Konstantin Dmitrievich Balmont. (№ 465354)

If humanity had not gone crazy (this madness has been going on for 12 years now), I would be traveling continuously. I have seen a lot, but how much remains unseen and unexperienced. Central Africa, Peru, South America, China, Siam, Indochina, South Pole and North Pole. Ah, it's sad to think about it. If it weren’t for the damned War and the thrice damned Revolution, in these 12 years I would have seen all of the above. Now, that's right, it's lost forever. And only inner strength still keeps the soul at the proper height, despite all hostile circumstances.