Nhie^`u nha` tho^ng tha'i thu+o+`ng no'i ra(`ng vu~-tru. nhu+ dda~ tro^.n nga`o ba(`ng toa`n nhu+~ng su+. tra'i ngu+o+.c.

             Kho^ng bie^'t lo+`i no'i a^'y co`n co' y'-nghi~a sa^u sa('c nhu+ the^' na`o nu+~a, song cu+' nhi`n qua mo^.t va`i ddie^`u thie^?n ca^.n, hi`nh nhu+ nhu+~ng su+. tra'i ngu+o+.c cu~ng dda~ hie^.n ra nhan nha?n trong the^' gian .

             Ta thu+o+`ng nghie^.m tha^'y ra(`ng kho^ng ai thi'ch cao ba(`ng ngu+o+`i lu`n, kho^ng ai thi'ch be'o ba(`ng ngu+o+`i ga^`y, kho^ng ai thi'ch tra('ng ba(`ng ngu+o+`i dden, kho^ng ai muo^'n hu`ng bie^.n ba(`ng ngu+o+`i no'i la('p...

             Cu~ng nhu+ ba^.c vua chu'a thi` kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda^u quy' tro.ng ba(`ng o+? nu+o+'c da^n chu?, quan tu+ thi` kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda^u vi` ne^? ba(`ng o+? trong dda'm bi`nh-da^n, va(n nha^n thi` kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda^u chie^u dda~i ba(`ng o+? trong bo.n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i vo^-ho.c.

             O+? va`o buo^?i chu+~ nho ddu+o+ng thi.nh, chi ho^` gia? da~ la` nhu+~ng chu+~ thu+o+`ng du`ng, thi` ba^.c nha` nho tha^m thu'y la.i thi'ch du`ng tie^'ng no^m, cho su+. du`ng tie^'ng no^m trong mo^.t va`i tru+o+`ng ho+.p, nhu+ la` mo^.t cu+? ddo^.ng phong nha~ sa?ng khoa'i ma` i't ngu+o+`i la`m no^?i.

             Ta'c gia? Lu.c Va^n Tie^n vie^'t ca^u "ma'y tro+`i cha(?ng da'm no'i ra" ha(?n cu~ng co' ca'i rung ddu`i khoa'i tra' nhu+ ta'c gia? truye^.n Kie^`u khi nga^m ca^u "Tra?i qua mo^.t cuo^.c be^? da^u" : du`ng ma'y tro+`i vo+'i be^? da^u nghe co' la. tai ho+n thie^n co+ va` tang thu+o+ng la` nhu+~ng chu+~ dda~ nghe ddo.c thu+o+`ng o+? no+i cu+?a mie^.ng.

             O+? va`o buo^?i chu+~ quo^'c ngu+~ dda('c du.ng, ta la.i xoay ca'i thi'ch tro+? la.i : u+a du`ng chu+~ nho . Vi` chu+~ nho co' o+? va`o buo^?i na`y mo+'i bie^'n tha`nh nhu+~ng ma^`u ru+.c ro+~ ma` ngu+o+`i ta du`ng dde^? to^-ddie^?m lo+`i no'i no^m na cho no' tha`nh ra va(n ve?.

             Vie^'t no^m na qua' thi` nghe nhu+ tu.c ta(`n, ne^n ta pha?i go+~ la.i ba(`ng nhu+~ng chu+~ tie^u chua^?n, ba`nh tru+o+'ng, khue^'ch tru+o+ng, gia chi di~, dda.i pha`m, dda.i dde^?, dda.i kha'i, dda.i loa.i, dda.i cu+o+ng... cho no' ra lo^'i va(n chu+o+ng ngu+o+`i co' chu+~.

             La` vi`, ca'i tro` the^', kho^ng bie^'t chu+~ nho, mo+'i la.i u+a du`ng chu+~ nho va` ca^`n du`ng chu+~ nho : vu~ tru. va^~n tro^.n nga`o ba(`ng nhu+~ng ddie^`u tra'i ngu+o+.c !

             Co`n ai u+a du`ng chu+~ nho cho ba(`ng bo.n ca`n long la` ngu+o+`i chi? ho.c ta^.p o+? vi?a he` : bo.n ca`n long kho^ng no'i anh ma` no'i huynh, no'i dda.i ca, kho^ng xu+ng mi`nh la` to^i, la.i xu+ng la` dde^. ; xo'm chi. em go.i la` xo'm ti? muo^.i, "theo" go.i la` to`ng, bo? ve^` go.i la` ta^?u, ngay nhu+~ng tie^'ng thu+o+`ng du`ng tho^ bi? nhu+ dda'nh bo? me. cu~ng no'i cho no' va(n hoa la` dda'nh li`a phu. ma^~u...

             DDu+`ng tu+o+?ng ra(`ng trong dda'm bi`nh da^n, cu+' no'i no^m na de^~ hie^?u thi` ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i nghe theo ho+n la` ngo^n tu+.. Muo^'n ddu+o+.c nhie^`u ngu+o+`i vui lo`ng nghe theo, hi`nh nhu+ tra'i la.i, la.i pha?i no'i sao cho tha^.t kho' hie^?u.

             Co' le~ vi` nha^.n ra ca'i dda(.c ddie^?m a^'y trong tha^m ta^m ly' qua^`n chu'ng ne^n be^nh vu+.c pha?i no'i la` u?ng ho^., xu+o+'ng le^n pha?i no'i la` dde^` nghi., sai ba?o pha?i no'i la` chi? huy, dda'nh ddo^? pha?i no'i la` dda? dda?o, ta^.n go^'c pha?i no'i la` trie^.t dde^?... a^'y la` kho^ng ke^? vo^ so^' chu+~ bi' hie^?m nhu+ la^.p tru+o+`ng, nhu+ tha(.ng du+ gia' tri., nhu+ thu+o+.ng ta^`ng kie^'n thie^'t, ha. ta^`ng co+ so+?, v.v...

             Nhu+ the^', thi` khi tha^'y nha` nho di.ch Colle`ge de France la` tru+o+`ng Trung-ho.c Pha'p-quo^'c, ho^tel de Ville la` Kha'ch-sa.n cu?a tha`nh-pho^', ta ne^n bie^'t ra(`ng nha` nho a^'y tha^m hie^?u chu+~ Pha'p, cu~ng nhu+ nhu+~ng nha` tho+ mo+'i no'i na`ng ly tao, ki.ch ly tao, tua^`n ba'o ly tao, dde^`u la` nhu+o+`i tha^m hie^?u chu+~ nho...

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