For centuries a gigantic conspiracy has been shrouded in secrecy, stealthily undermining civilization, and suddenly they are meeting, bragging about their perfidy (to whom? to each other?) and meticulously recording everything they say. Why don't they use code names for power-grabbing operations, use ciphers, speak allegorically and generally try to cover their tracks in case of leaks? Wise men. It says so modestly, “God gave us genius.” Why haven't you used that gift?

In the XVIII century, the Scottish poet James Macpherson managed to pull off a literary hoax of such scale and genius that the whole world was deceived, and with joy. And the exposure of the literary man shocked prominent figures in Britain.

The age of great geographical discoveries ended about 200 years ago. By that time, virtually all the seas and oceans had been divided among the leading maritime powers. British, Spanish, French and Dutch ships were increasingly linking home ports with the most remote corners of the Earth. Sailors on long voyages told in taverns about the things they had seen and the adventures they had had. The most popular story in all port taverns was about the mysterious and frightening ship known as the Flying Dutchman. Drinkers listened with bated breath to the stories of experienced sailors who saw with their own eyes the gloomy sails of the “Dutchman” and managed to survive. The most talented storytellers were treated to a drink, and those of them who knew all the details of the legend, never left the tavern sober ...

In an alternate reality parallel to our own, John Lennon was not murdered and the Beatles never broke up. An album cassette containing 11 songs by the British quartet has been submitted as evidence and published for free by a man who claims to have had an interdimensional experience. This is his story.