"In front of Klaichev, on the Lower Road, lined on both sides with beech trees, there was less snow. Here the GAZ car slowed down. From the back seat, Kremer was handed a briefcase and a typewriter, someone - he couldn't make it out - muttered:

— Servus! [Servus is a popular greeting in Transcarpathia, used by people who know them well.] — On the way, we managed to switch to “you.”