“Well, as for me, much as I like the slavery thing, I agree that it needs to be reformed. It was a nice kick for me at first, but sometimes, seeing ...Jason treated by strangers as if he were a mere accessory or whatever, it eats at me to see him humiliated, in fact. People talk about him while he’s standing there as if not even in the room, including about things that affect him! I don’t like how people act as if slaves aren’t people. I was for this at first for people like Jason, but I have real. Arry didn’t say much on the trip, she had her earphones plugged in most of the time and barely said a few words when they made their first stop at the gas station. After what seemed like a 5 hour long drive they finally reached the outhouse, which was like a 2 miles away from any other houses, it was still unpainted but looked cozy enough so they unpacked the car and went in.The outhouse had two small bedrooms and one shower, a small kitchen which was separated from the living room by a counter. The notes for the next couple of years documented a succession of jobs we would do for them, and that what they would do for us in return. Most of our jobs involved cooking and cleaning. Most of their jobs involved heavy work, especially yard work, painting, and house repairs. They did more for us than we did for them. To even things out, we would provide occasional voyeur opportunities for the frat boys next door. We'd leave the curtains open sometimes, so they could see us dressing or. I rode (I'm in the West, remember) the 400 yards to the nearest saloon and ordered a beer. This one did taste a little better than the last one that I had, but only slightly; however, I did wonder if it was worth the 3¢ that I paid for it.I took my beer and the stack of wanted posters to a table and started going through the posters while I sipped my beer. Nobody without a Teflon-lined mouth and esophagus could have drunk that beer any other way! I had gotten about half way through the stack of.
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