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thebootswereapproachingagain。thedooropened。o’briencamein。
winstonstartedtohisfeet。theshockofthesighthaddrivenallcautionoutofhim。forthefirsttimeinmanyyearsheforgotthepresenceofthetelescreen。
“they’vegotyoutoo!”hecried。
“theygotmealongtimeago,”saido’brienwithamild,almostregretfulirony。hesteppedaside。frombehindhimthereemergedabroad-chestedguardwithalongblacktruncheoninhishand。
“youknowhim,winston,”saido’brien。“don’tdeceiveyourself。youdidknowit—youhavealwaysknownit。”
yes,hesawnow,hehadalwaysknownit。buttherewasnotimetothinkofthat。allhehadeyesforwasthetruncheonintheguard’shand。itmightfallanywhere;onthecrown,onthetipoftheear,ontheupperarm,ontheelbow-
theelbow!hehadslumpedtohisknees,almostparalysed,claspingthestrickenelbowwithhisotherhand。everythinghadexplodedintoyellowlight。inconceivable,inconceivablethatoneblowcouldcausesuchpain!thelightclearedandhecouldseetheothertwolookingdownathim。theguardwaslaughingathiscontortions。onequestionatanyratewasanswered。never,foranyreasononearth,couldyouwishforanincreaseofpain。ofpainyoucouldwishonlyonething:thatitshouldstop。nothingintheworldwassobadasphysicalpain。inthefaceofpaintherearenoheroes,noheroes,hethoughtoverandoverashewrithedonthefloor,clutchinguselesslyathisdisabledleftarm。