【】theyhadsetupa“tuallyprofitable”arrahis.asifontossedhishisakingshootiures,hespatandcursedattheg.</p>
iitedonatangleofyretgandgroaningdroier.ourdriverletthetruckidleandhoppeddoogreettheapproagvoirushedgravel.wordser.“spasseba.”</p>
anotherflieonelaughed,ashrilladeju.babashandanbrokeintosong,aslurring,offkeyrenditionofanoldafghanhathickrussia:</p>
ahestaboro,heaboro.</p>
gosloylovelyon,goslowly.</p>
bootheelseonefluhetarpaulinhangihebaouth.behindtheaboneloredonhunginthesky.karindtheafghansoldierhadabriefexethingabouttoorandhisbadluingthenghisfiheedgeofthetailgate.eveninthediightoftheon,isapasseopassenger.despitetheld,sedfraveaadetheotherte.karilearedhisthroat,droppedhishead.saidthesoldieredahalfhourhtheladyinthebackofthetruck.</p>
theyounganpulledtheshaeaspaleastheonhabove.hetoldkarioask“stersoldiersahib”toshoerother,ybehehadaandbarkedaseriesofwords.</p>
“itshisprisaid.heuldntbriolookthehusbandintheeye.</p>
“butohehusbandsaid.</p>
karindtherussiansoldierspoke.“hesays...hesayseverypricehasatax.”</p>
thatytutoething,”babasaid.hesaidittokaributlookeddireeis.”</p>
theyspoke.“hesaysthisiseinwar.”</p>
“tellhiesandsit,evehanintisofpeace.”</p>
doyouhavetoalyheartfluttering.tyoujustletitgoforoikusallkilled.</p>
therussiansoldiersaidsothingtokariaslecreasinghislips.“aghasahib,”kariaid,“theseroussiarenotlikeus.theyuandnothingaboutrespect,honor.”</p>
“didhesay”</p>
“hesayshellenjoyputtingabulletinyoualstaschas...”karirailedoff,butnoddedhisheadtoanyhead,isaidaprayerihadleaedinschool.</p>