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[Alexandr Korol]

anything, never gave advice or imposed anything at all. Just occasionally, he would clearly adjust something, you know, fine-tune it. For example, I’d say, “I want to go to this country,” and he’d say, “No, don’t. Not now.” So yes, you see — he does step in and say, not allowed. There was a moment when he said the opposite:

– Alex, go — wherever you want to.
– To New York?
– Sure.
– When? In a month, in two?
– Within the next two weeks.
– Okay.

So that’s how it is. But I trust him — he’s never given me bad advice. One of the most recent things he’s been telling me — well, not even “telling” exactly. “Advice” sounds too strong, like I don’t know anything and I ask him for guidance, and he gives it. No, it’s not like that. We just talk. He says:

– How are you?
– I’m alright. I’m working on volumes six, seven, and eight.
– Alex, don’t forget to rest. Take a break.
– What for? What else is there to do in this life besides working on the books? I’m happy working on them. What — how am I supposed to rest?
– You need to rest, or you’ll burn out. You’ll overheat.
– Okay.

Well, there’s this one area where he probably does intervene. He intentionally confuses everyone by moving me around, so that no one really knows where I am. And the moment I slip up and reveal or show where I am — I immediately change locations, but I don’t tell anyone. And often, he’s the one who tells me to move, where to go, where not to go, where to stay. That part he controls. But he’s never interfered with the books. Never. Well, maybe once — when I was working on the second volume of “Alternative History.” That was in 2023, in October. That’s when I felt the presence of a second Spirit — though in reality, it was