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Maryann awoke. The table and chair were gone. She tried to sit, but the chain on her collar was too short. She could only stand or kneel. She stood. The chain was just barely long enough for her to lean against the wall. She opened the envelope and read the note: Stand on the white squares. Only on the white squares are you safe. Do not urinate. Urine is conductive. If you pee, you will have no place to stand. Maryann looked around. There were 2 white squares painted on the floor in the center of the room. They were about 4 inches square and about a foot apart. She looked puzzled, but went over and stood with one foot on each square. I had acquired a unit which was used to electrify cattle fencing. It put out a pretty good jolt every few seconds. After making a few adjustments, it put out an even bigger jolt every second. One electrode of this unit was connected to the conductive paint on the floor of the room Maryann was in. The other electrode was connected to Maryann through her collar and chain.
The squares were 4 inches across, but Maryann's feet were 8 or 9 inches long. I switched on the power and she leapt into the air, screaming. She came back down just in time for the next jolt. After dancing around a bit and suffering a number of shocks, she finally got her feet back on the white squares. She now understood her punishment. Her feet were too big to fit completely on the squares. To avoid the shocks, she would have to stand on her toes. Additionally, her manacles were made of bronze and weighed about 15 lbs., making the task even more difficult.