The major sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes, as if my request were simply a further indication of my guilt. Until that moment, I would have thought she could not—or as a woman, would not—do that. Until that moment, I still did not fully grasp how a jail could become its own kingdom, ruled by a petty monarch. Until that moment, I did not understand: They can do whatever they want to you and they do not really need proof or justification. Who are you going to tell? It seemed like the people in charge all thought we had gotten one over on them, and they were willing to break all the rules
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