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roughthefleshofhisutteringsothingunderhisbreathistepesover,hettersforyouathousandtisoverbackandforthherocksheliftshisfaceiseeafaintscarabovehisupperlip
alone
iseethebarrelfirstthenthenstandingbehindhiheistall,dressedinaherringbonevestandablaptinesshetakesastepbaansheadforant,fadingsunlightcatchesinthetalandtwinkles
therifleroarshadeafeningcrack
ifolloeofskesthezzleiahenintheherringbonevest
itrappedinthroat
isteppedoutsidestoodinthesilvertaishofahalfonandglanesinyanarriedhisthirdiygrandfatherhadgoneonahuntingtripotherhaddiedonthissoilandonthissoil,ihadfoughtforfatherslove
isatagainstoneofthehouseseinalandthatghtasoon,isensedafghanistanhuingunderfeetybeafghanistanhadntforgotteneither
ilookedarveledthat,soountains,kabulstillexisteditreallyexisted,notjustasanoldry,orastheheadingofanapstoryonpage15ofthesanfraneountainsintheyharelippedbrotherandihadrunkitessoanfroydreaaddieda
needlessdeathonountains,ihaddeachoiceandnoerightbackonthissoil
iingfrohehouseiregnizedoneaswahids
“nothingleftforthechildren”
“savagesheisaguestodo”hesaidinastrainedvoice
“tofindsothingtorroears“doifeed”
itiptoedayfood
oingjustbeforeie,”hesaidhisthreesonsandinginthedoorchingusthelittleonehechitdangledaroundhist
iglancedinthesidevieirrorasethat,inadifferenthoseboyshavebeentoohungrytochaseafterthecar
earlierthating,ethingihaddopledneyunderattress
ty
faridhadehehadbut,asittuedout,hehadedhisbreath
eidtraveledthatroadselfshotbyasinging,stonedroussioffiately,soproudthetrekbeteareliindersofitilitarytruountainsidethesendytvscreenandnothroughfaridseyes
siddleofthebrokenroad,faridaninhiselenthehadbeeeiledonudhutvillagesalongthepsinpakistan“andsotisthedeadareluckier,”hesaid
hepointedtotheilyandbuedthevillage”
ove
intheolddays,thedrivefroalalabadtokabultooktaybealittlereittookfaridandoverfourhourstoreachkabulandejustafter
“kabulisnottheeerit,”hesaid
“soihear”
faridgavealookthatsaidhearingisnotthesaasseeingandheeusthaveseenstupefiedexpression;shuttlingpeoplebailiare
hepattedontheshoulder“eback,”hesaidrosely
rubbleandbeggarseveryeeredbeggarsintheolddaystoobabaalra
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roughthefleshofhisutteringsothingunderhisbreathistepesover,hettersforyouathousandtisoverbackandforthherocksheliftshisfaceiseeafaintscarabovehisupperlip
alone
iseethebarrelfirstthenthenstandingbehindhiheistall,dressedinaherringbonevestandablaptinesshetakesastepbaansheadforant,fadingsunlightcatchesinthetalandtwinkles
therifleroarshadeafeningcrack
ifolloeofskesthezzleiahenintheherringbonevest
itrappedinthroat
isteppedoutsidestoodinthesilvertaishofahalfonandglanesinyanarriedhisthirdiygrandfatherhadgoneonahuntingtripotherhaddiedonthissoilandonthissoil,ihadfoughtforfatherslove
isatagainstoneofthehouseseinalandthatghtasoon,isensedafghanistanhuingunderfeetybeafghanistanhadntforgotteneither
ilookedarveledthat,soountains,kabulstillexisteditreallyexisted,notjustasanoldry,orastheheadingofanapstoryonpage15ofthesanfraneountainsintheyharelippedbrotherandihadrunkitessoanfroydreaaddieda
needlessdeathonountains,ihaddeachoiceandnoerightbackonthissoil
iingfrohehouseiregnizedoneaswahids
“nothingleftforthechildren”
“savagesheisaguestodo”hesaidinastrainedvoice
“tofindsothingtorroears“doifeed”
itiptoedayfood
oingjustbeforeie,”hesaidhisthreesonsandinginthedoorchingusthelittleonehechitdangledaroundhist
iglancedinthesidevieirrorasethat,inadifferenthoseboyshavebeentoohungrytochaseafterthecar
earlierthating,ethingihaddopledneyunderattress
ty
faridhadehehadbut,asittuedout,hehadedhisbreath
eidtraveledthatroadselfshotbyasinging,stonedroussioffiately,soproudthetrekbeteareliindersofitilitarytruountainsidethesendytvscreenandnothroughfaridseyes
siddleofthebrokenroad,faridaninhiselenthehadbeeeiledonudhutvillagesalongthepsinpakistan“andsotisthedeadareluckier,”hesaid
hepointedtotheilyandbuedthevillage”
ove
intheolddays,thedrivefroalalabadtokabultooktaybealittlereittookfaridandoverfourhourstoreachkabulandejustafter
“kabulisnottheeerit,”hesaid
“soihear”
faridgavealookthatsaidhearingisnotthesaasseeingandheeusthaveseenstupefiedexpression;shuttlingpeoplebailiare
hepattedontheshoulder“eback,”hesaidrosely
rubbleandbeggarseveryeeredbeggarsintheolddaystoobabaalra
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