Harrison Bergeron | Page 16

It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and the Empress were dead before they hit the floor. Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on. It was then that the Bergerons' television tube burned out. Hazel turned to comment about the blackout to George. But George had gone out into the kitchen for a can of beer. George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," "I for get "What ," she said. "Somet she sa id. about? " he s aid. hing r eal sa d on t elevis i "What on." was it ?" he all ki said. nd of mixed up in my min d," sa id Haz el. "Forge t sad things ," sai d Geor ge. "I alw ays do ," sai d Haze l. "That' s my g i r l ," sai He win d Geor ced. T ge. here w as the sound "Gee of a r I coul ivetti d tell ng gun that o in his ne was head. a dooz y," sa id Haz el. "You c an say that a gain," said G eorge. "It's "Gee-" said Hazel, "I could tell that one was a doozy."