The Contents of the Box

by Victor Lembrey

At the bottom of the Atlantic, not far from where Titanic rests, sits a coffin-sized box that's been there since the beginning of time. The contents of the box are currently known by 25 people, but there was a time - many many years ago - when everyone on Earth knew what was inside. In 2010, the contents of the box were known by 26 people; in 1810, by 226, and in 1310, by 726. Every year, two people in the know die of natural causes, and every year, one new person is carefully chosen, and told what's inside. Twenty-five years from now - in 2036 - just one person will remain who knows the contents of the box. It will be up to that person to either reveal the secret, or die with it.

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Victor Lembrey wonders if he'll be that person.