part 2/? the guys had already set things up: thanks to our vehicle, we could go out for water, food, and firewood at any moment. we had long since acquired a chainsaw and axes, plenty of water containers, and entire crates were filled with canned goods and mashed potatoes. we also had our own generator, enough gasoline, electricity in the house, and outlets. suleiman had brought kulich the puppy with him from the apiary and really wanted to surprise his wife and daughters by bringing the puppy home. kulich was doing great, playing with us and the village dogs, accompanying his owner on walks around the village, and spending long evenings lying by the stove. we could get a mobile signal at the intersection near the village, and we would walk about a kilometre to make calls  not too far. there was no enemy here, no shelling, no guard posts. we had only one duty  to keep the stove going at night. it was a peaceful village life, free from any worries. in connection with such a heavenly existence, we started looking for ways to entertain ourselves  and we found them. the guys got acquainted with a man from village ts. who sold vodka. the prices were astronomical, but there was always plenty of vodka available. we started drinking every evening. we bought groceries for snacks from the dealer in ts., and in the evening, we prepared the main courses. we would set a huge table, all sit down together and pour the vodka. drunken conversations, music, dancing  it was all there. we had a speaker and a flashlight with a strobe function. vratar, tuz, and i would go into the entryway, turn on the strobe, and have a wild dance to "petropavlovsk" by radio tapok. and so it went, every evening!
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