Finally, we arrived at the small K-Gelsey house, went into the lobby after opening the revolving door, went to the counter, waited for five minutes, and when Wallis saw us, she asked the assistant to serve the other customers.

She came up to us and said: "Hello! Hey, Nicholas, who's that man? Your friend?" and then she whispered something in his ear, but I knew she was indignant. "You shouldn't have brought him here now!"

Without any boundaries, the girl could find an approach to any person, talk about everything, while the zealous feeling was spun only after communicating on bad topics. "Are they better?" or "Why? What's the point?"

Wallis and Nicholas chatted in the vicinity, then they went to the dressing room. I stayed in the cafe and started thinking. Alex, their son, came up to me.

"Hey, kid.

"How do you do?"

"How's it going?"

"All right.

"Your dad is telling your mom to leave town. Do you know that?"

"I don't know. What does dad want to do?

"We'll find out the plan later.

"Let's play?" I'll bring the ball, throw it, and you'll catch it.

"That's right.

While we were sitting and playing, I suddenly felt strange vibrations. The radio receiver in my pocket turned on, but I remembered turning it off yesterday because of interference.

I stopped Alex, and we went outside, and we heard voices:

"- Forty-seven, fifty-four, sixty-six, seventy-four-the rebus fragment, and these numbers were coordinates.

"I'm sorry, what?"

I'm asking you to give me the number of that newspaper...

"Oh, I'm sorry. Here, please, take this...

"If there's anything interesting, I'll subscribe to the news.

"We've been flying for two days now.

"Really?"

"Yes," - I said.

- Dear passengers! We ask you to move carefully to your seats, as an unexpected landing of the aircraft is possible.

"So, what's here?" Ah, mysterious occurrences in the African desert. Interesting.

"Hello," I said. Read it?

"Yes," I said. It says here: "The girl is cursed by the inhabitants of the village of Walchs, because she was honest, but she had to serve as a defender of the desert. It has become a Mirage."

- Creepy, but as a matter of right. Who will prevent evil people-robbers, robbers, the same lady, if not her?

"I agree.

"You should read these Newspapers, but I don't recommend flipping through the news often.

"All right, then.

- Dear passengers. Now we are flying into a strange cloud. Everyone put on your oxygen mask".

"Again?" - I asked.

"Uncle Victor, what's going on again?" Alex asked as I switched off the device and put the thing in my jacket.

"The thing is, kid, I heard about air poisoning on TV yesterday. And just recently, I escaped from dangerous territory. Here.

"What happens if we win?"

"You want to purify the air?"

"Why not?"

I was surprised. It seems the boy has decided to become a biochemist.

"Hey, guys!

"Huh?"

"Where are you hiding?"

- Just like that, we stood here, talked, and then listened to the radio.

"The radio won't tell us where to go if we're going somewhere.

"Yes," I said. I forgot a little. Old people forget a lot.

- The typical excuses. Do you know where the entrance to the city is?"

"As far as I can remember on the map, it should be there.

I pointed to the West.

"It seems to me that the gate was recently moved from the West to the North. Look at the display!

"Nicholas. Is it on the news?!

"No," I said. But you were planning to go to your aunt's recently.

"Remember when we were attacked by the psychos?"

"I remember.

"All right. What? When?

"Mrs. Ive, we've actually fought people who had the last degree of psychological impairment.

Part 1. Chapter 4.

- Sympathize.

- Shall we go or not?

- Come on.

Wallis took Alex's hand, and Nicholas walked beside them, and I followed them, walking slowly over holes and rocks, looking around. We were walking.

When we were crossing the river, on the bridge, a guy ran past us, dressed in a long black cloak, covering his head with a cap and hood, and it seemed that he knew something unknown to us and was saying something about a bad attitude. We let him pass, went on, and a girl appeared in our path, holding the railing with both hands, her eyes showing that she was glad that the young man had left her.

"Excuse me, can I ask you a question?" I said, walking up to her.

"What do you want?" Any advice you want to give? "what is it?" she asked.

"I'd like to know what happened between you and that man." I said again, pointing in the opposite direction.

"I don't know... It was Marcus. He loves me, but he's always bothering me, and so, to avoid feeling offended, I pushed him away from me. He is tired of his honest courtship. I'm sorry, too. I want to communicate, but respect the boundaries of my personal space is the first rule in any business. You don't want everyone to get attached to you for every reason, do you? "Yes," said the girl.

"What's your name?" I asked.

- My name is Oksana. Oksana Kent...

"I see. Did you know that there are no police in Darling?" Are you aware that the city is contaminated with dangerous chemicals? We're going out of town. Will you come with us?"