Novel, movie, play by John Irving.

Migrant apple pickers live in the cider house and can not read the posted rules for behavior cause they are illiterate and also do not speak English.

Refers to rules which you could have no way of knowing.
I am so fucked over by those asshats at Wikipedia. It is so totally Lord of the Flies and Cider House Rules there.
by A Pied Kiwi April 2, 2008
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