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For the first time in her life she stood naked in the open air, at the mercy of the sun… — Kate Chopin

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For the first time in her life she stood naked in the open air, at the mercy of the sun, the breeze that beat upon her, and the waves that invited her.

Kate Chopin
The Awakening · 1899
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Topic
Experiencing things
Medium
Novel
Time
1899
Person
Kate Chopin
Provenance
Current citation
Chopin, Kate. "The Awakening." The Awakening and Selected Stories. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 39.
Original citation
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1899, ch. 39.

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