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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

vitrified highway.

"Just returned," explained Dr. Gaffney, while

Bernard, whispering, made an appointment with the

Head Mistress for that very evening, "from the

Slough Crematorium. Death conditioning begins at

eighteen months. Every tot spends two mornings a

week in a Hospital for the Dying. All the best toys

are kept there, and they get chocolate cream on

death days. They learn to take dying as a matter of

course."

"Like any other physiological process," put in

the Head Mistress professionally.

Eight o'clock at the Savoy. It was all

arranged.

On their way back to London they stopped at

the Television Corporation's factory at Brentford.

"Do you mind waiting here a moment while I

go and telephone?" asked Bernard.

The Savage waited and watched. The Main

Day-Shift was just going off duty. Crowds of lower-

caste workers were queued up in front of the

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