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َﺧ َﺴﺎ َر ُة اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ِن!
َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳُ َﺨﺎ ِﻃ ُﺐ أَ َﺣ ًﺪا ِﺑ َﻌﻴْ ِﻨ ِﻪَ » :ﻫ ْﻞ َﻓﺎﺗَﺘْﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﻄﺎ َرا ِت ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺠ َﻬ ِﺔ إِ َﱃ
َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ » :د ْﻋ ِﻨﻲ أَﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﺮ!« َﻓﺬَ َﻫ َﺐ إِ َﱃ ُﺷﺒﱠﺎ ِك اﻟﺘﱠ َﺬا ِﻛ ِﺮَ ،و َﺳﺄَ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠﻇ َﻒ إِ َذا َﻛﺎ َن
ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَ ﱡي ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ٍر َ ِﴎﻳ ٍﻊ َﺳﻴُ َﻐﺎ ِد ُر ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻗ ِﻠﻴ ٍﻞ.
أَ َﺟﺎﺑَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠﻇ ُﻒ» :آ ِﺳ ٌﻒ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ ،ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏﺎ َد َر ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﺧ ْﻤ ِﺲ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ!«
َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮداَ » :ﻻ ،ﻳَﺎ إِ َﻟ ِﻬﻲ! َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ َل إِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪ أَﺑَ ًﺪا«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسِ » :ﻋﻨْ ِﺪي ِﻓ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌةَ ،د ِﻋﻴ ِﻨﻲ أَﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ إِ َذا َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻤ ِﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﺳ ِﺘﺌْ َﺠﺎ ُر ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ٍر ِﻟﻴُ ِﻘ ﱠﻠﻨَﺎ
إِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن ،اﻧْﺘَ ِﻈ ِﺮي ُﻫﻨَﺎ«.
ﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺪ َث ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َﻣ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠﻇ ِﻒ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ا ْﺳﺘَ ْﺪ َﻋﻰ ُﻣ ِﺪﻳ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔَ ،وﻧَﺎ َﻗ َﺶ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻼ ِن ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻗ َﻒ،
َوﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮو ِر ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖَ ،ﻋﺎ َد ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إِ َﱃ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َوﻋﻮدا.
َو َﻗﺎ َلَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﺳﺘَﺄْ َﺟ ْﺮ ُت ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ًرا َﺧﺎ ٍّﺻﺎَ ،و َﺳﻨُ َﻐﺎ ِد ُر ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜَ ِﺔ َﻣ َﺴﺎ ًء«.
َوأَ ِﺧيرًاَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن اﻟﺜﱠ َﻼﺛَ ُﺔ َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺤ ﱠﻄ ِﺔ ا ْﻷَ ِﺧي َر ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺘ ِﻬ ْﻢَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ
َﻫﺒَ َﻂ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺻﻴ ِﻒ ِﰲ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َنَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻋ َﻘﺎ ِر ُب اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ ﺗُ ِﺸيرُ إِ َﱃ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﺳ َﻌ ِﺔ إِ ﱠﻻ
َﻋ ْ َﴩ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َو َﺻ َﻞ ُﻣﺘَﺄَ ﱢﺧ ًﺮا َﺧ ْﻤ َﺲ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن َﺟﺎ َب َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ِﰲ ﺛَ َﻤﺎ ِﻧي َن ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ.
َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ِ َﴪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ َن!
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