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Max and children are incompatible things. The children seemed to like pushing a man to the limit. And he, in turn, was forced to constantly endure such antics. Unfortunately, one of his exes didn't care a bit.

One wonderful morning, there was frantic knocking on the door of the opera. So much so that the Dog, who had been lying in his place, began to bark loudly, jumping up to the door. And the knocking didn't stop until Max came to the door.

There was a child standing on the threshold. He looked to be about twelve years old, maybe more. The stranger was dressed modestly: shabby trousers, a T-shirt with a hole and a jacket with a lock. The child had a backpack on his shoulder.

"I wonder if the girls are dancing... Where are you from?" — Max blinked in surprise. The German Shepherd wagged his tail and ran around the child in circles, sniffing the new face.

PLEASE NOTE!

I am not a native speaker! I apologize for any possible mistakes!