“You're probably wondering why we need such a complex system. Why does the computer need to monitor everyone? What do we do with all this information?” Mikhail said, settling into a chair in front of the monitors, and answered...

The small coffee shop was quiet and cozy. Everything here created a vintage atmosphere of the eighties. The round tabletops of the small tables were covered with a print in the form of clippings from old English-language newspapers. Ball-shaped...

Anna stretched under the blanket and opened her eyes. She was still in her room, the sun was still shining outside the curtains, and she had overslept as usual. The girl got out of bed, went to the window,...

The rain had stopped. The only reminders of it now were small puddles on the still-wet waterproofing of the flat roof of the high-rise building and gray clouds racing off into the distance. The sky on the horizon began...

The rain intensified and drummed loudly on the windows. Drops quickly penetrated the house through the poorly closed window and formed a rapidly spreading puddle on the floor. Entering the apartment and noticing this, Mikhail cursed and commanded irritably: “Turn...