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Chapter 21
ShewasIstharwhoconquereddeath.ShewasShebaandCleopatra;shewasEstherandHerodias.ShewasMarytheMadonna,andMarytheMagdalene,andMarythesisterofMartha,alsoshewasMartha.AndshewasBrünnhildeandGuinevere,IseultandJuliet,HéloïseandNicolette.Yes,andshewasEve,shewasLilith,shewasAstarte.Shewaselevenyearsold,andshewasallwomenthathadbeen,allwomentobe.
Isitinmycellnow,whiletheflieshuminthedrowsysummerafternoon,andIknowthatmytimeisshort.Soontheywillapparelmeintheshirtwithoutacollar....Buthush,myheart.Thespiritisimmortal.AfterthedarkIshallliveagain,andtherewillbewomen.ThefutureholdsthelittlewomenformeinthelivesIamyettolive.Andthoughthestarsdrift,andtheheavenslie,everremainswoman,resplendent,eternal,theonewoman,asI,underallmymasqueradesandmisadventures,amtheoneman,hermate.
