then some numbers appeared, followed by the date and time.
He was astonished and delighted that this was available to him, and surprised that he had not known.
Suddenly he could see a small windowless room, empty except for a bed, a table with some equipment on it—
Jonas recognized a scale; he had seen them before, when he’d been doing volunteer hours at the Nurturing Center—and a cupboard.
He could see pale carpeting on the floor. “It’s just an ordinary room,” he commented.
I thought maybe they’d have it in the Auditorium, so that everybody could come.
All the Old go to Ceremonies of Release. But I suppose that when it’s just a newborn, they don’t—
“Shhh,” The Giver said, his eyes on the screen.
Jonas’s father, wearing his nurturing uniform, entered the room, cradling a tiny newchild wrapped in a soft blanket in his arms.
A uniformed woman followed through the door, carrying a second newchild wrapped in a similar blanket.
“That’s my father.” Jonas found himself whispering, as if he might wake the little ones if he spoke aloud.
“And the other Nurturer is his assistant. She’s still in training, but she’ll be finished soon.”
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