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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
َﺳﺄَ َل أﻧﺪرو» :إِ َذن َﻓﺄَﻧْ َﺖ ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ ِر َﻫﺎ ِﻧﻲ؟«
اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو َﻗﺎ َلِ » :ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄﺒْ ِﻊَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ أَ ﱠن َﻟ َﺪ ﱠي ِﻋ ْ ِﴩﻳ َﻦ أَ ْﻟ َﻒ ُﺟﻨَﻴْ ٍﻪ ا ْﺳ ِﱰْ ِﻟﻴﻨِ ﱟﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْ ِﻚ
أَﻧَﺎ ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻌ ﱞﺪ أَ ْن أُ َرا ِﻫ َﻦ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ» :ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ َﻔﺎَ ،ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْﺘُ َﻤﺎ َﺟﺎ ﱠدا ِن؟«
َﺻﺎ َح أﻧﺪرو» :أَﻧَﺎ َﺟﺎ ﱞد!«
َو َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :وأَﻧَﺎ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ!«
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺗﻮﻣﺎسَ » :ﺟﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟ ٍّﺪا ،ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻨَ ْﺸ َﻬ َﺪ أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﺳﻴُ َﺤﺎ ِو ُل أَ ْن
ﻳَ ْﺮﺑَ َﺢ ِر َﻫﺎﻧَ ُﻪ َﻣ َﻊ أﻧﺪرو ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَ َﻤﺎ ِﻧي َن ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﺻ ِﺤﻴ ٌﺢ! َﺳ ْﻮ َف أَ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑ َﺠ ْﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَ َﻤﺎ ِﻧي َن ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ أَ ْو أَ ْﻗ ﱠﻞ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻤ َﺴ ُﺔ ِر َﺟﺎ ٍل َﻣ ًﻌﺎَ » :ﺟﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟ ٍّﺪا!«
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﺟﻴﱢ ٌﺪ ِﺟ ٍّﺪا! ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ٌر َﺳﻴُ َﻐﺎ ِد ُر اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ إِ َﱃ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ دوﻓﺮ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻣﻨَ ِﺔ
َو َﺧ ْﻤ ٍﺲ َوأَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن َد ِﻗﻴ َﻘ ًﺔَ ،ﺳﺄَ ُﻛﻮ ُن َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻨ ِﻪ«.
َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ُﻪ أﻧﺪروَ » :ﻣ َﺴﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس» :ﻧَ َﻌ ْﻢَ ،ﻣ َﺴﺎ َء ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِمَ «.وأَ ْﺧ َﺮ َج ُرو ْزﻧَﺎ َﻣ َﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻢ َﺻ ِﻐيرَ ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺟﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪَ ،وﻧَ َﻈ َﺮ
ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ ِﺑﺘَ َﻤ ﱡﻌ ٍﻦ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ًﻼ» :ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ا ْﻷَ ْر ِﺑ َﻌﺎءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮا ِﻓ ُﻖ ٢أُ ْﻛﺘُﻮﺑَ َﺮَ ،و َﺳ ْﻮ َف أَ ُﻋﻮ ُد إِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ِﰲ
ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻣﻨَ ِﺔ َو َﺧ ْﻤ ٍﺲ َوأَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن َد ِﻗﻴ َﻘ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺴﺎءِ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟ ﱠﺴﺒْ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮا ِﻓ ِﻖ ِ ٢١ﻣ ْﻦ ِدﻳ َﺴ ْﻤ ِ َﱪَ ،وإِ ﱠﻻ
َﻓ َﺴﺘَ ُﻜﻮ ُن أَ ْﻣ َﻮا ِﱄ ِﻣ ْﻠ ًﻜﺎ َﻟ َﻚ«.
َو َﻛ َﻌﺎ َد ِة اﻟﻨﱡﺒَ َﻼ ِءَ ،و ﱠﻗ َﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ُل َو َر َﻗ ًﺔ ﺗُﺜْ ِﺒ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ َنَ ،و َﺣﺎ َﻓ َﻆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻋ َﲆ ُﻫ ُﺪوﺋِ ِﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ
ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ِﻟﺘَ ﱢﻮ ِه َﻗ ْﺪ َرا َﻫ َﻦ ِﺑﻨِ ْﺼ ِﻒ ﺛَ ْﺮ َو ِﺗ ِﻪ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ َﻂ ﻧَ َﻔ ًﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﻤﻴ ًﻘﺎ َو َﻗﺎ َل» :أَﻳﱡ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َد ُة،
ِﻟﻨَ ْﻠ َﻌ ْﺐ َﺟ ْﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ أَ ِﺧي َر ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َر ِﺣﻴ ِﲇ«.
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