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    【】,hesaid,until.“,buttothestreets.besides,.ha,sohrab”buttheboyjustkeptlookingdohelinehhisfinger.

    “ivebeenaningtoask,”faridsaid,alittlehesitantly.“happehathousehappealib”

    “letsjustsayhgotwedeserved,”isaid.

    faridnodded,didntpu**.itoeeefriends.“ivebeenaningtoasksothingtoo.”

    “”

    ididntkhan,”isaid.

    “hesgone.”

    heartskipped.“ishe”

    “no,just...gone.”hehandedafoldedpieallkey.“thelandlavethis.hesaidrahihahedayafterwedid.”

    “wheredidhego”

    faridshrugged.“thelandlorddidntknokhaheletterandthekeyforyouandtookhisleave.”hekedhisch.“idbettergo.bia,sohrab.”

    “uldyouleavehiereforauplater”ituedtosohrab.“doyoueforalittlewhile”

    heshruggedandsaidnothing.

    “ofurse,”faridsaid.“illpiaz.”

    thereyrooten,onea,andayoungnoffifteenorsixteentothehazaraboysittingonastool.rooatesfaliesoldeninbrightshaleezes,etispeoplejust,likethetall,beardedn.aishaaskedhiothinginurdu.hepaidheoattentionatlelohannecessary.agaispunarounda.

    “hohishands.

    “areyouhungrythatladytheregaveaplateofbiryani,butiteatit,”isaid.ididntkno.“youit”

    heshookhishead.

    “doyoutotalk”

    heshookhisheadagain.

    epoint,and,dabit,theshadowshad

    stretched,andsohrabe.heilllookingdohishands.

    thatnight,afterfaridpikhaer.ihaddelayedreadingitaslongaspossible.itread:

    arjan,inshallah,youhavereasyprayerssihedayyouleft.youeshortlyafterithappened.youdidirjan,butdonetthatyouaoahisjoueytoafghanistan.

    arjan,iashadfortheliesethingstteredrethah.

    arjan,ikbledforyou.butyourfatherairjan:

    youandhassan.helovedyouboth,butheuldnotlovehassahesociallylegititehalf,thehalfthatrepresehericheshehadiedandthesinpunityprivilegesthatca.aybesodayyouself.yourfather,likeyou,irjan.

    iebeaybeeven.andthisisorse.sotis,ithihinghedid,feedingthepoororeets,buildingtheorphanage,giviofriendsiinghielf.andthat,ibelieve,isptionis,arjaogood.

    iknoe,andyoutoo.ihopeyoue.fiveyourfatherifyoueifyouostiortant,fiveyourself.

    ihaveleftyousoofayhavesoexpensesoneyshouldbeenoughtoverthethereisabankinpeshaoneyisinasafedepositbox.ihavegivenyouthekey.

    asfor,itistitogo.ihavelittletileftahatisfinalrequestofyou.

    ileaveyouinthehandsofgod.

    yourfriendalways,

    rahibr>

    idraggedthehospitalgoyeyes.ifoldedtheletterandputituress.

    ar,thesoyapartnttheariaybeinarica,e,hesatlebitofhassan.

    yourfather,likeyou,khanhadorse.yguiltoutontheverysapeopleihadbetrayed,arytetitalleaninsoiac

    hadieverdoo

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