ONE OF THE ESTATE SLAVES….

…crosses the public road that runs through the estate.  Look at how totally used to his life this slave has become - he’s totally unashamed of being naked, his body is tanned to the same even hue all over from constant exposure to the sun, and his feet have grown thick layers of hard skin so he can walk across sharp stones and hot tarmac without a problem.

Note also - and this is really important - how he is free of chains and shackles and so on.  Just looking at him you’d think he’d be free to sprint off down that road, or try to thumb a lift from a passing car (he might strike lucky and get an “anti-slavery driver who would help him).  But any thought of escape is far from his mind - he’s so used to slavery, so used to obeying orders, that all he’s focused on is completing his assigned task.

Of course he is also aware of the dreadful punishments meted out to escaped slaves who are re-captured:  the minimum is castration, and most are crucified as a warning to others.  And he knows he’s been “chipped” and that he can be traced. 

pete brown