His Dark Materials
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His Dark Materials

Chil-du was a night-soil man in Seleukeia, Lyra's world. His wife was Yozdah. Their state, arising from the sale of their dæmons out of poverty, made them part of a slave-like class in the city. Their names meant eleven and forty-two in Tajik.

He owned a night-soil cart and worked with a fellow Tajik man to empty the city's latrines. Chil-du and Yozdah provided Lyra Silvertongue with hospitality and a niqab when she arrived in Seleukeia. They were not allowed out during daylight and they drank bitter tea and ate sticky, almost flavourless rice. He did not speak French or English.[1]

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