About the book: 2019 / While working on his dissertation in network anthropology, Egor finds a successful application for his science: an advertising agency that specializes in creating social applications and online communities. However, an encounter with an ancient rope game known as "cat's cradle" awakens strange new abilities and interests in the young man. And when the secrets of disappeared civilizations begin to influence personal life, it becomes clear that rope figures are not just child's play…