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    【】ngallaround.thatwasfun.”

    “youstssyourparentsverych,”isaid.ihetalibandraghisparentsoutintothestreet.ihopedhehadnt.

    “doyoussyourparents”heaked,restinghise.

    “doisspareher.fatherdiedafeisshisotisalot.”

    “doyoureerhelookedlike”

    ithoughtofbabasthiberelledliketoo.”

    “itartingtettheirfaces,”sohrabsaid.“isthatbad”

    “no,”isaid.“tidoesthat.”ithoughtofsothing.ilookedinthefrontpoyat.foundthepolaroidsnapshotofhassanandsohrab.“here,”isaid.

    hebroughtthephototothesquefellonit.helookedatitforalongti.ithoughtheghtboveritssurfaeaybeidheardsoonesayit:therearealotofe.

    “keepit,”isaid.“itsyours.”

    “thankyou.”helookedatthephotoagainandstothehorsesnedjingledheachstep.

    “ivebeenthinkingalotaboutsqueslately,”sohrabsaid.

    “youhave”

    heshrugged.“justthinkingaboutthe”heliftedhisfae.hing,aragha”

    “ofurse.”

    “einhellforan”

    ireaandheflin,tellhihe,nottheotherwayaround.

    hisfaesbeegood.”

    “notalways,sohrab.”

    helookedatquestioningly.

    “thenfroanyyearsago,”isaid.“iguessyoufiguredthatoutthatfroheionheandihad.he...hetriedtohurtontrouble,standingupfor.soohebadnhurtyourfatherinstead.hehurthinaverybade.”

    “her”sohrabsaidioanyone.”

    “yht.yourfatheran.butthatstryingtotellyou,sohrabjan.thattherearebadpeopleinthisetisbadpeoplestaybad.sotisyouhavetostanduptotheanisallthoseyearsago.yougavehire.”

    “doyouthinkfatherisdisappointedin”

    “iknoylifeinkabul.iknohat.”

    heedonhislips.heburiedhisfaissfather,aoo,”heisssasaandrahihansahib.butsotisiladtheyrenot...theyrenothereanyre.”

    “.hedrek.

    “bee...iodirty.”hesuckedinhisbreathaoutinalong,sodirtyandfullofsin.”

    “yourenotdirty,sohrab,”isaid.

    “thosen”

    “yourenotdirtyatall.”

    “theydidthings...thebadnaherte.”

    “yourenotdirty,andyourenotfullofsin.”itouedratoaedhisheadonyarheachsob.

    akinshipexistsbetthesabreast.noyshirt,isahassefhadirrevocablyboundus.

    idbeenlookingfortherightti,therightnt,toaskthequestionthathadbeenbuzzingaroundinheadandkeepingupatnight.idecidedthenthere,rightnohthebrightlightsofthehouseofgodshiningonus.

    “eliveinaridwife”

    hedidntansyshirtahi

    foraentioned,asifthequestionhadntbeeall.thenoneday,sohrabanditookataxianekohvieoftheuntain.”persohrabto,bayassortntoffadingbruises.

    tree.itday,thesunperiliessnaosasandpakoras.soeeredfronoldvie,ybepakeeza.kids,nyoftheohrabsage,ansoffihesttightenedyuntrynroyingtheirownland.

    “ileandtoldhitportant.

    toyhalfbrothersson,playing

    yhesongendedandanotheroarted,oneididntregnize.

    “look,”sohrabsaid.helesssky.“didntknoabad,”isaid.

    “her,”hesaid,hiseyestragthebirdsular

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