‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‬
‫داﻧﻴﺎل دﻳﻔﻮ‬

‫ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺮوة ﻣﺎﻫﺮ اﻟﺤﻖ‬

‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ‬
‫إﻳﻤﺎن ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻐﻨﻲ ﻧﺠﻢ‬
‫‪Robinson Crusoe‬‬ ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬
‫‪Daniel Defoe‬‬ ‫داﻧﻴﺎل دﻳﻔﻮ‬

‫اﻟﻄﺒﻌﺔ اﻷوﱃ ‪٢٠١٣‬م‬

‫رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ‪٢٠١٣/١٤٢٣٩‬‬
‫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
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‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﴫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬
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‫دﻳﻔﻮ‪ ،‬داﻧﻴﺎل‪.‬‬
‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‪/‬ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‪ :‬داﻧﻴﺎل دﻳﻔﻮ‪.‬‬
‫ﺗﺪﻣﻚ‪٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٧١٩ ٣٣٧ ٥ :‬‬
‫‪ -١‬اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
‫أ‪ -‬اﻟﻌﻨﻮان‬

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

‫ﻳﻤﻨﻊ ﻧﺴﺦ أو اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل أي ﺟﺰء ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﺑﺄﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮﻳﺔ أو إﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻴﺔ أو ﻣﻴﻜﺎﻧﻴﻜﻴﺔ‪،‬‬
‫وﻳﺸﻤﻞ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺘﺼﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﻔﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﰲ واﻟﺘﺴﺠﻴﻞ ﻋﲆ أﴍﻃﺔ أو أﻗﺮاص ﻣﻀﻐﻮﻃﺔ أو اﺳﺘﺨﺪام أﻳﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ‬
‫ﻧﴩ أﺧﺮى‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﺣﻔﻆ املﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت واﺳﱰﺟﺎﻋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬دون إذن ﺧﻄﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﴍ‪.‬‬
‫‪Arabic Language Translation Copyright © 2013 Hindawi‬‬
‫‪Foundation for Education and Culture.‬‬
‫‪Robinson Crusoe‬‬
‫‪All rights reserved.‬‬
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‫‪7‬‬ ‫‪ -١‬ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﺑَﺤﱠ ٍﺎر‬

‫‪9‬‬ ‫وﱃ ِرﺣْ َﻼﺗِﻲ‬ ‫‪ -٢‬أ ُ َ‬
‫‪11‬‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ ٌَﺔ‬ ‫‪ -٣‬ﻋَ ِ‬
‫‪15‬‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪ِ -٤‬رﺣْ َﻠ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫‪17‬‬ ‫اﺻﻨ َ ٌﺔ!‬ ‫‪َ -٥‬ﻗ َﺮ ِ‬
‫‪19‬‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‬ ‫‪ُ -٦‬ﻓ ْﺮ َ‬
‫‪23‬‬ ‫‪ْ -٧‬اﻷَﺣْ َﺮا ُر‬
‫‪25‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳ ُﱠﺔ‬‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ْ ِ‬ ‫‪ -٨‬ﱠ‬
‫‪29‬‬ ‫‪ -٩‬ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُة اﻟ ﱢﺰ َراﻋَ ِﺔ‬
‫‪31‬‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ‬ ‫‪ -١٠‬أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫‪33‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ!‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫‪ -١١‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫‪37‬‬ ‫‪ -١٢‬ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس‬
‫‪41‬‬ ‫‪ -١٣‬ﻣَ َﻼذٌ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﻗ ٌﺖ‬
‫‪45‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ُﺮ ْاﻷ َ ﱠو ُل‬ ‫‪ -١٤‬ﱠ‬
‫‪49‬‬ ‫‪ -١٥‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﻣَ ﻬْ ﺠُ ﻮ َر ٍة‬
‫‪53‬‬ ‫ﺎف‬ ‫‪ -١٦‬ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ُة ِاﻻ ْﻛﺘ َِﺸ ِ‬
‫‪55‬‬ ‫‪ -١٧‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺰ ِار ُع‬
‫‪59‬‬ ‫‪َ -١٨‬وﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة‬
‫‪61‬‬ ‫‪َ -١٩‬ﻗ ِﺎربٌ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫‪65‬‬ ‫‪ -٢٠‬ﺣَ ﺎدِ ﺛ َ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬

‫‪69‬‬ ‫‪ -٢١‬اﻟﻌَ ْﻘ ُﺪ ْاﻷ َ ﱠو ُل‬
‫‪71‬‬ ‫‪ -٢٢‬أَﺛ َ ُﺮ َﻗ َﺪ ٍم‬
‫‪73‬‬ ‫‪َ -٢٣‬ﻻ د َُﺧﺎ ٌن و ََﻻ ﻧَﺎ ٌر‬
‫‪75‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫‪ -٢٤‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫‪79‬‬ ‫‪ -٢٥‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُﻞ »ﺟﻤﻌﺔ«‬
‫‪81‬‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ‬
‫ﺻﺪ ٍ‬ ‫‪ -٢٦‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬
‫‪85‬‬ ‫‪َ -٢٧‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨﺎ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ُة ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ؟‬
‫‪87‬‬ ‫‪ -٢٨‬اﻟﺘﱠﻤَ ﱡﺮ ُد وَا ْﻟﺤُ ﱢﺮﻳ ُﱠﺔ‬
‫‪89‬‬ ‫‪ْ -٢٩‬اﻷ َ ْﺧﺬُ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ﱠﱠﻓ ِﺔ‬
‫‪93‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻦ‬ ‫‪ -٣٠‬ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻷول‬

‫َﺣ َﻴﺎ ُة َﺑ ﱠﺤﺎ ٍر‬

‫َني أَﺑْﻨَﺎءٍ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻐ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْت ﻋَ ﺎ َم ‪ِ ١٦٣٢‬ﺑﺒَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة ﻳُﻮ ْر َك‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِاﻻﺑ َْﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻛ ُﺮو ُزو‪ُ .‬و ِﻟﺪ ُ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﻤﻲ ُرو ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺴ ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔﻰ أَﺧِ ﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺧِ ﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ﺟُ ﻨ ْ ِﺪﻳٍّﺎ َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ﺣَ ﺘْ َﻔ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻌَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ ِﺿ ﱠﺪ إ ِ ْﺳﺒَﺎﻧْﻴَﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺑْﻨَﺎﺋ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺬَﻟِﻚ َﻓ َﻘ َﺪ أَﺑَﻮَايَ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َرﺣَ َﻞ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ َﻗ ﱡ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎﻣﻴًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻦ وَأ َ ْن أ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ِﺚ؛ ِﻟﺬَا أ َ َرا َد أ َ ِﺑﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺒَﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻘِ ﺪَا اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ َ‬
‫ﻮن ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا!‬ ‫ْت أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬
‫ات اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋِﻌَ َﺔ وَا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼ َد ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ َة؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ َﺸ ُﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ِ‬
‫ني‬ ‫ﺎن َرﺟُ ًﻼ و َُﻗﻮ ًرا ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﺲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح أَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪ ،‬دَﻋَ ﺎﻧِﻲ أ َ ِﺑﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻣَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﴎﺗ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ِﺑﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﻤ َﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳُﻮ ﱢَﻓ َﺮ ِﻷ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﺣْ َﻼ ِﻣﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ ﱠد اﻟﺬﱠ َﻛﺎءِ‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﱠث إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ٍة َ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة ِﰲ أَﻋَ ِﺎﱄ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺤَ ِﺎر؟‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮي ِﻷَﻋِ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َو َراءَ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ِﱄ أ َ ْن أَﺗْ ُﺮ َك ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َﻘ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ ُر ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ َﺷ ٍّﺎﻗﺎ َوﻣُﺨِ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ْ ِ‬‫َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻧ ْ ِﺒ ْﺲ ِﺑ ِﺒﻨ ْ ِﺖ َﺷ َﻔ ٍﺔ دِ َﻓﺎﻋً ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﻠ ِﻤﻲ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ َك ﻋَ ﺪِﻳﺪ َ‬
‫ُون‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ َﻗﻮ َِاربُ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻬُ ْﻢ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻓِﻴ ِﻪ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻂ ﺗَﺎ َر ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ِﺜريَ ُة ﺗَ ْﺸﺤَ ﺬُ َﺧﻴ َِﺎﱄ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻨَﻬُ ْﻢ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َ‬
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‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ ﻳَﺎ أ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ أ ﱠن َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮف ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻷ َ ِﺑﻲ‪» :‬أﻋْ ِﺮف أ ﱠن ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﻔ ٌ‬
‫ﻒ‪«.‬‬‫آﺳ ٌ‬ ‫َﻗﺪ َِري‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ِ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ دِ ﻳ َِﺎري‪،‬‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ أ َ ِﺑﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺄ َ ًﳻ ﺑَﺎﻟ ٍِﻎ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﺣْ َﺰﻧْﺘُﻪُ؛ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت أ َ ْن أ َ َ‬
‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎﱄ‪.‬‬
‫َﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮأ ُ َﻫﺎ أ َ ِو اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻼ ِت اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋِﻌَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِي َﻛ ْﻲ أَﺗَﺠَ ﻨﱠﺐَ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻜﺎﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟ ُﺖ ُﻗ َ‬
‫ﻮن اﺑْﻨًﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ٍﺖ وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ .‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎﻧَﻴ ُْﺖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻮق ﺗَﻮ ًْﻗﺎ ﻣ ِ‬

‫ُﻮﺟﻌً ﺎ ِﻟ َﺮاﺋِﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﻳَﺘُ ُ‬‫ﻳ َْﻔ َﺨ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ أ َ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳﻬْ ًﻼ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺂن ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼدِ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْر َﻏﺐْ ِﰲ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺷ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ريةٍ‪َ .‬وﺗَ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎيَ ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻠﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬
‫ﳾءٍ َﻏ ْري َُﻫﺎ ِﻟﻴ ُْﺸﻌِ َﺮﻧِﻲ‬ ‫َار َﺷﺒَﺎ ِﺑﻲ ُﺳﺪًى؛ َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ َﺸ ُﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ َة‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَيﱡ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ َﻘﺎﻋُ ِﺲ َوإ ِ ْﻫﺪ ِ‬
‫ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬
‫ْت‬‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫ْت ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ إ ِ ْﴏَا ًرا ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ ُﺔ أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﻊ َﻗ ِﺼريَةٍ‪ِ ،‬ﴏ ُ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻔﺤَ ِﺔ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ِه ْاﻷَﺑْﺤُ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻇ ْﻠﻤَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ وَأ َ ْر َﻛﺐَ أ َ ﱠو َل َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬
‫أ َ ْن أ َ ْرﺣَ َﻞ ِﰲ ُ‬
‫ﱡث ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮةِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻗﺪَا ِم ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ْ‬‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳﻴُ ْﺰﻋِﺞُ وَا ِﻟﺪَيﱠ ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ‬‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﺴﻤْ ُﺖ أَﻣْ ِﺮي ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴ ُْﺖ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ِﺳﻮَى أ َ ْن أ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر‪«.‬‬‫ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْرﺟُ ﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﺤَ ﺎ ِﱄ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَأ َ ِﺑﻲ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫ﱪﺗُﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻲ‬ ‫ﴩ َة ْاﻵ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮي‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا أَﺟْ َ ْ‬‫ْت ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻲ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ ِﰲ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮد ُ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬
‫و ْ‬
‫ﱪﺗُﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ِﻢ ِﻣﻬْ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄَﻟُﻮذُ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ إِذَا‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎﻣﻴًﺎ أ َ ْو أَﺟْ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻲ أَذْ َﻫﺐُ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄَﻋُ ﻮ ُد وَأ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻠُﺒُ ِﻪ أ َ ِﺑﻲ‪«.‬‬
‫ﳾءٍ؛ َو َر َﻓ َﺾ ﻛ َِﻼ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐَ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ِﺑﻲ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺖ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ َو َر َﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َ‬‫ْ‬
‫ﺎش‪.‬‬ ‫َر ْﻓ ًﻀﺎ ﺑَﺎﺗٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﻧِﻬَ ﺎﻳ ََﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱢ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ﺎق‬ ‫ﻴﻞ؛ َﻓﻮَﻋَ ﺪَاﻧِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ ِاﻻ ْﻟﺘِﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق إِﺛْﻨَﺎﺋِﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ َﺮ ِار اﻟ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أَﺑَﻮَايَ ِﺑ َﺸﺘﱠﻰ اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ُوريَ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريَ ِﰲ أَيﱢ ِﻣﻬْ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُﻮ ِﱄ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َر َﻓ ْﻀ ُﺖ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺟَ ِﺎﻣﻌَ ٍﺔ أ ُ ِرﻳﺪ َُﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﱪَاﻧِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ِﺑﻤَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻳﻞ َ‬ ‫ُﻮل ﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺑَﺪ ٍ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ ُر ُﻫ َﻮ ﺣُ ْﻠ ِﻤ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴﺪَ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺪٍّا ﻟ َ‬
‫ِﻠﻘﺒ ِ‬ ‫وض ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ؛ إِذْ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ُﺮ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ‬

‫وﱃ ِر ْﺣ َﻼ ِﰐ‬
‫ُأ َ‬

‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋَ ﺎ ٍم ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠﻨِﻲ وَا ِﻟﺪِي إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة َﻫﺎ ْل ِﻷَدَاءِ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم َﻟﻪُ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن و َ‬
‫ﻄ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ِﻟ ُﺪ ُه ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ٍﺔ َﻗﺪِﻳ ٌﻢ — َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُ‬
‫ِﻳﻖ دِ َر َ‬ ‫ﻮن — و َُﻫ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َْﻓ ًﺔ ِﺑﺠُ ْ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ُ‬
‫َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺒْﺤِ َﺮ ٍة إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ وَا ِﻟﺪَيﱠ‬ ‫ظ! َﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َر ْدﺗُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻮ ٌ‬‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر‪«.‬‬‫َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﺤَ ﺎ ِﱄ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻠ َﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ ﱡﻢ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﻳ ِﻬﻢْ؟‬
‫»ﺳﻨ ﱡ َﻚ َﻛ ِﺒريٌ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ َﻛ ْﻲ ﺗَﺘﱠﺨِ ﺬَ َﻗ َﺮا َرا ِﺗ َﻚ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ُرو ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺴ ْ‬ ‫– ِ‬
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‫ﺎل ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ وَا ِﻟﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻠ َﻢ َﻻ ﺗَﺄﺗِﻲ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ؟«‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ ْﻗ َ ِﱰحُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺘِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮي ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬أَﺟَ ْﻞ! َﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎ َل ِﰲ َﺧ ِ‬
‫ﻮن! ُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ!«‬ ‫– »ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ٌﻖ ﻳَﺎ ﺟُ ْ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢُ‬ ‫ﴤ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ًﻻ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎد َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪ .‬أَﺧِ ريًا َﺳﺄ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﻴَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻟ ُﻢ وَا ِﻟﺪَيﱠ ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻗ ِ َ‬
‫ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا!‬
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‫ﴩ ُق ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَﺪَأﻧَﺎ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ِﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد ْرﻧَﺎ ِﰲ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﻜ َﺮ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬
‫َاج إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋَ َﲆ َوإ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ ُ ِﺻﺒ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ُﺪو َِار ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ .‬وإ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﻓﻮ َْق ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬‫َوﺗَﺄ َ ْرﺟَ ﺤَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻀﻬَ ﺎ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ ِ‬
‫ﴪ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧﺒ َِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ْف ﻟِﻌُ ﻠُ ﱢﻮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬
‫َاج َوﺗَ َﻜ ﱡ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻨ َِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ُﻀ َ‬‫ﻣَ ﻌِ َﺪﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬‫أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَ َﻜﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة و ََﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒَ ِﻜﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫َوﺑَ َﻜﻴ ُْﺖ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠﻧ ْ ِﺐ ِﻟ َﺮﺣِ ِﻴﲇ ﻋَ ْﻦ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَأ َ ِﺑﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻓﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ أَﺑَ َﻮﻳ ِْﻦ‬
‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋِ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﺧﻴﱠﺒ ُْﺖ آﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني وَأ َ َرادَا ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْريَ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬
‫ﻮﻓ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني وَﻋَ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
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‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ُﺳﻮءًا‪ ،‬وَا ْزدَاد َِت ْاﻷﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ا ْرﺗ َِﻔﺎﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗﻌْ ُﺖ أ ْن ﺗَﺒْﺘَﻠِﻌَ ﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة‬ ‫ا ْزدَاد َِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟَ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬‫ﻮص ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫َاج ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﺗَ ُﻐ ُ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬
‫ْت ِﺑﺄَيﱢ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ َﻊ أَﺑَﺪًا ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪» :‬إ ِ َذا ﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ُ‬
‫ْف أ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻮن إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬أ ُ ْﻗ ِﺴ ُﻢ أَﻧﱢﻲ َﺳﺄ َ ْذ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪﺗِﻲ ِﻷُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَأ َ ِﺑﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫اﺑْﻨًﺎ ﺑَﺎ ٍّرا ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ!«‬
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‫ﺎج‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺟَ َﺴﺪِي‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻫﺪَأ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَا أﻣْ َﻠ َﺲ َﻛﺎﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬
‫ِﻒ!‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ٌ‬ ‫ُﴩ ٍق َوﻣُﻤْ ﺘ ٍِﻊ‪َ .‬ﻛ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﺑﻴَ ْﻮ ٍم ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻠﺘْﻨِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ُﺪو َِار ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ﻮن ﻳَﺘَﺄَﻣﱠ ُﻞ ْاﻷ ُ ُﻓ َﻖ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َرﺗِﻨَﺎ َﻫﺎ ْل‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﺟُ ْ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺔ!«‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُﱢق أﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ ًرا ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺒﱠ ِﺔ ِرﻳ ٍ‬
‫َﺎح ﺑ َِﺴﻴ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»ﺗَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ﺣَ ًﺎﻻ! َﻻ أ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٍﺔ ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﻌَ ٍﺔ!«‬ ‫ﻄ ٌﺔ! ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح ﺑ َِﺴﻴ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺒ ُﱠﺔ ِرﻳ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﻜ ًﺮا‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻮن ِﰲ ﻋُ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻂ اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ْﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻮن و ََﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺮ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻀﺤِ َﻚ ﺟُ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ!«‬‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫وَﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ َﺳ َﱰَى َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ري ًة َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْم َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ري‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﺧ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ ْﻜ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎﻣَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٍﺔ ِﱄ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺧ ِﻄريَةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ِﺬ ِه أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻫﻴﱠﺎ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﴩَبَ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟﺒﻨﺶ!«‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ِﱄ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍح‪» :‬ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َل ﻳَﺎ ُرو ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺴ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ! ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو ِﰲ ِﰲ َﻛﺄ ْ ٍس ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺒﻨﺶ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤﺘْﻌَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺣَ ِﻈ ُ‬
‫َﺎن‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ ﱠﻲ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻟﺒَ ْﻠ َﺪﺗِﻲ َ‬‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َراحَ وَﻋْ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬‫ﺻﺎﺧِ ٍﺐ‪ .‬و ُ ْ‬ ‫َوو َْﻗ ٍﺖ َراﺋ ٍِﻊ َ‬
‫ْت َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﺘَﻠِﻌَ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْر َﻏﺐْ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻟ ِﺪﻳ َِﺎري؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠ ِْﻘ ُﺖ‬ ‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻟِﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺤَ ِﺎر‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ َﻋﺎﺗِ َﻴ ٌﺔ‬

‫َﻋ ِ‬

‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫َﺎح ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬

‫ﻄ ِﺮ ْرﻧَﺎ أ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺮ ُﺳ َﻮ ِﰲ ﻳﺎرﻣﺎوث ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺒ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎدِ ِس ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﺳ ُﻔ ٌﻦ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ ٌة ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻬُ ﺐﱡ ِﰲ ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا َﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺎﻛ ِِﺲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ُﻮع‪َ ،‬ﻫﺒ ِﱠﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﰲ ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﺗِﻲ ﺳ َﻠﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة‬ ‫ُ‬
‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑَ ِﺔ أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن — أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﺑَﺄ ْ َس ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻧُﺒْﺤِ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘﺘَﻨِﻌُ ﻮا‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻋْ ﺘَ َﻘ َﺪ وَا ِﻟ ُﺪ ﺟﻮن — ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﻳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َِاري ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﻠﻴَﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺬَل أ َ ْﻓ َﺮا ُد‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ال ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴍ َع ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ُل ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﺻﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﱠات َو َر ﱢ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِﻫِ ْﻢ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻛﺪُوا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ َﺳﺘَ ِﺴريُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ أ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ .‬وﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﺮا ُد اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﺑﻔﻌﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻧ ُ ِﺮ ْد أ َ ْن ﻳ َِﻄريَ أَيﱡ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎع َﻓﻮ َْق ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬
‫َاج‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ِﺑ َﺴ َﻼ َﺳ ٍﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَ ِة اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺐَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ ِﺿ ﱠﺪﻧَﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠ‬‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎحَ ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻨَﺎ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮا ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱠ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ وَا ِﻟ ُﺪ ﺟﻮن ﻳَ ُﺮوحُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْﻓ َﺮادِ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬رأَﻳ ُْﺖ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐَ وَاﻟ ﱡﺬ ُﻫﻮ َل ِﰲ أَﻋْ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ٌﺔ َوﻣُﺨِ َ‬
‫»ﺳﻨ َ ِﻀﻴ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َوﻳ َِﺠﻲءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َوإ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻐﻤْ ﻐِ ُﻢ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻳ ًُﻼ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ ﺪَى َﻓ َﺰﻋِﻲ؛ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻳَ َﻠ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺻ َ‬
‫ﻄﻤَ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻔ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َ‬‫َﺎل‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﻄ ُﻢ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟَ ٌﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻮ ٍْج َﻛﺎ ْﻟ ِﺠﺒ ِ‬
‫ُﺳ ُﻔﻨًﺎ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻮﻟِﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻬ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮ َﻓﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َِار ِ‬ ‫ال َ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْر ُﻗﺐُ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر َة ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ و َُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬
‫َاج ِﻣ ْﻦ د َْﻓ ِﻊ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َِاري َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﻊ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ َذا أُﻧ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﰲ ﻓِ ﻌْ ِﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟﺘَﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻀﺎﺋ ِِﻊ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ْد‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠد َد ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ﻋُ ﺘُﻮٍّا‪.‬‬‫اﺿ ِﻄ َﺮاﺑًﺎ وَا ْزدَاد َِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ِﺪ َم ﺗَﻮَا ُزﻧُﻨَﺎ‪ .‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ا ْزدَا َد ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ ْ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َِاري! ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ َﺔ! أَﻧ ْ ِﺰﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ‪» :‬ﻧ َ ﱢﻜ ُﺴﻮا ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ْاﻗﺘَﻨ َ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ َﺷﺒَﺎبُ ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺳﻨ َ ِﻀﻴ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻨَﺎ!« َودَﻋَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ُه ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ًﺮا ِﺑ ِﺈﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ أ َ ْروَاﺣِ ﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻏ ِﺮ َﻗ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌَ ﺎبَ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟ ُﻪ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﺳ ُﻔ ٌﻦ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة َﻻ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗُﻮ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُﻣﻨَﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫إِﺣْ ﺪَى ﱡ‬
‫ني إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮوْا‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎرﻧَﺎ‪ .‬ﺗَﺠَ ﻤﱠ َﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻮَأ ُ ِﰲ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻓ ْﻖ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻓﺪَﻋَ ﻮُا ﷲ َ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨَﺠﱢ ﻴَﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َرﺟَ ْﻮ ُه أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨْﻘِ َﺬ ُﻫﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ًﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ْﺮ ُﺳﻮ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎ ُع ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻦ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮأِ ﺣَ ﺪﱟ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎءَ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻣُﻬَ ْﺮ ِو ًﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻋْ ﺘَ َﻘ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ َر و َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ أ َ ْرﺑَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ َﺧ ْﺮ ٌق‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن ا ْرﺗ َِﻔﺎ َع املِ ﻴَﺎ ِه ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﺨ َﺰ ِن ﱠ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘَﻨَﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ و َ‬
‫ﻳﻎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ْﻔ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘُﺪْﻋِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ُل ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم! ْ‬
‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِي‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﺬَ ْﻟ ُﺖ ُﻗ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻼ‪،‬‬‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ َﻫﺪَأ َ ْت َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ِﺋ ُﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ُ‬‫ﺑَﺪ َِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧَﺒْﻠُ َﻎ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءَ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ َ أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣَ َﺮ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْد َر َك ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨ َﺰ َن َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق ﻣَ ﺪَاﻓِ ﻌِ ﻨَﺎ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَ ْﺪءِ ِﰲ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻓ َﺮا َد اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ أَﺣَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ‪» :‬اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮوا! َﻫﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَﻰ َﻗ ِﺎربُ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذٍ !« َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجَ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ‬
‫ِف إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑﺤَ ﺒ ٍْﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة‪ :‬أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﻘﺬ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻨَﺎ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﺷﺒْ َﻪ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ٍ‬ ‫و ُ‬
‫ﺎن و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻳُﺘِﻴﺢُ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ َل إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺮ َاﻗﺒْﻨَﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻧَﺎﺋِﺐَ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ ٍْر ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱠﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫َاﻓﻌْ ﻨَﺎ‬‫ﻓﻘ ْﺪ أَﻣْ َﺴ ُﻜﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ! َوﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻆ! َ‬ ‫ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒْ َﻞ ِﺑﺤِ ْﺮ ٍص ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﺘَﺪﱢ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﱟ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧَﺘَ َﺰاﺣَ ُﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻨَﺎﻛ ِِﺐ ِﻟﻨَﻌْ ﻠُ َﻮ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ إ ِ َﱃ ذِ ْر َو ِة ﻣَ ﻮْﺟَ ٍﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ؛‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺎربُ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠْ ﻌَ ﺎ ُن ِﰲ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ﱡ‬ ‫إِذْ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ ِﺟﺪٍّا! َو ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ِﺻ َﻐﺎ َر ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ ِﺟﺪٍّا! و ْ‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﻧَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻳﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﻤَ ﻠُﻮا أ َ ْروَاﺣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ُﻛ ﱢﻔ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِﺗﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ ِﺎز ِﻣ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ﺪ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻫ ْﺪﻧَﺎ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘَﻨَﺎ — وَاﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ِﻣ ْﻞءُ ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﴩ َة دَﻗِ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﺧﻤْ َﺲ ﻋَ ْ َ‬
‫ﻇﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧﱢﻲ َﺳﺄَﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ د َْﻫ ًﺮا َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ًﻼ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ َرى‬ ‫ﻮص ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﻖ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫— وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘﻠِﺐُ َوﺗَ ُﻐ ُ‬

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 ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ ٌَﺔ‬
‫ﻋَ ِ‬

‫ُﺻﻮ َﻟﻨَﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻦ و ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺊَ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺧِ ريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻳَﻌْ ﺪُو ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ٍه ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ني ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ َة إ ِ ْن أَﻣَ َﻜﻨَﻬُ ْﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻣُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟِ َ‬
‫اﺻ ِﻄﺪَا ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺔ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِح وَاﻟﺘﱠﻬْ ﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن! وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ُ‬ ‫َر َﺳ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺄﻣَ ٍ‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﻧ َ ْﺸﻌُ َﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﱪدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮﻣْ ِﲇﱢ‪ .‬وَأ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻬَ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬُوﻧَﺎ ُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا ﺣَ ﺎ ٍّرا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠْ ﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧُﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل ﱡ‬ ‫و ََﺷ َﻜ َﺮ ُﻗﺒْ َ‬
‫ﻴﺾ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ﻳﺎرﻣﺎوث‪َ ،‬و ُروﺣُ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﻮﻳ ُﱠﺔ ِﰲ اﻟﺤَ ِﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ُﻤﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺎ َر َ‬
‫ﻴﻒ ﻋَ ﻨﱠﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َد ْو ٌر َﻛ ِﺒريٌ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﰲ ﻳﺎرﻣﺎوث َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪﻧَﺎ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘَﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ِﻃﻴﺒ ََﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎب‬ ‫ﺻﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﴎﻳ ًﺮا دَاﻓِ ﺌًﺎ ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﻓ ْﺮ ٍد ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﴈ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﱢﲇ ﱡ َ ِ‬ ‫َدﺑﱠ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺪُوﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن أ َ ْو َﻫﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻴﱢ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺘَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﻳﻮرك‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ِني ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ﻫﺎل‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ ِ‬ ‫َراو ََﻏﻨِﻲ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻃ َﻔﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﱪَى َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ُﻣﻨْﺠَ ِﺮ َﻓ ًﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ َﺧﻮ ِْض ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ َرى وَا ِﻟﺪَيﱠ ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن أَﺣْ ِﺴ َﻢ أَﻣْ ِﺮي‪َ :‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ ِﱄ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءُ ِﰲ ﻳﺎرﻣﺎوث وَا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ؟ أ َ ْم‬
‫ﻃ ِﻦ؟‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫ﺻﺪ َْﻓ ًﺔ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َِﺴريُ ﻣَ َﻊ وَا ِﻟ ِﺪهِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ ﺟﻮن ُ‬ ‫ِﻲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ِِﺚ ِﰲ ﻳﺎرﻣﺎوث‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ و َِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ﺎجُ ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﻀ ُ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَا ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻛ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﱢ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ َة‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ﺒَﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻴَﻌِ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُ َﻚ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ﺟﻮن‪» :‬أ َ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪ .‬أَﺗَﺬْ ُﻛ ُﺮ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬
‫ﴤ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ِﺎر‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻤْ ِ َ‬
‫ﱪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ًة‪ ،‬وَﻋُ ْﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ َﻠ ِﺪ َك‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﺑﺘَﺄَﻣﱡ ٍﻞ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪ ،‬اﻋْ ﺘَ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ َﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻞ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﻏ ﱠري َْت ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ َك َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر ِﺑ َﺴﺒَ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ؟«‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺒﻲ أ َ ْن أَﻋْ ﻤَ َﻞ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٌﺔ؛ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ِﻣﻬْ ﻨَﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ و ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺎبَ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﴏ ْر َت‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ أ َ ْ َ‬‫ني َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻟ ِْﻔ َﻚ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻓ ُ‬ ‫اﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎ ًرا‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ َﻟﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ﺎن ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑ ًَﺔ أ َ ِو ْ‬ ‫َث َﻛ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ُث َﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬

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 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎﺳﺘِﻤْ َﺮ ِاري‬ ‫ْت ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أُدَاﻋِ ﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِﱢﺐ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬
‫ﻆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱢﺪﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬‫ﱠث ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﰲ‬ ‫ف ِﺑ َﻜ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻗﺎ َل إ ِ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري َو َراءَ أَﺣْ َﻼ ِﻣﻲ‪ .‬وَاﻧْﺠَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﻌْ ِﲇ!‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ؛ إِذَا‬ ‫ﺎت َﻗﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﱄ‪» :‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ آﺧِ ُﺮ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٍ‬
‫َﺎت‪«.‬‬‫ْف ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ َﺧﻴْﺒ ََﺔ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻜﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت وَا ِﻟ ِﺪ َك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻠ َﺖ َر َﻏﺒ ِ‬‫ﺗَﺠَ َ‬
‫ﻂ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ‬ ‫َﴎ ُت ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر ﺟﻮن أ َ ْو وَا ِﻟ َﺪ ُه َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ ْ ُت ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﳼ و ِ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ًة؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫أ َ ِﺳريُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ﻣَ ِﻠﻴٍّﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا إ ِ ْن َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ًﻘﺎ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺻريَ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا؟‬
‫َﻻ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ ِﱄ ُﻣ ْ‬
‫ﺼﺎءِ اﻟﻨﱢﻌَ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻣْ ِﻠ ُﻜﻬَ ﺎ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة ِﻟﺒَ َﻠﺪِي‪.‬‬ ‫و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ ِﱄ ِاﻻ ْﻛﺘ َِﻔﺎءُ ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ َ‬
‫َاب َوﺗُ َﻼﺣِ ُﻘﻨِﻲ َﻟﻌْ ﻨ َ ٌﺔ؟« َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ ﻣُﺠَ ْﺮ ِﺟ ًﺮا‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬
‫أَذْﻳَﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺸ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻔ َﺨ َﺮ ِﺑﻲ أ َ ِﺑﻲ أَﺑَﺪًا‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا اﺑْﺘَ َﻠﻌْ ُﺖ ُﺷ ُﻜﻮﻛِﻲ و ََﺳ َﺎﻓ ْﺮ ُت إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ‬

‫ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ٌﺔ إِ َﱃ َأ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْﻳﻘ َﻴﺎ‬

‫ﺎن‬‫ﺎن ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺤْ ﺒَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ َﺴﻨ َ ٍﺔ و ََﻗﺎﺑَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﺛ ُﺮ ِﰲ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن‪ .‬ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﰱ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺗَﻌَ َ‬
‫ري ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺤَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﱟﺪ َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ ُﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد ِﻟﺘَ ﱢﻮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫َﺎت َودَا َر ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﺪ ٌد ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫وج ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬ﺗَ َﻘﺎ ْ َﺳﻤْ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮَﺟَ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫َﺼﺤَ ﺒَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏﺒَﺘِﻲ ِﰲ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺚ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋِﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﺣَ ﺎدِ ِ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﺘﺌْﺠَ ِﺎري ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ َرﺟُ ًﻼ ﻧ َ ِﺰﻳﻬً ﺎ وَﻋَ ﺎدِ ًﻻ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﻒ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬‫َﻛ َ‬
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‫ﺑَ ْﻞ َﺷ ِﻤ َﻠﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﺮﻋَ ﺎﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ِﴍَاءِ ْاﻷ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺎﺟَ َﺮ ُة ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻨِﻲ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﺴﺎبَ وَا ْﻟ ِﻤ َﻼﺣَ َﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ري‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ُﻣﺒْﺤِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻨ ْ ِﻲ ِرﺑ ٍْﺢ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺢَ َراﺋِﻌَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ُة إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﻠ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﺪَى ِﱄ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺑَﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﻂ ِاﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘﻮَاءِ ِﰲ إ ِ َ‬ ‫اﴈ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺴﺒﱠﺒ َِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮا َر ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ﻌَ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬
‫ﻳﻀﺎ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ‬ ‫ﻮب‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗ َﻀﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺤُ ﻤﱠ ﻰ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪َ .‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬
‫ﻄﻴﱢﺐَ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺧ َﺮﺟْ ُﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َم ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﻋُ ْﺪﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة َﺳﺎﻟِﻤً ﺎ ﱠ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ ٌﺮ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ٌﺮ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ِرﺑْﺤً ﺎ َو ِﻓريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﻀﺎﺋِﻌِ ﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺗَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺤﱢ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ َﻟﺪَى ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ِﺗﻨَﺎ ﻟ ِْﻸَﺟْ ﻮَاءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ِﺮ ﺑُ ُﺮو َد ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ ُ ِﺻﻴﺐَ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟﺘِﻲ ﱢ‬
‫ﻇﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ؛ إِذْ ﺗُﻮ ﱢُﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻮ ً‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَﺘْﻨِﻲ َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ﻤﱠ ﻰ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ِﺼﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﺎ َو ِﻓﻴٍّﺎ َوﻣُﻌَ ﱢﻠﻤً ﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ً‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫َاﻓﺘَ َﻘ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ ْاﻓﺘ َِﻘﺎدٍ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ِﺗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ َﻘﻠ ٍ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎﻫ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ َﺔ وَا ِﻟ ِﺪ ﺟﻮن‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ُْﺖ ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘﻴَﺎ َر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺮ ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗﻨَﻌَ ﻨِﻲ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎﺣِ ﻲ َﻛﺘَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ض ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻧَﺎﺋِﺐُ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَ ِ َ‬
‫ﴫﻧ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ ُﺖ‬‫ﺎب ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺒْﺤِ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ﻟِﻠﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺰ ُت ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮﺷ ُﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗُ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ٍة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ َﻢ ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗِﻲ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻬْ ِﺪ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْرﻣَ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻛﻮﻟﺒﱪ ﻟِﺤِ ْﻔ ِﻈﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣُﻌْ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‬

‫َﻗ َﺮ ِ‬
‫اﺻ َﻨ ٌﺔ!‬

‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ُﺲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ َﻻﺣِ ًﻘﺎ؛‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْﺪ ََن‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻲ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ري ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ َر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻮَأ َ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﱄ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ ُﱠﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ َُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ُ ْ‬
‫َاﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﰲ اﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ اﻷﺧرية!‬ ‫ﻳﺢ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺒﱠ ِﺔ ِر ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﺳﻮَأ ُ ِﺑ َﻜ ِﺜ ٍ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫َﺎﻏﺘَﺘْﻨَﺎ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﻗ َﺮ ِ‬
‫اﺻﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ُﺰ ِر ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ َ ِﺎري‪ ،‬ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﺷ ﱠﻘ ْﺖ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘُﻨَﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻﺘُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﺤِ ُﻘﻮا ِﺑﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ني ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻠِﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ُﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َردُوﻧَﺎ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﺻﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻣﻦ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﺘَﺎ َل‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ ﻬﱠ ْﺰﻧَﺎ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ َﻗﻨَﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪ .‬واﻗﱰﺑﺖ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬‫َﺎﴍ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ﺘَﺎ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ْﻘﻨَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َة وَأ َ ْ‬‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪ .‬اﺗﱠ َﺨﺬْﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫َو َردﱡوا ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻧريَا ِﻧﻨَﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺪَاﻓِ ﻌِ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﺪو ِْرﻫِ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺼﺐْ أَﺣَ ﺪًا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﺻﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِ‬
‫ِرﺟَ ﺎ ِﻟﻨَﺎ أَيﱞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘﺎﺗ ِِﻬﻢْ!‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ني ُﻗ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺘﱢ َ‬‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫ﴫ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ ،‬وَﺧِ َﻼ َل د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺪ ْم َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻘﻬْ ُﻘ ِﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ َر‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ﺘَﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ أَﺟْ َﱪْﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ﺣِ ﺒَﺎ َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﺴﻴُﻮﻓ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺰ ُﻗﻮا أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬ﻗ َ‬
‫ني!( َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮﻓﻨَﺎ )وَأَﺑْﻌَ ْﺪﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ني ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ َﻗﻨَﺎ و َُﺳﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪ ِِﻣ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤْ ﻨَﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺰ َﻫ َﻖ أَيﱡ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻔﺎ َﻟﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﴫ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ ﺣَ ﻠ ً‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِﺎﱄ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎى‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﺳﻼ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺻﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬَﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِ‬
‫اﺻﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻟ َِﺸﺒَﺎ ِﺑﻲ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼدِ ﻋَ ِﺒﻴﺪًا‪ .‬وَأُﻋْ ِﺠﺐَ ِﺑﻲ ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻢ ِرﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻴ َﻊ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ظ ِﺑﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻨَﺘِﻲ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ﱠﺮ َر ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫َو ِﻓ ْ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫َت‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠدد ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺒْﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﴐﺑَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ ْﻟ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َ ْ‬
‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﺛ ِِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ ْﻏﺒَﺘِﻲ ْاﻷَﻧَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻞ أَﺑَﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎت وَا ِﻟﺪِي ِﰲ ذِ ْﻫﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﺄ َ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻠِﻤَ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﺳﻮَى اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة دِ ﻳ َِﺎري َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻟﻴ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ َ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ِﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻟِﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪،‬‬‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ أَﻳﱠﺎﻣً ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ وَﺟَ َﺴﺪِي ﺗَ َﺎﻗﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻓ ُﺮ ِﱄ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﱰُ ُﻛﻨِﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ إ ِ َﱃ ِرﺣْ َﻼﺗ ِِﻪ ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻠﺼﻴْﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬْﻧِﻲ َﻗ ﱡ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻂءٍ‪َ .‬ﻟﻴْ َﻞ ﻧَﻬَ ﺎ َر َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻮ ُل ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت َﺳﻨَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ ِﱄ ِﺳﻮَى أ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎري ِﻟﺘُ ْﺆﻧ َِﺲ وَﺣْ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْ‬
‫ﴚءٍ ِﺳﻮَى ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪َ .‬ود َ‬ ‫أَﺣْ ﻠُ ْﻢ ِﺑ َ ْ‬
‫َال؛ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ ًِﻘﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﻣُﺤْ ِﺮ َﻗ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ َﺳﺄ َ ْﻗ ِﴤ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َﱠﺔ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ َﺷ ٍّﺎﻗﺎ و ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﺾ؟‬ ‫ﻳﺐ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺒْﺪًا ﻟ َِﺴﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ﺑَﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫َﻏ ِﺮ ٍ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس‬

‫ُﻓ ْﺮ َﺻ ُﺔ ْ َ‬
‫اﳍ َﺮ ِب‬

‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﻚِ‬
‫ِﺼﻴْ ِﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪ ،‬ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ َﻞ‪ ،‬ﻟ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﺒَﻨِﻲ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي أَﻧَﺎ وَﻋَ ﺒْﺪًا َ‬ ‫أَﺧِ ريًا‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم َ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨﱠﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬‫َﺎب َﻛﺜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺿﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤِ ﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﻠ ِْﻘﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري َ ِ‬‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱠﻮ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻮح‪ ،‬أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮ ُت أَﻧَﺎ َوإ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ ُﻞ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ َﻗﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ‬ ‫ُﺿ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﻮ ُ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺎ َ ِ‬
‫ﻃﺊ‪ِ.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺸ ﱠﻘ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺄﻣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ َ‬‫ﺎن َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫وب؛ ْاﻷ َ ﱠو ُل‪َ :‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ان ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻼﻧِﻲ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ َﻛﻴْ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ َ َ‬
‫َث أﻣْ َﺮ ِ‬
‫اﺳﺘِﻌْ ﺪَادًا ﻟ َِﺨﻮ ِْض ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺤَ ِﺎر ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻼ ٍت‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼ ِح َﻗ ِﺎر ِب ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﻨَﺠﱠ ٍﺎر ِ ِﻹ ْ‬
‫أَ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻮ َل‪.‬‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ِاﻻﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎ ُد ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨ ِِﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮي ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ َﺮ ُة‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ﻣَ ِﺘ ٌ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻒ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي!‬ ‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺴ ِﻦ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺎدِ ﺛَﺘَﻨَﺎ ﺗُﺨِ ُ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ!« ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﺳﻼ إِذَا أُﺗِﻴﺤَ ْﺖ ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﻂ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي ِ ِﻹ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ أُﻣْ ِﺴﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘِﻌَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ِﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ُﻮع ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ْاﻷ ْﺳﺒ ِ‬
‫َف و ُُﻗﻮﻋُ ُﻪ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪ .‬وَأَﻣَ َﺮﻧِﻲ‬ ‫ﺼﺎد َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧ َِﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻛﻤَ ِﻞ وَﺟْ ٍﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺰ ِﻳﻴﻨ ُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﱠﺎت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻛﻤﱢ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺑﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫أَﺟْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻔ ِﻞ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ‬‫ﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ِﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َرﺗِﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎءَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴩ د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﻼﺣِ ِﻖ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءَ ُه ﻋَ َﺰ ُﻓﻮا ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ! َوﺑَﺪَا ِﱄ أ َ ﱠن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻏ ِ‬ ‫َات ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﺻﻌِ َﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ِﺑ ُﺨ ُ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ِﻠﺼﻴْﺪِ‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ ﺒْ ٌﺪ َ‬
‫آﺧ ُﺮ‪ ،‬ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وﻗ ُ‬‫ﺎب إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ َﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِﻄﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣَ َﺮﻧِﻲ ِﺑ ْ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻃﺎ َزﺟً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءَ ُه َﺳﻤَ ًﻜﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌِ َﻢ أ َ ْ‬‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺒُﻮا ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﱠ‬
‫ﺎص‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬
‫ْﻒ؟ أ َ ْﻗﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺻﺘِﻲ! ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮبُ !« َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺎس‪ِ » :‬ﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﻫِ َﻲ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺤَ ﻤَ ٍ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﺰ َن ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ُﻣ َﺆﻧًﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺪِ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺬَا ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ َم ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻧَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ َ‬
‫ﴎﻋْ ُﺖ ِﰲ إِﺣْ َﻀ ِﺎر ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫اض‪ ،‬أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫ َﻮ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻳُﻌِ ﱡﺪ َﻟﻨَﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْﻏ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﻘﻨ ﱠ ِﺐ و ََﻓﺄ ْ ٍس‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮط ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َﻗ ٍﺔ َوﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ُﺧﻴ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮع َو ِﻣﻨ ْ َﺸ ٍﺎر َو ِﻣ ْ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ُ :‬ﺷﻤ ٍ‬
‫ﺻﻴْ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُ ُﻪ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري ِﻟﻴ َِﺠ َﺪ َﻟﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرودِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺎﻳَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﻟﻨَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﴙ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ِﱄ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﺴﻤً ﺎ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٍة َراﺋِﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ!«‬ ‫ُﻮر ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎب‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ َﺮ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛَﺘُﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﻨَﺎءِ‪َ .‬وﺗَ َﻐ ﱠﻠﺒْﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱢ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻠﺼﻴْﺪِ‪ِ .‬ﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ُ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ﺗَﻬُ ﺐﱡ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟﻬَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ﺘَﻨَﺎ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻧ َ ﱠﻜ ْﺴﻨَﺎ أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬
‫ﻮب؛ َﻓ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ ُر‬ ‫اﻟﴩﻗِ ﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬‫ﺎل و ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َﺎح َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺘَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُﻨِﻲ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺳﺠْ ﻨ َِﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْﻗﺒَ ُﻊ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ إ ِ ْﺳﺒَﺎﻧْﻴَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻗﻨ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻂ؛ َﻓﺄيﱡ ِرﻳ ٍ‬
‫وب إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﱢﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﴈ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻓ ِﺮﺣً ﺎ ِﻟﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬
‫ُث أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬‫ُث ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْو َﻻ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبُ إِﻣﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬دَﻋْ ﻨَﺎ ﻧُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُد أيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﺑ َِﺎر َد ًة ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄﻧَﺎ َﻻ أ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪» :‬إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ ُﻞ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه أ ْ‬
‫ِﻴﻼ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﺑْﻌَ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ ِﰲ دَاﺧِ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ .‬و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن‬ ‫َﴎﻧَﺎ َﻓ ْﺮ َﺳ ًﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ َﺔ‪ ،‬و ِ ْ‬ ‫أَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ُﻣﻮَاﻓِ ًﻘﺎ َو َر َﻓ َﻊ ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪.‬‬‫ﱰﺑ ُْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ و ََﻗﺬَ ْﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْق َﺳ ْ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪ْ ،‬اﻗ َ َ‬
‫ﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺮ َﺳﺎ َة ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳ ُْﺴﻘِ َ‬
‫ْف‬‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ! ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن؟ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎحَ ‪» :‬دَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻋُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﴫ َخ إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ ُﻞ و َ‬ ‫َﻓ َ َ‬
‫ﺗَﺘَ َﺴﺒﱠﺐُ ِﺑﻤَ ْﻘﺘَ ِﻠ َﻚ!«‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﻳَﺎ إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ ُﻞ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻫ ُﺮبُ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺋِﺤً ﺎ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﺳﺒﱠﺎحٌ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ٌﺮ‪ .‬ﻋُ ْﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺒْﺘُ ُﻪ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘ ِﺎﰲ!« َﻓﺄَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺒ َﻞ ﻣَ ِﺼريَهُ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳ َْﺴﺒَﺢُ ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ َﻚ ِ ِﻹ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻗﺬ َِﻓ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ ًﺸﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﺼﻮري‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻘ ِﺴ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺳﺘَ ْﻠﺤَ ُﻖ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ َﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ!« َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫»ﻗ ُ‬ ‫– َ‬
‫ُوﻃﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻮري أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺒَﺢَ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ َرةِ‪ِ ،‬ﻟ َﺬا َﻗ ِﺒ َﻞ ِﺑ ُﴩ ِ‬ ‫ُور َﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻤَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬

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 ‫ﺻ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‬
‫ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬

‫ﻃ ِﺎر ٍق‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﻴﻖ ﺟَ ﺒ َِﻞ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻼﺣِ َﻘ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أﺑْﺤَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﻣَ ِﻀ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ ِﻞ‬‫َﺳﻴ ُْﺨ ِﱪُ إ ِ ْﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻴ ُﻞ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﻧَﺎ أَيﱠ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ٍه َﺳ َﻠ ْﻜﻨَﺎ؛ ِﻟﺬَا أ َ َر ْدﺗُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻘِ َﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ذَاﻫِ ﺐٌ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮب‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮْبَ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﺗﱢﺠَ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮط ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺴ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬رﺟَ ﻌْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺳﺒَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ُﻫﺒ ِ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ وَﻣَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪ ِْر َﻛﻨَﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ِر ْد أَﺑَﺪًا أ َ ْن أَﻋُ ﻮ َد‬
‫ﻄ َﻘ ًﺔ ﻣُﺨِ َ‬‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻌُ ﺒُﻮ ِدﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻷ ْﺣ َﺮ ُار‬

‫ﻒ‪ُ .‬ﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﺳﻼ ﺛﻢ‬ ‫أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺧﻤْ َﺴ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬
‫ف ﺗَﺤْ ﺪِﻳﺪًا أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﻫﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻬﻤﱠ ﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻴﻨِﻲ‬ ‫أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋَ ِﺎﱄ ﻧَﻬْ ٍﺮ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ٍﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ ًرا؛ َو ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬‫ﺼﻮري َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ًﺴﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ ﻟ ِِﻼﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣُ ﱢﺮﻳﱠﺘِﻲ‪ .‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﺻﻮَاﺗًﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻨَﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋَ ِﺎﱄ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ا ْزدَا َد َرﺟَ ﺎءً أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻧ َ ْﺬ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﻮري َو َﻟﻢ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺐَ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻔﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻻ ﻧَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ ﻟِﺤَ ﻴَﻮاﻧ َ ٍ‬
‫ﻈ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻨَﺎ ﻧ َ َﱰ ﱠَﻗﺐُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬‫ول ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫أ ُ َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ْﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱡ ُﺰ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻮَاﺗًﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺪ َر ًة أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤَ ٌﺔ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮش َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ و ََﻗ َﻊ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ! وُﺣُ ٌ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﺑ َﻘﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌْ ﻬَ ﺎ أُذُﻧَﺎيَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮَاﺗًﺎ ﻣُﺨِ َ‬ ‫َو ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬
‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻨَﺎ َﻓ ِﺰﻋْ ﻨَﺎ! ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ و َ‬ ‫ﻮش ﺗِﺠَ َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻠ َﻊ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﺎﻧَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﺒَﺢَ أَﺣَ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻮُﺣُ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ أ َ ْﻏ َﺮ َق ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐَ ؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻨ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ َﺪ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﻪُ‪َ ،‬وو ََﻗ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َر ْدﺗُﻪُ!‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ِﻷُﺧِ َ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ وَأَﻣْ َﺴ ْﻜ ُﺖ ِﺑﺄَﺣَ ِﺪ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻨَﺎ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻫ ْﺮ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻣ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ُﺶ و ََﺳﺒَﺢَ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﺼﻮري‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻨ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ؟«‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺴﺎءَل َﻗ ُ‬
‫ْب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ أَيﱞ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺒْﺘُﻪُ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ٍه ﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ِﻠﴩ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ َﻏﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺰ ِﻋﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبُ ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻂءٍ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻴْﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮا ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري و ََﺳﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺮ َﺳﺎةِ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻔ ْﺰ ُت أَﻧَﺎ و ََﻗ ُ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫َﴪ َق ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠﺪِ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ِر ِد اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎبَ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎص َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ري‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﻌَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ٍة ﻋَ ﻠ ُِﻘﻮا ِﰲ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ َﻏ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼ ً‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ ﻗِ َ‬
‫ﻂ! و ََﻗﺎ َل‬ ‫ﻮن َﻗﻮ َِارﺑَﻬُ ْﻢ وَﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ أَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة ﺛَﺎﻧ ً‬
‫ِﻴﺔ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫َﴪ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َودُود َ‬
‫ْب‪َ .‬ﻓﺠَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ و ََﺳﻴَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ِ ِﻹﺣْ َﻀ ِﺎر ﻣَ ﺎءِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﲆ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺎري‪.‬‬ ‫أ ُ َراﻗِ ﺐُ ِﺑﻤِ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﻈﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻼﺣِ ُﻘﻪُ؛ ِﻟﺬَا ﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ُه ِﻷ َ َرى إ ِ ْن‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎءَ ﻋَ ْﺪوًا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻄﺎ َد ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧًﺎ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬‫ﺼﻮري ِﺑ َﻔ ْﺨ ٍﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ْ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ َة‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ وﺻﻠﺖ إﻟﻴﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ َراﻧِﻲ َﻗ ُ‬
‫ض‬ ‫ﻃ َﻮ ُل‪ِ ،‬ﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ﱠﻛ ِﺪ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ﺑَ ﱢﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْرﻧَﺐٌ ﺑَ ﱢﺮيﱞ ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أ َ ْﻟﻮَاﻧَﻪ ﻣ ْ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٌﺔ وَأ َ ْرﺟُ َﻠﻪ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌَ ٌﺔ ﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺠَ ﺎﺋ ِِﺐ!‬
‫ﺼﻮري!«‬ ‫ِﺻﺤْ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄَةِ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻮرﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ وَا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءِ د َ‬
‫ُون‬ ‫أ َ َﻛ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺷ ِﺒﻌْ ﻨَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﻟِﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬
‫ﻮش ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْرﻋَ ﺒَﺘْﻨَﺎ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ َﻼﻗِ َﻲ أَﻳٍّﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ ِﺪ أ َ ْو ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮُﺣُ ِ‬
‫ري ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ُﺔ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﺣِ ِﻞ َﺷﻤَ ِ‬ ‫د ََﻓﻌَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ ِرﺣْ َﻼﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠات‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺰ ُم ِﺑﻤَ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ُﺰ ِر ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ َ ِﺎري‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫ُﺼﺎد ََﻓ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﻣَ ِﲇ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎﻫِ ﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬واﺻﻠﻨﺎ اﻹﺑﺤﺎر ِﺑﻤُﺤَ ﺎذَا ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ُون ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺒﺪ ِ‬
‫ﻃﻨِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َو َ‬ ‫َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َر ٍة إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ف ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ِﺜريَةِ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ُﻣ ْﺰدَﻫِ َﺮ ٍة ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌَ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬‫ﺎﻇ َﺮ َ‬ ‫أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﻤُﺤَ ﺎذَا َة ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْﻓﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ْاﻷ ُ ُﺳﻮ ِد‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﻤْ َﺮ ْرﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ْب‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻟﻨَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ﻒ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮر وَا ْﻟ ُﻔﻬُ ﻮدِ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫وَاﻟﻨﱡﻤ ِ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْاﻗﺘَﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن َﻻ أَﺣَ َﺪ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻧ َ َﺮى أ َ ْﺷ َﺨ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﻮ َﻛ ِﺜريًا د َ‬
‫ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‬

‫اﻟﺴ ِﻔﻴ َﻨ ُﺔ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹﻧ ِْﺠﻠِﻴ ِﺰ ﱠﻳ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫ﺎس ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺋﺬٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ريﻧَﺎ‪ .‬أﻣﺎ ﻋﻤﻦ َﻗﺎﺑَ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ف إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧًﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ُة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ ْ َ‬
‫ُﻮن ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ﻟُ َﻐ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ُون ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ و ََﻻ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻠﻤ َ‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َو ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ِﺎو ِﻧ َ‬‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧُﻮا َودُود َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءَ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءَ ﻣَ َﻊ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧَﻤْ ِﻠ ْﻚ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻟﻨُﻌْ ِﻄﻴَﻬُ ْﻢ إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﺮ ِم؛ َﻓﺄَﻋْ َ‬
‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﻒ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﻧ َ َﺰا ُل ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎدِ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻐ َﺮﺑَﺎءَ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺘُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣُﻌَ ﺪٍّا ِﻟﻴَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫﺬَا ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳﱠ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ِﺎرﺑُﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ﺼﻮري ِﺑ َﻘ َﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﺑ َﺸﺄ ْ ِن اﺟْ ِﺘﻴ َِﺎز َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺤْ ﻨ َ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﱪ َﻗ ُ‬‫ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨْﻘِ َﺬﻧَﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ْﺧ ِ ْ‬
‫َﺎط‪.‬‬‫اﻹﺣْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫أ ُ ِر ْد َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ َ‬
‫ْف أ َ ِو ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ‪ ،‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﻣَ َﺮ ْرﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻼﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻧُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮ ٌع َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ﺟُ ُﺰ ِر اﻟ ﱠﺮأ ْ ِس‬ ‫اﺳ َﺦ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ َﻓ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ َ‬
‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ َﺔ َﻓ َﺮ ٍح!‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﴬ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻷ َ ْﺧ َ ِ‬
‫ﺼﻮري‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن؟«‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ َﻟﻨِﻲ َﻗ ُ‬
‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗﺮى َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺰ َر؟ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨ َ ِﺼ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠ‬‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬‫ْت ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﴍ ُ‬
‫ﺼﻮري! ﻧَﺠَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ!«‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﺠَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺎ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا! أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ ِﰲ أﻣَ ٍ‬
‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ِﺖ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ﺘِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋُ ﺒُﻮ ٍُس ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻣْ ﻌَ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريَ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗِﻔِ ﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا اﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘﻨَﺎ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ف َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ َﻟﻨَﺎ أيﱡ أﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬ﻓﺬَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ‬ ‫َﺎح ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻛ َِﺴ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻨَﻨْﺠَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ﺘَ ﱢﺪ وَﻋَ ﻠ ِْﻘﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ِرﻳ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ات ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺎﺣَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴَﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫ﺎن — ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ري ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة — ﺣُ ﺠَ ْ َ‬ ‫ريﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮس ِﰲ ﺣُ ﺠَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻟِﻠﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠﺠُ ﻠُ ِ‬
‫أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺼﻮري ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻨِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن! أ َ َرى َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ! أ َ َرى َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ!«‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺮ ِﺑﺘَﻤَ ﻌﱡ ٍﻦ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ َر َوﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت أَﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫َت ﺑُ ْﺮﺗُ َﻐﺎ ِﻟﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪ .‬أ َ َﺧ ْﺬ ُت ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ! َوﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‬
‫ني ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇْ ِ‬‫ﻈﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ َﺴﺎ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ َرى إِذَا َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ﻨﱠﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن أُﺣَ ِﺎو َل ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ أ َ ْن أَﺟْ ﺬِبَ‬ ‫ُﻮن د َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮي‪» :‬أَوﱠاهُ‪َ ،‬ﻻ! َﻟ ْﻦ أَدَﻋَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺒ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺠَ ﺎ َل ِﰲ َﺧ ِ‬
‫َﺎﻫﻬُ ﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒ َ‬
‫ﺼﻮري! دَﻋْ ﻨَﺎ ﻧُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل َوﻧ َ ْﻠﺤَ ُﻖ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ «.‬و َر َﻓﻌْ ﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﻛ َﱪَ َﻗﺪ ٍْر ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫»ﻫﻴﱠﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺋِﺤً ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛ َ ِﱪ ُ ْ‬
‫ري أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻻﺣَ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ِﺔ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ﻟِﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺒﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ اﺗﱠ َﻀﺢَ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫ﺼﻮري‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻧ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن؟«‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ َل َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻄﻠ َِﻖ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨَﺎدِ ِق َوﻧَﺄ ْ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺎ!«‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪» :‬ا ْﻟﺒَﻨَﺎدِ ُق! ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ ْ‬
‫ْت أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ َﻊ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴ ُْﺖ َودَﻋَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻨَﺎ َوﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْ‬
‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر َة ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻀ ًﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْريَ! َﻓﺎﺑْﺘَ َﺴﻤْ ُﺖ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ َ ِت ﱠ‬ ‫ﴍﻋَ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ وَأَﺑْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻤْ َﻠﻤَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ْف ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮوﻧَﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬ﻫﻴﱠﺎ ِﺑﻨَﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐْ !«‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘﺎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ! َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌُ ﻮا َ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﻘ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺎحَ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ِﺑﻤُﺤَ ﺎذَاﺗ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ث َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ ْﻗﻨَﺎ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﱪﺗُﻐﺎ ِﻟﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺑﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‬‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَﻠِﻔ ٍﺔ؛ أو ًﱠﻻ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻜ ﱢﻠﻤُﻮﻧَﻨَﺎ ِﺑﻠُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬
‫اﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْﺪِيﱞ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺳﺒَﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮﻧ ْ ِﺴﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻓﻬْ َﻢ أَيﱟ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺧِ ريًا ﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ٌر ْ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫َث؟«‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺋِﺤً ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﻦ أَﻧْﺘُﻢْ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ َ‬
‫اﺻﻨ َ ُﺔ‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫ﴎﻧ َِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳٍّﺎ وَأ َ َ َ‬‫َﴍَﺣْ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ ًرا إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ﴎ َﻛﻌَ ﺒْﺪٍ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺒَﻬَ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻨﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬُوﻧِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴ ََﺔ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
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‫ﻄ ِﺢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَأﺧِ ريًا ﻧَﺠَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ!‬ ‫ﺼﻮري ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫أَﻧَﺎ و ََﻗ ُ‬
‫ﺿ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻣْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻃﻴﱢﺒًﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺮ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻞ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ دَاﻋِ َﻲ ِﻟﺪ َْﻓ ِﻊ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ٍﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺂﺧﺬُ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬ ‫»ﺳ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ ،‬اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِآﻣﻨ َ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬

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‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫ﺎل‬‫ﻄﺎ ُه ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َرﺣِ ﻴﻤً ﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻣَ َﻊ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬‫َﺷ َﻜ ْﺮﺗُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻃﻴﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻇﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن َرﺣْ ﻤَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ‬‫ﺼﻮري أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ َﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ َﺔ ﺑَﺤﱠ ٍﺎر ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫و َِﻇ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪،‬‬‫َاﻓ ْﻘ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ْﺮ ِﺿ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ري! َﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﴍَاءَ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺒﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘﱠ ِﺴ َﻊ ِﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬
‫اﺷ َﱰَى ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻋَ ﺘَﺎدِ ﻧَﺎ ْاﻵ َﺧ َﺮ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫َوإ ِ َ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِﱢﺐ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬‫ﺼ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ِﻈﻴﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِآﻣﻨ َ ٍﺔ و ََﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ٍة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬
‫ﻄﺄ ْ َﻫﺎ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎيَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪ .‬وَأ َ َﻗﻤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻛ ُﻦ ﻣ ُْﻔﻠ ًِﺴﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْر ٍض َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َ‬
‫ِﻠﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَا ﻋَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِز َراﻋَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻤْ ِﺘ ْﻠ ُﻚ َوﻳُﺪِﻳ ُﺮ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬‫ﻣَ َﻊ أَﺣَ ِﺪ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺮ َﺷﺎﺋ ًِﻘﺎ ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻲ؛ ِﻟﺬَا ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﻠ َﻢ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ َﺔ‬‫ﱰﻳ ُْﺖ ﻗِ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻴ ِﱢﺐ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫اﺷ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َﺧﺬْﺗُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻬْ َﻮﺗْﻨِﻲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُة اﻟ ﱢﺰ َراﻋَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺖ ِ ِﻹ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺔ ُﺳ ﱠﻜ ٍﺮ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُﻗِ ﻴﻢُ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻄ ْ‬ ‫ري ًة وَﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱠ‬‫أ َ ْر ٍض َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬
‫ِﻴﺲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎب ﺗَﺠْ ﻨ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ أَﺑ َْﻘﻰ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ ﻟ َِﺨ َ‬ ‫ُﻓ َﺮ ِﴆ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬
‫ﺼﻮ ُل ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ِﺴريًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬

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‫اﻋ ِﺔ‬ ‫َﺣ َﻴﺎ ُة ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﺰ َر َ‬

‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ إِﻧَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َت ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫اﴈ َو َزاد ْ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﺳﻌَ ْﺖ ُر ْﻗﻌَ ُﺔ أ َ َر ِ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻼﺣِ َﻘﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ني ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﱠ‬
‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺻﺤﱠ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءِ َوﻳُﺤَ ﺎﻓِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻳ َُﺴ ﱡﺪ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ﺘِﻲ وَﺣَ ﺎﺟَ َﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺎﻷ َ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬‫َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎح ُﻣﺒ ِْﻬ َﺮ ًة‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑﺘَ َﻘﺪ ِﱡﻣﻲ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬ ‫َت ﺑ ََﺸﺎ ِﺋ ُﺮ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ َﻫﺬَا‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻼدِ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑُ ْﺮﺗَ َﻐﺎ ِﻟﻴٍّﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريٌ ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠ ُﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﺠَ ِﺎو َر َة ﻟِﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷﺎبﱞ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ني ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﻳ ِْﻦ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ وﻳﻠﺰ‪ .‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱠني‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺰﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أَﺑَ َﻮﻳْ ِﻪ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﴪﻋَ ِﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ﻧَﻤَ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﺰ ِارﻋُ ﻨَﺎ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ني ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى َﻫﺎﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺎ َرﻳ ِْﻦ َﻓ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺿ َﻠ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟﺤَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﺼ ِﺐ ُﺳ ﱠﻜ ٍﺮ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻣْ ﺘ َِﻼكِ ﻣَ َﺰ ِار ِع َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﱡﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴ ُﺪ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪ :‬ﻣَ َﺰ ِار ِﻋﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪ .‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛْﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وَوﻳﻠﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﻧ َ ِﺴريُ ِﰲ ﺟَ ﻮ َْﻻ ٍت َ‬
‫ﺎﺿﻴﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَذْ ُﻛ ُﺮ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪْﺗُ ُﻪ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ َﻛﺄَﻧﱢﻲ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ ﻋَ ﻠ َِﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻄﻨَﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ وَﻣَ ِ‬ ‫و َُﺧ َ‬
‫اﺷ ِﺘﻴَﺎﻗِ ﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُ ُﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَا ِﻟﺪِي‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺪَى ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﻣَ ﻬْ ﺠُ ﻮ َر ٍة ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬
‫َووَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ِﺑﻲ ِﻟﻴ َْﺴﻌَ َﺪ ِﺑ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ؛ إ ِ ْذ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﺤِ ٍّﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﱢﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻓﺘَﻘِ َﺪ وَا ِﻟﺪَيﱠ ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ﺛ َ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ ِﻷ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ و َِآﻣﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َ‬
‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ُن؛‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﺎ ُه ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻻ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ً‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻨَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻖ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ا َمل َﺸﺎﻋِ َﺮ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءٌ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُﻛ ْﻦ َﻫﺎ ِﻧﺌًﺎ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﻋَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ٌﺔ ُﻣﺜ ْ ِﻤ َﺮ ٌة‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ٌل‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﻐ َﻠﺒ َُﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﴫ ﻋَ َﲆ ا َملﻨ ْ ِﻄ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ ْﺰﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ ﻟ ْ ِِﻺﺛَﺎ َر ِة َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺘَﻨْﺘَ ِ ُ‬
‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮاﺗِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ِﻷَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤﻊَ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﺑ ِﺮﺣْ َﻼﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺤْ َﻮذَ ِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ُم ﱠ‬ ‫ﺺ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ُ‬ ‫َﺎت‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻜ ُﱪُ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة أ َ ْر ِوي ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻜﺎﻳ ِ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺤُ ﻮا أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﺛ َ َﺮاءً‪.‬‬

‫ﺻ ُﺔ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﺴﺘْﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺰ ِار ِع ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺻﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺰ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﻟ ِِﺮﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟﺘَﺠْ ِﻬ ِ‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ َ‬
‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ًﻼ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ ِ‬
‫َﺧ َﻞ ﺣَ ﻴﱢ َﺰ اﻟﺘﱠﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ َﻛﺤَ ﺠَ ٍﺮ ﺑَﺪَأ ِﰲ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ أ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮا َر أﺣْ ﻤَ ُﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن د َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺎﻓِ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ َ ْن أ َ ِزﻳ َﺪ ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺪَﺣْ ُﺮ ِج ِﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ﺗَ ﱟﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻴَﺪِي ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِ ِﻹ َ‬
‫ري ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أَيﱢ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ ﻣَ ْﻦ دَﻣﱠ َﺮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ ُ َﻏ ﱢ َ‬
‫ﺻ َﻐﺎءَ ِﻟﻮَا ِﻟﺪِي ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬
‫َات‪.‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻣ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِض‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َر َﻓ ْﻀ ُﺖ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ َﺰ ًة‬ ‫ﻴﺰ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﺑﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ و َِﺟ ٍ‬ ‫َت ﺗَﻮ َِار ُ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪد ْ‬
‫ﻮﻻ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﺘﱢﺠَ ﺎ َر ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺳ ِﻤﻴ َﱠﺔ َو َﻛﺘَﺒ ُْﺖ و َِﺻﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ ُﺖ وﻳﻠﺰ ﻣَ ْﺴﺌُ ً‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ﻨَﺎ ُﺧ َ‬
‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻟ ِِﻼﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق‪َ .‬وو َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬وَاﺛ ًِﻘﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَﻌْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ﻏِ ﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬

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‫َأ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْﻳﻘ َﻴﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺟ ِﺪ ٍﻳﺪ‬

‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َات ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﰲ اﻷَو ِﱠل ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺒْﺘَﻤْ ِﱪَ ‪ ،١٦٥٩‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻲ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وﱃ ا َمل ْﺸﺌُﻮﻣَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺎ ْل‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠﻻ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ َﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُﻗﻤْ ُﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﺑ ِﺮﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻲ اﻷ ُ َ‬
‫أ ُ ِر ْد أ َ ْن أُﻧْﺤِ َﺲ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َرﺟُ ًﻼ‪ ،‬إ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻨٍّﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ‪ُ ١٢٠‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﻂ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َر ْدﻧَﺎ ﻣ َُﻘﺎﻳ ََﻀﺘَ ُﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﺧﺎدِ ِﻣ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟﺘُﻨَﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬
‫ْاﻷ َ َﻓ ِﺎر َﻗ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮع‪،‬‬‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﺑ ُﺴ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﴍ ََﻗ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ َﺔ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ َر إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻨَﺎ َﺷﻤَ ًﺎﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪ .‬و ََﺳ َﻠ ْﻜﻨَﺎ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺒ ِﱠﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ِﰲ ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻮَاﺗِﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﴩ َة َد َرﺟَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ أ َ ْو اﺛْﻨَﺘَ ْﻲ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ دَا ِﺋ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ ْﺮ ِض ﻋَ ْ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻴَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ و َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻓ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ َﻚ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺘَﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ ٌَﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ إِﺑْﺤَ ِﺎرﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺎﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴐﺑَﺘْﻨَﺎ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫ﺎت أَﺣَ ﺪ ُُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺎر؛ َﻓﻤَ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﺎل أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ َﻫﺬَا ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ُﻫﻨَﺎ و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ ِرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َﻘﺎذَ ُ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِت‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ْاﻵ َﺧ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎب اﻟ ﱢﺮﺋَ ِﻮيﱢ ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺮ َﻓ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻ ْﻟﺘِﻬَ ِ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻸ َ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ُﻗﻠُﻮﺑَﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠ ْ ِ‬
‫ني ُﻣﺘَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﻷ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ أﺧِ ريًا‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ ُﻗﺬ ِْﻓﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎرﻧَﺎ وَأ َرا َد‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ور ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَا َﻟﻨَﺎ د َْﻫ ًﺮا‪َ ،‬ﻫﺪَأ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬أﺣَ ِﺎو ُل ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﰲ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ﻣَ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُر ُﺳﻮﻣَ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳ َﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُر ُﺳﻮﻣَ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴَﺎ ِﻧﻴ َﱠﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻧ َ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ؛ َراﺟَ ﻌْ ﻨَﺎ َﺧ َﺮا ِﺋ َ‬
‫ري ُﻣﺘَﻤَ ﻌﱢ ٍﻦ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺘﱠ ُﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَﻴْﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ُون ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ِﻢ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ُﺰ ِر ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﻳ ِﺒﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫أَﺟَ ﺒْﺘُﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪ َ‬
‫َﺎن ِﰲ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك إِﻋَ ﺎ َد ُة ﺗَﻬْ ِﻴﺌَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِﺠ ُﺪ اﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻤﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﻀﻤَ ﺎ ِم ِﻟ َ‬
‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢٌ ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻀ َﺪﺗ ِِﻪ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻂ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺨ َ‬‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﻣُﺤِ ﱞﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ﻣَ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأ َ ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْاﻷ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِ‬
‫ريﻧَﺎ ﻣَ َﺴﺎ َرﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮن إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﻳ ِﺒﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﻏ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬُ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ َﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن َ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬
‫ﴪبُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻜﺜ ْ َﺮةٍ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸﻜ َِﻼ ِت‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ُﻣﺘَ َ ﱢ‬
‫ﴬ َر ًة ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮن أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋَ ْ ِ‬
‫ني ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻜﻨﱠﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻣْ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﺑُﻠُﻮ ِﻏﻨَﺎ ﺑﺎرﺑﺎدوس ِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺤﺎدي ﻋﴩ‬

‫اﻟﺴ ِﻔﻴ َﻨ ِﺔ!‬ ‫ﲢ ﱡ‬

‫ﻄ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫َ َ‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺬَ َﻓﺘْﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا — ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه‬ ‫ريﻧَﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻫﺒ ْﱠﺖ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺧِ َﻼ َل ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻨَﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺿ َﻠ ْﻠﻨَﺎ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﺮ ِب — َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪َ ،‬‬
‫َﺎح‬‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬‫ﻒ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﻠ ِﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِت اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ض!«‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ‪ ،‬أ َ ْر ٌ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﻛ ِِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ أَﺣَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﺑﻌُ ﻨ ْ ٍﻒ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‬ ‫ﻄﻤْ ﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﻤ ْﺮﺗَ َﻔ ٍﻊ َرﻣْ ِﲇﱟ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄ َ ْرﺟَ ﺤَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ا ْرﺗَ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻮن َﻻ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺠَ َﺮﻳْﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻇﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻫﺎ ِﻟ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ُه ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫و َْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻧَﺪ ِْري أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻧَﺪ ِْري ﻣَ ﺎ إِذَا‬ ‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ِﺼ ٍ‬ ‫ات ِﻟﻨَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠُ َﺮ ِ‬
‫ض ﻣَ ﺄ ْ ُﻫﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ أ َ ْم َﻻ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻧَﺪ ِْري َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻨَﻨْﺠُ ﻮ أ َ ْم َﻻ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ري اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ اﺗﱢﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻤُﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أَﺟْ َﺰاءٍ‪ ،‬إ ِ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ﱠﻛ ِﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻠ َِﻘ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻀﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ٍﺾ و ََﻫﻴﱠﺄْﻧَﺎ أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ َﺴﻨَﺎ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْﺳ َﻮأِ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ُﻣﺒَ ﱠﻠ ِﻠ َ‬
‫ني ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َوﻧ َ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ .‬ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫َث اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﻴريُ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ِﺔ‪ .‬ﺛُﻢﱠ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎبَ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﺘُﻮ ُر أ َ ْروَاﺣَ ﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﱠﺮاءِ أَﺣْ ﺪ ِ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ َ‬
‫َاث ْاﻷ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِ‬
‫َﺎح‪.‬‬‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﺻ ٌﺔ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﺷﺒَﺎبُ ! دَﻋُ ﻮﻧَﺎ ﻧُﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ أَﻣَ ﻠُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴﺪُ!«‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﱢف إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﻧُﺠَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ري َِان ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫َﺎن َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ َﻗ ِﺎرﺑ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻂ إِﻧ ْ َﺰا َل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‬‫َات َﺷ ﱠﺎﻗ ٍﺔ َﻛ ْﻲ ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠﺐَ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﺑَﺬْ َل ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ﻮد ٍ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺎر ْاﻷَو ِﱠل‪َ .‬وﺗَ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻋْ َ‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ْ ِ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﱢف‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧُﺠَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﺗَ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎل إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴ َﻼﻣَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ وَﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺎل ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧَﻨْﺠُ ﻮَ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َرﺣْ ﻤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ َِر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺪَﻋَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘِﻤَ ﺎﺗَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎ أ َ ْم‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻮَاءٌ أ َ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ُﺻﻮ ُل إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻏِ ُﻞ ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﻓ ْﺮ ٍد ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻐ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ .‬ﻓﺠَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺠُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ َﺷﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ ِﻷ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻨَﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬ ‫ري ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ِ ،‬آﻣﻨًﺎ أ َ ْم َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ري ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻧُﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ف إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ُون َﻫﺬَا ﺳﻨَﻨْﺠَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺘُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ﻫِ َﻲ أ ْن ﻧ َ ِﺠ َﺪ َﺧﻠِﻴﺠً ﺎ أ ْو َﻓ َﻢ ﻧَﻬْ ٍﺮ؛ َﻓ ِﺒﺪ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼﻣَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻟ َِﺸ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺎدِئ ِﻟﻨَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬‫َوﻧ َ ِﻀﻴ ُﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪ُ .‬ﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧ ُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ َر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎءٍ َﻫ ٍ‬
‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َﺳ ِﺦ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ٌَﺔ ﻋُ ﻠُ ﱠﻮ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺒ َِﻞ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َﺳ َﺦ َوﻧ ْ‬
‫ِﺼ َ‬
‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻘﺬ ِْﻓﻨَﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪ ،‬وَاﺑْﺘَ َﻠﻌَ ﺘْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‬ ‫َﴐﺑ َِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ َ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎﻫِ ﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬و َ َ‬
‫ِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒًﺎ؛ إِذْ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَﻧﱢﻲ َﺳﺒﱠﺎحٌ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ٌﺮ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ذِ َراﻋَ ﱠﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ِﻷ َ ْﻟﺘَﻘِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮ َد ﻟ َِﺴ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﻀﺎﻫِ ﻲ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ َة ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬وَاﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ ْت ِرﺋَﺘَﺎيَ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَﺪَأ ْ ُت أ َ ْﺳﻌُ ُﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﺎﳼ‪ .‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﻮن َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَﻣَ ٌﻞ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬‫ف أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ إ ِ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْزﺣَ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫َني ﺑَ َﺮا ِﺛﻨ ِِﻪ وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ِﺑﻲ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮف‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺬَﺑَﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْجُ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ ِ‬
‫ﻈﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬‫ﺻ ِﺎر ُع َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ أ َ ْﻏ ِﺮ َق‪ .‬و َِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ﺗَﺪُو ُر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْﱄ ِﰲ َدوﱠاﻣَ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ َ‬
‫ﱪ َﻗﺪ ٍْر ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑ َﻘﺪ َِﻣﻲ ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ُﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َع‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ ََﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْري‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت أُدْﺧِ ُﻞ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪْﺧِ َﻠﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ َوﻳَﺠُ ﱠﺮﻧِﻲ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬‫إ ِ َﱃ ِرﺋَﺘَ ﱠﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ْ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺨ َﺮ ٍة َوﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َ‬‫ﺻﺪ ِْري ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺪ َم َ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﺛَﺎﻟ ِِﺚ أ َ ْو َرا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮﻧِﻲ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫ﺗَﻨ َ ﱡﻔ ِﴘ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ُﻮت ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻮت ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄَﻣ ُ‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳ َُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄَﻣ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻈ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﺛ ِِﺮ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺒْﺪُو أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻣَ ﻮْﻫِ ﺒ ٌَﺔ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﻘﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ؛ ﻣَ ﻮْﻫِ ﺒ َُﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ﱢ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﺠْ ﻤَ ﻌْ ُﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻗﻮَايَ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫َﻓﻔِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ د ََﻓﻌَ ﻨﻲ اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ ُر ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ ِْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‬ ‫ﻮض َﺧ ِﺎر ِج ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه وَﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎيَ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َع‪َ ،‬ود ََﻓﻌْ ُﺖ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﻟِﻠﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓﺠَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ِﰲ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَ ﱠﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﺘْﻨِﻲ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬‫َﻗ ْﺪ َر ْ‬

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 ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺔِ !‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻢ ﱠ‬

‫ْت‪َ .‬و َﻛ َﻔﺎﻧِﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ِز ْﻟ ُﺖ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬

‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻟِﺤَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻌِ َﺪﺗِﻲ أ ُ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎبُ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐﺜَﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺣَ ﻴٍّﺎ‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﻳﺮ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻴﺄْ ِس‬

‫َﺟ ِﺰ َ‬

‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ﺣَ ﻮ ِْﱄ‪ .‬أَﻳ َْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِر َﻓﺎﻗِ ﻲ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ ُﻓﻘِ ﺪُوا‬ ‫ﻮف‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ َﻗﺎدِ ًرا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗِﻔِ ﻲ؛ َﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﺸ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴﺪَ؟ و َ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎت‪ ،‬وَﺣِ ﺬَاء ِ‬
‫َان‪.‬‬ ‫ث ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َﻗ َﻠﻨ ْ ُﺴ َﻮ ٌة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة‪َ ،‬وﺛ َ َﻼ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﻲ‬ ‫ﻮن أَﻧَﺎ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َرى! َﻻ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫»ﻻ! ُﻗ ْﻞ إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ُﺖ ُﻣ ْﻠﺘَﺎﻋً ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﴏ ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴﺪَ!«‬
‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ و َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌﺬٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أَد ِْري َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗِﻌِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ُﺲ‬ ‫ِﻲ ِﱄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻘ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤَ َﻊ أﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ْﻏ َﺮ ْق ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْ ِﺪ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ ِﻷ ْﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ُﻪ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ْب و ََﻻ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ُه ُﴍ ٍ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﴚءُ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ ُد‬ ‫ﺎن وَاﻫِ ﻴًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ِني‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن أَﻣَ ِﲇ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة َﻛ َ‬‫ِر َﻓﺎﻗِ ﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎﻛ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺐ ِﺑ َﻼ ﻣَ ﺄْوًى‬ ‫ﺎن َﻏ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ني وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَيﱡ َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ٍة ﺗُ ْﺮﺟَ ﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳ ﱢﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ني َ‬‫ِﺑﺠَ ﻴْ ِﺒﻲ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺳ ﱢﻜ ٌ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم؟‬‫و ََﻻ َ‬
‫ﻂ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺟ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻮﺳﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؛ َﻓﺎﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ ُﻞ ﻳَﻬْ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ِﺎﱄ ﻣَ ﻴْﺌُ ً‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ُﺖ ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﴏ ْ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ْق و َْﻗﺘًﺎ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﱠ‬‫ﺎن ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﺪ ٌد ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺄْوًى‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ْت ُﻏ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ﻟ ِِﻼ ْﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎءِ ﺧِ َﻼ َل اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﻘﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َووَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺼﻨًﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ َﻛ ْﻲ أ ِﺟ َﺪ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ًة ﺗَﺒْﺪُو َﻛﻤَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬
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‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ْﺴ ٍﻂ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺮﻳ َﻊ أ َ ْر َﻫ َﻘﻨِﻲ ِﺑ َﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤً ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬
‫ﺿﺌ ٍ‬‫َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬

‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ْ ِﱄ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮع ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﺑ ُﺴ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ْﴍ ََﻗ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﻣَ ﺎﺗِﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﻮﻳﱠﺎﺗِﻲ وَﺣَ ِﺎﱄ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺴﻨَﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ .‬ﻧ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ري وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ َﺲ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬‫وَﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ُﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ َِﻘ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ﱡ‬ ‫و َِﺻﺤْ ُﺖ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ!« َﻓ ﱠ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ًﺔ! َﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ ﺑَﻘِﻴﻨَﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺟَ َﺮ َﻓﺘْﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣُﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﺮ َﺳ ٍﺦ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ري ِﰲ َﻫ َﺬا ْاﻵ َن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻨَﺠَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ْ‬
‫»اﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ﻳَﺒْﻌَ ُﺚ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻓِ ﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريُ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮي‪ْ :‬‬ ‫ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺟَ ﺎ َل ِﰲ َﺧ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺘِﻲ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﻀ ْﻊ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮل ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪َ .‬وﻳَﺒْﺪُو أ َ ﱠن ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﻴْ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ري إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿﺤْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﺘِﻴﺢُ ِﱄ َ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ﺗَ َﺮاﺟُ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪﱢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ِﺷﺒْ َﻪ َ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﻢ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ أُﺑْ ِﻘﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﱠﺎﻓ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻧ َ َﺰﻋْ ُﺖ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ﻋَ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْريَ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬
‫ِﻠﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺎﺑْﺘَ َﻠﻌْ ُﺖ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو ِﰲ َوﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺒْ ٌﻞ ﻳَﺘَﺪ ﱠَﱃ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴚ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺻﻌُ ﺐَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ ُ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺴ ْ‬
‫ِﻠﺼﻌُ ﻮ ِد إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺨﺪَﻣْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َر َﺳ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﺑ َﻜ ِﺎﻣﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ٍِﺐ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت و َْﻗﺘِﻲ َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻒ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﺟَ ٍّﺎﻓﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ُ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُﻔ ُﻪ ُﻣﺒَ ﱠﻠ ٌﻞ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬
‫ِﻲ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨ َﺰ ُن ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎهِ‪ ،‬ﻧ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﺎف ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪َ .‬ﻓﻨ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ ْﺴ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﻆ‪ ،‬اﺣْ ﺘَﻮَى اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫َوﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬
‫ﻳﺖ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻌِ َﺪﺗِﻲ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮ َﻗ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﺒ َْﺴ َﻜ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒْ ُﺰ وَأ َ َﻛ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِﰲ ﺟَ ﻤْ ِﻊ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﺄَﺣْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ْف‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ٍ‬‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻟ ِﺒﻨَﺎءِ َ‬‫َﺎل اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِﺋ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ وَا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ات‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑَﺘ ِِﻪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ري َﻛ ْﻲ أﻧ ْ ُﻘ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪،‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻼﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﻟِﺤَ ﻤْ ِﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﺛ ْ َﻘ ِﻞ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺪَاﻳ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْ ُت ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎل!‬‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣُﻌْ ِﺠ َﺰ ًة أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا َم َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﺨ ِﺼﻴﱠ ِﺔ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ْ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺗْ َﻠ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒْ ُﺰ و َْاﻷ ُ ْر ُز وَا ْﻟﺠُ ﺒْ ُﻦ َو َﻟﺤْ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ وَا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻲ وَأَﺟْ ﻤَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْﺧ ِﺰ َن َ‬

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‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻨِﻲ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻻ ﻳ ََﺴﻌُ ﻨِﻲ ﻓِ ﻌْ ُﻞ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮب ْاﻷُو ُروﺑﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﻓ َﺴﺪ َِت ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﱤَا ُن ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ﺢَ ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﺒَ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺣِ ﻴَﺎ َل ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻵ َن‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﺗُﺘِﻴﺢُ ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮدَة‪َ «.‬وﻟِﺬَا‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺒَﺎ َد َر إ ِ َﱃ ذِ ْﻫﻨِﻲ‪» :‬أَﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َ‬
‫ُوق ﻧَﺠﱠ ٍﺎر َوﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻠِﺤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺻﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ْت أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ‪ ،‬و ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺆ‪ .‬وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﺒَﺎ ُ‬
‫ني‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺔ ِﻣﺠْ ﺪ َ‬
‫َاﻓ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳ َ‬‫ﺎب‪َ «.‬و ِﺑﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َ‬ ‫ْت ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰمَ‪َ :‬‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﻘﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﺮ ًﻛﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺴﻮ َرﻳ ِْﻦ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬
‫ْف ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬‫ْت ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎرﺣَ َﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺧ ِﻄ َﺮ ًة ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻠ َﻜ ْﻲ أ َ ْر ُﺳ َﻮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َر َﺳﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ُﺨﻮ َر أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا أ َ ْو ﻧَﻬْ ًﺮا‪.‬‬‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ﺟَ ْﺪو ًَﻻ َ‬‫َﺳ َﻼ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃﺌِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ﱠن أَﻳٍّﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﺠﻮ َِار‪ِ «.‬ﻟﺬَا ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺷ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺘَﻌَ ﱡﻘ ٍﻞ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻫﺎدِ ﺋًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻤْ ﺪًا ِهلل ِ‪ .‬و ََﻫﺒ ِﱠﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﻌَ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ‬‫ْف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ و َْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬وﺗَ َﻼﻋَ ﺐَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬‫ري ِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬَ ﺎ أ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ؛‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻘﺪَﻣَ ﱠﻲ ِﻷَﺗَ َﺸﺒ َﱠﺚ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ِﺑﺤَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟﺘِﻲ‪ .‬ﻧَﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ ﻲ ﺗَﺤَ ﻤﱡ ُﻞ َﺧ َﺴ ِﺎر ِة أَيﱢ َ ْ‬
‫ﻮن ِﰲ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮ ِص‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻟﺬَا ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺒًﺎ‬ ‫ني ِﻷ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ُﻣﻨ َ ِ‬‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ َﺳﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْت ﻧَﻬْ ًﺮا‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬‫ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ﺣﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ْف َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻌْ ِﻤ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ْف‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن َﺳﺤَ ﺒ ُْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎﺋِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِ ِﻹ ْر َﺳﺎءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬‫ﻳﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ِآﻣ ٍﻦ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ُة ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎﻣﱠ ُﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴ َُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪ .‬وَأَﻣﱠ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ْ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻳَ َﺮاهُ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ﱠﻠﺤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﻒ َوﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ﱡﻢ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ ُ‬
‫ْف ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺄْوًى أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َراﺣَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺪ َِﰲ إِﻳﺠَ ﺎ َد ﻣَ ﺄْوًى أَﻳٍّﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﺑﻤ َُﺴﺪ ٍﱠس َوﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرودِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ!‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑ ََﺔ ِﻣ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬‫ﻈ ُﺖ وُﺟُ ﻮ َد ﺗَ ﱟﻞ َ‬ ‫َﻻﺣَ ْ‬
‫ﺼﻮ َر ٍة أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﲆ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ «.‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ِﰲ ِر ْﻓ َﻘﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘِﻲ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳ َُﺔ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫َﻫﺬَا ِاﻻﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎهِ‪.‬‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺒﻤَ ﺎذَا أَدْﻋُ ﻮ َك؟« ﻧَﺒَﺢَ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﺳ ٍﻢ إِذَا ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ َﺳﻨ َ ْﻐﺪُو َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﱃ ْ‬
‫ني‪» :‬ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺴﺄَدْﻋُ ﻮ َك ﺷﻴﺒﻲ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱢﻲ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْﺗُ َﻚ‬ ‫َﺿﺤِ ْﻜ ُﺖ ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻹﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬

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‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮا َرةِ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐ ُﺖ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ َﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ‪َ ،‬رأَﻳ ُْﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱰةٍ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴎﻧَﺎ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬‫ِ ْ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﴩ ِﺳﻮَايَ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ اﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َر أﻳٍّﺎ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ِﺑﺄيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ أيﱡ ﺑ َ ٍ‬
‫ف ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﻧَﻮ ٍْع ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ ِِﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮر ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ْف‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َﻜ ْﻜ ُﺖ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎﺗِﻲ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺒَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻳﺖ‪،‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻐ َﺮ َق ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ﺑَﺎﻗِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ .‬أ َﻛ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َْﺴ َﻜ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َرﺗﱠﺒْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أﺛَﺎ َر د َْﻫﺸﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬أ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ْ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ ُ ِر ْد أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﻤَ ﻨِﻲ أَيﱞ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﻮخ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣً ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬
‫ﺎت ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ!‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻋﴩ‬

‫َﻣ َﻼ ٌذ ُﻣﺆَ ﱠﻗ ٌ‬
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‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻷ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎذَا أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔﺎ ُ‬

‫ظ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫َرﺟَ ﻌْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ أَيﱢ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻌُ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺼ ُ‬‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َ‬‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻬ ﱢﻢ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﴚءٍ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن‬‫ﺎظ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺘِﻲ ِﰲ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻋَ َﺔ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ ،‬و ََﻻ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ إ ِ َ‬ ‫ف ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ َوﺗَﺠْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫دَﻗِ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﺎﴏًا ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬وذَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺠْ ﻌَ َﻞ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ِز ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻣُﺤَ َ‬
‫ﻄﺘُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ْف َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ﻲ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺳﺒَﺢُ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َرﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ ُر ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺨﻔِ ًﻀﺎ‪ .‬و ََﺳﺤَ ﺒ ُْﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻠﺼﻌُ ﻮدِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ ِْﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﻴﻨًﺎ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَو ِﱠل‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ًْﻓﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺎن؛ ِﻟﺬَا َ‬ ‫ْف ﺛ َ ٍ‬
‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎﻧ َ َﺔ ِﺑ َ‬
‫ني! َﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎﻣريَ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْﻓ ْ ِ‬‫َﻛﻨَﻤُﻮذَ ٍج‪ .‬وَﺟَ ﻤَ ﻌْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨَﺎءِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻣْ َﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم وَﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ َﺰﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻨَﺎدِ ِق َوﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْﻓ ِ‬‫َﺎﻃ ﱠﻲ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩَا َع ِاﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ أ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﱢ‬
‫اﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎﺋِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ْ‬ ‫ﻮﻻ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ُﺻ ً‬ ‫ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َه اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ و ُ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻘِﻲ!‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ ﺑَ ﱢﺮﻳ ًﱠﺔ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ َِﺴ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺣَ ِﺪ َ‬ ‫ْت ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪُوﻗِﻲ و ََﺷﺄْﻧَﻪُ!« َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﺰحْ ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺼﺤْ ُﺖ‪» :‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ﺪِي! ا ْذ َﻫ ِﺒﻲ! اﺗْ ُﺮﻛِﻲ ُ‬
‫ني َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو َل ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫َاﺳﻌَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪُ!«‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻄ ُﺔ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎت‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ! َﻓ َﺮ َﻛ َﻀ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺖ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺔ ﺑ َْﺴ َﻜ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗﺬَ ْﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑ ِﻘ ْ‬
‫ِﻒ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺘْﻠ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ‪ ،‬أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫وَأ َ َﻛ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻀﻤَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة َ ِ‬
‫ﺎن َﻫ َﺬا ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﴍًا َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َان َ‬ ‫ْ َ‬ ‫ﺑَ ْﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻃﻴﱢﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ِت أيﱡ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ أَو ًﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒَ ٍﺔ؛ ِﻟ َﺬا َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮﺗِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴ َُﺔ ﻫِ َﻲ ِﺑﻨَﺎءَ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ٍﺔ ُﻣﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﺧ ْ‬
‫َﺎل‬‫َﺎﻃ ﱠﻲ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴩَا َع ِاﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻂ ِﺑﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ﴬ ُت ﻟِﻠﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أَﺣْ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ أ َ ْو َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮا َر ِة ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜﺎ ُن َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔ ُﺴ َﺪ إ ِ َذا أ َ ْ‬
‫ني ﺗَ َﺴﻨﱠﻰ ِﱄ أ َ ْﺧﺬُ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني َﺷﺒَ ِﻜﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ْﻀﺠَ ﻌً ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َراﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَأَﺧِ ريًا‪َ ،‬‬
‫ُﻀﻨِﻲ وَا َمل َﻜﺎ ُن ا ُمل ِﺮﻳﺢُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫َﺎح‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﻔِ ﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫َال أَو ِﱠل ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤْ َﺮ ْر ُت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ِﻣﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫َني‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ني اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ْاﻷ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋَ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َْﰲ ﱠ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ َﺳﺎﺣِ ﺒًﺎ َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ﻲ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻬْ ﺪَأ ُ اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ ُر‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺳﺒَﺢُ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻊ‬‫ني ِﰲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣُﻔِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ ﻧَﺤْ ِﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﺧ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬
‫ْت ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْﻓ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱢف ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪ ،‬أُﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ!( و ََﺷ ْﻔ َﺮ ُة ﺣِ َﻼ َﻗ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ) َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫إِﺛَﺎ َر ًة‪َ ،‬و ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻘ ﱞ‬
‫ني ﺟُ ﻨَﻴْﻬً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ُوﻗﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﻗِ ﻴﻤَ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ً‬ ‫ْت ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤِ َﻼ َﻗ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎن أُﻧْﻔِ ُﻘ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ!‬ ‫ﺎل‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫أَيﱠ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﻊ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ َﺧ ْﺬﺗُ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ آﺧِ َﺮ‬ ‫ني اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺐَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋَ ْ ِ‬
‫ني ْاﻷ َ ﱠو َﻟ ْ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻷَﺧِ ِ‬
‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ُﻣﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ‪َ .‬ﻫﺒ ِﱠﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﺪَيﱠ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ِرﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﱄ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﱢف ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻀﺎ ِﺋ ُﻊ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َوﻟِ ْﻠﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َْﻓ ْ ِ‬‫َاج ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻼ ِﻃﻤَ ِﺔ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻟ ﱠ‬‫ﺎﺿ ْﺖ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ُه ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﱢف ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴﻊَ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ‬ ‫ُث؛ َﻓﺠَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻮ ِْت‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﺎﺣً ﺎ ِﰲ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ أ َ ْ‬
‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺬ َﻫﺐْ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ﻮدَاﺗِﻲ ُﺳﺪًى‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ َﺳﻤَ ﺎ ُع ﺗَﺄ َ ْرﺟُ ِﺢ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةٍ‪ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﴐﺑ َِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ِﴍَا َع َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ﻳَﻬْ ِﻄ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْﱄ‪َ َ .‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬

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‫ﻃﻮَا َل اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻌْ ﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْت َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ أ َ ْو َراﻗِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻔِ ِ‬
‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‬‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻨَﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻴَﺪَيﱠ ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ﺘِﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧِﻤْ ُﺖ َﻗ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ!‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ِﻷ َ ِﺟ َﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﱠ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُ َﺮاﻓِ ُﻘﻨِﻲ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ٍة َ‬
‫ﻆ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺒَﺎ َد َر إ ِ َﱃ ذِ ْﻫﻨِﻲ‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ﱠﻛ ِﺪ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻨَﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت‬‫ﻄ َﺎﻗ ِﻢ و َُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎوي وَأ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ أَﻧ ْ ُ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬
‫ﻂ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮﻋَ ْ ِ‬
‫ني َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َﻛﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻣ ْ‬

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‫اﻟﺸ ْﻬ ُﺮ ْ َ‬
‫اﻷ ﱠو ُل‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن أَﺑْﻨ َِﻲ ﻣَ ﺄْوًى أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﺣْ َﻼﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َوإ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫َان ﺑَ ﱢﺮيﱟ أ َ ْو‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎن أﻣْ ﻨِﻲ و ََﺳ َﻼﻣَ ﺘِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ أيﱢ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﺿﻤَ َ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ و َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ُﻫ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ َﻫ ﱡﻢ َ ْ‬‫َدوَاﻣً ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫أ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ِﺑﻨَﺎءُ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ َدوَاﻣً ﺎ؟ أ َ ْم أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَذْ َﻛﻰ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜُﻮ ُر‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﺴﺎءَ ْﻟ ُﺖ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ﻣَ ِﻠﻴٍّﺎ ِﰲ ﻛ َِﻼ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴَﺎ َرﻳ ِْﻦ و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ؟« ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻛﻬْ ٍﻒ أَﻋِ ُ‬
‫ﻳﻦ و ََﺧﻴْﻤَ ًﺔ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ ِﻛ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ :‬ﻛﻬْ ًﻔﺎ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫»أ َ ُ‬
‫ْب‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة وَﻋَ َﺪ ِم ُﻗ ْﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ َﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ َﺮا َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺊ ُ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أ َ َﻗﻤْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫اﺗﱠ َﺴ َﻢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻬ ﱢﻢ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻲ أَﺗَ َﺮ ﱠﻗﺐَ ُﻣ ُﺮو َر ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎت‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ْﺪﻧَﺎ َﺳﻬْ ًﻼ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑَ ِﺔ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِث َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﴎ ُت أَﻧَﺎ وَﺷﻴﺒﻲ َ‬ ‫ِ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻊ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ﻧ َ ْﻘ ُﻞ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﻋِ ﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَا ِﱄ ِﻣﺜَﺎ ِﻟﻴٍّﺎ! و ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ‪ ،‬أ َ ْر ِﺿﻴﱠﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋُ ْﺸ ِﺒﻴ ٌﱠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﺗَ ﱟﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءَ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻧْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻢ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ ِﻟﻴَﺤْ ُﺮ َس أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎﺋِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ِن اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱰ ْﻛ ُﺖ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َ َ‬
‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ْاﻷَو ِﱠل‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺖ ِ ِﻹ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ﺘِﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ًرا‬ ‫ﻄ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻨًﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫أَو ًﱠﻻ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ﺣِ ْ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ري وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ﺟُ ْﺪ َراﻧًﺎ دَاﺧِ َﻞ َﺧ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َو َز َرﻋْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َﻛﻬْ ٍﻒ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ُﺳ ﱠﻠﻤً ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ َﻚ‬ ‫َاري‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ور ﻋَ ْ َ‬‫َﺎب ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺑﻨَﺎءِ ﺑ ٍ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬
‫ﻮل‬ ‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠﺪ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺬَ ِر‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ َﻛ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫َار ِﻟﻴَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ َوﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ َﻛﻴ َْﻔﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱡ ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﻔﻴْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻓﺠْ َﻮ ًة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫وج ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫ري ًة‬ ‫ﺼﻨِﻲ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳ ًَﺔ َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ ﺣِ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻼﺣِ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ِﻒ اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬
‫َو َراﺣَ َﺔ ﺑ ٍ‬
‫َﺎل‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َﻫﻴْ َﻜ ًﻼ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ ِﻟ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﻊ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ﺑَﻴْﺘ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ﻗﺮب‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ور‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ .‬و ِﺑ ُﻤ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻻ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم؛ َو ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ً‬ ‫ﻳﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻤَ ًﺔ ِﺟﺪٍّا؛‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ ُﻣ َﺮﺗﱠﺒ ًَﺔ َو ُﻣﻨ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت أَﻣَ ًﻼ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬ا ْز َدد ُ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق!( َو َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺧ ﱠﺰﻧ ْ ُﺖ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫)ﻷَﺣْ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٍﺔ ِ‬‫ﺎت ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرو َد ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻔ َ‬
‫ﻈ ُﻪ ِﰲ أﻣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻲ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔ ُﺴﺪَ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫ِﺼﻴْ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ ﺒًﺎ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ َوﺑُﻨْﺪُﻗِ ﻴﱠﺘِﻲ ﻟ َ‬ ‫ُﺼ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْذ َﻫﺐُ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻟﺤْ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ ا ْﻟ َﱪﱢيﱢ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬
‫ف‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴٍّﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻏِ ﺬَاﺋِﻲ ا ُملﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤُﻮ ِم‪ ،‬أَﺑْ َﻠﻴ ُْﺖ ﺑ ََﻼءً ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ؛ َﻓﻤَ ْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺟُ ْﺰءًا أ َ َﺳ ِ‬
‫َاﻹ َرا َد َة‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ َة و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺻ ِﻄﻴَﺎ َد َ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﻦ أ َ ِو ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ِﺑﻨَﺎءَ ﺣِ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﺘ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻴ َﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﺎت ْاﻷ َ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﺎ‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءُ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءُ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄْوَى؛ أَيْ إ ِ ﱠن ِاﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴَﺎﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ؟ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُ‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺎﺣَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻗ َﴗ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻲ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻷ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ َﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱠﺎت ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫ورﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﴐ ِ‬ ‫ني َ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻮْبَ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ِﺑﻲ أ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎري َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﰲ وُﺟُ ﻮدِي ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗ َﻀﺎءُ ْاﻷَو َْﻗ ِ‬
‫اﻫ ْﻢ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ .‬وﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ْﺮ ُت ِر َﻓﺎﻗِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر َة‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِﺒ ِﻂ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريُ ِﰲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻻ أ َ َر ُ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم‬ ‫ﻈﻲ َﻓ َﻐ ِﺮ ُﻗﻮا‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ًِﺴﺎ َوﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪َ .‬و ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺴ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َل ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬‫ري وَا ْﻟﺤِ ْ ِﱪ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ﴪﺗُ ُﻪ أ َ ْو ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠﻴ ُْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َﺧ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِﺰ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠﺎﺗِﻲ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْ‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜﺘَﺎﺑ َُﺔ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢﺪ ُم ِﱄ ﻳَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮ ِْن‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻞ‬ ‫ْت ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬ ‫ﺎن أ ُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ ِاﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ِﺪ اﺑْﺘَﻌَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘ ِﻮﻳ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ُﻮﻃﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺷﻬْ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻫﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ُْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة‬ ‫ﻂ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﻴ ٍﻢ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﻔ ْﺮ ُت ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم َﻛ َﺨ ﱟ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ري ٍة ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬
‫ُﻮع‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد ْرﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِازﻳ َﻞ ِﰲ اﻷول ﻣﻦ ِﺳﺒْﺘَﻤْ ِﱪَ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َ‬
‫ﻇ ِﻠ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬

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 ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ُﺮ ْاﻷ َ ﱠو ُل‬
‫ﱠ‬

‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻇﻠﻠﺖ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْرﺗِ َ‬

‫ﻄ ِﺎﻣﻨَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮﺗَ َﻔ ِﻊ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻣْ ِﲇﱢ‪َ ،‬و َد ﱠﻟ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬
‫َاﻳﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ‪ِ ٣٠‬ﺳﺒْﺘَﻤْ ِﱪَ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻟ َِﺸﻬْ ٍﺮ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ؛ ِﻟﺬَا ُﻗﻤْ ُﺖ ِﺑﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻢ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ ِﺑﺪ ً‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ أَﻋِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤُﻌَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻮﱄ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﱄ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻴُﻌْ ﺘَ َﱪُ ﻳَ ْﻮ َم ذِ ْﻛ َﺮى و ُ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫و ُ‬
‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا أﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َدوَاﻋِ ﻲ َراﺣَ ِﺔ ﺑ َِﺎﱄ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِﺑﻌَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣَ ﺪِ‪ ،‬و ْ ِ‬
‫َاﻹﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ ﻋﴩ‬

‫ﻮر ٍة‬
‫ﻳﺮ ٍة َﻣ ْﻬ ُﺠ َ‬ ‫َْ‬
‫اﳊ َﻴﺎ ُة َﻋ َﲆ َﺟ ِﺰ َ‬

‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪًا ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ْاﻷ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻀ َﺪ ًة َو ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﺳﻴٍّﺎ؛ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣُﺤَ ﺎو ََﻻ ٍت َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﻮ ِْﺳﻌَ ﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻂ أ ُ ِﺟﻴ ُﺪ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ﺎ َل اﻟﻨﱢﺠَ ﺎ َرةِ‪ .‬وَﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻬُ ﻮ ُد أَﻧﱢﻲ‬ ‫أَذْ َﻫ َﻠﻨِﻲ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ و َْﻗﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ َﻗ ﱡ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺰﻣْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬و ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءُ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎدِ ٌر ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨَﺎءِ‪ ،‬أ َ ِو اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺖ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﻞ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن َﻫ َﺬا‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤَ ًﺔ ﻟ ِِﻼ ْﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻘﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺪُو َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬
‫أ َ َﻫ ﱠﻢ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻲ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ﻳ ََﺔ‬‫َﺎح‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُز َﻫﺎءِ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫َاﺿ ٍﺢ؛ َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ أ َ ْﺧ ُﺮجُ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ِني و ِ‬‫اﺗﱠ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻲ ْاﻵ َن ِﺑ ُﺮوﺗ ٍ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺖ وُﺟُ ﻮ َد ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫ِﻠﺼﻴْﺪِ‪ .‬و ََﻻﺣَ ْ‬‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴩ َة‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ َْﻻ ُت ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﻤْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻬ ﱢﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﱄ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻔﺎ َد ُة‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬
‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹ َ‬‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﻛﻠُﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮر ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ ﺟُ ﻠُﻮد ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻛ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻟُﺤُ ﻮﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎد َُﻫﺎ؛ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺟُ ْﺰءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬
‫ريي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟ َِري َْﴇ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻤ ِ‬‫ﺎن ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ ًﺰا ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫َﺎﺿ ِﺔ‪َ :‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرو ُد َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗﺘُ ْﻞ أَﺑَﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬
‫َﺎح‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ًة ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﻏ ُﻔﻮ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ﺣَ ﺎ ٍّرا‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟﺘ َِﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ُﻮط‪ ،‬أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺪَادِ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ وَا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺪءِ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺸ ِﺎرﻳﻌِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺒْﺪَأ ُ ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬و ََﻓﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ُﺷﻤُﻮﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺘَﺒ ُْﺖ ُﻣﺬَ ﱢﻛ َﺮاﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤَ ﱡﺖ أَوَاﻧ َِﻲ ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻨَﻮﱢﻋَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َ‬
‫ﴤ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﻤْ ِ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْت ِﺑﺎ ْﻛﺘِﺸ ِﺎﰲ ﻟِﺸﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﺨﺸ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِيﱢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ﺟَ ﻮ َْﻻﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻌِ ﺪ ُ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫اف‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ُﻣ ُﻪ ﻟِﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﻣﺠْ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫»ﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻮيﱢ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ْ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪ِ :‬‬
‫ﻟِﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﻣ َﺴ ﱟﻦ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ َﺷﺤْ ِﺬ أ َ َدوَاﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻄﻴﻌِ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﻔﺄ ْ ِﳼ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺧ َﺸﺒًﺎ َﻗ ِﻮﻳٍّﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﱟﻖ! ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻞ‬‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْاﻷ َ َدو ِ‬‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َﺸ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ ﺟُ ْﺰءًا َ‬
‫ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﻐﻨَﺎءُ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻲ‪ ،‬وَأَﺛْﻤَ َﺮ ْت ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮدِي ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ُﻀ ِﻨﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮر وَأَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ ُﺷﻬُ ٍ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﴣ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ؛ َﻓﻔِ ﻲ َﻏﻤْ َﻀ ِﺔ ﻋَ ْ ٍ‬
‫ﻮل ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ٍﻢ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻄ ٍﺮ؛ ِﻟﺬَا‬ ‫ات ِﺑﺎﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ُﺲ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻄﻴﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬‫ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ُﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫»ﺧﻴْﻤَ ﺘِﻲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎءٍ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ َﺴﻤﱠ ﻰ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺔ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ًﻻ ِﺑﻨَﺎءَ ﻏِ َ‬
‫ﻮر ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ِﰲ ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻬُ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬
‫ِني‪.‬‬‫َﺎب‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ْﻘ ٍﻒ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ﻣَ ﺘ ٍ‬ ‫ان‪َ ،‬وﺑ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴْ َﻜ ُﻞ ُﻛ ﱡﻠ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴ َْﻐ ُﺪ َو ِﺑﻨَﺎءً ﻣ َُﻼﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬ذَا ﺟُ ْﺪ َر ٍ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َد ٍة ﻋَ ِﺎز َﻟ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ َﺳﻌَ َ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ ْﻘ ِﻒ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺤَ ﱡﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْﻟﻮَاحَ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒﻴ َﱠﺔ ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﴪبُ ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬وَﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُوﺛِ ُﺮ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ َم ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ِﻒ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءُ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺰ ْل ﻳَﺘَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻫ َﺬا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ!‬‫اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ أ َ ْﻗﻮَى ا ْزدَا َد‬ ‫َﺎﺟﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻜ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﺳﻴ ِ‬ ‫ِوﻣْ َﻦ ﻳَﻨَﺎ ِﻳ َﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﺑ ِْﺮﻳ َﻞ ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺼ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺐ‬ ‫ﺎت ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻟِﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳﻢَ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﺪدًا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﺤْ ِﺴﻴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ .‬وَأ َ َ‬‫ﻮري ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ُﺷﻌُ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻤ ِﻪ(‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺎ ِ)ﰲ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﺟَ ٍّ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤُﻮ ُع‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎء َْت َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﱠ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺿﺤَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ﻣ ُْﺴ َ ِﱰﻳﺤً ﺎ أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ َراﺣَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬
‫َو َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ ِﻟﻴَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ َﻘﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃﻌِ ﻤَ ِﺔ‬‫ْت أ َ ﱠن ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ُوﻫﺎ؛ إ ِ ْذ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ات َﺷﻬْ ِﺮ أَﺑ ِْﺮﻳ َﻞ ﻣَ ْﺸﺪ ً‬ ‫َﺎح ِﰲ َذ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ َذ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﴬاءُ َراﺋِﻌَ ٌﺔ ِﰲ َﺳﻬْ ِﲇ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺎ ٌن َﺧ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻟ َِﻔ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا أَﻧْﺒَﺘَ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺳ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻﻴ ُﻞ ِﺻﺤﱢ ﻴ ًﱠﺔ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ! َوﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ْﺮ ُت‬ ‫و ََﻓ ِﺮﺣْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻛﺘ َِﺸ ِﺎﰲ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻌِ ريٌ وَأ ُ ْر ٌز‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ أ ُ ْﻓ ِﺮ َغ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒ ََﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ اﺣْ ﺘَﺠْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷ ُ َﺧ ﱢﺰ َن ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﻮب ِﰲ َﻛ ﱠﺎﻓ ِﺔ أ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎﺋِﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﺤُ ﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺎج ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﺮ ِﺟﻲ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ُم اﻟﺪﱠﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎ ُرودِي‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌَ ُﺔ ُﻣ ْﺬﻫِ َﻠ ٌﺔ! َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻷَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻊ أَﺑَﺪًا أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻤ َﻮ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ْاﻵ َن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِدهِ‪.‬‬‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣ ﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫ات‬‫ﺂت‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺎ ﱠر ًة‪َ .‬ﻓﺬَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷﻬْ ُﺮ أَﺑ ِْﺮﻳ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ض ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﱠﻲ ِﰲ ِاﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﺰ ِاز‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻒ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻨ ﱢ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ أ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺠَ ﺎ ُر ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺴ ُﺎﻗ ِﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮ ِْﱄ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ْﺮﻋُ ﻮﺑًﺎ وَﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ٍﱡع ﻋَ ٍ‬‫ْت ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ‬

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 ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﻣَ ﻬْ ﺠُ ﻮ َر ٍة‬

‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ َ ِ‬ ‫ض ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺛَﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ًﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ َ ِ‬ ‫َاﻫﺘَ ﱠﺰ ِت ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻂ‪.‬‬‫ال ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ِز ْﻟ َﺰا ٌل! َﻗ َﺮأ ْ ُت ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ِﺻﺒَﺎيَ ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ْﺪ أَيﱠ ِز ْﻟ َﺰ ٍ‬
‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ وَأ َ َزﺣْ ُﺖ‬
‫ُث ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ َﻫﺬَا ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ أَﺑَﺪًا‪ «.‬وَﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬أَﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ُﺨﻮ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻬْ ِﻒ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫َﺎح‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﻴ ٌَﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻣَ ﺎﻳُﻮ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺰ ْﻟ َﺰا َل ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮاﺟُ ِﻊ ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﻄﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎ ُت ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َد ِة َﻫﺎ ِﺑ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ِﻻﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ْ ِ ،‬‬
‫ْت ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ اﻋْ ﺘَﺪ ُ‬‫ﺎب َ‬ ‫ﺎب ﺑَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو أ َ ْﺧ َﺸ ٍ‬‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ َﻛﺄَﻋْ َﺸ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﴚءِ َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ َرا ُه ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻗ ْﺮ ٍب‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا؟ ﻋﺠﺒًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴎ ُت ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ َﻫﺬَا ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ِ ْ‬‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ!«‬‫إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ف ِﺑ ْﺮﻣِﻴ ٌﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬وَاﻧْﺠَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ أَﺟْ َﺰاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ﻤْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا أَﻋْ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َر ِﰲ ﺗَﺠْ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﺴ َﺪﺗْﻪُ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫آﺧ ُﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرو ِد إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﻟِﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ِﻷَﻧْﻌَ َﻢ ِﺑ َﻐ ْﻔ َﻮﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ﺑَﺎﻗِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ إِﻋَ ﺎ َد ِة ِﺑﻨَﺎءِ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻊ أَﺟْ َﺰاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ‬ ‫ظ ِﺑﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻣَ ٌﻞ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔﺎ َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻒ‬ ‫ﻮل ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ِﺮ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑ ََﺔ ﱠ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ﺗَ ْﻔﻜِﻴ ُﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻔﺎ َد ُة ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ ُ َﻚ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳُﻮﻧْﻴُﻮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱠﻜ َﻜ ًﺔ ِﻷَﺟْ َﺰاءَ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﻔﻴ ُْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺬ ِر‪.‬‬
‫ات َﺷﻬْ ِﺮ‬ ‫َث ِﰲ ذَ ِ‬ ‫وس‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠوﻟُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺘْﻨ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ُد ُر ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ‪،‬‬‫ﻳﻼ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َﻛ ْﻲ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧﱢﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﻗ ِﴤ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻳُﻮﻧْﻴُﻮ‪َ .‬وﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻮر ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻛ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤَ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ ‫ني َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ُﺳ َﻠﺤْ َﻔﺎ ًة‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤَ ﻤﱠ ْﺴ ُﺖ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ ُﺷﻬُ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺣِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻠﺤْ َﻔﺎ ُة ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻴريًا ﻣُﺤَ ﺒﱠﺒًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪َ .‬وﺗَﻨَﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﺸﺎءً َﺷ ِﻬﻴٍّﺎ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﺎت‬‫ﺼ ٌ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺑَﺘْﻨِﻲ ﺗَ َﻘ ﱡﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ُﺖ ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻣ ُِﻤﻴﺘَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﻤُﻮﻣً ﺎ وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ور أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم وَأَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬ﻣَ ِﺮ ْ‬‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫َت َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﱠ ْاﻷَﺣْ َﻼ ُم ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺮﻳﻌَ ُﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َرد ْ‬ ‫اﳾ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫َرﻫِ ﻴﺒ ٌَﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻌِ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺎ َه ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ وَأ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت أَﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﻠﺐُ ِﰲ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎب ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻌَ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻫﺠْ ِﺮي ﻟِﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺒَ َﻜﻴ ُْﺖ َوﺑَ َﻜﻴ ُْﺖ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺸﺘَ ًﺎﻗﺎ ِﻷُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَأ َ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻌَ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ َﺮ ِاري ﻟِﻠﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬
‫وف ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺖ ِﺑﻲ ِﰲ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ْاﻷ َ َﻫ ﱠﻢ أَﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻌَ ﻨ ْ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱡ‬

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‫َث ِﱄ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ‬‫ﻴﻖ‪ِ .‬ﻟ َﻢ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﻀ ِ‬‫اب و ﱢ‬ ‫ض َﺷﺎﻋِ ًﺮا ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْ‬

‫ﺿ ِﻄ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻨ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ُ‬
‫ْﻒ َﺳﺄَﻧْﺠُ ﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه املِ ﺤْ ﻨ َ ِﺔ؟ َوﻟِ َﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﺳﺄَﺑ َْﻘﻰ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟ و ََﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَﺄْﺗِﻲ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻫ ِﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻌِ ْﺪ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِي؟ َﻛ َ‬
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‫ﻴﻊ‪.‬‬‫ْاﻷ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِ‬

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‫ﻳﺮ ُة ِاﻻﻛْ ِﺘ َﺸ ِ‬
‫ﺎف‬ ‫َﺟ ِﺰ َ‬

‫ف‬ ‫ْت اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻮر ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺴ ِﻦ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِﰲ ﱡ‬
‫ﻂ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريُ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻲ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ ﻠ ِْﻘ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬
‫ﺎب ِﻟ ْﻠﺠَ ْﺪو َِل ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮ ُت ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎف‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺰﻣْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻞ ْاﻵ َن ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪو َِل ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﴎ ُت ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﻮﱄ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ْ ِ ،‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد و ُ‬ ‫ْف وَﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ْﻓﻬَ ﺎ؛ ِﻟﺬَا أ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت‬ ‫ﺎن ﻫﻨﺎك ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺎﺗَ ِ‬ ‫اﺟﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ْت أ َ ْد َر ِ‬
‫ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻨ َِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ وَﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎت أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ اﻷ َ َﻟ َﻮةِ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻓ ُﺨﻮ ًرا‬ ‫ْت أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ﻧَﺒَﺎﺗَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ووَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻷَﻋُ ﻮ َد ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ﻋَ ﻴﱢﻨ َ ٍ‬
‫ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﺑﺎ ْﻛﺘ َِﺸ َﺎﻓﺎﺗِﻲ!‬
‫ﴬاءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰدَﻫِ َﺮ ُة إ ِ َﱃ َﻏﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ُت ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ أَﺑْﻌَ ﺪَ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ْ ِ ،‬‬
‫ﻣﺔ!‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤﱠ ﺎ ُم وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﺮ ُ‬‫ﺎﺿﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ٌر َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٌة ُﻣﺜ ْ َﻘ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫َﺧ َﺸ ِﺒﻴﱠ ٍﺔ َﻛﺜ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ؛‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ُﱢق ﻣَ ﺪَى و َْﻓ َﺮ ِة ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﺮﻣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﻴﻴ َﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﺴﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أ ُ َ‬
‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋْ َﲆ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ٍة وَﻣَ ﺘِﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ و ََﻏ ِﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ِﻟﺬَا َ‬
‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﺻﺎﻓِ ﻴًﺎ‪ .‬اﺗﱠﺒَﻌْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر وَأ َ ْﻛﻤَ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﺳ ْريًا ِﺟﻬَ َﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﴩ ًﻗﺎ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎحُ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫َت َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﴬاءَ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣ ْﺰدَﻫِ َﺮ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َراﺋِﻌَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﴬةٍ‪ ،‬و َْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ْت َﻓﺘْﺤَ ًﺔ ﻟِﻤَ َﺴﺎﺣَ ٍﺔ ﻧ َ ِ َ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ُﻮن ُﻣ ْﺰدَﻫِ َﺮ ًة‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜْﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ َﺷﺠَ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤﱠ ﺎ ِم وَا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ٌﺔ ﻣَ ْﺰ ُروﻋَ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ُر اﻟ ﱢﻠﻴ ِﻢ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻣﺜ ْ ِﻤ َﺮ ًة‪ .‬و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ُر ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ َﻛ ِﺎو وَا ْﻟ ُ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
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‫ﻄﺎ َزﺟَ ِﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ﻣَ ﺎ أﻣْ َﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ ﺣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎن وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت أ َ ْﺧﺬَ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِﺐ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ .‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْت ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه أو ِﱠل ﺑ ُْﺴﺘَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﴪو ًرا ِﺟﺪٍّا‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻮﱄ‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ و ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ ِﺟﺪٍّا َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْر ِﺟ َﻊ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬‫و َْﻗﺘًﺎ َ‬
‫ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈﺟْ ﻤَ ًﺎﻻ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻏﺎ ِﺋﺒًﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم!‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ني ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ ْﻔ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺐَ اﻧ ْ َﺴﺤَ َﻖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑ َﺨﻴْﺒَ ِﺔ أَﻣَ ٍﻞ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﺿ ْﻔ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ َﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺒَﺒ ُْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎءً ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ َوﺑ َِﺎردًا ِﰲ إِﻧَﺎءٍ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮن َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﻠﻴ َﻢ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْﻤ َ‬
‫َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﱟﻖ‪.‬‬
‫ني َﻛ ْﻲ أَﺗْﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻤْ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻤَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺐَ وَﻋَ ﱠﻠ ْﻘﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ ِﺬ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِﺐ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َ‬
‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢَ َز ِﺑﻴﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ َﻸ ْ ُت ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﺒَﺘِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ وَاﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻟﻴ ْ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َِﺠ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ‬ ‫اق‪ .‬وَأ َ َﻗﻤْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺄْوًى َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ َو َﻟﺬِﻳ َﺬ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺬ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ ِﻀﺞَ َز ِﺑﻴ ِﺒﻲ َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱠِﻲ!‬
‫ﻴﺴﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﺗَﻌِ ً‬‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺬﱢ ْﻛ َﺮى ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﴣ ْاﻵ َن ﻋَ َﲆ وُﺟُ ﻮدِي ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة َﺳﻨ َ ٌﺔ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫َث‪ .‬وَآﺧِ ُﺮ ﺟُ ﻤْ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻛﺘﺒْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠﺎﺗِﻲ ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ُﻪ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻲ‪ .‬و ََﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ﻣُﻌْ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻞ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻴًﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‪ِ » :‬ﻟ َﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﺳﺄ َ َ‬
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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ ﻋﴩ‬

‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ا ْﳌ ُ َﺰا ِر ُع‬

‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ِﺔ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ُﺖ‬

‫ﴩ َﺷﻬْ ًﺮا ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت َﺳﻨَﺘِﻲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ َُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ َ َ‬
‫َاﺳ ِﻢ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱠﺪ َد ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَ َﻠﺪِي ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِ‬
‫ﺎف‪.‬‬‫ﻂ‪ :‬أَﺣَ ﺪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻣُﻤْ ِﻄ ٌﺮ و َْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﺟَ ﱞ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٌﺔ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ؛ َﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳﻤَ ِ‬‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َد ْو َر ٌة ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْ َ‬
‫ﱰ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِﻨﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋ ْﻠ ِﻤﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻴُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻤْ ِﻄ َﺮ ِﻟﺜ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ ُﺷﻬُ ٍ‬
‫ﻮر ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ﱡ‬
‫ري‬‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ﻮر ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ َﺮ ِة َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ أ ُ ْ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺤْ ِﻀ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺪءَ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺰ َرﻋْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ إِﻧْﺒ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ِﺔ َﻛ ْﻲ أَﺣْ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ري و َْاﻷ ُ ْر ِز ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻧَﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﺳﺎﺣَ ﺘِﻲ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ًﻘﺎ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌِ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻣُﻔِ ﻴ ٍﺪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔ َﺸ ِﻞ اﻟﺘﱠﺎمﱢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَد ِْر َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ِ ِﻹﻧْﻤَ ﺎءِ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫ور َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺎء َْت ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺘِﻲ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﺬُ ِ‬
‫وﱃ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫وري ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ؛ َوﻟِﺬَا َز َرﻋْ ُﺖ ﺑُﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻴُ َﺆﺛ ﱢ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ُﺮ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﱡ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻄﺄً! َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪ ِْب ا ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﲇ ﱢ ِﰲ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا َﺧ َ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪ .‬ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ِﺮ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬
‫ور ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﺑ َْﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ْم ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺒُﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف! َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ َﻔ ِ‬
‫َﺎﺟﻲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ َﺔ اﻟ ﱢﺰ َراﻋَ ِﺔ ﻣُﺠَ ﱠﺪدًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴﺒًﺎ ِﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴ ِ‬
‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْز َرﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬
‫ﻃﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَ َ‬‫وري ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ ﺟَ ﻮٍّا َر ْ‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ُﺖ أ َ ﱠن ﺑُﺬُ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ِم‪ ،‬و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤْ َﺴ ِﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْز َرﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﺳﺎﺣَ ﺘِﻲ‪،‬‬
‫ﺎﺳﺒ َُﺔ‬ ‫َﻓﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ُﺔ ﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﻮ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮَادِي؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ ْ‬
‫اﻟﱰﺑ َُﺔ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﻟِﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ‪.‬‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺤَ ًﺔ و ََﻗ ِﻮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪ ،‬و َِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ‬‫ﺎﺻﻴ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺠَ ﺤْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺘِﻲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ِﺔ! ﻧَﻤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺼﻮ َﻟ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻣَ ﺤْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ِﻄري َِان ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِاﻻﻋْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َد ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳﻤَ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ْ ِ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻨ ْ ِﻊ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ ﻣُﻔِ ﻴ َﺪةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻞ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺸﻐِ ًﻼ ِﺑﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أﺑﻘﻰ ِﰲ اﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼ ِل ِﰲ‬‫ﺻﺎﻧ ِِﻊ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺪ ِة َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺒﻴٍّﺎ‪ ،‬ذَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ ﻣَ َﻊ وَا ِﻟﺪِي ِﻟﻤ َُﺸ َ‬ ‫أَو ًﱠﻻ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻞ َﺳ ﱠﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ُﻮض َﻛﻴْ ِﻔﻴ َﱠﺔ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﻮ ﻳ َُﺸﻮﺑُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻐﻤ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ؛ ِﻟ َﺬا ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ﺼ ًﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻗِ ﱠ‬‫ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎر إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻴ ِﱢﺰ اﻟﺘﱠﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ َﻛ َ‬
‫وع ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار‬‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ ُر ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﺖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺠَ ِﺮ اﻟﻨﱠﺨِ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻠ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺑَ ْﺪءِ ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ًة ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢِﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱢ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَاﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻟِﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼ ِل‪.‬‬ ‫ْت ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﱠد َة ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ َم ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َرد ُ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼ ِل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻧ َ َﺴﺠْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫وﱃ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪ َِت ْاﻷَﻋْ ﺪَا ُد ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ‬ ‫َﺎل ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أُﺑ ِ‬ ‫ري ُﻣﺘَﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻧ َ ْﺴﺠُ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َﻘ ٍﺔ َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ري ُﻣﺘَﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ْت ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‬‫َاﺳﺘَ َﻔﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ .‬وَأَﺣْ َﺮ ْز ُت ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱡﻣً ﺎ َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﺳ ﱠﻠ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎ ِﺑ َﻘﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﺑ َﻀﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﻨ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ور‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﻟِﺤَ ﻤْ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒُﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴﺪِ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْ‬
‫َاﻃ ُﺮ ﺗَﺠُ ﻮ ُل ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ُﺮ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎد َِت ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸ ِﻤ َﺴ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻴﱢﺪِ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﻮع ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬‫ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت أَﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ْ‬
‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﺧِ َﻼ ِل أ ْﺳﺒ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وﺷﻴﺒﻲ ِﻟﺒَﻴْﺘِﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃﺊَ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻮَاﻗِ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ ََﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِوﺟْ ﻬَ ﺘِﻲ ﻫِ َﻲ َﺷ ِ‬
‫ﺎب ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أ ُ ِرﻳﺪُ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟﺘﱠ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ِق ﻟِﻠﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ُﻣﺘَﻤَ ﻌﱢ ﻨًﺎ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ِﻷَﻛﺘَ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ َﻞ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﻧ ِْﺴ ِﺒﻴٍّﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ أ َ ْر ٍض َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱟ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬و َِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪َ ،‬رأَﻳ ُْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ َﺳ ًﺨﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﻟﻨَﺤْ ِﻮ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْر ً‬
‫ﳾءٍ َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ض؟« ﺑَﺤَ ﺜ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَيﱢ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮا َو َدﻧ َِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريُ‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧَﺎ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْر ُ‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريَ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ِﺑ َﻼ ﺟَ ْﺪوَى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَيﱡ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٍة ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﻗ َﺮبُ ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫أَﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺤً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا َ‬ ‫ني‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬‫اﻹ ْﺳﺒَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮﻳ َﻜﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ وُﺟُ ﻮدِي ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺰءِ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺴ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ‬ ‫اﴈ َﻏ ْريُ َودُود َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺸ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َﺧ ِﻄريٌ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬

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 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺰ ِار ُع‬

‫ﱡﻮن ا ْﻟ ُﻐ َﺮﺑَﺎءَ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ِﰲ ِرﺣْ َﻼﺗِﻲ؛ َﻓﻬُ ْﻢ َﻻ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒ َ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ٍة َ‬
‫ﻮن إِﺑْﻌَ ﺎ َد أَيﱢ َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟُ ُﺰ ِرﻫِ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﺘَﺎﺗًﺎ َوﻳُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟُ َ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻂ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َد ْع َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻜﺎ َر ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻘ ِﺒ َﻀ َﺔ ﺗُﺨِ ُ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪َ ،‬و ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وﺷﻴﺒﻲ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮﺗِﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ؛ ِﻟﺬَا ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِآﻣﻨًﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌﺬٍ‪ .‬وَاﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ْ ُﺖ َوﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺻ ِﻄﺤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻲ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤَ ﺎ َع وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ و َْﻗ ِﻊ َ‬ ‫َﺳﺒَﺐُ ْ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻄﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻫ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬‫وَأ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺨِ ﺐﱡ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِاري‪َ ،‬ﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
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‫َات ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َك ﺑَﺒ َﱠﻐﺎو ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧِﺐُ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ ﺑُﻮ ْل‪.‬‬ ‫ري أَﻟ ٍ‬‫ﻄْ ٍ‬‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ِﺜريَةِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت أ َ ْﺧﺬَ ﺑَﺒ َﱠﻐﺎءٍ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل َﻛ َ‬‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎن و َْﻗﺘًﺎ ﺑ َِﻬﻴﺠً ﺎ َوﻣُﻤْ ﺘِﻌً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ َِﺎﱄ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ٍﻊ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ وَادٍ َﺷ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﺘﺜْﻨَﺎءِ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ وَﺷﻴﺒﻲ ﺗَﺎﺋِﻬَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ! وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﺳ َﻼ ِﱄ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒ َُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮي ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا! ﻣَ ﺘﱠﻌْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒ َْﺴﻤَ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﺒَ ِﻜﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪» :‬آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻂ َﻻ ِﺟﺌًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َراﺣَ ِﺔ أ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ وَأَﻧﺎ أ َ ْﺳ ُﻘ ُ‬
‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﺗَﺄ َ ْرﺟَ ﺢُ ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ َﻫﺎﻣﱠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َراﻗِ ﺪًا‪ ،‬أ َ ْرﺗَ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻮر ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ َﳻ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪ .‬أَﺟَ ْﻞ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ ًِﻘﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ِ‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬
‫ِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٍة َﺷ ﱠﺎﻗ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬وَأَﺟَ ْﻞ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻫﺬَا ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ﱞ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت ِﻣﻦ ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٌة َﺷﺎﺋ َِﻘ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﻨٍّﺎ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ﻴ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة وَأَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬

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‫َوﺗ َْﺴ َﺘ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ْ َ‬
‫اﳊ َﻴﺎ ُة‬

‫ِﰲ َﺳﻨَﺘِﻲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ َﺷ ْﻜ ًﻼ ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﺪدًا؛ َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺸﻐِ ًﻼ‬
‫ني‬‫اﻟﺴﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃﻮَا َل ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎح َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎح ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼﻴْ ِﺪ وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ني‬ ‫ﻳﻊ‪ ،‬ﻛ ِﺒﻨَﺎءِ ْاﻷ َ ْر ُﻓ ِﻒ َوﺗَﺤْ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺸ ِﺎر ِ‬ ‫َات ﺑَﻌْ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﻗ ِﴤ َﻓ َﱰ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻛ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎل‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ِﻦ‬ ‫ري ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺨ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم إ ِ َﱃ وَادِيﱠ وَأَﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ ُﺪ ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‬ ‫ُﻮر ُﻗﻤْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺘَﻌْ ﻠ ِ‬‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻮ ِﻟﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ! َو ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ أَﺣُ ﱠﻞ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ َﺔ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﻮر و َْاﻷ َ َراﻧ ِِﺐ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ َﻛ ْﻲ‬ ‫ﺎﻓ ِﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ِ ِﻹ َﺧ َﺎﻓﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺤَ ﱢﻞ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ِﺔ ْاﻷ َ َراﻧ ِِﺐ ﺑَﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺳﻴَﺎﺟً ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺶ ِﰲ َﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫ِر ٍ‬
‫ﺎﺻﻴ ُﻞ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل‪َ .‬وﻧَﺠَ ﺢَ ﻛ َِﻼ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠﻠ ْ ِ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬و َ ِ‬ ‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﱪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ َراﻧِﺐُ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬‫ﻣَ ﺄْﻣَ ٍﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬
‫ُﻮب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َز َرﻋْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪.‬‬‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻫﺰﻳﻼ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت إِﻋَ ﺎ َد َة إِﻧْﺒ ِ‬
‫ً‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ُد َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َم‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ َ‬‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼﻮ َل‬ ‫ور ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ِﺔ وَا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬
‫اﺷﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴪ ِ‬‫ﻮري ِﺑ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ َدوَاﻋِ ﻲ ُﺷﻌُ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻞ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ري و َْاﻷ ُ ْر ِز ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫َاﻓ ِﺮ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ اﻟﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻛ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻮ ُ‬‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒْ ُﺰ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ِﻢ ﻟِﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎع‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮل‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ ‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﻜﺜ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ اﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ َﻗ ْﺪ َر ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﻄﺎ ُر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬
‫ﱡث‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‬ ‫و ََﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ َﺔ أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﻊ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴ ِﻢ ﺑﻮل ا ْﻟﺒَﺒ َﱠﻐﺎءِ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﺎت وَﺟُ ﻤَ ٍﻞ َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗ ْﻮ َل َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٍ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎل‬‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﻌِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ﱠﺨﺎ َر‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َك َﻛﻤﱢ ﻴ ٌﱠﺔ وَاﻓِ َﺮ ٌة ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬

‫اﻟﺼ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ُﻢ ِﺑﺪَاﻳ ََﺔ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﱢﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ َة ﻣُﺤَ ﺎو ََﻻ ٍت ِ ِﻹﺣْ ﻤَ ﺎءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺷ ﱠﻜ ْﻠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺴﻮ َر ًة‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﺄ ُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ﻠُﻪُ؟«‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ ْﻟ ُﺖ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬
‫َﺿﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﴪ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ و ْ‬ ‫َﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻜ ِ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ َِﻔ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َ ِ‬ ‫َاع ﺣَ َﺮا َر ٍة ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺟَ ﱠﺮﺑْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أﻧْﻮ ِ‬
‫ﱠﺎت ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ .‬و ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ِﺳ َﻼ ِﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ْ‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﺦ َوﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻤْ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑﺘَﻨَﻮ ِﱡع وَﺟَ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُور ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ .‬‬ ‫اﻹﺗْ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫أن ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَﻨَﺎ َو ُل اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺸ ِﻮيﱠ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ وَﺟَ ﺒَﺎﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َد ِة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴ َْﺨﻨ َ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِق! َوﻳَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻴ ٍ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻟﺪَيﱠ و َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ‬ ‫ﺼﺎدِي اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎحَ ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﱠﻘ َﻖ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒ َْﺴ َﻜ ِﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻨ ْ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨ َ ِ‬‫ور ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨ َﺰ ِن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺸﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒُﺬُ ِ‬
‫ري ًة‬‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًﱠﺔ َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَو ًﱠﻻ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤَ ﱡﺖ ُﺳ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﻔِ َﺪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﴬﺗُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺣْ َ ْ‬
‫ني‪َ .‬وﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ني َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻨَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺪِيﱢ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﻗِ ْ‬
‫ﻃﺤِ ﻴﻨًﺎ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻫﺬَا‪،‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢَ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺤْ ﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻠ َ‬‫ﻄﺘِﻲ ِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ُﺖ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﴩ ِة ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ َﻗﺪِﻳﻤَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣَ ِﻞ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺤِ َ‬ ‫َﻏ ْﺮﺑَ ْﻠ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ني وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻔﺎﺧِ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ َﺧ ِﻤريَ ٌة ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺶ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺤَ ﻰ َﻟﺪَيﱠ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ُ‬ ‫وَﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﺔ َﺧ َﻠ ْ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻜﻬَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو َﺷﺤْ ٍﻢ ِﻷ َ ْﺧ ِﺒ َﺰ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ِ .‬ﻟﺬَا‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺒ ََﺴﺎ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَيﱡ ُزﺑْ ٍﺪ ِ ِﻹ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َل ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ﻧَﺘِﻴﺠَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْرﻏ َِﻔ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َوﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬
‫ﺎن َﻟﺬِﻳﺬًا‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ املﺴﻄﺢ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ور؛ ِﻟﺬَا ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺰ َراﻋَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‬ ‫ف أَيﱟ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒُﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ِر ْد إِﺗْ َﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِ‬‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎحُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ف َﻛ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺒُﺬُ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬
‫ور ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أﺣْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ ﱠﻢ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َار أَيﱢ َ ْ‬‫َاﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ُﻣ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ْر َﻏﺐْ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﻫﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠُ ُﻪ و ْ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ ﻋﴩ‬

‫َﻗﺎ ِر ٌب‬

‫ﺎل‬‫ﱪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ِﺑ ِﻪ َﺳﻨَﺘِﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺑﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ﻣَ ِﻠﻴٍّﺎ و َِﺟ ﱢﺪﻳًﺎ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﺷﻬْ ِﺮ ِﺳﺒْﺘَﻤْ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ ِﺑ َﻜ ِﺜ ٍ‬‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﺷ ﱠﻚ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﰲ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﻘ َﺮا َر ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ود ََﻓﻌَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ُﱠﺔ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ْر ِض ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ .‬وَﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻨِﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬
‫ات ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﺤَ ْﻮ َزﺗِﻲ ذَ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﻮري ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﻓِ َﻊ وَﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﻨَﺎ َوﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴ ُْﺖ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ َو ﱡد ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮوبَ ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ْﺮ ُت َﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ!‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ ْﻢ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﺄ َ ْﻗ َ‬
‫ِني ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻀﺎ َرةِ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ ِ‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ْﺳﻮَأَ؟ َو َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﴣ ﻋَ َﲆ وُﺟُ ﻮدِي ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة َﻓ ْ َ‬
‫ﱰ ٌة‬ ‫ﺎف ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ِﻮ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﺑﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر أَيﱠ َ ْ‬‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧًﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر ﺧِ َﻼ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُث ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫ف ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ِﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻮَأ َ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﻮ ِآﻣ ٌﻦ َوﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺢٌ ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َِﺠﺐُ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءُ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ َﻐ ِﺎﻣ ُﺮ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﻃ ِﻨ َﻚ‪َ «.‬ﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ ُﻘ َﻞ ﻣ َ‬
‫ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺎﱄ‪.‬‬
‫ْت ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻐﺎ َد َر ِة ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺒﱠﺄ َ ًة ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار ﱠ‬ ‫ني َﻻ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ أَﺟْ َﺰاءُ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َل ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬
‫ﺻ َﻼﺣِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳ ِﺒﻴ ٌﻞ ِ ِﻹ ْ‬
‫ﺎق‪ ،‬أُﺟْ ِﱪ ُْت ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬‫ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ َﺮ ُة ﺣَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءَ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻ َﻼحُ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب!‬ ‫ات اﻟﻨﱠﺘِﻴﺠَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل ِﻟﺬَ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫ﺎل‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑﺤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ َ ْن أﻣْ ﺘَ ِﻠ َﻚ َﻗ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ َﺴﻤْ ُﺖ أَﻣْ ِﺮي‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َ‬
‫ﺻﻨ َ َﻊ َﻗ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ!«‬ ‫ﻂ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬‫َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬
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‫ﻄ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءَ! َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﺑﺘَﻤَ ﻌﱡ ٍﻦ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أَﺑْﺪَأَ‪َ .‬ﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺧ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮﻃﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒ ََﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد ُﺳ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ِﻷ َ ْﻗ َ‬
‫ﺿﺤَ ﻰ َﻟﺪَيﱠ‬ ‫ﺎع وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻔ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺸﻜ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ إِﻧ ْ َﺰا ُل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ؟‬ ‫ﻂ؛ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪َ .‬وﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َْﺖ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َز ْو َر ٌق ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ ُ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ!‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠﺰ ْو َر ُق ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻘِ ٍّﺮا ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻮ َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃ ٍﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﺰﺣْ َﺰ ِح ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﺧ ُﺖ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺒ ََﺴﺎ َ‬ ‫د ََﻓﻌْ ﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺬَﺑْﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺮ ْرﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ ْﻠﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﴏ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻮَادِي‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳ ِﺒﻴ ٌﻞ ِﻷَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺤْ ِﺒ ِﻪ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ؟‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺒﻤَ ﺎذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﱠ‬
‫َﺎط‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ ٌِﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻹﺣْ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺳﻮَى ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴏاﻋِ ﻲ ﻣَ َﻊ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ْو َر ِق ِﺑ َﻼ َ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ أَﺟْ َﺰاءٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ َﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ُﻀﺤِ ٌﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﺑَﺪِ‪ .‬و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻟﺸﻴﺒﻲ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮَ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﺪَيﱠ َز ْو َر ٌق ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔ َﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ‬
‫أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إِﻧ ْ َﺰا َﻟ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ!«‬
‫َني‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أَﻳٍّﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺎرﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا‪ ،‬اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱢ ْﻛ َﺮى ﱠ‬
‫وب ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ!‬ ‫ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ْﺪﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻴﻨِﻲ َوﻣ َِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َني‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﺛ ِِﺮ ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎرﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ!( َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ِآﻣﻨًﺎ وَﺟَ ٍّﺎﻓﺎ )ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِوﻳﻨِﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ْاﻓﺘَ َﻘ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺰ ِر وَا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎز ﱠﻻءِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﺑ ِﺼﺤﱠ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ٍة و ََﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺑﻌَ ُﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪.‬‬
‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﺟْ ﻤَ ِ‬‫َﻓ ِﺒ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻴﺲ وَأُﻋَ ﱢﺪ َل ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﺸ ْﻠ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ َﻛ ْﻲ أَﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأ َ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ُﺮ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َ‬
‫َات ﻣَ َﻀ ْﺖ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ َﻫ ﱡﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة َﻗ ْﺪ َر ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻣْ َﻜﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ َ‬
‫ﻴﺼﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻗ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ُﻗ َﺮاﺑ َُﺔ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈﺟْ ﻤَ ًﺎﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َﺧﺬْﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ َوﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤَ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻨُﻮﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺘﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ُن ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬
‫ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﺒ َﲆ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ و َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ﻟِﺨِ َﺮ ٍق ﺑَﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ ْرﺗَ ِﺪﻳَﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ٍّﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻲ ﺗَﺪُو َم‬
‫ﱰ ٍة ﻣُﻤْ ِﻜﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َِل َﻓ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ ْ‬
‫َات ﻣَ َﻀ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َو ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﺸ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﺣَ ﺎ ٍّرا ِﻟ َﺪ َرﺟَ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ِﻦ ا ْرﺗِﺪَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ِﻦ ا ْرﺗِﺪَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﱠﻮ ْﻟﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ َﺲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬

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‫ري!‬‫ﻃﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﺳﻮَأ َ ِﺑ َﻜ ِﺜ ٍ‬ ‫َﴎ ِاوﻳ َﻞ َﻗ ِﺼريَةٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺳ َﻼ ِﱄ َﻏ ْ َ‬

‫ري ﺑ َِﺎرﻋَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﺧِ ﻴَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻴ َﻞ و َ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺎﻧِﻲ‬ ‫ِﻠﺴ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ِﺔ! َﻓ ُﻘﻤْ َ‬ ‫ْت ُﻣ ِﺜريًا ﻟ ﱡ‬‫ﺻﻨ ْ ِﻊ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ‪ ،‬ﺑَ َﺪو ُ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻨ ْ َﻊ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ‬ ‫َﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ُ‬ ‫ﻒ! و َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َ‬‫َﴎ ِاو ِﻳﲇ أ َ ْرﺗَﺪِﻳﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﺒ ََﻖ ﻣَ ﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎ ِﻟﻴ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬و َ َ‬
‫ﺎﻓ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ‬ ‫ﺿ َ‬ ‫ُﻮﺿ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬وإ ِ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗَﺒَﻌً ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َ‬
‫ض ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َﴩﺗِﻲ َﻓﺎﺗِﺢٌ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ ُن ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬‬
‫اﻟﻼ ِز ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒﱠﻌَ ُﺔ َﻓﻌﱠ ﺎ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ ِو َﻗﺎﻳَﺘِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫َاق إِذَا ﻣَ َﻜﺜ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬
‫ﻟ ِِﻼﺣْ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻏ َﲆ ﻣ ُْﻘﺘَﻨَﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُﻋَ ﱢﺪ ُل ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﴘ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ِﻠﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أَﺑ َْﻘﺘْﻨِﻲ ﺟَ ٍّﺎﻓﺎ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴫ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻘﺘَ ِ ْ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫َﺣ ِﺎد َﺛ ٌﺔ ُأ ْﺧ َﺮى‬

‫ﺼﺎدِي‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫َات اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﱠﻘ ْﻘ ُﺖ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺲ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني َراﺋِﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺷﻴﺒﻲ وَﺑﻮل أَﻟ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻔ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻜ َﺸ ْﻔ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻧَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْ ُﺪ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﱰةِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءَ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْ َ‬‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َﻗ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ َ‬ ‫َوو َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌﺬٍ‪ ،‬ا ْرﺗَ َﻜﺒ ُْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ ﻋَ ﱡﺪ ُه ﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ ًﺔ؛ َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺜ َ ْﺮ ُت ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﺧ ِﺘﻴ َِﺎر َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓﺒَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ِﻦ ْ‬ ‫أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ُﺷﻬُ ﻮ ًرا ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ِﻷَﻧْﺤِ َﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ْو َر َق َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِ ﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫َﺿ ِﻊ أ َ ْزﻧَﺎدِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ُﻪ َودَﺣْ َﺮﺟْ ﺘُ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ُْﺖ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺰ ْﻟﺘُ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ِﺑﻮ ْ‬
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‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا و َِﴍَاﻋً ﺎ‪ .‬و َْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺎرﻳًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ِني أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَ ْ‬
‫ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَﻘ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب!‬‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎل ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺎل وَأَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬
‫ِﻷَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬
‫ني؛‬ ‫ﺼﺤْ ﺒَﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎﻓِ ﻴ َُﺔ ِﻟﻴَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻮق ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِرﺣْ َﻠ ًﺔ َو ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺘُ ُ‬ ‫و َِﻷ َ ﱠن َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ ِﺑ َﺴ َﻼ َﺳ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱠﻠﺘِﻲ‪ .‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬وَا ْرﺗَ َﺪﻳ ُْﺖ ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﳻ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ني َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف‪ .‬و ََﺧﻴﱠﻤْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج ِﻟﻴَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﻟ ِِﻼ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ري ِة َوذَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ َ‬
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‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬وذَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺎن‪ ،‬أ َ َﺧﺬْ ُت َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻜ َﺸ ْﻔ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ِن ْ‬
‫ِﻷُﺑْﺤِ َﺮ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻖ ُﻗﺪُوﻣِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻬَ ِﺔ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬‫َوﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ َ‬
‫ﺎت ﻋِ ﱠﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ٍ‬ ‫ات ِﻣ ِﻦ اﺗﱢﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َﻗ ِﺼريَ ٍة ِﻣ ِﻦ اﻧ ْ ِﻄ َﻼﻗِ ﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻼ َﻗ ِﺖ اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ َر ُ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎن أَﺑْﻌَ ﺪَ‪،‬‬ ‫َ َ‬

‫دَاﺧِ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ ِﻟﺘَﺠْ ﺪِﻳﻔِﻲ أيﱡ أﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬ﻫﺒ ِﱠﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ وَﺟَ َﺮ َﻓﺘْﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﻆ ﺷﻴﺒﻲ‬ ‫َﺧ ُﺖ‪» :‬أَوﱠاهُ! ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا أَﻧَﺎ؟ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ! ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ؟ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ ؟« َﻻﺣَ َ‬ ‫َﴏ ْ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ ﺟَ ﻨ ﱠ ًﺔ ﻣ َُﻘﺎ َرﻧ َ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺰﻋِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨَﺒَﺢَ َوﻧَﺒَﺢَ ‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َر ْدﺗُ ُﻪ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫َاﻟﴩَا َع ِﻷ َ َرى إ ِ ْن َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِﺎريَ و ﱢ‬ ‫َﺎع ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮري ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﻀﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻢ َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ أ َ ْو ُﺷﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺘَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﻠ َِﻖ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﻴ ِﱠﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫َﺳﻴُ َﺆﺛ ﱢ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎ َر‪َ .‬ﻓﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ َوﺗَ َﺮ ﱠﻗﺒ ُْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﴚءُ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ ََﺴﻌُ ﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻬريَةِ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠري َِت اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ﺗَﻬُ ﺐﱡ َﺷﻤَ ًﺎﻻ‪،‬‬ ‫ﱪ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﺗُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﺄ َ ِﺷﻌﱠ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءَ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻷَﻋْ َﲆ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ َ ْ‬ ‫َاﻟﴩَا َع ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِﺎريَ و ﱢ‬ ‫ْت ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺑَﻌَ َﺚ ِﰲ ﱠ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَﻋَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ُﻀﻨِﻲ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ ﻳَﺠْ ﺘَﺎ ُز اﻟﺘﱠﻴﱠﺎ َر‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أُﺑْﺤِ ْﺮ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﺳﻮَى ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﻒ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪ِ ،‬ﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ َو ِﻟ ْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و ِﻟ ْﻸَﻣَ ﺎ ِم َو ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺪءَ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺄ َ ْرﺟَ ﺢَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺮبُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َد ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ أَﺧِ ريًا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﺴ ِﺎر ِه َوﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ ﻬْ ُﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫ْت‬ ‫وب‪ .‬وَأ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ﺗَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻐ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻋْ ﺘَ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﻣ ِﻞ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺞ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﺧﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ْف ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣ َﺆﻧِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ(‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت اﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨﺪَﻣْ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫)ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ْ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪ .‬وﻟﺤﺴﻦ اﻟﺤﻆ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ري َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ْت‬ ‫َﺻﻌِ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربَ و ََﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ ُم د َِاﻣ ًﺴﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌﺬٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫إ ِ َﱃ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮمَ‪.‬‬
‫َﺿﻌِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻏﻤْ َﻐﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ُﻣﺘَﺬَﻣﱢ ًﺮا‪» :‬أ َ ْﻓﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ‬ ‫ُﺻﻮ َل إ ِ َﱃ و ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أُﺣَ ِﺎو ُل ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺒَ ِﻜﻴ َﱠﺔ‪«.‬‬‫أ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﺐ‬ ‫ري َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎح ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺪ ْﱠﻓ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ِﺑﺤَ ﺬَ ٍر َﺷﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻣَ ﻤَ ﱟﺮ ﻣَ ﺎﺋ ﱟِﻲ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َ‬
‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪ .‬آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ ﺟُ ْﺪ َراﻧ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة! آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ‬ ‫ني و َ‬ ‫اﻹﺟْ ﻬَ ﺎدِ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﻠ ُﺖ؛ َﻗ َﻔ ْﺰ ُت وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎﺟ َﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺋﻊَ! َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻢ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﺰ ِع ُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ د َ‬ ‫ِﺳﻴ ِ‬

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 ‫ﺣَ ﺎدِ ﺛ َ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬

‫ﺎن‬‫ﺎن ذِ َراﻋَ ﺎيَ و ََﺳ َﺎﻗﺎيَ ﺗﱧ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫أ ُ ْرﺟُ ﻮﺣَ ﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺒَ ِﻜﻴﱠ ِﺔ و ََﻏ ِﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎق‪.‬‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹ ْر َﻫ ِ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪» :‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو! روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو! أَﻳ َْﻦ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬
‫ْت؟ َﻫ ْﻞ أَﺧِ ريًا أَﺗَﻰ أَﺣَ ﺪ ُُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻷ َ ْﺧﺬِي؟‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟« َﻓﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺒ ُْﺖ‪َ :‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ْﻒ و َ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﺒ َﱠﻐﺎءَ!‬
‫ﺻﺪ ِْري‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺤْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨًﺎ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة َو َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﺑﻮل ﺟَ ﺎﺛِﻤً ﺎ َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬
‫ﻮن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ وَأَﻧَﺎ أَﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﻠﺐُ وَأَﻋُ ﻮ ُد ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪» :‬آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ ﺑﻮل‪ِ ،‬ﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬
‫َﺎع ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ﱠ‬ ‫َﻻ َزﻣَ ﻨِﻲ إِﺣْ َﺴ ُ‬
‫»ﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ أُﺑْﺤِ َﺮ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َﻻ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻓﻘِ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪َ .‬ﻓﺪَا َر ِﰲ ذِ ْﻫﻨِﻲ‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮ َة‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬

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‫اﻟﻌ ْﻘ ُﺪ ْ َ‬
‫اﻷ ﱠو ُل‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ َﻔﺎدِ ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرو ُد ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِﺳ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْ ُ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎ َك ِﺑﻌَ ﺪَدٍ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﺪَ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ِﻮ ْ‬‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺸﻤَ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ري اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَ ْﻮ ِﻓ ِ‬
‫ُون‬‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٌم َدوْﻣً ﺎ؛ إِذْ َﺳﻴَ ْﻜ ُﱪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻟﺪَيﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ ِو َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻮ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﻴُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ﺗَ ْﺮ ِو ُ‬
‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺤُ ﻮا َﻗ ِﻄﻴﻌً ﺎ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ًﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎكِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ؛ َﻓ ِﺈذَا أ َ َﻛ َﻞ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎو ََﻻ ِت َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ُﺰ اﻟﺬﱡ َر َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت ِﺑ َﺰ ْرﻋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ َﻘ ْﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ﱢﺦ! َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ﱡﺦ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ُﺰ‬
‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﺠﻮ َِار!‬
‫ﻮن‬‫ﻀ ُﻐ َ‬ ‫َﺎح ِﻷ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ َﺰ ﻳَﻤْ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻔ َﺮ ِة ذَ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ِﻲ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢ‬ ‫ْت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ َﺰ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِج ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ َﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْﺎﻗﺘَﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﻗﻤْ ﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﻬْ ُﺮبَ‬ ‫َات ﻳُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬
‫ﻂ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻤﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ْري ِ‬‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ َﻞ ِﺳﻴَﺎجٌ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ٌﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬
‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪،‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ْﺧﺎﻟِﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َ ِﻸ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ﺐﱠ ِﺻ َﻐﺎ ُر ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘ ِﻴﻴ َﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ُﺰ ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد إِد َ‬
‫ﻃﻌِ ﻤُﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟﺬﱡ َر َة و َْاﻷ ُ ْر َز‪،‬‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َ‬ ‫َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳ ِﺒ ٍ‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺣَ ﺒﱠﺘْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪِي ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪.‬‬
‫ِﻳﻦ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻠﻮا ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠﺪ َ‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُ َﻗ ﱢﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﱰةٍ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬
‫ﺎل ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻘِﻴﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫ﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﺤُ ﱢﺮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِج‪َ .‬و َﻛ ِ َ‬‫ﺗَﻴ ﱠَﻘﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﻮﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎﻋِ ٍﺰ ﺑَ ﱢﺮيﱟ ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ُﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎ ٌد وَأ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ ُر َﻓﺎﻛِﻬَ ٍﺔ وَﻣَ ﺎﻋِ ٌﺰ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ْاﻵ َن ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮادٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ﱢ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫َو ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻓ ُﺨﻮ ًرا ِﺟﺪٍّا ِﺑﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻴَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟﺬﱡ َر ُة ﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ ﻧ ُ ُﻤﻮٍّا ِﺻﺤﱢ ﻴٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻷ ُ ْر ُز‪،‬‬
‫ﻄ ﱠﻮ َر ِت ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءُ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﺗَ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ و ﱠَﻓ َﺮ ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ُﻛ ٍّﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ِﻢ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ‪َ .‬و ِﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻹﺟْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑﻮل ﻳُ َﺮاﻓِ ُﻘﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫َﺻﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻮ َر‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َ‬
‫ﺎت‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ُرﺟُ ﻮﻋِﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﻦ وَﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﺴﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ﱠن ﺷﻴﺒﻲ َﻛ ِ َ‬
‫َات ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻗ َ ِﱰبَ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻂ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت َﺳﻨَﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ْﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻗ ﱡ‬
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‫ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺎن َرﺑ ِْﻄ ِﻪ!‬
‫َات َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻛ َﺸ ْﺨ ٍﺺ‬
‫ﴩ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ْﻒ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺑْﺪُو ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻮ ُْﺳﻌِ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﺨﻴﱠ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻨْﻔِ ﱟﻲ! ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْرﺗَﺪِي ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ و َُﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﱢﺪ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َ‬
‫ﺎت‬‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ أَﺣْ ﻤَ َﺮ َوﻣُﺤْ َ ِﱰ ًﻗﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أَد ِْري أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻟ ﱢﻠﺤْ ﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﺟ ْﻠﺪِي َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱢﻜ ْﻞ َﻓ ِﺎر ًﻗﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻃﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ُ‬ ‫ُﻮﺿ ِﺔ ِﰲ َو َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻟ َِريَاﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل!‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ واﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫َأ َﺛ ُﺮ َﻗ َﺪ ٍم‬

‫ﻒ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨ َ ِﺐ ﻟِﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت َﻗ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎﺣِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬ﺧِ َﻼ َل ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ذَ َ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺔ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﺎﺑَﺘْﻨِﻲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِﺑ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮمَ‪«.‬‬ ‫و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ أَذْ َﻫﺐُ ِﻷَﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻛ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ أ َ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ُر ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ريي ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﻣَ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ِﻲ اﻧْﻌَ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﺬَا ﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِزﻳَﺎ َر ِة ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢ‬
‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬‫ﺎن ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ْت أﺛ َ َﺮ َﻗ َﺪ ِم إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ‪َ ،‬و ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬
‫ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺒ ُْﺖ و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪» :‬آهٍ! َﻻ! ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻫﺬَا؟ َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ! َﻻ أ ُ ِرﻳﺪ ُُﻫ ْﻢ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮ ْوﻧِﻲ!‬
‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪َ .‬وﻧ َ َ‬‫ﻳﻖ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫و ََﻻ أ ُ ِرﻳﺪ ُُﻫ ْﻢ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻮا ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮي! ﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬
‫ي‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﻲ؟ َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﻠﻔِ ﻲ ِﻣ َﺮا ًرا َوﺗَ ْﻜ َﺮا ًرا‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ أَﺟْ ِﺮي‪ .‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ وَﺟَ ﺪُوﻧِﻲ؟ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ َ‬
‫َﺎﺟﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺳ ﱠﻠ ِﻤﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺤَ ﺒْﺘُ ُﻪ ﻟِﻠﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ِﺳﻴ ِ‬‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ َﺔ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮدِي‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻃﻮَا َل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ ﻓﻬُ ﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻻ أﻋْ ِﺮﻓﻪُ؛ ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ َرﺟُ ٌﻞ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ‬ ‫اﳾ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻘ ﱠﻠﺒ ُْﺖ ِﰲ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻮن ِﱄ؟ َوإِذَا َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ﺪُوا ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺒﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﻴَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪ ،‬أ َ ْم أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَﺄْﺗُ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﺑَﻨَﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﺴﺎ َر ُع د ﱠَﻗﺎﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺪَايَ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ! َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ اﻟﺘﱠﺪ ِْﻣ ِ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺣِ ﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ِر ِد اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎبَ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْن أ ُ َﻏﺎدِ َر ﻣ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﺣَ ْﻠﺐُ ﻣَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰي‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﺗﱠ َﺨﺬْ ُت ﻣَ َﺴﺎ ًرا ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﱰ ُْت ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ‬
‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ اﺣْ ﺘَﺠْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءَ َو َﻛ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ري ﻋَ ﺎدِيﱟ ؛ ِﻟﺬَا َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱠِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐ ُﺖ ﺑَﻴْﺘ َِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﰲ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ َﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْﻫﺪَأَ‪.‬‬
‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪» :‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن! ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َر ﱡد ﻓِ ﻌْ ِﻠ َﻚ ُﻣﺒَﺎ َﻟ ًﻐﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﺛ َ ُﺮ ُﻫ َﻮ‬
‫َﴎ ُت ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺠْ ﻤَ ﻌْ ُﺖ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ و ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُﻪُ‪َ «.‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫أَﺛ َ َﺮ َﻗﺪ َِﻣﻲ أَﻧَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻟﺤَ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﺛ َ ُﺮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺰ ْل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك!‬‫ﻈ َﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ِﻷ ُ ْﻟﻘِ َﻲ ﻧ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻢ َﻗﺪ َِﻣﻲ‬ ‫ْت أ َ ﱠن أَﺛ َ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ِم ِﺿﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ُﺖ َﻗﺪ َِﻣﻲ ِﺑﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ أَﺛ َ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ِم وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ و َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ‬‫ات ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫ﺼﺒﱠﺐُ ﻋَ َﺮ ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل!« َوﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت أ َ ْرﺗَﻌِ ُﺶ وَأَﺗَ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺬَا َﻏ ْريُ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ! َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ د ََﻗﺎﺋ َِﻖ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﺠْ ِﻤ َﻊ أ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎري‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻮن َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ْاﻗﺘ َِﻼ َع ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ًﺔ أ ْﺧ َﺮى ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠر ًﻗﺎ‪ ،‬أ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ أﺛ َ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ِم ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ﺟُ ﻨ ُ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺒْﺢُ ‪،‬‬‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻊ ﱡ‬ ‫ف أَﺣَ ٌﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬و َ‬ ‫اح ﻣَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰي؛ َو ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬‫ﻃ َﻼ َق َ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ َوإ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ْت ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُﴩ ًﻗﺎ‪َ ،‬ووَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻓِ ﻴًﺎ َوﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم َ‬‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻮن ﺣَ ِﺮ ً‬
‫ﻳﺼﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻂ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ ِﻷ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﺑَﻨَﻴْﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ري ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ دَاﻋِ َﻲ ِﻟﺘَﺪ ِْﻣ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ْﺮ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﺛ َ ِﺎر ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﺪَا ِم ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻣْ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ِت‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر ﻓِ ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت َﺳﻨَﺘَ ِ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِت ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة َﻛﺎ ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﺣَ ٌﺪ َوﻳُﺒَﺎﻏِ ﺘْﻨِﻲ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪ ،‬و ْ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ واﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫ﺎن َو َﻻ ﻧ ٌ‬
‫َﺎر‬ ‫َﻻ ُد َﺧ ٌ‬

‫َاﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر ﺗَﺤِ ﱡﻞ َوﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ‪ ،‬و ﱠ‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ؛ َﻓ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن و َِﺳﻨ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ِﺳﻨ ُ َ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﻮر‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ري وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ْت أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻲ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ُق‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺗُ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﻲ‪،‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎﺣِ ﻴ َﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ َة‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ َ ْ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻫﻮَى ﺟَ ﻮ َْﻻﺗِﻲ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺻ ِﻴﲇ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻷ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰي‪ ،‬وَأ ُ ْﻟﻘِ َﻲ ﻧ َ ْ‬
‫ﻈ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ِﺳريُ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َل ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ُﻫ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻋْ ﺪَا ٌد َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺎح ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرأَﻳْﺘُﻬُ ﻢْ؛ أ َ ْﻫ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ! َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ذَ َ‬
‫اﺧﺘَﺒَﺄ ْ ُت َوﺗَﺎﺑَﻌْ ﺘُﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ ْﻟ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻧ َ ٍﺎر ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ٍﺔ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺷﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺸﻐِ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َزو َِارﻗ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﺑﻌَ ْﻘ َﻼ ِﻧﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وب ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻂ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ ْوﻧِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ ْﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮوا ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫» َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺌًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َِﺠﺪُوﻧِﻲ أَﺑَﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا ﺑَﻘ ُ‬
‫ْت أ َ ْن أ ُ ْﻛ ِﻤ َﻞ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ َوذَ َﻫﺒ ُْﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪ .‬وَأ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﴫ َْﻓ ُﺖ ﺧِ ْﻠ َﺴ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ أَﺑَﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷُﻣُﻮ َر َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َ‬
‫َات أَﻣْ ِﻨﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬‫ﺼﺎﻋِ ﺪًا ﻋَ َﲆ اﺗﱢ َﺨﺎذِ إِﺟْ َﺮاء ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎﺣِ ﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﺑﺪَاﻳ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻮﳼ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ُ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪ ًَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮ ﱡﻗ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎري ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ُﻢ ِﻷَﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻌَ ُﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ وَﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ِﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْ‬
‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ﱠن ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ُﻔ ِﻦ‪ُ ،‬ﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺑْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰو َِار ِق‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت أ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ ُﻊ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ُﺷﻬُ ﻮ ٌر‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫َات أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟﻌُ ﻮا‪َ ،‬و ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ‬ ‫ﻫِ َﻲ ﺣَ ﺘْﻤً ﺎ ﺑ ُْﻘﻌَ ٌﺔ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻘ ِﺼﺪُوﻧَﻬَ ﺎ َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٌ‬
‫ﻮن أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬
‫ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟﻌُ َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻈ ِﺎر َﻗ ْﺪ َر‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ُﻣﺘَﻮ َِارﻳ ًَﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ َﻫ ﱡﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺷ َﻐ َﻞ ﺑ َِﺎﱄ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ‬‫ُون د َُﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻧ َ ٍﺎر ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﺣَ ﱡﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ َﻛﻴْ ِﻔﻴ ُﱠﺔ إ ِ ْﺷﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﻜ ِ‬‫ِْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺎردِ؛ َﻓﻬَ ﺬَا َﻛﻔِ ﻴ ٌﻞ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ ْﺷﻌَ ﺎ َل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ِﻒ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ ِﺑﺄ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠ ِِﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌِ ﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎن‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺪﻟِﻴ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﱡﺧﺎ ُن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻻ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﺟ َﺪ َﻛﻬْ ًﻔﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َ‬
‫ﻒ أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة أَﺑَﺪًا‬ ‫ﺎن ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬‫ُون اﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ أ َ ْو ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱠِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣ َ‬
‫ﻒ َﻛ ِﺒريًا‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺐَ ِ ِﻹ ْﺷﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ ْﻗ ُﺖ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ِﻷ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ُﴪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻔِ ِﻪ ِﺑﻴ ْ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮف ِﰲ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َني ِﱄ أﻧﱢﻲ أ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﴎ ُت أ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﺑﺪَاﺧِ ﻠ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺒ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ني ِ ْ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬وَﺣِ َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﻒ‪ ،‬اﻧْﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﻨِﻲ وَأ َ ْرﻋَ َﺪ َﻓ َﺮاﺋ ِِﴢ! َﻓﺒَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫َث ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َﺧ َ‬‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﺻﺪْﻣَ ٍﺔ!‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﱠ‪ .‬ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ني ﺗُﺤْ ﺪ َﱢﻗ ِ‬ ‫ني ﺑَ ﱠﺮ َاﻗﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َل َز ِاوﻳَ ٍﺔ َوإِذْ ِﺑﻲ وَﺟْ ﻬً ﺎ ِﻟﻮَﺟْ ٍﻪ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻀﺎ َراﻗِ ﺪًا َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪َ ،‬ﻻ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ِﻷ َ ِﺟ َﺪ ﺗَﻴ ًْﺴﺎ ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ًزا وَﻣَ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ﻧ َ َﻔ ِﴘ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ ْ‬
‫ﴍﺑ ًَﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َوﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُ ُﻪ ﻟِﺤَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮ َك َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ْرﻏِﻤْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْ‬
‫ﱠات‪ُ :‬ﺷﻤُﻮ ٌع و ََﻏ ْري َُﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺾ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ِﻒ وَﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫َﺿﻴ ٌﱢﻖ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ٍة ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻠﻤَ ُﻊ ِﰲ ﱠ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﴤ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ و َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ِﻒ دِ ْﻫﻠِﻴ ٌﺰ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺿﻮَاءٍ ﺑ َِﻬﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺘَ َﻸ ْ ِﻟﺌَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺐ!‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺎ!« َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ و َْﻗ َﺖ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ري ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﻨْﻘِ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت‪ُ » :‬رﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣَ ً‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒ ﱠَﻘﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﺎ ُرودِي ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﻊ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻲ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺰ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِآﻣﻨًﺎ وَﺟَ ٍّ‬‫ﻒ َﻛ َ‬ ‫و َِﻷ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ َ‬
‫ﱡﺧ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻲ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱠاﺧِ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮى اﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻢ َ‬‫ْت ﻣُﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻬَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎﻋِ َﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َ‬

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‫ﻄ ُﻢ َﺳ ِﻔﻴ َﻨ ٍﺔ ُأ ْﺧ َﺮى‬
‫ﲢ ﱡ‬
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‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣ َﺮ َاﻗﺒَﺎﺗِﻲ‬ ‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻬْ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ْاﻵ َن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻻيَ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ُﻣ َﺆﻣﱠ ﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬
‫ريي ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺸﻐِ ًﻼ َﻛ ْﻲ أُﺑْﻌِ َﺪ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴ ُﱠﺔ ُروﺗِﻴﻨًﺎ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺸﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣَ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ْﻘ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ‬‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق ِﻣﺪ َْﻓ ٍﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﻋﺒَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬
‫ﺎن د َِاﻣ ًﺴﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﻼ َم َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ! ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨْﻘِ ﺬُوﻧِﻲ!«‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ ِﰲ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﴎ ْر ُت ِﻟ ﱠﻠ ِ‬‫أَ ْ َ‬
‫أ َ ْﺷﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻧَﺎ ًرا ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﺘِﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﻓِ ﻌْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ َﺧ ِﻄريٌ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮو َْﻫﺎ! َﻻ‬‫ِﻲ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ َﺮ ًة‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻷُﺑْﻘ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻤْ ﺘَﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻌْ ﺒًﺎ‪َ .‬وﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َة ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر أَﻣْ ًﺮا َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ َﺮو َْﻫﺎ!« َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎحُ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨَﺎدِ ِق‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘ ٍ‬
‫َني ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺪ َْﻓ ِﻊ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ َ‬ ‫ني أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ْﻠ َﻘﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻟﺤَ َ‬
‫أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َرأَوْا إ ِ َﺷﺎ َرﺗِﻲ!‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺒَﺎبُ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺸ ُﻊ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ أَد َْﻓﺄ َ ِت ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأ َ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ُﺮ َ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬‫ﻃﻮَا َل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻌُ ﻮﺑَ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻴﻴ َﺰ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻛ ْﻀ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ُ‬
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‫ﻄﺎمٌ! أوﱠاهُ! َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬ﺣُ َ‬ ‫ِﻠﺸ ِ‬‫ﻮﱄ ﻟ ﱠ‬‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻨُﻮ ِﺑﻴﱠ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَ ﱠﻲ ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد و ُ‬
‫َت ﺗُﻨ ْ ِﻬﻲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ‬ ‫ﻮر ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ُﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ْﺖ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ﱡ‬ ‫ني؛ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎ ِﻛ ُ‬
‫اﺳﺘِﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﺔ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد أَﺣْ ﻴَﺎءٍ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ْر َﺳﻠُﻮا‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِْري ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﺎق َ‬ ‫َﺿ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫َات َﻛ ِﺜريَ ٍة ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﻈ َﻼ ِم‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴ ِﺪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮوْا ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻹ َﺷﺎ َر َة َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﻨْﻘِ ﺬْ ُﻫ ْﻢ أَيﱡ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِْ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﻈ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻂ!« َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻮﺣْ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻂ‪ ،‬وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﺤَ ﺒ ُْﺖ‪» :‬آ ٍه َﻟ ْﻮ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮدِي‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ات أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ اﺗﱢ َﺨﺎذُ ُه و َْﻗﺘَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ إِذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﺄ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ُم َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ‬ ‫و َِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘﻴَﺎ ُر ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮ َة‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ .‬و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﻣْ َﺮ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤِ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ُﺔ إِﻣْ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﺟَ ﻤْ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱡﺪ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺨﻔِ ًﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮ َﻓﻨِﻲ‬ ‫َﺎح اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ اﻧْﺘَ َ‬
‫اﻟﺘﱠﻴَﺎ ُر ِﻟﺪَاﺧِ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة ِﰲ َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﱰﺑ ُْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﺢُ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨَﺎ َ َدﻳ ُْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ و ََﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ِن ْاﻗ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪،‬‬‫ْت أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه أَﺗْ َﻠ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ﻣ َُﺸﺎﻛ ًِﺴﺎ‪َ .‬ووَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘﺎ َ‬‫ﺎن ِﺑ َﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ َرﻓ ً‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِة َوﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ﺑَ َﺮ ِاﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎدِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴﱠ ِﺔ َوﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ َ‬ ‫ُور اﻟﻨﱡﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ ِﺬ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺪ ِ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ َﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻏ ْ َ‬‫َاب َوﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرودِ‪ .‬وَﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ إ ِ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﺣَ َﺰﻣْ ُﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪ .‬ﻳَﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤُﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬‫ﻄ ﱠﻠﺐَ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻼ ِت إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َ‬
‫ري ﻋَ ﺎدِ ﻳﱠ ٍﺔ!‬ ‫ﻮز َﻏ ْ ِ‬‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَ ًة ِﺑ ُﻜﻨ ُ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨَﺎدِ َ‬‫َات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﺘَﺤْ ُﺖ أَﺧِ ريًا ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟﻠﺜ ﱠ َﺮو ِ‬
‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ات ﻧ َ ْﻜﻬَ ٍ‬ ‫ﴍﺑَ ٍﺔ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَ ِة ِﺑﺄ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺎﺣْ ﺘَﻮَى أَﺣَ ﺪ َُﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋُ ْﻠﺒَ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ِ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ‬ ‫ُوق َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءٌ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ْﻠﻮَى‪ ،‬وَأَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُوق َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُ‬ ‫َﻟﺬِﻳﺬَ ًة ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫َﺎس َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُوق َﻓﺘَﺤْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِث أ َ ْﻛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻧًﺎ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬وَاﺣْ ﺘَﻮَى آﺧِ ُﺮ ُ‬ ‫ُﻗﻤْ َ‬
‫ﱧ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺬﻳَ ِﺔ! َﺧ َﺰﻧ ْ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﺮو ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار َزوْﺟَ ْ ِ‬
‫أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺄْﻣَ ٍﻦ‪.‬‬
‫ني أ َ ْو ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬إِذْ أ َ َﻛ ْﻠ ُﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻠﻮَى‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱠﺮ إِﺛَﺎ َرﺗِﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ِاﻻ ْﻛﺘ َِﺸ َﺎﻓ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْت ِﻷَﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴ ِﻜ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫َﴍﺑ ُْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﴩُوﺑ ِ‬ ‫وَ ِ‬
‫ِرياﻓِ َﻘﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ ﺳﻜﺮاﰲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻟﺪَيﱠ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ﻟ ُ َ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ْ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا َوﺑ َِﺎرﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َرﻓ ً‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫وﱄ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﻟﻨ ُ ُﺰ ِ‬‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم اﻟ ﱠﺮا ِﺑ ِﻊ وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ْ ُ ،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫َات‬‫َث‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم وَأَﻧَﺎ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ٌِﺲ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَةِ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ْاﻵ َن أ َ ْﻗ ِﴤ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ‬ ‫ﺎق وَاﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎﺣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ٌة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬

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 ‫ﻄ ُﻢ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺔٍ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬
‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬

‫ﺻﻌﱠ ﺐَ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ ﺘَﺎ َع ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪ .‬ﻣَ ﱠﺮ اﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔ ِﺎﱄ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة وُﺟُ ﻮدِي‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺸ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ِﱄ أ َ ْن أَﺗْ ُﺮ َك ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة؟‬ ‫آن و َْﻗ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِﻮيﱡ وَأ َ ْﻗﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ‬
‫وب‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻤُﻤْ ِﻄ َﺮ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﻤَ ﻠ ِِﻪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َم وَأَﻧَﺎ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ وَأ ُ َﺧ ﱢ‬
‫ﻃ َﻼﻋِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ َﺔ َﺳ َﻼ ٍم ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻴُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳ ُري ِْﺷﺪُوﻧَﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ِﻮ ْ‬
‫وج ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺎت ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ﻢْ؟‬‫َاﻗ ٍ‬‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَﻨْﺠَ ﺢُ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ أ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ َﺔ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ واﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ُﻳ َﻘﺎﺑ ُِﻞ »ﲨﻌﺔ«‬

‫ﻄ ْﻞ ُﻣ ْﻜﺜِﻲ ِﰲ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ُﺷﻬُ ﻮ ٌر َﻛ ِﺜريَ ٌة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺐَ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ُر ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳ ِﺌ َﻠﺘِﻲ؛ َﻓﺬَ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ُﻮن ِﰲ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠﺰو َِار َق‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ! َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﻤ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻛﺘَ ِﺸ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫ ْﺪﺗُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺧﺘَﺒَﺄ ْ ُت ﺗَﺎ َر ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ و ََﺷ َ‬ ‫ني‪ْ .‬‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ﻠُﻮا ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ ِﺳ ِﻨ َ‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﺮﻣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَا‬ ‫ﺼﻨُﻮﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َان ِﺑﺤِ ﺒ ٍ‬‫ﺎن ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳ ِﺠﻴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎل‬‫ﺎت ﻣَ َﻊ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َاﻗ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳﺪُ‪ .‬أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ ﺣِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ أَﻣَ َﻞ ِﰲ إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ ِﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ﱠ‬
‫َات‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِ‬ ‫ون ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺪ ُر َ‬ ‫ﻮن َرﺟُ ًﻼ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ! َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺨِ ﻴ ِﻔ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻘ ُﻪ‬‫ﺿﺎ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َرآ ُه َرﻓ ُ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْر ً‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِح أَﺣَ ِﺪ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ِﺠﻴﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺜ ﱠ ِﺔ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪ .‬و ََﻗﺎ َم َرﺟُ ٌﻞ َ‬
‫ﴎ َع ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ‬ ‫ﺾ أَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا‪َ .‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ ِه وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴬبَ ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَﻬَ َﺰ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻰ ﱠ ْ‬
‫ِﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﻪ َراﻛ ً‬ ‫ُث‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﱠﻮ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ اﺗﱢﺠَ َ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ! و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أُد ِْر َك ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َرأَﻳْﺘُ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُ‬
‫ﻧَﺤْ ِﻮي‪.‬‬
‫ْف ﻳ َِﺠﺪُوﻧَﻨِﻲ ْاﻵ َن‪،‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳ َُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‪َ ،‬ودَا َر ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎ َد َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُ‬
‫و ََﺳﻴُ ْﺆذُوﻧَﻨِﻲ‪«.‬‬
‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ﱰﺑُﻮا ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َﻏﻤْ َﻀ ِﺔ ﻋَ ْ ٍ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺠ َ‬ ‫ان ﱠ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ ِ‬‫ﻃﺎ َر َد َرﺟُ َﻼ ِن َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْن ﺟَ ﺎء َِت‬ ‫ﱠﺼ ُﺖ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﺟَ ﻤَ ِﺔ وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ِني‪َ .‬وﺗَ َﺮﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﺴﻤْ ُﺖ أَﻣْ ِﺮي ِﺑﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬
‫ني اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِاري‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺨِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ وَأَو َْﻗﻌْ ُﺖ أَﺣَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒ َُﺔ‪ .‬ﺟَ َﺮى ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ِ‬
‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ ُ ْﻓﻘِ َﺪ ُه ا ْﻟﻮَﻋْ َﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎ َك ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎردَاﻧ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َل اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُ َ‬
‫ني َو َرآﻧِﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺪَا َر ﱠ‬ ‫و ْ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ْف أ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ ُﺪ َك!«‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ ْﻖ! َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬ﻣَ َﻊ ﻋِ ْﻠ ِﻤﻲ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ُﻤﻨِﻲ‪َ :‬‬
‫»ﺳﺎﻋِ ْﺪﻧِﻲ َﻛ ْﻲ أ ُ َﻗﻴﱢﺪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ْﻲ َﻻ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪َ .‬ﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠد َد اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬
‫ﺼﻤَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻘ ِﺪ َرا ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻳﺬَا ِﺋ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْاﻵ َن‪ِ «.‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ َﻜ ْﻜ ُﺖ ُﻗﻴُﻮ َد ِﻣﻌْ َ‬
‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ني ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺲ ﻧَﻮ ِْع ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻗﻴﱠ ْﺪﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل وَأ َ َﴍ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺟﺪٍّا!‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ٍة َ‬
‫»ﻫﻴﱠﺎ! ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺮوجَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‬ ‫ﻄﻴْﺘُ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺮﺗَﺎحَ أَﺧِ ريًا‪ ،‬أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬‫ﴬ ُت اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َﻛﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ ﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫أَﺣْ َ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺶ وَا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬
‫ﻮع‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ َﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ َ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫اﺳ ُﻤ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻨِﻲ ِﺑﻠُ َﻐﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ْف أَدْﻋُ ﻮ َك »ﺟﻤﻌﺔ«‪ِ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْﺗُ َﻚ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤُﻌَ ِﺔ!«‬ ‫»ﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫»اﺳ ِﻤﻲ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪ ،‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِْري َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪ْ :‬‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﱄ وَأَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪ .‬وَأ َ َﴍ ُ‬
‫ﻛﺮوزو‪«.‬‬
‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﺗَﺜَﺎ ُؤﺑًﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريًا و ََﻫﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻀﺤِ ْﻜ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴًﺎ‬ ‫و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﻊ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬
‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ُﻣﺘْﻌَ ﺐٌ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪ «.‬وَأ َ َرﻳْﺘُ ُﻪ ﺣَ ِﺼريَ َة ﻧ َ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ﱢﺶ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗْ ُﺮ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ِﻒ‬ ‫و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫ِﻴﻼ؟«‬ ‫و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬و َْاﻵ َن‪ِ ،‬ﻟ َﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻔﻮ َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫ﺼ ْﺪﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺎ َر إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺼريَ ِة و ََﻏ ِﺮ َق ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬
‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ ِﱄ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺪ ِْر ًﻛﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ َ‬
‫وَﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أ ُ َﺷﺎﻫِ ُﺪ ُه وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ِﻟﺒَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺒﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﺘِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﺪ ِم َﻓﻬْ ِﻤ ِﻪ ِﱄ‬
‫ﺎن ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﱠث إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻟﺘَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ َﺷ ْﺨ ٌ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﺪ ِم َﻓﻬْ ِﻤﻲ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ َودَا ِﻛ ٌﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺴﺎبُ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﻌْ ٌﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻣَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َرﺟُ ًﻼ َ‬
‫ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﺪ ُﻫ َﻮ ْاﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ‪.‬‬
‫ْت ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ َزا َل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ َﻓﻮَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺺ ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬رﺟَ ﻌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﻮﺟﺌْ ُﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏﺐُ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺮ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻓ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫َاﻓ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﻮ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪ .‬ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ِﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﻬْ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ ﺟَ ﻨْﺒًﺎ ﻟِﺠَ ﻨ ْ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬‫ﻃﻨ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫ﱠث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺲ اﻟ ﱡﻠ َﻐ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َو َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻧَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬

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‫اﳊ َﻴﺎ ُة َﻣ َﻊ َﺻ ِﺪ ٍ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‬ ‫َْ‬

‫َات اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴ ََﺔ ﻧَﺤْ ﻴَﺎ َوﻧَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﺗﱠﺒَﻌْ ﻨَﺎ ُروﺗِﻴﻨًﺎ ﻣ ُِﺮﻳﺤً ﺎ ِﺟﺪٍّا؛‬ ‫ث َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ اﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻬريَةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻠ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻛ ِﺪ أ َ ﱠن أ َ ْﻫ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا‪ ،‬و َِﰲ أَو َْﻗ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬‫ﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﻔِ ﻲ أَو َْﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ َﺔ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﰲ أَو َْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ أ َ ْو ﻧَﺤْ ﻠِﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ َﺰ أَو ﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻧَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺔ أ َ ْو ﻧَﻌْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨُﻌِ ﱡﺪ ﻋَ َﺸﺎءَﻧَﺎ وَأُﻋَ ﱢﻠ ُﻢ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ اﻟ ﱡﻠ َﻐ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َوﺛ ِْﻘ ُﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﺛ َِﻘ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﻤْ ﻴَﺎءَ‪.‬‬
‫اﺳﺘَﺠَ ﺎبَ ِﻻﺑْﺘِﻬَ َﺎﻻﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋُ ْﺪ وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ .‬ﻓﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ُد ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ُر َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻮ ِْﰲ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ َِﺠ َﺪﻧِﻲ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴ ِﺪ وُﺟُ ﻮ ُدﻧَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ِاﻻﺛْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛﻔِ ً‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﻟِﺤِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ ِﺴﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﻨِﻲ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﺰ ُز ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
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‫ري ًة ﺧِ َﻼ َل َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ :‬أﻳ َْﻦ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻗ ْﻮ ُﻣﻪُ؟‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وب‪َ .‬ﺳﺄ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ أ ْﺳ ِﺌ َﻠ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺜ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎق إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘ ِِﻪ؟ و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؟‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ُﺰ ُر ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒ َُﺔ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ؟ و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ُ‬
‫ﻄﺎ َع‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْﻏ َﻠ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﰲ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٍﺔ َوإِﻳﻤَ ﺎءَةٍ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﻟُ َﻐﺘِﻲ و ْ‬
‫إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ ِﻨ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻟِﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ ِﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫– » ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ ِﻏﺒ ُْﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ َرى ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟﻢَ‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أ َ ِﺑﻲ َﻏ ِﻀﺐَ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪةٍ‪،‬‬
‫ني أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑﻲ أ َ ْﻫ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﻈﻰ ِﺑ ِﺮﺣْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ٍﺔ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ ِﻷَﺣْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺮ ِد ِﱄ َ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎبَ ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْ َت أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬
‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ وَا ِﻟ َﺪ َك؟«‬ ‫– َ‬
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‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬أ ْﻓﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ُه ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬وَأ ْﻓﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أﺣِ ﺐﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬
‫ِﻒ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ٌ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ َﻫﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُﺣِ ﺐﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ َْﺶ َﻫﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُﺣِ ﺐﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫اﺑْﺘَ َﺴﻤْ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬إِذَ ْن َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءَ؟«‬

‫ﺻ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن‬‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ أ َ َو ﱡد ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ! َﻓﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ٍﺔ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَاﻧ ْ َﻔ َﻐ َﺮ َﻓ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻈﻰ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةِ!«‬ ‫أَﺣْ َ‬
‫ﺎف ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة أَﻧَﺎ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬اﻟﺘﱠ َﺸﺎﺑُ ُﻪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻨَﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ َﻜﺬَا اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﺑ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻘ َﺮ ْر ُت ُﻫﻨَﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻰ ِﺑﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ٍة ُﻛ ْﱪَى؛ و ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻨِﻲ ِﻷَﺣْ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ ُﺖ َو َ‬
‫ﺎت أَﺣْ ﻜِﻲ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﺸﺄَﺗِﻲ ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪،‬‬ ‫َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬
‫وَﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫ﱰ َﻛ ٌﺔ َﻛ ِﺜريَ ٌة‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ْﺴ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءُ ﻣ ُْﺸ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ ِﺪ َم ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ َ‬ ‫ف‪ .‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َرأ ْ َﺳﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﰲ أَﻣَ ﺎﻛ َِﻦ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ِاﻻ ْﺧﺘ َِﻼ ِ‬
‫ني ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن! وَأَﻧَﺎ َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ َﻗﻠ ًِﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ني ﺣَ ِﻤﻴﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣ َُﻘ ﱠﺪ ًرا َﻟﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﻐ ُﺪ َو َ‬ ‫– » َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼﻠِﺢُ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َﺳﻴَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫وَاﺛ ٌِﻖ أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎف‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ْﻒ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﱰةٍ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ َﺧﻴْﻤَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴﻨَﺎ َ‬
‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻏ ِﺮ َق ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎر ِه ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐ ِﺎﻣ ِﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ف أَيﱞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻮ ِﻣ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ِﺑ َﻘﻮ َِار ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ؟«‬ ‫َث أ َ ِن اﻧْﺠَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺮامُ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﻨﱠﻬْ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﱢف ﻣَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪﱢ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓﻨَﺤْ ُﻦ ﻧُﺠَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫»ﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻻ أ َ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎبَ ‪َ :‬‬
‫َال‪«.‬‬‫ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ! أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﻘ ِﺼ ُﺪ ﻧَﻬْ َﺮ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻓﻬَ ْﻢ ﻣَ ْﻘ ِﺼ َﺪهُ‪ .‬أَيﱡ ﻧَﻬْ ٍﺮ؟ ﻧَﻌَ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
‫أورﻳﻨﻮﻛﻮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻢَ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒ ٌَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗﺮﻳﻨﻴﺪاد‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻦ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ؟«‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َرأَﻳ َْﺖ ِرﺟَ ًﺎﻻ َﻛ ِﺜ ِ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ ﻟِﺤْ ﻴَﺘِﻲ و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫أ َ َﴍ ُ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﻟﺪَﻗِ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﺒُﻌْ ﺪِ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أﺟَ ﺎبَ ‪»ِ :‬ﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ َووُﺟُ ﻮ ٍه َﺷﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻗ ْﻮﻣِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل ِﺑﻠ ِﺤً ﻰ؛ ِرﺟَ ﺎ ٌل ِﺑﻠ ِﺤً ﻰ َ‬
‫ﺎﻟﻀﺒ ِْﻂ‪ ،‬أَﺟَ ْﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻣﺜْﻠُ َﻚ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ُورﻧَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ أ َ ْن ﻧُﺒْﺤِ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن ِﺑﻤَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘِﻲ و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎت ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺷﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ُ‬
‫ري؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ ﱠ‬
‫ري‪َ ،‬ﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫َﻫ ﱠﺰ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻧﻔﻴًﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َﺨ َﻔ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﻮﻳﱠﺎﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب ﱠ‬
‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ري‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣَ ﺠْ ِﻢ َز ْو َر َﻗ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ ُر ِﰲ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب أ َ ْﻛ َﱪَ؛ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳُﻤْ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ْ ِ‬

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‫ﺻﺪ ٍ‬‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬

‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﺒَ ْ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻔ َﻐ َﺮ َﻓ ِﻤﻲ ﻋﻦ اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻸَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻨُﻮﻧًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أُﺑ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎﺗَ ْﺖ َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﻃﻨِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ أَﻣَ ٌﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﴎ ُت أﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﻟِﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎف‪ْ ِ ،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬريَةِ‪ ،‬ﺧِ َﻼ َل ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ْت أ َ ْن أ ُ ِرﻳَ ُﻪ أَﺟْ َﺰاءَ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ات ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة أَﺛ َ َﺮ َﻗ َﺪ ٍم‪ .‬أ َ َرد ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ذَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫وﻻ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻧ ُ ُﺰ ً‬‫َ‬
‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻓ َﻜ ْﻜﺘُﻬَ ﺎ و ََﺧﺒﱠﺄْﺗُﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧ َﺬ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﻠﺐُ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﺟْ َﺰاءِ ﻟ َِريَى أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎ َم ﱠ‬ ‫ﺺ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﺣُ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻔﺤﱠ َ‬
‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ْﻗﻨ ِِﻪ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎع َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ؟«‬ ‫اﻧْﺪ ََﻫ ْﺸ ُﺖ ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻟ َِﺴﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻂ‬ ‫َات‪َ ،‬ﻫﺒَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َات‪ .‬أَﺟَ ْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﻣ ُِﺠﻴﺒًﺎ‪ُ » :‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ﱪﻧِﻲ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ َل َﻻ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻤَ ﱠﺮ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ ِِﻪ ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َرﺟُ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪ «.‬و ْ‬ ‫َﺳﺒْﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬
‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻮﻣ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك‪ ،‬ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻳَ َﺰاﻟُ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺷ ِﻬ ْﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺎت اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺪ َْﻓ ِﻊ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻲ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ!« ﺛﻢ أ َ ْﺧ َﱪْﺗﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫وﱄ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎب َوﻧ ُ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎع ﱠ‬ ‫ْت‪َ » :‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ اﻧْﻘِ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮد ُ‬‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﻇﻨَﻨ ْ ُﺖ!«‬ ‫ﺎل َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻤُﻮﺗُﻮا ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ٌﺔ! َﻛ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻣُﺤَ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻛ َِﻼﻧَﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ٌق ِﰲ أ َ ْﻓ َﻜ ِﺎرهِ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﺸﻴ ًَﺔ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﺼﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ﻟ َ‬‫َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻞ أَيﱠ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻃﻌً ﺎ أَﻣْ ِﺮي‪» :‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ!«‬ ‫و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ َﻗ ِ‬

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‫ﻳﺮ ِة؟‬ ‫َﻫ ْﻞ ُﻳ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻨﻨﺎ ُﻣﻐَ َﺎد َر ُة ْ َ‬

‫اﳉ ِﺰ َ‬

‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ذَوَيْ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﻊ‬ ‫ان َ‬ ‫ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب ِﻟﻨ ُ َﻐﺎدِ َر ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎرﺑ ِ‬
‫َﺎن اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ) َو ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻟ َِﻘ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ ْاﻷَو ِﱠل َﻓ َﻼ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻣَ ْﱰُو ًﻛﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻟ ِِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ(‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن ِﺑ ِﺈﻣْ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ َﻚ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻲ ِﰲ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُ‬‫ﻄﺎ َرﻧَﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺎح ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ُل إ ِ ْﻓ َ‬
‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات َ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ذَ َ‬
‫َات؟«‬‫ﺻﻨ ْ ِﻊ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َرأَﻳْﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْرﺑ َِﻊ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ْﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛ ٌﺪ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻗﺎدِ ٌر‬ ‫وَأَﺟَ ﺎبَ ‪» :‬أَﺟَ ْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ أ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎﻧِﻌً ﺎ‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﻊ أَﻧﱢﻲ َﻏ ْريُ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻛ ٍﺪ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤِ ﻲ؛ أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ روﺑﻨﺴﻮن؟«‬
‫ْف ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﺑﻨَﺎءَ َﻗ ِﺎر ٍب ﺟَ ﻴﱢ ٍﺪ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻨَﻌُ ﻮ َد ِﺑ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻊ! َﻓ ِﺒﺘَﻌَ ﺎ ُوﻧِﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ َﺳﻮ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪ِ » :‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﻬُ ﻮ ُر‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ﻨَﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ َر‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤَ ﺘْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﻟﻮَاحَ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ ﱠﺮ ْﻏﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َع‪ .‬ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠﻨَﺎ َوﺗَﻌِ ﺒْﻨَﺎ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِت ﱡ‬ ‫َﻗ َ‬
‫ﺎف ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﻼ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﻗ ٍﻒ َو َﻟ ْﻮ ِﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ٍم‬ ‫ﻃﻮَا َل ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ‪ .‬وَﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠﻨَﺎ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒُﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬُ َﺷ ْﻜ ًﻼ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬
‫وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎر ِب‪ ،‬ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮ ِدﻧَﺎ ِﻟ َﺰﺣْ َﺰﺣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ْﻔﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ِﻷَو ِﱠل ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ!‬ ‫ﻃ َﻔﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎربُ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﻳَ ْﻮ َم أ َ ْن َ‬ ‫ﻂ َرﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬‫وَﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ َﺮ َﻗ ﱡ‬
‫ﱪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋ ِ ﱢ‬
‫ِﻴﴘ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا َم ﻣَ ﺠَ ﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻔﻨَﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧ َ ِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟﻤﻌﺔ وَاﺛ ًِﻘﺎ أ َ ﱠن ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻊ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ َة أ َ ْر ٍز َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة َﻛ ْﻲ ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﺪِﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﺪَيﱠ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌة أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ُﻞ؛ َﻓﺒَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫َات‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ أَﺟْ َﺰاءِ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﻤَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﺎر‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ وَﺧِ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ْاﻵ َن ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ًﺰا ﻟِﺠَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠﺠْ ِﺮﺑَ ِﺔ! أَﺑْﺤَ ْﺮ ُت أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﴩَا َع‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِﺎريَ وَأ َ َﻗﻤْ ﻨَﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫َوو َ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ْﻒ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُم‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ أ َ َرﻳْﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺤَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺄ إِذْ ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤْ ﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻜ ُﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ف ﺟﻤﻌﺔ َ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻳ َﻊ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﻠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ َ ِ‬
‫ﺟَ ْﻮ َد ِة ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﻜ ِﻤﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻟِﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺳ ِﻢ ا ُملﻤْ ِﻄ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْر َدﻧَﺎ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳ ََﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ْرﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ َ‬
‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺪو َِل‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ْﺿﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ َﻔ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ﺣَ ﻮ ً‬ ‫وف اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬
‫ﻮن‬‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺑﻨَﺎءِ َﺳ ﱟﺪ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ َوﺗَ ْﻐ ِﻄﻴَ ِﺔ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ ﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑ ََﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻪ ﺟَ ٍّﺎﻓﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﺮ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈﺎ ُر ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ِﺔ َﺳ ْﻘ ٍﻒ‪ .‬و َْاﻵ َن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒ ﱠَﻘﻰ َﻟﻨَﺎ َﻓﻌْ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬
‫ﻴﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻢ َﻗ ِﺎر ِﺑﻲ وَأ ُ ْﻟﻘِ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ إِﺟْ ﻤَ ِﺎﱄ ﱡ َﺳﺒ ٍْﻊ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬
‫َال ُﻣﺘَ َﺴﺎﺋ ًِﻼ َﻛ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠري َِت ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة‬
‫َات ِﻃﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َﱢق ُﻣ ُﺮو َر ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ .‬ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ ﻟ َِﻔ َﱰ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻌْ ﺐٌ أ َ ْن أ ُ َ‬‫َ‬
‫ﻃﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ ﻣَ ﻮْﺟُ ﻮ َد ًة؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل أ َ ْﻫ ِﲇ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺗُ َﺮى ِﰲ َو َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳُﻮﻗ ُِﻔﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ ِ‬‫َﺎت ﻋَ ْﻘ ِﲇ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻗ َ‬
‫َني ﺟَ ﻨَﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺎ َد أَﺧِ ﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻮ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻦ؟ ﺗَ َﺴﺎﺑ ََﻘ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َﻜﺎ ُر ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬‫ﻮع ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﺳﻮَى ُﺳ ُ‬ ‫َ ْ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ واﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫اﻟ ﱠﺘ َﻤ ﱡﺮ ُد َو ْ ُ‬
‫اﳊ ﱢﺮ ﱠﻳ ُﺔ‬

‫اﻹﻋْ ﺪَادِ‬‫َاﺳ َﻢ ﻋَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺪَأ ْ ُت أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ُل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺪَى ﻣَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُر‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠَﻖ‬ ‫ِﻴﺐ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬‫ﻮل ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳ ًَﺔ ﺟَ ﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱢﺪﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﻟ ِِﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺘﻨَﺎ‪ .‬اﻋْ ﺘَﻨَﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ُ‬
‫َاﻓ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءِ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎﰲ ِﺑﺤَ ْﻮ َزﺗِﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺳﻮَى اﻟﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻛ ِﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻮ ُ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢِﻲ َوﺗَﺠْ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺎب إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗُﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧ ُﻊ ِﰲ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫َﻟﻨَﺎ؟«‬
‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪َ ،‬ﺳﺄَذْ َﻫﺐُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْري‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎبَ ‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬
‫َﴫ ُخ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻋِ ﺪًا و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَﻤْ ِﴤ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ .‬ﻳُﻮﺟَ ُﺪ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐٌ ُﻫﻨَﺎ! ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐٌ !«‬ ‫»روﺑﻨﺴﻮن! روﺑﻨﺴﻮن! أ َ ْﻗ ِﺒ ْﻞ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ﴎﻋْ ﻨَﺎ‬ ‫َﺎب‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑﻮَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻲ َﺧ ِﺎرﺟً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ني وَأَﻧَﺎ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺖ ﺑُﻨْﺪُﻗِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ ْ‬
‫َاﺧﺘَﺒَﺄْﻧَﺎ ِﺑﻬُ ﺪُوءٍ َو َر َاﻗﺒْﻨَﺎ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺰﻳ ًﱠﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺒْﺤِ ُﺮ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ني؟«‬ ‫ﻈﻨﱡﻬُ ْﻢ َﻓﺎﻋِ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻤَ َﺲ ِﱄ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﺗَ ُ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ﺗِﺠَ ﺎ َر ٍة‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺻﺎﻟ ٍِﺢ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺒ ُْﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَد ِْري‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴ ِﺪ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٌﻞ َﻏ ْريُ َ‬
‫ني َﺳﻨ َ ًﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَﺎدٍ ؛ َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠﻠ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺰﻳ ًﱠﺔ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ ﺛ َ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺎﺿ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﴍ ًة‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﱠﺮ ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ُﻣﺒ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﺑﻤِ ْﺮ َﺳﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻳﻬ ْﻢ وَأ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أَﻳْﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﴎى ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎع ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎدﱢي اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ني ذَ َﻫﺒُﻮا ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ِﺑ َﻼ ﻏِ ﺬَاءٍ و ََﻻ ﻣَ ﺎءٍ ِﰲ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺣَ َﺮا َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎ ِﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮ َك ْاﻷ َ ْﴍَا ُر َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻓ َ‬
‫ِﻟﻴ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺸ ُﻔﻮا ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة‪.‬‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ني‬‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ .‬وَﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﻳﻖ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂءٍ ُﻫﺒُﻮ ً‬ ‫ْت ﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﻳَﺘْﺒَﻌَ ﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺒُ ْ‬ ‫أ َ َﴍ ُ‬
‫ﺎل و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣَ ْﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ َوﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا أَﺗَﻮْا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻴ ﱠَﻘﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْن َﻻ أَﺣَ َﺪ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِارﻧَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮي ﺑَﺪَا‬ ‫ﻃ َﻼ ِق‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْرﺗَﺒَ ُﻜﻮا أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ ا ْرﺗِﺒَﺎكٍ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺒُﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ُﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺪ ِم!‬
‫ﻮن ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﻤَ ِﺠ ﱟﻲ وَﻣَ ﺠْ ﻨ ُ ٍ‬ ‫َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮاﺑَ ِﺔ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ؛ َﻛ ِﺈﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻦ أُو ِذﻳَ ُﻜﻢْ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِﺗ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ «.‬وﻧَﺎ َدﻳ ُْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﻟﻴَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﴍحَ َﻟﻨَﺎ أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ ُﻗﻴُﻮد َُﻫﻢْ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُر ُﻫﻢْ‪َ َ ،‬‬ ‫ِﺳ ﱢﻜﻴﻨ ِِﻪ َﻗ َ‬
‫اﻹﺑْﺤَ ﺎ َر َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺎر ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺪﱠدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ُﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ْ ِ‬ ‫َث ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﱡﺮدٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ﱠﺮ َر َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وﻗﺪ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َر َﺳ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧُﺒْﻌِ َﺪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛَﺘَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا‪«.‬‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪» :‬ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟﻮْا ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫ان اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن َﻓﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎ ِﺋﺒَﺎيَ ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻮ ْرﺟَ ﺎ ُن َوﺑ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫َﺎس‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن واﻟﺶ‪ ،‬أﻣﱠ ﺎ َﻫﺬَ ِ‬ ‫– » ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ َ‬
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 ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ واﻟﻌﴩون‬

‫ِﺎﻟﺪ ﱠﻓ ِﺔ‬ ‫َْ‬

‫اﻷ ْﺧ ُﺬ ﺑ ﱠ‬

‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﺮﻳْﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُ ْ‬ ‫ُون ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫د َ‬
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‫ﺎﺻﻴ َﻞ أ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‪ .‬و َِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﺼﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑﺘَ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﱪﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﺑﻘ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺄﻣَ ٍ‬
‫ِني‪َ .‬ﻓﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﻴﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺸﺎﻛ ِِﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ُوث ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺴﺒﱠﺒَﺎ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫َني أ َ ﱠن َرﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺗَﺒ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻆ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َد ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻤَ ﱡﺮ ِد و َْاﻵ َن ﻳ َُﻀ ﱢﻠ َﻼﻧ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻠﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻗﻨَﻌَ ﺎ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ َﻻ‬ ‫ان َﻏ ْريُ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ؛ َﻓﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺴ َﻦ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺑ َْﻘ ُ‬
‫َﺎن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ َﻼﻧ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺪ ِْرﻳ ِ‬
‫»ﻓ ُﻜ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜري َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺐُ ؛ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﺳ َﻼﻣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺐ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ َة ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ‬ ‫– َ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪَاﻧ ِِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ُل‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ِرﺟَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِﺻ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬إِذَا‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ إِذَا َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬‫َﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﺼْ ِ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫اﻹﻣْ َﺴﺎ ُك ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ ﱠﻢ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻮن ِﺑﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِﻫِ ْﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ِﺑ َﻼ اﺗﱢﺠَ ﺎ ٍه‬ ‫ﻮن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻓ ِﺮﺣُ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱡﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻴ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫– »أَﺟَ ْﻞ‪ ،‬أ َ ُ‬
‫ﻃﺎﻧ ِِﻬﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﻂ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ِﻷ َ ْو َ‬ ‫َاﺿ ٍﺢ و ََﻻ ُﺧ َ‬ ‫و ِ‬
‫ﺎﴏهُ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ َو ﱡد ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ أ َ ْن ﻧُﻨ َ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﺧ َﱪ ُْت ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫َﺷﻴْﺌَ ْ ِ‬
‫ني ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﴫﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ْﻞ‬ ‫ﺎل اﻧْﺘَ َ ْ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘَﺘْﺒَ ُﻊ ﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ﺎﺗِﻲ َوﺗَﺪَﻋُ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﻗ ُﻮ ُد َك ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ؟ و َِﰲ ﺣَ ِ‬ ‫– َ‬
‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒُﻨِﻲ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﻟﻨَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ َﻘ ِﺘ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ًﺔ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ وَاﺑْﺘَ َﻜ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ُﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﻠ ْﺴﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ُﺔ ﻟ َِﻔ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن وَا ْﻟ ُﺶ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َاﻓ َﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫و َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻄ ِﻬﻢْ‪ .‬وَاﺗﱠ َﻔ َﻖ‬ ‫ري ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ني َﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺐُ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺪ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫َان ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ َﺖ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ َِﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻣُﺤْ َﻜﻤَ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻐﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ ِﴤ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻏﺪ ِ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ﺎن إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻴﻴﺪِﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨ َ ِ‬‫ﴎ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﺴﻬُ ﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِاﻻ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ِﺢ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺳ ِﺘ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن أ َ ﱠن ِﰲ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎ ِم‪.‬‬‫ﺎل ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ﻧ ُ ْﻘ ِﻨ ُﻊ ﺑَﺎﻗِ َﻲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﺑﺒَﺎﻗِ ﻲ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻲ‪ .‬وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺣْ ﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺤَ ﺒْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤﱠ ﺎ َر َة ِﻟ َﻜﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫اﺻ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫َﺎﺟﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺤَ ﱠﺮ ْﻛﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ َﺴ ُﺔ ِﺑﺨِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َرﺟُ ٍﻞ ِﺳ َﻼﺣً ﺎ َوﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ُرودِ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﱡﺴﺒًﺎ ِﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺳﻨ َ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﻳﻦ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺘَ ِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻳ َْﻐ ُﻔﻮ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎ ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ِﻟﻨَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ وَﺣَ ْﺴﺐُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺾ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻀﻬُ ْﻢ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْزﻧَﺎدِ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬و َر َﻗ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬
‫ﻃ َﻠ ْﻘﻨَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ ﻗِ ﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎ ِﺑﻌِ ﻲ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺪد ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫أَﺣَ ْ‬
‫ﻮن!‬‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُروا ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺪُو ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ني وَﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل‪َ ،‬ﺧﺎﺋِﻔِ َ‬
‫ﻄﻠ َِﻖ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ!«‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ْاﻵ َن َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫و َِﺻﺤْ ُﺖ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ ُﻘﻮا أ َ ْﺳﻠِﺤَ ﺘَ ُﻜﻢْ! أ َ ْﻟ ُﻘ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُﻮف‪ ،‬و َْاﻷ َ ْﻏﻤَ ﺎدِ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ا ْرﺗِ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﻴ ِ‬ ‫ِني‪ ،‬و ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻜﺎﻛ ِ‬ ‫َﺻ َﺨ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ِني و َ‬ ‫ْت َرﻧ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﻼ َ‬
‫ِﺑ ْﺎﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬
‫ﺛﻢ أﺿﻔﺖ‪» :‬وَا ْﻟﺒَﻨَﺎدِ َق أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻋْ ِﺮف أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺑَﻨَﺎدِ َق!« َﻓﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ َﻗﻠِﻴ ٌﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﻠِﺤَ ﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﻀ ٍﺾ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻮ َﻟﻴَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺘ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ ُﻗﺒْ َ‬ ‫ان ْ‬ ‫َان اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﻣَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻏﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ َﺪ ْر ُت ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬‫و ْ‬
‫ني ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﰲ و َْﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠْ ﻤُﻮﻋَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﻌِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َرﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن ِﺑ ِﺈ ْ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ ُﺶ؟« َﻓﺄ َ َﺷﺎ َر ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫– »أَﻧْﺘُﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟﻴَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ْ ،‬اﻵ َن!« ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠددَا ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎو ََﻻ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮا َر‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺎﻓِ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَو َْﻗ َﻊ ْاﻷ َ ﱠو َل ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑ ْﺎﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْن ﻳ َِﺼ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ِ ِﻹ َ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِْﺨﺪَا ِم ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ‬ ‫َﺎس أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ! َﻫﻴﱠﺎ ِﻟﻨ ُ َﻘﻴﱢﺪ ُْﻫﻤَ ﺎ!« َﻗﻴﱠ َﺪ ﻣُﻮ ْرﺟَ ﺎ ُن َوﺑ ُ‬ ‫و َُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ‪ِ » :‬ﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﺮﻣَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﺼﻨُﻮﻋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎل ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬
‫َﺎس‬ ‫ﱠني!« َﻓﺄَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ وَأ َ َﺷﺎ َر إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ َ‬ ‫– »ﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﺳﺘَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَﻳ ِْﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻤَ ِﺠﻴ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻟﻴ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪَاهُ‪.‬‬‫َوﻣُﻮ ْرﺟَ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن ﻣَ َﻊ ِرﺟَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ إِﻣﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﱠث ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ِﻊ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو ِﺑﻤُﺠَ ﱠﺮ ِد اﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺮﻣَ ﻰ ﱠ‬
‫ُوﺳﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻃﺌﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ُرء َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴَﺎ ُر َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ .‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌُ ﻮدُوا إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْو ﻳ َْﻔﻘِ ﺪُوا ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ؛ َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﻟ ِِﺢ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﱪَ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ي ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ ﻴَﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺧِ ْﺰ ٍ‬
‫ني ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﱠﺮاءِ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُون ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠﻤَ ﱡﺮدِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎﻟُﻮا إِﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋ ِِﺠ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻴَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ﻮﻧَﻪُ‪ .‬وَاﻋْ ﺘَ َﺬ َر ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜري َ‬

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‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﻟِﺢٌ وَﻣَ ِﺮحٌ « ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ َ‬ ‫»ﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َرﻓ ٌ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﻠُﻮهُ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ إ ِ ﱠن أَﺣَ ﺪ َُﻫ ْﻢ ﺑَﺪَأ َ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺸ ُﺪ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴ ََﺔ ِ‬
‫أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ُﺔ إِﺟْ َﺮاءِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺴﻨ ﱠ ْﺖ ِﱄ َوﻟِ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﺎص ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﺘَ ْﻘ ِﻴﻴ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻏ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ َﻜﺎ ٍم ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟ َﺶ ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرﻳْﺘُ ُﻪ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘَﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﴪ ُت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ و ََﺷﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬‫ِﻳﺚ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ ٍ‬
‫ِﻳﻖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ِﻤ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﺑﻤ ُْﻔ َﺮدِي!‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺤَ َﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺒَﻬَ َﺮ أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ ِﺒﻬَ ٍﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ََﺴﻌْ ُﻪ اﻟﺘﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻟِﺤَ ْﺰ ِم ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬
‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ‬‫ﻄﺎ ُن إ ِ ﱠن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆ ِن ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻧَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟُ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮﻳﱠ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪ .‬و ََﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢ‬
‫ِﻲ‬ ‫ْب وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريَ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ َﻪ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ًﺎﻻ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪًا! َو َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺎ َو ِﺑﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺼﺎ ﻧ َ ِﻈ ً‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢﺐُ َﻗ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﻞ ِرﺣْ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َدةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻋْ َ‬
‫َات َﻻ أ َ ْرﺗَﺪِي ِﺳﻮَى ﻣَ َﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ!‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ني؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َراﺋِﻌَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻨ َﻚ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ‬‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ وَاﺛ ٌِﻖ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻻ ﺗَ َﻮ ﱡد ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة ِﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ َوﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ﻧَﺤْ ِﺰ ُم أَﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ﺘَﻨَﺎ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ِﺘ َﻚ؟«‬
‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻨِﻲ‪» :‬روﺑﻨﺴﻮن‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ َﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا أَﻧﱢﻲ أ ُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ َة ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬و َْاﻵ َن‬
‫ﺻ َﺔ!«‬‫ﱢت َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ﻰ‪ ،‬وﻟﻦ أﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ ِﻷ َ َرى َد ْو َﻟ َﺔ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ا ْﻟﻌُ ْ‬ ‫َﻟﺪَيﱠ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎ ُل‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬آ ٍه ﻳَﺎ ﺟﻤﻌﺔ! إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ ِﺟﺪٍّا ﻟ َِﺴﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻲ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﺳﺘَﺄْﺗِﻲ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ِﺑ َﻚ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﺪُوﻧِ َﻚ‪«.‬‬
‫ﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﺳﻮَى َ ْ‬ ‫ﱪﻧَﺎ أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻔِ ﻴﻨَﺘَ ُﻪ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﱠﺪ ٌة ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُن واﻟﺶ ِﻟﻴ ُْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫أَﺗَﻰ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َ‬
‫ﺎص‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻘﻴﱠ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﰲ َﻛﻬْ ﻔِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠُ ُﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َرﺣِ ﻴﻠِﻨَﺎ؛ و َُﻫ َﻮ ذَ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﻲ ﻟِﻠ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ َﻛ َ‬ ‫وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻬْ ِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺼ ﱠﻔ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ان‪ :‬ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ َوﻣ َ‬‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﺧﻴَﺎ َر ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻨ ْ ِﻖ ِﺑﺘُﻬْ ﻤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻴَﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ِو ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءُ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َﱠﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﻋُ ُﻘﻮﺑ َُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗُﺤَ ﺎ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َوﺗُ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ِﺪ ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَﺬْ ُل ُﻗ َ‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼدِ ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻀﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ٍﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﻌْ َﻠﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻼ ِن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ني ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ َﺳﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ َوﺗَ َﻘﺒ َﱠﻼ ﻣَ ِﺼري َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻔ َﻜ ْﻜ ُﺖ أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﺄ َ ﻛ َِﻼ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ َﻠ ْ ِ‬‫ﻃﺄ ْ َ‬
‫ني َ‬ ‫اﻹﻋْ ﺪَامَ؛ ِﻟ َﺬا َﻟ ْﻢ أَﺗَ َﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ ْ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺤْ ﻴَﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ُﺨﻴ ِﱠﻤﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َان ﻣ َ‬‫ﻳﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أَﻳ َْﻦ ِ‬ ‫ْب‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َوﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ ُﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ِﻣﻴَﺎ ِه ﱡ‬

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‫ني ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َرﺣِ ِﻴﲇ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻃﻴﱢﺒ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة إِذَا ﻋَ ِﻤ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ وَاﺟْ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎدٍ ‪ .‬ﺑَ َﺪوَا ﺗَﻌِ َ‬
‫ﻴﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬‫ْاﻷ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َ‬
‫ﺎس‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ُة ﺟَ ﻨ ﱠ ٌﺔ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﻣُﻌَ ﺎﻣَ َﻠﺘﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷ َ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻈ ْﺮ ُت ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أَﺧِ ريَ ًة ِﰲ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬
‫ﻇﻨَﻨْﺘُ ُﻪ‬ ‫َاع َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻮد ِ‬‫ﻣَ َﻊ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ ِْر‬ ‫ﺿﺤَ ﻰ ِﺳﺠْ ﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﻃﻨًﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ أَﺑَﺪًا أَﺗَﻰ أَﺧِ ريًا؛ َﻓ َﺴﺄ ُ َﻏﺎدِ ُر ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة‪ .‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃﻨِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ْﻘ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻀﺎ َرةِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َرد ُ‬
‫ْت ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة ِﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءَ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ْ‬

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‫ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْﻮ َد ُة إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫ﻃﻦِ‬

‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ‪َ .‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﺰﻣْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ﻌْ ِﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﻔ ﱢِﻲ َوﻧ َ َﺰ ْﻟﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘﻴ ُْﺖ ﺑﺠﻤﻌﺔ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻠﺘِﻲ وَآﺧِ َﺮ ﺑَﺒ َﱠﻐﺎوَاﺗِﻲ‬ ‫ْت أ َ ْﺧﺬَ َﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ‪ُ :‬ﻗﺒﱠﻌَ ﺘِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ِﺰ َو ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َرد ُ‬
‫َات‬‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫َال ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ْﺮ ُت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ وَاﺣْ ﺘَ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْﻛِﻴ ِﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْاﻷَﻟ َ‬
‫ات ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﻊ َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬
‫ري!‬ ‫َﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ْاﻵ َن ذَ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‬ ‫ِﴩ َ‬‫ﱪ ‪١٦٨٦‬؛ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ َوﻋ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻤْ ِ َ‬‫ﴩ ِﻣ ْﻦ دِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َﻊ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫َﻏﺎ َد ْرﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َة ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ِ‬
‫َﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬‫ﻮل ﻳُﻮﻧْﻴُﻮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫وﱄ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﺤُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ ُ ُﺰ ِ‬ ‫و ََﺷﻬْ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ َوﺗ ِْﺴﻌَ َﺔ ﻋَ َ َ‬
‫َث ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ري ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ْﱢق ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﻴ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ .‬وﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ِﺳريُ ِﰲ َﺷﻮ َِار ِع ﻳُﻮ ْرك‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َ‬
‫َاﻟﺸﻮ َِار ُع أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ا ْزدِﺣَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﺻﺎ َر ْت أ َ ْﻛ َﱪَ‪ ،‬و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﻴَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ُﺔ َ‬ ‫ني َﺳﻨ َ ًﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َار ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺲ وَاﻟﺜ ﱠ َﻼ ِﺛ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺪ ِ‬
‫َات‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗﻌْ ُﺖ ﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ﺎﻗِ ﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪،‬‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﺑَﻮَايَ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗُﻮ ﱢُﻓﻴَﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺳﻨَﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻮ ِ‬
‫َال‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﺣَ ِﺰﻧ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺧ َﺴﺎ َرﺗ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻀﻮ ُل‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَﺎﺑَﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﻳُﻮ ْر َك‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﺮ ْر ُت ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ َﺮ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬
‫ﴍ َﻛﺎﺋِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل‬ ‫ِﻷ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ؛ ِﻷ َ َرى َﻫ ْﻞ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ُ َ‬
‫َﻗﺎﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ أَﺑ ِْﺮﻳ َﻞ َﺳﻨ َ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﱪ َِاز ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘَﻨَﺎ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺮ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺠﻬَ ْ ِ‬
‫َﴍ َﻛﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺪَاﻣَ ﻰ‪.‬‬‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋِﻲ و ُ َ‬ ‫ف! َوﺗُﻮ ﱢُﰲ َ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜريُ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘ َِﻼ ٍ‬‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ ُﺪ أَﻳﱠﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫‪ .١٦٨٨‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﻠ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ َﻢ وَﺟَ ِﺎري‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻆ أ َ ﱠن ِوﻳ ْﻠ َﺰ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫َوﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬
‫ﻮﺟﺊَ ِﺟﺪٍّا‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻠ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ وﺟﻤﻌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﺘَﺒَ ِﺔ ﺑَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻓ ِ‬ ‫ني و َ‬ ‫ﺎح ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘَﻴْﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣِ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْزدَا َد ﺛ َ َﺮاءً ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺠَ ِ‬
 ‫روﺑﻨﺴﻮن ﻛﺮوزو‬

‫ْت ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻨَﻴ ُْﺖ ِرﺑْﺤً ﺎ َو ِﻓريًا ﺣِ َ‬

‫ني‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺪ ُ‬‫ف ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﺪَاﻳَ ِﺔ! و ْ‬ ‫ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫ِﺑﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ ِﺔ أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗُ ْﻘ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎدِ ﺋَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﺪَأْﻧَﺎ َ ِ‬
‫َات؛ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﴍُوﻋِﻲ ِﰲ أَيﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨَﻮ ِ‬‫ﻄﻤَ ِﺌﻨ ﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َراد ََﻫﺎ ِﱄ أ َ ِﺑﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺴﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﻣَ ﻬْ ﺠُ ﻮ َرةٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِﺎربُ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮي ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ﺣَ ِﺒ ً‬
‫ﻮﺧﺘِﻲ — ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻤْ ﺘَﺎ َع ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َراد ََﻫﺎ أﺑﻲ ِﱄ‪َ .‬ﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ْاﻵ َن — ِﰲ َﺷﻴ ُْﺨ َ‬
‫ﺼ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َاث ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎﺋِﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْو ِﻓﻴَﺎءَ‪ ،‬ﻫِ َﻲ أَﺣْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ أ َ ْ‬‫ﻃ ِﻦ أَو ًﱠﻻ‪ .‬و ََﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻐﺎﻣَ َﺮ ُ‬
‫وﺟﻤﻌﺔ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻻﺣِ َﻘ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬

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