About the book: year / This story is a free continuation of “The Tale of Friendship and Unfriendship” by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. So free that even a piece of NIICHAVO fit in it, though not the famous one described in every detail in Monday, but only its St. Petersburg branch. The action takes place approximately 20 years after the events of the original story. The heroes, for the most part, are the same - naturally, older. Of course, in order to quickly grasp the essence, it is advisable to skim the source before reading. However, the last wish applies to those readers who are not familiar with the ABS story. We hope that there are few of them. The author does not pretend to be serious, or to have a deep meaning, or to make any universal generalizations - and therefore asks in advance for forgiveness from those readers who will not find anything useful for themselves in the story. So, having apologized to the readers We wish everyone a pleasant reading.