Published in the January 1962 in the Worlds of "If" Science Fiction magazine.

A painter in the Chicago Lying-In Hospital witnesses an absurd scene in the lobby while he creates a mural immortalizing VIPs in a time of overpopulation.

Cast (Instagram Handles):
Painter - Gabriel Clausen (@g_period)
Orderly - Jim Tobe (@jimtobe)
Leora Duncan - Miranda Friel (@miranda.friel)
Dr. Hitz - Mats Bennett
Wheling/Narration - Jon Fredette (@glib_reaper)
Hostess - Rebecca Bishop (@rebeccabishopartistry)

Contributors from Fiverr:
Voice for song: stuckonapuzzle

Voiceover Artists:
voxpopuli_gb
hopevoiceovers
athiraanand13
perbat
gigmeister1

Narration, Sound Design, and Music by Jon Fredette

"America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward and the Victor recording label, provided by the Library of Congress.