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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

– What is it?! – I whispered in surprise.

– I told you. – Sever smiled. It is the Aqua Vitae. It helps to absorb knowledge,
takes away tiredness and returns light. Everybody who lives here drinks it. It was
always here as far as I remember.
He slightly pushed me further. And suddenly I understood what seemed so
strange. The room did not end! It seemed to be small, but continued to "stretch" as we
went! It was unbelievable! I looked at Sever again, but he only nodded, as if saying:
"Don’t be surprised at anything. Everything is all right". And I stopped being
surprised...

A man "came out" right from the wall. I gave a start, but at once tried to pull
myself together not to show my surprise, because it obviously was a quite usual thing
for the dwellers of this place. He came straight to us and said with his deep resonant
voice:
– Peace to you, Isidora! I am Volkhv Isten. I know it’s a hard time for you, but you
chose your way yourself. Follow me, I’ll show you what you’ve lost.
We moved further. I followed the extraordinary human being who emmited
unbelievable force, and sorrowfully thought how easy and simple everything would be,
if he wanted to help! Regrettably, he did not want to...

I went, deep in thought, and did not notice when I found myself in a staggering
space which was completely filled with narrow shelves full of an unbelievable amount
of unusual golden plates and very old "scrolls" which looked like the ancient
manuscripts that were kept in my father’s house. The only difference was that those
which I saw here were made of the thinnest unknown material which I had never seen
before. The plates and rolls were of different size – very small and very large, short
and long, some of a person’s full height. There were lots of them in this strange room.
– It is KNOWLEDGE, Isidora, or rather its smallest part. You can absorb, if you
wish. It won’t harm you and even will help you in your search. Try, dear...

Isten tenderly smiled and suddenly it seemed to me that I had always known him.
A wonderful warmth and peace came from him which I so lacked in all these terrible
days, struggling against Caraffa. Obviously he perfectly felt all this, because he looked
at me with deep sorrow, as if he knew what wicked fate waited for me behind the walls
of Meteora, and he mourned me beforehand....
I came to one of the endless shelves "stuffed" to the top with half-round golden
plates to see them like Isten advised... But before I could stretch my hand a squall of
stunning and marvellous visions poured down on me!!! The shocking pictures, which
did not look like anything I have ever seen, swept over my exhausted brain with
unbelievable speed, changing from one to another. Some of them remained for some
reason, and some disappeared, immediately bringing new ones which I did not have
time to scrutinize. What was that?! The lives of some dead people who lived a long time
ago or the life of our Great ancestors? The visions changed each other, rushing with
mad speed. The stream did not end, carrying me away in amazing countries and worlds,
without giving me the slightest chance to awaken. Suddenly one of them flashed
brighter than others and an astonishing city apeared. It was airy and transparent, as
if being created of the White Light.

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