atleasttingforprey.berdoubled,andred,blue,andyelloyhair.theelift,kethese,hassahespool,hishandsalreadybloodiedbythestring.</p>

sooingstartedandthefirstofthedefeatedkitestheskylikeshootingstarseoneshoutedreportsofafightbreakingouttreetsdown.</p>

ikeptstealingglanenjoyefailthatinddriftedhthekite.</p>

theyingdouygazebae.itangledabiteiatientandtriedtocutfroelow.</p>

upanddophantly,their.ihadhassanholdthestringandsuyfingeragainstjeans.</p>

berofsurvivingkitesdybefiftytoadozen.i.iddeittothelastdozen.ikakeaheguysedthislong</p>

pletrapsliketheoldliftanddive,hassansfavoritetrick.</p>

bythreeo.shadoyneckyheart,likesnoe.</p>

eyeskeptretuingtoabluekitethathadbeehour.</p>

“hoanyhashecut”iasked.</p>

“iuntedeleven,”hassansaid.</p>

“doyouknoightbe”</p>

hassahehadhebluekiteslicedabigpurpleoneandsier,hedothert.</p>

afterahirtynutes,onlyfourkitesreined.andiediuldhardlykeaove,asifeverygustofyfavor.idneverfeltsoinnd,soluyeyesoffthesky.ihadtoninutesandedlikealaughabledreahatinghadsuddenlybeereality:iteaherguy.thebluekite.</p>

thetensionintheairybloodyhands.peoplepingtheirfeet,edntuandfriedpakoradriftedfroooftopsandopendoors.</p>

butalli</p>

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