第18节

    【】bitonfist.shuteyes.

    ary:

    didyouknothesabreastdidyouknhasakina,heaanfroayanandshesangyouoldthesabreast.didyouknohat

    ary:

    “arupiaeaudoltensilvereeddediers.

    hunu.idropoo.“inthenaofallahstbeakeshassanshandandputstherupiabayhandandihdra.

    adrea

    iaostinasno.theyeyes.istaggerthroughlayersofshiftingyaghostnoyfootprints.butthisti,affledreply.ishieldeyesandositup.outofthespseofvent,aflurryoflor.afaliarshapeterializes.ahandreae.iseedeep,parallelgashesa,blooddripping,stainingthesnorieoonlight.

    ahavofscrapandrubblelitteredthealley.ent.arustedcastironstoveidthegarbagethatiuldntstoplookingat:onehebluekiterestingagainsttheothecastironstove;theothersthroks.

    “idontki.hassanlayaland,t,theheelofhissnoscrushingthebackofhassansneck.

    “yourfatherfindout,”assefsaid.“andtheresnothingsinfulaboutteagalessontoadisrespectfuldonkey.”

    “idontknouttered.

    “suityourself,”assefsaid.hetuedtokal.“aboutyou”

    “i...well...”

    “itsjustahazara,”assefsaid.butkalkeptlookingaway.

    “fine,”assefsnapped.“allidoa”

    alheylookedrelieved.

    assefkbehindhassan,puthishandsonhassanshipsandliftedhisbarebuttoovedhisheadslightlyandicaughtagliseofhisface.sab.

    torroonthoftheslistsaedhisohesheepagainthisyear,apoeonehcrookedblackears.

    ullahreeathalal.babaoistodividetheatinthirds,ohefaly,oneforfriends,ahepoor.everyyear,babagivesitalltothepoor.thericharefatenoughalready,hesays.

    thellahfiheprayer.aen.hepiala,tokedeathsusfhtrespersistlongafterthebloodstainsonthegrasshavefaded.butialalseyes.absurdly,iigiheaniluands.iigiheahatitsiideseisfherpurpose.thisisthelook...

    istoppedethingyyfist,hardenoughtodratheknuits.

    ihadoesiandaepte.oriuldrun.

    intheend,iran.

    iranbeyselfbelieve.iactuallyaspiredto

    bihadtoslay,towinbaba.wasi

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