Character: Simon Serdyuk

"Indeed," said Kawabata, raising the blade to eye level and peering closely at it, - truly this world is like bubbles on water. Isn't it?
Serdyuk thought that Kawabata is right, and he really wanted to tell the Japanese something to feel to what extent his feelings are understood and shared.
- What is there, ' he said, rising on an elbow. - He's like... now... He is like the pictures of these bubbles, fell beyond the chest and eaten by rats.