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‫ﻳﻮﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﱂ ﰲ ‪ً ٨٠‬‬

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‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫‪Around the World in 80 Days‬‬

‫ﺟﻮل ﻓرين‬

‫‪Jules Verne‬‬

‫اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ اﻷوﱃ ‪٢٠١٣‬م‬ ‫رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ‪٢٠١٣/١٣٣٤٨‬‬ ‫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 :‬‬ ‫ﻓرين‪ ،‬ﺟﻮل‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‪/‬ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ ﺟﻮل ﻓرين‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻣﻚ‪٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٧١٩ ٣٢٥ ٢ :‬‬ ‫‪ -١‬اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫أ‪ -‬اﻟﻌﻨﻮان‬ ‫‪٨٢٣‬‬ ‫رﺳﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻤﺎن إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ‪ ،‬ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻬﺎب ﺳﺎﻟﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻤﻨﻊ 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 ‫ﻧﴩ أﺧﺮى‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﺣﻔﻆ املﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت واﺳﱰﺟﺎﻋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬دون إذن ﺧﻄﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﴍ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Arabic Language Translation Copyright © 2013 Hindawi‬‬ ‫‪Foundation for Education and Culture.‬‬ ‫‪Around the World in 80 Days‬‬ ‫‪All rights reserved.‬‬

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‫‪ -١‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧﺎدِ ٍم ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ‬ ‫‪ -٢‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺪ ُم ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫‪ -٣‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼ ِﺪ ُم َﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ‬ ‫‪ -٤‬اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻤَ ِﺮ وَا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِيﱢ‬ ‫‪ -٥‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫‪ -٦‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﻓِ ٍ‬ ‫‪ -٧‬ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ُة ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و ﱢ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺞ‬ ‫‪ِ -٨‬رﺣْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫‪ -٩‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ُﻖ ﻣَ ﺒَﺎﻟ َِﻎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫‪ -١٠‬اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‬ ‫‪ -١١‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟ ُِﻎ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم ِﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج … وَﻋَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ َُﺔ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫‪ -١٢‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻧﻮزز«‬ ‫ﻳﻖ »ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ِ‬ ‫َاﺻ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨ ْ َﻀ ﱡﻢ ﻟ َِﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج و َ​َﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎدِ ئ َ‬ ‫‪ -١٣‬ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺧ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ﲆ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻜﻚِ اﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫‪ -١٤‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ﲆ اﻟﻘﺎﻧ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫‪ -١٥‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‬ ‫ﺎن!‬ ‫‪َ -١٦‬ﺧ َﺴﺎ َر ُة اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن!‬ ‫‪ -١٧‬ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻮ ُز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻷول‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻳ ْﻌ ُﺜ ُﺮ َﻋ َﲆ َﺧ ِﺎد ٍم َﺟ ِﺪ ٍﻳﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ‪َ ٧‬ﺷ ِﺎرع ﺳﺎﻓﻴﻞ رو‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﻠﻨْﺪ َ​َن ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ .‬و ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَﻣَ ٍﺪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺾ إ ِ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻦ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷﺎﻋِ ٌﺮ ﻣَ ْﺸﻬُ ﻮ ٌر ﻳ َْﻘ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻋِ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻣَ ِﺔ أ ْﺳ َﻮ َد ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َرﺟُ ًﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺗَﺠْ ﻤَ ﻌُ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺻ َﻠ ُﺔ َﻗ َﺮاﺑَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﻴﻼدٍ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴْﺐُ ﻳ َُﺨ ﱡ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﺮ ِﰲ آﺧِ ِﺮ ﻋِ ﻴ ِﺪ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤِ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﺷﻌْ َﺮ‬ ‫َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ َوﻟِﺤْ ﻴَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺳﻮَى ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤِ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ف ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ َ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺎش ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ ِد ِﰲ َﺷ ِﺎر ِع ﺳﺎﻓﻴﻞ رو وَﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ َﺧﺎدِ ُﻣﻪُ‪َ .‬وإِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮدًا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ًة ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮدًا ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«؛ إِذْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻋْ ﺘَﺎ َد أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو َل ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ وَﺟَ ﺒَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ﺗَ َﻐﻴ ِﱡﺐ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‬ ‫ﻳﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَى ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ِم َﻗﺎﺋِﻤَ ٌﺔ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْريَ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎﺋِﻤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼريَ َة َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ْاﻷ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻮر؛ إِذْ َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﻨَﺎءِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﻴْ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴﺬَ ْاﻷُﻣ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﻮ َﺷﺪِﻳ ِﺪ اﻟﺪ ﱠﱢﻗ ِﺔ‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ُﻪ ﺟﻴﻤﺲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُﻔﱰ َُض!‬ ‫ﻓﻮرﺳﱰ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﴬ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎءَ ﺣِ َﻼ َﻗ ٍﺔ أَﺑْ َﺮ َد َد َرﺟَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ًِﺴﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ِرﻳ َﻜ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﻌِ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺸﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ًﺮا و ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﺣَ ﺎﺋ ٍِﻂ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ُﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎت وَاﻟﺪ َﱠﻗﺎﺋ ُِﻖ وَاﻟﺜﱠﻮَاﻧِﻲ‬ ‫أﺣَ ِﺪ أ ْر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ َْﻀ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َات‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫و َْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم و َْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻬُ ُﺮ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺮ ُك ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ﻣَ ْﺸﻬَ ﺪًا َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺼ ِﻒ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْﴩ َة وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﴩ َة‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َل ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق ﺟﻴﻤﺲ ﺑَﺎبَ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ د َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﻟﺘَ ﱢﻮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﺰ ِم أﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َﺧ ِﺎر ِج ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻴﻤﺲ‪» :‬ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ُم ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر و َ​َﻏﺎ َد َر ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم َﺷﺎبﱞ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ﻋُ ﻤْ ُﺮ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ني وَاﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪ْ :‬‬ ‫»اﺳ ِﻤﻲ ﺟﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻛ ِﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ْاﻵ َن؟«‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺔ ﺟَ ﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪ َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة وَاﺛْﻨَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ ﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫ُون دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫َوﻋ ِْﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫َر ﱠد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ َﻚ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ٌة‪«.‬‬ ‫– »ﻋُ ﺬْ ًرا ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ ٌﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﺮ َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ َﻚ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ٌة أ َ ْرﺑَ َﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ .‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﺪءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪ :‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷ َ ْر ِﺑﻌَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﻓِ ِﻖ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧ َِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ َﺮ ﻟِﻌَ ﺎ ِم ‪ ،١٨٦٧‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة و َِﺳ ﱟﺖ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َن َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻌِ ﺒَﺎ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺐﱠ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْرﺗَﺪَى‬ ‫ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘَ ُﻪ و َ​َﻏﺎ َد َر ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َل‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﺎب ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮد َْﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠد َد َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ!‬ ‫ْت إ ِ ْﻏ َﻼ ِق ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ أ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ً‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺎ ِﰲ » ُﻣﺘْﺤَ ِﻒ َﺷﻤْ ِﻊ ﻣَ ﺪَام ﺗﻴﺴﻮ« أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﺣَ ﻴ َِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ!«‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺜ َ ِﻞ ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ﻤَ َﻞ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْن َﻏﺎ َد َر ﺑ َِﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻳﺲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﺧﻤْ ِﺲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َات‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺧﺎدِ ٍم ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫اﻏﺘَﻨ َ َﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﻮ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓﻮج َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َﺷﺪِﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﺘﱠﻨ ْ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ َوﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴﺬَ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ِم ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٍﺪ َوﺛَﺎ ِﺑ ٍﺖ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َرا َد ُه‬ ‫ﻣُﻌَ ﱠ ٍ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة ُﻣﻨ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫َاق‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َث َﻗﺒْ َﻞ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ َو ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱡﺮو ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ِﺐ اﻟﺘﱠﻨَﺒﱡ ُﺆ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﺳﺘَ ِﺴريُ ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ ُر ﺑَﻴْﻨ َ ُﻪ َوﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ري‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َني ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ َﻼ ِل َﻫ َﺬا‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺼ ٍ‬ ‫‪8‬‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧﺎدِ ٍم ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ‬

‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺄَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَدَاءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻮ َِﻇ َ‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﺮﺟُ ﻮهُ؟«‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ًﺎﻓﺎ ﺗَﺎﻣٍّ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَﺟَ َﺪ ُه ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ًﻻ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﻠﻤَ ﻊُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺎ َﻛﻬْ َﺮ ِﺑﻴ ًﱠﺔ وَأَﻧَﺎ ِﺑﻴﺐَ ﺗَ َﺨﺎ ُ‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﺪ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ووَﺟَ َﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أَﺟْ َﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﺐ ِﻟﺘُ َﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺼ ًﻼ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ ِﻠﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ َﻛﻬْ َﺮ ِﺑﻴ ٌﱠﺔ َﻓﻮ َْق َر ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻖ ﱡ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﻮ َْﻗﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ِة ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﻌِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺸ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒَ ِﻪ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣُﺠْ ِﺪﻳًﺎ! َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﺠْ ِﺪﻳًﺎ!«‬ ‫ﻆ أ َ ﱠن ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ًة َﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َﻔ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق ﻣُﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ ْﺪو ًَﻻ ِﺑﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎﻣﱢ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱡﺮوﺗِﻴﻨِﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻢٌ! ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ْاﻵ َن أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َد أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈﻤً ﺎ؛ إِذْ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ُﻣﻨ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺎﺣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻳﻦ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫ُﺤﴬ َﻟ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻳ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼ ٍث َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ َم ْ ِ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﻠ َِﻖ ذَ ْﻗﻨَﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺒ ٍْﻊ َوﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ف ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ُﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ٌم ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْم َﺧ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺻﻴ ًْﻔﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻮج وَأَﺣْ ِﺬﻳَﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﺮ ﱠﻗﻤَ ًﺔ و َْﻓ َﻖ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِﻳﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻔﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺻﻐِ ريَ ٍة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َل ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة و َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ٍﻊ‪:‬‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ُه ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﺳﺘَ ِﺴريُ ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ ُر ﺑَﻴْﻨِﻲ َوﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻳ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل َﺷ ْﻴ ًﺌﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻳ ْﻨ َﺪ ُم َﻋ َﻠ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬ ‫ني ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ُﻪ و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ و َ​َﺳﺒْﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺼﻠُ ُﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺎو َﻟﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َدةِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧ ِﺎرجَ‬ ‫»رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ َﻪ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ٌﺔ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﴬ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِ ُل ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ ُد‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة‬ ‫ﻟِﻔﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻏﺪَاءَ ُه ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدَ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس — َﻛﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة — ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺒ ٍْﻊ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﻣْ َﴣ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى ﻟِﻘِ َﺮاءَ ِة ﱡ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل‬ ‫ﺎﴍ ِة و َِﺳ ﱢﺖ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َﺮاءَ ِة ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ أَﻋْ َﻀﺎءِ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِي‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻟﻌِ ﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِس أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﻟ ُﻚ ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءِ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﻤُﻬَ ﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺿﻤْ ِﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﴈ ﺗﻮﻣﺎس‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻓﻼﻧﺎﺟﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻳﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻮن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻔﺎن وﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ ﻓﻮﻟﻨﺘني ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮد ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك راﻟﻒ ﺟﻮﺛري َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﺑَﻨْﻚِ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ‪ ،‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ِﻟﻜِﻲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﴫ ِ‬ ‫ف ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ و َ​َﻗﻌَ ْﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺺ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻻ َذ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار َو ِﺑﺤَ ْﻮ َزﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻗِ ﻴﻤَ ﺘُ ُﻪ َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ٌﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻂ؛ إ ِ ْذ إ ِ ﱠن اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ‬ ‫ﱰﻟِﻴﻨ ﱟِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﱪُ ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ ُ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ﱡ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ِ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة؟ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﺗَ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺟﻮن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻔﺎن‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ﱠﻼ ﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻣﺒَﺎ َرا ِﺗﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ﻟُﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪج‪«.‬‬

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‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َﺎﻗ ُﺸﻮا ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻴُ َﻮ ﱢز ُع ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑَ َﺪءُوا اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ﺐَ ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ راﻟﻒ؟«‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄ َ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس ﻓﻼﻧﺎﺟﺎن‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ُﻪ أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﴪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨ ْ ُﻚ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮ َد ِﺑ َﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ!«‬ ‫»ﺳﻴ َْﺨ َ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎبَ راﻟﻒ‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ‪ ،‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺺ!‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﺳ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ أَﻧْﺤَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ ُْﻔﻠ َِﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ أ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼدِ َوإ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫أَﻳْﺪِﻳﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬إِذَ ْن‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻔﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ راﻟﻒ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻟ ٍّ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎ ﻋَ ﺎدِ ﻳٍّﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎل! ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻟ ٍّ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻚ أﻧﺪرو و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﺮبَ ِﺑ َﻘﺪ ٍْر َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎدِ ﻳٍّﺎ؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ُ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ راﻟﻒ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻫﺬَا ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟُ ُﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻒ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎص َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ َرأَوْا َرﺟُ ًﻼ ﻣُﻬَ ﻨْﺪَﻣً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ ِﰲ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﺧ َﱪ َُﻫ ْﻢ راﻟﻒ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﺪدًا ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَا ُل‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َﻗ ْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻨَﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ا ْرﺗَ َﻜﺐَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮدُ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ﺺ َ‬ ‫ﺎف راﻟﻒ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺒَﻨ ْ َﻚ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ ُﺷﻮﻫِ َﺪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷ ْﺨ ٌ‬ ‫ض ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ًة‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺺ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ ًة ﻣُﺠْ ِﺰﻳ ًَﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ أ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﱰﻟِﻴﻨ ﱟِﻲ!‬ ‫اﺳ ِ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬إ ِ َﱃ أﻳ َْﻦ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ إِذَن‪ ،‬إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ أﻧْﺤَ ﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل ِﰲ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس‪» :‬أُوه! إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻢ َﻛ ِﺒريٌ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺴ ُﻊ ِﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎءِ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻛﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َﻮ ﱢز ُع ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎو َﻟ ِﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َر ﱠد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس — ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻐ َﺮ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل راﻟﻒ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ! إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﺗﱠﻔِ ُﻖ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس؛ إِذْ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎ َع َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺺ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﻨ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ َِﺐ ﺗَﺤْ ﺪِﻳﺪًا َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎمَ‪َ ،‬و ِﻟﻬَ َﺬا ﱠ‬ ‫ْف ﻧَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺿﻊ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘﻘِ َ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑ ُﺨ ْ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَ َﻘﺪ ِﱢﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ني ِﰲ أيﱢ ُر ْﻛ ٍﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ َﻼ ِل و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺊَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪12‬‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺪ ُم ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬

‫َﻗﺎ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬أ َ َﻫﺎ! َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﺳﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل راﻟﻒ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫﺬَا َﻻ ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢريُ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءَ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َن أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪»ِ :‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻮن‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣُﺤِ ﱞﻖ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ ُة إ ِ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ْاﻵ َن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻜﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن ا ْﻛﺘَﻤَ َﻞ َﺧ ﱡ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨ ُﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِ‪ «.‬و َ​َﻓﺘَﺢَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ َة‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣ ُِﻀ ً‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ‪» :‬اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ِريﻳَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮوا ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﺳ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻟُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤِ َ‬ ‫َﺻ ٌ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َد ْو َر ُه ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك و ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﺑْﻴ َِﺾ و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮ ِد‬ ‫َﺿﺢُ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳُﻮ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ْﺮءِ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل راﻟﻒ‪» :‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﻀ ْﻊ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ َﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺊَ أ َ ِو‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ث أ َ ْو ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗُ ْﻔﻘِ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءَ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻮَادِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ و ُِﺿ َﻊ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َان اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎ َد َل راﻟﻒ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُث ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ؟«‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ َﻜﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ أ ْو ﻓِ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ذ ِﻟ َﻚ و ُِﺿ َﻊ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ ُة و َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر‪،‬‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَﻤَ ٌﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ُث‪ .‬ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَﻤَ ٌﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺴﻮءَ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺗَﺄْﺧِ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ أ َ ْو َر َاﻗ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ «.‬وو َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟﺜَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﺎن! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َر ِﺑﺤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺎن َرا ِﺑﺤَ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎو َﻟ ِﺔ وَأ ْﻛﻤَ َﻞ‪َ » :‬و َر َﻗﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ َﺔ!«‬ ‫اق اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ِﺐ و َ​َﺧ َﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻤَ َﻊ أﻧﺪرو أ َ ْو َر َ‬ ‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎ َو َو ﱠزﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﱟﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِز ْﻟ ُﺖ َﻻ أ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُﱢق أ َ ﱠن َﻫ َﺬا ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜ ٌﻦ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜ ٌﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ أﻧﺪرو و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ َﱰ َ​َاﻫ َﻦ؟ أ ُ َراﻫِ ُﻦ ِﺑﺄ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ َآﻻ ِ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﱰﻟِﻴﻨ ﱟِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﴏ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜ ٌﻦ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪«.‬‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬إِذَن ِﻟ َﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟!«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺗَ ُﺮ ُ‬ ‫وﻗﻨِﻲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ َﺮ ُة َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺄ ُ ِرﻳ َﻚ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪13‬‬

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‫َﺳﺄ َ َل أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬إِذَن َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ ِر َﻫﺎﻧِﻲ؟«‬ ‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﱰﻟِﻴﻨ ﱟِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﻧَﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱞﺪ أ َ ْن أ ُ َراﻫِ َﻦ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱠان؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ‪» :‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ أﻧْﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎد ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ ﺟَ ﺎدﱞ!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬وَأﻧَﺎ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ!«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس‪» :‬ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﺸﻬَ َﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺳﻴُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﺮﺑَﺢَ ِر َﻫﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ! َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ أ َ ْو أ َ ْﻗ ﱠﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎل ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪» :‬ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا! ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ٌر َﺳﻴ َُﻐﺎدِ ُر اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ دوﻓﺮ ِﰲ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨ ِ​ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ أﻧﺪرو‪» :‬ﻣَ َﺴﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؟«‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﺴﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ «.‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ُرو ْزﻧَﺎﻣَ َﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺘَﻤَ ﻌﱡ ٍﻦ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ْاﻷ َ ْر ِﺑﻌَ ﺎءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﻓِ ُﻖ ‪ ٢‬أ ُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ َﺮ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف أَﻋُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءِ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ ِْﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﻓِ ِﻖ ‪ِ ٢١‬ﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِﱪَ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن أَﻣْ ﻮ َِاﱄ ِﻣ ْﻠ ًﻜﺎ َﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﺎﻓ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ‪ ،‬و ﱠَﻗ َﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل َو َر َﻗ ًﺔ ﺗُﺜ ْ ِﺒ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻫﺪُوﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻧ َ َﻔ ًﺴﺎ ﻋَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﺘَ ﱢﻮ ِه َﻗ ْﺪ َر َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺎ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻫ َﻦ ِﺑﻨ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة‪،‬‬ ‫ري ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َرﺣِ ِﻴﲇ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐْ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ أَﺧِ َ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬

‫ﻳﺪ‬ ‫اﳉ ِﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻳ ْﺼ ِﺪ ُم َﺧ ِﺎد َﻣ ُﻪ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻧَﺎدِيَ »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﺘَﺢَ ﺑَﺎبَ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻟِ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ٍﻊ‪» :‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!« َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻖ ﺟَ ﻮَاﺑًﺎ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪» :‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!«‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪» :‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!« َو َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺎب ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪،‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺘَﺒَ ِﺔ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﺎ َدﻳْﺘُ َﻚ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ث ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ات‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ مُ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺤِ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴩ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَﻋْ َﻠﻢُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر إ ِ َﱃ دوﻓﺮ ِﰲ ﺧِ َﻼ ِل ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َﺴﺎ وَﺟْ َﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٌﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ٌة و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴ َُﻐﺎدِ ُر َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ؟«‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ َ ْﺬ َﻫﺐُ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻟﻮ َْﻫ َﻠ ٍﺔ و ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮدَ‪:‬‬ ‫»وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ «.‬اﺗﱠ َﺴﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄَةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺒَﻴْ ِﻪ وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ذُ ُﻫ ٍ‬ ‫َر َﻓ َﻊ ﺣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪْﻣَ ِﺔ‪» :‬ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؟«‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﺮ َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪»ِ :‬ﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٌﺔ ِﻟﻨ ُ َﻀﻴﱢﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ َﺬا َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﺑﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎف ﻟِﺤَ ْﺰ ِم ُ‬ ‫ُوق أَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ِﺘ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺣَ َﻘﺎﺋِﺐَ ﱠ‬ ‫– » َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴ َﱠﺔ َو َزوْﺟَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻧَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪«.‬‬ ‫َاج ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ َِار ِب ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ َ ْﺸ َ ِﱰي أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َوﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ أ ْزو ٍ‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ﻣَ ﺬْ ُﻫ ً‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ‬ ‫ﻮﻻ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻘﺎﺋِﺐُ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴ ُﱠﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءُ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ًﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪ .‬و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪،‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ! َﻫ ْﻞ َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻨُﻮ ٌن؟«‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﺰ َم ْاﻷَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ َﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﻏ َﻠ َﻖ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ﺑَﺎبَ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻧ َ َﺰ َل‬ ‫ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ َ​َﻀ ُﻊ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ َدﻟ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ًﺮا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ ِﲇ ﱢ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﻴﲇ ْ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻔ ٍﺮ‪ ،‬أَﺣَ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻟ ُِﺨ ُ‬ ‫َني َوﻣِﺤْ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻜﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ و َْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮط ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻜﺘَﺎﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬و َ​َﻻ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘِﻲ َوﻣِﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻔِ ﻲ؟«‬ ‫»ﻫﺎ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ «.‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َوﻣِﻌْ َ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔ ُﻪ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻰ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ﻟ َِﺨﺎدِ ِﻣ ِﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪ْ :‬‬ ‫وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫»اﻵ َن اﻧْﺘَ ِﺒ ْﻪ ﻟِﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘِﻲ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا؛ َﻓ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ْﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ!« ُ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺪ َم‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َد ﻳُﻮ ِﻗ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒ َ​َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻼ َﺳﻴﱠﺎ َر َة أُﺟْ َﺮ ٍة َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎرﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ .‬أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻠﺘْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱠﺎ َر ُة‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ُﺧﻮﻟِ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓ ْﻮ َر د ُ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫اﺷ َﱰَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس اﻟﺘﱠﺬَا ِﻛ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘﻌَ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر و َ​َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﺧﻤْ ُﺲ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ إ ِ َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻼ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻓِ ﻴ ٌﱠﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫وﱃ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮي أَﻣْ ﻮَا َل َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﺒ ُﱠﺚ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ِﺑﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻻ ﻳ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺪ ُﱢق‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻔِ ريُ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ُث‪َ .‬و َدوﱠى َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻣُﻌْ ِﻠﻨًﺎ ﺑَ ْﺪءَ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ!‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ‬

‫اﻟ ﱠﺘ َﻌ ﱡﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف إِ َﱃ ا ْﳌ ُ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ! ﺑﻌﺪ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد َرا أُو ُروﺑﱠﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺲ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺑ َِﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر إ ِ َﱃ دوﻓﺮ َو ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ أَﺑْﺤَ َﺮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ َِﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻳﺲ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ٌر َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻳ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻟﻴَﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤْ ﺎ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ًرا إ ِ َﱃ ﺗﻮرﻳﻨﻮ ِﰲ إِﻳ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻼ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻟﻴَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺮﻳﻨﺪﻳﺰي ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪَا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﺑَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ٍة ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ ُل ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻘ ﱠﺮ ِر و ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ ﻳَ ْﻮ َم ْاﻷ ْرﺑَﻌَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﻓِ َﻖ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َة َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِع ا ْﻟﺒَﻮَاﺧِ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ َﺮ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺎﺣً ﺎ؛ إِذْ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴍ َﻛ ُﺔ »ﺑﻨﻴﻨﺴﻮﻻر آﻧﺪ أورﻳﻨﺘﺎل«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻜﻬَ ﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َرﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻳ َِﺴري َِان ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧ ﱡِﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ ﱡ‬ ‫ني ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺣَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘﻘِ َ‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ﺑَﻨ ْ ُﻚ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺺ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺎر ِق‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺘﱢ َﺶ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪.‬‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫َاﺟﺐَ َﻛﺜ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻨْﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ ‫ﺿﻴ َﱢﻘﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗ ِﺼريَ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ذَا ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ٍار ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ َﻻ إ ِ َرادِيﱟ ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ ِه ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺠْ ﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ًﻘﺎ‬ ‫ذَ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣ ُِﻬﻤﱠ ﺘُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐَ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َراﻛ ٍِﺐ ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒْﻠ َِﻎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ِﺒ ُﻪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪ ،‬أَﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل إ ِ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﺼ ُﻞ »دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ« ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﺗَﻨَﻬﱠ َﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ْﻢ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا َ‬ ‫َﺎن ﺗَ ِﺼ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺮﻳﻨﺪﻳﺰي ِﰲ إِﻳ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻟﻴَﺎ؟«‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ‪» :‬و َ​َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺄْﺗِﻲ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ؛ َﻓ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ َﺪ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ِﰲ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎﻣ َﺴ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءِ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ ِْﺖ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮَاﻋِ ﻴ ُﺪ َﻻ ﺗَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠريُ أَﺑَﺪًا‪» .‬ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« َﺳﺘَ ِﺼ ُﻞ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أ َ ْﻓﻬَ ُﻢ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﺳﺘَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ َﻚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻤ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻳ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﺄﺗُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَيﱠ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ؛ إِذْ إ ِ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻟﻴَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ! َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءُ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ ْن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ َﺮ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ ‫أﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ و ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ َﻊ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٌﺔ َﺳﺎدِ َﺳ ٌﺔ ﺗَﻤْ ِﺰجُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻢﱠ!‬ ‫َار‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﺪَيﱠ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ُة إِﺣْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺤْ ﺒَ ِﺔ أ َ ْﴍ ٍ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫ َﻜﺬَا أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أُﻣَ ﻴﱢ َﺰهُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َرﺟُ ًﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ؟«‬ ‫»ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف أ َ َﺷ ﱡﻢ َراﺋِﺤَ َﺔ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َو َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ!«‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ُ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﴍ ِة وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْزدِﺣَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤﱠ ﺎﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔﺤﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ُة وَاﻟﺘﱡﺠﱠ ﺎ ُر َوﺑَﻨﱠﺎءُو ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ُﻛ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِت »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ!«‬ ‫»ﺳﺘَ ِﺼ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﺮ َر ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ؟«‬ ‫»ﻷ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰ ﱠو َد ِﺑﺤَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ِﻢ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪ِ :‬‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي؟«‬ ‫– »وَﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫‪18‬‬

‫اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف إ َِﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬

‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‬ ‫ﻒ ِﰲ ﻋﺪن ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺰ ﱡو ِد ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻐﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﻴَﻨ ْ ِﺰ ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻴَﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ْ‬ ‫آﺳﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءُ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﻌَ ﱡﺪ ﺟُ ْﺰءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻣْ ِﱪَا ُ‬ ‫ﻮرﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا إ ِ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ َﻜ َﺚ ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ﻟ ِ​ِﻼ ْﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َﻏ ْريُ ُﻣ َﺮﺟﱠ ٍﺢ! َﻏ ْريُ ُﻣ َﺮﺟﱠ ٍﺢ!«‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺒ ِﻪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺠُ ﻮبُ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ د َِويﱠ ﻋَ ﺪَدٍ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ﱠد ِة ﻣُﻌْ ِﻠﻨ َ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ َوإِﻳَﺎﺑًﺎ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤﱠ ﺎﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫و ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ و َ​َﺧ َﺮجَ ﻋَ َﺪ ٌد ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻮ َِار ِب ِﻟﻠ َِﻘﺎءِ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«! أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪ .‬أ ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺖ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« ﻣَ ْﺮ َﺳ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﴩ َة َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺷ ﱠﻖ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ َو َر َاﻗﺐَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻊَ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ُه أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺰﺣَ ﺎ ِم إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ … إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪.‬‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫– »ﻋُ ﺬْ ًرا ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ ،‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أ َ ِﺟ ُﺪ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَﺐَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮَا َز ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧ ﱠِﻲ؟« و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺪ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ِﺑﺠَ ﻮ َِاز َﺳ َﻔ ٍﺮ‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨﺘْ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل‪» :‬أ َ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ربﱢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﲇ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ َك؟«‬ ‫»اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﳼ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ ﻟ َِﺨﺘْ ِﻢ ﺟَ ﻮ َِاز‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜﺘَﺐُ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِاوﻳَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫– ُ‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﴪو ًرا ِﺑﻬَ َﺬا أَﺑَﺪًا!«‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺷ ﱠﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺰﺣَ ﺎ ِم ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﻟﻴُﺒْﻠ َِﻎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻔ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﺷ ﱠﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺰ ِاوﻳَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮل‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻞ َﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴ َْﺨ ِﺘ َﻢ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮا ُه أَﺣَ ﺪٌ!«‬

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‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻓ ْﻮ َر د ُ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫» َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ!« َﻫ َﻜﺬَا َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮدَ‪:‬‬ ‫ُﺧﻮﻟِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ​َﻗ ْﺖ ُ‬ ‫» َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨُﻮﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻴَﺄْﺗِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻟ َِﺨﺘْ ِﻢ ﺟَ ﻮ َِاز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ِﻴﺴ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﺰو َل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎﺑَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ ﱢﻮ َﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ُﻪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗﺎ َل إ ِ ﱠن َرﺋ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪ ُْت‬ ‫ﴬ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﻗﺒ َْﻀ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ْاﻵ َن!«‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ َم أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ُه ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ُ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻻ ﻳَﺄْﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِذَا ﺟَ ﺎءَ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺘ َﻢ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﺧِ ﻴَﺎ ٌر إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﻮَا ُز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ ِه َﺳﻠِﻴﻤً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن أَﺟْ ﻌَ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ﻳَﻤْ ُﻜ ُﺚ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﺣْ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ٍﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫– » َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ …« أَو َْﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َﻗ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ ِﰲ‬ ‫َﺎب ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ َﻛ َﻼ َم اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻔِ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ د َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ‪َ ،‬وو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِاوﻳَ ِﺔ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﺪ ُم ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎﺿ َﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺘ َﻢ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮي؟«‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ُه ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َوﺗَ َﻔﺤﱠ َ‬ ‫وريﱢ َﺧﺘْ ُﻢ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻪ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺗُﺪ ِْر ُك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴬ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻮ َِاز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ َك؟« َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫– »أَﻋْ َﻠﻢُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن أُﺛ ْ ِﺒ َﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺧﺘَ َﻢ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن ﺟَ ﻮَا َز ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ وَأ َ ﱠر َﺧﻪُ‪َ ،‬ود َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس اﻟ ﱡﺮ ُﺳﻮ َم ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘ ﱠﺮ َر َة ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ ِﰲ اﺣْ ِﱰَا ٍم ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﴫ َ‬ ‫اﻧْﺤِ ﻨَﺎءَ ًة ﺑ َِﺴﻴ َ‬ ‫َف‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﻳﻒ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَ َﴫ ُ‬ ‫ﴍ ٍ‬ ‫ﱠف َﻛﻬَ ﺬَا أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َﻛ َﺮﺟُ ٍﻞ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ أ َ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ؟«‬ ‫َﺻ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ َﻫﺬَا‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ﺎ ﱞم ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫﻮَ! أَﻧَﺎ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫﻮَ!«‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَﺒﱠ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ ْﻮ َد َة ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ري اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻼﺣَ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ﺗَﺪ ِْو ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺄَﻣﱡ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫‪20‬‬

‫اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف إ َِﱃ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬

‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺘَﺄَﻣﱠ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺬَ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎن؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﻧ ُ َﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ وَأ َ ْر َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ‪ .‬إِذَ ْن‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﴫ؟«‬ ‫ِﻣ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﴫ‪«.‬‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ِﻣ ْ ُ‬ ‫– »ﺗَ َﻘ ُﻊ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻴَﺎ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻴَﺎ! إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َﺳﺎﻓِ ْﺮ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﺑْﻌَ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َِﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻳﺲ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َﺷﺎﻫِ ْﺪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻃﻨِﻲ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ ﻣَ َﺮ ْرﻧَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻟﻴﻮن‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ ﱠﻻ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أﻣْ ِﺮ َك إِذَن؟« َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮحَ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ ِﺌ َﻠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ أَﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِر َﻫﺎ ٌن‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨِﻲ َوﺑَﻴْﻨ َ َﻚ أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛﺪًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ وَأ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻣْ ًﺮا َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎف ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫أَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ!«‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫اق ا ْﻟﺒَﻨ ْ ِﻜﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﺛ َ ِﺮيﱞ ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ًﻐﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريًا ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْو َر ِ‬ ‫ِريﺑَﺢَ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪«.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ! َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓﻮج ُﻣﻨْﺬُ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ؟«‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻏﺎ َد ْرﻧَﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢﺪِي َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْذ َﻫﺐَ ْاﻵ َن؛ َﻓﻴ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺷ َ ِﱰيَ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ؛ َﻓﻨَﺤْ ُﻦ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ!«‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗَﺪ ﱡَﻓ ُﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻘﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻖ أ َ ْﻏ َﺰ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺒَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ؛ َﻓ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻳ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨ ُﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ أ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ُدو ٍَل ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةٍ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎﻫِ ﻴ َﻚ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﺑ ٌﻖ ِﻟ ُﻤﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺺ؛ إ ِ ْذ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ‪ُ .‬ﻫ ِﺮ َع ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ ﻟ ُِري ِْﺳ َﻞ ﺑَ ْﺮ ِﻗﻴ ًﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮﻣَ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫‪21‬‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫اف َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻴَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ًة ُﻣﺘَﺄَﻧﱢﻴ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱢﻠ ِْﻐ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻒ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺎءَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫َن‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺳﻜﻮﺗﻼﻧﺪ ﻳﺎرد‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ روان‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ ِﺪ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ‪ :‬ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ْﺮ ُت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﺺ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْر ِﺳ ْﻞ أَﻣْ ًﺮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي؛ َﻓ َﺴﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف أ ُ َﻗﺎ ِﺑﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻳ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﺒ ْﺤ ِﺮ ْ َ‬ ‫ﲪ ِﺮ‬ ‫اﻷ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ُﺮ َﻋ ْ َ‬ ‫َوا ْﳌ ُ ِﺤ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ْ ِ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﳍ ْﻨ ِﺪ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ َْﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ — ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ ﻋَ ْﴫًا ﺣَ ْﺴﺐَ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻗ ِ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ِت ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« ﱡ‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱢﲇ ﱢ — َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺪَن‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜ َ ِﱰ ْ‬ ‫ث ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﺑﻤ َُﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺿﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻣْ َﴣ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻮ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻗ َﴣ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ‬ ‫و َْﻗﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪ :‬ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ُل وَﺟَ ﺒَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َوﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺋ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ِﻠﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ِﻟﻤ َُﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ٍﺔ ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ني ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ون ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ﻣَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎﻣﱢ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎﺑَ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ َﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ ﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢﺐُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗﺎﺑَ ْﻠﺘُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻮﻳ ِْﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َِار!«‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰيﱢ َﻏ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬وَأَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﺧﺎدِ ُم ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ْ ِ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫»ﻫ َﺬا َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ …«‬ ‫– »ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﺮ َر ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ ،‬أﻧﺎ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ ِﻟ ُﺮؤﻳَﺘِ َﻚ ﻋَ ﲆ ﻣَ ﺘ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ ِﺔ‪ .‬إِﱃ أﻳ َْﻦ ﺗﺬ َﻫﺐُ ؟«‬ ‫– »إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِوﺟْ ﻬَ ﺘُﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ! َﻫ ْﻞ ُز ْر َت ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻗ ْﺪ َزا َر ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ — ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨﻔِ َﻲ ُﻫ ِﻮﻳﱠﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﻘﻴ َﱠﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﻛ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﴍ َﻛ ِﺔ ﺑﻨﻴﻨﺴﻮﻻر آﻧﺪ أورﻳﻨﺘﺎل‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ٍﻖ ِﰲ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن — َوﻛِﻴ ٌﻞ َﻟﺪَى َ ِ‬

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‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎن ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴٍّﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪ .‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني َوﺑَﺪَآ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺸﻴ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳ َِﺴري َِان ﻣﻌً ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺪ ِْرجَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱠث أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وَﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺐُ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ِﺑ َﴫَاﺣَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ِﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﻠُﻮﻣَ ُ‬ ‫ﱠﺎﻫﺎ ذَ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺸ ِﺎر َﻛ ُﻪ إِﻳ َ‬ ‫ات أ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻋُ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﱡﺮوا ِﺑﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ املﺨﺎء‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﱪُوا‬ ‫ﻣَ ِﻀ َ‬ ‫َﺎب ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨْﺪ َِب‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔﻮا ِﰲ ﻋﺪن ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺰ ﱡو ِد ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ِﻢ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰاﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ِﺳﺘﱢ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﻮج ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ﻟ َِﺨﺘْ ِﻢ ﺟَ ﻮ َِاز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ ِه وَﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﻟﻴُ ْﻠﻘِ َﻲ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ َﺳ ِﺔ ﻋَ ﺎد َِت ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَ ُﺸ ﱠﻖ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻋُ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋﺪن إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي َﺳﺘَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق َﺳﺒْﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِيﱡ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻘ َﻘ ْﺖ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« و َْﻗﺘًﺎ ﻗِ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻴٍّﺎ؛ إِذْ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ ِﺑﻴَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َر َﺳ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ني اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬دو َﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ ِﰲ د َْﻓ َ ِﱰ ِه ا ْﻟﻴَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ﱠ‬ ‫َر ِﺑﺤَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ُ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َدو َﱠن َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ وَﻋَ َﺪ َد ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﴍ َﻛﺎءَ ُه ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ِﺐ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎمﱢ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َو ﱠد َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُ َ‬ ‫ات‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴍ َع ُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮَا َز ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ﺗَﺬَا ِﻛ ُﺮ ﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ َﻜﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫وَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘ ﱠﺮ ِر أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو َل َﻏﺪَاءَ ُه ﺣَ ِﺎﻣ ًﻼ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨﺘُﻮ َم‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪهِ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑﻌَ ﺠَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺐ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻜ َ ِﱰ ُ‬ ‫ث ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ‪ ،‬اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُو َل وَﺟْ ﺒَ ٍﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﺤْ ٍﻢ َﻏ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴍ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﱪ َُﻫ ْﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ٌﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻘﺐُ ﻟ ٍّ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرا َد أ َ ْن‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻗِ ْﺴ ِﻢ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺺ َﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫ف إِذَا ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ُة إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ أ َ ْم َﻻ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺼ ْﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ِﺑ ِﻜﺘَﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ٍة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َر َﻓ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا و َ​َﻗﺎﻟُﻮا إ ِ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎ َع ﱡ ْ‬ ‫‪24‬‬

‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻤَ ِﺮ وَا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِيﱢ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻋَ ْ َ‬

‫ﴍ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳُﺠَ ﺎدِ ْﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻤْ ُﻜ َﺚ ِﰲ‬ ‫َﺷﺄ ْ ُن ُ ْ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎ ُد و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِ ِﻹ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ِﻟﺘَﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎﻣﱢ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺪ ُﱢق أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎق ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ .‬وﺑْﻌَ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑ ِﴩَاءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ َِار ِب ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ِﰲ ِﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ ،‬أَﻣْ َﴣ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف َﺷﻮ َِار ِع ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي وَﻣَ ﻴَﺎدِ ﻳﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰدَﺣِ ﻤَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ُون ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺪﺑﱠﺒ َُﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌِ ﻤَ ﺎﻣَ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻤﻴ ِﻢ! َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒﱠﻌَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ َﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َات َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠﻨ ْ ُﺴﻮ ُ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮﺑﱠﻌَ ُﺔ وَﻋَ ﺒَﺎء ٌ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ًِﻔﺎ!‬ ‫َﺎت ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ريهِ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﰲ و َْﺳ ِﻂ ﻣَ ْﻮﻛ ٍِﺐ َوﻓِﻴ ِﻪ َﻓﺘَﻴ ٌ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﺧِ َﻼ ِل َﺳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﴬﺑ َْﻦ د ُ​ُﻓ ً‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺧِ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻛِﺐُ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ د ُ‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺠَ ﺬَبَ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺒَﺪٍ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﺟَ ﺎﻧِﺐَ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻨُﻮﻋُ َ‬ ‫ﻮل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ﺎ ِﺑﺪِ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن د ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري َﻗﺎﻧُﻮﻧ ﱟِﻲ!‬ ‫ُﺧﻮﻟُ ُﻪ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن و َِﻃﺌَ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ُﻣ ْﻠ ًﻘﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة!‬ ‫َﴬﺑُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ َوﻳ َْﴫ ُ‬ ‫ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ َ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﻠُ َﻐ ٍﺔ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ُﻮن وَأ َ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ُر ْﻫﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻠﻌُ ﻮا ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺣِ ﺬَاءَهُ! َﻫﺐﱠ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ َود َ​َﻓ َﻊ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎب ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ِﺎرﺟً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُﺔ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ َﺔ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺧﻤْ َﺲ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻘ َﺪ ﺣُ ْﺰﻣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ َِار ِب وَا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺸﺎﺟَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺎءً ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﴩحَ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻛ َ‬ ‫َث‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮدِﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻓ ْﻮ َر ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬آ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﺮ َر َﻫﺬَا ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ «.‬ﺧ َﻔ َﺾ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺧﺠَ ٍﻞ َووَﻋَ َﺪ ِﺑﺄ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﺮ َر ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن آﺧِ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ُه ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫إِﺛَﺎ َر ُة َﻏ َﻀ ِﺐ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮ ِد ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﺨ ْ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ُ‬ ‫ري َرأْﻳَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻏ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َث ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ وَﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ ﻟﺒﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻤَ َﺲ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‬ ‫اﴈ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ!« و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺟَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ٌﺔ ا ْرﺗُ ِﻜﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺄِ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ا ْرﺗَ َﻜﺒَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ِﺑﺪ ُ‬ ‫»ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﺳﺄ َ ْﻗ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ُﺧﻮﻟِ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﺒَﺪَ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ!«‬

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‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﻃ َﺔ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫َث ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﺒَﺪِ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُْﺨ ِﱪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ‫أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺑَ ْﺮ ِﻗﻴ ًﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ ﻳ ُْﺨ ِﱪُ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺠَ َﺰ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﺗَﺬْ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﺣَ ِﺮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻳﺺ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮ ِص ﻋَ َﲆ أ ْن ﻳ َِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِﻓ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻣُﻌْ ِﻠﻨ َ ًﺔ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر َة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻛﺮوﻣﺮﺗﻲ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ َِﺴ ِ‬ ‫َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴩ ٍة ﺑَﻴ َْﻀﺎءَ َوﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻣَ ِﺔ ذُو ﺑ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻤَ ْﺮ ِﻛ َﺰ ِة ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ ُﻛ ْﱪَى‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻧ ْ ِﻀﻤَ ﺎ ِم إ ِ َﱃ َﻛﺘِﻴﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ْ ِ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻟﻌِ ﺒَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘﺎﺑَ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﺟ ِﻨ َﺮا ٌل ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻴ ِْﺶ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧِﻲ — ﻳَ َﺮى أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻨُﻮ ٌن؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮى أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺷ ْﺨ ٌ‬ ‫ﺺ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ور َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َل ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫ َﺬا‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴪ َت ِر َﻫﺎﻧ َ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫َات ﻣَ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻟ ُﻜﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻋَ ﻠ ِْﻘ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َ​َﺧ ِ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺎب اﻣْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫– » َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮر‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﻗﺎﻋِ َﺪ ِة ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎءُ ا ْﻟﻤُﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬آهْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﺄَﺣْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ ُر َﺳﺘَ ِﺴريُ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ ِ‬

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‫ﻃ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺎن أ َ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اف ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎ َم ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﺪﺛ ﱠ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﺎذَﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺒَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷ ﱠﻖ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪ .‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼ ِم َوﺑَ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي ﻫِ َﻲ ﺑﺮﻫﺎﻣﺒﻮر‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺘُﻬُ ُﻢ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر‬ ‫ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺰ ﱡو ِد ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن وَا ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ِﻢ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫اﺷ َﱰَى ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﺣِ ﺬَاءً ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻘ َﺪ ﺣِ ﺬَاءَ ُه ِﰲ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣِ ﺬَا ُؤ ُه ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ﻋِ ﺒَﺎ َر ًة ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﺧ ﱟ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺎر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﺒَﺪِ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻠﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻫِ ﻨْﺪِيﱟ ُﻣ َﺰﻳ ٍﱠﻦ ِﺑ َﻶ ِﻟﺊَ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠ ْﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻳَﺘَﺄَﻣﱠ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ري َﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎﻛ ِ​ِﻦ؛ و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ِﻊ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُوﻫﺎ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ د َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﺸﺪ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢريُ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮﺗَ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ُون َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎب ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ُة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر و َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﱢ‬ ‫ري ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُك َﺳﺒَﺐَ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﻗﻔِ ِﻬﻢْ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٌﺔ ِﺑ َﻐﺎﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﻗ ْﺮﻳ ٌَﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ .‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َﺎت ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻟ َِريَى ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ُث‪.‬‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻪ َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺎن!«‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬أ َ ْﻗ ِﺼ ُﺪ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﻷَﺑْﻌَ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺠ ِﻨ َﺮا ُل َو َﻟﺤِ َﻖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َوذَ َﻫﺒَﺎ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﱢ‬ ‫ُث؟«‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ُﺔ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫– » َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻪ إِﻧ ْ َﺸﺎءُ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻪ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜﻤَ ﺎ ُل َ‬ ‫إِﻧ ْ َﺸﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ُﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ُﻜ ْﻢ وَﺣْ َﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ َك ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎذَا‬ ‫َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻨ ْ َﺪ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻜ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳ َﱠﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﺨ ِﻄﺌَ ًﺔ؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ إ ِ ﱠن ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ َﺪ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫‪28‬‬

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‫َﻗﺎ َل ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘُﻤَ ﺜ ﱢ ُﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ًﺔ َﻟ َﻚ؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ُة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻓِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ﻣَ ﺎ َزا َل اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧ َِﻲ وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ َزا َل َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ َﺮ َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ َﻐﺎدِ َر ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻳَ ْﻮ َم ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎﻣ ِﺲ وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫»ﺳﻨ َ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ َﺳ ْريًا ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫َﺼ ُﻤ َﺪ ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣِ ﺬَاﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ري‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ْت َ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َات ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﻓِ ﻴ ٌﻞ!« و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري ﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻳَﺎ ْرد ٍ‬ ‫ﻮخ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫أ َﺷﺎ َر ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ِه إ ِ َﱃ ُﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ٌﻞ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻮخ َو َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ُﻗﻮا ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبَ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ َﺮجَ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ‬ ‫ِﻒ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺎ َر اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫اﻫ ْﻢ »ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ«‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻫِ ﻨْﺪِيﱞ وَأ َ َر ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺼﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﷲ أﺑﺎد«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ ُ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﺟريَ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ِ ِﻹ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ُﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ َر َﻓ َﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴏ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ًﻐﺎ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻓ ِﺾ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎوَﻣَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻹﺟَ ﺎﺑ َ​َﺔ‬ ‫ض ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ ِﺳﺘﱢ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻓ ِﺾ! ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ِﴍَاءَ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ أ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻖ ﻋَ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺿ ُﻪ َﻗﺒ ً‬ ‫ُﻮﻻ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ! ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻟِﻌَ ْﺮ ِض ِﴍَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻲ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻮَاﻓِ َﻖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ ُﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ﻓِ ﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ!« َوﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ ِﻷ َ ﱠن َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ُه َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ْ‬ ‫َال!‬ ‫ﺎق ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺷﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ووَﺟَ ﺪُوا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ َﺷﺎﺑٍّﺎ َﻟ ِﻄ ً‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺄْﺟَ ُﺮو ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻠﻴٍّﺎ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤُ ﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ْ‬ ‫ﱰوُا ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ َن َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺷ َ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادٍ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠني ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ — ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻫ ْﻮدَجٌ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﺳﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫— ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺷﺪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ َر َﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َني اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﺪءُوا ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ َﻏﺎﺑَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‬

‫ُﻣﻐَ َﺎﻣ َﺮ ُة ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ﲑ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‬ ‫َو ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘﺬ ُ‬ ‫َﴪ ًة وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫ِف ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ َر ْﻛ ًﻀﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ ًﺔ َوﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ و ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻮد َِج‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧ َﱪ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﺿ ٍﻊ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ َِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻣ ُِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ َﴫًا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َاﻓ ُﻘﻮا‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ إِذَا َﺳ َﻠ ُﻜﻮا َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻮ ِﻓريُ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫وُﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺜِﺐُ َﻛﺎ ْﻟ ُﻜ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬و ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎدِيﱢ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ َوﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣُﻬَ ﱢﺮجٌ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ َﻓﻮ َْق َﻗﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺆﻟِﻤً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪ َﻏﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ َﻛﺜ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ﺟَ ﱠﺎﻓ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأَوْا ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت — وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٍﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺣُ ُﻘ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُﺮو َد — و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أﻋْ ﺠَ ﺒ َْﺖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َرأ َ ْو ُه َﻛ َ‬ ‫ون ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﻋْ َﺮ ِة ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﷲ أﺑﺎد«؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ُ‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ ٍق ﻳَﺤْ ُﻜﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛ َ‬ ‫اﴈ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ُﻣﻮَاﺟَ ﻬَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ُﻮن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ َر ِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أَﺣَ ﺐﱠ وُﺟُ ﻮ َد ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َﺴﺎءَ ُل ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ »ﷲ أﺑﺎد«‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﺑﻜﻴﻮﻧﻲ ﻋَ ﻘِ ﺐَ و ُ‬ ‫َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﻋُ ﺠَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ﻧ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻮخ ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﱢﺪ ٍم ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أ َ ْﺷﻌَ َﻞ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺷﺪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻧَﺎ ًرا‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ْاﻷ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺑ َِﺎر َد ًة؛ َﻓﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻔﻮا ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ُﻛ ٍ‬

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‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏ ﱡ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻮخ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻨ َﺪ ًة إ ِ َﱃ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺪْﻓِ ﺌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎﻣَ ْﺖ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ريﻫِ ْﻢ ﻣَ ْﺴﻤُﻮﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ْت َﺷﺨِ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ َﺳ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرا َد‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ ﺗَﻮ ِْﺻﻴ َﻠﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءِ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َﺴﺒَ ُﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺑَ ْﺪءِ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺨ َ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ِﺳﻮَى ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻮ ٍْز ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل وَﺟْ ﺒَ ٍﺔ َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺳﻮَى ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ اﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َد ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺠَ ﻨﱠﺒُﻮا‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ات َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫َال‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق وَأ َ َرادُوا ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮا َر ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫و َْﻓﺠَ ﺄ َ ًة ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُْﺨ ِﺮجُ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻮد َِج‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َل ﱢ‬ ‫َث؟« ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮَاﺗًﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋُ ﻮا‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺊَ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻋَ ِﲇﱞ‪» :‬أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮن‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َد ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻫ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱠات‬ ‫َاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬ ‫ْﺿﺎءُ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﻀﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ُون اﻟ ﱢﺰيﱠ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱢﲇ ﱠ َوﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ َ‬ ‫ون‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﺮﺑ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗِﻤْ ﺜَﺎ ٌل َﻗ ِﺒﻴﺢٌ ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺼﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َرأ َ ْوﻧَﺎ؟« َﻓﺄ َ َﺷﺎ َر ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ِه أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ﱢ‬ ‫ُﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺺ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ُون أَﺛْﻮَاﺑًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َر َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺎل ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟﺘﱢﻤْ ﺜ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ﺗَ ْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ اﻣْ َﺮأ َ ًة َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫َﺷﺎﺑ ًﱠﺔ ﺣَ ْﺴﻨَﺎءَ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺪﻳ ًَﺔ ﺟَ ﻮَاﻫِ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ و َ​َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َو َر َﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ َو ِذ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ و َ​َﺳ َﺎﻗﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤُ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫اس‬ ‫ﻮن ُﺳﻴ ً‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ﻮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ َ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ُﻮﻓﺎ ﻋِ ﻤْ َﻼ َﻗ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ﱠد ًة‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴُ ْﺆذُ َ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ﱢ‬ ‫ون ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ َة ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ َﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﱟﻖ‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ٌة‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮوا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِﻳ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ اﺛْﻨَﺘَﺎ‬ ‫ﴩ َة َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ َزا ِﺋ َﺪ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذُ َﻫﺎ!«‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪ُ » :‬ﻣﻮَاﻓِ ٌﻖ!«‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ُ » :‬ﻣﻮَاﻓِ ٌﻖ!«‬ ‫‪32‬‬

‫ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ُة ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و ﱢ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‬

‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻋَ ِﲇﱞ‪» :‬إِذَا أَﻣْ َﺴ ُﻜﻮا ِﺑ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﺣَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ َﺳﻴُﻌَ ﱢﺬﺑُﻮﻧ َ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﺳﺄ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ ُﺪ ُﻛﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺮ ﺛ َ ِﺮيﱟ ِﰲ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻓﺘَﺎ ٌة ﻣَ ْﺸﻬُ ﻮ َر ٌة َوﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﻋﻮدا‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺄ ْ ِ ُ‬ ‫ﴎوﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ اﺑْﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫وﻫﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ ْﺪﻳَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ِ ِﻹﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ!‬ ‫ﴪ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َ ُ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫دَﻋُ ﻮﻧَﺎ ﻧ ُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﰲ ُﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻣ َِﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻫﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮط اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪» :‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻧ َ ْﻘ ُﻞ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻊُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ﱢ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ َﻜﺬَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ َﻟﻨَﺎ َر ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُﻮﻧَﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻧريَا ٌن َﻛﺜ َ‬ ‫ﱰﺑُﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َرﺑَ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٌﺔ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَﻌِ ُﻞ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا‬ ‫ﻄﻮا ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺨﺒًﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريًا‪َ .‬ﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮخ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَﺠَ َﺰ ًة‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻟ َِﺸ ﱢﻖ ِﺟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َار ﺣَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮوا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻔِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ُم َوﻧَﺎ َم ا ْﻟﺤُ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫اس‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻞ ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َار‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱢ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَآ ِﰲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻄﻴ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎر ُس! ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﻔﻌَ َﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﴐﺑَﺎ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻨِﻴﱠﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ ْﻟﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺎق‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎر ِس و َ َ‬ ‫أَذًى َﺷﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ َرادُوا إِﺑ َْﻘﺎءَ ُه ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬وَاﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ُﻮرهِ!‬ ‫وَﻋَ ِﲇ ﱟ ﻟ َِﺸ ﱢﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﻧَﺠَ ﺤُ ﻮا ِﰲ ﻋُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ َوﺗَﺒْﺪُو ﻛﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻴﱢﺘَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر‪،‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴎ ْع! ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺣَ ًﺎﻻ!«‬ ‫وﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َار‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ ُ‬ ‫َزﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱪ اﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻮا ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َرأَو ُْﻫﻢْ! َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َرد ُ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﻬَ ﺎ َل َﺳﻴْ ٌﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻬُ ِﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻢْ‪،‬‬ ‫ُوﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ‬ ‫َو َر َﻛ َﺾ ﻋَ ِﲇ ﱞ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪُوا ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺨ َ ِﱰ ُق ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ َ​َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﱢ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺤْ ﻨَﺎ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺤْ ﻨَﺎ! أَﺣْ َﺴﻨْﺘُ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ! أَﺣْ َﺴﻨْﺘُﻢْ!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَ ُﻐ ﱡ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ُﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻮدَﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋﻮدا ِﺑﺄﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻆ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ! ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺑَ ْﻞ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻮد َِج ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫‪33‬‬

‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‬

‫ﳖ ِﺮ اﳉﺎﻧﺞ‬ ‫ﱪَْ‬ ‫ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ٌﺔ َﻋ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻓﺎﺋ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه »ﷲ أﺑﺎد«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ و َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ٍﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﷲ أﺑﺎد«‪َ ،‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻓ ْﻮ َر و ُ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴﺬَ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎمﱢ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷ ُﻐ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َاع ﻋَ ِﲇﱟ؛ َﻓﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻧ ُ ُﻘﻮ َد ُه َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫وﻗﺎ َل‪:‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟ َﻮد ِ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ﻮ ٍْن َﻟﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ َﻮ ﱡد ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫ظ ِﺑﻜﻴﻮﻧﻲ؟«‬ ‫»ﻋَ ِﲇﱡ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ َﺧ ْ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻋَ ِﲇﱞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛﺪٌ؟ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُر ِﺑﺜ َ ْﺮ َوةٍ‪َ .‬ﻫﺬَا َﻛ َﺮ ٌم َﻛ ِﺒريٌ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ! إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻ‬ ‫أُ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُﱢق َذ ِﻟ َﻚ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻬَ ِﺪﻳ َﱠﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ َﻫﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﲇﱡ؛ َﻓﻜﻴﻮﻧﻲ َﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ًﺔ ُﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ًﺔ َوﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﺼ ًﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ِم ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ‪ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ ِﺑ ُﺨ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َرﺑ َﱠﺖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺧ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴًﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻀﺤِ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ُم َو َرﺑ َﱠﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِس ﻛﻴﻮﻧﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗْ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻣُﻌْ ِﻠﻨ َ ًﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ .‬ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ِﰲ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻋﻮدا َوو َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻮل‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱡ ُﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻣْ ِ‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﻮخ َوﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻊ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠ َﺪ ًة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎع اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ْﺖ‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧَﺎ؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َار‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻵ َن ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْﻧَﺎكِ ِﻣ ْﻦ أُو َﻟﺌِﻚِ ْاﻷ َ ْﴍ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﰲ أﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫َﺻﺪ ُ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﻨَﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُكِ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲ‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج و َ​َﻫﺬَا َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣﻲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺷ َﻜ َﺮﺗْﻬُ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ َوإِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ أﺑَﺪًا َر ﱠد ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻠ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ﻠُﻮ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ورﻧَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮﱄ َﻫﺬَا‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ِﻣ ْﻦ َدوَاﻋِ ﻲ ُ ُ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘِﻲ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﺳﻴ َْﻘﺘُﻠُﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ َﻟﻮ َْﻻ ﺗَﺪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُع اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫– » َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗﺘَ َﻞ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧﻠُ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺿ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻚِ َﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ إِذَا ﺑَﻘِﻴﺘِﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ َﻮد َ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﺮ َاﻓ َﻘﺘَﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟﺖ ﻋﻮدا ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﺄ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﻨ ﱠ ًﺔ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ُ ،‬ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠﺘُﻤُﻮ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫أَﺟْ ِﲇ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲ‪َ ،‬و ﱠد َع ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون ﱢ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴريْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ َﻟﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎحَ وَاﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻳ ْﻨ ِﻔ ُﻖ َﻣ َﺒﺎﻟِﻎَ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺎﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﺰ َل ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ون ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرا َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس اﻟﺘﱠﻮَﺟﱡ َﻪ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼﻌَ َﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ني َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﺤِ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ ْﻀ ُﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺔ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأ َ َرا َد‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﻋﻮدا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُم َو َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ؛ َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳﻴ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎمﱢ‪.‬‬ ‫ول ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ ،‬أَو َْﻗ َﻔ ُﻪ ُﴍ ِْﻃ ﱞﻲ و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋﻮدا ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َﺷﺎ َر ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِْﻃ ﱡﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ َﺧﺎدِ ُﻣ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺪُو ُم ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫– »إِذَ ْن‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧْﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ َﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِْﻃ ﱡﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ و َ​َﻓﺘَﺢَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبَ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻟﻌﻮدا أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ْد أ َ ْن ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮد َِﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺘَﺢَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ٍل َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ٍﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِْﻃ ﱡﻲ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎبَ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬اﺗْﺒَﻌُ ﻮﻧِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف ﺗَﻤْ ﺜُﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٍة ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ُﻗ ْﻀﺒَﺎ ٌن ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ َﺬةِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َد اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻋﺒﺎدﻳﺎ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ‪«.‬‬

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‫ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ُﺳﺠَ ﻨَﺎءُ؟ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻬُ َﺮاءُ! ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ ٌ ﻣَ ﺎ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋﻮدا‬ ‫وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ َﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻨ َ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ُ ،‬ﻓﺘِﺢَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبُ وَﻋَ ﺎ َد ﱡ‬ ‫َاﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِْﻃ ﱡﻲ و ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺤَ ﺒَﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ َﻜﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻋﺒﺎدﻳﺎ — و َُﻫ َﻮ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ٌﻢ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺊ ُ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ — إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪» :‬ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻀﻴ ُﱠﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺎدَى ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫وﱃ!«‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ َﻜﻤَ ِﺔ‪» :‬ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج!«‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ﺣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴐ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺣَ ِ ٌ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫ﺎل إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ َﻜﻤَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ اﻋْ ﺘَ َﻘ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َوﻳُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻓ َﺮادِ ا ْﻟﻌِ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َد َة ﻋﻮدا ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺒ َﺚ أَﺣَ ﺪ ُ​ُﻫ ْﻢ أ َ ْن َﻗ ﱠﺪ َم ﺣِ ﺬَاءَ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧُﻮﻧ ﱢِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺒَﺪٍ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫﺬاَ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ ،‬أﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﻣﺘﱠﻬَ ٌﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺬَاءُ َدﻟِﻴ ٌﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد َك ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣِ ﺬَاﺋِﻲ!«‬ ‫– »إِذَ ْن‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َ ِﱰ ُ‬ ‫ف ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك؟«‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫– »ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ َﻏ َﺮاﻣَ ًﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ٌﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْﻬً ﺎ و َ​َﺳﺘَ ْﻘ ِﴤ أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﺰ‪«.‬‬ ‫ْف أَد َْﻓ ُﻊ َﻛ َﻔﺎ َﻟﺘَ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳَﺪ ُ‬ ‫»ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْﺧ َﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠْ َﻦ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﺎﴈ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻫِ َ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي؛ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫َال ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴﱠ ِﺔ َود َ​َﻓ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻔﺎ َﻟ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻟُ َﻔ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﰲ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ َوﻳ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ُﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ُث‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ وَﺟَ َﺪ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ًة ِ ِﻹﺑ َْﻘﺎءِ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ أﻣْ ٍﺮ َر ْﺳ ِﻤ ﱟﻲ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا!‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِ​ِﻦ ْاﻵ َن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺧ َﺮجَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﻜ َﻔﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺳﻴ ُْﻔﻠ ُِﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﺺ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق أ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﺨﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ َة ا ْﻟﻌُ ُﻘﻮﺑَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَا ُل َﺳﺘَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ ْﻜ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠْ ِﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ إ ِ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ َﻓ َﺴﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼﺎدِ ُر ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَا َل‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫أوْﻣَ ﺄ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي«‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋﻮدا وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَﻗﺎ َل‪ِ » :‬ﻟﻨ َ ْﺬ َﻫﺐْ !«‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺣِ ﺬَاءَ ُه و َُﻫ َﻮ َﺧ ِﺎرجٌ ‪» :‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َر ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل!«‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫‪38‬‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ُﻖ ﻣَ ﺒَﺎﻟ َِﻎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‬

‫و َِﰲ أ َ ًﳻ‪ ،‬اﺗﱠﺒَ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا أ َ ﱠن َرﺋ َ‬ ‫َال‬ ‫ِﻴﺴ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ َﻖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِاوﻳَ ِﺔ َوﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺄٍ ْاﻗ َﱰ َ​َﻓ ُﻪ ُﻫﻮَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻤَ ﺢَ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ َﺧ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳﺪُ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﻮ َْﻫ َﻠ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻂ ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫اﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﴍ‬

‫اﻟﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﳍ ْﻨ ِﺪ إِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‬ ‫ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ون اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »راﻧﺠﻮن« ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪِﻫِ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪َ .‬ﻗ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا أ َ ْﻏ َﻠﺐَ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ِ‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺮ ُﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺔ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﻜ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻦ َﻓﺎﺣِ َﺶ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﺮاءِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ِﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎع اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻮا ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة َر ْﻏ َﺪ ًة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَاﺟَ ﻬَ ْﺖ وَا ِﻟﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ ﻣ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ٌت ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪﺗْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺮﻳ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﺟﻴﺠﺎه ﺟﻴﺠﻴﺒﻮي ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﴣ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ أَو َْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَ ِة‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﴙ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰهُ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ِﺑ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ!‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُ َﻚ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة و َِﺟﻴ َﺰ ٍة ِﰲ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ‪ ،‬و َْاﻵ َن أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪َ .‬ﻫ ْﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳْﺘُ َﻚ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ َﺳﺄَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻞ ﺑَ ْﺮ ِﻗﻴ ًﱠﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ِﻟﻴَ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐَ إ ِ ْر َﺳﺎ َل أَﻣْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺘَ ُﻪ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَ َة ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪ ،‬ﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﺺ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ ؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﴈ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ َر ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ َوﻳ َِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءَ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﺣْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎط‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ و ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮﺣَ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻼﺣَ َﻘ ِﺔ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َك ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َرﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ؟«‬ ‫ُﺼﺎﺑًﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪو َِار ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺣَ ﺎ ُل ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬آهْ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج؟«‬

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‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ ْﺪ َوﻟِ ِﻪ َو َﻟ ْﻮ ِﺑﻴَ ْﻮ ٍم وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ! و َْاﻵ َن ﺗُ َﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫– »ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﺎﺑ ٌﱠﺔ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ!«‬ ‫ﺎع اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬُوا ﻋﻮدا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎش‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﻜﻰ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﺑ ِﺎﻻﻧْﺪ َِﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬و َ​َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘُ َﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻋﻮدا ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ أُو ُروﺑﱠﺎ؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪«.‬‬ ‫– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘُﻘِ ﻴ ُﻢ َﻟﺪَى َﻗ ِﺮﻳ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﺑﺄﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ُل ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻬريَ ٍة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‬ ‫ُﻮن َوﻳ َِﺴري َِان ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎن ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ُﻛﻮﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﺴﻴ ِ‬ ‫ُﺼﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ِﺟﺪٍّا أ َ ْن ﻳ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َو ِﺑ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ور ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ .‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ﺟَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ ِه ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة ْاﻗ َﺸﻌَ ﱠﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺪﻧُﻪُ؛ »إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺘَﺘَﺒﱠﻌُ ﻨَﺎ!«‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ ﺟَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮس أ َ ْر َﺳﻠُﻮ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َرﺟُ ٌﻞ‬ ‫أ َ ِﻣ ٌ‬ ‫ني و َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎدِ ٌق‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻷَﻣْ ٌﺮ َﻓ ِﻈﻴﻊٌ‪«.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳُﺒْﻠ َِﻎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ْد ُه أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﴘءَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻦ ِﺑﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِي‪َ ،‬و ِﻟﻬَ ﺬَا‬ ‫اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ْد أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪ ِْر َك ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫َني ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َوﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﺴﺒﱢﺐُ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ُه‬ ‫ﺎن آﺧِ ُﺮ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺴﺒﱢﺐَ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫َر َﺳ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »راﻧﺠﻮن« ِﰲ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮر َة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ َدو َﱠن‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ د َْﻓ َ ِﱰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎﻣﱢ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ َراد ْ‬ ‫َت ﻋﻮدا ُر ْؤﻳ َ​َﺔ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎﻛ ِ​ِﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺤَ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َراﺋِﺤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮﻧ ْ ُﻔ ِﻞ وَأ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ﺟَ ﻮ ِْز اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺠَ ﻮ َﱠﻻ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺸ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳَﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﺻ ُﻔ ً‬ ‫ﴬو ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪ َﺧ َﺲ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱢﺪ َد ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗﺠَ ﻮﱠﻻ ِﰲ اﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ ِﺔ وَﻣَ ﱠﺮا ِﺑﺒُﻴُﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ﺪَاﺋِﻘِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎدَا‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻨِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﻓ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »راﻧﺠﻮن« َو َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱠﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﻟ ِﻺﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪َ .‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧْﻬَ ﻰ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎﻣﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﴬ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َزﺟَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺷﺎ َر َﻛﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻋﻮدا َﻓ ْﻮ َر ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫وَأَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َو ﱠد َع ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ﺗُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءَ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ إ َِﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‬

‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫َاث‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْﺨﻠُﻮ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ‬ ‫ري اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺪ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴩ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق اﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﺪَأ َ ْت أَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَﺎجُ ﻣَ َﻊ ِﺑﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ َﻔ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻏ َﻀﺐَ‬ ‫ني ﺣَ َﺎﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻫﺪُوﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َﺪ ﱢو ُن ﻣ َُﻼﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُﻤْ ِﴤ ﻧَﻬَ ﺎ َر ُه ﻣَ َﻊ ﻋﻮدا‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ ِﺑﺘَ َﻮﺗﱡ ٍﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮ َك ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮمَ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٌﺔ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة! اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﺧ ُﺮﻧَﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗُ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ُﱢق ْاﻵ َن أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻻ ﺗُ ْﺆ ِﻣ ُﻦ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا؟« و َ​َﻏﻤَ َﺰ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳﺎ َر ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱠري َْت ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻤْ َﺰ ُة ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ٌﻖ؟ َﻫ ِﻞ‬ ‫ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ؟ و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ﺗَ َﻘﺎﺑَ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻨ َ َﺮا َك ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ؟«‬ ‫و َ​َﻏﻤَ َﺰ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻤْ ﺘَ َﻢ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬اﻣﻢ‪ ،‬آهْ‪َ ،‬ﻻ أَﻋْ َﻠﻢُ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ًﺮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻛﻠﻜﺘﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ْاﻵ َن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ًَﺔ َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ ُر‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣ َُﺸﺘﱠ َﺖ اﻟﺬﱢ ْﻫ ِﻦ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ُم ﺣَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫ﳾءٌ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﻓِ ﻌْ َﻠﻪُ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫َ ْ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻤْ َﻼ َﻗ ُﺔ ﺗَﺘَ َﻘﺎذَ ُ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة‪،‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄﺟْ ِﱪ َِت ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ٍﻞ َو َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا اﻟﺘﱠﺄْﺧِ ريَ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫ﴪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻬْ َﻠ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِﺋ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أُﺟْ ِﱪُوا ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﺳﻴ َْﺨ َ ُ‬ ‫‪43‬‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻣ ُﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻫِ َﺸ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴ َُﻔﻮﺗُﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬ﻓﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮﺗَ ُﻪ َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟﺘﱠﺄْﺧِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬ ‫ني َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﴙ ذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ َوإِﻳَﺎﺑًﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ٍه ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻠﻘِ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َر َﺳ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة أَﺧِ ريًا ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎ َد َر اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة »راﻧﺠﻮن«‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺒُﻮا ِﻟﻴ َْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮا ﻋﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮَا َز ِ‬ ‫ات إِذَا َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُﻔﻮا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة أ َ ْم َﻻ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َْﺨ ِﺘ ُﻢ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﰲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﺟ ِﻞ؛ َﻓ َﺴﺘَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ ُﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَو ِْج ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱢﺪ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس د َ‬ ‫ِﺲ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤُ ُﻪ أَيﱠ ﻣَ َﺸﺎﻋِ َﺮ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ْ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﻜ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ؟«‬ ‫ﻒ‪»» :‬ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ْﻜﺘَﺐُ اﻟﺘﱠﺬَاﻛ ِ​ِﺮ ِﰲ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎس‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَ َﺰ َع ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ و َ​َﺳ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﺤَ َﻔﺎ َو ٍة َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل ِﺑﺤَ ﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ني!«‬ ‫َﻟ َﻚ! ُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟ َﻚ! أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﰲ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻬﻢْ! َﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼ ِح‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻟ ِﻺ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮع َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺠَ َﺰ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻏ َﺮ ًﻓﺎ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ُﻓﻨْﺪ ُِق »ﻛﻠﻮب‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر ِﻷ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻫﻮﺗﻴﻞ« ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﻴ َْﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼﻌَ ﺪُوا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘ ﱠﺮ ِر أ َ ْن ﺗُﺒْﺤِ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎﻣ َﺴ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَ ِﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺐ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ َك ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋﻮدا ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ِﻟﻴَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ ِﺮﻳ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗ ِ‬ ‫ﺟﻴﺠﺎه ﺟﻴﺠﻴﺒﻮي‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ًﺮا ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎد َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮق‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ف ﺟﻴﺠﺎه ﺟﻴﺠﻴﺒﻮي‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫َف ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ُﺮ إ ِ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫ني وَاﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻮ َﻟﻨْﺪَا‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﺟﻴﺠﻴﺒﻮي َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد َر ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻋَ ﺎﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْﺪ ُِق ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻋﻮدا ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨ ِﱪ َ​َﻫﺎ أ َ ﱠن َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻘ ْﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َو َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ِﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس؟«‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ﺑ َِﺴﻴ ٌ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ إ ِ َﱃ أُو ُروﺑﱠﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪44‬‬

‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨ ْ ِﺪ إ َِﱃ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‬

‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﻘﺒ ًَﺔ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫– » َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ورﻧَﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﺮاءٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻟ ْﺴ ِﺖ ﻋَ َﻘﺒ ًَﺔ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ِﺋﻴٍّﺎ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ِﻤ ْﻦ َدوَاﻋِ ﻲ ُ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺮاﻓِ ﻘِ ﻴﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪ .‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!«‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي؟«‬ ‫– » َرﺟَ ﺎءً اﺣْ ِﺠ ْﺰ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ث َﻛﺒَﺎﺋ َِﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﻨَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َﻏ ِﺎﻣ َﺮ ٍة ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﻋﻮدا َﺳﺘُ َﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة ﻣ َُﻐﺎدِ ًرا‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ِﻟﻴُﻨ َ ﱢﻔﺬَ ﻣ ُِﻬﻤﱠ ﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺤﺎدي ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻳ َﺒﺎﻟِ ُﻎ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﲈ ِم ِ َﻷ ْﻣ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫ﻓﻮج … َو َﻋ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻗ َﺒ ُﺔ َذﻟِ َﻚ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َ​َﻀ ُﻊ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﺟُ ﻴُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءُ ﻳَﻌِ ﺞﱡ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫َﺎن و ﱢ‬ ‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫َاﻟﺼ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺘﱠﻰ أَﻧْﺤَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ :‬إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا و َ​َﻓ َﺮﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ و َْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني و َُﻫﻮ َﻟﻨْﺪَا وَا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َر ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﻴَﺤْ ِﺠ ُﺰ َﻛﺒَﺎﺋ َِﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«‪َ ،‬رأَى‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻫِ ًﺸﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا؛ إِذْ إ ِ ﱠن ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮﺗَ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺼ ْﻞ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر َت ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻀﻤَ ﺎ َم إ ِ َﱃ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺘﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ َﻜ ﱡﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ! ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ َل َﺳﻴَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﺑ َﻚ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ! ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َل ِﻟﻨَﺤْ ِﺠ ْﺰ َﻛﺒَﺎ ِﺋﻨَﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ُ‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺐَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼحَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ﱠن إ ِ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ َﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺘُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬را ِﺋﻊٌ! َﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ ِﻷ ُ ْﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ِ ِﻹﺑ َْﻘﺎءِ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و ُ‬ ‫ﻮل ُﻣ َﺬ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺸ ِﺎر َﻛ ُﻪ وَﺟْ ﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ َم إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﻢ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬وذَ َﻫﺐَ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻓﺄِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ري َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬

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‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن د َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻼ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫اﳼ ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﻢ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪَا ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﺑ َﻜ َﺮ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َ​َﺳﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺠَ ﺎذَبَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن أ َ ْ‬ ‫اف ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧْﻬَ ﻰ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ أ َ َو ﱡد أ َ ْن أَﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱠث‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَﺟْ ﺒَﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﻧَﻬَ َﺾ ِﻟﻴ َُﻐﺎدِ َر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ْﺮ‪ُ ،‬ﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﱪ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة َﺳﺘُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪«.‬‬ ‫– »ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫– »اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ْﺮ! َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ َﻗ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱢﻠ ٌﻖ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج‪«.‬‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫اع ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧﻤﱠ ﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻣَ ْﻦ أ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ذِ َر ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪«.‬‬ ‫َال َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺣَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻣ ُِﻬﻤﱠ ﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮي ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱞﺪ أ َ ْن أُﻋْ ِﻄﻴَ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ إِذَا أَﺑ َْﻘﻴ َْﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ ُه ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪َ .‬ﻻ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ أ ُ ْﺧ ِﱪُهُ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َزا َد ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﱢﺪ ِه ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪُ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن أَﻋْ َﻀﺎءَ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ​َﻓﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫اب ِﻟﻮ َْﻫ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ َل‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻨﱡﻨِﻲ؟«‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﻐ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫– »أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺟَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮس ُﻣ ْﺮ َﺳ ٌﻞ ِﻟﺘَﺘَﺒﱡﻌِ ﻨَﺎ َوﻟِﺘَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑ ِﺮﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻧ َ ِﺰﻳﻬَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ْر ِﺳ ْﻠ َﺖ ِﻟﺘَﺘَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺢَ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪،‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ أُﺑْﻠ ِْﻎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ِﺑﺄَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن َﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؟ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ْﺮ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﴬ َﻟﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄُﺣْ ِ ُ‬ ‫َاب ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ َﻛﺎو‪«.‬‬ ‫َﴍ ِ‬ ‫ﻧَﻬَ َﺾ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َوﺗَ َﺮ َك اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ِ ِﻹﺣْ َﻀ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ َﻛﺎو ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎو َﻟ َﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﱠث ﻣَ َﻊ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َز ِاوﻳَ ٍﺔ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺐَ ِﻣ َﻦ َﻫ َﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ْﺴ ِﻢ‬ ‫َﺼﺤَ ﺒَﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﴍ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ — أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻞ‬ ‫ُ ْ‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َك ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ ُر ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ َﻛﺎو‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎو َﻟ ِﺔ وَﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ُﻛﻮﺑ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨ ِﻄﺊٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ ﻋُ ْﻀﻮًا ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ أَﻧَﺎ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ٌﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن‪،‬‬ ‫‪48‬‬

‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟ ُِﻎ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم ِﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج …‬

‫و َ​َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ َك ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻟ ﱞ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨْﻚِ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ ُ ْر ِﺳ ْﻠ ُﺖ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ِﺺ َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑ َ ِ‬ ‫ﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َال‪َ ،‬وﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻲ ِ ِﻹﺑ َْﻘﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءُ‬ ‫ِﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺼﺎ! ﺑَ ْﻞ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﴍ ُ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻓ ُﻢ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ْﺸﺪ ً‬ ‫ِﺺ! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻟ ٍّ‬ ‫ُوﻫﺎ‪» :‬ﻟ ﱞ‬ ‫ﺎل!«‬ ‫َف اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺺ ﺗَﺘَ َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺑ َُﻖ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ ﱠن ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒ َ​َﻼءِ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ أَﻣْ ﻮَا ٌل َ‬ ‫ﻓﻮج؛ َﻓﺎﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َاث أ َ ﱠﻛﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِْل وَا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨْﻴَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ ﱠﺎﻓ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫َت َﻫﺬَا‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ — ﺑَﺪَأ َ‬ ‫ذَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ َم ِﺑﻤَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ﺪُو َد ِة ِﺑ َﺮﺋ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺴ ِﻪ؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ — َر ْﻏ َﻢ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َرﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪ْ :‬‬ ‫»اﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘُ َﺴﺎﻋِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ ِﰲ إِﺑ َْﻘﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ؟«‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫– »أَﻧَﺎ أ َ ْر ُﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﱰمٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﻜِﺐْ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ‪ ،‬أﻧَﺎ َﻻ أ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُﱢﻗ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻴﱢﺪِي َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻧ َ ِﺒﻴ ٌﻞ َوﻣُﺤْ َ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺄ َ ْرﺣَ ُﻞ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ري َرأْﻳَ َﻚ‪َ «.‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َرةِ‪ ،‬أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‬ ‫– »أَﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ َ‬ ‫َﴐﺑَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِاوﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ُﴪ َع إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه أﺣَ ﺪٌ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿﺎ! ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَوْﻣَ ﺄ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻟِﻔﻴﻜﺲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ ْن ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري‪» :‬أَﺧِ ريًا! َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ َم َوﻳ َ​َﻀﻌُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘﻌَ ٍﺪ َوﺛِ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮع‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج أ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة َﺳﺘُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﺠْ َﱪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ِﻷ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ!«‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻬَ َﺬا ﺗَ َﺮ َك ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﻢ و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻓﺎﻗِ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻮَﻋْ ِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﻮ َﱠﻻ ِن ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ﻟ ِ​ِﴩَاءِ ُﻣ َﺆ ٍن ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« َﺳﺘُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ َﻀﻴَﺎ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم‬ ‫ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺴﻮ ِﱡق َوﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎدَا إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓﺘَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻼﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ﻏِ ﻴَﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ .‬ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫َر ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ِم ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻼ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ وَﺣْ ﺪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺄْﻣ َُﻼ ِن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬

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‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠﺪَا ِﺳﻮَى ﻓﻴﻜﺲ! َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ًﺮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »راﻧﺠﻮن«؟ أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣ َﻚ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ آ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ُه ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﺎن أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻧَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫أﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »راﻧﺠﻮن«‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ِاﻻﺛﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْﺪ ُِق َﻟﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ أَﻣْ ِﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ!«‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫َاﻓ َﻘﺘْ ُﻪ ﻋﻮدا َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﺒ َ​َﻘﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫»ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬أﺧﴙ أ ﱠن ﻟﺪَيﱠ ﺑَﻌْ ﺾ اﻷﺧﺒ َِﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌ ِﺔ؛ ﻓﻘ ِﺪ اﻧﺘﻬَ ﻰ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻼحُ اﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫»ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« أَﻣْ ِﺲ و َ​َﻏﺎ َد َر ْت ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓﺎﺗَﺘْ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُﺒْﺤِ َﺮ ﺑَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ٌة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُﻮع‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺄ ْ ُﺧ َﺬ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒًﺎ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪ .‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ َﻊ ْاﻵﻧ َِﺴ ِﺔ ﻋﻮدا‬ ‫ِﻟ َﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ؟«‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َر َاﻗﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ‪َ .‬ﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐٌ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢَ دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫وَاﻣْ ﺘَﺪ ِﱠت اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺔ ِﻟﺘُ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت َﺳﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫أَﺧِ ريًا َوﻳ َُﻘﻮ َل َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ْﺮ ُت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ َﺳﻴَﻨ ْ ُﻘﻠُﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺷﺎﻧﻐﻬﺎي‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« وَاﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ!«‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴﻌً ﺎ َﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬إِذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ ﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻨ ﱠ ُﻊ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ًﺔ َزاﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؟ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧَﻌْ ﺜ ُ َﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻨ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ﻨَﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ َﻐﺎدِ َر ﻳَﺎ ﻋﻮدا‪«.‬‬

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‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟ ُِﻎ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم ِﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج …‬

‫ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﻟﻴَﺤْ ِﺰ َم أَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ﺘَ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ َر ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ‪ ،‬ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﻋﻮدا‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻣَ َﻊ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻗِ ْﺴ ِﻢ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﺎ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ًﻐﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨُﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﺟَ َﺮ ُه ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ«‪ ،‬و َُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧ ُ ُﻪ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺟﻮن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻧﺴﺒﻲ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ُﻤ ُﻪ ُﻣ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ٌن ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ٍة أ ِﺷﺪﱠاءَ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ ﻋﻮدا وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻫ َﺸﺎ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳﺒ َ​َﻘﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَ ِﺬ ُر ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺒَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋً ﺎ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺎﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ!«‬ ‫اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻧ َ ِﺒﻴ ٌﻞ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﱰ ُ‬ ‫َاف ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ِﺑﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ َﺷﻬْ ِﺮ ﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﻤْ ِﱪَ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِﺳﺘﱠ ٍﺔ َوﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎ ُر ﱢ‬ ‫ني َﻫﺎﺋِﺠَ ًﺔ وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ« ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺑﺎﻧﺴﺒﻲ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺒْﺬُ ُل ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ِﺪ ِه‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ َ ٍﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻟِﺠَ ﻌْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ َ​َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﺰدَا ُد ا ْرﺗ َِﻔﺎﻋً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻂ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱡﺰ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﻀﺎءُ ﱠ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﺪ َر ٌة َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨﻤَ ُﺔ ﺗَ ْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﳼ َوﺗَ َﺸﺒﱠﺜ َ ْﺖ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ .‬وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗﺒَ َﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑﻔﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫َاﺟ ِﺒ ِﻪ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻛ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ وَﻋْ ﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠ َﻢ أَﺑَﺪًا‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﺳﻴ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺺ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢﺒَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫َاﺟ ِﺒ ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﺳﻠُﻮ ُك ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺜ َ ِﺎﱄ ﱡ ذَا أ َ َﻫﻤﱢ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ َﻮ ﻣُﺠْ ِﺮمٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﱠْ‬ ‫اﻟﱰﻛِﻴ ُﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ و ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ُﺔ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ َْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﺣِ ﻴَﺎ َل َر ْﻓ ِﺾ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ‬ ‫َال ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻮَاءٌ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم أ َ ْو ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ َِﺐ‪،‬‬ ‫أَيﱠ أَﻣْ ﻮ ٍ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ ﺟُ ْﺰءٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮح و ُ ْ‬ ‫ُﺿ ٍ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ َﻔ َﻘﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﻣﱠ ِﺔ«‪.‬‬ ‫‪51‬‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ﻣَ ًﺎﻻ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻟ ﱞ‬ ‫ِﺺ!«‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷَو ِﱠل‪َ ،‬ﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟﺘﱠ َﻘ ﱡﺪ ِم‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ﱠﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ِني أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴ َِﺼﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﻮﻳ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ﺷﺎﻧﻐﻬﺎي‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ِﻟﻴَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ﺐَ َﻓﺠْ َﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﺳﻤَ ﺎءٌ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ؛ إِذْ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ٌﺔ َو ُﻣ َﻠﺒﱠ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫ري ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ِ​ِﺚ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻐﻴُﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤُ ﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄَﻣﱠ َﻼ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ُن َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫َاﺟ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ ًَﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺑﺎﻧﺴﺒﻲ‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحَ ﺗَﻬُ ﺐﱡ ِﰲ ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺢ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِﺗﻨَﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ُﴤ ُﻗﺪُﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن إ ِ َﱃ َرا ِﻛ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬إِذَ ْن‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِار ِﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫َال؟«‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ!«‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ و َ​َﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﺺ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﺑﻨ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻔﺤﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺎدٍّا ﻓِ ﻌْ ًﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎر ِه إ ِ َﱃ ﺷﺎﻧﻐﻬﺎي‪َ ،‬ر ْﻏ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن إِﺑْ َ‬ ‫َﱰﻧﱠﺢُ ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣَ َﺎﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎءَ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧ َﺬ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎﻳَ ُﻞ َوﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ وَاﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮ ِب ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءٍ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ أَﻣَ ﺎﻧًﺎ‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ ُر إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻴ ٍْﻞ‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﻬَ ٍﺎر‪،‬‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫َﴫ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ﺗَﺜُﻮ ُر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ َﻗﻮ َِاربَ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮﻣَ ﻰ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ« ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ وَﺣْ ﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮل َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻬريَ ِة ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ أَﺧِ ريًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ِﺳﻮَى ِﺳ ﱢﺖ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪ .‬و َْﻓﺠَ ﺄ َ ًة ْ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ِوﺟْ ﻬَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔ ِﺖ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِة ِﺑﻌَ َﺪ ِم اﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻫِ ُﺮ َو َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ف ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو ُﻣ َﺮاﻓِ ُﻘﻮ ُه َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ! َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ُﻢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻧَﺠَ ﺤُ ﻮا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻖ‬ ‫ﺎظ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ ْ‬ ‫ظ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟ ُِﻎ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم ِﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج …‬

‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺷﺎﻧﻐﻬﺎي ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻗﻤْ ﻌً ﺎ َ‬ ‫َﺎل َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮ َد‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َُﺨ ِﺎر أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« ﺗُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر إ ِ َﱃ »ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺘَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺗَﻮَﺟﱡ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ »ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ«!‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪» :‬أ َ ْر ِﺳ ْﻞ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ًة!«‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َﱰ َِض ْ‬ ‫ﺎﳼ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ُﻣ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ« ِﻣﺪ َْﻓ ٌﻊ ﻧُﺤَ ِ ﱞ‬ ‫ِﻧﺪَاءِ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻤَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ُة ا ْﻟ َﻘﺬ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻔ َﺔ وَأ َ ْﺷﻌَ ﻠُﻮا َﻗﺎﻋِ َﺪﺗَ ُﻪ ِ ِﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼﻗِ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻠ ِْﻖ!« َدوﱠى إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ُق ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺪ َْﻓ ِﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺛَﺎ َر د َِوﻳﱡ ُﻪ اﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒَﺎ َه ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﻋﻮدا ﱡ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻏ ﱠري َْت ﻣَ َﺴﺎ َر َﻫﺎ ِﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎﺑَ َﻠ ِﺔ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ«‪ .‬وﻫﻜﺬا ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ َد‬ ‫ﺼﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺢ! َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ ﺣُ ْﺴ ِﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻳ َﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺪا‪َ ،‬و َﻳ ْﻨ َﻀ ﱡﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ َﺔ َو ِﺣ ً‬ ‫اﺻ ُﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ »ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ﻧﻮ ِزز«‬ ‫ﻟِ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬

‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ني َﻓ ِﺎر َﻏﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ِت ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪ َِﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني و َ​َﺷﻌْ ٍﺮ‬ ‫ني َﻏﺎﺋِﻤَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓﺘَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﻋﻮدا‪ .‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ َﺮ َراﻛِﺐٌ ذُو ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺷﻌَ َﺚ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َوﺗَ َﻠﻤﱠ َﺲ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ؛ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴬﺑَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻆ و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ُدوَا ًرا ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺛ َ ِﺮ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ َ َﻼ ِث َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻴﺐ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ ‪» :‬ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ! ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ!«‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺌ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ا ْﻟﻮ ُ​ُﻗ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْد َر َك أَﻳ َْﻦ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ ْ‬ ‫ﻮف و َ​َﺳﺤَ ﺐَ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ َوﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ َﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻼ ُه إ ِ َﱃ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ ْﺷ َﻔ َﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ َﺮاﻧِﻲ َﻫ َﻜﺬَا؟ ﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻴ َُﻘﻮ ُل ﱠ‬ ‫َث‬ ‫ِﱄ؟ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻧَﻬَ َﺾ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ َة‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ أَيﱠ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫ﻓﻮج أ َ ْو ﻋﻮدا‪َ ،‬ﻓﺬَ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﻟ َِريَى ﻣَ ﺎ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪.‬‬ ‫وَأَﺧِ ريًا‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ًﺮا َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ف أَﻳ َْﻦ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ِاﻻ ْﺳ ِﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮةِ‪«.‬‬

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‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ«؟«‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫– ِ»ﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ«؟«‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻋِ َﻘ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ ﻳ َْﺴ َﱰ ِْﺟ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَﺘْ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘﻌَ ٍﺪ َو َﻛﺄﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ أ َ‬ ‫َاث! َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ْاﻵ َن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓﺎﺗَﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎن و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ﻧ ُ ُﻘﻮدًا‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ َﺳﺘَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺳﺘﱠ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻓﻌَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻟﻴ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ َذا َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﰲ ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َر َﺳ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺷ ُﺪ ُه ِﺳﻮَى َﻗﺪ َِر ِه و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺠُ ﻮبُ َﺷﻮ َِار َع ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑَﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءَ ْاﻷُو ُروﺑ َﱢﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ وَﺟَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱡﺠﱠ ِﺎر ﻳَ ِﺒﻴﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﻟ َِريَى إ ِ ْن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑ َ​َﻀﺎﺋِﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ أَيﱡ َر َﺳﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻠﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮﻧ ْ ِﺴﻴﱠ ِﺔ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻟ ِْﻔ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻆ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ َﴣ ُﻗﺪُﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ َﺷﻮ َِار ِع ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰدَﺣِ ﻤَ ِﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﺄ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم؟« وَأ َ َﺧ َﺬ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔﺤﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺺ ﻧَﻮَاﻓِ َﺬ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠﻼ ِت اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َرأَى ﻣَ َﻘﺎﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ‪َ .‬‬ ‫َوﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ُل ِﻟﻴَﺠْ ﻠ َِﺲ ِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻬَ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻌً ﺎ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ ِْﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷَو ِﱠل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ َوﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ْﺴ ٍﻂ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬ ‫ني ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ِﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ ْن ﻳَ ِﺒﻴ َﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ًة ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أ َ ْن ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو َل ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﺎءَ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ َﺮاﻗِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺐُ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﺎءَ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ْف أ ُ َﻗﺎ ِﻳ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع‪ .‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻣﺘَﺄَﻧ ﱢ ٌﻖ ِﺑ َﺪ َرﺟَ ٍﺔ َﻻ ﺗُﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ ِﺑﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺑ ٍَﻊ ﻳَﺎﺑَﺎﻧ ﱟِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ ِﺑﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﱢﻀﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه وَﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ ِﺪ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎﺑَﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ َوﻋِﻤَ ﺎﻣَ ًﺔ ذَ َ‬ ‫ات ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ٍِﺐ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ُ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪» :‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن!«‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﺮ ِﺑﺄﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ِﻣﻬْ َﺮﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫‪56‬‬

‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﺻ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا …‬

‫ُ‬ ‫د َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ أَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ْﻘﻬً ﻰ َﻗﺎﺑَ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎج َﻓ ْﻮ َر ﺟُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﺳ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺐَ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ ْر ِز وَاﻟﺪﱠﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪ .‬وَأَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ َﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻪ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫و َِﻇ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﺑَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ٍة ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﺎءِ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫– »ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَﻣَ ٌﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﺳﺄ َ ِﺟ ُﺪ و َِﻇ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﳻ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ؟ ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻴ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻨِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻌَ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﺻﺎد َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ؟« َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ ِﺌ َﻠ ُﺔ و َ​َﻏ ْري َُﻫﺎ ﺗَﺪُو ُر ِﰲ ذِ ْﻫﻨ ِ​ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َف‬ ‫ﻣُﻬَ ﱢﺮﺟً ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ َﻟﻮْﺣَ ًﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤَ ًﺔ ُﻛﺘِﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪:‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﺮ َﻗ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ َﻠﻮَا ِﻧﻴ ُﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﺪﻣُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﱰ ُم‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ َ َ‬ ‫وﻳﻠﻴﺎم ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر‬ ‫َﻻ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻮﺗُﻮا آﺧِ َﺮ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﺮ ٍض ﻟِﻔِ ْﺮ َﻗ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻮزز«‬ ‫ﻧﻮزز« »ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ِ‬ ‫»ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻨَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫»أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ«!‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ! َﻫ َﺬا ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ!«‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻟﺤِ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻬَ ﱢﺮ ِج ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َْﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ِﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة ُﻣ َﺰﻳﱠﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ .‬د َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴩَاﺋ ِ​ِﻂ وَﻣَ ْﺮ ُﺳﻮ ٍم ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻬْ َﻠﻮَاﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧ َﺮجَ ِﻟﻴ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪُ؟«‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ َﻻﻋِ ﺐُ ﺟُ ﻤْ ﺒ ٍَﺎز َو ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮبٌ َوﻣُﻤَ ﺜ ﱢ ٌﻞ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﱃ أَيﱟ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ َراﺗِﻲ؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴘ؟«‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أﻧ ْ َﺖ َﻓ َﺮﻧ ْ ِ ﱞ‬ ‫ﻳﺲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أَﻋِ ُ‬ ‫َات َ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َِﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬أ َ ْر َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ِزﻳَﺎ َر ِة أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪57‬‬

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‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﻗ ِﻮيﱡ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨْﻴَ ِﺔ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﺎءَ وَأَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻘِ ُ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﺳ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ َِﻣ َﻚ‬ ‫ُﴪى َﺳﻴ ٌ‬ ‫ْﻒ ُﻣﺘَﻮ َِاز ٌن؟«‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴُﻤْ ﻨَﻰ ﻧَﺤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ َدوﱠا َر ٌة وَﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ َِﻣ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َر ِﺷ ً‬ ‫»ﻫﺎهْ! أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ!« َوﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺎ ِﰲ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻛ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺑَﻬْ َﻠﻮَاﻧًﺎ!‬ ‫– »ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﱄ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻌْ ِﻴﻴﻨ ُ َﻚ!« ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ِﱰﺗَ ِﺪﻳَﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺎﻟ ﱢﺰيﱡ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺴ ُﻪ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َﺳﺨِ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﻻﺋ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ و َِﻇ َ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َﻏ ِﺎﻣ َﺮ ٍة ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِﰲ إﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺧﺎدِ َم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓﻮج‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ ُل إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ وَا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳ َُﻘﻮﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻧﻮزز« ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﺑﻌَ ْﺮ ٍض َﺧ ﱟ‬ ‫ﺎص‬ ‫ﻳﻖ »ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣُ ِﺴ َﻢ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ؛ َﻓ َﺴﻴَﻨ ْ َﻀ ﱡﻢ إ ِ َﱃ َﻓ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫َﴩيﱟ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺬْﻫِ ُﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﺘَ ِﺎﻣ ﱡﻲ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻫ َﺮ ٍم ﺑ َ ِ‬ ‫دَاﺧِ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﺮ َﻗ ِﺔ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻜ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﺮ ٍض‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ريةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ ِت ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﺸﻮ ُد ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺠَ ﻤﱡ ِﻊ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻛﺘَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺪ ﱠرﺟَ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑﺄﻧ َ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﻌْ ِﺰ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ﱡﻮن ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ُﻮﺳﻴ ِﻘﻴ َ‬ ‫ﴬ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫اس‬ ‫َان‪ .‬وَﺣَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﺟْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل و َْاﻷَﺣْ ﺠَ ﺎ ِم و َْاﻷ َ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎي وَاﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِﺻﻴﱠ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﻮل وَاﻟﺪ ُﱡﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮل ْاﻷ ْﻓ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟﻤُﻬَ ﱢﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻟﺒَ ْﺪءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِض‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎﻣُﻮا ِﺑﺘَﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ُﻣﺒ ِْﻬ َﺮ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﺪَﺣْ ُﺮ ِج وَا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻔ ِﺰ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺑَﻬْ َﻠﻮَا ٌن ﻳَ ْﺮﻣِﻲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎع؛ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺸ َﺪ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤُﻮ َع ﻣ ُْﺸﺘَﻌِ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ!‬ ‫و َِاﻻﻧْﺪ َِﻓ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻔِ ﺌُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ َﻓ ِﻤ ِﻪ َوﻳ ُِﻀﻴﺌُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى د َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ون َوﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ِح‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺪُو ُر َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﴙ ﱠ‬ ‫ون‬ ‫ِﻴﻊ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ون ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳ ْﻠﻚٍ َرﻓ ٍ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮا‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َر ْﻏ َﻢ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻧﻮزز«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ُون‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ْﺮ ِض »ﻟﻮﻧﺞ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ أَﻧ ْ ٌ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َ​َﻀﻌُ َ‬ ‫اﻹ َﻟ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ »ﺗﻨﺠﻮ« ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ْ ِ‬ ‫َراﺋِﻌَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أُﻧ ُ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﻨُﻮﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﻣْ ﺒُﻮ َو ُ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم!‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻟُﻬَ ﺎ َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ٌﺔ و َِﺳﺘﱠ ٌﺔ وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﻴﻤً ﺎ و َْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﻘ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ َوﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻀﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑُﺜُﻮ ٌر ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺾ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷُﻧ ُ ِ‬ ‫ُﻀﺤِ َﻜ ٌﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮف اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷُﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺑَﻬْ َﻠﻮَا ِﻧﻴ ًﱠﺔ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﻀﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺪَﺣْ َﺮجَ ا ْﻟﻤُﻬَ ﱢﺮﺟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻳَﻠُﻮا وَأ َ ﱠدوْا ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ْﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ وُﺟُ ﻮﻫِ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ َﻻ ﻳ َ‬ ‫ُﺼﺪ ُﱠق!‬ ‫‪58‬‬

‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﺻ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا …‬

‫وض ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ أ َ َﻻ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َﻠ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﴩيﱢ ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر ﻋَ ْﻦ آﺧِ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻌُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِم ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﻴُﺤَ ﺎﻓِ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ُﻣ َﺆدﱢي ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِض َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻘﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻇﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ و َْﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻠﺒَ ِﺔ وَﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ أَﻧ ْ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮف ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ! َوو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫اﺗﱢ َﺰاﻧ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ أُﻧ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻟُ ُﻪ ِﺳ ﱡﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َان‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه أﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ٌﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱢﺪ َد ُة ْاﻷ َ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف َوﻳ َْﺴﻌَ ﻰ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠﺤِ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ أَﻋْ َﲆ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷُﻧ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎظ ﻋَ َﲆ اﺗﱢ َﺰاﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪:‬‬ ‫»ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﺳﺄَﺣْ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺸﺎءٍ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ َﺸ ﱠﻜ َﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮمُ‪ ،‬اﻧْﻬَ ﺎ َر ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ْاﻷُﻧ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺤً ﺎ! َﻛ َ‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ!« َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱡ ٍﺐ‪َ :‬‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫ﻓﻮج ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ وﻋﻮدا ِﺑ َﻼﻓِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ َﺔ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤْ ﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِض و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺸ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ﱠﺮ َرا اﻟﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱡﺧﻮ َل َوﻣ َُﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِض‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﻫﺬَا أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ؟«‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ! أَﻧَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ! أَﻧَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ!«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻫﻴﱠﺎ ِﺑﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎبﱡ !«‬ ‫ﴪحَ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠ ِﻬ َ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻘﺒَﻬُ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻪُ! َﻓﺄَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ْﺪ دَﻣﱠ َﺮ ﻋَ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺗﻮﻟﻜﺎر إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺷ ﱠﻖ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼ ِح ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻠ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻜ َﺮ ٍم ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِد ِ ِﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﴘ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺨ َﻠ َﻊ أَﻧ ْ َﻔﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ﻳ َ​َﻀ ُﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺼﻌَ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ و َْاﻷَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ َﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ َﻢ »ﺟﻨﺮال ﺟﺮاﻧﺖ«!‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ون ا ْﳌ ُ ِﺤ َ‬ ‫اﳍ ِﺎد َئ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﻴ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج َو َﻓ ِﺮ ُﻳﻘ ُﻪ َﻳ ْﻌ ُ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫َﺎن إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ وَاﺣِ ﺪًا َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ِﻊ أ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ َق اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻣَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺘُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِﱪَ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﴩ ُة‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك ﺗ ِْﺴﻌَ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫﺬَا ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن َﻗﺒْ َﻞ اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ذَ ﱠر ُة َﻗ َﻠ ٍﻖ ﺗُ َﺨﺎﻟِﺞُ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤِ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻵ َن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ!‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ِﺳﻮَى ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ أَﺧِ ريًا ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ِة إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻓﻮج‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ُه ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ و ُ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ .‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮﻟِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َﱰ َِض أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ُة ِﺑ َﻼ َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ٍة ْاﻵ َن؛ إِذْ إ ِ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻓﻮج ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫اﴈ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺔ ِ ِﻹ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ط ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ِني‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺬ ﱢﻛ َﺮ ُة َﻓﻌﱠ ﺎ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺳﻴ ُْﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱡﺮ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ِﺑ َﻼدِ ِه ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻼﺣِ َﻖ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَ َﻘﻮ َْﻗ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﰲ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة »ﺟﻨﺮال ﺟﺮاﻧﺖ« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠﻤُﻮا ِﺑﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ِدهِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ْد أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َوﻳ ُْﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ِه ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَ ْ ِﱪ ِ‬

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‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءَ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﺷﻌَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ ُ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟! َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ْن و َِﻃﺌَ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ُه َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻌِ ِﺶ‪ .‬ﻣَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺢَ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘﻨ ْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة َو َﻟ َﻜﻤَ ُﻪ ِﰲ أَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺄ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ أﻧ ْ َﻔﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﻞ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﻔﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪»ِ :‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﻫِ ِﻦ‪ ،‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ‪ ،‬دَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ أَﺗَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱠث إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ِﻟ َﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑ َﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ َك‪«.‬‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫َاﻓ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ ،‬ر ْﻏ َﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻻ ﻳَﺜ ُِﻖ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺐَ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴﺎ ﻣﻌً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻘﺎﻋِ ِﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴍ ٌ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠﻴ َْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ْاﻵ َن أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻨُﻮﻧ َ ِﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﺺ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻻ‪َ «.‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻓ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗﺒ َْﻀﺘَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺘَﻮ ِْﺟﻴ ِﻪ َﻟ ْﻜﻤَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ »اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ْﺮ! دَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ أ ُ ْﻛ ِﻤ ْﻞ‪ «.‬أَﻧ ْ َﺰ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ُم ﻳَ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َد ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ ْاﻵ َن‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫دَاﺧِ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡﻠﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ َ‬ ‫َﺎق ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِﺗ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻜ ِﻤﻠُﻮا َﻫﺬَا ﱢ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ أُد ِْر ُك أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ َﺎﻓﻪُ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﺳﺄ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓﺘَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءُ؟«‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﺴﻨَﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣُ َﻠ َﻔﺎءَ‪َ .‬و َر ْﻏ َﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن أُﺣَ ﺬﱢ َر َك‬ ‫ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ْف أَد ﱡُق ﻋُ ﻨ ُ َﻘ َﻚ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ أَو ِﱠل إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ٍة ﺗَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﺳﺘُ َﻜ ﱢﺮ ُر ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻫﻮﻧﺞ ﻛﻮﻧﺞ!«‬ ‫ِﻒ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ُ » :‬ﻣﻮَاﻓِ ٌﻖ‪َ «.‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻌْ ٍﻒ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ر َﺳ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »ﺟﻨﺮال ﺟﺮاﻧﺖ« ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أَﺣَ َﺪ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴪ أَيﱠ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َدو َﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ د َْﻓ َ ِﱰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﺴﺐْ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج أ َ ْو ﻳ َْﺨ ِ ْ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَﺟَ َﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ َﺳ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءً؛ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ وﻋﻮدا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻳَﻨ َ َﺎﻻ ﻗِ ْﺴ ً‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ُﻓﻨْﺪ ُِق »إﻧﱰﻧﺎﺷﻮﻧﺎل ﻫﻮﺗﻴﻞ« ِﻟﺒَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎمﱢ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا َﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ًرا َﺷ ِﻬﻴٍّﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس — ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ﻞ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءٍ َر َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ِﻟﻴ َْﺨ ِﺘ َﻢ ﺟَ ﻮَا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة‬ ‫‪62‬‬

‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج و َ​َﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎدِ ئ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫َاﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ أَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫َاث ُﻣ ْﺆ ِﺳ َﻔ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك — وَﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻜﺲ — ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ َﺳ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱡﻠﻮا ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َﻛ َ‬ ‫ون ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘْﻌَ ﺒ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم؛ َﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ُم َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺛ َ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻟﻴ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ﺪُو ُه ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَةِ‪َ .‬ﺷ ﱠﻖ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﺎل ﺳﻴرياﻧﻴﻔﺎدا‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻛﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮرﻧﻴَﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣ ُﺮو ًرا ِﺑﺴﺎﻛﺮاﻣﻨﺘﻮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪُ ﺧِ َﻼ َل ِﺟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻣْ ِ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻋَ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﱡﺧﺎ ُن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻀﺒَﺎ ُن ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻳَ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫ون ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ﻳُﺤَ ﺪ ُﱢﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ِﺎرجَ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱠﻼﺑَ ِﺔ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒَﺎ ُل ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﰲ ْاﻷ ُ ُﻓ ِﻖ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳُ َﺪ ﱢو ُن ﻣ َُﻼﺣَ َ‬ ‫وج‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱠﺮ و َْﻗ ٌﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ د َْﻓ َ ِﱰ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َو َراءَ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﱠﺎت‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻬُ ﺪُوﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮس‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ َﻗ ِﻄﻴ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ؛ َﻓﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎر َﺧ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﱢ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴﻊُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺼ ْ ٍﱪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻮس َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧ َﺬ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﺮﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َو َذ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ!‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َﺴﺎءَ ُل ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َذا َﻻ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ أﺣَ ٌﺪ ِ ِﻹﺑْﻌَ ﺎدِ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻣَ َﺴﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﱪُوا إ ِ َﱃ ِو َﻻﻳ َ ِﺔ ﻳﻮﺗﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ﻟﻴﻚ ﺳﻴﺘﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗﺒَﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻤﻮرﻣﻮن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻮ ِْﻃ ُﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﱪُو َد ِة ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺧ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮج‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺗَ َﺴ ُﺎﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺎق ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻌِ ِﺶ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘﻨ ْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ .‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻﻴ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺰ ِار ِع وَا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َ​َﻘ ٍﺔ َرﻗ َ‬ ‫ض ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ًة ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ وَاﻟﺬﱡ َر ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻮج‪ .‬ﻣَ ﱠﺪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻷَﻋْ َﲆ َﻓﻮ َْق َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ﺑَ َﻠ ٌﺪ ُﻣ ِﺜريٌ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَةِ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ أوﺟﺪن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘ ﱠﺮ ِر أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ َر ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت؛ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَﺎحَ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺳ ﱢﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ﻟﻴﻚ‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬

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‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﻮر ﺑُﻨ َِﻲ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺎ ِم ‪ِ ١٨٥٣‬ﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺘﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ني وَا ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ‪ .‬ﺗَﺠَ ﱠﻮ َل‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﺔ ِﺑ ُﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ون ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻮ َِار ِع‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄَﻣﱠ ﻠُﻮا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِﺎز َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮﺑﱠﻌَ َﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎدُوا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺠَ َﻼ ُت ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد أ َ ِن اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻄ ًﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ِﻣﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫َﺧ ِﺎرجَ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة َﻓ َﺮأَى َرﺟُ ًﻼ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ دَاﻛ َِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ!« َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻒ! ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻛ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠﻔِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ أَﺧِ ريًا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﴎ َع َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫أَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ!«‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﺎل روﻛﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر َﺷﻤَ ًﺎﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ أوﺟﺪن إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮﺑ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءِ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َوإِﻳَﺎﺑًﺎ؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻻ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧ َﺎﻓ ُﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ُﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﺴﺎءَ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪» :‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ْﻢ‬ ‫َاﺟ َﻪ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ َﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴ ِﱢﺊ؟« ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻟﻨُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ ِﺎرجَ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة َوﺗَﺄَﻣﱠ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءَ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺎر َﻗ َﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻐﻴُﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت ﺗَﻤْ ِﴤ َﻛﺎﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﴤ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻣ ُْﻘ َ ِﱰﺣً ﺎ‪» :‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐَ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ َْﻻ ِت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة َراﺋِﻌَ ٌﺔ! ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐْ ﺑﺮﻳﺪج‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫َال؛ ﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ﺒ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫ َﻜ َﺬا أَﻣْ َﴣ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر أ َ ِو ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءَ أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءَ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ َوﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َوﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣُﺤِ ٍّﻘﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ‬ ‫ﻮن ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ٌة ُﻣ َﺪ ﱢوﻳ ٌَﺔ َوﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬رﺟَ ﺎءً‪ ،‬اذْ َﻫﺐْ وَاﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪«.‬‬

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‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج و َ​َﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎدِ ئ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺧ ِﺎرﺟً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎب َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءٌ أَﺣْ ﻤَ ُﺮ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻒ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠَ ﻤْ ﻬَ ُﺮوا‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَو َْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮر‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﺎﺋ ُِﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺑُﻠُﻮﻏ ِ​ِﻪ أَﺣَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺴ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ َﺷﺎ َر ِة ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳﺒ َِﺐ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر وَا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣَ ْﺴﺌُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ِ‬ ‫ﴪ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﺪْﻣَ ِﺔ َوﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ ٌﻞ ﻋُ ﺒُﻮ ُرهُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮ َد اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ َوﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر‪:‬‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟ أ َ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫»إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ْف ﻧ َ ْﻘﺒَ ُﻊ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮج؟«‬ ‫َني َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌً ﺎ َﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﺳ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﺑَ ْﺮ ِﻗﻴ ًﱠﺔ ﻟِﻘِ َ‬ ‫»ﻗ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﻟﻤ َُﻼ َﻗﺎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻣﻴﺪﻳﺴني‬ ‫ﺑﺎو ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺳ ﱢﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت! ِﺳ ﱢﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫»ﺳ ﱢﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ِ :‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎت!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ َ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳ ْريًا ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ ْﻗﺪَا ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳ ْريًا ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم! َﻛ ْﻢ ﺗَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ُﺔ؟«‬ ‫ﻴﻞ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻨ َ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق ِﺳ ﱠﺖ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك؟«‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ‪» :‬أ َ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ﻋُ ﺒُﻮ ُر اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب؟«‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ ٌﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ُﺮ ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﺾ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺒ ِﺐ ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْريُ‬ ‫َﺎل َﺷﻤَ ًﺎﻻ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺒُﻮ ُر‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎل ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋ ِ​ِﺠ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‬ ‫ري ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻤَ َﺖ اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺒًﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ُﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﱠث ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻮج‪َ .‬‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﱪدِ وْاﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺗَ َﺬﻣﱡ ِﺮﻫِ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮوا‪ ،‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ‬ ‫ﴪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻮر ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ًﺔ ﻟِﻌُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ؟«‬ ‫ﴪ إِذَا ﺟَ ﻌَ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أ َ ﱠن َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ﻳ َِﺴريُ‬ ‫ُﻮر ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻋُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮَى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻟﺪَﻳﻨَﺎ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮر َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ؛ َﻓ ِﺈذَا ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧ َ ِﺴريُ ِﺑ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﴪ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َر ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ ُ‬

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‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﺎح ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ وَأَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎع ِﺑﻨَﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺠْ ِﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻗ ِﺘﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮر‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻣَ ْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻴَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ﴪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ُﱪُوا َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﺸﺄ ْ ِن اﻧ ْ ِﻬﻴ َِﺎر ا ْﻟﺠْ ِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‪ .‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌَ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ؛ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َِﺴريُ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺎن ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﴪ! َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ًﻘﺎ! ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَﺪَا َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ْﻀﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳ َِﻄريُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ريﻳ ُﱠﺔ ِﺳﻮَى ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة وَا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ْق ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ور ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﴪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻬَ ﺎوَى ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْ ُ‬ ‫َان ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪُو َد ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣُﺤْ ِﺪﺛًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺠﱠ ًﺔ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻳ َﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﲔ َﻋ َﲆ‬ ‫اﺟ َﻬﺎنِ َﺧﺎ ِر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫اﳊ ِﺪ ِﻳﺪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻜَ ِﻚ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧُﻮنِ َﻋ َﲆ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﺷﺎﻳَﺎن ﺑﺎس إ ِ َﱃ إﻳﻔﻨﺰ ﺑﺎس؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ُﻣﺘَﺠَ ِﺎو ًزا ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ َﺔ ﻓﻮرت ﺳﺎﻧﺪرز‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎع و َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻼ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ اﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼﻗِ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ أﻋْ َﲆ ا ْرﺗ َِﻔ ٍ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺬْﻫِ َﻠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫اﴈ واﻳﻮﻣﻴﻨﺞ وَﻛﻮﻟﻮرادو‬ ‫ﱪ أ َ َر ِ َ‬ ‫ُﴤ ُﻗﺪُﻣً ﺎ وَﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻪُ‪ ،‬أَﻣْ َﴣ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻧﱪاﺳﻜﺎ؛ َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ون ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ و َْﻗﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ َﻟﻌِ ِﺐ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق‪.‬‬ ‫اﺻ ِﻄﺪَا ٍم َﻫﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ‪ .‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﻤْ ِﴤ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ْت ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬دوﱠى َ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫َﺎن‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ .‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌُ ﻮا ُر ْؤﻳ َ​َﺔ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫»ﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ‬ ‫َث ِﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ؟« ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ِﻷَﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ و َ​َﺳﺎ َر ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎب َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﺪ ٌد ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺠﻴﺠً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒ َِﻲ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫َاخ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴫ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴَﺎحَ و ﱠ‬ ‫ودَاﺧِ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺤُ ﺐَ وَﺟْ ُﻪ ﻋﻮدا ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫َاﻟﻀ ِﺠﻴﺞَ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ْﺖ‪:‬‬ ‫»ﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﻳ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻫﺎﺟَ ﻤُﻮا ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪» :‬أ ُ َراﻫِ ُﻦ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر!«‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧ ُ ِ‬

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‫و َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ َ ْو َر َاﻗ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪»ِ :‬ﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ٌﺔ!« ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َد ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ﱠ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪْﻣَ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ﻋﻮدا‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ دَﻋُ ﻮﻧَﺎ ﻧَﺄ ْ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ِﺼ َﻞ ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ ُر ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪﱢ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءُ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺄﻣَ ٍﻦ ﻳَﺎ ﻋﻮدا‪ ،‬أ ْﻏﻠِﻘِ ﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبَ ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ َﻜﺎ ٍم و َ​َﻻ ﺗَﺪَﻋِ ﻲ أﺣَ ﺪًا ﻳَﺪ ُ‬ ‫ْﺧ ُﻞ!«‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑ ٌَﺔ ﻗِ ﻮَاﻣُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻤَ ﺎ اﺗﱠ َﻀﺢَ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫﺎﺟَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر‪،‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ وَا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ني َو ُﻣﺪَﺟﱠ ِﺠ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك! َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ َﻠﺜ ﱠ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ َﻼ ِح‪،‬‬ ‫َاﻫﻤُﻮا ﻋَ َﺮﺑ َ​َﺔ َﺳﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻖ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر وَأ َ ْﻓ َﻘﺪُو ُه ا ْﻟﻮَﻋْ َﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻘﻠُ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ د َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫ُﻮن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﻠُﺒ َ‬ ‫ِني‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎﻛ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺎ َر ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ُون َﺳﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وإِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر َﻓﺤَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻢُ‪ .‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻴ ْ‬ ‫ُث‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ُﻫ َﻮ وَاﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺪ ُم ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َر ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎل َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا ِﺑﺘَ ْﺴﺪِﻳ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ﻣَ َﻊ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَﺒَ َﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻟ ﱠﺮ َﻛ َﻼ ِت ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣً ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻗ ْﺪ َراﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ َﻠﻮَا ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻜﻮﻟُﻮﻧِﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ َﻘﺒ َْﻀ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴏ َع ﻋَ َﺪدًا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ني!‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎرﻳَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﺧِ َﻀ ﱢﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وو َْﺳ ِﻂ ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻳ ُِﺮ ْاﻷَذْ ُر ِع وَا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ َ​َﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق ﻳُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﺎع اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫َﴏ َخ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫ِني‪ ،‬و َ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ »ﻓﻮرت ﻛﻴَﺎرﻧﻲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪» :‬إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ْف ﻧَﻬْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ!‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر! َﺳﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺳﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر!«‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻗ ْﺪ اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻴَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎع اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴ ﱠﺪ َد َﻟ ْﻜﻤَ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ِﻷَﻧ ْ ِﻒ أَﺣَ ِﺪ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻒ إِذَ ْن!« وَاﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أَو َْﻗ َﻔ ُﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬اﺑ َْﻖ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ْف أَذْ َﻫﺐُ أَﻧَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه َوﺑَﺪَأ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس و َْﻗ ٌﺖ ِﻟﻴُﻮﻗ َِﻔﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ أَﺣَ ُﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﺮادِ ا ْﻟﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﺰ َﻟ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ َو َزﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﱪﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺤَ ﱢﺮكِ ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ ِﺎﻻﻋْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺧِ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِاﻣ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬و َزﺣَ َ‬ ‫َان‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻖ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ َﻼ ِﺳ ِﻞ و َ​َﺳﺤَ ﺐَ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫َﻛﺒَﻬْ َﻠﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎن َﺧ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫ﻮن …‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧ ُ ِ‬

‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َدةِ‪،‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺤْ ِﺐ ِﺳ ْﻠ ِﺴ َﻠ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َرأَى ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑ َ​َﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻔ ِﺼ ُﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺬَ َل ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ و ُْﺳﻌِ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِاﻣ ِﻞ‪ .‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻓﻮرت ﻛريﻧﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﺮﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﺮﺑ َُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َد ِة‬ ‫وَﺣْ ﺪ َ​َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻐﺐَ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْﻫﺒَ ِﺔ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادِ ِﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﺟَ ﻬَ ِﺔ ُﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻨُﻮ ُد ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْ‬ ‫ﺎع‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺼ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱡﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻨُﻮ َد و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى أ َ ْﻓ َﺮا ُد ا ْﻟﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﱡون ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺳﻠِﺤَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق اﻟﻨﱢري َِان‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮا ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ِ ِﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ُﺰوا ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺧﻴُﻮﻟِ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻذُوا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ ُ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِآﻣﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎدَر ﻋﻮدا وَﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َوو َ​َﻗ ُﻔﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ؟ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ!«‬ ‫ان؛ َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺗَﻬْ ِﺪﺋَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ﻓِ ﻴ َﻢ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ وَﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑ َُﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ! َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ﻋﻮدا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧﺎدِ ُم ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺳ ِﺠﻴﻨًﺎ َﻟﺪَى ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذُهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧ ُ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧﻴَﺎ ٌر َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﻋﻮدا‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄَﻋْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺣَ ﻴٍّﺎ أ َ ْو ﻣَ ﻴﱢﺘًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس!«‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻦ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو َرأَى َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْ‬ ‫ﴏ‪» :‬ﺣَ ﻴٍّﺎ! إِذَا ذَ َﻫﺒْﻨَﺎ َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا‪ْ «.‬‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪُ!«‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌُ ﻮ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق َﺧﺎدِ ِﻣﻲ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪،‬‬ ‫وَأَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎب َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َدﺗُﻬُ ﻢْ!«‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮا ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ٌة َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎدُوا ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫أرﻛﻨﺴﺎس‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أَﺗْ ُﺮ َك ا ْﻟﺤِ ْ‬ ‫ُون ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼ َﻦ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬إِذَ ْن َﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮدِي‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮ ِد َك! َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ِﻟ ُﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ِة َﻗ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮ ِد َك؟«‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ني ُﻣﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪُ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺢَ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄُﻋْ ِﻄﻴ َﻚ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮﱢﻋً ﺎ ِﻟﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺒُﻮا ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ني ُﻣﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪَا َر إ ِ َﱃ ُﻗﻮﱠاﺗ ِ​ِﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل! أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﺎب ﻣَ َﻊ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﻄﻮﱢﻋً ﺎ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻟِﻠﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌُ ﻮ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ؟«‬ ‫ﺎع ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِ‬ ‫‪69‬‬

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‫ﻄﻮﱢﻋَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ُﻣﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَﺎ َر ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ِرﺟَ ﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ِﺖ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫وُ ْ‬ ‫ﴏ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ُث ِﱄ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ َﻊ ْاﻵﻧ َِﺴ ِﺔ ﻋﻮدا‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴﺒًﺎ ِﻷَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻣَ َﺸﺎﻋِ َﺮ ُه ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄَﺑ َْﻘﻰ!« وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋﻮدا‪.‬‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻳَﺎ آﻧ َِﺴ ُﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر‪َ «.‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر‬ ‫ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﻟ ِ​ِﻼﻋْ ِﺘﻨَﺎءِ ِﺑﺠُ ْﺮ ٍح ِﰲ ذِ َراﻋِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ ﺪ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴫ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ِه‬ ‫ون إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻮﱠحَ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻠِﻴﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿ َﻐ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَ ِﺪ ﻋﻮدا ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ َوﺗَ َﺮ َك َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴ َﱠﺔ ِﻟﺘَﻌْ ﺘَﻨ َِﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻨُﻮ ِد ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ُﺮوا َﻟ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎﰲ ﱟ ِﻟﻴَﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻄﻴَﻪُ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫ﺼ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ﻴ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ .‬و َﻛ ْﻲ ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َد َة ِر َﻓﺎﻗِ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋِﻲ‪ ،‬أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﺠُ ﻨُﻮدِ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫فد َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ُﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨَﺎءَ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ‬ ‫ْف أ ُ َﻗ ﱢﺴ ُﻢ ﺑَﻴْﻨ َ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ِﺔ َآﻻ ِ‬ ‫َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠَ ﻨَﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا!‬ ‫ﺼ ْ ٍﱪ ُرﺟُ ﻮ َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَا ْﻟﺠُ ﻨُﻮ ِد دَاﺧِ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ْت َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺔ ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ‪ .‬و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬دوﱠى َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ َﺮ ٍة ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻠ ٌﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن؟ َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ِﺟ ْﺴ ٌﻢ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َﺮ ُة! َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮج‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﺎﺋ ُِﻖ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َد وَﻋْ ﻴَ ُﻪ وَا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َث‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َد ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣِ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻦ ﻓﻮرت‬ ‫ﻛريﻧﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠ ُﺔ َ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ َﺮ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺎﻣ َﺮ ِة ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْﺎﻵ َن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ْاﻵ َن؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ‪»ِ :‬ﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻮ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠَ ﻨَﺎءَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ ُﻫﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫– »أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ أ َ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ َك َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ث‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪﻧَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪70‬‬

‫ﺎن َﺧ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫ﻮن …‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧ ُ ِ‬

‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻦ أَذْ َﻫﺐَ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ْ َﺖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨ ٍﺰ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ ُر ﱠﻛﺎﺑًﺎ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﻳُ ْﺆ ِﺳ ُﻔﻨِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻚِ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻧ ُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ َﺮ ِﺑ َﺸﺄْﻧ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺾ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﻣُﻌَ ً‬ ‫ُﺼﺎبٌ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ون — ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﰱ — َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪُوا ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر وَﻋَ ﺎدُوا إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ .‬ودَﻋَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻗ ْﺪ ﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠﺔ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫و َ​َﺷ َﻜ َﺮﺗْ ُﻪ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ٍة ِﰲ ُﻣﻮَاﺟَ ﻬَ ِﺔ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﰲ آﺧِ ِﺮ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءَ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻋَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ َُﺨﺎ ُر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻋﻮدا‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ وَﻋَ ﺪَ‪ .‬ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ َﻻ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ُﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠَ ﻨَﺎءُ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄﺗُﻮا ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﴙ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫وب ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﱠت ﺑُ ُﺮو َد ُة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎع‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ُﻏ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧﻴَﺎ ُل ﻋﻮدا َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳﺒَﺢَ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َث ﻟِﻔﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ؟ و َِﰲ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﻠ ٍﻖ ﻧ َ ِﺎريﱟ أ ُ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ِﺮ‪ُ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ د َِويﱡ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻠ َِﻖ َﻛ ِﺈ َﺷﺎ َر ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َوو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ني!‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ! ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ ﺎدَا َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َاﺳ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻰ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ َة ِﻟ ْﻠﺠُ ﻨُﻮ ِد ا ْﻟﺒَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺪُوهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ني ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َل‪» :‬أﻳ َْﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َرﺣَ َﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎ َد َر ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺲ ِﺑﺪُوﻧِﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ! ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َﺳﻴ َِﺼ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑ َْﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌِ ﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻔ ْﺖ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ُه‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ﺎن!‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َل‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻨ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ْاﻵ َن؟«‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُك ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُﻮا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ُﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻫ ْﻞ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﱞﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ؟‬ ‫‪71‬‬

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‫وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻀ ٍﺾ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱠث ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ر ْﻏ َﻢ ُﻛ ْﺮﻫِ ِﻪ ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ وَﻋَ َﺪ ِﺑﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءُ‬ ‫ﻴﺢ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗُﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﴎ َع؛ َ‬ ‫»ﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﱞﻞ!« ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ » ،‬ﻟﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ أَﻣْ ِﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َاع ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻮ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ أ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﴩ ٍ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻣَ ٌﻞ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ِ » :‬ﻟﻨ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻴ َُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﻣﺎدج‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ُم ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر ِﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴ ِﱢﺊ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒ َُﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﺎرﻳ ٌَﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ٌَﺔ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﴩَا َع‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴ ٌﻊ ﻟ ِ​ِﺴﺘﱠ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻓ َﺮادٍ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣﺎدج ِ ِﻹ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َ‬ ‫ﻳﺼﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔ َﻘ ًﺔ َ ِ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠ ِﻖ؛ َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َذا َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺗُ ْﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻋﻮدا ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﻀﻬَ ﺎ؛ إِذْ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﺒﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟﺒ َ​َﻘﺎءُ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َر َﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻻ ﻳَﺜ ُِﻖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﺸﺄ ْ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛ ُﻪ وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه ﻣَ َﻊ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻤْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ َﺰ ًة‪َ ،‬و َر ِﻛﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ َوﺗَ َﺪﺛ ﱠ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻏ ِﻄﻴَ ٍﺔ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱢفءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬ ‫وج ِﺑﺨِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ! أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺠَ ﻤﱢ َﺪ ًة! َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ و َِﰲ ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺐ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻘﻮ ُل ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﻀﺎءُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ُﺔ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ُك ﻣَ ﺠَ ًﺎﻻ ِﻟ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِﺎز ِل أ َ ِو ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺪ ُِن أ َ ِو‬ ‫ﻈﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ون ِﺑ َﺸﺠَ َﺮ ٍة َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺛ َ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻘ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﻵ َﺧ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺖ‬ ‫ِﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ أَيﱡ ﻋَ ﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْو َر ُ‬ ‫اق ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬رأَى ﻣﺎدج أ َ ْﺳ ُ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫ﻄﺤً ﺎ ﺑَﻴ َْﻀﺎءَ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِت‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ!« و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻴَﺎ ُل ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَ ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺒ ﱢَﻘﻴ َُﺔ و َُﻫ ِﺮ َع ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺤُ ﻮا!‬ ‫ون ِﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ اﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َﺻﻠُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺷﻴﻜﺎﻏﻮ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺳﻮَى أ َ ْرﺑ ٍَﻊ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق‪ .‬و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك ِﰲ ْاﻷ ُ ُﻓ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫‪72‬‬

‫ﺎن َﺧ ِﺎر ِﺟ َ‬ ‫ﻮن …‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧ ُ ِ‬

‫أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة »ﺗﺸﺎﻳﻨﺎ« ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد َر ْت‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ!‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ َﻫﺬَا! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟﻴ َُﻔ ﱢﻮﺗُﻮا ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻔ ِﺎر ِق َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ُرﺑْﻌً ﺎ!‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐْ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْﺪ ُِق‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻨ َ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َ ِ‬ ‫ﳚ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َﻳﻘ ُﻪ إِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎ َد َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْﺪ َُق ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮ ِدهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﻮي ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ َر ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗُﻘِ ﱡﻠﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫ﱪ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﺳﻮَى‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧ َِﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺗ ِْﺴﻌَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َوﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ٍﺲ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪.‬‬ ‫ث ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ َوإِﻳَﺎﺑًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ٍﺐ ِ ِﻹ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺼﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ﺗَﻘِ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎ َد أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻘِ َﺪ ْاﻷَﻣَ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َرأَى َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ﺗِﺠَ ِﺎرﻳ ًﱠﺔ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒ َُﺨﺎ ُر ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ْﺧﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠُﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐَ ؛ أَيْ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻧَﺎدَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب ِﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ — َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﺮ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ«‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ َو َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴ ُﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن — ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن و َ​َﺷﻌْ ٌﺮ أَﺣْ ﻤَ ُﺮ َﻓﺎﺗِﺢٌ َوﻟِﺤْ ﻴ ٌَﺔ ﻧُﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺒريَﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺪِﻳ َﺮﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْﺘُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ْاﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر؟«‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮردو ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗُﻘِ ﱡﻞ ُر ﱠﻛﺎﺑًﺎ؟«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌِ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻧُﻘِ ﱡﻞ ُر ﱠﻛﺎﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤْ َﻦ َﻻ ﻧَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ أﺑَﺪًا أيﱠ ُر ﱠﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱡﻣَ ﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ٌﺔ؟«‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘُ َﻚ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠن ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎب َ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُﻧِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل؟ أَﻧَﺎ َوﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ ُر ﱠﻛ ٍ‬

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‫– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪«.‬‬ ‫– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ؟«‬ ‫ﴏ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ُ ،‬ﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﻮردو‪َ ،‬وﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا َﺳﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪«.‬‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ ُِﻞ؛ َﻓﺤَ ﺎ َو َل ِﴍَاءَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫وﺿ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ﺗَﻮ ِْﺻﻴﻠ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َر َﻓ َﺾ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻋُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﴍَاءِ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ُل ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺮودو ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﻲ د َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ ْﺮدِ؟«‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱠﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَﻧْﺘُ ْﻢ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ َﺬا َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْﺘُ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ُﺰ َ‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ون ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻹﻳﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ؟« َﻓﺄَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﻤَ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا ُﻛﻨْﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻨ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ ﺒُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺑﻮردو‪«.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻓﻘ ْ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﴬ ﻋﻮدا‬ ‫ُﴪ َع إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻔﻨْﺪ ُِق َوﻳُﺤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ْﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ«‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ًﻘﺎ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ ذَ ﱠر ًة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ! ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎبُ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح ﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ْ‬ ‫َال ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ُﻘﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺜَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َان ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪُو َدةٍ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْرﺗِﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ُه ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟِﻔﻴﻜﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺐ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﻮ ِْز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮى ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄَﺗَ ُﻪ ﺗَﺘَ َﻼ َﳽ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ُﻖ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮدِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَا ُل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ُﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻠ ٌﻚ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻨْﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ َﻖ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮدِ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫َﺳﻴُﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄَﺗُﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻓ ْﻊ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻜﺎ ُر ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﻮﻳﱠﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺨﻔِ َﻀ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮل ُ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٍ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﻨ ْ ِﻄ ﱢﻲ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﻗِ ﻴَﺎ َد ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﺪي َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻏ َﻠ َﻖ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬

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‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ُﻪ إ َِﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‬

‫ﳾءٌ ِﻟﻴَﺤُ ﻮ َل د َ‬ ‫ُون و ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮﻟِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪،‬‬ ‫أ َ َرا َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ إ ِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻠﻤُﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﱪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ِﺑﻘ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ َﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ُروا‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻠُﻮا أَو َِاﻣ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﺪدُوا وُﺟْ ﻬَ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ؛ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫وﱃ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻓِ ُ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُم ِﰲ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ ُﱠﺔ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ َوﻳُﺤْ ِﺮ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ِﻢ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﱪُوا ﻧﻴﻮﻓﺎوﻧﺪﻻﻧﺪ‬ ‫ري »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﺳ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ َﺮ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺧ َﺮﺟُ ﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﻋُ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺤَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺿ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳ َُﺴ ﱢﲇ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر َة ِﺑ ِﺈ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ ُروحُ اﻟﺪﱡﻋَ ﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ُﺳﻌَ ﺪَاءَ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫أَﻣْ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﻣَ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳُﻬَ ﱢﺪئ َ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُروﻋِﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗﻠ َِﻘ ًﺔ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ﺣِ ﻴَﺎ َل ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﻴَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﻨ ْ ِﻄ ﱢﻲ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘَﺎءِ ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌُ ﺒُﻮ ُر ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮي ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺻ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُة و َْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺘﻴ ُﱠﺔ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ؛ َﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجَ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا‬ ‫َﺎح ِﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎر ِه أ ْو ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻﻋْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ َر اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُون ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﺮكِ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ُﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺌُﻮ ُل ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﺮكِ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِﱪَ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﴩ ِﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ َس ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْﻟﻴُﺒْﻠ َِﻎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ َﻢ َﻗ ْﺪ أو َْﺷ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻔﺎدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪» :‬دَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﻟﻮ َْﻫ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ني وَﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬اﺟْ ﻌَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﺮ َﻛ ِ‬ ‫َﺧﻴﱠ َﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ْت ﺣَ ٍّﻼ‪ .‬ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ!«‬ ‫ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫»ﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ ا ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ ِﲇ ﱢ َوو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪ِ :‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ ُم ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻠُﺐْ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ «.‬ﻓﺄَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﺸﻴ ُ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱡث ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎﻫِ ﻴ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻓﻮج َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﴏ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أ َ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ اﻟﻘﺒْﻄﺎ ُن‪» :‬أﻳ َْﻦ ﻧﺤْ ُﻦ؟«‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ً‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ َﺳﺒْﻌِ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ و َ​َﺳﺒْﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪«.‬‬ ‫‪77‬‬

‫ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻳﻮﻣً ﺎ‬

‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪ُ :‬‬ ‫ﴏ َخ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎ ٌن! ﻟ ﱞ‬ ‫»ﻗ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺺ!«‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺤْ ُﻢ َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد أ ْنَ‬ ‫ﺎل َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ِ ِﻹ ْﺷﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔﺪَ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪» :‬ﺗ… ﺗُﺤْ ِﺮ ُق ﺳ… َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘِﻲ؟ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻻ!«‬ ‫َال‪» :‬إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎف‬ ‫ﺑَﺤَ َﺚ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ﺟَ ﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪ وَأ َ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ِر ْزﻣَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫َني َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻴُﻌَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﴐ ِار ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺳﺒﱠﺒْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻚ َوﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪«.‬‬ ‫ﱢﺿ َﻚ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻟ ِ​ِﴩَاءِ َﻗ ِﺎرﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴘ َﻏ َﻀﺒَ ُﻪ وَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻐِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ َل ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؛ و َ​َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪» :‬إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادٍ ِﻷ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ َ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن أ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ان ِﱄ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ًﺔ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻓﻌَ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني َﺳﺘُﻮ ﱢَﻓ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ِﻣ ْﻠ َﻜ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪُ‪ ،‬أَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪» :‬اﻋْ ﺘَ ِ ِﱪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻓﻮج‪«.‬‬ ‫َار ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ أَﺣْ َﺮ َق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ُﻢ أْﺟَ َﺰاءً ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﺗ ِْﺴ ُﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬وو َ‬ ‫ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ اﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وَﻋﻮدا وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳ َﱠﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي‪َ ،‬وو َِﻃﺌَ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣُﻬُ ْﻢ أَﺧِ ريًا ْاﻷ َ َر ِ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫اﴈ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﻮﱢ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َو َراء َُﻫ ْﻢ َوو َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َﻛﺘ ِ​ِﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؟«‬ ‫– »ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬إِذَ ْن أَﻧَﺎ أ ُ ْﻟﻘِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ َْﺾ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ ﺟَ َﻼ َﻟ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس ﻋﴩ‬

‫اﻟﺮ َﻫﺎنِ !‬ ‫َﺧ َﺴ َﺎر ُة ﱢ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﰲ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻠﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِﺎركِ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ َْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َر ْﻫ َﻦ ِاﻻﻋْ ﺘ َِﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻣَ ِﻊ إ ِ ْر َﺳﺎﻟُ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ َْﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪهِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ﺠُ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ‬ ‫ﴍ َ‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑَ ِﺔ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِ​ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺘﱢ ِﺶ َﻓﻤَ ﻨَﻌُ ﻮ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِرﺟَ ﺎ ُل ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ًﺔ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴩحَ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ُث‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؛ َﻓ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﺧ َﱪ َ​َﻫﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ْﺿﺢَ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ف‪ ،‬وَأَو َ‬ ‫ﴫ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻘﺒَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻫ َﻮ َﺳ ِﺎر ُق ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺌِﻲ؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪ ُْت َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻫﺬَا َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن أَﻣْ ﻨ َ َﻊ اﻋْ ﺘ َِﻘﺎ َﻟﻪُ؟ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َﺳﻴ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎ َع ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﱪَاءَﺗ ِ​ِﻪ!«‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَوَا ُن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻠﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِﺎركِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑﺄَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﺸﺄ ْ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ َر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ َﺮﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ َﻟﺪَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج أَيﱡ ُﻓ َﺮ ٍص أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ُد ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻮب« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗ ِْﺴ ِﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق ِﺳ ﱠﺖ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ أَيﱡ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴ َِﺼ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َن َر ْﻫ ُﻦ ِاﻻﻋْ ﺘ َِﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎب إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺐ ِﻟﺘَ ْ ِﱪﺋَ ِﺔ َﺳﺎﺣَ ﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎﻫِ ﻴ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ِزﻧ ْ َﺰاﻧَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُك َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻘﻌَ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ وَا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺎﻣ ِﺾ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮهُ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﻣﺤِ ِﻪ أَيﱡ ﻣَ َﺸﺎﻋِ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬

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‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن؟ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ًِﺴﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ … ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺎذَا؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ أﻣَ ٌﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ِﻒ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠْ ِﻦ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ْﺳﻮ َِار ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﻮ ِْز؟‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ُﻪ ِﺑﺤِ ْﺮ ٍص ِﺑﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎرﺑَﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه‬ ‫ﴍ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ ُ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﺑﺒ َ​َﺴﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﺔ َﻛ ْﺎﻵﺗِﻲ‪ :‬إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻠ َﺲ؛ َوإ ِ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺺ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻗ ِﺒ َﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫وب؟ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺰﻧ ْ َﺰاﻧ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫َﻫ ْﻞ َﻓ ﱠﻜﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻻ أَﻣَ َﻞ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺎبُ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻﺪًا ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ َﻜﺎ ٍم َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﻗ ْﻀﺒَﺎ ٌن ﺣَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪﻳ ٌﱠﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﻮَاﻓِ ﺬِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﱰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺘَﺐَ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﻓﺠَ َﻠ َﺲ وَأ َ ْﺧ َﺮجَ د َْﻓ َ َ‬ ‫»اﻟﺴﺒ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﻓِ ُﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِيَ وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِﱪَ‪ ،‬ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل«‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﺎف »ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺜﱠﻤَ ﺎﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ ،‬ﱠ‬ ‫دِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ َ​َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺎﺣً ﺎ«‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ِﻪ ِﺳﻮَى ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻠﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِﺎركِ ﻣُﻌْ ِﻠﻨ َ ًﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَاﺣِ َﺪ َة ُ‬ ‫د ﱠَﻗ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ًﺮا‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘُ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﺄ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ًة‬ ‫ني! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻋُ ﻮا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻟﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﱠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ َﺳ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠْ ِﻦ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت َﺳﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ َوﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن دَاﺧِ َﻞ أ َ ْﺳﻮ َِار ﱢ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﻮ ِْز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﺿﻮ َ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ َﻊ َ‬ ‫ْﺿﺎءَ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ُﻓﺘِﺢَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبُ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣ ْﴫَاﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ َو َرأَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَﻋﻮدا وَﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓ َﻊ ﺗُﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ و َ​َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه ﻳَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ْﺷﻌَ َﺚ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ َﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ ،‬ﺳَ… ﺳَ… ﺳَ… ﻳﱢ…‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﺎن … َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ … َﻛ َ‬ ‫دِ … ي‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﺎﻣﺤْ ﻨِﻲ … َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﺪُو َﺷﺒَﻬَ َﻚ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ … َذ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ … و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫… ﻫُ… ﻫُ… و… أ ُ ْﻟﻘِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ُْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ﻣَ َﻀ ْﺖ! أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺣُ ﱞﺮ!«‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺺ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ﱡِﻲ — و ْ‬ ‫ﱪ َة‬ ‫َاﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺟﻴﻤﺲ ﺳﱰاﻧﺪ — َﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ْﻟﻘِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ُْﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ أَدِ ﻧ ْ َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋَ ﱠﺪ َل ِﻣﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﺑ َِﺮﻳﺌًﺎ! َﻓﻮ َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳ ﱠﺪ َد َﻟ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻜﻤَ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ِﰲ أَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر!‬ ‫ﻣْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪» :‬أَﺣْ َﺴﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي!« َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ْك ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻏﺎ َد َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻠﺤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِﺎركِ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ُﺰوا ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻴﱠﺎ َر ِة أُﺟْ َﺮ ٍة ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫‪80‬‬

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‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﻓﺎﺗَﺘْﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺐُ أَﺣَ ﺪًا ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳ َُﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن؟«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬دَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ أَﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ!« َﻓﺬَ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﱃ ُﺷﺒﱠﺎكِ اﻟﺘﱠﺬَاﻛ ِ​ِﺮ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﺄ َ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ َ‬ ‫ﻒ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻊ َﺳﻴ َُﻐﺎدِ ُر ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر َ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇ ُ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد َر ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺧﻤْ ِﺲ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫»آﺳ ٌ‬ ‫ﻒ‪ِ :‬‬ ‫ﻂ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ أَﺑَﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘﺌْﺠَ ﺎ ُر ﻗِ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪِي ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة‪ ،‬دَﻋِ ﻴﻨِﻲ أَﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺎر ِﻟﻴُ ِﻘ ﱠﻠﻨَﺎ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ِﺮي ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ُﻣﺪِﻳ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠث ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﺎﻗ َﺶ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻒ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬ ‫ِﻒ‪،‬‬ ‫ور ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ وَﻋﻮدا‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﺟَ ْﺮ ُت ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ًرا َﺧ ٍّ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺳﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ ُر ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءً‪«.‬‬ ‫ون اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫وَأَﺧِ ريًا‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻫﺒَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ِﰲ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ِﺔ إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ ًﺮا َﺧﻤْ َﺲ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﴩ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ﺎن!‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ِ َ‬

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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ِﺎﻟﺮ َﻫﺎنِ !‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻮزُ ﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫َاب َوﻧَﻮَاﻓِ ِﺬ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﰲ َﺷ ِﺎر ِع ﺳﺎﻓﻴﻞ رو ﻣ ُْﻐ َﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ﱠ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﺘَﺎ ِﺋ ُﺮ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ أَﺑْﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴ َﺪ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَيﱡ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ٍ‬ ‫ات ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ﺗَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎدَ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻠ َﺲ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺒ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ٍﻖ َﺳﺨِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ .‬أ َ ْﻓ َﻠ َﺲ!‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻐ ﱡﻠ ِﺐ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻛ ﱠﺎﻓ ِﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ وَاﺟَ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮَاﻗِ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ َع ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻫﺒَﺎءً! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺪِﻳ ُﻦ ِﺑﺒَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗ ِ​ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻜ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ ُ ُﻘﻮ ٍد ُﻫ َﻮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ ﱠ‬ ‫»رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺌِﻴ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺒ ﱢَﻘ َﻲ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ان‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻋﻮدا ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺧ َﻠ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ُﻣﺜ ْ َﻘ ًﻼ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻬُ ﻤُﻮ ِم و َْاﻷَﺣْ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ َﺳ ِﻒ ﺣِ ﻴَﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ َﻠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗ ِ​ِﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪.‬‬ ‫ﴬ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َر‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺐَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫َﺎح اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻫﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻋﻮدا ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ َﻮ ﱡد أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴤ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻛ ِﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ُﺷﺌُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ وَأَﺛ ْ َﻘﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ َﻫﻤٍّ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎدِ َم ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ِﺺ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﱪ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ُه ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﴪوا اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ‬ ‫ﻄﺌ ِ​ِﻪ ُﻫﻮَ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺧ ِ ُ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠريَ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺸﺎﻋِ ِﺮ ِه أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي!‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ؟ َﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﺴ َﺖ َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺌِﻲ‪«.‬‬

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‫– »أَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أ ُ ْﻟﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِم ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪ْ .‬اﻵ َن‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ اذْ َﻫﺐْ وَأ َ ْﺧ ِ ِﱪ ْاﻵﻧ َِﺴ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻮدا‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱪ ﻋﻮدا أ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳَ َﻮ ﱡد اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫– »أﻣْ ُﺮ َك ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪ «.‬وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱡث إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَﻣَ ٍﺪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮَﺟﱠ ْﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ‪ .‬وﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ ُﻚ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎل؛ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ ﻟ َِﴫ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ْف ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪ِ .‬ﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ْاﻷَﻧْﺤَ ﺎءِ ِﻟﻴُ َﻠﺒ َﱢﻲ ِﻧﺪَاءَ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻋﻮدا‪َ ،‬ﻫ ﱠﻼ ﺗُ َﺴ ِﺎﻣﺤِ ﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ِﻻ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﻄﺤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا؟ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ …«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫– »ﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﺗَﻘﻮ ُل؟ َﻟﻘ ْﺪ أﻧْﻘ ْﺬ َت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ!«‬ ‫ﴬﺗُﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ َو َ‬ ‫ﻃﻨِﻚِ ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺎﺑَﻊَ‪» :‬أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻮكِ ‪ ،‬دَﻋِ ﻴﻨِﻲ أ ُ ْﻛ ِﻤ ْﻞ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻲ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َرﺟُ ًﻼ ﺛ َ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗُﻚِ ِﻟﺒَ ْﺪءِ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٍة ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ ﻣ ُْﻔﻠ ٌِﺲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺰي ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻠُﺒُ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺴ ِﺎﻣﺤَ ﻨِﻲ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪» :‬أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺌِﻲ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧ َ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﺟُ ْﺰءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺪﱠﻣَ ِﺎر ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟﺤِ َﻖ ِﺑ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ْر َت ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِي‪«.‬‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي ِآﻣﻨ َ ٌﺔ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫ َﺬا ُﻫ َﺮاءٌ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َ‬ ‫ُث َﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ِة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢﺒَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ وﻗﺎل‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟﺪَيﱠ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءُ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﻘﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱡﻮن‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﺄ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬إِذَا َﻗ ِﺒ ْﻠ َﺖ ِﺑﻲ َزوْﺟَ ًﺔ َﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘَ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ُﻣﻮَاﺟَ ﻬَ ُﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻧَﻬَ َﺾ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَا ْرﺗَﺠَ َﻔ ْﺖ‬ ‫َﺷ َﻔﺘَﺎه‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه ﻋﻮدا ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱠث ُﻫﻮَ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أُﺣِ ﺒﱡﻚِ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ! ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أُﺣِ ﺒﱡﻚِ ! ِﻟﻨَﺘَ َﺰوﱠجْ ‪ «.‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻳﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َوﺗَ َﺸﺎﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ أَﻳﺪ ِ‬ ‫‪84‬‬

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‫د َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأَى ِﻛ َﻠ ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﺘَ ِﺴ ُﻢ ِﰲ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻨَﺘَ َﺰوﱠجُ ! َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ ِﱡث إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎﻫِ ِﻦ ِﰲ أَﺑْ َﺮ ِﺷﻴﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺎرﻟﻴﺒﻮن؟«‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ني؟«‬ ‫اﻹﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاج َﻏﺪًا‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﻮ َم ْ ِ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻏﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫َو َر ﱠدد ْ‬ ‫َت ﻋﻮدا‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳ َﺎﻗﻴْ ِﻪ ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮس ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮاﻧ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗﺎ َل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ‪» :‬اﻟ ﱠﺰوَاجُ … ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ ٌﻞ َﻏﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫– »ﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱠث ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؟«‬ ‫– َ‬ ‫»ﻏ َﺪ … َﻏﺪًا ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم ْاﻷَﺣَ ﺪِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻹﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴏ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ُﻫ َﻮ … ُﻫ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒ ُْﺖ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﺬَبَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ َ​َﺎﻗﺘ ِ​ِﻪ َود َ​َﻓﻌَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰا ِﰲ َﺳﻴﱠﺎ َر ِة أُﺟْ َﺮةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎربُ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِﱪَ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴﺎءِ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِي وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َة دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟﺪَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺧﻤْ َﺲ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﴍ َﻛﺎءُ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ﻟُﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ اﻟﱪﻳﺪج ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى ِﰲ ﻧَﺎدِي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب«‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ َﺔ‪ ،‬وأ َ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫ون إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َوﻟُﻮا ﺗَﻤْ ِﻀﻴ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﻗِ َﺮاءَ ِة‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤُ ِﻒ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؛ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﺤْ َﻮ ُر ﺣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﱡ‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠَ ﻨﱡﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮع!‬ ‫ْﺿ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة‪َ ،‬ﻟﺪَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُرﺑْ ُﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱠﺪدُ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﻈﻨ ﱡ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَﻨْﺠَ ﺢُ ؟«‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل أﻧﺪرو‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ ِﰲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ َوﺛ َ َﻼ ٍث َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ؛ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َر ِﺑﺤْ ﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪85‬‬

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‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻻ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮر ْاﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻔﻴﻠﻴﺎس دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ ِﰲ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺠَ ﺎ ُل ْاﻷُﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ِه ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس‪َ » :‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ؛ َﻓﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻧَﻮْﻋً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﴤ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ِه‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎﻣَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠﺄْﺧِ ريُ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﻜ ِ​ِﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴪ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴪ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫أَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫ﴏ أﻧﺪرو‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫ِني أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱢﻲ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ »ﺗﺸﺎﻳﻨﺎ«‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻋِ ْﻠ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻴَﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ ٌﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل راﻟﻒ‪:‬‬ ‫ف ﱢ‬ ‫َﴫ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َﻚ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْﻚِ َﻏﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫» َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ ِﺳﻮَى َﺧﻤْ ِﺲ د َ​َﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ ،‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أ َ ﱠن أﻧﺪرو َﺳﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ون ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َوﻟُﻮا‬ ‫اﻟﺘ َِﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ط أ َ ْو َراﻗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوإِﻧْﻬَ ﺎءَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒْﻌِ َﺪ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮﻳْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن و َ​َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ ،‬وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ و َ​َﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت اﻟﺜﱠﻮَاﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﱢﺪ اﻟﺘﱠﻨَﺎ ُز ِﱄ ﱢ‪َ :‬ﺧﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ .‬و َِﰲ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ ،‬اﺛْﻨَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬وو َ​َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻔِ ٌ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎﻣ َﺴ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ْت ﺟَ َﻠﺒَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا َ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ُﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺢَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﺑَﺎبَ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َل‪:‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺄَﻧَﺬَا أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة!«‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺎ َز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ؟ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ َﺴﺎﺑَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ؟ َﻻ ِﺳﻴﱠﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟ َِﺸ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ص ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِﻨﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﺮ َاﻗﺒَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ .‬ﻳَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴَﺎ و ْ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪،‬‬ ‫ني ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮا إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِق‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮﺑَﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎدَا إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ َ​َن َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٌم َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ٌﻞ! و َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬ﻷ َ ْد َر َﻛﺎ َﻫﺬَا!‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﺳ َﺆا ٌل َ‬ ‫ﴪو ًرا ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗَﻪَ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻳَﺪُو ُر‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫إِذَ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ ِ ْ‬ ‫ِﺑﺬ ِْﻫﻨ ِ​ِﻪ َ‬ ‫َاج ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؟«‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﻋﻮدا ﺗُﻮَاﻓِ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ‪» :‬أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أَﻧَﺎ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﺄ َ َﻟ َﻚ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﺆا َل‪ْ ،‬اﻵ َن َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ َﺖ ﺛ َ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َاج ِﺑﻲ؟«‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬ ‫‪86‬‬

‫ﺎن!‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻮ ُز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬

‫َال‪ ،‬إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ ﻋﻮدا‪َ ،‬ﻟﻮ َْﻻكِ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُ ِﺒﻲ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَيﱡ أَﻣْ ﻮ ٍ‬ ‫أَﺗَ َﺰوﱠﺟَ ﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎﻫِ ِﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺰي ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻢ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ َرا ِﺋﻊٌ!«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻪ َﺧﺎدِ ﻣً ﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وَﻋﻮدا َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺰوﱠﺟَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﰲ و َِﻇ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ َراﺋِﻌَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َرﻛِﺐَ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻴ َﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓﺎ َز ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫و ْ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫َاﺷ َﱰَى َﻗ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻮَاﺧِ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﻈ َﻲ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ٍة َراﺋِﻌَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا َر ِﺑﺢَ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ﻋَ ﻨَﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ؟ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓﺎ َز ِﺑﺎﻣْ َﺮأ َ ٍة َراﺋِﻌَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َﻏ ِﺎﻣ َﺮ ٍة ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴًﺎ ِﻷَيﱢ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟ ٍِﺢ؟‬

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