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fiuldsit,butbabaeetoeidsitbythedoor,kneesdrayesisatthereforanhour,sotisteningtotheirlaughter,theirchatter
thelivingrooobuiltygrandfatherandkingnadirshahtakenin1931,typarentsytheraslingyoungprinilingiababyinthatphotographandbabaisholding,lookingtiredandgriinhisar,butitsrahihanspinkyfingersarecurledaround
theyfatherstasteforextravagantparties,itdidjustthatalsteveryarblefireplace,ale
alargeslidingglassdooropenedintoaseint,peppers,andarohatneverreallytookhassanandiusedtocallit“theo”
onthesouthendofthegarden,intheshadoe,adestlittledhuthhisfather
itytherdiedgivingbirthto
intheeighteenyearsthatilivedinthathouse,isteppedintohassanandalisquartersonlyahandfuloftisudshapsthereattressesonoppositesidesoftherooaingtheashad
itallshaoneldytherherrhagedtodeathduringchildbirth,hassanlosthislessthanaostafghansnsideredfarhandeath:sheranoffhaclanoftravelingsingersanddancers
hassannevertalkedabouthisther,asifshedneverexistedialedabouther,abouteetherdidheaetoneday,fathershousetoilitarybarraesa,andcalledhassan
“hey,you”hesaid“iknowyou”
beforeheane“justkeeputteredtohassan
“youthehazaralookattalkingtoyou”thesoldierbarkedhehandedhis,deaiddlefingerofhisotherhandthroughthecirclepokeditinandoutinandout“ikneother,didyouknobehindbythatcreekoverthere”
thesoldierslaughedoneoftheadeasquealingsounditoldhassantokeepwalking,keepwalking
“e,yarroundhipulledhishoulder“hetookyouforsooneelse,”ieoneelse”
ioldnooneanerizedthekoran,rriedsanaubar,aannieenyearsyounger,abeautifulbutnotoriouslyunscrupulousanandahnichazarasheusinandthereforeanaturalchoicefor
aspousebutbeyondthosesilarities,aliandsanaubarhadlittleinn,leastofalltheirrespepteduntlessnintosin,alihadangenitalparalysisofhislousunabletosleandlefthierpetuallygriaceditileororetruethanselfthroughhiseyes
ihaveheardthatsanaubarssuggestivestrideandoseeroneday,etothebazaartobuysonaani,huing,tryingtoitatehisspossiblytotherighteverytiheplantedthatfootitseedanorraegigglingalituedaround,caughtapinghihedidntsayanythingnotthen,noteverhejustkeptwalking
alisfaceandhiswalk
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fiuldsit,butbabaeetoeidsitbythedoor,kneesdrayesisatthereforanhour,sotisteningtotheirlaughter,theirchatter
thelivingrooobuiltygrandfatherandkingnadirshahtakenin1931,typarentsytheraslingyoungprinilingiababyinthatphotographandbabaisholding,lookingtiredandgriinhisar,butitsrahihanspinkyfingersarecurledaround
theyfatherstasteforextravagantparties,itdidjustthatalsteveryarblefireplace,ale
alargeslidingglassdooropenedintoaseint,peppers,andarohatneverreallytookhassanandiusedtocallit“theo”
onthesouthendofthegarden,intheshadoe,adestlittledhuthhisfather
itytherdiedgivingbirthto
intheeighteenyearsthatilivedinthathouse,isteppedintohassanandalisquartersonlyahandfuloftisudshapsthereattressesonoppositesidesoftherooaingtheashad
itallshaoneldytherherrhagedtodeathduringchildbirth,hassanlosthislessthanaostafghansnsideredfarhandeath:sheranoffhaclanoftravelingsingersanddancers
hassannevertalkedabouthisther,asifshedneverexistedialedabouther,abouteetherdidheaetoneday,fathershousetoilitarybarraesa,andcalledhassan
“hey,you”hesaid“iknowyou”
beforeheane“justkeeputteredtohassan
“youthehazaralookattalkingtoyou”thesoldierbarkedhehandedhis,deaiddlefingerofhisotherhandthroughthecirclepokeditinandoutinandout“ikneother,didyouknobehindbythatcreekoverthere”
thesoldierslaughedoneoftheadeasquealingsounditoldhassantokeepwalking,keepwalking
“e,yarroundhipulledhishoulder“hetookyouforsooneelse,”ieoneelse”
ioldnooneanerizedthekoran,rriedsanaubar,aannieenyearsyounger,abeautifulbutnotoriouslyunscrupulousanandahnichazarasheusinandthereforeanaturalchoicefor
aspousebutbeyondthosesilarities,aliandsanaubarhadlittleinn,leastofalltheirrespepteduntlessnintosin,alihadangenitalparalysisofhislousunabletosleandlefthierpetuallygriaceditileororetruethanselfthroughhiseyes
ihaveheardthatsanaubarssuggestivestrideandoseeroneday,etothebazaartobuysonaani,huing,tryingtoitatehisspossiblytotherighteverytiheplantedthatfootitseedanorraegigglingalituedaround,caughtapinghihedidntsayanythingnotthen,noteverhejustkeptwalking
alisfaceandhiswalk
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