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“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

“doyouneedanything”

babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

“nay,bachethankyou.”

“thenwhen”

“noburdenatall.reiortantly,doyouneedanything”geaherisaid.“anythingatallasklikeyoudaskabrother.”

thee,thekindnessinhiseyes...“naythankyou,generalsahib.i..“alushotupinthroataearedover.iboltedoutoftheroo

...

babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

thatnight,baba.ibroughthiotteaandroastedalnds.yararoundhisbadpulledhipchtooeasily.hisshoulderbladefeltlikeabirdsyfingers.ipulledtheblabahestretchedhisthin,sallowskin.

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

“yes”

“youvethoughtitover”

“balay,baba.”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

iblinked.“now”

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

“”

theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe