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This arrangement alters the play’s emotional architecture.—
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Nobody back home discovers what happened, but that summer brands her with shame and alters her course for years.—
Literary Hub,
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21 Apr. 2026
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“Spays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spays. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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