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[Alexandr Korol]

It is the symbol that you have stepped out of the world of men, or that the world is in your hands. And the jewelers are making it for me now as well — I can hardly wait. This is the symbol of the royal orb.

Next, another of these, of course, interesting elements is the little key, the golden key. Over the weekend I was sketching a whole variety of different golden keys. Naturally, the golden key should be purely symbolic — it should not be a full-sized key in the same proportions as ordinary keys. It should be a small pendant, inconspicuous, that can be worn on a cord. It can be attached together with another pendant — that is how I picture it. Images constantly come to me of how someone would wear it, and with what. I see the little key hanging on a cord along with some pendant, as if it were attached as part of a set. And this little key — golden or gilded, truly beautiful, like an old-fashioned key, you understand. Such a key is also very, very important. In fact, deeply important.

Here is something else that together with the system we have prepared from such elements that I need to record in the ninth volume. What was highlighted for me across the internet, through Google: “Four-leaf clover, as a symbol of fortune, is popular in Ireland. The horseshoe is a traditional symbol of luck, especially if it is found. The ladybug appears in various cultures as a symbol of fortune and happiness.” This is just a listing. And then look further: “The rabbit’s foot. A superstitious symbol, often used as an amulet.” But again, I am against violence, and I would not want anyone to make rabbit’s feet, so I do not place emphasis on this and I do not include it in the list. But you see, the system wants me nevertheless to enumerate everything that exists on the internet, and so I must list it. But naturally, I do not wish to use such things.

Next: “Maneki-neko — the Japanese figurine of a cat, bringing fortune.” Yes, that is true. The cat waving its paw brings good luck.