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    “areyousaying,thatishouldthrobathestreets”isaid.

    “ididntsaythat.”

    “heascaraonhiseyes.

    “iorrytohearthat,”ahsaid.thee,though,ightasaketheinsissuethisyoungfellowavisa.”

    “areyousaying”

    “iayingthatifyouooareputablereliefanization.voluarefugeee,attetingtoadoptafghanchildren.”

    igotup.“eon,sohrab,”isaidinfarsi.sohrabslido,restedhisheadonhip.ireeredthepolaroidofhindhassanstandingthatsaething,.andrews”

    “yes.”

    “doyouhavechildren”

    forthefirstti,heblinked.

    “plequestion.”

    he.

    “ithoughtso,”isaid,takingsohrabshand.“theyoughttoputsooneinyourchaire.

    “iaskyouaquestion”andrealled.

    “goahead.”

    “haveyouprosedthishyou”

    “ifihave”

    heshookhishead.“itsadangerousbusiness,kingprosestokids.”hesighedandopenedhisdeskdraeantopursuethis”hesaid,ruagingthroughpapers.

    “iantopursuethis.”

    heprodugrationlaarfaisalaou.”

    itookthe.“thanks,”ittered.

    “goodluyshoulder.aoplantstolovingly.

    “takecare,”thesecretarysaidaswepassedherdesk.

    “yourbossuldusesonners,”isaid.iexpeaybenodinthat“iknoesincehisdaughterdied.”

    iraisedaneyebrow.

    “suicide,”shewhispered.

    oaxiridebaeabouttheetingbuthedidnt.

    ohersideofthedoorthedity.noostanhhtih,soakinginthesoapydoor.doyoufeelyet,sohrab

    ipassedontosorayaondandree.“sodoyouthink”isaid.

    “othinkheseshehadcalledafeionagehatarraeationaladoptions.shehadfoundohation,butsheilllooking.

    “hostakingthenews”

    “darishappyforus.youknoir,youdonouch.”

    “andyouareyouhappy”

    iheardhershiftingthereceivertoherotherhand.“ithinkaybethatlittleboyoo.”

    “iething.”

    “iknoyselfyselfhelpinghi,theerhadstoppedrunning.iuldhearsohrabinthere,shiftingiub,spillingeroverthesides.

    “yoingtobegreat,”isaid.

    “oh,ialstfoticalledkakasharif.”

    ireeredhieatouikafroseras.“didhesay”

    “eofhisinsbuddies,”shesaid.

    “thatsreallygreatneforyoutoseesohrab.”

    “ittoseeyou,”shesaid.

    ihungupsling.

    sohrabergedfrohebathroofeier.hehadbarelysaidadozeingondaetsationhadonlytonosyllabiliedintobed,pulledtheblaohis.inutes,hewassn.

    iirrorandshavedyoinghotyskinshriveledup.ilaytheredrifting,agining...

    orfaisalpledile.histhinninggrayhairissing,soheeetus.“iorry,thecabbiesinthistoellafheytripletheirfares.”

    hepushedthroughthedoor,allslesandapologies,gedinitforanotepadandapologizedforthesheetsofpaperthatspilledonthebed.sittielevisioherontheharriedlaihatfaisalingandhehadnodded,alstaskedsothing,andhadjustgoneonals.

    “hereysorry,probablynotthesortofthingyouyourprospectivelawyer,heh”helaughed.

    “ondandrehinkshighlyofyou.”

    “.aoldabout

    you.”

    “hedid”

    “ohyes.”

    “soyourefaliarysituation.”

    faisaldabbedatthesfaliarpledile.hetuedtosohrab.“thisstbethey

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