This peculiar parable begins in the city of Baku and in our days, and continues in a completely different world and a different era. Three of our contemporaries (an army officer, a scientist, and a mafia man), guided by some Conductor, head toward a mysterious Meadow that, according to rumors, can recreate lost things—and even resurrect dead people. Each of the three goes there with their own hope and with a clearly defined purpose. On the way to the cherished place, travelers are stalked by a Predator—either a real creature, or simply a made-up invention… but hardly any reader will guess how it will all end.