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Bowling club. The hall next to the café. Albert and Nikolash are playing table air hockey, and Marianna has settled on a chair by the table.

– I will give you everything, – a voice came through the gentle drizzle onto Marianna’s head.

Everything?… Marianna tuned into her feelings.

– I will give you everything…

Marianna froze. The voice of God?…

I’ll step out onto the porch near the Bowling Club while the kids play. It turns out it’s already dark, and there’s a train station nearby, a creepy place. From the darkness, a figure of a man with gleaming eyes rushed towards Marianna, filling her with fear. She started backing away towards the Bowling entrance. She needed to leave.

The figure gritted its teeth, and in a rough voice demanded something from Marianna. She darted into the Bowling door. It was over. What did he even want…

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Do you want… the leaves to turn brown in an instant,

Do you want… never to grow old;

Do you want… sweet honey,

And the warmth of good health.

Do you want… nights to become white at once,

And weekdays not to be dull gray,

Do you want what is seen and unseen,

To become invisibly shrouded in a misty haze.