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We just read The Pearl in book club. (It's by John Steinbeck, written in the 1940's and was made into a really poor movie-if you can believe what you read on the internet.)

I read it with interest since I believe I have lived all my life in a town that fits that description. I think it means there is a conquered people living there under the rule of another group. The town lives, breathes, moves, and is half-tamed, and can exhibit uncivilized behavior in the groups interaction with each other.

I thought, "How clever of the author to describe the town in those words."

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