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Orange is the New BlackAlso: one set of white thermal underwear; an itchy boiled-wool hat, scarf, and mittens; five white T-shirts; four pairs of tube socks; three white sports bras; ten pairs of granny panties (which I soon discovered would lose their elastic after a couple washings); and a nightgown so enormous it made me giggle-everyone referred to it as a muu-muu. Finally, the guard who was silently handing me the clothing asked, БЂњWhat size shoe?БЂ«БЂњNine and a half.БЂ«He pushed a red and black shoebox toward me, containing my very own pair of heavy black steel-toed shoes. I hadnБЂ™t been so happy to put on a pair of shoes since I found a pair of peep-toed Manolo Blahniks at a sample sale for fifty dollars. These beauties were solid and held the promise of strength. I loved them instantly. I handed back those canvas slippers with a huge smile on my face. Now I was a for-real, hardened con. I felt infinitely better. I strutted back into orientation in my steel-toes. My fellows were still there, their eyes rolling back into their heads from the endless droning ...» |
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