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Chpt 7 of BNW

Lenina watches some sort of celebration for the community, but when a cross with the images of a man and eagle she soon realizes she's watching a sacrifice. Lenina and Bernard meet an Indian boy named John who wanted to be the sacrifice Lenina watched. John tells them about his mom who had got hurt while visiting from the Other Place. She had John on accident because something went wrong with her contraceptives and couldn't get an abortion because she was on the Reservation. She felt guilty and slept with whomever she pleased.

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