![]() ![]() He also got to hear about same news from nearby districts as well. In one of those conversations, the protagonist, an unnamed scientist, gets to hear the rumor about turret clocks in their district to have sped up, chiming earlier than they were supposed to. Just as lungs are passed between persons and districts, so are news and gossip. They derive shared pleasure through this communal activity of replacing lungs. Filling stations – where they replenish their air supply – also serve as the primary means for social conversations. The story is set on a planet inhabited by Cyborgs, who install mental lungs to breathe every day. This short story is a perfect blend of science and philosophy and has something to offer to avid readers of both philosophy and science. ‘Will it be preferable to remain mute to prolong our ability to think, or to talk until the very end?’Įxhalation is every bit mind boggling and overwhelming as his more famed piece Story of your Life (which also inspired a Hollywood movie called Arrival, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner) if not more. It is a story about cyborgs who live on a different planet and use metal lungs to breathe everyday. ![]() It’s a short story from his collection titled “Exhalation: Stories”. Exhalation is a short story written by Ted Chiang. ![]()
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