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www.xsz.twvehisbrokenenglish.buthesffedattheidea.“ybeillspelleandshoble.
onesundayinthespringof1983,iallbookstorethatsoldusedpaperbaovietheaterjusttrakontboulevard.itoldbabaidbeoutiesandheshrugged.hehadbeenontandhadthedayoff.ijayontboulevardaerfast&easy,alittlegroeseuple,.ands.heyed.“heslikesix
lliondollarnnoe,laughingtoothlessly.“reersixlliondollarn,ar”then.ion.
irsteryingandglassbreaking.idroppedthebookandhurriedacrossthestreet.ifoundthenguyensbehier,allthesagazinerack,abrokenjarofbeefjerky,andshardsofglassatbabasfeet.
ittuedoutthatbabahadhadnoforthees.hedylioneyinhispocketandthesonofadogylise”
“baba,itsnotpersonal,”isaid,slingatthenguyens.“theyresupposedtoaskforanid.”
“idonte.
“yourenianbutyourfather,hesore.”
“doeshethinkithief”babasaid,hisvoicerising.peoplehadgatheredoutside.theyaring.“kindofauntryisthisnoorustsanybody”
“irs.nguyensaid,pokingoutherface.“yougetoutoricallpolice.”
“please,s.nguyen,dontho.justdontcallthepolice,okayplease”
“yes,youtakehio.goodidea,”.nguyensaid.hiseyes,behindhisdbifoagazineonhisadehirosehefathere.igaves.nguyenourtelephonenuerandaddress,andtoldhertogetaeforthedages.“pleasers.ookthesheetofpaperfroeandnodded.isaorethanusual,andthatdeangryatbaba,hiscausinganoldantoshakelikethat.
“fatherisstilladjustingtolifeinarica,”isaid,byion.
ithat,inkabul,aker.hedes.attheendofthenth,fatherpaidhiorthenuerofnotchesoick.that.ions.noid.
butididheithanked.nguyenfoote.hesulkedahebalnyadericehchieck
stepeshailladjusting.
eihatnight.aftertes,babapushedae.
iglanan.hessedpeoplellinginandoutofhishouse,ssedandhisfather,kne,sihhis.
for,aricayries.
forbaba,aplacetouhis.
“ybeyglassofonthsinpeshayonebedroopartntslledlikedirtysoafghanseoneeoneelseaharniuteaosquitoesstoppedbuzzing,andclappinghandsgrewsore.
“youorelikeho,”isaid.
“peshae.notgoodforyou.”
“youworksohardhere.”
“itsnotsobadnoeaningsine,didi”
ireayhandonhis.studenthand,einkabul.noeriir.
justohafterepinggas,runningtheregister,etisandfindhiookingforapaerile,hiseyesfatigue.
thesadayheanpledsle.shedtoldoshesanginchurdibelievedher
shehadavoiilkandhoney.babadroppedthestapsonherdesk.“thankyoubutidontericaihankyouvery
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