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Chapter Four: Victory

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The narrator and her allies make a bid for the White House. As old accusations resurface, she puts the story of her own victimhood to the test.

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Sections

  1. At all costs
    Years later, the narrator, now a senator with national fame, sets her sights higher.
  2. Ban guns
    The primaries start with a shooting and a radical platform.
  3. Skeletons in my closet
    On the campaign trail, the past starts to catch up with the narrator.
  4. Stop doing that
    Her running mate warns the narrator about a dangerous habit.
  5. The final campaign
    A primary victory leaves the narrator with radical supporters and a party that disowns her.
  6. Election day
    A published article and a chanting crowd change the course of election day.
  7. Not provably corrupt
    Inauguration day, and the irony of swearing to uphold the constitution.
  8. Fireworks
    An explosion tears through the stage where the new president stands.
  9. Brave new world
    The narrator asks Congress to amend the constitution.
  10. Monkeys with AK-47s
    Months after a death, the narrator fills prison camps with the names on her lists.
  11. Degeneracy
    The narrator reflects on the “degeneracy” she has watched spread through the world.
  12. The sins of the mothers
    Term limits are voted out of the constitution, and the narrator celebrates with vodka.
  13. Goodbye
    The army is collapsing after the purges, and the story reaches its end.