One of the supernatural abilities of literature is the ability to bring life through words; the ability to make dreams come true through written language. Here is a story about a man living alone in a moshav in the north of the country, who recounts to his son the extraordinary story of his arrival in the world, from his birth and upbringing in the parental greenhouse to the child's mysterious disappearance when he reached the age of eighteen. Few books open a window into the intimate world of a single father and his son, in a multifaceted and mysterious reality. The appearance of a child out of nowhere in his life entangles the new father, who is forced to isolate his child from the world and confront his own choices. At a slow pace, as if outside of time, the father discovers the consequences of realizing his dream: a hybrid creature of flesh and ink; a child that only literature can raise. The father, who is trapped in his own trap, seeks privacy and hides from the readers, but at the same time understands that stopping reading could bring an end to the existence and memory of his son who was and left. Here is a sincere and chilling essay about the longing for a child, fatherhood, and meaning. In the book that opens the "Coda" series from Nine Souls, Horesh examines the fragile relationships that prevail between members of the family unit and discusses the question of taking responsibility for the decisions and indecisions we make throughout life.