rather a gender reassignment that will cause the latent femininity, present in all males to a varying degree, to assert itself in a much more prominent manner - witness the development of the secon- dary female sexual characteristics.

It appears uncertain if any progress toward feminization would occur either in a man who diligently practiced the ritual without knowing the reason, or one who was forced against his will to practice the ritual, knowing what the consequences might be.

It is no respecter of age, stature or appearance and will, if given the opportunity, lead to the liberation of "our sister with- in" to anyone who practices it.

The process of change appears irreversible and immutable. It is at least as insidious in it's manifestations as are habit-forming narcotics. It should not be experimented with by any man who does not desire or cannot afford to project at least a degree of enhanced femininity, or by any man who believes that he can stop any time he desires along the way. While the first few attempts will probably not "hook" one, it does not take many before a subtle satisfaction in becoming more feminine commences and an ever-increasing number of feminine mannerisms manifest them selves.

When the "hook is set" it is too late to stop, because the more feminine one becomes, the more feminine one desires to become. One may delude oneself for a short period of time into believing that this latest manifestation will be the last manifes- tation, because here one stops! But that familiar stirring in the loins and up the spine to the shoulders again asserts itself. So one tries, just one more time. This continues as inexorably as time itself. Each attempt frees more of the feminine self until "she" has completely asserted herself in "her" body. Then one begins to enjoy being treated as a woman, and the more one is treated as a woman, the more one desires to be treated as a

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