 What is the double meaning of the ring’s engraving, “It Is Forever.”
Not even forever [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1958. "Oh, a ring, and it's a diamond, too!" "It's for you; so long as you wear it, I'll come back, even from the dead, if need be. She held the ring up to the light and read aloud, "It is forever." She took off the locket she wore about her neck and held it up to the shimmering light, letting it spin at the end of its chain. It was in the shape of a star, encrusted with emeralds, with one large ruby in the center. Even their governments had vanished, leaving a silent nothingness.
 Forever in marriage; forever after death.
 Forever in marriage; forever after death.  Forever in life; forever undead.  Forever in life; forever in war.  Forever in war; forever after.