The Whisperers by Donald Wandrei

Author:Donald Wandrei
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Astounding Stories
Published: 1935-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

To the living, the most horrible aspect of The Whisperers was the low, murmurous sound that marked the incubation of the plague. That sound, like the voice of death, as if the maggots were already swarming in the flesh that was soon to be theirs, drove hundreds of patients to suicide and brought raving madness to others. There was no escape from it. It sounded from homes and clung like an invisible presence to crowds. It filled the air with a monotonous and mournful sound.

By airpland and stratoplane, by car, train, bus, or any other available vehicle, the refugees streamed from the city. They poured out in all stages of dress, abandoning houses and property, deserting machines, work, everything in the urgency of departure. The situation had got utterly beyond control, as the government admitted in its early frantic appeals for assistance. After the first few days, however, there was no government left. The officials had precipitately scattered to all points of the compass.

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