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 【】stadiuis,itisapartofourliveshere,aragha.thesavagesaatoesandnaan.sheaskedthevendorhouinistryofvialive,notbecauseifeardeath,butbecauseysonisnotanorphan.</p>

ikhansahibandihavetaughthioreadaisandbuyhininsharenauandif,ipayhiokehisnkeydaneerhoegrareethereandreadfroheshahnahthedroughtshavedriedthehillareehasntboefruitinyears,butsohrabandistillsitusshadeaohiroheshahnah.itisnotneandsohrab.soohebookhielf.iaveryproudandveryluckyfather.</p>

aragha,</p>

rahihansahibisquiteill.heughsalldayandiseebloodonhissleeveouth.hehaslosteveryday.heisleavingforpakistaninafeedo.farzanajanandihavetoldlittlesohrabthatrahihansahibisgoingtobekhansahib.theyhavegrokhansahibusedtotakehiothebazaarforballoonsandbiscuitsbutheistoohatnow.</p>

ihavebeendreangalotlately,aragha.sooftherenightres,likehangedrpsesrottinginsothatrahihansahibthat</p>

sonportantperson.idreahatlaireetsofkabulagainandrubabsivarhousesandkitesthatsodayyouutokabultorevisitthelandofourchildhood.ifyoudo,youhfulfriendingforyou.</p>

yallahbehyoualways.</p>

hassan</p>

ireadthelettertinute.ipocketedboth.“howishe”iasked.</p>

“thatletteronthsago,afekhansaid.“itookthepolaroidthedaybeforeileft.anthafteriarrivedinpeshaoneofneighborsinkabul.hetoldthisstory:sooookleave,arurspreadthatahazarafaly.apairoftaliboffioflyingheeeventhoughnyoftheneighbors,inilyoutofthehousebysundoyneighborsaidthetalibsovingintosupposedlykeepitsafeuntiliretu.hassanprotestedagain.sotheytookhiothestreet”</p>

“no,”ibreathed.</p>

“andorderhiokneel”</p>

“no.god,no.”</p>

“andshothinthebackofthehead.”</p>