@ pa‹“¨a@òäí‡ß ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﲢﺖ ﺃﻋﻮﺍﺩ ﻗﺼﺐ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﲏ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺔ ،ﲡﻤﻊ ﳐﺘﻠﻒ ﺃﻧﻮﺍﻋﺎ ﻟﺴﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻌﻴﺸﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻌﻤﻠﻮﻥ ﲜﺪ ﻭﻧﺸﺎﻁ ﰲ ﳎﺎﻻﺕ ﺍﺧﺘﺼﺎﺻﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺗﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺖ ﰲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﳌﺘﻮﺍﺿﻌﺔ ﻛﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﺎﻗﻀﺎﺕ.. ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﺻﲑ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ ﺍﳌﺰﻋﺞ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻛﺐ ،ﻭﺣﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺻﻐﲑﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻻ ﺗﻌﺪ ﻭﻻ ﲢﺼﻰ. ﻭﱂ ﻳﺪﺭ ﲞﻠﺪ ﺍﳉﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﺣﻴﺎﻢ ﺳﻮﻑ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺎﻳﺔ ﰲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﺎ ..ﺑﻞ ﺃﻢ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺴﺨﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺐ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﻋﺘﻜﻒ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺒﺪﻩ ﻳﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻭﻳﺼﻠﻲ ،ﻳﺴﺨﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﻒ ﻓﻴﻬﻢ ﻭﺍﻋﻈﹰﺎ ﻭﻣﺬﻛﺮﹰﺍ ﺃﻥ ﺣﻴﺎﻢ ﻣﻬﺪﺩﺓ ﺑﺎﳋﻄﺮ ،ﻭﺃﻢ ﻗﺪ ﻳﺼﺒﺤﻮﻥ ﻳﻮﻣﹰﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺩﻭﳕﺎ ﻣﺄﻭﻯ ،ﻭﺃﻢ ﺭﲟﺎ ﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺿﺤﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﺍﳌﺘﺮﺑﺼﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭ ،ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﻭﻟﺖ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻨﺪﺭ ﻭﺗﺘﻔﻜﱢﻪ ﲟﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺮﺩﺩﻭﻥ )) :ﺷﻴﺦ ﻛﺒﲑ ﺳﻴﻄﺮﺕ ﺧﺮﺍﻓﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﻫﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻫﻨﻪ ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﻳﺘﻠﻮﻫﺎ ((. @ @Zòä퇾a@òíbèã ﻭﺳﺮﻧﺎ ﲨﻴﻌﹰﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﳓﻮ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ ﺍﳊﻘﻞ ﻭﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﺳﻨﺎﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﲏ ﺻﺎﳊﺔ ﻟﻺﺧﺮﺍﺝ ،ﻭﲪﻠﻨﺎ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ ﻣﻨﺎﺟﻠﻨﺎ ،ﻭﺃﺣﻄﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﳌﺰﺭﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻧﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺐ ﺣﺼﺪﺍﹰ، ﻭﻧﻼﺣﻆ ﻫﺮﻭﺏ ﲨﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻛﺐ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﺻﲑ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ،ﻭﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﳓﻮ ﺍﳉﺰﺀ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺰﺭﻋﺔ ،ﻭﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﺯﺣﻔﻨﺎ ﳓﻮﻫﻢ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﻬﺮﺑﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺫﻋﺮ ﻭﺧﻮﻑ ﳓﻮ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻮﺍﺩ ﻭﺳﻴﻘﺎﻥ.. ﻭﻭﻗﻔﺖ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﹰﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺭﻫﻘﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺃﻻﺣﻆ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ، ﻭﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺃﻧﺎ ﰲ ﺗﺄﻣﻠﻲ ﻻﺣﻈﺖ ﺿﻔﺪﻋﺔ ﳐﺘﺒﺌﺔ ﲢﺖ ﻛﺘﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﲔ ﺍﳉﺎﻑ ،ﻭﻇﻨﻨﺖ ﺃﺎ ﺟﺎﺀﺕ ﻟﺘﺨﺘﺒﺊ ﺧﻮﻓﹰﺎ ﳑﺎ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻼﺀ ،ﺇﻻ ﺃﱐ ﺩﻫﺸﺖ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻻﺣﻈﺘﻬﺎ ﺗﻘﻔﺰ ﻗﻔﺰﺓ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﺒﺘﻠﻊ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﺻﲑ ﺍﳍﺎﺭﺑﺔ..
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