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Maha makes up the story that she and Karim are siblings on their way to visit their sick grandmother, hoping that the soldiers would believe her and allow them to pass.
Karim hates all of the attention he garners as both the new student and a student of color. He feels like a carnival freak, or an animal being inspected before sale.
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