4 (french) Werber, Bernard

99 - MYTHOLOGY KENYAN
For the Bantu, the origin of man was immortal. To confirm
it, God first sent a chameleon. Then, on reflection, God
changed his mind and appointed a second messenger, a
bird this time, to inform him that, not at all, man had to die.
The chameleon had happened long before the bird.
Unfortunately, it stuttered and had not yet finished its
message to men. The bird had no difficulty in make known
his: men die and never return to Earth in a form similar to
that taken during a previous life.
Extract from the thesis that unknown Death, by Francis
Razorbak.
100 - FELIX goes too far
A month after the inauguration of the Buttes-thanatodrome
Chaumont, Amandine solemnly announced his
engagement with Felix. I, poor fool that I was, I did not see
anything or I did not want to see.
But we talked about Amandine, Raoul and me. We had
agreed that, to please this girl was the only way to die.
There was only Thanatonautes to interest. Still, what could
she find this brute of Felix? Okay, it was famous, and after?
In any case, once again our mysterious Amandine escaped
me completely.