Estaba un` cha`ka yan paluma mau`udai gi lasas chandia gi halom un` tado\u00f1g na tase. Bira birada gumupo i paluma umeguihan. Kada finato\u00f1a tatte, gaige i cha`ka na ha gulususune i fondun botin niha.<\/p>\n
Sina\u00f1gane i cha`ka na u para kumano` i fondun boti osino madog ya acha dimalas siha. Ti ume`eku\u00f1gog i cha`ka. Kada gumupo si paluma, ha kontinua kumano` i lasas chandia gi fondu.<\/p>\n
Uttimo\u00f1a, ha dulog i cha`ka i fondun boti ya duro halom i hanom. Gumupo hulo` i paluma ya sina\u00f1gane na `an mohon umeku\u00f1gog si pindeho, ti u madog i botin niha lasas chandia.<\/p>\n
Bumula hanom i boti, gumupo si paluma, duro gi santatte umesalao i cha`ka: “Paluma, paluma, na maudaiyo` maseha gi dudule`mo”. Dimalas dispues i cha`ka, libre si paluma. Hafa morat i estoria? Yangin in` danche, tugigie`yo` gi otro semana.<\/p>\n
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Hu bisita i dos amiguho, Du\u00f1g yan Juan Malas, gi lancho niha gi mapos na Dame\u00f1go. Humalomyo` na pago mafatto i dos ginen i misa hombre trabiha gaige ha` i alifog de\u00f1gde\u00f1g gi sanme`na gi gapotilon Du\u00f1g.<\/p>\n
Masoyu`yo` para bai` tunog un` rato mientras lologlug i kafe gi takuri. Hana` maipe si Du\u00f1g tinala` guile yan mafuti` beni`, kontodo titiyas maies. Humanao para i haddin ya ha tife` `nos kuantos pipinon pagpag.<\/p>\n
`Nai maplanta i amotsa, diberas paopao na kafe taimano `nai tana`lalago antes gi hilo` fogun hayo. Hu faisen si Iku kao guaha nina`apan niha hinegsa`.<\/p>\n
Ileg\u00f1a: “Ti mananom ham fae` na sakan ayo na taya` nu i finaisesenmo. Su\u00f1gon ihu hafa i plantao na sentada”.<\/p>\n
Hu usune kumano` i tinala` guihan, lao ti magtos gi hinasogho i maipen hinegsa`. Hombre, ayo aya\u00f1a yan paire na finadeni`. Pot no bai` masablasus ta`lo, mamatkiloyo` lao hu lachai entero mediano na tinala` guile.<\/p>\n
Ha faisenyo` si Du\u00f1g kao hafa nuebo gi bahu na kinalamten ekonomia. Hu oppe na trabiha pareho i asunto yan `nai ma\u00f1guentos ham gi alacha.<\/p>\n
Ileg\u00f1a si Du\u00f1g: “Ke lao hafa mamapot\u00f1a i asunto, ihu?”<\/p>\n
Umadi\u00f1gan si Iku: “Mampos hit ma\u00f1gontento na taotaogue. Ayo ha` ta falalague i konbi\u00f1iente yan pa`go na resutta. Hasan talie` man-matacho\u00f1g i kabesanten i dos ramas pot para u planea fitme i haanen natibo. Ni uno listo fumana` i man-sustansiao siha na attikulo, piot ya mapot i asunto”.<\/p>\n
Ileg\u00f1a si Du\u00f1g: “Falago para offisinan publiko ihu ya hame na dos bai`n ayuda hao maseha ginen i pisun pineblen mame. Dalai magahet ya salape` ha` gagana”. Ti listoyo` umoppe i kuestion.<\/p>\n
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Ti pot botlu, lao megai besis `nai umasoda`yo` yan toataota siha, era puro saiantes (scientist) sosiat ni inipos man-tagfe`na gi opi\u00f1ion niha.<\/p>\n
Guaha ha` i antao man-hasso ya ensegidas un` lie` na gai sustansia i fino`\u00f1a. Fatkilo gi halom i tropa.<\/p>\n
Guaha ha` lokue` ayo i palalalagpag ha` sekos\u00f1a ya matto gi ha konbensin maisague` na impottante yan tai achaigua i opi\u00f1ion\u00f1a. Estegue` na grupo i ma`\u00f1aoho. Mampos man-atrebisao bumoluntario i tai sustansia na hinasson niha.<\/p>\n
Gigon umasodayo` yan este na tropa, todo i masa\u00f1gan hu oppe “hu\u00f1gan”, dispues hu aligao i mas hihot na potta para bai` di\u00f1go i lugat. Gaogho umeku\u00f1gog pa\u00f1gpa\u00f1g napu ke chatkonsiderao na fino` saiantes. Ai, diberas na man-menhalom taotao. Ayo mas na`matman an` marepite i mismo fino`mo giya siha. Ai, dios miho sa mamta` i saiantes kariso talo kulan simiyan cha`guan ni kinilili` nu i paluma. De dios!<\/p>\n
Strictly a personal view. John S. DelRosario Jr. is publisher of Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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