第46节

    【】sonot.hetoldthat,asarra,hehadlivedinbabashousesince1981thisiknekhanshortlybeforeheandifledkabul.theporaryinterruptionofourankhantokeepchoveruntilthatday.

    rahihantoldhoeddifferentpartsofkabul.“ifyouthesharenauseehoessotheyuldbypassthedangerousstreetsandovedoholetohole.inotherparts,peoplevedaboutinundergroundtunnels.

    “youleave”isaid.

    
    “yes.”iteeredthedayhassanandiother.hassanhad.

    “khansaid.“and,believe,ian,atdehzang,greetialibanireets,etokabulthantheshoraroyedyourfathersorphanage,didyouknohat”

    “beredsittingbehindbabathedaytheyopeheorphaheoneybabahadspent,allthosenightshedsakesureeverybrick,everybeaandeveryblht...

    “llateraldage,”rahihansaid.“youdontirjan,itingthroughtherubbleofthatorphaheresofchildren...”

    “soe...”

    “theykhansaid.“peaceatlast.”

    “yes,hopeisastrahing.peaediatelystaihoughtthateasanytoaddresstheelephants.

    “hoeanreally,howareyou”

    “dying,aorebloodonthehandkerchief.heouth,blottedhissoheothereaquie.long,”hebreathed.

    “howlong”

    heshrugged.ughedagain.“idontthinkillseetheendofthissuer,”hesaid.

    “lettakeyouhoe.ie.therearealtreatnts,blingandikitterthang,odoanyway.

    heletoutaissingloosttiredlaughterideverheard.“iseearithathasdehersogreat.thatsverygood.elankhoriandselfpity.oloss,tosuffering,aeptitasafactoflife,eveas

    nebeingpragtieansandbelievethethereissuchathingasgodswill.”

    “thereisonlyyoudoandyoudontdo,”isaid.

    rahihanlaughed.“yousoundedlikeyourfatherjustnoisshioch.butitisgodsirjan.itreallyis.”hepaused.“besides,theresanotherreasoniaskedyoutoehere.iethioo.”

    “anything.”

    “youknohoseyearsilivedinyourfathershouseafteryouleft”

    “yes.”

    “i.hassaheree.”

    “hassan,”isaid.ethosethoyoldbarbsofguiltboreintoonehadbrokenaspell,setthereetotorntanekhanslittleflatellofthestreet.

    “ithoughtaboutingyouandtellingyoubefore,butisureyouedt”

    thetruthethingiknow.”

    heughedagoingtoaskyoutodosothingfor.butbeforeido,itotellyouabouthassan.doyouuand”

    “yes,”irred.

    “i.itotellyoueverything.youen”

    inodded.

    thenrahihansippedsoretea.restedhisheadagainsttheoke.

    sixteen

    theree,ostoffriendsaiveshadeitherbeenkilledorhadeseerthatspotandiydaysinyourfathershouse,upiudy,readingyour

    thersoldbooks,listeningtothepropagandaontele

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