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اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ
ِر ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ َﺗ َﻌ ﱡﻠ ٍﻢ ﻟِ ْﻠ َﺒ َﻘﺎءِ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻴ ِﺪ ا ْ َﳊ َﻴﺎ ِة
ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔَ ،وا َﺟ َﻪ ﺑﺎك ُﻣ ْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ًة َو ْﻗ َﺖ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻮ ِمَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ ُﺔ — ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗُ ِﻀﻴﺌُ َﻬﺎ َﺷ ْﻤ َﻌ ٌﺔ
— ﻳَ ْﻤ َﻠ ُﺆ َﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺪ ْفءُ ،ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْﳾ ٍء َﺣ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَﺑْﻴَ َﺾ َو َﻣ ِﻠﻴﺌًﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞَ .و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َد َﺧ َﻞ ﺑﺎك
ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ َﺔ — َﻇﻨٍّﺎ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ أَ ْن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗَ َ ﱡﴫ ًﻓﺎ َﻋﺎ ِدﻳٍّﺎ — َ َﴏ َخ ﺑيرو َوﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﰲ َو ْﺟ ِﻬ ِﻪ َوأَ َﺧ َﺬا ﻳَ ْﻘ ِﺬ َﻓﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ
ِﺑﺎ ْﻷَ ْﺷﻴَﺎ ِء َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﺟ َﺮى ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ َوا ْ ِﻹ ْﺣ َﺮا ِج َو َﺧ َﺮ َج َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ﱢﻮ
ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِر ِدَ ،وأَ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟ َﻬ َﻮاءُ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﱪُو َد ِة ﻳَﻨْ ِﺸ ُﺐ ِﺳ َﻬﺎ َﻣ ُﻪ ِﰲ ِﻋ َﻈﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪَ .ﻓﺎ ْﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﺑﺎك َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮ ِج
َو َﺣﺎ َو َل أَ ْن ﻳَﻨَﺎ َمَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﻘﻴ َﻊ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ َﺟ َﺴ َﺪ ُه ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُﻒَ .وأَ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ِﺴيرُ َو ْﺳ َﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﺨﻴَ ِﻢ
ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻌ ﱢﺪ َد ِة َو ُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ َﺣﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻳُ ْﺮﺛَﻰ َﻟ َﻬﺎَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ِﺠ ْﺪ َﻣ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ أَ َﻗ ﱠﻞ ﺑُ ُﺮو َد ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮَ .ﺣﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺖ
ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َﻮ ﱢﺣ َﺸ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗُ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠُ ُﻪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َو ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَ ْن ﺗُ ْﺮ ِﻫﺒَ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ َﺰ ْﻣ ِﺠ ُﺮ َوﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺼ ُﺐ َﺷ ْﻌ ُﺮ
َر َﻗﺒَﺘِ ِﻪ ) َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ ِﺑ ُ ْﴪ َﻋ ٍﺔ َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﻳَ ُﺮ ﱡد َﻋ َﲆ ُﻫ ُﺠﻮ ِم ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى(َ ،ﻓﻴَ ْﱰُ ُﻛﻮﻧَ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﴤ ِﰲ
َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ َو َﻻ ﻳَ ُﻌﻮ ُدو َن ِﻟ ُﻤ َﻀﺎﻳَ َﻘ ِﺘ ِﻪ.
ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﻄ َﺮ ْت َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻓ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌةَ ،و َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻌﻮ َد إِ َﱃ ُز َﻣ َﻼ ِﺋ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ِﻊ َوﻳَ َﺮى َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﻳَﻨَﺎ ُﻣﻮ َنَ .و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ
ُﻓﻮ ِﺟﺊَ ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﻮا .أَ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ُﺪو ُر َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻌ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒي ِر ﺑَﺎ ِﺣﺜًﺎ َﻋﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻋﺎ َد
ُدو َن أَ ْن ﻳَ ِﺠ َﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢَ .ﻫ ْﻞ ُﻫ ْﻢ َدا ِﺧ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ ِﺔ؟ َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻏ ْيرُ ُﻣ ْﻤ ِﻜ ٍﻦ َوإِ ﱠﻻ َﻟ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻃ ِﺮ َد ِﻣﻨْ َﻬﺎ.
أَﻳْ َﻦ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧُﻮا إِذَ ْن؟ أَ َﺧﺬَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ُﺪو ُر َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ ِﺔ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﻌ ُﺶ َوﻳَ ُﺠ ﱡﺮ ذَﻳْ َﻠ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ،
َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻀﻴَﺎ ِع َوا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﺣ َﺪ ِةَ .و َﻓ ْﺠﺄَ ًة اﻧْ َﺰا َح اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ُﺞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺖ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْي ِن َو َﻏﺎ َﺻ ْﺖ
َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ُه َﻗ ِﻠﻴ ًﻼ ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺷ َﻌ َﺮ ِﺑ َ ْﴚءٍ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻮى ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﻴْ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ َوأَ َﺧﺬَ ﻳُ َﺰ ْﻣ ِﺠ ُﺮ َو َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﺼ َﺐ
َﺷ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُه َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺨ ْﻮ ٍف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺠ ُﻬﻮ ِلَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ُﻋ َﻮاءً َو ُدو ًدا ﻳُ َﻄ ْﻤ ِﺌﻨُ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﻌﺎ َد َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة
