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rungtoourfeetandraicallyacrossthefoyer
“fathersthatsound”hassanyelped,hishandsoutstretchedtosaroundusaelightflashed,littheskyinsilveritflashedagainandaccatoofgunfire
“theyrehuntingducks,”alisaidinahoarsevoice“theyhuntducksatnight,youknobeafraid”
asireneeoneshoutediheardpeopleonthestreet,joltedfroleepandprobablystillintheirpajas,yselfihadntfeltenviousofhassannotatall
unistupdétat,andthenindeceer1979,estreetsarkingthestartofastillongoingeraofbloodletting
justbeforesunrise,babasedshutandhisrunningfootstepspoundedthestairsthenheappearedinthedoorethingonhisfaedasherantous,openinghisarheroadsandthetelephonedidntorried”
sand,forabriefinsanent,ieverhadhappenedthatnight
theyuonarchyhingofthepasttheking,zahirshah,alyinhisabsence,hisusindaoudkhanhadendedthekingsfortyyearreignhabloodlessup
ireerhassanandioingoutsidefathersstudy,asbabaandrahihansippedblackteaandlistenedtobreakingneheuponradiokabul
“aragha”hassanwhispered
“”
“sarepublic”
ishrugged“idontknoheyhat,”overandoveragain
“aragha”
“”
“doesrepublicanfatherandioveaway”
“idontthinkso,”ik
hassannsideredthis“aragha”
“”
“idonttosendandfatheraway”
isled“bas,youdonkeynoonessendingyouaway”
“aragha”
“”
“doyoubourtree”
slebroadenedthatypocketsethroughthefrontgatesandheadedforthehill
heresidentialstreetandyheartdroppedassefandtal,hingus
assefyfathersfriends,hod,anairlinepilothisfalylivedafee,inaposh,highpoundtreesifyouousstainlesssteelbrassknuantherandafghanfather,theblond,blueeyedasseftoonthestreetsflankedbyhisobeyingfriends,heheneighborhoodlikeakhanstrollingthroughhislandhhiseagertopleaseentouragehistlelegaleducation,thenthosebrassknucklestherightteachingtooli
sausethoseknuthekarteheoftheboysinedhissefgoshkhor,orassef“theeareater”ofurse,noneofthearedutterittohisfauddygutteryearslater,ileaedanenglishhecreaturethatassefdoesnotexist:
“sociopath”
ofalltheneighborhoodboysostrelentlessheeon,babalu,giveusasleandondaysparticularlyinspired,hespiceduphisbadgeringalittle,hey,youflatnosedbabalu,todaytellus,youslanteyeddonkey
nootlepuffsofdust
“gooding,kunis”assefexe,itoightnotbeentirelysaneitalsooostlyrefrainedfroarassingtooch
hetippedhischintohassan“hey,flatnose,”hesaid“howisbabalu”
hassansaidnothingande
“haveyouheardtheneir”
“sodoesfather,”isaidinreality,ihadnoideaifthatrueoot
“sodoesfather,”assefckedinaalandackledinunisonihere
“ourh
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rungtoourfeetandraicallyacrossthefoyer
“fathersthatsound”hassanyelped,hishandsoutstretchedtosaroundusaelightflashed,littheskyinsilveritflashedagainandaccatoofgunfire
“theyrehuntingducks,”alisaidinahoarsevoice“theyhuntducksatnight,youknobeafraid”
asireneeoneshoutediheardpeopleonthestreet,joltedfroleepandprobablystillintheirpajas,yselfihadntfeltenviousofhassannotatall
unistupdétat,andthenindeceer1979,estreetsarkingthestartofastillongoingeraofbloodletting
justbeforesunrise,babasedshutandhisrunningfootstepspoundedthestairsthenheappearedinthedoorethingonhisfaedasherantous,openinghisarheroadsandthetelephonedidntorried”
sand,forabriefinsanent,ieverhadhappenedthatnight
theyuonarchyhingofthepasttheking,zahirshah,alyinhisabsence,hisusindaoudkhanhadendedthekingsfortyyearreignhabloodlessup
ireerhassanandioingoutsidefathersstudy,asbabaandrahihansippedblackteaandlistenedtobreakingneheuponradiokabul
“aragha”hassanwhispered
“”
“sarepublic”
ishrugged“idontknoheyhat,”overandoveragain
“aragha”
“”
“doesrepublicanfatherandioveaway”
“idontthinkso,”ik
hassannsideredthis“aragha”
“”
“idonttosendandfatheraway”
isled“bas,youdonkeynoonessendingyouaway”
“aragha”
“”
“doyoubourtree”
slebroadenedthatypocketsethroughthefrontgatesandheadedforthehill
heresidentialstreetandyheartdroppedassefandtal,hingus
assefyfathersfriends,hod,anairlinepilothisfalylivedafee,inaposh,highpoundtreesifyouousstainlesssteelbrassknuantherandafghanfather,theblond,blueeyedasseftoonthestreetsflankedbyhisobeyingfriends,heheneighborhoodlikeakhanstrollingthroughhislandhhiseagertopleaseentouragehistlelegaleducation,thenthosebrassknucklestherightteachingtooli
sausethoseknuthekarteheoftheboysinedhissefgoshkhor,orassef“theeareater”ofurse,noneofthearedutterittohisfauddygutteryearslater,ileaedanenglishhecreaturethatassefdoesnotexist:
“sociopath”
ofalltheneighborhoodboysostrelentlessheeon,babalu,giveusasleandondaysparticularlyinspired,hespiceduphisbadgeringalittle,hey,youflatnosedbabalu,todaytellus,youslanteyeddonkey
nootlepuffsofdust
“gooding,kunis”assefexe,itoightnotbeentirelysaneitalsooostlyrefrainedfroarassingtooch
hetippedhischintohassan“hey,flatnose,”hesaid“howisbabalu”
hassansaidnothingande
“haveyouheardtheneir”
“sodoesfather,”isaidinreality,ihadnoideaifthatrueoot
“sodoesfather,”assefckedinaalandackledinunisonihere
“ourh
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