707. From Strength 2 Strength

The legs were weak. The foundations were shaky, like mud after the big rains.

​You cannot hire a woman to do your reps for you. The body must do its own work. But the brain can be outsourced.

You can pay for another woman's mind, and that is a clean transaction.

​There was a time when the weeping came often. Then it stopped. It was a dry season after that. There was a time when getting out of the bed was a hill too steep to climb, and the days had no light in them. To tell it truly, the dark sickness is a bad thing. It hollows a woman out.

​It is easy to go back. The road down is always paved and smooth. A woman can sell her body for paper money. It happens quickly. Boom. Then the memories come back, and they taste like ash in the mouth.