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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

"Whore!"

"Plea-ease."

"Damned whore!"

"A gra-amme is be-etter " she began.

The Savage pushed her away with such

force that she staggered and fell. "Go," he shouted,

standing over hermenacingly, "get out of my sight

or I'll kill you." He clenched his fists.

Lenina raised her arm to cover her face.

"No, please don't, John "

"Hurry up. Quick!"

One arm still raised, and following his every

movement with a terrified eye, she scrambled to her

feet and still crouching, still covering her head,

made a dash for the bathroom.

The noise of that prodigious slap by which

her departure was accelerated was like a pistol shot.

"Ow!" Lenina bounded forward.

Safely locked into the bathroom, she had

leisure to take stock of her injuries. Standing with

her back to the mirror, she twisted her head.

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