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ttheerofthetelevisionstandthatsnappingsoundagain,thistijustunderlefteyesiingfingersgraspinghair,pullingheadbaing
idontknoyjayribs,throatbutie,punched,scratched
“ed
“ynd,idevenbeenlookingforeeredthedayonthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedtoprovokehihedjuststoodthere,doingnothing,redjuiegranatefroyhand,crusheditagainsthisforeheadareyousatisfiednoybodyhofindoutuntillaterbutifelthealedhealedatlastilaughed
thentheendthat,illtaketograve:
iyedbysnarlsofhishairsfacehisfreehandythroattheother,theonehthebrassknuckles,ckedabovehisshoulderheraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditforanotherblow
then:“bas”athinvoice
hlooked
“please,nore”
ireeredsothingtheorphanagedireanhesinseparablefrohatthing,hehadsaidhetucksitintheofhispantseverywherehegoes
“nore”
tasucusseepedfroisnose“bas,”hecroaked
hishandethingintheyeyesandsatheringinthetablebasesohrabhadtheslingshotpointedtoassefsface
“nore,aghaplease,”hesaid,hisvoi”
assefsuthvedething,stopped“doyouthinkyoureyoudoing”hefinallysaid
“pleasestop,”sohrabsaid,freshtearspoolinginhisgreeneyes,xingascara
“putitdodoingtohiaredtoilldotoyou”
thetearsbrokefreesohrabshookhishead“please,agha,”hesaid“stop”
“putitdown”
“donthurthinyre”
“putitdown”
“please”
“putitdown”
“putitdoythroatlungedatsohrab
theslingshotdeathingheputhishandontagobloodoozedbetethingelse,sothingereousfluid
assefrolledonthecarpetrolledsidetoside,shrieking,hishandstillcuppedoverthebloodysocket
“letsgo”sohrabsaidhetookhandhelpedtofeeteveryinybatteredbodyhpainbehindus,assefkeptshrieking
“outgetitout”hescread
teetering,iopenedthedoortheguardseyeseandiachhurtethinginpashtuandthentheybleing“out”
“bia,”sohrabsaid,pullinghand“letsgo”
istuleddoineitookafinallookovershouldertheguardsethingtohisfacetheniunderstood:thebrassballptyeyesocket
theabove,assefssyarroundsohrabsshoulder,andisaowardus
“bisllahbisllah”hesaid,eyesbulgingatthesightof
heslungarroundhisshoulderandliftededient,slappedhisblaedshutandtheengineroaredtolifetheeshouting,andsaillahbisllak”
itthenthatipassedout
tythree
faeago,ybeayearago,ybetaybeten,itriedtotalktoasveryiortantthatidobutidontreerighthavebeeniortantybei
totellhiostopcrying,thateverythingereasonicantthinkof,itothankthechild
faberanyoftheexceptfortheoneustache,theoneistersoapoperastarthatsfunnyitolaughnolaughinghurtstoo
ifadeout
shesaysheaisaisha,“liketheprophet
... </P></TD>
ttheerofthetelevisionstandthatsnappingsoundagain,thistijustunderlefteyesiingfingersgraspinghair,pullingheadbaing
idontknoyjayribs,throatbutie,punched,scratched
“ed
“ynd,idevenbeenlookingforeeredthedayonthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedtoprovokehihedjuststoodthere,doingnothing,redjuiegranatefroyhand,crusheditagainsthisforeheadareyousatisfiednoybodyhofindoutuntillaterbutifelthealedhealedatlastilaughed
thentheendthat,illtaketograve:
iyedbysnarlsofhishairsfacehisfreehandythroattheother,theonehthebrassknuckles,ckedabovehisshoulderheraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditforanotherblow
then:“bas”athinvoice
hlooked
“please,nore”
ireeredsothingtheorphanagedireanhesinseparablefrohatthing,hehadsaidhetucksitintheofhispantseverywherehegoes
“nore”
tasucusseepedfroisnose“bas,”hecroaked
hishandethingintheyeyesandsatheringinthetablebasesohrabhadtheslingshotpointedtoassefsface
“nore,aghaplease,”hesaid,hisvoi”
assefsuthvedething,stopped“doyouthinkyoureyoudoing”hefinallysaid
“pleasestop,”sohrabsaid,freshtearspoolinginhisgreeneyes,xingascara
“putitdodoingtohiaredtoilldotoyou”
thetearsbrokefreesohrabshookhishead“please,agha,”hesaid“stop”
“putitdown”
“donthurthinyre”
“putitdown”
“please”
“putitdown”
“putitdoythroatlungedatsohrab
theslingshotdeathingheputhishandontagobloodoozedbetethingelse,sothingereousfluid
assefrolledonthecarpetrolledsidetoside,shrieking,hishandstillcuppedoverthebloodysocket
“letsgo”sohrabsaidhetookhandhelpedtofeeteveryinybatteredbodyhpainbehindus,assefkeptshrieking
“outgetitout”hescread
teetering,iopenedthedoortheguardseyeseandiachhurtethinginpashtuandthentheybleing“out”
“bia,”sohrabsaid,pullinghand“letsgo”
istuleddoineitookafinallookovershouldertheguardsethingtohisfacetheniunderstood:thebrassballptyeyesocket
theabove,assefssyarroundsohrabsshoulder,andisaowardus
“bisllahbisllah”hesaid,eyesbulgingatthesightof
heslungarroundhisshoulderandliftededient,slappedhisblaedshutandtheengineroaredtolifetheeshouting,andsaillahbisllak”
itthenthatipassedout
tythree
faeago,ybeayearago,ybetaybeten,itriedtotalktoasveryiortantthatidobutidontreerighthavebeeniortantybei
totellhiostopcrying,thateverythingereasonicantthinkof,itothankthechild
faberanyoftheexceptfortheoneustache,theoneistersoapoperastarthatsfunnyitolaughnolaughinghurtstoo
ifadeout
shesaysheaisaisha,“liketheprophet
... </P></TD>