By 4:00 AM, the assignment was done. But for the first time, Anton didn't feel like a cheater. He felt like he had finally cracked the code of a very difficult map.

His fingers hovered over the keyboard. He typed the words that felt like a secret incantation: GDZ po russkomu jazyku 10 klass Babaytseva .

If you are looking for or solutions , let me know: Which exercise number are you working on? Are you using the "Practice" (Praktika) or "Theory" book?

Anton smiled, thinking of the glowing screen in his dark room. The GDZ hadn't been a shortcut to an easy grade; it had been the bridge that allowed him to finally cross the river. Key Features of the Babaytseva 10th Grade Program

He found himself pausing. He looked at the textbook, then the GDZ, then back again. It was like having a ghost-teacher sitting next to him. He wasn't just "copying"—he was reverse-engineering the logic of the Russian language.

"Excellent, Anton," she whispered. "It seems you’ve finally started listening to what the textbook is trying to tell you."

He didn't just mark the sentence; he explained the nuances of the "Babaytseva method." When he finished, Mrs. Ivanova lowered her spectacles.