“Have you ever heard of the concept “axis mundi”? Me not. It turns out that translated from Latin this means “axis mundi,” which passes through the center of the human macrocosm, connecting heaven and earth with each other. Often the axis mundi was represented to our ancestors in the form of a tree or some kind of well or hearth. It didn’t have to be something special: almost any seemingly ordinary object could have magical properties. However, it was he, so inconspicuous in appearance, who could be a medium connecting worlds, energies, lives.” The story is part of the anthology “Tales of Android.”