way,» Keijigen said suddenly, meaningfully
,and turned to face Damiel for a few seconds. —
It doesn’t look like a battery.» I just remembered that we had some cases with canaries
,everything is banal there… Well, a surge of strength and all that
…but to treat-not once.
Damiel clasped his hands together and said thoughtfully —
«That place has always been a battery… always… but
something strange is happening right now… I agree that the treatment is
too much, but I do not know how to explain it. Previously, everything was
simple. Now I can’t get any advice and I’m at a loss
to guess… what other energy substances
on Earth do we know?
– We recall the textbook for the tenth grade… – smiled-
Xia Keijigen. – Vorman?
– No! they both answered in unison.
– Svetoch?
– Nothing at all…
«I agree!
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– Limiantis?
– It doesn’t look like it, and the ocean is far away…
– Excelsior?
– What do you mean?
– Ingentusa, of course!
– The last call was almost a hundred years ago…
Reana listened to their conversation and had absolutely no idea
what these unfamiliar words meant, it was all very
mysterious and interesting, but she did not
dare to ask. The fast ride rocked her, and soon her eyes began
to droop – because she hadn’t
had much sleep that night. Reana stopped struggling with herself and
dozed off.
«We’re here!» A voice roused her.
The car stopped near a massive building that glowed with a bunch of different —
colored light bulbs and other illumination
.The main part of it was circular,
with many large and small turrets with
sharp pyramidal roofs at the edges, people crowded at the entrance
,and a huge sign above the doors with an even greater variety of lights
and neon tubes: Grand
Paradise.
«Good afternoon, Mr. Oxenhorn,» he blurted,
and took the keys from Keijigen.
They got out of the car.
«Follow me,» he said to his companions
Keijigen pushed his way through the crowd.
«Max, hi, these two are with me,» he said to the guard
.
«Yes, sir,» he said, and his eyes widened
in surprise. He’d never seen the chief look like this before
in poor condition: the right leg hung
in tatters, soiled and torn in several places.-
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ka, the strange satellites – it all looked incomprehensible,
strange, but Max, of course, did not dare to ask about what had happened
.
They passed through the vending machine room and went upstairs. The
main elevator was surrounded by mirrors in beautiful gold
frames with intricate patterns, flowers, and birds. Ryo-
ana started to stare at them, but after a few seconds
the sound of a bell announced that they had arrived.
Keijigen strode confidently down a narrow
corridor with many closed mahogany doors.
There were paintings on the walls, and electric
candelabra decorated with intricate designs glowed.
Suddenly, a small bald man
with thick glasses came out of one of the doors. He ran
a few steps behind Keijigen and called out,
«Mr. Oxenhorn, I’ve been calling you all morning, where did you
go?» You should definitely take a look…
Keijigen stopped and asked him,
«Tommy, have you seen Oksana and Liliana?
«No, sir… not since last night, which is very
strange – neither you, nor Mrs. Wizzle, nor Mrs. Tarden-
I’m sick, and the phones aren’t available. I was afraid
you’d all gone somewhere…
Keijigen frowned, a faint
trace of sadness showing on his face.
«What have you got there?» he said softly.
Tommy glanced at his companions.
«Speak in front of them,» the chief said.
«Mr. Oxenhorn,» Tommy
said, opening the folder and pulling out some papers. «The IRS
requires us to -" he began running his finger down the page. —
Keijigen snatched the paper out of Tommy’s hand and quickly scanned
the page with his eyes.
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– Pick up the documentation for the last five years,
do everything the same as we did then. Tommy, I’m going to be
very busy for now – " he pointed at Damiel and Reana.»
Family problems,» he added with a sigh. – I believe
in you, you can do it, «and, patting the employee on the shoulder,
he went further down the corridor. «The seal is in the big safe.
Then you can sign for me.
After a couple of steps, he opened the right-hand door and
nodded for his companions to enter.
Tommy watched them go with a sympathetic look.
The place they were in was more like
the museum. Reana immediately had associations with the castle of the vo-
seventeenth century: the interior was made in the style of such
a lush Baroque in red, black and gold tones, which
at the same time caused both admiration and bewilderment.
Thick curtains covered the windows, creating a dimness
that faded into the silence of the room. Keijigen turned
on the light, opened a cabinet that ran along one wall, and silently
looked at the contents.
Damiel suddenly broke the silence:
«Guys, I think I have a problem!