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Alyosha took only two guys with him, so as not to draw too much attention to an expensive car, and even motorcycles. After all, it was morning, and Yegor still had to be found in the city's gateways, including those in which his site was located.

I was worried about my brother, because anything could be expected from a cornered rat, but the certainty that Alyosha knew what he was doing, as well as the tangible and warming hope that the matter would be crowned with success, practically blocked everything else.

It was stupid, perhaps, and naive, but after my dark triumph in the jewelry store, I was ready to grasp at any straw that did not promise me a return to darkness, which, if I'm so honest, scared me.

I talked about morality and that it had two faces, and in principle I knew for myself that sometimes life taught harsh lessons, during which you had to make the same harsh decisions, but the same life also taught me not to rush to make decision, no matter how temptingly correct it may