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thethoughtaheadstarttensesclesreadiedtheelvestounilneckscranedeyescrinkledfightsbrokeoutandhelastkite,allhellbrokeloose
overtheyears,ihadseenalotofguysrunkitesbuthassanesortofinnerpass
ireeroneovercastthroughneighborhoods,hopping
gutters,,buthassanranfasterthanidid,andiwasfallingbehind
“hassanybreathinghotandragged
heotionedhhishand“thishererilookedup,sahatthedirectiootheohekiteing
“he
“trust”iheardhiseofhassandisappearingaroundanotherstreeterihobbledafterhispikesofpainbatteringscrapedknees
isar,andaroafistfulofdriedlberries
“achroilinghnausea
hesled“site,aragha”
idroppednexttohilayonathinpatchofsnoeitheotheryousee”
hassanpoppedalberryinhisuth“itsing,”hesaidiuldhardlybreatheandhedidntevensoundtired
“howdoyouknow”isaid
“iknow”
“hoanyouknow”
hetuedtoafehisbaldscalp“iragha”
suddenlyidecidedtotoyalittle“idontknowwouldyou”
“idsoonereatdirt,”hesaidhalookofindignation
“reallyyouddothat”
hethreeapuzzledlook“do”
“eatdirtifitoldyouto,”isaidikneifhedidntknoebigethingfascinatingalbeitinasickagnifyingglass
hiseyesseareery,andanother,asendfaont,longenoughtoleaveaybeidseenitsoplacebeforethenhassanblinkedanditagainjusthassan
“ifyouasked,ieidroppedeyestothisday,ifindithardtogazedirectlyatpeoplelikehassan,peopleeaneveryheysay
“butietodosuyintegrity
iile“dontbestupid,hassanyoukno”
hassanretuedthesleexcepthisdidntlookforced“iknoeaneverythingtheysaytheythinkeveryoneelsedoestoo
“hereites,”hassansaid,pointingtotheskyherosetohisfeetandtingtoeleeofkiterunnersbuttheyebecausehassanstoodsiling,
aygodifheexists,thatisstrikeblindifthekitedidntjustdropintohisoutstretchedar
intheerof1975,isae
usually,eaentyneighborhood,entthisentintyfiveyears
onenightthattotellthestoryaboutthetheuntainsinheratandforaybeyoullentthisyeardoyouthink”
ididntknoeakeyies,ideveneadeittothefinalthreebutingefroissonandjustigineifididwin
babaskedhispipeandtalkedipretendedtolistenbutiuldntlisten,notreally,beylifeasaghostinthishouseyselfdreaiiginednversationandlaughteroverdinnerinsteadofsilencebrokenonlybytheclinkingofsilverheoccasionalgruntienvisionedustakingafridaydriveinbaba
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thethoughtaheadstarttensesclesreadiedtheelvestounilneckscranedeyescrinkledfightsbrokeoutandhelastkite,allhellbrokeloose
overtheyears,ihadseenalotofguysrunkitesbuthassanesortofinnerpass
ireeroneovercastthroughneighborhoods,hopping
gutters,,buthassanranfasterthanidid,andiwasfallingbehind
“hassanybreathinghotandragged
heotionedhhishand“thishererilookedup,sahatthedirectiootheohekiteing
“he
“trust”iheardhiseofhassandisappearingaroundanotherstreeterihobbledafterhispikesofpainbatteringscrapedknees
isar,andaroafistfulofdriedlberries
“achroilinghnausea
hesled“site,aragha”
idroppednexttohilayonathinpatchofsnoeitheotheryousee”
hassanpoppedalberryinhisuth“itsing,”hesaidiuldhardlybreatheandhedidntevensoundtired
“howdoyouknow”isaid
“iknow”
“hoanyouknow”
hetuedtoafehisbaldscalp“iragha”
suddenlyidecidedtotoyalittle“idontknowwouldyou”
“idsoonereatdirt,”hesaidhalookofindignation
“reallyyouddothat”
hethreeapuzzledlook“do”
“eatdirtifitoldyouto,”isaidikneifhedidntknoebigethingfascinatingalbeitinasickagnifyingglass
hiseyesseareery,andanother,asendfaont,longenoughtoleaveaybeidseenitsoplacebeforethenhassanblinkedanditagainjusthassan
“ifyouasked,ieidroppedeyestothisday,ifindithardtogazedirectlyatpeoplelikehassan,peopleeaneveryheysay
“butietodosuyintegrity
iile“dontbestupid,hassanyoukno”
hassanretuedthesleexcepthisdidntlookforced“iknoeaneverythingtheysaytheythinkeveryoneelsedoestoo
“hereites,”hassansaid,pointingtotheskyherosetohisfeetandtingtoeleeofkiterunnersbuttheyebecausehassanstoodsiling,
aygodifheexists,thatisstrikeblindifthekitedidntjustdropintohisoutstretchedar
intheerof1975,isae
usually,eaentyneighborhood,entthisentintyfiveyears
onenightthattotellthestoryaboutthetheuntainsinheratandforaybeyoullentthisyeardoyouthink”
ididntknoeakeyies,ideveneadeittothefinalthreebutingefroissonandjustigineifididwin
babaskedhispipeandtalkedipretendedtolistenbutiuldntlisten,notreally,beylifeasaghostinthishouseyselfdreaiiginednversationandlaughteroverdinnerinsteadofsilencebrokenonlybytheclinkingofsilverheoccasionalgruntienvisionedustakingafridaydriveinbaba
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