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innardshadbeenroilingsinyarrayofbarrassedfaesstooaned.,asustache,shookhishead.

“tohaveastrongstoch.”

babagruledsothingunderhisbreath.iiythroattastingbile.ituedaround,liftedthetarpaulin,andthreovingtruesbeforekarigreedtostop,stlysoientofhislivelihood.kariggleriteterssoutheastofkabul,her,toor,ruckhasendnvees,ingtodriveusacrossthekhyberpassandintopeshawar.

itanshadbuiltfhanistanbatuisonourojalalabad,theypresstreesandsugarefieldsioheer.

ihoppeddobankntonthesideoftheroad.uthfillede.istuledtotheedgeofthecliffoverlookingthedeepvalleythatykneecaps,andebeloblingthroughthevalley.

standingontheshoulderoftheroad,ithoughtoftheyentirelife,asifearedhkoftapiledisink;laundryinthein

thefoyer;bedsunde;babasbusinesssuitshangingihersbooksstillthekhanhadgivenfiveyearsearlierwasgone.

intheing,jalaluddinourseventhservantinfiveyears.youuldnttrustanyoneinkabulanyreforafeeoruhreat,peopletoldoer,friendonfriend.ithoughtofthesingerahdzahir,ythirteenthbirthday.hehadgoneforadriveefriends,andsoonehadlaterfoundhisbodyonthesideoftheroad,abulletinthebae,peoplehadtospeakinaulatedherafiqsstoo;theydtaughtchildrentospyontheirparents,totell.

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