I can only say one thing about this book: it is the best of all that I have written, and perhaps I will write sometime in the future.

It has nothing to do with any of the other books, and is not included in any of the cycles. And it will never be included - read it.

I find it difficult to determine the genre of this work. In terms of size - a story, in terms of meaning - ... I don’t know. This is a story completely unlike anything else, which one fine day itself was born in me, and imperiously demanded: “express me.”

I will not write a word about the content. This is impossible - any annotation will kill the mysterious atmosphere of the world where the action takes place. I can only say one thing - read from the beginning. Don't look to the end.