【】uldstandground,ideeihaddohat,ihaddaedself.

babasighedand,thisti,tossedaoeedsinhisuth.

sotis,igotbehindtheyford,rolleddotheeastbaytothesouthbay,upthepeninsulaandbaallsbigenoughtoholdfivesiltaneousbuzka**ouants.idrovethetorinoupthehillsoflosaltos,idlingpastestatesesanicuredesthatdebabashouseinshut.

idgetupearlysosaturdayingsanddrivesouthonhighountainstosantaa.sittinginthedarkohassan,ihadalelledlikesalt.iusedtotellhassanthatsodayourtoes.thefirsttiisaostychildhood.

sotisintheearlyevening,iparkedthews.saabs.

porsarsidneverseeninkabul,ostpeopledroverussianvolgas,oldopels,oriranianpaikans.

alsttarvelingatthesizeofthisuntry,itsvastness.beyondeveryfreeountainsanduntainsbeyondhills,and,beyondthose,recitiesandrepeople.

longbeforetheroussiarre.acityofharelippedghosts.

arieplaories,andnosins.

iffoothingelse,forthat,ieraa.

thefollorof1984thesuerituedtanoldafghanaportant,untilore.thebusetal,shatteredissionanhadntlied.

onsaturdays,babaeupatdaappedourroutefrent,uniohers,andinavigated.allprofit:ashaight,aftersaining,bringin25.

bythatsuer,afghanfaliesarket.afghansiarket:yougreetedtheguyaforaououfullyighttuoutthatthefellotoaprosinggaragesale.

theonlythingthatfloorethahoseaislesarketondkolunistinkabul,andoneyarket.

iraandsotisasbabasauntereddokabul:edoets,alongsideforraassadors,outofyprofessors.

oneearlysundayinginjuly1984,thenan.iputtheperofthebus,anbushfor84sticker.

“ar,”babasaid,tionihisisgeneralsahib,.iqbaltaheri.heinistryofdefense.”

taheri.esoundfaliarthegenerallaughedlikeanused

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