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‫‪@ 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 ﺣﻴﺎ‪‬ﻢ ﺳﻮﻑ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻳﻮﻡ ‪‬ﺎﻳﺔ ﰲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﺎ‪ ..‬ﺑﻞ ﺃ‪‬ﻢ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺨﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺐ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﻋﺘﻜﻒ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺒﺪﻩ ﻳﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻭﻳﺼﻠﻲ‪ ،‬ﻳﺴﺨﺮﻭﻥ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻪ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﻒ ﻓﻴﻬﻢ ﻭﺍﻋﻈﹰﺎ ﻭﻣﺬﻛﺮﹰﺍ ﺃﻥ ﺣﻴﺎ‪‬ﻢ ﻣﻬﺪﺩﺓ ﺑﺎﳋﻄﺮ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃ‪‬ﻢ ﻗﺪ ﻳﺼﺒﺤﻮﻥ ﻳﻮﻣﹰﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ ﺩﻭﳕﺎ ﻣﺄﻭﻯ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃ‪‬ﻢ ﺭﲟﺎ ﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺿﺤﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﺍﳌﺘﺮﺑﺼﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﻭﻟﺖ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻨﺪ‪‬ﺭ 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 ﺃ‪‬ﺎ‬ ‫ﺟﺎﺀﺕ ﻟﺘﺨﺘﺒﺊ ﺧﻮﻓﹰﺎ ﳑﺎ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻼﺀ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﱐ ﺩﻫﺸﺖ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻻﺣﻈﺘﻬﺎ ﺗﻘﻔﺰ‬ ‫ﻗﻔﺰﺓ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﺒﺘﻠﻊ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﺻﲑ ﺍﳍﺎﺭﺑﺔ‪..‬‬

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‫ﻭﺑﻘﻴﺖ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺎ ﺗﻌﺎﱐ ﺍﺑﺘﻼﻉ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺻﻮﺭ ﺍﳌﺴﻜﲔ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﺪ ﻇﻨﻨﺖ ﺃﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺣﺪﺙ ﺑﺎﻟﺼﺪﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﲏ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺃﻣﻌﻨﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﲢﺖ ﺳﻴﻘﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﺪﺍﺧﻞ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻣﻨﻈﺮﹰﺍ ﻋﺠﻴﺒﹰﺎ‪!..‬‬ ‫ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺃﻋﺪﺍﺩﹰﺍ ﻫﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻗﺪ ﺍﲣﺬﺕ ﳍﺎ ﻣﻮﺍﻗﻊ ﲣﻔﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻭﺑﲔ ﻓﻴﻨﺔ ﻭﻓﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﻘﻔﺰ ﺿﻔﺪﻋﺔ ﺗﻠﻮ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻟﺘﺼﻴﺪ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺋﻬﺔ‪ ،‬ﰒ ﻻ ﺗﻠﺒﺚ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺪﻋﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﰲ ﺍﳍﺮﻭﺏ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﻼﺣﻘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﻮﻥ ﲟﻨﺎﺟﻠﻬﺎ ﺗﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﺻﻴﺪﻫﺎ ﻳﻬﺘﺰ ﺍﻫﺘﺰﺍﺯ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﻮﺕ ﰲ ﻓﻤﻬﺎ‪..‬‬ ‫ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺛﺎﺭ ﺇﻋﺠﺎﰊ ﺇﳘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻟﻠﻌﻨﺎﻛﺐ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﲤﺮ ﺑﺄﻋﺪﺍﺩ ﻛﺒﲑﺓ ﻭﺑﺄﺣﻜﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﳐﺘﻠﻔﺔ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻻ ﲢﺮﻙ ﺳﺎﻛﻨﹰﺎ ﻭﻛﺄ‪‬ﺎ ﻻ ﺗﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﻮﺟﻮﺩﻫﺎ‪..‬‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﺃﺛﺎﺭ ﺍﺳﺘﻐﺮﺍﰊ ﻣﺎ ﳊﻈﺘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻫﺘﻤﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺬﺍﺀ ﰲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﳊﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ‬ ‫ﻳﺮﺍﻩ ﻏﲑﻫﺎ ﻭﺑﺎ ًﺀ ﺃﻭ ﻧﻜﺒﺔ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﺖ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻋﺎﻣﺮﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻜﺎﻥ‪..‬‬ ‫‪@ @ZòíbèäÛa‬‬ ‫ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺗﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﺧﺮ ﺳﻨﺒﻠﺔ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺰﺭﻋﺔ ﺇﻻ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺍﺧﺘﻔﺖ ﲨﻮﻉ ﺍﳊﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﰲ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﺰﺭﻋﺔ ﺍ‪‬ﺎﻭﺭﺓ ﳍﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺍﻛﺘﻔﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺑﺎﻻﺧﺘﺒﺎﺀ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻷﺷﺠﺎﺭ ﻭﺷﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻘﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﲑﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﲑﺓ‪..‬‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻀﻔﺎﺩﻉ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺎﻟﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻭﱃ ﺗﻠﺘﻬﻢ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻊ ﰲ ﻳﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺋﺲ ﺍﳋﺎﺋﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﻮﺕ‪ ..‬ﺍﳍﺎﺭﺑﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﻮﺕ‪..‬‬ ‫‪١٩٧٤/٨/٢٦‬ﻡ‬ ‫ﺃﺣﻮﺭ‬

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