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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‬

‫َأ ْﺳ َﻴﺎ ٌد ُﺟ ُﺪ ٌد‬

‫ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ُﻣ ُﺮو ِر ﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛي َن ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ َﻋ َﲆ َر ِﺣﻴﻠِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ داوﺳﻮن‪َ ،‬و َﺻ َﻞ ﺑﺎك َو ُز َﻣ َﻼ ُؤ ُه إِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺪ ِة ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪.‬‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﺑَ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ ِﻣﻨْ َﻄ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺳﻮﻟﺖ ووﺗﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ُﻣﻨْ َﻬ َﻜ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﻮى ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َواﻧْ َﺨ َﻔ َﺾ َو ْز ُن ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ َوأَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن َر ْﻃ ًﻼ إِ َﱃ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ َو َﺧ ْﻤ َﺴ َﺔ َﻋ َ َﴩ َر ْﻃ ًﻼ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ‪َ .‬و ُر ْﻏ َﻢ أَ ﱠن‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ أَ َﻗ ﱠﻞ َو ْزﻧًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻘ َﺪ ْت َو ْزﻧًﺎ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎﻳﻚ — ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي‬
‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﺘَ َﻈﺎ َﻫ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈ َﺻﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َﻗ َﺪ ِﻣ ِﻪ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﺘَ َﻬ ﱠﺮ َب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞ — ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُج َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎ َن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ‪،‬‬

‫َﻛ َﻤﺎ أُ ِﺻﻴ َﺐ َﻛ ِﺘ ُﻒ داب‪.‬‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ أَ ْر ُﺟﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺆﻟِ ُﻤ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ َﻟ ًﻤﺎ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ًﺪا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺪ َر ُة َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻔ ِﺰ َوا ِﻻﻧْ ِﻄ َﻼ ِق‪،‬‬
‫َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُﺾ ِﺑﺄَ ْر ُﺟ ٍﻞ ُﻣﺜْ َﻘ َﻠ ٍﺔ ُﻣﺘْ َﻌﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺧ ْﻄ ٌﺐ َﻣﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ِﺳ َﻮى‬
‫أَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻣﻨْ َﻬ َﻜ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﻮى ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻧَ ْﻮ َع ا ْ ِﻹﻧْ َﻬﺎ ِك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَﺄْ ِﺗﻲ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻠﻴ ِﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ﱢق‪َ ،‬وا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ْﺸ َﻔﻰ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ا ْ ِﻹﻧْ َﻬﺎ َك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَﺄْ ِﺗﻲ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ﱢق ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱢﺮ ِﻟ ِﻌ ﱠﺪ ِة أَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ٍﺮ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَ ﱡي ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة ﺑَﺎ ِﻗﻴَ ٍﺔ َﻟ َﺪى ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬
‫ا ْﺳﺘُﻨْ ِﺰ َﻓ ْﺖ ُﻗ َﻮا َﻫﺎ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ آ ِﺧ َﺮ َﻗ ْﻄ َﺮ ٍة‪َ ،‬و َﺧﺎ َر ْت ُﻗ َﻮى ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻋ َﻀ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ أَ ْﺟ َﺴﺎ ِد َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻔﻲ أَ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻤ َﺴ ِﺔ أَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ٍﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻄ َﻌ ْﺖ َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ َﺔ أَ ْﻟ َﻔ ْي ِن َو َﺧ ْﻤ ِﺴ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣﻴ ٍﻞ‪َ ،‬و ِﺧ َﻼ َل ا ْﻷَ ْﻟ ِﻒ‬
‫َوﺛَﻤﺎ ِﻧ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ِﻣﻴ ٍﻞ ا ْﻷَ ِﺧي َر ِة َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺄْ ُﺧ ْﺬ إِ ﱠﻻ َﺧ ْﻤ َﺴ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺮا َﺣ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َو َﺻ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب إِ َﱃ‬
‫ﺳﻜﺎﺟﻮي‪ ،‬ﺑَ َﺪ ْت َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺬُ ُل آ ِﺧ َﺮ َﻗ َﻄ َﺮا ِت ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ِﰲ أَ ْﺟ َﺴﺎ ِد َﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِد ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ َﺟ ﱠﺮ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱢ َﻼ ِل ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْ َﺤ ِﺪ َر ِة‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ُﻦ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِد ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻘﺎ ِء ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َﻋ ْﻦ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬