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اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس
ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ َﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِﻓﻴ ٍﻞ
اﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َﺻﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ُﻣ ْﻌ ِﻠﻨَ ًﺔ ُﻣ َﻐﺎ َد َر َة ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱠﺪ ِدَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن َﻣ َﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ
وﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ َﺴﺎ ِن ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ َوا ِﺣ ٌﺪ ﻳُ ْﺪ َﻋﻰ اﻟ ﱢﺴي ْر ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ﻛﺮوﻣﺮﺗﻲَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ
َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ ذُو ﺑَ َ َﴩ ٍة ﺑَﻴْ َﻀﺎءَ َوﻳَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻤ ِﺴي َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ ْﻤ ِﺮَ .و َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ ِﰲ
َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ ِﻟ ِﻼﻧْ ِﻀ َﻤﺎ ِم إِ َﱃ َﻛ ِﺘﻴﺒَ ِﺘ ِﻪ ا ْ ِﻹﻧْ ِﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺰﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻤ ْﺮ ِﻛ َﺰ ِة ِﰲ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ ﺑﻴﻨﺎرﻳﺲَ ،و ِﻫ َﻲ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ٌﺔ ُﻛ ْﱪَى
أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻨْ ِﺪ.
ﺗَ َﻘﺎﺑَ َﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َواﻟ ﱢﺴي ْر ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻣﻨﻐﻮﻟﻴﺎ« َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻟ ِﻌﺒَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر َق َﻣ ًﻌﺎَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن
اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲ — َو ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺟ ِﻨ َﺮا ٌل ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺠﻴْ ِﺶ ا ْﻟ ِ ِﱪﻳ َﻄﺎ ِﻧﻲ — ﻳَ َﺮى أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻣ ْﺠﻨُﻮ ٌن؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ
ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ُل اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ َﺮ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼي ِر ،ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ َﺮى أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺷ ْﺨ ٌﺺ
َﻏ ِﺮﻳ ٌﺐ َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ.
َوﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮو ِر َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِرَ ،ﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱢﺴيرْ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺲَ » :ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎ َن َﻫﺬَا
َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ِﻋ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﻨَ َﻮا ٍت َﻣ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ ،ﻟ ُﻜﻨْ َﺖ َﻋ ِﻠ ْﻘ َﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َو َﺧ ِ ْﴪ َت ِر َﻫﺎﻧَ َﻚ«.
َﺳﺄَ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﻛﻴْ َﻒ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«
– » َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻒ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻗﺎ ِﻋ َﺪ ِة ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒَﺎ ِلَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ِب ا ْﻣ ِﺘ َﻄﺎءُ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﻬﻮ ِر
ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ ِل إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس» :آ ْهَ ،ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎُ ،ﻛﻨْ ُﺖ َﺳﺄَ ْﺣ ِﺮ ُص َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺨ ِﻄﻴ ِﻂ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻷُ ُﻣﻮ ُر َﺳﺘَ ِﺴيرُ
َﻋ َﲆ َﺧ ْي ِر َﻣﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُم«.