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Time Markers:
0:00 Intro
6:39 Who Inspired June?
8:21 Totalitarianism
14:40 The Ceremony
16:40 New Names
18:21 Jezebels
19:33 Mayday
21:17 The Colonies
23:57 The Salvaging
25:47 Theocracy
27:49 "Wings"
30:07 The Procedure
31:25 The Buddy System

The TRUE History Behind The Handmaids Tale
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