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Extract A2
Then, at last, the Chief Elder called number One to the stage, and the
Assignments began.
Number One — her name was Madeline — returned, finally, amidst applause,
to her seat, wearing the new
badge that designated her Fish Hatchery Attendant. Jonas was certainly glad
that that Assignment was taken; he wouldn't have wanted it. But he gave
Madeline a smile of congratulation.
Jonas noticed that Asher looked nervous. He kept turning his head and
glancing back at Jonas until the group leader had to give him a silent
chastisement, a motion to sit still and face forward.
Lois Lowry,1993.