the spirit of our project, though it took several days to smooth off the rough edges, She was patient and persistant and before the week was out her treatment showed results, By dressing as a girl, I had, perforce, to act like one. And by acting like one, I soon discovered I could feel like one, think like one and experience most if not all of a girl's sensory reactions, Suddenly things began to smell, sound and taste differently to me. Things that had formerly passed unnoticed assumed a new importance, a fresh perspec- tive. I was, in effect, becoming oriented to a womans view.

Strangely enough, I discovered I enjoyed it. Whereas earlier I'd felt reluctant and somehow out of place in fe- male attire I realized that now I looked forward to each new girl-day and the exciting zest it would bring My story progressed at a rapid pace. Each night Elaine would go over my daily wordage and find it worthy of fullest approval.

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"It's terrific ti she'd exclaim. "Your're right inside of Lori now and she s projecting for you. You've made her a woman, not a cardboard figure. Your readers will love her! She's real, dearest..real. I knew once I could per- suade you to leap over the sex barrier, you'd be able to make her sing!

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There was one thing that worried me not a little, Here I was, twelve or fourteen hours a day, dressed in girl- ish creations, living the life of a typical young girl in all but fact If I allowed it to continue indefinitely, might it not become so deeply rooted in my subconscious as to affect the normal sex life that I enjoyed with Elaine? Hesitantly, I voiced my fears to her but she wasn't alarmed. "There's been no spell cast upon you, she explained. "You get into character each morning the same as an actor preparing for a performance. Once the play is ended and

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the curtain falls the influence of your impersonation may hold you in character for a little while, but given a diff- erent stimulus, you'll quickly revert to your accustomed male status...a all the way. 带着

"I know. It's been that way so far, but I was wondering?"