“eantoyou”</p>

“hisfatherantalotto.heisthenio.hesdeadnow.”</p>

wahidblinked.“hewasafriendofyours”</p>

instinctedeeplevel,itooyhalfbrother.”isatehalfbrother.”ituedtheteacup.toyedhthehandle.</p>

“ididntantopry.”</p>

“youren,”isaid.</p>

“”</p>

“takehiacktopesha.”</p>

yshoulder.“youareanhonorablen,aragha.atrueafghan.”</p>

igedinside.</p>

“iaroudtohaveyouinourhotonight,”andeovertofarid.heat.</p>

ashortaherbroughttingbosorryeat,”eatnow.”</p>

“thislooksetohitothekids,butilyhadeatenbeforeheshorehourhands.</p>

asiate,inotiaclaypot,iaskedforissiontogivehisboysahadia,agift.hesaidno,but,utteredasheepish“tashakor.”</p>

“ittellsyouthetiinanycityiheboysnoddedpolitely,passiaking</p>

tustryingiton.buttheylostiand,soo.</p>

“youuldhavetold,”faridsaidlater.thetatswahidswifehadspreadforus.</p>

“toldyou”</p>

“etoafghanistan.”hisvoiontihadthi</p>

“youdidntask,”isaid.</p>

“youshouldhavetold.”</p>

“youdidntask.”</p>

herolledtofaurledhisarnderhishead.“ybeihisboy.”</p>

“thankyou,farid,”isaid.</p>

“itetoassu.”</p>

isighed.“dhtthanyouknow.”</p>

hishandsaretiedbehindhiroughlytingth</p>

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