The screen flickered and returned to a standard GDZ website. Maxim’s workbook was still blank, but he didn't need the site anymore. He picked up his pen and began to write about Egypt with such detail that his teacher would later ask if he had been there himself.

A dozen sites appeared instantly. He clicked the first one. As the page loaded, the air in the room grew cold. The cursor on his screen began to move by itself, hovering over a digital version of Task 42—about the life of an Egyptian scribe.

"Just one search," Maxim whispered to his cat, Barsik. "I just need to check my answers."

For the next hour, it wasn't about 'looking up' answers. Maxim was shouting historical facts through the screen, helping his ancient double finish his 'workbook.' In return, the Egyptian boy described the smell of the Nile and the exact color of the Pharaoh’s crown—details that weren't in any textbook.

He typed the magic words into the search bar: GDZ po istorii 5 klass Goder rabochaia tetrad 1 chast smotret zadanie .

The Egyptian boy looked up, staring directly into the 'camera'—which was Maxim’s webcam. "Are you from the future?" the boy hissed in a language Maxim somehow understood. "Do you have the answers for the tax scrolls? The overseer will beat me if I miscount the grain!"