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The RPF mustered separately from the rest of us, so
they were easy to identify. In 110-degree Florida heat and humidity, these men, women, and even children were forced to wear all black from head to toe as theydid heavy MEST work (MEST is an acronym for matter, energy, space, and time) like cleaning grease traps in the kitchen or scrubbing dumpsters. And that
wasn’t all they had to do for their “spiritual rehabilitation.” They also had to run
everywhere they went—to the bathroom, to the galley, anywhere. They had virtually no liberties. As long as they were in the RPF they worked pretty much
seven days a week, 365 days a year, and that’s not including all the time spent doing security checks for their transgressions.
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