A Walk in the Fresh Air. Прогулка на свежем воздухе.

Глава 1A Walk in the Fresh AirThe evening of December 2, 2024, cloaked Omsk in twilight.A bulky tractor, like an awkward giant, was stirring up a mountain of garbage at the city dump beyond the outskirts. The debris, resembling shards of the past, scattered in all directions. Items bearing the marks of bygone years fell with a dull thud to the foot of this man-made chaos.Suddenly, a light drizzle mixed with sharp snowflakes began to fall. All sounds fell silent, as if nature had caught its breath. Birds, disturbed by the storm, had already left the area, and the tractor came to a halt, pausing its work until dawn. At the top of the garbage heap, like unwilling actors in an absurd play, three discarded objects sat: a pair of glasses in a half-open case, a silver spoon, and a bunch of keys.Raindrops and wet snowflakes slid down the glass lenses of the glasses. The first to break the silen…