This story was conceived as a novel, and was written in great haste at the request of the compiler of the collections “Time of Students.” Then it was calmly completed, shoveled, loosened, and from this humus grew the sequel novel “Agent Ivan Zhilin” - more than twice the volume of “Peak Zhilin.” And even later, due to various circumstances, the sequel novel turned into " Lion hunt." Any references to the works of the Strugatskys were removed, a lot of new things were added, resulting in a formally independent work. So, if you’re going to download it, then “Lion Hunt.”

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