n’t s at eacepfatepson, but like talking by tepped out into ts of trying to tters so s could be better  the neighborhood.

    I left to join ried to force t, tters came loose and fell into tyard. Sunligruck our faces and unned momentarily. S out.

    Enisurned into a mucragic and agonizing pain. ormented me. Unexpectedly, I began to  even kno of grief or ending for fear of being e’s death.

    “her’s gone!” cried Shekure.

    My sobs and laments mimicked  exactly kno o taring at us from ter slats, and ing my be purged of doubts about he fear of hasan and his men.

    S ing s and tears. I dreo me, and  paying any o tearful c of trees of our youth.

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    arranging  faced Mecca. Se s over her.

    I  tcensely and by t t follo like somebody h and home.

    One by one, I collected tures into a portfolio, donned my an and ily fled tly for tending not to see one of t-nosed grandc about all tivity: to enjoy our pain.

    tiny  t to tentatious structure s enormous domes and expansive courtyard, typical of t ructed lately. t I’d observed as a custom of increasing frequency, ending ttle rat ire mosque,  t concern over t trees at tyard. e avoided ttacks of tis yard, just like ter ts aicks and excused tired to a private corner.

    After yesterday’s divorce proceedings, and in lig t a