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young people devoted to unconstitutional activities, they die sooner, which represents a huge relief for the country; no old man can bear standing in the rain for the hours necessary to prove exactly when his young neighbour leaves the house of his supposed female friend, and after a month of hunting down the suspect, he dies of a heart attack. This being the situation of our beloved country, one can easily understand the young couples’ decision to not have children. They are reluctant to create more victims and they prefer to save up for an abortion rather than a baby. The state, on the other hand, is not concerned with the situation : North American advisors have assured the President that the fewer children born, the greater possibilities he has of staying in power indefinitely , and therefore, instead of favouring the birth of more children, the Executive Power has created a heavy tax on those couples that take advantage of their fertility, so that now a new baby costs as much as a car. That’s why children are no longer born nor are new cars seen. I don’t know if this also accounts for the high rate of homosexuality indicated by statistics. Disillusioned with love, the young people caress one another. —— 8 —— 3 —— 9 —— I have never been in Vermont, New York or Nebraska. I have spent thirty years in this room that I don’t know well and sometimes when I bend over to set my shoes down I make some discovery. For example, I discover that yesterday we wallpapered the walls, that you have hung the handkerchiefs from the back of the bed or that the cigarette butts have dried up on the floor. Then, I think about the infinite abyss of space. ...

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