Maybe Charlie and Nancy are dead. At least, Charlie thinks so. He blames it on the liver-paste sandwiches from their picnic. Nancy, ever feisty, restless, and optimistic, is quite sure they're alive, but that doesn't prove she's right. Death—or perhaps a dream in a deathlike delirium—might be the only reasonable way to explain how Charlie and Nancy, who've been sitting peacefully on a deserted beach, chatting about possible retirement options, have suddenly found themselves locked in an intense debate about the value of life, with a couple of human-size lizards, just evolved enough to have climbed up out of their aquatic home to explore the land. Maybe they, too, are in search of a suitable retirement... More >>>