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down to the smallest detail.
He was the only thing that
didn’t fit the set at all.
Carr ied away by such
thoughts, he didn’t notice
the two uniformed men who
had been following him for
the last few minutes, without
bothering to hide it. When
they suddenly jumped out in
front of him, they gave him a
good scare. Then he noticed
that the
uniforms they were wearing
were not exactly like modern
police uniforms. With those
ridiculous jackets and big
peaked caps, those belt
buckles, well yes, they were
gendarmes from the socialist
era. This reassured him a bit,
anything could happen in a
movie, and could happen like
in the movies, without any
par ticular consequences.
Your passport? I don’t have
it on me. It ’s back at the
hotel. How long have you
been here? Two days. We’ll
be forced to take your down
to the station. You have not
completed the obligatory
reg i s t r at i on wi th the
local office of the Interior
Ministry, you’re sauntering
about in provocative attire
on a national holiday, not
taking part in the event.
He let them stuff him into
the Lada, Jesus, where did
they dig this thing up, and
drove off. There most likely
weren’t any cameras in the
car and he thought that here
they would finally put their
cards on the table. He smiled
and with a wink asked the
sergeant who was sitting
next to the driver: When will
they show the movie? The
cops looked at each other,
then the sergeant turned
around and with a well -