Several full, vivid lives instead of one dull imprisonment. I wander—like a stray—through parallel worlds. Ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, a gallant eighteenth century, and the end of the twentieth… It’s some kind of celebration!
So, it’s 1904. I’m a young midshipman, the deck of the cruiser “Varyag” is beneath my feet—already being hammered by the Japanese. Familiar matter and not without interest. The stern gun! All ready!