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Thought Police

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The Thought Police are mentioned as the ultimate authority that monitors thoughts and can plug into any individual's wire. The Thought Police are referenced as possible monitors of Winston’s diary. The Thought Police are described as inevitably capturing dissenters, conducting night arrests, and vaporizing people. Winston worries about continuous Party surveillance over Mrs Parsons and her children. Will read and erase Winston’s diary, removing it from existence and memory. Thought Police agents occasionally move among the proles, spreading false rumors and eliminating individuals deemed dangerous Implied presence of patrols that could stop Winston; no new factual information added. The Thought Police are mentioned as possible users of concealed microphones

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