It’s another glorious morning in thefields of the Salinas Valley in California.
The sun gazes downwards. A tenderlettuce – Letty to her friends –spreads her arms to bask in themorning warmth.
With her bright green leaves and fresh,crunchy stems, she looks about asperfect as can be. What a morning…She is one happy head of lettuce! Fornow...
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"What's going on!?"
A looming shadow is Letty’s onlywarning.
She feels a tug... then pain in one ofher roots. As she is pulledunceremoniously from the ground,Letty loses consciousness.
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“We’re in the back of a on our way to the processingcenter”
a voice whispersout of the darkness.
TRUCK
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I’m particularly scared of losingmy water-soluble vitamins likevitamin C and folate.
I’ve had to work so hard toaccumulate those!”
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“My goodness Romy… Whathappens next at the processcenter?” asks Letty.
“Well I was told it doesn’t hurt, but Idon’t know if that was just so Iwouldn’t cry. Next, they separateour good bits and…”
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It's like a state ofsuspended animation… it's almost like webecome ....
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Well that's just terrible!
Letty’s wails are joined by cries from the others.Letty and Romy’s conversation trails off into
sobs and then silence.
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