“I VIOLATE ARTICLE 27, SEC. 553-4 OF THE MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE SAFELY, OFTEN, AND EXTREMELY WELL” in all caps on it. Alex has never seen Eli wear it before. “What’s it mean?” “Sections 553 and 554 of Article 27 of the Maryland Code prohibited sodomy, oral sex, and”—Eli makes quotes with his fingers—“any other unnatural or perverted sexual practice with any other person.”
