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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

than that horrible Aurora Bora Palace in which

Lenina had suffered so much the previous summer.

Liquid air, television, vibro-vacuum massage, radio,

boiling caffeine solution, hot contraceptives, and

eight different kinds of scent were laid on in every

bedroom. The synthetic music plant was working as

they entered the hall and left nothing to be desired.

A notice in the lift announced that there were sixty

Escalator-Squash-Racket Courts in the hotel, and

that Obstacle and Electro-magnetic Golf could both

be played in the park.

"But it sounds simply too lovely," cried

Lenina. "I almost wish we could stay here. Sixty

Escalator-Squash Courts "

"There won't be any in the Reservation,"

Bernard warned her. "And no scent, no television,

no hot water even. If you feel you can't stand it,

stay here till I come back."

Lenina was quite offended. "Of course I can

stand it. I only said it was lovely here because

well, because progress is lovely, isn't it?"

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