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hisvoicehadgrownalmostdreamy。theexaltation，thelunaticenthusiasm，wasstillinhisface。heisnotpretending，thoughtwinston，heisnotahypocrite，hebelieveseverywordhesays。whatmostoppressedhimwastheconsciousnessofhisownintellectualinferiority。hewatchedtheheavyyetgracefulformstrollingtoandfro，inandoutoftherangeofhisvision。o’brienwasabeinginallwayslargerthanhimself。therewasnoideathathehadeverhad，orcouldhave，thato’brienhadnotlongagoknown，examined，andrejected。hismindcontainedwinston’smind。butinthatcasehowcoulditbetruethato’brienwasmad？itmustbehe，winston，whowasmad。o’brienhaltedandlookeddownathim。hisvoicehadgrownsternagain。

“donotimaginethatyouwillsaveyourself，winston，howevercompletelyyousurrendertous。noonewhohasoncegoneastrayiseverspared。andevenifwechosetoletyouliveoutthenaturaltermofyourlife，stillyouwouldneverescapefromus。whathappenstoyouhereisforever。understandthatinadvance。weshallcrushyoudowntothepointfromwhichthereisnocomingback。thingswillhappentoyoufromwhichyoucouldnotrecover，ifyoulivedathousandyears。neveragainwillyoubecapableofordinaryhumanfeeling。everythingwillbedeadinsideyou。neveragainwillyoubecapableoflove，orfriendship，orjoyofliving，orlaughter，orcuriosity，orcourage，orintegrity。youwillbehollow。weshallsqueezeyouempty，andthenweshallfillyouwithourselves。”