About the book: year / This is not a story, but so... I would call what is presented here a prelude to a huge fairy-tale epic about the Ancient World, which I have been planning to write for a long time , and she, in turn, is a little connected with the novels “Unclean Spirits” and “I Love Time”. There will be several main characters, perhaps five (Lin with his pet, Hwak, the Marquis of Corona, someone else...). But this is not this minute, but later, when I finish the novel that is now on my table. The current one is by no means a fairy tale or fantasy, just a serious novel, realistic, with a plot, although it will be unusual (if it turns out as planned). This passage was written to suit the mood and for future use, it will be a kind of beacon for me, and for readers - entertainment and, perhaps, a partial explanation of what is unclear for those who have read my previous fairy tales.