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اﻟﺘﱠ َﻌ ﱡﺮ ُف إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن» :إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻒ ِﰲ ﻋﺪن ِﻟﻠﺘﱠ َﺰ ﱡو ِد ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺤ ِﻢ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻣﺒَﺎ َ َﴍ ًة
إِ َﱃ ﺑﻮﻣﺒﺎي«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﺟﻴﱢ ٌﺪَ ،ﻓ ِﺈذَا َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡﺺ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻨ َﻬﺎَ ،ﻓ َﻐﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ َﻣﺎ َﺳﻴَﻨْ ِﺰ ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟﻴَﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻪ إِ َﱃ آ ْﺳﻴَﺎ
َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻻ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ إِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎءُ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ،ﺑَ َﺪ ًﻻ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗُ َﻌ ﱡﺪ ُﺟ ْﺰءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ إِ ْﻣ ِﱪَا ُﻃﻮ ِرﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ«.
َﻓﺄَ َﺟﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮنَ » :ﻫ َﺬا إِ ْن َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻣ َﻜ َﺚ ِﰲ إِﻧْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا ِﻟ ِﻼ ْﺧ ِﺘﺒَﺎ ِء«.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﻫﺬَا َﻏ ْيرُ ُﻣ َﺮ ﱠﺟ ٍﺢ! َﻏ ْيرُ ُﻣ َﺮ ﱠﺟ ٍﺢ!«
َﻋﺎ َد ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن إِ َﱃ َﻣ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺒ ِﻪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َو ْﺣ َﺪ ُه َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻﻴ ِﻒَ ،و َﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ُﺠﻮ ُب
اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻﻴ َﻒ ذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎ َوإِﻳَﺎﺑًﺎ ُﻣ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ًﺮاَ ،و ُ ْﴎ َﻋﺎ َن َﻣﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َد ِو ﱠي َﻋ َﺪ ٍد ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺎ ِﻓ َﺮا ِت ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ ﱠد ِة ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﻠﻨَ ًﺔ
ُو ُﺻﻮ َل ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﺧ َﺮ َة »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ«! أَ ْ َﴎ َع ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺎﻟُﻮ َن إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻﻴ ِﻒ َو َﺧ َﺮ َج َﻋ َﺪ ٌد ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻮا ِر ِب ِﻟ ِﻠ َﻘﺎءِ
ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة .أَ ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺖ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« َﻣ ْﺮ َﺳﺎ َﻫﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺴ َﻮﻳْ ِﺲ ِﰲ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ ِدﻳَ َﺔ َﻋ ْ َﴩ َة َﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻗﺎ َل ﺳﺘﻴﻔﻨﺴﻮن.
ﺗَ َﺮا َﺟ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻗ ِﻠﻴ ًﻼ َو َرا َﻗ َﺐ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺟﺎ َء ُه أَ َﺣ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ِب ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن َﺷ ﱠﻖ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ
اﻟ ﱢﺰ َﺣﺎ ِم إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ … إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ.
– » ُﻋ ْﺬ ًرا ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي ،أَﻳْ َﻦ أَ ِﺟ ُﺪ َﻣ ْﻜﺘَ َﺐ ا ْﻟ َﺠ َﻮا َزا ِت ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َﻄﺎ ِﻧ ﱠﻲ؟« َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺪ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ِﺑ َﺠ َﻮا ِز َﺳ َﻔ ٍﺮ
ﻳَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨﺘْ ِﻢ.
أَ َﺧ َﺬ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ َﺟ َﻮا َز اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َو َﺳﺄَ َل» :أَ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻟ َﻚ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮَ » :ﻻ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي ،إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ِﻟ َﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ ،ر ﱢب َﻋ َﻤ ِﲇ«.
َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :و َﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ َك؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ» :اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮجَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎَ ،ﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎ ُب ِﺑﻨَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑْﻠُﻮ َﻣﺎ ِ ﱢﳼ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َﻄﺎ ِﻧ ﱢﻲ ِﻟ َﺨﺘْ ِﻢ َﺟ َﻮا ِز
َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ ِه .إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َكَ ،ذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻜﺘَ ُﺐ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِوﻳَ ِﺔ«.
– » ُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي ،إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن َﻣ ْ ُﴪو ًرا ِﺑ َﻬ َﺬا أَﺑَ ًﺪا!«
َﺷ ﱠﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺰ َﺣﺎ ِم َﻋﺎ ِﺋ ًﺪا ِﻟﻴُﺒْ ِﻠ َﻎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أَ ﱠن َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎ َب ِﺑﻨَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ
ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ َﺷ ﱠﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺰا ِوﻳَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻔ ُﻀﻮ ِل
ِﺗ َﺠﺎ َه اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي أَ ْر َﺳ َﻞ َﺧﺎ ِد َﻣ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺨ ِﺘ َﻢ َﺟ َﻮا َز َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮ ِه.
َو َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ َوأَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡﺺَ ،و َﻻ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن ﻳَ َﺮا ُه أَ َﺣ ٌﺪ!«
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