“atter”faridsaid,alard.</p>

iburiedfaonehandandhelduptheother.iker,ifelttired,hollosorry,”isaid.sohrabehafroreasinghisbrow.</p>

<livehereinpeshawar.”</p>

“ybeyoushouldes,”faridsaid,eyeingeoff.iscribbledtheiasonascrapofpapertotycaldwell.”</p>

faridphatooch.”</p>

butsohrabhadotheruttedbadforthonthesill,pegatrapsofoldbread.</p>

intheddledraybed,ihadfoundanoldnationalgeographiearlierand,surprisingly,foundthedeckplete.i</p>

askedsohrabifhetoansaloneplay.hedbeesincewehadfledkabul.</p>

buthetuedfroheeiknoar.”</p>

“ifeelsorryforyoualready,becauseiagrapanjpar.worldrenowned.”</p>

hetookhisseatooolo.idealthiisfivecards.“herandie.especiallyintheer,snogooutside.oplayuntilthesundown.”</p>

heplayedathepile.istolelooksathisheponderedhiscards.heany,theheeye.</p>

aybeeveer,”isaid,afterlastloss.“iusedtobeathiotis,butithiean.”</p>

“iknow.”</p>

“...didhetellyouaboutus”</p>

“thatyouhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid.</p>

itondsinfingers,flippeditba,gingerly,butheflinsonlight,foreheadpressedtotheglass,fistsburiedinhisarits.</p>

aishahadaleassistaakefirststepsthatnight.ioestokeitbaystinears,thinkinghouchissedwife.</p>

sohrabandiplayedpanjparstoftheday,againiakinga,oingtothebathrooolaterthatnight.idreadassefyhospitalroobrassballstillinhiseyesoytwin.”</p>

itoldarndearlythatn</p>

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