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“balay,baba.”

“nay,bachethankyou.”

“yes”

ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

“youvethoughtitover”

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

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

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

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

“doyouneedanything”

“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

“”

...

iblinked.“now”

“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

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

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

“thenwhen”

babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”