Big brother smirked, ‘Facts are whatever I say they are. For example, trains are small, really small. You could fit a train in the palm of your hands.’

‘That’s not true,’ spluttered Winston, ‘I was on a train yesterday. It’s the biggest damn thing I’d ever seen.’

‘No!’ boomed Big Brother. ‘It was small! Welcome to tiny train world, Winston. Enjoy not being able to catch a train on account of their being too small, you idiot!’