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Juanna Artmane. Test-&-mend
Preface
Chapter 1: The City of “N”
Chapter 2: The long-expected message
Chapter 3: A Bash
Chapter 4: A glimpse of future
Chapter 5: The parting
Chapter 6: Within the years of absence (2003–2006)
Chapter 7: The Wretchedness of Fate
Chapter 8: The Prodigal Returns
Chapter 9: Fetus of debauchery
Chapter 10: The family Council
Chapter 11: Guilty for no reason
Chapter 12: On the Leash
Chapter 13: No Comments, Simpletons!
Chapter 14: Escape from Vernichtungslager
Chapter 15: No Better than the Fools
Chapter 16: Joie de Vivre
Chapter 17: The Scapegoat
Chapter 18: The Fallen Tree
Chapter 19: The Will Be Done!
Chapter 20: Death Grip
Chapter 21: Trouble Never Comes Alone
Chapter 22: The Last Straw
Chapter 23: True Prediction
Chapter 24: The Happiest Man on the Earth
Chapter 25: Fare-the-well
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The story within the covers of this edition is a reflection of lives – partially of my own and partially the combined image of those, I grew up surrounded by.
I was born and cultivated in the culture, where national wisdom spreads the following proverbs: “Those, who don’t beat their daughters, will beat their knees”, “Girl is a burden, like salt”, “Let a girl free and she will marry God knows whom!”. All these examples absorb the accumulated through centuries “wisdom of sages”.
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However, Ali had luck to deviate from some unwritten rules, as he was given the freedom to choose his future profession. To everyone’s astonishment, the adolescent’s choice was connected with the sphere, totally alien to his parents’ generation. There was hardly anyone, who could grasp the desire to work with such outlandish machines, as computers. Nevertheless, being put through the mill of the pick of trade by his own father, Abdul decided not to force his son into anything as well. Although with reluctance, he still went along with his son’s option – to become a programmer.
Less lucky was the fate of his second child – Hannah, for whom everything was settled from the day of birth. She was betrothed to a man fifteen years her senior; and the perspective marriage was due to come into force as soon as she reached physical maturity.
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