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CARRIN decided that he could trace his present mood to Miller's suicide last week. But the knowledge didn't help him get rid of the vague, formless fear in the back of his mind. It was foolish. Miller's suicide didn't concern him. But why had that fat, jovial man killed himself? Miller had had everything to live for—wife, kids, good job, and all the marvelous luxuries of the age. Why had he done it? "Good morning, dear," Carrin's wife said as he sat down at the breakfast table. "Morning, honey. Morning, Billy.". | feedboo is Cost of Living Sheckley Robert Published 1952 Categorie s Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Source http www.gutenberg.org etext 29458 1 About Sheckley Robert Sheckley July 16 1928 - December 9 2005 was an American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable absurdist and broadly comical. Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001. There are those who were shocked he was not given the Grand Master Award instead. Commented one scholar Kingsley Amis critical overview of Science Fiction named Sheckley as our field s brightest light. But Sheckley was a humorist and nowadays this is how our Mark Twains are treated. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Sheckley The Status Civilization 1960 Bad Medicine 1956 Reborn Again 2005 Warrior Race 1952 Diplomatic Immunity 1953 Beside Still Waters 1953 Warm 1953 Forever 1959 The Hour of Battle 1953 The Leech 1952 Copyright Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and or check the copyright status in your country. Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http www.feedbooks.com Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Transcriber s Note This etext was produced from Galaxy Science FictionDecember 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.