О дивный новый мир

           Theywereflyingoverthesixkilometrezoneofpark-landthatseparatedCentralLondonfromitsfirstringofsatellitesuburbs.Thegreenwasmaggotywithfore-shortenedlife.ForestsofCentrifugalBumble-puppytowersgleamedbetweenthetrees.NearShepherd’sBushtwothousandBeta-MinusmixeddoubleswereplayingRiemann-surfacetennis.AdoublerowofEscalatorFivesCourtslinedthemainroadfromNottingHilltoWillesden.IntheEalingstadiumaDeltagymnasticdisplayandcommunitysingwasinprogress.

           "Whatahideouscolourkhakiis,"remarkedLenina,voicingthehypnopædicprejudicesofhercaste.

           ThebuildingsoftheHounslowFeelyStudiocoveredsevenandahalfhectares.NearthemablackandkhakiarmyoflabourerswasbusyrevitrifyingthesurfaceoftheGreatWestRoad.Oneofthehugetravellingcrucibleswasbeingtappedastheyflewover.Themoltenstonepouredoutinastreamofdazzlingincandescenceacrosstheroad,theasbestosrollerscameandwent;atthetailofaninsulatedwateringcartthesteamroseinwhiteclouds.

           AtBrentfordtheTelevisionCorporation’sfactorywaslikeasmalltown.

           "Theymustbechangingtheshift,"saidLenina.

           Likeaphidesandants,theleaf-greenGammagirls,theblackSemi-Moronsswarmedroundtheentrances,orstoodinqueuestotaketheirplacesinthemonorailtram?cars.Mulberry-colouredBeta-Minusescameandwentamongthecrowd.Theroofofthemainbuildingwasalivewiththealightinganddepartureofhelicopters.

           "Myword,"saidLenina,"I’mgladI’mnotaGamma."