“Which reminds me,” Vanita said. “Do you feel the craving for more berries, like the others who have eaten them?”
“Yes, but I shall master it. I’m thankful I did not consume more than two berries.”
Earmar put his apparatus away and stood thinking. Then he said, “There are one or two moves the Government of this country can make to help themselves fight this berry menace. They can order all public loudspeakers to be stopped for the time being and use other means for the transmission of vital news, if there should be any. They can also stop the importation of all so-called cherries, pending their analysis. Finally, they can closely guard all the remaining members of the O.V.S., which may serve to save them from being murdered.”
“Stop the berries, and what happens to those who can’t live w
