“...There was another reason due to which he persistently moved on. For the umpteenth time, Fedor tried to find the Bear Skull. That was the name of the island that Corporal Latyshev told him about shortly before leaving for demobilization. According to Latyshev, on this island, lost among many lakes, a bear skull was kept, which had some supernatural properties. Neither Latyshev nor his predecessor, also a corporal, who also told him the legend just before demobilization, knew what these properties were. The legend has been passed down from mouth to mouth for many years, but no one has found the Bear Skull yet...”