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is not the

one you

know well

before.

There

won’t be

better,

only

worse.

But, his

words echo

in this

empty room

again:

“Rahim.

Please,

promise

me! You’ll

take care

of that

boy after

we leave.

I owe that

boy.

Please!”

You are

all gone

and leave

me the

only alive

person

that

buries

those

secrets.

I’ve tried

my best to

save him,

as what I

did with

Sophia,

but things

went

athwart.

This time,

old

friend, it

is your

own son’s

turn. I

believe in

him as

much as I

believe in

you. He

will

finish the

things we

left

undone: to

save our

children

and set

them free

forever.

God Bless

Afghanistan.