【】ttheerofthetelevisionstand.thatsnappingsoundagain,thistijustunderlefteye.siing.fingersgraspinghair,pullingheadbaing.</p>
idontknoyjayribs,throat.butie,punratched.</p>
“ed.</p>
“ynd,idevenbeenlookingforeeredthedayonthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedtoprovokehihedjuststoodthere,doingnothing,redjuiegranatefroyhand,crusheditagainsthisforehead.areyousatisfiednoybodyhofindoutuntillaterbutifelthealed.healedatlast.ilaughed.</p>
thehat,illtaketograve:</p>
iyedbysnarlsofhishairsface.hisfreehandythroat.theother,theohebrassknukedabovehisshoulder.heraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditforanotherblow.</p>
then:“bas.”athinvoice.</p>
hlooked.</p>
“please,nore.”</p>
ireeredsothingtheorphanagedireanhesinseparablefrohatthing,hehadsaid.hetucksitintheofhispantseverywherehegoes.</p>
“nore.”</p>
tasucusseepedfroisnose.“bas,”hecroaked.</p>
hishahingintheyeyesandsatheringiablebase.sohrabhadtheslingshotpoioassefsface.</p>
“nha.please,”hesaid,hisvoi.”</p>
assefsuthvedething,stopped.“doyouthinkyoureyoudoing”hefinallysaid.</p>
“pleasestop,”sohrabsaid,freshtearspoolinginhisgreeneyes,xingascara.</p>
“putitdodoingtohiaredtoilldotoyou.”</p>
thetearsbrokefree.sohrabshookhishead.“please,agha,”hesaid.“stop.”</p>
“putitdown.”</p>
“donthurthinyre.”</p>
“putitdown.”</p>