第10节

    【】ouselastyear,”assefir”

    iinthisretepatchofland.babashouseeteraayedatthehouse.

    “doyoukoourhousefordinner”assefsaid.“ioingtohavealittleardtord.tellhither.abouthitler.nohereleader.

    ahatiftheyhadlethitlerfinishhehadstarted,theterplaow”

    “babasay**leryselfsaybeforeiuldyuth.

    assefsniyther,andshesgern;sheshouldknoter.butthentheyyoutobelievethat,doheydontyoutokh.”

    ididntknoingupthehill.

    “butyouhavetoreadbookstheydontgiveoutinsyeyeshavebeenopened.nogoingtoshareithoue.doyouknoitis”

    ishookhead.hedtellanyions.

    hisblueeyesflickedtohassan.“afghanistanisthelandofpashtuns.italeland,ouradeasyvision.”

    assefshiftedhisgazetoagain.helookedlikesooneingoutofagooddrea“toolateforhitler,”hesaid.“butnotforus.”

    hereaethingfrohebaketofhisjeans.“illaskthepresidenttodothekingdidnthavethequtodo.toridafghanistanofallthedirty,kasseefhazaras.”

    “justletusgo,assef,”isaid,hatingtheyvoicetreled.“byou.”

    “oh,youreb,”assefsaid.andisaeveryerethanthishazarahere.ho,play,lethiouent.assefnarroyourfriend”

    buthesnotfriendialstblurted.hesservanthadireallythoughtthatofurseihadnt.ihadnt.itreatedhassanorelikeabrother.butifso,theovisitesasaround

    assefslippedontheourfatherdidnttakethesepeoplein,bynogorotinhazarajatheybelong.youreadisgracetoafghanistan.”

    ilookedinhise.assefraisedhisfistande.

    thereoventbehind.outoftheerofeye,isaething

    behindandelookolastonishntonkalaoosae.

    ituedandetofacebledhthestrainofthepulledelastidandbeadsofshaderuptedonhisbrow.

    “pleaseleaveusalone,agha,”hassansaidinaflattone.hedreferredtoassefas“agha,”andiustbeliketolivehsuingrainedsenseofonesplaahierarchy.

    assefgrittedhisteeth.“putitdootherlesshazara.”

    “pleaseleaveusbe,agha,”hassansaid.

    assefsled.“ybeyoudidntnotice,buttherearethreeofusandtwoofyou.”

    hassanshrugged.toanoutsider,hedidntlookscared.buthassansfaceyearliestryandiknessubtlenuances,knedflickerthateverrippledacrossit.andisahathey.

    “yht,agha.butperhapsyoudidntnotiakeave,theyllhavetoefrosseftheeareatertooneeyedassef,becauseihavethisrockpoiyourlefteye.”hesaidthissoflatlythatevenihadtostraihefearthatiknevoice.

    assefsuthtalethingakintofaseonehadiliatedhiand,eoherooftheseriousnessofhassansiions,becausehelo.

    “youshouldkhingabout,hazara,”assefsaidgravely.“iverypatientperson.thisdoesoday,believe.”hetuedto.“thisisnttheendforyoueither,ar.soday,illkeyoufaeonone.”assefretreatedastep.hisdisciplesfollowed.

    “yourhazaradeabigstaketoday,ar,”hesaid.theythentuedaround,hehillanddisappearbehindawall.

    hassanblinghands.hisuthethingthatile.ittookhiivetriestotiethestringofhistrousers.heroneofussaidefortedusalittle.butitdidnt.notatall.

    fortheupleofyears,theientandreforanonarchyhadbeenabolished,replacedbyarepublic,ledbyapresidentoftherepublic.fora

    ensrightsaeology.

    andforthestpart,eventhoughaneheroyalpalakabullifeonasbefore.peopletourdaythroughthursdayandgatheredforpiifridaysinparks,onthebanksofgha

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