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Back in the stalker flat, we prepared our stuff for moving out to the Duga radar and had dinner. That said, it was this moment, we realized we had no plan how (or where) to go to the toilet in Pripyat. Obviously, there is neither running water nor many undestroyed bathrooms. Our guide told us that stalkers go to toilet from 7th floor upwards. For ‚big business‘ we should go to the 9th floor. This actually became a dictum for us for the rest of the vacation – and we still use it to the present day as an inside joke. <\/span> <\/p> \n\n\n\n

We packed our bags (food and water included) and took care of our feet – at least Koko and me, while the guide went to the roof to do some phone calls. Only there you can get network coverage of some decency in Pripyat – up to 4G. <\/p> \n\n\n\n

Going to cheat ourselves to the Duga radar <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although we didn’t hike that day, we still made some distance – around 9 kilometres. Unfortunately, our walking speed slowed down over the day. Kokos blisters were really looking bad by now and I also got 2 ones during the day. Our guide most certainly noticed. We knew the Ukrainian government was planning to drastically increase the fines on Friday. So, our plan was to leave the exclusion zone at Thursday evening again. When our survival expert returned to us, he told us he has good news for us, but he wasn’t sure how we would react to it. <\/p> \n\n\n\n

He revealed, that he called a man, who legitimately works in the exclusion zone. He did offer us an illegal stalker taxi ride to the Duga to give our feet a break. Bjarke and Felix weren’t too happy about it, but together we decided to accept for the reasons above. <\/p> \n\n\n\n

\u0421\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0447\u044c (calm night)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we stood together, ready to move out, the guide started to cite: <\/p> \n\n\n\n

„Thank you for the flat, we will now search for another one. Let’s move out into the calm night. Good night.“ <\/p> Cited from memory.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He pulled out his phone and started to play the song „\u041a\u0438\u043d\u043e – \u0421\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0447\u044c“, and kept it playing while we descended the staircase. This song in particular is quite popular among stalkers, according to him. <\/p> \n\n\n\n

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