Instead they are reassured that the person who is cremated is happy now knowing that they are helping the Society's agricultural production. The programming which they receive as youngsters allows them to dispel any such thoughts or feelings. Lenina and Henry do not feel any sadness at the loss of a human being. The lift is due to the hot gas being expelled from the crematorium. Lenina thinks this is great fun until Henry explains the sudden lift is because someone has been cremated. They are suddenly lifted up higher in the air and just as suddenly plummeted back to the altitude they were originally at. As they are discussing the fact that even Epsilons contribute to society they fly over the smoke stacks. Henry explains that physico-chemically, all the people are equal. But Lenina feels that the Alphas and Betas are contributing more than the Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons. Henry feels that in some way it is as if a person is still contributing to society even after they are dead. A kilo and a half comes from each adult body and is used for agricultural production. Henry tells her they are for phosphorus recovery. ![]() She is curious about the balconies around the smoke stacks. Lenina notices the four chimneys rising out of the crematorium. They leave in Henry's helicopter and fly over the Slough Crematorium. ![]() Chapter five finds Henry and Lenina at the Stoke Poges Club House.
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