... in which Pyotr Petrovich forms a new scientific team, organizes research work, and entertains himself with numerous references The sparrow-yellow Zhiguli smoothly rolled out of the institute parking lot and sped down the empty road toward the gas station....

How long will it take to get you out of my system Out of my mind Away from my soul I never wanted this much This deeply I couldn't fathom That I could be like them Wanting Willing Hoping I’m next I’m never next At best I am a thought At worst A...

… where real chaos reigns: Bassoon and Pyotr Petrovich maintain their composure, Lyonya and Petrov say goodbye to the past forever, and Valya tries her hand at hosting a children's TV show Outside, chaos reigned. An outside observer might have...

 … who lies there and doesn't bother anyone, but simply benefits science, unlike hungry people who are constantly thirsty for knowledge and bloodThe fluorescent lights periodically flickered and clicked. This quiet sound, like a cautious knock, carried far down...

 … in which Lyonya, Valya, Bassoon, student Petrov, and Major Zakharchuk encounter completely inexplicable things, recall history, literature, and a little bit life-saving physics Behind the rectangular corrugated iron gate and the easily opened metal bolt lay a large, dark...