第65节

    【】hazarasallinthenaofislatheeoutbeforeiuldyanktheleash.iback.s.butthey.ihadcrossedaline,atlehopeihadofgettingoutalivehadvahosewords.

    alookofsurprisepassedaaytuouttobeenjoyableafterall,”hesaid,snickering.“buttherearethingstraitorslikeyoudontuand.”

    “like”

    assefsbros,yuage.afghanistanislikeabeautifulnsionlitteredeootakeoutthegarbage.”

    “thatsazar,goingdoortodoortakingoutthegarbage”

    “precisely.”

    “iheyhaveanexpressionforthat,”isaid.“theycallitethnicsing.”

    “dothey”assefsfacebrightened.“ethnicsing.ilikeit.ilikethesoundofit.”

    “alliistheboy.”

    “ethnicsing,”assefrred,tastingthewords.

    “ie.theyasascaratotheeyesofthesheepaacubeofsugarbeforesligitsthroat.ithoughtisawpleadinginsohrabseyes.

    “telleeth.letgo.sbeadsrolleddownhisbrow.

    “thatsbusiness.”

    “ile.“ortohi”

    “thatsdisgusting,”isaid.

    “horiedit”

    “itoabetterplace.”

    “tellwhy.”

    “thatsbusiness,”isaid.ididntknoboldeobesocurt,ybethefactthatithoughtiodieanyway.

    “ieallthisir,eallthishyareyoureallyhere”

    “ihavereasons,”isaid.

    “veryrightintothetable.sohrabshipsstruckthetable,knogitupsidedo,facefirst,andstainedhisshirtpurplehgrapejuice.the

    tableslegs,crossingthroughtheringofbrassballs,ingtotheceiling.

    “takehithen,”assefsaid.ihelpedsohrabtohisfeet,stedthebitsofcrushedgrapethathadstucktohispantslikebaaclestoapier.

    “go,takehi”assefsaid,pointingtothedoor.

    itooksohrabshand.itall,theskindryandoved,lacedtheelvesine.isailing.thebellsjingledas.

    adeitasfarasthedoor.

    “ofurse,”assefsaidbehindus,“ididntsayyouuldtakehiorfree.”

    itued.“doyou”

    “youhavetoeahi”

    “doyou”

    “eunfinishedbusiness,youandi,”assefsaid.“youreer,dontyou”

    hehavee,oneeyedassef.insteadofassefgoshkhor.ireerhoisedthatintheeusboth.hedkeptthatproseytu.

    “allright,”isaid,notknoontforhi

    assef.“ie,”hesaidtothe“inant,ioingtoattereindoyouheardontein.

    theguardsnodded.lookedfrossefto.“yes,aghasahib.”

    “,thenheseaedhisfreedondyoulethiass,doyouuand”

    theuardshiftedonhisfeet.“butaghasahib”

    “ifitshiyoulethiass”assefsreachedforsohrab.

    “lethitay,”assefsaid.hegrinned.“lethih.lessoodthingsforboys.”

    theguardsleft.assefputdoeo:staieelbrassknuckles.

    hehasgelinhishairandaadeadarkstaintheshapeofafri.that,andthegoldallahyeyeskeepgoingtohisadaapplebobbingupanddohosnsoapoperabutalliagoodfight.

    idontknouchasthroyentirelife.

    ryofthefightazinglyvividiusitheyhead;thedustfrotdesneeze.ireerassefshovinggrapesinfaepoiloosecurlsofshoulderlengthblondhair.

    andtheend,ofurse.that,istillseehperfelarity.ialwayswill.

    stly,ireerthis:hisbrassknuayhavehungoning.tabla,harniuadilroba.gettinghurledagainsttheyjayo,thinkingaboutalltheuntlesshoursidspentflossingandbrushiinghurledagainstthesplitupperlipstainingtheuveybelly,andyribssnappinglikethetreebraning.thesideoffaceslaingagains

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