【】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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