28 there’s sea on one side and sea on the other.” One of them added, “We’ve been calling out to the house opposite yours for a while, and no one answered.” “That house belongs to Mariam; she cannot hear,” my grandmother explained. Then she turned to me, “Sultan, is the courtyard gate closed?” “No,” I answered. “Go and close the gate,” she instructed. As I went to close the gate, I wondered: is our neighbor Mariam truly deaf, or does she simply choose not to open her door? Returning to the tent, I lay down beside
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