“In the chamber decorated with flowers and light fabrics, the Virgins waited for the Groom. There were ten of them, they were young and beautiful, and among them there were Wise maidens, and there were Foolish ones. The evening burned out and went out, as it goes out in the sky every evening. A breath of dark blue cold spread over the earth, and the distant, eternal stars began their slow round dance. The virgins prepared everything that was needed for the wedding feast and sat down at the table. One place among them was empty - it was a place for the Bridegroom, who was expected, but who was not yet here...”