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- ''“The Elders know Asher,” his mother said. “They’llfind exactly the right Assignment for him.'
- ''“I know that,” Jonas said. “Everyone knows that.”
- “Oh, look!” Lily squealed in delight. “Isn’t he cute?Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!”
- Jonas glared at her. He didn’t like it that she hadmentioned his eyes.
- ''His father nodded. “His name — if he makes it to the Naming without being released, of course — is to be Ga-briel.
- ''“Gabe.” Jonas tried it out.''
- “Well, it’s the last of the Ceremonies, as you know.After Twelve, age isn’t important. Most of us even losetrack of how old we are as time passes, though the infor-mation is in the Hall of Open Records, and we could goand look it up if we wanted to. What’s important is thepreparation for adult life, and the training you’ll receive inyour Assignment.”
- “What’s his comfort object called?” Lily asked, pickingup the stuffed creature which had been placed beside thenewchild in his basket.
- It was the first thing Jonas noticed as he looked at thenew child peering up curiously from the basket. The paleeyes. Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes.His parents did, and Lily did, and so did all of his groupmembers and friends.
- Father glanced at it. “Hippo,” he said.
- dad-''It was rightthere in the office, and I looked up number Thirty-six —that’s the little guy I’ve been concerned about — because itoccurred to me that it might enhance his nurturing if I couldcall him by a name.''
- Jonas slowed the strokes of his hand on her backthoughtfully. “Larissa,” he asked, “what happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did Roberto go?”
- “Idon’t know. I don’t think anybody does, except the com-mittee. He just bowed to all of us and then walked, likethey all do, through the special door in the ReleasingRoom. But you should have seen his look. Pure happiness,I’d call it.”
- ''He had waited a long time for this special December.Now that it was almost upon him, he wasn’t frightened, buthe was . . . eager, he decided. 'But there was a little shudder of nervousness when hethought about it, about what might happen.''
- He went to his desk, pretending not to be interested inthe newchild. On the other side of the room, Mother andLily were bending over to watch as Father unwrapped itsblanket.
- “This morning we celebrated the release of Roberto,”she told him. “It was wonderful.” I knew Roberto!” Jonas said. “I helped with his feed-Ing the last time I was here, just a few weeks ago. He was avery interesting man.”
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