Psychedelic mushroom hunter Splud Halottinger was resting and reading the newspaper beside an abandoned stable, when he heard a cry from inside:

‘Who is it?’ he asked.

‘The Supreme Being‘, replied the voice, ‘Curiosity is a heavy burden -can you share news from mankind?’

Splud walked to the door, and read the headlines.

They spoke:

  • Of hunger
  • And hatred
  • And curable disease

A thunderous roar caused the ground to rumble, and Splud to run.

‘That sounded like a metaphor’, said his friends when he told them what happened.

‘Might have been’, Splud noted, ‘but I wouldn’t read anything into it.’