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During a beach vacation with her mother, Sasha Samokhina encounters the enigmatic Farit Kozhennikov and is compelled to carry out tasks that reward her with odd golden coins. As the summer fades, Sasha is directed to leave her familiar life behind and enroll in the remote Institute of Special Technologies. There she confronts bewildering lessons, unreadable texts, and a regime that manipulates fear rather than teaches. Amid the institution’s harsh conditions, Sasha’s experiences change her in unexpected ways, challenging her perceptions of reality and desire.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Марина Дяченко
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