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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ«.
– » َﻛ ﱠﻼ؟«
أَ َ ﱠﴏ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪيَ » :ﻛ ﱠﻼُ ،ﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ إِﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﺳﻨَ ْﺬ َﻫ ُﺐ إِ َﱃ ﺑﻮردوَ ،وﻟِ َﻬ َﺬا َﺳﻨَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐ إِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك«.
َﺣﺎ َو َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ اﻟ ﱡﺴﺒُ ِﻞ؛ َﻓ َﺤﺎ َو َل ِ َﴍا َء ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِر ِبَ ،و َﺣﺎ َو َل أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻊ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ِن
ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ﺗَ ْﻮ ِﺻﻴﻠِ ِﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َر َﻓ َﺾ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻋ ُﺮو ِﺿ ِﻪَ .ﺣﺘﱠﻰ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﺤ َﻈ ِﺔ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻗ ْﺪ
ﺗَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِ َﴍاءِ َﻃ ْﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮ َة َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ُل ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱠﻞ.
َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﺄْ ُﺧﺬُﻧَﺎ إِ َﱃ ﺑﺮودو ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ أَ ْﻟ َﻔﻲ ُدو َﻻ ٍر ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ ْﺮ ِد؟«
َﺣ ﱠﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي َرأْ َﺳ ُﻪ َو َﻗﺎ َل» :أَﻧْﺘُ ْﻢ أَ ْرﺑَ َﻌ ٌﺔ ،أَ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﻫ َﺬا َﺻ ِﺤﻴ ٌﺢ«.
– » َﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْﺘُ ْﻢ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎ َﺟﺎ ِﻫ ُﺰو َن ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ؟« َﻓﺄَ ْو َﻣﺄَ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﺑ َﺮأْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْ ِﻹﻳ َﺠﺎ ِب.
أَ ْﻛ َﻤ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُنَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎَ ،ﺳﻨُ َﻐﺎ ِد ُر ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﺳ َﻌ ِﺔَ ،ﻓ ِﺈذَا ُﻛﻨْﺘُ ْﻢ ُﻫﻨَﺎَ ،ﻓ َﺴﻨَ ْﺼ َﻄ ِﺤﺒُ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻣ َﻌﻨَﺎ إِ َﱃ
ﺑﻮردو«.
َو ِﺑ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎ َن َﻟ َﺪى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﻧ ْﺼ ُﻒ َﺳﺎ َﻋ ٍﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ِﻟﻴُ ْ ِﴪ َع إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِق َوﻳُ ْﺤ ِ َﴬ ﻋﻮدا
َوﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َوﻓﻴﻜﺲ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌﻮ َد إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ«َ .و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻈ َﻬ ْﺮ َﻋ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻣ ْﻄ َﻠ ًﻘﺎ
َو َﻟ ْﻮ ذَ ﱠر ًة َوا ِﺣ َﺪ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ! ﺗَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ﱠﻛﺎ ُب ا ْﻷَ ْرﺑَ َﻌ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ ِل إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِر ِب َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ
ِﺑﺜَ َﻮا ٍن َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺪو َد ٍةَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ِﻻ ْر ِﺗﻴَﺎ ِح ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻋ ِﻠ َﻢ ﺑﺎ ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﻮا ِل ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُﻨْ ِﻔ ُﻘ َﻬﺎ
َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ُه ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻌ ْﻮ َد ِة إِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨَﺎ ِﺳ ِﺐ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ ْﻮ ِز ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ِن .أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻟﻔﻴﻜﺲَ ،ﻓ ِﻔﻲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ
َﻣ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﻳُﻨْ ِﻔ ُﻖ ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِدَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ َﺮى ُﻣ َﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَﺗَ ُﻪ ﺗَﺘَ َﻼ َﳽ؛ َﻓ ِﻔﻲ ِﻧ َﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻄﺎ ِفَ ،ﻫ ِﺬ ِه
ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﻮا ُل ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳُﻨْ ِﻔ ُﻘ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻠ ٌﻚ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﻨْ ِﻚَ ،و ُﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻤﺎ أَﻧْ َﻔ َﻖ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِد ،أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي
َﺳﻴُ ِﻌﻴ ُﺪ ُه إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْ ِﻚ أَ َﻗ ﱠﻞَ ،و ُﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻤﺎ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻤﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎَ ،ﻗ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَﺗُ ُﻪَ .و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻓ ْﻊ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻷَ ْﻓ َﻜﺎ ُر ﻣﻦ
َﻣ ْﻌﻨَ ِﻮﻳﱠﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻣﻨْ َﺨ ِﻔ َﻀ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞ.
َو ِﺑ ُﺤﻠُﻮ ِل ُﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ﺗُﺒْ ِﺤ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ َﺟﻴﱢ ٍﺪَ .و َﻗ َﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ
َﺳ ْﻄ ِﺢ ِﻗﻴَﺎ َد ِة اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔَ ،وأَ َﺧﺬَ ﻳَﺘَ َﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ َﻋ ْﱪَ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ِﺤﻴ ِﻂ ا ْﻷَ ْﻃ َﻠﻨْ ِﻄ ﱢﻲَ ،و ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءَِ ،ﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن
ﺳﺒﻴﺪي َﻗ ْﺪ أَ ْﻏ َﻠ َﻖ َﻛﺎ ِﺑﻴﻨَﺘَ ُﻪ َﻋ َﲆ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َﻋ َﲆ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻃ َﻼ ِق.
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