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ורד טוכטרמן
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שם: אבן ירח
מחבר/ת: ורד טוכטרמן
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    <h3>פרק שני: משהו אחר 1</h3>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="larger118bold">מקום</span> <span class="larger118bold">אחר</span><span class="larger118bold">:</span> <span class="larger118bold">אוּריה</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">שב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שב</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">המזוקן</span> <span class="regular">היושב</span> <span class="regular">מאחורי</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">לצעיר</span> <span class="regular">האדמוני</span> <span class="regular">שעמד</span> <span class="regular">בפתח</span> <span class="regular">משרדו</span> <span class="regular">והעביר</span> <span class="regular">משקל</span> <span class="regular">מרגל</span> <span class="regular">לרגל</span> <span class="regular">בחוסר</span> <span class="regular">ביטחון</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">המשרד</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">אפלולי</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">מנורת</span> <span class="regular">שולחן</span> <span class="regular">יחידה</span> <span class="regular">האירה</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">ועמד</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">ריח</span> <span class="regular">לימוני</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">חומר</span> <span class="regular">להברקת</span> <span class="regular">רהיטים</span> <span class="regular">שנאבק</span> <span class="regular">בריחם</span> <span class="regular">היבש</span> <span class="regular">והמאובק</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">ספרים</span> <span class="regular">ישנים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הספרייה</span> <span class="regular">שמאחורי</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">הייתה</span> <span class="regular">עמוסה</span> <span class="regular">לעייפה</span> <span class="regular">ומסודרת</span> <span class="regular">למשעי.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">כבוד</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">אוריה</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">והתיישב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הרגיש</span> <span class="regular">בנוח</span> <span class="regular">להימצא</span> <span class="regular">בדל</span><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ת</span> <span class="regular">אמותיו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">פרלמוטר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שמועות</span> <span class="regular">רבות</span> <span class="regular">נפוצו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">הישיבה</span> <span class="regular">שלו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">שהייתה</span> <span class="regular">ראויה</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">לכינוי</span> <span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">חצר</span><span class="regular">"</span> <span class="regular">מאשר</span> <span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ישיבה</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">פי</span> <span class="regular">השמועה</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">מוצק</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ועבודה</span> <span class="regular">זו</span> <span class="regular">עבודה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">לאות</span> <span class="regular">אישור</span> <span class="regular">ושאל</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">תשתה</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">מה</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">קפה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">תה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">קר</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">דיבר</span> <span class="regular">בנימה</span> <span class="regular">כבדה</span> <span class="regular">שהקנתה</span> <span class="regular">נופך</span> <span class="regular">הרה</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">גורל</span> <span class="regular">אפילו</span> <span class="regular">למשפט</span> <span class="regular">פשוט</span> <span class="regular">ויומיומי</span> <span class="regular">שכזה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הצעיר</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">לשלילה</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">הוריד</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">במבוכה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כחש</span> <span class="regular">שתנועתו</span> <span class="regular">גסת</span> <span class="regular">רוח</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">תודה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כבוד</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">כחכח</span> <span class="regular">בגרונו</span> <span class="regular">כמבקש</span> <span class="regular">להוסיף</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">תופף</span> <span class="regular">לרגע</span> <span class="regular">בקצות</span> <span class="regular">אצבעותיו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">הסיט</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">משקפיו</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לי</span> <span class="regular">עניין</span> <span class="regular">רגיש</span> <span class="regular">אליך</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">הטה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">לצד</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">השיב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">העניינים</span> <span class="regular">שטיפל</span> <span class="regular">בהם</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">רגישים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">שלא</span> <span class="regular">יהיה</span> <span class="regular">מכובד</span> <span class="regular">לומר</span> <span class="regular">זאת</span> <span class="regular">לרב</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לנו</span> <span class="regular">עניין</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">בעייתי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שאי</span> <span class="regular">אפשר</span> <span class="regular">לערב</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ה</span><span class="regular">...</span><span class="regular">משטרה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">הזדקף</span> <span class="regular">מעט</span> <span class="regular">בכיסאו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">משטרה</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">אני</span><span class="regular">..."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הפעם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">שהרים</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">בולמת</span> <span class="regular">לפניו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">ידוע</span> <span class="regular">לי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ידוע</span> <span class="regular">לי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אתה</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">עוסק</span> <span class="regular">בפלילים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">חקירות</span> <span class="regular">משפחתיות</span> <span class="regular">פשוטות</span> <span class="regular">וכיוצא</span> <span class="regular">באלה.</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">בפנינו</span> <span class="regular">בעיה</span> <span class="regular">שעדיין</span> <span class="regular">אינה</span> <span class="regular">עניין</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">פלילים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">מהתלמידים</span> <span class="regular">שלנו</span> <span class="regular">נעלם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">החל</span> <span class="regular">להתנהג</span> <span class="regular">מוזר</span> <span class="regular">בימים</span> <span class="regular">האחרונים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">מסתגר</span> <span class="regular">ועוסק</span> <span class="regular">בעניינים</span> <span class="regular">שאיש</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">ידע</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">הם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">והיום</span> <span class="regular">נעלם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אנחנו</span> <span class="regular">חוששים</span> <span class="regular">שיצא</span> <span class="regular">לתרבות</span> <span class="regular">רעה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אולי</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">ענייני</span> <span class="regular">אישות</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">המילים</span> <span class="regular">במידה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">ארסיות</span> <span class="regular">שנשמעה</span> <span class="regular">צורמת</span> <span class="regular">במיוחד</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">רקע</span> <span class="regular">דיבורו</span> <span class="regular">החדגוני</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ופינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">מבט</span> <span class="regular">מופתע</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">ובכן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אתה</span> <span class="regular">מבין</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">התמונה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">וגם</span> <span class="regular">מדוע</span> <span class="regular">אי</span> <span class="regular">אפשר</span> <span class="regular">לערב</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">איש</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אין</span> <span class="regular">פה</span> <span class="regular">פלילים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ויש</span> <span class="regular">פה</span> <span class="regular">חשש</span> <span class="regular">לשמו</span> <span class="regular">הטוב</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הבחור</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">יתברר</span> <span class="regular">בסופו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span> <span class="regular">שהסיבה</span> <span class="regular">להיעלמו</span> <span class="regular">כשרה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרי</span> <span class="regular">שפגענו</span> <span class="regular">בשמו</span> <span class="regular">הטוב</span> <span class="regular">לשווא</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">משך</span> <span class="regular">בכתפיו</span> <span class="regular">בהשלמה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">וגם</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">מעד</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היינו</span> <span class="regular">רוצים</span> <span class="regular">להרוס</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">חייו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">מעידת</span> <span class="regular">נעורים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אנו</span> <span class="regular">רוצים</span> <span class="regular">להשיבו</span> <span class="regular">לתלם</span> <span class="regular">בלי</span> <span class="regular">לפגוע</span> <span class="regular">בו</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">בהבנה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כבוד</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">מבין</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הושיט</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">יציבה</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">תיקיית</span> <span class="regular">מסמכים</span> <span class="regular">שנחה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">מלבדה</span> <span class="regular">ומלבד</span> <span class="regular">המנורה</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">ריק</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הסיט</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">התיקייה</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">שפתח</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">שמו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הבחור</span> <span class="regular">היה</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">שמו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הבחור</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">נ</span><span class="regular">ֹ</span><span class="regular">ח</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">אוריה</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">בהפתעה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">חושב</span> <span class="regular">שהבחור</span> <span class="regular">מת</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">המשיך</span> <span class="regular">במהירות</span> <span class="regular">בדבריו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כמנסה</span> <span class="regular">להעלים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הרושם</span> <span class="regular">שהותירה</span> <span class="regular">פליטת</span> <span class="regular">הפה</span> <span class="regular">שלו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">אסף</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">שידוע</span> <span class="regular">לנו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">הפרטים</span> <span class="regular">בפנים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span> <span class="regular">איתו</span> <span class="regular">לפני</span> <span class="regular">שתלך</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לך</span> <span class="regular">שאלות</span> <span class="regular">כלשהן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">וכמובן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אחרי</span> <span class="regular">שתעיין</span> <span class="regular">בתכולת</span> <span class="regular">התיק</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אשמח</span> <span class="regular">לענות</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">שאלה</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הישיר</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">מבט</span> <span class="regular">ופינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">קיבל</span> <span class="regular">תחושה</span> <span class="regular">ברורה</span> <span class="regular">שהרב</span> <span class="regular">יעריך</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">פחות</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">יזדקק</span> <span class="regular">לשאלות</span> <span class="regular">נוספות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">וחש</span> <span class="regular">שפיו</span> <span class="regular">יבש</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">טוב</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">הניח</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">שתי</span> <span class="regular">כפות</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">שטוחות</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">נדבר</span> <span class="regular">שוב</span> <span class="regular">אחרי</span> <span class="regular">שתגלה</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">מה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">נשאר</span> <span class="regular">לשבת</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">רגע</span> <span class="regular">קצר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מבולבל</span> <span class="regular">מהפגישה</span> <span class="regular">הקצרה</span> <span class="regular">וההחלטית</span> <span class="regular">להפליא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ואז</span> <span class="regular">קם</span> <span class="regular">בחיפזון</span> <span class="regular">ודפק</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ברכיו</span> <span class="regular">בשולחן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">בלע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הכאב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אסף</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">תיקיית</span> <span class="regular">המסמכים</span> <span class="regular">ונסוג</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span> <span class="regular">כשפיו</span> <span class="regular">ממלמל</span> <span class="regular">דברי</span> <span class="regular">פרידה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">נתקל</span> <span class="regular">בגבו</span> <span class="regular">בדלת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הושיט</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">ופתח</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">יצא</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">בחוץ</span> <span class="regular">פגש</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">עוזרו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בגבות</span> <span class="regular">מורמות</span> <span class="regular">בשאלה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">אקרא</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">החומר</span> <span class="regular">ואדבר</span> <span class="regular">איתך</span> <span class="regular">אחרי</span> <span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">פינקלשטיין</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לפינקלשטיין</span> <span class="regular">הייתה</span> <span class="regular">תחושה</span> <span class="regular">שמנחם</span> <span class="regular">מוסיף</span> <span class="regular">להסתכל</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">לכל</span> <span class="regular">אורך</span> <span class="regular">המסדרון</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">יצא</span> <span class="regular">החוצה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ממצמץ</span> <span class="regular">לנוכח</span> <span class="regular">אור</span> <span class="regular">השמש</span> <span class="regular">הבהיר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ונשם</span> <span class="regular">בהקלה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">ניסה</span> <span class="regular">להניח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האצבע</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">שכל</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">הטריד</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">הצליח</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ה</span><span class="regular">'</span><span class="regular">ישיבה</span><span class="regular">'</span> <span class="regular">הזאת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">עם</span> <span class="regular">דיבורו</span> <span class="regular">הבומבסטי</span> <span class="regular">והמיושן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">העוזר</span> <span class="regular">השתקני</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">שום</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span> <span class="regular">שם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">נכון</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ועם</span> <span class="regular">זאת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">שהוא</span> <span class="regular">יכול</span> <span class="regular">להניח</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האצבע</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">והתרחק</span> <span class="regular">כשהוא</span> <span class="regular">נושא</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">תיק</span> <span class="regular">המסמכים</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מקום</span> <span class="regular">אחר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">זמן</span> <span class="regular">אחר</span><span class="regular">:</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">הניח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כפות</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">ירכיו</span> <span class="regular">במאמץ</span> <span class="regular">להשקיט</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הרעד</span> <span class="regular">הקל</span> <span class="regular">שאחז</span> <span class="regular">בהן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">טיפשי</span> <span class="regular">להיות</span> <span class="regular">לחוץ</span> <span class="regular">כל</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">כי</span> <span class="regular">עוזרו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">ביקש</span> <span class="regular">לדבר</span> <span class="regular">איתו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">ובלי</span> <span class="regular">לתת</span> <span class="regular">שום</span> <span class="regular">סימן</span> <span class="regular">שמשהו</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ועם</span> <span class="regular">זאת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">עדיין</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">מסוגל</span> <span class="regular">להאמין</span> <span class="regular">שהתקבל</span> <span class="regular">למתי</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">המעט</span> <span class="regular">הנבחרים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">וחשש</span> <span class="regular">כל</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">לאבד</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הדרך</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הייעוד</span> <span class="regular">שחש</span> <span class="regular">בכל</span> <span class="regular">רמ</span><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ח</span> <span class="regular">ושס</span><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ה</span> <span class="regular">שממתין</span> <span class="regular">לו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שבשבילו</span> <span class="regular">נטש</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הישיבה</span> <span class="regular">הקודמת</span> <span class="regular">שבה</span> <span class="regular">למד</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ביתו</span> <span class="regular">ואת</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">סילק</span> <span class="regular">במהירות</span> <span class="regular">ממחשבותיו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">פני</span> <span class="regular">הוריו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">נמנע</span> <span class="regular">בכוח</span> <span class="regular">מלתופף</span> <span class="regular">באצבעותיו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">ירכו</span> <span class="regular">והתאמץ</span> <span class="regular">להרפות</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">שריריו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ועם</span> <span class="regular">זאת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כשהדלת</span> <span class="regular">נפתחה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">כמעט</span> <span class="regular">קפץ</span> <span class="regular">מתוך</span> <span class="regular">עורו</span> <span class="regular">והפנה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">בחדות</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">נקיפה</span> <span class="regular">קלה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">אכזבה</span> <span class="regular">חלפה</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">כשראה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הנכנס</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">עוזרו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שהיה</span> <span class="regular">מוכר</span> <span class="regular">לכל</span> <span class="regular">חסידיו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הרבה</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">מאשר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">עצמו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">משני</span> <span class="regular">המוזרים</span> <span class="regular">ההם</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">שמם</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">ידע</span> <span class="regular">שהיחס</span> <span class="regular">אליהם</span> <span class="regular">בישיבה</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">חשדנות</span> <span class="regular">מסוימת</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">נחשבו</span> <span class="regular">חלק</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">ממש</span> <span class="regular">מהמקורבים</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">והיה</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">הרושם</span> <span class="regular">שהיחס</span> <span class="regular">אליהם</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">כאל</span> <span class="regular">מאבטחים</span> <span class="regular">שכירים</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">שרירים</span> <span class="regular">להשכיר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הכרחיים</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">מקובלים</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">במראהו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הנכנס</span> <span class="regular">הטריד</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כלומר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">מהרגיל</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">היה</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">מתוח</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">עיניו</span> <span class="regular">מתרוצצות</span> <span class="regular">בחוריהן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פיו</span> <span class="regular">קפוץ</span> <span class="regular">בכוח</span> <span class="regular">כאילו</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">מונע</span> <span class="regular">ממנו</span> <span class="regular">בכוונה</span> <span class="regular">רבה</span> <span class="regular">להיפער</span> <span class="regular">בצעקה</span> <span class="regular">אילמת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">אילמת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אגרופיו</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">קפוצים</span> <span class="regular">לצדי</span> <span class="regular">גופו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ופרקי</span> <span class="regular">אצבעותיו</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">לבנים</span> <span class="regular">ממתח</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">מה</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">כחכח</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">הבעיה</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">עיניו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">התמקדו</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">במבט</span> <span class="regular">מרוכז</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בלי</span> <span class="regular">למצמץ</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">חשב</span> <span class="regular">שעיניו</span> <span class="regular">נראות</span> <span class="regular">כעיני</span> <span class="regular">נחש</span> <span class="regular">הנועץ</span> <span class="regular">מבט</span> <span class="regular">בטרפו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">וכבש</span> <span class="regular">דחף</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">רצוני</span> <span class="regular">להירתע</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">להתרחק</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שערותיו</span> <span class="regular">סמרו</span> <span class="regular">בעדינות</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">עורפו</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">התקרב</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">רחרח</span> <span class="regular">בצורה</span> <span class="regular">משונה</span> <span class="regular">באוויר</span> <span class="regular">ועצם</span> <span class="regular">לרגע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">עיניו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">לעצמו</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">חרישי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">רעב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כמעט</span> <span class="regular">חושני</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שערותיו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">סמרו</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">כן</span> <span class="regular">כן</span> <span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">מוזר</span> <span class="regular">בקולו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שפתות</span> <span class="regular">שעשה</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">המילה</span> <span class="regular">הקצרה</span> <span class="regular">האחת</span> <span class="regular">פחות</span> <span class="regular">ברורה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">נדבק</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הקיר</span> <span class="regular">שמאחוריו</span> <span class="regular">וחש</span> <span class="regular">שפיו</span> <span class="regular">יבש</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שלבו</span> <span class="regular">הולם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">כחיה</span> <span class="regular">הלכודה</span> <span class="regular">מול</span> <span class="regular">עיניה</span> <span class="regular">הלא</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">אנושיות</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">קוברה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span> <span class="regular">צעיר</span> <span class="regular">כזה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">רענן</span> <span class="regular">כזה</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">לחש</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">וסגר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">המרחק</span> <span class="regular">ביניהם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">רועדת</span> <span class="regular">והעביר</span> <span class="regular">אצבע</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">לחיו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ויואב</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">במתח</span> <span class="regular">האצור</span> <span class="regular">מאחורי</span> <span class="regular">האצבע</span> <span class="regular">האחת</span> <span class="regular">הזאת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">גורם</span> <span class="regular">לה</span> <span class="regular">לרעוד</span> <span class="regular">מול</span> <span class="regular">עורו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">..."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">פעימות</span> <span class="regular">לבו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">החרישו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">אוזניו</span> <span class="regular">כשהאיש</span> <span class="regular">סילק</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">בחטף</span> <span class="regular">ורכן</span> <span class="regular">באחת</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">צווארו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">מה</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">הספיק</span> <span class="regular">לומר</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">אף</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הספיק</span> <span class="regular">להרים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">כדי</span> <span class="regular">להדוף</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הזר</span> <span class="regular">הפולש</span> <span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">גופו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">והכאב</span> <span class="regular">פילח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">צווארו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">קריעה</span> <span class="regular">מפלחת</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">העורק</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">צווח</span> <span class="regular">צווחה</span> <span class="regular">חנוקה</span> <span class="regular">ועיניו</span> <span class="regular">התגלגלו</span> <span class="regular">בחוריהן</span> <span class="regular">כשהאיש</span> <span class="regular">אחז</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">בכוח</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">משך</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">בתאוותנות</span> <span class="regular">וינק</span> <span class="regular">בקולות</span> <span class="regular">רמים</span> <span class="regular">ורטובים</span> <span class="regular">מגרונו</span> <span class="regular">הקרוע</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">במעומעם</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">בדלת</span> <span class="regular">נפרצת</span> <span class="regular">בכוח</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">במישהו</span> <span class="regular">פורץ</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">קורא</span> <span class="regular">בדחיפות</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בבעתה</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">!"</span> <span class="regular">באצבעות</span> <span class="regular">הפלדה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">האוחז</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">נעקרות</span> <span class="regular">בכאב</span> <span class="regular">מעל</span> <span class="regular">זרועו</span> <span class="regular">ומשהו</span> <span class="regular">נקרע</span> <span class="regular">בחדות</span> <span class="regular">רבה</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">בצווארו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">בעיניים</span> <span class="regular">עמומות</span> <span class="regular">ראה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">מרים</span> <span class="regular">פנים</span> <span class="regular">מוכתמים</span> <span class="regular">בדם</span> <span class="regular">ונוהם</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">שתפס</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">השני</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">השני</span> <span class="regular">מביניהם</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">רגע</span> <span class="regular">נרגע</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">והבעת</span> <span class="regular">הלם</span> <span class="regular">מתפשטת</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">פניו</span> <span class="regular">באחת</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אני</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">מלמל</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">יודע</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">הרעב</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">וצנח</span> <span class="regular">המום</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">הרצפה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כובש</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">פניו</span> <span class="regular">בידיו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">השני</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">המגודל</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">היה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הפחות</span> <span class="regular">חכם</span> <span class="regular">מבין</span> <span class="regular">השניים</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">הניח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כף</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">ונדנד</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">בעדינות</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מישהו</span> <span class="regular">ניגש</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הסיט</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">הפצע</span> <span class="regular">הקרוע</span> <span class="regular">בצד</span> <span class="regular">צווארו</span> <span class="regular">צרח</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">ובחן</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">בעיניים</span> <span class="regular">אומדות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">!</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">ניסה</span> <span class="regular">לומר</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לקדם</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">פניו</span> <span class="regular">כיאה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הצליח</span> <span class="regular">לפלוט</span> <span class="regular">מילה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">נשמט</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span> <span class="regular">ועיניו</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הצליחו</span> <span class="regular">להתמקד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">רעדו</span> <span class="regular">ללא</span> <span class="regular">שליטה</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">מאוחר</span> <span class="regular">מדי</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">שמע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">אומר</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הקצוות</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">מתאחים</span> <span class="regular">לאטם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">בדרכו</span> <span class="regular">למוות</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">לשינוי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">נוכל</span> <span class="regular">להטות</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כיוון</span> <span class="regular">השינוי</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">עושים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">שמע</span> <span class="regular">קול</span> <span class="regular">אומר</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">יכול</span> <span class="regular">להיות</span> <span class="regular">שהוא</span> <span class="regular">יצטרך</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">להיעלם</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בשקט</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">נועד</span> <span class="regular">להיות</span> <span class="regular">משלנו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">נוכל</span> <span class="regular">לוותר</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span> <span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">בקלות</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">פלט</span> <span class="regular">נשיפה</span> <span class="regular">ממושכת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">היושב</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">הרצפה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">השמיע</span> <span class="regular">יבבה</span> <span class="regular">קלה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">מצטער</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">לחש</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">מצטער</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">בחוסר</span> <span class="regular">סבלנות</span> <span class="regular">כי</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">מרוכז</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כמי</span> <span class="regular">ששקוע</span> <span class="regular">במחשבות</span> <span class="regular">ומנסה</span> <span class="regular">לפתור</span> <span class="regular">בעיה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">קחו</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">לחדר</span> <span class="regular">הבידוד</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">עצמו</span> <span class="regular">מהרצפה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ושניהם</span> <span class="regular">הסתכלו</span> <span class="regular">ברב</span> <span class="regular">לרגע</span> <span class="regular">לפני</span> <span class="regular">שניגשו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">השמוט</span> <span class="regular">בכיסא</span> <span class="regular">והרימו</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">מצד</span> <span class="regular">אחר</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">עלינו</span> <span class="regular">להאיץ</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הקצב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">חד</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">לקק</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">זה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">חשב</span> <span class="regular">שלא</span> <span class="regular">שמע</span> <span class="regular">נכון</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">המגודל</span> <span class="regular">רכן</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">רגע</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">חם</span> <span class="regular">ולח</span> <span class="regular">עובר</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">הקרע</span> <span class="regular">בצווארו</span> <span class="regular">בחטף</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ונעלם</span> <span class="regular">מיד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">כמעט</span> <span class="regular">צרח</span> <span class="regular">כשתחושת</span> <span class="regular">הצריבה</span> <span class="regular">גברה</span> <span class="regular">לרגע</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">מיד</span> <span class="regular">חש</span> <span class="regular">הקלה</span> <span class="regular">פושטת</span> <span class="regular">בפצע</span> <span class="regular">הקרוע</span> <span class="regular">בצווארו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הכאב</span> <span class="regular">פחת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">זרזיף</span> <span class="regular">הדם</span> <span class="regular">המרטיב</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">צווארונו</span> <span class="regular">חדל</span> <span class="regular">לדגדג</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">בצווארו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">סביב</span> <span class="regular">הפצע</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">החל</span> <span class="regular">להתקהות</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">יצטרך</span> <span class="regular">לעבור</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">זה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">יצטרך</span> <span class="regular">למצוא</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ייעודו</span> <span class="regular">מחדש</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">במידה</span> <span class="regular">מסוימת</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">צער</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">השלמה</span> <span class="regular">הייתה</span> <span class="regular">בקולו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">זו</span> <span class="regular">לטובה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אמן</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">השמיע</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">גניחה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ושניהם</span> <span class="regular">נשאו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">משם</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="larger118bold">מקום אחר, הווה</span><span class="larger118bold">:</span> <span class="larger118bold">הרב</span> <span class="larger118bold">פרלמוטר</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">נכנס</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">חדרו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">האמין</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הניע</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">בעייפות</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">התנער</span> <span class="regular">ומתח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כתפיו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">מבחינתו</span> <span class="regular">מדובר</span> <span class="regular">בבחור</span> <span class="regular">שהתחמק</span> <span class="regular">מלימודיו</span> <span class="regular">וברח</span> <span class="regular">בגלל</span> <span class="regular">אישה</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">חושד</span> <span class="regular">שמדובר</span> <span class="regular">במשהו</span> <span class="regular">אחר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לכל</span> <span class="regular">היותר</span> <span class="regular">יחשוב</span> <span class="regular">שמדובר</span> <span class="regular">בבחור</span> <span class="regular">שהתעוררו</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">ספקות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לנוכח</span> <span class="regular">עברו</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">יכול</span> <span class="regular">להיות</span> <span class="regular">שזה</span> <span class="regular">יהיה</span> <span class="regular">ההסבר</span> <span class="regular">שיחשוב</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">בפקפוק</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">יעלה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">הנתיב</span> <span class="regular">הנכון</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרי</span> <span class="regular">שייתקל</span> <span class="regular">בדרכו</span> <span class="regular">ב</span><span class="regular">..."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">המשרכת</span> <span class="regular">דרכיה</span> <span class="regular">וחבר</span> <span class="regular">מרעיה</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">שאל</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">משועשע</span> <span class="regular">ומנחם</span> <span class="regular">הביט</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">בחדות</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אוי</span> <span class="regular">אוי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרי</span> <span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">יודע</span> <span class="regular">איך</span> <span class="regular">אתם</span> <span class="regular">קוראים</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">כשנדמה</span> <span class="regular">לכם</span> <span class="regular">שאיני</span> <span class="regular">שומע</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">אכן</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">בידיהם</span> <span class="regular">אפשר</span> <span class="regular">שייתקל</span> <span class="regular">בהם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">נתקלנו</span> <span class="regular">בהם</span> <span class="regular">בעבר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אנו</span> <span class="regular">יודעים</span> <span class="regular">שגם</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">שומרים</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">סודם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ואינם</span> <span class="regular">נוטים</span> <span class="regular">להרוג</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ניתן</span> <span class="regular">להאמין</span> <span class="regular">שהוא</span> <span class="regular">י</span><span class="regular">ֵ</span><span class="regular">צא</span> <span class="regular">מזה</span> <span class="regular">חי</span> <span class="regular">ובו</span><span class="regular">ּ</span><span class="regular">ר</span> <span class="regular">כפי</span> <span class="regular">שנכנס</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">חי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">באמת</span> <span class="regular">אינם</span> <span class="regular">הורגים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">מעולם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">חטפו</span> <span class="regular">איש</span> <span class="regular">קודם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">השתנה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בהרהור</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">השתנה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">אצלנו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אחרית</span> <span class="regular">הימים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">נוגעת</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">בחייהן</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרוכלות</span> <span class="regular">במרכולתן</span> <span class="regular">בחוצות</span> <span class="regular">העיר</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">שאף</span> <span class="regular">אוויר</span> <span class="regular">בחדות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אחרי</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">הזמן</span> <span class="regular">הזה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">עדיין</span> <span class="regular">התקשה</span> <span class="regular">להתרגל</span> <span class="regular">לצורת</span> <span class="regular">הדיבור</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בחדרי</span> <span class="regular">חדרים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">לזעם</span> <span class="regular">שניתז</span> <span class="regular">מקולו</span> <span class="regular">במילותיו</span> <span class="regular">האחרונות</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">ואם</span> <span class="regular">יגיע</span> <span class="regular">אליהם</span> <span class="regular">ויגלה</span> <span class="regular">שיואב</span> <span class="regular">אינו</span> <span class="regular">בחיים</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">ש</span><span class="regular">..."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">יניחו</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">לחשוף</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כך</span> <span class="regular">או</span> <span class="regular">כך</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">עלולים</span> <span class="regular">להרוג</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">בן</span> <span class="regular">תמותה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הוא</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">חכך</span> <span class="regular">בדעתו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">אדם</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"ובביאת</span> <span class="regular">המשיח</span> <span class="regular">יזכה</span> <span class="regular">לעולם</span> <span class="regular">הבא</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">הזכאים</span> <span class="regular">שבהם</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">ייאלץ</span> <span class="regular">לחכות</span> <span class="regular">הרבה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">במבוכה</span> <span class="regular">ובחוסר</span> <span class="regular">אונים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">עיניו</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">מושפלות</span> <span class="regular">במקצת</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הירגע</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הכול</span> <span class="regular">יהיה</span> <span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">הפגישה</span> <span class="regular">הבאה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">כן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">מחכים</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">וגם</span> <span class="regular">שני</span> <span class="regular">השווארצעס</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שאכניס</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כולם</span> <span class="regular">ביחד</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">תכניס</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">ואחרי</span> <span class="regular">חמש</span> <span class="regular">דקות</span> <span class="regular">בערך</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">השניים</span> <span class="regular">האחרים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לי</span> <span class="regular">כמה</span> <span class="regular">מילים</span> <span class="regular">להחליף</span> <span class="regular">איתם</span> <span class="regular">קודם</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">באי</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">רצון</span> <span class="regular">קל</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">עדיין</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">שבע</span> <span class="regular">רצון</span> <span class="regular">מדברי</span> <span class="regular">ההרגעה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">דברו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ואין</span> <span class="regular">לערער</span> <span class="regular">עליו.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">חסרי</span> <span class="regular">סבלנות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הכיר</span> <span class="regular">היטב</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האש</span> <span class="regular">הבוערת</span> <span class="regular">בעיניהם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">מאנשי</span> <span class="regular">המעשה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">בדרכים</span> <span class="regular">שמצאו</span> <span class="regular">חן</span> <span class="regular">בעיניו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">גם</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">תכונות</span> <span class="regular">אחרות</span> <span class="regular">שלא</span> <span class="regular">אהב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">שאיש</span> <span class="regular">מהמקורבים</span> <span class="regular">לרב</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">אהב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כמדומה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">המוות</span> <span class="regular">שתמיד</span> <span class="regular">נלווה</span> <span class="regular">אליהם</span> <span class="regular">כשניזונו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">מעולם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">השאירו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">מזונם</span> <span class="regular">בחיים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">בכך</span> <span class="regular">הכרח</span> <span class="regular">שהתקבל</span> <span class="regular">באי</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">רצון</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">התקבל</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">ניסה</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">לשלוח</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">יישובי</span> <span class="regular">הגויים</span> <span class="regular">כשהתעורר</span> <span class="regular">הצורך</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">ניתן</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">לצפות</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span> <span class="regular">מראש</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולאחרונה</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">עסוק</span> <span class="regular">מדי</span> <span class="regular">ב</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span> <span class="regular">שהעסיק</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">בלשכתו</span> <span class="regular">בתקופה</span> <span class="regular">האחרונה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">מי</span> <span class="regular">שיורה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">יציאה</span> <span class="regular">בשעת</span> <span class="regular">הצורך</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">בפעם</span> <span class="regular">שבה</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">איבד</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">השליטה</span> <span class="regular">עם</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span> <span class="regular">נ</span><span class="regular">ֹ</span><span class="regular">ח</span> <span class="regular">הצעיר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שהמתין</span> <span class="regular">להצטרף</span> <span class="regular">ללגיון</span> <span class="regular">מוצלח</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">מאשר</span> <span class="regular">הקבוצה</span> <span class="regular">הקטנה</span> <span class="regular">והלא</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">מובחרת</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שידע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ייעודו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">קיבל</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הדין</span> <span class="regular">ונותר</span> <span class="regular">בתענית</span> <span class="regular">מאז</span> <span class="regular">התאונה</span> <span class="regular">הקטנה</span> <span class="regular">ועד</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">שאיבד</span> <span class="regular">שליטה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ונעלם</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">ללוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הייתה</span> <span class="regular">האמונה</span> <span class="regular">העמוקה</span> <span class="regular">שיש</span> <span class="regular">באנשים</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">יואב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">הלהט</span> <span class="regular">הרוחני</span> <span class="regular">שהניע</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">והם</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">קצת</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">בלתי</span> <span class="regular">נשלטים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">היחיד</span> <span class="regular">שבכוחו</span> <span class="regular">להשתלט</span> <span class="regular">עליהם</span> <span class="regular">לגמרי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">עסוק</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">הכניס</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בניד</span> <span class="regular">ראש</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">והם</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">הסתירו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">התרגשותם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">שמרו</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">שקט</span> <span class="regular">מכובד</span> <span class="regular">בנוכחות</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">סגר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span> <span class="regular">מאחוריהם</span> <span class="regular">בהקלה</span> <span class="regular">ונעמד</span> <span class="regular">להמתין</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">בעוד</span> <span class="regular">כמה</span> <span class="regular">רגעים</span> <span class="regular">יצטרך</span> <span class="regular">לקרוא</span> <span class="regular">לאורחים</span> <span class="regular">הנוספים</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"רבותיי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אנחנו</span> <span class="regular">מתחילים</span> <span class="regular">לשנות</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">קצב</span> <span class="regular">הפעולות</span> <span class="regular">שלנו</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בחגיגיות</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"הרב</span> <span class="regular">פרלמוטר</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וקולו</span> <span class="regular">הצורמני</span> <span class="regular">רעד</span> <span class="regular">מעט</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">חיכינו</span> <span class="regular">לזה</span> <span class="regular">הרבה</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">העטור</span> <span class="regular">תלתלים</span> <span class="regular">אפורים</span> <span class="regular">שמנוניים</span> <span class="regular">למראה</span> <span class="regular">ושתק</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">יודע</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">קינדערלאך</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">יודע</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בחביבות</span> <span class="regular">ושניהם</span> <span class="regular">התנועעו</span> <span class="regular">במושבם</span> <span class="regular">באי</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">נוחות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">ידעו</span> <span class="regular">שהרב</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הזקן</span> <span class="regular">שבכולם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">רוב</span> <span class="regular">הזמן</span> <span class="regular">נהנו</span> <span class="regular">מתחושת</span> <span class="regular">העדיפות</span> <span class="regular">שלהם</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">אחרים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מזיכרונותיהם</span> <span class="regular">שהגיעו</span> <span class="regular">רחוק</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">אחורנית</span> <span class="regular">מכפי</span> <span class="regular">שיגיעו</span> <span class="regular">זיכרונותיהם</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">בני</span> <span class="regular">אדם</span> <span class="regular">פשוטים</span> <span class="regular">שלא</span> <span class="regular">באמצעות</span> <span class="regular">ספרי</span> <span class="regular">היסטוריה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">בכל</span> <span class="regular">פעם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הפשיט</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span> <span class="regular">מתחושה</span> <span class="regular">זו</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הזמנתי</span> <span class="regular">אתכם</span> <span class="regular">כי</span> <span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">רוצה</span> <span class="regular">להראות</span> <span class="regular">לכם</span> <span class="regular">משהו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אות</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אות</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">שניהם</span> <span class="regular">שנו</span> <span class="regular">אחריו</span> <span class="regular">כהד</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אות</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">חזר</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וקולו</span> <span class="regular">נשמע</span> <span class="regular">נלהב</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">קם</span> <span class="regular">ממקומו</span> <span class="regular">וניגש</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">ארון</span> <span class="regular">שניצב</span> <span class="regular">ליד</span> <span class="regular">הקיר</span> <span class="regular">הצדדי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הסיט</span> <span class="regular">במסילתו</span> <span class="regular">חלון</span> <span class="regular">ויטרינה</span> <span class="regular">והוציא</span> <span class="regular">מאחוריו</span> <span class="regular">חפץ</span> <span class="regular">שאותו</span> <span class="regular">הניח</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">לפניהם</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">הסתכלו</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">במבטים</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">מבינים</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אבן</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">שאל</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">הסתכל</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">בעיניים</span> <span class="regular">תוהות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">הייתה</span> <span class="regular">פשוטה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אפורה</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">גדולה</span> <span class="regular">במיוחד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היא</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">נראתה</span> <span class="regular">כבעלת</span> <span class="regular">חשיבות</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הסתכל</span> <span class="regular">בחלל</span> <span class="regular">האוויר</span> <span class="regular">ונראה</span> <span class="regular">שמחשבותיו</span> <span class="regular">מרוחקות</span> <span class="regular">משם</span> <span class="regular">מאוד</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">זו</span> <span class="regular">אינה</span> <span class="regular">סתם</span> <span class="regular">אבן</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">הזאת</span> <span class="regular">שכנה</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">לפני</span> <span class="regular">כארבעים</span> <span class="regular">שנה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">קרקע</span> <span class="regular">הלבנה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היא</span> <span class="regular">הובאה</span> <span class="regular">לכדור</span> <span class="regular">הארץ</span> <span class="regular">באחת</span> <span class="regular">החלליות</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">האמריקאים</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">הסתכלו</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">במבט</span> <span class="regular">שאינו</span> <span class="regular">מבין</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">מאנשינו</span> <span class="regular">שבאו</span> <span class="regular">אחריכם</span> <span class="regular">ירש</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">מאביו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הפרטים</span> <span class="regular">אינם</span> <span class="regular">משנים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">מסר</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">לידיי</span> <span class="regular">כשהצטרף</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">שורותינו</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אבל</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">פתח</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">יד</span> <span class="regular">והשתיק</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">אני</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">ידעתי</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">משמעותה</span> <span class="regular">זמן</span> <span class="regular">רב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">לאחר</span> <span class="regular">שידעתי</span> <span class="regular">נדרש</span> <span class="regular">לי</span> <span class="regular">זמן</span> <span class="regular">רב</span> <span class="regular">להבין</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לבסוף</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">ונראה</span> <span class="regular">שעיניו</span> <span class="regular">חורגות</span> <span class="regular">מאותו</span> <span class="regular">עולם</span> <span class="regular">מרוחק</span> <span class="regular">שמחשבותיו</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">שקועות</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">וחוזרות</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">ההווה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">קרא</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">רק</span> <span class="regular">מעט</span> <span class="regular">רם</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">מדבריו</span> <span class="regular">הקודמים</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הדלת</span> <span class="regular">נפתחה</span> <span class="regular">מיד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">לעבר</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span> <span class="regular">וזה</span> <span class="regular">נעלם</span> <span class="regular">מיד</span> <span class="regular">ולאחר</span> <span class="regular">רגע</span> <span class="regular">חזר</span> <span class="regular">עם</span> <span class="regular">שני</span> <span class="regular">אנשים</span> <span class="regular">נוספים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הכניס</span> <span class="regular">אותם</span> <span class="regular">וסגר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span> <span class="regular">מאחוריהם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">דמו</span> <span class="regular">מאוד</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">לזה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ונראו</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">אחים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לשניהם</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">עור</span> <span class="regular">זיתי</span> <span class="regular">כהה</span> <span class="regular">ושיער</span> <span class="regular">שחור</span> <span class="regular">ומקורזל</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">והם</span> <span class="regular">הרכיבו</span> <span class="regular">משקפי</span> <span class="regular">שמש</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הופתע</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">רבים</span> <span class="regular">כאלה</span> <span class="regular">בקרבת</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">וגם</span> <span class="regular">המעטים</span> <span class="regular">שהסתופפו</span> <span class="regular">בחצרו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">נטו</span> <span class="regular">לרוב</span> <span class="regular">להסתגר</span> <span class="regular">בחדרים</span> <span class="regular">שבקומת</span> <span class="regular">המקלט</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">המבנה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לפחות</span> <span class="regular">בשעות</span> <span class="regular">היום</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">היכנסו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">היכנסו</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בחביבות</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">התקרבו</span> <span class="regular">בבקשה</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">שניהם</span> <span class="regular">התקרבו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">ונעמדו</span> <span class="regular">משני</span> <span class="regular">עבריהם</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">היושבים</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">ולוי</span> <span class="regular">החליפו</span> <span class="regular">מבטים</span> <span class="regular">ביניהם</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">נמנעו</span> <span class="regular">מלומר</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">הזמנתי</span> <span class="regular">אתכם</span> <span class="regular">כי</span> <span class="regular">אנו</span> <span class="regular">זקוקים</span> <span class="regular">ל</span> <span class="regular">– "</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">קטע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">עצמו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">שלצד</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">התנועע</span> <span class="regular">באי</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">נוחות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">שלצד</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">זז</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">שריר</span> <span class="regular">בגופו</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">מתיחות</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">משהו</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">בסדר</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אני</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">שלצד</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">התנשם</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בכבדות</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הבחין</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">בהפתעה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">זה</span><span class="regular">..."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">דבר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">חשש</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">נרתע</span> <span class="regular">צעד</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span> <span class="regular">בתנועה</span> <span class="regular">מהירה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כמי</span> <span class="regular">שאינו</span> <span class="regular">יכול</span> <span class="regular">לעצור</span> <span class="regular">בעצמו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">שורף</span><span class="regular">!</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">זה</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">זה</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">הפנה</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ראשו</span> <span class="regular">ונדהם</span> <span class="regular">לראות</span> <span class="regular">שפניו</span> <span class="regular">הכהים</span> <span class="regular">ממילא</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">לבשו</span> <span class="regular">גוון</span> <span class="regular">אדום</span> <span class="regular">כהה</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ואבעבועות</span> <span class="regular">החלו</span> <span class="regular">לעלות</span> <span class="regular">בהם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">פניו</span> <span class="regular">אך</span> <span class="regular">הותיר</span> <span class="regular">אותן</span> <span class="regular">במרחק</span> <span class="regular">קצר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בלי</span> <span class="regular">לגעת</span> <span class="regular">ממש</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">הבחין</span> <span class="regular">בבעתה</span> <span class="regular">שגם</span> <span class="regular">גב</span> <span class="regular">ידיו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">האדים</span> <span class="regular">וכוסה</span> <span class="regular">אבעבועות</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">מבט</span> <span class="regular">מהיר</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">החלון</span> <span class="regular">הקטן</span> <span class="regular">הקרוב</span> <span class="regular">לגג</span> <span class="regular">גילה</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">שכמו</span> <span class="regular">שחשב</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">החלון</span> <span class="regular">עדיין</span> <span class="regular">מכוסה</span> <span class="regular">בווילון</span> <span class="regular">הכבד</span> <span class="regular">המסתיר</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">האיש</span> <span class="regular">שלצד</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">השמיע</span> <span class="regular">קריאה</span> <span class="regular">חנוקה</span> <span class="regular">ונסוג</span> <span class="regular">לאחור</span> <span class="regular">באחת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כאילו</span> <span class="regular">אינו</span> <span class="regular">מסוגל</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span> <span class="regular">לקיים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">שליטתו</span> <span class="regular">העצמית</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">לכו</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בקול</span> <span class="regular">שופע</span> <span class="regular">חסד</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ושניהם</span> <span class="regular">נפנו</span> <span class="regular">כאיש</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span> <span class="regular">וזינקו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">וקצת</span> <span class="regular">התנגשו</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">בזה</span> <span class="regular">בדרכם</span> <span class="regular">לצאת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span> <span class="regular">נטרקה</span> <span class="regular">מאחוריהם</span> <span class="regular">באחת</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">וזומר</span> <span class="regular">הביטו</span> <span class="regular">ברב</span> <span class="regular">בתדהמה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הנהן</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">האבן</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">שניהם</span> <span class="regular">החזירו</span> <span class="regular">אליה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">מבטיהם</span> <span class="regular">כאיש</span> <span class="regular">אחד</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ישעיהו</span> <span class="regular">ל</span><span class="regular">'</span> <span class="regular">כ</span><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">ו</span><span class="regular">. '</span><span class="regular">והיה</span> <span class="regular">אור</span> <span class="regular">הלבנה</span> <span class="regular">כאור</span> <span class="regular">החמה</span><span class="regular">',"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">הוסיפו</span> <span class="regular">להסתכל</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">בלי</span> <span class="regular">להבין</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">בידו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אבן</span> <span class="regular">זו</span> <span class="regular">היא</span> <span class="regular">פיסה</span> <span class="regular">מהלבנה</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">היא</span> <span class="regular">נחה</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span> <span class="regular">מדף</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span> <span class="regular">לעבר</span> <span class="regular">המדף</span> <span class="regular">שממנו</span> <span class="regular">הוציא</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">השווארצעס</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ילדי</span> <span class="regular">החשכה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">ביקרו</span> <span class="regular">כאן</span> <span class="regular">בעבר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולא</span> <span class="regular">אונה</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">רע</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אבל</span> <span class="regular">לאחרונה</span><span class="regular">..."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">בזהירות</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שם</span> <span class="regular">נראתה</span> <span class="regular">כמעט</span> <span class="regular">זורחת</span> <span class="regular">באור</span> <span class="regular">המנורה</span> <span class="regular">הדלוקה</span> <span class="regular">מעליה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">לי</span> <span class="regular">נדרש</span> <span class="regular">זמן</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">שמשמעות</span> <span class="regular">הפסוק</span> <span class="regular">התבררה</span> <span class="regular">לי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הנביא</span> <span class="regular">מדבר</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">ימות</span> <span class="regular">המשיח</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">רבותיי</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">מהרה</span> <span class="regular">נזכה</span> <span class="regular">להם</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">התהדקה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">המונחת</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">השולחן</span> <span class="regular">ועיניו</span> <span class="regular">בערו</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">כוחה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">אבן</span> <span class="regular">הלבנה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">זה</span> <span class="regular">כוחם</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">ימי</span> <span class="regular">האחרית</span><span class="regular">!</span> <span class="regular">הלבנה</span> <span class="regular">מאירה</span> <span class="regular">כמו</span> <span class="regular">השמש</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">וחישבו</span> <span class="regular">–</span> <span class="regular">אין</span> <span class="regular">זו</span> <span class="regular">אלא</span> <span class="regular">פיסה</span> <span class="regular">קטנה</span> <span class="regular">מהלבנה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">וילדי</span> <span class="regular">החשכה</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">בוערים</span> <span class="regular">בחומה</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">אם</span> <span class="regular">אנו</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">חשים</span> <span class="regular">בו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">עד</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">יגבר</span> <span class="regular">אורה</span> <span class="regular">כשתקרב</span> <span class="regular">ביאתו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">משיח</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אמן</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">מלמל</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">מוכנית</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ולוי</span> <span class="regular">נעץ</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">מרפק</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אחיי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ילדיי</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">להם</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">ברצינות</span> <span class="regular">רבה</span> <span class="regular">ונעץ</span> <span class="regular">מבטו</span> <span class="regular">תחילה</span> <span class="regular">בעיניו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">בעיניו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">לוי</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">אחרית</span> <span class="regular">הימים</span> <span class="regular">קרבה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ש</span><span class="regular">ֹ</span><span class="regular">רפי</span> <span class="regular">הקדוש</span> <span class="regular">ברוך</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">זקוקים</span> <span class="regular">לצבא</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">זמנכם</span> <span class="regular">הגיע</span> <span class="regular">סוף</span><span class="regular">־</span><span class="regular">סוף</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">הביט</span> <span class="regular">בו</span> <span class="regular">בפה</span> <span class="regular">פעור</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">זמננו</span> <span class="regular">הגיע</span><span class="regular">?"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">בפליאה</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">צבא</span><span class="regular">?</span> <span class="regular">באמת</span><span class="regular">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">זמנכם</span> <span class="regular">הגיע</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אישר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">התחילו</span> <span class="regular">במלאכתכם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">בנו</span> <span class="regular">לי</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">צבא</span> <span class="regular">השם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לכו</span><span class="regular">!"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">לוי</span> <span class="regular">קם</span> <span class="regular">ממקומו</span> <span class="regular">בבהילות</span> <span class="regular">ומשך</span> <span class="regular">בזרועו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">שנותר</span> <span class="regular">יושב</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">גם</span> <span class="regular">זומר</span> <span class="regular">קם</span> <span class="regular">והם</span> <span class="regular">פנו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">הדלת</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">"</span><span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">תשכחו</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">בגבם</span> <span class="regular">ולוי</span> <span class="regular">הסתובב</span> <span class="regular">אליו</span> <span class="regular">מבויש</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">בחרו</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הש</span><span class="regular">ֹ</span><span class="regular">רפים</span> <span class="regular">הבאים</span> <span class="regular">בקפידה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לכו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">ואל</span> <span class="regular">תהרגו</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span><span class="regular">."</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הוסיף</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">שלחו</span> <span class="regular">אליי</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">מנחם</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הם</span> <span class="regular">יצאו</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">התבונן</span> <span class="regular">בכף</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">הנחה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">הרים</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">והניח</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האבן</span> <span class="regular">בחזרה</span> <span class="regular">במקומה</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">המדף</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">לאחר</span> <span class="regular">מכן</span> <span class="regular">חזר</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">המנורה</span> <span class="regular">והעביר</span> <span class="regular">תחתה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">כף</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">פעם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פעמיים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">שלוש</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">התבונן</span> <span class="regular">בעור</span> <span class="regular">כף</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">המואר</span> <span class="regular">ואיננו</span> <span class="regular">א</span><span class="regular">ֻ</span><span class="regular">כ</span><span class="regular">ָּ</span><span class="regular">ל</span> <span class="regular">בלובן</span> <span class="regular">אורה</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">המנורה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">בלי</span> <span class="regular">לראותו</span> <span class="regular">ממש</span><span class="regular">. "</span><span class="regular">ריבונו</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">עולם</span><span class="regular">,"</span> <span class="regular">מלמל</span><span class="regular">, "</span><span class="regular">יודע</span> <span class="regular">אתה</span> <span class="regular">שזה</span> <span class="regular">נחוץ</span><span class="regular">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הניד</span> <span class="regular">בראשו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">ידע</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">הצורך</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">תמיד</span> <span class="regular">ידע</span> <span class="regular">מה</span> <span class="regular">עליו</span> <span class="regular">לעשות</span> <span class="regular">כדי</span> <span class="regular">לממש</span> <span class="regular">אותו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span> <span class="regular">זכר</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">האדם</span> <span class="regular">שהיה</span> <span class="regular">פעם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">לפני</span> <span class="regular">שהפך</span> <span class="regular">להיות</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יושב</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">ספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">המום</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">זכרותו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">עודה</span> <span class="regularitalic">זקופה</span><span class="regularitalic">־</span><span class="regularitalic">למחצה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבצבצת</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">קפלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכנסיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">מתרככת</span> <span class="regularitalic">במהירות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">משפיל</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעקבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span> <span class="regularitalic">המתרחקת</span> <span class="regularitalic">בריצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כש</span><span class="regularitalic">חצאיתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מורמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">בידיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">וחושפת</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעליה</span> <span class="regularitalic">החומות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ותוהה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הזכרות</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנימולה</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהבריחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">העניינים</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרי</span> <span class="regularitalic">התקדמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היטב</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגע</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">זו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שביקשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לנסוע</span> <span class="regularitalic">איתו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נצצו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אליו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">קרא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אליו</span> <span class="regularitalic">החזה</span> <span class="regularitalic">המתנשם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאחורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">כפתורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">החולצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסגורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">היטב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">הספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לצדו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נרתעה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">צחקה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הפרחים</span> <span class="regularitalic">לצד</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשאמר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיום</span> <span class="regularitalic">יפה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">החזירה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אליה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשנטל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותן</span> <span class="regularitalic">והציע</span> <span class="regularitalic">לתת</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהן</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">המושכות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">להניח</span> <span class="regularitalic">לה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לנהוג</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעגלה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">נערה</span> <span class="regularitalic">גויה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">נו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרי</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידוע</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהן</span> <span class="regularitalic">מופקרות.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">ועם</span> <span class="regularitalic">זאת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ברחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשרק</span> <span class="regularitalic">פתח</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכנסיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">צרחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עליו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ירקה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לעבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">וברחה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">עצרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">מריצתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">המטורפת</span> <span class="regularitalic">כדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">להרים</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">מצד</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולהשליך</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">האבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">פגעה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בגלגל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בקול</span> <span class="regularitalic">חבטה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עמום</span> <span class="regularitalic">וצנחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לקרקע</span> <span class="regularitalic">לידו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">כך</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">באמצע</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span> <span class="regularitalic">נטשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">מחסה</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">והעדיפה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרוץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">בדרך</span> <span class="regularitalic">הארוכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">ביתה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הניד</span> <span class="regularitalic">בראשו</span> <span class="regularitalic">וחפן</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">פניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכפות</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מנסה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשווא</span> <span class="regularitalic">להבין</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">דוכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עת</span> <span class="regularitalic">ארוכה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הצללים</span> <span class="regularitalic">התארכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבחין</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכך</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הכאב</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצורב</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חיפש</span> <span class="regularitalic">מענה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידע</span> <span class="regularitalic">לענות</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אולי</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהגייתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מלומדת</span> <span class="regularitalic">האשם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעולם</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">למד</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאשר</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותיות</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלימד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">באותם</span> <span class="regularitalic">ערבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבהם</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עייף</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">מוות</span> <span class="regularitalic">מישיבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">ספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">היום</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומצא</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הזמן</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשבת</span> <span class="regularitalic">איתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולהראות</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">צורת</span> <span class="regularitalic">אות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מלומד</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לימד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">המעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">שידע</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">די</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכך</span> <span class="regularitalic">לבנו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלון</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלעד</span> <span class="regularitalic">יישאר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בנו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלון</span> <span class="regularitalic">ותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אהב</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשמוע</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שסיפר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהתגנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשבת</span> <span class="regularitalic">איתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">ספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בימיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">האינסופיים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בדרכים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">ששמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפניו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">מסתוריים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמסתובבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בין</span> <span class="regularitalic">עצי</span> <span class="regularitalic">היער</span> <span class="regularitalic">ועגלונים</span> <span class="regularitalic">עשויים</span> <span class="regularitalic">להיתקל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ועל</span> <span class="regularitalic">ילדים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שובבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבורחים</span> <span class="regularitalic">מהבית</span> <span class="regularitalic">והדברים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעלולים</span> <span class="regularitalic">לקרות</span> <span class="regularitalic">להם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולעתים</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשכבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">חזרו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הביתה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בערב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהשעה</span> <span class="regularitalic">התאחרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ואמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עדיין</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבחינה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכך</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהגיע</span> <span class="regularitalic">זמנו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללכת</span> <span class="regularitalic">לישון</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">נוראים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאותם</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלחש</span> <span class="regularitalic">ותוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">אנחות</span> <span class="regularitalic">עמוקות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בוערים</span> <span class="regularitalic">ואנשים</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמלטים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבחינה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מספר</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומגרשת</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הילד</span> <span class="regularitalic">במהירות</span> <span class="regularitalic">למיטתו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נוזפת</span> <span class="regularitalic">באביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מספר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">כי</span> <span class="regularitalic">היום</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חושב</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאולי</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נזפה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסיפורים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">שסיפר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">במקום</span> <span class="regularitalic">להתעקש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שילמד</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהרשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">להתגנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">מושב</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">במקום</span> <span class="regularitalic">שילך</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללמוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחדר</span> <span class="regularitalic">עם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הילדים</span> <span class="regularitalic">האחרים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהועיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">במעשיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עתיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלון</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמותו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רצתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבנה</span> <span class="regularitalic">היחיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">יהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלון</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">שנים</span> <span class="regularitalic">רבות</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">עלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">דעתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">סיפור</span> <span class="regularitalic">ימיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">האחרונים</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אינו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מלומד</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יודע</span> <span class="regularitalic">זאת</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">עגלון</span> <span class="regularitalic">יהודי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבקושי</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">צורת</span> <span class="regularitalic">אות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שכעת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מצטער</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלימודים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רכש</span> <span class="regularitalic">בילדותו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשעוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">יכול</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אין</span> <span class="regularitalic">בידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הזמן</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללמוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אין</span> <span class="regularitalic">איש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שירצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללמדו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">בבוז</span> <span class="regularitalic">שרוחשים</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">כולם</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הילדים</span> <span class="regularitalic">היהודים</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקטנים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיודעים</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לקרוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">טוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממנו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">נערות</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגויים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שנמלטות</span><span class="regularitalic">...</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הליט</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">פניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הצללים</span> <span class="regularitalic">התמזגו</span> <span class="regularitalic">זה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהפכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללילה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצינה</span> <span class="regularitalic">חדרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לעצמותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקפואות</span> <span class="regularitalic">מישיבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממושכת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עדיין</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישב</span> <span class="regularitalic">במקומו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מוכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">לזוז</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">יזוז</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">יחזור</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">חייו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדברים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שצפו</span> <span class="regularitalic">במחשבותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בשעות</span> <span class="regularitalic">האחרונות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יישפכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">חייו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצליח</span> <span class="regularitalic">לבלום</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצליח</span> <span class="regularitalic">להחזיק</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותם</span> <span class="regularitalic">פקוקים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתוכו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מסוגל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לתת</span> <span class="regularitalic">לזה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לקרות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוסיף</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשבת</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">ספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצינת</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלילה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בוהה</span> <span class="regularitalic">באבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלבנה</span> <span class="regularitalic">המושלכת</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">שחייו</span> <span class="regularitalic">תמו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">כשהיצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">הפיל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הספסל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">כלל</span> <span class="regularitalic">שקרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">משהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">ששיניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">זה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעוצות</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצווארו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחד</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישב</span> <span class="regularitalic">ופניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">טמונים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכפות</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ברגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבא</span> <span class="regularitalic">שכב</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעוקם</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקרקע</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כאב</span> <span class="regularitalic">חריף</span> <span class="regularitalic">עובר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזרועו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעליה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נחת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ותחושת</span> <span class="regularitalic">רטיבות</span> <span class="regularitalic">חמימה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מתפשטת</span> <span class="regularitalic">בקדמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכנסיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מהשלפוחית</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רוקן</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">השעות</span> <span class="regularitalic">האלה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">וצריבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מלובנת</span> <span class="regularitalic">פילחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">צווארו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומשכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מתוכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">חייו</span> <span class="regularitalic">במשיכות</span> <span class="regularitalic">מתמידות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ארוכות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">עיניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">התגלגלו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בראשו</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אף</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידע</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמלמל</span> <span class="regularitalic">"</span><span class="regularitalic">שמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישרואל</span><span class="regularitalic">..."</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידע</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">המילים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והן</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בין</span> <span class="regularitalic">מילות</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקודש</span> <span class="regularitalic">היחידות</span> <span class="regularitalic">שידע</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הן</span> <span class="regularitalic">נותרו</span> <span class="regularitalic">צרובות</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזיכרונו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מסיפורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">וברגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">זה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עלו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אף</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיחשוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">עליהן</span><span class="regularitalic">. "</span><span class="regularitalic">שמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישרואל</span><span class="regularitalic">..."</span> <span class="regularitalic">המילים</span> <span class="regularitalic">נחנקו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בגרונו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היבש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">נטולות</span> <span class="regularitalic">כוח</span> <span class="regularitalic">לבקוע</span> <span class="regularitalic">החוצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מריאותיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">והיצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניתק</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממנו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">התרומם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעליו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ושאל</span><span class="regularitalic">, "</span><span class="regular">יִיד</span><span class="regularitalic">?"</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">פניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מוסתרים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצללים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">צלליתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">מול</span> <span class="regularitalic">אור</span> <span class="regularitalic">הירח</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקלוש</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אנושית</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הניד</span> <span class="regularitalic">בראשו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחולשה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אכפת</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כן</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ייד</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ייד</span> <span class="regularitalic">בור</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאינו</span> <span class="regularitalic">יודע</span> <span class="regularitalic">לעשות</span> <span class="regularitalic">דבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לנהוג</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעגלה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפניו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ייד</span> <span class="regularitalic">נימול</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמופקרות</span> <span class="regularitalic">גויות</span> <span class="regularitalic">צעירות</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמלטות</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממנו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">רכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">אליו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתנועה</span> <span class="regularitalic">חדה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשב</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עומד</span> <span class="regularitalic">להשלים</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">המלאכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהחל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">זה</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבט</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעיניו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כעת</span> <span class="regularitalic">ראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">פנים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">חיוורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">באור</span> <span class="regularitalic">הירח</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">זקן</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיער</span> <span class="regularitalic">מדובלל</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניים</span> <span class="regularitalic">נוצצות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">השתקפותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעיניים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">שונה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהרבה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">הניד</span> <span class="regularitalic">בראשו</span><span class="regularitalic">. "</span><span class="regularitalic">ייד</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידעתי</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">התכוונתי</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אני</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוקף</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">גויים</span><span class="regularitalic">,"</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">העווה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">פניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בסלידה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניסיון</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאסוף</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">מחשבותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אליו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהמילים</span> <span class="regularitalic">נאמרו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ביידיש</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אכפת</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמחשבותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עמומות</span> <span class="regularitalic">וקלושות</span> <span class="regularitalic">וכמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מהדהדות</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">חבית</span> <span class="regularitalic">גדולה</span> <span class="regularitalic">וריקה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עצם</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שתי</span> <span class="regularitalic">אצבעות</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">צווארו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממששות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מגששות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ושוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשב</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">ינשוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אך</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">האצבעות</span> <span class="regularitalic">נותרו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span> <span class="regularitalic">וחיפשו</span> <span class="regularitalic">משהו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">קילל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בקול</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמוך</span><span class="regularitalic">. "</span><span class="regularitalic">אני</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יכול</span> <span class="regularitalic">לתת</span> <span class="regularitalic">לך</span> <span class="regularitalic">למות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אני</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הורג</span> <span class="regularitalic">יהודים</span><span class="regularitalic">."</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">מחשבותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">צפו</span> <span class="regularitalic">להן</span> <span class="regularitalic">משם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">קהויות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאפירות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">ויותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">השחור</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאפף</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">במעורפל</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">מקלל</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולאחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">משמיע</span> <span class="regularitalic">אנקת</span> <span class="regularitalic">כאב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אז</span> <span class="regularitalic">נצמד</span> <span class="regularitalic">משהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">פיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">משהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">רטוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נרתע</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">המשהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">רדף</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחריו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ונוזל</span> <span class="regularitalic">זרזף</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">פיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">אילו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">די</span> <span class="regularitalic">כוח</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">יורק</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הטעם</span> <span class="regularitalic">המתכתי</span> <span class="regularitalic">מפיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הכיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הטעם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחד</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">טעמו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">דם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ביכולתו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לירוק</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והנוזל</span> <span class="regularitalic">חלחל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">תוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">גרונו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">שנאלץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללעלע</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולבלוע</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">התעורר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לבדו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בין</span> <span class="regularitalic">העצים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מקופל</span> <span class="regularitalic">במסתור</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיצר</span> <span class="regularitalic">גזע</span> <span class="regularitalic">נפול</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעלם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מישש</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופו</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בגדיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עליו</span><span class="regularitalic">. הוא העווה את פניו לריח השתן העולה מהם.</span> <span class="regularitalic">זרועו</span> <span class="regularitalic">כאבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כאב</span> <span class="regularitalic">עמום</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חד</span> <span class="regularitalic">כפי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אתמול</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כנראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נשברה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כפי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שחשב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בטוח</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">זיכרונותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מליל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אמש</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עמומים</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאוד</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">היום</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">יודע</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">זה</span> <span class="regularitalic">באמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">ליל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אמש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעברו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפחות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יומיים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבהם</span> <span class="regularitalic">עבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שינוי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעד</span> <span class="regularitalic">היום</span> <span class="regularitalic">אינו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בטוח</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אז</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">כאילו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נרדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">והקיץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">בבוקר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">קם</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגליו</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמרץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאוד</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ורעב</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומיהר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הכיוון</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">היער</span> <span class="regularitalic">דליל</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span> <span class="regularitalic">צריכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">להיות</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">ואכן</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">וחריצי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגלגלים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בקרקע</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעלמה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בטוח</span> <span class="regularitalic">שזה</span> <span class="regularitalic">המקום</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עצר</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">במרכז</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">האבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלבנה</span><span class="regularitalic">־</span><span class="regularitalic">אפרפרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהשליכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשנמלטה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ושם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">המתנפנף</span> <span class="regularitalic">ההוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חייב</span> <span class="regularitalic">להיות</span> <span class="regularitalic">קרע</span> <span class="regularitalic">מחצאיותיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span><span class="regularitalic">...</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">מחשבותיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נתקעו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתובב</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאחור</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפנים</span> <span class="regularitalic">וגם</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעלמה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">האם</span> <span class="regularitalic">היצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">גנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span><span class="regularitalic">?</span> <span class="regularitalic">האם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מישהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">הופיע</span> <span class="regularitalic">במשך</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">וגנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span><span class="regularitalic">?</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">צמצם</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">עיניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמיים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בניסיון</span> <span class="regularitalic">להעריך</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">השעה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמש</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתתרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מאחורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמיים</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעוננים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ליקק</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">שפתיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היבשות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">ונעצר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">לשונו</span> <span class="regularitalic">גיששה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזהירות</span> <span class="regularitalic">בפיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחריה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגיעה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אצבעו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהיסוס</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">החדש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שצץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">בפיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ועוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחד</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצד</span> <span class="regularitalic">השני</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">ניבים</span><span class="regularitalic">?</span> <span class="regularitalic">למה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בשם</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמים</span><span class="regularitalic">...</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרים</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">צווארו</span> <span class="regularitalic">וחש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שם</span> <span class="regularitalic">בשתי</span> <span class="regularitalic">בליטות</span> <span class="regularitalic">עדינות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבלילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ודאי</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נקבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">פעורים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בשמים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעננים</span> <span class="regularitalic">השטים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהם</span> <span class="regularitalic">במבט</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">באמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">רואה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אך</span> <span class="regularitalic">פתאום</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">ורץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">מחסה</span> <span class="regularitalic">העצים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אולי</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">רעיון</span> <span class="regularitalic">טוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">להישאר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחוץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמש</span> <span class="regularitalic">תצא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">העננים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסיפורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">האפלוליים</span> <span class="regularitalic">ששמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הותירו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היטב</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">חותמם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלילה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ועכשיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בקרבם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נשאר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בין</span> <span class="regularitalic">העצים</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">היום</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעביר</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">ושוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">לשונו</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">פעם</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">אצבעו</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">חודי</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">החדשים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">על</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצלקות</span> <span class="regularitalic">ההולכות</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומתפוגגות</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבצווארו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הכאב</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזרועו</span> <span class="regularitalic">כבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">נעלם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">נתזי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמש</span> <span class="regularitalic">הציצו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">פעם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">ענפי</span> <span class="regularitalic">העצים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ובתחילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">התכווץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחשש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">או</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהם</span> <span class="regularitalic">היו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חלשים</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">להזיק</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">או</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהשמש</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">באמת</span><span class="regularitalic">...</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">העז</span> <span class="regularitalic">לבדוק</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרעיון</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">רעב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span><span class="regularitalic">־</span><span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">רעב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מספיק</span> <span class="regularitalic">כדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">להסתכן</span> <span class="regularitalic">בבדיקת</span> <span class="regularitalic">העניין</span> <span class="regularitalic">עם</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמש</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">פעם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחת</span> <span class="regularitalic">תפס</span> <span class="regularitalic">ארנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">שחלף</span> <span class="regularitalic">לידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">פשוט</span> <span class="regularitalic">נשלחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולכדה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">ולבסוף</span> <span class="regularitalic">החזיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לקרקע</span> <span class="regularitalic">היער</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הארנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">שכב</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">המום</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">קפוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לחלוטין</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ובתחילה</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשב</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהרג</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">משים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגע</span> <span class="regularitalic">הארנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">זקף</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">חוטמו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">רחרח</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ונעלם</span> <span class="regularitalic">בן</span> <span class="regularitalic">רגע</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לכד</span> <span class="regularitalic">עוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">חיות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">כי</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מהן</span> <span class="regularitalic">עברו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לידו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יחכה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">לבסוף</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמוגה</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגיח</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבין</span> <span class="regularitalic">העצים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחשש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הביט</span> <span class="regularitalic">סביבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ואז</span> <span class="regularitalic">היישר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפניו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בשביל</span> <span class="regularitalic">המוביל</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">העיירה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרים</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">האבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">והצניח</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לכיסו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">התקדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">כמה</span> <span class="regularitalic">צעדים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">קרע</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבד</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלבן</span> <span class="regularitalic">השמוט</span> <span class="regularitalic">מקצהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">ענף</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">משכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הענף</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעדינות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רחרח</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">נותר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">קלוש</span> <span class="regularitalic">מריחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מספיק</span> <span class="regularitalic">כדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שיוכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לזהות</span> <span class="regularitalic">משהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלמדו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חושיו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הקהים</span> <span class="regularitalic">אמש</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בטוח</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">חלק</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבגדיה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">תחב</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">למכנסיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">העיף</span> <span class="regularitalic">עוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבט</span> <span class="regularitalic">לפניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאורך</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדרך</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">המקום</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חריצי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגלגלים</span> <span class="regularitalic">התמזגו</span> <span class="regularitalic">באופק</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והחל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לרוץ</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרג</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">זאת</span> <span class="regularitalic">זכר</span> <span class="regularitalic">כעת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללא</span> <span class="regularitalic">גאווה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללא</span> <span class="regularitalic">בושה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">האדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אז</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">באמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצור</span> <span class="regularitalic">ב</span><span class="regularitalic">ּ</span><span class="regularitalic">ו</span><span class="regularitalic">ּ</span><span class="regularitalic">ר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבוד</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בראשית</span> <span class="regularitalic">דרכו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מצא</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">החדר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ישנה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">התגנב</span> <span class="regularitalic">לתוכו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">חסם</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">פיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכף</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ונשא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">החוצה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאחותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הישנה</span> <span class="regularitalic">תתעורר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחוץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצמיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">קיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבית</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">האחת</span> <span class="regularitalic">עוד</span> <span class="regularitalic">מכסה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">פיה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והביט</span> <span class="regularitalic">בה</span> <span class="regularitalic">במבט</span> <span class="regularitalic">רעב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניסתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">להימלט</span> <span class="regularitalic">מידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבועתת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מנסות</span> <span class="regularitalic">להצמיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">חצאיותיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">גיחך</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">וגיחוכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשף</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">החדשים</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">החדים</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">גרונה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נע</span> <span class="regularitalic">ביבבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">קלושה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלולא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ידו</span> <span class="regularitalic">החוסמת</span> <span class="regularitalic">ודאי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">צרחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">קולנית</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">מיהר</span> <span class="regularitalic">לנעוץ</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצווארה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כפי</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">היצור</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מורגל</span> <span class="regularitalic">עדיין</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתנועה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">במציאת</span> <span class="regularitalic">העורק</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">בפילוחו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לעומק</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנכון</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אבל</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצליח</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאחר</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניסיון</span> <span class="regularitalic">או</span> <span class="regularitalic">שניים</span> <span class="regularitalic">להשיג</span> <span class="regularitalic">זרזיף</span> <span class="regularitalic">מספק</span> <span class="regularitalic">למדי</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">דם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ובלע</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">ברעבתנות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נצמד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בטוח</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהיא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בזכרותו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנוקשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנצמדת</span> <span class="regularitalic">אל</span> <span class="regularitalic">גופה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">באיברו</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנימול</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמפניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">נמלטה</span><span class="regularitalic">...</span> <span class="regularitalic">והנה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">צחוק</span> <span class="regularitalic">הגורל</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כעת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהייתה</span> <span class="regularitalic">נתונה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span> <span class="regularitalic">עניין</span> <span class="regularitalic">בגופה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצעיר</span> <span class="regularitalic">והרענן</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">רק</span> <span class="regularitalic">בדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">שינק</span> <span class="regularitalic">מתוכו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלהיטות</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">המשיך</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהרגיש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאינו</span> <span class="regularitalic">יכול</span> <span class="regularitalic">עוד</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשניתק</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ניביו</span> <span class="regularitalic">מצווארה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span> <span class="regularitalic">רפסה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בידיו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">ראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">אגלי</span> <span class="regularitalic">הדם</span> <span class="regularitalic">שנקוו</span> <span class="regularitalic">בחורי</span> <span class="regularitalic">צווארה</span> <span class="regularitalic">וליקק</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ממשיך</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתנועה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לאורך</span> <span class="regularitalic">צווארה</span> <span class="regularitalic">עד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אוזנה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">טועם</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">ריחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שלא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הניחה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לטעום</span> <span class="regularitalic">קודם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">כשהסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ראה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שהחורים</span> <span class="regularitalic">בצווארה</span> <span class="regularitalic">החלו</span> <span class="regularitalic">להיסתם</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">נקווה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בהם</span> <span class="regularitalic">דם</span> <span class="regularitalic">חדש</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">הסתכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">בתופעה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעניין</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">כעת</span> <span class="regularitalic">הצמיד</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">אוזנו</span> <span class="regularitalic">לחזה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמע</span> <span class="regularitalic">את</span> <span class="regularitalic">לִבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">הולם</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הלמות</span> <span class="regularitalic">קלושה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אך</span> <span class="regularitalic">מפרפרת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כלִבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">של</span> <span class="regularitalic">ארנבת</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">טוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חיה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">משך</span> <span class="regularitalic">בכתפיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הרים</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ונשא</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">פנימה</span> <span class="regularitalic">דרך</span> <span class="regularitalic">החלון</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">השכיב</span> <span class="regularitalic">אותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לצד</span> <span class="regularitalic">אחותה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">כפי</span> <span class="regularitalic">ששכבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">קודם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">האחות</span> <span class="regularitalic">התנועעה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מעט</span> <span class="regularitalic">והוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">תהה</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">תתעורר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">אך</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חזרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לישון</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">יצא</span> <span class="regularitalic">שוב</span> <span class="regularitalic">החוצה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">הנערה</span> <span class="regularitalic">תתעורר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">תהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בריאה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">תזכור</span> <span class="regularitalic">מה</span> <span class="regularitalic">קרה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בלילה</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">אם</span> <span class="regularitalic">מישהו</span> <span class="regularitalic">יאמין</span> <span class="regularitalic">לה</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">היא</span> <span class="regularitalic">תהיה</span> <span class="regularitalic">מבולבלת</span> <span class="regularitalic">מדי</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">שום</span> <span class="regularitalic">סכנה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">תישקף</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regularitalic">ועם</span> <span class="regularitalic">זאת</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">להישאר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בסביבה</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">עולם</span> <span class="regularitalic">גדול</span> <span class="regularitalic">מחכה</span> <span class="regularitalic">לו</span> <span class="regularitalic">עכשיו</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">דברים</span> <span class="regularitalic">רבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">כל</span><span class="regularitalic">־</span><span class="regularitalic">כך</span> <span class="regularitalic">ללמוד</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">רוצה</span> <span class="regularitalic">להישאר</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעיירה</span> <span class="regularitalic">שבה</span> <span class="regularitalic">היה</span> <span class="regularitalic">העגלון</span> <span class="regularitalic">הבור</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">וכעת</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">גם</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חייב</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">צריך</span> <span class="regularitalic">דבר</span> <span class="regularitalic">מלבד</span> <span class="regularitalic">גוי</span> <span class="regularitalic">עסיסי</span> <span class="regularitalic">פה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ושם</span> <span class="regularitalic">–</span> <span class="regularitalic">ומאלה</span> <span class="regularitalic">ברא</span> <span class="regularitalic">בורא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עולם</span> <span class="regularitalic">די</span> <span class="regularitalic">והותר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">ברוך</span> <span class="regularitalic">השם</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">הוא</span> <span class="regularitalic">חש</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמוחו</span> <span class="regularitalic">צלול</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שעיניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">חדות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">שאוזניו</span> <span class="regularitalic">שומעות</span> <span class="regularitalic">יותר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span> <span class="regularitalic">דברים</span> <span class="regularitalic">רבים</span> <span class="regularitalic">יוכל</span> <span class="regularitalic">לעשות</span><span class="regularitalic">,</span> <span class="regularitalic">דברים</span> <span class="regularitalic">שמעולם</span> <span class="regularitalic">לא</span> <span class="regularitalic">עשה</span> <span class="regularitalic">בעבר</span><span class="regularitalic">.</span></span></p>

    <p class="sgc-1" dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">הרב</span> <span class="regular">הנהן</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פעם</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">פעמיים</span> <span class="regular">ושלוש</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">מתנער</span> <span class="regular">מקור</span> <span class="regular">הזיכרון</span> <span class="regular">באיבריו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">אלה</span> <span class="regular">היו</span> <span class="regular">חיים</span> <span class="regular">אחרים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">אדם</span> <span class="regular">אחר</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">אדם</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">חיי</span> <span class="regular">הבל</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">חיי</span> <span class="regular">בורות</span> <span class="regular">וחולשה</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">עת</span> <span class="regular">ידע</span> <span class="regular">לא</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">מהאותיות</span> <span class="regular">המעטות</span> <span class="regular">שהוריש</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">אביו</span> <span class="regular">האנושי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">העגלון</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">האדם</span> <span class="regular">ההוא</span> <span class="regular">מת</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">עצמו</span> <span class="regular">אמר</span> <span class="regular">קדיש</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">עצמו</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">כפי</span> <span class="regular">שיאמר</span> <span class="regular">מאוחר</span> <span class="regular">יותר</span> <span class="regular">על</span> <span class="regular">כל</span> <span class="regular">שרפיו</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">פטורים</span> <span class="regular">מעול</span> <span class="regular">המצוות</span> <span class="regular">של</span> <span class="regular">יהודים</span> <span class="regular">חיים</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">חופשיים</span> <span class="regular">לשאת</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">להט</span> <span class="regular">החרב</span> <span class="regular">המתהפכת</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>

    <p dir="rtl"><span class="regular"><span class="regular">החיים</span> <span class="regular">ההם</span> <span class="regular">אינם</span> <span class="regular">חייו</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כעת</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">ייעוד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">יש</span> <span class="regular">לו</span> <span class="regular">משימה</span> <span class="regular">קדושה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">ואם</span> <span class="regular">כדי</span> <span class="regular">למלא</span> <span class="regular">אותה</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">צריך</span><span class="regular">...</span> <span class="regular">הוא</span> <span class="regular">הושיט</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">ידו</span> <span class="regular">אל</span> <span class="regular">המתג</span> <span class="regular">וכיבה</span> <span class="regular">את</span> <span class="regular">המנורה</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">היא</span> <span class="regular">אינה</span> <span class="regular">נחוצה</span> <span class="regular">עוד</span><span class="regular">.</span> <span class="regular">כשמנחם</span> <span class="regular">נכנס</span> <span class="regular">לחדר</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">החדר</span> <span class="regular">כבר</span> <span class="regular">היה</span> <span class="regular">מואר</span> <span class="regular">כראוי</span><span class="regular">,</span> <span class="regular">באור</span> <span class="regular">הנורה</span> <span class="regular">התלויה</span> <span class="regular">מהתקרה</span><span class="regular">.</span></span></p>
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