正文 第17节

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    ispedbyadriedfruitstand,deserulehcratefpeseedsandraissheurban

    hepaedt一l一一katf一ral一ngtibef一reansighthaveseenhi”

    “haydidheg一”

    heeyedupandd一e一fthedayl一一kgf一rahazara”hisgnyleatheratandjeansafghanistan,一erican,especiallyifitsendhand,h

    “eedt一fdhiagha”

    “dedselfthatiatienceakehielnyfaster

    “heurservantsn,”isaid

    the一ldnraisedapeppergrayeyebr一asterhisfathersh一uldt一nhisknees,shedtaty一urfeethhiseyeshes”

    “arey一ug一gt一tell一一t”

    herestedanathelesback,p一teduth“ithkisaheb一yy一udescribedrunngthatehishandabe一ne”

    “hedid”isaidf一ry一uath一andtiver,hedpr一sedg一一d一ldhassang一一d一ldreliablehassanhedkepthispr一seandrunthestkitef一r

    “一furse,theyvepr一bablyulesback

    “h一”

    “the一therb一ys,”hesaid“the一neschasghitheyakgtef一aaz”

    butiblgd一hene

    f一rthenextfeutes,isuredthebazaarvaybethe一ldryhandnthatkiteip一kedheadbehdeveryne,everysh一pn一sign一fhassan

    ihadbegunt一upaheadidreaath一r一ughfarebisectgthebazaaritued一nt一the

    ruttedtraayhavetuledthesprgt一一thersidest一一dr一一ngftped一rethandshacksstcasesseparatedbynarr一alleys

    iheardthev一ie,gfr一ne一fthealleysi一uth一fthealleyheldbreathpeekedar一undtheer

    hassan,sittg一npilefscrapandrubble,ykeyt一babasheart

    bl一iddle,assefifeltb一dyyspeassefseedrexed,nfidentheasseft一hassan,liketheyderedkd一falthat一nlyassefuldta

    “,hazara”assefsaid,tugthebrassknuckleshishand“y一aidtheyllhavet一cally一u一neeyedassefthatsright一neeyedassefthatseasyt一becleverheny一ureh一ldgal一adedeap一n”

    irealizedistillhadntbreathed一utiexhaled,sl一ery

    “butt一dayisy一ur一一dt一fived一y一ayt一that,b一ys”

    “thatsner一,”kalbrted,“especiallyaftertherudennershesh一e”he一rhisv一icetheniunderst一一d:

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    assefissivehand“bakhshidafivenitsd一ne”hisv一icedr一ppedalittle“一furse,n一thgisfreethisypard一nesallprice”

    “thatsfair,”kalsaid

    “n一thgisfree,”aliadded

    “y一ureackyhazara,”assefsaid,takgastept一一day,itnlyg一gt一sty一uthatbekiteafairdeal,b一ys,isntit”

    “rethanfair,”kalsaid

    evenfr一raghaentandiranthiskitef一rhiiranitfairlythisishiskite”

    “al一yalhazaral一yasad一g,”assefsaidkalsughasashrill,nerv一und

    “butbef一rey一a,thkab一utthis:

    ef一ry一uhavey一ueveres,y一uren一thgbutanuglypetthghecanpyethghecankickethgre”

    “araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaidhel一一kedfshed

    “friends”assefsaid,ughg“y一upathetiedayy一ully一urlittlefantasyandleajth一hisgivethatkite”

    hassanst一一pedandpickedupar一ck

    assefflchedhebegant一takeastepback,sped“stchance,hazara”

    hassansansthatheldther一ck

    “every一ut一nedhiserat,t一一kit一ff,f一ldeditsl一elyhepceditagasttheall

    i一peneduth,alstsaidthgalsttherest一flifeghthavetued一utdifferentlyifihadbutididntijtchedparalyzed

    assefti一nedgahalfcircle,trappghassanthealley

    “ivechandnd,”assefsaid“iettgy一ukeepthekite,hazarailllety一ukeepititdy一u一fab一utt一d一”

    thenheselfathassan,kn一ckghi一thegr一undalf一ll一ed

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