"There are a couple of minutes before you need go," said O'Brien. "We shall meet again----if we do meet again----"
KIEV, Ukraine----Weeks of stalemate between the government and protesters here were shattered Tuesday by a burst of deadly violence that provoked a massive crackdown.
Winston looked up at him. "In the place where there is no darkness?" he said hesitantly.
Authorities stormed the activists' encampments in the center of the capital, leading to fiery battles that lasted well into the night.
O'Brien nodded without appearance of surprise. "In the place where there is no darkness," he said, as though he had recognized the allusion. "And in the meantime, is there anything that you wish to say before you leave? Any message? Any question?"
At least 18 people were killed, and the number of injured climbed into the hundreds as police advanced toward Kiev's Independence Square, the heart of the protest movement, with the flash and thud of concussion grenades. As fighting progressed, so did the weaponry; many of the injured arrived at makeshift hospitals with gunshot wounds.
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