Pyramid of wool

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by David Stanford

Name: Ross Magee
Stationed in: Afghanistan

The carpets sat like a dense woolen pyramid in the middle of his store. The smallest ones were on top while the giant pieces that took up the entire space were resting at the bottom. He was wearing jeans, a flannel shirt with a woolen waistcoat and a tan pakol cap rested permanently on his head. He sat comfortably atop his pyramid of wool. We drank tea for half an hour. My Dari is not as good as it should be and, like a tolerant elder, the old man gently corrected me as often as he replied to my questions. It was my third or fourth time in his shop.

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