“oh,”hassansaid.helookedfror.kurtobabatoali.hishandtouchedhisupperlip.“oh,”hesaidagain.</p>
“itsanunusualpresent,iknoind,butthispresentyouforever.”</p>
“oh,”hassansaid.helickedhislips.clearedhisthroat.“aghasahib,...”</p>
“nothingdoing,”dr.kurintervened,slingkindly.“itediberathing.”</p>
“oh,”hassansaid.hesledbaberedethesaline,reassureditbingdiyloins.cisedeahethingsifor.</p>
iekindofscarthatpathy.itfair.hassanhadntdohingtoeababasaffes;hedjustbeenbohthatstupidharelip.</p>
thesurgeryovedthebandages,butkeptourslesonjustasdr.kurhadinstruutteredsothingididntuand.iputeartohisuth.heagain.</p>
“tashakor.”thankyou.</p>
thenhislipste,ikneiling.justashehad,ergingfroisthersb.</p>
these.soon,ithislip.bythefolloiling.</p>
six</p>
er.</p>
hereisoing,stillinpajas,huggingaragainsttheouth,listentotheffledstillnessbrokenonlybythecaeoutandsee.</p>
onthsofplayingoingsatoingofbuildingsnown.</p>
andkites,ofurse.flyingkites.andrunningthe</p>
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