Eventually they got tired of the stink under the bed and dragged her out 
of there on a smear of half-dried body fluids. It had been at least thirty-six 
hours since her capture. The leader of the girls, the one who had put out the 
cigarette on Nell's face, cut the red ribbon away and cut off Nell's filthy 
nightgown with it. Nell's limbs bounced on the floor. The leader had brought a 
whip that they sometimes used on clients and beat Nell with it until 
circulation returned. This spectacle drew quite a crowd of Fist soldiers, who 
crowded into the bunk room to watch.