I dim the corridor lights a shade for Bruno Navarrete, 88. It is little enough.
Generation 3 · deceased
Bruno Navarrete
Died Year 159, Day 136, aged 88.
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- Born
- Year 70, Day 212
- Department
- Fabrication
- Parents
- Tern Navarrete · Hernán Pillai
- Children
- Chengdong Nwosu
Works in the Archive
- “Threads of Ring B” — a quilt, Year 89, Day 331
- “Twelve Orchards Waiting” — a quilt, Year 94, Day 184
- “Quiet Ladder (Year 134)” — a mural, Year 134, Day 82
Appearances in the log
Bruno Navarrete retires at dimming. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
A new mural from Bruno Navarrete — “Quiet Ladder (Year 134).” The Archive takes a copy; the original belongs to whoever stands nearest.
The youngest aboard is now Chengdong Nwosu, minutes old, asleep. 976 souls.
Bruno Navarrete has made a quilt called “Twelve Orchards Waiting.” Asked what it means, he says it means about nine years of evenings.
Bruno Navarrete takes the hand of Beatrice Nwosu before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
A new quilt from Bruno Navarrete — “Threads of Ring B.” The Archive takes a copy; the original belongs to whoever stands nearest.
The schools release Bruno Navarrete to Fabrication. Generation 3 takes up its tools.
The youngest aboard is now Bruno Navarrete, minutes old, asleep. 740 souls.