ididntknoyhands.youroldlife,ithought.oldlifetoo.iplayedinthesayard,sohrab.ilivedinthesahouse.butthegrassisdeadandastrangersjeepisparkedinthedriveenoe.</p>
“itgiveyouthat,”isaid.“i”</p>
“pleasedontsaythat.”</p>
“eintheer.”</p>
“donteversaythat,sohrab,”isaid,leaningforbeartohearyoutalklikethat.”itouchedhisshoulderandheflinched.drewaway.i</p>
droppedhand,reeringruefullyhoyprosetohiehadfinallybeeateaseytoutotellyou.youhaveavisatogotoariyise.”</p>
hesighedthroughhisnoseandaybehangoingbaiseideyou.butthatsoveryprofoundlysorry.iaskforyourbakhshesh,yiveness.ee”idroppedvoice.“ee”</p>
asiyndflashedbaifhee.noicrospe,theoneyhiness.ideservedthis.</p>
sohrabrolledtohisside,hisbae.andthen,justasithoughtheghthavedriftedtosleep,hesaidsokhasta.”soverytired.isatbyhisbeduntilhefellasleep.sothiiletingarfaisal,alightofhopehadbeguersohrabseyeslikeatidguest.noiledagain.hoe.ifever.</p>
soilefttheroondostayearherword.</p>
intheend,sohrabneveraeued,heelesshazaraorphan.oreofaquietsurrender,notsoentbyoooeandarions.</p>
andsoit,blaafghanistantoarioilanddroppinghinaturilofuainty.</p>
oneday,ybearound1983or1984,iont.ie,sippingkefro7elevenagnifiesbuandrobertvaughn.”hegaveapinan,”hesaid,shakinghisheadandtteringsothingasheeriov</p>
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