"Life First" is the first story in a series of stories about the development of a person, starting with how she fell out of the sky into the forest, and ending with showdowns with herself and with her mother over many lives. The first life envelops, immerses in the Siberian forest, the Slavic initial letter and the laws of nature. The heroine grows up with the nature and traditions of her family. As a result, the clan destroys it. Why is mom a key figure in this story? “Published in the author’s edition, preserving the author’s spelling and punctuation.”