2 B R 0 2 B
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
3.90
· 37 ratings · 28 pages · Published: 1968
2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut is a science fiction story that focuses on a society where individuals have an indefinite lifespan and the population of the United States is limited to forty million.
In order for a new birth to take place, someone else must die. The suspense builds as two parents wait for someone to dial 2 B R 0 2 B, which is the telephone number to dial for an assisted suicide with the Federal Bureau of Termination.
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