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Feb 2019
is in the cards, some say.
But I never accepted the deal.
I took my life into my own hands.
I took my life, striking a lethal blow
to Ted Hughes' heart. Infidelity lay
in the cards for him. I never turned
them over, knowing what I might find.
In case it is not obvious, the speaker is Sylvia Plath.
Arlice W Davenport
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Arlice W Davenport  M/Kansas
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