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handfulofafghanibillsinhispo;idneverseenhienyapeddleoudenoolderthanfiveorsixtheysatinthelapsoftheirburqaethingelse,sothingihadntnoticedrightasataletheadefathersararedityinafghanistan
beredasajorthoroughfareintheseventies:
jadehyhadoeuntainsfroageithoseuntainsthatireerthefiringofthetopehonthofradanyoudheartheroarofthatcannonallthroughthecityinthosedays
“iusedtoeheretojadehyuled“thereusedtobeshopshereandhotelsneonlights
andrestaurantsiusedtobuykitesfronoldnnadsaifoheranalittlekiteshopbytheoldpoliceheadquarters”
“thepoliceheadquartersisstillthere,”faridsaid“noshortageofpoliceinthiscitybutyouayhosedaysareover”
jadehyidjaggedstusofbriuledraeofskerosetothesky
“hetrees”isaid
“peoplecuttheodooo”
“why”
“snipersusedtohideinthe”
asadnesseretuingtokabul,thathedbeeholessanddestitute
“fatherbuiltanorphanageinsharekohna,theoldcity,southofhere,”isaid
“ireerit,”faridsaid“itroyedafewyearsago”
“canyoupullover”isaid“itotakeaquickwalkhere”
faridparkedalongtheallbashautteredasell”isaidsothingakingeyeser
“diesel,”faridreplied“thecitysgeneratorsarealricityisunreliable,andpeopleusedieselfuel”
“dieselreerelledlikeintheolddays”
faridsled“kabob”
“lakabob,”isaid
“la,”faridsaid,tastingtheouth“theonlypeopleinkabulbnoysleeve“speakingofh”
avehicleurred
thateisaontvontheinteet,ontheverofgazines,andinhetellingselfthatthesuddentasteinuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk
againstbonesandhearteinalltheirglory
theredtoyotapiensatontheirhaunaninhisearlytieheldgazeidneverfeltsonakedinentirelifethenthetalibspattobacstainedspittleandlookedaaystrailacloudofdust
“atterhyou”faridhissed
“”
“donteverstareattheoyouunderstandnever”
“ididntanto,”isaid
“yourfriendisquiteright,aghayoughtaseonesaidthisneptysoeonealisbrokenatlastandeveryonesaysallahuakbarandonthosedaysviolence,isntthere”
“keepyoureyesonyourfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid
“yourfrienddispensesgoodadviedinhebarkedae,butuldyouspareafehed
“basletsgo,”faridsaid,pullingbythear
ihandedtheoldnahundredthousandafghanis,ortheequivalentofaboutthreedollarsilkandfeetthathadntbeenynostrilsanddegorgerisehehurriedlyslippedtheneyinhis,hisloneeyedartingsidetoside“ahanksforyourbenevolence,aghasahib”
“doyouknoheorphanageisinkartehseh”isaid
“itsnothardtofind,itsjustanboulevard,”hesaid“theheretokartehsehaftertherothelionscageandthrointhetigers”
“thankyou,agha,”isaidituedtogo
“thate,nay”
“iorry”
“thefirsttiyousaalib”
isaidnothingtheoldbeggaoddedandsledrevealedahandfulofreiningteeth,allberthefirsttiisa
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handfulofafghanibillsinhispo;idneverseenhienyapeddleoudenoolderthanfiveorsixtheysatinthelapsoftheirburqaethingelse,sothingihadntnoticedrightasataletheadefathersararedityinafghanistan
beredasajorthoroughfareintheseventies:
jadehyhadoeuntainsfroageithoseuntainsthatireerthefiringofthetopehonthofradanyoudheartheroarofthatcannonallthroughthecityinthosedays
“iusedtoeheretojadehyuled“thereusedtobeshopshereandhotelsneonlights
andrestaurantsiusedtobuykitesfronoldnnadsaifoheranalittlekiteshopbytheoldpoliceheadquarters”
“thepoliceheadquartersisstillthere,”faridsaid“noshortageofpoliceinthiscitybutyouayhosedaysareover”
jadehyidjaggedstusofbriuledraeofskerosetothesky
“hetrees”isaid
“peoplecuttheodooo”
“why”
“snipersusedtohideinthe”
asadnesseretuingtokabul,thathedbeeholessanddestitute
“fatherbuiltanorphanageinsharekohna,theoldcity,southofhere,”isaid
“ireerit,”faridsaid“itroyedafewyearsago”
“canyoupullover”isaid“itotakeaquickwalkhere”
faridparkedalongtheallbashautteredasell”isaidsothingakingeyeser
“diesel,”faridreplied“thecitysgeneratorsarealricityisunreliable,andpeopleusedieselfuel”
“dieselreerelledlikeintheolddays”
faridsled“kabob”
“lakabob,”isaid
“la,”faridsaid,tastingtheouth“theonlypeopleinkabulbnoysleeve“speakingofh”
avehicleurred
thateisaontvontheinteet,ontheverofgazines,andinhetellingselfthatthesuddentasteinuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk
againstbonesandhearteinalltheirglory
theredtoyotapiensatontheirhaunaninhisearlytieheldgazeidneverfeltsonakedinentirelifethenthetalibspattobacstainedspittleandlookedaaystrailacloudofdust
“atterhyou”faridhissed
“”
“donteverstareattheoyouunderstandnever”
“ididntanto,”isaid
“yourfriendisquiteright,aghayoughtaseonesaidthisneptysoeonealisbrokenatlastandeveryonesaysallahuakbarandonthosedaysviolence,isntthere”
“keepyoureyesonyourfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid
“yourfrienddispensesgoodadviedinhebarkedae,butuldyouspareafehed
“basletsgo,”faridsaid,pullingbythear
ihandedtheoldnahundredthousandafghanis,ortheequivalentofaboutthreedollarsilkandfeetthathadntbeenynostrilsanddegorgerisehehurriedlyslippedtheneyinhis,hisloneeyedartingsidetoside“ahanksforyourbenevolence,aghasahib”
“doyouknoheorphanageisinkartehseh”isaid
“itsnothardtofind,itsjustanboulevard,”hesaid“theheretokartehsehaftertherothelionscageandthrointhetigers”
“thankyou,agha,”isaidituedtogo
“thate,nay”
“iorry”
“thefirsttiyousaalib”
isaidnothingtheoldbeggaoddedandsledrevealedahandfulofreiningteeth,allberthefirsttiisa
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