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hehadnodifficultyindisposingofthefallacy，andhewasinnodangerofsuccumbingtoit。***herealized，nevertheless，thatitoughtnevertohaveoccurredtohim。themindshoulddevelopablindspotwheneveradangerousthoughtpresenteditself。theprocessshouldbeautomatic，instinctive。crimestop，theycalleditinnewspeak。

hesettoworktoexercisehimselfincrimestop。hepresentedhimselfwithpropositions—「thepartysaystheearthisflat」，「thepartysaysthaticeisheavierthanwater」—andtrainedhimselfinnotseeingornotunderstandingtheargumentsthatcontradictedthem。itwasnoteasy。itneededgreatpowersofreasoningandimprovisation。thearithmeticalproblemsraised，forinstance，bysuchastatementas「twoandtwomakefive」werebeyondhisintellectualgrasp。itneededalsoasortofathleticismofmind，anabilityatonemomenttomakethemostdelicateuseoflogicandatthenexttobeunconsciousofthecrudestlogicalerrors。stupiditywasasnecessaryasintelligence，andasdifficulttoattain。

allthewhile，withonepartofhismind，hewonderedhowsoontheywouldshoothim。「everythingdependsonyourself，」o』brienhadsaid；butheknewthattherewasnoconsciousactbywhichhecouldbringitnearer。itmightbetenminuteshence，ortenyears。theymightkeephimforyearsinsolitaryconfinement，theymightsendhimtoalabour-camp，theymightreleasehimforawhile，astheysometimesdid。itwasperfectlypossiblethatbeforehewasshotthewholedramaofhisarrestandinterrogationwouldbeenactedalloveragain。theonecertainthingwasthatdeathnevercameatanexpectedmoment。thetradition—theunspokentradition：somehowyouknewit，thoughyouneverhearditsaid-wasthattheyshotyoufrombehind；alwaysinthebackofthehead，withoutwarning，asyouwalkeddownacorridorfromcelltocell。