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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

I looked around and understood at once what she was talking about.

Indeed it was extraordinarily beautiful! It looked like somebody created a genuine
sky-blue "crystal" kingdom as if it were child’s play! Surprised, we looked at the
incredibly enormous tracery of icy flowers, sprinkled with light-blue snowflakes; and
the shining icy trees the height of our three-story building which interlaced enter se and
sparkled with blue flashes of light at the least motion of the "crystal" foliage.
Surrounded by flashes of the "northern lights", the majestic icy palace proudly towered
above this magnificent beauty, shining with the play of unseen silver-blue shades.
What was that?! Who could like this cold colour so much?

For some reason nobody came out to meet us. It was a little strange, because
usually the hosts of all these marvellous worlds were very hospitable and benevolent,
except for those who just came to the "floor" (in other words, just died) and were not
ready to communicate with others yet, or simply preferred to suffer something very
personal and severe alone.
– Who do you think lives in this strange world? – Stella whispered for some reason.
– Do you want us to find out? – I offered unexpectedly for me.

I did not understand where all my tiredness went and why all of a sudden I
absolutely forgot about a promise which I gave to myself minutes ago not to interfere
in any event, even the most extraordinary one, till morrow or at least until I had rested
a little. Certainly, it was my insatiable curiosity which again snapped into action and
which I still failed to learn to pacify, even when real necessity appeared...
Therefore, I tried to "disconnect", as much as my exhausted heart allowed, and
not think of our unfortunate, sad and hard day, and readily plunged into the "new and
unexplored", anticipating some unusual and breathtaking adventure.

We smoothly "slowed down" right at the entrance to the remarkable "ice" world,
as suddenly a human being appeared from behind the blue sparkling tree. It was a very
unusual girl – tall and slender and very beautiful. She would seem very young, almost
a child, if it were not for her eyes. They shone with quiet and light sorrow and were
deep like a well of the purest spring water. The wisdom that lurked in them was so
overwhelming that I felt Stella and I have a long way to go to comprehend it.
The stranger was not surprised at all at our appearing, warmly smiled and quietly
asked:
– Are you looking for somebody, little ones?

– We were simply passing by, saw this striking beauty and wanted to look at it.
Pardon us, if we intruded upon your privacy. – I mumbled, being slightly embarrassed.
– Of course, you did not! Get inside. It certainly will be more interesting there. –
She waved us in with her hand and smiled again.

In a trice we slipped by her into the "palace", unable to hold our curiosity, which
irrepressibly broke through, and were anticipating something very "interesting".
The interior was so stunning that Stella and I fell into a stupor with our mouths
open, like hungry one-day nestlings, unable to utter a word.
The palace had no, let’s say, "Floor". Everything soared in the sparkling silver air,
giving the impression of shining infinity. Some fantastic "seats" which looked like

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