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iitedonatangleofyretgandgroaningdroier.ourdriverletthetruckidleandhoppeddoogreettheapproagvoirushedgravel.wordser.“spasseba.”</p>

anotherflieonelaughed,ashrilladeju.babashandanbrokeintosong,aslurring,offkeyrenditionofanoldafghanhathickrussia:</p>

ahestaboro,heaboro.</p>

gosloylovelyon,goslowly.</p>

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theyounganpulledtheshaeaspaleastheonhabove.hetoldkarioask“stersoldiersahib”toshoerother,ybehehadaandbarkedaseriesofwords.</p>

“itshisprisaid.heuldntbriolookthehusbandintheeye.</p>

“butohehusbandsaid.</p>

karindtherussiansoldierspoke.“hesays...hesayseverypricehasatax.”</p>

thatytutoething,”babasaid.hesaidittokaributlookeddireeis.”</p>

theyspoke.“hesaysthisiseinwar.”</p>

“tellhiesandsit,evehanintisofpeace.”</p>

doyouhavetoalyheartfluttering.tyoujustletitgoforoikusallkilled.</p>

therussiansoldiersaidsothingtokariaslecreasinghislips.“aghasahib,”kariaid,“theseroussiarenotlikeus.theyuandnothingaboutrespect,honor.”</p>

“didhesay”</p>

“hesayshellenjoyputtingabulletinyoualstaschas...”karirailedoff,butnoddedhisheadtoanyhead,isaidaprayerihadleaedinschool.</p>