First published in Future Science Fiction Oct 1954
In the tropey “Meddler” some men peek hundreds of years into the future using a machine called the Time Dip and discover humanity has been wiped out. They send a man forward in time to investigate why, and when he returns he inadvertently brings back the thing (in this case hyper-intelligent butterflies) that ends up destroying mankind.
Cast of characters
- Wood – operator of the Dip
- Hasten – travels into the future to find out what has doomed the humans