[Ah. What a surprise. A man saw her scars and thought she was ashamed of them. Like they were a lament of her suffering.]
((In my culture, such scars are a testament to my survival.))
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[Ah. What a surprise. A man saw her scars and thought she was ashamed of them. Like they were a lament of her suffering.]
((In my culture, such scars are a testament to my survival.))