О дивный новый мир

           TheywereAlphas,ofcourse,butevenAlphashavebeenwellconditioned."Silence,silence."Alltheairofthefourteenthfloorwassibilantwiththecategoricalimperative.

           FiftyyardsoftiptoeingbroughtthemtoadoorwhichtheDirectorcautiouslyopened.Theysteppedoverthethresholdintothetwilightofashuttereddormitory.Eightycotsstoodinarowagainstthewall.Therewasasoundoflightregularbreathingandacontinuousmurmur,asofveryfaintvoicesremotelywhispering.

           AnurseroseastheyenteredandcametoattentionbeforetheDirector.

           "What’sthelessonthisafternoon?"heasked.

           "WehadElementarySexforthefirstfortyminutes,"sheanswered."Butnowit’sswitchedovertoElementaryClassConsciousness."

           TheDirectorwalkedslowlydownthelonglineofcots.Rosyandrelaxedwithsleep,eightylittleboysandgirlslaysoftlybreathing.Therewasawhisperundereverypillow.TheD.H.C.haltedand,bendingoveroneofthelittlebeds,listenedattentively.

           "ElementaryClassConsciousness,didyousay?Let’shaveitrepeatedalittlelouderbythetrumpet."

           Attheendoftheroomaloudspeakerprojectedfromthewall.TheDirectorwalkeduptoitandpressedaswitch.

           "...allweargreen,"saidasoftbutverydistinctvoice,beginninginthemiddleofasentence,"andDeltaChildrenwearkhaki.Ohno,Idon’twanttoplaywithDeltachildren.AndEpsilonsarestillworse.They’retoostupidtobeabletoreadorwrite.Besidestheywearblack,whichissuchabeastlycolour.I’msogladI’maBeta.