To each his world is private / and in that world one excellent minute. /
And in that world one tragic minute / These are private.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, People

The school has an exclusivity to it that few others in a wadi can match, done with a few bright colours, a couple of rooms and the inevitable generator. It stays open from a quarter past seven in the morning till half past noon from Saturdays to Thursdays — the teachers live in the village during these days, and holiday down the mountain on weekends.

58 students are spread over nine grades, and if you want further education you have to make your way to Rustaq, the capital of the wilayat. Given the scarcity of residents, class strength isn't equally divided: some have one teacher for as few as two students.

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