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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
َو َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﻀ ٍﺾ ،ﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺪ َث ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ ،ر ْﻏ َﻢ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﻫ ِﻪ ِﻟ َﻬ َﺬا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ َو َﻋ َﺪ ِﺑ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪ ِة ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ
ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَ َﻈ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ ِر اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﺤﻴ ِﺢَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻋ ْﻮ َدﺗُ ُﻬ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ إِﻧْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِ َﱰا أَ ْ َﴎ َعَ ،ﻛﺎ َن إِ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُء
ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَ ْ َﴎ َع؛ ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲَ » :ﻗ ْﺪ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺣ ﱞﻞ!« ﻧَ َﻈ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪَ » ،ﻟﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ أَ ْﻣ ِﺲ،
أَ ْﺧ َ َﱪ ِﻧﻲ َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ أَ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِ َﴩا ٍع ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ أَ ْن ﺗُ َﻮ ﱢﺻ َﻠﻨَﺎ إِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎَ ،و ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ أَ ْن
ﻧَ ْﻠ َﺤ َﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك«.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻣﺘَ َﻌ ﱢﺠﺒًﺎ» :إِ َذ ْن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَ َﻣ ٌﻞ!«
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسِ » :ﻟﻨَ َﺮ َﻣﺎ َذا َﺳﻴَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ َﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ِﺔ«.
َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ ﻳُ ْﺪ َﻋﻰ ﻣﺎدجَ ،و ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺸﺘَﺎءِ َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ ُم ِﻣ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻧَ ْﻘ ِﻞ
ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺨﺎ ِص ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ٍر ِﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ْﻘ ِﺲ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ِﺊَ .و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ُﺔ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ
ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔَ ،و ِﺑ َﻬﺎ َﺳﺎ ِرﻳَ ٌﺔ َﻋﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٌﺔ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ُﻞ اﻟ ﱢ َﴩا َعَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ِﺑ َﻬﺎ ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴ ٌﻊ ِﻟ ِﺴﺘﱠ ِﺔ أَ ْﻓ َﺮا ٍد.
َﻋ َﻘ َﺪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﺻ ْﻔ َﻘ ًﺔ َ ِﴎﻳ ًﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻊ ﻣﺎدج ِ ِﻹﻳ َﺼﺎ ِﻟ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ أوﻣﺎﻫﺎَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻏ ُﺐ أَ ْن
ﺗُ ْﻀ َﻄ ﱠﺮ ﻋﻮدا ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻬ َﻮاءِ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ْﻠ ِﻖ؛ َﻓ َﺴﺄَ َﻟ َﻬﺎ إِ َذا َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻏ ُﺐ ِﰲ اﻧْ ِﺘ َﻈﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِرَ ،وﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ
ِﻟﺒﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻘﺎ ُء ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ َﻬﺎَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ َﻬﺎ َر َﻓ َﻀ ْﺖَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﺳ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﻀ َﻬﺎ؛ إِذْ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن
َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل َﻻ ﻳَ ِﺜ ُﻖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻖَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺸﺄْ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﱰُ َﻛ ُﻪ َو ْﺣ َﺪ ُه َﻣ َﻊ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه.
َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜيرُ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ َﺟﺎ ِﻫ َﺰ ًةَ ،و َر ِﻛﺒَ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ َوﺗَ َﺪﺛﱠ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺄَ ْﻏ ِﻄﻴَ ٍﺔ ﺛَ ِﻘﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ
ِﻟﻴَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺪ ْف ِء.
ﻳَﺎ َﻟ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ٍﺔ! أَ ْ َﴎ َﻋ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ َﻬﺎ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮو ِج ِﺑ ِﺨ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ َﻛ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ُﺸ ﱡﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺮ َﻛ ُﺐ
َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ِهَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘَ َﺠ ﱢﻤ َﺪ ًة! َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳَﺎ ُح َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ًﺔ َو ِﰲ ا ِﻻﺗﱢ َﺠﺎ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨَﺎ ِﺳ ِﺐ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ،
َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻘﻮ ُل ا ْﻟﺒَﻴْ َﻀﺎ ُء اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ِﺳ َﻌ ُﺔ أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ُك َﻣ َﺠﺎ ًﻻ ِﻟ ُﻈ ُﻬﻮ ِر ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨَﺎ ِز ِل أَ ِو ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺪ ِن أَ ِو
ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﺮىَ ،و ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ِﻘ ْﻒ أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ﱡي َﻋﺎ ِﺋ ٍﻖَ .و ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺣي ٍن ِﻵ َﺧ َﺮَ ،ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮو َن ِﺑ َﺸ َﺠ َﺮ ٍة َﺳ َﻘ َﻄ ِﺖ
ا ْﻷَ ْو َرا ُق ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﲆ أَ ْﻏ َﺼﺎ ِﻧ َﻬﺎ.
َو َﻓ ْﺠﺄَ ًةَ ،رأَى ﻣﺎدج أَ ْﺳ ُﻄ ًﺤﺎ ﺑَﻴْ َﻀﺎءَ َﻋ َﲆ ﺑُ ْﻌ ٍﺪ؛ َﻓ َﺼﺎ َحَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َو َﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ!« َو ُ ْﴎ َﻋﺎ َن َﻣﺎ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ِت
ا ْﻷَ ْﻣﻴَﺎ ُل ا ْﻷَ ِﺧي َر ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺒَ ﱢﻘﻴَ ُﺔ َو ُﻫ ِﺮ َع ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن ِﻟ ﱢﻠ َﺤﺎ ِق ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ِرَ .ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَ َﺠ ُﺤﻮا!
َو َﺻﻠُﻮا إِ َﱃ ﺷﻴﻜﺎﻏﻮ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒَ ﱠﻖ أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺳ َﻮى أَ ْرﺑَ ٍﻊ َو ِﻋ ْ ِﴩﻳ َﻦ َﺳﺎ َﻋ ًﺔ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ اﻧْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة
إِ َﱃ إِﻧْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَاَ ،ﻓﺎﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ِﺑ ُ ْﴪ َﻋ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪْ ِقَ .و ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢ َﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ َﻇ َﻬ َﺮ ْت ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮرك ِﰲ ا ْﻷُ ُﻓ ِﻖَ ،وﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ َﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ ُر
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