With the entry into space, humanity has always dreamed of contact. But what if we can’t understand each other? After all, human thinking is subject to stereotypes. From the author: Winner of the “Don’t Write to the Table” competition. The story was published in Litra magazine No. 2 Voice-over on YouTube takeoffnowCover design by Alena Mironova.The book’s text has been translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence system. In most cases, the translation is accurate and clear, but occasionally there may be incorrect phrasing or individual words left untranslated.