thenhassandidpickupapogranate.hee.heopeandcrusheditagainsthisoisfieddoyoufeelbetter”hetuedaroundandstarteddohehill.</p>

iletthetearsbreakfree,royknees.</p>

“igoingtodoigoingtodoethetearsdriedupanditrudgeddohehill,ikneheansothatquestion.</p>

ituedthirteenthatsuerof1976,afghanistaolastsuerofpeaity.thiiddethedayetoanend.ybenotquitesosoon,butitr,thesedretreatingtohisstudyaftersupper.andbingthroughhfezandkhayyágnaynailsdoybed,keepiintohi</p>

babasttoaboutthroeerseforhavinglivedtothirteen.thenirealizedtheyingfor.itybirthday,butikneherealstaroftheshoas.</p>

fordays,thehouseiforanyofthethree.heslaughteredtheanilshielfintheyardbyapoplartree.“bloodisgoodforthetree,”ireerhiayingasthegrassaroundthepoplarsoakedred.nididntkheoaktreesalleleuhaad,etothehousedordello,asbabacalledhiefusedpayntforhisservices.hesaidbabahaddoneenoughfor</p>

hisfalyalready.itkhane,asdelloriheat,thatbabahadleheoopenhisrestaurant.babahadrefusedrepayntuntildellohadshooney.</p>

iguessinstybirthdaybashokingoairs,leaningagainstdleduhegloihelightofkeroseorchesproppedeveryadzahirassesofdangbodies.</p>

ihadtogreeteaadesureofthat;nooneanners.ikissedhundredsoffortheirgifts.fayplasteredsle.</p>

ieonesaid,“happybirthday,ar.”itood,other,tanya,all,nervousaniledandblinkedalot.assef</p>

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