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hepausedandsignedtothemaninthewhitecoat。winstonwasawareofsomeheavypieceofapparatusbeingpushedintoplacebehindhishead。o’brienhadsatdownbesidethebed，sothathisfacewasalmostonalevelwithwinston’s。

“threethousand，”hesaid，speakingoverwinston’sheadtothemaninthewhitecoat。

twosoftpads，whichfeltslightlymoist，clampedthemselvesagainstwinston’stemples。hequailed。therewaspaincoming，anewkindofpain。o’brienlaidahandreassuringly，almostkindly，onhis。

“thistimeitwillnothurt，”hesaid。“keepyoureyesfixedonmine。”

atthismomenttherewasadevastatingexplosion，orwhatseemedlikeanexplosion，thoughitwasnotcertainwhethertherewasanynoise。therewasundoubtedlyablindingflashoflight。winstonwasnothurt，onlyprostrated。althoughhehadalreadybeenlyingonhisbackwhenthethinghappened，hehadacuriousfeelingthathehadbeenknockedintothatposition。aterrificpainlessblowhadflattenedhimout。alsosomethinghadhappenedinsidehishead。ashiseyesregainedtheirfocusherememberedwhohewas，andwherehewas，andrecognizedthefacethatwasgazingintohisown；butsomewhereorothertherewasalargepatchofemptiness，asthoughapiecehadbeentakenoutofhisbrain。

“itwillnotlast，”saido’brien。“lookmeintheeyes。whatcountryisoceaniaatwarwith？”

winstonthought。heknewwhatwasmeantbyoceaniaandthathehimselfwasacitizenofoceania。healsorememberedeurasiaandeastasia；butwhowasatwarwithwhomhedidnotknow。infacthehadnotbeenawarethattherewasanywar。