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أَ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ُﺟ ُﺪ ٌد
أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ،ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻔ ْﺖ أَ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَ ْﺷﻴَﺎ َء أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻧَ ِﺴﻴَ ْﺖ أَ ْن ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺰ َﻣ َﻬﺎ َوﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﺗُﻮ َﺿ َﻊ ِﰲ َﺣ ِﻘﻴﺒَ ِﺔ
ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲِ .ﻟ َﺬا َﻓ ﱠﺮ ُﻏﻮا ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻤﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻬﺎ َوﺑَ َﺪءُوا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺟ ِﺪﻳ ٍﺪ.
َﺟﺎ َء ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ُﺔ ِر َﺟﺎ ٍل ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﺨﻴﱠ ٍﻢ َﻗ ِﺮﻳ ٍﺐ َو َرا َﻗﺒُﻮ ُﻫ ْﻢ َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻀ َﺤ ُﻜﻮ َن َوﻳَﺘَ َﻐﺎ َﻣ ُﺰو َن.
َو َﻗﺎ َل أَ َﺣ ُﺪ ُﻫ ْﻢَ » :ﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﺣ ْﻤ ٌﻞ ﺛَ ِﻘﻴ ٌﻞ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞَ .ﻻ أُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن أَﺗَ َﺪ ﱠﺧ َﻞ ِﰲ َﻋ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ
َﻣ َﻜﺎﻧَ ُﻜ ْﻢَ ،ﻟ َﻤﺎ أَ َﺧ ْﺬ ُت ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ َﺔ«.
َﺻﺎ َﺣ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس َو ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻠ ﱢﻮ ُح ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ َﻬﺎُ » :ﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺤﻴ ٌﻞ! َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻌﻴْ ُﺶ ِﺑ ُﺪو ِن َﺧﻴْ َﻤ ٍﺔ؟«
َﻓﺄَ َﺟﺎ َب اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞَ » :ﻟ ْﺴﺘُ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ إِ َﻟﻴْ َﻬﺎ .إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َو ْﻗ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻴ ِﻊ َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ َﻮا ِﺟ ُﻬﻮا َﺟ ٍّﻮا ﺑَﺎ ِر ًدا ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ
ا ْﻵ َن«.
َﻫ ﱠﺰ ْت َرأْ َﺳ َﻬﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َوﻫﺎل ﻳَ َﻀ ُﻌﻮ َن آ ِﺧ َﺮ ا ْﻷَ ْﺷﻴَﺎءِ َﻓ ْﻮ َق ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻤﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻀ ْﺨ َﻤ ِﺔ.
َﺳﺄَ َل أَ َﺣ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِل» :أَﺗَ ُﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﺳﺘَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ُك؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ ِﺑ َﻐ َﻀ ٍﺐَ » :وﻟِ َﻢ َﻻ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ِﺑ ُ ْﴪ َﻋ ٍﺔَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎَ ،ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎَ ،ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ أَﺗَ َﺴﺎءَ ُل َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂَ .ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺪا أَ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﻤ َﻞ ﺛَ ِﻘﻴ ٌﻞ«.
أَ َدا َر ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َﻇ ْﻬ َﺮ ُه َو َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﺤﺒَﺎ َل ِﺑﺄَ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺟﻴﱢ ًﺪا َﻋ َﲆ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻃ َﻼ ِق.
َﺳﺄَ َل َر ُﺟ ٌﻞ آ َﺧ ُﺮَ » :و َﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧْ َﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄَ ﱢﻛ ٌﺪ أَ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ َﻬﺎ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺤ ﱡﺮ ُك َﻃ َﻮا َل ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم َو ِﻫ َﻲ
ﺗَ ُﺠ ﱡﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﻤ ِﻞ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎلِ » :ﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺄْ ِﻛﻴ ِﺪ ،اﻧْ َﻄ ِﻠ ِﻘﻲ! اﻧْ َﻄ ِﻠ ِﻘﻲ!«
َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب إِ َﱃ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِم ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ ْﴪ ِج َو َﺟ َﺬﺑَ ْﺖ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة ِﻟ ِﻌ ﱠﺪ ِة َﻟ َﺤ َﻈﺎ ٍت ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﺳ َﱰْ َﺧ ْﺖ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ
ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﺟ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ.
َﺻﺎ َح ﻫﺎلَ » :ﺣﻴَ َﻮاﻧَﺎ ٌت َﻛ ُﺴﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ!« َو َﻏ ِﻀ َﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻃ َﻠﺒَ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أَ ﱠﻻ
ﻳُ َﻌﺎ ِﻣ َﻠ َﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺴ َﻮ ٍة.
َﺻﺎ َﺣ ْﺖ» :ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَ َﻮاﻧَﺎ ُت ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜﻴﻨَ ُﺔ! ا ْﻵ َن ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﺗَ ِﻌ َﺪ ِﻧﻲ أَﻧﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن َﻗﺎ ِﺳﻴًﺎ َﻣ َﻌ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ
ﺑَﺎ ِﻗﻲ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ َوإِ ﱠﻻ َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ َك ُﺧ ْﻄ َﻮ ًة َوا ِﺣ َﺪ ًة«.
َر ﱠد َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻬﺎ أَ ُﺧﻮ َﻫﺎ ِﺑ ُﺴ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ٍﺔ» :أَﻧْ ِﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ِﻓي َن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب .إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﺣﻴَ َﻮاﻧَﺎ ٌت َﻛ ُﺴﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ
َوﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧِﻲ َﻗﺎ ِﺳﻴَ ًﺔ َﻣ َﻌ َﻬﺎَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ َن َذا َت ﻧَ ْﻔ ٍﻊَ .ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ِﻫ َﻲ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ َﻘﺘُ َﻬﺎَ ،وا ْﺳﺄَ ِﱄ أَ ﱠي
َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ آ َﺧ َﺮ؛ ا ْﺳﺄَ ِﱄ أَ َﺣ َﺪ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِل«.
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