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اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ
اﻟ ﱡﺜ ُﻠﻮ ُج
َﻣ َﻊ ُﻣ ُﺮو ِر ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم أَﺗَ ْﺖ ِﻛ َﻼ ٌب أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ،ﺑَ ْﻌ ُﻀ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ َﺻﻨَﺎ ِدﻳ َﻖ َﺧ َﺸ ِﺒﻴﱠ ٍﺔ َوا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻌ ُﺾ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ﱡﻒ َﺣ ْﻮ َل
ِر َﻗﺎ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ ِﺣﺒَﺎ ٌل .ﺑَ َﻌ ُﺾ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻫﺎ ِدﺋَ ًﺔ َوﺑَ ْﻌ ُﻀ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﻨْﺒَ ُﺢ َوﻳُ َﺰ ْﻣ ِﺠ ُﺮ ِﻣﺜْ َﻠ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك
ﻳَ ْﻔ َﻌ ُﻞ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ أَﺗَﻰَ .و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑﺎك َرآ َﻫﺎ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎ َو ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗُ ْﺬ ِﻋ ُﻦ ِﻟ َﺴﻴْ َﻄ َﺮ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ ِذي اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْ َﱰ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮا ِء.
َو ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺣي ٍن ِﻵ َﺧ َﺮَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِر َﺟﺎ ٌل آ َﺧ ُﺮو َن ﻳَﺄْﺗُﻮ َن إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻜﺎ ِن ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳُ ِﻘﻴ ُﻢ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ ﺑﺎك
َوا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى َوﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺪﺛُﻮ َن إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ ِذي اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﱰَ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮاءِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ ٍم َوﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮﻧَ ُﻪ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب
ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺨﺘَ ِﻠ َﻔ ِﺔَ ،و َﻋ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ِﺗ َﻬﺎ َوأَ ْﺳ َﻌﺎ ِر َﻫﺎ .ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺄْ ُﺧﺬُ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ َﺮﺑَﺎ ُء َوا ِﺣ ًﺪا أَ ْو أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب َﻣ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ.
َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﺠ ُﺐ إِ َﱃ أَﻳْ َﻦ ﻳَ ْﺬ َﻫﺒُﻮ َن َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ أَ ﱞي ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﺑَ ًﺪاَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻮ ِف ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ
ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ُف َﻣﺎ َذا ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ذَ َﻫﺎ ِﺑ َﻬﺎَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻌﺎ َد ُة ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ٍة َﻻ ﻳُﺒَﺎ ُع ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ.
َو ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﺧﺘَﺎ َر َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ ﻳُ ْﺪ َﻋﻰ ﺑيرو ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَ ْﺸ َ ِﱰﻳَ ُﻪَ .و َﻛﺎ َن ﺑيرو ﻳَ ْﻌ َﻤ ُﻞ َﻟ َﺪى
ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻜﻮ َﻣ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨَ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َو ِﻇﻴ َﻔﺘُ ُﻪ ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻮ ِﺻﻴ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﻄ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠﺸ َﻤﺎ ِﱄﱢَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ُف
َﺟﻴﱢ ًﺪا أَ ﱠي ﻧَ ْﻮ ٍع ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ﻳَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻷَ َداءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻬ ﱠﻤ ِﺔَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻌ ٍّﺪا ِﻷَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻊ ِﺑ َﺴ َﺨﺎءٍ
ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ُﺣ ُﺼﻮﻟِ ِﻪ َﻋ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻮ ِعَ .ﻓ ِﺮ َح ﺑيرو ِﺟ ٍّﺪا ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى ﺑﺎك َو َﺳﺄَ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ ذَا اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﱰَ ِة
ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮا ِء َﻋ ْﻦ ﺛَ َﻤ ِﻨ ِﻪ.
َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ذُو اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﱰَ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮاءِ» :ﺛَ َﻼﺛُ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ُدو َﻻ ٍرَ ،و َﻫﺬَا ِﺳ ْﻌ ٌﺮ َﺧﺎ ﱞص َﻟ َﻚ أَﻧْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﺑيرو
ِﻷَﻧﱠ َﻚ َﻋ ِﻤﻴ ٌﻞ ُﻣ َﻤﻴﱠ ٌﺰ «.ﺛُ ﱠﻢ اﺑْﺘَ َﺴ َﻢ َوا ْﺳﺘَ ْﻄ َﺮ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ًﻼَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺑْ َﻘﻴْ ُﺖ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ َﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻠ َﻚ ِﺧ ﱢﺼﻴ ًﺼﺎ.
ا ْﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠ ٌﺐ َ ِﴍ ٌس ،إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَ ْﻮ ُع ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﺗَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِ ِﻹﻧْ َﺠﺎ ِز ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞ«.
