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“ishouldnothaveehere,”isaid.“youptuousoftojustshoeobefiven.”</p>

“ukhan,”hassansaid.hiseyesillredandpuffy.“akecareofthehouse.”</p>

“areyouabsolutelysure”</p>

henoddedanddroppedhishead.“aghasahibysendfather...godgivehieace.”</p>

theypiledtheirthingsintheberasie.</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>