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اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ُن
َﻓ َﺼﺎ َح اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ» :أَ ْﻟ ٌﻒ َوأْ َرﺑَ ُﻌ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ٍﺔ إِ َذ ْن«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﺷ َﻌ َﺮ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِد ٌر َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ِﺪﻳ ِﺚَ » :ﻛ ﱠﻼ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ .و َﻻ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ِﰲ ُﻣ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ
ُﻛ ﱢﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫ ِﺐ ِﰲ أﻻﺳﻜﺎ«.
َﺟﺬَ َب ﺑﺎك ﻳَ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺑَ ْي َن أَ ْﺳﻨَﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ،ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَ ُﻬ ﱡﺰ َرأْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﻟ ْﻸَ َﻣﺎ ِم
َوا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠ ِﻒ .اﺑْﺘَ َﻌ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﺠ ْﻤ ُﻊ َﻋﻨْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻘﺎ ِﻃ ْﻌ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ أَ َﺣ ٌﺪ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى.
ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻮ ِز ﺑﺎك ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ِنُ ،ﺟ ِﻤ َﻊ أَ ْﻟ ٌﻒ َو ِﺳﺘﱡ ِﻤﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ُدو َﻻ ٍر ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ِﰲ َﺧ ْﻤ ِﺲ
َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖَ .ﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ُل َﺳﺎ َﻋ َﺪ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻋ َﲆ َﺳ َﺪا ِد ُدﻳُﻮﻧِ ِﻪ َواﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َﻣ َﻊ ُ َﴍ َﻛﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ ْﴩ ِق َﺳ ْﻌﻴًﺎ
َو َراءَ َﻣﻨْ َﺠ ٍﻢ َﻣ ْﺸ ُﻬﻮ ٍر َﻣ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮ ٍدَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺤ َﺚ َﻋﻨْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜيرُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِلَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ا ْﻟ َﻌ ِﺪﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ
ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﺼ ِﺺ َﺣ ْﻮ َﻟ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ْف أَ َﺣ ٌﺪ َﻣ ِﻦ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺸ َﻔ ُﻪ أَ ﱠو ًﻻ.
َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺣ ِﺪﻳ ٌﺚ َﻋ ْﻦ ُﻛﻮ ٍخ َﻗ ِﺪﻳ ٍﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ َﺠ ِﻢَ .ﻛﺎﻧَﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻗ َﻄ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ
ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُل أُﻧَﺎ ٌس إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ اﺳﺘُ ْﺨ ِﺮ َﺟ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َكَ ،وإِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَ ِﻠ ُﻒ َﻋ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ ِد ِﰲ أَ ﱢي َﻣ َﻜﺎ ٍن
آ َﺧ َﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺸ َﻤﺎ ِل.
ا ْﺻ َﻄ َﺤ َﺐ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َوﺑﻴﺖ َوﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﺑﺎك َﻣ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْ ِﻹ َﺿﺎ َﻓ ِﺔ إِ َﱃ اﺛْﻨَ ْﻲ َﻋ َ َﴩ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ آ َﺧ َﺮ
َواﺗﱠ َﺠ ُﻬﻮا َ ْﴍ ًﻗﺎ َﻋ َﲆ َﻃ ِﺮﻳ ٍﻖ َﻏ ْي ِر َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮو ٍف ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺚ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ َﺠ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮ ِدَ .ﺳﺎ َﻓ ُﺮوا َﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻓ َﺔ َﺳﺒْ ِﻌي َن
ِﻣﻴ ًﻼ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢ َﺠﺎ ِه َﻣﻨْﺒَ ِﻊ ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﻳﻮﻛﻮنَ ،واﺗﱠ َﺠ ُﻬﻮا ِﻟ ْﻠﻴَ َﺴﺎ ِر إِ َﱃ ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﺮ ﺳﺘﻴﻮارتَ ،و َﻣ ﱡﺮوا ِﺑﻨَ ْﻬ َﺮ ْي ﻣﺎﻳﻮ
َوﻣﺎﻛﻮﻳﺴﺘﻦَ ،وا ْﺳﺘَ َﻤ ﱡﺮوا ِﰲ َﻣ ِﺴي َرﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ﻧَ ْﻬ ُﺮ ﺳﺘﻴﻮارت ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺮ َد َﺟ ْﺪ َو ٍل َﺻ ِﻐي ٍر ِﰲ
ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒَﺎ ِل اﻟ ﱠﺸﺎ ِﻫ َﻘ ِﺔ.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻳَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻜ ِﺜي ِر ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻌﻴْ ِﺶَ ،و َﻟﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺨﺎ ُف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َ ﱢﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ.
َﻓ ِﺒ َﺤ ْﻔﻨَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻠ ِﺢ َوﺑُﻨْ ُﺪ ِﻗﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ،ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﻮ ُص ِﰲ أَ ْﻋ َﻤﺎ ِق ا ْﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ َوا ْﻟ َﻌﻴْ ُﺶ ِﻷَ ﱢي ُﻣ ﱠﺪ ٍة ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ َﻫﺎَ .ﻟ ْﻢ
ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻋ َﲆ َﻋ َﺠ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻣ ِﺮ ِهَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺼ َﻄﺎ ُد َﻛﺎﻟ ﱡﺴ ﱠﻜﺎ ِن ا ْﻷَ ْﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢي َن َو ُﻫ َﻮ ُﻣ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ٌﺮَ .وإِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻤ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ
ِﻣ ِﻦ ا ْﺻ ِﻄﻴَﺎ ِد َﻋ َﺸﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪِ ،ﻋﻨْ َﺪ ِﺋ ٍﺬ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡﺴ ﱠﻜﺎ ِن ا ْﻷَ ْﺻ ِﻠﻴﱢي َنُ ،ﻣﺘَﺄَ ﱢﻛ ًﺪا أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ
َﻋﺎ ِﺟ ًﻼ أَ ْو آ ِﺟ ًﻼ َﺳﻴَ ْﺼ َﻄﺎ ُد َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ.
َو ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَ ﱠﻢِ ،ﺧ َﻼ َل ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠ ْﴩ ِق ،ﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َل اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ُل َوا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﺤ َﻢ ِﺑﺎﻧْ ِﺘ َﻈﺎ ٍم.
َو َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ُﺔ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ ِﺧي َر ِة َوا ْﻷَ َد َوا ِتَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳُ َﺴﺎ ِﻓ ُﺮو َن ِﰲ ﺗَ َﻤ ﱡﻬ ٍﻞ.
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