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1984\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n By George Orwell<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Winston Smith, Rebel.<\/strong><\/p>\n Oceanian citizen.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? Who cares?<\/strong><\/p>\n A thoughtcrime nonpartisan<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Airstrip One, his home.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a perpetual state of war.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? Does it matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Party knows the score.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Big Brother watches you.<\/strong><\/p>\n Constant surveillance and fear.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? Never mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n Not what it first appears<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n At the Ministry of Truth (untruths).<\/strong><\/p>\n He rewrites their false history.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? Not what it was.<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s a manipulative accessory.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Rebellious notation in his diary.<\/strong><\/p>\n He records his dissent and desires.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? He has no time.<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s fanning the flames of fire.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Winston and Julia, lovers.<\/strong><\/p>\n They connect with both body and mind\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? Higher than 1+1.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Whatever, both captured blind<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Monitored, arrested, tortured.<\/strong><\/p>\n Thought police\u2019s Love Ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? He\u2019s no longer sure.<\/strong><\/p>\n Actuality is an absentee.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Individuality, destroyed.<\/strong><\/p>\n O\u2019Brien\u2019s Room 101 breaks.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 + 2 is 5, just as it always has been.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cured of stubborn personality aches.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Winston Smith, conformist.<\/strong><\/p>\n Brainwashed, mentally broken.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2+2 is? 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