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osedtohappenuntiltonight,october9,hehadstillched,nightandday,livingoffahandfulofbreadandfruit
ifiraqisoldiersarrivedbeforeseventhirtyontheeveningoftheninth,heabufouadhielfheglancedathisakinghiscallaboutnoructed
acrossthecity,abufouadber,hethirdring
”salah””yes,et,butihaveheardnygoodthingsaboutyouthatyouareloyalandbrave,oneofuspeopleknoeasabufouad”theretheendofthephone
”ineedyourhelp,salahent,untonyou””oh,yes,abufouadpleasetellitisyou”
”notipersonally,butafriendheisaustatonbandages,antibiotieantosayyoukno”
”neved,butportanttous””itohi””heisholedupinahouseinshuovetakepencilandpaper”
abufouaddiacist
”youareagoodnyouacistheclear
kertinsaontutheengineofftokenosound,andittrundledpasttheintersectionofthestreetbeforeingtoahaltafeartinnoddedinapproval
thesendtrueanupthestreet,headedbyanofficeransredinthehalfdarknessesrippeddobersillup
theberplate,andpointed
theallgardenitopenedthensurgedthrough
insidethegardentheuchofthegroundfloorptyatthefrontdoorallpretenseofstealthvanished
theanfiredabriefburstfroisautoticrifleatthelockintheting,andthedoorswungopen
es;the
frohelandingthechairaadbeenspecific:thisoneheedaliveforquestioning
asherushedforenburstinginthroughthebainthesoiledeloosnarlaninsultatthetrelingpharcistoodinthedoorway
fivepoundsofseexhynotsoundlikeorethansuperficialdagebutthehouseinitsrooferfoundseveralhundredyardsaway
thebedouhadnotindinghisouffledboolikeadoorbeingslaed,thentheonesendholloasonry
threethingshappenedthefolloeetinge,thekuealootherendezvous,intheshadothesheraton,akenoverbydozensofsenioriraqiofficers
”youheard,abufouad””ofursetheenandtherestinjured”hesighed”thereorerandoeprisals”
”youuustericansandthebritisheoneday”
”allahkeitsoonthereoldnooneelse”
”no,justhiitsthavebeenhihehasthelivesofnineyoungnonhisheadheseeparadise”
”sooredoyoue””idonotaskefroasatrainedaroffieldroverfrohedesertyouhavesuppliesofexplosives,guns,aunition,grenadespeopleuldalsodochhthesethings”
”andyouroffer””joinnotheretothreaten,onlytoaskbutifyoutohelpourresistance,thisistheodoit”
kertinthoughtforaetprosed
heuldhandoverhisstoresandaskforrebynightdropriskybutfeasible,solongashisssagestoriyadhakeanotherberered
itetontaeanosteverythinghehadthereoresouthof
... </P></TD>
osedtohappenuntiltonight,october9,hehadstillched,nightandday,livingoffahandfulofbreadandfruit
ifiraqisoldiersarrivedbeforeseventhirtyontheeveningoftheninth,heabufouadhielfheglancedathisakinghiscallaboutnoructed
acrossthecity,abufouadber,hethirdring
”salah””yes,et,butihaveheardnygoodthingsaboutyouthatyouareloyalandbrave,oneofuspeopleknoeasabufouad”theretheendofthephone
”ineedyourhelp,salahent,untonyou””oh,yes,abufouadpleasetellitisyou”
”notipersonally,butafriendheisaustatonbandages,antibiotieantosayyoukno”
”neved,butportanttous””itohi””heisholedupinahouseinshuovetakepencilandpaper”
abufouaddiacist
”youareagoodnyouacistheclear
kertinsaontutheengineofftokenosound,andittrundledpasttheintersectionofthestreetbeforeingtoahaltafeartinnoddedinapproval
thesendtrueanupthestreet,headedbyanofficeransredinthehalfdarknessesrippeddobersillup
theberplate,andpointed
theallgardenitopenedthensurgedthrough
insidethegardentheuchofthegroundfloorptyatthefrontdoorallpretenseofstealthvanished
theanfiredabriefburstfroisautoticrifleatthelockintheting,andthedoorswungopen
es;the
frohelandingthechairaadbeenspecific:thisoneheedaliveforquestioning
asherushedforenburstinginthroughthebainthesoiledeloosnarlaninsultatthetrelingpharcistoodinthedoorway
fivepoundsofseexhynotsoundlikeorethansuperficialdagebutthehouseinitsrooferfoundseveralhundredyardsaway
thebedouhadnotindinghisouffledboolikeadoorbeingslaed,thentheonesendholloasonry
threethingshappenedthefolloeetinge,thekuealootherendezvous,intheshadothesheraton,akenoverbydozensofsenioriraqiofficers
”youheard,abufouad””ofursetheenandtherestinjured”hesighed”thereorerandoeprisals”
”youuustericansandthebritisheoneday”
”allahkeitsoonthereoldnooneelse”
”no,justhiitsthavebeenhihehasthelivesofnineyoungnonhisheadheseeparadise”
”sooredoyoue””idonotaskefroasatrainedaroffieldroverfrohedesertyouhavesuppliesofexplosives,guns,aunition,grenadespeopleuldalsodochhthesethings”
”andyouroffer””joinnotheretothreaten,onlytoaskbutifyoutohelpourresistance,thisistheodoit”
kertinthoughtforaetprosed
heuldhandoverhisstoresandaskforrebynightdropriskybutfeasible,solongashisssagestoriyadhakeanotherberered
itetontaeanosteverythinghehadthereoresouthof
... </P></TD>