The Uninvited

The tiny finger-marks are still there. ‘Theidea will first be reported in the news asan unfortunate and misguided rumour. Butrepetition, especially if it comes fromsomeone in the public eye – most likely aso-called celebrity – will normalise andratify it.’‘Go on.’‘In either case, you can be quite sureit’s already in the public domain on somelevel. Superstition evolves with the times.So we’ll hear more about figures fromfolklore. But my hunch is that amongyounger generations, aliens will come todominate. They’re more current. Have anyof the children died yet?’‘Not in this country. But two inAmerica. They’re being autopsied now.’I tell him about Svensson’s anatomical