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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

neatly divided apple. A wriggle of the arms, a lifting

first of the right foot, then the left: the

zippicamiknicks were lying lifeless and as though

deflated on the floor.

Still wearing her shoes and socks, and her

rakishly tilted round white cap, she advanced

towards him. "Darling. Darling! If only you'd said so

before!" She held out her arms.

But instead of also saying "Darling!" and

holding out his arms, the Savage retreated in terror,

flapping his hands at her as though he were trying

to scare away some intruding and dangerous

animal. Four backwards steps, and he was brought

to bay against the wall.

"Sweet!" said Lenina and, laying her hands

on his shoulders, pressed herself against him. "Put

your arms round me," she commanded. "Hug me till

you drug me, honey." She too had poetry at her

command, knew words that sang and were spells

and beat drums. "Kiss me"; she closed her eyes, she

let her voice sink to a sleepy murmur, "Kiss me till

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