О дивный новый мир

           Pilkington,atMombasa,hadproducedindividualswhoweresexuallymatureatfourandfull-grownatsixandahalf.Ascientifictriumph.Butsociallyuseless.Six-year?oldmenandwomenweretoostupidtodoevenEpsilonwork.Andtheprocesswasanall-or-nothingone;eitheryoufailedtomodifyatall,orelseyoumodifiedthewholeway.Theywerestilltryingtofindtheidealcompromisebetweenadultsoftwentyandadultsofsix.Sofarwithoutsuccess.Mr.Fostersighedandshookhishead.

           TheirwanderingsthroughthecrimsontwilighthadbroughtthemtotheneighborhoodofMetre170onRack

           9.FromthispointonwardsRack9wasenclosedandthebottleperformedtheremainderoftheirjourneyinakindoftunnel,interruptedhereandtherebyopeningstwoorthreemetreswide.

           "Heatconditioning,"saidMr.Foster.

           Hottunnelsalternatedwithcooltunnels.CoolnesswasweddedtodiscomfortintheformofhardX-rays.Bythetimetheyweredecantedtheembryoshadahorrorofcold.Theywerepredestinedtoemigratetothetropics,tobeminerandacetatesilkspinnersandsteelworkers.Laterontheirmindswouldbemadetoendorsethejudgmentoftheirbodies."Weconditionthemtothriveonheat,"concludedMr.Foster."Ourcolleaguesupstairswillteachthemtoloveit."

           "Andthat,"putintheDirectorsententiously,"thatisthesecretofhappinessandvirtue–likingwhatyou’vegottodo.Allconditioningaimsatthat:makingpeopleliketheirunescapablesocialdestiny."