No one imagined that the autumn evening of 2004 would become fateful. Within the walls of an ordinary bookstore one meets the altruistic student Alexander, the researcher of the problem of the reality of the world, the programmer Mikhail, the obsessive preacher from the Mercurian sect Porfiry, the philologist Grigory, who is passionate about mysticism and horror films, the fan of Latin American TV series Galya, the fanatical scientist Professor Sviridov, the lover of communication and drinking Peter ...Where is the line between illusion and reality? Is science always objective? How to free yourself from fear? How to change your thoughts and habits? These and other questions arise acutely for the characters in the book. In each of the seven chapters, events are shown through the eyes of one of the seven characters. This helps to understand exactly how (and how differently!) each specific character perceives the world. The reader is presented with different “streams of consciousness.” The book contains many quotes and aphorisms (C. Castaneda, R. Bach, A. and B. Strugatsky, R. Wilson, V. Zhikarentsev, V. Pelevin, etc.). They play an important role in the thoughts of the characters and constitute a special “dimension” of the book. This is a book about Self-Improvement. About how you can get rid of internal restrictions, achieve a state of freedom, change your life on your own...