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‫ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُﺒَﺎ ِﻟ ُﻎ ِﰲ ا ِﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ ِم ِﻷَ ْﻣ ِﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج …‬

‫َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻋ َﲆ ﺑُ ْﻌ ِﺪ ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ِﺔ أَ ْﻣﻴَﺎ ٍل َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺷﺎﻧﻐﻬﺎي ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ُﻗ ْﻤ ًﻌﺎ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ًﻼ أَ ْﺳ َﻮ َد‬
‫اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﺨﺎ ِر أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ‪ .‬إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« ﺗُ َﻐﺎ ِد ُر إِ َﱃ »ﻳﻮﻛﻮﻫﺎﻣﺎ«‪َ ،‬ﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺳﺘَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻒ‬

‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﺗَ َﻮ ﱡﺟ ِﻬ َﻬﺎ إِ َﱃ »ﺳﺎن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻴﺴﻜﻮ«!‬
‫َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج‪» :‬أَ ْر ِﺳ ْﻞ َﻟ َﻬﺎ إِ َﺷﺎ َر ًة!«‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ« ِﻣ ْﺪ َﻓ ٌﻊ ﻧُ َﺤﺎ ِ ﱞﳼ َﺻ ِﻐيرٌ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻔ َ َﱰ ِض ا ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﺨ َﺪا ُﻣ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬
‫ِﻧ َﺪاءِ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ َﻐﺎﺛَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻘ َﻤ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَ ﱠﺤﺎ َر ُة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺬﻳ َﻔ َﺔ َوأَ ْﺷ َﻌﻠُﻮا َﻗﺎ ِﻋ َﺪﺗَ ُﻪ ِ ِﻹ ْﻃ َﻼ ِﻗ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫َﺻﺎ َح ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪» :‬أَ ْﻃ ِﻠ ْﻖ!« َد ﱠوى إِ ْﻃ َﻼ ُق ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻬ َﻮا ِء‪َ ،‬و َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺛَﺎ َر َد ِوﻳﱡ ُﻪ اﻧْ ِﺘﺒَﺎ َه ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة‬
‫ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻏ ﱠيرَ ْت َﻣ َﺴﺎ َر َﻫﺎ ِﻟ ُﻤ َﻘﺎﺑَ َﻠ ِﺔ »ﺗﺎﻧﻜﺎدﻳﺮ«‪ .‬وﻫﻜﺬا ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻄﺎ َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج وﻋﻮدا اﻟ ﱡﺼ ُﻌﻮ َد‬
‫َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ »ﻛﺎرﻧﺎﺗﻴﻚ« َوا ْﻟ َﻌ ْﻮ َد َة إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ ِر اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﺤﻴ ِﺢ! َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﺗَ ْﺼ ِﺪﻳ َﻖ ُﺣ ْﺴ ِﻦ‬

‫َﺣ ﱢﻈ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ‪.‬‬

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