“Nooo,” the girl replied slowly, rolling her eyes slightly in contempt. “Modern games don't appeal to me at all. They're too simple and based on chance. They're for single-celled organisms...” “Then what?” “Chess.” “Really?” Alexei asked with interest. “I know how to...

“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...

FatherYou have meOn your mindAnd You knowThat I don’t gambleWith my lifeI am alsoSomebody thatYou can trustFatherAlso fatherI never lied toYou ounceFatherI am alwaysTelling the truthFather, I amSo happy to beOne of your childrenThat you madeIn your image59 years...