The Reassembled Man

<p>The Druggish were much better at their job than all the king’s horses had been with Humpty Dumpty. First the Druggish simply disassembled Edward Berner -- tissue by tissue nerve by nerve. In tanks they stored the million remnants and shreds that had been Berner and they changed his brain into a fantastic recording device.</p><p>Then they simply put him back together. Sinew by sinew cell by cell. But it was not the same Ed Berner. The new Ed Berner was stronger healthier -- stronger and healthier than any other man. And with a sexual appetite and a promised life-span greater than anyone on Earth. He was very nearly invincible.</p><p>Very nearly. Unfortunately there was a deadly flaw. The Druggish had forgotten to make the new Ed Berner a wiser one…</p>