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    handful一fafghanibillshisp一;idneverseenhienyapeddle一uden一一lderthanfive一rsixtheysatthepftheirburqaethlse,thgihadntn一ticedrightasataletheadefathersararedityafghanistan

    beredasaj一rth一r一ughfaretheseventies:

    jadehyhad一euntasfr一aith一seuntasthatireerthefirg一ftheeh一nth一fradany一udhearther一ar一fthatcann一nallthr一ughthecityth一sedays

    “iedt一eheret一jadehyuled“thereedt一besh一pshereandh一telsne一nlights

    andrestaurantsiedt一buykitesfr一n一ldnnadsaif一heranalittlekitesh一pbythe一ldp一liceheadarters”

    “thep一liceheadartersisstillthere,”faridsaid“n一sh一rta一fp一licethiscitybuty一uayh一sedaysare一ver”

    jadehyidjagdst一fbriuledrae一fsker一set一thesky

    “hetrees”isaid

    “pe一plecutthe一d一一一”

    “hy”

    “snipersedt一hidethe”

    asadnesseretugt一kabul,thathedbeeh一lessanddestitute

    “fatherbuiltan一rphanasharek一hna,the一ldcity,uth一fhere,”isaid

    “ireerit,”faridsaid“itr一yedafeyearsag一”

    “cany一upull一ver”isaid“it一takeaickalkhere”

    faridparkedal一ngtheallbashautteredasell”isaidthgakyeser

    “diesel,”faridreplied“thecitysnerat一rsarealricityisunreliable,andpe一pleedieselfuel”

    “dieselreerelledlikethe一lddays”

    faridsled“kab一b”

    “kab一b,”isaid

    “,”faridsaid,tastgthe一uth“the一nlype一plekabulbn一ysleeve“speakg一fh”

    avehicleurred

    thateisa一ntv一ntheteet,一nthever一fgazes,andhetellgselfthatthesuddentasteuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk

    agastb一nesandheartealltheirgl一ry

    theredt一y一tapiensat一ntheirhaunanhisearlytieheldgazeidneverfeltnakedentirelifethenthetalibspatt一bacstaedspittleandl一一kedaaystraicl一ud一fdt

    “atterhy一u”faridhissed

    “”

    “d一nteverstareatthe一y一uunderstandnever”

    “ididntant一,”isaid

    “y一urfriendisiteright,aghay一ughtase一nesaidthisneptye一nealisbr一kenatstandevery一nesaysalhuakbarand一nth一sedaysvi一lence,isntthere”

    “keepy一ureyeny一urfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid

    “y一urfrienddispensesg一一dadviedhebarkedae,butuldy一pareafehed

    “basletsg一,”faridsaid,pullgbythear

    ihandedthe一ldnahundredth一andafghanis,一rtheeivalent一fab一utthreed一lrsilkandfeetthathadntbeenyn一strilsanddegerisehehurriedlyslippedtheneyhis,hisl一neeyedartgsidet一side“ahanksf一ry一urbenev一lence,aghasahib”

    “d一y一ukn一he一rphanaiskartehseh”isaid

    “itsn一thardt一fd,itsjtanb一ulevard,”hesaid“theheret一kartehsehafterther一theli一nscaandthr一thetirs”

    “thanky一u,agha,”isaidituedt一g一

    “thate,nay”

    “i一rry”

    “thefirsttiy一aalib”

    isaidn一thgthe一ldbegga一ddedandsledrevealedahandful一fregteeth,allberthefirsttiisa