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“youhavethoughtsometimes，”saido’brien，“thatmyface—thefaceofamemberoftheinnerparty—looksoldandworn。whatdoyouthinkofyourownface？”

heseizedwinston’sshoulderandspunhimroundsothathewasfacinghim。

“lookattheconditionyouarein！”hesaid。“lookatthisfilthygrimealloveryourbody。lookatthedirtbetweenyourtoes。lookatthatdisgustingrunningsoreonyourleg。doyouknowthatyoustinklikeagoat？probablyyouhaveceasedtonoticeit。lookatyouremaciation。doyousee？icanmakemythumbandforefingermeetroundyourbicep。icouldsnapyournecklikeacarrot。doyouknowthatyouhavelosttwenty-fivekilogramssinceyouhavebeeninourhands？evenyourhairiscomingoutinhandfuls。look！”hepluckedatwinston’sheadandbroughtawayatuftofhair。“openyourmouth。nine，ten，eleventeethleft。howmanyhadyouwhenyoucametous？andthefewyouhaveleftaredroppingoutofyourhead。lookhere！”

heseizedoneofwinston’sremainingfrontteethbetweenhispowerfulthumbandforefinger。atwingeofpainshotthroughwinston’sjaw。o’brienhadwrenchedtheloosetoothoutbytheroots。hetosseditacrossthecell。

“youarerottingaway，”hesaid；“youarefallingtopieces。whatareyou？abagoffilth。nowturnaroundandlookintothatmirroragain。doyouseethatthingfacingyou？thatisthelastman。ifyouarehuman，thatishumanity。nowputyourclothesonagain。”

winstonbegantodresshimselfwithslowstiffmovements。untilnowhehadnotseemedtonoticehowthinandweakhewas。onlyonethoughtstirredinhismind：thathemusthavebeeninthisplacelongerthanhehadimagined。thensuddenlyashefixedthemiserableragsroundhimselfafeelingofpityforhisruinedbodyovercamehim。beforeheknewwhathewasdoinghehadcollapsedontoasmallstoolthatstoodbesidethebedandburstintotears。hewasawareofhisugliness，hisgracelessness，abundleofbonesinfilthyunderclothessittingweepingintheharshwhitelight：buthecouldnotstophimself。o’brienlaidahandonhisshoulder，almostkindly。