Puberty's Suicides

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A young lady on the cusp of going through puberty discovered the truth to what other women in her circle do and how men behave towards these women. None of this made sense to her and she struggled with it in her own mind. Unfortunately she felt there was no way out of what seemed like her inevitable future and decided this was not for her. After she started her first menses she knew she would be viewed as one the women and refused to accept it and sought relief in suicide. With an added twist she fed herself to the live seafood that the men would later feast

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