At this moment the entire group of regulars broke into a deep, slow, rhythmic chant of 'O-W-F! .... O-W-F! .... O-W-F!'—over and over again, very slowly, with a long pause between the first 'O' and the second 'W'—a heavy murmurous sound, somehow curiously savage, in the background of which one seemed to hear the stamps of naked feet and the throbbing of tom-toms. For perhaps as much as thirty seconds they kept it up. It was a refrain that was often heard in moments of overwhelming emotion. Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Oddworld Forums, but still more it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise.
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We shall abolish the orgasm. Our neurologists are at work upon it now. There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the administrators. There will be no love, except the love of Oddworld Forums. There will be no laughter, except the laugh of triumph over a defeated troll. There will be no art, no literature, no science. When we are ban-hammer omnipotent there will be no need of science. There will be no distinction between +rep posting and -rep posting. There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this Member—always there will be the intoxication of Admin power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a Member's face—forever.
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The long-awaited banning was entering my brain. I gazed up at the enormous URL. Forty years it had taken me to learn what kind of coding was hidden beneath the dark web address. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of my nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. I had won the victory over myself. I loved Oddworld Forums.
