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29 december, evening. Village Ur.

Snow walked, how as if who-that’s it upstairs tried cover up land from togo, what in the no it happened. White, thick, cold.

The House, where now we lived Marshal and Anna, was old, but strong – when-that’s it belonged to her to my grandmother. The setting – modest, rustic: stove, carpets on the walls, smell berezov polenyev and dust. Here Anna she has grown. A now – investigates the case.

Marshal sat on the kitchen, awkwardly by touching k a cup s tea:

– You truth here she lived? – asked he is.

Anna she stood there u windows, not turning around:

– Do 18 years. Then EKB, then MSC, then – where whatever, only would further away. A now here we go. Again here.

– How many to you was, when she left?

– Seventeen. Mother she died, father got drunk. She left without look around. I counted, what Ur – this is swamp. A now I understand: swamp he can wait.

Marshal nothing not answered. For the latest a day he is started watch on the her otherwise. Not really how on the steel legend, a how on the a woman, which hides in the to myself too much many memories.

Anna sharply I turned around:

– We are not we’ll make it in time, if not let’s start work by-large. Tomorrow we’ll get around neighbors the deceased. Suddenly who-that’s it I saw it, but he is silent. The killer can be among the nih. Or he is all more here.

– You think, he is not he left?

– No. He wants to attention. A to his get it – need be near.

30 december, morning

First on the queues was neighbor killed – grandfather by name Khariton, living through road.

– IN THE tu night… – muttered he is, brewing boiling water in the dirty a mug. – I am I heard… what-that’s it. Not really cri. Song. Quiet. Children’s. AND THE steps. How as if who-that’s it stomped barefoot by snow.

Anna I was wary.

– Song? Which one?

Grandfather covered it up eyes. He hummed hoarsely, almost in a whisper:

“Christmas tree, christmas tree, dark forest,

Satan brought it to us miracles…”  – He it ended and added – Sorry, i am not I remember words. Maybe, I imagined it.