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‫اﻟﱪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﱪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‬

‫ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﺪى أﺣﻤﺪ ﻗﺎﺳﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻫﺒﺔ ﻧﺠﻴﺐ ﻣﻐﺮﺑﻲ‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳ ِﱠﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫‪The Call of the Wild‬‬

‫ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‬

‫‪Jack London‬‬

‫اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ اﻷوﱃ ‪٢٠١٤‬م‬ ‫رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ‪٢٠١٣/١٦٢٣١‬‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﴍ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫املﺸﻬﺮة ﺑﺮﻗﻢ ‪ ٨٨٦٢‬ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ‪٢٠١٢ / ٨ / ٢٦‬‬ ‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫إن ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻏري ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ آراء املﺆﻟﻒ وأﻓﻜﺎره‬ ‫وإﻧﻤﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻌﱪ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﻦ آراء ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ‬ ‫‪ ٥٤‬ﻋﻤﺎرات اﻟﻔﺘﺢ‪ ،‬ﺣﻲ اﻟﺴﻔﺎرات‪ ،‬ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻧﴫ ‪ ،١١٤٧١‬اﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮة‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﴫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻛﺲ‪+ ٢٠٢ ٣٥٣٦٥٨٥٣ :‬‬ ‫ﺗﻠﻴﻔﻮن‪+ ٢٠٢ ٢٢٧٠٦٣٥٢ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﱪﻳﺪ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪hindawi@hindawi.org :‬‬ ‫املﻮﻗﻊ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪http://www.hindawi.org :‬‬ ‫ﻟﻨﺪن‪ ،‬ﺟﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧﺪاء اﻟﱪﻳﺔ‪/‬ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻣﻚ‪٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٧١٩ ٣٨٩ ٤ :‬‬ ‫‪ -١‬اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫‪٨٢٣‬‬ ‫رﺳﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻤﺎن إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ‪ ،‬ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻬﺎب ﺳﺎﻟﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳُﻤﻨَﻊ ﻧﺴﺦ أو اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل أي ﺟﺰء ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﺑﺄﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮﻳﺔ أو إﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻴﺔ أو ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻴﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫وﻳﺸﻤﻞ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺘﺼﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﻔﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﰲ واﻟﺘﺴﺠﻴﻞ ﻋﲆ أﴍﻃﺔ أو أﻗﺮاص ﻣﻀﻐﻮﻃﺔ أو اﺳﺘﺨﺪام أﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ‬ ‫إذن ﺧﻄﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﴍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧﴩ أﺧﺮى‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﺣﻔﻆ املﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت واﺳﱰﺟﺎﻋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬دون ٍ‬ ‫‪Arabic Language Translation Copyright © 2014 Hindawi Foundation for Ed‬‬‫‪ucation and Culture.‬‬ ‫‪The Call of the Wild‬‬ ‫‪All rights reserved.‬‬

‫اﳌﺤﺘﻮﻳﺎت‬

‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫‪ِ -١‬اﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎف‬ ‫‪ -٢‬اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ‬ ‫‪ِ -٣‬رﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬ ‫‪ -٤‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫‪ -٥‬ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِ‬ ‫‪ -٦‬ﺗَﺠَ ِﺎربُ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫‪ -٧‬أ َ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ﺟُ ُﺪ ٌد‬ ‫‪ -٨‬ﺟُ ﻮن ﺛُﻮرﻧﺘُﻮن‬ ‫‪ -٩‬اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ُن‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫‪ِ -١٠‬ﻧﺪَاءُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻷول‬

‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﺎف‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘ َﺮأ ْ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺮا ِﺋﺪَ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮهُ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ َوإِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫ِﻴﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻀ َﻼ ِت ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ َﺸﻌْ ٍﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ َو َﻛﺜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺑﻮﺟﻴﺖ ﺳﺎوﻧﺪ وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺳﺎن‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ﻣَ ْﻔﺘُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫دﻳﻴﺠﻮ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘﺒْ َﻞ َﻓ ْﱰَ ٍة َﻗ ِﺼريَةٍ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و َْاﻵ َن َآﻻ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻠ ِﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪ ٍِن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ف اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻔ َﺮ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎوي ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ُون إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎل َﺳﻌْ ﻴًﺎ َو َراءَ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﺪ ِ​ِن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﺴﻤﱠ ﻰ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاﻓﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ َ‬ ‫ات َﺷﻌْ ٍﺮ َﻛﺜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب؛ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴﱢﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك — ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﻣَ ْﻔﺘُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻀ َﻼ ِت َوذَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﱪدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ وَادِي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮر َﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﺑﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﺑﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ٍل َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﺼريَ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﻜﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮرﻧﻴﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ُل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ َﻼﻟِﻬَ ﺎ ُر ْؤﻳ َُﺔ أَﺟْ َﺰاءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﻮَا َرى ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر ﺟُ ْﺰﺋِﻴٍّﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َْﻓ ِﺔ‬ ‫َاﺳﻌَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ات ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱢﺮﺟَ ٌﺔ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻮَا ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ﻤَ ﱠﺮ ٌ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ٌة ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك إ ِ ْﺳ َ‬ ‫ﴬاءِ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َْﻼ ٌت َﺷ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫وج ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ْﻛﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫َاخ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜ ُﺴ ﱠﻮ ُة ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺎﺗَ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺪ ٌد َﻛ ِﺒريٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﺋ ِ​ِﴘ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴ ِْﻞ وَا ْﻟﻔِ ﺘْﻴ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ َ ِﱰ َﺷ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮت‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِني وَﺣَ ﺪَاﺋ ِ​ِﻖ اﻟﺘﱡ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮاﻋِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴬاءِ وَا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﺴﺎﺗ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑ ْﱤٌ َﻛ ِﺒريٌ و َ​َﺧ ﱠﺰا ُن ِﻣﻴَﺎ ٍه أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻨْﺘ ﱞِﻲ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ٌﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻢ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ أَﺑْﻨَﺎءُ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻬْ ُﺮﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮن إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﱢﺮ َﻓ ْ َ‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﻀﻴْﻌَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ ُوﻟِ َﺪ وَﻋَ َ‬ ‫َات‪ِ .‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎش ِﻷ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎ ُك ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ري ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ون َﻏ ْريُهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻛ َِﻼبٌ أ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َو ْز ٌن؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﺗَ ِﺠﻲءُ َوﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻜ ُﻦ إِﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﰲ وَﺟَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰدَﺣِ ﻤَ ِﺔ أ َ ْو ﺗَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ — َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟﺒﺞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻰ —‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ ِﰲ أﺣَ ِﺪ أ ْر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒ َُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجْ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻠ ِﻊ — ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺋﻨ َ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ — ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻜ ِﺴﻴﻜ ﱢِﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ ْ أ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣُﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫َﺎب ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ض‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻛ َِﻼبُ ﻓﻮﻛﺲ‬ ‫ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُون ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ﻣُﻬَ ﱢﺪ َد ًة ﺗﻮﺗﺲ وَﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺗريﻳﺮ — ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷﻗ ﱢﻞ ﻋِ ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮان‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺲ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴ ﱠﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻮَاﻓِ ِﺬ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ْﺮ َﻗ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺢ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎ َك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻤْ ُﻜ ُﺚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل أ َ ْو ﺗَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ وَﺟَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْ ِﺪ ﻣَ َﻊ أَو َْﻻدِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺎﺣَ ِﺔ أ َ ْو ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ان ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻐ ِﻄ ُﺲ ِﺑ َﺨ ﱠﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ﱠ‬ ‫َوﻳُ َﺮاﻓِ ُﻖ اﺑْﻨَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣﻮﱄ وَأﻟﻴﺲ ِﰲ ﻧ ُ ْﺰ َﻫﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وب أ َ ْو ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻴْﻌَ ِﺔ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﻛ ِ​ِﺮ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﻧ َ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺪ َْﻓﺄ َ ِة ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َﺮاءَةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ أَﺣْ َﻔﺎ َد ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺪَﺣْ ِﺮﺟُ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺸﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺶ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤْ ُﺮ ُﺳﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َْﻼ ِت‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا اﻣْ ﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْريُ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮاﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﻮ َر ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ِة ِﰲ ﻓِ ﻨَﺎءِ ْ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ َو َراءَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ إ ِ ْﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻮت‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َْﻼ ُت ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴ ِْﻞ َوﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ُر اﻟﺘﱡ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻠِﻚِ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ﻛ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﻮَﺟَ ِﺎر َوﻳَﺘَﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﻞ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ وَﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ‪ :‬ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬ ‫ُوس ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺒُﻮ أ َ ْو ﻳَ ْﺰﺣَ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ْو ﻳ َِﻄريُ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺘﻮﱠجُ َﻓﻮ َْق ُرء ِ‬ ‫َﴩ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن إﻳﻠﻤﻮ وَا ِﻟ ُﺪ ﺑﺎك — و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ٌﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﺳﺎن ﺑﺮﻧﺎرد — َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘ ﱠﺮبَ ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺑﺎك أ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺬُ َو ﺣَ ﺬْ َو وَا ِﻟ ِﺪهِ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻛ ِﺒريَ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ؛ َﻓ َﻮ ْزﻧ ُ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻷ َ ﱠن وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗَ ُﻪ — ﺷﻴﺐ — َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب ﺷﻴﱪد ْاﻻ ْﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨ ْ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ ﺣَ ﺠْ ﻤً ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْز َن إ ِ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓِﻴﻌَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺴﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬ ‫ﻈﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻴَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﺘَ َﴫ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺤْ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱠف ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ‬ ‫َﺎﻫﺎ وَاﺣْ ِﱰَا ِم ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ِﻠ ٌﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺮوًا‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َات ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َو ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮَا َل َﺳﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺨِ ُﺮ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ َ‬ ‫ُث أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ِﻟﻨُﺒ َ​َﻼءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻆ‬ ‫ﺻﺎ َر ﻣَ ْﻐ ُﺮو ًرا ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫‪8‬‬

‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎف‬

‫ﺾ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼﻴْ ُﺪ وَاﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺑَﻰ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺮ َد َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱟ ُﻣ َﺪ ﱠﻟ ٍﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠ ِﻖ‬ ‫أَﺑْﻌَ ﺪَا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺤُ ﻮ َم َو َزادَا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ِة ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ﺐَ و ﱢ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﺒَﺎﺣَ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ِﰲ َﺧ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ ﻋَ ﺎ ِم ‪ ١٨٩٧‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﺟْ ﺘَﺎَحَ َﻫﻮ َُس ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﻒ ِﰲ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻛﺘُ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ أَﻧْﺤَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺪ ﱠَﻓ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﻛﻠﻮﻧﺪﻳﻚ ﻋُ ُﻘﻮ َل اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱢ ﺪِ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻘ َﺮأ ُ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺮا ِﺋ َﺪ ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫ف َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﱪَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ‬ ‫أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﺴﺘَﺎﻧ ﱠِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺧ ِﻄريَ ًة؛ أ َ َﻻ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺣُ ﺒﱡ ُﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﻘﺎﻣَ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَو َْﻻدُ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫ﺎع‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ ﺧِ ﻴَﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﺷ ِﻬﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ِﰲ اﺟْ ﺘِﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ ﺐُ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﺴﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﻧ ُ ْﺰ َﻫ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬وﻓِﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺪَا َرﺟُ ٍﻞ َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻼ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٍة ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ‬ ‫ﱠث ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺪج ﺑﺎرك‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُه ﻧ ُ ُﻘﻮدًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻀﺎﻋَ َﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ ْنَ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت أﺟَ ﱠﺶ ﻟِﻤﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ أ ْن ﺗَﻠُ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺐُ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺴ ﱢﻠﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ «.‬ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﺛَﺒ َﱠﺖ ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ َﻗ ِﻮﻳٍّﺎ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِْق ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِﻳ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎق َﺷﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪َ «.‬ﻓﺄَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫ْف ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ‪» :‬إِذَا ﺛَﻨَﻴْﺘَ ُﻪ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻐ ِﺮﻳﺐُ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺧ ِﺘﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫ِﱪﻳَﺎءٍ و َُﻫﺪُوءٍ؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺮ ْق َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺜ َِﻖ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘﺒﱠ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ِﺑﻜ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤْ َ ِﱰﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ف ُﻫﻮَ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺑَﺪَأ ﻳ َْﺴﺤَ ﺒُﻪُ‪ ،‬أﺧﺬ ﺑﺎك ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫َي اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻐ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻳَﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﺟﺊَ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ ﻳ َِﻀ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻔ ُﺲ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ْﻞ ِﰲ‬ ‫ُﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮب ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺼ ْﻞ َﻏ َﻀﺒُ ُﻪ أَﺑَﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪَى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ْاﻷ ُ ْﺳﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ٌر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة و َِﺟﻴ َﺰةٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﰲ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبَ ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْد َر َﻛ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ﱠن ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻳُ ْﺆﻟِ ُﻤ ُﻪ وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ْرﺟَ ﺢُ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻐﻠِﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮب ِﰲ ﻋَ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻔﺘَﺢَ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ َوﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ ُر‬ ‫ْﻒ ُﻫ َﻮ ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ُر اﻟ ﱡﺮ ُﻛ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ َ ِﻖ َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ِﻠ ٌﻚ ﻣَ ْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ .‬و َرأَى أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ َﺧ َﺬ َه َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ِﺑ َﴩ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َوﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌَ ﱠﺾ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫أَﺣْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ِﺔ أَﺗَﻰ ﻟ َِريَى‬ ‫َث ﻧُﺒَﺎحُ ﺑﺎك ﺟَ َﻠﺒ ًَﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن أَﺣَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُث‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى أَﺛ َ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﱠﻀ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮو ٌه َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺬَبَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﱡ‬ ‫آﺧﺬُ ُه‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﺐٌ ﺑَﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ َﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َك َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮيﱞ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻟِﺠَ ﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر أَﺧِ ريًا إ ِ َﱃ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺨ َﺰ ٍن َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن و َ‬ ‫ري‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ َﻫ َﺬا ُﻫ َﻮ َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻟِﻌَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ُﻣﺘَ َﺬﻣﱢ ًﺮا‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ًرا‪ «.‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﺎف و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ُﺮوﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ » :‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﻷ َ ْﻓﻌَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻮ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﴍ ٌس إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ﻣَ ﺪَى‪«.‬‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ﻧ َ ْﻘﺪًا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜﻮَى‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻠ َﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ِﻎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﺗﱠ َﻔ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬أ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ؟ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮى َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ُون ِزﻳﺎ َد ٍة أ ْو ﻧ ُ ْﻘ َ ٍ‬ ‫َﺳﻴَ ْﺬ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻫ َﺬا ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أَﻋِ َﺪ َك ِﺑ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻤْ ﺘَ َﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻔ ُﺮ ُك ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ُﺮوﺣَ َﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪» :‬أَﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻤ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ﱠﻛ ِﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﴗ ﻣَ ْﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض وَأَﻣْ َﺴ ُﻜﻮ ُه ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﻠﻌُ ﻮا اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ﻴ َﻞ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْق اﻟﻨﱡﺤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َود َ​َﻓﻌُ ﻮا ِﺑ ِﻪ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ُ‬ ‫ُوق َﺧﺸ ِﺒ ﱟﻲ ﻳُﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻘﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺺ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ٍ‬ ‫أَﻣْ َﴣ ﺑﺎك ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ دَاﺧِ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫ُوق‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻴ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻫﺬَا‪ .‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ْﻟ ُﻐ َﺮﺑَﺎءُ؟ َوﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﺤْ ِﺒ ُﺴﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ دَاﺧِ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻴ ِﱢﻖ؟ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺐ ِﰲ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺐَ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎرهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﴏﻳ ًﺮا و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔﺘِﺢُ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻬُ ﺐﱡ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣَ ِﻞ‬ ‫َث ﺑَﺎبُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨ َﺰ ِن َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ أ َ ْو أَﺣَ ﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَو َْﻻدِ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮى وَﺟْ َﻪ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮى ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ ُﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ َﺷﻤْ ﻌَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻮ ُل َذ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱡﺒَﺎحُ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮحُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳُﻮ َﻟ ُﺪ ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻠ ِﻖ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ َزﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ ٍة َ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح د َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﺟُ ﺪُدٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﺰﻋِﺠْ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﻤَ ﻠُﻮا ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴩ وَﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺬ َر ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮﺛ ﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ُوق‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْد َر َك ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﻮﺣِ ﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ ﱢ‬ ‫‪10‬‬

‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎف‬

‫َار‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢَ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ َﺮ ِﰲ وُﺟُ ﻮﻫِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻮا إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ْاﻷ َ ْﴍ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫أُوﺗ َِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َني‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻐ ُﺰوﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌِ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ُون ِﺳﻮَى ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ َوﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓﻌُ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْد َر َك أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻻ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬ ‫ُﻀﺎﻳ َ​َﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪُوﻗ ِ​ِﻪ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ُوق إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ِﻞ ُ‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ؛ َﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَاﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُوق — ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻧُﻘِ َﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮو ِد ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺒﱠﺎ َرةٍ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨَﺎدِ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ َﺷﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ أ َ َﺧﺬَﺗْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺮ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ٍ‬ ‫ات َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪ ،‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر‬ ‫ﻳﻊ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮر ِه ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮى‬ ‫َ ِ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻣ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ َﺔ ُﺷﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ َﻢ ِﻟﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﺮﺑ َُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ْﻞ ﺑﺎك ﺧِ َﻼ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني َو َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻊ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳ َْﴩَبْ ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َﻏﻤْ َﺮ ِة َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮاهُ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎص ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ُوق ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻐِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ُون ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻛ َِﻼبٌ ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَﻤُﻮء َ‬ ‫ون َوﻳَﻨْﺒَﺤُ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻮﻧَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺄَذْ ُرﻋ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ َﺳﺨِ ٌ‬ ‫ُﻮر‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳُ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻏ َﻀﺒَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺘَ َﺰاﻳَﺪُ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺠً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻗِ ﱠﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺟَ ٍّ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺎ وَﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَﻘِ ﻨًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٌ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ َﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ِزﻳ َﻞ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ َم‬ ‫َ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﺢَ ِﻷَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى أ َ ْن ﻳَﻠُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬اﺣْ ﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻮ َرآ ُه ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﻪُ‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرأَى ﺑﺎك ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُوق ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َﺳﻌِ َﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﰲ ﺳﻴﺎﺗﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ري ﻣُﺤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل ﱡ‬ ‫ُوق ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒ ﱠﻲ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻓِ ﻨَﺎءٍ َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ﱟﻲ َ‬ ‫ﺎط‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﱰ ًة ﺣَ ﻤْ َﺮاءَ َوو ﱠَﻗ َﻊ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ َﺔ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻼ ِم ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ان ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧ َﺮجَ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﺑَﺪِﻳ ٌﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ُﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺠُ ْﺪ َر ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﺧِ َ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺑًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗ َﺮأ َ ُه اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا‪ .‬أ َ ْد َر َك ﺑﺎك أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﻌَ ﺬﱢﺑَ ُﻪ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴬ ﺑَ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ُوق‪َ .‬‬ ‫َﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ وَﻫِ َﺮا َو ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﺿﺤْ َﻜ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺘَ ًﺔ وَأﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳ ٍﺔ ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ُﻗ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫‪11‬‬

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‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺮﺟَ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ُوق ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُوق ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒ ﱠﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫َﴬبُ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﺳﺄ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻫ َﺮبَ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﴬوا ﱡ‬ ‫ان‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ أَﺣْ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِآﻣ ٍﻦ أﻋْ َﲆ أﺣَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺪ َر ِ‬ ‫ُوق إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبَ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ أَو ِﱠل َ‬ ‫َﺎن‬ ‫ُوق و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻔﺘَﺢُ ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم و َ​َﻏ َﺮ َس أ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﻠﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘُ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒﻴﱠ ِﺔ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ُﺰو ُم َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫وج ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮق ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ُوق َﻗ ْﺪ َر ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو ﱡ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫اﺟ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ﻋَ ِﺎزﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ إ ِ ْﺧ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑﺎك ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﻴﱠﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َث َﻓﺘْﺤَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﻌْ ُ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪ «.‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ َوﻧ َ َﻘ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻬ َﺮا َو َة إ ِ َﱃ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ا ْﻟﻴُﻤْ ﻨَﻰ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن اﻷَﺣْ ﻤَ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ َﺷﻴْ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني؛ إِذِ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺠْ ﻤَ َﻊ ُﻗﻮَا ُه ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ َﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧًﺎ أَﺣْ ﻤَ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺐَ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮهُ‪ ،‬وَاﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻓ ُﻤ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﻠﻌَ ِ‬ ‫َان ِﺑ َﻠﻮ ِْن اﻟ ﱠﺪ ِم ِﰲ ﺟُ ﻨ ُ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاو ِ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺐَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ َو ْزﻧ ُ ُﻪ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪ ُه ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم و ﱠ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ َﻠﻴْ َﻠﺘَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺣُ ِﺮ َم ﻓِ ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳ َ​َﱰَا َﻛ ُﻢ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫َاب‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ ﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض و َِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬً ﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﻌَ ﱠﺾ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ًَﺔ أَو َْﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺘَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪ ُه َوو َ​َﻗ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه وَﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻰ َ ْ‬ ‫َث َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ًَﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻬ َﺮا َوةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻖ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ َزﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ ًة ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﴏ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ َد وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﰲ‬ ‫َاخ أ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧُﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه َوو َ​َﻗ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻰ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ ِﺜ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﺾ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪،‬‬ ‫َار ِﰲ َﻓ َﺮ ٍح‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ٌﺮ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺮ ِو ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻓﻮ َْق ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻗ ْﻠﺘُﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﺮﺑ ُﱢﺖ ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ِس ﺑﺎك‪» :‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل ا ْﻟﺨِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎبُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت َﻟ ِﻄ ٍ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌْ َ ِﱰﻳ ِﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ﻳَﺎ‬ ‫ريي‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ َﻀ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َر ْﻛﻨَﺎ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ﻳَﺎ َ‬ ‫َث َو َراءَ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮرﻧَﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ َﺖ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﺘَ َﻚ وَأَﻧَﺎ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻠُﻮكِ و َ​َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﺘِﻲ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﺣَ َﺴ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ْف ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﱡف َﻓ َﺴﻮ َ‬ ‫ُﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ إِذَا أ َ َﺳﺄ ْ َت اﻟﺘﱠ َﴫ َ‬ ‫ْف ﺗُﻮ ِﻗ ُﻊ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ َﻚ ِﰲ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻓ ِﻬﻤْ َﺖ؟«‬ ‫ْاﻷُﻣ ِ‬ ‫‪12‬‬

‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎف‬

‫ﴍبَ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﻨَﻬَ ٍﻢ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ َﻢ وَﺟْ ﺒ ًَﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﴬ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءَ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪ِ َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﻘ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ِﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ﱢﻲءِ ﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاب‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ِﺒ َﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‬ ‫َاﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ‬ ‫ف أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ِاﻻﻋْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ُد ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَ ْﺮﺑَﺢَ ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْد َر َك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ ٍق ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ َﻛﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ وَﻣَ ْﻜ ِﺮ ِه أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َد ْر ًﺳﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺴﺎ ُه أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ‬

‫ﻮج‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡﺜ ُﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﺧ َﺸ ِﺒﻴﱠ ٍﺔ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ور ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم أَﺗَ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبٌ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺾ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ َوﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ِر َﻗﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ ﺒَﺎ ٌل‪ .‬ﺑَﻌَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‬ ‫آﻫﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺬْﻋِ ُﻦ ﻟ َِﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺗَﻰ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َر َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ذِي ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل َ‬ ‫ون ﻳَﺄْﺗُ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻵ َﺧ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُﻘِﻴ ُﻢ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ذِي ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ٍم َوﻳ َْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ وَأ َ ْﺳﻌَ ِﺎر َﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ َﺮﺑَﺎءُ وَاﺣِ ﺪًا أ َ ْو أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮن َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻳ َْﻦ ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺒ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُث ِﻟ ْﻠﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة َﻻ ﻳُﺒَﺎ ُع ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَﺎ َر َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺑريو ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴ َْﺸ َ ِﱰﻳَﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ َﻟﺪَى‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻜﻮﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ َ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ و َِﻇ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘُ ُﻪ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻮ ِْﺻﻴ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا أَيﱠ ﻧَﻮ ٍْع ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻷَدَاءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪٍّا ِﻷ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ ِﺑ َﺴ َﺨﺎءٍ‬ ‫ﺼﻮﻟِ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨﱠﻮ ِْع‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺮحَ ﺑريو ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ﺑﺎك و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ذَا ﱡ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ﺣُ ُ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺛَﻤَ ﻨ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ‪» :‬ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ ُ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫﺬَا ِﺳﻌْ ٌﺮ َﺧ ﱞ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎص َﻟ َﻚ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ً‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َد َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺑ َْﻘﻴ ُْﺖ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻠ َﻚ ﺧِ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻤﻴ ٌﻞ ﻣُﻤَ ﻴﱠ ٌﺰ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ و ْ‬ ‫ﻴﺼﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﴍ ٌس‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧ َ ْﻮ ُع ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِ ِﻹﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ َ ِ‬

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‫ا ْرﺗَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ﺑريو اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎع أ َ ْﺳﻌَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﺧ ًﺮا‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺒﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻻ ْرﺗ َِﻔ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌْ ُﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ َﻫﻮ َِس ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱢ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺒَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ُﻣﺘَﻤَ ﻴ ٍﱢﺰ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﱪﺗ ِ​ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﻘ ً‬ ‫ﻮﻻ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ُﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ﺧِ ْ َ‬ ‫ف أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ﻧَﺎدِ ٌر و َ​َﻓ ِﺮﻳ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻋ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫»ﻗ ْﺪ َﻻ أ َ ِﺟ ُﺪ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َرأَى ﺑﺎك ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮ َد ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ذِي ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َد ُه ُﻫ َﻮ َو َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﻛريﱄ — وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ٌَﺔ َﻟ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻧﻴﻮﻓﺎوﻧﺪﻻﻧﺪ — إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮ َك ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ »ﻧﺎروال«‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑريو إ ِ َﱃ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ َ‬ ‫وَﻛريﱄ ﺳﻴﺎﺗﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ِﻢ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺜ ﱠ ِﺔ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬و َر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ف َﻫﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ني و َ​َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﺣْ ِﱰَا ٍم؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْد َر َك أ َ ﱠن ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻋَ ﺎدِ َﻟ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛﻴْ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺎﻣ ُِﻞ ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪.‬‬ ‫وَأﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ِ‬ ‫َني َ‬ ‫َني أ َ ْﺳ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ‪ .‬أَﺣَ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻘ َﻼ ِن ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺒريًا‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﻧﺎروال‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎﺑَ َﻞ ﺑﺎك وَﻛريﱄ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮﻧ ُ ُﻪ أَﺑْﻴ َُﺾ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َودُودًا َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﻮﺣِ ﻲ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َق ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺧﺪْﻋَ ٍﺔ َدﻧِﻴﺌَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ُدهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ات َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك وَأَﻋَ ﺎ َد ُه إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك وَﻛريﱄ َﻻ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ِاﻻ ْﺧﺘ َِﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ط ِﺑ ْﺎﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ دﻳﻒ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ ُﻞ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ُم وَاﻟﺘﱠﺜَﺎ ُؤبُ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ني و َْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺟ ُﻪ أَﻣْ ﻮَاﺟً ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻼ ِﻃﻤَ ًﺔ َوﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎﻳَ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ٍِﺐ‬ ‫ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗُﻮ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓ ُﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ﺑﺎك وَﻛريﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫ْف ﻳَﻌْ َ ِﱰﻳ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ﺎجُ ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك وَﻛريﱄ َوﻳَﺘَﺜَﺎءَبُ َوﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ِﺜريٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﺑﺎك أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱠﻮ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ور ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢُ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﺑُ ُﺮو َد ًة ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ .‬و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﺛَﺎ َرةِ؛ إِذْ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻴريًا َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒَﺎ َل ِﰲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ُث‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﴬ َﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَاﻗِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ وَأَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَو ِﱠل ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ﻟِﺒﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ُه ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﱠد ٍة ﺑَﻴ َْﻀﺎءَ َﻫ ﱠﺸ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ َﻞ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪َ .‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ًِﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﱠد ِة‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﻀﺎءِ ﻳَﺘَ َﺴ َﺎﻗ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ﱠﺰ ﺑﺎك ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﱠدةِ‪،‬‬ ‫‪16‬‬

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‫ِﻴﻼ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺸﻤﱠ ﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ُﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟﻌَ َﻖ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻠ َِﺴﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﺴﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪،‬‬ ‫ﻀ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءُ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴﻪُ‪َ .‬‬ ‫ري ُه ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ ِﺜريًا وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻜ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫َث ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎص ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫اج‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫و َْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺐَ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ﺪُوﻧَﻪُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﺣْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ﻳَ َﺮى ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجَ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءُ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﺎ ُد ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ َرةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ْاﻷ َ ﱠو ُل ﻟِﺒﺎك ِﰲ َﺷ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮس؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ دﻳﺎ أ َ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪْﻣَ ٌﺔ َوﻣ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ٌة ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘُ ِﺰ َع ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَﻤَ ٍﻊ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢ ٍ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه‬ ‫ﴬ وَأ ْﻟﻘِ َﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﻢ ﺑُﺪَاﺋ ﱟِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺤْ ﻴَﺎ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤَ ًﺔ و َ​َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ِﺷﻌﱠ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌَ ِﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ﺑَﻴ ِْﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﺳﻮَى‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ أ َ ِو اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ ِﺑ َﻠﺤْ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ َﺴ ﱡﻜ ِﻊ و ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮر ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﻠ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ٌر ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ أﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ ﻳَﻠُﻮحُ َﺧ َ‬ ‫وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ .‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ا ْرﺗِﺒَﺎ ٌك وَﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌﺮ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٌ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺬَا‬ ‫ﻈﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ُﻣﺘَﻴ ﱢَﻘ ً‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﺎص وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَﻠ ُِﻔ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﺆ َﻻءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ُﺆ َﻻءِ َﺧ ِﻄ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل‬ ‫ون وَا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧُﻮ ُن ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎﻧُﻮ ُن ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫و َْاﻷَﻧْﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر ُك َﻫ َﻜﺬَا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑَﺘُ ُﻪ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ َد ْر ًﺳﺎ َﻻ ﻳُﻨ ْ َﴗ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ﻛريﱄ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮدُو َد ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ُﻮن ُﻗ ْﺮبَ ﻣَ ْﺨ َﺰ ِن ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ‪ْ ،‬اﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻢ ذِ ﺋْ ٍﺐ ﺑَﺎﻟ ٍِﻎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺣَ ﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ُون َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ إِﻧْﺬَ ٍار َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ َو َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌِ َﺮاكِ ‪ ،‬ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ‬ ‫َﴬﺑُﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻤ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا أ ُ ْﺳﻠُﻮبَ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺣَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو أ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫َاﱄ ْ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﺪث َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ وَأَﺣَ ﺎ ُ‬ ‫َني ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺬ ُر ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك َﺳﺒَﺐَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ ﻛريﱄ‬ ‫ﻃﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ﺠُ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫ﺿﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ْت ﺗُ ْﺮﻫِ ﺒُﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﺢُ َوﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻀﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺘَ َﴫ ُ‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َث ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗﻌً ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱠف‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳ ُْﺨ ِﺮجُ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﻤ ِﻪ ِﻟﻴ َْﻀﺤَ َﻚ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َرأَى ﺑﺎك َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأَى أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‬ ‫‪17‬‬

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‫ﺼﺎ َوﻳُ َﻠﻮﱢحُ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﻟﻴ َُﻔ ﱢﺮ َﻗﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﻌَ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎل َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪُوﻧَﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ِق ْاﻷﻣْ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻛريﱄ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟُ ِﺮﺣَ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ َﻫﺎ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ .‬رأَى ﺑﺎك أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎدِ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﺗَﺘَ َﴫ ُ‬ ‫ﱠف َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ‬ ‫إِذَ ْن؟ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻘ ُﻊ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻤَ َﻚ؛ إِذَ ْن َﻓﻌَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ ﺣِ ﺬْ َر ُه ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳ َ​َﻘ َﻊ أَﺑَﺪًا‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫َﺿﺤِ َﻚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ .‬أ َ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ و َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ َﻛ ِﺮ َﻫ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أيﱢ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ أ ْو إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺪْﻣَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻔ َ‬ ‫َث ﻟِﻜريﱄ ﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻰ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪْﻣَ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺛَﺒ َﱠﺖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺰﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮﺑُﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﴎﺟً ﺎ َﻛﺎ ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﺸﺎ ِﺑﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮى اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎس‬ ‫ﺎن َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ُﻮل ِﰲ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳ َ​َﻀﻌُ ﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻴُﻮ ُل ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮر ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪َ :‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ِة ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ َﺪ ُم ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺪْﻓِ ﺌَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺮ ْق َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫اف ا ْﻟﻮَادِي َوﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد وَﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣِ ﻤْ ٌﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﻟِﺒﺎك َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﺣِ ْﻜﻤَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻓ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَدﱠى ﻣَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ﺘَ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أُوﺗ َِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺬَل ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ و ُْﺳﻌِ ِﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫﺬَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺎرﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎ ِﺋﺪ َُﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ وَدﻳﻒ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﺧِ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ًة‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﻠﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎح ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ وَﻋَ ﱢﻀ ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺨ ِﻄﺊُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱡﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َﻛﻠِﻤَ َﺔ »ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺒْ َﻞ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ« َوﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ِْﻖ«‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َﻛﻠِﻤَ َﺔ »اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺒْﺘَﻌِ َﺪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺗَﻨْﺤَ ِﺪ ُر املِ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ِﻬ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻟِﺒريو‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ َﺮ ٌة ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬وذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﻪ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ﺑَﻌْ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ريةِ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﺑريو — ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ َ‬ ‫ﻮل َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮ ِه ِﻟﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ِﻟﺘَﻮ ِْﺻ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺎن َ‬ ‫ان‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ُ‬ ‫َان ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺑﻴﲇ وَﺟﻮ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ أ َﺧﻮ ِ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ْﻮ َزﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َِﺮﻳ ٍﺪ — وَﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ُ ﱟم وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﻴﲇ َﻟ ِﻄ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ و َ​َﻫﺎدِ ئ َ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺎع‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؛ ﺣَ ﺎ ﱠد‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎع َو َﻛﺌِﻴﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ َوﺗَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َني‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ٌة َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬رﺣﱠ ﺐَ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ دﻳﻒ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ إ ِ ْر َﻫﺎﺑَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﱠﺮ َك ﺑﻴﲇ ذَﻳْ َﻠ ُﻪ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ َﺮى ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﺣِ ﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫‪18‬‬

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‫ﺎن ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ْد َر َك َدﻧَﺎءَ َة ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺟﻮ َﻓﻤَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ إ ِ ْر َﻫﺎﺑَ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻟ ْﻮ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ .‬اﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺐَ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ َر َﻗﺒَ ِﺔ ﺟﻮ وَاﻧْﺤَ ﻨ َ ْﺖ أُذُﻧَﺎ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِﰲ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠ َﻢ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ْ‬ ‫ﴍﺳﺎ َو ُﻣ َﺮوﱢﻋً ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ْ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ِة‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﺪُو‬ ‫ﺑﻴﲇ ِﻟﻴَﺤْ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻣَ ﺎءَ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴬ ﺑريو َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ًزا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ َوﻧَﺤِ ً‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة وَﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ آﺛَﺎ ٌر ِ ِﻹ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ َﻗﺪِﻳﻤَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻼ َوذَا ﻋَ ْ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺐَ ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻏِ َﺮ ِار دﻳﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ — َوﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ أَيﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪،‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ أ َ ْو ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻊ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ أ َ ْو ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄ َﻲ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ِﻟﻴَﻨ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ و َ​َﺷﺄْﻧَﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَى ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ٌة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ﻟ ُِﺴﻮءِ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓﻌَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘ َ ِﱰبَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ِﺔ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺄ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ﺳﻮ ﱢﻟﻴﻜﺲ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ُه َوﻧَﺒَﺢَ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻨﱠﺐَ ﺑﺎك ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧِﺐَ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤْ ﻴَﺎءُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﻘ ْﻊ ِﰲ أَيﱢ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ﱠن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ دﻳﻒ‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ﺢُ ِﺳﻮَى إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون و َ​َﺷﺄْﻧَﻪُ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬

‫اﳊ َﻴ ِﺎة‬ ‫ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗ َ​َﻌ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ﻟِ ْﻠ َﺒ َﻘﺎءِ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻴ ِﺪ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﺟَ َﻪ ﺑﺎك ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة و َْﻗ َﺖ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ُﺔ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ ِﻀﻴﺌُﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻤْ ﻌَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ أَﺑْﻴ َ​َﺾ وَﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ د َ‬ ‫— ﻳَﻤْ َﻠ ُﺆ َﻫﺎ اﻟﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱢفءُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ َﺔ — َ‬ ‫ﴏ َخ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَا ﻳ َْﻘﺬ َِﻓﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻇﻨٍّﺎ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗَ َﴫ ًﱡﻓﺎ ﻋَ ﺎدِ ﻳٍّﺎ — َ َ‬ ‫اج و َ​َﺧ َﺮجَ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺟَ َﺮى ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ و ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﻹﺣْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎردِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءُ َﺷﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﱪُو َد ِة ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﺸﺐُ ِﺳﻬَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻋِ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻮج‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻘِ ﻴ َﻊ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪ ُه ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ‪ .‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳ َِﺴريُ و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨَﺎمَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻴَ ِﻢ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻌَ ﱢﺪ َد ِة و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻳُ ْﺮﺛَﻰ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ ﺑُ ُﺮو َد ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺖ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻮَﺣﱢ َﺸ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺮﻫِ ﺒَﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ َوﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺐُ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ‬ ‫َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫)ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَ ُﺮ ﱡد ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻫﺠُ ﻮ ِم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى(‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻳَﻤْ ِﴤ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ُون ِﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ و َ​َﻻ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮد َ‬ ‫ُﻀﺎﻳ َ​َﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ َوﻳَ َﺮى َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻨَﺎﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ْت َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﺟﺊَ ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ري ﺑَﺎﺣِ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد‬ ‫ُﻓ ِ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻮْا‪ .‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺪُو ُر ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ َِﺠﺪ َُﻫﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻫ ْﻞ ُﻫ ْﻢ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ؟ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻏ ْريُ ﻣُﻤْ ﻜ ٍِﻦ َوإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َد ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻳ َْﻦ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا إِذَ ْن؟ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺪُو ُر ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ ُﺶ َوﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ذَﻳْ َﻠ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ْﺖ‬ ‫َﺎع وَا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ َﺪةِ‪ .‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة اﻧ ْ َﺰاحَ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ُه َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﺼﺐَ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠﻮﱠى ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً َودُودًا ﻳُ َ‬ ‫َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺨﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻤْ ِﺌﻨُﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‬ ‫ْف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ِ‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟﻴ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﻢ ﺑﺎك ﻧ َ ْﺴﻤَ َﺔ َﻫﻮَاءٍ دَاﻓِ ٍﺊ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َرأَى ﺑﻴﲇ و َُﻫ َﻮ ُﻣﺘَ َﻜ ﱢﻮ ٌر‬ ‫ﻮج ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴًﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ َﺮ ٍة دَاﻓِ ﺌَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﻴﲇ ﻳَﻌْ ِﻮي َوﻳَﺘَ َﻠﻮﱠى ِﻟﻴُﺜ ْ ِﺒ َﺖ ﻟِﺒﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻟﻌَ َﻖ وَﺟْ َﻪ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﻠ َِﺴﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺐ اﻟﺪﱠاﻓِ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا َد ْر ًﺳﺎ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ َﻜﺬَا ﻳَﻨَﺎ ُم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮج‪ .‬اﻧْﺘَ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺿﻌً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﴪﺑ َِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮا َر ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ِﻟﺘَﻤْ َﻸ َ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ِﻟﻴَﺤْ ﻔِ َﺮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺬَا َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ و َ​َﺷ ﱟ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َو َراحَ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻴَ ْﻮ ٍم َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ُﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎت‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﺢ‪َ ،‬ر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺎر ُع ْاﻷَﺣْ َﻼ َم ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ َوﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ َوﻣ ُِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺿﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺘْ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺢْ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ْﺿﺎءُ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ْك أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻫﻮَ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺠﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﺗُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺘْ ُﻪ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻮَا ِﺋ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ و َ​َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺴ َﺎﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن َوﺗَ ْﻀ َﻐ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺸﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ َوﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺐَ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْ ِﻪ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﲆ و َ​َﺧ َﺮجَ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻋْ ﻤَ ﻰ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻮج ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻮﻗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﱠﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻳَ َﺮ ْت ُﻛﺘَ ُﻞ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َرأَى ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ َﺴ َﻜ َﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻪ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﻀﺎءُ َوﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻫﻮَ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْن ذَ َﻫﺐَ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ْﺰ َﻫ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺣَ َﻔ َﺮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮ ًة اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴ َ​َﺔ ِﻟﻴَﻨَﺎ َم ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎل ﻟِﺒريو‪» :‬أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻞ َﻟ َﻚ إ ِ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ؟«‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﺑريو وَا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴ ُﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ َﺳﺎﻋِ َﻲ ﺑ َِﺮﻳ ٍﺪ َﻟﺪَى ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻜﻮﻣَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬و ِﻟﺬَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺳ َﻼ ِت ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻬﻤﱠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ َ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ َوﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻘ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ِﰲ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ ْ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢَ ﻋَ َﺪ ُد‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻀﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب ﻫﺎﺳﻜﻲ أ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪوجُ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺛُﺒﱢﺘَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﺗ ِْﺴﻌَ ًﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫ﻮر َﻫﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮن ُرﺑ ُِﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﻌَ ِﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆدﱢي إ ِ َﱃ وَادِي دﻳﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑ ِﺎﻻﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷ ٍّﺎﻗﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺠً ﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ .‬أَد َْﻫ َﺸﺘْ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ َ​َﻫ َﺶ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ري ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪجَ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜَﺒ َﱠﺖ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮأ َ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ ْﺨ ِﺼﻴﱠﺘَ ْﻲ دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ﱠ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﻴ ِ‬ ‫‪22‬‬

‫ِرﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬

‫ني‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺑَﺎﺗَﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻴ ﱢَﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﻈْ ِ‬ ‫ني َو ُﻣﻨْﻌَ ِﺰ َﻟ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ُﻛ ﱟﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠري َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدَا َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻴ َِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎط‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﺼ ْ ِ‬ ‫َوﻣ ُْﻔﻌَ ﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ أدَاءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳ َْﻐ َﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﺧ ُﺮ ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءُ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎق ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َوﻣ ِْﻦ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ﱟ‬ ‫ﻒ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﺑﺴﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ِﻊ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ و ُِﺿ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني‬ ‫َني دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺘَ َﺴﻨﱠﻰ َﻟ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ َﺬﻳ ِْﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ َ ِﱪ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني َﻗﺪِﻳ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛﺎ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎدَى‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ِﺗ ْﻠ ِﻤﻴﺬًا ﻧ َ ِﺠﻴﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻣُﻌَ ﱢﻠﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ أَيﱢ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ ﻋَ ﺎدِ ًﻻ وَﺣَ ﻜِﻴﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة‬ ‫ات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺎل وَأ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ اﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ َﻗﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻐ ِﻀﺐَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺼريَ ٍة ﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك اﺗﱠ َﺨﺬَ ﺣِ ﺬْ َر ُه ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َو َ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ .‬و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ أَدَاءُ ﺑﺎك َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن دﻳﻒ وﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َﻛ ﱠﻔﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ُﻀﺎﻳ َ​َﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑريو َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻋْ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺪ ِْر ِه ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َر َﻓ َﻊ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ َوﺗَ َﻔﺤﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﺷ ﱠﺎﻗ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َت إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي‬ ‫ﱪ ﻣُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ﺷﻴﺐ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ُﺮو ًرا ِﺑﻤِ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ْاﻷَﻧْﻬَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ وَأ َ ْﻛﻮَا ِم‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺳﻜﻴﻠﺰ وَﺣِ َﺰا ِم ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﱪ َْت َﻓﻮ َْق َﺷ ﱢﻖ ﺗﺸﻴﻠﻜﻮت ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َْﻔ ِﺼ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ ﻋُ ﻤْ ُﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ ِ​ِﻤﺌَ ِ‬ ‫َني‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺣُ ﺪُو ِد ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻟ ِ​ِﺢ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬْ ِب َوﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺐ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ َﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ ِﺶ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺌ ِ‬ ‫َات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻤْ َﻸ ُ ُﻓﻮ َﱠﻫ ِ‬ ‫ِﺳ ْﻠ ِﺴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒُﺤَ ْري ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ِ .‬ﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ ٍﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِني ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﱪَاﻛ ِ‬ ‫ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ أَو َْﻗ َ‬ ‫ري ِة ﺑﻴﻨﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺑُﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻵ َﻻ ُ‬ ‫ون ذَ َوﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﺳ ُﻔﻨَﻬُ ْﻢ َوﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ﻳَﺒْﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺣِ ِﺜ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﻔ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮ ًة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ َوﻧَﺎ َم ﻧَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﰲ ﺟَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﴎﺟً ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َو َرﺑَ ُ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ ﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر ِد َوو َ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه َ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﻷ َ ﱠن اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞَ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫أ ُ ِزﻳﺢَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴﻠُ ُﻜﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ أ َ ْﺳﻬَ َﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮج ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱠﻖ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ َﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ ﺑَﺬْ َل ﻣَ ِﺰﻳ ٍﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ِﺪ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪﻣُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ُِﺰﻳﺢَ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجَ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫‪23‬‬

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‫ِﺑﺤِ ﺬَاﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َﴪ ﻣ ُِﻬﻤﱠ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺺ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُد ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻴ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَأَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺒَﺎ َد ُل ْاﻷ َ ْدوَا َر ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑريو‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺨِ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﻮج وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ أَﻣْ ًﺮا ﻣ ُِﻬﻤٍّ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ِة ﻟِﻠﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮر ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَاﺣِ َﺪةِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ َرﻓِﻴﻌَ ًﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ون ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ُه ﻟ ُِﺸﻬُ ٍ‬ ‫َوﻳ َْﺨﺘَﻔِ ﻲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠﺪﱟ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﻳﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َس ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎمَ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨْﺪ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﺟَ ﱠﺮ‬ ‫ﴩ َق ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫َﺎل‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟﺘُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮع ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﺘُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ ٍﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻤَ ﻚِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ َوﻧ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮن ا ْﻟﻤُﺠَ ﱠﻔ ِﻒ — ﺗَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻠﻤ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َو ْزﻧًﺎ َوﻣُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َد ًة ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة — َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ وَاﺣِ ﺪًا َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴ ُﱠﺔ َر ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﻚِ ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ظ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻟﻴ َ​َﺎﻗﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﲆ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ وَﻫِ ﻨْﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺻ َﻔ ًﺔ أ َ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴ ًﱠﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻋْ ﺘَﺎ َد ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫— ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ُق َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ و ُْﺳ ِﻊ ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪَاﻓِ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻠ ُﻪ — ﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ ُﻗﻮا َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮون ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻤﱠ ْﻦ َ َ‬ ‫ﺾ َو َراءَ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ُل َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺬَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻌً ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﴪ ُق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ُﺪ َوﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ ُ ْ‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ُﺪهُ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜًﺎ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ًﺮا ِﰲ‬ ‫ات َرأى ﺑﺎﻳﻚ — و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﴍﻳﺤَ َﺔ َﻟﺤْ ٍﻢ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ﺑريو‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻔﻌَ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﴪ ُق َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ َﺔ َﻟﺤْ ٍﻢ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﻏ ِﻀﺐَ ﺑريو ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱠﻚ ِﰲ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻞ اﺗﱠﻬَ َﻢ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َ‬ ‫َﴎ َق ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‬ ‫وَ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َﴪ ُق — وَﻋَ َﺎﻗﺒَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ داب — و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ أ َ ْﺧ َﺮ ُق دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َ َع ﺑﺎك ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َﻗ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫وﱃ أ ْن ﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ِض ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻣ ُِﻬﻤٍّ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ؛ أ َ َﻻ و َُﻫ َﻮ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻜﻴ ِﱡﻒ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ َﺧﻴَﺎ ٌر‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻤريَ ُه َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳُ َﺆﻧﱢﺒُ ُﻪ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺒ ِﺐ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫‪24‬‬

‫ِرﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬

‫َ‬ ‫َﴪ ْق ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر ِد ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ ِﺶ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ َﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﴪ ُق ِﺑﺤِ ْﺮ ٍص و َِﰲ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺐَ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻠﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ ُ‬ ‫ري ﺑﺎك؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ِﻪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻮ ُل أَيﱠ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺠ ْﺴ ُﻤ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﻞ ْاﻵ َﻻ َم ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢَ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ْﻘﻮَى ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ َوﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼﺑ ًَﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﴫ و ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎت َﺳﻤْ ﻌُ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺎدٍّا ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬وﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َاﻟﺸ ﱢﻢ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َﺧ ِﺎر َﻗﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺎ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﻓِ ﺘَ ِﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻧَﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻢ َوﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ َﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ َر َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬وﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎ ِﺑ ِﻊ أ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞَ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ُم ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺶ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ َﺔ ﺟَ ﻠِﻴ ٍﺪ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫َوﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ ِﺑ ْﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ٍه َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﺰ ُل ِﺑ َﻘﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠﻔِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺒﱠﺄ َ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ َوﻳُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻤﻪُ‪ .‬ﺑَ ْﻞ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ إِذَا‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءَ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ِﺮﺑَ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺗَﻨَﺒﱠﻬَ ْﺖ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ َﻏ َﺮا ِﺋ ُﺰ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﱪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﰲ‬ ‫أَﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠ ُﻜﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َد َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر ُك ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن وَاﺣِ ﺪًا ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳ َﻼﻓِ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر ُك‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺟْ ﺪَا ُد ُه ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ وَا ْﻟ ُﺨ َﺪ ُع ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﻠﺠَ ﺌُ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺸﻮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو َل ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ًة َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺎﱄ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر َدةِ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬و َِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ﻳ ُِﺸريُ ِﺑﺄَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ ﻤَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺠُ ﻮ ِم َوﻳَﻌْ ِﻮي َ‬ ‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫ْت‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ون اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑ َ‬ ‫ْت أَﺣَ ِﺪ أَﺟْ ﺪَادِ ِه ٍ‬ ‫َﺎت َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺒَﻌِ َﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ دَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗُ ُﻪ‬ ‫آت ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗَﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ُﺮوا ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﻟﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻐ ﱠري َْت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﺑﺎك ﺗَﻐ ﱡريًا َﻛ ِﺒريًا‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ أ ﱠن ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻔ َﺮ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن ﻣﺎﻧﻮﻳﻞ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﺴﺘَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪ ٍِن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎﻣَ َﺮ َة‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ‬

‫ا ْﻟﻜَ ْﻠ ُﺐ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻷ ْﻗ َﻮى‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ِﻇ ﱢﻞ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َر ْﻏﺒ ٌَﺔ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫وف ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢَ أ ْﻗﻮَى َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ ﺗَ َﺰاﻳَﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ وَاﻟﺘﱠﻨ َ ﱡﻘ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫َت َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏﺒ َُﺔ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك أَﺑ َْﻘﻰ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫ﴎا‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺴﺐَ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ َﻠ َﻜ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ وَا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ُْﺚ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ َر ِ ٍّ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ً‬ ‫ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ َوﻣ َُﺴﻴ ِْﻄ ًﺮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻻ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﺑﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﻴَﺎدِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ ُ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌِ َﺮاكِ ﻣَ َﻊ أَيﱢ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﻨﱠﺐَ ا ْﻟﻌِ َﺮا َك إ ِ ْن أَﻣْ َﻜ َﻦ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك وَﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱠﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ ُر ﻳَﺘَ َﺰاﻳَ ُﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﻀﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ْﺮ ﺑﺎك ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ د َ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻔﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﱢت ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُ َﻜ ﱢ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳُ ْﺮﻫِ ﺐَ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺄ ﱠن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ ْن ﻳَﺄ ُﺧﺬَ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ َ ِﺷﺠَ ﺎ ًرا َﻻ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺴ َﻼ ِم وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ و َُﻫ ُﺮو ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻛﺎدت ﻣ َُﺸﺎﺟَ َﺮ ٌة َﻛﻬَ ِﺬ ِه أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ُث ِﰲ ِﺑﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ إِﺣْ ﺪَى اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻼ ِت‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ و َ​َﻗﻌَ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺎدِ ﺛ َ ٌﺔ أَﻧْﻬَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﺧﻴﱠ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ري ِة ﻟﻮﺑﺎرج‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﺷ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜﺎ ُن‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﺑُﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴬﺑُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑ ِﺴﻬَ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻣُﻮﺣِ ًﺸﺎ َو َﻛﺌِﻴﺒًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺎﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ َﺮ ُة ِﰲ َﻏ َﺰا َر ٍة وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ َُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ُم اﻟﺪ ِﱢاﻣ ُﺲ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﺟْ َﱪ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻋْ ﻤَ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮن‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن و َ​َﻗ َﻊ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ْ‬ ‫اﺧ ِﺘﻴَﺎ ُر ُﻫﻢْ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺟﺪَا ٌر َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱞ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜﺎ ُن ُﻫ َﻮ أ ْﺳﻮَأ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َاﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﺑريو ِﻷ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﺸﻌِ َﻼ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر َوﻳ َ​َﻀﻌَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘَ ِﻲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫ري َة ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ْ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮا ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱡﻠ ِﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﺗُ َﺸ ﱢﻜ َﻞ ﻋِ ﺒْﺌًﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ ا ْﻟﺒُﺤَ ْ َ‬

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‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ أَﻋْ ﻮَادِ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧﺒ َْﺖ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ِﺔ ِﻟﻴ ُْﺸﻌِ َﻼ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮا ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻮج و ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱢ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﻔ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮ ًة ِﻟﻴَﻨَﺎ َم ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱢفءِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َو ﱠز َع ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎ َك ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ِﻟﻴَﺬُوبَ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ وَﻋَ ﺎ َد‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻔ َﺮ ِة ِﻟﻴَﻨَﺎ َم وَﺟَ َﺪ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َ‬ ‫ف ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻣُﺤَ ﺬﱢ ًرا إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﻨﱠﺐُ ا ْﻟﻌِ َﺮا َك ﻣَ َﻊ ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱢوهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﻞ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺛَﺎ َر ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ُﺶ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ ﺟَ ِﺎﻣ ٍﺢ‬ ‫ﺺ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫أَذْ َﻫ َﻞ ُﻛ ٍّﻼ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ َﺧ ﱢ‬ ‫ﱪﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ﺟَ ﺒَﺎ ٌن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع أ َ ْن ﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻓِ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺰ ِه ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫﺎدِ ئ ٌ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ َو ْزﻧ ِ​ِﻪ وَﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻤ ِﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَﻳ ِْﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ان‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﺎن َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻔ َﺮ ِة و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﺎﺟَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻫ َﺶ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺪَﺣْ َﺮجَ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺨﻤﱢ َﻦ َﺳﺒَﺐَ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺸﺎﺟَ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﴐبْ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺺ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ريَ!«‬ ‫اﴐﺑْﻪُ‪ِ ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪» :‬آاااهِ! ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادِ ﻟﻠﻘﺘﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٍﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻮ ُم إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ًﺮا اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒ َ​َﺔ ِﻟﻴَﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ُﻣﺘَ َﺸﻮ ًﱢﻗﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ِﺬ ًرا َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻮ ُم إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ َﻏ ْريُ ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ٍﻊ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺆﺟﱢ َﻼ ِن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َث َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ِﺻﻴَﺎحَ ﺑريو وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح َﻫﺎدِ َر ًة‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ُﺮ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‬ ‫َات ﻧُﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو ِﺳﺘﱢ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ٍ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻀ ﱠﻮ ُر ﺟُ ﻮﻋً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺖ َراﺋِﺤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﺠَ ِﺎو َرةٍ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﴩ ْ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫وﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫﺎﺟَ ﻤَ ﺘْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺛَﺎ َر ْت َراﺋِﺤَ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﺟُ ﻨُﻮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ووَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑريو أَﺣَ ﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ُوق‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ .‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ُوق‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ُه ﺑريو وَأَﺑْﻌَ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ُوق و َ​َﻗ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﺨ ﱢﺰﻧ َ ِ‬

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‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‬

‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﺢُ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض و َ​َﺳﺎ َرﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻌْ ِﻮي وَﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو َﻻ ِن إِﺑْﻌَ ﺎد َ​َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ َﻔ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُم‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻌْ َ ِﱰﻳﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﺟْ ﺘَﺎﺣَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ َﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻧَﺤِ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ﻛ َِﻼﺑًﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ُر ْؤﻳ َُﺔ َﻫﻴَﺎ ِﻛﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻤﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﺑ َِﺎر َز ًة ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﺟُ ﻠُﻮد َِﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُر ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻴُﻮﻧِﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُ َﻜ ﱢ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ َ‬ ‫أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُ‬ ‫َﺼﺪﱡوا ُﻫﺠُ ﻮﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ .‬ﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ د َ​َﻓﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ُﺔ ﻛ َِﻼبَ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱢ ‪،‬‬ ‫ْت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٌﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ِاﻻ ْﺷ ِﺘﺒَﺎ َك ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺑﻴﲇ ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ‪ ،‬وَدﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ﻳ َُﻘﺎﺗ َِﻼ ِن ِﺑ َﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﻨْﺒًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﻨ ْ ٍﺐ‪ ،‬وَﺟﻮ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ َﻛﻮَﺣْ ٍﺶ َﻫﺎﺋ ٍِﺞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺾ ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫وَﺑﺎﻳﻚ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪ .‬أَﺛَﺎ َر ِت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ﺟُ ﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺑﺎك وَﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻮ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد ﺑﺎك أَﺣَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب وَأَﺑْﻌَ َﺪ ُه ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﴍ ٍس‪َ .‬‬ ‫ﺂﺧ َﺮ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻐِ ﱠﻞ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻤَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫وف ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ِﻟﻴُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ َﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﺧ َﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءِ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﺨ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺼﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓﻌَ ﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﻛ َِﻼ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ُوﻫﺎ‪ .‬اﺑْﺘَﻌَ ﺪ َِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َر َﻛ َﻀ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َﻀ ﱠﻮ ُر ﺟُ ﻮﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ُوق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ُﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى وَﺟَ َﺮى اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﻟﻴُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَاهُ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺑْﻌَ ﺪَا‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﻴﲇ ﻣَ ْﺮﻋُ ﻮﺑًﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْ َﺳﺘْﺠَ ﻤَ َﻊ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ُﻪ‬ ‫َت ِﻟﺘُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْق ﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﺣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻮج‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﻊ وَﺟَ َﺮى ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱡﺪ ِﻟﻴ َْﻘﻔِ َﺰ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‬ ‫َوﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ وَداب‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ َو َراﺋ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ف ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ُه ِﻟﻴَ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬رأَى ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ِﰲ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺘَﻌِ َﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ري َة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱢ َﺪ َة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ُﱪُ ا ْﻟﺒُﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻳَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑﺒَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻓ ْﱰَ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ اﻟﺘﱢ ْﺴﻌَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﺳ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺤَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺄْوًى َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ُﻣ ْﺰ ِرﻳَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒ ًَﺔ َوﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎﺑ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﻛ َِﻼبَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫‪29‬‬

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‫َ‬ ‫وغ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎد َِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠﺪُوا‬ ‫وح ِﻣ ْﻦ أﺛ َ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺑُ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺠُ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﺳ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﺟْ ﺘَﺎﺣَ ﺘْﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫َني‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻓ َﻘﺪَا ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﺛ َ ًﺮا ِﻟ ْﻠﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﺨ ُﺰوﻧ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وج َو ِﻏ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎءَ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ .‬وَا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبُ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ أَﺟْ َﺰاءً ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ — ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُوﻟُ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫َني أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َﻛ َﻠ ْﺖ ﺣِ ﺬَاءَ ﺑريو ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠﺪِيﱠ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳ ُْﻔﻠ ِْﺖ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻌْ ﺒًﺎ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِْط ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺮ ِ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺄَﻣﱠ ﻠُ ُﻪ‬ ‫وَﺟُ ْﺰءًا َﻗ ْﺪ ُر ُه َﻗﺪَﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺣُ ْﺰ ٍن ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﺑ ِﺮ ﱠﻗ ٍﺔ‪» :‬آ ِه ﻳَﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺟُ ِﺮﺣْ ﺘُﻢْ؟ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣُ ﻬُ ْﻢ أَﺑْ َﻠ ُﻎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﱢﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو؟«‬ ‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ َﺳﺎﻋِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ْﻢ َوﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫َني داوﺳﻮن أ َ ْرﺑَﻌُ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﺒَﺎ َر ُ‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ُور ِه أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ‪َ .‬ﻗ َﴣ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫وج َوإِﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ َُﺔ ِ ِﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼ ِح ﱡ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻌَ ﺐَ ﺟُ ْﺰءٍ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ُﺮوﺣَ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﺠَ ﺎﻫِ ُﺪ ِﰲ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻊ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺻﻌَ ﺐُ ﺟُ ْﺰءٍ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ ِْر ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆدﱢي‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﻟﺜ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ َﻫﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱠ ْﺪ ِﻣﻴ ُ‬ ‫َﺎﻫ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻀ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮﺑ َُﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺟَ ﻠِﻴ ٌﺪ ِﺳﻮَى ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺤْ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ َﺎﻓﺘَ ِﻲ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ أ َ ْو‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻖ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎدِ ﺋَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َﻚ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ‪ .‬اﺣْ ﺘَﺎجَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﻟ ِ​ِﺴﺘﱠ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮﻫِ َﻘ َﺔ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‪ُ .‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ُﻀﻨِﻲ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗُﻤَ ﺜ ﱢ ُﻞ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑريو‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺮا ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠﻜ َِﻼ ِب وَاﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَ َﻘﺪﱢﻣً ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َوﻳ َ​َﻘ ُﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ .‬وﺗُﻨْﻘِ ﺬُ ُه ا ْﻟﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ِﺑﻌَ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻔ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼﻨَﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑُ ُﺮو َد َة ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺰدَا ُد ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬و َِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﺸﻌِ َﻞ ﻧَﺎ ًرا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ِﺠ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳ َ​َﻘ ُﻊ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑريو ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ُﺴﻪُ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪ ُه ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْ‬ ‫ْف ﺑريو أ َ ْو ﻳُﺜَﺒﱢ ُ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﻳُ ِﺜريُ َﺧﻮ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَﺎ َرﺗْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻜﻮﻣَ ُﺔ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮف و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺳ َﻼ ِت‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاع ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم ﱡ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﻨ ْ ُﻘ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ض ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ أﻧْﻮ ِ‬ ‫‪30‬‬

‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‬

‫ُﻮط اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫وغ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ِﺮ وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻫﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤُ ﱡﺚ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ َوﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺑُ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓِﻴﻌَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ات ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫َوذَ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ َﻓﻮ َْﻗﻬَ ﺎ َوو َ​َﻗ َﻊ دﻳﻒ وَﺑﺎك‬ ‫َان ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺧ َﺮﺟَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﺷﻌَ َﻞ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻧَﺎ ًرا‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَﺪْﻓِ ﺌَﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻗﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني َﻓﺠَ ﻌَ َﻼ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ َﺴﻌَ ْﺖ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺬُوبَ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ َﺮاء َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى و َ​َﻗ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺴريُ َﻓﻮ َْﻗﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﱠﺮ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َو َراءَ ُه ﺣﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ني وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﺪ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱡﺰ َوﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻟِ َﻘ ِﺔ ِﺑﺤَ ﻮَاﻓِ ِﺮ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﻣِﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد َﻓﻮ َْق ﺟُ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ﺑريو ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺤَ ﺒَﺎ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱟ ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ف َ‬ ‫ني ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻨَﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ و ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َاﻟﴪ ِج ﻣَ ﺠْ ﺪُو َﻟ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ِﺳﻮَى ُرﺑ ِْﻊ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﻬْ ٍﺮ ﻳُﻌْ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف ِﺑﻨَﻬْ ِﺮ ﻫﻮﺗﺎﻟﻴﻨﻜﻮا — ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫ُﺳﻤْ ًﻜﺎ — َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ًﻜﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑريو ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺪَأ ُ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﱢض ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻴﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ وَأ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ِﻣﻴﻌَ ﺎ َد اﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﻗ ِﻒ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻌَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ َع‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷَو ِﱠل َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُر ِﺑ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ٍﺔ َوﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﺳﺎملﻮن ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ ﻣُﻤَ ﺎ ِﺛ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ﻧَﻬْ َﺮ ﺳﺎملﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ِ​ِﺚ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌْ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ف ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ ﻓﺎﻳﻒ ﻓﻨﺠﺮز‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤُ ﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ُم ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ُﺧ ُﺸﻮﻧ َ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ُﻣ ُﻪ ﻧَﺎﻋِ ﻤَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ُﺮجُ َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ‪َ .‬‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺸﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَﻴ ِْﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪،‬‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺎ ِﺋﻢٌ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َﻀ ﱠﻮ ُر ﺟُ ﻮﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺼﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎكِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴚ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﻬَ َﺾ َوﻳَﻤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴ ِﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُ َﺪ ﱢﻟ ُﻚ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا َم ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻨ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ‬ ‫‪31‬‬

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‫َﺼﻨ َ َﻊ ﻟِﺒﺎك أَﺣْ ِﺬﻳ ًَﺔ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪﻳ ًﱠﺔ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءَ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﻠ ِﻮيﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﺬَاﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠﺪِيﱢ ِﻟﻴ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﻷ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫أ َ َراﺣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺬﻳ َُﺔ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ .‬و َِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺰ َع اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑريو‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﴘ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺬﻳ َ​َﺔ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُك أ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ َراﻓِ ًﻀﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻧَ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك د َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ُم ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ور ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼﺑ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َ​َﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨ ﱠﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺬﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪوجَ ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َث َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ٍﺔ ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ دوﻟﲇ — وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ْﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻛﻬَ ﺬَا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ — إِذْ َﻓ َﻘﺪ ْ‬ ‫َت دوﻟﲇ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ دوﻟﲇ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺊ‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮس ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫ﻳﻼ وَﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ أَﺛَﺎ َر اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐَ ِﰲ ﻧ ُ ُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ ﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ْت ُﻣﺘَﻮَﺟﱢ ﻬَ ًﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻗ ْﺪ َرأَىَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﱟﻲ َو َر َﻛ َﺾ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا ِﰲ ذُﻋْ ٍﺮ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻏ ْريَ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ِﻪ دوﻟﲇ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ َﻗ ْﻔ َﺰ ٍة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ اﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ — َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻟ َِﺴﺒ ٍَﺐ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﱪ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﺳﻮَى أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒ ٌَﺔ — َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﻔﻠ َِﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وو َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻧَﻬْ ًﺮا َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ َﺾ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﱪ ُه ِﰲ‬ ‫ِﻴﴘ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ُ َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﺛَﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎدَا ُه ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻓﺠَ َﺮى ﺑﺎك ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ُه وَدوﻟﲇ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ َﻗ ْﻔ َﺰ ٍة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة َوو َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﺛ َِﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪهِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ أَو َْﻗ َﻊ دوﻟﲇ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎط أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َﱰﻧﱠﺢُ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ ِﻻ ْﻟﺘ َِﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻪ و َِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ًﻜﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ؛ َﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻳُ ْﺮﺛَﻰ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻌَ ﱠﻀﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ﺬِبَ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻫﺬَا َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ و َِﺿﻴﻊٌ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﻴَﻨَﺎ ُل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ ﱠد ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻫﺬَا و َِﺿﻴ ٌﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ َراﻗِ ﺒُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮَاﺑَ ُﻪ ِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِني أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻘِ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ْف ﻳُﻤَ ﱢﺰ ُق ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻫﺬَا إ ِ ْرﺑًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‬

‫ﻳﲈنِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻐَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َني‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺬُ آﺧِ ِﺮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َر َﻛﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮبُ ﻣ ُْﺸﺘَﻌِ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ — ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧ َﺬ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨُﻮ ِﺑ ﱡﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺐُ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﻪُ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫— و َُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪ َو َزﻋِﻴ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗﺎﺑَ َﻞ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨُﻮ ِﺑﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ْﺮ أيﱡ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ َة َﺳﻮَاءً ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ أ ْو أﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ِرﺣْ َﻼ ِت ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﺗَﺤَ ﻤﱡ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮع‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎق و ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ًِﻔﺎ؛‬ ‫ﻴﻊ وَا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫َاﻟﺼﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻀﺎﻫِ ﻲ ﻛ َِﻼبَ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة وَا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ِﺸﻴﱠ ِﺔ وَاﻟﺪ َﱠﻫﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤً ﺎ وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤَ ﺜ ﱢ ُﻞ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﱪ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠن ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑَﺘَ ُﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ذِي ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻜ َﻢ ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َر ًة أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ وَﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒُﻮ ًرا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒ ِﻪ وَأ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ َﱠﻫﺎءِ َﻛﺄ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﴍ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن َرﺣَ ﻰ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف ﺗَﺪُو ُر ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ﺑﺎك وَﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ﻴَﺎ َد ِة‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ َﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﻨَﻮ ٍْع َﺧ ﱟ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ِﺮ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُ َﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢريُ َ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ َﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ وَأ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠﻢَ‪َ .‬و َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ُﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﺿﻴﻌَ َﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬ ‫َني‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني ُﻣﺘَﺠَ ﻬﱢ ﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح َوﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻮﻟُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ُﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِار ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﻤُﻮﺣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني َو ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ َﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟِﺴﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ُﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼﻨ َ ُﻊ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋﺪًا‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪُو ُه إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗُﻮَاﻛِﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ أ َ ْو ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺮبَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎق‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ُﺮ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺨ َﴙ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬

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‫ﻴﻊ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﻤَ ﺜ ﱢ ُﻞ ﺗَﻬْ ﺪِﻳﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﺑ ِﺼ َﻔﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠﺪﱟ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﺗَ َﺴ َﺎﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ِﺑ َﻐ َﺰا َرةٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ْﺮ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ — ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ—و ْ‬ ‫ﺎق َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺧﺘَﺒَﺄ َ ِﰲ ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا ُر َﻫﺎ َﻗ َﺪ ٌم ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪ .‬ﻧَﺎدَى ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻮف ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ﱡﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﺪ َوﻳَﺤْ ﻔِ ُﺮ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎﻳﻚ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺨﺒَﺌ ِ​ِﻪ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ َﺪ ُه ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ ْن ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺑﺎك ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َود َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﻳﻚ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ْف‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َرأَى ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫َث َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َﻏ ِﺎﻣ َﺮ ٍة‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺬْ ُﻛ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨَﻰ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻟ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﺎﻗﺐَ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ ﱠﺮ َﻗﻬُ ْﻢ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﻋَ َﺎﻗﺐَ ﺑﺎك‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ ْاﻗ َﱰَبَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ داوﺳﻮن‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑﺬَ َﻛﺎءٍ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﺘَﻌِ ُﺪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫وج ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ِﺪ ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ ُر‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ْﺧ َﺮى — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺪَا دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر ُك َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َوﺗُ َﺴﺒﱢﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺠَ ﺢُ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ِﰲ إِﺑ َْﻘﺎءِ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ً‬ ‫ﻮﻻ‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺐُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َات ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ًﺔ َﺳﺘَﺪُو ُر ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫َني ﺑﺎك وَﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ أ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺎر‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ َ ِ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َ َ‬ ‫ﺑْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻦ أﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ِﺒ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬وو َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻨ َ ِﺢ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻬريَ ِة أَﺣَ ِﺪ‬ ‫ُﻮن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى‪ .‬و َِﰲ داوﺳﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻜﺌِﻴﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻳ َ​َﱰ ﱠَﻗﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑ ِﺠﺪﱟ‪َ .‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎل وَﻋَ َﺪ ٌد َﻻ ﻳُﺤْ َﴡ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮَا َل اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮف َ‬ ‫ِﻴﴘ ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻔ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻳﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َر ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ﺟُ ﺬُو َع‬ ‫ني ْاﻷَﺟْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اس ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ ِﰲ ِر َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑ َﻜ ﱠﺎﻓ ِﺔ‬ ‫َاخ أ َ ْو إ ِ ْﺷﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻼ ِزﻣَ َﺔ ِﻟ ِﺒﻨَﺎءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﺑﻮَادِي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻴُﻮ ُل ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُﻞ أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨُﻮ ِﺑﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أ َ ْﻏ َﻠﺒَﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ َﺮﺑ ْﱠﺖ‬ ‫‪34‬‬

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‫ﺎل ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻧُﻌُ ﻮﻣَ ِﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻔ ِﺎر َﻫﺎ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗُ َﻐﻨﱢﻲ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِﻋﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ات‪ِ ،‬ﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ث ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴩ َة ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ َُﺔ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺄْﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ﻣ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛﺘَﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َت ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ َُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﻐﻨﱢﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻛ َِﻼبُ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن ِﰲ ِﻇ ﱢﻞ أ َ ْ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺿﻮَاءِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻠُﻮحُ ِﰲ ْاﻷ ُ ُﻓ ِﻖ‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺒْﺪُو ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ أ َ ْﻟ ِﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر وَاﻟﻨﱡﺠُ ﻮ ِم ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻸ ْ ِﻟﺌَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫و َْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱢ َﺪ ِة ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ٌ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ​َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ؛ إِذْ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ َُﺔ ﺗَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﻠﻠُﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ و َِﺷﺒْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺑُ َﻜﺎءٍ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ َُﺔ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ ًَﺔ َﻗﺪِﻳﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ْاﻷ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼبُ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ‬ ‫َات َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸ َ ِﱰ ُك ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَوَا ِﺋ ُﻞ ﺗُ َﻐﻨﱢﻴﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ‬ ‫ْف ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺒُﺜ ﱡ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮض وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ُم وَاﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻐﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ َك ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ داوﺳﻮن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﺳﺒْﻌَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ إ ِ َﱃ وَادِي دﻳﺎ َو ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ووﺗﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ُﻣ َﺮ َ‬ ‫اﺳ َﻼ ٍت أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ أ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴ ًﱠﺔ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺨِ ُﺮ ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼﺑُ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺨِ ُﺮ ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﺳﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﺬَا َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺎب‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ﻗِ ﻴ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫َﺎﳼ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﺒ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻛ َِﻼ ِﺑ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ َﻞ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﺎﻷ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮ ُع ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ا ْرﺗَﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ﻳ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺪ ُﱢق أ ﱠن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﻋَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ وَﻣَ َﻸ َ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ — ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛﺎ ْ َن‬ ‫ﺎب — أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ور ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِق ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ َﺮ ِة ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼﺑ ًَﺔ ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣْ َﻠ َﺲ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴍ َ‬ ‫ﺎل وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎء َْت ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ َُﻫﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ْت ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﺮ ِﺑ ﱢﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﱰُ َك ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءَ وَا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ َن ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ِﺑﺤِ ﻤْ ٍﻞ أ َ َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺛ َ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺿﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷَو ِﱠل َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َزاد ْ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َت ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺑﻴﲇ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ﺟَ َﻠﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ري ﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت ﻟِﻔﺮاﻧﺴﻮا؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َُﺴﺒﱢﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َق ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ َﺳﻤَ َﻜ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺨ َﴙ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ َﻛ َﻔ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎج ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َر َك داب وَﺟﻮ‬ ‫ِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ وَأ َﻛ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ٍ‬

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‫َ‬ ‫َاﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ و ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻌِ َﻘﺎبَ ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريُ ِﻷ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠ َﻢ ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱠﻘ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ َﺮ َوﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢَ ُﻣﺘَﻮَﻋﱢ ﺪًا‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَ َﴫ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻘ َ ِﱰبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ د َ‬ ‫ﱠف َﻛﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻨَﻤﱢ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪َ ،‬زاد َِت ا ْﻟﺨِ َﻼ َﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ٌﺪ و ِ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َوﺑَﻌْ ِﻀﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﺿﺢٌ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح وَاﻟ ﱠﺰﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ ِة ﺗَﻤْ َﻸ ُ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ َﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َات اﻟﻨﱡﺒ ِ‬ ‫ان ﺑَ ِﻘﻴَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ إِﺛَﺎ َر ِة ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت‪،‬‬ ‫َان اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﺬ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺠُ ﻮ َزﻳ ِْﻦ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ِﺠﻴﺞَ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاﻹﺣْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎط‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُْﻐ ِﻀﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮ ُه ﺗَﺒْﺪَأ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ؛ إِذْ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺴﻴ ِْﻄ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺒﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪِﻳ َﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ُﺪ ُه ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺎر ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺐُ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺎن أَذْ َﻛﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺪ َع ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﺒ ًﱢﺴﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘِﻌً ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟَ ﱢﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈﺛَﺎ َر ِة‬ ‫ﺎت ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺨِ َﻼ َﻓ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮر‪.‬‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َوﺗَﻌْ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ْاﻷُﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺐﱢ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﺗﺎﻫﻜﻴﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد داب أ َ ْرﻧَﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َراﻧِﺐ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎ َك ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ُد ْاﻷ َ ْرﻧَﺐَ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﺮ ِﺑ ﱢﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ ْر َد ٍة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣُﻌَ ْﺴ َﻜ ٌﺮ ﻟ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َدةِ‪َ .‬ر َﻛ َﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْرﻧَﺐُ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِﺔ ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻧ ْ َﻀﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ اﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َد ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜﻮ َﱠن ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺘﱢ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ ْرﻧ َ ِﺐ‪َ .‬ﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ف‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺣَ ﺐﱠ َﻫ َﺬا ﱡ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﱠﺎ ٌد ﻣُﺤْ َ ِﱰ ٌ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ َر‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻴ َِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺗَﺘَﺪ ﱠَﻓ ُﻖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋُ ُﺮوﻗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ْﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫َات — ﺗَ َﺮ َك ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ و َ​َﺳ َﻠ َﻚ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜًﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ — ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َرد ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺎ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ِﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ و َْاﻷ َ ْرﻧَﺐُ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل أﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ َﴫًا ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َرأَى ﺟَ َﺴﺪًا َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱡﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ﱠﻠ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْرﻧَﺐَ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ ِﻷ َ ﱠن َﻫﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫َف ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ﱠ‬

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‫ﺎن‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِ‬

‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫َﴫ ْخ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻞ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‪،‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺪ َم ِﺑﺴﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ​َﻗ َﻊ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن و َْﺳ َ‬ ‫َﺎدِئ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻫﺐﱠ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﻘ ْﻊ ِﰲ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺪَﺣْ َﺮجَ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮﺗَ َﻘﺒَ ِﺔ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ِﺑ ُﺮﻣﱠ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺄْﻟُ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ‬ ‫ان وَأُذُﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ان ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟِﺒﺎك و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺪُو َر ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤَ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎض‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ان ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻧْﻘِ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻮ َراءِ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َني ﺗَﻌْ ﻠُﻮ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ َ​َﺔ و َْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎردِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ض‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْك أَيﱡ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎس ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ٍﺔ ﺗُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧﻴﱠ َﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َو َﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ْت أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻋُ ﻴُﻮﻧُﻬَ ﺎ وَا ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا أ َ ْو َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟِﺒﺎك‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َﱰ َِض أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ُة؛ َﻓﺒَ ْﺪءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺴﺒريﺟني )ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻣ َُﻘﺎﺗ ًِﻼ ذَ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺨِ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﴈ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﺣِ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ َو َﻛﻨَﺪَا و َْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﺎظ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ُو ِﻟﺪَ( وَﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫َاﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ ِﺑ ِﺰﻣَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ِة أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َﻗﺎﺑَ َﻠﻪُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ َﺰﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫و ِْ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎ َك ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳ ُ‬ ‫َﺼ ﱡﺪ ُه‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌَ ﱠﺾ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ ِﺑ َﻜﺘِﻔِ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ِﻒ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َوﻳَ ْ‬ ‫َﻛﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺮ َﺷ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا َوﻳَﻌَ ﱡﺾ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ ُل ﻳَ ْﺰدَا ُد ﻋُ ﻨ ْ ًﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ِﻟﺘَ ْﻘﻔِ َﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳﻴ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫أَو ًﱠﻻ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮهُ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬أَو َْﺷ َﻚ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻮع َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠا ِﺋ َﺮ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺘﱢ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺐﱠ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻣ ُْﻘ َ ِﱰﺑ ًَﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ُ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎد َِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ َوﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُث‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري ِه ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ ُﻔﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ؛ أ َ َﻻ وَﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺪ َر ُة‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ ِﺴﻤَ ٍﺔ ﺗُﻤَ ﻴﱢ ُﺰ ُه ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ ُل ِﺑﻌَ ْﻘﻠ ِ​ِﻪ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ُﻞ ِﺑ َﻐ ِﺮﻳ َﺰﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺨﻴ ِﱡﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا َم ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺘ ِ​ِﻒ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻓ ِﺸ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ آﺧِ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ و ْ‬ ‫ْﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ني ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ وَأَو َْﺷ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ‬ ‫َاﻗ َﱰَبَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑ َﺴ َﺎﻗﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌُ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳُ َﻜﺎﻓِ ﺢُ ِﻟﻤُﺠَ ﺎ َراﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َرأَى ﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻼ ِﻣﻌَ َﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ َ ِﱰبُ‬ ‫‪37‬‬

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‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َرأَى ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َدوَا ِﺋ َﺮ ﻣُﻤَ ﺎ ِﺛ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺗُ ْﻐ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺪ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼْﻧَﻘِ َﻀ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ دَا ِﺋ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﻫ ْﻢ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َني‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َان ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻧْﻘِ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َوﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُﻮﻧَﻪُ‪ .‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻒ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ َوﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻨْﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﺠَ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﱰﻧﱢﺤً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻣ َ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎحَ ِﺑﺴﺒﻴﺘﺰ َو َ‬ ‫ِﻒ وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺘ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ني‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﻧ َ ﱠﻔﺬَ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ُﺮوﺣَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪ .‬اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﺑ َﺪو ِْر َﻫﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎل َوﺗَﻌَ ﱡﺾ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮج إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك َو َر َاﻗﺒَ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﺒَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻞ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ َﺪ َﻫ َﺰ َم َﺧ ْ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻤَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﺤُ ُﻪ ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ًرا َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫»أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻞ َﻟ َﻚ إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ د َ​َﻫﺎءً ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻣَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدًا َو َرأَى َﻟﺪَى ﺑﺎك ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﺛ َ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ َﺷﺎ َر إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣِ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺒَﻌِ ِﺚ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫وح وَآﺛ َ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻌَ ﱢﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ﺑﺎك‪» :‬ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻫﺬَا ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﴬا َوةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْﻛ َﱪَ؛ َﻓﻌَ َﺪ ُم‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪» :‬وَﺑﺎك َﻫﺬَا ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ُﻞ ِﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﴬا َو ٍة أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪ ،‬و َْاﻵ َن َﺳﻨَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﺪ َم وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﻣ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ٍت‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ وَاﺛ ٌِﻖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻳَﺤْ ِﺰ ُم ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺰ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ َوﻳ َ​َﻀ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻬ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟَ َﻠﺐَ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﺑ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫وج‪َ .‬ﺳﺎ َر ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋِ ﻮ ً‬ ‫َﺿﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؛ إِذْ َرأَى ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أ َ ﱠن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ْاﻵ َن؛‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ًة‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ وَأ َ َزاﺣَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ َوو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ﺧِ ْ َ‬ ‫َﴬبُ َﻓﺨِ ﺬَﻳْ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍح‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا؟ اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َد ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْﺧﺬَ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬اذْ َﻫﺐْ ‪ ،‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َن ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ!« َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ َر َﻓ َﺾ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﺰحَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﺿﺤْ َﻜ ًﺔ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ ْ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﻤْ ﺜَﺎ ٌل‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو‪َ » :‬ﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٌ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﱪ ُه أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺤﱠ ﻰ إِذَ ْن‪ ،‬أ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َع‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺧ ِ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ‪» :‬و َ​َﻻ أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌِ ﺐَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ِة ﻋُ ﻨُﻘِ ِﻪ — َو ُر ْﻏ َﻢ‬ ‫ﺗَﺬَﻣﱡ ِﺮ ِه — أ َ َزاﺣَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ َوو َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َ​َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮهُ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻗ ِﺪ اﺗﱠ َﺨﺬَ َﻗ َﺮا َرهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَدَا َر َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َد ﺑﺎك ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ط ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﻬﱢ ًﻔﺎ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ :‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»ﺳﺄ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﺘَﺄْدِ ﻳ ِﺒ َﻚ« وَاﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك ﻣُﻤْ ِﺴ ًﻜﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺒ ٍْﻞ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ َوﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ذَا ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ْل إ ِ ْﻗﺤَ ﺎ َم ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻨَﺎو َِل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ِ​ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪ .‬دَا َر ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ دَاﺋ ِ​ِﺮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﺗَ َﻔﺎدِ ﻳ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫إِذَا ْ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ .‬ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﻜِﻴﻤً ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪٍّا ِﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌِ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم دﻳﻒ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﱰَاﺟَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣُﺤَ ﺎو َ​َﻻ ٍت‪ ،‬أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﱪﻫِ َﻦ ﻟِﺒﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ُﻪ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﻮي ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪَ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻖ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱡ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫أ َ َﻗ ﱡﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗُ ْﺴﻌِ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ﺑريو ﻟِﻔﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻟﻴ َُﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َﺮ ِاو ُﻏﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﴫ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﺧ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ْل ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبَ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َ​َﱰَاﺟَ ُﻊ َوﻳَﺪُو ُر‬ ‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻳْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ِريﻳَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻴَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ َﺳﻴَﻌُ ﻮ ُد َوﻳُﺤْ ِﺴ ُﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ َﴫ َ‬ ‫ﱡف‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﻟ ُ ِ‬ ‫‪39‬‬

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‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﺣَ ﱠﻚ َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑريو إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻘﻮا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﱠﻚ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫ ﱠﺰ َﻫﺎ وَاﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ًﺔ ﻟِﺒريو ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻫ ﱠﺰ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻫ ِﺰ َم اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َوﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻀﺤِ َﻚ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ .‬أَﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻚ ﺑﺎك َوﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ ِﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻧ َ ﱠﻔﺬَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﺮ َو َل ﺑﺎك ﻣ ُْﻘ َ ِﱰﺑًﺎ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ َﻛﺒَ َ‬ ‫ﴫ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻞ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬رﺑَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﱠﺮ ُروا ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪َ .‬ر َﻛ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ أَﺛْﺒ َ​َﺖ ﺑﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻢٌ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻦ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرأَى ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ ْﻊ دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﻴريَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮأ َ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ِ​ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‬ ‫ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ُ .‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪَاﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎدﱡ‪َ .‬‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﺰﻋِﺞْ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﻨ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَﻤﱠ ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﺧ ِﺎرﺟً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُث‪ .‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ ﱠن ﺑَﺎﻗِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ إِﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻫ َﺸﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻮﻗِﻌُ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻳﻚ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋُ ﻮﻗِﺐَ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻞ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ ُﻣﻨْﺤَ ﺪ َِر‬ ‫ﻮن َﻛ َﻔ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎن َ‬ ‫ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ رﻳﻨﻚ‪ ،‬أ ُ ِﺿ َ‬ ‫ان ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ — ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺗﻴﻚ وَﻛﻮﻧﺎ — و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ إِد َ‬ ‫ْﺧﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ أَذْ َﻫ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈﻮﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ْﺪ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﺑﺎك! أَﺑَﺪًا! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎوي أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟ ﻣَ ﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو؟«‬

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‫ﺎن‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِ‬

‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﺑريو ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ًﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘَ َﻘﺪﱢﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪو َِل آﻧَﺬَا َك َوﻳَ ْﻜ ِﺴﺐُ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﺎ َز ٍة َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺛ َ ْﻠﺞٌ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٌ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱡﻮ‬ ‫َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﱪُو َدةِ‪ .‬ﺗَﻨَﺎوَبَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ﻴَﺎ َد ِة ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ﻣ َُﻐ ٍّ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﻟﺜ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻰ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﺎب‪ .‬و َِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ِﺳﺘﱢ َ‬ ‫ري ِة ﻟﻮﺑﺎرج إ ِ َﱃ ُﻣﻨْﺤَ َﺪ َر ِ‬ ‫ات واﻳﺖ ﻫﻮرس‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑُﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫َو َر َﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫َات ﻣﺎرش وَﺗﺎﺟﻴﺶ وَﺑﻴﻨﻴﺖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑُﺤَ ْري ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ني َد ْو ُر ُه ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ َﻚ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ ﻣَ ْﺮﺑُﻮ ً‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤِ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤَ ﱢﺮ ْاﻷَﺑْﻴ َِﺾ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻮع اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ُر ْؤﻳ َُﺔ‬ ‫و َِﰲ آﺧِ ِﺮ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ ْﺳﺒ ِ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﺿﻮَاءِ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫َﺎﳼ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ﻗِ ﻴ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ ِﻂ‪َ .‬وﻟِ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﻔِ َﻼ ِن ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻴﴘ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ات ﺣَ ْﺸ ٍﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﺋِﻘِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫َاب‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﺗَﺄَﻣﱠ ﻠُ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ‬ ‫َاﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺠَ ٍ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس‬

‫ﻳﺪ ٌة‬ ‫ﲡﺎ ِر ُب َﺟ ِﺪ َ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔ َﺎﻻ ُت وَﻋَ ﺎ َد ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ أَو َِاﻣ ُﺮ َر ْﺳ ِﻤﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ﺗُﻮَﺟﱢ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﺑريو إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣَ ﺎﻛ َِﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُك َﻓ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ َو َراء َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﻧَﺎدَى ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺑﺎك‬ ‫وَاﺣْ ﺘَ َﻀﻨ َ ُﻪ َوﺑَ َﻜﻰ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ آﺧِ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳَ َﺮى ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﺑريو؛ َﻓﻌَ َﲆ ﻏِ َﺮ ِار‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬رﺣَ ﻠُﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﺑَﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ريﻫِ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻓ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﱃ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﻊ اﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْﺪِيﱞ ﻣَ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻟِﻴ َﱠﺔ ﺑﺎك َو ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٌﻞ َﺷ ﱞ‬ ‫َﺎﳼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺾ َﺧﻔِ ٌ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َر ْﻛ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ َر ْﻗ ٍﻢ ﻗِ ﻴ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ َ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٌﺔ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ َﻗﺎﻓِ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺨِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ﻣَ َﻊ ﺣِ ﻤْ ٍﻞ ﺛَﻘِ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ﺜ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴﺬُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ و ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ ﺑﺎك ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاﻻﻓﺘ َِﺨﺎ ُر ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ دﻳﻒ‬ ‫وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻘﻮ َم ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءِ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ون ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ِﺮ أ ْم َﻻ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٌة ﻣ ُِﻤ ﱠﻠ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻮَاءٌ أ َ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ريهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎ ُة ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َان َوﻳَﺒْ َﺪء َ‬ ‫ﻮن اﻟﻨﱢري َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳ ُْﺸﻌِ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻔِ ﻲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ﻣُﺤَ ﺪﱠدٍ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬ ‫ُون ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﺑﺤَ ْﺰ ِم ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون ﺗَﺠْ ِﻬﻴ َﺰ‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻬْ ِﻲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُون ِﰲ َﺷ ﱢﻖ َ‬ ‫وج ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺒْ َﺪء َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ِﺮ ِﺑ َﺴﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﺑ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل إ ِ ْﺷﻌَ ﺎ َل اﻟﻨﱢري َِان‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺐَ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه أ َ ِو اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞَ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘِ ﱡﻢ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎةِ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ون َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺠْ ِﻠﺒ َ‬ ‫َآﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ُم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪،‬‬

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‫ﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫َار ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ْاﻷَو َْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﺘﱠ َﺴ ﱡﻜ ُﻊ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َﱢﻘ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﻚِ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘِﻌً ﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫َات ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ َﴩ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِث ﻣَ ﻌَ ِﺎر َك‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣ َُﻘﺎﺗ َِﻼ ِن َ ِ‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺑﺎك ﻣ َُﻘﺎﺗ ًِﻼ َﻻ ﻳ ُْﻘﻬَ ُﺮ‪َ .‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ ًﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ٍﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﴍ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺒًﺎ‬ ‫َ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﺗَﺒْﺘَﻌِ ُﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻳُ َﻜ ﱢ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱡ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك ُﻫ َﻮ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻘﺎءُ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱢري َِان وَأ َ ْرﺟُ ﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠﻔِ ﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻣَ ﺜ ْ ِﻨﻴ ٌﱠﺔ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ اﻟﻨﱢري َِان ِﺑﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ُﻪ و َْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﺪُو َد ٌة أﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َرأ ُﺳ ُﻪ ﻣَ ْﺮ ُﻓﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ وَﻫِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﰲ وَادِي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎﻟِﻤَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ان ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻠ ِﻊ — و َِﰲ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ —‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺎﺣَ ِﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻨْﺘ ﱢِﻲ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ — ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻜ ِﺴﻴﻜ ﱢ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﺧ ﱠﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟﺒﺞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ — َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ذَا ﱡ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒَ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻛريﱄ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى ﻣَ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪ ،‬و َْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َﻛ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِو ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِني إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻟِ ِﻪ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨُﻮبُ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺟﺪٍّا َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳَﺎﺗُ ُﻪ ﺗُ َﺆﺛ ﱢ ُﺮ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮا ِﺋ ُﺰ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ أ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺠْ ﻌَ ُﻞ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺗَﺒْﺪُو ﻣَ ﺄْﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ َﺷ ﱠﺎﻗ ًﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﻫ َﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ وَاﻫِ ﻨ َ ًﺔ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ُﻮع أ َ ْو ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن َو ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ني َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن ﻣُﺤَ ﻤﱠ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺨِ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻳَﺘَﺬَﻣﱠ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ َﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ﱠ‬ ‫ون‪ ،‬و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻮَأ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ ﺗَﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻧَﺎﻋِ ﻤً ﺎ وَا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺰﻟِ ُﻖ ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﺟَ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺛ ْ َﻘ َﻞ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ .‬و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎدِ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ و َ​َﻗﺎﻣُﻮا ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋِﻘِ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘِ ﱡﻢ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﻨَﺎءُ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب أَو ًﱠﻻ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫َﴩ ْع أَيﱞ‬ ‫ني َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺰ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِ​ِﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻨ َِﻲ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َُﻘﻮد َُﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻬ ِ‬ ‫ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺨﺒُﻮ‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻤﻨْﺬُ ِﺑﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮ ِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ أ َ ْﻟ ًﻔﺎ َوﺛَﻤَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻤﺎﺋَ َﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ُﺔ َﻛﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﺗُﻮْﻫِ َﻦ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﻗﻮَى ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ٍّﺮا‬ ‫‪44‬‬

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‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻘﻮ َم ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َوﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ َوﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﻴﲇ ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ َوﻳ ِ ﱡ‬ ‫َﱧ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮ َﻟﺌِﻴﻤً ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِي‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ِاﻻ ْﻗ ِﱰَابُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ٍِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴚءٌ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ؛ َﻓ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني ﻛ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ًﺔ و َ​َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﺗَﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺮا ُم ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ﻔِ ُﺮ ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮ ًة ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‬ ‫َاﺳ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻘﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﻨْﻬَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﺎﺋ ُِﻘ ُﻪ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌِ ُﻤﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج و ْ‬ ‫ﺾ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺮ ِر ِه ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫و َْﻗ ِﺖ و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ‬ ‫َﺎح‪ .‬وَأَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َﺿ ِﻊ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ أ َ َﻟﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ ِﺑ ِﻪ أَﻳ َﱠﺔ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﺎﺳﻴﺎر ﺑﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ و ُ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪ .‬أَو َْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َرا َد أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺢَ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْﺪِيﱡ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ وَأ ْﺧ َﺮجَ دﻳﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫دﻳﻒ َوﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑﺤُ ﱢﺮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ دﻳﻒ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄ َ ﱠو َه ِﺑﺤُ ْﺰ ٍن و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ َﺮى‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺬَﻣﱠ َﺮ َو َزﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ إ ِ َزا َﻟ ِﺔ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫أ ْن ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻟﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ َﻓ ُﺨﻮ ًرا ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ﻣَ َﺮ ِﺿ ِﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ُر ْؤﻳ َ​َﺔ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﻄ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ر َﻛ َﺾ دﻳﻒ ِﰲ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه‬ ‫ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َوﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل د َْﻓﻌَ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻲ دﻳﻒ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠﻬﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮى َﻛ ْﻢ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻊْ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َر َﻓ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ َﺾ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺿﻤْ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫َﺳﻬْ ًﻼ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻮج اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻋِ ﻤَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺾ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮﺑ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ِﻟﻴَﻨَﺎ َل ﻗِ ْﺴ ً‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أُﻧ ْ ِﻬ َﻜ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮَاهُ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒ ﱠَﻘﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ دﻳﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ‬ ‫ﴬ و ﱠَﻻﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ُﻏ ْﻠﻴُﻮﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻪُ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﻟ ِﺒ ْﻀ ِﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ ﻳُﺤْ ِ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ َِﻖ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َراء َ​َﻫﺎ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﰲ د َْﻫ َﺸ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌْ َ ِﱰي ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫‪45‬‬

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‫ﻳﻦ ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ني ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋِﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْك ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﻨَﺎدَى ﱠ‬ ‫َث؛‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴪجَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َو ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ‬ ‫ﺎن دﻳﻒ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻀ َﻢ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ﻳَﺪ ِْري ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪ .‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻟﻴَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ون ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﺤْ َﺰ ُن ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘِ ﱡﻢ إِﺑْﻌَ ﺎد َُﻫﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺎل ﻣ َُﺸﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َرأَوْا أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن دﻳﻒ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗﺎﻣَ ْﺖ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻓﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ إِذَا أ َ َرا َد ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا و َ‬ ‫َوﻣ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪجَ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ ﻮا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑﺠَ ﱢﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴏ َخ أ َﻟﻤً ﺎ أ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة أﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َ َ‬ ‫ات و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َﻚ دﻳﻒ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ َﻗﺎﻣُﻮا ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠﻤَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أ َ َﻗﺎ َم َﻟ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﻤَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‬ ‫َاﺿ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن وَاﻫِ ﻨًﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ و َ​َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱢري َِان‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﱰﻛ ِ​ِﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮج ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺎحَ َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺴ َﻦ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ آﺧِ َﺮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳَ َﺮا ُه ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ٍﻖ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋُ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻌْ ِﻮي ِﺑﺤُ ْﺰ ٍن ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻮْا ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‬

‫َأ ْﺳ َﻴﺎ ٌد ُﺟ ُﺪ ٌد‬ ‫ور ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َرﺣِ ﻴﻠ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ داوﺳﻮن‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ﺑﺎك َو ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﺑ َِﺮﻳ َﺪ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ووﺗﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ُﻣﻨْﻬَ َﻜ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ َر ْ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫وَاﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻔ َﺾ َو ْز ُن ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ َﺴ َﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َت َو ْزﻧًﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َو ْزﻧًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻘﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﻳﻚ — ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َﻗﺪ َِﻣ ِﻪ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺮبَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ — ﻳَﻌْ ُﺮجُ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ ُ ِﺻﻴﺐَ َﻛﺘ ُ‬ ‫ِﻒ داب‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺆ ِﻟﻤُﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ َﻟﻤً ﺎ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺪ َر ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻔ ِﺰ و َِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق‪،‬‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑﺄ َ ْرﺟُ ٍﻞ ُﻣﺜ ْ َﻘ َﻠ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺐٌ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﺳﻮَى‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻹﻧْﻬَ ﺎكِ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻲ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠ ِ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﻨْﻬَ َﻜ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻧ َ ْﻮ َع ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎق‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُْﺸ َﻔﻰ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫اﻹﻧْﻬَ ﺎ َك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻲ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱢﺮ ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ َﻟﺪَى ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ آﺧِ َﺮ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘُﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻓ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧﺎ َر ْت ُﻗﻮَى ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ أَﺟْ َﺴﺎدِ َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ِﺔ أ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬وَﺧِ َﻼ َل ْاﻷ ْﻟ ِﻒ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ أ ْﻟ َﻔ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَ ِة َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬْ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺧﻤْ َﺴ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫َت َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺬُ ُل آﺧِ َﺮ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ِﰲ أَﺟْ َﺴﺎدِ َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﺟَ ﱠﺮ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ اﻟﺘﱢ َﻼ ِل ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ ِﺪ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫»ﺗَ َﻘﺪ ِﱠﻣﻲ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻬَ َﻜ ُﺔ‪َ .‬ﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ آﺧِ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳﻨَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﱰَاﺣَ ًﺔ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﱰَاﺣَ ًﺔ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗﺎ َل ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﺳﻨَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸﺠﱢ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺗُﻬَ ْﺮ ِو ُل ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻴﴘ ﻟﺴﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﱰَاﺣَ ًﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِني ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻘ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ون ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﴬ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻫ ْﺮ َوﻟُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻮﻧﺪﻳﻚ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤْ ِ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ ﻣَ َﻊ ْاﻷَو َِاﻣ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺳ ِﻤﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك د ُْﻓﻌَ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ وُﺟُ ﻮ َد ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺞ ﻫﺪﺳﻮن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺧﺎ َر ْت ُﻗﻮ َ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ و َ​َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب َﺧﻠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ َﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْاﻵ َن‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ِﺑﻴﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ْﺪ َﻗﺎدِ َر ًة ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك َو ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه َﻛ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬وَا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ َﻔﺎءَ َو ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫﻘِ َ‬ ‫ني‪ .‬و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﺎح‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮب و ْ‬ ‫ﱠات‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج َو َﻛ ﱠﺎﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‬ ‫َاﺷ َ َ‬ ‫ﱰو ُْﻫ ْﻢ ﻣَ َﻊ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ ،‬أَﺗَﻰ َرﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫َان ﻫﺎل وﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َرﺟُ ًﻼ ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﺷ ِﺎر ٍب‬ ‫ني د َِاﻣﻌَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﺮ ذَا ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ني َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎل ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻠ ُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫اف؛ ِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺰ ِاﻣ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ُﻏ َﺮﺑَﺎءَ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْ ٍﺪ ﻣَ ْﺮﺑُﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﺴﺪ ًﱠﺳﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤً ﺎ و َِﺳ ﱢﻜ َ‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ أَيﱡ أَﺣَ ٍﺪ أ َ ْﺳﺒَﺎبَ ﻣَ ِﺠﻴﺌ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻠﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬و َرأَى اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ﻳَﺘَﺒَﺎ َد ُل ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ َل ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻣ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻜﻮﻣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ َِﻖ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْﺪِيﱠ و َ​َﺳﺎﺋ َِﻘ ْﻲ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ َﺳﻴ َْﺨ ُﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ريﻫِ ْﻢ ِﻣﻤﱠ ْﻦ َﺧ َﺮﺟُ ﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪َ ،‬رأَى ﺑﺎك‬ ‫و َ​َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ٌ‬ ‫ْﺿ ِﻮﻳٍّﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻬﻴ َِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ َﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫َﺎق ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺴ َﺨ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َرأَى‬ ‫اﻣْ َﺮأ َ ًة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ﻮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َزوْﺟَ ُﺔ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَأ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ﻫﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َزا َﻟ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ َوﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻴ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺒْﺬُﻟُ َ‬ ‫َر َاﻗﺒَﻬُ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺘَ َﻮﺗﱡ ٍﺮ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻮن؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻟ ﱡﻔﻮا ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ َﺔ ِﰲ ﻟُ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِﻫِ ْﻢ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻮا ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺑﺜ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ٍﺔ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮا ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َﺎق ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺴ َﺨ ًﺔ وَﺣَ َﺰﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮﻫﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﺎ َدﻟُ َ‬ ‫وَاﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ ﻮا ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك و َ​َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮﺿ َﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن و َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪ْ ،‬اﻗ َﱰَﺣَ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْﻫﺎ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ‬

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‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻔ ْﺖ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴ َْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ِﺰﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﺿ َﻊ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا َﻓ ﱠﺮ ُﻏﻮا ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ َوﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳَﺘَ َﻐﺎﻣَ ُﺰ َ‬ ‫ُﻮﻫ ْﻢ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ َو َر َاﻗﺒ ُ‬ ‫ون‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎءَ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ٍﻢ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل أَﺣَ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫﻢْ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺣِ ﻤْ ٌﻞ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ ٌﻞ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻻ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َﺧ ْﺬ ُت ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ َﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻠﻮﱢحُ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ ٌﻞ! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُون َﺧﻴْﻤَ ٍﺔ؟«‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ُْﺶ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬُ ﻮا ﺟَ ﻮٍّا ﺑ َِﺎردًا ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄﺟَ ﺎبَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﺴﺘُ ْﻢ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ و َْﻗ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮن آﺧِ َﺮ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ َﻓﻮ َْق ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻫﺎل ﻳ َ​َﻀﻌُ َ‬ ‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ ْت َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل‪» :‬أَﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺘَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك؟«‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ِﺑ َﻐ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ » :‬وﻟِ َﻢ َﻻ؟«‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ ُل َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَا أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤْ َﻞ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ ٌﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫أَدَا َر ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮ ُه و َ​َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒَﺎ َل ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ‪» :‬و َ​َﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛ ٌﺪ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮ ُك َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤْ ِﻞ؟«‬ ‫ﻄﻠِﻘِ ﻲ! اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠِﻘِ ﻲ!«‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج وَﺟَ ﺬَﺑ َْﺖ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة َﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ َﱰ َْﺧ ْﺖ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ِﰲ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﺟَ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت َﻛ ُﺴﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ!« و َ​َﻏ ِﻀﺐَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻫﺎل‪» :‬ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺒ َْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أ َ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎﻣ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺴ َﻮةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ! ْاﻵ َن ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌِ َﺪﻧِﻲ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ‪» :‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴًﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ َوإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻟ ْﻦ أﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﺑ ُﺴ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ٍﺔ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻓ َ‬ ‫ني َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫َر ﱠد ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻛ ُﺴﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ات ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﻊ‪َ .‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴ ًَﺔ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ذَ َ‬ ‫َوﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧِﻲ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َاﺳﺄ َ ِﱄ أَيﱠ‬ ‫َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ؛ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺄ َ ِﱄ أَﺣَ َﺪ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ﺿﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﻬَ َﻜ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ُﺔ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل ِﺑ َﻐ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َردٍّا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ إِذَا أ َ َر ْدﺗَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ َﻛ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎف ِﻟﺘَ ُﻘﻮ َم‬ ‫ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻫﺎل‪ِ » :‬ﻟ َﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ُﻛﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ و َ​َﺷﺄْﻧِﻲ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وﺗَﺪَﻋُ ﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ِﲇ!«‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺪُ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫»اﺳﺘَ ِﻤ ْﻊ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫– ْ‬ ‫ﻂ أُﺣَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن أُﻋْ ِﻄﻴَ َﻚ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪ .‬أَيﱡ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮى أ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ إِذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َع إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﺴ َﺖ‬ ‫ُﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍّﺮا ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻫﺎل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻗ ْﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻟ َﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ري وَﺟْ ﻬُ ُﻪ وَا ْرﺗَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ْاﻵ َﺧ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﻐ َﻀﺐُ ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬أ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ إِﻋَ ﺎ َد ِة اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٌﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ﻣَ ﺎذَا‬ ‫ﻄﻰ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮ ُه ﻟِﻬﺎل َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ٍﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ﻣُﺤْ َﺮﺟَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺸﻬَ ﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﻷَﺧِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱠﻢ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳﻴ َُﻘﻮ ُد ﻛ َِﻼﺑَﻨَﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻓﻌَ ْﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا ُه‬ ‫ُﻣﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َم ﻫﺎل ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ِﻪ ﻟِﺤَ ﻤْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ د َ​َﻓﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم و َ​َﻏ َﺮ َﺳ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ وَاﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻔ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ًﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﻚِ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﺰحْ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﺮ َﺳﺎ ًة‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎل ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﺸﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨ َ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴏ َخ َود َ​َﻓﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﺑﺎك وَاﻟ ﱡﺪﻣُﻮ ُع ﺗَﻤْ َﻸ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أَو َْﻗ َﻔﺘْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةٍ؟ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺤَ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴًﺎ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻜﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻳُ ْﺮﺛَﻰ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ني — وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أَﺣَ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮاﻗِ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ َ ِﻖ — أ َ ْن‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳ ُِﻬﻤﱡ ﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱠث َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ُﺖ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﺼﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ُث َﻟ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫‪50‬‬

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‫ﻳﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﻣُﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﺑﺘَﺤْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﻳَﻤِ ﻴﻨًﺎ َوﻳ َ​َﺴﺎ ًرا وَأ َ ْﺧ ِﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ .‬أ َ ْﻟ ُﻘﻮا ِﺑ َﻮ ْزﻧِ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ وَاد َْﻓﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َوﻟُﻮا ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة اﺗﱠﺒَﻌُ ﻮا ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ َﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ َوﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ‬ ‫ُﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜ ْ َﻘ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻫﺎل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴَ ِﺔ‪ .‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎردَة اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎح ﺑﺎك َو ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻫﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَاﻧْﺤَ َﺪ َر إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻛ َِﻔ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺪْﻋِ ﻲ َﺳﺎﺋ ًِﻘﺎ ﻣُﺤْ َ ِﱰ ًﻓﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻓِ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﴘ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ُﻮل ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺪ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻫﺎل َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜْﻘ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ﻤ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮا ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ‪َ ،‬ﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ِن اﻧْﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ َوﺗَﻨَﺎﺛ َ َﺮ ْت ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺧ َﻮةِ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺒ َِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻴﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ ًَﺔ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤْ ِﻞ اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ‪» :‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔﻮا! ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔﻮا!« َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ َراﻛ ً‬ ‫ﻒ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴﻊُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻫﺎل ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﱪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ َﺮ ﻫﺎل و َ​َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎ ِﺛ َﺮ ًة ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻂ و َُﺳﺤِ ﺐَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎص اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َم ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب وَﺟَ ﻤْ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻘﺘَﻨَﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ﱠﺪﻣُﻮا َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺢ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪُوا ﻫﺎل وَﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘﻠِﻴ َﻞ ﺣِ ﻤْ ﻠ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ َوإِﺣْ َﻀﺎ َر ِﺿﻌْ ِﻒ ﻋَ ﺪَدِ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب إِذَا أ َ َرادُوا ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ َﻊ ﻫﺎل و َ​َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ و َ​َﻓﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺢ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺘُ ُﻪ و َِﺻﻬْ ُﺮ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻀ ٍﺾ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻮا‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﺎﻓ َﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻮُا اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﱠﻠﺐَ ‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن؛ ِﻷ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﱠﻠﺐَ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ ِق ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺣُ ْﻠﻢٌ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠﺎت ﺗَﻠ ُ‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺒَ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪُوﻧَﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ ِﺑ ُﻔﻨْﺪ ٍُق‪،‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮا ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﻟ ُﻘﻮا ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ َﺔ َو ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُﻔﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫َﺎق ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل؟ َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ون ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻨ ﱡ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر َﻓﺎﺧِ ٍﺮ؟«‬ ‫ﻣَ ِﻦ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳﻴ َْﻐ ِﺴﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َﻫ َﻜﺬَا و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗ ﱠﻢ إِﻓ َﺮاغ ﺣَ ﻘﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺐ ﻣَ ﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﲆ اﻷ ْر ِض َو ُر ِﻣﻴ َْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ ْﺖ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﺤْ ِﺺ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ْ ِ‬ ‫‪51‬‬

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‫َار اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة‪ .‬ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ َﺧ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ِﺑﻤِ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱰوْا ِﺳﺘﱠ َﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻫﺎل ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ و ْ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ .‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫َاﺷ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫إِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﲇ ﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜﻮ ِﱠن ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺘﱠ ِﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب‪ ،‬وَﺗﻴﻚ وَﻛﻮﻧﺎ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ َِﻲ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ ﺗَ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻴﱠ ِﺔ — ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﴍَا ُؤ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﻨْﺤَ ﺪ َِر ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ رﻳﻨﻚ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ُﻣ َﻜ ﱠﻮﻧًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة — ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﺪ ﱠرﺑ ًَﺔ — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑ َِﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َت‬ ‫ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك و َِر َﻓ ُﺎﻗﻪُ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺨﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ و َ​َﻻ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎﺣِ ﺒُﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻤُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺒ ًﻜﺎ و َ​َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ وَا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﺳﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻮَاﻓِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺪ َد َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻣَ ﻴْﺌُ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ َﻢ ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ٌﻚ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫َﺿ ُﻊ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ري ُﻣﺒ ﱢ ٍ‬ ‫َاﺻ ِﻞ ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﴩ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َﻓ ُﺨﻮ َرﻳ ِْﻦ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ؛ إِذْ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ﺪَا ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ًﺔ ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ َﻫﺎ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ًﺔ َواْﺣِ َﺪ ًة‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﺒَﺐٌ و َِﺟﻴ ٌﻪ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﻳَﺠُ ﱠﺮ أ َ َرﺑْﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻻ و َُﻫ َﻮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ﻟ ِ​ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ َﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻫﺎل َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋِ ْﻠ ٍﻢ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق‪،‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫وَﺣَ َﺴﺒﺎ َﻛﻤﱢ ﻴ َﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﺑ َِﺴﻴ ً‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱠﺎ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤﺎ َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ ٍﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َد ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎط ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ أ َ ْو ِﰲ ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺒْ َﺪء َ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ ﺣَ ﻴ َِﻮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو ﻧ َ َﺸ ٍ‬ ‫ُون اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎق‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َاﻹ َ‬ ‫َني ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ووﺗﺮ وَداوﺳﻮن أ َ ْرﺑَ َﻊ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ و ْ ِ‬ ‫رﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — و َُﻫ َﻮ ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ُﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ُة أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ — ﺗُ ِﺜريُ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺪ ُد َﺧﺎﺋِﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮَاﻓِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻏ َﻀﺒَ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﺤُ ﺐﱟ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ُﻢ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺜ ُِﻖ ِﰲ َﺳﺎﺋِﻘِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎص اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ َُﻘﻮﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ور ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم اﺗﱠ َﻀﺢَ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﻠﻢُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﺑﺄيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺐ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ٍﻢ َﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ني؛ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻛ ُﺴﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ْﺿ ِﻮيﱟ ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﻟﻨ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻧ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح‬ ‫ﻒ َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﺤَ ْﺰ ِم ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ َردِﻳﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺸﻐِ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ َوﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫‪52‬‬

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‫ِﻴﺐ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌُ ﻮا ﺑَ ْﺪءَ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ أ َ َﺳ ً‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﻗ ِﻒ َوإِﻋَ ﺎ َد ِة ﺗَ ْﺮﺗ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺛ َ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‬ ‫ﻳﺐ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ُم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﺳﻴَﻨ ْ َﻔ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺪ ُد ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮَاﻓِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﺑ َﻀﻌْ ٍﻒ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ ﻫﺎل أ َ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُﻮا ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ‬ ‫َوﻳ َُﻀﺎﻋِ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﺘَﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ َﺳ ِﻒ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎ َع‬ ‫ون وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫أَﺧِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﻤَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻓِ ﻴٍّﺎ‪َ َ ،‬‬ ‫ﴎ َﻗ ْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك َوﻛ َِﻼبُ اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺼ ُﻔﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْد َر َك ﻫﺎل ِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم أ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﻔِ َﺪ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪ .‬و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻮَأ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎ ُد َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم ِﻟ ْﻠﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻞ إِﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺺ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ِزﻳَﺎ َد َة ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺬَا َﻗ ﱠﻠ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺤِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎءُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮأ َ ُة ﺣَ ﺎﻧِﻘِ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ْﻢ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ُروا أَﺧِ ريًا ﺗَ ْﺮ َك ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺘﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺎحَ َوﺗَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﻋَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ْﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َوﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎص اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑﻐِ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ِﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ًة ﻣُﻤْ ﺘِﻌَ ًﺔ؛ َﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺪَا ُل‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼ ُت ﺟَ َﺴﺪِﻫِ ْﻢ َو ِﻋ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﻣُﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﱧ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻗﻠُﻮﺑُﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﱧ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ان‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذﻟﻚ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ اﻋْ ﺘ َِﻘﺎدِ ُﻛ ﱟﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻫﺎل ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﺎﺟَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ﺗُﻮَاﻓِ ُﻖ َزوْﺟَ ﻬَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻮَاﻓِ ُﻖ أ َ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ِﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ وَاﻟﻨﱠﺘِﻴﺠَ ُﺔ ِﺷﺠَ ﺎ ٌر ﻋَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﲇ ﱞ َﻻ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎس َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َد ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ َة َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َزوْﺟَ ﻬَ ﺎ وَأ َ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ان ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻂ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺬَﻣﱠ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻠُﻬُ ﻤْ ﺎ ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ًﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱡﻢ ِﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﻮب ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َو ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ أ َ َﴏ ْ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺰ ُن ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﱠت ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ُﻛ ِ‬ ‫‪53‬‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫اﻹ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َر ْ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎﰲ ﱡ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪َ .‬ر ِﻛﺒ َِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗْﻌَ ﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْز ُن ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱠﺮ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻫﺎل ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺰ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ َوﺗَ ِﺴريَ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ وَأَﻧ ْ َﺰﻟُ َ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻜ ﱢﺮ َرا َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻔﻌْ َﻠ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪ .‬ﻣَ َﻀﻮْا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ ،‬أ َ ْﻓ َﺮ ُﻏﻮا ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ وَﻋَ ﺎدُوا‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْك‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳﺎ ُروا ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ وَأَﺟْ َﻠ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻛ َِﻼﺑَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺑَﻌْ َﻀﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻠُ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎل و َِﺿﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺎﻣ ُِﻞ ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﻔِ َﺪ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻮَأَ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ُم ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎﻳ َ​َﺾ ِﺳ ﱢﻜﻴﻨ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺰ ِاﻣ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ َﻟﺤْ ٍﻢ َﻗﺪِﻳ ٍﻢ ﻣُﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﺪٍ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَ َوﻣ َُﺴﺪ َﱠﺳ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ِﻳﻼ َردِﻳﺌًﺎ ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪ ً‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻛ ِﻞ َﴍَاﺋِﺢَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮﺳﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺧِ َﻼ َل ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ َﻛﺎﺑ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫َﱰﻧﱠﺢُ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻮف ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎص ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ َ‬ ‫َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو ِه‬ ‫َاﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﻧَﺤِ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ُﺮ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺴ ِﺪ ُل ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﺒﱢﺪًا ِﰲ ُﻛﺘَ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َاﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺑ َِﺎر َز ًة ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪهِ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟﺘُ ُﻪ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ِﺿ ْﻠ ٍﻊ وَﻋَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻠُﻮبَ ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻗ ْﻠﺐَ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﻬُ ُﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻄﻴ ُﻤﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﺑﺎك أَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺣَ ًﺎﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺪوْا َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻫﻴَﺎ ِﻛ ُﻞ ﻋَ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻤﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﺪد ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ َﺳﺒْﻌَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺿﻤْ ﻨ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ أَﻣْ ﻮ ٌ‬ ‫َات‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٌم َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﺑﻴﲇ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻜ ِﻤ َﻠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻮ ُه َو َراء َُﻫﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺳﻮَى َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ٍﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺖ ﻛﻮﻧﺎ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻮن َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺑﺎﻳﻚ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ًﻜﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺟﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ُﺮجُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﻮَاﺣِ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫َوﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻟﻢُ‪ ،‬وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ذِي ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻗﻮَا ُه َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧﺎ َر ْت‪ ،‬وَﺗﻴﻚ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒًﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬

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‫أ َ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ﺟُ ُﺪ ٌد‬

‫ﻳﻖ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒًﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻘﻮَى‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤﺪًا َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ ﻌْ ِﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻹﺣْ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‬

‫ُﺟﻮن ُﺛﻮرﻧ ُﺘﻮن‬ ‫ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎص ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ َﺲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َر ِﺑﻴﻌِ ﻴٍّﺎ ﺑَﺪِﻳﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ْﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻻ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ و َ​َﻻ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ون‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴩ ُق ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ َوﺗَ ْﻐ ُﺮبُ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ُﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺎﺣً ﺎ َوﻳَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ﻧُﻮ ُر اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر ﻣ ُِﻀﻴﺌًﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﺒْ ُﺰ ُغ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ َﻟﻴ ًْﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎن ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ﺗَ ِﺴﻴ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْق ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﻟﺘﱢ َﻼ ِل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَأ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺞُ ِﰲ اﻟﺬﱠ َوﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ وَاﻧ ْ َﻔﺘَﺤَ ِﺖ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُوخ وَاﺗﱠ َﺴﻌَ ْﺖ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َ​َﻘ ُ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﺸ ﱠﻜ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻓﺘَﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاخ ﻫﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ ِﺐ وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْﻲ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ﺗَ َﺴ ُﺎﻗ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب وَاﺣِ ﺪًا ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬وﺑُ َﻜﺎءِ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‪ ،‬و َُﴏ ِ‬ ‫ُﱰﻧﱢﺤً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺼﺐﱢ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ واﻳﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣ َ َ‬ ‫ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ اﻟﺪ ِﱠاﻣﻌَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔﻮا‪ ،‬اﻧْﻬَ ﺎ َر ِت ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﱠﻔ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ُدﻣُﻮﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ِريﺗَﺎحَ ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺔ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ وَﺣِ ْﺮ ٍص َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺐ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪ ُه َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘَ َﺨ ﱢﺸﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ ﱠَﱃ ﻫﺎل ﻣَ ْﺴﺌُﻮﻟِﻴ َﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻊُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳ ْ َِﱪي ِﻣ ْﻘﺒ َ​َﺾ َﻓﺄ ْ ٍس‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻲ ُردُودًا ﻣ ُْﻘﺘَ َﻀﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺢَ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ْاﻗﺘ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺴﺄ َ ُل َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻲ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ِﻀﺎﺑًﺎ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْد َر َك ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ﻴ َﱠﺔ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺢَ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄ ِﻴﻬ ُﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛﺪًا أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺼﺤَ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑﻌَ َﺪ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫»ﻗﺎﻟُﻮا َﻟﻨَﺎ إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َع ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﴪ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻢ‬ ‫ﻂ‪ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠن أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻜ ِ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎﻟُﻮا َﻟﻨَﺎ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ واﻳﺖ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ذَا‪«.‬‬

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‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ » :‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪُو ُﻛ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ‪ .‬ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُع َﺳﻴ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪ .‬وَﺣْ ﺪ َُﻫ ُﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﻷُﺟَ ِﺎز َ‬ ‫ني ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ﻰ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺤَ ﺎبُ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐ ﱠﻔﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ِﰲ أﻻﺳﻜﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﺴ َﺖ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ﺪُ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪ .‬اﻧْﻬَ ْﺾ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك! اﻧْﻬَ ْﺾ! َﻫﻴﱠﺎ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ِْﻖ!«‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ َﺔ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ٍﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ْﻀﻴَﻌَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﺗَ َﺨ ﱡﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫ﺺ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﻬَ ْﺾ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أَو َِاﻣ ِﺮ ﻫﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻫﺎل ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛﻠُﻬَ ﺎ و ْ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﺪ َم‬ ‫َﺳ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻪُ‪ .‬ﻋَ ﱠﺾ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ِﰲ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ أ َ َﻟﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻣَ ْﻦ َزﺣَ َ‬ ‫ني َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻧَﺎﻫِ ًﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ﺗﻴﻚ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟﻮ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ْك َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴًﺎ ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻃ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻞ ﻫﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْك ﺑﺎك ﻗِ ﻴ َﺪ أُﻧ ْ ُﻤ َﻠ ٍﺔ؛ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ات‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﱧ أ َ ْو ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎومَ‪َ .‬و ِﻋ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺳ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِار ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻫﺎل ﱠ‬ ‫ري َرأْﻳَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻊ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ ﻟِﺒﺎك‪،‬‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ ِﱡث‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻏ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺐﱠ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ُة ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َْﻔ َﺸ ُﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺛَﺎ َر َﻫﺬَا َﻏ َﻀﺐَ ﻫﺎل‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻣ ُِﴫٍّا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﲆ ﻏِ َﺮ ِار ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮض ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ إِﺣْ َﺴ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎس‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ َم ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ُث‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َرا َو َد ُه ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ ُر ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﻗﻔِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻣ َ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻬﻴ َِﺎر؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َذ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ‬ ‫و َ​َﺧ ِﺒريًا ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ َﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻓ َﺾ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮ َك؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎﻧَﻰ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ و َ​َﺧﺎ َر ْت ُﻗﻮَا ُه ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ُ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻫﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳُ ْﺆذِﻳ ِﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪َ .‬ﴏ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ُون إِﻧْﺬَ ٍار‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻫﺎل َو َ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ ًة َو ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ ﺗَﻴَﺒ ِﱡﺲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ِﺑﺄ َ ًﳻ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﺴﺢَ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻘ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟﻮن‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﺑﺎك وَﺟَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ِﰲ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻐ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪.‬‬ ‫‪58‬‬

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‫ﴐﺑُ َﻚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل أَﺧِ ريًا‪» :‬إِذَا آذَﻳ َْﺖ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻫﺎل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻤْ َﺴﺢُ َﻓﻤَ ﻪُ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ أَﻧَﺎ‪ .‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ْﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﴐﺑُ َﻚ‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ َوإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺳﺄ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ذَاﻫِ ﺐٌ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‪» :‬اﺣْ َ ِﱰ ْس ﻳَﺎ ﻫﺎل‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ َﻻ ﻧ ُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ﺐَ ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَﺘَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ﻫﺎل‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺧ ِﲇ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َني ﻫﺎل وَﺑﺎك َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ْﻢ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﻳَ َﺪ ﻫﺎل ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ ِس‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬ر َﻓ َﻊ ﻫﺎل َﺳ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﻃﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﻳَ َﺪ ﻫﺎل ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ‬ ‫ط ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﱠ‬ ‫ط ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض وَأ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ِﺳ ﱢﻜﻴﻨ َ ُﻪ وَﺣَ ﱠﺮ َر ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎل ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا و َ​َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ َل‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة و َ​َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻫﺎل ﻟِﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َر ِﺑﺤْ َﺖ‪ .‬اﺣْ ﺘَﻔِ ْ‬ ‫ﻆ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮا َر ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪوَى‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﺴﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ وَﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﱰﻧﱠﺢُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫ﻮن َو َر َﻓ َﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ﺪ َُﻫﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَﻌْ ُﺮجُ َوﺗَ َ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ وَﻫﺎل ﻳ َُﻘﻮدُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱢ ًﺮا َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ني اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺜَﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﺎك وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔﺤﱠ ُ‬ ‫ني ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَيﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت‪َ .‬و َر َاﻗﺐَ ُﻫ َﻮ وَﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬ﺷ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑ ٍ‬ ‫إِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺪَا ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﺧ َﺮﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﴫ ُخ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳَﺎ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﻊ َوﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺎ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ﺗَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺟُ ْﺰءٌ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ٌﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﴪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﺪ و َ​َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُع‪.‬‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻰ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ُ‬ ‫َﴩ وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﻜ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺪَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺷ َ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ أ َ ْو أَيﱟ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺤَ ﺒُﻮا أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ َﺴﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﻜﺎﻓِ ﺢُ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ِﺐ أَيﱢ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﴙ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ُون َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﺗَﻮْا ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻠ ُ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﻴُﺠَ ﱢﻔ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ َﺴﻬُ ْﻢ َوﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺪْﻓِ ﺌَ ِﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َو َ‬ ‫ﻃﻨ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬ ‫ني‪َ «.‬و َﻟﻌَ َﻖ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪهُ‪.‬‬ ‫‪59‬‬

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‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ دِ َ‬ ‫ﱪدِ ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ َراﺣَ ُﻪ ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َوﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪﺗَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ْف ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮ ُه ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺴ َﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ َﺎﻓ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﻣَ ﻨْﺒ َِﻊ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ ِﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﱢفءِ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺗَﺤَ ﻮ ِﱡل ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ ﻟِﻠﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳَﻌْ ُﺮجُ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮ ِج‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻐ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ َم ِﻟﻴ َْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﻋَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴَﺘَﻪُ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻏِ َﺮ ِار ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ‬ ‫ﴫ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎرﻳ َ​َﺔ َوﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻊ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫َات اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻏِ ﻨَﺎءِ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َد ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗَ ُﻪ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮر وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ ُر ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ َآﻻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ف ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮل ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﺸ َﻔﻰ ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣُ ُﻪ َوﺗَﺘَﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﰱ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ َوﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ُﻢ ِﻟﻴ َُﻐ ّ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻲ ﻋَ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺨﻤ ِ‬ ‫ون اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َ‬ ‫ُﻮل و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫— ﺑﺎك وَﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَﺳﻜﻴﺖ وَﻓﻴﺞ — ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ْف‬ ‫ون ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺨﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ ﱠﻮﻧ َ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﻌُ ﻮ َد َوﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ ُﻫ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ًَﺔ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫َاﻗ ًﺔ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻘﻮَى ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ إِﺑْﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎص‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺴ ُﻞ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺔ ْاﻷ ُ ﱡم ِﺻ َﻐﺎ َر َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺴ ُﻞ َوﺗُﻨ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َرهُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﻬ َﻲ إ ِ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﺟ َﺮاحَ ﺑﺎك‪ُ .‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ ِﻄ ً‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮ َد اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺜ ﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻓﻴﺞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺳﻜﻴﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ْﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ َﺎﻓ َﺴﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ‬ ‫َوﻟِﺪ َْﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎﻣ ْﻠ ُﻪ َﻫﺬَان ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ني َو ُﻛ َﺮﻣَ ﺎءَ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ﺐﱢ ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَ ِ ْ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ُون‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎد َ‬ ‫ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﰲ وَادِي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸ ِﻤ ِﺲ؛ َﻓﻤَ َﻊ أَﺑْﻨَﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎر ُس‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﴍﻳ ُﻜﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَﺣْ َﻔﺎدِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺬو َﱠق ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺐﱠ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻪُ‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨْﺠُ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻫﺎل‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫وَﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ وَﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ َﺳﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﻄﻘِ ﻴٍّﺎ‪ ،‬أﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﻜ َِﻼ ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ون ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑﻜ َِﻼ ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أَو َْﻻدُ ُه ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱠث ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﻠُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻒ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِس‬ ‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َوﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺢُ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِس ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ ُه ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةٍ‪ ،‬وَأَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ُﺖ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﺎب َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ َﺮ ِح َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸ ِﻦ و َ‬ ‫َﺻﻮ ِْت ﺟﻮن‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ف ﺑﺎك أ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أ َ ﱠن َﻗ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ َﺳﻴ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻫِ ﱠﺰ ٍة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن َوﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳُﺤْ ﺪ ُﱢق إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َوﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ » :‬و َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱡث إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﻰ!«‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ ﺣُ ﺒﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐَ ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ ﻳَ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﰲ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎب َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ َﺮ ِح َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﻤ ِﻪ َوﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﱢﺾ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ُﻢ أ ﱠن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ﺘُ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄ ْﻟ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻌَ ﱠﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺰﻳ َﱠﻔ َﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة ﻋَ ِﺎرﻣَ ٍﺔ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻠ ِﻤ ُﺴ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أ َ ْو ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱠث إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴ َﻊ أَﺑَﺪًا ِﻟ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ .‬أﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ًﺔ؛ إ ِ ْذ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ِﺑﺄﻧْﻔِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﻳَ ِﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‬ ‫َوﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ﺗَ ِﻜ ﱡﺰ ُه ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﺪَاﻋِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﺞ ﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم إ ِ َﱃ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َوﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺢُ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﺤُ ﺒﱢ ِﻪ ﻟِﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ْﻲ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺒﻬً ﺎ َو ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ًﺴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ َوﻳَﺘَﺄَﻣﱠ ﻠُﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري َو ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻬْ ﺘَﻤٍّ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ ،‬وﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﺤْ ﺪ ُﱢق ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻣ َُﻘ ﱠﺮﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َوﻳَﻠُ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ُون ﺣَ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ َرأ َﺳ ُﻪ َوﻳُﺤْ ﺪ ُﱢق ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ هِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺘَﻌِ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮﻳْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫َار َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻘ َ‬ ‫َوﻟِﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ أ َ ْﺳﻴَﺎدِ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْﺪِيﱡ ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻟ ً‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﰲ أَﺣْ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ ﺑريو وَﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُث ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻬُ ﺐﱡ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻳَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻞ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر ِد إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ َوﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺎس َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِْت أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻛ َﺴﺒ َْﺖ ﺑﺎك ﱠ‬ ‫ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ﺣُ ﺒﱢ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ ﻟِﺠﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﱰ ﱠد ْد َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ َﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻟﺪ َﱠﻫﺎءَ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺒ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ ﺣُ ﺒﱢ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ٍﻢ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﰲ أَيﱢ ﻣ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮ ُه ﻳُﻤَ ﱢﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ د َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُون‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻒ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ أَﻣْ َﺮهُ‪.‬‬ ‫‪61‬‬

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‫ﺎن ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ وَﺟَ ِﺴ ِﺪ ِه ﻧُﺪُوبٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ِﺎركِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﻜﻴﺖ وَﻓﻴﺞ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ﴬا َوﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َدةِ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر َﻛﺎ‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ ُل ِﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و َْاﻷ َ َﻫ ﱡﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ ْﻠﺒَﺎ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ا ْﻟﻌِ َﺮا َك ﻣَ َﻊ أَيﱢ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘﺎهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َوﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ﱢِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻮ ُل َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ‬ ‫ﺑَ ﱢﺮيﱟ ‪ .‬وَأَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏﺒَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻳ َْﻦ ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﺾ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ ﺣُ ﺒﱠ ُﻪ ﻟِﺠﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻓﻴَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِار اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎص ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫وب‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءُ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ ُﻊ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ُ‬ ‫ون َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَﻢﱡ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨُﻮا َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪ُ .‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮﺑ ُﱢﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮض‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟﻮ َِار َرﺟُ ٍﻞ َﺷﺪِﻳ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْ‬ ‫ﴍﻳ َﻜﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وﺑﻴﺖ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ و َِاﻻﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ َد َ ِ‬ ‫َر َﻓ َﺾ ﺑﺎك ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َم ِﺑﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َﺮ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ف أﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻘ ﱠﺮﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﱠف َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﺪ ُم َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َﴫ ُ‬ ‫ﺎح َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺎﻣ ُِﻞ ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻠُ ْ‬ ‫وﻓﺎ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻒ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ْف إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك َو ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ َﻗ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو َﻻ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔﺎءَ ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ وﻓﻴﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﱪُ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺣُ ﺒﱠ ُﻪ ﻟِﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﺿ ُﻊ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫و ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﺑﺎك ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻌْ ﺐٌ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك إِذَا َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺴ َ‬ ‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ .‬وذَ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱟ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ ِ​ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َﻗ َﺪ ٍم‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﺟُ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ف ﻳَﻨْﺤَ ِﺪ ُر إ ِ َﱃ وَادٍ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﻛﺘِﻔِ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮأ َ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ذِ ْﻫ ِﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َل ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‬ ‫وَﺑﻴﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ َرأ ْ ِﻳ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪَى إ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص ﺑﺎك َﻟﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِﺻ ِﻪ‪ «.‬وَأَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﺑﻴﺖ ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ًﻘﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺺ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬دَﻋُ ﻮﻧِﻲ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ ٌ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎﻫِ ﺪُوا َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺒْﻘِﻲ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ف‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄﻣَ َﺮ ُه و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫»اﻗﻔِ ْﺰ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك!«‬ ‫‪62‬‬

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‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﺠْ ﺬِبُ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ ِﺑﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وﺑﻴﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﻴﺖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﺑ َﺴ َﻼ ٍم‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َرا ِﺋﻊٌ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َرﻫِ ﻴﺐٌ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ .‬أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ‬ ‫ﻳ ُْﺸﻌِ ُﺮﻧِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﻴﺖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِﻣﺊ ُ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫»ﻻ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُ ْﺆذِﻳ َﻚ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ِﻷَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫وَﺑﺎك ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَو َْﰱ وَأ َ ْﴍ ُ‬ ‫َس َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ُل ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ! أَﺗﱠﻔِ ُﻖ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑﻴﺖ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎوي ﺟَ ﻴ ًْﺸﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ ْﻢ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺸ َﻔ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻴَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو ُ‬ ‫َوو َ​َﻗﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﺛ َ ُﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺳريﻛﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ف ﺑﻴﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ ُ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﻼك ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن َرﺟُ ًﻼ و َِﺿﻴﻌً ﺎ و َ​َﺳﻴﱢﺊَ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺎع‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَاﻗِ ٍﻊ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎ َر ﻣَ َﻊ وَاﻓِ ٍﺪ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْﺪ ُِق ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻠ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻟ َِﻔ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻛ ِﻦ َﻛﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻳ َْﺴ ِﻨ ُﺪ‬ ‫ُون أَيﱢ إِﻧ ْ َﺬ ٍار‪،‬‬ ‫َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪهُ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َو َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻧُﺒَﺎﺣً ﺎ و َ​َﻻ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫َث َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺪُوا ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ َوﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱡﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن‪ .‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺰﺋِ ِ‬ ‫َاﺿ ُ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ وَﺑﺎك َﻓﻮ َْﻗﻪُ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺎﴐ َ‬ ‫ون إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ْﺬ ِب ﺑﺎك ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﻔﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﻐ َﻀ ٍﺐ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ًﻻ ِاﻻﻧْﻘِ َﻀ َ‬ ‫َﺎت ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫إِ َ‬ ‫ﺎض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ُﻪ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻮ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ِرﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﱰﻧﱠﺢُ َوﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ‬ ‫ﻮض ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ﺑﻮرﺗﻮن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬وَأَﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ أ َ ﱠﻻ أ َ َرى ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠ ُﻪ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ «.‬و ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﺷﺎ َع ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻢ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ٍﻢ ِﰲ أﻻﺳﻜﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻻﺣِ ٍﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم و َِﰲ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ َة ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ِﺑ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﻛﺎءُ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟُ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ َﺪ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ َﻚ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب َ‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱡ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻴﻼ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺤَ ﺒ ٍْﻞ ﻣَ ْﺮﺑ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮط‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ َﻜ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﱪ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ َوﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪ ،‬ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُﻛ ُﻪ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ ِﺑﺘَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ ِﺑ َﻘ َﻠ ٍﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ٍﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ ُﻞ وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ‪ .‬وَاﻧْﺠَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ف ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﻴ ِﱠﺎر ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮأِ ﺟُ ْﺰءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ َﺪ َر ِ‬ ‫ات‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻳﻌَ ِﺔ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻈﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﺧِ َﻀ ﱢﻢ َدوﱠاﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه ﱠ ِ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ ِﺑﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﺬَﻳْﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﺑﺎك ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ات َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺒَﺢُ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ َﺪ َر ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ ُل إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر وَأ َ ْﺧ َﻔ َﻖ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﺎ َو َل اﻟﺘﱠ َﺸﺒ َﱡﺚ ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ات‪،‬‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ُﺨ ِ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﱰ َك ﺑﺎك و َ‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪» :‬ا ْذ َﻫﺐْ ﻳَﺎ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﻠ ِﻖ ِﺑﻮَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت أَﻋْ َﲆ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك! اذْ َﻫﺐْ !«‬ ‫اﻧْﺠَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ف ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ َﻊ اﻟﺘﱠﻴ ِﱠﺎر َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ُه‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر وَاﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺒَﺢَ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة و َ​َﺳﺤَ ﺒَ ُﻪ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻣ ُﺮهُ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْﺨ َﺮ ِة َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﻌْ َﻠﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن أ َ ﱠن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﻠ ِﻖ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرﺑَ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮا ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ .‬ﺳﺒَﺢَ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ و َ​َﺳﺤَ ﺒَ ُﻪ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ﻄﺄ َ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ًﻜﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺎﺣَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺤَ َﺪ َر ِ‬ ‫ﺎع َ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِْت ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ات‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد َﺳﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َو َر َﻛ َﺾ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﻣَ ْﺮﺑُﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔﺎدَى ا ْرﺗِ َﻜﺎبَ‬ ‫ﻄﺄِ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﺳﺒَﺢَ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺳﺤَ ﺒَ ُﻪ اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ ُر ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي و َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ﻋُ ﻨ ُ ِﻖ‬ ‫َاﺻ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻌَ ِﺚ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳﺤَ ﺐَ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ‪ .‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎك وَﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه و ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺪﻣُﻮا‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ُﺨ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َد ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَﻋْ ﻴَ ُﻪ أو ًﱠﻻ ﻋَ َﲆ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ َﻫ ﱢﺰ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ﺒ َِﻞ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﺎن أ ﱠو ُل َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﺞ وَﺳﻜﻴﺖ ﻳَﻘ ُِﻔ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض َوﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻔ ُﺲ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪ‬ ‫َﺎت َووَﺟَ َﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ َ‬ ‫ﻮع ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺴﻮ َرةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺤِ ْﺮ ٍص ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻠ ُ ٍ‬

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‫ﺟُ ﻮن ﺛُﻮرﻧﺘُﻮن‬

‫»ﻫﺬَا ﻳَﺤْ ِﺴ ُﻢ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ ُ َﺨﻴﱢ ُﻢ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ «.‬و ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ أ َ َﻗﺎﻣُﻮا ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﺷﻔِ ﻴ َْﺖ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺿﻠُﻮ ُع‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘﺌْﻨ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺎف ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ْ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ‬

‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺮ َﻫ ُ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ُﻣﺬْﻫِ ٍﻞ أ َ ْﻛ َﺴﺒَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ ِﰲ داوﺳﻮن َﻗﺎ َم ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ٍﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ َﺮةِ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺧِ َﻼ َل ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َدﺛ َ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ُﻓﻨْﺪ ُِق إﻟﺪورادو‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ﱠﻀ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ُﺷﻬْ َﺮ ًة َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل َﻗﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺠَ ﺎ َد َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل أَﺣَ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ إ ِ ﱠن َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﺛَﺎﻟ ٌ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ إ ِ ﱠن َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﱡﺮ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ِﺳﺘﱢ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َر ْ‬ ‫َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َر ْ‬ ‫ِﺚ إ ِ ﱠن‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﱡﺮ َﺳﺒْﻌِ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َر ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءَ‪ .‬ﺑﺎك ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َﻻ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺰﻋُ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﱡﺮ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ َﺳﺒْﻌِ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َر ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪:‬‬ ‫» َوﻳ ُْﺨ ِﺮﺟُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ َوﻳ َِﺴريُ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ ْر َدةٍ؟«‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪َ » :‬وﻳ ُْﺨ ِﺮﺟُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ َوﻳ َِﺴريُ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ ْر َدةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻂءٍ َوﺗَﺄ َ ﱟن ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻊُ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬أ ُ َراﻫِ ُﻦ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ د َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻏﺒ َِﺎر اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫ ِﺐ ِﺑﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻘﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ .‬و َ​َﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ‪ «.‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱠث أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ﻤَ ﱡﺮ َﺧﺠَ ًﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻬَ ﱠﻮ َر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﺟَ ﱡﺮ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ أ َ ْم َﻻ‪ .‬أ َ ْﻟ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ! ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن وَاﺛ ًِﻘﺎ ِﰲ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ِة ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ُﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐﺜَﻴ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﱢﺮ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ َﻛﻬَ ِﺬهِ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِ​ِﻦ ْاﻵ َن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻞ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒَ ْﻠ َﺪ ُة ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ َوﺗُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻮَأ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬أ َ ﱠن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر و َ​َﻻ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ أ َ ْو ﺑﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻛ ً‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﻤَ َﻞ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ ِﺑ ُﺨﺒ ٍْﺚ‪َ » :‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ٌﺔ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺴﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ‪َ .‬ﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ُﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪ .‬و َ​َﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳ َِﺰ ُن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺠﺐْ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪ ،‬وَأدَا َر ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ٍﻪ ِﻟﻮَﺟْ ٍﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ً‬ ‫َو َرأَى َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﺎ َﻗﺪِﻳﻤً ﺎ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺟﻴﻢ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫اﴈ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻫ ِﺎﻣ ًﺴﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ َﻚ إ ِ ْﻗ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ُﻊ ﺛ َِﻘﺘِﻲ ِﺑ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺟﻮن‪ ،‬وَأَﺛ ُِﻖ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ َﺶ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِد إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﻛ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ «.‬وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ :‬‬ ‫ات‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ذَ َ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ ْﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ِﺠ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»و َ​َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﻴﺖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎ َد ﺑﺎك أ ْن ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ َﺰ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ف ِﺑﻨَﺎءً ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ٍﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﺼﺎ َو ُﻣﺘَ َﻔﺎ ِﻧﻴًﺎ ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه‬ ‫ِﺑﻬَ َﺬا ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ َذا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ أَﺣَ َﺪ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻊُ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ًﻘﺎ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ وَﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ .‬أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ٌة َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱞﺪ ِﻟﺘَ َﻘﺒﱡﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬إ ِ ﱠن ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ َﻛ ِﺜريُ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨْﺪ ُِق إﻟﺪورادو َوو َ​َﻗ ُﻔﻮا ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ُة ِﻣﺌَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ات ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣُﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو وَا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻔﺎ َز ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ .‬و َِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬ووَاﻗِ َﻔ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎردِ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﺪ َِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳُ َﺮاﻫِ ﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮن أ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َزﺣْ َﺰﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻮءِ ِﻟﺘَ َ ﱡ‬ ‫ﴪﻋِ ِﻪ ِﺑﻘﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮل اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫َت ﻣَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ُﺔ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺻ ِﲇ ﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜﻮ ِﱠن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ! َﺳﺄ ُ َراﻫِ ﻨ ُ َﻚ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ د َ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َرأْﻳُ َﻚ؟«‬

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‫ﺑَﺪَا ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓﻨَﺎدَى ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺛَﺎ َر ُروحَ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﺳﻮَى ِﻣﺎﺋَﺘَ ْﻲ د َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻤﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻜﻮﻧَﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَى اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َر َ‬ ‫اﻫﻨُﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ِﻎ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ﱠﻢ َرﺑْ ُ‬ ‫ﴪ ِﺟ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﻌَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎك ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺪ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ َراﺋ ٍِﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱠث ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫أَﺟْ ِﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِ​ِﻊ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ َﻫﻴْﺌَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﺎ َزةٍ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺰ ُن‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺴ َﺲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﺔ و َ​َﻓ ْﺮ َوﺗُ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ُﻊ َﻛﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻠﺒ ٌَﺔ َﻛﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻔ َﻀ ْﺖ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ َﺎﻻ ُت إ ِ َﱃ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﺳﺄَد َْﻓ ُﻊ َﻟ َﻚ ﺛَﻤﺎﻧ َ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫َﻫﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ِﻊ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ َﺷ ْﺨ ٌ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ ْ‬ ‫اﺧ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةِ‪ .‬ﺛَﻤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ َوو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪» :‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸﺪﱡ‪ .‬أَﻋْ ِﻄ ِﻪ ﻣَ َﺴﺎﺣَ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻮع‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫َﺧﻴﱠ َﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﻓ ُﻘﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن َرا ِﺋﻊٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َرأَوْا‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠُ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺮاﻫِ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ أ َ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ أ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺜَﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ وَأ َ َراحَ َﺧ ﱠﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ﱢﺪ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎب َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬُ ﱠﺰ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍح أ َ ْو ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺲ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪ِ » :‬ﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻨِﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪ِ .‬ﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻨِﻲ‪ «.‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎك ﻋُ ﻮَاءً ِﺑﺤَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻛﺒْﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُث ِﺑ ُﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ُﻊ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﺳﺤْ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُث‪َ .‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻀ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َني َﻓ ﱠﻜﻴْ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻀ َﻐ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﺄ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ؛ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﺣُ ﺒﱢ ِﻪ ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫»اﻵ َن‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﴪجَ َوﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺨِ ﻲ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﺑﺎك ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ﴏخ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴ َِﻤ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫اﻫﺘَ ﱠﺰ ْت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ٍﺔ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫ني و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﺪ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َل ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴ َِﻤ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪجَ ِﺑﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ ﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ْت َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴏ َخ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑ َﻠﻬْ ﺠَ ٍﺔ ِآﻣ َﺮةٍ‪» :‬إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴ َ​َﺴ ِﺎر‪«.‬‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ْت اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺑﺎك ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟﻴ َ​َﺴ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِْت‬ ‫ُﻮﺻ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَﻬَ ﱡﺸ ٍﻢ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ِﻟ ِﺒ ْﻀﻌَ ِﺔ ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎت إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َر ْت ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻬُ ْﻢ د َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻳَﺤْ ِﺒ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ْ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛﻮا َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫– »و َْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ِْﻖ!«‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ أَﻣْ ُﺮ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎص‪َ ،‬ﻓﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﺪ أَﺣْ ِﺰﻣَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺮيﱢ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ ﱠﺰ ﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪ ُه ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ﻮ ِد َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺪ ُر ُه ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻮيﱡ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬و َرأ ْ ُﺳ ُﻪ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ وَﻣَ ﻤْ ﺪُودًا إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ُﻣ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َوﺗَ ْﺨﺪ ُ‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ ﱠﺰ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ْﺖ ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﻠﺐَ ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ِش ﻣَ َﺨﺎ ِﻟﺒُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﺪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ني َﴏ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ َﺮ ْت أَﺣَ ُﺪ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم ﺑﺎك َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ﻔِ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْﺧ َﺔ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱡوهٍ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ات َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ِﰲ ِﺳ ْﻠ ِﺴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﺰا َز ِ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻒﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪ .‬ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻ ٌﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن‪ .‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ِاﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﺰا َز ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑﺜَﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﺗَ ْﺰدَا ُد ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺑ َ‬ ‫َﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ات و ُ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻬَ َﺚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط د َْﻫ َﺸﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﺪءُوا ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَﻘِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ْ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺎب‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﺪ َد ًة ِﺑ َﻜﻮْﻣَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸﺠﱢ ُﻊ ﺑﺎك‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ُ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت َ‬ ‫َﺎح ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﺟْ ﺘَﺎ َز ﺑﺎك َﻛﻮْﻣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﺎﱃ َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺻﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺸ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ أَﻣْ ِﺮ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﺑ ُﻘﺒﱠﻌَ ﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ و َُﻗ ﱠﻔﺎ َزاﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺼ َﺎﻓﺤُ ﻮا و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺎ ِﺛﻴًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ رأ ْ َﺳ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻼﻣَ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋُ ﻮا إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ُﺖ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣُﺤِ ﺐﱟ ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت ﺣَ ﻨ ُ ٍ‬ ‫َﻏﻤْ َﻐ َﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ض ِﴍَاءَ ﺑﺎك‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﺳﺄُﻋْ ِﻄﻴ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ .‬أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر‪ .‬ﺑَ ْﻞ أ َ ْﻟ ًﻔﺎ َوﻣِﺎﺋَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ُﻮع ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ٍﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﻣ ُْﻐ َﺮو ِْر َﻗﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬ ‫‪70‬‬

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‫ﺼﺎحَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ ٌ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻒ وَأ ْ َرﺑَﻌُ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ إِذَ ْن‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗﺎدِ ٌر ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ .‬و َ​َﻻ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ِﰲ أﻻﺳﻜﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َني أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺬَبَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ .‬اﺑْﺘَﻌَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ُﻊ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌْ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ و َِﺳﺘﱡ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﺟُ ِﻤ َﻊ أ َ ْﻟ ٌ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﰲ َﺧﻤْ ِﺲ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻔﻮ ِْز ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪َ .‬ﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ُل َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﺪَادِ ُدﻳُﻮﻧ ِ​ِﻪ و ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِق َﺳﻌْ ﻴًﺎ‬ ‫ﴍ َﻛﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻣَ َﻊ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻣَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدٍ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َو َراءَ ﻣَ ﻨْﺠَ ٍﻢ ﻣَ ْﺸﻬُ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺺ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ف أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻣَ ِﻦ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻔ ُﻪ أَو ًﱠﻻ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮخ َﻗﺪِﻳ ٍﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨْﺠَ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺪ ٌ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎس إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ اﺳﺘُ ْﺨ ِﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل أُﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ ِد ِﰲ أيﱢ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹ َ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ اﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺤَ ﺐَ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَﺑﻴﺖ وَﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وَاﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬُ ﻮا ﴍْﻗﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫وف ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨْﺠَ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻔﻘﻮدِ‪َ .‬ﺳﺎﻓ ُﺮوا ﻣَ َﺴﺎﻓﺔ َﺳﺒْﻌِ َ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﻣَ ﻨْﺒ َِﻊ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن‪ ،‬وَاﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬُ ﻮا ِﻟ ْﻠﻴ َ​َﺴ ِﺎر إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﱡﺮوا ِﺑﻨَﻬْ َﺮيْ ﻣﺎﻳﻮ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﻧَﻬْ ُﺮ ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺮ َد ﺟَ ْﺪو ٍَل َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱡﺮوا ِﰲ ﻣَ ِﺴريَﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣﺎﻛﻮﻳﺴﺘﻦ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎل ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻫِ َﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ِْﺶ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َ​َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺒﺤَ ْﻔﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻠ ِﺢ َوﺑُﻨْﺪُﻗِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ُْﺶ ِﻷَيﱢ ُﻣ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪ َُﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ْص ِﰲ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُد َﻛ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ني و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ٌﺮ‪َ .‬وإِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِ‬ ‫اﺻ ِﻄﻴَﺎدِ ﻋَ َﺸﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ِﺋ ٍﺬ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻣ ِﻦ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ني‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛﺪًا أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫آﺟ ًﻼ َﺳﻴ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُد َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ًﻼ أ َ ْو ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِق‪ ،‬ﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َل اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َﻢ ِﺑﺎﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺛَﻢﱠ‪ ،‬ﺧِ َﻼ َل ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َات‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﻣُﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺬﺧِ ريَ ِة و َْاﻷ َ َدو ِ‬ ‫ون ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﻬﱡ ٍﻞ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫أَﺣَ ﺐﱠ ﺑﺎك ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْ ِﺪ و َ‬ ‫َﺻﻴْ ِﺪ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎكِ وَاﻟﺘﱠﺠَ ﻮ ِﱡل ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎﻛ ِ​ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َار أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴﻊَ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َوﻳُﺤْ ِﺮ ُق اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل اﻟﺜ ﱡ ُﻘﻮبَ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺐَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ ِﺑﺤَ َﺮا َر ِة اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﻳَﺠُ ﻮﻋُ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻔ ِﺼﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎن أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬وَﺟَ ﺎءَ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻘﺎﺋِﺐَ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒ َِﻊ ِﰲ أﺣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮرﻫِ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑُﺤَ ْري ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ْاﻷَﻧْﻬَ ِﺎر ِﰲ ﻣَ َﺮاﻛِﺐَ‬ ‫ون ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َاف ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٍة ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺼﻨَﻌُ ﻮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُ‬ ‫اض ﻣَ ﻬْ ﺠُ ﻮ َرةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ُﺷﻬُ ﻮ ٌر ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﻠُ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ ًﻗﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريَ ًة ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ أ َر ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ وَﺟَ ﺪُوا َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨْﺠَ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮ ُد و َ​َﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَأﺧِ ريًا ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ُﻜ ُ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺨﻮ ُر اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌَ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ .‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮخ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮ ُد َوإِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﻬْ ٌﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﺿﺤْ ٌﻞ ِﰲ وَادٍ ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف اﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫ُون ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎوي َآﻻ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺮ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ُ .‬ﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َِﺠﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱡوﻻ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ و ْ‬ ‫ات ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ‪َ ،‬وو َ‬ ‫ﻮن َر ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻊ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ و َُﻏﺒ َِﺎرهِ‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﻗِ َ‬ ‫َﺎس‪َ ،‬ﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫َﺿﻌُ ﻮا اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺐَ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮخ ﱠ‬ ‫ري اﻟﺬي ﺑَﻨَﻮْه‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻛﻮْﻣَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ اﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ِﺳﻮَى َﺳﺤْ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻨَﺎ ِﺋ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎد َُﻫﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻛ ِﺜريَ ًة ﺣَ ﺎﻟِﻤً ﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر؛ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻗ َﴣ ﺑﺎك َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ ﻠُ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ذِي أ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ﻴﱠﺘَﻪُ‪ِ .‬ﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ﻓِ ﻌْ َﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َ‬ ‫َان‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ُد َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ْت ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ْت ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻮدَاءِ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻳَﻨْﺒ ُ​ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺸﺐُ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﱰﺑَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ِﺑﺄَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ َوﻳ َُﺸﻤْ ِﺸ ُﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺸ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر ِد أ َ ِو ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻣ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺌًﺎ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫وع ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﺴﺎﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ َوﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟُ ﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺪ ُر َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك أ َ ْو ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺄ َ ْل ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا‪.‬‬ ‫أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴًﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ﱢر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓ ُﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻬُ ﺐﱡ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ َوﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔﺘُﻮﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ َﻓﻮ َْق ﱡ‬ ‫َات ِﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﻴُﻮ َر‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ْري ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ ِﻤ َﺴﺎﺣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ َﺾ ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺎﻣ ِﺾ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪72‬‬

‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﴍ‬

‫ﱪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ذَ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﺑﺎك َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻤﱠ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءَ وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ات َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﺐَ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ُه ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋُ ﻮَاءً َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ًِﻔﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱢﺪَاءُ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ ِْت‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻧَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ْاﻗ َﱰَبَ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ َﺾ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻮح ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ وَﺣِ ْﺮ ٍص ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪ .‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َرأَى ﺑﺎك ذِ ﺋْﺒًﺎ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻔﺘُ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ﻣَ ﻤْ ُﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎب ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ني َوﻳ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﻮﱢبُ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ َﺎﻗﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠﻔِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮق ا ْﻟ َﻘﻮَا ِم ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِ ﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻮَاءِ َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐَ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺪ ُر ﺑﺎك أيﱠ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ َﺮجَ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎض َوذَﻳْﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺐٌ و ُ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠﺐٌ ‪ .‬أ َ َرا َد‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔﺘُﻮﺣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺴ ُﺪ ُه ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺐٌ َوﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱞﺪ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻧْﻘِ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك أ َ ْن ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َودُو ٌد َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐَ َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ .‬ر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑﺎك َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ َو َﻟﺤِ َﻖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺪَا َر اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ و ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺪ ِﻟ ْﻠﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺪُو ُر ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ًﻻ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ َو َودُودًا‪،‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺣَ ﺠْ ﻤً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﺎﺑًﺎ و َ​َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐَ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ث ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َرأ ْ ُس اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ ﺗَ ِﺼ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َﻛﺘ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﺑﺎك‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ َﺪ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ُه ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﻠﺤَ ُﻖ ِﺑ ِﻪ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبَ‬ ‫ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َرا َدهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋْﺐُ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺮ‪ ،‬أَﺧِ ريًا‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻤﱠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك‪ .‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق َوﺑَﺪَآ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ِﺐ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻮﺗﱡ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ِو َﻓ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬

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‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ور ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اج‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫و ِْ‬ ‫َاﻹﺣْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ َﻀﺎ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻠﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻏﻤَ َﺮ ْت ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺷﻌَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َﻠﺒﱢﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱢﺪَاءَ أَﺧِ ريًا‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻤَ ﺜَﺎﺑَ ِﺔ أ َ ٍخ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟﻪُ‪ .‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﺟَ ْﺪو َِل ِﻣﻴَﺎ ٍه‬ ‫َﴩﺑَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﺑﺎك ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻓﺠَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎ َد‬ ‫ِﻟﻴ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر َوﺑَﺪَأ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻤﱠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ًﻻ ﺗَﺤْ ﻔِ ﻴ َﺰ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِار‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ‪َ ،‬وﻟِ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َر َﻛ َﺾ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨْﺘَﺤِ ﺐُ ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض َو َر َﻓ َﻊ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﻪ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻘ ﱡﺪ ِم‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻌُ ﻮَاءَ ﻳ َْﺨﺒُﻮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻰ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ُل ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءَ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ُﻖ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ُﻪ َوﻳَﻌَ ﱡﺾ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ِﺑﺤُ ﺐﱟ ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ ُه ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳﻨْﻌَ ﺘُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎب َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ َﻠﻴْ َﻠﺘَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﱰُ ْك ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﱰُ ْك ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَﻐِ ﻴﺐُ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮﻳْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻧَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ َوﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﻨَﺎ َم ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ني ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ُه ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱢﺪَاءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻗﻮَى ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِي َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻗ َﻠ ُﻘ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﻗ ِﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎ َد ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ َﻟﻴ ًْﻼ َوﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ِﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻮَاﺣِ َﺪةِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ات‪،‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ُﻮع ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُد َوﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺒَ َﻞ َوﺗَﺠَ ﱠﻮ َل ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َد أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎ َك ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ْﺪو ٍَل َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﺿ ﱠﺪ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺎ َز ِﺑ ِﻘﺘَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻠﻤ ِ‬ ‫دُبﱟ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮ َد َ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ًﺔ و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎك َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ٌﻞ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ٍﻢ؛ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ َ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟﻮﻟﻔﺮﻳﻦ وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َان‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻓ ُﺨﻮ ًرا ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﱠﺎدٍ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬وَأ ْﻗﻮَى ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ِﻣ ْﺸﻴَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﻓِﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺪَا اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ا ْﻟﺒُﻨ ﱢ ﱢﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ و َ​َﻓﻮ َْق ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ و ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ ْاﻷَﺑْﻴ َِﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻢٌ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِْرهِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ذِ ﺋْﺐٌ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ ِﻢ ذِ ﺋْ ٍﺐ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ِﻟ ُﺪ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫‪74‬‬

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‫ث ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻪ َو َو ْزﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ و َِر َ‬ ‫ﺳﺎن ﺑﺮﻧﺎرد‪ِ ،‬ﻟ َﺬا و َِر َ‬ ‫ث ِﻣ ْﻦ أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ — وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺎن أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺮاﻋﻲ — َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ ِﻒ أَيﱢ ذِ ﺋْ ٍﺐ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ َﻛﺎﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺑﺜ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎف‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َرأ ْ ُﺳ ُﻪ ﺗُ ْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ َرأ ْ َس اﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮا َﻛﺎﻟﺬﱢﺋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬وذَ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ َﻛﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠﺘَ ْﻲ ﺳﺎن ﺑﺮﻧﺎرد واﻟﺮاﻋﻲ‪َ .‬ﻫﺬَا — ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِة ا ّﻟﺘِﻲ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺴﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َان ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ ٍد ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺨِ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل — ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ِة أيﱢ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َات وَا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﺠَ ﺎﺑ َُﺔ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻮﺛْﺐُ ِﺑ ِﻀﻌْ ِﻒ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ُر ْؤﻳ َُﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮ َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت و َ​َﺳﻤَ ﺎ ُع ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫َات و َِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﺠَ ﺎﺑ َُﺔ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ َوﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك‬ ‫ﺎع أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ُﻪ أيﱡ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ أ ْو َﺳﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ َﻛﺎ ْﻟ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻻذِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻔ ُﻪ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﰲ أﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫» َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُْﺨ َﻠ ْﻖ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ِﻣﺜْﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا و َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﴍ َﻛﺎ ُؤ ُه و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ و ُ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َﻟﺐُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ِﺻ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﻴﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﻌِ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫أَ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ! أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أ َ َرى ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ري ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ِن ْ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َر َاﻗﺒُﻮ ُه و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻰ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮوْا ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺰﺣَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ري وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺟُ ْﺰءًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ أﺣْ َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻨ ِ​ِﻪ َﻛﺎﻟﺜﱡﻌْ ﺒَﺎن‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺜِﺐُ َوﻳُﻬَ ِ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺊ ُ َوﻳَ ْﺰﺣَ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ُﻢ أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ َﻛﺎﻟﺜﱡﻌْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎ ُك ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﻮر ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َْاﻷ َ َراﻧ ِ​ِﺐ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ِو ﱠ‬ ‫اﻹ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺐ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻛ ِﺜريَةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﻗ ْﻔ ِﺰ َﻫﺎ‪ .‬و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎ ُك َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟﺘَﻬْ ُﺮبَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺨﺎ ِﻟ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪ .‬و َِﰲ أﺣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن ﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺰﺣْ ِﻒ ﺧِ ْﻠ َﺴ ًﺔ َو َراءَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮﺷ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ِﰲ َﺧﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ْف ُﻣﺘَ َﺴ ﱢﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ َر‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻒ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ﻮ ُر أَﻳَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ُﻗﺪُو ِم َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮظ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ِﺑ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي‪.‬‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ‬ ‫ﱪ وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َد ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ أَﻳ ًْﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ َرا َد أَﻳ ًْﻼ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮﺑ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ وَﺟَ َﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻋِ ْﴩ َ‬ ‫ري‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ ﱠﻟﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪو َِل ﱠ‬ ‫ُون ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُ‬ ‫ُﻮظ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤً ﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺊَ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ َﺰاجَ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُون ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻮظ ﻳ َِﺴري َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗﺎ ِﺋﺪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ َذ َﻛ َﺮ ﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻟُ ُﻪ ﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ‬

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‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ِﺳﺘﱠ َﺔ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻗ ُﺮوﻧ ُ ُﻪ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻟُﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺒْﻌَ ُﺔ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ﺑﺎك اﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َزأ َ َر ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد ﺑﺎك أَﻳَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫ُث ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ُﻮظ ِﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬وَأَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺘَ َﻐ ﱡ ٍ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وج‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺸﻌَ َﺮ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ‬ ‫أ ْﺷ َﻜﺎ ٌل أ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺗَﺒْﺪَأ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َر ٍة ﻣَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن َﻛﺎ ِﺋﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫ري ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳَ َﺮى َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻣُﻤَ ﻴﱠ ًﺰا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْد َر َك أ َ ْن وَﺟْ َﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ َ‬ ‫ُﻮظ َوﺗَﺤَ ﱢﺮيَ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ﱠﺮ َر اﻟﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ َ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻘِ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ َوإ ِ َﱃ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ﻳَﻌْ ﺪُو َوﻳَﻌْ ﺪُو ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ أَﺑَﺪًا و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮخ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﺣَ ﱞﻲ‬ ‫ﺾ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا‪ُ ،‬ﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ٌ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮدًا ِﰲ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻴُﻮ ُر‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺐُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات ِﻟﺘَ َﺸﻤﱡ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َ​َﺸﻤﱡ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌًﺎ ﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻘ َﺮأ ُ ِر َﺳﺎ َﻟ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ُث‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َث‬ ‫ﺾ أَ ْ َ‬ ‫ول ِﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑﺎك آﺛَﺎ ًرا ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ َﺷﻌْ َﺮ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺐُ ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َو َر َﺷ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ و َ‬ ‫َﺻﻤْ ٍﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﺛ َ ُﺮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُد ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ﺑﺎك ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ذَ ﱠر ٍة ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﻔ َﺰ ًة ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺌَ ًﺔ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ٍﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ريةٍ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟﻬَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮَاﺗًﺎ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ُﻊ‬ ‫اﺗﱠﺒَ َﻊ َراﺋِﺤَ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ِﰲ ُﺷﺠَ ْ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻨ ْ َﺨﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﰲ ﻏِ ﻨَﺎءٍ‪ْ ،‬اﻗ َﱰَبَ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻮخ َو َرأَى َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﺷﻌْ َﺮ ٍة‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه ﺗَﻨْﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُ‬ ‫وﻓ ٌﺔ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮخ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﴍ َﻛﺎ ُؤ ُه ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ني د َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ ِﰲ أ َ ْر ِض ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛﻮا‬ ‫ا ُملﺤْ َ ِﱰ ِق‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َﻗﺎ َم ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن و ُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳﻴَﺠْ ﻌَ ﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ د َُﺧ َﻼءَ‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا‪َ ،‬ﻫﺎﺟَ ﻤَ ﻬُ ُﻢ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« و َ​َﻓﺎ ُزوا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬ ‫ﴫﻫِ ْﻢ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا َزﺋِريًا َو َرأَوْا ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧًﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱡﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ُﻢ اﻧْﻘِ َﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﻔِ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ ًﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮوْا‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َرد َُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺜِﻴ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ؛ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻓﺎﺋ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻐ ﱡﻠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛَﺎ ِﺋ ًﺮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺰ َع‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬ ‫‪76‬‬

‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬

‫أ َ ْﻓ َﺮا ُد »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« َو َر َﻛ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮةِ«‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻠ ﱢﻘﺒ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﺑﺎك ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫وح ﱢ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »اﻟ ﱡﺮ ِ‬ ‫ور ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﴍﻳ ًﺮا ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎرد ُ​ُﻫﻢْ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ َﻗ ْﺪ َرﺣَ ﻠُﻮا‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ دُﻣﱢ َﺮ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َﺷ ﱡﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ ِ​ِﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﴪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎﺗَ َﻞ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن و َ​َﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﻮع أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳُ ْﺆﻟِ ُﻤ ُﻪ َوﻳُ ْﺆﻟِ ُﻤﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻗ ْﺪ َرﺣَ َﻞ ﺗَ ِﺎر ًﻛﺎ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ َﺧﻮَاءً ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ َ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮَاءَ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺨ ِﺮ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ْاﻗﺘَﺤَ ﻤُﻮا‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺮ ِد اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠﻢَ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر َد اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْد َر َك أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ أ َ ْﺳﻬَ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َرد َ​َﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮن ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻠِﺤَ َﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺮا إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ َ‬ ‫َﴩ َﻻ ﻳُﻤَ ﺜﱢﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬وﻣ َِﻦ ْاﻵ َن َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻋِ ﺪًا‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ َﺮ‬ ‫َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒ َ ُ‬ ‫َﴩ أَﺑَﺪًا إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬَ ﺎ َم أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺪ َﱠﺳ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒَﺎ َل أ َ ِو ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ْف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤَ ُﺮ ﺑَ ْﺪ ًرا َﻓﻮ َْق ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻫﺐﱠ ﺑﺎك وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺼ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ َﻊ َوﻳ َ​َﺸ ﱡﻢ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪َ ،‬ﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْت ﻋُ ﻮَاءٍ َﺧﺎﻓِ ٍﺖ َوﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءَ‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻮَاءِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻏﺪَا‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻧﺪَاءً َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْت أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ وَأَﻋْ َﲆ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪٍّا ِﻟﺘَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َرﺣَ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫َﴩ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎب إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ُﻫﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ َﻗ ِﻄﻴ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤً ﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ و َ​َﻗ ُﻔﻮا ِﻟ َﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ اﻋْ َﱰ َِت ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ َ َﺧﺬُوا‬ ‫ﻳُﺤْ ﺪ ُﱢﻗ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق َﻗﺎﺗَ َﻞ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل‬ ‫ﻮن ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ُﻊ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣُﻬَ ﺎﺟَ ﻤَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺗَ َﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َﻟﻘ ْﺪ َﻗﺎﺗَ َﻞ ِﺑ َﱪَاﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إ ِ ﱠن اﻟﺬﱢﺋَﺎبَ ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﻒ ﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ُﺪ ﺑﺎك و َ‬ ‫ﺾ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫اﻵﺧ ُﺮ و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫َﴩﺑ َ‬ ‫َآﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َوﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن‬ ‫ون ﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ وَﻣَ ﻤْ ُﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﺎب — َ‬ ‫ﻮق ا ْﻟ َﻘﻮَا ِم َو َرﻣَ ﺎدِيﱡ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن — ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ َودُو َد ٍة َوﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر َو ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗﺎﺑَ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ف ﺑﺎك ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ﻳَﻌْ ِﻮي ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﻌُ ﻮَاءٍ ﻣُﻤَ ﺎﺛ ٍِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻼﻣَ َﺲ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ِر ْﻓ ٍﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ذِ ﺋْﺐٌ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ٌز — ﻧَﺤِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨْﻴَ ِﺔ َو َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ﻧُﺪُوبٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ِﺎركِ — َوﺗَ َﺸﻤﱠ َﻢ ﺑﺎك أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﻪ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ‬ ‫‪77‬‬

‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ون وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً َ‬ ‫اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريُ َووَﺟﱠ ُﻪ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤَ ِﺮ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ﻋُ ﻮَا ًء‬ ‫ﻣُﻤَ ﺎﺛ ًِﻼ‪ .‬و َْاﻵ َن ﺟَ ﺎءَ اﻟﻨﱢﺪَاءُ ﻟِﺒﺎك أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ َﻠ َﺲ وَﻋَ ﻮَى ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ .‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك وَأ َ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻤﱠ ﻤُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎب‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ َودُو َد ٍة و َِﺷﺒْ ِﻪ َﻫﻤَ ِﺠﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻗﺎ َد ُة اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻐﺎ َر َو َر َﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَ ِﻘﻴ ُﱠﺔ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ُون ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﱪﱢيﱢ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻌْ ِﻮي ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﺔ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ ِن ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔ َﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ دَاﺧِ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ — ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ وَادِي ﺳﺎﻧﺖ ﻛﻼرا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َات اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻟﺪَى ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﻆ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ﺗَ َﻐ ﱡريًا ِﰲ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن َﻟ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺨﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ا ْﻟﺒُﻨ ﱢ ﱢﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ُرء ِ‬ ‫ُوﺳﻬَ ﺎ وَأُﻧُﻮﻓِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ُر َﻗﻌً ﺎ ﺑَﻴ َْﻀﺎءَ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ُور َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒ َِﺢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُد ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴﻊَ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َ​َﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﻠﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ً‬ ‫َروَى »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒ َِﺢ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َان أ ْو إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن أذْ َﻛﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ أيﱢ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِﺋﺪِﻫِ ْﻢ وَا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠﻤَ ﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻴﱠﺎدِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك وَادِي َﻻ ﻳَﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻘ ُﻞ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ﻋَ ْﱪَ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َو ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﺧ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ْﺧﻠُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮو َ‬ ‫ﺼ ً‬ ‫ُون ﻗِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت ِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻮَا ِم و َ​َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ِت‬ ‫وح ﱢ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ًﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ َْﺶ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮَادِي‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ﱠ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ُﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي؛ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ذِ ﺋْﺐٌ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻢٌ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ ذِ ﺋْ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪُ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ َ​َﺔ َوﻳَﻬْ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْر ٍض ﻣَ ْﻔﺘُﻮﺣَ ٍﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫ﺻ َﻔ ُﺮ وَأَﺣْ ﺠَ ﺎ ٌر َ‬ ‫ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ُﻏﺒَﺎ ٌر أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎس َﻗﺪِﻳﻤَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤَ ﱠﺰ َﻗ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔ َﺮاءُ ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺣَ ْﻮ َل أ َ ْﻛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﺸﺎبُ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ُﺔ َوﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ري‬ ‫ﻄﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻳ َْﻘ ِﴤ اﻟﺬﱢﺋْﺐُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ُﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ ﻋُ ﻮَاءً َ‬ ‫و َِرﺛَﺎءٍ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ وَﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺣَ ُﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ؛ َﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺄْﺗِﻲ َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎر َد ُة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ُﺔ َوﺗَﺘْﺒَ ُﻊ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَﺎبُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮاﺋ َِﺴﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْو ِدﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘُ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ﱢﺪ ًرا ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ُﻣﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤَ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺎب ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻋْ َﲆ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱢﺋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻮَاءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻠﻘِ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻐﻨﱢﻲ أﻧ ْ ُﺸﻮ َد َة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬

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