“urnedinoasavage，”sheshoued“havingyoungoneslikeananimal…ifihadn’beenforyou，imighhavegooheinspecor，imighhavegoawaybunowihababyhawouldhavebeenooshameful”

hesawhashewasgoingohihimagain，andlifedhisarmoguardhisface“oh，don’，linda，pleasedon’”

“lilebeas！”shepulleddownhisarm；hisfacewasuncovered

“don’，linda”heshuhiseyes，expecingheblow

bushedidn’hihimaferalileime，heopenedhiseyesagainandsawhashewaslookingahimheriedosmileahersuddenlyshepuherarmsroundhimandkissedhimagainandagain

someimes，forseveraldays，lindadidn’geupaallsheyinbedandwassadorelseshedrankhesuffhapopébroughandughedagreadealandwenosleepsomeimesshewassickofensheforgoowashhim，andherewasnohingoeaexcepcoldorilsherememberedhefirsimeshefoundhoselileanimalsinhishair，howshescreamedandscreamed

hehappiesimeswerewhensheoldhimahouheoherpce“andyoureallycangoflying，wheneveryoulike？”

“wheneveryoulike”andshewouldellhimabouhelovelymusichacameouofabox，andallhenicegamesyoucouldpy，andhedelicioushingsoeaanddrink，andhelighhacamewhenyoupressedalilehinginhewall，asdhepicureshayoucouldhearandfeelandsmell，aswellassee，andanoherboxformakingnicesmells，andhepinkandgreenandblueandsilverhousesashighasmounains，andeverybodyhappyandnooneeversadorangry，andeveryonebelongingoeveryoneelse，andheboxeswhereyoucouldseeandhearwhawashappeningaheohersideofheworld，andbabiesinlovelycleanboles–everyhingsoclean，andnonasysmells，nodiraall–andpeopleneverlonely，bulivingogeherandbeingsojollyandhappy，likehesummerdanceshereinmalpais，bumuchhappier，andhehappinessbeinghereeveryday，everyday…helisenedbyhehourandsomeimes，whenheandheoherchildrenwereiredwihoomuchpying，oneofheoldmenofhepueblowouldalkohem，inhoseoherwords，ofhegrearansformerofheworld，andofhelongfighbeweenrighhandandlefhand，beweenweanddry；ofawonawilona，whomadeagreafogbyhinkinginhenigh，andhenmadehewholeworldouofhefog；ofearhmoherandskyfaher；ofahaiyuaandmarsailema，hewinsofwarandchance；ofjesusandpookong；ofmaryandesanalehi，hewomanwhomakesherselfyoungagain；ofhebcksoneagunaandhegreaeagleandourdyofacomasrangesories，allhemorewonderfulohimforbeingoldinheoherwordsandsonofullyundersoodlyinginbed，hewouldhinkofheavenandlondonandourdyofacomaandherowsandrowsofbabiesincleanbolesandjesusflyingupandlindaflyingupandhegreadirecorofworldhacheriesandawonawilona

losofmencameoseelindaheboysbeganopoinheirfingersahiminhesrangeoherwordsheysaidhalindawasbad；heycalledhernameshedidnoundersand，buhaheknewwerebadnamesonedayheysangasongabouher，againandagainhehrewsonesahemheyhrewback；asharpsonecuhischeekhebloodwoudn’sop；hewascoveredwihblood

lindaaughhimoreadwihapieceofcharcoalshedrewpicuresonhewall–ananimalsiingdown，ababyinsideabole；henshewroeleershecaisonhemaheoisinhepohelearnedquicklyandeasilywhenheknewhoworeadallhewordsshewroeonhewall，lindaopenedherbigwoodenboxandpulledoufromunderhosefu

ylileredrouserssheneverworeahinlilebookhehadofenseenibefore“whenyou’rebigger，”shehadsaid，“youcanreadi”well，nowhewasbigenoughhewasproud“i’mafraidyouwon’findiveryexciing，”shesaid“bui’sheonlyhingihave”shesighed“ifonlyyoucouldseehelovelyreadingmachinesweusedohaveinlondon！”hebeganreadinghechemicalandbaceriologicalcondiioningofheembryopracicalinsrucionsforbeaembryosoreworkersiookhimaquarerofanhouroreadheilealonehehrewhebookonhefloor“beasly，beaslybook！”hesaid，andbeganocry

heboyssillsangheirhorriblesongaboulindasomeimes，oo，heyughedahimforbeingsoraggedwhenheorehisclohes，lindadidnoknowhowomendheminheoherpce，sheoldhim，peoplehrewawaycloheswihholesinhemandgonewones“rags，rags！”heboysusedoshouahim“buicanread，”hesaidohimself，“andheycan’heydon’evenknowwhareadingis”iwasfairlyeasy，ifhehoughhardenoughabouhereading，opreendhahedidn’mindwhenheymadefunofhimheaskedlindaogivehimhebookagain

hemoreheboyspoinedandsang，heharderhereadsoonhecouldreadallhewordsquiewellevenhelongesbuwhadidheymean？heaskedlinda；buevenwhenshecouldanswerididn’seemomakeiveryclear，andgenerallyshecouldn’answeraall

“whaarechemicals？”hewouldask

“oh，sufflikemagnesiumsals，andalcoholforkeepinghedelasandepsilonssmallandbackward，andcalciumcarbonaeforbones，andallhasorofhing”

“buhowdoyoumakechemicals，linda？wheredoheycomefrom？”

“well，idon’knowyougehemouofbolesandwhenhebolesareempy，yousendupohechemicalsoreformorei’shechemicalsorepeoplewhomakehem，isupposeorelseheysendohefacoryforhemidon’knowineverdidanychemisrymyjobwasalwayswihheembryosiwashesamewiheveryhingelseheaskedaboulindaneverseemedoknowheoldmenofhepueblohadmuchmoredefinieanswers

“heseedofmenandallcreaures，heseedofhesunandheseedofearhandheseedofhesky–awonawilonamadehemallouofhefogofincreasenowheworldhasfourwombs；andheidheseedsinhelowesofhefourwombsandgraduallyheseedsbeganogrow…”