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By Richard Matheson

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The highway was solid with them. 'There come some more,' said Carmack. The two policemen looked at the crowd of people walking towards the beach. Many of them talked and laughed. Some of them were very quiet and serious. But they all walked towards the beach. Reordon shook his head. 'I don't get it,' he said for the hundredth time that week. ' Carmack shrugged. 'Don't think about it,' he said. 'It's happening. ' 'Well, there they go,’ said Carmack. As the two policemen watched, the crowd of people moved across the grey sands of the beach and walked into the water.

Was it possible they hadn't noticed how fast he was going? The question was answered as the dark car pulled up to the Ford and a man in a big hat leaned out of the front window. ' he barked. Swallowing dryly, Mr Ketchum eased his car over to the kerb. He drew up the emergency brake, turned the ignition key and the car was still. The police car nosed in towards the kerb and stopped. The right front door opened. The glare of Mr Ketchum's headlights outlined the dark figure approaching. He felt around quickly with his left foot and stamped down on the knob, dimming the lights.

You go,' Carmack said. ' Reordon put his hand out. 'Good-bye, Carmack,' he said. They shook hands. 'Good-bye, Reordon,' Carmack said. He stood smoking his cigarette and watching his friend walk across the grey sand of the beach and into the water until it was over his head. He saw Reordon swim a dozen yards before he disappeared. After a while he put out his cigarette and looked around. Then he walked into the water too. A million cars stood empty along the beach. 3 – THE SPLENDID SOURCE '… Then spare me your slanders, and read this rather at night than in the daytime, and give it not to young maidens, if there be any … But I fear nothing for this book, since it is extracted from a high and splendid source, from which all that has issued has had a great success–Balzac: Contes Drolatiques, Prologue It was the one Uncle Lyman told in the summer house that did it.

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