The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one's mind. (Margaret Mead)

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one's mind.

Margaret Mead

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