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ِﻧ َﺪاءُ اﻟ َ ﱢﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ
َو َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎ ُك ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻀﻴْ َﻌ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒي َر ِةَ ،ﻓ ُﻬﻨَﺎ ُو ِﻟ َﺪ َو َﻋﺎ َش ِﻷَ ْرﺑَ ِﻊ َﺳﻨَ َﻮا ٍتِ .ﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄﺒْ ِﻊ
َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻛ َﻼ ٌب أُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،ﻓ ِﻔﻲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ٍن َﻛ ِﺒي ٍر ِﻣﺜْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا َﻻ ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ أَ ﱠﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك آ َﺧ ُﺮو َن َﻏ ْيرُ ُه،
َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﻬﺎ َو ْز ٌن؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﺗَ ِﺠﻲ ُء َوﺗَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐَ ،وﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻜ ُﻦ إِ ﱠﻣﺎ ِﰲ َو َﺟﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب
ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰ َد ِﺣ َﻤ ِﺔ أَ ْو ﺗَ ِﻌﻴ ُﺶ ِﰲ ُﻫ ُﺪوءٍ ِﰲ أَ َﺣ ِﺪ أَ ْر َﻛﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِلِ ،ﻣﺜْ َﻞ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ — َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟﺒﺞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺎﺑَﺎ ِﻧ ﱢﻰ —
أَ ْو ﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ — ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻜ ِﺴﻴ ِﻜ ﱢﻲ ا ْﻷَ ْﺻ َﻠ ِﻊ — ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎ ِﺋﻨَﺎ ُت ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳﺒَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮ ْج َﻗ ﱡﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ
ﺑَﺎ ِب ا ْﻟﺒَﻴْ ِﺖ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻄﺄْ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا ُﻣ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻷَ ْر َضَ .و ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺎ ِﺣﻴَ ٍﺔ أُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ ِﻛ َﻼ ُب ﻓﻮﻛﺲ
ﺗيرﻳﺮ — َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ِﻋ ْ ُﴩو َن ِﻣﻨْ َﻬﺎ — ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺒَ ُﺢ ُﻣ َﻬ ﱢﺪ َد ًة ﺗﻮﺗﺲ َوﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ َو ُﻫ َﻤﺎ ﻳَﻨْ ُﻈ َﺮان
إِ َﻟﻴْ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠ َﻮا ِﻓ ِﺬ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﻤﻴ َﻬﺎ ِﻓ ْﺮ َﻗ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ ِد َﻣﺎ ِت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﺤﺎ ِت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻤ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﺲ َوا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻤﺎ ِﺳ ِﺢ.
َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑﺎ َك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗَ ْﻤ ُﻜ ُﺚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِل أَ ْو ﺗَ ِﻌﻴ ُﺶ ِﰲ َو َﺟﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎ َن
ﻳَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻨﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻤ َﻜﺎ ِن ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪَ .ﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻐ ِﻄ ُﺲ ِﺑ َﺨ ﱠﺰا ِن اﻟ ﱢﺴﺒَﺎ َﺣ ِﺔ أَ ْو ﻳَ ْﺬ َﻫ ُﺐ إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺼﻴْ ِﺪ َﻣ َﻊ أَ ْو َﻻ ِد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ،
َوﻳُ َﺮا ِﻓ ُﻖ اﺑْﻨَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣﻮﱄ َوأﻟﻴﺲ ِﰲ ﻧُ ْﺰ َﻫﺎ ِﺗ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ َﺣ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ﱠﻀﻴْ َﻌ ِﺔ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ُﺮو ِب أَ ْو ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒَﺎ ِح
ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِﻛ ِﺮَ ،و ِﰲ َﻟﻴَﺎ ِﱄ اﻟ ﱢﺸﺘَﺎ ِء َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣ ِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ أَ َﻣﺎ َم ﻧَﺎ ِر ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺪ َﻓﺄَ ِة ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ َﺮا َء ِة.
َو َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ُﻞ أَ ْﺣ َﻔﺎ َد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮ َﻋ َﲆ َﻇ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِهَ ،وﻳُ َﺪ ْﺣ ِﺮ ُﺟ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺤ َﺸﺎ ِﺋ ِﺶَ ،وﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺮ ُﺳ ُﻬ ْﻢ
ِﰲ ُﻣ َﻐﺎ َﻣ َﺮا ِﺗ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُﻓﻮ َر ِة ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ُﺟﻮ َد ِة ِﰲ ِﻓﻨَﺎ ِء ا ْ ِﻹ ْﺳ َﻄﺒْ َﻼ ِتَ ،و َﺣﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا ا ْﻣﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ْيرُ
إِ َﱃ َﻣﺎ َو َراءَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ إِ َﱃ َﺣﻴْ ُﺚ ﺗُﻮ َﺟ ُﺪ إِ ْﺳ َﻄﺒْ َﻼ ُت ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ ِﻞ َوﺗَﻨْ ُﻤﻮ أَ ْﺷ َﺠﺎ ُر اﻟﺘﱡﻮ ِتَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻤ ِﴚ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ
ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ َﻣﺎ ِم ِﻛ َﻼ ِب ا ْﻟ َﻮ َﺟﺎ ِر َوﻳَﺘَ َﺠﺎ َﻫ ُﻞ ﺗﻮﺗﺲ َوﻳﺴﺎﺑﻞ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ؛ َﻓ ُﻬ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ :ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ
ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘ ﱠﻮ ُج َﻓ ْﻮ َق ُرءُو ِس ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤﺒُﻮ أَ ْو ﻳَ ْﺰ َﺣ ُﻒ أَ ْو ﻳَ ِﻄيرُ َدا ِﺧ َﻞ َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ ﻣﻴﻠﺮِ ،ﺑ َﻤﺎ ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ
ا ْﻟﺒَ َ ُﴩ.
َﻛﺎ َن إﻳﻠﻤﻮ َوا ِﻟ ُﺪ ﺑﺎك — َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻛ ْﻠ ٌﺐ َﺿ ْﺨ ٌﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﺳﺎن ﺑﺮﻧﺎرد — َﺻ ِﺪﻳ َﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ
ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻘ ﱠﺮ َبَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ َﺣﺎ َو َل ﺑﺎك أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺤﺬُ َو َﺣﺬْ َو َوا ِﻟ ِﺪ ِهَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﺠ ِﻢ؛ َﻓ َﻮ ْزﻧُ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣﺎﺋَ ًﺔ
َوأَ ْرﺑَ ِﻌي َن َر ْﻃ ًﻼ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ِﻷَ ﱠن َوا ِﻟ َﺪﺗَ ُﻪ — ﺷﻴﺐ — َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﺼﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﻛ َﻼ ِب ﺷﻴﱪد ا ْﻻ ْﺳ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠﻨْ ِﺪﻳﱠ ِﺔ
ا ْﻷَ ْﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ َﺣ ْﺠ ًﻤﺎَ .و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْز َن إِ َﺿﺎ َﻓ ًﺔ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ َﻟ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﻓﻴ َﻌ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ا ْﻛﺘَ َﺴﺒَ َﻬﺎ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺤﻴَﺎ ِة
ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ َﻤ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﻳَ ْﺤﻴَﺎ َﻫﺎ َوا ْﺣ ِﱰَا ِم ا ْﻟ َﺠ ِﻤﻴ ِﻊ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَ ْﺤ َﻈﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﻔﻴَﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﻲ ﻳَﺘَ َ ﱠﴫ َف َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ
َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻣ ِﻠ ٌﻚَ .ﻓ َﻄ َﻮا َل َﺳﻨَ َﻮا ِت َﺣﻴَﺎ ِﺗ ِﻪ ا ْﻷَ ْرﺑَ ِﻊ َو ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَ ْن َﻛﺎ َن َﺟﺮ ًواَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﻔﺘَ ِﺨ ُﺮ ِﺑﻨَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ
إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺻﺎ َر َﻣ ْﻐ ُﺮو ًرا ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠ ْﴚءَِ ،ﻛ َﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث أَ ْﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ِﻟﻨُﺒَ َﻼ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨَﺎ ِﻃ ِﻖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔَ .و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﺣﺎ َﻓ َﻆ
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