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AldousHuxley

Asquatgreybuildingofonlythirty-fourstories。Overthemaihewords，TRALLONDONHATDIRE，and，iheWorldState’smotto，UABILITY。

Theenormousroomonthegroundfloorfacedtowardsthenorth。Coldforallthesummerbeyondthepanes，forallthetropicalheatoftheroomitself，aharshthinlightglaredthroughthewindows，hungrilyseekingsomedrapedlayfigure，somepallidshapeofacademicgoose-flesh，butfindingonlytheglassandnidbleaklyshiningporofalaboratory。Wintriowiheoverallsofthehite，theirhahapalecorpse-colouredrubber。Thelightwasfrozen，dead，aghost。Onlyfromtheyellowbarrelsofthemicroscopesdiditborrowaridlivingsubstangalongthepolishedtubeslikebutter，streakafterlusciousstreakinlongredowables。

“Andthis，”saidtheDireingthedoor，“istheFertilizingRoom。”

&heirihreehuilizerswerepluheDirectorofHatdiheroom，inthescarcelybreathiheabsent-minded，soliloquizinghumorwhistle，ofabsorbedtration。Atroopofnewlyarrivedstudents，veryyoung，pinkandcallow，followednervously，ratherabjectly，attheDirector’sheels。Eacarriedanotebook，inwhieverthegreatmanspoke，hedesperatelyscribbled。Straightfromthehorse’smouth。Itrivilege。TheD。H。tralLondonalointofpersonallyghissroundthevariousdepartments。

“Justtogiveyouageneralidea，”hewouldexplaintothem。Forofeseheymusthave，iftheyweretodotheirworkihoughaslittleofoobegoodandhappymembersofsociety，aspossible。Forparticulars，aseveryonekueandhappiiesareiuallynecessaryevils。Notphilosophersbutfret-saposethebaeofsociety。

“To-morrow，”hewouldadd，smilihaslightlymey，“you’llbesettlingdowntoseriouswork。Youwoimefeies。Meanwhile。。。”

Mearivilege。Straightfromthehorse’smouthiebook。Theboysscribbledlikemad。

Tallahinbutupright，theDire。Hehadalongdbigratherpromicovered，whetalking，byhisfull，floridlycurvedlips。Old，young?Thirty?Fifty?Fifty-five?Itwashardtosay。Andaiondidhisyearofstability，A。F。632，itdidn’toccurtoyoutoaskit。

“Ishallbeginatthebeginning，”saidtheD。H。dthemorezealousstudentsrecordedhisiioebooks:Beginatthebeginning。“These，”hewavedhishaheincubators。”Andopeninganinsulateddoorheshowedthemraraberedtest-tubes。“Theweek’ssupplyofova。Kept，”heexplaibloodheat;whereasthemalegametes，”andhereheopeherdoor，“theyhavetobekeptatthirty-fiveihirty-seven。Fullbloodheatsterilizes。”Ramsedintheremogenolambs。

Stillleaningagaiavethem，whilethepencilsscurriedillegiblyacrossthepages，abriefdesprocess;spokefirst，ofcourse，itrodu—“theoperatioarilyfoodofSoehatitcarriesabonusamountingtosixmonths’salary”;uedwithsomeatoftheteiqueftheexcisedovaryaliveandactivelydevelopioasiderationofoptimumtemperature，salinity，viscosity;referredtotheliquorinwhichthedetadripenedeggswerekept;and，leadinghischargestotheworktables，actuallyshowedthemhowthisliquorwasdrawnofffromthetest-tubes;howitwasletoutdropbydropontothespeciallywarmedslidesofthemicroscopes;howtheeggswhitaiedforabedaoaporousreceptacle;how（aookthemtowatchtheoperatioaclewasimmersedinawarmbouillongfree-swimmiozoa—ataminimumtrationofohousandpertimetre，heinsisted;andhow，afterteheerwasliftedoutoftheliquoranditstsre-examined;how，ifanyoftheeggsremaiilized，itwasagainimmersed，and，ifnecessary，yetagaiilizedovawentbacktotheincubators;wheretheAlphasaasremaiildefiled;whiletheGammas，DeltasandEpsilhtoutagaihirty-sixhours，toBokanovsky’sProcess。

“Bokanovsky’sProcess，”repeatedtheDiredthestudehewordsilenotebooks。

Oneegg，oneembryo，o-normality。Butabokanovskifiedeggwillbud，willproliferate，willdivide。Fromeighttoy-sixbuds，andeverybudwillgroerfebryo，aoafull-sizedadult。Makiy-sixhumanbeingsgrowwhereonlyonegrewbefress。

&ially，”theD。H。cluded，“bokanovskifisistsofaseriesofarrestsofdevelopmehenroaradoxiough，theeggrespondsbybudding。”

Respondsbybudding。Thepencilswerebusy。

&ed。Onaveryslowlymovingbandarack-fulloftest-tubeswasenterialbox，another，rack-fullwasemergilypurred。Ittookeightmihetubesth，hetoldthem。EightminutesofhardX-raysbeingaboutasmueggd。Afewdied;oftherest，theleastsusceptibledividedintotwo;mostputoutfourbuds;someeight;allwerereturors，wherethebudsbegahewodays，weresuddenlychilled，dchecked。Twht，thebudsiurnbudded;andhavingbuddedweredosedalmosttodeathwithalsequentlyburgeonedagainandhaviofbudoutofbud—werethereafter—furtherarrestbeial—lefttodevelopinpeace。Bywhichtimethegwasinafairwaytobeinganythioy-sixembryiousimprovement，youwillagree，ois—butnotinpiddlingtwosaheoldviviparousdays，whenaneggwouldsometimesatallydivide;actuallybydozens，byscoresatatime。

“Scores，”theDirectorrepeatedandflungouthisarms，asthoughheweredistributinglargesse。“Scores。”

Butoswasfoolenoughtoaskwheretheadvantagelay。

“Mygoodboy!”TheDirectorwheeledsharplyroundonhim。“’tyousee?’tyousee?”Heraisedahand;hisexpressionwassolemn。“Bokanovsky’sProeofthemajorisofsocialstability!”

Majorisofsocialstability。

Standardmenandwomen;inuniformbatches。Thewholeofasmallfactorystaffedwiththeproductsofasinglebokanovskifiedegg。

&y-sixidentiswy-sixidenties!”Thevoicewasalmosttremulouswithenthusiasm。“Youreallyknowwhereyouare。Forthefirsttimeinhistory。”Hequotedtheplao。“uability。”Grandwords。“Ifwecouldbokanovskifyihewholeproblemwouldbesolved。”

&andardGammas，unvaryias，uniformEpsilons。Milliowins。Theprinassproduatlastappliedtobiology。

“But，alas，”theDirectorshookhishead，“we’tbokanovskifyiely。”

&y-sixseemedtobethelimit;seventy-twoage。Fromthesameovaryandwithgametesofthesamemaletomanufactureasmanybatchesofidentisaspossible—thatwasthebest（sadlyasedbest）thattheycoulddo。Awasdifficult。

“Foriakesthirtyyearsfortwstoreachmaturity。Butourbusiostabilizethepopulationatthismoment，hereandnouttwierofatury—whatwouldbetheuseofthat?”

Obviously，all。ButPodsnap’sTeiquehadimmehepr。Theyakesureofatleastahundredandfiftymatureeggswithiilizeandbokanovskify—inotherwords，multiplybyseventy-two—aanaverageofhousandbrothersandsistersinahundredandfiftybatchesofidentis，allwithihesameage。

“Aionalcaseswemakeoneovaryyieldusoverfifteenthousandadultindividuals。”

&oafair-haired，ruddyyoungmaneobepassi。“Mr。Foster，”hecalled。Theruddyyoungmanapproayoutellustherecleovary，Mr。Foster?”

“Sixteenthousahistre，”Mr。Fosterrepliedwithouthesitation。Hespokeveryquickly，hadavivaciousblueeye，andtookapleasureinquotieenthousandandtwelve;inonehundreday-chesofidenticals。Butofcoursethey’vedoer，”herattledon，“iropitres，Sienproducedoversixteenthousandfivehundred;andMombasahasactuallytouchedthesevehousandmark。Butthentheyhaveunfairadvantages。Youshouldseethewayanegroovaryrespondstopituitary!It’squiteastonishing，whewithEuropeaill，”headded，withalaugh（butthelightofbatwasiheliftofhiswasg），“still，wemeahemifwe。I’mwoa-Minusovaryatthismoment。Oeenmonthsold。Overtwelvethousandsevenhundredalready，eitherdebryo。Andstillg。We’llbeatthemyet。”

“That’sthespiritIlike!”criedtheDiredclappedMr。Fosterontheshoulder。“ealongwithus，aheseboysthebeofyourexpertknowledge。”