In the near-future the Earth is a well-controlled Utopia. Edward Wehling was a young 56 years in a time when the average age was one hundred and twenty-nine. Now he is waiting for his wife to give birth to triplets. The catch is that for everyone that is born, someone must volunteer to die.

2 B R 0 2 B is a sci-fi short story that was first published by Kurt Vonnegut. This reformatted science fiction classic is offered by Eli Jayne for your enjoyment.