“yes.”</p>

“why”</p>

“illpayyouforhi”isaid.“ihaveneywired.”</p>

“ney”assefsaid.hetittered.“haveyoueverheardofrooney,illhavethe.”hekissedthesideofsohrabsher.doyou”</p>

lipshadgonedry.iliytonguehaddriedtoo.</p>

“areyouthirsty”assefsaid,srking.</p>

“ithinkyourethirsty.”</p>

“iine,”isaid.thetruthfelttoohotsuddenlyspores,prigskin.andassef</p>

“asyouayreer,iuchioustype.butonedayihadanepiphany.ihaditinjail.doyoutohear”</p>

isaidnothing.</p>

“good.illtellyou,”hesaid.“ispentsotiinjail,atpoleharyfatherandatgunpointtofollo.thebastardsdidntgiveareason,ahersquestions.notthatitystery;everyoshadnoiliese.thesadogsyshoesbeforetheshoraeeatgunpoint,parakingtheirlittlepointaboutthefallofthebeoisieandagliketheyinjail,keanexalefortherades.</p>

“anydingroupsofsixiinyandant,ahaifhazara,halfuzbekthingelledlikearottingdonkey,untilshisfatfaeoneelse.onenight,hepieaginablepain.therusedtogettheoo,andireershetoldone.hehadkneehighbootse,andheusedthen.iingandseevenharderandistartedlaughidandhitharder,andtheharderhekicked,theharderilaughed.theythreebathecelllaughing.ikeptlaughingandlaughingbecausesuddenlyikneessagefrood:heyside.heetoliveforareason.</p>

“youknondantolefieldafeinatreneynah,bleedingfropieifhereered.hesaidno.itoldhihesathingijusttoldyou,thatineverfetafaintheballs.ivebeenonassionsince.”</p>

“issionisthat”iheardselfsay.“stoningadulterersrapingchildrenfloggingenforassag</p>

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