A Baby is Born

Feeling slightly cramped and increasingly uneasy the unborn child
knew that its time in the womb would soon be over. It would have to
exchange the warm security of the amniotic world for the excitement of
the real world.

The mother to be also knew her time was near and like all expectant
mothers she too was full of anticipation.

"I can't believe that it is finally going to happen after all these
years."

She was of course a little bit concerned but not overly so because she
had been monitored and scanned almost every day throughout the
pregnancy and had been assured that the child was perfect in every
way.

To ensure that there would be no complications with the birth she had
also arranged to have a caesarean. And today, this very afternoon she
would at last be able to hold her very own baby in her arms.

The small bundle was passed to the extremely happy new mother and she
looked down in joy at its tiny perfect features.

The baby girl opened her eyes and when she saw herself she
screamed.

"You are me and I am you and there can only be me"

The mother then knew that her own time in this exciting real world was
over. And the clone wondered whether she would have the same fate as
herself.