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EXT. [STREET] — MIDDAY 

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WE OPEN on a cold empty street the only sign of life is a hunched over human figure [WINSTON] we follow him down the street as he turns into a large building, VICTORY MANSIONS 

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INT. VICTORY MANSIONS – HALLWAY – MIDDAY 

The hallway is unkempt and rundown, a large coloured poster of a man’s face [BIG BROTHER] hangs up on the end of the corridor 

Winston heads for the stairs ignoring the broken lift, he gingerly starts to climb the stairs wincing with every step as he heads for the seventh floor.

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INT. VICTORY MANSION – STAIRS – MIDDAY

The lightbulbs surrounding the stairs flicker and crackle and a low hum can be heard from the generator downstairs