avehicleurred.</p>
thateisaontvoeet,ontheverofgazines,andiellihatthesuddentasteinuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk</p>
againstbonesae.inalltheirglory.</p>
theredtoyotapiensatontheirhaunaninhisearlytie.heldgaze.idneverfeltsonakediirelife.thealibspattobacstainedspittleandlookedaaystrailacloudofdust.</p>
“atterhyou”faridhissed.</p>
“”</p>
“doareattheoyouuandnever”</p>
“ididntanto,”isaid.</p>
“yourfriendisquiteright,agha.youghtaseonesaid.thisysoeonealisbrokenatlastandeveryonesaysallahuakbarandonthosedaysviolence,isntthere”</p>
“keepyoureyesonyourfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid.</p>
“yourfrienddispensesgoodadviedin.hebarkedae,butuldyouspareafehed.</p>
“bas.letsgo,”faridsaid,pullingbythear</p>
ihaheoldnahuhousandafghanis,ortheequivalentofaboutthreedollars.ilkahathadntbeenynostrilsanddegerise.hehurriedlyslippedtheneyinhis,hisloingsidetoside.“ahanksforyourbenevolence,aghasahib.”</p>
“doyouknoheorphanageisinkartehseh”isaid.</p>
“itsnothardtofind,itsjustanboulevard,”hesaid.“theheretokartehsehaftertherothelionscageandthroiigers.”</p>
“thankyou,agha,”isaid.ituedtogo.</p>
“thate,nay”</p>
“iorry”</p>
“thefirsttiyousaalib.”</p>
isaidnothing.theoldbeggaoddedandsled.revealedahandfulofreinih,allberthefirsttiisa</p>
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