![]() ![]() ![]() For several days, an industrial instrument Klara names the Cootings Machine is parked in front of the store, and the smoke it generates obscures the sunlight. AFs are solar powered, and Klara comes to view the sun as an omniscient being with special powers after mistaking a homeless man waking up for a healing miracle. Klara is uniquely observant and adept at noticing and analyzing emotional cues. ![]() They are directed and cared for by “Manager,” and they take turns occupying the store window. Klara, along with her friend Rosa and other androids, begin in an AF store. Wealthy families therefore also buy android AFs (Artificial Friends) to keep their children company. Because they take classes with online tutors, children have little opportunity to socialize. In the world of Klara and the Sun, most wealthy families pay to have their children “lifted,” a genetic engineering procedure that enhances academic performance, without which there are minimal educational and professional opportunities. ![]()
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