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ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ﻳَ ْﻌﺜُ ُﺮ َﻋ َﲆ َﺧﺎ ِد ٍم َﺟ ِﺪﻳ ٍﺪ
اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼي ِرَ ،وﺗَ َﺴﺎ َء َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮَ » :ﻫ ْﻞ َﺳﺄَﺗَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ َداءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻇﻴ َﻔ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﺤ ِﻮ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي
ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﺟﻮ ُه؟«
ﺑَ َﺪأَ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ ا ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸﺎ ِف ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜ َﺸﺎ ًﻓﺎ ﺗَﺎ ٍّﻣﺎَ ،ﻓ َﻮ َﺟ َﺪ ُه َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ًﻻ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ اﻟﻨﱠ َﻈﺎ َﻓ ِﺔ،
َﺣﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻤ ُﻊَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْﳾ ٍء ِﰲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪَ .وﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﻨْ ُﻈ ُﺮ َﺣ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻄﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻲ،
َو َﺟ َﺪ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ﻧَ ْﻮ ِﻣ ِﻪَ ،و َو َﺟ َﺪ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ أَ ْﺟ َﺮا ًﺳﺎ َﻛ ْﻬ َﺮ ِﺑﻴﱠ ًﺔ َوأَﻧَﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﺐ ﺗَ َﺨﺎ ُﻃ ٍﺐ ِﻟﺘُ َﺴﺎ ِﻋ َﺪ ُه َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻘﺎءِ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺼ ًﻼ
ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻮا ِﺑ ِﻖ اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﻔ ِﻠﻴﱠ ِﺔَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺳﺎ َﻋ ٌﺔ َﻛ ْﻬ َﺮ ِﺑﻴﱠ ٌﺔ َﻓ ْﻮ َق َر ﱢف ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻮ َﻗ ِﺪَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ َة
اﻟ ﱠﺸﺒَ ِﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ َد ِة ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ َﻣ ِﻌﻴ َﺸ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج ،ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗُ ْﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮ ِﻗﻴ َﺖ ﻧَ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ.
َﻗﺎ َل ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮَ » :ﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻣ ْﺠ ِﺪﻳًﺎ! َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ُﻣ ْﺠ ِﺪﻳًﺎ!«
ﺛُ ﱠﻢ أَ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﻧَ ْﻈ َﺮ ًة َﺧﺎ ِﻃ َﻔ ًﺔ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔَ ،و َﻻ َﺣ َﻆ أَ ﱠن ِﻗ ْﻄ َﻌ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َر ِق ُﻣ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ٌﺔ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ ِﺋ ِﻂ،
َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺟ ْﺪ َو ًﻻ ِﺑ َﻤ َﻬﺎ ﱢﻣ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱡﺮو ِﺗﻴ ِﻨﻴﱠ ِﺔ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻌ َﻬﺎ.
َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮَ » :ﻋ ِﻈﻴ ٌﻢ! ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ِﻨﻲ ا ْﻵ َن أَ ْن أَﺗَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻢ اﻟﻨﱢ َﻈﺎ َم ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻌﺘَﺎ َد أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ«.
َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﻣ ِﻞ ُﻣﻨَ ﱠﻈ ًﻤﺎ؛ إِ ْذ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُﻆ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻣﻨَ ِﺔ َﺻﺒَﺎ ًﺣﺎَ ،وﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن
ﻳُﺤ ِ َﴬ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻃ َﻌﺎ َم ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻓ َﻄﺎ ِر ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ﺛَ َﻼ ٍث َو ِﻋ ْ ِﴩﻳ َﻦ َد ِﻗﻴ َﻘ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻀﺒْ ِﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،و ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﺳ َﻌ ِﺔ
َو َﺳﺒْ ٍﻊ َوﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن َد ِﻗﻴ َﻘ ًﺔ ﻳُ ِﺤ ﱡﺐ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻠ َﻖ َذ ْﻗﻨَ ُﻪَ .ﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻋ َﺮ َف ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻔ َﻌ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ
َﻟ ْﺤ َﻈ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟ َﺤ َﻈﺎ ِت ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ِﻘﻴ َﻘ ِﺔ ِﻧ َﻈﺎ ٌم ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْﳾ ٍءَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻣ َﻼ ِﺑ ُﺲ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ
ﻓﻮج َوأَ ْﺣ ِﺬﻳَﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﺮ ﱠﻗ َﻤ ًﺔ َو ْﻓ َﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺪﻳ َﻬﺎ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪَ ،ﺻﻴْ ًﻔﺎ َﻛﺎ َن أَ ْم َﺧ ِﺮﻳ ًﻔﺎ.
ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ِن اﻧْﺘَ َﻬﻰ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻛ ِﺒي َر ٍة َو َﺻ ِﻐي َر ٍة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِلَ ،ﻗﺎ َل ِﺑ َﺼ ْﻮ ٍت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﻔ ٍﻊ:
» َﺳﺘَ ِﺴيرُ ا ْﻷُ ُﻣﻮ ُر ﺑَﻴْ ِﻨﻲ َوﺑَ ْي َن اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ﻓﻮج َﻋ َﲆ َﺧ ْي ِر َﻣﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُمَ ،ﻫﺬَا َﻣﺎ ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ أُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ ُه ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻀﺒْ ِﻂ«.
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