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International is a Street Sweeper and Equality’s closest friend, although friendship is forbidden.
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Spoiler-freeInternational is a Street Sweeper and Equality’s closest friend, although friendship is forbidden. He helps discover the tunnel and fears the penalties for keeping it secret. Loyalty to Equality overcomes his obedience to the law. He remains in the city when Equality escapes, and Prometheus plans to return for him; the novella does not reveal whether the rescue succeeds.
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