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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

A door had been opened, a table and chair

carried into the vestibule. The voice was that of a

jaunty young Alpha, who had entered carrying a

black iron cash-box. A murmur of satisfaction went

up from the expectant twins. They forgot all about

the Savage. Their attention was now focused on the

black cash-box, which the young man had placed on

the table, and was now in process of unlocking. The

lid was lifted.

"Oo-oh!" said all the hundred and sixty-two

simultaneously, as though they were looking at

fireworks.

The young man took out a handful of tiny

pill-boxes. "Now," he said peremptorily, "step

forward, please. One at a time, and no shoving."

One at a time, with no shoving, the twins

stepped forward. First two males, then a female,

then another male, then three females, then

The Savage stood looking on. "O brave new

world, O brave new world " In his mind the singing

words seemed to change their tone. They had

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