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www.xsz.twhandfulofafghanibillsinhispo;idneverseenhienyapeddler.noudenoolderthanfiveorsix.theysatinthelapsoftheirburqaethingelse,sothingihadntnoticedrightasataletheadefathersararedityinafghanistan.
beredasajorthhfareintheseventies:
jadehyhadoeuntainsfroageithoseuntainsthatireerthefiringofthetopehonthofradan.youdheartheroarofthatonallthroughthecityinthosedays.
“iusedtoeheretojadehyuled.“thereusedtobeshopshereandhotels.neonlights
aaurants.iusedtobuykitesfronoldnnadsaifo.heranalittlekiteshopbytheoldpoliceheadquarters.”
“thepoliceheadquartersisstillthere,”faridsaid.“neofpolithiscitybutyouayhosedaysareover.”
jadehyidjaggedstusofbriuledraeofskerosetothesky.
“hetrees”isaid.
“peoplecuttheodooo.”
“why”
“snipersusedtohideinthe”
asaduingtokabul,thathedbeeholessaute.
“fatherbuiltanorphanageinsharekohna,theoldcity,southofhere,”isaid.
“ireerit,”faridsaid.“itroyedafewyearsago.”
“youpullover”isaid.“itotakeaquickwalkhere.”
faridparkedalongtheallbashautteredasell”isaid.sothingakingeyeser.
“diesel,”faridreplied.“thecitysgeorsarealricityisunreliable,andpeopleusedieselfuel.”
“diesel.reerelledlikeintheolddays”
faridsled.“kabob.”
“lakabob,”isaid.
“la,”faridsaid,tastih.“theonlypeopleinkabulbnoysleeve.“speakingofh...”
avehicleurred.
thateisaontvoeet,ontheverofgazines,andiellihatthesuddentasteinuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk
againstbonesae.inalltheirglory.
theredtoyotapiensatontheirhaunaninhisearlytie.heldgaze.idneverfeltsonakediirelife.thealibspattobacstainedspittleandlookedaaystrailacloudofdust.
“atterhyou”faridhissed.
“”
“doareattheoyouuandnever”
“ididntanto,”isaid.
“yourfriendisquiteright,agha.youghtaseonesaid.thisysoeonealisbrokenatlastandeveryonesaysallahuakbarandonthosedaysviolence,isntthere”
“keepyoureyesonyourfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid.
“yourfrienddispensesgoodadviedin.hebarkedae,butuldyouspareafehed.
“bas.letsgo,”faridsaid,pullingbythear
ihaheoldnahuhousandafghanis,ortheequivalentofaboutthreedollars.ilkahathadntbeenynostrilsanddegerise.hehurriedlyslippedtheneyinhis,hisloingsidetoside.“ahanksforyourbenevolence,aghasahib.”
“doyouknoheorphanageisinkartehseh”isaid.
“itsnothardtofind,itsjustanboulevard,”hesaid.“theheretokartehsehaftertherothelionscageandthroiigers.”
“thankyou,agha,”isaid.ituedtogo.
“thate,nay”
“iorry”
“thefirsttiyousaalib.”
isaidnothing.theoldbeggaoddedandsled.revealedahandfulofreinih,allberthefirsttiisa
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