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1、coverThisPerfectDayIraLevinTHISPERFECTDAYCopyright©1970byIraLevin.AllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConvention?.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyRandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork,andsimultaneouslyinCanadaManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaChrist,Marx,Wood,andWeiLedustothisperf
2、ectday.Marx,Wood,Wei,andChrist;AllbutWeiweresacrificed.Wood,Wei,Christ,andMarxGaveuslovelyschoolsandparks.Wei,Christ,Marx,andWoodMadeushumble,madeusgood.—child'srhymeforbouncingaballCONTENTSpartoneGROWINGUPparttwoCOMINGALIVEpartthreeGETTINGAWAYpartfourFIGHTINGBACKChapterOneAcity'sblankwhite
3、concreteslabs,thegiantonesringedbythelessgiant,gavespaceintheirmidsttoabroadpink-flooredplaza,aplaygroundinwhichsometwohundredyoungchildrenplayedandexercisedunderthecareofadozensuper•visorsinwhitecoveralls.Mostofthechildren,bare,tan,andblack-haired,werecrawlingthroughredandyellowcylinders,s
4、wingingonswings,ordoinggroupcalisthenics;butinashad-owedcornerwhereahopscotchgridwasinlaid,fiveofthemsatinaclose,quietcircle,fourofthemlisteningandonespeaking."Theycatchanimalsandeatthemandweartheirskins/'thespeaker,aboyofabouteight,said."Andthey—theydoathingcalled'fighting.'Thatmeanstheyhu
5、rteachother,onpurpose,withtheirhandsorwithrocksandthings.Theydon'tloveandhelpeachotheratall."Thelistenerssatwide-eyed.Agirlyoungerthantheboy-said,"Butyoucan'ttakeoffyourbracelet.It'simpossible."Shepulledatherownbraceletwithonefinger,toshowhowsafely-strongthelinkswere."Youcanifyou'vegottheri
6、ghttools,"theboysaid."It'stakenoffonyourlinkday,isn'tit?""Onlyforasecond.""Butit'stakenoff,isn'tit?""Wheredotheylive?"anothergirlasked."Onmountaintops,"theboysaid."Indeepcaves.Inallkindsofplaceswherewecan'tfindthem."Thefirstgirlsaid,"Theymustbesick.""Ofcoursetheyare,"theboysaid,laughing."Th
7、at'swhat'incurable'means,sick.That'swhythey'recalledincurables,becausethey'revery,verysick."Theyoungestchild,aboyofaboutsix,said,"Don'ttheygettheirtreatments?"Theolderboylookedathimscornfully."Withouttheirbracelets?"hesaid."Livingincaves?""Buthowdotheyge
