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Notebooks

These are something that Konrad makes mobiles out of and hangs in trees to keep them private and that Hiroko refers to as birds. They symbolize peace.

Flowerpots

These are something the English have in their Indian gardens to keep them tidy and unlike typical Indian gardens. They symbolize order.

"Grief-eaters"

These are people in India who help people who have lost a loved one deal with their sorrow. They symbolize community.

Birds

These are the shape of the scars on Hiroko’s back from the nuclear blast in Nagasaki. They symbolize the consequences of war.

Foxes

These are in a painting that Hiroko and Sajjad have in their house. They symbolize guides and guardians.

Mosque under Construction

This is something Harry takes Kim to see in Islamabad that is being built. It represents solutions.

Walnut

This is a nickname that Raza and Abdullah use as an...

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