My frustration had nothing to do with the fact that the GWI refused to give me information about the Mirror Experiment, whatever that was. I was sure that the experiment has no relationship with the mystery at hand. The GWI’s refusal was a suggestive smack on the back of the head, meant to make me look back. The smacking sort of cleared my vision, and I quickly saw the connections between the strange behavior of Yadviga Lekanova, the unusual level of secrecy, the Excellency’s refusal to fully introduce me into the case’s background, and even his initial directive to avoid contact with Abalkin. And now, the fantastic match of Lev Abalkin’s and Korney Yashmaa’s dates of birth.
There was a secret. Lev Abalkin was only a part of this secret. And now I understood why the Excellency put m
