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We lost our business in Ukraine &amp; tried to find new partners in England. No luck. We came to the East coast, searching for new opportunities. Nothing. This is our third attempt. What will come out of it? Will we come out of it? I wish our airplane never lands. I wish it keeps flying with us inside, roaming over this crazy world where outside celebration does not always go in tune with the inside feelings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Coronaden&#039;ka\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xyfJy8T4Umc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But our plane lands. We go out, stepping on the escalator, which moves down while I want to drop everything and run back up. If I was a child, it would be fun: I keep moving up while the escalator tries to bring me down &amp; I stay in place while keep going. It&#8217;s a dream. 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