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Proofreading, editing, and literary revision of a work of fiction

With the onset of the great full-scale war, caused by the attack of an aggressor country, almost every resident of Ukraine has experienced great sorrow, having lost someone close, whether a relative or a friend. All that remains of these people, thanks to whom our lives were once full and happy, are warm memories, photos, and videos that serve as reminders of the important feat they accomplished for us at the cost of the most precious thing they had — their own lives.
What should those who remain alive do when grief and despair often overpower the desire to move forward; when, continuing our journey through a country where war is ongoing, we witness new sorrow every day? How can we not stop and lose hope in this situation? How can we preserve the memory of our loved ones? How can we fight our fears and doubts and not lose ourselves without the support we have grown accustomed to?
The artistic novella "Plateau" by Oleksiy Kucherenko attempts to answer these questions by describing the unexpected and mysterious story of the meeting of two old friends. This philosophical, and at times even mystical-fantastical story reveals the issues of how a modern person imagines and perceives the surrounding world, as well as the constant search and perception of oneself within it, through the prism of one’s own hopes, fears, and the ongoing quest for meaning and truth in our existence.
The novella is dedicated to the memory of the author's close friend — Sergeant Mykhailo Rybitskyi, who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war on March 14, 2023, while performing a combat mission.
The events unfold on a high plateau, surrounded on all sides by the sea, where one of the main characters of the book awakens. Not understanding how he got there and having almost completely lost his memory, he meets his old friend in this lonely yet picturesque and strange place. By communicating with him, he gradually begins to understand that the surrounding world is not actually as it seems, and the "plateau" is very close to us, and each person has their own…

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Added 21 September 2025
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