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P E R S P E C T I V E | J U LY / AU G U S T 2 0 1 7 21 "Gilead Rule TWO: no words, only symbols, no art, no books, everything erased from the old world that was government-related, everything returned to a Puritan way of life." grocery store with no words. The graphics team knocked it out of the park, creating a symbol guide that became the Fishes & Loaves language. Clockwise from top: A screen capture of the interior of the Handmaidens' van, used to transport the young women from the Red Center to any events, but not allowing them to see out. The interior of the Fishes & Loaves marketplace, built on location. Every label was made with only symbols; no words are allowed in the Gilead world. The interior of Ofglen's hospital room, another set constructed on location, and the gynecologist's office at the same location are nearly all-white, both to set off the Handmaids' red robes and to suggest the impersonal sterility of these facilities where women are routinely assaulted in various ways.