Ya\u015fl\u0131 bir adam oturuyordu k\u00f6pr\u00fcn\u00fcn yan\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131nda, g\u00f6zl\u00fckleri maden \u00e7er\u00e7eveli, \u00fcst\u00fc ba\u015f\u0131 toz toprak i\u00e7inde. Dubalara dayal\u0131 bir k\u00f6pr\u00fc vard\u0131 nehrin \u00fcst\u00fcnde ve kamyonlar, arabalar, erkekler, kad\u0131nlar, \u00e7ocuklar ge\u00e7ip gidiyorlard\u0131. K\u00f6pr\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6b\u00fcr yan\u0131ndaki dik bay\u0131ra, kat\u0131r \u00e7e-kili arabalar\u0131 askerler itiyorlard\u0131 tekerlerinden. Kamyonlarsa bu yoku\u015fu t\u0131rman\u0131verip t\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc a\u015farak g\u00f6zden yitiyor ve k\u00f6yl\u00fcler, diz boyu toz i\u00e7inde g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fckle ilerliyorlard\u0131. Ama yasl\u0131 adam hi\u00e7 k\u0131m\u0131ldamadan oturuyordu orda. Yorgunluktan y\u00fcr\u00fcyecek hali kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bana verilen g\u00f6rev, k\u00f6pr\u00fcy\u00fc ge\u00e7ip \u00f6te yandaki durumu incelemek ve d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131n ne kadar ilerledi\u011fini anlamakt\u0131. Yapt\u0131m bu i\u015fi ve k\u00f6pr\u00fcden d\u00f6n\u00fcp geldim. Art\u0131k o kadar araba kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ortal\u0131kta, bir ka\u00e7 yaya vard\u0131 sadece ve ya\u015fl\u0131 adam h\u00e2l\u00e2 oturmakta idi orda. \u201cNerden geliyorsun?\u201d diye sordum. \u201cSan Carlos’tan,\u201d dedi ve g\u00fcld\u00fc. Oral\u0131 idi, oral\u0131 oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in de memleketinin ad\u0131m s\u00f6ylemek ho\u015funa gidiyordu ve g\u00fcl\u00fcyordu. \u201cHayvanlara bakard\u0131m,\u201d diye a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00abYa,\u00bb dedim, tam da anlamadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYa,\u201d dedi, \u201canlars\u0131n ya, hayvanlara bak\u0131yordum. Bizim San Carlos’tan en son \u00e7\u0131kan ben oldum.\u201d
\u00c7obana da, s\u0131\u011f\u0131rtmaca da benzemiyordu oysa ve ben onun kapkara tozlu giysilerine, tozdan kur\u015fun\u00ee bir renk alm\u0131\u015f y\u00fcz\u00fcne, maden \u00e7er\u00e7eveli g\u00f6zl\u00fcklerine bak\u0131p, \u00abNe hayvan\u0131 idi bunlar?\u00bb dedim.
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\u201c\u00c7e\u015fitli,\u201d dedi ve ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131. \u201cB\u0131rakmak zorunda kald\u0131m onlar\u0131.\u201d K\u00f6pr\u00fcye, Ebro Deltas\u0131n\u0131n Afrika’y\u0131 and\u0131ran k\u0131rlar\u0131na bak\u0131yor, d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 g\u00f6rmemize ne kald\u0131 acaba diye merak ediyor ve d\u00fc\u015fmanla temasa ge\u00e7mek denilen o hep s\u0131rl\u0131 olay\u0131n i\u015fareti olan ilk g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcleri duyma\u011fa \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNe hayvan\u0131 idi bunlar?\u201d diye sordum. \u201c\u00dc\u00e7 \u00e7e\u015fit hayvan vard\u0131 bir arada,\u201d diye a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131. \u201c\u0130ki ke\u00e7i, bir kedi, sonra da d\u00f6rt \u00e7ift g\u00fcvercin vard\u0131.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSen de onlar\u0131 b\u0131rakmak zorunda kald\u0131n, \u00f6yle mi?\u201d diye sordum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvet. Top\u00e7ular y\u00fcz\u00fcnden. Hadi yollan dedi y\u00fczba\u015f\u0131, top\u00e7ular y\u00fcz\u00fcnden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKimsen yok mu?\u201d diye sordum, k\u00f6pr\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6te ucuna bakarak, son bir ka\u00e7 araba bay\u0131r\u0131 a\u015fma\u011fa \u00e7abal\u0131yordu acele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYok,\u201d dedi. \u201cBakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m o hayvanlar var sadece. Kedi ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7aresine bakar elbet. Kendini g\u00f6zetmesini bilir her kedi, ama \u00f6tekiler ne olacak kestiremiyorum.\u201d
\u201cHangi partidensin?\u201d diye sordum.
\u201cHi\u00e7 bir partiden,\u201d dedi. \u201cYetmi\u015f alt\u0131 ya\u015f\u0131nday\u0131m. Yirmi kilometre y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fcm, art\u0131k bir ad\u0131m bile gidemem san\u0131r\u0131m.\u201d
\u201cBuras\u0131 durulacak bir yer de\u011fil,\u201d dedim, \u201c\u0130yi bir yer istiyorsan, tepede kamyonlar var, Tortosa’ya giden yolun d\u00f6nemecinde.\u201d
\u201cBiraz daha oturay\u0131m da,\u201d dedi, \u201csonra giderim. Kamyonlar nereye gidiyor?\u201d
\u201cBarcelona’ya,\u201d dedim.
\u201cO yanda bir tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131m yok,\u201d dedi, \u201cama size \u00e7ok te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim. \u00c7ok \u00e7ok te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim.\u201d
Yorgun ve bo\u015f g\u00f6zlerle bakt\u0131 bana, sonra, merak etti\u011fi \u015feyi ba\u015fkas\u0131 ile payla\u015fmak isteyerek dedi ki, \u201cKedi kurtar\u0131r kendini, ona eminim. Kedi i\u00e7in \u00fcz\u00fclmek gerekmez. Ama \u00f6tekiler. Peki, \u00f6tekiler ne olur dersiniz?\u201d
\u201cNe olacak, herhalde onlar da kurtulur.\u201d
\u201c\u00d6yle mi dersiniz?\u201d
\u201cNeden olmas\u0131n?\u201d dedim, kar\u015f\u0131 yakaya bakarak, art\u0131k hi\u00e7 bir kamyon kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 orda.
\u201cPeki, top\u00e7u ordayken ne yaparlar? S\u00f6yledim ya, top\u00e7u y\u00fcz\u00fcnden \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131k biz.\u201d
\u201cG\u00fcvercinlerin kafesini a\u00e7\u0131k b\u0131rakmad\u0131n m\u0131?\u201d diye sordum.
\u201cEvet.\u201d
\u201cU\u00e7arlar \u00f6yleyse.\u201d
\u201cEvet, elbette u\u00e7arlar. Ama \u00f6tekiler. En iyisi \u00f6tekileri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmemek.\u201d dedi.
\u201cSen kal\u0131yorsan gitmem laz\u0131m benim,\u201d dedim acele. \u201cHadi kalk da y\u00fcr\u00fcme\u011fe \u00e7al\u0131\u015f.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTe\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim,\u201d dedi ve kalkt\u0131 yerinden, sa\u011fa sola salland\u0131, sonra s\u0131rt \u00fcst\u00fc oturuverdi tozun i\u00e7ine, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHayvanlara bak\u0131yordum ben,\u201d dedi donuk donuk, ama art\u0131k bana de\u011fil. \u201cHayvanlara bak\u0131yordum sadece.\u201d Yapacak bir \u015fey yoktu ona. Paskalya yortusu olan pazard\u0131 ve fa\u015fistler Ebro’ya do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcyorlard\u0131. Kur\u015fun rengi kapal\u0131 bir g\u00fcnd\u00fc, g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyordu, bu y\u00fczden u\u00e7aklar da u\u00e7muyordu, i\u015fte bu ve bir de kedilerin kendilerini kurtaracaklar\u0131 ger\u00e7e\u011fi, ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fcp g\u00f6rece\u011fi en b\u00fcy\u00fck nimetti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ernest Hemingway- Ya\u015fl\u0131 Adam ve Deniz ve Se\u00e7ilmi\u015f Hik\u00e2yeler, \u00c7eviri: Ya\u015far Anday, Cem Yay\u0131nevi, 1972<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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