Poznań, the beloved city - family home - the spirit of time and Polish background - economic roots of WW II - the German debts - how the war armaments were financed and the famous con-wizard - Apage, Satana! (tempting of Poland) - beauty of a world, which is on brink of extinction and shall exist irrevocably only a few days more.

Evacuation train - not a drop of rain, only the bullets come down from a blue sky - the secret plan: to come along with the Polish army and fight the enemy - it could be done, almost, if not for bad luck.

Return and desperation - a miracle wanted urgently - victorious Germany takes all, Poland is no more, how could this be possible with all aces in the hand of allies - the bad wolf makes killing his business, yet the lambs help him considerably, wasting time, beeping about pace, conditions and appeasement, - the main characters and persons of these tragedies – to survive in concealment behind mum’s apron strings, never, never! - what’s the operating capability of a 11 year old boy - a monster injustice, whatever a teenager does, even if most vital, the older people never take him seriously.

Perfect robbery: people are rejected, everything that remains taken - behind the barbed wires - sense or absurd of persistently prolonged struggle - the overwhelming majority prefers to await the French soldiers - may a future traitor look so ordinary?

Prisoners transport - is mother still alive? - a field hospital and the wounded men - the first shelter at a former school lodger house in Ostrowiec.

New, unknown Arcadia, attractive, but on the brink of extinction as well - father returns from war - direct from the horse's mouth, news about occupation in the USSR zone.

The disaster of France, end of all hope, no sense to live any more - father presents another opinion - an agreement to live tentatively, for a time limited - profound depths, world of mathematics - a small shore by the ocean of science.

The taste of success - science as a valuable commodity, schools in conspiracy - how save a lot of books, ordinary science and science engaged - with the vows of eternal friendship, the war culprits, Nazi an Soviets, rush to kill one another - Speedy Adolf defeats at first the Never Misled Joe - in a bandit fight over the loot, war changes to hell - fate of Soviet soldiers and POW, the universe records for cruelty - twisted mirror of a manipulated press, all civilization norms a naive superstition - Nazi task, change of human race for a "more valuable", even the first German victims, Poles and Jews, can't believe what is happening - three biggest crimes, with about very approximated number of victims each - in Polish country, the military action again - shifting the Jews in the first place of "Great experiment"- what happened to the Polish Jews, why could they not defend themselves - USA, the last great partner enters the war.

The straight truth of Petrarka much admired, less comprehended sonnets - business school in Ostrowiec, the temporary shelter for +14 teenagers - a time of great poverty - new source of financial maintenance and change of surroundings - dreadful calamity nearby - an attempt to enroll in guerilla squad - between life and death - may the spiritual love last for ever?

Tragedies in Michniów and Ostrowiec - is it possible to bring bad luck, may death follow a person footsteps? - absurd superstition, yes, but depression and breakdown eludes logic - the long, long way to return - a refugee from Warthegau and the case of English airmen, prisoners of war - new colleague and friend - Union of Western Slavs comes into existence.

Urgent, to get strength back - a desperate search of underground contacts - meeting the top mind and would-be guru - the shire office of the Polish Government in Exile Delegate - wide access to underground press - the broad spectrum of the political groups, including the small right and left extreme - the carefully chosen: PPS-WRN, socialism being the natural result of democracy - "der Panzerknacker" - chemical laboratory and the explosives.

II Infantry Division (of Legions) AK "Świętokrzyska" - the plans of insurrection changed - a rifle taken from "Kalmucks" - better perish in attempt, than break down again - solo, unauthorized action – benefits from classic Latin - how to live with black conscience, knowing that instead of yourself, you brought a fatality on other people - 25 lashes accepted, never consumed.

End of an epic, demobilization - the last battle of the demobbed civilians - in a desperate position, the unexpected may still turn for better, but not much worse - the third close encounter with death.

Hidden shelter in the house of a Latin professor - constructed for concealment of Jews, but never used, now becomes a hideout for said professor’s son and his colleague - living, divided only by a few planks from German soldiers - one of them discovers the place and men - instead to get them executed, plays chess with them - strange, yet more follows, an astonishing friendship - first notion, some Germans are human, even better than us.

Over all the gold on earth, a treasure of a German explosives magazine - the front passes over, it is the USSR occupation now - new situation - the schools are opening - the study and conspiracy - "O, shall the hour strike soon?" - "Spit soaked dwarf of reaction" - "Fuga (music. fugue, Latin flight) on the Security Organs"