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ِﻧ َﺪا ُء اﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ
َو ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ َﻟ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎ َن َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ أَ ْﻛﺜَ ُﺮ ا ْﻷَ ْو َﻗﺎ ِت اﻟ ﱠﺸﻴﱢ َﻘ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﺪا ِر ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِمَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن اﻟﺘﱠ َﺴ ﱡﻜ ُﻊ َﻣ َﻊ
ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎ َﻋ ٍﺔ أَ ْو َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﻘ ُﺮ ُب ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُو ِل اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ ِﻚ ُﻣ ْﻤ ِﺘ ًﻌﺎ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك
ا ْﻟ َﻌ َ َﴩا ُت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ .و َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺗ َﻼ ِن َ ِﴍ َﺳﺎ ِن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴْ ِﻨ ِﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ﺛَ َﻼ ِث َﻣ َﻌﺎ ِر َك
َ ِﴍ َﺳ ٍﺔ َﻣ َﻊ أَ ْﻛﺜَ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب َ َﴍا َﺳ ًﺔ أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ﺑﺎك ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺗ ًﻼ َﻻ ﻳُ ْﻘ َﻬ ُﺮَ .ﻓ ِﻌﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﻘ ُﻒ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺼﺒًﺎ
َوﻳُ َﻜ ﱢ ُﴩ َﻋ ْﻦ أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ﺗَﺒْﺘَ ِﻌ ُﺪ َﻋ ْﻦ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ.
َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ِﺤﺒﱡ ُﻪ ﺑﺎك ُﻫ َﻮ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻘﺎءُ ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱢيرَا ِن َوأَ ْر ُﺟﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻔﻴﱠ ُﺔ َﻣﺜْ ِﻨﻴﱠ ٌﺔ
ﺗَ ْﺤﺘَ ُﻪ َوا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِﻣﻴﱠ ُﺔ َﻣ ْﻤ ُﺪو َد ٌة أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻪَ ،و َرأْ ُﺳ ُﻪ َﻣ ْﺮ ُﻓﻮ َﻋ ٌﺔ َو َﻋﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻤ َﻌﺎ ِن َﻋ َﲆ َو ِﻫﻴ ِﺞ اﻟﻨﱢي َرا ِن ِﺑﻨَ َﻈ َﺮا ٍت
َﺣﺎ ِﻟ َﻤ ٍﺔَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ أَ ْﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ِﰲ َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﰲ َوا ِدي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻤ ُﺲ،
َو ِﰲ َﺧ ﱠﺰا ِن اﻟ ﱢﺴﺒَﺎ َﺣ ِﺔ ا ْﻷَ ْﺳ َﻤﻨْ ِﺘ ﱢﻲَ ،و ِﰲ ﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ — ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻜ ِﺴﻴ ِﻜ ﱢﻲ ا ْﻷَ ْﺻ َﻠ ِﻊ — َو ِﰲ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ —
َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟﺒﺞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑَﺎ ِﻧ ﱢﻲ — َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﺘَ َﺬ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ َذا اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﱰَ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮاءَِ ،وإِ َﺻﺎﺑَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒَ ِﺔ
ﻛيرﱄَ ،وا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻌ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْ َﱪى َﻣ َﻊ ﺳﺒﻴﺘﺰَ ،وا ْﻷَ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ ا ْﻟ َﺠﻴﱢ َﺪ َة ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ أَ َﻛ َﻠ َﻬﺎ أَ ِو ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛ َﻠ َﻬﺎ.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺤ ِﻨي ِن إِ َﱃ َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ِﻟ ِﻪ؛ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ َﺠﻨُﻮ ُب ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا ِﺟ ٍّﺪا َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِذ ْﻛ َﺮﻳَﺎﺗُ ُﻪ ﺗُ َﺆﺛﱢ ُﺮ
ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮا ِﺋ ُﺰ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ أَ َﻫ ﱢﻤﻴﱠ ًﺔَ ،ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ ُﻞ أَ ْﺷﻴَﺎءَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ
ﺗَﺒْ ُﺪو َﻣﺄْﻟُﻮ َﻓ ًﺔ.
َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ َﺷﺎ ﱠﻗ ًﺔ َﻣ َﻊ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َ ِﱪﻳ ِﺪ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ أَ ْر َﻫ َﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ُﻞ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب.
َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ُﻌ َﻬﺎ َوا ِﻫﻨَ ًﺔ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َو َﺻﻠُﻮا إِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن َو ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ إِ َﱃ أُ ْﺳﺒُﻮ ٍع أَ ْو َﻋ َ َﴩ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻋ َﲆ
ا ْﻷَ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺮا َﺣ ِﺔَ .و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮ َﻣ ْي ِن َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِر ْﺣ َﻠﺘَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮن ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ِﻠي َن
ِﺑ ِﺨ َﻄﺎﺑَﺎ ٍت ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺪ ًداَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ َﻘ ًﺔَ ،واﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻘﻮ َن ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻣ ُﺮو َنَ ،وا ْﻷَ ْﺳ َﻮأُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ
اﻟﺜﱡﻠُﻮ ُج ﺗَﻨْ َﻬ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍمَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ َﻖ ﻧَﺎ ِﻋ ًﻤﺎ َوا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨْ َﺰﻟِ ُﻖ ِﺑ ُﺴ ُﻬﻮ َﻟ ٍﺔ
ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﻨﻲ أَ ﱠن َﺟ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻛﺎ َن أَﺛْ َﻘ َﻞ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱢ ْﺴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ .و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ ُﺻ ُﻌﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ ِﺮَ ،ﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻘﻮ َن
َﻋﺎ ِد ِﻟي َن َﻃ َﻮا َل ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ َو َﻗﺎ ُﻣﻮا ِﺑﺄَ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَ َﻮاﻧَﺎ ِت.
ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ ا ِﻻ ْﻋ ِﺘﻨَﺎءُ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب أَ ﱠو ًﻻَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺄْ ُﻛ ُﻞ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺋ ِﻘي َن َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ َﴩ ْع أَ ﱞي
ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﻬﻴ ِﺰ َﺣ ِﻘﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻧَ ْﻮ ِﻣ ِﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻨ َﻲ ِﺑﺄَ ْﻗ َﺪا ِم ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُد َﻫﺎَ ،و َﻣ َﻊ َذ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ
ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗُ َﻬﺎ ﺗَ ْﺨﺒُﻮَ .ﻓ ُﻤﻨْﺬُ ِﺑ َﺪاﻳَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱢﺸﺘَﺎ ِء َﺳﺎ َﻓ َﺮ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب أَ ْﻟ ًﻔﺎ َوﺛَ َﻤﺎ ِﻧ ِﻤﺎﺋَ َﺔ ِﻣﻴ ٍﻞ َو ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﺠ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠﺎ ِت
ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ِﺔَ ،و َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ُﺔ َﻛ ِﻔﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺄَ ْن ﺗُ ْﻮ ِﻫ َﻦ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ أَ ْﻗ َﻮى ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ٍّﺮا
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