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“areyousaying,thatishouldthrobathestreets”isaid.</p>

“ididntsaythat.”</p>

“heascaraonhiseyes.</p>

“iorrytohearthat,”ahsaid.thee,though,ightasaketheinsissuethisyoungfellowavisa.”</p>

“areyousaying”</p>

“iayingthatifyouooareputablereliefanization.voluarefugeee,attetingtoadoptafghanchildren.”</p>

igotup.“eon,sohrab,”isaidinfarsi.sohrabslido,restedhisheadonhip.ireeredthepolaroidofhindhassanstandingthatsaething,.andrews”</p>

“yes.”</p>

“doyouhavechildren”</p>

forthefirstti,heblinked.</p>

“plequestion.”</p>

he.</p>

“ithoughtso,”isaid,takingsohrabshand.“theyoughttoputsooneinyourchaire.</p>

“iaskyouaquestion”andrealled.</p>

“goahead.”</p>

“haveyouprosedthishyou”</p>

“ifihave”</p>

heshookhishead.“itsadangerousbusiness,kingprosestokids.”hesighedandopenedhisdeskdraeantopursuethis”hesaid,ruagingthroughpapers.</p>

“iantopursuethis.”</p>

heprodugrationlaarfaisalaou.”</p>

itookthe.“thanks,”ittered.</p>

“goodluyshoulder.aoplantstolovingly.</p>

“takecare,”thesecretarysaidaswepassedherdesk.</p>

“yourbossuldusesonners,”isaid.iexpeaybenodinthat“iknoesincehisdaughterdied.”</p>

iraisedaneyebrow.</p>

“suicide,”shewhispered.</p>

oaxiridebaeabouttheetingbuthedidnt.</p>

ohersideofthedoorthedity.noostanhhtih,soakinginthesoapydoor.doyoufeelyet,sohrab</p>