A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who open it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four reader whose lives are changed after reading them. The situation range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambition of people who live there.

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