О дивный новый мир

           Whichbringsusatlast,"continuedMr.Foster,"outoftherealmofmereslavishimitationofnatureintothemuchmoreinterestingworldofhumaninvention." 

           Herubbedhishands. Forofcourse,theydidn’tcontentthemselveswithmerelyhatchingoutembryos:anycowcoulddothat. 

           "Wealsopredestineandcondition. Wedecantourbabiesassocializedhumanbeings,asAlphasorEpsilons,asfuturesewageworkersorfuture..."Hewasgoingtosay"futureWorldcontrollers,"butcorrectinghimself,said"futureDirectorsofHatcheries,"instead. 

           TheD.H.C.acknowledgedthecomplimentwithasmile. 

           TheywerepassingMetre320onRack11. AyoungBeta-Minusmechanicwasbusywithscrew-driverandspannerontheblood-surrogatepumpofapassingbottle. Thehumoftheelectricmotordeepenedbyfractionsofatoneasheturnedthenuts. Down,down...Afinaltwist,aglanceattherevolutioncounter,andhewasdone. Hemovedtwopacesdownthelineandbeganthesameprocessonthenextpump. 

           "Reducingthenumberofrevolutionsperminute,"Mr.Fosterexplained. "Thesurrogategoesroundslower; thereforepassesthroughthelungatlongerintervals; thereforegivestheembryolessoxygen. Nothinglikeoxygen-shortageforkeepinganembryobelowpar."Againherubbedhishands. 

           "Butwhydoyouwanttokeeptheembryobelowpar? "askedaningenuousstudent. 

           "Ass! "saidtheDirector,breakingalongsilence. "Hasn’titoccurredtoyouthatanEpsilonembryomusthaveanEpsilonenvironmentaswellasanEpsilonheredity?" 

           Itevidentlyhadn’toccurredtohim.Hewascoveredwithconfusion.