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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻧَﺎ َﻗ ُﺸﻮا َﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻴُ َﻮ ﱢز ُع ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َقَ ،وﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑَ َﺪ ُءوا اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻌ َﺐَ .وﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ا ْﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﰲ
اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻌ ِﺐَ ،ﺳﺄَ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس ﻓﻼﻧﺎﺟﺎنَ » :ﻣﺎ َرأْﻳُ َﻚ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ راﻟﻒ؟«
َﻗﺎ َﻃ َﻌ ُﻪ أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺘﻴﻮارتَ » :ﺳﻴَ ْﺨ َ ُﴪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْ ُﻚ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻘﻮ َد ِﺑ َﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ!«
َﻓﺄَ َﺟﺎ َب راﻟﻒَ » :ﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْﻜ ِﺲ ،أَ ْﻋﺘَ ِﻘ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨَﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﲆ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢﺺ!
َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَ ْر َﺳ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻘي َن إِ َﱃ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻊ أَ ْر َﺟﺎءِ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﻼ ِد َوإِ َﱃ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻊ أَﻧْ َﺤﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢَ ،و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُ ْﻔ ِﻠ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ
أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳﻨَﺎ«.
َﺳﺄَ َل أﻧﺪرو» :إِذَ ْنَ ،ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ُﻓﻮ َن ُﻣ َﻮا َﺻ َﻔﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َب راﻟﻒ» :إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ ِﻟ ٍّﺼﺎ َﻋﺎ ِدﻳٍّﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْ ِﻛﻴ ِﺪ«.
َﺿ ِﺤ َﻚ أﻧﺪرو َو َﻗﺎ َلَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﺮ َب ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺪ ٍر َﻛ ِﺒي ٍر ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِل! َﻣﺎذَا ﺗَ ْﻌ ِﻨﻲ ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ ِﻟ ٍّﺼﺎ
َﻋﺎ ِدﻳٍّﺎ؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َب راﻟﻒ» :إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒَ َﻼءَِ .ﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ َﻗ ﱢﻞ َﻫ َﺬا َﻣﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟُ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱡﺼ ُﺤ ُﻒ«.
َوأَ ْﺧ َ َﱪ ُﻫ ْﻢ راﻟﻒ أَ ﱠن َﻋ َﺪ ًدا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺨﺎ ِص َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ َرأَ ْوا َر ُﺟ ًﻼ ُﻣ َﻬﻨْ َﺪ ًﻣﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺒَ َﻼ ِء ِﰲ
ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻬﺎ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﻮا ُلَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ُ ِﴎ َﻗ ْﺖ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ
اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻘﻮ ُدَ .و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱡ ْﴩ َﻃ ُﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗﻨَﺎ َﻋ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺄَ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ا ْرﺗَ َﻜ َﺐ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﺮﻳ َﻤ َﺔ؛ َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ
ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷ ْﺨ ٌﺺ آ َﺧ ُﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ ُﺷﻮ ِﻫ َﺪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔَ .وأَ َﺿﺎ َف راﻟﻒ أَ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْ َﻚ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻋ َﺮ َض ُﻣ َﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ًة
ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢﺺَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ًة ُﻣ ْﺠ ِﺰﻳَ ًﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ أَ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ُﺟﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ
ا ْﺳ ِ ْﱰ ِﻟﻴﻨِ ﱟﻲ!
َﺳﺄَ َل أﻧﺪرو» :إِ َﱃ أَﻳْ َﻦ ﺗَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻘ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَ ْﺬ َﻫ ُﺐ إِذَن ،إِذَا َﻛﺎ َن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِر َﺟﺎ ٌل ِﰲ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻊ أَﻧْ َﺤﺎ ِء
ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎس» :أُوه! إِ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ َﻢ َﻛ ِﺒيرٌ ِﺑ َﻤﺎ ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺴ ُﻊ ِﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎ ِء َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ ﻳَﺘَ َﻤﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻛﺎ ِء«.
َر ﱠد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس — ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ َﻮ ﱢز ُع ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق َﺣ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ﱠﻄﺎ ِو َﻟ ِﺔَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ«.
َﺳﺄَ َل أﻧﺪروَ » :ﻣﺎ َذا ﺗَ ْﻌ ِﻨﻲ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ُﻢ أَ ْﺻ َﻐ َﺮ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل راﻟﻒِ » :ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄﺒْ ِﻊ! إِﻧﱠ ِﻨﻲ أَﺗﱠ ِﻔ ُﻖ َﻣ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس؛ إِذْ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺮءُ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ َﺮ أَ ْ َﴎ َع َﻫ ِﺬ ِه
ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ َمَ ،وﻟِ َﻬﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺴﺒَ ِﺐ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺪﻳ ًﺪا َﺳ ْﻮ َف ﻧَﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱢﺺَ ،ﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﺳﻨَ َﻈ ﱡﻞ
ُﻣﺘَ َﻘ ﱢﺪ ِﻣي َن َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑ ُﺨ ْﻄ َﻮ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺧ َﻼ ِل َو ْﺿ ِﻊ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻘي َن ِﰲ أَ ﱢي ُر ْﻛ ٍﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْر َﻛﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪ أَ ْن
ﻳَ ْﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺊَ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ«.
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