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Episodes
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What can we see?
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What can we hear?
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What shall we do?
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Closet
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Closet’s doors, white text on the screen
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Scary music, sounds of opening old wooden doors
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Click on arrows on the screen to continue reading story; also we
should find and click on Matryoshka to play the game (we should catch
Matryoshka)
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Player
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Closet’s doors and white text on the screen again, screen of the
player that locates Russia-Moscow, drowing of 2 boys, a game when the boy on
skate trying to catch Matryoshka
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Strange music, sounds of 8-bit game
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Click on arrows on the screen again, watch animated drowing and how
Alice plays her game; find and catch Matryoshka
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Apartment
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The images of Moscow city with rain, the city is very dark and even
scary, a plan of Alice’s apartment with a note ‘my house’, an animation of
Ming’s painting
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A loud both sad and scary music, sounds of bells
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Click on arrows again to continue reading story; find and catch
Matryoshka
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School
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A road to the international school, school itself; animated pictures
of pupils, classrooms, halls – all are negative
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Music is not so loud, voices of pupils, camera’s click
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Click on arrows again to continue reading story; find and catch
Matryoshka
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Checkpoint
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Alice in the car with her parents, an airport with iron fence and security
box, Alice’s player, a dark silhouette of Russian soldier
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Music is intense, sounds of Alice’s player, sounds of airport
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Click on arrows again to continue reading story; find and catch
Matryoshka; we should collect all Matryoshkas, so then the soldier would let
Alice and her parents go to the airport
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An Essay:
As for me, I found Alice’s story and adventure in Russia quit interesting to read. I was reading this story very carefully; my eyes were scanning each screen from left to right. I tried not to miss any word, sentence or image of Matryoshka (I had chosen to read and play the game). Therefore, it was satisfying. I did not like the images of Moscow – they were very depressing, dark and even scary. It seemed to me that this atmosphere is more like a horror game. Moreover, the music was scary too. It was unbearable to listen to it; sometimes music and additional sounds were disturbing.
I liked most the story and finding Matryoshkas. The story of a girl, who is always travelling with her parents, is well presented. I had a feeling that I was reading Alice’s own thoughts. In addition, I liked the idea that the game with Matryoshka was a part of this story. If could not find a doll or if you dropped it that means that you cannot continue the story and you have to start this story again.
I did not have any difficulties while reading the story. Everything was clear and understandable.
The best bit about the story was the game. I liked it because this game is connected with Alice’s story and, to some extent, it affects story’s end.
At the end, I would like to give some tips to other readers. Don’t hurry when you read a story, don’t be upset if couldn’t find all Matryoshkas (you can see in which part you miss it on the right side of screen) and just enjoy this story.
I liked most the story and finding Matryoshkas. The story of a girl, who is always travelling with her parents, is well presented. I had a feeling that I was reading Alice’s own thoughts. In addition, I liked the idea that the game with Matryoshka was a part of this story. If could not find a doll or if you dropped it that means that you cannot continue the story and you have to start this story again.
I did not have any difficulties while reading the story. Everything was clear and understandable.
The best bit about the story was the game. I liked it because this game is connected with Alice’s story and, to some extent, it affects story’s end.
At the end, I would like to give some tips to other readers. Don’t hurry when you read a story, don’t be upset if couldn’t find all Matryoshkas (you can see in which part you miss it on the right side of screen) and just enjoy this story.
