When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.

February 1948. The struggle of decisive social forces for the heart of Europe.

A twelve-year-old boy knows that adults often lie—and this realization causes him no end of trouble. When he stumbles upon the suspicious death of an old man, he begins to weave a web of suspicion.

When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.