After 105 years, Adnan Haddad has let go. Remembrance in the Ring B commons at next dimming.
Founder · one of the Thousand · deceased
Adnan Haddad
Died Year 62, Day 103, aged 105.
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- Born
- 43 years before departure, on Earth
- Department
- Archive & Schools
- Children
- Lakshmi Pillai
Works in the Archive
- “What the Garden Keeps” — a poem, Year 58, Day 16
Appearances in the log
Adnan Haddad has made a poem called “What the Garden Keeps.” Asked what it means, he says it means about nine years of evenings.
Adnan Haddad retires on the first watch. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
Born on the first watch: Lakshmi Pillai, generation 1. The ship holds 1018 souls tonight.
Adnan Haddad and Lakshmi Pillai are joined under the orchard lamps. The whole of Archive & Schools turns out.