第10节

  【】ouselastyear,”assefir”</p>

  iinthisretepatchofland.babashouseeteraayedatthehouse.</p>

  “doyoukoourhousefordinner”assefsaid.“ioingtohavealittleardtord.tellhither.abouthitler.nohereleader.</p>

  ahatiftheyhadlethitlerfinishhehadstarted,theterplaow”</p>

  “babasay**leryselfsaybeforeiuldyuth.</p>

  assefsniyther,andshesgern;sheshouldknoter.butthentheyyoutobelievethat,doheydontyoutokh.”</p>

  ididntknoingupthehill.</p>

  “butyouhavetoreadbookstheydontgiveoutinsyeyeshavebeenopened.nogoingtoshareithoue.doyouknoitis”</p>

  ishookhead.hedtellanyions.</p>

  hisblueeyesflickedtohassan.“afghanistanisthelandofpashtuns.italeland,ouradeasyvision.”</p>

  assefshiftedhisgazetoagain.helookedlikesooneingoutofagooddrea“toolateforhitler,”hesaid.“butnotforus.”</p>

  hereaethingfrohebaketofhisjeans.“illaskthepresidenttodothekingdidnthavethequtodo.toridafghanistanofallthedirty,kasseefhazaras.”</p>

  “justletusgo,assef,”isaid,hatingtheyvoicetreled.“byou.”</p>

  “oh,youreb,”assefsaid.andisaeveryerethanthishazarahere.ho,play,lethiouent.assefnarroyourfriend”</p>

  buthesnotfriendialstblurted.hesservanthadireallythoughtthatofurseihadnt.ihadnt.itreatedhassanorelikeabrother.butifso,theovisitesasaround</p>

  assefslippedontheourfatherdidnttakethesepeoplein,bynogorotinhazarajatheybelong.youreadisgracetoafghanistan.”</p>

  ilookedinhise.assefraisedhisfistande.</p>

  thereoventbehind.outoftheerofeye,isaething</p>

  behindandelookolastonishntonkalaoosae.</p>

  ituedandetofacebledhthestrainofthepulledelastidandbeadsofshaderuptedonhisbrow.</p>

  “pleaseleaveusalone,agha,”hassansaidinaflattone.hedreferredtoassefas“agha,”andiustbeliketolivehsuingrainedsenseofonesplaahierarchy.</p>

  assefgrittedhisteeth.“putitdootherlesshazara.”</p>

  “pleaseleaveusbe,agha,”hassansaid.</p>

  assefsled.“ybeyoudidntnotice,buttherearethreeofusandtwoofyou.”</p>

  hassanshrugged.toanoutsider,hedidntlookscared.buthassansfaceyearliestryandiknessubtlenuances,knedflickerthateverrippledacrossit.andisahathey.</p>

  “yht,agha.butperhapsyoudidntnotiakeave,theyllhavetoefrosseftheeareatertooneeyedassef,becauseihavethisrockpoiyourlefteye.”hesaidthissoflatlythatevenihadtostraihefearthatiknevoice.</p>

  assefsuthtalethingakintofaseonehadiliatedhiand,eoherooftheseriousnessofhassansiions,becausehelo.</p>

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

  “yourhazaradeabigstaketoday,ar,”hesaid.theythentuedaround,hehillanddisappearbehindawall.</p>

  hassanblinghands.hisuthethingthatile.ittookhiivetriestotiethestringofhistrousers.heroneofussaidefortedusalittle.butitdidnt.notatall.</p>

  fortheupleofyears,theientandreforanonarchyhadbeenabolished,replacedbyarepublic,ledbyapresidentoftherepublic.fora</p>

  ensrightsaeology.</p>

  andforthestpart,eventhoughaneheroyalpalakabullifeonasbefore.peopletourdaythroughthursdayandgatheredforpiifridaysinparks,onthebanksofgha</p>

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