Before you is an early work by Vladimir Losev, written in 2002 and until now not published anywhere. The manuscript, kindly provided by the author to the FanLib library, was originally prepared for publication as a continuation of “Toys of the Gods,” but was never published. By chance, Cyrus, the main character of “Toys of the Gods,” ends up in an orphanage organized by scientists of a secret laboratory engaged in the once- then extrasensory phenomena. The laboratory was dispersed, but people remained and continued their work, so it is not surprising that all the children in this house have one or another paranormal abilities. Kir himself, having a gift, easily fits into the general atmosphere and even becomes the chief doctor, but soon dark clouds hang over the orphanage - one of the special services organizes surveillance of the orphanage in order to take all the children under its care at the first opportunity. The local bandits want the same thing. Cyrus's task is to save the children and survive himself, but it is not at all easy to solve.