“...Animals do not have guards; they do not expect shots from an ambush. No one suspects that they can kill in their own home. And it’s quite possible that I could save at least one animal. But then I refused to participate in the hunt, realizing that I couldn’t fix anything. These bureaucrats had an official license to kill. And although our reserve was formally under the strict control of the state, periodically, namely during the hunting season, control weakened, and all rights were transferred to the hands of a select few..." (Excerpt from the novel "The Upside Down World")