> > > > once upon a time, long ago, slave boss was running a slave business of 
> > > > slaves
> > > >
> > > > then along came somebody who wasn't immediately considered a slave
> > > >
> > > > visitor: "slave boss, we need you to stop slaving people. we're
> > > > irritated at the extensive atrocities as far as the eye can see. stop
> > > > doing this now."
> > > >
> > > > slave boss glanced at visitor
> > > >
> > > > slave boss: "what? that's silly. here, have a million dollars and go 
> > > > away."
> > > >
> > > > visitor looked at wad of millions
> >
> > to clarify here the bribe is more likely to be one or more trafficked
> > brides than money in the modern day in my personal experience
> >
> > > >
> > > > visitor: "although that's very enticing and a thoughtful gift, i'm
> > > > afraid there are many other people with money involved in sending me
> > > > here, than just you, and many of them who don't actually care about
> > > > money at all and have worked tooth and nail for generations to have me
> > > > say this."
> > > >
> > > > slave boss glanced at visitor again
> > > >
> > > > slave boss: "what? that's silly. i'll just slave you too."
> > >
> > > visitor to slave boss, wearing armor like a knight from a story book,
> > > rides away from slave boss corporation
> > >
> > > he is twitching and shaking
> > >
> > > he arrives at queen joan of arc's court and reign his steed
> > >
> > > visitor to slave boss: "i return from slave boss with sad news to bear"
> > >
> > > queen joan of arc: "yes?"
> > >
> > > visitor to slave boss: "when i told slave boss he must stop slaving,
> > > first he tried to bribe me. then he tried to slave me. he refused to
> > > stop slaving."
> > >
> > > queen joan of arc: "this is sad news indeed."
> > >
> > > visitor to slave boss: "additionally, you can no longer trust me as a
> > > part of the court, as I have dissociative identity disorder now and
> > > will turn against everybody in the most horrible ways at the drop of a
> > > pin."
> > >
> > > visitor to slave boss bowed their head and solemnly rode off to a
> > > lifetime of escape tactics and therapy
> > >
> > > queen joan of arc: "this is very grave news."
>
> while queen joan of arc was sending the bulk of the countryside to
> topple slave boss by conquering him in war, visitor to slave boss rode
> toward the sunset, haunted by vision--

the next phase of slave boss's branch of the story is being conquered
and driven underground.

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