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“Of course I never mention it to them anymore - I am too wise - but I keep watch of it all the same. There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day. It is always the same shape, only very numerous. And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don't like it a bit.”

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Book:"The Yellow Wall-Paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Dual-Text Critical Edition
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American novelist, social reformer, and feminist. Her works explored the status of women in society, family, and career, and had a profound impact on women's literature and social movements. more

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