第34章 One(4)

作者:阿道司·赫胥黎

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 11:38

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本章字节:13064字

“reducinghenumberofrevoluionsperminue,”mrfoserexpined“hesurrogaegoesroundslower;hereforepasseshroughhelungalongerinervals;hereforegivesheembryolessoxygennohinglikeoxygenshorageforkeepinganembryobelowpar”againherubbedhishands


“buwhydoyouwanokeepheembryobelowpar?”askedaningenuoussuden


“ass!”saidhedirecor,breakingalongsilence“hasn’ioccurredoyouhaanepsilonembryomushaveanepsilonenvironmenaswellasanepsilonherediy?”


ievidenlyhadn’occurredohimhewascoveredwihconfusion


“helowerhecase,”saidmrfoser,“heshorerheoxygen”hefirsorganaffecedwashebrainaferhaheskeleonasevenypercenofnormaloxygenyougodwarfsalesshansevenyeyelessmonsers


“whoarenouseaall,”concludedmrfoser


whereas(hisvoicebecameconfidenialandeager),ifheycoulddiscoveraechniqueforshoreningheperiodofmauraionwhaariumph,whaabenefacionosociey!


“considerhehorse”


heyconsideredi


maureasix;heelephanaenwhileahireenamanisnoyesexuallymaure;andisonlyfullgrownawenyhence,ofcourse,hafruiofdeyeddevelopmen,hehumaninelligence


“buinepsilons,”saidmrfoserveryjusly,“wedon’needhumaninelligence”


didn’needanddidn’geibuhoughheepsilonmindwasmaureaen,heepsilonbodywasnofioworkilleigheenlongyearsofsuperfluousandwasedimmauriyifhephysicaldevelopmencouldbespeededupilliwasasquick,say,asacow’s,whaanenormoussavingohecommuniy!


“enormous!”murmuredhesudensmrfoser’senhusiasmwasinfecious


hebecameraherechnical;spokeofheabnormalendocrinecoordinaionwhichmademengrowsoslowly;posuedagerminalmuaionoaccounforicouldheeffecsofhisgerminalmuaionbeundone?couldheindividualepsilonembryobemadearever,byasuiableechnique,ohenormaliyofdogsandcows?hawasheproblemandiwasallbusolved


pilkingon,amombasa,hadproducedindividualswhoweresexuallymaureafourandfullgrownasixandahalfascienificriumphbusociallyuselesssixyearoldmenandwomenwereoosupidodoevenepsilonworkandheprocesswasanallornohingone;eiheryoufailedomodifyaall,orelseyoumodifiedhewholewayheyweresillryingofindheidealcompromisebeweenadulsofwenyandadulsofsixsofarwihousuccessmrfosersighedandshookhishead


heirwanderingshroughhecrimsonwilighhadbroughhemoheneighborhoodofmere170onrack9fromhispoinonwardsrack9wasenclosedandheboleperformedheremainderofheirjourneyinakindofu


el,inerrupedhereandherebyopeningswoorhreemereswide


“heacondiioning,”saidmrfoser


hou


elsalernaedwihcoolu


elscoolnesswasweddedodiscomforinheformofhardxraysbyheimeheyweredecanedheembryoshadahorrorofcoldheywerepredesinedoemigraeoheropics,obeminerandaceaesilkspi


ersandseelworkerseronheirmindswouldbemadeoendorsehejudgmenofheirbodies“wecondiionhemohriveonhea,”concludedmrfoser“ourcolleaguesupsairswilleachhemolovei”


“andha,”puinhedirecorseneniously,“haishesecreofhappinessandvirue–likingwhayou’vegoodoallcondiioningaimsaha:makingpeoplelikeheirunescapablesocialdesiny”


inagapbeweenwou


els,anursewasdelicaelyprobingwihalongfinesyringeinohegeinousconensofapassingbolehesudensandheirguidessoodwachingherforafewmomensinsilence


“well,lenina,”saidmrfoser,whenasshewihdrewhesyringeandsraighenedherselfup


hegirlurnedwihasaronecouldseeha,forallhelupusandhepurpleeyes,shewasuncommonlyprey


“henry!”hersmilefshedredlyahim–arowofcoraleeh


“charming,charming,”murmuredhedirecorand,givingherwoorhreelilepas,receivedinexchangearaherdeferenialsmileforhimself


“whaareyougivinghem?”askedmrfoser,makinghisoneveryprofessional


“oh,heusualyphoidandsleepingsickness”


“ropicalworkerssarbeinginocuedamere150,”mrfoserexpinedohesudens“heembryossillhavegillsweimmunizehefishagainshefuureman’sdiseases”hen,urningbackolenina,“enofiveonheroofhisafernoon,”hesaid,“asusual”


“charming,”saidhedhecoroncemore,and,wihafinalpa,movedawayaferheohers


onrack10rowsofnexgeneraion’schemicalworkerswerebeingrainedinheoleraionoflead,causicsoda,ar,chlorihefirsofabachofwohundredandfifyembryonicrockepneengineerswasjuspassingheelevenhundredmeremarkonrack3aspecialmechanismkepheirconainersinconsanroaion“oimproveheirsenseofbance,”mrfoserexpined“doingrepairsonheousideofarockeinmidairisaicklishjobwesckenoffhecircuionwhenhey’rerighwayup,sohahey’rehalfsarved,anddoubleheflowofsurrogaewhenhey’reupsidedownheylearnoassociaeopsyurvydomwihwelibeing;infac,hey’reonlyrulyhappywhenhey’resandingonheirheads


“andnow,”mrfoserwenon,“i’dlikeoshowyousomeveryineresingcondiioningforalphaplusinellecualswehaveabigbachofhemonrack5firsgallerylevel,”hecalledowoboyswhohadsaredogodownohegroundfloor


“hey’reroundaboumere900,”heexpined“youcan’reallydoanyusefulinellecualcondiioningillhefoeuseshavelosheirailsfollowme”


buhedirecorhadlookedahiswach“enohree,”hesaid“noimeforheinellecualembryos,i’mafraidwemusgoupohenurseriesbeforehechildrenhavefinishedheirafernoonsleep”


mrfoserwasdisappoined“aleasonegnceahedecaningroom,”hepleaded


“verywellhen”hedirecorsmiledindulgenly“jusonegnce”