Tigrului siberian nu \u00eei pl\u0103cea c\u0103ldura amiezii. Prefera umbrele \u00eenser\u0103rii, adierile nop\u0163ii \u015fi hartanele pe care \u00eengrijitorul i le azv\u00e2rlea de la distan\u0163\u0103. N\u0103scut \u00een \u00eendep\u0103rtata Rusie, uria\u015ful motan v\u0103rgat nu venise \u00een Nova Scotia de bun\u0103 voie. Prins \u00een curs\u0103 de braconieri, cunoscuse Transiberianul, foamea \u015fi loviturile de ciomag din circurile ruse\u015fti, chinuitorul r\u0103u de mare pe vaporul ce \u00eel adusese la Dartmouth.<\/p>\n
Unde z\u0103cea apatic. Ori poate c\u0103 visa. \u00ce\u015fi amintea taigaua, z\u0103pada, v\u0103zduhul mirosind a r\u0103\u015fin\u0103 \u2013 sau h\u0103ituiala, carnea cald\u0103, s\u00e2ngele scurs odat\u0103 cu via\u0163a din prada r\u0103pus\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 Am \u00eent\u00e2rziat? am auzit deodat\u0103 glasul Lorenei.<\/p>\n
Se apropiase neauzit\u0103, de parc\u0103 n-ar fi mers pe tocuri de zece, ci pe labe de felin\u0103. Nici g\u00e2ndurile nu i le auzeam, dec\u00e2t atunci c\u00e2nd voia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2212 Eu am venit prea devreme, am spus, de\u015fi ea \u015ftia deja asta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lorena nu m-a luat \u00een seam\u0103. Trecuse de primul grilaj, intr\u00e2nd \u00een \u00eengr\u0103ditura unde vizitatorii n-aveau acces, de parc\u0103 ar fi fost cel mai firesc lucru din lume. Acum tr\u0103gea z\u0103voarele cu\u015ftii, o deschidea. A p\u0103\u015fit \u00een\u0103untru, apoi s-a r\u0103sucit spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Vino!<\/p>\n
Am urmat-o, cu r\u0103suflarea \u00eentret\u0103iat\u0103, cu s\u00e2ngele puls\u00e2nd nebune\u015fte \u00een vine, cu t\u00e2mplele bubuind asurzitor. Ce voia s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenve\u0163e \u00een ziua aceea? Preferam s\u0103 nu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la un r\u0103spuns precis, iar posibilit\u0103\u0163ile nu-mi sur\u00e2deau deloc.<\/p>\n
\u00centre timp, tigrul se ridicase. S-a \u00eentins alene, s-a apropiat. \u00cenaintea noastr\u0103 s-a oprit, nehot\u0103r\u00e2t, \u015fi-a lins o lab\u0103, biciuind v\u0103zduhul cu coada, \u00een vreme ce ochii verzi, fosforescen\u0163i \u00eei r\u0103m\u00e2neau a\u0163inti\u0163i \u00eentr-ai Lorenei. A mai f\u0103cut un pas, ezit\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ai intrat vreodat\u0103 \u00een mintea unui animal?<\/p>\n
C\u0103scasem ochii la fel de mari ca felina captiv\u0103 \u00een vraja Lorenei. Puterea aceea intens\u0103, cople\u015fitoare…<\/p>\n
\u2013 N-a\u015f putea s\u0103 \u00eencep cu ceva mai mic? am \u015foptit. Un pechinez, un hamster.<\/p>\n
Tigrul a m\u00e2r\u00e2it, ar\u0103t\u00e2ndu-ne lucirea col\u0163ilor. Lorena a r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu-i dec\u00e2t un motan de trei sute de kilograme. E\u015fti gata?<\/p>\n
Lorena \u00eenchisese ochii, \u00eentr-ai tigrului era n\u0103uceal\u0103; n-am l\u0103sat-o s\u0103 devin\u0103 furie, moarte…<\/p>\n
Am intrat.<\/p>\n
Un salt \u00eentr-o lume cu totul str\u0103in\u0103. \u015ei at\u00e2t de nea\u015fteptat\u0103, de uluitoare, \u00eenc\u00e2t mi-am uitat frica. Tigrul g\u00e2ndea \u00een culori. \u00centr-o succesiune ame\u0163itoare \u015fi, aparent, haotic\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 nu era. Orice sunet, miros, imagine, chema o nuan\u0163\u0103 \u2013 una dintr-o infinitate. Un caleidoscop senzorial, pe care mi-ar fi luat o via\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eel descifrez. N-aveam nici m\u0103car un minut \u2013 a\u015fa c\u0103 am redus totul la esen\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ro\u015fu \u2013 s\u00e2nge, carne, prad\u0103; albastru \u2013 necunoscut; galben \u2013 amenin\u0163are, pericol, \u00eenfruntare iminent\u0103; verde \u2013 femel\u0103, pl\u0103cere, tihn\u0103. Pe mine m\u0103 vedea c\u00e2nd \u00een galben, c\u00e2nd \u00een ro\u015fu. Amenin\u0163are \u015fi prad\u0103? Nu… Eram verde, verde!\u00a0 Taigaua dup\u0103 ploaie, fo\u015fnetul ierburilor \u00eenalte \u015fi eu, unduind printre ele, radiind lini\u015fte, siguran\u0163\u0103, abandon.<\/p>\n
Tigrul \u015fi-a desf\u0103cut f\u0103lcile, ar\u0103t\u00e2ndu-mi filde\u015ful \u00eeng\u0103lbenit al col\u0163ilor, limba trandafirie, cerul negru al gurii. A c\u0103scat din nou, apoi s-a \u00eentins la picioarele noastre, cu botul pe labe; \u00eentr-o clip\u0103, dormea ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
Lorena s-a aplecat, sc\u0103rpin\u00e2ndu-l pe frunte, dup\u0103 urechi.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Vrei s\u0103-l m\u00e2ng\u00e2i?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Data viitoare, i-am z\u00e2mbit, promi\u0163\u00e2ndu-mi solemn s\u0103 nu mai calc vreodat\u0103 pe acolo.<\/p>\n
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Despre autoare<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Rodica Bretin<\/strong> a debutat cu o povestire \u00een 1982, iar \u00een 1985 i-a ap\u0103rut volumul Efect Holografic<\/em>.<\/p>\n Este membr\u0103 a Uniunii Scriitorilor din Rom\u00e2nia \u015fi a Fantasia Art Association din Cornwall (Marea Britanie).<\/p>\n Volume de beletristic\u0103 publicate: Efect Holografic <\/em>(1985); \u015eoimul Alb <\/em>(1987); Uria\u015ful cel Bun <\/em>(1989); Drumul f\u0103r\u0103 Sf\u00e2r\u015fit <\/em>(1991); Cel care Vine din<\/em> Urm\u0103 <\/em>(1993); Lumea lui Hind<\/em> (1998); Omul de Nisip<\/em> (2000); Fecioara de Fier<\/em> (2002; 2006; 2014; 2017); Cetatea f\u0103r\u0103 trecut<\/em> (2015); Fort\u0103rea\u0163a <\/em>(2016); Oameni \u015fi Zei<\/em>, volumul 1, seria Protectorii<\/em> (2017); Poarta Stelar\u0103<\/em>, volumul 2, seria Protectorii<\/em> (2018); Elysium<\/em>, volumul 3, seria Protectorii<\/em> (2019); Casa f\u0103r\u0103 c\u0103r\u0163i<\/em> (2020).<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u0103r\u0163i din domeniul frontierelor cunoa\u015fterii: Dosarele Imposibilului<\/em> (2003); Tunelul Timpului<\/em> (2003); Poarta Vr\u0103jitoarelor <\/em>(2004; 2015); Poltergeist \u2013 atacatori<\/em> invizibili<\/em> (2005); Misterul Lumilor Paralele <\/em>(2006); Naufragia\u0163i \u00een Timp <\/em>(2006); C\u0103l\u0103torii \u00een timp \u015fi lumi paralele<\/em> (2015); R\u0103zboinicii Nordului<\/em> (2015); Cronicile Imposibilului<\/em> (2015); Ecouri din tenebre <\/em>(2016).<\/p>\n A \u00eenfiin\u0163at \u00eempreun\u0103 cu so\u0163ul ei, scriitorul Dan Apostol, Editura Baricada \u015fi a coeditat seria Antares<\/em>, patru antologii dedicate literaturii fantastice \u015fi culturii enciclopedice (vechi civiliza\u0163ii, fenomene neelucidate, cryptozoologie); a realizat antologiile de literatur\u0103 clasic\u0103 fantastic\u0103 Cronici din lumi interzise<\/em> (2003) \u015fi V\u00e2n\u0103torii Lumii de Dincolo<\/em> (2006).<\/p>\n A tradus, din limbile englez\u0103 \u015fi francez\u0103, patru romane: Dale Cooper <\/em>de S. Frost, Amantul doamnei Chatterley<\/em> de D. H. Lawrence, Leul uria\u015f<\/em> de J. H. Rosny-A\u00eene (\u00een colaborare) \u015fi \u00cen umbra ghilotinei<\/em> de O. LeBaron.<\/p>\n A publicat proz\u0103, eseuri, articole, traduceri \u00een reviste literare din Rom\u00e2nia, Fran\u0163a \u015fi Marea Britanie.<\/p>\n A primit numeroase premii, printre care:<\/p>\n \u201ePremiul pentru cea mai bun\u0103 proz\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103\u201c la Festivalul Interna\u0163ional al Artei Fantastice de la Annecy (Fran\u0163a), pentru nuvela Negura<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201ePremiul Volaverunt\u201c (Premiul pentru proz\u0103 fantastic\u0103) la Festivalul din Valencia (Spania), pentru nuvela Conquistadorul<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201ePremiul pentru cel mai bun roman str\u0103in\u201c al Fantasia Art Association, pentru romanul Fecioara de Fier<\/em>, publicat \u00een serial de revista The Historian<\/em> din Truro (Cornwall \u2013 Marea Britanie).<\/p>\n \u201ePremiul COLIN, categoria volum de proz\u0103 scurt\u0103 fantastic\u0103\u201c pentru Cetatea f\u0103r\u0103 trecut<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201ePremiul OPERA OMNIA\u201c, decernat la cea de-a 40-a edi\u0163ie a Conven\u0163iei Na\u0163ionale a Cluburilor \u015fi Autorilor de science-fiction din Rom\u00e2nia, Timi\u015foara 2019.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" de Rodica Bretin \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Cu toat\u0103 aglomera\u0163ia de pe str\u0103zi am ajuns cu zece minute mai repede. Aleile Gr\u0103dinii Zoologice erau pustii. Animalele dormitau, unele la soare, altele \u00een iglourile de ciment ce se voiau vizuini, scorburi, b\u00e2rloguri… M-am oprit \u00een fa\u0163a unor z\u0103brele: Panthera tigris altaica. Tigrului siberian nu \u00eei pl\u0103cea c\u0103ldura […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1494,15],"tags":[1495,1115,1219],"class_list":["post-13509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egophobia-67","category-proza","tag-egophobia-67","tag-proza","tag-rodica-bretin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6DakB-3vT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13510,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509\/revisions\/13510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.vgy.me\/PuAHK7.jpg?w=812&ssl=1\")
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