Try it out, «he suggested, pointing at Keijigen.

«Is it okay that he’s driving?» —

Reana decided to rebuild.

«Nothing,» the ex-demon said cheerfully. «Come on, just

gently.

Reana didn’t appreciate the joke. She silently touched ru-

ki, who was holding the steering wheel. And nothing happened. That one didn

’t even light up.

«Do you feel anything?» Reana asked.

Keijigen wanted to joke again, but held back.

«I don’t think so,» he said honestly.

Reana took her hand away.

«Maybe I broke down?» – What is it? «she asked. – Or a charge

is it over? Or I do not know how it is at all… sorry, of course

…sorry…

«By the 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…