She saw wives ruled by their husbands, denied freedom and independence and confined to their homes. In each generation she heard the prayers of those ...omen who wished to live their own lives free from men, until at last she was moved to act.One night, when the moon shone full, Ama appeared before ninety and nine girls in countries all around the Central Sea, girls who had never born a man's child and who had prayed to her for freedom from fathers and arranged marriages and the rule of men.And. They got dressed, sort of, and took a taxi back to the hospital. Drew’s visits became more frequent and longer over the next week, until he was officially discharged. When Janice and Drew moved into the cottage they announced that every part of the building except their bedroom could and should be used for our business. He wanted business cards made up, with a business name incorporating my name, his name, the words “business” and “university.” Charlene asked her roommate to make up something. She thought she was going to sit in the witness chair and tell the jury she'd killed a man, and then be punished for it. She thought that would allow her to live with what she'd done.What he hoped, as he reviewed the questions she didn't know he was going to ask her, was that the members of the jury would react to her story like he had.He hoped they'd feel sorry for her.His logical mind accepted there'd be a finding of guilt. There was no way around that. But the human being in him was going to. Then still in a stupor, I felt my hands being tied tightly together over my head. The two women manhandled me off the table and pulled me over to a doorway. My arms were pulled unresisting over my head and secured to a hook high on the doorframe. No chance of pulling free. Another piece of cord secured each ankle to the doorframe holding my legs wide apart (had they come prepared with the hooks and cord?).The cord around my testicles was left in place, although my penis had wilted pitifully. I.