О дивный новый мир
Chapter 1
"Doingrepairsontheoutsideofarocketinmid-airisaticklishjob.Weslackenoffthecirculationwhenthey’rerightwayup,sothatthey’rehalfstarved,anddoubletheflowofsurrogatewhenthey’reupsidedown.Theylearntoassociatetopsy-turvydomwithwell-being;infact,they’reonlytrulyhappywhenthey’restandingontheirheads.
"Andnow,"Mr.Fosterwenton,"I’dliketoshowyousomeveryinterestingconditioningforAlphaPlusIntellectuals.WehaveabigbatchofthemonRack5.FirstGallerylevel,"hecalledtotwoboyswhohadstartedtogodowntothegroundfloor.
"They’reroundaboutMetre900,"heexplained."Youcan’treallydoanyusefulintellectualconditioningtillthefoetuseshavelosttheirtails.Followme."
ButtheDirectorhadlookedathiswatch."Tentothree,"hesaid."Notimefortheintellectualembryos,I’mafraid.WemustgouptotheNurseriesbeforethechildrenhavefinishedtheirafternoonsleep."
Mr.Fosterwasdisappointed."AtleastoneglanceattheDecantingRoom,"hepleaded.
"Verywellthen."TheDirectorsmiledindulgently."Justoneglance."