light thru curtains

When the pigs saw it, they were filled with shame. Her naked beauty seemed to them — the fools — as like unto a global imperial metropolitan capital fortified municipal police precinct nine-billion-candela parabolic carbon arc panoptical coaxial swivel-head searchlight, and when it shone upon them, they trembled and were sore afraid.

Therefore they resolved to cover her in sackcloth and ashes for all of her days, and they named her after her daddy’s hometown.

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CW: religious imagery, suicide, corporal punishment, poop emoji

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Soundtrack to chapter 4: This downloadable .mp4 file was a gift from my dear friend and teacher Petals Kalule (@nkoyenkoyenkoye on Twitter) in the spring of 2022. It provided a new soundtrack for a scene of subjection that took place in my childhood living room, which in turn provided the impetus for this text. I am very pleased to make it available to you here with permission.

Instructions for booklet version: Print in landscape format, two-sided, on US Letter or A4 paper with binding on short edge. Fold in half and bind as desired.

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