【】san,stoppingontheefriedtroutandpotatoes.aybebabae.ybebabaystories.idahundredifithoughthedreadone.ybehedcallarjanlikerahihandid.andybe,justybe,iyther.</p>

babaeaboutthetihededay.isled,nodded,laughedatalltherightplaces,but</p>

ihardlyheardaissionnoe.</p>

its.hassanandisatuhekursiandplayedpanjparastledtreebraappedoday,idaskedalitosetupthekursiforusricheaterunderaloableveredhathick,quiltedbla.</p>

arouable,hearraressesandanyastostlypanjpar.</p>

ikilledhassanstenofdiands,playedhikhaneheregnizedasassefsfather.throughtheheshysoundofradiokabulnews.</p>

hassankilledthesixas.</p>

“hesayssodayelevisioninkabul,”isaid.</p>

“who”</p>

“daoudkhan,youass,thepresident.”</p>

hassangiggled.“iheardtheyalreadyhaveitiniran,”hesaid.isighed.“thoseiranians...”foralotofhazaras,iranrepresentedasanostiranianss.butireeredsothingteacherhadsaidthatsueraboutiranians,thattheyoothtalkersyteacherostpeoplearoundtheap.“ithurtstosaythat,”hesaid,shrugging.“butbettertogethurtbythetruththanfortedhalie.”</p>

“illbuyyouonesoday,”isaid.</p>

hassansfacebrightened.“atelevisionintruth”</p>

“sure.andnottheblade.”</p>

“illputitontable,ydrawings,”hassansaid.</p>

hissayingthatdekindofsad.sadforudshatheyard,theapairofqueensandaten.</p>

hassanpiorrow.”</p>

“youthinkso”</p>

“inshallah,”hesaid.</p>

“inshallah,”ielips.thatnpure,youal.</p>