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Наринэ Абгарян bases this fiction on her own past. She draws on her childhood, her family, and her friends. She recalls her birthplace and the people who live there. She recalls small moments, such as talks with caterpillars. She heard fairy tales on records. Her father bought a player to play them.

She wrote from a wish to revisit her younger self. She looks back at herself at five and ten. She recalls how her looks and ways changed. Through these warm memories, she shares people and places she holds dear.