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‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ُﺐ ا ْﻷَ ْﻗ َﻮى‬

‫اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﻘﻴ ِﻊ َوﻳَ ْﻌ َﻤ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺑُ ُﺰو ِغ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺠ ِﺮ َو َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ُﻫﺒُﻮ ِط اﻟ ﱠﻈ َﻼ ِم‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ُﺤ ﱡﺚ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ َﻋ َﲆ‬
‫اﻟ ﱠﺴ ْي ِر ِﺑ ُ ْﴪ َﻋ ٍﺔ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻃﺒَ َﻘﺎ ِت ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﻓﻴ َﻌ ِﺔ‪.‬‬

‫َو َذا َت َﻣ ﱠﺮ ٍة‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﻄ َﻤ ْﺖ َﻃﺒَ َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺴيرُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ َﻓ ْﻮ َﻗ َﻬﺎ َو َو َﻗ َﻊ دﻳﻒ َوﺑﺎك‬
‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِء‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﺠ ﱠﻤ َﺪا ِن ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ أَ ْﺧ َﺮ َﺟ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻼ ِن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎءِ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَ ْﺷ َﻌ َﻞ ﺑيرو َوﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻧَﺎ ًرا‬
‫ِﻟﺘَ ْﺪ ِﻓﺌَ ِﺘ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ُﺞ ﻳُ َﻐ ﱢﻄﻲ َﺟ َﺴ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒَ ْي ِن َﻓ َﺠ َﻌ َﻼ ُﻫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀﺎ ِن َﺣ ْﻮ َل اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ َﻗﺎ‬
‫َوﻳَﺬُو َب اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ُﺞ َﻋﻨْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀﺎ ِن َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ٍﺔ ِﺟ ٍّﺪا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر َﺣﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻟ َﺴ َﻌ ْﺖ‬

‫ِﻓ َﺮا َء ُﻫ َﻤﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى َو َﻗ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِء‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن ﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﻄ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﺴيرُ َﻓ ْﻮ َﻗ ُﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﺟ ﱠﺮ‬
‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن َو َرا َء ُه ﺣﺘﱠﻰ َو َﺻ َﻞ إِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُ َﻌﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﻊ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ‬
‫ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ِﺗ ِﻪ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﺴ ُﻚ َﺣﺎﻓ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِﻟ َﻘ ِﺔ ِﺑ َﺤ َﻮا ِﻓ ِﺮ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِﻣﻴﱠﺘَ ْي ِن َوا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ُﺪ ﻳَ ْﻬﺘَ ﱡﺰ َوﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠ ُﴪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬
‫َﺣ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و ِﻣﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ ﺑﺎك َﻛﺎ َن دﻳﻒ ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ُل ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﻊ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻒ‬

‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﺬﺑُ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َرا ِء ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِ ِﻪ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﻧَ َﺠ َﺢ ﺑيرو ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺼ ُﻌﻮ ِد َﻓ ْﻮ َق ُﺟ ُﺮ ٍف َﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮ ﱟي‪َ ،‬وا ْﺳﺘَ َﻄﺎ َع اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻼ ِن أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺴ َﺤﺒَﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِء ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ َﻣ ْي ِن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ِﻗ ْﻄ َﻌ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺤﺒْ ِﻞ َواﻟ ﱠ ْﴪ ِج َﻣ ْﺠ ُﺪو َﻟ ْي ِن َﻣ ًﻌﺎ‪َ .‬و ِﺑﻨَ َﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬

‫ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻄ َﻊ ِﺳ َﻮى ُرﺑْ ِﻊ ِﻣﻴ ٍﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َو َﺻﻠُﻮا إِ َﱃ ﻧَ ْﻬ ٍﺮ ﻳُ ْﻌ َﺮ ُف ِﺑﻨَ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﻫﻮﺗﺎﻟﻴﻨﻜﻮا — َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻃﺒَ َﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ‬
‫ُﺳ ْﻤ ًﻜﺎ — َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ُﻣﻨْ َﻬ ًﻜﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑيرو َﺟ َﻌ َﻠ َﻬﺎ ﺗَﺒْ َﺪأُ ِر ْﺣ َﻠﺘَ َﻬﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬
‫ِﻣﻴ َﻌﺎ ِد َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻌﺘَﺎ ِد َوأَ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ِﻣﻴ َﻌﺎ َد اﻟﺘﱠ َﻮ ﱡﻗ ِﻒ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُ َﻌ ﱢﻮ َض ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﺿﺎ َع‪ِ .‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻷَ ﱠو ِل َﻗ َﻄ َﻊ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ًﺔ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُر ِﺑ َﺨ ْﻤ َﺴ ٍﺔ َوﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن ِﻣﻴ ًﻼ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َو َﺻ َﻞ إِ َﱃ ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﺳﺎلمﻮن ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒي ِر‪َ ،‬و ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‬
‫اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ َﻗ َﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ًﺔ ُﻣ َﻤﺎ ِﺛ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ﻧَ ْﻬ َﺮ ﺳﺎلمﻮن اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﻐيرَ‪ .‬أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟ ِﺚ‪،‬‬

‫َﻗ َﻄ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ أَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن ِﻣﻴ ًﻼ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ أَ ْﺻﺒَ ُﺤﻮا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ٍن ﻳُ ْﻌ َﺮ ُف ِﺑﺎ ْﺳ ِﻢ ﻓﺎﻳﻒ ﻓﻨﺠﺮز‪.‬‬
‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا ُم ﺑﺎك ِﰲ ِﻣﺜْ ِﻞ ُﺧ ُﺸﻮﻧَ ِﺔ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا ِم ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا ُﻣ ُﻪ ﻧَﺎ ِﻋ َﻤ ًﺔ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَﺎ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﻌﻴ ُﺸ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَﻴْ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ‪َ .‬ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُج َﻃ َﻮا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪،‬‬
‫َو ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ َﺨﻴﱢ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ِﻘﻲ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻢ‪َ .‬و َﻣ َﻊ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﺘَ َﻀ ﱠﻮ ُر ُﺟﻮ ًﻋﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ‬
‫ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أَ ْن ﻳَﻨْ َﻬ َﺾ َوﻳَ ْﻤ ِ َﴚ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺼ َﻞ َﻋ َﲆ ِﺣ ﱠﺼ ِﺘ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻷَ ْﺳ َﻤﺎ ِك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا‬
‫ﻳَﺄْ ِﺗﻴ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﻳُ َﺪ ﱢﻟ ُﻚ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا َم ﺑﺎك ِﻟ ِﻨ ْﺼ ِﻒ َﺳﺎ َﻋ ٍﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺸﺎ ِء‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻗ َﻄ َﻊ‬

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