This morning's prompt is 'mayor'.

BTW, this *is* the revenge of the sixth, also known as a Monday.

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Madeline is the owner of the two dogs and the cat from last week. The animals were a test, after Madeline decided to risk it. The four have been taken to a place under guard, and that rubbed Brenda wrong, because of the group who originally put Ben and Brenda on the road.

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"Are you the mayor of this sorry little settlement?" Brenda asked.

"As it happens, yes."