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I looked at my watch and to my surprise, it was going backwards. An odd force made me enter the building without hesitation. A unique combination of notes was getting louder and, as an ex-musician, I realised that it somehow sounded similar to the famous “Moonlight” sonata by L. van Beethoven. The thing was, it was being played backwards. This made me feel extremely anxious and the most logical decision was to flee. I tried to get out of there, but my legs felt like they were stuck to the ground. Everything seemed like in slow motion. The last thing I remember was cautiously turning my head to look behind me.

My heart almost stopped when I saw all of them: Rūta, Ernestas, Liutauras, Augustas and Deimantė. I recognised them just at once. Far from being wispy and transparent, they looked immense visible, substantial and lifelike. Were they ghosts or people? They all were dressed up in silver space suits designed so that to give