“If thoughts corrupt language, language can also corrupt thought” - George Orwell
An audience of prospective customers gather in a screening room to watch a film promoting Xanadu, a ‘revolutionary concept in clear-conscience living’.
The film describes the origins of the Xanadu concept. Some years ago, beings from another planet colonised Earth and enslaved the human race. At first the native humans were seen as a vulgar and insignificant form of life, but over time a more sympathetic attitude has evolved.
Xanadu is a residential community promising good health, companionship and peace of mind to all of its residents. Uniquely, it is staffed entirely by humans, who benefit from the most ethical employment practices imaginable; luxury can now be acquired guilt-free.
The promotional film outlines just some of the ways in which the Xanadu model enriches the lives of inhabitants. An on-site dairy provides milk from happy human mothers. Attractive humans are treated with great respect as they are hired to fulfil the residents’ social and sexual needs. And when a human grows too old to work their compulsory euthanisation is handled with the greatest care.
Welcome to Xanadu.
