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ِﻧ َﺪاءُ اﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ
َﻛﺎ َن ِﰲ َو ْﺟ ِﻬ ِﻪ َو َﺟ ِﺴ ِﺪ ِه ﻧُ ُﺪو ٌب ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻌﺎ ِر ِك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﺧﺎ َﺿ َﻬﺎ َﻣ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن
َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﺘَﺎ ُل ِﺑ َ َﴬا َو ِﺗ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻌﺘَﺎ َد ِةَ .و َﻛﺎ َن ﺳﻜﻴﺖ َوﻓﻴﺞ أَ ْﻟ َﻄ َﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﻌﺎ َر َﻛﺎ
َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪَ ،وا ْﻷَ َﻫ ﱡﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻧﱠ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻛ ْﻠﺒَﺎ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮنَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ُل ا ْﻟ ِﻌ َﺮا َك َﻣ َﻊ أَ ﱢي
َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ آ َﺧ َﺮ ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ُه.
َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪو َوﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ أَ ْﻛ َﱪُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻋ ْﻤ ِﺮ ِه ا ْﻟ َﺤ ِﻘﻴ ِﻘ ﱢﻲَ ،ﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻮ ُل َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ إِ َﱃ َﻛ ْﻠ ٍﺐ
ﺑَ ﱢﺮ ﱟيَ .وأَ ْﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ،ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ِﻘﻲ ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أَ َﻣﺎ َم اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِرَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏﺒَ ِﺔ
ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ِﺾ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻈ ِﻠ َﻤ ِﺔَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ إِ َﱃ أَﻳْ َﻦ ﻳَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐَ ،و َﻻ ِﻟ َﻤﺎ َذا َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻛ ُﺾَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ
َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻔ َﻌ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺬَ ﱠﻛ ُﺮ ُﺣﺒﱠ ُﻪ ِﻟﺠﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻓﻴَ ُﻌﻮ ُد إِ َﱃ ِﺟ َﻮا ِر اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر
ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺪ ًدا.
َﻛﺎ َن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠ ْﴚ ُء ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﺣﻴ ُﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَ ْﻤﻨَ ُﻊ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻬ ُﺮو ِبُ ،ﻛ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺨﺎ ِص ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌﻨُﻮا َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎُ .رﺑﱠ َﻤﺎ ﻳُ َﺮﺑﱢ ُﺖ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻬﺘَ ﱡﻢَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪ اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻬﻮ ُض
ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ َﻮا ِر َر ُﺟ ٍﻞ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ِﺪ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْﻄ ِﻒ َوا ِﻻﺑْ ِﺘ َﻌﺎ ِد َﻋﻨْ ُﻪَ .و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻋﺎ َد َ ِﴍﻳ َﻜﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ،ﻫﺎﻧﺰ وﺑﻴﺖ،
َر َﻓ َﺾ ﺑﺎك ا ِﻻ ْﻫ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ َم ِﺑ ُﻮ ُﺟﻮ ِد ِﻫ َﻤﺎ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻋ َﺮ َف أَﻧﱠ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ُﻣ َﻘ ﱠﺮﺑَﺎ ِن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن .ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ َذ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻛﺎ َن
ﻳَﺘَ َ ﱠﴫ ُف َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َﻘ ﱢﺪ ُم َﻟ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮو ًﻓﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤﺎ ِح َﻟ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ َﻌﺎ ُﻣ ِﻞ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻄ ٍﻒَ .و ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َو َﺻ َﻞ
اﻟ ﱠﻄ ْﻮ ُف إِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮنَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ ﺑﺎك َو ُﻃ ُﺮ َﻗ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو َﻻ أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮﻧَﺎ ﻟُ َﻄ َﻔﺎءَ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ َﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ
َﻣ َﻊ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ وﻓﻴﺞ.
َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ُﺣﺒﱠ ُﻪ ِﻟﺜﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﱪُ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﺣﻴ َﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪ
َو ْﺿ ُﻊ َﺣ ِﻘﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﺑﺎك ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺼﻴْ ِﻒَ ،ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َ ْﳾءٌ َﺻ ْﻌ ٌﺐ
َﻋ َﲆ ﺑﺎك إِذَا َﻃ َﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮنَ .وذَا َت ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍمَ ،ﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ُل َوا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ ُﺴﻮ َن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ
َﺣﺎ َﻓ ِﺔ ُﺟ ُﺮ ٍف ﻳَﻨْ َﺤ ِﺪ ُر إِ َﱃ َوا ٍد َﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮ ﱟي َﻋ َﲆ ﺑُ ْﻌ ِﺪ ﺛَ َﻼ ِﺛ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ َﻗ َﺪ ٍمَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ ُﺲ
ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ َﻓ ِﺔ َو َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻛ ِﺘ ِﻔ ِﻪ .ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﻃ َﺮأَ ْت َﻋ َﲆ ِذ ْﻫ ِﻦ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﻓ ْﻜ َﺮ ٌةَ ،ﻓ َﺴﺄَ َل ﻫﺎﻧﺰ
َوﺑﻴﺖ َﻋ ْﻦ َرأْ ِﻳ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ ِﰲ َﻣ َﺪى إِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص ﺑﺎك َﻟ ُﻪ.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎﻧﺰَ » :ﻟ ْﻢ أَ َر َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ ِﰲ إِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِﺻ ِﻪَ «.وأَ ْو َﻣﺄَ ﺑﻴﺖ ُﻣ َﻮا ِﻓ ًﻘﺎ.
َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮنَ » :د ُﻋﻮ ِﻧﻲ أُ ِرﻳ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻛ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ ُﻣ ْﺨ ِﻠ ٌﺺ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ِﻘﻴ َﻘ ِﺔَ ،ﺷﺎ ِﻫ ُﺪوا َذ ِﻟ َﻚ«.
ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺪا َر ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُﺒْ ِﻘﻲ َﻋﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ َﻋ َﲆ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه َﻃ َﻮا َل ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ.
َﻓﺄَ َﻣ َﺮ ُه َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ِﺸيرُ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﺠ ُﺮ ِف» :ا ْﻗ ِﻔ ْﺰ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎك!«
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