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<v Speaker 1>Section ten of nineteen eighty four by George Orwell. This

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<v Speaker 1>leigamous recording may be freely distributed and adapted for any purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>Part two, Chapter two. Winston picked his way up the

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<v Speaker 1>lane through dappled light and shade, stepping out into pools

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<v Speaker 1>of gold wherever the bowers parted under the trees. To

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<v Speaker 1>the left of him, the ground was misty with bluebells.

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<v Speaker 1>The air seemed to kiss one's skin. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>second of May. From somewhere deeper in the heart of

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<v Speaker 1>the wood came the droning of ring doves. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a bit early. There had been no difficulties about the journey,

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<v Speaker 1>and the girl was so evidently experienced that he was

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<v Speaker 1>less frightened than he would normally have been. Presumably she

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<v Speaker 1>could be trusted to find a safe place. In general,

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<v Speaker 1>you could not assume that you were much safer in

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<v Speaker 1>the country than in London. There were no telescreens, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was always the danger of concealed microphones by

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<v Speaker 1>which your voice might be picked up and recognized. Besides,

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<v Speaker 1>it was not easy to make a journey by yourself

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<v Speaker 1>with attracting attention for distances of less than one hundred kilometers.

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<v Speaker 1>It was not necessary to get your passport endorsed, but

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes there were patrols hanging about the railway stations who

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<v Speaker 1>examined the papers of any party member they found there

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<v Speaker 1>and asked awkward questions. However, no patrols had appeared, and

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<v Speaker 1>on the walk from the station he had made sure

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<v Speaker 1>by cautious backward glances that he was not being followed.

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<v Speaker 1>The train was full of prols in holiday mood because

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<v Speaker 1>of the summery weather. The wooden seated carriage in which

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<v Speaker 1>he traveled was filled to overflowing by a single enormous family,

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<v Speaker 1>ranging from a toothless great grandmother to a month old

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<v Speaker 1>baby going out to spend an afternoon with inlaws in

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<v Speaker 1>the country, and as they freely explained to Winston to

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<v Speaker 1>get hold of a little black market butter the lane widened,

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<v Speaker 1>and in a minute he came to the footpath she

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<v Speaker 1>had told him of a mere cattle track which plunged

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<v Speaker 1>between the bushes. He had no watch, but it could

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<v Speaker 1>not be fifteen yet the blue belts was so thick

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<v Speaker 1>underfoot that it was imposs not to tread on them.

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<v Speaker 1>He knelt down and began picking some, partly to pass

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<v Speaker 1>the time. Away, but also from a vague idea that

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<v Speaker 1>he would like to have a bunch of flowers to

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<v Speaker 1>offer the girl when they met. He had got together

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<v Speaker 1>a big bunch and was smelling their faint, sickly scent

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<v Speaker 1>when a sound at his back froze him, the unmistakable

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<v Speaker 1>crackle of a foot on twigs. He went on picking bluebells.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the best thing to do. It might be

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<v Speaker 1>the girl, or he might have been followed. After all,

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<v Speaker 1>to look round was to show gilt. He picked another,

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<v Speaker 1>and another. A hand fell lightly on his shoulder. He

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<v Speaker 1>looked up. It was the girl. She shook her head,

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<v Speaker 1>evidently as a warning that he must keep silent, then

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<v Speaker 1>parted the bushes and quickly led the way along the

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<v Speaker 1>narrow track into the wood. Obviously she had been that

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<v Speaker 1>way before, for she dodged to the boggy bits as

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<v Speaker 1>though by habit. Winston followed, still clasping his bunch of flowers.

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<v Speaker 1>His first feeling was relief, But as he watched the strong,

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<v Speaker 1>slender body moving in front of him, with the scarlet

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<v Speaker 1>sash that was just tight enough to bring out the

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<v Speaker 1>curve of her hips, the sense of his own inferiority

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<v Speaker 1>was heavy. Upon him. Even now, it seemed quite likely

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<v Speaker 1>that when she turned round and looked at him, she

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<v Speaker 1>would draw back. After all, the sweetness of the air

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<v Speaker 1>and the greenness of the leaves daunted him. Already on

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<v Speaker 1>the walk from the station, the May sunshine had made

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<v Speaker 1>him feel dirty and etilated, a creature of indoors, with

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<v Speaker 1>the sooty dust of London in the pores of his skin.

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<v Speaker 1>It occurred to him that till now she had probably

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<v Speaker 1>never seen him in broad daylight. In the open, they

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<v Speaker 1>came to the fallen tree that she had spoken of.

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<v Speaker 1>The girl hopped over and forced apart the bushes, in

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<v Speaker 1>which there did not seem to be an opening. When

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<v Speaker 1>Winston followed her, he found that they were in a

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<v Speaker 1>natural clearing, a tiny grassy knoll, surrounded by tall saplings

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<v Speaker 1>that shut it in completely. The girl stopped and turned

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<v Speaker 1>Here we are, she said. He was facing her at

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<v Speaker 1>several paces distance. As yet he did not dare move

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<v Speaker 1>nearer to her. I did and want to say anything

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<v Speaker 1>in the lane, she went on, in case there's a

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<v Speaker 1>mike hid in there. I don't suppose there is, but

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<v Speaker 1>there could be. There's always the chance of one of

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<v Speaker 1>those swine recognizing your voice. We're all right here, He

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<v Speaker 1>still had not the courage to approach her. We're all

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<v Speaker 1>right here, he repeated stupidly. Yes, Look at the trees.

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<v Speaker 1>There were small ashes which at some time had been

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<v Speaker 1>cut down and had sprouted up again into a forest

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<v Speaker 1>of poles, none of them thicker than one's wrist. There's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing big enough to hide a mic in. Besides, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been here before. They were only making conversation. He had

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<v Speaker 1>managed to move closer to her. Now she stood before him,

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<v Speaker 1>very upright, with a smile on her face that looked

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<v Speaker 1>faintly ironical, as though she were wondering why he was

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<v Speaker 1>so slow to act. The blue belts had cascaded on

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<v Speaker 1>to the ground. They seemed to have fallen of their

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<v Speaker 1>own accord. He took her hand. Would you believe, he

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<v Speaker 1>said that till this moment, I didn't know what color

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes were. There were brown, he noted, a rather

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<v Speaker 1>light shade of brown, with dark lashes. Now that you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen what I'm really like, can you still bear to

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<v Speaker 1>look at me? Yes, easily. I'm thirty nine years old.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a wife that I can't get rid of.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got varicus veins. I've got five false teeth. I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't care less, said the girl the next moment. It

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<v Speaker 1>was hard to say by husact. She was in his arms.

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<v Speaker 1>At the beginning, he had no feeling except sheer incredulity.

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<v Speaker 1>The youthful body was strained against his own. The mass

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<v Speaker 1>of dark hair was against his face. And yes, actually

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<v Speaker 1>she had turned her face up and he was kissing

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<v Speaker 1>the wide red mouth. She had clasped her arms about

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<v Speaker 1>his neck. She was calling him darling, precious one, loved one.

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<v Speaker 1>He had pulled her down on to the ground. She

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<v Speaker 1>was utterly unresisting. He could do what he liked with her,

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<v Speaker 1>But the truth was that he had no physical sensation

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<v Speaker 1>except that of mere contact. All he felt was incredulity

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<v Speaker 1>and pride. He was glad that this was happening, but

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<v Speaker 1>he had no physical desire. It was too soon. Her

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<v Speaker 1>youth and prettiness had frightened him. He was too much

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<v Speaker 1>used to living without women. He did not know the reason.

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<v Speaker 1>The girl picked herself up and pulled a blue bell

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<v Speaker 1>out of her hair. She sat against him, putting her

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<v Speaker 1>arm round his waist. Never mind, dear, there's no hurry.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got the whole afternoon. Isn't this a splendid hideout?

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<v Speaker 1>I found it when I got lost once on a

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<v Speaker 1>community hike. If any one was coming, you could hear

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<v Speaker 1>them a hundred meters away. What is your name, said

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<v Speaker 1>Winston Julia. I know yours. It's Winston, Winston Smith. How

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<v Speaker 1>did you find that out? I expect I'm better at

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<v Speaker 1>finding things out than you are. Dear, tell me, what

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<v Speaker 1>did you think of me before that day I gave

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<v Speaker 1>you the note? He did not feel any temptation to

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<v Speaker 1>tell lies to her. It was even a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>love offering to start off by telling the worst. I

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<v Speaker 1>hated the sight of you, he said. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought seriously of smashing your head in with a cobblestone.

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<v Speaker 1>If you really want to know, I imagined that you

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<v Speaker 1>had something to do with the thought police. The girl

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<v Speaker 1>laughed delightedly, evidently taking this as a tribute to the

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<v Speaker 1>excellence of her disguise. Not the thought police. You didn't

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<v Speaker 1>honestly think that. Well, perhaps not exactly that, but from

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<v Speaker 1>your general appearance, merely because you're young and fresh and healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>you understand, I thought that probably you thought I was

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<v Speaker 1>a good party member, pure in word and deed, banners, processions, slogans, games,

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<v Speaker 1>community hikes, all that stuff, And you thought that, if

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<v Speaker 1>I had a quarter of a chance, I'd denounce you

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<v Speaker 1>as a thought criminal and get you killed off. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>something of that kind. A great many young girls are

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<v Speaker 1>like that. You know. It's this bloody thing that does it,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, ripping off the scarlet sash of the Junior

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<v Speaker 1>Antisex League and flinging it on to a bough. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>as though touching her waist had reminded her of something,

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<v Speaker 1>she felt in the pocket of her overalls and produced

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<v Speaker 1>a small slab of chocolate. She broke it in half

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<v Speaker 1>and gave one of the pieces to Winston. Even before

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<v Speaker 1>he had taken it, he knew by the smell that

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<v Speaker 1>it was very unusual chocolate. It was dark and shiny,

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<v Speaker 1>and was wrapped in silver paper. Chocolate normally was dull, brown,

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<v Speaker 1>crumbly stuff that tasted as nearly as one could describe it,

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<v Speaker 1>like the smoke of a rubbish fire. But at some

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<v Speaker 1>time or another he had tasted chocolate like the piece

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<v Speaker 1>she had given him. The first whiff of its scent

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<v Speaker 1>had stirred up some memory which he could not pin down,

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<v Speaker 1>but which was powerful and troubling. Where did you get

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff, he said, black market? She said indifferently. Actually

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<v Speaker 1>I am that sort of girl to look at. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>good at games. I was a troop leader in the Spies.

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<v Speaker 1>I do voluntary work three evenings a week for the

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<v Speaker 1>Junior Antisex League. Hours and hours I've spent pasting their

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<v Speaker 1>bloody rot all over London. I always carry one end

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<v Speaker 1>of a banner in the processions. I always look cheerful

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<v Speaker 1>and I never shirk anything. Always yell with the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I say. It's the only way to be safe.

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<v Speaker 1>The first fragment of chocolate had melted on Winston's tongue.

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<v Speaker 1>The taste was delightful, but there was still that memory

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<v Speaker 1>moving round the edges of his consciousness, something strongly felt

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<v Speaker 1>but not reducible to definite shape, like an object seen

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<v Speaker 1>out of the corner of one's eye. He pushed it

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<v Speaker 1>away from him, aware only that it was the memory

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<v Speaker 1>of some action which he would have liked to undo

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<v Speaker 1>but could not. You are very young, he said, You

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<v Speaker 1>were ten or fifteen years younger than I am. What

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<v Speaker 1>could you see to attract you in a man like me.

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<v Speaker 1>It was something in your face. I thought I'd take

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<v Speaker 1>a chance. I'm good at spotting people who don't belong.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as I saw you, I knew you were

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<v Speaker 1>against them. Them. It appeared meant the Party, and above

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<v Speaker 1>all the Inner Party, about whom she talked with an open,

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<v Speaker 1>jeering hatred, which made Winston feel uneasy, although he knew

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<v Speaker 1>that they were safe here, if they could be safe

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<v Speaker 1>any anywhere. A thing that astonished him about her was

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<v Speaker 1>the coarseness of her language. Party members were supposed not

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<v Speaker 1>to swear, and Winston himself very seldom did swear aloud

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<v Speaker 1>at any rate. Julia, however, seemed unable to mention the Party,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially the Inner Party, without using the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>words that you saw chalked up in dripping alleyways. He

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<v Speaker 1>did not dislike it. It was merely one symptom of

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<v Speaker 1>her revolt against the Party and all its ways, and

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<v Speaker 1>somehow it seemed natural and healthy, like the sneeze of

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<v Speaker 1>a horse that smells bad. Hay. They had left the

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<v Speaker 1>clearing and were wandering again through the checkered shade, with

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<v Speaker 1>enough to walk to abreast. He noticed how much softer

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<v Speaker 1>her waist seemed to feel now that the sash was gone.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not speak above a whisper outside the clearing.

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<v Speaker 1>Julia said it was better to go quietly. Presently they

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<v Speaker 1>had reached the edge of the little wood, she stopped him.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't go out into the open. There might be some

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<v Speaker 1>one watching. We're all right if we keep behind the boughs.

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<v Speaker 1>They were standing in the shade of hazel bushes. The

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<v Speaker 1>sunlight filtering through innumerable leaves, was still hot on their faces.

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<v Speaker 1>faintly in dense masses like women's hair. Surely, somewhere near by,

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<v Speaker 1>but out of sight, there must be a stream with

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere near here? He whispered. That's right, there is a stream.

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<v Speaker 1>It's at the edge of the next field. Actually, they

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<v Speaker 1>golden country. It's nothing, really, a landscape I've seen sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>It was in the sun, they in the shade. It

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<v Speaker 1>Winston watched it with a sort of vague reverence for whom.

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<v Speaker 1>For what was that bird singing? No mate, no rival

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<v Speaker 1>He wondered whether, after all, there was a microphone hidden

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<v Speaker 1>other end of the instrument, some small beetle like man

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<v Speaker 1>flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind.

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<v Speaker 1>It was as though it were a kind of liquid

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<v Speaker 1>with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves. He stopped

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<v Speaker 1>thinking and merely felt the girl's waist in the bend

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<v Speaker 1>of his arm was soft and warm. He pulled her

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to melt into his. Wherever his hands moved, it

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<v Speaker 1>was all as yielding as water. Their mouths clung together.

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<v Speaker 1>It was quite different from the hard kisses they had

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<v Speaker 1>of them sighed deeply. The birds took fright and fled

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<v Speaker 1>with a clatter of wings. Instant put his lips against

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<v Speaker 1>her ear. Now, he whispered, not here, She whispered back,

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<v Speaker 1>come back to the hide out, it's safer. Quickly, with

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<v Speaker 1>an occasional crackle of twigs, they threaded their way back

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<v Speaker 1>to the clearing. When there were once inside the ring

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<v Speaker 1>of saplings, she turned and faced him. They were both

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<v Speaker 1>breathing fast, but the smile had reappeared round the corners

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<v Speaker 1>of her mouth. She stood looking at him for an instant,

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<v Speaker 1>then felt at the zipper of her overalls. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it was almost as in his dream, almost as swiftly

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<v Speaker 1>and when she flung them aside, it was with that

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<v Speaker 1>same magnificent gesture by which her whole civilization seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>be annihilated. Her body gleamed white in the sun, but

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<v Speaker 1>for a moment he did not look at her body.

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<v Speaker 1>His eyes were anchored by the freckled face with its faint,

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<v Speaker 1>bold smile. He knelt down before her and took her

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<v Speaker 1>hands in his Have you done this before, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of times, while scores of times anyway, with party members, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Not with those swine. No, but there's plenty that would

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<v Speaker 1>as they make out. His heart leapt scores of time

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<v Speaker 1>she had done it. He wished it had been hundreds, thousands.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything that hinted at corruption always filled him with a

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<v Speaker 1>the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self denial, simply

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<v Speaker 1>a sham concealing iniquity. If he could have infected the

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot of them with leprosy or syphilis, how gladly

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<v Speaker 1>he would have done so. Anything to rot, to weaken,

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<v Speaker 1>to undermine. He pulled her down so that they were

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<v Speaker 1>kneeling face to face. Listen, the more men you've had,

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<v Speaker 1>the more I love you. Do you understand that, Yes, perfectly.

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<v Speaker 1>I hate purity, I hate goodness. I don't want any

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<v Speaker 1>corrupt to the bones. Well, then I ought to suit you, dear,

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<v Speaker 1>I am corrupt to the bones. You like doing this?

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<v Speaker 1>I adore it. That was above all what he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to hear, Not merely the love of one person, but

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<v Speaker 1>the animal instinct, the simple, undifferentiated desire. That was the

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<v Speaker 1>force that would tear the party to pieces. He pressed

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<v Speaker 1>her down upon the grass among the fallen bluebells. This

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<v Speaker 1>time there was no difficulty. Presently the rising and falling

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<v Speaker 1>of their breasts slowed to normal speed, and in a

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<v Speaker 1>sort of pleasant helplessness, they fell apart. The sun seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to have grown hotter. They were both sleepy. He reached

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<v Speaker 1>out for the discarded overalls and pulled them partly over her.

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<v Speaker 1>Almost immediately they fell asleep and slept for about half

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<v Speaker 1>the freckled face, still peacefully asleep, pillowed on the palm

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<v Speaker 1>of her hand. Except for her mouth, you could not

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<v Speaker 1>call her beautiful. There was a line or two round

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<v Speaker 1>the eyes. She looked closely. The short, dark hair was

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<v Speaker 1>extraordinarily thick and soft. It occurred to him that he

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<v Speaker 1>The young, strong body, now helpless in sleep, awoke in

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<v Speaker 1>him a pitying, protecting feeling, But the mindless tenderness that

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<v Speaker 1>he had felt under the hazel tree while the thrush

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<v Speaker 1>old days, he thought, a man looked at a girl's

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<v Speaker 1>body and saw that it was desirable, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the story. But you could not have

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<v Speaker 1>pure love or pure lust. Nowadays, No emotion was pure,

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<v Speaker 1>because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. There

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<v Speaker 1>Embrace had been a battle, the climax of victory. It

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<v Speaker 1>political act. End of Section ten.