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ealltalkaboutyeyesnottopeelatooreadingapaperbackthegeneralandirynottoslouchasiwalkedaway
sotisshesatalone,thegeneralofftosootherroetissheiddleagedanisedselfthatirschoolsreopened,theleavesreddened,yelloherainsofersin
andore,andistillhadnthadtheheart,thedil,toevenlookherintheeye
thespringquarterendedinlatey1985iaygeneraleduiraclegivenhoinlecturesandthinkofthesofthookofsorayasnose
then,onesr,babaandiarket,sittingatourbooth,fanningourfacesarketade160igotup,stretched,andaskedbabaifheedakehesaidhedloveone
“becareful,ar,”hesaidasibeganto,baba”
“iaotanahq,sodontplaystupide”
“idontknoyouretalkingabout”
“reerthis,”babasaid,pointingat,“thenisapashtuntotheroothehasnangandnaos”nangnaoshonorandpridethetesofpashtunnespeciallyetothechastityofaer
“inlygoingtogetusdrinks”
“justdontearrass,thatsalliask”
“igod,baba”
babalitacigaretteandstartedfanninghielfagain
irrison,orallthree,pressedonausielledpicklesandgrilledat
ispottedthetaherisgrayvantours,nexttoakiosksellingngoonastiplyhoughtihad,exceptsuddenlyiandingattheedgeofthetaherisetablecloth,staringatsorayaacrosscurlingironsandoldnecktiesshelookedup
“salaa”isaid“iorrytobezaheididntantodisturbyou”
“salaa”
“isgeneralsahibheretoday”isaidearsyselftolookherintheeye
“hethatedtoherrightthebraceletslippeddooherelboolive
“istoppedbytopayrespects”isaid
“iwill”
“thankyou,”isaid“oh,andnaisarinyrespects”
“yes”
ishiftedonfeet,clearedthroat“illgonoohavedisturbedyou”
“nay,youdidnt,”shesaid
“ohgood”itippedheadandgaveherahalfsle“illgonoialreadysaidthat“khodahfez”
“khodahfez”
ibegantoynerve:“caniaskyourereading”
sheblinked
iheldbreathsuddenly,ifeltthellearketafghansshifttousiiginedahushfallinglipsstoppingindsentenceheadstuingeyesnarrohkeeninterest
his
uptothatpoint,ourenunteruldhavebeeninterpretedasarespeanaskingfortheanbutidaskedheraquestionandifsheansojarad,asingleyoungn,andsheanunanoneaterial,andthebestkindofitpoisontongueseiygendeotdidyouseehihattinggoalochak
byafghanstandards,questionhadbeenboldyself,andleftlittledoubtastointerestinherbutian,andallihadriskedydare
shetuedthebooksotheverfacedheringheights“haveyoureadit”shesaid
inoddediuldfeelthepulsatingbeatofheartbehindeyes“itsasadstory”
“sadstorieskegoodbooks,”shesaid
“theydo”
“iheardyoue”
hoaybeshehadaskedhiiiediatelydisssedbothsohtarafghangirl,atleastqueriedherfatheraboutayoungnandnofather,especiallya
pashtunoos,ojaradhhisdaughter,notunlessthefelloionegar,asuitor,hehonorablethingandsenthisfathertoknockonthedoor
incredibly,iheardselfsay,“ystories”
“iespeakingforsuehhisdaughter
“ybeillbringyouonesoday,”isaidioreanidseenonoeandbackshesled
“arjan,goodtoseeyou,”shesaid,unloadingthebagonthetableila,sorayajansther”
“salaakhalajan,”isaid,earrassed,asiofteneandihadnoideawhoshewas
“hoher”shesaid
“heshankyou”
“youknoygrandfatheriledaile,andinotiouthdroopingalittlehereyesvedbeteagain
idaskedba
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ealltalkaboutyeyesnottopeelatooreadingapaperbackthegeneralandirynottoslouchasiwalkedaway
sotisshesatalone,thegeneralofftosootherroetissheiddleagedanisedselfthatirschoolsreopened,theleavesreddened,yelloherainsofersin
andore,andistillhadnthadtheheart,thedil,toevenlookherintheeye
thespringquarterendedinlatey1985iaygeneraleduiraclegivenhoinlecturesandthinkofthesofthookofsorayasnose
then,onesr,babaandiarket,sittingatourbooth,fanningourfacesarketade160igotup,stretched,andaskedbabaifheedakehesaidhedloveone
“becareful,ar,”hesaidasibeganto,baba”
“iaotanahq,sodontplaystupide”
“idontknoyouretalkingabout”
“reerthis,”babasaid,pointingat,“thenisapashtuntotheroothehasnangandnaos”nangnaoshonorandpridethetesofpashtunnespeciallyetothechastityofaer
“inlygoingtogetusdrinks”
“justdontearrass,thatsalliask”
“igod,baba”
babalitacigaretteandstartedfanninghielfagain
irrison,orallthree,pressedonausielledpicklesandgrilledat
ispottedthetaherisgrayvantours,nexttoakiosksellingngoonastiplyhoughtihad,exceptsuddenlyiandingattheedgeofthetaherisetablecloth,staringatsorayaacrosscurlingironsandoldnecktiesshelookedup
“salaa”isaid“iorrytobezaheididntantodisturbyou”
“salaa”
“isgeneralsahibheretoday”isaidearsyselftolookherintheeye
“hethatedtoherrightthebraceletslippeddooherelboolive
“istoppedbytopayrespects”isaid
“iwill”
“thankyou,”isaid“oh,andnaisarinyrespects”
“yes”
ishiftedonfeet,clearedthroat“illgonoohavedisturbedyou”
“nay,youdidnt,”shesaid
“ohgood”itippedheadandgaveherahalfsle“illgonoialreadysaidthat“khodahfez”
“khodahfez”
ibegantoynerve:“caniaskyourereading”
sheblinked
iheldbreathsuddenly,ifeltthellearketafghansshifttousiiginedahushfallinglipsstoppingindsentenceheadstuingeyesnarrohkeeninterest
his
uptothatpoint,ourenunteruldhavebeeninterpretedasarespeanaskingfortheanbutidaskedheraquestionandifsheansojarad,asingleyoungn,andsheanunanoneaterial,andthebestkindofitpoisontongueseiygendeotdidyouseehihattinggoalochak
byafghanstandards,questionhadbeenboldyself,andleftlittledoubtastointerestinherbutian,andallihadriskedydare
shetuedthebooksotheverfacedheringheights“haveyoureadit”shesaid
inoddediuldfeelthepulsatingbeatofheartbehindeyes“itsasadstory”
“sadstorieskegoodbooks,”shesaid
“theydo”
“iheardyoue”
hoaybeshehadaskedhiiiediatelydisssedbothsohtarafghangirl,atleastqueriedherfatheraboutayoungnandnofather,especiallya
pashtunoos,ojaradhhisdaughter,notunlessthefelloionegar,asuitor,hehonorablethingandsenthisfathertoknockonthedoor
incredibly,iheardselfsay,“ystories”
“iespeakingforsuehhisdaughter
“ybeillbringyouonesoday,”isaidioreanidseenonoeandbackshesled
“arjan,goodtoseeyou,”shesaid,unloadingthebagonthetableila,sorayajansther”
“salaakhalajan,”isaid,earrassed,asiofteneandihadnoideawhoshewas
“hoher”shesaid
“heshankyou”
“youknoygrandfatheriledaile,andinotiouthdroopingalittlehereyesvedbeteagain
idaskedba
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