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foramomentwinstonignoredthedial。***hemadeaviolentefforttoraisehimselfintoasittingposition,andmerelysucceededinwrenchinghisbodypainfully。
“buthowcanyoucontrolmatter?”heburstout。“youdon’tevencontroltheclimateorthelawofgravity。andtherearedisease,pain,death—”
o’briensilencedhimbyamovementofhishand。“wecontrolmatterbecausewecontrolthemind。realityisinsidetheskull。youwilllearnbydegrees,winston。thereisnothingthatwecouldnotdo。invisibility,levitation—anything。icouldfloatoffthisfloorlikeasoapbubbleifiwishto。idonotwishto,becausethepartydoesnotwi**。youmustgetridofthosenineteenth-centuryideasaboutthelawsofnature。wemakethelawsofnature。”
“butyoudonot!youarenotevenmastersofthisplanet。whatabouteurasiaandeastasia?youhavenotconqueredthemyet。”
“unimportant。weshallconquerthemwhenitsuitsus。andifwedidnot,whatdifferencewoulditmake?wecanshutthemoutofexistence。oceaniaistheworld。”
“buttheworlditselfisonlyaspeckofdust。andmanistinyhelpless!howlonghashebeeninexistence?formillionsofyearstheearthwasuninhabited。”
“nonsense。theearthisasoldasweare,noolder。howcoulditbeolder?nothingexistsexceptthroughhumanconsciousness。”
“buttherocksarefullofthebonesofextinctanimals—mammothsandmastodonsandenormousreptileswhichlivedherelongbeforemanwaseverheardof。”