Book: Peter

The word "Berserker," or obsessed with rabies, comes from ancient times from the tradition of the Northern people to aplanatic mushroom fly agaric. Later, in the middle ages, berzerkari of the Normans were called the soldiers, possessed with rage in battle, they fought without armor, shield and helmet, some linen shirts and was so terrible that, according to legend, for example, twelve Berserkers, sons of king Canute, - sailed on a separate ship, as the Normans were afraid of them.

War is expensive and a sad necessity, but trade is the blessing of the Lord...

From beating the iron gets stronger, the person Matures.

Two weeks feasted Moscow, as was supposed, on this occasion. Many respectable people became sick and died from those peers. <...> Each night over the Kremlin towers soared missiles, the walls were spinning wheels of fire. Have dobrovoles and doshutilis on the cover until the great fire. Flashed in the Kremlin, engaged in the China-town, the wind was strong, bunt carried over the Moscow river. Waves of flame went around the city. The people ran to the outposts. Saw the smoke, the fire jumped Peter for the Dutch fire the tube. Nothing could be saved. The Kremlin burnt down, except for the Rye courtyard and Kokoshkina choir - burned down the old Palace (barely managed to pull the Princess Natalia Tsarevich Alexei) - all orders, monasteries, a warehouse of military equipment; at the Ivan the Great bell fell, the largest, at eight thousand pounds, - split.

Everything, everything flies past the eyes, leaves without returning into the misty oblivion. Only one painter art on white gesso Board stop the insane destruction.

His mind was not enlightened, the reasons are not understood: through their eyes, through the ears, through the nostrils it drank the sweet and the bitter wine of life, and rejoiced and suffered too much...

<...> take a look at it someone's eyes, just two lights burned my heart... a Time of war, - sometimes women's eyes - sharper than a blade.

Leather women the same as the fragrance of a flower...

<...> threaten more small - only fist otshibet...

Believe, look back...

That's grandmother in a sieve seen...

Soul left in the boots.