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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

made beautiful. A reparation, a duty. And suddenly

it was luminously clear to the Savage what he must

do; it was as though a shutter had been opened, a

curtain drawn back.

"Now," said the Deputy Sub-Bursar.

Another khaki female stepped forward.

"Stop!" called the Savage in a loud and

ringing voice. "Stop!"

He pushed his way to the table; the Deltas

stared at him with astonishment.

"Ford!" said the Deputy Sub-Bursar, below

his breath. "It's the Savage." He felt scared.

"Listen, I beg of you," cried the Savage

earnestly. "Lend me your ears " He had never

spoken in public before, and found it very difficult to

express what he wanted to say. "Don't take that

horrible stuff. It's poison, it's poison."

"I say, Mr. Savage," said the Deputy Sub-

Bursar, smiling propitiatingly. "Would you mind

letting me "

"Poison to soul as well as body."

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