'They told me that this road would lead to the ocean of death, and I turned back halfway. Since then, only crooked, deaf, roundabout paths have stretched before me…'

The path to knowledge is a road into the unknown. There, where you will grope your way under the watchful gaze of the Universe. And it doesn't matter whether you shouted 'Eureka!' – it already knows that you have lifted the veil of secrecy and has you in its sights. What will you do: continue on your way, or, resigned, turn onto a path – deaf, narrow, and… safe?

Authors: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky