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...truth universally acknowledged—indeed, almost a platitude??€”that rape and the conditions for its persistence are found within final clubs. Amidst the wood paneling, overstuffed armchairs and dead animals, under the framed letters from presidents and buried in the plush of Persian carpets, it multiplies and thrives. Everybody knows it, and some of those who choose to enter instinctively hold their breath to avoid breathing it in. But pity the fools who expose themselves every day, thinking they are immune...

Author: By Madeleine S. Elfenbein, | Title: Join the Club | 5/2/2003 | See Source »

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