Browned Note

Browned Note is a diary entry that can be collected in Metro Exodus.

Location
The Dead City: As you climb towards the surface (after the Anna hallucinations), walk until you see an open door to your left. The note will be on the desk inside.

Transcript
Yes, I did shut the gate! What else was I supposed to do? You've been sitting down there ever since the warning came in, and I spent all that time manning the gate! Crazy shit was going down there! Traffic jams you'll never believe, crashes all over, emergency teams stuck in traffic just like everybody else... Everyone went nuts! The crowd rushing for the gate with suitcases, bags and stuff, eyes white... I had five soldiers, there was no way we could have held! They started shooting into the air - the crowd rushed back, five people got crushed against the wall in the stampede... I couldn't do anything! I just couldn't! And I am certainly not going to stand being judged by you! And not by any other man, either! Farewell. See you on the other side, I guess...