The afterword is written on behalf of Chait’s friend, the crocodile-like turtle (or vice versa, the tortoise-like crocodile) Archenbach.

“The fact that he managed to get away with it, getting into the most incredible troubles, cannot be explained only by the fact that that he was born, as earthlings say, in a shirt, and even under a lucky star. Moreover, as you know, a person, like any other representative of an intelligent life form, who believes only in his own luck, usually does not live long.” – says Archenbach, telling the story of the rescue of spaceship passengers from a crazy cyberpunk.