farzanajan,sohrab,andipraythatthislatestletterfindsyouingoodhealthandinthelightofallahsgoodgrayestthankstorahibr>

khansahibforhopefulthatonedayiyhandsandreadofyourlifeinariischiefyouandiusedtocause

atallndressedi,anihavenoreet.thelittleboystoodbarefoot,onearnsthigh,hisshavedheadrestingagainsthisfathership.hetooing.

alastheafghanistanofouryouthislongdead.kindnessisgonefrohelandandyouotescapethekillings.alhekillings.inkabul,feariseveryhestreets,inthe

iunfoldedtheletter.ititted,nocrossesfotten,noostchildlikeinitsness.ibegantoread:

ithitagain,theenortyofr.thenasranginhead:hassan,sohrab,ali,farzana,andsanaubar.hearingrahihanspeakalisnausielodybegantoplayiediately:eesitstealsallthedetailsforitself.

itorethesealedenvelope.inside,ifoundapolaroidphotographandafoldedletter.istaredatthephotographforafullnute.

aragha,

“ishassanstillinthathousenow”iasked.

inthenaofallahthestbenefierciful,aragha,ydeepestrespects,

n.outside,adonkeyeohinginurdu.thesunshacklebuildings.

...

rahihanraisedtheteathebreastpoe.“foryou.”

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