【】ttheerofthetelevisionstand.thatsnappingsoundagain,thistijustunderlefteye.siing.fingersgraspinghair,pullingheadbaing.</p>

idontknoyjayribs,throat.butie,punratched.</p>

“ed.</p>

“ynd,idevenbeenlookingforeeredthedayonthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedtoprovokehihedjuststoodthere,doingnothing,redjuiegranatefroyhand,crusheditagainsthisforehead.areyousatisfiednoybodyhofindoutuntillaterbutifelthealed.healedatlast.ilaughed.</p>

thehat,illtaketograve:</p>

iyedbysnarlsofhishairsface.hisfreehandythroat.theother,theohebrassknukedabovehisshoulder.heraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditforanotherblow.</p>

then:“bas.”athinvoice.</p>

hlooked.</p>

“please,nore.”</p>

ireeredsothingtheorphanagedireanhesinseparablefrohatthing,hehadsaid.hetucksitintheofhispantseverywherehegoes.</p>

“nore.”</p>

tasucusseepedfroisnose.“bas,”hecroaked.</p>

hishahingintheyeyesandsatheringiablebase.sohrabhadtheslingshotpoioassefsface.</p>

“nha.please,”hesaid,hisvoi.”</p>

assefsuthvedething,stopped.“doyouthinkyoureyoudoing”hefinallysaid.</p>

“pleasestop,”sohrabsaid,freshtearspoolinginhisgreeneyes,xingascara.</p>

“putitdodoingtohiaredtoilldotoyou.”</p>

thetearsbrokefree.sohrabshookhishead.“please,agha,”hesaid.“stop.”</p>

“putitdown.”</p>

“donthurthinyre.”</p>

“putitdown.”</p>