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Housework, Gilman insists, vitiates women’s humanity:

they differed from their white counterparts only to the extent that their domestic aspirations were thwarted by the exigencies of the slave system

the moiré of personality softening, softening, each sweep of surf a little more out of focus till all has become subtle grades of cloud

out of the moment's velleity, lay it right out for the young fool

In their innocence, the Baby Bulbs don't know what to make of this roach's abreaction