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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley
breathing. Finished. And a good thing too. If we
could rejuvenate, of course it would be different. But
we can't."
Surprisingly, as every one thought (for on
soma-holiday Linda was most conveniently out of
the way), John raised objections.
"But aren't you shortening her life by giving
her so much?"
"In one sense, yes," Dr. Shaw admitted.
"But in another we're actually lengthening it." The
young man stared,uncomprehending. "Soma may
make you lose a few years in time," the doctor went
on. "But think of the enormous, immeasurable
durations it can give you out of time. Every soma-
holiday is a bit of what our ancestors used to call
eternity."
John began to understand. "Eternity was in
our lips and eyes," he murmured.
"Eh?"
"Nothing."
"Of course," Dr. Shaw went on, "you can't
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