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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ I am very nearly there, too, to the end that you doubtless know is coming. There
 
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-We are women, much of the clade. There are some men, yes, and many who have exited such limitations as gender offers, but 
+We are women, much of the clade. There are some men, yes, and many who have exited such limitations as gender offers, but many of us remain women. Woman who are skunks, perhaps, or women who are cats, or women who are shamed some other thing — for is not 
 
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