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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

Helmholtz; Helmholtz, to whom he explained what

had happened, and who promised to go round at

once, at once, and turn off the tap, yes, at once,

but took this opportunity to tell him what the D.H.C.

had said, in public, yesterday evening

"What? He's looking out for some one to

take my place?" Bernard's voice was agonized. "So

it's actually decided? Did he mention Iceland? You

say he did? Ford! Iceland " He hung up the

receiver and turned back to Lenina. His face was

pale, his expression utterly dejected.

"What's the matter?" she asked.

"The matter?" He dropped heavily into a

chair. "I'm going to be sent to Iceland."

Often in the past he had wondered what it

would be like to be subjected (soma-less and with

nothing but his own inward resources to rely on) to

some great trial, some pain, some persecution; he

had even longed for affliction. As recently as a week

ago, in the Director's office, he had imagined himself

courageously resisting, stoically accepting suffering

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