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Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. Get a FREE ebook when you join our mailing list. Plus, get updates on new releases, deals, recommended reads, and more from Simon & Schuster. Click below to sign up and see terms and conditions. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Already a subscriber? Provide your email again so we can register this ebook and send you more of what you like to read. You will continue to receive exclusive offers in your inbox. In Remembrance of Sandra Bland It makes no difference if you’re rich or poor Or if you’re smart or dumb. A woman’s place in this old world Is under some man’s thumb, And if you’re born a woman You’re born to be hurt. You’re born to be stepped on, Lied to, Cheated on, And treated like dirt. —Sandy Posey, “Born a Woman” Lyrics by Martha Sharp I say you can’t not be bothered by a square of light! —Reese Marie Dempster, Inmate #4602597-2 Dooling Correctional Facility for Women She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. —Sen. Addison “Mitch” McConnell, speaking of Sen. Elizabeth Warren CHARACTERS TOWN OF DOOLING, SEAT OF DOOLING COUNTY • Truman “Trume” ......