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Another Pregnant Woman Remembers Incest
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99 anotherPregnantWomanremembersincest Wailing,Cassandracameoverthetreeswherewe lay,manandwoman,andopenedoureyes.Wewere tiredwiththetouchofthestill- turningplanets,and tiredwithourdreamsandthemurdersweknew(wehad keptgenerationsofmurderwithinus,and nowIwasgrowingamurderertoo). Deepinmybelly,thebabywasquietly turningawayfromthesoundofthewailthatgrew loud,asshecreptinstillclosertoopenherstory,and brushedherblackhairnearourears,whileherhands,with whisper- through- agonysilence,restedonme.Ilay listeninghardtothesoundofCassandra,thesoundofmy mother,thesoundlikethesea,whiletheknifewentin slowlyandtheoldmanshuddered,andnoonewas leftinthebathroombutme. ...