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nttellifheeorhassan
“started,”hassansaidhesandabrightgreenchapanoverathickserandfadedrduroypantssunlight,isahepinkscarabovehisliphadhealed
suddenlyieeliketheheatofablisteringsunthise
“iotsureitoflyakitetoday,”isaid
“itsabeautifulday,”hassansaid
ishiftedonfeettriedtopeelgazeaourrooftop“idontknoe”
thenhesteppedtoeand,inaloethingthatseplentythatfortabletohavesooneyouneeded
“nonster,”isaid,feelingalittlebetter,toownsurprise
hesled“nonster”
“areyousure”
heclosedhiseyesnodded
ilookedtothekidsscaeringdohestreet,flingingsnoisabeautifulday,isntit”
“letsfly,”hesaid
itoaybehassanhaddeuphisdreaadeupoot,thesillydreaadliftedsoofanxietyybeishouldtakeoffshirt,takeasinthelake
“letsdoit,”isaid
hassansfaarkedistakablesignaturehelickedhisfingerandhelditup,testedther,hedkickupdusttoseeyhandsuntilhassanstopped,aboutfiftyfeetapicathleteshoedalijerkedthestringtossedthekite
adeupndaboutgodbutydiniyatylips,itteredititookadeepbreath,exhaled,andpulledonthestringinute,kiteadeasoundlikeapaperbirdflappingitseihandedhihespool,holdingontothestring,andhespunitquicklytorolltheloosestringbackon
atleasttingforpreyberdoubled,andred,blue,andyelloyhairtheelift,kethese,hassanheldthespool,hishandsalreadybloodiedbythestring
soon,thecuttingstartedandthefirstofthedefeatedkitestheskylikeshootingstarseoneshoutedreportsofafightbreakingouttreetsdown
ikeptstealingglanenjoyefailthatinddriftedhthekite
theyingdouygazebaeitangledabiteiatientandtriedtocutfroelow
upanddophantly,theirihadhassanholdthestringandsuyfingeragainstjeans
berofsurvivingkitesdybefiftytoadozeniiddeittothelastdozenikneentakeaheguysedthislong
pletrapsliketheoldliftanddive,hassansfavoritetrick
bythreeoshadoyneckyheart,likesnoe
eyeskeptretuingtoabluekitethathadbeenhelasthour
“hoanyhashecut”iasked
“iuntedeleven,”hassansaid
“doyouknoightbe”
hassaneanthehadnoideathebluekiteslicedabigpurpleoneandsinuteslater,hedcutanothert
afteranotherthirtynutes,onlyfourkitesreinedandiediuldhardlykeaove,asifeverygustofyfavoridneverfeltsoinnd,soluyeyesofftheskyihadtoninutesandedlikealaughabledreahatinghadsuddenlybeereality:iteandtheotherguythebluekite
thetensionintheairybloodyhandspeoplepingtheirfeet,edntuandfriedpakoradriftedfroooftopsandopendoors
butalli
... </P></TD>
nttellifheeorhassan
“started,”hassansaidhesandabrightgreenchapanoverathickserandfadedrduroypantssunlight,isahepinkscarabovehisliphadhealed
suddenlyieeliketheheatofablisteringsunthise
“iotsureitoflyakitetoday,”isaid
“itsabeautifulday,”hassansaid
ishiftedonfeettriedtopeelgazeaourrooftop“idontknoe”
thenhesteppedtoeand,inaloethingthatseplentythatfortabletohavesooneyouneeded
“nonster,”isaid,feelingalittlebetter,toownsurprise
hesled“nonster”
“areyousure”
heclosedhiseyesnodded
ilookedtothekidsscaeringdohestreet,flingingsnoisabeautifulday,isntit”
“letsfly,”hesaid
itoaybehassanhaddeuphisdreaadeupoot,thesillydreaadliftedsoofanxietyybeishouldtakeoffshirt,takeasinthelake
“letsdoit,”isaid
hassansfaarkedistakablesignaturehelickedhisfingerandhelditup,testedther,hedkickupdusttoseeyhandsuntilhassanstopped,aboutfiftyfeetapicathleteshoedalijerkedthestringtossedthekite
adeupndaboutgodbutydiniyatylips,itteredititookadeepbreath,exhaled,andpulledonthestringinute,kiteadeasoundlikeapaperbirdflappingitseihandedhihespool,holdingontothestring,andhespunitquicklytorolltheloosestringbackon
atleasttingforpreyberdoubled,andred,blue,andyelloyhairtheelift,kethese,hassanheldthespool,hishandsalreadybloodiedbythestring
soon,thecuttingstartedandthefirstofthedefeatedkitestheskylikeshootingstarseoneshoutedreportsofafightbreakingouttreetsdown
ikeptstealingglanenjoyefailthatinddriftedhthekite
theyingdouygazebaeitangledabiteiatientandtriedtocutfroelow
upanddophantly,theirihadhassanholdthestringandsuyfingeragainstjeans
berofsurvivingkitesdybefiftytoadozeniiddeittothelastdozenikneentakeaheguysedthislong
pletrapsliketheoldliftanddive,hassansfavoritetrick
bythreeoshadoyneckyheart,likesnoe
eyeskeptretuingtoabluekitethathadbeenhelasthour
“hoanyhashecut”iasked
“iuntedeleven,”hassansaid
“doyouknoightbe”
hassaneanthehadnoideathebluekiteslicedabigpurpleoneandsinuteslater,hedcutanothert
afteranotherthirtynutes,onlyfourkitesreinedandiediuldhardlykeaove,asifeverygustofyfavoridneverfeltsoinnd,soluyeyesofftheskyihadtoninutesandedlikealaughabledreahatinghadsuddenlybeereality:iteandtheotherguythebluekite
thetensionintheairybloodyhandspeoplepingtheirfeet,edntuandfriedpakoradriftedfroooftopsandopendoors
butalli
... </P></TD>