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Lina pressed the chrysalis to her heart and slept beneath the willow. In the night the branch’s humming braided with some older thing inside her; she dreamed of crawling and of warm sun and of the river’s patient attention. When she woke, her hands were callused, her hair unruly—nothing at first seemed different. But the village took notice. Seeds stuck to her skirts like promises. When she spoke, adults tilted their heads. Children drew closer, smelling change like wind.
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Lina knew she wanted what the woman suggested, though she could not name it. The promise was not merely of prettier dresses or finer bread; it thrummed with the idea of shedding—of becoming something other.