О дивный новый мир

           Butwhatdidtheymean?HeaskedLinda;butevenwhenshecouldansweritdidn’tseemtomakeitveryclear,Andgenerallyshecouldn’tansweratall.

           "Whatarechemicals?"hewouldask.

           "Oh,stufflikemagnesiumsalts,andalcoholforkeepingtheDeltasandEpsilonssmallandbackward,andcalciumcarbonateforbones,andallthatsortofthing."

           "Buthowdoyoumakechemicals,Linda?Wheredotheycomefrom?"

           "Well,Idon’tknow.Yougetthemoutofbottles.Andwhenthebottlesareempty,yousenduptotheChemicalStoreformore.It’stheChemicalStorepeoplewhomakethem,Isuppose.Orelsetheysendtothefactoryforthem.Idon’tknow.Ineverdidanychemistry.Myjobwasalwayswiththeembryos.Itwasthesamewitheverythingelseheaskedabout.Lindaneverseemedtoknow.Theoldmenofthepueblohadmuchmoredefiniteanswers.

           "Theseedofmenandallcreatures,theseedofthesunandtheseedofearthandtheseedofthesky–AwonawilonamadethemalloutoftheFogofIncrease.Nowtheworldhasfourwombs;andhelaidtheseedsinthelowestofthefourwombs.Andgraduallytheseedsbegantogrow..."

           Oneday(Johncalculatedlaterthatitmusthavebeensoonafterhistwelfthbirthday)hecamehomeandfoundabookthathehadneverseenbeforelyingonthefloorinthebedroom.Itwasathickbookandlookedveryold.Thebindinghadbeeneatenbymice;someofitspageswerelooseandcrumpled.Hepickeditup,lookedatthetitle-page:thebookwascalledTheCompleteWorksofWilliamShakespeare.