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ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس وﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳُ َﻮا ِﺟ َﻬﺎ ِن َﺧﺎ ِر ِﺟي َن َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧُﻮ ِن …
َو ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة ،ﺗَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳ ْﺤ ِﺐ ِﺳ ْﻠ ِﺴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َد ِة،
َو َرأَى ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺮﺑَ َﺔ َو ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗَﻨْ َﻔ ِﺼ ُﻞ َﻋ ْﻦ ﺑَﺎ ِﻗﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺑَﺬَ َل َﻣﺎ ِﰲ ُو ْﺳ ِﻌ ِﻪ ﻟ َﺴ ْﺤ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮا ِﻣ ِﻞَ .وأَ ِﺧيرًا،
ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺑَﺎ ِﻗﻲ َﻋ َﺮﺑَﺎ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ أَ َﻣﺎ َم َﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ ﻓﻮرت ﻛيرﻧﻲ ،ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ اﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َد ِة
َو ْﺣ َﺪ َﻫﺎ.
َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ُﺠﻨُﻮ ُد ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﺼ ِﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤ ُﻌﻮا اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻐ َﺐَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﻋ َﲆ أُ ْﻫﺒَ ِﺔ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻌ َﺪا ِد ِﻟ ُﻤ َﻮا َﺟ َﻬ ِﺔ ُﻗ ﱠﻄﺎ ِع
اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى أَ ْﻓ َﺮا ُد ا ْﻟ ِﻌ َﺼﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﺠﻨُﻮ َد َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ُﻣ ْﺼ َﻄ ﱡﻔﻮ َن َو ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻌ ﱡﺪو َن ِﺑﺄَ ْﺳ ِﻠ َﺤ ِﺘ ِﻬ ْﻢ
ِ ِﻹ ْﻃ َﻼ ِق اﻟﻨﱢي َرا ِن ،ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮا ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ َرَ ،و َﻗ َﻔ ُﺰوا َﻋ َﲆ ُﺧﻴُﻮﻟِ ِﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻻذُوا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ َﺮا ِر.
َوﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻗ ُﻒ آ ِﻣﻨًﺎَ ،ﻏﺎ َدر ﻋﻮدا َوﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َوﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ َر َو َو َﻗ ُﻔﻮا َﻋ َﲆ
اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻﻴ ِﻒ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺻﺎ َﺣ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا» :أَﻳْ َﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ؟ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ!«
َﺣﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﺗَ ْﻬ ِﺪﺋَﺘَ َﻬﺎَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻋ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﻓﻴ َﻢ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﻫ َﻲ َوﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ َﺮا ِن؛ َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻄ َﻔ ِﺖ
ا ْﻟ ِﻌ َﺼﺎﺑَ ُﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ! َوﺑَ َﺪأَ ْت ﻋﻮدا ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ.
إِ َذا َﻛﺎ َن َﺧﺎ ِد ُم ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺳ ِﺠﻴﻨًﺎ َﻟ َﺪى ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ ِر ِﺟي َن َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻧُﻮ ِنَ ،ﻓ َﻌ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ إِﻧْ َﻘﺎذُ ُهَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ
ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧﻴَﺎ ٌر آ َﺧ ُﺮ.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َلَ » :ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ ِﻘﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﻋﻮداَ ،ﺳﺄَ ْﻋﺜُ ُﺮ َﻋ َﲆ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺣﻴٍّﺎ أَ ْو َﻣﻴﱢﺘًﺎ«.
ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا َو ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢﻄﻲ َو ْﺟ َﻬ َﻬﺎ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ َﻬﺎ» :ﻳَﺎ إِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس!«
أَ َ ﱠﴏَ » :ﺣﻴٍّﺎ! إِ َذا َذ َﻫﺒْﻨَﺎ َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا «.ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺪا َر ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َو َرأَى َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﺼ ِﻦ ﻳَ ِﻘ ُﻒ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ
ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪَ ،ﻓﻨَﺎ َدى َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ» :أَﻳﱡ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪ!«
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺪا َر ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪ ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ُهَ ،ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻄ َﻒ َﻗﺎ ِﻃ ُﻌﻮ اﻟ ﱡﻄ ُﺮ ِق َﺧﺎ ِد ِﻣﻲ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي،
َوأَ ْﻋﺘَ ِﻘ ُﺪ أَﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻗﺪ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻄ ُﻔﻮا ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺾ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ِب َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ ُﻣ َﻄﺎ َر َدﺗُ ُﻬ ْﻢ!«
َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪَ » :ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ُﻣ َﺨﺎ َﻃ َﺮ ٌة َﺷ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ ٌة ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ ،ﻓ ُﺮﺑﱠ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮ َن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻋﺎ ُدوا ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ
أرﻛﻨﺴﺎسَ ،وأَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أَ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أَ ْن أَﺗْ ُﺮ َك ا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﺼ َﻦ ِﺑ ُﺪو ِن ِﺣ َﻤﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎ ،إِ َذ ْن َﺳﺄَذْ َﻫ ُﺐ ِﺑ ُﻤ ْﻔ َﺮ ِدي«.
َﺻﺎ َح ﻓﻴﻜﺲِ » :ﺑ ُﻤ ْﻔ َﺮ ِد َك! َﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺘَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐ ِﻟ ُﻤ َﻄﺎ َر َد ِة َﻗﺎ ِﻃ ِﻌﻲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ ِﺑ ُﻤ ْﻔ َﺮ ِد َك؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪَ » :ﻛ ﱠﻼَ ،ﻟ ْﻦ أَ ْﺳ َﻤ َﺢ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﺳﺄُ ْﻋ ِﻄﻴ َﻚ ﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن ُﻣﺘَ َﻄ ﱢﻮ ًﻋﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺬ َﻫﺒُﻮا َﻣ َﻌ َﻚ «.ﺛُ ﱠﻢ
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺪا َر إِ َﱃ ُﻗ ﱠﻮا ِﺗ ِﻪ َو َﻗﺎ َل» :أَﻳﱡ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ُل! أَ ْﺣﺘَﺎ ُج إِ َﱃ ﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن ُﻣﺘَ َﻄ ﱢﻮ ًﻋﺎ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎ ِب َﻣ َﻊ َﻫ َﺬا
اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱡﺸ َﺠﺎ ِع ِ ِﻹﻧْ َﻘﺎ ِذ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ِب ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻄ َﻔ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻗﺎ ِﻃ ُﻌﻮ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖَ ،ﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻴَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ؟«
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