我一边思索着秋天和收入的事情,一边走到了佩西亚街。夕阳落在屋顶上,街上满是返家的行人。迪卡索坐在扶手椅上,看着人来人往。他没有注意到我走过来。我向鸟笼走去,然后蹲在那里。鸢儿一动不动。我很想把手伸进笼中抚摸它,但我还是害怕。我只好让自己尽可能地贴近它。我的腿碰到了鸟笼,鸢儿抖动翅膀。我觉得这只鸢已经熟悉我的气味了,是我的气味传过,让它抖动起来。
此时夕阳落到了街道的另一方。我待的地方被鸟笼的影子笼罩着。迪卡索从扶手椅上起身,打开了收音机。直到这时,他才看见我。我想,他应该没料到我会出现在鸢儿的影子下面。他调换着收音机的频道,问我在做什么。我回答说我想让这只鸢习惯我的存在。这个回答,他也没有料到。他一语不发,放下收音机,坐回到那把旧扶手椅中。
——[法]于贝尔·曼加莱利《最后一场雪》(重庆大学出版社,2003年)P10
我们又安静地待了一会儿。之后,他似乎想要起身,却又改变了主意。也就是在这个时候,他告诉我说,那位披着彩色围巾的老妇人已经过世了。听到这消息,我感到很悲伤。比惯常他向我宣告其他老人死讯的时候,要悲伤得多。我明白,是因为她给我讲过那个关于宋书的美丽故事,我才为此感到格外悲伤。仿佛——这确实好奇怪——我是为那个故事伤心难过。这感觉如此奇特,从我离开那里一直到走进家门,我尽然一刻不停地挂念这件事。我很想跟我父亲谈谈这事,但最终我还是没这么做。
——[法]于贝尔·曼加莱利《最后一场雪》(重庆大学出版社,2003年) P39
About the game:

USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.

In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.

You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).

At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.

Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.

Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.