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bellsjinglinginperfecthayhthebeatofthetablahekepthiseyesclosed
“shallah”theyouthhalfopeninaleer
sohrabdanusiepedhisfootidspin
“bia,bia,boy,”thetalibsaid,sohrab,headdosaroundtheboy“hoyhazaraboy”hesaidhishandssliddopitsoneoftheguardselbotoleaveusalone
“yes,aghasahib,”theysaidastheyexited
thetalibspuntheboyaroundsohefasaroundsohrabsbelly,restedhisanshandslidupanddoheboysbellyupanddoly
“ivebeeneoversohrabsshoulder“everhappenedtooldbabalu,anyway”
thequestionhitlikeahaerbetfacelegsb
helaughed“e“iheardyourfatherdiedtsktskialonlookslikeillhavetosettleforhisine
itriedtotakeabreathanduldntitriedtoblinkanduldntthentfeltsurrealno,notsurreal,absurdithadknoe,broughttheetoastandstillfathedeepandididntightnjurehibuthe,afteralltheseyearshisnaescapedlips:“assef”
“ainirjan”
“areyoudoinghere”isaid,knoterlyfoolishthequestionsounded,yetunabletothinkofanythingelsetosay
“”assefaryelentthequestionisareyoudoinghere”
“ialreadytoldyou,”isaidvoiceblingiyfleshybones
“theboy”
“yes”
“why”
“illpayyouforhi”isaid“icanhaveneywired”
“ney”assefsaidhetittered“haveyoueverheardofrooney,illhavethe”hekissedthesideofsohrabsneoneyeitherdoyou”
lipshadgonedryiliytonguehaddriedtoo
“areyouthirsty”assefsaid,srking
“ithinkyourethirsty”
“iine,”isaidthetruthfelttoohotsuddenlyspores,pricklingskinandassef
“asyouayreer,iuchofareligioustypebutonedayihadanepiphanyihaditinjaildoyoutohear”
isaidnothing
“goodilltellyou,”hesaid“ispentsotiinjail,atpoleharyfatherandatgunpointtofollothebastardsdidntgiveareason,andtheyythersquestionsnotthatitystery;everyoneknenistshadnoiliesethesadogsyshoesbeforetheshoraeeatgunpoint,parakingtheirlittlepointaboutthefallofthebourgeoisieandactingliketheyinjail,keanexalefortherades
“anydingroupsofsixinthesetinyandant,ahaifhazara,halfuzbekthingelledlikearottingdonkey,untilshisfatfaeoneelseonenight,hepieaginablepaintherusedtogettheoo,andireershetoldonehehadkneehighbootse,andheusedtheniingandseevenharderandistartedlaughinghegotdandhitharder,andtheharderhekicked,theharderilaughedtheythreebackinthecelllaughingikeptlaughingandlaughingbecausesuddenlyikneessagefrood:heysideheetoliveforareason
“youknondantonthebattlefieldafeinatreneynah,bleedingfropieifhereeredhesaidnoitoldhihesathingijusttoldyou,thatineverforgetafaintheballsivebeenonassionsince”
“issionisthat”iheardselfsay“stoningadulterersrapingchildrenfloggingenforassacring
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bellsjinglinginperfecthayhthebeatofthetablahekepthiseyesclosed
“shallah”theyouthhalfopeninaleer
sohrabdanusiepedhisfootidspin
“bia,bia,boy,”thetalibsaid,sohrab,headdosaroundtheboy“hoyhazaraboy”hesaidhishandssliddopitsoneoftheguardselbotoleaveusalone
“yes,aghasahib,”theysaidastheyexited
thetalibspuntheboyaroundsohefasaroundsohrabsbelly,restedhisanshandslidupanddoheboysbellyupanddoly
“ivebeeneoversohrabsshoulder“everhappenedtooldbabalu,anyway”
thequestionhitlikeahaerbetfacelegsb
helaughed“e“iheardyourfatherdiedtsktskialonlookslikeillhavetosettleforhisine
itriedtotakeabreathanduldntitriedtoblinkanduldntthentfeltsurrealno,notsurreal,absurdithadknoe,broughttheetoastandstillfathedeepandididntightnjurehibuthe,afteralltheseyearshisnaescapedlips:“assef”
“ainirjan”
“areyoudoinghere”isaid,knoterlyfoolishthequestionsounded,yetunabletothinkofanythingelsetosay
“”assefaryelentthequestionisareyoudoinghere”
“ialreadytoldyou,”isaidvoiceblingiyfleshybones
“theboy”
“yes”
“why”
“illpayyouforhi”isaid“icanhaveneywired”
“ney”assefsaidhetittered“haveyoueverheardofrooney,illhavethe”hekissedthesideofsohrabsneoneyeitherdoyou”
lipshadgonedryiliytonguehaddriedtoo
“areyouthirsty”assefsaid,srking
“ithinkyourethirsty”
“iine,”isaidthetruthfelttoohotsuddenlyspores,pricklingskinandassef
“asyouayreer,iuchofareligioustypebutonedayihadanepiphanyihaditinjaildoyoutohear”
isaidnothing
“goodilltellyou,”hesaid“ispentsotiinjail,atpoleharyfatherandatgunpointtofollothebastardsdidntgiveareason,andtheyythersquestionsnotthatitystery;everyoneknenistshadnoiliesethesadogsyshoesbeforetheshoraeeatgunpoint,parakingtheirlittlepointaboutthefallofthebourgeoisieandactingliketheyinjail,keanexalefortherades
“anydingroupsofsixinthesetinyandant,ahaifhazara,halfuzbekthingelledlikearottingdonkey,untilshisfatfaeoneelseonenight,hepieaginablepaintherusedtogettheoo,andireershetoldonehehadkneehighbootse,andheusedtheniingandseevenharderandistartedlaughinghegotdandhitharder,andtheharderhekicked,theharderilaughedtheythreebackinthecelllaughingikeptlaughingandlaughingbecausesuddenlyikneessagefrood:heysideheetoliveforareason
“youknondantonthebattlefieldafeinatreneynah,bleedingfropieifhereeredhesaidnoitoldhihesathingijusttoldyou,thatineverforgetafaintheballsivebeenonassionsince”
“issionisthat”iheardselfsay“stoningadulterersrapingchildrenfloggingenforassacring
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