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The evening in the Moscow's suburban area of the chief editor of the information holding. A story.


After a meeting of the secret editorial council, the editor-in-chief of a large information holding company was resting at his dacha outside Moscow.

Naturally, to relax, he read the newspaper that was published by the holding - but it was printed not in Moscow, but in Minsk.

His thoughts revolved around the parachute of the Perseverance rover and the encrypted inscription. There was something incomprehensible in this story ...

The editor-in-chief changed the position of the body in the chair. Just in case, he took one of the sheets of his favorite newspaper and placed, situated it between his eyes and the switched on electric bulb. On one side of the sheet was information about the mission to Mars, and on the other - about Covid ...

The mood has soured. Here  the message about the cancellation of the Russial mission to Mars in 2020-2021 is encrypted ... "The encrypted secret!"

After such a discovery, it was necessary to read something more optimistic.

The editor-in-chief decided to read the next Program for the Development of the Far East. A good program! He suddenly felt a desire of a Far Eastern fish. Who knows how events will unfold ... Because of natural factors, octopuses in Kamchatka sometimes die ...

Taking the car keys, the editor-in-chief went to the garage.

The supermarket is almost next to the dacha ... It's not far away ...

The car began to move on the evening asphalt. Already nearby the supermarket is... . Suddenly an extraneous sound was heard, the car, seemed, lightly changed direction...

The radio was broadcasting the news of an attack on a musician from a famous rock band in the parking lot.

Maybe it's good that he didn't arrive to the parking lot?

The editor-in-chief stopped the car and got out. He walked around the car and examined it.

People could be seen around. Nearby there is a supermarket. The place is lively.

A member of the Council for Diplomatic and Military Policy approached the editor-in-chief (there are now many of such members in Moscow and in the Moscow region). After greetings, a member of the Council escorted the editor-in-chief to the right front wheel.

A loud sound was heard from the wheel: P-sh-sh-sh ...

P-sh-sh-sh .. Everything is clear ...

It's necessary to execute a replacement?

The member of the Council shrugged his shoulders ... In one hand he held a thick report prepared by the Council for the highest authorities, and in the other - a thick briefcase ...

"What's the current exchange rate?" - the editor-in-chief thought involuntarily (with barely perceptible envy).

A member of the Council is a busy person, there are many problems. After the consultation provided, he went on his own business.

“Yes, it’s unpleasant! Somehow not in time ... ”- the editor-in-chief of the media holding thought. - “Moreover, recently at a collective meeting of editors-in-chief I gave myself the task to behave as culturally as possible - before the issue of allocating funds from the budget is decided…”.

He dialed the number of the holding duty. The duty immediately picked up the phone and immediately expressed sympathy.

They already know!

- Here's what, see that tomorrow's materials do not pay attention to this unpleasant situation. Post a material about Belarus - the state debt has decreased. The population's debt on loans has decreased ...

The duty promised.

The editor-in-chief put the phone in his pocket and looked around. A gas station was located relatively nearby. There recently an illegal huge gas tank exploded. But the gas station was restored quickly. In the same area, nearby, there is a car service and a technical inspection center.

“Probably they bought equipment for video recording. And the introduction of new rules was postponed. So they headed to mark, to celebrate the new acquisitions ... ".

The editor-in-chief brought his head closer to the right front wheel and listened.

P-sh-sh-sh ..

Apparently,  it's necessary to execute a replacement.

The editor-in-chief headed to the gas station. "It would be better for me not to read this Program! ..."

He tried to be optimistic.

"If you knew how dear to me the evenings in the Moscow's suburban area are  ...".


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February 27, 2021 23:09


Translation from Russian into English: February 28, 2021 00:39.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский  “Подмосковный вечер главного редактора информационного холдинга. Рассказ”.