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I found a sad little fairy Beneath the shade of a paper tree. I know a sad little fairy Who was blown away by the wind one night.

Khaled Hosseini

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Khaled Hosseini
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
Medical Writer
Novelist
Physician
Physician Writer
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Cabool
Wind
Tree
Away
Found
Blown
Night
Shade
Littles
Beneath
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Fairy
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