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[xxbloodflame]

Under the spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me;

The people are torn down to the simplest levels of survival; mere numbers and letters with no deeper function, with war being used as a tool to keep them alive by giving them something to believe in, even if it's false.

That's one of my favorite books. It's true George Orwell was a pretty paranoid guy, but his writing still has a great deal of truth to it.

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[Short pause] I wonder. Does his vision ever happen in his world?

[xxbloodflame]

It didn't come to pass in 1984, but before I left things were starting to look more and more like it would in some ways.

I couldn't tell the future, though. I'm no prophet.

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Ah. [Long pause since he felt awkward in having a conversation with someone] The ideals in the book appeals to me, but I knew it was fiction.

[xxbloodflame]

Hm, may I ask how they appeal to you?

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[Glaring at the words before him. With precise control, he kept his handwriting light to restrain the pressure on his pen.] My world is full of wars. There seem to be no end. I wonder if there are other worlds like that.

[xxbloodflame]

There are. Just as all worlds seem to have had their share of war mongers and peace-keepers alike.