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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
َ َﴏ َخ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪيُ » :ﻗ ْﺮ َﺻﺎ ٌن! ِﻟ ﱞﺺ!«
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :ﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ ،ﺳﻨَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج ِ ِﻹ ْﺷ َﻌﺎ ِل َﺳ ْﻄ ِﺢ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔَ ،ﻓﺎ ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺤ ُﻢ َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨَﺎ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد أَ ْن
ﻳَﻨْ َﻔ َﺪ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي» :ﺗ… ﺗُ ْﺤ ِﺮ ُق ﺳ… َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺘﻲ؟ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄﺒْ ِﻊ َﻻ!«
ﺑَ َﺤ َﺚ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ َﺟﻴْ ِﺒ ِﻪ َوأَ ْﺧ َﺮ َج ِر ْز َﻣ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﻮا ِل» :إِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻤﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ ،إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ ٍف
ِﻟ ِ َﴩاءِ َﻗﺎ ِرﺑَ ْي ِن آ َﺧ َﺮﻳْ ِﻦَ ،و َﺳﻴُ َﻌ ﱢﻮ ُﺿ َﻚ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻷَ ْ َﴐا ِر ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﺳﺒﱠﺒْﺘُ َﻬﺎ َﻟ َﻚ َو ِﻟ َﻬ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِر ِب«.
أَ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﺳﺒﻴﺪي ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ َل ِﺑ ُﻬ ُﺪو ٍءَ ،وﻧَ ِ َﴘ َﻏ َﻀﺒَ ُﻪ َو َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺿ ِﻐﻴﻨَ ٍﺔ ِﺗ َﺠﺎ َه
ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؛ َو َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ» :إِ َذا َﻛﺎ َن َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻌ َﺪا ٍد ِﻷَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ
ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ ِل إِ َﱃ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮلَ ،ﻓﻴُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ِﻨﻲ أَ ْن أُ َﺳﺎ ِﻋ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳُﻮ َﺟ ُﺪ َ ْﳾءٌ آ َﺧ ُﺮ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ِﻨﻲ
أَ ْن أَ ْﻓ َﻌ َﻠ ُﻪَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ أَ ﱠن َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَﺘَ ْي ِن َﺳﺘُ َﻮ ﱢﻓ َﺮا ِن ِﱄ َﺣﻴَﺎ ًة َﻛ ِﺮﻳ َﻤ ًﺔ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ٍﺔ َوا ِﺣ َﺪ ٍة«.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﺳﺒﻴﺪي» :ا ْﻋﺘَ ِ ِﱪ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ َﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ِﻣ ْﻠ َﻜ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ُﺪ ،أَ ْﻋ ِﻨﻲ ،ﻳَﺎ ُﻗﺒْ َﻄﺎ ُن ﻓﻮج«.
َو َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﺪا ِر ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻠﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ أَ ْﺣ َﺮ َق اﻟ ﱠﻄﺎ َﻗ ُﻢ أْ َﺟ َﺰا ًء ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪ ِﺗ َﻬﺎ َﻋ َﲆ
ُﻣ َﻮا َﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺘ َﻬﺎَ .و َو َﺻ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن إِ َﱃ ِﻣﻴﻨَﺎءِ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮلَ ،و َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺗ ْﺴ ُﻊ َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ
اﻧْ ِﺘ َﻬﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ.
ﻧَ َﺰ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َوﻋﻮدا َوﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َ ِﴎﻳ ًﻌﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ »ﻫﻨﺮﻳﺘﺎ« ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ
ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮ َﻫﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻘﺒْ َﻄﺎ ِن ﺳﺒﻴﺪيَ ،و َو ِﻃﺌَ ْﺖ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا ُﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ِﺧي ًرا ا ْﻷَ َرا ِ َﴈ ا ْ ِﻹﻧْ ِﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺰﻳﱠ َﺔ.
َو ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱢﻮ ،ﻧَ َﺰ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َو َراءَ ُﻫ ْﻢ َو َو َﺿ َﻊ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه َﻋ َﲆ َﻛ ِﺘ ِﻒ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس.
َو َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ُﻪَ » :ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْ َﺖ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج؟«
– »ﻧَ َﻌ ْﻢ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻜﺲ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ُﻣ َﺬ ﱢﻛ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ ِﺾ َﻋ َﲆ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس» :إِ َذ ْن أَﻧَﺎ أُ ْﻟ ِﻘﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ َﺾ
َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ِﺑﺎ ْﺳ ِﻢ َﺟ َﻼ َﻟ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ«.
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