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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。