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“yourethedirectorhere,”faridsaid.“yourjobischoverthesechildren.”</p>

“theresnothingidotostopit.”</p>

“youresellingchildren”faridbarked.</p>

“farid,sitdoansadeffledsgsounds.hislegskickedadeskdrasofpaperspilledtothefloor.</p>

iranaroundthedeskandsaahatsenough”ibarked.butfaridsfaeiillinghi”hesneered.</p>

“getoffhi</p>

“iillinghisothinginhisvoiethatifididntdosothingquicklyidyfirstrder.</p>

“theont,ithoughthedkeepsqueezingzahfulofspitonhisface.thehedoorandclosedit.</p>

zanstruggledtohisfeet,blottedhisbloodylipsoff.heburiedhisfae.</p>

“hetooksohrabanthago,”zanfinallycroaked,handsstillshieldinghisface.</p>

“youcallyourselfadirector”faridsaid.</p>

zandroppedhishands.“ihaventbeenpaidinoversixnths.irokebe.”hepoihedoor.“ifidenyhiakeoneahejudgingtoallah.isyprideandtakehisgoddafilthy...dirtyhenigotothebazaarandbuyfoodforthechildren.”</p>

fariddroppedhiseyes.</p>

“happenstothechildreakes”iasked.</p>

zanrubbedhiseyesb.“sotistheyeback.”</p>

“whoisheho”isaid.</p>

“gotoghazistadiuorroathalfti.hellbetheoneinhishands.“iyoutogonoened.”</p>

heesrtedusout.</p>

asthetruckpulledaanintheside</p>

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