He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw. And…

Khaled Hosseini
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He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw. And I can't lie now and say my eyes didn't scan it for any rips. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2004). The Kite Runner, p.67, Penguin
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He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw. And I can't lie now and say my eyes didn't scan it for any rips. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2004). The Kite Runner, p.67, Penguin

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