"Till A' the Seas" is a post-apocalyptic short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft and R. H.
Mankind is steadily dying out because of the lack of water, until there are only a few decades left.
Ull starts a journey in search of other people using his knowledge of old legends.
In a few days, extremely thirsty and tired, he finds a small settlement.
Trying to reach the string to pull up a dip-bucket, he falls into the well and dies.