It's like everyone's dead, like a graveyard. The only sign of movement is from the flickering lights in the houses
Speaking to the Dead
What's on the news today?
He wouldstand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalk in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone, and with a finaldecision made, a path selected, he would stride off,sending patterns of frosty air before him like thesmoke of a cigar. (Bradbury 1)
An Innocent Crime
Stand still. Stay where you are! Don'tmove!
Andon his way he would see the cottages and homes withtheir dark windows, and it was not unequal towalking through a graveyard where only the faintestglimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behindthe windows. (Bradbury 1)
Sane
Psychiatric HospitalAhead
Hello, in there, he whispered to everyhouse on every side as he moved. What's up tonighton Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are thecowboys rushing, and do I see the United StatesCavalry over the next hill to the rescue? (Bradbury 1)
The Different One
The police, of course, but what a rare, incredible thing; in a city of three million, there was only one police car left, wasn't that correct? Ever since a year ago, 2052, the election year, the force had been cut down from three cars to one. Crime was ebbing; there was no need now for the police, save for this one lone car wandering and wandering the empty streets. (Bradbury 1)
Where are you taking me?The car hesitated, or rather gave a faintwhirring click, as if information, somewhere, wasdropping card by punch-slotted card under electriceyes. To the Psychiatric Center for Research onRegressive Tendencies. (Bradbury 2)
You're Crazy
They passed one house on one street amoment later, one house in an entire city of housesthat were dark, but this one particular house had all ofits electric lights brightly lit, every window a loudyellow illumination, square and warm in the cooldarkness. (Bradbury 2)