Reincarnation A Reasonable Inquiry

Some say reincarnation is a fact and site the Bible as a source.
Others say reincarnation is fiction and site the Bible as a source.
Precisely what does the Bible literally say in it's "unversionized" form? Furthermore, how does the Bible comport with that which science tells us?
One of these groups is about to be shocked!
What does the Bible literally tell us about the status of the soul in the so called afterlife, and the potentials of the same?
Written from an analytical and not an advocational perspective. The Bible has much to say about this subject.