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StringsAmal Al Shamsiaas1005Literat
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LeavingThe kids in the neighborhood
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Lamya looked at him sideways, picki
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Walking through the now-abandoned r
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They continued to discuss the futur
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StringsIn two instances, Hamza reme
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She had overcome the urge to press
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FamiliarWhile they were young, most
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Neck of the Hourglass“Is it hered
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Hamza leaned his head back exaggera
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“Let me at least put my things do
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“I read that in a poem.”“When
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out a hand, making the introduction
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The living room was indistinguishab
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That was one of their last outings
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Faisal was suddenly re-animated for
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CavityFaisal left New York, in stag
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Salem tried to take the basket from
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across the soiled mattress. Hamza q
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West VillageA quarter of a lifetime
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Picking up the cutlery, he began to
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They were in Hamza’s apartment. H
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father’s Suzuki Patrol while his
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“Because then Sara got married an
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JasemThere were things that Hamza f
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falling. The boy was starting to cl
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“Right,” he told her.“If you
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Hamza stood before the history clas
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especially in a city that was flock
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