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    “ient,”babasaidfroehindtheayounandhisilingatfroheddleros.

    “theresthavebeenahuesihatday”babasaid.“isthatabht,ar”

    “iguessso,”iled.

    “ahues,hoyounjan.nolaaf.andtheonlyoillflyingattheendofthedayirs.hehasthelastkiteatho,abeautifulbluekite.hassanandarranittogether.”

    “ngratulations,”kakahoyounsaid.hisfirstirjan,ehoadethell.onlyrahihan,sittinginthepassengerseatobaba,einanoddway.

    “pleasepullover,baba,”isaid.

    “”

    “gettingsiayounsdaughters.

    fazilalkarisfacetthroynewdress”shesquealed.

    bababegantopullover,butidid.afeier,iokingayounatostopyeyes,tuedfaedbehindeyelids,likehandsplayingshaded,fordasingleige:hassansbrosdiscardedonapileofoldbrithealley.

    kakahoyounsoherer,thegardenershapedlikeanils,andasngpooleraldloredtiles.isatontheedgeofthepool,etysaveforalayerofslushysdanglingin.kakahoyounskidsenellonialready,uldhearthephhtphhtofapressureoker,siayounhedbroughttheprojectoralongtoshoparisandheillshohosestupidslides.

    itshouldnthavefeltthisestoriesofhistravelstoindiaandrussia,thepeoplehehadt,likethearess,leglessupleinboayarriedfortysevenyearsandraisedelevenptpooliylegsinto.

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    din,hoall,hoehoingvoi.peopleraisedtheirheadsfroheirplatters,ybackyeye.

    later,idnight,afterafeenlaydoattressesinthesarooivesgrunted,sighed,andsheirsleep.isatup.aoonlightstreadinthroughthewindow.

    “iayoungrunted.apartofeonooahit.

    ithoughtabouthassaheoneaboutussnginthelake.thereisnonster,hedsaid,justohelake.ithadgrabbedhassanbytheankles,draggedhiotherkybottoionster.

    thateaninsoiac.

    ididohassanuntiltheddleoftheylun,edunderhispuffedupeyes.butantlyagreed.

    uddysnoegrareeandikake.ishouldnthaveeupthehill.theirandhassaansofkabul...iuldntstandlookingattheow.

    heaskedtoreadtohiroheshahnahanditoldhidijustyroohelookedahee.andfor

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