‫اﻟﱪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬

‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ َ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﱪ ﱠﻳ ِﺔ‬
‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‬
‫ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‬

‫ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬
‫ﻧﺪى أﺣﻤﺪ ﻗﺎﺳﻢ‬

‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ‬
‫ﻫﺒﺔ ﻧﺠﻴﺐ ﻣﻐﺮﺑﻲ‬
‫‪The Call of the Wild‬‬ ‫اﻟﱪﻳ ِﱠﺔ‬
‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬
‫‪Jack London‬‬ ‫ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‬

‫اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ اﻷوﱃ ‪٢٠١٤‬م‬

‫رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ‪٢٠١٣/١٦٢٣١‬‬
‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﴍ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬
‫املﺸﻬﺮة ﺑﺮﻗﻢ ‪ ٨٨٦٢‬ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ‪٢٠١٢ / ٨ / ٢٦‬‬

‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬

‫إن ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻏري ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ آراء املﺆﻟﻒ وأﻓﻜﺎره‬
‫وإﻧﻤﺎ ﱢ‬
‫ﻳﻌﱪ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﻦ آراء ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ‬
‫‪ ٥٤‬ﻋﻤﺎرات اﻟﻔﺘﺢ‪ ،‬ﺣﻲ اﻟﺴﻔﺎرات‪ ،‬ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻧﴫ ‪ ،١١٤٧١‬اﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮة‬
‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﴫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻓﺎﻛﺲ‪+ ٢٠٢ ٣٥٣٦٥٨٥٣ :‬‬ ‫ﺗﻠﻴﻔﻮن‪+ ٢٠٢ ٢٢٧٠٦٣٥٢ :‬‬
‫اﻟﱪﻳﺪ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪hindawi@hindawi.org :‬‬
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‫ﻟﻨﺪن‪ ،‬ﺟﺎك‪.‬‬
‫ﻧﺪاء اﻟﱪﻳﺔ‪/‬ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ ﺟﺎك ﻟﻨﺪن‪.‬‬
‫ﺗﺪﻣﻚ‪٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٧١٩ ٣٨٩ ٤ :‬‬
‫‪ -١‬اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
‫‪٨٢٣‬‬

‫رﺳﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻤﺎن إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ‪ ،‬ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬إﻳﻬﺎب ﺳﺎﻟﻢ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳُﻤﻨَﻊ ﻧﺴﺦ أو اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل أي ﺟﺰء ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﺑﺄﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮﻳﺔ أو إﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻴﺔ أو ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻴﺔ‪،‬‬
‫وﻳﺸﻤﻞ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺘﺼﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﻔﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﰲ واﻟﺘﺴﺠﻴﻞ ﻋﲆ أﴍﻃﺔ أو أﻗﺮاص ﻣﻀﻐﻮﻃﺔ أو اﺳﺘﺨﺪام أﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ‬
‫إذن ﺧﻄﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﴍ‪.‬‬
‫ﻧﴩ أﺧﺮى‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﺣﻔﻆ املﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت واﺳﱰﺟﺎﻋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬دون ٍ‬
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‫‪The Call of the Wild‬‬
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‫‪7‬‬ ‫ﺎف‬‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫‪ِ -١‬اﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬

‫‪15‬‬ ‫‪ -٢‬اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮجُ‬
‫‪21‬‬ ‫‪ِ -٣‬رﺣْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة‬
‫‪27‬‬ ‫‪ -٤‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‬
‫‪33‬‬ ‫‪ -٥‬ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬
‫‪43‬‬ ‫‪ -٦‬ﺗَﺠَ ِﺎربُ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة‬
‫‪47‬‬ ‫‪ -٧‬أ َ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ﺟُ ُﺪ ٌد‬
‫‪57‬‬ ‫‪ -٨‬ﺟُ ﻮن ﺛُﻮرﻧﺘُﻮن‬
‫‪67‬‬ ‫‪ -٩‬اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ُن‬
‫‪73‬‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬‫‪ِ -١٠‬ﻧﺪَاءُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻷول‬

‫ﻄ ُ‬
‫ﺎف‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬

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

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

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‫ﺎف‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬

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

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

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‫ﺎف‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬

‫َار‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢَ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ َﺮ ِﰲ وُﺟُ ﻮﻫِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎل ْاﻷ َ ْﴍ ِ‬‫أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻮا إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺪًا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني‬ ‫ﴢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻐ ُﺰوﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌِ ِ ﱢ‬‫أُوﺗ َِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ َوﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓﻌُ َ‬ ‫ُﻀﺎﻳ ََﻘﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ُون ِﺳﻮَى ﻣ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْد َر َك أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻻ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ؛ َﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‬‫ﺻﻨْﺪُوﻗ ِِﻪ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َ‬ ‫ُوق إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ِﻞ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮو ِد ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺒﱠﺎ َرةٍ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَاﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨَﺎدِ ِ‬ ‫ُوق — ﻣَ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻧُﻘِ َﻞ ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺎر‬ ‫ات َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪ ،‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺮ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﻋَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ﻗِ َ‬‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ َﺷﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ أ َ َﺧﺬَﺗْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮر ِه ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮى‬ ‫ف ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻣ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ َﺔ ُﺷﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻊ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻞ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ َﻢ ِﻟﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬

‫ني َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ْﻞ ﺑﺎك ﺧِ َﻼ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني َو َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻊ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬
‫َﺎن ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬‫ﻄ ِﺎر ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﺮﺑ َُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬
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‫َﺎن‬‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ َوﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮاهُ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﻳ َْﴩَبْ ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َﻏﻤْ َﺮ ِة َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﻮن‬‫ﺎص ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ُوق ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬
‫َﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ ﻛ َِﻼبٌ ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَﻤُﻮء َ‬
‫ُون ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ون َوﻳَﻨْﺒَﺤُ َ‬‫ﻈﻮﻧَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻐِ ﻴ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻏ َﻀﺒَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ َﺳﺨِ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮر‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬‫ﻮن ِﺑﺄَذْ ُرﻋ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫أ َ ْو ﻳُ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻗِ ﱠﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺘَ َﺰاﻳَﺪُ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺠً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم ﺗَﻨَﺎو ُِل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﻓﺎ وَﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَﻘِ ﻨًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟَ ٍّ‬
‫ﻂ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ﺑﺎك و َُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ َﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ِزﻳ َﻞ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ َم‬ ‫ﳾءٌ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﻼ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َر َﻗﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ .‬اﺣْ ﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﺢَ ِﻷَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى أ َ ْن ﻳَﻠُ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻟﻴَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﻪُ‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرأَى ﺑﺎك ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻮ َرآ ُه ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻏ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﰲ ﺳﻴﺎﺗﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ُوق ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر َﺳﻌِ َﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ﱡ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬
‫ﺎط‬ ‫ري ﻣُﺤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ُوق ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒ ﱠﻲ ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻓِ ﻨَﺎءٍ َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ﱟﻲ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬
‫ﺎل ﱡ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬
‫ِﻠﺴﺎﺋ ِِﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ َﺔ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻼ ِم ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱰ ًة ﺣَ ﻤْ َﺮاءَ َوو ﱠَﻗ َﻊ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ان ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﺧ َﺮجَ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﺑَﺪِﻳ ٌﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ُﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺠُ ْﺪ َر ٍ‬
‫ﻄﺎﺑًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗ َﺮأ َ ُه اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ذُو‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﺧِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َ‬
‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا‪ .‬أ َ ْد َر َك ﺑﺎك أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﻌَ ﺬﱢﺑَ ُﻪ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬‫ﱡ‬
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‫ﻄ ًﺔ وَﻫِ َﺮا َو ًة‪.‬‬
‫ﴬ ﺑَ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﺿﺤْ َﻜ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺘَ ًﺔ وَأﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ُوق‪َ .‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫َاﺳ ٍﺔ ِﰲ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ُﻗ ْﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﴩ َ‬

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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‫ﺎف‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘ َ‬

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

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‫اﻟ ﱡﺜ ُﻠ ُ‬
‫ﻮج‬

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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

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‫اﳊ َﻴ ِﺎة‬
‫ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗ ََﻌ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ﻟِ ْﻠ َﺒ َﻘﺎءِ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻴ ِﺪ ْ َ‬

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

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

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

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

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

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

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‫ا ْﻟﻜَ ْﻠ ُﺐ ْ َ‬
‫اﻷ ْﻗ َﻮى‬

‫َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َر ْﻏﺒ ٌَﺔ دَاﺧِ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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

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

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‫ﻳﲈنِ‬

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

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

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َرأَى ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َدوَا ِﺋ َﺮ ﻣُﻤَ ﺎ ِﺛ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺗُ ْﻐ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﴐبَ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺿ ِﺔ ْاﻷَﺧِ ريَةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ دَا ِﺋ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب َﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺪ ﻟ ِِﻼْﻧَﻘِ َﻀ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫اﻫ ْﻢ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎس ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻗ َ َ‬
‫َان ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َوﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒُﻮﻧَﻪُ‪ .‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ ﻟ ِِﻼﻧْﻘِ َﻀ ِ‬
‫َني‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒ ْ ِ‬
‫ُﱰﻧﱢﺤً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻣ َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﺾ َوﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻨْﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﺠَ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻃﺎحَ ِﺑﺴﺒﻴﺘﺰ َو َ‬ ‫ِﻒ وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ني‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﻧ َ ﱠﻔﺬَ َ ْ‬
‫ﴐﺑ ََﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺘ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ُﺮوﺣَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎل َوﺗَﻌَ ﱡﺾ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪ .‬اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﺑ َﺪو ِْر َﻫﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ً‬
‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك َو َر َاﻗﺒَ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪ .‬و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮج إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬‫ْ‬
‫ﺼﻤَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻌَ َﺮ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﺤُ ُﻪ ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ًرا َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﻞ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﻮَى‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ َﺪ َﻫ َﺰ َم َﺧ ْ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﺒَ َ‬

‫َﺎح اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬‫»أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻞ َﻟ َﻚ إ ِ ﱠن ﺑﺎك أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ د ََﻫﺎءً ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﺪ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻣَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدًا َو َرأَى َﻟﺪَى ﺑﺎك ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﺛ َ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬
‫وَأ َ َﺷﺎ َر إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ُﺮوﺣِ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﺒَﻌِ ِﺚ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫وح وَآﺛ َ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻌَ ﱢﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪ ﺑﺎك‪» :‬ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ َﻫﺬَا ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺮ ِ‬‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُ‬
‫ﴬا َوةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ َ َ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْﻛ َﱪَ؛ َﻓﻌَ َﺪ ُم‬‫ﴬا َو ٍة أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪ ،‬و َْاﻵ َن َﺳﻨَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم ِﺑ ُ ْ‬‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪» :‬وَﺑﺎك َﻫﺬَا ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺗ ُﻞ ِﺑ َ َ‬
‫وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﺪ َم وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﻣ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ٍت‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ وَاﺛ ٌِﻖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا‪«.‬‬
‫ﻴﺰ‬‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ َوﻳ ََﻀ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻬ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑريو ﻳَﺤْ ِﺰ ُم ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ ﺟَ َﻠﺐَ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ﱠ‬ ‫وج‪َ .‬ﺳﺎ َر ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ِﺑ ﱡ ُ‬
‫َﺿﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؛ إِذْ َرأَى ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أ َ ﱠن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ْاﻵ َن؛‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋِ ﻮ ً‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪ ًة‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ وَأ َ َزاﺣَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ َوو ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ﺧِ ْ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮ َد ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َﴬبُ َﻓﺨِ ﺬَﻳْ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍح‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا؟ اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻳﻖ!« َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْﺧﺬَ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪ .‬اذْ َﻫﺐْ ‪ ،‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َن ﻳَ ُ‬
‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ َر َﻓ َﺾ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﺰحَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﺿﺤْ َﻜ ًﺔ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَى ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ ْ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬
‫ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَﻤْ ﺜَﺎ ٌل‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ؟«‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو‪َ » :‬ﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٌ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َع‬ ‫ﱪ ُه أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺤﱠ ﻰ إِذَ ْن‪ ،‬أ َ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺧ ِ ْ‬
‫إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪«.‬‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ‪» :‬و ََﻻ أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻈ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ِة ﻋُ ﻨُﻘِ ِﻪ — َو ُر ْﻏ َﻢ‬ ‫و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌِ ﺐَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺬَﻣﱡ ِﺮ ِه — أ َ َزاﺣَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ َوو َ‬
‫ﺎف ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ ََﺨ ُ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮ َد ﺑﺎك ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮهُ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻗ ِﺪ اﺗﱠ َﺨﺬَ َﻗ َﺮا َرهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَدَا َر َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ط ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﻬﱢ ًﻔﺎ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫»ﺳﺄ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﺘَﺄْدِ ﻳ ِﺒ َﻚ« وَاﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك ﻣُﻤْ ِﺴ ًﻜﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺒ ٍْﻞ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ :‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻂءٍ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ْل إ ِ ْﻗﺤَ ﺎ َم ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﱰ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﺮاءِ َوﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬‫ﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ ذَا ﱡ‬
‫ﻮن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻨَﺎو َِل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ِِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪِ‪ .‬دَا َر ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُك ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ دَاﺋ ِِﺮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﺗَ َﻔﺎدِ ﻳ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻳُ َﺰﻣْ ِﺠ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺒ ِ‬
‫َﺎل‪ .‬ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﻜِﻴﻤً ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫إِذَا ْ‬
‫َﺿﻌِ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم دﻳﻒ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪٍّا ِﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﱰَاﺟَ َﻊ ﺑﺎك ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣُﺤَ ﺎو ََﻻ ٍت‪ ،‬أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ‬ ‫ُﺧ ْ‬
‫ﻄ َﻮﺗَ ْ ِ‬
‫ُﱪﻫِ َﻦ ﻟِﺒﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ُﻪ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﻮي ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻖ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱡ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻮن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋﺪَ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫أ َ َﻗ ﱡﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗُ ْﺴﻌِ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀ ِ‬‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ﺑريو ﻟِﻔﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻟﻴ َُﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬و َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُﺧ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﺑﺎك َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َﺮ ِاو ُﻏﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﴫ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳ ََﱰَاﺟَ ُﻊ َوﻳَﺪُو ُر‬ ‫ِﻳﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ْل ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبَ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻳْﺪ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ِريﻳَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻴَﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ َﺳﻴَﻌُ ﻮ ُد َوﻳُﺤْ ِﺴ ُﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ َﴫ َ‬
‫ﱡف‪.‬‬ ‫ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
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‫ﺎن‬‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑريو إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ و ََﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا وَﺣَ ﱠﻚ َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﱠﻚ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻘﻮا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻀ ًﺔ ﻟِﺒريو ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻫ ﱠﺰ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻫ ِﺰ َم اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫ ﱠﺰ َﻫﺎ وَاﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إ ِ َﱃ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ َوﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻀﺤِ َﻚ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬
‫ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ .‬أَﻋَ ﺎ َد ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧَﺎدَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑﺎك ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪،‬‬
‫ﺿﺤِ َﻚ ﺑﺎك َوﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َ‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺑريو‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ ِﻖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪«.‬‬
‫ﴫ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻞ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ﱠﻔﺬَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﺮ َو َل ﺑﺎك ﻣ ُْﻘ َ ِﱰﺑًﺎ ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ َﻛﺒَ َ‬
‫اﻟﴪ ِج ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﱠﺮ ُروا ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ‪َ .‬ر َﻛ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬رﺑَ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻦ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ أَﺛْﺒ ََﺖ ﺑﺎك أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻢٌ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛ َ‬
‫أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرأَى ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ َﺮأ َ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ِِﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ ْﻊ دﻳﻒ وَﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﻴريَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﺰﻋِﺞْ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ُ .‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪَاﻧ ِِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎدﱡ‪َ .‬‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﻨ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﺧ ِﺎرﺟً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُث‪ .‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ ﱠن ﺑَﺎﻗِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَﻤﱠ ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ﺑﺎك ِﰲ إِﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱢ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﻧْﺪ ََﻫ َﺸﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻮﻗِﻌُ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻳﻚ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة‬‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِِﻪ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋُ ﻮﻗِﺐَ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻞ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻖ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ ُﻣﻨْﺤَ ﺪ َِر‬ ‫ﻮن َﻛ َﻔ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ان ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ِب اﻟﻬﺎﺳﻜﻲ — ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺗﻴﻚ وَﻛﻮﻧﺎ — و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ َﻛ ْﻠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻧَﻬْ ِﺮ رﻳﻨﻚ‪ ،‬أ ُ ِﺿ َ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ أَذْ َﻫ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈﻮﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ْﺧﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ إِد َ‬
‫ُوﻻ ٍر‪ ،‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﺑﺎك! أَﺑَﺪًا! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎوي أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎحَ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ْﺪ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟ ﻣَ ﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺑريو؟«‬

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

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‫ﲡﺎ ِر ُب َﺟ ِﺪ َ‬
‫ﻳﺪ ٌة‬ ‫َ َ‬

‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ أَو َِاﻣ ُﺮ َر ْﺳ ِﻤﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ﺗُﻮَﺟﱢ ُﻪ‬

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

‫َث؛‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ني ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬

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

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‫َأ ْﺳ َﻴﺎ ٌد ُﺟ ُﺪ ٌد‬

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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

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

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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 ‫أ َ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ﺟُ ُﺪ ٌد‬

‫ﺎن ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺒًﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻘﻮَى‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬

‫ﻳﻖ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎس ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹﺣْ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤﺪًا َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ ﻌْ ِﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‬

‫ُﺟﻮن ُﺛﻮرﻧ ُﺘﻮن‬

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

‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪ .‬وَﺣْ ﺪ َُﻫ ُﻢ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ‪ .‬ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُع َﺳﻴ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ » :‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪُو ُﻛ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ف‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﻷُﺟَ ِﺎز َ‬ ‫ني ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ﻰ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ِﻠ َ‬‫ﺻﺤَ ﺎبُ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐ ﱠﻔﻠُ َ‬
‫ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ِﰲ أﻻﺳﻜﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻳﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﺴ َﺖ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ﺪُ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻄﻠ ِْﻖ!«‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪ .‬اﻧْﻬَ ْﺾ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك! اﻧْﻬَ ْﺾ! َﻫﻴﱠﺎ اﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎف ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ ٍﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ْﻀﻴَﻌَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ َﺔ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪.‬‬‫اﻹ ْ‬‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺺ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱠﻔ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﺗَ َﺨ ﱡﻠ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﺪ َم‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﻬَ ْﺾ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أَو َِاﻣ ِﺮ ﻫﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻫﺎل ﻳَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛﻠُﻬَ ﺎ و ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻪُ‪ .‬ﻋَ ﱠﺾ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ِﰲ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ْﻮ َ‬
‫ني َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎﻳﻚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﴫ ُخ أ َ َﻟﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ َﻘ َ‬‫ﻒ ﻧَﺎﻫِ ًﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ُﻪ ﺗﻴﻚ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟﻮ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻣَ ْﻦ َزﺣَ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴًﺎ ِﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ْك َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ات‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﱧ أ َ ْو ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎومَ‪َ .‬و ِﻋ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮﻃ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻞ ﻫﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْك ﺑﺎك ﻗِ ﻴ َﺪ أُﻧ ْ ُﻤ َﻠ ٍﺔ؛ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺳ ُﻘ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ ﻟِﺒﺎك‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِار ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻫﺎل ﱠ‬ ‫ري َرأْﻳَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻊ ْ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ ِﱡث‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻏ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺐﱠ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫وﱃ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َْﻔ َﺸ ُﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺛَﺎ َر َﻫﺬَا َﻏ َﻀﺐَ ﻫﺎل‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ُة ْاﻷ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎدِ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺑﺎك َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻣ ُِﴫٍّا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﲆ ﻏِ َﺮ ِار ُزﻣَ َﻼﺋ ِِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎس‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ إِﺣْ َﺴ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮض ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ َم ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ﻮ ُر ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﻗﻔِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ُث‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َرا َو َد ُه ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱡ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌًﺎ َﺳﻴَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎن ﺑﺎك َذ ِﻛﻴٍّﺎ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻬﻴ َِﺎر؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫و ََﺧ ِﺒريًا ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ َﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻓ َﺾ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮ َك؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎﻧَﻰ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ و ََﺧﺎ َر ْت ُﻗﻮَا ُه ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ِﺔ‬
‫َﺎت ﻫﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﻳُ ْﺆذِﻳ ِﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬‫ُون إِﻧْﺬَ ٍار‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻫﺎل َو َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﺧ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫ﺿﺎ‪َ .‬ﴏ َ‬ ‫و ََﻓﺠْ ﺄ ًة َو ِﺑﺪ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﺟﻮن‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﺑ َﺴﺒ َِﺐ ﺗَﻴَﺒ ِﱡﺲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ‪ .‬و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ِﺑﺄ َ ًﳻ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﺴﺢَ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻘ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻐ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ِﰲ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﺑﺎك وَﺟَ َ‬
‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
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‫ﴐﺑُ َﻚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل أَﺧِ ريًا‪» :‬إِذَا آذَﻳ َْﺖ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴐﺑُ َﻚ‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ َوإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺳﺄ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ﻫﺎل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻤْ َﺴﺢُ َﻓﻤَ ﻪُ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ أَﻧَﺎ‪ .‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ْﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ذَاﻫِ ﺐٌ إ ِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن‪«.‬‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‪» :‬اﺣْ َ ِﱰ ْس ﻳَﺎ ﻫﺎل‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ َﻻ ﻧ ُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ﺐَ ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﺧ ِﲇ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَﺘَﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ﻫﺎل‪َ :‬‬
‫َني ﻫﺎل وَﺑﺎك َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ْﻢ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ِﻒ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﻳَ َﺪ ﻫﺎل ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ ِس‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪َ .‬ر َﻓ َﻊ ﻫﺎل َﺳ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻟ ِِﻼﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺤَ ﻨَﻰ‬ ‫ﴐبَ ﻳَ َﺪ ﻫﺎل ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ْ‬ ‫ط ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻮ ُ‬
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‫ط ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض وَأ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ ْﺧ َﺮجَ ِﺳ ﱢﻜﻴﻨ َ ُﻪ وَﺣَ ﱠﺮ َر ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻮ َ‬‫ﻂ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ َ‬
‫ﱠ ْ‬
‫اﻟﴪ ِج‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة و ََﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﺎل ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا و ََﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ َل‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻆ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻫﺎل ﻟِﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َر ِﺑﺤْ َﺖ‪ .‬اﺣْ ﺘَﻔِ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮا َر ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪«.‬‬‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪوَى‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﺴﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻄﻲ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ وَﻋَ ْ َ‬‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﱰﻧﱠﺢُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس‬ ‫ﻮن َو َر َﻓ َﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴ َُﺸﺎﻫِ ﺪ َُﻫﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ﺗَﻌْ ُﺮجُ َوﺗَ َ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻠُ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱢ ًﺮا َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ وَﻫﺎل ﻳ َُﻘﻮدُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ني ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَيﱢ‬ ‫ني اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻄ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺜَﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﺑﺎك وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔﺤﱠ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺪَا ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﺧ َﺮﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎت‪َ .‬و َر َاﻗﺐَ ُﻫ َﻮ وَﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ َﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴﺪِ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬ﺷ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑ ٍ‬ ‫إِ َ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﴫ ُخ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳَﺎ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﻊ َوﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺎ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ﺗَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬
‫ﻂ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُع‪.‬‬ ‫ﴪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﺪ و ََﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫َﴩ وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبُ ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﻜ َ َ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻰ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺟُ ْﺰءٌ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ٌﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ُون ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ أ َ ْو أَيﱟ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎﺗ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺤَ ﺒُﻮا أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ َﺴﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﻜﺎﻓِ ﺢُ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺪَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺷ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ِﺐ أَيﱢ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﴙ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُون َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼبَ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﺼﻠ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ َﺴﻬُ ْﻢ َوﻳَﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﺳﻴُﺠَ ﱢﻔ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﺗَﻮْا ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﻃﻨ ِِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺘﱠﺪْﻓِ ﺌَ ِﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َو َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن وَﺑﺎك إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ِﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ني‪َ «.‬و َﻟﻌَ َﻖ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴْ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬

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‫ﱪدِ ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ َراﺣَ ُﻪ ُزﻣَ َﻼ ُؤ ُه ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬

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

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

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

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 ‫ﺟُ ﻮن ﺛُﻮرﻧﺘُﻮن‬

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

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

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 ‫ﺟُ ﻮن ﺛُﻮرﻧﺘُﻮن‬

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

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ‬

‫ﺎن‬
‫اﻟﺮ َﻫ ُ‬
‫ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﺸﻬْ َﺮةِ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‬

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

‫ﻴﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺴﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻛ ً‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻛﻤَ َﻞ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ ِﺑ ُﺨﺒ ٍْﺚ‪َ » :‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ٌﺔ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‪ .‬و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ‪َ .‬ﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ُﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ َﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َِﺰ ُن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻛ ٍ‬
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‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺠﺐْ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪ ،‬وَأدَا َر ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ٍﻪ ِﻟﻮَﺟْ ٍﻪ‬
‫ِﻳﻘﺎ َﻗﺪِﻳﻤً ﺎ ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ ﺟﻴﻢ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ً‬ ‫َو َرأَى َ‬
‫ُوﻻ ٍر؟«‬‫ﻒد َ‬ ‫اﴈ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ َﻚ إ ِ ْﻗ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻫ ِﺎﻣ ًﺴﺎ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺿ ُﻊ ﺛ َِﻘﺘِﻲ ِﺑ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺟﻮن‪ ،‬وَأَﺛ ُِﻖ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ َﺶ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ أ َ َ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﺲ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِد إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﻛ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ «.‬وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑﻜ ٍ‬
‫ات‬‫ات‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ذَ َ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ ْﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ِﺠ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪«.‬‬
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‫»و ََﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪َ «.‬ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﻴﺖ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎ َد ﺑﺎك أ ْن ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ َﺰ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬
‫ِﺼﺎ َو ُﻣﺘَ َﻔﺎ ِﻧﻴًﺎ ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ ً‬ ‫ﻂ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻣ ْ‬‫ﺎف‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻗ ﱡ‬‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ف ِﺑﻨَﺎءً ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ٍﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ َذا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ أَﺣَ َﺪ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻊُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﻬَ َﺬا ﱠ‬
‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ أوﺑﺮاﻳﻦ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ًﻘﺎ و ََﻗﺎ َل و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ُِﺸريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ وَﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ٌة َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱞﺪ ِﻟﺘَ َﻘﺒﱡﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬إ ِ ﱠن ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ َﻛ ِﺜريُ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ُم ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ .‬أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻌْ ﺒَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎك ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ُة ِﻣﺌَ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎر ِع ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮجَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨْﺪ ُِق إﻟﺪورادو َوو ََﻗ ُﻔﻮا ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫ﻃ ٍﻞ‬ ‫ات ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣُﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو وَا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻔﺎ َز ِ‬
‫ﺎل ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎردِ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﺪ َِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ُﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ .‬و َِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬ووَاﻗِ َﻔ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ﻟِﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬
‫ﻮن أ ﱠن ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َزﺣْ َﺰﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳُ َﺮاﻫِ ﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻌْ َ‬‫اﻟﺼ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ ﱡ‬
‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ُﻮل اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﴪﻋِ ِﻪ ِﺑﻘﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻮءِ ِﻟﺘَ َ ﱡ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑ ﱡ‬
‫َت ﻣَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ُﺔ ﺑﺎك‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ِﺪ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﲇ ﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜﻮ ِﱠن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ َﻛ َ‬
‫ُوﻻ ٍر أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ! َﺳﺄ ُ َراﻫِ ﻨ ُ َﻚ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ د َ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬
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‫ﺎل ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓﻨَﺎدَى ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وَﺑﻴﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺛَﺎ َر ُروحَ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَا ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫ َ‬
‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻜﻮﻧَﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ُوﻻ ٍر َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﺳﻮَى ِﻣﺎﺋَﺘَ ْﻲ د َ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻤﻌِ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَى اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫اﻫﻨُﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ ِﻎ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َر َ‬
‫ﺎص ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴪ ِﺟ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻂ ﺑﺎك ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟﺠَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ﱠﻢ َرﺑْ ُ‬ ‫ﺗَ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب ا ْﻟﻌَ َ َ‬
‫ﴚءٍ َراﺋ ٍِﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ٍﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺪ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﰲ َﻫﻴْﺌَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﺎ َزةٍ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺰ ُن‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱠث ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫أَﺟْ ِﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺴ َﺲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ َﻀ َﻼﺗ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﺔ و ََﻓ ْﺮ َوﺗُ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ُﻊ َﻛﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ًﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﻟ َ‬ ‫ني َر ْ‬ ‫ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ و ََﺧﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬
‫ني إ ِ َﱃ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻠﺒ ٌَﺔ َﻛﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻔ َﻀ ْﺖ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ َﺎﻻ ُت إ ِ َﱃ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬
‫ُوﻻ ٍر ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي! َﺳﺄَد َْﻓ ُﻊ َﻟ َﻚ ﺛَﻤﺎﻧ َ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ِﻊ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ َﺷ ْﺨ ٌ‬ ‫َﻫﺘَ َ‬
‫ُوﻻ ٍر ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠ ُﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺧ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةِ‪ .‬ﺛَﻤَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ د َ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ ْ‬
‫ﻒ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ َوو ََﻗ َ‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻣﺎﺛﻴﻮﺳﻦ‪» :‬ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﺸﺪﱡ‪ .‬أَﻋْ ِﻄ ِﻪ ﻣَ َﺴﺎﺣَ ًﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪«.‬‬
‫َاﻓ ُﻘﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ﺑﺎك ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن َرا ِﺋﻊٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َرأَوْا‬ ‫ُﻮع‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤ ِ‬ ‫َﺧﻴﱠ َﻢ ﱠ‬
‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠُ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻛ ْﻠﺐٌ وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺮاﻫِ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﻞ أ َ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﺣُ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ َﺔ أ َ ْﻟ ِﻒ َر ْ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ وَأ َ َراحَ َﺧ ﱠﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ﱢﺪ ﺑﺎك‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺜَﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ ﺑﺎك‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻫﻤَ َﺲ ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎب َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬُ ﱠﺰ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍح أ َ ْو ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ٍ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ٍﺔ‬‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎك ﻋُ ﻮَاءً ِﺑﺤَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺲ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪ِ » :‬ﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻨِﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪ِ .‬ﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻨِﻲ‪ «.‬أ َ ْ‬
‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻛﺒْﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ُث‪َ .‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻮل‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﺳﺤْ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻀ ٍ‬ ‫ُث ِﺑ ُﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ُﻊ ﻳُ َﺮاﻗِ ﺐُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻂءٍ؛ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﺄ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َني َﻓ ﱠﻜﻴْ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻀ َﻐ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ َ‬
‫»اﻵ َن‬‫ﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﺣُ ﺒﱢ ِﻪ ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك‪«.‬‬
‫ﻳﻘ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮﺻ ٍ‬‫اﻟﴪجَ َوﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺨِ ﻲ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﺑ َ‬ ‫َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﺑﺎك ﱠ ْ‬
‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴏخ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن‪» :‬إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴ َِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬
‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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 ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ُن‬

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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‫ِﻧ َﺪاءُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬

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

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

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‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬

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

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‫ِﻧﺪَاءُ َ ﱢ‬

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

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‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬

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

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‫ﻃ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ﻋُ ﻮَا ًء‬ ‫ون وَأ َ ْ‬

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