“nay,aragha,heysorry.iwishi”</p>

“thatsallright,farid,”isaid.iiredsle.“youhaveuthstofeed.”adogabadfoow,”isaid.</p>

isleptthroughalsttheentirefourhourridetoislabad.idreadalot,andstofitionlyreerasahodgepodgeofiges,ssofvisualryflashinginheadlikearinatinglaforthirteenthbirthdayparty.sorayaandikingloveforthefirstti,thesunrisingi,ourearsstillringingfroheusiilapattingsorayaskneeandsaying,godknoaybeiteanttobe.sleepingontheroofoffathershouse.babasayingthattheonlysinthattteredansrighttothetruth.rahihanonthephoellingthereobegoodagain.aobegoodagain...</p>

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ifpeshaindedofabadesoday.thestreetsetrees.thebazaarsanizedandnotnearlyasorede,andisainebloodintheshadorees.</p>

faridfoundasllhotelonasidestreetrunningaloofthergallahills.ousshahfaisalsqueontheosqueintheis.sohrabperkedupatthesightofthesque,leaoftheituntilfaridtuedaer.</p>

thehotelrooroveheoneinkabuled,ahroopotless.therepoo,soap,razorsforshaving,abathtub,andtoelledlikelen.andnobloodstainsowosinglebeds.</p>

“look”isaidtosohrab.itueditonnuallyeahedial.ifoundathe</p>

tvrefleilyalrewup.</p>

“illgetgoing,aragha,”faridsaid.</p>

“staythenight,”isaid.“itsalongdrive.leavetorrow.”</p>

“tashakor,”hesaid.“butiisschildren.”onhis,hepausedinthedoooattention.justrockedbadforth,hisfacelitbythesilvergloagesflirossthes.</p>

outside,igavehinenvelope.outhopened.</p>

“ididntknoue.”</p>

“houchisinhere”faridsaid,slightlydazed.</p>

“alittleoverthousanddollars.”</p>

“tthecurb,hehoagain.</p>

iretuedtothehotelroondfoundsohrablyingonthebed,curledupinabigc.hiseyesybedandgricedybrougerittogetup,sitdooeatsolidfood.iiddohthewounded</p>

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