About the book: 2024 / In May 2016, the ChEZ is shaken by a powerful anomalous storm. A stalker nicknamed Ravlik, confident that he can “read” the Zone using mysterious noise phenomena, finds himself among the survivors and witnesses global changes. Stalking and scientific activity, constrained by fear and misunderstanding, are gradually slowing down. Along with the feeling that once connected Ravlik with the anomalous territory, the hope of finding out the fate of the comrades who disappeared on the eve of the fateful day is fading. However, the unexpected outcome of one of the routine forays, an offer from a researcher who dreams of getting to the center of the Zone, as well as the return of a piece of the past, confront the stalker with an ambiguous choice. Leaving doubts at the door will be as difficult as realizing that what is lost cannot be returned.