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In the morning, I got up and checked the video monitor. Maryann was curled up asleep on the floor. I went off to work. When I got home, I checked on her again. She was wandering back and forth across the room. She had used the bucket, but had not yet accepted her punishment. She still didn't get it. I ate supper and sat down to watch TV. I watched a movie on cable with 'Maryann TV' inset on the upper left by the picture-in-picture function. About 9:00, she picked up the note and read over it again. She was beginning to get it. She had been in the basement now for nearly 21 hours without food, water, or human contact. Maryann was beginning to realize that until she submitted to the curse, nothing would happen. She would die of thirst in this cold stone room. She read the note carefully again, then began removing her clothing in the order listed in the note. Then she removed her rings and earrings and placed them on the pile of clothing. Maryann stood there wearing stockings and panties, then she slowly approached the chain. She fitted the shackle around her left ankle and closed it. The lock clicked and Maryann was a captive of the chain. She sat down and waited. After an hour, nothing had happened. Maryann tugged at the chain and examined the lock. Then she began yelling. She wanted something to drink. I went to bed.
After a while, Maryann also went to sleep. When next she awoke there was another envelope between her and the candle. She had to lie on the floor and stretch to reach it. The parchment sheet in the envelope had only one word on it: Recycle She threw the sheet from her in horror. She had now been in the room for 30 hours. It was another 15 hours before she was finally thirsty enough. Maryann drank from the bucket. She retched, then drank again. She was beginning to learn, being conditioned. She must do what the notes said. Nothing would happen unless she did.