Room 101- Welcome to the New America

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

ROOM 101


'You asked me once,' said O'Brien, 'what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.'

The door opened again. A guard came in, carrying something made of wire, a box or basket of some kind. He set it down on the further table. Because of the position in which O'Brien was standing. Winston could not see what the thing was.

'The worst thing in the world,' said O'Brien, 'varies from individual to individual. It may be burial alive, or death by fire, or by drowning, or by impalement, or fifty other deaths. There are cases where it is some quite trivial thing, not even fatal.'

He had moved a little to one side, so that Winston had a better view of the thing on the table. It was an oblong wire cage with a handle on top for carrying it by. Fixed to the front of it was something that looked like a fencing mask, with the concave side outwards. Although it was three or four metres away from him, he could see that the cage was divided lengthways into two compartments, and that there was some kind of creature in each. They were rats.

'In your case,' said O'Brien, 'the worst thing in the world happens to be rats...'


'...By itself,' he said, 'pain is not always enough. There are occasions when a human being will stand out against pain, even to the point of death. But for everyone there is something unendurable -- something that cannot be contemplated. Courage and cowardice are not involved. If you are falling from a height it is not cowardly to clutch at a rope. If you have come up from deep water it is not cowardly to fill your lungs with air. It is merely an instinct which cannot be destroyed. It is the same with the rats. For you, they are unendurable. They are a form of pressure that you cannot withstand, even if you wished to. You will do what is required of you.'

BIG BROTHER


Note: Somebody just posted a fantastic series of these graphics (original size 1600x1200) on a usenet wallpaper group. There are 22 in all. I may be persuaded to put them on a quickie web page if there is a great desire to have them. --PN6

[confuddled]

1. Awesomely creepy!

Perfect depiction of where we are now. Thanks for posting these. Would love to see the rest of them.

[Minnesota Libra]

2. OMG - this is too scary even for words. nt

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Anybody wishing to DL the 22 picture series in hi-rez PM me

I've created a temporary one page photo gallery and will give the url at your request. I'll keep it online a couple days, more if I get more requests.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. 6pm kick

:kick:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

5. One more kick

before I give up on it :shrug: