Of course, experienced stalkers going into the Zone know about the robbers lying in wait for them at the perimeter. Dаl’ny— the stalker—knew about the bandits, but he didn’t expect to meet them when only a couple of steps remained until the border. And the result of their encounter became their campfire get-together, during which he would tell the story about five “gentlemen of fortune”—their dreams, their greed, their luck, and their fears…