fortherestofthatday,ifoughttheurgetolooktohegrayvan.</p>
itcatooaheri,ikneebefore.</p>
“estoryfloatingaroundabouttaherisdaughter”isaidtobaba,tryingtosoundcasual.</p>
“youknoe,”babasaid,ialktustogossipandiwalkaway.”</p>
“buttherethere”isaid.</p>
“oyly.</p>
ishruggedandfoughtbackasle.“justcurious,baba.”</p>
“reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyesplayful,lingeringonne.“hasshedeaniressiononyou”</p>
irolledeyes.“please,baba.”</p>
hesled,andsarket.hings...didshehadbreastcer.</p>
“ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid.</p>
lyingaark,hergentlyhookednose,andtheinouseyeshadfleetinglyheldstutteredatthethoughtofher.sorayataheri.seetprincess.</p>
twelve</p>
inafghanistan,yeldaisthefirstnightofthenthofjadi,thefirstnightofalithatileaedtheloreofyelda,thatbedeviledthsflungtheelvesatr.</p>
e.andoingsbed,sorayataherisbroyhead.inbabasbus,iuhelesuntilidseehersittingbarefoingyyelda.</p>
iiedexeshedgetupfroisdir</p>
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