From cradle to grave, life was maximized by a benevolent State. War had been abolished long ago. So had most illnesses. Men who lived to be 50 were rewarded with a period of state-sponsored sexual license---Sexmax. Widows could comfort themselves with a service assignee--a young man computer-matched on the basis of propensity and performance. It was a foolproof system as long as one didn't make a fool of oneself and fall in love.

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