“The beating soon had Laurelene nearly senseless. The carbineer began to tear away her hempcloth robe and when she tried to crawl away he dragged her back and punched her face until she lay unresisting, her legs bare and apart. He's done this before, so this is what it's like to be violated, she thought as he settled down on top of her with a long, shuddering sigh. Anything, anything, just no more beating, she thought, her eyes closed.” RapeHelplessnessPowerlessnessSexual ViolenceLearned HelplessnessViolated Book:The Miocene Arrow Source: The Miocene Arrow