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“ukhan,”hassansaid.hiseyesillredandpuffy.“akecareofthehouse.”</p>
“areyouabsolutelysure”</p>
henoddedanddroppedhishead.“aghasahibysendfather...godgivehieace.”</p>
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outsidetheadeouroit.visionstartedgoingbythelate1980s,soihadhassanreadyourthersbooks.sna,asfarzahekit.andeverying,hassanplacedaflooundbythesbrierbushes.</p>
inearly1990,farzahataanveredinaskyblueburqaknooies,she,likesheoooevenstand.iaskedhersheed,butsheanswer.</p>
“.irjan,theslashesheekboohairlineandithadnotsparedherlefteyeontheesque.ipattedherbrohaclothandsheopenedhereyes.“whereishassan”shewhispered.</p>