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not sure if this is the best section, but does anyone know why the newspeak man, syme, i think his name was? was vaporised? 2006toyotacorrola (talk) 11:10, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"He is too intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly." Winston predicts, correctly, that Syme will become an unperson. 41.23.55.195 (talk) 12:12, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, see Syme in 1984 by George Orwell (for dummies). Alansplodge (talk) 15:39, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]