![]() ![]() Paulo tells him the “city will die” if the narrator does not intervene on its behalf, that “he is the catalyst, whether of strength or destruction,” a statement which leaves the narrator bewildered since he has never been important to anyone so far in his life (19). ![]() ![]() The next time he meets Paulo, the narrator is starving and exhausted. The Ilsky refinery, near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, has a processing capacity of around 6.6 million tonnes a year. Though, racial classifications in the United States have and are expected to evolve, the Black population in the United Statesnative and foreign-bornis expected to grow from about 49 million. While he is painting, he hears the breathing Paulo was referring to, so he starts painting “breathing-holes” across the city (18). After leaving the café, he finds some paint and starts to “paint the city” (17). Despite a moment of fear when a cop walks in, he feels comforted by the fresh food and patter of quiet conversation. Science fiction has a long history of honoring the short story form, dating back to when pulp magazines like Amazing. He was disowned by his mother and has no home or steady income, so dining with Paulo in public is a treat. The narrator has trouble paying attention to Paulo’s worry though, because he is so excited to be eating breakfast in a café like “normal” people do (16). He joins Paulo, a smoker with “permanent puppy eyes,” who takes him to breakfast and tries to convey his worry about a “breathing” he keeps hearing (15). ![]()
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