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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

"You slip the roll in here," explained

Bernard, interrupting Dr. Gaffney, "press down this

switch "

"No, that one," corrected the Provost,

annoyed.

"That one, then. The roll unwinds. The

selenium cells transform the light impulses into

sound waves, and "

"And there you are," Dr. Gaffney concluded.

"Do they read Shakespeare?" asked the

Savage as they walked, on their way to the Bio-

chemical Laboratories, past the School Library.

"Certainly not," said the Head Mistress,

blushing.

"Our library," said Dr. Gaffney, "contains

only books of reference. If our young people need

distraction, they can get it at the feelies. We don't

encourage them to indulge in any solitary

amusements."

Five bus-loads of boys and girls, singing or

in a silent embracement, rolled past them over the

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