"Exhausted, but still moving on, the hedgehog walked. It was like adoption. There was always a possibility that you'd be bought. But in adoption, if you don't get chosen, there's always another day. There's always that second reassurance that can exist. There's always that safety net that keeps you going. With slavery, if you don't get chosen, you're dead. If you are unwanted... that's just it. You aren't good enough to be even a slave, so why keep you working? If your owners cannot make any money off of you, then there's no use for you to live. No second chance, no reassurance, no safety net."