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Therese, Elena and Janine stood together along with another ten brand new slaves. The long line of slaves heading out of town that included Penny and Zoe had long gone. They clustered around, talking quietly, waiting for whatever would come next. Eventually they were herded to a new area that had a couple of open wagons. Several men who looked a little like ranch hands pushed and prodded the new slaves into some sort of position. Therese, Elena and Janine, because they had been standing together, were herded to the front of a cart along with a couple of other slaves. Harnesses were quickly hooked up to their body harnesses. Therese looked at Elena in horror.  "Are we going to be pulling that thing behind us?" she said, indicating the heavy wooden wagon they were now attached to. Janine looked back with wide eyes. Some of the slaves were being moved into the wagon. Two other slaves were added to the front to help pull, for a total of five. "We are supposed to haul the oth...

 Zoe and Penny trudged along the dirt road.  Their feet were bare, as were the rest of their bodies. The hot sun beat down on them, making them sweat; in some ways it was good they were naked. Clothes would have made it hotter. They still weren't used to being naked out in the open, even though they'd had nothing for six weeks now; being in the open air, in public, and especially around others that were wearing clothes made them feel even more naked and vulnerable. The ones that wore clothes were not slaves. They were the slave handlers, the landowners, the skilled tradesmen, the shopkeepers. They were the slave owners. Zoe looked behind her to see how many slaves were in their line. She couldn't count them but it had to be 50, at least. She wondered what kind of place would have that many slaves. What would they be needed for? "Excuse me, sir?" Penny asked a slave handler that was standing by the side, watching the naked women pass. "Is there a way we can ta...