第52节

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    andhoageofbabaprintedonndforsolong,thatofhinhisoldbro,hobblingupthetaherisdriveoaskforsorayashand

    hereisanotherkhanhadsuooatojustforsinsbutforbabastoo.

    rahihansaididalyself.butiadealisteponthelandne,andihadntbroughtthetalibantothehousetoshoothassan.butihaddrivenhassanandalioutofthehouse.agihatthingsghthavetuedoutdifferentlyifihadntybebabaalongtoarica.yostpeopledidntevenknoaybeso.

    ikhan.ihaveaeriily.buthoeyaayhavesthassahings

    ikhanhadntyoblivion.buthehadadeseehoyentirelife,longbeforetheane,hadbeenaleoflies,betrayals,as.

    thereisaobegoodagain,hedsaid.

    aoendthele.

    ewhereinkabul.

    ontherieonehadalyfightingfor.iyhairreakedhgray,andlatelyid

    trayoing.babahadliedaboutalotofthingsasittuedoutbuthehadntliedaboutthat.

    ilookedattheroundfaeinalivedon.itwasinkabul.

    ing.

    ifoundrahihanprayingnaziheroohetofinish.

    thenitoldhitoaldoing.

    “illprayforyou,arjan,”hesaid.

    nieen

    agaiohuedandtydriver,threealdglaherepathyinhiseyes.

    “hewindow”iasked.

    helitacigaretteandtuckeditbetainiuckitinthesllholeinthedoorywindow.

    faridgaveanotherdisssivelook,thisoy,andokinghisrudfort.

    “tashakor,”ittered.ileanedheadoutoftheidafteoonairrushpastfabereditbabaandihaddriventhroughthebrokenterrainbaountainssatalongdeepgesandsoaredtojaggedpeaks.oldfortresses,adobebling,toppedtheyeyesgluedtothesochsettledevenabit,thetruckskiddedarouau,rousingafreshwaveofnausea.

    “tryalen.”

    “”

    “len.goodforthesiess,”faridsaid.“ialhisdrive.”

    “nay,thankyou,”isaid.therethoughtofaddihertaught.”

    iregrettedbloy.“inthateso.”

    hegrabbedapaperbagfrohebackseatandpluckedahalflenoutofit.ibitdoinutes.“youiserablethanrude.iforcedaile.

    “oldediselfaselfsatisfiedlookintherearvieirror.heansapplethatonlypeekedfroehindhisbearduassoudreferredtobytajiksas“thelionofpanjsher.”

    itkhaofaridinpeshaefaridahefalytojalalabadantopieeexplosionthathadseveredtoesfroisfeetandthreefingersfroislefthand.afterthat,hehadvedhisopeshawar.

    “bled.isluedalittlei,arfoldedayontaboutthenausea.butihaveilitiaapproachedourdilapidatedlandcruiser,tookacurslanside,andwaveduson.

    faridkhanandide,alistthat

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