 Why did the beings come to Earth?
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Fall 1954. Buildings were taller, men were healthier, most of the problems of humanity seemed licked, or nearly so. A month later the meat animals, the birds and the household pets began dropping as rapidly as the flies which had dropped earlier. Congress was called into special session, as were all of the national governments around the world. Within a year it was obvious to everyone that man was the only animal left on earth. Within six months, half of the world's population was gone. Less than a month ago no more than a few thousand people remained in New York.
 it was the next planet for them to destroy
 it was the next planet for them to destroy  they wanted all of Earth's resources  they wanted to take over Earth  they were curious about Earth's creatures