At the very beginning, the author makes a promise: “…I promise not to let you rest—no rest, no peace. I promise to trick you at every step. I promise to twist your head so that the most ordinary things will become mysterious and, in the end, incomprehensible. I promise to lead you into every dead-end you’ll meet along the way. And finally, I promise you the collapse of all hopes and illusions, as well as the total trampling of Life Experience and Common Sense.” How is that? Go ahead…