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Amazing chess problem (mate in 5)

Hello, today i created a beautiful problem :



White to play and mate in 5.
Qe5+ Kf7(Kxe5 Bc3#) Rc7 Kf8(Bxc7 Qe7+ Kg8 Qe8#;Kg8 Qe8#) Qe7+ Bxe7(Kg8 Qe8#) Nxd6+ Bd8 Rd8#.
I don't understand if table is turned from white point of view or black? I assume white king is not in check?
Too many useless pieces, „Nachtwächter“ as we call them in German. According to problem chess standards this isn’t a problem at all.
This is interesting, but I think beauty emerges from simplicity that belies itself. For instance I think one of the most beautiful studies is Reti's famous endgame study: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9ti_endgame_study

With nothing but two pawns he somehow manages to create a phenomenally interesting position that seems practically paradoxical. Certainly most of everybody, regardless of strength, would misevaulate it at first. Just a phenomenal composition.
Well, first move with „check“ and it‘s worthless.

Sorry!

PS: Reti is fine of course.

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