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Julie sat on the bed

slowly brushing breadcrumbs

from the creases in her skirt

and watching them fall












onto the hardwood floor

she is filled

with a curious melancholy


the causes of which

are beyond the scope of this story

.

they include

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the seperation of the human animal from its fellow creatures

.

the break-up of the clan system

.

and its replacement by a system of private ownership

a corresponding fall in the social position of women

the rise of capitalism

an endless series of rapes, suicides, wars












the telephone rang

now, read on

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