The Whole Truth

"There is only one soul touring all of the bodies, regardless of space and of time," recited Dactyl hypnotically, as if quoting from a book. "No-one ever really dies," disclosed Trochee, "they're all reborn until the soul has no more bodies left to occupy." "The Last Incarnation," said Dactyl dreamily, "will tell us the meaning of life." "Really?" asked Josef, suddenly feeling very claustrophobic. "Maybe," conceded Trochee. "Really, we don't know." "Really, we're waiting for somebody's God to descend from the skies and reveal the whole truth to us all," admitted Dactyl. Now Josef could feel the red walls pressing in on him. They moved relentlessly closer together, crushing him. And he was born. ***

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