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| 18 | 479 | View more quotes about ellen">Ellen descended, carefully, her wrists fastened behind her, the long spiral staircase within the cylinder, and, at the ground level, thrust open the swinging portal with her shoulder, and went into the streets. |
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| 18 | 476 | Does not the tunic make such things clear to her? In such a garment she is well aware of her vulnerability; she lives in a state of sexual awareness, and often, whether in despite of her wishes or not, she finds herself in a state of helpless sexual arousal. |
| 18 | 477 | Men, it seems, respect free women, but seek slaves, they venerate the citizeness, but it is we whom they buy; they esteem the free woman but it is we whom they rope and leash, and lead home. |
| 18 | 478 | It is little wonder free women hate slaves, and slaves fear free women. |
| 18 | 479 | Ellen descended, carefully, her wrists fastened behind her, the long spiral staircase within the cylinder, and, at the ground level, thrust open the swinging portal with her shoulder, and went into the streets. |
| 18 | 480 | She had seen other girls running errands clad as she, in their tunics, and back-braceleted, with a message capsule slung about their neck or tied to their collar, but this was the first time she had been so sent forth. |
| 18 | 481 | She was pleased that she had not been sent forth naked and back-braceleted, with a message capsule. |
| 18 | 482 | She had occasionally seen slaves on errands, so exposed, so restrained. |