The Back of Our Heads
By STEPHEN BARR
Illustrated by DILLON
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction July 1958.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
She traveled from life to death and back again
like a commuter on the 5:15 ... except each trip
brought her nearer the beginning of the line!
In reading this report, it must be borne in mind that when the word "they" is used, it does not refer necessarily to separate entities as individuals.
It is possible that a closer analogy would be the cells of an organism—which, in a sense, we ourselves become when we are in a pack or forming a mob.