Elena, Therese and Janine slept in a slave hut. Strangely, as hot as the penal colony was during the day, it got cold during the night. The slaves were not allowed clothes so they were exposed to the cold during the night. No blankets, either. The only way of keeping warm was sharing body heat. The barn was not insulated and was just as cold as the outside; but there were a scattering of small stalls and huts that were used by the slaves for sleeping.  Elena and Therese tried to squeeze into one of the small huts. They were worried they'd be pushed out by the other slaves there, it was so crowded. But the other's didn't protest at all, they simply smashed in, their bodies pressing against each other, and the two new slaves pushed in with them.  It was strange feeling one's body pressed against another's, naked flesh on naked flesh. It was an odd intimacy the trio didn't expect and felt unnatural and embarrassing. On the other hand, they had adapted to being com...

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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...