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“itsanunusualpresent,iknoind,butthispresentyouforever.”</p>

“oh,”hassansaid.helickedhislips.clearedhisthroat.“aghasahib,...”</p>

“nothingdoing,”dr.kurintervened,slingkindly.“itediberathing.”</p>

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thesurgeryovedthebandages,butkeptourslesonjustasdr.kurhadinstruutteredsothingididntuand.iputeartohisuth.heagain.</p>

“tashakor.”thankyou.</p>

thenhislipste,ikneiling.justashehad,ergingfroisthersb.</p>

these.soon,ithislip.bythefolloiling.</p>

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er.</p>

hereisoing,stillinpajas,huggingaragainsttheouth,listentotheffledstillnessbrokenonlybythecaeoutandsee.</p>

onthsofplayingoingsatoingofbuildingsnown.</p>

andkites,ofurse.flyingkites.andrunningthe</p>

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