“go,takehi”assefsaid,pointingtothedoor.</p>

itooksohrabshand.itall,theskindryandoved,lacedtheelvesine.isailing.thebellsjingledas.</p>

adeitasfarasthedoor.</p>

“ofurse,”assefsaidbehindus,“ididntsayyouuldtakehiorfree.”</p>

itued.“doyou”</p>

“youhavetoeahi”</p>

“doyou”</p>

“eunfinishedbusiness,youandi,”assefsaid.“youreer,dontyou”</p>

hehavee,oneeyedassef.insteadofassefgoshkhor.ireerhoisedthatintheeusboth.hedkeptthatproseytu.</p>

“allright,”isaid,notknoontforhi</p>

assef.“ie,”hesaidtothe“inant,ioingtoattereindoyouheardontein.</p>

theguardsnodded.lookedfrossefto.“yes,aghasahib.”</p>

“,thenheseaedhisfreedondyoulethiass,doyouuand”</p>

theuardshiftedonhisfeet.“butaghasahib”</p>

“ifitshiyoulethiass”assefsreachedforsohrab.</p>

“lethitay,”assefsaid.hegrinned.“lethih.lessoodthingsforboys.”</p>

theguardsleft.assefputdoeo:staieelbrassknuckles.</p>

hehasgelinhishairandaadeadarkstaintheshapeofafri.that,andthegoldallahyeyeskeepgoingtohisadaapplebobbingupanddohosnsoapoperabutalliagoodfight.</p>

idontknouchasthroyentirelife.</p>

ryofthefightazinglyvividiusitheyhead;thedustfrotdesneeze.ireerassefshovinggrapesinfaepoiloosecurlsofshoulderlengthblondhair.</p>

andtheend,ofurse.that,istillseehperfelarity.ialwayswill.</p>

stly,ireerthis:hisbrassknuayhavehungoning.tabla,harniuadilroba.gettinghurledagainsttheyjayo,thinkingaboutalltheuntlesshoursidspentflossingandbrushiinghurledagainstthesplitupperlipstainingtheuveybelly,andyribssnappinglikethetreebraning.thesideoffaceslaingagains</p>

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