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“ishouldnothaveehere,”isaid“youptuousoftojustshoeobeforgiven”
“ukhan,”hassansaidhiseyesillredandpuffy“akecareofthehouse”
“areyouabsolutelysure”
henoddedanddroppedhishead“aghasahibysendfathergodgivehieace”
theypiledtheirthingsintheberasie
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outsidetheadeouroitvisionstartedgoingbythelate1980s,soihadhassanreadyourthersbookssna,asfarzanaokedinthekitchenandeverying,hassanplacedaflooundbythesbrierbushes
inearly1990,farzanaber,thataanveredinaskyblueburqaknooinghegates,she,likesheoooevenstandiaskedhersheed,butsheanswer
“irjan,theslashescutthischeekboohairlineandithadnotsparedherlefteyeontheesqueipattedherbrohaclothandsheopenedhereyes“whereishassan”shewhispered
“iighthere,”hassansaidhetookherhandandsqueezedit
hergoodeyerolledtohi“ihaveydreaandyouareevenre”shepulledhishandtoherseplease”
hassandidandtheoldaniledingoutof,didanyoneevertellyouandie,ievenholdyou”
noneofushadseensanaubarsinileandaencrazynooneanoraan,uldlookatheronlyonceandnow
hassandroppedherhandandboltedoutofthehousei,butherunningupthehillesofdustilethioisatbrightbluetopurplehassanstillhadnotebaistake,ybeevenaadeherstayhassanu,iknew
hecabackthenexting,lookingtiredandenoeilyhetouchedthescarsonherface,andranhishandthroughherhair
hassanandfarzananursedherbaetis,iotherkneelingtogether,pingarosebush,talkingtheyestoriesdonotneedtelling
iteersanaubarshestood
beangunderadullgrayskytearsstreangdoslikeshenevereshehandedhiohassanandhehandedhioandisangtheprayerofayatulkursiinthatlittleboysear
theynadhiohrab,afterhassansfavoriteherofroheshahnah,asyouknoirjanheeteerant
