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[Alexandr Korol]

you must choose the one you feel psychologically drawn to. This is very important. Your inner disposition matters. If you feel you don’t believe in it, or doubt it somehow... Imagine you read the ninth volume of Alternative History and then you go into a store. On a table in some girly little shop, there’s a whole pile of jewelry, and you notice, for example, a ladybug made of some metal, plastic, or something else. On the one hand you think: “Oh, how nice, what a little talisman,” but on the other hand, your soul doesn’t connect with it. And every day you find yourself thinking about how much you want a horseshoe or that chicken bone charm — then that is what you should take, you see? If the ladybug keeps catching your attention, then take the ladybug. But if it’s still the four-leaf clover that pulls your attention, then choose that instead. You see? This is very important.

There is a list of the top places in the world for the fulfillment of wishes. This is the “Delhi Pillar in Delhi, India. The Delhi Pillar is a column a little more than 7 meters high and weighing 6.5 tons. It stands on the outskirts of Delhi, not far from the ruins of the Qutb-ud-din-Islam Mosque, for about one and a half thousand years already. The inscription in Sanskrit states that it was erected in honor of King Chandragupta’s victory over the peoples of Central Asia. Scholars have long puzzled over the mystery of this monument. The fact is that the column is made of pure iron, practically immune to corrosion, which even with today’s level of technology is quite difficult to achieve. That is why some suggest that the pillar is a sign left by extraterrestrials. Investigators explain it differently. They believe that the matter here is not in extraterrestrial intelligence, but in the specific climatic conditions of Delhi, thanks to which a special film was formed on the surface of the monument, protecting it from destruction. The local residents claim that the column possesses mystical power and is able to heal any illnesses. Even if a person comes to the pillar on crutches, then, touching it, he will immediately throw them away. It is believed that the monument not only heals but also fulfills all kinds of wishes. To experience the magical properties, one needs to lean against the column with the back and embrace it, trying at the same time to connect the fingers. Standing in such a position for several minutes, one can hope that the wish will come true. No abandoned crutches have been noticed in the vicinity of the column.”