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All small craft must be back at +the landing space not later than one hour before take-off. Anyone not so +reporting will be presumed lost." + +Guldran thought uneasily of the great seas of snow and ice sweeping +inexorably toward each other since the Earth had reversed on its axis in +the great catastrophe a millennium ago. Now, summer and winter alike +brought paralyzing gales and blizzards, heralded by the sleety snow in +which the woman's skin-clad feet had left the tracks which led to +discovery. + +His trained anthropologist's mind speculated avidly over the little they +had gotten from the younger of the two men found nearly a week before, +nearly frozen and half-starved. The older man had succumbed almost at +once; the other, in the most primitive sign language, had indicated +that, of several humans living in caves to the west, only he and the +other had survived to flee some mysterious terror. Guldran felt a throb +of pity for the woman and her child, left behind by the men, no doubt, +as a hindrance. + +But what a stroke of fortune that there should be left a male and female +of the race to carry the seed of Terra to another planet. And what a +triumph if he, Guldran, should be the one to return at the eleventh hour +with the prize. No need of calling for help. This was no armed +war-party, but the most defenseless being in the Universe--a mother +burdened with a child. + +Guldran put on another burst of speed. His previous shouts had served +only to spur the woman to greater efforts. Surely there was _some_ magic +word that had survived even the centuries of illiteracy. Something +equivalent to the "bread and salt" of all illiterate peoples. Cupping +his hands to his mouth, he shouted, "Food! food!" + +Ahead of him the woman turned her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, +and went on; slowing a little but still running doggedly. + +Guldran's pulse leaped. He yelled again, "Food!" + +The instant that his foot touched the yielding surface of the trap, he +knew that he had met defeat. As his body crashed down on the +fire-sharpened stakes, he knew too the terror from which the last men of +the human race had fled. + +Above him the woman looked down, her teeth gleaming wolfishly. She +pointed down into the pit; spoke exultantly to the child. + +"Food!" said the last woman on earth. + + +THE END + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _If Worlds of Science Fiction_ + September 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that + the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling + and typographical errors have been corrected without note. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Supper, by T. D. 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It could well become a +minor classic.</i></big></p></div> + +<h1><span class="sp1">The Last Supper</span></h1> + +<h2>By T. D. Hamm</h2> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">Hampered</span> as she was by the +child in her arms, the woman +was running less fleetly now. A wave +of exultation swept over Guldran, +drowning out the uneasy feeling of +guilt at disobeying orders.</p> + +<p>The instructions were mandatory +and concise: "<i>No</i> capture must be +attempted individually. In the +event of sighting any form of human +life, the ship MUST be notified +immediately. All small craft +must be back at the landing space +not later than one hour before take-off. +Anyone not so reporting will be +presumed lost."</p> + +<p>Guldran thought uneasily of the +great seas of snow and ice sweeping +inexorably toward each other +since the Earth had reversed on its +axis in the great catastrophe a millennium +ago. Now, summer and winter +alike brought paralyzing gales +and blizzards, heralded by the sleety +snow in which the woman's skin-clad +feet had left the tracks which +led to discovery.</p> + +<p>His trained anthropologist's mind +speculated avidly over the little they +had gotten from the younger of the +two men found nearly a week before, +nearly frozen and half-starved. +The older man had succumbed almost +at once; the other, in the most +primitive sign language, had indicated +that, of several humans living +in caves to the west, only he and +the other had survived to flee some +mysterious terror. Guldran felt a +throb of pity for the woman and her +child, left behind by the men, no +doubt, as a hindrance.</p> + +<p>But what a stroke of fortune that +there should be left a male and female +of the race to carry the seed +of Terra to another planet. And +what a triumph if he, Guldran, +should be the one to return at the +eleventh hour with the prize. No +need of calling for help. This was +no armed war-party, but the most +defenseless being in the Universe—a +mother burdened with a child.</p> + +<p>Guldran put on another burst of +speed. His previous shouts had +served only to spur the woman to +greater efforts. Surely there was +<i>some</i> magic word that had survived +even the centuries of illiteracy. +Something equivalent to the "bread +and salt" of all illiterate peoples. +Cupping his hands to his mouth, +he shouted, "Food! food!"</p> + +<p>Ahead of him the woman turned +her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, +and went on; slowing a little +but still running doggedly.</p> + +<p>Guldran's pulse leaped. He yelled +again, "Food!"</p> + +<p>The instant that his foot touched +the yielding surface of the trap, he +knew that he had met defeat. As his +body crashed down on the fire-sharpened +stakes, he knew too the +terror from which the last men of +the human race had fled.</p> + +<p>Above him the woman looked +down, her teeth gleaming wolfishly. +She pointed down into the pit; +spoke exultantly to the child.</p> + +<p>"Food!" said the last woman on +earth.</p> + +<p class="bk2"><b>THE END</b></p> + +<div class="trn"><div class="figt"><a href="images/001-2.jpg"><img src="images/001-1.jpg" width="137" height="200" alt="" title="" /></a></div> + +<p><big><b>Transcriber's Note:</b></big></p> + +<p>This etext was produced from <i>If Worlds of Science Fiction</i> September 1952. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. 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Anyone not so +reporting will be presumed lost." + +Guldran thought uneasily of the great seas of snow and ice sweeping +inexorably toward each other since the Earth had reversed on its axis in +the great catastrophe a millennium ago. Now, summer and winter alike +brought paralyzing gales and blizzards, heralded by the sleety snow in +which the woman's skin-clad feet had left the tracks which led to +discovery. + +His trained anthropologist's mind speculated avidly over the little they +had gotten from the younger of the two men found nearly a week before, +nearly frozen and half-starved. The older man had succumbed almost at +once; the other, in the most primitive sign language, had indicated +that, of several humans living in caves to the west, only he and the +other had survived to flee some mysterious terror. Guldran felt a throb +of pity for the woman and her child, left behind by the men, no doubt, +as a hindrance. + +But what a stroke of fortune that there should be left a male and female +of the race to carry the seed of Terra to another planet. And what a +triumph if he, Guldran, should be the one to return at the eleventh hour +with the prize. No need of calling for help. This was no armed +war-party, but the most defenseless being in the Universe--a mother +burdened with a child. + +Guldran put on another burst of speed. His previous shouts had served +only to spur the woman to greater efforts. Surely there was _some_ magic +word that had survived even the centuries of illiteracy. Something +equivalent to the "bread and salt" of all illiterate peoples. Cupping +his hands to his mouth, he shouted, "Food! food!" + +Ahead of him the woman turned her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, +and went on; slowing a little but still running doggedly. + +Guldran's pulse leaped. He yelled again, "Food!" + +The instant that his foot touched the yielding surface of the trap, he +knew that he had met defeat. As his body crashed down on the +fire-sharpened stakes, he knew too the terror from which the last men of +the human race had fled. + +Above him the woman looked down, her teeth gleaming wolfishly. She +pointed down into the pit; spoke exultantly to the child. + +"Food!" said the last woman on earth. + + +THE END + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _If Worlds of Science Fiction_ + September 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that + the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling + and typographical errors have been corrected without note. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Supper, by T. D. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The Last Supper + +Author: T. D. Hamm + +Release Date: October 28, 2009 [EBook #30348] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST SUPPER *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class="bk1"><p><big><i>Before reading this story, prepare yourself for a +jolt and a chill in capsule form. O. Henry could +have been proud of it. It could well become a +minor classic.</i></big></p></div> + +<h1><span class="sp1">The Last Supper</span></h1> + +<h2>By T. D. Hamm</h2> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">Hampered</span> as she was by the +child in her arms, the woman +was running less fleetly now. A wave +of exultation swept over Guldran, +drowning out the uneasy feeling of +guilt at disobeying orders.</p> + +<p>The instructions were mandatory +and concise: "<i>No</i> capture must be +attempted individually. In the +event of sighting any form of human +life, the ship MUST be notified +immediately. All small craft +must be back at the landing space +not later than one hour before take-off. +Anyone not so reporting will be +presumed lost."</p> + +<p>Guldran thought uneasily of the +great seas of snow and ice sweeping +inexorably toward each other +since the Earth had reversed on its +axis in the great catastrophe a millennium +ago. Now, summer and winter +alike brought paralyzing gales +and blizzards, heralded by the sleety +snow in which the woman's skin-clad +feet had left the tracks which +led to discovery.</p> + +<p>His trained anthropologist's mind +speculated avidly over the little they +had gotten from the younger of the +two men found nearly a week before, +nearly frozen and half-starved. +The older man had succumbed almost +at once; the other, in the most +primitive sign language, had indicated +that, of several humans living +in caves to the west, only he and +the other had survived to flee some +mysterious terror. Guldran felt a +throb of pity for the woman and her +child, left behind by the men, no +doubt, as a hindrance.</p> + +<p>But what a stroke of fortune that +there should be left a male and female +of the race to carry the seed +of Terra to another planet. And +what a triumph if he, Guldran, +should be the one to return at the +eleventh hour with the prize. No +need of calling for help. This was +no armed war-party, but the most +defenseless being in the Universe—a +mother burdened with a child.</p> + +<p>Guldran put on another burst of +speed. His previous shouts had +served only to spur the woman to +greater efforts. Surely there was +<i>some</i> magic word that had survived +even the centuries of illiteracy. +Something equivalent to the "bread +and salt" of all illiterate peoples. +Cupping his hands to his mouth, +he shouted, "Food! food!"</p> + +<p>Ahead of him the woman turned +her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, +and went on; slowing a little +but still running doggedly.</p> + +<p>Guldran's pulse leaped. He yelled +again, "Food!"</p> + +<p>The instant that his foot touched +the yielding surface of the trap, he +knew that he had met defeat. As his +body crashed down on the fire-sharpened +stakes, he knew too the +terror from which the last men of +the human race had fled.</p> + +<p>Above him the woman looked +down, her teeth gleaming wolfishly. +She pointed down into the pit; +spoke exultantly to the child.</p> + +<p>"Food!" said the last woman on +earth.</p> + +<p class="bk2"><b>THE END</b></p> + +<div class="trn"><div class="figt"><a href="images/001-2.jpg"><img src="images/001-1.jpg" width="137" height="200" alt="" title="" /></a></div> + +<p><big><b>Transcriber's Note:</b></big></p> + +<p>This etext was produced from <i>If Worlds of Science Fiction</i> September 1952. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and +typographical errors have been corrected without note.</p></div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Supper, by T. D. 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A wave of exultation swept over Guldran, drowning out the +uneasy feeling of guilt at disobeying orders. + +The instructions were mandatory and concise: "_No_ capture must be +attempted individually. In the event of sighting any form of human life, +the ship MUST be notified immediately. All small craft must be back at +the landing space not later than one hour before take-off. Anyone not so +reporting will be presumed lost." + +Guldran thought uneasily of the great seas of snow and ice sweeping +inexorably toward each other since the Earth had reversed on its axis in +the great catastrophe a millennium ago. Now, summer and winter alike +brought paralyzing gales and blizzards, heralded by the sleety snow in +which the woman's skin-clad feet had left the tracks which led to +discovery. + +His trained anthropologist's mind speculated avidly over the little they +had gotten from the younger of the two men found nearly a week before, +nearly frozen and half-starved. The older man had succumbed almost at +once; the other, in the most primitive sign language, had indicated +that, of several humans living in caves to the west, only he and the +other had survived to flee some mysterious terror. Guldran felt a throb +of pity for the woman and her child, left behind by the men, no doubt, +as a hindrance. + +But what a stroke of fortune that there should be left a male and female +of the race to carry the seed of Terra to another planet. And what a +triumph if he, Guldran, should be the one to return at the eleventh hour +with the prize. No need of calling for help. This was no armed +war-party, but the most defenseless being in the Universe--a mother +burdened with a child. + +Guldran put on another burst of speed. His previous shouts had served +only to spur the woman to greater efforts. Surely there was _some_ magic +word that had survived even the centuries of illiteracy. Something +equivalent to the "bread and salt" of all illiterate peoples. Cupping +his hands to his mouth, he shouted, "Food! food!" + +Ahead of him the woman turned her head, leaped lightly in mid-stride, +and went on; slowing a little but still running doggedly. + +Guldran's pulse leaped. He yelled again, "Food!" + +The instant that his foot touched the yielding surface of the trap, he +knew that he had met defeat. As his body crashed down on the +fire-sharpened stakes, he knew too the terror from which the last men of +the human race had fled. + +Above him the woman looked down, her teeth gleaming wolfishly. She +pointed down into the pit; spoke exultantly to the child. + +"Food!" said the last woman on earth. + + +THE END + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _If Worlds of Science Fiction_ + September 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that + the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. 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