About the book: year / All this happened, as you might guess, a very long time ago, but after the disaster. About four hundred years ago. Once the lord of the waters and the lord of the heavens were talking, and they had this argument. The first argued that all sailors are brothers and the relationship between them is like that between brothers: they will always come to the aid of a drowning man, even at the risk of his life; they will help someone in need with supplies or a couple of hard-working hands. The second argued that on land, brothers sometimes cut each other without any pity, and at sea, anything can happen between sailors. “Anything, of course, happens,” the lord of the waters objected, but sailors still always come to each other’s aid. And they never deceive each other, because I commanded this from the beginning of the waters, don’t you remember? The Lord of Heaven laughs out loud: open your eyes wider, brother! Look for yourself what is happening in your waters! The Lord of the Waters looked, and his gaze darkened. Okay, brother, he said. I'll take care of it…