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ِﻧ َﺪاءُ اﻟ َ ﱢﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ
ِﺑ ِﺤﺬَا ِﺋ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺨ ﱠﺼ ِﺺ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺴ ْي ِر َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻴَ ﱢ َﴪ ُﻣ ِﻬ ﱠﻤﺘَ َﻬﺎ ،أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُد ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ
َوأَ ْﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺒَﺎ َد ُل ا ْﻷَ ْد َوا َر َﻣ َﻊ ﺑيروَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ َﻛ ِﺜي ًراَ .ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﺑيرو َﻋ َﲆ َﻋ َﺠ َﻠ ٍﺔ َو َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻔﺘَ ِﺨ ُﺮ
ِﺑ َﻤ ْﻌ ِﺮ َﻓ ِﺘ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺠﻴﱢ َﺪ ِة ِﻟﻠﺜﱡﻠُﻮ ِج َوا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻌ ِﺮ َﻓ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ أَ ْﻣ ًﺮا ُﻣ ِﻬ ٍّﻤﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔِ ،ﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ
َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن َﻋ ْﱪَ ُه ِﻟ ُﺸ ُﻬﻮ ٍر ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِﺣ َﺪ ِةَ .و ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺮﻳ ِﻒ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻃﺒَ َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ َر ِﻓﻴ َﻌ ًﺔ،
َوﻳَ ْﺨﺘَ ِﻔﻲ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨَﺎ ِﻃ ِﻖ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﺮي ِﻓﻴ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ ُه.
َوﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍمَ ،ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﻌ َﻤ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َدا ِﺋ ًﻤﺎ ﻳﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻔﻮ َن َوﻳُ َﺨﻴﱢ ُﻤﻮ َن ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻈ َﻼ ِم،
َﻓﺘَﺄْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ا ْﻷَ ْﺳ َﻤﺎ َك ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺨ ﱠﺼ َﺼ َﺔ َﻟ َﻬﺎ ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨْ َﺪ ﱡس ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎ َم ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْ ِﻧ ُﻒ َﺟ ﱠﺮ
ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟﺘُ ْ ِﴩ َق اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻤ ُﺲ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻬﺎ َو َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻄ َﻌ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞ ِﻋ ﱠﺪ َة أَ ْﻣﻴَﺎ ٍل
َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺠﻮ ِع اﻟ ﱠﺸ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺣ ﱠﺼﺘُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ
اﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ ِم — ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻮ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْﻃ ٍﻞ َوﻧِ ْﺼ ٍﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳ َﻤ ِﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻠ ُﻤﻮ ِن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺠ ﱠﻔ ِﻒ — ﺗَ ْﻜ ِﻔﻴ ِﻪ .أَ ﱠﻣﺎ
ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى — ﻧَ َﻈ ًﺮا ِﻷَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ أَ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َو ْزﻧًﺎ َو ُﻣ ْﻌﺘَﺎ َد ًة َﻋ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَﺎ ِة — َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﺣ ﱠﺼﺘُ َﻬﺎ
ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻴﱠ ُﺔ َر ْﻃ ًﻼ َوا ِﺣ ًﺪا َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ ِﻚَ ،وا ْﺳﺘَ َﻄﺎ َﻋ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺤ َﻔﺎ َظ َﻋ َﲆ ِﻟﻴَﺎ َﻗ ِﺘ َﻬﺎ.
ُ ْﴎ َﻋﺎ َن َﻣﺎ ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﲆ ﺑﺎك َﻋ ْﻦ ِﻧ َﻈﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪ َو ِﻫﻨْ َﺪا ِﻣ ِﻪَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ِﺻ َﻔ ًﺔ أَ َﺳﺎ ِﺳﻴﱠ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺣﻴَﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ
ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِﴈَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﻋﺘَﺎ َد ﺑﺎك َﻋ َﲆ ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُو ِل َﻃ َﻌﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪ ِﺑ ِﻌﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻒ أَ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى
— ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻃ َﻌﺎ ِﻣ َﻬﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻠ ُﻪ — ﺗَ ْ ِﴪ ُق َﻃ َﻌﺎ َﻣ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ُو ْﺳ ِﻊ ﺑﺎك أَ ْن ﻳُ َﺪا ِﻓ َﻊ
َﻋﻨْ ُﻪَ .ﻓ ِﻌﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُﺾ َو َراءَ اﺛْﻨَ ْي ِن أَ ْو ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ﱠﻤ ْﻦ َ َﴎ ُﻗﻮا َﻃ َﻌﺎ َﻣ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮون ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُﻮ َن
َﻣﺎ ﺑَ ِﻘ َﻲ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪَ ،وﻟِﺬَا َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ُل َﻃ َﻌﺎ َﻣ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُ ْﴪ َﻋ ٍﺔ ِﻣﺜْ َﻠ ُﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن َﻏﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ َﻈ ﱡﻞ َﺟﺎ ِﺋ ًﻌﺎ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ
إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ْ ِﴪ ُق اﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ َم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﻤﺜْ ِﻞ ُ ْﴎ َﻋ ِﺘ ِﻪَ .و َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳُ َﺸﺎ ِﻫ ُﺪ َوﻳَﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ
ﻳُ َﺸﺎ ِﻫ ُﺪ ُهَ .و ِﰲ إِ ْﺣ َﺪى ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮا ِت َرأَى ﺑﺎﻳﻚ — َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠ ٌﺐ اﻧْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ِﻊ َﺣ ِﺪﻳﺜًﺎ َو َﻛﺎ َن َﻣﺎ ِﻫ ًﺮا ِﰲ
اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ — َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْ ِﴪ ُق َ ِﴍﻳ َﺤ َﺔ َﻟ ْﺤ ٍﻢ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺪا َر ﺑيروَ ،ﻓ َﻔ َﻌ َﻞ ﺑﺎك ِﻣﺜْ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ
َو َ َﴎ َق ِﻗ ْﻄ َﻌ َﺔ َﻟ ْﺤ ٍﻢ َﻛﺎ ِﻣ َﻠ ًﺔَ .ﻏ ِﻀ َﺐ ﺑيرو ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺸ ﱠﻚ ِﰲ ﺑﺎك ،ﺑَ ِﻞ اﺗﱠ َﻬ َﻢ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ آ َﺧ َﺮ
ا ْﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ داب — َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠ ٌﺐ أَ ْﺧ َﺮ ُق َدا ِﺋ ًﻤﺎ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑيرو َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْ ِﴪ ُق — َو َﻋﺎ َﻗﺒَ ُﻪ.
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻄﺎَ َع ﺑﺎك ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ ِم ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َ َﴎ َﻗ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮ ِة ا ْﻷُو َﱃ أَ ْن ﻳَﺒْ َﻘﻰ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَﺎ ِة ِﰲ
أَ ْر ِض اﻟ ﱠﺸ َﻤﺎ ِلَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ أَ ْﻇ َﻬ َﺮ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ُﻣ ِﻬ ٍّﻤﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ؛ أَ َﻻ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗُ ُﻪ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻜﻴﱡ ِﻒ َﻣ َﻊ َﺣﻴَﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ
ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ ِةَ .ﻛ َﻤﺎ أَ ْﻇ َﻬ َﺮ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ أَ ﱠن َﺿ ِﻤي َر ُه َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ ﻳُ َﺆﻧﱢﺒُ ُﻪ ِﺑ َﺴ ِﺒ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪ َﻗ ِﺔَ .ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻪ َﺧﻴَﺎ ٌر
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