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fascinating,”itterediantittoothised“areyousure,hassan”
heiraghaereofittorrow”
“faseinalongti,hedsaidihadreadhilotofstorieshassanesothing
“”isaid
“ean,fascinating”
ilaughedclutchedhinahugandplantedakissonhischeek
“hatfor”hesaid,startled,blushing
igavehifriendlyshovesled“youreaprince,hassanyoureaprinceandiloveyou”
thatsanight,iyfirstshortstoryittookthirtynutesitanagiccupandleaedthatifhe
intotheselfsadsothathistearsuldkehiiountainofpearls,knifeinhand,s
thatevening,i,inhandsthetkhanokingpipesandsippingbrandyein
“ir”babasaid,reokesadethroatfeeldryiidtenastory
babanoddedandgaveathinslethatnveyedlittlerethanfeignedinterest“orehejustlookedatthroughtheoke
iprobablystoodthereforunderanute,but,tothisday,itinutesoflifesendsploddedby,eaostsolidiedooffertoread
asalkhaneheheldouthishandandfavoredilethathadnothingfeignedaboutit“yihaveit,arjaniuofendeatjane
babashruggedandstooduphelookedrelieved,asifhetoohadbeenresioingupstairstogetready”andstdaysiyveinsanddrainhisbody
anhourlater,astheeveningskydied,thetdroveoffinfatherseandhandedstoryandanotherfoldedpieileandoretoenuragetopursueplintanyeditorhaseverpaidthatwordwasbravo
ybedandkhanhadbeenfatherthenithoughtofbabaandhisgreatbigoing,andhoyfaceieandvotedinthesink
laterthatnight,curledupinbed,ireadrahihansnoteoverandoveritreadlikethis:
arjan,
ienjoyedyourstoryveryarandinterestingstylebutthestiressivethingaboutyourstoryisthatit
hasironyyouynotevenknoeansbutyouedayitissothingthatsoersreachfortheirentirecareersandneverattainyouhaveachievedithyourfirststory
doorisandalirjanishallhearanystoryyouhavetotellbravo
yourfriend,
rahibr >
buoyedbyrahihansnote,igrabbedthestoryandhurrieddoattressthatetheysleptinthehouse,eishookhassanaifheedtohearastory
herubbedhissleepcloggedeyesandstretched“noeisit”
“nevedthetithisstorysspecialiyself,”itoened
“thenihavetohearit,”hesaid,alreadypullingtheblanketoffhi
ireadittohinthelivingrooytherblefireplathee;thisehassananyrsedinthetale,hisfaceshiftingadeatedclappingsoundhhishands
“shallah,araghabravo”heing
“youlikedit”isaid,gettingsendtasteandhoitivereview
“soday,inshallah,youer,”hassansaid“andpeopleallovertheories”
“youexaggerate,hassan,”isaid,lovinghiorit
“noyouous,”heinsistedthenhepaused,asifonthevergeofaddingsothingheittoaskaquestionaboutthestory”hesaidshyly
“ofurse”
“arted,brokeoff
“tell,hassan,”isaidisled,thoughsuddenlytheinsecureesosureheedtohearit
“ayask,ankillhiselledanonion”
ieivedlipssoundlesslyitappearedthatonthesanightihadleaedaboutoneofingsobjectives,irony,iroducedtooneofitspitfalls:theplotholetaughtbyhassan,ofallpeoplehassanreadandhadnevertenasinglewordinhis
entirelifeavoice,ldanddark,suddenlyyear,doesheknohatilliteratehazarahellneverbeanythingbutaokhoicizeyou
“inevergottofinishthatsentence
becausesuddenlyafghanistanchangedforever
five
sothingroaredlikethundertheearthshookalittleandheratatattatofgunfire“father”hassancriedwesp
... </P></TD>
fascinating,”itterediantittoothised“areyousure,hassan”
heiraghaereofittorrow”
“faseinalongti,hedsaidihadreadhilotofstorieshassanesothing
“”isaid
“ean,fascinating”
ilaughedclutchedhinahugandplantedakissonhischeek
“hatfor”hesaid,startled,blushing
igavehifriendlyshovesled“youreaprince,hassanyoureaprinceandiloveyou”
thatsanight,iyfirstshortstoryittookthirtynutesitanagiccupandleaedthatifhe
intotheselfsadsothathistearsuldkehiiountainofpearls,knifeinhand,s
thatevening,i,inhandsthetkhanokingpipesandsippingbrandyein
“ir”babasaid,reokesadethroatfeeldryiidtenastory
babanoddedandgaveathinslethatnveyedlittlerethanfeignedinterest“orehejustlookedatthroughtheoke
iprobablystoodthereforunderanute,but,tothisday,itinutesoflifesendsploddedby,eaostsolidiedooffertoread
asalkhaneheheldouthishandandfavoredilethathadnothingfeignedaboutit“yihaveit,arjaniuofendeatjane
babashruggedandstooduphelookedrelieved,asifhetoohadbeenresioingupstairstogetready”andstdaysiyveinsanddrainhisbody
anhourlater,astheeveningskydied,thetdroveoffinfatherseandhandedstoryandanotherfoldedpieileandoretoenuragetopursueplintanyeditorhaseverpaidthatwordwasbravo
ybedandkhanhadbeenfatherthenithoughtofbabaandhisgreatbigoing,andhoyfaceieandvotedinthesink
laterthatnight,curledupinbed,ireadrahihansnoteoverandoveritreadlikethis:
arjan,
ienjoyedyourstoryveryarandinterestingstylebutthestiressivethingaboutyourstoryisthatit
hasironyyouynotevenknoeansbutyouedayitissothingthatsoersreachfortheirentirecareersandneverattainyouhaveachievedithyourfirststory
doorisandalirjanishallhearanystoryyouhavetotellbravo
yourfriend,
rahibr >
buoyedbyrahihansnote,igrabbedthestoryandhurrieddoattressthatetheysleptinthehouse,eishookhassanaifheedtohearastory
herubbedhissleepcloggedeyesandstretched“noeisit”
“nevedthetithisstorysspecialiyself,”itoened
“thenihavetohearit,”hesaid,alreadypullingtheblanketoffhi
ireadittohinthelivingrooytherblefireplathee;thisehassananyrsedinthetale,hisfaceshiftingadeatedclappingsoundhhishands
“shallah,araghabravo”heing
“youlikedit”isaid,gettingsendtasteandhoitivereview
“soday,inshallah,youer,”hassansaid“andpeopleallovertheories”
“youexaggerate,hassan,”isaid,lovinghiorit
“noyouous,”heinsistedthenhepaused,asifonthevergeofaddingsothingheittoaskaquestionaboutthestory”hesaidshyly
“ofurse”
“arted,brokeoff
“tell,hassan,”isaidisled,thoughsuddenlytheinsecureesosureheedtohearit
“ayask,ankillhiselledanonion”
ieivedlipssoundlesslyitappearedthatonthesanightihadleaedaboutoneofingsobjectives,irony,iroducedtooneofitspitfalls:theplotholetaughtbyhassan,ofallpeoplehassanreadandhadnevertenasinglewordinhis
entirelifeavoice,ldanddark,suddenlyyear,doesheknohatilliteratehazarahellneverbeanythingbutaokhoicizeyou
“inevergottofinishthatsentence
becausesuddenlyafghanistanchangedforever
five
sothingroaredlikethundertheearthshookalittleandheratatattatofgunfire“father”hassancriedwesp
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