Humanity has been tormented by dangerous questions since ancient times. How can we explain the clouds that are steadily gathering over the world? What kind of rain will fall from them in the end? What can a simple person who has neither supernatural powers nor special talents do if he is caught in a global meat grinder? Sophisticated minds come up with beautiful and complex answers, build smooth schemes - but a tired and cynical guy will have to get into the thick of things and make difficult decisions, whose only advantage is that he is not inclined to give in to the unknown.