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Oleg's boots

Oleg has kept these items from his army service, and will not give them up to anyone, even during inspections.

Ush-Terek

Oleg and the Kadmins have been exiled to this small town on the steppes of the Soviet Union, far from Moscow.

Cancer Ward

This hospital is in a remote part of the country, but not too far from Moscow. It is a large, gray brick building, about seventy years old, and is surrounded by poplars and maple trees.

Doctors' Lounge

This is an area reserved for the doctors and their conferences. It was once an elegant room, but neglect and the years have made it shabby.

Kommendatura

This is the Russian term for the person and place that controls the comings and goings of the exiles.

X-Rays

These are being used in this story to diagnose the extent of a tumor, and then to attack...

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