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THE INFINITE ARCHIVE

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I saw all the mirrors on the Earth, and none of them reflected me.

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You're Not Suppose To be Here

Location: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, 2019

Created: 2026-01-14
Domain: Places
Division: Travel
Modified: 2026-01-28
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It's illegal to enter buildings in the zone as most of them are completely unstable, and due to a new zone administration there's typically no bribing your way out of a situation. Sometimes in the most unsuspecting places you may find street art left behind by a Stalker who risked arrest for something many will never see. Somewhat of a real life Easter egg, or a subtle nod to defiance: "You're not suppose to be here."

Street art painted inside an abandoned building in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, showing a cartoon scientist character holding two glowing test tubes, with a thought bubble above their head containing an atomic symbol made of hearts, painted on a peeling, cracked wall with exposed fixtures.

Street art painted inside an abandoned building in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, showing a cartoon scientist character holding two glowing test tubes, with a thought bubble above their head containing an atomic symbol made of hearts, painted on a peeling, cracked wall with exposed fixtures.

Street art painted on the exterior of a rusted metal structure, depicting a cartoon scientist wearing headphones and holding a directional antenna, with a thought bubble containing a heart symbol.

Street art painted on the exterior of a rusted metal structure, depicting a cartoon scientist wearing headphones and holding a directional antenna, with a thought bubble containing a heart symbol.

Street art painted inside an abandoned building depicting a cartoon figure in an orange hazmat suit holding a radiation detector, with the words

Street art painted inside an abandoned building depicting a cartoon figure in an orange hazmat suit holding a radiation detector, with the words "Bip Bip Bip" painted beside it and bright green spray paint on nearby industrial piping.

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