He began stumbling across the empty, lifeless plain. He knew the voice, he knew the man, and he knew the hills that he must reach, quickly now, or die.

They were the hills of home.

Transcriber’s Note and Errata

This etext was produced from “Future Science Fiction” No. 30 1956. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

The original page numbers from the magazine have been preserved.

The following errors have been corrected:

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