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“youknoygrandfatheriledaile,andinotiouthdroopingalittle.hereyesvedbeteagain.

“sadstorieskegoodbooks,”shesaid.

“theydo.”

incredibly,iheardselfsay,“ystories”

pashtunoos,ojaradhhisdaughter,notuhefelloionegar,asuitor,hehonorablethingahisfathertoknothedoor.

“ybeillbringyouonesoday,”isaid.ioreanidseenonoeandback.shesled.

hoaybeshehadaskedhiiiediatelydisssedbothshangirl,atleastqueriedherfatheraboutayoungn.andnofather,especiallya

“iheardyoue.”

“arjan,goodtoseeyou,”shesaid,unloadingthebagoableila,sorayajansther.”

“heshankyou.”

inodded.iuldfeelthepulsatiofheartbehindeyes.“itsasadstory.”

iheldbreath.suddenly,ifeltthellearketafghansshifttous.iiginedahushfalling.lipsstoppingience.headstuing.eyesnarrohkee.

disturbedyou.”

“salaakhalajan,”isaid,earrassed,asiofteneandihadnoideawhoshewas.

uptothatpoint,ourenunteruldhavebeeninterpretedasarespeanaskingforthean.butidaskedheraquestionandifsheansojarad,asingleyoungn,andsheanunaerial,akindofit.poisontongueseiygender.notdidyouseehihattinggoalochak

“nay,youdidnt,”shesaid.

ibegantoynerve:“iaskyourereading”

idaskedba

“khodahfez.”

...

shetuedthebooksotheverfaced.heris.“haveyoureadit”shesaid.

“iespeakingforsuehhisdaughter.

“oh.good.”itippedheadandgaveherahalfsle.“illgonoialreadysaidthat“khodahfez.”

byafghanstandards,questionhadbeenbold.yself,alittledoubtastoiinher.butian,andallihadriskedydare

sheblinked.

his

“hoher”shesaid.