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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 29-30
29.MariamI’m so sorry,” Rasheed said to the girl, taking his bowl of mastawa and meatballs from Mariam without looking at her. “I know you were very close . . . friends . . . the two of you. Always together, since you were kids. It’s a terrible thing, what’s h...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 27-28
27.MariamDo you know who I am?”The girl’s eyes fluttered.“Do you know what has happened?”The girl’s mouth quivered. She closed her eyes.Swallowed. Her hand grazed her left cheek. She mouthed something.Mariam leaned in closer.“This ear,” the girl breathed. “I c...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 25-26
25.Laila could hardly move, as though cement had solidified in every one of her joints. There was a conversation going on, and Laila knew that she was at one end of it, but she felt removed from it, as though she were merely eavesdropping. As Tariq talked, Lai...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 23-24
23.APRIL 1992Three years passed. In that time, Tariq’s father had a series of strokes. They left him with a clumsy left hand and a slight slur to his speech. When he was agitated, which happened frequently, the slurring got worse.Tariq outgrew his leg again an...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 21-22
21.The driver pulled his taxi over to let pass another long convoy of Soviet jeeps and armored vehicles. Tariq leaned across the front seat, over the driver, and yelled, “Pajalusta! Pajalusta!”A jeep honked and Tariq whistled back, beaming and waving cheerfull...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns《灿烂千阳》Chapter 19-20
19.I need to speak to your parents, dokhtar jan,” he said when Laila opened the door. He was a stocky man, with a sharp, weather-roughened face. He wore a potato-colored coat, and a brown wool pakol on his head.“Can I tell them who’s here?”Then Babi’s han...