“buttodayisyourluoodtive.doyousaytothat,boys”</p>
“thatsgenerous,”kalblurted,“especiallyaftertherudennersheshoe.”heorinhisvoice.theniuood:</p>
heind.</p>
assefissivehand.“bakhshida.fiven.itsdone.”hisvoicedroppedalittle.“ofurse,nothingisfreeinthisypardonesallprice.”</p>
“thatsfair,”kalsaid.</p>
“nothingisfree,”waliadded.</p>
“yourealuckyhazara,”assefsaid,takingasteptooday,itsonlygoingtostyouthatbluekite.afairdeal,boys,isntit”</p>
“rethanfair,”kalsaid.</p>
evenfrhaentandiranthiskiteforhiiranitfairly.thisishiskite.”</p>
“aloyalhazara.loyalasadog,”assefsaid.kalslaughwasashrill,nervoussound.</p>
“butbeforeyousa,thinkaboutthis:</p>
eforyouhaveyoueveres,yourenothingbutanuglypet.sothingheplayethinghekickethingre.”</p>
“araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaid.helookedflushed.</p>
“friends”assefsaid,laughing.“youpathetiedayyoullyourlittlefantasyandleajusthohis.giveusthatkite.”</p>
hassanstoopedandpik.</p>
assefflinched.hebegantotakeastepback,stopped.“lastce,hazara.”</p>
hassansansthatheldtherock.</p>
“everyoutonedhiserat,tookitoff,foldeditsloely.heplaceditagainstthewall.</p>
iopeh,alstsaidsothing.alst.therestoflifeghthavetuedoutdifferentlyifihad.butididnt.ijustched.paralyzed.</p>
asseftionedingahalfle,trappinghassaninthealley.</p>
“ivegednd,”assefsaid.“iettingyoukeepthekite,hazara.illletyoukeepitsoitindyouofabouttodo.”</p>
thehassan,knoghiotheground.alfollowed.</p>
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