![]() ![]() ![]() “For a long time, Henry Bemis had had an ambition. That aforementioned episode of The Twilight Zone cast Burgess Meredith in the lead role, an excellent choice for a meek and modest chap, though he could also flip that around and play the pugnacious little man. That would be interesting, he would read all of it.' Henry smiled to himself and carefully folded the sheet of paper into fourths. On a back page was a brief article entitled, "Prehistoric Artifacts Unearthed In Yucatan". "Solon Predicts War Only Days Away." He flipped through the pages faster, reading brief snatches here and there, afraid to spend too much time on any one item. "Collapse Of Conference Imminent." He didn't have time to read the article. 'He had glanced at the headlines of the first page. This passage gives you a good hint about both the event and the man himself: Not that he wants to do anything heroic with his time. Something happens and he suddenly has all the time in the world. Henry Bemis is a downtrodden drudge who only wanted to find time o read something - Shakespeare, the paper, a magazine - but between the twin demands of his boss and his wife he never could. Melancholic sci-fi story made famous by a fan favourite episode of The Twilight Zone. ![]()
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