“itsjustahazara,”assefsaid.butkalkeptlookingaway.</p>

“fine,”assefsnapped.“allidoa”</p>

alheylookedrelieved.</p>

assefkbehindhassan,puthishandsonhassanshipsandliftedhisbarebuttoovedhisheadslightlyandicaughtagliseofhisface.sab.</p>

torroonthoftheslistsaedhisohesheepagainthisyear,apoeonehcrookedblackears.</p>

ullahreeathalal.babaoistodividetheatinthirds,ohefaly,oneforfriends,ahepoor.everyyear,babagivesitalltothepoor.thericharefatenoughalready,hesays.</p>

thellahfiheprayer.aen.hepiala,tokedeathsusfhtrespersistlongafterthebloodstainsonthegrasshavefaded.butialalseyes.absurdly,iigiheaniluands.iigiheahatitsiideseisfherpurpose.thisisthelook...</p>

istoppedethingyyfist,hardenoughtodratheknuits.</p>

ihadoesiandaepte.oriuldrun.</p>

intheend,iran.</p>

iranbeyselfbelieve.iactuallyaspiredto</p>

bihadtoslay,towinbaba.wasi</p>

...</p>