Surry Edmark, a 24th century volunteer on a humanitarian mission to save mankind from extinction some 360,000 centuries in the future, tells his story to a comforting young Chinese woman.
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  1. “The Failed Men” by Brian Aldiss, in Science Fantasy, May 1956.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Brian Aldiss