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The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck.

Khaled Hosseini

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Khaled Hosseini
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
Medical Writer
Novelist
Physician
Physician Writer
Writer
Cabool
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Rope
Neck
Flood
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Nooses

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