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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

boomingly.

" five hundred and sixty thousand square

kilometres, divided into four distinct Sub-

Reservations, each surrounded by a high-tension

wire fence."

At this moment, and for no apparent reason,

Bernard suddenly remembered that he had left the

Eau de Cologne tap in his bathroom wide open and

running.

" supplied with current from the Grand

Canyon hydro-electric station."

"Cost me a fortune by the time I get back."

With his mind's eye, Bernard saw the needle on the

scent meter creeping round and round, antlike,

indefatigable. "Quickly telephone to Helmholtz

Watson."

" upwards of five thousand kilometres of

fencing at sixty thousand volts."

"You don't say so," said Lenina politely, not

knowing in the least what the Warden had said, but

taking her cue from his dramatic pause. When the

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