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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َﻣ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪﻳﱠ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﻣ ِﻞ ُﻣﺘَ َﻄ ﱢﻮ َﻋ ًﺔَ ،ﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ا ْﺧﺘَﺎ َر ﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ ِر َﺟﺎ ِﻟ ِﻪ،
َو ُ ْﴎ َﻋﺎ َن َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻌ ﱢﺪﻳ َﻦ ِﻟ ِﻼﻧْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق.
أَ َ ﱠﴏ ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﺳﺄَ ْذ َﻫ ُﺐ َﻣ َﻌ َﻚ«.
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﻛ ﱠﻼ ،ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﺗَ َﻈ ﱠﻞ َﻣ َﻊ ا ْﻵ ِﻧ َﺴ ِﺔ ﻋﻮدا ،ﺗَ َﺤ ﱡﺴﺒًﺎ ِﻷَ ﱢي َ ْﳾ ٍء ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث ِﱄ«.
ﻧﺤﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َﻣ َﺸﺎ ِﻋ َﺮ ُه ِﺗ َﺠﺎ َه ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺟﺎ ِﻧﺒًﺎَ ،و َﻗﺎ َلَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎَ ،ﺳﺄَﺑْ َﻘﻰ!« َوا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إِ َﱃ ﻋﻮدا.
– » َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ ِﻘﻲ ﻳَﺎ آ ِﻧ َﺴ ُﺔَ ،ﻣ َﻌﻨَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮرَ «.و َﻛﺎ َن اﻟﻜﻮﻟﻮﻧﻴﻞ ﺑﺮوﻛﺘﻮر
ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ ُﺲ ِﻟ ِﻼ ْﻋ ِﺘﻨَﺎءِ ِﺑ ُﺠ ْﺮ ٍح ِﰲ ِذ َرا ِﻋ ِﻪَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َو َﺟ َﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْ ُﻈ ُﺮو َن إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪَ ،ﻟ ﱠﻮ َح َﻟ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠ ْ ِﴫ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ِه
اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻠﻴ َﻤ ِﺔ.
َﺿ َﻐ َﻂ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻋ َﲆ ﻳَ ِﺪ ﻋﻮدا ِﺑ ِﺮ ْﻓ ٍﻖ َوﺗَ َﺮ َك َﻟ َﻬﺎ َﺣ ِﻘﻴﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﻤﺎ ِﺷﻴﱠ َﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻨ َﻲ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ
إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﺠﻨُﻮ ِد ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ َﻋﺜَ ُﺮوا َﻟ ُﻪ َﻋ َﲆ ِﺣ َﺼﺎ ٍن إِ َﺿﺎ ِﰲﱟ ِﻟﻴَ ْﻤﺘَ ِﻄﻴَ ُﻪَ .و َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻐﺎ َد َر ِةَ ،ﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس
ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﺠﻨُﻮ ِد» :ﻳَﺎ أَ ْﺻ ِﺪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋﻲ ،أُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﺳ ِﺘ َﻌﺎ َد َة ِر َﻓﺎ ِﻗﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ َﻋ َﲆ ِﻗﻴ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَﺎ ِةَ .و َﻛ ْﻲ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه
ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻬ ﱠﻤ ُﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺤ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ َﺖ َوا ْﻟ َﻌﻨَﺎ َءَ ،ﺳ ْﻮ َف أُ َﻗ ﱢﺴ ُﻢ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻣﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ َﺧ ْﻤ َﺴ ِﺔ آ َﻻ ِف ُدو َﻻ ٍر ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ إِﻧْ َﻘﺎ ِذ
َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱡﺴ َﺠﻨَﺎ ِء«.
ﺛُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا!
َوﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺼ ْ ٍﱪ ُر ُﺟﻮ َع ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َوا ْﻟ ُﺠﻨُﻮ ِد َدا ِﺧ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ
ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَ ْﻘ َﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ َﺔ ِﺟﻴﺌَ ًﺔ َوذَ َﻫﺎﺑًﺎَ .و َﻓ ْﺠﺄَ ًةَ ،د ﱠوى َﺻ ْﻮ ُت َﺻﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ ٍة َﻋﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ٍﺔ ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ َﺪ ٍة،
َﻣﺎذَا ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن؟ َوﺑَ َﺪأَ ِﺟ ْﺴ ٌﻢ ُﻣ ْﻈ ِﻠ ٌﻢ ﻳَ ْﻈ َﻬ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَ ْي ِن اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮ ِج ،إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﻃ َﺮ ُة! َﻛﺎ َن َﺳﺎ ِﺋ ُﻖ
ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻌﺎ َد َو ْﻋﻴَ ُﻪ َوا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻒ َﻣﺎ َﺣ َﺪ َثَ ،ﻓ َﻘﺎ َد ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺮﺑَ َﺔ َﻋﺎ ِﺋ ًﺪا ِﺑ َﻬﺎ إِ َﱃ ِﺣ ْﺼ ِﻦ ﻓﻮرت
ﻛيرﻧﻲ.
َﺷ َﻌ َﺮ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ُب ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻌﺎ َد ِة ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎ ِﻣ َﺮ ِة ِﻟ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ َﻋ َﺮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َد ِةَ ،ﻓﺎ ْﻵ َن ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ُﻣ َﻮا َﺻ َﻠ ُﺔ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻬ ْﻢ
إِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎ.
اﻧْ َﺪ َﻓ َﻌ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا ﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ َو َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﺼ َﻞَ » :ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﻴَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ُك ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر ا ْﻵ َن؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َبِ » :ﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻮ َواﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﺤ َﻈ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ ِﺗﻲ«.
َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖَ » :و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺴ َﺠﻨَﺎءَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌﻮ ُدوا ﺑَ ْﻌ ُﺪ ،ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﻧَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ«.
– »أَ ْﺧ َﴙ أَ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ ُﻣ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨًﺎ ،ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﻧَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ َك َﻓ ْﻮ ًرا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄَ ﱠﺧ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞ ﺛَ َﻼ َث
َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت َﻋ ْﻦ َﻣ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪﻧَﺎ«.
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