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by Parental influence; or "natural" in terms of spon- taneous expression of rebellion or creativity. Also residing in the Child are intuition, drive and enjoy- ment.

The Games are too numerous to list, but include such spicy titles as "See What You Made Me Do", "Cor- ner", "Frigid Woman" and "Look How Hard I've Tried". Also included are some general directions for recog- nizing Games, and one example ("Alcoholic") of a Game which is also fairly well acknowledged to be a bio- chemical abnormality. These two concepts of the Alcoholic are not mutually exclusive. It would not be too hard to work up a Game described as "Transves- tite" except that a Game as defined required at least two individuals with bodies, and many of us got along for many years in utter secrecy. Carried to the other extreme, one might recognize a Game called "Femininity", which seems to be very popular and which conforms to most of the points involved.

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It is likely, though, that the TV will find as much meat in the introductory material as in the actual Games analysis. In the material quoted above, and other bits of Chapter I, there is much food for thought. On reading it, my wife asked just one ques- tion: "Where is the Girl?" The answer is, I'm afraid, painfully evident: the TV-Sister is wholly enclosed in the Child ego-state. Beyond that, I feel there is room for controversy. My Child, I feel reasonably sure, is naturally feminine and adaptedly masculine. This is based on two facts any encouragement whatsoever alcohol intoxication (p. 26)

first, she never had from any adult; second, "frees the adapted Child

from Parental incluence and releases the natural Child", and liquor always brought out the Girl in me to a considerable extent.

So, I feel, there is reason to recommend this book to the Transvestia reader. She may be disappoint- ed in the lack of direct application to our favorite subject, but she can hardly fail to learn some inter- esting ideas.

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