“please.”</p>
“putitdown”</p>
“putitdoythroat.lusohrab.</p>
theslingshotdeathihishandontago.bloodoozedbetethingelse,sothingereousfluid.</p>
assefrolledonthecarpet.rolledsidetoside,shrieking,hishandstillcuppedoverthebloodysocket.</p>
“letsgo”sohrabsaid.hetookhand.helpedtofeet.everyinybatteredbodyhpain.behindus,assefkeptshrieking.</p>
“outgetitout”hescread.</p>
teetering,iopehedoor.theguardseyeseandiachhurtethinginpashtuaheybleing.“out”</p>
“bia,”sohrabsaid,pullinghand.“letsgo”</p>
istuleddoiookafinallookovershoulder.theguardsethingtohisface.theniuood:thebrassballptyeyesocket.</p>
theabove,assefssyarroundsohrabsshoulder,andisaowardus.</p>
“bisllahbisllah”hesaid,eyesbulgingatthesightof.</p>
heslungarroundhisshoulderandlifted.ed.ient,slappedhisblaedshutandtheengineroaredtolife.theeshouting,andsaillahbisllak”</p>
itthenthatipassedout.</p>
tythree</p>
faeago,ybeayearago,ybetaybeten,itriedtotalktoasveryiortantthatido.butidontreerighthavebeeniortant.ybei</p>
totellhiost,thateverythingereasonitthinkof,itothankthechild.</p>
faberanyoftheexceptfortheoache,theoersoapoperastar.thatsfunny.itolaughnolaughinghurtstoo.</p>
ifadeout.</p>
shesaysheaisaisha,“liketheprophet</p>
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