\u00deri\u00f0judagurinn byrja\u00f0i sakleysislega. \u00c9g var heima vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 d\u00fatla vi\u00f0 eitt og anna\u00f0 fram eftir degi. \u00c1kva\u00f0 svo seinnipartinn a\u00f0 fara \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00far ni\u00f0r\u00ed b\u00e6. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var gluggave\u00f0ur og \u00e9g illa kl\u00e6ddur. Leit \u00fev\u00ed inn \u00e1 flokkskont\u00f3rinn hj\u00e1 Vinstri gr\u00e6num \u00ed Su\u00f0urg\u00f6tunni, til a\u00f0 snapa kaffi og spjalla vi\u00f0 stelpurnar \u00fear um p\u00f3lit\u00edkina og ferskasta sl\u00fa\u00f0ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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Sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g var sestur ni\u00f0ur, var hur\u00f0inni hrundi\u00f0 upp. Inn stigu fj\u00f3rir \u00fatlendingar sem auglj\u00f3slega voru a\u00f0 villast. Einn \u00ed h\u00f3pnum gekk til okkar og r\u00e9tti fram mi\u00f0a me\u00f0 heimilisfangi og s\u00edman\u00fameri Hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0ishersins. Vi\u00f0 reyndum a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir \u00feeim a\u00f0 Herkastalinn v\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina, en \u00ed lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feegar komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 loku\u00f0um dyrum \u00fear. \u00c9g r\u00f6lti me\u00f0 \u00feeim a\u00f0 dyrunum hj\u00e1 Hernum og \u00fear blasti vi\u00f0 skilti: Loka\u00f0 \u00ed vetur, opnum sumari\u00f0 2013. Reyndi a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed s\u00edman\u00fameri\u00f0 og enginn svara\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
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Me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00feessu st\u00f3\u00f0 kom einn \u00ed h\u00f3pnum og spur\u00f0i mig \u00e1 herfilega bjaga\u00f0ri ensku hvort \u00e9g vissi um vinnu? Hann beyg\u00f0i sig og sveig\u00f0i eins og til a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 hann g\u00e6ti gengi\u00f0 \u00ed hvers kyns verkamannavinnu. Ungur ma\u00f0ur dr\u00f3 fram velkt, t\u00f6lvuprenta\u00f0 bla\u00f0 og r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r. Hjarta\u00f0 s\u00f6kk vi\u00f0 lesturinn og \u00e9g s\u00e1 strax a\u00f0 \u00feetta g\u00e6ti or\u00f0i\u00f0 langur eftirmi\u00f0dagur.<\/p>\n
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\u00c1 mi\u00f0anum st\u00f3\u00f0 efnislega: Vi\u00f0 erum fr\u00e1 R\u00famen\u00edu og erum heimilislaus og atvinnulaus. Vi\u00f0 erum komin hinga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vinnu, komast \u00ed h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i og skapa okkur framt\u00ed\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed heimalandi okkar h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 ekkert. \u2013 \u00deessi bo\u00f0skapur var meitla\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1r stuttar l\u00ednur og v\u00e6ntanlega skrifa\u00f0ur me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 einhvers annars, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00f3tt m\u00e1lfari\u00f0 v\u00e6ri einfalt var textinn m\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega r\u00e9ttur og e\u00f0lilegur.<\/p>\n
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\u00deau voru fj\u00f6gur. Ungur ma\u00f0ur sem gat tala\u00f0 hrafl \u00ed ensku og l\u00e9t \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 minnsta eins og hann skildi hana vel. Eldri ma\u00f0ur, sem s\u00e1 ungi kynnti s\u00ed\u00f0ar sem f\u00f6\u00f0ur sinn. S\u00e1 reyndi talsvert a\u00f0 tj\u00e1 sig en \u00e9g skildi l\u00edti\u00f0. Me\u00f0 \u00feeim voru g\u00f6mul kona og ma\u00f0ur, sem \u00e9g giska\u00f0i \u00e1 a\u00f0 v\u00e6ru afinn og amman. \u00deau skildu ekkert af \u00fev\u00ed sem fram f\u00f3r og voru s\u00fdnilega \u00f6r\u00fereytt. Farangurinn b\u00e1ru \u00feau \u00ed poka sem var tveggja manna tak og \u00feremur lasbur\u00f0a bakpokum. Gamla konan bar st\u00e6rsta pinkilinn og \u00fea\u00f0 virtist hin sj\u00e1lfsag\u00f0a skipan m\u00e1la. H\u00fan var eins og sta\u00f0almyndin af gamalli sveitakonu fr\u00e1 Balkanskaganum.<\/p>\n
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Vi\u00f0 bu\u00f0um \u00feeim a\u00f0 f\u00e1 s\u00e9r s\u00e6ti. \u00deau \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0u, enda \u00fereytt og sk\u00edtkalt. Sk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar haf\u00f0i m\u00e1lgla\u00f0i pabbinn sig \u00ed a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja um te, sem vi\u00f0 reddu\u00f0um. Og svo f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 hringja\u2026<\/p>\n
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Rau\u00f0i krossinn var fyrsti kostur. Starfsma\u00f0urinn \u00ed \u00fatlendingam\u00e1lunum var reyndar veikur heima, en vinnuf\u00e9lagar hans lofu\u00f0u a\u00f0 kanna hva\u00f0a lei\u00f0ir v\u00e6ru f\u00e6rar \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0unni og hringja aftur. \u00c1 me\u00f0an h\u00f6f\u00f0um vi\u00f0 samband vi\u00f0 Hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0isherinn og fengum sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 Herkastalinn s\u00e9 \u00ed dag einungis rekinn sem farfuglaheimili \u00e1 sumrin og a\u00f0 Hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0isherinn hef\u00f0i engin \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i. Okkur var bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00ed kaffistofu Samhj\u00e1lpar g\u00e6ti f\u00f3lki\u00f0 fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a, en h\u00fan v\u00e6ri reyndar vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 loka \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n
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Rau\u00f0i krossinn hringdi aftur og sta\u00f0festi \u00fea\u00f0 sem mig gruna\u00f0i svo sem, a\u00f0 R\u00famen\u00eda v\u00e6ri \u00e1 Evr\u00f3pska efnahagssv\u00e6\u00f0inu og R\u00famenar g\u00e6tu \u00fev\u00ed fari\u00f0 h\u00e9r um frj\u00e1lsir fer\u00f0a sinna og reynt a\u00f0 finna s\u00e9r vinnu, en h\u00e9r v\u00e6ru \u00feeir algj\u00f6rlega \u00e1 s\u00edna eigin \u00e1byrg\u00f0. Ef til vill m\u00e6tti \u00fe\u00f3 reyna a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ah\u00fasi\u00f0, b\u00e6tti RK\u00cd-starfsma\u00f0urinn vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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Starfsma\u00f0ur Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ah\u00fassins t\u00f3k \u00ed sama streng, en benti m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 hina og \u00feessa a\u00f0ila sem reynandi v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0. \u00dear var einkum um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a borgarstarfsmenn tengda Mannr\u00e9ttindaskrifstofu og \u00far f\u00e9lagsm\u00e1lageira borgarinnar. \u2013 Milli s\u00edmtala kom ungi ma\u00f0urinn til m\u00edn og spur\u00f0i mig vong\u00f3\u00f0ur hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vinnu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi? \u00c9g muldra\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 fl\u00f3ttalega og sag\u00f0ist \u00feurfa a\u00f0 hringja meira.<\/p>\n
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\u00cd R\u00e1\u00f0h\u00fasinu f\u00e9kk \u00e9g s\u00f6mu uppl\u00fdsingar: Samhj\u00e1lparkaffistofan v\u00e6ri opin a\u00f0 deginum til, \u00fear g\u00e6ti f\u00f3lk fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u2013 og l\u00edka \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum st\u00f6\u00f0um. Enginn sylti \u00ed hel \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, sem betur fer. Var\u00f0andi gistingu hef\u00f0i borgin engin r\u00e1\u00f0. Ef barn hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00f3pnum hef\u00f0i m\u00e1li\u00f0 horft \u00f6\u00f0ru v\u00edsi vi\u00f0, en \u00feetta v\u00e6ru fullor\u00f0nir \u00fatlendingar sem yr\u00f0u a\u00f0 bera \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfir. Gistisk\u00fdlin fyrir \u00fatigangsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 v\u00e6ru kannski m\u00f6guleiki, \u00fe\u00f3 l\u00edklega yr\u00f0i \u00feeim v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0an \u00far \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru \u00fatlendingar \u2013 \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 minnsta hef\u00f0u Reykv\u00edkingar forgang a\u00f0 pl\u00e1ssunum. Konan fr\u00e1 borginni spur\u00f0i mig hvort \u00feau \u00e6ttu ekki einhverja peninga? \u00c9g sag\u00f0ist ekki vita \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 vissu, en v\u00e6ri ekki bjarts\u00fdnn. Vonandi lumu\u00f0u \u00feau \u00e1 einhverjum aurum.<\/p>\n
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Enginn skyldi \u00e6tla a\u00f0 konan fr\u00e1 Mannr\u00e9ttindaskrifstofu borgarinnar hafi ekki haft sam\u00fa\u00f0. Allir sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i r\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessu s\u00edmamara\u00feoni voru mi\u00f0ur s\u00edn yfir s\u00f6gunni, sem \u00feau ger\u00f0u s\u00e9r grein fyrir a\u00f0 g\u00e6ti aldrei enda\u00f0 vel. \u00c9g var or\u00f0inn svo ni\u00f0urdreginn a\u00f0 konan aumka\u00f0i sig yfir mig og bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur \u00ed anddyri R\u00e1\u00f0h\u00fassins.<\/p>\n
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Vi\u00f0 \u00f6rku\u00f0um af sta\u00f0. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni h\u00e9lt ungi ma\u00f0urinn \u00e1fram a\u00f0 spyrja mig me\u00f0 nokkrum \u00e1hyggjusvip hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vinnu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og komast \u00ed h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i? \u00c9g var\u00f0ist fregna en reyndi a\u00f0 spyrja \u00fat \u00ed hvort \u00feau hef\u00f0u einhver tengsl \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, einhvern tengili\u00f0 e\u00f0a hver hef\u00f0i sagt \u00feeim a\u00f0 koma hinga\u00f0? Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00feekktu ekkert til og v\u00e6ru n\u00fdkomin. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i hvort \u00feau hef\u00f0u komi\u00f0 me\u00f0 ferjunni? Hann j\u00e1ta\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed, en mig gruna\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann skildi ekki spurninguna.<\/p>\n
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\u00cd R\u00e1\u00f0h\u00fasinu var teki\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur. Borgarstarfsma\u00f0urinn s\u00fdndi kort og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 benda \u00e1 \u00f3d\u00fdr gistiheimili, en pabbinn dr\u00f3 fram \u00ferj\u00e1r \u00fatlenskar sm\u00e1myntir og \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri allt \u00feeirra f\u00e9. (L\u00f6ng \u00fe\u00f6gn.) Vi\u00f0 starfsma\u00f0urinn skiptumst \u00e1 nokkrum or\u00f0um um hversu vonlaus sta\u00f0an v\u00e6ri. Henni lei\u00f0 greinilega \u00f6murlega, en benti svo sem r\u00e9ttilega \u00e1 a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 bera einhverja \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 ana allslaus milli landa og vona \u00fea\u00f0 besta. \u00c9g samsinnti, en benti \u00e1 a\u00f0 ekki g\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00feau sofa \u00fati \u00ed frostinu\u2026<\/p>\n
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\u00c9g stakk upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 pr\u00f3fu\u00f0um ka\u00fe\u00f3lsku kirkjuna. \u201e\u00dei\u00f0 eru\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki?\u201c \u2013 spur\u00f0i \u00e9g unga manninn. Hann kinka\u00f0i kolli, en hef\u00f0i l\u00edklega sagst vera dj\u00f6flad\u00fdrkandi ef \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0. Seinna sl\u00f3 \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed upp hvernig tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0askiptingin er \u00ed landinu. 85% R\u00famena eru \u00ed R\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0arkirkjunni, a\u00f0eins 5% eru ka\u00fe\u00f3likkar.<\/p>\n
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\u201eKirkjurnar, \u00fe\u00e6r eru vanar a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa f\u00f3lki\u201c \u2013 sag\u00f0i ungi ma\u00f0urinn nokkrum sinnum og reyndi a\u00f0 vera bjarts\u00fdnn \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni a\u00f0 Landakotskirkju. Seinna komst \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fyrsti \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur \u00feeirra \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 Hallgr\u00edmskirkja, \u00fear sem \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 mi\u00f0ann me\u00f0 heimilisfangi Hj\u00e1lpr\u00e6\u00f0ishersins.<\/p>\n
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\u201eEn er ekki skrifstofa fyrir innflytjendur sem vilja f\u00e1 vinnu? Sem hj\u00e1lpar \u00feeim a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vinnu og a\u00f0 komast \u00ed h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i fram a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed?\u201c \u2013 spur\u00f0i ungi ma\u00f0urinn. \u00c9g svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa ekki alveg svo einfalt, fyrsta forgangsm\u00e1l v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 koma \u00feeim \u00ed einhverja gistingu fyrir n\u00f3ttina. \u00c1 morgun v\u00e6ri svo 1. ma\u00ed og allt loka\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r fregnir var\u00f0 pilturinn \u00e1 svipinn eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i k\u00fdlt hann \u00ed magann.<\/p>\n
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\u201eEn kirkjurnar, \u00fe\u00e6r hj\u00e1lpa f\u00f3lki\u201c, \u00feuldi hann \u00e1fram til a\u00f0 r\u00f3a sig. \u201eOg \u00fear f\u00e1um vi\u00f0 kannski a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum ekki bor\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed allan dag.\u201c \u2013 \u00c9g stoppa\u00f0i og b\u00f6lva\u00f0i m\u00e9r fyrir hugsunarleysi\u00f0. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 voru \u00feau a\u00f0 drepast \u00far hungri til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera \u00f6rmagna og \u00e1ttavillt. Vi\u00f0 beyg\u00f0um inn A\u00f0alstr\u00e6ti\u00f0 og f\u00f3rum \u00ed kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0ina \u00fear. Keyptum brau\u00f0, ost, skyrdrykki og einhverja \u00e1vexti \u00ed f\u00e1r\u00e1nlega \u00f3skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um innkaupalei\u00f0angri \u00fear sem \u00e9g benti \u00e1 hluti n\u00e1nast af handah\u00f3fi og \u00feau kinku\u00f0u vandr\u00e6\u00f0alega kolli vi\u00f0 hverri upp\u00e1stungu.<\/p>\n
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Lei\u00f0in upp \u00e1 Landakotsh\u00e6\u00f0ina var l\u00f6ng, einkum fyrir gamla f\u00f3lki\u00f0. Einhver ath\u00f6fn, var n\u00fdb\u00fain og s\u00ed\u00f0ustu kirkjugestirnir \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i upp \u00e1 organistanum og hann hlj\u00f3p \u00fat um allt \u00ed leit a\u00f0 prestinum, sem gekk a\u00f0 lokum \u00ed flasi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r og unga manninum. Eldra f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sat \u00f6rmagna \u00e1 kirkjubekkjunum \u00e1 me\u00f0an.<\/p>\n
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Presturinn var \u00fearna vi\u00f0 annan mann. Hann var d\u00e1litla stund a\u00f0 skilja erindi\u00f0. \u00c9g tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 hann til skiptis \u00e1 \u00edslensku og ensku. \u00d6\u00f0rum \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i til a\u00f0 ungi ma\u00f0urinn g\u00e6ti fylgst me\u00f0 en einnig vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 presturinn virtist ekki flugf\u00e6r \u00ed \u00edslenskunni.<\/p>\n
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Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem samtali\u00f0 var\u00f0 lengra, ger\u00f0ist presturinn sorgm\u00e6ddari \u00e1 svipinn. Hann var\u00f0 daprari og daprari, en gj\u00f3a\u00f0i s\u00edfellt oftar augunum \u00e1 klukkuna \u2013 var greinilega t\u00edmabundinn. \u00c9g setti upp hvolpaaugun og gr\u00e1tba\u00f0 n\u00e1nast hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki einhver smuga, eitthva\u00f0 afdrep, einhver sem h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0? E\u00f0a ef allt um \u00feryti hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki einhver sta\u00f0ur \u00fear sem \u00feau g\u00e6tu hv\u00edlt sig og bor\u00f0a\u00f0 matinn sinn? En presturinn var\u00f0 bara raunam\u00e6ddari og \u00e1hyggjufyllri.<\/p>\n
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Me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00feessu samtali st\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00e1 \u00e9g vonina deyja \u00ed augum r\u00famenska piltsins. Vi\u00f0 gengum til f\u00f3lksins hans inn \u00ed kirkjunni og um lei\u00f0 og pabbinn s\u00e1 svipinn \u00e1 okkur greip hann um andliti\u00f0. Gamla f\u00f3lki\u00f0 var of dasa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 skilja hva\u00f0 klukkan sl\u00f3.<\/p>\n
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\u00c9g r\u00e9tti unga manninum korti\u00f0 og \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig um lei\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei kynnt mig og aldrei spurt hann a\u00f0 nafni. Haf\u00f0i mig ekki \u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 \u00far \u00feessu. Inn \u00e1 korti\u00f0 teikna\u00f0i \u00e9g kaffistofu Samhj\u00e1lpar me\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsingum um a\u00f0 \u00fear yr\u00f0i h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 matast a\u00f0 morgni. \u00c9g krossa\u00f0i vi\u00f0 A\u00f0ventistakirkjuna \u00ed \u00deingholtunum sem langs\u00f3ttan m\u00f6guleika (og velti um lei\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r kaldh\u00e6\u00f0ninni \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hei\u00f0inginn\/tr\u00faleysinginn \u00e9g gripi til g\u00f3\u00f0semi kirkjudeilda sem s\u00ed\u00f0asta h\u00e1lmstr\u00e1sins vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur). A\u00f0 lokum merkti \u00e9g inn L\u00f6greglust\u00f6\u00f0ina, \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 f\u00e1 gistingu ef um allt anna\u00f0 \u00feryti.<\/p>\n
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\u00c9g t\u00f3k \u00ed h\u00f6ndina \u00e1 unga manninum, umla\u00f0i einhverjar \u00f3skir um gott gengi og gekk svo \u00fat \u00far kirkjunni. B\u00f6lva\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfum m\u00e9r alla lei\u00f0ina ni\u00f0ur \u00ed Su\u00f0urg\u00f6tu fyrir aumingjaskapinn \u2013 a\u00f0 hafa ekki geta\u00f0 gert eitthva\u00f0 meira. A\u00f0 hafa ekki redda\u00f0 d\u00fdnum og s\u00e6ngum og komi\u00f0 \u00feeim fyrir \u00ed stofunni\u2026 bara eitthva\u00f0 meira!<\/p>\n
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Hringdi \u00ed Steinunni og ba\u00f0 hana um a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja mig \u00ed hvelli. Var me\u00f0 gr\u00e1tstafinn \u00ed kverkunum og h\u00fan var\u00f0 strax sk\u00edthr\u00e6dd. \u00c9g muldra\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri allt \u00ed lagi me\u00f0 mig \u2013 st\u00f3\u00f0 svo og bei\u00f0 eftir farinu. Allan t\u00edmann bei\u00f0 \u00e9g eftir a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort R\u00famenah\u00f3purinn minn myndi rogast me\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur T\u00fang\u00f6tuna, en \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00feau aldrei.<\/p>\n
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F\u00e1einum klukkut\u00edmum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var \u00e9g kominn upp \u00ed Bj\u00f3rsk\u00f3la \u2013 farinn a\u00f0 reyta af m\u00e9r brandara um bj\u00f3r og gantast vi\u00f0 vinnusta\u00f0arh\u00f3p sem var kominn til a\u00f0 skemmta s\u00e9r. S\u00fdningin ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n
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\u00c9g get samt ekki h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 hugsa um f\u00f3lki\u00f0 og \u00ed raun vona \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g muni aldrei h\u00e6tta \u00fev\u00ed alveg. \u00de\u00e1 fyrst v\u00e6ri illa komi\u00f0 fyrir manni.<\/p>\n
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Hva\u00f0 rekur f\u00f3lk til \u00feess a\u00f0 tr\u00faa s\u00f6gum um a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi s\u00e9 parad\u00eds fyrir allslausa \u00fatlendinga, sem f\u00e1i h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i, uppihald og vinnu vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eitt a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0? Og ekki bara tr\u00faa s\u00f6gunum, heldur leggja allt undir og halda til \u00cdslands me\u00f0 aleiguna \u00ed nokkrum pinklum\u2026<\/p>\n
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Hverju \u00e6tli \u00feetta f\u00f3lk hafi kosta\u00f0 til svo \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6mist hinga\u00f0 \u00ed leit a\u00f0 draumum sem engin innist\u00e6\u00f0a reyndist fyrir? T\u00f3k ma\u00f0urinn sem seldi \u00feeim hugmyndina kannski drj\u00faga \u00fe\u00f3knun \u00ed eigin vasa fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fatvega \u00feeim farse\u00f0lana?<\/p>\n
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Og hva\u00f0 gerist n\u00e6st? \u00c6tli \u00feau hafi enda\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00f6greglust\u00f6\u00f0inni og \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 hafi eitthvert opinbert vald gengi\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 koma \u00feeim \u00far landi? H\u00edr\u00f0ust \u00feau \u00fati um n\u00f3ttina e\u00f0a komu s\u00e9r inn \u00ed mannlaust h\u00fas, stigagang \u00ed fj\u00f6lb\u00fdlish\u00fasi e\u00f0a anna\u00f0 sl\u00edkt? Munu \u00feau reyna a\u00f0 \u00ferauka h\u00e9rna, t.d. me\u00f0 betli \u2013 og vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um n\u00e6st a\u00f0 lesa um skipulag\u00f0a \u00fatger\u00f0 r\u00fam\u00f6nsku maf\u00edunnar \u00e1 atvinnubetlurum h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi?<\/p>\n
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E\u00f0a mun einhver stinga upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feau gefi sig fram vi\u00f0 yfirv\u00f6ld \u00fatlendingam\u00e1la og segist vera ofs\u00f3tt \u00ed heimalandinu \u2013 s\u00edgaunar til a\u00f0 mynda? \u00de\u00e1 v\u00e6ru \u00feau komin inn \u00ed tilteki\u00f0 kerfi sem myndi h\u00fdsa \u00feau og f\u00e6\u00f0a uns \u00feau yr\u00f0u send aftur \u00far landi. \u00deannig g\u00e6tu stj\u00f3rnendur \u00fatlendingam\u00e1la sannf\u00e6rst enn frekar um tilvist h\u00e6lisleitendat\u00farismans \u00f3gurlega.<\/p>\n
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V\u00e6ntanlega f\u00e6 \u00e9g aldrei a\u00f0 vita m\u00e1lalyktir og v\u00e6ntanlega hitti \u00e9g aldrei aftur str\u00e1kinn sem \u00e9g gleymdi a\u00f0 spyrja a\u00f0 nafni, en horf\u00f0i \u00e1 missa vonina um n\u00fdtt og betra l\u00edf.<\/p>\n
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Helv\u00edtis dj\u00f6full.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00deri\u00f0judagurinn byrja\u00f0i sakleysislega. \u00c9g var heima vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 d\u00fatla vi\u00f0 eitt og anna\u00f0 fram eftir degi. \u00c1kva\u00f0 svo seinnipartinn a\u00f0 fara \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00far ni\u00f0r\u00ed b\u00e6. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var gluggave\u00f0ur og \u00e9g illa kl\u00e6ddur. Leit \u00fev\u00ed inn \u00e1 flokkskont\u00f3rinn hj\u00e1 Vinstri gr\u00e6num \u00ed Su\u00f0urg\u00f6tunni, til a\u00f0 snapa kaffi og spjalla vi\u00f0 stelpurnar \u00fear … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: R\u00famenarnir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}