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vehisbrokenenglishbuthesffedattheidea“ybeillspelleandshoble
onesundayinthespringof1983,iallbookstorethatsoldusedpaperbaovietheaterjusttrakontboulevarditoldbabaidbeoutinfivenutesandheshruggedhehadbeenontandhadthedayoffijayontboulevardandenterfast&easy,alittlegroeseuple,andsnguyentheyed“heslikesix
lliondollanoe,laughingtoothlessly“reersixlliondolla,ar”thennguyenotion
irsteryingandglassbreakingidroppedthebookandhurriedacrossthestreetifoundthenguyensbehindtheunter,allthesagazinerack,abrokenjarofbeefjerky,andshardsofglassatbabasfeet
ittuedoutthatbabahadhadnofortheorangeshedylioneyinhispocketandthesonofadogylicense”
“baba,itsnotpersonal,”isaid,slingatthenguyens“theyresupposedtoaskforanid”
“idonte
“yourenianbutyourfather,hesore”
“doeshethinkithief”babasaid,hisvoicerisingpeoplehadgatheredoutsidetheyaring“kindofauntryisthisnoorustsanybody”
“irsnguyensaid,pokingoutherface“yougetoutoricallpolice”
“please,snguyen,donthojustdontcallthepolice,okayplease”
“yes,youtakehiogoodidea,”nguyensaidhiseyes,behindhisdbifoagazineonhisadehirosehefathereigavesnguyenourtelephonenuerandaddress,andtoldhertogetanestiteforthedages“pleasersnguyentookthesheetofpaperfroeandnoddedisaorethanusual,andthatdeangryatbaba,hiscausinganoldantoshakelikethat
“fatherisstilladjustingtolifeinarica,”isaid,byion
ithat,inkabul,akerhedesattheendofthenth,fatherpaidhiorthenuerofnotchesonthestickthatnoquestionsnoid
butididnttelltheithankednguyenfootehesulkedandskedonthebalnyadericehchickenneck
stepeshailladjusting
einsilencethatnightaftertes,babapushedae
iglananhessedpeoplellinginandoutofhishouse,ssedandhisfather,kne,sinterthhis
for,aricayries
forbaba,aplacetouhis
“ybeyglassofonthsinpeshayonebedroopartntslledlikedirtysoafghanseoneeoneelseahaiuteaosquitoesstoppedbuzzing,andclappinghandsgrewsore
“youorelikeho,”isaid
“peshaenotgoodforyou”
“youworksohardhere”
“itsnotsobadnoeaningsine,didi”
ireayhandonhisstudenthand,einkabulnoeriir
justonenthafterepinggas,runningtheregister,etisandfindhiookingforapaerile,hiseyesfatigue
thesadayheanpledsleshedtoldoncethatshesanginchurch,andibelievedher
shehadavoiilkandhoneybabadroppedthestapsonherdesk“thankyoubutidontericaihankyouvery
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vehisbrokenenglishbuthesffedattheidea“ybeillspelleandshoble
onesundayinthespringof1983,iallbookstorethatsoldusedpaperbaovietheaterjusttrakontboulevarditoldbabaidbeoutinfivenutesandheshruggedhehadbeenontandhadthedayoffijayontboulevardandenterfast&easy,alittlegroeseuple,andsnguyentheyed“heslikesix
lliondollanoe,laughingtoothlessly“reersixlliondolla,ar”thennguyenotion
irsteryingandglassbreakingidroppedthebookandhurriedacrossthestreetifoundthenguyensbehindtheunter,allthesagazinerack,abrokenjarofbeefjerky,andshardsofglassatbabasfeet
ittuedoutthatbabahadhadnofortheorangeshedylioneyinhispocketandthesonofadogylicense”
“baba,itsnotpersonal,”isaid,slingatthenguyens“theyresupposedtoaskforanid”
“idonte
“yourenianbutyourfather,hesore”
“doeshethinkithief”babasaid,hisvoicerisingpeoplehadgatheredoutsidetheyaring“kindofauntryisthisnoorustsanybody”
“irsnguyensaid,pokingoutherface“yougetoutoricallpolice”
“please,snguyen,donthojustdontcallthepolice,okayplease”
“yes,youtakehiogoodidea,”nguyensaidhiseyes,behindhisdbifoagazineonhisadehirosehefathereigavesnguyenourtelephonenuerandaddress,andtoldhertogetanestiteforthedages“pleasersnguyentookthesheetofpaperfroeandnoddedisaorethanusual,andthatdeangryatbaba,hiscausinganoldantoshakelikethat
“fatherisstilladjustingtolifeinarica,”isaid,byion
ithat,inkabul,akerhedesattheendofthenth,fatherpaidhiorthenuerofnotchesonthestickthatnoquestionsnoid
butididnttelltheithankednguyenfootehesulkedandskedonthebalnyadericehchickenneck
stepeshailladjusting
einsilencethatnightaftertes,babapushedae
iglananhessedpeoplellinginandoutofhishouse,ssedandhisfather,kne,sinterthhis
for,aricayries
forbaba,aplacetouhis
“ybeyglassofonthsinpeshayonebedroopartntslledlikedirtysoafghanseoneeoneelseahaiuteaosquitoesstoppedbuzzing,andclappinghandsgrewsore
“youorelikeho,”isaid
“peshaenotgoodforyou”
“youworksohardhere”
“itsnotsobadnoeaningsine,didi”
ireayhandonhisstudenthand,einkabulnoeriir
justonenthafterepinggas,runningtheregister,etisandfindhiookingforapaerile,hiseyesfatigue
thesadayheanpledsleshedtoldoncethatshesanginchurch,andibelievedher
shehadavoiilkandhoneybabadroppedthestapsonherdesk“thankyoubutidontericaihankyouvery
... </P></TD>