"Okay, but don't take too long, they include you, but not HER!"

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I have plans,

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Several months have passed since Elaine first voiced her helpful suggestion. I may say that I've taken advan- tage of the "Lori" technique we evolved in writing other stories. However, I find that now I can appreciate the physical and emotional stresses which my girl characters endure much more strongly than at the outset of the ex- periment. First, I've learned to select the costuming to fit the character, be she a starry eyed ingenue type or a bold adventuress. hen it's merely a question of letting "her" engulf me completely in much the same man- ner that a system actor becomes at one with the character he or she is about to portray.

I draw no conclusions, I make no claims. I haven't the slightest idea whether a similar experiment would produce these effective results for anyone else, nor am I particularly interested. All I can say for sure is that it worked for me. As for Elaine and myself, our relation- ship has flowered beautifully in every possible respect. It has brought about a mutual understanding between us that could hardly be possible under any other conditions ---and we adore it. Our success grows and we are supremely happy. What else need there be?

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*** THOUGHT ***

I'm awfully glad that girls and boys

Dress differently

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What fun

Would being female be for boys

If they can't dress like one?

Lil