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أَ ْﺳﻴَﺎ ٌد ُﺟ ُﺪ ٌد
أُ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن أُ ْﺧ ِﱪَ ُﻛ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﻬ َﺬا ،ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪﺗُ َﻬﺎ َﻛ ِﺜي ًرا ِﺑﺘَ ْﺤ ِﺮﻳ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪَ ،ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﻤ َﺪ ٌة
َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ ْر ِض .أَ ْﻟ ُﻘﻮا ِﺑ َﻮ ْزﻧِ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻬﺎ َوا ْد َﻓ ُﻌﻮ َﻫﺎ ﻳَ ِﻤﻴﻨًﺎ َوﻳَ َﺴﺎ ًرا َوأَ ْﺧ ِﺮ ُﺟﻮ َﻫﺎ«.
َﺣﺎ َوﻟُﻮا ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺮﻳ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻤ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜَ ِﺔَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮ َة اﺗﱠﺒَ ُﻌﻮا ﻧَ ِﺼﻴ َﺤ َﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ َوﺗَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ َﻦ
ﻫﺎل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﺮﻳ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻠﻴ ِﺪ .ﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ َﻛ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜْ َﻘ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻤﻮ ِل إِ َﱃ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِمَ ،ﻣ َﻊ
ِﻛ َﻔﺎ ِح ﺑﺎك َو ُز َﻣ َﻼ ِﺋ ِﻪ َو ُﻣ َﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻫﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺳﻴَ ِﺔ .ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺎر َدة اﻧْ َﺤﻨَﻰ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ َواﻧْ َﺤ َﺪ َر إِ َﱃ
ا ْﻷَ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ ِﰲ اﺗﱢ َﺠﺎ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ِر ِع اﻟ ﱠﺮﺋِﻴ ِ ﱢﴘَ .ﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ ُﺮ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺪ ِﻋﻲ َﺳﺎ ِﺋ ًﻘﺎ ُﻣ ْﺤ َ ِﱰ ًﻓﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِﻓ َﻆ َﻋ َﲆ
ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜْﻘ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻤﻮ ِل ُﻣ ْﻌﺘَ ِﺪ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْ َﺤﻨَﻰَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻫﺎل َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ْف َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُم
ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚَ .و ِﺑ ُﻤ َﺠ ﱠﺮ ِد أَ ِن اﻧْ َﻌ َﻄ ُﻔﻮا ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْ َﺤﻨَﻰَ ،ﺳ َﻘ َﻄ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ َوﺗَﻨَﺎﺛَ َﺮ ْت ِﻧ ْﺼ ُﻒ ُﺣ ُﻤﻮ َﻟ ِﺘ َﻬﺎ
َﻋ ْ َﱪ ا ْﻟ ِﺤﺒَﺎ ِل اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺧ َﻮ ِةَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ِﻒ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َﻋ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ َواﻧْ َﻘ َﻠﺒَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﺟﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ َﻬﺎ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔ ُﻬ ْﻢ.
َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َﻏﺎ ِﺿﺒَ ًﺔ ِﺑ َﺴﺒَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢﺌَ ِﺔ َوا ْﻟ ِﺤ ْﻤ ِﻞ اﻟﺜﱠ ِﻘﻴ ِﻞَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﻴﱠ ُﻂ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ،
َواﻧْ َﺪ َﻓ َﻊ َرا ِﻛ ًﻀﺎَ ،وﺗَ ِﺒ َﻌ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊَ ،وأَ َﺧ َﺬ ﻫﺎل ﻳَ ْ ُﴫ ُخ» :ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻔﻮا! ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻔﻮا!« َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ْﻒ.
ﺗَ َﻌﺜﱠ َﺮ ﻫﺎل َو َﺳ َﻘ َﻂ َو ُﺳ ِﺤ َﺐ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﻴْ ِﻪ ،اﻧْ َﺪ َﻓ َﻌ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َﻋ ْﱪَ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ ،ﻧَﺎ ِﺛ َﺮ ًة ﺑَﺎ ِﻗﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ُﻤﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ
َﻋ َﲆ ُﻃﻮ ِل اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ.
َﻗﺎ َم ﺑَ ْﻌ ُﺾ ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺨﺎ ِص اﻟ ﱠﻄﻴﱢ ِﺒي َن ِﺑﺎ ْ ِﻹ ْﻣ َﺴﺎ ِك ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب َو َﺟ ْﻤ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻘﺘَﻨَﻴَﺎ ِتَ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻗ ﱠﺪ ُﻣﻮا َﻟ ُﻬ ْﻢ
ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺾ اﻟﻨﱠ َﺼﺎ ِﺋ ِﺢَ .ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَ ْﺧ َﱪُوا ﻫﺎل َوﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َوﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أَ ﱠن َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻠﻴ َﻞ ِﺣ ْﻤ ِﻠ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ
اﻟﻨﱢ ْﺼ ِﻒ َوإِ ْﺣ َﻀﺎ َر ِﺿ ْﻌ ِﻒ َﻋ َﺪ ِد ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب إِ َذا أَ َرا ُدوا ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ُﺻﻮ َل إِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮن َﻛ َﻤﺎ ﻳُ َﺨ ﱢﻄ ُﻄﻮ َن.
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻤ َﻊ ﻫﺎل َو َﺷ ِﻘﻴ َﻘﺘُ ُﻪ َو ِﺻ ْﻬ ُﺮ ُه َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﻀ ٍﺾ إِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠ َﺼﺎ ِﺋ ِﺢَ ،وﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُﺼﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻴْ َﻤ ِﺘ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو َﻓ َﺤ ُﺼﻮا
َﻛﺎ ﱠﻓ َﺔ ُﻣﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎ ِﺗ ِﻬ ْﻢ؛ َﻓﺄَ ْﻟ َﻘ ُﻮا اﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ َم ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﺐَ ،وا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ َل ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ ﻳَ ْﻀ َﺤ ُﻜﻮ َن؛ ِﻷَ ﱠن
اﻟ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ َم ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﺐ َﻋ َﲆ ُﻃ ُﺮ ِق اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َﻣﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ إِ ﱠﻻ ُﺣ ْﻠ ٌﻢ.
َﻗﺎ َل أَ َﺣ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِل ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﻀ َﺤ ُﻜﻮ َن َوﻳُ َﺴﺎ ِﻋ ُﺪوﻧَ ُﻬ ْﻢَ » :ﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺒَ ﱠﻄﺎ ِﻧﻴﱠﺎ ُت ﺗَ ِﻠﻴ ُﻖ ِﺑ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ٍق،
َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ِﻧ ْﺼ ُﻔ َﻬﺎ َﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻛ ِﺜي ًرا ِﺟ ٍّﺪا ،ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُﺼﻮا ِﻣﻨْ َﻬﺎَ .وأَ ْﻟ ُﻘﻮا ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ َﻤ َﺔ َو ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻷَ ْﻃﺒَﺎ ِق ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا.
َﻣ ِﻦ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﺳﻴَ ْﻐ ِﺴﻠُ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﲆ أَﻳﱠ ِﺔ َﺣﺎ ٍل؟ َﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُﻈﻨﱡﻮ َن أَﻧﱠ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﻣ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺘْ ِﻦ ِﻗ َﻄﺎ ٍر َﻓﺎ ِﺧ ٍﺮ؟«
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﺮ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ ُﺮ َﻫ َﻜ َﺬا َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُﺼﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻣﺎ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُﺟﻮ َن إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ .ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس
ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﺗَ ﱠﻢ إِ ْﻓ َﺮا ُغ َﺣ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ِﺐ َﻣ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴ َﻬﺎ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ ْر ِض َو ُر ِﻣﻴَ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻣ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴ َﻬﺎَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺣ ِﺰﻳﻨَ ًﺔَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ
اﻧْﺘَ َﻬ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺤ ِﺺ أَ ْﺷﻴَﺎ ِﺋ َﻬﺎَ ،ﻓ َﺤ َﺼ ْﺖ ُﻣﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺎ ِت اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻠ ْي ِن َﻛﺎ ْ ِﻹ ْﻋ َﺼﺎ ِر.
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