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uldnthearbabapointedtothehouseandalinoddedtheyseparatedbabacabacktothehouse;alifollootheirhut
afeontslater,babaknoydoor“etooffice,”hesaid“ositdotlethisthing”
iinutesorrebeforehassanandalijoinedus
theydbothbeencrying;iuldtellfroheirred,puffedupeyestheystoodbeforebaba,handinhand,andiecapableofcausingthiskindofpain
babaoneydidyoustealarsch,hassan”
hassansreplyhin,raspyvoice:“yes”
iflinaybeforthelasttiilovedhinthatnt,lovedhiorethanideverlovedanyone,andiallthationsterinthelakeieissthethereepain,butlifeoveonioveon,toforget,tostarthacleanslateiedtobeabletobreatheagain
exceptbabastunnedbysaying,“iforgiveyou”
forgivebuttheftndenonatorofallsinsan,youstealalifeyoustealhiseonesrighttothetruthoreeonhislapandsaidthoseethenhoefootbeingthesonhedaledwhy“weareleaving,aghasahib,”alisaid
“hisface
“ore,”alisaid
“butiforgivehiali,didntyouhear”saidbaba
“lifehereisiossibleforusno,aliglaneverything,about,aboutthekite,aboutstrangely,ieonekneeforiredofpretending
“idontoneyorthesopen,palup“idontunderstandeaniossible”
“iorry,aghasahib,butourbagsarealreadypackedadeourdecision”
babastoodup,asheenofgriefacrosshisface“ali,haventiprovidedibeengoodtoyouandhassanyourethebrotherineverhad,ali,youknohatpleasedontdothis”
“dontkethisevenrediffient,ithoughtisaacethataskhissorroyselftolookathassan,buthisheadped,hisfingertofhisshirt
babaeoknow”
alididnttellbaba,justashedidntprotestagihetinthatdiittlehut,nottogiveaagiherestraintitsthavetakenalitokeepthatprose
“othebusstation”
“iforbidyoutodothis”bababelloeiforbidyou”
“respeeanything,aghasahib,”alisaid“ore”
“whereewasbreaking
“hazarajat”
“toyourusin”
“yesakeustothebusstation,aghasahib”
thenisaethingihadneverseenhiobefore:
hecrieditscaredalittle,seeingagroansobfathersillneverforgetthehat,thepaininhisplea,thefear
inkabul,itrarelyrainedinthesuerblueskiesstoodtallandfar,thesunlikeabrandingironsearingthebaeprayerandthenretreatedtorantlongsthekoran,strugglingeantullahdronedonandahotbreezebroughtellof**froheouthouseacrosstheschoolyard,chuingdustaroundthelonericketybasketballhoop
butitrainedtheafteoonbabatookaliandhassantothebusstationthunderheadsrolledin,paintedtheskyirongrayinutes,sheetsofrainyears
babahadofferedtodrivetheobayanhielf,butalirefusedthroughtheblurry,rainsoakedybedrooiattress,rolledtightlyandtiedptysha
slitheringbeadsofrainsluiindtheytalkedthatontheroofofthecarbutpi
... </P></TD>
uldnthearbabapointedtothehouseandalinoddedtheyseparatedbabacabacktothehouse;alifollootheirhut
afeontslater,babaknoydoor“etooffice,”hesaid“ositdotlethisthing”
iinutesorrebeforehassanandalijoinedus
theydbothbeencrying;iuldtellfroheirred,puffedupeyestheystoodbeforebaba,handinhand,andiecapableofcausingthiskindofpain
babaoneydidyoustealarsch,hassan”
hassansreplyhin,raspyvoice:“yes”
iflinaybeforthelasttiilovedhinthatnt,lovedhiorethanideverlovedanyone,andiallthationsterinthelakeieissthethereepain,butlifeoveonioveon,toforget,tostarthacleanslateiedtobeabletobreatheagain
exceptbabastunnedbysaying,“iforgiveyou”
forgivebuttheftndenonatorofallsinsan,youstealalifeyoustealhiseonesrighttothetruthoreeonhislapandsaidthoseethenhoefootbeingthesonhedaledwhy“weareleaving,aghasahib,”alisaid
“hisface
“ore,”alisaid
“butiforgivehiali,didntyouhear”saidbaba
“lifehereisiossibleforusno,aliglaneverything,about,aboutthekite,aboutstrangely,ieonekneeforiredofpretending
“idontoneyorthesopen,palup“idontunderstandeaniossible”
“iorry,aghasahib,butourbagsarealreadypackedadeourdecision”
babastoodup,asheenofgriefacrosshisface“ali,haventiprovidedibeengoodtoyouandhassanyourethebrotherineverhad,ali,youknohatpleasedontdothis”
“dontkethisevenrediffient,ithoughtisaacethataskhissorroyselftolookathassan,buthisheadped,hisfingertofhisshirt
babaeoknow”
alididnttellbaba,justashedidntprotestagihetinthatdiittlehut,nottogiveaagiherestraintitsthavetakenalitokeepthatprose
“othebusstation”
“iforbidyoutodothis”bababelloeiforbidyou”
“respeeanything,aghasahib,”alisaid“ore”
“whereewasbreaking
“hazarajat”
“toyourusin”
“yesakeustothebusstation,aghasahib”
thenisaethingihadneverseenhiobefore:
hecrieditscaredalittle,seeingagroansobfathersillneverforgetthehat,thepaininhisplea,thefear
inkabul,itrarelyrainedinthesuerblueskiesstoodtallandfar,thesunlikeabrandingironsearingthebaeprayerandthenretreatedtorantlongsthekoran,strugglingeantullahdronedonandahotbreezebroughtellof**froheouthouseacrosstheschoolyard,chuingdustaroundthelonericketybasketballhoop
butitrainedtheafteoonbabatookaliandhassantothebusstationthunderheadsrolledin,paintedtheskyirongrayinutes,sheetsofrainyears
babahadofferedtodrivetheobayanhielf,butalirefusedthroughtheblurry,rainsoakedybedrooiattress,rolledtightlyandtiedptysha
slitheringbeadsofrainsluiindtheytalkedthatontheroofofthecarbutpi
... </P></TD>