О дивный новый мир
Chapter 1
Kept,"heexplained,"atbloodheat;whereasthemalegametes,"andhereheopenedanotherdoor, "theyhavetobekeptatthirty-fiveinsteadofthirty-seven. Fullbloodheatsterilizes." Ramswrappedintheremogenebegetnolambs.
Stillleaningagainsttheincubatorshegavethem,whilethepencilsscurriedillegiblyacrossthepages,abriefdescriptionofthemodernfertilizingprocess; spokefirst,ofcourse,ofitssurgicalintroduction –"theoperationundergonevoluntarilyforthegoodofSociety, nottomentionthefactthatitcarriesabonusamountingtosixmonths’salary"; continuedwithsomeaccountofthetechniqueforpreservingtheexcisedovaryaliveandactivelydeveloping; passedontoaconsiderationofoptimumtemperature,salinity,viscosity; referredtotheliquorinwhichthedetachedandripenedeggswerekept; and,leadinghischargestotheworktables, actuallyshowedthemhowthisliquorwasdrawnofffromthetest-tubes; howitwasletoutdropbydropontothespeciallywarmedslidesofthemicroscopes; howtheeggswhichitcontainedwereinspectedforabnormalities, countedandtransferredtoaporousreceptacle; how(andhenowtookthemtowatchtheoperation) thisreceptaclewasimmersedinawarmbouilloncontainingfree-swimmingspermatozoa –ataminimumconcentrationofonehundredthousandpercubiccentimetre,heinsisted; andhow,aftertenminutes,thecontainerwasliftedoutoftheliquoranditscontentsre-examined; how,ifanyoftheeggsremainedunfertilized,itwasagainimmersed,and,ifnecessary,yetagain; howthefertilizedovawentbacktotheincubators; wheretheAlphasandBetasremaineduntildefinitelybottled; whiletheGammas,DeltasandEpsilonswerebroughtoutagain,afteronlythirty-sixhours,toundergoBokanovsky’sProcess.