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1、◆TheHandmaid'sTale◆◎MargaretAtwood★INight[1]Wesleptinwhathadoncebeenthegymnasium.Thefloorwasofvarnishedwood,withstripesandcirclespaintedonit,forthegamesthatwereformerlyplayedthere;thehoopsforthebasketballnetswerestillinplace,thoughthenetsweregone.Abalconyranaroundtheroom,forthespectators,andIt
2、houghtIcouldsmell,faintlylikeanafterimage,thepungentscentofsweat,shotthroughwiththesweettaintofchewinggumandperfumefromthewatchinggirls,felt-skirtedasIknewfrompictures,laterinminiskirts,thenpants,theninoneearring,spikygreen-streakedhair.Danceswouldhavebeenheldthere;themusiclingered,apalimpsest
3、ofunheardsound,styleuponstyle,anundercurrentofdrums,aforlornwail,garlandsmadeoftissue-paperflowers,cardboarddevils,arevolvingballofmirrors,powderingthedancerswithasnowoflight.Therewasoldsexintheroomandloneliness,andexpectation,ofsomethingwithoutashapeorname.Irememberthatyearning,forsomethingth
4、atwasalwaysabouttohappenandwasneverthesameasthehandsthatwereonusthereandthen,inthesmalloftheback,oroutback,intheparkinglot,orinthetelevisionroomwiththesoundturneddownandonlythepicturesflickeringoverliftingflesh.Weyearnedforthefuture.Howdidwelearnit,thattalentforinsatiability?Itwasintheair;andi
5、twasstillintheair,anafterthought,aswetriedtosleep,inthearmycotsthathadbeensetupinrows,withspacesbetweensowecouldnottalk.Wehadflannelettesheets,likechildren's,andarmy-issueblankets,oldonesthatstillsaidU.S.Wefoldedourclothesneatlyandlaidthemonthestoolsattheendsofthebeds.Thelightswereturneddownbu
6、tnotout.AuntSaraandAuntElizabethpatrolled;theyhadelectriccattleprodsslungonthongsfromtheirleatherbelts.Nogunsthough,eventheycouldnotbetrustedwithguns.Gunswerefortheguards,speciallypickedfromtheAngels.Theguardsweren'tallowedinsidethebuildingexceptwhencalled,andweweren'tallowedout,exceptforourwa
7、lks,twicedaily,twobytwoaroundthefootballfield,whichwasenclosednowbyachainlinkfencetoppedwithbarbedwire.TheAngelsstoodoutsideitwiththeirbackstous.Theywereobjectsoffeartous,butofsomethingelseaswell.Ifonlytheywouldlook.Ifonlywecouldtalktot
