О дивный новый мир

           "Butit’shorrible,"saidLenina,shrinkingbackfromthewindow.Shewasappalledbytherushingemptinessofthenight,bytheblackfoam-fleckedwaterheavingbeneaththem,bythepalefaceofthemoon,sohaggardanddistractedamongthehasteningclouds."Let’sturnontheradio.Quick!"Shereachedforthediallingknobonthedash-boardandturneditatrandom.

           "...skiesareblueinsideofyou,"sangsixteentremoloingfalsettos,"theweather’salways..."

           Thenahiccoughandsilence.Bernardhadswitchedofthecurrent.

           "Iwanttolookattheseainpeace,"hesaid."Onecan’tevenlookwiththatbeastlynoisegoingon."

           "Butit’slovely.AndIdon’twanttolook."

           "ButIdo,"heinsisted."Itmakesmefeelasthough..."hehesitated,searchingforwordswithwhichtoexpresshimself,"asthoughIweremoreme,ifyouseewhatImean.Moreonmyown,notsocompletelyapartofsomethingelse.Notjustacellinthesocialbody.Doesn’titmakeyoufeellikethat,Lenina?"

           ButLeninawascrying."It’shorrible,it’shorrible,"shekeptrepeating."Andhowcanyoutalklikethataboutnotwantingtobeapartofthesocialbody?Afterall,everyoneworksforeveryoneelse.Wecan’tdowithoutanyone.EvenEpsilons..."

           "Yes,Iknow,"saidBernardderisively."’EvenEpsilonsareuseful’!SoamI.AndIdamnedwellwishIweren’t!"

           Leninawasshockedbyhisblasphemy."Bernard!"Sheprotestedinavoiceofamazeddistress.