“yes.ethere”</p>

“didyouknoosqueintheworld”heasked.</p>

“no,but”</p>

“theurtyardalonefitfortythousandpeople.”</p>

“ethere”</p>

“itsonlyakiloterfroere,”hesaid.buthetheunter.</p>

“illpayyoufortheride,”isaid.</p>

hesighedandshookhishead.“,retuedaninanesaritrailinghishetookhisseatbehier.“idonttakeyourney,”hesaid,bloe.“iafatherlikeyou.”</p>

ithoughtunderfayyazsreproachfulglare.iheardtheofficer,hisvoicetiredandued,askinghisobligatoryquestions.ahtheofficialquestions,anunofficialone:hehellcaredaboutanotherdeadafghankid</p>

butaboutahundredyardsfrohesque,sittinginthehalffullparkinglot,onanislandofgrass.fayyazpulleduptotheislanda.“ihavetogetback,”hesaid.</p>

“thatsfine.wellr.fayyaz.really.”</p>

heleanedacrossthefrohingtoyou”</p>

“sure.”</p>

inthedarkoft,hisfaceapairofeyeglassesreflegthefadinglight.“thethingaboutyouafghanisisthat...tlereckless.”</p>

iandstochfeltlikebarbedyskin.butistartedtolaughanyway.</p>

“...youth.</p>

“inglight.</p>

“yougaveagoodscare,”isaid.isatbesidehihpainasibent.</p>

heosque.shahfaisalsqueeandedinandout.eleaningagainstthetree,sohrabo,kohisondinthedark.itlitupthesky,sohrabsface.</p>

“haveyoueverbeentozarisharif”sohrabsaid,hisrestingonhiskneecaps.</p>

“alongtiago.idoch.”</p>

“fathertookthereealongtoo.fatherboughtankeyfroheouhavetobloie.”</p>

“ighthavehadohosewheniwasakid.”</p>

“fathertooktothebluesque,”sohrabsaid.“ireerthereanypigeonsoutsidethesjid,andtheyerightuptous.sasagavelittlepiecesofnaanahebirds.soon,thereooi</p>

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