About the book: 2005 / Prologue to the meta-novel "Late for Summer." Describes the beginning of the war - madness that destroys the meaning of human life. Forest, pond, dam; miller Oswald - a young guy of military age; around him is an idyllic village life, stable harmony, into which disturbing notes begin to be woven. Oswald's father is leaving to God knows where; war is declared; Refugees appear, the Chinese Liu and the girl Monica join Oswald. The villagers see the Chinese as a sorcerer, at the same time they write down the strange Monica as a witch, and they begin to doubt Oswald himself.© v_by