“No ... No … NOOO!” Marianne screams at all of us and jumps up to do a runner. Her fear overtaking and survival mode kicking in. She is blocked by men around her, forced back into a seat brutally with no care that she is female, and duct-taped down for good measure. She thrashes and fights, but it’s futile. They maltreat her roughly, and one delivers a backhanded slap across her face to quieten her. The noise reverberates around the room and through me, so I shudder at it.

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