u201d cu a sa \u201dhigege\u201d. \u0218i acum, dac\u0103 \u00eenchid ochii, aud \u00eenfior\u0103toarele abateri nevinovate de la melodiile vremii. Dar, vorba aceea, ce nu face omul pentru o \u021b\u00e2r\u0103 de galbeni!<\/p>\n

      Amator\u00a0 de\u00a0 plimb\u0103ri,\u00a0 de\u00a0 excursii,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 vacan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 am profitat de o organizare ca la carte a unei excursii la Bratca, un loc de plecare pentru drume\u021bii \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi de Apuseni. Am stat \u00een ni\u0219te bar\u0103ci cu c\u00e2te zece paturi \u00een camere, a fost h\u0103rm\u0103laie, dar era pe gratis, cu m\u00e2ncare bun\u0103 \u0219i fructe la dicre\u021bie, cu terenuri gazonate, bune\u00a0 pentru alerg\u0103tur\u0103, pentru meciuri de fotbal. Aerul curat \u0219i lipsa\u00a0 oric\u0103rei\u00a0 preocup\u0103ri\u00a0 programate\u00a0 f\u0103ceau\u00a0 sejurul agreabil.\u00a0 Pentru\u00a0 partea\u00a0 grozav\u0103\u00a0 trebuia\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 avem r\u0103bdare.\u00a0 Abia\u00a0 ultima\u00a0 zi\u00a0 de\u00a0 tab\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 programat\u0103 pentru\u00a0 Apuseni.\u00a0 O\u00a0 formidabil\u0103\u00a0 excursie\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Valea Dr\u0103ganului, cu \u021binta Moara Dracului, o cascad\u0103 de vis. Era prima mea ie\u0219ire prin locuri mai s\u0103lbatice. Totul a c\u0103p\u0103tat un iz aparte datorit\u0103 averismentului \u201dAten\u021bie la Vipere!\u201d, cam al doilea loc periculos dup\u0103 Valea Cernei. Instructorul,\u00a0 abia\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 am\u00a0 intrat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 traseu\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 dat seama c\u0103 eram echipa\u021bi ca pentru a merge la mare. Pantaloni scur\u021bi, \u0219osete scurte, bluze cu m\u00e2nec\u0103 scurt\u0103. Nu r\u0103m\u00e2nea dec\u00e2t s\u0103 lungim privirile \u0219i s\u0103 depist\u0103m orice\u00a0 dihanie\u00a0 printre\u00a0 pietrele\u00a0 sc\u0103ldate\u00a0 de\u00a0 un\u00a0 soare generos. Ne-am luat \u0219i ni\u0219te crengu\u021be \u00een \u201dV\u201d s\u0103 p\u0103rem mai\u00a0 fioro\u0219i.\u00a0 C\u00e2\u021biva\u00a0 kilometri\u00a0 de\u00a0 drum\u00a0 de\u00a0 piatr\u0103\u00a0 de-a lungul unui fir de ap\u0103, urc\u00e2nd lin spre \u021binta stabilit\u0103. Ce \u021bi-e \u0219i cu aten\u021bionarea asta care-\u021bi induce o team\u0103 de origine necunoscut\u0103. \u00cen loc s\u0103 umbl\u0103m relaxa\u021bi, pe un drum, totu\u0219i, obositor pentru ni\u0219te bie\u021bi teni\u0219i, admir\u00e2nd frumuse\u021bile traseului str\u0103b\u0103tut, noi c\u0103lcam ca pe ou\u0103, cu aten\u021bia\u00a0 \u00eencordat\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 maximum,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acele\u00a0 crengu\u021be \u00eendreptate spre posibile \u021binte. Spectacolul oferit la baza cascadei era deosebit, pentru mine inedit. Ne apucase foamea \u0219i cum aveam c\u00e2te ceva \u00een rucsac, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u0103ut\u0103m un loc potrivit pentru odihn\u0103 \u0219i osp\u0103\u021b. Ne-a fost\u00a0 team\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 mers,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 picioare,\u00a0 dar\u0103mite\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne a\u0219ez\u0103m pe vreo poten\u021bial\u0103 g\u00e2nganie. Am renun\u021bat, spre ru\u0219inea noastr\u0103, \u0219i am pornit la vale, \u00een aceea\u0219i stare de spirit ca la urcare. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m \u00een mers dar n-a mers. Cum mai\u00a0 puteam fi aten\u021bi la pietrele care ascundeau prezen\u021ba unor fiin\u021be at\u00e2t de du\u0219m\u0103noase?! \u201dB\u0103ie\u021bi,\u00a0 lini\u0219ti\u021bi-v\u0103…am\u00a0 exagerat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 eu\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 v\u0103 alege\u021bi cu ceva din excursia asta pe munte, s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bi s\u0103\u00a0 fi\u021bi\u00a0 pruden\u021bi…putem\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 oprim,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 este nevoie s\u0103 alerg\u0103m.\u201d N-a terminat bine vorba instructorul \u0219i un \u021bip\u0103t, din fa\u021ba convoiului, de fapt un nevinovat \u0219ir indian, ne-a \u00eencremenit. Deschiz\u0103torul de drum, un tip mai \u0219ugub\u0103\u021b, maestru \u00een farse, a apucat, totu\u0219i, s\u0103 arate cu crengu\u021ba spre un \u0219arpe, de vreo dou\u0103zeci \u0219i cinci de centimetri, alunec\u00e2nd spre p\u00e2r\u00e2u. At\u00e2ta ne-a trebuit. Ce odihn\u0103!,\u00a0 ce\u00a0 dejun!,\u00a0 fie\u00a0 el\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 frugal.\u00a0 Este\u00a0 adev\u0103rat\u00a0 c\u0103 mergeam la vale, dar ritmul alert \u00een care am str\u0103b\u0103tut drumul de \u00eentoarcere l-a mirat \u0219i pe instructor. Seara am ajuns cu bine la Bratca \u0219i \u00een loc de cin\u0103 ne-am tr\u00e2ntit \u00een paturi. Un somn profund ne-a preg\u0103tit pentru a doua zi, ziua \u00eentoarcerii la Oradea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Prietenia\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Nick,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 \u00eei\u00a0 spunea\u00a0 Ela,\u00a0 mi-a\u00a0 adus\u00a0 \u00een preajm\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 al\u021bi\u00a0 arti\u0219ti\u00a0 precoci\u00a0 ai\u00a0 liceului\u00a0 Gojdu,\u00a0 to\u021bi descoperi\u021bi \u0219i sprijini\u021bi de inimosul \u021a\u00e2rulescu, profesor \u0219i pictor\u00a0 talentat.\u00a0 Dar\u00a0 peste\u00a0 toate,\u00a0 om\u00a0 de\u00a0 cultur\u0103,\u00a0 \u00een adev\u0103ratul\u00a0 sens\u00a0 larg\u00a0 al\u00a0 cuv\u00e2ntului.\u00a0 Orice\u00a0 ocazie petrecut\u0103\u00a0 al\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 el\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 lec\u021bie\u00a0 de\u00a0 informare general\u0103.\u00a0 Doi\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 prefera\u021bii\u00a0 lui,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 copilului minune,\u00a0 realiza\u021bi\u00a0 la\u00a0 superlativ,\u00a0 Mircea\u00a0 \u0218tef\u0103nescu\u00a0 \u0219i Mircea\u00a0 Bogdan\u00a0 (Putoare),\u00a0 mi-au\u00a0 oferit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 d\u0103rnicie prietenia\u00a0 lor.\u00a0 Mircea\u00a0 \u0218tef\u0103nescu,\u00a0 sculptor\u00a0 de\u00a0 elit\u0103,\u00a0 a realizat, printre altele, poate cea mai frumoas\u0103 ecvestr\u0103 de la noi. Cine trece pe la Podul \u00cenalt Vaslui, \u00eel poate admira pe \u0218tefan cel Mare c\u0103lare. De Bogdan ce pot spune? Sculptor, desenator portretist, actor de film. A f\u0103cut un rol de succes \u00eentruchip\u00e2ndu-l pe Fl\u0103m\u00e2nzil\u0103. Nu poate fi uitat, nici de copii, nici de adul\u021bi. Dac\u0103 aveai ocazia s\u0103 petreci c\u00e2teva ore cu el la o bere, trebuia s\u0103 te preg\u0103te\u0219ti\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 taci,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ascul\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 \u00eeneci\u00a0 de\u00a0 r\u00e2s. Imagina\u021bia lui f\u0103r\u0103 limite era dublat\u0103 de jargonul folosit, dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 mimic\u0103.\u00a0 Era,\u00a0 cumva,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ardelean\u00a0 dec\u00e2t ardelenii.\u00a0 Nonconformist\u00a0 sadea,\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 \u00eencheiat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 el cariera de elev la Liceul Industrial care-i aduna, cum am mai spus, to\u021bi \u201drebelii\u201d \u00eenl\u0103tura\u021bi de la Gojdu. Cei doi Mircea,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 erau\u00a0 cunoscu\u021bi,\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 caractere\u00a0 total diferite,\u00a0 unul\u00a0 retras,\u00a0 cel\u0103lalt,\u00a0 plin\u00a0 de\u00a0 verv\u0103,\u00a0 de exuberan\u021b\u0103 aparent necontrolat\u0103. Erau iubi\u021bi \u0219i admira\u021bi, nelipsi\u021bi de la principalele evenimente expozi\u021bionale ale ora\u0219ului. Mai mic, dar deja \u201dcelebru\u201d, Nick, cucerea prin ce f\u0103cea \u00een desen \u0219i \u00een sculptur\u0103 \u0219i protejat de \u021a\u00e2ru, prindea r\u0103d\u0103cini de artist plastic consacrat. E clar c\u0103 soarta mi-a fost favorabil\u0103. Sentimental, vis\u0103tor, sclav al propriei poezii, ve\u0219nic \u00eendr\u0103gostit, \u201dde curs\u0103 scurt\u0103\u201d, am beneficiat de un mediu artistic deosebit, \u00een care m-am compl\u0103cut\u00a0 spre\u00a0 surprinderea\u00a0 prietenilor\u00a0 mei\u00a0 din activitatea sportiv\u0103. Aici se ascunde, de fapt, adev\u0103rul despre refuzul meu de a m\u0103 opri la vreo disciplin\u0103 cu profesionalism. Am fost, \u0219i am r\u0103mas un amator, precum cei din arta naiv\u0103, dac\u0103 mi-e permis\u0103 compara\u021bia. Am cules, \u00een sport, ca \u0219i \u00een poezie, informa\u021bia primar\u0103, am stors-o dup\u0103 capul meu \u0219i, \u00een multe privin\u021be \u201dautodidact\u201d, mi-am f\u0103cut, cu \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2nare, un modus vivendi al meu. Nu-mi repro\u0219ez nimic din acest fel de a fi, nici cu g\u00e2ndul la trecut, nici la ceea ce sunt ast\u0103zi. Mereu \u00een sufletul meu a fost tumult \u0219i nu mai am timp s\u0103 scap de el. C\u00e2nd voi ajunge Dincolo, voi avea destul timp s\u0103 m\u0103 analizez, convins, mai mult ca oric\u00e2nd, de faptul c\u0103 sufletul nu moare niciodat\u0103. Deci: Avanti Boris, Poessis Cossa!, ca \u00eentr-o revolu\u021bie made in italia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      La cele c\u00e2teva concerte simfonice pe care le-am audiat, o\u00a0 atrac\u021bie\u00a0 special\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 avut-o\u00a0 pianul.\u00a0 \u00centr-un\u00a0 timp, particip\u00e2nd\u00a0 la\u00a0 corul\u00a0 Teatrului\u00a0 din\u00a0 Oradea,\u00a0 voluntari amatori de inedit, unde am c\u00e2ntat, cu vocea mea de bas-bariton \u00een formare, \u00een La Pericolla de Offenbach, obi\u0219nuiam s\u0103 cobor la subsol, \u00eentr-o sal\u0103 de repeti\u021bii \u0219i s\u0103\u00a0 urm\u0103resc\u00a0 exerci\u021biile\u00a0 la\u00a0 pian.\u00a0 Pentru\u00a0 mine\u00a0 erau adev\u0103ra\u021bi virtuo\u0219i ale c\u0103ror m\u00e2ini, degete, mai bine spus, alergau dezinvolt pe claviatura \u00een alb \u0219i negru, lans\u00e2nd in eter fr\u00e2nturi de melodii divine, necunoscute mie, \u00eenc\u0103, provenind\u00a0 din\u00a0 lucr\u0103ri\u00a0 clasice\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Beethoven,\u00a0 Mozart, Chopin.\u00a0 Plecam\u00a0 complexat\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de experien\u021b\u0103, l-am abordat pe nedesp\u0103r\u021bitul meu prieten bucovinean, Orest. \u201dM\u0103i, e o doamn\u0103, profesoar\u0103 de pian, d\u0103 lec\u021bii, ieftin, l\u00e2ng\u0103 locuin\u021ba lui Puiu Boro\u0219. Tu \u0219tii ceva acordeon, eu de niciunele, hai s\u0103 ne introducem oleac\u0103,\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 ini\u021biere,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 murim\u00a0 juc\u00e2nd\u00a0 doar baschet…\u201d \u201d\u0218i bani, de unde?\u201d \u201dD\u0103m medita\u021bii, eu o fac, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd…\u201d Ne-am \u00een\u021beles, ne-am prezentat la profesoar\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 z\u00e2mbit,\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 interogat\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ne-a acceptat. Eram am\u00e2ndoi ar\u0103to\u0219i, a\u0219a ne cuno\u0219teau, \u201d\u0103ia doi, lunganii\u201d, am\u00e2ndoi aveam degete lungi, prindeam u\u0219or octavele, era r\u0103bd\u0103toare cu noi \u0219i ne-am apucat de treab\u0103. Am f\u0103cut, de bine de r\u0103u, Bayer I \u0219i II, special pentru\u00a0 \u00eencep\u0103tori,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 am\u00a0 prins\u00a0 esen\u021bialul.\u00a0 Aveam \u201dinforma\u021bia primar\u0103\u201d de care am mai pomenit, orizontul cunoa\u0219terii\u00a0 deschis,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 neav\u00e2nd\u00a0 bani\u00a0 destui,\u00a0 ne-am retras. A p\u0103rut decep\u021bionat\u0103, \u201da\u021bi mers mai bine dec\u00e2t m\u0103 a\u0219teptam, dec\u00e2t cei mici s\u0103 zicem, v-ar fi prins bine \u00een via\u021b\u0103, \u0219i mi-a\u021bi demonstrat c\u0103 se poate \u0219i la o v\u00e2rst\u0103 mai mare…\u00een general am copii mici, pre\u0219colari sau din primele\u00a0 clase…\u201d\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 totu\u0219i\u00a0 mul\u021bumit.\u00a0 Prinsesem esen\u021bialul pentru un meloman, aveam alfabetul \u00een cap \u0219i \u00een\u00a0 suflet,\u00a0 prinsesem\u00a0 secretul\u00a0 acestui\u00a0 instrument inegalabil\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 un\u00a0 av\u00e2nt\u00a0 de\u00a0 nest\u0103vilit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u0103utarea\u00a0 \u0219i \u00een\u021belegerea piani\u0219tilor virtuo\u0219i. \u00cen sinea mea, devenisem chiar\u00a0 un\u00a0 mic\u00a0 critic.\u00a0 Mai\u00a0 t\u00e2rziu,\u00a0 am\u00a0 avut\u00a0 parte\u00a0 de\u00a0 un privilegiu, acela de a asista la marile concerte de la Ateneu \u0219i am urm\u0103rit cu sufletul la gur\u0103 piani\u0219ti din topul mondial,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 Artur\u00a0 Rubinstein,\u00a0 Svietoslav Richter \u0219i mul\u021bi al\u021bii. Dar e prea devreme, le va veni r\u00e2ndul pe parcrs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Anul 1948 a \u00eenceput cu sufletele \u00eengreunate de isprava de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Revelion.\u00a0 Ne\u00a0 sim\u021beam\u00a0 vinova\u021bi\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 colegii \u201ds\u0103lta\u021bi\u201d de organele de ordine, de p\u0103rin\u021bii lor, de p\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri pe care i-am b\u0103gat \u00een sperie\u021bi. La fiecare ie\u0219ire \u00een ora\u0219 trebuia s\u0103-le fac promisiuni solemne c\u0103 nu eram\u00a0 m\u00e2nat de niciun g\u00e2nd ascuns. \u00cemi f\u0103ceam \u0219i cruce la plecare ca s\u0103-i pot sorbi mamei z\u00e2mbetul trist. Ce folos c\u0103\u00a0 sc\u0103paser\u0103m\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dbol\u0219evici\u201d,\u00a0 ai\u00a0 mei\u00a0 nici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 le\u00a0 mai spuneau\u00a0 altfel,\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 minune\u00a0 cereasc\u0103\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 scos nev\u0103t\u0103ma\u021bi din coloana de deportare, coloana mor\u021bii, c\u0103 \u00eentreaga familie era \u00een via\u021b\u0103, chiar dac\u0103 urm\u0103ritorii no\u0219tri s-au \u021binut scai de noi \u0219i s-au instalat \u00een preajma noastr\u0103 aduc\u00e2nd \u00een via\u021ba de zi cu zi, teama de ce sc\u0103paser\u0103m, teama de a nu mai sc\u0103pa niciodat\u0103 de ei, de ceea ce se \u00eentrez\u0103rea \u00een viitorul apropiat al rom\u00e2nilor. Nu ne mai p\u0103sa de ce pierduser\u0103m, de cele l\u0103sate acas\u0103. \u00cencercam s\u0103\u00a0 \u00eencropim\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 care\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 aline\u00a0 durerile,\u00a0 s\u0103 \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103\u00a0 ducem o via\u021b\u0103 c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t\u00a0 decent\u0103. Am pierdut leg\u0103tura cu familiile at\u00e2t de apropiate de noi \u00een via\u021ba social\u0103. Cel care mai \u021binea leg\u0103tura cu c\u00e2te unii era Mircea,\u00a0 fratele\u00a0 Dimitrie.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 rela\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 prietenie\u00a0 cu vechiul lui amic de la Ismail Vaniu\u0219a, scriitorul sportiv Ioan Chiril\u0103. Unele ve\u0219ti ni le mai trimitea idolul copil\u0103riei mele, v\u0103rul meu George, de fapt na\u0219ul meu, care m\u0103 botezase av\u00e2nd patru ani \u00een fa\u021ba mea. A fost chiar la Ismail s\u0103-\u0219i viziteze mama \u0219i sora, dar s-a \u00eentors m\u00e2hnit, dac\u0103 nu chiar sc\u00e2rbit de ceea ce g\u0103sise. Limba rom\u00e2n\u0103 disp\u0103ruse pur \u0219i simplu fiind un prilej de urm\u0103rire a celor care se mai \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2nau. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i rusa pierdea teren \u00een fa\u021ba ucrainenei \u00een plin\u0103 ascensiune. Pentru mine limba ucrainean\u0103 era o limb\u0103 rus\u0103 vulgar\u0103. Eram pu\u0219ti c\u00e2nd am r\u0103mas uluit s\u0103 aud c\u0103 WC-ul la \u021bar\u0103 era \u201dsral\u00efnea\u201d ceea ce \u00een rom\u00e2n\u0103, tot vulgar\u0103, s-ar numi \u201dc\u0103carni\u021b\u0103\u201d. Eu ca eu, dar cei care pl\u00e2ngeau \u00een suflet erau p\u0103rin\u021bii. Ei tr\u0103iau, \u00eenc\u0103, din amintiri, iar durerile mari veneau de s\u0103rb\u0103tori. Pa\u0219tele, Cr\u0103ciunul, Anul Nou, trezeau amintiri care ad\u00e2nceau starea de depresiune. Nou\u0103, copiilor, nu\u00a0 aveau ce ne povesti, eram destul de mari la plecare ca s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m nimic, la r\u00e2ndul nostru. Dar provoca\u021bi de vecini, de noile cuno\u0219tin\u021be, plecau cu g\u00e2ndul \u00een pelerinaj prin\u00a0 locurile\u00a0 pierdute,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 foloseau\u00a0 niciodat\u0103\u00a0 cuv\u00e2ntul p\u0103r\u0103site, \u0219i molcom dep\u0103nau amintiri de neuitat. Nu le-a fost u\u0219or s\u0103 uite \u0219i nu au reu\u0219it s-o fac\u0103 nici \u00een pragul plec\u0103rii spre cer. Au murit \u00eendurera\u021bi l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-ne aceast\u0103 durere drept mo\u0219tenire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Apropierea\u00a0 toamnei,\u00a0 a\u00a0 bacalaureatului,\u00a0 a\u00a0 alegerii viitorului, au marcat pregnant starea de spirit a elevilor, dar \u0219i a p\u0103rin\u021bilor. Nota de s\u0103r\u0103cie care a urm\u0103rit familia noastr\u0103\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 refugiu\u00a0 ridica\u00a0 inerent\u00a0 \u00eentreb\u0103ri.\u00a0 Eram mezinul care trebuia s\u0103 salveze orgoliul familiei. \u201dChiar niciunul dintre copiii no\u0219tri s\u0103 nu poat\u0103 r\u0103zbi spre un viitor mai ca lumea?! Nu, Bob trebuie s\u0103 mearg\u0103 mai departe. Vrea Politehnic\u0103, acolo s\u0103 mearg\u0103, s\u0103 \u00eencerce!. Str\u00e2ngem\u00a0 cureaua\u00a0 \u0219i-l\u00a0 sus\u021binem…\u201d\u00a0 F\u0103cea\u00a0 parte\u00a0 din preocup\u0103rile zilnice ale celor care-\u0219i repro\u0219au s\u0103r\u0103cia f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fi\u00a0 avut\u00a0 vreo\u00a0 vin\u0103.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 o\u00a0 problem\u0103!\u00a0 Ceva echipament sportiv aveam, dar nu \u0219i haine, mai ales pentru\u00a0 iarn\u0103.\u00a0 O\u00a0 p\u0103tur\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenchis\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 culoare\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost transformat\u0103, la o croitorie mai de m\u00e2na a treia, \u00eentr-un loden, la mod\u0103 \u00een acea vreme. Ceva medita\u021bii cu un corijent\u00a0 incorijibil,\u00a0 norocul\u00a0 meu,\u00a0 au\u00a0 mai\u00a0 permis \u00eembog\u0103\u021birea garderobei. Suflete\u0219te eram preg\u0103tit nefiind un\u00a0 tip\u00a0 preten\u021bios.\u00a0 Trainingul\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 salvase\u00a0 din\u00a0 multe situa\u021bii,\u00a0 fiind\u00a0 acceptat\u00a0 ca\u00a0 o\u00a0 \u201dcuriozitate\u201d\u00a0 a\u00a0 v\u00e2rstei.\u00a0 \u00cen general, pu\u021bini adolescen\u021bi \u00ee\u0219i permiteau s\u0103 se afi\u0219eze \u00een dandy, chiar dac\u0103 situa\u021bia material\u0103 le-o permitea, de\u00a0 frica oprobiului, nu public, ci al g\u0103\u0219tii. Speran\u021ba, nutrit\u0103 de p\u0103rin\u021bi, era c\u0103minul studen\u021besc \u0219i cantina, ob\u021binut\u0103 la intrare, pe baz\u0103 de s\u0103r\u0103cie. Trebuie s\u0103 recunosc, ideea cu\u00a0 c\u0103minul\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 prea\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2nta,\u00a0 plec\u00e2nd\u00a0 de\u00a0 la experien\u021ba\u00a0 c\u0103p\u0103tat\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 tab\u0103ra\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bratca.\u00a0 Dar\u00a0 era prematur s\u0103 merg at\u00e2t de departe cu planurile. Totul era s\u0103 intru. Nu m\u0103 prea omoram cu \u00eenv\u0103\u021batul, baz\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 pe cuno\u0219tin\u021bele transmise de O\u0219orhan, care, de altfel, era sigur de reu\u0219ita \u201dB\u0103ie\u021bilor lui\u201d de la Cercul de Chimie \u0219i Fizic\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u201dPreg\u0103tirile\u201d au continuat, teama desp\u0103r\u021birii s-a aciuat \u0219i ea \u00een sufletele celor de acas\u0103. P\u0103rin\u021bii \u201db\u0103ie\u021bilor\u201d, care nu se cunoscuser\u0103 \u00eentre ei, au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se caute, s\u0103 se sf\u0103tuiasc\u0103, s\u0103-\u0219i verse \u00eengrijorarea. A\u0219a s-a stabilit \u0219i leg\u0103tura cu ai lui Orest. I-a apropiat \u0219i leg\u0103tura de suflet care se instalase \u00eentre refugia\u021bii din Basarabia \u0219i cei din Bucovina. Am fost la ei \u00een cas\u0103, am fost primit ca unul de-al lor, bucuro\u0219i de prietenia dintre g\u0103liganii lor. M\u0103 \u00eentreb ce-ar fi spus dac\u0103 ar fi aflat c\u0103 prietena lui Orest m\u0103\u00a0 invitase\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 ajut\u00a0 la\u00a0 matematic\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenainte\u00a0 de plecarea la facultate \u00eemi \u201djurase\u201d s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 mine la Timi\u0219oara. Mai avea un an. Orest a sim\u021bit, dar, parc\u0103, a luat-o ca pe o u\u0219urare. Prea durase mult povestea lor \u0219i<\/p>\n

      Timi\u0219oara ap\u0103rea ca o oaz\u0103 de sc\u0103pare pe firmamentul sufletului dornic de o schimbare, orice fel de schimbare.<\/p>\n

      \u00cen\u00a0 periplul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 am\u00a0 insistat,\u00a0 poate\u00a0 cam\u00a0 des,\u00a0 asupra aspectelor \u201dpozitive\u201d ale parcurgerii primei etape, Etapa Oradea,\u00a0 d\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vileag\u00a0 lupta\u00a0 \u201dbasarabeanului\u201d\u00a0 greu acceptat,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 rezerva,\u00a0 \u00eei\u00a0 spun\u00a0 acum,\u00a0 preconceput\u0103,\u00a0 a noilor mei colegi. Au avut loc, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, evenimente care au s\u0103dit \u00een mine ne\u00eencrederea, uneori frustrarea. Am\u00a0 \u00eencercat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eencarc\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pozitivul\u00a0 lor,\u00a0 dar,\u00a0 am suferit, ca \u0219i ai mei, de boala amintirilor. Mai era ceva care m\u0103 punea, zic eu, \u00eentr-o postur\u0103 aparte fa\u021b\u0103 de noii colegi.\u00a0 Eu\u00a0 eram\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u201d\u00een\u00a0 v\u00e2rst\u0103\u201d\u00a0 dec\u00e2t\u00a0 majoritatea. Pierdusem un an de \u0219coal\u0103 sub ocupa\u021bia sovietic\u0103 \u0219i, cu toate\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 am\u00a0 mers\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 eu\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u0219coal\u0103,\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 cu sentimentul perdantului. Am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat multe \u00een acel an, dar suma\u00a0 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103mintelor\u00a0 acumulate,\u00a0 era\u00a0 preponderent negativ\u0103, generat\u0103 de suferin\u021bele prin care am trecut.Da, m\u0103 sim\u021beam mai mare, mai \u00een\u021belept, mai st\u0103p\u00e2n pe Eul meu, ceea ce mi-a \u0219i indus \u00een comportare un fel de \u201dnon angajament\u201d, \u00een aproape nimic, inclusiv \u00een rela\u021biile cu fetele. \u0218tiam s\u0103 n-o ar\u0103t, cel pu\u021bin a\u0219a credeam, s\u0103-mi construiesc o armur\u0103 de enigmatic. Un singur lucru nu cred c\u0103 am putut s\u0103-l maschez, sentimentalismul meu, boln\u0103vicios,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 mine.\u00a0 O\u00a0 bun\u0103\u00a0 prieten\u0103,\u00a0 Tenzi,\u00a0 m\u0103 apostrofa\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fel\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 chip,\u00a0 lupt\u00e2nd\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 o\u00a0 suprema\u021bie orgolioas\u0103.\u00a0 \u201dSe\u00a0 vede\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 vii\u00a0 de\u00a0 undeva\u00a0 din\u00a0 Stepele Ruse\u0219ti…\u201d Am r\u0103mas cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103. Basarabia, step\u0103 ruseasc\u0103?!\u00a0 Am\u00a0 s\u0103rutat-o\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 printre\u00a0 pic\u0103turi\u00a0 i-am \u0219optit…\u201dS\u0103 nu mai spui asta niciodat\u0103!\u201d Mi-a mai spus ea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 altele,\u00a0 tot\u00a0 m\u0103gulitoare…\u201dE\u0219ti\u00a0 un\u00a0 mincinos conving\u0103tor, dar ai noroc cu pletele aste \u00eenc\u00e2rlin\u021bate.\u201d Nu era genul pe care s\u0103 te po\u021bi sup\u0103ra, dar a ad\u00e2ncit \u00een mine,\u00a0 o\u00a0 dat\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 plus,\u00a0 starea\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eensingurare,\u00a0 de iremediabil\u0103\u00a0 frustrare.\u00a0 C\u0103\u00a0 eram\u00a0 mincinos,\u00a0 min\u021beau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 al\u021bii, c\u0103 aveam plete, mai aveau \u0219i al\u021bii, \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 \u0219i mai \u0219i, dar s\u0103-mi spun\u0103 c\u0103 ar\u0103tam ca unul venit din stepele ruse\u0219ti?! Dep\u0103\u0219ea puterea mea de \u00een\u021belegere. Aveam o p\u0103rere bun\u0103 despre mine, despre felul meu de a fi, de a m\u0103 comporta. \u021aineam la aceast\u0103 p\u0103rere, chiar dac\u0103 o p\u0103stram ascuns\u0103 \u00een profundul sufletului meu, dar ceea ce-mi ar\u0103ta oglinda noilor prieteni, m-a pus pe g\u00e2nduri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Nu reu\u0219isem \u0219i basta! Hei, unchiule, un nou \u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103<\/strong> fie\u201d<\/strong> mi-a trecut prin cap.<\/p>\n

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      Un nou punct de r\u0103scruce \u00een lungul drum al periplului meu, al amintirilor, se apropia. Anul 1949 a luat-o, pur \u0219i simplu,\u00a0 la\u00a0 fug\u0103.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 ultima\u00a0 clas\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 liceu,\u00a0 a dou\u0103sprezecea,\u00a0 a\u00a0 ultimului\u00a0 sistem\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2nt nealterat. Dup\u0103 noi urma prima mare reform\u0103, trecerea la sistemul sovietic implementat cu s\u00e2rguin\u021b\u0103. Avea s\u0103 se treac\u0103 la \u201ddeseatiletca\u201d, pe limba noastr\u0103, \u201d\u0219coala de zece\u00a0 ani\u201d,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 nici\u00a0 un\u00a0 caz\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 dorin\u021ba\u00a0 noastr\u0103. Aveam\u00a0 o\u00a0 tradi\u021bie,\u00a0 mult\u0103\u00a0 influen\u021b\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u0219colii\u00a0 franceze, aveam\u00a0 liceul\u00a0 \u201dteoretic\u201d,\u00a0 bun\u00a0 promotor\u00a0 al\u00a0 preg\u0103tirii primare\u00a0 a\u00a0 intelectualului\u00a0 de\u00a0 m\u00e2ine,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 program\u0103 analitic\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 baz\u0103\u00a0 bine\u00a0 conturat\u0103\u00a0 ca\u00a0 preg\u0103tire\u00a0 pentru ciclul universitar, dar aveam \u0219i un sistem pragmatic, al liceelor industriale, pentru crearea cadrelor tehnice. \u0218i acest sistem era \u00eenarmat cu o program\u0103 analitic\u0103, deloc peiorativ acceptat\u0103, care nu punea stavil\u0103 elementelor bine preg\u0103tite spre ciclul universitar. Noi, egoist spus, eram\u00a0 ferici\u021bi\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 apucaser\u0103m\u00a0 vechea\u00a0 structur\u0103,\u00a0 cu speran\u021ba,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mult\u00a0 a\u00a0 p\u0103rin\u021bilor\u00a0 no\u0219tri,\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 totul\u00a0 era temporar \u0219i, chiar dac\u0103 nu a\u0219teptam cu sufletul la gur\u0103 \u201dvenirea\u00a0 americanilor\u201d,\u00a0 \u00eensu\u0219eam\u00a0 suflete\u0219te\u00a0 aceast\u0103 speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u00a0Am spus c\u0103 trecerea \u00een goan\u0103 a timpului, dar \u0219i noua perspectiv\u0103 de restructurare a \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2ntului, au indus, volens-nolens,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 g\u00e2ndirea\u00a0 corpului\u00a0 profesoral nelini\u0219tea, ca s\u0103 nu spun deruta. Orele au \u00eenceput s\u0103 poarte amprenta formalismului, \u0219i asta \u00eentr-un buchet de intelectuali\u00a0 de\u00a0 excep\u021bie,\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 se\u00a0 bucura\u00a0 Gojdu. Pierderea\u00a0 locurilor\u00a0 de\u00a0 munc\u0103\u00a0 adecvate\u00a0 preg\u0103tirii, atragerea\u00a0 spre\u00a0 politizare\u00a0 a\u00a0 profesorilor,\u00a0 schimbarea programei analitice peste noapte, introducerea, \u00een curs de realizare a \u201dmanualelor unice\u201d \u00een locul celor semnate de personalit\u0103\u021bi de top ale culturii rom\u00e2ne, toate, \u0219i mai c\u00e2te altele, au s\u0103pat ad\u00e2nc la temelia \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2ntului preuniversitar.<\/p>\n

      Da, \u00een aceast\u0103 atmosfer\u0103, cei dornici de a purcede la o calificare universitar\u0103, am petrecut \u0219i noi acest an de r\u0103scruce, cumva \u00een vitez\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 o team\u0103 obsesiv\u0103 de ce ne a\u0219tepta, majoritatea cu \u00eencredere \u00een for\u021bele c\u0103p\u0103tate, cum era \u0219i grupul \u201dB\u0103ie\u021bii mei\u201d ai lui O\u0219orhan. \u0218i a venit toamna, \u0219i ne-am \u00eembarcat \u00een trenul Oradea-Timi\u0219oara, la Clasa a II-a, de fapt mai mult pe culoarele vagonului, \u00eentr-o\u00a0 g\u0103l\u0103gie,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 pot\u00a0 spune\u00a0 veselie,\u00a0 molipsitoare. Glumele cele mai deocheate zburau cu viteza trenului, iar curio\u0219ii, doar suntem un popor de curio\u0219i, nu ciuda\u021bi, se \u00eenghesuiau \u00een jurul nostru. Eram un fel de eroi printre ei, viitorii studen\u021bi, viitorii…Dumnezeu cu mila!<\/p>\n

      Am ajuns pe sear\u0103, necunosc\u00e2nd pe nimeni, neav\u00e2nd informa\u021bii\u00a0 despre\u00a0 organizarea\u00a0 admiterii,\u00a0 despre eventuala\u00a0 cazare\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 c\u0103min\u00a0 studen\u021besc.\u00a0 Ne-am instalat \u00een sala de a\u0219teptare, Clasa a II-a, bine\u00een\u021beles, am\u00a0 atacat\u00a0 pachetele\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 acas\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eentr-o veselie deranjant\u0103 pentru cei care \u00eencercau s\u0103 doarm\u0103 chirci\u021bi pe scaunele incomode, oameni de toate condi\u021biile \u0219i v\u00e2rstele, am apucat zorile fr\u00e2n\u021bi de oboseal\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Examenul\u00a0 de\u00a0 admiterea\u00a0 se\u00a0 \u021binea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sala\u00a0 de\u00a0 sport\u00a0 a Liceului Confesional de Fete Notre Dame din Iosefin. Ne-am \u00eenscris \u0219i la informa\u021bia primit\u0103 ne-am \u00eendreptat spre\u00a0 Complexul\u00a0 Politehnica,\u00a0 unde\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 caza\u021bi, \u00eenghesui\u021bi,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 camerele\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u0103min\u00a0 situate\u00a0 deasupra Cantinei Studen\u021be\u0219ti. C\u00e2te zece \u00eentr-o camer\u0103, tocmai bine s\u0103 aranj\u0103m dou\u0103 partide de pocher, evit\u00e2nd cu obstina\u021bie odihna d\u0103t\u0103toare de g\u00e2nduri legate de ceea ce urma s\u0103 vie. Realitatea era c\u0103 plecaser\u0103m \u00eencrez\u0103tori dar ajun\u0219i \u00een fa\u021ba inevitabilei b\u0103t\u0103lii, am sim\u021bit, cu to\u021bii, m\u0103 refer la Grupul lui O\u0219orhan, o stare de emo\u021bie greu de suportat. \u00cen loc s\u0103 ne odihnim, ca \u0219i cum o po\u021bi face la comand\u0103, am jucat p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103 pe chibrituri, \u021big\u0103ri nu\u00a0 prea\u00a0 aveam,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 nici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 apucasem\u00a0 de\u00a0 acest \u201dviciu\u201d, mai t\u00e2rziu avea s\u0103 ne \u021bin\u0103 de foame, ce prostie!, \u0219i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 fe\u021be\u00a0 neb\u0103rbierite,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 ne\u00a0 consideram\u00a0 deja b\u0103rba\u021bi,\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 \u00eendreptat\u00a0 spre\u00a0 vechiul\u00a0 Notre\u00a0 Dame, f\u0103c\u00e2nd cruce cu limba. Ne-am oprit \u00een spatele Parcului Catedralei\u00a0 Ortodoxe,\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 r\u0103sfirat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 b\u0103nci,\u00a0 cu speran\u021ba \u00een c\u00e2teva clipe de odihn\u0103 meritat\u0103. Examenul \u00eencepea a doua zi cu proba la \u201dConstitu\u021bie\u201d! Da, a\u0219a se intra pe atunci la Politehnic\u0103. Materialul propus era o sum\u0103 de \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u0219i r\u0103spunsuri care trebuiau memorate, tocite\u00a0 spuneam\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u201drecitate\u201d\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 scris,\u00a0 precum pooeziile. Cu toate c\u0103 nu se inventase \u00eenc\u0103 sistemul \u201dgrilelor\u201d, aprecierea se f\u0103cea cam \u00een acela\u0219i fel, dup\u0103 num\u0103rul de cuvinte, \u0219i mai ales de virgule, absente.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Urma o zi de matematic\u0103 \u0219i la sf\u00e2r\u0219it Chimia. Mo\u021b\u0103iam noi ce mo\u021b\u0103iam, dar v\u00e2rsta nu se l\u0103sa dus\u0103 de somn, glumeam,\u00a0 refuzam\u00a0 r\u0103sfoirea\u00a0 noti\u021belor,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 prea aveam preg\u0103tit a\u0219a ceva. Eu, ve\u0219nic cu ochii aiurea, cu vreun\u00a0 vers\u00a0 neterminat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 ultimei\u00a0 cacealmale devoalate, de cine dac\u0103 nu de Orest?, am str\u00e2ns ochii obosi\u021bi \u0219i nu prea am \u00een\u021beles de ce se fixaser\u0103 pe o banc\u0103, unde o f\u0103ptur\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 nedefinit\u0103, r\u0103sfoia foile unui caiet, aparent pre\u021bios, dup\u0103 cum \u00eel aducea la piept, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, arunc\u00e2nd privirea undeva \u00eenspre neant. Erau probabil momentele \u00een care fixa \u00een memorie ceva cules dintre r\u00e2nduri. O clip\u0103 dintr-asta mi-a fost de ajuns ca s\u0103-mi scutur privirea \u0219i s-o refocalizez pe \u021bint\u0103. Un chip ginga\u0219, pu\u021bin spus, ingenuu, tot insuficient, se l\u0103sa privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 realizeze efectul magnetic transmis la o distan\u021b\u0103 de c\u00e2teva b\u0103nci. \u201dCe te ui\u021bi a\u0219a \u00een gol?, ce-ai v\u0103zut la orizont?!…\u201d \u201dCe orizont, Oreste, aici la doi pa\u0219i de noi. Voi ce ave\u021bi, orbul g\u0103inilor?!…uite ce ar\u0103tare \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 probabil la matematic\u0103, c\u0103 doar nu s-o preg\u0103ti pentru Constitu\u021bie?!…\u201d \u201dP\u0103i ce, n-o cuno\u0219ti pe sora lui Nick, minunea ta de artist?!\u201d \u201dCeee?..care sor\u0103, m\u0103i?!\u201d \u201dUnica\u00a0 sor\u0103,\u00a0 Babi,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 Babutzi,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 Margareta,\u00a0 sau Dumnezeu mai \u0219tie cum, \u201dzecista\u201d de la Oltea…dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103, finu\u021b\u0103, tocilar\u0103, \u00eencuiat\u0103, etc., etc.\u201d \u201dM\u0103i, eu v\u0103d o fat\u0103 dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103 \u0219i at\u00e2t…sora lui Nick?…ce pezevenchi prietenul \u0103sta al meu…eram bun s\u0103-i fac lipitur\u0103 cu Ela , dar nu s\u0103 \u0219i aflu de comoara familiei…\u201d \u201dEi, nu te aprinde, nu-i de nasul t\u0103u…sunt sigur c\u0103 ne cunoa\u0219te de la distan\u021b\u0103, precis \u0219tie \u0219i ce hram por\u021bi, doar e\u0219ti \u00eenalt ca \u0219i mine, faci ceva sport, ca \u0219i mine, \u0219i c\u00e2te \u0219i mai c\u00e2te se pot discuta \u00eentre fete la \u0219coal\u0103. Mai ai \u0219i pletele astea, c\u00e2t timp mai ai de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 le afi\u0219ezi?…\u201d \u201dM\u0103car p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eemi spune c\u0103-i plac…restul\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 poate\u00a0 prevedea…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dPariez\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 e\u0219ti perdant!\u00a0 Las-o\u00a0 mai\u00a0 moale,\u00a0 amice!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCu\u00a0 Pepu\u00a0 cum\u00a0 a r\u0103mas?…i-ai prezentat-o pe Stelu\u021ba?…\u201d \u201dDu-te, m\u0103! N-a mai r\u0103mas nimic, nici n-a fost…ce te mai intereseaz\u0103?!.. gelos, cumva?!\u201d \u201dNu, recunosc\u0103tor, pe bune!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Mai \u00een glum\u0103, mai \u00een serios, am r\u0103mas cam t\u0103cut…Brusc m-am sculat \u0219i am pornit, nu \u0219tiu de ce m\u00e2nat, spre banca cu pricina. \u201dServus, Babi!…sunt Boris, prietenul lui Nick. Nu \u0219tiam c\u0103 are o sor\u0103…\u201d \u201d\u0218tiu cine e\u0219ti, a\u0219a, din vedere, dar acum a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 mai r\u0103sfoiec noti\u021bele astea de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Constitu\u021bie…nu-s\u00a0 obi\u0219nuit\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 textele\u00a0 politice.\u201d \u201dPutem\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 uit\u0103m\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 eu\u00a0 nu\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 un adept…\u201d \u201d\u0218tii, nu sunt obi\u0219nuit\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b cu cineva, \u00eenv\u0103\u021b singur\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNu\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 cineva,\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 cel\u00a0 mai\u00a0 bun prieten al lui Nick…am avea at\u00e2tea s\u0103 ne spunem…\u201d \u201dLas\u0103,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 intr\u0103m,\u00a0 vom\u00a0 avea\u00a0 destule\u00a0 ocazii\u00a0 s\u0103 p\u0103l\u0103vr\u0103gim…\u201d<\/p>\n

      Cu a\u0219a punere la punct ce mai puteam spune?!…Am spus \u201dpa!\u201d, neconving\u0103tor, \u0219i m-am retras. S\u0103 fi v\u0103zut z\u00e2mbete,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 g\u00e2ndul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 le-am\u00a0 calificat\u00a0 imbecile, \u00eentreb\u0103ri din priviri curioase, \u0219i chiar o b\u0103taie pe um\u0103r. At\u00e2ta superioritate \u00een gest din partea lui Orest nu am mai remarcat. \u00centr-un fel am \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec, m-am rezemat bine de speteaza b\u0103ncii \u0219i am \u00eenchis ochii. Culmea, am a\u021bipit! C\u00e2nd am ridicat pleoapele, nu mai era nimeni pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, dar nici ea nu mai era. M-am sculat lene\u0219 \u0219i m-am\u00a0 \u00eendreptat\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Pia\u021ba\u00a0 Iosefin.\u00a0 Undeva\u00a0 pe\u00a0 la marginea parcului am remarcat grupul care m\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sise \u0219i\u00a0 care,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 r\u00e2d\u0103\u00a0 probabil\u00a0 de\u00a0 mine\u00a0 pu\u021bin,\u00a0 o \u00eenconjura cu mult\u0103 voio\u0219ie pe Babutzi. Am luat-o spre ei, agale, am intrat direct \u00een voio\u0219enia lor \u0219i lu\u00e2nd-o de bra\u021b, am m\u00e2r\u00e2it. \u201dCe faci tu cu g\u0103liganii \u0103\u0219tia? A\u0219a de u\u0219or mi te-au\u00a0 furat?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDe\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 a\u00a0 ta?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCred\u00a0 c\u0103 dintotdeauna,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 ai\u00a0 stat\u00a0 ascuns\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 protectorul\u00a0 t\u0103u fr\u0103\u021bior…prieten, prieten, dar nici a\u0219a! O cuno\u0219ti pe Ela, prietena lui? Ca s\u0103 fie cu ea la stadion, m\u0103 c\u0103ra \u0219i pe mine. Sunt frumo\u0219i am\u00e2ndoi. Nu m\u0103 mir, dac\u0103 m\u0103 uit la tine…\u201d \u201dNu mergem s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m ceva? Mi-e foame.\u201d \u201dIar vrei s\u0103 scapi de mine?!\u201d \u201dNu!, chiar mi-e foame…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Prietenii, doar eram prieteni, \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103deau coate, chicoteau c\u00e2nd nu era cazul \u0219i, cred c\u0103 o deranjau \u00eentr-un fel. Atunci\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 dat\u00a0 seama\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 \u021bin\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 ga\u0219c\u0103, riscam s\u0103 stric totul din fa\u0219\u0103. M-am ferit c\u00e2t am putut \u0219i am f\u0103cut bine.<\/p>\n

      Dup\u0103 Constitu\u021bie am \u00eenceput, cu to\u021bii, s-o lu\u0103m mai \u00een serios. La matematic\u0103 ne-am dus fiecare dup\u0103 capul s\u0103u f\u0103r\u0103 consulta\u021bii \u00een colectiv. La chimie ne-am adunat mai des \u00een grup s\u0103 discut\u0103m despre ceea ce credeam, noi b\u0103ie\u021bii lui O\u0219orhan, c\u0103 \u0219tim suficient. Ea a continuat s\u0103 se \u021bin\u0103 departe de noi, \u0219tia c\u0103 suntem bine preg\u0103ti\u021bi, reputa\u021bia\u00a0 lui\u00a0 O\u0219orhan\u00a0 era\u00a0 de\u00a0 notorietate\u00a0 public\u0103,\u00a0 dar prefera s\u0103 repete dup\u0103 manual, conform cu programa analitic\u0103. \u0218i bine a g\u00e2ndit, \u0219i bine a f\u0103cut. Noi eram tob\u0103 de activitate de laborator, de cercetare a\u0219 putea spune, dar \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi de acest mod de instruire am r\u0103mas cu caren\u021be\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 \u00eensu\u0219irea\u00a0 teoretic\u0103,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 manual,\u00a0 dup\u0103 programa\u00a0 analitic\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 capacit\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 expunere\u00a0 a cuno\u0219tin\u021belor acumulate. S\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 idolul nostru era inginer chimist, f\u0103r\u0103 o orientare pedagogic\u0103, cu un spirit practic extrem de dezvoltat pe care-l etala tocmai \u00een\u00a0 domeniul\u00a0 aplica\u021biilor\u00a0 materiei\u00a0 predate.\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 s-a descurcat foarte bine \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 cuno\u0219tin\u021bele noastre, dar nici noi nu ne-am f\u0103cut de ru\u0219ine. Ea spre zece, noi \u00een jur de opt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Opt b\u0103ie\u021bi, unul \u0219i unul, am intrat cu to\u021bii, dar intrarea ei a fost cumva triumfal\u0103. Totul a ie\u0219it bine, pentru c\u0103 s-a terminat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bine,\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 genul\u00a0 vorbelor\u00a0 lui Shakespeare. Noi la c\u0103min, la \u00eenghesuial\u0103, ea la unchiul Andrei,\u00a0 avocat\u00a0 de\u00a0 succes\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 \u00eentr-un apartament dintr-o zon\u0103 cunoscut\u0103, \u00een Cetate, cu pian la dispozi\u021bie. Se l\u0103udase c\u0103 la Notre Dame, unde d\u0103duse examen de admitere, ca la orice liceu, dup\u0103 ce f\u0103cuse clasele primare 3 \u0219i 4, locuind la sora mamei, m\u0103tu\u0219a Mo\u021bu\u0219. Paralel cu via\u021ba de la maici, a f\u0103cut \u0219i trei ani de pian\u00a0 la\u00a0 Conservatorul\u00a0 condus\u00a0 la\u00a0 acea\u00a0 vreme\u00a0 de muzicologul Sabin Dr\u0103goi. Mi le-a povestit toate acestea pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 l\u0103muri\u00a0 maniera\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 se\u00a0 descurca\u00a0 prin Timi\u0219oara, fa\u021b\u0103 de noi, cei din ga\u0219ca lui O\u0219orhan, dintre care niciunul nu mai c\u0103lcase prin perla Banatului. Chiar c\u0103\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 pe\u00a0 g\u00e2nduri.\u00a0 Trei\u00a0 ani\u00a0 de\u00a0 pian,\u00a0 la Conservator, \u0219i eu care eram fericit c\u0103 f\u0103cusem, din banii de medita\u021bii cam trei luni parcurg\u00e2nd Bayer I \u0219i Bayer II. Fascinat de pian, ca instrument de concert, m\u0103 gr\u0103bisem s\u0103 m\u0103 simt cu o treapt\u0103 mic\u0103, dar treapt\u0103 totu\u0219i, mai sus dec\u00e2t am\u0103r\u00e2\u021bii din grup\u0103. Bine\u00een\u021beles, \u00een afar\u0103 de Orest, care-mi cuno\u0219tea \u201dboala\u201d, dar suferea \u0219i el de ea. Povestea cu pianul n-a plecat chiar din senin. Aveam un coleg de clas\u0103, Krijanovski, pianist, \u0219i n\u0103scut, \u0219i f\u0103cut, care m\u0103 fascina cu tehnica lui. Pierduse un deget la m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103, \u00eentr-un accident, dar c\u00e2nd se arunca asupra clapelor albe \u0219i negre, nu puteai remarca nimic. La terminarea liceului, pur \u0219i simplu a disp\u0103rut, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai dau de el. L-am c\u0103utat, m-am interesat, convins c\u0103-i voi g\u0103si numele pe vreun afi\u0219 de concert, dar nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat. S-o fi pricopsit \u0219i el cu un \u201dn-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d? Posibil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Eram cu to\u021bii bursieri, pe baz\u0103 de s\u0103r\u0103cie, cu drept de loc \u00een c\u0103min studen\u021besc \u0219i mas\u0103 la cantin\u0103. Primul pas \u00een drumul spre maturizare \u0219i devenire fusese realizat. Pare anecdotic, dar plini de noi, din pu\u021binii bani de care dispuneam,\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 comandat\u00a0 c\u0103r\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 vizit\u0103\u00a0 marc\u00e2nd sub nume noul nostru \u201dstatut\u201d de \u201dStudent Inginer\u201d! Le purtam la piept gata s\u0103 le oferim la primele ocazii, care de altfel, nu s-au prea \u00eenghesuit. Oricum eram preg\u0103ti\u021bi \u0219i asta ne conferea o nou\u0103 pozi\u021bie \u201dsocial\u0103\u201d, ca s\u0103 nu mai spun de aten\u021bia, brusc crescut\u0103, cu care aveam s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim \u00een vechiul cerc al\u00a0 prietenelor \u201dde alt\u0103 dat\u0103\u201d, \u00een general format de fetele din clasele inferioare. A\u0219a era cutuma. Cele de v\u00e2rsta noastr\u0103 nu prea ne acordau aten\u021bia lor, \u00eendreptat\u0103 de regul\u0103 \u00eenspre studen\u021bi, sau, \u0219i mai r\u0103u pentru noi, spre cade\u021bii \u0218colii Militare de Ofi\u021beri. Noi ar\u0103tam cum ar\u0103tam, \u00een timp ce ofi\u021berii \u00een devenire, sclipeau\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 uniforme\u00a0 lustruite\u00a0 purt\u00e2nd\u00a0 pe\u00a0 epole\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i steaua\u00a0 de\u00a0 sublocotenent.\u00a0 \u00centoarcerea\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u201dstuden\u021bi Ingineri\u201d, cel pu\u021bin din punctul nostru de vedere, stingea din complexul de inferioritate pe care-l purtam stoic. Era \u00eentr-adev\u0103r prima mare cotitur\u0103 a v\u00e2rstei care ar\u0103ta la orizont,\u00a0 implacabilul\u00a0 drum\u00a0 al\u00a0 desp\u0103r\u021birii\u00a0 de\u00a0 v\u00e2rsta copil\u0103riei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Vacan\u021ba scurt\u0103 de care dispuneam p\u00e2n\u0103 la \u00eenceperea cursurilor a trecut \u00een zbor, printr-o aten\u021bie exagerat\u0103 din partea p\u0103rin\u021bilor, pu\u0219i s\u0103 ne preg\u0103teasc\u0103, prin regim de \u00eengr\u0103\u0219are\u00a0 for\u021bat\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 supraintoxicare\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sfaturi.\u00a0 Eram g\u0103ligani \u00een toat\u0103 puterea cuv\u00e2ntului, dar pentru ei tot copii neajutora\u021bi. Da, ne-am \u00eentors la Timi\u0219oara plini de av\u00e2nt, dezgusta\u021bi de ultimii ani de liceu, de \u00eencerc\u0103rile de\u00a0 \u201d\u00eencadrare\u201d for\u021bat\u0103 \u00een spiritul lumii noi, a lumii aduse cu for\u021ba tancurilor \u0219i sprijinit\u0103 de \u201ddevotamentul\u201d tr\u0103d\u0103torilor, destui la num\u0103r din p\u0103cate, cu o speran\u021b\u0103 naiv\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba \u201dliber\u0103\u201d a studen\u021bilor. \u00cen amfiteatrul anului \u00eent\u00e2i, de pe strada\u00a0 Carol\u00a0 Telbisz,\u00a0 unde\u00a0 erau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 laboratoarele,\u00a0 au \u00eenc\u0103put 101 de reu\u0219i\u021bi din cei peste 300 de candida\u021bi. Amfiteatrul, cu o pant\u0103 bine dimensionat\u0103, permitea o bun\u0103 urm\u0103rire a catedrei \u0219i a imensei table negre, dar, \u00een acela\u0219i timp \u0219i un control vizual al \u00eentregului amfiteatru de c\u0103tre profesori sau asisten\u021bi. Era \u0219i bine pentru noi,\u00a0 dac\u0103 eram interesa\u021bi de ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpla la catedr\u0103, dar \u0219i r\u0103u pentru noi, prea la vedere \u00een situa\u021biile inerente de relaxare. Am n\u0103v\u0103lit pur \u0219i simplu \u00een sal\u0103 \u00een alegerea unor locuri c\u00e2t mai strategice.\u00a0 Ei, aici a ap\u0103rut \u0219i prima discordie dintre mine \u0219i ea. Nu-i spuneam \u00eenc\u0103 pe nume ne\u0219tiind \u00een acea faz\u0103 de prezumtiv \u00eenceput care nume s\u0103-l aleg. S-a a\u0219ezat \u00een r\u00e2ndul doi spre consternarea mea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 cont de semnele mele disperate. Asta nu se putea. Nici la liceu nu m-am sim\u021bit \u00een voia mea st\u00e2nd \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. Resemnat am luat \u00een piept treptele \u0219i m- am\u00a0 oprit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 r\u00e2ndul\u00a0 trei\u00a0 de\u00a0 sus.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 spatele\u00a0 meu\u00a0 se a\u0219ezaser\u0103 dou\u0103 campioane na\u021bionale la scrim\u0103, Lelia \u0219i Doina, iar pe ultimul r\u00e2nd Orest, chiar \u00een spatele lor. \u00cen rest o a\u0219ezare pestri\u021b\u0103 a celor din ga\u0219ca or\u0103dean\u0103. Cum fetele vorbeau f\u0103r\u0103 oprire, ba cu Orest, ba cu mine, mi- am dat seama c\u0103 eram \u00een dezavantaj fiind obligat s\u0103 m\u0103 tot \u00eentorc, s\u0103-mi sucesc g\u00e2tul, cu alte cuvinte. Orest, descurc\u0103re\u021b\u00a0 din\u00a0 fire,\u00a0 domina\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 voie\u00a0 acest\u00a0 mic\u00a0 grup constituit ad-hoc. Nu ne-am mai desp\u0103r\u021bit dup\u0103 ce ne- am informat reciproc despre hramul ce-l purtam. Eram f\u0103cu\u021bi\u00a0 pe-o\u00a0 form\u0103.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 diminea\u021b\u0103\u00a0 petrecut\u0103\u00a0 la cucurigu, \u0219tiam cam tot ce era de \u0219tiut depre fiecare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Prima zi de studen\u021bie s-a \u00eencheiat \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 dispozi\u021bie general\u0103.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 plecat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 jos,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 to\u021bii,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 inspect\u0103m cel\u0103lalt sediu al Facult\u0103\u021bii de Chimie Industrial\u0103. Eram cam la \u201ddoi pa\u0219i\u201d, trec\u00e2nd pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 Muzeul Banatului, pe st\u00e2nga, apoi pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 Teatrul Na\u021bional care includea \u0219i Opera, pe dreapta, \u0219i ajungeam dup\u0103 aceast\u0103 scurt\u0103 plimbare la Palatul Lloyd, din cap\u0103tul aleei care unea cele dou\u0103 extreme, Catedrala Ortodox\u0103 Metropolitan\u0103 \u0219i Teatrul. \u00cen Palatul Lloyd era cantonat Decanatul, ceva laboratoare\u00a0 de\u00a0 Cercetare\u00a0 Tehnologic\u0103,\u00a0 s\u0103li\u00a0 de\u00a0 desen pentru\u00a0 cursul\u00a0 de\u00a0 Desen\u00a0 Tehnic,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aparate\u00a0 \u0219i Instala\u021bii. Tot la etaj, era \u0219i Sala de Desen Tehnic, utilat\u0103 cu Plan\u0219ete de Proiectare, dar \u0219i cu ni\u0219te mese de lucru care ne-au atras aten\u021bia \u00een mod special. Mesele erau prev\u0103zute cu mant\u0103 de vreo 5 mm. P\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 ne dumirim cum stau lucrurile, un foarte simpatic neam\u021b, nu era ea singura din aceast\u0103 etnie, Graef, a scos din buzunar c\u00e2teva monede, mai mici \u0219i mai mari \u0219i a improvizat un joc de fotbal, Poetzi. Succesul a fost nea\u0219teptat. B\u0103ie\u021bi \u0219i fete au trecut s\u0103-l experimenteze. C\u00e2nd \u00eemi amintesc cum ne amuzam \u0219i cum acest nevinovat joc a fost ridicat la rang de \u201dCampionat\u201d, m\u0103 \u00eentreb dac\u0103, p\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri, la plecare, nu aveau dreptate s\u0103 ne trateze ca pe ni\u0219te copii. S-a jucat la individual, la dublu mixt, cu program riguros \u00eentocmit, cu reguli mereu noi inventate. A fost un loc unde s-a \u00eenchegat \u201dmarea solidaritate de la Chimia Industrial\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 solidaritate\u00a0 care\u00a0 le-a\u00a0 adus\u00a0 \u00eengrijorare \u201dFactorilor\u00a0 Politici\u00a0 de\u00a0 R\u0103spundere\u201d,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nou\u0103 satisfac\u021bia c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103rii\u00a0 unor b\u0103t\u0103lii, de mul\u021bi\u00a0 considerate pierdute din fa\u0219\u0103. Reclama pe Politehnic\u0103 ne-a adus porecla de \u201dnesupu\u0219ii\u201d, iar \u00een gura organiza\u021biei politice, \u201drecalcitran\u021bii\u201d.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 \u0103sta\u00a0 era\u00a0 doar\u00a0 \u00eenceputul.\u00a0 \u00centre n\u0103b\u0103d\u0103io\u0219ii studen\u021bi \u0219i corpul profesoral s-a instalat o fr\u0103\u021bie mutual\u0103 care a dat de furc\u0103 Organiza\u021biei de Partid. S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat s\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2\u0219tige, dar scorul victoriilor era de partea noastr\u0103. De pe atunci s-a demonstrat valoarea \u201d absenteismului\u201d \u00een rezolvarea problemelor cu iz politic. Sunt at\u00e2t de entuziasmat de amintirile \u00eenceputului vie\u021bii de student \u00eenc\u00e2t, pentru a nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2ta oar\u0103, sar peste timp \u0219i o iau precum lobul lui Gogu Viziru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Zilele\u00a0 curgeau\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 semnala\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 deosbit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 via\u021ba noastr\u0103. Eram la \u00eenceput, \u00eencercam s\u0103-i descifr\u0103m pe dasc\u0103lii no\u0219tri \u0219i erau, Slav\u0103 Domnului!, nume sonore. Fizica cu Marele Ci\u0219man, venit de la Ia\u0219i, autorul celor mai minunate prezent\u0103ri ale fizicii aplicate \u00een manuale liceale,\u00a0 un\u00a0 fel\u00a0 de\u00a0 Moisil\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 materie\u00a0 de\u00a0 umor.\u00a0 Chimia Organic\u0103 cu Ostrogovici, Osu, venit de la Cluj, tob\u0103 de carte\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 spaima\u00a0 studen\u021bilor\u00a0 cu\u00a0 memorie\u00a0 deficitar\u0103. Chimie General\u0103, academicianul Dr\u0103gulescu, un tip fin \u0219i cald \u00een rela\u021bia cu studen\u021bii, aproape blajin, dar greu de p\u0103c\u0103lit,\u00a0 Decanul\u00a0 iubit\u00a0 al\u00a0 Facult\u0103\u021bii.\u00a0 Matematic\u0103,\u00a0 cu matematicianul, astronomul \u0219i seismologul Timi\u0219oarei, Curea,\u00a0 av\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 subordine\u00a0 unul\u00a0 din\u00a0 seismografele importante ale Rom\u00e2niei. Chimie organic\u0103 aplicat\u0103 cu Reichel,\u00a0 venit\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 studii\u00a0 str\u0103lucite\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Germania\u00a0 \u0219i practic\u0103 la I.G.Farbenindustrie. Electrochimie cu t\u00e2n\u0103rul Facsko, un teoretician inventiv, creatorul Laboratorului de Electrochimie al Facult\u0103\u021bii. Tehnologie Anorganic\u0103, Cocheci,\u00a0 omul\u00a0 unei\u00a0 memorii\u00a0 prodigioase,\u00a0 recunoscut pentru cursul lui sistematic, dar \u0219i pentru dragostea lui pentru Poli, al c\u0103rui Club a fost Pre\u0219edinte. Sunt doar o parte\u00a0 din\u00a0 ce\u00a0 a\u00a0 avut\u00a0 mai\u00a0 bun\u00a0 Facultatea\u00a0 de\u00a0 chimie Industrial\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 asisten\u021bi\u00a0 ale\u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 spr\u00e2ncean\u0103.\u00a0 Chiar novici fiind, eram con\u0219tien\u021bi de valoarea acestor somit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i de rela\u021bia apropiat\u0103 care se instala f\u0103r\u0103 echivoc \u00eentre ei \u0219i noi. \u00cei respectam, \u00eei \u00eenjuram din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, dar totul \u00een limitele impuse de statutul lor de dasc\u0103li.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Totul mergea ca pe roate p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd, Dracul \u0219i-a b\u0103gat coada \u00eentre noi. Politicul \u0219i-a f\u0103cut sim\u021bit\u0103 prezen\u021ba c\u00e2nd a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103scoleasc\u0103\u00a0 dosare.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 conta\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 totul mergea bine. Trebuia s\u0103 \u00eentre \u00een joc ma\u0219ina de produs spaima,\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenl\u0103turat\u00a0 \u201delementele\u00a0 du\u0219m\u0103noase\u201d, provenite\u00a0 din\u00a0 familii\u00a0 de\u00a0 intelectuali\u00a0 \u201drecalcitran\u021bi\u201d,\u00a0 din familii de \u201dchiaburi\u201d, \u021b\u0103rani cu c\u00e2teva hectare de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, seva\u00a0 b\u0103g\u0103\u021biei\u00a0 agricole\u00a0 a\u00a0 Rom\u00e2niei,\u00a0 etc.,\u00a0 etc.\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost cutremurul care a d\u0103r\u00e2mat edificiul \u00eencrederii noastre, mai\u00a0 ieri\u00a0 adolescentine.\u00a0 Drumul\u00a0 spre\u00a0 \u201dmaturizare\u201d\u00a0 era deschis agresiv, maturizare prin care a \u00eenceput revolta noastr\u0103 sufleteasc\u0103, mocnit\u0103, dar revolt\u0103! Eram \u00eempin\u0219i s\u0103 devenim, f\u0103r\u0103 premeditare, \u201ddu\u0219mani\u201d ai poporului.<\/p>\n

      Prima victim\u0103 a fost un coleg venit din armat\u0103. Fusese sublocotenent c\u00e2nd s-a hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 intre \u00een civilie, s\u0103 fac\u0103 chimie. Student inginerul Titi D\u0103ne\u021b, a fost ridicat de la c\u0103min \u0219i dus a fost. Ce nu le-a pl\u0103cut din trecutul lui nu s-a aflat niciodat\u0103. Simplu, a disp\u0103rut. Un gust amar ne- a cuprins, dac\u0103 nu chiar team\u0103. Eu mai cunoscusem acest sentiment de la revelionul din 1947 de la Gojdu. Solidaritatea de care am pomenit ne-a \u00eendemnat s\u0103-l s\u00e2c\u00e2im cu \u00eentreb\u0103ri pe colegul nostru Bo\u0219cu, secretar de organiza\u021bie de partid. Venise la facultate dintr-o fabric\u0103 chimic\u0103, de pe post de muncitor, cu bacalaureat luat la un Liceu Industrial. Participase la examenul de admitere al\u0103turi de noi a\u0219a c\u0103 nu ne puneam probleme legate de modul de a ajunge coleg cu noi. Felul lui de a fi, ceva mai m\u0103ricel ca noi, a\u0219ezat, mereu politicos \u0219i grijuliu \u00een purtarea\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 colege,\u00a0 l-au\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 c\u00e2\u0219tige \u00eencrederea \u0219i chiar simpatia. Ne-a prins bine. Cum eram cu\u00a0 to\u021bii\u00a0 utemi\u0219ti\u00a0 din\u00a0 oficiu,\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 \u201dinstrui\u021bi\u201d\u00a0 asupra obliga\u021biilor ce le aveam fa\u021b\u0103 de Organiza\u021bie. Mergeam regulat\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u0219edin\u021bele\u00a0 organiza\u021biei\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 cr\u00e2cnim, tem\u0103tori, \u00een primul r\u00e2nd pentru bursele noastre \u2013 c\u0103min \u0219i mas\u0103. Totul a mers bine p\u00e2n\u0103 la prima \u0219edin\u021b\u0103 de excludere a unor elemente r\u0103uvoitoare, du\u0219m\u0103noase. Atunci s-a petrecut ceva greu de \u00een\u021beles pentru acele vremuri. \u00cen modul cel mai discret posibil, Bo\u0219cu, pare incredibil, ne-a avertizat asupra persoanei care urma s\u0103 fie exclus\u0103 \u0219i, pentru c\u0103 no\u021biunea de cvorum, despre care auzeam pentru \u00eent\u00e2ia oar\u0103, era obligatorie, ne-a sf\u0103tuit s\u0103 lipsim. Am fost surprin\u0219i, b\u0103nuitori chiar, dar am\u00a0 ascultat\u00a0 sfatul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 disp\u0103rut\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 din\u00a0 zona facult\u0103\u021bii. Am fost marcat auzind c\u0103 unul din cei viza\u021bi era\u00a0 Geniul\u00a0 anului,\u00a0 era\u00a0 Nicolae\u00a0 Bonciocat,\u00a0 ar\u0103dan, element de excep\u021bie \u00een toate. Paralel cu Chimia, s-a \u00eenscris \u0219i la Facultatea de Fizic\u0103-Matematic\u0103, dar av\u00e2nd \u0219i o voce superb\u0103 de bariton, \u00eendr\u0103gostit de muzica de oper\u0103, s-a dus \u0219i la Conservator. Ne-am \u00eemprietenit, m-a ademenit\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 s\u0103-l\u00a0 urmez\u00a0 la\u00a0 Fizic\u0103-Matematec\u0103,\u00a0 s-a apucat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 instruiasc\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 loc\u00a0 de\u00a0 exerci\u021bii\u00a0 de socoat\u0103, cum spunea el, ne-am apucat s\u0103 scul\u0103m vecinii c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd am\u00e2ndoi. El bariton cu \u0219coal\u0103, eu bas-bariton amator, el cu arii din Rigoleto sau Paia\u021be, eu cu aria lui Filip din Don Carlos. \u201dVecinii\u201d no\u0219tri nu luau atitudine\u00a0 fiind biete animale duse la abator, \u00een apropierea c\u0103ruia se afla \u0219i \u201dvila\u201d \u00een care Boac\u0103 avea camer\u0103 cu chirie. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva \u0219edin\u021be de exerci\u021bii la matematic\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103luite \u00een\u00a0 sunetele\u00a0 deloc\u00a0 temperate\u00a0 ale\u00a0 vocilor\u00a0 noastre,\u00a0 am renun\u021bat spre dezam\u0103girea lui. Boac\u0103 era un sufletist, fiu al unei familii de intelectuali de clas\u0103 din Arad, tat\u0103l medic militar, deloc bucur\u00e2ndu-se de \u00eencredere social- politic\u0103. Am aflat \u0219i motiva\u021bia preg\u0103tit\u0103 pentru excludere. A venit o \u201dinforma\u021bie\u201d, cum c\u0103, elev fiind, ar fi pl\u0103nuit s\u0103 fug\u0103 \u00een America, cu un grup de colegi, cu o barc\u0103, pe Mure\u0219!?. Pare absurd, pare hazliu, dar era purul adev\u0103r care\u00a0 trebuia\u00a0 prezentat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 plen\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 judecarea\u00a0 \u0219i \u00eempiedicarea\u00a0 ca\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de\u00a0 elemente\u00a0 du\u0219m\u0103noase\u00a0 \u0219i pervertite \u00eenc\u0103 din copil\u0103rie, s\u0103 ajung\u0103 \u00een mijlocul noii intelectualit\u0103\u021bi \u00een formare. Pe scurt, nu ne-am prezentat \u201dsuficien\u021bi\u201d\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 cvorum\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u0219edin\u021ba\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 am\u00e2nat. Problema, \u00eens\u0103, a r\u0103mas pe tapet. A fost pentru prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am \u00een\u021beles rolul absen\u021belor \u00een via\u021ba unui om, iar\u00a0 acum,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 rememorez\u00a0 lucruri\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne-au\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bit tulbur\u00e2nd\u00a0 lini\u0219tea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 ne\u00a0 cuprinsese\u00a0 la\u00a0 intrarea\u00a0 \u00een facultate,\u00a0 g\u0103sesc\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 un\u00a0 termen\u00a0 actual\u00a0 folosit\u00a0 \u00een manipularea politic\u0103, Absenteismul. Dar am r\u0103mas \u0219i cu o nedumerire admirativ\u0103 la adresa lui Bo\u0219cu. Fusese un act\u00a0 de\u00a0 curaj,\u00a0 de\u00a0 poten\u021bial\u00a0 sinuciga\u0219,\u00a0 din\u00a0 partea\u00a0 unui t\u00e2n\u0103r, ceva mai v\u00e2rstnic dec\u00e2t noi, cum am mai spus, care-\u0219i\u00a0 risca\u00a0 pielea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 viitorul\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 ni\u0219te\u00a0 colegi\u00a0 de facultate, adev\u0103ra\u021bi prieteni de c\u0103min. Boac\u0103 era salvat, noi victorio\u0219i dar tem\u0103tori, \u00eembog\u0103\u021bi\u021bi suflete\u0219te de gestul prietenesc, peste puterea de \u00een\u021belegere, a lui Bo\u0219cu, primit, de ce s\u0103 n-o recunoa\u0219tem, cu oarecare rezerv\u0103 de cei de la liceile teoretice. Acum \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it sintagma \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d<\/strong> a func\u021bionat \u0219i pe un palier pozitiv. Boac\u0103, marele meu prieten, a fost absolvit de\u00a0 o\u00a0 nedreptate\u00a0 de\u00a0 neiertat,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 sintagma\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 \u00eentors \u00eempotriva noilor no\u0219tri adversari.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u0218i victoria noastr\u0103, \u0219i lini\u0219tea care a urmat o vreme, n-au putut s\u0103 ne domoleasc\u0103 teama de ce ar putea s\u0103 vin\u0103. \u0218i chiar a\u0219a a \u0219i fost. O nou\u0103 \u0219edin\u021b\u0103, de data aceasta cu convocator semnat, cu aceea\u0219i tem\u0103 pe ordinea de zi, cu acela\u0219i candidat la exmatriculare, s-a soldat cu acela\u0219i e\u0219ec, pentru ei, din fericire. Acela\u0219i \u00eendemn la boicotarea\u00a0 cvorumului,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aceea\u0219i\u00a0 atmosfer\u0103 conspirativ\u0103,\u00a0 aceea\u0219i\u00a0 solidaritate\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u201drecalcitran\u021bilor\u201d, acelea\u0219i\u00a0 \u201damenin\u021b\u0103ri\u201d\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 tribuna\u00a0 Secretarului\u00a0 de Partid,\u00a0 gata\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 pun\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eendoial\u0103\u00a0 autoritatea\u00a0 \u0219i credibilitatea lui Bo\u0219cu. Pe baz\u0103 de \u00een\u021belegere, lipseam cu\u00a0 r\u00e2ndul,\u00a0 mim\u00e2nd\u00a0 o\u00a0 \u201dcondamnabil\u0103\u201d\u00a0 indiferen\u021b\u0103, atribuit\u0103 unei insuficiente preg\u0103tiri politice aduse de pe b\u0103ncile liceale. Nu eram at\u00e2t de \u201dgolani\u201d pe c\u00e2t doream s-o demonstr\u0103m \u0219i \u00een mare reu\u0219eam. Pentru mai mult\u0103 credibilitate, am cam \u00eenceput s\u0103 lipsim \u201ddemonstrativ\u201d \u0219i de la cursuri. Eram mul\u021bi, se pierdea din vedere, se d\u0103dea\u00a0 vina\u00a0 pe\u00a0 neseriozitatea\u00a0 noastr\u0103.\u00a0 Treaba\u00a0 cu absen\u021ba de la cursuri, de la anumite cursuri, mi-a sur\u00e2s \u0219i mie, \u0219i colegului de camer\u0103, cu care m-am mutat \u00een chirie\u00a0 ne\u00a0 mai\u00a0 suport\u00e2nd\u00a0 haloimisul\u00a0 din\u00a0 camerele\u00a0 din c\u0103min. Pentru cei din primul an erau prev\u0103zute doar camere mari, de c\u00e2te zece paturi. Nu c\u0103 nu puteai sta lini\u0219tit, c\u0103 nu apucai s\u0103 cite\u0219ti o carte, dar nu puteai nici m\u0103car g\u00e2ndi. \u0218i eu care mai visam \u0219i verzi \u0219i uscate puse \u00een ritm de pozie, am ales evadarea. M\u0103 \u00een\u021belegeam bine cu noul prieten-coleg, Jean Hreanca, student la Fizic\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 for\u021ba\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 programul\u00a0 matinal\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Radio Novisad, pe care-l urm\u0103ream pentru o muzic\u0103 ce nu se prea putea auzi pe la noi, lipseam. La mine s-a nimerit s\u0103\u00a0 fie\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 zilele\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 cursul\u00a0 de\u00a0 Socialism \u0218tiin\u021bific, ceea ce nu m\u0103 punea pe g\u00e2nduri, chiar dac\u0103 se f\u0103cea prezen\u021ba ca la liceu. Cursul \u00eel \u021binea un t\u00e2n\u0103r student de la Medicin\u0103, activist voluntar, viitorul Doctor Agripa.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 tip\u00a0 lini\u0219tit,\u00a0 bonom,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eel\u00a0 menajam consider\u00e2ndu-l o simpl\u0103 unealt\u0103 a sistemului. Totul a mers\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la\u00a0 carte,\u00a0 el\u00a0 pred\u00e2nd\u00a0 monoton\u00a0 cursul\u00a0 de Marxism-Leninism, eu ascult\u00e2nd muzic\u0103 bun\u0103. Totu\u0219i, la finele anului, omul \u021bin\u00e2nd la zi prezen\u021ba, la \u00eenchiderea mediilor,\u00a0 a\u00a0 anun\u021bat\u00a0 c\u00e2teva\u00a0 nume\u00a0 de\u00a0 absen\u021bi\u00a0 cronici av\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 mine\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 top.\u00a0 S\u0103\u00a0 pierzi\u00a0 examenul\u00a0 la Socialism\u00a0 \u00eensemna\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 pierzi\u00a0 anul.\u00a0 \u201dCe\u00a0 ne\u00a0 facem\u00a0 cu tovar\u0103\u0219ul B.D., dragi colegi? 80 % absen\u021be nu se pot \u0219terge din condei…\u201d \u201dIerta\u021bi-l, Domnule Profesor, colegul are\u00a0 probleme,\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 rugam\u00a0 s\u0103-l\u00a0 ierta\u021bi…\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u0218i\u00a0 ce\u00a0 not\u0103 propune\u021bi,\u00a0 Domnilor,\u00a0 tovar\u0103\u0219i?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCinci,\u00a0 domnule profesor,\u00a0 cinci!\u201d\u00a0 Golanii\u00a0 r\u00e2deau,\u00a0 auzeam\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 un \u201ds\u0103rmanul\u201d, fetele se al\u0103turaser\u0103 \u0219i ele cererii mul\u021bimii, numai\u00a0 eu,\u00a0 Z\u0103u\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 nu-mi\u00a0 venea\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 scol\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sesc\u00a0 amfiteatrul.\u00a0 N-am\u00a0 f\u0103cut-o,\u00a0 tras\u00a0 de\u00a0 guler\u00a0 de Lelia. A\u0219a a r\u0103mas, la voia mul\u021bimii \u201drecalcitran\u021bilor\u201d, mi-a dat\u00a0 un\u00a0 cinci\u00a0 salvator.\u00a0 Acest\u00a0 t\u00e2n\u0103r\u00a0 medicinist\u00a0 din Timi\u0219oara, a f\u0103cut o carier\u0103 str\u0103lucit\u0103 la Bucure\u0219ti, \u00een chirurgia plastic\u0103. Numele lui a ajuns un fel de Salvator al Ar\u0219ilor \u0219i au fost mul\u021bi care i-au datorat via\u021ba, sau cel pu\u021bin a doua \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Cu, sau f\u0103r\u0103 sfatul lui Bo\u0219cu, problema exmatricul\u0103rilor a fost am\u00e2nat\u0103, dar nu \u0219i \u00eencrederea noastr\u0103 \u00een \u201dfor\u021ba\u201d ce o reprezentam. Era,\u00a0 totu\u0219i, o am\u00e2nare sine die, dac\u0103 nu o victorie.<\/p>\n

      Dac\u0103 nu una, trebuia s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple alt\u0103 dandana. Babi, \u00eencepusem\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 spun\u00a0 precum\u00a0 majoritatea\u00a0 colegilor,\u00a0 a venit cu \u00eent\u00e2rziere la cantin\u0103, la ora pr\u00e2nzului, cu chipul r\u0103v\u0103\u0219it. Venea de la o \u0219edin\u021b\u0103 de lucru a UTM-ului, unde fusese cooptat\u0103 pentru referin\u021bele primite de la liceu \u0219i confirmate de rezultatele de la facultate. Se f\u0103cuse o list\u0103 de studen\u021bi merito\u0219i pentru a pleca \u00een URSS, la continuarea\u00a0 studiilor.\u00a0 Speriat\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 b\u00e2iguit\u00a0 un\u00a0 fel\u00a0 de \u201dmul\u021bumesc, nu pot, trebuie s-o \u00eentreb pe mama , nu pot s-o las pe mama, mama este singur\u0103, nu, nu pot…\u201d \u201dDar mama ar trebui s\u0103 fie m\u00e2ndr\u0103, nu poate s\u0103 se opun\u0103, etc., etc.\u201d \u201dNu, trebuie s\u0103 merg la S\u00e2ntana, s\u0103 vorbesc cu ea, nu poate r\u0103m\u00e2ne singur\u0103…\u201d S-a g\u0103sit s\u0103 lase \u201dnorocul\u201d s\u0103-i scape printre degete, de alt fel, singura din cei\u00a0 ale\u0219i.\u00a0 Cam\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 spus\u00a0 unul\u00a0 din\u00a0 comitet mim\u00e2nd o surpriz\u0103 total\u0103. Ei, asta da problem\u0103. De la Bo\u0219cu am aflat c\u0103 \u0219i eu intrasem pe prima list\u0103, dar la analiz\u0103 am fost radiat. Bine au f\u0103cut deoarece am fi fost doi\u00a0 recalcitran\u021bi\u00a0 din\u00a0 grup.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 speriat\u0103,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 eu\u00a0 care aveam misiunea s-o lini\u0219tesc, doar venise la mine, nu la altcineva, am r\u0103mas blocat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u00a0\u201dMergi la S\u00e2ntana, tragi c\u00e2t po\u021bi de timp, mai faci o grip\u0103, sau mai \u0219tiu eu ce, \u0219i vedem la \u00eentoarcere…Din c\u00e2te am \u00een\u021beles\u00a0 e\u00a0 \u201durgen\u021b\u0103\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 trebuie\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 rezolve…Bo\u0219cu conduce, el \u0219tie punctul t\u0103u de vedere, sper s-o lase balt\u0103\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 repercursiuni…la\u00a0 \u00eentoarcere,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 mai cheam\u0103 le spui r\u0103spicat c\u0103 nu po\u021bi, s\u0103 trimit\u0103 un delegat s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 cu maic\u0103-ta, s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentrebe \u0219i pe mine…\u201d \u201d!…De ce s\u0103 te \u00eentrebe \u0219i pe tine?\u201d \u201dEi, toat\u0103 lumea \u0219tie c\u0103 suntem \u00eempreun\u0103…\u201d \u201dCum suntem \u00eempreun\u0103?! Nu suntem nicicum!\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 vrei te pup aici \u00een v\u0103zul lumii, a\u0219a, de confirmare…\u201d \u201dE\u0219ti lud, nu mai vorbi prostii, nu vezi c\u0103 to\u021bi se uit\u0103 la noi?\u201d \u201dPutem spune c\u0103 ne-am logodit, s\u0103 par\u0103 ceva serios…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 te-ar auzi unchiul Andrei, te-ar trimite nu la Moscova, \u00een China, s\u0103 scape de tine \u0219i de p\u0103rul t\u0103u…\u201d \u201dA\u0219a mai merge, vezi c\u0103 te-am f\u0103cut s\u0103 z\u00e2mbe\u0219ti?…Chiar c\u0103 e\u0219ti dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103!\u201d \u201dS\u0103 nu mai spui ce-ai spus! Nu suntem \u00eempreun\u0103! Ce prostie!…\u201d \u201dMie mi-ar sur\u00e2de, po\u021bi s\u0103 fii convins\u0103!\u201d \u201dCred \u0219i eu!\u201d \u201dOpaaa…!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Vrei s\u0103 mergem pu\u021bin la aer?…s\u0103 ne mai r\u0103corim…\u201d \u201dDa, \u00eemi ard obrajii… Doamne!, ce m\u0103 fac?\u201d \u201dDac\u0103-i\u00a0 nevoie\u00a0 plec\u0103m\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 alt\u00a0 centru\u00a0 universitar, Bucure\u0219ti, Ia\u0219i?…\u201d \u201dDe ce nu Cluj?!…\u201d \u201dSunt rivalii lui Poli…\u201d \u201dAm un prieten acolo, student la Litere, joac\u0103 la U…\u201d \u201dC\u00e2t de prieten, ce joac\u0103?\u201d \u201dExtrem\u0103…\u201d \u201dArat\u0103 ca \u0219i Cargol?, cam toate extremele arat\u0103 la fel, scunzi…\u201d \u201dNu-i ca tine, dar nici prea scund…\u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103-mi fac\u0103 curte, adic\u0103 \u00eencerca…e ceva mai mare ca mine…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103-i a\u0219a, mergem \u0219i la Cluj, m\u0103 descurc eu cu el!\u201d \u201dDe ce trebuie s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 descurci\u00a0 tu?!,\u00a0 e\u00a0 un\u00a0 bun\u00a0 prieten,\u00a0 neam\u021b,\u00a0 \u0219vab, Ei, ast\u0103zi chiar c\u0103 am o zi nefast\u0103…nu mi-ai spus\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 am\u00a0 un\u00a0 rival…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNu\u00a0 \u00een\u021belegi\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 suntem\u00a0 doar prieteni?!, ce rival?, ce vrei s\u0103 spui?\u201d \u201dNimic, p\u00e2n\u0103 nu ne l\u0103murim cum e cu Moscova…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 te aude unchiul meu, te mut\u0103 el undeva, mai departe de mine…\u201d P\u0103i trebuie s\u0103-i raportezi?\u201d…\u201dNu, c\u0103 ne-a v\u0103zut c\u00e2nd ie\u0219eam din parc \u0219i n-a fost prea \u00eenc\u00e2ntat…\u201d \u201dJoac\u0103 \u0219ah, sau table m\u0103car?, s\u0103 \u0219tiu cum s\u0103-l abordez la nevoie…\u201d \u201d mai bine s\u0103 stai la distan\u021b\u0103, ascult\u0103-m\u0103 pe mine!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Glumeam\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 dar,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 eram \u00a0cu\u00a0 musca\u00a0 pe\u00a0 c\u0103ciul\u0103, am\u00e2ndoi,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 fugit\u00a0 din\u00a0 Basarabia\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 v\u00e2nat\u00a0 pentru \u201drepatriere\u201d, ea, \u0219v\u0103boaic\u0103, cu tat\u0103l plecat \u00een 1943 cu armata german\u0103 \u00een retragere, prizonier la francezi, apoi stabilit \u00een Germania la D\u00fcsseldorf, plini de suspiciuni, mereu \u00een a\u0219teptare. Mai r\u0103u era cu ea, fiind urm\u0103rit\u0103 pentru o eventual\u0103 coresponden\u021b\u0103. Bazat\u0103 pe statutul ei de\u00a0 frunta\u0219\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103,\u00a0 \u0219tiind\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 orice\u00a0 moment poate\u00a0 sosi\u00a0 o\u00a0 informare\u00a0 binevoitoare,\u00a0 tr\u0103ia,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 \u00een permanen\u021b\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 team\u0103\u00a0 cronic\u0103.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 o\u00a0 perioad\u0103\u00a0 a exmatricul\u0103rilor politice. Timi\u0219oara \u0219i Clujul erau fruncea! Noi ne \u00een\u021belegeam foarte bine, dovad\u0103 c\u0103, de diminea\u021b\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 seara, cu gen\u021bile pline dup\u0103 noi, ca s\u0103 se vad\u0103 c\u0103 suntem studio\u0219i, eram \u00eempreun\u0103. Cei din jur o luau ca atare, eram cuplu, b\u0103ie\u021bii ne respectau, nu se b\u0103gau peste mine, profesorii ne luau \u0219i ei ca atare.<\/p>\n

      \u00centr-o\u00a0 sear\u0103,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Laboratorul\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucr\u0103ri\u00a0 organice, Profesorul\u00a0 Reichel,\u00a0 \u00eenv\u00e2rtindu-se\u00a0 printre\u00a0 mese\u00a0 a \u00eentrebat-o dac\u0103-i place Opera \u0219i dac\u0103 vrea s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la\u00a0 spectacol.\u00a0 \u201dDa,\u00a0 Dle\u00a0 Profesor,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 am\u00a0 bilet\u00a0 pentru spectacolul Tosca, cu Corbeni.\u201d \u201d\u0218i cu cine mergi?\u201d \u201dA, cu colegi…\u201d Eu eram \u00een alt\u0103 grup\u0103, m\u0103 \u0219tia, dar nu m\u0103 menaja la lucr\u0103ri. Cu vreo dou\u0103 zile \u00eenainte, se oprise l\u00e2ng\u0103 masa la care lucram, de fapt r\u0103sfoiam o carte. \u201dCe faci, nu lucrezi?! Ce-i cu cartea asta \u00een limba rus\u0103?\u201d \u201dDon\u00a0 Profesor\u00a0 e\u00a0 un\u00a0 curs\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucr\u0103ri\u00a0 de\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 de chimie\u00a0 organic\u0103…E\u00a0 traducerea\u00a0 din\u00a0 Gattermann\u00a0 – Wieland, din german\u0103.\u201d \u201dCum ai spus, Gattermann \u2013 Wieland? P\u0103i nu se mai g\u0103se\u0219te nici \u00een Germania. Ia s\u0103 v\u0103d!\u201d Cum nu \u0219tia rusa s-a uitat \u0219i el ca \u0219i copiii la poze, le-a descifrat \u00een mintea lui \u0219i mi-a \u00eenapoiat-o. \u201dS\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 este cea mai bun\u0103 carte din c\u00e2te s-au scris. P\u0103streaz-o \u0219i treci la treab\u0103!\u201d Recunosc c\u0103 nu m-a mai urm\u0103rit, cu o singur\u0103 excep\u021bie. M-am dus s-o v\u0103d pe Babi la grupa ei, st\u0103team de vorb\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 masa de lucru \u0219i, apropiindu-se de noi, m-a poftit s\u0103 ies afar\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 respect apartenen\u021ba la grup\u0103. Am respectat, dar am sim\u021bit mereu privirea lui, \u00een grupa mea. B\u0103ie\u021bii care s-au prins m-au luat \u00een vizor \u0219i nu m-au mai sl\u0103bit. \u201dM\u0103i, \u0103stai m\u00e2nc\u0103tor de studente, nu-l subestima!\u201d N-a mai fost nevoie de vigilen\u021b\u0103. Omul a fost domn \u0219i s-a purtat ca atare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u00cen rest, de diminea\u021b\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 seara \u00eempreun\u0103, la Oper\u0103, mai\u00a0 rar\u00a0 la\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 un\u00a0 film,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Poetzi,\u00a0 la\u00a0 ping-pong,\u00a0 la meciurile\u00a0 de\u00a0 fotbal\u00a0 ale\u00a0 echipei\u00a0 preferate,\u00a0 Poli, bine\u00een\u021beles, la cele de hanbal \u00een 11, unde Timi\u0219oara era \u00een topul Europei, prin parcuri \u0219i, la o mic\u0103 cofet\u0103rie din Fabric, pentru cea mai bun\u0103 crem\u0103 de castane cu fri\u0219c\u0103, descoperit\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor, \u00een c\u0103utare de ceva gustos. Nu\u00a0 prea\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 noi\u00a0 bani,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 mai economiseam c\u00e2\u021biva lei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      A\u0219a ne-am pomenit \u00een vacan\u021ba de iarn\u0103, fiecare la el acas\u0103,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 la\u00a0 Oradea,\u00a0 ea\u00a0 la\u00a0 S\u00e2ntana.\u00a0 \u201dHai\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 tu\u00a0 la Oradea, la tu\u0219a ta, mergem la Felix sau, \u0219i mai bine, la Episcopia, la valuri. Te prezint \u0219i la ai mei…\u201d \u201dDe ce s\u0103 m\u0103 prezin\u021bi la ai t\u0103i?!, ca ce?\u201d \u201dCa prieten\u0103, coleg\u0103…\u201d \u201dNu, m\u0103 duc la mama, e singur\u0103, poate vine \u0219i frate- meu, s\u0103 facem Cr\u0103ciunul \u00eempreun\u0103…\u201d \u201dVine \u0219i extrema de la U ?…\u201d \u201dDe unde s\u0103 \u0219tiu ce face? El e la Cluj, eu la Timi\u0219oara…\u201d \u201d\u0218tie de mine?…\u201d \u201d\u0218tie ceva…nu \u0219tiu de unde a aflat…\u201d \u201dVe\u0219tile importante circul\u0103 repede…\u201d \u201d\u00cen Timi\u0219oara \u0219tie mult\u0103 lume de noi…\u201d \u201dTe deranjeaz\u0103 c\u0103 se\u00a0 discut\u0103?…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDe\u00a0 ce?!…nu\u00a0 facem\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 r\u0103u…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDin contra, eu zic c\u0103 e bine, nu crezi?…\u201d \u201dDa, sunt protejat\u0103 de \u0219mecheri…\u0219i ne \u0219i mai\u00a0 distr\u0103m…e bine…\u201d \u201dMai \u0219i \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103…\u201d \u201dDa, cu tine mai po\u021bi s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021bi ce?!, ora\u0219ul poate?!…\u201d \u201dBine c\u0103 ai spus bine \u0219i nu r\u0103u…\u201d \u201dS\u0103-\u021bi scriu?…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 vrei, dar nu prostii…ce faci, \u0219i at\u00e2t…\u201d<\/p>\n

      \u00cen vacan\u021b\u0103 am m\u00e2ncat pe rupte, am jucat ceva baschet la\u00a0 sal\u0103,\u00a0 venea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Orest,\u00a0 am\u00a0 vrut\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 patinez,\u00a0 dar patinoarul nu era suficient de \u00eenghe\u021bat, i-am scris, nu mi- a r\u0103spuns. Vremea a zburat \u0219i ne-am reluat parteneriatul f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 probleme,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentreb\u0103ri.\u00a0 Doar\u00a0 una\u00a0 singur\u0103.\u00a0 \u201dAi primit scrisoarea?\u201d \u201dDa, sigur…a citit-o \u0219i mama…s\u0103-i fi v\u0103zut grimasele…\u201d \u201dDe ce?…nu i-a pl\u0103cut?!\u201d \u201dNu, m-a \u00eentrebat cine-i aiuritul care-\u021bi scrie…at\u00e2ta le-nv\u00e2rte c\u0103 nu a \u00een\u021beles nimic…\u201d \u201d\u0218i?, ce i-ai zis?…\u201d \u201dC\u0103 e\u0219ti pu\u021bin aiurit\u00a0 dar c\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti frumos cu mine \u0219i c\u0103 m\u0103 protejezi de golanii\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 strad\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dM-ai\u00a0 prezentat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 post\u00a0 de bodyguard…hm!…nu i-ai spus c\u0103 suntem prieteni?!\u201d \u201dI- am spus c\u0103 suntem colegi…ce tot \u00eei dai cu prieteni?!\u201d \u201dAm s\u0103 inventez un alt termen mai potrivit, s\u0103-l accep\u021bi \u0219i tu…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCe\u00a0 termen?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u00cenc\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 inventat,\u00a0 am\u00a0 s\u0103-l strecor pe neobservate, bine?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Frig,\u00a0 nefrig,\u00a0 noi\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 continuat\u00a0 programul…ea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o c\u0103ciuli\u021b\u0103 pe cap, eu cu pletele \u00een v\u00e2nt. \u0218i s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat neprev\u0103zutul. O sinuzit\u0103 acut\u0103, cu infernale dureri de cap. Iradiere local\u0103, prescrip\u021bii de neacceptat, suferin\u021b\u0103 stoic\u0103.\u00a0 Mi-a\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 ce\u00a0 mi-a\u00a0 trecut,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 cu sensibilitate\u00a0 pe\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103.\u00a0 C\u0103ciul\u0103\u00a0 tot\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 luat.\u00a0 Nu cadra!? V\u00e2rst\u0103, minunat\u0103 v\u00e2rst\u0103!…<\/p>\n

      Stam noi ce stam desp\u0103r\u021bi\u021bi \u00een amfiteatru a\u0219tept\u00e2nd cu ner\u0103bdare terminarea cursului, dar colo sus, la cucurigu, au ap\u0103rut semne de \u00eentrebare \u0219i pentru Orest. Cum sta mereu \u00een spatele celor dou\u0103 scrimere, privirile uneia, ale Doin\u021bei,\u00a0 au\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 poposeasc\u0103\u00a0 cam\u00a0 insistent\u00a0 pe chipul chipe\u0219ului meu prieten. Eu, st\u00e2nd cu spatele le ei am r\u0103mas surprins s\u0103 aud, pe surse, evenimentul zilei. \u201d\u0102\u0219tia-s\u00a0 cupla\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 tu\u00a0 habar\u00a0 n-ai…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dAi,\u00a0 m\u0103!…Fata-i m\u0103ritat\u0103, ce v-a apucat?!\u201d \u201dTu cu Babi a ta, nu mai e\u0219ti la curent cu nimic. E a\u0219a cum \u00ee\u021bi spun!…\u201d \u0218i a\u0219a a fost s\u0103 fie. \u201d\u0218i de Lelia n-a\u021bi aflat nimic, c\u0103 tot \u00een spatele meu st\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ea?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dAten\u021bie\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Lelia…e\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 \u201dtratative\u201d\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un conferen\u021biar, \u0103la de la electrochimie…\u201d \u201dOK!, bine c\u0103 nu sunt liber…\u201d \u201dC\u0103 bine zici…Lelia e o atrac\u021bie de gradul zero…ai grij\u0103 cu glumele cu care \u00ee\u021bi place s\u0103 fandezi…\u201d \u201dMul\u021bam, amice, o s\u0103 am…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Dar cum timpul nu st\u0103tea pe loc, a venit prim\u0103vara, noi tot\u00a0 a\u0219a,\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 venit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 vara,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 plec\u0103rile\u00a0 la practic\u0103.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 grupe\u00a0 diferite,\u00a0 am\u00a0 primit\u00a0 reparti\u021bii diferite. Eu, la C\u00e2mpia Turzii, la Industria S\u00e2rmei, Ea, la Arad, la Astra Vagoane. Am\u00e2ndou\u0103 Intreprinderile erau de prim rang, neput\u00e2nd fi refuzate, de dragul refuzului. I- am propus s\u0103 cear\u0103 mutarea la Industria S\u00e2rmei, mi-a replicat\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 Arad\u00a0 va\u00a0 sta\u00a0 la\u00a0 rude\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103mas ne\u00eenduplecat\u0103.\u00a0 La\u00a0 C\u00e2mpia\u00a0 Turzii\u00a0 aveau\u00a0 sec\u021bii\u00a0 utile practicii noastre, la Arad, cel mult cioc\u0103nitul boghiurilor. Aveau \u0219i ei de toate, laboratoare de control analitic, dar eu visam Cheile Turzii. \u0218i a\u0219a a r\u0103mas. Ea la unchiul Tibi, matematecian de for\u021b\u0103, eu, pe valea Cheilor, unice pentru a urca \u00een patru labe \u0219i a cobor\u00ee patin\u00e2nd pe fund. Ea m\u00e2nca \u00een familie, eu, la o cantin\u0103 muncitoreasc\u0103, oricum mai bun\u0103 dec\u00e2t cea de la Poli, cu amicii din grup\u0103. Bine\u00een\u021beles, nu puteau s\u0103 nu profite. \u201dCe mai \u0219tii de Babi?!…cum de n-ai adus-o cu tine?…o s\u0103 fie greu, nu?…\u201d \u201dTaci, m\u0103i!, o s\u0103 urc\u0103m pe munte f\u0103r\u0103 cic\u0103leal\u0103, o s\u0103\u00a0 mergem\u00a0 la\u00a0 seratele\u00a0 muncitore\u0219ti\u00a0 ale\u00a0 s\u00e2rmarilor,\u00a0 o s\u0103…\u201d \u201dO s\u0103 ne uit\u0103m dup\u0103 pu\u0219toaice, chiar, ai v\u0103zut cum te m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 din ochi Iolanda, adic\u0103 Ioli, unguroaica de la laborator…nu e rele, nu, nuuu…\u201d \u201dP\u00e2n\u0103 nu m\u0103 s\u0103rut\u0103, nu e\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 de\u00a0 privirile\u00a0 ei…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dOpaaa!\u00a0 Ziceam\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 n-ai remarcat-o…\u201d \u201dHai s\u0103 preg\u0103tim o plecare pe Chei…abia a\u0219tept! S\u0103 facem rost de ceva saci de dormit, poate r\u0103m\u00e2nem peste noapte…or fi av\u00e2nd \u0103\u0219tia a\u0219a ceva la Clubul Sportiv…\u201d \u201dBineee, ocup\u0103-te pu\u021bin de Ioli, precis \u0219tie…poate vine cu noi…pare istea\u021b\u0103…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 m\u0103 mai s\u00e2c\u00e2i\u021bi mult, plec singur pe munte…acum m\u0103 duc s\u0103 arunc pu\u021bin la co\u0219…am v\u0103zut c\u00e2\u021biva b\u0103ie\u021bi care chiar \u0219tiu baschet…\u201d \u201dIoli nu face baschet, ea-i cu ascensiunile…\u201d \u201dM\u0103i, tu toate le \u0219tii?\u201d \u201dEu \u00ees cu informa\u021biile…cu \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea mea, fac \u0219i eu ce pot…dac\u0103 a\u0219 fi avut cei 2 metri ai t\u0103i, altfel a\u0219 fi discutat acum cu voi…\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 aveam 2m, acum eram \u00een Lotul Na\u021bional…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Mai \u00een glum\u0103, mai \u00een serios, via\u021ba a \u00eenceput s\u0103 intre pe f\u0103ga\u0219ul\u00a0 ei.\u00a0 Acum\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 scriu\u00a0 din\u00a0 amintiri,\u00a0 trebuie\u00a0 s\u0103 recunosc un fapt cu iz de derizoriu. Am avut industrie autohton\u0103, lucram pe export de la egal la egal, dar, r\u0103ul pe care l-a provocat Petric\u0103 Roman calific\u00e2nd industria rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u201do gr\u0103mad\u0103 de fier vechi\u201d, \u00een calitatea sa de premier, este ast\u0103zi la vedere. S-au dezmembrat uzine, s-au \u201dvalorificat\u201d sec\u021bii la fier vechi, au ap\u0103rut milionarii postrevolu\u021bionari, a ap\u0103rut liberalismul de tip nou, am f\u0103cut \u201dcapitali\u0219ti\u201d gata s\u0103-\u0219i v\u00e2nd\u0103 \u021aara. Iar\u0103\u0219i o iau pe urmele lobului peste timp al lui Gogu Viziru, uit\u00e2nd c\u0103 rememorez c\u00e2te ceva din via\u021ba real\u0103 a unui \u201dstudent- inginer\u201d.<\/p>\n

      \u0218i am plecat spre Cheile Turzii, trei b\u0103ie\u021bi \u0219i-o fat\u0103, adic\u0103 Ioli. \u0218i ne-a fost de folos, b\u0103ie\u021bilor, vreau s\u0103 spun. Nu era chiar o simpl\u0103 amatoare, era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 cu excursiile pe munte. Se c\u0103\u021b\u0103ra \u0219i cobora precum o c\u0103prioar\u0103, nu vorbea\u00a0 la\u00a0 urcu\u0219,\u00a0 r\u00e2dea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 poft\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 cobor\u00e2\u0219,\u00a0 de\u00a0 noi bine\u00een\u021beles.\u00a0 Frumuse\u021bea\u00a0 este\u00a0 cople\u0219itoare.\u00a0 O\u00a0 vale obr\u0103znicu\u021b\u0103, strecur\u00e2ndu-se zglobiu printre versan\u021bii pe care\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 creat,\u00a0 oblig\u00e2ndu-te\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 practici\u00a0 o\u00a0 aten\u021bie distributiv\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 bolov\u0103ni\u0219ul\u00a0 gata\u00a0 s\u0103-\u021bi\u00a0 sf\u00e2rtece picioarele \u0219i priveli\u0219tile ame\u021bitoare ale crestelor de pe st\u00e2nga sau dreapta cursului. Te obi\u0219nuie\u0219ti, neav\u00e2nd habar de ce se acumuleaz\u0103 \u00een mu\u0219chii solicita\u021bi, febra, etal\u00e2ndu-se abia dup\u0103 relaxarea \u00een noapte. Totul este s\u0103 nu te opre\u0219ti, s\u0103 nu te \u00eentinzi pentru un dram de odihn\u0103. Dar aceast\u0103 plimbare nu poate r\u0103m\u00e2ne singurul scop \u00een sine.\u00a0 Crestele\u00a0 te\u00a0 \u00eembie,\u00a0 vrei\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 urci,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 cucere\u0219ti frumosul\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 abia\u00a0 colo\u00a0 sus\u00a0 s\u0103-\u021bi\u00a0 permi\u021bi\u00a0 luxul\u00a0 unei binemeritate, dar \u00een\u0219el\u0103toare relax\u0103ri. \u0218i am pornit-o \u00een sus, pe deal. U\u0219urin\u021ba cu care Ioli conducea opera\u021biunea urc\u00e2nd \u00een lini\u0219te, permi\u021b\u00e2ndu-\u0219i doar c\u00e2te o arunc\u0103tur\u0103 de privire peste um\u0103r, pentru a nu ne pierde \u0219i a ne \u00eencuraja, era imboldul care ne \u021binea \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een picioare. Un singur\u00a0 g\u00e2f\u00e2it\u00a0 a\u00a0 precedat\u00a0 zgomotos\u00a0 cuvintele\u00a0 de disperare\u00a0 ale\u00a0 unuia\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 cei\u00a0 trei,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 nume,\u00a0 eram colegi doar, ne-a oprit pe loc. \u201dRegret fra\u021bilor, merge\u021bi voi dup\u0103 capra asta, eu r\u0103m\u00e2n pe loc \u0219i m\u0103 \u00eentorc…Gata cu ascensiunile!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDac\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103m\u00e2i,\u00a0 stai\u00a0 pe\u00a0 loc\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 ne \u00eentoarcem noi…nu po\u021bi cobor\u00ee singur, e mai greu ca la urcare!\u201d \u0218i a r\u0103mas, iar noi am urcat p\u00e2n\u0103 am dat de o culme mai plat\u0103, sculptat\u0103 ca pentru noi de v\u00e2ntul \u0219i ploile, nelipsite prin aceste locuri aparent odihnitoare, de-a lungul vremurilor. Fenomene carstice, dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el, de eroziune eolian\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Ajun\u0219i pe culmea ademenitoare pentru un\u00a0 pui de somn, ne-am \u00eentins la soare, dar ne-am \u021binut treji urm\u00e2nd sfatul antrenoarei. Era pu\u021bin jenant s-o vezi relaxat\u0103, pus\u0103 pe vorb\u0103, avid\u0103 s\u0103 afle totul despre noi, noi fiind doi \u00een total. Era volubil\u0103 dar cu o voce sub\u021bire-sub\u021bire, ca de copil. Nu \u0219tiu ce mi-a venit \u0219i i-am spus Pi\u021bigoi. S-a uitat ur\u00e2t, apoi a r\u00e2s, apoi a spus c\u0103-i place. \u0218i a\u0219a a r\u0103mas cu porecla p\u00e2n\u0103 la terminarea practicii.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Dup\u0103 vreo or\u0103 de relaxare controlat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 somn, am purces la cobor\u00e2re. Ei, aici a \u00eenceput circul. Una e s\u0103 urci bine aplecat \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i, cu totul \u0219i cu totul altceva, s\u0103 vezi panta cobor\u00e2nd vertiginos \u0219i oblig\u00e2ndu-te s\u0103 fr\u00e2nezi din c\u0103lc\u00e2ie, cu corpul aplecat u\u0219or, dar nu \u0219i pl\u0103cut, pe spate. Ai impresia c\u0103 \u021bi se rupe mijlocul \u0219i faci ce faci \u0219i te a\u0219ezi \u00een fund. De a\u0219ezat te a\u0219ezi, dar cum s\u0103 te mai ridici?! Pe Ioli o apucase r\u00e2sul, \u0219i Z\u0103u, nu era de r\u00e2s. \u201dSe poate cobor\u00ee \u0219i a\u0219a, la nevoie\u201d…\u0218i am ascultat sfatul \u0219i am pornit-o la vale, pe fund, sprijini\u021bi \u00een palmele, deja zdrelite,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 folosind\u00a0 c\u0103lc\u00e2iele\u00a0 pe\u00a0 post\u00a0 de\u00a0 fr\u00e2ne.\u00a0 L-am g\u0103sit \u0219i pe al treilea, dormind dus. Un scurt popas \u0219i am luat chinurile \u00een piept, aten\u021bi la fiecare mi\u0219care, tem\u00e2ndu- ne de o rostogolire. Nu s-a produs, dar primul popas l- am f\u0103cut l\u00e2ng\u0103 susurul lini\u0219tit al \u0219uvi\u021bei de ap\u0103. Sp\u0103lare, uscare \u0219i, un r\u00e2s, nu, un hohot. Ioli \u0219i-a oprit privirea pe pantalona\u0219ii\u00a0 no\u0219tri\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 zdren\u021be.\u00a0 Nedumeri\u021bi,\u00a0 ne-am m\u00e2ng\u0103iat\u00a0 fundurile\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00een\u021beles.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 prea\u00a0 mai\u00a0 erau mascate. Parc\u0103 erau g\u0103uri de ca\u0219caval. A fost m\u0103re\u021b! Ne-am l\u0103sat bluzele s\u0103 at\u00e2rne mai jos de talie \u0219i du\u0219i am fost. Ne-am oprit la cantin\u0103 pentru desp\u0103r\u021bire. Cred c\u0103 ar\u0103tam\u00a0 jalnic,\u00a0 judec\u00e2nd\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 semnele\u00a0 de\u00a0 mirare\u00a0 din ochii trec\u0103torilor neaviza\u021bi. Ioli m-a s\u0103rutat pe obraz, iar eu, ca s\u0103 mai anim atmosfera de sf\u00e2r\u0219eal\u0103, am s\u0103rutat-o de-adev\u0103ratelea. Au urmat zile pline cu laboratoare, cu baschet,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 hoin\u0103reli\u00a0 prin\u00a0 \u00eemprejurimi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 singur\u0103 excursie la Turda, cu trenul. Peste tot aveai ceva de v\u0103zut, de peste tot r\u0103m\u00e2neai cu ceva. Ioli \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103 de porecl\u0103, la desp\u0103r\u021bire mi-a dat o poz\u0103 pe care a scris \u201dDe la Pi\u021bigoiul t\u0103u scump \u0219i drag\u201d \u0219i m-a s\u0103rutat \u0219i ea de-adev\u0103ratelea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      M-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit cu Babi la Oradea. Mi s-a p\u0103rut c\u0103 trecuse un\u00a0 veac de la plecarea la practic\u0103. Era bine dispus\u0103, st\u0103tea\u00a0 la\u00a0 m\u0103tu\u0219a\u00a0 ei\u00a0 Matzu\u0219,\u00a0 rom\u00e2nc\u0103\u00a0 din\u00a0 neamul Groze\u0219tilor, dar rup\u00e2nd-o mai mult pe ungure\u0219te, sau cel mult\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 rom\u00e2no-maghiar\u0103\u00a0 hazlie,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 unchi bonom sut\u0103 la sut\u0103.<\/p>\n

      Mi-a\u00a0 povestit\u00a0 mult\u00a0 despre\u00a0 sejurul\u00a0 la\u00a0 Arad,\u00a0 despre ciud\u0103\u021beniile\u00a0 profesorului\u00a0 de\u00a0 matematic\u0103,\u00a0 unchiul\u00a0 Tibi, despre uzina de Vagoane, cu care Rom\u00e2nia s-a m\u00e2ndrit c\u00e2ndva. Am luat-o spre parcul care ducea la cimitirul Rulikovski, am ajuns \u0219i la cimitirul at\u00e2t de iubit de elevi \u0219i eleve,\u00a0 recl\u0103dind\u00a0 cumva\u00a0 atmosfera\u00a0 adolescentin\u0103\u00a0 a apartenen\u021bei\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 la\u00a0 cele\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 licee,\u00a0 perioad\u0103\u00a0 \u00een care,\u00a0 de\u00a0 fapt\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 cunoscut.\u00a0 Ne-am\u00a0 \u00eentors,\u00a0 am trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 fiecare liceu, Gojdu \u0219i Oltea. Aveam amintiri frumoase, cuno\u0219team ora\u0219ul ca-n palm\u0103, am tot dep\u0103nat.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 dus-o\u00a0 la\u00a0 Catedrala\u00a0 Romano-Catolic\u0103, sediul\u00a0 primelor\u00a0 mele\u00a0 concerte\u00a0 simfonice,\u00a0 sediul\u00a0 unui centru cultural muzeistic de prim rang, muzeul culturii, al istorei, ast\u0103zi \u00een cl\u0103direa adiacent\u0103 catedralei. Totul s-a desf\u0103\u0219urat dup\u0103 dorul meu de Timi\u0219oara, de prezen\u021ba noastr\u0103 permanent\u0103 \u00een cuplu, termen alarmant pentru Babi,\u00a0 de\u00a0 respectul,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care-l\u00a0 impuneam\u00a0 oriunde,\u00a0 pe str\u0103zi,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 parcuri,\u00a0 la\u00a0 facultate.\u00a0 Dar\u00a0 t\u0103cerea premerg\u0103toare furtunii trebuia s\u0103 se curme. \u201d\u0218I tu, ce-ai mai f\u0103cut pe la C\u00e2mpia Turzii?, nici nu prea \u0219tiu pe unde e…\u201d Da, \u00eentrebare de 50 de puncte…\u0219i ca f\u0103cut, ca s\u0103-i demonstrez sinceritatea mea proverbial\u0103, dar \u0219i repro\u0219ul pentru refuzul de a m\u0103 urma la practic\u0103, i-am ar\u0103tat poza cu pricina, aia cu \u201dPi\u021bigoiul t\u0103u scump \u0219i drag\u201d f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai apuc s\u0103 mai intru \u0219i \u00een detalii. Nici c\u0103 am mai apucat. Mi-a spus c\u0103 pleac\u0103 la S\u00e2ntana, c\u0103 ar fi bine s\u0103 n-o mai plictisec la Timi\u0219oara, und so weiter…Ce s-o mai prezint la ai mei, ce s\u0103 mai fac o vizit\u0103 m\u0103tu\u0219ii sale?! Ne-am\u00a0 desp\u0103r\u021bit\u00a0 \u0219ifona\u021bi,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 vina\u00a0 \u00eemi\u00a0 apar\u021binea\u00a0 doar mie.\u00a0 Ea\u00a0 \u00eemi\u00a0 povestise\u00a0 de\u00a0 cum\u00a0 petrecuse\u00a0 vacan\u021ba\u00a0 \u00een familie, eu, de cum am urcat pe munte cu Pi\u021bigoiul meu scump \u0219i drag! M-am trezit prea t\u00e2rziu din gafa f\u0103cut\u0103. Ne-am desp\u0103r\u021bit la u\u0219a m\u0103tu\u0219ii, ea trist\u0103, dezam\u0103git\u0103, eu, furios pe mine. Un an de facultate \u00een care am jucat rolul \u00eendr\u0103gostitului sp\u0103\u0219it, curgea pe Valea S\u00e2mbetei. \u0218i,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 am\u00a0 intuit\u00a0 un\u00a0 semnal…Babi\u00a0 se\u00a0 a\u0219tepta\u00a0 la altceva de la mine…s\u0103 fi fost o atrac\u021bie aparte, ceva la prima\u00a0 vedere?!\u00a0 N-am\u00a0 mai\u00a0 avut\u00a0 chef\u00a0 de\u00a0 Oradea.\u00a0 Un pretext banal \u0219i am luat trenul spre Timi\u0219oara. \u00cen g\u00e2ndul meu repetam, mai mult sau mai pu\u021bin convins, \u201dea este de vin\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u00cen prima zi de reluare a cursurilor, cu o moac\u0103 de \u201dmea culpa\u201d, la cantin\u0103 m-am strecurat l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea. Banalit\u0103\u021bi,\u00a0 indiferen\u021b\u0103, ca pe vremea c\u00e2nd ne-am cunoscut. \u201dVrei s\u0103, te duc pe jos p\u00e2n\u0103 la Pia\u021ba Unirii …\u201d \u201dAcolo vreau \u0219i eu s\u0103 m\u0103 opresc, la Dom…\u201d \u201dHai s\u0103 mergem, e frumos afar\u0103…\u201d \u0218i am pornit-o ca mai ieri, cu servietele dup\u0103 noi, cu \u00eencerc\u0103rile ei de a recunoa\u0219te locurile dragi din copil\u0103rie, cu \u00eencerc\u0103rile mele de a restabili, c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t atmosfera\u00a0 pierdut\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 de\u00a0 ce\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 n-o\u00a0 recunosc,\u00a0 cu speran\u021ba, dar \u0219i disperarea \u00een suflet. Am intrat \u00een Domul Catolic, cum era cunoscut, ea \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, \u00een genunchi, eu, \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd, fix\u00e2ndu-l pe Sf\u00e2ntul Anton, cel cu copilul \u00een bra\u021be, de l\u00e2ng\u0103 peretele din st\u00e2nga mea. Am plecat spre Fabric, spre locuin\u021ba cerberului, a unchiului Andrei. \u201dE\u0219ti sup\u0103rat\u0103 pe mine?!\u201d \u201dDe ce s\u0103 fiu?!…ca ce?!…\u0219i eu a\u0219 fi putut\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 distrez,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 a\u0219\u00a0 fi\u00a0 vrut…suntem\u00a0 doar prieteni-colegi…e\u00a0 vreo\u00a0 problem\u0103?!…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNu,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 sunt vinovat…dar nici tu nu trebuia s\u0103 refuzi s\u0103 ceri C\u00e2mpia Turzii..ar fi fost frumos!\u201d \u201d Ce s\u0103 fie frumos?!…iar o iei de la \u00eenceput?\u201d \u201dNu, nici vorb\u0103…de fapt nici nu s-a sf\u00e2r\u0219it…\u201d \u201dTu ai imagina\u021bie, nu glum\u0103!\u201d \u201dCe!, nu se poate s\u0103-mi plac\u0103 ceva?!\u201d \u201dCe, eu sunt ceva?!\u201d \u201dNu, e\u0219ti cineva care m-a \u00eentors pe dos!…\u00eemi placi \u0219i pace!…m\u0103 simt bine \u00een postura de \u00eendr\u0103gostit…\u201d \u201dDu-m\u0103 acas\u0103!, te rog…Tu te crezi la Oradea?!…\u201dNuuu!, la Oradea nu d\u0103deau fetele pe mine nici c\u00e2t pe o ceap\u0103 degerat\u0103…\u201d \u201dAi c\u0103 e\u0219ti nostim!…Ha, ha. Ha!!!…tu \u0219i cu Orest al t\u0103u…\u201d \u201dBabi, pe atunci\u00a0 eram\u00a0 copii,\u00a0 n\u0103zdr\u0103vani,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 copii…Aici,\u00a0 te-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit, te-am \u00eendr\u0103git, l-am pierdut pe cel ce-am fost \u00een \u00eenchipuirea oamenilor, m-am maturizat, \u0219i, \u0219i toate astea datorit\u0103 \u021bie.\u201d \u201dChiar c\u0103-i bine s\u0103 iu\u021bim pasul \u0219i s\u0103 ne alegem alte subiecte pentru hoin\u0103real\u0103…Bine?!\u201d \u201dE bine, chiar dac\u0103 nu-mi sur\u00e2de…Culmea, to\u021bi care ne cunosc, de\u00a0 aproape\u00a0 sau\u00a0 din\u00a0 privire,\u00a0 ne\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103…S\u0103-i dezam\u0103gim?\u201d \u201dBine c\u0103 am ajuns acas\u0103, cu tine nu mai termin\u0103\u00a0 omul…care\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dUite\u00a0 cum\u00a0 por\u021bile deschise ale parcului ne invit\u0103…Ce zici, intr\u0103m?\u201d \u201dVrei s\u0103 dea unchiul meu peste noi?\u201d \u201dDac\u0103 \u0103sta-i singurul motiv, accept re\u021binerea ta \u0219i te pup\u201d \u201dCum s\u0103 m\u0103 pupi?!, \u021bi-am mai spus c\u0103 e\u0219ti lud…nu-mi plac prostiile tale!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u0218i n-am mai pupat-o, dar m\u0103car am continuat de acolo de unde r\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103m. M-am a\u0219ezat singur pe o banc\u0103 \u0219i m-am mirat de chipul meu din oglinda sufletului. \u201dTe-ai schimbat, Bob, ai \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit…\u201d A\u0219a s-a \u00eencheiat un nou un capitol al periplului meu cu deja perimatul \u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103\u00a0 fie\u201d<\/strong> al\u00a0 unchiului\u00a0 Alex.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 nou\u00a0 drum,\u00a0 o\u00a0 alt\u0103 speran\u021b\u0103…nimic nu a fost t\u0103iat \u00een carne vie, cum m\u0103 a\u0219teptam.<\/p>\n

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      Da, am ie\u0219it cu bine la liman. A fost de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103, dar \u0219i de satisfac\u021bie. F\u0103cusem o gaf\u0103 de neiertat \u0219i totu\u0219i, la \u00eentoarcerea\u00a0 la\u00a0 cursuri,\u00a0 am\u00a0 reg\u0103sit\u00a0 atmosfera\u00a0 de\u00a0 la plecare. N-am f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenainte, dar nici n-am dat \u00eenapoi. Babi asta era o enigm\u0103 pentru mine. Ar\u0103ta cum ar\u0103ta, adic\u0103 tr\u0103snet, atr\u0103gea privirile roi, dar nu m\u0103 l\u0103sa singur, la timpul c\u00e2t \u00eel petreceam \u00eempreun\u0103, te puteai \u0219i plictisi unul de altul de at\u00e2ta cumin\u021benie, dar continuam \u201dparteneriatul\u201d\u00a0 nostru,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 ezitare.\u00a0 Ocoleam\u00a0 cuv\u00e2ntul \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 aud\u0103\u00a0 cineva,\u00a0 dar,\u00a0 \u00een principal\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu-l\u00a0 aud\u0103\u00a0 ea.\u00a0 Vorba\u00a0 ei\u00a0 \u201dcum \u00eempreun\u0103?!…\u201d Ei, prietenii continuau s\u0103 m\u0103 tachineze, s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentrebe ce a f\u0103cut ea la Arad, la practic\u0103, dar \u0219tiind unde b\u0103teau, \u00eei ignoram. Sim\u021beam c\u0103 ne respect\u0103, c\u0103 pentru ei eram \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, ceea ce-mi conferea o postur\u0103 de siguran\u021b\u0103, fiind, \u00een general scutit de ingerin\u021be. Ea,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 de\u00a0 obicei\u00a0 discret\u0103,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 f\u0103cea\u00a0 nicio\u00a0 aluzie\u00a0 la practic\u0103, cu o singur\u0103 \u0219i nevinovat\u0103 excep\u021bie, c\u00e2nd, tam- nesam m-a \u00eentrebat ce mai \u0219tiu de Pi\u021bigoi. Eu, care m\u0103 lini\u0219tisem, am avut, dac\u0103 nu un \u0219oc, atunci m\u0103car o presim\u021bire. \u201dHabar nu am, n-am scris, nu mi-a scris…un episod infantil…\u201d \u201dEi, chiar infantil nu prea a fost…nu trebuie\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 jenezi…s\u0103-i\u00a0 spunem\u00a0 un\u00a0 accident adolescentin\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 urm\u0103ri,\u00a0 nu?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dN-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 nimic,\u00a0 chiar nimic care s\u0103 merite s\u0103 mai fie semnalat, pe bune!\u201d \u201dStai lini\u0219tit, nu m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103, doar nu suntem \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, vorba ta preferat\u0103.\u201d \u201dA\u0219 vrea s\u0103 fie vorba mea preferat\u0103, dar mi-ar trebui sus\u021binerea ta, nu?!\u201d \u201dAsta nu!…suntem colegi \u0219i at\u00e2t!\u201d \u201dDe acord! Sunt \u00een minoritate…\u201d \u201dCum adic\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 minoritate…Ce\u00a0 eu\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 mai\u00a0 multe?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dP\u0103i e\u0219ti…E\u0219ti Babi, e\u0219ti colega mea, e\u0219ti m\u00e2ncat\u0103 din ochi de al\u021bii, e\u0219ti Muza mea, s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 scriu versuri dar le \u0219i rup, e\u0219ti tot ce am mai frumos pe lume…Da, e\u0219ti multe!\u201d \u201dTu\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 e\u0219ti\u00a0 lud…nu\u00a0 poate\u00a0 vorbi\u00a0 omul\u00a0 cu tine…s\u0103rmane, e\u0219ti at\u0103t de singur \u00eenc\u00e2t nu pot r\u0103zbi cu tine…suntem mul\u021bi am\u00e2ndoi, cu tot at\u00e2t de multe idei diferite\u00a0 fiecare\u00a0 ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne\u00a0 poate\u00a0 aduce \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d…clar?!\u201d \u201dClar, frumoas\u0103 prin\u021bes\u0103…\u201d \u201dVezi?, iar o iei razna…Ce prin\u021bes\u0103?!…\u201d \u201dAm spus, frumoas\u0103, nu oricum, \u0219i chiar e\u0219ti…de aceea sunt, nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103 spun,…dup\u0103 tine. Mai bine n-o spun!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Cam \u00een acest spirit curgeau lucrurile \u00eentre noi \u0219i, \u00eencet, \u00eencet, am mai dep\u0103\u0219it o iarn\u0103. Era a doua, dup\u0103 to\u021bi, eram \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, noi mergeam cot la cot, \u0219i at\u00e2t, dar ne sim\u021beam bine, dovad\u0103 c\u0103, noi continuam \u201dparteneriatul\u201d colegial. \u0218i am dus-o a\u0219a p\u00e2n\u0103 prin iunie c\u00e2nd vremea frumoas\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 permis\u00a0 organizarea\u00a0 spectacolelor\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aer liber,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 Parcul\u00a0 Trandafirilor,\u00a0 care\u00a0 urma\u00a0 cursul Begheului, \u00eencep\u00e2nd de nu \u0219tiu unde \u0219i oprindu-se prin Fabric. Noi \u00eel cam \u0219tiam pe de rost. Rigoletto, sub cerul liber, pe o scen\u0103 judicios amenajat\u0103, cu b\u0103nci pentru spectatori. Printre ace\u0219tia, studen\u021bii era chiar fruncea. C\u00e2ntau, marele bariton Goang\u0103 \u0219i tenorul de excep\u021bie B\u0103descu,\u00a0 al\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 forma\u021bia\u00a0 \u00eendr\u0103git\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 Operei\u00a0 din Timi\u0219oara. Studen\u021bii n\u0103v\u0103leau f\u0103r\u0103 probleme, adic\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 probleme, alerg\u00e2nd \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tia\u021bi de colo-colo, imposibil de oprit. Noi am \u00eencercat s\u0103 ne strecur\u0103m \u021bin\u00e2ndu-ne de m\u00e2n\u0103, dar cum alergatul \u00een doi nu ne prea ajuta, am fost invita\u021bi s\u0103 ne oprim pentru controlul biletelor. \u201dCe bilete, tovar\u0103\u0219e?!\u00a0 O\u00a0 conduc\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 fiica\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Jean B\u0103descu…trebuie s\u0103 asiste la spectacolul tat\u0103lui ei din primul r\u00e2nd, printre invita\u021bii protagoni\u0219tilor…Hai, Z\u0103u, c\u0103 am \u00eent\u00e2rziat \u0219i a\u0219a prea mult!\u201d \u201dHai, trece\u021bi \u0219i nu mai \u00eencurca\u021bi circula\u021bia…avem destule pe cap!\u201d Am ajuns la b\u0103nci, ne-am \u00eenghesuit, n-am \u00eent\u00e2mpinat rezisten\u021b\u0103, dar nici de prea mult\u0103 polite\u021be nu am avut parte. Era bine, abia\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 puteam\u00a0 sta\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 noi\u00a0 ca\u00a0 o\u00a0 pereche,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 ni\u0219te \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d f\u0103r\u0103 obiec\u021bii din partea fetei lui B\u0103descu. Pot spune, \u0219i acum, dup\u0103 at\u00e2ta amar de vreme, c\u0103 sim\u021beam furnici la fiecare intrare a orchestrei, la fiecare intrare a soli\u0219tilor. Erau grozavi! Goang\u0103 era la el acas\u0103. Tuna pe scena deschis\u0103 neav\u00e2nd nevoie de acustica unei s\u0103li. B\u0103descu idolul vremii, cu vocea lui de tenor dramatic, obliga asisten\u021ba la o lini\u0219te care venea, parc\u0103, din alt\u0103 sfer\u0103. Se juca cu acutele concur\u00e2nd cu orice tenor de factur\u0103 liric\u0103. C\u00e2nd Goang\u0103 a \u00eenceput monologul cu \u201dO natur\u0103, ce om netrebnic a\u021bi f\u0103cut din mine..s\u0103 nu po\u021bi, s\u0103 nu vrei dec\u00e2t a r\u00e2de…\u201d, explozia care plutea \u00een v\u0103zduh\u00a0 s-a dezl\u0103n\u021buit ca o furtun\u0103 de neoprit. Numai vocea lui Goang\u0103 nu a avut de suferit. Trecea de la dramatism la umila \u00eendurare cu o naturale\u021be de mare artist. Rolul lui Rigoleto p\u0103rea creat de Verdi pentru el. Era fascinant, era\u00a0 de\u00a0 nedescris.\u00a0 Tot\u00a0 spectacolul\u00a0 era\u00a0 preg\u0103tit\u00a0 la\u00a0 un superlativ\u00a0 greu\u00a0 de\u00a0 prins\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 om.\u00a0 O\u00a0 spun acum, c\u00e2nd atrac\u021bia pentru spectacolul de oper\u0103 mi-a oferit\u00a0 \u0219ansa\u00a0 de\u00a0 a-mi\u00a0 \u00eembog\u0103\u021bi\u00a0 \u201drepertoriul\u201d\u00a0 meu\u00a0 de audi\u021bie nesperat de mult. Dar, s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc la spectacol, s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 opresc\u00a0 la\u00a0 scena\u00a0 cvartetului\u00a0 din\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 geamului tavernei. Din interior r\u0103suna vocea u\u0219uraticului Duce, cu acea\u00a0 \u201dLa\u00a0 donna\u00a0 e\u00a0 mobile…\u201d\u00a0 at\u00eet\u00a0 de\u00a0 fredonat\u0103\u00a0 de asisten\u021b\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 plecare.\u00a0 \u00cen \u00a0fa\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 nefericitul\u00a0 Rigoleto, cople\u0219ind\u00a0 cu\u00a0 dramatismul\u00a0 vocii\u00a0 sale,\u00a0 participarea \u00eentregului cvartet.\u201d Conform libretului, scena trebuia s\u0103 se\u00a0 desf\u0103\u0219oare\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 atmosfer\u0103\u00a0 dramatic\u0103,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 mijlocul unei furtuni dezl\u0103n\u021buite. \u0218i, furtuna s-a dezl\u0103n\u021buit. Tunete \u0219i\u00a0 fulgere\u00a0 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103toare,\u00a0 asociate\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 ploaie toren\u021bial\u0103, ne-au apropiat unul de altul. Babi, speriat\u0103, mi-a\u00a0 str\u00e2ns\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 for\u021b\u0103\u00a0 neb\u0103nuit\u0103.\u00a0 Spectacolul cobor\u00e2se parc\u0103 din Iad. Totul continua f\u0103r\u0103 nicio inten\u021bie de a opri spectacolul. Soli\u0219tii au dat un examen greau de imaginat, la cote de supranatural. Un fulger, ie\u0219it din comun prin intensitate, i-a luminat fa\u021ba \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat\u0103, ne-am privit, i-am m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat obrazul \u0219i am primit un s\u0103rut pe obraz. Apoi ne-am s\u0103rutat de-adev\u0103ratelea. \u00cen acel moment, \u00eenc\u0103 mul\u021bumind Cerului pentru furtuna, parc\u0103 trimis\u0103 pentru noi, mi-am spus c\u0103, vrea, nu vrea, vom r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. Ce credeam eu era una, dar ceea ce nu am f\u0103cut, era alta. Am evitat acest cuv\u00e2nd magic, ne\u0219tiind ce mai credea ea. Important a fost c\u0103 dup\u0103 spectacol, cu ploaia oprit\u0103 din senin, uzi leoarc\u0103, am hoin\u0103rit p\u00e2n\u0103 noaptea t\u00e2rziu, eu \u021bin\u00e2nd-o dup\u0103 umeri, ea c\u0103ut\u00e2ndu-mi\u00a0 privirea\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 parc\u0103,\u00a0 s\u0103rutul\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2rzia. Eram o pereche ce se ascundea de gura lumii, ca \u0219i cum\u00a0 o\u00a0 mai\u00a0 puteam\u00a0 opri.\u00a0 Important\u00a0 este\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne b\u00e2rfeau, ci ne admirau, invidiau pozitiv. Mai pu\u021bin grijuliul unchi Andrei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      A fost un moment important acel spectacol cu Rigoleto, mai ales c\u0103 se apropia practica de var\u0103 \u0219i speram s\u0103 evit\u00a0 situa\u021bia\u00a0 din\u00a0 anul\u00a0 I.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 am\u00a0 rezolvat-o\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, aleg\u00e2nd Zlatna, al\u0103turi de un grup de la Anorganic\u0103, plin de\u00a0 verv\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 voie\u00a0 bun\u0103.\u00a0 La\u00a0 acea\u00a0 or\u0103\u00a0 Zlatna\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne spunea mare lucru. \u0218tiam c\u0103 era \u00eentr-o zon\u0103 muntoas\u0103, bogat\u0103 \u00een rezerve minerale, cu o industrie metalurgic\u0103 cam arhaic\u0103, dac\u0103 nu chiar jalnic\u0103, cum ne-o prezentau asisten\u021bii \u00eenso\u021bitori. O zon\u0103 poluat\u0103.<\/p>\n

      Am plecat cu grupul, veseli, zgomoto\u0219i de veseli. Trenul era al nostru, chiar dac\u0103 mergeam la clasa a II-a. De la Timi\u0219oara la Arad, de acolo la Sebe\u0219, apoi cu alt tren la Alba Iulia. Treizeci \u0219i ceva de kilometri p\u00e2n\u0103 la Zlatna i- am f\u0103cut cu autobuzul. Era \u0219i o moc\u0103ni\u021b\u0103 arhaic\u0103, dar nu s-a potrivit programul. \u0218tiam c\u0103 o vom face pe parcurs. Era romantic. Zlatna, de la cuv\u00e2ntul slav \u201dzoloto\u201d, aur, simbolica denumire a regiunii, cunoscut\u0103 \u0219i exploatat\u0103 de pe timpul romanilor pentru aur, a p\u0103strat \u00een memoria istoriei noastre denumirea de Ampelum. O regiune de o frumuse\u021be\u00a0 rar\u0103,\u00a0 av\u00e2nd\u00a0 baza\u00a0 a\u0219ezat\u0103,\u00a0 parc\u0103,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 linia ferat\u0103\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 Deva\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Sebe\u0219,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 forma\u00a0 unei\u00a0 c\u0103ciuli \u00eendreptate\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Nord,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cadrul\u00a0 c\u0103reia\u00a0 se\u00a0 \u00eenghesuie minunate bog\u0103\u021bii minerale \u00een frunte cu mineraliza\u021biile de cupru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 aur.\u00a0 Zona\u00a0 \u00eentreag\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 ocup\u0103\u00a0 o suprafa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mare\u00a0 de\u00a0 3000\u00a0 kmp,\u00a0 ascunz\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 subsolul ei bog\u0103\u021bii minerale deosebit de valoroase, dar \u0219i creatoare de surse de poluare datorate tehnologiilor de\u00a0 exploatare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 prelucrare\u00a0 pretabile\u00a0 la\u00a0 acea\u00a0 vreme. Zlatna,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 atare,\u00a0 este\u00a0 a\u0219ezat\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 depresiune\u00a0 ce desparte mun\u021bii Metaliferi, din Vest, de mun\u021bii Trasc\u0103u din Est, \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-se precum o limb\u0103 lung\u0103, pe cursul r\u00e2ului Ampoi, pe vreo 25 de kilometri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Primul lucru care ne-a izbit nepl\u0103cut a fost mirosul greu de sulf din atmosfer\u0103. Un combinat metalurgic vechi, Ampelum\u00a0 Zlatna,\u00a0 producea\u00a0 pe\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 cupru\u00a0 de convertizor,\u00a0 acid\u00a0 sulfuric,\u00a0 diferi\u021bi\u00a0 sulfa\u021bi,\u00a0 aluminiu. \u00cenceputurile\u00a0 prelucr\u0103rii\u00a0 cuprului\u00a0 se\u00a0 afl\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 jum\u0103tatea secolului\u00a0 al\u00a0 XVIII-lea.\u00a0 Ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 am\u00a0 prins\u00a0 noi\u00a0 era rezultatul transform\u0103rilor din anii cincizeci c\u00e2nd, \u00een locul vechilor cuptoare de pr\u0103jire a minereurilor sulfuroase au ap\u0103rut\u00a0 primele\u00a0 cuptoare\u00a0 Lurgi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 altele\u00a0 cu\u00a0 vatr\u0103, permi\u021b\u00e2nd ob\u021binerea de mate cuproase cu aur \u0219i argint. Acest combinat constituia principala surs\u0103 de poluare plas\u00e2nd\u00a0 Zlatna\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fruntea\u00a0 topului\u00a0 centrelor\u00a0 industriale poluante din Ardeal. Era partea cea mai nepl\u0103cut\u0103 a prezen\u021bei\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 ca\u00a0 studen\u021bi-ingineri\u00a0 practican\u021bi.\u00a0 Mai era\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 atitudinea\u00a0 deloc\u00a0 binevoitoare\u00a0 a\u00a0 personalului tehnico-muncitoresc fa\u021b\u0103 de \u201dfilfizoni\u201d ca noi. Nu c\u0103 ne sinchiseam, dar deseori eram supu\u0219i unui \u201dexamen\u201d sui generis, provocator. Partea bun\u0103 de care beneficiam sta \u00een\u00a0 laptele\u00a0 antidot\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 beneficiam\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103-l bem ca apa, f\u0103r\u0103 nici un alt suport alimentar. Salvarea\u00a0 o\u00a0 g\u0103seam\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 biscui\u021bi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 rahat,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 le procuram la Alba Iulia unde f\u0103ceam curse cu moc\u0103ni\u021ba, prilej de relaxare binevenit\u0103. Moc\u0103ni\u021ba avea o istorie veche de peste 100 de ani, Zlatna fiind prima localitate din Ardeal care a beneficiat de o \u201dMa\u0219in\u0103 cu Aburi\u201d de 16 CP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Eram tineri, sc\u0103pa\u021bi de ani de zile de adolescen\u021b\u0103, ne consideram maturi, dar ne comportam uneori precum copiii\u00a0 mai \u00a0mari.\u00a0 Rela\u021biile\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 noi\u00a0 erau\u00a0 excelente, singurul\u00a0 \u201dcuplu\u201d\u00a0 din\u00a0 grup,\u00a0 acceptat\u00a0 ca\u00a0 atare,\u00a0 era\u00a0 cel dintre mine \u0219i Babi, \u00eens\u0103, realmente, din decen\u021b\u0103, nu ne dep\u0103rtam de grup. Eram mereu \u00eempreun\u0103, dar fa\u021b\u0103 de Timi\u0219oara, unde cutreeram ora\u0219ul doar \u00een doi, aici nu ne puteam permite a\u0219a ceva. Am folosit cuv\u00e2ntul \u201dcuplu\u201d pentru a evita at\u00e2t de controversatul \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, respins cu\u00a0 at\u00e2ta\u00a0 hot\u0103r\u00e2re\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 de\u00a0 Babi,\u00a0 bine\u00een\u021beles, chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 spectacolul cu Rigoleto.<\/p>\n

      Am pomenit de locul frunta\u0219 ocupat de Zlatna \u00eentre cele mai poluate ora\u0219e din Ardeal, dar trebuie s\u0103 spun, c\u0103 pe aceast\u0103 relativ mic\u0103 suprafa\u021b\u0103 a c\u0103ciulii mineraliere, cum am numit-o, au existat multe alte locuri demne de luat \u00een seam\u0103, chiar \u0219i acum, c\u00e2nd scriu aceste r\u00e2nduri. \u0218i spre Brad, la Gura Barza, \u0219i spre Abrud, \u0219i mai ales dincolo de\u00a0 Abrud,\u00a0 la\u00a0 doar\u00a0 10\u00a0 -12\u00a0 km\u00a0 distan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 la\u00a0 celebra exploatare minier\u0103 de la Ro\u0219ia Montan\u0103. De-a lungul vremii\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 aplicat\u00a0 tehnologii\u00a0 care\u00a0 mai\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 mai poluante, ca s\u0103 pomenesc doar de dou\u0103: amalgamarea aurului \u0219i extrac\u021bia prin cianurare. At\u00e2t Mercurul, c\u00e2t \u0219i Cianura, folosite a\u0219a cum s-au folosit, cu o impruden\u021b\u0103 cras\u0103, cu incompeten\u021b\u0103 condamnabil\u0103, dictate doar de considerente\u00a0 strict\u00a0 \u201deconomice\u201d,\u00a0 au\u00a0 contaminat\u00a0 zone largi\u00a0 exploatate,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 zone\u00a0 adiacente.\u00a0 Iazurile\u00a0 de decantare stau \u0219i ast\u0103zi m\u0103rturie a pericolului ignorat \u0219i pot ridica probleme serioase de oportunitate \u00een inten\u021biile de\u00a0 redeschidere\u00a0 a\u00a0 lucr\u0103rilor\u00a0 prin\u00a0 acelea\u0219i\u00a0 procedee tehnologice distrug\u0103toare. \u00cen astfel de zone hoin\u0103ream \u00een c\u0103utarea splendorilor peisagistice \u0219i a aerului curat, f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 nicio\u00a0 aten\u021bionare\u00a0 profesional\u0103.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 o poluare nimicitoare, ci, din p\u0103cate, p\u0103cat criminal, nu era permis subiectul la dezbatere. Ne consideram maturi, dar \u00een domeniul protec\u021biei, eram ni\u0219te copii naivi, trimi\u0219i \u00een jungla incompeten\u021bei \u00eendrum\u0103torilor no\u0219tri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Dar, s\u0103 revin la imaturitatea maturit\u0103\u021bii noastre, etalat\u0103 pe parcursul \u00eentregii luni c\u00e2t a durat practica. Am mai spus-o, \u00eentreaga zon\u0103 se bucura de un peisaj magnific, iar pentru noi, asta prima. Ne b\u0103gam f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103 prin locuri\u00a0 recunoscute\u00a0 ca\u00a0 oaze\u00a0 ale\u00a0 iadului,\u00a0 convin\u0219i\u00a0 de imunitatea v\u00e2rstei ce o aveam. Chiar \u0219i \u00een perimetrul combinatului metalurgic, \u00eempin\u0219i de curiozitate, de inedit, \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 nevoia\u00a0 lu\u0103rii\u00a0 unor\u00a0 noti\u021be\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 rapoartele\u00a0 de \u00eencheiere ale practicii, ne \u201db\u0103gam\u201d peste tot, asmu\u021bind clasa muncitoare \u0219i atote\u0219tiutoare, \u00eempotriva noastr\u0103. Nu era o problem\u0103 \u0219tiind c\u0103, acolo, nu ne vom mai \u00eentoarce. De\u00a0 fapt\u00a0 practica\u00a0 asta\u00a0 ne\u00a0 ajuta\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lupta\u00a0 ulterioar\u0103\u00a0 cu reparti\u021biile de absolvire.<\/p>\n

      \u00cen\u00a0 acest\u00a0 perimetru\u00a0 prea\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 ademenitor,se\u00a0 mai \u00eent\u00e2mplau \u0219i \u201devenimente\u201d mai pu\u021bin familiare pentru de- alde noi. Mi-aduc aminte de o situa\u021bie care, cu toat\u0103 \u201dmaturitatea\u201d noastr\u0103, ne-a l\u0103sat cu gurile c\u0103scate. Am \u00eent\u00e2lnit un pu\u0219ti de vreo 3-4 ani\u0219ori, dr\u0103gu\u021b foc, care se juca prin \u00eemprejurime, de unul singur, st\u00e2rnind r\u00e2sul unor g\u0103ligani\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mari.\u00a0 Pu\u0219tiul\u00a0 \u00eempingea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 st\u00e2ng\u0103 chilo\u021beii \u00een jos \u0219i, cu m1\u00e2na dreapt\u0103 se freca de zor, pe unde nu-i voie. Intrigat, unul dintre noi l-a \u00eentrebat \u201dCe faci tu, acolo, Nelu\u021bule?!\u201d \u201dM\u0103 futez\u201d \u201dCe ai spus?!…de ce faci asta?\u201d \u201d\u00cemi place, m\u0103 g\u00e2dil\u0103…\u201d Nu eram noi la v\u00e2rsta u\u0219ilor de biseric\u0103, dar am r\u0103mas, fete \u0219i b\u0103ie\u021bi, \u00eentr-o\u00a0 stare\u00a0 total\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 confuzie.\u00a0 G\u0103liganii\u00a0 r\u00e2deau hohotind, ceea ce ne-a trezit cumva la realitate. \u201dM\u0103i, b\u0103ie\u021bi, de ce face\u021bi a\u0219a ceva cu un copil?!…al cui e?\u201d \u201dNu v\u0103 b\u0103ga\u021bi…are p\u0103rin\u021bi…r\u00e2d \u0219i ei…\u201d Pentru noi, c\u00e2t eram noi de trecu\u021bi prin via\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2t eram de prieteni \u00eentre noi, \u00eent\u00e2mplarea a fost un\u00a0 \u0219oc \u0219i a creat o stare de jen\u0103. Avertismentul g\u0103liganilor era \u00eens\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 echivoc. \u201dVeni\u021bi voi cu aere de ingineri s\u0103 ne apostrofa\u021bi!?…\u201d Cel pu\u021bin asta am \u00een\u021beles noi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        trimi\u021b\u00e2nd-o \u00een lumea mahalalelor. Economic prezenta un\u00a0 interes\u00a0 de\u00a0 net\u0103g\u0103duit,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 cultural-turistic\u00a0 era \u00a0un avertisment\u00a0 malefic.\u00a0 Zl\u0103tnenii\u00a0 se\u00a0 l\u0103udau\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un trecut\u00a0 al\u00a0 locului\u00a0 ce\u00a0 vizeaz\u0103\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 epoca\u00a0 bronzului. Muzeul\u00a0 de\u00a0 arheologie\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 m\u00e2ndrie\u00a0 prin\u00a0 num\u0103rul impresionant de exponate. Epoca de \u201daur\u201d a exploat\u0103rii pre\u021biosului\u00a0 metal\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u0103tre\u00a0 romani,\u00a0 istoria\u00a0 a\u0219ez\u0103rii romane\u00a0 Ampelum,\u00a0 existen\u021ba\u00a0 unei\u00a0 bogate\u00a0 activit\u0103\u021bi miniere desf\u0103\u0219urate ne\u00eentrerupt din a doua jum\u0103tate a secolului XVIII \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103-n zilele noastre, toate reflectate \u00een\u00a0 materiale\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 importan\u021b\u0103\u00a0 istoric\u0103\u00a0 deosebit\u0103, confereau credibilitate m\u00e2ndriei celor care populau acest col\u021b d\u0103ruit de Dumnezeu \u0219i h\u0103ituit de Diavol. \u0218i natura, despre frumuse\u021bile c\u0103reia am tot pomenit, atunua v\u0103lul de cea\u021b\u0103 sulfuroas\u0103 care ridica semne de \u00eentrebare \u00een sufletele de nest\u0103p\u00e2nit ale turi\u0219tilor \u201dincorijibili\u201d, cum se autointitulau chiar ei. Dintre multiplele rezerva\u021bii naturale care atr\u0103geau drume\u021bii \u201dbolnavi\u201d, una m-a impresionat f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 rezerve.\u00a0 Cheile\u00a0 Caprei.\u00a0 Cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 an\u00a0 \u00eenainte\u00a0 m\u0103 desf\u0103tasem hoin\u0103rind, urc\u00e2nd \u0219i \u201dcobor\u00e2nd\u201d prin Cheile Turzii, un spectacol de neuitat, cu \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103ri \u0219i mai \u0219i. Cheile Caprei, un unicat al comorilor oferite de natura Zlatnei,\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 administrativ\u00a0 apar\u021bin,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u00eentregul\u00a0 sat Fene\u0219 de altfel, sunt de dimensiuni relativ mici, pe o lungime de cca. 1 km, unde \u201dpr\u0103pastia\u201d pe firul c\u0103reia te \u00eencume\u021bi s\u0103 mergi, la sute de metri ad\u00e2ncime, te \u00eenfioar\u0103 prin ap\u0103sarea ce o sim\u021bi exercitat\u0103 de pere\u021bii, abrup\u021bi, s\u0103lbatici, calcaro\u0219i, prelucra\u021bi de vremea \u00een asociere cu ploile \u0219i v\u00e2ntul nelipsit pe aceast\u0103 v\u0103ioag\u0103. Superb \u0219i pu\u021bin \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103tor, pentru ni\u0219te amatori m\u00e2ndri doar de c\u0103r\u021bile lor de vizit\u0103 cu impresionantul \u201dstudent-inginer\u201d \u0219i de un dor nelimitat de via\u021b\u0103. \u00centr-adev\u0103r, g\u00e2ndirea noastr\u0103, visurile, nu aveau opreli\u0219ti. Vorba spectacolului cu\u00a0 Rigoleto,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 ploaia\u00a0 toren\u021bial\u0103,\u00a0 nici\u00a0 fulgerele\u00a0 \u0219i tunetele \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103toare nu ne puteau influen\u021ba, \u0219i nici opri, \u00een pornirile noastre romantice, pline de dragoste. Visam \u0219i iubeam. \u00cen ceea ce m\u0103 prive\u0219te, eu chiar asta f\u0103ceam \u0219i nu m\u0103 puteam pl\u00e2nge. Nu eram \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201dcum ziceam sau vroiam eu, dar eram al\u0103turi. \u00cen practica de la Zlatna ne-am sim\u021bit bine, \u0219i \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d \u0219i \u00een grup. \u0218i\u00a0 cei\u00a0 din\u00a0 grup\u00a0 se\u00a0 s\u0103turaser\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 tot\u00a0 fac\u0103\u00a0 aluzii. Acceptaser\u0103\u00a0 statutul.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 recuno\u0219team\u00a0 \u00een adolescentul\u00a0 de\u00a0 alt\u0103dat\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 sim\u021beam\u00a0 bine\u00a0 ca matur. \u00cencepusem s\u0103 visez la mai mult. Ne-am \u00eenfruptat din tot ce avea Zlatna s\u0103 ne ofere. Babi era \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103 de Biserica\u00a0 romano-catolic\u0103\u00a0 \u201dSf.\u00a0 Ioan\u00a0 Nepomuc\u201d,\u00a0 o adev\u0103rat\u0103 surpriz\u0103 pentru ea, eu, m\u00e2ndru de Biserica Ortodox\u0103 \u201dAdormirea Maicii Domnului\u201d, zidit\u0103 \u00een secolul XV-lea, gotic\u0103 la \u00eenceput, baroc\u0103 mai apoi, cunoscut\u0103 pentru\u00a0 pictura\u00a0 mural\u0103\u00a0 din\u00a0 interior,\u00a0 apar\u021bin\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ea secolului\u00a0 XV.\u00a0 O\u00a0 admiram\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 pio\u0219enia\u00a0 ei\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de catolicismul\u00a0 romano-catolic,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 vedeam\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 r\u0103u\u00a0 \u00een apartenen\u021ba mea familial\u0103 la ortodoxism, le asociam pe am\u00e2ndou\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 ast\u0103zi,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 scriu,\u00a0 numim Ecumenism Cre\u0219tin, \u0219i nu c\u0103utam explica\u021bii \u00een a noastr\u0103 apropiere. \u0218i \u00een familia ei existau greco-catolici, inclusiv mama,\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u00eentreaga\u00a0 ramur\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 Groze\u0219tilor, n\u0103scu\u021bi la Battonya, \u00een Ungaria, expulza\u021bi la Unirea de la<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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        1 \u00a0decembrie 1918, ramura tradatoare, dupa opinia mea de adolescent, din Ardealul anilor 1700 \u0219i nu mai \u0219tiu c\u00e2t. Atitudinea de atunci, \u0219i a ei, \u0219i a mea, ast\u0103zi s-ar \u00eencadra \u00een ceea ce numim \u201dToleran\u021b\u0103! Eu, am trecut-o cu convingere\u00a0 la\u00a0 dragoste\u00a0 la\u00a0 prima\u00a0 vedere.\u00a0 \u201dDragoste\u201d, \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, iar umblam pe un teren minat, dar eram at\u00e2t de\u00a0 convins\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201ddreptatea\u00a0 mea\u201d,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t\u00a0 o\u00a0 cultivam,\u00a0 cu convingere, \u00een sufletul meu. \u0218i a venit timpul, bun\u0103 sau nu, practica ne-a f\u0103cut bine la am\u00e2ndoi. Ne-am \u00eentors la Timi\u0219oara cu tot tamtamul st\u00e2rnit de excesul nostru de exuberan\u021b\u0103. La acea vreme nu prea \u0219tiam ce-i oboseala. Vorba ungurului, \u00een traducere rom\u00e2neasc\u0103, \u201do fo\u2019 bine, dar\u00a0 o\u00a0 fo\u2019\u00a0 destul\u201d.\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 primit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bra\u021bele deschise, cu str\u0103zi, cu parcuri, cu serviete inutil de pline, mai mult \u0219i mai nou, cu mersul \u021bin\u00e2ndu-ne de m\u00e2n\u0103, cu tot ce a urmat. Ne s\u0103rutam rar pe strad\u0103, dar se mai \u00eent\u00e2mpla. Fiind o toamn\u0103 frumoas\u0103 iar pie\u021bile pline de fructe, \u00een special struguri, am reluat drumul spre Pia\u021ba Unirii,\u00a0 a\u00a0 Domului\u00a0 cum\u00a0 era\u00a0 cunoscut\u0103,\u00a0 obi\u0219nuin\u021b\u0103 c\u0103p\u0103tat\u0103 prim\u0103vara, odat\u0103 cu apari\u021bia cire\u0219elor. Toamn\u0103, frumoas\u0103 toamn\u0103! Ne-a \u00eempins mai departe. Am luat tramvaiul din Fabric \u0219i am pornit \u00een direc\u021bia P\u0103durii Verzi. Era prima tentativ\u0103. De la cap\u0103tul liniei am luat-o pe jos, printr-un\u00a0 interminabil\u00a0 maidan,\u00a0 plin\u00a0 de\u00a0 pietre,\u00a0 greu\u00a0 de str\u0103b\u0103tut. Pe dreapta cl\u0103direa d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103nat\u0103 a unui spital, pe\u00a0 st\u00e2nga\u00a0 c\u00e2teva\u00a0 blocuri\u00a0 de\u00a0 locuit,\u00a0 modeste\u00a0 ca \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219are.\u00a0 Noi,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 mijlocul\u00a0 acelei,\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 spunem,\u00a0 pie\u021bi. \u021ainteam cu privirile imaginea unei liziere de p\u0103dure \u0219i iu\u021beam pasul, \u00een doi, la bra\u021b. Brusc m-am pomenit prins pe dup\u0103 g\u00e2t, am v\u0103zut doi ochi str\u0103lucitori \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet cum nu mai cunoscusem altul \u0219i, \u0219i ne-am s\u0103rutat ca niciodat, cu ochii \u00eenchi\u0219i, orbi la ce se petrecea \u00een jurul nostru.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 zgomot\u00a0 precum\u00a0 cel\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 stadioane,\u00a0 de aplauze vreau s\u0103 spun, a pus cap\u0103t desf\u0103t\u0103rii. A deschis ochii, s-a l\u0103sat u\u0219or pe c\u0103lc\u00e2ie, p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci st\u0103tuse \u00een v\u00e2rful degetelor, m-a privit jenat\u0103 \u0219i a murmurat un \u201dhai, s\u0103 mergem, te rog, r\u00e2d de noi…\u201d \u201dNu r\u00e2de nimeni, f\u00eei ca mine, z\u00e2mbe\u0219te \u0219i agit\u0103-\u021bi m\u00e2inile \u00een semn de mul\u021bumire!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Hai!\u201d \u00cen clipa aceea ne-am sim\u021bit ca la un meci a lui Poli, la marcarea unui gol…Nu aplauze, ci vacarm. \u201dVezi, to\u021bi sunt cu noi! De fapt ne \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eaz\u0103 \u00een felul lor. Sunt bolnavi am\u0103r\u00e2\u021bi, lipsi\u021bi de orice spectacol. Le-am oferit unul\u00a0 pe\u00a0 cinste…\u0218i\u00a0 ei\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 de\u00a0 acord\u00a0 cu\u00a0 al\u00a0 meu \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d…\u201d \u201dIar vii cu \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d?…de unde ai scos asta?!\u201d \u201dDin s\u0103rutul t\u0103u \u0219i r\u0103spunsul meu…Nici nu vreau altceva dec\u00e2t s\u0103 fim \u0219i s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nem \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d…\u201d\u00a0 M-a luat la bra\u021b \u0219i nu ne-am mai oprit dec\u00e2t dup\u0103 ce am dep\u0103\u0219it liziera…Era frumos, era un aer curat, copacii erau\u00a0 rari,\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenceput,\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 \u00eendesit,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 ici\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 colo,\u00a0 au ap\u0103rut cioturi de trunchiuri t\u0103iate cu drujba, la \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea unui\u00a0 scaun\u00a0 mai\u00a0 s\u0103ltat.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 s\u0103ltat-o\u00a0 pe\u00a0 un\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de taburet \u0219i m-am aplecat s-o s\u0103rut. \u201dCe face\u021bi voi acolo?! Unde\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 crede\u021bi?\u00a0 Ce\u00a0 sunte\u021bi?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dStuden\u021bi,\u00a0 ce\u00a0 s\u0103 fim?!…am venit s\u0103 ne relax\u0103m, nu se vede?!\u201d \u201dActele la control!\u201d \u201dAiurea, ai mai v\u0103zut studen\u021bi umbl\u00e2nd cu acte? Ne \u0219tie toat\u0103 lumea. M\u00e2ine \u00ee\u021bi aduc o trup\u0103 de studen\u021bi s\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenve\u021bi\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 recuno\u0219ti\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 respec\u021bi…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dM\u0103 amenin\u021bi?\u201d…\u201dStuden\u021bii nu amenin\u021b\u0103, tovar\u0103\u0219e silvicultor. Ai grij\u0103 de cei care taie pomii, nu de cioturile astea. Sunt bune de odihn\u0103, dar nu pentru p\u0103dure!\u201d \u201dHai, c\u0103ra\u021bi-v\u0103 de aici! S\u0103 nu v\u0103 mai prind…\u201d \u201dImportant e s\u0103 nu te prind\u0103 studen\u021bii…\u0218i fii mai bl\u00e2nd.\u201d<\/p>\n

        Am\u00a0 plecat\u00a0 dezam\u0103gi\u021bi,\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 speriat\u0103,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 furios\u00a0 pe propria-mi\u00a0 neputin\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de \u00a0b\u0103rbat…am\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 acela\u0219i parcurs, am trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 spitalul \u201dbunei cuviin\u021be\u201d, am f\u0103cut\u00a0 un\u00a0 semn\u00a0 de\u00a0 mul\u021bumire\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bra\u021bele\u00a0 \u00een\u0103l\u021bate,\u00a0 am primit un singur r\u0103spuns, bolnavii no\u0219tri fiind la odihn\u0103. A fost o experien\u021b\u0103 \u201dmemorabil\u0103\u201d pentru doi neini\u021bia\u021bi \u00een rela\u021biile\u00a0 cu\u00a0 oamenii,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 neprev\u0103zutul\u00a0 unor\u00a0 atitudini. \u201dIubire, data viitoare te invit la gazda mea unde ne vom s\u0103ruta \u00een voie. Sunt zile c\u00e2nd toat\u0103 lumea este plecat\u0103, lume format\u0103 dintr-o mam\u0103 singur\u0103 \u0219i o fiic\u0103 de v\u00e2rsta noastr\u0103, \u00eendr\u0103gostit\u0103 foc de un campion la \u00eenot. \u0218i ei au avut\u00a0 parte\u00a0 de\u00a0 un\u00a0 incident\u00a0 nepl\u0103cut,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Parcul Trandafirilor, sub clar de lun\u0103, pe o banc\u0103. Trei indivizi i- au bruscat, campionul, bine f\u0103cut, i-a aruncat pe doi peste gard dar a \u00eencasat un cu\u021bit \u00een spate de la al treilea. L-a costat cariera de sportiv de performan\u021b\u0103. \u0218i asta \u00een plin ora\u0219, ora\u0219ul invidiat pentru lini\u0219tea-i proverbial\u0103. N-a fost prea bine primit\u0103 invita\u021bia mea \u0219i s-a soldat, totu\u0219i, cu un \u201dmai vedem noi!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Eram a\u0219a de plini de noi \u00eenc\u00e2t zilele care au urmat n-au cunoscut nicio schimbare \u00een programul nostru curent. Ne plimbam, ca s\u0103 nu spun, hoin\u0103ream, acelea\u0219i trasee, acelea\u0219i popasuri prin parcuri cu o singur\u0103 precau\u021bie. Nu mai c\u0103utam b\u0103ncile din zonele \u00eentunecate. Din contra, la semiumbr\u0103, urmam cutuma instaurat\u0103 tot de unii ca noi, \u0219i-i imitam \u00een lipsa lor de prejudec\u0103\u021bi s\u0103rut\u00e2ndu-ne \u00een voie, \u00een v\u0103zul trec\u0103torilor. Unii ne z\u00e2mbeau, poate cu invidie, al\u021bii se str\u00e2mbau, provoc\u00e2nd z\u00e2mbetele noastre non\u0219alante. Progresele f\u0103cute de Babi m\u0103 trimiteau \u00een al noulea cer. Chiar c\u0103 m\u0103 sim\u021beam \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d cu ea, dar f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai insist asupra expresiei bucluca\u0219e. Iarna lui 1952 ne-a limitat mult c\u00e2mpul de manifestare la vedere a sentimentelor, dar ne-am descurcat, aplic\u00e2nd deviza nespus\u0103 a lui \u201dmereu \u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, oriunde se putea. O\u00a0 prim\u0103var\u0103 timpurie dar plin\u0103 de \u201dnoi probleme\u201d, ne-a a\u0219teptat cu bra\u021bele deschise. Venea anul, f\u0103r\u0103 practic\u0103, dar cu perspectiva a dou\u0103 luni de convocare militar\u0103, la arma chimic\u0103, care ne privea doar pe noi b\u0103ie\u021bii. Reu\u0219ita practicii de la Zlatna, cu toate minusurile pe care v\u00e2rsta a \u0219tiut s\u0103 le ignore, a ridicat speran\u021ba unei noi aventuri \u00een grup. Era vizat Combinatul de la T\u00e2rn\u0103veni, un alt gigant al\u00a0 polu\u0103rii,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 important\u00a0 prin\u00a0 diversitatea\u00a0 activit\u0103\u021bii chimico-industriale.\u00a0 Lovitura\u00a0 primit\u0103\u00a0 prin\u00a0 hot\u0103r\u00e2rea instruirii\u00a0 b\u0103ie\u021bilor\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 unitate\u00a0 militar\u0103,\u00a0 printr-o convocare de dou\u0103 luni, ne-a dat peste cap planurile noastre de petrecere a vacan\u021bei \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. Eram a\u0219a de ab\u0103tu\u021bi \u00eenc\u00e2t, pentru a nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2ta oar\u0103, resimt \u0219i acum, c\u00e2nd scriu, prezen\u021ba acelui \u201dnefast\u201d, \u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie!\u201d Am a\u0219teptat sosirea verii cu emo\u021bia ne\u00eemplinirii visului nostru, dar \u0219i cu speran\u021ba pueril\u0103 \u00eentr-o minune, a revoc\u0103rii hot\u0103r\u00e2rii guvernamentale. Repet, \u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie…\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Nu s-a revocat nicio hot\u0103r\u00e2re guvernamental\u0103 \u0219i, bie\u021bii de noi, noi b\u0103ie\u021bii, am primit ordinul \u0219i foile de drum \u0219i am luat drumul F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219ului, cel mai important Centru Militar pentru Arma Chimic\u0103. Eram \u00een\u021bele\u0219i pe grupuri mici,\u00a0 formate\u00a0 pe\u00a0 simpatii,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 ales\u00a0 traseul,\u00a0 care \u00eencotro, numai s\u0103 am\u00e2n\u0103m clipa debarc\u0103rii. Nu numai c\u0103 nu\u00a0 eram\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 perspectiva\u00a0 c\u0103t\u0103niei,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 eram oripila\u021bi la g\u00e2ndul r\u0103canilor pe m\u00e2na c\u0103rora urma s\u0103 ne pierdem libertatea. Un grup mic, la care s-a alipit \u0219i v\u0103rul lui\u00a0 Babi,\u00a0 student\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 el\u00a0 la\u00a0 Chimie\u00a0 Industrial\u0103,\u00a0 Iulius Sajnovic, \u201dcorcitur\u0103\u201d \u0219i el, cu mam\u0103 din familia Kruchilor. Fiind\u00a0 bra\u0219ovean\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cunosc\u0103tor\u00a0 al\u00a0 regiunii\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pricina, Iulius\u00a0 a\u00a0 primit\u00a0 sarcina\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 alege\u00a0 un\u00a0 traseu\u00a0 mai interesant, \u0219i l-a ales. \u201dMergem prin Sibiu, ne odihnim pe lacul\u00a0 parcului\u00a0 Dumbrava\u00a0 Sibiului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 lu\u0103m\u00a0 un\u00a0 tren\u00a0 de noapte spre F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219…e frumos Sibiul.\u201d A\u0219a am f\u0103cut \u0219i am p\u0103r\u0103sit Timi\u0219oara cu un tren de dimina\u021b\u0103. Ideea a fost n\u0103stru\u0219nic\u0103. Timpul excelent, lacul lini\u0219tit, parcul, o adev\u0103rat\u0103 p\u0103dure, ademenitor. Ne-am dus la pontoane, am cerut o barc\u0103 \u0219i am luat cu noi \u0219i o \u201dresponsabil\u0103\u201d, o feti\u021b\u0103 cel mult de v\u00e2rsta noastr\u0103, dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103, plin\u0103 de via\u021b\u0103. Fata \u0219i noi patru. \u201dTu nu te b\u0103ga l\u00e2ng\u0103 fat\u0103 c\u0103 te spun lui Babutzi!\u201d \u201dAcum \u00een\u021beleg cum de te-ai strecurat \u00een grupul nostru…a insistat mult?\u201d \u201dCine s\u0103 insiste?!…\u201d \u201dBabutzi, cine\u00a0 altcineva!?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNici\u00a0 n-am\u00a0 vorbit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ea…Ce\u00a0 mai combina\u021bie! O \u0219v\u0103boaic\u0103 \u0219i un rus!…eu te accept pentru\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 joci\u00a0 bini\u0219or\u00a0 \u0219ah…Care-i\u00a0 scorul\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 noi?…Ai\u00a0 cam r\u0103mas\u00a0 \u00een \u00a0urm\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDoar\u00a0 nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 pun\u00a0 r\u0103u\u00a0 cu rudele?!…\u0219i tu e\u0219ti \u0219vab ca \u0219i ea, jumi-juma, numai c\u0103 la ea o jum\u0103tate este rom\u00e2nc\u0103…ca \u0219i la mine, de altfel.\u201d Plimbarea\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 grozav\u0103,\u00a0 am\u00a0 uitat\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 unde mergem. Am hoin\u0103rit prin ora\u0219, singuri, f\u0103r\u0103 fat\u0103, am \u00eencercat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 intr\u0103m\u00a0 la\u00a0 muzeu,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Brukenthal,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 era \u00eenchis pentru renovare \u0219i am poposit, seara, la gar\u0103. Eram\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 obosi\u021bi\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 am\u00a0 dormit\u00a0 du\u0219i\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219.\u00a0 Pe\u00a0 peron\u00a0 un\u00a0 sublocotenent\u00a0 \u00eentreba\u00a0 de\u00a0 zor \u201dCine mai e de la Timi\u0219oara?\u201d Am ridicat c\u00e2te o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een sus \u0219i ne-am \u00eendreptat, f\u0103r\u0103 grab\u0103, spre cel care avea s\u0103 ne fie ghid. Ce ghid?! Ne-a luat tare de la \u00eenceput. \u201dCe-i cu \u00eent\u00e2rzierea asta?! Trebuia s\u0103 fi\u021bi aici la pr\u00e2nz…\u201d \u201dP\u0103i \u00eenc\u0103 nu suntem c\u0103tane…\u00cenc\u0103 n-avem program…\u201d \u201dA\u021bi primit\u00a0 ordin,\u00a0 a\u021bi\u00a0 fost\u00a0 repartiza\u021bi,\u00a0 din\u00a0 clipa\u00a0 asta\u00a0 vorbi\u021bi numai \u00eentreba\u021bi. Indisciplina, \u00een armat\u0103, se pedepse\u0219te. Urma\u021bi-m\u0103!\u201d \u201dDomnu ofi\u021ber, noi suntem, dac\u0103 suntem, elevi ofi\u021beri, \u0103ia cu termen redus, vom fi colegi…trata\u021bi-ne ca\u00a0 atare,\u00a0 V\u0103\u00a0 rog!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNicio\u00a0 grij\u0103,\u00a0 Domnule\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201dtermen redus\u201d,\u00a0 de\u00a0 m\u00e2ine\u00a0 ai\u00a0 s\u0103-\u021bi\u00a0 revii,\u00a0 nicio\u00a0 grij\u0103!\u201d\u00a0 Capul r\u0103ut\u0103\u021bilor era incorijibilul Teoran. Cam scund, dar r\u0103u de gur\u0103, mereu pus pe \u0219otii, n\u0103scut a fi prieten cu toat\u0103 lumea. El a \u00eentre\u021binut o atmosfer\u0103 pozitiv\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu spun s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103, \u0219i la C\u00e2mpia Turzii.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Unitatea\u00a0 militar\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dAp\u0103rare\u00a0 Antichimic\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 denumire obligatorie\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 desemna\u00a0 caracterul\u00a0 neagresiv\u00a0 al armatei noastre, situat\u0103 \u00eentr-o zon\u0103 periferic\u0103 a ora\u0219ului, constituit\u0103 dintr-o multitudine de caz\u0103rmi, cl\u0103diri vechi dar inspir\u00e2nd \u00eencredere prin robustimea lor, ne-a lini\u0219tit \u00een ceea ce prive\u0219te condi\u021biile de cazare. Surpriza a venit c\u00e2nd am fost condu\u0219i spre \u201ddormitoarele\u201d \u00een care urma s\u0103 ne petrecem nop\u021bile \u0219i unele ore de odihn\u0103 din timpul zilei. Am spus surpriz\u0103 deoarece ne-am pomenit \u00een fa\u021ba unei bar\u0103ci, mari, dar tot barac\u0103 era, \u00een care \u201dcu\u0219etele\u201d personale erau ni\u0219te spa\u021bii dreptunghiulare, limitate de ni\u0219te\u00a0 sc\u00e2nduri\u00a0 fixate\u00a0 pe\u00a0 jos\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u201dsalteaua propriuzis\u0103\u201d era un strat gros de paie, acoperite cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 cazon\u0103, pe post de cearceaf, peste care mai g\u0103seai un fel de pern\u0103 umplut\u0103 cu paie \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 o p\u0103tur\u0103 cazon\u0103, pentru \u00eenvelit. La cap, o poli\u021b\u0103 lat\u0103 pentru lucruri personale, sub care intrai cu pern\u0103 cu tot, cu mare grij\u0103 s\u0103 nu d\u0103r\u00e2mi \u201detajera\u201d. Ni s-a explicat c\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 ne afl\u0103m \u00een condi\u021bii de campanie ceea ce nu ne va strica \u00een instruire. Tot \u0219irul de \u201dcu\u0219ete\u201d era lipit de peretele din spate\u00a0 al\u00a0 bar\u0103cii.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 cu\u0219etelor\u00a0 era\u00a0 culoarul\u00a0 de\u00a0 la intrare, lat cam de trei metri, pe al c\u0103rui perete erau fixate\u00a0 cuiere\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 at\u00e2rnat\u00a0 haine\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eentregul harna\u0219ament\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 un\u00a0 rucsac\u00a0 mare,\u00a0 plin\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tot\u00a0 felul\u00a0 de lucrururi \u201dspecifice\u201d, a\u0219a li se spunea, pentru ap\u0103rarea antichimic\u0103, pelerine din plastic transparent, lopat\u0103 \u0219i nu mai \u0219tiu eu ce. Ba \u0219tiu!, o mic\u0103 rachet\u0103 de semnalizare, manevrat\u0103 manual. Oricum, greu, dar obligatoriu pentru \u021binuta \u201dspecific\u0103\u201d. Mai aveam \u0219i o pu\u0219c\u0103, un ZB-eu, cum am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103-i spunem, f\u0103r\u0103 muni\u021bie de r\u0103zboi, care se distribuia doar la trageri. Cartu\u0219ele oarbe se distribuiau \u0219i\u00a0 ele\u00a0 doar\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 manevrele\u00a0 de\u00a0 instruire\u00a0 militar\u0103\u00a0 cu scopul declarat de generator de zgomot, tot \u201dspecific\u201d \u0219i de recul. Totul trebuia \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat din mers \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 \u201dspecific\u0103\u201d\u00a0 de\u00a0 r\u0103zboi.\u00a0 Dou\u0103\u00a0 termene\u00a0 \u201dspecific\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i \u201dap\u0103rare\u201d erau obligatorii \u00een vocabularul care desemna caracterul\u00a0 de\u00a0 ap\u0103rare\u00a0 al\u00a0 armei\u00a0 chimice\u00a0 din\u00a0 armata rom\u00e2n\u0103. Cum eram grupul \u00eent\u00e2rzia\u021bilor, am fost du\u0219i la depozitul de \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte \u0219i echipamente, am predat hainele civile \u0219i ne-am echipat \u0219i \u00eenarmat ost\u0103\u0219e\u0219te, ca du\u0219i \u00eenapoi la barac\u0103 s\u0103 avem ce s\u0103 d\u0103m jos de pe noi. N-a fost nevoie deoarece to\u021bi ceilal\u021bi plonjaser\u0103 direct pe paiele din cu\u0219ete, \u00eembr\u0103ca\u021bi ca de r\u0103zboi. Le-am urmat exemplul\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 c\u00e2rtire\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 cufundat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lini\u0219tea disciplinei militare. \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d \u0219i-a f\u0103cut datoria. \u201dPluton, drep\u021bi!\u201d a r\u0103sunat bestial la u\u0219a de intrare. Ne- am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 e o alarm\u0103 \u00een plin\u0103 pace. \u201dNu este permis s\u0103\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 culca\u021bi\u00a0 \u00eembr\u0103ca\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 uniform\u0103!\u00a0 Dezbr\u0103carea, aranjarea echipamentului \u0219i apoi culcarea!\u201d \u201dCare e\u0219ti, m\u0103i?!… S\u0103 ne treze\u0219ti noaptea?!. Ne putem speria \u0219i\u00a0 facem ur\u00e2t. Aproape c\u0103 sunt \u00een faza de preludiu…\u201d \u201dSunt Sergentul Major…\u0219i r\u0103spund de disciplina din dormitor. Executarea!\u201d Un murmur de nemul\u021bumire \u0219i de revolt\u0103 a \u00eentrerupt ordinul Sergentului Major. Eram noi cum eram, dar acum, c\u00e2nd rememorez acele scene \u201dhazlii\u201d pentru noi,\u00a0 recunosc\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 d\u0103deam\u00a0 dovad\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 o \u00a0\u201dincon\u0219tien\u021b\u0103 colectiv\u0103\u201d. \u0218i asta era doar \u00eenceputul. S-au trezit fra\u021bii \u0219i s-au pus pe noi. Noi, \u00een schimb, am dat \u00een boala r\u00e2sului colectiv, de care nu aveam nicio cale de sc\u0103pare. Cu o grip\u0103, un colectiv ca al nostru s-ar fi descurcat cumva, chiar\u00a0 \u0219i \u00a0\u00eentr-o\u00a0 unitate\u00a0 spitaliceasc\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acest\u00a0 r\u00e2s st\u00e2rnit de te miri ce, plec\u00e2nd de la unul la altul ca \u00eentr-o\u00a0 reac\u021bie \u00een lan\u021b, sau cel pu\u021bin ca \u00eentr-un efect domino, nu aveam nicio \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Plutonul\u00a0 nostru\u00a0 format\u00a0 din \u00a0timi\u0219oreni\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ie\u0219eni\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost preluat de Locotenet-majorul Neam\u021bu, un tip bine f\u0103cut, sportiv de performan\u021b\u0103 \u00een lumea militar\u0103, un adev\u0103rat decatlonist.\u00a0 Bun\u00a0 la\u00a0 toate,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 bun\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t\u00a0 nu pricepea c\u0103 ni\u0219te bie\u021bi studen\u021bi subalimenta\u021bi nu-l puteau urma \u00een ambi\u021biile sale. Omul avea ambi\u021bia s\u0103 ne scoat\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103 luni nu ofi\u021beri, \u00eei ajungea c\u0103 era el, ci sportivi performeri \u00een mar\u0219uri specifice armei chimice, adic\u0103 cu tot harna\u0219amentul din dota\u021bia \u201dspecific\u0103\u201d, plus masca de gaze pe fa\u021b\u0103 cu cartu\u0219 cu tot. Pentru condi\u021bia fizic\u0103 apela la\u00a0 t\u0103v\u0103leal\u0103\u00a0 comandat\u0103\u00a0 simplu\u00a0 \u201dculcat,\u00a0 sculat,\u00a0 avia\u021bie inamic\u0103 la orizont, masca pe figur\u0103, culcat pe spate, tragere foc cu foc \u0219i nu mai \u0219tiu ce…\u201d Avea omul nu doar imagina\u021bie\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ambi\u021bia\u00a0 m\u0103rturisit\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 scoat\u0103\u00a0 la concurs pe \u021bar\u0103 \u00eentre unit\u0103\u021bi militare similare ale Corpului Armei Antichimice. Dintr-un \u0219ut campionul nostru nu a scos doar untul din noi, dar \u0219i boala r\u00e2sului colectiv. Nu mai aveam chef de m\u00e2ncare, nu se mai prindea somnul de\u00a0 noi.\u00a0 Nenorocirea\u00a0 era\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 puteai\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 repro\u0219ezi nimic. Nebunul, nici c\u0103-i puteam spune altfel, participa al\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 noi\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 se\u00a0 men\u021bine\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 form\u0103.\u00a0 Pentru pu\u021binul timp liber de care mai dispuneam, s\u00e2mb\u0103ta \u0219i duminica, am acceptat propunerea de a constitui echipe de volei \u0219i a organiza un campionat pe unitate. Cum timi\u0219orenii\u00a0 eram\u00a0 constitui\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 acas\u0103,\u00a0 eram\u00a0 \u0219ase\u00a0 din echipa Facult\u0103\u021bii de Chimie, l-am cooptat \u0219i pe ie\u0219eanul Caramfil, \u00eenalt, suplu, doritor. Cu mul\u021bi ani dup\u0103, l-am vizitat \u00een cabinetul s\u0103u ministerial. L-am g\u0103sit pe acela\u0219i fost coechipier de la F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219, cu care ne-am pus pe pove\u0219ti aduc\u0103toare de clipe senine, dup\u0103 ce \u00een prealabil a rugat secretara s\u0103 nu fim deranja\u021bi. \u0218i am stat pe s\u0103turate. Echipa a mers bine, am c\u00e2\u0219tigat campionatul, dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 admira\u021bia\u00a0 Nebunului.\u00a0 Pentru\u00a0 el\u00a0 competi\u021bia\u00a0 era \u00eens\u0103\u0219i via\u021ba. Pentru noi o clepsidr\u0103 cu ac\u021biune \u00eencetinit\u0103. Num\u0103ram zilele p\u00e2n\u0103 la \u00eentoarcere. Cele mai grele ie\u0219iri \u00een \u021binut\u0103 de campanie erau cele care ne scoteau din ora\u0219,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 direc\u021bia\u00a0 M\u00e2ndra,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 drumuri\u00a0 laterale,\u00a0 prin h\u00e2rtoape, praf \u0219i alte minuni inventate pentru realizarea mar\u0219urilor \u00een condi\u021bii de r\u0103zboi. Hainele reu\u0219eam s\u0103 le sp\u0103l\u0103m, s\u0103 le recondi\u021bion\u0103m, \u00een timpul nostru liber, dar nici ast\u0103zi nu reu\u0219esc s\u0103 le sp\u0103l din memorie, chiar dac\u0103 \u00eencet-\u00eencet\u00a0 am\u00a0 ajuns,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 tot\u00a0 felul\u00a0 de\u00a0 convoc\u0103ri,\u00a0 la gradul de c\u0103pitan \u00een rezerv\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00centoarcerea la Timi\u0219oara a fost ca un du\u0219 cald, de cele reci am tot avut parte, de sub care nu te \u00eenduri s\u0103 ie\u0219i. Cred \u0219i eu, Babi lipit\u0103 de mine, dorul de hoin\u0103real\u0103 \u00een doi \u00eemplinit, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103ri, f\u0103r\u0103 aluzii. Eram aceia\u0219i colegi ocolind\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2nare\u00a0 no\u021biunea\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. Toamn\u0103\u00a0 frumoas\u0103,\u00a0 fructe\u00a0 la\u00a0 discre\u021bie,\u00a0 Pia\u021ba\u00a0 Unirii,\u00a0 a Domului,\u00a0 spa\u021biu\u00a0 preferat,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 parcurilor.\u00a0 Gazda amabil\u0103, rela\u021bia cu fratele reluat\u0103 la cote \u00eenalte. \u201dBob, hai s\u0103\u00a0 faci\u00a0 duminica\u00a0 la\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Biled.\u00a0 M\u0103n\u00e2nci\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 tu\u00a0 ca oamenii\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 te\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u00eencarci\u00a0 cu\u00a0 de-ale\u00a0 gurii…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dTu,\u00a0 tot singur?!…\u201d \u201dDeocamdat\u0103…\u201d Am luat trenul \u0219i am l\u0103sat-o pe\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 plece\u00a0 la\u00a0 S\u00e2ntana.\u00a0 Grijuliu\u00a0 cu\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 mea intim\u0103, fr\u0103\u021biorul mai mare, zece ani \u00een plus nu era de colo, a aranjat cu gazda, o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 \u0219v\u0103boaic\u0103 cu b\u0103rbatul plecat \u00een armat\u0103, s\u0103 se ocupe pu\u021bin de cel mic, adic\u0103 de mine. \u201dNo, asta mi-ar mai lipsi!\u201d, mi-am spus cu g\u00e2ndul la\u00a0 C\u00e2mpia\u00a0 Turzii.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 prelungit\u00a0 cina\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 spre diminea\u021ba, mai t\u0103rie, mai cafele. \u0218i vinul a meritat vizita fratelui\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mic\u00a0 la\u00a0 fratele\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mare.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 plecat\u00a0 de diminea\u021b\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 r\u00e2z\u00e2nd\u00a0 de\u00a0 unul\u00a0 singur,\u00a0 la \u00eentrebarea\u00a0 retoric\u0103\u00a0 \u201dS\u0103-i\u00a0 povestesc\u00a0 colegei\u00a0 mele\u00a0 de hoin\u0103real\u0103, c\u0103ci, vorba ei \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103 nu eram…\u201d De ales tot\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 ales\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ceva:\u00a0 un\u00a0 jambon\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mai manevrasem \u00een via\u021ba mea. L-am dus direct \u00een c\u0103mara gazdei cu g\u00e2ndul s\u0103-mi invit prietenii la un osp\u0103\u021b \u0219i s-o conving \u0219i pe Babi s\u0103 vin\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, \u00een vizit\u0103. C\u00e2t am lipsit\u00a0 de\u00a0 acas\u0103,\u00a0 bunul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 coleg\u00a0 de\u00a0 camer\u0103,\u00a0 Jean, fizicianul, citind biletul l\u0103sat pe patul convie\u021buirii noastre nevinovate,\u00a0 a\u00a0 dat\u00a0 iama\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u0103mar\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 scos\u00a0 triumfal jambonul, s-a \u00eenarmat cu un cu\u021bit enorm de buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u0219i \u00een ritmul antrenant al unei melodii la mod\u0103, a pornit un dans macabru, cu cu\u021bitul \u00een gur\u0103 \u0219i jambonul sub bra\u021b. Un \u021bip\u0103t frate cu moartea i-a stricat lini\u0219tea \u00eenc\u0103 din preludiu, \u00eenso\u021bit \u0219i de zgomotul \u00eenfundat al pr\u0103bu\u0219irii unui corp, corpolent. A aruncat jambonul, a aruncat cu\u021bitul, s- a aplecat speriat asupra corpului aparent ne\u00eensufle\u021bit \u0219i a recunoscut-o\u00a0 pe\u00a0 bunica\u00a0 gazdei,\u00a0 care\u00a0 venise\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 mai verifice ce mai era prin cas\u0103. \u00cen clipa aceea a \u00een\u021bepenit \u0219i el. L-a trezit cel de al doilea urlet al disper\u0103rii, bunica s-a s\u0103ltat singur\u0103 \u0219i a luat-o la fug\u0103. A fost ca un du\u0219 rece,\u00a0 a\u00a0 s\u0103rit\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 ea,\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00een\u0219f\u0103cat-o\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s-o m\u00e2ng\u0103ie \u0219i s-o s\u0103rute, bolmojind o scuz\u0103 pe post de\u00a0 l\u0103murire. Nu pot s\u0103 redau fidel cele \u00eent\u00e2mplate pentru c\u0103 auzindu-i\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Jean\u00a0 relatarea,\u00a0 de\u00a0 hohotele\u00a0 care\u00a0 m-au n\u0103p\u0103dit, am re\u0219inut s\u0103 realizez doar par\u021bial dramatismul \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103rii.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        S\u0103rmana femeie, intr\u00e2nd lini\u0219tit\u0103, \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 lini\u0219tit\u0103, a v\u0103zut doar cu\u021bitul din gura lui Jean f\u0103r\u0103 al recunoa\u0219te pe individ.\u00a0 S-a\u00a0 lini\u0219tit,\u00a0 a\u00a0 lansat\u00a0 un\u00a0 \u201dbat\u0103-te\u00a0 norocul\u00a0 de ciudat!\u201d, a mai stat la taclale ca s\u0103-\u0219i revin\u0103 total \u0219i l-a pus\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021beasc\u0103\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 ea\u00a0 acas\u0103.\u00a0 Acolo\u00a0 l-a ademenit cu un pahar cu ap\u0103 rece, bun pentru ie\u0219irea din spaim\u0103. Golanii nu puteau sc\u0103pa a\u0219a plea\u0219c\u0103 \u0219i a doua\u00a0 zi,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acordul\u00a0 gazdei,\u00a0 au\u00a0 venit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 au\u00a0 atacat studen\u021be\u0219te trofeul fratelui meu mai mare. C\u00e2nd i-am povestit lui povestea jambonului a r\u00e2s copios dar nu s-a ab\u021binut de la o remarc\u0103: \u201dM\u0103i frate, ai l\u0103sat \u0219v\u0103boaica cu ochii \u00een tavan…puteai s\u0103 te distrezi \u0219i tu pu\u021bin…poate alt\u0103dat\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dP\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 alt\u0103dat\u0103,\u00a0 drag\u0103\u00a0 Dima,\u00a0 am\u00a0 s\u0103-\u021bi prezint eu o alt\u0103 \u0219v\u0103boaic\u0103 ca s\u0103 vezi prin ce ape m\u0103 scald…ai\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 \u00eendr\u0103ge\u0219ti,\u00a0 te\u00a0 asigur!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dHopa,\u00a0 Bob \u00eenbdr\u0103gostit\u00a0 lulea,\u00a0 bravo!\u201d\u00a0 Nu,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 l\u0103udat,\u00a0 mi-a ajuns o lec\u021bie. Tini\u0219oara era a mea cu Babi cu tot.<\/p>\n

        Anul trei a debutat cu dreptul, a\u0219 putea spune. Ne mai a\u0219tepta un an de convocare la F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 pentru a primi gradul de sublocotenent, dar nu mai f\u0103ceam din asta o tragedie.\u00a0 P\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Neam\u021bu,\u00a0 nebunul\u00a0 nostru,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mai ap\u0103rea \u00een culori negre.<\/p>\n

        La facultate, anul 1953, ca \u0219i via\u021ba mea personal\u0103, au avut plusuri care ne-au marcat viitorul, chiar dac\u0103 am gustat,\u00a0 culmea,\u00a0 am\u00e2ndoi,\u00a0 adic\u0103\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 amarul \u00eencadr\u0103rii la \u201dindizerabili\u201d, av\u00e2nd fiecare \u00een parte, dosare \u201dnegre\u201d, vorba tovar\u0103\u0219ului Ijac, \u0219eful cadrelor pe Institut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        La facultate, unde eram deja \u00een aten\u021bia \u00een\u021beleg\u0103toare a Profesorului Vasile Cocheci, chiar dac\u0103 am r\u0103mas \u00een grupe diferite, dup\u0103 un examen par\u021bial, de fapt un test scris, Babi a luat singura not\u0103 maxim\u0103, fiind singura care a\u00a0 rezolvat\u00a0 problema.\u00a0 At\u00e2ta\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 chinuit\u00a0 mintea\u00a0 cu ascunzi\u0219urile problemei \u00eenc\u00e2t n-a mai apucat s\u0103 scrie ceva \u0219i la teorie. \u201dP\u0103i, de ce n-ai tratat \u0219i teoria? E\u0219ti singura\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 problema.\u00a0 Meri\u021bi,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 nota maxim\u0103!\u201d \u201dDom Profesor, n-am mai avut timp…\u201d \u201dSpune- mi,\u00a0 tu\u00a0 cu\u00a0 cine\u00a0 \u00eenve\u021bi?\u00a0 Umbra\u00a0 asta\u00a0 a\u00a0 ta\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 prea omoar\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dP\u0103i, \u00eenv\u0103\u021b cu el, adic\u0103 el \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 cu mine ca s\u0103 m\u0103 lini\u0219teasc\u0103…st\u0103 \u0219i-mi explic\u0103 \u0219i nu mai are destul timp pentru el fiind \u00een grupe diferite…\u0218tie s\u0103 explice, Dom Profesor…\u201d \u201dSunte\u021bi \u00eempreun\u0103 de mult timp, nu?!\u201d \u201dNu\u00a0 suntem\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 suntem\u00a0 colegi,\u00a0 prieteni…\u201d Urmarea a fost c\u0103 a cooptat-o la catedr\u0103 ca preparator, o munc\u0103 oarecum voluntar\u0103, neprev\u0103zut\u0103 \u00een statele de plat\u0103. Totu\u0219i, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd primea c\u00e2te o prim\u0103 cu care fugea pu\u0219c\u0103 la magazinul de \u201ddelicatese\u201d feminine, spray-uri\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 smacuri.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 eu\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ciupeam\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 ceva f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i Domnului profesor traduceri din limba rus\u0103, din cursuri sau dizerta\u021bii primite pe cale de schimb la nivel universitar. M\u0103 \u0219i amuzam de multe ori urm\u0103rindu-i cursul cu degetul pe traducerea mea. Cocheci avea o memorie fenominal\u0103. Prelua pasaje \u00eentregi, cu virgule cu tot.\u00a0 \u00centr-o\u00a0 zi\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 chemat\u00a0 s\u0103-mi\u00a0 propun\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 \u00eencep\u00a0 o\u00a0 activitate\u00a0 de\u00a0 cercatare\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 laboratorul\u00a0 lui,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 era implicat cu ceva legat de c\u0103rbunii activi. Ideea era s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n astfel cu subiect prestabilit pentru lucrarea de licen\u021b\u0103 la Chimia Anorganic\u0103. Mi-a sur\u00e2s, mai ales c\u0103 ajungeam \u0219i pe aceast\u0103 cale s\u0103 fim \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. \u0218i a fost \u0219i bine \u0219i de perspectiv\u0103. \u201dAuzi, tinere, cu voi doi am planuri mari. Vreau s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi la Catedr\u0103, asisten\u021bi. De acord? Dar s\u0103 \u0219ti\u021bi c\u0103 va fi mult de munc\u0103…\u201d \u201dDa, s\u0103 tr\u0103i\u021bi!\u201d\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost.\u00a0 Pentru\u00a0 ea\u00a0 nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 problem\u0103.\u00a0 M\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam la mine, la ce o fi \u00eensemn\u00e2nd cercetarea de laborator,\u00a0 la\u00a0 noua\u00a0 rela\u021bie\u00a0 cu\u00a0 profesorul.\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost\u00a0 peste a\u0219tept\u0103ri.\u00a0 Deoarece\u00a0 urm\u0103rirea\u00a0 experien\u021belor\u00a0 efectuate implica\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 schimburi\u00a0 ne\u00eentrerupte,\u00a0 24\u00a0 din\u00a0 24,\u00a0 mi-a \u00eencredin\u021bat\u00a0 cheile \u00a0biroului\u00a0 s\u0103u,\u00a0 deplina\u00a0 ini\u021biativ\u0103\u00a0 \u00een urm\u0103rirea\u00a0 experimentelor\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 spre\u00a0 surpriza\u00a0 mea nedisimilat\u0103, am prins drag, al\u021bii i-au spus pasiune, \u0219i rezultatele\u00a0 au\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 curg\u0103.\u00a0 Dom\u00a0 Profesor\u00a0 era \u00eenc\u00e2ntat. Nop\u021bile le petreceam \u00een cabinetul lui, cu u\u0219a duc\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 laboratorul\u00a0 s\u0103u\u00a0 personal,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 canapea comod\u0103 pentru clipele de somn, cu o nou\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 asupra\u00a0 viitorului.\u00a0 \u00cendr\u0103gisem\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 mult\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara \u00eenc\u00e2t m\u0103 \u0219i sim\u021beam instalat pe BeGeu. Iarna a trecut pe neg\u00e2ndite,\u00a0 petreceam\u00a0 mult\u00a0 timp\u00a0 la\u00a0 Catedra\u00a0 de Tehnologie Anorganic\u0103, ea cu func\u021bia de preparator, eu cu laboratorul de cercetare. Evitam s\u0103 st\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103 pentru a nu compromite cumva \u00eencrederea de care ne bucuram. Prim\u0103vara, \u00een limitele timpului liber de care mai dispuneam, umblam pe rupte, la bra\u021b, prin parcuri, pe\u00a0 malul\u00a0 Beg\u0103i,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 Pia\u021ba\u00a0 Domului,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ales\u00a0 dup\u0103 apari\u021bia cire\u0219elor. Fabricul \u00eel colindam pentru cofet\u0103ria castanelor cu fri\u0219c\u0103 care nu \u021bineau niciodat\u0103 cont de sezon. \u00centr-o zi frumoas\u0103 am convins-o s\u0103-mi viziteze gazda \u0219tiind c\u0103 nimeni nu avea s\u0103 fie acas\u0103. A fost pl\u0103cut s\u0103 ne sim\u021bim singuri, nesupraveghea\u021bi de curio\u0219ii str\u0103zilor \u0219i parcurilor. Dar c\u00e2nd e s\u0103 nu-\u021bi mearg\u0103, nu-\u021bi merge pur \u0219i simplu. Eram at\u00e2t de absorbi\u021bi unul de altul \u00eenc\u00e2t nu am auzit deschiz\u00e2ndu-se u\u0219a de la intrare. N- am auzit nici u\u0219a camerei. \u201dBaba\u201d, cum \u00eei spunea Jean, a scos un \u201dioi !\u201d prelungit, eu, cred c\u0103 am strigat un \u201die\u0219i!\u201d\u00a0 conving\u0103tor\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 totul\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 terminat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 coad\u0103\u00a0 de pe\u0219te. Baba a plecat gr\u0103bit\u0103, noi ne-am luat servietele \u0219i am plecat pe jos, ca s\u0103 ne mai r\u0103corim, \u00een direc\u021bia opus\u0103 celei pe care veniser\u0103m. Am t\u0103cut noi ce am t\u0103cut, dar surprinz\u00e2ndu-ne unul altuia privirea, am izbucnit \u00eentr-un hohot de r\u00e2s sor\u0103 cu sf\u00e2r\u0219itul lumii. \u00cen clipa aceea am realizat c\u0103 eram chiar \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d \u0219i c\u0103 vom r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. A fost un \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d soldat cu un \u201dBa este\u201d. Tot atunci m-am desp\u0103r\u021bit de Jean \u0219i mi-am g\u0103sit o\u00a0 gazd\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 potrivit\u0103,\u00a0 o\u00a0 camer\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fundul\u00a0 unei interminabile\u00a0 cur\u021bi,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 gazde\u00a0 pe\u00a0 capul\u00a0 meu,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 probleme care s\u0103 afecteze intimitatea singuraticului din mine. Puteam s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim \u00een deplin\u0103 relaxare, puteam s\u0103-mi a\u0219tern pe h\u00e2rtie g\u00e2ndurile mele poetice, ca s\u0103 le rup necitite de nimeni. Nu aveam \u00eencredere \u00een pornirile mele literare. \u0218i Babi, s-a mutat \u00eempreun\u0103 cu o coleg\u0103 la o gazd\u0103, aproape de stadionul de fotbal al lui Poli. Aici nu\u00a0 am\u00a0 avut\u00a0 acces\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 ferindu-ne\u00a0 de\u00a0 orice complica\u021bie\u00a0 colegial\u0103,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 refer\u00a0 la\u00a0 vederile\u00a0 mele,\u00a0 la colega ei, pe care, n-o prea aveam la suflet. Simplu, nu- mi pl\u0103ceau colegele ur\u00e2te \u0219i ea f\u0103cea parte din aceast\u0103 categorie.\u00a0 Fat\u0103\u00a0 istea\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 ambi\u021bioas\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eennebunit\u0103\u00a0 dup\u0103 prietenul meu Boac\u0103. Se apropiase de Babi ca s\u0103 fie \u00eentr-o companie atr\u0103g\u0103toare. Era ceva la ordinea zilei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Era un an \u00een care nu ne prea omoram cu prezen\u021ba la cursuri majoritatea fiind pe ultima sut\u0103 de metri. Pentru examene \u00eens\u0103 interesul luase cote neb\u0103nuite. La finele anului\u00a0 urma\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ob\u021binem\u00a0 dreptul \u00a0pentru\u00a0 sus\u021binerea licen\u021bei. Cei cu teme teoretice se omorau prin biblioteci, cei cu cercet\u0103ri \u00een laborator, d\u0103deam bici experien\u021belor pentru a primi avizul profesorilor pentru redactare. \u00cen\u00a0 sesiune\u00a0 am\u00a0 luat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 eu\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 serios\u00a0 examenele\u00a0 \u0219i, bomb\u0103, cu de trei ori FB \u0219i o dat\u0103 un B, am luat o burs\u0103, i se spunea de merit, ceva bani nespera\u021bi care aveau s\u0103-mi aprind\u0103 imagina\u021bia. Pur \u0219i simplu am avut grij\u0103 de ei.<\/p>\n

        Singura umbr\u0103 care ne-a acoperit lumina soarelui a fost cea de a doua convocare de o lun\u0103 la F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219. Timp pierdut, decretat in corpore. Ne-am dus, de data aceasta f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 ocoli\u0219uri.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 primi\u021bi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 mai\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u0103 ostilitate. Au continuat manevrele cu Nebunul, t\u0103v\u0103leli prin h\u00e2rtoape, t\u00e2r\u00e2\u0219 pe burt\u0103, amenin\u021b\u0103ri pentru lips\u0103 de implicare, scoateri la raport \u0219i, \u00een final examene cu probe scrise. Spre sf\u00e2r\u0219itul lunii am fost sco\u0219i la raport, \u00een \u021binut\u0103 de r\u0103zboi, pentru a fi \u00eent\u00e2mpina\u021bi de o comisie mixt\u0103, rom\u00e2no-sovietic\u0103. Un speach al comandantului Unit\u0103\u021bii Antichimice, un \u00eendemn la \u00eemplinirea datoriei \u00een orice \u00eemprejur\u0103ri, o scurt\u0103 lec\u021bie de patriotism \u0219i, \u00een final, cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 solemn\u00a0 \u201dtovar\u0103\u0219i\u00a0 sublocotenen\u021bi\u201d,\u00a0 o\u00a0 invita\u021bie\u00a0 la care\u00a0 am\u00a0 cam\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 mi\u0219c\u0103m\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 front.\u00a0 \u201dTovar\u0103\u0219i ofi\u021beri,\u00a0 cei\u00a0 care\u00a0 doresc\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cadrul\u00a0 Armatei Rom\u00e2ne, s\u0103 fac\u0103 un pas \u00eenainte.\u201d Bomba lui Teoran a explodat f\u0103c\u00e2nd ravagii. \u201d\u0102la eu, \u0103la Eu…\u201d, urmat\u0103 de un r\u00e2s colectiv de neoprit. Ce-a fost \u00een capul lui, dar \u0219i-n al nostru, nici acum nu pot spune. Consternare, un \u201dDrep\u021bi !\u201d\u00a0 r\u0103gu\u0219it\u00a0 din\u00a0 gura\u00a0 a\u00a0 comandantului,\u00a0 o\u00a0 expresie\u00a0 de nedescris pe fa\u021ba ofi\u021berului sovietic, urmate de un \u0219i mai r\u0103gu\u0219it \u201d\u00cenapoi rupe\u021bi r\u00e2ndurile!\u201d Din acea clip\u0103 am fost prelua\u021bi de Nebun, simpatic de altfel \u00een neputin\u021ba lui, sco\u0219i pe c\u00e2mp \u00een pas alerg\u0103tor \u0219i t\u0103v\u0103li\u021bi p\u00e2n\u0103 seara, ca \u00een vremurile bune. Neam\u021bu ratase ocazia unei avans\u0103ri, comandantul\u00a0 se\u00a0 retrase\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sovieticul\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 el, gesticul\u00e2nd\u00a0 a\u00a0 ne\u00een\u021belegere,\u00a0 la\u00a0 probabilele\u00a0 b\u00e2lbe explicative\u00a0 ale\u00a0 comandantului.\u00a0 Ne-am\u00a0 a\u0219teptat\u00a0 la\u00a0 o retragere a gradului de ofi\u021ber \u0219i la inerentele consecin\u021be. Nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat nimic de felul acesta. Seara am fost convoca\u021bi pentru a ni se \u00eenm\u00e2na livretele de ofi\u021ber, foile de drum \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet ironic al lui Neam\u021bu. A fost ceva necugetat, ceva ce Nebunul nostru nu o meritase. Ne- am dat seama c\u0103 Unitatea nu-\u0219i permitea luxul de a dezv\u0103lui evenimentul. Onoarea militar\u0103 trebuia ap\u0103rat\u0103 cu orice pre\u021b.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Ne-am\u00a0 \u00eentors\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 a\u0219teptarea\u00a0 unei\u00a0 reac\u021bii dure, dar nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat nimic. Se apropia toamna, se \u00eencheiau socotelile cu Facultatea, se f\u0103cea programarea pentru sus\u021binerea licen\u021bei, pentru \u00eenceputul anului 1954.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Noi, ca noi, m\u0103 refer la Babi \u0219i la mine, \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, cum se\u00a0 spune,\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 cap\u0103t.\u00a0 Peste\u00a0 tot,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 locurile \u00eendr\u0103gite, niciodat\u0103 b\u00e2rfi\u021bi, simpatiza\u021bi, cu o droaie de prieteni, cuprin\u0219i de nostalgia anilor de studen\u021bie care se scurgeau,\u00a0 parc\u0103,\u00a0 nemilos\u00a0 de\u00a0 repede.\u00a0 Viitorul\u00a0 era sumbru.<\/p>\n

        Tot \u021bin\u00e2ndu-ne de m\u00e2n\u0103, \u00eei m\u00e2ng\u00e2iam degetele m\u00e2inii, mi\u0219care\u00a0 ce\u00a0 o\u00a0 repetam\u00a0 cam\u00a0 des,\u00a0 st\u00e2rnind\u00a0 uneori nedumerire.\u00a0 Pe\u00a0 29\u00a0 septembrie\u00a0 1953\u00a0 am\u00a0 invitat-o\u00a0 la cin\u0103(!?) la un restaurant cochet de sub podul de pe Bega, am m\u00e2ncat \u0219ni\u021bel de porc, am b\u0103ut bere. I-am luat m\u00e2na\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 i-am\u00a0 pus\u00a0 inelul\u00a0 cump\u0103rat\u00a0 din\u00a0 banii\u00a0 sesiunii amintite, de fapt unica \u00een via\u021ba mea de student. \u201dCe-i asta?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dLogodna\u00a0 noastr\u0103!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dNici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m-ai\u00a0 \u00eentrebat m\u0103car…\u201d \u201dAr fi fost o \u00eentrebare retoric\u0103 la care r\u00eespunsul \u00eel \u0219tiam.\u201d \u201dTe iubesc, zurliule!\u201d \u201dTe iubesc Babutzi!\u201d A fost frumos, unic \u00een felul s\u0103u. F\u00e2st\u00e2ceala ei a \u00eenceput a doua zi la Facultate. \u201dCe-ai f\u0103cut cu inelul?!\u201d \u201d\u00cenc\u0103 nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 vad\u0103 colegii, mi-e jen\u0103…\u201d \u0218i a\u0219a a f\u0103cut zile \u00eentregi profit\u00e2nd de \u00een\u021belegerea mea. Am l\u0103sat dup\u0103 ea. C\u00e2nd eram\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 punea\u00a0 inelul\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 deget.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 la cantin\u0103 \u0219i m-am mirat c\u0103 avea inelul pe deget cu toate c\u0103 voia s\u0103 mai \u021bin\u0103 secretul. Dar, fiindc\u0103 mereu apare neprev\u0103zutul, a ap\u0103rut m\u0103tu\u0219a ei de la Oradea. A uitat de precau\u021bii \u0219i i-a s\u0103rit de g\u00e2t. \u201dBabutzi, ce-i asta?!…\u201d \u201dTu\u0219i,\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 logodit\u00a0 cu,\u00a0 uite-acolo…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCare,\u00a0 \u0103la\u00a0 cu pletele?!\u00a0 Doamne, Istenem, Istenem! Andrei \u0219tie?\u201d \u201d\u00cenc\u0103 nu, nu m-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00eenc\u0103 cu el…\u201d \u201dDar el ce a p\u0103zit, Doamne?!\u201d \u201d\u00cel \u0219tie din vedere…dar nu \u0219tia nimic serios…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0\u201dMama\u00a0 ta\u00a0 \u0219tie?…\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u00cenc\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 i-am\u00a0 scris…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDe\u00a0 unde este?…\u201d \u201dDin Oradea, tu\u0219i…\u201d \u201dNu, nu se poate, plec la S\u00e2ntana \u0219i apoi la Oradea…s\u0103-mi spui numele lor \u0219i adresa…\u201d \u201dTu\u0219i vreau s\u0103 te bucuri cu mine, hai s\u0103 \u021bi-l prezint…\u201d<\/p>\n

        Pentru a c\u00e2ta oar\u0103 unchiul Alex a avut dreptate cu \u201dN-a\u00a0\u00a0 fost s\u0103 fie\u201d. Secretul lui Babutzi a c\u0103zut…<\/p>\n

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        \u00a0Cap. 1o <\/strong><\/p>\n

        Cu sau f\u0103r\u0103 vrere plimb\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 prin anul 1953, am ocolit, sau chiar omis dou\u0103 din evenimentele care au atras aten\u021bia lumii. \u00cen plin stalinism, cei aviza\u021bi s-a spus mai t\u00e2rziu, a\u0219teptau cu ner\u0103bdare ve\u0219tile. A venit pe 5 martie c\u00e2nd toate institu\u021biile au fost anun\u021bate de moartea lui Stalin. O mobilizare ca la carte a scos zeci de mii de oameni\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 miting\u00a0 pe\u00a0 aleea\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 catedrala metropolitan\u0103 \u0219i teatru. Din balconul teatrului se auzea comunicatul,\u00a0 repetat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 mare\u00a0 frecven\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 la difuzoarele enorme instalate special. Ne-am dus \u0219i noi, ca oile, dar n-am mai protestat la aflarea ve\u0219tii. Eram r\u0103i, citind dup\u0103 privirile noastre radiind de satisfac\u021be. Chiar era \u00eenghesuial\u0103. Studen\u021bii aduna\u021bi pe facult\u0103\u021bi, formau un fel\u00a0 de\u00a0 oaze\u00a0 de\u00a0 lini\u0219te\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 mijlocul\u00a0 unei\u00a0 mul\u021bimi impresionate p\u00e2n\u0103 la lacrimi. Incredibil \u00eemi pare \u0219i ast\u0103zi, dar am v\u0103zut lacrimi \u0219i am auzit pl\u00e2nsetul, nu departe de bocet.\u00a0 Atunci\u00a0 p\u0103rea\u00a0 normal\u00a0 deoarece\u00a0 mul\u021bimea,\u00a0 care ocupase\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 str\u0103zile\u00a0 laterale,\u00a0 venise\u00a0 m\u00e2nat\u0103\u00a0 de \u201dresponsabili\u201d,\u00a0 dintr-aceia\u00a0 care\u00a0 luau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 noti\u021be.\u00a0 Da, reu\u0219iser\u0103 s\u0103 creeze atmosfera de \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare dup\u0103 un scenariu preg\u0103tit, parc\u0103, la comand\u0103. La \u00eencheierea mitingului de doliu, am luat-o pe grupuri spre parcuri. Trebuia\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 revenim\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 atrage\u00a0 aten\u021bia\u00a0 asupra noastr\u0103. La un moment dat, cine altul dec\u00e2t ve\u0219nicul Teoran, mi-a \u0219optit \u201dasta ne mai lipsea!\u201d \u201dCe vrei s\u0103 spui?\u201d \u201d\u00cen foamea generalizat\u0103 care a cuprins \u021aara, ne mai trebuia \u0219i norul \u0103sta de triste\u021be. S\u0103 n-ai ce m\u00e2nca, s\u0103 n-ai ce bea…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Da, amicul adusese vorba de un subiect ocolit cu team\u0103 cam de toat\u0103 lumea. Era anul 1953, anul Festivalului interna\u021bional al Tineretului de la Bucur\u0219ti. Ce ambi\u021bie! Cu doi ani \u00eenainte \u00eencepuse adunarea proviziilor alimentare, inclusiv a b\u0103uturilor alcoolice, pentru a fi depozitate \u00een capital\u0103. \u00cencet, \u00eencet lipsa m\u0103rfurilor din toate col\u021burile devenea acut\u0103, sup\u0103r\u0103toare. Cum Festivalul era preg\u0103tit pentru\u00a0 iulie-august\u00a0 1953,\u00a0 apogeul\u00a0 foamei\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 instalat chiar \u00a0de\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenceputul\u00a0 anului.\u00a0 Rom\u00e2nia\u00a0 ajunsese\u00a0 de pomin\u0103. \u0218i totu\u0219i, bairamul na\u021bional a avut loc. Pentru noi a fost de prost augur. Conform cutumei, anul IV, la absolvire, urma s\u0103 fac\u0103 o excursie tehnic\u0103 prin centrele industriei chimice \u0219i asta \u00een condi\u021biile \u00een care nic\u0103ieri nu g\u0103seai nimic.<\/p>\n

        Toat\u0103 speran\u021ba \u00een dep\u0103\u0219irea st\u0103rii de spirit create de iminenta desp\u0103r\u021bire de ceea ce \u00eencepuser\u0103m s\u0103 numim \u201dcei mai frumo\u0219i ani\u201d, a fost acceptul de a participa la Marea\u00a0 Excursie\u00a0 a\u00a0 absolven\u021bilor.\u00a0 Aveam\u00a0 nevoie\u00a0 de spiritul\u00a0 de\u00a0 ga\u0219c\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 bine\u00a0 am\u00a0 f\u0103cut.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 plecat\u00a0 vreo patruzeci\u00a0 de\u00a0 studen\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 trei\u00a0 asisten\u021bi\u00a0 coordonatori. Conform\u00a0 obiceiului\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de\u00a0 excursii\u00a0 tematice\u00a0 erau subven\u021bionate din fondurile facult\u0103\u021bii. Dou\u0103 vagoane tip Clasa\u00a0 a\u00a0 II-a\u00a0 ne-au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 puse\u00a0 la\u00a0 dispozi\u0219ie\u00a0 de\u00a0 CFR Timi\u0219oara.\u00a0 Acolo\u00a0 dormeam,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 se\u00a0 doarme\u00a0 \u00eentr-un vagon, \u00een toate pozi\u021biile. Nu eram deranja\u021bi de nimeni, din contra, noi deranjam de c\u00e2te ori opream \u00een vreo gar\u0103, alerg\u00e2nd pentru a ne dezmor\u021bi, vocifer\u00e2nd pe toat\u0103 \u00eentinderea\u00a0 peronului.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bi\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 trei\u00a0 asisten\u021bi responsabili de reu\u0219it\u0103. Primul popas a fost la Bra\u0219ov pentru a cunoa\u0219te industria cimentului rom\u00e2nesc, c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t modernizat. A fost impresionant prin dimensiuni dar \u0219i prin aspectul de gigant industrial. Am avut \u0219i vreo dou\u0103 zile de r\u0103gaz, pentru a vizita ora\u0219ul, superb printre altele,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eemprejurimile.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 format\u00a0 grupuri\u00a0 dup\u0103 preferin\u021be \u0219i am luat-o care \u00eencotro. Babi s-a dus s\u0103-\u0219i viziteze rudele la Noua, o suburbie a Bra\u0219ovului. Un grup mai m\u0103ricel am atacat T\u00e2mpa. Panorama ce se deschidea de sus era cople\u0219itoare, iar caracterul de fost ora\u0219 medieval era creionat ca pe o h\u00e2rtie de desen. C\u00e2nd au \u00eenceput pozele \u00een grup, cine altul dec\u00e2t Teoran, m-a ag\u0103\u021bat f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-mi semn s\u0103 tac. Avea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 un sul\u00a0 mare\u00a0 de\u00a0 h\u00e2rtie\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 tras\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 el\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 spatele grupului. Eram printre cei mai sus coco\u021ba\u021bi. S-a a\u0219ezat \u00een dreapta, mi-a dat un cap\u0103t al sulului de h\u00e2rtie, lat cam de un metru \u0219i lung de vreo doi. Mi-a ar\u0103tat s\u0103 trec \u00een st\u00e2nga grupului \u0219i s\u0103 ridic\u0103m sus, deasupra grupului, f\u00e2\u0219ia cu ceva scris cu litere de-o \u0219chioap\u0103. C\u00e2nd am tras cu ochiul la lozinc\u0103, era deja prea t\u00e2rziu. De jos, din fa\u021ba grupului,\u00a0 un\u00a0 fotograf\u00a0 amator\u00a0 din\u00a0 r\u00e2ndurile\u00a0 studen\u021bilor, imortalizase momentul. \u201dM\u0103i, Teo, tu te-ai \u021b\u0103c\u0103nit? Cum ai\u00a0 putut\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 scrii\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 ceva?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u0102sta-i\u00a0 \u201dcrezul\u00a0 nostru\u201d asupra viitorului, un fel de ni se f\u00e2lf\u00e2ie, \u00eens\u0103 spus mai pe \u0219leau \u201dPi..a M\u0103…i !\u201d. Hohotul de r\u00e2s care a izbucnit a confirmat\u00a0 unitatea\u00a0 de\u00a0 vederi\u00a0 a\u00a0 grupului.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 mai desf\u0103\u0219urat\u00a0 lozinca\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 plecare,\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 geamurile vagonului, spre nedumerirea, dar \u0219i deliciul celor de pe peron.\u00a0 Urm\u0103torul\u00a0 punct\u00a0 de\u00a0 vizit\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 Combinatul Chimic de la T\u00e2rn\u0103veni. Enorm, \u00eenvechit ca aspect, cu zeci\u00a0 de\u00a0 Sec\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 produc\u021bie,\u00a0 care\u00a0 mai\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 mai poluante,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103toare\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 bie\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 noi. Dac\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 Zlatna\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 putut,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103ca,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 m\u0103car obi\u0219nui pu\u021bin, aici, \u00een afar\u0103 de laptele antidot, nimic n-a putut s\u0103 ne atrag\u0103. Doar apropiindu-te de combinat \u0219i-\u021bi venea\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 \u00eentorci\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 miros\u00a0 puternic, gre\u021bos, de acetilen\u0103 te f\u0103cea s\u0103 crezi c\u0103 te afli pe un \u0219antier de construc\u021bii unde sudura era la ea acas\u0103. De fapt, nu era ceva care se putea \u0219i termina. Erau unit\u0103\u021bi industriale de produc\u021bie a carbidului \u0219i a acetilenei. Ca \u0219i la Zlatna, poluarea o sim\u021beai \u00een tot ora\u0219ul, \u00een toat\u0103 zona. Auzisem lucruri \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103toare despre T\u00e2rn\u0103veni dar \u201dzvonurile\u201d trecuser\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 urechile noastre f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se lipeasc\u0103 de noi. Eram la v\u00e2rsta la care ceea ce nu-\u021bi pl\u0103cea, nu te interesa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        T\u00e2rn\u0103veniul nostru, care suferise tot felul de transform\u0103ri etnice de-a lungul istoriei, de la \u201dT\u00e2rnava-S\u00e2n-Martin\u201d la at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 nepl\u0103cutul\u00a0 \u201dDics\u00f6szentm\u00e1rton\u201d-ul\u00a0 unguresc, or\u0103\u0219el \u00een Jude\u021bul Mure\u0219, se \u00eentinde pe ambele maluri ale r\u00e2ului T\u00e2rnava mic\u0103, la cca. 20 km de Media\u0219, vreo 75 de km de Sibiu \u0219i 100 km de Cluj, \u00een a\u0219a zisul Podi\u0219 al Transilvaniei.<\/p>\n

        Dezvoltarea Industriei Chimice \u0219i a celei a Materialelor de\u00a0 construc\u021bii\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 datorat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cea\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mare\u00a0 parte prezen\u021bei gazului metan \u00een zon\u0103 \u0219i asta \u00eenc\u0103 din vremuri memorabile.\u00a0 Totul\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103,\u00a0 din\u00a0 p\u0103cate,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 vreo\u00a0 grij\u0103 pentru mediul \u00eenconjur\u0103tor, pentru om. Un conglomerat de unit\u0103\u021bi de produc\u021bie industrial\u0103. Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 principalul produs chimic, carbidul \u0219i subprodusul s\u0103u acetilena, s-a dezvoltat o ramur\u0103 metalurgic\u0103, o industrie a sticlei, ca s\u0103 nu spun c\u0103, din documenta\u021bia consultat\u0103 am aflat de existen\u021ba\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 primului\u00a0 r\u0103zboi\u00a0 mondial\u00a0 a\u00a0 uzinei \u201dNitrogen\u201d, produc\u0103toare de explozibili \u0219i gaze toxice de lupt\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Nu\u00a0 putea\u00a0 fi\u00a0 vorba\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 informare\u00a0 tehnic\u0103\u00a0 asupra combinatului \u00eentr-o excursie ca a noastr\u0103. Nu era nici timp, nu era nici o preocupare pentru \u201dperfec\u021bionare\u201d. Nu aveam habar de nimic iar impresia primar\u0103 am exprimat- o simplu, un \u201dhaloimis\u201d. Dar am r\u0103mas, totu\u0219i, cu ceva: convingerea ferm\u0103 c\u0103 nu e de noi. O reparti\u021bie la acest combinat ar fi echivalat cu un dezastru. Studen\u021bia ne-a instruit \u00een drumul spre libertate, motiv pentru care am r\u0103mas\u00a0 vis\u0103tori\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 absolvire,\u00a0 Combinatul\u00a0 ne-ar\u00a0 fi t\u0103iat aripile transform\u00e2ndu-ne \u00een sclavi.<\/p>\n

        Pu\u021binul timp care l-am avut la dispozi\u021bie ne-a permis, mie \u0219i lui Babi, al\u0103turi de un grup de colegi singuratici, s\u0103 hoin\u0103rim \u00een c\u0103utare de atrac\u021bii, de orice fel, atrac\u021bii s\u0103 fie. \u0218i am g\u0103sit adev\u0103rate monumente ale artei arhitecturale vechi. Ne puneam chiar \u00eentrebarea \u201dCe caut\u0103 aceste minuni f\u0103cute de m\u00e2na omului \u00een acest iad ecologic?!\u201d Mai ales c\u0103 acest iad nu era de ieri, de ast\u0103zi. Spre satisfac\u021bia ei, a lui Babi, vreau s\u0103 spun, bisericile au constituit\u00a0 atrac\u021bia,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 frumuse\u021be,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 vechime,\u00a0 prin dragostea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care\u00a0 erau\u00a0 \u00eenconjurate.\u00a0 Mai\u00a0 erau\u00a0 \u0219i \u00eemprejurimile, dar nu puteau intra \u00een vizorul preocup\u0103rilor noastre, trimi\u0219i nu pentru a admira, ci pentru a \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba, pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 ne\u00a0 instrui.\u00a0 Doar\u00a0 am\u00a0 tot\u00a0 auzit\u00a0 la\u00a0 absolvire sintagma \u201dViitorul este al vostru!\u201d\u00a0 Dar ca s\u0103 nu r\u0103m\u00e2n dator amintirii l\u0103ca\u0219urilor de cult, amintesc din memorie doar c\u00e2teva superbe realiz\u0103ri. \u00cen frunea lor voi pomeni de\u00a0 Biserica\u00a0 romano-catolic\u0103\u00a0 Sf\u00e2ntul\u00a0 Martin,\u00a0 patronul ora\u0219ului T\u00e2rn\u0103veni, asta pentru a-i face pe plac lui Babi, cu care nu ne-am mul\u021bumit doar la o admirare turistic\u0103, de la distan\u021b\u0103, din fug\u0103, ci ne-am odihnit \u00een interiorul ei, eu,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 una\u00a0 din\u00a0 b\u0103ncile\u00a0 primitoare,\u00a0 ea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 statuii Sf\u00e2ntului\u00a0 Anton\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pruncul,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 anii\u00a0 studen\u021biei\u00a0 la Timi\u0219oara, \u00een parcul Unirii, la Dom. Am trecut prin fa\u021ba Bisericii Unitariene, \u00een stil gotic, amintire a Secolului XIV, declarat\u0103 monument istoric \u0219i p\u0103strat\u0103 ca atare. Silueta ei nu te las\u0103 s\u0103 treci f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 te opre\u0219ti g\u00e2ndind la cum a fost\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Evul\u00a0 Mediu\u00a0 European.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenchei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cu apartenen\u021ba mea la ortodoxismul nostru, amintesc de minunata priveli\u0219te oferit\u0103 de Biserica Ortodox\u0103 Sf\u00e2ntul Gheorghe, cu silueta ei urc\u00e2nd spre Cer prin cele trei turnuri\u00a0 specifice\u00a0 gata\u00a0 parc\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 desprind\u0103,\u00a0 cu monumentala intrare care ne duce cu g\u00e2ndul la at\u00e2tea biserici\u00a0 monument\u00a0 ale\u00a0 ortodoxiei\u00a0 rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 ales doar trei repere \u201dspecifice\u201d amalgamului de credin\u021be care face din T\u00e2rn\u0103veni, un adev\u0103rat ansamblu ecumenic, parc\u0103, pentru a contracara iadul ecologic. Un amestec de amintiri triste \u0219i ademenitoare, marcate, din p\u0103cate de team\u0103, teama de un eventual popas mai prelungit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Am plecat spre Turda, cu g\u00e2ndul mai mult la Salinele sale monumentale, unice \u00een lume, dec\u00e2t la Industria sa Chimic\u0103, bazat\u0103 pe sare \u0219i clor. \u0218i aveam de ce s\u0103 nu a\u0219tept\u0103m cu ner\u0103bdare \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu Turda chimi\u0219tilor. Dac\u0103 la Zlatna am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 suport\u0103m mirosul sulfului rezultat\u00a0 din\u00a0 pr\u0103jirea\u00a0 metalurgic\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 minereurilor sulfuroase,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 la\u00a0 T\u00e2rn\u0103veni\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nim\u00a0 grea\u021ba provocat\u0103 de mirosul de acetilen\u0103, la Turda, am suferit nu mai pu\u021bin din cauza clorului \u00eenec\u0103cios, penetrant \u00een orice ungher, dar \u0219i iritant universal. Ochii, nasul, pielea, erau preferin\u021bele acestui agent poluant at\u00e2t de toxic.<\/p>\n

        Turdava dacilor, Potaissa romanilor, Turda de azi, a fost prin Secolul XIX, sub unguri, capitala Comitatului Turda- Arie\u0219,\u00a0 sub\u00a0 numele\u00a0 de\u00a0 Torda-Aranyos.\u00a0 Turdanii\u00a0 erau foarte\u00a0 m\u00e2ndri\u00a0 de\u00a0 trecutul\u00a0 lor\u00a0 istoric\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nu\u00a0 uitau\u00a0 s\u0103 men\u021bioneze,\u00a0 aproape\u00a0 ostentativ,\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 a\u00a0 doua jum\u0103tate a Secolului XVI, la Turda a fost dat \u201dEdictul de la\u00a0 Turda\u201d\u00a0 privind\u00a0 libertatea\u00a0 religioas\u0103,\u00a0 o\u00a0 premier\u0103 european\u0103. Nu este de mirare num\u0103rul impresionant de biserici din Turda \u0219i \u00eemprejurimi dar \u0219i diversitatea dup\u0103 diferitele\u00a0 culte\u00a0 ale\u00a0 bisericilor\u00a0 cre\u0219tine.\u00a0 Al\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 cele ortodoxe,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Turda\u00a0 g\u0103se\u0219ti\u00a0 biserici\u00a0 greco-catolice, romano-catolice,\u00a0 reformato-calvine,\u00a0 unitariene,\u00a0 d\u00e2nd semnifica\u021bie,\u00a0 peste\u00a0 ani,\u00a0 Edictului\u00a0 amintit.\u00a0 M\u00e2ndria ora\u0219ului\u00a0 r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 echivoc,\u00a0 Marea\u00a0 Catedral\u0103 Ortodox\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Hramul\u00a0 Sfin\u021bilor\u00a0 Mihail\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Gavriil. Monumental\u0103\u00a0 prin\u00a0 dimensiune\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 arhitectur\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103, biserica domin\u0103 partea central\u0103 a ora\u0219ului, o real\u0103 rival\u0103 a Catedralei din Alba-Iulia. De fapt a fost singurul l\u0103ca\u0219 de cult vizitat de noi, noi doi vreau s\u0103 spun, pe \u00eendelete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mirosul clorului atotputernic, Ora\u0219ul mai avea de \u00eenfruntat ceva vizibil, sup\u0103r\u0103tor de vizibil, praful de ciment, de la fabrica cu acela\u0219i nume. Ora\u0219ul era alb. Ro\u0219ul \u021biglelor, fabricate \u201dacas\u0103\u201d de uzinele de materiale de\u00a0 construc\u021bii,\u00a0 disp\u0103ruse.\u00a0 Aerul\u00a0 \u00eemb\u00e2csit\u00a0 de\u00a0 pulberea micronic\u0103 invada pl\u0103m\u00e2nii nepreg\u0103ti\u021bi ai noilor veni\u021bi. Nu c\u0103\u00a0 localnicii\u00a0 s-ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 acomodat,\u00a0 dar,\u00a0 pur\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 simplu,\u00a0 nu aveau alt\u0103 cale. Singura solu\u021bie, paleativ\u0103, era evadarea \u00een\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 liber\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 perimetrului\u00a0 agresiv.\u00a0 Ne-am speriat noi ce ne-am speriat la Zlatna, sau la T\u00e2rn\u0103veni, dar dezolarea care a pus st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe sufletele noastre vis\u0103toare,\u00a0 a\u00a0 avut\u00a0 un \u00a0impact\u00a0 descurajant\u00a0 asupra perspectivei\u00a0 inginerului\u00a0 chimist.\u00a0 Industria\u00a0 chimic\u0103\u00a0 a Rom\u00e2niei ne chema s\u0103 construim viitorul devenind eroi, o\u00a0 lozinc\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 ordinea\u00a0 zilei.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 vizita sectoarelor de produc\u021bie, am \u00een\u021beles c\u00e2t de diferit\u0103 era punerea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 practic\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 cuno\u0219tin\u021belor\u00a0 c\u0103p\u0103tate\u00a0 prin \u201didilicele\u201d\u00a0 cursuri\u00a0 teoretice.\u00a0 Timpul\u00a0 scurt\u00a0 de\u00a0 care dispuneam ne-a obligat s\u0103 ne mul\u021bumim cu pu\u021bin, dar a fost de ajuns. Cum principala materie prim\u0103\u00a0 era sarea, mai pe scurt Clorura de Sodiu, ne-am oprit la Sec\u021bia de Electroliz\u0103 unde se produceau, \u00een instala\u021bii de electroliz\u0103 cu catod metalic, dar din nefericire, \u0219i \u00een cele cu catod de\u00a0 mercur,\u00a0 sursa\u00a0 principal\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 contamin\u0103rii\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acest element\u00a0 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103tor\u00a0 a\u00a0 perimetrului\u00a0 tragicului \u00a0ora\u0219. Electrolizoarele produceau Clor, cu sc\u0103p\u0103ri importante \u00een\u00a0 atmosfer\u0103,\u00a0 hidrogen,\u00a0 acid\u00a0 clorhidric\u00a0 rezultat\u00a0 din sinteza celor dou\u0103 produse amintite, hidroxid de sodiu, soda caustic\u0103 de toate zilele. O linie paralel\u0103, \u00een care solu\u021biile de clorur\u0103 de sodiu erau tratate cu amoniac, sc\u0103pat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 el\u00a0 cu\u00a0 generozitate\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aerul\u00a0 \u00eenconjur\u0103tor, producea bicarbona\u021bi \u0219i carbonati, ca atare, sau servind ob\u021binerii aceleia\u0219i sode caustice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Dar combinatul Chimic mai producea \u0219i alte bazaconii toxice printre care a\u0219a numitul HCH, explicitat \u00een termeni \u201d\u0219tiin\u021bifici\u201d ca fiind \u201dHexaclorciclohexan\u201d, un insecticid de mare\u00a0 eficacitate,\u00a0 \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 criminal\u0103\u00a0 neglijen\u021b\u0103, prin\u00a0 zon\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 ei.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 aceast\u0103\u00a0 atmosfer\u0103\u00a0 de respingere, tinerii \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103cei,\u00a0 ocoleau incintele sec\u021biilor poluante,\u00a0 mul\u021bumindu-se\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 consemneze\u00a0 \u201dtotul\u201d\u00a0 \u00een caietele\u00a0 de\u00a0 practic\u0103,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 o\u00a0 datorie\u00a0 a\u00a0 instruirii supravegheate de nevinova\u021bii no\u0219tri asisten\u021bi, \u0219i ca un \u201dremember\u201d strict personal, necesar \u00een lupta cu alegerea \u201dde bun\u0103 voie\u201d a viitorului.<\/p>\n

        Peste toate, \u00eens\u0103, ce te frapa era \u201dm\u00e2ndria\u201d turdenilor pentru istoria acestor locuri, \u201d\u00een\u021belegerea\u201d pentru acest \u00eenfior\u0103tor prezent \u0219i, nesecata \u201dsperan\u021b\u0103\u201d \u00een viitorul de la cap\u0103tul tunelului. Nu uit \u201dm\u00e2ndria\u201d cu care un inginer chimist localnic ne-a vorbit de anul 1913, c\u00e2nd aici, la Turda, s-a produs Iperita, folosit\u0103 de Germania \u00een lupta de la Ypres. Da, fiecare cu referire la \u201do dat\u0103 istoric\u0103\u201d, nu \u0219i la degradarea moral\u0103 care i-a cucerit \u0219i pe al\u021bii acoperindu-se\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 mai\u00a0 imoralul\u00a0 \u201dscopul\u00a0 scuz\u0103 mijloacele\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Eram\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 de\u00a0 deruta\u021bi,\u00a0 dezam\u0103gi\u021bi\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 spus,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t g\u00e2ndul la celebritatea Salinei, r\u0103mas cumva \u00een subsidiar, a r\u0103mas estompat de starea de spirit dob\u00e2ndit\u0103. \u0218i totu\u0219i am inclus salina \u00een ultima zi de \u201dsta\u021bionare\u201d la Turda. Acum c\u00e2nd scriu aceste r\u00e2nduri, \u00eenarmat cu informa\u021biile legate de prestigiul de care se bucur\u0103 aceast\u0103 str\u0103veche exploatare a s\u0103rii din Europa, mi-e greu s\u0103 fac apel la amintirile vizitei noastre. Ast\u0103zi superlativele agen\u021biilor de turism din lumea \u00eentreag\u0103 nu se sfiesc s\u0103 plaseze Salina din Turda pe lista atrac\u021biilor mondiale. Prin 1953 situa\u021bia nu era deloc at\u00e2t de roz\u0103. Localnicii, care o cuno\u0219teau ca \u00een palm\u0103, ne-au \u00eempuiat capul cu toate minunile subterane, reale \u0219i \u00eenflorite poetic, \u00eemping\u00e2ndu- ne \u00een ad\u00e2ncurile p\u0103r\u0103site \u00eenc\u0103 de prin anii 30, din lipsa unui\u00a0 interes\u00a0 economic.\u00a0 Abia\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 primul\u00a0 deceniu\u00a0 al noului mileniu, statul s-a pus pe treab\u0103, atr\u0103g\u00e2nd prin amenaj\u0103rile f\u0103cute, aten\u021bia lumii turismului. Noi am luat- o pe vechiul drum de acces, Galeria Franz Josef, un fel de tunel orizontal de circa un km care pornea din Nord- Estul ora\u0219ului, folosit la vremea vizitei noastre \u00een prima sa\u00a0 jum\u0103tate\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ca\u00a0 depozit\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 alimente.\u00a0 Nimic impresionant, doar ap\u0103s\u0103tor. Am mers ce am mers dar \u201dvocea\u00a0 fetelor\u201d\u00a0 a\u00a0 comandat\u00a0 \u00eentoarcerea.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 frustrant g\u00e2ndind la faptul c\u0103 Turda ne-a atras nu at\u00e2t, sau deloc, prin\u00a0 Industria\u00a0 sa\u00a0 Chimic\u0103,\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 prin\u00a0 existen\u021ba\u00a0 celebrei saline. \u0218tiam c\u0103 \u00een ad\u00e2ncuri aveam s\u0103 g\u0103sim unicate de instala\u021bii de exploatare minier\u0103 arhaice, p\u0103strate la fa\u021ba locului,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 era\u00a0 celebrul\u00a0 Crivac,\u00a0 un\u00a0 troliu\u00a0 vertical asigur\u00e2nd transportul prin pu\u021b a materialului extras cu instala\u021bia amintit\u0103. Acest crivac era ac\u021biont de cai care prin cele patru bra\u021be, \u00een cruce, era supus mi\u0219c\u0103rii de rota\u021bie, asigur\u00e2ndu-se extrac\u021bia propriu zis\u0103. Complicat de imaginat chiar \u0219i descifr\u00e2nd pozele din arhiv\u0103. Un acces printr-o colivie de pu\u021b era de neconceput pentru grupuri mixte de vizitatori cum eram noi. Lucrurile s-au schimbat \u00een timp salina Turda devenind un punct de atrac\u021bie\u00a0 mondial\u0103,\u00a0 una\u00a0 dintre\u00a0 cele\u00a0 mai\u00a0 c\u0103utate\u00a0 \u0219i recomandate\u00a0 \u201dminuni\u201d\u00a0 subterane.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 p\u0103r\u0103sit\u00a0 Galeria Franz Josef cu am\u0103r\u0103ciunea copilului c\u0103ruia i s-a promis ceva deosebit \u0219i nu s-a ales cu nimic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Excursia\u00a0 a\u00a0 continuat\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 condi\u021bii\u00a0 mai\u00a0 mult\u00a0 dec\u00e2t precare. Baia Mare ne-a primit cu magazinele golite, cu o atmosfer\u0103 de \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare, deloc prielnic\u0103 unor vizite tehnice.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 obosi\u021bi.\u00a0 Cocheci\u00a0 a\u00a0 luat inima-n din\u021bi \u0219i ne-a f\u0103cut o vizit\u0103 de \u00eemb\u0103rb\u0103tare. Zona era at\u00e2t de bogat\u0103 \u00een obiective tehnice \u0219i turistice, iar noi pu\u0219i pe des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219irea chiulului. \u0218i chiul a fost. Industria minier\u0103 \u0219i cea metalurgic\u0103 p\u0103leau ca importan\u021b\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba industriei chimice , cel pu\u021bin dup\u0103 p\u0103rerea nostr\u0103 \u0219i, ca atare, ne-am mul\u021bumit cu acest mod de g\u00e2ndire. Ar fi multe de povestit, dar starea de spirit care ne-a \u00eenso\u021bit p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 plecarea\u00a0 spre\u00a0 cas\u0103,\u00a0 adic\u0103\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara, estompeaz\u0103,\u00a0 acum,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 scormonesc\u00a0 memoria, pl\u0103cerea de a m\u0103 sc\u0103lda \u00een amintiri. Totu\u0219i, a\u0219 fi nedrept dac\u0103\u00a0 n-a\u0219\u00a0 pomeni\u00a0 de\u00a0 surpriza\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 preg\u0103tit-o Cocheci \u00een \u201dc\u00e2rd\u0103\u0219ie\u201d cu primarul ora\u0219ului. Cocheci era un nume, un colaborator, o vizit\u0103 onorant\u0103 pentru ora\u0219. \u00cen ajun, autobuzul pus la dispozi\u021bie ne-a aruncat \u00eentr-un loc de vis, pentru acel centru al polu\u0103rii industriale cum ara\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Baia\u00a0 Mare,\u00a0 o\u00a0 superb\u0103\u00a0 p\u0103dure,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 gr\u0103din\u0103 restaurant \u00een centru. Totul era preg\u0103tit pentru cheful de desp\u0103r\u021bire. \u00cen acea perioad\u0103 de lipsuri alimentare, de foame\u00a0 na\u021bional\u0103,\u00a0 am\u00a0 m\u00e2ncat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 s\u0103turate,\u00a0 nu,\u00a0 pe supras\u0103turate,\u00a0 fripturi\u00a0 la\u00a0 gr\u0103tar,\u00a0 stropite\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bere,\u00a0 da, bere, la discre\u021bie!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Dac\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 am\u00a0 re\u021binut\u00a0 prea\u00a0 multe\u00a0 din\u00a0 vizita\u00a0 tehnic\u0103, episodul\u00a0 r\u0103sf\u0103\u021bului\u00a0 din\u00a0 p\u0103dure\u00a0 a\u00a0 compensat\u00a0 toate ne\u00eemplinirile viitorilor ingineri chimi\u0219ti. Ne-am \u00eentors plini de voie bun\u0103, la fel de g\u0103l\u0103gio\u0219i\u00a0 ca la plecarea spre Bra\u0219ov. Timi\u0219oara ne-a primit cu bra\u021bele deschise, iar noi doi, ne-am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at \u0219i s\u0103rutat pe unde am apucat.<\/p>\n

        Logodna\u00a0 bucluca\u0219\u0103,\u00a0 odat\u0103\u00a0 deconspirat\u0103,\u00a0 a\u00a0 adus nelini\u0219te\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cele\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 tabere.\u00a0 La\u00a0 S\u00e2ntana,\u00a0 Dna Grozescu-Kruch, Mami de mai t\u00eerziu, a primit vestea cu emo\u021bie dar cu calm. O fr\u0103m\u00e2nta faptul c\u0103 Babutzi a ei nu i-a spus nimic, nu i-a cerut p\u0103rerea. La educa\u021bia primit\u0103 de acas\u0103, la cea \u00eensu\u0219it\u0103 \u00een primii ani de \u0219coal\u0103 la N\u00f4tre Dame din Timi\u0219oara, la supravegerea perioadei de liceu de la Oradea de c\u0103tre M\u0103tu\u0219a Ma\u021bu\u0219 \u0219i unchiul Ionel, sau a unchiului Andrei de la Timi\u0219oara, Cerberul care avea ce avea cu pletele mele, o astfel de izolare fa\u021b\u0103 de propria\u00a0 mam\u0103\u00a0 p\u0103rea\u00a0 de\u00a0 ne\u00een\u021beles.\u00a0 Auzise\u00a0 de\u00a0 mine, cenzurase\u00a0 scrisorile\u00a0 trimise\u00a0 de\u00a0 mine\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vacan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 nu \u00een\u021belesese\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 concret\u00a0 din\u00a0 stilul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 \u201daiurit\u201d\u00a0 de exprimare,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 era\u00a0 la\u00a0 curent\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 se\u00a0 sim\u021bea\u00a0 frustrat\u0103. Doamne!, \u0219i ce m\u00e2ndr\u0103 a ajuns s\u0103 fie de un a\u0219a b\u0103iat\u00a0 bun, peste ani. Vizita surorii sale la S\u00e2ntana, mai mult a iritat-o\u00a0 dec\u00e2t\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 lini\u0219teasc\u0103,\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 re\u021binuse\u00a0 nimic altceva dec\u00e2t imaginea unui pletos. Nici nu eram a\u0219a de pletos pe c\u00e2t de exagerat eram prezentat. Babutzi a lor nu\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 legat\u00a0 niciodat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 acest\u00a0 aspect\u00a0 \u201dexotic\u201d,\u00a0 din contra \u00eemi invidia onduleurile de la ceaf\u0103. \u0218i, cel mai important, eu a\u0219a m\u0103 pl\u0103ceam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Dup\u0103 S\u00e2ntana a urmat Oradea. \u00cengrijorata m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103 s-a dus pu\u0219c\u0103 la ai mei s\u0103-i aten\u021bioneze c\u0103 nepoata ei era un element rexcep\u021bional, educat\u0103, serioas\u0103, pentru care c\u0103s\u0103toria, vorba ei \u201dDoamne Fere\u0219te!\u201d, nu era o joac\u0103 cu un t\u00e2n\u0103r a\u0219a cum ar\u0103ta c\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut la Timi\u0219oara. Acest\u00a0 b\u0103iat\u00a0 a\u00a0 f\u0103cut-o\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fac\u0103\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 ce\u00a0 n-ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 f\u0103cut niciodat\u0103 din propria ini\u021biativ\u0103. Vorbind repede, agitat, amestec\u00e2nd rom\u00e2na cu maghiara, pe Dumnezeule cu Istenem, a l\u0103sat-o pe mama cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103. Dar s-a redresat \u0219i a dat drumul replicilor pe un ton, civilizat, dar nu \u0219i lini\u0219tit. \u201dDoamna S\u0103cal, nici b\u0103iatul meu nu este mai\u00a0 prejos.\u00a0 Nici\u00a0 nu-l\u00a0 cunoa\u0219te\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 gr\u0103bi\u021bi\u00a0 s\u0103-l incrimina\u021bi. Este politicos, credincios, educat, \u00eenc\u00e2ntat de propria\u00a0 lui\u00a0 persoan\u0103,\u00a0 iubit,\u00a0 nu,\u00a0 adorat,\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eentreaga noastr\u0103 familie. Ce cusur i-a\u021bi g\u0103sit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l cunoa\u0219te\u021bi?! C\u0103 poart\u0103 plete?! Dar ar trebui s\u0103 recunoa\u0219te\u021bi c\u0103 nici nu-i st\u0103 r\u0103u. \u0218i elev fiind, g\u0103sea cale s\u0103-\u0219i mascheze pletele, iar fetele \u00eel pl\u0103ceau. Asta o \u0219tiu sigur de la sora lui,\u00a0 Ludmi,\u00a0 elev\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ea,\u00a0 la\u00a0 curent\u00a0 cu\u00a0 via\u021ba adolescen\u021bilor…\u201d \u201dTocmai asta nu-mi place. Avem \u0219i noi informa\u021biile noastre…Babutzi nu este a\u0219a, v\u0103 asigur…\u201d Ce mai!, un r\u0103zboi \u00een toat\u0103 regula. Preten\u021bii \u0219i orgolii!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Viitorul\u00a0 avea\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 demonstreze\u00a0 contrariul.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 Mami,\u00a0 \u0219i Tu\u0219a Ma\u021bu\u0219, \u0219i Unchiul Ionel, se luau la \u00eentrecere cu ai mei pentru a sta cu noi, la noi, pe \u0219antier, mai ales dup\u0103 apari\u021bia Cristinei.<\/p>\n

        Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci mai sunt multe amintiri de relatat. Se apropia\u00a0 iarna\u00a0 lui\u00a0 1953\/1954,\u00a0 \u00eencheierea\u00a0 cursurilor,\u00a0 a examenelor, a pred\u0103rii proiectelor de licen\u021b\u0103, a planurilor de viitor. Baza\u021bi pe inten\u021biile lui Cocheci, ne sim\u021beam \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103.\u00a0 Rela\u021biile\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Dom\u00a0 Profesor\u00a0 erau\u00a0 excelente. Babi \u00ee\u0219i vedea lini\u0219tit\u0103 de ale preparatorului, eu \u00eencheiam cu\u00a0 brio\u00a0 cercetarea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 tema\u00a0 aleas\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 Cocheci,\u00a0 un domeniu\u00a0 c\u0103ruia\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 consacrat\u00a0 o\u00a0 bun\u0103\u00a0 parte\u00a0 din activitatea lui \u0219tiin\u021bific\u0103.<\/p>\n

        Examenul de licen\u021b\u0103 fixat penru ianuarie 1954, nu ne provoca nicio emo\u021bie. Ne permiteam s\u0103 hoin\u0103rim, parc\u0103 \u00een draci, pentru a cunoa\u0219te mai bine ora\u0219ul iubit de pe Bega, ora\u0219 \u00een care proiectam \u201d\u0219tiin\u021bific\u201d viitorul nostru \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d.\u00a0 Singurul\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nea\u00a0 era nostalgia,\u00a0 prematur\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103,\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 anii\u00a0 de\u00a0 studen\u021bie. Sintagma\u00a0 \u201dte\u00a0 iubesc\u201d\u00a0 a\u00a0 cucerit\u00a0 teren\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vocabularul nostru ceea ce era cumva o noutate pentru noi. Curios, timp\u00a0 de\u00a0 aproape\u00a0 patru\u00a0 ani\u00a0 nu\u00a0 am\u00a0 folosit\u00a0 aceast\u0103 adresare, iar \u0219i mai interesant este c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 l-a rostit ea, \u00een seara logodnei, la restaurantul de sub podul de pe Bega oblig\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s\u0103-i r\u0103spund cu aceea\u0219i moned\u0103. Tot atunci s-a \u00eemp\u0103m\u00e2ntenit \u0219i acel at\u00e2t de ocolit \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. \u0218i chiar am r\u0103mas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0S-a mai atenuat \u0219i teama ei de privirile colegilor \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 nu mai scoat\u0103 verigheta la facultate. Au mai fost \u0219i alte cupluri, aparent formate pe baza unor afinit\u0103\u021bi evidente, care ne urm\u0103reau cu o u\u0219oar\u0103 invidie, dar care nu s-au confirmat dup\u0103 anii de studen\u021bie. \u00centr-unul din cazuri chiar am r\u0103mas dezam\u0103git. \u021aineam la am\u00e2ndoi, citeai din privirile cu care scrutau unul \u00een ochii celuilalt mirarea, \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-se retoric \u201dDe ce?!\u201d I-am studiat la \u00eent\u00e2lnirile decadale, apoi cincinale de\u00a0 la Timi\u0219oara \u0219i Bucure\u0219ti.\u00a0 Cu\u00a0 Vera\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 rela\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 prietenie excelente.\u00a0 Comunic\u0103m\u00a0 telefonic\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 sim\u021bim\u00a0 aceea\u0219i c\u0103ldur\u0103 nedisimilat\u0103 a vechii prietenii. Facem parte din grupul din ce \u00een ce mai restr\u00e2ns al celor r\u0103ma\u0219i \u00een via\u021b\u0103. Suntem un fel de veterani. Cu timpul va deveni fanul meu\u00a0 de\u00a0 necontestat,\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 citirea\u00a0 \u201dcrea\u021biilor\u201d\u00a0 mele literare. Dar mai e p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci.<\/p>\n

        Ianuarie a sosit incredibil de repede, \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 general\u0103 de emo\u021bie, plin\u0103 de \u00eentreb\u0103ri. Pentru Examenul de Licen\u021b\u0103, \u00een fruntea Comisiei a fost invitat Profesorul Universitar Simionescu de la Ia\u0219i, somitate recunoscut\u0103 unanim. De fapt era invitatul obi\u0219nuit al Politehnicii din Timi\u0219oara. Seria noastr\u0103 nu avusese \u00eenc\u0103 prlejul s\u0103-l \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103, de unde \u0219i starea de emo\u021bie ce pusese st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe noi. \u0218i a venit \u0219i clipa \u201dmortal\u0103\u201d, dovad\u0103 a imaturit\u0103\u021bii noastre, \u00eenc\u0103, din sufletele noastre de tineri ce se preg\u0103teau s\u0103 fie lansa\u021bi \u00een neantul vie\u021bii reale. Spun\u00a0 \u201dvie\u021bii\u00a0 reale\u201d\u00a0 deoarece\u00a0 studen\u021bia\u00a0 apar\u021binea\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 echivoc poeziei, visului.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Babi\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 prima\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 intrat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 foc.\u00a0 Degeaba\u00a0 era ultrapreg\u0103tit\u0103,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 emo\u021bia\u00a0 f\u0103cea\u00a0 parte\u00a0 intrinsec\u0103\u00a0 din fiin\u021ba ei. La ea totul era s\u0103 scoat\u0103 primul cuv\u00e2nt dup\u0103 care, n-o mai pueai opri. Greu de st\u00e2rnit. \u00centre noi nu s-a manifestat niciodat\u0103 aceast\u0103 latur\u0103. Eu trebuia s\u0103 fiu motorul, ve\u0219nic pe post de narator. \u0218i a turuit Babi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i lase comisiei loc de \u00eentreb\u0103ri. Totu\u0219i, Simionescu, con\u0219tient de rolul Pre\u0219edintelui Comisiei, a ridicat dou\u0103 degete: \u201dDomni\u0219oara Kruch, ai o tem\u0103 generoas\u0103 \u0219i de interes pentru Timi\u0219oara \u2013 Purificarea chimic\u0103 a apelor din\u00a0 Bega\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vederea\u00a0 potabiliz\u0103rii\u00a0 acestora. Documentarea\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 onoreaz\u0103.\u00a0 Dar,\u00a0 spune-mi\u00a0 \u0219i mie, ai citit ceva despre Gange \u0219i discu\u021biile care se duc pe linie de tratare a apelor sale?\u201d \u201dDa, am citit ceva legat de\u00a0 folosirea\u00a0 Radia\u021biilor\u00a0 Ultraviolete…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dMul\u021bumesc drag\u0103…Bravo pentru lucrare \u0219i pentru at\u00e2t de agreabila prezen\u021b\u0103 printre noi!\u201d Dac\u0103 ar fi fost Cristina de mai t\u00e2rziu \u00een locul ei, ar fi replicat simplu cu un \u201dCe-a\u021bi spus Domnule Profesor?!\u201d Nu puteai s\u0103-i faci un compliment f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fi\u00a0 rugat\u00a0 s\u0103-l\u00a0 repe\u021bi.\u00a0 Nevinovat,\u00a0 bine\u00een\u021beles! Nemaifiind\u00a0 \u00eentreb\u0103ri,\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u021b\u00e2\u0219nit\u00a0 \u00eembujorat\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m-a pupat pe obraz. Eu nu participasem la expunere ca s\u0103 nu-i distrag aten\u021bia. \u00cen schimb ea s-a a\u0219ezat \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd al asisten\u021bei. C\u00e2nd mi-a venit r\u00e2ndul, am tras o du\u0219c\u0103\u00a0 mare\u00a0 de\u00a0 aer\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 piept\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 postat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba juriului.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 scurt\u0103\u00a0 prezentare\u00a0 a\u00a0 profesorului Cocheci, am f\u0103cut la r\u00e2ndul meu rezumatul cercet\u0103rii. Simionescu d\u0103dea aprobativ din cap \u0219i la un moment dat m-a oprit. \u201dAi foarte multe date de laborator bine reprezentate \u0219i-mi place interpretarea lor. Spune-mi \u0219i mie, sunt observa\u021bii de laborator f\u0103cute \u0219i \u00een regim de 24\/24 ore. Cum ai f\u0103cut s\u0103 urm\u0103re\u0219ti to\u021bi parametrii? Ai avut\u00a0 ajutor?\u00a0 Doar\u00a0 nu\u00a0 dormeai\u00a0 pe\u00a0 scaun\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u0103 instala\u021bie?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dEu\u00a0 am\u00a0 urm\u0103rit\u00a0 totul\u00a0 personal\u00a0 av\u00e2nd condi\u021biile oferite de Domnul Profesor Cocheci. St\u0103team \u00een laborator c\u00e2t era necesar m\u0103sur\u0103torilor \u0219i m\u0103 relaxam \u00een\u00a0 Cabinetul\u00a0 Domnului\u00a0 Profesor.\u00a0 Aveam\u00a0 cheile Cabinetului\u00a0 a\u00a0 c\u0103rui\u00a0 u\u0219\u0103\u00a0 d\u0103dea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 laboratorul\u00a0 de cercetare \u0219i la nevoie \u0219i dormeam pe o canapea foarte comod\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 de\u0219tept\u0103tor\u00a0 al\u0103turi.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 am\u00a0 l\u0103sat supravegherea pe m\u00e2na altuia…\u201d \u201dM\u0103i Vasile, \u0103\u0219tia sunt viitorul cercet\u0103rii, cu plete cu tot.\u201d Am ie\u0219it val-v\u00e2rtej, Babi dup\u0103 mine, m-a mai pupat o dat\u0103 \u0219i a ad\u0103ugat: \u201dS\u0103 mergem la castane cu fri\u0219c\u0103, mi-e foame…\u201d \u0218i am plecat \u00een Fabric, la cofet\u0103ria noastr\u0103, felicit\u00e2ndu-ne reciproc pe drum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        A doua zi Cocheci ne-a chemat la el s\u0103 ne spun\u0103 c\u0103 a \u00eenaintat\u00a0 propunerea\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 repartizarea\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 la Catedr\u0103, pe post de asistent. De bucurie am s\u0103rutat-o \u00een fa\u021ba lui ob\u021bin\u00e2nd un z\u00e2mbet \u0219i un \u201dBravo!\u201d. Au mai fost \u0219i al\u021bi colegi ale\u0219i de profesorii lor, dar totul s-a f\u0103cut cu calm, cu \u00eencetinitorul, \u0219i poate c\u0103 a\u0219a a fost mai bine.<\/p>\n

        Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 d\u0103m zilnic t\u00e2rcoale Catedrei lui Cocheci cu o ner\u0103bdare nedisimulat\u0103, \u00een a\u0219teparea confirm\u0103rii. N-a venit cum a\u0219teptam. \u00cen referatul cadrelor, cum am mai\u00a0 amintit\u00a0 mai\u00a0 sus,\u00a0 tov.\u00a0 Ijac,\u00a0 \u0219eful\u00a0 necru\u021b\u0103tor\u00a0 al Serviciului\u00a0 de\u00a0 Cadre\u00a0 al\u00a0 Institutului,\u00a0 a\u00a0 consemnat respingerea, la am\u00e2ndoi. Sus, \u00een dreapta referatului, a ad\u0103ugat de m\u00e2n\u0103, o \u201dl\u0103murire\u201d imbecil\u0103 pentru \u0218eful Catedrei:\u00a0 \u201dAm\u00e2ndoi\u00a0 au\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 negru\u00a0 la\u00a0 dosar!\u201d Cocheci a s\u0103rit \u00een aer. L-a sunat pe Ijac, i-a ascultat argumentele \u0219i i-a replicat c\u0103 va rezolva pe alt\u0103 cale. Argumentele erau cele \u0219tiute: eu fugit din Basarabia, ea cu tat\u0103l plecat \u00een 1943 cu nem\u021bii pe front \u0219i stabilit \u00een Germania\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 un\u00a0 prizonierat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Fran\u021ba.\u00a0 Cocheci\u00a0 se baza\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Asul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 din\u00a0 m\u00e2nec\u0103.\u00a0 Academicianul Murgulescu,\u00a0 savant\u00a0 recunoscut\u00a0 pe\u00a0 plan\u00a0 mondial\u00a0 \u00een domeniul Chimiei Fizice, Ministru al \u00cenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m\u00e2ntultu \u00eei era na\u0219. L-a sunat \u0219i a r\u0103mas stupefiat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u201dVasile drag\u0103, orice \u00een afar\u0103 de cadre! Nimeni nu poate trece\u00a0 peste\u00a0 Cadre!…\u201d\u00a0 Restul\u00a0 au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 schimburi\u00a0 de amabilit\u0103\u021bi \u00eentre na\u0219 \u0219i fin…<\/p>\n

        \u201dCopii, nu pot face nimic! Sunt bulversat…Poate apare ceva schimbare \u00een sistem…E absurd ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103…S\u0103 \u021bine\u021bi leg\u0103tura cu mine…\u201d Ne-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at la plecare.<\/p>\n

        Au\u00a0 urmat\u00a0 zile\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mult\u0103\u00a0 am\u0103r\u0103ciune.\u00a0 Visul\u00a0 cl\u0103dit\u00a0 pe inten\u021biile\u00a0 unui\u00a0 profesor\u00a0 universitar\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 pr\u0103bu\u0219it\u00a0 ex abrupto. Trebuia s\u0103 lu\u0103m drumul celorlal\u021bi colegi \u0219i s\u0103 mergem\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bucure\u0219ti,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Ministerul\u00a0 Chimiei,\u00a0 pentru reparti\u021bii. Ce s\u0103 cerem, ce ni se va da?! Erau \u00eentreb\u0103rile obsedante. \u0218tiam c\u0103 vom r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, cu orice pre\u021b, dar unde?<\/p>\n

        Plecarea la Bucure\u0219ti, la Ministerul Chimiei, s-a soldat cu un e\u0219ec. Dup\u0103 zile de deliber\u0103ri, zile \u00een care Babi a stat la o prieten\u0103, iar eu, confortabil la Gara de Nord, la Clasa a II-a, am ajuns \u0219i \u00een fa\u021ba sbirului, ministrul adjunct Sorin.\u00a0 F\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 menajamente\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 pus\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 listele\u00a0 cu reparti\u021biile \u0219i ne-a luat pe r\u00e2nd la munca de l\u0103murire. \u201dSunte\u021bi tineri ingineri chimi\u0219ti, \u021bara are nevoie de voi acolo\u00a0 unde\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 probleme.\u00a0 Industria\u00a0 chimic\u0103\u00a0 este\u00a0 \u00een plin\u0103 dezvoltare, ve\u021bi \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba, ve\u021bi prelua de la cei mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103. Locurile nu se negociaz\u0103. \u00centreb\u0103ri?\u201d \u201dBla, bla, bla…\u201d \u201dCe anume?!\u201d r\u0103sunase vocea lui Teoran. \u201dP\u0103i, tovar\u0103\u0219e ministru, pe noi nu ne \u00eentreba\u021bi? \u0218i dac\u0103 nu accept\u0103m reparti\u021bia?…ce ne face\u021bi?!, Domnule…\u201d \u201dF\u0103r\u0103 reparti\u021bie nu v\u0103 angajeaz\u0103 nimeni \u0219i nu mai ave\u021bi ce face cu diplomele! Punct! Trece\u021bi pe la secretariat \u0219i v\u0103 lua\u021bi reparti\u021biile. \u00cen trei luni v\u0103 prezenta\u021bi la locurile de munc\u0103!\u201d De\u00a0 la\u00a0 rozul\u00a0 studen\u021besc\u00a0 am\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 brusc\u00a0 la\u00a0 negrul ingineresc.\u00a0 Ne-am\u00a0 \u00eenv\u00e2rtit\u00a0 prin\u00a0 cartier,\u00a0 am\u00a0 luat-o\u00a0 pe Dionisie Lupu \u0219i ne-am a\u0219azat pe b\u0103ncile unui p\u0103rcule\u021b de pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 Biserica Evanghelic\u0103. Ne uitam unii la al\u021bii \u0219i nu deschideam gura. Un mare semn de \u00eentrebare at\u00e2rna deasupra\u00a0 capetelor\u00a0 noastre,\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 genul\u00a0 sabiei\u00a0 lui Damocles. Ne-am \u00eentors la Timi\u0219oara dar, poate pentru prima dat\u0103, \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d al nostru a intrat \u00eentr-un fel de criz\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 stare.\u00a0 \u00centreb\u0103rile\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103spuns\u00a0 generau\u00a0 alte \u00eentreb\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns. \u201dM\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc s\u0103 merg la Arad s\u0103 v\u0103d ce pot face rudele, \u00een special v\u0103rul meu Titi, inginer la Vagoane Arad.\u201d \u201dEu merg la Oradea s\u0103 v\u0103d dac\u0103 nu pot aranja ceva la Combinatul de Alumin\u0103. Rela\u021bii n- am…\u201d Am plecat d\u0103r\u00e2ma\u021bi. Nu concepeam o desp\u0103r\u021bire, nici\u00a0 m\u0103car\u00a0 temporar\u0103.\u00a0 N-am\u00a0 primit\u00a0 nicio\u00a0 veste\u00a0 de\u00a0 la Arad, nici eu nu aveam ce s\u0103-i transmit. \u00centr-o zi ne-am pomenit cu Dima al nostru. Venea de la Sovromul de la Petru Groza, \u0218teiul de ast\u0103zi, unde era angajat pe post de interpret. \u201dBob, vino la \u201dKvar\u021bit\u201d, angajeaz\u0103 tot felul de tineri speciali\u0219ti, au laboratoare, se construie\u0219te, se fac locuin\u021be…numai\u00a0 c\u0103,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 vrei,\u00a0 trebuie\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 mergi\u00a0 la Bucure\u0219ti, La centrala Sovromkvar\u021bitului.\u201d Am scris la Arad \u0219i am plecat la Bucure\u0219ti. Aveam inima c\u00e2t un purice, am sunat la central\u0103, pe Dionisie Lupu 68, \u0219i am intrat la Directorul General, Tarasov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u201dCu ce te pot ajuta, malade\u021b?\u201d \u0218i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 prezint,\u00a0 adic\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 b\u00e2lb\u00e2i.\u00a0 \u201dBaris,\u00a0 vorbe\u0219ti\u00a0 bine ruse\u0219te. Vrei s\u0103 lucrezi la noi? Avem nevoie de chimi\u0219ti.\u201d Recunosc,\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eenviat.\u00a0 M-a\u00a0 servit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 cafea\u00a0 mare, fierbinte, de care nu m-am atins dec\u00e2t la plecare. C\u00e2nd am vrut s\u0103 iau cea\u0219ca, m\u00e2na a tremurat ca un perforator cu repeti\u021bie. Am retras m\u00e2na discret, nu destul de discret ca s\u0103 nu-mi dau seama c\u0103 z\u00e2mbise \u0219i el, tot discret. \u201d\u0218i care-i\u00a0 problema?\u00a0 Batem\u00a0 palma?\u201d\u00a0 Atunci\u00a0 i-am\u00a0 relatat povestea cu reparti\u021biile de la Ministerul Chimiel subliniind atitudinea\u00a0 ministrului\u00a0 Sorin.\u00a0 \u201dStai\u00a0 a\u0219a,…Olga\u00a0 d\u0103-mi ministerul chimiei, cere-l pe tovar\u0103\u0219ul ministru Sorin.\u201d Olga era secretar\u0103 \u0219i interpret\u0103. \u00cen clipa acea am ridicat m\u00e2na, un fel de \u201dsta\u021bi!\u201d \u201dCe-i te-ai r\u0103zg\u00e2ndit?!\u201d \u201dNu dar sunt logodit cu o coleg\u0103, tot inginer chimist…ce fac?\u201d \u201dD\u0103-mi numele fetei…cum?!, ce nume e \u0103sta?\u201d \u201dEste nem\u021boaic\u0103,\u00a0 din\u00a0 Rom\u00e2nia…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDac\u0103\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 angajez,\u00a0 m\u0103 chema\u021bi\u00a0 la\u00a0 nunt\u0103!\u201d\u00a0 Ascult\u00e2nd\u00a0 convorbirea,\u00a0 siguran\u021ba \u0219efului sovietic pe de o parte \u0219i presupusa supunere a ministrului rom\u00e2n, am \u00een\u021beles care era adev\u0103rata rela\u021bie dintre \u201dst\u0103p\u00e2n\u201d \u0219i \u201dsupus\u201d. \u201dBaris, merge\u021bi pe \u0219antier, vor primi numirile voastre \u0219i fi\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i…este mult\u0103 treab\u0103 de f\u0103cut!\u201d O str\u00e2ngere de m\u00e2n\u0103, nu \u00eenainte de a-mi fi b\u0103ut cafeaua, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103rs nicio pic\u0103tur\u0103. O telegram\u0103 cu \u201dVino la Timi\u0219oara\u201d ne-a adus \u00een ora\u0219ul iubit pe care ne-am\u00a0 gr\u0103bit\u00a0 s\u0103-l\u00a0 consider\u0103m\u00a0 ora\u0219ul\u00a0 viitorului\u00a0 nostru. Trebuia s\u0103 ne desp\u0103r\u021bim de ora\u0219ul unui vis \u00eemplinit, dar \u00eentrerupt\u00a0 de\u00a0 nedreptate.\u00a0 De\u00a0 data\u00a0 aceasta\u00a0 sintagma bucluca\u0219\u0103 a unchiului Alex, cea cu \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d<\/strong> a avut un efect deprimant asupra noastr\u0103.\u00a0 Porneam \u00een via\u021b\u0103 cu \u00eencrederea sf\u00e2rtecat\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        VA URMA, cu ajutorul \u201dLui Doamne Ajut\u0103!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Ne-am\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara.\u00a0 Nici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 putea\u00a0 fi\u00a0 altfel. Trebuia\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 lu\u0103m\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 bun\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u201dto\u021bi\u201d\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 la \u201dtoate\u201d. Cei to\u021bi la care m-am referit, majoritatea, au luat- o care \u00eencotro. Huzurul anilor de student luase sf\u00e2r\u0219it. Pu\u021bini erau cei care au r\u0103mas pe loc \u0219i cum \u201degoismul\u201d nu a\u0219teapt\u0103 o invita\u021bie special\u0103, au disp\u0103rut, cu voie, sau f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 voie.\u00a0 Cele\u00a0 toate\u00a0 erau\u00a0 la\u00a0 locul\u00a0 lor,\u00a0 parc\u0103, a\u0219tept\u00e2ndu-ne. Am umblat toat\u0103 ziua \u00eempin\u0219i parc\u0103 de ceva for\u021b\u0103 ocult\u0103 care ne amintea de zilele bune. Ne-am dus pe Telbisz, la amfiteatru, ne-am dus la Palatul Loyd,\u00a0 la sala de Desen Tehnic cu ale sale inegalabile mese, parc\u0103,\u00a0 special\u00a0 f\u0103cute\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 Poetzi,\u00a0 am\u00a0 luat-o\u00a0 de-a lungul\u00a0 Begheului,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 parcuri,\u00a0 am\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 la\u00a0 Pia\u021ba Domului, era destul de rece, dar noi habar nu aveam, am intrat \u00een Fabric, la cofet\u0103ria cu piure de castane cu fri\u0219c\u0103, ne-am \u00eentors la Dom, am intrat \u0219i ca de obicei, eu am\u00a0 stat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 ultimul\u00a0 r\u00e2nd,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 rugat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba Sf\u00e2ntului Anton cu Pruncul \u0219i, \u00een final, obosi\u021bi \u0219i tri\u0219ti am mers\u00a0 la\u00a0 locuin\u021ba\u00a0 mea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 amintiri.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 loc\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103m, s\u0103 ne s\u0103rut\u0103m, am p\u0103l\u0103vr\u0103git toat\u0103 noaptea despre \u0218tei, eu prezent\u00e2nd \u00een culori roze cele aflate de la fratele meu, ea l\u0103crim\u00e2nd discret. La un moment dat i- am sorbit cu un s\u0103rut lacrima ce se prelingea \u0219i am provocat, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau, cascada. Lacrimile au curs \u00een voie, printre sughi\u021buri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Am plecat, ea la S\u00e2ntana, eu la Oradea urm\u00e2nd s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim la ai mei pentru preg\u0103tirea plec\u0103rii. Fratele ne a\u0219tepta la \u0218tei cu reparti\u021bia pentru o camer\u0103 \u00een baraca de pe malul Cri\u0219ului Negru. A venit la Oradea, a f\u0103cut furori printre ai mei cu al s\u0103u chip \u0219i atitudine jenat\u0103, n-a vrut s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 doarm\u0103 la noi \u0219i a trebuit s-o duc la Tu\u0219a\u00a0 Ma\u021bu\u0219\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Unchiul\u00a0 Ionel.\u00a0 O\u00a0 atmosfer\u0103\u00a0 pu\u021bin st\u00e2njenitoare, o retragere a femeilor pentru l\u0103muriri \u0219i o \u00eentrebare\u00a0 a\u00a0 unchiului:\u00a0 \u201dJoci\u00a0 \u0219ah?\u201d…\u201dDa,\u00a0 \u00eemi place…\u201d…\u201dC\u00e2nd\u00a0 ai\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ai\u00a0 chef,\u00a0 vino\u00a0 la\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 am\u00a0 totul preg\u0103tit…S\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 sunt destul de bun…\u201d<\/p>\n

        A\u0219a avea s\u0103 fie \u00een viitorul apropiat. Jucam p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd scorul final \u00eei era favorabil. O c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 modest\u0103 \u00eentr-un mic rai de verdea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n

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        \u00a0Seara m-am \u00eentors la ai mei \u00eenconjurat de superlative la adresa \u201dlogodnicii\u201d, dup\u0103 prima vizit\u0103.<\/p>\n

        Am plecat la \u0218tei cu autobuzul pentru a cunoa\u0219te mai bine traseul. De tren eram s\u0103tul \u0219i aveam s\u0103-l ocolesc \u00een anii ce au urmat. Drumul ne-a pl\u0103cut \u00een urcu\u0219ul s\u0103u lent, dar continuu, discret, dar suficient pentru a ne avertiza c\u0103 ne \u00eendrept\u0103m, \u00eencet-\u00eencet, spre ceea ce eu \u0219tiam din adolescen\u021b\u0103, spre Apuseni, m\u00e2ndria bihorenilor. \u201dOra\u0219ul\u201d \u0218tei, respectiv Petru Groza, a\u0219a cum l-am apucat noi, situat \u00een dreapta Cri\u0219ului Negru, la o altitudine medie de cca. 250m, la 80 km de Oradea, 10 km de Va\u0219c\u0103u sau Nucet \u0219i vreo 20 km de exploatarea minier\u0103 B\u0103i\u021ba cu celebra min\u0103 Avram Iancu. \u0218oseaua dintre \u0218tei \u0219i B\u0103i\u021ba Bihor era asfaltat\u0103 permi\u021b\u00e2nd un continuu dute-vino al basculantelor\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103rcate\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 minereu\u00a0 de\u00a0 uraniu considerat unic \u00een lume pentru con\u021binutul s\u0103u ridicat \u00een uraniu.\u00a0 Sovrom\u00a0 Quar\u021bitul\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 o\u00a0 adev\u0103rat\u0103\u00a0 man\u0103 cereasc\u0103\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 Uniunea\u00a0 Sovietic\u0103,\u00a0 man\u0103\u00a0 care\u00a0 a restabilit echilibrul \u00eentre \u021b\u0103rile posesoare de z\u0103c\u0103minte radioactive. Toate aceste \u201dinforma\u021bii\u201d le-am primit \u00eenainte de a poposi pe acel \u0219antier \u00een continu\u0103 desf\u0103\u0219urare, de la fr\u0103\u021biorul meu mai mare, dornic de a ne \u00eencuraja \u0219i mai ales de a ne atrage. \u0218i a reu\u0219it. La acea vreme lumea habar nu avea de radia\u021bii, de contaminare radioactiv\u0103, de problemele de protec\u021bie. Noutatea domeniului era, totu\u0219i,\u00a0 atr\u0103g\u0103toare\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 ni\u0219te\u00a0 inginera\u0219i\u00a0 nevinova\u021bi, vis\u00e2nd s\u0103 se acopere cu gloria priorit\u0103\u021bii printre neferici\u021bii lor colegi arunca\u021bi \u00een iadul chimic al unor centre de trist\u0103 amintire ca Zlatna, Turda, T\u00e2rn\u0103veni. Cuv\u00e2ntul \u201dnuclear\u201d\u00a0 \u00eencepea s\u0103 aib\u0103 nu numai atrac\u021bie, dar \u0219i greutate, la noi. Am fost prelua\u021bi cu \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103ri \u0219i du\u0219i la camera repartizat\u0103 \u00een baraca unde se instalaser\u0103, de peste doi ani, Dima, devenit Mircea, \u0219i minunata lui so\u021bie Florica, de prin locuri, din S\u0103li\u0219tea de Bihor. Da, barac\u0103 am spus. O construc\u021bie din sc\u00e2nduri de brad, lung\u0103 c\u00e2t \u021binea coridorul care o st\u0103b\u0103tea \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bind-o simetric \u00een dou\u0103. Construc\u021bia, nici acuma nu-mi vine s-o numesc barac\u0103, era coco\u021bat\u0103 pe un schelet de piloni, grinzi tot din lemn de brad, la circa 1m, \u0219i mai bine, de sol, cu sc\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 balustrad\u0103, bine fixate, la cele dou\u0103 intr\u0103ri \u00een edificiu, la doi pa\u0219i de albia Cri\u0219ului Negru. Ap\u0103 repede, venind din Apuseni, cristalin\u0103 pe timp de secet\u0103, \u00eenvolburat\u0103 de ploile montane, devenit\u0103 furioas\u0103 \u0219i umfl\u00e2ndu-se \u00een pene pentru a cuceri suprafe\u021be \u00eentinse de pe ambele maluri ale r\u00e2ului, \u0219i l\u0103s\u00e2nd impresia unui lac nesf\u00e2r\u0219it, pe care baraca plute\u0219te lini\u0219tit, f\u0103r\u0103 tangaj, bine proptit\u0103 \u00een sol prin pilonii de sub ea. \u0218i \u00eenc\u0103 un am\u0103nunt dezolant, ca \u0219i cum numai asta mai lipsea, un closet, WC ar suna prea preten\u021bios, la vreo 10 m apropiere. Dar astea erau doar primele constat\u0103ri, ca s\u0103 nu le spun surprize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        O cin\u0103 bogat\u0103, o \u021buic\u0103 de Bihor \u0219i un pahar, dou\u0103, de vin ro\u0219u de la gospodar, au \u00eencercat s\u0103 estompeze c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t impresiile de instalare. Pe la miezul nop\u021bii oboseala \u0219i-a spus cuv\u00e2ntul \u0219i am fost condu\u0219i \u00een camera care urma s\u0103 devin\u0103 locuin\u021ba noastr\u0103. Pentru c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme? Nu \u0219tiu\u00a0 ce\u00a0 g\u00e2ndea\u00a0 Babi,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 eu\u00a0 am\u00a0 cochetat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ideea renun\u021b\u0103rii cam tot restul nop\u021bii. Spre diminea\u021ba, sim\u021bind c\u0103 nu dorm, m-a \u00eentrebat: \u201dCrezi c\u0103 vom rezista?!…\u201d \u201dNu uita\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 suntem\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 asta\u00a0 este\u00a0 cel\u00a0 mai important…\u201d Diminea\u021ba am primit micul dejun \u0219i cafeaua pe\u00a0 o\u00a0 tav\u0103\u00a0 adus\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 Florica.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 primul\u00a0 gest\u00a0 de \u00een\u021belegere\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eencurajare.\u00a0 La\u00a0 Direc\u021bie\u00a0 totul\u00a0 era\u00a0 preg\u0103tit pentru\u00a0 \u00eentocmirea\u00a0 formelor\u00a0 de\u00a0 angajare.\u00a0 Totul\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la moar\u0103,\u00a0 \u0219nur,\u00a0 inclusiv\u00a0 angajamentul\u00a0 de\u00a0 p\u0103strare\u00a0 a Secretului de Stat. Totul era secret! Cam sec pentru noi, dar acceptabil ca fel de \u201dpunere la punct\u201d. Eram trata\u021bi ca ingineri \u0219i asta ne oferea, c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t, o satisfac\u021bie, prima de acest fel. \u201dEu sunt un fel de \u0218ef pe aici, c\u00e2nd ave\u021bi\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 probleme\u00a0 veni\u021bi\u00a0 la\u00a0 mine,\u00a0 direct…Sunt tovar\u0103\u0219ul\u00a0 Kosteano\u00ef…Acum\u00a0 merge\u021bi\u00a0 la\u00a0 casierie\u00a0 s\u0103 ridica\u021bi\u00a0 un\u00a0 fel\u00a0 de\u00a0 prim\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 instalare,\u00a0 echivalent\u0103\u00a0 cu salariul de stagiar, 900 lei, fiecare. Dup\u0103 aceea merge\u021bi s\u0103\u00a0 cunoa\u0219te\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219antierul,\u00a0 ora\u0219ul\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 construc\u021bie.\u00a0 Ave\u021bi legitima\u021biile de Laborator cu care v\u0103 pute\u021bi apropia de orice\u00a0 obiectiv\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 celor\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 las\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103 intra\u021bi…Peste vreo dou\u0103 zile pute\u021bi s\u0103 v\u0103 prezenta\u021bi la Laboratorul Central. Vor primi actele de angajare. Bar\u00eds \u0219i\u00a0 Margar\u00edta,\u00a0 frumos\u00a0 sun\u0103…V-a\u021bi\u00a0 aranjat\u00a0 bine\u00a0 cu locuin\u021ba?\u201d \u201dMdaaa!, cam sinistru la barac\u0103…\u201d \u201dTemporar, nu v\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m mult timp acolo…construim, construim…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        R\u0103ul cunoscut de ieri, parc\u0103, se mai atenuase. Prime de instalare, salariu cu peste 50% peste salariile de stagiari din\u00a0 industria\u00a0 chimic\u0103,\u00a0 sprijinul\u00a0 fratelui\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ales\u00a0 al cumnatei, distan\u021ba relativ mic\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la Oradea, \u0219i cu Beiu\u0219ul \u0219i mai aproape \u0219i el, ritmul alert al construc\u021biilor de locuin\u021be. Erau speran\u021be certe pentru viitorul apropiat. C\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 apropiat,\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 sim\u021bim\u00a0 prin\u00a0 proprie participare \u0219i apreciere. \u0218i am luat taurul de coarne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Apropo de taur, s\u0103 nu uit c\u00e2nd va veni vremea p\u0103\u021baniilor.<\/p>\n

        Am\u00a0 luat-o\u00a0 agale\u00a0 din\u00a0 Pia\u021ba\u00a0 Palatului\u00a0 Administrativ,\u00a0 pe ceea ce se profila a fi cea mai important\u0103 strad\u0103 \u00een devenire, strada Lenin. Asfaltul era turnat, o strad\u0103 larg\u0103 echivalent\u0103 cu ceea ce numim patru benzi, cu trotuare conturate, cu puie\u021bi de plopi pe ambele p\u0103r\u021bi. C\u00e2teva blocuri mici terminate la fa\u021bad\u0103 \u0219i, cumva grupate \u00eentr-o zon\u0103\u00a0 definit\u0103,\u00a0 vile\u00a0 prefabricate,\u00a0 produse\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 RDG. Cochete,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 nivele,\u00a0 toate\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 verde,\u00a0 un\u00a0 verde odihnitor. Aveam s\u0103 afl\u0103m c\u0103 era un fel de cartier al speciali\u0219tilor sovietici. Imagina\u021bia noastr\u0103 a luat-o razna, pe\u00a0 loc,\u00a0 schi\u021b\u00e2nd,\u00a0 fiecare\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 parte,\u00a0 un\u00a0 viitor\u00a0 aproape romantic, \u00eentr-o vil\u0103 doar a noastr\u0103. G\u00e2ndeam \u0219i visam \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, un termen ocolit cu ostenta\u021bie \u00een primii ani de studen\u021bie. Acum suna bine! Am trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 o construc\u021bie ce p\u0103rea a fi viitoarea sal\u0103 de sport. Ca dimensiuni promitea multe. Mai \u00een spate un alt \u0219antier \u00een plin\u0103\u00a0 desf\u0103\u0219urare,\u00a0 viitorul\u00a0 bazin\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenot.\u00a0 Paralel\u00a0 cu strada Lenin se profilau alte dou\u0103 str\u0103zi, gata asfaltate, cu trotuare bine conturate. Ceva blocuri mai m\u0103ricele tronau\u00a0 pe\u00a0 dealul\u00a0 Petrilenilor,\u00a0 cartier\u00a0 ce\u00a0 urma\u00a0 s\u0103 defineasc\u0103\u00a0 limitele\u00a0 noului\u00a0 ora\u0219\u00a0 \u0218tei,\u00a0 de\u00a0 unde\u00a0 se desprindea \u0219oseaua relax\u0103rii, cum aveam s-o numim, drumul spre civiliza\u021bie, spre Oradea. Eram la doi pa\u0219i de Laboratorul\u00a0 Central\u00a0 \u0218tei,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 bine\u00a0 zis\u00a0 Sec\u021bia\u00a0 de Laboratoare,\u00a0 o\u00a0 cl\u0103dire\u00a0 din\u00a0 beton\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 c\u0103r\u0103mid\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un singur nivel, cu profil \u00een\u00a0 \u201dU\u201d, cu o singur\u0103 intrare \u00een col\u021bul de jos-st\u00e2nga al Profilului. Cu geamuri mari z\u0103brelite ca pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 marca\u00a0 caracterul\u00a0 \u201dStrict\u00a0 Secret\u201d\u00a0 al\u00a0 activit\u0103\u021bii desf\u0103\u0219urate. Misiunea cuprindea analiza fizico-chimic\u0103,\u00a0 imagistic\u0103 \u0219i mineralogic\u0103 a minereului exploatat la B\u0103i\u021ba Bihor precum \u0219i a probelor geologice de prospectare. Baza\u00a0 profilului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 aripa\u00a0 st\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 cuprindeau\u00a0 \u00eentreaga activitate\u00a0 analitic\u0103,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 aripa\u00a0 dreapt\u0103\u00a0 g\u0103zduia\u00a0 cel\u00a0 mai important muzeu mineralogic nuclear din aceast\u0103 parte a\u00a0 lumii\u00a0 \u201dnucleare\u201d,\u00a0 bucur\u00e2ndu-se\u00a0 de\u00a0 exponate\u00a0 cu adev\u0103rat\u00a0 unice\u00a0 pe\u00a0 plan\u00a0 mondial,\u00a0 reprezentate\u00a0 de bolovani cu \u201dnasturan\u201d, la concentra\u021bii care au st\u00e2rnit mirarea\u00a0 \u0219tiin\u021bificilor\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 au\u00a0 atras\u00a0 interesul\u00a0 major\u00a0 al sovieticilor prezen\u021bi prin \u201dSovrom Quar\u021bit\u201d. Era locul \u00een care ventila\u021bia func\u021biona 24 din 24 de ore, arunc\u00e2nd \u00een aerul\u00a0 \u0218teiului,\u00a0 printr-un\u00a0 burlan\u00a0 discutabil\u00a0 de\u00a0 scurt, atmosfera insuportabil\u0103 din muzeu. O vizit\u0103 curent\u0103 nu putea fi prelungit\u0103 la mai mult de unu-dou\u0103 minute. Nu teama te alunga ci ame\u021beala care te cuprindea. Descriu aceste\u00a0 am\u0103nunte\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 avans\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 face\u00a0 \u00een\u021beles specificul \u0219i condi\u021biile \u00een care se desf\u0103\u0219ura munca de laborator. Le-am constatat dup\u0103 intrarea \u00een laboratoare, nepreg\u0103ti\u021bi total \u00een domeniul \u00een care urma s\u0103 lucr\u0103m. La facultate\u00a0 problema \u00a0radioactivit\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 general\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a activit\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 nucleare\u00a0 era\u00a0 lecturat\u0103\u00a0 precum\u00a0 o\u00a0 pagin\u0103\u00a0 de istorie.\u00a0 Chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 instructajul\u00a0 de\u00a0 protec\u021bie\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 la\u00a0 fa\u021ba locului nu a excelat prin profesionalism. \u0218eful Protec\u021biei Muncii, inginer minier, strivit de problemele din minerit, considera Laboratoarele Analitice ca un loc de relaxare, de joac\u0103 la suprafa\u021b\u0103. Da, ne-am \u00eenv\u00e2rtit primprejurul noului nostru loc de munc\u0103 ne\u00eendr\u0103znind s\u0103 batem la u\u0219\u0103 pentru o primar\u0103 prezentare. Mai aveam dou\u0103 zile p\u0103suire \u0219i, cu, sau, f\u0103r\u0103 o motivare emotiv\u0103, am preferat s\u0103 profit\u0103m de ultimele clipe de libertate. Am luat-o, cum se\u00a0 spune\u00a0 cu\u00a0 u\u0219urelul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 obseda\u021bi\u00a0 cumva\u00a0 de\u00a0 ce\u00a0 ne a\u0219tepta la barac\u0103, am luat-o \u00eencet spre \u201dcas\u0103\u201d. Aveam nevoie de ceva \u201dantrenament\u201d c\u0103ci emo\u021bii aveam peste poate. \u00cen plus, eu aveam \u0219i remu\u0219c\u0103ri. Eu am convins-o s\u0103 accepte \u0218teiul \u0219i eram primul nemul\u021bumit. Mircea \u0219i Florica se sim\u021beau \u0219i ei vinova\u021bi. Din dorin\u021ba de a ne avea aproape, nu ne-au avertizat asupra condi\u021biilor de locuit. A\u0219teptau \u0219i ei, dar a\u0219teptarea lor a durat cam mult.\u00a0 Nop\u021bile\u00a0 erau\u00a0 cele\u00a0 mai\u00a0 grele\u00a0 perioade.\u00a0 Ziua hoin\u0103ream, cu, sau f\u0103r\u0103 treab\u0103. Seara aveam nevoie de de un minim confort ori asta lipsea cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ire. I-am propus s\u0103 renun\u021be, s\u0103 plece la Arad sau la Oradea, iar eu s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n p\u00e2n\u0103 la rezolvarea problemei. Kosteano\u00ef \u00eemi\u00a0 promisese,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 lucrurile\u00a0 nu\u00a0 p\u0103reau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 aib\u0103\u00a0 o rezolvare rapid\u0103. \u201dNu plec, cum s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i singur?!…\u201d \u0218i am r\u0103mas am\u00e2ndoi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Laboratorul a fost, \u00eentru-n fel, salvarea. Ne a\u0219teptau, aveau\u00a0 nevoie\u00a0 de\u00a0 oameni,\u00a0 sovietici\u00a0 noi\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mai\u00a0 erau a\u0219tepta\u021bi,\u00a0 \u00eencet,\u00a0 \u00eencet,\u00a0 rom\u00e2nii\u00a0 trebuiau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 preia activitatea. Babi a fost instalat\u0103 la o mas\u0103 de laborator, utilat\u0103 cu de toate pentru o activitate de chimie analitic\u0103 clasic\u0103.\u00a0 Cu\u00a0 mine\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 altfel.\u00a0 \u201dBar\u00eds,\u00a0 colegul\u00a0 de\u00a0 la Moscova nu mai vine. Va trebui s\u0103 te descurci singur. \u0218tii ruse\u0219te, aici ai toat\u0103 documenta\u021bia, mergem s\u0103 vezi lboratorul\u00a0 t\u0103u\u00a0 de\u00a0 spectroscopie,\u00a0 acolo\u00a0 ai\u00a0 l\u0103zile\u00a0 cu aparatura, \u00eenc\u0103 nedesf\u0103cute, vizavi de laborator ai un atelier mecanic cu un muncitor priceput, bun la toate. Am s\u0103-l anun\u021b c\u0103 este \u00een subordinea ta. Asta-i tot. Te las s\u0103 te obi\u0219nuie\u0219ti cu g\u00e2ndul. Cite\u0219te tot ce \u021bi-am dat. \u00cen l\u0103zi ai s\u0103 g\u0103se\u0219ti \u0219i prospectele \u0219i instruc\u021biunile. Te las c\u0103 m\u0103 a\u0219teapt\u0103 femeile. M\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg cu ele, dar unde sunt multe femei, sunt \u0219i probleme. Margar\u00edta \u00een\u021belege rusa?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dPu\u021bin,\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u0219coal\u0103…vorbe\u0219te\u00a0 germana, franceza,\u00a0 maghiara…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dOooo!,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 am\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 ceva german\u0103 la \u0219coal\u0103, dar nu prea am r\u0103mas cu ceva…De Margar\u00edta\u00a0 am\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 ocup\u00a0 personal…a\u00a0 mai\u00a0 lucrat undeva?\u201d \u201dNu, doar la facultate ca preparator…\u201d \u201dEste foarte\u00a0 dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103!\u00a0 Sunte\u021bi\u00a0 buni\u00a0 prieteni?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDa,\u00a0 suntem logodi\u021bi,\u00a0 din\u00a0 facultate…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dFrumos,\u00a0 romantic…\u201d Laboratorul meu era la baza profilului \u201dU\u201d al construc\u021biei. Sala de Chimie Analitic\u0103 era \u00een aripa st\u00e2ng\u0103. O sal\u0103 enorm\u0103,\u00a0 desp\u0103r\u021bit\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 un\u00a0 \u0219ir\u00a0 de\u00a0 zece\u00a0 Ni\u0219e ventilate, c\u00e2te cinci, a\u0219ezate spate \u00een spate. Pe fiecare culuar astfel format se aflau c\u00e2te cinci mese de lucru utilate cu toate accesoriile specifice. Pe una din aceste mese, a treia din \u0219irul de cinci, Elena Petrovna, o femeie de circa 55 ani, \u0218efa Sec\u021biei de Laboratoare, a instalat-o pe Marga \u0219i, mai mult prin gesturi dec\u00e2t prin vorbe, i-a explicat\u00a0 cam\u00a0 ce\u00a0 avea\u00a0 de\u00a0 f\u0103cut.\u00a0 C\u00e2teva\u00a0 demonstar\u021bii, c\u00e2teva st\u00e2ng\u0103cii \u0219i un scurt verdict \u201dDevu\u0219ca(feti\u021bo) tu nu prea\u00a0 lucrat\u00a0 analize…Nicevo,\u00a0 nicevo(nu-i\u00a0 nimic,\u00a0 nu-i nimic)…Eu nu \u0219tiut mai mult…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        N-a fost un dezastru aprecierea, dar Babi a mea s-a \u0219ifonat\u00a0 un\u00a0 pic.\u00a0 \u201dLas\u0103\u00a0 c\u0103-i\u00a0 demonstrez\u00a0 eu\u00a0 pentru Devu\u0219ca…\u201d Una peste alta treaba a mers bine, chiar\u00a0 bine de tot. Aprilie se anun\u021ba frumos, \u00eensorit. Munca la laborator ne-a cople\u0219it pe am\u00e2ndoi. Babi \u00eenghi\u021bea toate sfaturile,\u00a0 \u00eendrum\u0103rile\u00a0 Elenei\u00a0 Petrovna,\u00a0 cucerind-o\u00a0 prin \u00eendem\u00e2nare \u0219i respectarea instruc\u021biunilor de lucru. Cu o memorie\u00a0 prodigioas\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 putere\u00a0 de\u00a0 concentrare\u00a0 de invidiat,\u00a0 cel\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 pe\u00a0 mine\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 enerva,\u00a0 re\u021binea\u00a0 orice am\u0103nunt legat de tehnica de lucru. \u0218efa era \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103 \u0219i se a\u0219eza l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea profit\u00e2nd de orice clip\u0103 de libertate dup\u0103 care jinduia. Progresul era evident. La mine era altfel. De domeniul spectroscopiei aplicate nu prea \u0219tiam mare lucru. Din Fizica Optic\u0103 a lui Ci\u0219man am cules doar pove\u0219ti bune de speriat un nevinovat. Trebuie s\u0103 recunosc faptul c\u0103 rusa m-a salvat \u00een mare m\u0103sur\u0103. La acea\u00a0 vreme,\u00a0 ru\u0219ii,\u00a0 prefer,\u00a0 totu\u0219i,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 spun\u00a0 sovieticii, traduceau tot ce ap\u0103rea \u00een lumea larg\u0103 \u0219i nu aveam cum s\u0103 apreciez rolul lor \u00een redactarea lucr\u0103rilor \u0219tiin\u021bifice. Mi- am b\u0103gat nasul p\u00e2n\u0103-n g\u00e2t \u00een lucrarea lui Rusanov \u0219i bine\u00a0 am\u00a0 f\u0103cut.\u00a0 Mai\u00a0 t\u00e2rziu\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 aflu\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 era corespondentul\u00a0 americanului\u00a0 Ahrens,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care colabor\u00e2nd,\u00a0 au\u00a0 ob\u021binut\u00a0 recunoa\u0219terea\u00a0 unanim\u0103\u00a0 de P\u0103rin\u021bii\u00a0 Spectrografiei\u00a0 din\u00a0 lumea\u00a0 geologiei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a mineritului. Am beneficiat \u0219i de traducerea \u00een rus\u0103 a lui Ahrens. Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 dumiresc f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fi pus m\u00e2na pe\u00a0 un\u00a0 spectrograf\u00a0 sau\u00a0 spectrofotometru\u00a0 de\u00a0 emisie. Citeam mult, luam noti\u021be, apucam noaptea \u00een laborator, \u00eenc\u0103 impropriu numit a\u0219a, vis\u00e2nd la ziua \u00een care voi scoate la iveal\u0103 con\u021binutul ascuns al l\u0103zilor cu pricina. Au mai trecut zile bune iar aprilie ne-a ar\u0103tat \u0219i o fa\u021b\u0103 mai pu\u021bin prietenoas\u0103. La munte, \u00een Apuseni au \u00eenceput\u00a0 ploile. Apele r\u00e2urilor au pornit n\u0103valnic la vale iar Cri\u0219ul Negru de l\u00e2ng\u0103 barac\u0103, a luat-o razna. Am primit ceva pelerine \u0219i cizme \u00eenalte, cam prea \u00eenalte pentru o femeie de\u00a0 statura\u00a0 Margar\u00edtei.\u00a0 Ziua,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 ziua.\u00a0 Spectacolul\u00a0 era fascinant. S\u0103 vezi, c\u00e2t vezi cu ochii, zona din jurul nostru transform\u00e2ndu-se \u00eentr-un imens lac. Mai pu\u021bin lini\u0219titor a fost odat\u0103 cu l\u0103sarea \u00eentunericului. Locatarii cu state mai vechi, nu p\u0103reau panica\u021bi, \u0219tiind din experien\u021b\u0103, c\u0103 la caz de nevoie, armata va veni s\u0103 ne scoat\u0103 din \u00eencurc\u0103tur\u0103. Ne-am culcat ca toat\u0103 lumea, dar nu pentru a dormi. A\u0219a ceva nu era posibil. Zgomotul ploii, mitraliind parc\u0103 acopri\u0219ul bar\u0103cii pe un fond de susur continuu al apelor \u00een cre\u0219tere, te \u00eendemna mai mult la echiparea cu cizme, dec\u00e2t la odihn\u0103. Ne-am \u00eentins pe patul dublu, am \u00eeceput s\u0103 vorbim \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103, a\u0219a ne-a venit, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd c\u00e2te o glum\u0103\u00a0 neavenit\u0103.\u00a0 Margar\u00edta\u00a0 mea,\u00a0 din\u00a0 curiozitate,\u00a0 sau fric\u0103, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 lop\u0103teze cu bra\u021bul l\u0103sat la podea. \u201dAm impresia c\u0103 se umeze\u0219te…o fi ajuns apa la noi…hai s\u0103 ne scul\u0103m…\u201d \u201dP\u00e2n\u0103 nu a ajuns apa la saltea putem r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 pat…dup\u0103?!…potopul…\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u021ai-e-\u021bi\u00a0 arde\u00a0 de glum\u0103…la\u00a0 \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea\u00a0 ta,\u00a0 oricum\u00a0 ai\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103m\u00e2i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 capul afar\u0103…eu ce m\u0103 fac?!\u201d \u201dTe iau \u00een bra\u021be…cam de mult n- am mai f\u0103cut-o…\u201d \u201dTu e\u0219ti chiar lud…Chiar c\u0103 m-a\u0219 duce la mama…a\u0219a stagiatur\u0103, mai va!\u201d Glum\u0103, neglum\u0103, dar apa a p\u0103truns bine \u00een barac\u0103. Se apropiau zorile \u0219i, \u00eenc\u0103, nimeni\u00a0 nu venise s\u0103 ne \u201dsalveze\u201d. Lumea a ie\u0219it\u00a0 pe coridor la sfat. Vorbeau to\u021bi, to\u021bi av\u00e2nd c\u00e2te o propunere pe care o sus\u021bineau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se asculte. Florica, mai t\u0103cut\u0103 din fire, ne-a f\u0103cut o vizit\u0103. \u201dBabi, nu fii speriat\u0103!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Am mai trecut noi prin ceva asem\u0103n\u0103tor \u0219i baraca nu s-a\u00a0 mi\u0219cat din loc. Bun\u0103 precizare! Diminea\u021ba vor veni s\u0103 ne scoat\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 uscat.\u00a0 M\u0103\u00a0 duc\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 preg\u0103tesc\u00a0 dejunul\u00a0 \u0219i cafeaua…m\u0103 \u00eentorc.\u201d \u0218i au venit, b\u0103ie\u021bi tineri \u0219i voinici \u0219i au luat femeile pe sus \u0219i le-au depus pe uscat. Cum apa \u00eencepuse s\u0103 se retrag\u0103, au mai f\u0103cut o treab\u0103 bun\u0103. Au f\u0103cut un coridor din sc\u00e2nduri groase, dulapi cum li se spunea, \u00eentre barac\u0103 \u0219i bud\u0103. Nu merita alt nume dup\u0103 cum\u00a0 ar\u0103ta\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 inunda\u021bie.\u00a0 Ne-am\u00a0 dus\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 pred\u0103m cizmele \u0219i pelerinele la un punct militar administrativ \u0219i am pornit-o agale spre laborator. Toat\u0103 lumea aflase de aventura\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 nocturn\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pove\u0219tile\u00a0 nu\u00a0 mai conteneau. Elana Petrovna a sunat la Kosteano\u00ef \u0219i cu autoritatea de care se bucura l-a avertizat c\u0103 nu vrea s\u0103 piard\u0103 a\u0219a dou\u0103 cadre de n\u0103dejde. Ce putea r\u0103spunde? \u201dLini\u0219te\u0219te-i c\u0103 se rezolv\u0103 cur\u00e2nd…\u201d \u0218i ne-a lini\u0219tit, mai mult de o gr\u0103mad\u0103. Cuno\u0219team situa\u021bia, am venit la \u0218tei de bun\u0103 voie, am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 r\u0103bd\u0103m. A fost o atitudine caracteristic\u0103 Margar\u00edtei. Nu concepea s\u0103 recunoasc\u0103 e\u0219ecul,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 celelalte\u00a0 avantaje\u00a0 oferite\u00a0 la\u00a0 angajare\u00a0 au primat \u0219i ele. \u00cen plus, du\u0219urile \u0219i grupurile sanitare de la laborator ne-au ajutat mult. Era vorba de o rea\u0219ezare a \u201dpriorit\u0103\u021bilor\u201d personale \u0219i ne-am str\u0103duit.<\/p>\n

        Via\u021ba la laborator a continuat mai mult dec\u00e2t mul\u021bumitor. Margar\u00edta a progresat impresion\u00e2nd-o pe experimentata chimist\u0103 reprezentat\u0103 de, din ce \u00een ce mai simpatica, Elena Petrovna care se str\u0103duia s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021be rom\u00e2na \u0219i chiar ceva german\u0103, pentru inten\u021bia de a merge \u00een RDG. La mine lucrurile au luat mult a\u0219teptata \u00eentors\u0103tur\u0103. M- am hot\u0103r\u00e2t peste noapte s\u0103 atac aparatura. \u0218i, Slav\u0103 Domnului,\u00a0 era\u00a0 destul\u0103.\u00a0 L\u0103zile,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 dimensiunea\u00a0 lor, p\u0103reau \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103toare. L-am chemat pe \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219ul de la\u00a0 atelierul\u00a0 mecanic,\u00a0 impresionat\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 lucruri\u00a0 de atelier st\u0103p\u00e2nea. De la strung la prelucrarea sticlei \u00een flac\u0103r\u0103 nu lipsea nimic din repertoriul lui de tehnician virtuos. \u201dAdu scule \u0219i hai s\u0103 desfacem l\u0103zile. Acum \u0219tiu ce con\u021bin, dar n-am lucrat niciodat\u0103 cu a\u0219a ceva, a\u0219a c\u0103 trebuie\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 descurc\u0103m\u00a0 singuri…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDomnu\u00a0 inginer, scuza\u021bi, tovar\u0103\u0219e inginer, abia a\u0219tept s\u0103 v\u0103d ceva nou. Nu v\u0103 teme\u021bi \u0219tiu s\u0103 deschid l\u0103zi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 aduc pagube aparatelor\u00a0 din\u00a0 interior…\u201d\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eenceput.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 era\u00a0 chiar priceput.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 folosea\u00a0 ciocanul\u00a0 sub\u00a0 nicio\u00a0 form\u0103. \u0218urubelni\u021be de toate dimensiunile, leviere, d\u0103l\u021bi. Sim\u021bea lada \u00een complexitate ei protectoare. A scos capacul, a desf\u0103cut\u00a0 pere\u021bii\u00a0 laterali\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 mi-a\u00a0 ar\u0103tat\u00a0 victorios\u00a0 primul spectrograf din via\u021ba mea. Era cel mare, un specrograf de\u00a0 emisie\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mare\u00a0 dispersie\u00a0 optic\u0103.\u00a0 Toate\u00a0 p\u0103r\u021bile \u201dginga\u0219e\u201d\u00a0 erau\u00a0 protejate\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tot\u00a0 felul\u00a0 de\u00a0 tampoane\u00a0 \u0219i dispozitive anti\u0219oc. Cum pofta vine m\u00e2nc\u00e2nd, am atacat \u0219i lada ceva mai mic\u0103, \u00een acela\u0219i stil prudent, sco\u021b\u00e2nd la iveal\u0103 cel de al doilea spectrograf, cu dipersie medie. Ambele\u00a0 fabricate\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 URSS.\u00a0 Dou\u0103\u00a0 l\u0103zi\u00a0 mai\u00a0 pu\u021bin impresionante au adus c\u00e2te un generator de sc\u00e2teie \u0219i arc pentru fiecare spectrograf.\u00a0 P\u00e2n\u0103 seara a ie\u0219it la suprafa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Microfotometrul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Fotometrul\u00a0 cu\u00a0 flac\u0103r\u0103. Mai erau un fel de valize con\u021bin\u00e2nd tot felul de accesorii. Toate ar\u0103tau nou-nou\u021be, c\u0103 nu-\u021bi venea s\u0103 te atingi de ele, \u0219i nu de team\u0103, ci din respect. Primul pas era f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0A doua zi am mai chemat ni\u0219te muncitori din curtea laboratoarelor\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 pune\u00a0 aparatele\u00a0 pe\u00a0 mesele dinainte preg\u0103tite. Nu era de glum\u0103 s\u0103 ridici ditamai spectrografe.\u00a0 Cel\u00a0 care\u00a0 urma\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 vin\u0103\u00a0 \u0219tiuse\u00a0 ce\u00a0 s\u0103 comande \u0219i asta m-a scutit de multe. Prev\u0103zuse totul ca pentru\u00a0 sine.\u00a0 Spectrografele\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 au\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 pe\u00a0 mesele\u00a0 de lucru, Microfotometrul \u00een camera obscur\u0103, \u0219i ea preg\u0103tit\u0103 din timp, iar Fotometrul cu flac\u0103r\u0103, \u00eentr-o \u00eenc\u0103pere de mai mici dimensiuni. \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219ul \u0219i muncitorii s-au retras iar\u00a0 eu,\u00a0 am\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 singur,\u00a0 plutind\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 necunoscut,\u00a0 cu satisfac\u021bie, dar \u0219i cu emo\u021bie, ca s\u0103 nu-i spun team\u0103. Acum mi se pare comic\u0103 atitudinea mea din acea zi. P\u00e2n\u0103 seara t\u00e2rziu am r\u0103mas s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenv\u00e2rt, aparent f\u0103r\u0103 rost, printre minunile ce aveau s\u0103-mi hot\u0103rasc\u0103 viitorul. Ca s\u0103 nu m\u0103 deranjeze, Marga a preferat s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la masa ei de lucru. Era mul\u021bumit\u0103 de ea, d\u0103dea rezultate foarte bune la probele test \u0219i, dup\u0103 un timp record, de scurt, vreau s\u0103 subliniez, a fost aleas\u0103 pentru analizele de control. O astfel de \u00eencredere era mai mult dec\u00e2t se a\u0219teptase. Era rezultatul promisiunii ce-\u0219i f\u0103cuse dup\u0103 acel\u00a0 descurajant\u00a0 \u201ddevu\u0219ca\u201d\u00a0 spus\u00a0 la\u00a0 prima\u00a0 \u00eencercare practic\u0103, de c\u0103tre \u201d\u0218efa\u201d.<\/p>\n

        \u201dAcas\u0103\u201d, buna noastr\u0103 protectoare, Florica ne a\u0219tepta cu cina preg\u0103tit\u0103. Mina noastr\u0103 de satisfac\u021bie, a mai atenuat din teama st\u00e2rnit\u0103 \u00een cei doi, cu ocazia inunda\u021biei. Chiar se temuser\u0103 c\u0103 ne vor pierde. De fapt, \u0219i noi doi, oric\u00e2t eram\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 trecuser\u0103m\u00a0 prin\u00a0 clipe\u00a0 de nehot\u0103r\u00e2re,\u00a0 speria\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 perspective.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 ne-au auzit glumind, sufletele lor \u0219i-au reg\u0103sit locurile p\u0103r\u0103site\u00a0 la prima experien\u021b\u0103 de via\u021b\u0103 a doi lipsi\u021bi total de orice orientare,\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 g\u00e2ndeau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 judecau\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la Timi\u0219oara.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u201dBabi, ce facem cu c\u0103s\u0103toria? Te-ai g\u00e2ndit? Ar trebui s\u0103 tragem o fug\u0103 la Oradea s\u0103 ne sf\u0103tuim. Vremea alearg\u0103 \u0219i poate cu o tapalama la m\u00e2n\u0103 vom avea mai mult\u0103 \u0219ans\u0103 cu locuin\u021ba. Nu m\u0103 mai poate bate g\u00e2ndul unei plec\u0103ri.\u00a0 Aici\u00a0 sunt\u00a0 o\u00a0 serie\u00a0 de\u00a0 avantaje\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 pot\u00a0 fi neglijate \u0219i, \u00een plus domeniul este foarte atractiv \u0219i de viitor. Trebuie programat \u0219i la Sfatul Popular \u0219i la voi, la biseric\u0103. \u0218i o mas\u0103 festiv\u0103 pentru rude, trebuie trebuie programat\u0103 \u0219i ea la un restaurant. Ce zici, pe c\u00e2nd?…\u201d \u201d\u0218tiu eu?…c\u00e2nd se face timpul frumos, prin mai, iunie. Mi-e groaz\u0103 de tevatur\u0103. S\u0103 mergem la Oradea, dar s\u0103-i scriu mai \u00eent\u00e2i lui Mami. S\u0103 mai adun\u0103m \u0219i ceva bani, nu? La Oradea are cine s\u0103 se ocupe. Ai t\u0103i, tu\u0219a \u0219i unchiul, s\u0103 mai vedem…\u201d<\/p>\n

        De discutat am discutat, dar practic n-am hot\u0103r\u00e2t nimic. Eram\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 prea\u00a0 absorbi\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 laboratoare\u00a0 unde\u00a0 treburile \u00eencepuser\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103, dar trebuia pedalat non stop. La chimia\u00a0 analitic\u0103\u00a0 treaba\u00a0 mergea\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 bine. Recunoa\u0219tere, apreciere, \u00eencredere. Era ceva pentru un \u00eenceput de la zero.<\/p>\n

        La\u00a0 Spectral,\u00a0 era\u00a0 mult\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 cu\u00a0 descifrarea prospectelor \u0219i instruc\u021biunilor de instalare. Erau, totu\u0219i, aparate sofisticate pentru acea perioad\u0103 de la noi. Un spectrograf\u00a0 mediu\u00a0 era\u00a0 la\u00a0 Universitate,\u00a0 la\u00a0 catedra\u00a0 de Fizic\u0103. Am dat un telefon la catedr\u0103, am vorbit cu un conferen\u021biar,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 l\u0103udat\u00a0 mult,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 oferit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 vin\u0103\u00a0 \u00een delega\u021bie\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u0218tei,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u00eencolo,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vacan\u021ba studen\u021beasc\u0103 de var\u0103. Pentru moment am l\u0103sat-o balt\u0103 \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 \u201djoc\u201d de unul singur cu descifrarea \u0219i punerea \u00een func\u021biune. Odat\u0103 toate instalate la locurile preconizate de cel de la Moscova, am \u00eenceput, cu ochii \u00een prospect, punerea \u00een func\u021biune, de prob\u0103, bine\u00een\u021beles, a Spectrografului de mic\u0103 dispersie optic\u0103. Recunosc, a fost o joac\u0103 ghidat\u0103, dar f\u0103cut\u0103 cu deosebit\u0103 aten\u021bie. Totul a mers ca pe roate, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 dumiresc din mers, cu aten\u021bia \u00eencordat\u0103, dar f\u0103r\u0103 chibi\u021bi. Mare lucru\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 te\u00a0 bat\u0103\u00a0 nimeni\u00a0 la\u00a0 cap.\u00a0 A\u00a0 ie\u0219it\u00a0 prima spectrogram\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 o\u00a0 plac\u0103\u00a0 foto-spectral\u0103, \u00a0dar, neprev\u0103zutul\u00a0 nechenat,\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 apari\u021bia\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 camera obscur\u0103 unde lipsea, din vina cui?, a mea, c\u0103ci uitasem s\u0103 fac rost de chimicalele\u00a0 pentru revelator \u0219i fixator. \u0218tiam c\u0103 lucrez cu pl\u0103ci foto, dar am uitat s\u0103 m\u0103 \u0219i echpez pentru asta. Eram mort de curiozitate, dar lipsit cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ire de orice \u0219ans\u0103, la o or\u0103 de sear\u0103, c\u00e2nd totul\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u00eenchis.\u00a0 Dezam\u0103gire,\u00a0 am\u00e2nare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nelipsita sintagm\u0103 a unchiului Alex \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d.<\/strong> Ca \u021biganul la mal. Am spus-o cu voce tare \u0219i am primt o replic\u0103 pe m\u0103sur\u0103 de la \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219…\u201dNu-i adev\u0103rat, \u021biganii \u0219tiu s\u0103 \u00eenoate!…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Primul pas, la prima or\u0103, a fost la magazinul central, un universal \u00een felul s\u0103u, de unde am alergat la laborator. Chiar\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenecasem\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u021biganul\u00a0 la\u00a0 mal.\u00a0 S\u0103\u00a0 ob\u021bii spectrograma\u00a0 dar\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 n-o\u00a0 po\u021bi\u00a0 vedea\u00a0 din\u00a0 cauza\u00a0 unei emulsii fotografice n\u0103b\u0103d\u0103ioase care nu se dezv\u0103luia dec\u00e2t \u201drevelat\u0103\u201d! Toat\u0103 noaptea am visat la cum o s\u0103 fie, dar satisfac\u021bia reu\u0219itei nu poate fi comparat\u0103 cu niciun vis. Placa revelat\u0103, fixat\u0103 \u0219i uscat\u0103 cu grij\u0103, privit\u0103 la Microfotometru,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 semiobscuritatea\u00a0 camerei\u00a0 obscure, mi-a ar\u0103tat un spectru al fierului de toat\u0103 splendoarea. Era\u00a0 primul\u00a0 spectru\u00a0 ob\u021binut\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 scurta\u00a0 mea\u00a0 carier\u0103\u00a0 de inginer, deci nu putea fi dec\u00e2t grozav. Singurul termen de\u00a0 compara\u021bie\u00a0 era\u00a0 doar\u00a0 spectrul\u00a0 par\u021bial\u00a0 observat\u00a0 cu ochiul\u00a0 liber,\u00a0 privind\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 pozi\u021bia\u00a0 casetei\u00a0 cu\u00a0 placa fotografic\u0103. Am spus par\u021bial observat deoarece ochiul nostru nu deceleaz\u0103 liniile spectrale din ultraviolet. Dar s\u0103 revin la succesul ob\u021binut pe care l-am \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219it pe loc cu \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219. Tipul era un entuziast care m-a luat \u00een bra\u021be, m-a s\u0103rutat \u0219i, ceea ce n-am putut prevedea, mi-a dat peste m\u00e2na \u00een care \u021bineam trofeul. Placa a ajuns \u00eentr-o\u00a0 clipire\u00a0 jos\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 cr\u0103pat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 zeci\u00a0 de\u00a0 componente inutile.\u00a0 Nu-l\u00a0 voi\u00a0 uita\u00a0 niciodat\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219.\u00a0 Bucuria victoriei s-a metamorfozat \u00eentr-o dezolant\u0103 \u00eenfr\u00e2ngere. \u201dDomnu inginer, tovar\u0103\u0219u Boris, ce ne facem?!\u201d \u201dSimplu, acum\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 \u0219tim\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 aparatul\u00a0 func\u021bioneaz\u0103,\u00a0 repet\u0103m\u00a0 experien\u021ba…\u201d \u201dP\u0103i cum?!…aparatul n-a p\u0103\u021bit nimic?!\u201d \u201dP\u0103i tu, adic\u0103 noi, n-am spart aparatul, am stricat doar o plac\u0103\u00a0 foto…hai!…la\u00a0 treab\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 stai\u00a0 mai\u00a0 departe\u00a0 de mine…bucuria\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103rile\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 ce\u00a0 \u00eenchidem laboratorul…\u201d Ei, n-a fost singura boac\u0103n\u0103, dar mi-au prins bine pentru c\u0103 am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat mult din ele.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        M-am dus pu\u0219c\u0103 la \u0218efa s\u0103-i raportez primul succes. S- a repezit la mine, dar m-am ferit la timp. Experien\u021ba c\u00e2\u0219tigat\u0103 m-a scutit de o nou\u0103 surpriz\u0103. \u201dCe te-ai speriat a\u0219a?!…ai s\u0103rit ca ars…nici nu \u0219tiai ce aveam de g\u00e2nd…\u201d \u201dBa!,\u00a0 \u0219tiam\u00a0 ce\u00a0 se\u00a0 poate\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mpla…\u201d\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 curm nedumerirea, i-am relatat povestea cu \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219. A r\u00e2s copios, de fapt am r\u00e2s am\u00e2ndoi. \u201dD\u0103-i b\u0103taie!, a\u0219tept s\u0103 ne aju\u021bi cu analizele spectrale…sunt o comoar\u0103 pentru noi chimi\u0219tii de la analitic\u0103…\u0219i geologii \u00ee\u021bi vor face curte.\u201d<\/p>\n

        Cum pofta vine m\u00e2nc\u00e2nd, zilele ce au urmat au fost cople\u0219itoare.\u00a0 Prins\u00a0 de\u00a0 nebunia\u00a0 chefului\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 am atacat \u00een paralel con\u021binutul din toate l\u0103zile. Trebuia s\u0103 \u0219tiu exact la ce s\u0103 m\u0103 a\u0219tept. Planul meu de lucru, de fapt nu aveam niciun plan, haotic \u00een aparen\u021b\u0103 dar d\u0103t\u0103tor de\u00a0 satisfac\u021bii,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u00e2\u00a0 mine,\u00a0 a\u00a0 prins\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103. Cel\u0103lalt\u00a0 spectrograf,\u00a0 cel\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mare\u00a0 dispersie, microfotometrul,\u00a0 spectroproiectorul,\u00a0 generatoarele\u00a0 \u0219i Flamfotometrul, parc\u0103 se luau la \u00eentrecere pentru a m\u0103 cuceri. Munca grea, istovitoare uneori, m\u0103 deturna de la obsedanta problem\u0103 a locuin\u021bei. Aici chiar c\u0103 am avut noroc cu Babi. Parc\u0103 molipsit\u0103 de nebunia mea, s-a cufundat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 studiul\u00a0 analizei\u00a0 chimice\u00a0 complexe,\u00a0 \u00een experimentarea metodelor \u201dsovietice de analiz\u0103\u201d, aiurea, nu erau cu nimic mai sovietice dec\u00e2t cele aplicate \u00een chimia\u00a0 analitic\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 minereurilor\u00a0 radioactive\u00a0 pe\u00a0 plan mondial, probe \u00een care uraniul era \u00eenso\u021bit de un sfert din elementele Tabelului lui Mendeleev, elemente rare cu care, noi rom\u00e2nii nu ne-am prea \u00eent\u00e2lnit prin unit\u0103\u021bile de specialitate. A\u0219a a \u00een\u021beles termenul de \u201dMinereuri de Elemente\u00a0 Rare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Radioactive\u201d\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 antet documenta\u021bia Sovrom Quar\u021bitului. Cu ambi\u021bia trezit\u0103 de acel nevinovat \u201ddevu\u0219ca\u201d cu care o apostrofase \u0218efa, Babi a devenit inaccesibil\u0103. Trecea pe la \u201dSpectro\u201d doar c\u00e2nd descifra metodele de lucru puse la dispozi\u021bie \u00een limba rus\u0103. \u201dM\u0103i, nu te mai speti a\u0219a c\u0103 avem de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nem aici p\u00e2n\u0103 la satura\u021bie…\u201d \u201dLas\u0103 c\u0103-i ar\u0103t eu ce poate \u201dfeti\u021ba\u201d asta. Auzi, tu, devu\u0219ca!?\u201d \u201dP\u0103i, fii fericit\u0103 c\u0103\u00a0 ar\u0103\u021bi\u00a0 ca\u00a0 o\u00a0 feti\u021b\u0103…tu\u00a0 nu\u00a0 e\u0219ti\u00a0 \u201dsovietic\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 tu\u00a0 e\u0219ti\u00a0 o minunat\u0103 corcitur\u0103 de nem\u021boaic\u0103-rom\u00e2nc\u0103…ascult\u0103-m\u0103, c\u0103 \u0219tiu ce spun…patru ani de \u201dstudii\u201d m-au f\u0103cut expert \u00een materie…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Aprilie a zburat ca v\u00e2ntul, maiul a intrat cu problemele lui, a trebuit s\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim \u0219i la statutul de famili\u0219ti. Ne- am luat inima \u00een din\u021bi \u0219i am aterizat la Oradea unde era \u0219i Mami \u00een vizit\u0103 la Tu\u0219a Ma\u021bu\u0219. Dac\u0103 a\u0219 fi putut a\u0219 fi cump\u0103rat un certificat de c\u0103s\u0103torie numai s\u0103 scap de tevatur\u0103. Cerere oficial\u0103 \u00een \u201dConsiliul\u201d patronat de Mami, unde to\u021bi aveau un cuv\u00e2nt de spus, adic\u0103 tu\u0219a \u0219i unchiul, condi\u021bii \u201dsine qua non\u201d pentru ceremonia religioas\u0103, la romano-catolici,\u00a0 angajamentul\u00a0 botez\u0103rii\u00a0 copiilor\u00a0 \u00een aceast\u0103 religie, no comment, mas\u0103 festiv\u0103 \u00een famile, cu rudele\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 devenire,\u00a0 vreau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 spun,\u00a0 la\u00a0 Restaurantul Central de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Teatru, u.s.w…Te du, frate, cu Babi la bra\u021b,\u00a0 la\u00a0 ai\u00a0 mei,\u00a0 p\u0103rin\u021bii\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 surori,\u00a0 la\u00a0 raport\u00a0 \u0219i \u201dacceptare\u201d. Ce acceptare?! Erau at\u00e2t de ferici\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 vad\u0103 fericit \u00eenc\u00e2t nici nu prea au ascultat pomelnicul condi\u021biilor. Babi a devenit pentru to\u021bi Babu\u021bi. Se uitau la ea ca la o vitrin\u0103 cu bijuterii, m\u00e2ng\u00e2ind-o cu privirile \u0219i acoperind-o cu vorbe de \u00eenc\u00e2ntare care mai de care. Era \u00eentr-o s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, iar pentru duminic\u0103 am invitat-o pe Mami la\u00a0 mas\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 vederea\u00a0 atest\u0103rii\u00a0 \u00een\u021belegerii\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 am numit-o \u201d\u00cen\u021belegerea de pe Strada Castanilor\u201d. S-a ales \u0219i data. Avea s\u0103 fie de 24 iunie \u0219i a fost. Babi s-a dus cu Mami la tu\u0219a s\u0103 doarm\u0103, i-am z\u00e2mbit lui Babu\u021bi, la care s-a str\u00e2mbat la mine, cu toate c\u0103 i-am z\u00e2mbit nevinovat, ca pe vremea lui \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d de la Timi\u0219oara.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Luni am luat autobuzul spre \u0218tei, aveam \u00eenvoire a\u0219a c\u0103 am\u00a0 profitat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 st\u0103m\u00a0 undeva\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 lini\u0219te,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 malul n\u0103b\u0103d\u0103iosului Cri\u0219 Nergru, s\u0103 facem pu\u021bin\u0103 ordine \u00een g\u00e2ndurile noastre. \u0218i erau multe. G\u00e2ndurile erau logice, dar se \u00eempiedicau de \u201dinsolubila\u201d problem\u0103 a locuin\u021bei, a confortului\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 care\u00a0 jinduiam.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 noi\u00a0 tineri,\u00a0 dar aveam \u0219i preten\u021bii. Ne sim\u021beam cam cum se sim\u021beau cei pleca\u021bi\u00a0 \u201dvoluntari\u201d\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 construiasc\u0103\u00a0 socialismul\u00a0 pe \u0219antiere ca cele de pe Valea Jiului. De acolo r\u0103zbea doar \u201dentuziasmul\u201d, nu \u0219i mizeria \u00een care se sc\u0103ldau eroii neamului.\u00a0 Locurile pe unde ne sp\u0103lam am\u0103r\u0103ciunea erau mai mult dec\u00e2t frumoase. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce te dep\u0103rtai de albia Cri\u0219ului, intrai \u00een raiul arborilor, nu pitici, dar nici prea mari, de un verde de prim\u0103var\u0103, arunc\u00e2nd umbre\u00a0 ispititoare pentru popas, pentru visare, pentru lini\u0219te, pe care nu \u00eendr\u0103zneam s-o tulbur\u0103m cu un viu grai \u00eenc\u0103rcat de nemul\u021bumiri. Era locul unde ne \u00eenc\u0103rcam nu doar pl\u0103m\u00e2nii cu aerul proasp\u0103t \u0219i r\u0103coros, dar \u0219i cu puterea de\u00a0 a\u00a0 lua\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 cum\u00a0 era,\u00a0 sinuoas\u0103,\u00a0 plin\u0103\u00a0 de neprev\u0103zut.\u00a0 Aveam\u00a0 aliat\u00a0 tinere\u021bea\u00a0 noastr\u0103,\u00a0 amintirea unei copil\u0103rii pres\u0103rate cu bune, dar, mai ales, cu rele. Nici unul din noi nu putea s\u0103 ignore \u201dp\u0103\u021baniile\u201d copil\u0103riei. Mie\u00a0 \u00eemi\u00a0 ajungea\u00a0 co\u0219marul\u00a0 coloanei\u00a0 de\u00a0 deportare,\u00a0 cu mama muribund\u0103, cu blestemul nagaicelor cu care ni\u0219te figuri asiatice, calmuce, \u00een goana de neoprit a cailor, \u0219fichiuiau aerul \u00eendemn\u00e2nd la iu\u021birea mar\u0219ului. C\u0103 s-a terminat cu o minune, \u0219i acum o consider Divin\u0103, c\u00e2nd atacul\u00a0 avia\u021biei rom\u00e2ne, confund\u00e2nd coloana deporta\u021bilor cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 retragere\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 mar\u0219\u00a0 a\u00a0 trupelor\u00a0 sovietice,\u00a0 a\u00a0 f\u0103cut pr\u0103p\u0103d cu focul mitraliilor. Calmucii au luat-o la goan\u0103, o parte au r\u0103mas \u00een\u021bepeni\u021bi al\u0103turi de trupurile deporta\u021bilor, mu\u0219c\u00e2nd \u021b\u0103r\u00e2na Basarabiei, pentru ei p\u0103m\u00e2nt cotropit, pentru ai no\u0219tri, p\u0103m\u00e2ntul natal. Pre\u021bul pl\u0103tit nu-l poate uita un copil de 12 ani, nici dup\u0103 curgerea at\u00e2tor ani. Timpul vindec\u0103 multe, dar sunt \u0219i lucruri care nu pot fi uitate.\u00a0 Al\u0103turi,\u00a0 \u021bin\u00e2ndu-ne\u00a0 cu\u00a0 m\u00e2inile\u00a0 pe\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 umeri, a\u0219eza\u021bi direct pe iarba proasp\u0103t\u0103 a prim\u0103verii, privindu- ne, intuiam pe unde hoin\u0103reau g\u00e2ndurile fiec\u0103ruia \u00een parte.\u00a0 \u0218tiam\u00a0 povestea\u00a0 copil\u0103riei\u00a0 Margar\u00edtei,\u00a0 \u0219tiam\u00a0 pe unde r\u0103t\u0103ceau g\u00e2ndurile ei. R\u0103zboiul nu a ocolit prin binefacerile sale nici S\u00e2ntana. Tat\u0103l, \u0219vab din Banat, plecat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 trupele\u00a0 germane\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 retragere,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 mam\u0103 duc\u00e2nd de una singur\u0103 greut\u0103\u021bile legate de cre\u0219terea \u0219i\u00a0 educarea celor doi copii, cu stigmatul etniei so\u021bului, cu prezen\u021ba \u201deliberatoare\u201d a armatei sovietice \u0219i instalarea comunismului,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 urm\u0103rirea\u00a0 fiec\u0103rui\u00a0 pas\u00a0 pentru depistarea\u00a0 eventualelor\u00a0 leg\u0103turi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 so\u021bul,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 spectrul\u00a0 sabiei at\u00e2rnate asupra \u00eentregii familii, reprezentat\u0103 de deportarea nem\u021bilor \u00een B\u0103r\u0103gan, cu nevoia de a-\u0219i cre\u0219te copiii pe la rude, \u0219i, mai ales de teama de a nu fi primi\u021bi copiii\u00a0 la\u00a0 studiile\u00a0 superioare.\u00a0 Toate\u00a0 aceste\u00a0 aduceri aminte,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 reu\u0219ita\u00a0 nostr\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 face\u00a0 o facultate,\u00a0 constituie\u00a0 sursa\u00a0 obsesiv\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 amintirilor\u00a0 de co\u0219mar. Astfel de momente de \u00een\u021belegere mutual\u0103 erau alimentate,\u00a0 bine\u00een\u021beles,\u00a0 de\u00a0 ceea \u00a0ce\u00a0 ne\u00a0 \u00eempiedica\u00a0 s\u0103 g\u00e2ndim\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103ca\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 privin\u021ba\u00a0 perspectivelor\u00a0 unui\u00a0 viitor lipsit de probleme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Ne-am \u00eentors agale la barac\u0103, uit\u00e2nd de cantin\u0103, uit\u00e2nd de foame \u0219i am poposit \u00een odaia d\u0103t\u0103toare de triste\u021be. Nefiind la lucru, eram lipsi\u021bi de compensa\u021biile oferite unor am\u0103r\u00e2\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 du\u0219urile\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 grupurile\u00a0 sanitare\u00a0 ale laboratorului. Dup\u0103 o gustare la Florica, cu o min\u0103 de \u201dlas\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 te las\u201d, ne-am retras s\u0103 p\u0103c\u0103lim somnul care \u00een ultima vreme, cam umbla hai-hui. Nu e de mirare c\u0103\u00a0 a\u0219teptam\u00a0 diminea\u021ba\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ner\u0103bdare\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 zbughim\u00a0 la laborator. Era locul \u00een care, fiecare \u00een parte, g\u0103seam satisfac\u021bia instruirii \u0219i, de ce s\u0103 n-o spun, a multiplelor manifest\u0103ri\u00a0 de\u00a0 recunoa\u0219tere.\u00a0 Atitudinea\u00a0 aceasta\u00a0 de \u201d\u00eenc\u00e2ntare\u201d ce se citea pe fe\u021bele noastre la intrarea \u00een laborator, plus, hai s-o spun, moacele noastre simpatice, st\u00e2rnea uneori o u\u0219oar\u0103 nedumerire pe fe\u021bele celor care vedeau \u00een munca zilnic\u0103 o corvoad\u0103. Da, laboratorul ne- a adus o mare de bine \u00een deschiderea carierei noastre. Am \u00eendr\u0103git at\u00e2t de mult aceast\u0103 munc\u0103, mai bine spus, preocupare, \u00eenc\u00e2t tot r\u0103ul care ne \u00eenconjura prin rolul nostru de subalterni \u00een propria noastr\u0103 \u021aar\u0103, subalternii \u201docupan\u021bilor\u201d, cum li se mai spunea cu jum\u0103tate de gur\u0103 \u201dsovrom quar\u021bi\u0219tilor\u201d, am \u00eenceput s\u0103-l privim ca pe un r\u0103u necesar, mai mult, ca o \u0219ans\u0103. \u0218ansa a fost c\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi am intrat \u00eentr-un domeniu doar visat la acea vreme la noi \u0219i avea s\u0103 se adevereasc\u0103 prin faptul c\u0103, l\u0103s\u00e2nd la o parte exploatarea barbar\u0103 a unui z\u0103c\u0103m\u00e2nt unic \u00een lume \u0219i\u00a0 trimiterea\u00a0 produsului\u00a0 direct\u00a0 la\u00a0 uzinele\u00a0 din\u00a0 Uniunea Sovietic\u0103 pe banii no\u0219tri, cu timpul am preluat fr\u00e2iele \u0219i am\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 la\u00a0 propria\u00a0 cercetare\u00a0 tehnologic\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am construit o uzin\u0103 de prelucrare a minereurilor de uraniu. Dar la acest aspect voi reveni la timpul s\u0103u, timp \u00een care am\u00e2ndoi am ajuns \u201dspeciali\u0219ti de prim rang\u201d \u00een probleme de \u201dMetale Rare \u0219i Radioactive\u201d, Babi pe linie de chimie analitic\u0103, iar eu pe linie de Spectrografie \u0219i, spre marea mea satisfac\u021bie, pe linie de tenologie \u0219i proiectare, \u00een domeniul nuclear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        P\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, \u00eens\u0103, a trebuit s\u0103 ne punem cu burta pe carte, pe instruire \u0219i perfec\u021bionare. \u00cen general drumul a fost un continuu sui\u0219 iar noi, nu at\u00e2t ca so\u021b \u0219i so\u021bie, c\u00e2t mai\u00a0 mult\u00a0 ca\u00a0 un\u00a0 cuplu\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aten\u021bia \u00eentregului \u0219antier. Dac\u0103 stau s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc, am f\u0103cut bine c\u0103 nu l-am ascultat pe Orest \u0219i m-am pus pe treab\u0103 \u0219i r\u0103bdare pentru a ajunge dup\u0103 mai bine de trei ani, la acel at\u00e2t de greu acceptat \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00a0Pentru c\u0103 baraca a r\u0103mas puternic imprimat\u0103 \u00een arhiva amintirilor, \u00eemi vine \u0219i acum s\u0103 r\u00e2d la cele \u00eent\u00e2mplate \u00eentr-o\u00a0 zi\u00a0 de\u00a0 duminic\u0103.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 \u201dacas\u0103\u201d,\u00a0 lini\u0219ti\u021bi,\u00a0 ne preg\u0103team de o plimbare prin locurile \u00eenverzite. Ni\u0219te zgomote\u00a0 neobi\u0219nuite,\u00a0 de\u00a0 voci\u00a0 supraexcitate,\u00a0 lovituri surde\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nu\u00a0 numai,\u00a0 de\u00a0 corpuri\u00a0 contondente,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o mi\u0219care continu\u0103 de avansare \u00eenspre barac\u0103, a st\u00e2rnit curiozitatea\u00a0 locatarilor.\u00a0 Oamenii\u00a0 au\u00a0 ap\u0103rut\u00a0 pe\u00a0 la geamuri,\u00a0 unii\u00a0 au\u00a0 ie\u0219it\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 u\u0219ilor\u00a0 de\u00a0 acces,\u00a0 dar curiozitatea a cedat temerii \u0219i tot omul s-a retras pentru a privi din spatele geamurilor \u00eenchise \u00een grab\u0103. Am aflat c\u0103 se mai repetase dar nu la a\u0219a propor\u021bii. Toat\u0103 zona \u00eenverzit\u0103 din jurul bar\u0103cii, \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-se mult dincolo de malurile Cri\u0219ului se transormase \u00eentr-un c\u00e2mp de b\u0103taie. Un \u0219ugub\u0103\u021b a deschis un geam \u0219i a strigat \u201dC\u0103derea Berlinului Seria Treia\u201d…Beligeran\u021bii erau minerii versus solda\u021bii,\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 motive\u00a0 niciodat\u0103\u00a0 elucidate.\u00a0 Aveai impresia c\u0103 se \u00eenfrun\u0103 de plictiseal\u0103, dar cu o implicare demn\u0103 de o scen\u0103 de b\u0103t\u0103lie pentru un film istoric. C\u0103 nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 glum\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 vedea\u00a0 pe\u00a0 fe\u021bele\u00a0 desfigurate\u00a0 de loviturile\u00a0 primite,\u00a0 \u00eens\u00e2ngerate,\u00a0 hidoase\u00a0 de\u00a0 ur\u0103.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 o nou\u0103\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 vie\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u0219antier\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 efectului\u00a0 b\u0103uturilor locale.\u00a0 \u021auica\u00a0 de\u00a0 prune\u00a0 produs\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 gospod\u0103riile\u00a0 din regiune se bucura de un renume ce dep\u0103\u0219ise cu mult grani\u021bele Bihorului. Limpede precum cristalul, cu o tent\u0103 g\u0103lbuie abia perceptibil\u0103, cu alcool de la 50 grade \u00een sus, avea ,totu\u0219i, o hib\u0103. Se bea u\u0219or pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 nelipsita slan\u0103, dar te \u0219i trimitea \u00eentr-un mers \u00een afara liniei drepte, un fel de slalom printre obstacole imaginare. O b\u0103t\u0103lie ca asta dura cam dou\u0103-trei ore, dup\u0103 care c\u00eempul de b\u0103taie se transforma \u00eentr-o imagine parc\u0103 inspirat\u0103 din R\u0103zboi \u0219i Pace. Trupuri peste trupuri odihnindu-se \u00een muzica\u00a0 unui\u00a0 sfor\u0103it\u00a0 general,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 lini\u0219titor\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 noi. Toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 scen\u0103 se petrecea f\u0103r\u0103 ca vreun Inginer \u0218ef, sau vreun C\u0103pitan de Pluton s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 apari\u021bia. Un r\u0103spuns primit de la o persoan\u0103 responsabil\u0103 suna cam a\u0219a: \u201dN-ar fi avut niciun rost lini\u0219tea restabilindu-se de la sine(!?)\u201d \u00centr-adev\u0103r, diminea\u021ba, din zori, se retr\u0103geau \u00eentr-o lini\u0219te nefireasc\u0103, aproape fr\u0103\u021beasc\u0103, dup\u0103 care sosea o echip\u0103 pentru cur\u0103\u021birea perimetrului devastat. Nu era de glumit, locatarii bar\u0103cii nemul\u021bumi\u021bi, dar \u0219i speria\u021bi\u00a0 trimiteau\u00a0 emisar\u00a0 la\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nire,\u00a0 ob\u021bineau promisiuni solemne pentru viitor, dar realitatea era c\u0103 nimeni\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 punea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 minerii,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nici\u00a0 cu\u00a0 militarii, \u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd condi\u021biile \u00een care munceau pe rupte. Primii \u00een min\u0103,\u00a0 r\u0103canii\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103\u021bitori\u00a0 la\u00a0 basculantele\u00a0 ce\u00a0 \u201dc\u0103rau\u201d continuu minereul extras, la gara din \u0218tei. Nu era u\u0219or pentru\u00a0 nimeni,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ales\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 minereul\u00a0 radioactiv\u00a0 era \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat peste tot, din grab\u0103 \u0219i neglijen\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        La laboratoare totul era ca la plecare, cu un mic plus de aten\u021bionare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 anume\u00a0 reapari\u021bia\u00a0 \u0219obolanilor, preponderent \u00een marea sal\u0103 de chimie analitic\u0103. Mari, iu\u021bi, nestingheri\u021bi de prezen\u021ba oamenilor, alerg\u00e2nd vioi, ca s\u0103 nu spun amenin\u021b\u0103tor, printre mesele de lucru \u0219i f\u0103c\u00e2nd adev\u0103rate curse de-a lungul culoarelor de pe l\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 ni\u0219ele\u00a0 din\u00a0 mijloc.\u00a0 C\u0103\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 scos\u00a0 prim\u0103vara\u00a0 din b\u00e2rloage, c\u0103 le-au f\u0103cut bine radia\u021biile nelipsite \u00een \u00eentreg spa\u021biu al cl\u0103dirii, \u0219i-au f\u0103cut cuiburi prin te miri ce col\u021buri ascunse\u00a0 manifest\u00e2nd\u00a0 o\u00a0 rezisten\u021b\u0103\u00a0 deosebit\u0103\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de substan\u021bele de deratizare. Povestea lor era legat\u0103 de faptul c\u0103 edificiul laboratorului a fost ridicat pe un vechi depozit de porumb, un adev\u0103rat rai pentru roz\u0103toarele noastre.\u00a0 Ei, asta a reprezentat o problem\u0103 pentru Babi, care\u00a0 reac\u021biona\u00a0 prin\u00a0 cunoscutul\u00a0 \u201db\u00e2rrr…\u201d\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la apari\u021bia\u00a0 unui\u00a0 g\u00e2ndac\u00a0 plimb\u0103re\u021b.\u00a0 Din\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u00e2nd r\u0103zb\u0103tea\u00a0 din\u00a0 sala\u00a0 de\u00a0 analize\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 un\u00a0 strig\u0103t\u00a0 ascu\u021bit lansat\u00a0 de\u00a0 componentele,\u00a0 exclusiv\u00a0 feminine,\u00a0 ale personalului de laborator. Din fericire pentru mine, nu au fost atrase de laboratorul de Spectrografie. Multitudinea cablurilor electrice la vedere ar fi putut deveni o surs\u0103 de necontrolat\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 surprizele\u00a0 \u201delectrotehnice\u201d.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 loc favorit unde le pl\u0103cea s\u0103 se zbenguie \u00een voie nefiind deranjate, era muzeul de mineralogie, uzina de radia\u021bii uciga\u0219e, unde oamenii nu rezistau mai multe minute. Curioas\u0103\u00a0 aceast\u0103\u00a0 adaptare\u00a0 care\u00a0 merita\u00a0 aten\u021bia\u00a0 unui studiu\u00a0 privind\u00a0 efectele\u00a0 radia\u021biilor\u00a0 asupra\u00a0 fiin\u021belor\u00a0 \u00een general \u0219i asupra roz\u0103toarelor \u00een particular. Dac\u0103 despre adaptare putea fi vorba. Posibil c\u0103 \u201dvictimele\u201d disp\u0103reau undeva \u00een str\u0103fundul loca\u021biei pe care trona muzeul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        L\u0103s\u00e2nd la o parte micile-marile necazuri, Margar\u00edta, a devenit chiar un fel de feti\u021b\u0103 preferat\u0103 a Elenei Petrovna. Se\u00a0 a\u0219eza\u00a0 l\u00e2ng\u0103\u00a0 ea,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 f\u0103cea\u00a0 c\u00e2te\u00a0 o\u00a0 interven\u021bie\u00a0 \u00een procesul analitic, ca s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een form\u0103, dup\u0103 zisele ei. Controalele, \u0219i erau multe, ie\u0219eau nesperat de bine \u0219i devu\u0219ca\u00a0 a\u00a0 c\u00e2\u0219tigat\u00a0 un\u00a0 loc\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 ierarhia\u00a0 capetelor \u00eencoronate cu \u00eencredere, din cadrul colectivului de la analize chimice. C\u0103 era ambi\u021bioas\u0103 \u0219tiam foarte bine\u00a0 dar c\u0103 dorea \u201dfruncea\u201d ca la liceu sau facultate, dep\u0103\u0219ea lini\u0219tea cu care o abandonam s\u0103 se descurce singur\u0103. Eu eram cu aparatura, cu optica, cu electrochimia, dar s\u0103 nu m\u0103 pui la piguleal\u0103 analitic\u0103 de laborator chimic. La un moment dat l-am pus pe \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 s\u0103 m\u0103 ini\u021bieze \u00een secretele\u00a0 strung\u0103riei\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 prelucr\u0103rii\u00a0 sticlei\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 flac\u0103r\u0103. Erau adev\u0103ratele mele clipe de relaxare iar amicul meu nu-\u0219i mai \u00eenc\u0103pea \u00een piele. M-a ajutat nu pentru a m\u0103 implica\u00a0 direct\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 atare\u00a0 activitate,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 preg\u0103tit efectiv \u00een munca mea de inginer, fiind apt pentru a cere \u201dcompetent\u201d,\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 tehnicieni,\u00a0 unii\u00a0 adev\u0103ra\u021bi\u00a0 mae\u0219tri, execu\u021bii f\u0103r\u0103 cusur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Dar, cum am mai spus, timpul curgea la vale mai ceva dec\u00e2t Cri\u0219ul Negru. A zburat maiul meu de taur, f\u0103r\u0103 probleme, \u00een lini\u0219tea unei mese organizate de fr\u0103\u021biorul meu \u0219i de minunata lui Florica. Nu m\u0103 cuno\u0219tea, \u00eenc\u0103, lumea, nici m\u0103car colegii. \u0218i a venit vertiginos iunie, nu cu emo\u021bie, eram tineri, \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi, nu unul de altul, mai bine zis unul de alta, dar cu con\u0219tiin\u021ba necesit\u0103\u021bii \u00eemplinirii unui vis. Eram am\u00e2ndoi destul de s\u0103raci ca s\u0103 ne hazard\u0103m \u00een planuri costisitoare, la fel ca\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ai\u00a0 no\u0219tri,\u00a0 cei\u00a0 din\u00a0 cele\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 tabere,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 vis\u0103m ceremonii de poveste. La Oradea toate au fost preg\u0103tite conform \u201d\u00cen\u021belegerii de pe strada Castanilor\u201d, iar ziua de 24\u00a0 iunie\u00a0 le-a\u00a0 rezolvat,\u00a0 una\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 alta,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la\u00a0 moar\u0103: cununia civil\u0103, cea religioas\u0103 \u0219i masa festiv\u0103. Cea mai emo\u021bionant\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 cununia\u00a0 religioas\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Biserica Romano-Catolic\u0103, de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Sfatul Popular, de pe malul Cri\u0219ului Repede. Aici a trebuit nu doar s\u0103 repet c\u0103 sunt de acord cu botezul viitorilor copii \u00een religia romano- catolic\u0103, dar s\u0103 \u0219i dau \u00een scris. Am f\u0103cut-o f\u0103r\u0103 rezerve, mai\u00a0 bine\u00a0 spus,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 ezitare,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tot\u00a0 trecutul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 de cre\u0219tin ortodox, cu o bunic\u0103 ce s-a str\u0103duit s\u0103-i urmez \u00eentru totul principiile, cu un tat\u0103 slujitor de o via\u021b\u0103 la Episcopiile Ortodoxe din Ismail \u0219i Oradea. De undeva, de departe, unde se odihnea pe p\u0103m\u00e2ntul ei natal, cred c\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 oftat\u00a0 \u0219i \u00a0m-a\u00a0 iertat,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u00eentotdeauna.\u00a0 Ce\u00a0 a\u00a0 sim\u021bit mama sau tata, nu am putut afla niciodat\u0103. Purtarea lor, ca \u0219i a surorilor mele, nu a dat semne de \u00eendoial\u0103 \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu alegerea mea. Cheia sta undeva \u00een acea \u201dBabu\u021bi\u201d,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 o\u00a0 adorau\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la dispari\u021bia lor, \u00een unele cazuri, prematur\u0103. C\u00e2t prive\u0219te fr\u0103\u021biorul meu \u201dreformat\u201d pe front, un fel de ateu, sau comunist\u00a0 de\u00a0 circumstan\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 nu\u00a0 putea\u00a0 face obiectul unor p\u0103reri. Era adeptul libert\u0103\u021bii de opinie, at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t nu se ciocnea de a lui. \u0218i trebuie s\u0103 recunosc, ne-am ciocnit, dar sc\u00e2nteile au fost stinse din aer de cele dou\u0103 \u00een\u021belepte, Florica \u0219i Margar\u00edta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Ne-am \u00eentors la \u0218tei cu speran\u021ba ob\u021binerii unei locuin\u021be pentru\u00a0 famili\u0219ti,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 consider\u0103m. Promisiuni\u00a0 au\u00a0 fost\u00a0 la\u00a0 toate\u00a0 nivelele\u00a0 dar\u00a0 solu\u021bia\u00a0 nu ap\u0103rea.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 acesta\u00a0 la\u00a0 barac\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 mult\u00a0 tumult. Meciurile\u00a0 campionatului\u00a0 mondial\u00a0 de\u00a0 fotbal\u00a0 din\u00a0 Elve\u021bia ajunseser\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sferturi.\u00a0 Televizoare\u00a0 nu\u00a0 erau\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103,\u00a0 iar aparatele\u00a0 de\u00a0 radio\u00a0 erau\u00a0 exploatate\u00a0 la\u00a0 maxim\u00a0 de sonoritate. Cum erau mul\u021bi unguri locatari, transmisiile erau bilingve provoc\u00e2nd un haos ce viza infernul. S\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 \u00een 1954, Ungaria era cotat\u0103 cu maximum de \u0219anse iar pretendente mai erau Brazilia, Uruguay, Anglia \u0219i Germania de Vest. Ceea ce era greu de suportat era isteria reporterului ungur care transmitea meciurile \u00een care\u00a0 era\u00a0 implicat\u0103\u00a0 Ungaria.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 marele\u00a0 lor\u00a0 Gy\u00f6rgy Szepesi, insuportabil pentru noi, adorat de unguri. Erau ultimele\u00a0 zile\u00a0 ale\u00a0 lunii\u00a0 iunie\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 au\u00a0 ap\u0103rut\u00a0 primele rezultate surprinz\u0103toare \u00een sferturi. Ungaria a eliminat Brazilia,\u00a0 Uruguay\u00a0 a\u00a0 eliminat\u00a0 Anglia,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 Germania Federal\u0103 a trecut de Jugoslavia. Au urmat semifinalele c\u00e2nd Ungaria a eliminat Uruguay \u0219i Germania Federal\u0103 a trecut de Austria. Finala din 4 iulie a fost c\u00e2\u0219tigat\u0103 de Germania \u00een detrimentul Ungariei, cu un 3-2 considerat scandalos din cauza arbitrajului. Ce a fost \u00een aceste zile \u0219i seri la barac\u0103 nu poate fi descris \u00een cuvinte. Szepesi acoperea toate vocile \u00eenfierb\u00e2ntate. Ungurii \u00eentr-adev\u0103r aveau o echip\u0103 colosal\u0103 din care, am avut norocul s\u0103-i v\u0103d la lucru La Oradea pe fantasticii Puskas, Kocsis, Lor\u00e1nt \u0219i Hidegkuti, la CAO, Clubul atletic Oradea, o parte din ei veni\u021bi de pe la Ferar Cluj, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i uit pe Bodola\u00a0 sau\u00a0 Bar\u00e1tki.\u00a0 Au\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 for\u021b\u0103\u00a0 meciul conduc\u00e2nd cu 2-0, dar au fost egala\u021bi \u0219i dup\u0103 un gol al lui\u00a0 Pusk\u00e1s\u00a0 anulat,\u00a0 au\u00a0 pierdut\u00a0 cu\u00a0 2-3.\u00a0 Maghiarii\u00a0 din barac\u0103 au pl\u00e2ns, au urlat, au spart sticle \u0219i pahare \u0219i nu pu\u021bine geamuri. A fost de pomin\u0103. Starea de doliu a durat zile bune \u00een care, era bine s\u0103 nu fie aborda\u021bi, chit c\u0103 eram \u00een rela\u021bii bune, de colocatari. Cum timpul \u0219terge multe,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 tot\u00a0 fanatismul\u00a0 maghiarilor\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sus\u021binerile sportive, nici cu al nostru nu mi-e ru\u0219ine uneori, ne-am mul\u021bumit cu participarea noastr\u0103, \u00een grupuri combinate, rom\u00e2ni \u0219i maghiari, de a ne \u00eenfrunta \u00een mici \u00eent\u00e2lniri de volei,\u00a0 baschet\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 fotbal.\u00a0 Terenurile\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 sport erau\u00a0 de\u00a0 abia\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u0219\u0103,\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 mul\u021bumeam\u00a0 cu improviza\u021bii a\u0219tept\u00e2nd cu ner\u0103bdare darea \u00een folosin\u021b\u0103 a s\u0103lii de sport \u0219i a bazinului de \u00eenot. Pentru locuin\u021b\u0103 m-am dus la Kostiano\u00ef, s-a scuzat, mi-a promis dar n-am primit niciun r\u0103spuns ferm. La plecare am sc\u0103pat obsedanta sintagm\u0103 a unchiului Alex cu \u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d. <\/strong>\u00a0 N-a \u00een\u021beles \u0219i atunci i-am tradus, cam cum mi-a venit \u201dNe b\u00e2lo b\u00e2t\u00ef…\u201d. A z\u00e2mbit spun\u00e2ndu-mi \u201dbudet, budet…\u201d( Va fi, va fi…).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        VA URMA…<\/strong>de ce nu?!<\/p>\n

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        \u0218i a fost. M-a chemat la administra\u021bie, m-a luat la bra\u021b \u0219i m-a dus la un bloc din spatele laboratoarelor, la parter, a sunat \u0219i m-a prezentat celei cu care aveam s\u0103 fiu vecin. Un apartament de dou\u0103 camere, una mic\u0103, una mare, cea\u00a0 mic\u0103\u00a0 neocupat\u0103, \u00a0repartizat\u0103\u00a0 proasp\u0103tului\u00a0 cuplu familial.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 camera\u00a0 mare\u00a0 locuia\u00a0 familia\u00a0 unui\u00a0 maistru miner, cu nevast\u0103 casnic\u0103. Surprinz\u00e2ndu-mi nedumirirea din\u00a0 privire,\u00a0 Kosteano\u00ef\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 gr\u0103bit\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 lini\u0219teasc\u0103 \u0219optindu-mi \u00een limba rus\u0103 \u201dpagad\u00ed, pagad\u00ed, scoro budet inaci…\u201d\u00a0 (a\u0219teapt\u0103,\u00a0 a\u0219teapt\u0103,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cur\u00e2nd\u00a0 va\u00a0 fi\u00a0 altfel). Camera\u00a0 era\u00a0 aranjat\u0103,\u00a0 curat\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 strictul\u00a0 necesar\u00a0 la vedere, cu o sticl\u0103 de palinc\u0103 bihorean\u0103 pe mas\u0103. A luat trei pahare din dulap, le-a cam umplut cu \u021buic\u0103 \u0219i ne-a invitat s\u0103 le d\u0103m \u201dpeste cap\u201d. Doamna \u0219i-a muiat jenat\u0103 buzele \u00een licoare, eu am \u00eenceput s\u0103 sorb cu \u00eencetinitorul, iar \u0218efu ne-a f\u0103cut o demonstra\u021bie de cum se savureaz\u0103 o b\u0103utur\u0103 tare, a \u00eenghi\u021bit-o f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103. Era un pas spre normalizare \u0219i m-am dus pu\u0219c\u0103 la laborator s-o iau pe Babi. Ne-am \u00eentors \u201dacas\u0103\u201d unde am fost servi\u021bi cu pr\u0103jituri\u00a0 de\u00a0 cas\u0103.\u00a0 Gazda,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103\u00a0 aparent\u00a0 de\u00a0 noii vecini, mi-a atras aten\u021bia c\u0103 am o \u0219o\u021bie foarte frumoas\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        I-am replicat z\u00e2mbind: \u201dCu a\u0219a so\u021b, nu putea fi altfel…\u201d.<\/p>\n

        Nu era ceea ce a\u0219teptam, dar Babi, cu \u00een\u021belepciune s-a declarat\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ales\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 ce\u00a0 i-am\u00a0 spus\u00a0 de promisiunea\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Kosteano\u00ef.\u00a0 \u00cencepeam\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 avem \u00eencredere, mai ales c\u0103 Mircea \u0219i Florica aveau deja o vechime\u00a0 de\u00a0 doi\u00a0 ani\u00a0 la\u00a0 barac\u0103.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 un\u00a0 succes! Convie\u021buirea cu doi oameni lini\u0219ti\u021bi nu a ridicat probleme. Aveam o camer\u0103 a noastr\u0103, curat\u0103, cald\u0103, acces la o baie\u00a0 civilizat\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sfaturile\u00a0 unei\u00a0 gospodine experimentate,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201dDl\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 Dna\u00a0 Inginer\u201d\u00a0 pronun\u021bate\u00a0 cu respect de maistrul miner, f\u0103r\u0103 dezagreabilul tovar\u0103\u0219e sau\u00a0 tovar\u0103\u0219\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 subiecte\u00a0 interesante\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 mine privind via\u021ba de zi cu zi a minerilor, expu\u0219i la radia\u021bii ucig\u0103toare, dar mul\u021bumi\u021bi de c\u0103\u0219tigurile realizate. Era un caz\u00a0 fericit,\u00a0 aveam \u00a0s-o\u00a0 apreciez\u00a0 mai\u00a0 t\u00e2rziu,\u00a0 de\u00a0 miner pentru care b\u0103utura era un p\u0103h\u0103rel de palinc\u0103 \u0219i un pahar de vin de gospodar la o mas\u0103 consistent\u0103, de fapt cina, c\u0103ci venea seara de la min\u0103. B\u0103uturi pe care mi le procura \u0219i mie de la surs\u0103 garantat\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Curiozitatea, arma care scoate din om \u0219i ultima pic\u0103tur\u0103 de mister, nu putea s\u0103 ne scuteasc\u0103 de \u00eentreb\u0103ri, fel de fel. C\u00e2nd au dibuit c\u0103 suntem am\u00e2ndoi cre\u0219tini dar de confesiuni\u00a0 diferite,\u00a0 mirarea,\u00a0 care\u00a0 tr\u0103deaz\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 loc surpriza,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 spun\u00a0 nedumirirea,\u00a0 a\u00a0 st\u00e2rnit\u00a0 o avalan\u0219\u0103 de \u00eentreb\u0103ri suplimentare. L\u0103muririle mele cum c\u0103 at\u00e2t ortodoc\u0219ii c\u00e2t \u0219i romano-catolicii sunt parte din aceea\u0219i\u00a0 religie\u00a0 cre\u0219tin\u0103,\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 bun\u0103\u00a0 parte\u00a0 din\u00a0 rudele Margar\u00edtei,\u00a0 de\u00a0 fapt\u00a0 toate,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 excep\u021bia\u00a0 fratelui,\u00a0 erau greco-catolici, fra\u021bi cre\u0219tini \u0219i ei, de aceea\u0219i spe\u021b\u0103, nu au descre\u021bit frun\u021bile \u00eencordate ale colocatarilor no\u0219tri. \u201dAici ve\u021bi \u00eent\u00e2lni tot felul, de la ortodoc\u0219i la greco-catolici, de la bapti\u0219ti la penticostali, cu bisericile lor proprii, f\u0103r\u0103 a se amesteca. Familii amestecate nu ve\u021bi prea \u00eent\u00e2lni. Nici biseric\u0103\u00a0 romano-catolic\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 avem…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dFamiliile\u00a0 astea \u201damestecate\u201d cum le spune\u021bi, adic\u0103 mixte, sunt un drum al\u00a0 ecumenismului,\u00a0 al\u00a0 revenirii\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenceputurile cre\u0219tinismului,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 erau\u00a0 to\u021bi\u00a0 laolalt\u0103.\u00a0 Ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 i-a desp\u0103r\u021bit au fost ni\u0219te \u201dfleacuri\u201d zic eu, peste care s-ar putea trece foarte u\u0219or, numai c\u0103 acum sunt interese \u0219i ierarhice, \u0219i, din p\u0103cate \u0219i economice. Fiecare din p\u0103r\u021bi s-a\u00a0 \u00eembog\u0103\u021bit\u00a0 peste\u00a0 m\u0103sur\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o \u00a0reunificare\u00a0 ar\u00a0 ridica probleme mari. \u00cen plus, cum s\u0103 faci din Patriarhi \u0219i Papi, o conducere unic\u0103. E greu dar nu imposibil \u0219i viitorul apropiat ar putea s\u0103-i oblige la \u00een\u021belegere, acum, c\u00e2nd desprinderile sectare rup din ambele biserici cre\u0219tine…\u201d \u201dDa, dar lumea ortodox\u0103 nu g\u00e2nde\u0219te a\u0219a. La \u021bar\u0103, cum este\u00a0 aici,\u00a0 oamenii\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u00een\u021beleg,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 i-a\u021bi\u00a0 spus,\u00a0 ecu…\u201d \u201decumenismul\u201d.\u00a0 \u201d\u0218i\u00a0 Doamna\u00a0 la\u00a0 ce\u00a0 biseric\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 s\u0103 mearg\u0103?! Aici n-avem biseric\u0103 romano-catolic\u0103…Poate la Beiu\u0219 sau la C\u0103u…\u201d \u201dUnde? La C\u0103u?!…\u201d \u201dVa\u0219c\u0103u, c\u0103 a\u0219a-i\u00a0 spunem…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dPutem\u00a0 intra\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 ortodoc\u0219i,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la catolici, romano sau greco…s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 suntem de etnii\u00a0 diferite,\u00a0 eu\u00a0 rom\u00e2n\u00a0 basarabean,\u00a0 ea\u00a0 nem\u021boaic\u0103, \u0219v\u0103boaic\u0103, dup\u0103 tat\u0103…nici \u021biganii nu sunt de lep\u0103dat. \u00cen laborator am un tehnician \u021bigan care \u0219tie at\u00e2ta meserie c\u00e2t\u0103 eu n-am s\u0103 apuc s\u0103 adun \u00een mine…\u00eenv\u0103\u021b mereu c\u00e2te\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 el…este\u00a0 foarte\u00a0 talentat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 muncitor!\u201d \u201dAcum avem \u0219i sovietici, ru\u0219i de toate felurile, muncesc, sunt bine pl\u0103ti\u021bi, dar pe banii no\u0219tri…p\u00e2n\u0103 acuma ne-am \u00een\u021beles…\u201d \u201d\u0218i etniile \u0219i religiile trebuie s\u0103 se \u00een\u021beleag\u0103, altfel\u00a0 ne\u00a0 pa\u0219te\u00a0 un\u00a0 r\u0103zboi\u00a0 cum\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 mai\u00a0 fost…\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cam aceasta era atmosfera \u00een care doi famili\u0219ti \u00eencep\u0103tori luau primele lec\u021bii de la via\u021b\u0103. \u0218i aveau ce \u0219i de la cine \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Cum orice \u00eenceput mai are \u0219i c\u00e2te o surpriz\u0103 la activ, s\u0103 nu trec chiar cu vederea peste una care-mi apar\u021bine. S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat s\u0103 fiu singur \u00een cas\u0103, ce frumos sun\u0103 acest cuv\u00e2nt, cu o misiune \u00eencredin\u021bat\u0103 ca-n familie. Trebuia s\u0103 pun la fiert o oal\u0103 cu lapte. Ca s\u0103 nu fiu deranjat am pus oala pe o plit\u0103 electric\u0103, \u00een camera noastr\u0103. Eram mul\u021bumit c\u0103 puteam s\u0103 m\u0103 joc pu\u021bin cu poezia lucru de care m-am \u0219i apucat. St\u0103tem pe un scaun cu o plan\u0219et\u0103 mic\u0103 pe genunchi \u0219i cochetam cu o foaie imaculat\u0103. O str\u0103lucire de g\u00e2nd s-a rev\u0103rsat asupra condeiului din m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i nu l-am mai putut st\u0103p\u00e2ni. Curgeau r\u00e2nduri, r\u00e2nduri versuri de adolescent, lirice vreau s\u0103 spun, \u0219i aten\u021bia mea se concentrase pe orice, numai pe lapte nu. Am sim\u021bit eu ceva mi\u0219care brownian\u0103 a unor fulgi negri prin spa\u021biul camerei, am mai dat neglijent cu m\u00e2na ca s\u0103-i \u00eempiedic s\u0103 se a\u0219eze pe chipul meu \u00eeng\u00e2ndurat, dar nu\u00a0 prea\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 spor.\u00a0 Deodat\u0103 \u00a0u\u0219a\u00a0 camerei\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost deschis\u0103 cu for\u021b\u0103 \u0219i o voce cunoscut\u0103, a vecinei, m-a trezit\u00a0 din\u00a0 reverie.\u00a0 \u201dDomnu\u00a0 inginer,\u00a0 ce\u00a0 se\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103?! Laptele s-a transformat \u00een funingine, vai de perdeaua asta nou\u0103…\u0219i a\u0219ternutul…\u201d \u201dM\u0103i, am fost ocupat cu o lucrare \u0219i am fost ca \u00een trans\u0103…Ce facem acuma, c\u0103 vine\u00a0 doamna\u00a0 mea?!…\u201d\u00a0 A\u00a0 deschis\u00a0 geamul,\u00a0 a\u00a0 scos\u00a0 la scuturat a\u0219ternutul, a dat jos perdeaua \u0219i s-a dat la o parte ca s\u0103 intre cine n-ar fi trebuit s\u0103 se gr\u0103beasc\u0103 cu cump\u0103r\u0103turile. Nu \u0219tiu ce ar fi f\u0103cut altcineva, dar Babi, cu Doamne, Dumnezeule \u00een gur\u0103, s-a apucat s-o ajute pe vecin\u0103. Era treab\u0103 de f\u0103cut, nu glum\u0103, a\u0219a c\u0103 a am\u00e2nat interogatoriul \u0219i observa\u021biile dictate de rolul ei de so\u021bie pentru ora culc\u0103rii. Eram dezolat, eram st\u00e2ngaci \u00een \u00eencerc\u0103rile de a ajuta la cur\u0103\u021benie, \u0219i mai st\u00e2ngaci \u00een antamarea\u00a0 unei\u00a0 conversa\u021bii\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 ce\u00a0 mai!?,\u00a0 penibil\u00a0 de \u00eencurcat. Diminea\u021ba, dup\u0103 ce s-a \u00eenv\u00e2rtit toat\u0103 noaptea, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103. Era vorba de acel r\u00e2s care \u00eenlocuie\u0219te o izbucnire nervoas\u0103, bun nu pentru a netezi lucrurile, ci mai de grab\u0103 pentru a-l enerva pe partenerul de discu\u021bii. Am s\u0103rutat-o protector pe frunte, dar n-am putut, totu\u0219i, evita\u00a0 o\u00a0 remarc\u0103.\u00a0 \u201dDac\u0103\u00a0 faci\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 la\u00a0 laborator, r\u0103m\u00e2nem pe drumuri, domnule inginer!\u201d Ei, asta chiar c\u0103 mi-a c\u0103zut r\u0103u \u0219i din lips\u0103 de replic\u0103, am mai s\u0103rutat-o o dat\u0103, pe gur\u0103. C\u00e2nd am auzit-o spun\u00e2nd \u201dtu e\u0219ti lud…\u201d am \u0219tiut c\u0103 ne-am \u00eemp\u0103cat. Camera aia frumos preg\u0103tit\u0103 pentru tinerii \u00eensur\u0103\u021bei, n-a mai ar\u0103tat niciodat\u0103, adic\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103toarea mutare, ca lumea. Vedeam treaba cu luciditate \u0219i, \u00een lips\u0103 de ceva mai bun, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 visez cu ochii deschi\u0219i, la apartamentul cu dou\u0103 camere promis de Kosteano\u00ef \u0219i chiar s\u0103 lansez c\u00e2te o aluzie. Omul \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 mereu, dovad\u0103-i c\u0103 nu s-a mai \u00eent\u00e2mplat. Pentru versuri \u00eemi alegeam un loc mai \u00een mijlocul naturii. Oricum, nu popularizam scrierile mele, \u00eenc\u0103. A mai curs ceva timp la vale f\u0103r\u0103 ca a\u0219tept\u0103rile mele s\u0103 apar\u0103 la orizont. \u00centre timp ora\u0219ul \u00een devenire prindea via\u021b\u0103 \u0219i aspect. Se \u00eemplinise anul de la aterizarea noastr\u0103 \u00een \u0218tei \u0219i,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 eram\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u0103m\u0103ru\u021ba\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 u\u0219or afumat\u0103, ne bucuram de noile lucr\u0103ri edilitare terminate. O sal\u0103 de sport dup\u0103 toate regulile artei \u0219i un bazin de \u00eenot de 25m, ca la carte, cu trambulin\u0103 \u0219i un adev\u0103rat parc\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 jur,\u00a0 ap\u0103rut\u00a0 ca\u00a0 prin\u00a0 farmec.\u00a0 Pe\u00a0 24\u00a0 iunie\u00a0 am organizat o mic\u0103 petrecere la laborator, \u00eempotriva tuturor regulilor, dar cu aprobarea Elenei Petrovna, care, nu \u0219tiu de\u00a0 ce\u00a0 l-a\u00a0 invitat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 Kosteano\u00ef.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 organizat petrecerea\u00a0 la\u00a0 Spetrografie,\u00a0 unde\u00a0 cur\u0103\u021benia\u00a0 trona\u00a0 \u0219i \u0219obolanii ocoleau aria, probabil din respect. Atmosfer\u0103 vesel\u0103, glume cu nemiluita, ce mai, destindere \u00een toat\u0103 regula, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd Kosteano\u00ef s-a hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u0219i el ceva. \u201dM\u0103i, copii, voi nu v-a\u021bi g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 v\u0103 m\u0103ri\u021bi familia? Un\u00a0 b\u0103iat,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 o\u00a0 feti\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 v-ar\u00a0 prinde\u00a0 bine.\u00a0 Ce\u00a0 spui\u00a0 Margar\u00edta?…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dUnde?,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 c\u0103m\u0103ru\u021ba\u00a0 aia\u00a0 afumat\u0103?!…\u201d \u201dCum afumat\u0103?!…ce tot spui?…\u201d \u201d\u00centreba\u021bi-l pe Bar\u00eds…\u201d P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 a spus ea, a\u0219a, mai pe scurt. R\u00e2sete ca la comand\u0103.\u00a0 \u201dP\u0103i,\u00a0 dac\u0103-i\u00a0 a\u0219a,\u00a0 atunci,\u00a0 Margar\u00edta\u00a0 ia\u00a0 tu reparti\u021bia asta pentru un apartament cu dou\u0103 camere, lipit de \u0219trand, aproape de laborator…Ce zici, te mai g\u00e2nde\u0219ti la un copil?\u201d \u201dM\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc, dar nu acum…de m\u00e2ine \u00eencolo!\u201d \u0218i nici una, nici dou\u0103, i-a s\u0103rit \u00een bra\u021be s\u0103- l s\u0103rute. Acest colos de om, nu s-a sfiit \u0219i a s\u0103ltat-o ca pe un fulg. Aplauze nu mai primisem \u00een via\u021ba mea, m-am \u00eenclinat\u00a0 respectos,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 d\u00e2ndu-mi\u00a0 seama\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 eu\u00a0 le provocasem,\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 dus\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 salvat-o\u00a0 din\u00a0 bra\u021bele matahalei. A fost o aniversare a c\u0103s\u0103toriei noastre pe nepus\u0103\u00a0 mas\u0103,\u00a0 ticluit\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u0219est,\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dfactorii\u00a0 de r\u0103spundere\u201d, regizat\u0103 ad-hoc, cu succes la public. Am zbughit-o s\u0103lt\u00e2nd, am luat cheile de la administra\u021bie \u0219i am purces la c\u0103utarea noului nostru palat. Erau ni\u0219te blocuri\u00a0 noi\u00a0 cu\u00a0 trei\u00a0 nivele,\u00a0 am\u00a0 g\u0103sit\u00a0 apartamentul\u00a0 la parter,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 spa\u021biu\u00a0 generos\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 geamului,\u00a0 ideal pentru o gr\u0103din\u0103 cu flori, cu o magazie plasat\u0103 discret mai \u00eentr-o parte, bun\u0103 de garaj, la o adic\u0103. P\u0103rea un vis, o\u00a0 iluzie,\u00a0 o\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 ce.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bitorul\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 p\u0103r\u0103sit spun\u00e2ndu-ne de unde puteam alege ceva mobilier, am \u00eenchis\u00a0 u\u0219a\u00a0 cu\u00a0 cheia,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 din\u0103untru,\u00a0 bine\u00een\u021beles,\u00a0 \u0219i profit\u00e2nd\u00a0 de\u00a0 spa\u021biul\u00a0 liber,\u00a0 am\u00a0 valsat\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 muzic\u0103 \u00eenchipuit\u0103 ce r\u0103suna \u00een sufletele noastre. Obosi\u021bi ne-am \u00eentins pe jos s\u0103 ne tragem r\u0103suflarea. Am \u00eencercat s-o s\u0103rut, s\u0103-i m\u00e2ng\u00e2i fa\u021ba, dar m-a apostrofat pe loc. \u201dLud ai fost, lud ai r\u0103mas! S\u0103 aranj\u0103m \u0219i noi lucrurile, nu s\u0103\u00a0 ne t\u0103v\u0103lim pe jos…\u201d \u201dDar nici nu m-am g\u00e2ndit la nimic, doar suntem \u00een orele de lucru…Sau, tu te-ai g\u00e2ndit?!…\u201d \u201dHai s\u0103 plec\u0103m, c\u0103 cu tine nu-i de glumit…e\u0219ti lud \u0219i gata!…\u201d \u0218i am plecat \u00eenapoi la laborator. Ce u\u0219or ne-am intoxicat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201dcon\u0219tiin\u021ba\u00a0 \u00eendatoririlor\u00a0 cet\u0103\u021bene\u0219ti\u201d.\u00a0 Cam a\u0219a aveam s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nem tot restul vie\u021bii noastre, sclavi ai unor principii nu \u00eentotdeauna \u00eensu\u0219ite, dar respectate cu sfin\u021benie.\u00a0 Eram \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 alerg\u0103m dup\u0103 ceva mobil\u0103, pe la Beiu\u0219 \u0219i Va\u0219c\u0103u. Nu puteam trage de timp \u00eentr-o situa\u021bie de criz\u0103 major\u0103 de locuin\u021be. Am g\u0103sit cam ce doream s\u0103 ne apar\u021bin\u0103, am adus o sufragerie ale c\u0103rei vestigii mai str\u0103lucesc \u0219i azi prin casa noastr\u0103, o camer\u0103\u00a0 combinat\u0103\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 dormitor\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 pentru buc\u0103t\u0103rie. Ne gr\u0103beam s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sim c\u0103m\u0103ru\u021ba cu pricina, nu\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 amintirea\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103rii\u00a0 cu\u00a0 laptele,\u00a0 care\u00a0 m\u0103 s\u00e2c\u00e2ia, ci, mai mult de teama s\u0103 nu se \u00eent\u00e2mple ceva cu noua reparti\u021bie, cum se mai \u00eent\u00e2mplase. Cel mai frecvent era ocuparea abuziv\u0103 a locuin\u021bei de c\u0103tre vreo familie nemul\u021bumit\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u0219teptare.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 mutat,\u00a0 am\u00a0 pus perdele\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 opri\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 insisten\u021ba\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care curio\u0219ii doreau s\u0103 \u0219tie orice mi\u0219care. Cum s-ar spune ne-am \u201dbaricadat\u201d ceea ce ne-a permis s\u0103 ne sim\u021bim la noi acas\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 mai renun\u021b\u0103m pu\u021bin la protocolul unei \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103min\u021bi decente. Aveam halate de baie salvatoare \u00een care ne \u00eenf\u0103\u0219uram la repezeal\u0103 c\u00e2nd ap\u0103rea cineva la u\u0219\u0103. \u00cencet, \u00eencet, antren\u00e2ndu-ne sear\u0103 de sear\u0103 \u00eentr-o munc\u0103 de direticare, nu \u00eentotdeauna u\u0219oar\u0103 dup\u0103 orele de laborator, am ajuns s\u0103 avem mul\u021bumirea confortului at\u00e2t de dorit. Au ap\u0103rut vecini, s-au legat prietenii, s-au organizat seri de pocher, s-au pierdut \u0219i multe nop\u021bi, dar totul se aranja, parc\u0103, de la sine. Un \u0219antier atractiv pentru mul\u021bi prin nivelul mai s\u0103ltat al salariilor, a adus o pleiad\u0103 de \u201dintelectuali\u201d, a\u0219a ne consideram cei cu ceva studii superioare, ingineri, medici, avoca\u021bi, de toate. To\u021bi veneau din ora\u0219e mai mari, universitare, cu apuc\u0103turi specifice\u00a0 gradului\u00a0 de\u00a0 preg\u0103tire,\u00a0 persoane\u00a0 dornice\u00a0 de comunicare \u0219i pornite pe impunerea unei atmosfere la nivelul\u00a0 preten\u021biilor.\u00a0 S-au\u00a0 format\u00a0 cercuri,\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 legat prietenii. Pot spune c\u0103 am pornit in corpore un r\u0103zboi izol\u0103rii specifice unor \u0219antiere mari. Nu de mult \u00eenc\u0103 studen\u021bi, unii cupla\u021bi din facultate, asta ca s\u0103 se \u0219tie c\u0103 nu eram singurii, ne \u00eent\u00e2lneam c\u0103ut\u00e2ndu-ne unii pe al\u021bii, mai ieri necunoscu\u021bi, ast\u0103zi avizi de societate, la sala de sport,\u00a0 la\u00a0 strand,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 pe\u00a0 malul\u00a0 Cri\u0219ului\u00a0 Negru,\u00a0 prin \u00eemprejurimi. Fiecare f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 de timp liber era dedicat\u0103 acestei curse pentru crearea unei atmosfere de via\u021b\u0103 social\u0103.\u00a0 Liberi,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 prunci,\u00a0 ne\u00a0 permiteam\u00a0 s\u0103 transform\u0103m\u00a0 apartamentele\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cluburi\u00a0 de pocheri\u0219ti. Am ajuns s\u0103 ne \u00een\u021belegem cam patru familii, s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim la masa de joc, pe r\u00e2nd, f\u0103r\u0103 mofturi. Dac\u0103\u00a0 refuzai\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 sear\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 astfel\u00a0 de\u00a0 invita\u021bie,\u00a0 erai anun\u021bat f\u0103r\u0103 menajamente de autoinvitarea la tine. Se juca\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 mese\u00a0 improvizate,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi stropite, la alegere, cu palinc\u0103, vin sau bere. Se asculta muzic\u0103 simfonic\u0103 \u00een surdin\u0103, de pe discuri. Eu jucam de dragul\u00a0 emo\u021biei,\u00a0 liber\u00a0 de\u00a0 ambi\u021bie,\u00a0 atras\u00a0 de\u00a0 jocul\u00a0 la cacialma.\u00a0 Se\u00a0 juca\u00a0 pe\u00a0 sume\u00a0 modice,\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se mergea\u00a0 prea\u00a0 departe\u00a0 cu\u00a0 angajarea.\u00a0 Ei,\u00a0 aici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103cam cu jocul lui Babi. Lua totul \u00een serios, urm\u0103rea orice schimbare la fa\u021b\u0103 a partenerilor, \u021binea la c\u00e2\u0219tig mai ceva ca la mine, \u00eemi repro\u0219a eventualele c\u00e2\u0219tiguri la cacialma. Ce mai!, se comporta \u00een joc de parc\u0103 preg\u0103tea un examen decisiv. Primeam \u0219i vizite neanun\u021bate. Cum aveam\u00a0 destui\u00a0 prieteni\u00a0 din\u00a0 lumea\u00a0 geologilor,\u00a0 ne pomeneam uneori cu c\u00e2te o echip\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103, dornici de o atmosfer\u0103 prieteneasc\u0103, de o gustare, trebuia s\u0103 avem frigiderul plin, pentru orice eventualitate, de o b\u0103utur\u0103 de la surs\u0103 controlat\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Era\u00a0 un\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 al\u00a0 vechiului\u00a0 meu\u00a0 deziderat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 greu acceptata mea expresie \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d, ca la carte. O bun\u0103 parte din timpul liber am \u00eenceput s\u0103-l petrec la sal\u0103, \u00eentr- o miu\u021b\u0103 de baschet, sau un volei, dar \u0219i la noua atrac\u021bie din holul s\u0103lii, biliardul. E fascinant! Din clipa \u00een care ai m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat un tac, i-ai preg\u0103tit capul de atac cu o cret\u0103, cum\u00a0 fac\u00a0 amatorii\u00a0 \u201dprofesioni\u0219ti\u201d,\u00a0 sim\u021bi\u00a0 c\u0103,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 fiu \u00een\u021beles gre\u0219it, nu te mai gr\u0103be\u021bti s\u0103 ajungi acas\u0103. Se \u00eent\u00e2mpla\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fiu\u00a0 tras\u00a0 de\u00a0 m\u00e2nec\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 Babi,\u00a0 care,\u00a0 spre surprinderea mea, nu era atras\u0103 de acest joc. Nu era un simplu joc! Trebuia s\u0103 aplici, \u00een clipe de concentrare, cuno\u0219tin\u021be din fizica aplicat\u0103, de geometrie a liniilor \u0219i a unghiurilor, s\u0103 intuie\u0219ti rolul abaterilor auxiliare a bilelor deviate de ciocnirile cu manta mesei, s\u0103 faci abstrac\u021bie de exclama\u021biile de dezam\u0103gire ale chibi\u021bilor, nedumeri\u021bi c\u0103 nu le-ai citit g\u00e2ndul \u00eenainte de a face o mi\u0219care. Dar ca s-o termin cu biliardul, am s\u0103 relatez ceva \u0219i din atrac\u021bia magnetic\u0103 a acestui joc-sport. Era o petrecere mare organizat\u0103 de administra\u021bie \u00een sala mare a s\u0103lii de sport. Nu mai \u0219tiu ce mare s\u0103rb\u0103toare la moda vremii, avea\u00a0 rolul\u00a0 \u201dpolitico-social\u201d\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 apropia\u00a0 cet\u0103\u021benii ora\u0219ului.\u00a0 Distrac\u021bia\u00a0 principal\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 dansul.\u00a0 Eu,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u0219tiu cum, m-am lipit de biliard \u0219i am r\u0103mas a\u0219a p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd, Babi m-a tras de m\u00e2nec\u0103. Cum nu m-am supus pe loc, s-a \u00eentors \u00een sala de dans, cu o min\u0103 cam negativ\u0103. Kosteano\u00ef, citindu-i expresia a \u00eentrebat de mine la care a auzit un \u201dUnde s\u0103 fie?!, la biliard…\u201d \u00cen v\u0103zul lumii, a luat- o\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 bra\u021be,\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 triumf,\u00a0 a\u00a0 adus-o\u00a0 pe\u00a0 sus\u00a0 la\u00a0 biliard \u00eenvit\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s-o duc \u00eenapoi, \u00een bra\u021be, la dans. Puteam face altceva?! Am fost \u00eent\u00e2mpina\u021bi cu aplauze \u0219i am ocupat ringul cu un vals care i-a m\u00e2nat pe to\u021bi la perete. M\u0103 mi\u0219cam u\u0219or iar Margar\u00edta era supl\u0103, \u00eenc\u0103, precum un\u00a0 fulg.\u00a0 N-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 \u00eens\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 ajuns.\u00a0 La\u00a0 damenvals,\u00a0 m-a invitat o rusoaic\u0103 din laborator, t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103, supl\u0103 \u0219i ea.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 primii\u00a0 pa\u0219i\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 dat\u00a0 seama\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 n-o conduc\u00a0 eu,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 va\u00a0 conduce\u00a0 ea.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 primul\u00a0 tur vertiginos, ringul s-a golit \u0219i am putut face ce am vrut. Valsul a curs pe ambele sensuri, lin, f\u0103r\u0103 ezit\u0103ri, cer\u00e2nd parc\u0103\u00a0 aplauze.\u00a0 \u0218i\u00a0 au\u00a0 venit.\u00a0 I-am\u00a0 s\u0103rutat\u00a0 m\u00e2na,\u00a0 i-am f\u0103cut un compliment, \u0219i am aflat c\u0103 f\u0103cuse ceva balet \u00een adolescen\u021b\u0103.\u00a0 S\u0103rutul\u00a0 m\u00e2inii\u00a0 a\u00a0 st\u00e2rnit\u00a0 vocifer\u0103ri\u00a0 de \u00eenc\u00e2ntare. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 am ie\u0219it din impasul cu biliardul, dar ceva, discret, mi-a ar\u0103tat c\u0103 am dansat bine dar nu \u0219i am f\u0103cut bine. Vorba Elenei Petrovna, e greu de lucrat cu\u00a0 multe\u00a0 femei.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 seara\u00a0 aceea\u00a0 n-am\u00a0 mai\u00a0 dansat profit\u00e2nd de bufetul bine garnisit. Acas\u0103, am a\u0219teptat vreo\u00a0 remarc\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 venit\u00a0 dec\u00e2t\u00a0 o\u00a0 propunere nevinovat\u0103. \u201d\u0218tii, sunt foarte obosit\u0103…nu vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 la\u0219i\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 dorm\u00a0 singur\u0103?…te\u00a0 po\u021bi\u00a0 culca\u00a0 pe\u00a0 canapeaua\u00a0 din sufragerie…\u201d \u201dDa, s\u0103 tr\u0103i\u021bi, Stimat\u0103 Doamn\u0103!\u201d A\u0219a am f\u0103cut, dar dup\u0103 un timp nedefinit, a venit l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u0219i s- a \u00eenghesuit pe canapea. Cum nu era prea comod, ne- am rostogolit de pe pe canapea, pe covorul proasp\u0103t cump\u0103rat \u0219i ne-am continuat somnul \u00een doi. Diminea\u021ba ne\u00a0 dureau\u00a0 toate\u00a0 oasele\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eencheieturile\u00a0 dar\u00a0 le-am suportat cu z\u00e2mbetul pe buze. M-a pupat \u0219i a fugit la baie. O concluzie tot am tras. Pentru un adev\u0103rat confort nu este de ajuns o singur\u0103 baie, concluzie care avea s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103reasc\u0103 o via\u021b\u0103 de om.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        \u00cencet,\u00a0 \u00eencet\u00a0 ne\u00a0 obi\u0219nuiam\u00a0 cu\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u0219antier,\u00a0 cu necazurile inerente, cu pericolele pe care \u00eencepeam s\u0103 le\u00a0 dibuim.\u00a0 Unul\u00a0 din\u00a0 prietenii\u00a0 no\u0219tri\u00a0 de\u00a0 ga\u0219c\u0103,\u00a0 medic specializat \u00een \u201dmedicina radia\u021biilor\u201d, pl\u0103cut la \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219are, pl\u0103cut \u00een comportament, devenit nu numai partener de pocher \u00eempreun\u0103 cu iubitoarea dar \u0219i geloasa sa so\u021bie, dar \u0219i colaborator \u00een domeniul problemelor de mediu radioactiv, ne mai informa amical, oficial nu era permis, asupra\u00a0 situa\u021biei\u00a0 nu\u00a0 tocmai\u00a0 roze\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u0219antier.\u00a0 Era recunoscut\u0103 competen\u021ba lui \u00een domeniu fiind solicitat de diferitele\u00a0 institu\u021bii\u00a0 implicate.\u00a0 Tot\u00a0 a\u0219a,\u00a0 prietene\u0219te\u00a0 am aflat, cum, \u00eentr-o perioad\u0103 \u00een care Gheorghiu Dej acuza o stare de oboseal\u0103 cronic\u0103 a fost solicitat pentru a verifica biroul s\u0103u dela Comitetul Central, inclusiv, adic\u0103 \u00een mod special, fotoliul lui de lucru. Era a\u0219a de speriat de misiunea\u00a0 primit\u0103\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t\u00a0 se\u00a0 ruga\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Dumnezeu\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu g\u0103seasc\u0103\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 \u0219tiind\u00a0 ce\u00a0 urm\u0103ri\u00a0 ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 putut\u00a0 avea,\u00a0 \u00een general, \u0219i pentru el \u00een special. A descoperi o surs\u0103 de iradiere\u00a0 ascuns\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 birou,\u00a0 c\u0103ci\u00a0 la\u00a0 asta\u00a0 se\u00a0 g\u00e2ndeau, \u00eensemna\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 devii\u00a0 de\u021bin\u0103torul\u00a0 unui\u00a0 secret\u00a0 de\u00a0 stat\u00a0 de \u00eemportan\u021b\u0103 deosebit\u0103, adic\u0103 un om nesigur pe propria via\u021b\u0103. A ie\u0219it bine din misiune, dar a r\u0103mas mereu \u00een aten\u021bia securit\u0103\u021bii, at\u00e2t pentru noi solicit\u0103ri, c\u00e2t \u0219i pentru eventuale indiscre\u021bii. Eram \u00eentr-adev\u0103r prieteni \u0219i nu ne sfiam s\u0103 ne desc\u0103rc\u0103m \u00eentre noi temerile. O alt\u0103 familie de prieteni cu care nu am avut niciun fel de rezerve, un medic neurolog \u0219i o so\u021bie medic de laborator ne-au luat \u00een bra\u021bele lor \u0219i aveam s\u0103 beneficiem de grija lor de necomparat cu alte rela\u021bii. Mari amatori de pocher, el un bun juc\u0103tor de tenis de mas\u0103, mai t\u00e2rziu \u0219i de tenis de c\u00e2mp, era un partener de ne\u00eenlocuit. La Policlinica unde lucrau am\u00e2ndoi, am petrecut multe seri, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-i de ur\u00e2t \u00een timpul g\u0103rzilor. Cu un halat alb, imaculat, \u00eembr\u0103cat de la\u00a0 intrare,\u00a0 \u00eel\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021beam\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 vizita\u00a0 bolnavii interna\u021bi, ajung\u00e2nd s\u0103 fiu apelat cu \u201dDomnule Doctor\u201d. \u00centr-o zi, un bolnav am\u0103r\u00e2t, v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 singur, mi-a cerut\u00a0 o\u00a0 p\u0103rere\u00a0 de\u00a0 specialitate,\u00a0 dorind,\u00a0 cumva,\u00a0 s\u0103-l controleze\u00a0 pe\u00a0 adev\u0103ratul\u00a0 doctor.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 obi\u0219nui\u021bii policlinicii,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ca\u00a0 suferinzi,\u00a0 ci\u00a0 prieteni.\u00a0 Aceast\u0103 pereche de medici locuia \u00een blocul al\u0103turat a\u0219a c\u0103 totul se petrecea ca \u00eentr-o familie. Ei, aveam \u0219i prieteni de la Politehnica din Timi\u0219oara, chiar \u00een blocul nostru, la etaj. Am\u00e2ndoi ingineri mineri, mai r\u0103s\u0103ri\u021bi ca noi cu vreo doi ani, ne-au luat de la \u00eenceput \u00een primire. Doamnele se \u00een\u021belegeau foarte bine, mai ales c\u0103 vecina apela mereu la Babi pentru c\u00e2te un \u00eemprumut. C\u00e2\u0219tigau ceva mai mult dec\u00e2t noi, dar erau mereu \u00een criz\u0103 de bani. El mare amator de \u0219ah, se \u00eent\u00e2mpla s\u0103 ne apuce noaptea juc\u00e2nd \u0219i sorbind din licoarea \u021binutului, cu o friptur\u0103 \u00een farfurie \u0219i cu\u00a0 ve\u0219nicul\u00a0 borcan\u00a0 cu\u00a0 mur\u0103turi.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 \u0218eful\u00a0 Bazei\u00a0 de Depozit a utilajelor \u0219i materialelor, unde-i f\u0103ceam vizite de c\u00e2te ori avem o fereastr\u0103 liber\u0103. Motivul era \u201dsecret\u201d. Avea\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 dotare\u00a0 o\u00a0 duzin\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 motociclete\u00a0 de\u00a0 125, \u201dnecesare\u201d geologilor \u00een munca de teren. \u0218i ne-am pus pe\u00a0 studiat.\u00a0 O\u00a0 alee\u00a0 de\u00a0 dus-\u00eentors\u00a0 de\u00a0 vreo\u00a0 2\u00a0 km,\u00a0 ce \u00eenconjura\u00a0 depozitele\u00a0 enorme,\u00a0 ne\u00a0 permitea\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 facem \u201dcontrolul\u201d,\u00a0 el\u00a0 \u00eei\u00a0 spune\u00a0 \u201drecep\u021bia\u201d\u00a0 motocicletelor.\u00a0 Am \u00eencercat\u00a0 toat\u0103\u00a0 duzina,\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 conducem\u00a0 \u0219i, eventual, s\u0103 ne preg\u0103tim de examen. Eram la \u00eenceput, dar visam, am\u00e2ndoi s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103rim ceva care ocupa un loc de frunte \u00een planurile noastre. La Baz\u0103 eram cunoscut ca \u201dspecialist \u00een motoare pe dou\u0103 ro\u021bi\u201d. Cum pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 rolul\u00a0 de\u00a0 inginer\u00a0 de\u00a0 laborator,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u0219antier\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 \u0219i misiunea legat\u0103 de combustibili, uleiuri \u0219i alte dr\u0103covenii legate de chimie cum erau explozibilii pentru minerit, prezen\u021ba\u00a0 mea\u00a0 la\u00a0 Baza\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Fane,\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 oficial\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i necesar\u0103. Numai ideea noastr\u0103 cu motocicletele nu prea g\u0103sea o justificare, dar era util\u0103, deoarece c\u00e2nd predam unui geolog, sau ce era, o motociclet\u0103, putea fi sigur c\u0103 trecuse toate testele pentru a pleca pe teren.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Acum, c\u00e2nd \u00eencerc s\u0103 rememorez clipele acelor ani de \u00eenceput, m\u0103 izbesc de multitudinea de \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103ri care ne-au marcat \u00een bine \u0219i \u00een r\u0103u tinere\u021bea, din care, sincer, nu reu\u0219esc s\u0103 fac o selec\u021bie anume. La acei ani fragezi, totul putea fi suportat, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een culori vii, chiar \u0219i e\u0219ecurile,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 ne\u00eemplinirile\u00a0 care,\u00a0 volens-nolens,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 trimiteau cu g\u00e2ndul la sintagma unchiului Alex: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost<\/strong> s\u0103 fie\u201d<\/strong> pe care \u00een acest capitol\u00a0 am \u00eenlocuit-o cu succes prin replica \u201dBa, a fost…\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        VA URMA…s\u0103 scap de hopul lui 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Intraser\u0103m\u00a0 bine\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 anul\u00a0 1956,\u00a0 se\u00a0 apropia\u00a0 o\u00a0 nou\u0103 aniversare\u00a0 a\u00a0 lui\u00a0 24\u00a0 iunie,\u00a0 o\u00a0 planificam\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 g\u00e2nd,\u00a0 dar jinduiam\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 zile\u00a0 libere,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 laborator,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 \u0219antier, f\u0103r\u0103 disputele, aparent nevinovate cu Mircea. Visam la un concediu, cum nu am mai avut, dar lucrurile au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se complice pu\u021bin. \u00cen procesul prelu\u0103rii treptate de c\u0103tre rom\u00e2ni a treburilor \u0219antierului, c\u00e2nd \u0218teiul \u00eencepea s\u0103 semene cu o localitate atractiv\u0103, a sosit \u0219i noul Coordonator General, Ministru adjunct la Interne, cu sediu stabil, al\u0103turi de noi. A trecut \u0219i pe la Laborator,\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 recunoscut,\u00a0 de\u00a0 fapt,\u00a0 cred\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 a recunocut-o pe Babi \u0219i ne-a \u201dag\u0103\u021bat\u201d \u00een v\u0103zul lumii. \u201dTe cunosc\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 nu?…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dBa\u00a0 da!,\u00a0 domnule ministru\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 meciurile\u00a0 echipei\u00a0 de\u00a0 volei…eram\u00a0 r\u0103i, c\u00e2teodat\u0103…\u201d \u201dEu v\u0103 cunosc de pe str\u0103zile Timi\u0219oarei, chiar\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentrebam\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 avea\u021bi\u00a0 timp\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de facultate…\u201d \u201dAm f\u0103cut de toate \u0219i a ie\u0219it bine…Avem o echip\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 volei\u00a0 divizionar\u0103…o\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 juca\u021bi?,\u00a0 m\u0103car\u00a0 la antrenamente…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dP\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 atunci\u00a0 am\u00a0 venit\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 predau \u0218efia\u00a0 Laboratoarelor\u00a0 so\u021bului\u00a0 t\u0103u,\u00a0 \u00eel\u00a0 cuno\u0219ti,\u00a0 nu?…Hai, Boris, vino \u00een fa\u021b\u0103…de acum nu mai ave\u021bi o \u0218ef\u0103, ave\u021bi un \u0218ef…ia tradu tu asta \u00een rus\u0103, s\u0103 afle toat\u0103 lumea…\u201d A fost poate momentul cel mai penibil de la intrarea mea \u00een laborator. Nu cu mult \u00eenainte Elena Petrovna a fost\u00a0 \u00eenlocuit\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103,\u00a0 frumu\u0219ic\u0103\u00a0 foc,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 de chimist\u00a0 pe\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 ei,\u00a0 la\u00a0 vedere\u00a0 vreau\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 spun,\u00a0 dar prietenoas\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 ifose. Clava, Claudia dup\u0103 noi, a venit l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine s\u0103 m\u0103 felicite str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-mi m\u00e2na, cu o plec\u0103ciune.\u00a0 Dup\u0103\u00a0 ceremonia\u00a0 instal\u0103rii\u00a0 am\u00a0 \u00eentrebat-o dac\u0103 \u201dplec\u0103ciunea\u201d a fost din respect pentru situa\u021bie, sau, o ironie. \u201dNu m\u0103 lua cu de-astea…C\u00e2t voi sta aici ne vom \u00een\u021belege…\u00eemi place la voi, \u00eemi plac rom\u00e2nii, cu toate c\u0103 tu pari un fel de rusnac educat…poate mergem odat\u0103 \u00een delega\u021bie, s\u0103-mi ar\u0103\u021bi Bucure\u0219tiul…aranj\u0103m cu Kosteano\u00ef…o lu\u0103m \u0219i pe Margar\u00edta, acuma tu e\u0219ti \u0219eful ei…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dClavoc\u00efca,\u00a0 t\u00ee\u00a0 haro\u0219aia\u00a0 devu\u0219ca!\u00a0 (…e\u0219ti\u00a0 o\u00a0 feti\u021b\u0103 bun\u0103).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Puiu\u00a0 M\u0103nescu\u00a0 a\u00a0 venit\u00a0 cu\u00a0 inten\u021bii\u00a0 mari\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ceva sus\u021binere. Obsesia lui era s\u0103 prelu\u0103m c\u00e2t mai multe de la sovietici. Cu, sau f\u0103r\u0103 inten\u021bie, a r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit ideile sale sper\u00e2nd \u00eentr-o sus\u021binere a rom\u00e2nilor. \u0218i a avut-o. S-a creat, pe loc, a\u0219 spune, o atmosfer\u0103 anti ruseasc\u0103, eu i-<\/p>\n

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        1. spune antisovietica, era ?i normal sa g\u00e2ndesc a?a, cu moaca mea de \u201drusnac educat\u201d. \u0218i Puiu al nostru pe care nu o dat\u0103 l-am huiduit la Timi\u0219oara, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 primeasc\u0103\u00a0 aplauzele\u00a0 noastre\u00a0 \u201dpatriotice\u201d.\u00a0 A\u00a0 adus\u00a0 pe posturi\u00a0 de\u00a0 consilieri\u00a0 oameni\u00a0 de\u00a0 vaz\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 dosar profesional\u00a0 impresionant,\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 a\u0219\u00a0 cita\u00a0 doar\u00a0 c\u00e2teva nume:\u00a0 Profesorul\u00a0 Universitar\u00a0 Mihailovici,\u00a0 profesorul universitar\u00a0 Facsko\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ei\u00a0 o\u00a0 pleiad\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 cadre\u00a0 de \u00eencredere, lectori \u0219i asisten\u021bi universitari, cu o sus\u021binere f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 rezerve\u00a0 din\u00a0 partea\u00a0 Academicianului\u00a0 Profesor\u00a0 Dr Coriolan\u00a0 Dr\u0103gulescu,\u00a0 to\u021bi\u00a0 nume\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Politehnica\u00a0 din Timi\u0219oara. Eu \u0219i Babi eram \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi fiind cu p\u0103reri bune atestate \u00eenc\u0103 la Timi\u0219oara. Cum Facsko avea misiunea de a \u00eendruma activitatea laboratoarelor, cea mai mare parte\u00a0 din\u00a0 timp\u00a0 o\u00a0 petrecea\u00a0 la\u00a0 laborator,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 ne\u00a0 \u0219i pescuia pentru bridge, \u00een compania prof. Mihailovici \u0219i a Leliei, devenit\u0103 so\u021bia lui Facsko, fost\u0103 coleg\u0103 de an \u0219i foarte bun\u0103 prieten\u0103 cu mine \u0219i cu Babi. La prima vizit\u0103 a lui Facsko la laborator mi-a adus de la Profesorul de Tehnologie Cocheci, un exemplar dintr-o lucrare \u00een care figuram al\u0103turi de el la autori. Era o lucrare \u00een care erau valorificate rezultatele lucr\u0103rii mele de licen\u021b\u0103, cercet\u0103ri \u00eendrumate\u00a0 de\u00a0 profesor,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 c\u00e2nd,\u00a0 student\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103,\u00a0 m\u0103 bucuram\u00a0 de\u00a0 deplin\u00a0 acces\u00a0 la\u00a0 cabinetul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 laboratorul personal\u00a0 al\u00a0 profesorului.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 acele\u00a0 vremuri,\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 era Preparator la Catedra lui. A vrut s\u0103 ne re\u021bin\u0103 asisten\u021bi, am fost respin\u0219i am\u00e2ndoi de Cadrele Institutului, pentru ni\u0219te \u201dpete negre la dosar\u201d. Peste Cadre nu a putut trece nici\u00a0 na\u0219ul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Cocheci,\u00a0 Academicianul\u00a0 Savant Murgulescu,\u00a0 ministru,\u00a0 emblema\u00a0 Chimiei\u00a0 Fizice\u00a0 din Rom\u00e2nia. Gestul lui Cocheci m-a impresionat mult. Ne- am mai \u00eent\u00e2lnit la congresele de chimie, \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 de \u201dparc\u0103 ieri\u201d, cu referiri superlative la anii no\u0219tri de studen\u021bie. Noi ne-am considerat \u00eentotdeauna, chiar \u0219i azi, copiii de suflet ai acestui ora\u0219, care ne-a adunat \u0219i ne-a lansat \u00een lumea maturit\u0103\u021bii. Multe leg\u0103turi cu fostele cadre universitare, cu fo\u0219tii colegi de facultate, sclavi ai unor amintiri de neuitat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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          De c\u00e2te ori vine vorba de Timi\u0219oara devin sentimental \u0219i m\u0103 ad\u0103p cu izvoarele tinere\u021bii noastre, care \u021b\u00e2\u0219nesc \u0219i ast\u0103zi,\u00a0 din\u00a0 col\u021buirle\u00a0 numai\u00a0 de\u00a0 noi\u00a0 cunoscute,\u00a0 ale oara\u0219ului din \u201dFruncea Banatului\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Dar s\u0103 revin la laborator. \u00cen timpul vizitei lui Facsko, s-a interesat de cum m\u0103 descurc cu electrochimia. L-am dus \u00eentr-o\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103pere\u00a0 de\u00a0 trist\u0103\u00a0 amintire,\u00a0 fost\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 de mineralogie. Am \u00eent\u00e2lnit destui pasiona\u021bi de meseria lor, dar un caz similar cu a lui Zotov, mineralogul venit de la Moscova,\u00a0 nu.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 trup\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 suflet\u00a0 cu\u00a0 bolovanii\u00a0 lui radioactivi, exemplare unice \u00een lumea acelor vremuri, pe care-i \u021binea pe masa de lucru l\u00e2ng\u0103 microscop, \u00een jurul mesei, peste tot. Vorba unui coleg, numai \u00een poal\u0103 nu-i \u021binea. S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceea ce trebuia s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple. Iradiat p\u00e2n\u0103-n str\u00e2fundul oaselor, a plecat acas\u0103 \u0219i \u00een c\u00e2teva luni s-a stins. Cel care i-a urmat, un rom\u00e2n, nu i- a urmat \u0219i calea. Eu am ocupat camera, dup\u0103 o bun\u0103 \u00eenl\u0103turare a surselor ucig\u0103toare \u0219i mi-am organizat un laborator\u00a0 de\u00a0 polarografie\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 electrogravimetrie.\u00a0 M\u0103 ocupam\u00a0 de\u00a0 el\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 clipele\u00a0 de\u00a0 relaxare,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 mijloc\u00a0 de diversificare\u00a0 a\u00a0 preocup\u0103rilor\u00a0 mele\u00a0 profesionale.\u00a0 \u00cemi pl\u0103cea\u00a0 electrochimia,\u00a0 poate,\u00a0 tot\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 mult\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u0219i spectrofotometria. I-a pl\u0103cut \u0219i s-a oprit, pu\u021bin surprins, \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 unei\u00a0 improviza\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 ale\u00a0 mele,\u00a0 pentru electrogravimetrie. \u201dCe vrea s\u0103 fie, juc\u0103ria asta?!\u201d \u201dM-am inspirat din inven\u021bia Dumneavoastr\u0103, de la Baia Mare, instala\u021bia\u00a0 de\u00a0 electrogravimetrie\u00a0 cu\u00a0 electrod\u00a0 vibrator…\u201d \u201d\u0218i, merge?!…\u201d \u201dLa el fac toate doz\u0103rile de cupru…i-am scutit pe cei de la chimie…\u201d \u201dCe-ai folosit, din ce l-ai construit, e compact, nu se las\u0103 descifrat pe dinafar\u0103…\u201d \u201dUn buzer telefonic ca vibrator, un mic poten\u021biometru variabil\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 reglarea\u00a0 vibra\u021biei,\u00a0 un\u00a0 agitator electromagnetic cu plit\u0103, rom\u00e2nesc, electrodul cu sit\u0103 de platin\u0103, \u0219i cam asta…\u201d \u201dM-ai cucerit, am s\u0103-\u021bi trimit din lucr\u0103rile\u00a0 mele\u00a0 practice,\u00a0 de\u00a0 cercetare,\u00a0 poate\u00a0 mai improvizezi ceva. Ce-am f\u0103cut eu pentru Baia Mare, e o mic\u0103 uzin\u0103, dar nu m-am g\u00e2ndit la ceva de laborator analitic, sunt m\u0103gulit c\u0103 \u021bi-a atras aten\u021bia…\u201d \u00centr-o astfel de colaborare cu un profesor pe care l-am admirat, am prins\u00a0 chef\u00a0 de\u00a0 comunicare\u00a0 cu\u00a0 cei\u00a0 dinafar\u0103.\u00a0 Omul\u00a0 era autorizat \u00een func\u021bia lui de consilier al ministrului, a\u0219a c\u0103 puteam trece peste opreli\u0219tea secretului care ne cam t\u0103ia aripile. \u00cen plus, mai \u0219tia c\u0103 am fost \u0219i am r\u0103mas prieteni buni cu fosta noastr\u0103 coleg\u0103 de an \u0219i actuala lui so\u021bie. Lelia, \u021binea mor\u021bi\u0219 s\u0103 ne cupleze la cercul lor de bridge\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 veriga\u00a0 principal\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 profesorul Mihailovici. Interesat de \u00eentrega activitate de prospe\u021biuni, dar \u0219i de exploatare, \u00eenainte de orice partid\u0103, mai bine spus de orice \u00eencercare de a ne converti, Mihailovici m\u0103 supunea unui adev\u0103rat interogatoriu privind rezultatele de laborator. Pentru func\u021bia sa de consilier personal al lui M\u0103nescu, nu era o opreli\u0219te de a discuta chiar \u0219i probleme \u00eencadrate la \u201dsecret de importan\u021b\u0103 deosebit\u0103\u201d. Partidele serale de bridge nu s-au putut bucura de prea mult\u00a0 succes\u00a0 din\u00a0 partea\u00a0 mea.\u00a0 Presupunea\u00a0 o\u00a0 aten\u021bie deosebit\u0103\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 face\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 unor\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103timi\u021bi,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 eu, adept al unor jocuri precum \u0219ahul, sau chiar pocherul, am rezistat c\u00e2t am rezistat, dar dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00een care i-am mul\u021bumit pe profesioni\u0219ti, am cedat printr-o manevr\u0103 delicat\u0103 de retragere. Cu Babi a fost altfel. S-a ambalat din primele \u0219edin\u021be \u0219i f\u0103c\u00e2nd uz de capacitatea- i proverbial\u0103 de concentrare, s-a descurcat excelent. Am continuat s\u0103 ne vedem la insisten\u021bele Leliei, dar unde nu e o atrac\u021bie bilateral\u0103, nimic nu e. Ori noi, \u00eenc\u0103 mai eram lega\u021bi de acel \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d \u0219i ne ajungea programul f\u0103cut de prietenii noi c\u00e2\u0219tiga\u021bi, care erau foarte conving\u0103tori. Munceam mult, foarte mult chiar, la laborator, \u00eentr-un mediu\u00a0 epuizant,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 ne\u00a0 facem\u00a0 un\u00a0 program \u201dsimandicos\u201d de petrecere a pu\u021binului timp liber de care puteam dispune.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Venirea lui Puiu M\u0103nescu la \u0218tei, cu sediu cu tot, deci permanent\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 ceafa\u00a0 sovieticilor,\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bit\u00a0 de\u00a0 nume preten\u021bioase dar cu atestate proofesionale \u00een regul\u0103, a trezit \u00een reprezentan\u021bii rom\u00e2ni ai intelectualit\u0103\u021bii aciuate, un sentiment de mascat\u0103 nemul\u021bumire. Sub ochii no\u0219tri se derula un program de lichidare a unui z\u0103c\u0103m\u00e2nt de uraniu unic \u00een lume, pentru alimentarea unor uzine din \u021bara sovietelor, \u00eentr-un ritm barbar, f\u0103r\u0103 nicio preocupare pentru dezvoltarea unui sector rom\u00e2nesc de valorificare a unor bog\u0103\u021bii nestemate. Chiar \u00eencep\u0103tori fiind, visam la o\u00a0 uzin\u0103\u00a0 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103,\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 la\u00a0 poalele\u00a0 Apusenilor,\u00a0 cu locuri de munc\u0103 bine pl\u0103tite, care s\u0103 ridice c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t nivelul\u00a0 de\u00a0 trai\u00a0 al\u00a0 minuna\u021bilor\u00a0 mo\u021bi.\u00a0 Se\u00a0 construia,\u00a0 e adev\u0103rat, dar pe banii no\u0219tri, f\u0103r\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 pentru aceast\u0103 zon\u0103 minier\u0103, epuiz\u00e2ndu-se \u0219ansa unui profit de lung\u0103 durat\u0103 pentru localnici. Iar localnicii o duceau greu \u0219i erau l\u0103sa\u021bi de izbeli\u0219te pe linie de protec\u021bie \u00eempotriva radia\u021biilor. La poalele B\u0103i\u021bei, sub culmile de la Avram Iancu,\u00a0 oamenii\u00a0 ne\u00eendruma\u021bi,\u00a0 profit\u00e2nd\u00a0 de\u00a0 bolov\u0103ni\u0219ul\u00a0 \u201dsteril\u201d\u00a0 scos\u00a0 la\u00a0 suprafa\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 foloseau\u00a0 acest\u00a0 material\u00a0 de \u201dconstruc\u021bie\u201d la ridicarea caselor din zonele B\u0103i\u021ba, Nucet. C\u00e2nd amicul meu, doctorul cu protejarea omului \u0219i a mediului,\u00a0 a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 primele\u00a0 investiga\u021bii,\u00a0 m\u0103sur\u00e2nd radioactivitatea\u00a0 \u201drezidual\u0103\u201d\u00a0 din\u00a0 pere\u021bii\u00a0 locuin\u021belor,\u00a0 a semnalat\u00a0 absurdul\u00a0 situa\u021biei,\u00a0 trimi\u021b\u00e2nd\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 raport\u00a0 cu statistica \u00eemboln\u0103virilor neelucidate, nu doar a minerilor ci \u0219i a membrilor lor de familie,\u00a0 instituind o stare de alert\u0103 mascat\u0103 de nefericitul \u201dsecret de stat\u201d. \u00cencercarea de a-i determina pe localnici s\u0103 d\u0103r\u00e2me pere\u021bii bucluca\u0219i s-a izbit de o adev\u0103rat\u0103 revolt\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Acest\u00a0 nou\u00a0 spirit\u00a0 care\u00a0 punea\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nire\u00a0 pe\u00a0 noi\u00a0 cei\u00a0 cu vechime, cum ne consideram, ne punea \u0219i \u00eentr-o nou\u0103 pozi\u021bie,\u00a0 mascat\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 real\u0103,\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 partenerii\u00a0 no\u0219tri sovietici.\u00a0 Ca\u00a0 indivizi\u00a0 nu\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 ce\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim.\u00a0 \u00cen general erau ale\u0219i pe spr\u00e2ncean\u0103 \u201dprofesional\u0103\u201d \u0219i \u00een multe situa\u021bii am putut s\u0103 profit\u0103m \u0219i s\u0103 ne instruim. Eram novici \u00een domeniu, iar ei au fost trimi\u0219i s\u0103 fac\u0103 treab\u0103\u00a0 bun\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 rapid\u0103.\u00a0 Degeaba\u00a0 num\u0103ram\u00a0 \u00eengrozi\u021bi garniturile\u00a0 de\u00a0 tren\u00a0 care\u00a0 plecau\u00a0 zilnic\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103rcate\u00a0 cu minereu, de la \u0218tei la Halmeu, treaba asta cel mult ne \u00eent\u0103r\u00e2ta, dar o discutam \u00eentre noi \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103. Am spus \u201d\u00eentre noi\u201d deoarece ace\u0219ti noi erau pu\u021bini. Provocatori au lucrat permanent \u00een spatele nostru, iar securitatea era permanent la post.<\/p>\n

          Apropo de securitate. \u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103 am fost trezit \u0219i dus\u00a0 \u201d\u00eenso\u021bit\u201d\u00a0 la\u00a0 biroul\u00a0 colonelului\u00a0 Ungureanu\u00a0 care r\u0103spundea\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dcomportamentul\u201d\u00a0 nostru.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 tip\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103 la liceu care se str\u0103duia s\u0103-\u0219i completeze studiile lu\u00e2nd ore de medita\u021bie de la Mircea al meu. Foc \u00een sala mare a chimiei. Pompieri, \u00eencerc\u0103ri de limitare a focului prin mijloace cunoscute \u2013 distrugere a tot ce le c\u0103dea sub m\u00e2n\u0103. T\u00e2rn\u0103copul \u0219i furtunul cu ap\u0103 sub presiune erau\u00a0 armele\u00a0 ce\u00a0 le\u00a0 m\u00e2nuiau\u00a0 cu\u00a0 dexteritate.\u00a0 Focul izbucnise la una din ni\u0219ele de pe culoarul din dreapta. Nu era de ajuns\u0103 apa \u00een care plutea, p\u00e2n\u0103 la genunchi toat\u0103 averea de reactivi ai laboratorului, dar \u00een s\u00e2rguin\u021ba pompierilor au fos sparte \u0219i sticlele cu acid sulfuric, acid care ne-a dat mult de furc\u0103, celor ne\u00eenarma\u021bi cu cizmele de cauciuc necesare. Alergam prin aceast\u0103 maree acr\u0103, pi\u0219c\u0103cioas\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 ridic\u0103m pe mese tot ce se b\u0103l\u0103cea \u00een ap\u0103. Atunci a ap\u0103rut \u00een sal\u0103 \u0219i grupul de \u201dinvestigatori\u201d ai tovar\u0103\u0219ului colonel, to\u021bi echipa\u021bi ca de r\u0103zboi, cu cizme \u00eenalte \u0219i pelerine de plastic. \u0218i, chiar \u00een preajma\u00a0 mea,\u00a0 au\u00a0 ie\u0219it\u00a0 din\u00a0 gura\u00a0 \u201dprotectorului\u00a0 nostru\u201d fatidicele cuvinte: \u201dm\u00e2n\u0103 criminal\u0103, m\u00e2n\u0103 criminal\u0103!…\u201d Nu am mai sim\u021bit acreala apei \u00een care ne b\u0103l\u0103ceam ci un fior\u00a0 rece,\u00a0 de\u00a0 spaim\u0103.\u00a0 \u0218tiam\u00a0 ce\u00a0 \u00eenseamn\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 ei\u00a0 o investiga\u021bie,\u00a0 acuzatoare\u00a0 din\u00a0 fa\u0219\u0103,\u00a0 amenin\u021b\u0103toare,\u00a0 \u00een desemnarea unui vinovat, a unui du\u0219man al poporului. Eram, cumva, principalul suspect, ca ultima persoan\u0103 ce p\u0103r\u0103sise laboratorul \u00een seara din ajun. Lucrul acesta se \u00eent\u00e2mpla\u00a0 zilnic\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 numai\u00a0 de\u00a0 neglijen\u021b\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 puteam\u00a0 fi acuzat.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 plus,\u00a0 lucram\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 aripa\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 aveam laboratoarele\u00a0 de\u00a0 spectrofotometrie\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 electrochimie. Laboratorul\u00a0 de\u00a0 chimie\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u00eencuiat\u00a0 odat\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 plecarea \u0218efei de la chimie analitic\u0103, adic\u0103 \u201dcolaboratoarea\u201d mea,persoan\u0103 scoas\u0103 de sub orice posibil\u0103 investigare, fiind sovietic\u0103. S-a apropiat de mine \u0219i m-a \u00eentrebat ce tot spune \u201domul \u0103sta\u201d. C\u00e2nd i-am tradus, a ad\u0103ugat: \u201dCa la noi,\u00a0 acas\u0103…\u201d\u00a0 Focul\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 stins\u00a0 cu\u00a0 chiu\u00a0 cu\u00a0 vai, bine\u00een\u021beles\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pre\u021bul\u00a0 urmelor\u00a0 l\u0103sate\u00a0 de\u00a0 pompieri.\u00a0 Au r\u0103mas doar securi\u0219tii de paz\u0103 pentru a nu permite nicio interven\u021bie. Am sugerat-o cu speran\u021ba c\u0103 vom g\u0103si la ancheta tehnic\u0103 cauza real\u0103 a incendiului, lucru pe care tovar\u0103\u0219ul colonel l-a acceptat. Suspec\u021bii, adic\u0103 eu \u0219i trei din chimi\u0219tii care p\u0103r\u0103siser\u0103 ultimii laboratorul \u00een ajunul evenimentului,\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost\u00a0 \u201d\u00eenso\u021bi\u021bi\u201d\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 biroul colonelului, de unde, r\u00e2nd pe r\u00e2nd, am fost prelua\u021bi de un\u00a0 subofi\u021ber\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 consemnarea\u00a0 unui\u00a0 interogatoriu primar. Aici a \u00eenceput circul, care nu m-a amuzat, dar mi-a indus o bun\u0103 doz\u0103 de \u00eengrijorare \u0219i, inerent, de sc\u00e2rb\u0103.\u00a0 St\u0103team\u00a0 la\u00a0 o\u00a0 mic\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103su\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 eu urm\u0103rind, la \u00eenceput curios, apoi cu v\u0103dit\u0103 nedumerire, ca s\u0103 nu-i spun revolt\u0103. Omul avea \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 o coal\u0103 alb\u0103 de h\u00eertie pe care scria la autodictare, \u00eentrebarea. Eu urm\u0103ream\u00a0 atent\u00a0 chinurile\u00a0 prin\u00a0 care\u00a0 trecea\u00a0 s\u0103rmanul nevinovat \u0219i citeam, urm\u0103rind pe dos, mi\u0219c\u0103rile greoaie ale\u00a0 creionului.\u00a0 Urma\u00a0 r\u0103spunsul\u00a0 meu,\u00a0 formulat\u00a0 cu maximum de pruden\u021b\u0103, concis p\u00e2n\u0103 la refuz. C\u00e2nt\u0103ream fiecare\u00a0 vorb\u0103.\u00a0 Omul\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentrerupea\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 putea \u00eenregistra declara\u021bia mea, cuv\u00e2nt de cuv\u00e2nt, ceea ce era practic imposibil. Urm\u0103rind ce ap\u0103rea la r\u0103spunsul meu, interveneam\u00a0 \u00eentrerup\u00e2ndu-l\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 neconcordan\u021b\u0103. \u201dCrezi c\u0103 nu \u0219tiu s\u0103 fac un interogatoriu?!…dac\u0103 m\u0103 tot opre\u0219ti din scris nu termin\u0103m p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021ba…\u201d \u201dNu m\u0103 sup\u0103r\u0103 c\u00e2t dureaz\u0103, m\u0103 sup\u0103r\u0103 c\u0103 scrii ceea ce nu am spus,\u00a0 tovar\u0103\u0219e\u00a0 drag\u0103!…\u201dDac\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 \u00eentrerupi,\u00a0 \u00eei raportez\u00a0 tovar\u0103\u0219ului\u00a0 colonel\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 sustragi interogatoriului!\u201d\u00a0 Am\u00a0 continuat,\u00a0 el\u00a0 transpir\u00e2nd,\u00a0 eu \u00eencerc\u00e2nd\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 st\u0103p\u00e2nesc.\u00a0 Din\u00a0 unele\u00a0 \u00eentreb\u0103ri\u00a0 am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 cineva d\u0103duse ceva informa\u021bii despre timpul meu\u00a0 petrecut\u00a0 prin\u00a0 laboratoare.\u00a0 Erau\u00a0 specificate\u00a0 ore, minute, locul…Singurii care obi\u0219nuiau s\u0103 m\u0103 viziteze la mine \u00een laborator nu puteau fi dec\u00e2t noii veni\u021bi la chimie, dar nu \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 monitorizeze. Dintre cei trei noi veni\u021bi care m-au \u00eenso\u021bit \u0219i la interogatoriu, doar unul m\u0103 c\u0103lca zilnic, cu glume spuse \u00eentr-o limba rus\u0103 cam st\u00e2lcit\u0103. Tipul f\u0103cuse facultatea la Moscova de unde s-a \u00eentors gata \u00eensurat cu o rusoaic\u0103, sovietic\u0103 get-beget. Ne mai \u00eent\u00e2lneam \u0219i \u00een sala de sport exers\u00e2nd arunc\u0103rile la co\u0219. F\u0103cuse ceva baschet \u00een prima tinere\u021be la Cluj. Doamna era de factur\u0103 \u0219ovin\u0103. Se uita la noi de parc\u0103 nu ei erau invadatorii. De fapt a \u0219i refuzat ostentativ s\u0103 ia cet\u0103\u021benia rom\u00e2n\u0103, c\u00e2nd s-a pus problema, petrec\u00e2nd concediile, tot ostentativ, doar la Moscova.\u00a0 Am f\u0103cut listarea celor c\u00e2teva\u00a0 nume\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eemi\u00a0 frecventau\u00a0 laboratorul\u00a0 de spectrofotometrie,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 treab\u0103\u00a0 anume,\u00a0 intrigat\u00a0 de \u00eentreb\u0103rile la care r\u0103spunsurile mele erau corectate pe loc de c\u0103tre interlocutorul meu, cu un ochi a\u021bintit spre ni\u0219te \u201dnoti\u021be\u201d preg\u0103tite \u00een prealabil. Ceilal\u021bi doi, i-am scos de pe lista suspiciunilor mele fiind timi\u0219oreni adu\u0219i cu noul val de angaj\u0103ri. Cu timpul mi-am dat seama c\u0103 nimeni nu trebuia scos apriori de pe acea list\u0103. Oricum, interogatoriul a continuat p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021ba, \u00een acela\u0219i stil\u00a0 tracasant.\u00a0 Predat\u00a0 colonelului,\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bit,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 m-a \u00eenso\u021bit,\u00a0 la\u00a0 locul\u00a0 faptei\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 a\u0219teptarea\u00a0 unui\u00a0 ofi\u021ber\u00a0 de\u00a0 la interne, inginer la baz\u0103, expert \u00een investigarea cazurilor mai\u00a0 delicate.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 l-am\u00a0 auzit\u00a0 vorbind\u00a0 ruse\u0219te\u00a0 cu Claudia,\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 dat\u00a0 seama\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u0219colit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Uniunea Sovietic\u0103. Colonelul st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd nimic, dar tot d\u00e2nd din cap a aprobare. Dac\u0103 ar fi fost bulgar, semnalul\u00a0 ar\u00a0 fi\u00a0 indicat\u00a0 o\u00a0 negare.\u00a0 St\u0103teau\u00a0 la\u00a0 u\u0219a laboratorului \u00een timp ce eu, \u00eenso\u021bit de \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219ul meu, cotrob\u0103iam\u00a0 printre\u00a0 ni\u0219ele\u00a0 nealterate\u00a0 de\u00a0 incendiu.\u00a0 S-a apropiat \u0219i expertul, cu un halat alb aruncat peste umeri \u0219i s-a prezentat. Apoi s-a al\u0103turat nou\u0103 \u00een munca de c\u0103utare a indiciilor. ColonelulaApropiindu-se p\u00e2\u0219, p\u00e2\u0219 de grupul nostru, ca s\u0103-\u0219i manifeste prezen\u021ba \u201dactiv\u0103\u201d, a pronun\u021bat\u00a0 senten\u021bios\u00a0 sintagma-i\u00a0 preferat\u0103,\u00a0 probabil universal valabil\u0103…\u201dm\u00e2n\u0103 criminal\u0103, m\u00e2n\u0103 criminal\u0103!…\u201d Intrigat\u00a0 expertul\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 replicat…\u201dpe\u00a0 ce\u00a0 v\u0103\u00a0 baza\u021bi?…ave\u021bi indicii?!…\u201d \u00a0\u201dLa\u00a0 experien\u021ba\u00a0 mea,\u00a0 mirosul\u00a0 de\u00a0 copoi\u00a0 m\u0103 informeaz\u0103, tovar\u0103\u0219e c\u0103pitan!\u201d \u201dE bun\u0103 \u0219i experien\u021ba, \u0219i intui\u021bia, dar nu sunt suficiente \u00een rezolvarea unor astfel de cazuri complexe…E rolul meu aici de a g\u0103si probe pro,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 contra…intui\u021bia\u00a0 mea\u00a0 \u00eemi \u00a0spune\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 suntem aproape\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 explica\u021bie\u00a0 logic\u0103,\u00a0 tehnic\u0103…l\u0103sa\u021bi-ne\u00a0 s\u0103 continu\u0103m\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 grab\u0103,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 concluzii\u00a0 pripite,\u00a0 tovar\u0103\u0219e colonel\u201d…A urmat o pauz\u0103 de t\u0103cere pe care, eu, am considerat-o de bun augur. \u00cempins de vorbele expertului, am intrat c\u00e2t am putut \u00een dulapul de sub ni\u0219\u0103 \u0219i pip\u0103ind plan\u0219eul,\u00a0 am\u00a0 s\u0103rit\u00a0 ca\u00a0 ars\u00a0 afar\u0103,\u00a0 alerg\u00e2nd\u00a0 la\u00a0 primul robinet\u00a0 de\u00a0 ap\u0103\u00a0 rece.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 \u021binut\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 jetul\u00a0 rece, binef\u0103c\u0103tor,\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0 senza\u021bia\u00a0 de\u00a0 arsur\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 cedat\u00a0 din intensitate.\u00a0 \u201dCe-ai\u00a0 p\u0103\u021bit,\u00a0 omule?!\u201d\u00a0 \u201dO\u00a0 lantern\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 vom vedea…\u201d \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 a ap\u0103rut cu o lantern\u0103, cu stativ, gen auto. Curios, expertul m-a rugat s\u0103-l las \u0219i, l-am l\u0103sat. A ie\u0219it\u00a0 tu\u0219ind\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 cerut\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 de\u00a0 scrijelit\u00a0 si\u00a0 un\u00a0 vas\u00a0 de adunat scrijelitura. O dalt\u0103 \u0219i o capsul\u0103 de por\u021belan au constituit instrumentele de investiga\u021bie. A ie\u0219it cu m\u0103na dreapt\u0103 ciupit\u0103 ca de sc\u00e2ntei \u0219i l-a rugat pe \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 s\u0103 mai scoat\u0103 pu\u021bin material. Plan\u0219eul pe care era instalat\u0103 ni\u0219a, format dintr-o sc\u00e2ndur\u0103 groas\u0103 de brad, dulap \u00een limbajul constructorilor, \u0219i un strat de faian\u021be fixate cu adeziv, se supra\u00eenc\u0103lzea de la plitele electrice mari, de 2 Kw,\u00a0 folosite\u00a0 la\u00a0 dezagreg\u0103ri.\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 dulapul\u00a0 de\u00a0 sub\u00a0 ni\u0219e, \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103tor, se p\u0103strau sticlele cu reactivi curent folosi\u021bi, printre care \u0219i puternic oxidan\u021bi precum acidul azotic. Un proces\u00a0 lent,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 continuu\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103lzire,\u00a0 asociat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o atmosfer\u0103 oxidant\u0103, \u0219i-a f\u0103cut datoria. Sc\u00e2ndura de sub ni\u0219\u0103, era o mas\u0103 de c\u0103rbune mocnind, care a\u0219tepta un moment prielnic pentru a trece \u00een flac\u0103r\u0103. Norocul nostru a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 r\u0103m\u0103sesera\u00a0 o\u00a0 serie\u00a0 de\u00a0 ni\u0219e\u00a0 ne\u00eenfl\u0103c\u0103rate, martor de necontestat al celor survenite. Un adev\u0103rat consiliu\u00a0 de\u00a0 r\u0103zboi\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 \u00eenfiripat\u00a0 ad-hoc,\u00a0 la\u00a0 care\u00a0 figura colonelului\u00a0 de\u00a0 securitate,\u00a0 pierz\u00e2nd\u00a0 expresia\u00a0 de siguran\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2ntare,\u00a0 p\u0103rea\u00a0 neavenit\u0103.\u00a0 Lipsit\u00a0 de autoritatea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care\u00a0 era\u00a0 obi\u0219nuit,\u00a0 prin\u00a0 prezen\u021ba deranjant\u0103 pentru el a expertului de la interne, puf\u0103ia cer\u00e2ndu-ne s\u0103 nu ne \u201dpripim\u201d. S-a apropiat \u0219i Clava \u0219i, neinspirat, m-a \u00eentrebat cine a proiectat acest laborator. \u201dP\u0103i, proiectul e al vostru, de pe vremea c\u00e2nd noi nu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          aveam\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103\u00a0 acces…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dDar\u00a0 cine\u00a0 a\u00a0 construit?\u201d\u00a0 \u201dTot\u00a0 ai vo\u0219tri, cu muncitori de la noi, dar coordona\u021bi tot de voi…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Cred\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 prima\u00a0 mea\u00a0 reac\u021bie\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201drelaxare r\u0103uvoitoare\u201d,\u00a0 arunc\u00e2nd\u00a0 unei\u00a0 femei\u00a0 nevinovate,\u00a0 abia venite,\u00a0 o\u00a0 aluzie\u00a0 la\u00a0 \u00eenceputurile\u00a0 \u201dstrict\u00a0 secrete\u201d\u00a0 ale \u0219antierului. Expertul s-a prins \u0219i discret mi-a f\u0103cut cu ochiul.\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost\u00a0 al\u00a0 doilea\u00a0 meu\u00a0 moment\u00a0 de\u00a0 relaxare, satisf\u0103cut de maniera \u00een care urma s\u0103 se \u00eencheie un moment\u00a0 dramatic\u00a0 din\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 mea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 Margar\u00edtei.\u00a0 Nu aveam nicio experien\u021b\u0103 \u00een privin\u021ba unor evenimente de a\u0219a anvergur\u0103, am primit o lec\u021bie de profesionalism din partea unui necunoscut, am trecut printr-un co\u0219mar \u00een noaptea\u00a0 interogatoriului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 sintagmei\u00a0 aruncate amenin\u021b\u0103tor\u00a0 de\u00a0 atotputernicul\u00a0 colonel.\u00a0 M\u0103\u00a0 vedeam \u201dvinovat f\u0103r\u0103 vin\u0103\u201d aspru pedepsit, la \u00eenceput de carier\u0103, o vedeam pe Babi cu cariera distrus\u0103. Dosarele noastre cu \u201dpete negre\u201d ar fi c\u00e2nt\u0103rit greu la emiterea sentin\u021bei de \u201ddu\u0219man al poporului\u201d. N-a fost s\u0103 fie, \u0219i bine c\u0103 a\u0219a a\u00a0 fost,\u00a0 prea\u00a0 eram\u00a0 \u00eencrez\u0103tori\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 capacit\u0103\u021bile\u00a0 noastre profesionale, am c\u00e2\u0219tigat teren pe linie de recunoa\u0219tere \u0219i, culmea ironiei, soarta noastr\u0103 a stat \u00een m\u00e2na unui analfabet,\u00a0 colonel\u00a0 de\u00a0 securitate,\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u00eencerca\u00a0 s\u0103-\u0219i astupe\u00a0 lacunele\u00a0 \u0219colare,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ajutorul\u00a0 unor\u00a0 medita\u021bii inutile,\u00a0 ajutat\u00a0 de\u00a0 fratele\u00a0 meu.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 \u00eencheierea \u00eentregii tevaturi l-am \u00eentrebat pe Mircea al meu dac\u0103 Ungureanu i-a spus ceva despre mine \u0219i despre caz, mi- a spus mul\u021bumit c\u0103 acest \u201dneica nimeni\u201d m-a \u201dscos curat din \u00eencurc\u0103tur\u0103\u201d. M-am preg\u0103tit s\u0103-l abordez \u00een public, adic\u0103 \u00een prezen\u021ba celor care cuno\u0219teau din fir a p\u0103r povestea,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 oprit,\u00a0 invit\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 fiu \u00een\u021belept.\u00a0 L-am\u00a0 l\u0103sat\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 pace\u00a0 dar\u00a0 cel\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 deschis subiectul\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 colonelul,\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 patru\u00a0 ochi.\u00a0 \u201dEi, tovar\u0103\u0219ul Boris, a ie\u0219it totul bine, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, nu?!\u201d \u201d\u00cen afara \u201dacelei m\u00e2ini criminale\u201d, care n-a ie\u0219it la iveal\u0103, nu?!\u201d \u201d\u0218i asta f\u0103cea parte din adev\u0103rata anchet\u0103…a\u0219a se afl\u0103 adev\u0103rul ascuns…o anchet\u0103 este lucru greu!\u201d. Cu timpul\u00a0 a\u00a0 plecat\u00a0 la\u00a0 Oradea\u00a0 unde\u00a0 a\u00a0 preluat\u00a0 func\u021bia suprem\u0103 de \u0218ef al Serviciului de Securitate. Vorba lui, \u201d\u0219i asta a f\u0103cut parte din anchet\u0103\u201d. Un e\u0219ec i-a servit drpet trambulin\u0103 pentru avansare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Lucr\u0103rile de restaurare a aripii laboratorului afectat au fost urgentate, dar \u0219i a\u0219a, au durat destul ca s\u0103 dea lucrurile peste cap. S-a lucrat improvizat, prin col\u021burile neafectate,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 lucrat.\u00a0 Garniturile\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Halmeu trtebuiau s\u0103 mearg\u0103, iar analizele nu puteau fi am\u00e2nate. Personal\u00a0 am\u00a0 mai\u00a0 avut\u00a0 de\u00a0 suferit\u00a0 de\u00a0 avalan\u0219a\u00a0 de vizitatori, oameni din laborator, dar tot vizitatori, care nici m\u0103car nu se invitau. Intrau, se a\u0219ezau comod, a\u0219teptau chiar o cafea, lucru cu care \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 se descurca de minune. Avalan\u0219a asta o deranja chiar \u0219i pe Babi care obi\u0219nuia s\u0103 vin\u0103 din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd s\u0103 se relaxeze, dar nu-i f\u0103cea pl\u0103cere s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 \u00eenconjurat de \u201dtot felul de colege\u201d. Apropo de asta, pe linie de atmosfer\u0103, de glume lansate cu nevinov\u0103\u021bie, amicul cu baschetul, de\u00a0 care\u00a0 am\u00a0 mai\u00a0 pomenit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 amintirile\u00a0 legate\u00a0 de anchet\u0103, obi\u0219nuia s-o avertizeze pe Babi, \u00een glum\u0103, c\u0103 ar fi bine s\u0103 treac\u0103 mai des pe la mine. \u201dBabi, treci mai des pe la Spectral…omul \u0103la petrece prea mult timp \u00een camera obscur\u0103, sau \u00een c\u0103m\u0103ru\u021ba de la Flamfotometrie unde \u00eencuie \u0219i u\u0219a uneori. De fapt nu-i singur, e cu Ala, dar, oricum, e plin de aparatur\u0103, de tuburi cu acetilen\u0103 sau protoxid de azot…\u201d Ala nu era o inven\u021bie, venise cu grupul de la Timi\u0219oara, absolvise chimia industrial\u0103 cu vreo\u00a0 doi ani\u00a0 dup\u0103 noi, foarte pl\u0103cut\u0103\u00a0 la \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219are \u00een comportament.\u00a0 Ne\u00a0 cuno\u0219team\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 simpatizam\u00a0 ca majoritatea colegilor, mai mici sau mai mari, c\u0103s\u0103torit\u0103, la a doua \u00eencercare, cu un director la mod\u0103, care, \u00een timp \u00eei\u00a0 f\u0103cuse\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 un\u00a0 continuu\u00a0 co\u0219mar.\u00a0 O\u00a0 consideram dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103 \u0219i istea\u021b\u0103. Foarte con\u0219tiincioas\u0103, s-a al\u0103turat cu mult\u00a0 interes\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 descifrarea\u00a0 acestui\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 interesant domeniu, al opticii spectrale. Se \u00een\u021belegea foarte bine cu Babi \u0219i, dup\u0103 plecarea \u0219i a ei, \u0219i a noastr\u0103, la Bucure\u0219ti au devenit colege la institutul de cercet\u0103ri miniere \u0219i apoi la\u00a0 Instituul\u00a0 Geologic.\u00a0 Glumele\u00a0 \u201dinstigatoare\u201d,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care Babi mi le raporta r\u00e2z\u00e2nd, n-o afectau. Eram to\u021bi trei foarte\u00a0 buni\u00a0 prieteni.\u00a0 O\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mplare,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 chiar \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare, a adus numele Alei pe buzele tuturor. Lucram\u00a0 cu\u00a0 ea\u00a0 la\u00a0 Flamfotometru\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 preg\u0103team\u00a0 un experiment, cu avizul lui Facsko, pentru a ob\u021bine ceva performan\u021be\u00a0 \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021bite.\u00a0 Doream\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 experimentez \u00eenlocuirea fl\u0103c\u0103rii de oxigen-acetilen\u0103 cu o flac\u0103r\u0103 mai ionizant\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 protoxid\u00a0 de\u00a0 azot-acetilen\u0103.\u00a0 Acest\u00a0 lucru presupunea\u00a0 schimbarea\u00a0 dispozitivului\u00a0 de\u00a0 amestec- pulverizare cu unul care-mi lipsea din dota\u021bie \u0219i nici nu era oferit la import. B\u0103nuiam c\u0103 era posibil\u0103 o explozie local\u0103 a dispozitivului \u0219i mi-am instalat un paravan de protec\u021bie dintr-o plac\u0103 de asbest. Din acest motiv mi-a trebuit \u0219i o aprobare de la Facsko. \u201dF\u0103-o, dar protejeaz\u0103- te \u0219i lucreaz\u0103 singur cu gard\u0103 la u\u0219a deschis\u0103\u201d. Ala s-a dat \u00een v\u00e2nt dup\u0103 o astfel de experien\u021b\u0103 \u0219i m-a convins s\u0103 stea l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine. Zis, f\u0103cut! Am preg\u0103tit totul, am instruit- o s\u0103 sar\u0103 \u00een spate \u00een caz de ceva \u0219i am purces la treab\u0103, eu urm\u00e2nd s\u0103 sar la butelii s\u0103 le opresc. Am pornit experimentul,\u00a0 am\u00a0 ob\u021binut\u00a0 flac\u0103ra\u00a0 mult\u00a0 dorit\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 o bubuitur\u0103 care a alarmat \u00eentreg laboratorul ne-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 s\u0103rim spre spate. Ar fi mers ca la carte, dup\u0103 previziune, dar\u00a0 Ala,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 strig\u0103t\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 ca\u00a0 al\u00a0 exploziei,\u00a0 din s\u0103ritur\u0103 s-a ag\u0103\u021bat de g\u00e2tul meu \u00eempiedic\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s\u0103 ajung la buteliile cu gazele de ardere. Din reflex am \u00eempins-o la perete, cam brusc, e adev\u0103rat, \u0219i am s\u0103rit la butelii. Le-am \u00eenchis \u0219i am luat-o \u00een bra\u021be s-o lini\u0219tesc. Pl\u00e2ngea\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sughi\u021buri\u00a0 str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 piept.\u00a0 Am \u00eencercat s-o lini\u0219tesc, s\u0103-i spun c\u0103 totul a fost cum am prev\u0103zut, dar nu a fost chip. Mi-a \u0219optit c\u0103 a f\u0103cut pe ea. \u201dDu-te\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 te\u00a0 schimb\u0103!…\u201d\u00a0 \u201dCu\u00a0 ce?,\u00a0 n-am\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 \u00een laborator…\u201d \u201dDu-te acas\u0103 \u0219i nu te opri cu nimeni…pune un\u00a0 alt\u00a0 halat\u00a0 mare,\u00a0 de\u00a0 aici\u201d\u00a0 \u201d\u0218i\u00a0 chilo\u021bii?\u201d\u00a0 Scoate-i\u00a0 \u0219i arunc\u0103-i!..nu, p\u0103streaz\u0103-i ca amintire…\u201d N-am apucat s\u0103 ne desprindem unul de altul c\u00e2nd o droaie de colegi, colege\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 special,\u00a0 au\u00a0 n\u0103v\u0103lit\u00a0 peste\u00a0 noi.\u00a0 Curgeau \u00eentreb\u0103rile\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 ca\u00a0 la\u00a0 un\u00a0 interogatoriu,\u00a0 dar r\u0103m\u00e2neau f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns. Ce explica\u021bii puteam da?! Pe unele fe\u021be am v\u0103zut \u00eengrijorare, pe altele, cele care nu lipsesc\u00a0 niciodat\u0103,\u00a0 z\u00e2mbete\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sub\u00een\u021beles.\u00a0 Babi\u00a0 s-a apropiat \u0219i m-a m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat pe obraz. Am s\u0103rutat-o pentru a o lini\u0219ti. \u0218tia de experiment, \u0219tia c\u0103 nu m\u0103 putea opri, avea \u00eencredere \u00een mine, chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplarea cu fiertul laptelui. Amintirea se estompase \u0219i, dup\u0103 vorba ei, a\u0219tepta o nou\u0103, inevitabil\u0103 aventur\u0103. A luat-o dup\u0103 umeri pe Ala \u0219i a dus-o la toalet\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Ca s\u0103 nu fac o tragedie din aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplare, am cur\u0103\u021bat\u00a0 locul,\u00a0 am\u00a0 adunat\u00a0 dispozitivul\u00a0 pulverizat\u00a0 de explozie, l-am \u00eenlocuit cu unul de rezerv\u0103, l-am pus pe \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 din laborator butelia cu protoxid de azot\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u0219ezat\u00a0 pe\u00a0 scaunul\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 spus\u00a0 cu am\u0103r\u0103ciune: \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00een memoria unchiului Alex care mi-a l\u0103sat mo\u0219tenire sintagma bun\u0103 la toate.<\/p>\n

          VA URMA…f\u0103r\u0103 convingere… <\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Revin\u00a0 la\u00a0 numirea\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Puiu\u00a0 M\u0103nescu\u00a0 ca\u00a0 \u0218ef\u00a0 al Departamentului \u201dMetale Rare \u0219i Radioactive\u201d, cu sediul la \u0218tei, \u00een func\u021bie de Ministru Adjunct la Interne. Am pomenit de noul spirit trezit \u00een noi, de \u201dproprietari\u201d ai unuia dintre cele mai cunoscute z\u0103c\u0103minte de uraniu din lume,\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 cam\u00a0 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 dou\u0103\u00a0 tabere, nedeclarate dar aflate \u00eentr-un r\u0103zboi lipsit de fairplay. Cei care\u00a0 ne\u00a0 f\u0103ceau\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 amar\u0103,\u00a0 erau\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 politicienii credincio\u0219i regimului, m\u0103 refer la localnici, c\u00e2t \u0219i, mai ales, grupul speciali\u0219tilor rom\u00e2ni \u0219coli\u021bi la Moscova sau Leningrad, de regul\u0103 b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00eenso\u021bi\u021bi de so\u021bii \u201dsovietice\u201d. Mi-am amintit de penibilul \u201dinterviu\u201d acordat securit\u0103\u021bii locale,\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 dat\u00a0 seama\u00a0 de\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 eram \u201dcon\u0219tiincios\u201d monitorizat la locul de munc\u0103. De cine, sau, prin cine, greu de presupus, dar tabloul cronologic al activit\u0103\u021bii mele era pe biletul pe care anchetatorul meu \u00eel consulta cu aten\u021bie, complet\u00e2nd spusele mele, sau, contrazic\u00e2ndu-m\u0103\u00a0 chiar.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 cred\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 ac\u021biune ordonat\u0103 de structurile sovietice ale \u0219antierului, \u0219tiindu-i mai subtili. Multe alte observa\u021bii, f\u0103cute involuntar, mi-au \u00eent\u0103rit presupunerea care se \u00eendrepta spre o ac\u021biune \u201da noastr\u0103\u201d, a rom\u00e2nilor, condus\u0103 destul de grosolan. Multe lucruri\u00a0 \u201doculte\u201d\u00a0 au\u00a0 venit,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 parcursul\u00a0 anilor,\u00a0 s\u0103-mi confirme b\u0103nuielile. Judec\u00e2nd dup\u0103 c\u00e2t de n\u0103stru\u0219nice dosare aveam, at\u00e2t eu, c\u00e2t \u0219i Margar\u00edta, nici nu ar fi fost de mirare. Asta mi-a dat de g\u00e2ndit, mai ales c\u0103, Babi mi- a cam atras aten\u021bia asupra gurii mele slobode. Plictisit de vizitele neavenite ale unor \u201dcolegi\u201d de laborator, la ore c\u00e2nd \u021bi-era lumea mai drag\u0103, am \u00eenceput, ostentativ s\u0103 \u00eencui u\u0219ile domeniului meu, al spectrofotometriei \u0219i chiar\u00a0 al\u00a0 electrochimiei,\u00a0 ocupat\u00a0 efectiv\u00a0 de\u00a0 lucrul\u00a0 la aparate\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pornit\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u201dclipele\u201d,\u00a0 cam\u00a0 lungi,\u00a0 de\u00a0 relaxare verbal\u0103 oferite de curio\u0219i. S-a st\u00e2rnit v\u00e2lv\u0103, mai ales c\u0103 lucram \u00eempreun\u0103 cu o f\u0103ptur\u0103 demn\u0103 de toat\u0103 aten\u021bia, iar\u00a0 \u201dglumele\u201d\u00a0 lansate\u00a0 nevinovat,\u00a0 st\u00e2rneau\u00a0 nu\u00a0 numai z\u00e2mbete,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eentreb\u0103ri\u00a0 directe.\u00a0 T\u00e2n\u0103ra\u00a0 mea colaboratoare, dup\u0103 Puiu M\u0103nescu, subordonata mea sovietic\u0103,\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 codit\u00a0 ce\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 codit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 \u00eentrebat\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 ocoli\u0219.\u00a0 \u201dDe\u00a0 ce\u00a0 te\u00a0 tot\u00a0 \u00eenchizi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Spectroscopia\u00a0 aia\u00a0 a ta?…Lumea se tot \u00eentreab\u0103…\u201d \u0218i m-am hot\u0103r\u00e2t: \u201d\u0218tii, \u021bie am s\u0103-\u021bi spun ca unui prieten de \u00eencredere…\u201d \u0218i i-am relatat, cu lux de am\u0103nunte, \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103rile \u0219i semnele de \u00eentrebare. \u201dSpune, crezi c\u0103 e cineva de la voi?…\u0102ia de la securitatea noastr\u0103 \u0219tiau fiecare pas de al meu…locul, ora \u0219i minutul…! \u201dBar\u00eds, sunt t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, dar \u0219tiu de acas\u0103 totul despre sistem…Nu, drag\u0103!…Noi nu urm\u0103rim a\u0219a de \u201dla vedere\u201d…Categoric suntem urm\u0103ri\u021bi, \u0219i eu am fost \u00eentrebat\u0103 despre \u201dc\u00e2t de bine\u201d ne \u00een\u021belegem noi doi…\u00cen cazul\u00a0 t\u0103u,\u00a0 a\u0219\u00a0 fi\u00a0 fost\u00a0 prima\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 \u0219tiu\u00a0 dac\u0103\u00a0 avem\u00a0 o misiune…Nu, drag\u0103, caut\u0103 printre ai vo\u0219tri, dac\u0103 e a\u0219a cum presupui, lucreaz\u0103 ca ni\u0219te ageamii…Nu te \u00eentreb pe cine b\u0103nuie\u0219ti, chiar nu este treaba mea, iar pe tine te\u00a0 consider\u00a0 prieten!…Nu\u00a0 te\u00a0 mai\u00a0 z\u0103vor\u00ee\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 trimite-i\u00a0 la plimbare c\u00e2nd te mai deranjeaz\u0103…Ai mei te apreciaz\u0103 pentru cum te-ai descurcat\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 specialistul nostru \u0219i avem nevoie de ceea ce faci \u0219i cum faci…\u201d \u201dMul\u021bam! E\u0219ti dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103!…\u201d \u201dPrefer s\u0103-mi spui c\u0103-s frumu\u0219ic\u0103…\u0218tiu c\u0103 sunt!\u201d Nu aveam alt\u0103 cale \u0219i, nu chiar ex abrupto, i-am urmat sfatul, doar c\u0103 am devenit mai acru cu \u201dprietenii\u201d mei. Mi s-a repro\u0219at \u0219i asta, dar nu m-a mai deranjat. Am fost mai prudent cu emiterea unor opinii cu iz politic, ceea ce nu-mi era \u00een fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Activitatea\u00a0 la\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 a\u00a0 continuat\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 probleme. Realiz\u0103ri am avut \u0219i eu \u0219i Babi \u0219i asta ne-a consolidat statutul de \u201dutili cu ceva probleme\u201d. Atitudinea lui Puiu M\u0103nescu nu s-a l\u0103sat, \u00eens\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103ri. \u00cen cazul lui totul era\u00a0 la\u00a0 vedere.\u00a0 \u00cencerc\u0103rile\u00a0 lui\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 prelua\u00a0 treburile \u0219antierului cu rom\u00e2ni numi\u021bi \u00een func\u021bii de r\u0103spundere \u0219i, deloc de neglijat, tonul lui de \u201dministru\u201d cu factorii de r\u0103spundere sovietici, i-a deranjat. I-au g\u0103sit tot felul de chichi\u021be \u00een comportament, de achizi\u021bia unui autoturism de lux, o limuzin\u0103 sovietic\u0103, de tonul folosit cu subalternii \u0219i altele. C\u00e2nd intra inopinat \u00eentr-un birou \u0219i g\u0103sea pe cineva neb\u0103rbierit \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 cravat\u0103, \u00eel trimitea la plimbare \u0219i-i\u00a0 acorda\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 absen\u021b\u0103\u00a0 nemotivat\u0103.\u00a0 Tarasov\u00a0 de\u00a0 la Centrala din Bucure\u0219ti, \u00een stilul caracteristic, a sunat la Interne \u00a0\u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 ob\u021binut,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 loc,\u00a0 eliberarea\u00a0 din\u00a0 func\u021bie\u00a0 \u0219i trimiterea,\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 isp\u0103\u0219irea\u00a0 p\u0103catelor,\u00a0 la\u00a0 c\u0103rbune,\u00a0 la mina de la Filipe\u0219tii de P\u0103dure. Omul a fost scos pe linie moart\u0103 \u0219i, cu anii, s-a pr\u0103p\u0103dit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00a0Avertismentul\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 cei\u00a0 cu\u00a0 apuc\u0103turi\u00a0 de \u201dproprietari\u201d,\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 echivoc.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 devenit\u00a0 mai pruden\u021bi, nu c\u0103 am fi \u00eenceput s\u0103 g\u00e2ndim altfel, s\u0103 ne afi\u0219\u0103m\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 preocup\u0103ri\u00a0 sportive,\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 facem\u00a0 chiar\u00a0 sport. Dup\u0103 ce Mircea s-a dat peste cap \u0219i a adunat de o echip\u0103 de volei, care dup\u0103 un an de activitate, cu vedete aduse de peste tot, a ajuns \u00een divizia A, eu, ca s\u0103 nu m\u0103 las mai prejos, am adus juc\u0103tori de baschet, dintre care unii divizionari de pe la Oradea sau chiar din Bucure\u0219ti. Cea mai bun\u0103 \u201dachizi\u021bie\u201d a fost excelentul geolog Vic\u0103 M\u0103rcu\u0219an, baschetbolist \u0219i voleibolist divizionar A, cu care am legat o frumoas\u0103 prietenie. Sala de sport a \u00eenceput\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 tr\u0103iasc\u0103\u00a0 pe\u00a0 bune.\u00a0 Meciuri,\u00a0 galerie,\u00a0 public generos. A fost o revigorare a st\u0103rii de spirit adormite de noua atmosfer\u0103 \u201dcivic\u0103\u201d a \u201daduna\u021bilor\u201d de te miri de pe\u00a0 unde, trezit\u0103 la realitatea rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 de venirea la \u0218tei, cu func\u021bie ministerial\u0103, a lui Puiu M\u0103nescu \u0219i trecut\u0103 \u00een \u201dilegalitate\u201d, dup\u0103 mazilirea lui. Oricum, ideea \u00eencol\u021bit\u0103 \u00een min\u021bile \u00eenfierb\u00e2ntate ale \u201dspeciali\u0219tilor\u201d rom\u00e2ni, legat\u0103 de \u00eenceperea cercet\u0103rilor pentru o uzin\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u00e2 de prelucrare a minereurilor de uraniu, a \u201dsc\u0103pat\u201d de sub control \u0219i a sur\u00e2s celor care, la Interne, de voie, sau de nevoie, l-au \u00eenl\u0103turat pe M\u0103nescu. Speciali\u0219tii la care m- am referit acopereu cam toate ramurile tehnice care ar fi fost necesare unui atare proiect. Erau ingineri mineri, geologi, preparatori, metalurgi\u0219ti \u0219i chimi\u0219ti. Bine\u00een\u021beles preocup\u0103rile p\u0103r\u021bii rom\u00e2ne nu au putut sc\u0103pa vigilen\u021bei lui Tarasov, de la Centrala de pe Dionisie Lupu. N-au intervenit\u00a0 brutal\u00a0 adopt\u00e2nd\u00a0 tactica\u00a0 \u201dz\u0103h\u0103relului\u201d.\u00a0 \u0218i-au manifestat acordul, au promis aportul tehnico-\u0219tiin\u021bific al p\u0103r\u021bii sovietice, au f\u0103cut chiar un plan pentru un viitor apropiat,\u00a0 \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-l\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 mai\u00a0 departe.\u00a0 Numirea\u00a0 la Interne\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 locul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 M\u0103nescu\u00a0 a\u00a0 Directorului\u00a0 Toma Anghelache, a adus un plus \u00een av\u00e2ntul nostru patriotic, pe care \u00eel sc\u0103pam printre din\u021bi. Era visul \u0219i preocuparea lui Toma de pe vremea c\u00e2nd era Director la unele din multiplele forme de organizare ale rom\u00e2nilor. Amator de sport,\u00a0 tenis\u00a0 cu\u00a0 prec\u0103dere,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103\u00a0 social\u0103 activ\u0103, s-a al\u0103turat multor manifest\u0103ri artistice, ca s\u0103 nu le\u00a0 spun\u00a0 petreceri,\u00a0 ce\u00a0 se\u00a0 organizau\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 sala\u00a0 sportului. Aprecia\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 ifose\u00a0 b\u0103utura,\u00a0 la\u00a0 care\u00a0 era\u00a0 un\u00a0 adev\u0103rat campion, \u0219i femeile frumoase unde \u00ee\u0219i controla cu greu privirile. O \u0219coal\u0103 \u00een fug\u0103, un titlu de inginer miner la Brad,\u00a0 nu\u00a0 l-au\u00a0 \u00eempiedicat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 se\u00a0 afirme\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 posturi\u00a0 de conducere. \u00cenarmat cu o minte istea\u021b\u0103, mereu pe faz\u0103, nu se l\u0103sa \u201ddus cu pre\u0219ul\u201d. Era apreciat \u0219i chiar iubit de subalterni. Personal m-am \u00een\u021beles excelent cu el pe linie profesional\u0103, cu toate c\u0103 nu era \u00een domeniul meu, iar cu timpul \u00a0ne-am\u00a0 apropiat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 terenurile\u00a0 de\u00a0 tenis.\u00a0 \u00cen perioada\u00a0 asta\u00a0 oarecum\u00a0 lini\u0219tit\u0103,\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 pomenit\u00a0 cu prietenul meu George, medic specializat, am mai spus-o parc\u0103, \u00een radia\u021bii \u0219i protec\u021bia celor expu\u0219i. Era \u00eenso\u021bit de un tip, b\u0103rbat bine, care venise repartizat de nu se \u0219tie unde,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u0219antier.\u00a0 Chimist\u00a0 de\u00a0 profesie,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acces\u00a0 la punctele\u00a0 cheie\u00a0 ale\u00a0 activit\u0103\u021bii\u00a0 de\u00a0 exploatare\u00a0 a n\u0103b\u0103d\u0103iosului\u00a0 minereu,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ca\u00a0 atare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 la\u00a0 laboratoare. Omul hoin\u0103rise o vreme prin Chile, adunase ni\u0219te idei tehnologice\u00a0 din\u00a0 industria\u00a0 cuprului\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 inten\u021biona\u00a0 s\u0103 \u201dcerceteze\u201d prin laborator, ceva idei novatoare. Prieten bun cu George din anii studen\u021biei, am\u00e2ndoi ahtia\u021bi dup\u0103 muzic\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eenjghebaser\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 orchestr\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 George\u00a0 la acordeon \u0219i Nae, cum s-a prezentat, la ghitar\u0103. Acest Nae\u00a0 Marinescu,\u00a0 tob\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 cuno\u0219tin\u021be\u00a0 muzicale, organizator \u0219i \u00eendrum\u0103tor recunoscut, a cunoscut-o pe Margareta P\u00e2slaru, \u0219i a adus-o cu el, la \u0218tei, pe post de so\u021bie. Steaua descoperit\u0103 la 15 ani\u0219ori, acum, la 18 ani, promitea s\u0103 devin\u0103 o stea de prim rang. Se ocupa intens de talentul ei, \u0219i cu \u201domul de lume\u201d din el, \u0219i de educa\u021bia ei de star \u00een devenire. Ghitara din m\u00e2inile lui nu era un simplu instrument muzical, era o surs\u0103 de r\u0103sp\u00e2ndire a muzicii\u00a0 cuceritoare.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 haios,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103-l\u00a0 prezint\u00a0 \u00een spiritul lingvistic al vremii. Cum am\u00e2ndoi aveau acces \u00een laborator, i-am invitat la Spectroscopie, la o cafea. Eram \u00eenc\u0103 \u0219ef. Mi-a cerut s\u0103-l g\u0103zduiesc c\u00e2teva zile \u00eentr-o \u00eenc\u0103pere\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 poat\u0103\u00a0 experimenta\u00a0 ni\u0219te\u00a0 idei\u00a0 de tehnologie chimic\u0103, o speran\u021b\u0103 nemascat\u0103 \u00eentr-o bomb\u0103 economic\u0103. Nu-i trebuiau multe, ideea fiind extrem de simpl\u0103,\u00a0 vorba\u00a0 lui,\u00a0 \u201dniciodat\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 visez\u00a0 la\u00a0 lucruri complicate…\u201d, a\u0219a c\u0103 l-am aranjat \u00een atelierul mecanic unde\u00a0 evea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 o\u00a0 ventila\u021bie\u00a0 bun\u0103.\u00a0 Mi-a\u00a0 cerut\u00a0 o\u00a0 plit\u0103 electric\u0103, o g\u0103leat\u0103 de plastic, ceva capsule, baghete din sticl\u0103, h\u00e2rtie de filtru, \u0219i libertatea de a nu fi deranjat. Boala oric\u0103rui inventator. Pe \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 l-am luat la mine pentru a nu l\u0103sa impresia c\u0103-l supraveghez. A doua zi, de diminea\u021ba, g\u0103sind-o pe Ala la spectro, nu s-a putut ab\u021bine s\u0103 n-o priveasc\u0103 cu deosebit\u0103 aten\u021bie. Nu s-a mai gr\u0103bit, a mai z\u0103bovit ceva \u0219i s-a oferit s\u0103 ne \u00eenso\u021besc\u0103, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, \u00een activitatea noastr\u0103. Discret mi-a f\u0103cut cu ochiul iar eu, intrigat oarecum, i-am spus Alei c\u0103 Nae este so\u021bul Margaretei P\u00e2slaru. N-a mai f\u0103cut niciun gest \u201dspecific\u201d \u0219i s-a retras la atelier. Cam dup\u0103 vreo or\u0103 de lini\u0219te, \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 a ie\u0219it precipitat pe coridor \u0219i m-a chemat cu un strig\u0103t alarmant. Din atelier ie\u0219ea un fum \u00eenec\u0103cios, dens, am intrat speria\u021bi \u0219i \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 a smuls g\u0103leata de plastic de pe plit\u0103, cu tot ce mai avea \u00een ea, \u0219i a aruncat-o \u00een chiuvet\u0103. Nae disp\u0103ruse \u00eentre timp. S-a \u00eentors mirat de cele \u00eent\u00e2mplate \u0219i m-a \u00eentrebat \u201dce dracu s-a\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mplat,\u00a0 doar\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 mult\u0103\u00a0 ap\u0103\u00a0 \u00een g\u0103leat\u0103?!\u201d…Puteam\u00a0 s\u0103-i\u00a0 mai\u00a0 spun\u00a0 ceva\u00a0 Inginerului chimist,\u00a0 cercet\u0103torului\u00a0 v\u00e2n\u0103tor\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u201dbombe\u201d \u0219tiin\u021bifice?!…Jenat, Nae \u0219i-a prezentat scuzele \u0219i n-a mai venit la laborator. \u00cen schimb a continuat via\u021ba-i de haios \u0219i, dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 perioad\u0103 de lini\u0219te, a cucerit inima unei foarte bune prietene, geofizician, Herta, pe care a reu\u0219it s-o\u00a0 debusoleze\u00a0 total\u00a0 cu\u00a0 al\u00a0 s\u0103u\u00a0 \u201dlas\u0103-m\u0103\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 te\u00a0 las\u201d. Plictisit de via\u021ba de pe \u0219antier, ne-a p\u0103r\u0103sit, l\u0103s\u00e2nd o victim\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 grija\u00a0 prietenului\u00a0 s\u0103u\u00a0 George,\u00a0 plin\u0103\u00a0 de complexul ne\u00eemplinirii. Mult timp l-a urm\u0103rit pe Nae prin informa\u021biile smulse de la George, de loc lini\u0219titoare. Pe Nae Bucure\u0219tiul l-a terminat \u0219i la figurat, \u0219i la propriu. Margareta lui, \u00eentr-un turneu la mare, l-a cunoscut pe bateristul\u00a0 Sencovici,\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 c\u0103s\u0103torit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 v\u0103zut\u00a0 de cariera muzical\u0103 cu succes. Etapa Nae \u201dP\u00e2slaru\u201d cum \u00eei mai spuneam \u00eentre noi, a fost dat\u0103 uit\u0103rii \u0219i a ie\u0219it din \u201dcurriculum vitae\u201d, al acestei vedete de net\u0103g\u0103duit. Cei care\u00a0 au\u00a0 cunoscut\u00a0 bine\u00a0 acest\u00a0 episod,\u00a0 au\u00a0 sus\u021binut\u00a0 cu\u00a0 convingere rolul jucat \u00een preg\u0103tirea primar\u0103 a carierei, de acest ciudat \u201dslujitor\u201d al muzicii. \u00cen tot acest timp via\u021ba noastr\u0103 de huzur, unde cuv\u00e2ntul \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d era la el acas\u0103, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 nu mai fie chiar apanajaul voin\u021bei noastre din motive, u\u0219or de \u00een\u021beles dac\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la cercul nostru de prieteni ai casei \u00een plin\u0103 consolidare. Rare erau serile \u00een care s\u0103 nu fim c\u0103lca\u021bi de amatorii de pocher \u0219i de o gustare. Neav\u00e2nd copii, cam singurii din grup, nu aveam probleme nici cu spa\u021biul, nici cu lini\u0219tea. Mai mergeam \u0219i noi \u00een vizit\u0103 \u201dde lucru\u201d, la invita\u021biile care nu lipseau, dar un refuz se \u00eentorcea pe loc \u00eempotriva noastr\u0103\u00a0 cu\u00a0 amenin\u021barea\u00a0 \u201datunci\u00a0 venim\u00a0 noi\u00a0 la\u00a0 voi\u201d…\u0218i chiar a\u0219a f\u0103ceau. Cele dou\u0103 camere libere de care ne \u201dbucuram\u201d,\u00a0 permiteau\u00a0 organizarea\u00a0 jocului\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 dou\u0103 echipe, alese prin rota\u021bie, pentru a p\u0103stra c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t starea\u00a0 de\u00a0 neprev\u0103zut.\u00a0 Eu,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 str\u00e2mbam\u00a0 din\u00a0 nas, uneori, \u00een sinea mea, jinduind dup\u0103 c\u00e2te o sear\u0103 de baschet la miu\u021b\u0103, sau de biliard. To\u021bi, sau aproape to\u021bi, erau\u00a0 \u201dcartofori\u201d\u00a0 amatori,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 tot\u00a0 ca\u00a0 ni\u0219te\u00a0 cartofori\u00a0 se comportau. Oricum, \u00een astfel de circumstan\u021be, reu\u0219eam s\u0103\u00a0 estomp\u0103m\u00a0 dorul\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 dintr-un\u00a0 ora\u0219\u00a0 mare. Timi\u0219oara ne-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat r\u0103u cu Opera, Teatrul \u0219i, nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd, concertele simfonice. \u0218i mai era ceva de neuitat,\u00a0 siguran\u021ba\u00a0 cu\u00a0 care\u00a0 am\u00a0 a\u0219teptat\u00a0 numirile\u00a0 la Facultate\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ne-am\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 planuri\u00a0 care\u00a0 mai\u00a0 de\u00a0 care, c\u0103zute \u00een derizoriu dup\u0103\u00a0 nesperata nereu\u0219it\u0103 pe linie cadrist\u0103. Da, \u0218teiul, prin domeniul profesional atractiv, prin implicarea cu s\u00e2rg \u00een activitatea de laborator, prin nivelul\u00a0 material\u00a0 mai\u00a0 s\u0103ltat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 prin\u00a0 prezen\u021ba\u00a0 mare\u00a0 a tinerilor intelectuali, absolven\u021bi\u00a0 veni\u021bi de prin cele mai importante centre universitare din \u021aar\u0103, ne-au\u00a0 u\u0219urat acomodarea cu acea \u201dvia\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103\u201d. Am remarcat faptul c\u0103 fiind singuri, f\u0103r\u0103 copii, cu apartament la dispozi\u021bie, eram considera\u021bi gazda cea mai potrivit\u0103 \u0219i, de ce s\u0103 n-o spun, cea mai ospitalier\u0103. Bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103 am ajuns \u00een contact \u0219i cu pruncii lor, mici \u0219i foarte mici, ni\u0219te r\u0103sf\u0103\u021ba\u021bi de toat\u0103 splendoarea. Copiii, nu \u0219tiu de ce,\u00a0 probabil v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-ne singuri, nu c\u0103 ne d\u0103deau t\u00e2rcoale, dar chiar ne\u00a0 c\u0103utau\u00a0 insistent.\u00a0 A\u0219a\u00a0 a\u00a0 ap\u0103rut\u00a0 primul\u00a0 Florinel\u00a0 din via\u021ba mea, se \u021binea scai de mine, m\u0103 antrena \u00een jocul lui, \u0219i care m-a declarat \u201dcel mai bun perten al lui\u201d la cei trei ani\u0219ori ai lui. Era cuceritor. Frumu\u0219el, \u00een pofida unor probleme cu picioru\u0219ele, de la o na\u0219tere cu probleme, \u0219i o alarmant\u0103 sete care nu a fost luat\u0103 \u00een seam\u0103 de cei doi medici, p\u0103rin\u021bii lui. Peste ani, devenit medic \u0219i el, considerat element excep\u021bional \u00eenc\u0103 din facultate avea s\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 cu via\u021ba aceste \u201dmalforma\u021bii congenitale\u201d. Dintre to\u021bi copiii Florinel m-a cucerit f\u0103r\u0103 drept de apel. \u00cenc\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 avea\u00a0 doi\u00a0 ani,\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 noi \u00eentrebarea \u201dnoi ce facem?\u201d \u0218i ne-am pus pe treab\u0103, \u0219i ne-am\u00a0 lovit\u00a0 de\u00a0 unele\u00a0 nereu\u0219ite,\u00a0 repetate\u00a0 din\u00a0 p\u0103cate, c\u00e2nd Paula, mama lui Florinel, a luat problema \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103. S-a \u021binut de Babi a mea, a urm\u0103rit-o, a sf\u0103tuit-o, i-a implicat \u0219i pe colegii ei de breasl\u0103 \u0219i m-am pomenit cu Cristina-Paula, la 4 iunie 1958, la spitalul din Nucet, \u00een bra\u021bele v\u00e2njoase ale doctorului Neme\u0219. A ie\u0219it din salon cu\u00a0 pruncul\u00a0 at\u00e2rnat\u00a0 de\u00a0 picioru\u0219e,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 capul\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 jos, strig\u00e2ndu-mi \u201dHai, prinde-o!\u201d…Gestul era a\u0219a de natural \u00eenc\u00e2t am \u00eencremenit. \u201dHai, omule, ia-o!…Uite ce dam\u0103 bine \u021bi-am adus, cu picioare lungi de balerin\u0103\u201d. Eram leoarc\u0103, era \u0219i o zi de var\u0103, am luat-o cu toat\u0103 st\u00e2ng\u0103cia de care eram capabil \u0219i am lipit-o de piept ca s\u0103 n-o scap. \u201dAi venit cu vreun nume, s-o \u00eenregistr\u0103m?\u201d \u201dDa, Cristina \u0219i Paula, Cristina-i de la mine, iar Paula de la Paulici, cea care s-a zb\u0103tut ca aceast\u0103 minune s\u0103 se realizeze…\u201d\u00a0 I-am\u00a0 dat-o\u00a0 \u00eenapoi\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 \u00eempacheteze\u00a0 ca lumea, chiar micu\u021b\u0103 fiind, era, totu\u0219i, o femeiu\u0219c\u0103. C\u00e2nd am ajuns la \u0218tei, fierberea era \u00een toi. Babi, Mami, adic\u0103 soacra, se agitau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eendr\u0103zneasc\u0103 s\u0103 preia pruncul. Eu, sigur pe mine, eram doar acas\u0103 la mine, o leg\u0103nam \u00eenceti\u0219or, s\u0103 n-o trezesc. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 Babi a \u00eendr\u0103znit, m\u00e2nat\u0103 \u0219i de sfaturile nelipsite \u201dBabu\u021bi, ai grij\u0103 s\u0103 n-o scapi!\u201d\u00a0 Cristinei\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 trebuit.\u00a0 Parc\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u021belesese avertismentul bunicii. \u0218i primul concert a \u00eenceput. Nu sc\u00e2nceri ci \u021bipete \u00een gura mare. Intrigat\u0103, t\u00e2n\u0103ra m\u0103mic\u0103 i-a\u00a0 \u00eentins-o\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Mami.\u00a0 Niciun\u00a0 efect!\u00a0 \u201dDoamne!,\u00a0 ce-o\u00a0 fi av\u00e2nd?!…La spital a pl\u00e2ns?…\u201d \u201dNu, Mami, a fost foarte cuminte, chiar \u0219i c\u00e2nd o balansa Neme\u0219…Da\u021bi-mi-o mie, v\u0103 rog!…\u201d Am luat-o la piept, cu c\u0103pu\u0219orul sub b\u0103rbia mea \u0219i lini\u0219tea s-a restabilit. \u00cen clipa acea am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 va fi \u201dfata lui tata\u201d \u0219i am sim\u021bit cum \u00eemi cresc ac\u021biunile de familist.\u00a0 Chiar\u00a0 mi-au\u00a0 crescut,\u00a0 dar,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 spun,\u00a0 \u00een detrimentul meu, de sigur. Cristina pl\u00e2ngea din te miri ce, iar bra\u021bele mele au devenit leag\u0103nul ei preferat de odihn\u0103. \u0218i nu glumesc, fie zi, fie noapte, sari \u201dtati\u201d, de oriunde te aflai \u0219i plimb\u0103-\u021bi odrasla. C\u00e2nd oboseam, m\u0103 a\u0219ezam\u00a0 comod\u00a0 \u00eentr-un\u00a0 fotoliu,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u0219mecheria\u00a0 asta\u00a0 de copil pe pieptul meu \u0219i o priveam, cu r\u0103bdare, cum, \u0219i mai ales c\u00e2t, putea s\u0103 doarm\u0103. De c\u00e2te ori o apuca pl\u00e2nsul, soacra mea \u00eengrijorat\u0103 ne aten\u021biona: \u201dcopilul are crampe!\u201d Crampe, crampe, dar eu nu eram medicament \u0219i totu\u0219i, \u00een bra\u021bele mele, crampele disp\u0103reau. Cred c\u0103 pu\u0219toaica a priceput multe din aceast\u0103 \u201depoc\u0103\u201d pentru c\u0103, altfel, cum a\u0219 putea explica, peste c\u00e2\u021biva ani\u0219ori, prietenia ei cu mine, cu \u201dTati-tati\u201d, p\u00e2n\u0103 la exasperarea bunicii \u0219i a m\u0103micii. Dormea bine la aer, \u00een c\u0103rucior, \u00een ceea ce \u00eencepea s\u0103 arate a gr\u0103din\u0103, \u00een fa\u021ba geamurilor. A\u0219a a descoperit-o primul ei cavaler, Florinu\u021b, care se oprea l\u00e2ng\u0103 c\u0103rucior, \u00eei lua m\u00e2nu\u021ba \u0219i o pupa. \u0218i asta se repeta de c\u00e2te ori o scoteam la aer. Sta lipit de c\u0103rucior \u0219i l\u0103sa la o parte toate preocup\u0103rile lui. Chiar \u0219i pe mine nu\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 mai\u00a0 ademenea\u00a0 la\u00a0 joc.\u00a0 To\u021bi\u00a0 vecinii\u00a0 se\u00a0 uitau \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi de astfel de manifest\u0103ri amoroase \u0219i glumeau la adresa viitorului care-i a\u0219tepta. Singurele momente \u00een care\u00a0 se\u00a0 dep\u0103rta\u00a0 de\u00a0 Cristina\u00a0 erau\u00a0 c\u00e2nd,\u00a0 \u021b\u00e2\u0219nea\u00a0 spre geamul nostru strig\u00e2nd \u201dTanti, tanti, mi-e sete…\u201d Apoi se \u00eentorcea s\u0103 fac\u0103 garda. Paulici, c\u00e2t era ea de medic, nu a\u00a0 dat\u00a0 importan\u021b\u0103\u00a0 acestui\u00a0 comportament\u00a0 semnalat\u00a0 de soacra mea…\u201dTanti, e copil, alearg\u0103, e normal s\u0103-i fie sete…\u201d\u00a0 N-a\u00a0 convins-o\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 din\u00a0 p\u0103cate,\u00a0 la\u00a0 maturitate tragedia a avut loc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Cam a\u0219a a decurs intrarea noastr\u0103 \u00eentr-o nou\u0103 \u201depoc\u0103\u201d. Bine\u00een\u021beles,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 schimb\u0103ri\u00a0 majore\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 de huzur, de \u201d\u00eempreun\u0103\u201d. Patru \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu care nu ne ajungea\u00a0 nou\u0103\u00a0 nici\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 eram\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 doi,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 invita\u021bi\u00a0 la pocher, f\u0103r\u0103 miros de \u021bigar\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 g\u0103l\u0103gie la orice or\u0103,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 multe alte libert\u0103\u021bi. Cum cei din ga\u0219c\u0103 aveau copii mai\u00a0 m\u0103ricei,\u00a0 \u00een\u021beleg\u0103tori\u00a0 cu\u00a0 noul\u00a0 nostru\u00a0 statut,\u00a0 nu \u00eentotdeauna\u00a0 cu\u00a0 exager\u0103rile\u00a0 noastre,\u00a0 au\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 la organizarea\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnirilor\u00a0 pe\u00a0 la\u00a0 casele\u00a0 lor.\u00a0 A\u0219a\u00a0 cum \u201dalt\u0103dat\u0103\u201d noi nu puteam sc\u0103pa de \u201dsarcina\u201d de a-i invita la noi, a\u0219a, mai nou, nici ei nu au puteau sc\u0103pa de obliga\u021bia reciprocit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i ne asaltau cu invita\u021biile. Epoca de\u00a0 aur\u00a0 luase\u00a0 sf\u00e2r\u0219it.\u00a0 Apartamentul\u00a0 liber\u00a0 a\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 la regrete, la amintiri. \u0218i nici nu ar fi putut fi altfel. Mami, pe post de cerber, la orice abatere, ar\u0103ta cu degetul spre Cristina. N-am renun\u021bat noi la fumat, dar nici n-am mai fumat\u00a0 dec\u00e2t\u00a0 oriunde,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 apartament.\u00a0 Da, adev\u0103rata\u00a0 maturitate\u00a0 am\u00a0 dob\u00e2ndit-o\u00a0 prin\u00a0 apari\u021bia Cristinei, spre care am dirijat \u00eentreaga noastr\u0103 aten\u021bie, timpul nostru liber, a\u0219a pu\u021bin c\u00e2t era, toate g\u00e2ndurile noastre spre viitorul acestui copil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00cen rest, via\u021ba curgea \u00eenainte, \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 care se \u00eennoia\u00a0 continuu.\u00a0 Ideile\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Toma\u00a0 prindeau\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103, estompate\u00a0 de\u00a0 inerenta\u00a0 pruden\u021b\u0103.\u00a0 Cercul\u00a0 celor\u00a0 care visam un \u0218tei al nostru, cu tot ce implica acest lucru, se \u00eent\u0103rea. Cre\u0219tea pruncul, cre\u0219tea speran\u021ba \u00een preluarea integral\u0103 a activit\u0103\u021bii nucleare, \u00een realizarea visului lui Toma de a organiza un Centru de Cercet\u0103ri Tehnologice \u00een\u00a0 Bucure\u0219ti.\u00a0 G\u00e2ndul\u00a0 la\u00a0 Timi\u0219oara,\u00a0 mai\u00a0 bine\u00a0 zis\u00a0 la amintirile unei studen\u021bii pline de neprev\u0103zut dar \u0219i de satisfac\u021bii, se estompa \u0219i el odat\u0103 cu perspectiva de a ajunge\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bucure\u0219ti.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 lucru\u00a0 ne\u00a0 nelini\u0219tea\u00a0 totu\u0219i. Exploatarea\u00a0 barbar\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 z\u0103c\u0103m\u00e2ntului\u00a0 B\u0103i\u021ba-Bihor, disperarea cu care num\u0103ram garniturile\u00a0 de tren care\u00a0 luau\u00a0 zilnic\u00a0 drumul\u00a0 spre\u00a0 Halmeu\u00a0 \u00eenc\u0103rcate\u00a0 cu\u00a0 acest minereu fantastic, pentru a p\u0103r\u0103si teritoriul Rom\u00e2niei, precum \u0219i tergiversarea de c\u0103tre sovietici a proiectului legat\u00a0 de\u00a0 demararea\u00a0 lucr\u0103rilor\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 o\u00a0 uzin\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Bihor,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 oriunde\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 alt\u0103\u00a0 parte, ad\u00e2nceau\u00a0 ne\u00eencrederea\u00a0 noastr\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 promisiuni.\u00a0 Toate Sovromurile\u00a0 demonstrau\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 echivoc\u00a0 planul\u00a0 lor\u00a0 de exploatare\u00a0 primar\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 bog\u0103\u021biilor\u00a0 \u021a\u0103rii,\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 nicio preocupare pentru dezvoltarea unei industrii autohtone. Dup\u0103 nereu\u0219ita lor \u00een colaborarea cu Puiu M\u0103nescu, dup\u0103\u00a0 brutala\u00a0 lui\u00a0 \u00eendep\u0103rtare,\u00a0 au\u00a0 devenit\u00a0 mult\u00a0 mai pruden\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 dezvoltarea\u00a0 unor\u00a0 leg\u0103turi\u00a0 de\u00a0 colaborare echitabil\u0103 cu partea rom\u00e2n\u0103. Situa\u021bia era cam a\u0219a: Ei se f\u0103ceau c\u0103 ne plac \u0219i ne pre\u021buiesc, noi ne f\u0103ceam c\u0103 suntem\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u021bi\u00a0 de\u00a0 prezen\u021ba\u00a0 speciali\u0219tilor\u00a0 lor.\u00a0 E adev\u0103rat c\u0103 au adus speciali\u0219ti foarte bine preg\u0103ti\u021bi, dar rela\u021bia\u00a0 politico-social\u0103\u00a0 era\u00a0 dirijat\u0103\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 realizarea rapid\u0103 a scopului nedeclarat, exploatarea. \u0218i nu eram singurul domeniu de unde se \u00eenfruptau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00cen laborator f\u0103ceam progrese vizibile, erau apreciate, eram \u00eencuraja\u021bi. Delega\u021biile\u00a0 la Bucure\u0219ti s-au \u00eenmul\u021bit, aveam timp s\u0103 iau leg\u0103tura \u0219i cu factorii implica\u021bi \u00een visul lui\u00a0 Toma,\u00a0 vizitam\u00a0 laboratoare\u00a0 de\u00a0 analize\u00a0 chimice\u00a0 din sectorul\u00a0 geologic,\u00a0 c\u0103ut\u00e2nd\u00a0 un\u00a0 loc\u00a0 potrivit\u00a0 pentru demararea\u00a0 primelor activit\u0103\u021bi de laborator, nevinovate \u00een aparen\u021b\u0103. A\u0219a erau laboratoarele Trustului de Explor\u0103ri Geologice,\u00a0 ale\u00a0 Institului\u00a0 Geologic,\u00a0 ale\u00a0 Institutului\u00a0 de Cercet\u0103ri\u00a0 Miniere.\u00a0 Au\u00a0 prins\u00a0 bine\u00a0 aceste\u00a0 investiga\u021bii neoficiale deoarece aveau s\u0103 se dovedeasc\u0103 a fi puncte de plecare utile, iar Toma le \u00eentorcea pe toate fe\u021bele, \u00een realizarea planului s\u0103u.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00cen ceea ce privea planurile mele personale, un ajutor nesperat a venit din rela\u021bia mea cu geologi, ace\u0219ti poe\u021bi nedeclara\u021bi ai muncii \u00een mijlocul naturii. Preocup\u0103rile lor pentru explorarea complex\u0103 a teritoriului Rom\u00e2niei se baza\u00a0 at\u00e2t\u00a0 pe\u00a0 preg\u0103tirea\u00a0 profesional\u0103,\u00a0 c\u00e2t\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pe\u00a0 visul oric\u0103rui geolog de a \u201dda peste ceva\u201d neprev\u0103zut, \u00eempin\u0219i de studiile mineralogice existente dar neconfirmate \u00eenc\u0103 pe linia eventualelor rezerve. Voi aminti un nume care m-a\u00a0 cucerit,\u00a0 Paul\u00a0 Caulea,\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 poezie\u00a0 din activitatea\u00a0 sa\u00a0 de\u00a0 cercet\u0103tor.\u00a0 Curajos\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 interpret\u0103ri, stingherit\u00a0 de\u00a0 multe\u00a0 ori\u00a0 de\u00a0 p\u0103reri\u00a0 de\u00a0 dragul\u00a0 p\u0103rerilor emise\u00a0 de\u00a0 colegi\u00a0 de-ai\u00a0 s\u0103i,\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 sus\u021binea\u00a0 teoriile\u00a0 cu senin\u0103tate, ca s\u0103 nu spun, cu non\u0219alan\u021b\u0103. Cu to\u021bi banii da\u021bi pe c\u0103r\u021bi \u0219i reviste, procurate pe c\u0103i numai de el \u0219tiute, meloman cronic, ahtiat dup\u0103 muzica simfonic\u0103, \u201dabonat\u201d la muzeele de art\u0103 plastic\u0103, vis\u0103tor incorijibil pe f\u0103ga\u0219ul\u00a0 cercet\u0103rii\u00a0 geologice.\u00a0 La\u00a0 un\u00a0 moment\u00a0 dat\u00a0 m-a rugat s\u0103 urm\u0103resc mineraliza\u021bia de zirconiu dintr-o zon\u0103 mai\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 cercetat\u0103.\u00a0 Probele\u00a0 trecute\u00a0 prin\u00a0 ochii mineralogilor semnalau \u0219i alte mineraliza\u021bii aduc\u0103toare de\u00a0 speran\u021b\u0103,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 era\u00a0 de\u00a0 exemplu\u00a0 Pyroclorul,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o multitudine de elemente rare demne de a fi supuse unei speran\u021be\u00a0 niciodat\u0103\u00a0 adormite\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 visul\u00a0 oric\u0103rui\u00a0 geolog. Zirconiul s-a adeverit a fi la concentra\u021bii demne de luat \u00een seam\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 aprofundarea\u00a0 mineralogic\u0103\u00a0 coroborat\u0103\u00a0 cu analiza\u00a0 chimic\u0103\u00a0 ra\u021bional\u0103\u00a0 au\u00a0 calmat\u00a0 spiritele.\u00a0 Forma mineralogic\u0103 \u00een care era cantonat zirconiul nu permitea valorificarea lui tehnologic\u0103. Zirconiul at\u00e2t de necesar \u00een tehnologiile nucleare, element de baz\u0103 \u00een confec\u021bionarea tecilor pentru reactoare, era, \u00een z\u0103c\u0103m\u00e2ntul visat sub forma\u00a0 de\u00a0 silicat,\u00a0 inadecvat\u00a0 scopului\u00a0 propus.\u00a0 Eu\u00a0 i-am confirmat con\u021binuturile, iar mineralogii \u0219i chimi\u0219tii\u00a0 l-au dezumflat. Cum spectrografia \u00ee\u021bi permite \u0219i luxul de a-\u021bi b\u0103ga\u00a0 nasul\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 colateral\u00a0 comenzii\u00a0 primite,\u00a0 spectrele ob\u021binute\u00a0 mi-au\u00a0 atras\u00a0 aten\u021bia\u00a0 asupra\u00a0 liniilor\u00a0 spectrale apar\u021bin\u00e2nd unui element rar dar extrem de important pentru\u00a0 metalurgia\u00a0 aliajelor\u00a0 speciale.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 Niobiul,\u00a0 sau Columbiul cum mai era cunoscut. \u0218tiam c\u0103 orice noutate dezv\u0103luit\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 o c\u00e2t de mic\u0103 aprofundare se bucura de riscul lans\u0103rii unei \u201dbombe\u201d, a\u0219a c\u0103, prieten, neprieten, nu a aflat nimic despre \u201ddescoperirea\u201d mea. M-am dus la Facsko, i-am spus ce m\u0103 fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103, mi-a recomandat s\u0103 tac \u0219i s\u0103 caut o confirmare. Con\u021binutul redus de Niobiu, nu permitea efectuarea unei analize chimice, datorit\u0103 complexit\u0103\u021bii metodei. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, dup\u0103 nenum\u0103rate repet\u0103ri, i-am dat datele lui Paul. Entuziasmat, dar \u0219i prudent, a apelat la mineralogi \u0219i la un laborator din Cluj. Mineralogii\u00a0 au\u00a0 mers\u00a0 pe \u00a0o\u00a0 variant\u0103\u00a0 apropiat\u0103,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 au trecut de la Niobiu la Tantal. Clujul a venit \u0219i el, nu \u0219tiu pe ce cale, cu prezen\u021ba Tantalului. Un adev\u0103rat r\u0103zboi \u00eentre\u00a0 specialit\u0103\u021bi\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 laboratoare.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 puteam\u00a0 ceda. Spectrele nu puteau min\u021bi \u0219i am mers mai departe pe Niobiu. Con\u021binutul mic nu-i deranja pe vis\u0103torii geologi, urm\u00e2nd\u00a0 ca\u00a0 studiile\u00a0 tehnologice\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 confirme\u00a0 sau\u00a0 s\u0103 infirme importan\u021ba industrial\u0103. \u00cen schimb mineralogilor li s-au aprins c\u0103lc\u00e2iele de \u0219ansa reanaliz\u0103rii unor cercet\u0103ri\u00a0 mineralogice\u00a0 de\u00a0 structur\u0103,\u00a0 printr-o\u00a0 nou\u0103\u00a0 perspectiv\u0103 asupra loca\u021biilor de metale rare \u0219i radioactive din zon\u0103. O \u0219edin\u021b\u0103 condus\u0103 de Toma, cu prezen\u021ba Clujului, mi-a dat \u0219ansa s\u0103 a\u0219ez dreptatea de partea mea. Sus\u021bin\u0103torii Clujului, slujitori ai spectrografiei, mi s-au\u00a0 p\u0103rut ni\u0219te ageamii \u00een materie \u0219i s-a hot\u0103r\u00e2t, la finele lui 1959, s\u0103 plec la Moscova, La Institutul celebrului Rusanov, cu probe, pentru confirmare. Dar asta pe mai t\u00e2rziu. Pentru mine se punea problema consolid\u0103rii \u201dreclamei\u201d de care m\u0103 bucuram \u0219i \u00eenvingerea sintagmei unchiului Alexe, cu a lui \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d.<\/strong> Cum a\u0219teptarea nu are nimic pl\u0103cut \u00een sinea ei, n-am avut ce face \u0219i am a\u0219teptat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Am mai spus-o \u0219i o mai repet, apari\u021bia Cristinei, a lui Kitty, cum \u00eei spunea Florinu\u021b, nu \u0219tiu de cine \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat, a \u201dreformat\u201d, un termen la mod\u0103 ast\u0103zi, stilul nostru de via\u021b\u0103. Huzurul celor \u201ddimpreun\u0103\u201d, privit cu ne\u00eencredere de buna noastr\u0103 Mami, a luat-o razna peste dealurile timpului, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 doar izul unor zile de neuitat, arhivat cu grij\u0103 \u00een stiva de memorii. Nu mai apucam s\u0103 rememor\u0103m orele, zilele, nop\u021bile studen\u021biei, consumate pe str\u0103zile, parcurile, pie\u021bele, ora\u0219ului, la facultate sau la opera, sau la concerte. Mai mult auzeam aduceri aminte ale celor care ne-au cunoscut, ne-au simpatizat, ne-au admirat cu invidie. Auzeam deseori un remember, servit cu\u00a0 tot\u00a0 tac\u00e2mul,\u00a0 de\u00a0 colegi,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 asisten\u021bi,\u00a0 sau\u00a0 chiar profesori, de a c\u0103ror aten\u021bie ne-am bucurat \u201dpe ne ve\u201d, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fi b\u0103nuit interesul ce-l st\u00e2rneam. Erau binevenite astfel de clipe \u00een noul stil de via\u021b\u0103 pe care-l adaptam pe nesim\u021bite la noua noastr\u0103 calitate de famili\u0219ti atesta\u021bi, cu acte\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 regul\u0103.\u00a0 Eram\u00a0 p\u0103rin\u021bi,\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 copilul\u00a0 nostru, aveam griji \u0219i noi nevoi, eram mereu admonesta\u021bi de Mami, la orice i se p\u0103rea a fi o abatere, \u00eenv\u0103\u021bam din mers s\u0103 renun\u021b\u0103m la libertatea de mai de ieri, \u00eenv\u0103\u021bam s\u0103\u00a0 d\u0103ruim\u00a0 dragoste\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103\u00a0 rezerve,\u00a0 necondi\u021bionat\u0103, ghemotocului\u00a0 de\u00a0 om,\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne\u00a0 subordona\u00a0 \u201dpreten\u021biilor sale\u201d \u00een modul cel mai natural, specul\u00e2nd orice f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 de sl\u0103biciune. Eu, cel pu\u021bin, eram un fel de sclav, \u00eentr-o dictatur\u0103 instaurat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 amestecul nim\u0103nui, de acest prunc, aparent neajutorat, care comanda totul. Nostim era faptul c\u0103, experien\u021ba lui Mami, care crescuse doi copii\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 condi\u021bii\u00a0 deosebit\u00a0 de\u00a0 grele,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 nepoatei, devenea\u00a0 neajutorat\u0103,\u00a0 ne\u00eendem\u00e2natic\u0103\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 m\u00e2nuirea pruncu\u021bului. De Babi ce s\u0103 mai spun? C\u00e2nd venea ora \u00eemb\u0103ierii, niciuna nu \u00eendr\u0103znea s-o \u021bin\u0103 deasupra apei. Tremurau la g\u00e2ndul c-ar putea s-o scape din m\u00e2ini. Ce puteam face dec\u00e2t s\u0103 intervin cu vasta mea experien\u021b\u0103. Drept c\u0103 primeam laudele de cuviin\u021b\u0103. O puneam pe palma st\u00e2ng\u0103 cu spatele ei \u0219ubred, o plimbam deasupra apei \u0219i prin ap\u0103 \u0219i cu palma dreapt\u0103 o f\u0103ceam s\u0103 se simt\u0103,\u00a0 probabil\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 raiul\u00a0 ei\u00a0 de\u00a0 copil.\u00a0 Z\u00e2mbea,\u00a0 r\u00e2dea, scuipa stropii de ap\u0103 ce mai ajungeau la guri\u021b\u0103, nu se gr\u0103bea de loc. C\u00e2nd m\u0103 opream d\u0103dea imediat semne de\u00a0 nemul\u021bumire\u00a0 a\u0219a\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 o\u00a0 b\u0103i\u021b\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 putea\u00a0 dura\u00a0 doar c\u00e2teva\u00a0 minute.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 distractiv,\u00a0 v-o\u00a0 spun\u00a0 cu\u00a0 toat\u0103 sinceritatea. Doamnele, \u201dele\u201d de mai t\u00e2rziu, se minunau de at\u00e2ta \u00eendem\u00e2nare, m\u0103 flatau f\u0103r\u0103 rezerve \u0219i, de fapt, se distrau. Sunt convins c\u0103 marea prietenie dintre fiic\u0103 \u0219i tat\u0103 s-a n\u0103scut din primele luni de via\u021b\u0103 ale Cristinei, \u00een bra\u021bele mele de alinare, sau, \u0219i mai sigur, \u00een cada de baie. Mami era \u00een elementul ei. S-a apucat de gr\u0103din\u0103rit. Terenul\u00a0 din\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 apartamentului\u00a0 era\u00a0 ideal\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u0219a ceva. O scotea pe Cristina \u00een c\u0103rucior, o a\u0219eza la umbr\u0103 \u0219i\u00a0 f\u0103cea\u00a0 minuni\u00a0 cu\u00a0 r\u0103sadurile\u00a0 de\u00a0 flori\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 le procura te miri de unde. To\u021bi au luat-o\u00a0 de \u201dDoamna Boris\u201d \u00een frunte cu precupe\u021bele care se opreau la poart\u0103 ademenind-o cu tot fellul de \u201dbun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi\u201d. \u0218i chiar erau. Untul, ca\u0219ul, br\u00e2nza de vaci, zarzavaturile, \u0219i mai nu \u0219tiu ce, erau din gospod\u0103riile care-\u0219i mai p\u0103strau statutul de \u201dvia\u021b\u0103 la \u021bar\u0103\u201d. Neav\u00e2nd gospod\u0103rii mai r\u0103s\u0103rite, cu so\u021bii \u00eemplica\u021bi\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 via\u021ba\u00a0 de\u00a0 mineri\u00a0 sau\u00a0 de\u00a0 constructori\u00a0 de \u0219antier, nu aveau de suferit pe linie de colectivizare. A\u0219ezarea\u00a0 la\u00a0 poalele\u00a0 mun\u021bilor,\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 favorizat\u00a0 din\u00a0 acest punct de vedere, \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103tor \u0219i at\u00e2t de hulit. \u0218i mai era ceva care o \u00eenc\u00e2nta pe Mami. Cur\u0103\u021benia, grija cu care\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 ofereau\u00a0 produsele,\u00a0 acest\u00a0 spirit\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 l-am admirat at\u00e2t de mult, specific pentru \u021aara Mo\u021bilor, pe care \u00eel afi\u0219au cu dezinvoltur\u0103. Cum s\u0103 nu te atrag\u0103?! Un relief fantastic \u0219i oameni dintr-o bucat\u0103! Cu toate c\u0103 era var\u0103,\u00a0 r\u0103sadurile\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Mami\u00a0 au\u00a0 crescut,\u00a0 au\u00a0 \u00eenflorit,\u00a0 au umplut\u00a0 de\u00a0 culoare\u00a0 acel\u00a0 spa\u021biu\u00a0 neluat\u00a0 p\u00e2n\u00e2\u00a0 atunci\u00a0 \u00een seam\u0103.\u00a0 Toamna\u00a0 gr\u0103dina\u00a0 era\u00a0 o\u00a0 realitate\u00a0 pe\u00a0 care\u00a0 o priveam\u00a0 cu\u00a0 pl\u0103cere\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m\u00e2ndrie\u00a0 pe\u00a0 geamul\u00a0 aproape permanent\u00a0 deschis.\u00a0 La\u00a0 aer\u00a0 Cristina\u00a0 era\u00a0 cuminte\u00a0 \u0219i dormea\u00a0 lini\u0219tit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 mult\u00a0 sub\u00a0 supravegherea\u00a0 nelipsitului Florinu\u021b al ei. Gr\u0103dina \u00een floare, cu cei doi \u201dprieteni\u201d \u0219i ei \u00eenfloritori, prezentau un tablou atractiv pentru trec\u0103torii care se opreau z\u00e2mbind, sprijinindu-se de gardul din stinghii de lemn aranjate cu m\u0103iestrie. \u00centrarea \u00een blocuri era \u00eendreptat\u0103 spre \u0218trand. Un gard bine g\u00e2ndit pentru a nu\u00a0 permite\u00a0 prichindeilor\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 treac\u0103\u00a0 direct \u00a0spre\u00a0 bazin, delimita curtea dintre cele dou\u0103 blocuri mici. Priveli\u0219tea spre \u0218trand, o gr\u0103din\u0103 frumoas\u0103, cu un bazin de inot de 25 m \u0219i o trambulin\u0103 ca la carte, atr\u0103gea privirile celor din blocuri \u0219i ale neast\u00e2mp\u0103ra\u021bilor copii, odihnindu-le. Copiii\u00a0 cre\u0219teau\u00a0 sub\u00a0 supravegherea\u00a0 permanent\u0103\u00a0 a p\u0103rin\u021bilor, f\u0103r\u0103 c\u00e2ini vagabonzi, f\u0103r\u0103 vagabonzi chiar. Pot spune c\u0103 locuin\u021ba primit\u0103 a fost un adev\u0103rat dar care ne- a ajutat s\u0103 uit\u0103m perioada de priva\u021biuni de la baraca de pe malul Cri\u0219ului Negru. \u0218i cum timpul curge la vale precum\u00a0 r\u00e2ul\u00a0 sc\u0103pat\u00a0 din\u00a0 mun\u021bi,\u00a0 a\u00a0 sosit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 iarna\u00a0 cu farmecele pe care doar copiii \u0219tiu s\u0103 le guste. Cr\u0103ciunul era \u00een preg\u0103tire, un brad superb \u0219i-a g\u0103sit cu greu loc \u00een camer\u0103, zg\u00e2riind nemilos cu v\u00e2rful, tavanul imaculat. L- am \u00eempodobit ca pentru Cristina, l-am umplut cu globuri, dintre\u00a0 care\u00a0 multe\u00a0 au\u00a0 ajuns\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bucure\u0219ti\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 d\u0103inuie, superbe, dup\u0103 o jum\u0103tate de secol. Betele \u0219i lum\u00e2n\u0103ri. Totul\u00a0 se\u00a0 f\u0103cea\u00a0 pe\u00a0 viu.\u00a0 Lum\u00e2n\u0103rile\u00a0 aranjate\u00a0 judicios, ardeau,\u00a0 sub\u00a0 supraveghere,\u00a0 de\u00a0 adev\u0103ratelea.\u00a0 Superb, dar \u0219i riscant. \u0218i \u00een \u00eent\u00e2mpinarea Cr\u0103ciunului, Mami, cu multiplele sale rela\u021bii, a adus de la Biserica Romano- Catolic\u0103\u00a0 din\u00a0 Va\u0219c\u0103u,\u00a0 preotul\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 botez.\u00a0 Era angajamentul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 cununia\u00a0 religioas\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 la Oradea. Bucuria botezului \u0219i, inerent a Cr\u0103ciunului era c\u00e2t pe ce s\u0103 se termine r\u0103u. Obiceiul vechi de a aprinde lum\u00e2n\u0103rile\u00a0 din\u00a0 pom\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 ar\u0103tat\u00a0 col\u021bii.\u00a0 Flac\u0103ra\u00a0 unei lum\u00e2n\u0103ri \u0219i-a \u00eentins bra\u021bul \u0219i a prins o crengu\u021b\u0103 aparent nevinovat\u0103.\u00a0 Pomul\u00a0 a\u00a0 prins\u00a0 via\u021b\u0103\u00a0 cuprins\u00a0 de\u00a0 primele fl\u0103c\u0103ri sc\u0103pate de sub control. Panic\u0103 inerent\u0103, dar via\u021ba de\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 de\u00a0 chimie\u00a0 \u0219i-a\u00a0 l\u0103sat\u00a0 amprenta\u00a0 asupra prezen\u021bei\u00a0 de\u00a0 spirit\u00a0 a\u00a0 celor\u00a0 doi\u00a0 chimi\u0219ti\u00a0 din\u00a0 cas\u0103.\u00a0 O g\u0103leat\u0103 cu ap\u0103 adus\u0103 \u00eentr-o frac\u021biune de secund\u0103, alte vase cu ap\u0103 aduse de Mami \u0219i nenorocirea care plutea sub ochii no\u0219tri s-a potolit l\u0103s\u00e2nd o balt\u0103 de ap\u0103 pe du\u0219umea \u0219i un miros de brad ars \u00een aer. O lec\u021bie aspr\u0103 \u0219i\u00a0 un\u00a0 exemplu\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 prietenii\u00a0 c\u0103rora\u00a0 le-am\u00a0 relatat\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mplarea\u00a0 \u00eembr\u0103c\u00e2nd\u00a0 totul\u00a0 \u00eentr-un\u00a0 avertisment\u00a0 f\u0103r\u0103 echivoc. Eram \u00eenc\u0103 foarte tineri dar via\u021ba ne servea lec\u021bii f\u0103r\u0103 menajamente, iar maturizarea se accentua zi de zi. C\u00e2nd nu mai e\u0219ti singur, c\u00e2nd r\u0103spunzi de siguran\u021ba celor din jur, nu numai c\u0103 \u00eenmagazinezi experien\u021b\u0103, dar, poate cel mai important, \u00ee\u021bi creezi reflexe salvatoare care \u00ee\u021bi sar \u00een ajutor \u00een marele neprev\u0103zut care este via\u021ba de zi cu zi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Anul\u00a0 1959\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 sub\u00a0 auspiciile\u00a0 unor\u00a0 promisiuni concrete. Toma, prezent din ce \u00een ce mai des la \u0218tei, \u00eenarmat cu mo\u0219tenirea l\u0103sat\u0103 de Puiu M\u0103nescu, a urmat un drum mult mai prudent. Cu firea lui de diplomat, s-a apropiat\u00a0 de\u00a0 conduc\u0103torii\u00a0 sovietici,\u00a0 i-a\u00a0 flatat\u00a0 pentru realiz\u0103ri, \u0219i cum era un partener de pahar redutabil, s-a aciuat \u00een cercul lor de vajnici b\u0103utori. Aceste mici agape i-au asigurat o atmosfer\u0103 de lucru convenabil\u0103 \u0219i, vorba \u0219oricelului\u00a0 \u00eendr\u0103zne\u021b,\u00a0 \u201dce\u00a0 nu\u00a0 spune\u00a0 omul\u00a0 la\u00a0 be\u021bie\u201d,\u00a0 a cules f\u0103r\u0103 efort multe informa\u021bii pre\u021bioase privitoare la planurile \u201dpartenerilor ocupan\u021bi\u201d. Ne-a acordat, c\u00e2torva dintre\u00a0 noi,\u00a0 \u00eencredere,\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 atras\u00a0 spre\u00a0 planurile\u00a0 lui ascunse\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ne-a\u00a0 promis\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 vom\u00a0 ateriza\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bucure\u0219ti pentru a \u00eenfiin\u021ba un Centru de Cercet\u0103ri pentru Metale Rare \u0219i Radioactive. Nu mai eram simpli executan\u021bi de analize\u00a0 chimice\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 fizico-chimice,\u00a0 eram\u00a0 culeg\u0103tori\u00a0 de informa\u021bii\u00a0 privind\u00a0 activitatea\u00a0 complex\u0103\u00a0 desf\u0103\u0219urat\u0103\u00a0 pe \u0219antier. Eram tineri, \u0219tiam s\u0103 memor\u0103m, a\u0219a c\u0103 nu am trecut la noti\u021be, nu am transmis date dec\u00e2t prin viu grai, \u0219i asta numai lui Toma. \u00cen acest an am f\u0103cut destule drumuri la Bucure\u0219ti, mi-am f\u0103cut intrare la Institu\u021bii de Cercetare, Geologic\u0103 sau Minier\u0103, lucru care nu a fost greu\u00a0 de\u00a0 realizat\u00a0 fiind\u00a0 primit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 c\u0103utat\u00a0 chiar,\u00a0 pentru apartenen\u021ba mea la o ramur\u0103 at\u00e2t de \u201docult\u0103\u201d la noi, cum era Cercetarea Tehnologic\u0103 Nuclear\u0103. Nu mai spun c\u0103 Babi era foarte \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103 de aceste excursii \u0219tiind s\u0103 comande cu competen\u021b\u0103 \u201dde toate\u201d de la Romarta, de la \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte la parfumuri \u0219i alte atrac\u021bii feminine. Era at\u00e2t\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 cump\u0103r\u0103turile\u00a0 f\u0103cute,\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t\u00a0 am ajuns s\u0103 fiu apreciat de prietenele noastre, femei de care nu am stat niciodat\u0103 la distan\u021b\u0103 \u0219i, \u00eens\u0103rcinat cu tot felul\u00a0 de\u00a0 misiuni.\u00a0 Realitatea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 pare\u00a0 neverosimil\u0103\u00a0 azi, chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 noi\u00a0 f\u0103pta\u0219ii,\u00a0 este\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 Romarta\u00a0 era\u00a0 la \u00een\u0103l\u021bime. Bluze, jersee, rochii din materiale \u201ds\u0103n\u0103toase\u201d de neg\u0103sit ast\u0103zi nici \u00een marile magazine ale unor firme zgomotoase care ne-au invadat comer\u021bul, cu pre\u021buri de lux, neav\u00e2nd nimic \u00een comun cu adev\u0103rata calitate. \u0218i ce frumoase erau! De pantofi ce s\u0103 mai spun. De atunci Doamna mea, cum mai t\u00e2rziu avea s\u0103-i spun\u0103 Mihai R\u0103dulescu, n-a mai umblat dec\u00e2t pe tocuri cui, de 8-10 cm. \u0218i n-a fost un moft de moment. A\u0219a a \u021binut-o p\u00e2n\u0103-n iarna lui 1980 \u0219i nu mai \u0219tiu c\u00e2t, c\u00e2nd, \u00eentr-o escapad\u0103 pe la Eva, de pe Magheru, pe \u00eenghe\u021b, \u0219i-a fracturat m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103. Era \u00een ajunul plec\u0103rii la Sofia, \u00eentr-o misiune de standardizare a metodelor chimice de analiz\u0103. \u0218i n-a mai plecat. \u0218i cum nu numai ea era cu moda, m-am luat \u0219i\u00a0 eu\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 nebunia\u00a0 vremii\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 mi-am\u00a0 cump\u0103rat\u00a0 o motociclet\u0103 de 125, Un MZ-eu din RDG. Mi-a prins bine prietenia cu Fane de la Baza \u0218tei, unde am luat primele lec\u021bii de conducere auto. Eram st\u0103p\u00e2n dar f\u0103r\u0103 carnet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00a0M-am programat, m-am prezentat la proba practic\u0103 \u0219i m- am oprit \u00een fa\u021ba \u0218efului. Cum totul a mers ca pe roate, am ridicat m\u00e2inile de bucurie \u0219i neatent am ciupit pu\u021bin trotuarul\u00a0 cu\u00a0 roata.\u00a0 Normal,\u00a0 \u0218eful\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 tr\u00e2ntit\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 m-a am\u00e2nat pentru luna viitoare. \u201dCum s\u0103 iei m\u00e2inile de pe ghidon, tovar\u0103\u0219e?!\u201d…Nu m-am l\u0103sat \u0219i i-am propus s\u0103 repet proba \u00een seria de dup\u0103amiaz\u0103 cu riscul de a pierde taxa la un nou e\u0219ec. \u0218efu a acceptat, am mai dat o dat\u0103 proba de conducere \u0219i totul a mers ca pe roate. De glumele amicilor \u00eens\u0103, n-am sc\u0103pat mult timp. Pentru un lungan ca mine, motocicleta era cum era, dar nu m\u0103 mul\u021bumea. N-a trecut prea mult timp \u0219i m-am reorientat spre o pies\u0103 de toat\u0103 frumuse\u021bea, tot din RDG, un motor \u00een doi timpi de 250. Am ales doi timpi, \u0219tiind c\u0103 era un motor\u00a0 nervos,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 demarare\u00a0 excelent\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 deci\u00a0 bun\u00a0 la drum lung. Ar\u0103ta superb, un fel de vernil-argintiu, av\u00e2nd \u0219eile bej, foarte comode. Alerga foarte bine, iar faptul c\u0103 era nervoas\u0103, te scotea din situa\u021bii neprev\u0103zute, dintre care una nu s-a l\u0103sat prea mult a\u0219teptat\u0103. La c\u00e2\u021biva kilometri de \u0218tei, \u00een direc\u021bia Oradea, era comuna Rieni unde \u00eemi pl\u0103cea s\u0103 privesc pe s\u0103turate o comoar\u0103 de biseric\u0103 din lemn, de prin secolul XVIII. Drumul prin sat era\u00a0 ca\u00a0 un\u00a0 \u0219arpe.\u00a0 Aveai\u00a0 impresia\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 e\u0219ti\u00a0 undeva\u00a0 pe serpentine. Am intrat voios \u00een sat, cu Babi \u00een spate, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 cu o bluz\u0103 ro\u0219ie. \u00centr-o curb\u0103 cam aspr\u0103, cu asfalt \u00een lucru \u0219i gr\u0103mezi de pietre ale drumarilor pe margini, am\u00a0 ocolit prima g\u0103mad\u0103 de pietre c\u00e2nd, de undeva \u00a0de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 lateral,\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u021b\u00e2\u0219nit\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 noi\u00a0 o\u00a0 bivoli\u021b\u0103 furioas\u0103. Zic eu c\u0103 a sup\u0103rat-o bluza ro\u0219ie. C\u00e2nd am\u00a0 sim\u021bit-o aproape prin retrovizoare, am accelerat brusc, am luat \u00een piept gr\u0103mada urm\u0103toare de pietre, cu Babi aproape \u00a0\u00een\u00a0 aer\u00a0 din\u00a0 cauza\u00a0 \u0219ocului,\u00a0 iar\u00a0 eu,\u00a0 atent\u00a0 la urm\u0103ritoarea\u00a0 neagr\u0103\u00a0 ca\u00a0 smoala\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 coarnele \u00eendreptate \u00eenainte, am continuat cursa p\u00e2n\u0103 am sc\u0103pat \u00een curba salvatoare care se deschidea \u00een fa\u021ba noastr\u0103. Am oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 o poart\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103d ce face partenera mea de drum. \u201dHai, coboar\u0103 \u0219i tu! Am sc\u0103pat…\u201d \u201dNu pot, c\u0103 m\u0103\u00a0 doare\u00a0 fundul…m-am\u00a0 lovit\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 ai\u00a0 s\u0103rit\u00a0 peste gr\u0103mada de pietre…\u201d \u0218i nu glumea, au trecut zile bune p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 poat\u0103 umbla dreapt\u0103. \u00cencet, \u00eencet, am s\u0103 ajung \u0219i la alte n\u0103zb\u00e2tii, dar mai e pu\u021bin p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci. Cum am mai spus, anul 1959 a fost plin de evenimente printre care\u00a0 ritmul\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u00een\u0103l\u021bare\u00a0 al\u00a0 pruncului\u00a0 era\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 topul observa\u021biilor. Ni se p\u0103rea nou\u0103, sau a\u0219a cresc copiii, iar lipsa nostr\u0103 de experien\u021b\u0103 ne f\u0103cea s\u0103 ne minun\u0103m de orice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Asta\u00a0 nu\u00a0 \u00eenseamn\u0103\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 la\u00a0 altceva\u00a0 nu\u00a0 ne\u00a0 mai\u00a0 zbura g\u00e2ndul.\u00a0 Din\u00a0 contra,\u00a0 activitatea\u00a0 din\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 s-a intensificat, g\u00e2ndul la confruntarea ce urma s-o am cu unul din cele mai prestigioase Institu\u021bii de cercetare, cel al lui Rusanov, de la Moscova, care mergea cot la cot cu cel\u00a0 din\u00a0 Statele\u00a0 Unite\u00a0 a\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Ahrens,\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 \u00eempingea\u00a0 \u00een munca de verificare dar \u0219i de continu\u0103 documentare. \u00cemi f\u0103cusem\u00a0 oarecum\u00a0 un\u00a0 statut\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 Analiza Spectrofotometric\u0103, aveam \u00eencredere \u00een for\u021bele proprii, eram \u00a0recunoscut\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 marile\u00a0 laboratoare\u00a0 analitice\u00a0 din Bucure\u0219ti \u0219i Baia Mare, dar, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, to\u021bi eram la \u00eenceput de drum \u0219i o atestare era a\u0219teptat\u0103 nu numai de mine,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 lumea\u00a0 marilor\u00a0 beneficiri\u00a0 cum\u00a0 erau geologii. Am F\u0103cut o vizit\u0103 la Facultatea de Fizic\u0103 din cadrul Universit\u0103\u021bii din Bucure\u0219ti, l-am cunoscut pe \u0219eful lucr\u0103rilor\u00a0 de\u00a0 laborator\u00a0 spectral,\u00a0 un\u00a0 conferen\u021biar,\u00a0 am plecat cam dezumflat dar i-am aranjat o vizit\u0103 oficial\u0103 la laboratorul \u201dmeu\u201d, cum \u00eemi pl\u0103ea s-o spun. A venit \u0219i \u00eenc\u00e2ntat de dota\u021bia laboratorului a \u00eencercat s\u0103-mi fie de folos. Totul a fost OK p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een clipa \u00een care, lipsind pu\u021bin din laborator, s-a a\u0219ezat la Microfotometru pentru a-i \u201dverifica\u201d,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 spunem\u00a0 ast\u0103zi,\u00a0 setarea.\u00a0 C\u00e2nd\u00a0 m-am \u00eentors am constatat dezastrul. Se apucase de ceva care- l dep\u0103\u0219ea total, a dat peste cap aparatul \u0219i disperat, mi- a spus c\u0103 aparatul este defect din fabric\u0103. Am r\u0103mas surprins,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 bulversat,\u00a0 cuno\u0219team\u00a0 aparatul,\u00a0 o bijuterie nem\u021beasc\u0103 \u0219i am \u00eencercat s\u0103-l descos pu\u021bin. Omul, adic\u0103 conferen\u021biarul \u0219i \u0219eful de lucr\u0103ri de la Fizic\u0103, era dus cu pluta. Am \u00een\u021beles unde gre\u0219ise, am \u00eencercat s\u0103-l dumiresc, dar jenat \u0219i mai ales c\u0103pos, a \u021binut-o pe a lui. Neav\u00e2nd ce face, l-am rugat, cam dur, e adev\u0103rat s\u0103 plece \u0219i s\u0103 nu se mai \u00eentoarc\u0103 niciodat\u0103. I-am semnat delega\u021bia\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 cinci\u00a0 zile,\u00a0 fictive,\u00a0 bine\u00een\u021beles,\u00a0 ca\u00a0 s\u0103 \u00eencaseze diurna \u0219i i-am dorit drum bun. Am luat aparatul dereglat de la cap\u0103t, am ref\u0103cut drumul \u0219tiut cu speran\u021ba c\u0103 nu voi \u00eent\u00e2lni ceva de nereparat, \u0219i dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile lungi, am z\u00e2mbit \u00een\u021beleg\u0103tor c\u0103tre nelipsi\u021bii mei parteneri de lucru, Ala \u0219i \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219. Ala \u0219i-a f\u0103cu cruce mul\u021bumind Celui de Sus, \u00een timp ce \u021aig\u0103nu\u0219 trecea \u00een revist\u0103 tot bagajul de \u00eenjur\u0103turi, f\u0103r\u0103 nicio jen\u0103. C\u00e2te ceva din cele servite,\u00a0 \u021big\u0103ne\u0219ti\u00a0 get-beget,\u00a0 mi-au\u00a0 r\u0103mas\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 memorie\u00a0 pentru \u201dla nevoie\u201d. Cum Kitty trecuse anul \u0219i \u021bop\u0103ia c\u00e2t era\u00a0 ziua\u00a0 de\u00a0 lung\u0103\u00a0 prin\u00a0 ograda\u00a0 noastr\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eempreun\u0103\u00a0 cu nelipsitul\u00a0 ei\u00a0 admirator\u00a0 Florinu\u021b,\u00a0 trebuia\u00a0 oarecum supravegheat\u0103, cotrob\u0103ind peste tot. Locul ei preferat pentru\u00a0 \u201dmedita\u021bie\u201d\u00a0 era\u00a0 gardul\u00a0 care\u00a0 ne\u00a0 desp\u0103r\u021bea\u00a0 de \u0219trand,\u00a0 unde\u00a0 \u00ee\u0219i\u00a0 strecura\u00a0 obr\u0103jorii\u00a0 prntre\u00a0 stinghiile gardului \u0219i contempla. Era locul ei preferat pe care avea s\u0103-l caute \u0219i \u00een anii urm\u0103tori, vis\u00e2nd, probabil la ziua c\u00e2nd va putea s\u0103 treac\u0103 dincolo. Iarna avea s\u0103 mai tulbure via\u021ba ei de copil fericit \u0219i atunci trebuia s\u0103 g\u0103sim o cale care s-o ast\u00e2mpere, s\u0103 provoace acele explozii de r\u00e2s cristalin, pe care nu le voi uita niciodat\u0103. Jocul nostru\u00a0 se\u00a0 desf\u0103\u0219ura\u00a0 pe\u00a0 covor\u00a0 unde\u00a0 ne\u00a0 t\u0103v\u0103leam, alergam \u00een patru labe. Oboseam am\u00e2ndoi \u0219i ne refugiam \u00een\u00a0 fotoliu\u00a0 c\u00e2nd\u00a0 se\u00a0 cuib\u0103rea\u00a0 la\u00a0 pieptul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 l\u0103s\u00e2nd impresia c\u0103 doarme. La prima mi\u0219care necontrolat\u0103 a mea,\u00a0 deschidea\u00a0 ochii \u00a0z\u00e2mbind\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eencepea\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 m\u0103 m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pe fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 se joace cu pletele mele. Dac\u0103 ne surprindea Mami auzeam, ca de pe o plac\u0103 stricat\u0103, acelea\u0219i vorbe de repro\u0219: \u201dBoris, Boris, a\u0219a nu se educ\u0103 un copil! R\u0103sf\u0103\u021bul \u0103sta se r\u0103sfr\u00e2nge asupra mea c\u00e2nd nu e\u0219ti acas\u0103. Boala r\u0103sf\u0103\u021bului se vindec\u0103 greu…\u201d \u201dMami drag\u0103, c\u00e2t am fost mic, fiind mezinul familiei, am fost r\u0103sf\u0103\u021bat de \u00eentreaga familie \u0219i mai ales de bunica \u0219i uite, nu sunt chiar o piaz\u0103 rea…\u201d \u201dVoi crede\u021bi c\u0103 un copil este o juc\u0103rie…am avut doi \u0219i nu a fost u\u0219or…Nu erau nici vremuri favorabile \u0219i nici eu nu aveam timp de r\u0103sf\u0103\u021b…V- a\u021bi distrat cu studen\u021bia \u0219i acum v\u0103 distra\u021bi \u0219i de-a p\u0103rin\u021bii. Educa\u021bia unui copil trebuie s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 din fa\u0219\u0103…\u0218i eu\u00a0 am\u00a0 gre\u0219it.\u00a0 Uite,\u00a0 Babu\u021bi,\u00a0 se\u00a0 logode\u0219te\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nici\u00a0 nu\u00a0 m\u0103 anun\u021b\u0103!?\u201d \u201dUrma s\u0103 venim la S\u00e2ntana, dar a venit tu\u0219a \u0219i a stricat surpriza…\u201d \u201dC\u0103 bine zici, surpriza…Se pare c\u0103 v-a\u021bi potrivit…S\u0103 nu \u0219tie nici fratele meu Andrei?!\u201d \u201dN-am \u00eendr\u0103znit…nu-i\u00a0 pl\u0103ceau\u00a0 pletele\u00a0 mele…Bine\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 s-a terminat cu bine p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, vorba lui Shakespeare!\u201d Realitatea a fost c\u0103 ne-am \u00een\u021beles bine. Am aflat \u0219i eu pe surse c\u0103 m\u0103 l\u0103uda. Ba\u0219ca, era fericit\u0103 c\u0103 m\u0103 \u00een\u021belegeam foarte bine cu Niki, sau Puiu, cum \u00eei spunea sculptorului, devenind o important\u0103 punte de leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu n\u0103b\u0103d\u0103iosul artist plastic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Ianuarie\u00a0 1960\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 cu\u00a0 plecarea\u00a0 la\u00a0 Moscova,\u00a0 la Institutul\u00a0 lui\u00a0 Rusanov.\u00a0 Totul\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 bine,\u00a0 am\u00a0 fost primit de profesor \u0219i de t\u00e2n\u0103rul, dar \u0219i principalul s\u0103u colaborator, Hitrov, \u0218mecherescu, pe limba noastr\u0103, pe m\u00e2na c\u0103ruia m-a l\u0103sat. Fiind \u00een delega\u021bie din partea unui Sovrom de-al lor, mi s-a re\u021binut o camer\u0103 \u00een frumosul Hotel Ucraina, de fapt o mic\u0103 garsonier\u0103, \u0219i cu un bufet la etajul respectiv, de unde m\u0103 aprovizionam cu chefir de calitate excep\u021bional\u0103. \u00cen pauza de pr\u00e2nz coboram \u00eempreun\u0103 cu noii colegi la cantina institutului unde se m\u00e2nca mai mult dec\u00e2t bine. Vorbeam fluent rusa \u0219i am fost l\u0103udat pentru accent. La un moment dat, un mucalit, m-a \u00eentrebat de unde sunt, pentru c\u0103 nu par de-al lor. C\u00e2nd le-am spus de unde vin, m-a l\u0103murit. \u201dTe-am filat nu dup\u0103 accent ci dup\u0103 al t\u0103u POFTIM?\u00a0 la fiecare pas. La noi se vorbe\u0219te simplu, cu Ceee?…Noi suntem mai din topor \u0219i nici nu ne d\u0103m seama…Important e c\u0103 ne placi, dorogoi Bar\u00eds!\u201d \u0218i a\u0219a am r\u0103mas, Dragul Boris, care era mereu \u00eentrerupt din lucru pentru a le relata despre via\u021ba din Rom\u00e2nia. De la ei am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat multe trucuri, tehnici de laborator, care nu apar de regul\u0103 \u00een c\u0103r\u021bile tip\u0103rite. Hitrov \u0103sta, cam de v\u00eersta mea, era cu adev\u0103rat\u00a0 m\u00e2na\u00a0 dreapt\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 profesorului.\u00a0 Urm\u0103toarea edi\u021bie a lucr\u0103rii \u201dBazele Analizei Spectrale Cantitative a Minereurilor \u0219i Mineralelor\u201d a ap\u0103rut cu Hitrov coautor, iar activitatea lui practic\u0103 \u00een laborator m-a impresionat, m-a cucerit. Luna petrecut\u0103 la Moscova nu se putea limita doar la activitatea mea \u00een cadrul Institutului, a\u0219a c\u0103, \u00een timpul liber am luat-o la plimbare. Am intrat la Muzeul de art\u0103 Pu\u0219kin, la care am revenit de dou\u0103 ori. Aveai de toate, de la icoanele lui Rubl\u00ebv, la tablourile lui Repin sau minunile Navale ale lui A\u00efvazovski. Mi-a atras aten\u021bia\u00a0 Repin\u00a0 cu\u00a0 Ivan\u00a0 cel\u00a0 Groaznic\u00a0 omor\u00e2ndu-\u0219i\u00a0 fiul. Impresionant\u00a0 este\u00a0 pu\u021bin\u00a0 spus.\u00a0 Cutremur\u0103tor!\u00a0 Ghidul surprins\u00a0 de\u00a0 timpul\u00a0 acordat\u00a0 de\u00a0 mine\u00a0 acestei\u00a0 picturi magistrale, mi-a relatat un incident petrecut cu ani \u00een urm\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba tabloului. Mi-a atras aten\u021bia asupra unui loc anume din care nu am \u00een\u021beles nimic. Tabloul nu p\u0103rea s\u0103\u00a0 prezinte\u00a0 nimic\u00a0 deosebit.\u00a0 Un\u00a0 student\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Arte Plastice, nu a mai rezistat nervos \u00een fa\u021ba scenei \u0219i cu un cu\u021bit a sf\u0103rtecat p\u00e2nza \u00een dreptul r\u0103nii din care s\u00e2ngele \u021b\u00e2\u0219nea \u0219uvoi. Restaurarea a acoperit \u201dcrima\u201d exaltatului artist\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 manier\u0103\u00a0 incredibil\u0103.\u00a0 Pus\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de cauz\u0103,\u00a0 am\u00a0 c\u0103utat\u00a0 urma\u00a0 dezastrului,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 mi-a\u00a0 fost imposibil\u00a0 s-o\u00a0 decelez.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 primul\u00a0 caz\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 istoria muzeelor de art\u0103 plastic\u0103, am mai auzit cazuri similare, dar, acum la v\u00e2rsta mea matusalemic\u0103, mi-aduc aminte de anul 1972, c\u00e2nd f\u00e2c\u00e2nd diapozitive cu Piet\u00e1 de la Sf\u00e2ntul Petru din Roma, ajuns a doua zi acas\u0103, am auzit la\u00a0 radio\u00a0 cum\u00a0 un\u00a0 exaltat\u00a0 de\u00a0 sculptor\u00a0 maghiar,\u00a0 dup\u0103 plecarea mea, a intrat cu ciocanul \u00een magnifica sculptur\u0103 a lui Michelangelo. Dar, cum am spus-o, s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat cu\u00a0 mult\u00a0 dup\u0103\u00a0 anii\u00a0 amintirilor\u00a0 ce\u00a0 le\u00a0 r\u00e2sfoiesc,\u00a0 la\u00a0 o \u00eentoarcere dintr-o misiune \u00een Algeria. La Moscova mai aveam ceva \u00een g\u00e2nd. S\u0103 prind un concert simfonic \u00een Sala Ceaikovski, \u0219i m\u0103car un spectacol de oper\u0103 sau balet, la Bol\u00ef\u0219oi. La casa de bilete am cerut un bilet vorbind\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 francez\u0103.\u00a0 Spre\u00a0 surprinderea\u00a0 mea\u00a0 mi-a \u00eenm\u00e2nat un program al s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nii \u0219i printr-o invita\u021bie prin\u00a0 gesturi\u00a0 \u00eenso\u021bite\u00a0 de\u00a0 un\u00a0 z\u00e2mbet\u00a0 \u00eencurajator\u00a0 m-a \u00eendemnat s\u0103 aleg. \u0218i am ales, marcat de emo\u021bii, un program cald: Simfonia a 6-a Patetica a lui Ceaikovski \u0219i Concertul pentru Vioar\u0103 \u0219i Orchestr\u0103 \u00een Re de Brahms. La oper\u0103, la \u201dBoli\u0219oi\u201d, am vorbit \u00eentr-o limb\u0103 rus\u0103 voit stricat\u0103 \u0219i am ob\u021binut un bilet la Lacul Lebedelor a lui Ceaikovski. Au fost dou\u0103 seri fantastice. Eram \u00een \u021bara baletului\u00a0 clasic\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 spectacolul\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 fermecat\u00a0 peste m\u0103sur\u0103. Scena enorm\u0103, ansamblul, orchestra \u0219i soli\u0219tii duceau spectacolul \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 de perfec\u021biune. La acea\u00a0 vreme\u00a0 nu\u00a0 cuno\u0219team\u00a0 nume,\u00a0 dar\u00a0 soli\u0219tii\u00a0 \u0219i ansamblul formau un tot indisolubil. La Sala Ceaikovski, Sala\u00a0 Alb\u0103,\u00a0 cum\u00a0 am\u00a0 denumit-o,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 o\u00a0 acustic\u0103 recunoscut\u0103 \u00een lumea \u00eentreag\u0103, m-am\u00a0 a\u0219ezat condus \u00eentr-una din logile din balcoanele laterale, \u00eentr-o lini\u0219te morm\u00e2ntal\u0103. Nimeni nu vorbea, nimeni nu se mi\u0219ca. To\u021bi a\u0219teptau.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 stat \u00a0ca\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 ei,\u00a0 speriat\u00a0 s\u0103\u00a0 nu\u00a0 fac\u00a0 vreo mi\u0219care, s\u0103 nu deranjez lini\u0219tea dinaintea furtunii. Se auzeau\u00a0 discret\u00a0 sunetele\u00a0 provenind\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 ultimele acord\u0103ri ale instrumentelor \u0219i, furtuna s-a dezl\u0103n\u021buit la apari\u021bia dirijorului. Sala \u00eentreag\u0103 \u00een picioare \u00eel ova\u021biona pe, deloc t\u00e2n\u0103rul, dar chipe\u0219ul conduc\u0103tor, aplecat cu respect\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 fa\u021ba\u00a0 fanilor\u00a0 s\u0103i.\u00a0 Impunea\u00a0 \u021binuta,\u00a0 impunea z\u00e2mbetul de mul\u021bumire, impunea p\u0103rul s\u0103u alb-alb, \u00een plete. Nu-mi erau cunoscute nume a\u0219a c\u0103 participam \u00een necuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 cauz\u0103,\u00a0 cople\u0219it\u00a0 de\u00a0 emo\u021bie.\u00a0 Eram absorbit de atmosfer\u0103. Deodat\u0103 totul a amu\u021bit. Vr\u0103jitorul s-a \u00eendreptat, s-a \u00eentors cu fa\u021ba spre orchestr\u0103 \u0219i cu un gest scurt, cu bagheta, a dezl\u0103n\u021buit farmecul muzicii pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt.\u00a0 Era\u00a0 primul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 mare\u00a0 concert,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 sal\u0103 extraordinar\u0103,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 public\u00a0 amator,\u00a0 cunosc\u0103tor, disciplinat. Prin nivelul nesperat la care se manifesta via\u021ba muzical\u0103 a ora\u0219ului, Moscova m-a cucerit. Dup\u0103 concert am plecat s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb pe bulevardele largi ale marelui ora\u0219. Am f\u0103cut turul Kremlinului, am \u00eencetinit pasul \u00een dreptul monumentului funerar al lui Lenin, Stalin se\u00a0 mutase\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 ni\u0219\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 zidului\u00a0 Kremlinului,\u00a0 lucru dezaprobat de genera\u021bia a treia, am \u00eenconjurat fermecat\u00a0 Biserica \u201dVasili\u00ef Blaj\u00ebn\u00e2i\u201d, o capodoper\u0103 a arhitecturii biserice\u0219ti. Am urmat cheiul lini\u0219titului Canal al Moscovei \u0219i, mort de obosit am ajuns la Hotelul Ucraina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00centr-una din zile m-am \u00eencumetat s\u0103 fac o vizit\u0103 familiei Baibakov, cuno\u0219tin\u021be de la \u0218tei. Ea o chimist\u0103 de clas\u0103 care\u00a0 s-a\u00a0 ocupat\u00a0 un\u00a0 timp\u00a0 de\u00a0 instruirea\u00a0 Margar\u00edtei,\u00a0 el, Geolog \u0218ef pe \u0219antierul de la \u0218tei, un tip deosebit, tob\u0103 de carte \u0219i de experien\u021b\u0103, dar, din p\u0103cate distrus de vodc\u0103. Acesta a fost \u0219i motivul retragerii lui. Ceea ce a r\u0103mas\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 el,\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 afara\u00a0 amintirilor\u00a0 din\u00a0 campaniile geologilor a fost conturarea z\u0103c\u0103mintelor de uraniu din Banat \u0219i a celor din Carpa\u021bii Orientali. \u0218tiam c\u0103 locuiau \u00een apropiere de hotelul Ucraina\u00a0 a\u0219a c\u0103\u00a0 am pornit \u00een cercetare.\u00a0 Am\u00a0 trecut\u00a0 de\u00a0 o\u00a0 linie\u00a0 de\u00a0 blocuri\u00a0 mari\u00a0 iar surpriza\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 pe\u00a0 m\u0103sura\u00a0 termenului.\u00a0 Blocurile\u00a0 erau perdeaua de protec\u021bie care ascundea o bun\u0103 parte din Moscova veche. Nu mi-a venit s\u0103 cred. Casele, mici, toate pe o form\u0103, erau ni\u0219te construc\u021bii vechi din lemn, din grinzi masive. Am g\u0103sit adresa, am sunat \u0219i strig\u0103te de\u00a0 bucurie\u00a0 au\u00a0 izbucnit\u00a0 la\u00a0 deschiderea\u00a0 u\u0219ii.\u00a0 Dou\u0103 camere, o buc\u0103t\u0103rie, un grup sanitar \u0219i un antreu la intrare. Primire emo\u021bionant\u0103, cu o Baibakova \u00een verv\u0103 \u0219i un fost Geolog \u0218ef, lini\u0219tit, dac\u0103 nu chiar smerit, dar bucuros de oaspe\u021bi. Masa s-a umplut de bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi aduse de\u00a0 gazd\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 de\u00a0 sticle\u00a0 cu\u00a0 vodk\u0103\u00a0 scoase\u00a0 la\u00a0 iveal\u0103\u00a0 de Baibakov. Pahare pline ridicate la \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea ochilor, c\u00e2te o urare \u0219i, o alt\u0103 surpriz\u0103, Baibakov ating\u00e2nd paharul cu buzele\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 pun\u00e2ndu-l\u00a0 pe\u00a0 mas\u0103.\u00a0 Mi-a\u00a0 z\u00e2mbit\u00a0 citind\u00a0 pe chipul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 nedumerirea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u0219optit\u00a0 \u201dnu\u00a0 mai\u00a0 merge, ficatul\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 tr\u0103dat…\u201d\u00a0 A\u00a0 fost\u00a0 o\u00a0 sear\u0103\u00a0 pl\u0103cut\u0103\u00a0 plin\u0103\u00a0 de amintiri. Am plecat cu imaginea Moscovei de alt\u0103dat\u0103, parc\u0103\u00a0 p\u0103strat\u0103\u00a0 ca\u00a0 pies\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 muzeu,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 nu\u00a0 numai\u00a0 ca imagine, dar \u0219i prin con\u021binut. Speciali\u0219ti, expu\u0219i la munc\u0103 \u00een condi\u021bii periculoase, departe de cas\u0103, \u00eentor\u0219i acas\u0103 bolnavi, nu erau r\u0103spl\u0103ti\u021bi nici m\u0103car cu o locuin\u021b\u0103 la nivelul\u00a0 unor\u00a0 preten\u021bii\u00a0 pe\u00a0 deplin\u00a0 meritate.\u00a0 Moscova cosmetizat\u0103 arat\u0103 ca o mare metropol\u0103, \u0219i asta este partea scenei cu care vin \u00een contact str\u0103inii. Ceea ce se mai poate vedea \u00een culise este uneori cu totul \u0219i cu totul altceva.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          \u00cencheierea\u00a0 misiunii\u00a0 mele\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 de\u00a0 bun\u00a0 augur\u00a0 pentru mine. Niobiul semnalat de mine era chiar Niobiu \u0219i \u00een cazul cercetat nu avea nimic cu Tantalul, sau cu alte rarit\u0103\u021bi g\u0103sibile \u00een mineralul Pyrochlor. M-am \u00eentors la \u0218tei\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 certificat\u00a0 de\u00a0 confirmare\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 cu\u00a0 un\u00a0 bra\u021b\u00a0 de discuri cu muzic\u0103 simfonic\u0103 \u0219i de oper\u0103. Am g\u0103sit \u0219i tot felul de accesorii pentru atelierul meu de foto-amator, ceea ce mi-a adus doar b\u0103taie de cap. A trebuit s\u0103 consum nop\u021bi, \u0219i nu pu\u021bine, ca s\u0103 satisfac rug\u0103min\u021bile prietenilor no\u0219tri. F\u0103ceam sute \u0219i sute de poze, care mai de care mai n\u0103stru\u0219nice, \u00een baia transformat\u0103 \u00een camer\u0103 obscur\u0103, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Marga. Lucra minu\u021bios dar c\u0103sca la fiecare cinci minute. Era mai greu s\u0103 m\u0103 \u021bin de ea chiar\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 compara\u021bie\u00a0 cu\u00a0 r\u0103bdarea \u00a0de\u00a0 care\u00a0 d\u0103deam dovad\u0103 pe vremea studen\u021biei noastre. Important era c\u0103 prietenii r\u0103m\u00e2neau mul\u021bumi\u021bi \u0219i nu se jenau s\u0103 repete cererea\u00a0 pentru\u00a0 a\u00a0 satisface\u00a0 obliga\u021biile\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 rude. Perioada m-a marcat at\u00e2t de mult \u00eenc\u00e2t am r\u0103mas cu un \u201db\u00e2rrr…\u201d fa\u021b\u0103 de orice \u00eencercare de a mai face poze clasice. Noroc cu tehnica electronic\u0103 ale c\u0103rei facilit\u0103\u021bi m-au scutit \u0219i de pozele cu nemiluita, \u0219i de scrisul la ma\u0219ina de scris, chiar dac\u0103 a fost conceput\u0103 ca pentru avoca\u021bi. A mo\u0219tenit-o Marga de la Unchiul Andrei, cel certat cu pletele mele. Succesul de la Moscova mi-a mai s\u0103ltat\u00a0 un\u00a0 pic\u00a0 aura\u00a0 de\u00a0 care\u00a0 m\u0103\u00a0 bucuram\u00a0 \u0219i,\u00a0 de\u00a0 ziua minerului, pe plaja de la Mamaia, directorul \u021aurcanu,\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor Boris \u0219i el, mi-a spus c\u0103 am primit Ordinul Muncii. O nou\u0103 tevatur\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba mea legat\u0103 de faptul c\u0103 nu eram membru de partid, \u0219i deci, inapt pentru a\u0219a o<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          onoare. Din capul locului mi-am spus \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie\u201d, <\/strong> dar\u00a0 s-au\u00a0 izbit\u00a0 de\u00a0 faptul\u00a0 c\u0103\u00a0 aceste\u00a0 ordine\u00a0 erau semnate de Sus, deci intangibile. Solu\u021bia g\u0103sit\u0103 de cei de la partid mi-a mai adus o b\u0103taie de cap, eu, vinovat f\u0103r\u0103 vin\u0103, dar asta cu alt\u0103 ocazie.<\/p>\n

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          VA URMA…<\/strong>oare?!…<\/p>\n

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          Mi-au trimis \u00eentr-o zi doi activi\u0219ti de partid s\u0103 repare gafa,\u00a0 adic\u0103\u00a0 propunerea\u00a0 de\u00a0 decorare,\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u0103\u00a0 de Directorul Boris \u021aurcanu. O cerere, bun\u0103 de semnat, de intrare\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 partid,\u00a0 pe\u00a0 filiera\u00a0 candidaturii\u00a0 de\u00a0 un\u00a0 an\u00a0 \u0219i jum\u0103tate. \u201dSemna\u021bi tovar\u0103\u0219e Boris, ve\u021bi fi doar candidat membru\u00a0 de\u00a0 partid\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 vom\u00a0 vedea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 se\u00a0 va\u00a0 mai \u00eent\u00e2mpla…\u201d Am stins sc\u00e2nteia de orgoliu ce-mi ardea sufletul cu g\u00e2ndul la prietenul meu Boris, care a vrut doar s\u0103-mi fac\u0103 un bine, oferindu-mi ceva r\u00e2vnit de mul\u021bi amatori,\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 semnat.\u00a0 Mai\u00a0 aveam\u00a0 o\u00a0 justificare pragmatic\u0103, g\u00e2ndul plec\u0103rii la Bucure\u0219ti, unde acest nou statut\u00a0 putea\u00a0 avea\u00a0 greutate.\u00a0 Nu\u00a0 m-am\u00a0 omor\u00e2t\u00a0 cu \u0219edin\u021bele\u00a0 de\u00a0 partid,\u00a0 mereu\u00a0 ocupat\u00a0 cu\u00a0 \u201durgen\u021bele\u201d\u00a0 de laborator care aveau mare greutate printre factorii de r\u0103spundere\u00a0 de\u00a0 pe\u00a0 \u0218antier.\u00a0 N-a\u00a0 durat\u00a0 mult.\u00a0 Bomba\u00a0 a explodat\u00a0 printr-un\u00a0 ordin\u00a0 de\u00a0 transfer\u00a0 al\u00a0 ministrului\u00a0 de resort, Toma de mai t\u00e2rziu, care afl\u00e2nd c\u0103 va fi schimbat din func\u021bie, \u00een ultima zi pe post, a semnat ordinul. MZ-ul ascult\u0103tor m-a dus \u00eentr-o superb\u0103 alergare la Bucure\u0219ti, moment\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 care\u00a0 a\u00a0 \u00eenceput\u00a0 cea\u00a0 de\u00a0 a\u00a0 doua\u00a0 etap\u0103 profesional\u0103 a inginerului. La Bucure\u0219ti, ca la Bucure\u0219ti. \u201dCe\u00a0 caut\u0103\u00a0 provincialul\u00a0 \u0103sta\u00a0 pe\u00a0 post\u00a0 de\u00a0 \u0218ef \u00a0de Laborator?!\u201d\u00a0 \u00cen\u00a0 tot\u00a0 laboratorul\u00a0 nu\u00a0 era\u00a0 nici\u00a0 urm\u0103\u00a0 de b\u0103rbat. C\u0103 nu averam nimic \u00eempotriva femeilor era una, dar s-a nimerit s\u0103 fie una \u0219i una \u00een materie de preg\u0103tire. O singur\u0103 cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 din anii de liceu, de la Oradea, prietena unui bun prieten, puiul de neam\u021b sacrificat dup\u0103 manifesta\u021bia noastr\u0103 \u00een favoarea Regelui Mihai. Ea, a mai\u00a0 cooptat\u00a0 o\u00a0 coleg\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 au\u00a0 f\u0103cut\u00a0 opozi\u021bie\u00a0 clanului existent. Ghinionul lor, \u0219i norocul meu, a fost c\u0103, au f\u0103cut v\u00e2lv\u0103 printre geologii binefeciari, cu o serie de gafe majore.\u00a0 Cea\u00a0 mai\u00a0 controversat\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 analiza\u00a0 la polarograf. O metod\u0103 electrochimic\u0103 instrumental\u0103 unde cunoa\u0219terea\u00a0 polarografului\u00a0 \u00een\u00a0 secretele\u00a0 lui\u00a0 cele\u00a0 mai intime i-a dus pe mul\u021bi \u00een gre\u0219eal\u0103. Simplu. Au sus\u021binut prezen\u021ba\u00a0 unor\u00a0 con\u021binuturi\u00a0 mari\u00a0 de\u00a0 Plumb,\u00a0 unde geologico-mineralogic nici nu avea ce c\u0103uta, citind pe polarogram\u0103 de fapt Oxigenul \u201dparazit\u201d, prost \u00eendep\u0103rtat. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 le l\u0103muresc, \u00eentre patru ochi cum s-ar spune, dar n-a fost chip. Am trecut la demonstra\u021bii, cu martori\u00a0 competen\u021bi,\u00a0 am\u00a0 c\u00e2\u0219tigat\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 am\u00a0 b\u0103gat\u00a0 prima spaim\u0103\u00a0 \u00eentre\u00a0 noile\u00a0 mele\u00a0 colege.\u00a0 Rezultatul\u00a0 a\u00a0 fost trecerea\u00a0 Polarografiei\u00a0 la\u00a0 Laboratorul\u00a0 meu\u00a0 de Spectrografie, cu cele dou\u0103 sus\u021bin\u0103toare cu tot. A fost primul pas al meu \u00een drumul spre titlul de \u201ddemolator\u201d, ur\u00e2t de colegii mei chimi\u0219ti \u0219i \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at de noii prieteni geologi. Motocicleta mi-a permis s\u0103 fiu des l\u00e2ng\u0103 ai mei \u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 bucur de progresele f\u0103cute de Cris. Cre\u0219tea pruncul\u00a0 dar\u00a0 cre\u0219tea\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 \u00eenver\u0219unara\u00a0 fa\u021b\u0103\u00a0 de\u00a0 ce\u00a0 nu-i pl\u0103cea. Eram la masa de pr\u00e2nz, vorbeam to\u021bi, f\u0103ceam planuri \u0219i \u00eencercam s-o convingem s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce. O mas\u0103 dura peste m\u0103sur\u0103. Era greu s-o convingi s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce ascult\u00e2nd\u00a0 pove\u0219tile\u00a0 care\u00a0 nu\u00a0 se\u00a0 mai\u00a0 terminau.\u00a0 La\u00a0 un moment dat s-a oprit, a l\u0103sat jos lingura \u0219i i-a adresat m\u00e2micii un \u201dtu ce aia a m\u0219tii vrei?!\u201d, dar spus pe \u0219leau, rom\u00e2ne\u0219te.\u00a0 Surprins\u00a0 pe\u00a0 picior\u00a0 gre\u0219it,\u00a0 \u00eentr-o\u00a0 ie\u0219ire necontrolat\u0103,\u00a0 am\u00a0 scuipat\u00a0 toat\u0103\u00a0 supa\u00a0 din\u00a0 gur\u0103\u00a0 spre consternarea lui Mami. \u201dPoftim educa\u021bie!…\u201d I-am ar\u0103tat Cristinei,\u00a0 cu\u00a0 degetul,\u00a0 farfuria\u00a0 ei\u00a0 cu\u00a0 sup\u0103\u00a0 \u0219i\u00a0 totul\u00a0 s-a terminat \u00een lini\u0219tea mult a\u0219teptat\u0103. A m\u00e2ncat \u201dcu poft\u0103\u201d. Ceea\u00a0 ce\u00a0 m-a\u00a0 intrigat\u00a0 n-a\u00a0 fost\u00a0 ie\u0219irea\u00a0 neobi\u0219nuit\u0103\u00a0 a\u00a0 copilului\u00a0 educat,\u00a0 ci\u00a0 sensul\u00a0 care\u00a0 l-a\u00a0 dat\u00a0 izbucnirii\u00a0 de moment. C\u0103 a auzit pe undeva e una, dar felul cum a folosit expresia, la \u201dmomentul potrivit\u201d, e alta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          N-a fost s\u0103 fie!…SORRY !? <\/strong><\/p>\n

          Daris Basarab alias Boris David<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \u00a0 http:\/\/www.youblisher.com\/p\/1213522-Daris-Basarab-N-a-fost-sa-fie\/<\/a><\/p>\n

          \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

          Margareta \u0219i Boris David<\/em><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          P.S. Din p\u0103cate, romanul \u201dN-a fost s\u0103 fie…\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 nu a fost finalizat.<\/p>\n

          S\u0103-i fie somnul bl\u00e2nd, prietenului nostru Boris!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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