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The Idol
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Mancev. First catch your hare, as our Vasil would say. Levan, could you please give us chess and a watch. Where do you hide them?
Levan. Just a second, dear. I don’t hide them at all. (Carrying out a chess box and a watch)
Sumyatov. Do you prefer defense or offense?
Mancev. And what about you?
Sumyatov. I don’t care. What matters is the final result. Left hand, please!
Mancev. Well, I have evil luck as always. Go rush!
Sumyatov. As they used to say in good old times I have an honor to attack you.
Mancev. You are a risky guy.
Sumyatov. Isn’t a right to risk a priority of mountaineers only?
Mancev. Many people take risk. But few of them win.
Sumyatov. Is it an aphorism of your own?
Mancev. It is a mountain law.
Sumyatov. I wouldn’t like to experience it on my own.
Mancev. Aren’t you going to climb the mountains?
Sumyatov. No.
Mancev. Right. Run away from them.
Sumyatov. Is that you who tells me that!?
Mancev. Run away from them I tell you, until they drink you down as you drink your morning cup of coffee.
Sumyatov. Why don’t you flee from the mountains?
Mancev. It’s impossible to flee from yourself. The same thing will happen anywhere.
Sumyatov. What thing?
Mancev. A man comes into the world and passes away.
Sumyatov. Are you talking about the meaning of life?
Mancev. He is strong, healthy and ambitious at the beginning. But as time passes he turns into a decrepit gummer. And he realizes that all is vanity of vanities. But it is too late.
Sumyatov. But not all feel like this!
Mancev. This is an everybody’s destiny. There are ambitious dreams at the beginning and then there is a bitter frustration.
Sumyatov. But what if not to dream of becoming heroes and idols? Just live quiet and modest life. Many people live like that.
Mancev. They are already just ashes remained from the big fires.
Sumyatov. You think so?
Mancev. I am not mentioning the presents.
Sumyatov. Tell me, what drives you?
Mancev. Hazard.
Sumyatov. And that’s it?!
Mancev. What do you know about hazard?
Sumyatov. This feeling is familiar to everyone.
Mancev. But not everyone knows the truth about it.
Sumyatov. So, what is bad about hazard?
Mancev. It creeps up on you insensibly and just of a sudden grabs your throat.
Sumyatov. Just like robber!
Mancev. Even worse… A robber would grab your purse only while hazard deprives you of your brain and conscience.
Sumyatov. So, it’s impossible to avoid?
Mancev. Why impossible? If you overcome yourself.
Sumyatov. To overcome your passion of adventure-seeking?
Mancev. You are reading my mind.
Sumyatov. But how to do it?
Mancev. You could for example climb down the mountain and stick to the bar stand.
Sumyatov. Just like that guy isn’t it?
Mancev. Yes, he used to be a brave mountaineer. Hey, Levan, how many times have you tried to climb up the Devil’s Fang? Three?
Levan. Why three?! Two.
Mancev. And you failed both times.
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