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ِﻧ َﺪا ُء اﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ
َو ِﻋ ْ ِﴩﻳ َﻦ َر ْﻃ ًﻼَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗْ َﻌ َﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْز ُن ا ْ ِﻹ َﺿﺎ ِﰲﱡ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮَ .ر ِﻛﺒَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ ِﻟ ِﻌ ﱠﺪ ِة أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﺣﺘﱠﻰ
َﺳ َﻘ َﻄ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻌ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ﱠﺮ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ .ﻓﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﺳ َﻞ إِ َﻟﻴْ َﻬﺎ ﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َوﻫﺎل ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ
ﺗَﻨْ ِﺰ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ َوﺗَ ِﺴي َر.
َو ِﰲ إِ ْﺣ َﺪى ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮا ِتَ ،ﺣ َﻤﻠُﻮ َﻫﺎ َوأَﻧْ َﺰﻟُﻮ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔَ ،ﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻜ ﱢﺮ َرا َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻌ َﻠ َﺔ
َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻷَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﺟ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻏﺎ ِﺿﺒَ ًﺔ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍةَ .ﻣ َﻀ ْﻮا ِﰲ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘ ِﻬ ْﻢ
َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ْكَ .وﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن َﺳﺎ ُروا ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ َﺔ أَ ْﻣﻴَﺎ ٍل ،أَ ْﻓ َﺮ ُﻏﻮا ُﺣ ُﻤﻮ َﻟ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ َو َﻋﺎ ُدوا
ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻠ َﻬﺎ َوأَ ْﺟ َﻠ ُﺴﻮ َﻫﺎ ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺪ ًدا َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔ.
َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﻌﺎ ِﻣﻠُﻮ َن ﺑَ ْﻌ َﻀ ُﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻌ َﺾ ُﻣ َﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ًﺔَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﻌﺎ ِﻣﻠُﻮ َن ِﻛ َﻼﺑَ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﻄ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ٍﺔ
أَ ْﺳ َﻮأََ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻫﺎل َو ِﺿﻴ ًﻌﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻌﺎ ُﻣ ِﻞ َﻣ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﻧَ ِﻔ َﺪ َﻃ َﻌﺎ ُم ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِبَ ،ﻗﺎﻳَ َﺾ ِﺳ ﱢﻜﻴﻨَ ُﻪ
ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒيرَ َو ُﻣ َﺴ ﱠﺪ َﺳ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﺬﻳْ ِﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﰲ ِﺣ َﺰا ِﻣ ِﻪ ِﰲ ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ َﻟ ْﺤ ٍﻢ َﻗ ِﺪﻳ ٍﻢ ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﻤ ٍﺪَ .و َﻛﺎ َن َﻫﺬَا
ﺑَ ِﺪﻳ ًﻼ َر ِدﻳﺌًﺎ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﻄ َﻌﺎ ِمِ ،ﻣﺜْ َﻞ ُﻣ َﺤﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ أَ ْﻛ ِﻞ َ َﴍا ِﺋ َﺢ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪ.
ِﺧ َﻼ َل ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َ َﱰﻧﱠ ُﺢ ِﰲ ُﻣ َﻘ ﱢﺪ َﻣ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ ِﻌﻴ ُﺶ َﻛﺎﺑُﻮ ًﺳﺎَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ُﺠ ﱡﺮ
ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ ا ْﺳ ِﺘ َﻄﺎ َﻋ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُﻂ َوﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ِﰲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺪ َﻓ ُﻌ ُﻪ
َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻ ِء ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺨﺎ ُص َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ُﻗﻮ َف ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺪ ًداَ .وا ْﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة َواﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻤ َﻌﺎ ِن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو ِه
ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ ِﻞَ ،ﻓ َﻜﺎ َن اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻌ ُﺮ ﻳَﻨْ َﺴ ِﺪ ُل ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﺒﱢ ًﺪا ِﰲ ُﻛﺘَ ٍﻞَ ،وا ْﺧﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ َﻋ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪَ ،وأَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ﻧَ ِﺤﻴ ًﻔﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ،
َﺣﺘﱠﻰ إِ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ِﺿ ْﻠ ٍﻊ َو َﻋ ْﻈ َﻤ ٍﺔ ِﰲ َﺟ َﺴ ِﺪ ِه َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺑَﺎ ِر َز ًة ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ِهَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺣﺎ َﻟﺘُ ُﻪ ﺗُ َﺤ ﱢﻄ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻠُﻮ َب،
َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻗ ْﻠ َﺐ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﻬ ُﻞ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﻄﻴ ُﻤ ُﻪ.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺮﻳ ُﻖ ﺑﺎك أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ َﺣﺎ ًﻻَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺪ ْوا َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻫﻴَﺎ ِﻛ ُﻞ َﻋ ْﻈ ِﻤﻴﱠ ٌﺔ ﺗَ ِﺴيرُ َﻋ َﲆ
ا ْﻷَ ْر ِضَ ،ﻛﺎ َن َﻋ َﺪ ُد ُﻫ ْﻢ َﺳﺒْ َﻌ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺿ ْﻤ ِﻨ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑﺎكَ ،و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ ُﻔﻮ َنَ ،ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُﻄﻮ َن ِﰲ
اﻟ ﱠ ْﴪ ِج َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ْﻣ َﻮا ٌت.
ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺟﺎ َء ﻳَ ْﻮ ٌم َﺳ َﻘ َﻂ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ ﺑﻴﲇ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻜ ِﻤ َﻠ َﺔَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﱰُ ُﻛﻮ ُه َو َرا َء ُﻫ ْﻢ.
َو ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄَ ،ﺳ َﻘ َﻄ ْﺖ ﻛﻮﻧﺎ َو َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺐ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻬﺎ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎَ ،ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺒَ ﱠﻖ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺳ َﻮى َﺧ ْﻤ َﺴ ٍﺔ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ:
ﺟﻮ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ُﻣﻨْ َﻬ ًﻜﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍة َﺣﺘﱠﻰ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜًﺎَ ،وﺑﺎﻳﻚ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُج
َوﻳَﺘَﺄَ ﱠﻟ ُﻢَ ،وﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِذي ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْي ِن ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِﺣ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ َﻞ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن َﺣ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ أَ ﱠن
ُﻗ َﻮا ُه َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧﺎ َر ْتَ ،وﺗﻴﻚ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳﺎ َﻓ َﺮ ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺸﺘَﺎءِ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻣﺘْ َﻌﺒًﺎ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ
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