О дивный новый мир

           Liquidair,television,vibro-vacuummassage,radio,boilingcaffeinesolution,hotcontraceptives,andeightdifferentkindsofscentwerelaidonineverybedroom.Thesyntheticmusicplantwasworkingastheyenteredthehallandleftnothingtobedesired.AnoticeintheliftannouncedthatthereweresixtyEscalator-Squash-RacketCourtsinthehotel,andthatObstacleandElectro-magneticGolfcouldbothbeplayedinthepark.

           "Butitsoundssimplytoolovely,"criedLenina."Ialmostwishwecouldstayhere.SixtyEscalator-SquashCourts..."

           "Therewon’tbeanyintheReservation,"Bernardwarnedher."Andnoscent,notelevision,nohotwatereven.Ifyoufeelyoucan’tstandit,stayheretillIcomeback."

           Leninawasquiteoffended."OfcourseIcanstandit.Ionlysaiditwaslovelyherebecause...well,becauseprogressislovely,isn’tit?"

           "Fivehundredrepetitionsonceaweekfromthirteentoseventeen,"saidBernardwearily,asthoughtohimself.

           "Whatdidyousay?"

           "Isaidthatprogresswaslovely.That’swhyyoumustn’tcometotheReservationunlessyoureallywantto."

           "ButIdowantto."

           "Verywell,then,"saidBernard;anditwasalmostathreat.

           TheirpermitrequiredthesignatureoftheWardenoftheReservation,atwhoseofficenextmorningtheydulypresentedthemselves.AnEpsilon-PlusnegroportertookinBernard’scard,andtheywereadmittedalmostimmnediately.