with the sand. Vacationers swarm to the very bend of the cape. He bought newspapers and sat on the edge of the bench. On the other side were three girls. They were in a great mood. Jasyn admired their tanned dense bodies from the side. They looked at him, dressed like he was crazy, and began to discuss the plan for the evening. People walked endlessly past the bench. “How beautiful! Interesting,” Jasyn thought. “It’s not just a resort here in the summer. It’s a festival of beautiful figures. A competition of stature and passion.” “Hey girls,” said the one who was sitting closer to Jasyn. “I completely forgot! Last night I had a wonderful dream. The whole world has become as warm as Crimea, there is no winter at all. Everyone goes around only in bathing suits, and suddenly one person, can you imagine, one out of a thousand, appears in a suit, and instead of undressing, he walks like a white crow, even reads the newspapers! He’s even proud to wear a tie. And what do you think? The police took him. There he was shown how to dress properly!” The girls laughed. Jasyn realised that this whole “dream” was invented only for him, to hook him up. He was ready to respond to them but stopped himself. The girls got back to work. “Look around: do you see any police around here?” They burst out laughing again. Jasyn knew this laugh – it was carefree, healthy, coming from complete idleness, a feeling of happiness and a desire to please someone, right now, immediately and to the very end. “Yes, it’s impossible to approach the educated, what are we compared to them, they know how to read! This unfortunate coast of Crimea! No matter how much it turns into an all-Union reading room!” This time Jasyn could not stand it, he was offended and not overly politely said: “And then the god, walking on the water, appeared to the maidens, like mermaids, and said: I leave you here, by the water, forever naked. From now on, you will please my angels and guess their dreams. Remember, if a person rides a bright horse in a dream, they will achieve a high rank, but if they sit next to the king and shakes his hand, they will rise in the service, and if they catch a fish in their
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