You've been greatly honored." "You're father and I are very proud."
1. Go immediately at the end of school hours each day to the Annex entrance behind the House of the Old and present yourself to the attendant.
"I can't wait for tomorrow to come."
"It's the most important job in the community."
"But just the other night, you said that the job of making Assignments was the most important!"
"This is different. It's not a job, really. I never thought, never expected--" "There's only one Receiver."
But the Chief Elder said that they had made a selection before, and that it failed. What was she talking about?
"What was his name?"
"You've been greatly honored,Jonas. Greatly honored."
"What happened to her?"
"Her, not his. It was a female. But we are never to speak the name, or to use it again for a newchild."
"It was very much as it was today, Jonas- the same suspense, as one Eleven had been passed over when the Assignments were given. Then the announcement, when the singled out the one--"
"We don't know," "We never saw her again."
2. Go immediately to your dwelling at the conclusion of Training Hours each day.
4. Do not discuss your training with any other member of the community, including parents and Elders.
5. From this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling.
3. From this moment you are exempted from rules governing rudeness. You may ask any question of any citizen and you will receive answers.
JONAS RECEIVER OF MEMORY.
7. You are not permitted to apply for release.
6. Except for illness or injury unrelated to your training, do not apply for any medication.
8. You may lie.
Rule #8 You may lie. Do my parents lie?
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