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Caiette

One of the major settings of the novel, this Canadian town serves as something of a bucolic counterpoint to the urbanity of several other locations in the novel. Its unchanging nature has implications, as well.

Chai

This beverage is preferred by the protagonist, serving both as an indication of friendship and comfort and as a token of long-lasting colonial legacies.

Chickens

This flightless bird is often a symbol of domesticity. In the novel, it is used, instead, to remark upon the return of the effects of unhelpful behaviors to the actor.

Colony Two

One of the major settings of the novel, this lunar city is used as something of a short-hand for urban decay, among others.

COVID-19

One of several pestilences referenced in the novel, this disease has an outsized influence on the novel, helping it align to a recurring trope in the author’s work.

New York City

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