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The Wheel of Life Teeters Toward Fateful Escape
Laura wanders through unknown streets seeking a last chance at independence from Kemper and Mrs. Payne. Exhausted and morally torn, she glimpses a ferry escape and steps toward open country, where the city’s clamor fades into a vast, indifferent horizon. A crooked back child and candy display evoke a sudden shift toward empathy for the oppressed as memory of Kemper dims.
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Mrs. Payne
Gerty
Kemper
Laura