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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