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Written by RK Rajput, a respected author in the field of mechanical engineering, "Refrigeration and Air Conditioning" is a comprehensive textbook that covers the principles, applications, and design aspects of refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The book provides an in-depth analysis of vapor-compression refrigeration systems, absorption refrigeration systems, air-conditioning systems, and more.

The book had belonged to a man named Hasan, the shop’s founder, who’d taught Arif to solder copper lines and to listen to the secret rhythms of compressors. Hasan called the work “choreography for the weather”: valves and oil pumps arranging a small climate against the indifferent heat. When Hasan died, the shop had kept ticking, but the summers after felt louder, as if the city had forgotten how to breathe.

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