第9节
rungtoourfeetandra.irossthefoyer.
“fathersthatsound”hassanyelped,hishandsoutstretchedtosaroundus.aelightflashed,littheskyinsilver.itflashedagainandaatoofgunfire.
“theyrehuntingducks,”alisaidinahoarsevoice.“theyhuntducksatnight,youknobeafraid.”
asireneeoneshouted.iheardpeopleoreet,joltedfroleepandprobablystillintheirpajas,yselfihadenviousofhassan.notatall.
unistupdétat,andthenindeceer1979,estreetsarkiartofastillongoingeraofbloodletting.
justbeforesunrise,babasedshutandhisrunningfootstepspouhestairs.thenheappearedinthedoorethingonhisfaedasherantous,openinghisarheroadsaelephonedidntorried”
sand,forabriefi,ieverhadhappehatnight.
theyuonarchyhingofthepast.theking,zahirshah,aly.inhisabsence,hisusindaoudkhanhadehekingsfortyyearreignhabloodlessup.
ireerhassanandioingoutsidefathersstudy,asbabaandrahihansippedblackteaandlisteobreakingneheuponradiokabul.
“aragha”hassanwhispered.
“”
“sarepublic”
ishrugged.“idontk,”overandain.
“aragha”
“”
“doesrepublifatherandioveaway”
“idontthinkso,”ik.
hassanhis.“aragha”
“”
“idonttosendandfatheraway.”
isled.“bas,youdonkey.noonessendingyouaway.”
“aragha”
“”
“doyoubourtree”
slebroadehatypocketse.throughthefrontgatesandheadedforthehill.
heresidentialstreetadropped.assefandtal,hingus.
assefyfathersfriends,hod,anairlinepilot.hisfalylivedafee,inaposh,highpoundtrees.ifyouousstaieelbrassknuantherandafghanfather,theblond,blueeyedasseftooreets.flankedbyhisobeyingfriends,heheneighborhoodlikeakhanstrollingthroughhislandhhiseagertopleaseente.histlelegaleducatiohosebrassknucklestherightteagtool.i
sausethosekeheoftheboysinedhissefgoshkhor,orassef“theeareater.”ofurse,hearedutterittohisfauddygutter.yearslater,ileaedanenglishhecreaturethatassefdoes:
“sociopath.”
ofalltheneighborhoodboysostrelentless.heeon,babalu,giveusasleandondaysparticularlyinspired,hespiceduphisbadgeringalittle,hey,youflatnosedbabalu,todaytellus,youslanteyeddonkey
nootlepuffsofdust.
“gooding,kunis”assefexe,itoightirelysaalsooostlyrefrainedfroarassingtooch.
hetippedhistohassan.“hey,flatnose,”hesaid.“howisbabalu”
hassansaidnothingande.
“haveyouheardtheneir”
“sodoesfather,”isaid.iy,ihadhatrueoot.
“sodoesfather,”assefckedinaalandackledinunison.ihere.
“ourh
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“fathersthatsound”hassanyelped,hishandsoutstretchedtosaroundus.aelightflashed,littheskyinsilver.itflashedagainandaatoofgunfire.
“theyrehuntingducks,”alisaidinahoarsevoice.“theyhuntducksatnight,youknobeafraid.”
asireneeoneshouted.iheardpeopleoreet,joltedfroleepandprobablystillintheirpajas,yselfihadenviousofhassan.notatall.
unistupdétat,andthenindeceer1979,estreetsarkiartofastillongoingeraofbloodletting.
justbeforesunrise,babasedshutandhisrunningfootstepspouhestairs.thenheappearedinthedoorethingonhisfaedasherantous,openinghisarheroadsaelephonedidntorried”
sand,forabriefi,ieverhadhappehatnight.
theyuonarchyhingofthepast.theking,zahirshah,aly.inhisabsence,hisusindaoudkhanhadehekingsfortyyearreignhabloodlessup.
ireerhassanandioingoutsidefathersstudy,asbabaandrahihansippedblackteaandlisteobreakingneheuponradiokabul.
“aragha”hassanwhispered.
“”
“sarepublic”
ishrugged.“idontk,”overandain.
“aragha”
“”
“doesrepublifatherandioveaway”
“idontthinkso,”ik.
hassanhis.“aragha”
“”
“idonttosendandfatheraway.”
isled.“bas,youdonkey.noonessendingyouaway.”
“aragha”
“”
“doyoubourtree”
slebroadehatypocketse.throughthefrontgatesandheadedforthehill.
heresidentialstreetadropped.assefandtal,hingus.
assefyfathersfriends,hod,anairlinepilot.hisfalylivedafee,inaposh,highpoundtrees.ifyouousstaieelbrassknuantherandafghanfather,theblond,blueeyedasseftooreets.flankedbyhisobeyingfriends,heheneighborhoodlikeakhanstrollingthroughhislandhhiseagertopleaseente.histlelegaleducatiohosebrassknucklestherightteagtool.i
sausethosekeheoftheboysinedhissefgoshkhor,orassef“theeareater.”ofurse,hearedutterittohisfauddygutter.yearslater,ileaedanenglishhecreaturethatassefdoes:
“sociopath.”
ofalltheneighborhoodboysostrelentless.heeon,babalu,giveusasleandondaysparticularlyinspired,hespiceduphisbadgeringalittle,hey,youflatnosedbabalu,todaytellus,youslanteyeddonkey
nootlepuffsofdust.
“gooding,kunis”assefexe,itoightirelysaalsooostlyrefrainedfroarassingtooch.
hetippedhistohassan.“hey,flatnose,”hesaid.“howisbabalu”
hassansaidnothingande.
“haveyouheardtheneir”
“sodoesfather,”isaid.iy,ihadhatrueoot.
“sodoesfather,”assefckedinaalandackledinunison.ihere.
“ourh
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