The life of a galley slave is not one that many would choose. Chained to an oar, toiling for many hours a day, whipped at the slightest sign of slackening, and fed on gruel and pony-pellets, it can be grindingly hard and monotonous. When they are not rowing their bodies are at the disposal of the free crew and passengers. Leila, however, might have been born for the role.
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