【】vieirror,standinginthedoor,clutgthehefhislooseshirt.isaonhisbrokenglasses.</p>
tyone</p>
itsna.</p>
isaandangledfroheendofaropetiedtoabeahisfa.</p>
atedlyatabusystreeter.oheutatedbelos.“youknotheyredoinghaggliheleg.”</p>
“hessellinghisleg”</p>
faridnodded.“youoneyforitontheblackrket.feedyourkidsforaupleofweeks.”</p>
tosurprise,stofthehousesistillhadroofsandstanding,theytygoodshape.treesstill</p>
peekedovertheetedandbulletpocked,stillpoiheway.</p>
“thisisntsobad,”irerked.</p>
“nosurprise.stoftheiortantpeopleliveherenow.”</p>
“taliban”</p>
“theoo,”faridsaid.</p>
“whoelse”</p>
hedroveusintoaesoherside.“thepeoplebehialiban.therealbrainsofthisgovent,ifyouedaytheseguestsaregoingtopeealloverthecarpet.”</p>
“ithinkthatsit”isaid.“overthere”ipoihelandrkthatusedtoserveasaguideforeerthatourstreetistheohepinkhouseattheendofit.thepinkhousehthesteeplypitchedroofhadbeentheneighborhoodsonlyhouseofthatlorintheolddays.itstillwas.</p>