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[March 1941]
Box1: Concert stage with Alexandrov conduct the ensemble.
Box2: Audience gave applause
Box3: Ensemble members leave the stage (the view from backstage room)
Box4: Alexandrov said, "Good job, Eagles! Now take a rest before back to our base!"
Box5: Ivan sigh in relief, and walk aimlessly.
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Ivan notices a book inside a ballroom with many chairs
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Box1: Ivan's hand held the big red book without any words written in the cover
Box2: Ivan's head look left-right, thinking: "Nobody's around"
Box3: He sits in the chair, and open it with naughty smile.
Box4: He read with natural smile
Box5: The smile gone
Box6: His eyes and mouth widen as he gagged
Box7: Stepan peek inside, looks confused
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Box1: Stepan came in. "It's rare to see you reading on thick book, Vanya"
Box2: Ivan without avert his head said, "Look here". Stepan ask while sitting near Ivan, "What?"
Box3: Stepan's face turned blushed and giggled, "How... what..." with half-smile.
Box4: Alexei's head appear from the door, which he said, "Hey, guys! What did ya see?". But no answer
Box5: Vasily, Dmitry, Alexei and Vadim came in. Alexei asks, "You guys seems so weird. Did the book give bad news?". While Vadim said, "I don't know why you want to stick your nose so bad, Lyosha"
Box6: Vasily sits in Ivan's left with interested look. Dmitry is behind Stepan who still giggling with calm smile. Cheerful Alexei is behind gagged Ivan who still read the pages... and Vadim is behind Vasily with bored look
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Box1: All looked gagged except Dmitry which blushed. Vadim shout, "Impossible!" with horrified face. Dmitry giggled, "Ow ow" with blush and wants to laugh. Vasily's mouth agape in disbelief and offended. Alexei sweats as if he got fever and he covers his face (yes even Vitaly also horrified and had same fever to read that book). There's a shout from other side of room "Hey! Hey! Are you deaf or what?!"
Box2: Fyodor came in and look annoyed while smoking and holding newspaper, "Is there anything good in that book? Till you guys turns deaf.". From outside, Maxim and Andrei passed by and interested with the situation.
Box3: Vasily answers with offended face, "Look it by yourself". Maxim and Andrei sat nearby Vasily and they peeked the red book
Box4: Maxim said, "What the..." before he fainted. Fyodor barked, "Oh my!" as he laughed hard and holding Dmitry's shoulders (and Dmitry's giggle louder). Andrei gagged too and cover his mouth.
Box5: Oleg and Anatoli came inside the ballroom. They don't say anything but their faces looks interested to see the red book on Ivan's hands.
Box6: Oleg blushed, chuckled "Haha...". Anatoli is confused "Hey I can't see it. What do you guys laughed about- huh?" but interrupted by someone.
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Box1: Suddenly the book at Ivan's hands taken by that someone.
Box2: It was Semyon who took the book with frown face.
Box3: Semyon closed the book. "It's rude to see someone's book, you know?" Then he continued, "It's my fault too for left it, sorry. I should just put into my bag instead."
Box4: Before Semyon left the room. Vasily points at him with angry face, "Explain it first why did YOU collect that!!!"
Box5: Semyon stare Vasily with underestimating look. "Because I like it. No other reason."
Box6: Semyon continue to walk away from the ballroom.
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Box1: All characters look at Semyon with poker face (yes, Maxim has regain consciousness and also stared at Semyon with poker face). Vasily looked at Semyon with disturbed expression.
Box2: Fyodor implied, "I like his collection, anyway". Dmitry, Oleg, and Stepan said with poker face, "Me too". Anatoli murmured, "Did I miss something funny?". Vasily scream at Fyodor+Dmitry+Oleg+Stepan, "ARE YOU GUYS INSANE???" with hyperbolic expression. Ivan, Maxim, Vadim, Alexei/Vitaly, Andrei are narrowing their eyes toward those four talking.
Box3: Meanwhile Semyon was of CSKA. He peek at the book.
Box4: Semyon smiled, "Ah, my fault really till making that mess... But I guess some of them like black humour, hahaha."
