Felix LongHis shout was a syllable so ancient and powerful that Saffiyah's mind instantly censored it.
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His shout was a syllable so ancient and powerful that Saffiyah's mind instantly censored it. This is a quote from the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Saffiyah's father's name is Hassan and he has been captured. He is being held as a hostage. The guard says to Hassan, "You should beg for your life, but you should not beg for your daughter." The guard then looks at Saffiyah and says, "If you beg for your father's life, I will kill your brother instead of he."
Source: To Conquer Heaven
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