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Her lowland neighbors of Maryland and the Carolinas were not far behind at the seeding; nor are they far behind at the ingathering of desolation.
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Mann discusses the similar fates of neighboring slave states, indicating a broader pattern of decline due to slavery.
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Answer: She is in a country in which slavery is established by law.
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