О дивный новый мир

           "Háni!Sonsésotse-ná!"Andseizingthereporterbytheshoulder,hespunhimround(theyoungmanrevealedhimselfinvitinglywell-covered),aimedand,withalltheforceandaccuracyofachampionfoot-and-mouth-baller,deliveredamostprodigiouskick.

           Eightminuteslater,aneweditionofTheHourlyRadiowasonsaleinthestreetsofLondon."HOURLYRADIOREPORTERHASCOCCYXKICKEDBYMYSTERYSAVAGE,"rantheheadlinesonthefrontpage."SENSATIONINSURREY."

           "SensationeveninLondon,"thoughtthereporterwhen,onhisreturn,hereadthewords.Andaverypainfulsensation,whatwasmore.Hesatdowngingerlytohisluncheon.

           Undeterredbythatcautionarybruiseontheircolleague’scoccyx,fourotherreporters,representingtheNewYorkTimes,theFrankfurtFour-DimensionalContinuum,TheFordianScienceMonitor,andTheDeltaMirror,calledthatafternoonatthelighthouseandmetwithreceptionsofprogressivelyincreasingviolence.

           Fromasafedistanceandstillrubbinghisbuttocks,"Benightedfool!"shoutedthemanfromTheFordianScienceMonitor,"whydon’tyoutakesoma?"

           "Getaway!"TheSavageshookhisfist.

           Theotherretreatedafewstepsthenturnedroundagain."Evil’sanunrealityifyoutakeacoupleofgrammes."

           "Kohakwaiyathtokyai!"Thetonewasmenacinglyderisive.

           "Pain’sadelusion."

           "Oh,isit?"saidtheSavageand,pickingupathickhazelswitch,strodeforward.

           ThemanfromTheFordianScienceMonitormadeadashforhishelicopter.