uldstandground,ideeihaddohat,ihaddaedself
babasighedand,thisti,tossedaoeedsinhisuth
sotis,igotbehindtheyford,rolleddotheeastbaytothesouthbay,upthepeninsulaandbaallsbigenoughtoholdfivesiltaneousbuzka**ouantsidrovethetorinoupthehillsoflosaltos,idlingpastestatesesanicuredesthatdebabashouseinshut
idgetupearlysosaturdayingsanddrivesouthonhighountainstosantaasittinginthedarknexttohassan,ihadalelledlikesaltiusedtotellhassanthatsodayourtoesthefirsttiisaostychildhood
sotisintheearlyevening,iparkedthewssaabs
porschescarsidneverseeninkabul,ostpeopledroverussianvolgas,oldopels,oriranianpaikans
alsttarvelingatthesizeofthisuntry,itsvastnessbeyondeveryfreeountainsanduntainsbeyondhills,and,beyondthose,recitiesandrepeople
longbeforetheroussiarreacityofharelippedghosts
arieplaories,andnosins
iffoothingelse,forthat,ieracedarica
thefollorof1984thesuerituedtanoldafghanaportant,untilorethebusetal,shatteredissionanhadntlied
onsaturdays,babaeupatdaappedourroutefrent,unionthethers,andinavigatedallprofit:ashaight,aftersobargaining,bringin25
bythatsuer,afghanfaliesarketafghansiarket:yougreetedtheguyaforabiteofpotatobolanioralittleqabuli,andyououfullyighttuoutthatthefellotoaprosinggaragesale
theonlythingthatfloorethanteainthoseaislesarketondkolunistinkabul,andoneyarket
iranthestandsotisasbabasauntereddokabul:edoets,alongsideforraassadors,outofyprofessors
oneearlysundayinginjuly1984,thenaniputtheperofthebus,nexttothereaganbushfor84sticker
“ar,”babasaid,tioningover,“thisisgeneralsahib,iqbaltaheriheinistryofdefense”
taheriesoundfaliarthegenerallaughedlikeanused
