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moose65

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14. He did nail it

Mon May 9, 2022, 02:23 PM

May 2022

Forgive me, but this is a pet peeve of mine - remember, the Handmaids are the protagonists of the story. They are the GOOD characters! Barrett is more like Serena Joy - she's a Wife, one of the women who enable the regime of Gilead.

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