“yes.ethere”</p>
“didyouknoosqueintheworld”heasked.</p>
“no,but”</p>
“theurtyardalonefitfortythousandpeople.”</p>
“ethere”</p>
“itsonlyakiloterfroere,”hesaid.buthetheunter.</p>
“illpayyoufortheride,”isaid.</p>
hesighedandshookhishead.“,retuedaninanesaritrailinghishetookhisseatbehier.“idonttakeyourney,”hesaid,bloe.“iafatherlikeyou.”</p>
ithoughtunderfayyazsreproachfulglare.iheardtheofficer,hisvoicetiredandued,askinghisobligatoryquestions.ahtheofficialquestions,anunofficialone:hehellcaredaboutanotherdeadafghankid</p>
butaboutahundredyardsfrohesque,sittinginthehalffullparkinglot,onanislandofgrass.fayyazpulleduptotheislanda.“ihavetogetback,”hesaid.</p>
“thatsfine.wellr.fayyaz.really.”</p>
heleanedacrossthefrohingtoyou”</p>
“sure.”</p>
inthedarkoft,hisfaceapairofeyeglassesreflegthefadinglight.“thethingaboutyouafghanisisthat...tlereckless.”</p>
iandstochfeltlikebarbedyskin.butistartedtolaughanyway.</p>
“...youth.</p>
“inglight.</p>
“yougaveagoodscare,”isaid.isatbesidehihpainasibent.</p>
heosque.shahfaisalsqueeandedinandout.eleaningagainstthetree,sohrabo,kohisondinthedark.itlitupthesky,sohrabsface.</p>
“haveyoueverbeentozarisharif”sohrabsaid,hisrestingonhiskneecaps.</p>
“alongtiago.idoch.”</p>
“fathertookthereealongtoo.fatherboughtankeyfroheouhavetobloie.”</p>
“ighthavehadohosewheniwasakid.”</p>
“fathertooktothebluesque,”sohrabsaid.“ireerthereanypigeonsoutsidethesjid,andtheyerightuptous.sasagavelittlepiecesofnaanahebirds.soon,thereooi</p>
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