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Declaration is introduced, which is a document that must be signed before an individual is allowed to take
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if discovered by the staff at Grange Hall, such as offering Anna lipstick. At the end of the placement, Mrs. Sharpe gives Anna a small diary, in which Anna writes every night. Because journals are forbidden at Grange Hall, Anna has to hide her diary on a secret shelf inside of the girls' bathroom.
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Before the events of the novel take place, in the year 2030, a scientist creates 'Longevity,' a drug which prevents death from old age, but does not entirely halt the aging process. The population continues to have children, which quickly leads to overpopulation. As a result, in the year 2065, the
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been having difficulty settling into Grange Hall. Anna purposely misbehaves in order to be put into
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village and drives them to the outskirts of London. Later, however, she is pressured into giving their whereabouts to the Catchers (a group tasked with capturing runaway Surpluses).
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