“I decided to pretend to be blind .. Bought glasses, cane, yellow armband. And he called himself by another name. Now I am Gantenbein . And here is my doppelganger living his life.......... [ [ From now on, he sees in people everything that was inaccessible to me, sees the very essence of those who were dear to me...” In the pages of the novel, the author creates an intricate kaleidoscope of personality manifestations, then protruding into the foreground, then going into the shade...... The appearance changes, but does the essence of the person change? Which of the characters is more "true", which events actually occur, and which are only the figments of the characters' imagination? This is what the reader will understand.