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“salaageneralsahib,”isaid,shakinghishandhisthinhandsbeliedafirrip,asifsteelhidbeneaththeisturizedskin
“arisgoingtobeagreater,”babasaidididadoubletakeatthis“hehasfinishedhisfirstyearofllegeandeaedasinallofhisurses”
“juniorllege,”irrectedhi
“shallah,”generaltaherisaid“s”
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“ah,astoryteller,”thegeneralsaid“atdiffie“speakingofstories,yourfatherandihuntedpheasanttogetheronesuerdayinjalalabad,”hesaid“itarveloustiifirecallrrectly,yourfatherseyeprovedaskeeninthehuntasithadinbusiness”
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“youreflattering,”babasaid
“iaot,”thegeneralsaid,tiltinghisheadsideility“boysandgirlsstknoe“doyouappredoyoureallyappreciatehi
“balay,generalsahib,ido,”isaid,e“child”
“thenngratulations,youarealreadyhalfan,”hesaidor,noirony,theplintofthecasuallyarrogant
“padarjan,youforgotyourtea”ayoungansvoiaybethatoftahneh,rostaotherfroheshahnahhereyes,etneheldforantflewaway
“youaresokind,dear,”generaltaherisaidhetooktheoothskinjustaboveherleftjaosinsideherhairspilledtoonesideidboxesofoldrerdsandpaperbacks
“daughter,sorayajan,”generaltaherisaidhetookadeepbreathlikeaneagertoyhandeintheeyehispaleblueeyesrevealednothingofthethoughtsbehindthe
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“estoryfloatingaroundabouttaherisdaughter”isaidtobaba,tryingtosoundcasual
“youknoe,”babasaid,inarket“talktustogossipandiwalkaway”
“buttherethere”isaid
“oyly
ishruggedandfoughtbackasle“justcurious,baba”
“reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyesplayful,lingeringonne“hasshedeaniressiononyou”
irolledeyes“please,baba”
hesled,andsarkethingsdidntgoethatshehadbreastcancer
“ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid
lyingaark,hergentlyhookednose,andtheinouseyeshadfleetinglyheldneheartstutteredatthethoughtofhersorayataheriseetprincess
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