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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
َو َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس أَ ْو َرا َﻗ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﻬ ُﺪوءٍ َو َﻗﺎ َلِ » :ﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ َﻟ ِﺔَ ،ﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣﻨَﺎ َﻣ ْﻌ َﺮ َﻛ ٌﺔ!« ﺛُ ﱠﻢ
ا ْﺳﺘَ ْﻄ َﺮ َد ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى اﻟ ﱠﺼ ْﺪ َﻣ َﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َو ْﺟ ِﻪ ﻋﻮداَ » :و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َد ُﻋﻮﻧَﺎ ﻧَﺄْ ُﻣ ُﻞ أَ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ِﺼ َﻞ ا ْﻷُ ُﻣﻮ ُر ِﻟ َﻬ َﺬا
ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱢﺪَ .ﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻚ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻘﺎ ُء ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َﻣﺄْ َﻣ ٍﻦ ﻳَﺎ ﻋﻮدا ،أَ ْﻏ ِﻠ ِﻘﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ َب ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺣ َﻜﺎ ٍم َو َﻻ ﺗَ َﺪ ِﻋﻲ أَ َﺣ ًﺪا ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧ ُﻞ!«
َو َﻛ َﻤﺎ اﺗﱠ َﻀ َﺢ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫﺎ َﺟ َﻤ ْﺖ ِﻋ َﺼﺎﺑَ ٌﺔ ِﻗ َﻮا ُﻣ َﻬﺎ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﻘ ُﺮ ُب ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َر ُﺟ ٍﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ َر،
َو َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ا ْﻟ َﻌ ِﺪﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺪا ِﺧ ِﻞ َوا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر ﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ُك! َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ َﻠﺜﱠ ِﻤي َن َو ُﻣ َﺪ ﱠﺟ ِﺠي َن ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺴ َﻼ ِح،
َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻗ ْﺪ َدا َﻫ ُﻤﻮا َﻋ َﺮﺑَ َﺔ َﺳﺎ ِﺋ ِﻖ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر َوأَ ْﻓ َﻘ ُﺪو ُه ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻋ َﻲَ ،وأَ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳَﺘَﻨَ ﱠﻘﻠُﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى
َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﻠُﺒُﻮ َن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻛي ِن.
َﺳﺎ َر ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر أَ ْ َﴎ َع َﻓﺄَ ْ َﴎ َع ِﺑ ُﺪو ِن َﺳﺎ ِﺋ ٍﻖ ِﻟﻠﺘﱠ َﺤ ﱡﻜ ِﻢ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪَ ،وإِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر َﻓ َﺤﺘْ ًﻤﺎ
َﺳﻴَ ْﺼ َﻄ ِﺪ ُم ِﺑ َ ْﴚ ٍء َوﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ُﻢِ .ﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُثَ ،ﻋﺎ َد ُﻫ َﻮ َواﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ
ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر َ ِﴎﻳ ًﻌﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻌ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻌ ِﺪﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِل َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر
ﻳَﺘَ َﻌﺎ َر ُﻛﻮ َن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞ َﻣ َﻊ َﻗﺎ ِﻃ ِﻌﻲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖَ ،وا ْﺷﺘَﺒَ َﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﺘَﺎ ِل َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا ِﺑﺘَ ْﺴ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻜ َﻤﺎ ِت
َواﻟ ﱠﺮ َﻛ َﻼ ِت ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ًﻣﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرا ِﺗ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻬ َﻠ َﻮا ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔَ .و َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ُﻜﻮﻟُﻮﻧِﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر ﻳَﺘَ َﻤﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ َﻘﺒْ َﻀ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ٍﺔ،
َو َﻗ ْﺪ َ َﴏ َع َﻋ َﺪ ًدا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺎ ِﻃ ِﻌﻲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ ِرﻳَﺘَ ْي ِن!
َو ِﰲ ِﺧ َﻀ ﱢﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻌ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔَ ،و َو ْﺳ ِﻂ ﺗَ َﻄﺎﻳُ ِﺮ ا ْﻷَذْ ُر ِع َوا ْﻟ َﻘﺒَ َﻀﺎ ِت ُﻫﻨَﺎ َو ُﻫﻨَﺎ َكَ ،ﻻ َﺣ َﻆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ
ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻄﺎ ِع اﻟ ﱡﻄ ُﺮ ِق ﻳُ ِﺤﻴ ُﻄﻮ َن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜي ِنَ ،و َ َﴏ َخ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﺼ ُﻞ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُﻂ
أَ ْر ًﺿﺎ» :إِ َذا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ »ﻓﻮرت ﻛﻴَﺎرﻧﻲ«َ ،ﻓ َﺴ ْﻮ َف ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎ!
َﺳﻴَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر! َﺳﻴَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر!«
ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻗ ْﺪ اﻧْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻌ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛﺎ َن ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﺼ ِﻞ،
َﻓ َﺴ ﱠﺪ َد َﻟ ْﻜ َﻤ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ًﺔ ِﻷَﻧْ ِﻒ أَ َﺣ ِﺪ ُﻗ ﱠﻄﺎ ِع اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ َو َﻗﺎ َلَ » :ﺳﻴَ ِﻘ ُﻒ إِ َذ ْن!« َواﺗﱠ َﺠ َﻪ ُﻣ ْ ِﴪ ًﻋﺎ إِ َﱃ ُﻣ َﻘ ﱢﺪ َﻣ ِﺔ
ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِرَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ أَ ْو َﻗ َﻔ ُﻪ َو َﻗﺎ َل» :اﺑْ َﻖ أَﻧْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي! َﺳ ْﻮ َف أَذْ َﻫ ُﺐ أَﻧَﺎ«.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﺪى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو ْﻗ ٌﺖ ِﻟﻴُﻮ ِﻗ َﻔ ُﻪَ ،ﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ أَ َﺣ ُﺪ أَ ْﻓ َﺮا ِد ا ْﻟ ِﻌ َﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِه َوﺑَ َﺪأَ
ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﺬﺑُ ُﻪ أَ ْر ًﺿﺎ.
اﻧْ َﺰ َﻟ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ َو َز َﺣ َﻒ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﺤ ﱢﺮ ِكَ ،و ِﺑﺎ ِﻻ ْﻋ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ ِد َﻋ َﲆ ِﺧ ْ َﱪ ِﺗ ِﻪ
َﻛﺒَ ْﻬ َﻠ َﻮا ٍن ،ﺗَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻖ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻼ ِﺳ ِﻞ َو َﺳ َﺤ َﺐ ﻧَ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﺨ َﺪا ِم ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮا ِﻣ ِﻞَ ،و َز َﺣ َﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى
َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َو َﺻ َﻞ إِ َﱃ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َد ِة.
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