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Please enjoy this essay on my blog, <\/span>Woman of a Certain Rage<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ican tell you the day I discovered freedom because I remember every intoxicating detail of the moment I drove alone for the first time after getting my driver\u2019s license. 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