“thanksforthefirehankyou,butonlyahalfheartedone.</p>
“getsorest,”babasaid,.</p>
theotherpresentbabagaveandhedidoopenthisoneoundkhaherboundnotebook.thatoney.</p>
isatontheedgeofbed,tuedthenotebookinhands,thoughtaboutkhanhadsaidabouthoira,hoissingherhadbeenforthebestintheend.sheeskakahoyounsprojeeslide,thesaigekeptflashinginndoverandover:hassan,hisheaddoioo.eitherulear:oneofushadtogo.</p>
laterthatafteoon,itooktheslastnightsparty.paperrulednapkins,aybottlesofsodalitteredtheyard.alialongtheeandwaved.</p>
“salaaall,”isaid,k.</p>
heheldupafinger,askingtedethinginhishands.“theopportunityneverpreseselflastnightforhassanandtogiveyouthis,”hesaid,handingabox.“itsdestandnha.butstill.happybirthday.”</p>
aluythroat.“thankyou,ali,”isaid.ieanything.iopeheboxandfoundabrandneah,ahardbainfligartalohisson,thesbeautiful,”isaid.</p>
“hassansaidyourpyeofthepagesissing,”alisaid.“allthepicturesarehanddrahisonehpenandink,”headdedproudly,eyeingabookherhenorhissonuldread.</p>
“itslovely,”isaid.andite,”isaid.</p>
ieossingthebookontheheapofgiftsintheerofroobuteyeskeptgoingbacktoit,soiburieditatthe</p>
bottobeforeiyneywhere.</p>
theing,iyroooralitopty.</p>
thenitookaupleoftheenvelopesofyoing,kingphoneynedahandfulofafghanibillsu.</p>
iiheniknockedonbabasdoorandtoldefullies.</p>
throughbedroohehouseandouthsvedovero</p>
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