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The familiar way of life. Dating story no. 32

The familiar way of life. Dating story no. 32

For some reason, when people talk about a life like a fairy tale, what they picture straight away are idyllic, well-fed scenes of comfort and plenty. And yet take any fairy tale you like and it is all about suffering, misfortune and hardship. The heroes endure and overcome, and all of it for the sake of some static, ephemeral happiness in the future that the tale mentions almost in passing, as a formality. Yuna, for instance, used to compare her life to the tales of “Morozko” and “Cinderella”.

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Brunhild’s girdle. Dating story no. 05

Brunhild’s girdle. Dating story no. 05

Inna was one of those clients who take over the initiative straight away, barely noticing that they have taken it over. People like her have "I’m alive!!!" written on their forehead in huge red letters framed with flashing coloured bulbs — and for anyone slow on the uptake or short-sighted, Inna will always demonstrate her enjoyment of life in practice. Not because she has to, but because she simply cannot do otherwise.

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