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The rhyme is introduced as a part of O’Brien’s interview of Winston in the context of The Book and The Brotherhood. It seems to a have been given as sign/countersign as an initiation into the Brotherhood, so that one can tell who is a member of the secret society.
Sign: Oranges and lemons
Countersign: Say the bells of St. Clement’s
My read is that O’Brien’s ...
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