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AMEETING MILLENNIA LATER
AMEETINGMILLENNIA LATER
From the book by Vladimir Megre "The New Civilization",
part II: "Rites of Love" (translated by Susan Downing)
A girl of about twenty-five named Lyuba came to one of the days of the
courtship gatherings. Lyuba was dressed in a simple skirt that fell just below
her knees and an embroidered linen top. On her shoulder was a small purse
on a strap. Lyuba didn’t have many outfits. The girl was walking along the
street in hopes of finding some kind of lodging in a private house. During
the courtship gatherings, all the rooms in hotels and boarding houses had
already been reserved beforehand. In any case, the girl didn’t have the
money to pay for an expensive hotel room, which is why she was looking for
simpler lodging. But it wasn’t easy to find private lodging while the court-
ship gatherings were going on. Not particularly hopeful, Lyuba addressed a
woman who was coming out of the gate of a private house:
“Hello. Could you tell me, please, whether you might have room in your
house where I could stay for the night? Preferably, on the less expensive
side.”
The woman answered, “There’s no point in looking, my dear. Everything’s
been full for a long time. Everyone who comes arranges their lodging before-
hand with an apartment agency. Don’t waste your time. Go to the train sta-
tion, although you won’t even find a place to sit down there, either.”
“Thank you for the advice. That’s what I’ll do, most likely,” Lyuba replied
and set off along the street in the direction of the train station.
“Hold on, Dear. Come here,” the woman called out to her, and Lyuba went
