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littleboylyingonthebed,thoughapartofalreadyknew
thereandspainpillstheandbitteripulledthecurtains,easedselfbackonthebed,andlaydoychestychestandandspillstowork
yheadpoundedidbeendreangagain,butiuldntreerithadbeenabout
heartgaveasiyvoiilesfroo,bodybroken,etafeeagainandheardnothingistruggledoutofbed,,lookedinthenarrohewasgone
iloanagersoffiingosontheanagerreadinganeicatoppedcheckin
unterides,askedifhedseenhiheputdoustaetropicalfruitiuldntquiteregnize
“boys,theyliketorunaround,”hesaid,sighing“ihavethreeofthealldaytheyarerunningaround,troublingtheirther”hefannedhisfaceyjaws
“idontthinkhesoutrunningaround,”isaid“andhereifraidheghtgetlost”
hebobbedhisheadfroidetoside“thenyoushouldhavekeptaneyeontheboy,ster”
“iknoifellasleepandasgone”
“boysstbetendedto,youknow”
“yes,”isaid,pulsequickeninghoyapprehensionheshiftedtheneedthefanning“theybicyclesnow”
“who”
“boys,”hesaid“theyresaying,daddy,daddy,pleasebuyusbicyclesandothere,isoyou”
iiginedsohrablyinginaditeetagonthelapelofhisshortsleevebluettonshirt“fayyaz,haveyouseenhi
“theboy”
ibitdoeehaveyouseenhiot,forgodssake”
thefanningstoppedhiseyesnarroarte,friendiaottheone”
thathehadapointdidnotstopthebloodfroushingtofa”
“sorry,”hesaidcurtlyheputhisglassesbackonsnappedhisnehboy”
istoodattheunterforanute,tryingnottoscreaasiighthaveo”
“no,”isaidifelttiredtiredandscared
“doeshehaveanyinterests”hesaidisaple,theyeris,especiallyhthataoldsanegger”
“thesque”isaid“thebigsque”ireeredtheosquehadjoltedsohrabfroisstupor,hooftheit
“shahfaisal”
“yesethere”
“didyouknoosqueintheworld”heasked
“no,but”
“theurtyardalonecanfitfortythousandpeople”
“ethere”
“itsonlyakiloterfroere,”hesaidbuthetheunter
“illpayyoufortheride,”isaid
hesighedandshookhishead“,retuedaninanorangesaritrailinghishetookhisseatbehindtheunter“idonttakeyouey,”hesaid,bloe“iafatherlikeyou”
ithoughtunderfayyazsreproachfulglareiheardtheofficer,hisvoicetiredanduninterested,askinghisobligatoryquestionsandbeneaththeofficialquestions,anunofficialone:hehellcaredaboutanotherdeadafghankid
butaboutahundredyardsfrohesque,sittinginthehalffullparkinglot,onanislandofgrassfayyazpulleduptotheislandandletout“ihavetogetback,”hesaid
“thatsfinewellrfayyazreally”
heleanedacrossthefrontseatethingtoyou”
“sure”
inthedarkoft,hisfaceapairofeyeglassesreflectingthefadinglight“thethingaboutyouafghanisisthattlereckless”
inychestandstochfeltlikebarbedyskinbutistartedtolaughanyway
“youth
“inglight
“yougaveagoodscare,”isaidisatbesidehihpainasibent
heosqueshahfaisalsqueeandedinandouteleaningagainstthetree,sohrabnextto,kneestohisondinthedarkitlitupthesky,sohrabsface
“haveyoueverbeentozarisharif”sohrabsaid,hischinrestingonhiskneecaps
“alongtiagoidontreeritch”
“fathertookthereealongtoofatherboughtankeyfrohebazaaotarealonebutthekindyouhavetobloie”
“ighthavehadoneofthosewheniwasakid”
“fathertooktothebluesque,”sohrabsaid“ireerthereanypigeonsoutsidethesjid,andtheyerightuptoussasagavelittlepiecesofnaanandifedthebirdssoon,thereooi
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littleboylyingonthebed,thoughapartofalreadyknew
thereandspainpillstheandbitteripulledthecurtains,easedselfbackonthebed,andlaydoychestychestandandspillstowork
yheadpoundedidbeendreangagain,butiuldntreerithadbeenabout
heartgaveasiyvoiilesfroo,bodybroken,etafeeagainandheardnothingistruggledoutofbed,,lookedinthenarrohewasgone
iloanagersoffiingosontheanagerreadinganeicatoppedcheckin
unterides,askedifhedseenhiheputdoustaetropicalfruitiuldntquiteregnize
“boys,theyliketorunaround,”hesaid,sighing“ihavethreeofthealldaytheyarerunningaround,troublingtheirther”hefannedhisfaceyjaws
“idontthinkhesoutrunningaround,”isaid“andhereifraidheghtgetlost”
hebobbedhisheadfroidetoside“thenyoushouldhavekeptaneyeontheboy,ster”
“iknoifellasleepandasgone”
“boysstbetendedto,youknow”
“yes,”isaid,pulsequickeninghoyapprehensionheshiftedtheneedthefanning“theybicyclesnow”
“who”
“boys,”hesaid“theyresaying,daddy,daddy,pleasebuyusbicyclesandothere,isoyou”
iiginedsohrablyinginaditeetagonthelapelofhisshortsleevebluettonshirt“fayyaz,haveyouseenhi
“theboy”
ibitdoeehaveyouseenhiot,forgodssake”
thefanningstoppedhiseyesnarroarte,friendiaottheone”
thathehadapointdidnotstopthebloodfroushingtofa”
“sorry,”hesaidcurtlyheputhisglassesbackonsnappedhisnehboy”
istoodattheunterforanute,tryingnottoscreaasiighthaveo”
“no,”isaidifelttiredtiredandscared
“doeshehaveanyinterests”hesaidisaple,theyeris,especiallyhthataoldsanegger”
“thesque”isaid“thebigsque”ireeredtheosquehadjoltedsohrabfroisstupor,hooftheit
“shahfaisal”
“yesethere”
“didyouknoosqueintheworld”heasked
“no,but”
“theurtyardalonecanfitfortythousandpeople”
“ethere”
“itsonlyakiloterfroere,”hesaidbuthetheunter
“illpayyoufortheride,”isaid
hesighedandshookhishead“,retuedaninanorangesaritrailinghishetookhisseatbehindtheunter“idonttakeyouey,”hesaid,bloe“iafatherlikeyou”
ithoughtunderfayyazsreproachfulglareiheardtheofficer,hisvoicetiredanduninterested,askinghisobligatoryquestionsandbeneaththeofficialquestions,anunofficialone:hehellcaredaboutanotherdeadafghankid
butaboutahundredyardsfrohesque,sittinginthehalffullparkinglot,onanislandofgrassfayyazpulleduptotheislandandletout“ihavetogetback,”hesaid
“thatsfinewellrfayyazreally”
heleanedacrossthefrontseatethingtoyou”
“sure”
inthedarkoft,hisfaceapairofeyeglassesreflectingthefadinglight“thethingaboutyouafghanisisthattlereckless”
inychestandstochfeltlikebarbedyskinbutistartedtolaughanyway
“youth
“inglight
“yougaveagoodscare,”isaidisatbesidehihpainasibent
heosqueshahfaisalsqueeandedinandouteleaningagainstthetree,sohrabnextto,kneestohisondinthedarkitlitupthesky,sohrabsface
“haveyoueverbeentozarisharif”sohrabsaid,hischinrestingonhiskneecaps
“alongtiagoidontreeritch”
“fathertookthereealongtoofatherboughtankeyfrohebazaaotarealonebutthekindyouhavetobloie”
“ighthavehadoneofthosewheniwasakid”
“fathertooktothebluesque,”sohrabsaid“ireerthereanypigeonsoutsidethesjid,andtheyerightuptoussasagavelittlepiecesofnaanandifedthebirdssoon,thereooi
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