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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

"Certainly. But it's in the passage. One

moment." Bernard hurried to the door and threw it

open. "Come in," he commanded, and the reason

came in and showed itself.

There was a gasp, a murmur of

astonishment and horror; a young girl screamed;

standing on a chair to get a better view some one

upset two test-tubes full of spermatozoa. Bloated,

sagging, and among those firm youthful bodies,

those undistorted faces, a strange and terrifying

monster of middle-agedness, Linda advanced into

the room, coquettishly smilingher broken and

discoloured smile, and rolling as she walked, with

what was meant to be a voluptuous undulation, her

enormous haunches. Bernard walked beside her.

"There he is," he said, pointing at the

Director.

"Did you think I didn't recognize him?" Linda

asked indignantly; then, turning to the Director, "Of

course I knew you; Tomakin, I should have known

you anywhere, among a thousand. But perhaps

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